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Kunyomi: しか.る
Onyomi: (none)
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: くちへん
Radical
scold, reprove
Mnemonics
With
seven
mouths to feed, our mom was always SCOLDING one kid or another
Written by: WildAtelier
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To shush with the
mouth
, start saying sh like
shichi
/シチ→シツ. Only if that fails should you raise your voice to scold or reprove.
Also written as: 𠮟, a character from Unicode’s CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B that is still not universally supported.
After the Shih Tzu{ シツ} she carried {しか} put the
spoon
in its
mouth
, she scolded it, and told it to spit it out.
Written by: Anonymous123
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ける / しかりつける - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to rebuke, to scold harshly
ばす / しかりとばす - (す verb/transitive) to rebuke strongly, to tell off
る / しかる - (Godan verb - る (ます = stem+ります)/transitive) to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand
られる / しかられる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)) to be scolded, to be reproved
り / しかり - (noun) scolding
Kunyomi: ,
Onyomi: ニチ, ジツ
Stroke count: 4
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Mnemonics
I see the sun every day through that
window
.
Written by: lightmotif
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"He can be"「HI ひ、KA か、BI -び」late every *day* because the
*sun*
makes his
"knee itchy"「NICHI ニチ」
.
Just like all the other countries, I see the sun rising every day through a
window
, in Japan too.
Written by: Rusmia
Every day I see the sun through my
window
, and each チ time I ca-n か hea-r ひ the bustle of the city where I live in Japan, it's too ジツ loud!
Written by: Wolfenspace
Depicts the sun
☀️→☀︎→ⵙ→⊖→
. Each sun means one day when used as a counter for days. Japan is the land of the rising sun.
You see the sun/day through what? A
window/door
!
Written by: GioBastia
Every day I watch the sun rise through the
windows
.
Written by: ジョアオ003
This kanji looks like a calendar to see days
Written by: ポポスくべ
One
day, someone said: “Japan is the land of the rising sun”.
Written by: 「 ソフィア 」
From the shape of the
sun
☀️, it bears the direct meaning of sun, the sunrise land, Japan, and the indirect meaning of day, which is the time between sunrise and sunset.
Written by: non0230
ひ かn't look at the sun, ニチ can I, but we can see the days passing from the
window
.
Written by: MayMiazaki
Ouch! My に
is hurt! Now my whole にち is RUINED!!!
Written by: Chris551
On the
first
day of May, my
mouth
is burning.
This is the sun with a straight cloud passing through it
Written by: ねこちゃん😽
A
rectangular sun
is wearing cool
glasses
to go to Japan.
Written by: AidanRyota
The sun is a
ball
that you should
not
🚫 look at.
Written by: lokoluis15
This
door
doesn't have a doorknob.
Written by:
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/ ひづけ - (noun) date, dating
/ みっか - (noun) 3rd day of the month; three days
/ にちようび - (noun/adverb) Sunday
/ きゅうじつ - (noun) holiday, day off
/ どようび - (noun/adverb) Saturday
Kunyomi: むね
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert
Mnemonics
The purpose of a
spoon
is to feed you delicious things every
day
.
Written by: gillianfaith
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The gist of what she{シ} said was, you might{うまい} find delicious things on your
spoon
when the
sun
shines on the moon eh{むね}.
Written by: Anonymous123
You know when the food is DELICIOUS when you wanna
SPOON
it all
DAY
every
DAY
.
Written by: Abnormalise
Spoon
/ヒ→シ
sweet
delicious food into your mouth with relish like the clever tasting expert you purport to be.

Alternatively, the
spoon
of the
day
amuse-bouche is pretty tasty.

