Title: KanjiDamage Reordered

Kanji: 一
Meaning: one/line radical
Onyomi: ICHI, ITSU
First kunyomi: ひと*つ
First jukugo: もう一度[もういちど]
Full header: 一 one/line radical
★★★★★
1 stroke
PK PN DUH
Full onyomi: ICHI, ITSU | "Eazy-e's debut album "EAZY duz it" was so good, IT'S going to go to number one on the charts."
Full kunyomi: ひと*つ | one thing ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: もう一度(もういちど) | one more time! ★★★★★ 一 (one) + 度 (times) = もう一度 (one more time!)
一緒(いっしょ) に | together ★★★★★ 一 (one) + 緒 (together) = 一緒 (together)
一人(ひとり) で | one person, alone ★★★★★ FP 一 (one) + 人 (person) = 一人 (one person, alone)
一般的(いっぱんてき) な | ordinary ★★★★★ 一 般 (generally, commonly) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 一般的 (ordinary) One of many many Japanese words for 'normal.' The nuance of いっぱんてき　is ordinary, non-special - as opposed to a member of a special group of people of things. 一般的な人 means, an average person. As in, 'an average person is not allowed in this Yakuza bar.'
一日(ついたち) | first day of the month ★★★★☆ FP 一 (one) + 日 (sun, day) = 一日 (first day of the month)
一番(いちばん) | number one! ★★★★☆ NEO 一 (one) + 番 (number) = 一番 (number one!) the best! Number one!
Full used In: - 子
- 言
- 不
- 七
- 旧
- 旦
- 万
- 死
- 必
- 上
- 宅
- 夫
- 丸
- 少
- 系
- 千
- 正
- 丘
- 本
- 末
- 未
- 監
- 申
- 来
- 王
- 中
- 虫
- 戸
- 革
- 元
- 酒
- 出
- 更
- 使
- 妻
- 乏
- 衰
- 帯
- 天
- 修
- 午
- 色
- 及
- 与
- 武
- 臣
- 引
- 世
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1
Mnemonic: "Eazy-e's debut album "EAZY duz it" was so good, IT'S going to go to number one on the charts."
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: one thing
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: one more time!
Frequency ranking: 6

Kanji: 二
Meaning: two
Onyomi: NI
First kunyomi: ふた*つ
First jukugo: 二人[ふたり]で
Full header: 二 two
★★★★★
2 strokes
DUH
Full onyomi: NI | as in, "Vince NEIL has two chins."
Full kunyomi: ふた*つ | two things ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 二人(ふたり) で | two people ★★★★★ FP 二 (two) + 人 (person) = 二人 (two people)
二月(にがつ) | February ★★★★★ KANA 二 (two) + 月 (moon) = 二月 (February)
二日酔い(ふつかよい) | hangover ★★★★☆ SARC 二 (two) + 日 (sun, day) + 酔 (drunk) = 二日酔い (hangover) hangover (literally: 'paying for your drink'）
二日(ふつか) | second day of the month ★★★★☆ 二 (two) + 日 (sun, day) = 二日 (second day of the month)
二重(にじゅう) XXX | double-xxx ★☆☆☆☆ PRE 二 (two) + 重 (heavy / overlap) = 二重 (double-xxx) PREFIX meaning double, as in "double-chin" or "twin-engine plane."
Full used In: - 示
- 重
- 霊
- 云
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 2
Mnemonic: as in, "Vince NEIL has two chins."
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: two things
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: two people
Frequency ranking: 29

Kanji: 三
Meaning: three
Onyomi: SAN
First kunyomi: み*つ
First jukugo: 三人[さんにん]で
Full header: 三 three
★★★★★
3 strokes
PN DUH
Full onyomi: SAN | as in, "SANTA Claus has three wives."
Full kunyomi: み*つ | (also sometimes pronounced み＊っつ) three things. Yes, it's got 2 pronunciations ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 三人(さんにん) で | can you guess?!??? ★★★★★ 三 (three) + 人 (person) = 三人 (can you guess?!???)
三月(さんがつ) | March ★★★★★ KANA 三 (three) + 月 (moon) = 三月 (March)
三角(さんかく) | triangle ★★☆☆☆ 三 (three) + 角 (horn/corner) = 三角 (triangle)
Full used In: - 言
- 寿
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 3
Mnemonic: as in, "SANTA Claus has three wives."
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: (also sometimes pronounced み＊っつ) three things. Yes, it's got 2 pronunciations
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: can you guess?!???
Frequency ranking: 43

Kanji: 了
Meaning: total
Onyomi: RYOU
First jukugo: 完了[かんりょう]する
Full header: 了 total
★★★★☆
2 strokes
BETA PK
Full onyomi: RYOU | as in, "We don't have the total number of parts, so we need to REORDER more."
Full mnemonic: | To me it just looks like a broken coat hanger, which is totally useless.
Full jukugo: 完了(かんりょう) する | finish ★★★☆☆ NP 完 (complete) + 了 (total) = 完了 (finish) to finish work on a project - an annual report, a re-formatting of the database, etc.
了解(りょうかい) | OK, got it. ★★★☆☆ 了 (total) + 解 (solve / untie) = 了解 (OK, got it.) roger that! ('I got it!') (originally used by military, but now often used when you text, because of its brevity)!
終了(しゅうりょう) | expire ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 終 (end) + 了 (total) = 終了 (expire) to expire, to come to an end (used about contracts or subscriptions expiring)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
子 | child | the 'one' radical | 一
了 | total | NO 'one' radical |
予 | beforehand | katakana MA | マ
A child is ONE year old.
The complete kanji is complete even WITHOUT the 'one' radical.
MAMA was around before baby.
Full used In: - 子
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 4
Mnemonic: as in, "We don't have the total number of parts, so we need to REORDER more."
To me it just looks like a broken coat hanger, which is totally useless.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: finish
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 24

Kanji: 子
Meaning: child
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: こ
First jukugo: 子供[こども]
Full header: 子 child
一 (one/line radical) + 了 (total)
★★★★★
3 strokes
PN
Description: From now on, when you see a kanji with the onyomi of "KO", please use 子供 (KOdomo) for the English keyword.
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | That poor child ーSHE has lived a total of one year!
Full kunyomi: こ | child ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 子供(こども) | child ★★★★★ KUNKUN 子 (child) + 供 (follower) = 子供 (child)
親子(おやこ) | meat and eggs ★★★★☆ SARC KUNKUN 親 (parents/kindness) + 子 (child) = 親子 (meat and eggs) parents and child together - also the rather cruel name for a traditional dish: boiled chicken served with scrambled eggs.
調子(ちょうし) | condition ★★★★☆ 調 (check out) + 子 (child) = 調子 (condition) the condition something's in. Can be used with a living thing or object. Always used only with いい or 悪い. Usually emphaizes the LONG TERM condition. Although hungover people have been heard to remark, 調子が悪い！
椅子(いす) | chair ★★★☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA
車椅子(くるまいす) | wheelchair ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN NEO 車 (car) + 子 (chair) = 車椅子 (wheelchair)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
子 | child | the 'one' radical | 一
了 | total | NO 'one' radical |
予 | beforehand | katakana MA | マ
A child is ONE year old.
The complete kanji is complete even WITHOUT the 'one' radical.
MAMA was around before baby.
Full used In: - 好
- 孫
- 承
- 字
- 熟
- 塾
- 孝
- 季
- 遊
- 浮
- 厚
- 存
- 猛
- 乳
- 学
- 孤
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 5
Components: 一 (one/line radical) + 了 (total)
Mnemonic: That poor child ーSHE has lived a total of one year!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 25

Kanji: 女
Meaning: woman
Onyomi: JO
First kunyomi: おんな
First jukugo: 彼女[かのじょ]
Full header: 女 woman
★☆☆☆☆
3 strokes
PK SYMBOLIC
Full onyomi: JO | as in, "Jack Off."
Full mnemonic: | It looks like a lady, tilting her head to one side and crossing her arms as she watches you JACK OFF. She really disapproves of it!!!
Full kunyomi: おんな | woman - but don't say it by itself, it's like saying 'That broad.' ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 彼女(かのじょ) | her / girlfriend ★★★★★ 彼 (him) + 女 (woman) = 彼女 (her / girlfriend) her. Might also mean 'girlfriend' depending on context.
女の人(おんなのひと) | woman ★★★★★ 女 (woman) + 人 (person) = 女の人 (woman) the polite- but not formal - way to say woman
女の子(おんなのこ) | girl ★★★★★ 女 (woman) + 子 (child) = 女の子 (girl) girl . Newspapers use it for a female up through junior high, but guys talking about 'chicks,dude' might use it to refer to a 20 year old.
少女(しょうじょ) | young girl ★★★★☆ 少 (a little (amount)) + 女 (woman) = 少女 (young girl) young girl - usually 5- 15 years old.
女性(じょせい) | female ★★★☆☆ 女 (woman) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 女性 (female) female - emphasizes biology, (sex, rather than gender).
女子(じょし) | female xxx / xxx for girls ★★★☆☆ PRE 女 (woman) + 子 (child) = 女子 (female xxx / xxx for girls) PREFIX used about women from first grade through college. Used to refer to female students as a group: "女子 line up on the left side of the class, 男子 (danshi) line up on the right side." BOOBOO: You wouldn't say "She's a joshi."
女子高生(じょしこうせい) | high school girl. ★★★☆☆ 女 子 (female xxx / xxx for girls) + 高 (tall) + 生 (life / birth) = 女子高生 (high school girl.)
Full used In: - 好
- 姦
- 姉
- 妨
- 奴
- 妄
- 安
- 始
- 嬢
- 妙
- 接
- 委
- 妹
- 娘
- 妊
- 姓
- 要
- 妻
- 娯
- 嫌
- 嬉
- 婚
- 娠
- 嫁
- 桜
- 妥
- 数
- 姫
- 威
- 婦
- 姿
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 6
Mnemonic: as in, "Jack Off."
It looks like a lady, tilting her head to one side and crossing her arms as she watches you JACK OFF. She really disapproves of it!!!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: woman - but don't say it by itself, it's like saying 'That broad.'
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: her / girlfriend
Frequency ranking: 79

Kanji: 好
Meaning: like
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: ( が ) す*き
First jukugo: 大好き[だいすき]
Full header: 好 like
子 (child) + 女 (woman)
★★★★★
6 strokes
Full onyomi: KOU | Your Moms likes exercising her COLON on Youtube.
Full mnemonic: | A woman and her child means 'like', huh? Think you can handle the linguistics by yourself, Noam Chomsky??
Full kunyomi: ( が ) す*き | to like ★★★★★
この＊む | To have a preference for. ★★☆☆☆
この＊み | The noun form of 好む. You often say, 'That's my konomi,' meaning 'That's my favorite kind' . . . but it also implies that you know a lot about that thing.(***) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 大好き(だいすき) | really like ★★★★★ 大 (big) + 好 (like) = 大好き (really like)
格好(かっこう)
looks ★★★★★ 1/2 KANA
格 (character, aspect) + 好 (like) = 格好 (looks)
literally, 'look' or 'shape,' as in 'He's dressed as a woman' : おんなの格好してる。
But　usually it means 'coolness:' かっこいい (cool) or かっこうわるい (not).(when used in the figurative, 'cool' sense, it is usually KANA)
格好つける(かっこうつける) | try too hard to be cool ★★★☆☆ KANA 格 (character, aspect) + 好 (like) = 格好つける (try too hard to be cool) this is a rad one. it means "try too hard to be cool". (Literally "manufacturing coolness")
好奇心(こうきしん)
curiosity ★☆☆☆☆
好 (like) + 奇 (strange) + 心 (heart) = 好奇心 (curiosity)
curiosity
BOOBOO: if you want to say you're curious about a specific thing, you'd use 興味　（きょうみ） instead.
好奇心 usually means "curiosity-in-general": 　you have an inquiring personality, or a gaze of curiosity on your face. You'd never say, "Oh, you play in a band? 好奇心ある！”
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 7
Components: 子 (child) + 女 (woman)
Mnemonic: Your Moms likes exercising her COLON on Youtube.
A woman and her child means 'like', huh? Think you can handle the linguistics by yourself, Noam Chomsky??
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to like
First jukugo meaning: really like
Frequency ranking: 306

