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討 = 言 + 寸

討 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “chastise”. It is built from 言 (say) and 寸 (measurement). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 364.

Keyword
chastise
RTK frame
364
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
う.つ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
наказание
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
討 to discuss

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 言 say
  2. 寸 measurement

How to find 討 without knowing its reading

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

Open 討 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.