The (はんじ) is very good at (かんじ).

chinese (漢) character (字)

To remember the kanji of the word ‘kanji’: a Chinese guy with four arms crossed the water (氵) and grass (艹) to reach Japan with his kid (子) wearing a hat (字).

You could kiru someone if you try to cut them.

kill(き) you(る) by cutting you up.

KIR(y)U Kazuma tries to SEVER his CONNECTIONS/TIES with the yakuza many times in the Like a Dragon series.

He also uses knives as weapons to cut through his enemies sometimes too I guess lol

Even (さえ) cutting (ぎる きる 切る) can obstruct something

さえ ぎる
遮る

Whether it's to wear it, take it and bear it (着る), or to cut it (切る)... Kiru it

To remember the pitch: 切る is more alarming than 着る. Thus, 切る starts with a higher pitch, like an exclamation, while 着る starts with a lower pitch.

Also very important, 切る is godan while 着る is ichidan.

大切 and 親切 are easier to understand if you understand 切 like part, aspect, "cutoff" (of a whole). Then, like セヴィ said, 大 mean "Big" and figuratively, "important". So, put together, you get the meaning of "Big/important part/aspect". For 親切, 親 has the meaning "relative", "close", "friendly". So put together, you get the meaning of "friendly/close/relative part/aspect". And that, in context, could refer to diverse aspects of friendship like kind, friendly, considerate, etc.

For clarification:
親切 (shinsetsu) and 優しい (yasashii) both means "friendly".
親切 (shinsetsu) is used for a person who for example cares about you even tho he has a bad attitude.
優しい (yasashii) is used for a person who has a nice attitude but that doesn't mean he is actually a nice person.

しんせつ Kindness/gentleness/niceness in terms of the action, eg. Stopping to help a stranger on the street. “That was a nice thing to do.” (Compare with やさしい)

A *kind and gentle* nurse will set your shin (しんせつ) when you dislocate it.

consider the english saying "cut from the same cloth" or "to be cut out for". In this case being cut from/out of something is to metaphorically possess the quality of that object being cut from. To possess the qualities of a good parent, 親切 one has the deep quality of being caring, even during times of rebuke or discipline. The kindness goes deeper than the surface-level 優しい

A *kind and gentle* parent (親) will not cut (切) you.

Try to gently cut 切 him off from his parents 親.

Shinsetsu (she sets) it down gently. How nice of her :)

Someone who is kind and gentle is cut (切) out to be a parent (親)

Be kind (しんせつ) to your relatives (しんせき)

the one, who is nice to you when you're cut from your parents

Just got my new clothes from SHEEN. I'm looking at them in the mirror 親. After that, I'll do some SETSu of pullups 切. Nice!

She sets soup (a friendly, kind waiter)

Sunsets (しんせつ) are kind.

To distinguish 大切 from 親切:
THAI (たい = 大) people are *important* and CHINese (しん = 親) people are *kind*. But they both cut the lines. Et puis C'EST TOUT ! (せつ = 切)

Right side is guy sitting at his desk working. Left side is two people considerately whispering so they don't disturb him.

Every Nice and Kind make-up artist knows that a Gentle glossy SHEEN SETS yoU しんせつ up for success.

From MC tshin tshet, literally “blood relative + close”.

Differences between 着く vs 届く vs 至る vs 達する:
• 着く: Arrive at a location/place.
• 届く: Arrive at a location/place after it has been sent out previously.
• 至る: Arrive at a location/place, or a resulting state that is possibly non-final. Emphasis is on the journey/process.
• 達する: Arrive at a final goal/outcome.

Kanji 着 has two meanings, arrival or clothes.
着く/つく - to arrive, to reach.
着る/きる - to wear, to put on.

it took (TUKU) a lot of time to arrive here.

After wearing out your shoes (くつ), you arrive (つく).

I'm TOO COOL to arrive by anything other than a personal jet

Next stop (つぎ): the moon (つき). We will be arriving soon (つく).

Sorry it (つく) so long to get here!

Has the Zug (German for "train") arrived yet?

