写 Copy

Radical Combination

• 冖

  Forehead
• 一

  Ground
• Beggar

Meaning

Primary

Copy

Mnemonic

The forehead of this beggar is on the ground. Except it’s not exactly the ground, it’s a giant copy machine, and he’s making copies of his forehead!

Hints

Picture how ridiculous this beggar looks, taking copies of his forehead with the ground copy machine.

Readings

On’yomi

しゃ

Kun’yomi

うつ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

This ground copy machine can only be the work of one person: a shaman (しゃ)!

Hints

This particular shaman’s specialty is being able to turn any surface into a copy machine at a swirl of his little shaman wand. Picture him running around in circles, doing a little dance and chant, and then the ground suddenly turning into one giant copy machine.