Memory phrase for the character: 免

免

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Meaning

permit, license, permission, escape, excuse

Pronunciation

MEN
manukareru

Explanation

 Image of a rabbit 兔=兎=[うさぎ] on the run: long ear ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿, but without tail 丶

Mnemonic
 
With one big ear, two googly eyes and two long legs it: escapes. - This is: ..a permit.

Radicals

免 escape, permitLike a rabbit 兔=兎=[うさぎ], but with without its tail 丶. Perhaps you can't see the tail of an escaping rabbit?
罒 eyes, (net)The Radical yongashira shows the picture of an eye with a central pupil ロ, whereas 'eye' is also: 目. This radical is sometimes seen as a net for fishing.
⺈ kneeling person(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
儿 moving feetRadical: hitoashi




 Vocabulary

赦免 しゃめん  amnesty, pardon
免れる まぬがれる  to escape from, to avoid, to avert
免税 めんぜい  tax exemption, duty exemption
免許 めんきょ  license, permit, licence, certificate
免除 めんじょ  exemption, exoneration, discharge
御免 ごめん  your pardon, declining (something), dismissal, permission

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