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脊 = 丷 + 𠆢 + 八 + 月

脊 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “spinal column”. It is built from 丷 (horns), 𠆢 (umbrella), 八 (eight) and 月 (month). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 268.

Keyword
spinal column
RTK frame
268
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
せ, せい
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
stature, позвоночник
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
脊 spine

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 丷 horns
  2. 𠆢 umbrella
  3. 八 eight
  4. 月 month

How to find 脊 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “horns” + “umbrella” + “eight”. 脊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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