Memory phrase for the Kanji: 茨


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Meaning thorn, spine

Pronunciation


ibara

Explanation

Top: plant 艹, below: next 次 (ice 冫is lacking 欠, what comes next?)

Mnemonic


 
If a plant has those, I (or better the goats) go to the next: Those are the thorns.

Radicals

plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
next, following
deficiencyThe radical kakeru shows a mouth wide open ⺈ of a person 人 [when yawning] and stands for lack or deficiency. (perhaps a lack of good manners?)
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