Memory phrase for the Kanji: 局

局

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Meaning office, situation, bureau, department

Pronunciation

KYOKU

Explanation

Top: buttocks in side view 尸, below: phrase/clause 句 (sth. wrapped 勹 out the mouth 口)

Mnemonic
 
When the 'butt' is talking phrases, it is like in the office.

Radicals

尸 buttocks (in a side view)The radical shikabane has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾, buttocks 尻 or urine 尿, it is generally considered to mean "buttocks".
句 phrase, clause
勹 wrap
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 Vocabulary

薬局 やっきょく  pharmacy, drugstore
郵便局 ゆうびんきょく  post office
局 きょく  -office, clerk, office staff
局限 きょくげん  limit, localize
結局 けっきょく  after all, eventually

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