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惧 = 具 + 忄

惧 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “disquieting”. It is built from 具 (tool) and 忄 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 680.

Keyword
disquieting
RTK frame
680
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ク, グ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おそ.れる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
fear, тревожный
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
惧 fear

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 具 tool
  2. 忄 heart

How to find 惧 without knowing its reading

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

Open 惧 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.