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祇 = 礻 + 氏

祇 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “local god”. It is built from 礻 (leftside altar) and 氏 (family name). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2646.

Keyword
local god
RTK frame
2646
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ギ, キ, シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くにつかみ, ただ, まさに
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
national or local god, местный бог
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
祇 the spirit of the earth

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 礻 leftside altar
  2. 氏 family name

Alternative decomposition

  1. 示 show
  2. 氏 family name

How to find 祇 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “leftside altar” + “family name”. 祇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 祇 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.