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ka (hiragana)
(kaban)
かばん
bag
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
か(ka) the arm of the K is falling down.
Also looks like a chair.
Mnemonic
8632
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Maidmerien
Level: 98
Karate kick
Mnemonic
1919
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Space~
Level: 7
It looks like a mosquito.
"Ka" means "mosquito" in Japanese.
"CUt it out, mosquito!"
Mnemonic
960
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Akari 22
Level: 358
"Ka" looks like a crow from the side facing to the right. You can see his beak and his folded wing. Crows say "Ka! Ka!"
Mnemonic
802
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Mystery No.0
Level: 3
A "k" with an apostrophe.
Mnemonic
62
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クレアです
Level: 4
I remember it か for car driving off a cliff
Mnemonic
62
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Toasty_Cravensworth
Level: 6
It looks like someone dancing the Can Can (in this case Kan Kan)
Mnemonic
26
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スタル
Level: 33
Think of someone carrying a bag, and they shift their arm. Remember the "ca" sound in "carry."
"I'm KA-rrying this bag. Its a little heavy!"
Mnemonic
22
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Levinia
Level: 22
Is the left line is connected to the center of the curved line it kinda looks like a 'k', is said line is connected to the topmost point its resembles an 'A'
Mnemonic
18
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Pea1261
Level: 68
It's someone driving a ka (car)
Mnemonic
18
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Laina_S
Level: 9
Looks lile a stick figure who is leaning towards someone asking them question, who raised their arm.. か is often added to the end of sentences to ask a question.
Mnemonic
10
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Archana123
Level: 7
It can be drawn as Kamera (Japanese for camera), small camera with a button on top
Mnemonic
9
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ケンスケ
Level: 27
Knife CUtting a bean in upside down fashion.
Mnemonic
8
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Redd_Clover
Level: 11
A woman doing the KAn KAn dance
Mnemonic
8
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ki (hiragana)
(ki)
き
tree
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ミヌイールー
Level: 131
Looks like a house Ki (key)
Mnemonic
7959
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Crowind
Level: 3
It looks like a face with the eyes close and a scar in the nose
Mnemonic
2164
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アリアン*
Level: 1277
Ki is the key to your house
Mnemonic
1217
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
き(ki), A bent tree (木=ki) with two branches.
Mnemonic
896
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Jeeb
Level: 10
Looks like a person putting their hand up to their mouth to stop from laughing after “Ki-Ki-ing” with their friends.
Mnemonic
378
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Little lender
Level: 18
Cooler guy (Sa) being the cool guy with a smirk
Mnemonic
374
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Idiotic
Level: 4
Shady guy saying "kiki"
Mnemonic
46
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Asyrr
Level: 44
If the mnemonic for 'sa' is SAru 🐒, then the mnemonic for 'ki' is for monKEY 🐒

Since KEY is 1 letter longer than SA, there is an extra stroke. Ki also looks like a KEY.
Mnemonic
40
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Realkenma_5
Level: 13
Looks like さ (Person wearing a blindfold = 𝐒𝐀toru Gojo) who is the 𝐊𝐈 (key) to my heart
Mnemonic
31
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Maki-槇
Level: 420
A kite flying in the wind
Mnemonic
25
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アラン普通のx0o0x_ファン
Level: 41
i like to think of sa as a monkey, and ki as the "ki"ng monkey! because the king monkey has cooler glasses :)
Mnemonic
23
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Atari Harikiri
Level: 3
The whas (sa) up guy with a ki stroke or key stroke wound across his nose. He has been keyed.
Mnemonic
18
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dj2004
Level: 42
ki looks like a man wearing a Bōgu is smiling
Mnemonic
17
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ANG_13
Level: 18
It looks like a Kitesurfing board
Mnemonic
17
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ごろれんく
Level: 120
It looks like a guy kicking in the air "kiiii"
Mnemonic
13
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Warenya
Level: 36
A cool KId with thick eyebrows
Mnemonic
12
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ku (hiragana)
(kuruma)
くるま
car
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wadawater2
Level: 101
Coo coo bird mouth making a ku sound
Mnemonic
7882
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
く (ku) for くち (mouth), looks like an open mouth!
Mnemonic
1169
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セヴィ
Level: 44
Looks like a K but without the first stroke
Mnemonic
1058
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Maidmerien
Level: 98
Pa”ku”mon
Mnemonic
460
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ミヌイールー
Level: 131
The sharp point of a KUnai (a ninja weapon)
Mnemonic
423
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じなです
Level: 110
A car's (kuruma) headlights.
Mnemonic
354
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Akamiza
Level: 165
'Ku' funny shaped as a car mask (car because = kuruma) I did a drawing and posted it below contest post :)
Mnemonic
169
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Swadhuu
Level: 9
The GREATER THAN sign in math
Mnemonic
26
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織姫
Level: 60
It looks like a K without the vertical line, so cool (Ku).
Mnemonic
20
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クレアです
Level: 4
in Australia we have a bird called a kookaburra that sounds like it's laughing, so we were taught KU for kookaburra because it looks like a kookaburras open mouth laughing
Mnemonic
19
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Julie-san
Level: 11
Sign to the left
Mnemonic
15
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Ankit_
Level: 12
It looks like the second half of a K and also a U rotated to the right.
Mnemonic
15
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Li Hung
Level: 4
"Ku!" the sound you make when you get punched in the stomach, looks like it too
Mnemonic
13
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LoopScoot
Level: 32
The hands of a KU KU clock
Mnemonic
13
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whiterabb1t
Level: 42
A Kuma (bear) opening its mouth!
Mnemonic
12
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ke (hiragana)
(kemushi)
けむし
hairy caterpillar
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Immetal
Level: 14
Similar to how a KEg looks
Mnemonic
3088
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
け/ke, a sword and it's hilt.
Mnemonic
2312
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Moonlightkitty
Level: 5
KEn (the Barbie doll) with a sword 🚶‍♂️🗡️
Mnemonic
2099
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セヴィ
Level: 44
First stroke (leg) hitting the second stroke (small person/child) resulting in it falling over : "Keyaaa!" (battlecry)
Mnemonic
690
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Puffly Muffin
Level: 8
First one looks like to the letter "e" but in squeezed form, and the other one looks at the letter "e" and says "are u oKay?"
Mnemonic
454
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Teagen
Level: 5
Kendo is a Japanese sword fighting Sport - the left bit looks like a Dough hook and the right part looks like a sword pointing down
Mnemonic
93
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MarshmelloRok -
Level: 12
Kemushi means hairy caterpillar, so i always remember that its a caterpillar on a leaf and then remember (ke)tarpillar
Mnemonic
79
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Levinia
Level: 22
A hook ready to taKE a t away
Mnemonic
73
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oldybker
Level: 26
Looks like a flask and a syringe used in Chemistry "KEmistry" 🧪💉
Mnemonic
54
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Jen GP
Level: 864
Looks like It, so think Pennywise from It in Spanish saying "Que?" (ke)
Mnemonic
50
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東京に青い空
Level: 52
I remember Rurouni KEnshin and it looks like his sword and its sheath
Mnemonic
35
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pojjm
Level: 28
Looks like KElp standing upright
Mnemonic
32
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Alexalotl
Level: 38
looks like two people circling each other before a fight saying "Ke ke Ke, Im gonna win!
Mnemonic
30
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DelFlumen
Level: 16
Jack (left stroke) and Rose (right stroke) are standing on the Titanic, and Jack sais to Rose: "You CAn fly"
Mnemonic
26
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Nap22
Level: 11
It looks like a sword and it's sheath
Mnemonic
23
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M.Victory
Level: 2
First stroke looks like an "L" with the hook upward and the second stroke looks like an inverted "t"
Mnemonic
16
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vuzereus
Level: 6
old man carrying a (KE)ne
Mnemonic
16
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mochi mochi?
Level: 7
anya holding yur's tools cuz they want to k!ll somebody yur:miss anya follow me .anya: oKE doKE
Mnemonic
15
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ねっしうす
Level: 6
け as in Kerbal. Left is rocket, right is elevator.
Mnemonic
13
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pet-friendly
Level: 4
The Left line has put his leg up to kick the right one. The right one has arms wide open and Falling over
Mnemonic
12
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ko (hiragana)
(koma)
こま
spinning top
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アレックス833
Level: 187
Two koi fish swimming in a pond, viewed from above.
Mnemonic
8788
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Moonlightkitty
Level: 5
It looks like a cup of coffee. The first line is the cup and the second line is a little plate.
Mnemonic
663
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Hexador
Level: 115
Two lines "KOoperating" on top of each other
Mnemonic
600
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Maidmerien
Level: 98
Coin. It looks a little like a coin
Mnemonic
395
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메리
Level: 4
KOi fish Tui and La (ying and yang ocean spirits) from The last airbender
Mnemonic
366
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pep1294
Level: 5
it looks like an open mouth, an upper lip and a lower lip mouthing "o"
Mnemonic
282
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
こ (ko) for こども (children), two lines for two children
Mnemonic
270
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Akagi Chan:3
Level: 4
Korra's water bending.
Mnemonic
54
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Mio22
Level: 4
They look like tails of cats(neKO).
Mnemonic
27
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White Insect
Level: 4
Looks like the spinning of a spinning top. (Koma)
Mnemonic
26
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멜리싸
Level: 15
if you try and connect them in a circle you'll get a COIN
Mnemonic
21
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Velvette
Level: 3
It looks like one man standing and one man sitting but sideways
Mnemonic
7
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sa (hiragana)
(saru)
さる
monkey
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t888
Level: 436
smiling monkey (saru)
Mnemonic
5163
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みしゅ
Level: 40
It looks like a cool guy with glasses 😎 going "Sa, dude!" (Californian slang for What's up)
Mnemonic
3044
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Maidmerien
Level: 98
Sat. It looks like a sitting person
Mnemonic
810
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
さ/sa for SAmurai, thrusting left with his sword.
Mnemonic
620
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dazai waifu
Level: 3
Looks like a cool guy with line glasses
Mnemonic
445
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noahcap！
Level: 5
the top of さ looks like a t, t is next to s in the alphabet!
Mnemonic
250
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Space~
Level: 7
Looks like two hands stirring a bowl of SAlsa
Mnemonic
175
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vuzereus
Level: 6
さ=(SA)rfing, use arms to balance
き=(KI)ds, kids learn surfing, need extra arms
せ=(SE)lling, sailing need sails attached to ship
Mnemonic
38
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Yumiiyurri
Level: 3
A ship with a Sail.
Mnemonic
33
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pet-friendly
Level: 4
Ki is elder sis. Sa is younger bro. So Sa has one stroke less than Ki
Mnemonic
28
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dogshaman
Level: 11
Face someone makes for sarcastic apology. "Saaaarry"
Mnemonic
24
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mangalegend
Level: 6
ScAr faced man
Mnemonic
23
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Ekanata
Level: 3
Reminds me of this emoji 🗿
Mnemonic
23
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ikeaa
Level: 3
Smirking SAmurai with a scar on top of his nose
Mnemonic
23
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Fungo
Level: 23
The tree ki is (sa)d that it lost a branch!
Mnemonic
17
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Onnemonne
Level: 4
The curve is on west part. Make sense, since sun also SAt (set) at west.
Mnemonic
12
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Felix_Lupin
Level: 7
Looks like a guy with a skateboard in the middle of a kickflip
Mnemonic
12
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けむしintheすいか
Level: 5
Sorta looks like something is being 'SA'wed through.
Mnemonic
11
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RikuMal
Level: 6
It looks like a person SArfing (surfing)
Mnemonic
11
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Ksaver
Level: 12
Looks like Cyclops from the X-Men
Mnemonic
11
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HakoPaco
Level: 13
A person kicking their leg while playing soccer (Sa-ccer)
Mnemonic
11
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Fin123
Level: 12
It looks like a smile, with a nose thats blushing.
Mnemonic
10
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shi (hiragana)
(shinbun)
しんぶん
newspaper
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Nocifer
Level: 248
A fiSHIng hook.
Mnemonic
7266
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Puppixx
Level: 29
SHe has long SHIny hair
Mnemonic
735
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
し/shi for SHIppo/tail, it's a cat's tail 🐱 猫のしっぽですよ~
Mnemonic
527
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ミキ−再
Level: 5
Either a fishing hook, or a tail.
Mnemonic
419
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wt4xx
Level: 57
That is SLIDE!!!
Mnemonic
213
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Mati90
Level: 21
For the italians: è uno SCI visto di profilo!
Mnemonic
157
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坊
Level: 16
Upside-down scythe, like the grim reaper (SHInigami) carries.
Mnemonic
25
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Wolffe
Level: 4
It looks like a SHrImp
Mnemonic
15
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inchworm
Level: 5
Looks like the hook you use for SHEEp.
Mnemonic
12
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Felix_Lupin
Level: 7
Kind of reminds me of when in video games you attack and a slash shows up on the screen over the enemy
Mnemonic
9
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tinetinetine
Level: 4
It looks like the gesture you do with your arms when you say 'sheeeeesh' lol
Mnemonic
8
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su (hiragana)
(suika)
すいか
watermelon
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アレックス833
Level: 187
"suuuuu" is the sound of you slurping up a big loopy noodle
Mnemonic
5266
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Aegil
Level: 11
It looks like a SUnail on a SUtick
Mnemonic
997
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じなです
Level: 110
It looks like a stick person carrying a watermelon (suika) under their arm.
Mnemonic
960
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Jet AmunRa
Level: 5
Su .. sword ... Su look like a sword
Mnemonic
462
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daily
Level: 142
It's a SUlide (slide)
Mnemonic
268
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Jeeb
Level: 10
SUe is carrying a little purse
Mnemonic
252
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Space~
Level: 7
Looks like falling from a plane.
That SUcks!
Mnemonic
189
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Ladademe
Level: 646
The *su*n will set soon, but for now, it still peaks out behind the cross.
Mnemonic
188
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Kqoze33
Level: 148
SUe... lawyers... scales of justice
Mnemonic
150
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KimiH
Level: 6
SUUUUi from the Cristiano Ronaldo celebration
Mnemonic
19
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Lyla-san 🍄🧋🍡
Level: 27
A SUUUnail with arms. 🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌
Mnemonic
14
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amythest
Level: 13
Sue is pregnant.
Mnemonic
14
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織姫
Level: 60
The SUn peaking out behind the curtain and window.
Mnemonic
11
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Teirdalin
Level: 6
SUperman flying with his cape behind him. Or perhaps the right side of a bowl of SoUp.
Mnemonic
9
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織姫
Level: 60
A person with a protruding belly after having a nice large SUpper.
Mnemonic
9
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kudastop
Level: 549
Looks like a sword hitting a watermelon (SUika) at the beach
Mnemonic
9
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むめい ねこ
Level: 27
Reminds me of SUika in Dr Stone. She spins and rolls with the watermelon on her head when she's going to help investigate.
Mnemonic
9
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Isopod143
Level: 14
A cat running up a tree (su)per fast!
Mnemonic
9
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Foxycleo2
Level: 6
Looks like a SU-piral (spiral) 🥰
Mnemonic
8
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lofia
Level: 42
it looks like a little pig tail and farmers say "sooey" to call pigs
Mnemonic
7
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Maki-槇
Level: 420
Looks like a SUture
Mnemonic
5
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vuzereus
Level: 6
SUimming, looks like a person diving
Mnemonic
5
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acceldidact
Level: 27
SUn behind a cross.
Mnemonic
5
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JamesUhl123
Level: 9
Loops like a roll of SUshi
Mnemonic
5
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Pup_Hyperion
Level: 4
the character looks like someone is diving in a SU-wimming pool.
Mnemonic
5
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えヤバ (Ava)
Level: 22
(su) soon the plant with grow looks like a seed growing from underground
Mnemonic
3
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se (hiragana)
(senbei)
せんべい
(Japanese) rice cracker
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Maidmerien
Level: 98
Setting a baby on a lap
Mnemonic
4922
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Anonymous123
Level: 1453
"Two people on a see-saw"
katakana sa サ looks like the mirror image of the hiragana for se せ.
Mnemonic
1385
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Chikasama11
Level: 55
Worm and snake holding stick
Mnemonic
586
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Okary
Level: 13
looks like a noSE
Mnemonic
426
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アリアン*
Level: 1277
Looks like a bento SEt
Mnemonic
327
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
せ makes me think of せなか/senaka (back) for some reason, maybe a farmer's back using a carrying pole to get buckets of water? (is my farmer's daughter background showing - why, yes. Yes it is 🤐
Mnemonic
233
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アビガイル★彡
Level: 53
same as katakana: can you “S”ee the little “e”? (together is “se”)
Mnemonic
231
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ミキ−再
Level: 5
Looks like long and short hockey sticks next to the sidewalk.
Mnemonic
178
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Hyokun
Level: 3
a SEt of sharp teeth
Mnemonic
173
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Rika_Ren
Level: 4
Looks like a SEnior with hat
Mnemonic
28
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フェゆ
Level: 127
SEt of letter t
Mnemonic
27
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Craftsy-Auri
Level: 214
A SEt of hockey sticks
Mnemonic
26
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クレアです
Level: 4
in school I was taught to remember this by thinking about a sunSEt. the horizontal line represents the horizon and the lines going through it are the beams of light from the sunset. Se in sunSEt
Mnemonic
24
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かわいい🍓🎀いちご
Level: 22
A big t and a small t SEcured together
Mnemonic
15
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GY6
Level: 7
The lines of the character has made divided SEctions to play a game of tic tac toe
Mnemonic
12
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Papaua
Level: 6
It Remembers me of a caveman that can Say only "se"
Mnemonic
11
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ケンスケ
Level: 27
Looks like someone with a large front teeth is about to 'SA'y ('se'i) something. せ
Mnemonic
9
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so (hiragana)
(souji)
そうじ
cleaning
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
そ(so) for SOap, just the motion you'd wash your belly with. Or we make a Z and then we add a little curve under it.
Mnemonic
3998
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Puppixx
Level: 29
Zorro
Mnemonic
1949
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Learning Japanese for Anime
Level: 7
I look at this symbol and think of the rest symbol in music: 𝄽
They look very similar! Just think whenever you see this japanese symbol, "I'm SO (そ) tired, I should get some rest."
Mnemonic
867
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(ᗜˬᗜ)
Level: 22
THINK OF て AND THE LETTER Z DOING THE FUSION DANCE TO MAKE そ.
or think of alそ lol idk ᗜˬᗜ
Mnemonic
535
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ImKingNoob
Level: 38
So sounds a bit like Z and theres a Z on top...
Mnemonic
287
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キエテサンタカル
Level: 36
Kinda reminds me of someone twiddling their thumbs and saying "so..."
Mnemonic
229
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Space~
Level: 7
A guy slurping a SOda
Mnemonic
166
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oldybker
Level: 26
Sew 🪡 ... You sew in a zig zag to repair torn clothing.
Mnemonic
47
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RyanJCollins
Level: 25
You don't care "SO what?" And just scribble on the page
Mnemonic
24
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Urafifi
Level: 5
it looks like a Z (that sounds like S), and under it, half of an O.
tho u better dont confuse with ぞ(zo) which is the same but with those lines next to it..
Mnemonic
24
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thebug
Level: 18
It looks a bit like a dragon SOaring through the air, the rounded part at the bottom is its tail
Mnemonic
20
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TaysaMare
Level: 8
The motion you'd make wiping a dirty window with SOap
Mnemonic
17
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Pup_Hyperion
Level: 4
there are SO many zigzags in the character そ
Mnemonic
16
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Saangyaaa
Level: 6
For me it's SO long river
Mnemonic
14
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ケンスケ
Level: 27
"SO" looks like this: If you angulate the S, it will look like a mirrored Z. Just add a half O below it and it will look like そ.
Mnemonic
13
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Colette12
Level: 20
it's a SOba noodle!
Mnemonic
13
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Felix_Lupin
Level: 7
It looks like a Z and makes the sound "so", so for some reason it makes me think of Sozin from avatar lol
Mnemonic
10
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korachlor
Level: 6
Looks like a quarter rest in music. Think so (G note on a C scale) and think of music
Mnemonic
10
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ta (hiragana)
(tamago)
たまご
eggs
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ケイリー💜(結莉)
Level: 489
See how it looks like it has a little こ (ko) character in it, what also has a ko sound...a TAco.
Mnemonic
5376
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アリアン*
Level: 1277
Looks like a t and it’s alphabetically the first T character
Mnemonic
1113
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アビガイル★彡
Level: 53
the part on the left looks like a “t” and if you add some lines to the part next to it you can make it into an “a” so together it is “ta”
Mnemonic
866
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ニオ・ミラノ
Level: 23
Looks like a train arriving in a train station. In Japanese you would pronounce it ta-re-i-n
Mnemonic
399
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ヘズル
Level: 37
Ive always seen the こ inside of it as an egg, and egg in japanese is "たまご" (tamago)
Mnemonic
326
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
た/ta for TAll/takai , think of the first two strokes as a measuring stick they use for kids during health checkups - the small two lines look like the hiragana こ/ko which also means a child. So a measuring stick is measuring a kid! He's tall!
Mnemonic
163
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Little lender
Level: 18
Looks like a rooster, and the other characters in tamago look like a rooster>something making its way through>end product = Eggs (Tamago).
Mnemonic
78
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Lyla-san 🍄🧋🍡
Level: 27
The man cracks the egg in the pan.
Mnemonic
26
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ケンスケ
Level: 27
It literally looks like "ta". with 'a' losing its signal.
Mnemonic
23
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ブりﾀ二一
Level: 5
There's a samurai sword and someone is reaching out to TAke it.
Mnemonic
17
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Wolffe
Level: 4
it's a T and a mouth opening up saying "AAA"
Mnemonic
17
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Gudetama.Lazy.Egg
Level: 8
It looks like something TAlking.
Mnemonic
15
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LoopScoot
Level: 32
a T running away: "ta ta!"
Mnemonic
15
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ikeaa
Level: 3
た here the first half looks like t and if we connect the curves in second have we can make the letter a therefore ta
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13
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MurasakiZG
Level: 3
Looks like gun that has two handles and gun often goes like "ta ta ta ta ta"
Mnemonic
11
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Spearmph
Level: 12
Eggs in Japanese is TAmago

Ta looks like a guy dropping an egg
Mnemonic
10
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Cokoreeto
Level: 19
A smiling samurai with a chonmage hairstyle
Mnemonic
9
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キウイ- ヒーロー
Level: 20
Kind of looks like a hen going "bawk". Hens lay eggs (tamago) たまご
Mnemonic
9
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chi (hiragana)
(chizu)
ちず
map
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Nocifer
Level: 248
Looks like the number 5.
Mnemonic
4294
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ミヌイールー
Level: 131
It looks like a CHIld sitting down, the loop is the legs and the arms are the top stroke.
Mnemonic
1108
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SimoneTruglia
Level: 8
"Cinque" is the Italian word for number 5. The sound of cinque is something like (CHI)nque and it looks like a 5
Mnemonic
888
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Puppixx
Level: 29
5 chirping chickens
Mnemonic
554
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アビガイル★彡
Level: 53
(to differentiate from さ because sometimes it is written like a backwards ち) the bottom part of the kana looks like a backwards “c” so i remember that the one that doesn’t look like a “c” is the chi
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367
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Space~
Level: 7
A person forced to smile and saying "cheeese!" In front of the camera.
Mnemonic
297
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astro_tomato19
Level: 10
"chi" rhymes with the number it looks like, 3. I use this to differentiate from "sa".
Mnemonic
166
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Little lender
Level: 18
Looks like a cartoon character with a hat and a big nose.
Mnemonic
108
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HartySarah
Level: 29
It looks like someone doing tai chi
Mnemonic
23
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Archyes
Level: 4
A face that's missing a (chi)n
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23
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Eva...
Level: 3
Say (Chi)se! Cheese
Mnemonic
15
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ninxoxo
Level: 4
It looks like a wheelchair sign, a wheel-CHI-air
Mnemonic
15
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Pea1261
Level: 68
Looks like someone doing tai "chi"
Mnemonic
14
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Lyla-san 🍄🧋🍡
Level: 27
An ugly bird CHIrping in a tree.
Mnemonic
12
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Mio22
Level: 4
It looks like a chibi(small) anime character's hand, with a t-shirt line.
Mnemonic
12
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MTDL
Level: 2
looks like a tai CHI master in a crouching or squating position with his arms out
Mnemonic
12
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tsu (hiragana)
(tsukue)
つくえ
desk
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RuaU_U
Level: 546
Looks like a tsunami wave
Mnemonic
6432
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Bobanecz
Level: 343
°つ° - mouth of a tsundere
Mnemonic
650
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(ᗜˬᗜ)
Level: 22
A boomerang going つううう
Mnemonic
516
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Li~
Level: 114
I think that it looks like a tsunami wave too ^ - ^
Mnemonic
344
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fauserbu
Level: 710
つり (tsuri) means fishing
You can imagine the つ either as a fishing hook, or a bait attached to one!
Mnemonic
305
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0reo
Level: 33
Tsu sounds like a Snake
Mnemonic
227
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shw00by
Level: 31
つ looks kinda like a horseshoe
Mnemonic
154
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
つ for tsume(toe nail)
Mnemonic
140
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ミーラちゃん
Level: 22
It looks like how you'd draw a sneeze (ahh-tsu!)
Mnemonic
14
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Eva...
Level: 3
"That was really good (TSU)p!" ((Soup))
Mnemonic
8
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Cokoreeto
Level: 19
A sword slash that goes "Tsu"ing
Mnemonic
8
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te (hiragana)
(tenpura)
てんぷら
tempura
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Maidmerien
Level: 98
T. It looks like a T
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じなです
Level: 110
It is shaped like a shrimp tempura!
Mnemonic
572
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ヘズル
Level: 37
it looks like one half of a table
Mnemonic
389
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McHavel
Level: 4
When you look on your right palm of your hand, your hand lines look exactly like the hiragana character
Mnemonic
322
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
て(te), also means hand(て/te) so you could think that you're making a swan with your hand's shadow.
Mnemonic
319
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minbin
Level: 19
From the side it looks like a TEnt
Mnemonic
310
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Bjornen99
Level: 98
Looks like small t but more curve. Another way to think is that it's a mix between a t and e
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251
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Space~
Level: 7
Someone holding a TElescope
Mnemonic
134
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Ladademe
Level: 646
It looks like a *te*nder wave shown from the side. Compared to Katsushika Hokusai's 'Great Wave off Kanagawa', it is less arched and therefore looks more tender.
Mnemonic
58
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Adski80
Level: 6
Seven is sieTE in Spanish. Looks like a 7.
Mnemonic
21
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スカツ
Level: 44
Like a dog's tail.
Mnemonic
14
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ステファノ９１
Level: 14
For Italian speaking: it looks like the number setTE
Mnemonic
12
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Karma_.
Level: 5
It looks like a shrimp TEmpura
Mnemonic
10
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oldybker
Level: 26
Té is tea in spanish. It looks like a modern tea table for my té 🍵
Mnemonic
10
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2023Wallow
Level: 13
Broken TEnnis racquet
Mnemonic
7
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Eva...
Level: 3
The (TE)lephone's ringing!
Mnemonic
6
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Shriley
Level: 50
It looks like a TEa table!
Mnemonic
6
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TeachMeJapanese
Level: 54
Looks like a "h" that has a very bad day, a very TErrible day.
Mnemonic
5
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to (hiragana)
(tomodachi)
ともだち
friend
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ニオ・ミラノ
Level: 23
Your Tooth Touching your Tongue.
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3820
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Kayt W
Level: 17
A splinter going into a TOe.
Mnemonic
968
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Nidhi_D
Level: 14
Looks like a toe nail
Mnemonic
694
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Elaxy
Level: 5
looks like a tomato 🍅
Mnemonic
460
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キエテサンタカル
Level: 36
It looks like an upside-down T above a cut-off O
Mnemonic
340
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セヴィ
Level: 44
A mouth going "TOmato"
Mnemonic
307
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Snowyゆき
Level: 4
It looks like a spinning TOrnado
Mnemonic
234
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シンソー
Level: 240
It looks like your big Toe
Mnemonic
178
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Space~
Level: 7
Looks like a TOe with a splinter on it.
Mnemonic
177
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dj256
Level: 8
Looks like a Y so think of a TOy
Mnemonic
30
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chas蝙蝠
Level: 5
Holding hands TO-gether
Mnemonic
20
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ヨアン リジス
Level: 27
Looks like a road splitting in two directions. Will you go TO the left or TO the right ?
Mnemonic
19
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gavonius
Level: 6
the letter "y" but its leaning backwards
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14
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Marymsr
Level: 9
Peace sign to my tomodachi
Mnemonic
13
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Cerebulon
Level: 101
Lean back and point TO the sky
Mnemonic
9
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Louve34
Level: 4
Like t and u combined
Mnemonic
7
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sardiabunai
Level: 42
Like a leg with two TOes pointing up
Mnemonic
5
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Chia1003
Level: 9
Tp pray to the heavens
Mnemonic
4
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Calico_Cat
Level: 10
Y "Why", a To-e. (Looks like a y attached to a rounded toe)
Mnemonic
3
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na (hiragana)
(nabe)
なべ
pan
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シンソー
Level: 240
Left person throwing something away saying "Na, I don't need this anymore"
Mnemonic
4800
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セヴィ
Level: 44
A person swiping off the hat of the other persons head. "NA this doesn't suit you"
Mnemonic
1725
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ザ・リン
Level: 11
I was thinking "Naah (Na) how am I going to remember this one?" That's how I remembered it 👌
Mnemonic
693
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みしゅ
Level: 40
The t-looking shape is knocking ("na"-king) the top off of the よ-looking shape. I imagine it playfully going "Naaa!" as it does this
Mnemonic
501
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Space~
Level: 7
Looks like a NUn praying in front of the cross, asking for NAchos... because shes craving a delicious sNAck.
Mnemonic
183
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kaaf
Level: 107
someone throwing a NAcho to protect his fish
Mnemonic
16
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ケンスケ
Level: 27
Looks like a NUN ('na'n) sitting in front of the cross +
Mnemonic
14
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Jen GP
Level: 864
Little part looks like a Batman mask nose. NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA BATMAN!
Mnemonic
10
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jimmybud88
Level: 2
TJ is Not Available (na)
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8
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Inkaddled
Level: 4
"NAh bea the pans rusty we have to throw it away" "no" "yes" "throws the pan into the garbage bin*
Mnemonic
5
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Louve34
Level: 4
Looke kunda like basball stand and ball
Mnemonic
4
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ni (hiragana)
(niji)
にじ
rainbow
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
に (ni) means two, so there's two little brothers next to their older brother. Or possibly NImotsu/luggage.
Mnemonic
2777
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Jane Lane
Level: 2
A hook and two fish
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938
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L99minaty
Level: 9
"ni" means two ! there's two horizontal strokes
Mnemonic
860
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アリアン*
Level: 1277
The pointy bit looks like a bent knee
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345
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Chikasama11
Level: 55
A pigeon opening it’s mouth
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304
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アビガイル★彡
Level: 53
move the stroke on the left closer to the two on the right so they touch and flip it over. now it looks like an “n”
Mnemonic
262
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Space~
Level: 7
There's 2 lines on the side, and 2 means "ni" in Japanese.
Mnemonic
215
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Jen GP
Level: 864
These three guys are the Knights Who Say NI!
Mnemonic
31
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ケンスケ
Level: 27
It looks like a KNEE (ni).
Mnemonic
26
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UsernamesAreDead
Level: 97
Two koi fish (ni)bbling on a worm.

