Memory phrase for the character: 典

典

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Meaning

law code, ritual, precedent

Pronunciation

 TEN
nori

Explanation

 Top: variant of writing tablets 冊, bottom: table

Mnemonic
 
The writing tablets on the table are a law code/canon (for the ceremony).

Radicals

冊 bamboo tablets
tableThe interpretation as a table is not etymologically correct, but is helpful in many cases.
八 eight
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 Vocabulary

典 のり  rule, law
典型 てんけい  type, pattern, archetypal
典型的 てんけいてき  prototypical, model
辞典 じてん  dictionary
原典 げんてん  original (text)
古典 こてん  old book, classics, classic

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