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蛎 = 虫 + 厂 + 万
蛎 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “oyster”. It is built from 虫 (insect), 厂 (cliff) and 万 (ten thousand). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2736.
- Keyword
- oyster
- RTK frame
- 2736
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- レイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かき
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- устрица
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 蛎 oyster
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 蛎 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “insect” + “cliff” + “ten thousand”. 蛎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 蛎 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.