Memory phrase for the character: 堅


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Meaning

firm, solid, hard

Pronunciation

KEN
katai

Explanation

Top: retainer 臣 and hand 又, below: earth/ground 土

Mnemonic


 
A retainer has to work by hand in the earth, when it is firm and hard.

Radicals

retainer, tributary, vasalPicture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.
handSeveral characters are used for hand: , 扌, 手, ヨ
earthground, soil
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 Vocabulary

堅固 けんご  strength, indestructibility
堅果 けんか  nut
堅い かたい  hard (esp. wood), steadfast, honorable, stuffy writing


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