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  • 運
  • 鳴

10 漢 Chinese

Alternative Meanings

China

Radical Combination

  • 氵 Tsunami
  • chinese Chinese

Readings

On’yomi

かん

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

A tsunami hit ancient China and formed the Chinese country we know now as... China!

Hints

Picture the world way far away, from space. You see a giant tsunami carve out a massive chunk of land to the west of Japan on the main continent. Slowly the tsunami waters recede, leaving the outline of China.

Reading Mnemonic

You peer closer at China and realize the borders are inching inward, even though the tsunami is already gone. You look even closer and see the Mongols, being led by Genghis Khan (かん) moving in to conquer all of the Chinese people living in China!

Hints

Watch as the Khan takes China for himself. A tiny little flag with a horse on it is raised in the middle, for all of the Chinese people to see. Hmm, this could be a problem.

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