Memory phrase for the Kanji: 丁

丁

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Meaning quantifier, block of houses, even number

Pronunciation

CHŌ, TEI

Explanation

Mnemonic
 
Originally the image of a T-shaped nail, then (possibly because of its geometrical shape): block of buildings.

Radicals

丁 nail, block of houses
一 oneSimply one stroke for "one".
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 Vocabulary

 丁寧  ていねい  polite, courteous, careful, kind
 丁度  ちょうど  exactly matching, just
 庖丁  ほうちょう  kitchen knife, carving knife
 丁  ちょう  counter of block (i.e. houses)
 丁目  ちょうめ  counter of blocks (houses)

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