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影 = 景 + 彡

影 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “shadow”. It is built from 景 (scenery) and 彡 (bristle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1848.

Keyword
shadow
RTK frame
1848
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かげ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
тени
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
影 shadow

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 景 scenery
  2. 彡 bristle

How to find 影 without knowing its reading

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

Open 影 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.