Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 加

加

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Meaning

 add, append, join

Pronunciation

 KA
kuwaeru

Explanation

 Left: power 力, right: mouth 口

Mnemonic

(It is meant, to eat sth.) For getting power 力 your mouth 口 needs sth. to be 'added'.

Radicals

加 add
力 power force
口 mouth(A small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.)
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Vocabulary

加える くわえる to append, to sum up, to add (up), to include, to inflict
加わる くわわる to join in, to accede to, to increase, to gain in (influence)
加味する かみする seasoning, flavoring
増加 ぞうか increase, addition
参加 さんか participation
加減 かげん addition and subtraction, degree, condition
追加 ついか addition, supplement, appendix
加賀 かが City in Ishikawa Prefecture
加速 かそく acceleration

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