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boulevard

On-Yomi: ガイ、カイ — Kun-Yomi: まち

Elements:

boulevard, going, ivy, square jewel, soil, dirt, ground, soil2, dirt2, ground2

Heisig story:

This is the character from which the sense of boulevard mentioned in frame 938 derives. Its elements: boulevard . . . ivy.

Koohii stories:

1) [woelpad] 11-1-2007(104): The boulevard of boulevards, the Champs Elysées, with the Arc de Triomphe covered in ivy to give the champions a heroes' welcome.

2) [wasurenaide] 6-6-2008(61): Specifically… ivy boulevard… think hollywood & vine.

3) [fuaburisu] 9-2-2006(48): Mnemonic trick : the "Harvard Boulevard" is covered withf ivy (just like Harvard University).

4) [axelb] 9-3-2009(43): A boulevard is one street where they use columns of ivy for decorations.

5) [joxn_costello] 18-12-2008(22): This is a pictograph of an ancient boulevard, so long disused that it is now covered in ivy all down the middle.

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