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遁 = 盾 + 辶

遁 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “shirk”. It is built from 盾 (shield) and 辶 (road). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2496.

Keyword
shirk
RTK frame
2496
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トン, シュン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
のが.れる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
flee, уклон
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
遁 hide

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 盾 shield
  2. 辶 road

How to find 遁 without knowing its reading

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

Open 遁 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.