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嬰 = 貝 + 貝 + 女
嬰 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “suckling infant”. It is built from 貝 (shellfish), 貝 (shellfish) and 女 (woman). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2307. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- suckling infant
- RTK frame
- 2307
- Strokes
- 17
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- エイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ふ.れる, みどりご, あかご
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- sharp (music), сосущий младенец
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 嬰 baby
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 嬰
How to find 嬰 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “shellfish” + “shellfish” + “woman”. 嬰 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 嬰 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.