I am learning the reading for 売る and it’s the second time WK came up with ‘uni’. The dictionary mentions university and a prefix, but that doesn’t help to put any sense into the mnemonic. Who can help? :slight_smile:

I was quite confused myself when I first encountered this word :sweat_smile: うに - Jisho.org 26 words and 3337 sentences found. See the full details ... [image] [image]

[image] Aquatic Life Appreciation Thread whale tropical_fish octopus Japanese Language More strange sea creatures! ^>^ Some sea urchins (海胆 or うに) are considered delicacies. Others bring a poisonous sting to attackers or unwary divers. There’s a large variety of them in th…

Ah, so this is a Japanese, not an English term >.< Thank you so much the both of you. I guess after all the discussion I have memorized 売る anyways :sweat_smile:

Perhaps animals made edible, like these ones are thought of first. Forum searching for food images fails for short words like this one. [image] [image] [image] Uni: Japanese Sea Urchin Dishes for Seasoned Seafood Lovers

It’s a very common material in a number of the Atelier games, with the player character excitedly proclaiming “Uni-uni” when they collect it, so maybe the WK staff are fans. [Uni19]

That might be the one they refer to. I have never heard of these games, on first research I assume they are not that common in the western world.

What is 'uni' (mnemonic used for 売る)

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