Basis of the phonetic series (*kjiʔ)
You don't need a
spoon
to eat this delicious
sandwich
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
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/ むね - (noun) principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar; purport, gist, drift, meaning; instructions, orders, intention, wishes
その / そのむね - (noun) (words to) that effect
/ ようし - (noun) (main) point, gist, key points, essentials, substance, summary, outline, abstract
/ しゅし - (noun) meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect; goal, intent, object, aim, point
/ しゅし - (noun) meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: コン
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
descendants, elder brother, insect
Mnemonics
Grandparents like to sit in the
sun
and
compare
how great their descendants {grandkids} are.
Written by: こはく
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There are more insects
compared
to any living thing *under* the
sun
.
Written by: lightmotif
The
day
i learned that descendants were being
compared
to insects via this kanji really CONfused {コン} me. I thought that this kanji's meaning was really mixed up {}, but in a less wet way.
Grandparents spend all
DAY
COMPARING
photos of their DESCENDANTS whist sunbathing under the
SUN
, one of them likes to eat こんぶ, and another collects こんちゅう, which one is better hmm?
Written by: Abnormalise
Originally the
head
and
feet
of an insect. Now means older brother: the whole insect; or descendants: just the feet. Component in , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
Compared
to the
sun
we are just insects. Don't let my older brother or his descendants try to convince{コン} you otherwise.
Written by: Anonymous123
Insects are
comparing
their pineコンes under the sun
.
Written by: ソンヌ
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/ こんちゅう - (noun) insect, bug
/ こんぶ - (noun) kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica), konbu, kelp, any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
/ いこんちゅうがく - (noun) medical entomology
/ しおこんぶ - (noun) {food} thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
/ こうこん - (noun) grandchildren, posterity
Kunyomi: とな.える
Onyomi: ショウ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: くちへん
Radical
chant, recite, call upon, yell
Mnemonics
A
mouth
chanting to the
2 suns
Written by: Nicolas2
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A
mouth
chants to call for a
prosperous
/ショウ outcome.
I'll show {ショウ} you that the
sun is small
or the
sun is big
depending on the tone {とな} of the chant that comes from my
mouth
Written by: Anonymous123
The
choirmaster
is making two kids sing a CHANT
but they are only
waggling tongues
in their mouths. HA!
Written by: Abnormalise
mouth
wagging tongue in mouth
{speaking}
sunlight
= chanting
Written by: Harly
He performs a chant by
mouth
for
two days
Written by: Xerosse
**Dona** opens her
mouth
chants to the two
bright
suns
saying "**SHOW** ME THE LIGHT"
Written by: ニュちゃん
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/ とないかた - (noun) method of chanting
/ がっしょう - (noun/する verb) singing together, singing in union, chorus; ensemble singing, choral singing, chorus
/ しゅしょう - (noun/する verb) advocacy, promotion
/ がっしょうだん - (noun) chorus group, choir
/ ていしょう - (noun/する verb) advocacy, proposal
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ショウ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
sparkle, clear, crystal
Mnemonics
SHOW me a crystal as bright as three
sun
s
put together.
Written by: Karlla
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The
sun
sparkles through each corner of the crystal prism.
Written by: lightmotif
Three suns
are used to mean something is sparkling with flickering lights.
Written by: non0230
Crystals sparkle when the
light
bounces off from many different directions {imagine the three sun radicals as sunlight bouncing off of three different facets of a crystal}.
Written by: こはく
Three suns
, far away, as stars, sparkle
Written by: Harly
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/ けっしょう - (noun/する verb) crystal, crystallization, crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
/ えきしょう - (noun) liquid crystal
/ かしょう - (noun) {mineralogy} pseudomorph
/ きょうしょう - (noun) eutectic point, lowest melting point
/ はんとうかがたえきしょう - (noun) semi-transmissive liquid crystal
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: キュウ
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
Mnemonics
Once
there was a
day
when...
Written by: MuMe
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In the old days, we used to queue {キュウ} up for
rod
day
.
Written by: Anonymous123
I'll see my old friend again
one
day
.
Written by:
Something that is old is the thing that
stood
there through lots of
day
.
