皆 = 白 + 比

皆 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “all”. It is built from 白 (white) and 比 (compare). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 484. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: all
RTK frame: 484
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): カイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): みな, みんな
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: все
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 皆 all

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 皆

How to find 皆 without knowing its reading

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

Open 皆 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.