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契 = 㓞 + 大

契 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pledge”. It is built from 㓞 (flick knife) and 大 (large). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1669. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
pledge
RTK frame
1669
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ちぎ.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
залог
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
契 deed

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 㓞 flick knife
  2. 大 large

Characters that contain 契

How to find 契 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “flick knife” + “large”. 契 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 契 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.