Memory phrase for the Kanji: 耐
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耐 |
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Meaning
| endure, resistance, bear, durableness, perdurability
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Pronunciation |
TAI
taeru |
Explanation |
Left: beard 而 (.. hangs down below the mouth 一), right: skillful hand 寸 |
Mnemonic
| (Taking care for a beard needs time:) A beard needs a skillful hand that has endurance.
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Radicals
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而
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beard | Radical:shikashite |
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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
| 耐える |
たえる |
to bear, to stand, to endure, to support, to withstand, to resist |
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