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唯 = 口 + 隹

唯 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “solely”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 595.

Keyword
solely
RTK frame
595
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ユイ, イ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ただ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
исключительно
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
唯 only

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 隹 short-tailed bird

How to find 唯 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “short-tailed bird”. 唯 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 唯 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.