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鯛 = 周 + 魚
鯛 is a Japanese kanji written with 19 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sea bream”. It is built from 周 (circumference) and 魚 (fish). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2827.
- Keyword
- sea bream
- RTK frame
- 2827
- Strokes
- 19
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- チョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- たい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- морской лещ
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 鯛 pagrosomus major
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鯛 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “circumference” + “fish”. 鯛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 鯛 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.