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匙 = 匕 + 是
匙 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wooden spoon”. It is built from 匕 (spoon) and 是 (just so). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2900.
- Keyword
- wooden spoon
- RTK frame
- 2900
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さじ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- spoon, деревянная ложка
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 匙 spoon
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 匙 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “spoon” + “just so”. 匙 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 匙 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.