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梗 = 木 + 更
梗 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “spiny”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 更 (grow late). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 751.
- Keyword
- spiny
- RTK frame
- 751
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コウ, キョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ふさぐ, やまにれ, おおむね
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- for the most part, колючий
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 梗 stem of flower
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 梗 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “grow late”. 梗 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 梗 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.