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蛸 = 肖 + 虫
蛸 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “octopus”. It is built from 肖 (resemblance) and 虫 (insect). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2729.
- Keyword
- octopus
- RTK frame
- 2729
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ソウ, ショウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- たこ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- осьминог
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 蛸 long legged spider
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 蛸 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “resemblance” + “insect”. 蛸 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 蛸 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.