Memory phrase for the Kanji: 然
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Meaning
| affirmative, thus, so, but
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Pronunciation |
ZEN, NEN
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Explanation |
Top: (chinese only) dog meat 肰 (body 月/肉 and dog 犬), bottom: fire 灬 |
Mnemonic
| The body of the dog (roasted) over the fire: That was affirmatively so, but....
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Radicals
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肉
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body part, meat | This radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but still has the meaning body-part. |
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犬
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dog | A big 大 person with outspread arms holds a small dog 丶. |
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灬
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fire | Both the radical renga and this radical 火 are used for fire. |
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
| 自然 |
しぜん |
nature, spontaneous |
| 全然 |
ぜんぜん |
not at all (with neg. verb); entirely, completely |
| 天然 |
てんねん |
nature, spontaneity |
| 当然 |
とうぜん |
naturally, as a matter of course |
| 依然 |
いぜん |
still, as yet |
| 自然科学 |
しぜんかがく |
natural science |
| 突然 |
とつぜん |
abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly, all at once |
| 偶然 |
ぐうぜん |
(by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly, fortuity |
| 公然 |
こうぜん |
open (e.g. secret), public, official |
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