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姑 = 女 + 古
姑 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “mother-in-law”. It is built from 女 (woman) and 古 (old). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2317.
- Keyword
- mother-in-law
- RTK frame
- 2317
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- しゅうとめ, しゅうと, おば, しばらく
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- теща
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 姑 father's sister
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 姑 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “woman” + “old”. 姑 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 姑 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.