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鯖 = 魚 + 青
鯖 is a Japanese kanji written with 19 strokes, listed here under the keyword “mackerel”. It is built from 魚 (fish) and 青 (blue). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2835.
- Keyword
- mackerel
- RTK frame
- 2835
- Strokes
- 19
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セイ, ショウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さば
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- скумбрия
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 鯖 mackerel
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鯖 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fish” + “blue”. 鯖 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 鯖 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.