Kanji: 姦
Meaning: rape
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 強姦[ごうかん]する
Full header: 姦 rape
女 (woman)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA ABU FR
Description: By looking at the radicals you can see how Politically Incorrect Ancient China was when they were inventing kanji. You see three women and you'd assume the kanji would mean something positive, like sisterhood or a cheerleader human pyramid. Buuuuuut no.
Full onyomi: KAN | Genghis KHAN raped three women.
Full jukugo: 強姦(ごうかん) する | rape ★★★☆☆ FP 強 (burly) + 姦 (rape) = 強姦 (rape)
法定強姦(ほうていごうかん) | statuatory rape ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 法 (law) + 定 (plan) + 強 姦 (rape) = 法定強姦 (statuatory rape)
近親相姦(きんしんそうかん) | incest ☆☆☆☆☆ ABU 近 (near) + 親 (parents/kindness) + 相 (partner) + 姦 (rape) = 近親相姦 (incest)
獣姦(じゅうかん) | bestiality ☆☆☆☆☆ ABU 獣 (beast) + 姦 (rape) = 獣姦 (bestiality)
死姦(しかん) | necrophilia ☆☆☆☆☆ ABU 死 (death) + 姦 (rape) = 死姦 (necrophilia)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 8
Components: 女 (woman)
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN raped three women.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1752

Kanji: 口
Meaning: mouth/small box radical
Onyomi: KOU, KU
First kunyomi: くち
First jukugo: 出口[でぐち]
Full header: 口 mouth/small box radical
★★★★★
3 strokes
PK PN SYMBOLIC DUH JERK RADICAL
Description: JERK RADICAL ALERT- although the kanji means 'mouth' the radical sometimes means "box". Irritating but not totally a hassle when you consider that it looks more like a box than a mouth, anyway.
Also, jukugo with 口 tend to be KUNKUN for some reason.
Full onyomi: KOU, KU | - as in, "My KUchi on your COLON . " Disgusting? Yes!. . . but try forgetting this ON-yomi now.
Full mnemonic: | You can think of this as an open mouth, just yelling at you . Always yelling! Again with the yelling JESUS WOULD YOU SHUT UP ALREADY JUST SHUT UP. YEAH THAT'S RIGHT. JUST CALL THE COPS. GREAT!
Full kunyomi: くち | mouth ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 出口(でぐち) | exit. ★★★★★ KUNKUN 出 (pull out / hand over) + 口 (mouth) = 出口 (exit.)
入り口(いりぐち) | entrance ★★★★☆ NOKURI 入 (put/go in) + 口 (mouth) = 入り口 (entrance) entrance (often shortened to 入口）
悪口(わるぐち) | talking shit about someone. ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 悪 (bad) + 口 (mouth) = 悪口 (talking shit about someone.)
銀行口座(ぎんこうこうざ) | bank account ★★★☆☆ 銀 行 (bank) + 口 (mouth) + 座 (sit) = 銀行口座 (bank account)
口説く(くどく) | pester ★★☆☆☆ 口 (mouth) + 説 (explain) = 口説く (pester) pester someone, usually for sex
人口(じんこう) | population ★★☆☆☆ 人 (person) + 口 (mouth) = 人口 (population)
窓口(まどぐち) | service window ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 窓 (window) + 口 (mouth) = 窓口 (service window) the kind of depressing place where you get a ticket or food from a person in a box with usually a bulletproof plexiglas window between you and them.
口実(こうじつ) | pretext ★☆☆☆☆ 口 (mouth) + 実 (truth) = 口実 (pretext) a pretext. Like, "I'm studying to be a preacher, but that's just a pretext for me to meet virgin dudes."
Full used In: - 品
- 言
- 否
- 古
- 叶
- 叱
- 日
- 可
- 亭
- 叫
- 名
- 占
- 喧
- 沿
- 問
- 喋
- 嘘
- 咳
- 唐
- 唱
- 台
- 召
- 加
- 絹
- 熟
- 呼
- 京
- 舌
- 吐
- 塾
- 吉
- 唯
- 足
- 拐
- 保
- 和
- 味
- 塩
- 船
- 卵
- 叩
- 谷
- 別
- 束
- 哲
- 噴
- 害
- 嘆
- 回
- 聖
- 喫
- 中
- 甘
- 兄
- 員
- 西
- 程
- 語
- 悟
- 史
- 呂
- 尚
- 高
- 事
- 君
- 暇
- 隔
- 喚
- 哀
- 告
- 石
- 鳴
- 喜
- 民
- 唇
- 句
- 各
- 吸
- 惑
- 域
- 巨
- 吹
- 号
- 四
- 極
- 尋
- 噂
- 知
- 右
- 呑
- 咲
- 合
- 含
- 命
- 舎
- 倉
- 噛
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 9
Mnemonic: - as in, "My KUchi on your COLON . " Disgusting? Yes!. . . but try forgetting this ON-yomi now.
You can think of this as an open mouth, just yelling at you . Always yelling! Again with the yelling JESUS WOULD YOU SHUT UP ALREADY JUST SHUT UP. YEAH THAT'S RIGHT. JUST CALL THE COPS. GREAT!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: mouth
First jukugo meaning: exit.
Frequency ranking: 13

Kanji: 品
Meaning: products
Onyomi: HIN
First jukugo: 商品[しょうひん]
Full header: 品 products
口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETA PN DUH
Full onyomi: HIN |
Full mnemonic: | Please show HIM the boxes of products. (he's the customer)
Full jukugo: 商品(しょうひん) | items for sale, merchandise ★★★★☆ 商 (merchandise) + 品 (products) = 商品 (items for sale, merchandise)
作品(さくひん) | artworks. ★★★☆☆ 作 (make) + 品 (products) = 作品 (artworks.)
下品(げひん) な | crude ★★★☆☆ 下 (below) + 品 (products) = 下品 (crude) crude. Like chicks sitting with their legs open or guys picking their nose.
新品(しんぴん) | new items ★★☆☆☆ 新 (new) + 品 (products) = 新品 (new items) brand new shit - just on the market
上品(じょうひん) な | sophisticated ★☆☆☆☆ 上 (above) + 品 (products) = 上品 (sophisticated) can be used of people or things. It means graceful or sophisticated in a quiet or understated way. When it comes to people, 上品 is usually used about women, I mean 'ladies.'
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
品 | products | No 'BIG' |
器 | instrument | BIG | 大
A tuba is a BIG instrument.
Full used In: - 繰
- 操
- 器
- 臨
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 10
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: Please show HIM the boxes of products. (he's the customer)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: items for sale, merchandise
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 433

Kanji: 言
Meaning: say
Onyomi: GEN
First kunyomi: ( と ) い＊う
First jukugo: 言葉[ことば]
Full header: 言 say
一 (one/line radical) + 三 (three) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
7 strokes
Full onyomi: GEN |
Full mnemonic: | He used his mouth to say it 4 times already! If he says it AGAIN, I swear I'll stomp that ass.
Full kunyomi: ( と ) い＊う | to say ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 言葉(ことば) | any word ★★★★★ FP 言 (say) + 葉 (leaf) = 言葉 (any word) ANY word - unlike the related term 単語（たんご）、　言葉 can refer to compound words, or onomonopoeia. Also 言葉 can mean "way of speaking." There are expressions like "watch what you say!" that use 言葉 this way: 言葉使い が丁寧 (her way of speaking is very polite!) or 言葉大切につかいましょう （let's be careful how we speak!)
助言(じょげん) | advice ★★★☆☆ 助 (save) + 言 (say) = 助言 (advice)
言語の壁(げんごのかべ) | the language barrier ★★★☆☆ NEO 言 (say) + 語 (language) + 壁 (wall) = 言語の壁 (the language barrier )
片言(かたこと) | broken english / Japanese ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN FP 片 (fragment) + 言 (say) = 片言 (broken english / Japanese) we say "He speaks broken English".Japanese say, "He speaks katakoto nihongo."
言葉遣い(ことばづかい) | one's choice of words ★★☆☆☆ KANA 言 (say) + 葉 (leaf) + 遣 (apply) = 言葉遣い (one's choice of words)
Full used In: - 計
- 談
- 訂
- 信
- 訪
- 訟
- 該
- 謙
- 訴
- 詰
- 罰
- 認
- 評
- 話
- 誌
- 諸
- 誰
- 護
- 訳
- 謎
- 誉
- 獄
- 設
- 証
- 課
- 誓
- 読
- 請
- 謀
- 誇
- 詳
- 講
- 語
- 謝
- 論
- 詞
- 調
- 誕
- 誤
- 訓
- 説
- 診
- 許
- 警
- 議
- 譲
- 誘
- 試
- 識
- 記
- 誠
- 諭
- 討
- 詩
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 11
Components: 一 (one/line radical) + 三 (three) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: He used his mouth to say it 4 times already! If he says it AGAIN, I swear I'll stomp that ass.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to say
First jukugo meaning: any word
Frequency ranking: 45

Kanji: 下
Meaning: below
Onyomi: GE, KA
First kunyomi: した
First jukugo: 地下鉄[ちかてつ]
Full header: 下 below
★★★★★
3 strokes
PK DUH
Full onyomi: GE, KA |
Full mnemonic: | The GAY fella was below your CAR, cutting your brakes (FYI - you're Dr. Laura).
Full kunyomi: した | below ★★★★★
( を ) さ＊げる | I lower it 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
( が ) くだ＊る | it gets lowered ★★☆☆☆
くだ＊ さい | please (formal spelling only) KANA NP ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 地下鉄(ちかてつ) | subway ★★★★☆ 地 (area) + 下 (below) + 鉄 (iron) = 地下鉄 (subway)
ＸＸＸ が　 下手(へた) | untalented / poor ★★★★☆ FP 下 (below) + 手 (hand) = 下手 (untalented / poor) XXX is untalented, poorly performed, or poorly made.
下痢(げり) | diarrhea ★☆☆☆☆ 下 (below) + 痢 (diarrhea) = 下痢 (diarrhea )
Full used In: - 不
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 12
Mnemonic: The GAY fella was below your CAR, cutting your brakes (FYI - you're Dr. Laura).
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: subway
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 71

Kanji: 不
Meaning: un
Onyomi: FU
First jukugo: 不思議[ふしぎ]
Full header: 不 un
下 (below) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
BETA PRE
Full onyomi: FU | as in, "Doing meth is FUcking unlucky, and really FUcking unwise. "
Full mnemonic: | below (下) + one stroke. You can think of 不運 (unlucky) or 不平等 (unfair) as being below or less than lucky or fair.
Full jukugo: 不思議(ふしぎ) | mystery ★★★★★ 不 (un) + 思 (think) + 議 (discussion) = 不思議 (mystery) a mystery or unexplainable thing. BOOBOO:NOT a mystery like Sherlock Holmes or "Colonel Mustard, in the drawing room, with the double-headed dildo." A mystery like how fat Americans are, or why Sting is famous. That's a fushigi.
不安(ふあん) な | unease ★★★★☆ 不 (un) + 安 (cheap / safe) = 不安 (unease)
不便(ふべん) な | inconvenient ★★★★☆ 不 (un) + 便 (convenient　/ poop) = 不便 (inconvenient)
不足(ふそく) | shortage of ★★★★☆ NP 不 (un) + 足 (foot/ be enough) = 不足 (shortage of) To not have enough of a physical thing (money, time, nurses, teachers.) Also implies that there is a specific amount that is required, For example -犬不足 (a dog shortage). There's no particle or verb needed.
不倫(ふりん) | affair ★★☆☆☆ 不 (un) + 倫 (principles) = 不倫 (affair) an affair - cheating
Full used In: - 歪
- 杯
- 否
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 13
Components: 下 (below) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: as in, "Doing meth is FUcking unlucky, and really FUcking unwise. "
below (下) + one stroke. You can think of 不運 (unlucky) or 不平等 (unfair) as being below or less than lucky or fair.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: mystery
Frequency ranking: 146

