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鋏 = 金 + 夹
鋏 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “scissors”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 夹 (scissors). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2795.
- Keyword
- scissors
- RTK frame
- 2795
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はさみ, はさ.む, つるぎ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- ножницы
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 鋏 tongs
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鋏 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “scissors”. 鋏 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 鋏 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.