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受 = 爪 + 又 + 冖

受 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “accept”. It is built from 爪 (claw), 又 (or again) and 冖 (cover). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 794. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
accept
RTK frame
794
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
う.ける, -う.け, う.かる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
принимать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
受 receive

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 爪 claw
  2. 又 or again
  3. 冖 cover

Characters that contain 受

How to find 受 without knowing its reading

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

Open 受 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.