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拙 = 出 + 扌

拙 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bungling”. It is built from 出 (exit) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 831.

Keyword
bungling
RTK frame
831
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つたな.い
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
неуклюжий
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
拙 stupid

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 出 exit
  2. 扌 finger

How to find 拙 without knowing its reading

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

Open 拙 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.