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筈 = 竹 + 舌
筈 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “should”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 舌 (tongue). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2688.
- Keyword
- should
- RTK frame
- 2688
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カツ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はず, やはず
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- notch of an arrow, должен
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 筈 arrow end
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 筈 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bamboo” + “tongue”. 筈 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 筈 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.