Memory phrase for the Kanji: 試


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Meaning

test, try, experiment, attempt

Pronunciation

SHI
kokoromiru, tamesu

Explanation

Left: word (sound waves out of a mouth ), right: ceremony (The craftsman makes a sabre for ceremony.)

Mnemonic

The words for the ceremony need to be tested.

Radicals

word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth symbolize the spoken word.
ceremony
buildCross sectionial view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
sabreThe radical shikigamae stands for a sabre. It is similar to kanohoko , which stands for a halbared.
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Vocabulary

 試みる  こころみる  to try/to test
 試み  こころみ  trial/experiment
 試す  ためす  to attempt/to test
 試験  しけん  examination/test/study
 試合  しあい  match/game/bout/contest
 試し  ためし  trial/test


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