堂 Hall

Radical Combination

• Viking
• 口

  Mouth
• 土

  Dirt

Meaning

Primary

Hall

Alternative

Public Chamber

Mnemonic

A Viking will empty his mouth of all its dirt in the great hall. They all get together in some kind of public chamber and dish all the dirt (literal and figurative) that they've got.

Hints

Picture a long Viking hall, with a big table and tons of chairs. All of the Vikings are gossiping and sharing all their dirt on their enemies.

Readings

On’yomi

どう

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

While the Vikings gather to spill the dirt in their hall, they also stuff their faces with doughnuts (どう). Ah yes, Vikings love to eat doughnuts when they talk trash.

Hints

Now picture all of the Vikings in the hall spitting dirt with one breath and shoveling doughnuts in with the next. It's pretty gross!