Himejima

悲鳴嶼

literallyshriek + island

悲鳴shriek嶼island

Full name: 悲鳴嶼行冥 (Himejima Gyomei)

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悲
  • 悲劇ひげきtragedy
  • 悲しみかなしみsadness
  • 悲観ひかんpessimism
  • 悲惨ひさんdisastrous
  • 悲願ひがんone's dearest wish
鳴
  • 悲鳴ひめいshriek
  • 鳴りなりringing
  • 鳴き声なきごえcry
  • 鳴門なるとstrait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow
  • 共鳴きょうめいresonance

悲・鳴 — every one of these is a square on the grid of 2,136 jōyō kanji. Three a day, quizzed through real words.

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