genus/affiliation

(corpse) + (insizzect) + (George Michael's Moustache)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA

Onyomi

ZOKU

I'm not in the bosoZOKU gang but I'm affiliated with them, so I can act like a big shot.

Mnemonic

The bug crawling across the corpse's Moustache appears to be the genus of drosophila melogaster, the common housefly. Soon it will lay eggs in the tender hairs.

Jukugo

所属(しょぞく) する

to belong to a department ★★☆☆☆
(area / attribute) + (genus/affiliation) = 所属 (to belong to a department)

to belong to such-and-such a department. "Hi! I'm Ross Henderson, from Marketing!"

金属(きんぞく)

metallic ★☆☆☆☆
(gold) + (genus/affiliation) = 金属 (metallic)

xxx 付属(ふぞく) yyy

physically attached ★☆☆☆☆
(stick to) + (genus/affiliation) = 付属 (physically attached)

to be physically attached or part of a set. The bolts and nuts that come with an ikea furniture thing.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
genus/affiliation BUGS
layer GET

BUGS have genus and species. Layers GET piled up.

Synonyms

affiliated
所属    xxx附属yyy    付属