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祈 = 斤 + 礻

祈 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pray”. It is built from 斤 (ax) and 礻 (leftside altar). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1209.

Keyword
pray
RTK frame
1209
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いの.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
молиться
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
祈 pray

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 斤 ax
  2. 礻 leftside altar

How to find 祈 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ax” + “leftside altar”. 祈 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 祈 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.