Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 后
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Meaning |
an empress, queen, behind |
Pronunciation |
KŌ, GO
kisaki |
Explanation |
Top: var. of buttock seen from the side 尸, below: opening 口 as anus, in the sense of 'behind' (Originates in the custom that the empress followed behind the emperor.) |
Mnemonic
| The one following 'behind' is the empress. |
Radicals
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尸
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buttocks (in a side view) | (The radical shikabane has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾, buttocks 尻 or urine 尿, it is generally considered to mean "buttocks".) |
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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
| 皇后 |
こうごう |
(Japanese) empress; queen |
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