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釦 = 金 + 口
釦 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “button”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2779.
- Keyword
- button
- RTK frame
- 2779
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コウ, ク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ぼたん
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- кнопку
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 釦 button
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 釦 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “mouth”. 釦 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 釦 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.