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  • 干
  • 渉

17 敗 Failure

Alternative Meanings

Fail

Radical Combination

  • 貝 Shellfish
  • 夂 Winter

Readings

On’yomi

はい

Kun’yomi

やぶ

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

A shellfish that can't live in winter is a failure. Any proper shellfish would survive through the winter, but there are always a few failures every year.

Hints

Imagine you're a shellfish in the cold, cold winter. The water is freezing but you must tough it out so no one will say you're a failure in spring when they find your dead shellfish body.

Reading Mnemonic

The best way to avoid failure is to say a little haiku (はい) to distract you from the cold. In fact, this can work in any situation where you're afraid of failure. Say a haiku aloud, it will calm your nerves and warm you from the inside.

Hints

Imagine being a shellfish freezing in the cold winter water, but you avoid failure by muttering haiku over and over to keep you warm and determined.

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 放
    • ほう
    • Release
  • 取
    • しゅ
    • Take
  • 改
    • かい
    • Renew

Found In Vocabulary

  • 失敗
    • しっぱい
    • Failure
  • 敗者
    • はいしゃ
    • Loser
  • 敗れる
    • やぶれる
    • To Be Defe...
  • 勝敗
    • しょうはい
    • Victory Or...
  • 大失敗
    • だいしっぱい
    • Total Failure
  • 腐敗
    • ふはい
    • Decomposition
  • 惨敗
    • ざんぱい
    • Crushing F...
  • 惜敗
    • せきはい
    • Loss Of A ...
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