海 Sea

Radical Combination

• 氵

  Tsunami
• 𠂉

  Gun
• 毋

  Window

Meaning

Primary

Sea

Alternative

Ocean

Mnemonic

A tsunami is coming, so you point your gun out the window at it. "You better turn back, sea, or I'll shoot!"

Hints

You'll have to think of the "sea" as its own entity, controlling the tsunami, otherwise you might confuse and combine the two. So when you point your gun out the window, aim it at the "sea," not the "tsunami." It's like aiming for the head of a zombie and not the arms or legs.

Readings

On’yomi

かい

Kun’yomi

うみ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The sea decides it doesn't want to die today, so it turns its tsunami around and goes the other way. You hop in your kayak (かい) and chase after it with your gun, to make sure it actually returns to the sea and doesn't just drown someone else.

Hints

Imagine paddling in your kayak, your gun still in one hand, as you chase the sea back to its home.