Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Captive

Mnemonic

When a man meets a tiger he makes the tiger his captive. Men are pretty crappy like that. They see tigers and they want to put them in cages, so the poor tiger becomes a captive of the man.

Readings

On’yomi

りょ, ろ

Kun’yomi

とりく, とりこ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The captive tiger is even sadder because the man put him in a robe (りょ) and is making him act like a human. Tigers look good in robes, but they don't really enjoy being forced into people clothing.

Visually Similar Kanji

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