既 = 皀 + 旡

既 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “previously”. It is built from 皀 (silver) and 旡 (turned back person). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1593. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: previously
RTK frame: 1593
Strokes: 10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): すで.に
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: waitress, ранее
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 既 already

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 既

How to find 既 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “silver” + “turned back person”. 既 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 既 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.