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稀 = 禾 + 希

稀 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sparse”. It is built from 禾 (grain) and 希 (hope). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2657.

Keyword
sparse
RTK frame
2657
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ, ケ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まれ, まばら
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
rare, редкий
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
稀 rare

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 禾 grain
  2. 希 hope

How to find 稀 without knowing its reading

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

Open 稀 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.