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競 = 兄 + 立
競 is a Japanese kanji written with 20 strokes, listed here under the keyword “vie”. It is built from 兄 (elder brother) and 立 (stand up). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 465.
- Keyword
- vie
- RTK frame
- 465
- Strokes
- 20
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョウ, ケイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- きそ.う, せ.る, くら.べる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- emulate, ви
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 競 contend
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 競 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “elder brother” + “stand up”. 競 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 競 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.