Written by: non0230
Via : in the old days, when even the wise old owls were
legless babes
/キュウ←.
One
day
you'll be 90/KYUUjuu years old/FURUI too and reminisce about the good old times and how it all began/MOTO.
Written by: レイん|レナ
Old times, 18
years ago. Or maybe 9... {キュウ - )
Written by: Perwoll
On the last
day
of the year, symbolically the old year is depicted as an old man with a
cane
. The new year is depicted as a CUTE {キュウ} baby. People gather and toast old friends and talk about old times as they prepare to bring in the new year.
To be formerly known as something else, is to have had a different name
before
a certain
day
Written by:
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/ ふっきゅう - (noun/する verb) restoration, restitution, rehabilitation
/ きゅうち - (noun) old friend, old acquaintance
/ しんきゅう - (noun) new and old, incoming and outgoing
/ きゅうせい - (noun) old system, old order
/ きゅうせい - (noun) one's original family name, maiden name
Kunyomi: はや.い, はや.まる, はや.める
Onyomi: ソウ
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
early, fast
Mnemonics
It's so early; There's still
ten
minutes left for the
sun
to rise.
Written by: Mystery4869
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A: There's still
ten
minutes left for the
sun
to rise!
B: SOOO? {そう}
A: HYAH {はや} ... come on, let me sleep!
Written by: BambiIcedTea
The
sun
will quickly
cross
the horizon when it is early.
Written by: lightmotif
Hiya はや! You're up so ソウ early, the
sun
won't be out for another
ten
minutes.
Written by: Wolfenspace
Get up early and be fast if you want to watch the
sun
rising
at
dawn
.
Written by: ヒァン
The
sun
rises
above the
horizon
early in the day; to see it rising, you need to wake up and get ready fast.
Written by:
If you're up before the
sun
reaches
ten
o'clock, you're up early.
Written by: あいりー
The
sun
is just rising over the
horizon
, early in the day
Written by: Sealingpizza
So, there's an ancient chinese character for grass/plant that I'm not going to try to put in here. Basically
sun
on
grass
--> in the early day or whatever.
Written by: Harly
To go Fast and arrive Early the driver wears his
helmet
and reaches for the
wheel
Written by: cole0
Ai-yai!/はやい!It's soo/そうearly! I get up before the
sun
and do
ten
fast jumping jacks.
Written by: キラキラキリン
This kanji looks like a spinning top that spins early, fast for
ten
days
straight
Written by: エルシャナ
"Hiya"「HAYA はや」, *early* bird! You got up "so"「SO ソウ」*fast*, the
sun
won't be out for another
ten
minutes!
HEY, YA【はや】gotta think fast in o-block; get up soon as the
sun
's
in the sky, at least before
ten
.
SOSA【ソウ、サッ】taught me that.
Written by: ゾンベカ
A
person
wearing
sunglasses
quickly opened his arms to protect his friend.
Written by: Pharmacia
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く / はやく - (adverb) early, soon
め / はやめ - (adjective) early, a little earlier than usual
/ はやくち - (noun) fast-talking, rapid talking
/ そうしゅん - (noun) early spring
い / はやい - (Adjective/-い) early, soon, earlier than usual; premature, too soon, too early; easy, simple, quick, fast; as soon as ..., the moment ..., the instant ...
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: タン, ダン
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
daybreak, dawn, morning
Mnemonics
At dawn the
sun
rises over the
horizon line
.
Written by: Karlla
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Morning is the
starting point
of the
day
Written by: Hexador
Dan {ダン} says you can't get a tan {タン} at daybreak. You have to wait until the
sun
is much higher above the
horizon
.
The
sun
is rising from the
horizon
at dawn.
Written by: non0230
"Dan"「DAN ダン」wakes up early each "morning = あさ"「ASA あさ」to see the
sun
come over the
horizon
at *daybreak*.
You must be on another planet if there is more than
one
sun
in the morning.
