# 析 analyze

木 (tree) + 斤 (axe)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK

## Onyomi

SEKI | I sometimes lie awake at night, analyzing the reasons why your mom is so SEXY.

## Mnemonic

| We cut up the tree with axes to analyze the inside of it.

## Jukugo

分析(ぶんせき) する | analyze ★★★☆☆ 分 (understand / divide / minute) + 析 (analyze) = 分析 (analyze)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
祈 | pray | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
折 | fold | HAND | 手
断 | decision/judgement/refuse | RICE | 米
析 | analyze | TREE | 木

You pray for a NECROPHILIAC mortician,

but you fold origami with your HAND.

The RICE refused . . .to analyze the TREE.

## Synonyms

analyze 分析 解剖 解析