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RTK / HeisigFrame #446

thorn

Lv 20

Strokes: 8

JLPT: N2

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Meanings

thorn RTKStab

Community Mnemonic

677 votes

A tree with a belt wrapped around the middle. If you tighten the belt, hundreds of tiny sabers pop out of the tree in all directions, looking like THORNS.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

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