Meanings
Readings
Common Words
language; dialect
word; phrase; expression; term
speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
words; remark; statement; comment
learning to speak; language acquisition
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
(your) words; what you say; what you have said
a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
Idiomatic expression
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to exchange words
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
speech; expression; wording; language
to be at a loss for words
as stated; verbatim; literally
Poetical term
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
The flower generation spent far too much time chained to trees smoking leaves.
Without the leaf of the tree, we would not have the generation of new flowers.
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