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駕 = 加 + 馬

駕 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “stretcher”. It is built from 加 (add) and 馬 (horse). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2818.

Keyword
stretcher
RTK frame
2818
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カ, ガ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かご, が.する, しのぐ, のる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
vehicle, растяжка
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
駕 to drive

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 加 add
  2. 馬 horse

How to find 駕 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “add” + “horse”. 駕 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 駕 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.