顕 Appear

Radical Combination

• 日

  Sun
• 业

  Spikes
• 頁

  Geoduck

Meaning

Primary

Appear

Alternative

Exist

Mnemonic

When the sun comes up the spikes of geoducks appear.

Hints

The spikes don't just come out of the geoduck, they literally appear out of thin air. They didn't even exist before the sun touched them.

Readings

On’yomi

けん

Kun’yomi

あきらか, あらわ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You watch these spikes appear and suddenly Ken (けん)the samurai also appears next to you. "I DID IT!" he shouts, "I've learned how to appear out of thin air!"

Hints

"Thank you sweet geoduck, you have taught me the way of appearing with your spikes."