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娃 = 圭 + 女

娃 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “fair”. It is built from 圭 (squared jewel) and 女 (woman). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2313.

Keyword
fair
RTK frame
2313
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ア, アイ, ワ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うつく.しい
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
beautiful, справедливый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
娃 baby

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 圭 squared jewel
  2. 女 woman

How to find 娃 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “squared jewel” + “woman”. 娃 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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