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Kanji Kentei - 1級: Step 53 (50 terms)

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讖
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: シン
Stroke count: 24
Radical name: ごんべん
Radical
訁
omen
Related vocabulary
讖 / しん - (noun) {rare} foretelling, prophecy
讙
Kunyomi: かまびす.しい
Onyomi: カン, ケン
Stroke count: 24
Radical name: ごんべん
Radical
訁
noisy, disputatious
No related vocabulary.
讚
Kunyomi: ほ.める, たた.える
Onyomi: サン
Stroke count: 26
Radical name: ごんべん
Radical
訁
praise, picture title
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讚歌 / さんか - (noun) song of praise, eulogy, paean, hymn
讚美 / さんび - (noun/する verb) praise, glorification, extolment
讚辞 / さんじ - (noun) eulogy, compliment
和讚 / わさん - (noun) {Buddh} hymns of praise in Japanese
画讚 / がさん - (noun) legend over a picture, inscription (legend, writing) on a painting
谺
Kunyomi: こだま
Onyomi: コ, カ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: たに
Radical
谷
tree spirit
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谺 / こだま - (noun/する verb) echo, reverberation; spirit of a tree, tree spirit
豁
Kunyomi: ひら.ける, ひろ.い
Onyomi: カツ
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: たに
Radical
谷
empty
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快豁 / かいかつ - (Adjective/-な) cheerful, lively, lighthearted
豁然 / かつぜん - (noun) (open up) suddenly (of a view), widely, broadly; (disappear) suddenly (of doubt, hesitation, etc.)
豁然大悟 / かつぜんたいご - (noun/する verb) {yoji} suddenly seeing the light, achieving full enlightenment all of a sudden
開豁 / かいかつ - (Adjective/-な) open, openminded
自由豁達 / じゆうかったつ - (Adjective/-な) {yoji} free and easy, open and natural, not fastidious
谿
Kunyomi: たに, たにがわ
Onyomi: ケイ
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: たに
Radical
谷
valley
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谿 / たに - (noun) valley
谿谷 / けいこく - (noun) valley (with a river running through it), gorge, ravine, canyon
谿壑 / けいがく - (noun) ravine, chasm; ravenous desire, insatiable desire
谿声 / けいせい - (noun) sound of a valley stream
谿水 / けいすい - (noun) mountain stream, the water of a mountain stream
豈
Kunyomi: あに
Onyomi: カイ, ガイ, キ
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: まめ
Radical
豆
an interjection of surprise
Mnemonics
When Jack's magic
beans
豆
grew into a beanstalk taller than a
mountain
山
his mother gasped in surprise
Written by: WildAtelier
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Depicts a
hand
山
←⺕ rotated—striking a
drum
豆
←壴 to punctuate an interjection of surprise, like in a comedy duo.
See 凱/ガイ, カイ→キ.
豆 is the radical because 豈 is not a geographic feature.
See also 豈/あに ① never, by no means, not in the least, in no way ② why, what for—compare 哥/あに,なに.
（Speaking of comedy duos, it’s interesting to contrast 豈/あに and 尗/まめ.）
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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豈 / あに - (other) {arch} never, by no means, not in the least, in no way (with neg. verb); {arch} why, what for
豈図らんや / あにはからんや - (expression) contrary to one's expectations, to one's surprise
豌
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: エン, ワン
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: まめ
Radical
豆
pea
Related vocabulary
烏野豌豆 / からすのえんどう - (noun) vetch, tare
青豌豆 / あおえんどう - (noun) green peas
麝香豌豆 / じゃこうえんどう - (noun) sweet peas
莢豌豆 / さやえんどう - (noun) snow pea, mangetout
豌豆 / えんどう - (noun) pea (Pisum sativum)
豐
Kunyomi: ゆた.か, とよ
Onyomi: ホウ, ブ
Stroke count: 18
Radical name: まめ
Radical
豆
bountiful, excellent, rich
Mnemonics
See 豊, 丰: a
pot
豆
full of
bean flowers
will make for a bountiful harvest. If you squint, you can see the resemblance to the Toyota logo.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
No related vocabulary.
豕
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: シ
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: ぶた,いのこ
Radical
豕
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
Mnemonics
A pig has a
head
and a
body with four legs
and a
tail
Written by: ドみにく
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魯魚亥豕 / ろぎょがいし - (noun) {yoji} miswriting a word, using the wrong kanji to write a word
豕 / ぶた - (noun) pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; {derog} fatso, fatty
豕偏 / いのこへん - (noun) kanji "pig" radical at left
遼東の豕 / りょうとうのいのこ - (noun) taking pride in something mundane, thinking it is exceptional, Liaodong boar
豕 / い - (noun) {arch} hog (esp. a wild boar, but also including the domesticated pig)
豢
Kunyomi: やしな.う
Onyomi: ケン, カン
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: ぶた,いのこ
Radical
豕
raising domestic animals
Mnemonics
Animal husbandry involves putting a
nose ring
桊
/ケン on a
pig
豕
.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
No related vocabulary.
豬
Kunyomi: い, いのしし
Onyomi: チョ
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: ぶた,いのこ
Radical
豕
pig, hog
Mnemonics
See 猪: Possibly related to 豭 “male pig”.
A hog is a
pig
豕
that is
someone
者
/シャ→チョ.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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豬 / い - (noun) {arch} hog (esp. a wild boar, but also including the domesticated pig)
豸
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: タイ, チ
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: むじなへん
Radical
豸
snake, legless insect, badger or clawed dog radical (no. 153)
Mnemonics
A mythical badger 貉/むじな-like beast featuring an oversized
eye
⺫
and menacing
claws
犭
. In the case of a snake, the claws become fangs 牙.
This elderly monster regularly practices TAI CHI to stay in shape.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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獬豸 / かいち - (noun) xiezhi (mythical Chinese beast, symbol of justice and law)
豸偏 / むじなへん - (noun) kanji "badger" radical at left
豺
Kunyomi: やまいぬ
Onyomi: サイ
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: むじなへん
Radical
豸
jackal
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豺 / やまいぬ - (noun) Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
豺狼 / さいろう - (noun) wolf; rapacious person, merciless and greedy person
貂
Kunyomi: てん
Onyomi: チョウ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: むじなへん
Radical
豸
marten, sable
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白貂 / しろてん - (noun) ermine
松貂 / まつてん - (noun) European pine marten (Martes martes)
胸白貂 / むなじろてん - (noun) stone marten, beech marten (Martes foina)
貂 / てん - (noun) Japanese marten (Martes melampus); marten (any arboreal weasel-like mammal of genus Martes)
黒貂 / くろてん - (noun) sable (Martes zibellina)
貉
Kunyomi: むじな
Onyomi: カク, ハク
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: むじなへん
Radical
豸
badger
Mnemonics
Every
各
/カク
badger
豸
is a badger.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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同じ穴の貉 / おなじあなのむじな - (noun) {id} (villains) of the same stripe, birds of a feather, badgers of the same hole
一つ穴の貉 / ひとつあなのむじな - (noun) gang, group
貉 / むじな - (noun) badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
貅
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: キュウ
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: むじなへん
Radical
豸
brave heraldic beast
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豼貅 / ひきゅう - (noun) ferocious leopard-like beast (Chinese legendary animal); brave warrior
貔貅 / ひきゅう - (noun) ferocious leopard-like beast (Chinese legendary animal); brave warrior
貊
Kunyomi: えびす
Onyomi: ハク, ミャク
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: むじなへん
Radical
豸
barbarians
No related vocabulary.
貍
Kunyomi: たぬき
Onyomi: リ, ライ
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: むじなへん
Radical
豸
a fox-like animal
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貍 / たぬき - (noun) tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides), raccoon dog; sly dog, sly old fox, sly fox, cunning devil, sly person
貎
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ゲイ
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: むじなへん
Radical
豸
lion, wild beast, wild horse
No related vocabulary.
貔
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ヒ
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: むじなへん
Radical
豸
brave heraldic beast
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貔貅 / ひきゅう - (noun) ferocious leopard-like beast (Chinese legendary animal); brave warrior
豼
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ヒ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: むじなへん
Radical
豸
brave heraldic beast
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豼貅 / ひきゅう - (noun) ferocious leopard-like beast (Chinese legendary animal); brave warrior
貘
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: バク, ミャク
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: むじなへん
Radical
豸
tapir
Related vocabulary
山貘 / やまばく - (noun) mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)
アメリカ貘 / アメリカばく - (noun) Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), lowland tapir
貘 / ばく - (noun) tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
ベアード貘 / ベアードばく - (noun) Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
マレー貘 / マレーばく - (noun) Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)
戝
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ザイ, サイ, ゾク
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: ほこづくり,ほこがまえ
Radical
戈
pirate, thief
No related vocabulary.
貭
Kunyomi: たち, ただ.す, もと, わりふ
Onyomi: シツ, シチ, チ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
matter, material, substance
Mnemonics
See 質: A quality
shield
盾
, one made with the right material to have matter and substance, should have
legs
八
. Radical
貝
is from 質.

This character, 貭, is the former（1935–1936）ROC simplified, former（1969–1976）Singaporean simplified, and variant form of 質/シツ, シチ, チ. To remember the reading, think of a backwards
7
.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
No related vocabulary.
貽
Kunyomi: おく.る
Onyomi: イ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: かいへん
Radical
貝
leave behind, gift
Related vocabulary
紫貽貝 / むらさきいがい - (noun) Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
緑貽貝 / みどりいがい - (noun) Asian green mussel (Perna viridis)
貽貝 / いがい - (noun) Korean mussel (Mytilus coruscus)
ヨーロッパ貽貝 / ヨーロッパいがい - (noun) blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), common mussel
貽貝騙し / いがいだまし - (noun) black-striped mussel (Mytilopsis sallei)
貲
Kunyomi: たから
Onyomi: シ
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
treasure, assets, pay a fine
No related vocabulary.
貳
Kunyomi: ふた.つ, そえ
Onyomi: ニ, ジ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
two
Mnemonics
See 弐:
Financial
貝
form of the number
two
弍
/ニ.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
Related vocabulary
貳 / ふた - (noun) two, 2
貳 / に - (noun) two, 2
貳 / ふ - (noun) two, 2
貳 / ふう - (noun) two, 2
貮
Kunyomi: ふた.つ, そえ
Onyomi: ニ, ジ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
number two
Related vocabulary
貮 / ふた - (noun) two, 2
貮 / に - (noun) two, 2
貮 / ふ - (noun) two, 2
貮 / ふう - (noun) two, 2
貶
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: (none)
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: かいへん
Radical
貝
degrade, disparage, belittle, demote
Mnemonics
The crabby crab belittled the
shellfish
貝
for its
poverty
乏
.
Written by: lightmotif
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In a degrading spectacle, political blowhards けなす disparage and おとす belittle one another when
clams
貝
become
scarce
乏
/ボウ← /bʱi̯wɐp̚/ ← *bob … *promʔ → /pi̯ɛmᵡ/ →ヘン.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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貶す / けなす - (す verb/transitive) to speak ill of, to disparage
貶む / さげすむ - (Godan verb - む/transitive) to scorn, to despise, to hold in contempt, to look down on, to disdain
毀誉褒貶 / きよほうへん - (noun) {yoji} praise and censure, public criticisms
褒貶 / ほうへん - (noun/する verb) praise and censure, criticism
貶下 / へんげ - (noun) {rare} scorn, disdain, contempt
賈
Kunyomi: あきな.い, あきな.う, う.る, か.う
Onyomi: コ, カ
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
buy, tradesman
Mnemonics
See 價: a tradesman will buy and sell to
cover
覀
/け→カ,コ his spread of
clams
貝
.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
No related vocabulary.
賁
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: フン, ヒ, ホン
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
decorate
Mnemonics
A bearded
clam
貝
comes decorated with
grass
卉
←奔/ホン→フン.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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There was a large
cross
十
decorated with
shells
貝
and
grass
卉
in the church near 'Funフン Beach'.
Written by: エミネ
No related vocabulary.
賤
Kunyomi: いや.しい, いや.しむ, いや.しめる, しず, やす.い
Onyomi: セン, ゼン
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: かいへん
Radical
貝
despise, low-life, poverty
Mnemonics
I despise everyone that
damaged
戔
my
shellfish
貝
Written by: 危険BPM
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賤鳥 / しずとり - (noun) {rare} lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
賤 / しず - (noun) {arch} lowly person, lowliness; {pn} {arch} {hum} I (used by male entertainers)
下賤 / げせん - (Adjective/-な) low birth, humble origin; {adj-na} lowly, base, vulgar, coarse
不可触賤民 / ふかしょくせんみん - (noun) untouchable (of India's caste system)
賤しい / いやしい - (Adjective/-い) lowborn, humble, lowly; vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile, despicable, dirty, unfair; shabby, poor-looking; greedy, gluttonous, avaricious
賣
Kunyomi: う.る, う.れる
Onyomi: バイ
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
sell, betray, show off
Mnemonics
To sell is the
counterpart
士
of to
buy
買
/バイ. This character is about showing off, so the radical is money 貝.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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淫賣 / いんばい - (noun) {sens} prostitution, prostitute
淫賣婦 / いんばいふ - (noun) prostitute
商賣繁盛 / しょうばいはんじょう - (noun) {yoji} thriving (prosperous) business, rush of business
商賣繁昌 / しょうばいはんじょう - (noun) {yoji} thriving (prosperous) business, rush of business
讀賣 / よみうり - (noun) Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); {hist} kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper), yomiuri
賚
Kunyomi: たま.う, たまもの
Onyomi: ライ
Stroke count: 15
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
gift
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賚 / たまもの - (noun) gift, boon; (good) result, fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
恩賚 / みたまのふゆ - (noun) {arch} {hon} divine grace, divine protection, boon from the gods (or the emperor, etc.)
賽
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: サイ
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
dice, temple visit
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賽 / さい - (noun) {form} dice, die
賽銭 / さいせん - (noun) monetary offering, offertory
賽銭泥棒 / さいせんどろぼう - (noun) thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple, offerings thief
賽銭箱 / さいせんばこ - (noun) offertory box
賽六 / さいろく - (noun) {arch} kid, brat; {derog} person from Kansai
賺
Kunyomi: すか.す
Onyomi: タン, レン
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: かいへん
Radical
貝
coax
Related vocabulary
賺す / すかす - (す verb) to coax, to cajole, to humour (humor), to wheedle
宥め賺す / なだめすかす - (す verb/transitive) to soothe and humor (humour), to coax
賻
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: フ
Stroke count: 17
Radical name: かいへん
Radical
貝
condolence gift
Related vocabulary
賻 / ふ - (noun) {arch} money and goods given to a bereaved family
賻物 / ふもつ - (noun) {arch} money and goods given to a bereaved family
贄
Kunyomi: にえ
Onyomi: シ
Stroke count: 18
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
offering, sacrifice
Mnemonics
Happiness
幸
will come
'round
丸
if you offer up a
shell
貝
as sacrifice.
Written by: lightmotif
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The modern offering is more about
grasping
執
/シツ→シ for
money
貝
than making a sacrifice to the gods.
Readings: SHE→シ makes an offering to her older brother 兄へ→にえ.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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贄 / にえ - (noun) {arch} offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
生け贄 / いけにえ - (noun) (living) sacrifice; victim, scapegoat
早贄 / はやにえ - (noun) {abbr} butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption; first offering of the season (orig. meaning)
速贄 / はやにえ - (noun) {abbr} butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption; first offering of the season (orig. meaning)
生贄 / いけにえ - (noun) (living) sacrifice; victim, scapegoat
贅
Kunyomi: いぼ, こぶ, むだ, よけい
Onyomi: セイ, ゼイ
Stroke count: 18
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
luxury
Mnemonics
To be able to
play
敖
with so much
shellfish
.
貝
Such luxury!
Written by: ドみにく
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Rich people
strike
攴
at the
down to earth
土
way
方
of life and replace it with
money
貝
for luxury and extravagance.
Written by: Hexador
If zay{ゼイ} want me to
release
放
zee
dirt
土
on the
shellfish
貝
, zay need to give me luxury.
Written by: Anonymous123
It’s a luxury to have
money
貝
for
play
敖
/ゴウ← /ŋɑu/ ← *ŋaːw … *kljods → /t͡ɕi̯wɛiᴴ/ →ゼイ→せい. Or for cosmetic surgery.
疣/いぼ　wart
瘤/こぶ　bump, lump
無駄/むだ　futile, like a camel passing through the eye of a needle
余計/よけい　extra
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
So much
soil
土
in every
direction
方
said the
shellfish
貝
in his
folding chair
攴
: „What luxury“!
Written by: espiacent
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贅沢 / 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)
疣贅 / ゆうぜい - (noun) wart, verruca
贅 / ぜい - (noun/する verb) extravagance, luxury
贅沢品 / ぜいたくひん - (noun) luxury item, luxury goods
贅沢屋 / ぜいたくや - (noun) {rare} person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
贊
Kunyomi: たす.ける, たた.える
Onyomi: サン
Stroke count: 19
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
help, support, assist, aid
No related vocabulary.
贇
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: イン
Stroke count: 19
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
beautiful
No related vocabulary.
