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Kunyomi: あつ.い, うるお.い, こ.い
Onyomi: アク
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
kindness, moisten
Mnemonics
This house is packed with kindness to the
roof
! I'm so moved it makes my eyes moisten with
water
.
Written by: こはく
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When I accidentally broke the most expensive vase in the
shop
,
I was afraid the shopkeeper would accuse {アク} me of recklessness, and hot {あつい},
wet
tears moistened my cheeks . However, I was touched by the shop keeper's kindness when he said, "You don't have to pay...", but then my hopes were dashed when he added "right now."
Kindness is the
lubricant
(see )that moistens interactions at the
shop
/オク→アク.
Compare , .
I moistened the shopkeeper's
roof
with
wet
paint to show my kindness
Written by: キロ
The
roof
has a leak of
water
. Everything is moist, god hasn't been kind to me lately.
Written by: Nickname128
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/ ゆうあく - (Adjective/-な) gracious
/ あくち - (noun) marshland
/ あくぜん - (adjective/-taru adjective) glossy
Kunyomi: つかさど.る, めぐ.る
Onyomi: アツ, カン
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: とます,と
Radical
go around, rule, administer
Mnemonics
The person who administers is someone with an office that has a
roof
who goes around all day from
early morning
with a
ruler
making rules.
Written by: こはく
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The
Big Dipper
will go around the North Star, which administers the night sky, but by rule it must fade with the
sunrise
/カン← /kɑnᴴ/ ← *kaːns …*qʷaːd → /ʔuɑt̚/ →ワチ→ワツ,アツ.

Seems to be used exclusively in /あっせん and compounds thereof.
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/ あっせん - (noun/する verb) good offices, kind offices, services, influence, recommendation; mediation, intercession, conciliation, acting as a go-between
/ みつにゅうこくあっせんぎょうしゃ - (noun) people smuggler
/ しゅうしょくあっせん - (noun) job placement, employment assistance
/ あっせんしゅうわい - (noun) influence peddling
/ あっせんいん - (noun) mediator, conciliator
Kunyomi: おさ.える, かんが.える, しら.べる
Onyomi: アン
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: てへん
Radical
hold, consider, investigate
Mnemonics
A
peaceful
moment for him is to hold her
hand
Written by: バハル
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The
hand
that enforces the
peace
/アン holds the power to investigate and has the capacity to consider criminal charges. From the idea of a repressive hand comes the meaning of using hand pressure to massage and to heal.
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/ あんばい - (noun/する verb) seasoning, flavour, flavor, taste; condition, state, situation; (state of) health, physical condition; arrangement, assignment, adjustment, handling, dealing with
/ あんま - (noun/する verb) massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); {sens} masseur, masseuse, massager; {arch} {col} blind person (from blind people historically oft. being masseurs)
/ あんばい - (noun/する verb) arrangement, assignment, adjustment, handling, dealing with
/ あんぶん - (noun/する verb) proportional division, proportional distribution
/ あんしゅれい - (noun) (Protestant) laying on of hands, ordination
Kunyomi: やまと
Onyomi: ,
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: にんべん
Radical
Yamato, ancient Japan
Mnemonics
In ancient Japan during the Jōmon period, most of society was matriarchal—the
grain
was sorted by the
women
, in other words—except it wasn’t farmed grain: the Jōmon were hunter-gatherers.

The following Yamato period introduced many practices that continue to identify Japan today, including rice farming, Buddhism, Chinese writing, and a social order /イ dominated by
men
.

The Yamato were, because of diet or ancestry, on average taller than the Jōmon, and may have referred to them derogatorily as dwarfs. The connotation of う/したがう with servile dwarfs became so insulting that around 757 CE, Japan officially changed its endonym from Wa to Wa .
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In Yamato, ancient Japan, a
person
stands next to a
two-branched tree
and talks to a
woman
sitting under it.
Written by: こはく
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/ やまと - (noun) (ancient) Japan; {hist} Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
/ やまとごと - (noun) yamatogoto, wagon, six or seven-stringed native Japanese zither
/ わご - (noun) Japanese language; native Japanese words (as opposed to Chinese-derived words and other loanwords)
/ - (noun) Japan, Japanese-style
/ わか - (noun) waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
Kunyomi: えびす, えみし, ころ.す, たい.らか, たい.らげる
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: だい,だいがしら,だいかんむり
Radical
barbarian, savage, Ainu
Mnemonics
Barbarians carry primitive,
large
bows
Written by: ムーグル
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Great
bows
fired flight after flight of arrows to drive off the barbarian attack, but the battle was savage.

(*lil)
イ← /i/ ← *lil
One
way I{イ} can tell if a
person
is a barbarian or not, is if they stand in the middle of their
bow
. The other way to tell, is if they like Elvis {えびす} or not.
Written by: Anonymous123
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/ えびすこう - (noun) fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)
/ えびすがお - (noun) smiling face
/ いいせいい - (noun) {yoji} controlling foreigners by foreigners, playing one barbarian state against another
/ いいせいい - (noun) {yoji} controlling foreigners by foreigners, playing one barbarian state against another
/ いいこうい - (noun) controlling foreigners by foreigners, playing one barbarian state against another
Kunyomi: おも.う, おも.うに, おもんみ.る, これ, ただ
Onyomi: , ユイ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: りっしんべん
Radical
consider, reflect, think
Mnemonics
Consider and think in your
heart
first before hurting an
old bird
Written by: こはく
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Sometimes you need to consider something carefully in your
heart
and reflect on it, taking a
bird’s
eye view, before you really can say what you think.

is the original ancient form of ただ “just, only” , and takes its readings from →イ,ユイ, for which it sometimes appears as an alternate spelling.