Kanji: 否
Meaning: no
Onyomi: HI
First kunyomi: いな
First jukugo: 否定形[ひていけい]
Full header: 否 no
不 (un) Same-ON + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: HI | HE said no, when I asked if he'd get a tattoo of me and him holding hands naked.
Full mnemonic: | The mouth is un-happy so it says no.
Full kunyomi: いな | 'No'. Usually used by older people. Or pretentious authors, who contradict themselves for rhetorical effect: 'She was a proper woman, No, wait, perhaps I should rather say she was the kind of woman who wanted to be seen as proper, A-ha-ha, I am so clever.' ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 否定形(ひていけい) | a negative sentence ★★☆☆☆ 否 定 (a formal word for 'to deny' (the politician denied the allegations)) + 形 (form) = 否定形 (a negative sentence) a negative sentence. 'He doesn't , we don't, I can not,' are examples of English negatives. ひていけい is a good word to know if you want to ask your friends, 'How do you use this word in the negative?'
否定(ひてい) する | a formal word for 'to deny' (the politician denied the allegations) ★★☆☆☆ NP 否 (no) + 定 (plan) = 否定 (a formal word for 'to deny' (the politician denied the allegations))
拒否(きょひ) する
refuse!!!! ★★☆☆☆ ABU
拒 (repel) + 否 (no) = 拒否 (refuse!!!!)
absolute refusal- unlike 拒む (こばむ）,　拒否 is always verbal - an exit line. Like if you tell a guy 'no thanks' 10 times and he won't go away, you use 拒否. As in, '私がきょひした。’
Oh no you di'int!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 14
Components: 不 (un) Same-ON + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: HE said no, when I asked if he'd get a tattoo of me and him holding hands naked.
The mouth is un-happy so it says no.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: 'No'. Usually used by older people. Or pretentious authors, who contradict themselves for rhetorical effect: 'She was a proper woman, No, wait, perhaps I should rather say she was the kind of woman who wanted to be seen as proper, A-ha-ha, I am so clever.'
First jukugo meaning: a negative sentence
Frequency ranking: 1048

Kanji: 十
Meaning: ten
Onyomi: JUU
First kunyomi: とう
First jukugo: 十円[じゅうえん]
Full header: 十 ten
★★★★★
2 strokes
PK COUNTER
Full onyomi: JUU | JEWS gave us the ten commandments, the foundation of Western morality.
Full kunyomi: とう | (also　pronounced just と）meaning, 'ten things'. Yes, it has two pronunciations! JERK ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 十円(じゅうえん) | ten yen. ★★★★★ 十 (ten) + 円 (yen/circle) = 十円 (ten yen.)
十月(じゅうがつ) | October ★★★★★ KANA FP 十 (ten) + 月 (moon) = 十月 (October)
十日(とおか) | the tenth day of the month ★★★★☆ FP 十 (ten) + 日 (sun, day) = 十日 (the tenth day of the month )
十ヶ月間(じゅうかげつかん)
ten months' time ★★★☆☆
十 (ten) + 月 (moon) + 間 (a period of time) = 十ヶ月間 (ten months' time)
about that little "ヶ" thing - it's pronounced KA, and means "number of months' time". If you take it out, you'd be left with "十月", meaning October.
It's the difference between "It's October, the tenth month of the solar year" and "I haven't seen your mom's Ricky Martin sex-tape youtube in a whole ten months!"
二十歳(はたち) | twenty years old ★☆☆☆☆ CCW FP 二 (two) + 十 (ten) + 歳 (years old) = 二十歳 (twenty years old) twenty years old - traditionally the age at which Japanese turn into adults and get presents, kimono, etc. So, naturally it has its own special pronunciation that doesn't make any sense, since it SHOULD be called にじゅうさい。 Whatever. Tradition.
十戒(じっかい) | the ten commandments. ☆☆☆☆☆ FP 十 (ten) + 戒 (admonish / commandment) = 十戒 (the ten commandments.)
Full used In: - 古
- 叶
- 計
- 早
- 汁
- 卒
- 辛
- 幸
- 市
- 協
- 索
- 千
- 準
- 枠
- 去
- 朝
- 支
- 酔
- 噴
- 粋
- 焼
- 克
- 憤
- 南
- 率
- 事
- 裁
- 砕
- 載
- 単
- 栽
- 賊
- 博
- 針
- 傘
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 15
Mnemonic: JEWS gave us the ten commandments, the foundation of Western morality.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: (also　pronounced just と）meaning, 'ten things'. Yes, it has two pronunciations!
First jukugo meaning: ten yen.
Frequency ranking: 49

Kanji: 古
Meaning: old
Onyomi: KO
First kunyomi: ふる*い
First jukugo: 中古[ちゅうこ]のXXX
Full header: 古 old
十 (ten) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
5 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KO | The KOdomo (子) will grow old someday with ten dentures in her mouth.
Full kunyomi: ふる*い | old ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 中古(ちゅうこ) のXXX | used XXX ★★★☆☆ 中 (middle) + 古 (old) = 中古 (used XXX ) used XXX (books, cars, your dad's condoms)
古着(ふるぎ) | used clothes ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 古 (old) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 古着 (used clothes) used clothes - a used clothes store is a 古着屋（ふるぎや）
古典的(こてんてき) な | classical ☆☆☆☆☆ 古 (old) + 典 (classic) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 古典的 (classical) classical, like Shakespeare or Bach or Shunga something.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
早 | early | SUN | 日
古 | old | NO SUN |
里 | village | RICE FIELD | 田
The SUN comes up early, but if there is NO SUN, the day is old.
The village is next to a RICE FIELD.
Full used In: - 湖
- 苦
- 枯
- 固
- 居
- 故
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 16
Components: 十 (ten) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: The KOdomo (子) will grow old someday with ten dentures in her mouth.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: used XXX
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 404

Kanji: 叶
Meaning: dream come true
First kunyomi: ( が ) かな＊う
Full header: 叶 dream come true
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 十 (ten)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | Please grant my wish to have ten mouths. (That would be awesome. 3 for Cheetos, and 4 for Pringles, and another 3 left over to swallow just fistfuls of MSG and benzene. )
Full kunyomi: ( が ) かな＊う | one's dream comes true. Usually used like this: 夢が叶う-ゆめがかなう： my dream comes true! ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
叶 | dream come true | TEN | 十
吐 | puke | GROUND | 土
If I got TEN wishes, I would wish to puke on the GROUND.(that would be like around #8. the first couple would be world peace or something)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 17
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: Please grant my wish to have ten mouths. (That would be awesome. 3 for Cheetos, and 4 for Pringles, and another 3 left over to swallow just fistfuls of MSG and benzene. )
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: one's dream comes true. Usually used like this: 夢が叶う-ゆめがかなう： my dream comes true!
Frequency ranking: 1729

Kanji: 計
Meaning: measure
Onyomi: KEI
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) けい
First jukugo: 時計[とけい]
Full header: 計 measure
言 (say) + 十 (ten)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KEI | it's OKAYYY to measure your pubic hair.
Full mnemonic: | Measure SATAN!!!!! (say + ten) He's just huge, dude!!
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) けい | suffix meaning, the total xxx. Total hours, total pounds, total hogs-heads, etc. SUFFIX ★☆☆☆☆
はか*る | measure temprature, height, depth. If you're measuring a chair or your mom's stretch marks, use this one. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 時計(とけい) | watch or clock ★★★★★ FP 時 (time) + 計 (measure) = 時計 (watch or clock )
合計(ごうけい) | total ★★★☆☆ 合 (to suit) + 計 (measure) = 合計 (total)
計画(けいかく) | plan ★★★☆☆ FP 計 (measure) + 画 (a drawing) = 計画 (plan) Pretty close to 予定　（よてい） in meaning, but perhaps more elaborate - you'd use 計画 to say "I have a plan to get rich!" or to say "I planned out our whole vacation to 3 countries." . . but you wouldn't use 予定。
余計(よけい) な | uncalled-for ★★★☆☆ 余 (excess) + 計 (measure) = 余計 (uncalled-for) excessive, uncalled-for, and unnecessary (usually used in the context of 余計なお世話だよ！　（よけいなおせわだよ！）: 'Mind your own business!')
計算(けいさん) する | to calculate ★★☆☆☆ 計 (measure) + 算 (calculate) = 計算 (to calculate)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 18
Components: 言 (say) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: it's OKAYYY to measure your pubic hair.
Measure SATAN!!!!! (say + ten) He's just huge, dude!!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: suffix meaning, the total xxx. Total hours, total pounds, total hogs-heads, etc.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: watch or clock
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 531

Meaning: heel
Full header: heel
(right radical)
PK
Description: Because it looks like a heel , and also because it's the katakana "HI"! (ヒ）
Full used In: - 化
- 宅
- 切
- 老
- 雌
- 紫
- 蛇
- 尼
- 北
- 頃
- 叱
- 匂
- 旨
- 比
- 死
- 疑
- 七
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 19
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 208

Kanji: 七
Meaning: seven
Onyomi: SHICHI
First kunyomi: なな
First jukugo: 七月[しちがつ]
Full header: 七 seven
(heel) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
2 strokes
PK
Description: '4' and '7' are numbers that don't follow the usual pronunciation rules. When counting time or months, usually one uses the KUNs, but with 4 and 7 you use the ONs.
Full onyomi: SHICHI | SHE CHEATS seven times.
Full mnemonic: Let's call the 'one' radical a dirty needle, for reasons which shall become clear.
You can tell the difference between heel and seven with the following mnemonic:
Seven heels get pierced with ONE dirty needle.
Full kunyomi: なな | seven ★★★★★
なな＊つ | seven things ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 七月(しちがつ) | July ★★★★★ KANA FP 七 (seven) + 月 (moon) = 七月 (July )
七時(しちじ) | 7 o'clock ★★★★★ FP 七 (seven) + 時 (time) = 七時 (7 o'clock)
七千円(ななせんえん) | ７，０００ yen. ★★★★★ 七 (seven) + 千 (thousand) + 円 (yen/circle) = 七千円 (７，０００ yen.)
七日(なのか) | the seventh day of the month ★★★★☆ FP 七 (seven) + 日 (sun, day) = 七日 (the seventh day of the month)
七面鳥(しちめんちょう) | turkey ☆☆☆☆☆ 七 (seven) + 面 (front surface / face) + 鳥 (bird) = 七面鳥 (turkey )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
七 | seven | ONE DIRTY NEEDLE |
Seven heels get pierced with ONE DIRTY NEEDLE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 20
Components: (heel) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: SHE CHEATS seven times.
Let's call the 'one' radical a dirty needle, for reasons which shall become clear.
You can tell the difference between heel and seven with the following mnemonic:
Seven heels get pierced with ONE dirty needle.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: July
Frequency ranking: 332

Kanji: 比
Meaning: compare
Onyomi: HI
First kunyomi: くら*べる
First jukugo: 比較的[ひかくてき]
Full header: 比 compare
(heel) Same-ON
★★★★☆
4 strokes
SIDEKICK DUH
Full onyomi: HI |
Full mnemonic: | HE's comparing the two heels , to see which is better.
Full kunyomi: くら*べる | compare ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 比較的(ひかくてき) | comparatively ★★★☆☆ NP 比 較 (compare) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 比較的 (comparatively) comparatively (BOOBOO: you DON'T use a 'na' at the end, for some reason)
比較(ひかく) する | compare ★★☆☆☆ NP 比 (compare) + 較 (evaluate) = 比較 (compare) a more formal word for 'compare': You'd 比べる AC/DC albums to see which one rocked the most, but you'd 比較 the GDP of developing nations.
比率(ひりつ) | ratio ★☆☆☆☆ 比 (compare) + 率 (ratio) = 比率 (ratio)
Full used In: - 皆
- 能
- 昆
- 批
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 21
Components: (heel) Same-ON
Mnemonic: HE's comparing the two heels , to see which is better.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: comparatively
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 430

