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遺 = 貴 + 辶

遺 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bequeath”. It is built from 貴 (precious) and 辶 (road). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1909.

Keyword
bequeath
RTK frame
1909
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イ, ユイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
のこ.す
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
завещать
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
遺 lose

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 貴 precious
  2. 辶 road

How to find 遺 without knowing its reading

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

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