屯 Barracks

Radical Combination

• 屯

  Barracks

Meaning

Primary

Barracks

Mnemonic

The barracks radical and the barracks kanji are the same!

Hints

Know your radicals, yo!

Readings

On’yomi

とん

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Barracks are pretty big, so they weigh a ton (とん). And they probably take tons of materials to build.

Hints

Imagine trying to lift some barracks. They weigh a ton! How are you supposed to do this? Why would you even try to lift something that obviously weighs a couple tons?!