Memory phrase for the Kanji: 宮


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Meaning

shrine, palace

Pronunciation

KYŪ, GŪ, KU
miya

Explanation

Top: roof , below: two connected rooms

Mnemonic

Under a roof are several connected rooms: A palace or shrine.

Radicals

ceilingRadical: ukanmuri
government
connected roomsThis character shows the lower tones of the octave, However in the trainer it is seen as connected rooms. See similarities to buttocks where some overlappings are in the explanation.
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Vocabulary

 宮  みや  shrine, palace
 宮参り  みやまいり  visit a shrine
 宮司  ぐうじ  chief priest, Shinto high priest
 宮廷  きゅうてい  imperial court, Court
 宮内庁  くないちょう  Imperial Household Agency
 宮殿  きゅうでん  palace


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