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RTK / HeisigFrame #1080

substitute

Lv 13

Strokes: 5

JLPT: N4

Jōyō: Grade 3

Meanings

substitute RTKReplacePeriodAge

Community Mnemonic

564 votes

"Mister T substitutes an arrow for a toothpick" . The idea here is that the arrow is not a toothpick, neither it is changed into one, but it can substitute for one.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

だいたい

Kun'yomi

かわしろ

Found In Vocabulary

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