Memory phrase for the character: 将

将

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Meaning

commander, leader

Pronunciation

SHŌ
masa

Explanation

 Left: bed 丬 (cf. 爿 developed from the image of a halved 片 tree), right: a hand reaches down 爫, skillful hand 寸

Mnemonic
 
A simple bed, a hand reaching down and a skillful hand defines (the skills of) a commander.

Radicals

丬 bedShows a sliced tree trunk. It is used as "bed". cf. 片
爫 grap downwardsThe radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.
寸 skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. The mnemonics use it as "skillful hand" and partly as "to measure".




 Vocabulary

将軍 しょうぐん  shogun
将来 しょうらい  future, prospects
将棋 しょうぎ  Japanese chess
将校 しょうこう  officer

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