卑 = 十 + 田 + 丿

卑 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lowly”. It is built from 十 (ten), 田 (rice field) and 丿 (slash). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1629. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: lowly
RTK frame: 1629
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): いや.しい, いや.しむ, いや.しめる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: низко
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 卑 humble

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 卑

How to find 卑 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ten” + “rice field” + “slash”. 卑 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 卑 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.