Memory phrase for the Kanji: 寿
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寿 |
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Meaning
| congratulate, long life
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Pronunciation |
JU
kotobuki |
Explanation |
Left: var. of hand 手, right: skillful hand 寸 |
Mnemonic
| Two hands congratulate and wish a long life. (And two hands 手,寸 are needed to roll sushi 寿司)
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Radicals
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扌
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hand | Several characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌, 手, ヨ |
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寸
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skillful hand | Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure". |
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
| 寿司 |
すし |
Sushi (food) |
| 寿命 |
じゅみょう |
life span |
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