兄 = 口 + 儿

兄 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “elder brother”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 儿 (human legs). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 107. It appears as a component in 7 other characters in this index.

Keyword: elder brother
RTK frame: 107
Strokes: 5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ケイ, キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あに
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: старший брат, older brother
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 兄 elder brother

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 兄

How to find 兄 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “human legs”. 兄 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 兄 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.