Memory phrase for the character: 等

等

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Meaning

equal, grade, class, etcetera

Pronunciation

TŌ
hitoshii, nado

Explanation

 Top: bamboo 竹, below: temple 寺 (.. from earth 土 and built with skillful hands 寸)

Mnemonic
 
Put the bamboo 竹 (= the sprouts) into the earth 土 and (take care of them) with a skillful hand 寸, and (the growth) will be in the same way/class.

Radicals

竹 bamboo
寺 Temple




 Vocabulary

等しい ひとしい  equal
等 など  (uk) et cetera, etc., and the like
平等 びょうどう  equality, evenness, impartiality
高等学校 こうとうがっこう  Highschool
上等 じょうとう  superiority, first class, very good
同等 どうとう  equality, equal, same rights, same rank
対等 たいとう  equivalent
彼等 かれら  they (usually male)
等分 とうぶん  division into equal parts

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