Memory phrase for the Kanji: 計


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Meaning

measure

Pronunciation

KEI
hakaru

Explanation

Left: word (sound waves out of a mouth ), right: ten

Mnemonic

To put the words in groups of tens for measuring.

Radicals

word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth symbolize the spoken word.
ten, 10Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.
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Vocabulary

 計画  けいかく  plan, project, schedule, scheme, program
 計る  はかる  to measure/to weigh/to survey
 時計  とけい  watch, clock
 会計  かいけい  account, finance, accountant, reckoning
 余計  よけい  too much, abundance, surplus, superfluity
 合計  ごうけい  sum total, total amount
 家計  かけい  household economy, family finances
 生計  せいけい  livelihood, living
 統計  とうけい  statistics


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