Written by: nexx
The Nightbreak-Dawn starts
when the
Sun
rises above the
Horizon
.
Written by: Abnormalise
the break of dawn: the
sun
rising above the
horizon
Written by: シヴィ・エンビ
Dan{ダン} got a tan{タン} by getting up at daybreak and spending
one
full day under the
sun
.
Written by: Anonymous123
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/ いったん - (adverb) once; for a short time, briefly, temporarily; {n} {arch} one morning
/ がんたん - (noun) {col} New Year's Day; New Year's morning, morning of New Year's Day (orig. meaning)
/ だんな - (noun) master (of a house, shop, etc.); {fam} husband; sir, boss, master, governor (used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status); patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy; {Buddh} alms, almsgiving, almsgiver
/ もとだんな - (noun) ex-husband, former husband
/ じんぶつげったん - (noun) {yoji} character sketch, comments on personalities
Kunyomi: しろ, しら-, しろ.い
Onyomi: ハク
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: しろ
Radical
white
Mnemonics
Glints
of light from the
sun
are pure white.
Written by: gillianfaith
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A
carton
of white
milk
.
Written by: ヒァン
In Spirited Away, Chihiro recognized "Haku"「HAKU ハク」when "she rode"「SHIRO しろ」on his back. When she spoke his true name, the
scales
on his *white* body flew away, glistening like the
sun
.
Look at the white
HAWK
's {ハク} SHEER {しろ} power as it plunges in front of the
sun
.
Written by: マイケルミラー
A white hawk {ハク}
swoops
down from the
sun
.
God, with a magical
brush
, painted the
day
sky, transforming it to white, starting from zero{shiro}.
Written by: なないで
The
ray of light
coming off of the
sun
is white, as it contains all visible spectrums of light.
Written by:
Dip a
brush
into
white paint
Written by: Catogato
How could ハク she read what she wro-te しろ when she wrote it with a
white marker
on
white paper
?
Written by: Wolfenspace
the
sun kanji
is now a drink with a
drop
spilling out. what's inside is probably white.
Written by: choco!! (チョコ)
Every
day
there is white
noise on the television. I wonder if it gets better if i wiggle its little antenna.
Written by: Takomocha
There is
no
white
sun
in the entire galaxy.
Possibly depicts an acorn with
white
flesh.
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/ しろ - (noun) white; innocence, innocent person; blank space; {go} white stone; {mahj} white dragon tile; {food} skewered grilled pig intestine
ける / しらける - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/intransitive) to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.), to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere), to become subdued, to turn sour, to become unamused, to become bored, to become apathetic; to turn white, to fade (to white), to grow light (at dawn)
/ まっしろ - (Adjective/-な) pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
/ こくはく - (noun/する verb) confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.), admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with), declaration of love; {Christn} profession (of faith); {Christn} confession (of sins)
い / しろい - (Adjective/-い) white
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}.
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
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
The
race
about all humans, black and
white
, the Olympics are coming!
Written by: ルイス
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
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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: みず
Onyomi: スイ
Stroke count: 4
Radical name: みず
Radical
water
Mnemonics
you will create
splashes
when you dip a feathered
stick
in water
Written by: ドみにく
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If you were to squeeze a river , the river would bunch up , and the water would pour out of the river.
Written by: かわうそ
Leaky
water
pipe
.
Written by: ヒァン
The kanji for
*water*
is easy to remember if you have seen the kanji for ice at kakigōri shaved ice stands at festivals. Kakigōri is made with "mizuame"「MIZU みず」, or '*water* candy' syrup. Also, "suika"「SUI スイ」is *water*melon, as well as the name of the Japanese train pass card.
I'd love to meet you みず down by the water for a swi-m スイ later. I'll bring my
surfboard
if the
waves
are good.
Written by: Wolfenspace
SUIKA スイ🍉 is mostly just water
—hence the name.
