Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Sovereign

Mnemonic

You stand on a towel because you're the sovereign. As a sovereign, you're too important to be getting your shoes dirty. Everywhere you go, you're standing on a towel — that's how people know you're the sovereign.

Readings

On’yomi

てい

Kun’yomi

みかど

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

And it's not just any towel you stand on. To show that you're the sovereign, it has the symbol of a tater (てい) tot on it. The mighty, sovereign tater tot! That's how everyone knows it belongs to the sovereign.

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary