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璽 = 爾 + 玉

璽 is a Japanese kanji written with 19 strokes, listed here under the keyword “imperial seal”. It is built from 爾 (let it be) and 玉 (jewel). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2194.

Keyword
imperial seal
RTK frame
2194
Strokes
19
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
emperor's seal, императорская печать
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
璽 imperial signet

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 爾 let it be
  2. 玉 jewel

How to find 璽 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “let it be” + “jewel”. 璽 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 璽 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.