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舵 = 舟 + 匕 + 宀
舵 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “rudder”. It is built from 舟 (boat), 匕 (spoon) and 宀 (roof). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2715.
- Keyword
- rudder
- RTK frame
- 2715
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ダ, タ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かじ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- руль
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 舵 rudder
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 舵 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “boat” + “spoon” + “roof”. 舵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 舵 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.