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鞭 = 便 + 革
鞭 is a Japanese kanji written with 18 strokes, listed here under the keyword “whip”. It is built from 便 (convenience) and 革 (leather). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2804.
- Keyword
- whip
- RTK frame
- 2804
- Strokes
- 18
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ベン, ヘン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- むち, むちうつ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- кнут
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 鞭 whip
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鞭 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “convenience” + “leather”. 鞭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 鞭 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.