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RTK / HeisigFrame #878

死

death

Lv 11

Strokes: 6

JLPT: N4

Jōyō: Grade 3

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death RTK

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Ok, this is where knowing some Eastern culture comes in handy! In Japanese society, when someone dies they creamate the body and pick out the remaining bones with special chopsticks. In this case, they're out of chopsticks so they decide to use (gasp!) a spoon instead.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

On'yomi

し

Kun'yomi

し

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