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鮫 = 交 + 魚
鮫 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “shark”. It is built from 交 (mingle) and 魚 (fish). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2836.
- Keyword
- shark
- RTK frame
- 2836
- Strokes
- 17
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さめ, みずち
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- акула
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 鮫 shark
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鮫 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mingle” + “fish”. 鮫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 鮫 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.