Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 耕

耕

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Meaning

 plow, cultivate, to till(ground)

Pronunciation

 KŌ
tagayasu

Explanation

 Left: 耒 (tree 木 with many branches), right: well 井(Here: furrows = plowed lines in the field)

Mnemonic

For the tree to get many branches, furrows need be plowed.

Radicals

耒 A tree with branches(Shows a tree 木 with many branches. )
井 well
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Vocabulary

耕す たがやす to till, to plow, to cultivate
水耕 すいこう hydroponics
耕作 こうさく cultivation, farming
耕地 こうち arable land
農耕 のうこう farming, agriculture

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