賛 Agree

Radical Combination

• 夫

  Husband
• 貝

  Shellfish

Meaning

Primary

Agree

Mnemonic

A husband and his husband find a shellfish and agree to share it.

Hints

Picture the husbands pulling a different side of the shellfish, it pops in two, and they each get a shell. They smile and high five.

Readings

On’yomi

さん

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Since the husbands were able to agree, Santa-san (さん) believes they’re both good husbands and belong on the good list. Therefore, Santa-san gives them each lots and lots of shellfish for Christmas.

Hints

Imagine Santa-san flying over the husbands in his sleigh, raining shellfish down upon them from the sky. It warms the heart, wouldn’t you agree?