Memory phrase for the Kanji: 核

核

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Meaning core, nuclear, nucleus

Pronunciation

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Explanation

Left: tree 木, right: zodiac boar 亥 cf. pig 豕/豚

Mnemonic
 
Trees and pigs also consist of atomic nuclei at their core.

Radicals

木 tree
豕 pigname of the radical: inoko This radical is also used in this simplified way 亥.
亥 boaras in the zodiac sign
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 Vocabulary

核 かく  nucleus, kernel
結核 けっかく  tuberculosis, tubercule

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