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みんなの: Lesson 37/38 (24 terms)

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Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ハツ, ホツ
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: はつがしら
Radical
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Mnemonics
The sound of
footsteps
was made by
two
legs
departing.
Written by: gillianfaith
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I departed from
tent
with my
two
legs
Written by: イチゴーちゃん
I departured my
tent
,
ran
as fast as I could. Because I counted
two
gunshots. HATSUuuu, HATSUuuu as the bullets past me.
Written by: ジェン~1984
This tent looks like a HAT {ハツ}. While inside the
hat tent
I heard
two
gunshots and departed asap with my
legs
Written by: Plum Blossom
The owner of the
tent
and
lantern
is departing with a daiHATSU {はつ}
Written by: Justps2
I departed from my
dotted tent
with my own
two
legs
, but forgot my HATSU {はつ}.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
Don't forget your
ハツ
before you depart with those
two
legs
of yours.
Written by: ヘッジ
Via :
Two feet
/ハツ make a departure from the point of
origin
. We must disclose that the legs
start from higher up than normal and cross the centerline in order to emit a discharge used as a counter for gunshots
is the radical of .
く/あばく expose, uncover, open
つ/たつ  sever, cut off, separate
つ/はなつ emit, send out, loose
く/ひらく open up, unfold, open
You put on your
hat
before you depart.
Written by: Valkerai
A
hand is shooting arrows from a bow
. The arrows "
depart
"
the bow or are "emitted" from the bow.

*better noticable in the nonabbreviated variant*
Written by: ききな
Once you remove the
lantern
from the
tent
, we will be ready for departure. We can’t leave the lantern inside of the tent; that’s a fire hazard. We’d best take it with us before the departure. Don’t you agree?
Written by: しまうま
I departed as fast as my
two
legs
could take me as soon as the sky emitted the first signs of electric discharge: it started from far away, but the
lightning
was about to strike my
tent
!
Written by: マリナ ❊
Yokai
Tent
with
2
Legs
DEPARTS after hearing GUNSHOTS
Written by: ハンゾウ
When the man in the top hat はつ with the
two
long and crooked
legs
appears in your
tent
, you'd better depart immediately!
Written by: darrenburns
Footsteps
are HOT {ハツ} on their trail of
departure
; HOT {ハツ} off the press of publication.
Written by: マイケルミラー
Hannah はな
you
are being discharged from the hospital today. Don’t depart without your
top た hat ハツ
and your
cane
. I don’t want to have to call you おこる back あばく.
Written by: Jules.33
Just as we were about to depart, I saw
two
legs
poking out from under a
tent
, then a loud HATSU {ハツ} came out.
Written by: バリエル
two
people departed from the
tent
using their
legs
to walk out
Written by: weirdkeichan
ハツ's
decorative roof
ing business has just launched. They are finally
open
for business.
Written by: チェイスです
achoo!
ハツ
sneezed "Tatsu
ni
ru"
before
departing
into the dusty wind
Whilst I depart from my vacation, I saw
two
pair of
legs
uncovered by a patched up
tent
.
Written by: ウインク
Related vocabulary
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/ はつおん - (noun/する verb) pronunciation; production of sound
/ ばくはつ - (noun/する verb) explosion, detonation, blast, blowing up, eruption; outburst (of emotion), explosion (e.g. of anger), eruption (e.g. of discontent)
/ はつめい - (noun/する verb) invention; {adj-na} {dated} intelligent, clever, smart
/ はつばい - (noun/する verb) sale, offering for sale, release (for sale), launch (product)
/ はつでん - (noun/する verb) generation of electricity, power generation; {obs} sending a telegram, telegraphing
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: コウ,
Stroke count: 3
Radical name: え,たくみ
Radical
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
Mnemonics
This kanji looks like the cross-section of a
girder
, which is used in construction.
Written by: gillianfaith
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COnstruction {コウ}
girders
can be purchased with a COUpon {ク}.

Credit: gillianfaith for the girder suggestion
Written by: Catalyst314
Depicts a carpenter’s rule, showing
end marks
and a straight
edge
|
. A carpenter たくみ needs it to practice their craft when they do construction.

is not the source of katakana エ, which comes instead from , nevertheless, is known as the エ radical because of its shape.

(*koːŋ)
コウ← /kuŋ/ ← *koːŋ
The contractor needs
I-beams
to practice his *craft*. Without them, *construction* would "come"「KŌ コウ」to a halt, and he couldn't "recoup"「KU ク」his losses.
This is an
iron beam
for construction.
Written by: AidanRyota
コウ is part of the construction team making the
railroad
.
Written by: チェイスです
In a construction, there is no magical craft. A simple
wall
can be built on the
ground
and it will support the
roof
.
Written by: Sadaharu_3
Looks like the 'face' side of a
metal beam
used the carefully-planned craft of construction.
Written by:
COAl {こう} was used in
construction
in the past.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
I know a KU/cool guy who worked in KOU/construction.
Written by: レイん|レナ
I know a coo-l /コウ/ guy who worked in construction. In the construction industry they use these big steel
girder
s
to put together buildings.
Written by: *Anna*
The craft
beer selection at the COOP コウsupermarket is irresistible to me.
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/ こうぎょう - (noun) (manufacturing) industry
/ じんこう - (noun) artificial, man-made, human work, human skill, artificiality
/ だいく - (noun) carpenter
/ くふう - (noun/する verb) devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out; device, design, idea, plan, invention; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
/ こうじ - (noun/する verb) construction work
Kunyomi: めし
Onyomi: ハン
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: しょくへん
Radical
meal, boiled rice
Mnemonics
If you
eat
this meal you will be
anti
hungry.
Written by: espiacent
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Rice as
food
is the
anti
dote to hunger.
Written by: ソフィア..
Whenever I
eat
a tasty meal/gohan {ハン}, it's hard
not
to be messy {めし}.
Written by: quickMaffs44
Food
is shared with
friends
as meal.
Written by: eksvie
For tonight's meal, we'll be
eating
wild goose
again
.
Written by: クリスピー
The "handsome"「HAN ハン」man
eats
a "messy"「MESHI めし」*meal* of *boiled rice* with
chopsticks
under the
canopy
outside his favorite
restaurant
.
Once
again
, I am
eating
a meal under someone else's
roof
Written by: Quixotic
I'm not
against
eating
boiled rice with my HANds {ハン} if it's prepared as onigiri, but if it's just rice in a bowl... well, that would be messy. {めし}
'Han' Solo said... If you
eat
this 'messy' meal you will be
anti
rice
Written by: Samurai_Ash
Food
+
against
means rice because rice is the base you eat all your other food against.
Written by: Emmyちゅ
ハン solo is
against
eating
rice. He doesn't like the taste.
Written by: チェイスです
Every day in May, she めし
ate
a meal of
wild goose
again and again
. She hun-ted ハン them herself.
Written by: Wolfenspace
I am once
again
under a
cliff
eating
a meal of boiled rice.
Written by: マリナ ❊
If you
eat
a MESH {めし} of boiled rice for a meal, you will be
anti
HANgry {はん}.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
If you're HANgry
eat
this meal of boiled rice/MESHI
against
your hunger.
Written by: レイん|レナ
The nicer a meal looks, the more likely one is to be
anti-
eat
about it. They’d rather sit and snap classy photos of their meal than eat it!
Written by: しまうま
Friends
don’t care if you’re messy めし when you
eat
your meal/rice but please wash your hands ハン.
Written by: Jules.33
The
opposition
eats
rice to become stronger.
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
You
turnover/anti
your
food
to make it a meal - fluffing rice after boiling it
Written by: Ciboxd
The meal is messy to
eat
with a
wild goose
on your other
hand
.
Written by: moolsu
It may be MESHI {messy} but
eating
meat that’s been tenderized by a
hammer
again and
again
makes for a tastier meal.
I hate boiled rice! It's the
opposite
of good
food
Written by: StoneCuber
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/ ゆうめし - (noun) evening meal, dinner, supper
/ めし - (noun) {male} cooked rice; {male} meal, food; {male} one's living, livelihood
/ ごはん - (noun) cooked rice; meal
/ ばんごはん - (noun) dinner, evening meal
/ すいはんき - (noun) rice cooker
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ダイ, タイ
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: くち
Radical
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Mnemonics
I'm
standing tall on a
box
which I used a pedestal.
Written by: タイムルート
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Via : Originally a
speaking
mouth
, by extension, a platform or pedestal for speaking. Also used as a counter for machines and vehicles, basically anything that can be used as a speaking platform. is the radical, because speaking is something done with the mouth.

