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限 = 艮 + 阝
限 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “limit”. It is built from 艮 (stopping) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1576.
- Keyword
- limit
- RTK frame
- 1576
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ゲン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かぎ.る, かぎ.り, -かぎ.り
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- предел
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 限 boundary
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 限 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stopping” + “pinnacle”. 限 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 限 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.