Memory phrase for the Kanji: 珍

珍

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Meaning strange, unusual, rare

Pronunciation

CHIN
mezurashii

Explanation

Left: king 王, right: skin rash 㐱 (person 人 with eczema 彡) [cf. 疹 = しん = measles]

Mnemonic
 
A king with skin rash looks strange.

Radicals

王 kingThe three 三 spheres (heaven, earth and mankind) unite in the person of the king.
彡 hairThe radical sanzukuri shows three hair.
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 Vocabulary

珍味 ちんみ  delicacy, dainties
珍しい めずらしい  unusual, rare

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