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殆 = 台 + 歹
殆 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “almost”. It is built from 台 (pedestal) and 歹 (death). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2884.
- Keyword
- almost
- RTK frame
- 2884
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- タイ, サイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ほとほと, ほとん.ど, あやうい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- почти
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 殆 dangerous
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 殆 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pedestal” + “death”. 殆 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 殆 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.