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刺 = 朿 + 刀
刺 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “thorn”. It is built from 朿 (thorn stalk) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 446.
- Keyword
- thorn
- RTK frame
- 446
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さ.す, さ.さる, さ.し, さし, とげ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- шип
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 刺 stab
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 刺 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thorn stalk” + “sword”. 刺 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
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