Memory phrase for the Kanji: 健


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Meaning

health, fitness

Pronunciation

KEN
sukoyaka

Explanation

Left: person /, right: building, construction (The brush needs to move at the construction.) [The brush is a part of: to write ]

Mnemonic

A person who wants to build must be healthy.

Radicals

personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" , and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
movementThe radical ennyou stands for movement and is similar to shinnyuu , which equally stands for movement.
brush
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Vocabulary

 健やか  すこやか  vigorous, healthy, sound
 健康  けんこう  health, sound, wholesome
 健康保険証  けんこうほけんしょう  health insurance card
 壮健な  そうけんな  healthy, robust​
 保健  ほけん  health preservation, hygiene, sanitation
 健全  けんぜん  health, soundness, wholesome
 健在  けんざい  in good health, well

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