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亀 = 𠂊 + 电
亀 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tortoise”. It is built from 𠂊 (bound up) and 电 (eel). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 573.
- Keyword
- tortoise
- RTK frame
- 573
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キ, キュウ, キン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かめ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- черепаха, turtle
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 亀 turtle or tortoise
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 亀 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bound up” + “eel”. 亀 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 亀 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.