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杓 = 勺 + 木
杓 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wooden ladle”. It is built from 勺 (ladle) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2570.
- Keyword
- wooden ladle
- RTK frame
- 2570
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シャク, チョウ, テキ, ヒョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ひしゃく
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- ladle, деревянный ковш
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 杓 handle of cup
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 杓 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ladle” + “tree”. 杓 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 杓 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.