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児 = 旧 + 儿
児 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “newborn babe”. It is built from 旧 (olden times) and 儿 (human legs). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 62.
- Keyword
- newborn babe
- RTK frame
- 62
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ジ, ニ, ゲイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- こ, -こ, -っこ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- младенец
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 児 son
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 児 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “olden times” + “human legs”. 児 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 児 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.