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蛇 = 虫 + 匕 + 宀
蛇 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “snake”. It is built from 虫 (insect), 匕 (spoon) and 宀 (roof). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 558.
- Keyword
- snake
- RTK frame
- 558
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ジャ, ダ, イ, ヤ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- へび
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- змея
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 蛇 snake
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 蛇 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “insect” + “spoon” + “roof”. 蛇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 蛇 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.