Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 即


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Meaning

namely, immediate, instant

Pronunciation

SOKU
sunawachi

Explanation

Left: variation of 'not good' ('good' would be , but here the accent is missing, thus 'not good'), right: bent person

Mnemonic

Not good, he shall bow, and immediately!

Radicals

not good(It is similar to good: , but one stroke is missing. Therefore: not good)
bending person(This radical is typically described as "seal". However for the mnemonics the meaning "bending person" appears to be better.)
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Vocabulary

即急 そっきゅう immediately
即ち すなわち namely, so to say
即する そくする to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to
即座に そくざに immediately, right away

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