Kanji: 叱
Meaning: scold
First kunyomi: しか*る
Full header: 叱 scold
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (heel)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | Mom's mouth scolded her for wearing high heels, and she 's only 12.
Full kunyomi: しか*る | to scold ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 22
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (heel)
Mnemonic: Mom's mouth scolded her for wearing high heels, and she 's only 12.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to scold
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1516

Kanji: 日
Meaning: sun, day
Onyomi: NICHI, JITSU
First kunyomi: ひ
First jukugo: 昨日[きのう]
Full header: 日 sun, day
口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
COCK PK SYMBOLIC COUNTER
Description: As a radical, it usually means "bright".
COCK: This kanji has not one but two ON-yomis, and as if that wasn't enough, most of the jukugo don't use either of them! This is by far the worst kanji when it comes to not following the rules of pronunciation. Luckily, most of the FP words you'll use every day, right from your first day in Noob Nihongo, so you'll learn 'em without even trying.
Also, it means "Japan" - a sort of contraction of 日本.
Full onyomi: NICHI, JITSU | Frederich NIETSZHIE spends every day doing ju JITSU. (all "Hiyahh!!!! Ubermench takedown!!" Philosophy was just a side-job; something he did to finance his bid for Ultimate Fightin' Champion.)
Full mnemonic: | You shouldn't need a damn story for this, but I am drunk so here goes: Two mouths. One yelling, "Don't look at the sun you idiot." and the other yelling, "Dood it will be awesome, You can see sun men all hanging out in there smoking sun -reefer, I swear to god, man, this dude told me it, go ahead."
Full kunyomi: ひ | a day ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 昨日(きのう) | yesterday ★★★★★ FP 昨 (yesterday) + 日 (sun, day) = 昨日 (yesterday)
今日(きょう) | today ★★★★★ FP 今 (now) + 日 (sun, day) = 今日 (today)
明日(あした) | tomorrow ★★★★★ FP 明 (bright) + 日 (sun, day) = 明日 (tomorrow)
ｘｘｘ 曜日(ようび) | day of week ★★★★★ KUN ON SUF COUNTER 曜 (day of the week) + 日 (sun, day) = 曜日 (day of week) Day of the week (BOOBOO； in practice, most Japanese omit the final '日'.So, 木曜日(もくようび） becomes simply 木曜 (もくよう）)
日米(にちべい) | east-and-west ★☆☆☆☆ 日 (sun, day) + 米 (rice / America) = 日米 (east-and-west) add 日, (which is short for 日本), to 米, (which somehow means "America"), and you have a word which means "East-and-West" or "East meets West." Usually seen on cultural exchange-related things.
Full used In: - 旨
- 昆
- 晶
- 旧
- 早
- 旦
- 明
- 冒
- 慢
- 漫
- 暗
- 音
- 間
- 渇
- 得
- 唱
- 昭
- 景
- 者
- 暑
- 踏
- 是
- 最
- 昨
- 香
- 温
- 昇
- 暮
- 晴
- 映
- 星
- 白
- 曇
- 曽
- 書
- 普
- 暴
- 暇
- 暖
- 婚
- 遭
- 易
- 晩
- 旬
- 昔
- 湿
- 替
- 曜
- 厚
- 時
- 春
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 23
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: Frederich NIETSZHIE spends every day doing ju JITSU.
(all "Hiyahh!!!! Ubermench takedown!!" Philosophy was just a side-job; something he did to finance his bid for Ultimate Fightin' Champion.)
You shouldn't need a damn story for this, but I am drunk so here goes: Two mouths. One yelling, "Don't look at the sun you idiot." and the other yelling, "Dood it will be awesome, You can see sun men all hanging out in there smoking sun -reefer, I swear to god, man, this dude told me it, go ahead."
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: a day
First jukugo meaning: yesterday
Frequency ranking: 14

Kanji: 旨
Meaning: the gist
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: うま＊い
Full header: 旨 the gist
(heel) + 日 (sun, day)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
COCK SOLO
Description: This is a COCK because the overwhelming majority of words which use 旨 mean "the gist of," but you'll never use those words! The only time you'll see it is in the context of 旨い（うまい）、which has nothing to do with gists!
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE can't really put her heels over the sun, but the gist is she's tall!
Full kunyomi: うま＊い | this is a really good word, meaning 'delicious!' or 'well done!' 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆
( XXXの ) むね | ２ meanings： 1 -write to someone to the effect that xxx. 　 ２： the main purpose or goal. Not so useful, but gives you a good idea of why this is called 'the gist.' ☆☆☆☆☆
Full used In: - 脂
- 指
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 24
Components: (heel) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: SHE can't really put her heels over the sun, but the gist is she's tall!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: this is a really good word, meaning 'delicious!' or 'well done!'
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 359

Kanji: 昆
Meaning: insect
Onyomi: KON
First jukugo: 昆虫[こんちゅう]
Full header: 昆 insect
日 (sun, day) + 比 (compare)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Description: The normal word for insect is 虫　（むし）. 昆 is a more formal, scientific term and is not used very much.
Full onyomi: KON | as in, 'The insects are eating a pine CONE'
Full mnemonic: Although the bottom radical is "compare," it might be easier to think of it as two heels. Thus,
The sun shines down on the many heels of multi-legged insects scurrying around
Full jukugo: 昆虫(こんちゅう) | insect ★☆☆☆☆ NP 昆 (insect) + 虫 (insizzect) = 昆虫 (insect) insect, (a more scientific term than 'むし')
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
皆 | everyone | WHITE | 白
昆 | insect | SUN | 陽
質 | quality | BAMBOO | 竹
Everyone's heels trample on WHITE people,
but the SUN shines on insects that crawl on the high QUALITY bamboo.
Full used In: - 混
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 25
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 比 (compare)
Mnemonic: as in, 'The insects are eating a pine CONE'
Although the bottom radical is "compare," it might be easier to think of it as two heels. Thus,
The sun shines down on the many heels of multi-legged insects scurrying around
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1040

Kanji: 唱
Meaning: chant
First kunyomi: とな*える
Full header: 唱 chant
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 日 (sun, day)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The monk's mouth is chanting a hymn to SHOW the infidels his belief that there are two suns;one which illuminates the believers and one which burns the unclean!!! AIIIEEE THE END IS NIGH!!!
Full kunyomi: とな*える | bunch of people chanting or reciting in unison - also, one person muttering something over and over in a creepy way. ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 26
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: The monk's mouth is chanting a hymn to SHOW the infidels his belief that there are two suns;one which illuminates the believers and one which burns the unclean!!! AIIIEEE THE END IS NIGH!!!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: bunch of people chanting or reciting in unison - also, one person muttering something over and over in a creepy way.
Frequency ranking: 1413

Kanji: 晶
Meaning: crystal
Onyomi: SHOU
First jukugo: 液晶[えきしょう]
Full header: 晶 crystal
日 (sun, day)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
PN SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | SHOW me a crystal as bright as 3 suns put together!!!
Full jukugo: 液晶(えきしょう) | liquid crystal display ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 液 (liquid) + 晶 (crystal) = 液晶 (liquid crystal display)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 27
Components: 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: SHOW me a crystal as bright as 3 suns put together!!!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: liquid crystal display
Frequency ranking: 1657

Kanji: 旧
Meaning: former
Onyomi: KYUU
First jukugo: 旧姓[きゅうせい]
Full header: 旧 former
一 (one/line radical) + 日 (sun, day)
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
BETA PRE
Description: PREFIX meaning 'former.' It can be used with lots of different words, but unfortunately none of them are really super-handy. For example . . .
Full onyomi: KYUU |
Full mnemonic: | One day I will re-unite with my CUTE former girlfriend.
Full jukugo: 旧姓(きゅうせい) | maiden name ★☆☆☆☆ 旧 (former) + 姓 (family name) = 旧姓 (maiden name)
復旧する(ふっきゅうする) | to resume service ☆☆☆☆☆ 復 (return or re-do) + 旧 (former) = 復旧する (to resume service)
Full used In: - 児
- 陥
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 28
Components: 一 (one/line radical) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: One day I will re-unite with my CUTE former girlfriend.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: maiden name
Frequency ranking: 986

Kanji: 早
Meaning: early
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: はや*い
First jukugo: 素早い[すばやい]
Full header: 早 early
日 (sun, day) + 十 (ten)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
DUPE JERK PN
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | You have to get up SO early tomorrow, ten minutes before sunrise.
Full kunyomi: はや*い | early, as in, 'get up early.'　BOOBOO: this doesn't mean fast! that's the other hayai (速い） ★★★★★
( を ) はや＊める | to reschedule something (an appointment, a deadline) earlier ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) はや＊まって | to be moved or rescheduled earlier in time　－to be done in a hasty or premature way. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 素早い(すばやい) | agility ★★★☆☆ 素 (element) + 早 (early) = 素早い (agility) physical speed or agility, but without any advanced kung-fu techniques. A fast bird or lizard. Doing a simple task at the office, but very speedily.
早速(さっそく) xxxしろ！ | do XXX immediately! ★★☆☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA 早 (early) + 速 (fast) = 早速 (do XXX immediately!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
早 | early | SUN | 日
古 | old | NO SUN |
里 | village | RICE FIELD | 田
The SUN comes up early, but if there is NO SUN, the day is old.
The village is next to a RICE FIELD.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
早 | early | SUN | 陽
巣 | habitat | TREE | 木
単 | merely | BABY BIRDS |
The SUN rises early.
The habitat is in a TREE.
Merely has NO TREE because it is MERELY some baby birds.
Full used In: - 朝
- 草
- 卓
- 章
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 29
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: You have to get up SO early tomorrow, ten minutes before sunrise.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: early, as in, 'get up early.'　BOOBOO: this doesn't mean fast! that's the
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: agility
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 318

Kanji: 旦
Meaning: danna (husband)
Onyomi: TAN
First jukugo: 旦那[だんな]
Full header: 旦 danna (husband)
日 (sun, day) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: TAN |
Full mnemonic: | Let's think of the line as a prone body. My danna is useless! He just lies down all day under the sun , working on his TAN.
Full jukugo: 旦那(だんな) | husband ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA the more informal, spoken word for husband (your own or other peoples') - (BOOBOO: if you're talking about someone else's man, say お旦那さん (more polite!))
一旦(いったん) xxxすると | once you've started to do xxx . . . ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 一 (one) + 旦 (danna (husband)) = 一旦 (once you've started to do xxx . . .) once you've started to do xxx . . . (i.e. once you've gotten married, you can't get divorced! once you've promised, you can't go back on it!)
Full used In: - 量
- 宣
- 昼
- 胆
- 担
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 30
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: Let's think of the line as a prone body. My danna is useless! He just lies down all day under the sun , working on his TAN.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: husband
Frequency ranking: 878

Kanji: 白
Meaning: white
Onyomi: HAKU
First kunyomi: しろ*い
First jukugo: 面白*い[おもしろい]
Full header: 白 white
日 (sun, day) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★★
5 strokes
STRONG
Full onyomi: HAKU | as in,"HACK up the white people into pieces!!! Dirty swine-eating slave-drivers!"
Full mnemonic: Sun plus a dot, which we'll call, say, a blunt of marijuana, for reasons which shall become clear shortly.
RAY is a white cat, but he talks black. RAY likes to smoke a Dutch.
Picture White Ray smoking a dutch (the dot). all day .
Thus:　白
Full kunyomi: しろ*い | white ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 面白*い(おもしろい) | interesting ★★★★★ SARC FP 面 (front surface / face) + 白 (white) = 面白*い (interesting) interesting, (in a good way) but also can mean funny (as in, laughing at you!) this deliberate ambiguity being a big thing with Japanese Sarcasm. Although in this case, fully half the time people are being serious.
白人(はくじん) | white people ★★★★☆ NEO 白 (white) + 人 (person) = 白人 (white people) white people (do the Humpty Hump, they do the humpty hump)
白黒(しろくろ) | black-and-white ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 白 (white) + 黒 (black) = 白黒 (black-and-white)
Full used In: - 皆
- 習
- 泉
- 泊
- 綿
- 拍
- 迫
- 皇
- 激
- 原
- 良
- 百
- 的
- 楽
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 31
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: as in,"HACK up the white people into pieces!!! Dirty swine-eating slave-drivers!"
Sun plus a dot, which we'll call, say, a blunt of marijuana, for reasons which shall become clear shortly.
RAY is a white cat, but he talks black. RAY likes to smoke a Dutch.
Picture White Ray smoking a dutch (the dot). all day .
Thus:　白
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: interesting
Frequency ranking: 113

