# 述 refer to

(motion) + ホ (katakana 'ho') + 丶 (dot)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes

## Onyomi

JUTSU | The label "infidel enemy of Allah" refers to athiests, christians, and JEWS, TOO!

## Mnemonic

| 述 is made of motion, plus the katakana 'HO' plus a dot. So you could say, While moving towards the hoe, he made a statement about the dot on her lip.

## Kunyomi

の*べる | to relate a story of... Describes the speaker's own actions: ('Please allow me to mention or state something') (usually used in a business or formal setting: opening remarks, proposals, extending a warm welcome, all that glad-handing bullshit) ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

前述(ぜんじゅつ) | the aforesaid, the aforementioned ★★☆☆☆ NP 前 (before) + 述 (refer to) = 前述 (the aforesaid, the aforementioned)
記述(きじゅつ) | give an in-depth account of ★☆☆☆☆ 記 (diary) + 述 (refer to) = 記述 (give an in-depth account of) to describe, to give an in-depth account of. Generally means an entire chapter, if not a whole book.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
迷 | perplexed | RICE (2 dots!!) | 米
述 | refer to | ONE DOT |

You get perplexed by RICE, so you refer to ONE DOT to comparison:

"OK, if it's bigger than this dot, then it must not be rice."

## Synonyms

report on, publish, mention 挙げる 掲載する 載せる 記述 記載 述べる 申し上げる