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Kanji Kentei - 1: Step 13 (20 terms)

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Kunyomi: ま.く
Onyomi: , バン
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: てへん
Radical
plant, sow
Mnemonics
It's your
turn
to plant the seed with your
hand
Written by: BPM
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/ たねまきき - (noun) planter, seeder, sower, seed drill
/ はしゅ - (noun/する verb) sowing, seeding, planting
/ ばんたんせん - (noun) {serv} Bantan Line (Hyogo Prefecture)
く / まく - (Godan verb - く/transitive) to sow, to plant, to seed; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
き / あらまき - (noun) sparse sowing (seeding)
Kunyomi: な.でる
Onyomi: ,
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: てへん
Radical
stroke, pat, smooth down
Mnemonics
Using
nothing
but your
fingers
is the best way to stroke a cat.
Written by: Seraseth
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With a gentle stroke of his
hand
, he reassured her that
nothing
would go wrong.
Written by: アルゼン
I swear{フ}, if you hide that
ladder
under your shirt, after you stroke and smooth down the creases, they'll feel
nothing
when they do the pat down. Don't you believe me ? Na{な}, dare you{でる} to try it though. {なでる = な + でる}.
Written by: Anonymous123
My
fingers
are doing
nothing
/ブ bad, just a stroke on the cheek and a head pat to smooth down your hair.
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でつけ / なでつけがみ - (noun) hair that is smoothed down
げる / なであげる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to comb back
/ せんぶ - (noun/transitive) pacification
/ せんぶこうさく - (noun) pacification work (activity)
でる / なでる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to stroke, to caress, to brush gently, to pat, to rub; to comb (hair), to smooth down
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: タク
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
laundry, wash, pour on, rinse
Mnemonics
An old
bird
is washing its
feathers
in the
water
.
Written by: espiacent
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Any
*weekday that's wet instead of sunny
is a good day to tackle {タク} the laundry. *weekday that's wet instead of sunny = weekday - sun +
water
Written by: Anonymous123
Water
poured on a duck’s back will roll right off, but a
pheasant
/タク will rinse its plumes clean.
If you rinse it with
water
, an
old bird
will *raise up* its
feathers
like a yo-yo ヨヨ.
Written by: lightmotif
Doing laundry is simple. Just take anything that's made out of
bird
feathers
rinse with
water
.
Written by: よむし
If there is
bird's
feathers
and
stains
, you got to do laundry.
Written by: Arvendra
I use
WATER
on the
FEATHERS
of my pet
TURKEY
to wash it's 'clothes' ‒ it's like doing the LAUNDRY.
Written by: elbit
You need to throw your two
wolverines
and your
turkey
into the oncoming
tsunami
if you want to wash them at the same time. It's the only way you can get them clean at once without the wolverines fighting over the turkey and somebody getting hurt. The tsunami is big enough to wash them all before anything bad happens.
Written by: しまうま
Phono-semantic: Phonetic “タク” Semantic
“water”.

