Memory phrase for the Kanji: 伐

伐

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Meaning attack, to strike sth. to fall, cut down (i.e. wood), fell

Pronunciation

BATSU, HATSU

Explanation

Left: person 人, right: halberd 戈

Mnemonic
 
A person with a halberd attacks.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
戈 halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤
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 Vocabulary

伐る きる  cut, slit, cut down (i.e. a tree)
伐採する ばっさいする  cut down (a tree)

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