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髭 = 此 + 髟
髭 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “beard”. It is built from 此 (this here) and 髟 (long hair). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2205.
- Keyword
- beard
- RTK frame
- 2205
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ひげ, くちひげ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- борода
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 髭 mustache
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 髭 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “this here” + “long hair”. 髭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 髭 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.