Memory phrase for the Kanji: 釈


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Meaning

explain, release, solve

Pronunciation

SHAKU
toku

Explanation

Left: ripe rice-plant (combination of rice plant and rice ), right: measure of length (from the body one foot forward = 1 Shaku = 30.3 cm)

Mnemonic

The ripe rice plants are measured in Shaku, that's the explanation.

Radicals

rice & rice plantThe radical: nogome is understood as a combination of rice-plant and rice
Shaku
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Vocabulary

 会釈  えしゃく  greeting, recognition, bow
 解釈  かいしゃく  explanation, interpretation


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