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Kunyomi: おと,
Onyomi: オン
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: おと,おとへん
Radical
sound, noise
Mnemonics
When the
sun
rises
, there are lot of sounds on streets
Written by: phuongly
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In the original chinese text
and
used to be the same character.
was used to represent
speaking
. To prevent confusion between the action of speaking and the sound itself, they added a
line
in the mouth to indicate that it is the sound that is coming out of the mouth we are talking about. Therefore, no sun and standing up involved in the original context.
Written by: non0230
Standing
*on*/おん the
sun
is not a sound idea.
Written by: lightmotif
A German dude named OTTO makes a loud sound, if he's
standing
ON top of the
sun
It goes like this Aaaaaah!!!
Written by: Samurai_Ash
When I turned the music ON オン the noise from the stereo was terrible AND エン we spend all
day
to fix it, but the AUTO おと TUNER ね, had to be ordered befor we could
set it up
again.
Written by: ジェン~1984
The sound of the world
rise
as the
sun
appears.
Written by: アフマヂ
When the
sun
begins to
rise
, I hear a strange *noise*. It's my roommate, "Otto"「OTO おと」, making an "om"「ON オン」*sound* while he meditates.
When you turn the
record player
ON {オン}, the
speaker
OUGHT TO {おと} make some sound.
Looks like a large
speaker
like the kinds used for concerts, that speard the sounds of the music throughout the concert space, and make lots of noise.
Written by:
Sound: originally, a mouth producing speech. Nowadays, can be read as
standing
sun
. If it helps, imagine the sun rising in the sky very fast, with an accompanying sound effect.
Written by: Biev
If you stand a
pot
on {オン} the
sun
, the steam will make a whistling sound.
Written by: Anonymous123
At the start of the
day
, I
get up
from the sound of my alarm clock
Written by: スタチク
A
pot
balanced on a
counter
about to fall off and create a loud noise/sound
Written by: Sealingpizza
At the start of every
day
, your alarm clock makes a noise
to get you
standing up
Written by:
A
mouth
with
a
tongue inside will
say
something and gives
rise
to sound
Written by: バリエル
If you
stand
on the
sun
you will surely make a sound!
Standing
ON {おん} or IN {いん} the
sun
is not a sound idea, as it will make a lot of noise! Don't forget that it's hOT TOO {おと}!
Written by: BambiIcedTea
Sounds only
rise
during the
day
. On {おん} contrary, nights are known to be quiet. You can always go to {おと} the streets to confirm this.
Written by: KafukaMode
If you
stand
on the
sun
.your feet will get
Hot and burned . because of this ,you will
Hear the sound of burning.
Written by: Eage
I a
rise
in my pajamas
to the sound of the
alarm clock
ON {オン} TOp {おと} of the
nightstand
every
day
.
Written by: ヒァン
When the
sun
rises
IN ON the streets, it is very noisy. O, TO hear the sound!
When you live in an apartment building,
day
,the people that are /
stand
above you make a lot of noise stomping around!
Written by: Coryiodine
There's someone
standing
on the
sun
... but what's that sound? There's a sizzling noise -- it's coming from that person burning!! All you hear is sizzling and screaming...
Written by: しまうま
I
stood up
on {オン} my two feet to hear the sound of every
day
.
Written by: kuroda
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/ おと - (noun) sound, noise; (musical) note; fame
/ ほんね - (noun) real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks
/ おんがく - (noun) music
/ はつおん - (noun/する verb) pronunciation; production of sound
/ そうおん - (noun) noise, din
Kunyomi: たの.しい, たの.しむ
Onyomi: ガク, ラク
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: き
Radical
music, comfort, ease
Mnemonics
The kanji represents a person listening to music with headphones: there's the
body
and the
head
, and the
sound
is coming out from the headphones.
Written by: OneiricDiver
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The
white
butterfly
is so at ease it lands *on*
the tree
.
Written by: lightmotif
When I want to feel comfort and be at ease, I listen to music under a
tree
with the
sun
shining
. I like to listen to rock ラク and turn u-p たの the volume.
Written by: Wolfenspace
My friend "Tanoshi"「TANOSHĪ たの.しい」has *fun* dancing to
*music*
coming from the
white speaker
in the
tree
, while I "rock"「RAKU ラク」in my chair in *comfort* and *ease*.
Orginal character shows
"wood"
, two
"strings"
, and perhaps a
"finger"
. Altogether, it's an ideogram of fingers working a stringed instrument, i.e. making music. Such stringed instruments were associated with the luxurious, easy-going courts of Imperial China, and music more broadly is associated with joyful celebrations.
Written by: NickKnackSnack
a
WHITE
SPARKLING
TREE
is a magic tree that provides PLEASURE/ COMFORT
Written by: ひでのり
Happiness is when the
sun
and
water
nourishes the
trees
.
Written by: アフマヂ
Comfort is when the
sun
and
water
nourish the
trees
. It’s music to my ears and puts me at ease.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
Music makes you feel at peace, like a
tree
under the
sun
Written by: Astarlia
The
sun's
glare
can't reach us. We're relaxing underneath the
tree
.
Written by: Shiro[
It was really fun climbing on top of the
white
tree
– the big tree covered with snow – and throwing
ice
/ snowballs on the passers-by.
Written by: Mystery4869
Looks like a
speaker
on a
desk
playing out
music
to add comfort and ease to your life.
Written by:
A
tree
that someone put a
speaker
on top of,
blaring
raku music, everyons having a great time = tanoshi
Written by: Sealingpizza
the
white
tree
was at ease comfortably listening to music
.
Written by: howdyitskevin
It looks like a
speaker
playing
music
on a
stage
Written by:
If you do a
Tree
Pose Yoga, you will find that your mind
clears up
from any thoughts and becomes
white
. This will bring you ease and comfort. {Note: Tree Pose Yoga actually exists. Look it up}
Written by: KafukaMode
In winter, it is comforting and enjoyable {しい} to watch snowflakes -
white
ice
crystals - fall into the
tree
tops
.
Written by: ききな
When the
head
hears the
sound
of music, the
body
feels comfort and ease.
Written by: blkrnt
A
chirping
bird
on a
tree
is comforting music to my ears
Written by: Quixotic
Under the
sun
, I sit under a
tree
by the
water
, having fun with my TANned OSHI {たの.おし} who has a comforting ラク.
Written by: ゾンベカ
One
day
, I felt like going to the
woods
{trees} to listen the
sound
of the birds. That is real music to me.
Written by: ルイス
Rain
on the leaves of the
tree
during the
day
is the most comfortable music.
Written by: Moyomoyo
It's so comforting sitting on a
tree
listening to
music
from my
radio
.
Written by: ヒァン
i like to listen to music under a
tree
, the
sun
above it makes me feel comfort. I am always at ease specially when i have
water
Written by:
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しい / たのしいおもいで - (noun) happy memory, sweet memory
しみにつ / たのしみにまつ - (Godan verb - つ) to wait expectantly, to await in anticipation
/ おんがく - (noun) music
/ らく - (Adjective/-な) comfort, ease, relief, (at) peace, relaxation; {adj-na} {n} easy, simple, without trouble, without hardships; {adj-na} {n} (economically) comfortable; {abbr} raku pottery; {Buddh} sukha (happiness)
しい / たのしい - (Adjective/-い) enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful
Kunyomi: うた, うた.う
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: あくび,かける
Radical
song, sing
Mnemonics
My
big brother
failed
in creating a new song.
Written by: イマンちゃん。
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Although you
lack
speakers
,you can still sing
Written by: (ガモク)
looks like a piano
The rest looks like fingers playing a "song" on the piano
Written by: リキト
A-san: Cmon~, I know you totally
can can
{カ} sing~
B-san: No I can't can't, I
lack
the ability! I'll get you ta {うた} start!
Written by: quickMaffs44
A song has words to
sing
/カ and notes to
blow
.( originally meant “sing” but became a shortened form of “big brother” and now “sing” is
Looks like
a person
on a stage to sing while next to two
stacked
speakers
that play out the song.
Written by:
That
guy
with a
mullet
is singing while doing the
can
can
.
Written by: Anonymous123
The
lack
of
lip ring
s makes it easier to sing in your KAr
Written by: Seraseth
The first SONG ever made was from a person who
lacked
their
big brother
.
Written by: コレット
Someone
is dancing near a
tower speaker
while listening to a song
Written by: オニヴェル
You
can
have
lack
of microphones,
microphone stands
and all other stuff to become a real singer, but you only need
one
thing to sing: your
mouth
.
Written by: 「 ソフィア 」
My
brother
tried to sing us a song, but he completely
failed
.
Written by: トロン
The
CAN
-
CAN
girls
LACK
the ability to SING a SONG so they just dance as well as they
CAN
.
Written by: Abnormalise
My
big brother
lost his voice and ca-n't カ sing a song or ta-lk うた today. I guess that makes him a
failure
.
Written by: Wolfenspace
What! What!
it is late! Why is that
man singing under the roof!
Written by:
One thing that my
big brother
lacks
is a singing voice.
Written by: KafukaMode
Karaoke was fun since we sang
some of our favorite songs
till I saw my
big brother
yawning
, saying he wanted to go home since he was already exhausted from all the singing!
Written by: くん
If you
lack
a
lip ring
, or even two, it's going to make it WAY easier for you to sing a song.
Written by: しまうま
Two
speakers
and a
singer
standing in frony of them with one hand held up
Written by: Sealingpizza
To sing:
compressed air about to come out
and a
wide open mouth
.
Written by: Biev
She looked about to
yawn
, but the song from her
mouth
travelled so beautifully, the entire
street
turned to stare.
Written by: Shiro[
Looks like a tall
boombox
with a
dancing person
next to it enjoying a good song.
Written by: Gastonya
There's a
mounting possibility
the song will make me
yawn
.
Written by: lightmotif
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/ うた - (noun) song, singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
わせ / うたあわせ - (noun) poetry contest
/ かしゅ - (noun) singer
/ うたごえ - (noun) singing voice, (sound of) singing
/ いまよううた - (noun) verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
Kunyomi: みずか.ら
Onyomi: ,
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: みずから
Radical
oneself
Mnemonics
While putting in
eye
drops
, you may think to yourself "Gee {ジ}, I'm mostly made from {から} water {みず}" {みずから=みず+から}
Written by: Anonymous123
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How does someone put
eyedrop
in their
eye
oneself?
Written by: Mystery4869
Derived from a pictograph of one’s own nose, now , as seen when looking at oneself in a mirror or reflecting pool, showing the nasal
bridge
, the
outline
of the nose, and the
two
nostrils
(*ɦljids)
Watch
yourself
Written by: insomniacsunny
Japanese people point on the
Drop-Nose
between their
Eyes

when they are referring to ONESELF.
