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Guilt


Radical Combination


Meaning

Guilt

Mnemonic

Put a net around a criminal to show their guilt. Criminals look like anyone else on the street, so you decide to tie them in nets to make sure people know who they're dealing with.

Imagine throwing a net around someone you think, no, you know is guilty of doing something bad to you. It feels pretty nice.


Reading

On'yomi

ざい

Kun'yomi

つみ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The guilt shows on the criminal's face. They smile, shrug, and pull a stolen xylophone (ざい) out of their back pocket.

Woah! The xylophone is huge, how did they... well whatever, you definitely have proof that they're guilty now and the cops should be here any minute to take your criminal catch.


Visually Similar Kanji


Found In Vocabulary