| TOTSU |
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He TOTES a big thing that he can thrust in your hole! Now THAT'S a mnemonic. |
| つ*く |
to poke or jab, but not necessarily with a sharp object. Could be your finger.
★★☆☆☆ |
| 突然 |
suddenly!
★★★☆☆
suddenly! Like 急に, but you can also use 突然 if you're sending someone an unexpected mail, or making a last-minute plan. |
| 衝突 |
impact / conflict
★☆☆☆☆
means impact (car crash) but also a conflict (India and Pakistan are on a collision course) or mental conflict (his communism conflicts with his love for the sexy CIA agent). |
| Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 究 | research | NINE | 九 |
| 突 | thrust | BIG | 大 |
You research NINE topics, but you thrust a BIG sword in the hole.
| Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 究 | research | NINE | 九 |
| 突 | thrust | BIG | 大 |
research, thrust It takes NINE researchers , to make a BIG thrust into the unknown.
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impact
衝撃 衝突する |
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stab
貫く 突く 刺す 挿す 挿入 |
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suddenly
いきなり 急に 突然 ふいに |
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unexpected
突然 唐突 |