Memory phrase for the Kanji: 械


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Meaning

machine, device

Pronunciation

KAI

Explanation

Left: tree , right: admonish, warning 戒 (Two hands hold halberd as warning.) [ = twice this hand 屮 next to each-other and combined]

Mnemonic

To process a tree by hand into a halberd, you need a machine.

Radicals

tree
two handsTwo hands 屮 (with the fingers towards the top) simplified and combined.
halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae Other radicals with weapons are:
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Vocabulary

 械  かい  mechanical, bondage
 機械  きかい  machine, mechanism
 器械  きかい  Instrument, device

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