Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 玄

玄

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Meaning

 mysterious, occult, subtle, black

Pronunciation

 GEN

Explanation

 Part of magnet: 磁, where an upper bracket 艹 holds 玄 hanging stones 石 that behave mysterious)

Mnemonic

In the bracket 亠 is a thread 幺/糸 that behaves mysteriously.

Radicals

亠 cover(Other covers are: 冖 )
玄 mysterious(Name of the radical: gen)
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Vocabulary

玄関 げんかん entranceway, entry hall
玄米 げんまい brown rice
玄人 くろうと expert, professional, geisha, prostitute

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