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爾 = | + 一 + 八 + 冂 + 爻 + 巾

爾 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “let it be”. It is built from | (pipe), 一 (one), 八 (eight), 冂 (border), 爻 (trigrams) and 巾 (towel). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2867. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
let it be
RTK frame
2867
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジ, ニ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
なんじ, しかり, その, のみ, おれ, しか
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
you, пусть будет так.
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
爾 you

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. | pipe
  2. 一 one
  3. 八 eight
  4. 冂 border
  5. 爻 trigrams
  6. 巾 towel

Characters that contain 爾

How to find 爾 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pipe” + “one” + “eight”. 爾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 爾 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.