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腹 = 复 + 月

腹 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “abdomen”. It is built from 复 (fold back) and 月 (month). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 503.

Keyword
abdomen
RTK frame
503
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はら
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
живот
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
腹 stomach

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 复 fold back
  2. 月 month

How to find 腹 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fold back” + “month”. 腹 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 腹 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.