Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 離


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Meaning

separate, leave, apart

Pronunciation

RI
hanareru/su

Explanation

Left: 离 (lid , bad luck (here: marked container), var. of scorpion (only hind legs , sting ), right: bird

Mnemonic

Puts the lid on the container, because otherwise the scorpions and birds would leave.

Radicals

Scorpion
bird(Two symbols are equally used for bird, namely and .)
cover(Other covers are: )
bad luck(The container is marked with a cross because it contains bad luck.)
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Vocabulary

距離 きょり distance
分離 ぶんり separation, detachment, segregation, isolation
離す はなす to part/divide/separate
離れる はなれる to be separated from/to leave/to go away/to be a long way off
離婚 りこん divorce


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