丈 robust

★★★☆☆
3 strokes
PK

Onyomi

JOU

Mnemonic

JOE Stalin had a robust dictatorship going there for a while.

Kunyomi

たけ height; stature
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)

No problem. ★★★★★ CCW
大 (big) + 丈夫 (sturdy, firm,healthy) = 大丈夫 (No problem.)

literally, 'No problem.' But, don't believe a Japanese if they say this. A salariman can get drunk, stumble into the street, get his legs cut off by a bus, and still claim to be 'daijoubu.'

丈夫(じょうぶ)

sturdy, firm,healthy ★☆☆☆☆
丈 (robust) + 夫 (husband) = 丈夫 (sturdy, firm,healthy)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
才 skill / age cross-stroke goes LEFT
丈 robust cross-stroke goes RIGHT

The cross-stroke for talent goes to the left. Say to your self, "I got so much skillz, I take on all rappers until I am the only rapper LEFT."

"The RIGHT-wing in America is still very robust, despite systematically passing legislation that economically devastates their constituency."