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害 = 宀 + 龶 + 口

害 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “harm”. It is built from 宀 (roof), 龶 (grow up) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1671. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
harm
RTK frame
1671
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガイ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
вред
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
害 injure

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 宀 roof
  2. 龶 grow up
  3. 口 mouth

Characters that contain 害

How to find 害 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “roof” + “grow up” + “mouth”. 害 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 害 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.