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Advanced Kanji (N1): Lesson 5 (34 terms)

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Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ケン
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: きへん
Radical
examination, investigate
Mnemonics
We hired Ken {ケン} , the
squid
, to investigate and examine all the
trees
.
Written by: Anonymous123
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You see a
tree
with a
squid
on it, so you get closer to examine it.
Written by: Seraseth
We have to examine
all
the
trees
.
Written by: Karlla
Examine the
wooden
slats in the shrine and check that
all
/ケン the names are correctly written.
When a
tree
joins
*together with*
a person
to form a wooden Ken/ケン doll, it merits thorough examination.
Written by: lightmotif
Tree
is EXAMINED by the
Ronin
, he is sensing a ninja.

Note: I imagine this as
Ronin
wearing a sandogasa because this radical is used in swordmanship kanji/words like {けんどう} and {けんじゅつ}。
Written by: ハンゾウ
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/ けんさ - (noun/する verb) inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, test, check, scan (e.g. MRI, PET), audit
/ けんとう - (noun/する verb) consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion, analysis, review
/ けんさく - (noun/する verb) looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary), search (e.g. on the Internet), retrieval (of information), reference
/ たんけん - (noun/する verb) exploration, expedition
/ けんじ - (noun) public prosecutor
Kunyomi: ふじ
Onyomi: (none)
Stroke count: 18
Radical name: くさかんむり
Radical
wisteria
Mnemonics
Wisteria is a climbing
plant
the Chinese named for
surging water
/トウ { + }, maybe because wisteria is fast-growing and bursts into great trails of clustered flowers. It was incorporated into the crest of the powerful Fujiwara clan.
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I stubbed my big toe {トウ} on a wisteria, when I was working in Fuji {ふじ} for a
month
, maintaining the
grass
and getting
water
for the
special A's
Written by: Anonymous123
The wisteria has nothing to do with the
grass
and the
rising water
.
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/ ふじ - (noun) wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda), wistaria
スケール / かいりょうふじたスケール - (noun) Enhanced Fujita scale (of tornado intensity), EF-scale
/ つづらふじか - (noun) Menispermaceae (moonseed family of plants)
づる / ふじづる - (noun) wisteria vine
/ さとう - (noun) Sato (name)
Kunyomi: さわ
Onyomi: タク
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
swamp, marsh, brilliance, grace
Mnemonics
Be careful when you
measure
the depth of
water
in a swamp.
Written by: イマンちゃん。
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Kurosawa's{さわ}
R
rated movie about those who tackle {タク} the
wet
swamp is brilliant.
Written by: Anonymous123
I SAW WHAT {さわ} happened when they erected the giant "
R
"
statue in the swamp: It got very
wet
. People still TALK {タク} about it. Some people think it's a brilliant work.
Via :
Water
pools in a swamp or marsh, usually no more than a
foot
/シャク→タク deep. The slow moving water has its own grace and unexpectedly can be a source of brilliance.
/さわ swamp, marsh
い/うるおい moistened, enriched
す/うるおす moisten, enrich
/つや gloss, luster, allure, charm
I found a swamp where the
water
is shaped like the letter
R
.
Written by: kuroda
A pond is G rated, a lake is PG rated, an ocean is PG-13 rated, but a swamp
is
R
rated!
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
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/ たくさん - (Pre-noun adjective) a lot, lots, plenty, many, a large number, much, a great deal, a good deal; enough, sufficient; {n-suf} enough, too many, too much
/ ぜいたく - (Adjective/-な) luxury, extravagance; {vs} to live in luxury, to indulge oneself; {adj-na} lavish (use of something), abundant, copious, wasteful; {adj-na} {n} excessive (e.g. demands, expectations)
/ こうたく - (noun) brilliance, polish, lustre, luster, glossy finish
/ あきんぞくこうたく - (noun) {geol} submetallic luster, submetallic lustre
/ よたく - (noun) blessings, benefits (of modern civilization, civilisation)
Kunyomi: さば.く, た.つ
Onyomi: サイ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: ころも
Radical
tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)
Mnemonics
The tailor judged the
garments
laid out on the
ground
before cutting them with his
halberd
.
Written by: Klobster
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The valour of a soldier was once upon a time judged during
ceremonies
by their
garment
, the quality of their
arms
and how they stood on the
ground
.
Written by: sand_eto
The tailor, who was working on the sabbath {さば}, made
clothes
by placing the fabric on the
ground
and
and cutting out the patterns with his
halberd
. To onlookers, he sighed {サイ} and said, "Don't judge me."
A tailor
cuts
𢦏
/サイ
garments
.
Most of the
GARMENTS
are being TAILORED for the
THANKSGIVING
of the court JUDGES as the gentlemen like to JUDGE each others' clothes.
Written by: Abnormalise
The judge sighed{サイ} as he made the decision that the tailor must use
ten
halberds
to cut out his patterns for
clothes
.
Written by: Anonymous123
garments
that have been specifically tailored for
Thanksgiving
+
to look like traditional Pilgrim garb.
