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綺 = 奇 + 糸
綺 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ornate”. It is built from 奇 (strange) and 糸 (thread). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2709.
- Keyword
- ornate
- RTK frame
- 2709
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- あや
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- figured cloth, богато украшенный
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 綺 fine thin silk
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 綺 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “strange” + “thread”. 綺 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 綺 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.