Memory phrase for the Kanji: 囚

囚

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Meaning prisoner, be caught, be captured

Pronunciation

SHŪ

Explanation

Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: person 人

Mnemonic
 
The person in the enclosure is a prisoner.

Radicals

囗 enclosureThe radical kunigamae surrounds/encloses further components and thus differs from the simple square that stands for mouth 口.
亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
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