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密 = 必 + 山 + 宀

密 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “secrecy”. It is built from 必 (invariably), 山 (mountain) and 宀 (roof). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 837. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
secrecy
RTK frame
837
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ミツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひそ.か
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
секретность
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
密 dense

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 必 invariably
  2. 山 mountain
  3. 宀 roof

Characters that contain 密

How to find 密 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “invariably” + “mountain” + “roof”. 密 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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