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敵 = 啇 + 攵

敵 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “enemy”. It is built from 啇 (teki) and 攵 (rap). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 475.

Keyword
enemy
RTK frame
475
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かたき, あだ, かな.う
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
враг
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
敵 enemy

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 啇 teki
  2. 攵 rap

How to find 敵 without knowing its reading

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

Open 敵 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.