Memory phrase for the Kanji: 械

械

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Meaning machine, device

Pronunciation

KAI

Explanation

Left: tree 木, right: admonish, warning 戒 (Two hands 廾 hold halberd 戈 as warning.) [廾 = twice this hand 屮 next to each-other and combined]

Mnemonic
 
To process a tree by hand into a halberd, you need a machine.

Radicals

木 tree
廾 two handsTwo hands 屮 (with the fingers 山 towards the top) simplified and combined.
戈 halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤
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 Vocabulary

械 かい  mechanical, bondage
機械 きかい  machine, mechanism
器械 きかい  Instrument, device

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