Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Slippery

Mnemonic

A tsunami breaks your bones, not from hitting you, but from making the ground slippery. The water from the tsunami made all the sidewalks and stairs too slippery to walk on, but you tried anyway, slipped, and broke a couple bones.

Readings

On’yomi

かつ

Kun’yomi

すべ, なめ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

As you struggle on the slippery ground you hear a loud yowling sound. You turn and see a bunch of stray cats (かつ) slipping and sliding too. They're coming right for you, uh oh!

Visually Similar Kanji

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