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Radical Combination

• 車

  Car
• 交

  Mix

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Mnemonic

Your new car doesn’t mix well with the other cars in your garage because its color is in stark contrast to the others. All of your other cars are pristine white in color, but this new car is a mix of lots of colors. It almost looks like a peacock or something it’s so colorful. Such a contrast.

Hints

Imagine this garage of yours with a sea of white cars. Now there is a new car that really sticks out like a sore thumb. Imagine yourself looking out over your cars and seeing this wacky car practically jumping out at you.

Readings

On’yomi

かく, こう

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

What did I say this car looks like? Oh that’s right, a peacock (かく). This car looks like a peacock. It’s the color of a peacock and you’ll look like you’re peacocking when you’re out on the town driving it. It really is such a stark contrast to like, every other car out there.

Hints

See yourself driving around in this peacock car. Hear the engine purr as strangers jeer and yell at you. This car sure does get a lot of attention, doesn’t it?