Memory phrase for the Kanji: 織

織

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Meaning

weave, fabric

Pronunciation

 SHOKU, SHIKI
oru

Explanation

 Left: thread 糸, center: sound 音 (Stand up 立 into the day 日 with music [of the clock radio?]), right: halberd 戈

Mnemonic

(Looms are noisy:) Threads cause sounds like halberds when being weaved.

Radicals

糸 thread
Sound of halberdsCombination of sound 音 and halberd 戈
音 musicStand up 立 with the sun 日 and listen to the sound.
戈 halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤
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Vocabulary

 織る  おる  to weave
 織機  しょっき  loom, weaving machine
 組織  そしき  organization, structure, construction, system
 織物  おりもの  textile, fabric
 織女  しょくじょ  Textile worker, weaver
 織り  おり  tissue, weave

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