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賀 = 貝 + 加

賀 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “congratulations”. It is built from 貝 (shellfish) and 加 (add). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 933.

Keyword
congratulations
RTK frame
933
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
поздравления
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
賀 congratulate

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 貝 shellfish
  2. 加 add

How to find 賀 without knowing its reading

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

Open 賀 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.