Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Tap

Alternatives

Strike, Slap

Mnemonic

On your mouth is a stamp that you tap, strike and slap to create a beat! The stamp looks like a little drum, but you're really just hitting your mouth for fun (the stamp was an excuse to make it seem normal).

Readings

On’yomi

こう

Kun’yomi

たた, はた

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

As you tap and strike your own mouth, こういち comes dancing into your bathroom. "Hey now, this looks fun, can I try tapping my mouth too?" he asks. "Sure," you say, and offer him a stamp.

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary