Memory phrase for the character: 臣

臣

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Meaning

retainer, tributary, henchman, vassal

Pronunciation

SHIN, JIN

Explanation

 cf. huge 巨 (very big eye)

Mnemonic
 
An eye wide open (with eyelashes) is representing the attentiveness of a retainer.

Radicals

臣 retainer, tributary, vasalPicture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.
巨 huge




 Vocabulary

臣 しん  retainer, subject, Minister
総理大臣 そうりだいじん  Prime Minister
大臣 だいじん  cabinet minister

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