Memory phrase for the character: 顧

顧

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Meaning

look back, reminisce

Pronunciation

KO
kaerimiru

Explanation

 Left: employ 雇 (The one in the door 戸 shouting like a bird 隹 is employee.), right: head/forehead 頁

Mnemonic
 
(An entrepreneur or business owner is proactive and energetic, but:) The employee's head looks back.

Radicals

戸 doorThe radical todare shows a sliding door 尸 mounted in an upper guide/rail.
隹 birdTwo characters are equally used for bird, namely 鳥 and 隹.
頁 (fore-)head, pageThe radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character 首 is used for: head.




 Vocabulary

顧客 こきゃく  customer, client, patron
顧みる かえりみる  to look back, to turn around, to review
顧問 こもん  adviser, advisor, consultant, counselor

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