SIDE-BY-SIDE KANJI MNEMONICS

待 (Wait) vs 持 (Hold) vs 特 (Special) vs 時 (Time)

All four share the temple (寺) visual core on the right! The secret is looking purely at the left-side radical.

5-Second Radical Distinction Rule: 彳 (slide / footsteps) = Wait (待) • 扌 (hand) = Hold (持) • 牛 (cow) = Special (特) • 日 (sun) = Time (時).

ON たい

KUN ま

Long wait times (たい) for the bell tower slide. Moms (ま) surely did not approve this...

ON じ

KUN も

Sometimes God intervenes with Jesus (じ) work, and holds for a moment (も) the time-bell.

ON とく

At 6pm, the special cow that can talk-u (とく) announces the end of the day.

ON じ

KUN とき

In the old Toki-o (とき) Jesus (じ) rang the church bell so you could tell the time...