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佳 = 亻 + 圭

佳 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “excellent”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 圭 (squared jewel). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1044.

Keyword
excellent
RTK frame
1044
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
превосходный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
佳 good

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 圭 squared jewel

How to find 佳 without knowing its reading

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

Open 佳 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.