Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Former

Mnemonic

There’s a stick next to the sun, reflecting on its former glory. The stick used to be a great tree, and the stick thinks that if it stays by the sun long enough it might return to its former form as a towering tree.

Readings

On’yomi

きゅう

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

It's working, it's working! The stick is returning to its former state and... w-wuh? It sprouted a cucumber (きゅう).

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