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紬 = 糸 + 由
紬 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pongee”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 由 (wherefore). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2708.
- Keyword
- pongee
- RTK frame
- 2708
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- チュウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- つむぎ, つむ.ぐ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- pongee (a knotted silk cloth), понги
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 紬 kind of thin silk
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 紬 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “wherefore”. 紬 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
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