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伎
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: キ
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: にんべん
Radical
亻
deed, skill
Mnemonics
To hone a skill in any
branch
支
of knowledge, a
person
亻
has to KEEP {キ} practicing.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
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A
person
亻
sometimes needs to specialize in a
branch
支
/シ← /t͡ɕie̯/ ← *kje … *kjes … *ɡreʔ, *ɡe → /gie̯ᵡ/, /gie̯/ →ギ, キ to develop enough skill to do the deed.
技/わざ technique, skill
巧み/たくみ cunning, craft, artifice
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Remembering 技 vs 伎: 技 is a skill using your hands/手 whereas 伎 is a more general skill {or
branch
支
of knowledge} that a
person
亻
might have. EG: KABUKI 歌舞伎
Written by: Spirit_kokoro
I
亻
branched
支
out to Kabuki{キ} theatre to learn acting skills.
Written by: Anonymous123
This
person’s
亻
SKILL is that he whittles
branches
支
into keepsakes キ.
Written by: Jules.33
If a
person
亻
has the skills, he doesn't need the
support
支
Written by: ケンパチ
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歌舞伎 / かぶき - (noun) kabuki, traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
上方歌舞伎 / かみがたかぶき - (noun) kabuki in the Kyoto-Osaka style
倶伎羅 / くきら - (noun) {rare} Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea); lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
地歌舞伎 / じかぶき - (noun) amateur kabuki performed at local festivals
伎能 / ぎのう - (noun) technical skill, ability, capacity
伸
Kunyomi: の.ばす, の.びる, の.べる
Onyomi: シン
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: にんべん
Radical
亻
expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase
Mnemonics
A
person
亻
who
speaks humbly
申
will experience a stretch/growth in their job field.
Written by: Kuromi姫
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A
person
亻
who stretches can be as flexible as
the monkey
申
/シン. 申 actually refers to extended tail of the long-tailed monkey.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Have you seen { シン} how
I
亻
lengthened the
rod
丨
? It's been stretched so much it is now sticking out of both ends of the
field
田
. No {の} more please, that's enough.
Written by: Anonymous123
Do NOt {の} stretch a
person
亻
,
have honor
申
to them
Written by: デルティメピー
If you know one piece:
Monkey
申
Person
亻
STRETCHES
Written by: ハンゾウ
A
person
亻
will
have the honor to
申
expand their land if they help increase the kings profits.
Written by: Seanyくんです
To stretch is to extend your
body
亻
, as straight as a
straight thunderbolt
申
.
「see
申
」
Written by: non0230
This
person
亻
does daily stretches, is
humble
申
and drinks NO BEER
のびる
.
Written by: catzi
Evolutionists believe that over time a creature similar to a
monkey
申
increased in height and intelligence and became a
person
.
亻
However, in Michelangelo's depiction, man came into being when God stretched forth his hand and touched the hand of Adam, giving life to the one who was made of earth.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
A
person
亻
can lengthen its life by cultivating
one
丨
rice field
田
.
Written by: Gjfj
The
person
亻
stretches the
rice paddy
田
by
pulling the handles from both sides
申
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
The
person
亻
EXTENDS his reach with a
fly swatter
申
to INCREASE his chances of killing a fly.
Written by: Jules.33
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急伸 / きゅうしん - (noun/する verb) sudden rise (esp. of stock prices), jump
続伸 / ぞくしん - (noun/する verb) continuous rise (in market price)
追伸 / ついしん - (noun) postscript, post scriptum, PS, P.S.
上伸 / じょうしん - (noun/する verb) rise in market prices
伸ばす / のばす - (す verb/transitive) to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen, to extend, to stretch; to reach out, to hold out; to straighten, to smooth out; to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); to dilute, to thin out; to prolong; to strengthen, to develop, to expand
依
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: イ, エ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: にんべん
Radical
亻
reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to
Mnemonics
A
person
亻
relies on
clothes
衣
to keep warm.
Written by: peanutpeepz
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people
亻
are reliant on
clothes
衣
Written by: チェイスです
I
亻
{イ} rely on
clothes
衣
to keep me warm. Especially at NIGHT {よる}.
Written by: catzi
The
leader
亻
is dependent on his 'I'gle plume
clothes
衣
to make a fine impression
Written by: Seraseth
What
people
亻
wear
衣
depends on the situation.
Written by: Gjfj
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依頼 / いらい - (noun/する verb) request, commission, entrusting (with a matter); dependence, reliance
依然 / いぜん - (adverb) still, as yet, as it has been
依報 / えほう - (noun) {Buddh} circumstantial retribution, circumstances (e.g. geographical, societal) one is born into because of karma in previous lives
依怙 / えこ - (noun) favoritism, favouritism, partiality, prejudice, bias
依存 / いそん - (noun/する verb) dependence, reliance
債
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: サイ
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: にんべん
Radical
亻
bond, loan, debt
Mnemonics
Sigh {サイ}.
I
亻
took out the loan to purchase those bonds, so I am also to
blame
責
for the debt.
Written by: Anonymous123
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A
man’s
亻
word is his bond, his personal assumption of
responsibility
責
/サイ to repay a debt.
貸し/かし loan, debt
借り/かり borrowing, debt
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
That
person
亻
tried to pay off his debt to the
king
in
seashells
貝
.
Written by: gillianfaith
That
person
亻 ← 人
loaned me *under* a
dozen
shell
s
貝
.
Written by: lightmotif
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債務 / さいむ - (noun) debt, liabilities, obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
負債 / ふさい - (noun) debt, liabilities
債 / さい - (noun) debt, loan
債券 / さいけん - (noun) {finc} bond, debenture
債権 / さいけん - (noun) credit, claim
及
Kunyomi: およ.び, およ.ぶ, およ.ぼす
Onyomi: キュウ
Stroke count: 3
Radical name: また
Radical
又
reach out, exert, exercise, cause
Mnemonics
A
person
←人 is grabbed by a
hand
←又 reaching out from the ground, seeking to exert control. The way one squiggly line can cause a character to turn into something completely different may remind you of the letters O and Q→キュウ.

及（*ɡrɯb）趿 鈒 靸 馺 砐 魥 扱 笈 衱 极 昅 雭 急 級 汲 芨 伋 彶 及 岌 吸
キュウ←きふ← /gi̯əp̚/ ← *ɡrɯb
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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After reaching out to
three
people
, they queued {キュウ} up to support me.
Written by: Anonymous123
The character is a picture of a
person
ア
who is being grabbed by a
hand
又
.
Written by: non0230
a
person
人 must reach out to claim things as their
possession
乃
Written by: コノエ・エル
After being
possessed
乃
by a demon, his evil reign reached the whole world and caused a lot of trouble.
Written by: MuMe
3
CUte {キュウ}
people
reached out and said they caused the OIL {およ} spill.
Written by: coin
"The addition of a final stroke transforms this character from
the primitive for a
CLENCHED FIST
into the kanji for REACH OUT,
much as a
STROKE of Kindness
can often turn anger into acceptance.

As a primitive, this shall stand for outstretched hands."
RTK, Heisig
Written by: Abnormalise
If you know know how to swim {およぐ} then you know how to exercise and reach land: およぶ
Written by: Bschmalbach
The boss reached out to all
3
of the
people
working at the plant to say: “I your boss!” およぼす. He asked everyone to queue キュウ neatly in a line to speak to him
Written by: Spirit_kokoro
Seen from the side, it literally looks like doing the "Burpees" exercice on the
sidewalk
. Plus, you're trying to reach out as far as you can when jumping.
He's in the phase of bringing the knees to the chest, just before jumping.
straight left arm
like in a push-up
back + bent hip +knee coming to chest
Written by: ケンパチ
After I excercised I felt like I needed need to breath for
3
people
. Then I had to reach out for help during the subsequent panic-attack.
Written by: Xilmi
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普及 / ふきゅう - (noun/する verb) diffusion, spread, popularization, promulgation, familiarization
追及 / ついきゅう - (noun/する verb) investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down; catching up, overtaking
波及 / はきゅう - (noun/する verb) spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
言及 / げんきゅう - (noun/する verb) reference, allusion
及ぼす / およぼす - (す verb/transitive) to exert (influence), to exercise, to cause (e.g. damage), to do (e.g. harm), to bring about (e.g. benefits), to extend, to have an effect (on)
叔
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: シュク
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: また
Radical
又
uncle, youth
Mnemonics
My uncle was all shook {シュク}
up
上
when he thought about his youth and being
small
小
again
.
又
Written by: Anonymous123
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An uncle: someone who stands
above
上
the
little
小
ones and lends them a helping
hand
又
.
Written by: こはく
My little brother
Bean
尗
/シュク loves to lend a
hand
又
with the kids, and they love their uncle.
The younger brother represents youth and beauty and unrealized potential. He is the hand stretching to pluck the bean still just out of reach, as well as the fast-growing stalk that has yet to reach its zenith.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
If I was
small
小
again
又
, I'd want to grow
up
上
with my Uncle
Written by: ロニー88
My drunk uncle threw
up
上
a
little
小
again
又
.
Written by: そら♡
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叔母 / しゅくぼ - (noun) aunt
叔父 / しゅくふ - (noun) uncle
伯叔 / はくしゅく - (noun) brothers, one's father's brothers
叔世 / しゅくせい - (noun) {arch} age of decline
叔父 / おじ - (noun) uncle (when written with kanji, one's parent's younger brother)
奈
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ナ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: だい,だいがしら,だいかんむり
Radical
大
Nara, what?
Mnemonics
What is the name of this
large
大
place you
showed
示
me?
Written by: P1ng23n4
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I can {いかん} tell you that Nara {ナ} prefecture is the
big
大
show
示
when it comes to Japanese history.
Written by: Anonymous123
Nara might once have been famous for its
crab-apple
柰
/ナ trees 木→大. It certainly has endured the test of time. The meaning what? いかん seems to come from 禁.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
WHAT did you do in NARA ナ? I hung out with
two
deer, one
big
大
and one
small
.
Written by: Jules.33
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奈落 / ならく - (noun) {Buddh} Naraka, Hell, Hades; very bottom, the end, worst possible circumstances; trap room (of a theatre), below-stage basement
奈行 / なぎょう - (noun) the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
奈辺 / なへん - (noun) {form} where
輪奈 / わな - (noun) loop (of thread, string, etc.)
奈何 / いかん - (Adjective/-な) (depending on) how, (depending on) what, nature (of); {adv} what is ...?, how is ...?, what will be ...? (at sentence end)
姓
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ショウ, セイ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: おんなへん
Radical
女
surname
Mnemonics
When a
joSEI
女
gives
birth
生
the legal documents will SHOU which surname the child will get.
Written by: ジェン~1984
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The
woman
女
who gives
birth
生
does not give the surname
Written by: Nicolas2
In many countries, when a
woman
女
gets married, she has to change the surname she's had her whole
life
生
.
Written by: そら♡
The name a
woman
女
has at
birth
生
is her surname.
Written by: alkalynity (ロガン)
A person may acquire many names in the course of their life, but their surname is determined by the
woman
女
who originally gave them that
life
生
/ショウ,セイ.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
When a
woman
女
starts married
life
生
, she takes her husband’s SURNAME to show ショウ that they are legally family.
Written by: Jules.33
They say{セイ} that some
woman
女
from powerful families
live
生
to show {ショウ} off their surname.
Written by: Anonymous123
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姓 / しょう - (noun) surname, family name
百姓 / ひゃくしょう - (noun/する verb) {sens} farmer, peasant, farm laborer, farmhand; farming; {derog} country bumpkin, yokel; the common people
姓 / せい - (noun) surname, family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
姓名 / せいめい - (noun) (full) name, family name and given name
同姓 / どうせい - (noun) same surname
将
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ショウ
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: すん
Radical
寸
leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Mnemonics
From now on the leader will be chosen by
measuring
寸
who can
split wood
⺦
the best using their
claw
⺤
Written by: yuppie
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Via 將: A leader supports superiors like a
table
⺦
←爿/ショウ by using both hands 寽. One hand is represented by a
claw
⺤
and the other by the
thumb and forefinger
寸
. Such a commander could soon become a future general.

寸 is the radical of pinch 寽.

ひきいる　pulling - a leader pulls forward
まさに～すhereforth - the pulling starts now
　はた　or else!
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
From now on, the shogun {ショウ} would need the leaders in his army to be well rested, so he told his generals to give
hide a beds
and
sun dials
寸
one
try
.
Written by: Anonymous123
From now on a
small leader
寸
SHOUws his importance with a
MASAve crown
⺤
and a
bamboo staff
⺦
.
Written by: ジェン~1984
SHOGUN uses ninja
Claw
⺤
weapon to
Measure
寸
if it can cut the
Left-Half Wood
⺦
to pieces.

Note: Shogun/将軍 = General; In chinese,⺦radical is simplified form of 爿, meaning "left piece of split wood", imagine it as split wood with 2 branches. The right piece is 片.
Written by: ハンゾウ
In the army, every morning your commanding general will yell for you to wake up early in the morning. You then have to
collapse your bunkbed
⺦
and put on your
spiked boots
⺤
right away because your time gets
measured
寸
: If you're too slow you get punished!
Written by: Robdeprop
I'll become an admiral soon. But first, i musta {まさ} show {ショウ} I am able to take this
stick
of
ice
, in
one
try/tri
,
measure sundials
.
Written by: quickMaffs44
A
table
⺦
with
claw
⺤
marks will be used to
measure
寸
us to see who will be leader from now on
Written by: ロニー88
Under certain
circumstances
⺦
is a commamder the one with the
crown
⺤
deciding everything that
happens
寸
.
Written by: Gjfj
The commander seems to have an
icy stick
⺦
up his ass.. Such that if he puts his
cleat
⺤
up too high when he's getting
measured
寸
it'll slide right out, and give everyone a
しょう
. If you didn't know the commander was into that, you'll know pretty soon !
Written by: smeeck
If there is
ice
in your tone and you build
walls
around you, no matter how intelligent or
enlightened
⺤
you are, you will never
measure
寸
up to be a good leader.
Written by: そら♡
The admiral and commander uses his
claws
⺤
to scratch markings on the
table
⺦
to
measure
寸
and show
ショウ
many days from now on and in the future before the ship reaches the final destination.
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
From now on we will
mark
each person’s
measurement
寸
on the
wall
, and whoever is the tallest will become our leader and commander. We will make sure
not
to include
hair
height in the measurement.
Written by: Jules.33
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将来 / しょうらい - (noun/adverb) future, (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about, giving rise to, causing, incurring
将棋 / しょうぎ - (noun) shogi, Japanese chess
主将 / しゅしょう - (noun) commander-in-chief, supreme commander; {sports} captain (of a team)
将兵 / しょうへい - (noun) officers and men
将来像 / しょうらいぞう - (noun) vision of the future
幅
Kunyomi: はば
Onyomi: フク
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: はばへん,きんべん
Radical
巾
hanging scroll, width
Mnemonics
HANGING SCROLLS
are simply beautiful
TOWELS
巾
of the
WEALTHY
畐
, but with bigger WIDTH & BREADTH.

The bigger the better, this one says HABA-HABA.
Written by: Abnormalise
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The
one
一
who could{フク} fit the width of the scroll into their
mouth
口
, would win a
field
田
full of habanero{はば} peppers and a
towel
巾
.
Written by: Anonymous123
The width of the
towel
巾
is the width of the
cloth roll
畐
from which it was cut.
Written by: Klobster
畐
is a character derived from a jar of sake. The surface of a
sake jar
畐
is wavy like a piece of
cloth
巾
. Originally it meant full, but later the meaning has changed to become a width of something.
Written by: non0230
If you have a {はば}
roll of cloth
畐
then we can dye it to make a hanging scroll, and use a hook {フク} to display it! But first, let's put a
towel
巾
with a good width on the floor to protect from stains.
Written by: Kembriel
I need to find a beautiful
hanging scroll
巾
the right
width
巾
to
fill
畐
the space in the alcove.
Written by: Jules.33
I have a はば
cloth
巾
HANGING SCROLL
hung above my
window
田
.
{Looks like a scroll hanging from it’s rod)
Written by: Jules.33
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大幅 / おおはば - (Adjective/-な) big, large, drastic, substantial; {n} full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
幅 / はば - (noun) width, breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought), latitude; gap, difference (e.g. in price), range (e.g. of voice)
双幅 / そうふく - (noun) pair of hanging scrolls
増幅 / ぞうふく - (noun/する verb) {elec} amplification; magnification, amplification, making larger
小幅 / こはば - (Adjective/-な) small, narrow; {n} single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)
廃
Kunyomi: すた.る, すた.れる
Onyomi: ハイ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: まだれ
Radical
广
abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon
Mnemonics
Via 廢: When an obsolete
building
广
is abandoned after the
departure
発
/ハツ→ハイ of its occupants, nature takes over, leading to its eventual collapse.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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Yes {ハイ}, they abolished mining in this area. That's why all the residents have
departed
発
, and you can now see obsolete logos on the
canopies
广
of abandoned buildings.
Written by: Anonymous123
Living in a
cave
广
is obsolete,
depart
発
from it
Written by: 梟ちゃん
When the law against camping under the
cliff
广
was abolished, many people
departed
発
to go set up their
tents
癶
and
picnic tables
there.
Written by: gillianfaith
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廃棄 / はいき - (noun/する verb) disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition; annulment, cancellation, abrogation, repeal
廃止 / はいし - (noun/する verb) abolition, discontinuance, discontinuation, repeal, annulment
荒廃 / こうはい - (noun/する verb) ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay
廃墟 / はいきょ - (noun) ruins (of a building, town, etc.), remains
廃材 / はいざい - (noun) scrap wood, waste wood; waste, waste material, scrap material
換
Kunyomi: か.える, か.わる
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: てへん
Radical
扌
interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew
Mnemonics
I needed change for the next train, so I put my
hand
扌
in my pocket and found
four
big
大
Ku
𠂊
-coins.
Written by: Writer人生
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Even with my
hand
扌
covering my face, the sun was so
bright
奐
that I had to change my glasses for sunglasses.
Written by: 卵タンゴ
This
part
is from the character
角
, meaning a horn. This
part
大
is originally a pictogram from a man standing. This part
奐
is a man blowing a horn in a battle. He could change the action of all of the army by just using his
hand
扌
to control the sound of the horn.
Written by: non0230
I exchanged
four
large
大
cans {カン} of
shark fin
soup, with missing bottoms, for a
ladder
扌
.
Written by: Anonymous123
With my
hands
扌
I'll work hard to change my life and make it
brighter
奐
.
Written by: コスタリカイマン
hand
扌
over the
big
大
fish
and change it for another.
Written by: ドみにく
I changed the
four big
奐
tires of the car with my bare
hands
扌
. My girlfriends thinks im really
cool
𠂊
for doing that
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
The new action figure is designed so that you can カン replace his
hand
扌
with
four
interchangeable cool
ク
𠂊
attachments converting him into bionic man. When it hits the market it’s going to be a
big
大
success.
Written by: Jules.33
Hand
扌
{can} periodically change {car}'s
brightness
.
奐
Written by: Haribunner
I fell in love with him when I saw him doing a
cool
𠂊
move with his
hand
扌
when he changed one
big
大
coin into
four
smaller ones.
Written by: 冬子50・fuyuko50
With my
hands
扌
I can make a
big
大
change to the
insides
儿
of the
open box
.
Written by: Gjfj
With skillful
fingers
I
bound up
four
St. Bernard’s
to interchange in the market
Written by: Ian Xul
I used my
hand
扌
to replace
4
四
small
ku’s
ㇰ
with
larger
大
ones.
ㇰ ㇰ ㇰ ㇰ —> ク
Written by: スーン (UNQSPM)
Related vocabulary
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交換 / こうかん - (noun/する verb) exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)
気分転換 / きぶんてんかん - (noun) change of pace, change of mood, (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk), refreshment
換気 / かんき - (noun/する verb) ventilation
転換 / てんかん - (noun/する verb) conversion, diversion, changeover, commutation, switchover
換算 / かんさん - (noun/する verb) conversion (e.g. yen to dollars), change, exchange, translation (numerical)
摘
Kunyomi: つ.む
Onyomi: テキ
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: てへん
Radical
扌
pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize
Mnemonics
Fingers
扌
pluck fruit or flowers by pinching the
stem
啇
/テキ. Note 摘む could be つむ or つまむ, but in practice is almost always つむ.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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A pesron
standing
over a
box
冂
full of
old
古
things and picking out by
hand
扌
which to keep and which to throw away.
Written by: こはく
If a techy{テキ} needs a
ladder
扌
to pick out or trim something,
standing
on an
old
古
upside down box
冂
will do in a pinch. But don't sue{つ} if you fall.
Written by: Anonymous123
The right side is developed from
帝
which depicts a fruit attaching with a tree’s branch but
wider
, indicating that the fruit is ripe and ready to be picked by a
hand
扌
in the left.
Written by: non0230
Standing
on an
old
古
upside-down box
冂
, the surgeon used his
hands
扌
to pluck and trim the hairs before surgically removing the cyst from his wife / つま
Written by: Spirit_kokoro
A delicate
FINGER
扌
is needed to handle an
ANTIQUE
salt bowl to grab out a PINCH.
Written by: elbit
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指摘 / してき - (noun/する verb) pointing out, identification
摘出 / てきしゅつ - (noun/する verb) picking out, taking out, (surgical) removal; exposure
摘発 / てきはつ - (noun/する verb) exposing, unmasking, laying bare
全摘出 / ぜんてきしゅつ - (noun) total removal of an organ or tissue
卵巣摘出 / らんそうてきしゅつ - (noun) {med} oophorectomy, ovariectomy, ovarian resection, spay surgery
旧
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: キュウ
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
日
old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
Mnemonics
Once
丨
there was a
day
日
when...
Written by: MuMe
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In the old days, we used to queue {キュウ} up for
rod
丨
day
日
.
Written by: Anonymous123
I'll see my old friend again
one
丨
day
日
.
Written by: 京都鈴
On the last
day
日
of the year, symbolically the old year is depicted as an old man with a
cane
丨
. 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.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
Via 舊: in the old days, when even the wise old owls 雈 were
legless babes 児
旧
←臼/キュウ←兒.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Something that is old is the thing that
stood
丨
there through lots of
day
日
.
Written by: non0230
Old times, 18
丨
日
years ago. Or maybe 9... {キュウ - 九)
Written by: Perwoll
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
To be formerly known as something else, is to have had a different name
before
a certain
day
Written by: 星川燐子
All things get old
one
丨
day
日
.
Written by: Jules.33
Damn, I'm already turning
1
8
丨
日
, I miss the old
days
Written by: オキシ
18 suns ago = olds times
Also 1 + 8 = 9 = キュウ
1
丨
8/sun
日
Written by: ケンパチ
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復旧 / ふっきゅう - (noun/する verb) restoration, restitution, rehabilitation
旧知 / きゅうち - (noun) old friend, old acquaintance
新旧 / しんきゅう - (noun) new and old, incoming and outgoing
旧制 / きゅうせい - (noun) old system, old order
旧姓 / きゅうせい - (noun) one's original family name, maiden name
核
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: カク
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: きへん
Radical
木
nucleus, core, kernel
Mnemonics
The bark protects the
tree
's core from the
hog
's ramming.
Written by: sand_eto
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Tree
木
nuts, fruits and seeds, all of which either have or are a kernel, are among the favorite foods of
wild boar
亥
/カイ→カク.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
If a
boar
亥
finds the right angle{カク}, his tusks can go all the way to the core of the
tree
木
.
Written by: Anonymous123
The
wooden
木
hog's
亥
core is full of kernels
Written by: ロニー88
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結核 / けっかく - (noun) {med} tuberculosis, TB; {geol} concretion
核 / かく - (noun) stone (of a fruit), pit, pip; core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart; nuclear weapons; {physics} nucleus (of an atom); {biol} nucleus (of a cell); {met} condensation nucleus; {astron} (planetary) core; {chem} ring (in a cyclic compound); {math} kernel, core; nucleus (of a cultured pearl)
中核 / ちゅうかく - (noun) kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
仲核 / ちゅうかく - (noun) kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
原子核 / げんしかく - (noun) {physics} nucleus, atomic nucleus
沖
Kunyomi: おき
Onyomi: チュウ
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
氵
open sea, offing, rise high into sky
Mnemonics
Okee {おき} Dokee. If you choose {チュウ} to be out on the open sea you will be in the
middle
中
of the
water
氵
.
Written by: Anonymous123
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Out on the open sea you're always
amidst
中
the
water
氵
.
Written by: Karlla
Okinawa {おき} is in the
middle
中
of the open sea, surrounded by a vast expanse of
water
.
氵
If you choose {チュウ} to go there, it will have to be by boat or plane.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
Open sea is basically a lot of
water
氵
in the
middle
中
of nowhere.
Written by: Delest
If you’re stuck in the
middle
中
of the open sea surrounded by
water
氵
, what could わくyou do? You could choose チュウ to off yourself and then everything would be okie おき dokie, because you would rise high in the sky to heaven.
Written by: Jules.33
Tsunamis
tend to come from the
middle
of the open sea, don’t they? Okee {おき} dokie!
Written by: しまうま
Phono-semantic: Phonetic
中
“チュウ” Semantic
氵
“water”.

If you find yourself
inside
中
the
water
氵
of the open sea and you might die.
Written by: フバフバ
Even though the Himalayas now rise high into the sky, hundreds of millions of years ago they were part of the seafloor in
middle
中
of the open sea covered by hundreds of meters of
water
氵
.
Written by: マフィンマフィン
When you're in the
MIDDLE
中
of the
big
WATER
氵
you say you're on the OPEN SEA.
Written by: Abnormalise
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沖縄 / おきなわ - (noun) Okinawa (city, prefecture)
沖 / おき - (noun) open sea; {abbr} Okinawa
沖天 / ちゅうてん - (noun) rising into the heavens
沖積 / ちゅうせき - (noun) alluvial
沖合い / おきあい - (noun) off the coast, offshore, out at sea
津
Kunyomi: つ
Onyomi: シン
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
氵
haven, port, harbor, ferry
Mnemonics
Water
氵
brushes
聿
the shores of this harbour.
Written by: Karlla
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One way to cross
water
氵
is a
poled
𦘒
/シン ferry, especially
shallow
一
havens in ports and harbors. Remember both readings with Shin-Tsudanuma Station（新津田沼駅）in Chiba.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
The entire harbor is filled with
wet
氵
brushes
聿
. A boat with art supplies sought haven in the port, but it was hit by a tsunami{つ}. You should have seen{シン} it.
Written by: Anonymous123
Imagine being in a very classical Japanese house. You pour
water
氵
in a cup to make tea and write a big kanji with your ancient
brush
聿
. But what kanji is it? The kanji for haven, like this splendid haven from the chaotic modern world.
Written by: マルコ・マルジョッタ
The tip of this
brush
聿
held so much
water
氵
that a single drop turned into a new シン shiny harbor
Written by: ケンパチ
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津波 / つなみ - (noun) tsunami, tidal wave
天津 / あまつ - (adjective) {arch} heavenly, imperial
京津 / けいしん - (noun) Kyoto-Otsu, Kyoto and Otsu; {arch} Kyoto-Settsu, Kyoto and Settsu
入津 / にゅうしん - (noun/する verb) entering a port
津浪 / つなみ - (noun) tsunami, tidal wave
湧
Kunyomi: わ.く
Onyomi: ユウ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
氵
boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed
Mnemonics
It takes
courage
勇
to stick your hand into boiling
water
氵
.
Written by: こはく
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Original character depicted a pot of water at full boil with steamy vapors. Restructured character has
water
氵
,
steam
マ
,
pot
田
, and heat source/
power
力
as separate components, but reading is the same as
courage
勇
/ユウ, ヨウ.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Yoo {ヨウ} bro, you {ユウ} may think it's
brave
勇
to bathe in the boiling
water
氵
that seethes out of there, but I think it's wack {わく}.
Written by: Anonymous123
Youユウ jumped into the
water
氵
to save the boy among the sharks. You have
courage
勇
!
Written by: エミネ
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湧水 / ゆうすい - (noun) spring, welling of water
湧出量 / ゆうしゅつりょう - (noun) output
湧泉 / ゆうせん - (noun) bubbling spring, gushing spring, fountain
熱水湧出域 / ねっすいゆうしゅついき - (noun) hydrothermal discharge zone
湧く / わく - (Godan verb - く/intransitive) to well (up), to gush out (of water), to spring out, to surge; to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.), to sweat, to cry; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.), to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds), to well up, to arise; to hatch, to breed, to propagate, to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
漬
Kunyomi: つ.かる, つ.ける
Onyomi: (none)
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
氵
pickling, soak, moisten, steep
Mnemonics
If you only take plain
water
氵
to pickle the cucumbers, don't
blame
責
me if they become bad quickly.
Written by: espiacent
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Don't sue {つ} me, because your fruits are pickled.
Blame
責
the
water
氵
it was soaking in.
Written by: Anonymous123
Depicts the salt-pickling process: add salt 塩/シ-お and just enough
water
氵
to moisten your food items, stack them in
layers
目
, then pack it all into a
pressurized container
and let it steep in a cool place. Reading from
責
/セイ→シ.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Pickles are wet.
Water
氵
is to
blame
責
.
Reading: Hiragana つ looks like an unfinished drawing of a pickle.
Written by: mliekosmedom
I accidentally soaked my pickles in
water
氵
instead of vinegar... I
blame
責
my little brother for distracting me.
Written by: そら♡
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漬ける / つける - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to soak (in), to steep, to dip, to dunk; to pickle, to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
漬け物 / つけもの - (noun) tsukemono, Japanese pickled vegetables
仕事漬け / しごとづけ - (noun) being immersed in work, working non-stop, being swamped with work, being up to one's ears in work
借金漬け / しゃっきんづけ - (noun) being deeply in debt, being up to one's ears in debt
南蛮漬け / なんばんづけ - (noun) roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
炒
Kunyomi: いた.める, い.る
Onyomi: ショウ, ソウ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: ひへん
Radical
火
broil, parch, roast, fry
Mnemonics
You have to fry the veggies on a
low
少
fire
火
.
Written by: Karlla
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Stir frying used
fire
火
to heat up the food. Comparing with other methods of cooking, stir frying is
less
少
time-consuming.
Written by: non0230
I like to EAT A {いた}
little
少
stir fried vegetables along with a
flame
火
broiled steak, then go out to see a SHOW {ショウ}.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
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炒める / いためる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to fry, to saute, to stir-fry
炒め / いため - (prefix) stir-fry, stir-frying
中華炒め / ちゅうかいため - (noun) {food} Chinese-style fried dish
味噌炒め / みそいため - (noun) {food} fried dish seasoned with miso
油炒め / あぶらいため - (noun) stir-frying, stir-fry, stir-fried food
牙
Kunyomi: きば
Onyomi: ゲ, ガ
Stroke count: 4
Radical name: きば, きばへん
Radical
牙
tusk, fang, tusk radical (no. 92)
Mnemonics
Picture an elephant
head
in profile, showing the
trunk
and the left
tusk
. Or you might see a snake’s jaw opening wide and an extended fang.
FANG→Ｇ→ゲ、ガ

歯/は　 tooth
牙/きば tusk, ivory
才取り/さいとり “tusk” for passing papers up a ladder, broker

牙（*ŋraː）邪 衺 牙 芽 齖 呀 枒 雅 厊 庌 訝 迓 砑 犽 疨 岈 谺 颬 鴉 釾
ガ← /ŋa/ ← *ŋraː
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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きep ばk! That animal's
きば
牙
is dangerous!
Written by: TumorsAreGood
When our keybass {きば} player says
O オ
you can see
one
huge fang sticking up. At first I thought it was a gag eh {ガ+ゲ}.
Written by: Anonymous123
Like a boars head. The
back of the head
, the
eyes
, the
top of the snout
and the
tusk
Written by: ロニー88
Pictogram: A pair of
elephant
tusks
.

As a phonetic bushu: ガ、ジャ
Written by: フバフバ
One
一
barb
亅
saluted
the great tusk
牙
who was everything he could
not
丿
be.
Written by: walkfromhere
It's a
Katakana-オ
with long
tusks
on both sides of it's head giving you a middle-finger.
Written by: Xilmi
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牙をとぐ / きばをとぐ - (Godan verb - ぐ) to sharpen one's fangs
象牙 / ぞうげ - (noun) ivory
歯牙 / しが - (noun) teeth (and tusks)
仏牙 / ぶつげ - (noun) {Buddh} tooth of Buddha recovered from his cremated ashes
牙牌 / げはい - (noun) bone tile (e.g. for Chinese dominoes)
献
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ケン, コン
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: いぬ
Radical
犬
offering, counter for drinks, present, offer
Mnemonics
The
dogs
犬
of the
south
南
have sent an offer with KEN the samurai
Written by: Seraseth
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Etymology: The phonetic component used to represent a
tree legged pot
南
{now south}. In this vessel, the poor
doggo
犬
as the semantic part is sacrificed, offered. Luckily the Japanese switched things around and
犬
{read ケン} became the phonetic part! So no dog is hurt here!
Written by: ナイナイ
Ken{ケン} is making offerings of cups of sake to those
southern
南
dogs
犬
, but I think it's just a con{コン}.
Written by: Anonymous123
In the
South
南
there is a guardian
Dog
犬
statue, people give OFFERINGS for guarding.

Note: Komainu/Lion-Dogs are shrine guardians.
Written by: ハンゾウ
In the
south
南
dogs
犬
are offered as sacrifice
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
In the
South
南
, Kentucky ケン Fried Chicken, KFC is offering meals to
dog
犬
owners.
Written by: ケンパチ
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貢献 / こうけん - (noun/する verb) contribution (furthering a goal or cause), services (to a cause); {hist} paying tribute, tribute
文献 / ぶんけん - (noun) literature, books (reference), document
献杯 / こんぱい - (noun/intransitive) toast (to someone; esp. the deceased at a post-ceremony meal), drinking to someone's health (or memory)
一献 / いっこん - (noun) one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink, small drinking party
献立 / こんだて - (noun) menu, bill of fare; program, programme, schedule
甘
Kunyomi: あま.い, あま.える, あま.やかす
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: かん,あまい
Radical
甘
sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary
Mnemonics
This
can/カン
廿
is
half-full
甘
of sugar.
Written by: gillianfaith
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The kanji shows someone using
chopsticks
to put a sugar
cube
in some sweet
tea
.
Written by: Kylanoカイラーノ
Only
one
in
twenty
廿
of these cans {カン} that I have amassed {あま} contains something sweet and sugary.
Written by: Anonymous123
A
一
sweet thing in the
mouth
廿
CAN coax even the most pampered child to be content. Since this radical is known as both カン and あまい I like to think of it as a sweets jar 缶/カン filled with sugary hard candy.

甘（*kaːm）紺 姏 嵌 甘 柑 苷 泔 坩 蚶 酣 甝 魽 邯 鉗 箝 黚 拑
カン← /kɑm/ ← *kaːm
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
This kanji is the picture of a
mouth
廿
eating sweet
treats
.
Written by: non0230
It looks like the
head of a cow
looking straight at you, with their ears to the sides and the small horns pointing up. Cows are docile and sweet animals.
Written by: rnavega
Picture of a
half-full
jar
廿
of sweet honey!
Written by: Azuraphel
A MOm {あま} will often try to limit how much CANdy {カン} and other sweets her children eat. This
kanji
甘
is the image of a Tootsie Roll with the portion of the lines that stick out representing the open candy wrapper, and the internal lines representing the segmented candy.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
21 kilogram of sugar is too sweet. 21=
20
廿
+
1
Written by: Hitobitokun
Looks like
someone sticking their tongue out
甘
to enjoy a sweet treat, like ice cream
Written by: タクシュ
The
shrine gate
became blocked by
two
can-pletely 「カン」amai-zing「あまい」 sweet candy canes.
Written by: Vitor Conte
10
十
glasses of lemonade need
20
廿
cubes of sugar to be sweet.
Written by: Aroshima
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甘口 / あまくち - (Noun/な-adjective) sweet flavour, sweet flavor, mildness; flattery; stupidity
甘味 / あまみ - (noun) sweetness, sugary taste; sweets, dessert, cake
大甘 / おおあま - (Adjective/-な) lenient; overoptimistic
甘味 / かんみ - (noun) sweetness, sugary taste; sweets, dessert, cake; charm, appeal; taste, flavour, flavor
甘やかす / あまやかす - (す verb/transitive) to pamper, to spoil
療
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: リョウ
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: やまいだれ
Radical
疒
heal, cure
Mnemonics
A
little
小
bit of
sun
日
in Rio {リョウ} will cure the
illness
疒
affecting your
big
大
bunny ears
Written by: Anonymous123
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Use some
fuel
尞
to make the room warmer for the
sick person
疒
she’ll get healed sooner
Written by: Baharley
Etymology: Semantic
Bed, Illness
疒
means cure. The phonetic part
ryou
depicts a fire, but you might know it with a roof: 寮 - Domitory.
Written by: ナイナイ
Using you as
fuel
尞
for this sacrifice, I shall cure my
sickness
疒
.
Written by: コスタリカイマン
Some
Sickness
疒
feels like
One
一
Small
小
Sun
日
Fire
火
when HEALING
Written by: ハンゾウ
The cure to the
sickness
疒
is a
little
小
bit of the
big
大
flaming
sun
日
everyday to synthesize vitamin D
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
To heal the
sickness
疒
a
large
大
day
日
with
little
小
to do is needed. That is the (sacrifice
尞
needed, to rest to heal.
Written by: Rdelav
A
little
小
bit
of
sun
日
and a
big
大
bowl of chicken soup will HEAL you right up and CURE your
illness
疒
.
Written by: Jules.33
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医療 / いりょう - (noun) medical care, medical treatment
診療 / しんりょう - (noun/する verb) diagnosis and treatment, medical care
治療 / ちりょう - (noun/する verb) (medical) treatment, care, therapy, cure, remedy
対症療法 / たいしょうりょうほう - (noun) {med} symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
救急医療 / きゅうきゅういりょう - (noun) emergency medicine
盟
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: メイ
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: さら
Radical
皿
alliance, oath
Mnemonics
The sun 日 and the moon 月 swore an oath of
light
明
/メイ over a sacred
vessel
皿
. Their alliance is still strong.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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They brought a
bright
明
plate
皿
as a gift to seal the alliance.
Written by: lightmotif
In the past, an oath was made when people are coming together with a
bowl
皿
of blood for sacrifice to make a deal to the
sky
明
. See
血
for more.
Written by: non0230
May{メイ} this
bright
明
plate
皿
serve as a reminder of our alliance. Take care not to break the plate or your oath.
Written by: Anonymous123
The
dish
皿
took an oath to wash itself on the fifth
day
日
of the
month
月
.
Written by: 🌩セージ.𝓡_8卦掌天𝓚𝓪𝓲𝖙𝖊𝖓⚡
The idea of this alliance came to
light
明
during the main メイ
dish
皿
.
Written by: ケンパチ
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連盟 / れんめい - (noun) league, federation, union
同盟 / どうめい - (noun/する verb) alliance, union, league
加盟 / かめい - (noun/する verb) joining (an association, agreement, etc.), participation, affiliation, accession
盟主 / めいしゅ - (noun) leader (of an alliance), leading power
盟友 / めいゆう - (noun) sworn friend
継
Kunyomi: つ.ぐ
Onyomi: ケイ
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: いとへん
Radical
糸
inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)
Mnemonics
He was proud to inherit his families'
rice
米
business. The initials K {ケイ} and
L
, for Kao Ltd., was sewn in
thread
糸
onto every bag. He was prepared to sue {つ} anybody that infringed on their trademark.
Written by: Anonymous123
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The inherit goes down the
line
糸
of the successors that are represented by
seeds
米
Written by: Rdelav
I took over this business of
measuring
rice
米
with
thread
糸
.
Written by: Karlla
when I take the
L
my
rice
米
and
threads
糸
will be inherited.
Written by: ロニー88
This
bento box
米
L, has been
inherited
down our family
line
糸
for generations and generations
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Via 繼: Each
thread
糸
/ケイ-making silkworm inherits the traits of both the
father
and
his parents
as well as the
mother
and
her parents
, but belongings continue to go to whoever succeeds the previous generation, even if they are not blood-relatives.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Ito
糸
L
imited, the famous
rice
米
company, will soon be inherited by the CEO's first son Kei.
Written by: そら♡
This is the
PATCH
I
stitched
米
onto my clothing with
thread
糸
, so that I can CONTINUE to wear the clothing I INHERITED
Written by: Jules.33
Thread
糸
Rice
米
Ltd
is the company I inherited and will continue to lead, taking care ケイ to deal with whatever challenge comes next つぎ
Written by: Spirit_kokoro
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継続 / けいぞく - (noun/する verb) continuation, continuance, going on
中継 / ちゅうけい - (noun/する verb) relay, hook-up; {abbr} relay broadcasting
生中継 / なまちゅうけい - (noun/する verb) live broadcast (radio, TV), live coverage
継承 / けいしょう - (noun/する verb) inheritance, succession, accession; {law} share-alike; {comp} inheritance
継投 / けいとう - (noun/する verb) relieving the (starting) pitcher
維
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: イ
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: いとへん
Radical
糸
fiber, tie, rope
Mnemonics
Birds
隹
thread
糸
fibers into elaborate nests.
Written by: Karlla
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{I}
string
糸
the
turkey
隹
up with a rope.
Written by: Haribunner
When roasting a whole
bird
隹
like a chicken or turkey, it is customary to tie the legs together with a fiber
string
糸
so that the bird will hold its shape during roasting and the parts of the bird will cook evenly. This process is called "trussing."
Written by: オハイオのデビー
Turkey
隹
thread
糸
is one of the best fibers to make rope out of.
Written by: Seraseth
I secured the
fence
隹
with
rope
糸
.
Written by: Jules.33
Spiderman
糸
eats each fiber of the
turkey
隹
, one bye one. Aye aye イ sir !
Written by: ケンパチ
Three
threads
糸
merely
唯/ユイ→イ
隹
twined with the occasional knot to tie it together is all it takes to make rope from fiber.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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維持 / いじ - (noun/する verb) maintenance, preservation, improvement
維持費 / いじひ - (noun) maintenance costs
繊維 / せんい - (noun) fibre, fiber, textile
維新 / いしん - (noun) reformation, revolution, renewal; {hist} Meiji Restoration; {abbr} Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
線維 / せんい - (noun) fibre, fiber, textile
縄
Kunyomi: なわ
Onyomi: ジョウ
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: いとへん
Radical
糸
straw rope, cord
Mnemonics
It took
two days
日
to make a
cord
of straw rope from straw
threads
糸
.
Written by: ドみにく
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Okinawa {なわ} Joe {ジョウ} stretched a
thread
糸
of rope across
two cane fields
.
Written by: Anonymous123
Via 繩: A
threaded
糸
straw rope is an especially nice place to photograph
green frogs
←黽/ボウ→ジョウ. Attempts to correct ただす a frog’s posture with a cord なわ are however not recommended.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Joe {ジョウ} tried to capture the narwhal {なわ}
whale
with a straw rope. He lassoed the whale's tusk and said, "Ta dah!" {ただ}, but the whale snapped the cord as easily as a
thread
糸
.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
Navajo - なわ - ジョウ - Trail is a
high rope garden
made out of
threads
糸
.
Written by: Misaouette
In Okinawa {なわ}, instead of
thread
, they use their
turtles
to make rope.
Written by: しまうま
Phono-semantic: Phonetic 黽 “ジョウ” Semantic
糸
“thread”. 黽 Is a frog simplified.

Rope can be considered to be a type of
thread
糸
. The
Frog
is sat on it.
Written by: フバフバ
A
thread
糸
of
frogs
{kyūjitai:黽} is not a rope.
Written by: コエル
Once upon a time at a temple in Okinawa, {沖縄} a turtle wasn’t paying attention and he walked right under the しめなわ {しめ縄}
ROPE
糸
into the consecrated area. When the
turtle
< 亀 realized what he had done, he hid his head his shame. And that’s why turtles tuck their head into their shells.
Written by: Jules.33
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沖縄 / おきなわ - (noun) Okinawa (city, prefecture)
縄 / なわ - (noun) rope, cord; policeman's rope
縄文 / じょうもん - (noun) straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; {hist} {abbr} Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
先縄文時代 / せんじょうもんじだい - (noun) {hist} {rare} pre-Jomon period (i.e. the preceramic period)
縄張り / なわばり - (noun/する verb) stretching a rope around, roping off, cordoning off, demarcation; one's turf, domain, territory, jurisdiction, sphere of influence; {zool} territory (of an animal)
舞
Kunyomi: まい, ま.う
Onyomi: ブ
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: まいあし
Radical
舛
dance, flit, circle, wheel
Mnemonics
MAI i have this
dance
舛
from you? Behind this BUtiful
fence
with the
string of lights
on top.
Written by: ジェン~1984
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After a hard day of harvesting,
nothing
was better than celebratory
dancing
 in the
evening
.
Written by: sand_eto
An elaboration of
whirling nothing
無
/ム→ブ with
opposite feet
舛
to disambiguate dance from the Zen concept of nothingness. The spinning nature of dancing leads to the senses circle and wheel, and rapid movement to flit.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
She mastered the DANCE by doing
Nothing
無
but
Dancing
舛
Written by: ハンゾウ
This
year
in the
evenings
夕
I will do
nothing
but dance!
Written by: 冬子50・fuyuko50
No one BUt {ブ} MIke {まい} danced on the
fence
every
evening
for a
year
.
Written by: coin
Mai's
dancing legs
舛
moved gracefully throughout the
evening
夕
, as if
nothing
could stop her passion for dance.
Written by: アルゼン
No
丿
one
一
holds a
plate
皿
while
dancing
舛
Written by: 石の立方体
MAI {mai} does
nothing
but dance in a circle with a BOY {ぶ}
cow
all
evening
夕
Written by: ロールズ
The slave-owner commanded his slaves to find a
needle
in the
haystack
, thinking they'd find nothing.
But they actually found it and were rewarded with the permission to
dance
 in a circle to some Rock'n Roll.
Written by: Xilmi
If it is too
hard to do
, just use a wheel, it will be as easy as
dancing
.
舛
Written by: Gjfj
Nothing
is going to prevent me from dancing with you this
evening
夕
. I have been waiting all
year
for this dance.

“Boo ブ, might まい I have this dance? Let’s circle the dance floor.
Written by: Jules.33
The
arrow
flew over
forty
of us, as
*we
danced in the
evening
夕
*we sounds like the old kana wi ヰ
Written by: Anonymous123
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暑中見舞 / しょちゅうみまい - (noun) summer greeting card, inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
舞 / まい - (noun) dancing, dance
舞台 / ぶたい - (noun) stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.), (stage) performance; setting (of a story), scene; sphere (of activity), stage (e.g. political stage), scene, arena, world
初舞台 / はつぶたい - (noun) debut, initial stage appearance
歌舞伎 / かぶき - (noun) kabuki, traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
般
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ハン
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: ふねへん
Radical
舟
carrier, carry, all, general, sort, kind
Mnemonics
A
ship
舟
in general will carry all kinds of things, including
pike
s
殳
.
Written by: lightmotif
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The
ship
舟
is carrying
tables
几
,
again
又
Written by: Nicolas2
I was about to sail off in the
ship
舟
again
又
, so I proceeded to carry my luggage by the HANdle {ハン} into my quarters and put it on the
table
几
.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
Generally, as a smuggler, Han{ハン} would carry any kind of cargo on his
ship
舟
for the right price. Especially, if he recently lost to Jabba at the poker
tables
几
again
又
.
Written by: Anonymous123
“This
boat
舟
is a general purpose carrier that
rotates
殳
through all different kinds of cargo,” said the captain of the Millennium Falcon.
類い/たぐい kind, sort, peer
巡る/めぐる circle, repeat, circulate

般（*praːn）螌 般 媻 搫 搬 盤 磐 瘢 幋 槃 縏 鎜 鞶
ハン← /puɑn/ ← *praːn
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Half ハン the
boat
舟
was carrying
missiles
殳
, the other half was general stuff
Written by: ケンパチ
A
small boat
舟
loaded with
pikes
殳
is the sort of boat you don't want to encounter on a fishing trips.
Written by: Kuromi姫
A
boat
舟
will have at least one
weapon
殳
, generally.
Written by: Nyxalium
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各般 / かくはん - (noun) all, every, various
大般若経 / だいはんにゃきょう - (noun) {Buddh} Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
般化 / はんか - (noun) generalization (psychology, linguistics, etc.)
般若 / はんにゃ - (noun) {Buddh} prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); {noh} hannya, mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); {abbr} dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy), terrifying facial expression
全般 / ぜんぱん - (noun) (the) whole; {n-suf} as a whole, in general, at large (after a noun)
諾
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ダク
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: ごんべん
Radical
訁
consent, assent, agreement
Mnemonics
They
say
訁
the
young
若
are so naive they'll consent to anything.
Written by: lightmotif
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They
say
I look too
young
to play on the DAKU/dock, so they need my parent's consent.
Written by: chancetenacity
It’s all too easy to consent to the
words
訁
of an agreement when you are
young
若
/ジャク→ダク and be bound by them long afterwards.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Young
若
people often
talk
訁
to ducks ダク that gather on the grass
艹
to the right
右
but by the letter of the law they need their parents’ consent to do that
Written by: Spirit_kokoro
i tried to come to an agreement, but you kept being on
the fence
艹
about it, no matter what I
said
訁
. DAre KUm 'round again and I hook you with my
right
右
fist.
Written by: ジェン~1984
They
say
訁
that when they were
young
若
they had to consent to an agreement with da cool{ダク} kids, in order to use the playground.
Written by: Anonymous123
To turn someone into a vampire, Dracula ダク needs the
young
若
victim’s consent: they must clearly
say
訁
“yes.”
Written by: ケンパチ
Young people were agreed to watch DUCKtales remake with Donald DUCK
Written by: アタランタ
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承諾 / しょうだく - (noun/する verb) consent, approval, acceptance, agreement, compliance
受諾 / じゅだく - (noun/する verb) acceptance
許諾 / きょだく - (noun/する verb) consent, assent, approval, permission
不承諾 / ふしょうだく - (noun) dissent, disagreement, disapproval, objection, refusal
事後承諾 / じごしょうだく - (noun) {yoji} ex-post-facto approval
貿
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ボウ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
trade, exchange
Mnemonics
Gee
whiz, I'm hungry. I would trade my
sword
刀
and my bow {ボウ} for some
shellfish
貝
right about now.
Written by: Anonymous123
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He traded a rare
shellfish
貝
with the
sign of the hare
卯
on it.
Written by: espiacent
In this region, the beginning of commerce was to exchange
rabbits
卯
for
money
貝
.
Written by: やれやれ
We use to exchange
rabbit
卯
pelts for
shellfish
貝
at trade posts.
Written by: Seanyくんです
Trade under the
new moon
卯
/ボウ for
shellfish
貝
.【The new moon is when the rabbit ear 卯 markings on the moon’s surface are most visible and also the best time for smuggling to avoid tariff agents.】
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Im in the business of trading
goods
卯
, namely
swords
刀
for
shellfish
貝
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Trade a
rabbit
卯
and
sword
刀
for
shellfish?
貝
Written by: Litchii
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貿易 / ぼうえき - (noun/する verb) (foreign) trade, (international) commerce, importing and exporting
世界貿易機関 / せかいぼうえききかん - (noun) World Trade Organization (Organisation), WTO
互恵貿易 / ごけいぼうえき - (noun) reciprocal trade
交換貿易制 / こうかんぼうえきせい - (noun) barter system
仲介貿易 / ちゅうかいぼうえき - (noun) intermediary trade, trade conducted via an agency
超
Kunyomi: こ.える, こ.す
Onyomi: チョウ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: そうにょう
Radical
走
transcend, super-, ultra-
Mnemonics
He chose {チョウ} to
run
走
around with a
sword
刀
in his
mouth
口
to show how super, ultra tough he was, even though it transcended common sense.
Written by: Anonymous123
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To TRANSCEND beyond your limits
and turn into a SUPER human,
you have to
RUN
走
away from all the
temptations that try to
SEDUCE
召
you.
Written by: Abnormalise
They say it's stupid to
run
走
holding scissors in your hand, but it's ultra-stupid to run holding a
knife
刀
in your
mouth
口
. Because he was on COcaine {こ}, he chose {チョウ} to do so anyway, and now he has transcended this mortal plane.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
Superman
runs
走
to a phone booth to
put on
召
/ショウ→チョウ his costume. Anyone seen any phone booths lately? They’ve been transcended.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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超過 / ちょうか - (noun/する verb) excess, surplus, exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.), going over
超 / ちょう - (noun) super-, ultra-, hyper-, extreme; {col} extremely, really, totally, absolutely; {n-suf} over, more than (after a number or counter)
超伝導 / ちょうでんどう - (noun) superconductivity, super-conductivity
超党派 / ちょうとうは - (noun) suprapartisan, multiparty, bipartisan, nonpartisan
超す / こす - (す verb) to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass, to be better than, to exceed; to move house; {hon} to go, to come
踏
Kunyomi: ふ.まえる, ふ.む
Onyomi: トウ
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: あしへん
Radical
⻊
step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment
Mnemonics
You can step your
foot
𧾷
on the
sun
日
if you put
water
水
on top first.
Written by: Writer人生
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You can step with your
leg
𧾷
on the
sun
日
reflected in a puddle of
water
水
Written by: guygeva2311
Who {ふ}, me? Oh, sorry! I stepped on your toe {トウ}! I was trying to evade taxes by stepping my
leg
𧾷
into
puddles
水
to
day
日
.
Written by: quickMaffs44
A single
foot
𧾷
step is the beginning of a
continuous
沓
/トウ trail. You can go with Bilbo Baggins or a journey of a thousand ri here, but the imagery is the same.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Bare
foot
or in
boots
, don't step on the lawn!
Written by: Karlla
If you step on the
sun
日
with your
foot
,
⻊
don't be surprised if you scorch your toes {トウ} even if you put
water
水
on them first. {Hat tip to ライフ}
Written by: オハイオのデビー
FUMU/Fuming because you stepped in
sun-hot
water
before/MAE and RUined your
feet
you trample over to the TOU/door.
Written by: レイん|レナ
Putting
shoes
沓
on your
foot
⻊
makes it less painful to step on things
Written by: 石の立方体
My
foot
⻊
steps into a puddle of
water
水
every
day
日
.... I have bad luck
Written by: そら♡
With my
leg
⻊
and especially my big toe トウ, I step on the
sun
日
reflected in the puddle of
water
水

>> Hat tip guygeva2311
Written by: Spirit_kokoro
After I stepped on his big toe {トウ} he
stopped
mouthing
off. I swear {ふ} this happens every time he goes in the
water
水
before the
sun
日
comes out..
Written by: Anonymous123
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舞踏 / ぶとう - (noun/する verb) dance (esp. Western style), dancing
雑踏 / ざっとう - (noun/する verb) hustle and bustle, throng, crowd, congestion, traffic jam
人跡未踏 / じんせきみとう - (noun) {yoji} unexplored
仮装舞踏会 / かそうぶとうかい - (noun) fancy dress ball, costume ball, masquerade ball
踏む / ふむ - (Godan verb - む/transitive) to step on, to tread on, to trample on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil), to stand on, to visit; to experience, to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.), to go through (e.g. formalities), to complete; to estimate, to guess, to judge, to value, to appraise; to rhyme; to succeed to (e.g. the throne)
遺
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: イ, ユイ
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: しんにょう,しんにゅう
Radical
⻌
bequeath, leave behind, reserve
Mnemonics
Bequeath your
precious
貴
/キ→イ things when you
pass on
⻌
.
残る　/のこる remain
捨てる/すてる abandon, leave behind
残す　/のこす bequeath, leave behind
忘れる/わすれる forget, leave behind
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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'e {イ} left behind his
precious
貴
belongings on the
road
.
⻌
Written by: オハイオのデビー
When you travel by
scooter
⻌
anything
valuable
貴
you need to leave behind or it will attract 'I'gles
Written by: Seraseth
When one is forced to take the
road
⻌
, better leave behind or bequeath all that is
precious
貴
, lest it hamper you, be lost or stolen on the way.
Written by: FoeNyx
Bilbo bequeathes the "
Precious
" to Frodo, who will carry it on the long
road
to Mordor.
*Precious is composed of purse and shells
Written by: ジューリ忍
I{イ} hereby bequeath to Yui {ユイ} all the
precious
貴
valuables I picked up on the
road
⻌
. May she find happiness in the items I have left behind.
Written by: Anonymous123
I accidentally left the trunk open while driving, and all my
valuables
貴
fell out onto the
road
⻌
and were left behind
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
A
precious
貴
pearl was Left behind the
road
⻌
with attached 遺書{いしょ} dying will.
Written by: ハンゾウ
When I {イ}
pass on
⻌
I will BEQUEATH my
money
貝
to be
split
down
middle
中
between my heirs.
Written by: Jules.33
After my traffic accident on the
road
⻌
, all my
precious
貴
belongings were left behind
Written by: ケンパチ
The poor man was chased 追 by a dog when he approached its {KEN}nel while dispatching 遣 a parcel.
He left behind 遺 his
expensive
貴
e{イ}-bike on
the road
⻌
Written by: シン・ソツ
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遺跡 / いせき - (noun) (archeological) remains, ruins, relics
後遺症 / こういしょう - (noun) {med} prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela
遺言 / ゆいごん - (noun/する verb) last request, dying wish
秘密証書遺言 / ひみつしょうしょゆいごん - (noun) secret will and testament, sealed envelope will
文化遺産 / ぶんかいさん - (noun) cultural heritage
頼
Kunyomi: たの.む, たの.もしい, たよ.る
Onyomi: ライ
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: おおがい
Radical
頁
trust, request
Mnemonics
I request you to take this
bundle
of
pages
to the teacher.
Written by: イシャー
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I request you to copy
bundle
束
of
pages
頁
Written by: Baharley
My elderly grandfather requested me to look after a
bundle
束
of his earthly goods because he trusted me. He said he had put his instructions on a
page
頁
. But when I accepted the page, it was just a slice of RYE {ライ} bread.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
Phono-semantic: Phonetic
束
“ライ” Semantic
頁
originally
貝
”money”.

