劾
Mnemonic
A waste bag full of shredded documents is discovered outside the senator's office. Investigators piece them together, and that evidence becomes the power they need to impeach him—his own trash sealed his political fate!
Additional thoughts
Picture a janitor hauling out a bulging trash bag that rips open, scattering incriminating papers. Those papers become the unstoppable force (power) driving the impeachment trial. The visual of garbage = downfall ties waste bag and power to impeach neatly.Quick recall
A waste bag of shredded secrets gives prosecutors the power to impeach.Details
The keyword for 劾 is impeach. This kanji refers to the formal process of accusing or charging a public official with misconduct or crimes while in office. It carries the sense of investigating wrongdoing and bringing charges against someone in a position of authority. In its original Chinese usage, it broadly meant to examine and expose the faults of officials, and this meaning has been preserved in both Chinese and Japanese legal and political contexts.
- On'yomi
- がい