In poetry, when read これ "this", is put between the beginning of a sentence and a phrase to adjust the meter. It was once used in Chinese to mark the beginning of a new sentence.
With their
small
brains,
birds
don't really consider, reflect or think very much.
Written by: こはく
My
heart
is considering buying a
bird
Written by: チェイスです
I leaned up against the
fence
in quiet REFLECTION to listen to my
heart
Written by: Jules.33
Iイ'm considering eating the
heart
of this
turkey
, what do you think おも.う?
Written by: ケンパチ
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/ これ - (noun) this, this one (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now, this point (in time); {dated} here; {adv} {form} used to stress the subject of a sentence; {arch} I, me
/ はんかしいぞう - (noun) {Buddh} statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half lotus position (often of Maitreya)
/ しゆい - (noun/transitive,intransitive) {Buddh} using wisdom to get to the bottom of things, focusing one's mind, deep contemplation, concentrated thought, deliberating, pondering, reflecting
う / おもう - (Godan verb - う/transitive) to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon; to think (of doing), to plan (to do); to judge, to assess, to regard; to imagine, to suppose, to dream; to expect, to look forward to; to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to want; to recall, to remember
/ いしん - (adverb) as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
Kunyomi: いい, い.う, いわ.れ
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: ごんべん
Radical
reason, origin, history, oral tradition
Mnemonics
He justified it by saying his
word
s
originated from his
gut
.
Written by: lightmotif
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According to oral tradition, it is
said
that the origin of the crops in this
field
is the
moon
. But, there's no reason to believe that history.
Written by: Anonymous123
the origin of a
large belly/paunch
reason is
said
to be from a history of eating too much
rice
, more so if late at
night
Written by: ૮x.๑ა
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/ いい - (noun) what was said, what it means, origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
の / いうところの - (expression) what is called, as it is called, the so-called, known as, so to speak
い / いわれない - (Adjective/-い) unjustified, unwarranted, unfounded, baseless, groundless
/ いわゆる - (Pre-noun adjective) what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak
う / ゆう - (Godan verb - う) to say, to utter, to declare; to name, to call
Kunyomi: かぐわ.しい, さか.ん, ふみ
Onyomi: イク
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: おおざと
Radical
cultural progress, perfume
Mnemonics
A city on a
hill
which
has
a lot of culture is a good place to go {イク}.
Written by: こはく
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The fragrant flowers that perfume the
village
are
/ウ←いう← /i̯ə̯uᵡ/ ← *ɢʷɯˀ … *qʷɯ → /ʔi̯uk̚/ →ゐく→イク a sign of cultural progress.

Can also remember as +⻏ ”there is a Great Wall” that was built to protect cultural progress.
しい/かぐわしい fragrant
/ふみ      culture, arts
This
village
is famous for
having
perfume, a marker of cultural progress. Let’s go いく
Written by: Spirit_kokoro
It's popular さかん to
cut
moon
shaped pouches in this
village
to make scented かぐわしい letters ふみ – how much イクら cultural progress is that!
Written by: だれかしら
They
have
everything in this
city
! They even have fragrant かぐわしい perfumes in their letters ふみ that are popular さかん, they truly have cultural progress – this is the best place to go イク!
Written by: だれかしら
At this
city
to
have
perfume shows cultural progress
Written by: Nickname128
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/ いくいく - (adjective/-taru adjective) flourishing, teeming with culture, aromatic, emitting an aroma
/ ふくいく - (adjective/-taru adjective) fragrant, sweet-smelling
/ いくいく - (adjective/-taru adjective) flourishing, teeming with culture, aromatic, emitting an aroma
/ むべ - (noun) Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
/ うべ - (noun) Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
Kunyomi: あふ.れる, おご.る, こぼ.れる, す.ぎる, み.ちる
Onyomi: イツ
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
overflow, inundate, spill
Mnemonics
This character is a picture of
flipped character of water
spilling from a
dish
. Since
is used metaphorically in the context of gaining a benefit, the caligrapher added
sanzui
to indicate the meaning of literal water spilling.
Written by: non0230
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The
eight
plates
are
gaining
too much
water
causing it to overflow.
Written by: Xerosse
If a fool{あふ} puts
818
drops of water
on that
plate
, it's {イツ} going to overflow and spill everywhere.
Written by: Anonymous123
A
tsunami
falls on a
plate
and spills
the stuff that was on it
all over. Ah, fool!!! {あふ} You scream at the naughty tsunami.
Written by: JohnDusk
If you pour
818 ounces of water into a plate
, it's gonna overflow and become
full
あふれる
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
eight
cup of
water
from the
ground
are suppose to be equal to
eight
cup on the
plate
, but I spilled it.
Written by:
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る / あふれでる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)) to overflow from something full
す / あふれだす - (す verb) to begin to overflow, to start overflowing, to pour out
/ じゅういつ - (noun/する verb) overflow, abundance, exuberance
/ おういつ - (noun/する verb) overflowing, inundation
れる / あふれる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/intransitive) to overflow, to brim over, to flood
Kunyomi: じょう, まこと, まこと.に, ゆる.す
Onyomi: イン
Stroke count: 4
Radical name: ひとあし,にんにょう
Radical
license, sincerity, permit
Mnemonics
With a license,
I
have
legs
to stand on.
Written by: lightmotif
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Sincerely, if you give me a license, I'll permit you to see my
legs
in {イン}
private
.
Written by: Anonymous123
Depicts a trustworthy person, a
private
IN-dividual→イン who gives you their word and has the
legs
to support it. ==/イ→イン represents the individual’s mouth, whose promise made in sincerity is a permit that gives you license to act.
Do not confuse with ! Lawyers use their hands , not their legs .

(*lunʔ) 駿
イン← /i̯uĕnᵡ/ ← *lunʔ
I
, standing on my own two
legs
, sincerely permit myself to do whatever I want.
Written by: こはく
Joe the インkeeper's
moustache
under the big
nose
is sincerely.... well he has a license for it so I have to permit it.
"I ム← have two legs ル, what other license do I need?"
Written by: だれかしら
I
walk
. Because without a license I am not permitted to drive.
Written by: MuMe
I
don’t have my LICENSE yet, so I have to
walk
. I SINCERELY hope I get my PERMIT soon in イン the mail.
Written by: Jules.33
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/ いんか - (noun/する verb) permission, assent, compliance
/ いんぶんいんぶ - (noun) {arch} {yoji} being versed in the literary and military arts
/ いんきょ - (noun/する verb) permission, licence, license
/ しょういん - (noun/transitive) {arch} consent, acceptance, agreement
/ うたのじょう - (noun) {hist} second assistant court musician (ritsuryō system)
Kunyomi: いずく.んぞ, からす, くろ.い, なん.ぞ
Onyomi: ,
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: れんが,れっか
Radical
crow, raven
Mnemonics
The crow is a
bird
with black, raven feathers and black eyes, so it looks eyeless. Beware the radical
, which only makes sense in the context of .
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An altered
bird
is a crow
Written by: Seraseth
Oh {オ} you{ウ} may think it sounds crass{からす} but a crow is just
a bird that they forget to finish adding the white parts to
.
Written by: Anonymous123
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/ からす - (noun) crow (Corvus spp.), raven
/ くろちく - (noun) black bamboo
/ おくう - (noun) crow perched on a roof
/ おこ - (Adjective/-な) foolish thing, stupid thing, absurdity
/ からすかんざえもん - (noun) {obs} {joc} crow, Mr Crow; {obs} {derog} tanned person, dark-skinned person; {arch} being penniless
Kunyomi: とお.い, まが.る
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: しんにょう,しんにゅう
Radical
roundabout way
Mnemonics
The scenic route is a roundabout
way
of
going
/ウ to your destination. Compare .
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Going
to this
Road
is a Roundabout Way to reach your destination.
Written by: Nickname128
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/ えんきょくうえん - (noun) {yoji} being euphemistic and circumlocutory
/ うそう - (noun) {hum} {arch} {male} I, me, my humble self (used by the elderly)
/ うかい - (noun/する verb) detour, circumvention; {mil} turning movement
ルーティング / うかいルーティング - (noun) {comp} alternate, detour routing
/ うかいせいさん - (noun) roundabout production
Kunyomi: かしこ.い, さと.い
Onyomi: , ケイ
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: こころ
Radical
wise
Mnemonics
A wise man knows in his
heart
what a
comet
foretells.
Written by: こはく
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A wise man is ケイpable of instructing
two broom
sweepers single-
handedly
without losing
heart
Written by: だれかしら
If a
comet
is coming, it's wiser to use your
mind
to find a solution rather than simply yielding to chaos ケイ
Written by: ケンパチ
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/ ちえ - (noun) wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence; {Buddh} prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
/ - (noun) wisdom, enlightenment; {Buddh} prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path), wisdom
/ けいびん - (Adjective/-な) {rare} clever, of quick intellect
/ けいがん - (Adjective/-な) keen eye, quick eye, sharp eye, keen insight, keen perception
/ えにち - (noun) {Buddh} sun of wisdom, Buddha's or Bodhisattva's limitless light of wisdom
Kunyomi: あかご, ふ.れる, みどりご, めぐ.る
Onyomi: エイ
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: おんな
Radical
sharp {music}, baby
Mnemonics
A string of
shells
worn by a
woman
as a neckless; to wear a necklace; to “wear” an infant like a necklace; a baby あかご; to rock ふれる a baby; to deflect or veer; to make something sharper in music or in politics—think of the left and right hands on a piano keyboard as the political spectrum. Reading probably borrowed from “entangle” /エイ. A simplified version in extended shinjitai replaces the shells with 𭕄. See also , .
The radical is because necklaces, babies, rocking, and singing sharp are all associated with women.
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In the past, pregnant
women
in China wore a necklace made off of
shellfish
as a good luck charm for her baby to grow up safe and strong.
Written by: non0230
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/ えい - (noun) {music} sharp
し / えいじごろし - (noun) infanticide
/ えいきごう - (noun) {music} sharp (sign)
/ えいおん - (noun) sharp (musical note)
退 / たいえい - (noun) conservativeness, conservatism, regression, retrogression, unadventurousness
Kunyomi: すぐ.れる, ほさき
Onyomi: エイ
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: のぎ
Radical
heads of grain, cleverness
Mnemonics
That kid is clever and handy. Because he doesn't have
spoons
, he made his own
wooden
spoon from a
branch
, and he decorated it with some
leaves
.
Written by: イマンちゃん。
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See :
Grain
time
/ケイ← /kʰi̯wɛŋᵡ/ ← *kʰʷeŋ … *ɢʷeŋʔ→ /i̯wɛŋᵡ/ →エイ is when the heads of grain are ripe. Also means cleverness, because grain tips are sharp.
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/ さいえい - (noun) being very talented and intelligent, talented and intelligent person
/ えい - (noun) awn, glume
/ えいご - (Adjective/-な) intelligent, shrewd
/ えいさい - (noun) genius, brilliance, unusual talent; gifted person, person of unusual talent
/ えいびん - (noun) {arch} sharp (mind), keen, acute
Kunyomi: おお.う, たちま.ち, ふさ.がる
Onyomi: エン
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: だい,だいがしら,だいかんむり
Radical
cover, suffocate, obstruct
Mnemonics
The facehugger‘s
big
proboscis instantly たちまち penetrates and obstructs the host’s mouth while its finger-like legs
extend
to wrap around the head and cover the face. The host does not suffocate: the facehugger breathes for it.
エン is the sound of the host desperately gasping for breath as a facehugger lands on his face.

Etymologically, is an abbreviated form of “cover” , and /コウ← /kap̚/ ← *kraːb … *qromʔ is purely phonetic.

(*qromʔ)
エン← /ʔi̯ɛmᵡ/ ← *qromʔ
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During summer, when the
sun
is
big
in the sky,
you
better search for cover among the trees. Make sure to obstruct the sun properly, otherwise you might get a sunburn.
Written by: 🦡
Ensure{エン} you don't get stuck under anything
large
in that
cane field
. If it covers you, it might suffocate you, when it obstructs your breathing.
Written by: Anonymous123
The
large
kite
obstructs the all the sunlight, it could cover a whole city!
Written by: フロラ
A big
thunderbolt
「short for
」formed from the
vast
sky, had struck the ground, covering all the land.
Written by: non0230
It is windy outside. Suddenly a
large
kite
flies right into my face. Covers all of it. It doesn't let any air through. My respiration is obstructed. I suffocate.
Written by: Xilmi
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/ えんえん - (adjective/-taru adjective) gasping
/ きそくえんえん - (adjective/-taru adjective) {yoji} gasping for breath, at one's last gasp, breathing feebly, on the brink of death, more dead than alive
/ えんえん - (adjective/-taru adjective) gasping
/ あんら - (noun) {rare} mango
/ きそくえんえん - (Adjective/-な) {yoji} gasping for breath, at one's last gasp, breathing feebly, on the brink of death, more dead than alive
Kunyomi: くつろ.ぐ, さかもり, つばめ
Onyomi: エン
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: れんが,れっか
Radical
swallow (bird)
Mnemonics
Depicts a swallow, a swift, or a martin IN→EN→エン as viewed from the top or from the bottom, showing the
head
廿
, the
wings
, the
breast
, and the prominent
tail
, which serves as the radical.
Do not confuse with wren.

ぐ/くつろぐ  relax, settle in
り/さかもり drinking bout, merrymaking
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In the middle of the
north
, we stuffed our
mouths
with
twenty
廿
swallows we roasted over the
fire
. That will ensure{エン} they never spit{つば} in our eyes{め} again {つばめ = つば + め}.
Written by: Anonymous123
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/ つばめ - (noun) swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family), martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman, boy toy
し / つばめがえし - (noun) quickly reversed cut (sword technique); {MA} swallow counter (judo technique), swallow flight reversal; {mahj} swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); {mahj} completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
/ こうえん - (noun) {hist} Later Yan (dynastic Chinese state)
/ えんじ - (noun) {rare} swallow chick
/ こしあかつばめ - (noun) red-rumped swallow (Hirundo daurica); striated swallow (Hirundo striolata)
Kunyomi: その, にわ
Onyomi: エン, オン
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: くさかんむり
Radical
garden, yard, farm
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/ その - (noun) garden, orchard, park; place, world, environment
Kunyomi: お.いて, お.ける
Onyomi: ,
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: ほうへん,かたへん
Radical
at, in, on, as for
Mnemonics
Yo {ヨ}, where are you at ? I'm on the
roof
. As for me, I'm in the building. Oy, take {おいて} the elevator to the
second
floor, and I'll head in that
direction
.
Written by: Anonymous123
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Original form of お and オ, depicting a blackbird; comes from an ancient variant of crow /オ→ヨ, showing the
head
body
and
tail
.
Despite the radical
, is unrelated to either direction /ホウ or flag /エン.
Often written when used as a particle meaning at, in, on, or as for.
ける/おける adnominal meaning in, at, for
いて/おいて in, at, on
OoOooOOo オ, said the
man
who slipped on the
ice
while heading in the
direction
of his home.
Written by: ケンパチ
There's a
person
at the
tent
already! Oi おい, come here, this is where we meet in! As for washtubs おけ, they've been set up for the
two of us
!
This kanji is mostly used only in words いて おいて and ける おける. The origin of hiragana お.
Written by: だれかしら
AT this time, there are
two
people
IN the
tent
. AS FOR what they are doing, yo ヨ guess is as good as mine. Oh! オ it looks like one is ON top of the other.
Written by: Jules.33
AS FOR AT, IN, and ON they are words that a
person
can use
2
indicate
DIRECTION
.
Written by: Jules.33
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/ おたふく - (noun) {derog} homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman; {abbr} humorous mask of a homely woman's face
/ おてんば - (Adjective/-な) tomboy
ける / における - (expression) in, at, on, as for, regarding, with regards to
ける / しんらいのおける - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)) reliable, authentic
ける / おける - (expression) in, at, for
Kunyomi: みめよ.い
Onyomi: オウ
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: おんなへん
Radical
good-looking, quiet
Mnemonics
A good looking
woman
such as yourself should
join
me for dinner.
Written by: looh
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A good-looking
woman
knows that clothing don’t have to be too flashy, as long as they
fit
her type. It’s the quiet luxury.
Written by: Sadaharu_3
No related vocabulary.
Kunyomi: あお, ふすま, わたいれ
Onyomi: オウ
Stroke count: 18
Radical name: ころもへん
Radical
opaque sliding door
Mnemonics
A fusuma is an opaque
“clothed”
sliding door that closes off
interior
/オウ spaces.
The あお was a garment that used padding 綿れ/わたいれ to do the same for men in ancient Japan.
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The opaque sliding door in the
center
of the home hides the gigantic walkin closet which contains a grand selection of
clothes
and
neckties
and also a secret entrance into an underground dungeon
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Only
one
sliding door door in the
interior
of the royal{オウ} palace, may be used by
any*
body with an
accent
. This rule was made after the guy who sued ma {ふすま} used the blue{あお} door. *any sounds like ne
Written by: Anonymous123
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/ あお - (noun) {arch} everyday garment worn by men in ancient Japan
/ ふすま - (noun) fusuma, Japanese sliding screen
/ すおう - (noun) suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)
/ ふすまがみ - (noun) fusuma paper, paper pasted over a fusuma (similar to wallpaper)
/ ふすまえ - (noun) images drawn or painted on fusuma
Kunyomi: うれ.える, くに, みやこ, むら
Onyomi: オウ, ユウ
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: おおざと
Radical
village, rural community, right village radical (no. 163)
Mnemonics
Word of
mouth
has it that the
comma design
all those people in the village wear marks them as being part of the territory of a lord . . . is that cause for worry {うれえる}?
Written by: こはく
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The standard explanation seems to be that
mouth
is a city wall, or enclosure
, and
comma design
is a person kneeling
. People kneeling inside a wall, which they must have done because they were worried うれえる about brigands, constitute a village むら. For the sake of a common defense, rural villages might band together and form a community ユウ/くに, with a capital city and a king オウ. This association of with ever increasing domains may be why it’s called おおざた, the large village radical at right, or right village radical
for short.

(*qrɯb)
ユウ,オウ←いふ,あふ← /ʔi̯əp̚/ ← *qrɯb
Ideogram: The village
walls
is kept to shape by these
kneeling men
.

This is the origin of the bushu おおざと⻏{right side}. It is rarely used phonetically in Jōyo kanji “”.
Written by: フバフバ
Lemme invite you
ユウ
to this country
くに
that has lots of villages
むら
. It's called... ure eru
うれ.える
.
Written by: Cayuga
In the local "*village* = むら"「MURA むら」, "you"「YŪ ユウ」can see a performance where people wearing
masks
shout from their
mouths
.
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/ へきゆう - (noun) remote village
/ しゆう - (noun) {rare} city, town, village
/ そんゆう - (noun) {rare} village
/ りんゆうがく - (noun) {hist} Indian song and dance (introduced to Japan by the Chams in approx. 736 CE)
/ ゆうらく - (noun) hamlet
Kunyomi: おしどり
Onyomi: オウ
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: とり
Radical
female mandarin duck
Mnemonics
The female mandarin duck incubates a clutch of nine to twelve eggs in a nest in the
center
/オウ of a hollow tree near the water. Shortly after the ducklings hatch, the mother
bird
flies to the ground and coaxes the ducklings to leap from the nest.
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/ えんおうちゃ - (noun) drink of black tea mixed with coffee
り / えんおうのちぎり - (noun) {id} having a happy and harmonious relationship (of a husband and wife)
/ えんおう - (noun) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
/ おしどりふうふ - (expression) loving couple, couple of lovebirds, happily married couple (who are always together)
アメリカ / アメリカおし - (noun) wood duck (Aix sponsa), Carolina duck
Kunyomi: うらな.い, うらな.う
Onyomi: ,
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: と,うらない,ぼく
Radical
a divination sign
Mnemonics
A trigram is a divination sign of
stacked
/ケイ→ケ lines that alternate between solid and
cracked
. Note: the square jewel is made of stacked jade disks; the divining stick is a cracked augury bone.

