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(しょう、こ。、お。、ちい。)
small
Mnemonic: a stroke divided into 2 small ones
(じょ、にょう、にょ、おんあ、め)
female
Mnemonic: kneeling woman
(しゅつ、で。る、だ。す)
emerge, put out
Mnemonic: mountain emerging atop another
(じゅう、とう)
ten
Mnemonic: all points considered, ten out of ten
(しゅ、て)
hand
Mnemonic: hand with fingers spread
(しゃ、くるま)
vehicle, chariot
Mnemonic: chariot with two wheels
(きゅう、く、ここの。つ。)
nine
mnemonic: less than perfect ten, worth only nine
(き、け)
spirit
Mnemonic: spirit-like vapors from source x
(がく、まな。ぶ)
learning
Mnemonic: child learning under ornate roof
(か、はな)
flower, blossom
Mnemonic: flowers appear when plants undergo change
(か、ひ)
fire
Mnemonic: flames of fire
(か、げ、した、しも、もと、くだ。さる。る、さが。る、お。りる)
base, under, lower
Mnemonic: T-bar w/ droopy lower handle
(おん、いん、おと、ね)
sound
mnemonic: sound of rising sun
音楽
(おんがく)
music
(おう)
king, ruler
Mnemonic: king w/ ax rules heaven, earth, and man
(えん、まる。い)
round, Yen
Mnemonic: round coins from bankteller's window
(う、ゆう、みぎ)
right
(う、あめ、あま。)
rain
(いち、いつ、ひと。)
one
(しち、なな。)
seven
Mnemonic: badly written ten, now worth only seven
(じ、みみ)
ear
Mnemonic: pointed ear
(じ)
letter, symbol
Mnemonic: child at home studying letters
(し、いと)
thread
Mnemonic: skeins of twisted thread
(し、よん、よ)
four
Mnemonic: four fingers in a clenched fist
(し、す、こ)
child
Mnemonic: long armed child in swaddling clothes
(さん、やま)
mountain
Mnemonic: triple peaked mountain
(さん、み。)
three
Mnemonic: three fingers
(さ、ひだり)
left
Mnemonic: left hand steadies carpenter's square
(こう)
school, check
Mnemonic: check six wooden crosses for school
(く、こう、くち)
mouth, opening
Mnemonic: open mouth
(ご、いつ)
five
Mnemonic: a reel is better than five fingers
(けん、み。る。せる。える)
look, see, show
Mnemonic: bending down to look closely with seeing eye
(けん、いぬ)
dog
Mnemonic: big spotted dog rearing up
(げつ、がつ、つき)
moon, month
Mnemonic: pitted crescent moon shining down
(くう、そら、から、あく)
sky, empty
Mnemonic: work to open hole in roof to see empty sky
(きん、こん、かね、かな。)
gold, money, metal
Mnemonic: 2 gold nuggets under cover of earth
(きゅう、やす。む)
rest
Mnemonic: person rests against tree
(ろく、む。)
six
Mnemonic: eight topped by six
(りん、はやし)
forest
Mnemonic: forest contains tall stately trees
(りょく、りき、ちから)
strength, effort
Mnemonic: hand pressing down w/ strength
(りつ、りゅう、た。つ。てる)
stand, rise, leave
Mnemonic: person standing
(もく、ぼく、め、ま。)
eye, ordinal suffix
Mnemonic: upright eye
(せい、しょう、あお。い)
blue, green, young
Mnemonic: young blue-green plants live on moon
(せき、ゆう)
evening
Mnemonic: clear moon indicates evening
(せき、しゃく、いし)
stone, rock
Mnemonic: round stone at base of cliff
(せき、しゃく、あかい)
red
Mnemonic: big fire makes earth glow red
(せん、ち)
thousand
Mnemonic: that one person is worth a thousand others
(せん、かわ)
river
Mnemonic: river flowing between banks
(せん、さき)
previous, precede, tip
Mnemonic: those dead people preceded us in life
(そう、はやい)
early, prompt, fast
Mnemonic: sun shows ten but its still early
(そく、あし、た。りる)
leg, foot, sufficient
Mnemonic: round knee and foot suffice to show leg
(そん、むら)
village
Mnemonic: measures trees in village
(たい、だい、おう。きい)
big
Mnemonic: person looking big as possible
(だん、なん、おとこ)
man, male
Mnemonic: man provides strength in field
(ちゅう、なか)
middle, inside, China
Mnemonic: Chinese arrow pierces throw middle of target
(ちゅう、むし)
insect,worm
Mnemonic: coiled hooded snake, similar inside to insect
(ちょう、まち)
town, block
Mnemonic: town at t-junction of paths through fields
(てん、あま。)
heaven, sky
Mnemonic: person's head is closest part to heaven
(でん、た)
rice field
Mnemonic: rice field crossed by paths
(ど、と、つち)
earth, soil, ground
Mnemonic: plant grows in earth
(に、ふた)
two
Mnemonic: two fingers
(にち、じつ、ひ、。か)
sun, day
Mnemonic: sun with spot
(にゅう、はい。る、い。れる。る)
enter, put in
Mnemonic: enter through inverted v-opening
(ねん、とし)
year
Mnemonic: person visits well every year
(はく、しろ。い)
white
Mnemonic: sun stroke leaves one white
(はち、や。)
eight
Mnemonic: eight can be easily divided
(ひゃく)
hundred
Mnemonic: score one hundred with one white thumb nail
(ぶん、もん、ふみ)
writing, text
Mnemonic: cross is basic form of writing, try to top it.
(ぼく、もく、き、こ。)
tree, wood
Mnemonic: tree w/ sweeping branches
(ほん、もと)
root, true, book, this cylinder-counter
Mnemonic: tree with one central root
(めい、みょう、な)
name, fame
Mnemonic: mouth calls a name at night
(せい、しょう、なま、いき。る、う。まる/まれる、は。える)
life, birth, grow
Mnemonic: growing plant is a symbol of life
(せい、しょう、まさ、ただ。しい。す)
correct, proper
Mnemonic: to stop at the line is to do the correct thing
(すい、みず)
water
Mnemonic: water squeezes between banks
(じん、にん、ひと)
person, people
Mnemonic: headless, armless person
(しん、もり)
woods
Mnemonic: there are many trees in the woods
(じょう、うえ、かみ、うわ。、のぼ。る、あ。がる。げる)
up, top, over, go up
Mnemonic: bar w/ handle, sticking up over baseline
(げん、がん、もと)
origin, source
Mnemonic: two persons of same origin
(げん、はら)
plain, origin
Mnemonic: originally cliff w/ funny spring, no a plain
(こ、と)
door
Mnemonic: one door forms half a gate
(こ、ふるい)
old (thing)
Mnemonic: an old story, told at least ten times
(ご)
noon
Mnemonic: noon strikes, knocking top bit off cow
(しん、こころ)
heart, feelings
Mnemonic: heart shows stroke damage
(り)
reason, rational
Mnemonic: keeping jewels in village is reasonable
(り、さと)
village, league
Mnemonic: ground tilled into fields, indicating village
(らく、がく、たの。しい。しむ)
pleasure, music
Mnemonic: tasseled drum on stand makes pleasing music
(らい、く。る)
come
Mnemonic: wheat comes to be ten grains of rice
(よう)
day of week
Mnemonic: sun wings its way life a bird, and so day passes
(よう、もち。いる)
use
Mnemonic: use fence
(ゆう、とも)
friend
Mnemonic: hands reaching out in friendship
(や、の)
moor, wild
Mnemonic: village already built on wild moor
(や、よ、よる)
night
Mnemonic: at night, person puts on top hate to view moon
(もん、かど)
gate, door
Mnemonic: double doored gate
(もう、け)
hair
Mnemonic: tuft of hair
(めい、な。く。る)
non-human cry
Mnemonic: bird's mouth produces non-human cry
(めい、みょう、あか。るい、あ。ける)
clear, open, bright
Mnemonic: bright sun and moon give clarity
(まい、いもうと)
younger sister
Mnemonic: younger sister is immature woman
(まい、。ごと)
each, every
Mnemonic: every person has a mother
(こう、ひか。る、ひかり)
light,shine
Mnemonic: person carries fire that shines light
(べい、まい、こめ)
rice, America
Mnemonic: grain-laden ear of American rice
(ほ、ある。く、あゆ。む)
walk
Mnemonic: few feet walk nowadays
(ぼ、はは)
mother
Mnemonic: mother is a woman w/ prominent chest
(ふ、ちち)
father
Mnemonic: father has cane in hand
(ふう、かぜ)
wind, style
Mnemonic: insect blown against sail by wind
(ぶん、ふん、ぶ、わ。かる。ける)
divide, minute, understand
Mnemonic: understand one divides by splitting w/ sword
(ぶん、もん、き。く。ける)
hear, ask, listen
Mnemonic: ear listening at gate hears a lot
(ばく、むぎ)
barley, wheat
Mnemonic: sitting cross-legged watching wheat plant grow
(ばい、か。う)
buy
Mnemonic: net full of shell-money can but a lot
(ばい、う。る。れる)
sell
Mnemonic: samurai stands behind counter selling
(ば、うま、ま)
horse
Mnemonic: rearing horse
(なん、みなみ)
south
Mnemonic: get a hoop for ten yen down south
(どく、とく、よ。む)
read
Mnemonic: sell words to read
(とう、あ。たる。てる)
apply, hit, mark, appropriate, this)
Mnemonic: small hand appropriately hits mark
(どう、とう、みち)
way, road
Mnemonic: head moves, showing way along road
(どう、おな。じ)
same
Mnemonic: all hoops have same single opening
(とう、ず、あたま、かしら)
head, top, start
Mnemonic: head is a bean-like vessel
