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他 = 亻 + 也

他 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “other”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 也 (est). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1034.

Keyword
other
RTK frame
1034
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほか
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
другой
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
他 other

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 也 est

How to find 他 without knowing its reading

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

Open 他 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.