叙
Mnemonic
An excess of golden medals overflows the royal vault—once more, the emperor must confer them upon worthy heroes before they bury the palace! Each time excess piles up, once more he lines up his knights and confers ranks with solemn ceremony.
Additional thoughts
Picture a comically overflowing treasure room of medals. The emperor sighs, 'Again?!' and holds yet another grand ceremony to confer honors. Excess + repetition = formal bestowing.Quick recall
An excess of medals means once more the emperor must confer honors in grand ceremony.Details
The keyword for 叙 is confer. This kanji carries the meaning of bestowing, granting, or conferring something—particularly ranks, honors, or awards—upon someone in a formal or official capacity. It also extends to the idea of narrating or describing events in an orderly manner, as in laying out a story or account systematically. The underlying sense is one of presenting or setting forth something with due order and ceremony.
- On'yomi
- じょ
- Kun'yomi
- つい.ず、ついで