Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 窮
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窮 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning |
distress, deadlock, suffer, destitute |
Pronunciation |
KYŪ
kiwamaru/meru |
Explanation |
Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), below: body 身 and bow 弓 |
Mnemonic
| In this hole is a body that is bent like a bow: Somebody is in distress! |
Radicals
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穴
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Opening | (Also: hole, cavity, cavern - Covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the hole / cave.) |
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身
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body | |
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弓
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bow | (Pictograph: bow without string.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 窮地 |
きゅうち |
dilemma, predicament | | 窮乏 |
きゅうぼう |
poverty | | 窮屈 |
きゅうくつ |
narrow, tight, stiff, uneasy, constrained |
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