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鰐 = 魚 + 口 + 二 + 勹

鰐 is a Japanese kanji written with 20 strokes, listed here under the keyword “alligator”. It is built from 魚 (fish), 口 (mouth), 二 (two) and 勹 (bound up). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2839.

Keyword
alligator
RTK frame
2839
Strokes
20
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わに
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
аллигатор
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
鰐 alligator

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 魚 fish
  2. 口 mouth
  3. 二 two
  4. 勹 bound up

How to find 鰐 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fish” + “mouth” + “two”. 鰐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鰐 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.