KumiJi Glyph Explorer › Browse

希 = 㐅 + 布

希 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hope”. It is built from 㐅 (sheaf) and 布 (linen). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1602. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
hope
RTK frame
1602
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ, ケ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まれ, こいねが.う
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
надежда
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
希 rare

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 㐅 sheaf
  2. 布 linen

Characters that contain 希

How to find 希 without knowing its reading

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

Open 希 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.