Memory phrase for the Kanji: 錮


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Meaning to imprison so., tie up, to bond sb.

Pronunciation

KO

Explanation

Left: gold/metal , right: hard/firm/strong (Some things [= meat, some vegetable] with age [= tomb stone] become hard )

Mnemonic


 
Metal is hard/strong and thus used for a prison.

Radicals

gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.
hard, firmOutside a frame , which stands as a placeholder for things that become hard with age , such as the meat of old animals or old vegetables/roots. In other words: "things" that are old are also hard.
enclosureThe radical kunigamae surrounds/encloses further components and thus differs from the simple square that stands for mouth .
oldPicture of a gravestone
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