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  •  状
  • 各 

22 賀 Congratulations

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Radical Combination

  • 力 Power
  • 口 Mouth
  • 貝 Shellfish

Meaning

Primary

Congratulations

Mnemonic

You use the power of your mouth to spit shellfish at people as a form of congratulations! In fact, you yell "CONGRATULATIONS!" as the shellfish come pouring out of your powerful mouth.

Hints

Shellfish were once used as currency, so this totally makes sense. Just think of the shellfish as money coming out of your mouth as you say your congratulations.

Readings

On’yomi

が

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

When you say congratulations like this, you look just like a gargoyle (が). You're crouching down, your mouth wide open, just like a stone gargoyle.

Hints

The next time you're congratulating someone, assume the gargoyle stance and dump all of their congratulatory shellfish on them from your mouth.

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 資
    • し
    • Resources
  • 贅
    • ぜい
    • Luxury
  • 貸
    • か
    • Lend
  • 貿
    • ぼう
    • Trade

Found In Vocabulary

  • 年賀状
    • ねんがじょう
    • New Year's...
  • 謹賀新年
    • きんがしんねん
    • Happy New ...
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