声 Voice

Radical Combination

• 士

  Samurai
• 尸

  Flag
• Stick

Meaning

Primary

Voice

Mnemonic

You have a samurai with a flag on a stick. On his flag is the symbol 声, the kanji for voice. Why does he have that there? He feels like his Shogun isn't giving him and his fellow Samurai a voice, so he's brought a flag with the word "voice" written on it to protest.

Hints

Imagine him and the other samurai with their flags on sticks, waving them around shouting things like "We want a voice!”, “Give us a voice!”

Readings

On’yomi

せい

Kun’yomi

こえ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You decide to join the samurai’s protest for more voice but immediately notice… they’re all 子, eh (こえ)?!

Hints

Imagine your surprise at seeing this large protest of 子 samurai, shouting for their voices to be heard. Really make sure you can hear yourself going “You’re a 子, eh?!” in your head.