支 = 十 + 又

支 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “branch”. It is built from 十 (ten) and 又 (or again). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 768. It appears as a component in 8 other characters in this index.

Keyword: branch
RTK frame: 768
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ささ.える, つか.える, か.う
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: филиал
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 支 disperse

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 支

How to find 支 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ten” + “or again”. 支 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 支 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.