Memory phrase for the Kanji: 酸

酸

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Meaning

sour, acid, bitter

Pronunciation

 SAN
suppai, sui

Explanation

 Left: wine jar 酉, right: 夋 (nose ム, legs 儿, upturned foot 夂 [= sitting cross-legged])

Mnemonic

Wine that smells in the nose like legs and feet is sour.

Radicals

酉 alcoholwine jar
夋 ???
夂 crossed legsThis radical is understood as sitting with crossed legs or upturned foot.
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Vocabulary

 酸  さん  acid
 酸っぱい  すっぱい  sour, acid
 酸化  さんか  oxidation
 酸性  さんせい  acidity
 酸素  さんそ  oxygen
 炭酸  たんさん  carbonic acid

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