Title: KanjiDamage Reordered (part 2)

Kanji: 之
Meaning: this
First kunyomi: これ
Full header: 之 this
☆☆☆☆☆
3 strokes
PK SOLO OBSOLETE
Description: 之 is an obsolete form of 'kore', meaning 'this'. - nowadays, これ is almost always written in kana!
However, it's still useful as a radical, so you should learn it.
Full mnemonic: This leg is kneeling. The other leg is straight. That's right: the RUSSIAN DANCE!!!
WHAT IS THE RUSSIAN DANCE?
THIS IS:
EVERYBODY RUSSIAN DANCE!!!!!!!!!
Full kunyomi: これ | 之 is an obsolete form of 'this' OBSOLETE ☆☆☆☆☆
Full used In: - 乏
- 芝
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1713
Mnemonic: This leg is kneeling. The other leg is straight. That's right: the RUSSIAN DANCE!!!
WHAT IS THE RUSSIAN DANCE?
THIS IS:
Usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: 之 is an obsolete form of 'this'
Frequency ranking: 814

Kanji: 乏
Meaning: shoddy
Onyomi: BOU
First kunyomi: とぼ*しい
First jukugo: 貧乏[びんぼう]な
Full header: 乏 shoddy
之 (this) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
Full onyomi: BOU | Your BOWLing is hella shoddy, Dude.
Full mnemonic: Let's say that the extra line here is a cane.
So now we can say . ..
Her Russian dancing is so shoddy she has to use a cane.
Full kunyomi: とぼ*しい | meager or scarce RESOURCES: forests, natural gas. Opportunities are scarce. Someone's experience or knowledge of a subject is scanty. Also can mean 'shoddy' 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 貧乏(びんぼう) な | poor ★★★★☆ 貧 (poverty) + 乏 (shoddy) = 貧乏 (poor) a broke motherfucker (can be used as a noun or adjective)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1714
Components: 之 (this) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: Your BOWLing is hella shoddy, Dude.
Let's say that the extra line here is a cane.
So now we can say . ..
Her Russian dancing is so shoddy she has to use a cane.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: meager or scarce RESOURCES: forests, natural gas. Opportunities are scarce. Someone's experience or knowledge of a subject is scanty. Also can mean 'shoddy'
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: poor
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1480

Kanji: 芝
Meaning: lawn
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: しば
First jukugo: 芝生[しばふ]
Full header: 芝 lawn
(flowertop) + 之 (this)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE wants THIS flower to grow in her lawn.
Full kunyomi: しば | grass , usually used like this：芝生 NUBI ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 芝生(しばふ) | lawn ★★★☆☆ FP 芝 (lawn) + 生 (life / birth) = 芝生 (lawn)
芝居(しばい) | theatrical play ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 芝 (lawn) + 居 (live) = 芝居 (theatrical play)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1715
Components: (flowertop) + 之 (this)
Mnemonic: SHE wants THIS flower to grow in her lawn.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: grass , usually used like this：芝生
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1254

Kanji: 其
Meaning: that
Full header: 其 that
目 (eye) + (animal legs)
STRONG OBSOLETE
Description: OK, now you learned the obsolete kanji for これ、 so now you get to learn the obsolete kanji for それ! (其れ) Same deal: it's still useful . . . but only as a radical.
其 is strong for KI. So you can say,
THAT animal's EYES and LEGS are the KEY to its survival (Talking about chameleons here. Fuck changing colors and catapult tounges - prehensile suction-legs and 360-vision eyes are what really makes those little goons such ruthless predators)
(Actually that was kind of a long detour for an at-best passable mnemonic, but) (actually there is no 'but, since chameleons are THE BEST SHIT)
Full used In: - 欺
- 甚
- 旗
- 基
- 期
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1716
Components: 目 (eye) + (animal legs)
Frequency ranking: 481

Kanji: 旗
Meaning: flag
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: はた
Full header: 旗 flag
方 (direction / method / person) + (rifle) + 其 (that) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: | If you are leading a charge into battle, you gotta wave your flag in that direction.
Full kunyomi: はた | flag ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
欺 | dupe | LACK | 欠
基 | basis | EARTH | 土
期 | period of time | MONTH | 月
旗 | flag | DIRECTION | 方
Dupe someone with a LACK of brains.
The EARTH is fundamental to life.
A MONTH is a period of time.
The flag blows in the DIRECTION of the wind.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1717
Components: 方 (direction / method / person) + (rifle) + 其 (that) Same-ON
Mnemonic: If you are leading a charge into battle, you gotta wave your flag in that direction.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1364

Kanji: 基
Meaning: basis
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: もと
First jukugo: xxxに基づいた[もとづいた]
Full header: 基 basis
其 (that) Same-ON + 土 (earth)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KI | The key to winning arguments is to have a basis in fact.
Full mnemonic: | Everything that lives is based on the earth.
Full kunyomi: もと | foundation or basis (the manga is based on the anime which was based on the videogame which was based on a true story) NUBI ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: xxxに 基づいた(もとづいた) | to be based on xxx ★★★★☆
基本的(きほんてき) な
the basics ★★★☆☆
基 (basis) + 本 (book / the real) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 基本的 (the basics)
the basics (the emphasis is: the minimum knowledge)
Also means fundamentally (emphasizing the essential bits that various things or ideas have in common)
基準(きじゅん) | a standard ★★☆☆☆ 基 (basis) + 準 (prepare / criteria) = 基準 (a standard ) criterion - the basis for judging a sex partner, potential job applicant, which songs to buy, etc. Also - unlike the OTHER きじゅん （規準）、THIS きじゅん ALSO has a second meaning: 'standard', as in, standard wages, standard price, the gold standard, standard medical ethics. Metric is our standard of measurement in Japan, whereas in USA they use their own standard.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
欺 | dupe | LACK | 欠
基 | basis | EARTH | 土
期 | period of time | MONTH | 月
旗 | flag | DIRECTION | 方
Dupe someone with a LACK of brains.
The EARTH is fundamental to life.
A MONTH is a period of time.
The flag blows in the DIRECTION of the wind.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1718
Components: 其 (that) Same-ON + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: The key to winning arguments is to have a basis in fact.
Everything that lives is based on the earth.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: foundation or basis (the manga is based on the anime which was based on the videogame which was based on a true story)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to be based on xxx
Frequency ranking: 973

Kanji: 期
Meaning: period of time
Onyomi: KI
First jukugo: に期待[きたい]する or しよう
Full header: 期 period of time
其 (that) Same-ON + 月 (moon/organ)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: | That month was the period of time when we studied KEYS.
Full jukugo: に 期待(きたい) する or しよう
expectations ★★★★☆
期 (period of time) + 待 (wait) = 期待 (expectations)
Expectations. For example, 今回は負けたけど、次に期待しよう！　（こんかいはまけたけど、つぎにきたいしよう！） We lost this time, but I expect we'll win next time!
Or, I expect that my students will give at least 33% effort.
学期(がっき) | semester ★★☆☆☆ 学 (knowledge) + 期 (period of time) = 学期 (semester)
期間(きかん) | period of time ★☆☆☆☆ 期 (period of time) + 間 (a period of time) = 期間 (period of time) period of time, usually several months. Or years. Precise, socially constructed time, not seasons or shit. 期間 is more like summer vacation. You are forbidden to enter Japan for a period of five years.
時期(じき) | natural period of time ★☆☆☆☆ 時 (time) + 期 (period of time) = 時期 (natural period of time) period of time - refers to a natural or social phenomenon : rainy season, the time that you can see fall leaves, the humid time of year.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
欺 | dupe | LACK | 欠
基 | basis | EARTH | 土
期 | period of time | MONTH | 月
旗 | flag | DIRECTION | 方
Dupe someone with a LACK of brains.
The EARTH is fundamental to life.
A MONTH is a period of time.
The flag blows in the DIRECTION of the wind.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1719
Components: 其 (that) Same-ON + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: That month was the period of time when we studied KEYS.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: expectations
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 482

Kanji: 欺
Meaning: dupe
Onyomi: GI
First kunyomi: あざむ＊く
First jukugo: 詐欺[さぎ]
Full header: 欺 dupe
欠 (lack) + 其 (that)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: GI | You can dupe geese with this handy GEESE-call. just put it to your lips and BLOWWWWW!!!
Full mnemonic: | That dupe had a lack of brains.
Full kunyomi: あざむ＊く | to dupe or swindle someone 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 詐欺(さぎ) | fraud ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
欺 | dupe | LACK | 欠
基 | basis | EARTH | 土
期 | period of time | MONTH | 月
旗 | flag | DIRECTION | 方
Dupe someone with a LACK of brains.
The EARTH is fundamental to life.
A MONTH is a period of time.
The flag blows in the DIRECTION of the wind.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1720
Components: 欠 (lack) + 其 (that)
Mnemonic: You can dupe geese with this handy GEESE-call. just put it to your lips and BLOWWWWW!!!
That dupe had a lack of brains.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to dupe or swindle someone
First jukugo meaning: fraud
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1691

Kanji: 甚
Meaning: enormous
Onyomi: JIN
First kunyomi: はなは*だしい
First jukugo: 甚大[じんだい]な
Full header: 甚 enormous
匹 (small animal) + 其 (that)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
STRONG
Description: Although pronounced JIN, it's strong for KAN.
Full onyomi: JIN |
Full mnemonic: | That small animal can drink an enormous amount of GIN. (too bad your dad also was drunk that night, or he might of used better judgement).
Full kunyomi: はなは*だしい | egregious (error), outrageous (impudence!), gross (negligence), ungodly (amount of sebum on the linoleum) ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 甚大(じんだい) な | fucking huge disaster ★☆☆☆☆ 甚 (enormous) + 大 (big) = 甚大 (fucking huge disaster) ginormous, gigantic, fucking huge - almost always used about disasters. "The gigantic earthquake killed 1,000 dudes."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
甚 | enormous | SMALLEST |
勘 | perception | STRONG | 力
堪 | tolerate | EARTH | 土
Ironically, enormous is the SMALLEST of the 3 kanji.
A person whose perception is too STRONG
Can't tolerate living on the EARTH which is so wrong.
Filled with evil and corruption, the death of the innocent, which she can't turn away from, even though she hasn't slept a full night's sleep in like weeks. Save the fucking animals!!!!
Full used In: - 勘
- 堪
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1721
Components: 匹 (small animal) + 其 (that)
Mnemonic: That small animal can drink an enormous amount of GIN. (too bad your dad also was drunk that night, or he might of used better judgement).
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: egregious (error), outrageous (impudence!), gross (negligence), ungodly (amount of sebum on the linoleum)
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: fucking huge disaster
Frequency ranking: 1289

Kanji: 勘
Meaning: perception
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: かん
First jukugo: 勘違い[かんちがい]する
Full header: 勘 perception
甚 (enormous) + 力 (strong)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | People perceive Genghis KHAN as being enormous and strong. But he's actually really sensitive.
Full kunyomi: かん | a hunch, as in 'かん が ある.' ('I have a hunch . . ') LAZY ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 勘違い(かんちがい) する | misunderstanding ★★★☆☆ 勘 (perception) + 違 (different and therefore wrong) = 勘違い (misunderstanding) a misunderstanding - like the related term 誤解 , but 勘違い is a little smaller. If I'm reading and confuse one kanji with a similar looking kanji, that's 勘違い. But if I see my fiancee with her cousin from out of town, and assume she's having an affair and punch the guy, that's 誤解
勘弁(かんべん) する | tolerate ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 勘 (perception) + 弁 (dialect) = 勘弁 (tolerate) forgive, tolerate, stand by and let a motherfucker get away with.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
甚 | enormous | SMALLEST |
勘 | perception | STRONG | 力
堪 | tolerate | EARTH | 土
Ironically, enormous is the SMALLEST of the 3 kanji.
A person whose perception is too STRONG
Can't tolerate living on the EARTH which is so wrong.
Filled with evil and corruption, the death of the innocent, which she can't turn away from, even though she hasn't slept a full night's sleep in like weeks. Save the fucking animals!!!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1722
Components: 甚 (enormous) + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: People perceive Genghis KHAN as being enormous and strong. But he's actually really sensitive.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a hunch, as in 'かん が ある.' ('I have a hunch . . ')
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: misunderstanding
Frequency ranking: 1290

Kanji: 堪
Meaning: tolerate
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: た＊える
Full header: 堪 tolerate
甚 (enormous) + 土 (earth)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | Genghis KHAN can't tolerate the earth because it's too enormous. (he's kind of an agoraphobic)
Full kunyomi: た＊える | tolerate, in a moral sense. Can't tolerate racism or "that kind of conduct." ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
甚 | enormous | SMALLEST |
勘 | perception | STRONG | 力
堪 | tolerate | EARTH | 土
Ironically, enormous is the SMALLEST of the 3 kanji.
A person whose perception is too STRONG
Can't tolerate living on the EARTH which is so wrong.
Filled with evil and corruption, the death of the innocent, which she can't turn away from, even though she hasn't slept a full night's sleep in like weeks. Save the fucking animals!!!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1723
Components: 甚 (enormous) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN can't tolerate the earth because it's too enormous. (he's kind of an agoraphobic)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: tolerate, in a moral sense. Can't tolerate racism or "that kind of conduct."
Frequency ranking: 1438

