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燭 = 火 + 虫 + 勹
燭 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “candlelight”. It is built from 火 (fire), 虫 (insect) and 勹 (bound up). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2976.
- Keyword
- candlelight
- RTK frame
- 2976
- Strokes
- 17
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ソク, ショク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ともしび
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- light, свечи
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 燭 candle
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 燭 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fire” + “insect” + “bound up”. 燭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 燭 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.