Memory phrase for the Kanji: 鋳


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Meaning cast (i.e. in metal), mint

Pronunciation

CHŪ
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Explanation

Left: metal , right: long life 寿 (With both hands & to congratulate and wish: a long life) [..or: to roll sushi 寿]

Mnemonic


 
Metal has a long life-cycle, and thus is used for casting.

Radicals

gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.
skillful handImage of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".
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 Vocabulary

鋳型 いがた  mold, mould


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