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Kunyomi: か.える, か.わる, , しろ
Onyomi: タイ, ダイ
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: にんべん
Radical
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Mnemonics
The
leader
for the
ceremony
can't come because he DAI'd so you need a substitute to replace them
Written by: Seraseth
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The
leader
of the
ceremony
is teleporting to a different era, so you have to find a substitute for her. The problem is you have to prepare everything: DYE her hair {だい}, take her CAR {か} to the CAR WASH {かわ}, and finally prepare her speech on how to become a SHE-RO {しろ}. You should charge a high rate for this kind of job, really.
Written by: Justps2
Men
celebrate many
ceremonies
that come from previous eras.
Written by: かわうそ
In the modern era, a
person
hunting birds won’t use a
spooled arrow
/ヨク← /i̯ək̚/ ← *lɯɡ … *l'ɯːɡs → /dʱɑ̆iᴴ/ →ダイ→タイ substituting a disposable dart or gun shell for a reusable arrow on a string. There’s a disposal fee, though.
(This is a remarkable example of etymological divergence. Who would have guessed that ヨク and タイ share a common root?)
YOu KAERU about history and DAInasties? no worries,
I
know everything about that era to a
T
Written by: ジェン~1984
1
person
was Substituted for another in the
ceremony
Written by: 4Get-me-not
The
person
who was to preside over the
ceremony
"died"「DAI ダイ」when he crashed his "Kawasaki"「KAWA かわ」. No *substitute* could be found to *replace* him, because everyone else wanted to *charge* too high a *fee*.
The
leader
of the
ceremony
DIEd {だい}, so we need to substitute a replacement that charges a low fee.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
Phono -semantic: phonetic
“ダイ” semantic
“person”. The phonetic component carries the meaning “change”.

