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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
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.