Memory phrase for the character: 路


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Meaning

road, street, way

Pronunciation

RO
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Explanation

Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止) [止= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.], right: each/every 各 (With crossed legs 夂 on a cushion 口 sits everybody.)

Mnemonic


 
Feet are on every: road and street.

Radicals

footIt shows at the top a kneecap 口 and at the bottom a foot-print 止.
every, everybody
crossed legsThis radical is either understood as sitting with crossed legs or an upturned foot.
to stopAt top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line 一 and stops."




 Vocabulary

坂路 ばんろ  hang, slope
 route, road, distance travelled in a day
路面 ろめん  road surface
迷路 めいろ  maze, labyrinth, blind alley
十字路 じゅうじろ  crossroads
海路 かいろ  sea route
道路標識 どうろひょうしき  road sign, signpost
回路 かいろ  circuit (electric)
経路 けいろ  course, route, channel

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