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棘 = 朿 + 朿
棘 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “thornbush”. It is built from 朿 (thorn stalk) and 朿 (thorn stalk). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2945.
- Keyword
- thornbush
- RTK frame
- 2945
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いばら, とげ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- thorn, шиповник
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 棘 jujube tree
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 棘 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thorn stalk” + “thorn stalk”. 棘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 棘 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.