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舅 = 男 + 臼
舅 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “father-in-law”. It is built from 男 (man) and 臼 (mortar). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2855.
- Keyword
- father-in-law
- RTK frame
- 2855
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キュウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- しゅうと
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- тесть
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 舅 mother's brother
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 舅 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “man” + “mortar”. 舅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 舅 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.