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独 = 犭 + 虫
独 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “single”. It is built from 犭 (pack of wild dogs) and 虫 (insect). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 561.
- Keyword
- single
- RTK frame
- 561
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ドク, トク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ひと.り
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- одиночный
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 独 alone
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 独 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pack of wild dogs” + “insect”. 独 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 独 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.