You must do the laundry with
water
but careful with the
bird
feathers
Written by: フバフバ
There are
two hands
washing laundry on a
scrubbing board
using
water
Written by: Azmoboy
A
bird
playing
Yo-yo
ヨ-ヨ.
Have you ever seen a Yoyo bird doing his laundry? It uses a
water gun
to do it!
Written by: ケンパチ
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/ せんたく - (noun/する verb) washing, laundry; relaxation, rejuvenation, melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
/ せんたくき - (noun) washing machine, (clothes) washer
/ かんそうせんたく - (noun) dry cleaning
/ せんたくだい - (noun) laundry charges
/ せんたくや - (noun) laundry, laundromat, launderette
Kunyomi: さわ.ぐ, な.らす, みだ.れる, わずら.わしい
Onyomi: ジョウ
Stroke count: 18
Radical name: てへん
Radical
disturb, throw into confusion
Mnemonics
Joe's {ジョウ}
hand
got stuck in the elevator and it truly disturbed him! He
grieves
for the loss of it...
Written by: メイ_ヤミ
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/ じょうらん - (noun/する verb) disturbance
/ ふんじょう - (noun/する verb) disturbance, trouble, dispute
/ そうじょう - (noun/する verb) riot, disturbance
/ そうじょうざい - (noun) (the crime of) rioting
Kunyomi: みだ.す
Onyomi: カク, コウ
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: てへん
Radical
disturb, throw into confusion
Mnemonics
I
remember
being thrown into confusion by his strange
hand
Written by: BPM
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Via : a
hand
will disturb a sleeper to
rouse
/カク← /kɔk̚/ ← *kruːɡ … *kruːʔ → /kauᵡ/ →コウ them, but it may throw into confusion the dreamer.
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/ ないぶんぴつかくらんぶっしつ - (noun) endocrine disruptor, endocrine disrupting-chemicals
/ かくらんしゃ - (noun) {rare} disturber (of the peace), troublemaker, nuisance
/ こうらん - (noun/する verb) disturbance, confusion, perturbation, commotion, turbulence
/ こうはん - (noun/する verb) agitation, stirring, whipping, beating
/ かくにゅう - (noun) milk churning
Kunyomi: つと.める
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: こへん
Radical
industriousness
Mnemonics
Children
used to have lives of industriousness, but adults went on
strike
because they would be injured.
Written by: メイ_ヤミ
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Primarily used in , meaning to be as diligent and assiduous as a
child
/シ learning how to
swing a hammer
. Industriousness arises from being as diligent as possible throughout the day. Note that the radical is phonetic.
める/つとめる endeavor, strive
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/ しし - (adjective/-taru adjective) assiduously, diligently
として / ししとして - (expression) assiduously, diligently
/ ししえいえい - (adjective/-taru adjective) assiduously, with unremitting zeal
/ しし - (adjective/-taru adjective) assiduously, diligently
として / ししとして - (expression) assiduously, diligently
Kunyomi: あつ.い
Onyomi: トン
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: のぶん,ぼくづくり
Radical
industry, kindliness
Mnemonics
From sincere /トン action comes industry and kindliness.

Originally written 𦎫 = ⿱ Original meaning uncertain, possibly a fattened あつい lamb for the ancestors . Later used to mean “to force; to compel” and came to be written with , making the modern form
enjoy
hand action
. Used for a wide variety of meanings in Chinese with many homophones. In Japanese seems mostly to be an alternative to .

Do not confuse with , which has filial /キョウ instead of pure /ジュン→トン.
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If you don't
receive
kindliness in your industry, you should go on
strike
.
Written by: ライアンでいい
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/ とんこう - (Adjective/-な) sincerity and kindheartedness, honesty and simplicity
/ とんぼく - (Adjective/-な) {arch} honest and homely, simple
/ とんぼく - (Adjective/-な) {arch} honest and homely, simple
/ とんこう - (noun) sincerity and kindheartedness, honesty and simplicity
/ ロンドン - (noun) London (UK)
Kunyomi: あや
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: ぶん
Radical
beautiful, patterned
Mnemonics
Even though he{ヒ} says it's a
non-
literary
work, I{イ} think it's beautiful, and well worth reading.
Written by: Anonymous123
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A
Sentence
is a Beautiful and patterned thing, make no
Mistake
Written by: Somic
Beautiful work breaks the mold,
un-
/ヒ→イ doing the limitations of
style
to create something worthwhile for future efforts to be patterned on. Compare .
This
sentence
is beautiful - I
couldn't find any
mistakes
in it.
Written by: Cayuga
The most beautiful thing is to
not
say a single
word
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Think of a magic
word
that is so beautiful it can't be held in a single character, but it tranform the paper itself into a beautiful pattern. Don't
mistake
it with a classic word.