Written by: elbit
You must stand before the judge in his
long robes
holding his
mighty halberd
in front of the
cross
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
The tailor judged the
garments
using his
cross shaped ruler
before cutting them with a
halberd
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
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きの / さばきのにわ - (noun) court of law
/ さいばん - (noun/する verb) trial, judgement, judgment
/ さいほう - (noun/する verb) sewing, needlework
/ せいさい - (noun/する verb) sanctions, punishment
/ どくさい - (noun/する verb) dictatorship, despotism, autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ショウ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: ごんべん
Radical
evidence, proof, certificate
Mnemonics
I
say
it's
true
because there's proof
Written by: Nicolas2
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I'll show {ショウ} you proof that what I'm
saying
is
correct
. I brought evidence.
Written by: Anonymous123
If the
WORDS
that you SAY are indeed
CORRECT
then we could use your
Testimony as EVIDENCE.
Written by: Abnormalise
A cashier {あかし} showed {ショウ} evidence that what I
said
was
true
. I didn't steal the money!
Written by: quickMaffs44
In court, evidence shows that one's
words
are
correct
.
He
said
there is evidence that A CASHIer {あかし} has been embezzling money from the store and needs to be brought to
justice
. He added that he could SHOW {ショウ} me proof.
Correct
Sayings
can be used as EVIDENCE
Written by: ハンゾウ
“Stop right there!”
The detective shouted. “This is a murder scene. Show me proof that you’re allowed to be here.” I paused, not daring to let a
word
slip from my
mouth
, or I may be brought to
justice
…As I was killer.
Written by: gurabu
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/ ほしょう - (noun/する verb) guarantee (e.g. on goods), security, assurance, pledge, warranty
/ しょうめい - (noun/する verb) proof, testimony, demonstration, verification, certification
/ しょうにん - (noun) witness
/ しょうこ - (noun) evidence, proof
/ しょうげん - (noun/する verb) testimony, (verbal) evidence
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: エン
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: てへん
Radical
abet, help, save
Mnemonics
You use your
hands
and even
nails
to help your
friend
trapped under the
plank
.
Written by: Klobster
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If you have
fingers
,
then
/エン you can help.
If you lay a
hand
or even a
nail
on my
friend
, you will be my ENemy/enemy and I will not help or save you.
Written by: chancetenacity
Before my
friend
ENtered {エン} the water, I
handed
him a
flotation cap
to help keep his head above the water
surface
. It might save him from drowning. // "flotation cap" is from the kanji for floating:
If you want to ensure {エン} my success, help me out by replacing the warm sun with a ladder.
warm - sun
+
ladder
Written by: Anonymous123
You use your
fingers
in the game of
football
to aid and assist the other players until the ENd
Written by: Seraseth
About
Hand
...helping hand...HELP scratch/
Claw
the back of that
One
Friend
Written by: ハンゾウ
You lend a helping
hand
to your
friends
Written by: かわうそ
Your
friend
lends you a
hand
to help you move. They will be there for you in the ENd.
Written by: Kabocha7
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/ えんじょ - (noun/する verb) assistance, aid, support
/ おうえん - (noun/する verb) aid, assistance, help, support, reinforcement; cheering, rooting (for), support
/ きゅうえん - (noun/する verb) relief, rescue
/ せいえん - (noun/する verb) (shout of) encouragement, cheering, rooting, support
/ こうえん - (noun/する verb) support, backing
Kunyomi: ほどこ.す
Onyomi: ,
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: ほうへん,かたへん
Radical
give, bestow, perform, alms
Mnemonics
She {シ} says {セ} that she likes to give thanks for just
being
because it's better than the
alternative
, a truth so profound that it knocks me
flat
.
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After she{シ} gives alms and asks "The small ho is where?{ほどこ=ほ+どこ}" The
direction
of the
arrow
will quickly say{セ} where it is
to be
.
Written by: Anonymous123
The
person
decided to donate their time
to be
the guiding
arrow
for those in need.
Written by: アルゼン
Direction
of that person, he was BESTOWED with
Scorpion
Rifle
.

Note: I used rifle because the 1st stroke looks like rifle handle and 2nd looks like barrel.
= I used scorpion for easier memorization,
1st, 2nd stroke looks like stinger, 3rd is body of scorpion.
Written by: ハンゾウ
A magical bow and
arrow
, in which whatever
direction
it is shot at, then whatever she decides to give or bestow upon the land is
to be
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
The
flag
shadow bestowed on the
scorpion
heat protection from the scorching sun,
Written by: sand_eto
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せざるれ / おのれのほっせざるところはひとにほどこすなかれ - (noun) {proverb} do not do unto others what you would not have done unto you (from the Analects of Confucius)
/ ほどこしもの - (noun) alms
/ じっし - (noun/する verb) enforcement, implementation, putting into practice, carrying out, operation, working (e.g. working parameters), enactment
/ しせつ - (noun/する verb) institution, establishment, facility; {abbr} home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
/ しこう - (noun/する verb) putting in force (a law), putting into operation, putting into effect, enforcement; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.), execution
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ショウ, セイ
Stroke count: 4
Radical name: に
Radical
well, well crib, town, community
Mnemonics
I {い} will show {ショウ} you a well that looks like a
number sign
.
Written by: Anonymous123
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This kanji depicts an ancient well with their
four-sided walls
.
Written by: non0230
I {い} say {セイ} we play a game of tic tac toe using this kanji
. We are playing
ten
rounds here in the town.
