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Pre-Advanced Kanji (N2): Lesson 4 (20 terms)

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専
Kunyomi: もっぱ.ら
Onyomi: セン
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: すん
Radical
寸
specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely
Mnemonics
Give me
one
reason
由
why he has to
measure
寸
absolutely everything! Well, it just is his specialty I guess ...
Written by: espiacent
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Sticking a
cross
十
into a
rice paddy
由
to get its
measurements
寸
is your specialty.
Written by: Darkchan
The
one
reason
由
sundials
寸
are my specialty is I've owned thousands {セン} of them.
Written by: Anonymous123
Via 專: A
spool
←叀/セン of thread being manipulated solely by a
thumb and forefinger
寸
, an apparatus so well suited to the task that it could have been its speciality.
Do not confuse with announce 尃/フ.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Gluing
寸
+
Ten
+
Rice Fields
田
is my = SPECIALITY.
Written by: Abnormalise
polymaths are people who have
glued
together their
fields
of specialty .. perhaps even
ten
or more...
Written by: シヴィ・エンビ
I have SPECIALTY in
TEN
十
FIELDS
田
GLUED
寸
together.
Written by: koda
Bryan Johnson has
one
丨
reason
由
for specializing in longetivity research and making it his sole focus, he meticulously
measures
寸
all his biomarkers so that he can live forever.
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Sticking a
cross
into a
rice paddy
to get its
measurements
is your specialty. Most people get really confused when they have to measure their rice paddies, but that's where you come in. You plant a cross right in the middle, look down it from one end to the other, and voila! You know the measurements immediately. That's why it's your specialty!
Written by: しまうま
Ten
brains
glued
together is a specialty
Written by: ひでのり
I
Stick
寸
Ten
Fields
田
of SPECIALTY to my brain.
Written by: ハンゾウ
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専攻 / せんこう - (noun/する verb) major subject, special study
専門 / せんもん - (noun) speciality, specialty, special subject of study, area of expertise, (one's) field, (one's) major; sole interest, single focus, concentrating exclusively on, doing exclusively, sticking to
専門家 / せんもんか - (noun) specialist, expert, professional, authority, pundit
専修 / せんしゅう - (noun/する verb) specialization, specialisation
専用 / せんよう - (noun/transitive) (one's) exclusive use, private use, personal use; dedicated use, use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products), using only (e.g. a certain brand), using solely
谷
Kunyomi: たに
Onyomi: コク
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: たに
Radical
谷
valley
Mnemonics
An
opening
口
between two
mountains
人
is a valley.
Written by: タイムルート
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It looks like a pictogram of a little Japanese
house
in a
Mountain
valley in たにまち 谷町.
Written by: Abnormalise
I live in a
little house
in a *valley* between
two mountains
ハ
. I'm going "cuckoo"「KOKU コク」because it seems the sun shines right into the *valley* all day! My skin has even become a "tawny"「TANI たに」color from overexposure.
Written by: ライトウ ≥^..^≤
Mine is the
eighth
house
down in the valley.
Written by: Karlla
The
area
口
between two
mountains
gets called valley.
Written by: non0230
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谷 / たに - (noun) valley
谷あい / たにあい - (noun) valley, ravine, gorge, chasm
谷川 / たにがわ - (noun) mountain stream
谷間 / たにあい - (noun) valley, ravine, gorge, chasm
谷間 / たにま - (noun) valley, ravine, gorge, chasm; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind, blind spot, bottom (of society), (economic) trough, gap (in activity, one's work, etc.), lull, opening
史
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: シ
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: くち
Radical
口
history, chronicle
Mnemonics
She {シ} learned the history of the
treasure
乂
by word of
mouth
口
.
Written by: Anonymous123
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HISTORY is supposed to be the
INSIDE
口
中 story, but there's often a slant 丿 to it, imposed by the side with superior
ARMS
. "HISTORY is written by the victors."
Written by: Abnormalise
I studied the exciting history of how humans learned to
mow
乂
with an open
mouth
口
.
Written by: サマヒラ
A scribe writing,
pen
in
hand
又
, to make a chronicle of history. Or her-story, if you prefer. SHE→シ.
