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以 = | + 人 + 丶

以 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “by means of”. It is built from | (pipe), 人 (person) and 丶 (dot). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1105. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
by means of
RTK frame
1105
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
もっ.て
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
посредством
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
以 by means of

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. | pipe
  2. 人 person
  3. 丶 dot

Characters that contain 以

How to find 以 without knowing its reading

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

Open 以 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.