Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 柔
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柔 |
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Meaning |
tender, gentle, soft, mild, weak |
Pronunciation |
JŪ, NYŪ yawarakai |
Explanation |
Spear 矛 (developed from the image of a barbed lance) positioned in the top of a tree 木, where the wood is still weak. |
Mnemonic
| A spear made out the top of a tree is tender and weak. |
Radicals
矛
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barbed lance | (The radical munohoko shows a barbed lance. Do not mistake with prior/beforhand 予. Other radicals with weapons are: 戈 殳 斤) |
木
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tree | |
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Vocabulary
柔らかい |
やわらかい |
soft, tender, limp | 柔軟 |
じゅうなん |
flexible, lithe | 柔道 |
じゅうどう |
judo |
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