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裏 = 亠 + 里 + 𧘇

裏 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “back”. It is built from 亠 (lid), 里 (ri) and 𧘇 (scarf). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 426.

Keyword
back
RTK frame
426
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うら
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
назад
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
裏 inside

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亠 lid
  2. 里 ri
  3. 𧘇 scarf

Alternative decomposition

  1. 衣 garment
  2. 里 ri

How to find 裏 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “lid” + “ri” + “scarf”. 裏 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 裏 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.