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硯 = 見 + 石
硯 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “inkstone”. It is built from 見 (see) and 石 (stone). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2635.
- Keyword
- inkstone
- RTK frame
- 2635
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ケン, ゲン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- すずり
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- чернильный камень
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 硯 inkstone
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 硯 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “see” + “stone”. 硯 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 硯 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.