Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 堀
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堀 |
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Meaning |
moat, ditch, canal |
Pronunciation |
KUTSU
hori |
Explanation |
Left: earth 土, right: stoop/crouch 屈 (The buttock 尸 [= butt's crack] comes out 出 when stooping. = "plumber's crack or smile") |
Mnemonic
| It is in the ground and you need to crouch into: a moat or ditch. |
Radicals
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土
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earth | (ground, soil) |
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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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屈
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crouch, stoop, bending | (Think to the "carpenter crack", which refers to the visible butt-crack if a guy with a too short shirt crouches. The mnemonic: "The butt comes out, when crouching.) |
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出
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come out | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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