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謂 = 胃 + 言
謂 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “so-called”. It is built from 胃 (stomach) and 言 (say). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2756.
- Keyword
- so-called
- RTK frame
- 2756
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- イ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- い.う, いい, おも.う, いわゆる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- reason, так называемый
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 謂 say
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 謂 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stomach” + “say”. 謂 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 謂 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.