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透 = 秀 + 辶

透 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “transparent”. It is built from 秀 (excel) and 辶 (road). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 981.

Keyword
transparent
RTK frame
981
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
す.く, す.かす, す.ける, とう.る, とう.す
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
прозрачный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
透 penetrate

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 秀 excel
  2. 辶 road

How to find 透 without knowing its reading

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

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