Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Weave

Mnemonic

Taking a thread and moving to the sound of the music, a drunkard makes a weave through some fabric. He’s using the thread to weave his clothes back together after he damaged them in a fall down the stairs. You know, because he’s a drunkard.

Readings

On’yomi

しき, しょく

Kun’yomi

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

This drunkard is really chic (しき), but he's just fallen on hard times and has been hitting the bottle pretty hard lately. The piece of clothing he's using the thread to weave back together is one of his fancy chic outfits.

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary