Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Display

Mnemonic

You're in prison, but you can use your fingers and a spoon in the light of the sun to display little moving pictures on your cell wall. It's like a shadow puppet display except you can only make a few characters with your limited hand tools.

Readings

On’yomi

けい

Kun’yomi

かか

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

There is one thing you display more than anything else and it's cake (けい). You smush your fingers to make a cake shape and use the spoon to pretend you're eating it.

Visually Similar Kanji

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