As a side note : this kanji as a positive meaning, but the upper part - part is not used for its negative signification, but for its sound : ヒ, イ
Written by: DYUUKU NYUKKEMU
BEAUTIFUL
art
often goes
UN-appreciated UNtil
after the artist dies.
Written by: Jules.33
I want a BEAUTIFUL PATTERNED, mid century modern
style
rug to put
UNder
my table.
Written by: Jules.33
I don’t
UNderstand
the PATTERN in this BEAUTIFUL piece of
art
.
Written by: Jules.33
He ヒ decorated the
hallway
with
stripe
- PATTERNED wallpaper and BEAUTIFUL
art
. あや love it!
Written by: Jules.33
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/ ひぜん - (adjective/-taru adjective) beautiful, florid
/ ゆうひかく - (noun) {company} Yūhikaku (law book publisher)
/ ひし - (noun) traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)
やり / やりがい - (noun) being worth doing
ない / ふがいない - (Adjective/-い) good-for-nothing, spineless, gutless, spiritless, feckless, pluckless, cowardly, tame, timid, pathetic, pitiful, disappointing, shameful, useless, worthless
Kunyomi: うるわ.しい
Onyomi: ヒン
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: ぶん
Radical
beautiful, harmony of appearance
Mnemonics
A gentleman with beautiful manner needs to excel both in
millitary duty
and
literature
.
Written by: non0230
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Sears calls this beautiful character the renaissance man, for in a harmony of appearance, he excels in both
letters
/ブン← /mi̯uən/ ← *mɯn … *prɯn → /pi̯ĕn/ →ヒン and
arms
.
(*prɯn)
No related vocabulary.
Kunyomi: つかさど.る, めぐ.る
Onyomi: アツ, カン
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: とます,と
Radical
go around, rule, administer
Mnemonics
The person who administers is someone with an office that has a
roof
who goes around all day from
early morning
with a
ruler
making rules.
Written by: こはく
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The
Big Dipper
will go around the North Star, which administers the night sky, but by rule it must fade with the
sunrise
/カン← /kɑnᴴ/ ← *kaːns …*qʷaːd → /ʔuɑt̚/ →ワチ→ワツ,アツ.

Seems to be used exclusively in /あっせん and compounds thereof.
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/ あっせん - (noun/する verb) good offices, kind offices, services, influence, recommendation; mediation, intercession, conciliation, acting as a go-between
/ みつにゅうこくあっせんぎょうしゃ - (noun) people smuggler
/ しゅうしょくあっせん - (noun) job placement, employment assistance
/ あっせんしゅうわい - (noun) influence peddling
/ あっせんりょう - (noun) agent's charge
Kunyomi: おの
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: おのづくり,おの
Radical
ax, hatchet
Mnemonics
In The Shining, the crazed
father
attacks his family with an
axe
. Oh no{おの}!
Written by: クリアン
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Oh no{おの}, I heard my
father
swear{フ} when he swung that
axe
. I hope he didn't hurt himself.
Written by: Anonymous123
Oh no おの, my
father
is coming at me with an
AX
!!! Phew フ, it was only a nightmare.
Written by: Jules.33
It’s your
father’s
/フ
axe
. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster, but an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.
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/ おのあしるい - (noun) {rare} pelecypods (i.e. bivalves)
/ いくさおの - (noun) battleaxe
/ たとうせきふ - (noun) stone axe with multiple cutting edges (Jōmon period)
/ あくふ - (noun) {archeol} (Paleolithic) hand axe
/ ふきん - (noun) {obs} axe
Kunyomi: か.かる, か.く, こ.の, これ
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: おのづくり,おの
Radical
this, thus, such, verbal pause
Mnemonics
This is like
that
but
near
. Cognate with /シ.
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Also twenty*
eight
axes
were used, and thus... she{シ} did this. Any questions{か} ?
*also twenty = + 廿.
Written by: Anonymous123
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かるに / かかるほどに - (conjunction) {arch} even now
くなるは / かくなるうえは - (expression) now that it's come to this, since it's come to this
/ しがく - (noun) this academic subject
う / こう - (adverb) in this way, like this, so, thus (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); this (much), so; {int} uh, er, mm, well (interjection used as a verbal pause)
/ ガス - (noun) gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog, thick fog; {abbr} gas stove, gas cooker, gas range; gasoline, gas, petrol; {col} flatulence, gas, wind, fart; {abbr} gassed yarn
Kunyomi: お.いて, お.ける
Onyomi: ,
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: ほうへん,かたへん
Radical
at, in, on, as for
Mnemonics
Yo {ヨ}, where are you at ? I'm on the
roof
. As for me, I'm in the building. Oy, take {おいて} the elevator to the
second
floor, and I'll head in that
direction
.
Written by: Anonymous123
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Original form of お and オ, depicting a blackbird; comes from an ancient variant of crow /オ→ヨ, showing the
head
body
and
tail
.
Despite the radical
, is unrelated to either direction /ホウ or flag /エン.
Often written when used as a particle meaning at, in, on, or as for.
ける/おける adnominal meaning in, at, for
いて/おいて in, at, on
There's a
person
at the
tent
already! Oi おい, come here, this is where we meet in! As for washtubs おけ, they've been set up for the
two of us
!
This kanji is mostly used only in words いて おいて and ける おける. The origin of hiragana お.
Written by: だれかしら
AT this time, there are
two
people
IN the
tent
. AS FOR what they are doing, yo ヨ guess is as good as mine. Oh! オ it looks like one is ON top of the other.
Written by: Jules.33
AS FOR AT, IN, and ON they are words that a
person
can use
2
indicate
DIRECTION
.
Written by: Jules.33
OoOooOOo オ, said the
man
who slipped on the
ice
while heading in the
direction
of his home.
Written by: ケンパチ
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/ おたふく - (noun) {derog} homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman; {abbr} humorous mask of a homely woman's face
/ おてんば - (Adjective/-な) tomboy
いて / おいて - (particle) at (a time or place), in, on; in (a situation, matter, etc.), on (a point), when it comes to, regarding, with respect to, in (terms of), as to, as for; on the part of, under the authority of, in the name of
てにいて / すべてにおいて - (expression) in all aspects, in everything, in all matters
いて / において - (expression) at (a time or place), in, on; in (a situation, matter, etc.), on (a point), when it comes to, regarding, with respect to, in (terms of), as to, as for; on the part of, under the authority of, in the name of
Kunyomi: あさひ
Onyomi: キョク
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
rising sun, morning sun
Mnemonics
At
nine
o'clock AM every
day
I wake up to the morning sun
Written by: AriDragon
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Isn't
9
o'kyoku in the morning a bit late in the
day
to be talking about the rising sun?
By
Nine
o'clock, the morning sun is well out for the
day
Written by: ニュちゃん
The rising
sun
seems to emit
nine
/ク← *kuʔ … *qʰʷoɡ →キョク rays of light. The half sunburst of the sun rising in the east is a nationalist symbol of the country /コク→キョク.
Supposedly originally, an
arm at length
, lifting the
sun
, the rising sun
Written by: Harly
The
baseball player
hits the
sun
to make it rise every morning = rising sun / morning sun
あさひ = literally morning あさ + day ひ

