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贈 = 貝 + 曽
贈 is a Japanese kanji written with 18 strokes, listed here under the keyword “presents”. It is built from 貝 (shellfish) and 曽 (formerly). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 542.
- Keyword
- presents
- RTK frame
- 542
- Strokes
- 18
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ゾウ, ソウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- おく.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- подарки
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 贈 give present
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 贈 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “shellfish” + “formerly”. 贈 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 贈 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.