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雌 = 此 + 隹
雌 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “female”. It is built from 此 (this here) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 605.
- Keyword
- female
- RTK frame
- 605
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- め-, めす, めん
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- feminine, женщина
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 雌 female
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 雌 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “this here” + “short-tailed bird”. 雌 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 雌 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.