VISUAL RADICAL FAMILY • 勿 (2 KANJI)

The Worship Radical (勿) Kanji Family: 場 (Location) vs. 易 (Easy)

The slanted sun-and-rays component (昜) shines over a temple courtyard in Place (場) and Easy (易).

Illustrated Flashcards in the Worship (勿) Family (Tap Readings for Audio)

場 LOCATION
ON じょう
KUN ば
Japanese Kanji Mnemonic for 場 (Location) — Shibashi Visual Kanji Mnemonics Flashcard

The perfect jawline (じょう) buddha is in the the most badass (ば) location for a sunrise prayer.

易 EASY
ON い, えき
Japanese Kanji Mnemonic for 易 (Easy) — Shibashi Visual Kanji Mnemonics Flashcard

Even hard life is easy (い) when you start your day with an epic kimono (えき) prayer...

Side-by-Side Comparison: 場 vs. 易

Every kanji below contains the Worship (勿) component. Bold readings indicate the primary WaniKani reading:

Kanji & Meaning Readings (Bold = Primary) Shibashi Visual Mnemonic Story Top Compound Word
場 (Location) ON: じょう
KUN: ば
The perfect jawline buddha is in the the most badass location for a sunrise prayer. 工場 (こうじょう) — factory
易 (Easy) ON: い, えき
KUN: —
Even hard life is easy when you start your day with an epic kimono prayer... 安易 (あんい) — easy; easygoing; simplistic

Essential Japanese Vocabulary Words Built from the Worship (勿) Family

Once you can recognize 場 (Location), 易 (Easy) by their shared Worship (勿) visual motif, practice reading them inside these high-frequency Japanese words from the Shibashi app:

Japanese Word Hiragana Reading English Meaning JLPT Level
工場 こうじょう factory JLPT
売り場 うりば sales floor, sales counter JLPT
場所 ばしょ location JLPT
場 ば place, field (physics) JLPT
安易 あんい easy; easygoing; simplistic JLPT
交易 こうえき trade; commerce JLPT
平易 へいい plain; simple; easy JLPT
簡易 かんい simplicity, easiness, simple, convenient JLPT

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