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body, object
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漢字:体
On: タイ、テイ Kun: からだ Most Used: からだ |
TDR: person + foundation
the body is the foundation of a person. TIE up the body and TAKE it to the morgue. |
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stage, stand, pedestal
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漢字:台
On: タイ、ダイ Kun: うてな Most Used: タイ |
TDR: moocow + mouth
this is the counter for cars, and it also means "platform" or "level," as in, "The Yen has reached the level of 110 yen to a dollar." Put the cow on the platform next to the mouth. I wish your SUV would fucking DIE already. |
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ground, earth
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漢字:地
On: チ、ジ Kun: つち Most Used: チ |
TDR: ground + scorpions
dangerous scorpions on the ground in that area. They'll sting until you're covered in CHI (血) |
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pond
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漢字:池
On: チ Kun: いけ Most Used: いけ |
TDR: water + scorpion
there's a scorpion living in the water of that pond. |
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know, wisdom
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漢字:知
On: チ Kun: し(る)、し(らせる) Most Used: し(る) |
TDR: arrow 矢 + mouth
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tea
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漢字:茶
On: チャ、サ Kun: none Most Used: チャ |
TDR: flower + peaked roof + katakana “ho”
it is traditional to serve flower-scented tea to the HOE under the peaked roof. |
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afternoon, noon, daytime, lunch
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漢字:昼
On: チュウ Kun: ひる Most Used: ひる |
TDR: Volcano + sun
Today, noon was as hot as a volcano. CHEW your lunch at noon. |
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long, leader, head of an organization
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漢字:長
On: チョウ Kun: なが(い)、おさ、たける Most Used: なが(い) |
TDR: some kind of weird shit + kick in the nuts.
STRONG RADICAL. i've waited a long time to kick margaret chou in the nuts. |
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bird
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漢字:鳥
On: チョウ Kun: とり Most Used: とり |
TDR: Margaret Cho trying to tell a joke is like trying to watch a certain type of bird (penguin, chicken, emu) fly. I
mean it is funny but not in the way it is supposed to be. |
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morning, dawn
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漢字:朝
On: チョウ Kun: あさ、あした Most Used: あさ |
TDR: ten + early + moon
For Margaret CHO, getting up at ten AM is very early in the morning. She swears that she can still see the moon from the night before. |
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immediately, soon, directly
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漢字:直
On: チョク、ジキ Kun: ただ(ちに)、なお(す) Most Used: ? |
TDR: The fly + loser
Don’t heal the fly, he is a loser. I wanted to feel jiggy so I ate some CHOCOLATE and now my blues are healed. |
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go through, avenue, traffic
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漢字:通
On: ツウ、ツ、トウ Kun: かよ(う)、とお(る)、とお(す) Most Used: ツウ |
TDR: movement + pass
TWO cars move and pass through a tunnel. |
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younger brother
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漢字:弟
On: テイ、ダイ Kun: おとうと Most Used: おとうと |
TDR: horny funeral!!! + katakana no
my younger brother got horny at the funeral. (imagine that the extra line is him pitching a tent in his slacks, while you smack him and say “NO!” which should be easy to remember because the boner-line is the same as the katakana no ノ.) "TAKE your hands out your pants, someone just DIED!!” |
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shop, store
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漢字:店
On: テン Kun: みせ、たな Most Used: みせ |
TDR: cave + fortune teller
in this cave alone, the fortune teller has ten shops!! |
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dot, score, a point
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漢字:点
On: テン Kun: つ(ける) Most Used: ? |
TDR: fortune teller + fire
my fortune teller says that by staring into the flames, she can see any point in the future. |
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electricity, electric powered
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漢字:電
On: デン、テン Kun: いなずま Most Used: デン |
TDR: rain + dragon
electricity comes from lightning in the rain and also from the lightning breath of dragons. i flip the switch and DEN the electric light goes on. |
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sword
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漢字:刀
On: トウ Kun: かたな Most Used: かたな |
TDR: Dude, last night some crazy ninja cold cut this dude's TOE off with a katana, for no reason! Seriously dude. He was just standing there.
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winter
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漢字:冬
On: トウ Kun: ふゆ Most Used: ふゆ |
TDR: Each + two lines
Each winter, exactly two snowflakes fall on your TOES. |
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win, hit
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漢字:当
On: トウ Kun: あたり、あたる、あて、あてる Most Used: ? |
TDR: t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.+ snout
the three baby birds hit the pig right on the snout. my target is your TOE. the the weapon is this sputum. |
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east
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漢字:東
On: トウ Kun: ひがし、あずま Most Used: ひがし |
TDR: Tree + rice field.
rice fields and trees grow better back east. go east on your tip-TOES. |