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尼 = 匕 + 尸
尼 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “nun”. It is built from 匕 (spoon) and 尸 (corpse). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1133. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- nun
- RTK frame
- 1133
- Strokes
- 5
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ニ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- あま
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- монахиня
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 尼 buddhist nun
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 尼
How to find 尼 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “spoon” + “corpse”. 尼 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 尼 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.