Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 賢
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賢 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning |
wise, intelligent |
Pronunciation |
KEN kashikoi |
Explanation |
Top: retainer 臣, hand 又, below: shell/money 貝 |
Mnemonic
| A retainer with a hand at the money is wise and intelligent. |
Radicals
臣
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retainer, tributary, vasal | (Picture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.) |
又
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hand | (Several characters are used for hand: , 扌, 手, ヨ) |
貝
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money | (shell a cowries-shell (used as money)) |
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
賢明 |
けんめい |
wisdom, intelligence, prudence | 賢い |
かしこい |
wise/clever/smart |
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