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甦 = 更 + 生

甦 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “resuscitate”. It is built from 更 (grow late) and 生 (life). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2947.

Keyword
resuscitate
RTK frame
2947
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソ, コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よみがえ.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
be resuscitated, реанимировать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
甦 be reborn

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 更 grow late
  2. 生 life

How to find 甦 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grow late” + “life”. 甦 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 甦 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.