왼쪽: 말 言, 오른쪽: 결합할 언, 동시에 할 兼(한 손으로 ナ/ヨ는 벼 두 그루 禾를 동시에 쥐고 있습니다.) Left: word 言, right: combine, concurrently 兼 (A hand ナ/ヨ holds two rice plants 禾 combined & concurrently.)
니모닉
겸손과 결합된 말. (It is more polite to speak in long, flowery phrases rather than in monosyllables.) When words are combined, they are more humble.