Memory phrase for the Kanji: 季

季

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Meaning season, young

Pronunciation

KI

Explanation

Top: rice plant 禾, bottom: child 子 (Image of a child with an oversized head 乛, a body 丿 and two outstretched arms 一 seeking help)

Mnemonic
 
Rice plants and children develop with the seasons.

Radicals

子 childThe radical ko shows the image of a child with a large head and outstretched arms.
禾 rice plantIt shows the ear/spike of a rice plant. The ripe grain of rice has this radical: 米.
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 Vocabulary

季節 きせつ  season
四季 しき  four seasons
雨季 うき  rainy season
季刊 きかん  quarterly (e.g. magazine)
乾季 かんき  drying time, dry season
季節物 きせつもの  seasonal offers

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