Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Seedling

Alternative

Sapling

Mnemonic

Flowers that grow in a rice paddy only live to be seedlings. Once they sprout, they're plucked away to make room for more rice. Poor little seedlings.

Readings

On’yomi

みょう, びょう

Kun’yomi

なえ, なわ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The seedlings try their best to blend in by referring to themselves as myou (みょう), you know, me and you combined. That's myou.

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