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RTK / HeisigFrame #1345

someone

Lv 17

Strokes: 8

JLPT: N4

Jōyō: Grade 3

Meanings

someone RTKPersonSomething

Community Mnemonic

566 votes

I find the best way of memorizing this kanji is in conjunction with the Japanese compound for ninja: 忍者 -- i.e. someone who endures (see frame 597 for the kanji 忍). A 忍者 is not just a 身 (somebody), it's 者 who can 忍 great 拷!

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

しゃ

Kun'yomi

もの

Found In Vocabulary

Used by Kanji(2)