Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 愚

愚

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Meaning

 foolish, idiot, folly

Pronunciation

 GU
oroka

Explanation

 Top: scorpion 禺 (image of a scorpion: with long tail: carapace 田, insect 虫, long legs 冂), below: heart 心

Mnemonic

Who believes that a scorpion has a heart is foolish.

Radicals

禺 Scorpion
心 heart(Image of a heart with coronary arteries.)
虫 insect(The body 口 and the sting of an insect.)
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Vocabulary

愚か おろか foolish, stupid
愚痴 ぐち idle complaint, grumble

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