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斧 = 斤 + 父

斧 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hatchet”. It is built from 斤 (ax) and 父 (father). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2422.

Keyword
hatchet
RTK frame
2422
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おの
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
ax, топор
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
斧 axe

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 斤 ax
  2. 父 father

How to find 斧 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ax” + “father”. 斧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 斧 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.