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穀 = 冖 + 士 + 殳 + 禾

穀 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “cereals”. It is built from 冖 (cover), 士 (gentleman), 殳 (weapon) and 禾 (grain). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 984.

Keyword
cereals
RTK frame
984
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
зерновые
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
穀 corn

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 冖 cover
  2. 士 gentleman
  3. 殳 weapon
  4. 禾 grain

How to find 穀 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cover” + “gentleman” + “weapon”. 穀 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 穀 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.