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彼 = 彳 + 皮

彼 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “he”. It is built from 彳 (step) and 皮 (pelt). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 948.

Keyword
he
RTK frame
948
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かれ, かの, か.の
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
он
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
彼 that

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 彳 step
  2. 皮 pelt

How to find 彼 without knowing its reading

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

Open 彼 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.