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妓 = 女 + 支
妓 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “courtesan”. It is built from 女 (woman) and 支 (branch). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2312.
- Keyword
- courtesan
- RTK frame
- 2312
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ギ, キ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- わざおぎ, うたいめ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- stretch, куртизанка
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 妓 prostitute
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 妓 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “woman” + “branch”. 妓 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 妓 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.