It helps that the two lines already look like ko こ which my mnemonic for that is koi.
Mnemonic
26
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Cheesec4ke_Enthusi4st
Level: 42
Nico Nico Ni!!! *smiles side ways に*
Mnemonic
22
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Jaize
Level: 29
It looks like a leg with a KNEE cap.
Mnemonic
20
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Akagi Chan:3
Level: 4
Nike logo turned sideways. (It slightly looks like the Nike sign)
Mnemonic
12
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oldybker
Level: 26
Left stroke looks like a sword held by a NInja on his knees
Mnemonic
9
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Gudetamamamamamah
Level: 31
Two arms poking someone to NI-el down (kneel down).
Mnemonic
4
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nu (hiragana)
(nurie)
ぬりえ
picture for coloring in
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Anonymous123
Level: 1453
"The stuff at the end of the menu costs extra."
To remind you that me め and nu ぬ look the same except that nu ぬ has extra loop.
Mnemonic
4429
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Maidmerien
Level: 98
Noodles with chopsticks
Mnemonic
2380
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Kaitsu
Level: 6
Last part looks like *nu*mber two
Mnemonic
1120
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
ぬ(nu), a dog/いぬ(inu) is sleeping, don't wake him up! Also ぬ(nu) and め(me) are quite like siblings, except that nu has a loop at the end!
Mnemonic
455
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Tilde
Level: 7
いぬ means dog, and Shiba Inu dogs have a curly tail just like the curl in ぬ!
Mnemonic
347
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fauserbu
Level: 710
This one's so curly, it looks like NUudles!
Mnemonic
253
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Dogtopius
Level: 496
ぬ is curly just like ぬdles (noodles)
Mnemonic
159
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セヴィ
Level: 44
A child curling together, throwing a fit "NUUU I DON'T WANNA GO TO BED YET"
Mnemonic
62
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Space~
Level: 7
This very loopy kana resembles NOOdles.
Mnemonic
59
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Fukuru
Level: 8
it's looks a bit like a gNU for me
Mnemonic
43
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_Jules_
Level: 15
ぬ looks like a dog (いぬ/Inu) curled up sleeping.
Mnemonic
17
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Karmakei
Level: 4
It's you ぬ(nu) and me! め(me)
Mnemonic
9
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Jen GP
Level: 864
Like chopsticks and noodles and a 2. So delicious I could eat 2 servings!
Mnemonic
8
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ポールおじちゃん
Level: 1628
Like め, but with a little NOODLE on the end, (because ぬ is from 奴, which is like 女/め with a another 又 twist at the end).
Mnemonic
7
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アリア—ナ
Level: 1258
Nu kind of looks like a person holding the numeral 2. I see it and think I'm, "nu 2 this."
Mnemonic
5
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イスカンだル
Level: 59
Looks like a fish making a NU fish with its tail
Mnemonic
4
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IDCAA
Level: 49
I always thought it looked like a angry face saying NU!
Mnemonic
3
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ne (hiragana)
(neko)
ねこ
cat
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シンソー
Level: 240
A fisherman throwing out his Net.
Mnemonic
900
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Hexador
Level: 115
If れ(re) is a reporter writing with a pen, then ね is "N"ot that.
Mnemonic
229
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Jane Lane
Level: 2
As for me, it looks like a ferret behind a tree
Mnemonic
214
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saturn:)
Level: 5
looks like a fist that you catch with a NEt
Mnemonic
165
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Maples
Level: 19
It looks like the hind-leg of a hissing cat, hence ねこ！
Mnemonic
152
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Vitan
Level: 103
It looks like a ball of wool that cats like to play with and it bounced off of a wall. Cat is NEKO in japanese ;)
Mnemonic
137
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Jeeb
Level: 10
Looks like a horse which neighs making the Ne sound
Mnemonic
61
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Kekiidee
Level: 10
Like a (ne)edle in thread
Mnemonic
29
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Merliv
Level: 4
When thinnking of ね(ne) just remember 1, z , and 2..^^
Mnemonic
22
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I_am_a_delicious_egg
Level: 26
It looks like a cat (NEko) with a tail! (The tail part is here so i don't confuse it with れ wa)
Mnemonic
21
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フランチエスコ
Level: 3
For Italians: れね (re-ne) is an italian word, and remembering it will remind the difference
Mnemonic
15
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ケンスケ
Level: 27
Looks like a s'NA'il behind a 'NA'il.
Mnemonic
12
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no (hiragana)
(nori)
のり
nori
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ぱんl
Level: 25
If you think about it, it kinda looks like no but witht the o inside the n
Mnemonic
3476
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アレックス833
Level: 187
A big nori roll!
Mnemonic
691
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
の(no), No entry sign look-alike.
Mnemonic
402
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RuaU_U
Level: 546
It looks like a crossed sign, one that says that further there's actually no road
Mnemonic
333
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のやさん
Level: 3
An anime eye
Mnemonic
322
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ニオ・ミラノ
Level: 23
Looks like a left over NOodle.
Mnemonic
118
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Space~
Level: 7
A crossed stop sign that says "NO!"
Mnemonic
100
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Honhon
Level: 262
It resembles a NO-ose (a rOpe with a loOp in it).

Also, looking up and subsequently visualizing the Henohenomoheji face helps with he, no, mo and ji in general.
Mnemonic
71
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Ace エス
Level: 42
Looks similar to a circle with a cross through it, a sign that means "stop" or "no" which is the sound this symbol makes.
Mnemonic
8
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Issy B
Level: 9
Look, it's a pig's NOse!
Mnemonic
8
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Levinia
Level: 22
NOpe rope.
Danger NOodle.
Mnemonic
7
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Faeotic-One
Level: 24
め is an eye with glasses, while の has "No" glasses.
Mnemonic
6
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Inkaddled
Level: 4
A a head with hair swooped over the eye
Mnemonic
5
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Swadhuu
Level: 9
When a person lost their key and their mouth will go NO-
Mnemonic
5
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えヤバ (Ava)
Level: 22
Look like if someone is looking up your nose at your NOstrils
Mnemonic
5
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BarbieGirl
Level: 5
looks like a little dog, the more circular part is his ear. He's saying "NO!" because he has to go to the vet:)
Mnemonic
4
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ポールおじちゃん
Level: 1628
Like the empty set ∅ sign, for a set with no elements, (from the man’yogana 乃, connecting the second stroke ノ with the first using a left-looping upstroke).
Mnemonic
4
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Nina 00
Level: 31
Looks like a NO smoking sign
Mnemonic
3
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ha (hiragana)
(hana)
はな
flower
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TheMysticPanda
Level: 603
Note: pronounced as wa when used as a topic marker

"わあたしは…" = "Watashiwa..."
How to use
116
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Andrewz
Level: 61
The top part looks like an H, the bottom right part looks like a squished a
Mnemonic
4132
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アリアン*
Level: 1277
Has an H shape and it’s alphabetically the first H character
Mnemonic
622
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ァせん
Level: 27
"HA! You almost thought this one was 'ho' (ほ)!"
Mnemonic
101
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thebug
Level: 18
A person on the right is sitting and another walking to them is saying "HAi"
Mnemonic
46
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Pea1261
Level: 68
The person on the right punches the punching bag on the left and says "ha"
Mnemonic
29
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Lyla-san 🍄🧋🍡
Level: 27
Two hana side by side (hana = flower)
Mnemonic
21
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Sombra_333
Level: 19
A snake HAunting a stick :V
Mnemonic
20
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beesandjasmine
Level: 16
It looks like two people in a dance battle. The one on the right doing a b-boy pose and saying "HA! Beat that!".
Mnemonic
14
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Wonfii
Level: 56
Two people talking, the one on the right is sitting with their legs crossed and is (は) Ha-nding the other something.
Mnemonic
12
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hi (hiragana)
(hi)
ひ
fire
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アリアン*
Level: 1277
Looks like a smile and you smile when you say “hi” to someone
Mnemonic
3915
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(ᗜˬᗜ)
Level: 22
ᗜˬᗜ MICHAEL JACKSON WITH HIS FAT FOOT GOING ひいい ひいい!!!!
YAAAA BABYYYYY LEMME ひR YOU SAY ひいい ひいい!!
MMM-MMMMMM ᗜˬᗜ
Mnemonic
444
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のやさん
Level: 3
A horse hoove
Mnemonic
374
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Maidmerien
Level: 98
Two hills
Mnemonic
341
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セヴィ
Level: 44
It's your friend smiling at you upon seeing you on the streets. Saying "Hi"
Mnemonic
282
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AnahidaNeko
Level: 18
"looks like a bee *Hi*ve"
Mnemonic
146
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Zytron
Level: 18
Looks just like fire 🔥 from the bonfire / campfire
Mnemonic
130
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Celestea
Level: 60
A happy penguin saying hi.
Mnemonic
114
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Puppixx
Level: 29
The face of a HIppo 🦛
Mnemonic
81
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ak4nesan
Level: 5
U with wings
Mnemonic
73
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
ひ for HIge(beard) looks like santa's beard!
Mnemonic
51
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Li~
Level: 114
It looks like the sun ☀︎ ひ: the circle is the sun and the lines are the rays of sun.
From 日 ( sun ).
Mnemonic
17
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dennis09
Level: 13
hihi (hehe) I'm sticking out my tongue
Mnemonic
13
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inchworm
Level: 5
He (hi) has a large nose.
Looks like a man with sad eyes and a big nose
Mnemonic
10
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Brooke - ブロオケ
Level: 18
hi means fire, and fire is heating up the pot! (HI in HEAt)
Mnemonic
10
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Swadhuu
Level: 9
It looks like a BIG smile 😊
Mnemonic
8
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LadySerpentes
Level: 14
The (HI)heat of the flames because it looks a little like the inner dip between two flames.
Mnemonic
7
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ももうさぎ
Level: 6
It looks like the shape of a HIppo's head 🦛
Mnemonic
5
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KerryBlueberry
Level: 57
Jumping HIgh on a skipping rope
Mnemonic
5
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mrcy
Level: 7
It looks like two hands *HI*gh fiving each other
Mnemonic
4
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fu (hiragana)
(fune)
ふね
ship
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TheMysticPanda
Level: 603
Not like english "F" sounds. Start with the intention of the "F" sound, but blow slightly and don't let your teeth touch your bottom lip.
How to use
53
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Anto_is-me
Level: 4
Mouth blowing wind: Fuuu
Mnemonic
2857
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aledim
Level: 3
Mount fuji
Mnemonic
748
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RuaU_U
Level: 546
This is a face actually , a nose, a mouth, and two mustaches: he says fufufu
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454
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Kayt W
Level: 17
Food fight! This looks like food flying through the air. Fu for food.
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304
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Brebert
Level: 6
Fu... Fume! It's a fire 🔥
Mnemonic
227
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GgbroTG
Level: 72
A gust of wind from the Dragonborn - FUs Ro Dah!
Mnemonic
190
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minaaruu
Level: 5
Looks like a face that is melting, I imagine fuuuu would be a comic sound effect of it melting
Mnemonic
149
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アレテム
Level: 34
It looks like a spitting guy *pfu*, you can see two eyes on right, mouth on middle and spit on left.
Mnemonic
110
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BaernBalderk
Level: 17
Looks like some FUmes
Mnemonic
73
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Ellie Wood!
Level: 16
It's a dude doing kung FU
Mnemonic
10
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Azza Azza
Level: 9
It looks like a pregnant belly (top is the breast, bottom is the belly, and the two side parts are arms. And when pregnant people go into labor they breathe like "fuuuu...fuuu..."
Mnemonic
9
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Shay_1218
Level: 6
The lines looks like FUmes
Mnemonic
9
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Wingmore
Level: 41
It looks like a mountain - FUji mountain. (On fire)
Mnemonic
9
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KazBarVT
Level: 20
Fujin is the god of wind. Who else controls wind? AIRBENDERS. It looks like the air nation symbol.
Mnemonic
9
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ATShinkansen
Level: 13
I see it as a FUlaming comet.
Mnemonic
8
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Jayfox
Level: 17
It's a nose, and a sneeze can sound like "fu".
Mnemonic
8
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Asyrr
Level: 44
Looks like the FUrikake you sprinkle on your food!
Mnemonic
8
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Papaua
Level: 6
For italians: sembra fuoco 🔥
Mnemonic
7
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Wajimo
Level: 11
a man who is having FUn flying into a wall
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6
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ハナ❀
Level: 61
Quick note: There is no distinguishing "f" and "h" sounds together. For anyone wondering why there's "ha", "hi", "ho", "he" but then "fu", that's just because non-native people hear "f" more often with this kana. Really, though, all of them are pronounced with a f/h sound.
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he (hiragana)
(hebi)
へび
snake
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aledim
Level: 3
Heel
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2132
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アレックス833
Level: 187
A big arrow pointing up. You are HEre!
Mnemonic
964
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Bobanecz
Level: 343
The mouth you make when you look confused and do "heee?"
Mnemonic
391
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
へ(he), looks like the roof of a house, there are many rooms (へや/heya) in here.

Could also be a snake (へび/hebi) looking down.
Mnemonic
342
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セヴィ
Level: 44
Micheal Jackson doing the lean but falling over backwards. "HeHe"
Mnemonic
313
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じなです
Level: 110
It is a little snake (hebi).
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291
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zainabc
Level: 28
Looks like an arrow pointing up to HEaven
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206
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アビガイル★彡
Level: 53
kinda looks like someones arm holding on the edge of a cliff yelling “HE”LP!!! :)
Mnemonic
197
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Honhon
Level: 262
It's the top of a HE-ap (which points towards the HE-avens).

Also, looking up and subsequently visualizing the Henohenomoheji face helps with he, no, mo and ji in general.
Mnemonic
81
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Haiguysudesu
Level: 78
Upside-down checklist ✓
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79
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deleted
Level: 2
it’s a hat on or a roof above your HEad. the latter would even be part of a へや!
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56
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Space~
Level: 7
An arrow pointing to HEll
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32
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MarshmelloRok -
Level: 12
An arrow pointing to HEven
Mnemonic
8
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gustavoaca1997
Level: 23
Looks like a HElmet
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7
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Zoro2998
Level: 13
Guy on floor and laughing hehe
Mnemonic
6
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oldybker
Level: 26
Looks like a HEx key / allen key. (mechanics will understand)
Mnemonic
6
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DelFlumen
Level: 16
This is a children's slide. You slide on it and say "heeee"
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6
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Jen GP
Level: 864
Falling down because it's HEavy.
Mnemonic
5
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グランデエ
Level: 80
Huge slide and you scream for HElp!
Mnemonic
5
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トカマク
Level: 35
Sounds like "heh" - top of a HExagon
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5
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JayFrostiii
Level: 40
To stay HEalthy you should walk up and down the mountain.
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4
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Alexalotl
Level: 38
like a wiggly snake (hebi = snake)
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4
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Eon Lover
Level: 82
Looks like HErry from obey me
Mnemonic
4
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ho (hiragana)
(hon)
ほん
book
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あいなえ
Level: 21
pretend the first stroke isn't there and flip the rest to the side and it says ho
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5076
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daily
Level: 142
ほ is は wearing a hat, because it is HOt
Mnemonic
767
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doneo
Level: 54
I'm fishing for seaHOrses!
1st stroke: hook at the end of a fishing line
2nd: head of seahorse
3rd: fin
4th: curly tail
Mnemonic
347
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シンソー
Level: 240
A ships sail is being raised. The fishermen shout "Ho" with each pull.
Mnemonic
205
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Chikasama11
Level: 55
A cobra and a open mouthed snake
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126
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セヴィ
Level: 44
Santa kneeling in front of a Christmas tree to put down presents : "HoHoHo, merry Christmas"
Mnemonic
102
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
ほ for ほんだな/bookshelf.
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55
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Pollomonteros
Level: 13
An Ojou-Sama covering her mouth and going "hohohoho"
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36
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DragonQuest
Level: 23
Is that "Ha"? HO-ld up, it's "Ho".
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19
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Dabisu
Level: 9
"Ha" but with extra stroke because O comes after A
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17
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UsagiLain
Level: 29
Shaped like a person sitting criss cross legs "ho"lding 2 books looking out a full glass wall.
Mnemonic
8
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safaa17
Level: 4
it looks like a sad face, facing the right side and sighing " hoo".
Mnemonic
5
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ma (hiragana)
(manga)
まんが
cartoon
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シンソー
Level: 240
It looks like a ships mast.
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3063
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エド17
Level: 366
Just like a kid calles the "Ma"ma, and it looks like a sitting mom holding their kid. ^^
Mnemonic
600
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Ifa_
Level: 9
You can see the small circle below like a small "a" And if it's rotated 90° you can see a shape like the letter "m"
Mnemonic
391
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Nidhi_D
Level: 14
Looks like the smallcase m rotated
Mnemonic
275
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o0.Yue.0o
Level: 9
It looks like a lizard and a kid saw this and shouts "MAma, there is a lizard on the wall!"
Mnemonic
15
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gingerkirsch
Level: 10
Cobra ‘ma’ (bad in Portuguese) - bad cobra
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12
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Lipid-Chan
Level: 35
Looks like 末 from chinese/kanji, but instead of Mei, it's ma.
Mnemonic
11
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Papaua
Level: 6
It looks like a cobra
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11
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Jen GP
Level: 864
It looks like my MA kneeling in an old picture.
Mnemonic
10
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ei0580
Level: 20
a MAst with a squashed a underneath!
Mnemonic
9
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Brooke - ブロオケ
Level: 18
A cobra mocking you! (MA in MOCking)
Mnemonic
4
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mi (hiragana)
(mikan)
みかん
mandarin
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シンソー
Level: 240
Hunting meat (mi) with a bow and arrow
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2172
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voidchr0mx
Level: 6
Looks like « 21 »
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609
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アリアン*
Level: 1277
The top left side kinda looks like an arrow, pointing at “me”
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460
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アレックス833
Level: 187
A fish with a big head, round body and tail fin. Would taste great as sashiMI!
Mnemonic
225
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Li~
Level: 114
It looks like an ear み 👂, sounds like 耳 (mimi) what means ear.
Mnemonic
220
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あいなえ
Level: 21
み kinda looks like a winking face "the hiragana winked at み!"
Mnemonic
166
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Korogus
Level: 8
Looks like a music note "do re MI fa..."
Mnemonic
35
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Doompig
Level: 16
"Mi"ner because the person has a pickaxe slung over their shoulder
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27
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arudesk
Level: 10
It's toy horse! My dearest toy horse, MIster Horse!!
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25
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Jouka
Level: 15
Drakes verse: "21 can you do sumth for MI"
Mnemonic
21
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Kathy1908
Level: 61
A fancy H for “MI” :D
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19
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oldybker
Level: 26
Looks like a Mini giraffe made out of a long balloon
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18
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Japadessa
Level: 9
it looks like an elf ear, and ear in japanese is "mimi".
Mnemonic
13
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Ne045ter [アステル]
Level: 56
Looks like a m from sideways and there's a bubble looking i
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12
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スカヌ
Level: 10
looks like a mii character, but sideways
Mnemonic
10
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mu (hiragana)
(mushi)
むし
insect
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lawlieter
Level: 85
Moo (looks like a cow’s nose)
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2033
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セヴィ
Level: 44
The little circle on the bottom left looks like a mouth saying "Moo" (mu)
Mnemonic
1023
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daily
Level: 142
It is a cow and cows say MU (moo)
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381
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ももうさぎ
Level: 6
It looks like the shape of a 'MU'g
Mnemonic
107
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arudesk
Level: 10
MUtilated anchor⚓
Mnemonic
47
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ドロキツネ
Level: 116
It looks like a guy in a wheelchair throwing something at the people blocking his path and telling them to MUve (move)
Mnemonic
34
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Lyla-san 🍄🧋🍡
Level: 27
A little caterpillar/insect (mushi)
Mnemonic
18
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oldybker
Level: 26
Looks like a utility dolly to moove your refrigerator.
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18
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sardiabunai
Level: 42
Looks like a pouting mouth, and while pouting you go muu~
Mnemonic
9
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UsagiLain
Level: 29
Shaped like A worm (just like the pic) in "mu"d.
Mnemonic
5
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me (hiragana)
(megane)
めがね
glasses
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Anonymous123
Level: 1453
"The stuff at the end of the menu costs extra."
To remind you that me め and nu ぬ look the same except that nu ぬ has an extra loop.
Mnemonic
4006
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Puppixx
Level: 29
Noodles (Nu) minus the noodles is just "meh"
Mnemonic
798
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daily
Level: 142
Two chopsticks picking up raMEn
Mnemonic
634
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Li~
Level: 114
It looks like an eye め 👁 from the kanji 目 (me) eye
Mnemonic
153
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セヴィ
Level: 44
When I look at it it reminds me of a child swiping it's dinner off the table because "Meh! Vegetables!"
Mnemonic
97
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Fellow_Moron
Level: 7
Think of ame (rain), where あ has their umbrella and め broke theirs.
Mnemonic
22
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YasuTenshi
Level: 10
Looks like it is wrapping itself. "Just ME".
Mnemonic
19
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Zumbeelet
Level: 31
ME(Ma)king pretzels
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16
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Ladademe
Level: 646
*Me*lting pot. You add the ingredients into the pot (first stroke) and then mix them well clockwise (second stroke).
Mnemonic
12
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Faeotic-One
Level: 24
A fancy eye with a glass (Megane)
Mnemonic
8
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Halebent
Level: 59
Looks like a "me"dal you can win
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8
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Doompig
Level: 16
protein embedded in a "me"mbrane
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6
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ポールおじちゃん
Level: 1628
Like の, except starts with a left parenthesis (め is from 女 and の is from unrelated 乃, so probably just orthographic convergence, although 奶 may have exerted some influence).
Mnemonic
6
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mo (hiragana)
(momo)
もも
peach
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ケイリー💜(結莉)
Level: 489
Looks like a MOp sweeping across the floor.
Mnemonic
2442
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
も looks like a proper fishing hook! You'll get MOre fish with this one.
Mnemonic
1006
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Honhon
Level: 262
It's a し with MO-re strokes.

