Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 獄


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Meaning

prison

Pronunciation

GOKU

Explanation

From left: wild animal (dog on hind legs), word , dog

Mnemonic

(The wild animal stands for the criminal and the tame dog is the good citizen:) A wild animal is tamed with words into a dog, when being in prison.

Radicals

(wild) animal(The radical kemono shows a dog on the hind legs.)
word, speech(Sound waves above the opened mouth symbolize the spoken word.)
dog(Shows a big person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog .)
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Vocabulary

地獄 じごく hell


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