Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 寺
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Meaning |
temple |
Pronunciation |
JI
tera |
Explanation |
Top: earth 土, bottom: skillful hand 寸 |
Mnemonic
| Made from earth and skillful hands build a temple. |
Radicals
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寺
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Temple | |
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土
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earth | (ground, soil) |
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寸
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skillful hand | (Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".) |
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
| 寺 |
てら |
temple | | 金閣寺 |
きんかくじ |
Kinkakuji (famous temple in Kyoto) | | 寺院 |
じいん |
temple |
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