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RTK / HeisigFrame #1752

閣

tower

Lv 29

Strokes: 14

JLPT: N1

Jƍyƍ: Grade 6

Meanings

tower RTKThe CabinetCabinet

Community Mnemonic

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To keep this distinct from other kanji such as "watchtower" and "pagoda", I use the mnemonic "towering tower". -- In some old 8-bit kung-fu videogame, with a plot similar as Bruce Lee's last, unfinished movie, the hero must break through a gate at each level of the towering tower, fighting with opponents using various styles of kung-fu until he meets the finale at the topmost level of the "towering tower".

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

?toweringtower
門gates
搄each

On'yomi

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Kun'yomi

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