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詠 = 言 + 永

詠 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “recitation”. It is built from 言 (say) and 永 (eternity). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 369.

Keyword
recitation
RTK frame
369
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よ.む, うた.う
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
декламация
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
詠 sing

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 言 say
  2. 永 eternity

How to find 詠 without knowing its reading

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

Open 詠 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.