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鵜 = 弟 + 鳥
鵜 is a Japanese kanji written with 18 strokes, listed here under the keyword “cormorant”. It is built from 弟 (younger brother) and 鳥 (bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2847.
- Keyword
- cormorant
- RTK frame
- 2847
- Strokes
- 18
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- テイ, ダイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- う
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- баклан
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 鵜 pelican
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鵜 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “younger brother” + “bird”. 鵜 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
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