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吸 = 及 + 口

吸 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “suck”. It is built from 及 (reach out) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 744.

Keyword
suck
RTK frame
744
Strokes
6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
す.う
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
сосать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
吸 inhale

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 及 reach out
  2. 口 mouth

How to find 吸 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “reach out” + “mouth”. 吸 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 吸 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.