Written by: Abnormalise
In Naruto, the first "mizukage"「MIZUKA みずか」has a
cut
through his
eye
. Thinking of *oneself*, "gee"「JI ジ」, that must have been painful!
The only person that one cannot
see with their
eyes
is
oneself
Written by: Neelien
Ugh. An
eyelash
got itself stuck in my
eye
again!
Written by: ルイス
oneself
- on top a
building
Written by: AAA1234
The
dot
above your
eye
is what makes you yourself.
Written by: しまうま
You don't often
see
the
little detail
about yourself , that's why having self-awareness is important
Written by: コノエ・エル
An
eye
with a
finger
means self.
Written by: AidanRyota
Pointing ' to my
eye
in a mirror, the reflection says, "Gee, it's me!" ...or "Ownself recognize ownself" in Singlish
Written by: Jepotastic
Pictogram: A
nose
, this comes from pointing at the nose to represent oneself
Written by: フバフバ
One just can't remove the
false eyelashes
from their
eyes
oneself.
Written by: Mystery4869
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くるものをく / てんはみずからたすくるものをたすく - (Godan verb - く) {proverb} heaven helps those who help themselves
/ じぶん - (noun) myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself; I, me; you
/ しぜん - (Adjective/-な) nature; {adj-na} {n} natural, spontaneous, automatic; {adv} {adv-to} naturally, spontaneously, automatically
/ じどうしゃ - (noun) car, automobile, motorcar, motor vehicle, auto
/ じゆう - (Noun/な-adjective) freedom, liberty
Kunyomi: ころ.がる, ころ.がす, ころ.ぶ
Onyomi: テン
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: くるまへん
Radical
revolve, turn around, change
Mnemonics
I turned around my
car
and then changed
two
tires all by
myself
.
Written by: サマヒラ
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the
wheel
speaks/squeaks
when it turns
Written by: rtega
A 10 {テン} meter tall column {ころ} of a building fell on to the road and I had to turn around my
car
. The debris from the wreckage damaged the tires, and I had to change
two
of them all by
myself
.
Written by: quickMaffs44
Via : The
cart
moves as its wheels turn like a
spindle
/セン← /t͡ɕi̯wɛn/ … /ȶi̯wɛnᵡ/ →テン when a hand
spins it. A revolving wheel is often seen as a metaphor for change.
When I drive one of my TEN {てん}
cars
I don’t
say a word
, and neither does my pet CROW {ころ}.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
Via kyūjitai form :
carriage
+
, making an object spin
> revolve, rotate > change
I
said
: "Turn around the
car
".
Written by: nexx
When
I
decided to *change* the "color"「KORO ころ」of my
car
, I had "ten"「TEN テン」paints to choose from. After *turning around* in my mind, I was able to narrow it down to
two
.
"One more
word
about my
driving
, Koro ころ, and I'll
turn テン around !"
Written by: Victre
Looks like a
leg
about to kick one side of a
wheeled cart
which would cause it turn around / revolve or if kicked hard enough, it will even change shape.
Written by:
He
said
this is the tenth {テン} time he got hit by a
car/truck
, before he got reincarnated and his whole life changed.
Written by: Frisensa
Most
car
s
have
two
front tires that can turn around by them
selves
.
Written by: あいりー
When
I
drove the
car
with my
two
friends, I unpurposely changed the way to home.
Written by: イマンちゃん。
The
car
makes
two
left turns
to turn around.
Written by: ムアッディブ
My
car
has a RPM of
two
revolutions per minute. It might be time to change it.
Written by: Menhit
Just
say
a word and I'll turn around the
car
not everything has to revolve around you!
Written by: GaboAcosta
A
vehicle
and some curling
clouds
: both are revolving, moving and changing.
Written by: Biev
My
car
breaks down because I ran TEN {テン} times faster than usual and CORROded {ころ} the engine. It takes
two
people, including
myself
to change the parts.
Written by: バリエル
When
I
say the word
two
, the
car
will revolve.
Written by:
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/ ころがき - (noun) {food} dried persimmon
け / ころじくうけ - (noun) roller bearing
/ ねころびゆ - (noun) lie-down bath (in a bathhouse or hot spring)
/ うんてん - (noun/する verb) operation (of a machine), running, working; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.), management, investment
/ うんてんしゅ - (noun) driver, chauffeur
Kunyomi: の.る, の.せる
Onyomi: ジョウ
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: の,はらいぼう,のかんむり
Radical
丿
ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
Mnemonics
Did you know {の}, the first vehicles you could ride on were made of a
thousand
trees
and blades of
grass
joined {ジョウ} together.
Written by: quickMaffs44
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two people
riding on the
branches
of a
tree
Written by: ドみにく
Via
:
person
𡈼
using
left
and
right foot
to climb a
tree
and ride the wind in its branches. ノ is the radical because all the other components have fused together.

(*ɦljɯŋ)= =
ジョウ← /d͡ʑʰi̯əŋ/ ← *ɦljɯŋ
Two
blades of
grass
riding a
tree
.
Written by: ソーサーペン
"Joe"「JŌ ジョウ」*mounted* his motorbike and *rode* through the
grass
to
Thousand
Oaks
. He felt the *power* of *riding* with "no rules"「 NORU の.る」.
Big
Wheat
in back of
Truck
is taking a RIDE to be delivered.
