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  • 追
  • 良

11 神 God

Radical Combination

  • ネ Spirit
  • 申 Humble

Readings

On’yomi

しん, じん

Kun’yomi

かみ

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

You should have a spirit that's humble when before a god. You never really have to act all nice and humble before anyone else, but if you meet a god... well... you should probably lower yourself appropriately. They can smite you and all that.

Hints

Imagine a spirit appearing before you. It's a god. You should be as humble as possible. Out of respect and also because you don't want to be cursed or something.

Reading Mnemonic

When you see a god, you need to get down on your shins (しん). Get down on your ankles? No, not low enough. Knees? No, no, get your shins flat on the ground to show how humble you really are. Luckily, you're wearing jeans (じん), so at least that will stop your poor shins getting chafed!

Hints

If you don't get down on your shins before god, they could take them away. Even your jeans couldn't protect you then. You don't want to live a shin-less life, do you?

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 袖
    • しゅう
    • Sleeve
  • 押
    • お
    • Push
  • 伸
    • の
    • Stretch
  • 紳
    • しん
    • Gentleman

Found In Vocabulary

  • 神
    • かみ
    • God
  • 神道
    • しんとう
    • Shinto
  • 神社
    • じんじゃ
    • Shinto Shrine
  • 神様
    • かみさま
    • God
  • 女神
    • めがみ
    • Goddess
  • 神風
    • かみかぜ
    • Kamikaze
  • 阪神
    • はんしん
    • Hanshin
  • 精神
    • せいしん
    • Spirit
  • 精神病
    • せいしんびょう
    • Mental Ill...
  • 精神的
    • せいしんてき
    • Spiritual
  • 神聖
    • しんせい
    • Holiness
  • 神奈川県
    • かながわけん
    • Kanagawa P...
  • 神髄
    • しんずい
    • Essence
  • 靖国神社
    • やすくにじんじゃ
    • Yasukuni S...
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