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医 = 矢 + 匚

医 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “doctor”. It is built from 矢 (dart) and 匚 (box). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1829.

Keyword
doctor
RTK frame
1829
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
い.やす, い.する, くすし
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
врач
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
医 cure

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 矢 dart
  2. 匚 box

How to find 医 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dart” + “box”. 医 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 医 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.