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Courage


Radical Combination


Meaning

Courage, Bravery

Mnemonic

The radical for courage and the kanji for courage are exactly the same.

That means if you know your radicals well, you know the meaning of this kanji too!


Reading

On'yomi

ゆう

Kun'yomi

いさ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

A man needs courage to stand up to all the youths (ゆう) of the world. They are so numerous and difficult to understand, but the man can face them with courage thanks to his mama.

Imagine a courageous man standing against the youths. They use weird slang and try to tell him about avocado toast, but the man keeps his courage.


Visually Similar Kanji


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