Memory phrase for the Kanji: 繊

繊

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Meaning fine, slender, fiber, slim

Pronunciation

SEN

Explanation

Left: thread 糸, right: halberd 戈 with ten 十, hollow 业 (= hollow vent of an extinct volcano)

Mnemonic
 
Like 'threads' are the ten hollow halberds: such fine.

Radicals

糸 thread
十 ten, 10Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.
业 hollowImage of a hollow volcano vent
戈 halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤
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 Vocabulary

繊細 せんさい  delicate, sensitive, subtle
化繊 かせん  synthetic fibres
繊維 せんい  fibre, fiber, textile

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