Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 城

城

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Meaning

 castle

Pronunciation

 JŌ
shiro

Explanation

 Left: earth/ground 土, right: achieve/become 成 (In the direction 方 of the halberds 戈 we will achieve.)

Mnemonic

(When earth/ground is piled up to a wall:) Out of this ground we will achieve/make: a castle.

Radicals

土 earth(ground, soil)
成 achieve, become
戈 halberd, spear, lance(This radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤)
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Vocabulary

城 しろ castle
城下 じょうか land near the castle

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