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elder brother

On-Yomi: ケイ、キョウ — Kun-Yomi: あに

Elements:

elder brother, teenager, mouth, human legs

Heisig story:

By now kanji like this one should "look like" something to you even though it is more of an "ideogram" than a "pictograph." The large mouth on top and the human legs below almost jump off the page as a caricature of elder brother, the one with the big mouth (or if you prefer a kinder image, the one who "has the say" among all the children).

Heisig comment:

* As a primitive this character will take the meaning of teenager, in accord with the familiar image of the big mouth and the gangling, clumsy legs.

Koohii stories:

1) [Christine_Tham] 23-7-2007(138): My elder brother was basically a mouth on legs when he was a teenager.

2) [LeoOra] 23-1-2008(22): The pac man's ( 只 ) elder brother has to have longer legs than his junior.

3) [silkcherryblossoms] 27-5-2007(15): Older teenage brothers have big mouths and long, awkward legs.

4) [taikura] 7-11-2008(10): My elder brother has a big MOUTH and LONG LEGS.

5) [Teango] 8-3-2010(9): My elder brother always let his mouth run.

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