Memory phrase for the Kanji: 吸

吸

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Meaning suck, breathe in, inhale

Pronunciation

KYŪ
suu

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: reach, extend 及 (Here: cigarette ノ and variation of hand

Mnemonic
 
A mouth with a cigarette in a hand to suck/inhale.

Radicals

口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
及 reach, extend
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 Vocabulary

吸う すう  to smoke, to breathe in, to suck
吸収 きゅうしゅう  absorption, suction, attraction
呼吸 こきゅう  breath, respiration
吸血鬼 きゅうけつき  vampire

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