Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 綱
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綱 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning |
cable, line, rope |
Pronunciation |
KŌ tsuna |
Explanation |
Left: thread 糸, right: hill 岡 (Caught in a trawl/dragnet 罒 (with pull lines 冂) the mountain 山 turns into a hill.) |
Mnemonic
| If you have as many threads like a "hill", it could be a rope. |
Radicals
糸
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thread | |
岡
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Hill | (Sometimes used for trawl, namely a net 罒 on two trawl ropes 冂 in which fish is caught "mountain-like" 山, such as in rope 綱.) |
罒
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eyes, (net) | (The Radical yongashira shows the picture of an eye, whereas eye is also: 目. In some combinations this radical is seen as a net for fishing.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
横綱 |
よこづな |
sumo grand champion | 綱 |
つな |
rope |
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