由 Reason

Radical Combination

• 十

  Cross
• 口

  Mouth

Meaning

Primary

Reason

Mnemonic

A giant cross with a mouth stands above you. "I am reason!" it says to you. It is the Cross of Reason.

Hints

Because it's a cross with a mouth, it thinks that it is reason in all the chaos.

Readings

On’yomi

ゆう, ゆ, ゆい

Kun’yomi

よし, よ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The reason that this Cross of Reason exists is to combat the youths (ゆう) of the world, who just bring chaos into everything.

Hints

"Those youths just do things for no reason! That's why I, the Cross of Reason, am here! I will knock some reason into those youths."