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嘉 = 壴 + 加

嘉 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “applaud”. It is built from 壴 (drum) and 加 (add). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2868.

Keyword
applaud
RTK frame
2868
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よみ.する, よい
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
аплодировать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
嘉 excellent

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 壴 drum
  2. 加 add

How to find 嘉 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “drum” + “add”. 嘉 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 嘉 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.