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匁 = 乂 + 勹
匁 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “monme”. It is built from 乂 (tucked under the arm) and 勹 (bound up). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1104.
- Keyword
- monme
- RTK frame
- 1104
- Strokes
- 4
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- もんめ, め
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- монме
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 匁 japanese unit of weight (1/1000 of a kan)
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 匁 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tucked under the arm” + “bound up”. 匁 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 匁 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.