Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 隅


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Meaning

corner, nook

Pronunciation


sumi

Explanation

Left: hill , right: scorpion (pictograph of a scorpion: combination of for carapace, insect , long legs )

Mnemonic

On the hill, there are scorpions in every corner.

Radicals

hill(The radical kozato shows a hill. and is always on the left side of a kanji. (Please note that rather similar radical oozato is always on the right sight of the kanji and means village.))
Scorpion
insect(The body and the sting of an insect.)
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Vocabulary

隅田川 すみだがわ Sumida River
すみ corner, nook

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