Kanji: 皆
Meaning: everyone
Onyomi: KAI
First kunyomi: みな ( さん )
First jukugo: 皆様[みんなさま]
Full header: 皆 everyone
比 (compare) + 白 (white)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: KAI |
Full mnemonic: | I compared everyone's KITES, and I think hers is the most white.
Full kunyomi: みな ( さん ) | (sometimes also pronounced みんな）everyone. ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 皆様(みんなさま) | everyone ★★★★☆ KUNKUN F 皆 (everyone) + 様 (important person) = 皆様 (everyone) a more formal way to say "everyone."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
皆 | everyone | WHITE | 白
昆 | insect | SUN | 陽
質 | quality | BAMBOO | 竹
Everyone's heels trample on WHITE people,
but the SUN shines on insects that crawl on the high QUALITY bamboo.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
賛 | agree | MONEY | 貝
替 | substitute | DAY | 日
皆 | everyone | HEEL |
Two husbands agree about MONEY (i.e. it is awesome)
but every DAY they substitute one for the other in a game of wife-swapping.
Everyone has a HEEL fetish.
Full used In: - 階
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 32
Components: 比 (compare) + 白 (white)
Mnemonic: I compared everyone's KITES, and I think hers is the most white.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: (sometimes also pronounced みんな）everyone.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 615

Kanji: 水
Meaning: water
Onyomi: SUI
First kunyomi: みず
First jukugo: 水曜日[すいようび]
Full header: 水 water
(left radical radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
PK PN SYMBOLIC MR
Full onyomi: SUI | After 4 days in the desert, the water tasted SWEET.
Full mnemonic: | The vertical stroke is like a waterfall, with four drops of water splashing out from it.
Full kunyomi: みず | water ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 水曜日(すいようび) | Wednesday ★★★★★ KUN ON 水 (water) + 曜 日 (day of week) = 水曜日 (Wednesday)
水着(みずぎ) | swim-suit ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 水 (water) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 水着 (swim-suit)
香水(こうすい) | perfume ★★☆☆☆ 香 (good smell) + 水 (water) = 香水 (perfume)
水族館(すいぞくかん) | aquarium ★★☆☆☆ 水 (water) + 族 (family) + 館 (big hall) = 水族館 (aquarium)
水商売(みずしょうばい) | hostess clubs, host clubs,strip clubs, etc. ★★☆☆☆ KUN ON 水 (water) + 商 売 (a business) = 水商売 (hostess clubs, host clubs,strip clubs, etc.)
洪水(こうずい) | flood ★☆☆☆☆ 洪 (flood) + 水 (water) = 洪水 (flood) flood (be careful - the す is pronounced ず、which is really unusual.)
水滴(すいてき) | drop of water ☆☆☆☆☆ 水 (water) + 滴 (drip) = 水滴 (drop of water) a drop of water
排水溝(はいすいこう) | big ditch. ☆☆☆☆☆ 排 (eliminate) + 水 (water) + 溝 (ditch) = 排水溝 (big ditch.) big ditch. who cares.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
氷 | ice | ONE SNOWFLAKE-DOT |
水 | water | NO FLAKES AT ALL |
永 | forever | TWO SNOWFLAKE-DOTS |
Ice has the SNOWFLAKE on top, water doesn't. So you can say, "Water doesn't have a SNOWFLAKE because water is warm."
If it has been icy for ever, there are TWO SNOWFLAKES piled up on top of each other!
Full used In: - 泉
- 泳
- 泊
- 汁
- 混
- 湖
- 淡
- 河
- 済
- 漫
- 液
- 沿
- 治
- 泣
- 渇
- 浪
- 滑
- 沈
- 流
- 浅
- 氷
- 涼
- 汗
- 活
- 準
- 渉
- 踏
- 沢
- 満
- 染
- 膝
- 温
- 溢
- 浮
- 溶
- 浴
- 涯
- 没
- 波
- 漏
- 油
- 漠
- 漢
- 潔
- 注
- 清
- 海
- 泥
- 涙
- 況
- 測
- 浜
- 深
- 漂
- 酒
- 尿
- 泡
- 洗
- 洋
- 渋
- 洪
- 港
- 暴
- 溝
- 逮
- 康
- 承
- 池
- 派
- 滞
- 決
- 添
- 渡
- 濃
- 湯
- 法
- 湿
- 滝
- 求
- 潜
- 激
- 滴
- 源
- 落
- 浸
- 緑
- 汚
- 塗
- 滅
- 濯
- 消
- 減
- 様
- 湾
- 薄
- 演
- 沸
- 録
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 33
Components: (left radical radical)
Mnemonic: After 4 days in the desert, the water tasted SWEET.
The vertical stroke is like a waterfall, with four drops of water splashing out from it.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: Wednesday
Frequency ranking: 243

Kanji: 泉
Meaning: spring
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: いずみ
First jukugo: 温泉[おんせん]
Full header: 泉 spring
白 (white) + 水 (water)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
PN SIDEKICK DUH
Full onyomi: SEN | as in 'SEND me to the spring, I need to get my soak on!'
Full mnemonic: | The pure ,white water poured out of the hot spring.
Full kunyomi: いずみ | spring, as in water popping out of the earth ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 温泉(おんせん) | hot spring bath ★★★☆☆ 温 (hot or warm thing) + 泉 (spring) = 温泉 (hot spring bath) hot spring baths (although most onsen use artificially heated water from regular wells these days)
Full used In: - 線
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 34
Components: 白 (white) + 水 (water)
Mnemonic: as in 'SEND me to the spring, I need to get my soak on!'
The pure ,white water poured out of the hot spring.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: spring, as in water popping out of the earth
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: hot spring bath
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 522

Kanji: 氷
Meaning: ice
Onyomi: HYOU
First kunyomi: こおり
First jukugo: 氷山[ひょうざん]
Full header: 氷 ice
水 (water) + 丶 (dot)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
Full onyomi: HYOU | as in, ' HE ONLY eats ice cream'
Full mnemonic: | Like water (水), but with an extra little dot in the upper left side. We will call this little dot a SNOWFLAKE, floating gently down to the surface of an icy lake in winter.
Full kunyomi: こおり | ice ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 氷山(ひょうざん) | iceberg ★☆☆☆☆ 氷 (ice) + 山 (mountain) = 氷山 (iceberg)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
氷 | ice | ONE SNOWFLAKE-DOT |
水 | water | NO FLAKES AT ALL |
永 | forever | TWO SNOWFLAKE-DOTS |
Ice has the SNOWFLAKE on top, water doesn't. So you can say, "Water doesn't have a SNOWFLAKE because water is warm."
If it has been icy for ever, there are TWO SNOWFLAKES piled up on top of each other!
Full used In: - 永
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 35
Components: 水 (water) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: as in, ' HE ONLY eats ice cream'
Like water (水), but with an extra little dot in the upper left side. We will call this little dot a SNOWFLAKE, floating gently down to the surface of an icy lake in winter.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: iceberg
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 833

Kanji: 永
Meaning: forever
Onyomi: EI
First jukugo: 永遠[えいえん]に
Full header: 永 forever
氷 (ice) + 丶 (dot)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: EI | "Fonzie" is the keyword for the EI onyomi, because that was his catchphrase on the show. "EYYYY!" Back in '78, that was the most coveted t-shirt: a half-sleeve jersey with The Fonz giving a thumbs-up and reciting EYYYY!! That's right, I'm old. Didn't ever get that shirt, neither! Anyway, mnemonic-wise, we can now say that. . .. Fonzie has been icy cool since forever.
Full mnemonic: | 永 consists of ice (氷） plus a dot, which we will, in a blaze of inspiration, call a second snowflake. So now we can say, "It's been icy forever, so we have more than one snowflake. They're piled on top of each other! It's been snowing forever!"
Full jukugo: 永遠(えいえん) に | poetic forever ★★★☆☆ 永 (forever) + 遠 (far) = 永遠 (poetic forever) the poetic 'forever'： I'll hate you forever! We shall rule the world forever!
永久(えいきゅう) に | forever ★★☆☆☆ 永 (forever) + 久 (been a long time) = 永久 (forever ) forever - the science word. (BOOBOO : the poetic word is 'eien'.(永遠))
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
氷 | ice | ONE SNOWFLAKE-DOT |
水 | water | NO FLAKES AT ALL |
永 | forever | TWO SNOWFLAKE-DOTS |
Ice has the SNOWFLAKE on top, water doesn't. So you can say, "Water doesn't have a SNOWFLAKE because water is warm."
If it has been icy for ever, there are TWO SNOWFLAKES piled up on top of each other!
Full used In: - 泳
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 36
Components: 氷 (ice) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: "Fonzie" is the keyword for the EI onyomi, because that was his catchphrase on the show. "EYYYY!" Back in '78, that was the most coveted t-shirt: a half-sleeve jersey with The Fonz giving a thumbs-up and reciting EYYYY!! That's right, I'm old. Didn't ever get that shirt, neither!
Anyway, mnemonic-wise, we can now say that. . .. Fonzie has been icy cool since forever.
永 consists of ice (氷） plus a dot, which we will, in a blaze of inspiration, call a second snowflake. So now we can say, "It's been icy forever, so we have more than one snowflake. They're piled on top of each other! It's been snowing forever!"
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: poetic forever
Frequency ranking: 834

Kanji: 泳
Meaning: swim
Onyomi: EI
First kunyomi: およ*ぐ
Full header: 泳 swim
永 (forever) + (waterleft) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
SOLO
Description: It's easy to tell apart from 永　or 氷 - since there's 2 water radicals. Because to swim you need that much water!!!
Full onyomi: EI |
Full mnemonic: | Fonzie can swim in water for a long time!
Full kunyomi: およ*ぐ | swim ★★★★☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 37
Components: 永 (forever) + (waterleft) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Fonzie can swim in water for a long time!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1566

Kanji: 泊
Meaning: stay for the night
Onyomi: HAKU
First kunyomi: ( に ) と＊まる
First jukugo: 一泊[いっぱく]
Full header: 泊 stay for the night
(waterleft) + 白 (white) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: HAKU |
Full mnemonic: | Make the white devils spend the night in a wet puddle. (This inn is Japanese only! )
Full kunyomi: ( に ) と＊まる | to stay somewhere overnight ★★★☆☆
( を ) と＊める | to let your friends crash at your house. ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 一泊(いっぱく) | one night's stay ★☆☆☆☆ COUNTER 一 (one) + 泊 (stay for the night) = 一泊 (one night's stay) a COUNTER for the number of nights you stay. You use this when making a reservation at a hotel. Ippaku is , of course, one night.
二泊(にはく) | to stay somewhere for two nights. ★☆☆☆☆ 二 (two) + 泊 (stay for the night) = 二泊 (to stay somewhere for two nights.)
に 宿泊(しゅくはく) する | stay the night ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 宿 (lodge at) + 泊 (stay for the night) = 宿泊 (stay the night) the act of staying the night -(kind of formal; you might read it in a hotel guidebook, but you wouldn't say "Let's 宿泊 over there, guys!"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 38
Components: (waterleft) + 白 (white) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Make the white devils spend the night in a wet puddle. (This inn is Japanese only! )
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to stay somewhere overnight
First jukugo meaning: one night's stay
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1180

