Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Tribe

Alternative

Family

Mnemonic

If someone is headed in your direction with a gun, nock an arrow in your bow and gather your tribe behind you because it’s about to get real! This man with a gun is headed your direction and he doesn’t even know what you and your tribe are gonna do to him. If he gets any closer, you’re likely to shoot that arrow right at him.

Readings

On’yomi

ぞく

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

When he starts to get closer, you notice that this guy is a bosozoku (ぞく) bike gang member. Bosozoku means “running tribe” and this guy is running right at you. With a gun. So gather your own tribe behind you and prepare to defend yourself against this bosozoku member.

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary