Memory phrase for the Kanji: 孝


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Meaning

filial duty/piety (respect of child for parents)

Pronunciation


Explanation

Top: old man , below: child (an old man strikes with a stick a child )

Mnemonic

Towards an old man, a child has: filial duties.

Radicals

filial duty
old manradical oigashira
childThe radical ko shows the image of a child with a large head and outstretched arms.
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Vocabulary

 孝行  こうこう  filial piety

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