Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Floor

Alternative

Story

Mnemonic

Look at a building and compare the white parts. Each of those white parts is a floor. Multi-story buildings have tons of different floors that you can see from the outside.

Readings

On’yomi

かい

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

One floor is just all kayaks (かい). You're looking at this building, and every other story is normal, but that one floor is kayak after kayak after kayak.

Visually Similar Kanji

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