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栖 = 西 + 木
栖 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “nestle”. It is built from 西 (west) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2560.
- Keyword
- nestle
- RTK frame
- 2560
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- す.む
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- nest, гнездо
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 栖 perch
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 栖 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “west” + “tree”. 栖 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 栖 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.