隔 Isolate

Radical Combination

• 阝

  Building
• 鬲

  Bully

Meaning

Primary

Isolate

Mnemonic

A building that has a bully will isolate itself. Building have feelings like people, you know.

Hints

Picture a single building, isolated from the rest of the city and those mean, bully buildings that live there.

Readings

On’yomi

かく

Kun’yomi

へだ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The isolated building only has one companion, and it's the cock (かく) that lives inside of it.

Hints

Picture the sun rising behind an isolated building. A cock lets out a cry from the roof. It's a sad and lonely scene.