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薙 = 艹 + 雉
薙 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “trim”. It is built from 艹 (mugwort) and 雉 (pheasant). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2441.
- Keyword
- trim
- RTK frame
- 2441
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- テイ, チ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- な.ぐ, なぎ, か.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- mow down (the enemy), отделка
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 薙 weed
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 薙 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mugwort” + “pheasant”. 薙 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 薙 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.