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義 = 羊 + 我
義 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “righteousness”. It is built from 羊 (sheep) and 我 (ego). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 691. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- righteousness
- RTK frame
- 691
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ギ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- праведность
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 義 right conduct
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 義
How to find 義 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sheep” + “ego”. 義 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 義 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.