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鉦 = 正 + 金
鉦 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “carillion”. It is built from 正 (correct) and 金 (gold). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2792.
- Keyword
- carillion
- RTK frame
- 2792
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セイ, ショウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かね
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- bell, карильон
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 鉦 kind of gong used in ancient times by troops on the march
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鉦 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “correct” + “gold”. 鉦 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 鉦 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.