To replace a
people
they must
change
through generations. In other words generations substitute each other.
Written by: フバフバ
When a
person
dies ダイ, a
ceremony
is performed. Younger GENERATIONS REPLACE older ceremonies with newer ones that fit their ERA.
Written by: Jules.33
It was a golden age when
I
was the queen of the
ceremony
, period.
Written by:
For price-conscious
people
attending
ceremonies
, synthetic DIAMONDS ダイ are a viable substitute.
Guards
with
spears
changing shifts
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
the
leader
of the
ceremony
gets chosen every decade
Written by: weirdkeichan
Capital
T
is converted into small
t
.
Written by: ブダ
Change or you will die
dai
Written by: XelaD
The
man
needed to replace his
misshapen sword
Written by: ドみにく
Mr. T
shot the substitute teacher with an
arrow
. And then he DAI-ed
Written by: Samurai_Ash
The clock
ticked
as the
ceremony
was being filled with
people
of different ages
Written by: ウインク
Tie- dye/たい、だい is used to change clothes into items from another era. よ!Cowabunga/ かわる、かえる, dude!
Written by: キラキラキリン
Looks like the
right object
being slid up to substitute / replace the
left object
which would then change / convert the shape.
Written by:
YO, the
person
doing the
ceremony
at the white/SHIROi river/KAWA has died of old age and can't come/KAERU, we gotta replace them and make some big/DAI/TAI changes.
Written by: レイん|レナ
In bygone eras a
person
knowing/SHIRU the right magic
ceremony
could make big/DAI changes.
They could replace lost items, convert matter and change even the flow of a river/KAWA.
Written by: レイん|レナ
An Aussie
person
who's getting replaced by a kangaroo「か.わる」 in a
ritual
. She's saying "well shi* 「しろ」, that's just the modern day 「ダイ」, yo 「よ」"
Written by: Tamulet
this guy slipped
and DAId and had to be replaced by
this guy
Written by: Bruiserzinha
In this whole era was one period where a
person
was thrown a
ceremony
where they had to change their clothes many times when they came of age.
Written by: サマヒラ
In this kanji are depicted a
normal sword
and a
big sword
ダイ. There was a period of time when the European noble knights wielded the sword. Great swords ダイ were wielded by expertly trained mercenaries. It was hard work and they charged a
high
fee, so their generation eventually DAId out ダイ. The age of swords is now over. Everything changed and swords were substituted with guns.
Written by: Azadeh
Giving a
man
the
spear
is a euphemism for replacing him. In the same way, one generation replaces another, and a fee replaces services rendered.
Written by: Emmyちゅ
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/ よよ - (noun) for generations, from generation to generation, generation after generation, through the ages
/ しろ - (noun) substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something; {arch} shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
/ こうたい - (noun/する verb) alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns
/ じだい - (noun/adverb) period, epoch, era, age; the times, those days; oldness, ancientness, antiquity; {abbr} antique, period piece
/ だいり - (noun/する verb) representation, agency, proxy; proxy, agent, representative, deputy, substitute, surrogate, stand-in
Kunyomi: し.ぬ
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: かばねへん,いちたへん,がつへん
Radical
death, die
Mnemonics
One
evening
I saw death holding a
spoon
. I guess he was having SHItake-NUdle soup for dinner.
Written by: サマヒラ
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One
evening
the shrouded figure of death showed up, not holding a sickle like you would expect, but instead holding a
spoon
. It was such a funny sight that I
died
laughing.
is a pictogram of a
star
falling from the
sky
, depicting bad luck.
This part
is a man sitting on the floor sideway. In the old days, they thought when a meteor falls from the sky, a man dies.
Written by: non0230
When you die, you're buried under the
ground
in the
evening
with your prized belongings - a
spoon
Written by: Plum Blossom
"She knew"「SHINU し.ぬ」she was near *death*. It was already
evening
, and
"she"「SHI し」
was still buried
underground
. Would someone save her before she would *die*? I hope so!
There are many ways to die. Choking on a
spoon
is a
bad
way though...
Written by: ウインク
In , the left particle depics
skeletal remains
, and the right component depics a
person
, together, they mean death
Written by:
Death:
carcass
+
old person
. The "old person” part is often labeled as "spoon", but it was originally a pictogram of an old man with his back hunched, using a cane to walk. The character was drawn horizontally as opposed to vertically.
Written by: Biev
dead
body
of a
man
Written by: rtega
He died after being killed by someone using
one
spoon
in the
evening
.
One
evening
, what did I SEE {し} but death with a
spoon
! I nearly died of laughter.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
In Japanese society, when someone DIES they cremate the body and pick out the remaining
bones
with special chopsticks. In this case, they're out of chopsticks so they decide to use *gasp!* a
SPOON
instead.
Written by: Abnormalise
Seven
nights
of mourning the death of
beloved one
Written by: オニヴェル
Looks like
two
men
holding up the bottom of a
casket
, as often happens at funeral processions, in which people mourn the death of loved ones who die.
Written by:
That one
evening
,
death
came carrying a scythe, not a
spoon
.
Written by: コエル
One
spoon
of poison on one
evening
would cause death
.
Written by: くん
The cat now has
seven
lives after dying not
once
but twice this
evening
Written by: WhoIsRem?
Ideogram:
“carcass” +
which is “person”.

A
person’s
carcass
means they have died.
Written by: フバフバ
The sad, sad death of the Druids only one thing could kill them and only
one
teaspoon
of poison was needed. Only one servived and in the nick of time too. That
evening
she was hunting. When she comes back. The smell of rotten flesh is there forever more.
One
wrong
spoon
of medicine, and you die.
Written by: q.Lime.q
In
one
evening
, the man called {shinu} died by chocking with a
spoon
in his mouth.
Written by: Riku5
One
person ate some *
ta
n and died because SHE/SHI/し was very sensitive to spicy foods.

