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意 = 音 + 心
意 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “idea”. It is built from 音 (sound) and 心 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 654. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- idea
- RTK frame
- 654
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- イ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- идея
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 意 thought
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 意
How to find 意 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sound” + “heart”. 意 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 意 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.