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議 = 義 + 言

議 is a Japanese kanji written with 20 strokes, listed here under the keyword “deliberation”. It is built from 義 (righteousness) and 言 (say). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 692.

Keyword
deliberation
RTK frame
692
Strokes
20
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ギ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
обсуждение
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
議 consult

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 義 righteousness
  2. 言 say

How to find 議 without knowing its reading

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

Open 議 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.