looks like a player swinging his bat, plus it's kyuu like in yakyuu
Written by: ケンパチ
The morning sun is the
sun
that has just risen from behind the
mountain ranges
.
Written by: non0230
Above
Nine
cliffs I can see
the Japanese RISING
SUN
.
Written by: Abnormalise
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/ あさひ - (noun) morning sun
テック / あさひテック - (noun) {organization} Asahi Tec Corporation
/ きょくじつ - (noun) rising sun
/ きょくじつちゅうじゅしょう - (noun) Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
/ あさひかせい - (noun) {company} Asahi Kasei
Kunyomi: あ.がる, たか.い, たかぶ.る
Onyomi: コウ, ゴウ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
rise
Mnemonics
I'll
seal
the deal at
sun
rise, and then I'll go {ゴウ}
see
you off.
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The
sun
also rises as
two guys
/ゴウ→コウ silently watch.
The
sun
rises very
high
.
Written by: nexx
Rabbit ears
{bottom half of the kanji} perk up and rise in the
sun
.
Written by: こはく
If you
seal
away the
sun
it won't rise
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/ こうふん - (noun/する verb) excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal
/ こうよう - (noun/する verb) elevation (of spirits), raising (of morale), uplift, upsurge
/ こうとう - (noun/する verb) sharp rise (in prices), steep rise, substantial increase, soaring
/ しんきこうしん - (noun) {med} {yoji} palpitations, tachycardia
/ いきけんこう - (Adjective/-な) {yoji} in high spirits, elated
Kunyomi: くら.い, くら.む, く.れ
Onyomi: コン
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
dark, evening, dusk
Mnemonics
The
clan
gathers around the fire as the
sun
sets in the evening, telling in the dusk the stories of this /コン day, and retelling in the dark the stories of days gone by.

Clan is most likely abbreviated from lower . Hence, nightfall is when the sun lowers; however, the reading is completely unrelated.