Meaning: fang
Full header: fang
(left radical)
PK
Description: It looks like a backwards "R", but it means "fang." Sorry- I really don't have a story. 自分で頑張ってください。
Full used In: - 邪
- 既
- 雅
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1724
Components: (left radical)
Frequency ranking: 1134

Kanji: 邪
Meaning: heresy
Onyomi: JA
First jukugo: 邪魔[じゃま]します
Full header: 邪 heresy
(fang) + (town)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: JA | Is it heretical to worship satan in Germany? JA!!
Full mnemonic: | In that town it is heresy to worship the fang.
Full jukugo: 邪魔(じゃま) します | interrupt ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 邪 (heresy) + 魔 (devil) = 邪魔 (interrupt) to interrupt. Often heard in the phrase: おじゃまします!('May I come in?') Used with co-workers or friends who are busy. Not used when you go to a store or someone's house.
風邪(かぜ) | a common cold, the flu ★★★★☆ FP 1/2 KANA 風 (wind / the flu / style) + 邪 (heresy) = 風邪 (a common cold, the flu)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
即 | immediately | FINGERPRINT |
既 | already | FANG |
邪 | heresy | TOWN |
They FINGERPRINT you immediately because you already had FANGS.
In that TOWN fangs are a heresy!
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
邪 | heresy | TOWN |
雅 | elegant | TURKEY |
In that TOWN, it's a heresy, to bring an elegant TURKEY to the prom.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1725
Components: (fang) + (town)
Mnemonic: Is it heretical to worship satan in Germany? JA!!
In that town it is heresy to worship the fang.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: interrupt
Frequency ranking: 1135

Kanji: 既
Meaning: already
Onyomi: KI
First jukugo: 既[すで]に
Full header: 既 already
良 (good) + (fang)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: | My good dog has my house-KEY already in his fangs all ready when I get home from work!
Full jukugo: 既(すで) に | as mentioned before ★★★☆☆ KANA already, as mentioned before
既婚(きこん) | already married ☆☆☆☆☆ 既 (already) + 婚 (marriage) = 既婚 (already married)
既存(きぞん) のXXX | the existing XXX ☆☆☆☆☆ 既 (already) + 存 (be aware of) = 既存 (the existing XXX)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
即 | immediately | FINGERPRINT |
既 | already | FANG |
邪 | heresy | TOWN |
They FINGERPRINT you immediately because you already had FANGS.
In that TOWN fangs are a heresy!
Full used In: - 概
- 慨
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1726
Components: 良 (good) + (fang)
Mnemonic: My good dog has my house-KEY already in his fangs all ready when I get home from work!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: as mentioned before
Frequency ranking: 1333

Kanji: 雅
Meaning: elegant
Onyomi: GA
First jukugo: 優雅[ゆうが]な
Full header: 雅 elegant
(turkey) + (fang)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
PN SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: GA |
Full mnemonic: | I GOT to have a turkey fang - it is the most elegant accessory of high society this season.
Full jukugo: 優雅(ゆうが) な | refined ☆☆☆☆☆ 優 (kindhearted/excel) + 雅 (elegant) = 優雅 (refined) elegant, graceful, refined
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
邪 | heresy | TOWN |
雅 | elegant | TURKEY |
In that TOWN, it's a heresy, to bring an elegant TURKEY to the prom.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1727
Components: (turkey) + (fang)
Mnemonic: I GOT to have a turkey fang - it is the most elegant accessory of high society this season.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: refined
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1434

Kanji: 概
Meaning: general concept
Onyomi: GAI
First jukugo: 一概[いちがい]に
Full header: 概 general concept
木 (tree) + 既 (already)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GAI |
Full mnemonic: | Most GUYS already understand the general concept of trees. Even though they might not be able to explain photosynthesys in detail.
Full jukugo: 一概(いちがい) に | generalize ★★☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 概 (general concept) = 一概 (generalize) to make a sweeping generalization. (usually used in the negative: 一概には言えない (I don't want to generalize, but. . . ) )
概念(がいねん) | concept ★☆☆☆☆ 概 (general concept) + 念 (concern) = 概念 (concept)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
従 | obey | GO | 行
縦 | vertical | STRING | 糸
慨 | deplore | HEART | 心
概 | general concept | TREE | 木
When duty calls I GO to obey.
A yo-yo dangles from a vertical STRING, and sways.
I deplore with all my HEART the general concept of cutting down TREES.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1728
Components: 木 (tree) + 既 (already)
Mnemonic: Most GUYS already understand the general concept of trees. Even though they might not be able to explain photosynthesys in detail.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: generalize
Frequency ranking: 1462

Kanji: 慨
Meaning: deplore
Onyomi: GAI
First jukugo: 憤慨[ふんがい]
Full header: 慨 deplore
(leftheart) + 既 (already)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GAI |
Full mnemonic: | I deplore that GUY already, with all my heart!!!
Full jukugo: 憤慨(ふんがい) | resentment, burning slow anger. ☆☆☆☆☆ 憤 (get indignant) + 慨 (deplore) = 憤慨 (resentment, burning slow anger.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
従 | obey | GO | 行
縦 | vertical | STRING | 糸
慨 | deplore | HEART | 心
概 | general concept | TREE | 木
When duty calls I GO to obey.
A yo-yo dangles from a vertical STRING, and sways.
I deplore with all my HEART the general concept of cutting down TREES.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1729
Components: (leftheart) + 既 (already)
Mnemonic: I deplore that GUY already, with all my heart!!!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: resentment, burning slow anger.
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1695

Kanji: 屯
Meaning: bent dagger
Full header: 屯 bent dagger
(right radical) 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
OBSOLETE
Description: OBSOLETE kanji which used to mean "barracks."
I think of this as a dagger 〔市) so dull it has a bent blade. So let's call it "bent dagger."
Full used In: - 純
- 鈍
- 逆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1730
Components: (right radical) 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
Frequency ranking: 911

Kanji: 純
Meaning: epitome
Onyomi: JUN
First jukugo: 純粋[じゅんすい]な
Full header: 純 epitome
糸 (string) + 屯 (bent dagger)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: JUN | The weather in JUNE is the epitome of spring.
Full mnemonic: | Using string to try and mend a bent dagger is the epitome of stinginess.
Full jukugo: 純粋(じゅんすい) な | essence ★★★☆☆ 純 (epitome) + 粋 (essence) = 純粋 (essence) the essence of something. Pure pleasure! Pure blood! Pure honor!
単純(たんじゅん) な | simple version ★☆☆☆☆ 単 (merely) + 純 (epitome) = 単純 (simple version) the simple kind of X as opposed to the complicated kind (not rude). Also, simple-minded, mouth-breathing person (pretty rude).
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
鈍 | dull | GOLD | 金
純 | epitome | STRING | 糸
GOLD is a dull metal (compared to steel), but STRING is the epitome of knitting.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1731
Components: 糸 (string) + 屯 (bent dagger)
Mnemonic: The weather in JUNE is the epitome of spring.
Using string to try and mend a bent dagger is the epitome of stinginess.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: essence
Frequency ranking: 985