Also, looking up and subsquently visualizing the Henohenomoheji face helps with he, no, mo and ji in general.
Mnemonic
621
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ニオ・ミラノ
Level: 23
It’s momo the little lizard.
Mnemonic
472
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アレテム
Level: 34
MOdified し
Mnemonic
195
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gildir
Level: 122
も (and モ) look like a 'mo'nkey (arms and legs are the cross-strokes and a curly tail at the bottom)
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124
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Rafi1421
Level: 18
まhas the bottom looking like an 'a' for ma, where the bottom ofもlooks more like a 'o' for mo
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14
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kaakkooii
Level: 13
It looks like the money symbol of Türkiye, which is "₺".
Mnemonic
9
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Doompig
Level: 16
If you turn it clockwise 90 degrees it looks like a "mo"uth and the lines are teeth.
Mnemonic
8
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Swadhuu
Level: 9
It looks like someone's nose and it has two CUTS on it
Mnemonic
7
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ya (hiragana)
(yama)
やま
mountain
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シンソー
Level: 240
It looks like a person punching and shouting "ya"
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2880
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Kayt W
Level: 17
The small spot looks like a heart. So, just think, I love Ya!
Mnemonic
490
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りお！
Level: 128
It looks like the latin letter "y" but mirrored vertically. And it looks like a happy kana to me somehow, so it's not ゆ which is droopy or よ which isn't even looking at you.
Mnemonic
264
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Kaisel
Level: 49
Looks like a punch so a man saying I'll punch ya!!
Mnemonic
230
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Elaxy
Level: 5
looks like a giraffe 🦒
Mnemonic
216
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セヴィ
Level: 44
Someone pulled a prank and the person they pulled a prank on asks "Did you do this?!". This hiragana answers playfully saying "Ya" while winking and smiling
Mnemonic
106
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Jen GP
Level: 864
Remember that song "Hey Ya?" Think of the chorus as the three strokes: heeeeey ey yaaa!
Mnemonic
11
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Asyrr
Level: 44
Looks like a magical wand held by a magical girl (one of which can be Illya!)
Mnemonic
7
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oldybker
Level: 26
Looks like a jockey holding a stick. He whips the horse and says "Ya! Ya!" 🏇🏇🏇
Mnemonic
6
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Rafi1421
Level: 18
Scaling a mountain (YAma)
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6
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Alexalotl
Level: 38
the bit in the top right kind of looks like a pancake, the y-shaped part is like a person flipping it, saying "yatta! i did it!"
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5
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mochi mochi?
Level: 7
from the side it looks like someone with a tear falling down from one eye cause he won the lottery...he says"YAasssss"
Mnemonic
5
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Hunicomb
Level: 25
The send arm looks like an extended cat arm.
And there is a meme,

