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稲 = 旧 + 禾 + 爪

稲 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “rice plant”. It is built from 旧 (olden times), 禾 (grain) and 爪 (claw). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 976.

Keyword
rice plant
RTK frame
976
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ, テ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いね, いな-
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
рисовое растение
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
稲 rice growing in field

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 旧 olden times
  2. 禾 grain
  3. 爪 claw

How to find 稲 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “olden times” + “grain” + “claw”. 稲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 稲 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.