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鹸 = 㑒 + 鹵
鹸 is a Japanese kanji written with 19 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lye”. It is built from 㑒 (awl) and 鹵 (rocksalt). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2880.
- Keyword
- lye
- RTK frame
- 2880
- Strokes
- 19
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ケン, カン, セン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- あ.く
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- saltiness, лай
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 鹸 alkaline
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鹸 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “awl” + “rocksalt”. 鹸 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 鹸 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.