Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 郷
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郷 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning |
home town, village, rural |
Pronunciation |
KYŌ, GŌ
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Explanation |
Left: var. of thread 糸, rest: variation of husband 郎 (= The 'good' 良 from the village ⻏, but here with "not good" 艮) |
Mnemonic
| The thread of the 'husband' connects to the hometown. |
Radicals
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糸
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thread | |
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郎
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man, husband | |
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艮
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not good | (It is similar to good: 良, but one stroke is missing. Therefore: not good) |
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village, city wall | (This radical oozato is always at the right side of the kanji and means "village". Please note the difference to the radical kozato 阝, which means "hill" and is always at the left side of the kanji.) |
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
| 郷里 |
きょうり |
birth-place/home town | | 故郷 |
こきょう |
home town, birthplace, native place | | 故郷 |
ふるさと |
home town, birthplace | | 郷土 |
きょうど |
native place/birth place/one's old home | | 郷愁 |
きょうしゅう |
nostalgia/homesickness |
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