Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Announce

Mnemonic

Saying you're going to slide the dirt out of your mouth is just another way of saying you're going to announce something. All that information is the dirt, and to announce that dirt you just slide it on out of your mouth. How's that for a visual?

Readings

On’yomi

こく

Kun’yomi

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Now that you're about to announce something important, you should maybe get it nice and smooth in your mouth so the dirt can slide out easier. So take a big gulp of Coke (こく). Coke is just like, the dirt of soda anyway, you know?

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary