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贖 = 貝 + 士 + 儿 + 囗
贖 is a Japanese kanji written with 22 strokes, listed here under the keyword “expiate”. It is built from 貝 (shellfish), 士 (gentleman), 儿 (human legs) and 囗 (enclosure). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2768.
- Keyword
- expiate
- RTK frame
- 2768
- Strokes
- 22
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ショク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- あがな.う
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- redeem, искупать
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 贖 buy
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 贖 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “shellfish” + “gentleman” + “human legs”. 贖 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 贖 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.