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徳 = 彳 + 十 + 罒 + 心

徳 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “benevolence”. It is built from 彳 (step), 十 (ten), 罒 (net) and 心 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 950.

Keyword
benevolence
RTK frame
950
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
доброжелательность
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
徳 virtue

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 彳 step
  2. 十 ten
  3. 罒 net
  4. 心 heart

How to find 徳 without knowing its reading

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

Open 徳 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.