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伊 = 亻 + 尹

伊 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “italy”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 尹 (mop). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1245.

Keyword
italy
RTK frame
1245
Strokes
6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かれ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
итальянский
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
伊 third person pronoun

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 尹 mop

How to find 伊 without knowing its reading

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

Open 伊 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.