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粟 = 西 + 米
粟 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “foxtail millet”. It is built from 西 (west) and 米 (rice). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2696.
- Keyword
- foxtail millet
- RTK frame
- 2696
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ゾク, ショク, ソク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- あわ, もみ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- millet, фоктейль просо
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 粟 unhusked millet
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 粟 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “west” + “rice”. 粟 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 粟 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.