Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 秀


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Meaning

excellent, excel, superiority

Pronunciation

SHŪ
hideru

Explanation

Top: rice plant , bottom: pregancy belly (cf.: to be pregant: 孕む (はら-む)

Mnemonic

Rice as big as a pregancy belly / womb: excellent!

Radicals

exzellent
rice plant(It is shown the ear/spike of a rice plant. The ripe grain of rice has this radical: .)
pregnancy belly(The meaning of this radical is based on 孕む (はら~む), which means: "to become pregnant".)
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Vocabulary

俊秀 しゅんしゅう genius
優秀 ゆうしゅう superiority, excellence

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