矢
Arrow
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| や | n/i | 矢 |
Meaning: Arrow
The arrow radical and the arrow kanji are the same. Sort of a “straight” shot to memorizing this kanji, you know?
Just know your radicals!
Reading: や
To remember the reading や we use the word “Yankees” (like the evil baseball team, go M’s!).
What is this arrow doing? It’s following around all the Yankee (や) baseball players, stalking them, waiting to make its move (I’ll let you decide what it’s “move” is).
Imagine the arrow as a human-sized living thing with legs, arms, and clothes, though. Strangely, it’s able to walk around even though its an arrow. It has some kind of agenda. Make it a bit evil, if you can. What a strange thing…
Vocabulary
Learn the arrow vocab before moving on. The readings are pretty easy too, so make sure you try to get those in your brain as well.
a 矢（や）＝ Arrow
- Meaning: Same as the kanji.
- Reading: Same as the kanji.