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RTK / HeisigFrame #1933

me

Lv 35

Strokes: 14

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Meanings

me RTKI

Community Mnemonic

506 votes

Building on johnskb: Although it goes against the Heisig method, this story is a lot easier to remember when you know it's the kanji for "boku." Males usually use either "boku" or "ore" (instead of "watashi") to refer themselves. "Boku" is slightly boyish and soft; "ore" is rough & tough. Mr. T would definitely use "ore" -- but when he's one of the husbands hung upside down in a row about to be punished by his wife, he puts on a sweet act and switches to "boku" when he pleads "come on baby, it's me!"

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

ぼく

Kun'yomi

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