Memory phrase for the Kanji: 穀
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穀 |
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Meaning
| cereals, grain
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Pronunciation |
KOKU
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Explanation |
Left: samurai 士, cover 冖, rice plant 禾, right: 殳 (weapon 几 [battle axe] in a hand 又) |
Mnemonic
| The samurai protects (= covers) the rice plants with the weapon in his hand and also other cereals and grains.
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Radicals
士
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Samurai | Not mistake with earth, ground: 土 |
禾
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rice plant | It is shown the ear/spike of a rice plant. The ripe grain of rice has this radical: 米. |
殳
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Hand with axe | The Radical rumata shows a hand 又 with an axe . |
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
穀物 |
こくもつ |
grain, cereal, corn |
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