贏
Kunyomi: あまり
Onyomi: エイ
Stroke count: 20
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
victory, surplus
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贏余 / えいよ - (noun) remainder
輸贏 / しゅえい - (noun) gain or loss, victory or defeat
輸贏 / ゆえい - (noun) gain or loss, victory or defeat
贏つ / かつ - (Godan verb - つ/intransitive) to win, to gain victory
贏ち得る / かちえる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to achieve, to win, to gain, to attain
贍
Kunyomi: すく.う, た.す, た.りる
Onyomi: セン
Stroke count: 20
Radical name: かいへん
Radical
貝
have enough of, add to
Mnemonics
Money
貝
talks too much
詹
/セン. If you たりる have enough of it, stop trying to たす add to the pile and see if you can すくう help someone else（original meaning）
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富贍 / ふせん - (noun) affluence
贐
Kunyomi: はなむけ
Onyomi: シン
Stroke count: 21
Radical name: かいへん
Radical
貝
going away present, parting gift
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贐 / はなむけ - (noun) farewell gift, parting gift, viaticum
齎
Kunyomi: もた.らす
Onyomi: セイ, サイ, シ
Stroke count: 21
Radical name: せい
Radical
齊
bring, take, bring about
Mnemonics
To bring about
like
齊
/セイ results make sure to take enough
money
貝
when you go out.
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齎す / もたらす - (す verb/transitive) to bring (news, knowledge, etc.), to introduce; to bring about, to cause, to produce (e.g. results)
齎らす / もたらす - (す verb/transitive) to bring (news, knowledge, etc.), to introduce; to bring about, to cause, to produce (e.g. results)
齎す / もらたす - (す verb/transitive) to bring (news, knowledge, etc.), to introduce; to bring about, to cause, to produce (e.g. results)
齎らす / もらたす - (す verb/transitive) to bring (news, knowledge, etc.), to introduce; to bring about, to cause, to produce (e.g. results)
贓
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ソウ
Stroke count: 22
Radical name: かいへん
Radical
貝
bribery
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贓品 / ぞうひん - (noun) stolen goods
贓物 / ぞうぶつ - (noun) {form} stolen goods
贓物 / ぞうもつ - (noun) {form} stolen goods
賍
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ソウ
Stroke count: 13
Radical name: かいへん
Radical
貝
bribery
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賍品 / ぞうひん - (noun) stolen goods
賍物 / ぞうぶつ - (noun) {form} stolen goods
賍物 / ぞうもつ - (noun) {form} stolen goods
贔
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ヒ
Stroke count: 21
Radical name: かい,こがい
Radical
貝
strength, power
Mnemonics
The big one gained power by *stepping on the thinner ones* and being
shellfish
貝
.
Written by: lightmotif
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Three shellfish
貝
are better than one. Strength in numbers!
Written by: コバルトインゴット
A bixi 贔屓 is a stone sculpture of a giant
tortoise
, sometimes with the head of a dragon, bearing a heavy stone
stele
. It represents strength and power and is often seen at the tombs of kings and emperors.

Triplication of 貝/バイ← /pɑiᴴ/ … /bʱiᴴ/ →ビ→ヒ
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贔屓 / ひき - (noun) bixi, dragon with the shell of a turtle (Chinese mythology)
贔負 / ひいき - (noun/transitive) favour, favor, patronage, favouritism, favoritism, partiality; {adj-no} favourite, favorite; patron, supporter, backer
贔屓 / ひいき - (noun/する verb) favour, favor, patronage, favouritism, favoritism, partiality; {adj-no} favourite, favorite; patron, supporter, backer
縁者贔屓 / えんじゃびいき - (noun) {rare} nepotism
贔屓にする / ひいきにする - (する verb) to favor, to favour, to show favor to, to show favour to, to be partial to, to be a regular customer of
贖
Kunyomi: あがな.う
Onyomi: ショク
Stroke count: 22
Radical name: かいへん
Radical
貝
redeem
Mnemonics
Redeem
shell
貝
sell
𧶠
/イク← /i̯uk̚/ ← *luɡ … *ɦljoɡ → /d͡ʑʰi̯wok̚/ →ショク
Note 𧶠/イク and 賣/バイ are frequently confounded, but etymologically distinct.
贖 appears to be the only character in the 𧶠/イク phonetic series that survives in contemporary Japanese.
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贖宥 / しょくゆう - (noun) {Christn} indulgence (in the Catholic Church)
贖宥状 / しょくゆうじょう - (noun) indulgence (religious)
贖罪意識 / しょくざいいしき - (noun) sense of atonement
贖罪 / しょくざい - (noun/する verb) atonement; {Christn} the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
贖う / あがなう - (Godan verb - う/transitive) to atone for, to expiate, to redeem, to make up for, to compensate for
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