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敗 = 貝 + 攵
敗 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “failure”. It is built from 貝 (shellfish) and 攵 (rap). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 353.
- Keyword
- failure
- RTK frame
- 353
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ハイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- やぶ.れる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- неудача
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 敗 be defeated
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 敗 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “shellfish” + “rap”. 敗 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 敗 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.