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而

而 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “and then”. It is treated as a basic building block: it is not broken down any further here. In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2243. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword

and then

RTK frame

2243

Strokes

6

On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)

ジ, ニ

Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)

しこ.うして, しか.して, しか.も, しか.れども, すなわち, なんじ, しかるに

Script

Japanese kanji

Also known as

and yet, comb, а потом, rake

Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi

而 and

Decomposition

No decomposition is listed: this shape is used whole.

Characters that contain 而

• 耐 -proof
• 需 demand
• 端 edge
• 瑞 fortunate

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