Kanji: 鈍
Meaning: dull
Onyomi: DON
First kunyomi: にぶ*い
First jukugo: 鈍感[どんかん]な
Full header: 鈍 dull
金 (gold) + 屯 (bent dagger)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: DON | DON Quixote's spear got dull from stabbing windmills all day.
Full mnemonic: | Your dagger is so dull it gets bent even trying to cut soft gold.
Full kunyomi: にぶ*い | dull like not sharp (not dull as in dumb) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 鈍感(どんかん) な | dimwitted ★★☆☆☆ 鈍 (dull) + 感 (feeling) = 鈍感 (dimwitted) dimwitted, insensitive, thick-headed, sarcasm-proof
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
鈍 | dull | GOLD | 金
純 | epitome | STRING | 糸
GOLD is a dull metal (compared to steel), but STRING is the epitome of knitting.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1732
Components: 金 (gold) + 屯 (bent dagger)
Mnemonic: DON Quixote's spear got dull from stabbing windmills all day.
Your dagger is so dull it gets bent even trying to cut soft gold.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: dull like not sharp (not dull as in dumb)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: dimwitted
Frequency ranking: 1593

Kanji: 逆
Meaning: opposite
Onyomi: GYAKU
First kunyomi: ( に ) さか*らう
First jukugo: 逆[ぎゃく]xxx
Full header: 逆 opposite
(motion) + 屯 (bent dagger)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: GYAKU | If you tell me I GOTTA COOL down, I'll do the opposite.
Full mnemonic: You'll note that the bent dagger radical is bent to the left, rather than the right. Because this kanji means opposite!
So now we can say . . .
Whichever way you move,I'll move the opposite !
Full kunyomi: ( に ) さか*らう | to counter-react, to do the opposite of what you're supposed ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 逆(ぎゃく) xxx | opposite of xxx, or reacting against xxx ★★★★☆ PRE this is a prefix, meaning "opposite of"- you can put it in front of any word, the way you'd use "Bizarrrro"
逆さま(さかさま) のXXX | upside-down ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA upside-down or inside-out xxx
逆効果(ぎゃくこうか) | the opposite effect ☆☆☆☆☆ 逆 (opposite) + 効 果 (an effect) = 逆効果 (the opposite effect ) the opposite effect from what you'd intended.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1733
Components: (motion) + 屯 (bent dagger)
Mnemonic: If you tell me I GOTTA COOL down, I'll do the opposite.
You'll note that the bent dagger radical is bent to the left, rather than the right. Because this kanji means opposite!
So now we can say . . .
Whichever way you move,I'll move the opposite !
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to counter-react, to do the opposite of what you're supposed
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: opposite of xxx, or reacting against xxx
Frequency ranking: 912

Kanji: 以
Meaning: compared to
Onyomi: I
First jukugo: xxx以外[いがい]
Full header: 以 compared to
★★★★☆
5 strokes
BETA PK
Full onyomi: I |
Full mnemonic: You could think of it as a boot (on the left) kicking a high-heeled SHOE (right) and sending the buckle of the hi-heel flying (top):
thus:
I compared my Dr. Martens to your $2,000 designer heel, and I won.
Full jukugo: xxx 以外(いがい) | other than xxx ★★★★☆ 以 (compared to) + 外 (outside) = 以外 (other than xxx) other than xxx / except for xxx.
以上(いじょう) | more than / that's all ★★★★☆ JERK 以 (compared to) + 上 (above) = 以上 (more than / that's all) ２ meanings. usually said when you finish ordering something (food, copies, condoms) ； 'That'll be all.' It also means, "on top of all that" or "more than" (used like xxx以上、or sometimes also 以上　のｘｘｘ）
以前(いぜん) | in the past ★★★☆☆ 以 (compared to) + 前 (before) = 以前 (in the past) previously, earlier, in the past
Full used In: - 似
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1734
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: other than xxx
Frequency ranking: 223

Kanji: 似
Meaning: resemble
Onyomi: JI
First kunyomi: ( が or に ) に*る
First jukugo: に or が似合う[にあう]
Full header: 似 resemble
(personleft) + 以 (compared to)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: JI |
Full mnemonic: | If you'll compare that person to JESUS, you'll find a superficial resemblance. . . But he's just a dirty hippy.
Full kunyomi: ( が or に ) に*る | to resemble; to take after someone - usually used of parents and children, rather than 'Hey he looks like Afrika Bambatta!' Usually it is used in one of 2 idioms: すこしも にてない、 or よくにてる) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: に or が 似合う(にあう) | suit ★★★★☆ 似 (resemble) + 合 (to suit) = 似合う (suit) those clothes look good on you.
物真似(ものまね) | to impersonate ★★★☆☆ KANA FP 物 (animal / thing) + 真 (really) + 似 (resemble) = 物真似 (to impersonate)
真似る(まねる) | bite the style ★★★☆☆ FP 真 (really) + 似 (resemble) = 真似る (bite the style) to bite someone's style, to impersonate
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1735
Components: (personleft) + 以 (compared to)
Mnemonic: If you'll compare that person to JESUS, you'll find a superficial resemblance. . . But he's just a dirty hippy.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to resemble; to take after someone - usually used of parents and children, rather than 'Hey he looks like Afrika Bambatta!' Usually it is used in one of 2 idioms: すこしも にてない、 or よくにてる)
First jukugo meaning: suit
Frequency ranking: 659

Kanji: 承
Meaning: to be told　/ consent
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: うけたまわ*る
First jukugo: 承諾[しょうだく]
Full header: 承 to be told　/ consent
子 (child) + 水 (water)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: SHOU | If you SHOW me the report, I will be told.
Full mnemonic: Think of this as 子 plus water 水, but half of water is on the left of child, and half on the right.
Thus:
As a child moses, was told not to part the bath-water.
Full kunyomi: うけたまわ*る | (business - speak) What you say when you have heard and understood a proposal. Does not neccesairly mean you agree. Another example of Japanese deliberate ambiguity. NP ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 承諾(しょうだく) | comply/ accept ★★☆☆☆
承知(しょうち) する
to agree in theory ★★☆☆☆ CCW F
承 (to be told　/ consent) + 知 (know) = 承知 (to agree in theory)
to agree in theory　(business - speak). Stronger than 承る（うけたまわる）.
承知 is what you say when you have heard and understood a business proposal, and you agree with it. It doesn't necessarily mean that you will sign the contract or do whatever the person says; merely that you want to work together with them to accomplish these goals, in theory, after 100 more meetings.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
蒸 | humid | NEPTUNE |
承 | to be told　/ consent |  |
Steam looks like Neptune - check his furrowed eyebrows and big beard - Neptune's steam is humid ocean spray.
I was told that I wasn't Neptune!
Full used In: - 蒸
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1736
Components: 子 (child) + 水 (water)
Mnemonic: If you SHOW me the report, I will be told.
Think of this as 子 plus water 水, but half of water is on the left of child, and half on the right.
Thus:
As a child moses, was told not to part the bath-water.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: (business - speak) What you say when you have heard and understood a proposal. Does not neccesairly mean you agree. Another example of Japanese deliberate ambiguity.
First jukugo meaning: comply/ accept
Frequency ranking: 1000

