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Kunyomi: お.ちる, お.とす
Onyomi: ラク
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: くさかんむり
Radical
fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
Mnemonics
Every
time I walk on
wet
grass
I tend to slip and fall.
Written by: MuMe
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Oh {お} my! That boy just tripped on that rake {ラク} in the
grass
beside the
ski
entance
and fell. Now he is in
tears
.
Written by: Anonymous123
The
flowers
have
water
dropped on them
every
day.
Written by: チェイスです
Oh {お} I've run out of luck {ラク}! When I slipped and fell on the
grass
that was
wet
, I dropped my wallet. And after going back to get it, I was
late
and didn't make it to my train's
entrance
! Oh cheer {おちる int v.} for me as life tosses {おとす tr v.} me around.
Written by: quickMaffs44
Every
time the rain comes down and the
grass
gets
wet
, I slip and fall. Oh {お} no! it's raining now, so I guess I'm out of luck {ラク}.
This
grassy
hamlet is our local
capital
/ラク. A post here is a come down for government officials, and indicates a drop in prestige and falling prospects, using the imagery of leaves falling from a tree.
Leaves
are falling into the
river
.The letter
is actually from the river name Luohe
in China, a tributary of the Yellow river. A
river
with the name
Luo
for the sound component.
Written by: non0230
Every
time I walk through the *hamlet*, I slip on
wet
grass
and *fall* on a "rock"「RAKU ラク」. "Ouchy"「OCHI おち」!
If
grass
has
water
in it, you fall
every
time!
Written by: ルイス
The
grass
was
wet
and although I
walked slowly
, I fell with my
mouth
on the floor.
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
Wet
Grass
is upside down,
Each
Water
droplets FALL down.
Written by: ハンゾウ
Water
must fall upon
every
blade of
grass
!
Written by:
When the
cherry blossoms
have reached the
late
end of their life, they fall into the
waters
or
stone monuments
nearby.
Written by: あいりー
each
leaf
slowly falls into the
water
. You can see them gently rocking back and forth before gently landing into the water
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Water
falls from
every
piece of
grass
Written by:
The
grass
overgrew in the
capital
and therefore it's status came down, fell and descended to village.
Written by: コエル
Plants
that drop into the water make a
splash
every
time.
Written by: Xilmi
*Under* the
thatched roof
there is no lack/ラク of
water
each
time rain falls.
Written by: lightmotif
She will fall on the
stool
and her
mouth
will drop open in surprise when
she
sees the new
roof
.
Written by:
I'm
crying
o-n お a rock ラク because I was too
late
to save my
crops
from the meteor that fell down and destroyed them.
Written by: Wolfenspace
Chaque jour,
Kyoto
la capitale, s'abrite de la pluie tombante
Written by: クラヤー
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/ らくご - (noun) rakugo, traditional Japanese comic storytelling, comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
/ らくだい - (noun/する verb) failure (in an examination), failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard, not making the grade
/ ついらく - (noun/する verb) fall, crash (e.g. aircraft)
/ ぼつらく - (noun/する verb) ruin, fall, collapse, downfall, bankruptcy
ちる / おちる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/intransitive) to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way; to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to dip, to go down; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.), to fall, to drop, to go down, to decline, to deteriorate, to abate (of wind); to be inferior (to), to be not as good (as), to fall short (of); to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.), to come out (of a stain), to fade (of colour), to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.); to disappear (of excess fat), to become thinner, to become leaner; to be left out, to be omitted, to be missing; to fail (an exam), to lose (a contest, election, etc.), to be unsuccessful; to decline (of morals, character, etc.), to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation), to stoop (to), to sink (so low); to be ruined, to go under, to fall (into hell); to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); to fall (into someone's hands), to be accepted (of a bid), to be won (of a tender), to be honoured (of a bill); to fall into (a trap), to fall for (a trick); to give in; to confess, to own up; to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.), to arrive at (in the end); to leave (a city, castle, etc.), to (be defeated and) flee; to sink in, to be accepted (in one's heart); to fall (to the enemy), to be defeated; to come in (of money); to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.); to pass out (in judo), to fall unconscious; {comp} to go down (of a website, server, etc.), to crash; {sl} to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.), to drop out, to leave, to go offline; to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather); to die (of an animal)
Kunyomi: う.つ
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: てへん
Radical
strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
Mnemonics
Hitting a
nail
with one's
hand
.
Written by: Karlla
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I hit everyone in this
street
with my bare
hands
.
Written by: nexx
u {う} da {ダ} heck left this
ladder
in the middle of the
street
? I nearly hit it.
Written by: Anonymous123
He *struck* the wall a "*dozen*"「DA ダ」times with his
fists
in anguish after he had dropped his phone and it shattered when it *hit* the
street
. "Ooo"「U う」, that must have hurt!
I can
pick up
a DOZEN→ダ
nails
/チョウ, テイ at a time, but I have to pound them in one by one.
Derivation of primary reading: /トウ←たう← /ȶæŋ/ ← *rteːŋ … *rteŋʔ → /tɐŋᵡ/ →ダ.
Ooo う, with
Just
one
hand
the boxer knocked him out and his face hit da ダ pavement. That’s ダアス how you do it.
Written by: Jules.33
If the blacksmith impales her
FINGER
on a
SPIKE
she'll go onSTRIKE.
Written by: elbit
If you “hit” someone on the
street
with your
fingers
, they will go “UGH”! う. I mean, duh 「ダ」we all know that.
Written by: Zizichan
Dare |ダ| to go tsu |うつ| that
street
and maybe hit/pound a dozen of gang members with only your
hands
?
I had no tool so I tried hitting the
nail
with my bare
fingers
. Ewww う.つ, THAT ダ was a big mistake, it knocked me back a fair deal.
Written by: ケンパチ
You can hit nails with your
hand
, but it works better to use a
mallet
.
Written by: gillianfaith
With my own
hand
I'll walk down this
street
and knock on every door. Don't try to stop me or I'll hit you too!
Written by: うらしい
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/ だげき - (noun) blow, shock, strike, damage; {baseb} batting
/ だかい - (noun/する verb) breaking out (of a deadlock, difficult situation, etc.), finding a way out
/ だいだ - (noun) {baseb} pinch-hitting, pinch hitter
/ あんだ - (noun/する verb) {baseb} safe hit
ち / ねうち - (noun/する verb) value, worth, merit; estimation, evaluation, appraisal
Kunyomi: さ.ます, さ.める, つめ.たい, ひ.える, ひ.や, ひ.やかす, ひ.やす
Onyomi: レイ
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: にすい
Radical
cool, cold (beer, person), chill
Mnemonics
The
law
says that beer has to be
ice
cold.
Written by: nexx
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A
good
water
is a cold water
Written by: スキス イス
In
order
to cool down I drank two glasses of
water
.
Written by: espiacent
Phono-semantic: phonetic
“レイ” semantic
“ice”.

Ice
is cool by natural
law
.
Written by: フバフバ
The
shaved
ice
is produced by
these blades
; it is a cold dessert trendy in summer {つめ}.
Written by: san-77
"
Ice
will be レイnted from here on after" - this emperor's
decree
was for the sole purpose of assuring his cold lemonade every day.
Written by: hyperbolic_knight
The
law
says that when it's hot, you should give some
ice
"to me" {つめ}. This helps keep me cool.
Written by: シニミニ
It's
chilly
weather outside while
me
and my
ma
are warm
under a roof.
Written by: ソーサーペン
To keep your
water
cool, just
order
some *ice*.
Written by: Samurai_Ash
We're going out for
ice
cold drinks! Boss's
orders
Written by: BaldingEagle
The cold
water
is necessary in summer. That's my
law
!
Written by: ルイス
Let's
order
two
ice
cold beers
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Ha solo was
ordered
by Jabba the hut to be chilled and frozen in
ice
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
order
ice
to cool
Written by: コエル
The coming つ-nami め-y wash away all
laws
with its
cold
water.
Written by: mumei_
My
Ma
was speaking in a weird
accent
with a cold looking
person
while serving him a mug of overnight chilled beer with
ice
.
Written by: Mystery4869
{Rei} from NGE is always getting
orders
from higher-ups, so that’s why she’s so
cold
. Some teens think that’s cool, I guess… but that sort of person just gives me the chills!
Written by: しまうま
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/ れいぞうこ - (noun) refrigerator, fridge
/ れいぼう - (noun/する verb) air conditioning, air cooling
/ れいせい - (Adjective/-な) calmness, composure, coolness, serenity, presence of mind
/ れいとう - (noun/する verb) freezing, cold storage, refrigeration
/ れいたん - (Adjective/-な) cool, indifferent, apathetic, half-hearted; cold, cold-hearted, heartless, unkind
Kunyomi: うち
Onyomi: ナイ, ダイ
Stroke count: 4
Radical name: どうがまえ,けいがまえ,まきがまえ
Radical
inside, within, between, among, house, home
Mnemonics
A
person
inside a
house
Written by: rtega
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Inside our home {うち} we snap a
wishbone
to see who among us gets to look under the
upside down box
because we are all dying {ダイ} to know what's there.
The end is "nigh"「NAI ナイ」! Every
person
should stay *inside* their
"*home* = うち"「UCHI うち」
so that they don't "die"「DAI ダイ」! There are zombies *among* us...
Depicts a vending
stand
with a simple
curtain
draped behind. The vendor and his family live behind the curtain, inside the house. Do not confuse with , although it’s NIGH impossible to miss the similarity between them.

(*nuːbs) =
ナイ← /nuɑ̆iᴴ/ ← *nuːbs
We took
this piece
of meat and removed one of the
bones
from inside.
Written by: RemiJP
One
person
inside a
boxing ring
Written by: ケンパチ
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/ うち - (noun) inside, within; while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of; among, amongst, (out) of, between; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success); within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts; we, our company, our organization; one's home, one's family; my spouse, my husband, my wife; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife (in a letter after the husband's name); {pn} I, me (primarily used by women and children); {arch} imperial palace grounds; {arch} emperor
/ いない - (noun) within, inside of, less than
/ けいだい - (noun) grounds (esp. of shrines and temples), compound, churchyard, precincts
/ ないよう - (noun) contents, content, substance, matter, detail, import
/ てんない - (noun) inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.), store interior, on the premises
Kunyomi: わる.い
Onyomi: アク,
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: こころ
Radical
bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Mnemonics
In
Asia
they use AKUpuncture on your
heart
to draw out the evil
Written by: Seraseth
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It's a bad thing when your
heart
is weighed down with
depression
.
Written by: Karlla
The Evil "Aku" attacked the
heart
of
Asia
and sent samurai Jack forward in time.
Written by: CatManDan
In
Asia
, they use a certain type of acupuncture {アク} that pushes out bad and evil spirits. It's quite hard to do {にく(い)}, and ones
heart and mind
become a war room {わる}.
Written by: quickMaffs44
Via : evil has an
inferior
/ア→アク
heart
. Contrast with homonyms (ああ)and (あく)
War わる with the evil Aku-ma アク O-ni オ demons has been terrible. All of
Asia
is in ruin, it breaks my
heart
.
Written by: Wolfenspace
The
mouth
behind the
prison bars
belongs to a person who is evil in their
heart
.
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
A "warrior"「WARUI わる.い」band of "demons = あくま"「AKU アク」spread *evil* by turning human
hearts
*bad* and full of *vice*. They sometimes hide their intent behind a
shield
of *false* virtue.
In
Asia
they use ACCUpuncture {あく}, wrongly, on your
heart
to draw out the evil and prevent WARs {わる.い}.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
The video game character Wario was intended to be the “bad Mario” or Warui as a play on Mario.
Written by: Gnarchuck
Evil, falseness, and wrongdoing, sit like
weights
on the
heart
Written by: [ない?]
It's bad when you have to go to the
hospital
for a
heart
surgery
Written by: RequiemOfSpirit
The bad girl with an evil
heart
unexpectedly came
second
on the test and is now gloating about it with her big
mouth
Written by: Mystery4869
The
inferior
heart
is the source of all evil. Good comes from the superior heart and evil comes from the inferior heart.
Written by: LavaGhost
In
Asia
, idols represent love and send it to the
heart
to blow out the evil.
Written by: Christian551
Heart
ranks after
when it comes to evil, vice, or wrongs. The
heart
is weighed down/crushed
Written by: Jepotastic
Hannibal Lecter
{mask in The Silence of the Lambs} was an evil rascal with a wrong
mind
.
Looks like something
structured and orderly
being
eroded away
by things that are bad / evil and false / wrong
Written by:
The
lower regions
of one's
heart
are full of evil.
Written by: Emmyちゅ
Please do not use your
mouth
to talk about evil things about
Asia
. It hurts their
heart
so bad
Written by: kuroda
In
Asia
, WAR {わるい/*war*ui} is started by
hearts
of evil
Written by:
Within everyone's
hearts
there is an evil black dragon
sealed
within - Some Chuunibyou
Written by: WhoIsRem?
A WARIORS わるい
heart
is
bugged
by the bad memories he holds, about the time his bullet pierced the flesh にく of others ACCUmulated あく by the evil he saw in himself.
Written by: ジェン~1984
If you
rank next
on the evil person's list, and he's
coming after
your
heart
, that's very bad and disaster
ous
.
Written by: こガエル
In
Asia
the government accused {アク} the shopkeeper of being bad at
heart
because he was selling bad meat {にく} which everyone knows is wrong.
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/ いじわる - (Adjective/-な) malicious, ill-tempered, unkind, mean, nasty
/ あくま - (noun) devil, demon, fiend; Satan, the Devil (in Christianity and Judaism); {Buddh} Māra, evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
/ けんお - (noun/する verb) disgust, hate, repugnance, loathing
/ わるぐち - (noun/する verb) slander, bad-mouthing, abuse, insult, speaking ill (of)
/ わるくち - (noun/する verb) slander, bad-mouthing, abuse, insult, speaking ill (of)
Kunyomi: ほね
Onyomi: コツ
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: ほね
Radical
skeleton, bone, remains, frame
Mnemonics
A little skeleton with a
yelling mouth
{wa! },
arms flailing behind him
, and
body
.
Written by: lightmotif
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Imagine a whole SKELETON,
Skull
Shoulders
Body
.

Note: the radical
is hinting that this is part of the body kanji.
Written by: ハンゾウ
The victims of the famine were lying on cots {コツ}. They were so thin, you could see their bones beneath their skin. This is the
head and arms
, and below is the
torso and legs
.
The
flesh
of the
body
covers the bones
Written by: sand_eto
This kanji looks like a funny skeleton wearing a hat. The skeleton's head is shaped like the
moon
and the square-shaped hat has a small buckle and two brims on the side.
Written by:
When we reached the
moon
with our
hats
on, it will feel like we have no bones.
Written by: ブダ
The
inner box of the top half of this kanji
is positioned at the bottom right in Japanese and bottom left in Chinese. Imagine a cyclops looking at a world map - it looks right to Japan and left to China.

Sometimes Japanese fonts may appear to display the Chinese version even on Japanese websites or keyboards; it seems like it could be due to how the OS interprets unicode characters.
Written by: Mushmellow
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/ ほね - (Noun/な-adjective) bone; frame; outline, core; backbone, spirit, fortitude; {adj-na} {n} laborious, troublesome, difficult
き / ほねぬき - (noun) boning (fish or meat), deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation; taking the backbone out of, weakening
/ ろこつ - (Adjective/-な) open, unconcealed, undisguised, blatant, plain, frank; broad, lewd, indecent, crude
/ じんこつ - (noun) human bones
/ こっせつ - (noun/する verb) bone fracture
Kunyomi: おさ.まる, おさ.める, なお.す, なお.る
Onyomi: ,
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Mnemonics
I cure
myself
by feeding my
mouth
with healthy food and drinking lots of
water
Written by: ドみにく
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Now {なお} the government wants to reign over us using
machines
that control the
water
supply, and by offering us cures of cheap {チ} gene {ジ} therapy.
Written by: Anonymous123
At an ancient seat of government on the
river
crumbling
stands
/ジ, チ mark the bases of towers that once reigned over the water, quelled and cured its flooding, and healed the land, which was at peace.
I
cure my anger by
drinking
and
eating
until I calmed down and regained control.
Written by: MuMe
The citizens of Atlantis placed a statue of Aquaman on its
watery
pedestal
to commemorate his reign as the kingdom's chief {ちf} executive. The kingdom enjoyed peace at last because he had subdued all of the kingdom's enemies. As an environmentalist monarch, he did what he could to conserve the ocean's biosphere. Now {なお} his government turned its attention to healing past environmental harms. Gee {じ}, what a guy!
Phono-semantic: Semantic
and Phonetic
“チ”

Water
is put on a
pedestal
because of its ability to subdue and calm ; a great cure
Written by: フバフバ
Water
is not the cure to a
car
's
empty gas tank.
Written by: チェイスです
I
have a wound on my
mouth
so I need to put some soap and
water
on it so it will heal
faster.
Written by: くん
To reign over something is to have a complete control like a dam controlling the
water
. A dam is an elevated structure, like a
stage
but a lot bigger.
Written by: non0230
At the
stand
I take a drink of
water
to cure my cough
Written by: ロニー88
In the
they will put you on a
PEDESTAL
even if you're just trading
WATER
and not actually RULING the country.
Written by: Abnormalise
If naoru{なおる} wants to reing he has to leave that
pedestal
and make a
sweat
Written by: Basnu
The government's rule has been tyrannical. They control everyone by subduing them.
I
want to stand on this country's
pedestal
in order to heal my people's
tears
and introduce a new, peaceful reign
Written by: Quixotic
Using
water
to wash my
nose
and my
mouth
makes me calm down and brings me cure!
Written by: Cospefogo
To cure oneself, stand on the
pedestal
and drink the
ayahuasca
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Placing a bowl of
water
on a
pedestal
,
I
open my
mouth
and pray for NAOmi {なお} to be healed.
Written by: バリエル
My
mouth
is so dry, because the government ruled that until we heal the planet, we need to conserve
water
.
Written by: Jules.33
I find listening to the
reign
on the
house
peaceful and calming.
Written by: Jules.33
I
wish my neighbors in the
house
next-door would calm down and stop
yelling
, so I can have some peace and quiet
Written by: Jules.33
When
I
drink
water
I feel peace
Written by: Veerdb
Wash the
pedestal
with
water
to cure it from filth.
Written by: VGA_Strafe
Once
water
can stay in
my
mouth
, nao i’m recovering
Written by: アンドくん
Animals lick their wounds to cure them or at least quell the pain.
Licking is basically leaving a trace of healing
liquid
with the biggest
mu
scle in your
mouth
.
Written by: Xilmi
The
water
machine
cures you! Thank <
Chibi
Jesus>!
Written by: alex2069
Could you please shut your
mouth
and let
me
drink my
water
in peace?
Written by: アンタイネ
I standed in a
pedestal
and said "I cure myself by drinking this magical
liquid
.
Written by: /なな
Washing
machines
heal our clothes by cleaning off the dirt with
water
.
Written by: あいりー
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/ せいじ - (noun) politics, government
/ せいじしょく - (noun) political tone, political flavour (flavor)
/ じち - (noun) self-government, autonomy; {abbr} local (governmental) autonomy
/ ちりょう - (noun/する verb) (medical) treatment, care, therapy, cure, remedy
退 / たいじ - (noun/する verb) extermination, elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression, subjugation, getting rid of, stamping out, wiping out, rooting out; {Buddh} renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
Kunyomi: はこ.ぶ
Onyomi: ウン
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: しんにょう,しんにゅう
Radical
carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Mnemonics
The
road
carries the
army
Written by: Houhi
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You ride your
scooter
between the
car
s
with an UNbrella attached to your
forehead
while you carry home your groceries. With luck you'll make it home in one piece!
Written by: Seraseth
This is the
army
radical. If you see it together with the
scooter
part, it might remind you of a tank, which is a type of transport used to carry lucky soldiers. Why are they lucky? Because they don't need to walk around and risk getting HACKed {はこ} up. War is no joke!

For the onyomi reading, this is the transport kanji so it's in the word UNTEN, which means to drive.
Written by: Plum Blossom
Our
ARMY
is on the
ROAD
, CARRYING nothing but LUCK, FORTUNE, DESTINY, and FATE.
Written by: Abnormalise
The
army
carries boxes {はこ} on the
road
, UNder {うん} the radar. Wish them luck, may fate be kind to them.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
Etymology:
to
move
+
military vehicle
> to move military vehicles
 > to advance, to progress
 > to transport military equipment > to transport, to carry
As for meanings associated with fate, there’s an alternative explanation by Howell&Morimoto. See
for details. They suggest
was used to denote circularity, thus
to
move
+
circularity
> to move in circles > the idea of karma, one’s good and bad deeds coming full circle > fate, destiny, luck
A
snail
that can carry a
car
with a
crown
is bound to have luck.
Written by:
The
army
will CARRY us UN-der {うん} that BOXed {はこ.ぶ}-in
road
.
Written by: Abunai
I drive my
car
down the
road
and UNder the
bridge
. It carries me to my destiny.
Written by: エラ♡
It wasn't *luck* that *advanced* my writing career, it was *destiny*! I was no "hack of books"「HAKOBU はこ.ぶ」. My writing *carried* every story, like a
vehicle
, *transporting* my readers on a
journey
through every scene
"under"「UN ウン」
the sun, imaginable and unimaginable.
You hit your
forehead
against a
car
while riding on your
scooter
. Now you have to carry your scooter home. You were unlucky{ウン} but still a Hardcore {はこ} scooter fan to transport your precious scooter home
Written by: GwynneBleidd
I always confuse this kanji with (レン)
So this one, which means destiny, something you can't control, is wearing a
crown
like Sun Wukong to have it under control.
Written by: のラウル
An
army
advancing down the
street
. Also carries the meaning of destiny / fate, in relation to the battle to come.
Written by: Biev
You hit your
forehead
in an accident with a
car
while driving your
scooter
. What a bad luck! Ambulance comes and carries you to the nearest hospital. But the ambulance too has an accident with a van, transoporting はrd こore music. "Is fate trying to tell you something?" This is what the doctor asks you, but you can only answer: "ウン!"
Written by: ManzolinDiFiori
Just carrying my
troops
in my
hand truck
. I bet all my money on them and can't undo {うん} it, so I hope my destiny will bring me atleast SOME luck!
Written by:
Troops
carry
the destiny of a nation. A country’s progress depend on their efforts, and a little bit of luck. Whatever happens though, destiny cannot be un{うん}done.
Written by:
You carry {hako} good luck to get down the slope
Written by: XelaD
Fate will
lead
you to the
crown
Written by: vandebilt
Queen's
car
has a
crown
on its top, which is moving through
road
, carrying her to destiny
Written by: Rishi (リシ)
This big
army
need a safe
road
to advance
Written by: Baharley
The
army troops
are
walking
to battle, carrying their heavy equipment, making steady progress towards their destiny. I wish them good luck!
Written by: こガエル
A
covered
car
can carry / transport you, as you progress / advance with luck along a
journey
of fate / destiny.
Written by:
In your
car
you carry a box of honkin books {はこぶ} to UN
another place
Written by: あび007
A
car
being
carried
onto a
road
Written by: Sealingpizza
Legend says if you see a
car
carrying a
crown
on the
road
, you’ll have five years of good luck!
Written by: gurabu
The
armored
vehicles
advance on the
road
camouflaged うん under
the cover of night transporting their payload. With luck their fate will be good. The troops
are hardcore はこ.
Written by: Jules.33
You
move
between the
cars
on a scooter as you carry your
helmet
in your head
Written by: Quixotic
Phono-semantic: phonetic
“ウン” semantic
“movement”

