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不 = ｜ + ノ + 一 + 丶

不 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “negative”. It is built from ｜ (pipe), ノ (katakana no), 一 (one) and 丶 (dot). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1302. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword
negative
RTK frame
1302
Strokes
4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フ, ブ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
отрицательный, not
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
不 no

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. ｜ pipe
  2. ノ katakana no
  3. 一 one
  4. 丶 dot

Characters that contain 不

How to find 不 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pipe” + “katakana no” + “one”. 不 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 不 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.