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吏 = 一 + 史

吏 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “officer”. It is built from 一 (one) and 史 (history). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 748. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
officer
RTK frame
748
Strokes
6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
офицер
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
吏 government official

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 一 one
  2. 史 history

Characters that contain 吏

How to find 吏 without knowing its reading

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

Open 吏 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.