Memory phrase for the character: 暦

暦

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Meaning

calendar, almanac

Pronunciation

REKI
koyomi

Explanation

 Outside: cliff 厂, below: forest 林, sun 日 [cf. hemp 麻]

Mnemonic
 
A cliff with a forest in the sun: a picture for a calendar.

Radicals

厂 cliffThe Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾.
林 small forest
日 day, sunThe radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.
麻 hemp, flaxSince hemp is illegal, it is not stored at home, but is well hidden. So: The building 广 in the forest 林 is for the hemp.




 Vocabulary

暦 こよみ  calendar, almanac
西暦 せいれき  Christian Era, anno domini (A.D.)
還暦 かんれき  60th birthday

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