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微 = 彳 + 山 + 一 + 儿 + 攵

微 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “delicate”. It is built from 彳 (step), 山 (mountain), 一 (one), 儿 (human legs) and 攵 (rap). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 954.

Keyword
delicate
RTK frame
954
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ビ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かす.か
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
тонкий
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
微 small

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 彳 step
  2. 山 mountain
  3. 一 one
  4. 儿 human legs
  5. 攵 rap

How to find 微 without knowing its reading

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

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