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個 = 亻 + 固

個 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “individual”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 固 (harden). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1047.

Keyword
individual
RTK frame
1047
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コ, カ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
индивидуальный
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
個 numerary adjunct

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 固 harden

How to find 個 without knowing its reading

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

Open 個 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.