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Lean


Radical Combination


Meaning

Lean

Mnemonic

You change this geoduck because you want it to lean. Right now it's standing up straight, but you want it to lean to one side instead.

Why do you want this geoduck to lean? Try to come up with your own reason. And why don't you look up what a geoduck looks like one more time for good measure. You don't want to be able to get this image out of your head.


Reading

On'yomi

けい

Kun'yomi

かたむ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

To get the geoduck to lean you put a piece of cake (けい) on one of its sides.

Watch as the geoduck slowly leans toward the cake, trying to get at it for a taste. But don't let it eat any! Keep putting the cake further and further away so the geoduck has to lean more.


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