This is a productive character with many derivatives and variants, including tower
/タイ, ダイ; typhoon
/タイ; desk
/タイ; enjoy
/イ; and begin
/シ. When used as a phonological component, it is read タイ in 紿; シ in ; and イ in . The イ series is actually not simplified from , but derives instead from =/イ plus semantic . Confusingly, most of these are now pronounced タイ.

(*l̥ʰɯː, *l'ɯː, *lɯː, *lɯ) 紿
タイ← /tʰɑ̆i/ ←*l̥ʰɯː, *l'ɯː
イ← /i/ ← *lɯː, *lɯ
I
will ダイ standing on this pedestal using my
mouth
to count machines and vehicles
Written by: Omoide
たい
said
"There are too many cars.
I
can't count them."
Written by: チェイスです
At the concert,
I
step up onto the "dais"「DAI ダイ」in front of the music *stand*. I say, ""you tenors"「UTENA うてな」sing loud and clear!" They look at me on the
*pedestal*
with hostility on their faces. They hate being *counted as machines* instead of singers!
I have my
private
box
to stand on. I call it my pedestal. I would die だい for my box
Written by: Menhit
Ideogram: Originally meant speak as in
I
speak
or to be happy, however many other etymologies converge in this character like :
platform
tree name, table
typhoon

Japanese borrows the first in a sense meaning pedestal.

As a Phonetic Bushu: タイ、ダイ、イ、チ、シ.
This is due to the multiple etymologies.
Written by: フバフバ
A DAIs is a type of pedestal, or
box
. If you place equipment that you can use
yourself
on them, you can count your machines/vehicles by counting the daises.
Written by: Ontama-chan
It looks like a
foot
being placed on a
pedestal or a stand
.
Written by: カミCamooh
Katakana mu
is standing on a
platform
.
Written by: AidanRyota
I like to think of this kanji as the gesture of
putting something in my mouth
, to represent the kitchen table and by extension, other table-like pieces of furniture, and other large practical objects.
Written by: Biev
I
closed my
mouth
and put an offering on a THAI {タイ} pedestal.
Written by: バリエル
You
arm
wrestle on a pedastle
Written by: WhoIsRem?
During the
I go to my
and as a PEDESTAL to stand on I use a stable
BOX
while spreading my
ELBOWS
in to the doorframe.
Written by: Abnormalise
Looks like a
podium
or like a
pedestal
with
a stand
on top.
Written by:
This
character
is your elbow and hand, portraying a person standing on the
stage
. Later used as the counter for big things that people used or ride on, like machines, vehicles, and stages as well!
Written by: non0230
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/ だいどころ - (noun) kitchen; financial situation
/ とうだい - (noun) lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
/ たいふう - (noun) typhoon, hurricane
/ ぶたい - (noun) stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.), (stage) performance; setting (of a story), scene; sphere (of activity), stage (e.g. political stage), scene, arena, world
/ たいわん - (noun) Taiwan
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ダイ
Stroke count: 18
Radical name: おおがい
Radical
topic, subject
Mnemonics
Yester
day
, I wrote the subject of the article at the
head
of the
page
.
Written by: イマンちゃん。
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On this
day
, my goal for my report is to write the main topic at the
head
of the
page
. Or I will DAI {ダイ} trying.
Written by: quickMaffs44
this
page
contains the subject.
Written by: ドみにく
On
sun
DAY {だい}, I wrote the topic of the article at the
head
of the
page
.
Written by: BambiIcedTea
Make sure to put your topic on the
correct
/ゼ← *djeʔ … *deː →ダイ
page
of your thesis. Note that これ is the phonetic component and written first; おおがい is the radical and written last.
The original meaning was forehead, the “just so”
part of the “head”
.
/ひたい forehead, brow
My glance
runs
down the
page
to learn the topic of the
day
.
Written by:
I imagine this as:
window with Sun
,
Table
and
Page
with the TOPIC for homework.
Written by: ハンゾウ
The big/DAI topic/subject of the
day
is
walking
to
see
the
leaves
.
Written by: レイん|レナ
The other
day
, I selected a *topic* for an article that would appear at the
head
of the front
page
of the newspaper, but my editor said it was no good. I was so embarrassed that I nearly "died"「DAI ダイ」!
The first recorded topic is
justice
on a
page
.
Written by: アフマヂ
Phono-Semantic: Phonetic
and semantic
originally meaning head.

