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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

  1. 八 eight
  2. 卜 divining rod
  3. 又 or again
  4. 目 eye

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.

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