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犀 = 尸 + ｜ + 丷 + 八 + 牛

犀 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “rhinoceros”. It is built from 尸 (corpse), ｜ (pipe), 丷 (horns), 八 (eight) and 牛 (cow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2219.

Keyword
rhinoceros
RTK frame
2219
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サイ, セイ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
носороги
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
犀 rhinoceros

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 尸 corpse
  2. ｜ pipe
  3. 丷 horns
  4. 八 eight
  5. 牛 cow

How to find 犀 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “corpse” + “pipe” + “horns”. 犀 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 犀 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.