負 Lose

Radical Combination

• 勹

  Prison
• 貝

  Shellfish

Meaning

Primary

Lose

Mnemonic

When you're in prison, whoever ends up with the shellfish will lose. It's the game all prisoners play. It's like keep away from the shellfish. And if you end up with the shellfish BZZZZTT that's it, you're the loser.

Hints

Imagine that it's your first day in prison. You're walking around the yard, minding your own business, when suddenly a shellfish smacks you right in the head and falls into your open hands. "HAHA YOU LOSE!" someone shouts.

Readings

On’yomi

ふ

Kun’yomi

ま, お

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

If you lose, you're a fool (ふ). All you had to do was not hold the prison shellfish. It really shouldn't have been that hard to not lose, ya fool.

Hints

Now you have to try to make some other fool lose. Otherwise you'll be the loser fool forever.