Kanji: 蒸
Meaning: humid
Onyomi: JOU
First kunyomi: むし
First jukugo: 蒸し暑い[むしあつい]
Full header: 蒸 humid
(flowertop) + 承 (to be told　/ consent)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: JOU |
Full mnemonic: | I was told that JOE Stalin's flower only grows in a firey, humid climate.
Full kunyomi: むし | steam itself! ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) む＊れる | to be humid (BOOBOO:　90% of the time, people say "蒸暑い！” instead) ★☆☆☆☆
( を ) む＊らす | to cook with steam. Boring! No stars! ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 蒸し暑い(むしあつい) | humid ★★★☆☆ 蒸 (humid) + 暑 (hot place) = 蒸し暑い (humid)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
蒸 | humid | NEPTUNE |
承 | to be told　/ consent |  |
Steam looks like Neptune - check his furrowed eyebrows and big beard - Neptune's steam is humid ocean spray.
I was told that I wasn't Neptune!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1737
Components: (flowertop) + 承 (to be told　/ consent)
Mnemonic: I was told that JOE Stalin's flower only grows in a firey, humid climate.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: steam itself!
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1602

Meaning: FFFFFoolio
Full header: FFFFFoolio
(left radical)
PK
Description: . . .because it looks like the English letter "F" and plus "foolio" is fun to say. Plus, I already used "fuck"
Full used In: - 段
- 興
- 暇
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1738
Components: (left radical)
Frequency ranking: 555

Kanji: 段
Meaning: step / stairs
Onyomi: DAN
First jukugo: 階段[かいだん]
Full header: 段 step / stairs
(FFFFFoolio) + (throw)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
BETA
Description: And again some Spoonerized jukugo!
Full onyomi: DAN |
Full mnemonic: | Glen DANzig throws Foolio down a flight of stairs for making fun of Danzig's new-age synthesizer band,Black Aria .
Full jukugo: 階段(かいだん) | stairway ★★★★★ 階 (story of a building) + 段 (step / stairs) = 階段 (stairway)
普段(ふだん) | under normal circumstances ★★★☆☆ 普 (normal) + 段 (step / stairs) = 普段 (under normal circumstances)
段階(だんかい) | step/phase ★★☆☆☆ 段 (step / stairs) + 階 (story of a building) = 段階 (step/phase) a step in a process. A measure, as in "We're taking steps to reduce your mother's underarm emanations." Also a palindrome of stairway!
第二段(だいにだん) | second step ★☆☆☆☆ 第 (rank or number in series) + 二 (two) + 段 (step / stairs) = 第二段 (second step ) the second step (in a plan for world domination)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1739
Components: (FFFFFoolio) + (throw)
Mnemonic: Glen DANzig throws Foolio down a flight of stairs for making fun of Danzig's new-age synthesizer band,Black Aria .
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: stairway
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 556

Kanji: 興
Meaning: interest
Onyomi: KYOU, KOU
First jukugo: 興味[きょうみ]のある　・　がある
Full header: 興 interest
(FFFFFoolio) + 同 (same) + (animal legs)
★★★★☆
16 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KYOU, KOU | TODAY (今日) my COLON is really interesting!
Full mnemonic: Let's call that weird thing on the right side BIZARRO Foolio, because it's the same as regular Foolio but a mirror image.
Thus, we can say:
I'm interested in Foolio, but at the same time interested in BIZARRO Foolio.
Full jukugo: 興味(きょうみ) のある　・　がある
interest ★★★★★
興 (interest) + 味 (flavor) = 興味 (interest)
interest in something
興味のあるｘｘｘ : an intriguing xxx
きょうみがある : I'm interested in it!
興味無し！ : I'm not interested!
即興(そっきょう) の | to improvise! ★☆☆☆☆ 即 (immediately) + 興 (interest) = 即興 (to improvise!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1740
Components: (FFFFFoolio) + 同 (same) + (animal legs)
Mnemonic: TODAY (今日) my COLON is really interesting!
Let's call that weird thing on the right side BIZARRO Foolio, because it's the same as regular Foolio but a mirror image.
Thus, we can say:
I'm interested in Foolio, but at the same time interested in BIZARRO Foolio.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 679

Kanji: 暇
Meaning: free time
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: ひま
First jukugo: 暇時[ひまとき]
Full header: 暇 free time
日 (sun, day) + (FFFFFoolio) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KA |
Full mnemonic: | On a sunny day, if I have the free time, me and Foolio go on a CAR ride. He's rapping with his mouth, and I'm grabbing my crotch.
Full kunyomi: ひま | free - not busy. People sometimes use this sarcastically, as if to say, "He has too much time on his hands." or "Get a life." 暇だね！ SARC 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 暇時(ひまとき) | Free time ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 暇 (free time) + 時 (time) = 暇時 (Free time)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
暇 | free time | DAY | 日
喫 | enjoy a drink and a smoke | MOUTH | 口
潔 | honorable | WATER | 水
御 | the honorific "o" | GO | 行
I'm free TODAY, to enjoy a drink with my MOUTH.
I'm honorable so I'll share my WATER .
As for 御, it is easy because the left radical means GO in English, and it's pronounced GO!!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1741
Components: 日 (sun, day) + (FFFFFoolio) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: On a sunny day, if I have the free time, me and Foolio go on a CAR ride. He's rapping with his mouth, and I'm grabbing my crotch.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: free - not busy. People sometimes use this sarcastically, as if to say, "He has too much time on his hands." or "Get a life." 暇だね！
First jukugo meaning: Free time
Frequency ranking: 1384