The water character is originally from one larger
line
and four smaller
splashes
of water. Really descriptive if you asked me.
Written by: non0230
Sui
cune
is a water-type Pokémon!
Written by: クダリ
Water
splashes
on the
boat
I may as well suim
Written by: リアンカ
In the lively sushi restaurant, I ordered a refreshing glass of mizu while enjoying delicious fish dishes, as a person named Sui ventured to the aquarium, attempting to catch a vibrant
fish
with a tempting
bait
.
Written by: なないで
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/ みず - (noun) water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid; flood, floodwaters; {sumo} water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; {sumo} break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
/ きよみずでら - (noun) temple in Kyoto
/ すいようび - (noun/adverb) Wednesday
/ すいえい - (noun/する verb) swimming
/ すいどう - (noun) water supply, water service, waterworks, tap water; channel, strait; water course, waterway
Kunyomi: いずみ
Onyomi: セン
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: みず
Radical
spring, fountain
Mnemonics
Pure,
white
crested
water
poured out of the spring.
Written by: Karlla
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The source of the river we went
white
water
rafting in was a thousand {セン} springs. It was recommended on Bob Izumi's {いずみ} Real Fishing show.
Written by: Anonymous123
Etymology:
Originally depicted
water
seeping out of a
crack
in a
cave wall
— a spring, with the water stream later becoming
and the cracked wall turning into
.

Mnemonics:
• A spring is a source of pure /-> white / water . SENsational {せん}! ИЗУМИтельно {いずみ}!
• {いずみ}「IZUMI 」is a kanji with a water radical, and so IS「UMI 」!

/Sorry about the Russian mix-in, it’s easier for me to find associations there sometimes/
In that meadow
you will find the source
of the thermal spring
.
White
steam can be seen above the
water
. This kanji IS A MEme {いずみ} that makes sense {セン}.
The
white
water
was found in the spring
Written by: チェイスです
The
water
/みず→み that boils /せん out ず/いず from the spring いずみ is frothy
white
.
You can't go
white
water
rafting in a spring.
Written by: lightmotif
The
water
coming from the fountain was as pure as
white
Written by: スタチク
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/ いずみ - (noun) spring, fountain
チルドレン / こいずみチルドレン - (noun) {col} the 83 new LDP members of parliament elected in the Sept. 2005 general election, children of (Junichiro) Koizumi
/ おんせん - (noun) hot spring; onsen, hot spring resort, hot spring spa
/ げんせん - (noun) source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.), origin, wellspring
/ げんせん - (noun) source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.), origin, wellspring
Kunyomi: こおり,
Onyomi: ヒョウ
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: みず
Radical
icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal
Mnemonics
He observed {ヒョウ} that the
drops
of
water
had formed icicles in the corridor {こおり}.
Written by: Anonymous123
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Ice is
water
that got too cold and fell into a coma/
comma
. Line up your comma so it almost makes a ラ.
Written by: lightmotif
The
water
has turned
solid
, like an Ice cube
Written by: オニヴェル
Water
that froze, condensing into a
block
is ice.
Written by: non0230
Via : A reinterpretation of , the ancient character for ice crystals, that emphasizes that ice is a
form
of
water
.
Readings: ヒョウ resembles the English word HOAR, as in hoarfrost. こおり is a nominalization of る “to freeze.”
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/ こおり - (noun) ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
/ ひさめ - (noun) hail, sleet; chilly rain, freezing rain
/ ひょうざん - (noun) iceberg
り / こおりすべり - (noun) ice skating
け / こおりづけ - (noun) being frozen in ice
Kunyomi: なが.い
Onyomi: エイ
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: みず
Radical
eternity, long, lengthy
Mnemonics
A
drop
of
water
will last for eternity /EIternity
Written by: Seraseth
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Forever is a long {ながい} time to go without even a
single drop
of
water
eh {エイ}.
