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鰹 = 堅 + 魚
鰹 is a Japanese kanji written with 23 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bonito”. It is built from 堅 (strict) and 魚 (fish). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2837.
- Keyword
- bonito
- RTK frame
- 2837
- Strokes
- 23
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ケン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かつお
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- бонито
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 鰹 skipjack
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鰹 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “strict” + “fish”. 鰹 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 鰹 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.