醍 = 是 + 酉

醍 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “whey”. It is built from 是 (just so) and 酉 (sign of the bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2775.

Keyword: whey
RTK frame: 2775
Strokes: 16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ダイ, タイ, テイ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: сыворотка
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 醍 essential oil of butter

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

是 just so
酉 sign of the bird

How to find 醍 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “just so” + “sign of the bird”. 醍 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 醍 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.