kanjisense

component mnemonic:
silver (via 銀)

historical character meaning:
northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping

  • primary grade 4
  • ○ component only
  • sound mark

components

"grasping hand"
"legs and cane"
Japanese on'yomi
コン kon ・ゴン gon
Mandarin Chinese
not available
Cantonese
not available
Korean
not available
Vietnamese
not available
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Japanese kun'yomi
うしとらushitora

used as a component in:

  • good 
    リョウ lyang
  • eyeball 
    ガン ngạ̈nˬ
  • root 
    コン kon
  • limit 
    ゲン ghạ̈nˬ
  • silver 
    ギン ngīn
  • withdraw 
    タイ tʻwaiˎ
  • eat 
  • regret 
    コン ghonˎ
  • "silver horned dog" 
    kʻonˬ
  • mark 
    コン ghon
  • withdraw 

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