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侍 = 亻 + 寺
侍 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “waiter”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 寺 (buddhist temple). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1050.
- Keyword
- waiter
- RTK frame
- 1050
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ジ, シ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さむらい, はべ.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- официант
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 侍 serve
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 侍 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “buddhist temple”. 侍 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 侍 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.