弥 = 弓 + 尓

弥 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “more and more”. It is built from 弓 (bow) and 尓 (hammock). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1322.

Keyword: more and more
RTK frame: 1322
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ミ, ビ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): や, いや, いよ.いよ, わた.る
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: all the more, все больше и больше
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi: 弥 extensive

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 弥 without knowing its reading

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

Open 弥 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.