溝 Gutter

Radical Combination

• 氵

  Tsunami
• 冓

  Lifeguard

Meaning

Primary

Gutter

Mnemonic

Tsunami vs lifeguard. Who will win? After the water drains away, we find the lifeguard in the gutter.

Hints

To be fair, it's pretty obvious who would win. Nobody knows what that lifeguard was thinking.

Readings

On’yomi

こう

Kun’yomi

みぞ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

In the gutter is a lifeguard, so Emperor こういち decides to survey the damage.

Hints

"This lifeguard didn't believe in the power of kanji learning," こういち says to the press. "He was punished by the great Crabigator, who sent its tsunami as a warning for all."

Hint: when you see the "lifeguard" radical, the reading is probably going to be こう.