The topic is usually written at the head of a
page
any teacher will say that is what is
just
Written by: フバフバ
The topic is on the
right
side of the
page
.
Written by: Lucius Fox
Each
day
, the TOPIC of a
page
is a tally count of the farm
animals
.
Written by: コレット
Check out this{だい}diagram. If you use the
sun
, you can find the
correct
geoduck
. That's the topic of today's lecture.
Written by: しまうま
The subject of this
day
is the topic seen at the
head
of the
page
.
Written by: ゼンレル
Correct
page
requires a subject line.
Written by: JP_Learner_114
Everything feels
right
when the
Sun
shines on all creation's
head
, turning the
page
to a new DAY {ダイ}, leading to a new subject
Written by: バリエル
before you are going
to
eat
shellfish
take
one
minute to ask each
person
about their allergies so you don't have to take someone
to
the hospital and worry every
day
Written by: weirdkeichan
I have written the subject on
this
page
.
Written by: Veerdb
Just so
the
day
progressed, the teacher
“TO-ld
us to
look
at the
8
topics, my
head
wasn’t prepared for all the work.
ダイ believes
Justice
is a complex topic that could fill many
pages
.
Written by: チェイスです
The
day
when he bent his
head
over the
page
was the day when he learnt the topic.
Written by: LilyJ
To pursue this topic, we must be on
this
same
page
.
Written by: スタチク
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/ もんだい - (noun) question (e.g. on a test), problem; problem (e.g. societal, political), question, issue, subject (e.g. of research), case, matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion, controversy; trouble, problem, inconvenience, difficulty
宿 / しゅくだい - (noun) homework, assignment; pending issue, unresolved problem, open question
/ わだい - (noun) topic, subject; {adj-no} much talked about, topical, in the news, hot
/ だい - (noun/する verb) title, subject, theme, topic; problem (on a test), question; {n-suf} {ctr} counter for questions (on a test)
/ だいめい - (noun) title, caption, heading
Kunyomi: ま.つ
Onyomi: タイ
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: ぎょうにんべん
Radical
wait, depend on
Mnemonics
The
man stopped
*before* the
temple
is waiting.
Written by: lightmotif
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The man
loiter
ing
in front of the
temple
adjusting his TAI is probably waiting for someone
Written by: Seraseth
A
person stops
and waits in front of the
temple
. They pull out some mats {ま(つ)} and start doing some tai-chi {タイ}.
Written by: quickMaffs44
Wait! You must まつ
stop
and un-tie タイ your shoes before entering the
temple
.
Written by: Wolfenspace
To wait
means to
stop
for some TIme
{タイ}, to put on hold
until another MATter {ま.つ} happens.
Written by: ヒァン
I wait on the
steps
of the
temple
Written by: Veerdb
If you wait patiently outside a
temple
you might be able to see the
leader
. How do you know they're the leader of the temple? Easy. They wear a long
hat
.
. And they do TAI-chi { タイ} outside the temple, with your {ま}.
Written by: Plum Blossom
She had to *wait* to visit the
temple
in "Thailand"「TAI タイ」. Her
travel
plans *depended on* the dates of the upcoming "festival = まつり"「MATSU ま.つ」.
A short
step
bring me in front of a THAI {タイ}
temple
, where the
ground
measurement
depend on how long I can wait the MOST {ま.つ}
Written by: バリエル
Left side is
linger/step/movement radical
and right side is used in a lot of
measurement
related kanji. Measuring lingering is how much {TAI}me you wait. Often on a door mat {matsu}
Written by: SaltyCogs
When you
go
to the
temple
to worship, you have to wait in line.
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
You can’t just
step
into a
Buddhist temple
, you have to wait to be let in.
Written by: Biev
The army is waiting for their commander to finish his business on the
road
in front of the
temple
.
Written by: non0230
Looks like
a guy
leaning on the outside of
a building
to wait for someone he depends on to come out.
Written by:
TAIme to wait/matsu at the
temple
before we
go
Written by: レイん|レナ
Looks kind of like a mash-up 「ま」of the kanjis in
rest
and
time
. To wait means it is time 「タイ」 to rest.
Written by: Jules.33
When the person
stepped
in front of the
temple
, they waited a moment, admiring the site.
Stop
and wait,
etc.
/トウ→タイ.
Some
people
depend on religion to believe that they will MATSU TAI - not die. They will wait outside the
temple
all day.
Stopping
time
>
is to wait
Written by: Quixotic
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わせる / まちあわせる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)) to rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time, to arrange to meet
わせ / まちあわせ - (noun) appointment
/ きたい - (noun/する verb) expectation, anticipation, hope; {adj-no} promising, rising, up-and-coming
/ しょうたい - (noun/する verb) invitation
つ / まつ - (Godan verb - つ/transitive,intransitive) to wait; to await, to look forward to, to anticipate; to depend on, to need (usu. in negative form)
Kunyomi: こめ
Onyomi: ベイ, マイ
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: こめ
Radical
rice, USA, metre
Mnemonics
Isn't it ironic that the kanji for
USA
and
meter
are the same? While YOu'RE using imperial which in MAI opinion has beKOME outdated. BEIng so old and hard to calculate with.
Written by: ジェン~1984
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This
tree
has
rice
just shooting out of it!
Written by: マイコー
"My"「MAI マイ」family has a square "deco*meter*"「KOME こめ」of land near a "bay"「BĒ ベイ」in the *USA* where they
grow
their own
*rice*
.
Etymology:
Originally looked like a
stem
with three
rice kernels
on either side, which then
got partially connected
.
If you line up grains of RICE for
1
0 million METRES, you’ll eventually reach the USA, whose flag is made of
stars
and
stripes
Written by: Ginnythesquid
Rice plants have
lots
of
kernels
.

(*miːʔ)
ベイ, マイ← /mieiᵡ/ ← *miːʔ
If you
split
a
tree
, you get rice.
Written by: Rilain
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/ こめ - (noun) (husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.), necessity; {net-sl} (online) comment
/ おうべい - (noun) Europe and America, the West
/ しんまい - (noun) new rice, first rice crop of the year; novice, beginner, newcomer, new hand
/ なんべい - (noun) South America
/ ちゅうなんべい - (noun) Central and South America
Kunyomi: むら
Onyomi: ソン
Stroke count: 7
Radical name: きへん
Radical
village, town
Mnemonics
The village in the
woods
is
small
Written by: Hexador
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I sent my SON/son to the village
tree
to take a
measurement
.
Written by: chancetenacity
You need to
measure
a lot of
wood
to build a village.
Written by: gillianfaith
My son {ソン} and I are ecologists in a small village. We make "moolah"/money {むら} by investigating
trees
and taking
small measurements
of them.
Written by: quickMaffs44
When my SON revealed his MURAl he made on the town wall, the villagers started throwing
wooden
sticks
at him.
Written by: ジェン~1984
The village was hacked out from the
trees
, inch by
inch
/スン→ソン.
That village is famous for
measuring
wood
.
Written by:
The size of a VILLAGE is
MEASURED
by its
TREES
.
Written by: Abnormalise
Phono-semantic: Phonetic
“ソン” Semantic
“wood”.

Villages are usually
wooden
and
measured
crudely.
Written by: フバフバ
Someone’s taking
measurements
of the
trees
… Why, though? These people are planning to take the trees and cut them down to make their village.
Written by: しまうま
Villages are very close,
shaku/10
, to the
woods
.
Written by: コエル
The village is surrounded by
trees
glued
together.
Written by: ひでのり
People in the village need to work together to plant
trees
in the village. Use
for
the action of the hand planting the tree
.
Written by: non0230
Among the trees
there is a small
village.
Written by: Vazev
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/ むら - (noun) village
/ むらびと - (noun) villager
/ のうそん - (noun) agricultural community, farm village; {adj-no} rural
/ ぎょそん - (noun) fishing village
/ さんそん - (noun) mountain village
Kunyomi: そそ.ぐ
Onyomi: チュウ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
Mnemonics
Whatever the
chief
was chewing {チュウ} on was so so good {そそぐ} that
tears
were pouring down his face.
Written by: Anonymous123
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My job is to pour
water
for the
master
.
Written by: マイコー
Water
pours in from all sides to flow into the central /チュウ reservoir, which is the
main thing
/シュ→チュウ used to irrigate the crops.
The meaning concentrate on comes from an analogy comparing attention to water: you pour it into whatever main thing you need to focus on.
The meanings notes, comment and annotate are from “to explain in detail,” which is no longer used.
The
village chief
ordered the construction of
water
channels to irrigate the fields.
Written by: FuzzyPlatypus
Looks like a field missing
two sides
from where the irrigation broke and so much
water
flowed into the field, that it overflowed, and poured out. Take notes on my comment, and concentrate on this, so it never happens again.
Written by:
Water
my
lord
? Quick, pour it while he's 'chewing' / チュウ gum
Written by: Samurai_Ash
A rat CHEWed {ちゅう} the jug, so when I poured a glass of
water
for my
master
he got all SOGGY {そそぐ}!
Written by: BambiIcedTea
to pour
water
from
high place
Written by:
A
storm
master
can pour water whenever and wherever they like
Written by: Seraseth
Pour some
water
for
master
チュウ
Written by: チェイスです
You can imagine this as a
cup
, with
drops
of
water
pouring out of it
Written by: Hrumm
In ancient times, only rich
lords
were able to irrigate
water
to their homes.
Written by: Vilija
It's a
water
fountain
, you can even see the
splashes on top
. You can use the water to irrigate nearby plants, careful about the pollen or you'll sneeze: aCHUU!
Written by: エドアード
The
main thing
to use
water
for is to irrigate crops, or you could pour some to flow into the soil.
Written by: ビモ!
The
king
lives on The Nile where the
water
over flows onto the banks each year and irrigates the fields.
Written by: Jules.33
Pour
water
to {チュウ} your
lord
Written by: Bruiserzinha
The
Lord
had issues chewing チュウ his gum due to a lack of saliva, so I poured some
water
directly in his mouth.
He said "Souuu souuu そそ, just like that"
Written by: ケンパチ
Be careful !! The
king
is going to get hit by
arrows!!
Written by: Lucirie
She
should not comment so rudely about her
master
.
Written by:
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む / そそぎこむ - (Godan verb - む/transitive) to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money), to pump in (investment)
れる / そそぎいれる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)) to pour into
/ ちゅうしゃ - (noun/する verb) injection, jab, shot
/ ちゅうい - (noun/する verb) attention, notice, heed; care, caution, precaution, looking out (for), watching out (for); advice, warning, caution, reminder; admonishment, reprimand, telling-off
/ ちゅう - (noun/する verb) annotation, explanatory note, comment
Kunyomi: みなと
Onyomi: コウ
Stroke count: 12
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
harbor
Mnemonics
My coworker {コウ} and
myself
got
splashed
when we went to the harbor
together
to see the minotaur {みなと}.
Written by: Anonymous123
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We see our
selves
together
in the
water
at the harbor
Written by: Pinchedperson
No
forks in the road
, just
water
ahead I leave from the harbour for the open sea.
Written by: espiacent
Down by the
water
, call {コウ} every
one
together
at the harbor. Yes, even Minato-san {みなと}.
Written by: quickMaffs44
The harbor on the
water
is a
world
/コウ of its own.
A harbor is where people come
together
near the
water
including
myself
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
We shall go
together
our
selves
to the harbor by the
water
.
Written by: かわうそ
My friend Minna and
myself
got off the ship
together
at the *port*, then walked to the "coffee"「KŌ コウ」shop by the *harbor*. On the way, "Minna's toe"「MINATO みなと」got wet in a puddle of
water
.
Imagine a small coastal town. There is a famous
puddle
on the pier where the locals gather
together
. I find
myself
there, looking out at the harbor.
Written by:
A harbour has lots of
alleys, passages and lanes
in the
water
.
Written by: コエル
A
3-dimentional depiction of a parking-slot
with
water
for at least
2
vessels stands for a harbour.
Written by: Xilmi
Harbor
scenes
usually play at the
water
.
Written by: nexx
There's a harbour near the
railway
station where I often go by my
self
to enjoy some alone time by the calming
waters
Written by: Mystery4869
We are
wrapped up
together
in the
waters
of a port.
Written by: Emmyちゅ
Together
we コウ collected
eel
from the
water
in the harbor.
Written by: Jules.33
A part of
Water
... An HARBOR where you can ride a swimming
Snake
Together
Written by: ハンゾウ
When I'm at the harbour
together
with someone, I somehow always get splashed with
water
, yet it doesn't happen when I go there by
myself
.
Written by: ゼンレル
A harbour naturally lies *next* to the
water
... this one's oddly shaped, though I didn't notice
myself
until my
friend
pointed out it looked like us!
Written by:
If there’s a
tsunami
coming and you intend to be
together
with it by
yourself
, you should go to the harbor.
Written by: しまうま
Related vocabulary
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/ みなと - (noun) harbour, harbor, port
/ みなとく - (noun) Minato City (special ward of Tokyo); Minato Ward (Osaka); Minato Ward (Nagoya)
/ くうこう - (noun) airport
/ にゅうこう - (noun/する verb) entry into port, arriving in harbor
/ しゅっこう - (noun/する verb) departure from a port, leaving port, setting sail
宿
Kunyomi: やど, やど.る, やど.す
Onyomi: シュク
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: うかんむり
Radical
inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling
Mnemonics
Inn is a place that can acommodate
hundred
people
under it's
roof
Written by: ミロ367
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One time when i was working as an inn's receptionist, a
hundred
people
under the same
roof
needed a place to stay. I was so SHUKU {シュク} and I yelled out to our bellhop, "YA DOn't {やど} close the front doors, to make it easier to move their luggage in!"
Written by: quickMaffs44
The
crown
inn can hold
100
people
.
Written by: チェイスです
The Shinjuku / 宿 inn can
house
100
people or 1
Mr. T
Written by: Samurai_Ash
An inn is a
house
where a
person
away from home can spend the night indoors
.
Reading: shelter → shack → SHOOK