Written by: ハンゾウ
If you want to go see the
thousand
flower
tree
you’ll need a ride from Joe {ジョウ}. He always has nori {の.り} seaweed snacks.
Written by: GwynneBleidd
Riding
two
kilometers through the
woods
while avoiding
branches
like NO/の other!
Written by: Pharmacia
They loaded the
box
with the
tree
's
10
thousand
acorns.
Written by: sand_eto
There are
two
grass
seats on the
wood
raft to ride.

Raft = vehicle
Written by: ロニー88
You put a
grain
in your
mouth
and let it take a ride.
Written by: しまうま
thousand
of
grass
ride on the
tree
.
Written by: Forhad kashem Tipo
Just for the record Joe ジョウ, there is
no の
丿
way that I am riding in a
basket
suspended from a
tree
I don’t care if you show ショウ me how it’s done.
Written by: Jules.33
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える / のりかえる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.), to switch (to a different system, method, etc.), to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
/ のりもの - (noun) vehicle, conveyance, transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival), playground facility
/ じょうきゃく - (noun) passenger
る / のる - (Godan verb - る (ます = stem+ります)/intransitive) to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount; to reach, to go over, to pass; to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.); to take part, to participate, to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived, to be taken in; to be carried, to be spread, to be scattered; to stick, to attach, to take, to go on
せ / うわのせ - (noun/する verb) adding (an extra amount), increasing, tacking on (a charge)
Kunyomi: うつ.す, うつ.る
Onyomi: シャ
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: わかんむり
Radical
copy, be photographed, describe
Mnemonics
This kanji looks like a
5
being
scanned
in a
photocopier
Written by: バス_
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I got myself photographed
5
times and now I'm
scanning
it in this
photocopier
. You too {うつ} shall {シャ} copy me and be photographed 5 times.
Written by: quickMaffs44
You can
give
information to future generations by copying it and storing it under the
roof
of a library.
Written by: rtega
To *describe* my plan, after I get *photographed*, I "shall"「SHA シャ」
scan
it in this
photocopier
and make
five
5
*copies* for "you too"「UTSU うつ」.
Bestow
the
one
SHArk {しゃ}
crown
, not the copy. You know, the one from our rOOTS {うつ}.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
The original
bestows
its form to the copy and the copy
covers
the form of the original.
Written by: ききな
Bestow
the
one
crown
, not the copy.
Written by:
Looks like
something
that was photographed and is being
scanned
inside a copy
machine
Written by:
The Sha {シャ} will allow his
wa shaped crown
to be photographed if you give him
one
of the
five
copies
Written by: Anonymous123
When I wear this legendary enchanted
crown
, I can
give
a copy of anything away without losing the original.
Written by: こガエル
It looks like a
witch
sitting on her
broomstick
posing for a photograph. うつし Oo she looks good. She’s ready for the shot シャ.
Written by: Jules.33
Looks like a
person
sitting in a
photo booth
being photographed.
Written by: LanguagErik
I need to photograph this
bird
and
cover
the picture in a frame.
Written by: ドみにく
SHAしゃSHIN's a copy of the current scenery to show U THROUGH SUCH うつす a picture where I've
participated in
so no
one
can say it wasn't so.
Written by: ジェン~1984
This
crown
was
bestowed
upon me by my father. There are none like it! It's a copy you say?! How dare you! Hang this man!
Written by: BaldingEagle
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す / うつしだす - (す verb/transitive) to portray, to depict, to describe
る / うつしとる - (す verb/transitive) to make a copy (of), to copy (down), to transcribe, to reproduce, to trace
/ しゃしん - (noun) photograph, photo, picture, snapshot, snap; {obs} {abbr} moving picture, movie
/ しゃせい - (noun/する verb) sketching, drawing from nature, portrayal, description
/ ふくしゃ - (noun/する verb) copying, duplication, reproduction, copy
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: シン
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: め
Radical
true, reality, Buddhist sect
Mnemonics
It takes
ten
tools
to build this design and turn it into reality.
Written by: ドみにく
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It’s not reality if a person has only
one
,
eight
or
ten
eyes
.
Written by:
In *reality*, it took
ten
tools
for him to fix the *truth* "machine"「MA ま、SHIN シン」for the *Buddhist sect*.
A compass is a
TOOL
with a
NEEDLE
on Top that always points to TRUE north.
Written by: Abnormalise
Via : Use a
spoon
to sample directly from the
cauldron
and discern the reality of its true flavor. The radical
is from .
(*ʔljin)
I used my
tools
to create
10
truth detecting machines {ま、シン}
Written by:
There's an
eye
on a
stand
with a
number 10
on top being worshipped because the people around here believe the
10th
eye
will help show you the truth

READING:
One {MAN} thinks you can see the truth if you sit on your {SHIN}s all day.
Written by: Plum Blossom
It’s true! It takes
ten
tools
to build this machine {ま}{シン} and turn it into reality.
Written by: WhiteOni ()
Marco マ / マコ, your bruised shin シン will only be the beginning if you are trying to make this house a reality with less than
ten
tools
!
Written by: Kiraraxa
The hard truth of reality is we are all cogs in the MA SHIN
You need
eight
or
ten
eyes
to see the truth,
one
isn't enough.
Written by: Azuraphel
I SHINserely believe the
ten
commandments of this budhist sect. You can
see
they are treu because our leader who sit at his
thrown
says so. It is MY GOAL TO まことmake our leader happy.
