異 = 共 + 田

異 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “uncommon”. It is built from 共 (together) and 田 (rice field). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1936. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: uncommon
RTK frame: 1936
Strokes: 11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): イ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): こと, こと.なる, け
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: редкость
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 異 different

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 異

How to find 異 without knowing its reading

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

Open 異 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.