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位 = 亻 + 立

位 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “rank”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 立 (stand up). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1028.

Keyword
rank
RTK frame
1028
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くらい, ぐらい
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
ранг
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
位 throne

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 立 stand up

How to find 位 without knowing its reading

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

Open 位 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.