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識 = 戠 + 言

識 is a Japanese kanji written with 19 strokes, listed here under the keyword “discriminating”. It is built from 戠 (kazoo) and 言 (say). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 521.

Keyword
discriminating
RTK frame
521
Strokes
19
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
し.る, しる.す
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
дискриминация
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
識 recognize

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 戠 kazoo
  2. 言 say

How to find 識 without knowing its reading

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

Open 識 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.