Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Axis

Alternative

Axle

Mnemonic

For a car, the reason why it works is because its wheels spin on their axis. That is, they have axles.

Readings

On’yomi

じく

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Your friend's car doesn't have axles, but he loves it anyway. He's all like, "Isn't this a cool car?" You reply: "Gee, cool" (じく) very sarcastically.

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Found In Vocabulary