会意

かいい
kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "east" is tree plus sun)

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かいい【会意】

〔六書の一つ. 意味によって二つ以上の漢字を組み合わせ新しい漢字を作る法〕 the combination of two or more kanji to form a new one which combines the meaning of each.

会意文字 compound ideograph.