ice

(water) + (dot)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes

Onyomi

HYOU

as in, ' HE ONLY eats ice cream'

Mnemonic

Like water (水), but with an extra little dot in the upper left side. We will call this little dot a SNOWFLAKE, floating gently down to the surface of an icy lake in winter.

Kunyomi

こおり ice
★★★★★

Jukugo

氷山(ひょうざん)

iceberg ★☆☆☆☆
(ice) + (mountain) = 氷山 (iceberg)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
ice ONE SNOWFLAKE-DOT
water NO FLAKES AT ALL
forever TWO SNOWFLAKE-DOTS

Ice has the SNOWFLAKE on top, water doesn't. So you can say, "Water doesn't have a SNOWFLAKE because water is warm."
If it has been icy for ever, there are TWO SNOWFLAKES piled up on top of each other!

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