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Sphere


Radical Combination


Meaning

Sphere, Ball

Mnemonic

The king requests a sphere! He didn't say what kind though, so you're going to have to figure it out and bring him the right kind of sphere.

Imagine all the different spheres you know and bring them to the king one by one. He doesn't seem to like any of them... think of more spheres!


Reading

On'yomi

きゅう

Kun'yomi

たま

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You can't seem to find the sphere the king requested, so you take a break, sit down, and take out your lunch. "THAT!" the king screams, "THAT IS THE SPHERE I REQUESTED!" You look down and he's pointing to the cut up cucumbers (きゅう) in your salad.

Cucumbers aren't really spheres... they're circles at best if you cut them, but you can't tell the king that. Just let him eat your cucumbers and think they're sphere-shaped. Maybe next time use a melon-baller and make your cucumbers into spheres for him.


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