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例 = 亻 + 列

例 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “example”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 列 (file). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1046.

Keyword
example
RTK frame
1046
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たと.える
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
пример
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
例 precedent

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 列 file

How to find 例 without knowing its reading

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

Open 例 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.