Memory phrase for the Kanji: 秀
秀
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Meaning
excellent, excel, superiority
Pronunciation
SHŪ hi deru
Explanation
Top: rice plant 禾 , bottom: pregnancy belly 乃 (cf.: to be pregnant: 孕む (はら-む)
Mnemonic
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Rice as big as a pregnancy belly / womb: excellent!
Radicals
秀
excellent
禾
rice plant It shows the ear/spike of a rice plant. The ripe grain of rice has this radical: 米 .
乃
pregnancy belly The meaning of this radical is based on 孕む (はら~む), which means: "to become pregnant". It is read such that the child 子 comes out of the womb 乃 .
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Vocabulary
俊秀
しゅんしゅう
genius
7768
優秀
ゆうしゅう
superiority, excellence
677
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