雑 Random

Radical Combination

• 九

  Nine
• 木

  Tree
• 隹

  Turkey

Meaning

Primary

Random

Alternative

Miscellaneous

Mnemonic

You count nine of them in the tree, each turkey holding something random or miscellaneous. There are nine turkeys in the tree and they’re all holding random, miscellaneous things. How odd.

Hints

Look at the turkeys in the tree. There are nine of them and they are all gobbling up a storm. Hear them gobble as you imagine what random, miscellaneous things they are holding.

Readings

On’yomi

ざつ, ぞう

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

As if things couldn’t get any more random, Zazu (ざつ) from the Lion King flies into the tree and starts asking the nine turkeys miscellaneous trivia. Zazu always did have a thirst for knowledge, but this is kind of strange.

Hints

Look at Zazu asking the turkeys random questions about miscellaneous trivia. You’ve seen the Lion King, right? Zazu should be pretty easy to visualize here.