Memory phrase for the character: 荘
荘
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Meaning
villa, majestic, solemn
Pronunciation
SŌ, SHŌ
Explanation
Top: plant 艹, bottom: robust 壮 (The bed 丬 of the samurai 士 is robust.)
Mnemonic
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The plants look very robust in that villa.
Radicals
艹
plant, grass Shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
壮
robust, manly
丬
bed Shows a sliced tree trunk. It is used as "bed". cf. 片
士
samurai A proud samurai is standing firm on the ground with outspread arms. Do not mistake this radical with: earth, ground 土, which has shorter "arms".
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Vocabulary
別荘
べっそう
holiday house, villa
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