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怯 = 去 + 忄
怯 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wince”. It is built from 去 (gone) and 忄 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2374.
- Keyword
- wince
- RTK frame
- 2374
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョウ, コウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ひる.む, おびえ.る, おじる, おび.える, おそ.れる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- cowardice, лебедка
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 怯 lacking in courage
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 怯 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gone” + “heart”. 怯 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
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