Written by: ジェン~1984
We're using a
dagger
and an extra
pick
to pry open this
shellfish
to discover the truth inside!
Written by: Emmyちゅ
I like to imagine that the physical manifestation of reality has
10
eyes
and
one
little pair of
animal legs
.
Written by: Biev
Ten
tools
do not make a true craftsman - they make SHINS said MA.
Written by: Samurai_Ash
You might think that you can do everything with a single versatile
tool
. The reality for someone SERIOUS, is to have
TEN
VERSATILE TOOLS.
Written by: ニュちゃん
This Buddhist sect can give us
ten
tools
to deal with reality.
Written by: ソーサーペン
Reality is projected by
ten
tools
made by an ancient Buddhist sect who are the true progenitors of all life.
Written by: こガエル
It's serious business when you step on a
table
and try to
stack yourself
- for extra reach - in order to change a
lightbulb
+/- above you.
However TRUE my claim be, the whole ordeal does make for a good photograph . Now don't hit ur シン on the way down.
Written by: ロゴセィタ
It's true that reality is what you
see
.
SHINto speaks of MAKOTO/honesty/truthfulness but I see only
one
truth, not
ten
.
Written by: レイん|レナ
From the
10
people who
look
at you only
1/8
of them are willing to help you and they are the true friend.
Written by: Zienp123
This is a picture of my Time Machine ま, シン. You probably think I’m not serious. It took me
10
years
1
month and
8
days to make it a reality. Don’t believe me? You can see with your own 2
eyes
that I’m telling the truth.
Written by: Jules.33
The
TEN
{SHIN} rose as the four {Kanji pieces} Jedi younglings with their
eight
eyes
watched their Jedi Master closely when he taught them about the
one
true reality of their Jedi-Buddhist sect.
Written by: mono.no.aware
Ten
tools
make the reality where you bang your <
シン
shin> ouch.
Written by: alex2069
Related vocabulary
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/ まんなか - (noun) middle, centre, center, midpoint, heart
/ まっさき - (noun) the head, the foremost, beginning, the very front
/ しゃしん - (noun) photograph, photo, picture, snapshot, snap; {obs} {abbr} moving picture, movie
/ しんけん - (Adjective/-な) serious, earnest; {n} real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
/ しんくう - (Adjective/-な) vacuum, hollow, empty
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ダイ, タイ
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: くち
Radical
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Mnemonics
I'm
standing tall on a
box
which I used a pedestal.
Written by: タイムルート
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Via : Originally a
speaking
mouth
, by extension, a platform or pedestal for speaking. Also used as a counter for machines and vehicles, basically anything that can be used as a speaking platform. is the radical, because speaking is something done with the mouth.

This is a productive character with many derivatives and variants, including tower
/タイ; typhoon
/タイ; desk
/タイ; enjoy
/イ; and begin
/シ. When used as a phonological component, it is read タイ in 紿; シ in ; and イ in .
I
will ダイ standing on this pedestal using my
mouth
to count machines and vehicles
Written by: Omoide
たい
said
"There are too many cars.
I
can't count them."
Written by: チェイスです
At the concert,
I
step up onto the "dais"「DAI ダイ」in front of the music *stand*. I say, ""you tenors"「UTENA うてな」sing loud and clear!" They look at me on the
*pedestal*
with hostility on their faces. They hate being *counted as machines* instead of singers!
I have my
private
box
to stand on. I call it my pedestal. I would die だい for my box
Written by: Menhit
A DAIs is a type of pedestal, or
box
. If you place equipment that you can use
yourself
on them, you can count your machines/vehicles by counting the daises.
Written by: Ontama-chan
It looks like a
foot
being placed on a
pedestal or a stand
.
Written by: カミCamooh
Katakana mu
is standing on a
platform
.
Written by: AidanRyota
I like to think of this kanji as the gesture of
putting something in my mouth
, to represent the kitchen table and by extension, other table-like pieces of furniture, and other large practical objects.
Written by: Biev
I
closed my
mouth
and put an offering on a THAI {タイ} pedestal.
Written by: バリエル
You
arm
wrestle on a pedastle
Written by: WhoIsRem?
Ideogram: Originally meant speak as in
I
speak
or to be happy, however many other etymologies converge in this character like :
platform
tree name, table
typhoon

Japanese borrows the first in a sense meaning pedestal.

As a Phonetic Bushu: タイ、ダイ、イ、チ、シ.
This is due to the multiple etymologies.
Written by: フバフバ
Looks like a
podium
or like a
pedestal
with
a stand
on top.
Written by:
This
character
is your elbow and hand, portraying a person standing on the
stage
. Later used as the counter for big things that people used or ride on, like machines, vehicles, and stages as well!
Written by: non0230
During the
I go to my
and as a PEDESTAL to stand on I use a stable
BOX
while spreading my
ELBOWS
in to the doorframe.
Written by: Abnormalise
Related vocabulary
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/ だいどころ - (noun) kitchen; financial situation
/ とうだい - (noun) lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
/ たいふう - (noun) typhoon, hurricane
/ ぶたい - (noun) stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.), (stage) performance; setting (of a story), scene; sphere (of activity), stage (e.g. political stage), scene, arena, world
/ はつぶたい - (noun) debut, initial stage appearance
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: オウ
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: だい,だいがしら,だいかんむり
Radical
center, middle
Mnemonics
the
man
stood in the middle of the
mouth
of the entrance/exit
Written by: ドみにく
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Oh!/オウ There's a
big
staple
right in the middle of the page!
