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嬬 = 女 + 需
嬬 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “mistress”. It is built from 女 (woman) and 需 (demand). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2315.
- Keyword
- mistress
- RTK frame
- 2315
- Strokes
- 17
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ジュ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- よわ.い
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- любовница
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 嬬 mistress
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 嬬 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “woman” + “demand”. 嬬 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 嬬 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.