敬 = 句 + 攵 + 艹

敬 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “awe”. It is built from 句 (phrase), 攵 (rap) and 艹 (mugwort). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 356. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: awe
RTK frame: 356
Strokes: 12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ケイ, キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): うやま.う
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: трепет
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 敬 respect

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 敬

How to find 敬 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “phrase” + “rap” + “mugwort”. 敬 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 敬 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.