Memory phrase for the Kanji: 将


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Meaning commander, leader

Pronunciation

SHŌ
masa

Explanation

Left: bed (cf. 爿 developed from the image of a halved tree), right: a hand reaches down , skillful hand

Mnemonic


 
A simple bed, a hand reaching down and a skillful hand defines (the skills of) a commander.

Radicals

bedShows a sliced tree trunk. Is used in the trainer as "bed". Compare
grap downwardsThe radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.
skillful handImage of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".
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 Vocabulary

将軍 しょうぐん  shogun
将来 しょうらい  future, prospects
将棋 しょうぎ  Japanese chess
将校 しょうこう  officer

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