(とう、こた。える)
answer
Mnemonic: bamboo gives fitting answer
(とう、ひがし)
east
Mnemonic: sun rising through trees in east
(とう、ふゆ)
winter
Mnemonic: sitting crosslegged on winter ice
(とう、かたな)
sword
Mnemonic: broad-bladed sword
(でん)
electricity
Mnemonic: lightning strikes field in electric rain storm
(てん)
point, mark
Mnemonic: mark left after occupation by fire
(てん、みせ、たな)
store, premises
Mnemonic: store occupies building
(てい、だい、で、おとうと)
younger brother
Mnemonic: young brothers put order as binding on stake
(つう、とう。る。す、かよ。う)
pass, way, commute
Mnemonic: bent figure uses extra movement to pass
(ちょう、あさ)
morning, court
Mnemonic: morning sunrises on plants, displacing moon
(ちょう、とり)
bird
Mnemonic: bird w/ wings and talons
(ちょう、なが。い)
long, senior
Mnemonic: long haired old man w/ stick is very senior
(ちゅう、ひる)
noon, daytime
(ちゃ、さ)
tea, annoy
Mnemonic: ample tea plants
(ちく、たけ)
bamboo
Mnemonic: two bamboo stems
(ち、し。る)
know
Mnemonic: know arrow hole
(ち、いけ)
pond, lake
Mnemonic: water of pond contains twisting creatures
(ち、じ)
ground, land
Mnemonic: land w/ odd twisting creatures on ground
(だい、たい)
stand, platform
Mnemonic: I mount stand to say something
(たい、てい、からだ)
body
Mnemonic: root of a person is the body
(たい、た、ふと。い。る)
fat, big
Mnemonic: fat is a bit more than just big
(た、おうい)
many
Mnemonic: many evening
(そう、くさ)
grass, plant
Mnemonic: grass is early plant
(そう、はし。る)
run
Mnemonic: foot running along ground
(ぜん、まえ)
before, front
Mnemonic: before cutting meat cut horns
(せん、船、ふな。)
boat, ship
Mnemonic: boat w/ 8 portholes is ship
(説、ゆき)
snow
Mnemonic: rain that hand sweeps away snow
(せつ、さい、き。る)
cut
Mnemonic: seven sword cuts
(背、はれる)
clear, bright
Mnemonic: sun against blue means clear weather
(せい、しょう、ほし)
star
Mnemonic: stars born from sun
(わ、はなし、はな。す)
speech, talk
Mnemonic: tongue controls words when talking
(うん、くも)
cloud
Mnemonic: billowing rain clouds look like 2 noses
(えん、とう。い)
distant
Mnemonic: loose clothes for traveling any distance
(か、なに、な)
what, how many
Mnemonic: what exactly can a person say
(か)
course, selection
Mnemonic: course to categorize rice measures
(か、げ、なつ)
summer
Mnemonic: masked head and crossed legs in summer dance
(か、け、いえ、や)
house, specialist
Mnemonic: house looking pig-sty
(か、うた、うた。う)
song, sing
Mnemonic: gaping mouth sings the can-can
(が、かく)
picture, stroke
Mnemonic: field in picture partitioned by strokes
(かい、まわ。る。す)
turn, rotate
Mnemonic; coaxial rotation
(かい、え、あう)
meet
Mnemonic: two noses meet under roof
(かい、うみ)
sea
Mnemonic: every drop of salty water goes into the ocean
(かい、え)
picture
Mnemonic: thread meets in embroidered picture
(かい)
shell, shellfish
Mnemonic: shellfish w/ protruding feelers
(がい、げ、そと、ほか、はず。す)
outside, other, undo
Mnemonic: crescent moon w/ crack on outside
(かん、けん、あいだ、ま)
space, gap
Mnemonic: gate w/ space to let sun shine through
(がん、かお)
face
Mnemonic: only 3 hairs stand on head, glum face
(き)
steam, vapor
Mnemonic: steam comprises watery vapors
(ほく、ぼく、きた)
north, flee
Mnemonic: people flee, turning backs on the north
(ご、こう、うしろ、あと、のち、おく。れる)
behind, after, delay
Mnemonic: sit crosslegged on threading road, fall behind
(ご、かた。る)
tell, speak, talk
Mnemonic: five mouths speak many words
(こう、く)
work
Mnemonic: work w/ carpenter's square
(こう、ひろ。い。げる)
wide, spacious
Mnemonic: spacious building with elbow room
(こう、まじ。る、か。わす)
mix, exchange
Mnemonic: mix six crosses
(ほう、かた)
side, way, square, direction, person
Mnemonic: both boat and plow can point the way
(こう、かんが。える)
consider
Mnemonic: bent old man considers burial in earth
(こう、ぎょう、あん、い。く、ゆ。く、おこな。う)
go, conduct, column
Mnemonic: column goes along to cross roads
(こう、たか、たか。い)
tall, high, sum
Mnemonic: tall watchtower
(こう、おう、き。いろ)
yellow
Mnemonic: arrow burns yellow with grass from field
(ごう、かつ、あ。う。わせる)
meet,join, fit
Mnemonic: cap fits mouth
(こく、たに、や)
valley, gorge
Mnemonic: valley is doubly split opening
(こく、くに)
country, region
Mnemonic: one's country is an enclosed jewel
(こく、くろ。い)
black
Mnemonic: ground in burnt field is black
(こん、きん、いま)
now
Mnemonic: cover the corner, right now
(さい)
talent, year of age
Mnemonic: funny dam built by talented one year old
(さく、さ、つく。る)
make
Mnemonic: person w/ saw about to make something
(さん)
reckon, count
Mnemonic: count by using bamboo abacus w/ both hands
(し、と。める。まる)
stop
Mnemonic: footprints stop above line
(し、いち)
city, market
Mnemonic: go to city to buy cloth top hat
(し、おもう)
think
Mnemonic: always thinking of one's field in one's heart
(し、かみ)
paper
Mnemonic: pound threads w/ spoon to make paper
(じ、てら)
temple
Mnemonic: temple has measured grounds
(じ、し、みずか。ら)
self
Mnemonic: nose is just a stroke from eye, symbolizing self
(じ、とき)
time, hour
Mnemonic: tell time by sun on temple
(しつ、むろ)
room, house
Mnemonic: arrive at roofed room
(しゃ、やしろ)
shrine
Mnemonic: altar ground is shrine
(じゃく、よわ。い)
weak
Mnemonic: weak hairs bend like bows
(しゅ、くび)
head, neck, chief
Mnemonic: chief has hair on head
(しゅう、あき)
autumn
Mnemonic: rice plants can get burned in autumn
(いん、ひく)
pull, draw
Mnemonic: bow w/ string waiting to be drawn
(しゅん、はる)
spring
Mnemonic: three people enjoy spring sun
(しょ、かく)
write
Mnemonic: take brush in hand daily and write
(しょう、すこ。し、すく。ない)
few, a little
Mnemonic: small w/ just a little extra
(じょう、ば)
place
Mnemonic: place where sun shines down on ground
(しょく、しき、いろ)
color, sensuality
Mnemonic: colorful tale about bodies bent in sex act
(しょく、た。べる、く。う)
food, eat
Mnemonic: covered food good for eating
(そ、くみ、く。む)
group, assemble
Mnemonic: furthermore, threads can be assembled in group
(ばん)
turn, number, guard
Mnemonic: rice sown in fields by number, in turns
(はん、なかば)
half, middle
Mnemonic: half a hornless cow, split down middle
(き)
account, chronicle
Mnemonic: wordy account of oneself
(き、かえる)
return
Mnemonic: return w/ wife carrying broom and sword
(ぎゅう、うし)
cow, bull
Mnemonic: cow w/ ears and broken horns
(ぎょ、うお、さかな)
fish
Mnemonic: fish w/ fiery tail
(きょう、けい)
capital
Mnemonic: stone lantern at emperor's palace in capital
きょう、ごう、つよ。い)
strong
Mnemonic: strong insect draws bow w/ its nose
(きょう、おしえ。る)
teach
Mnemonic: cane in hand teaches child stick arranging
(ぎょく、たま)
jewel, ball
Mnemonic: string of jewels fit for king
(きん、ちかい)
near
Mnemonic: distance to move chopped, making it near
(けい、ぎょう、かた、かたち)
shape, pattern
Mnemonic: put hairs into pattern of well-frame
(けい、はか。る)
measure
Mnemonic: counting in tens is a way of measuring