grain

(rice / America) + (stand up)
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11 strokes

Onyomi

RYUU

After the farmers harvest the crops, they RE-USE the grain to plant next year's crops.

Mnemonic

Rice grains, on the tops of the rice shoots, appear to be standing up facing the sun.

Kunyomi

つぶ a grain,, for instance . . . rice
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Jukugo

粒子(りゅうし)

atomic particle. ☆☆☆☆☆
(grain) + (child) = 粒子 (atomic particle.)

an atomic particle, as in 'particle physics.'

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
powder MINUTE
grain STAND
ambiguous STRING

If you STAND on top of grain,
you'll grind it to powder in one MINUTE
STRING is too ambiguous to be a good mnemonic!