12
Keyword
spoon
  • spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
Strokes
2
Heisig
476
Type
Component
Readings
ヒ
さじ
Mnemonic
A pirate bends his dagger into a spoon: the blade's slash left becomes the handle, and the curled umbrella handle at the bottom scoops up his gruel.
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Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
匕さじ
spoon
Noun
匕首あいくち
dagger; dirk
Noun