YA know, like nYAh?
Mnemonic
5
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tzkbb
Level: 9
An old man shaking his cane, saying "YA get off my lawn!"
Mnemonic
5
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yu (hiragana)
(yuki)
ゆき
snow
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Kayt W
Level: 17
One person is wrapping their arm around another saying, "I want to hug yu!"
Mnemonic
3025
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ニオ・ミラノ
Level: 23
It looks like a fish from the side. And “you” (yu) smell like fish.
Mnemonic
676
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ジルベール(Gilbert)
Level: 30
Looks a lot like the russian letter "ю" which is pronounced the same way.
Also looks like the letters "i" and "o" together which together resembles the sound of yu
Mnemonic
421
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Little lender
Level: 18
Left person stretching their arm across the right person like "come over here yu"
Mnemonic
218
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アビガイル★彡
Level: 53
kinda looks like a fish… quite “u”nique (the u is pronounced like yu) :)
Mnemonic
182
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ポールおじちゃん
Level: 1628
First three strokes of 由, drawn in grass-style cursive.
Mnemonic
33
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martinjramirez
Level: 124
yú means fish in Chinese (鱼) and as others have said this hiragana looks like a fish so that helps me
Mnemonic
16
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arisaur
Level: 18
it looks like chi-yu, a fish shaped pokemon, so this is the fish shaped kana!
Mnemonic
11
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acceldidact
Level: 27
A whale with a stick through him. Don't YU hurt him!
Mnemonic
10
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kaaf
Level: 107
It looks like a finger pointing at "YU"
Mnemonic
9
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thebug
Level: 18
An eye looking at YU
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9
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グランデエ
Level: 80
A signage for car to YUturn.
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9
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hakanhakana
Level: 5
it starts from the left line, crosses the second line, makes a u turn and comes back
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9
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HungryArtBean
Level: 26
Yu (You) take a bow (hand Infront, hand behind)
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8
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Marymsr
Level: 9
Fishyyyyuueeew smelly fish
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7
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yo (hiragana)
(yoru)
よる
evening
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Anto_is-me
Level: 4
A snake saying hi: Yo!
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2208
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アリアン*
Level: 1277
The top looks like a Y and the bottom has an O shape
Mnemonic
1823
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Tilde
Level: 7
Someone holding a yo-yo. The vertical line is the string, the loop is the yo-yo, and the dash on the side is the person's hand.
Mnemonic
272
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Nocifer
Level: 248
I'm a cool guy jus' chilling against the wall yo!
Mnemonic
193
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アビガイル★彡
Level: 53
looks like someone doing a handstand and calling out “yo” to his friends to show them how cool he is :)
Mnemonic
192
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Puppixx
Level: 29
A break dancer spinning on his head saying "Yo!"
Mnemonic
161
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潔
Level: 17
if you want to remember "yo" just think of "tiktok" logo
Mnemonic
16
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Jayfox
Level: 17
It looks like a yo-yo in motion
Mnemonic
12
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UsagiLain
Level: 29
A sailor up in the mast saying "Yo ho"
Mnemonic
8
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Magnumpb
Level: 103
Looks like the boxer Rocky who says “Yo, Adrian”
Mnemonic
5
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ra (hiragana)
(rakuda)
らくだ
camel
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Borkel
Level: 15
A RAbbit's head ら
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1857
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アレックス833
Level: 187
A bowl of RAmen with a spoon sticking out from it.
Mnemonic
486
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Space~
Level: 7
Looks like a RAbbit.
Mnemonic
320
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Kayt W
Level: 17
Jumping cheerleader throwing a pom pom. "Ra ra ra!"
Mnemonic
210
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Little lender
Level: 18
Cartoon character with that nose and a hairstyle of a RAscal
Mnemonic
195
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FizzyElf
Level: 23
A RAptor Flying over a lake
Mnemonic
162
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セヴィ
Level: 44
A camel for god Ra
Mnemonic
152
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Ladademe
Level: 646
Looks like the stylized image of a wheelchair user from the side. The first stroke is the head and the second one the upper body and one of the wheels. They are participating in a *ra*ce and therefore the wheel looks quite dynamic.
Mnemonic
30
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Terrysan
Level: 61
The egyptian god Ra sitting down.
Mnemonic
27
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Teirdalin
Level: 6
It's Gordon Ramsay sitting at a table. "It's RAw!"
Mnemonic
19
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Urafifi
Level: 5
it looks like an R upside down, without one leg.
and that one stroke may be a tiny A, without the line in the middle.
RA. ら。
Mnemonic
17
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Sooshe
Level: 24
It simply looks like the number 5
Mnemonic
10
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Cokoreeto
Level: 19
A person throwing a kick shouting (Ra)!
Mnemonic
9
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Asyrr
Level: 44
A RAkugo performer as he kneels on stage.
Mnemonic
8
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vivib
Level: 94
Looks like RAyman, big nose, stick is his face and the "comma" is maybe his eyes or hair?
Mnemonic
8
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みます
Level: 8
Person sitting down, head bent in RAge.
Mnemonic
8
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Yui_Hanako
Level: 6
Looks like a lion pouncing
Mnemonic
7
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oOcallasOo
Level: 122
It looks like a RAven in flight. The beak at the top and the rounded wings below.
Mnemonic
6
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GrimmThoughts
Level: 50
Person sitting because their feet feel (RA)w
Mnemonic
5
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Chucksr86
Level: 13
Looks like a man shouting "ra" his eye is at the top, nose to the left and open shouting mouth below.
Mnemonic
5
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ri (hiragana)
(ringo)
りんご
apple
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JTS-Games ツ
Level: 466
It looks like a RI ver!
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2117
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アレックス833
Level: 187
Like い, but "r"ounder.
Mnemonic
612
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シンソー
Level: 240
It looks like a Ribcage
Mnemonic
298
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アリアン*
Level: 1277
I convinced myself this looked like a grain of RIce, but it’s a stretch for sure
Mnemonic
236
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⇚ゆめはら⇛
Level: 35
The apple (ringo) is cut in half, the stem is still on.
Mnemonic
173
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Miyuki09
Level: 12
Looks like an ear
Mnemonic
108
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セヴィ
Level: 44
A cursive R with the i under it, combine it and it makes Ri!
Mnemonic
90
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oldybker
Level: 26
It's い but it's reeeaching down further.
Mnemonic
16
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キルト
Level: 261
Both RI symbols, り(Hiragana) and リ(Katakana), look very similar. Hiragana is more curved like the rest of the alphabet.
Mnemonic
15
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みます
Level: 8
Two arms of a person. The right hand is touching their RI-b
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14
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Jen GP
Level: 864
I think of Rihanna's nickname, RiRi -- one stroke for each ri.
Mnemonic
10
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ソウボウブ
Level: 25
I think of it as り, the left stroke is RI(り)nging(wRInging) the right stroke up and out of a soapy tub. It is not the correct usage of wRInging, but you would eventually wRIng the item out.
Mnemonic
6
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UsagiLain
Level: 29
Two curved cuts short and long to cut the apple .... With a sword that has a "ri"nging bell on the pommel.
Mnemonic
6
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Dosakaru
Level: 11
Looks like RIpping paper. Start a little rip and and then tear the piece off.
Mnemonic
6
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ru (hiragana)
(rusu)
るす
absence
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Kayt W
Level: 17
If you turnbit sideways it says no. So no RUles!
Mnemonic
1666
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Puffly Muffin
Level: 8
Ar the top, it's reversed "r" and at the bottom, it's half-turned "u"
Mnemonic
611
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lawlieter
Level: 85
Ruby (closed circle)
Mnemonic
266
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Kaisel
Level: 49
Half of a ruby ring ⊙﹏⊙
Mnemonic
211
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ImKingNoob
Level: 38
The u makes it sounds like 2 i bet u can see a 2 in it
Mnemonic
193
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Alexalotl
Level: 38
if ろ is a ROad, る has someone Running up it!
Mnemonic
80
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Quackson_holland
Level: 16
Absolute best one I saw was that るlooka like a hand holing a RUby. If you get RObbed then your hand is empty ろ
Never forget ru and ro with this one.
Mnemonic
49
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Lovelylynds
Level: 34
a kangaRU holds a Joey in its pouch.
Mnemonic
32
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WildAtelier
Level: 1000
A kangaROO has a tail る a RObot does not ろ
Mnemonic
28
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AndroDaPooh
Level: 77
Extra o means extra lands RUssia ('ru') bigger than ROmania ('ro' looks same but without o)
Mnemonic
20
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zainabc
Level: 28
A (ru)de person sticking their tongue out at you.
Mnemonic
14
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ハルヒ12
Level: 19
A person who is RUminating.. Imagine the vertical line & curve line as a person's arms on a table. One arm & hand holds the (not seen chin) while other is just on the table.
Mnemonic
10
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ares08
Level: 107
it looks like the number 3 but with a little twist on its tail
Mnemonic
10
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Itemei
Level: 10
Kind of looks like a genies lamp. You RUb a genie lamp.
Mnemonic
8
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Maki-槇
Level: 420
It has a loopdy-loop, said like roopdy roop
Mnemonic
8
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Blue Jay
Level: 10
It's ろ (ro) but with a loop (る - p)!
Mnemonic
8
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Rio_ndj
Level: 26
Rugby player holding their ball
Mnemonic
6
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みます
Level: 8
The bottom looks like someone making a fist and pulling back, ready to hit you which is RUde
Mnemonic
4
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はなちゃん！
Level: 75
I get it mixed from time to time, but how to remember is to switch them. RU has a small 'o' at the end of the snake (る), while RO doesn't (ろ), even though you think it would be the opposite.
Other
16
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re (hiragana)
(hare)
はれ
clear weather
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Bushfoxy
Level: 22
A RAY of sunshine across some mountains
Mnemonic
1710
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Nocifer
Level: 248
On my knees REtching after a wild night out.
Mnemonic
767
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アビガイル★彡
Level: 53
looks like a letter “r” with a few “e”xtra details (together is “re”)
Mnemonic
354
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Hexador
Level: 115
A person writing with a pen as a REporter
Mnemonic
280
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へくす
Level: 4
if ね is sNEil, then れ is just a stREight snail.
Mnemonic
246
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Maidmerien
Level: 98
A ray of sunshine….or lightning
Mnemonic
190
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セヴィ
Level: 44
The r is trapped in a stroke and tries to wiggle it's way out! "REEEE"
Mnemonic
158
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amolap
Level: 9
れ looks like a REindeer
Mnemonic
118
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Exivac
Level: 5
It looks like ne(ね) without the twirl at the end. If you take half "n" you get an "r". Thus: n -> r | ne(ね) -> re(れ)
Mnemonic
88
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Space~
Level: 7
Looks like a person REsting.
Mnemonic
74
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elyriria
Level: 30
ね(ne) neko goes REow れ(re)
Mnemonic
28
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雪村です
Level: 5
Something went wrong and your teacher says "You need to REwrite this!"
Mnemonic
12
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Marjanwoolfe
Level: 9
RRRRReally RRRResembles the latin letter "n", but don't fall for its tricks, it's "re", not "ne"!
Mnemonic
9
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james998c
Level: 18
I see a ray of sunshine going through a window
Mnemonic
7
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グランデエ
Level: 80
Person trying to invite you fish. "REt's fish!"
Mnemonic
6
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つかさちゃん
Level: 9
It's curl looks like an e're'phant's trunk
Mnemonic
5
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Danniz
Level: 14
relzh, re is made with a l, z, and and h
Mnemonic
5
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ro (hiragana)
(rousoku)
ろうそく
candle
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Maidmerien
Level: 98
A road
Mnemonic
1593
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Nidhi_D
Level: 14
る dropped it's circle somewhere along the road
Mnemonic
1077
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ImKingNoob
Level: 38
"RO"LLIN AROUND AT THE SPEED OF SOUND GOT PLACES TO GO BY AND oh... sorry the hiragana of it reminds me of sonic adventure 2 escape from the city
Mnemonic
361
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Kaisel
Level: 49
Half of the Ruby robbed from the ring
Mnemonic
166
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TwistedFox
Level: 140
Not to be confused with "ら", this "ra"bbit has its ears "ro"lled
Mnemonic
38
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Impala67
Level: 171
Shaped like a 3, and you say "row" three times in "Row row row your boat"
Mnemonic
38
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Connie Mac
Level: 19
3 in a "ro"w!
Mnemonic
27
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WildAtelier
Level: 1000
A RObot doesn’t have a tail ろ, but a kangaROO does る
Mnemonic
26
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Alfriendo
Level: 17
る is pronounced 'roo' and ろ 'ro' . The pronunciation of ろ has one less 'o', and the kana has one less loop at the bottom.
Mnemonic
16
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ミーラちゃん
Level: 22
For French speakers: un, deux, tROis, because it looks like a 3.
Mnemonic
14
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Wingmore
Level: 41
Looks like a fancy Z for zeRO
Mnemonic
13
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Pinelopi
Level: 10
Roku is 4 the letter looks like 3
Mnemonic
12
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Alexalotl
Level: 38
a wiggly jiggly ROad
Mnemonic
9
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Eljcat
Level: 62
I had 3 RObux (it looks like a 3 and sounds like ro)
Mnemonic
8
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LoopScoot
Level: 32
ROwing a boat... top stroke is the arm, the diagonal stroke is the oar, and the curl is the front of the boat
Mnemonic
8
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Rand42
Level: 145
looks like the greek "rho" if you mirrored the top half to the bottom (kinda like a p)
Mnemonic
7
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Lyla-san 🍄🧋🍡
Level: 27
The flame of a candle (ROusoku)
Mnemonic
7
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a (hiragana)
(ame)
あめ
(hard) candy
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モレワ
Level: 5
When the fish got stabbed by the sword, it went a!
Mnemonic
29584
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ジョアス
Level: 283
It looks like an 「あpple 🍎」
Mnemonic
4667
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Maidmerien
Level: 98
Teeny tiny A in it
Mnemonic
2916
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Kayt W
Level: 17
Some one emerging from a hole. "Aaaaa! I'm free!"
Mnemonic
2536
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ミキ−再
Level: 5
Gura Gawr's famous words, "あ!" ("A!")
Mnemonic
1855
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Kawaii12
Level: 12
Someone's grave with their ghost flying around it
Mnemonic
1223
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wt4xx
Level: 57
あ its like a chubby face child saying Aaaa
Mnemonic
461
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ケイルック
Level: 8
The line is going "a"round the cross.
Mnemonic
101
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wisterias16
Level: 2
someone with bad posture checking their phone
Mnemonic
69
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ポールおじちゃん
Level: 1628
Like め, except starts with a horizontal line, (because あ derives from the man’yogana 安 = 宀 + 女 = 乛 + め).
Mnemonic
42
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グランデエ
Level: 80
The most famous picture of Muhammad "A"li
Mnemonic
39
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i (hiragana)
(inu)
いぬ
dog
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アレックス833
Level: 187
Two eels swimming around each other. Eek!
Mnemonic
14665
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
い (i), oh no the dot of the 'i' has fallen next to it's pal.
Mnemonic
3536
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fauserbu
Level: 710
If you add a dot to them you'll have two letter i
Mnemonic
2311
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Chloetang33
Level: 2
A tiny worm escaped from the fish hook and went “i” (ee) I’m free!
Mnemonic
188
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アイザック Isaac
Level: 14
Looks like "ii", which is the sound it makes.
Mnemonic
110
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gingerkirsch
Level: 10
‘Inu’ dog - dog ears
Mnemonic
101
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Di_tea
Level: 5
It's "i" with a severed head
Mnemonic
41
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レガコレ
Level: 16
Two worms are meeting each other, one said "h"e"y how are you doing?"
Mnemonic
12
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u (hiragana)
(usagi)
うさぎ
rabbit
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MuMe
Level: 889
If う is written after an O sound, it will extend the O sound instead. Happens with:
おう　のう　こう　ごう　ほう　ぼう　ぽう　そう　ぞう　ろう　よう　しょう　じょう　とう　どう
How to use
170
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Hexador
Level: 115
Just latin U tilting to the left with a line on top.
Mnemonic
8771
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OfficerCat
Level: 48
looks like a guy pointing at someone
“U look like a fish!”
Mnemonic
2142
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アビガイル★彡
Level: 53
it’s a “u” on its side
Mnemonic
1717
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daily
Level: 142
う(U) for Under (the line)
Mnemonic
1483
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Celestea
Level: 60
It is the half of the face of a clown.
Mnemonic
1087
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セヴィ
Level: 44
Its a small U sideways and the little stroke that's always on the side of the u is just floating!
Mnemonic
581
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(ᗜˬᗜ)
Level: 22
I think of the head of a rooster
Rうster
Mnemonic
447
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Nina 00
Level: 31
A guy gets punched in the stomach and says U
Mnemonic
44
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schoolnae
Level: 20
its one of sailor moons buns
Mnemonic
30
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ソフィイ
Level: 3
Wrestler getting tackled and making "Ugh!" (U) sound
Mnemonic
30
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KaiTheGuy
Level: 36
The top line is a head and bottom is a body. The body looks like it's being hit or pushed by something. Making the sound "Oof".
Mnemonic
29
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Jen GP
Level: 864
Looks like a creepy little man going ooooh (uuuu) as a woman walks by.
Mnemonic
26
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クレアです
Level: 4
U looks like an old person with a sore back, bending over and going "oo! my back"
Mnemonic
23
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KerryBlueberry
Level: 57
There is something Up on a hill
Mnemonic
16
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LordMoni
Level: 4
*turn your phone sideways* it looks like a 🐇 Usagi!
Mnemonic
15
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e (hiragana)
(enpitsu)
えんぴつ
pencil
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OfficerCat
Level: 48
Looks like a guy proposing, but he got interrupted half way and only could say “e”
Mnemonic
10278
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Hemisha
Level: 13
When we pronounce 'z' we say 'zee' and e looks like z
Mnemonic
2042
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セヴィ
Level: 44
A shocked Snake "EEEH?!"
Mnemonic
1974
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Nocifer
Level: 248
A runnEr.
Mnemonic
1617
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Rufusisgoodatnihongo
Level: 4
Someone naruto running
Mnemonic
1338
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ハチロウ
Level: 60
I always think of Elegant Ninja!! シ
Mnemonic
1006
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MaskeyDude
Level: 39
A gentleman and a cursive Z with a hat
Mnemonic
402
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Felix_Lupin
Level: 7
Looks like the lowercase letter "h"
Mnemonic
52
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sayayaya
Level: 16
Looks like the letter z but more fanciEr
Mnemonic
47
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RedSez
Level: 9
The left side of the character with the three strokes looks like a backwards capital "E", and the right lower side looks like a lower case "h" making the sound "Eh"
Mnemonic
46
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Jen GP
Level: 864
A cool guy with the collar of his leather jacket turned up, going "Eeeeeyyyy!" like The Fonz 😎 from Happy Days.
Mnemonic
40
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LoopScoot
Level: 32
A snake Pokémon rearing up; (E)kans!
Mnemonic
34
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比昂比昂 面条
Level: 41
I was on a boat and accidentally dropped a paper of mine. I found it by the ship's edge (え) and saw a wave in front of me.
Mnemonic
32
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えヤバ (Ava)
Level: 22
Looks like someone is running or doing (e) xercise
Mnemonic
24
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amythest
Level: 13
Bride in her gown running from alter... EH I change my mind
Mnemonic
22
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LordMoni
Level: 4
An Elegant Emperor bowing his head
Mnemonic
21
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o (hiragana)
(onigiri)
おにぎり
onigiri
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ニオ・ミラノ
Level: 23
An ocean god. His lower body is one with the ocean.
Mnemonic
5867
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Shiin
Level: 4
The upper right is the hand holding a sword and writing an unfinished "O" at the sand
Mnemonic
3654
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ラスムス
Level: 34
A Buddhist monk meditates as the sun sets. "Ooommm"
Mnemonic
1642
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PhoenixFire
Level: 144
Looks like a small island in the *O*cean that has a tree on it and the sun above.
Mnemonic
1586
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Kamiiriin
Level: 30
The bottom part is shaped like the japanese food Onigiri without the Nori
Mnemonic
1010
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じなです
Level: 110
It resembles a scoop, and you need a scoop of rice to make an onigiri.
Mnemonic
591
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Dana_Zane
Level: 9
Oh, there is a grave on the hill
Mnemonic
88
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katheりん
Level: 13
for お vs. あ, お(o)nigiri has a piece of rice falling off of it (the dot)!
Mnemonic
50
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DJapanica
Level: 4
"gO tell it on the mountain...."

