叔 = 小 + 又 + 上

叔 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “uncle”. It is built from 小 (little), 又 (or again) and 上 (above). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 775. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: uncle
RTK frame: 775
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): シュク
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: дядя
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 叔 father's younger brother

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 叔

How to find 叔 without knowing its reading

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

Open 叔 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.