Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 嫉

嫉

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Meaning

 be jealous, envy

Pronunciation

 SHITSU

Explanation

 Left: woman 女, right: illness, quick 疾 (The disease 疒 caused by an arrow 矢 is a quick illness.)

Mnemonic

The woman has a disease, as if caused by an arrow: jealousy.

Radicals

女 woman(The stroke order is: "Ku-no-ichi" = くノ一 , which also stands for a female ninja. )
疒 illness, disease
矢 arrow(An arrow ノ flies in the sky 天.)
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Vocabulary

嫉妬 しっと jealousy

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