焦 = 灬 + 隹

焦 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “char”. It is built from 灬 (fire radical) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 599. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: char
RTK frame: 599
Strokes: 12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): こ.げる, こ.がす, こ.がれる, あせ.る, じ.れる, じ.らす
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: шар
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 焦 burned

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 焦

How to find 焦 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fire radical” + “short-tailed bird”. 焦 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 焦 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.