Memory phrase for the Kanji: 吸


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Meaning

suck, breathe in, inhale

Pronunciation

KYŪ
suu

Explanation

Left: mouth , right: reach, extend (Here: cigarette and variation of hand

Mnemonic

A mouth with a cigarette in a hand to suck/inhale.

Radicals

mouthA small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.
reach, extend
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Vocabulary

 吸う  すう  to smoke, to breathe in, to suck
 吸収  きゅうしゅう  absorption, suction, attraction
 呼吸  こきゅう  breath, respiration
 吸血鬼  きゅうけつき  vampire

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