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Hundred Million


Radical Combination


Meaning

Hundred Million

Mnemonic

A cult leader has a great idea to recruit a hundred million new members. Since he’s the guy with all the ideas, he is the leader of the cult. His idea is to give every new member a free puppy. He’ll have a hundred million new recruits in no time.

Imagine a hundred million free puppies. That’s a lot. Imagine playing with all of them. You’d be pretty happy. Unless you hate puppies. Then you’d be pretty unhappy, I imagine.


Reading

On'yomi

おく

Kun'yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The cult leader has his headquarters in Oklahoma (おく). Are there a hundred million people in Oklahoma? No, probably not. But hey, this leader is shooting for the stars. First Oklahoma, then the universe!

Picture this cult leader gathering a hundred million people into Oklahoma. It’d be awfully crowded. Imagine yourself being stifled by the bodies of a hundred million other people.


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