Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 涙


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Meaning

tear, teardrop, sympathy

Pronunciation

RUI
namida

Explanation

Left: water , right: to return 戻 (From a distance the door still appears small, but: The door gets bigger and bigger [the closer you get] when you return.)

Mnemonic

(Risk of flooding) If the water returns to your door, you will get (big) tears.

Radicals

water(The radical sanzui is a short form of water )
door(The radical "todare" shows a sliding door mounted in an upper guide/rail.)
big(A person with wide spread arms and legs appears big.)
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Vocabulary

なみだ tear


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