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Kunyomi: むかし
Onyomi: シャク, セキ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Mnemonics
Long ago, people would put
grasses
on the
ground
so they could be dried by the
sun
.
Written by: rtega
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Once upon a time... like
twenty
one
days
ago.
Written by: nexx
*Once upon a time*, there was a girl who "shocked"「SHAKU シャク」everyone by pranking the whole town for
twenty
廿
days
straight. What a "mook she"「MOOKASHI むかし」was!
Once upon a time, when the earth was new, the gods /かみ were always wreaking great deeds /わざ and calamities /わざわい regularly beset the planet. In the greatest calamity of all, a
flood
=
/シャク→セキ of grief smothered the
sun
=
, and the world turned dark, remaining that way until she could be tempted out of the cave where she had hidden herself away.
Sears glosses this as solstice-sacrifice from related showing meat 𠈌 being sacrificed at the sun’s nadir. Note the parallels to the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone. See also “dried meat” and “twelfth month” .
In either case, this is a story about the sun, so is the radical.

(*sjaːɡ)
セキ,シャク← /si̯ɛk̚/ ← *sjaːɡ
Drying
grass
in the
sun
to make thatch was
one
way they made roofs for their shacks {しゃく} in olden times.
In old times, people would dry
grass
on the
ground
by leaving it out under the
sun
Written by: Quixotic
learning that there were
21
suns
long ago {むかし} is always such a SHOCK {しゃく}!
Written by: ロールズ
The building is so old that many
days
passed and
grass
grew on
it
Written by: テレサ・Teresa
You’ve been playing
blackjack
in the
sun
since long ago.
Written by: Seraseth
You and your old-time friend, standing
together
on one
day
long ago.
Written by: Emmyちゅ
This may shock you シャク, but once upon a time I was
twenty-
one
years old. That was in the old
days
.
Written by: Jules.33
Once upon a time the hiragana
SE
ki was above the
sun
… at least until it was SHAKU off
Written by: あび007
Related vocabulary
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/ むかし - (noun/adverb) olden days, former, long ago
/ むかしばなし - (noun) old tale, folk tale, legend; reminiscence
/ こせき - (noun) ancient times
/ おうせき - (noun) ancient times
/ ひとむかし - (noun) an age (ago), a long time (ago), a decade (ago)
Kunyomi: かみ, かん, こう
Onyomi: シン, ジン
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: しめすへん
Radical
gods, mind, soul
Mnemonics
The gods are
honored
by the
shrine
Written by: ドみにく
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The character, Goku, in "Dragonball" is based on the
monkey
king from the Chinese classic, "Journey to the West", who was based on the Hindu
monkey
god , Hanuman. Interesting,
?
This
altar
is dedicated to the gods of
lightning
/シン, who are revered by the mind and feared by the soul.
and
are both lightnings. In the past, people thought when the thunderbolt was straight, god was furious, so the
straight lighting
became synonymous with god.

They later added
altar
to specifically have
for god and free up
so that it can be used for other thing as well.
Written by: non0230
The gods KAMI are pleased by the
humbling
of your mind and soul at the SHIN-to
JI-nja
Even if you KAN only GOU once a week...
The
cult
is
honored
to give their minds and souls to their gods.
Written by: ロニー88
While the sun god shin-ed「シン」, they came「かみ」to ask: "Can「かん」we stick
one rod
in the middle of the
rice fields
in
Ne
pal
?"
Written by: Vitor Conte
NEver hit a
god
at a Shinto シン shrine with a
fly swatter
because the かみ can かん jinx ジン your soul.
Written by: Jules.33
Your
spirit
should feel
humble
before a god’s spirit. You never really feel humble in front of anyone else, but if you meet a god's spirit… Well, you should probably lower yourself appropriately. Gods have powerful spirits.
Written by: しまうま
In DragonBall Z, the god Kami
has the honor
of using his mind to protect all souls on earth from evil
cults


