Memory phrase for the character: 尋


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Meaning

inquire, ask, look for, seek, (length: 6 shaku =1.82m)

Pronunciation

JIN
tazuneru, hiro

Explanation

From top: hand ヨ, craftsman 工, mouth 口, skillful hand 寸

Mnemonic


 
A normal hand ヨ changes through work and the mouth into a skilled hand 寸, if you inquire and ask.

Radicals

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".
handSeveral characters are used for hand: ,ナ, 扌, 手,ヨ,又. The hand can be seen with the forearm on the right and the fingers on the left.




 Vocabulary

尋ねる たずねる  to ask, to enquire


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