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獅 = 犭 + 師
獅 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lion”. It is built from 犭 (pack of wild dogs) and 師 (expert). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2433.
- Keyword
- lion
- RTK frame
- 2433
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- しし
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- лев
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 獅 lion
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 獅 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pack of wild dogs” + “expert”. 獅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 獅 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.