伐 = 亻 + 戈

伐 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “fell”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 戈 (spear). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1069. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: fell
RTK frame: 1069
Strokes: 6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): バツ, ハツ, カ, ボチ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): き.る, そむ.く, う.つ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: падение
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 伐 cut down

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 伐

How to find 伐 without knowing its reading

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

Open 伐 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.