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息 = 自 + 心

息 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “breath”. It is built from 自 (oneself) and 心 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 657.

Keyword
breath
RTK frame
657
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いき
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
дыхание
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
息 rest

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 自 oneself
  2. 心 heart

How to find 息 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “oneself” + “heart”. 息 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 息 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.