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携 = 扌 + 隹 + 乃
携 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “portable”. It is built from 扌 (finger), 隹 (short-tailed bird) and 乃 (from). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 742.
- Keyword
- portable
- RTK frame
- 742
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ケイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- たずさ.える, たずさ.わる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- портативный
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 携 lead by hand
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 携 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “finger” + “short-tailed bird” + “from”. 携 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 携 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.