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詮 = 言 + 全

詮 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “elucidate”. It is built from 言 (say) and 全 (whole). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 360.

Keyword
elucidate
RTK frame
360
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
せん.ずる, かい, あき.らか
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
discussion, разъяснять
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
詮 explain

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 言 say
  2. 全 whole

How to find 詮 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “say” + “whole”. 詮 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 詮 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.