Kanji: 汁
Meaning: juice, soup
Onyomi: JUU
First kunyomi: しる
First jukugo: 果汁[かじゅう]
Full header: 汁 juice, soup
(waterleft) + 十 (ten) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
Full onyomi: JUU | as in:JEWS are frequently down with a juice called Manichewitz!
Full mnemonic: | There's like ten different liquids in this juice. -- lemon, pineapple, apple, and so on.
Full kunyomi: しる | SUFFIX which means juice, or soup (as in味噌汁：みそしる； (miso soup)) , . . .also semen ABU SUF ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 果汁(かじゅう) | fruit juice ★☆☆☆☆ 果 (fruit　/ result) + 汁 (juice, soup) = 果汁 (fruit juice)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
汁 | juice, soup | TEN | 十
汗 | sweat | DRY | 干
I drink juices one through TEN, but I sweat until I'm DRY again.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 39
Components: (waterleft) + 十 (ten) Same-ON
Mnemonic: as in:JEWS are frequently down with a juice called Manichewitz!
There's like ten different liquids in this juice. -- lemon, pineapple, apple, and so on.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: SUFFIX which means juice, or soup (as in味噌汁：みそしる； (miso soup)) , . . .also semen
First jukugo meaning: fruit juice
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1590

Kanji: 混
Meaning: mix
Onyomi: KON
First kunyomi: ( を ) ま＊ぜる
First jukugo: 混乱[こんらん]する
Full header: 混 mix
(waterleft) + 昆 (insect) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KON |
Full mnemonic: | Mix the insects in a bowl with water and some pine CONEs, for some free and fun soup!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) ま＊ぜる | I blend the ingredients (BOOBOO: unlike the other まぜる　（交ぜる）, this word is used for technical stuff- science or cooking. ★★★☆☆
( が ) ま＊ざる | it gets mixed ★★☆☆☆
( が ) こ＊む | to be crowded (usually in the present perfect： こんでる!) ★★★☆☆
( が ) ま＊じる | get mixed up in a situation: wrong place, wrong time. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 混乱(こんらん) する | confusion ★★★☆☆ 混 (mix) + 乱 (disorder) = 混乱 (confusion) What you are experiencing right now while studying Japanese!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
混 | mix | INSECTS | 昆
潜 | lurk | HUSBAND | 夫
You mix INSECTS in your bug-shake (mmmm!!) but a lurking HUSBAND steals it from you. Yoink.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 40
Components: (waterleft) + 昆 (insect) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Mix the insects in a bowl with water and some pine CONEs, for some free and fun soup!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I blend the ingredients (BOOBOO: unlike the other まぜる　（交ぜる）, this word is used for technical stuff- science or cooking.
First jukugo meaning: confusion
Frequency ranking: 1041

Kanji: 月
Meaning: moon/organ
Onyomi: GETSU
First kunyomi: つき
First jukugo: 三月[さんがつ]
Full header: 月 moon/organ
(left radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
SYMBOLIC PK PN JERK RADICAL COUNTER
Description: JERK RADICAL ALERT: by itself, it means month or moon, but usually as a radical it has an entirely different meaning :"organ of the body." Some dudes will point out that the 月 Radical is actually a MUTANT RADICAL for 肉、but who cares? Stop being so pedantic with your pale ass.
BOOBOO: when you say the actual proper names of months, you pronounce it GATsu!!!That really is hard to remember.
In fact, I still mix the two up ９0％ of the time.
So, for my own benefit as much as your own, here's a mnemonic： You GOT TO leave in January, if you want your rocket to GET TO the moon.
Full onyomi: GETSU |
Full mnemonic: | The United States had to GET TO the moon before the Russians, because whoever got freaky with Moon Bitches first would get so much rep, the other country's game would never recover.
Full kunyomi: つき | the moon ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 三月(さんがつ) | March ★★★★★ KANA 三 (three) + 月 (moon) = 三月 (March)
先月(せんげつ) | last month ★★★★★ 先 (earlier/ the tip) + 月 (moon) = 先月 (last month)
来月(らいげつ) | next month ★★★★★ 来 (come/future) + 月 (moon) = 来月 (next month)
今月(こんげつ) | this month ★★★★★ 今 (now) + 月 (moon) = 今月 (this month)
三ヶ月間(さんかげつかん) | three months' time ★★★★☆ 三 (three) + 月 (moon) + 間 (a period of time) = 三ヶ月間 (three months' time) three months' time, three months' duration
正月(しょうがつ) | the New Year ★★★☆☆ 正 (correct) + 月 (moon) = 正月 (the New Year) the New Year - (BOOBOO: in Japan, that means not just January first but the whole first week)
Full used In: - 湖
- 明
- 脂
- 胃
- 肺
- 肪
- 能
- 骨
- 背
- 腕
- 腹
- 胞
- 胆
- 徹
- 脅
- 絹
- 肝
- 肯
- 筋
- 棚
- 膝
- 服
- 股
- 肌
- 前
- 朝
- 望
- 青
- 肩
- 腰
- 斉
- 膨
- 胸
- 期
- 龍
- 育
- 撤
- 脈
- 崩
- 脱
- 有
- 肥
- 豚
- 散
- 臓
- 腫
- 勝
- 脳
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 41
Components: (left radical)
Mnemonic: The United States had to GET TO the moon before the Russians, because whoever got freaky with Moon Bitches first would get so much rep, the other country's game would never recover.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: the moon
First jukugo meaning: March
Frequency ranking: 57

Kanji: 湖
Meaning: big lake
Onyomi: KO
First kunyomi: みずうみ
Full header: 湖 big lake
(waterleft) + 古 (old) + 月 (moon/organ)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
PN SOLO
Full onyomi: KO | KOdomos ( 子 ) play by the lake.
Full mnemonic: | The old man gets wet in the lake once a month.
Full kunyomi: みずうみ | big lake ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 42
Components: (waterleft) + 古 (old) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: KOdomos ( 子 ) play by the lake.
The old man gets wet in the lake once a month.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1463

Kanji: 明
Meaning: bright
Onyomi: MEI
First kunyomi: あか*るい
First jukugo: 説明[せつめい]する
Full header: 明 bright
月 (moon/organ) + 日 (sun, day)
★★★★★
8 strokes
PN DUH
Full onyomi: MEI |
Full mnemonic: | When the sun or the moon is full, it MAY get bright!
Full kunyomi: あか*るい | bright , sunny weather / person with a sunny disposition. ★★★★★
あき＊らか ( な or に ) | an obvious, clear difference between two things ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 説明(せつめい) する | explain ★★★★☆ 説 (explain) + 明 (bright) = 説明 (explain) Explanation / to explain
不明(ふめい) な　 or の | unknown, unclear ★★☆☆☆ NP 不 (un) + 明 (bright) = 不明 (unknown, unclear) unknown, unclear. (the body's identity remains unknown / an unknown tribe made these carvings of your mama's ass)
明けましておめでとう(あけまして おめでとう!) | Happy new year! ★☆☆☆☆ BOOBOO Happy new year! (only noobs say this before Jan 1st. In the last part of December, we say, "良いお年を!" (よいおとしを!)
Full used In: - 盟
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 43
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: When the sun or the moon is full, it MAY get bright!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: bright , sunny weather / person with a sunny disposition.
First jukugo meaning: explain
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 116

Kanji: 脂
Meaning: animal fat
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: あぶら
First jukugo: 脂肪 [しぼう]
Full header: 脂 animal fat
旨 (the gist) Same-ON + 月 (moon/organ)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SHI | Your Moms got so much animal fat, SHE squirts lipids out of her blow-hole!
Full mnemonic: | Animal fat is not an organ, but you get the gist!!
Full kunyomi: あぶら | animal fat ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 脂肪 (しぼう) | grease or fat ★☆☆☆☆ 脂 (animal fat) + 肪 (fatty food) = 脂肪 ( grease or fat) grease or fat (refers to both the kind used in cooking, AND the kind that makes your mama's neighbors take out earthquake insurance )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
脂 | animal fat | ORGAN | 月
指 | finger / point at | HAND | 手
Animal fat is an ORGAN, but fingers are attached to your HAND.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 44
Components: 旨 (the gist) Same-ON + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: Your Moms got so much animal fat, SHE squirts lipids out of her blow-hole!
Animal fat is not an organ, but you get the gist!!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: grease or fat
Frequency ranking: 1626

Kanji: 胆
Meaning: gall bladder / daring
Onyomi: TAN
First jukugo: 大胆[だいたん]な
Full header: 胆 gall bladder / daring
旦 (danna (husband)) Same-ON + 月 (moon/organ)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
JERK SIDEKICK
Description: No, you won't be saying 'gallbladder' very often, but you still need this kanji to describe daring daytime bank robberies or mad ninja feats: Americans say "That takes balls," but Japanese apparently say, "That takes gallbladders!"
Full onyomi: TAN |
Full mnemonic: | The daring husband went to the moon and came back with a good TAN.
Full jukugo: 大胆(だいたん) な | daring or bold ★★★☆☆ 大 (big) + 胆 (gall bladder / daring) = 大胆 (daring or bold) daring or bold, - not just courageous, but taking risks when you don't need to. Not just a bank-robbery, but a bank robbery at high noon, while wearing Hirohito masks!.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 45
Components: 旦 (danna (husband)) Same-ON + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: The daring husband went to the moon and came back with a good TAN.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: daring or bold
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1502

Kanji: 朝
Meaning: morning
Onyomi: CHOU
First kunyomi: あさ
First jukugo: 朝ごはん[あさごはん]
Full header: 朝 morning
十 (ten) + 早 (early) + 月 (moon/organ)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: CHOU |
Full mnemonic: | 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.
Full kunyomi: あさ | morning ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 朝ごはん(あさごはん) | breakfast ★★★★☆
朝日(あさひ) | rising sun ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 朝 (morning) + 日 (sun, day) = 朝日 (rising sun) rising sun. As in, 'land of the. . .' Also as in Asahi beer.
朝刊(ちょうかん) | morning edition ★☆☆☆☆ 朝 (morning) + 刊 (edition) = 朝刊 (morning edition)
Full used In: - 乾
- 幹
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 46
Components: 十 (ten) + 早 (early) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: 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.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: breakfast
Frequency ranking: 319

Kanji: 火
Meaning: fire
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: ひ
First jukugo: 火曜日[かようび]
Full header: 火 fire
人 (person) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★★
4 strokes
PK SYMBOLIC MR
Full onyomi: KA | as in : 'my CAR caught on fire the other day. (FYI : It was a Pinto. ) '
Full mnemonic: | A person on fire, surrounded by 2 sparks.
Full kunyomi: ひ | flame ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 火曜日(かようび) | Tuesday ★★★★★ KUN ON 火 (fire) + 曜 日 (day of week) = 火曜日 (Tuesday)
火事(かじ) | fire ★★★☆☆ 火 (fire) + 事 (action/ incident) = 火事 (fire) A fire - not like the fire in your stepdad's crackpipe; like the fire that spreads from his crackpipe and engulfs your whole trailer.
花火(はなび) | fireworks ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 花 (flower) + 火 (fire) = 花火 (fireworks)
Full used In: - 炎
- 淡
- 為
- 灯
- 畑
- 点
- 熊
- 照
- 熟
- 黒
- 煮
- 焦
- 無
- 秋
- 熱
- 烈
- 黙
- 然
- 燃
- 焼
- 魚
- 煙
- 爆
- 災
- 炭
- 添
- 庶
- 炊
- 灰
- 滅
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 47
Components: 人 (person) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: as in : 'my CAR caught on fire the other day. (FYI : It was a Pinto. ) '
A person on fire, surrounded by 2 sparks.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: flame
First jukugo meaning: Tuesday
Frequency ranking: 191