*pronounced tah-heen.
Written by:
Die
while holding a
wooden sword
or {shi}nai
Written by:
Death happens quietly "シ" when the new "ぬ"
evening
changes
in the
underworld
Written by: blkrnt
One
evening
I saw a Honorable nr 7 {for me it resembles
} Hanako-kun, having a
spoon
. Hanako-kun is a ghost, because he died.
Written by: Milymaj
On the
1st
evening
of July, she {シ} almost choked on her
spoon
and died. It was the most traumatic event that she knew {しぬ} in her life.
Written by: kuroda
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/ ひっし - (Adjective/-な) frantic, frenetic, desperate; {n} inevitable death; {n} {shogi} brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
/ しぼう - (noun/する verb) death, dying, mortality
/ したい - (noun) dead body, corpse, cadaver, carcass
/ - (noun) death; {baseb} (an) out; {hist} death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
/ しけい - (noun) death penalty, capital punishment
Kunyomi: くび
Onyomi: シュ
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: くび
Radical
neck, counter for songs and poems
Mnemonics
The beard of
oneself
looks like
grass
growing on your neck
Written by: ニュちゃん
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A giraffe eating
grass
cannot see
it's own
neck by its own
eyes
.
Written by: Mystery4869
A pillow "cube"「KUBI くび」will "shoo"「SHU シュ」away *neck* pain. You
yourself
will feel as refreshed as newly grown
grass
, wanting to write *count*less *songs and poems*.
Via 𩠐:
hair
flowing down to the neck as a marker of health and vitality was expected on the
head
of a leader.

(*hljuʔ, *hljus)
シュ← /ɕi̯ə̯uᵡ/, /ɕi̯ə̯uᴴ/ ← *hljuʔ, *hljus
the self
has grass
on its neck
Written by: バラ9677
"SUre {シュ}, COUld BE {くび}" I said to
myself
while standing on the
grass
scratching my neck.
Would you like to go
look
at a
giraffe
with a long
neck
who likes to sing songs and recite poems? It could be くび fun. We should シュ go.
Written by: Jules.33
Mnemonic to remember the difference between neck
and page
, which appears in several other N3 characters like
and


The
two ticks
flip direction, and also move to the opposite side of
the character.
For neck , the ticks go at the top. This is because the neck holds up the head, which is the highest point of your body.

I hurt my neck because I tilted it too far. I was trying to sneak a look at my neighbour's page of notes.
Written by: RemiJP
You can see how the head is on your
self
, body. What's that on top of the self, between I it was and the
head
? It's your
neck
.
Written by: awoteim アヴォ
The demon's
horns
and
nose
are above their neck
Written by: シヴィ・エンビ
KUBI it's a type of
HORNY
moose goose with a
angular
NECK
from his
EYE
shaped Head.
Written by: Abnormalise
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/ くび - (noun) neck; head; dismissal (from a job), firing, sacking
/ てくび - (noun) wrist
/ しゅしょう - (noun) prime minister, chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), premier
/ しゅと - (noun) capital (city), metropolis
/ げんしゅ - (noun) sovereign, ruler, head of state
Kunyomi: むす.ぶ, ゆ.う, ゆ.わえる
Onyomi: ケツ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: いとへん
Radical
tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
Mnemonics
Tying
strings
into a
good luck
charm.
Written by: Karlla
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To a
gentleman
, it's as if a
thread
binds him to his
word
.
Written by: Kylanoカイラーノ
To "catch"「KETSU ケツ」the most
good luck
, you "must"「MUSU むす」use
thread
to *tie* a knot on a charm. This will *bind* luck to you like a *contract*.
When they got married, they literally tied the knot, with a piece of
thread
, for
good luck
.
Written by: Anonymous123
To tie the knot:
thread
+
good luck
. Employed literally as in "to join two threads" or figuratively as in "to bind people together", especially in marriage or when signing a contract.
Written by: Biev
As if binded by
thread
, a
gentleman
sticks to his
word
. And to look hella fresh like the kool kats too {ケツ}, he ties up his hair and puts on mousse {むす}.
Written by: quickMaffs44
When he joined the rank of the
samurai
, he was given a
thread
that acted as a tie so he could do his hair up. This made his
mouth
break into a broad smile.
Phono-semantic: Phonetic
“ケツ/ケチ” Semantic
“thread”

