Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Turtle Shell

Alternative

A

Mnemonic

The turtle shell radical and the turtle shell kanji are exactly the same! Oddly, this can also be used to talk about the first item in a list, so to mean A out of A through D, for example.

Readings

On’yomi

こう, かん

Kun’yomi

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

With a turtle shell on his back, imagine こういち.

Visually Similar Kanji

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