Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 聴


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Meaning

listen carefully, hear

Pronunciation

CHŌ
kiku

Explanation

Left: ear , right: var. of virtue (ten , eye , heart ; not there: "go" )

Mnemonic

Your ear shall (do it with virtue) thus as if with 10 eyes and the heart: To listen carefully.

Radicals

ear(Shows the picture of an ear. )
ten(Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.)
eyes, (net)(The Radical yongashira shows the picture of an eye, whereas eye is also: . In some combinations this radical is seen as a net for fishing.)
heart(Image of a heart with coronary arteries.)
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Vocabulary

聴覚 ちょうかく the sense of hearing
聴診器 ちょうしんき stethoscope
聴講 ちょうこう lecture attendance, auditing


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