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Kunyomi: おな.じ
Onyomi: ドウ
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: くち
Radical
same, agree, equal
Mnemonics
The
first three strokes
of this kanji are the same as the
last three strokes
.
Written by: gillianfaith
Show all mnemonics (23)
Under this
roof
, we will act as
one
mouth
and agree, equally in the same way.
Written by: コレット
A-san: "Oh- *nudge nudge* {おなじ} Do you want this
one
last
DOUghnut
in the
box
?" B-san: "Yes I agree! It's the same one at the store that I wanted!"
Written by: quickMaffs44
In the monasteries, monks wear the SAME habits
with
COWLS
on their heads, have the SAME
straight hair cut from a ruler
, and when they sing,
they open their
MOUTH
at the SAME time.

*RTK Primitive: Monks dressed in a Common Habit.*
Written by: Abnormalise
The "women = おんな"「ONNA おな」*agree* to use a
rolling pin
to roll out
"dough"「DŌ ドウ」
on the
table
with the *same* "energy"「ONAJI おな.じ」.
What do you DO {どう} if you see
one
woman {おな.じ} with the same
mouth
, in an
upside-down box
?
Written by: BambiIcedTea
People start to
talk
in the same manner after living together under
one
roof
.
Written by: Azuraphel
There's a DOUnut on the
ground
with a
mustache
that looks exactly the same as yours
Written by: Seraseth
Depicts segments of bamboo joined to make a pipe , with the
sides
, the joint
line
, and a
mouth
at one end. A pipe symbolizes agreement because it only works if each segment is the same size and fits snugly into its equals.

(*doːŋ)
ドウ,トウ← /dʱuŋ/ ← *doːŋ
Looks like a little
robot head
looking at you, with a
visor
and
mouth
. Robots are mass-produced and they all look equal / alike. Beep boop.
Written by: rnavega
Mouth:
.
Box + one:
. Same same, but different!
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
While wearing a
solder mask
, everyone is the same: we all sweat like crazy on the
forehead
Written by: ケンパチ
It's the same as the cubicle of the
Director
except with an additional
wall
.
Written by: Xilmi
They made the DOUnut commercial ON A JIngle equal to that of the
mouth
wash. I think after eating the last
one
from the
box
I could do with some mouthwash.
Written by: ジェン~1984
Pictogram: the original form of
, A
pipe
which has the same diameter all
around
and traditionally cut to a
single
equal length.

As a phonetic bushu: トウ、ドウ.
Written by: フバフバ
A
fluorescent worm
and his buddy
mouth
are playing under the same
box
.
Written by: Gcgsauce
Everyone is equal in the sense that we all have
one
mouth
wrapped up in a DOUble {ドウ}
upsidedown box
Written by: バリエル
Under my
roof
people are allowed to say only
one
word, so they they keep on saying the same thing from their
mouth
Written by: Veerdb
I agree, we are equally skilled in beat
boxing
with just
one
mouth
.
Written by: whereareyou
There's a
mustache
on the
ground
. Upon closer inspection, you see that the mustache on the ground is exactly the same as yours!
Written by: しまうま
If you give
one
stroke to the
upside box
then it will look the same as a
mouth
Written by: Afrina0987
People speaking like
one
mouth
under the same
roof
agree with each other, because they have the same opinion.
Written by:
every face is the same because they have
one
mouth
and whenever you frown it turns
upside down
Written by: weirdkeichan
It's the SAME show every day: the
upside-down box
with
one
mouth
singing "DOU" {ドウ}.
Written by: LilyJ
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/ おなちゅう - (noun) {col} student at the same middle school, graduate of the same middle school
/ おなしょう - (noun) {col} student at the same elementary school, graduate of the same elementary school
/ どうりょう - (noun) coworker, co-worker, colleague, associate
/ どうせき - (noun/する verb) being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.), attendance (with), sitting with, sitting next to; same (seating) precedence, same rank
/ どう - (prefix) the same, the said; {unc} likewise
Kunyomi: おさ.まる, おさ.める, なお.す, なお.る
Onyomi: ,
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Mnemonics
I cure
myself
by feeding my
mouth
with healthy food and drinking lots of
water
Written by: ドみにく
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Now {なお} the government wants to reign over us using
machines
that control the
water
supply, and by offering us cures of cheap {チ} gene {ジ} therapy.
Written by: Anonymous123
At an ancient seat of government on the
river
crumbling
stands
/ジ, チ mark the bases of towers that once reigned over the water, quelled and cured its flooding, and healed the land, which was at peace.
I
cure my anger by
drinking
and
eating
until I calmed down and regained control.
Written by: MuMe
The citizens of Atlantis placed a statue of Aquaman on its
watery
pedestal
to commemorate his reign as the kingdom's chief {ちf} executive. The kingdom enjoyed peace at last because he had subdued all of the kingdom's enemies. As an environmentalist monarch, he did what he could to conserve the ocean's biosphere. Now {なお} his government turned its attention to healing past environmental harms. Gee {じ}, what a guy!
Phono-semantic: Semantic
and Phonetic
“チ”

Water
is put on a
pedestal
because of its ability to subdue and calm ; a great cure
Written by: フバフバ
Water
is not the cure to a
car
's
empty gas tank.
Written by: チェイスです
I
have a wound on my
mouth
so I need to put some soap and
water
on it so it will heal
faster.
Written by: くん
To reign over something is to have a complete control like a dam controlling the
water
. A dam is an elevated structure, like a
stage
but a lot bigger.
Written by: non0230
At the
stand
I take a drink of
water
to cure my cough
Written by: ロニー88
In the
they will put you on a
PEDESTAL
even if you're just trading
WATER
and not actually RULING the country.
Written by: Abnormalise
If naoru{なおる} wants to reing he has to leave that
pedestal
and make a
sweat
Written by: Basnu
The government's rule has been tyrannical. They control everyone by subduing them.
I
want to stand on this country's
pedestal
in order to heal my people's
tears
and introduce a new, peaceful reign
Written by: Quixotic
Using
water
to wash my
nose
and my
mouth
makes me calm down and brings me cure!
Written by: Cospefogo
To cure oneself, stand on the
pedestal
and drink the
ayahuasca
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Placing a bowl of
water
on a
pedestal
,
I
open my
mouth
and pray for NAOmi {なお} to be healed.
Written by: バリエル
My
mouth
is so dry, because the government ruled that until we heal the planet, we need to conserve
water
.
Written by: Jules.33
I find listening to the
reign
on the
house
peaceful and calming.
Written by: Jules.33
I
wish my neighbors in the
house
next-door would calm down and stop
yelling
, so I can have some peace and quiet
Written by: Jules.33
When
I
drink
water
I feel peace
Written by: Veerdb
Wash the
pedestal
with
water
to cure it from filth.
Written by: VGA_Strafe
Once
water
can stay in
my
mouth
, nao i’m recovering
Written by: アンドくん
Animals lick their wounds to cure them or at least quell the pain.
Licking is basically leaving a trace of healing
liquid
with the biggest
mu
scle in your
mouth
.
Written by: Xilmi
The
water
flowing out from the
pedestal
- calms me down.
Written by: Rainyちゃん
The
water
machine
cures you! Thank <
Chibi
Jesus>!
Written by: alex2069
Could you please shut your
mouth
and let
me
drink my
water
in peace?
Written by: アンタイネ
Washing
machines
heal our clothes by cleaning off the dirt with
water
.
Written by: あいりー
I standed in a
pedestal
and said "I cure myself by drinking this magical
liquid
.
Written by: /なな
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/ せいじ - (noun) politics, government
/ せいじしょく - (noun) political tone, political flavour (flavor)
/ じち - (noun) self-government, autonomy; {abbr} local (governmental) autonomy
/ ちりょう - (noun/する verb) (medical) treatment, care, therapy, cure, remedy
退 / たいじ - (noun/する verb) extermination, elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression, subjugation, getting rid of, stamping out, wiping out, rooting out; {Buddh} renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
Kunyomi: ところ
Onyomi: ショ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: と
Radical
place, extent
Mnemonics
I remember this place because it has an
axe
stuck in the
door
.
Written by: gillianfaith
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Dungeon Master: "The party emerges from the dark tunnel, and walks into a well lit, but musty place. Ahead, there's a suspicious
door
with an
axe
stuck to it. And the stench of orcs reek from that place... Billy, you may talk or roll {ところ}." Billy: "I'd like to roll to inspect the door." DM: "Fo' SHO {ショ}."
Written by: quickMaffs44
I could tell that she didn't want me at her place {ところ} any more when she showed {ショ} me the
door
with
axe
in hand.
Door
/コ← /ɦuoᵡ/ ← *ɡʷaːʔ … *qʰaʔ → /ʃɨʌᵡ/ →ショ is both the radical and the phonetic component. The
axe
has something to do with the sound of logging, which also appears to be the sound of laughter—see . You do need lumber to build a door if you want to be able to lock up a place and laugh behind closed doors.
I'll SHOW {ショ} you the place where I keep my
axe
. Here by the
door
.
Written by: catzi
ところ's place is past that
door
. He has a lot of
axes
.
Written by: チェイスです
My car got an
axe
stuck in the
door
from a crazy competitor! To some *extent*, I hope a different "auto color"「TOKORO ところ」will make it less of a target at the next *place* there's a car "show"「SHO ショ」.
I'm going to extend this place by a new
door
using an
axe
.
Written by: nexx
One
place
I hate to go is the gynecologist. Looks like a
speculum
.
Written by: Jules.33
I ask: "Where is the place you mentioned? "
He shows ショ me the
door
, an
axe
in his hand.
I say, a bit shocked ショ : "Okay... nice talk.ing ところ to you "
Written by: ケンパチ
My place has a
door
decorated with an
axe
.
Written by: q.Lime.q
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/ ところ - (noun) place, spot, scene, site; address; district, area, locality; one's house; point, aspect, side, facet; passage (in text), part; space, room; thing, matter; whereupon, as a result (after the plain past form of a verb); about to, on the verge of (after present form of a verb); was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing (after past form of a verb); approximately, around, about
が / ところが - (expression) even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
/ じむしょ - (noun) office
/ ばしょ - (noun) place, location, spot, position; room, space; {sumo} basho, wrestling tournament
/ じゅうしょ - (noun) address, residence, domicile
Kunyomi: あつ.い
Onyomi: ショ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
sultry, hot, summer heat
Mnemonics
When the
sun
burns down on
someone
they will naturally feel very hot.
Written by: Karlla
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Two suns
?! I'm too
old
to deal with this heat!
Written by: gillianfaith
It is so hot that it feels like not one, but
two suns
are blasting the
earth
. Let me just jump in the
river
to cool myself.
Written by: Mystery4869
I'd assu-me あつ
someone
would want shoe-s ショ if they're out under the hot
sun
Written by: Wolfenspace
I "ought to"「ATSU あつ」"show"「SHO ショ」you how to survive the *summer heat*. When it is as *hot* as
two suns
scorching the
earth
,
do not
forget to drink lots of water!
the hot
day
heated up the
earth
like the
sun
Written by: Azuraphel
One hot {あつ.い}, sultry
day
,
that
person
decided to put on a solo show in the park, but the summer heat was so intense, it had to be a little show {ショ}.
The heat of summer is so hot that it can feel almost as though there are
two suns
layered on
top
of each other.
Written by:
It ショ sure is hot
today
2
.
Don’t step on the ground
, because I あつ assume the asphalt is scorching.
Written by: Jules.33
I feel the SHOmmer heat atあつ two o'clock

:
looks like a person rowing a boat; there's the
sun
above him and its reflection on the water.
Written by: kaabigon
Anyone
would say a day with 2
suns
instead of 1 is a hot one.
Written by: Kylanoカイラーノ
If you want to see something hot, I'll quickly show {ショ} you a
sun
person
.
Written by: Anonymous123
There is the
sun
on
someone
making them hot.
Written by: memo1918
2
Sun
cut
to the
ground
{show/ショ} it's a HOT SUMMER HEAT
Written by: wofeyes
when the
sun
is over the
ground
it gets hot
Written by: Kedii_
The sun
is reflecting off the
sea
Written by: オクフェド
At sunset, the long summer days are older than the short winter days. When the
sun
shines on such an
old
day
it is very hot.
Written by: ききな
When the
sun
is above a
person
, it’s hot.
Too much
sun
makes
old people
hot.
Written by:
When
sun
light hits the
ground
,
it becomes hot.
Written by: Houou
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しい / あつくるしい - (Adjective/-い) sultry, sweltering, stuffy, oppressively hot; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.), stuffy-looking
/ あつけ - (noun) summer heat, hot weather; {arch} heatstroke
/ しょちゅうみまい - (noun) summer greeting card, inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
い / しょちゅうみまい - (noun) summer greeting card, inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
い / あつい - (Adjective/-い) hot, warm, sultry, heated; passionate, impassioned, burning (desire, etc.); on everybody's mind, on the radar, du jour, interested (gaze, etc.)
Kunyomi: さむ.い
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: うかんむり
Radical
cold
Mnemonics
The man with the
crown
fell in the
well
. The cold
water
splashed up not
once
but twice. Poor fellow!
Written by: espiacent
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It was so cold that I put on my
hat
and jogged all the way past the
railway tracks
to the nice little stall to have
two
cups of coffee.
Written by: Mystery4869
Cold litterally looks like a
snowflake
in a
room
hence why it's so cold there
Written by: スキス イス
Before
spring
, when it is still
winter
, the weather is too *cold* for picnics with "sandwiches"「SAMUI さむ.い」. It's better to stay under your own
roof
and have a "can"「KAN カン」of Campbell's soup.
When it is cold at night, you sleep
indoors
, bundled up in warm
bedding
—person in grass —to protect yourself from the freezing
ice
.

(*ɡaːn)
カン←ガン← /ɣɑn/ ← *ɡaːn
Under a
roof
there is a warm
hearth,
but
under the floor planks
it is always
cold.
Written by: ソーサーペン
During the cold, it's better to get under
grass
roof
together
with family than to be alone in the
ice
.
Written by: Ringotoki
The KAHN {かん} ruled over a
cold
land.
Written by: マイケルミラー
When it
snows
I put a
hat
on my
head
to keep my
body
from getting cold
Written by: アンジ👻
The
well
with the
roof
is the
one

that is
8
meters deep to reach
water
that is cold.
Written by: ロニー88
It was cold last night while I was sleeping under the
roof
. When I woke up and looked of the
window
I could see
eight
inches of
snow
.
A
man
sheltered from cold
ice
inside a
brick house
.
Written by: コエル
It was so cold under the
bridge
by the
railway tracks
that I had
2
CANs of coffee.
Written by: catzi
Did you see The Ring, the movie? It’s the sad story of Sadako being thrown into a
crowned
well
by her father at exactly 3:08 am
3
08
. There are still
two
footprints only visible during cold nights.
Written by: Sadaharu_3
When its COLD and snowing outside, I look at the
snowflakes
drifting under the
lamp posts
in the street.
Written by: Genius1985
The well is
freezing
and there's no
water
so we put a
crown like object
on top of the
well
.
In winter we put a
cover
on the
well
because it is so cold that under the
surface
there's only
ice
of -
8
degrees.
Written by: Xilmi
When it was cold out, the Khan {カン} would put his
eight
twin plants
between
two
u shaped crowns
to warm them up.
Written by: Anonymous123
The
crown
prince went to the
well
eight
times to fetch
water
in the cold.
Written by: Houou
In this cold day, the
Crown
Prince Sam {さむ} post a tweet with
hashtag
18
because he turns 18 this
winter
, so people can {カン} celebrate.
Written by: サイノ
Wanna now what happens to
U
when it's
40
degrees
Kelvin
? It's so cold, that you just turn into
ice
Written by: Dima2112
When it's cold outside, it's best that you get a
toof
over your head, and huddle
together
with some
one
else. This will keep the
frost
at bay.
Written by: エドアード
Under the
roof
on a cold day, you play
tick tack toe
there is only
one
winner. Put
eight
dots
and win!
Written by: サクラガイ🌸
A
man
sitting on a
hanging ski lift
while dangling his
legs
of the
seat
right over the
snowy mountains
.
I hope it's not too cold!

{Colors used only for visual emphasis!}
Written by: RTRN
When its cold we are
inside
,
working
with the
yarn
we
stored away
for winter. Weaving it like a net.
Written by: Löwenzahn
The man wearing the
crown
asked the woman in the
skirt
, "
Ki
Ki
, do you love me?". She said no and he shed
tears
. How cold.
Written by: Quixotic
It was cold so l picked up the
phone
and called
#
the number -
1
8
2
Written by: Zienp123
The person that had the
crown
had
three
buckets of
water
and as soon as they put it in the fridge, it had been frozen
8
times more when they put it in the fridge. And now it's ice!
Written by: Christian551
Because of the earthquake, there were
two
big waves which struck the shore and ruined the kingdom of the
eight
princesses and the
three
princes who recently got their
crowns
. It was a sad and cold
night because of the tragedy.
Written by: くん
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/ さむけ - (noun) chill, the shivers, shivering fit; cold, coldness, cold air
/ よさむ - (noun) night cold, chill of night, cold night
/ かんたい - (noun) frigid zone
/ かんき - (noun) cold, coldness, cold air
さ / さむさ - (noun) coldness
便
Kunyomi: たよ.り
Onyomi: ビン, ベン
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: にんべん
Radical
convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance
Mnemonics
Conveniently for the
person
who was
up late
, the store was open 24-hours and let him use their bathroom.
Written by: gillianfaith
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ConBINiently {ビン} for BEN {ベン}, a
person
who
stays up late at night
, the convenience store is open 24 hours. Although Ben is a night owl, he is someone you can rely on to tie yo' { たよ} shoes for you.
Written by: quickMaffs44
A
person
who always comes to work with
renewed
energy is the most convenient employee.
Written by: Kuromi
In the past, when there was no clock, it is convinient to have
someone
stay up late and tell the time, aka the
night watch
. This is how the character was invented.
Written by: non0230
It is convenient to have a
person
on
night watch
while everyone else sleeps. And a bathroom 便 where people can poop 便 is also convenient.
ベン is a
person
who
stays up late
because it's convenient for him.
Written by: チェイスです
No matter whether the
sun
is above or below the
horizon
, a
person
can go to a konBINi in Japan, where convenience stores are a national
treasure
.
This kanji has been
used
a lot, there is a
scratch
on it. We're still using it because it is convenient.
Written by:
This
flyswatter
is so handy and convenient.
I
can even use it in toilet while pooping.
Written by: san-77
A
person
changing
in a facility. They may take advantage of the chance to use the provided conveniences there to move their bowels or mail a letter.

Note that the person is not necessarily changing clothes. They could be changing horses/trains, or their position, their course, their allegiances, or even just their mind about whether they should buy that コンビ.

There is a fair amount of uncertainty about the original meaning of this character. According to scholars who have studied the bronze scrolls, it may depict a whipping , which was presumably intended to effect a change in the person’s behavior.

り/たより relying, depending
尿/いばり  urine
ち/すなわちin other words
う/へつらうflatter, curry favor
/よすが  aid, clue, way, means

便(*ben) 便
ベン← /bʱi̯ɛn/, /bʱi̯ɛnᴴ/ ← *ben, *bens
ビン from a Cantonese suffix meaning “-side”
I
was
staying up late
because I needed to use the facilities 🚾. I was so desperate that I was about to use a bin {ビン} when I found a toilet at Ben {ベン}'s convenience store.
Written by: うらしい
I
am standing next to the bin
late again
to secretly use this facility for excrement disposal.
Written by: Habakuk
Today
was convenient for
cutting grass
but not even
one person

Written by: Zienp123
For the
person
of the
nightwatch
it's very convenient, that they can take a dump of excrement at the コンビニ。
Written by: Xilmi
Even when it
GROWS LATE
and
PEOPLE
wanna use 便
べん
じょ TOILET they use one at the CONVENIENCE store.
Written by: Abnormalise
Conveniently for the たよred
person
who びん up
late
, he got た tidings about his feces in the facility
Written by: クリス
it took
nine
days to complete
renovation
of the facility
Written by: weirdkeichan
One
day
I met a
person
on the road whose
height
was incredibly surprising, I don't know if it's convenient for him when he sleeps!
Written by: イマンちゃん。
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便 / ゆうびんきょく - (noun) post office
便 / ゆうびん - (noun) mail service, postal service, mail, post; {abbr} mail, postal matter, postal items
便 / べんり - (Adjective/-な) convenient, handy, useful
便 / ふべん - (Adjective/-な) inconvenience, inexpediency, unhandiness
便 / しょうべん - (noun/する verb) urine, piss, pee, urination; {col} breaking a contract
Kunyomi: き.く
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: りっとう
Radical
profit, advantage, benefit
Mnemonics
You can make a nice profit by harvesting
grain
with a
knife
.
Written by: gillianfaith
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REAP→リ the benefit of the
grain
by harvesting it with your
knife
for your advantage and profit. is the man’yōgana for hiragana り and katakana リ.

The knife is effective く/きく.

(*rids)
リ← /liᴴ/ ← *rids
Reap {リ} the benefit of the
grain
by harvesting it with your
knife
for your advantage and profit. But kick {きく} out any weeds, of course.
Written by: quickMaffs44
swords
are convenient for cutting
tree branches
Written by: チェイスです
You can make some profit by cutting off your
grains
with a sharp
blade
.
Written by: Karlla
Cutting
trees
is a profitable business
Written by: Veerdb
I could kick {きく} myself for reaping {りping} my
grain
with a
knife
when a combine harvester would benefit me more by offering me all the advantages of mechanization. It would cost more at first, but I would profit in the end.
リch people with huge profit can build whole houses out of
trees
and use the most expensive Japanese
knives
!
Written by: mumei_
You have the advantage of cutting down a
tree
when you have a
blade
and can profit when you sell what you've cut.
Written by: あいりー
Robin hood
climbed ontop of a
tree
and jumped down waving his
knife
infront of rich people. This did result in some profit.
Written by: Xilmi
Think of all the
chopsticks
you can make from 1
tree
now that's real {リ} profit
Written by: Plum Blossom
You rake in more short term profits by cutting
trees
down with a
knife
than with a chainsaw
Written by: BaldingEagle
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便 / べんり - (Adjective/-な) convenient, handy, useful
/ りよう - (noun/する verb) use, utilization, utilisation, application
/ ふり - (Adjective/-な) disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable position
/ りこう - (Adjective/-な) clever, intelligent, bright, smart, wise, sensible, shrewd; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets), obedient, good
/ ゆうり - (Adjective/-な) advantageous, favourable, better, stronger; profitable, lucrative, gainful, paying
Kunyomi: およ.ぐ
Onyomi: エイ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
swim
Mnemonics
When I swim in the
water
a lot of
water
splashes behind my back and a little bit of
water
splashes over my head.
Written by: espiacent
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Oh yo, guys {およ(ぐ)}! Come join me for a swim! the
water
is pretty
radical
! Yeay {エイ}! *you splash some
water over their heads
*
Written by: quickMaffs44
Hエイ!
Hey
- If you don't know how to SWIM, you'll be in that
water
for an
eternity
Written by: Samurai_Ash
The ocean is filled with so much
water
, you could swim for
eternity
Written by: チェイスです
This kanji contains both the kanji for
water
and the
water radical
. The
small line
on top can be thought of as a splash caused by a person swimming in the water.
Written by: RemiJP
To someone who cannot swim, a swimmer must seem to stay in the
water
for an extremely
lengthy
/エイ period of time.
If a
tsunami
is going to last an
eternity
you better learn how to swim now. We'll be under water for the rest of time and if you can't swim you're not gonna make it.
Written by: Darkchan
Oh, you're goo-d およぐ at
swimming
! Ey エイ, show me your backstroke!
Written by: Wolfenspace
She ate "Oreo yogurt"「OYOGU およぐ」cake before getting into the
water
, so she felt rather "eh"「Ē エイ」and
splashed
everywhere when she tried to *swim*.
I love swimming, I wish I could
splash
around in the
water
forever
.
A kid at the pool saying to another kid, 'if you swim for an
eternity
, maybe I'll allow you to play with my
water gun
, hehehe エイ エイ エイ'
Written by: ケンパチ
-Hey エイ let's go swimming!
-Do we need to bring anything?
-Oh! Yoghurt! およぐ
- I'm in, but let's not stay in the
water
an
eternity
like last time.
Written by: fauserbu
Can you swim in the
water
forever
?
Written by: Aroshima
I was
splashing
others for a
long
time while I was swimming.
Written by: ルイス
Jump in the
water
and wash off all your goo およぐ. But hey エイ don’t
splash
me, I don’t want to go swimming!
Written by: Jules.33
エイ, I could swim in the
water
+
for
forever
!
Written by: ソンヌ
Related vocabulary
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/ すいえい - (noun/する verb) swimming
/ きょうえい - (noun/する verb) competitive swimming, swimming race
/ そばえい - (noun) side stroke
/ りきえい - (noun/する verb) powerful swimming
ぐ / およぐ - (Godan verb - ぐ/intransitive) to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world, to get along (in life); to totter, to lose one's balance
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: カツ
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Mnemonics
I resuscitated the thirsty man by putting
water
on his
tongue
.
Written by: gillianfaith
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Just mention pork katsu {カツ} and his
tongue
will
water
and he'll suddenly be full of life.
Written by: Anonymous123
You know someone is lively when they speak so much that their
tongue
starts to create
spits
Written by: よむし
When "she"「I い」makes her famous pork "katsu"「KATSU カツ」, my
tongue
waters
, and it's like *resuscitation* for my appetite. I get so excited to eat, my *liveliness* can't *be helped*!
Phono-semantic: Phonetic corrupted
“カツ” from phonetic series, Semantic
“water”.

