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蛋 = 虫 + 疋

蛋 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “protein”. It is built from 虫 (insect) and 疋 (critters). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2723.

Keyword
protein
RTK frame
2723
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タン
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
barbarian, белок
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
蛋 eggs

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 虫 insect
  2. 疋 critters

How to find 蛋 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蛋 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.