Written by: lightmotif
A
big man
balancing a
load
on his shoulders. The load is positioned so that the center of gravity is over the middle of his back.
That
persons
bowler hat
, has a large O {オウ} in the middle of it, for the top of his head to stick out of.
Written by: Anonymous123
The
weightlifter
is holding the
exercise bar
over オウ the center/middle of his body.
Written by: Jules.33
A
big
man is standing in the middle of the
target
. I was going to hit the target, but the arrow hits the man instead and he yells OW! オウ
Written by: Azadeh
Related vocabulary
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/ ちゅうおう - (noun) centre, center, middle, heart; capital, seat of government
/ ちゅうおうしゅうけん - (noun) centralized authoritarian rule, centralised authoritarian rule
/ ちゅうおうしんたくぎんこう - (noun) {organization} Chuo Trust And Banking Company, Limited
/ ちゅうおうち - (noun) median
/ ちゅうおうとう - (noun) Centre Party, Center Party
Kunyomi: うつ.る, うつ.す, は.える
Onyomi: エイ
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: ひへん
Radical
reflect, reflection, projection
Mnemonics
The camera obscura is a type of projector which creates reflected images when light from the
sun
passes through the
middle
of a pinhole.
Written by: gillianfaith
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The club's colorful lights project beams like the
sun
on the dance floor from the
middle
of the room. The music goes UTSU UTSU UTSU {うつ}. The DJ yells out, "Let me hear you say EYYYYY {エイ}!". Going clubbing in the middle of the day reflects something about your character though.
Written by: quickMaffs44
The
Sun
is the
central
source of all light, everything else just reflects it.
Written by: Samurai_Ash
When the
sun
is in the
center
of the sky, it reflects off the lake below and lights up the EIcorns hidden around the edge.
Written by: Seraseth
Looks like a
projector
reflecting an
image
in the
middle
of the screen, making it bright as
dAY
{エイ}.
Written by: ヒァン
エイ likes to reflect on his
day
in the
middle
of the park.
Written by: チェイスです
The
sun
reflects itself over the
middle
of the ocean every dayエイ
Written by: [:ミルキー
The
sun
reflects on the
big
screen
Written by: Akemicchi
In the
center
of
Japan
reflects the
large
Sun
Written by: P1ng23n4
We see images when light projected by the rays エイ of the
sun
reflects off an object and passes through the
center
of our eyes.
Written by: Jules.33
Looks like a film projector, with a
lens
,
camera
, and
stand
. These are used to display projections of reflections of images onto a surface. Cameras allow us to take photos, which reflect the world around us.
Written by:
For a movie/EI-ga everything has to be
symmetrical/centered
to be reflected right and
shine
/haeru on the
big
screen.
Written by: レイん|レナ
インスタ
え means Instagram worthy because it
reflects the sun
in the
middle
of the photo
Written by: Rdelav
The
sun
in the
center
of the sky gives off its light, which reflects off of everything around it.
Written by: しまうま
My friend is pretty
big
and curious, and he wanted to know what the
Sun
looked like. So he looked directly in the
center
of it, and now he's
crying
in pain, reflecting about his actions, all while yelling "MY {EY}ES「エイ」! IT H{URTS}!「うつ」"
Written by: Vitor Conte
HEY {エイ}! Look at how the reflection of the
Sun
shimmers at the
center
of the lake.
Written by: バリエル
The person is using a
shield
to protect the
center
of the castle
Written by:
That’s a handsome は
man lifting a barbell
ば while admiring his reflection in the
mirror
.
Written by: Jules.33
The
sun
shining on
you
shows your reflection in the
mirror
Written by: WhoIsRem?
in the
middle
of the
day
i spend time reflecting on my actions
Written by: weirdkeichan
When you flip, or reflect, a shape, you do so around its
center
.
Written by: Kylanoカイラーノ
Related vocabulary
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す / うつしだす - (す verb/transitive) to project, to show (on a screen), to reflect (of a mirror, lake, etc.); to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
/ うつしえ - (noun) magic-lantern picture, child's copying pictures, shadowgraph
/ えいが - (noun) movie, film, motion picture
/ えいがかん - (noun) movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
/ はんえい - (noun/する verb) reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); {comp} application (of an update, changes, etc.), taking effect
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: , カク
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: た
Radical
brush-stroke, picture
Mnemonics
A
brush
being dipped into
ink
container
before painting a picture.
Written by: ネコダ
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This kanji illustrates a picture. You can see its
frame
, as well as the
painting
itself.
Written by: Kylanoカイラーノ
I can only picture
one
reason
as to why there is a GAp {が} in every {かく}
open box
- ALIENS! 👽
Written by: BambiIcedTea
The "manga"「GA ガ」artist, Yūji "Kaku"「KAKU カク」, uses
*brush-strokes*
to draw *pictures* on the
paper
on his
desk
.
I dip my
brush
into the
ink well
to paint a picture they will gawk が, かく at.
Written by: Wolfenspace
Using a
brush
to draw the
boundaries
of a
rice paddy
.
Written by: タイムルート
Via : a
brush
makes a picture of
field
boundaries
in broad strokes for reference.
This
picture
was made for a
reason
Written by: ・サラ
I'm drawing/KAKU a picture/kaiGA: This is the
frame
and that's my
rice field
.
