Memory phrase for the character: 歓


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Meaning

joy, delight, rejoice, jubilant

Pronunciation

KAN
yorokobu

Explanation

Left: bird 隹 with comb /一, right: lack 欠 (The mouth wide open ⺈ of the yawning person 人 is lacking [i.e. manners])

Mnemonic


 
A bird (i.e. in a cage) is lacking joy.

Radicals

lying personIs understood as a flat version of: 人 - Other radicals with 'person' are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫
birdTwo characters are equally used for bird, namely 鳥 and 隹.
deficiencyThe radical kakeru shows a mouth wide open ⺈ of a person 人 [when yawning] and stands for lack or deficiency. (perhaps a lack of good manners?)




 Vocabulary

歓迎宴 かんげいえん  welcome party​
歓送会 かんそうかい  farewell party​
歓声 かんせい  cheer, shout of joy
歓迎 かんげい  welcome, reception


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