Kanji Grade 6

Front 1

討

Back 1

TOU; ut(su)

Hint 1

chastise; attack; defeat; destroy; conquer

“ATTACK and CHASTISE with measured words.”

Front 2

党

Back 2

TOU

Hint 2

party; faction; clique

“Elder brother’s FACTION meets under ornate roof.”

Front 3

脳

Back 3

NOU

Hint 3

brain; memory

“Body’s BRAIN-box marked by crosshairs.”

Front 4

除

Back 4

JO; JI; nozo(ku)

Hint 4

exclude; division (x/3); remove; abolish; cancel; except

“We should CANCEL our plans to REMOVE that hill
—it’s not very feasible.”

Front 5

著

Back 5

CHO; CHAKU; arawa(su); ichijiru(shii)

Hint 5

renowned; publish; write; remarkable; phenomenal; put on; don; wear; arrival; finish (race); counter for suits of clothing; literary work

“The person buried under this grass is a WRITER who
was RENOWNED for his LITERARY WORK.”

Front 6

従

Back 6

JUU; SHOU; JU; shitaga(u); shitaga(eru)

Hint 6

accompany; obey; submit to; comply; follow; secondary; incidental; subordinate

“Go over there and SUBMIT to the eight feet.”

Front 7

窓

Back 7

SOU; mado

Hint 7

window; pane

“Nose makes hole in WINDOW, left feeling down.”

Front 8

欲

Back 8

YOKU; ho(ssuru); ho(shii)

Hint 8

longing; covetousness; greed; passion; desire; craving

“GREEDY person lacks a valley so he DESIRES one.”

Front 9

善

Back 9

ZEN; yo(i); i(i); yo(ku)

Hint 9

virtuous; good; goodness

Front 10

衆

Back 10

SHUU; SHU

Hint 10

masses; great numbers; multitude; populace

Front 11

就

Back 11

SHUU; JU; tsu(ku); tsu(keru)

Hint 11

concerning; settle; take position; depart; study; per

“CONCERNING the issue of crippled dogs in the capital…”

Front 12

推

Back 12

SUI; o(su)

Hint 12

conjecture; infer; guess; suppose; support

“I’m GUESSing that guy has a bird in his hand,
but it’s just CONJECTURE.”

Front 13

詞

Back 13

SHI

Hint 13

part of speech; words; poetry

“All WORDS are governed by the PARTS OF SPEECH so
they fit together like POETRY.”

Front 14

済

Back 14

SAI; ZAI; su(masu); su(mu); -zu(mi); su(manai);

Hint 14

finish; come to an end; excusable; need not

“I finally FINISHED my text about the water and the moon.”

Front 15

裁

Back 15

SAI; ta(tsu); saba(ku)

Hint 15

tailor; judge; decision; cut out (pattern)

“JUDGE DECIDED to cut 20 pieces of cloth
with fancy halberd.”

Front 16

域

Back 16

IKI

Hint 16

range; region; limits; stage; level

“Lance in the ground at the sole entrance indicates
an AREA that’s off-LIMITS.”

Front 17

筋

Back 17

KIN; suji

Hint 17

muscle; sinew; tendon; fiber; plot; plan; descent

“MUSCLE and SINEW power bones of bamboo.”

Front 18

朗

Back 18

ROU; hoga(raka); aki(raka)

Hint 18

melodious; clear; bright; serene; cheerful

“Be CHEERFUL—it was a good and MELODIOUS month.”

Front 19

貴

Back 19

KI; tatto(i); touto(i); tatto(bu)

Hint 19

precious; value; prize; esteem; honor

“One PRECIOUS shell in the middle of my PRIZED collection.”

Front 20

探

Back 20

TAN; sagu(ru); saga(su)

Hint 20

grope; search; look for

Front 21

秘

Back 21

HI; hi(meru); hiso(ka)

Hint 21

secret; conceal

“The rice plants are necessarily kept SECRET.”

Front 22

割

Back 22

KATSU; wa(ru); wari; wa(ri); wa(reru); sa(ku)

Hint 22

proportion; comparatively; divide; cut; separate; split

“PROPORTIONAL cuts do COMPARITVELY little harm.”

Front 23

俳

Back 23

HAI

Hint 23

haiku; actor

“A HAIKU-ACTOR is unlike any other person.”

Front 24

郵

Back 24

YUU

Hint 24

mail; stagecoach stop

“MAIL in village left dangling at the STAGECOACH STOP.”

Front 25

訪

Back 25

HOU; otozu(reru); tazu(neru)

Hint 25

call on; visit; look up; offer sympathy

“VISIT words on the side.”

Front 26

値

Back 26

CHI; ne; atai

Hint 26

price; cost; value

“I’m the person who fixes the PRICE.”

Front 27

蚕

Back 27

SAN; TEN; kaiko; ko

Hint 27

silkworm

“The SILKWORM is a heavenly bug”

Front 28

針

Back 28

SHIN; hari

Hint 28

needle; pin; staple; stinger

“A NEEDLE mde of metal is ten times sharper”

Front 29

捨

Back 29

SHA; su(teru)

Hint 29

discard; throw away; abandon; resign; reject; sacrifice

“I found a DISCARDED hand ABANDONED in the quarters.”

Front 30

視

Back 30

SHI

Hint 30

inspection; regard as; see; look at

“REGARD the alter and INSPECT it with a careful eye.”

Front 31

射

Back 31

SHA; i(ru); sa(su)

Hint 31

shoot; shine into; onto; archery

“It takes the measured hand of ARCHERY
to SHOOT an arrow into flesh.”

Front 32

創

Back 32

SOU; haji(meru)

Hint 32

genesis; wound; injury; hurt; start; originate

“They took him to a WAREHOUSE and BEGAN
to inflict WOUNDs with a sword. ”

Front 33

盛

Back 33

SEI; JOU; mo(ru); saka(ru); saka(n)

Hint 33

boom; prosper; copulate

“During the PROSPEROUS time of the BOOM,
these plates became valuable.”

Front 34

訳

Back 34

YAKU; wake

Hint 34

translate; reason; circumstance; case

“In this CIRCUMSTANCE, there’s good REASON
to TRANSLATE with measured words”

Front 35

密

Back 35

MITSU

Hint 35

secrecy; density (pop); minuteness; carefulness

“I’m certain he was crowned, CAREFULLY and in SECRECY,
on the mountain, away from the population DENSITY.”

Front 36

展

Back 36

TEN

Hint 36

unfold; display; expand

“I have 21 UNFOLDED pieces of clothing on
DISPLAY beneath the door.”

Front 37

閉

Back 37

HEI; to(jiru); to(zasu)

Hint 37

closed; shut

“The gate is CLOSED to you until you reach a certain age.”

Front 38

将

Back 38

SHOU; hata

Hint 38

leader; commander; general; admiral; or; and again; soon; from now on; just about

“COMMANDER reaches for bar of ice with both hands. ”

Front 39

頂

Back 39

CHOU; itada(ku); itadaki

Hint 39

place on the head; receive; top of head; top; summit; peak

“The girl with the t-shaped head is always ready to
RECEIVE on the TOP OF THE HEAD.”

Front 40

純

Back 40

JUN

Hint 40

genuine; purity; innocence; net (profit)

“PURE threads look like strange hair.”

Front 41

翌

Back 41

YOKU

Hint 41

the following; next

“Use your wings to fly to the NEXT stand.”

Front 42

納

Back 42

NOU; NA; TOU; osa(meru/maru)

Hint 42

settlement; obtain; reap; pay; supply; store

“Maybe we can reach a SETTLEMENT inside the STORE
with a SUPPLY of thread.”

Front 43

策

Back 43

SAKU

Hint 43

scheme; plan; policy; step; means

“I have a SCHEME to prop up the droopy
branches with bamboo.”

Front 44

郷

Back 44

KYOU; GOU

Hint 44

home town; village; native place; district

“In my HOME TOWN, they serve food in short threads.”

Front 45

敬

Back 45

KEI; KYOU; uyama(u)

Hint 45

awe; respect; honor; revere

“I am struck with AWE at the way you planted that phrase. ”

Front 46

異

Back 46

I; koto; koto(naru)

Hint 46

uncommon; queerness; strangeness; wonderful; curious; unusual

“It was UNCOMMON, and very CURIOUS to find
them together in the field.”

Front 47

勤

Back 47

KIN; GON; tsuto(meru/maru)

Hint 47

diligence; become employed; serve

“Toil DILIGENTLY after BECOMING EMPLOYED to
grow plants from seed box. ”

Front 48

陛

Back 48

HEI

Hint 48

highness; steps (of throne)

“There’s no comparing the earth of my village to
the HIGHNESS of the throne.”

Front 49

揮

Back 49

KI; furu(u)

Hint 49

brandish; wave; wag; swing; shake

“With his hand he WAVED and BRANDISHED
before the other army.”

Front 50

班

Back 50

HAN

Hint 50

squad; corps; unit; grou

“Our SQUAD is an elite UNIT that keeps two
kings separated by a sword.”

Front 51

遺

Back 51

I; YUI

Hint 51

bequeath; leave behind; reserve

“I LEFT BEHIND one shell to BEQUEATH, then left. ”

Front 52

閣

Back 52

KAKU

Hint 52

tower; tall building; palace

“Every PALACE and every TOWER has a gate.”

Front 53

簡

Back 53

KAN

Hint 53

simplicity; brevity

“It was a BRIEF interval, so I marked the time with
SIMPLICITY, using bamboo.”

Front 54

疑

Back 54

GI; utaga(u)

Hint 54

doubt; distrust; be suspicious; question

“Ma, I’m SUSPICIOUS because all seven head of
animals have arrows in them.”

Front 55

憲

Back 55

KEN

Hint 55

constitution; law

“A CONSTITUTION covers all one sees and feels
in life with the force of LAW.”

Front 56

穀

Back 56

KOKU

Hint 56

cereals; grain

“Samurai collects rice plants under cover to put
CEREAL on the table again.”

Front 57

誌

Back 57

SHI

Hint 57

document; records

“It is my intention to DOCUMENT your words in my records”

Front 58

磁

Back 58

JI

Hint 58

magnet; porcelain

“The MAGNETic stone pulls on eight short threads
hanging from a PORCELAINbar ”

Front 59

樹

Back 59

JU; ki

Hint 59

timber trees; wood

“The samurai use beans to MEASURE the
TIMBER TREES for WOOD.”

Front 60

縦

Back 60

JUU; tate

Hint 60

vertical; length; height; self-indulgent; wayward

“VERTICAL threads obey the law of gravity,
regardless of their length.”

Front 61

障

Back 61

SHOU; sawa(ru)

Hint 61

hinder; hurt; harm

“If you wear that badge in the village,
you’ll be HINDERED or HURT.”

Front 62

蒸

Back 62

JOU; SEI; mu(su); mu(reru); mu(rasu)

Hint 62

steam; heat; sultry; foment; get musty

“I heard that the HEAT of a single fire burned up the grass in
a burst of STEAM. ”

Front 63

装

Back 63

SOU; SHOU; yosoo(u/i)

Hint 63

attire; dress; pretend; disguise; profess

“A samurai’s battle ATTIRE includes special
one-sided archer’s sleeve. ”

Front 64

痛

Back 64

TSUU; ita(i); ita(mu); ita(mashii); ita(meru)

Hint 64

pain; hurt; damage; bruise

“The PAIN of sickness passes right through you.”

Front 65

糖

Back 65

TOU

Hint 65

sugar

“In Tang China, they liked to eat their rice with some SUGAR.”

Front 66

難

Back 66

NAN; kata(i); muzuka(shii); -niku(i)

Hint 66

difficult; impossible; trouble; accident; defect

“It would be DIFFICULT if not IMPOSSIBLE for birds
to live in China without water.”

Front 67

腹

Back 67

FUKU; hara

Hint 67

abdomen; belly; stomach

“Person strikes the flesh of the ABDOMEN during the day.”

Front 68

奮

Back 68

FUN; furu(u)

Hint 68

stirred up; be invigorated; flourish

“It was INVIGORATING to see the six birds in
the field got STIRRED UP”

Front 69

補

Back 69

HO; ogina(u)

Hint 69

supplement; supply; make good; offset; compensate; assistant; learner

“SUPPLEMENT the ASSISTANT’S SUPPLIES with
clothes and 21 pieces of meat. ”

Front 70

暮

Back 70

BO; ku(reru); ku(rasu)

Hint 70

livelihood; make a living; spend time

“Once upon a time, a man could MAKE A LIVING
in springtime.”

Front 71

棒

Back 71

BOU

Hint 71

rod; stick; cane; pole; club; line

“Those 2 big STICKS are just big wooden POLES with
2 nails through them. ”

Front 72

幕

Back 72

MAKU; BAKU, tobari

Hint 72

curtain; bunting; act of play

“Once upon a time, AN ACTO OF A PLAY was performed
behind a big curtain.”

Front 73

盟

Back 73

MEI

Hint 73

alliance; oath

“The OATH of ALLIANCE is engraved on this bright plate. ”

Front 74

覧

Back 74

RAN; mi(ru)

Hint 74

perusal; see

“The retainer PERUSES the one person he SEES.”

Front 75

裏

Back 75

RI; ura

Hint 75

back; amidst; in; reverse; inside; palm; sole; rear; lining; wrong side

“My clothes had the LINING in REVERSE, on the
WRONG SIDE, so I threw them in the BACK of the car"

Front 76

賃

Back 76

CHIN

Hint 76

fare; fee; hire; rent; wages; charge

“The FEE for one person is a fresh clam.”

Front 77

鋼

Back 77

KOU; hagane

Hint 77

steel

“The anchor under that metal casing is made of STEEL ”

Front 78

傷

Back 78

SHOU; kizu; ita(mu/meru)

Hint 78

wound; hurt; injure; impair; pain; injury; cut; gash; scar; weak point

“It’s easy for one person to WOUND or INJURE another.”

Front 79

諸

Back 79

SHO; moro

Hint 79

various; many; several; together

“There are VARIOUS words you can use for that person.”

Front 80

署

Back 80

SHO

Hint 80

signature; govt office; police station

“A GOVT OFFICE keeps an eye on people
and their SIGNATURES.”

Front 81

熟

Back 81

JUKU; u(reru)

Hint 81

mellow; ripen; mature; acquire skill

“If you put a lid over the mouth of the round pot containing
the child, the flavor will MELLOW and RIPEN over the fire.”

Front 82

誕

Back 82

TAN

Hint 82

nativity; be born; declension; lie; be arbitrary

“I say, stop striding forward long enough to BE BORN. ”

Front 83

摸

Back 83

MO; MOU; BO

Hint 83

search; imitate; copy

“Just IMITATE the kanji for China with a
hand instead of water.”

Front 84

晩

Back 84

BAN

Hint 84

nightfall; night

“When the sun is dismissed, it’s NIGHTFALL.”

Front 85

激

Back 85

GEKI; hage(shii)

Hint 85

violent; get excited; enraged; chafe; incite

“Strike water in a VIOLENT way INCITES a white froth.”

Front 86

暖

Back 86

DAN; atata(ka/kai); atata(maru/meru), no(ren)

Hint 86

warmth

“Three hands WARMing in the sun.”

Front 87

論

Back 87

RON

Hint 87

argument; discourse

“Ron and I had words—we ARGUED over one of the
books under the roof.”

Front 88

誠

Back 88

SEI; makoto

Hint 88

sincerity; admonish; warn; prohibit; truth; fidelity

“My halberd is a WARNING that my words have SINCERITY.”

Front 89

潮

Back 89

CHOU; shio; ushio

Hint 89

tide; salt water; opportunity

“The SALTWATER TIDE comes in under the morning moon.”

Front 90

聖

Back 90

SEI; SHOU; hijiri

Hint 90

holy; saint; sage; master; priest

“Listen to what comes from the mouth of the
living HOLY man.”

Front 91

認

Back 91

NIN; mito(meru); shitata(meru)

Hint 91

acknowledge; witness; discern; recognize; appreciate; believe

“My words ACKNOWLEDGE a single sword in the heart.”

Front 92

尊

Back 92

SON; tatto(i); touto(i); tatto(bu)

Hint 92

revered; valuable; precious; noble; exalted

“The merchant sells an item that is REVERED
and PRECIOUS beyond measure.”

Front 93

層

Back 93

SOU

Hint 93

stratum; social class; layer; story; floor

“Eight sunny fields were the doorway to
another SOCIAL CLASS.”

Front 94

蔵

Back 94

ZOU; kura

Hint 94

storehouse; hide; own; have; possess

“Retainer uses halberd from the STOREHOUSE
to cut the grass.”

Front 95

誤

Back 95

GO; ayama(ru); -ayama(ru)

Hint 95

mistake; err; do wrong; mislead

“It was a MISTAKE to give a Chinese box with six corners.”

Front 96

操

Back 96

SOU; misao; ayatsu(ru)

Hint 96

maneuver; manipulate; operate; steer; chastity; virginity; fidelity

“Use hand to MANEUVER tree into three openings. ”

Front 97

源

Back 97

GEN; minamoto

Hint 97

source; origin

“Water is the ORIGIN of all things. ”

Front 98

権

Back 98

KEN; GON

Hint 98

authority; power; rights

Front 99

絹

Back 99

KEN; kinu

Hint 99

silk

“Spin a SILK thread from an opening in the moon.”

Front 100

劇

Back 100

GEKI

Hint 100

drama; play

“In the PLAY, the tiger DRAMATICALLY
cut the pig with a sword.”