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期 = 其 + 月

期 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “period”. It is built from 其 (bushel basket) and 月 (month). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1902.

Keyword
period
RTK frame
1902
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ, ゴ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
период
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
期 period of time

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 其 bushel basket
  2. 月 month

How to find 期 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bushel basket” + “month”. 期 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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