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魁 = 斗 + 鬼
魁 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pioneer”. It is built from 斗 (big dipper) and 鬼 (ghost). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2932.
- Keyword
- pioneer
- RTK frame
- 2932
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さきがけ, かしら
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- charging ahead of others, пионер
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 魁 chief
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 魁 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “big dipper” + “ghost”. 魁 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 魁 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.