唐 China

Radical Combination

• 广

  Canopy
• 丨

  Stick
• ヨ

  Wolverine
• 口

  Mouth

Meaning

Primary

China

Alternative

Sudden

Mnemonic

Under a canopy held up by a stick, Wolverine opens his mouth and says, "China!" Why would he say China? It's all very sudden.

Hints

Picture Wolverine shouting "China!" in his canopy all of a sudden. Okay, he only said "China" because someone asked him to name a country, and when he looked at his canopy, it reminded him of a pagoda.

Readings

On’yomi

とう

Kun’yomi

から

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

This sudden urge to shout "China" also came about because Wolverine woke up in とうきょう. Outside of his pagoda-shaped canopy, Wolverine noticed the kanji and assumed he was in China.

Hints

Imagine scowling at Wolverine for getting China and とうきょう mixed up. In his defense, he hasn't been learning Japanese like you have, so you can forgive him. He should really do better though.