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偵 = 亻 + 貞

偵 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “spy”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 貞 (upright). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1056.

Keyword
spy
RTK frame
1056
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テイ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
шпион
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
偵 spy

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 貞 upright

How to find 偵 without knowing its reading

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

Open 偵 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.