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邪 = 牙 + ⻏

邪 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wicked”. It is built from 牙 (tusk) and ⻏ (walls). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2055.

Keyword
wicked
RTK frame
2055
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジャ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よこし.ま
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
злой
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
邪 wrong

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 牙 tusk
  2. ⻏ walls

Alternative decomposition

  1. 牙 tusk
  2. 阝 pinnacle

How to find 邪 without knowing its reading

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

Open 邪 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.