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Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘNelson · column · going (行) · line · spool · clod · toilet paper · crotch · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 947
Additional Examples
直径１メートル、深さ２メートルの穴を掘るのに、約２時間半かかりました。 It took me about two and a half hours to dig a hole one meter in diameter and two meters in depth.tatoebaWhat is the distance across the pond?tatoeba The lake is three miles across.tatoeba The pond is 100 meters in diameter.tatoeba Stroke Order
8 strokes
Diameter; path. 彳 (path) + 圣 (straight) — a straight path right through. 直径 — diameter.
Practice Writing
Practice Writing 径
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step