賑 Bustling

Radical Combination

• 貝

  Shellfish
• 辰

  Landslide

Meaning

Primary

Bustling

Alternative

Lively

Mnemonic

Shellfish cause landslides because of all their bustling and lively underwater activity.

Hints

You ever see cliffs falling into the sea? 99% of those landslides are due to bustling, lively shellfish communities, eroding the base of the cliff with all their hustle and bustle.

Readings

On’yomi

しん

Kun’yomi

にぎ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You can't stand bustling and lively situations, so you get out your knee guillotine (にぎ). What's a knee guillotine? It's exactly what it sounds like, and you're about to use it on these shellfish to prevent some landslides.

Hints

Any time you're in a bustling place, you reach for your knee guillotine. Imagine, now, the graveyard of shellfish legs that lies before you. Ahh, no more bustle… Also, that's dinner sorted.