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裟 = 沙 + 衣
裟 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “monk’s sash”. It is built from 沙 (grains of sand) and 衣 (garment). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2739.
- Keyword
- monk’s sash
- RTK frame
- 2739
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- サ, シャ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- buddhist surplice, монашеский sash
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 裟 a cassock or robe of a monk
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 裟 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grains of sand” + “garment”. 裟 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 裟 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.