Radicals › #74 月
月
月 — the “moon” radical
moon/month; visually merges with 肉 (meat) 10 of the JLPT kanji on this site are built with it — recognizing the piece makes them far easier to remember.
Kanji using the 月 radical (10)
月month, moon期period, time朝morning, dynasty有possess, have望ambition, full moon服clothing, admit朗melodious, clear朋companion, friend朔conjunction (astronomy), first day of month朕majestic plural, imperial we
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