網

あみ · ami · JLPT N1 · noun

internet

網 — internet

🥅 網 = 糸 thread + 罔 mesh; あみ sounds like ah, me, caught in a net

The left radical 糸 means thread, so 網 is a mesh made of threads. あみ sounds like Amy, and Amy is the one caught in the net.

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