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Shut Up


Radical Combination


Meaning

Shut Up

Mnemonic

Your village wants to take the village dog and boil it, and you can think of no other response than SHUT UP!

The entire village is shouting and yelling and pointing at the poor dog. They're boiling a giant boiling pot of water, and you can't even hear yourself think anymore. Shut up, shut up, shut up!


Reading

On'yomi

もく

Kun'yomi

だま

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The villagers are mad that you told them to shut up, and they start to mock (もく) you. They put their hands on their hips, lean forward, cross their eyes, and yell "SHUT UP!" back.

Even the dog is mocking you now. It's barks sound more like "shut up, shut up" than "bow wow, bow wow." What the heck dog, I was trying to save your life!


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