貴 = 貝 + 𠀐

貴 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “precious”. It is built from 貝 (shellfish) and 𠀐 (purse). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1908. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: precious
RTK frame: 1908
Strokes: 12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): たっと.い, とうと.い, たっと.ぶ, とうと.ぶ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: takanohana, драгоценный, valuable
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 貴 expensive

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 貴

How to find 貴 without knowing its reading

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

Open 貴 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.