委 Committee

Radical Combination

• 禾

  Grain
• 女

  Woman

Meaning

Primary

Committee

Mnemonic

Women who get together to talk about grains are a committee. They're the Committee of Women for Grains (tm tm tm). What does this committee discuss, you wonder.

Hints

Imagine what this committee of women could be coming together to discuss. Aren't grains just grains? Why do they need a whole committee?

Readings

On’yomi

い

Kun’yomi

ゆだ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Well, grains need a committee because the eagles (い) have been eating them all. The women know this, so they're meeting and trying to come up with a way to stop these pesky eagles from eating all the grains and leaving none for the humans.

Hints

Imagine a committee of women standing together in a field of grain, watching eagles swooping around. They take notes and mutter to one another about their options.