Memory phrase for the character: 健

健

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Meaning

health, fitness

Pronunciation

KEN
sukoyaka

Explanation

 Left: person 亻/人, right: building, construction 建 (The brush 聿 needs to move 廴 at the construction.) [The brush 聿 is a part of: to write 書]

Mnemonic
 
A person who wants to build must be healthy.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
廴 movementThe radical ennyou stands for movement and is similar to shinnyuu 辶, which equally stands for movement.
聿 brush




 Vocabulary

健やか すこやか  vigorous, healthy, sound
健康 けんこう  health, sound, wholesome
健康保険証 けんこうほけんしょう  health insurance card
壮健な そうけんな  healthy, robust​
保健 ほけん  health preservation, hygiene, sanitation
健全 けんぜん  health, soundness, wholesome
健在 けんざい  in good health, well

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