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拠 = 処 + 扌
拠 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “foothold”. It is built from 処 (dispose) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 722.
- Keyword
- foothold
- RTK frame
- 722
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョ, コ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- よ.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- опорный пункт
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 拠 to occupy
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 拠 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dispose” + “finger”. 拠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 拠 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.