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慈 = 兹 + 心
慈 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “mercy”. It is built from 兹 (double-mysterious) and 心 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1490.
- Keyword
- mercy
- RTK frame
- 1490
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ジ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いつく.しむ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- милосердие
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 慈 kind
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 慈 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “double-mysterious” + “heart”. 慈 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 慈 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.