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22 坊 Monk

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Radical Combination

  • 土 Dirt
  • 方 Direction

Meaning

Primary

Monk

Mnemonic

Can you look at the dirt and know which direction you need to go? Then you might be a monk. Monks have amazing skills like that. And I'm sure you've seen monks wandering around in lots of media. They don't need maps or smartphones. They just look at the dirt and let the earth guide them to where they need to be.

Hints

Picture a monk walking through a large field in the middle of nowhere. He knows where to go, he's not afraid. The dirt will lead him in the right direction.

Readings

On’yomi

ぼう

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You want to know the monk's trick so you hide behind him for a while as he walks. Finally the monk stops, looks around, takes out a bowling (ぼう) ball and starts bowling in the dirt. The bowling ball rolls off, the monk follows it, and then heads off in that direction.

Hints

Imagine a monk bowling in the middle of the road. Imagine your shock at how well he handles the ball. Also, imagine how heavy it must be for a monk to carry a bowling ball everywhere!

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 放
    • ほう
    • Release
  • 族
    • ぞく
    • Tribe
  • 旅
    • りょ
    • Trip
  • 妨
    • ぼう
    • Obstruct
  • 防
    • ぼう
    • Prevent
  • 施
    • し
    • Carry Out
  • 訪
    • ほう
    • Visit
  • 肪
    • ぼう
    • Obese
  • 旋
    • せん
    • Rotation
  • 紡
    • ぼう
    • Spinning

Found In Vocabulary

  • 赤ん坊
    • あかんぼう
    • Baby
  • 坊主
    • ぼうず
    • Buddhist P...
  • 坊さん
    • ぼうさん
    • Monk
  • 寝坊
    • ねぼう
    • Oversleeping
  • 朝寝坊
    • あさねぼう
    • Late Riser
  • 寝坊する
    • ねぼうする
    • To Oversleep
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