Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Multiply

Mnemonic

When you go to the yakuza to make things straight, your problems just multiply.

Readings

On’yomi

しょく

Kun’yomi

ふ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Your problems multiply and give you quite a shock (しょく) as yakuza thugs commit crime after shocking crime on your behalf. You really shouldn't be shocked though — of course crimes are going to multiply when you ask the yakuza to "straighten things out."

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary