Memory phrase for the character: 尼

尼

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Meaning

nun, priestess

Pronunciation

NI
ama

Explanation

 Top: buttock from the side 尸, rest: sitting person 匕

Mnemonic
 
Sitting on her buttocks is the nun.

Radicals

尸 buttocks (in a side view)The radical shikabane has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾, buttocks 尻 or urine 尿, it is generally considered to mean "buttocks".
匕 sitting personThe Radical sajinohi means "spoon". But due to its appearance is typically used as a "sitting person". In few cases however, it is understood as claws (i.e. of a bear).




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