This is the Kanji かみさま has on his outfit in DBZ!
Written by: Seanyくんです
Related vocabulary
/ かみさま - (noun) {hon} God, god; ace, king, superior person, god (amongst men)
/ かんぬし - (noun) Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
しい / こうごうしい - (Adjective/-い) divine, sublime, solemn
/ しんけい - (noun) {anat} nerve; nerves, sensitivity
/ じんじゃ - (noun) Shinto shrine
Kunyomi: はや.い, はや.まる, はや.める
Onyomi: ソウ, サッ
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
Hiya はや! You're up so ソウ early, the
sun
won't be out for another
ten
minutes.
Written by: Wolfenspace
The
sun
will quickly
cross
the horizon when it is early.
Written by: lightmotif
Get up early and be fast if you want to watch the
sun
rising
at
dawn
.
Written by: ヒァン
"Hiya"「HAYA はや」, *early* bird! You got up "so"「SO ソウ」*fast*, the
sun
won't be out for another
ten
minutes!
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
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
I was like
10
days
early. I'm really fast.
Written by: 【サラ☆】
Ten
in the
morning
is too early!
Written by: ちゃん
Early in the morning, the
sunflower
is fastly seeking the rays of the sun
Written by: ケンパチ
The
sun
will rise after
ten
minutes because it's still EARLY.
Written by: EmeraldSui
The
sun
is just rising over the
horizon
, early in the day
Written by: Sealingpizza
these past
ten
days
have gone by so fast
Written by: weirdkeichan
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
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
Related vocabulary
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
/ さっそく - (adverb) at once, immediately, without delay, promptly
Kunyomi: お.きる, お.こす, お.こる
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: そうにょう
Radical
rouse, wake up, get up
Mnemonics
I had a scary dream where I was
running
from
myself
. I woke up immediately.
Written by: Kylanoカイラーノ
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Get up
at two
and run
Written by: arafat
Nothing will WAKE you UP quite as much as finding a
SNAKE
in your bed. You will
RUN AWAY
like you've never run before!

*Primitive: Snake from RTK*
Written by: Abnormalise
I KEEp {き} having a nightmare where I
run
from
myself
. OH {お}, it makes me wake up every time!
Written by: BambiIcedTea
A scary dream occurred {お(こる)} where I was
running
from a
snake which was actually myself
and I was locked in a room without the key {キ}. I immediately woke up of course {お(こす)}.
Written by: quickMaffs44
Run
into
oneself
in a dream and you'll definitely wake up.
Written by: Seraseth
Wake
yourself
up
and
run
straight to work. You are late !
Written by: Hexador
Wake up
yourself
and
run
to school! You're late!
Written by: ルイス
For
self
improvement and so that I'll be more physically fit, I wake up
early in the morning and I
run
.
Written by: くん
Only animate objects, i.e., objects that
move
themselves
can get up.
Written by: ききな
When
I
wake up -okiru- I sit
on my bed
and
read a book
about -oko- because I refuse to get up.
Written by: ミリア♡
In Tekken if you find your
self
on the
ground
and you choose the wrong get up おきoption, they will win and キcharge at you. So you have to
run
it back to get even with them.
Written by: アグノス
You need
yourself
to wake up and
run
out of bed to get up.
Written by: げつ
personally
, I have to
run
a mile to wake up in the morning
Written by: StoneCuber
The hissing sound from the
snake
woke me up. I
ran
like crazy to get away from it!
Written by: ケンパチ
Be careful when
running
through the jungle, because you might wake up a sleeping
snake
by stepping on it. If you do, fight it off with your door *key*
Written by: Samurai_Ash
when I want to
run
from
myself
I sleep
Written by: Quixotic
To
run
when
you're kneeling
, you must first get up!
Written by: Emmyちゅ
Related vocabulary
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がる / おきあがる - (Godan verb - る (ます = stem+ります)/intransitive) to rise, to erect, to get up
がりこぼし / おきあがりこぼし - (noun) tumbler, self-righting doll
し / おきふし - (adverb/intransitive) rising and going to bed, daily life; {adv} all the time, constantly, whether awake or asleep
/ きしょう - (noun/する verb) rising (from one's bed), getting up, getting out of bed
きる / おきる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/intransitive) to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire); to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
Kunyomi: うし
Onyomi: ギュウ
Stroke count: 4
Radical name: うし
Radical
cow
Mnemonics
This cow
head
has
two ears
and
two horns with the right one broken off at the tip
Written by: ドみにく
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A cow flattened by a steam roller. Found on cartons of milk *ぎゅうにゅう*

Cow is basically noon plus a little *head* sticking up on top: Here's how to remember the difference:

The cow has a head that sticks up in the middle. Noon does not have a head because it is an abstract concept, not a physical animal with 8 nipples.
Written by: Samurai_Ash
At
noon
, the *cow* stretches its
head
out to eat grass. When people eat *cow*, they call it beef. The best beef in the world is "wagyu"「GYŪ ギュウ」, and a recent trend is to use it for "sushi"「USHI うし」!
Cows love being outside at
noon
to eat grass. But in addition to that, they also have little horns sticking out at the top.
Cute!
Written by: こガエル
Do not mistake HORSE
and COW
.
Remember that COWS have ^horns^.

**Primitive - when over another element, its tail is cut off
; when on the left
.
Written by: Abnormalise
The ox or cow is a
horned
UNGULATE→ギュウ with
four legs
. See also .
Not related phonetically to any other character, except possibly /ゴ← /ŋuoᵡ/ ← *ŋaːʔ … *ŋʷɯ → /ŋi̯ə̯u/ →ギュウ.

