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鞘 = 肖 + 革
鞘 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “saddle straps”. It is built from 肖 (resemblance) and 革 (leather). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2805.
- Keyword
- saddle straps
- RTK frame
- 2805
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ショウ, ソウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さや
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- sheath, ремни для седла
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 鞘 scabbard
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鞘 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “resemblance” + “leather”. 鞘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 鞘 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.