Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Cell

Alternative

Placenta

Mnemonic

Take the moon and wrap it in a bag and it will look just like a cell. It's a circle in a bigger circle. The moon is the nucleus. Yes! Science is happening!

Readings

On’yomi

ほう

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

As you learn about cells you realize they're all over your home (ほう). Without ever noticing it, your home has been slowly filling with dead skin cells. And now that you know what they look like (the moon with a plastic wrap bag around it) you can see them everywhere.

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary