# 既 already

良 (good) + (fang)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes

## Onyomi

KI |

## Mnemonic

| My good dog has my house-KEY already in his fangs all ready when I get home from work!

## Jukugo

既(すで) に | as mentioned before ★★★☆☆ KANA already, as mentioned before
既婚(きこん) | already married ☆☆☆☆☆ 既 (already) + 婚 (marriage) = 既婚 (already married)
既存(きぞん) のXXX | the existing XXX ☆☆☆☆☆ 既 (already) + 存 (be aware of) = 既存 (the existing XXX)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
即 | immediately | FINGERPRINT |
既 | already | FANG |
邪 | heresy | TOWN |

They FINGERPRINT you immediately because you already had FANGS.

In that TOWN fangs are a heresy!

## Used In

- 概
- 慨