Written by: Anonymous123
It takes but
one DROP
from
the most special
WATER
:
the fountain of youth
*and it is written in a special way to with
an extra horizontal line on the top*
to live for an ETERNITY.
Written by: Abnormalise
If you take the number "8' {エイ} and turn it on its side, it becomes the symbol for "infinity" which is to space what eternity is to time. And eternity is a very long {な.がい} time.
Life for us may be a
dot
in time and neither long or lengthy, but
water
will last for eternity.
Written by: Seanyくんです
Seemed like an eternity for that
drop
of
water
to take it's long fall.
Written by: ニュちゃん
Originally an image of a long and winding
river
, now it just means long.
Written by: non0230
Water
with a
dot
will flow for all eternity.
Written by: espiacent
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き / ながつづき - (noun/intransitive) lasting long, continuation, keeping at (something), sticking to (something)
/ ながねん - (noun) long time, many years
/ えいえん - (Noun/な-adjective) eternity, perpetuity, permanence, immortality
/ えいきゅう - (Adjective/-な) eternity, permanence, perpetuity; {hist} Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
/ えいたい - (noun) permanence, eternity
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
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
To someone who cannot swim, a swimmer must seem to stay in the
water
for an extremely
lengthy
/エイ period of time.
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
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*.
-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
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/ およぎかた - (noun) way of swimming
がせ / およがせそうさ - (noun) controlled delivery, arm's-length surveillance
/ すいえい - (noun/する verb) swimming
/ きょうえい - (noun/する verb) competitive swimming, swimming race
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: と.める, と.まる
Onyomi: ハク
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
overnight stay, put up at, ride at anchor
Mnemonics
I want to stay at a hotel with fresh
water
and clean
white
/ハク sheets.
comes from mooring in the water
under a white moon
. It can also be remembered as riding out a storm at anchor in a sheltered bay
with a white
sand beach.
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Staying at a hotel with
white
hot spring
water
bath.
Written by: Leti
I love this beach photo where you HUG ハク each other. Such clear
water
and
white
sand! It's from your overnight stay in Okinawa, isn't it? ⛱️
koHAKU stops/tomaru and stays at the inn with the hot
water
and clean
white
towels.
Written by: レイん|レナ
Make the
white
devils spend the night in a
wet
puddle.
Written by: ソンヌ
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まり / おとまりかい - (noun) sleepover, slumber party
まり / おとまりほいく - (noun) nursery school sleepover, one night sleepover at school in summer vacation of last year of nursery school
宿 / しゅくはく - (noun/する verb) accommodation, lodging
まる / とまる - (Godan verb - る (ます = stem+ります)/intransitive) to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked, to be berthed, to be moored
まる / みなとにとまる - (expression) to stay in port
Kunyomi: しる
Onyomi: ジュウ
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
soup, juice, broth, sap, gravy, pus
Mnemonics
The best SOUPS are made with
WATER

and
TEN
different ingredients.
Written by: Abnormalise
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If you pierce a tree with a
needle
the sap will
drip
out.
Written by: Karlla
Soup and juice are a mixture of
water
and
other ingredients
.
Written by: non0230
She routinely {しる} served us
watery
soup and juice{ジュウ} at
ten
.
Written by: Anonymous123
Related vocabulary
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/ みそしる - (noun) miso soup
/ しる - (noun) juice, sap; soup, broth
/ かじゅう - (noun) fruit juice
/ にゅうじゅうろうしゅつ - (noun) galactorrhea
みそ / みそしる - (noun) miso soup
Kunyomi: ま.じる, ま.ざる, ま.ぜる, こ.む
Onyomi: コン
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
mix, blend, confuse
Mnemonics
A confused MAn {ま} spent all
day
KONparing
{こ(む)・コン} which
spoon
is best for mixing/stirring
liquids
.
Written by: quickMaffs44
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This looks like a hand-held blender used to mix ingredients.
