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生徒

せいと

pupil, student

Mnemonic

Thirty young shoots walking in through the same door at the same time every morning. Say せい it to と the register, and somebody has to count them: せいと.

Built from

life, raw
A pictograph, a shoot pushing up out of the ground.
on foot, follower
彳 step + 走 run

Words sharing these kanji

teacher to live, to exist to have children to be born life, lifestyle (human) life occurrence, happening a lifetime living creature student

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