Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 肩


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Meaning

shoulder

Pronunciation

KEN
kata

Explanation

Top: door , below: body part /

Mnemonic

The door is (as high as) this body part: The shoulder.

Radicals

door(The radical "todare" shows a sliding door mounted in an upper guide/rail.)
body part, meat(This radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but still has the meaning body-part.)
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Vocabulary

かた shoulder

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