The scribe is using a pen rather than the traditional brush so that they can keep writing without stopping. The ink flows through the pen mouth, so 口 is the radical.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
To write a chronicle or to study history, you need to be true and honest to the original event. This character is the combination of
true
中
and
hand
又
.
Written by: non0230
Inventing the mower, where the
engine
口
cuts the grass
乂
made history.
Written by: P1ng23n5
My history class is pretty
me
乂
llow
口
メロ
Written by: Person_Guy
We are all
walking
乂
through the
window
口
of time called history.
Written by: Gjfj
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歴史 / れきし - (noun) history
女史 / じょし - (noun) lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); {n-suf} {hon} Ms, Mrs, Miss
史上 / しじょう - (adjective) in history, ever, historical
史学 / しがく - (noun) study of history
史実 / しじつ - (noun) historical fact
階
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: カイ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: こざとへん
Radical
阝
storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
Mnemonics
Alright
everyone
,
皆
you need to take the stairs to get to the
basement
⻖
floor.
Written by: マイコー
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In the
small village
⻖
,
everyone
皆
has a single storey house.
Written by: lightmotif
Stairways is a
place
⻖
from where you can access
all
皆
storeys of a building.
Written by: nexx
This
B
⻖
is for
all
皆
to know that this is a B floor.
Written by: mliekosmedom
Everyone
皆
, if you want to go to the
hill
⻖
, please take the stairs
Written by: ramjak
We are
comparing
比
the
white
白
buildings
⻖
to see which has more storeys.
Written by: ロニー88
I don’t care what kind カイof shape you’re in it’s going to take
all
皆
day to climb the stairs in this
building
⻖
It has 100 floors.
Written by: Jules.33
Look at a
building
⻖
and
compare
比
the
white
白
parts. Each of those white parts is a floor. Multi-story buildings have tons of different floors that you can see from the outside.
Written by: Darkchan
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階段 / かいだん - (noun) stairs, stairway, staircase
二階建て / にかいだて - (noun) two-storied building
段階 / だんかい - (noun) stage, step, phase; level, rank, grade, gradation; order; stairs
階層 / かいそう - (noun) class, level, stratum, layer, hierarchy
階級 / かいきゅう - (noun) (social) class; rank, grade
管
Kunyomi: くだ
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: たけかんむり
Radical
竹
pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk, control, jurisdiction
Mnemonics
The
bureaucrat
官
sent by the Khan {カン} told us we could of {くだ} used that
bamboo
竹
for pipes.
Written by: Anonymous123
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Bamboo
竹
tubes were used by the
government
官
to build this wall.
Written by: チェイスです
The
government
官
ordered the use of
bamboo
竹
pipes for all newly installed plumbings.
Written by: espiacent
Prime Ministers Kan {カン} and Suga 菅 have a fun side: they like to play in a pipe band! Just replace the grass in their names with grass' fun side:
bamboo
!
竹
Written by: アレックス833
The
bamboo
竹
pipe played by the
bureaucrat
官
/カン is a wind instrument he struggles to control. Despite a lot of overblown drunken talk, he’s never been much of a musician, which is really out of his jurisdiction, so the tube tends to squeak and squawk at the most inopportune times.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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管 / くだ - (noun) pipe, tube
手管 / てくだ - (noun) wiles, trick, artifice, coquetry
管理 / かんり - (noun/する verb) control, management (e.g. of a business)
保管 / ほかん - (noun/する verb) charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage
血管 / けっかん - (noun) {anat} blood vessel, vein
兵
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ヘイ, ヒョウ
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: は
Radical
八
soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
Mnemonics
The soldier is camouflaged like a small
hill
丘
, but you can clearly see his two
legs
.
Written by: espiacent
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Hey {ヘイ} did you know that over
one
一
in
eight
八
soldiers carries an
axe
斤
that he owns {ヒョウ} ?
Written by: Anonymous123
A soldier carrying an
axe
斤
held
一
in
two hands
八
. See 具 for a similar construction.
Readings: low ranking soldiers, private → cannon fodder → fodder → food for animals → HAY →ヘイ
ヒョウ is an earlier borrowing of the same root, cognate to フ【歩】
つわもの probably derives from つわる “to sprout”
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Hey! {へい} Aren't those our boys taking the
hill
丘
? After saying that, HE Observed {ヒョウ}
8
八
soldiers planting the flag on the top of the hill, and he knew that the commander's tactics had paid off.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
Did you see that soldier with an
axe
斤
riding a
skateboard
?
