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偉 = 亻 + 韋
偉 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “admirable”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 韋 (tanned leather). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1772.
- Keyword
- admirable
- RTK frame
- 1772
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- イ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- えら.い
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- восхитительный
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 偉 great
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 偉 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “tanned leather”. 偉 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 偉 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.