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Law


Radical Combination


Meaning

Law

Mnemonic

Loitering around with a brush? Sorry, but you're breaking the law. If you have a brush, that's okay. If you're loitering, that's okay. If you combine the two? Well... watch your back.

Imagine a police officer coming for you. He's yelling at you because you have a brush and you're loitering. He grabs you, throws you to the ground, telling you what you're doing wrong.


Reading

On'yomi

りつ

Kun'yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Where were you loitering with your brush, breaking the law? Right outside the Ritz (りつ) Hotel. You'd think that it would be okay since you were staying there, but the law is the law.

Imagine the hotel staff watching as you get thrown to the ground. You yell "won't the Ritz do anything to help me??" They won't.


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