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叡 = 八 + 卜 + 又 + 目
叡 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sapience”. It is built from 八 (eight), 卜 (divining rod), 又 (or again) and 目 (eye). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2914.
- Keyword
- sapience
- RTK frame
- 2914
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- エイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- あき.らか
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- intelligence, благоразумие
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 叡 astute
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 叡 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “eight” + “divining rod” + “or again”. 叡 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 叡 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.