Memory phrase for the Kanji: 厄

厄

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Meaning misfortune, unlucky, mishap, disaster

Pronunciation

YAKU

Explanation

Left: cliff 厂, right: crouching person 㔾

Mnemonic

(It was dangerous 危 for that person ⺈ on a cliff 厂. But now:) Under the cliff crouches the person (which has fallen down) because he had a misfortune and is unhappy.

Radicals

厂	cliff	The Radical gandare* stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾.*
㔾	collapsed Person	(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, or husband 夫)

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Vocabulary

厄介

やっかい

trouble, burden, care, bother, worry, dependence, support, kindness, obligation

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