Memory phrase for the Kanji: 后
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后 |
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Meaning
| an empress, queen, behind
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Pronunciation |
KŌ, GO kisaki |
Explanation |
Top: var. of buttock seen from the side 尸, below: opening 口 as anus, in the sense of 'behind' (Originates in the custom that the empress followed behind the emperor.) |
Mnemonic
| The one following 'behind' is the empress.
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Radicals
尸
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buttocks (in a side view) | The radical shikabane has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾, buttocks 尻 or urine 尿, it is generally considered to mean "buttocks". |
口
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mouth | A small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure. |
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
皇后 |
こうごう |
(Japanese) empress; queen |
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