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罪 = 罒 + 非

罪 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “guilt”. It is built from 罒 (net) and 非 (un-). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1764.

Keyword
guilt
RTK frame
1764
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ザイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つみ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
вина
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
罪 crime

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 罒 net
  2. 非 un-

How to find 罪 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “net” + “un-”. 罪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 罪 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.