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毅 = 立 + 豕 + 殳

毅 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “stalwart”. It is built from 立 (stand up), 豕 (pig) and 殳 (weapon). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2898.

Keyword
stalwart
RTK frame
2898
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ, ギ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つよ.い
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
strong, стойкий
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
毅 resolute

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 立 stand up
  2. 豕 pig
  3. 殳 weapon

How to find 毅 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stand up” + “pig” + “weapon”. 毅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 毅 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.