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吋 = 口 + 寸
吋 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “inch”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 寸 (measurement). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2959.
- Keyword
- inch
- RTK frame
- 2959
- Strokes
- 6
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- トウ, ドウ, スン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- インチ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- дюйм
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 吋 english inch (寸 can be either an english or chinese inch)
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 吋 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “measurement”. 吋 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 吋 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.