Memory phrase for the Kanji: 携

携

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Meaning portable, carry with you (in hand), be concerned

Pronunciation

KEI
tazusawaru/eru

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: bird 隹, pregnancy belly 乃 (cf.: to be pregant: 孕む [はら-む], where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃.)

Mnemonic
 
The hand graps the bird around belly to carry it around. (i.e.: a smartphone 携 帯 電 話 = けいたい･でんわ.)

Radicals

扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌, 手, ヨ
隹 birdTwo symbols are equally used for bird, namely 鳥 and 隹.
乃 pregnancy bellyThe meaning of this radical is based on 孕む (はら~む), which means: "to become pregnant". It is read such that the child 子 comes out of the womb 乃.
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 Vocabulary

携帯 けいたい  mobile telephone (abbr), carrying something
提携 ていけい  cooperation, tie-up, joint business, link-up
携わる たずさわる  to participate, to take part
携える たずさえる  to carry in one's hand, carry with oneself

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