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Shake


Radical Combination


Meaning

Shake, Wave

Mnemonic

You're trying to use your fingers to cause a landslide so you have to shake the earth. You probably won't succeed, but the best you can do is to shake your hands on the dirt as hard as you can. It looks like you're trying to wave at the ground now.

Imagine shaking your fingers at the dirt. Do you think you can shake the dirt hard enough to cause a landslide (spoilers, no).


Reading

On'yomi

しん

Kun'yomi

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You think you finally got the earth to shake but when you look down it's just your shins (しん). Darn you shins, I thought I made some progress. Hey wait... why won't you stop?!

Imagine your shins shaking, your hands are waving, and they won't stop. No! You shouldn't have tried to start a landslide. This was a bad idea!


Visually Similar Kanji


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