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Illuminate


Radical Combination


Meaning

Illuminate

Mnemonic

The sun is being called on to boil the earth by illuminating it.

We don't want the earth to actually boil, but we do want some of that boiling hot sun light to illuminate all of the darkness of the universe and let us see.


Reading

On'yomi

しょう

Kun'yomi

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The person who calls the sun asking it to illuminate the earth is the Shougun (しょう). It's very specifically the Shougun's responsibility to make sure the earth is illuminated every morning.

Picture the Shougun calling out to the sun, asking it to illuminate our planet with its boiling hot rays. You better thank the Shougun the next time you see him for everything he does for you.


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