Kanji 呂: spine, backbone
Key takeaways
Kanji 呂: spine, backbone. Readings and core meaning.
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Kanji at a glance
Core meaning / core image
Core meaning: 呂
spine, backbone
Kanji structure breakdown
Mnemonic story
Mnemonic story
The shape of two 'mouth' (口) radicals connected by a stroke originally represented the vertebrae of a spine. In Japanese, it is most famously used in the word 'Furo' (風呂), meaning bath. You can visualize the two boxes as connected bathtub basins or segments of a backbone to remember the character.
