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笥 = 司 + 竹
笥 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wardrobe”. It is built from 司 (director) and 竹 (bamboo). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2679.
- Keyword
- wardrobe
- RTK frame
- 2679
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ス, シ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- け, はこ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- lunch box, гардероб
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 笥 a hamper
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 笥 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “director” + “bamboo”. 笥 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 笥 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.