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釣 = 金 + 勺
釣 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “angling”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 勺 (ladle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 291.
- Keyword
- angling
- RTK frame
- 291
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- チョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- つ.る, つ.り, つ.り-
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- цепляться
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 釣 fish
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 釣 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “ladle”. 釣 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 釣 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.