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拭 = 式 + 扌
拭 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wipe”. It is built from 式 (style) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 695.
- Keyword
- wipe
- RTK frame
- 695
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ショク, シキ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ぬぐ.う, ふ.く
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- стирать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 拭 wipe away stains with cloth
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 拭 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “style” + “finger”. 拭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 拭 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.