carry yourself,
move
and progress with confidence in your destiny like a marching
army
Written by: フバフバ
Try to carry an entire
army
on your
scooter
... Yep, you won't get far!
Written by: ケンパチ
It's a luck to return with the victory and
bring
the flag of your
army
Written by: Agdars
My destiny was it to transport the
weird shaped crown
with the
car
and not by
walking
.
Written by: サマヒラ
Movement
of an
army
depends on the luck of transport
Written by: Erica multiflora
A
car
being carried by a
lift
under the
roof
of a garage is a necessary part of servicing your transport.
Written by: ムアッディブ
Cars
on the
road
carry many things.
Written by: レイん|レナ
In order to carry something it helps to have an
army
to progress fast and a
road
for them to carry it on.
Written by: Nioren
Covered
wagons
are used for transport on the
road
.
Written by:
While riding your
scooter
, you bang your
forehead
on the
car
in front. Your scooter's wrecked, so you have to carry it home. By some twist of destiny, you're lucky enough to transport it home safely!
Written by: しまうま
When you see the
army
coming your way down the
road
, you know your fate is sealed.
Written by: emanresU
If you
walk
with the
army
, you may be lucky enough for them to carry you.
Written by: gillianfaith
Related vocabulary
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/ うんどう - (noun/する verb) exercise, physical training, workout, sports, athletics; appeal, campaign, drive, crusade, movement, lobbying; motion, movement
/ うんてん - (noun/する verb) operation (of a machine), running, working; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.), management, investment
/ うんてんしゅ - (noun) driver, chauffeur
/ ふうん - (Adjective/-な) misfortune, bad luck, ill luck, ill fortune
/ こううん - (Noun/な-adjective) good luck, fortune
Kunyomi: うご.かす, うご.く
Onyomi: ドウ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: ちから
Radical
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Mnemonics
Something
heavy
moved with
force
.
Written by: Karlla
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A giant DOUnut is very
heavy
and takes a lot of
power
to move it
Written by: Seraseth
To move a
heavy
DOUghnut {ドウ} requires a lot of
power
. The crowd syke you up by cheering UGO UGO UGO {うご) DOUGHNUT MAN!
Written by: Plum Blossom
If you go {うご} around moving
heavy
things using electric
power
, you can make a lot of dough {ドウ}.
If YOU GO {うご} to move
heavy
things, it DOes {どう} take a lot of
strength
.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
You need lots of
power
to move something
heavy
Written by: .オレオ
YOU GO {うご} MOVE that
strong
,
heavy
DOOR {ドウ}!
Written by: Abunai
When you have to move something
heavy
/ジュウ←ぢゆう← /ɖɨoŋᵡ/ ← *doŋ … *doːŋʔ →ドウ, remember the heavier it is, the more
power
you need to set it in motion and to change its momentum.
Linear momentum should not be confused with angular momentum or moment of inertia, which is what prevents a gyroscope from shifting its axis of rotation even when shaken.
One day, there was a
strong
man who wish to move a
thousand
villages
. He shakes them and shifts them but the villages stay still. In the end, the villagers give him a giant DOUghnut. There is confusion in his eyes as he has no idea what to do with this delicious pastry. But they just motion their heads and chant "UGO chaka UGO UGO, UGO chaka UGO UGO"
Written by: Justps2
"Hugo"「UGO うご」is a boy who stays
strong
caring for a
heavy
clock that looks like the one at Gare "d'Orsay"「DŌドウ」train station in Paris. His efforts ensure the clock stays in *motion*, as the time *changes* when the hands *move*.
YOU GO {ugo}, get the bullDOUzer {dou}. It looks like a
car with scoops
. It’s got the
power
to move things.
Written by: SaltyCogs
A
heavy
car needs some
power
to move/to go {UGO}, DOUn’t you think so?
Written by: I_like_natto
Do-n't ドウ try to move those
heavy
boxes by yourself, you're not
strong
enough and you go-nna うご hurt yourself.
Written by: Wolfenspace
YOU GO GIRL! うごく DO どう the locomotion. Even if you feel you're too
heavy
you're
strong
, powerfull and most of all beautiful. 🌺
Written by: ジェン~1984
There are
ten
thousand
people in a
village
. Truth be told that the men there are
strong
enough to move mountains!
Written by: ウインク
Somebody uses his
strength
to move something
heavy
. It can be a person pulling a chariot since looks like a chariot
top view
and looks like the legs of a person pulling something with the body tilted forward with one leg stretched behind and another one flexed forward.
Written by: OneiricDiver
You're gonna need
power
,
respect
, and a lotta dough {ドウ} if you wanna change the world.
Written by:
DOU {ドウ} you want to make a drastic change in your life? Then
strength
is
important
. You'll also be adored by many. Win-win, amirite?
Written by: ニムエ
This furniture is
heavy
. We need some
strong
people if we are going to move it. Lets call うごく and ドウ
Written by: チェイスです
use
force
to move the
heavy
DOUr and see what is inside
Written by: greenbeens
You are moving a
heavy
rock with all your
power
.
Written by: Chris551
You need
strength
to move something
heavy
. But when things are in motion , the cargo can shift and shake. This causes confusion and upon receiving the shaken cargo the client will ask "DOU natta"ドウ "what happened?".
Written by: Azadeh
It takes great
power
to move
1000
villages
Written by: Quixotic
Acceleration =
Force
/
Mass
Acceleration, a core component of motion is about change / shift in speed, which determines how quickly something will move.
Written by:
You need a lot of
power
to move something so
heavy
to the DOUjo.
Written by: レイん|レナ
Wow! A
heavy
piece of wood just fell, but the men's
strength
moved it back to its position!
Written by: ルイス
Something very
heavy
is being moved with
strength
.
Written by: Emmyちゅ
Thousand
years ago there was a
village
that was so
strong
but it moved places and no one knows were it is now
Written by: Zienp123
Don’t ドウ let the weight of the world shake you. You are
strong
and
powerful
and you command
respect
. You go うご move mountains and change the world
Written by: Jules.33
It takes
power
to move something
heavy
.
Written by: Biev
You gotta have a lot of
strength
to move something
heavy
! If you want to make a pizza you need to shake and shift the DOUghドウ with a powerful motion!
Written by: Yauriki
heavy and important
things require
strength and power
to move, change, or shake -- ones foundation
Written by:
there are a
thousand
people in the local weight lifting
league
and they are
strong
enough to lift without shaking at all!
Written by: weirdkeichan
Phono-semantic: phonetic
“ドウ” semantic
“strength”. The phonetic element contributes the meaning of heavy bag.

You can move a
heavy
bag with
strength
Written by: フバフバ
One
thousand
rice paddies
with all their
dirt
would need a lot of
power
to be moved.
Written by: サマヒラ
The
power
of a
thousand
villages
is quite moving.
Written by: トロン
The
heavy
cars
power
made you drop your DOUGHnut due to the intense motion
Written by: くろ3
Related vocabulary
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/ どうぶつ - (noun) animal
/ どうぶつえん - (noun) zoo, zoological gardens
/ じどうしゃ - (noun) car, automobile, motorcar, motor vehicle, auto
/ うんどう - (noun/する verb) exercise, physical training, workout, sports, athletics; appeal, campaign, drive, crusade, movement, lobbying; motion, movement
/ かつどう - (noun/する verb) activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.), action, operation; {abbr} {obs} moving picture
Kunyomi: た.つ, た.てる
Onyomi: リツ, リュウ
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: たつ
Radical
stand up, rise, set up, erect
Mnemonics
The
guy
is lying on his back and lifts a
weight
with his arms
Written by: RuaU_U
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You've got to stand up to put the
lid
on the
pot
.
Written by: kipkoei
If you want a RITZ {リツ} cracker, you'll have to stand up and take the
lid
off the
pot
.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
This Kanji looks like a person doing a split. there's the
head
, the
arms
, the
body
and the
legs
opened up like a split.

It's hard to stand up after a sudden split! Ouch! That's {たつ} gonna hurt!
Written by:
The "Ritz"「RITSU リツ」Hotel in Paris is in a "tall"「TA た」
building
, with a
chimnied roof
, that was *erected* in the early 1700s. Many people *stand up* in front of it to take photos, wishing they could *rise* to high society like many people who have stayed there.
The whole thing looks like a Ritz-y {ri tsu} tower {TA-wer}.
Written by: Jen GP
Looks like a
pot
with a
lid
. When I cook over a fire, I put it on a pot stand , until the steam rises out of it.
Written by: Anonymous123
A
big man
standing erect on the
ground
.

(*rɯb)
リツ, リュウ←りふ← /li̯əp̚/ ← *rɯb
(リツ may be a blend of りふ and たつ)
Pictogram - A
vase
that can't stand up won't be a vase for long.
Written by: Samurai_Ash
The RYUKYU ISLANDS リュウ are a great location to explore the RICH リツ marine life, but never stand up
on or TOUCH たつ the corals!
in the RITZ-carlton hotel was the dragon's {RYUU /りゅう}
sword
standing up / erect 'cause it was stuck in
something {RITZ cracker}
Written by: Suoira
From a guy standing upright. His
head
,
arms
and
legs
are on the
ground
.
Written by: non0230
Pictogram: a person standing.
Head
shoulders
legs
ground
.

As a phonetic bushu: リツ、リュウ、キュウ
Written by: フバフバ
I stand up some TA た RITSU リツ cards from a tarot deck and erect a
house of cards
.
This
mans
legs are injured, so he needs
two crutches
under his armpits to stand up and stay erect.
Written by: Azadeh
Looks like a
mechanical jack / car lift
which is used to rise a car high enough for a person to stand up underneath and set up anything they need to work on the car.
Written by:
Related vocabulary
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/ どくりつ - (Noun/な-adjective) independence, self-reliance, supporting oneself, being on one's own; independence (e.g. of a nation), freedom; separation, isolation
/ せつりつ - (noun/する verb) establishment, founding; incorporation (of a business)
/ こんりゅう - (noun/する verb) (act of) building (temple, monument, etc.), erection
/ ほんもんぶつりゅうしゅう - (noun) Honmon Butsuryū-shū (branch of Nichiren Buddhism)
つ / たつ - (Godan verb - つ/intransitive) to stand (up), to rise, to get to one's feet, to stand on end (e.g. of hairs), to stick up; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.), to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.), to put oneself (in a position or situation), to take up (a position, post, etc.), to position oneself; to leave (to do something); to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.), to leave, to set off, to start; to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.), to pierce; to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.), to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.), to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.), to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.), to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.); to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.), to be become widely known; to stand (for election), to run; to take action, to act, to rise (up), to rouse oneself; {col} to have an erection, to become erect (e.g. of nipples); to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.), to be formed; to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.), to hold up, to hold water, to stand up (e.g. of evidence), to be logical, to be reasonable; to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.), to be maintained, to survive, to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.), to be saved; to start (of a season), to begin; to be held (of a market); to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.), to be shut, to be closed; to be (the result of a division)
Kunyomi: う.かる, う.ける
Onyomi: ジュ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: また
Radical
accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
Mnemonics
I will accept my
bejeweled
crown
on my
stool
.
Written by:
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The giving
hand
passes a
plate/boat
/シュウ→ジュ of JUICY sushi to the receiving
hand
, who will accept or take it.
is the radical because receiving is an action of the hand.
Do not confuse with . is missing and has
not
.

(*tuːs)
ジュ←じゆ← /ʑi̯ə̯uᵡ/ ← *tuːs
My cat scratched me with her
claws
again
! But I accepted her apology when she came for snuggling with me under the
blanket
.
Written by: Babun
): うけ、I will accept my beじゅweled
bejeweled
crown
on my
stool
.
Written by: クリス
If you accept the JEWeled {ジュ}
crown
, YOU CAn RUle {う.ける}
again
.
During holy communion,the
crossed hands
receives the
holy bread
from the priest's
hand
.
Written by: ドみにく
Cover
your
claws
or we have to undergo declawing
again
.
Written by: nexx
No worries. JUNIORS ジュ are easy to hire—they accept
almost anything. I think YOU CARE うける too much.
She must *undergo* several rehearsals *accepting* the
"jeweled"「JU ジュ」
crown
again and
again
so her coronation will go "ok"「UKE うけ」when she *receives* the title of Queen.
Accept that it will always
rain
on your
roof
again
.
Written by: Opelle
Grabbing/claving
the
push-up parallettes
= doing push ups

Will you accept to undergo this challenge: will you do 10 ジュ push ups with a
stool
on your back?
Ooookay, う.か Challenge accepted!

Or simply, do you accept doing 10 ジュ push-ups
again
today?
Written by: ケンパチ
He accepted the
crown
with
four jewels
when he was only 8 years old –
on the other hand
, he was the only heir.
Written by: アンタイネ
Related vocabulary
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/ じゅちゅう - (noun/する verb) accepting an order, receiving an order, orders received, closed won
/ じゅしょう - (noun/する verb) winning (a prize), receiving (an award), being awarded
/ じゅけん - (noun/する verb) taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
/ じゅわき - (noun) (telephone) receiver
ける / うける - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive,intransitive) to receive, to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow, to succeed, to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); {ling} to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well
Kunyomi: つ.く, つ.ける
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: にんべん
Radical
adhere, attach, refer to, append
Mnemonics
People
tend to attach themselves to
trifling
things.
Written by: Karlla
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It's a
measure
of that
guy's
character that he attaches his used gum to the bottom of desks, tables, chairs, etc. Phooey! {フ}
#64 One
person
ADHERING a
sticky note
to another
person
's back.
Written by: ミチバシリ
If a
person
feels they don't
measure up
,
there are 2 common reasons: in each case, one person attaches unhealthily to another:
1 - they SUCK Up {つく} to another
2 - they are a FOOl {フ} for another
Written by: マイケルミラー
People
measure
their attachment by how important something is to them.
Written by: Quixotic
Giving is an act that is done by
human
using
hands
.
was originally constructed using an image of a hand that is being touched at the wrist to measure the pulse.
Written by: non0230
Ideogram:
refers to an arm emphasis on elbow. The original meaning is deliver.

The
man
uses his
arm
up to his elbow to ahere the posters on the wall.
Written by: フバフバ
A
man
measure himself by
measurement
, before
attaching
equipment to himself.
Written by:
When you refer to a
person
, you FOO→フ—um, excuse me. You figuratively
hand
them the ball, giving them a chance to respond.
The meanings of append, attach and adhere come from simplifying .

(*pos)
フ← /pi̯uᴴ/ ← *pos
I’ve become very attached to this
man
. Nobody else
measures
up. Next to him the other are all fools. フ.
Written by: Jules.33
people
are so attached to
small
things
Written by: danialx
Too {つ} many
people
attach {あた} to foolish {フlish} things. Make sure you
measure
its importance.
Written by: Greyyscale
A
person
is attaching a
bait on a hook
. He is going to catch fish
つ=same kunyomi
with food
フ=onyomi
Written by:
The component attachment process is already highly automated. Let's eliminate the need for
humans
to take
measurements
, and it'll be totally FOOLPROOF フ.
Pictogram of a
person
measuring
for the right spot to attach
something small
to a wall
Written by: コノエ・エル
If a
PERSON
ADHERES to something, they stick to it like
GLUE
.
Written by: Abnormalise
Imagine a post-it note
Written by: KuruKuru
Related vocabulary
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/ きふ - (noun/する verb) contribution, donation
/ ふきん - (noun) neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity, environs, surrounding area, district
/ こうふ - (noun/する verb) delivery, issuance, handing over, granting
/ ふぞく - (noun/する verb) being attached (to), being affiliated (to), belonging (to), going with; {abbr} attached school, affiliated school
う / つきあう - (Godan verb - う/intransitive) to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with; to go along with, to follow someone's lead, to accompany someone, to compromise
Kunyomi: つぎ, つ.ぐ
Onyomi: ,
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: あくび,かける
Radical
next, order, sequence
Mnemonics
First it is water, next it becomes
ice
, due to
lack
of heat.
Written by: ドみにく
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She {シ} was trying to put together a bed that she bought from Ikea, but she got the sequence of steps wrong, and so her attempt
failed
. It was
icy
cold and she wished she could crawl into a snug, cozy bed. Instead she
yawned
and said, "Gee {ジ}, what should I do next?
Is
lack
of
ice
next with global warming?
Written by: Flopom
Next is Number
Two
/ニ→ジ. Number Two will fill the
gap
left by Number One, the previous member of the sequence when it is processed in order.
The radical cannot be or , because this construction implies a whole theoretical class of characters, including first ⿰, second ⿰, third ⿰, etc. Therefore the radical must be . Compare .

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

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

...That's because it melted. That's just the natural sequence of physical reactions.
Written by: コノエ・エル
Gee ジ, I'm
lacking
ice
to treat my next patient...
Written by: ケンパチ
You’re next in line to get your hair cut. You can go sit in the
chair
, and she シ will
wash
it. After that she’ll dye しだい it.
Written by: Jules.33
That
ku
on top of that
person
sweating
probably means she シ is making a sequence of exercises. Maybe she's having tsushi next!
Written by: 【サラ☆】
Wrap
> a
person
in a coat and the next time it
rains
, he will be dry.
Written by: FOXYPIRATEN
now that we're at the
ice
, next, order have to make the pirate
failures
walk the plank in sequence in single file to then sink through
Written by: Suoira
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/ つぎ - (noun) next, following, subsequent; stage, station
/ じかい - (noun) next time (occasion)
/ しだい - (noun/adverb) depending on (after a noun); as soon as, immediately after, upon (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb); as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"), whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand") (after the -masu stem of a verb); {n} order, program, programme, precedence; {n} circumstances, course of events, state of things; {n} reason
/ つぎつぎ - (adverb) in succession, one by one
/ なかつぎ - (noun/する verb) joining, joint; intermediation, acting as an intermediary; relaying, taking over; {baseb} {abbr} middle relief pitcher, middle reliever; pole-shaped item with a join in the middle; tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body
Kunyomi: くすり
Onyomi: ヤク
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: くさかんむり
Radical
medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
Mnemonics
Medicine is a
weed
that brings
comfort
.
Written by: Karlla
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The
grass
and
music
is like medicine, but tastes <
やく
yuck>!
Written by: alex2069
After a "cursory"「KUSURI くすり」examination, the healer gave me *medicine* she made from
herbs
for my *benefit*. It gave me
comfort
to know I wasn't taking some "yucky"「YAKU ヤク」*chemical*!
Music
and
weed
may both be used for medicine or gunpowder. It all depends on who benefits.
Written by: Pharmacia
Looks like a
pill
that is
breaking apart
in
digestion
Medicine must be broken down so that the chemicals within are metabolized to give you the benefits.
Written by:
He was setting on the
grass
under the
tree
when he took his
white
medicine
pins
with a cup of
water
.
Written by: イマンちゃん。
Grass/plant
that brings
pleasure/comfort


A natural narcotics or aphrodisiacs that have medicinal properties
Written by: オニヴェル
Medicine comforts the body.
Weed
comforts the mind. And
music
comforts the soul.
Written by: Jules.33
In texting,
grass
represents laughter www
Laughter sounds like
music

And laughter is the best medicine
Written by: だんご
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/ くすり - (noun) medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; small bribe
/ くすりゆび - (noun) ring finger, third finger, fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
/ やくひん - (noun) medicine, chemicals
/ のうやく - (noun) agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.), agrochemical, agrichemical
/ いやく - (noun) medicine; {abbr} Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
Kunyomi: あ.びせる, あ.びる
Onyomi: ヨク
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
bathe, be favored with, bask in
Mnemonics
Water
taken from the
valley
is a perfect for bathing.
Written by: ミロ367
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たに
みず
よくシャワーをあびます
Written by: Sienne
There's a
house
bathing in the
rain
.
The house is probably in some kind of
valley
if you look closer.
Written by: awoteim アヴォ
If you fill the
valley
with
water
, you can bathe in it.
Written by: gillianfaith
A
hollow
or
valley
full of
water
a place to bathe in
Written by: Baharley
Looks like
rain
bathing the
roof
of a
house
in water.
Written by:
A HIRO 🦸‍♂️ *ABIRU who had saved the ppl from the
valley
got showered with presents and food at the local pub. He ate so much *YOKU tabemasu that he
threw up
everything from his
mouth
all over the table. What a hero...😞
Written by: ジェン~1984
I use
water
from the
valley
to bathe
Written by: ロニー88
It’s a
bath house
and
water
is splashing out from all of the people bathing.
Written by: Jules.33
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/ かいすいよく - (noun) swimming in the ocean, sea bathing, seawater bath, going for a dip in the ocean
/ にゅうよく - (noun/する verb) bathing, going in the bath
/ よくしつ - (noun) bathroom
/ にっこうよく - (noun/する verb) sunbathing
びる / あびる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to bathe, to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to bask in (e.g. the sun), to be flooded with (e.g. light), to shower; to suffer (e.g. an attack), to have abuse heaped upon, to draw criticism upon oneself
Kunyomi: かなめ, い.る
Onyomi: ヨウ
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: おおいかんむり
Radical
need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Mnemonics
You need a
woman
from the
west
.
Written by: Bison115
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The
woman
carrying the
heavy jar
西
is in need of help.
Written by: ドみにく
Don't "be rude"「IRU いる」to "your"「YŌ ヨウ」wife... she's a
woman
who *needs* help carrying that big
basket
.
The
woman
has a need to go
west
西
.
Written by:
Do you need someone to help you carry that
load
西
,
woman
? Using your waist as a pivot seems uncomfortable, but the main point is that over the long run it could lead to permanent deformities.
The radical is
because would imply the character was about women or social grouping.
Yo {ヨウ}, all I need is
one Tetris
woman
.
Written by: Anonymous123
Spain
西
has all the
women
I need.
Written by: テレサの
Pictogram: A man/woman pointing to the waist which is the original meaning that became , a huge eye overlooking them. As the center of the body it is the most “essential/needed” with two legs beneath. Because women have a more prominent hip the “woman” variant became dominant.

Later the hands and eye merged into the
top
西
distinct from the
woman
.
Written by: フバフバ
In the
Old West
西
women
were needed because nobody knew how to cook or clean
Written by: Samurai_Ash
In bad weather, a
woman
needs to keep
covered
.
Written by: Uao
You need a
woman/lady
who is from the
west
西
.
Written by: くん
The
west
西
need
women
'ere い.る, too.
Written by: moolsu
My
woman
said "I want to go to
Spain
I need holidays!"
Written by: ルイス
In the
west
,
西
you ヨウ need a good
woman
supporting you. She’s the key い to a happy life on the ranch. You can not make かなめ it without her.
Written by: Jules.33
Women
need
cover
to protect them
Written by: Ciboxd
That
woman
is being squashed by that huge
basket
of Sake, she NEEDS help!
Written by: Azuraphel
The
northern part of asia
is in dire need of more
women
. They are the key to restoring the plummeting birth-rates.
Written by: Xilmi
The main point is, that
she
is carrying the
jar
西
on her head. It is so much easier.
Written by: Gjfj
A busy
waitress
running around with a
little bottle
西
, pouring drinks for customers. She's needed everywhere, as drinks are the main point / essence of that place.
Written by: rnavega
A
woman
bring a heavy
cover
on top of her head and she needs help
Written by: PandaGemoy
That
woman
really needed a drink. She drunk the whole
whiskey bottle
. Bottoms up!
Written by: ケンパチ
The key to a good relationship is recognizing each others needs. Recently, we went to
Spain
西
for a holiday because my
wife
needed some rest. Anyway {rhetorical pivot}, my main point is that looking out for each other is essential.
Related vocabulary
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/ かなめ - (noun) pivot; vital point, cornerstone, keystone; Japanese photinia
/ かんじんかなめ - (Adjective/-な) crucial, key, most important, main (point)
/ ひつよう - (Adjective/-な) necessary, needed, essential, indispensable; {n} necessity, need, requirement
/ じゅうよう - (Adjective/-な) important, essential, significant, major, key, principal
る / いる - (Godan verb - る (ます = stem+ります)/intransitive) to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
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