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孝 = 子 + 老
孝 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “filial piety”. It is built from 子 (child) and 老 (old man). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1342. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- filial piety
- RTK frame
- 1342
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コウ, キョウ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- сыновнее благочестие, teacher
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 孝 filial piety
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 孝
How to find 孝 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “child” + “old man”. 孝 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
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