Water
is the bases for living and can be of help to resuscitate the thirsty with a drop on the
tongue
Written by: フバフバ
Someone with a
waterfall
tongue
is a lively person!
Written by: rtega
A
bubbling
tongue
lets you lick lively cats *katsu*
Written by: Samurai_Ash
To make a living/IKIRU=live with your own
sweat and tears
is to win/KATSU at life.
But it's okay to be helped when you're
old
and not as lively anymore.
Written by: レイん|レナ
This dude was pretending to be dead but a simple spray from my water gun was enough to resuscitate him!

guy with head and body upside down, his tongue out

water gun
Written by: ケンパチ
A little
water
on his
tongue
is enough to resuscitate a thirsty man, he wins カツ his life back
Written by: ケンパチ
CATS カツ Facts!
- When they are resuscitated they lose one of their 9 lives.
- They drink by scooping
water
with their
tongue
Written by: Tamulet
If you're sad, a puppy might sticks his
tongue
out to kiss you, but... Your face is going to be all
wet
!

You shouldn't be mad though, it just means the lively dog is trying to help.
Sometimes a puppy is all you need to "resuscitate" from your sadness.
Written by:
My lively puppies lick
water
with their
tongues
like CATS カツ.
Don't get
old
KANdy/oKASHI
wet
and put it in your
mouth
, it KAN poison you and then I'll have to resuscitate you.
Written by: レイん|レナ
A
wet
tongue
lively darting around the
mouth.
Written by: ソーサーペン
Tongue
spewing
saliva
=> talkalot => lively.
Written by: rsvd5555
A lively
person
jumping into a
pool
splashing
water
everywhere, he cant swim so he may need some
resusitacion
. Like a cat katsu he hates water afterward.
Written by: Sealingpizza
I have to drink lots of
water
so that my
tongue
doesn't dry out while chatting with everyone at this lively party.
Written by: あいりん
trying to accomplish greatness かつやく is part of living せいかつ, but everyone get tired with too much activity かつどう, human will
sweat
a lot, while dog will stick out their
tongue
Written by: コノエ・エル
The
storm
of
tongue
s
is a lively event, the KATSU go wild for it
Written by: Seraseth
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/ かつどう - (noun/する verb) activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.), action, operation; {abbr} {obs} moving picture
/ せいかつ - (noun/する verb) life, living; livelihood, (one's) living
/ かつよう - (noun/する verb) practical use, application, making good use of, putting to good use, capitalizing on; {gramm} conjugation, inflection
/ かつやく - (noun/する verb) activity (esp. energetic or successful), great efforts, active participation; walking about with great vigor
/ かつりょく - (noun) vitality, energy, dynamism
Kunyomi: む.かう, む.く, む.ける, む.こう
Onyomi: コウ
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: くち
Radical
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Mnemonics
This is Nintendo's
Kirby
. When he confronts an enemy, he inhales them into his
mouth
, then spits them out. Doing so let's him acquire characteristics of his enemy. If he inhales a cow, he can moo. {む}. If he inhales a programmer, he can code {コウd}. In the present case, he inhaled someone whose
hair
丿
sticks up. If you see him way over yonder, don't approach.
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You can see the
figure
of a person out yonder on top of the roof if you approach the
house
facing the
window
.
Written by: ドみにく
Via /コウ←/キョウ “echo”: this
house
has an
opening
facing the approach.

(*hljaŋs)
コウ←かう← /xi̯aŋᴴ/ ← *hljaŋs
ショウ←しやう← /ɕi̯aŋᴴ/ ← *hljaŋs
(ショウ is used only in names.)
If I get the
TV's
antenna
丿
facing toward the COrrect {コウ} direction, my favorite show "Yonder MooCow" {む.かう} will be on the
screen
.
I'm in the
house
and
talking
to
someone
丿
on the opposite side through the window.
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
Over yonder said ET, who had a
big mouth
and an
antenna
丿
coming out of his
MUMU
.
{むける、むかる} Now lets do some KOUcaine. {コウ}
Written by: マイケルミラー
コウ come on, む move over so I can sit facing the
TV
. It would be nice if we could get the stations beyond the local channels on this old TV.
Written by: Jules.33
Ideogram: Echoes from a
mouth
yonder at that
house
or beyond.
Written by: フバフバ
Over yonder is the
Moo Cow
{むかう} facing the coast {こう}. You'll never believe what he said when he opened his
mouth
.
when you confront someone and you are facing their gun, you can see
hole
in the
barrel
with
sight to scope
丿
on the top
Written by: danialx
Over yonder you see a
robot
with an
open mouth
Written by: ちゃん
Through the
open door
丿
I can see the
opposite side
of the
room
.
Written by: Xilmi
Over yonder said ET, which had a big
mouth
and an
antenna
丿
coming out of his
hood
Now lets do some KOUcaine
Written by: Samurai_Ash
Over yonder, far away, I spotted a
drop
丿
in the distance , turns out it was a clear
helmet
with no eyes or nose, just a obvious
mouth
. It's obviously an ET, jabbering on about something over yonder.
Written by: elbit
How COUld you MUve the
hat
from the kanji for “same” inside the
box
to outside. You have gone beyond and I must confront you.
Written by: あび007
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/ けいこう - (noun/する verb) tendency, trend, inclination
/ どうこう - (noun) trend, tendency, movement, attitude
/ ほうこう - (noun) direction, orientation, bearing, way; course (e.g. of action)
/ こうじょう - (noun/する verb) elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress
こう / むこう - (noun) opposite side, other side, opposite direction; over there, that way, far away, beyond; the other party, the other person; future (starting now)
Kunyomi: こま.る
Onyomi: コン
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: くにがまえ
Radical
quandary, become distressed, annoyed
Mnemonics
Look at that
tree
stuck in a
box
, it must be quite distressed since it can't grow anymore.
Written by: hyperbolic_knight
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After being conned {コン} into putting that
tree
into a
box
I became so distressed that I nearly slipped into a coma {こま}.
Written by: Anonymous123
You'd be distressed too if you had a
tree
growing in your
mouth
.
Written by: エラ♡
I was bothered by the deers coming at night, so I put
enclosures
around our
trees
to protect them... #countryside_problems
Written by: Nicolas2
Ideogram:
wood
+
surround
. When a plant is surrounded it can become distressed and begin climbing and moving looking for a solution to the quandry
Written by: フバフバ
The
tree
's quandaryコン: this tree lived inside a
box
but it knew it would become a box itself. It was so distressed, it ended up in coma こま.る
Written by: ケンパチ
When my friend got into a KOMA, by a KON artist who tried to rob him, We all where very distressed.
He
lied in
bed
for weeks..
Written by: ジェン~1984
If you put your
mouth
on a
tree
and try to eat it, you’re probably a distressed and troubled individual, unless you’re a woodchuck. If you were a woodchuck, then the tree would be super distressed to be in your mouth!
Written by: しまうま
A
tree
that is completely
enclosed
in restricted CONfines is CONfounded, CONstrained, in a quandary, surrounded with no way out. It may become distressed if not annoyed.

Name of ䷮, the 47th hexagram of I Ching.

