Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons

毅: strong

JLPT N115 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

殳 carries the meaning · 立 and 豕 are drawn in

15 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

キki · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 剛毅ごうきfortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness
  • 毅然きぜんresolute; firm; dauntless
  • 剛毅果断ごうきかだんdauntless and decisive

Also read ギ, つよい, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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成り立ち

Where it comes from

Origin · sourced

Phono-semantic compound (形聲)豙 (sound) + 殳 an ancient Chinese weapon (meaning)

Source: Wiktionary, 毅 (rev. 93486328), CC BY-SA 4.0

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Stand (立) + pig (豕) + strike (攵). Imagine a "wild boar" that "stands" its ground and "strikes" back with incredible "fortitude" and unyielding strength.”
From the 豕 pig story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
立

Also built on to stand (立)

All 18
豕

Also built on pig (豕)

All 9
殳

Also built on lance shaft (殳)

All 15

Also read キ

55 kanji share this on'yomiAll 55

Also read ギ

15 kanji share this on'yomiAll 15

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
毅 strong · 立 + 殳
vs豪 overpowering · 高
毅 has 立 + 殳 where 豪 has 高.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yì

Same form: 毅 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
毅 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
毅 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin yì most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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