Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 尼


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Meaning

nun, priestess

Pronunciation

NI
ama

Explanation

Top: buttock from the side , rest: sitting person

Mnemonic

Sitting on her buttocks is the nun.

Radicals

buttocks (in a side view)(The radical shikabane has the meaning: corpse . But because of its use in tail 尾, buttocks 尻 or urine 尿, it is generally considered to mean "buttocks".)
sitting person(The Radical sajinohi means "spoon". But due to its appearance is typically used as a "sitting person". In few cases however, it is understood as claws (i.e. of a bear).)
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