壬 = ノ + 士

壬 is a Japanese kanji, listed here under the keyword “porter”. It is built from ノ (katakana no) and 士 (gentleman). It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: porter
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ニン, ジン, イ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): みずのえ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: портье
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 壬 ninth heavenly stem

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

ノ katakana no
士 gentleman

Characters that contain 壬

妊 pregnancy
廷 courts
淫 lewd
任 responsibility

How to find 壬 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “katakana no” + “gentleman”. 壬 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 壬 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.