Some cultures have you tie a
thread
for
good luck
Written by: フバフバ
You ゆ must むす fasten the
samurai’s
mouth
with
thread
in case けつ he would reveal our secret.
Written by: Jules.33
Binding
threads
gives
good luck
Written by: Veerdb
The
samurai
said
he wanted to use special edible
thread
to tie/bind the spam MUSUBI that was to be served at his wedding
Written by: Spirit_kokoro
Ever since 9/11 a mental
thread
of mine ties
airplanes
to
skyscrapers
.
Written by: Xilmi
Some
samurai
tie their captives together with
strings
and bandage their
mouths
.
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
the captured
samurai
had his hands bound with
threads
and his
mouth
stuffed
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
The
gentleman
tied the
thread
using his
mouth
Written by: seito
The
thread
of
good luck
binds you with <
ケツ
ketsup>.
Written by: alex2069
KETSU you ass of the chair and use your MUSUcles to join me to fasten this wood on the car with this
thread
. I'm bind by contract to deliver on time, so
wish me luck
.
Written by: ジェン~1984
1. You use your
thread
to bind the
mouth
of the
samurai
When you start tying ketsup ケツ keeps poring out
Written by: PandoraVakarian
You use a
thread
for
good luck
by binding two fingers together. You tie them nice and tight.
Written by: しまうま
Red
thread
tie two people in a
joyous
wedding.
Written by: バリエル
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/ ゆがみ - (noun) {arch} hairdo
/ けつろん - (noun/する verb) conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); {logic} conclusion
/ けっこん - (noun/する verb) marriage
/ けっこんしき - (noun) marriage ceremony, wedding, nuptials
/ けっか - (noun/adverb) result, consequence, outcome, effect; {adv} as a result of ..., as a consequence of ..., after ..., following ...; bearing fruit, fruiting
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: コン
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: おんなへん
Radical
marriage
Mnemonics
Marriage is when a
woman
change her
family name
after a special
day
Written by: ミロ367
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A
woman
takes a new
name
on her marriage
day
. Then she falls asleep and is, at least until morning, dead to the world /コンコン. Reading from “dusk” /コン.
One "con"「KON コン」of *marriage* is that the
woman
has to spend
days
getting her
surname
changed on all of her identifications and accounts!
Marriage:
woman
+
dusk
. The dusk part was originally included for phonetics, but it adds to the meaning since it contains , “family". If it’s easier, you can think of it as the bride joining the groom’s family on a bright sunny day .
Written by: Biev
A
woman
's marriage takes place in the
dark
... for some spooky reason.
Written by: ニムエ
Women
gets married on dark
night
Written by: Veerdb
Phono-semantic: Phonetic
“コン” Semantic
“woman”. Originally meant the woman’s family.

Usually a marriage is consummated with a
woman
at the
evening
Written by: フバフバ
Women
turn
dark
after marriage.
Written by: コエル
woman
took
dark family/clan name
through CON marriage
Written by: Suoira
After the ceremony, the marriage is KONsumed when the
evening
sets in and the
woman
is bound to carry on the
family's name
.
Written by: ジェン~1984
With the marriage the
woman
often changes her
family name / surname
and the
sun
goes down forever.
Written by: mono.no.aware
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/ けっこん - (noun/する verb) marriage
/ けっこんしき - (noun) marriage ceremony, wedding, nuptials
/ こんやく - (noun/する verb) engagement, betrothal
/ りこん - (noun/する verb) divorce
/ しんこん - (noun/する verb) newly-wed, newly married
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: シキ
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: しきがまえ,よく
Radical
style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
Mnemonics
The
ceremony
performed before
construction
starts is a whole ritual to appease the SHIKIgami
Written by: Seraseth
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The
construction
added style to the
ceremony
.
Written by: nexx
The
"work/craft"
radical and the
"arrow connected to a spool of thread"
radical; could imply "the correct/predetermined way to do something", i.e. a ritual
Written by: NickKnackSnack
In a Canadian-style fishing ceremony, you use
one
fishhook
to fling a
fishy
up out of the water,
eh
?
Written by: lightmotif
There’s a specific method for using
tools
like a
spooled arrow
/ヨク← /i̯ək̚/ ← *lɯg … *hljɯɡ → /ɕi̯ək̚/ →シキ, and you need to learn the system, in which form follows function, before you style your own rite. Save your expression for the ceremony.
(Alternate reading ショク is only used in compounds.)
る/のっとる conform, comply
/のり law, rule, model
The Oscars award
ceremony
is usually a very chic {しき} ceremony . Method actresses take the stage wearing stylish gowns
constructed
with sequins.
You
construct
piling
to support in order to keep the ceremony from get
drops
of rain on it.
When
construction
was completed, there was a ribbon cutting
CEREMONY
for the grand opening.
Written by: Jules.33
As one might be confused between 、etc, just remember that
‘I’
have to be present at the ceremony.
Written by: スーン (UNQSPM)
At the faith healing ceremony, the
pastor
gestures at someone over the
lectern
and they fall to the ground SHAKING シキ. But they were actually pointing at someone else; "NOT YOU!" のっと.る
Written by: Tamulet
Could you
craft
me something chic シキ for this
ceremony
? Any style will do.
Written by: ケンパチ
No, Shiki, your
construction
of the
ceremony
had no style at all.
Written by: Rainyちゃん
Yuna
's style during the sending ceremony was the result of a well
craft
ed choreography.
Written by: Xilmi
The
ceremony
is to be performed after the
construction
Written by: Kunaruuu
An object or
craft
with candles and
piling
around it belongs to a ceremony
Written by: Baharley
During ancient CEREMONIES, each Indian tribe
CRAFTS
their
ARROWS
in a certain STYLE.
Written by: Abnormalise
In a Canadian-style fishing ceremony, you use
one
fish hook
to fling the
fish
out of the water,
eh
? After that, everyone goes SHIKI-ing {シキ} down the mountain. /credits to: lightmotif
Written by: quickMaffs44
The vivid style in which she describes the
construction
ceremonies
in her latest novel makes me wonder if she's a carpenter herself, but SHE KEEPS シキ denying it.
She Keeps saying *シキ*... The ceremony
is that American Indians
craft
their arrows in a ritual style.
Written by: Samurai_Ash
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/ けっこんしき - (noun) marriage ceremony, wedding, nuptials
/ しき - (noun) way, style, fashion, method, system, form, type; ceremony, rite, ritual, celebration; wedding (ceremony); equation, formula, expression; {hist} enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes)
/ せいしき - (Adjective/-な) formal, official, regular, proper, legal, due (formalities)
/ ぎしき - (noun) ceremony, rite, ritual, service
/ こうしき - (Adjective/-な) official, formal; {n} formula (e.g. mathematical); {n} official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
Kunyomi: すべ.て, まった.く
Onyomi: ゼン
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: いる,いりがしら,いりやね
Radical
whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Mnemonics
This
person
is the
king
and controls all of it
Written by: Nicolas2
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The
person
, who is the
king
, wants to sue Beth {すべ} for her entire fortune. But after turning to Zen {ゼン} Buddhism, the king felt complete and decided that all that money didn't matter {まった}.
Written by: quickMaffs44
The
king
refers to himself in the plural as "we" because in his
person
as head of state he represents his entire people.
The fat
KING
hogs the WHOLE space under the
UMBRELLA
.
Written by: Abnormalise
A
person
who is
king
of ZEN ゼン is Buddha. He spent his whole life trying to complete his understanding of all life
Written by: Yauriki
A
king
is a
person
that represents an entire nation.
Written by: ゼンレル
Originally written with
, Ideogram: A complete
jade
can
insert
perfectly.

