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裡 = 衤 + 里

裡 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “back (old)”. It is built from 衤 (cloak) and 里 (ri). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2979.

Keyword
back (old)
RTK frame
2979
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うち, うら
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
reverse, спина (старая)
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
裡 inside

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 衤 cloak
  2. 里 ri

How to find 裡 without knowing its reading

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

Open 裡 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.