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偽 = 亻 + 為

偽 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “falsehood”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 為 (do). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2068.

Keyword
falsehood
RTK frame
2068
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ギ, カ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いつわ.る, にせ, いつわ.り
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
ложь
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
偽 false

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 為 do

How to find 偽 without knowing its reading

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

Open 偽 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.