Memory phrase for the Kanji: 海
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海 |
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Meaning
| sea, ocean
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Pronunciation |
KAI umi |
Explanation |
Left: water 氵, right: every 毎 (Persons 人 = have mothers 母, namely: everybody!) [mother 母 = woman 女 with swollen breasts : of pregnancy] |
Mnemonic
| Water is in every sea.
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Radicals
氵
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water | The radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水 |
毎
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every, each | |
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person who lies | (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫) |
母
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mother | Shows a woman 女 with a longer right stroke ノ and with two dots : which are swollen breasts of a nursing (breast-feeding) woman. |
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
海 |
うみ |
sea, beach |
雲海 |
うんかい |
sea of clouds |
海岸 |
かいがん |
coast, beach |
海洋 |
かいよう |
ocean |
北海道 |
ほっかいどう |
Hokkaido |
航海 |
こうかい |
sail/voyage |
海外 |
かいがい |
foreign, abroad, overseas |
海峡 |
かいきょう |
channel |
海路 |
かいろ |
sea route |
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