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RTK / HeisigFrame #290

copper

Lv 35

Strokes: 14

JLPT: N2

Jōyō: Grade 5

Meanings

copper RTK

Community Mnemonic

149 votes

Copper is an excellent conductor. In other words, it's a metal for which the voltage is the same everywhere. That's why it's used for wires.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

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Kun'yomi

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