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Suck


Radical Combination


Meaning

Suck, Inhale

Mnemonic

Your mouth is like an escalator you use to suck and inhale things into your body.

If you're ever having trouble remembering how to suck or inhale, just picture an actual escalator that leads into your mouth. That'll definitely help.


Reading

On'yomi

きゅう

Kun'yomi

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Use this mouth ability to suck cucumbers (きゅう) into your mouth. Cucumbers are shaped like cylinders so you can suck them into your mouth like this. Just as nature intended.

You can inhale a cucumber too, I suppose, but don't tell anyone I told you to.


Visually Similar Kanji


Found In Vocabulary