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19 善 Morally Good

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Radical Combination

  • 羊 Sheep
  • horns Horns
  • 一 Ground
  • 口 Mouth

Meaning

Primary

Morally Good

Alternative

Good

Mnemonic

A sheep loses its horns on the ground so it picks them up in its mouth to take them to someone who's morally good enough to attach them back onto its head. Sheep don’t have hands, so the sheep had to pick the horns up off the ground with his mouth. Someone evil would just murder the sheep and steal his horns, so the sheep must find someone good to reaffix them.

Hints

Imagine yourself as the good person being approached by this forlorn sheep without horns. Hear the clack of the horns together as the sheep drops them out of his mouth onto the ground and lets out a pathetic bleat. “Baa~aa~ah~”

Readings

On’yomi

ぜん

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Since you are morally good, you decide not to murder the sheep and harvest its organs. Instead, as a practitioner of the good teachings of Zen (ぜん) Buddhism, you decided to help the sheep out. Your Zen teachings have increased the power of your healing abilities, so you fix the sheep up in no time.

Hints

Imagine yourself using your Zen magic to heal this sheep. Place your hands on the sheep’s horns and imagine returning them to their rightful location on the sheep’s head. Feel the soft wool of the sheep as he bleats in happiness.

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 喜
    • き
    • Rejoice
  • 普
    • ふ
    • Normal

Found In Vocabulary

  • 善悪
    • ぜんあく
    • Good And Evil
  • 改善
    • かいぜん
    • Improvement
  • 慈善
    • じぜん
    • Charity
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