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穆 = 禾 + 小 + 白 + 彡

穆 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “obeisant”. It is built from 禾 (grain), 小 (little), 白 (white) and 彡 (bristle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2658.

Keyword
obeisant
RTK frame
2658
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボク, モク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
やわ.らぐ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
respectful, покорный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
穆 majestic

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 禾 grain
  2. 小 little
  3. 白 white
  4. 彡 bristle

How to find 穆 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grain” + “little” + “white”. 穆 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 穆 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.