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哩 = 口 + 里

哩 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “mile”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 里 (ri). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2957.

Keyword
mile
RTK frame
2957
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まいる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
миля
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
哩 mile

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 里 ri

How to find 哩 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “ri”. 哩 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 哩 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.