Kanji: 龍
Meaning: ancient Chinese dragon
Onyomi: RYUU
Full header: 龍 ancient Chinese dragon
立 (stand up) + 月 (moon/organ) + ??? (???)
☆☆☆☆☆
16 strokes
PN OBSOLETE
Description: MEAN-A-LIKES:
龍 - ancient Chinese dragon
竜 - regular dragon (TURTLE)
The ancient Chinese one is mostly used in peoples' names. But you also have to learn it in order to learn the next kanji.
Full onyomi: RYUU | Same ON-yomi as regular dragon (竜)
Full mnemonic: | This looks difficult but it's easy: the left side is 'stand' (立) and the right side really looks like a dragon standing up on its hind legs, facing right!!
Full used In: - 襲
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1742
Components: 立 (stand up) + 月 (moon/organ) + ??? (???)
Mnemonic: Same ON-yomi as regular dragon (竜)
This looks difficult but it's easy: the left side is 'stand' (立) and the right side really looks like a dragon standing up on its hind legs, facing right!!
Usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1472

Kanji: 襲
Meaning: onslaught
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: おそ*う
First jukugo: 襲撃[しゅうげき]する
Full header: 襲 onslaught
(kick in the nuts) + 龍 (ancient Chinese dragon)
★★★☆☆
22 strokes
Full onyomi: SHUU |
Full mnemonic: | An ancient Chinese dragon kicking you in the nuts with both SHOES? That is an onslaught, my friend.
Full kunyomi: おそ*う | attack ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 襲撃(しゅうげき) する | assault ★☆☆☆☆ NP 襲 (onslaught) + 撃 (charge) = 襲撃 (assault) a raid. Like an assault done by a team of people, not just one mean guy. Usually used about the SWAT team raiding a house. But a gang can raid another gang.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
襲 | onslaught | DRAGON | 龍
撃 | charge | CAR | 車
You can't withstand the DRAGON's onslaught, so you get in your CAR to charge her.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1743
Components: (kick in the nuts) + 龍 (ancient Chinese dragon)
Mnemonic: An ancient Chinese dragon kicking you in the nuts with both SHOES? That is an onslaught, my friend.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: attack
First jukugo meaning: assault
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1473

Kanji: <<<
Meaning: ku klux klan
Full header: <<< ku klux klan
Description: . . .because it is 3x the 'ku' katakana.
Full used In: - 巡
- 災
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1744
Frequency ranking: 1320

Kanji: 巡
Meaning: patrol
Onyomi: JUN
First kunyomi: めぐ*る
First jukugo: 巡回[じゅんかい]
Full header: 巡 patrol
(motion) + <<< (ku klux klan)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: JUN |
Full mnemonic: | The KKK moves on patrol around here in June.
Full kunyomi: めぐ*る | to travel around, or (metaphorically) to come round: the seasons rotate, leap year comes round once every four years. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 巡回(じゅんかい) | patrol ★☆☆☆☆ 巡 (patrol) + 回 (rotate / times) = 巡回 (patrol)
巡礼(じゅんれい) | pilgrimage ☆☆☆☆☆ F 巡 (patrol) + 礼 (polite) = 巡礼 (pilgrimage) pilgrimage (in Japan, this means traveling a mountain road and visiting one temple after another, rather than going to one central holy shrine like Jerusalem or Mecca)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1745
Components: (motion) + <<< (ku klux klan)
Mnemonic: The KKK moves on patrol around here in June.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to travel around, or (metaphorically) to come round: the seasons rotate, leap year comes round once every four years.
Frequency ranking: 1321

Kanji: 災
Meaning: disaster
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: わざわ*い
First jukugo: 災害[さいがい]
Full header: 災 disaster
<<< (ku klux klan) + 火 (fire)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
DUH
Full onyomi: SAI |
Full mnemonic: | You SIGH as 2 disasters strike your birthday party - KKK plus a fire.
Full kunyomi: わざわ*い | a personal misfortune: house burned down, father had a stroke ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 災害(さいがい) | natural disaster ★★★☆☆ 災 (disaster) + 害 (damage) = 災害 (natural disaster) natural disaster - earthquake, fire, flood, your mother's flattus, etc.
火災(かさい) | disaster fire ★☆☆☆☆ NP 火 (fire) + 災 (disaster) = 火災 (disaster fire) a slightly more newspaper-ish word for a harmful blaze.
災難(さいなん)
disaster ★☆☆☆☆
災 (disaster) + 難 (difficult) = 災難 (disaster)
this means disaster - not in the sense of earthquakes or tsunami. Disaster in the sense of 'How was your trip to Tahiti?' 'Oh my god, it was a total disaster!!! First we missed the plane, then I got an infection, then on top of all that our hotel was run by zombies!'
災難　carries the sense of a bunch of random unconnected misfortunes. It never rains, but it pours, kind of thing.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1746
Components: <<< (ku klux klan) + 火 (fire)
Mnemonic: You SIGH as 2 disasters strike your birthday party - KKK plus a fire.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a personal misfortune: house burned down, father had a stroke
First jukugo meaning: natural disaster
Frequency ranking: 1450

Kanji: 呉
Meaning: Wu dynasty of China
Full header: 呉 Wu dynasty of China
STRONG OBSOLETE
Description: No disrespect to the Wu Tang, but this kanji is not so useful.
Why bother with it? Because you need this one for "apologize," which, this being Japan, is pretty useful.
Actually to me this looks more like Kraftwerk than Wu Tang, because the box is a head, the diagonal line looks like two arms -- right raised up and left plunked down, and the bottom part is clearly a keyboard that the little guy is playing. So I guess if you can imagine the GZA playing a keyboard while making up some beats, there you go.
Speaking of "go," this kanji is strong RADICAL FOR "GO".
Full used In: - 誤
- 娯
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1747
Frequency ranking: 1270

Kanji: 誤
Meaning: mistake
Onyomi: GO
First kunyomi: あやま*る
First jukugo: 誤解[ごかい]する
Full header: 誤 mistake
言 (say) + 呉 (Wu dynasty of China) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
DUPE F
Full onyomi: GO | You can make FIVE (五) mistakes, but then you are fired.
Full mnemonic: | It's a mistake to say that the Wu Tang is something to fuck wit.
Full kunyomi: あやま*る | to make a mistake- Basically this is a more formal version of 間違える! Used by older folks instead of 間違える, but you can use it if you're talking about a miscalculation or if you took the wrong course of action/ a failed policy. F ★★★★☆
あやま＊り | a mistake F ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 誤解(ごかい) する | misunderstanding ★★★★☆ 誤 (mistake) + 解 (solve / untie) = 誤解 (misunderstanding) a misunderstanding- often used about situations (a la TV sitcoms) or when you misread someone's feelings.
誤字(ごじ) | tpo ★☆☆☆☆ 誤 (mistake) + 字 (letter) = 誤字 (tpo) a typo
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1748
Components: 言 (say) + 呉 (Wu dynasty of China) Same-ON
Mnemonic: You can make FIVE (五) mistakes, but then you are fired.
It's a mistake to say that the Wu Tang is something to fuck wit.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to make a mistake- Basically this is a more formal version of 間違える! Used by older folks instead of 間違える, but you can use it if you're talking about a miscalculation or if you took the wrong course of action/ a failed policy.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: misunderstanding
Frequency ranking: 1271

