仙 Hermit

Radical Combination

• ｲ

  Leader
• 山

  Mountain

Meaning

Primary

Hermit

Mnemonic

A leader who lives in a mountain is a hermit. The only thing this hermit is a leader of now is mountain goats. This hermit dislikes people so that’s why he lives in a mountain now.

Hints

Imagine this odd hermit leading mountain goats around the mountain, marching to the beat of a drum. It’s a strange sight indeed.

Readings

On’yomi

せん

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

One day the hermit was leading the mountain goats around and he ran into a centaur (せん). The centaur said that he was the rightful leader of these mountain goats so the centaur challenged the hermit to a duel.

Hints

Picture this old hermit fighting this centaur in a duel. Who do you think is gonna win? Hear the hermit screaming in agony as the centaur demolishes him.