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碇 = 石 + 定
碇 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “grapnel”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 定 (determine). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2633.
- Keyword
- grapnel
- RTK frame
- 2633
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- テイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いかり
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- anchor, грейпнель
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 碇 anchor
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 碇 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stone” + “determine”. 碇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 碇 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.