構 Set Up

Radical Combination

• 木

  Tree
• 冓

  Lifeguard

Meaning

Primary

Set Up

Alternative

Care

Mnemonic

A tree is what a lifeguard uses to set up the station where he'll care for the people on the beach and in the water. Trees provide the shade lifeguards need to take care of half-drowned kids and grannies with sand stuck in their bathing suits. That's why they set up their care stations here.

Hints

Watch the lifeguard walk around the beach. He needs to pick a nice big tree for his set up, so he can provide the best care possible.

Readings

On’yomi

こう

Kun’yomi

かま

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You look closer at the set up and realize the lifeguard is こういち! You know he teaches Japanese but... is こういち really qualified to care for people like this?

Hints

Imagine こういち setting up a care station. You hope you don't get in trouble in the water so you don't have to see how good he is at caring for people.

Hint: when you see the "lifeguard" radical, the reading is probably going to be こう.