It looks like a cross by the mountain with a sun setting in the background.
Mnemonic
42
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ケンスケ
Level: 27
If you look closely, it looks like a UF(O). お
Mnemonic
41
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Chloetang33
Level: 2
A cowboy resting his arms on his waist is looking at the round sunset (o), and it’s so beautiful he goes “O!”
Mnemonic
32
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wa (hiragana)
(wasabi)
わさび
wasabi
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ヘズル
Level: 37
Wario's big fat dumpy
Mnemonic
3965
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Puppixx
Level: 29
A big Whale shooting Water from its back 🐳
Mnemonic
881
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
わ(wa) has a big, round belly.
Mnemonic
364
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Chikasama11
Level: 55
A boot with broken zipper
Mnemonic
137
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じなです
Level: 110
Z shape on one side, round shape on the other; a scoop of wasabi has zippy flavor!
Mnemonic
108
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Andrewz
Level: 61
Ina saying "wah", the shape looks like her name all scrambled
Mnemonic
63
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もち-Mei
Level: 21
How I remember to write, draw a line and then a slanted z then a half circle
Mnemonic
60
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Marjanwoolfe
Level: 9
WHAt?? There's another one that looks like ne & re - WHAt is this?? (Ah yeah, wa.)
Mnemonic
24
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Maki-槇
Level: 420
"Wahhh, the cat (ね looks like a neko) lost its tail!"
Mnemonic
23
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Bari12
Level: 15
It looks like a pregnant belly, so what sound does a baby make :"Wahh, wahh"
Mnemonic
16
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Jen GP
Level: 864
Looks like a z on the line. Remember that old commercial, "WAzzzzzaaaap?"
Mnemonic
15
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vivib
Level: 94
The other two forms of this have a extra stroke. This one has none so I am like WAA?
Mnemonic
8
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acceldidact
Level: 27
A WAve passing by the support of a pier.
Mnemonic
8
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pojjm
Level: 28
A WAsp flying up
Mnemonic
7
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三巴
Level: 246
If rotated to the left it looks like a clothes hanger being put on a 'wa'shing line.
Mnemonic
7
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Ladynorris
Level: 548
Wrong written w.
Mnemonic
5
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Cokoreeto
Level: 19
"Wa"h! a duck got sliced in half!
Mnemonic
4
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CoastalMystic
Level: 48
Imagine a WAsp
Mnemonic
4
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wo (hiragana)
(denwawosuru)
でんわをする
to make a phone call
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TheMysticPanda
Level: 603
When used as a particle to show a direct object (the most you will use this), it is basically pronounced "o"
How to use
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アルバルト
Level: 12
Now, を does not exists on any word expect for the article を and the sound of お and を is completely same.
How to use
44
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Chikasama11
Level: 55
Stickman sitting on a worm
Mnemonic
2572
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
を WOah, somebody jumping over hurdles.
Mnemonic
1112
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ImKingNoob
Level: 38
See the W near the center of it? Yeah that
Mnemonic
196
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Jeeb
Level: 10
Person riding a horse and saying “whoaaaa(Wo)”
Mnemonic
171
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シドニー！
Level: 19
A little person sitting on a shoe saying "*wo*ah" as they see how small they are in comparison to the shoe.
Mnemonic
150
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⇚ゆめはら⇛
Level: 35
Somebody is running up a very steep hill. Those who pass by often whisper "wo" as they run by
Mnemonic
140
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もち-Mei
Level: 21
Think of a person riding a bike up a steep hill, all his friends say ''Wo"ah :)
Mnemonic
74
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mangomaster
Level: 14
a surf bro riding a surfboard going "wooooah, dude!"
Mnemonic
27
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capn britain
Level: 10
Written like lowercase THC - which makes you go "whoa"
Mnemonic
12
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アリア—ナ
Level: 1258
Looks like a little person riding a horse saying, "woah (wo)."
Mnemonic
10
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クリヅ
Level: 10
Looks like someone accidentally set his foot in a hole, so he goes surpised and saying "WOah!"
Mnemonic
9
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三巴
Level: 246
Stepping into a cold pool 'Woah, that's cold!'
Mnemonic
8
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acceldidact
Level: 27
Guy jumping on another guy for a surprise piggyback ride. The guy underneath says, "WO!"
Mnemonic
8
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lCie
Level: 19
Someone stepping on ice and going "WO"!
Mnemonic
7
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Jen GP
Level: 864
Whoa, that spells out TLC!
Mnemonic
6
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Pandiita
Level: 199
A person sitting in another one and saying "WOah, you're not going anywhere!"
Mnemonic
6
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ホルフリスキー
Level: 27
A WOrm flying a kite
Mnemonic
6
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Donquixote77
Level: 15
There's a W on the left, and a slide in the middle... Woooooooo
Mnemonic
4
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Arif30
Level: 11
Saying "wo"(woah) while jumping in a trampoline
Mnemonic
4
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Saber-X
Level: 14
(Wo)man trying to cross a street full of puddles without touching the water
Mnemonic
4
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n (hiragana)
(kanban)
かんばん
signboard
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MuMe
Level: 889
Words can't start with ん.
To write ん on a Japanese keyboard based on the English layout you have to type 'NN'. Otherwise the keyboard software thinks you might want to write one of these kana なのぬにね
How to use
46
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TheMysticPanda
Level: 603
Pronouncing this can be a bit odd (assumed Tokyo standard), but a general guide:

"ん changes pronunciation based on what FOLLOWS it:

k or g - ŋ (English 'ng')

p, b, or m - m e.g. Senpai-->Sempai

d, t, n, or r - n

Vowels, s, z, h, y, or w - a nasalized vowel (the exact pronunciation can vary)

Nothing - ɴ (the uvular nasal, roughly like the English 'ng' sound), or as a nasalized vowel (I think the former is more common)"


Source:

[www.reddit.com]
This was a pretty good lesson with videos:

[www.wasabi-jpn.com]
How to use
30
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アレックス833
Level: 187
Looks a lot like a lowercase "n".
Mnemonic
1966
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のやさん
Level: 3
An h
Mnemonic
165
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Kawaii12
Level: 12
A lowercase H
Mnemonic
95
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ゔぃゔぃ
Level: 14
Looks like a nose, with the line part of ん being the face, and the curvy wave part resembling the nose
Mnemonic
14
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sarcasam
Level: 10
When I was little, I would often write an "n" with too long of a stalk on accident, turning it into an "h." That's how I remember
Mnemonic
1
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peruStreak
Level: 11
Just like a lowercase h, but it sounds like and N
Mnemonic
1
NEW
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ga (hiragana)
(gaishoku)
がいしょく
eating out
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エド17
Level: 366
Just like Lady Gaga.. the Ka have the extra buns on the head and it made the Ka a Gaga fan.
Mnemonic
1422
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HartySarah
Level: 29
The K is now panicked about its arm falling off, saying "gah!! my arm!!"
Mnemonic
68
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Terrysan
Level: 61
The crow used to say (ka) but with two weights on his head he only can say (ga).
Mnemonic
47
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gi (hiragana)
(ginkou)
ぎんこう
bank
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Terrysan
Level: 61
The (ki) key now has extra parts so you struggle to turn it and make the noise (gi) geeee!
Mnemonic
91
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Yui_Hanako
Level: 6
It looks like 🗿 is struggling with something
Mnemonic
22
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Alexalotl
Level: 38
A bank manager (ginkou = bank) is tired and sweaty from a long day at work.
Mnemonic
19
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Djvt7
Level: 14
The tree (ki) is (gi)ving its leaves
Mnemonic
18
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Mithio
Level: 14
I imagine the shape is the Quagmire character from Family guy and his "Gidigi" (or something) catchphrase. The dashes at the side are two sweat drops in a stressful situation. :)
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Aaaaaar
Level: 3
KEY 🗝️ (KI) + 2 trinkets = GI gigantic!
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6
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WendyLing
Level: 94
Look to the side its an h and i to "hi" with the two don't it's "gi"
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elianachuti
Level: 6
It looks like a 🐒 is smiling and sweating, the top line is the brows and the bottom line is the eyes and the last bottom line is the mouth
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4
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gu (hiragana)
(kagu)
かぐ
furniture
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daily
Level: 142
く with teeth so it's eating. You say Gu when eating
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にゃ-ちゃん
Level: 268
ぐ(gu), just as with く(ku) this is a mouth/くち(kuchi), now we're feeding the mouth with two pellets and it becomes ぐ(gu)
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ShayLo
Level: 174
It'sく(ku) blushing!
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gureta
Level: 21
at around the same stage as when babies start speaking (when they say gu) they grow teeth represented by the 2 lines
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Ericacmeldrum@gmail.com
Level: 3
The birds beak (ku) now has gu (goo) on it!!
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あぇっきそん
Level: 26
It looks like a mouth and when you crunch it makes G!
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Terrysan
Level: 61
The tip of the (ku)nai now has (gu) goo on it.
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ケーセイ
Level: 66
A sea(gu)ll putting in his all to fly.
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6
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ge (hiragana)
(genki)
げんき
lively
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(ᗜˬᗜ)
Level: 22
Think of some buff dude flexing his arms like "ooh yeah look at my げins bro"
My muscles are げtting bigげr
SERVING IT UP げrys way OOH OOH HAA ᗜˬᗜ
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Terrysan
Level: 61
The (ke)g is empty because you spilled some so you have to (ge)t another one.
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Hihinoha
Level: 17
I’m gay so I see two dudes on a first date. One has his arms open for a hug and is really nervous about it so he’s sweating out of distress!
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46
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