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財 = 才 + 貝

財 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “property”. It is built from 才 (genius) and 貝 (shellfish). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 737.

Keyword
property
RTK frame
737
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ザイ, サイ, ゾク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たから
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
собственность
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
財 wealth

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 才 genius
  2. 貝 shellfish

How to find 財 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “genius” + “shellfish”. 財 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 財 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.