Memory phrase for the Kanji: 偉
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偉 |
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Meaning
| admirable, great, superior, remarkable
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Pronunciation |
I
erai |
Explanation |
Left: person 人, right: averted from the center 韋 (var. of 5 五, center 口, 5 五 (upside down)= twice five averted from center |
Mnemonic
| The person who is fivefold turning away from the center (= main stream) is admirable.
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Radicals
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亻
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person | This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. |
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韋
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defend | Radical nameshigawa From top: var. of foot/stop 止, center 口, foot/stop 止 = feet standing around a center in all directions |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 偉い |
えらい |
great, celebrated, eminent, famous, remarkable, excellent |
| 偉大 |
いだい |
greatness |
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