Memory phrase for the Kanji: 即


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Meaning

namely, immediate, instant

Pronunciation

SOKU
sunawachi

Explanation

Left: variation of 'not good' ('good' would be , but here the accent is missing, thus 'not good'), right: bent person

Mnemonic

Not good, he shall bow, and immediately!

Radicals

not goodIt is similar to good: , but one stroke is missing. Therefore: not good
bending personThis radical is typically described as "seal". However for the mnemonics the meaning "bending person" appears to be better.
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Vocabulary

 即急  そっきゅう  immediately
 即ち  すなわち  namely, so to say
 即する  そくする  to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to
 即座に  そくざに  immediately, right away

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