blade

(sword) + (dot)
★☆☆☆☆
3 strokes
ILL PAIR

Onyomi

JIN

Don't fuck with blades when you are twisted on GIN.

Mnemonic

刃 is basically sword, which is bisecting a little line, which we'll think of as a FINGER for the purposes of the following mnemonic:
My sword blade is cutting a finger in half. What did I just say about too much gin?

Kunyomi

BOOBOO: not a knife or sword - the BLADE or the SHARP EDGE of one. Remember, swords don't kill people, 刃s kill people.
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

刃物(はもの)

edged weapon.or kitchen cutlery ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN
(blade) + (animal / thing) = 刃物 (edged weapon.or kitchen cutlery )

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
blade SWORD
round HOOK

Blade comes from the SWORD radical, which makes sense.

'Round' comes from 9, which has a HOOK on the right side. (the right side of blade turns outwards).

So you can say, "I can hang nine round donuts on the HOOK."

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