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屁 = 比 + 尸

屁 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “fart”. It is built from 比 (compare) and 尸 (corpse). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2329.

Keyword
fart
RTK frame
2329
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
へ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
пердеть
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
屁 break wind

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 比 compare
  2. 尸 corpse

How to find 屁 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “compare” + “corpse”. 屁 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 屁 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.