Question

翁 おきな venerable old man S 公: public; prince; official; governmental羽: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits 羽 6 (none) venerable old man The venerable old man is using the public restroom in the park where he feeds the pigeons. But, alas, there is no toilet paper! So, he´s caught a pigeon and is using it to wipe his bottom. (note the feathers on the bottom of the kanji, this helps remember placement). Can you see the feathers flying everywhere?

Accepted Answer

オウ お, おな 1 2064 10 124 はね 形声 Phonetic The venerable old man is the public figure head of the Native American Village, answering all questions and solving all problems. The higher in rank you get in this tribe, the more feathers decorate you. Imagine this old man covered in beautiful feathers.

Kanji	翁
Onyomi	オウ
Kunyomi	おきな
Nanori	お, おな
English	venerable old man
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	2064
Components	公: public; prince; official; governmental 羽: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	羽
Radical Number	124
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	はね
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	venerable old man
Koohii Story 1	The venerable old man is the public figure head of the Native American Village, answering all questions and solving all problems. The higher in rank you get in this tribe, the more feathers decorate you. Imagine this old man covered in beautiful feathers.
Koohii Story 2	The venerable old man is using the public restroom in the park where he feeds the pigeons. But, alas, there is no toilet paper! So, he´s caught a pigeon and is using it to wipe his bottom. (note the feathers on the bottom of the kanji, this helps remember placement). Can you see the feathers flying everywhere?

Man Venerable Feathers Public 翁 オウ おきな お

Man Venerable Feathers Public 翁オウおきなお