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灸 = 久 + 火
灸 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “moxa”. It is built from 久 (long time) and 火 (fire). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2598.
- Keyword
- moxa
- RTK frame
- 2598
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キュウ, ク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- やいと
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- moxa cautery, мокс
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 灸 cauterize with moxa
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 灸 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “long time” + “fire”. 灸 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 灸 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.