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Rather


Radical Combination


Meaning

Rather

Mnemonic

On the roof is your heart. OR! In a net in the street. Which would you rather?

Would you rather have your heart up on the roof, close to falling but out of the way of people. Or would you rather have your heart in a net, which people can't steal from, but is in the way of cars.


Reading

On'yomi

ねい

Kun'yomi

むし

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

As you try to decide which you'd rather have, your neighbors (ねい) come out and grab the heart out of your hands.

"I'd rather you didn't have that!" you shout as your neighbors run through the neighborhood to their own house. You'd rather this wasn't happening! You'd rather your neighbors let you make your own choice!!


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