Memory phrase for the character: 腎


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Meaning

kidney

Pronunciation

JIN

Explanation

Top: retainer 臣, hand 又, bottom: body part 月/肉

Mnemonic


 
Like a loyal retainer with his hand, this body part is serving us: The kindney.

Radicals

retainer, tributary, vasalPicture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.
body part, meatThe radical niku is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but still has the meaning 'body part'.




 Vocabulary

肝腎 かんじん  essential, fundamental, crucial, vital


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