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顔 = 彦 + 頁

顔 is a Japanese kanji written with 18 strokes, listed here under the keyword “face”. It is built from 彦 (lad) and 頁 (page). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1853.

Keyword
face
RTK frame
1853
Strokes
18
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かお
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
лицо
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
顔 face

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 彦 lad
  2. 頁 page

How to find 顔 without knowing its reading

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

Open 顔 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.