Mnemonic
"Who said that?" You heard words spoken clearly, but only a bird sits on the windowsill. It tilts its head and repeats the words perfectly. You spin around — who is really speaking? The bird mimics words so well, you can never figure out who's behind the voice.
Additional thoughts
Picture a parrot perched on a sill, perfectly mimicking human speech. Every time you hear words you whip around demanding 'Who said that?' but it's always just the bird. Words + Bird = Who.Quick recall
A bird on the sill speaks words — who is really talking?Details
The keyword for 誰 is who. This kanji is used as an interrogative pronoun to ask about the identity of a person, equivalent to "who" or "whom" in English. It appears frequently in questions seeking to identify an unknown individual. The character conveys the fundamental concept of questioning or inquiring about a person's identity.
- On'yomi
- すい
- Kun'yomi
- だれ、たれ、た