Memory phrase for the character: 陵

陵

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Meaning

imperial tomb, mausoleum, mound

Pronunciation

RYŌ
misasagi

Explanation

 Left: hill 阝, right: 夌 (earth 土, two legs 儿, upturned foot 夂)

Mnemonic
 
The hill where there are under the earth (at least) two legs and an upturned foot, is an imperial tomb.

Radicals

阝 hillThe radical kozato shows a hill. 阝 and is always on the left side of a kanji. (Please note that rather similar radical oozato ⻏ is always on the right sight of the kanji and means village.)
夂 crossed legsThis radical is either understood as sitting with crossed legs or an upturned foot.




 Vocabulary

丘陵 きゅうりょう  hill

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