城 Castle

Radical Combination

• 土

  Dirt
• 成

  Become

Meaning

Primary

Castle

Mnemonic

Dirt can become a castle at any time. You just have to have the right conditions. The right time, the right people, and any patch of dirt can grow into a huge castle.

Hints

Every great building, especially castles, started off as just a plot of dirt, you know? It's kind of inspiring what we can become.

Readings

On’yomi

じょう

Kun’yomi

しろ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Once you turn dirt into a castle, that's all she wrote (しろ). That's it. It's done. The story is over.

Hints

Once a castle is there, there's really no turning back. So just remember that when dirt becomes a castle, that's all she wrote.