Kanji: 娯
Meaning: entertainment
Onyomi: GO
First jukugo: 娯楽[ごらく]
Full header: 娯 entertainment
女 (woman) + 呉 (Wu dynasty of China) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: GO |
Full mnemonic: | Women listen to the Wu for entertainment.
Full jukugo: 娯楽(ごらく) | entertainment ★☆☆☆☆ 娯 (entertainment) + 楽 (enjoy) = 娯楽 (entertainment) entertainment like movies, comic books, Disneyland. . .
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1749
Components: 女 (woman) + 呉 (Wu dynasty of China) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Women listen to the Wu for entertainment.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1761

Kanji: 瓜
Meaning: melon
Full header: 瓜 melon
PK STRONG OBSOLETE
Description: I'm calling this radical "melon" because it's a very rare kanji for watermelon ( 西瓜）
Plus it looks like a big "M"!
Strong for KO.
Full used In: - 孤
- 弧
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1750
Frequency ranking: 1429

Kanji: 孤
Meaning: isolation
Onyomi: KO
First jukugo: 孤独[こどく]
Full header: 孤 isolation
子 (child) + 瓜 (melon) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KO |
Full mnemonic: | The isolated child sat in the corner eating watermelon.
Full jukugo: 孤独(こどく) | solitude ★★☆☆☆ 孤 (isolation) + 独 (solitary) = 孤独 (solitude) loneliness, solitude
孤立(こりつ) | isolation ★☆☆☆☆ 孤 (isolation) + 立 (stand up) = 孤立 (isolation)
孤児(こじ) | orphan ☆☆☆☆☆ 孤 (isolation) + 児 (baby) = 孤児 (orphan)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1751
Components: 子 (child) + 瓜 (melon) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The isolated child sat in the corner eating watermelon.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: solitude
Frequency ranking: 1431

Kanji: 弧
Meaning: arc
Onyomi: KO
First kunyomi: こ
First jukugo: 括弧[かっこ]
Full header: 弧 arc
弓 (bow) + 瓜 (melon) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: KO |
Full mnemonic: | A KODOMO shoots a melon with her bow by calculating the arc of the arrow correctly.
Full kunyomi: こ | an arc of a circle LAZY ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 括弧(かっこ) | ((())) ☆☆☆☆☆ parenthesis, or anything shaped like a parenthesis
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1752
Components: 弓 (bow) + 瓜 (melon) Same-ON
Mnemonic: A KODOMO shoots a melon with her bow by calculating the arc of the arrow correctly.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: an arc of a circle
First jukugo meaning: ((()))
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1765

Kanji: 為
Meaning: deed
Onyomi: I
First kunyomi: ( xxxの ) ため ( に )
First jukugo: XXの所為で[せいで]
Full header: 為 deed
及 (reach / amount to) + (horny) + (firebottom)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
BETA PK
Full onyomi: I | I do the deed of learning 2,000 kanji.
Full mnemonic: | If I'M tempted to do a horny deed, I reach out and grab some fire. That generally takes my mind off of immoral thoughts.
Full kunyomi: ( xxxの ) ため ( に ) | for the sake of XXX 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: XXの 所為で(せいで) | xxx's fault ★★☆☆☆ KANA FP 所 (area / attribute) + 為 (deed) = 所為で (xxx's fault) it's xxx's fault that . . .
行為(こうい) | deed ★★☆☆☆ NP 行 (go) + 為 (deed) = 行為 (deed) one's behavior. Basically the same as 行動（こうどう）but a little more formal. Usually used in newspapers or discussions of trials.
Full used In: - 偽
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1753
Components: 及 (reach / amount to) + (horny) + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: I do the deed of learning 2,000 kanji.
If I'M tempted to do a horny deed, I reach out and grab some fire. That generally takes my mind off of immoral thoughts.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: for the sake of XXX
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: xxx's fault
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 890

Kanji: 偽
Meaning: fake
Onyomi: GI
First kunyomi: いつわ*る
First jukugo: 偽物[にせもの]
Full header: 偽 fake
(personleft) + 為 (deed)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: GI |
Full mnemonic: | A person did a bad deed : making counterfeit GEESE
Full kunyomi: いつわ*る | a small deception, a white lie. Lying about your age. Lying on your resume (BOOBOO: not to be confused with the related terms 　だます(decieve to be mean)　 and　あざむく (criminal fraud) ★★★★☆
にせ ( xxx ) | PREFIX meaning, 'fake-' PRE ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 偽物(にせもの) | counterfeit ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 偽 (fake) + 物 (animal / thing) = 偽物 (counterfeit)
偽装(ぎそう) する | camouflage ★☆☆☆☆ NP 偽 (fake) + 装 (dress up) = 偽装 (camouflage) camouflage (including, of course, animals!)
偽造(ぎぞう) | a forgery ★☆☆☆☆ 偽 (fake) + 造 (produce) = 偽造 (a forgery)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1754
Components: (personleft) + 為 (deed)
Mnemonic: A person did a bad deed : making counterfeit GEESE
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a small deception, a white lie. Lying about your age. Lying on your resume (BOOBOO: not to be confused with the related terms 　だます(decieve to be mean)　 and　あざむく (criminal fraud)
First jukugo meaning: counterfeit
Frequency ranking: 1453

Kanji: 融
Meaning: fusion
Onyomi: YUU
First jukugo: 金融[きんゆう]
Full header: 融 fusion
(Hitler) + 匹 (small animal) + 虫 (insizzect)
★☆☆☆☆
16 strokes
BETA
Description: Most of the words you can make using this kanji involve LITERAL fusion: atomic physics or chemistry. But unless you are a scientist as well as a genius at Japanese, most of the time you encounter this kanji, it'll be in a word about FIGURATIVE fusion: the co-mingling of money in the stock market.
Full onyomi: YUU |
Full mnemonic: | Fun fact: If YOU fuse Hitler and an insect, you wind up with a small animal. Probably a capybara, they always look like they're up to something.
Full jukugo: 金融(きんゆう) | financing, financial. ★★☆☆☆ 金 (gold) + 融 (fusion) = 金融 (financing, financial.)
融通が利く(ゆうずうがきく) | accomodating ★☆☆☆☆ FP 融 (fusion) + 通 (pass) + 利 (handy) = 融通が利く (accomodating) someone who is accommodating of your needs.
融資(ゆうし) | getting financing ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 融 (fusion) + 資 (capital (as in $$$)) = 融資 (getting financing) getting financing or funding or a business loan (usually in return for taking the banker and his friends from the Ministry of Finance out for some hostess action and $3,000 sake). (and possibly 'accidentally' losing a golf game or two)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
隔 | segregate | TOWN |
融 | fusion | INSECT | 虫
The racist government segregates all the foreigners to a different TOWN.
I fuse all the INSECTS in my delicious 'bug-shake.'
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1755
Components: (Hitler) + 匹 (small animal) + 虫 (insizzect)
Mnemonic: Fun fact: If YOU fuse Hitler and an insect, you wind up with a small animal. Probably a capybara, they always look like they're up to something.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: financing, financial.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1514

