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祷 = 礻 + 寿
祷 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “beseech”. It is built from 礻 (leftside altar) and 寿 (longevity). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2644.
- Keyword
- beseech
- RTK frame
- 2644
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- トウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いの.る, いの.り, まつ.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- pray, просить
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 祷 pray
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 祷 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “leftside altar” + “longevity”. 祷 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 祷 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.