Onyomi
|
SA
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I went to the beach and SAW sand!
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Mnemonic
|
I think you can figure out your own mnemonic for this one.
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Kunyomi
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すな
|
grain - (BOOBOO: not grain of rice or wheat (living things' grains are 粒（つぶ））--- use 砂 about grains of sand or sugar；mineral things.)
JERK
★★☆☆☆
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Jukugo
|
砂漠
|
desert
★★★☆☆
砂 (sand) + 漠 (desert)
= 砂漠 (desert
)
|
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砂糖
|
sugar
★★☆☆☆
1/2 KANA
砂 (sand) + 糖 (sugar)
= 砂糖 (sugar)
|
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砂丘
|
sand dune
★☆☆☆☆
NEO
砂 (sand) + 丘 (hill)
= 砂丘 (sand dune)
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Lookalikes
|
Meaning |
Hint |
Radical |
| 秒 |
one second |
WHEAT |
 |
| 妙 |
odd |
WOMAN |
女 |
| 砂 |
sand |
STONE |
石 |
Every second I eat WHEAT.
Sand is a small STONE,
but WOMAN is mysterious.
KANJIDAMAGE