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  • 今 

3 北 North

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Radical Combination

  • 扌 Fingers
  • 匕 Spoon

Meaning

Primary

North

Mnemonic

Balance a spoon on your pointed fingers and it will always point north. The spoon is like a compass needle and your fingers guide the knowledge your body already has and uses it to point north. That's science, friends!

Notice how the fingers radical is a little different here? That's because you're pointing them really hard.

Hints

Imagine taking a spoon and balancing it on your fingers. Now watch the spoon spin spin spin until it stops and ultimately points north.

Readings

On’yomi

ほく

Kun’yomi

きた

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You realize that this ability to find north is probably really valuable, so you go to the nearest pawn shop and hock (ほく) it. Even your fingers.

Hints

Imagine walking out of a pawn shop after hocking your fingers and spoon and realizing that you don't know where you are. Oh, if only you could tell where north was...

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 化
    • か
    • Change
  • 比
    • ひ
    • Compare

Found In Vocabulary

  • 北
    • きた
    • North
  • 北西
    • ほくせい
    • Northwest
  • 東北
    • とうほく
    • Tohoku
  • 北海道
    • ほっかいどう
    • Hokkaido
  • 北斗七星
    • ほくとしちせい
    • The Big Di...
  • 北緯
    • ほくい
    • Northern L...
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