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謎 = 言 + 迷
謎 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “riddle”. It is built from 言 (say) and 迷 (astray). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 994.
- Keyword
- riddle
- RTK frame
- 994
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- メイ, ベイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- なぞ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- загадка
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 謎 riddle
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 謎 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “say” + “astray”. 謎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 謎 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.