宿(*suɡs)宿
シュク← /si̯uk̚/ ← *suɡs
I
shook{シュク} my head when the innkeeper at the
crown
inn, said "Gimme ya dough{やど}" and charged me a
hundred
dollars a night for lodging.
Written by: Anonymous123
Pictogram: A dwelling is where
people
gather under a
roof
, with
bamboo mats
.

This is because the bamboo mats was gradually transformed into “hundreds
” of them.
Written by: フバフバ
A SHIUKUng revelation when during our stay in the in she told me she was
one hundred

days
pregnant. I Y'ADORE babies and can't wait to go home and tell everyone about our coming
princess
.
Written by: ジェン~1984
The *inn* can *lodge* a
hundred
people
under one
roof
. "You don't"「YADO やど」get "shook"「SHUKU シュク」to see that many people in one *dwelling*.
At least a
hundred
people
under this school's
roof
dwell on one subject.
Written by: Person_Guy
The
roof
under which the
leader
can house one
hundred
of his people is at the local lodge.

The lodge shook {しゅく} as the hundred people came tumbling in through the door.
Written by: しまうま
Related vocabulary
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宿 / やど - (noun) lodging, inn, hotel; house, home, dwelling; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
宿 / やどや - (noun) inn
宿 / じょうやど - (noun) first-class inn
宿 / しゅくだい - (noun) homework, assignment; pending issue, unresolved problem, open question
宿 / げしゅく - (noun/する verb) boarding, lodging, board and lodging, room and board; boarding house, lodging house, lodgings
Kunyomi: す.てる
Onyomi: シャ
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: てへん
Radical
discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice
Mnemonics
What a waste to discard a
house
built by bare
hands
.
Written by: ドみにく
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The Sha {シャ} asked little Sue {す} to throw away the
ladder
beside the
hut
Written by: Anonymous123
Someone stuck their dirty
FINGERS
in my
COTTAGE
cheese! Now I will have to DISCARD it all.
Written by: Abnormalise
You need to throw away trash by your own
hands
in your private
cottage
Written by: Lafvalis
By
hand
, the
person
throws/discards trash into the
soil's
mouth
.
Written by: succafatd
I throw with my own
hands
everything thats under my
roof
into a
hole
Written by: Gjfj
There was an abandoned
hut
built on a
box
. You could only reach it by climbing a
ladder
. Since it had been rejected by the owner, Sha Sue {シャ} {す} ordered for it to be thrown away.
Written by: Plum Blossom
The
scholar
had long
talked
about the wonderful
house
he was going to build with his own
hands
, but it ended up being a shack {シャk}, so he abandoned the project. But the neighbors were furious about the eyesore next door, and they responded by suing {すing} him.
You abandon your family by slapping them with your
bare hands
and leaving your
cottage
for bigger and better things in the big city
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
They found a
gentleman’s
hand
at the abandoned
house
. They’re suspecting it was discarded after a human sacrifice. 😳

P.S. They later found the body and the person
was apparently shot しゃ and was found wearing a suit すてる.
Written by: Jules.33
Toss a piece of garbage with your
hand
beside that
house
.
Written by: non0230
If you go outside and buy a snack, you should carry the trash in your
hand
and throw it away when you get
home
. Don't throw it on the ground.
Written by: MiT_Epona
Always Throw the garbage into the
dustbin
with your own
hands
.
Written by: ブダ
Use your
hands
to select, discard, reject and throw away what you don't need in the
hut
.
Written by: コエル
Related vocabulary
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/ すてご - (noun) abandoned child, foundling
うば / おばすてやま - (noun) mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; {obs} {sl} {derog} women's college (used in the Meiji and Taisho periods)
/ ししゃごにゅう - (noun/する verb) rounding (off; a number), rounding half away from zero; rounding off (views), converging to a common opinion
/ しゅしゃ - (noun/する verb) adoption or rejection, selection, choice, option
てる / すてる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard; to abandon, to desert, to leave; to give up, to resign
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: くるまへん
Radical
transport, send, be inferior
Mnemonics
The
car
agreed
to transport the goods safely.
Written by:
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You{ユ} sent me a
car
roof
, and it was stuck in tranport for
one
month
. I finally got it, but it turned out to be inferior. I just want to slash it with a
blade
or throw a small shoe{シュ} at it.
Written by: Anonymous123
Both a
car
and a barge gently
drifting
/ユ down the river are modes of transport used to send goods to market, but the barge is inferior with respect to speed or time-to-market. Conversely, the car is inferior with respect to capacity or bandwidth. Compare “be superior.”

