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貧 = 分 + 貝
貧 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “poverty”. It is built from 分 (part) and 貝 (shellfish). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 845.
- Keyword
- poverty
- RTK frame
- 845
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ヒン, ビン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- まず.しい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- нищета
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 貧 poor
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 貧 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “part” + “shellfish”. 貧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 貧 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.