You have water squirting around
and the rest looks like the body of the blender
and the two ladles it spins to mix things
Written by: Bison115
In
Japan
, they don't use
spoons
to mix the ingredients or to eat, they use
chopsticks
. Don't worry, you'll get used to them
one
day.
Written by: イマンちゃん。
Blend
water
into
big brother’s
/コン drink to dilute the mix and maybe confuse him.
His ma {ま} was in the
sun
too long and got confused, when she mixed the concrete {コン}. The blend was very
watery
when
compared
to the rest.
Written by: Anonymous123
Mix
water
with a blend of
insects
*コン* for a magic *ま.じる* potion that confuses the drinker - and per the TV trope, leads to overall chaos
Written by: ピースニック
I did
sweat
the
whole day
but I could not figure out the difference between those
two people
.
Written by: Gjfj
God uses two
spoons
to mix
water
and
sun
to create the world
Written by:
Mix the
insect
s in a bowl with
water
and some pineコンes, for some free and fun soup!
Written by: ソンヌ
Related vocabulary
わす / まぜあわす - (す verb/transitive) to mix together, to blend, to compound
ざりう / まざりあう - (noun) to be mixed together, to be blended, to intermingle, to commingle
ざり / まざりもの - (noun) impurity
う / こみあう - (Godan verb - う/intransitive) to be crowded, to be packed, to be jammed
/ こんらん - (noun/する verb) disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem
Kunyomi: くら.べる
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 4
Radical name: ならびひ,くらべる
Radical
compare, race, ratio, Philippines
Mnemonics
HE's comparing one
spoon
to another
spoon
.
Written by: Karlla
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While visiting the Phillippines HI brought his own
spoons
and a KARAf for his BEeRU. Since the
spoons
in the hotel where to small compared to home.
Written by: ジェン~1984
HI’s comparing the two
heels
Compare the pairless shoes until you have a HIT ヒ. Then use the
small
or
big shoe spoon
to put them on.
Two
kids sitting the same way
to compare their body shapes- HI has a bigger leg to body ratio
on the right
. They're having a KU RAce to see who grows fastest.
Let's compare our
two
spoons
and see which is bigger!
Written by:
Compare these
two
characters
. The onyomi is also ヒ.
Written by: Hexador
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/ くらべもの - (noun) comparison, something worthy of comparison
にならない / くらべものにならない - (Adjective/-い) cannot be compared (with), being no match (for)
/ ひかく - (noun/する verb) comparison
/ ひかくてき - (Adjective/-な) comparatively, relatively
べる / くらべる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to compare, to make a comparison; to compete, to vie
Kunyomi: こ.れ, こ.の, ここ
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: とめる,とめへん
Radical
this, current, next, coming, last, past
Mnemonics
Hey!
Stop
throwing this
spoon
on your brother!
Written by: イマンちゃん。
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This news made me
stop
in the middle of my meal and drop my
spoon
.
Written by: ソーサーペン
This is where this person
stops
/シ.
Person
is inverted, perhaps to indicate the suddenness of the stop, or maybe to point to the ground.
She {シ} said this
stop
is the
spoon
department.
Written by: Anonymous123
Even a
spoon
won't be able to
stop
this..
Written by: アリツ
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/ ここ - (noun) here, this place; this point, here, now; these past ... (e.g. three years), these last ... (followed by a duration noun); the next ... (e.g. few days), these next ... (followed by a duration noun)
/ このまえ - (adjective) the other day, previously, before, earlier, recently; {n} {adv} last time; {adj-no} last (Sunday, summer, etc.), previous (e.g. mayor, chapter), preceding
/ ここもと - (noun) {arch} here, this area, around here; {arch} I, me
/ しがん - (noun) {Buddh} this world, this life
の / この - (Pre-noun adjective) this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker); last (couple of years, etc.), these, past, this (in ref. to a stretch of time or date); you (as in "you liar") (emphatic, accusatory, insulting)
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