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RTK / HeisigFrame #2005

empress

Lv 50

Strokes: 6

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Grade 6

Meanings

empress RTK

Community Mnemonic

505 votes

The empress is cruel. Normally she'll violently pull her servants by the ear when they've failed to follow orders. But one time she dragged this one guy around the palace by the mouth. She must have been really angry—ever since that moment, he's never been seen again.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

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