尤 = 丶 + 尢

尤 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “understandably”. It is built from 丶 (dot) and 尢 (chihuahua with one human leg). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2232. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: understandably
RTK frame: 2232
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ユウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): もっと.も, とが.める
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: reasonable, понятно
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 尤 especially

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 尤

How to find 尤 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dot” + “chihuahua with one human leg”. 尤 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 尤 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.