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設 = 殳 + 言

設 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “establishment”. It is built from 殳 (weapon) and 言 (say). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 765.

Keyword
establishment
RTK frame
765
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
もう.ける
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
создание
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
設 build

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 殳 weapon
  2. 言 say

How to find 設 without knowing its reading

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

Open 設 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.