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顧 = 雇 + 頁
顧 is a Japanese kanji written with 21 strokes, listed here under the keyword “look back”. It is built from 雇 (employ) and 頁 (page). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1165.
- Keyword
- look back
- RTK frame
- 1165
- Strokes
- 21
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かえり.みる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- оглядываться назад
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 顧 look back
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 顧 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “employ” + “page”. 顧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 顧 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.