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尖 = 小 + 大
尖 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sharp point”. It is built from 小 (little) and 大 (large). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2912.
- Keyword
- sharp point
- RTK frame
- 2912
- Strokes
- 6
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- とが.る, さき, するど.い
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- be pointed, острая точка
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 尖 sharp
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 尖 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “little” + “large”. 尖 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 尖 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.