Memory phrase for the character: 靴

靴

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Meaning

shoe

Pronunciation

KA
kutsu

Explanation

 Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals 干 have a skin 囗 of leather), right: change 化 (From a standing person 亻into a sitting person 匕 is a change.)

Mnemonic
 
Leather changes into shoes.

Radicals

革 leatherA horned 廿 animal seen from above with a backbone 丨 and broad hips 一 has a skin 囗 of leather around its torso. - This radical 皮 also stands for leather.
化 changeFrom a standing person 人 = 亻 into a sitting person 匕 is a change.




 Vocabulary

靴 くつ  shoes, footwear
靴下 くつした  socks
靴墨 くつずみ  shoe polish
靴磨き くつみが  shoeshine; shoe polishing

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