In a few Chinese loan words, reading is シュ due to a pronunciation shift in Middle Chinese. Mandarin reading is shū or shù.

る/おくる  send
す/いたす  do
す/うつす  transfer
ける/まける lose, be inferior to
before
we transfer the goods by
car
we need to put a
cover
over them to keep the rain and sun out
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
One
person
decided to
enter
and
cut
the
moon
and transport it to us using his
car
Written by: Afrina0987
To transport our product by
car
may be inferior to an airplane, but the company still gave an
affirmative response
to send it.
Written by: Seanyくんです
The
car
that transported
before
the goods
Written by: Rdelav
I told the
car
rental company that I needed a car that was big enough to TRANSPORT goods, and I wanted
one
with a
moon
roof
. No INFERIOR models and they needed to
slash
the price.
Written by: Jules.33
Related vocabulary
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する / ゆにゅうする - (する verb) to import
する / ゆしゅつする - (する verb) to export
/ ゆけつ - (noun/する verb) blood transfusion
/ ゆそう - (noun/する verb) transport, transportation, transit, conveyance
/ うんゆ - (noun) transportation
Kunyomi: まね.く
Onyomi: ショウ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: てへん
Radical
beckon, invite, summon, engage
Mnemonics
For my magic show {ショウ}, I invite you as my volunteer, to take your
hand
and stick this
sword
into my
mouth
. I know it's dangerous, but I need the moneh {まね}.
Written by: quickMaffs44
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To beckon someone is to use your
hand
to
call
them over.
Written by: gillianfaith
The Maneki Neko, or BECKONING cat, waves with his raised
HAND
, trying to
SEDUCE
the good fortune while INVITING you with its cuteness to the shop.
Written by: Abnormalise
I invite you to show {ショウ} me what kind of man {まね} you are, by climbing up that
ladder
with a
sword
in your
mouth
.
Written by: Anonymous123
She beckoned him with a wave of her
hand
and invited him back to her room where she said she would show ショウ him a good time. She then seduced
him kissing him passionately on the
mouth
. So he wasn’t expecting it when she pulled out a
knife
and demanded his money まね.!
Written by: Jules.33
To summon a powerful spirit guard. you need to do
chants
,
hand
signs and a lot of magical
energy
Written by: Wlly
He invites people by saying words through
mouth
while holding a
sword
in his
hand
. So strange!
Written by: Rishi (リシ)
You're always *invited* when you're in まねく my neck of the woods. I'll ショウ show you a good time!
Written by: カイガイ
There are three kinds of invitation: beckon with your
hand
, engage with your
sword
, or summon with your
mouth
. Only try the last one if they're in MANACLES まね.くor you're ready to SHOW ショウ authority.
Written by: Tamulet
When the lord shows {しょう} off the
sword
in his
hand
and beckons you with his
mouth
, asking for your money {まね}, you say yes.
Written by: ロールズ
He could
seduce
anyone by reaching out his
hand
and beckoning to invite them.
Written by: ゼンレル
I mean... yeah it's hard to invite anyone using your
mouth
if you have a
sword
in it, you have to use your
fingers
for that!
So he
swordeater
engaged with the spectators, he waved and snapped his
fingers
to beckon them to come closer.
Still, what a show ショウ this man まね is performing!
Written by: ケンパチ
まねく used his
hand
to call over. He
invited
me to play games.
Written by: チェイスです
The chef used his own
hands
to chop up the ingredients with a
knife
to feed all the
mouths
he had invited to his home.
Written by: WildAtelier
I invited you here to see my beautiful
sword
on the wall, on top of that
shelve
. See me pointing to it with my
hand
?
Written by: Lumizilla
I invite you by
seducing
you with you my
fingers
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Related vocabulary
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/ まねき - (noun) part of a loom
かれざる / まねかれざるきゃく - (noun) uninvited guest
する / しょうたいする - (する verb) to invite
/ しょうたい - (noun/する verb) invitation
く / まねく - (Godan verb - く/transitive) to invite, to ask; to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to; to call in, to send for, to summon; to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in
Kunyomi: よ.ぶ
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: くちへん
Radical
call, call out to, invite
Mnemonics
You call {コ} out with your
mouth
, "Yo {よ}!", to
question
them whether they want to come.
Written by: quickMaffs44
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You call someone by using your
mouth
to
question
them whether they want to come
Written by: Hexador
Looks like a
person
waving their
arms
while they call out with their
mouth
to someone.
Written by:
It kind of looks like a
man
using a
megaphone
📣 to call out or invite someone. "yo, come over here! Can you hear me?"
Written by: カミCamooh
Using my
mouth
I called out to my wife saying, "Yo {よ}, get me a Coke {コk}!" She then invited me to get my own Coke, and we both began to
question
our relationship.
You call {コ} with a
mouth
, "{よ}!", to
question
them about the invite.
Written by: クリス
YO! BUtler! come here! I KOlled YOu several times, why don't you listen
?
My
mouth
won't produce more sound. Maybe you need your ears checked.
Written by: ジェン~1984
Open your
mouths
and invite us to
question
the status quo, like John Lennon and YOKO. {よ コ}
Written by: マイケルミラー
If your
hand with cut off fingers
you need to call
Written by: Löwenzahn
Related vocabulary
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す / よびだす - (す verb/transitive) to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.), to tell (someone) to come, to call up (on the phone), to summon, to page, to invoke (e.g. a spirit); {comp} to invoke (e.g. a subroutine), to call, to open (e.g. a file)
ける / よびかける - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to call out to, to hail, to address; to appeal
/ こきゅう - (noun/する verb) breathing, respiration; knack, trick, secret (of doing something); harmony, balance, synchronization, accord; short interval, short pause
/ じんこうこきゅう - (noun) artificial respiration
ぶ / よぶ - (Godan verb - ぶ/transitive) to call out (to), to call, to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate, to name, to brand; to garner (support, etc.), to gather; {arch} to take as one's wife
Kunyomi: はら
Onyomi: ゲン
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: がんだれ
Radical
meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Mnemonics
Under the
cliff
lies a meadow of plain
white
little
flowers.
Written by: サマヒラ
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a meadow lies on top of the
small
white
cliff
Written by: ドみにく
Ghengis {ゲンgis} Kahn was always trying to expand into new meadows, so there would be grass for his horses' stomachs {はら in Japanese}. When his opponents saw the Mongol hoards approaching, they became
white
with terror and their own forces seemed
small
in comparison. The took to
high ground
to get a tactical advantage.
Via : Beyond yonder
cliff
lies a high meadow, a wilderness where the original inhabitants of these hills still maintain their primitive ways. The source for this crystalline water is a mountain
spring
there.
may have been the original form of /ゲン.

(*ŋʷan)
ゲン←ぐゑん← /ŋi̯wɐn/ ← *ŋʷan
Every time I try to walk in the meadow a
small
white
goose
chases me and I say "HER AGAIN!?" {はら, ゲン}
I miss that
small
meadow on the
cliffside
with the
white
flowers. Haradly はら got to visit when I was young but hope I can see it a-gain ゲン.
Written by: Wolfenspace
Ideogram: A meadow or field originating from a
cliffside
spring


As a Phonetic Bushu: ゲン、ガン
Written by: フバフバ
My *original* home was in a
small
, grassy *meadow*. Now I live in a "harrowing"「HARA はら」, *primative*,
white
*tundra*. I want to go back, beyond the
cliffs
, and be home "again"「GEN ゲン」.
A
small
white
goose
that lives in the wild.
Written by: P1ng23n5
"The
Little
House in the Prairie = meadow"
Turn the house to
white
, this is the
field
they're in, and voilà
Written by: ケンパチ
the beautiful meadow that you see here was originally a primitive saHARA{はら}.
the
little
white
geese
that flew there where a favorite of GEnhist Kan {げん}.
Written by: ロールズ
GENetics are the original copies from two seperate sets, combined in the belly はら of a woman. The
small
white
wild goose
still carry the genes of their ancesters. When landing on the fields to eat or in the wildernes to mate.
Written by: ジェン~1984
The original meadow was under a
cliff
and filled with
small
white
sheep.
Written by: チェイスです
Under the
cliff
lies a meadow of plain
white
little
flowers. An original primitive field in the wilderness.
Written by: クリス
Under the
little
white
cliff
is a meadow.
Written by: ロニー88
Related vocabulary
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/ はら - (noun) field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
っぱ / はらっぱ - (noun) open field, empty lot, plain
/ げんりょう - (noun) raw materials, ingredient
/ げんし - (noun) origin, beginning, genesis; {adj-no} {n} primeval, primordial, primitive
/ げんり - (noun) principle, theory, fundamental truth
Kunyomi: な.れる, な.らす
Onyomi: カン
Stroke count: 14
Radical name: りっしんべん
Radical
accustomed, get used to, become experienced
Mnemonics
The Khan {カン}
pierced
the
shellfish
through its
standing heart
. When we offered it some help, it said "Na {な}, I'm used to it."
Written by: Anonymous123
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A
shellfish
is sadly very accostumed to get
pierced
through its
heart
by fishermen.
Written by: espiacent
Do not
.
get used to eat too much
shellfish
it’s bad for the
heart
Written by: Baharley
As you get used to something, the idea of it
penetrates
your
heart
Written by: こガエル
Through a trained
STATE OF MIND
one can become ACCUSTOMED to being
PIERCED
by sharp objects.
Written by: Abnormalise
The warm-
hearted
mother
forked over some
clams
to buy crackers for the deer in Kansai's {カンsai} Nara {な.ら}. These deer are accustomed to tourists feeding them.
Getting used to something means
piercing
it into your
heart
.
Written by:
The
shellfish
must acclimate itself to the
rice field
by following the
arrow
.
Written by:
Warriors are very accustomed to
piercing
their enemies through their
hearts
Written by: スタチク
You "can"「KAN カン」*become experienced* catching
shellfish
in the
ocean
if you get *accustomed to* having "narry rue"「NARERU な.れる」{not one sorrow} in your
heart
for the creatures.
My
mother
got used to break
shellfish
with a
stick
.
Written by: -kaze-
I've gotten used to the
piercing
feeling in my
heart
. Depression sucks.
Written by: Robdeprop
''This season NEAR U *NARERU!" shouted the
salesman
over the tv. ''and become accustomed to our service that our experienced employees will give you!] No mattet how often
I
hear this i KAN not believe a word he says.
Written by: ジェン~1984
in public Ghengis KAN {かん} announced that he has grown accustomed to eating
shellfish
.
But in private, when the
windows
are closed, he CRIES like Rain {な+R} from the bottom of his
heart
.
How are you supposed to get used to a food you are allergic to??
Written by: ロールズ
The
tin man
was accustomed to people calling him a tin can カン. He wanted to scream, “I am not な! I have a
heart!
Written by: Jules.33
Related vocabulary
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らし / ならしほいく - (noun) gradual entry (into preschool), settling-in session
しむ / なれしたしむ - (Godan verb - む/intransitive) to become familiar with and cherish, to get to know and love
/ しゅうかん - (noun) habit; (social) custom, practice, convention
れる / なれる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/intransitive) to get used to, to grow accustomed to, to become familiar with; to become skilled in, to become experienced at; to get used to doing (after the -masu stem of a verb)
れ / なれ - (noun/する verb) practice, experience, habituation; {n-suf} being used to, being comfortable with, being experienced in
Kunyomi: たの.む, たの.もしい, たよ.る
Onyomi: ライ
Stroke count: 16
Radical name: おおがい
Radical
trust, request
Mnemonics
I request you to take this
bundle
of
pages
to the teacher.
Written by: イシャー
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I request you to copy
bundle
of
pages
Written by: Baharley
My elderly grandfather requested me to look after a
bundle
of his earthly goods because he trusted me. He said he had put his instructions on a
page
. But when I accepted the page, it was just a slice of RYE {ライ} bread.
Phono-semantic: Phonetic
“ライ” Semantic
originally
”money”.

I trust and request that the
bundle
of
cash
will be hidden on your
head
.
Written by: フバフバ
I want to request a favor. Can you carry this
bundle
of
pages
to the writer?
Written by: チェイスです
I need to know たの you better in order to trust you. So I’m going to request to
see
the terms in writing ライrather than just hearing it come out of your
mouth
.
Written by: Jules.33
Trust the
opposition
/ラツ→ライ to make a
profit
. Explanation: you can easily identify the opposition because, by request, they always carry their sheaf in the left hand and their drawn knife in the right hand. This makes them predictable, so you can rely on that and even earn money from it. RELY→RYE→ライ.
is the radical because is phonetic, which doesn’t quite add up.
I trust you’ll fulfill my request if I give you this
bundle
of
leaves
{stack of money}
My friend Ray {ライ} trusted me with his request to prepare a
bundle
of
pages
, to name {たのむ} a few.
Written by: うらしい
I request your trust that this
bundle
of
pages
is the same you gave me earlier.
Written by: Catalyst314
I want to request a favor. Can you take this
bundle
of
pages
to the writer {ライ}? I know I can trust you to do it. Credits: War2244
Written by: ゼルダちゃん
I request to have
shellfish
in my
mouth
under
tree
leaves
.
Written by: Amu9196
To make a request to the government, you must fill out this
bundle
of
pages
and wait 3-6 months for a reply. Don't worry, trust the process.
Written by: tsubame.gaeshi
Bundle
of
pages
is actually money, and I request you to trust me and give some to me.
Written by: Veerdb
The ライ-ting in the
bundle
of
pages
are requests entrusted to you.
Written by: moolsu
You can trust, rely on, that your
bundle
request has been registered in the order's
page
.
Written by: コエル
In "Land before time" Littlefoot entrusted Petrie to take care of their only
bundle
of
leafes
, which he had gotten from his mom.
. Petrie was very reliable so he could be asked to take care of a task like that.
Written by: Xilmi
I very much rely on the authentcity of this
stack
of
pages
.
Written by: Karlla
I request that you refill the printer tray with a new
ream
of paper when it’s empty. The
pages
are ta yo たよ right ライ. I trust that you can do that, and I want to know たの that you understand.
Written by: Jules.33
Trust me. If I put
one
bite of food in my
mouth
with
tree
nuts or
shellfish
in it, my face will blow right ライ up. That’s why I requested a list of all the ingredients in the dish. I need ta know たの because of my allergies.
Written by: Jules.33
The
man
requested a
bundle
of
money/shells
Written by: Ciboxd
Related vocabulary
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しい / たのもしい - (Adjective/-い) reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring; hopeful, promising
/ たのもしこう - (noun) {hist} mutual financing association
い / たよりない - (Adjective/-い) unreliable, undependable, indefinite, vague; helpless, forlorn, forsaken; worried, uneasy
/ いらい - (noun/する verb) request, commission, entrusting (with a matter); dependence, reliance
む / たのむ - (Godan verb - む/transitive) to request, to beg, to ask; to call, to order, to reserve; to entrust to; {int} {col} please, please do
Kunyomi: な.る, な.す
Onyomi: セイ, ジョウ
Stroke count: 6
Radical name: ほこづくり,ほこがまえ
Radical
turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Mnemonics
a person can become very
strong
with a
halberd
Written by: ドみにく
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They say {セイ} that the man with
ten thousand
halberds
can become anything he wants.
Written by: Anonymous123
They "say"「SĒ セイ」he "narrowly"「NARU な.る」*became* top wizard when he was able to make a
leaf
*turn into* a
halberd
.
To become a warrior, you must attend a
ceremony
where
strong
men try to
slash
through the trunk of a tree.
Written by: Quixotic
An old saw talks about beating swords into plowshares, but apparently a
halberd
can turn into a mortise-and-tenon joint with the simple addition of a
nail
𠂊
/チョウ→ジョウ→セイ! Or maybe it’s the other way around!
Note the unusual stroke order, which is different from Chinese: first down, then across.
It is
no
丿
mistake that my
halberd
, Fu
, has become a legend.
Written by:
Phono-semantic: phonetic in this case
𠂊
semantic
. Originally meaning “to hold in” then “city wall” finally “success”.

