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漱 = 水 + 束 + 欠

漱 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “gargle”. It is built from 水 (water), 束 (bundle) and 欠 (lack). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2385.

Keyword
gargle
RTK frame
2385
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ, シュウ, ス
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くちすす.ぐ, くちそそ.ぐ, うがい, すす.ぐ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
полоскать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
漱 gargle

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 水 water
  2. 束 bundle
  3. 欠 lack

How to find 漱 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “bundle” + “lack”. 漱 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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