Memory phrase for the Kanji: 氏
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Meaning
| clan, linage, family
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Pronunciation |
SHI
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Explanation |
Variant of hill 丘. Clan families often had their estates on the top of hills. This developed into the family name. |
Mnemonic
| A distorted variant of person 人 = 亻= 厂 together with a "plus +" as a multiplier results in a family.
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Radicals
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氏
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Family | |
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弋
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sabre | The radical shikigamae stands for a sabre. It is similar to kanohoko 戈, which stands for a halbared. |
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丘
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hill | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 某氏 |
ぼうし |
a certain person |
| 氏 |
うじ |
family, clan |
| 氏名 |
しめい |
full name, identity |
| 氏 |
し |
family name, lineage, birth |
| 彼氏 |
かれし |
boyfriend, lover |
| 氏神 |
うじがみ |
patron god, tutelar deity, guardian deity |
| 氏譜 |
しふ |
pedigree |
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