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史 = 口 + 乂
史 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “history”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 乂 (tucked under the arm). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 747. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- history
- RTK frame
- 747
- Strokes
- 5
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- история
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 史 history
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 史
How to find 史 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “tucked under the arm”. 史 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 史 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.