字の旅3,000 years in four forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE粹1113 (商)
Oracle bone, bronze and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in Human Body & People
又 again, right hand
また mata
2 strokesRadical of 10 kanjiPart of 21
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
Source: Wiktionary, 又 (rev. 94589585), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Once more, with intent! This radical represents the tireless action of the right hand and the core concept of repetition. When you see it, think of manual labor, reaching out to grab something, and the "second time" or "additional" nature of a human action. It brings the power of the active hand and the sheer persistence of "again" to any character it joins.”
Where it sits in a kanji
Indicates repetition (again, also), actions performed with the hand (grabbing, pushing), support and friendship, or the reversal of a situation.
What it grows into
- 取takeシュ · とる
耳 + 又
To take the ear of fallen prey, a rite of hunters mentioned in the Rites of Zhou.
Ideogrammic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 受acceptジュ · うける
爪 + 舟 + 又
Possibly a ideogrammic compound (會意): 爪 (“hand”) + 舟 (“boat”) + 又 (“hand”) – to hand over.
Ideogrammic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 友friendユウ · とも
又 + 又sound
Phono-semantic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Every kanji with 又 as its radical
All 10 kanji