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壱 = 士 + 冖 + 匕
壱 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “i (one)”. It is built from 士 (gentleman), 冖 (cover) and 匕 (spoon). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 496.
- Keyword
- i (one)
- RTK frame
- 496
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- イチ, イツ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ひとつ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- one (in documents), i (один)
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 壱 number one
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 壱 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gentleman” + “cover” + “spoon”. 壱 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 壱 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.