Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Delicate

Alternatives

Tiny, Slight

Mnemonic

You loiter on the mountain, reading off the digits of pi on this winter morning. The cold mountain air is so delicate, and changes only in very tiny ways — just like pi when you add another digit to it.

Readings

On’yomi

Kun’yomi

かす

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Ah! Of course! The delicate bumble bee (). Slightly out of place in winter, but this tiny creature is your idea of delicate. It lands on your finger, and you look at every tiny fiber of its being.

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary