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痒 = 羊 + 疒

痒 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “itch”. It is built from 羊 (sheep) and 疒 (sickness radical). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2622.

Keyword
itch
RTK frame
2622
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かゆ.がる, かさ, かゆ.い
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
itchy, зуд
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
痒 itch

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 羊 sheep
  2. 疒 sickness radical

How to find 痒 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sheep” + “sickness radical”. 痒 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 痒 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.