Memory phrase for the character: 併

併

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Meaning

unite, join, merge

Pronunciation

HEI
awaseru

Explanation

 Left: person 人, right: unite 并 (When coming out 丷 of a the gate 开 (=toori) of a shinto-shrine you shall be united)

Mnemonic
 
Persons who are united are united/merged.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
并 put together, uniteWhen you are coming out 丷 of a buddhist temple 开 you shall be united. - [开 = image of a temple's entrance gate with double upper traverses, which actually means "open 開", as these gates have no door]
丷 way outThis radical is understood as "something coming out", such as steam.
开 openImage of a toori 开, the entrance gate of a Shinto shrine with a double traverse beam. This always open gate stands for: “open”.




 Vocabulary

合併 がっぺい  combination, union, merger, coalition, incorporation
併合 へいごう  merger, annexation, joining

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