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鑿 = 臼 + 干 + 金 + 丷 + 殳

鑿 is a Japanese kanji written with 28 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bore”. It is built from 臼 (mortar), 干 (dry), 金 (gold), 丷 (horns) and 殳 (weapon). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2857.

Keyword
bore
RTK frame
2857
Strokes
28
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
のみ, うが.つ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
chisel, скучный
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
鑿 chisel

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 臼 mortar
  2. 干 dry
  3. 金 gold
  4. 丷 horns
  5. 殳 weapon

How to find 鑿 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mortar” + “dry” + “gold”. 鑿 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鑿 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.