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RTK / HeisigFrame #732

械

contraption

Strokes: 11

JLPT: N2

Jōyō: Grade 4

Meanings

contraption RTK

Community Mnemonic

▲ 1061 votes

The ten commandments were heavy. So to help carry them, Moses made a wooden contraption; the ark of the covenant.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

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かせ

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