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拶 = 巛 + 夕 + 扌

拶 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “imminent”. It is built from 巛 (curving river), 夕 (evening) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 713.

Keyword
imminent
RTK frame
713
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
せま.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
be imminent, неизбежный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
拶 press

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 巛 curving river
  2. 夕 evening
  3. 扌 finger

How to find 拶 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “curving river” + “evening” + “finger”. 拶 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 拶 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.