諦 Give Up

Radical Combination

• 言

  Say
• 立

  Stand
• 巾

  Towel

Meaning

Primary

Give Up

Alternative

Abandon

Mnemonic

You have something to say, you stand on a towel, and shout, "I GIVE UP!"

Hints

Standing on a towel is the universal signal for giving up, but you still need to say you're abandoning whatever it is with your mouth too (just in case).

Readings

On’yomi

てい

Kun’yomi

あきら

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Just before you're ready to give up on something, you yell, "AKIRA (あきら)!"

Hints

You don't know anyone named Akira, you just saw it in a movie once and it made sense, you know? So now when you've tried really hard on something, but you have to abandon it anyway, you shout AKIRA into the sky.