Memory phrase for the Kanji: 湾

湾

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Meaning bay, gulf

Pronunciation

WAN

Explanation

Left: water 氵, right: var. of red 赤 (When earth/clay 土 is burned in fire 灬, the pottery gets: red.), and bow 弓

Mnemonic
 
The water is reddish in the bow-shaped bay.

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
赤 redWhen earth 土 (clay) is burned 灬, the pottery becomes red.
弓 bowPictograph: bow without string.
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 Vocabulary

湾 わん  bay, gulf, inlet

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