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笙 = 生 + 竹
笙 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “chinese panpipe”. It is built from 生 (life) and 竹 (bamboo). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2672.
- Keyword
- chinese panpipe
- RTK frame
- 2672
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ショウ, ソウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ふえ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- a reed instrument, китайская труба
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 笙 small gourd-shaped musical instrument
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 笙 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “life” + “bamboo”. 笙 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 笙 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.