是 Absolutely

Radical Combination

• 日

  Sun
• 正

  Correct

Meaning

Primary

Absolutely

Mnemonic

The sun is correct, absolutely. The mighty sun is never wrong. It is absolutely correct, always.

Hints

Imagine the sun in the sky. Its rays blind you as it corrects all of the errors you’ve made.

Readings

On’yomi

ぜ

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Then, a zeppelin (ぜ) flies in front of the sun, blocking it out. Absolutely, the sun cannot ignore this transgression. Therefore, the sun corrects the zeppelin’s evil ways by frying it with sunshine and bringing it to the ground.

Hints

Imagine the sun being so absolutely consumed with rage that it catches a zeppelin on fire and crashes it. Feel the heat from the grounded zeppelin as it smolders.