Memory phrase for the character: 鎮

鎮

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Meaning

tranquilize, calm, suppress

Pronunciation

CHIN
shizumaru/meru

Explanation

 Left: gold/metal 金, right: truth 真 (What ten 十 eyes 目 see on the table is truely real.) [Tool 具 = eye 目, table ]

Mnemonic
 
Gold is truly tranquilizing or can (by its weight) suppress.

Radicals

金 gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.
真 real, trulyWhat the ten 十 eyes 目 see on the table , it is truly real.
具 tool, ingredients
tableThe interpretation as a table is not etymologically correct, but is helpful in many cases.




 Vocabulary

鎮圧 ちんあつ  suppression, subjugation

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