Memory phrase for the Kanji: 象
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象 |
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Meaning
| elephant, shape, figure
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Pronunciation |
ZŌ, SHŌ
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Explanation |
From top: trunk ⺈, two big ears, var. of pig 豚 |
Mnemonic
| A trunk and two big ears give a pig the elephant's shape.
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Radicals
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豕
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pig | name of the radical: inoko This radical is also used in this simplified way 亥. |
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⺈
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kneeling person | (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying  , skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫) |
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
| 象 |
ぞう |
elephant |
| 象牙 |
ぞうげ |
ivory |
| 象徴 |
しょうちょう |
symbol |
| 第一印象 |
だいいちいんしょう |
first impression |
| 印象 |
いんしょう |
impression |
| 対象 |
たいしょう |
target, object (of worship, study, etc) |
| 抽象 |
ちゅうしょう |
abstract |
| 気象 |
きしょう |
weather, climate |
| 現象 |
げんしょう |
phenomenon |
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