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36 鮭 Salmon

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Radical Combination

  • 魚 Fish
  • 土 Dirt

Meaning

Primary

Salmon

Mnemonic

What kind of fish jumps from dirt to dirt? A salmon!

Hints

When you're at the river watching salmon jumping up stream, they keep jumping onto the dirt, flopping back into the water, then doing it again.

Readings

On’yomi

かい, けい

Kun’yomi

さけ, しゃけ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You make a drinking game out of watching the salmon going up stream. Every time one jumps onto the dirt, you drink a shot of 酒 (さけ). You realize you're drunk when you ask for more さけ but it comes out as しゃけ.

Hints

Salmon. Drink さけ. Salmon. Drink さけ. Salmon. Drink...

"Ughhh.... I'm feeling tipsy... Hey, where's my しゃけ!?"

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    • さけ
    • Salmon
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