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Sad


Radical Combination


Meaning

Sad

Mnemonic

A criminal's heart will always be sad. No one chooses a life of crime if they're happy. And even if they seem like they're doing fine on the outside, deep down they're really sad.

Imagine watching a criminal after he's done stealing from a bank. He's all alone. He stops throwing the money around. And cries. So so sad.


Reading

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

かな

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The sad feelings fill the criminal's body with heat (ひ). This heat spreads and radiates out. If you walk next to them on the street, you'll feel the sad heat floating by you.

Imagine being so sad that your entire body fills with heat. That heat even makes squiggly heat lines pop out above and around you.


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