畦 = 圭 + 田

畦 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “paddy-field ridge”. It is built from 圭 (squared jewel) and 田 (rice field). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2621.

Keyword: paddy-field ridge
RTK frame: 2621
Strokes: 11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ケイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あぜ, うね
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: rice paddy ridge, гребень paddy-field
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 畦 sections in vegetable farm

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 畦 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “squared jewel” + “rice field”. 畦 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 畦 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.