Memory phrase for the character: 橋

橋

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Meaning

bridge

Pronunciation

 KYŌ
hashi

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: accent ノ for emphasis, big 大 and a variation of high 高 (two-storied building)

Mnemonic
 
The tree is remarkably big and high. We use it as a bridge.

Radicals

木 tree
高 high, tallImage of a guard tower with two floors
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
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 Vocabulary

橋 はし  bridge
鉄橋 てっきょう  railway bridge, iron bridge
桟橋 さんばし  wharf, bridge, jetty, pier
橋渡し はしわたし  bridge building, mediation

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