讐 = 言 + 隹 + 隹

讐 is a Japanese kanji written with 23 strokes, listed here under the keyword “vendetta”. It is built from 言 (say), 隹 (short-tailed bird) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2744.

Keyword: vendetta
RTK frame: 2744
Strokes: 23
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あだ, むく.いる, あ.たる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: enemy, вендетта
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 讐 enemy

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 讐 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “say” + “short-tailed bird” + “short-tailed bird”. 讐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 讐 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.