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RTK / HeisigFrame #555

pond

Lv 8

Strokes: 6

JLPT: N2

Jōyō: Grade 2

Meanings

pond RTK

Community Mnemonic

418 votes

Remember the story of the scorpion that begged the turtle for a ride across the pond? Halfway across the water, the scorpion stung the turtle on the neck and they both sank to the bottom.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

いけ

Found In Vocabulary

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