Memory phrase for the Kanji: 幼


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Meaning childish, infancy

Pronunciation


osanai

Explanation

Left: part of thread 糸 (therefore: torn thread), right: strength 力 (hand/arm ナ with biceps ノ)

Mnemonic


 
To tear/break a thread with force is childish.

Radicals

Variation of threadA fragment of this thread 糸
power forceFor example, left 左 or right 右 is understood as a hand ナ with a forearm. If the other line is seen as a bicep, this can be understood as "force".
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 Vocabulary

幼児 ようじ  infant, baby, child
幼い おさない  very young, childish
幼稚  infancy, childish, infantile
幼稚園 ようちえん  kindergarten

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