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戚 = 小 + 戊 + 上

戚 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “relatives”. It is built from 小 (little), 戊 (parade) and 上 (above). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 385.

Keyword
relatives
RTK frame
385
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソク, セキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いた.む, うれ.える, みうち
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
grieve, родственники
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
戚 relative

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 小 little
  2. 戊 parade
  3. 上 above

How to find 戚 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “little” + “parade” + “above”. 戚 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 戚 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.