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祓 = 礻 + 犬
祓 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “exorcism”. It is built from 礻 (leftside altar) and 犬 (dog). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2994.
- Keyword
- exorcism
- RTK frame
- 2994
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- フツ, ハイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はら.う
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- exorcise, экзорцизм
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 祓 exorcise
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 祓 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “leftside altar” + “dog”. 祓 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 祓 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.