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奎 = 圭 + 大

奎 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “andromeda”. It is built from 圭 (squared jewel) and 大 (large). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2939.

Keyword
andromeda
RTK frame
2939
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケイ, キ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
star, андромеда
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
奎 stride of man

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 圭 squared jewel
  2. 大 large

How to find 奎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “squared jewel” + “large”. 奎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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