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箕 = 其 + 竹

箕 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “winnowing fan”. It is built from 其 (bushel basket) and 竹 (bamboo). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2685.

Keyword
winnowing fan
RTK frame
2685
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
み
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
winnowing, веерный фанат
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
箕 sieve

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 其 bushel basket
  2. 竹 bamboo

How to find 箕 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bushel basket” + “bamboo”. 箕 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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