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錆 = 金 + 青
錆 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “rust”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 青 (blue). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2793.
- Keyword
- rust
- RTK frame
- 2793
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ショウ, セイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さび, くわ.しい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- ржавчина
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 錆 the color of a mineral
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 錆 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “blue”. 錆 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 錆 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.