Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Retreat

Alternative

Reject

Mnemonic

If you're on your scooter and you run over a root, you'll need to retreat. The roots have obviously rejected you, they want you to leave, so you should.

Readings

On’yomi

たい

Kun’yomi

しりぞ, ひ, ど, の

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You're trying to retreat by scooting backwards, but the roots grab onto your tie (たい). You try to pull your tie off but it's just getting tighter and tighter around your neck.

Visually Similar Kanji

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