Written by: kuroda
The
well
, a
grid
to prevent people from falling in, and the
water surface
.
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
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/ いど - (noun) water well
/ いせき - (noun) dam, weir, barrier, sluice
/ つつい - (noun) round well
/ まるがめひらいびじゅつかん - (noun) {organization} Museo Marugame Hirai
/ まるい - (noun) {place} {surname} Marui; {company} Marui (retailer)
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 20
Radical name: ごんべん
Radical
safeguard, protect
Mnemonics
Some
talk
about protecting
flora
and
fauna
, lawyers べんし and nurses かん
on the other hand
protect people.
Written by: Leti
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I
say
to the
bird
:
"GO {ゴ} hide in the
grass
again
to protect yourself."
An advocate needs to safeguard and protect their client’s interests by always
speaking
with carefully
calculated
/キャク← ‹ hwɛk › ← *m-qʷˤrak … *ɢʷraːɡs → /ɦuoᴴ/ →ゴ words.
Etymology:
Words
+ lit.
“enclose in hands”
> fig. “enclose in words” — verbally protect > protect, safeguard
Just
say
the word and I will send
vessels
to protect the
grass
Written by: Xerosse
That
old bird
was pecking at my
grass
again
, so I
said
"Go {ゴ} away", in order to protect my lawn.
Written by: Anonymous123
The commander
said
to hide behind the
grass
and defend the
ships
coming in.
Written by: そら♡
Say
, don't you want to ゴ{go} protect our
flowers
and
turkeys
again
? Imagine physically GOing everwhere around the country to protect them all.
Written by: hyperbolic_knight
Most captains give a
SPEECH
and put
FLOWERS
on their
VESSELS
in an attempt to SAFEGUARD it.
Written by: Abnormalise
Words
that
snare
are used to defend and protect a lawyer's client.
plants for a short-tailed bird in a palm = to snare it
Written by: Erica multiflora
Let's just
say
that a safeguard, when he is bored sitting at
grass
he watches the
birds
again and again
.
Written by: ルイス
I put up a
fence
to protect my
grass
from people trampling it
again
and hung a sign that
says
“Go ゴ away! “
Written by: Jules.33
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/ べんごし - (noun) lawyer, attorney
/ かいご - (noun/する verb) nursing, care, caregiving, caring
/ ほご - (noun/する verb) protection, safeguard, guardianship, custody, patronage; preservation, conservation
/ べんご - (noun/する verb) defense, defence, pleading, advocacy
/ かんご - (noun/する verb) nursing, (army) nurse
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: テン
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: かばね,しかばね,しかばねかんむり
Radical
unfold, expand
Mnemonics
They easily unfolded the ten {テン} foot
flag
, but when they tried to expand the
twenty
foot
one
they *tore it from right to left. *tore =
to
+
re
Written by: Anonymous123
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When
Flag
got UNFOLDED they realized it was made up of
20
+
1
Cloths
.

Note: cloth here is from
Written by: ハンゾウ
Via : Before underpants were invented, when a
body
rolled over in their sleep, their
undergarments
would unfold. Red silk undergarments from “cloths” yī and related phonetic “bricks” zhǎn→テン, which currently means “to watch extremely carefully; opening; extending.”

Remember: she has TEN bricks in her red silks.(It’s kind of amazing how they are able to expand.)
The
flag
unfolded *over* the
joined lands
where the people had
good legs
.
Written by: lightmotif
When they unfolded the
flag
, it got ten
テン
times bigger.
Written by: Cayuga
Under the unfolded
awning
there are exhibited
twenty
items of
clothing
.
Written by: アルゼン
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/ てんらんかい - (noun) exhibition
/ はってん - (noun/する verb) development, growth, expansion, extension, flourishing; development (of a situation, story, etc.), advancement, progression, unfolding; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual), having an active sex life
/ てんかい - (noun/する verb) development, evolution, progression, unfolding, (plot) twist; expansion, spreading out, extending, deployment, building up; {math} expansion (of an algebraic expression); {math} development (of a three-dimensional shape); {comp} extraction (of compressed data), decompression, unpacking
/ てんぼう - (noun/する verb) view, outlook, prospect
/ てんじ - (noun/する verb) exhibition, display
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: タイ
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: こころ
Radical
attitude, condition, figure, appearance, voice (of verbs)
Mnemonics
Your attitude depends on your
ability
to control your
heart
Written by: ミロ367
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When I was around {わざ} Thailand {タイ}, I learned that knowing in your
heart
that you have the
ability
to overcome hardship is essential to maintaining a good attitude.
Written by: Anonymous123
Your
ability
to run quickly depends in part on the condition of your
heart
As your cardiovascular fitness improves, so will your lap times {タイ}. As they refine their technique { = わざ}, many people find that their physical appearance, especially their figure, also benefits.
Neither your
ability
nor your
heart
is TAId to your appearance
Written by: Seraseth
your
ability
and your
heart
make up how you appear to others, your appearance. you have a big TAI heart
Written by: Kabocha7
Your condition derives from your
ability
to hold sway *over* your
heart
.
Written by: lightmotif
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/ じたい - (noun) situation, (present) state of affairs, circumstances (often with a negative connotation)
/ たいど - (noun) attitude, manner, behaviour, demeanour, bearing; attitude (towards an issue, etc.), position, stance, stand
/ じょうたい - (noun) state, condition, situation, appearance, circumstances
/ じったい - (noun) true state, actual condition, reality
/ けいたい - (noun) form, shape, figure; {ling} morph
Kunyomi: あざ.やか
Onyomi: セン
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: うおへん
Radical
fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea
Mnemonics
Things like
fish
and
sheep
should always be served fresh.
Written by: Karlla
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As a {あざ} tourist, my memories of the thousands {セン} of fresh
fish
, and cute fluffy
sheep
in Korea are vivid.
Written by: Anonymous123
I like my
FISH
like my
SHEEP
, FRESH and VIVID, specially from KOREA.
Written by: Abnormalise
I SENd A ZAfire to the Korean prime minister. It's a clear bleu stone, brilliant as the shimmering scales of the
fish
in the sea. It would make a
sheep
look like a luxurious pet. I'm sure it is received well.
Written by: ジェン~1984
It’s best to eat
fish
while it is still fresh, before it develops the
rank odor of sheep or goats
/セン. Also written as .
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/ しんせん - (Adjective/-な) fresh
/ きたちょうせん - (noun) North Korea
/ ちょうせん - (noun) Korea
/ ちょうせんはんとう - (noun) Korean peninsula
/ ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこく - (noun) Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), DPRK
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: みる
Radical
inspection, regard as, see, look at
Mnemonics
She {シ} inspected it, but didn't
see
any*
thing out of the ordinary. *any sounds like n e
Written by: Anonymous123
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An inspection is an important chance to
show
/シ and
see
problematic issues before they develop.
is the radical, as this character is semantically more about see シ than show.
She/シ looked at it, but didn't
see
it was a
shrine
Written by: ラビオリ
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/ むし - (noun/する verb) disregarding, ignoring
/ じゅうし - (noun/する verb) regarding as important, attaching importance to, taking a serious view of, putting emphasis on
/ かんし - (noun/する verb) monitoring, watching, observation, surveillance, guarding, supervision, lookout
/ しさつ - (noun/する verb) inspection, observation
/ してん - (noun) point of view, viewpoint, angle, perspective; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ジョウ
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: き
Radical
article, clause, item, stripe, streak
Mnemonics
This clause in the contract to buy this
winter
tree
is no JOUke/joke.
Written by: chancetenacity
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ARTICLE One of the Reforestation Act: No
WALKING LEGS
may crush a
TREE
.
Written by: Abnormalise
The
winter
tree
clause prevents farmer JOU from chopping it down
Written by: Seraseth
In the
winter
,
when the Christmas
trees
begin to appear, you know that Santa Clause is near. He will streak around the globe, delivering specially CHOSEN→チョウ articles to good children of every stripe. Every child is an item on his list.

Note: items on a list are like branches on a tree, especially if they are sublists. Which makes it useful to be able to
walk
a
tree
, segment(すじ)by segment.
Joe's {ジョウ} insurance policy had a clause that covered him if he
skied
into a
tree
.
Written by: Anonymous123
They wrote an article about the joker {ジョウ} who pulled down Santa Clause's beard as he posed for photos with the kiddies by the Christmas
tree
in
winter
.
There is a clause regarding the conservation of
trees
in
winter
.
Written by: アルゼン
Gepetto made
WALKING LEGS
for his litle Pinhoccio from two TWIGS of a
TREE
, giving him a set of "twiggy" shanks".
*From RTK6E Frame 319
Written by: elbit
Article/Clause1: You can never cut
trees
late
at night
Written by: Quixotic
The clause didn't make it clear whether the rule also applied to the Santa Claus on his speedy JOURNEY ジョウ over the
winter
trees
. 🎅🏻
Did you see the news article where it said
winter
was standing on top of a
tree
Written by: Afrina0987
According to this clause in the contract,
winter
trees
cannot be planted here.
Written by: そら♡
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/ じょうけん - (noun) condition, term, requirement, qualification, prerequisite
/ じょうやく - (noun) treaty, pact, convention, agreement
き / かじょうがき - (noun) itemized form, itemised form, itemization, itemisation
/ ふじょうり - (Adjective/-な) absurd, irrational, unreasonable, illogical; {n} {phil} absurdity
/ しんじょう - (noun) creed, belief, conviction, article of faith
Kunyomi: みき
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: ほす,かん,いちじゅう
Radical
tree trunk, main part, talent, capability
Mnemonics
Early
in the morning a
person
finds only
ten
dry
tree trunks where yesterday stood full trees.
Written by: espiacent
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A chariot on its way up 𠆢 ←🔝 the main part of a tree trunk, carrying MICKY→みき and Goofy, I mean talent and capability. Reading: /カン.

Derives from
dry
sunrise
/カン
The
roof
of the Khan's {カン}
golf cart
kept the main part of the tree trunk
dry
.
Written by: Anonymous123
I'm building a log cabin. I get up
early
and chop down
ten
tree trunks every day. Once the logs have
dried
I add them to the structure. The main part is done. I can {カン} finish it up tomorrow by adding the
roof
and a Mickey {みき} Mouse door decoration.
Only one
person
has the talent to create
eaves
from a tree trunk for my house. The main part is not to waste any wood though.
Written by: nexx
A tree trunk is a
dry
piece of wood under the tree
canopy
, and can also be made into a
car
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Two
people
asked Micky みき how they can カン travel the
fastest
way to
ten
landmarks across Japan. He told them that the Shinkansen is the
straightest route
and reaches all of the main parts of Japan.
Written by: Jules.33
I think we are capable of building the main part of a
treehouse
on a
tree trunk
very
fast
… It should only take
10
days
Written by: Jules.33
He went from building
tree houses
on tree trunks to becoming the main engineer of that
car
manufacturer. To be that capable requires talent.
Written by: MuMe
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/ みき - (noun) (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
/ しんかんせん - (noun) Shinkansen, bullet train
/ かんせん - (noun) main line, trunk line
/ かんぶ - (noun) management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons
/ かん - (noun) (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
Kunyomi: ひと.り
Onyomi: ドク
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: けものへん
Radical
single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
Mnemonics
That poor
dog
is all alone because he's covered in
fleas
and no one wants to pet him.
Written by: gillianfaith
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Examples of animals that prefer living alone than with their packs are domestic
dogs
and
insects
.
Written by: non0230
I needed some time alone on the dock {ドク}, so my guard
dog
made sure that no person {ひと}
bugged
me.
Independently the guard
dog
watches over his flock as closely as a
caterpillar
sticks to its leaf.
Written by: Karlla
The single bloke's apartment looks like
wild dogs
have run loose and gross
insects
are in every single corner.
Written by: elbit
Via : A
dog
is a pack animal, but the
green caterpillar
/ゾク← /ʑi̯wok̚/ ← *djoɡ … *doːɡ → /dʱuk̚/→ドク is single and spends its days alone until it spontaneously transforms into a butterfly and leaves for Germany.
There’s not a single
dog
ドグ in Germany that doesn’t have
bugs
from head-to-toe ひと.
Written by: Jules.33
I watched this documentary {ドク} about a guy who was single and alone in Germany. He was treated lower than an
insect
, and he couldn't find any
tail
.
Written by: Anonymous123
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/ ひとりごと - (noun) soliloquy, monologue, speaking to oneself
め / ひとりじめ - (noun/する verb) hogging, having all to oneself, monopolising, monopolizing
/ どくとく - (Noun/な-adjective) peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic
/ 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
/ どくしん - (noun) single, unmarried
Kunyomi: みや
Onyomi: キュウ, グウ,
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: うかんむり
Radical
Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
Mnemonics
They put a
u shape crown
on a
spine
and it turned into a Shinto shrine. It's a miracle! {みやきゅう=みや + キュウ}
Written by: Anonymous123
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A palace is a
house
with several connected
places
.
Written by: rtega
The cute キュウ princess Mia みや was so good グウ that she visited the
2-story Shinto shrine
every day on her way to the palace. She was so loved that they eventually named a cool クconstellation after her.
Written by: Jules.33
*Princess* "Mia"「MIYA みや」left the *palace* to visit the *Shinto shrine* without her
crown
or royal
gown
. So no one recognized her, and she had to wait in the "queue"「KYŪ キュウ」with everyone else until late, when the *constellations* shone in the sky.
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/ おみや - (noun) Shinto shrine
/ いまみや - (noun) newly born imperial prince; newly constructed (branch) shrine
殿 / きゅうでん - (noun) palace
/ しきゅう - (noun) womb, uterus
/ きゅうちゅう - (noun) imperial court
Kunyomi: ひき.いる
Onyomi: リツ, ソツ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: げん
Radical
ratio, rate, proportion, %, factor, lead, spearhead, command
Mnemonics
Mysterious
Ice flakes
item has
10%
drop RATE from ice monsters.
Written by: ハンゾウ
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RITSU put
ten
drops
of a
mysterious
substan in the
kettle
, but this messed up the ratio of HIs ''KIller potion'', SO TSU speak.
Written by: ジェン~1984
Ritsu {リツ} is leading the project on reducing the
sum
of
water splashed
, both left and right, when we manufacture
pot lids
, by
ten
percent. It's a ratio we should be able to achieve.
Written by: Anonymous123
You've heard of "drawing the short straw"? While I drew the
short thread
. That meant it was up to me to lead the committee that was examining the proportions present in this kanji. We determined that the
ice radical
on the left was in proportion with the
mirror-image ice radical on the right
, but that the bottom
ten
radical was proportionately larger than the top
lid
radical.
We like to think of leadership as spearheading, but not as the actual
tip of the spear
. Avoiding the
trenches
, leaders command from the
rear
. That’s an important factor in their survival ratio.
Among scholars, the consensus view seems to be that is a pictograph, a close-woven net on a pole. The proportions meaning supposedly comes from the ratio of warp to woof threads. The leadership meaning was probably a homonym.
The
occult
recipe calls for a
four
to
ten
ratio of ingredients
Written by: ロニー88
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/ りつ - (noun) rate, ratio, proportion, percentage
/ かくりつ - (noun) probability, likelihood, chances
/ けいそつ - (Adjective/-な) rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty, imprudent
/ とうそつ - (noun/する verb) command, lead, generalship, leadership
/ のうりつ - (noun) efficiency; {physics} moment
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: エイ
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: ぎょうがまえ,ゆきがまえ
Radical
defense, protection
Mnemonics
It's dangerous to
go
alone, take this
tanned leather
armor for defence!
