亜 = ｜ + 一 + 口

亜 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “asia”. It is built from ｜ (pipe), 一 (one) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1950. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: asia
RTK frame: 1950
Strokes: 7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ア
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): つ.ぐ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: азия
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 亜 asia

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 亜

How to find 亜 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pipe” + “one” + “mouth”. 亜 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 亜 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.