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36 核 Nucleus

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Radical Combination

  • 木 Tree
  • 亥 Slice

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.

Hints

Imagine slicing this tree smaller and smaller until you finally get to the nucleus of it. It’s super tiny so you have to view it in a microscope. What does it look like?

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.

Hints

Look at this tree nucleus that looks like a cock. While you’re watching it, the nucleus goes “Cock-a-doodle-doo!”

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 刻
    • こく
    • Carve

Found In Vocabulary

  • 核実験
    • かくじっけん
    • Nuclear Test
  • 核兵器
    • かくへいき
    • Nuclear We...
  • 核
    • かく
    • Nucleus
  • 核分裂
    • かくぶんれつ
    • Nuclear Fi...
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