消 Extinguish

Radical Combination

• 氵

  Tsunami
• ⺌

  Triceratops
• 月

  Moon

Meaning

Primary

Extinguish

Mnemonic

A long time ago a huge tsunami swept a triceratops up into the moon and extinguished its life.

Hints

I’m sure you’ve heard many theories on how dinosaurs went extinct. Well, this is the real story. Imagine this poor triceratops and all his friends being extinguished by this powerful tsunami, sweeping them up into the moon where there's no air to breathe or leaves to eat.

Readings

On’yomi

しょう

Kun’yomi

き, け

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

This famous event where almost all life was extinguished is reenacted every year for the Shougun (しょう). He's got a bit of an unhealthy obsession with extinguishing life...

Hints

Watch the Shougun's eyes light up as an actor dressed like a tsunami crashes into an actor dressed as a triceratops and all of the lights on the stage are extinguished. Spooky...