KETSU |
OK, the "enjoy a drink" kanji is a bit simplified - it's MISSING the 口 radical! If you can get past that, then you can use this mnemonic: The honorable person enjoys a drink of KETCHUP or water instead of booze. |
いさぎよ*い |
honorable - unlike the related term 名誉 (めいよ) 潔さ happens even if no one is looking. 潔さ means someone who puts principle above everything else - someone who will turn down a job offer from a mob-connected business, even if they are really broke and don't have enough to eat. This is also the word used about guys who commit suicide for honor.
CCW
★☆☆☆☆ |
いさぎよ*さ |
honor
★★☆☆☆ |
清潔 な |
pure
★★☆☆☆
pure, clean, undiluted. More often used figuratively - about morals and such. Or *ahem* ethnicity. |
不潔 な |
Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
---|---|---|---|
暇 | free time | DAY | 日 |
喫 | enjoy a drink and a smoke | MOUTH | 口 |
潔 | honorable | WATER | 水 |
御 | the honorific "o" | GO | 行 |
I'm free TODAY, to enjoy a drink with my MOUTH.
I'm honorable so I'll share my WATER .
As for 御, it is easy because the left radical means GO in English, and it's pronounced GO!!!
honor
名誉 光栄 潔さ 正直 |