挫 Sprain

Radical Combination

• 扌

  Fingers
• 人

  Person
• 土

  Dirt

Meaning

Primary

Sprain

Alternative

Discourage

Mnemonic

When you hold out your fingers, a person — and then a second person — stomps them into the dirt, leaving you with a serious finger sprain. That wasn't very nice of either person, and now you feel awfully discouraged about things.

Hints

Feel the throbbing pain in your sprained, dirt-covered fingers, and imagine how intensely discouraged you are knowing that neither person who hurt you is going to face any consequences.

Readings

On’yomi

ざ

Kun’yomi

くじ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You show your sprain to a doctor, and he tells you to go see the Czar (ざ). In your country, only the Czar has the authority to treat a sprain of this severity.

Hints

Once again, you face a crushing sense of discouragement — you'll never be able to afford the services of the Czar! It looks you're just going to have to live with this finger sprain for the rest of your life.