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刑 = 廾 + 一 + 刀
刑 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “punish”. It is built from 廾 (two hands), 一 (one) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 734. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- punish
- RTK frame
- 734
- Strokes
- 6
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ケイ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- карать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 刑 punishment
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 刑
How to find 刑 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “two hands” + “one” + “sword”. 刑 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 刑 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.