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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
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.