(*hmɯːn)
コン← /xuən/ ← *hmɯːn
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dark
family/clan name
fell/descended into the darkness like the setting
sun
Written by: Suoira
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/ こうこん - (noun) dusk, twilight; twilight years
/ こんこん - (adjective/-taru adjective) fast asleep, dead to the world
/ こんとう - (noun/する verb) falling (down) unconscious, fainting (and collapsing)
/ こんめい - (noun) darkness, gloom
い / くらい - (Adjective/-い) dark, gloomy, murky; depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood); dark (in colour), dull; ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious; unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising; unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
Kunyomi: さか.ん
Onyomi: ショウ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
prosperous, bright, clear
Mnemonics
With two
suns
, we could grow even more crops and be even more prosperous! ... Right?
Written by: こはく
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The rising
sun
reflects
bright in the clear ocean, to SHOW→ショウ forth a prosperous day to come.
Note: do not confuse with “risk” /ボウ!

(*tʰjaŋ)
ショウ←しやう← /t͡ɕʰi̯aŋ/ ← *tʰjaŋ
The character paints the picture of the real
sun
and the sun’s
reflection
in the ocean. It means to be prosperous.
Written by: non0230
The two
suns
SHOWn over the crop field, bringing a prosperous yield that year.
Written by: ニュちゃん
The
sun
is bright today and even brighter tomorrow as shown {ショウ} by the increase in its size. And prosperity { / さか} is figuratively captured by the saying that the future is so bright that I ought to wear sunglasses.
Waking with the
sun
above
wagging mouths
, is a prosperous sign. Assumedly the waggers woke you up because the town is busy, idk.

Supposedly, etymologically, it was actually mouth down the bottom in the ancient Chinese characters. Then it was currupted to , in the warring states period.
Written by: Harly
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/ なんしょう - (noun) Nanchang (China)
/ しょうへい - (noun) peace, tranquility, tranquillity
/ しょうたい - (noun) Shōtai era (898.4.26-901.7.15)
/ げんしょうせき - (noun) type of slate (from Miyagi pref.)
/ はんじょう - (noun/する verb) prosperity, flourishing, thriving
Kunyomi: あき.らか, ひか.る
Onyomi: コウ
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
clear
Mnemonics
Clear as
day
light
.
Written by: こはく
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With the bright
light
coming from the
sun
above, one can see everything clearly.
Written by: FoeNyx
The
sun
is radiating beams of
light
. The sky is as clear as day.
Written by: non0230
Akira-chan あきらか knows コウ that when the
sun
is in the sky, its
rays
make everything seem clear.
Written by:
When the
sun
shines
over PI {π -
}, it will become clear and understandable.
Written by: kuroda
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/ こうこう - (Adjective/-な) brilliant, bright, dazzling
/ こうこう - (Adjective/-な) brilliant, bright, dazzling
/ こうよう - (noun) dazzling brightness
/ こうろう - (adjective/-taru adjective) bright and brilliant
Kunyomi: すす.む
Onyomi: シン
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: ひ,にちへん
Radical
advance
Mnemonics
Soldiers
lined up in rows
ordinarily advance during the
day
.
Written by: こはく
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The
day
that Arabic numerals replaced Roman numerals like
that used for 2
was a turning point in mathematics that allowed the field to rapidly advance. // Note that also means advance with the readings: シン, すす.む
Via : The advance in communications technology let the Jin
arrive redoubled
/シン at the end of the
day
. Also appears as and 晉.
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/ しんざん - (noun) taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple
/ しんじょ - (noun) History of the Jin Dynasty
/ とうしん - (noun) {hist} Eastern Jin dynasty (of China; 317-420 CE), Eastern Chin dynasty
西 / せいしん - (noun) Western Jin dynasty (of China; 265-317 CE), Western Chin dynasty
/ ぎしんなんぼくちょうじだい - (noun) Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (China, 220-589 CE)
Kunyomi: さら.す
Onyomi: サイ
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: ひへん
Radical
bleach, refine, expose, air
Mnemonics
You can bleach fabrics by exposing them to either
sunlight
or
bottled
西
chemicals.
Written by: Karlla
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Via : air in the
sun
to bleach
fair
西
/セイ←/レイ→サイ, シ.(For the purposes of this mnemonic, think of fair skin as a trait associated with Westerners 西) Ironically, this applies only to fabric: skin turns darker and coarser when exposed to sunlight.
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/ さらしこ - (noun) bleaching powder
/ さらしもの - (noun) pilloried criminal exposed to public view, public scorn or humiliation, person shamed in front of others
/ さらしあめ - (noun) sweet rice jelly, (whitish) rice candy
/ さらしくび - (noun) criminal's head on public display, displaying a beheaded head, beheaded head
し / はじさらし - (Adjective/-な) disgrace, shame
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