Memory phrase for the character: 寂

寂

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Meaning

lonely, lonesome, mature, quiet

Pronunciation

JAKU, SEKI
sabishii, sabi

Explanation

 Top: roof/house 宀, below: parent's younger siblings 叔 (.. harvesting pepper plants 尗 by hand 又)

Mnemonic
 
(As they are out to harvest pepper by hand?) The house of my younger uncle is lonely.

Radicals

宀 ceilingRadical: ukanmuri
叔 younger unclethe younger siblings of the parents
尗 plant of pepperThe assignment of 尗 as "pepper" is based on the Chinese character 椒 (jiāo), which stands for pepper/spices.




 Vocabulary

寂しい さびしい  lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate

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