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蛤 = 合 + 虫

蛤 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “clam”. It is built from 合 (fit) and 虫 (insect). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2734.

Keyword
clam
RTK frame
2734
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はまぐり
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
моллюск
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
蛤 clam

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 合 fit
  2. 虫 insect

How to find 蛤 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蛤 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.