Memory phrase for the Kanji: 暖


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Meaning warm

Pronunciation

DAN
atatakai/maru/meru

Explanation

Left: sun 日, right: (Chinese only) to help 爰 (a hand reaches down 爫 to give a rope ノ [with two 二 knots] and another hand 又 takes this help.)

Mnemonic


 
The sun helps to warm up.

Radicals

day, sunThe radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.
to help(Chinese only) The assignment of this radical as "to help" is based in particular on this character "to help" 援, which is in a combination with hand.
grap downwardsThe radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.
FriendComprises twice the sign for hand: , 又, because friends shake hands.
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 Vocabulary

暖かい あたたかい  warm, mild, genial
暖まる あたたまる  to warm oneself, to sun oneself, to warm up, to get warm
暖める あたためる  to warm, to heat
暖房 だんぼう  heating
温暖 おんだん  warmth
暖かい あたたか⠰䐩  warm, mild

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