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信 = 亻 + 言

信 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “faith”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 言 (say). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1043.

Keyword
faith
RTK frame
1043
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シン
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
вера в веру
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
信 trust

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 言 say

How to find 信 without knowing its reading

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

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