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依 = 亻 + 衣

依 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “reliant”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 衣 (garment). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1045.

Keyword
reliant
RTK frame
1045
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イ, エ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よ.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
надежный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
依 rely on

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 衣 garment

How to find 依 without knowing its reading

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

Open 依 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.