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惜 = 昔 + 忄
惜 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pity”. It is built from 昔 (once upon a time) and 忄 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1271.
- Keyword
- pity
- RTK frame
- 1271
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セキ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- お.しい, お.しむ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- жалость
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 惜 pity
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 惜 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “once upon a time” + “heart”. 惜 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 惜 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.