Memory phrase for the Kanji: 即

即

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Meaning namely, immediate, instant

Pronunciation

SOKU
sunawachi

Explanation

Left: variation of 'not good' 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), right: bent person 卩

Mnemonic
 
Not good, he shall bow, and immediately!

Radicals

艮 not goodIt is similar to good: 良, but one stroke is missing. Therefore: not good
卩 bending personThis radical is typically described as "seal". However for the mnemonics the meaning "bending person" appears to be better.
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 Vocabulary

即急 そっきゅう  immediately
即ち すなわち  namely, so to say
即する そくする  to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to
即座に そくざに  immediately, right away

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