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詔 = 言 + 召

詔 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “imperial edict”. It is built from 言 (say) and 召 (seduce). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 366.

Keyword
imperial edict
RTK frame
366
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みことのり
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
императорский указ
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
詔 decree

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 言 say
  2. 召 seduce

How to find 詔 without knowing its reading

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

Open 詔 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.