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4 竹 Bamboo

Radical Combination

Readings

On’yomi

None

Kun’yomi

たけ

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

The bamboo radical and the bamboo kanji are exactly the same!

Reading Mnemonic

There's a little bamboo shrub sitting there, holding onto a lollipop. Because you're bigger than the bamboo shrub, you just take (たけ) it from the bamboo, causing it to cry.

Visually Similar Kanji

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