うらかた【】divined, via う/うらなう
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/ かちょう - (noun) {rare} divination signs
/ かじ - (noun) {rare} commentary (on any of the 64 hexagrams in the Book of Changes)
/ - (noun) divination sign
/ うけ - (noun) streak of good luck
り / ほんけがえり - (noun) reaching age of 60, dotage, second childhood
Kunyomi: よ.い, よみ.する
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: くち
Radical
applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious
Mnemonics
I was praised for being able to
add
ten
more
beans
.
Written by: nexx
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Let me applaud your
increasing
{カ}
good luck
. I'm so happy for you.
Congratulations
, I applaud your decision to
add
those
bunny ears
to your outfit, on this auspicious occasion. Without question{カ}, they will bring you both praise and good luck.
Written by: Anonymous123
Praise the Ode to
Joy
with
powerful
mouths
Written by: こはく
We applaud and praise the players of the
standing drum
for
adding
/カ the esteem of their auspicious taiko performance to mark this happy occasion.
is the radical because singing praises is something you do with your mouth. Compare also .
Allow me to praise you for the way you read み/よみ that text. I am
extremely
happy
for you.
Written by: Perwoll
10
strong
midgets
performed a balancing act on top of a
box
for much PRAISE and APPLAUSE.
Written by: Jules.33
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/ かれい - (noun) happy precedent
/ かほう - (noun) {hist} Kahō era (1094.12.15-1096.12.17)
/ かげん - (noun) {hist} Kagen era (1303.8.5-1306.12.14)
/ かきつ - (noun) {hist} Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
/ シンガポール - (noun) Singapore
Kunyomi: えび, がま
Onyomi: ,
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: むしへん
Radical
shrimp, prawn, lobster
Mnemonics
See :
Bug
with
false
/カ color. Shrimp and lobster only turn reddish when cooked.
Related to OC *ɡraː, “red”, OC *ɡraː, “rosy clouds”, OC *ɡraː, “jade with some red”;
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As long as there are
bugs
there are
no days of rest*
for the shrimp , prawns and lobster
*no days of rest = rest - day
Written by: Anonymous123
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/ おおえび - (noun) large shrimp, king prawn, lobster
/ かま - (noun) toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
/ がまぐち - (noun) (coin) purse with a metal clasp
/ かえる - (noun) frog
/ ほしえび - (noun) dried shrimp
Kunyomi: ふしど, ふ.す
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: しん
Radical
bend down, bow, lie prostrate
Mnemonics
The
retrainer
bows in front of the
person
.
Written by: nexx
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A
retainer
is a
person
who bows down and prostrates themselves before their liege. But が→ガ even a retainer
gets tired and so, like any other person
, has to bend down and lie prostrate on the ground for a while to rest their downward pointing eyes . Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-njal ~ s-njal “to sleep, to lie down; sleepy” → *ŋʷaːls → /ŋuɑᴴ/ →ぐわ→ガ. See also .
I swear{ふ} that
retainer
bows down in front of every
person
. But{ガ}, what's more, is he looks like he's practically lying down when he does it.
Written by: Anonymous123
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/ ふしまちづき - (noun) moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
ぶ / ふしまろぶ - (Godan verb - ぶ/intransitive) to fall and roll over, wriggle about
/ ぎょうが - (noun/する verb) lying on one's back, lying face upward, lying supine
/ ふくが - (noun/intransitive) lying face down, lying on one's face, lying prostrate
れる / くたびれる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/intransitive) to get tired, to become exhausted, to grow weary; to become worn out, to become battered (from long use); {aux-v} {v1} to get tired of (doing), to get fed up with (after the -masu stem of a verb)
Kunyomi: くら.い, くら.ます, つごもり, みそか
Onyomi: カイ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: ひへん
Radical
dark, disappear
Mnemonics
Days
:
Each
one of them will disappear into darkness
Written by: FoeNyx
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There are
days
when
every
/マイ← /muɑ̆iᵡ/ ← *mɯːʔ … *hmɯːs → /xuɑ̆iᴴ/ →カイ cloud casts a くらい dark shadow and you feel like you could just disappear like the つごもり waning moon into the eternal night.
every
month there is a
day
that is the last day of the month みそか
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
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/ つごもり - (noun) last day of the month
/ みそか - (noun) last day of the month
/ てんちかいめい - (expression) the world is covered in darkness, all is plunged into darkness
/ おおみそか - (noun) New Year's Eve
/ つごもり - (noun) last day of the month
Kunyomi: おお.きい, かしら, さきがけ
Onyomi: カイ
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: きにょう
Radical
charging ahead of others
Mnemonics
The Boss かしら, a man as large /カイ as an
ogre
, leads the attack, charging ahead of others さきがけ, swinging his weapon like a soup
ladle
.
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Ooh おお!
A
ghost or kind カイof devilish figure
is CHARGING AHEAD with a
bloody sword
.
Written by: Jules.33
Our leader drank
a large volume of sake
in order to gather the courage to lead the charge against the
devils
Written by: _Lisa_*
The reason the
big dipper
looks like this is because an
ogre
charged ahead of others and has been preparing his food from there.
And since it's an ogre, there's quite カイa lot food, so ustensils are big and we can see it from the earth.
Written by: ケンパチ
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/ さきがけ - (noun/する verb) pioneer, leader, taking the initiative, forerunner, harbinger, herald; leading an attack, charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
/ ようぼうかいい - (noun) {yoji} (a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
/ きょかい - (noun) ringleader, chief
/ きょかい - (noun) ringleader, chief
/ しゅかい - (noun) forerunner, ringleader
Kunyomi: さかな, さけ, ふぐ
Onyomi: カイ, ケイ
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: うおへん
Radical
salmon
Mnemonics
salmon is a
fish
that goes upstream covering
ground
after
ground
Written by: Feade
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A salmon is a
fish
that can jump over
two piles of dirt
. It goes well with sake {さけ} and shellfish {カイ}, okay {ケイ} ?!
Written by: Anonymous123
Chum salmon is a
fish
named for the
angular
/ケイ “tzum” markings on the flanks. The pronunciation しゃけ is often favored over さけ to avoid confusion with お. is also used for the spiky ふぐ blowfish.
Salmon is the best tasting
fish
on
earth
.
Written by: Jules.33
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/ さけ - (noun) salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
/ さけりょう - (noun) salmon fishing
/ さけかん - (noun) canned salmon, tinned salmon
づけ / さけちゃづけ - (noun) chazuke with salmon
け / さけちゃづけ - (noun) chazuke with salmon
Kunyomi: くぎ.る, わ.かつ
Onyomi: カク
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: りっとう
Radical
divide
Mnemonics
A
picture
/カク is cut to pieces with a
knife
to represent a property being divided among stakeholders.
る/くぎる divide, partition, punctuate
かつ/わかつ divide, separate, distribute
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/ きかく - (noun/する verb) planning, plan, project, arrangements
/ かく - (noun, suffix) stroke (of a kanji)
/ かくすう - (noun) stroke count (of a kanji)
/ くかく - (noun/する verb) division, section, compartment, block, plot, lot, partition, boundary
/ くかく - (noun/する verb) division, section, compartment, block, plot, lot, partition, boundary
Kunyomi: くるわ, ひろ.い, ひろ.げる, むな.しい
Onyomi: カク
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: まだれ
Radical
广
enclosure, quarter, red-light district
Mnemonics
In Chinese this means more or less the same as , but in Japanese the
dotted cliff
广
is a vacuous elaboration of
くるわ
/カク.
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/ くるわことば - (noun) {ling} {arch} sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period), vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)
/ くるわことば - (noun) {ling} {arch} sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period), vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)
/ りんかく - (noun) contour, outline, silhouette; summary, outline, sketch; looks, features
/ じょうかく - (noun) castle, citadel, fortress; castle walls, enclosure
/ がいかく - (noun) outer fence, outer enclosure, outer block; outline, contour
Kunyomi: あか.い, かがや.く, さか.ん
Onyomi: カク
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: あか
Radical
suddenly, brighten, illuminate, light up
Mnemonics
Two bright
red
fires, one in the corner /カク of each /カク fighter, sprang up suddenly to light up the arena.
(Duplication of /セキ← /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛk̚/ ← *kʰljaɡ … *qʰraːɡ→ /xɐk̚/ →カク.)
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/ かくど - (noun/する verb) greatly enraged, furious
/ かくしゃく - (adjective) bright, beaming, brilliant, glittering
/ かくぜん - (adjective/-taru adjective) {arch} violent and angry; shining, glittering, sparkling
/ めいせいかくかく - (adjective/-taru adjective) {yoji} of great renown, highly illustrious, at the zenith of one's fame
く / かがやく - (Godan verb - く/intransitive) to shine, to sparkle, to twinkle, to glitter, to glisten; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.), to beam, to gleam, to glow
Kunyomi: い.れる, はこ, よろい
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: かんにょう,うけばこ,したばこ
Radical
box (archaic)
Mnemonics
See : An
arrow
stored in an
open box
/カン. This character is archaic because box is now written or .
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/ はこ - (noun) box, case, chest, package, pack, crate; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case, shamisen; {col} public building, community building; {arch} man who carries a geisha's shamisen; {arch} receptacle for human waste, feces (faeces); {suf} {ctr} counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
/ はこだて - (noun) Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
/ かんじん - (noun) armorer, armourer
/ かんれい - (noun) the Hakone Mountains
れる / いれる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo); to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire; to include; to pay (one's rent, etc.); to cast (a vote); to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to turn on (a switch, etc.); to send (a fax), to call
Kunyomi: い.れる, はこ, よろい
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: かんにょう,うけばこ,したばこ
Radical
box
Mnemonics
Via : an
open box
/カン where arrows are kept in case of
sudden
need.
Related vocabulary
/ はこ - (noun) box, case, chest, package, pack, crate; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case, shamisen; {col} public building, community building; {arch} man who carries a geisha's shamisen; {arch} receptacle for human waste, feces (faeces); {suf} {ctr} counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
Kunyomi: かしま.しい, みだら, よこしま
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: おんな
Radical
wicked, mischief, seduce, rape, noisy
Mnemonics
Where
women
assemble, they make a lot of noise.
Written by: Karlla
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Some
women
are wicked. Can *ケン* you agree?
Written by: ニムエ
Throughout history, women have often been associated with wicked witches, mischievous schemes, and seduction, symbolized only
using
three
women
to show that.
Written by:
I imagine that where many
women
go dance the can can *カン かん*, they make lots of noise and cause mischef sometimes.
I'm trying to watch the movie, but these three wicked
women
are being way too noisy.
Written by: shw00by
See /カン: The depiction of three
women
with no men indicates some kind of mischief is afoot. They are surely かしましい noisy, if not boisterous.
Any group of three or more witches can be a coven → CO’EN →カン.
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/ ねいかん - (Adjective/-な) treacherous, wicked, perverse
/ わかん - (noun) (consensual) sexual intercourse
/ かん - (Adjective/-な) cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
/ かんじん - (noun) villain, scoundrel
しい / かしましい - (Adjective/-い) noisy, boisterous
Kunyomi: こうじ, みかん
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: きへん
Radical
citrus, orange
Mnemonics
Oranges are
sweet
fruits that grow on
trees
.
Written by: イマンちゃん。
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The kanji refers to an orange, which is a type of citrus
plant
that bears
sweeter
fruits with thinner peels.
Written by: non0230
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/ なつかん - (noun) natsumikan (Citrus natsudaidai), Japanese summer orange
/ ばんかん - (noun) late-ripening citrus (e.g. pomelo)
/ かんか - (noun) {bot} hesperidium
/ かんきつ - (noun) {abbr} citrus, citrus fruit
/ みかん - (noun) mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)), mandarin orange, tangerine, clementine, satsuma; citrus (Citrus spp.)
Kunyomi: てがみ, と.ぶ, ふで, ふみ, みき
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: はね
Radical
letter, writing brush
Mnemonics
"That guy uses a
feather
as a writing brush and can {カン} write letters
ten
times
fast
!"
Written by: メイ_ヤミ
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A letter sent at
sunrise
/カン by carrier pigeon arrives before dusk in a hail of
feathers
. The writing brush used to letter the spools is finely crafted, able to draw lines thinner than a needle.

