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賞 = 𫩠 + 貝

賞 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “prize”. It is built from 𫩠 (outhouse) and 貝 (shellfish). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 859. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
prize
RTK frame
859
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほ.める
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
приз
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
賞 reward

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 𫩠 outhouse
  2. 貝 shellfish

Characters that contain 賞

How to find 賞 without knowing its reading

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

Open 賞 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.