Alternatively: The
king
is a
man
who rules over all.
Written by: フバフバ
All people have to bend down to
enter
a tea house, even the
king
.
Written by: ききな
Look at all those
hats
on the
kings
. It’s very zen {ゼン} to see All those hat wearing kings!
Written by: GwynneBleidd
This
person
is the
king
and controls the whole country
Written by: Quixotic
If you’re the
king
, then ぜん you rule all of the
people
in the entire/whole kingdom.
Written by: Jules.33
The
king
is not whole without his
crown
Written by: [ない?]
The
king
refers to himself as "we" because his
person
represents his whole entire State and all the people. It's his duty to complete and fulfill State affairs in a zen *ゼン* manner no matter *まった* what.
Written by:
The
person
who is
king
owns everything in this land.
Written by: チェイスです
Everything the
light
touches, is our
kingdom
Written by: MuMe
The
king
demanded that every
person
in his presence bow to him.
Written by: アンタイネ
When you are in the driver's seat and take a look to your right, you'll see the whole
shifter with all 6 gears
and behind it the
person
who you are driving with.
But now better go back to fullfill all safety-requirements and look at the road again.
Written by: Xilmi
A good
person
deserves ALL the
king's
gold.
Written by: q.Lime.q
Related vocabulary
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/ ぜんぶ - (noun/adverb) all, entire, whole, altogether
/ ぜんぜん - (adverb) (not) at all, (not) in the slightest (with neg. sentence); wholly, entirely, completely, totally; {col} extremely, very
/ ぜん - (prefix) all, whole, entire, complete, total, pan-; {n} complete (set), in total (before a number of volumes)
/ ぜんたい - (noun/adverb) whole, entirety; {adv} to begin with, in the first place; {adv} ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
/ ぜんりょく - (noun) all one's power (strength, energy, efforts), one's utmost
Kunyomi: つぎ, つ.ぐ
Onyomi: ,
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: あくび,かける
Radical
next, order, sequence
Mnemonics
First it is water, next it becomes
ice
, due to
lack
of heat.
Written by: ドみにく
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She {シ} was trying to put together a bed that she bought from Ikea, but she got the sequence of steps wrong, and so her attempt
failed
. It was
icy
cold and she wished she could crawl into a snug, cozy bed. Instead she
yawned
and said, "Gee {ジ}, what should I do next?
Is
lack
of
ice
next with global warming?
Written by: Flopom
Next is Number
Two
/ニ→ジ. Number Two will fill the
gap
left by Number One, the previous member of the sequence when it is processed in order.
The radical cannot be or , because this construction implies a whole theoretical class of characters, including first ⿰, second ⿰, third ⿰, etc. Therefore the radical must be . Compare .

(*sn̥ʰis) 姿
シ← /t͡sʰiᴴ/ ← *sn̥ʰis
The next thing SHE {ㇱ} found on the
mountain
was a
chair
. It was
wet
, that wasn't TOO GOOd {つ.ぐ}.
Global warming sequence is
ice
glaciers melting because we
lack
proper care. Next in order?
Written by: Pharmacia
Possibly Phono-semantic Ideogram: Phonetic
“シ” “two/ニ” Semantic
“man kneeling/inferior”. Either the ニ indicates two men conversing or it indicates saliva expelled to indicate a conversation.

When counting down, the
second
inferior
is the next number in order of sequence.
Written by: フバフバ
First we
lack
water
, now what's next
Written by: ロニー88
You already had an
ice
, but the next time you check, you
lack
it?

...That's because it melted. That's just the natural sequence of physical reactions.
Written by: コノエ・エル
Gee ジ, I'm
lacking
ice
to treat my next patient...
Written by: ケンパチ
You’re next in line to get your hair cut. You can go sit in the
chair
, and she シ will
wash
it. After that she’ll dye しだい it.
Written by: Jules.33
That
ku
on top of that
person
sweating
probably means she シ is making a sequence of exercises. Maybe she's having tsushi next!
Written by: 【サラ☆】
Wrap
> a
person
in a coat and the next time it
rains
, he will be dry.
Written by: FOXYPIRATEN
now that we're at the
ice
, next, order have to make the pirate
failures
walk the plank in sequence in single file to then sink through
Written by: Suoira
I'm finally next in line to order an
ice
at the ice-cream parlour. I'm at a serious
lack
of ice already so I direly want one and was willing to wait in line for like 15 minutes.
Written by: Xilmi
Related vocabulary
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/ つぎ - (noun) next, following, subsequent; stage, station
/ じかい - (noun) next time (occasion)
/ しだい - (noun/adverb) depending on (after a noun); as soon as, immediately after, upon (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb); as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"), whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand") (after the -masu stem of a verb); {n} order, program, programme, precedence; {n} circumstances, course of events, state of things; {n} reason
/ つぎつぎ - (adverb) in succession, one by one
/ なかつぎ - (noun/する verb) joining, joint; intermediation, acting as an intermediary; relaying, taking over; {baseb} {abbr} middle relief pitcher, middle reliever; pole-shaped item with a join in the middle; tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: ひと,ひとがしら
Radical
by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Mnemonics
I caught a
person
, by means of a
hook
with
bait
on it.
Written by: gillianfaith
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Resembles the English word "VIA," meaning by way of!
Written by: SonOfOrpheus
Originally, was a pictograph of a
person
carrying a
burden
/イ. It was used for someone, such as an administrator, who takes up a burden because they have a duty, a duty that they fulfill by means of carrying the burden.
Currently, is mostly used for comparison, essentially a simplified form of
, an unburdened person compared with one carrying a burden, but retaining the pronunciation イ( has shifted to ジ)—in fact, the hiragana character い is derived from .
An expression prefixed with means “from this reference point, and more.” The reference point can be understood as “now,” “here,” “this,” or(in view of)“the aforementioned.”

