Memory phrase for the Kanji: 府
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府 |
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Meaning
| urban prefecture
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Pronunciation |
FU
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Explanation |
Left and top: building 广, rest: attach 付 (Person 亻 with skillful hand 寸 attaches sth.) |
Mnemonic
| The buildings that are attaching, belong to the prefecture.
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Radicals
广
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building | Radical: madare - A similar radical 厂 stands for cliff. |
付
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attach | |
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
府 |
ふ |
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto) |
政府 |
せいふ |
government, administration |
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