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悌 = 弟 + 忄

悌 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “respect for elders”. It is built from 弟 (younger brother) and 忄 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2381.

Keyword
respect for elders
RTK frame
2381
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テイ, ダイ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
serving our elders, уважение к старшим
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
悌 brotherly

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 弟 younger brother
  2. 忄 heart

How to find 悌 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “younger brother” + “heart”. 悌 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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