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陛 = 土 + 比 + 阝

陛 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “highness”. It is built from 土 (soil), 比 (compare) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1407.

Keyword
highness
RTK frame
1407
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヘイ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
высочество
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
陛 steps leading throne

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 土 soil
  2. 比 compare
  3. 阝 pinnacle

How to find 陛 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “compare” + “pinnacle”. 陛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 陛 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.