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Sick


Radical Combination


Meaning

Sick, Sickness, Ill, Illness

Mnemonic

A sick stick of dynamite is going to be sick forever. Unfortunately there are no medicines that are effective on sticks of dynamite, so once they contract a sickness, they’re sick for good.

Imagine if you were a sick stick of dynamite. Every time you sneezed you ran the risk of blowing up. It would be a terrifying way to live. Just imagine it.


Reading

On'yomi

びょう

Kun'yomi

や, やまい

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Being nervous all the time about spontaneously exploding would probably make you sweat profusely. And you know what sweating causes? B.O. (びょう). You’d be one smelly stick of dynamite. B.O. is a very unpleasant smell, and being sick is no excuse.

Picture this as your life. You could explode at any moment, you’re sick, and you have B.O. Nobody wants to be around you because you might explode and kill them, and you stink. What a terrible way to live!


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