# 酸 sour

酒 (liquor) + ム (moocow) + (animal legs) + (eachbottom)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes

## Onyomi

SAN | SANTA's lap smelled sour.

## Mnemonic

| Each moocow who drinks sake gives sour milk the next day.

## Kunyomi

す*っぱい | sour, acidic flavor: lemons, vinegar, pickled plums. 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

酸性(さんせい) | acidity ★☆☆☆☆ 酸 (sour) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 酸性 (acidity)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
酸 | sour | EACH | 各
酔 | drunk | TEN | 十
酷 | horrendous | MOUTH | 口
粋 | essence | RICE | 米
砕 | pulverize | ROCK | 石

EACH lemon is sour,

but NINE OF TEN guys get drunk every hour,

and your MOUTH has horrendously bad raps when you you freestyle in the shower.

The essence of my RICE you did mock,

so I pulverize you with a ROCK!!

## Synonyms

bad-tasting まずい 酸っぱい 苦い 渋い