Memory phrase for the Kanji: 拭

拭

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Meaning to wipe off, to rub

Pronunciation

SHOKU
fuku, nuguu

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: ceremony/function 式 (craftsman 工 makes sabre 弋 for ceremony)

Mnemonic
 
By hand for the ceremony, all is wiped clean.

Radicals

扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌, 手, ヨ
式 ceremony
工 buildCross sectional view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
弋 sabreThe radical shikigamae stands for a sabre. It is similar to kanohoko 戈, which stands for a halberd.
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 Vocabulary

手拭い てぬぐい  (hand) towel
拭く ふく  to wipe, to dry

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