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賓 = 少 + 貝 + 宀 + 一

賓 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “v.i.p.”. It is built from 少 (few), 貝 (shellfish), 宀 (roof) and 一 (one). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 550.

Keyword
v.i.p.
RTK frame
550
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まろうど, したがう
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
в.и.п.
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
賓 guest

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 少 few
  2. 貝 shellfish
  3. 宀 roof
  4. 一 one

How to find 賓 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “few” + “shellfish” + “roof”. 賓 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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