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姐 = 且 + 女
姐 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “young miss”. It is built from 且 (moreover) and 女 (woman). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2318.
- Keyword
- young miss
- RTK frame
- 2318
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ソ, シャ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- あね, ねえさん
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- elder sister, молодая мисс мисс
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 姐 elder sister
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 姐 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “moreover” + “woman”. 姐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 姐 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.