Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Nucleus

Mnemonic

You take a tree and slice it until you reach its nucleus. To get to the nucleus of the tree you have to make many a slice, but it’s possible.

Readings

On’yomi

かく

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

It looks like a cock (かく). And by cock I mean a male chicken – a rooster. Why does the nucleus of a tree look like a cock? Science is weird.

Visually Similar Kanji

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