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蛭 = 至 + 虫

蛭 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “leech”. It is built from 至 (climax) and 虫 (insect). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2735.

Keyword
leech
RTK frame
2735
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シツ, チツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
пиявка
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
蛭 leech

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 至 climax
  2. 虫 insect

How to find 蛭 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蛭 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.