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兇 = 儿 + 凶
兇 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “evil”. It is built from 儿 (human legs) and 凶 (villain). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2869.
- Keyword
- evil
- RTK frame
- 2869
- Strokes
- 6
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- おそ.れる, わる.い
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- wickedness, злой
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 兇 atrocious
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 兇 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “human legs” + “villain”. 兇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 兇 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.