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侶 = 亻 + 呂

侶 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “partner”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 呂 (spine). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1025.

Keyword
partner
RTK frame
1025
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リョ, ロ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とも
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
companion, партнер
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
侶 companion

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 呂 spine

How to find 侶 without knowing its reading

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

Open 侶 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.