Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 塗
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塗 |
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Meaning |
painting, plaster, coat |
Pronunciation |
TO
nuru |
Explanation |
Top: 涂 (water 氵, in excess, remain 余 (A heap  is still on an altar 示 [= to show], thus in excess.), bottom: earth/ground 土 |
Mnemonic
| The water remains on the ground look like a painting. |
Radicals
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氵
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water | (The radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水) |
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余
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in excess | (A heap is still (on a variant) of altar 示 [= to show], thus there in excess.) |
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土
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earth | (ground, soil) |
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
| 塗る |
ぬる |
to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish |
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