Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 族

族

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Meaning

 family, clan, race

Pronunciation

 ZOKU

Explanation

 Left: side, direction 方, right: lying person and arrow 矢 - Better right: Two lying persons and big 大

Mnemonic

It develops in one direction, if the two lying persons [= the parents] (breed) something big, namely: into a family.

Radicals

方 direction
person who lies((Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫))
矢 arrow(An arrow ノ flies in the sky 天.)
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Vocabulary

家族 かぞく family, members of a family
姻族 いんぞく in-law; relative by marriage
民族 みんぞく people, race, nation, racial customs
貴族 きぞく noble, aristocrat
族縁 ぞくえん relative; family ties, relation

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