(*kʰuːns)
コン← /kʰuənᴴ/ ← *kʰuːns
If you put your
mouth
on a
tree
and try to eat it, you’re probably a distressed and troubled individual .
Written by: Seraseth
The
TREE
is in a huge TRUBLE. It's ANNOYED by the
ENCLOSURE
, because it cannot grow freely.
Written by: Abnormalise
I feel like a
tree
in a
box
, I'm troubled.
Written by: チェイスです
Tree
inside the
Box
is Distressful.
Written by: アニケシュ
Looks like a
tree
trapped in a
box
which would like be quite the quandary and make it become distressed or annoyed.
Written by:
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/ こんなん - (Noun/な-adjective) difficulty, hardship, trouble, distress; {euph} infeasibility, inability (to carry out)
/ ひんこん - (Noun/な-adjective) poverty, penury, need, destitution; shortage, lack, want
/ こんわく - (noun/する verb) bewilderment, perplexity, embarrassment, discomfiture, bafflement
/ にゅうしゅこんなん - (noun) difficult to obtain, difficult to get
る / こまる - (Godan verb - る (ます = stem+ります)/intransitive) to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
Kunyomi: まる, まる.い, まる.める
Onyomi: ガン
Stroke count: 3
Radical name: てん
Radical
round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
Mnemonics
a decimal number with a
9
after the
dot
may be rounded up to a whole number.
Written by: ドみにく
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nine
+
one
= 10 with a round zero.
Written by: Hexador
The *rounded*
hull
of the *-ship* will *roll up* and down when the
waves
*curl up* around her, leaving
dots
of ocean spray. The "mariners"「MARU まる」take *pills* so they don't get seasick. But after a *full* month, they were "gone"「GAN ガン」. The sailors couldn't *explain away* how they disappeared so fast!
Person
descent
is the flip inverse of oblique , so Shuowen suggests it must be something that can be tilted and hence round. Seems to me that is trying to explain away the problem.
Related to “lie together” /エン← /ʔi̯wɐnᵡ/ … /ɣuɑn/ →ガン, but is the basis of its own phonetic series.

(*ɡʷaːn)
ガン← /ɣuɑn/ ← *ɡʷaːn
A cat with
nine
lives whose name is Maru! He has quite the
tail
, and he loves to curl up inside of boxes. He is round and he is perfection, this Maru. :3
Written by: Myaku
Ideogram: A modified “tilt” that is actually tilted, in this sense, the
person
can tilt/turn an
object
easier since it is round
Written by: フバフバ
I worked round the clock for a full month to make the perfect
sword
. But I botched it and the metal curled up, so I turned it into a very large
fish hook
for my ship instead.
Written by: Jules.33
Round and round the ma-ru{まる}-go-round go
nine
children and a
toddler
{a tot -> a dot}
Written by: Ginnythesquid
The
baseball player
tried to hit the
curved ball
but he scored the perfectly round score of 0, which can also be pronounced まる
Written by: ケンパチ
“The round
hull
of a ship will roll up and down the
waves
that curl up
around
her and try to seduce her passengers to sleep the full month away. That’s the real reason to take motion sickness pills.”

“GAWN→ガン! You’re making things up!”
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/ まる - (noun) circle; entirety, whole, full, complete; {sl} money, dough, moola; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle; {suf} suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
/ まるまる - (adverb) plump, rotund, chubby; {adv} {adv-to} entirely, completely, wholly
り / まるっきり - (adverb) completely, absolutely, totally, (not) at all
/ だんがん - (noun) bullet, shot, shell
める / まるめる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to make round, to roll up, to curl up; to seduce, to cajole, to explain away; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head); {arch} to lump together
Kunyomi: はた
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: きへん
Radical
loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Mnemonics
How many
trees
do we need to build the machine?
Written by: nexx
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This machine made of a
tree
and
two threads
needs a
person
wielding a
halberd
to operate it.
Written by: gillianfaith
A loom is a
wooden
mechanism to keep track of
many fine threads
/キ. Such is its efficacy that it occasioned the development of punch cards, and provided the opportunity for the rise of computers. The airplane, one of the most complex machines ever made, can be thought of as a direct descendant.
This
person
used
wood
and
thread
to make a beautiful
float
for the parade. But as the parade date loomed, he realized that when he turned the key {き}, the ignition mechanism didn't work, so he "had to" {はた} decline the opportunity to participate.
How many
mechanisms are actually made of
wood
that don't have keys 'キ' these days? It's a kind of an outdated machine.
Written by: Samurai_Ash
The hatter はた inserts the key き into the loom/machine to start up the complex mechanism.
How many
hats can be made from this one
tree
?
Written by: Wolfenspace
When I turn the key/
on this loom, the
threads
feed into the
protected
mechanism to make hats/ はた for every occasion, even for an airplane to wear.
Written by: キラキラキリン
The *machine* that runs the
wooden
*loom* is activated by turning a "key"「KI キ」. The
threads
run quickly through the *mechanism*, so I "have to"「HATA はた」wear safety gear for
protection
.
How many
individual little parts is this intricate
wooden
machine made out of?
Written by: こガエル
We revealed our brand new airplane today. It’s a state of the art machine with
no
丿
wooden
parts. We had a はた famous
person
lead a
ribbon
cutting
ceremony
to mark the occasion. We no longer have to キ keep the plans secret.
Written by: Jules.33
That genius
person
made a machine that looks like a
Chinese spear
with
2 strings
attached which can support even the weight of a large
tree
Written by: Mystery4869
Machine: a
wooden
loom
was the height of technological achievement at the time this character was invented.
Written by: Biev
A loom is a
wooden
frame with
strings
. A
person
can use this to make a
tasseled spear's
tassel.
Written by: カタワヤ
On a special occasion, I got an opportunity to fly to that village by aeroplane to observe their annual ritual of tying red
threads
on a sacred
tree
which supposedly offers them
protection
against evil spirits .
Written by: Mystery4869
This machine will tell you
how many
trees
are there
Written by: Hitobitokun
It's glorious, our new mechanism can
protect
trees
from anyone with only some
thread
!
Written by: トロン
I see a Rube Goldberg machine/mechanism made of
short thread
,
halberd
, and parts of a
tree
, with a
person
connected to it.
Written by: Gid
This
person
made a machine which is a
float
made from a
tree
and two
short thread
s
Written by: INFERNO6.5
Watching someone operate the mechanism we call a loom is quite the occasion: the
person
weaves the
threads
with its many
wooden
parts and pushes the final line towards the woven cloth with the
sword
.
Written by: あいりー
A
wooden
thread
factory
is a loom, which is a machine like a plane.
Written by:
Related vocabulary
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/ はた - (noun) loom
/ はたば - (noun) weaving center; machinery area
コピー / コピーき - (noun) copier, copy machine, photocopier
/ ひこうき - (noun) airplane, aeroplane, plane, aircraft
/ せんぷうき - (noun) electric fan
Kunyomi: みな
Onyomi: カイ
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: しろ
Radical
all, everything
Mnemonics
Everyone is
comparing
who is the fairest of them all. Snow
White
of course!
Written by: ドみにく
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All right everyone! Get out your two
white
spoons
and make some noise!
Written by: espiacent
Etymology:
two people sitting
+
a mouth with a moving tongue
>
>
, denoting speech >
> people gathering to talk > everyone, all > everything
*All* our friends went to "Minna's「MINNA みんな」house and
*everyone* sat
on her
white sofa
to watch The Bridge on the River "Kwai"「KAI カイ」.
White
is the combination of all colours of light in the same
ratio
Written by: スタチク
MINA {みな} took all our
white
spoons
. We had 2. That's not o-KAY {カイ}.
Ideogram:
corrupted from “speak” and
“compare / two people facing right”.

