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躇 = 著 + 足
躇 is a Japanese kanji written with 19 strokes, listed here under the keyword “dither”. It is built from 著 (renowned) and 足 (leg). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2995.
- Keyword
- dither
- RTK frame
- 2995
- Strokes
- 19
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- チョ, チャク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ためら.う
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- hesitate, дичь
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 躇 hesitate
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 躇 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “renowned” + “leg”. 躇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 躇 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.