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只 = 口 + 八

只 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “only”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 八 (eight). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 55.

Keyword
only
RTK frame
55
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ただ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
только
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
只 only

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 八 eight

How to find 只 without knowing its reading

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

Open 只 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.