Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Author

Mnemonic

If someone is holding flowers, they're probably an author. Authors really love flowers, because they help them think of flowery language they can use to sound smart in their books.

Readings

On’yomi

ちょ

Kun’yomi

いちじる, あらわ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Unfortunately, the author is allergic to flowers. They are only allergic to touching them though, so the author is holding the flowers with a pair of chopsticks (ちょ), really close to their face. Using the chopsticks, they can still use the flowers to think of fancy, author-ly words without touching them.

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary