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誠

Kunyomi: まこと
Onyomi: セイ
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: ごんべん

Radical

訁

sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity

Mnemonics

say

訁

only truth and you

become

成

sincere

Written by: vandebilt

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Sincerity means ensuring what you

say

訁

becomes

成

the truth.

Written by: Anonymous123

Polonius, known as Makoto/まこと to the Japanese, admonishes the young Hamlet with these

words

訁

,“To thine own self be true.” But is the old man really sincere? He is about to find out the true meaning of fidelity, when Hamlet runs him through with a halberd, and he

turns into

成

/セイ a corpse.
Oh, what will Ophelia SAY→セイ?

Written by: ポールおじちゃん

Makoto's sincerity in what he

says

訁

has

become

成

a defining trait of his character.

Written by: アルゼン

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誠実 / せいじつ - (Adjective/-な) sincere, honest, faithful

丹誠 / たんせい - (noun/する verb) working earnestly, sincerity, diligence, effort, pains

忠誠 / ちゅうせい - (Adjective/-な) loyalty, sincerity, allegiance, fidelity, integrity

誠意 / せいい - (noun) sincerity, good faith

誠 / まこと - (adverb) truth, reality, fact; sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith; {adv} {dated} indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite

聖

Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: セイ
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: みみ

Radical

耳

holy, saint, sage, master, priest

Mnemonics

The holy priest had his

mouth

口

*right* at the

ear

耳

of the

king

王

.

Written by: lightmotif

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The priest

hears

耳

and

says

口

the word of

The Lord

王

.

Written by: Hexador

The saint’s

ear

耳

was on

display

←呈/テイ← /ȡʱi̯ɛŋ/ … /ɕi̯ɛŋᴴ/ →セイ as a holy relic.

Written by: ポールおじちゃん

They SEI/say that if his

ears

are listening or his

mouth

is speaking, the

king

is concerned with holy things.

Written by: chancetenacity

The new

king

王

listened

耳

to the priest carefully and took an holy

oath

口

in his coronation ceremony.

Written by: エミネ

I put my

ear

耳

to the

mouth

口

of the

Lord

王

and listened to His holy words.

Written by: Neos7m

The head priest, who is a holy saint, and seen as a wise sage, uses his position at the

king's

王

right hand to

whisper

口

into his master's

ear

耳

Written by: 試験猿

They say{セイ} the

ears

耳

of the holy saint hears the words directly from the

mouth

口

of the

king

王

of kings.

Written by: Anonymous123

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神聖 / しんせい - (Adjective/-な) holiness, sacredness, sanctity, dignity

聖書 / せいしょ - (noun) {Christn} Bible, the Scriptures, Holy Writing

棋聖 / きせい - (noun) great master of go, great master of shogi

聖地 / せいち - (noun) sacred place, holy ground, the Holy Land; {sl} real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.

聖域 / せいいき - (noun) sacred precincts, sanctuary, consecrated ground, holy ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits, matter that is not up for discussion

盛

Kunyomi: も.る, も.り, さか.る, さか.ん
Onyomi: セイ, ジョウ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: さら

Radical

皿

boom, prosper, copulate

Mnemonics

If you can make this clay

turn into

成

a

plate

皿

, you'll prosper.

Written by: Writer人生

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They say {セイ} the Jomon {ジョウ} people of Japan prospered because they developed a process for taking clay and

turning it into

成

plates

皿

. The more {も} they made, the more they prospered.

Written by: オハイオのデビー

Your restaurant will

become

成

/セイ=性/セイ popular and prosper if you heap up food on the

plate

皿

.

Written by: ポールおじちゃん

When my business

becomes

成

prosperous, I shall serve heaping

dishes

皿

.

As a verb, this can mean to pile up food in onto a plate. This was later generalized to just ‘pile up’, and extended in meaning to ‘prosper’.

Written by: そら♡

During the boom, they say {セイ} that Joe {ジョウ}

became

成

so prosperous that he would pile up caviar onto his

plate

皿

until he use an entire an entire sack and {さか} sometimes more {も}.

Written by: Anonymous123

Keep filling your

plate

皿

with second {さか{ん}}

helpings

皿

so you can

grow

成

up to prosper

Written by: ビンセントちゃん

Turning into

成

a

plate

皿

is the boom.

Written by: mliekosmedom

I have the power to

turn

成

a

plate

皿

full of rocks and make it

become

成

a grand feast, leading us to a prosperous age

Written by: tsubame.gaeshi

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盛り上がる / もりあがる - (Godan verb - る (ます = stem+ります)/intransitive) to swell, to rise, to bulge, to be piled up; to rouse, to get excited

盛り上がり / もりあがり - (noun) climax, uprush; bulge

盛り上げる / もりあげる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to pile up, to heap up; to stir up, to enliven, to bring to a climax

盛り付け / もりつけ - (noun) arrangement of food (on a dish), serving of (arranged) food

盛ん / さかん - (Adjective/-な) prosperous, flourishing, thriving, successful; popular, widespread; active, lively, energetic, vigorous, brisk, strong; enthusiastic, eager, hearty, frequent, repeated

寸

Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: スン
Stroke count: 3
Radical name: すん

Radical

寸

measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small

Mnemonics

A スン is a measurement of the

span

between the

thumb

and the

forefinger

. It is one tenth of a shaku, or a little over 3cm. Write it in the reverse order: forefinger; thumb; span.
寸（*sʰuːns）村忖刌寸

Written by: ポールおじちゃん

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With even a small sun {スン} dial we can make a time measurement. When the

ray of light

hits the

dial

it casts a

shadow

.

Written by: Anonymous123

寸

was originally constructed using an image of a

hand

that is being

touched

at the wrist to measure the pulse. It is also used as unit of measurement tenth of a shaku.

Written by: non0230

The math test is ending "soon"「SUN スン」so I take a quick *measurement* of the

right angle

十

and mark it with a *small*

tickmark

丶

.

Written by: ライトウ ≥^..^≤

Pictograph: Imagine this is

index finger

and

thumb

MEASURING a small

Dot

Written by: ハンゾウ

A スン is an old type of small measurment, equalling about a

tenth

十

of a

foot

丶

.

Written by: gillianfaith

I put the first measurement on the

graph

. It's very small, just 1 sun, an old size unit about 3.03 cm

Written by: MuMe

one

tenth

of a shaku is an old form of measurement

Written by: シヴィ・エンビ

It looks like a measuring caliper.

Written by: しまうま

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寸法 / すんぽう - (noun) measurement, size, extent, dimension; plan, intention, arrangement, schedule

寸前 / すんぜん - (noun) just before, on the verge of, on the brink of; just in front of, just ahead of

寸断 / すんだん - (noun/する verb) cutting to pieces, tearing to pieces

人物寸描 / じんぶつすんびょう - (noun) thumb-nail sketch

内寸 / ないすん - (noun) inside dimensions, internal dimensions

推

Kunyomi: お.す
Onyomi: スイ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: てへん

Radical

扌

conjecture, infer, guess, suppose, support, push (for)

Mnemonics

I suppose I can get my

hand

s

扌 ← 手

on the

old bird

隹

, but that's just conjecture.

Written by: lightmotif

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Oh Sue{おす}, why do you suppose that

old bird

隹

is climbing up that

ladder

扌

? Well, if you're really pushing for me to guess, then my conjecture would be it is trying to find some water{スイ}.

Written by: Anonymous123

People

naively conjectured that pushing their

arms

forward will make them fly like a

bird

Written by: sand_eto

Bob: "Oh, Sue. {お.す} Why do you suppose they say 'A

bird

隹

in the

hand

扌

is worth two in the bush'?"
Sue: "A bird in the hand is a sure thing which is always sweet {スイ}."

Written by: オハイオのデビー

Using your

Hands

扌

blindfolded GUESS which is the

Old Bird

隹

Written by: ハンゾウ

It is only conjecture that a

bird

隹

in the

hand

扌

is worth two in the bush; you don’t know that for sure!

Written by: そら♡

I use my

hands

扌

to guess the size of the

turkey

隹

Written by: tsubame.gaeshi

Guess how many

birds

隹

I have in my

hand

扌

?

Written by: 意産

I could use my

FINGERS

扌

to baste the

TURKEY

隹

, but my CONJECTURE is that'd be a painful idea.

Written by: elbit

A

bird

隹

/スイ in

hand

扌

is better than two in the bush: conjecture is worth nothing until it is proven. But suppose you do grab the bird: can we infer that you will then support its nomination for president?

Also: Detective Daffy Duck carries a magnifying glass in one hand

扌

and wears a deerstalker

隹

cap.

Written by: ポールおじちゃん

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推薦 / すいせん - (noun/する verb) recommendation, referral, endorsement

推定 / すいてい - (noun/する verb) presumption, assumption; estimation

推測 / すいそく - (noun/する verb) guess, conjecture

推理 / すいり - (noun/する verb) reasoning, inference, deduction; mystery genre, detective genre

推進 / すいしん - (noun/する verb) propulsion, drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.), furtherance, advancement, pushing forward

垂

Kunyomi: た.れる, た.らす
Onyomi: スイ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: つち

Radical

土

droop, suspend, hang, slouch

Mnemonics

See 埀: A

thousand

千

days without water 水/スイ will make even

weeds

艹

droop to the

ground

土

. Originally referred to hanging flowers 華.

Written by: ポールおじちゃん

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The unique looking

car

車

is hanging on the suspension railway. It is so

heavy

重

, the track is drooping.

Written by: MuMe

The

two

pieces of

grass

on the

ground

土

are drooping

Written by: ロニー88

The cattle let their heads droop as they devour the

silage

/animal fodder that is lying on the

floor

around them.

Written by: ジューリ忍

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垂れ幕 / たれまく - (noun) hanging banner, hanging screen, curtain

垂らし込む / たらしこむ - (Godan verb - む) to drop into, drop-by-drop

垂直 / すいちょく - (Adjective/-な) vertical; perpendicular

下垂 / かすい - (noun/する verb) drooping, hanging down

下垂体 / かすいたい - (noun) {anat} pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis

仁

Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ジン, ニ
Stroke count: 4
Radical name: にんべん

Radical

亻

humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel

Mnemonics

The beginning of humanity required

two

二

people

亻

Written by: LilLeo

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I

亻

opened up the kernel and was granted

two

二

wishes by a humanitarian genie{ジン+ニ}. I asked for benevolence and charity for all men.

Written by: Anonymous123

For the christians out there, think about Adam and Eve, before the original sin. They were

two

二

people

亻

of most virtue, humanity and charity. Sadly it did not end well for them.

Written by: DYUUKU NYUKKEMU

The fundamental, kernel concept of benevolence, a virtue passed down from Confucius, is this: you are not the only

person

亻

/ニン,ジン . There are at least

two

二

/ニ of us, you and me, and the sooner we humanity start acting that way, with charity for our fellow man, the happier we all will be.

Written by: ポールおじちゃん

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仁 / じん - (noun) benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity; human; kernel; {biol} nucleolus

不仁 / ふじん - (Adjective/-な) heartlessness, inhumanity

ご仁 / ごじん - (noun) {hon} personage, person (deserving of respect) (nowadays often used sarcastically)

仁人 / じんじん - (noun) man of virtue, humanitarian

仁兄 / じんけい - (noun) {hon} {fam} you, dear friend (used in letters to address a male of equal status)

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