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跪 = 危 + 足
跪 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “kneel”. It is built from 危 (dangerous) and 足 (leg). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2773.
- Keyword
- kneel
- RTK frame
- 2773
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ひざまず.く
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- коленный сустав
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 跪 kneel
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 跪 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dangerous” + “leg”. 跪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 跪 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.