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技 = 扌 + 支

技 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “skill”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 支 (branch). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 769.

Keyword
skill
RTK frame
769
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ギ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わざ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
умение
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
技 skill

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 扌 finger
  2. 支 branch

How to find 技 without knowing its reading

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

Open 技 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.