Memory phrase for the character: 臨

臨

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Meaning

attend, look to, face, confront, participate

Pronunciation

RIN
nozomu

Explanation

 Left: retainer 臣 (watchful eye), right: horizontal lying person , merchandise 品

Mnemonic
 
A retainer and a further person are at the merchandise: They are attending, and have a look at it.

Radicals

臣 retainer, tributary, vasalPicture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.
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
品 goods, item




 Vocabulary

臨む のぞむ  to look out on, to face, to deal with, to attend (function)
臨時 りんじ  temporary, special, extraordinary
君臨 くんりん  reigning (over a country)​, dominating

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