樗 = 雨 + 于 + 木

樗 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sumac”. It is built from 雨 (rain), 于 (potato) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2586.

Keyword: sumac
RTK frame: 2586
Strokes: 15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): チョ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): おおち, おうち
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: japanese bead tree, сумак
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 樗 ailanthus glandulosa or a. altissima

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 樗 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “rain” + “potato” + “tree”. 樗 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 樗 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.