Memory phrase for the Kanji: 試


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Meaning

test, try, experiment, attempt

Pronunciation

SHI
kokoromiru, tamesu

Explanation

Left: word (sound waves out of a mouth ), right: ceremony (The craftsman makes a sabre for ceremony.)

Mnemonic

The words for the ceremony need to be tested.

Radicals

word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth symbolize the spoken word.
ceremony
buildCross sectionial view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
sabreThe radical shikigamae stands for a sabre. It is similar to kanohoko , which stands for a halbared.
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Vocabulary

 試みる  こころみる  to try, to test
 試み  こころみ  trial, experiment
 試す  ためす  to attempt, to test
 試験  しけん  examination, test, study
 試合  しあい  match, game, bout, contest
 試し  ためし  trial, test


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