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嘘 = 口 + 虚
嘘 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “fib”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 虚 (void). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2286.
- Keyword
- fib
- RTK frame
- 2286
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョ, コ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- うそ, ふ.く
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- lie, фибрилляция
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 嘘 exhale
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 嘘 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “void”. 嘘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 嘘 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.