The Ox 宿 is the second of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise. Its primary asterism is six stars centered on the tail of Capricornus. Its determinative star is Dabih, the lucky star of the slaughterer.
A: WHO’S SHE {うし}?!
B: She’s the person who turns
cows
into GLUE {ぎゅう} …
Written by: BambiIcedTea
The
cows
in Japan don't say moo, they say -gyuu-!
They even have a
horn on top of them
!
Written by: ミリア♡
Pictogram: A bulls head. Which is the same as cow by species and by designation as “cattle” which also usually is the meaning as well.

The
body
legs
and the emphasized
horns
Written by: フバフバ
When I took the
cow
by the
horns
it tried to pUSHI me out of the KIUUb.
Written by: ジェン~1984
The cow is learning how to spell but can't even write ギ
. I think we're better off just turning her into ぎゅうにく
Written by: Séns
With the
sweep
丿
of its hair, the cow came in
second
place at the race to the banquet, only because the rat rode on its head to take the
number one
spot.
Written by: Vee2026
Related vocabulary
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/ うし - (noun) cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf; {food} beef
/ こうし - (noun) calf; small cow
/ ぎゅうにゅう - (noun) (cow's) milk
/ ぎゅうにく - (noun) beef
/ わぎゅう - (noun) Wagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle), Wagyu beef
使
Kunyomi: つか.う
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: にんべん
Radical
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Mnemonics
When a
person
is dealing with an
official
, it never hurts to use a little money.
Written by: マイコー
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Ambassador Shi {シ} is the
official
that
I
use to send on missions like this.
Written by: Anonymous123
Two cars {つか} pulled up to the front of the embassy, and a
person
, who is an
official
, was in one of them. She {シ} used Facebook Messenger to order someone to open her car door.
Written by: quickMaffs44
An
officer
is a
person
who's sent on a mission from the goverment.
Written by: P1ng23n4
An
official
person
,
SHE {シ} is an envoy among a hostile culture and uses a SCOWl {つかう} when on duty.
Written by: マイケルミラー
SHI/She is the
person
we send/tsukau as our messenger because her
words/mouth
cut/subdue
any
one
Written by: レイん|レナ
An ambassador / envoy / messenger is a
person
who is an
officer
that is used by the government.
Written by:
Ambassadors are
official
people
Written by: nexx
a
person
uses a
stick
to make himself a
meat
skewer... delicious
Written by:
As well as various tools are used by
people
as mediators for their actions,
officials
are used by governments as mediators for giving
people
orders.
Written by: ききな
People
use
officers
for keeping public order.
Written by: Pharmacia
A
high rank officer
sends a
man
on a mission.
Written by: non0230
A
person
and a
hand carrying a flag
. Carries a general sense of using something or bearing a message, especially in an official capacity.
Written by: Biev
THROUGH KAI つかい, who was
an official
of the church and was send on a mission to convert ppl, SHE found a new cause in her life.
I
'm glad it was of use to her.
Written by: ジェン~1984
When you need to send a messenger on a mission to speak with an ambassador for your cause you should order a
person
to go who has a big
mouth
and a tall
stature
Written by: Jules.33
Meet this
person
"SHE" シ is a "SCOU"t つか.う which is an
officer
to send on a mission or use.
It kind of looks like someone leaning out of a tent with binoculars!
Written by:
"We've decided to use you as a messenger because you have つかs {two cars}" the
official
told
me
Written by: Sashasocool
Ambassador SHI
is
the official
messenger
people
would send on missions. If it was an order, he would do anything and use any means necessary
Written by: Quixotic
A
person
uses government
officials
for services.
Written by: Veerdb
This
person
is an
officer
, シ has つかrs {two cars} that she uses to send someone on a mission. Who? The ambassador. Fow what cause? idk.
Written by: 【サラ☆】
SHE, a scout, used/sent on a mission an
eagle
messenger/envoy/ambassador to
the official
for their cause
Written by: Suoira
When you speak to a
person
who is
official
, you must use your language in a つ-per か-reful way.
They’re not wearing that hat and those huge glasses for nothing.
Or… maybe it’s just their strange fa-
-on?
Written by: mumei_
A good
leader
can put the
ground
's
history
to great use.
Written by: Seraseth
could see a
person
using a
stick
to teach
history
.
Written by: チェイスです
A
man
about to mount an
official's horse
to use it on his official mission.
Written by: Emmyちゅ
they had
nine
officers
go on a mission
Written by: weirdkeichan
That
person
uses つかう
secateurs
to trim
moustaches
around his
mouth
!!
Written by: Azuraphel
When a
person
is dealing with an
official
, like Sr Tsukau, it never hurts to use a litlle money.
Written by: ana-san
An ambassador is
an official
person
sent on a mission to a foreign country, where they are used as a messenger by their government.
Send an emissary. SHE 「シ」will SEEK OUT「つか.う」the
official
person
.
Written by: Tamulet
Trump
uses his position to send
officers
on a mission in Portland.
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
Your
mission is to put the
thread
through the
needle
Written by: FOXYPIRATEN
Related vocabulary
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使 / つかいみち - (noun) purpose, utility, objective; way to use something
使け / つかいわけ - (noun/する verb) proper use, using (different things) for different purposes
使 / たいしかん - (noun) embassy
使 / しよう - (noun/する verb) use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation
使う / つかう - (Godan verb - う/transitive) to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume; to use (language), to speak
Kunyomi: はたら.く
Onyomi: ドウ
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: にんべん
Radical
work, (kokuji)
Mnemonics
To work, a
person
needs the
strength
to lift
heavy
things.
Written by: gillianfaith
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That
person
has to
move
a lot for work.
Written by: lightmotif
That
person's
work involves
moving
hat racks {はたらく} to earn dough {ドウ}.
A
person
displaces
/ドウ a mass
through the application of force
, performing work.

