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剪 = 前 + 刀
剪 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pruning”. It is built from 前 (in front) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2948.
- Keyword
- pruning
- RTK frame
- 2948
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- き.る, つ.む
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- clip, обрезка
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 剪 scissors
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 剪 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “in front” + “sword”. 剪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 剪 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.