Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 堅

堅

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Meaning

 firm, solid, hard

Pronunciation

 KEN
katai

Explanation

 Top: retainer 臣 and hand 又, below: earth/ground 土

Mnemonic

A retainer has to work by hand in the earth, when it is firm and hard.

Radicals

臣 retainer, tributary, vasal(Picture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.)
又 hand(Several characters are used for hand: , 扌, 手, ヨ)
土 earth(ground, soil)
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Vocabulary

堅固 けんご strength, indestructibility
堅果 けんか nut
堅い かたい hard (esp. wood), steadfast, honorable, stuffy writing

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