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砥 = 氐 + 石
砥 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “grindstone”. It is built from 氐 (calling card) and 石 (stone). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2636.
- Keyword
- grindstone
- RTK frame
- 2636
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シ, テイ, キイ, チ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- と, といし, と.ぐ, みが.く
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- измельчитель
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 砥 a whetstone
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 砥 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “calling card” + “stone”. 砥 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 砥 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.