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時 = 寺 + 日

時 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “time”. It is built from 寺 (buddhist temple) and 日 (day). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 171. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
time
RTK frame
171
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とき, -どき
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
время
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
時 time

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 寺 buddhist temple
  2. 日 day

Characters that contain 時

How to find 時 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “buddhist temple” + “day”. 時 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 時 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.