Mnemonic
A boat with a tomahawk jammed in its mast — that's the carrier. This boat ferries every sort of cargo across the sea. The tomahawk was thrown by a desperate warrior, but the carrier kept going, hauling all kinds of goods and souls to the far shore.
Additional thoughts
The boat is the vessel; the tomahawk scar proves it's battle-hardened. A carrier conveys all sorts — goods, people, even qualities. Picture a weathered warship that nothing can stop, ferrying everything across vast waters.Quick recall
A boat scarred by a tomahawk is the unstoppable carrier of all kinds.Details
The keyword for 般 is carrier. This kanji conveys the idea of carrying, conveying, or transporting something from one place to another. By extension, it is used to express the concept of a "sort" or "kind," as in something that carries a particular quality or classification. It appears prominently in Buddhist terminology, where it suggests the vessel or carrier that conveys one across the sea of suffering to enlightenment.
- On'yomi
- はん