Written by: カタワヤ
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For the best defense against weapons, make sure this layer of
tanned leather
goes
in the middle, eh {エイ}.
Written by: Anonymous123
For the village protection,
patrols
are performed to
guard all quaters
.
Written by: sand_eto
If you
go
to
korea
you'll need some good defense against those EIcorn throwing squirrels!
Written by: Seraseth
Wear
leather
armor while
conducting
this operation. It will aid {エイd} in your defense.
The
crossroads
are
encircled
/イ→エイ by defensive perimeter for your protection.
They
go
and
five
of the
shout
wi
which is the old hiragana for wi sound, in self defense.
Written by: Rdelav
Feet
of the guards walking around patrolling the
castle
in the middle of an
intersection
, that's defense
Written by: non0230
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/ えいせい - (noun) {astron} (natural) satellite, moon; {abbr} (artificial) satellite
/ じえい - (noun/する verb) self-defense, self-defence
/ しゅえい - (noun) (security) guard, caretaker, janitor, doorkeeper, gatekeeper
/ えいせい - (noun) hygiene, sanitation, health
/ ごえい - (noun/する verb) guard, convoy, escort
Kunyomi: は.る
Onyomi: チョウ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: ゆみへん
Radical
lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
Mnemonics
Pulling the string of a
bow
and stretching it very
long
.
Written by: Karlla
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He laughed {は} when he said "It's been such a
long
stretch since I've chosen {チョウ} to lengthen the strings on my
bow
"
Written by: Anonymous123
The soldier put up his tent, spread out his weapons, and examined his
bow
. His commanding officer said, "it won't be
long
now till those who wish to harm {は.る} us are here. I've chosen {チョウ} you to take first watch.
Just as you need to stretch a
bow
string to make it
long
/チョウ, you sometimes need to exert effort to lengthen something and make it last, like pressing on the glue you have spread to make it set, or tightening the cords on the tent you put up so it doesn’t collapse overnight.
Show {チョウ} me your
longest
bow
, then put up the tent.
Written by: Frisensa
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/ きんちょう - (noun/する verb) tension, strain, nervousness, stress; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); {physiol} tonus, muscle tone
/ しゅちょう - (noun/する verb) claim, insistence, assertion, advocacy, emphasis, contention, opinion, tenet
/ しゅっちょう - (noun/する verb) business trip, official trip
/ かくちょう - (noun/する verb) expansion, extension, enlargement; {comp} escape, ESC
/ こちょう - (noun/する verb) exaggeration
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: さら
Radical
oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer
Mnemonics
Etymology: The upper part contains the pictogram of a watcher with a
big eye
and a
small body
together . This person is leaning over and watching a
bowl of sacrificial blood
or . I don't know what occult practise is this, but he oversees the process. The strokes became a bit jumbled later.
Written by: ナイナイ
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The supervisor who oversees the restaurant has full カンtrol over the other staff, who are like his
subjects
. He made a rule that each
person
must carry only
one
plate
at a time.
Written by: gillianfaith
The Khan's {カン}
retainer
was the official that oversaw the buffet's
no
more than
two
plates
policy.
Written by: Anonymous123
Administer is the
servant
who oversee
human sacrifice
Written by: ramjak
The
supervisor /subject
is the one who oversees the
product/dish
with its utensils on its hands, to the right. He measures them
Written by: Rdelav
The
slaves
lie down in the petri
dish
, being treated as animals, while the official oversees and administers them
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
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/ かんとく - (noun/する verb) supervision, control, superintendence, direction; director, superintendent, supervisor, coach, foreman, manager, overseer, controller, boss
/ かんし - (noun/する verb) monitoring, watching, observation, surveillance, guarding, supervision, lookout
/ かんしゅう - (noun/する verb) (editorial) supervision, general editorship; supervising director
/ かんさつ - (noun/する verb) inspection, inspector
/ かんさ - (noun/する verb) inspection, audit, judgement, judgment
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: おうへん,たまへん
Radical
ring, circle, link, wheel
Mnemonics
A circle is placed on the
king
’s
round
CROWN→カン.
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The
king's
eyes
KAN/can see that
one
thing fell out of his
mouth
onto his
clothes
.
Written by: chancetenacity
The final volume of "Lord of the Rings" is "Return of the
King
". In it the
Eye
of Sauron finally goes out when Frodo who is wearing ratty
clothes
starts
mouthing
doubts about whether he can {カン} throw the
one
ring into the lava, but Gollum does it for him. So the story comes full circle because the first hobbit ring-bearer is also the last.
King
Khan {カン} has a very
round
belly and likes to wear rings. That's why {わ} he got his nickname: "circle".
Written by: Ringotoki
A ring in the past was made from
jades
and is
round
Written by: non0230
The Khan {カン} decide to
net
one
of the rival
kings
by using an
upside down potted fern plant
, with a
drop
of moisture on one of its leaves, in the middle of a circle as bait.
