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utilize

On-Yomi: ヨウ — Kun-Yomi: もち.いる

Elements:

utilize, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, walking stick

Heisig story:

Meat . . . walking stick. Be sure to keep this key word distinct from that for use (Frame 1065). The stroke order is exactly as you would expect it from the order of the primitive elements as given.

Heisig comment:

* As a primitive element, we shall substitute the image of a screwdriver, perhaps the most utilized of all tools around the house.

Koohii stories:

1) [decamer0n] 7-5-2007(141): To tenderize meat in an emergency wilderness situation, just utilize your walking stick!

2) [dwhitman] 20-12-2007(115): I'll confuse this with use (#990 使), so build a distinction right from the start. For me, "utilize" has an artificial, business-speak connotation; you only utilize "utilize" when you're trying to puff up what you're saying and sound important. So: "BioTools Inc introduces the FG2000 screwdriver, utilizing the our latest FleshGrip(tm) technology!" I'm seeing this as a picture of a stubby screwdriver with a handle made of flesh, a short shaft, and prongs to hold a screw in place until you drive it.

3) [nmkohi] 4-4-2006(74): When your flesh is weak you must utilize a walking stick.

4) [Zarxrax] 18-5-2008(35): We have to utilize different tools for different jobs. If some object in your kitchen needs to be be screwed, you would utilize a screwdriver. If your woman needs to be screwed, you would utilize your meat stick.

5) [ihatobu] 10-10-2008(27): NASA utilizes a giant laser to cut the moon in half. Very shortly, the Earth will have two companion moons.

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