/てがみ letter, mail
ぶ/とぶ fly
/ふで writing brush
/ふみ writings, script, arts
/みき shaft, pillar
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/ しょかん - (noun) letter, note, epistle, correspondence
/ しんかん - (noun) Imperial letter
/ すんかん - (noun) {rare} short letter, brief note; {hum} {rare} (one's) letter
/ そんかん - (noun) {form} {hon} (another's) letter
/ しゅかん - (noun) letter
Kunyomi: やかた, たち, たて
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: した
Radical
mansion, large building, palace
Mnemonics
Via : a
residence
with many
interconnected rooms
/カン.
is the radical of
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/ かいかん - (noun) meeting hall, assembly hall
/ こくしかん - (noun) {organization} Kokushikan University (abbr)
/ こくしかんだいがく - (noun) {organization} Kokushikan University
/ こくしのたち - (noun) {hist} provincial governor's office
Kunyomi: かや, わすれぐさ
Onyomi: カン, ケン
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: くさかんむり
Radical
miscanthus reed
Mnemonics
Micanthus
reed
makes a nice
chest of drawers
.
Written by: Karlla
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Via “day lily”: cogongrass ちがや is a kind of miscanthus reed, a
grass
used for thatching by
imperial order
/セン→ケン.
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/ かや - (noun) grass used for thatching, sedge used for thatching
/ かんぞう - (noun) daylily (any flower of the family Hemerocallis), day lily
/ けんどう - (noun) {hon} {arch} mother
ぶき / かやぶき - (adjective) thatching a roof (with grass), thatched roof
き / かやぶき - (noun) thatching a roof (with grass), thatched roof
Kunyomi: いわ, いわお, がけ, けわ.しい
Onyomi: ガン, ゲン
Stroke count: 20
Radical name: やま
Radical
rock, crag, boulder
Mnemonics
The
mountain
crag is
severe
/ガン and foreboding, strewn with rocks and boulders.
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You have to be
Stern
faced and
Daring
to climb a Crag on a
Mountain
or a tall Boulder
Written by: Somic
The rock that fell from
shining
mountain
cliff
caused a
tragic
accident
Written by: ラビオリ
Someone is about to push a boulder.
A mountain guide: "WOAW いわお! I know I'm a bit too
strict
, but please don't touch the crags from this
mountain
, it might be dangerous for people down there."
Written by: ケンパチ
Wile E. Coyote attempted to
strike
the roadrunner by detonating
TNT
under the
mountain
cliff
, but all he succeeded in doing was
shattering
BOULDERS into ROCKS.
Written by: Jules.33
When we were on the
mountain
, Gandalf{ガン} told us to
strictly
stick to the path, due to the risk of falling boulders.
Written by: Anonymous123
Related vocabulary
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/ いわ - (noun) rock, boulder; crag
/ いわお - (noun) {poet} huge rock, massive boulder
/ きがん - (noun) steep, towering rock
/ いわかげ - (noun) shade of a rock
/ きがん - (noun) strangely shaped large rock, large rock of unusual shape
Kunyomi: そ.の, それ
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: はち,はちがしら
Radical
that
Mnemonics
One
time is
sweet
, but
eight
times? That is too much.
Written by:
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That
basket
on the
table
/キ,ギ,ゴ belongs to them. I left it there so that they could find it easily when they realized it was missing.

