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掛 = 卜 + 扌 + 圭
掛 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hang”. It is built from 卜 (divining rod), 扌 (finger) and 圭 (squared jewel). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 727.
- Keyword
- hang
- RTK frame
- 727
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カイ, ケイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- か.ける, -か.ける, か.け, -か.け, -が.け, か.かる, -か.かる, -が.かる, か.かり, -が.かり, かかり, -がかり
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- вешать
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 掛 hang
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 掛 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “divining rod” + “finger” + “squared jewel”. 掛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 掛 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.