Written by: レイん|レナ
You go down a
street
that cuts through a
rice paddy
and leads to a
box
. When you open the box at the end of the street, you see it's full of images. Image after image. Drawing, painting, you name it. Someone must have left this box of images here.
Written by: しまうま
A Picture of a
rice paddy
on a
frame
Written by: kavehtlog
One
stroke across,
one
stroke down. I draw a
rice paddy
in an
open box
and so a picture is found.
Written by: バリエル
Related vocabulary
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/ えいが - (noun) movie, film, motion picture
/ えいがかん - (noun) movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
/ きかく - (noun/する verb) planning, plan, project, arrangements
/ くかく - (noun/する verb) division, section, compartment, block, plot, lot, partition, boundary
/ まんが - (noun) cartoon, comic, comic strip, manga
Kunyomi: ひつじ
Onyomi: ヨウ
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: ひつじ,ひつじへん
Radical
sheep
Mnemonics
This is a male sheep. Behold the
horns
, the
head and ears
, the
spine and tail
, the
front legs
and the
back legs
.
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One sheep follows another
in a
line
to the
pit
.
Written by: Mystery4869
One
wolf attacked
eight
sheep gaurded by
three
dogs.
Written by: イマンちゃん。
Related vocabulary
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/ こひつじ - (noun) lamb
/ こひつじ - (noun) lamb
/ ようもう - (noun) wool
/ ぼうよう - (noun) lost sheep
/ ぼうようほろう - (noun) {yoji} locking the barn door after the horse has bolted, doing something too late, mending the pen after the sheep are lost
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ヨウ
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
ocean, sea, foreign, Western style
Mnemonics
SHEEP
weren't native to Japan, and in the 1800s the government imported many of them from across the
OCEAN
, SHEEP came to symbolize the new
FOREIGN
, and especially
WESTERN STYLE
clothes and commodities.
Written by: Abnormalise
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In western oceans rare aquatic
sheep
can be found splashing about
drops of water
.
Written by: hyperbolic_knight
A
sheep
in Western style clothing surfs a
tsunami
in the ocean while eating yogurt *よう*
Written by: Samurai_Ash
*Western style* "yogurt"「YŌ ヨウ」became popular in Japan after the Meiji Company brought *foreign* bacteria cultures across the *ocean*
waters
into Japan from Bulgaria. It can be made with milk from cows, goats, or even
sheep
!
Yo! 「よう」Foreign
water
is always West of their
sheep
!
Written by: jjasobi
The sea is the
water
counterpart to the vast broad plains of Asia where
sheep
/ヨウ would roam, and was almost the only way to get to a truly foreign land from the sinosphere. Crossing the ocean from Japan leads to the West, home of Western style.
A
sheep
rides a
tsunami
in classic Western style. The sheep is dressed in a cowboy outfit and has put a saddle atop the tsunami wave to ride it. It’s a tsunami rodeo and this crazy sheep is riding that tsunami wave in classic Western style.

After a whole day of riding this tsunami, the sheep is hankerin’ for some Western style food. This sheep loves yogurt {よう}.
Written by: しまうま
Phono-semantic: Phonetic
“ヨウ” Semantic
“water”.

The people of east asia where exposed to western people from the ocean
water
since they came from ship. They considered them foreign.

In Japans case the trade with the Baekje kingdom in Korea brought
sheep
which were foreign and brought from the sea.
Written by: フバフバ
Related vocabulary
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/ ようふく - (noun) Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
西 / せいよう - (noun) the West, the Occident, Western countries
/ とうよう - (noun) the East, the Orient, (East) Asia; {dated} Japan (used in China)
/ かいよう - (noun) ocean, sea
/ ようふう - (Adjective/-な) Western style
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: フク
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: つきへん
Radical
clothing, admit, obey, discharge
Mnemonics
When the
moon
rises, I hang my clothes on the
hook
again
and go to bed.
Written by: seito
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Gather the winter clothing. This
month
it's time to
seal
it away
again
. If we lived in FUKU/Fukuoka we wouldn't need this much winter clothing.
Written by: chancetenacity
At
night
, I hang my *clothes* on the
"hook"「FUKU フク」
over my
desk
. As a teen, "who could"「FUKU フク」*admit* that they *obey* their parents' wishes to keep their *clothing* off of the floor?
The naked
body
being too stimulating, we
subdue
𠬝
/フク our desire with clothing.
Looks like a
person
holding a
cloth
he took from the
closet
Written by: Overdata
Clothes
seal in
your
body
every day
again
Written by: Hexador
My mom said if she had to tell me
again
to hang my clothes on the
hook
, I would be grounded until the next full
moon
. I admit, it makes things easier when I don't disobey my parents
Written by: Quixotic
Looks like a
shelf
for folded clothing and a
bar
for hanger clothes, along with a small
seat
Written by:
It's customary to cover the
flesh
with clothing, but some designs are so outrageous you might as well be using a
stamp
to cover your
crotch
.
Written by: ジューリ
During the new
moon
,
Pei
puts her clothes on the
stool
.
Written by:
The
body of a pirate
is being held in place by
hands
of the guards, in a
ship
. He is forced to obey and admit his wrongdoings. Use
which is a short version of
to mean ship.
Written by: non0230
Related vocabulary
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/ ようふく - (noun) Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
/ こくふく - (noun/する verb) conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.), overcoming, surmounting, bringing under control
/ ふくそう - (noun) attire, dress, clothes, clothing, costume, garb
/ いふく - (noun) clothes
/ わふく - (noun) Japanese clothes
Kunyomi: き.る, つ.く
Onyomi: チャク, ジャク
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: ひつじ,ひつじへん
Radical
don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
Mnemonics
The emperor's new clothes?
