Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

China

Alternative

Sudden

Mnemonic

Under a canopy, someone thinking with a brush in their mouth has a sudden thought, and uses the brush to write the word "China". Thus, China was born.

Readings

On’yomi

とう

Kun’yomi

から

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Believe it or not, this sudden invention of China happened in とうきょう. Well, it wasn't とうきょう yet. And it was a traveling Chinese person who did it. But you know legends, they're just all over the place.

Found In Vocabulary