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碑 = 卑 + 石
碑 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tombstone”. It is built from 卑 (lowly) and 石 (stone). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1630.
- Keyword
- tombstone
- RTK frame
- 1630
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ヒ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いしぶみ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- надгробный камень
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 碑 stone tablet
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 碑 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “lowly” + “stone”. 碑 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 碑 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.