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嘗 = 𫩠 + 旨

嘗 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lick”. It is built from 𫩠 (outhouse) and 旨 (delicious). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2883.

Keyword
lick
RTK frame
2883
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ, ジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かつ.て, こころ.みる, な.める
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
once, лизать
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
嘗 taste

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 𫩠 outhouse
  2. 旨 delicious

How to find 嘗 without knowing its reading

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

Open 嘗 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.