(*lɯʔ)
イ← /iᵡ/ ← *lɯʔ
A
person
is compared with an
upside down person
by a
tiny judge
.
Written by: pepkin88
On vacation, I got even with a
person
*by means of*
kicking
a
stick
at their back *because* they were extremely rude to me. They screamed, "Eee!"「I イ」, and ran back to the "motel"「MOTTE もっ.て」.
I used my
"club"
to hit the
"ball"
and hit the
person
right in their face because I was really mad at him.
Written by: サマヒラ
In view of someone
kicking
a
stick
at a
person
because they felt like it.
Written by: quickMaffs44
Looks like someone
kicking
someone in the
shin
. "III *イ* that hurt! why did you do that?" "because i felt like it"
Written by: Plum Blossom
A
person
earns his living by means of the plow. I imagine a
sweating
man dragging a bronze-age
ard
behind him as he plows the field himself, too poor to afford an ox.
Written by: Samurai_Ash
A
person
is trying to
kick
me because of a
tick
. Compared with Bruce LEE {い}, it is more of a butterfly than a bee!
Written by: BambiIcedTea
The
person
ran, BECAUSE I was carrying a
bloody pick axe
⛏️🩸
Written by: Jules.33
The
ball
hit the
man
by means of a
croquet stick
.
The ball looks like a tick since you have to picture the ball moving after bouncing on the man, thus it is deformed
Written by: ケンパチ
I
kicked
a
stick
at this
person
's back because they were extremely rude to me.
Written by: ニムエ
An inanimate
object
is transported by means of a
human
carrier.
Written by: ききな
The
lion
drops a
drop
of saliva onto this
person
from above. The person is in a much worse place compared with where they were before, since they only just recently fell into this pit. Eeeek!!! {い}
Written by: しまうま
Dopey 「イ」dropped his
pick ax
and
diamond
and
ran away
because he couldn’t take his work being compared to any of the other dwarves any more today「もって」,
Written by: Jules.33
Pictogram: A
person
holding
something
with his
arm
. Compared to other kanji of people holding things its rather puny because he can only hold it by means of his hands

As a phonetic component: ジ:
Written by: フバフバ
Human
s succeeded I/in history by means of/because they owned/MOTsu
tools
.
Written by: レイん|レナ
Related vocabulary
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/ いがい - (noun/adverb) excluding, except (for), apart from, other than, besides, in addition to; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
/ いじょう - (noun/adverb) not less than ..., ... and over, ... and above, ... and upwards, ... or more; beyond (e.g. one's expectations), above, more than, further than; {adj-no} {n} the above, the above-mentioned, the aforementioned, the foregoing; {n} {conj} since ..., seeing that ..., now that ..., once ... (after a verb); {exp} that's all, that is the end, the end
/ いない - (noun) within, inside of, less than
/ いぜん - (noun/adverb) before, prior to, ago; {n} {adv} the past, before, previously, former times
/ いらい - (noun/adverb) since, henceforth
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