Written by: Anonymous123
The
king
has
one big round eye, a big circular round mouth, and a long kimono with alot of circular patterns woven into it
,
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
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/ かんきょう - (noun) environment, surroundings, circumstances
/ じゅんかん - (noun/する verb) circulation, rotation, cycle, loop
/ さぎょうかんきょう - (noun) work environment
/ じゅんかんき - (noun) {anat} circulatory organ
/ あくじゅんかん - (noun) vicious circle, vicious cycle
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: シン
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: うかんむり
Radical
hearing, judge, trial
Mnemonics
It's your
turn
to step up to the
roof
where the judge is waiting to start your trial. His verdict is to whack you in the SHINs!
Written by: Seraseth
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After his trial he was seen {シン} by a judge from the
crown
, that sentenced him to a
number
of years.
Written by: Anonymous123
The
ewe
was accused of eating it all and put on trial when it was discovered that there was
no
more
rice
left in the
rice field
.
Written by: gillianfaith
The
number
1 if the
crown
king is the judge that makes the trials
Written by: Rdelav
A trial is basically
words
coming out of the
mouth
, carefully
examined and judged
by the
house
Written by: non0230
Trials and hearings before a judge take place in the
building
where new /シン
rice
from the
field
is
sorted
.(Sorting rice is making a judgment.)
Another theory says that derives from ⿱ after dropping /シン—receive mercy with no heart .
らか/つまびらか detailed, clear
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/ ふしん - (Adjective/-な) doubt, suspicion, question, strangeness
/ しんさ - (noun/する verb) judging, inspection, examination, investigation, review
/ しんぎ - (noun/する verb) deliberation, discussion, consideration
/ しんぱん - (noun/する verb) judgement, judgment, decision, verdict, sentence; refereeing, umpiring, judging; {Christn} judgement (of God); referee, umpire, judge
/ しゅしん - (noun) {sports} chief umpire, referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: ひつじ,ひつじへん
Radical
righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
Mnemonics
Sheep
often mistake
selfishness
for righteousness.
Written by: gillianfaith
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A righteous shepherd puts the well-being of his
sheep
above that of his own
ego
.
The virtuous
sheep
was
halberd
'd
by
hand
Written by: Nicolas2
Sheep
is a symbol of moral and righteousness because of its docile and pure-hearted nature. Comparing with
humans
, I think they deserve that title.
Written by: non0230
Beautiful
selfishness
is justice
Written by: ramjak
A
Selfish
Sheep
lacks Honour, Loyalty and Justice
Written by: Pride
The DUTY of RIGHTEOUS
SHEEP
is to follow JUSTICE and HONOUR and not their own
EGO
.
Written by: Abnormalise
Sheep's
Oneself
is a loyal pet of sengoku that have strong Justice.

Note: Sengoku is an ex-fleet admiral navy from One Piece, he is loyal and has a strong sense of Justice. Although his pet is a goat I still used it as sheep mnemonic. This kanji is also used at navy coats written = せいぎ meaning justice.
Written by: ハンゾウ
It's righteous and loyal to
halberd
your
sheep
by
hand
in the name of God.
Written by: タンゴ
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/ こうぎ - (noun/する verb) lecture
/ しゅぎ - (noun) doctrine, rule, principle, -ism
/ ぎむ - (noun) duty, obligation, responsibility
/ いぎ - (noun) meaning, significance
/ ていぎ - (noun/する verb) definition
Kunyomi: うった.える
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: ごんべん
Radical
accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to
Mnemonics
Words
are
rejected
when you see, complain or appeal to someone
Written by: Erica multiflora
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To sue is to attempt to use
words
rather than physical force to
repulse
/セキ→ソ another party. A lawsuit consists of an accusation of injustice, a complaint detailing injuries suffered, and an appeal to the court for relief. YOU TELL→うったえる the judge how you have SO→ソ many complaints and how you suffered from SO→ソ much injustice.
The state of Utah{うった}
says
they have
rejected
the accusations made in your complaint. So{ソ}, if you still want to sue, you'll need to appeal to a higher court.
Written by: Anonymous123
I will sue you if you don't
withdraw
your mean
words
of accusation.
Written by: Karlla
If your initial
words
are
rejected
then you must appeal える
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Let's
talk
about your
appeal
. In fact, let's siiing it! うたえる! {sounds like うったえる}
Written by: タンゴ
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る / うったえでる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)) to lodge a complaint
ける / うったえかける - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to make an appeal, to urge
/ そしょう - (noun/する verb) litigation, lawsuit
/ ふきそ - (noun) nonprosecution, nonindictment
える / うったえる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to raise, to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.), to work on (one's emotions), to play on (one's sympathies); to complain; to sue (a person), to take someone to court; to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
Kunyomi: かぶ
Onyomi: (none)
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: きへん
Radical
stocks, stump, shares, stock, counter for small plants
Mnemonics
The stocks for
wood
are currently in the
red
.
Written by: Karlla
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Originally a counter for trees, showing
two trees
with a counting
stroke
𠂉
across the second. The second tree was stylized
/シュ for sound. Trees are counted by stump, which are like a stake in the ground. A stake in a company is called shares of stocks.
Money doesn't grow on
TREES
. But with STOCKS, one can make a million! A
VER-MILLION
to be exact. ;)
Written by: Abnormalise
The stocks for
scarlet
trees
went up, after they built the caboose{かぶ} factory. I wish I had bought some shares.
Written by: Anonymous123
Weird, the stump of the
tree
is
scarlet
.
Written by: nexx
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/ かぶ - (noun) {finc} stock, share; stump (orig. meaning); (clump of) roots, plant with attached roots or stem; {biol} strain (of bacteria, etc.); {abbr} stock company, corporation, kabushiki kaisha, KK; goodwill (of a business), privilege (that comes with a role); reputation, standing, popularity; one's forte
/ かぶしき - (noun) share (in a company), stock
ダウ / ダウへいきんかぶか - (noun) Dow-Jones average (New York Stock Exchange)
/ しんかぶ - (noun) {finc} new stock, new share, newly issued shares
/ かぶぬし - (noun) shareholder, stockholder
姿
Kunyomi: すがた
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: おんな
Radical
figure, form, shape
Mnemonics
The
next
/シ
woman
will be judged on her figure, just as all the previous ones have been.
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Whenever a man is
NEXT
to a
WOMAN
he can't help but check out her FIGURE.
Written by: Abnormalise
Sue's gotta {すがた} nice figure. The classic female form. Perhaps she{シ} will be the
next
woman
for me.
Written by: Anonymous123
The
next
woman
is a fine figure of a SHIep
Written by: Seraseth
"When he
next
*comes over*,
woman
, you'd better have this place in shape," he threatened.
Written by: lightmotif
At the modeling agency auditions, we have a line of
women
waiting their turn to be
next
to be judged by their form
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
The
woman
fails
to pick up the
water
because it is in liquid form
Written by: かわうそ
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姿 / すがた - (noun) figure, form, shape; appearance, dress, guise; state, condition, picture, image; form (of a waka); {n-suf} dressed in ..., wearing ...
姿 / うしろすがた - (noun) (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
姿 / しせい - (noun) posture, pose, position, stance, carriage (of the body); attitude, approach, stance
姿 / ようし - (noun) (physical) appearance (of a person), one's face and figure
姿 / うしろすがた - (noun) (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: カク
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: もんがまえ,かどがまえ
Radical
tower, tall building, palace
Mnemonics
Every
palace needs a tall watch tower at it's
gate
Written by: こはく
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Each
palace has a
gate
around it
Written by: Xerosse
This character is a pictogram from the
legs
stepping over
the step of the door
. It means each and every guest entering the house would have to step over the doorstep and enter the
door
leading into the palace.
Written by: non0230
At the
gate
, you
kiss
the cabinet members, to apologize for your KAKU waking them up crowing
Written by: Seraseth
The
gates
are closed for
every
/カク meeting of the cabinet in the tower chamber, a small room in the base of the tall building behind the palace.
The cabinet members go past the
gates
, and through the
ski
entrance
in the corner{カク}, in order to get into the tower.
Written by: Anonymous123
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/ ないかく - (noun) cabinet (of a government), ministry
/ とうかく - (noun/する verb) overthrow of government
/ にゅうかく - (noun/する verb) joining the cabinet
/ ないかくかんぼう - (noun) Cabinet Secretariat
/ ないかくほうせいきょく - (noun) Cabinet Legislation Bureau
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: シュウ, シュ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: ち
Radical
masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
Mnemonics
Pictogram: This used to represent
three people
under the
sun
, which are alot people for a kanji. The
people component
is kind of scrambled now, and the sun became
blood red
.
Written by: ナイナイ
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The multitude of people at the SHU/SHUU/shoe factory must be careful not to prick themselves and get
blood
on the
thread
as they sew.
Written by: chancetenacity
Great numbers of the populace are willing to spill
blood
for shoes {シュウ, シュ} that they think are *neato. *neato =
ni
+
i
+
to
Written by: Anonymous123
Via : I spy with my little
eye
a crowd of at least
three people
= = . The representation of the eye as blood could be an ISSUE →シュウ.
(The extra strokes around may be due to a conflation of and
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/ こうしゅう - (noun) the public, general public
/ たいしゅう - (noun) general public, the masses
/ しゅうぎいん - (noun) House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
/ かんしゅう - (noun) spectators, onlookers, members of the audience
/ しゅう - (noun) great numbers (of people), numerical superiority, masses; {hon} {fam} people, folk, clique, bunch
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ヒョウ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: ごんべん
Radical
evaluate, criticism, comment
Mnemonics
Speak
your criticism
peaceably
.
Written by: lightmotif
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He opened {ひょう} up the evaluation forms, and the main comment and criticism was that he
says
peace
too much.
Written by: Anonymous123
Evaluating means giving an
even
word
.
Evaluate your words before you
say
your
peace
Written by: Seraseth
To evaluate fairly, you need to use a fair and
even
standard and speak your
words
carefully
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
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/ ひひょう - (noun/する verb) criticism, critique, review, commentary
/ ひょうか - (noun/する verb) valuation, appraisal, evaluation, assessment, estimation, rating, judging; appreciation, recognition, acknowledgement, rating highly, praising
/ ひょうばん - (noun/transitive) reputation, (public) estimation, popularity; rumour, rumor, talk (e.g. of the town); fame, notoriety
/ ひょうろん - (noun/する verb) criticism, critique
/ ふひょう - (noun) bad reputation, poor reception, unpopularity, disrepute
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