I trust and request that the
bundle
束
of
cash
貝
will be hidden on your
head
頁
.
Written by: フバフバ
I want to request a favor. Can you carry this
bundle
束
of
pages
頁
to the writer?
Written by: チェイスです
Trust the
opposition
←剌/ラツ→ライ to make a
profit
貝
. Explanation: you can easily identify the opposition because, by request, they always carry their sheaf 束 in the left hand and their drawn knife刂 in the right hand. This makes them predictable, so you can rely on that and even earn money from it. RELY→RYE→ライ.
頁
is the radical because 剌 is phonetic, which doesn’t quite add up.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
I need to know たの you better in order to trust you. So I’m going to request to
see
目
the terms in writing ライrather than just hearing it come out of your
mouth
.
口
Written by: Jules.33
I trust you’ll fulfill my request if I give you this
bundle
束
of
leaves
頁
{stack of money}
Written by: ビンセントちゃん
My friend Ray {ライ} trusted me with his request to prepare a
bundle
束
of
pages
頁
, to name {たのむ} a few.
Written by: うら寂しい土豚
I request your trust that this
bundle
束
of
pages
頁
is the same you gave me earlier.
Written by: Catalyst314
I want to request a favor. Can you take this
bundle
of
pages
to the writer {ライ}? I know I can trust you to do it. Credits: War2244
Written by: ゼルダちゃん
I request to have
shellfish
貝
in my
mouth
口
under
tree
木
leaves
頁
.
Written by: Amu9196
To make a request to the government, you must fill out this
bundle
束
of
pages
頁
and wait 3-6 months for a reply. Don't worry, trust the process.
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Bundle
束
of
pages
頁
is actually money, and I request you to trust me and give some to me.
Written by: Veerdb
The ライ-ting in the
bundle
束
of
pages
頁
are requests entrusted to you.
Written by: moolsu
You can trust, rely on, that your
bundle
束
request has been registered in the order's
page
頁
.
Written by: コエル
In "Land before time" Littlefoot entrusted Petrie to take care of their only
bundle
束
of
leafes
頁
, which he had gotten from his mom.
頁
. Petrie was very reliable so he could be asked to take care of a task like that.
Written by: Xilmi
I very much rely on the authentcity of this
stack
束
of
pages
頁
.
Written by: Karlla
I request that you refill the printer tray with a new
ream
束
of paper when it’s empty. The
pages
頁
are ta yo たよ right ライ． I trust that you can do that, and I want to know たの that you understand.
Written by: Jules.33
Trust me. If I put
one
bite of food in my
mouth
口
with
tree
木
nuts or
shellfish
貝
in it, my face will blow right ライ up. That’s why I requested a list of all the ingredients in the dish. I need ta know たの because of my allergies.
Written by: Jules.33
The
man
requested a
bundle
束
of
money/shells
貝
Written by: Ciboxd
Related vocabulary
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頼母しい / たのもしい - (Adjective/-い) reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring; hopeful, promising
頼母子 / たのもし - (noun) mutual financing association
依頼 / いらい - (noun/する verb) request, commission, entrusting (with a matter); dependence, reliance
頼む / たのむ - (Godan verb - む/transitive) to request, to beg, to ask; to call, to order, to reserve; to entrust to; {int} {col} please, please do
頼み / たのみ - (noun) request, favor, favour; reliance, dependence, trust, hope
鮭
Kunyomi: さかな, さけ, ふぐ
Onyomi: カイ, ケイ
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: うおへん
Radical
魚
salmon
Mnemonics
salmon is a
fish
魚
that goes upstream covering
ground
土
after
ground
土
Written by: Feade
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A salmon is a
fish
魚
that can jump over
two piles of dirt
土
. It goes well with sake {さけ} and shellfish {カイ}, okay {ケイ} ?!
Written by: Anonymous123
Chum salmon is a
fish
魚
named for the
angular
圭
/ケイ “tzum” markings on the flanks. The pronunciation しゃけ is often favored over さけ to avoid confusion with お酒. 鮭 is also used for the spiky ふぐ blowfish.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Salmon is the best tasting
fish
魚
on
earth
圭
.
Written by: Jules.33
Related vocabulary
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鮭 / さけ - (noun) salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
鮭漁 / さけりょう - (noun) salmon fishing
鮭缶 / さけかん - (noun) canned salmon, tinned salmon
鮭茶づけ / さけちゃづけ - (noun) chazuke with salmon
鮭茶漬け / さけちゃづけ - (noun) chazuke with salmon
鹿
Kunyomi: か, しか
Onyomi: (none)
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: しか
Radical
鹿
deer
Mnemonics
I caught a deer under the
cliff
广
, but it
broke the net
⺲
and escaped while I was foolishly
comparing
比
it to a horse. 馬鹿!
Written by: gillianfaith
Show all mnemonics (8)
Depicts a male deer with
antlers
广
,
head
and
feet
比
.
二 antlers + 四 feet = 六/ロク.
か is the Old Japanese word for deer.
しか originally meant male deer 夫鹿.

鹿（*b·roːɡ）鄜 鹿 漉 轆 簏 螰 麓 騼 摝 廘 蔍 鏕
ロク← /luk̚/ ← *b·roːɡ
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Looks like a
DEER with large antlers
hanging
upside down to be dried and eaten.
Written by: Davidn
For catching deer, there is no question {か} that the
canopy
广
is better, when
compared
比
to those six {ロク}
bent and torn nets
Written by: Anonymous123
A deer, basically. The
antlers
, the
head
, the
front legs
, and the
back legs
gave it away.
Written by: non0230
I found five 五 deer
antlers
比
on the ground 土 under the
cliff
广
.
Written by: Jules.33
Under the
cliff
广
I
compared
比
the
broken net
to a normal one and realized a deer must have broke it.
Written by: ロニー88
Out of the
bat cave
广
, a deer freed the 2
sitting bambinos
匕
from the
deer trap

Bambi being a deer in Disney...bambino... ahem.
deer trap = a hole with 2 spikes | in them
Written by: ケンパチ
When I was a child, my parents often took me to the forrest.
There were these contraptions. They had a
roof
广
, a wooden contraption that looks a bit like a
tetris
T
block missing two edges
and
2 comparable stabilizers to keep the aforementiononed contraption ヒgh
比
.
There was old bread and straw inside of the contraption. When I asked what it was for, my parents told me it's for feeding deer.
Written by: Xilmi
Related vocabulary
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馬鹿 / ばか - (Adjective/-な) idiot, moron, fool; {adj-na} stupid, foolish, dull, absurd, ridiculous; trivial, insignificant, disappointing; malfunctioning, defective, losing sensation; {sl} incredibly, unusually, exceptionally; {sl} fervent enthusiast, nut, person singularly obsessed with something (usu. in compounds); {abbr} Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
馬鹿者 / ばかもの - (noun) {derog} moron, idiot, stupid person
鹿 / しか - (noun) deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon), cervid
口白鹿 / くちじろしか - (noun) Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris), white-lipped deer
馬鹿らしい / ばからしい - (Adjective/-い) absurd, foolish, stupid, silly, nonsense, ludicrous, preposterous, laughable, ridiculous
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