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俺 = 亻 + 奄

俺 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “myself”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 奄 (encompassing). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1091.

Keyword
myself
RTK frame
1091
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おれ, われ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
i, я сам
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
俺 personal pronoun

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 奄 encompassing

How to find 俺 without knowing its reading

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

Open 俺 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.