When a
city
is protected by
halberds
it is bound to to become and grow turning into a bigger thing.
Written by: フバフバ
A
powerful
𠂊
halberd
can turn into into a light SEIber {セイ}
Written by: ストア
When a
drunkard
holds a
sword
, it becomes something else. A {せい} saber!
Written by: しまうま
Joe ジョウ says セイ he’s an
X-pert
and can grow your money making
one dollar
turn into
10,000.
, but he’s not な.
Written by: Jules.33
Pinocchio's
nose
𠂊
kept growing and
growing
until it turned into a
halberd
.
Written by: JulieJulie
During the times when
circus comes over, the
FIESTA TENTS

TURN INTO TENTS full of
DAGGERS

and
SWORDS
for magic tricks.
Written by: Abnormalise
It's understandable to say {セイ} that alot of time elapses and you become/なる tired when having a
wild goose chase off a cliff
yet catch
no
goose with your
halberd
.
Written by: quickMaffs44
ジョウ {Joe} said {セイ} that the
power
𠂊
to wield a
halberd
meant to reなunce {renounce} to ever become a hero, we'd never get praise nor grow any older.
Written by: 【サラ☆】
セイ で {Due to magic} the
sword
turned into a
halberd
.
Written by: つの
The character for
halberd
is growing and turning into the character for
ten thousand
.
Related vocabulary
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つ / なりたつ - (Godan verb - つ/intransitive) to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid; to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
げる / なしとげる - (Ichidan verb (ます = stem+ます)/transitive) to accomplish, to achieve, to complete, to carry out, to carry through
/ せいせき - (noun) results, record, grades, marks
/ さんせい - (noun/する verb) approval, agreement, support, favour, favor
/ かんせい - (noun/する verb) completion, perfection, accomplishment
Kunyomi: (none)
Onyomi: ホウ, ハッ, ホッ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: さんずい
Radical
method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Mnemonics
I sat by
myself
on the
ground
next to the
water
thinking of a method to cross it.
Written by: espiacent
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When most of the
water
is
gone
, we need rules to ration it
Written by: (ガモク)
When the
waters
are rough,
I
stay
grounded
by following laws and principles. I take a deep breath, HO {ホウ,ホッ}, and breathe out, HA {ハッ}. And nodding {のり} my head, I stick to the method.
Written by: quickMaffs44
The police caught
me
burying my victim in the
ground
, my hands still
wet
with blood. I had obviously broken the law.
You better have a method of getting some
water
once that back hoe {ほう} is
gone
.
Written by: Anonymous123
In the
past
, I figured out the *method* to making sushi rolls at "home"「HŌ ホウ」. The *rule* for sealing the edge is to wet the "nori"「NORI のり」with a little
water
.
How do you know whether it’s okay to ford /ホウ a
river
? In olden days, the unicorn could tell you, but unicorns have all gone to
ground
, so now you have to
look it up
in the law.

may be an abbreviated phonetic /ゴウ←かふ← /ɣɑp̚/ ← *ɡaːb … *pqab.

(*pqab)
ホウ←はふ← /pi̯wɐp̚/ ← *pqab
There is a new law outlawing
water
. It's a thing of the
past
Written by: チェイスです
Laws of
nature
are superior to
human
laws because it is impossible not to
follow
them.

*Another meaning of is "to follow" as water follows a riverbed.*
Written by: ききな
These
rivers
and
lands
belong to
me
by law.
Written by: Perwoll
You must follow the rules like the
water
follows the riverbed when
leaving
.
Written by:
Ideogram: Originally contained a “mythical creature” which would help people who followed rules, laws and principles cross a
river
without being
gone
for good.

The beast would save lawful people and punish evil people with drowning.
Written by: フバフバ
According to the LAW, everyone with good MANNERS should use the
WATER
METHOD to remove
SOIL
from their dirty
ELBOWS
.
Written by: Abnormalise
I
left
because they were
splashing
me while the rules said to not.
Written by: ルイス
I
am the
earth
and
waters
that makes the rules of this world.
Written by: kuroda
By use of laws, rules, and principles put in a system of method, we hope to
wash
the
past
actions of people.
Written by: Drezzing
Law, principle:
water
flows away
.
Written by: Biev
In the
past
, animals only lived in
water
. But one day they found a method to live on land. It was the beginning of new eco-systems.
Written by: 50・fuyuko50
“You never step into the same river twice” - Heraclitus. This is a law/principle: the
river/water
you stepped into
in the past
is not the same as the river you step into today
Written by: Spirit_kokoro
HOUld it! There HATSU/has to be a law/rule for how much
water
we transport to France/FURANsu's
soil
and how much we HOUld on to on
ourselves
or it'll all be
gone
.
We also need a better system/method of transport/NORImono.
Written by: レイん|レナ
I
installed a
water
irrigation SYSTEM to water the
soil
. Before I had to {ハツ} manage by hand, but there is no reason {のり} to keep doing it the hard way.
Written by: Jules.33
Every day
I
must spell out each law and rule on the
ground
in front of our new
tsunami
school "hou{ホウ} ha{ハッ} ho{ホッ} academy", using only nori {のり} seaweed. I wish there was a more permanent system.
Written by: アズリネ
Related vocabulary
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/ ほうりつ - (noun) law
/ ほうほう - (noun) method, process, manner, way, means, technique
/ ほうそく - (noun) law, rule
/ しほう - (noun) administration of justice, judicature
/ ぶんぽう - (noun) grammar
Kunyomi: まい.る
Onyomi: サン
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: む
Radical
nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
Mnemonics
I
am now
big
enough to participate in the
hair
braiding competition, as long as I come and go with my
three
friends.
Written by: gillianfaith
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Before I participate in an activity, I go to my {まい}
big
three
{サン} reference books in
private
, so I can come prepared.
Written by: Anonymous123
MY
{まい.る}
big
three
{さん} goals in life: participate, visit new places, and fall madly in love.
Written by: マイケルミラー
Via /サン,シン:
three stars
shine
three beams
of light on three kings coming to visit and participate in an event that left none of them nonplussed.

To draw, remember my
big
three
.
I
have so
big
hair
and it is still going to grow!
Written by: ルイス
I
was
largely
, madly in love with the neighbour who wore
hair ornaments
and visited me every week.
Written by: Rokkuu
See the
torii gate
and the
path
before you on your way to PARTICIPATE in VISITING A HOLY PLACE.
Written by: Overflow0xFFFF
i'm
faced with such
greatness
, i am easily defeated, and must obediently go and participate with whatever the great demanded me to,
again, and again, and again
i go along with their whims
Written by: コノエ・エル
I
am baffled at how
big
you've become in
three
years. I guess I should visit more often and take part in your life before I die. Now, give me a hug before I go

*Nonplussed is an ugly word for baffled or dumbfounded or bamboozled. You get the point
Written by: Quixotic
I shot 3
arrows
to get the entrance
tickets
to visit those
3
places: San Diego サン, Shinjuku シン and Maine まい
Written by: Lumizilla
"My dude {まいる}, are you coming or going?" "
I
can barely decide. I just drank a fifth of vodka, dare me to drive?" "No, you'll die."
Three
{さん}
big
booms for your brother that passed away.
Related vocabulary
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/ まいりばか - (noun) {hist} visitation grave, memorial for prayers and services in a two-grave system
/ さんか - (noun/する verb) participation, joining, entry
/ さんこう - (noun/する verb) reference, consultation
る / まいる - (Godan verb - る (ます = stem+ります)/intransitive) {hum} to go, to come, to call; to be defeated, to collapse, to die; to be annoyed, to be nonplussed; to be madly in love; to visit (shrine, grave)
り / おまいり - (noun/する verb) visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.), worship
Kunyomi: くわ.える, くわ.わる
Onyomi:
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: ちから
Radical
add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada
Mnemonics
I can always add more
words
to
fortify
my arguments.
Written by: Karlla
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To be
STRONG
you have to INCREASE muscles, so ADD some カロリー to your
MOUTH
.
Written by: Abnormalise
The Kuwaiti {くわ} asked the question {カ} , "Do
strong
mouths
add to Canada ?"
Written by: Anonymous123
Original kanji behind か and カ. Depicts a
plow
to be yoked to oxen and the
mouth
directing the process. Although a plow can be pulled by a single ox, the more you add and join to the team, the more you increase the crops you can grow. Including in Canada.

