Memory phrase for the character: 戯


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Meaning

frolic, joke, play, fun

Pronunciation

GI
tawamureru

Explanation

Left: empty/hollow 虚 (tiger's 虎 den 业 is empty. [den = hollow 业 = extinct volcanic vent]), right: halberd 戈

Mnemonic


 
In a tiger's den (= cavern) with a halberd you should not frolic (= joke around).

Radicals

tiger
hollowImage of a hollow volcano vent
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




 Vocabulary

戯曲 ぎきょく  play, drama


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