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  • 洋

11 働 Work

Radical Combination

  • イ Leader
  • 重 Heavy
  • 力 Power

Readings

On’yomi

どう

Kun’yomi

はたら

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

A leader with a lot of power can move heavy things with hardly any work. By power, I mean a lot of strength because this leader is very strong and moving heavy things is no problem for him. His power allows the leader to move heavy things with little to no work at all.

Hints

Picture this powerful leader, bare chested with a crown on his head. His muscles are bulging as he picks up heavy things and casually tosses them aside. How does he maintain so many muscles?

Note - there are a few other kanji that have a similar meaning to this one. This kanji is used in words that refer to doing work, with a focus on movement or physical operation of a device.

Reading Mnemonic

Where does this leader’s power come from? Doughnuts (どう). He eats nothing but doughnuts. He has a special crew of bakers that work for him in his castle and they work all day to make the leader doughnuts of power. They are imbued with many secret ingredients that give the leader the power to move anything, no matter how heavy it is.

Hints

Picture yourself eating one of these power doughnuts. It’s delicious. Doughnuts are fantastic. Taste the fresh doughnut in your mouth as it crumbles and melts on your tongue. It’s the best doughnut you’ve ever had.

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 動
    • どう
    • Move

Found In Vocabulary

  • 労働者
    • ろうどうしゃ
    • Laborer
  • 労働
    • ろうどう
    • Manual Labor
  • 働く
    • はたらく
    • To Work
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