Memory phrase for the Kanji: 戯

戯

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Meaning frolic, joke, play, fun

Pronunciation

GI
tawamureru

Explanation

Left: empty/hollow 虚 (tiger's 虎 den 业 is empty. [den = hollow 业 = extinct volcanic vent]), right: halberd 戈

Mnemonic
 
In a tiger's den (= cavern) with a halberd you should not frolic (= joke around).

Radicals

虎 tiger
业 hollowImage of a hollow volcano vent
戈 halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤
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 Vocabulary

戯曲 ぎきょく  play, drama

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