In gym class, we had to SCOOT (つく) across the floor on wheeled palettes, until we ARRIVED at the finish line.

Tsuku is the sound an old train makes when it arrives at the station!

When you get where you're going つ

I’m going to REACH/ARRIVE at the finish line even if I have to scoot (つく) across on my butt. (Which can also serve to remind you of the second meaning TO SIT ON the ground.)

Various verbs for putting things on one's body (unrelated senses not mentioned):
- 着る: To wear upper body or full body clothing, usually through arm sleeves. It is used more generally when used with clothing in general e.g. 服を着る, when used in compounds such as 着こなす, 着込む, etc., in certain collocations, and other cases.
- 履く: To wear on the feet, such as shoes and socks.
- 穿く: To wear lower body clothing, such as pants and skirts. Usually kana.
- 掛ける: To hook/hang something on one's body, such as glasses, bags, pendants. Usually kana.
- 被る: To wear on/cover the head/face, such as hats and masks.
- 嵌める: To put on something that envelops, such as rings and gloves. Usually kana.
- 羽織る: To wear items not through sleeves, but e.g. by putting on one's shoulders and fastening buttons, such as coats and gowns. See 羽織.
- 着ける: To wear something, encompasses 着る, はく, etc. and includes accessories (glasses, necklaces, rings, etc.). Often in kana or as 付ける.
- 身に着ける: Essentially the same as 着ける. Often with つける in kana or with 付ける.
- 着する: Essentially the same as 着ける, though more formal.
- 着用(する): Essentially the same as 着ける, though more formal.
- する: To wear accessories (glasses, necklaces, rings, etc.), to be showing an expression, to have a certain quality, etc.
- 纏う: To wrap or wear something around the whole of or part of one's body. Usually kana.

Other verbs:
- 佩く: To affix to one's hip, such as a sword. Usually kana.
- 帯びる: To wear, to carry, usually of a sword on one's hip or an insignia.
- 提げる: To hang from the shoulder or waist or hold hanging from the hand. Also as 下げる.
- 突っかける: To slip on, to quickly wear shoes, slippers, etc.
- 召す: Honorific (尊敬語) form for 着る, e.g. 和服をお召しになる.

Sources:
- 使い方の分かる 類語例解辞典
- 大辞林
- 明鏡国語辞典
- Tofugu

Kanji 着 has two meanings, arrival or clothes.
着く/つく - to arrive, to reach.
着る/きる - to wear, to put on.

被り/かぶり is used for hats.

着る/きる is used for the upper body.

履く/はく is used for the lower body.

To add to the other usage note, use 掛ける / かける for glasses, and する for watches (時計をしている).

I would KIRU kill to WEAR Gucci

"Kiru ra kiru" is the Japanese name of the "Kill la Kill" anime, all about wearing clothes.

Humans used to KILL large animals and wear their hides.

I swear i will きる (kill) you if you WEAR my $5,000 jacket again.

James Bond is quite literally dressed to kill.

(Can you) Kiru wear this?

きもの = 着ます + もの
Kimono = a thing to wear

(Could you) きる wear this (clothing or accessories)?

To remember the pitch: 切る is more alarming than 着る. Thus, 切る starts with a higher pitch, like an exclamation, while 着る starts with a lower pitch.
Moreover, 切る is godan while 着る is ichidan.

Dressing to impress is the KEY to getting ahead

Whether it's to wear it, take it and bear it (着る), or to cut it (切る)... Kiru it

I'm wearing my favorite KI-mono!

I shall thoroughly investigate this SHiRUBBERY for the Knights of Ni!

If you EXAMINE something or LOOK IT UP しらべる (shiraberu), you will KNOW about it しる (shiru)。if you have trouble finding what you're looking for, try checking the LABEL ラベル (raberu).

I’ll investigate the place that She Robbed Rudely (Shi Ra Be Ru)

You must investigate (調べる / しらべる) before you know (知る / しる).

SHE ROBBED PERU! (Shiraberu) ?!? This NEEDS to be investigated.

Imagine the story of someone who robbed a bank but made a crucial error, which led to them being investigated. This connects しら (shira) with "she robbed" and べる (beru) with "error," reminding you that 調べる means "to investigate," "to check," or "to look up."

@RemiJP also, while you INVESTIGATE しらべる (shiraberu) make sure to TALK しゃべる (shaberu) to others to get more info.

しら's unicorn spirit went missing. She has to investigate the case. But because the unicorn is missing, she has to ride on her べar to るｎ the investigation.

If you want to investigate, you can't shiraberu (shovel) the facts aside.

When you don't listen carefully "shiraberu" sounds like "trouble" which is one of the things you need to scrutinize/assess.

Also written as: 検べる

This verb is one of the 3 options you have in the classic Resident Evil games when selecting an item in your inventory, which was translated as "Check".

There are lots of words that mean "shop" in Japanese.

店（みせ）
This is the most general word, and it refers to any establishment that sells something, be it goods, services, or even food (thus, this can also be translated as 'restaurant').

店屋（みせや）
A less common word for 店 used in some dialects.

商店（しょうてん）
This is mostly used as a more formal way of saying 店。Unlike 店 though, a 商店 only sells "things." This terms can't be used to describe restaurants or service vendors.

売店（ばいてん）
Like 商店、this refers to stores that sell "things." Especially small shops inside facilities such as hospitals, theaters, and amusement parks.

屋台（やたい）
This is specifically a small shop with a roof and a stand for selling goods on a street or plaza. It is better translated as "stand" or "stall."

The 'restaurant' meaning is an interesting one, as this is often used to refer to restaurants when most other languages would use the term "restaurant." It is almost always clear through context when the みせ is and is not a restaurant, though.

The Kanji looks like a tea pot which STORES 店　sells.

Caveman storeowner: "me sell"

Hey, where are you going? You almost MIsSEd the new *shop*!

I'm not going in!!! There's MISE (mice) in the SHOP!!

Imagine the store owner is an aggressive Jar Jar Binks.
"Me say みせ BUY MY STUFF"

The kanji 店 looks like a building with a check-out counter inside. A cross-section of a shop.

The kanji 店 looks like a key that the owner is using to open their store

I eat miso soup at the Restaurant

The kanji reminds me of the perfume counters in department stores. It looks like one of those spray perfumes sitting on the counter.

Ratatouille had rats, but this restaurant has mice (mise) ;)

Me send meself to the shop to buy stuff

Why do I prefer riding on a bike instead of driving a car? No license, NO RUles >:3

NO RUom to get on here

It's NORmal in NORWay to ride in an electric car.

No Ru! She is not allowed onboard!

As I GOT ON (のる) the bus, I noticed it had NO ROOF!
To make matters worse, it started going the wrong way - I had gotten on the wrong bus!
“O! REROUTE!” I said to myself, and GOT OFF (おりる) at the next stop!

Kanji looks like a ride on an amusement park. So imagine your child saying “no” to the ride!

No room to get on the train in Japan!
No ru

Do I need to get on a bus to go to Australia? (In a thick Australian accent) No!

I got on a train in ノルウェー (NORUway)

If I get into a car or on a bus it because because then I の longer have to るn instead to get around quickly.

No rules? Get on!

The readings かくand えがくare fairly interchangeable, but generally えがくis used more for artistic sketching or 'picturing' and かくis used more for drawing diagrams

Its sound has similarities to "Caricature" and "Cartoon".

pitch accent: い/ち\ばん or い/ちばん

Movie えいが building ~かん

(えい) A (が) guy (かん) can Always bring a date to the move theater

Yes, RYOKAN (you can) go to a Japanese hotel.

For Ryokan (real can) we go to a Japanese hotel?

On our 旅行 (りょこう) we can stay at a 旅館 (りょかん).
Reading/writing: trip/travel (旅 - りょ) + building (館 - かん), 音読み (Onyomi)

"Ryokan" sounds like "Ryo can."

Imagine Ryo Hazuki from the Shenmue series, after a long day of fighting and adventure, going to a 旅館 (traditional Japanese inn) so that he can relax and recharge for the next day. The thought of Ryo finding peace at a ryokan helps you remember the meaning.

