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性 = 生 + 忄

性 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sex”. It is built from 生 (life) and 忄 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1679.

Keyword
sex
RTK frame
1679
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セイ, ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さが
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
секс
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
性 nature

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 生 life
  2. 忄 heart

How to find 性 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “life” + “heart”. 性 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 性 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.