尼 nun

(corpse) + (heel)

Onyomi

Mnemonic

It's the corpse of a nun who got poisoned-darted in the heel, all Achilles style. Weird.

Kunyomi

あま ( さん )

Buddhist nun ★☆☆☆☆

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
尼	nun	HEEL
泥	mud	WET	水
尻	butt	NINE	九

Nuns wear high-HEELS under their gowns.

The heels get WET from the MUD.

To beat a baseball team, you must kick NINE butts!

Used In

• 泥