Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 履

履

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Meaning

 wear (on foot), put on

Pronunciation

 RI
haku

Explanation

 Top: buttock from the side 尸, below: repeat, again 復 (to go 彳 with a reverse 复) [reverse = Who first lies on the tatami mat 日 and then sits cross-legged 夂, has "reversed"]

Mnemonic

For the buttock it is a repetition when shoes are put on.

Radicals

尸 buttocks (in a side view)(The radical shikabane has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾, buttocks 尻 or urine 尿, it is generally considered to mean "buttocks".)
復 to repeat
彳 to walk(Radical gyounin This is the half form of 行 gyougamae )
复 reversible(only used in Chinese)
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Vocabulary

履歴 りれき personal history, background, career, log
履く はく to wear, to put on (lower body)
草履 ぞうり zoori (Japanese footwear)/sandals
草履 ぞうり zori, traditional Japanese thonged sandals​

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