(The work W done by a constant force of magnitude F on a point that moves a displacement s in a straight line in the same direction is the product W=

For example, if a force of 10 newtons acts along a point that travels 2 meters, then W = Fs = 10N×2m = 20J, approximately the amount of work done by lifting a 1kg weight over a person's head from the ground against the force of gravity.)
Work is "
heavy
man
power
". Heavy manpower
Written by:
A construction worker is a
person
who
moves
heavy stuff for their job.
Written by: チェイスです
A
person
moving
is work being done.
Written by:
Paving roads with hot tar はたら requires
people
who are
strong
, able to lift
heavy
equipment, and who don’t ドウ mind hard work.
Written by: Jules.33
they
moved
nine
things
Written by: weirdkeichan
True work is when
people
use their
strength
to
move
heavy
things
Written by: Veerdb
My daily work is to move disabled and
heavy
people
with all the
power
Written by: Baharley
Work involves using
force
and
motion
to displace
something
.
Written by:
A
man
busily working to
move
heavy objects with his strength.
Written by: Emmyちゅ
A
person
will
move
and work.
Written by: サクラガイ🌸
Il a
person
has
power
can work and hold
heavy
things
Written by: MarielaM
Thousands
of
people
leave their
village
homes to come WORK in the city. It takes a lot of
strength
to do so.
Written by: ニモ.ケモノ
That
person
needs to work
and that means he has to have the
power and strength
to carry those
heavy, nest of boxes
.
Written by: くん
Related vocabulary
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ける / はたらきかける - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive,intransitive) to work on (someone), to appeal to, to make approaches to, to pressure, to exert influence on, to seek action from; to begin to work
り / はたらきざかり - (noun) prime of one's working life
/ ろうどう - (noun/する verb) manual labor, manual labour, toil, work; {abbr} Labour Party
/ ろうどうとう - (noun) Labour Party, Labor Party
く / はたらく - (Godan verb - く/intransitive) to work, to labor, to labour; to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice; {ling} to be conjugated
Kunyomi: つら.なる, つら.ねる, つ.れる
Onyomi: レン
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: しんにょう,しんにゅう
Radical
take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
Mnemonics
Please take me along in your
car
next time you hit the
road
.
Written by: Karlla
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I'm going on the
road
with the gang in a rental {レン}
car
. I'll take you along if you promise not to sue {つ} me.
Written by: Anonymous123
Cars
are on the
road
. One car is on the front, leading. The next cars are following. They are connected like a very long line.
Written by: non0230
I decided not to take along both my
scooter
and
car
on vacation with me, and instead will just get a RENtal
Written by: Seraseth
We
moved
towards the
car
when mom said "take レン with you".
Written by: チェイスです
If you help me connect the
car
and the
scooter
I'll take you along
Written by: PandoraVakarian
My friend agreed to me to be her plus one at the party for gang leader Sue つ . I could not take along my
scooter
, so have rented レン a
car
for the occasion. It is the hardest clique to join.
Written by: Kabocha7
Ideogram: When you lead or take along a party or clique it’s like they join your band-
wagon
and
move
connected to you.

As a phonetic component in: レン.

However all in the phonetic series are not Jōyō.
Written by: フバフバ
I put a side-
car
on my
scooter
, now I can take along a passenger.
But yeah, it's a ren.tal レン
Written by: ケンパチ
Take me along in your
car
when you hit the
road
so that we can connect.
Written by: クリス
Imagine
cars
lined up on a
flatbed
, connected in a line being taken along to the plant.
Written by: Emmyちゅ
Please take me along and let me join the gang next time you hit the
road
in your
car
. I want to go too つ!
Written by: Jules.33
When you travel the
road
by
car
, it will take/lead you far. You took a car so that your clothes won't be rent (レン) from travelling.
Written by: かわうそ
The
car
is parked on the
street
Written by: Govind
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/ むつらぼし - (noun) {astron} The Pleiades
れてく / つれていく - (Godan verb - く/transitive) to take (someone to a place), to take (someone) with one, to take along, to lead away
/ れんらく - (noun/する verb) contacting, (making) contact, getting in touch, communication, correspondence, call, message; connection (with a train, bus, etc.), joining (a railway line, etc.), meeting; {form} connection (between matters, incidents, etc.), relation, link
る / つれさる - (Godan verb - る (ます = stem+ります)/transitive) to take (someone) away, to carry off, to abduct, to kidnap
れてる / つれてくる - (くる verb) to bring someone along
Kunyomi: わか.れる
Onyomi: ベツ
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: りっとう
Radical
separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
Mnemonics
The hero uses a
sword
to separate the
wrapping
from the hostage's
mouth
Written by: Catbag
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separate the
bones
with a
knife
Written by: ドみにく
I "bet you"「BETSU ベツ」can't *separate* the
bones
with a
knife
before you give up and "walk away" to your "room"「WAKARERU わか.れる」.
I BET U *べつ that if you don't
wrap it up
and shut your
mouth
you get another WAK At your REar RUmp with a branch off two specially cut
twiggs
at two seperate occasions.
Written by: ジェン~1984
The
mouth
already has a
sword
, but that’s not good enough. He needs another, a separate
knife
in addition to the sword, an extra made specially for him. Heavens to BETSY→ベツ.

Originally written , then the left side was replaced by , a stylization of , but with an independent etymology, cognate to /レツ← /li̯ɛt̚/ ← *red … *preːd … *bred → /bʱi̯ɛt̚/→べち→ベツ.

Since isn’t really a sword, be careful not to let the fourth and fifth strokes cross. is a variant used in China and is not used in Japanese.

(*pred, *bred)
ベツ←べつ, へつ← /bʱi̯ɛt̚/, /pi̯ɛt̚/ ← *pred, *bred
I BET YOU {べつ} can’t use a
sword
to separate the
wrapping
from his
mouth
.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
Looks like a
person
holding a branch specifically at the point where the
two
parts
diverge / fork / branch off, to break it into two seperate sticks, turning the extra one into another walking stick.
Written by:
A
mouth
in
prison
, separated from its' owner with a
knife
Written by: hyperbolic_knight
Imagine a
bone
being
chopped
up and separated.
Written by: Emmyちゅ
Ideogram: “bone” + “knife”. Cutting bone and flesh.

You use a
knife
to separate
bone
and flesh.
Written by: フバフバ
A
samurai
running after his
sword
. This katana is special, because it thinks it is a fork. Thus it always separates from the samurai and runs to the nearest restaurant. And because the samurai never carries another or extra sword, he must run after it before it diverges too much.
Written by: ロキムシち
Use a
sword
to separate the
mouth
from its
enclosure
. { The
head
from the
body
}.
Written by: コエル
Depending on the type of
hostage
I'm holding, I'm using separate weapons: either a
wakizashi わか.れる or a katana
, I bet ベツ you do the same
: 2 swords with different length, thus wakizashi or katana
hostage =
bound
mouth
Written by: ケンパチ
In the butchering competition, the butchers on the stage separate meat from the
bones
with
knives
as quickly as possible. The audience can place BETS ベツ on who is the quickest.
Eating etiquette is especially important in restaurants, so I'll give you an extra lesson: Use the
knife
to seperate a bite sized piece from your food. Use the fork to put it into your
mouth
.
Wrap
your lips around the food and then gently pull out the fork. Chew and swallow before taking another bite.
BET YOU {べつ} can't separate the
parts
of this kanji from one another by WACKing {わか} them.
If you
say
another word I bet you/BETSU I'll whack/WAKEru you with my
katana
and separate that
head
from your
body
.
Written by: レイん|レナ
Seperate the
mouth
from the
wrapper
by
knife
Written by: Veerdb
Related vocabulary
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/ わかれめ - (noun) fork, junction, parting of the ways; turning point
うはれのめ / あうはわかれのはじめ - (expression) {proverb} we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
/ とくべつ - (Adjective/-な) special, particular, extraordinary, exceptional, especial
/ くべつ - (noun/する verb) distinction, differentiation, discrimination, difference
に / べつに - (adverb) (not) particularly, (not) especially, (not) specially (with neg. sentence); separately, apart, additionally, extra
Kunyomi: たび
Onyomi: , タク,
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: まだれ
Radical
广
degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude
Mnemonics
When it is
twenty
廿
degrees, I can sit on a
stool
under the
cliff
广
for a long time.
Written by: サマヒラ
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When it is
twenty
廿
degrees
again
, what I can DO {ど} is sit under a
cliff
广
and TAKE {たく} my time.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
Again
? It's the
twentieth
廿
occurence of a
dotted cliff
广
now !
Written by: スキス イス
I tried to jump from a
cliff
广
twenty
廿
times
, but I don't die... Maybe I should try
again
Written by: Lunabreao18
Throwing
rocks
/ジャク← /d͡ʑiᴇk̚/← *djaɡ →/dɑk̚/ →ド, タク, ト by
hand
to measure degrees of elevation. You can do this with trigonometry by throwing with certain attitude if you consider the time it takes the rock to arc back to the ground.