Kanji: 隔
Meaning: segregate
Onyomi: KAKU
First kunyomi: へだ＊てる
First jukugo: 隔離[かくり]する
Full header: 隔 segregate
(town) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + ??? (???)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: KAKU |
Full mnemonic: | That town is a bunch of segregationist COCKS.
Full kunyomi: へだ＊てる | to partition, to separate: separate the class into "gifted" and "not gifted" students. Partition the room using folding screens. Divide the property between people. 5mずつ隔てて： every five feet (there's a pillar or fencepost). ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 隔離(かくり) する | quarantine / put in internment camps ★☆☆☆☆ 隔 (segregate) + 離 (divorce / physical distance between things) = 隔離 (quarantine / put in internment camps) to quarantine people - or 隔離背策：(かくりせさく)　an official policy to keep people in concentration camps, like USA did to Japanese-Americans during the war, or like Israel is doing in Palestine.
隔週(かくしゅう) xxx | every other xxx ★☆☆☆☆ PRE 隔 (segregate) + 週 (week) = 隔週 (every other xxx) PREFIX:every other (week, month, year, etc.)
間隔(かんかく) | small gap ☆☆☆☆☆ 間 (a period of time) + 隔 (segregate) = 間隔 (small gap) a small physical distance or gap - a literal space between two things: between two close-together buildings, say, or between the train and the platform.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
隔 | segregate | TOWN |
融 | fusion | INSECT | 虫
The racist government segregates all the foreigners to a different TOWN.
I fuse all the INSECTS in my delicious 'bug-shake.'
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1756
Components: (town) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + ??? (???)
Mnemonic: That town is a bunch of segregationist COCKS.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to partition, to separate: separate the class into "gifted" and "not gifted" students. Partition the room using folding screens. Divide the property between people. 5mずつ隔てて： every five feet (there's a pillar or fencepost).
First jukugo meaning: quarantine / put in internment camps
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1518

Kanji: 丈
Meaning: robust
Onyomi: JOU
First kunyomi: たけ
First jukugo: 大丈夫[だいじょうぶ]
Full header: 丈 robust
★★★☆☆
3 strokes
PK
Full onyomi: JOU |
Full mnemonic: | JOE Stalin had a robust dictatorship going there for a while.
Full kunyomi: たけ | height; stature ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 大丈夫(だいじょうぶ) | No problem. ★★★★★ CCW 大 (big) + 丈 夫 (sturdy, firm,healthy) = 大丈夫 (No problem.) literally, 'No problem.' But, don't believe a Japanese if they say this. A salariman can get drunk, stumble into the street, get his legs cut off by a bus, and still claim to be 'daijoubu.'
丈夫(じょうぶ) | sturdy, firm,healthy ★☆☆☆☆ 丈 (robust) + 夫 (husband) = 丈夫 (sturdy, firm,healthy)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
才 | skill / age | cross-stroke goes LEFT |
丈 | robust | cross-stroke goes RIGHT |
The cross-stroke for talent goes to the left. Say to your self, "I got so much skillz, I take on all rappers until I am the only rapper LEFT."
"The RIGHT-wing in America is still very robust, despite systematically passing legislation that economically devastates their constituency."
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1757
Mnemonic: JOE Stalin had a robust dictatorship going there for a while.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: height; stature
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: No problem.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 934

Kanji: 拝
Meaning: worship
Onyomi: HAI
First kunyomi: おが*む
First jukugo: 拝啓[はいけい]
Full header: 拝 worship
(handleft) + ??? (???)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: HAI | Do you worship Manowar's brand of hairy-chested, anthemic, self-referential metal? HAI!
Full mnemonic: hand (手)and some ridiculous totem-pole-looking thing I've never seen before.
so we can say. . .
Your praying hands worship the totem pole!
Full kunyomi: おが*む | literally, to pray at a Shinto temple(BOOBOO: not used for Christians, Buddhists, etc.). Figuratively, to worship the ground someone walks on. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 拝啓(はいけい) | Dear Sir. . . ★☆☆☆☆ F polite way to begin a letter: "Dear Sir"
に 参拝(さんぱい) する | go to a temple to pray ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 参 (admit defeat / visit) + 拝 (worship) = 参拝 (go to a temple to pray)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1758
Components: (handleft) + ??? (???)
Mnemonic: Do you worship Manowar's brand of hairy-chested, anthemic, self-referential metal? HAI!
hand (手)and some ridiculous totem-pole-looking thing I've never seen before.
so we can say. . .
Your praying hands worship the totem pole!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: literally, to pray at a Shinto temple(BOOBOO: not used for Christians, Buddhists, etc.). Figuratively, to worship the ground someone walks on.
First jukugo meaning: Dear Sir. . .
Frequency ranking: 1253

Kanji: 互
Meaning: reciprocal
Onyomi: GO
First jukugo: お互い[おたがい]にzzz
Full header: 互 reciprocal
五 (five) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GO |
Full mnemonic: | Two number 5s 五 , giving each other a reciprocal 69er!
Full jukugo: お互い(おたがい) にzzz | they xzz each other. ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA
相互的(そうごてき) の | mutual, reciprocal. ★★☆☆☆ NP 相 (partner) + 互 (reciprocal) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 相互的 (mutual, reciprocal.)
交互(こうご) に | alternately ★★☆☆☆ 交 (combine) + 互 (reciprocal) = 交互 (alternately)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1759
Components: 五 (five) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Two number 5s 五 , giving each other a reciprocal 69er!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: they xzz each other.
Frequency ranking: 1055

Kanji: 麗
Meaning: gorgeous
Onyomi: REI
First kunyomi: うるわ＊しい
First jukugo: 綺麗[きれい]な
Full header: 麗 gorgeous
★★☆☆☆
19 strokes
PK
Full onyomi: REI |
Full mnemonic: BENDER IS GORGEOUS
Plus he's gonna zap you with a gorgeous RAYgun!
Full kunyomi: うるわ＊しい | gorgeous, graceful. NP ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 綺麗(きれい) な | beautiful ★★☆☆☆ KANA beautiful - (now you know why it is a 'na-adjective'　despite ending in い: it was actually a jukugo in the past!) (usually KANA, so just two stars)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1760
Mnemonic: BENDER IS GORGEOUS
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: gorgeous, graceful.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: beautiful
Frequency ranking: 1202