Number:
51
丁 nail
MUTANTS:
- nailright
ONYOMI: CHOU
The only time Margaret CHO ever could make me laugh was when she stepped on a rusty nail and had to get tetanus. That was a good bit.
DESCRIPTION:
it's important to not confuse the MUTANT RADICAL for NAIL (
)with the "open scissors" (
)radical:
Open scissors doesn't have a 'nail-head' protruding from the right-side, and it's got no bendy bit at the bottom.
JUKUGO:
USED IN:
- xxx 丁目 (xxx ちょうめ )
-
a COUNTER for - roughly, 'city block.' 3丁目, 4丁目, etc. You need to know this if you ever want to read an address.
(COUNTER, KUN ON)
丁 (nail) + 目 (eye) = 丁目 (city block)
- 丁度 ( ちょうど )
-
exactly, precisely. Just right.
(1/2 KANA)
丁 (nail) + 度 (times) = 丁度 (just right)
- 丁寧 な ( ていねい な)
-
manners used in everyday situations. Just good common sense.
(1/2 KANA)
- 包丁 ( ほうちょう )
-
kitchen knife, cutlery
包 (wrap) + 丁 (nail) = 包丁 (kitchen knife, cutlery)