Kanji: 炎
Meaning: flame
Onyomi: EN
First kunyomi: ほのお
First jukugo: 炎症[えんしょう]
Full header: 炎 flame
火 (fire)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
DUH
Full onyomi: EN | as in, 'ENjoy this flame-broiled food!! '
Full mnemonic: | Such a big flame, they had to use two fire kanji to make it!
Full kunyomi: ほのお | a big fire, but not a harmful one. Like a campfire or bonfire ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 炎症(えんしょう) | inflammation ★☆☆☆☆ 炎 (flame) + 症 (symptom) = 炎症 (inflammation) inflammation, swelling
Full used In: - 談
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 48
Components: 火 (fire)
Mnemonic: as in, 'ENjoy this flame-broiled food!! '
Such a big flame, they had to use two fire kanji to make it!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a big fire, but not a harmful one. Like a campfire or bonfire
First jukugo meaning: inflammation
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 647

Kanji: 淡
Meaning: faint
Onyomi: TAN
First kunyomi: あわ*い
Full header: 淡 faint
火 (fire) + (waterleft)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: TAN | as in,"His TAN faded to pale after so many weeks indoors. "
Full mnemonic: | The water pretty much doused the flame, leaving only a faint, pale flickering.
Full kunyomi: あわ*い | faint color. (薄い also means faint, but 淡い carries the connotation of, it's faint because it's weak or sickly) ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 49
Components: 火 (fire) + (waterleft)
Mnemonic: as in,"His TAN faded to pale after so many weeks indoors. "
The water pretty much doused the flame, leaving only a faint, pale flickering.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: faint color. (薄い also means faint, but 淡い carries the connotation of, it's faint because it's weak or sickly)
Frequency ranking: 1414

Kanji: 談
Meaning: consult
Onyomi: DAN
First jukugo: 冗談[じょうだん]
Full header: 談 consult
言 (say) + 炎 (flame)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: DAN |
Full mnemonic: | You need to consult with Glen DANzig. Say to him, why did he start that flame? (hint: Satan)
Full jukugo: 冗談(じょうだん) | joke ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 冗 (joke) + 談 (consult) = 冗談 (joke) a joke - you'll often hear: "冗談じゃない！” ('I'm not kidding!')
相談(そうだん) する | consult ★★★☆☆ 相 (partner) + 談 (consult) = 相談 (consult) a consultation - it doesn't have to be formal. If you want to see your teacher after class, that's a soudan.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 50
Components: 言 (say) + 炎 (flame)
Mnemonic: You need to consult with Glen DANzig. Say to him, why did he start that flame? (hint: Satan)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: joke
Frequency ranking: 648

Kanji: 丁
Meaning: nail
Onyomi: CHOU
First jukugo: xxx丁目[ちょうめ]
Full header: 丁 nail
★★★☆☆
2 strokes
BETA PK STRONG MR
Description: it's important to not confuse the MUTANT RADICAL for NAIL ( )with the "open scissors" ( )radical:
Open scissors doesn't have a 'nail-head' protruding from the right-side, and it's got no bendy bit at the bottom.
Full onyomi: CHOU |
Full mnemonic: | The only time Margaret CHO ever could make me laugh was when she stepped on a rusty nail and had to get tetanus. That was a good bit.
Full jukugo: xxx 丁目(ちょうめ) | city block ★★★★☆ KUN ON COUNTER 丁 (nail) + 目 (eye) = 丁目 (city block) a COUNTER for - roughly, 'city block.' 3丁目, 4丁目, etc. You need to know this if you ever want to read an address.
丁度(ちょうど) | just right ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 丁 (nail) + 度 (times) = 丁度 (just right) exactly, precisely. Just right.
丁寧(ていねい) な | politeness ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA manners used in everyday situations. Just good common sense.
包丁(ほうちょう) | kitchen knife, cutlery ★☆☆☆☆ 包 (wrap) + 丁 (nail) = 包丁 (kitchen knife, cutlery)
Full used In: - 灯
- 可
- 訂
- 町
- 亭
- 打
- 頂
- 両
- 庁
- 予
- 再
- 貯
- 行
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 51
Mnemonic: The only time Margaret CHO ever could make me laugh was when she stepped on a rusty nail and had to get tetanus. That was a good bit.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: city block
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 39

Kanji: 灯
Meaning: streetlight
Onyomi: TOU
First jukugo: 街灯[がいとう]
Full header: 灯 streetlight
丁 (nail) + (fireleft)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: TOU | as in, 'The old man walked home drunk and stubbed his TOE on a streetlight. '
Full mnemonic: | The streetlight stood straight like a big nail with a little electric fire on top of it.
Full jukugo: 街灯(がいとう) | streetlight ★☆☆☆☆ 街 (shopping district) + 灯 (streetlight) = 街灯 (streetlight)
電灯(でんとう) | lamp -(BOOBOO: in practice, everyone just says でんき) ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 電 (electricity) + 灯 (streetlight) = 電灯 (lamp -(BOOBOO: in practice, everyone just says でんき) )
懐中電灯(かいちゅうでんとう) | flashlight ☆☆☆☆☆ 懐 (nostalgia) + 中 (middle) + 電 灯 (lamp -(BOOBOO: in practice, everyone just says でんき) ) = 懐中電灯 (flashlight)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
灯 | streetlight | NAIL | 丁
炊 | cook rice | LACK | 欠
A streetlight is on top of a pole or a NAIL,
but you LACK water to boil some delicious kale.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 52
Components: 丁 (nail) + (fireleft)
Mnemonic: as in, 'The old man walked home drunk and stubbed his TOE on a streetlight. '
The streetlight stood straight like a big nail with a little electric fire on top of it.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1160

Kanji: 可
Meaning: possible
Onyomi: KA
First jukugo: 可愛い[かわいい]
Full header: 可 possible
(nailright) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
5 strokes
BETA PN STRONG
Full onyomi: KA |
Full mnemonic: | It's possible to get a CAR for cheap,if you cram a nail into the mouth of the salesman!
Full jukugo: 可愛い(かわいい) | cute! ★★★★★ 1/2 KANA 可 (possible) + 愛 (love) = 可愛い (cute!)
可能性(かのうせい) の or が | possibility ★★★★☆ 可 (possible) + 能 (talent) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 可能性 (possibility)
許可(きょか) | permission ★★★☆☆ 許 (allow) + 可 (possible) = 許可 (permission)
不可能(ふかのう) な or です。 | not possible ★★★☆☆ 不 (un) + 可 (possible) + 能 (talent) = 不可能 (not possible)
可燃ゴミ(かねんごみ) | burnable garbage ★★★☆☆ 可 (possible) + 燃 (burn) = 可燃ゴミ (burnable garbage)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
可 | possible | NAIL | 丁
司 | administer | HITLER |
同 | same | LINE on both the left and right |
It's possible to NAIL your mouth shut, but HITLER will administer that butt.
Same (同)looks like administer, but it's symmetrical - it's got the SAME LINE on both the left and right.
Full used In: - 河
- 何
- 奇
- 歌
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 53
Components: (nailright) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: It's possible to get a CAR for cheap,if you cram a nail into the mouth of the salesman!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: cute!
Frequency ranking: 60

Kanji: 河
Meaning: stream
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) かわ
First jukugo: 河童[かっぱ]
Full header: 河 stream
可 (possible) + (waterleft)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
NUBI DUPE PN
Full onyomi: KA | It's possible to drive your car into the water of the stream. All it takes is a CAR and some booze.
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) かわ | xxx-river (proper noun!) SUF ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 河童(かっぱ) | the green frog-monster ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 河 (stream) + 童 (kid) = 河童 (the green frog-monster) a traditional monster, one you'll still see all the time in illustrations or storefronts. They used to be crazy vicious, jumping up out of the lake and eating your intestines while you're still alive, but now they're more like cute, mischievous mascots -
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 54
Components: 可 (possible) + (waterleft)
Mnemonic: It's possible to drive your car into the water of the stream. All it takes is a CAR and some booze.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: xxx-river (proper noun!)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the green frog-monster
Frequency ranking: 811

Kanji: 訂
Meaning: revise
Onyomi: TEI
First jukugo: 訂正[ていせい]
Full header: 訂 revise
言 (say) + 丁 (nail)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: TEI |
Full mnemonic: | I'm saying to the carpenter, TAKE that nail back and revise the construction.
Full jukugo: 訂正(ていせい) | correct or revise ★☆☆☆☆ 訂 (revise) + 正 (correct) = 訂正 ( correct or revise ) to correct or revise some written thing - lyrics, a report, an article, or even (god forbid) a Kanji book.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 55
Components: 言 (say) + 丁 (nail)
Mnemonic: I'm saying to the carpenter, TAKE that nail back and revise the construction.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: correct or revise
Frequency ranking: 1748

Kanji: 田
Meaning: rice field
First kunyomi: た
First jukugo: 田舎[いなか]
Full header: 田 rice field
★★★★★
5 strokes
BETA PK PN
Description: You'll probably see this more in people's names than you ever will see rice paddies.
Full kunyomi: た | Only used in peoples' names: 田中(たなか） is the Japanese version of Smith. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 田舎(いなか) | countryside ★★★☆☆ FP 田 (rice field) + 舎 (stable) = 田舎 (countryside) the countryside,hicksville
Full used In: - 町
- 畑
- 胃
- 思
- 男
- 畜
- 細
- 里
- 描
- 果
- 東
- 猫
- 猥
- 畳
- 鼻
- 申
- 番
- 奮
- 魚
- 雷
- 曽
- 異
- 更
- 単
- 獣
- 略
- 留
- 界
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 56
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: Only used in peoples' names: 田中(たなか） is the Japanese version of Smith.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: countryside
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 16

Kanji: 町
Meaning: neighborhood, small town
Onyomi: CHOU
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) まち
Full header: 町 neighborhood, small town
田 (rice field) + 丁 (nail) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
PN SOLO
Full onyomi: CHOU |
Full mnemonic: | The rice 'hood is next to the nail district.
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) まち | a small town - but also a SUFFIX which means xxx-town. Like Levittown or Funkytown. SUF ★★★★☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 57
Components: 田 (rice field) + 丁 (nail) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The rice 'hood is next to the nail district.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a small town - but also a SUFFIX which means xxx-town. Like Levittown or Funkytown.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 459

Kanji: 畑
Meaning: cultivated field
First kunyomi: ( XXX ) はたけ
Full header: 畑 cultivated field
田 (rice field) + (fireleft)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO DUH SUF
Full mnemonic: | (SIGH) ok, look: They burn the field to clear it, then they plant crops. Whatever.
Full kunyomi: ( XXX ) はたけ | SUFFIX meaning, "field of a particular crop". like いちご はたけ、(field of strawberries) or すいか はたけ (field of watermelons). You don't need an article like 'no' or 'na'. .You know what? It's weird that we don't have a word for this in English. KUNKUN SUF ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 58
Components: 田 (rice field) + (fireleft)
Mnemonic: (SIGH) ok, look: They burn the field to clear it, then they plant crops. Whatever.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: SUFFIX meaning, "field of a particular crop". like いちご はたけ、(field of strawberries) or すいか はたけ (field of watermelons). You don't need an article like 'no' or 'na'.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1378

Kanji: 胃
Meaning: stomach
First kunyomi: い
Full header: 胃 stomach
田 (rice field) + 月 (moon/organ)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | When I eat rice from the field, I keep it in the organ called the stomach.
Full kunyomi: い | stomach ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
畳 | tatami mat | ABE'S HAT |
胃 | stomach | ORGAN | 月
鼻 | nose | YOURSELF | 自
ABE'S HAT is as big as a tatami mat!
The stomach is an ORGAN.
Your nose belongs to YOURSELF.
Full used In: - 膚
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 59
Components: 田 (rice field) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: When I eat rice from the field, I keep it in the organ called the stomach.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1603

