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劫 = 力 + 去

劫 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “kalpa”. It is built from 力 (power) and 去 (gone). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2872.

Keyword
kalpa
RTK frame
2872
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ, ゴウ, キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おびや.かす
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
threat, кальпа
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
劫 take by force

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 力 power
  2. 去 gone

How to find 劫 without knowing its reading

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

Open 劫 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.