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慨 = 既 + 忄

慨 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “rue”. It is built from 既 (previously) and 忄 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1595.

Keyword
rue
RTK frame
1595
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
なげ.く
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
рута
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
慨 sigh

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 既 previously
  2. 忄 heart

How to find 慨 without knowing its reading

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

Open 慨 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.