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雀 = 小 + 隹
雀 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sparrow”. It is built from 小 (little) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2890.
- Keyword
- sparrow
- RTK frame
- 2890
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ジャク, ジャン, サク, シャク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- すずめ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- воробей
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 雀 sparrow
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 雀 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “little” + “short-tailed bird”. 雀 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 雀 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.