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黛 = 代 + 黒
黛 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “blue-black”. It is built from 代 (substitute) and 黒 (black). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2877.
- Keyword
- blue-black
- RTK frame
- 2877
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- タイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- まゆずみ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- blackened eyebrows, сине-черный
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 黛 blacken eyebrows
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 黛 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “substitute” + “black”. 黛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 黛 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.