assembly hall

(all the more) + (earth)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA

Onyomi

DOU

I went to the wrong assembly hall and missed a lecture on parasites. . . D'OH!

Mnemonic

It takes earth to make a hall out of bricks. . . all the more earth if it's an assembly hall !

Jukugo

食堂(しょくどう)

dining hall, cafeteria ★★★☆☆
(eat) + (assembly hall) = 食堂 (dining hall, cafeteria)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
political party OLDER BROTHER
all the more GOATEE
assembly hall GROUND
usual DAGGER

My OLDER BROTHER joined a political party.

Men with GOATEES are all the more macho.

The assembly hall is built on very dangerous GROUND,
so it's usual to bring a DAGGER inside.