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訃 = 言 + 卜

訃 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “obituary”. It is built from 言 (say) and 卜 (divining rod). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 363.

Keyword
obituary
RTK frame
363
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しらせ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
некролог
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
訃 obituary

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 言 say
  2. 卜 divining rod

How to find 訃 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “say” + “divining rod”. 訃 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 訃 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.