Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Work

Mnemonic

Your leader makes you lift heavy loads with all your power, since this is what you do for work. Why do you this kind of work? Well, you're good at it and the leader makes you do it, I guess.

Readings

On’yomi

どう

Kun’yomi

はたら

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Where do you get the power to do all this work? From doughnuts (どう). You eat nothing but doughnuts. If you had no doughnuts, you couldn't work. In fact, your leader pays you for your work… in doughnuts.

Visually Similar Kanji

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