Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Degenerate

Mnemonic

Even if you have a building, it will eventually turn back into dirt. Everything will degenerate eventually. A brick falls off here, a door comes loose there. Nothing can last forever.

Readings

On’yomi

Kun’yomi

お, くず

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

As you watch the building degenerate, you can't help but think of your dad (). You had to watch him waste away the same way of a degenerative disease. Why do people have to die, dad?

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