Memory phrase for the character: 含

含

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Meaning

contain, include, hold

Pronunciation

 GAN
fukumu/meru

Explanation

 Top: now 今, bottom: mouth 口

Mnemonic
 
What is now in the mouth is contained there.

Radicals

今 now
口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
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 Vocabulary

含む ふくむ  to hold in mouth, to bear in mind, to harbor
含める ふくめる  to include, to instruct, to make one understand, to put in one's mouth

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