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Twist


Radical Combination


Meaning

Twist

Mnemonic

Thread and vines alone are too weak to hold anything up. You need to twist them together to make them strong.

Imagine twisting some threads and vines together. Feel them and twist the two tighter together.


Reading

On'yomi

きゅう

Kun'yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

As you twist the thread and vines together, suddenly you feel a lump. You look down and see a cucumber (きゅう) twisted into it.

It turns out those vines you were twisting were cucumber vines! Yum!


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