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研 = 石 + 一 + 廾

研 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “polish”. It is built from 石 (stone), 一 (one) and 廾 (two hands). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 729.

Keyword
polish
RTK frame
729
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
と.ぐ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
польский
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
研 grind

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 石 stone
  2. 一 one
  3. 廾 two hands

How to find 研 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stone” + “one” + “two hands”. 研 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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