Memory phrase for the Kanji: 陸


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Meaning

land, shore, continent

Pronunciation

RIKU

Explanation

Left: hill , right: 坴 (twice earth/land and legs )

Mnemonic

A "hill" where you go from land to land is a continent.

Radicals

hillThe radical kozato shows a hill. and is always on the left side of a kanji. (Please note that rather similar radical oozato is always on the right sight of the kanji and means village.)
earthground, soil
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Vocabulary

 陸  りく  land, shore​; six (in legal documents)
 大陸  たいりく  continent
 着陸  ちゃくりく  landing, alighting, touch down
 上陸  じょうりく  landing, disembarkation
 内陸  ないりく  inland
 陸路  りくろ  land route, overland route​


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