Two people
in the kanji are
speaking
; all of them are.
Written by: フバフバ
To みな minimize clutter all we will use for now on are the
white
disposable カイ kind of
spoons
. Everything else is getting thrown out.
Written by: Jules.33
Compare
and you will find that not all, everything is
white
.
Written by: コエル
Nobody is really
white
. Skin tones come in an infinite gradation of colors. So please stop
comparing
people by the color of their skin. All
races
are beautiful. What’s more important is to not be みな mean and to be かい kind to everyone.
Written by: Jules.33
I’m not doing dishes tonight. All you’re getting are
white
plastic
spoons
. Everything is getting thrown out afterwards.
Written by: Jules.33
In the Oracle bone script was a Phono-semantic compound depicting a circus act: two tigers on two benches /キ← /kiᵡ/ ← *krilʔ … *kriːl → /kăi/ →カイ and a mouth describing it all.
In the modern character the two tigers are being
compared
to see how
white
they are. is the radical because it is substituting for the ringmaster’s mouth.
If
compare
all snowflakes, you'll notice that the thing they have in common is that they are all
white
. Their shapes, however, are all different.
Written by: Xilmi
Everyone agrees that MI NAn 👵 makes the best apple pie. Some ask 'KAn I have the recepie?', but theirs can never
compare
. I think the recepies she hands out are actually
white
lies. 🤫
Written by: ジェン~1984
The
race
about all humans, black and
white
, the Olympics are coming!
Written by: ルイス
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さん / みなさん - (noun) {hon} all, everyone, everybody
/ みなさま - (noun) {hon} everyone
/ かいむ - (Adjective/-な) nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
/ めんきょかいでん - (noun) {yoji} possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo), initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art), full mastership
/ みな - (adverb) everyone, everybody, all; everything, all
Kunyomi: ちが.う, ちが.える
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: しんにょう,しんにゅう
Radical
difference, differ
Mnemonics
This
road
is different. Only people dressed in
tanned leather
use it.
Written by: espiacent
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There are
five
kids in front of me. That means there are five
mouth
s
that I have to feed. Unluckily for me, they only eat
beef
. So all of us try getting on a
scooter
to get to the nearest supermarket and you can bet this is not an EAsy {い} thing to do. Alas, everything is sold out but the kimCHI GArlic {ちが}. I told the kids that it is just as good as beef is. To my surprise, they really can't tell the difference!
Written by: Justps2
We used to have
tanned leather
on
roads
now it's different
Written by: スキス イス
What's different about my convertible is I *take the top off*
five
days
a
year
to
advance along the road
.
Written by: lightmotif
Different countries differ in their
forward
and
backward
sides of the
road
.
Written by: ヒァン
I
asked
him if "he"「I イ」would
go
get me some "chicken garlic"「CHIGA ちが」pasta. He said we have garlic, chicken, and pasta already, what's the *difference*? He just couldn't understand how they *differ*. He did eventually get it for me, but it seemed like it took him
five
years
!
He walked
and
talked
on the
road
about different things for "almost"
5
years
...but he had no roof for a year.
Written by: クリス
We
use different
ロ road
now because the old {one was forgotten}
five
years ago.
Written by: Yuki Sireneva
Students who differ with the PE teacher are made to run
laps
/イaround the
course
.
Phono-semantic: Phonetic
“イ” Semantic
“walk”.

When you
walk
around in
tanned leather
for a long time the color will change due to the elements.
Written by: フバフバ
The
road
looks different because it has some discoloration from being
under the sun for five years
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Now that he is
5
years
old, your nephew is so different. He is no longer shy and is a cheeky guy ちがい with a big
mouth
.
He screams, “Tag たが, you’re it イ!” and then
runs away
.
Written by: Jules.33
A
road
which is used for
leather
is different than others.
Written by: Veerdb
I’ve spent
five
years
living on the
Ro
road
traveling to DIFFERENT cities every day.
Written by: Jules.33
The main way in which korean
scooter
s differ from japanese one's are that the contents of the
5
year
warranty is written with korean-letters letters instead of japanese. Also they usually have tanned leather-seats.
Written by: Xilmi
My CHIGA is different from all the other chiks. She wears
tanned leather
and runs her
mouth
.
I
'm so in love.
Written by: ジェン~1984
The quality of the
roads
is just one difference between South Korea and
Kim Jong Il's
North Korea... and HE knows this.
Written by: Samurai_Ash
The difference between good luck and bad luck when traveling this
road
is you always need a
road
locket
for safe travels.
Written by: Fillip
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/ いはん - (noun/する verb) violation, offense, offence, breach, transgression, infringement, contravention
/ そうい - (noun/する verb) difference, discrepancy, variation
/ いわかん - (noun) uncomfortable feeling, feeling out of place, sense of discomfort; malaise, physical unease
/ いけん - (noun) unconstitutionality
える / まちがえる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse, to mistake something for something else
Kunyomi: つと.まる, つと.める
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: ちから
Radical
task, duties
Mnemonics
Do your duty and with the
halberd
strike
him with all your
strength
!
Written by: vandebilt
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The
spear
in
winter
has the
power
to give tasks to <Lord
Mu>.
Written by: alex2069
Your task is
to put forth effort
/ブ→ム and use your
power
to do your duties.
is the radical because is phonetic.
She had a suitor {つと} who was a military man. His duties included training with
arms
and
striking
practice dummies with all his
strength
. He also played musical {ム} instruments in the military band.
Your duty is to execute the prisoner, so put some
power
behind your
halberd
strike
Written by: BaldingEagle
Phono-semantic: phonetic “ム” semantic
“strength”. Originally a hand holding a halberd later
was added to show “hard work”. Overall meant to “work” esp in a devoted manner.

When you work hard with your
strengths
you will be like a diligent soldier whose
hand
grasps the
halberd
fulfilling his tasks
Written by: フバフバ
You use the
winter
spear
to give yourself the
power
to complete any task
Written by: Seraseth
As a gardener, my duty is to
mow
the grass, so people can
lay
on it. I only have an
halberd
for the task, which is not ideal but I am
strong
enough to get around the problem.
Written by: Sadaharu_3
MOO cows who served as warriors went to STOvokor, for doing their duties well,
powerfully
striking
with their halberds
.
You are a blacksmith in this LARP. Your task is to
forge
strong
halberds
all night long. These TWO TORCHES つと and the MOON ム will be your only source of light.
I use my
strength
to
strike
the enemy with my
halberd
, such is my task
Written by: ロニー88
In this story the man uses his
arms
to
hit
his duties with
strength
.
Written by: moolsu
A
halberd
provides just enough
striking
power
for me to perform my duties.
Written by: そら♡
A
taskmaster
can't perform his duties if he doesn't have the
strength
to wield a
halberd
. Man ム up!
Written by: ケンパチ
You must
subdue
the
power
of
yourself
in order to serve
Written by: Xetrae
I have been assigned the TASK of using my
power
to build a
festival float
for the
winter
parade.
You use a special
spear
in
winter
to give yourself the
power
to do all of your tasks.
Written by: しまうま
This kanji has 3 components: the sound - mu, the meanings: {simplified} - movement & - effort; an mnemonic: a task or duty
mu
st
be accomplished through
effort
and efficient
movement
!
Written by: いすぇでん
It's a samurai's duty to hold katana in their
arms
and
strike
with full
power
Written by: Veerdb
Hit
your tasks and duties with all the
strength
of your
arms
.
Written by: ChikaraPanda
Unless you use your
arms
to perform your duties with all your might, your boss will
strike
you with a
powerful
lecture about your incompetence.
Written by: あいりー
He has
no
丿
previous
experience, but he is
strong,
and he knows when to
strike
. I trust him to handle this task.
Written by: RemiJP
The slave does his duty at the plantation, using the
halberd
to harvest the crops with all his
might
while the
taskmaster
oversees
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
まあ
、しかたない… I'm the only
genius
here, so it's my duty to
strike
the enemies with all my
power
.
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
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/ じむしょ - (noun) office
/ こうむいん - (noun) public employee, government employee, public-sector worker, public servant, civil servant
/ じむ - (noun) office work, clerical work, administration, business, affairs
/ ぎむ - (noun) duty, obligation, responsibility
/ こうむ - (noun) official business, public business
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: キャク, カク
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: うかんむり
Radical
guest, visitor, customer, client
Mnemonics
EACH
person coming under my
ROOF
is treated as a GUEST.
Written by: Abnormalise
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The character
is a pictogram from the
legs
stepping over
the step of the door
. It means each and every guest entering the house would have to step over the doorstep. Later, the meaning for guest is made clearer by adding
home
on top.
Written by: non0230
Every
customer is
king
Written by: vandebilt
Sometimes I have *guests* at my
house
in the
late
evening and we stand around the
grill
in the "backyard cooking"「KYAKU キャク」.
Under my
roof
late
guests sit on
boxes
Written by: Menhit
The visitor with a
u-shaped crown
was trying to bring a kayak {キャク} through the
ski
entrance
.
Written by: Anonymous123
Everyperson
that comes and goes under this
roof
is called customer
Written by: Baharley
You run a vegetarian inn, but with all the guests staying under your
roof
right now during the
winter
, with their hungry
mouths
to feed, you may have to become a KILLER. Is that COOL? {キャク}
Written by: ジェムくん
Treat
every
customer like they have a
crown
on their head.
Written by: チェイスです
A
crown
for
each and every
guest
Written by: ロニー88
Phono-semantic: Phonetic
“キャク” Semantic
“roof”.

