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諜 = 枼 + 言

諜 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “secret agent”. It is built from 枼 (tarzan) and 言 (say). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2757.

Keyword
secret agent
RTK frame
2757
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ちょう.ずる, うかが.う, しめ.す
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
spy out, секретный агент
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
諜 an intelligence report

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 枼 tarzan
  2. 言 say

How to find 諜 without knowing its reading

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

Open 諜 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.