Memory phrase for the character: 儀

儀

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Meaning

ceremony, case, affair

Pronunciation

GI

Explanation

 Left: person 人, right: morality, justice 義 (The sacrifice of a sheep 羊 by me (I,me = 我) with the hand 扌 at the halberd 戈, is justice.) [I, me 我 = with my hand 手 at the halberd 戈]

Mnemonic
 
A person sacrificing a sheep with the hand at the halberd is performing a ceremony.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
義 righteousnessThe sacrifice of a sheep 羊 by me (I,me = 我) with the hand 扌 at the halberd 戈, is justice.
我 I, myself
羊 sheepPictogram of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.




 Vocabulary

御辞儀 おじぎ  bow
儀式 ぎしき  ceremony, rite, religious ritual
礼儀 れいぎ  manners, courtesy, etiquette
行儀 ぎょうぎ  manners

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