Guests are welcome under my
roof
; they can
each
have a meal.
Written by: フバフバ
Everyone
gets a
crown
as a guest here
Written by:
Under my
roof
, each
guest must leave their
walkie-talkie
at the entrance.
Written by: ケンパチ
Related vocabulary
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/ きゃく - (noun) guest, visitor; customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger; {ctr} counter for containers used to entertain guests
/ じょうきゃく - (noun) passenger
/ りょかく - (noun) passenger; traveller, traveler, tourist
/ じょうかく - (noun) passenger
/ かんきゃく - (noun) spectator, audience
Kunyomi: しま
Onyomi: トウ
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: やま
Radical
island
Mnemonics
An island is a small
mountain
amidst the sea where
birds
come to rest.
Written by: Karlla
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I was drifting on the ocean with my feet hanging over the boat when all of a sudden, my toe {トウ} shmacked {しま} a rock on a shore. I looked up and saw
birds
flying around a
mountain
. I landed on Bird Mountain Island!
Written by: quickMaffs44
An island is a refuge for a
bird
/チョウ← /tieuᵡ/ ← *tɯːwʔ … *tuːwʔ → /tɑuᵡ/ →トウ at sea. The radical is
mountain
because an island is a geographic feature.

It’s probably just a coincidence, but the resemblance of to “pottery” /トウ is striking.
A piece of
mountainous
terrain, surrounded by the ocean. Only
those who bear wings
could access this land.

Some older variants:
,
Written by: non0230
The
bird
fly on TOp {トウ} of the
mountain
of the island.
Written by: バリエル
Migratory
birds
flock to the island to build their nests on top of the
mountain
This one bird, she made しま her nest facing towards トウ the sea.
Written by: Jules.33
Phono-semantic: Phonetic
“トウ” Semantic
.

Islands are little
mountains
peek above the water, where
birds
nest.
Written by: フバフバ
An island is a
mountain
only accesible for
birds
.
Written by: コエル
The
birds
on the island can happily live their lifes on the
mountain
and don't have to fear being killed and thrown into fire like the birds in the animal-exploitation-industry.
Written by: Xilmi
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/ しま - (noun) island; {vulg} one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
/ ひろしま - (noun) Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
/ れっとう - (noun) archipelago, chain of islands
/ はんとう - (noun) peninsula; {sens} {col} Korea
/ とうない - (noun) on an island, on-island
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: シン
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: にんべん
Radical
faith, truth, fidelity, trust
Mnemonics
Believing in the
words
of
people
.
Written by: Karlla
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Having faith means taking
people
at their
word
.
Written by: gillianfaith
I
said
"I'm putting my faith in the {シン}shinigami"
Written by:
Some early forms resemble , almost making a phono-semantic compound: to have faith in a
person
is to take their
word
to heart /シン, to trust that they will do as they say, act with fidelity, and speak truth.
り/たより reliance, dependence
せる/まかせる entrust
/まこと truth, sincerity
Believe in
people
's
words
Written by: koda
If you haven't seen {シン} that
guy
in action, take my
word
for it. He's got skills. Seriously, trust me on this.
If you always
speak
the TRUTH,
people
will TRUST you.
Written by: Jules.33
People
say
you can't have too strong a faith in SHINKANSEN シン trains.
Trusting is when a
person
believes in your
words
.
Written by: non0230
It's the truth. You have my
word
as a
man
.
Written by: Dylandog
The
person
had faith that
speaking
the truth would set him free.
Written by: Jules.33
Fidelity is having faith in
someone
you can trust and
speak
with the truth.
Written by: げつ
I have faith in the little things but the most important thing I have faith in is God. The one who made the heavens and the earth. The sea and the sky.
I
say
with full confidence that my
mouth
shall not deceive and that there is one God. The I Am, Yawah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Rabbi.
Do not always believe to the
word
of
mouth
people
are not always trustworthy
Written by: MarielaM
Sometimes
people
say
stuff that they don't even believe themselves.
Written by: ニムエ
Religious
people
say
"Have faith in god"
Written by: チェイスです
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/ しんこう - (noun/する verb) (religious) faith, belief, creed
/ しんごう - (noun/する verb) signal, signalling, signaling; traffic light, traffic signal
/ しんよう - (noun/する verb) confidence, trust, faith, reputation; credit (finance)
/ しんらい - (noun/する verb) trust (in), confidence, faith, reliance
じる / しんじる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in
Kunyomi: おく.らす, おく.れる, おそ.い
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: しんにょう,しんにゅう
Radical
slow, late, back, later
Mnemonics
There is a
corpse
of a
sheep
on the
road
so I have to drive slower
Written by: Yua
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A
zombie
sheep
is walking slowly in the
road
Written by: きに
There is a
corpse
of a
sheep
on the
road
so I have to drive oh so {おそ} slow. Oh class {おく(らす)}, please don't have a "chip {チ} on your shoulder" for me being late... Why did this have to occur {おく(れる)}?...
Written by: quickMaffs44
You look very
sheepish
when you
walk
in the
door
late. You move slowly so no one will notice.
Written by: デイミ
Via : The
tail
/ビ→チ of the
ox
moves slowly back and forth as he plods down the
road
, making everyone behind him late for work.
Do not confuse with send , where the two short lines are licks of flame . Here they are the flicks of the ox tail.
I’m trying to cross a street on my
scooter
,
but someone holds out a
flag
and a bunch of super slow
sheep
block the way. They’re moving so slowly, I’m gonna be late!
Written by: しまうま
I slowed down because of the
dead
lamb
on the
road
. I ended up being even more late because I couldn't resist picking up some cheap {チp} meat.
The CHI/cheeky
sheep
are always slow to leave the
road
. Rest at my
shop
/OKU, they'll RETSU/let you pass later.

*happened to me irl in Ireland 😅
Written by: レイん|レナ
The
sheep
doesn't get to the
gates
on time
《he's late》. He has to find o kure 《a clever》 way
To get in. Maybe that stone on the
concrete
that has れる engraved on could help?
Written by: orcface
Phono-semantic: Phonetic “チ” Semantic
“movement”; slow movement or to be late.

