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姪 = 至 + 女
姪 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “niece”. It is built from 至 (climax) and 女 (woman). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2314.
- Keyword
- niece
- RTK frame
- 2314
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- テツ, チツ, ジチ, イツ, イチ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- めい, おい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- племянница
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 姪 brother's child
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 姪 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “climax” + “woman”. 姪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 姪 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.