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弐 = 二 + 弋

弐 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ii (two)”. It is built from 二 (two) and 弋 (stake). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 379.

Keyword
ii (two)
RTK frame
379
Strokes
6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ニ, ジ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふた.つ, そえ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
ii, ii (два)
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
弐 number two

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 二 two
  2. 弋 stake

How to find 弐 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “two” + “stake”. 弐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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