(*kɯ, *ɡɯ)
キ, ギ← /ki/, /gi/ ← *kɯ, *ɡɯ
The "key"「KI キ」to calming a child with "sore"「SORE それ」
arms
when they "go"「GO ゴ」get shots is to give them *that*
sweet
from the doctor's office.
There's
eight
candies, but that
one
is the
sweetest
Written by: コノエ・エル
That
sweet
cake is cut to
eight
pieces, and each one should take
one
piece only.
Written by: イマンちゃん。
Eight
teaspoons of sugar? That's too
sweet!
Written by: BaldingEagle
T
H
A
T
,
six times
Written by: Tamulet
That looks like
me pushing
a
tower in chess
Written by: ケンパチ
Related vocabulary
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/ それほど - (adverb) to that degree, to that extent, that much
/ そのうえ - (other) in addition, furthermore; above (which), on top of (which)
/ それほど - (adverb) to that degree, to that extent, that much
/ それら - (noun) those, they (indicating things near the listener or previously mentioned)
れ / それぞれ - (noun/adverb) each, respectively
Kunyomi: おお.いに, おお.きい, さか.んに
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: しめすへん
Radical
intense, large
Mnemonics
A person from a
village
needs to be
shown
how large the city is; it's too intense, they'll be overwhelmed if they're by themselves!
Written by: こはく
No related vocabulary.
Kunyomi: きりん
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 19
Radical name: しか
Radical
鹿
Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining
Mnemonics
That
's
not a
deer
鹿
, That's a giraffe!
Written by: イマンちゃん。
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The body of the legendary qilin is covered in bright, shining scales, but it is shaped like a cloven-hoofed
deer
鹿
. The identification of the qilin with the giraffe only began after genius Zheng He's 15th-century voyage to East Africa, when the Ming Dynasty bought giraffes along with zebras,
baskets
/キ of incense, and various other exotic animals from Somali merchants.
The key{キ} to identifying a giraffe amongst a Chinese unicorn and
also twenty*
eight
deer
鹿
is its long neck. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out. *also twenty = + 廿
Written by: Anonymous123
Related vocabulary
/ きりんじ - (noun) child prodigy, wonder child
/ きりんざ - (noun) {astron} Camelopardalis (constellation), the Giraffe
いぬればる / きりんもおいぬればどばにおとる - (noun) {proverb} even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
/ きりん - (noun) giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
マサイ / マサイきりん - (noun) masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii), maasai giraffe, Kilimanjaro giraffe
Kunyomi: あそびめ, , わざおぎ
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: おんなへん
Radical
stretch, singing girl, geisha, prostitute
Mnemonics
A
woman
who
supports
/シ← /t͡ɕie̯/ ← *kje … *ɡreʔ → /gie̯ᵡ/ →ギ herself through activities that stretch the bounds of acceptable behavior.

