Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 凶

凶

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Meaning

 bad luck, disaster, evil, villian/trickster

Pronunciation

 KYŌ

Explanation

 Container 凵 with a mark 㐅

Mnemonic

The mark at the container shows that it is empty - bad luck.

Radicals

凶 bad luck(The container 凵 is marked with a cross 㐅 because it contains bad luck.)
凵 frame
㐅 cross
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Vocabulary

凶兆 きょうちょう evil omen, ominous sign
凶作 きょうさく bad harvest, poor crop

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