Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Salt

Mnemonic

What's that in the dirt , a gun ? It has its mouth wide open, almost like it's hungry. And what does one serve a hungry gun? A plate of salt, of course!

Readings

On’yomi

えん

Kun’yomi

しお

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

While feeding salt to this hungry gun, you laugh, "She owes (しお) me for this!" Who is she, you ask? The lady who keeps putting all these guns in the dirt and then running off!

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