was corrupted into ⿸广廿, making 广 the radical. A similar transformation underlies and . Remember the radical by throwing rocks from a cliff.
The "otaku"「TAKU タク」sat under a
cliff
广
in the snow to keep warm. It was
twenty
廿
*degrees* Fahrenheit
again
, and he didn't learn his lesson the last *time*. Every *occurance* like this, he thinks his "tabi"「TABI たび」socks will protect his feet, but they freeze like pizza "dough"「DO ド」in the freezer!
I used my
hands
to measure the
cliff's slope
. It was
twenty
degrees from the
vertical
.
Written by: ドみにく
Originally Ideogrammatic Phono-semantic compound: phonetic “ド” semantic “hand”.

Originally “stone” and “hand”, as throwing one can show the progression of an occurence.

It will be
twenty
廿
times in the
house on the cliff
广
before I think about using my
hand
like that again or to any similar degree.

This is different from in the sense this counter has the connotation of “progression” esp without expectation, this is why although both もう/もう mean the same the first sounds rude or childish. This probably is due to the cyclical nature of the first and the progressive nature of the second. In english, this is like saying, “Give me x {and I know you will}” and “Give me x {If it alright}”
Written by: フバフバ
It's
twenty
廿
degrees under that
canopy
广
, but I found that tabby {たび} cat, under there
again
eating mini donuts {ド}. I'm starting to lose count of the number of times that has occurred.
Written by: Anonymous123
Measuring {DO}grees, the
thermostat reads 20 C
廿
in the
house
.
广
It adjusts
again, and again
over time and as occurences dictate. The marks go {taku, taku}
Written by: SaltyCogs
In order ta be たび the best I needed to tackle タク the
cliff
.
广
But after I failed to ト do ド it
20
廿
times to varying degrees I
nu
it was time たい to consider a new challenge with a positive attitude.
Written by: Jules.33
The
thermometer
on the
cliff
indicated
20
廿
degrees.
Well... I guess I'll just sit on my
stool
, I'm fine at there!

From japanese.stackexchange.com:
can be used for counting degrees in angles and temperature whereas cannot.
is more often used for rounds and revolutions whereas is not used.

To be explicit, the dictionary{midori} categorises their use as the following:

- Degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences
- times, rounds, games, revolutions.
Written by: ケンパチ
and
I'll use
广
+
廿
as
20 feet climbing route
, the dot at the top being where the rope is clipped.

