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担 = 旦 + 扌
担 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “shouldering”. It is built from 旦 (nightbreak) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 721.
- Keyword
- shouldering
- RTK frame
- 721
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- タン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かつ.ぐ, にな.う
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- плечо
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 担 carry
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 担 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “nightbreak” + “finger”. 担 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 担 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.