Memory phrase for the character: 尿

尿

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Meaning

urine, pee

Pronunciation

NYŌ

Explanation

Left: buttock 尸 in side view, below: water 水

Mnemonic


 
The buttock's water is urine.

Radicals

buttocks (in a side view)The radical shikabane has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾, buttocks 尻 or urine 尿, it is generally considered to mean "buttocks".
waterThe radical mizu stands for water. It is commonly used in its short form 氵.




 Vocabulary

泌尿 ひにょう  urination
糖尿病 とうにょうびょう  diabetes mellitus
尿 にょう  urine
屎尿 しにょう  human waste, excreta, raw sewage

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