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葵 = 艹 + 癶 + 天
葵 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hollyhock”. It is built from 艹 (mugwort), 癶 (footsteps) and 天 (heavens). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2472.
- Keyword
- hollyhock
- RTK frame
- 2472
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- あおい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- холлихок
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 葵 sunflower
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 葵 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mugwort” + “footsteps” + “heavens”. 葵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 葵 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.