隙 = 小 + 日 + 小 + 阝

隙 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “chink”. It is built from 小 (little), 日 (day), 小 (little) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1394.

Keyword: chink
RTK frame: 1394
Strokes: 13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ゲキ, キャク, ケキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): すき, す.く, す.かす, ひま
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: crevice, стучать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 隙 crack

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 隙 without knowing its reading

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

Open 隙 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.