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歪 = 不 + 正
歪 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “warped”. It is built from 不 (negative) and 正 (correct). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2875.
- Keyword
- warped
- RTK frame
- 2875
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ワイ, エ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いが.む, いびつ, ひず.む, ゆが.む
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- warp, искривленный
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 歪 slant
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 歪 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “negative” + “correct”. 歪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 歪 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.