Memory phrase for the Kanji: 昧

昧

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Meaning

dark, ambiguous, unclear, doubious

Pronunciation

 MAI

Explanation

 Left: sun/day 日, right: not yet/ immature 未 (The upper branch of the tree 木 is still shorter =immature.)

Mnemonic

The day is still immature: It is dark and ambiguous.

Radicals

日 day, sunThe radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.
未 immature, unripeThe upper twig of the tree is shorter (=not yet)
旦 sun rise
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Vocabulary

 曖昧な  あいまいな  indistinct, vague, uncertain
 曖昧  あいまい  vague, ambiguous

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