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葛 = 日 + 匂 + 艹
葛 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “kudzu”. It is built from 日 (day), 匂 (aroma) and 艹 (mugwort). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 492.
- Keyword
- kudzu
- RTK frame
- 492
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カツ, カチ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- つづら, くず
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- arrowroot, кудзу
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 葛 edible bean
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 葛 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “day” + “aroma” + “mugwort”. 葛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 葛 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.