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巫 = 工 + 从

巫 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sorceress”. It is built from 工 (craft) and 从 (assembly line). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2937.

Keyword
sorceress
RTK frame
2937
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みこ, かんなぎ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
sorcerer, волшебница
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
巫 wizard

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 工 craft
  2. 从 assembly line

How to find 巫 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “craft” + “assembly line”. 巫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 巫 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.