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聖 = 王 + 口 + 耳
聖 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “holy”. It is built from 王 (king), 口 (mouth) and 耳 (ear). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 888.
- Keyword
- holy
- RTK frame
- 888
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セイ, ショウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ひじり
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- святой
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 聖 holy
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 聖 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “king” + “mouth” + “ear”. 聖 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 聖 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.