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碍 = 石 + 旦 + 寸
碍 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “obstacle”. It is built from 石 (stone), 旦 (nightbreak) and 寸 (measurement). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2638.
- Keyword
- obstacle
- RTK frame
- 2638
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ガイ, ゲ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さまた.げる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- препятствие
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 碍 obstruct
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 碍 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stone” + “nightbreak” + “measurement”. 碍 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 碍 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.