Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 愁


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Meaning

sadness, distress, grief

Pronunciation

SHŪ
urei/eru

Explanation

Top: autumn (when rice plants are burned down), below: heart

Mnemonic

(Because winter is coming soon:) In autumn, the heart feels sadness.

Radicals

rice plant(It is shown the ear/spike of a rice plant. The ripe grain of rice has this radical: .)
fire(Picture of a fire)
heart(Image of a heart with coronary arteries.)
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Vocabulary

哀愁 あいしゅう Grief, sorrow, sadness
郷愁 きょうしゅう nostalgia/homesickness

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