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衛 = 行 + 韋

衛 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “defense”. It is built from 行 (going) and 韋 (tanned leather). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1775.

Keyword
defense
RTK frame
1775
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エイ, エ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
оборона
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
衛 guard

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 行 going
  2. 韋 tanned leather

How to find 衛 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “going” + “tanned leather”. 衛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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