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快 = 夬 + 忄
快 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “cheerful”. It is built from 夬 (guillotine) and 忄 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1771.
- Keyword
- cheerful
- RTK frame
- 1771
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- こころよ.い
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- веселый
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 快 rapid
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 快 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “guillotine” + “heart”. 快 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 快 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.