吾 = 五 + 口

吾 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “i”. It is built from 五 (five) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 17. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: i
RTK frame: 17
Strokes: 7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ゴ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): われ, わが-, あ-
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: я
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 吾 i

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

五 five
口 mouth

Characters that contain 吾

語 word
悟 enlightenment
齬 discord

How to find 吾 without knowing its reading

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

Open 吾 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.