While we were on our trip we took roll call (ryo-ka-n) at the traditional japanese inn.

If you've played Fatal Frame 2, you would know Ryokan Kurosawa who opens his house to guests to the village. It was kind of an Inn and very traditional.

絵 (え): General term for any drawn image—doodles, comics, diagrams—basically anything drawn rather than photographed.

絵画 (かいが): Formal / artistic term for paintings or artworks meant for display, e.g. in galleries or museums.

“Let me take you to see that famous painting!”
“Eh?”
“I said, let me take you to see that famous painting!”
“Eh?”

A picture is a single frame of a motion-picture movie.

The word "picture", similarly, is a single kana in the word "movie".

えいが = Movie
え = Picture

え as in Ukiyo-e, the famous Japanese woodcuts.

Emoji is a Japanese word, with e meaning picture and moji meaning something like letters/characters of words.

What do you think of my picture?
"eh" It's kind of bad.

'E' Picture is worth a thousand words!

"Ehhhhhh, what a great picture!"

Originally we (ゑ) but the w- semivowel was dropped some time ago and so it is now え

You need to be in good からだ if you wanna fight からて🥋

If you eat a lot of サラダ you will have a healthy からだ

(for the kanji) If you cut down the tree someone was resting under (休む), you will be left with nothing but a body.

People in カナダ have healthy からだ

サラダ is good for your からだ
(Salad is good for your body)

体/からだ is also written as 身体, but 身体 can also be read as しんたい, which is more academic/formal and しんたい only means the body of humans/large animals.
Credit: [japanese.stackexchange.com]

つける: to turn on; to switch on; to apply; to attach
気をつける: To turn your spirit on (be aware/cautious); to apply your spirit (apply yourself to the act of being careful); to attach your spirit (dedicate your spirit to the act of being careful)

気をつける means to be careful or watch out for something. You use it when you want to avoid mistakes, danger, or problems.

車に気をつけて (Be careful of cars)
言葉に気をつける (Watch your words)
健康に気をつけている (I take care of my health)

気を配る means to pay attention to others or to details around you. It’s about being thoughtful and considerate, not just avoiding problems.

お客さんに気を配る (to be attentive to customers)
細かいところまで気を配る (to pay attention to small details)
皆が気持ちよく過ごせるように気を配った (I was considerate so everyone could feel comfortable)

See きをつけて, which you would say to someone meaning "please be careful".

When something is dangerous, you make sure ki-ds are tsukeru (scared) of it, so they are careful

Make sure TSU CARE-U for your KI (spirit)!

Traditional Japanese clothing

着: wear
物: thing

Used for furniture other than for sitting/chairs. Not used for trains.

This is also frequently used as a counter for machines and vehicles.

車が三台あります。
“There are three cars.”

counter for machines, except trains

How to Use "台" as a Counter:
The number comes before the counter "台" (dai).

Example numbers with "台":
一台 (ichi-dai) - One (machine/vehicle)
二台 (ni-dai) - Two三台
(san-dai) - Three四台
(yon-dai) - Four五台
(go-dai) - Five

Very similar to the English word “dais”, meaning a raised platform.

it has some irregular readings:
一匹 (ippiki), 三匹 (sanbiki), 六匹 (roppiki), 八匹 (happiki), 十匹 (juppiki)

Large dogs can be ~ とう, dogs small enough to pick up can be ~ ひき

Hickory dickory dock. The small animals ran up the clock.

Rats can be icky!

imagine small animals like mice or squirrels, walking around making sounds like "ひきひきひきひきひき"

He keeps (hiki) a count of birds in the tree

Is that a mouse bite (small animal) on your neck?! Oh, it's just a hickey.

He keeps (ひき) his SMALL animals in a box so he won’t lose COUNT of them

There are some small animals that can be icky (ひき)

I counted about Hundred Insect KIds.
Can't really count any smaller animals than that.

Large dogs can be ~ とう, dogs small enough to pick up can be ~ ひき

I could COUNT on my fingers and toes とうhow many HEADS of cattle we have.