(*kraːl)妿
カ← /ka/ ← *kraːl
Talking a lot can add a lot of
strength
to your
mouth
Written by: アンタイネ
In {カ-nada} Canada the process that begins with people joining their
mouths
in a kiss ends up being a
powerful
method of increasing the population. I guess the same could be said of Kuwait {くわ}.
The artist from "*Canada*"「KA カ」used the
power
of word of
mouth
to *increase* the number of people *joining* the gallery opening of her "cool wall"「KUWA くわ」art collection. The *addition* of so many people *included* art buyers and an art critic, who was able to *add* to her popularity.
A
strong
speech
is enough for an army to join your side
Written by: スタチク
Beatboxers must add
power
to their
mouth
sounds to be effective
Written by: BaldingEagle
A QUO-KKA {くわ,カ} increases the cuteness of any room it enters. It's a marsupial with
two legs
and a
pouch
.
Increase your
Ka
o
coins so you can add a くわ quaint Kao garden to your app. Maybe you can even include a maple tree to symbolize か Canada. 🇨🇦
Written by: Jules.33
This
powerful
mouth
always Adds something to the conversation so it includes Canada.
Written by: Ringotoki
If you join four sides together with a
power
drill, you か can get a くわ
quadrangle
Written by: Jules.33
If you want to become
stronger
, just keep adding heavier
boxes
day after day in your training
Written by: ケンパチ
KAn you add/include more
powerful
words
?
Written by: レイん|レナ
You can use the
power
of your
mouth
to add people to your KAr pool.
Written by: Seraseth
If our
mouth
mouths join together , we’ll have more
power
to win in canada
Written by: Baharley
As I add more
power
to my kanji-reading skills by using Renshuu, people in KArs in Canada sit with their
mouths
open agape in awe.
Written by: Samurai_Ash
Addition is
power
alongside a
mouth
.
Written by: Leonardo88
Related vocabulary
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/ くわえざん - (noun) addition
わった / くわわったこりょう - (noun) {comp} offered load
/ さんか - (noun/する verb) participation, joining, entry
/ かげん - (noun/transitive) degree, extent, amount, balance, state, condition; (health) condition, state of health; adjustment, moderation, regulation; addition and subtraction; {n-suf} slight sign of ..., slight state of ...; {n-suf} just right for ...
/ ぞうか - (noun/する verb) increase, rise, growth, addition, increment
Kunyomi: いわ
Onyomi: ガン
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: やま
Radical
boulder, rock, cliff
Mnemonics
Boulders are
stones
big as a
mountain
.
Written by: Karlla
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"He was"「IWA いわ」climbing the
mountain
when he kicked loose some
stone
*rocks*. Suddenly, a *boulder* above him came tumbling down, then it was "gone"「GAN ガン」over the *cliff*.
At the base of a
MOUNTAIN
you can find huge
ROCKS
called BOULDERS.
Written by: Abnormalise
I WAS いわ climbing the
mountain
when at my
right
there was this huge stone. I wondered: ' GAN i lift it? '
Written by: ジェン~1984
GANdalf says you should never touch or move any
STONE
while doing
MOUNTAIN
activities, as it might generate falling boulders
Written by: Samurai_Ash
A boulder is a
mountain
sized
rock
Written by: チェイスです
I was いわ standing at the base of a
mountain
when suddenly a boulder fell off the mountain
right
on top of me. And just like that, I was gone ガン.
Written by: Jules.33
Gan! Gan! Sounded the boulders, as they tumbled down the
mountain
, slowly breaking down into
rocks
on the way.
Written by: KuruKuru
Via /がん: a boulder in the severe /ゲン→ガン terrain of the
mountains
at the base of a cliff, strewn with rocks and
stones
.
Ghandi {がん} hanging out in'the {いわ} cliffs of insanity --> insanity because how do they balance a
mountain
on top of that
stone
??!!
Written by: ロールズ
A cluster of
rocks/stone
makes up a boulder, a cluster of boulders make up a cliff and a cluster of cliffs makes up a
mountain
.
I threw a
stone
at the
mountain
. It replied with a boulder. "Gaaaaahhhhn" ガン was the last sound I ever emitted
Written by: ケンパチ
Related vocabulary
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/ いわ - (noun) rock, boulder; crag
/ いわやま - (noun) rocky mountain
/ ようがん - (noun) lava
/ がんせき - (noun) rock
/ いわま - (noun) among rocks
退
Kunyomi: しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける
Onyomi: タイ
Stroke count: 9
Radical name: しんにょう,しんにゅう
Radical
retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Mnemonics
SHE REASOned {しりぞ} that it's
good
to know when it's TIme {タイ} to retreat down the
road
.
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The
way
of retreat seems
good
when you're losing
Written by: Ringotoki
Let's retreat by taking the
road
to the
northeast
.
Written by: espiacent
In a general retreat, even those with strong community TIES→タイ are up-
rooted
and made to
move
.

退く:
しりぞく draw back
  ひく pull back
  どく move out of the way
  のく get out of the way

退ける:
しりぞける drawn back
  のける get rid of

退る:
しさる step back, walk backwards
すさる うしろへさがる, しりぞく, しさる

退(*n̥ʰuːbs) 退
タイ← /tʰuɑ̆iᴴ/ ← *n̥ʰuːbs
It's appears to be a
good
road to
retreat
by.
Written by: チェイスです
A
good
road
to retreat on
Written by: ロニー88
When you have reached your
limit with no place
left to go, it's time to go back down the
road
you came from and retreat.(Limit with no place → minus
Written by: gillianfaith
Let's Retreat to a
good
road
with no enemies.
Written by: ハンゾウ
Let's
ride
with the
good
in life through retirement.
Written by: タンゴ
Let’s retreat!
Walk
to the
northeast
.
Written by: yarnandmk
you make a retreat to the northeast
using your scooter
Written by: bucktick
To retreat means to
stop
and go back down the
road
you came.
Written by: そら♡
It was a
good
thing the army retreated back down the
road
, because they would have been slaughtered in the battle.
Written by: Jules.33
a
scooter
made from
good roots
will help you retreat in TIme {たい}
Written by: ロールズ
"We'll call it a tie!" {タイ} The youkai said, not
stopping
as he retreated down the
road
.
Written by:
Related vocabulary
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むも退くも / すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごく - (expression) between the devil and the deep blue sea, both advancing and retreating are hell
退 / いんたい - (noun/する verb) retirement
退 / たいくつ - (Noun/な-adjective) tedious, boring, dull, uninteresting, tiresome, monotonous; {vs} {vi} to feel bored, to get bored (with), to get tired (of)
退 / たいいん - (noun/する verb) leaving hospital, discharge from hospital
退 / こうたい - (noun/する verb) retreat, falling back, moving backwards, reversing, backing up (of a vehicle), retrogression, retraction; recession, waning; {comp} backspace (key)
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