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政 = 攵 + 正

政 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “politics”. It is built from 攵 (rap) and 正 (correct). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 407.

Keyword
politics
RTK frame
407
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セイ, ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まつりごと, まん
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
политика
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
政 government

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 攵 rap
  2. 正 correct

How to find 政 without knowing its reading

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

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