Memory phrase for the Kanji: 情


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Meaning

passion, sympathy, feeling, emotion, fact

Pronunciation

JŌ, SEI
nasake

Explanation

Left: feeling , right: young, blue (Growing plants appear in the moonshine as blue and young.)

Mnemonic

The feeling of the youth is passion.

Radicals

feelingsRadical name: risshin
blue, youngAt the top a growing plant (sometimes also or 丰, as with "life" ) and below the moon . Accordingly, growing plants appear in the moonlight: blue/green.
growing plant
monthThe radical tsuki stands for moon or month when used at the right side of a character. However t1he radical niku that stands for body or body-part is in many cases simplified to and thus looks equal as "moon".
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Vocabulary

 情け  なさけ  sympathy, compassion
 情報  じょうほう  information, (military) intelligence
 愛情  あいじょう  love, affection
 情熱  じょうねつ  passion, enthusiasm, zeal
 表情  ひょうじょう  facial expression
 事情  じじょう  circumstances, conditions, situation
 心情  しんじょう  mentality
 苦情  くじょう  complaint, troubles, objection
 純情  じゅんじょう  pure heart, naivete, self-sacrificing devotion

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