I tried to climb the 20 feet route
again
and
again
, but now matter how many times I try, I'm unable to climb it.
Written by: ケンパチ
For a full rotation of 360 degree the lamp on the
lighthouse
does steps of
20
degrees
again
and again. This is a happenstance you can count.
Written by: Xilmi
A
hand
piling coal into a
stove
under the
cliff
to raise the temperature a few degrees.
Written by: Emmyちゅ
The occurrence happened when
twenty
廿
wild geese
again
flew off the
cliff
广
.
Written by:
A weird occurence is when a
dotted cliff
has
twenty
hands
hanging below it
Written by: ニムエ
On each occurrence using the
Bunsen burner
it is 100 degrees. Do ド not take たく the
beaker
廿
off with your toe と or you’ll burn!
Written by: リアンカ
A cliff with a spike
广
is more than
20
廿
degrees. I am measuring it
again and again
.
Written by: AidanRyota
the
bull
廿
has
again
climbed the
cliff
广
an other time
Written by:
Under a
dotted cliff
广
, where a dot
.
dropped on a
cliff
,
twenty
廿
bags of Do{ド}ritos appear
again
and again is a strange occurrence
Written by: バリエル
It's
20
廿
degrees
again
in this
cliff
广
Written by: Veerdb
A
yurt's
stool
is always placed at certain
degrees
. The degrees change depending on specific
occurrences
.
Written by: しまうま
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/ たび - (noun) time (three times, each time, etc.), times
/ こんど - (noun/adverb) this time, now; next time, another time, shortly, soon; recently, lately, the other day
/ したく - (noun/する verb) preparation, arrangements
/ きっと - (adverb) {on-mim} surely, undoubtedly, almost certainly, most likely (e.g. 90 percent); {on-mim} having no slack, rigid, stiff, tight; {on-mim} {arch} suddenly, abruptly, instantly
/ おんど - (noun) temperature
Kunyomi: あか, あか.い, あか.らむ, あか.らめる
Onyomi: セキ, シャク
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: あか
Radical
red
Mnemonics
That poor man! All you can see are his
legs
and red
sparks
flying off of him. He covered himself in
dirt
to try and put the fire out.
Written by: マイコー
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A
man
dancing by a red
campfire
.
Written by: ネコダ
Red
magma
about to
erupt
from under the
ground
.
Written by: ヒァン
A CAR {あか} that is SEXY {せき} is always a
red
one.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
The red
cross
needs
yeti
/エキ→セキ,ヤク→シャク blood yet again!
Supposedly, this is a big man who turned red from sitting next to a fire . You can’t see either of those characters or use them as a radical because they’ve melted together.

(*kʰljaɡ)
セキ← /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛk̚/ ← *kʰljaɡ
if you have some
clay
and
burn
it you get red brick
Written by: サイノ
Originally 𤆍, from burning
a person standing
with
fire
until his flesh was giving off red, I understand ancient history can sometimes be disturbing.
Written by: non0230
The red sun sets behind the
horizon
again
.
Written by: ソーサーペン
A
plant
with some funny red
roots
!
Written by: Emmyちゅ
Please wait a "second"「SEKI セキ」... "I can't"「AKA あか」find my *red*
stockings
and
gloves
to keep me from getting covered in
dirt
.
A
man
is
bleeding
red
Written by: Catogato
The new student nervously introduced himself. He turned red {あか(い)}, and ran out of the room in 1 second {セキ}. He was so fast that he caught on
fire
so he covered himself in
dirt
and stuck his
legs
under the ground.
Written by: quickMaffs44
The red
soil
had four lines carved into it. When I noticed it I screamed « Ak! » あか, since it made me think of lines a cat scratched into my favorite seat セキ.
Written by: シーピベリ
He was stabbed with a *dagger*, in AKAkusa...and
little drops
of RED blood dropped to the
ground
Written by: Samurai_Ash
Red blood
dripped
on the
ground
after the man was cut with a
knife
>
Written by: Quixotic
Related vocabulary
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い / あかい - (Adjective/-い) red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion; {col} Red, communist
い / ひとのはなはあかい - (expression) {proverb} the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, other people's flowers are redder
い / となりのはなはあかい - (expression) {proverb} the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, the neighbour's flowers are redder
ちゃん / あかちゃん - (noun) baby, infant
/ あか - (noun) red, crimson, scarlet; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); {col} Red (i.e. communist); {abbr} red light (traffic); {abbr} red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading), (in) the red; {adj-no} complete, total, perfect, obvious; {abbr} copper; {hanaf} {abbr} red 5-point card
Kunyomi: あお, あお.い
Onyomi: セイ, ショウ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: あお
Radical
blue, green
Mnemonics
once in a blue
moon
do i remember to water my
plants
Written by: ドみにく
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The
moon
really brings
life
to the blue
ocean.
Written by: Kylanoカイラーノ
They say {セイ} the
plants
on the
moon
are blue
Written by: Anonymous123
The character is a pictogram originated from a
cauldron
for making traditional Chinese medicine. Because in traditional Chinese, the brewing needs to go through cycles of fire changing colors from red to blue to green, the character is used to represent the color green and blue.
Written by: non0230
Once in a *blue*
moon
, I step on a thorny *green*
plant
and "say"「SĒ セイ」"owie"「AOI あお.い」!
The
king
of the
moon
always wears blue
Written by: Ringotoki
Growing
plants
/セイ,ショウ have the
color
green. If was still part of the character, it would make sense for it to be the radical, but as it is, the whole character is the radical. Also written , historical kyūjitai.
They SAY {せい} that the
life
of the
moon
is blue, as it’s always OUtside {あお}!
Written by: BambiIcedTea
The
primary
color of the
moon
is bluish.
Written by: melocule
You might have heard blue and green were considered the same, this is why.

