免 = ｜ + 一 + 勹 + 儿

免 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “excuse”. It is built from ｜ (pipe), 一 (one), 勹 (bound up) and 儿 (human legs). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2126. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: excuse
RTK frame: 2126
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): メン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): まぬか.れる, まぬが.れる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: village stocks, rabbit, оправдание
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 免 spare

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 免

How to find 免 without knowing its reading

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

Open 免 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.