Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 寂


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Meaning

lonely, lonesome, mature, quiet

Pronunciation

JAKU, SEKI
sabishii, sabi

Explanation

Top: roof/house , below: parent's younger siblings (.. harvesting pepper plants by hand )

Mnemonic

(As they are out to harvest pepper by hand?) The house of my younger uncle is lonely.

Radicals

ceiling(Radical: ukanmuri)
younger oncle(the younger siblings of the parents)
plant of pepper(The assignment of as "pepper" is based on the Chinese character 椒 (jiāo), which stands for pepper/spices.)
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Vocabulary

寂しい さびしい lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate

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