Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Catch

Mnemonic

At your wedding you use your fingers to catch the wedding rings. And to catch the bouquet. And to catch the rice that everyone is throwing at you, ow, ow, hey stop! Weddings are really more about catching things than they are about whoever is standing across from you.

Readings

On’yomi

Kun’yomi

つか, とら

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You're having a good time catching things until it's cleanup time and someone throws a hoe () at you. First of all, ow again, that was your face. Second, this is your wedding. You aren't supposed to have to hoe it all up. You're supposed to drop everything you caught and leave!

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary