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第 = 竹 + 弗

第 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “no.”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 弗 (dollar sign). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1327.

Keyword
no.
RTK frame
1327
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ダイ, テイ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
нет.
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
第 sequence

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 竹 bamboo
  2. 弗 dollar sign

How to find 第 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bamboo” + “dollar sign”. 第 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 第 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.