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惑 = 心 + 或

惑 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “beguile”. It is built from 心 (heart) and 或 (a (a certain)). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 661.

Keyword
beguile
RTK frame
661
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ワク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まど.う
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
обман
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
惑 confuse

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 心 heart
  2. 或 a (a certain)

How to find 惑 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “heart” + “a (a certain)”. 惑 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 惑 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.