Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 避
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避 |
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Meaning |
evade, avoid, ward off, avert |
Pronunciation |
HI
sakeru |
Explanation |
Left: movement 辶, right: anal penetration/torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, anus 口 with needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture) |
Mnemonic
| Movements which mean torture should be evaded. |
Radicals
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辶
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movement | (The radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴) |
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辟
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torture, anal penetration | (anal penetration/torture (buttock from the side 尸, opening/anus 口, needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture) [Actually 針 stands for needle and 辛 is understood as the image of a tattoo needle that also stands for: bitter.]) |
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辛
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hot, spicy | (Is composed of standing 立 and ten 十. Here, in reference to needle 針 (はり), the ten can be seen as a needle, so this somehow expresses the feeling of standing on a needle.) |
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
| 避ける |
さける |
(1) to avoid (physical contact with)/(2) to ward off/to avert | | 避ける |
よける |
(1) to avoid (physical contact with)/(2) to ward off/to avert | | 避難 |
ひなん |
taking refuge/finding shelter |
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