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省 = 少 + 目
省 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “focus”. It is built from 少 (few) and 目 (eye). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 131.
- Keyword
- focus
- RTK frame
- 131
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セイ, ショウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かえり.みる, はぶ.く
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- government ministry, фокус
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 省 province
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 省 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “few” + “eye”. 省 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 省 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.