KumiJi Glyph Explorer › Browse
鮭 = 圭 + 魚
鮭 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “salmon”. It is built from 圭 (squared jewel) and 魚 (fish). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2830.
- Keyword
- salmon
- RTK frame
- 2830
- Strokes
- 17
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カイ, ケイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さけ, しゃけ, ふぐ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- лосось
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 鮭 salmon
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鮭 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “squared jewel” + “fish”. 鮭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 鮭 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.