turtle shell

(humbly say/god radical)
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
PK

Onyomi

KOU

as in, Shove a turtle shell up your COLON.

Mnemonic

It looks like the God radical(申), but the vertical line only goes DOWN.

That's because the turtle's head(甲) goes DOWN into its shell when he's scared(but GOD (申)is infinite so the line sticks OUT ON BOTH SIDEZZZ)

Kunyomi

こう turtle shell
☆☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

生き甲斐(いきがい)

reason for living ☆☆☆☆☆ FP1/2 KANA
(life / birth) + (turtle shell) = 生き甲斐 (reason for living)

手の甲(てのこう)

back of one's hand ☆☆☆☆☆
(hand) + (turtle shell) = 手の甲 (back of one's hand)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
turtle shell line goes DOWN
freedom / reason line goes UP
humbly say LINE GOES UP AND DOWN

The turtle's head(甲) goes DOWN into its shell.

But you have the freedom to reach UP(由) to the stars.

GOD (申)is infinite so the line sticks OUT ON BOTH SIDEZZZ.

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