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蛾 = 我 + 虫

蛾 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “moth”. It is built from 我 (ego) and 虫 (insect). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2733.

Keyword
moth
RTK frame
2733
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ギ, ガ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひむし
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
моль
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
蛾 moth

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 我 ego
  2. 虫 insect

How to find 蛾 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蛾 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.