仕 Doing

Radical Combination

• ｲ

  Leader
• 士

  Samurai

Meaning

Primary

Doing

Alternative

Do

Mnemonic

The leader samurai didn't become leader by sitting around not taking action. He got to where he is by doing.

Hints

Imagine the leader samurai doing things. He's doing more than anyone else, no one can keep up with what he's doing.

Readings

On’yomi

し

Kun’yomi

つか

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

He was doing things with sheep (し). He is the leader of the sheep clan, and he was able to do more with sheep than anyone else. That's why he's the leader.

Hints

Picture the leader samurai doing lots of sheep things. He's shearing sheep. He's feeding sheep. He's doing everything you could possibly do, because he's the sheep samurai.