Memory phrase for the Kanji: 康

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Left: building 广, below: 隶 (hand ナ/ヨ holding a stick 丨 which stirs a liquid 水) [cf. to catch 逮]

In a building a hand stirs a soup which is for the health.

广	building	Radical: madare - A similar radical 厂 stands for cliff.
隶	catching hand	Here a hand ヨ grabs the tail 丨 of an animal (= the four lines below are the extremities). (But sometimes it is a hand stirs water 水 with a stick丨)
尹	Hand with stick
水	water	The radical mizu* stands for water. It is commonly used in its short form 氵.*

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健康	けんこう		health, sound, wholesome
健康保険証	けんこうほけんしょう		health insurance card

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