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Frustration


Radical Combination


Meaning

Frustration

Mnemonic

Using flowers to make a lip ring is always going to end in frustration.

Have you ever made a daisy chain? Try making a daisy lip ring. Just imagine your frustation as you try to make it small enough to fit through your lip piercing.


Reading

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

いじ, いら, さいな

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

After some frustration, you made your flower lip ring. Now you look like an Egyptian (いじ) pharaoh. Because all ancient Egyptian monarchs wore flower lip rings (historical fact)!

Imagine yourself dressed as an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, wearing your newly-crafted flower lip ring. Think how classy (or strange) you feel.


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