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Man


Radical Combination


Meaning

Man

Mnemonic

The radical for man and the kanji for man are exactly the same.

That means if you know your radicals well, you know the meaning of this kanji too! Man, kanji are easy sometimes.


Reading

On'yomi

だん, なん

Kun'yomi

おとこ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

When you think of a man, think of dawn (だん), because that man has to get up at dawn to power his rice paddy every day.

Picture the man watching as the first light of dawn tints the sky pink and orange. Time to get to work, man!


Visually Similar Kanji


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