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貰 = 貝 + 世

貰 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “get”. It is built from 貝 (shellfish) and 世 (generation). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2766.

Keyword
get
RTK frame
2766
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セイ, シャ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
もら.う
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
получать
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
貰 borrow

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 貝 shellfish
  2. 世 generation

How to find 貰 without knowing its reading

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

Open 貰 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.