敷 Spread

Radical Combination

• 丶

  Drop
• 十

  Cross
• 田

  Rice Paddy
• 方

  Direction
• 夂

  Winter

Meaning

Primary

Spread

Mnemonic

Taking a cross with a drop on it, you walk through the rice paddy in the direction of winter and spread your arms wide. You spread your arms to halt the approach of winter because your rice paddy is not done growing yet. You take the cross with you for some extra religious power of persuasion, and the drop in case any of that rice is thirsty.

Hints

Imagine facing the direction of the approaching winter while facing away from the rice paddy. Feel the weight of the cross in your hands as you spread your arms and implore the winter to hold off on its arrival. Drip the drop onto any thirsty rice.

Readings

On’yomi

ふ

Kun’yomi

しき, し

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You're extremely chic (しき), which makes the fact that you're holding a cross while you spread your arms even more impressive.

Side note: The official kun'yomi reading is just し but since far more words use しき, we're focussing on that here. It includes the okurigana, which is now included in the kanji in compounds.

Hints

Feel the strain on your chic arms as you continue to spread them. Since you're by far the most chic person around, you have to set a good example for your people, so don't let them (or your arms) down.