Memory phrase for the character: 涙

涙

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Meaning

tear, teardrop, sympathy

Pronunciation

RUI
namida

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: to return 戻 (From a distance the door still appears small, but: The door 戸 gets bigger 大 and bigger [the closer you get] when you return.)

Mnemonic
 
(Risk of flooding) If the water returns to your door, you will get (big) tears.

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
戸 doorThe radical todare shows a sliding door 尸 mounted in an upper guide/rail.
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.




 Vocabulary

涙 なみだ  tear

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