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也 - shipwreck
This prime is a kanji originally meaning ‘to be,’ but is really only used in names or classical texts. We will remember this as ‘shipwreck,’ because it slightly resembles a boat, with the bough at the bottom and a chunk taken out of the right side.Grade: 2
Strokes: 3