Ideogram: Distorted and simplified from “growth of plants”+ “cinnabar”. Cinnabar is used as a blue-green dye. The top was condensed and the bottom made as
.

Plants
are harvested every
month
for their blue-green color.
Written by: フバフバ
There is a blue
growing plant
on the
moon
.
Written by: Emmyちゅ
Blue-green: the color of growing plants. Originally
growing plants
+
cinnabar
, one if the earliest sources of color pigments used for dying. The radical for cinnabar looked vaguely similar to the one for moon, so it got changed over time.
Written by: Biev
The
skewered king
looked blue due to
moon
light
Written by: ちゃん
Under the
moon
light, our
one
green
earth
looks blue.
Written by: ミャン
The blue
moon
is
king
of the night.
Written by: あいりー
Once in a blue moon, you can see the
master
of the
moon
. He's a little green man.
Written by: lightmotif
The
tenth
day of the
second
month
is Blue day.
The
body
of the peacock is blue, and the
feathers
of the peacock are green.
Written by: Impala67
From the
ground
, I threw a blue
key
at the
moon
. However, it fell back and hit me in the head. I yelled "OW!"「あお」
Written by: Vitor Conte
the
king
has never seen a blue or green
moon
Written by: weirdkeichan
Masters
favorite
moon
colour is blue
Written by: チェイスです
The reflection of the
moon
on a blue
lake
surrounded by green
plants
is a sight to see.
Written by: ヒァン
The
Lord
of the
moon
is a blue alien
Written by: Quixotic
Once in a blue
moon
do I remember that I have
two
friends who might have flipped
tables
when I didn't reply to their texts.
Written by: Mystery4869
Related vocabulary
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/ あお - (noun) blue, azure; green (mostly in compound words and in ref. to fruits, plants and traffic lights); {abbr} green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); {hanaf} {abbr} blue 5-point card; {pref} immature, unripe, young
い / あおじろい - (Adjective/-い) pale, pallid; bluish-white
/ せいねん - (noun) youth, young man
/ いわろくしょう - (noun) green verditer
い / あおい - (Adjective/-い) blue, azure; green (mostly archaic or in ref. to fruits, vegetables and traffic lights); pale (facial color), gray, grey; unripe, inexperienced
Kunyomi: いろ
Onyomi: シキ, ショク
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: いろ
Radical
color
Mnemonics
To see the colors of the
rainbow
𠂊
, I use my
glasses
Written by: Blue Sea
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A
cobra’s
EARS {いろ} are so SHOCKingly {しょく} colourful that it made me SICK {しき}.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
She kee-ps シキ a pair of 3D
glasses
for watching colorful super hero いろ
movies
, it's so cool ショク!
Written by: Wolfenspace
Depicts a person applying color to their face with their
hand
𠂊
while
kneeling
before a mirror.

(*srɯɡ)
シキ, ショク← /ʂi̯ək̚/ ← *srɯɡ
Guy
wearing colored
glasses
.
Written by: ヒァン
Looks like a
paint can
with a
handle
that contains paint to apply color to a surface.
Written by:
"She keeps"「SHIKI シキ」a pair of multi*color*
glasses
handy on the coat
hook
𠂊
near the TV, for when she wants to watch "Iron"「IRO いろ」Man in 3D. Seeing the action bursting from the screen is "so cool"「SHOKU ショク」!
Ideogram: “
person
𠂊
and “
kneeling person
. The act happening between makes the face change color. Use your imagination. This is where the meaning lust originates.
Written by: フバフバ
I'm
hooked
𠂊
on those
glasses
for colorblind people that allow me to see extra colors.
Written by: Robdeprop
Use your
computer mouse
to select a color.
Written by: tr67
I have a RGB
mouse
, when I
plug it in
𠂊
, all the colors are alternating
Written by: ケンパチ
"Painter" can mean different jobs. One
carries
a color
palette
. The other, a
paint bucket
.
Written by: ヒァン
Ma
𠂊
said
glasses
for colour-blind people are not effective
Written by: Quixotic
A pop of colour in your outfit is very chic/シキ!
the colorful cobra
stood
poised to strike with its
neck
flared out and its
tongue sticking out
from its
head
Written by: ドみにく
Related vocabulary
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/ いろいろ - (Adjective/-な) various, a variety of, all sorts of, many (different); {adv} {adv-to} variously, in various ways, in many ways; {n} various things, this and that
/ しきさい - (noun) colour, color, hue, tints
/ とくしょく - (noun) characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour; {print} spot color
/ ちゃいろ - (noun) brown, light brown, tawny
い / きいろい - (Adjective/-い) yellow; high-pitched (voice), shrill
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