Actually, seems to have very little to do with stretching. The only support for that meaning is the claim in that all require supple limbs and good singing.

To remember the reading ギ, think of a geisha playing the GUITAR.
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Gee{ギ} whiz, I can't believe that
woman
branched
out from kabuki{キ} theatre, to being a geisha and a prostitute.
Written by: Anonymous123
Related vocabulary
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/ しんこ - (noun) {arch} new geisha
び / まいこあそび - (noun) being entertained by a maiko (geisha apprentice)
/ めいぎ - (noun) famous geisha, talented geisha, beautiful geisha
/ - (noun) geisha
/ かぶき - (noun) kabuki, traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
Kunyomi: よ.い, よしみ
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: ごんべん
Radical
friendship, intimacy
Mnemonics
Say
よろしく
as a sign of friendship.
Written by: こはく
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Good
Words
build Friendship
Written by: Nickname128
Related vocabulary
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/ よしみ - (noun) friendship, friendly relations, connection, relation, intimacy
/ こうぎ - (noun) friendship, amity
/ こうぎ - (noun) kindnesses, friendship, cordialities
/ ゆうぎ - (noun) friendship, friendly relations, fellowship
/ ゆうぎこっか - (noun) friendly nation
Kunyomi: いた.る, およ.ぶ, まで
Onyomi: キツ
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: しんにょう,しんにゅう
Radical
until, up to, as far as, to the extent
Mnemonics
On the
road
you at the mercy of circumstance, and even proud and powerful people can be made to go as far as having to
beg
/キツ for assistance when they are stranded in the airport by a storm.
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/ まで - (suffix) until (a time), till, to, up to; to (a place or person), as far as; to (an extent), up to, so far as, even; only, merely
これ / これまで - (noun) so far, up to now, hitherto; that's enough (for today), it ends here
/ いままで - (adverb) until now, till now, up to now, up to the present, so far
もない / いうまでもない - (expression) goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
い / いうまでもない - (adjective) goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
Kunyomi: おい
Onyomi: キュウ
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: たけかんむり
Radical
backpack bookcase
Mnemonics
Carrying a
bamboo
bookcase on your back is good
exercise
.
Written by: Karlla
Related vocabulary
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/ おい - (noun) wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
/ しょきゅう - (noun) {arch} wooden box for carrying books on one's back, bookcase
/ きゅう - (noun) box carried on one's back to store books; wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
う / きゅうをおう - (noun) {id} {rare} to leave one's hometown to study, to carry a case of books
/ おいずり - (noun) thin, sleeveless overgarment worn by pilgrims
Kunyomi: あつ.まる, あつ.める, はと, やす.んずる
Onyomi: キュウ,
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: とり
Radical
pigeon, dove
Mnemonics
The
nine
birds
that the magician pulled out of his hat{はと} on queue{キュウ} were pigeons and doves.
Written by: Anonymous123
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Nine
birds
and a pigeon. Thats a big feast!
Written by: イマンちゃん。
This pigeon pie requires
nine
{キュウ, ク} pigeons, or doves, and it is served hot {はと, or in Japanese =あつ}. It's a small pie because a pigeon is a small
bird
.
The thing with pigeons is that there's never just one. You always see these
birds
in like packs of
nine
or more.
Written by: WildAtelier
I could tell by their coo ク that the
Nine
キュウ
birds
on my windowsill were PIGEONS escaping the hot はと {あつい} day.
Written by: Jules.33
DOVES aka PIGEONS are
roundish
birds

{They look plump. = round}
Written by: Jules.33
The dove is a
bird
that can be trained by a magician to be a prop for tricks, like hiding in a top hat or up his sleeve at the
elbow
/キュウ. It takes a skilled magician to manage nine doves on stage.
A pigeon has the remarkable ability to navigate back to its roost even if carried far away from it. Homing pigeons were used by samurai to send messages back to their home castle. A powerful shogun might need to assemble はつめる as many as nine pigeons to communicate with all the castles under his control.
Okay, but why nine? Why isn’t seven or eleven the magic number for doves and pigeons? It’s because they COO→キュウ.
んずる/やすんずる content, at ease
Related vocabulary
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/ はと - (noun) pigeon, dove
/ ぐんきゅう - (noun) {mil} {rare} carrier pigeon, war pigeon
/ くばんだ - (noun) {Buddh} Kumbhanda, demon with large testicles believed to drain people of their vitality
/ しろはと - (noun) dove
レース / レースはと - (noun) racing pigeon, homing pigeon
Kunyomi: うそ, は.く, ふ.く
Onyomi: キョ
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: くちへん
Radical
lie, falsehood
Mnemonics
Empty
words from the
mouth
are lies.
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The
void
of your
mouth
is filled with lies
Written by: Seraseth
Lies are
words
that means
nothing
. This character is also used for shh sound.
Written by: non0230
My son
told
me that in school, he chased
tigers
jumping over
obstacles
, but it must be a lie. He probably chased the teachers again.
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
A boastful
mouth
blows ふく or vomits はく forth a lie うそ by telling an
untruth
/キョ.
(On’yomi are unused in modern Japanese except as a misspelling of a word normally written with .)
A
mouth
that speaks -
untruthfully
tells LIES.
Written by: Jules.33
It's a lie that the
mouth
of the
void
is in little Kyoto{キョ}.
Written by: Anonymous123
If you
mouth
a lie you are bound for the
void
.
Written by: lightmotif
Related vocabulary
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/ うそ - (noun) lie, fib, falsehood, untruth; mistake, error; unwise move, bad decision; {int} {col} no way!, unbelievable!, really?!
をつく / うそをつく - (Godan verb - く) to tell a lie, to fib
つき / うそつき - (noun) liar, fibber; lying
き / うそつき - (adjective) liar, fibber; lying
き / うそつき - (adjective) liar, fibber; lying
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