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Instruction


Radical Combination


Meaning

Instruction

Mnemonic

You say stuff to a river, giving it instruction. This river is a new river so it needs you to say things, giving it instruction on what to do. Otherwise the river wouldn’t know how to behave.

Imagine saying things to this river. What would you say? Flow harder! Babble better! Picture yourself shouting at the river as the water moves along.


Reading

On'yomi

くん

Kun'yomi

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

While giving instruction to the river, you see a small boat coming down it. Inside the miniature boat is a raccoon (くん) captain and his raccoon crew. The raccoon captain is instructing them, “Stroke! Stroke!”

Picture this raccoon captain and his raccoon crew coming down the river. The raccoons are all chittering about as they paddle the boat down the river.


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