Written by: gillianfaith
Eight
八
soldiers and
one
一
axe
.
斤
What could go wrong?
Written by: BaldingEagle
On the
eight
八
hills
丘
the soldiers practice strategy and warfare
Written by: ロニー88
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兵隊 / へいたい - (noun) soldier, sailor
兵器 / へいき - (noun) arms, weapon, ordnance
兵士 / へいし - (noun) soldier
伏兵 / ふくへい - (noun) ambush, troops in ambush; unexpected opposition, unexpected obstacle
兵力 / へいりょく - (noun) military force, force of arms, strength of an army
接
Kunyomi: つ.ぐ
Onyomi: セツ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: てへん
Radical
扌
touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
Mnemonics
The
woman
女
stood up
立
and touched his
hand
扌
.
Written by: espiacent
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If you touch that
woman
女
standing
立
by the
ladder
扌
, she'll be set to sue {セツ} you, and she'll sue you good {つぐ}.
Written by: Anonymous123
If you keep touching her with your
hand
扌
she will become your
concubine
妾
.
Written by: nexx
A
woman
女
stand up
立
and reach out her
hand
扌
to contact you
Written by: ramjak
if your
hand
扌
goes anywhere near making contact with that
standing
立
lady
女
, we are set to sue {セツ} "straight away"/つぐ, and we'll sue you good {つぐ}.
Written by: quickMaffs44
I've got a DIRECT CONNECTION to an INTERVIEW with a
WOMAN
女
that carries a
VASE
立
on her head without TOUCHING it with her
HANDS
扌
.
Written by: Abnormalise
If you want to
touch
扌
it with your hand, you can not just
stand around
立
, you have to
move
女
.
Written by: Gjfj
Someone touches the
standing
立
woman
女
with their
hand
扌
.
Written by: peanutpeepz
She セツsaid to me "If she puts her
hand
扌
on me, I'll
stand up
立
and fight that
woman
女
!"
Written by: チェイスです
My
FINGERS
扌
got stuck in a
VASE
立
but a helpful
WOMAN
女
had the magic TOUCH to get me unstuck.
Written by: elbit
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接ぎ台 / つぎだい - (noun) stool (stood on to reach high objects); stock (in grafting)
接ぎ手 / つぎて - (noun) coupler, coupling, joint, splice
面接 / めんせつ - (noun/する verb) interview (e.g. for a job)
直接 / ちょくせつ - (Noun/な-adjective) direct, immediate, personal, firsthand
応接 / おうせつ - (noun/する verb) reception (e.g. of visitors), dealing with
細
Kunyomi: ほそ.い, こま.かい, ほそ.る, こま.か
Onyomi: サイ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: いとへん
Radical
糸
dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise
Mnemonics
This
thread
糸
is very thin compared to an entire
rice field
田
.
Written by: gillianfaith
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You’ve heard of a needle in a haystack? Well, this is a
thread
糸
in a
rice paddy
田
. It will require a precise, detailed search to find this slender, dainty baby. You might even need a PSYchic→サイ.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Sigh{サイ}..You've precisely marked the
field
田
with that
thread
糸
. But that little hoe's so {ほそ} thin and dainty, I'll slip into a coma{こま} before you finish digging.
Written by: Anonymous123
The
thread
糸
grows thin the further across the
rice field
田
we go.
Written by: チェイスです
I used the "hoe so"「HOSO ほそ」much in the
field
田
that I *got thin* as a *dainty*
thread
糸
. "Sigh"「SAI サイ」!
Written by: ライトウ ≥^..^≤
Using a thin, tapered needle and
thread
糸
the woman used needlework to create a detailed image of a
rice paddy
田
. The end result was both precise and dainty.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
I wrap a
thread
糸
around this
rice field
田
, then pull on it to compress the rice field to be more thin/narrow.
Written by: こガエル
Slender
thread
糸
will become dainty and get thin if used in the
rice field
田
Written by: Seanyくんです
If you cut the
cake
田
with a
thread
糸
its extremely precise.
Written by: Gjfj
There is a dainty and thin lil piece of
string
糸
in the middle of the
rice field
田
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Thin, like a
thread
or the
fontanelles
on a baby’s skull, which are both thin and delicate. The fontanelle part came to be drawn like a rice field over time, but the meaning is unrelated. Think of it as the skull seen from above, with thin lines running across it.
Written by: Biev
After I precisely marked out the rows in the
rice field
田
I
threaded
糸
a slender irrigation hose ほそ down the side さい of each row. It was hard work and now I’m ready to slip into a coma こま.
Written by: Jules.33
What in particular does the narrow
thread
糸
beside the
window
田
do?
Written by: lightmotif
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細長い / ほそながい - (Adjective/-い) long and narrow
細々 / ほそぼそ - (adverb) poor (living); barely continuing, just scraping along; {adj-f} very narrow
細々 / こまごま - (adverb) minutely, in detail, with particular attention
細かい事 / こまかいこと - (expression) trifles, minor details
細かい / こまかい - (Adjective/-い) small; fine, minute; minor, trivial; sensitive, attentive; careful, frugal, stingy
効
Kunyomi: き.く
Onyomi: コウ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: ちから
Radical
力
merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
Mnemonics
When we
combine
交
our
strength
力
we can work more efficiently.
Written by: Karlla
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My co-worker's {コウ} key {き}
strength
力
is in how he
mingles
交
. His technique has a lot of merit, not only is it efficient, but it has also brought him great benefit too.
Written by: Anonymous123
Mixing
交
up ingredients {phonetic - コウ} has a
powerful
力
effect.
Written by: looh
My
father
父
, who wears a
hat
亠
, believes that there is no merit without
power
力
.
Written by: 青い雀
My
father
父
was a wizard. Instead of wearing a wizard's cone {コウn} hat, he wore a
top hat
亠
. His choice of hat had merit, though, because his magic was
powerful
力
. The hat's chief benefit was how effective it was in teleporting rabbits into the room. Mom wasn't a fan of rabbits, so she kicked {きked} him out.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
Mixing
交
styles creates the most effective and
strongest
力
martial art.
Written by: チェイスです
My
dad
父
mixed the tea well and
strained
力
mint leaves then he put the
kettle lid
亠
on and gave it to me, it was very beneficial for my disease.
Written by: イマンちゃん。
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効き目 / ききめ - (noun) effect, virtue, efficacy, impression; one's dominant eye
ドスの効いた声 / どすのきいたこえ - (noun) deep, threatening voice, menacing tone
効果 / こうか - (noun) effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
有効 / ゆうこう - (Adjective/-な) valid, effective; {n} {MA} yuko (judo)
効く / きく - (Godan verb - く/transitive,intransitive) to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for); to work, to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to; to taste (alcohol), to try
丸
Kunyomi: まる, まる.める, まる.い
Onyomi: ガン
Stroke count: 3
Radical name: てん
Radical
丶
round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
Mnemonics
a decimal number with a
9
九
after the
dot
丶
may be rounded up to a whole number.
Written by: ドみにく
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nine
九
+
one
丶
= 10 with a round zero.
Written by: Hexador
The *rounded*
hull
of the *-ship* will *roll up* and down when the
waves
*curl up* around her, leaving
dots
of ocean spray. The "mariners"「MARU まる」take *pills* so they don't get seasick. But after a *full* month, they were "gone"「GAN ガン」. The sailors couldn't *explain away* how they disappeared so fast!
Written by: ライトウ ≥^..^≤
Person
人
descent
乁
is the flip inverse of oblique 仄, so Shuowen suggests it must be something that can be tilted and hence round. Seems to me that is trying to explain away the problem.
Related to 夗/エン← /ʔi̯wɐnᵡ/ ← *qonʔ … *ɡʷaːn → /ɣuɑn/ →ガン, but is the basis of its own phonetic series.
丸 （*ɡʷaːn） 骫 丸 紈 芄 汍 肒
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
I worked round the clock for a full month to make the perfect
sword
. But I botched it and the metal curled up, so I turned it into a very large
fish hook
乙
for my ship instead.
Written by: Jules.33
“The round
hull
of a ship will roll up and down the
waves
that curl up
around
her and try to seduce her passengers to sleep the full month away. That’s the real reason to take motion sickness pills.”

“GAWN→ガン! You’re making things up!”
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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丸 / まる - (noun) circle; entirety, whole, full, complete; {sl} money, dough, moola; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle; {suf} suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
丸で / まるで - (adverb) quite, entirely, completely, at all; as if, as though, just like
丸々 / まるまる - (adverb) plump, rotund, chubby; {adv} {adv-to} entirely, completely, wholly
丸っ切り / まるっきり - (adverb) completely, absolutely, totally, (not) at all
丸める / まるめる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to make round, to roll up, to curl up; to seduce, to cajole, to explain away; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head); {arch} to lump together
湾
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ワン
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
氵
gulf, bay, inlet
Mnemonics
When I visited a bay in Taiwan{ワン} I found an
*almost red
亦
bow
弓
in the
water
氵
. *almost red = 亦 which is one line away from being 赤
Written by: Anonymous123
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Via 灣: A bay is
water
氵
curved
弯
/ワン in the shape of a bow.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
A gulf is a body of
water
氵
typically shaped like a
bow
弓
. It can have coral reefs that make the water look
almost red
亦
.
Written by: そら♡
I saw a beautiful sunset in the bay of Taiwan. The
red
赤
sky over the
water
氵
of the
curved
弓
horizon looked amazing!
Written by: MuMe
Over the gulf, hit the target like the first time! Over the
water
氵
,
again
亦
you aim the
bow
弓
. Swoosh... failed. Sorry, you're just a one-hit WONDER ワン.
Written by: 🍍トロピカルフルーツ🍈
I shot my
bow
弓
over the Taiwan 台湾
bay
氵
and hit someone, drawing
blood
亦
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
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湾 / わん - (noun) bay, gulf, inlet
台湾 / たいわん - (noun) Taiwan
港湾 / こうわん - (noun) harbour, harbor
メキシコ湾 / メキシコわん - (noun) Gulf of Mexico
湾岸 / わんがん - (noun) gulf coast, bay coast
録
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ロク
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: かねへん
Radical
釒
record
Mnemonics
I
combed
⺕
through all these records and found something about six {ロク} pieces of
gold
釒
next to the
water
氺
.
Written by: Anonymous123
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The first record was likely made to track
gold
釒
and
carved in wood
彔
/ロク.
記す/しるす　write down, record
撮る/とる　　take down, record
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
To carve
彔
gold
釒
is the most expensive way to record history.
Written by: コスタリカイマン
In ancient times ppl used
gold
釒
pen to
carve on wood
彔
Written by: 春花雪
Ever since humans started to record the price of gold, most
gold
釒
investments were always in the
green
緑
with new record breaking numbers.
Written by: MuMe
Pirates used to RECORD where they hid their
GOLD
釒
by using their
hand
⺕
and a stick to mark the spot with an
X
氺
Written by: WildAtelier
Aye
yo
⺕
lets take a record記録 that
golden
釒
water
氺
Written by: チェイスです
Out of all the collections of Elvis in my
rack
⺕
these six {ロク} records are
gold
釒
. His voice is like
water
氺
Written by: 桔梗先生
We started carving records into
wood
彔
and rock {ロク} instead of
gold
釒
, and we’ve saved so much money! Why didn’t we do that before?!
Written by: gurabu
There's a
stack
⺕
of
golden
釒
records floating in the
water
氺
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
In most computer programs, including Renshuu, the button to write new data is green. This kanji resembles the kanji for "green", 緑, by having the same
right hand radical
,
彔
.
Written by: アレックス833
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記録 / きろく - (noun/する verb) record, minutes, document; record (e.g. in sports), results, score; {vs} {vt} to record, to document; {vs} {vt} to set a record (e.g. in sports), to show a result, to reach a value
録音 / ろくおん - (noun/する verb) (audio) recording
付録 / ふろく - (noun) appendix, supplement, annex, extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
登録 / とうろく - (noun/する verb) registration, accession, register, entry, record
目録 / もくろく - (noun) catalogue, catalog, inventory, index, list; certificate indicating an impending gift
省
Kunyomi: はぶ.く, かえり.みる
Onyomi: ショウ, セイ
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: め
Radical
目
focus, government ministry, conserve
Mnemonics
focus by squinting your
eyes
a
little
Written by: sand_eto
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Have you {はぶ} noticed that every time there's a budget, the staff at the government ministry put on a show {ショウ} and say {セイ} they have a
few
少
eyes
目
focused on conserving resources ?
Written by: Anonymous123
When you are trying to focus, you make your
eyes
目
smaller
少
.
Written by: non0230
In order to FOCUS better,
select the most important
FEW
少
things
and place them ABOVE your
EYES
目
.
Written by: Abnormalise
You need
a few
少
eyes
目
to focus clearly.
Written by: gillianfaith
I say {セイ} that if you Focus your
eyes
目
on a
few
少
important details, you are sure {ショウ} to have a cool {はぶく} experience.
Written by: SerialExperimentsDave
The ministry has
little
少
eyes
目
watching everyone.
Written by: チェイスです
You only have a
few
少
eye
s
目
so you need to conserve them and focus on what's best for the SHOUgun.
Written by: Seraseth
I wanted to show {ショウ} him why that government ministry wanted to conserve resources, but he couldn't make out my charts. As his
eyes
目
narrowed into
little
少
beady things, he remarked, "I dare say, {セイ} what a tiny font. I can't seem to bring it into focus."
Written by: オハイオのデビー
They say
セイ
they have a
few
books
はぶ.く
focusing on conserving the government ministry that they can show
ショウ
us to
look
at.
Written by: Cayuga
Via 眚/セイ,ショウ: The
eye
目
inspects plants 生, looking for
slight
少
/ショウ defects. It’s the focus of a government ministry tasked with conserving heritage crops.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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省略 / しょうりゃく - (noun/する verb) omission, leaving out; abbreviation, abridgment, abridgement, shortening (e.g. of a name)
労働省 / ろうどうしょう - (noun) Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
反省 / はんせい - (noun/する verb) reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation; regret, repentance, remorse, being sorry
帰省 / きせい - (noun/する verb) homecoming, returning home
省く / はぶく - (Godan verb - く/transitive) to omit, to leave out, to exclude, to eliminate; to curtail, to save, to cut down, to economize, to economise
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
Something that is old is the thing that
stood
丨
there through lots of
day
日
.
Written by: non0230
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
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
Old times, 18
丨
日
years ago. Or maybe 9... {キュウ - 九)
Written by: Perwoll
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
To be formerly known as something else, is to have had a different name
before
a certain
day
Written by: 星川燐子
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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
橋
Kunyomi: はし
Onyomi: キョウ
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: きへん
Radical
木
bridge
Mnemonics
Made out of
wood
木
stood the
high
喬
bridge.
Written by: espiacent
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To serve as a bridge, the
tree
木
had to be very
high
喬
, so when it would fall, it would be long enough to reach to the other side.
Written by: RuaU_U
No
丿
large
大
trees
木
were used for the lid on the
high*
bridge in Kyoto{キョウ} . They used chopsticks{はし} instead. *high 高 - lid 亠
Written by: Anonymous123
*In a bridge building competition* A-san: My rival built their bridge out of
wood
木
and is acting all
high and mighty
喬
." B-san: "Has she {はし} won yet? No! Now taKeYOU {キョウ} butt back to the drawing board and come up with a better design than her!"
Written by: quickMaffs44
"So as to prevent
untimely deaths
when in high altitudes and not fall into the
mouth
of a
big
hole
,
wooden
bridges were made".
Written by: げつ
The nicest BRIDGE I ever saw, was made out of
WOOD
木
and supported by two giant WOODEN
ANGELS
喬
.

*Angel primitive - RTK*
Written by: Abnormalise
If *bridges* in Tokyo"「KYŌ キョウ」were built with "chopsticks→はし"「HASHI はし」instead of
trees
木
, it could cause a
calamity
夭
with people falling from up
high
高
.

Pitch accent note: With 橋 pitch goes up {and back down} like a traditional Japanese bridge「SORIHASHI 反り橋」, vs. 箸 pitch goes down like chopsticks into a bowl of food.
Written by: ライトウ ≥^..^≤
Looks like a tall
tree
木
next to a
high
喬
tower, to show how only tall trees are long enough to make a bridge.
Written by: 試験猿
The
wooden
木
bridge was so
tall
高 it reached the
heavens
夭
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
A
large
wooden
木
bridge
冂
was built to span the
mouth
口
of the river, so there would be
no
丿
more untimely deaths
夭
from people trying to cross the rapids.
Written by: Jules.33
In Kyoto {キョウ} in the
high
喬
lands to the northwest, the TogetsuKYOU bridge is a
wooden
木
bridge that leads to the Arashiyama.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
A
tree
木
from
heaven
夭
with a
mustache
冂
above his
mouth
口
valiantly crosses a bridge. This holy tree from heaven was sent down to earth to cross this very bridge. It is the tree’s angelic mission. Also the tree has a mouth and a mustache.
Written by: しまうま
Related vocabulary
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橋 / はし - (noun) bridge
橋渡し / はしわたし - (noun/する verb) mediation, good offices, go-between, intermediary, mediator, bridge (between); building a bridge
鉄橋 / てっきょう - (noun) railway bridge, iron bridge
桟橋 / さんきょう - (noun) wharf, bridge, jetty, pier
架橋 / かきょう - (noun/する verb) bridge-building, bridge construction; bridge; bridging (e.g. the gap between theory and practice); {chem} cross-linking
岸
Kunyomi: きし
Onyomi: ガン
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: やま
Radical
山
beach
Mnemonics
The
mountain
山
covers
厂
the beach completely, so the sand is always
dry
干
.
Written by: gillianfaith
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Beaches are just
mountains
山
of
dry
干
sand
trailing off
厂
into the sea.
Written by: alkalynity (ロガン)
In the
mountains
山
, beneath the
cliff
厂
, is a
dry
干
beach where Gandalf {ガン} likes to take the girls to go kissy kissy {きし}.
Written by: Anonymous123
Below a
cliff
屵
on the shore, a sandy beach formed where the water
ebbs
干
/カン→ガン and flows.
山, the radical of 屵, is the radical because a beach is a geographic feature.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
At the base of
mountain
山
cliff
厂
there is usually a beach. You often can see people lying there,
drying
干
off after a swim.
Written by: Samurai_Ash
the beach is just past the
mountain
山
. The part under the
cliff
厂
is quite
dry
干
Written by: チェイスです
The
girl
干
was walking along the *beach* below the
mountain
山
cliff
厂
and saw a "kissable squishy"「KISHI きし」cat looking for fish. But when she turned around, it was "gone"「GAN ガン」.
Written by: ライトウ ≥^..^≤
Sailors can see spot
mountain
山
peaks from far asea, but until they see a beach they don’t know whether they can
shelter
厂
on
dry
干
/カン→ガン land.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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岸 / きし - (noun) bank, coast, shore
岸べ / きしべ - (noun) shore, bank (of a body of water)
海岸 / かいがん - (noun) coast, beach
沿岸 / えんがん - (noun) coast, shore, littoral
対岸 / たいがん - (noun) opposite shore
周
Kunyomi: まわ.り
Onyomi: シュウ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: くち
Radical
口
circumference, circuit, lap
Mnemonics
The
gentleman
士
was trying to determine the circumference of the
hole
口
, but he only managed to measure
three sides
冂
before he fell in.
Written by: gillianfaith
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Just put your
good luck
吉
charm in a
box
冂
and bring it to the circuit. You will have the best lap.
Written by: nexx
A man was trying to determine the circumference of the
hole
口
in the
ground
土
, but he only managed to measure three
sides
冂
before he fell in.
Written by: Quixotic
To draw a perfect
circumference
周
by hand you got to have
good luck
吉
or else you could end up drawing a
box
冂
Written by: バス_
If my
LIDDED CROCK
吉
has the same CIRCUMFERENCE as my head, I like to use it as a
HELMET
冂
.
Written by: Abnormalise
When she found the
box
she had been looking for he couldn’t contain her
joy
and had to run a lap around the circumference of the house.
Written by: 穴熊 🦡
Possibly a redrawing of
go around
匝
/ソウ→シュウ, a foot turning to complete a lap, with an additional
circle
口
added to emphasize the round shape of the circuit.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
"Keep your
mouth
口
shut and
walk around
冂
the circumference of the
earth
土
3 times. That's your punishment"— said Mahatma Gandhi to Hitler.
Written by: Mystery4869
Good luck
吉
finding the circumference
around
冂
that circle.
Written by: ロニー88
What
people
土
say
口
out loud
circulates
冂
all the time.
Written by: Gjfj
The manual on his lap said: Be careful when you turn the
box upside down
冂
, some
soil
土
may get in your
mouth
口
.
Written by: LilyJ
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周りの人 / まわりのひと - (noun) surrounding people
周りの目 / まわりのめ - (noun) {id} how others look at you, what others think about you
周囲 / しゅうい - (noun) surroundings, environs; circumference
円周 / えんしゅう - (noun) circumference
周り / まわり - (noun) circumference, girth; surroundings, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity; people surrounding oneself, surrounding circumstances
材
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ザイ
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: きへん
Radical
木
lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
Mnemonics
When a
genius
才
looks at a
tree
木
they dont just see lumber they see all they can make with the materials, like ZAI lophones
Written by: Seraseth
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A
TREE
木
GENIUS
才
is a LUMBER jack, that uses
WOOD
as his main MATERIAL.
Written by: Abnormalise
You need to be a
genius
才
{ざい} lumberjack to cut
wood
木
into logs
Written by: デルティメピー
Wood
木
is an important ingredient in the
genius
才
crafts of Japan.
Written by: Gjfj
Turning a
tree
木
into lumber takes a
genius
才
of material talent.
Written by: lightmotif
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材料 / ざいりょう - (noun) materials, ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.), subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.), basis, evidence, data; {finc} (market) factor
木材 / もくざい - (noun) lumber, timber, wood
材木 / ざいもく - (noun) wood (for building), lumber, timber
人材 / じんざい - (noun) capable person, talented person; human resources, personnel
取材 / しゅざい - (noun/する verb) gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.), collecting information, covering (an event, incident, etc.), reporting, interview (for a news story)
戸
Kunyomi: と
Onyomi: コ
Stroke count: 4
Radical name: と
Radical
戸
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
Mnemonics
The left half of a gate
門
is a
door
戸
.
Key word: 戸籍 / コせき family register.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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The school has
one
一
flag
尸
at the front door.
Written by: lightmotif
Old west saloons had half
*doors*
. No one could stub their "toe"「TO と」, but they could still hit their head on the
frame
一
. Today, people can drink "Coke"「KO コ」instead of whiskey and not get hurt.
Written by: ライトウ ≥^..^≤
As Co-ry「コ」passed through the door, he counted the houses that had
one
一
flag
on the roof. He counted two「と」houses.
Written by: Vitor Conte
Looks like a
door
戸
, means a door. You should also see its counterpart, two doors, a gate
門
.
Written by: non0230
Related vocabulary
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戸 / と - (noun) door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter, window shutter; {arch} entrance (to a home); {arch} narrows
戸棚 / とだな - (noun) cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe, cabinet
瀬戸物 / せともの - (noun) earthenware, porcelain, china, pottery, crockery
戸惑い / とまどい - (noun/する verb) being at sea, losing one's bearings, confusion, wonderment; {arch} disorientation upon waking at night; {arch} forgetting which house or room to enter
井戸 / いど - (noun) water well
央
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: オウ
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: だい,だいがしら,だいかんむり
Radical
大
center, middle
Mnemonics
the
man
stood in the middle of the
mouth
of the entrance/exit
Written by: ドみにく
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Oh!/オウ There's a
big
大
staple
right in the middle of the page!
Written by: lightmotif
A
big man
大
balancing a
load
冂
on his shoulders. The load is positioned so that the center of gravity is over the middle of his back.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
That
persons
bowler hat
, has a large O {オウ} in the middle of it, for the top of his head to stick out of.
Written by: Anonymous123
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中央 / ちゅうおう - (noun) centre, center, middle, heart; capital, seat of government
中央集権 / ちゅうおうしゅうけん - (noun) centralized authoritarian rule, centralised authoritarian rule
中央信託銀行 / ちゅうおうしんたくぎんこう - (noun) {organization} Chuo Trust And Banking Company, Limited
中央値 / ちゅうおうち - (noun) median
中央党 / ちゅうおうとう - (noun) Centre Party, Center Party
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