Memory phrase for the Kanji: 恩

恩

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Meaning kindness, favor, benefit, grace

Pronunciation

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Explanation

Top: reason, cause 因 (For the fence 囗 around the big 大 person is a reason.), bottom: heart 心

Mnemonic
 
The reason is in the heart, if sb. is such kind.

Radicals

因 reason, cause
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.
囗 enclosureThe radical kunigamae surrounds/encloses further components and thus differs from the simple square that stands for mouth 口.
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
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 Vocabulary

恩 おん  favour, obligation, debt of gratitude
恩人 おんじん  benefactor, patron
恩恵 おんけい  grace, favor, blessing, benefit
恩義 おんぎ  obligation, favor, debt of gratitude​

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