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  • 緒

38 盤 Tray

Alternative Meanings

Platter, Board

Radical Combination

  • 舟 Boat
  • 殳 Weapon
  • 皿 Plate

Readings

On’yomi

ばん

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

Your boat holds your weapon like a plate. So in a way, it's just a tray for your weapon.

Hints

A big boat shaped like a plate is just a tray. You keep your weapons on it, nice and flat.

Reading Mnemonic

Unfortunately, this boat tray is so big and flat that it keeps reflecting the light into your eyes, so you have to put on a pair of big Ray-Ban (ばん) sunglasses.

Hints

Picture yourself wearing your Ray-Bans as you look at your tray boat. The steel of your weapons reflect a lot of light into your eyes too. That's why you're wearing Ray-Bans.

Visually Similar Kanji

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Found In Vocabulary

  • 基盤
    • きばん
    • Base
  • 円盤
    • えんばん
    • Disk
  • 盤
    • ばん
    • Tray
  • 碁盤
    • ごばん
    • Go Board
  • 羅針盤
    • らしんばん
    • Compass
  • 胎盤
    • たいばん
    • Placenta
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