Memory phrase for the character: 研

研

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Meaning

research, polish, grind, sharpen

Pronunciation

 KEN
togu

Explanation

 Left: stone 石 (Below the cliff 厂 are stones 口), right: open, start 开 (entrance gate of a Shintō-shrine cf. 開)

Mnemonic
 
(Only polished gems show their beauty:) A stone "opens", if it is grinded for being researched.

Radicals

石 stoneShows a variation of cliff 厂 with a stone 囗 below.
开 openImage of a toori 开, the entrance gate of a Shinto shrine with a double traverse beam. This always open gate stands for: “open”.
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 Vocabulary

研ぐ とぐ  to sharpen, to grind, to hone, polish
研究 けんきゅう  study, research, investigation
研修 けんしゅう  training
研究室 けんきゅうしつ  seminar room, laboratory, prof's office

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