難 Difficult

Radical Combination

• Chinese
• 隹 Turkey

Meaning

Primary

Difficult

Mnemonic

A Chinese turkey is difficult to find because they are so rare. Chinese turkeys are the rarest variety of turkey, so naturally, finding one is exceedingly difficult.

Hints

Try and picture a Chinese turkey in your brain. Now imagine yourself trying to catch it, but you just can’t. It’s too difficult. The Chinese turkey is too elusive.

Readings

On’yomi

なん

Kun’yomi

むずか

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Do you know the actual reason Chinese turkeys are so difficult to find? Do you know how many Chinese turkeys there are in the world? None (なん). They don’t exist. How many Chinese turkeys are there? None.

Hints

So this is why you had such a difficult time finding and catching one – there were none to be caught. Imagine the sadness you felt when you realized that there were no Chinese turkeys to catch and that none exist in this world.