So
, the
king
has
no
eye
for how to dress.
Written by: lightmotif
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kings
don
eye
-catching garments. Their
crowns
and
swords
gleam of gold and silver.
Written by: かわうそ
Check {チャク} it out. Jack's {ジャク}
sheep
just arrived and he's wearing
no
丿
clothes. Keep {き} your
eye
on him.
Written by: Anonymous123
Arrive wearing fancy clothes made of
sheep
wool to really catch the
eye
.
Written by: FuzzyPlatypus
Via /チョ→チャク: A
grass
hat donned by an
old man
to shade his
eyes
from the sun.

Not recognized as a character until the 17th Century, when Chinese dictionaries first recorded the glyph as ⿱𦍌⿰丿.

The simplified character now used in China is ⿰⺶, with one less stroke. Both versions are listed in Chinese dictionaries with as the radical instead of . Japanese tries to be consistent by using the sheep radical for and the grass radical for .
The
KIng
with the
crown
and
sword
arrived in/wore clothes that were TSU {too}
eye
catching.
Written by: quickMaffs44
No
丿
, the real "key"「KI き」to attracting your date's
eye
is to *arrive* looking "too cool"「TSUKU つ.く」, *wearing* a black leather "jacket"「JAKU ジャク」over a
sheep
wool sweater.
He used to wear a
wool
bandana over his
eyes
.
Written by: Kylanoカイラーノ
I
saw
the
king
arrive, wearing his
crown
made from horns and his fancy
walking stick
Written by: Löwenzahn
Sheep
don't need to wear
robes
to
look
good. Loo-k here きる, check out チャク Jacques ジャク for example.
Written by: Wolfenspace
Wearing a
sheep
on your head will make you arrive late, because its
legs
丿
will keep dangling in front of your
eyes
, making it difficult to see.
Written by: こガエル
Look
at that
sheep
! She's wearing a
katana
!
Written by: 🦡
Wearing / donning clothes represented by a variation on a
person
with layers stacked on top, like
layers of clothing
Written by:
Come and
look
! The
king
has arrived, with his
crown
donned and his
sword
丿
in hand.
Written by: エルハト
You arrive at the park and notice the
sheep
king going down a
slide
丿
. They are wearing some amazing clothes, but you just stared too long and accidentally made awkward
eye
contact with them.
Written by: matiasu1
DONning ones clothes is like "pulling the
WOOL
over one's
EYES
"
Written by: elbit
The key {き} to {つ} donning clothes is to
pull
丿
wool
over your
eyes
Written by: Sashasocool
Wool
, you wear for the
eye
to don yourself.
Written by:
Shepherd with
staff
丿
watches
sheep's
arrival to shear the wool for clothing
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
Look
, a
sheep
arrives here wearing
no
丿
clothes. How embarrassing!
Written by: ディショア
The
king
has
no
eye
for how to dress! Until the stylist arrives he will dress very unfashionably.
Written by: DanLearningJapanese
Hitting
sheep
with a
stick
丿
... I can
see
two reasons for this : either to herd them, make them arrive where I want... or to kill them and wear their wool. Poor sheep!
Written by: エドアード
The
king
chucks/CHAKU off his clothes, wearing
no
clothes before everyone's
eye
s.

He thinks he's TSUKU/too cool to care/TSUKERU about ordinary clothes but now he's easy to KIRU/kill.
Written by: レイん|レナ
Don’t forget to don your
hat
and
scarf
丿
when you go to school 「つく」and give me a kiss 「きせ」. No
you
are not a geek 「ぎ」for wearing a scarf or kissing your mother, and the jock 「チャく, ジャク」won’t kill you 「きる」. You will arrive safely at school.
Written by: Jules.33
Sheep
dont
丿
wear clothes,
see?
, theyre also slow, so they never arrive on time
Written by: Sealingpizza
I see a
sheep
on top of a cliff wearing
no
丿
clothes with my
eye
s
Written by: バリエル
I’m going to don my finest clothing so that when I arrive at the party I stand out from the
sheep
and everyone will
look
at me to admire what I’m wearing.
No
丿
body will forget my outfit.
Written by: Jules.33
Phono-semantic: Corrupted from Phonetic “チャク/ジャク” Semantic “grass”. The idea is that grass is what the earth “dons” when spring “arrives”.

You wouldnt believe your
eyes
if a
sheep
arrived donning clothes and wearing a hat.
Written by: フバフバ
The devil with
horns
carried
three
swords
丿
in his
belt
and wore a monocle on his
eye
. He sure didn't know how to wear proper clothes.
Written by: Mystery4869
When i go KIAKING きゃく I wear my waterproof JACKET じゃく, it's kaKI き so that the wild life doesn't
see
me. I'm like a wolf in
sheep's
cloth.
peddling
丿
through the water.
Written by: ジェン~1984
Related vocabulary
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/ きもの - (noun) kimono, Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing, clothes
/ つけどころ - (noun) focus of one's attention, what one is looking for
/ とうちゃく - (noun/する verb) arrival
/ しゅうじゃく - (noun/する verb) attachment, adhesion, insistence, tenacity, fixation, obsession, clinging (e.g. to old customs)
/ うわぎ - (noun) coat, jacket, outerwear; top, upper-body garment
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