You will be late if you
sit
on a
sheep
because it
moves
slowly
Written by: フバフバ
The slow
walking
of a shepherd with his
staff
, calmly leading his
sheep
back home.
Written by: rnavega
A
sheep
on the
road
is always a red
flag
that you’re likely to be oh-so おそ late
Written by: Spirit_kokoro
A
sheep
with a
corpse
on top will
walk
slowly.
Written by: コエル
I came late because the
inn
on the
road
where I wanted to change horses only had
sheep
in the
stable
.
Written by: seito
It is slow to carry a rotten
sheep
corpse
on the
road
. It is heavy and you could throw up.
Written by: サボテン🌵
If a
sheep
walks
and arrives late, then a guillotine above it will make it a
corpse.
Written by: アムシャル
I was late to work because there was a bunch of
sheep
on the
road
walking slowly waving their
flags
. It was some sort of sheep parade
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
I'm sorry I'm late, I had to put this
hat
on my CHIp *
sheep
*
before taking the
road
Written by: Lumizilla
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がり / おそあがり - (noun) {obs} {col} entering elementary school a year later than others
/ おそで - (noun/intransitive) leaving late (for work); late shift
する / ちこくする - (する verb) to be late (for an appointment)
/ ちこく - (noun/する verb) lateness, tardiness, arriving late
い / おそい - (Adjective/-い) slow, time-consuming, sluggish; late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night; later (than expected or usual), late, behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual; too late, having missed the boat; {arch} dull, stupid
Kunyomi: ゆる.す
Onyomi: キョ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: ごんべん
Radical
permit, approve
Mnemonics
You need a permit to
say words
before
noon
.
Written by: gillianfaith
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In the noon
I
asked
for permission to go home earlier from my job.
Written by: Baharley
In little Kyoto {キョ}, you need a permit to
say
"You rule" {ゆる} at
noon
.
Written by: Anonymous123
You need permission to
say
things loudly at
noon
Written by: guygeva2311
A permit is proof you had a
word
with the authorities in advance to approve your actions so they wouldn’t
directly confront
/ゴ→キョ you later, and that you are acting under もと their authority.
I will *permit* you to go with me to "Kyoto"「KYO キョ」today at
noon
if you
say
"You rule!"「YURU ゆる」to me in front of all your friends, so they will *approve* of me.
I approve of you
saying
soothing words to your {ゆる}
horse
.
I'll allow you to
speak
at
noon
Written by: チェイスです
Noon
break is often when people are allowed to
chat
freely with each other
Written by: コノエ・エル
You need a permit to go out at high
noon
TODAY. Someone needs to
say
: YOU'RE allowed!
Written by: catzi
We
said
the
horse
was a gift but the Trojans said "we won't permit YOUR RUSE ゆる.す TODAY キョ, so BACK RIGHT ばか.り off"
Written by: Tamulet
You don't need a LICENCE] for riding a
HORSE
before
NOON
, a
SPOKEN
PERMIT from the owner will do.
Written by: Abnormalise
ゆるすld get a permit or to
say
anything before
noon
Written by: クリス
In our family, we are not permitted to
talk
before
noon
. We have a strict policy where we must study for three hours before saying a word.
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
When you rule ゆる Kyoto キョ you have the final
say
about whether to approve
horse
permits.
Written by: Jules.33
When busking with my
WORD
y
talking
HORSE
I need a PERMIT.
Written by: elbit
My MOTTO もと is that every
word
you permit YOURSELF ゆるす to say should not
interfere
with someone's day. But sometimes it is hard to
strike
a balance between GOOD ぎょ and necessary.
Written by: ジェン~1984
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/ ぜつゆる - (expression) {net-sl} {abbr} absolutely unforgivable, completely inexcusable
/ ぜっゆる - (expression) {net-sl} {abbr} absolutely unforgivable, completely inexcusable
/ きょか - (noun/する verb) permission, approval, authorization, license
/ めんきょ - (noun/する verb) license, licence, permission, permit, certificate
す / ゆるす - (す verb/transitive) to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to; to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate; to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off; to acknowledge, to admit; to trust, to confide in, to let one's guard down; to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.), to yield
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: くち
Radical
can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not
Mnemonics
You can put
one
barbed stick
in your
mouth
if you really want to... but you probably should not.
Written by: gillianfaith
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You can {かn} pick up some food off the
street
and put it in your
mouth
, but you probably shouldn't.
A
MOUTH
on the
STREET
asking for things:
"CAN I get some help?! CAN I get directions,
CAN I have some money? CAN you speak English?!"
Written by: Abnormalise
Do not ignore a hungry beggar with an open
mouth
at the
street corner
. Ca-n カ you help them?
Written by: Wolfenspace
Close your
mouth
and see how long you can
hold your breath
/カウ→カ. No, you shouldn’t do that. Do not do it. You mustn’t.
Sometimes this character is called a horse’s head, to which it bears a passable resemblance, but that comes from “equestrian” .

(*kʰaːlʔ) 娿
カ← /kʰɑᵡ/ ← *kʰaːlʔ
Running your
mouth
on the
street
is something you can do, but you really shouldn't.
Written by: ロニー88
there's a
street
, so naturally, there's so many street foods you can stuff your
mouth
with

you shouldn't overeat, but you can if you want to, the possibility is endless and depend on your decision
Written by: コノエ・エル
You can accept the terms and conditions by clicking this box
.
Written by: vivi3107
If you can
say
the letter
jay
you can proceed to KAy「カ」. Just Kidding, you mustn't.
Written by: Tamulet
He
shouts
that I must not do the can-can in the middle of the
street
! But I say that I CAN-CAN {か} can-can too! 💃
Written by: ロールズ
You {よ} should not be {べ} that
one
person to let
one
feathered stick
fall out of your
mouth
on the
street
, even if you can {か}
Written by:
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/ きょか - (noun/する verb) permission, approval, authorization, license
/ ふか - (noun) wrong, bad, improper, unjustifiable, inadvisable; not allowed, not possible; {n} failing grade
/ - (noun) acceptable, satisfactory, allowed, permitted; approval, being in favour, (a) vote in favour, aye; Pass (grade), Fair, C, D
/ かけつ - (noun/する verb) approval, adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.), passage
/ ふかけつ - (Adjective/-な) indispensable, essential
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: キン
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: しめす
Radical
prohibition, ban, forbid
Mnemonics
*Beneath* the
trees
a sign
indicates
entry is prohibited.
Written by: lightmotif
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Many fairy tales are about children who are keen {きン} on entering forbidden
forests
.The tragic endings of these stories
show
what dire consequences children experience when they disobey their elders.
In the
forbidden forest
there is a sacred
altar
where the dark arts can be practiced
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
The
forest
above is
indicating
what is forbidden around here.
Written by: Jessica_Ilha
The environmentalists were keen {キン} to ban
shows
in the
forest
.
Written by: Anonymous123
Carrying more than 2 grams of
weed
around this GOLD {キン-}
altar
is prohibited.
Written by: Perwoll
Two
small
children entered the forbidden
forest
and were never heard from again.
Written by: Jules.33
Entry to this sacred
grove
/リン← /li̯əm/ ← *ɡ·rɯm … *krɯm, *krɯms → /ki̯əm/, /ki̯əmᴴ/ →キン is prohibited to the uninitiated lest they profane the
altar
within.
める/いさめる remonstrate, admonish
む/いむ    avoid, shun
める/とどめる stop, limit, retain
There is a
sign
under the forbidden
forest
- do not enter
Written by: sinaaa42
In Japan, this kanji is
shown
everywhere something is prohibited, especially in front of
forest
where danger may occur
Written by: ケンパチ
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/ きんし - (noun/する verb) prohibition, inhibition, ban
/ きんえん - (expression) abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; {exp} No Smoking, Smoking Prohibited (on a sign)
/ きんもつ - (noun) thing that should be (carefully) avoided, no-no, thing to definitely not do, something forbidden, taboo
/ こうきん - (noun/する verb) detention, custody, confinement, internment
/ どっきんほう - (noun) {abbr} antitrust law, Antitrust Act
Kunyomi: ま.がる, ま.げる
Onyomi: キョク
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: ひらび,いわく
Radical
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Mnemonics
I compose the music all
day
and bend the volume dial until it goes up to
11
.
Written by: lightmotif
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Think of it as a pictogram of a guitar where you have to bend the strings to make a melody and music.
Written by: Samurai_Ash
Looking like the
neck of a guitar
for music, this is actually a KIOsK {キョク} selling MACKEREL {まげる} for your dining pleasure.
Written by: マイケルミラー
Depicts something, possibly a river, bent into a
U
shaped curve. It is a pleasure to visit a river and sometimes the rushing water makes a melody of sorts, like a distant music
box
—a perverse, haunted music box, the only clue to a unmissed girl who, through no fault of her own, was the victim of a crooked murder and the cruelest injustice.

Well! That was something. 😬 Alas, no matter how compelling and well-reasoned a story it may be, it’s completely incompatible with the radical いわく【】, which suggests a
mouth
playing
pipes
.

Do not confuse with /テン.
At the KIOSK U きょく the perverse man was selling
twenty
MACKAREL まがる each
day
with great pleasure. He even wihsteld a melody while doing so.
Written by: ジェン~1984
Pictogram:
Electronic drumpad
makes music
Written by: Rishi (リシ)
When she was
twenty
, my "ma grew"「MAGARU ま.がる」her hair long and made a living singing and playing *music* on
guitar
. Her song *compositions* brought *pleasure* to her audience. Many lyrics were about social *injustice* and *crooked* politics. It was the "key" to "Yoku's"「KYOKU キョク」success.
Originally simplified from ideogram.
Two plants
protruding from a
field
bending in the air.
Written by: フバフバ
I leaned my sheets of music on my
music stand
. I took a great pleasure in composing a complex melody that seems to bend and curve.
Written by: Jules.33
Bender, from Futurama, is a crooked robot whos teeth look like
this
Written by: Praven
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/ うらま - (noun) {arch} coastal indentations
/ さっきょく - (noun/する verb) composition (of music), setting, writing music
がる / まがる - (Godan verb - る (ます = stem+ります)/intransitive) to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist; to turn; to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
がり / まがり - (noun) curvature, warp, bend
がりかど / まがりかど - (noun) street corner, road turn, bend in the road; turning point, watershed
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