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蟹 = 虫 + 解

蟹 is a Japanese kanji written with 19 strokes, listed here under the keyword “crab”. It is built from 虫 (insect) and 解 (unravel). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2722.

Keyword
crab
RTK frame
2722
Strokes
19
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かに
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
краб
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
蟹 crab

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 虫 insect
  2. 解 unravel

How to find 蟹 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “insect” + “unravel”. 蟹 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 蟹 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.