村 hicktown

木 (tree) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
PN

Onyomi

SON

Mnemonic

The hicktown is so boring they have to glue their SONS to trees to keep them from leaving.

Kunyomi

むら hicktown
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

村長(そんちょう)

village chief ★☆☆☆☆
村 (hicktown) + 長 (long / boss) = 村長 (village chief)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
財 loot MONEY 貝
材 raw materials TREE 木
村 hicktown GLUE 寸

Loot is usually MONEY,

but raw material is lumber from TREES.

The hicks GLUE banjos to their knees .

Synonyms

small town or village
村    里