刑 Punish

Radical Combination

• 开

  Lantern
• 刂

  Knife

Meaning

Primary

Punish

Mnemonic

Destroy a lantern with your knife and you'll be punished.

Hints

Even if it was your own lantern, why stab it with a knife? You could have recycled that. I will punish you for lantern stabbing and pollution!

Readings

On’yomi

けい

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

I will punish you by taking away your cake (けい)! You'll never eat cake again. Not for birthdays, not for holidays. This is your punishment.

Hints

The next time you want to stab a lantern with a knife, think about how good cake tastes and stop. Remember, DARE (Don't Attack Reusable Electronics)!