Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 吉
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吉 |
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Meaning |
good luck, fortune, joy |
Pronunciation |
KICHI, KITSU
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Explanation |
Top: samurai 士, bottom: mouth 口 - (simplified from: luck 喜, where the samurai has beans 豆 in his mouth.) |
Mnemonic
| A samurai with a (full) mouth has good luck. |
Radicals
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吉
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good luck | (Top: Samurai 士, below: Mund 口. (This character and radical is a simplification of 喜)) |
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士
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Samurai | (Not mistake with earth, ground: 土) |
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口
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mouth | (A small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 不吉 |
ふきつ |
ominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen, inauspiciousness |
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