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仏 = 亻 + 厶

仏 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “buddha”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 厶 (elbow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1037.

Keyword
buddha
RTK frame
1037
Strokes
4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ブツ, フツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほとけ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
будда
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
仏 buddha

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 厶 elbow

How to find 仏 without knowing its reading

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

Open 仏 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.