亥 = 人 + 亠 + ノ + 丶

亥 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sign of the hog”. It is built from 人 (person), 亠 (lid), ノ (katakana no) and 丶 (dot). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1637. It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword: sign of the hog
RTK frame: 1637
Strokes: 6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ガイ, カイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): い
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: acorn, знак свиньи, slice
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 亥 twelfth earthly branch

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 亥

How to find 亥 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “lid” + “katakana no”. 亥 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 亥 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.