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Hurry


Radical Combination


Meaning

Hurry, Sudden

Mnemonic

A wolverine's heart is in prison, so you need to hurry to set it free. But don't be too sudden, or its heart won't survive. And the wolverine's death will be on you.

Imagine a dying wolverine, its heart trapped in a prison. Hurry, save it! You aren't going fast enough! Hurry, hurry!


Reading

On'yomi

きゅう

Kun'yomi

いそ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You're trying to hurry as fast as you can to save the wolverine. But you're losing strength, so you grab a cucumber (きゅう) from your bag and munch on it to get some of your hurrying power back.

Cucumbers help you hurry to where you need to go. Something about the smell, crunch, and taste helps you hurry it up.


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