Memory phrase for the Kanji: 狙

狙

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Meaning aim at, aspire, intent

Pronunciation

SO
nerau

Explanation

Left: wild animal 犭 (dog on hind legs), right: in addition/moreover 且 (A pile of stones [= a stone cairn] where moreover stones are added.)

Mnemonic
 
The dog, in addition, is targeting an aim.

Radicals

犭 (wild) animalThe radical kemono shows a dog on the hind legs.
且 pile of stones, besides
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 Vocabulary

狙い ねらい  aim
狙う ねらう  to aim at

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