Kanji: 入
Meaning: put/go in
Onyomi: NYUU
First kunyomi: ( に / を ) い＊れる
First jukugo: 入り口[いりぐち]
Full header: 入 put/go in
★★★★★
2 strokes
PK
Full onyomi: NYUU |
Full mnemonic: Unlike the lookalike 'person' kanji (人）, the top of 入　bends left, so you can say,
'I take my NEW axe and put it in your left side, you bourgeois pig!!!! '
Full kunyomi: ( に / を ) い＊れる | I put it in (I put the dog in the doghouse) ★★★★★
( に / が ) はい＊る | it goes in (The dog goes in the doghouse) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 入り口(いりぐち) | entrance ★★★★☆ NOKURI 入 (put/go in) + 口 (mouth) = 入り口 (entrance) entrance (often shortened to 入口）
に 入院(にゅういん) する | check in hospital ★★★☆☆ 入 (put/go in) + 院 (institution) = 入院 (check in hospital) check into the hospital - not for a simple exam, but like you have to stay there at least one night, you're too sick to leave.
に 入学(にゅうがく) | to start school at a new school ★★☆☆☆ 入 (put/go in) + 学 (knowledge) = 入学 (to start school at a new school)
入館料(にゅうかんりょう) | admission fee ★☆☆☆☆ NP 入 (put/go in) + 館 (big hall) + 料 (ingredients / fees) = 入館料 (admission fee)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
入 | put/go in | TOP FACES LEFT |
人 | person | TOP FACES RIGHT |
The top of 'put in' faces left and - at least in larger fonts - the top little yoink of 'person' faces right.
That's because most people are RIGHT-wing bastards, and the bullets of the LEFTIST, glorious people's revolution will enter the LEFT side of their heads. !Viva Mao!
Full used In: - 込
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 60
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I put it in (I put the dog in the doghouse)
First jukugo meaning: entrance
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 72

Kanji: 人
Meaning: person
Onyomi: NIN, JIN
First kunyomi: ひと
First jukugo: xxx人[じん]
Full header: 人 person
★★★★★
2 strokes
PK MR
Description: In most fonts, the tippy-top leans to the RIGHT, like this :
That's how you tell 人 apart from　入, which leans to the LEFT.
Full onyomi: NIN, JIN | NINjas wear JEANS on casual friday. It is kind of awkward at first, but you'll get used to it.
Full kunyomi: ひと | person ★★★★★
Full jukugo: xxx人(じん) | person from xxx ★★★★★ KUN ON SUF SUFFIX meaning 'person from XXX country.' AmerikaJIN, FranceJIN, etc.
人気(にんき) | famous ★★★★☆ 人 (person) + 気 (mood) = 人気 (famous) famous - usually used like this: 人気　が　ある！
人間(にんげん) | human ★★★★☆ FP 人 (person) + 間 (a period of time) = 人間 (human)
人生(じんせい) | life (in general) ★★★☆☆ 人 (person) + 生 (life / birth) = 人生 (life (in general)) Life, as in someone's entire life, or life in general:. "He lived a quiet life." "Life is a bitch." "Life span."
名人(めいじん) | an expert ★★★☆☆ 名 (name, famous) + 人 (person) = 名人 (an expert)
大人(おとな) | adult ★★★☆☆ FP 大 (big) + 人 (person) = 大人 (adult) adult, as opposed to minor, not as opposed to 'with clothes on.'
人口(じんこう) | population ★★☆☆☆ 人 (person) + 口 (mouth) = 人口 (population)
目上の人(めうえ) のひと | higher person ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 目 (eye) + 上 (above) + 人 (person) = 目上の人 (higher person) someone who out-ranks you - at work, school, or in society.
人食い(ひとくい) xxx | a man-eating XXX. ★☆☆☆☆ 人 (person) + 食 (eat) = 人食い (a man-eating XXX.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
入 | put/go in | TOP FACES LEFT |
人 | person | TOP FACES RIGHT |
The top of 'put in' faces left and - at least in larger fonts - the top little yoink of 'person' faces right.
That's because most people are RIGHT-wing bastards, and the bullets of the LEFTIST, glorious people's revolution will enter the LEFT side of their heads. !Viva Mao!
Full used In: - 火
- 何
- 信
- 化
- 内
- 肉
- 停
- 卒
- 夜
- 仏
- 位
- 作
- 偉
- 億
- 供
- 僧
- 伴
- 係
- 仕
- 促
- 体
- 休
- 保
- 膝
- 仰
- 俗
- 倒
- 伝
- 例
- 僚
- 伸
- 偶
- 仲
- 倍
- 伏
- 囚
- 個
- 任
- 住
- 偵
- 側
- 価
- 侮
- 使
- 便
- 他
- 伺
- 偏
- 倫
- 付
- 償
- 健
- 似
- 偽
- 依
- 優
- 宿
- 催
- 候
- 修
- 座
- 低
- 件
- 傷
- 像
- 行
- 値
- 借
- 僕
- 俺
- 久
- 代
- 欠
- 備
- 仮
- 侵
- 儀
- 侍
- 働
- 俳
- 傘
- 倹
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 61
Mnemonic: NINjas wear JEANS on casual friday. It is kind of awkward at first, but you'll get used to it.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: person from xxx
Frequency ranking: 5

Kanji: 何
Meaning: what?!?
Onyomi: KA, but you don't need to learn it.
First kunyomi: なに
First jukugo: 何時[なんじ]
Full header: 何 what?!?
(personleft) + 可 (possible) Same-ON
★★★★★
7 strokes
Full onyomi: KA, but you don't need to learn it. |
Full mnemonic: | When you say " WHAAT????", you are asking that person if what they just said is really possible.
Full kunyomi: なに | what ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 何時(なんじ) | what time is it? ★★★★★ 何 (what?!?) + 時 (time) = 何時 (what time is it?)
何とか(なんとか) xxx | something like XXX ★★★☆☆
何だコイツ(なんだこいつ) | THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM??? ★★☆☆☆ ABU
幾何学(きかがく) | geometry ★☆☆☆☆ FR FP 幾 (how much?) + 何 (what?!?) + 学 (knowledge) = 幾何学 (geometry) geometry (I like this because it seems that even the Chinese sages who made up this word were confused by geometry. It's like 'the science of what the fuck??')
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
何 | what?!? | MOUTH | 口
伺 | formal visit / question | HITLER |
You said you were going to pay a formal visit to Herr HITLER.
I opened my MOUTH and said "WHAAAAT??"
Full used In: - 荷
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 62
Components: (personleft) + 可 (possible) Same-ON
Mnemonic: When you say " WHAAT????", you are asking that person if what they just said is really possible.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: what
First jukugo meaning: what time is it?
Frequency ranking: 61

Kanji: 信
Meaning: believe
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: しん*じる
First jukugo: 自信[じしん]
Full header: 信 believe
(personleft) + 言 (say)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: | If they've got a SHINy halo, it's safe to believe what that person has to say .
Full kunyomi: しん*じる | believe ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 自信(じしん) | self-confidence ★★★★☆ 自 (my own) + 信 (believe) = 自信 (self-confidence)
信号(しんごう) | signal ★★★★☆ 信 (believe) + 号 (ID number) = 信号 (signal) signal, i.e. traffic signal
迷信(めいしん) | superstition ★★★☆☆ 迷 (perplexed) + 信 (believe) = 迷信 (superstition)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 63
Components: (personleft) + 言 (say)
Mnemonic: If they've got a SHINy halo, it's safe to believe what that person has to say .
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: self-confidence
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 262

Kanji: 化
Meaning: transform
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: ( が/に ) ば＊ける
First jukugo: 変化[へんか]する
Full header: 化 transform
(personleft) + (heel)
★★★★☆
4 strokes
SUF
Description: You'll often see 化 as a suffix, meaning "xxx - ization." For instance, 機械化(きかいか）means "the mechanization of society. The industrial revolution." Most of these words are not worth learning, but there's a LOT of them, so at least learn the suffix meaning.
Full onyomi: KA | The CAR transforms into Optimus Prime. OK, I know he's supposed to be a truck or whatever, but I never liked that show anyway. I was fucking with Papa Smurf and Raydeen and shit.
Full mnemonic: | The witch transformed that person into a giant heel.
Full kunyomi: ( が/に ) ば＊ける | transform - this is ONLY used in the context of a person changing to a ghost, or a curse transforming a person into a werewolf. In other words, it is not used that often. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 変化(へんか) する | transformation, change ★★★★★ 変 (change) + 化 (transform) = 変化 (transformation, change)
文化(ぶんか) | culture ★★★★★ 文 (culture/ sentence) + 化 (transform) = 文化 (culture)
進化(しんか) | evolution ★★☆☆☆ 進 (progress) + 化 (transform) = 進化 (evolution)
機械化(きかいか) | mechanization ★☆☆☆☆ 機 械 (machine) + 化 (transform) = 機械化 (mechanization ) the mechanization of a society or of an industry.
Full used In: - 花
- 靴
- 傾
- 貨
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 64
Components: (personleft) + (heel)
Mnemonic: The CAR transforms into Optimus Prime.
OK, I know he's supposed to be a truck or whatever, but I never liked that show anyway. I was fucking with Papa Smurf and Raydeen and shit.
The witch transformed that person into a giant heel.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: transform - this is ONLY used in the context of a person changing to a ghost, or a curse transforming a person into a werewolf. In other words, it is not used that often.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: transformation, change
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 240

Kanji: 花
Meaning: flower
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: はな
First jukugo: 花見[はなみ]
Full header: 花 flower
(flowertop) + 化 (transform) Same-ON
★★★★★
7 strokes
DUPE PN MR
Full onyomi: KA |
Full mnemonic: You can think of the top part as the bottom of your nose, with 2 little puffs of pollen going in as you smell the flower.
the Wizard transforms your CAR into a flower. (Actually the wizard's kind of a hater.)
Full kunyomi: はな | flower ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 花見(はなみ) | sakura-viewing party ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 花 (flower) + 見 (look) = 花見 (sakura-viewing party) cherry-blossom looking-at-and-getting-bombed parties
花火(はなび) | fireworks ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 花 (flower) + 火 (fire) = 花火 (fireworks)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
花 | flower | POLLEN |
死 | death | EVENING | 夕
For the sake of this mnemonic, let's call the 2 vertical strokes on the flower's top radical . . . 2 spores of pollen.
The poison flower has POLLEN that you're breathing,
and then it makes you die in the EVENING.
Full used In: - 花
- 苦
- 草
- 荷
- 夢
- 蒸
- 蓄
- 芋
- 著
- 護
- 描
- 満
- 菓
- 猫
- 獲
- 葬
- 芸
- 噴
- 英
- 菌
- 憤
- 薬
- 芝
- 荒
- 若
- 遭
- 敬
- 落
- 備
- 蔵
- 菜
- 薄
- 搭
- 華
- 茶
- 塔
- 葉
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 65
Components: (flowertop) + 化 (transform) Same-ON
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: sakura-viewing party
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 241

Kanji: 苦
Meaning: suffer
Onyomi: KU
First kunyomi: にが*い
First jukugo: 苦労[くろう]
Full header: 苦 suffer
(flowertop) + 古 (old)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: KU | as in, 'My KUCHI ( 口 ) was suffering from too much candy. '
Full mnemonic: | The old flower was suffering : wilting, turning brown, being eaten by aphids.
Full kunyomi: にが*い | bitter taste ー medicine, okra. Can also be used figuratively - the bitter taste of defeat. ★★★☆☆
( が ) くる＊しい | adjective describing mental suffering - which is caused BY 痛み　(physical pain). i.e. 'My throat is 痛い、 so talking or swallowing is 苦しい’ ★★★☆☆
( ｘｘｘに ) くる＊しむ | to hurt or suffer　from XXX ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 苦労(くろう) | hardships ★★★☆☆ 苦 (suffer) + 労 (labor) = 苦労 (hardships)
xxxは 苦手(にがて) | this is not my thing! ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 苦 (suffer) + 手 (hand) = 苦手 (this is not my thing!) this has 2 meanings. One is "I'm not good at this" and the second is "I don't like this" Clever Japanese!
苦情(くじょう) | a grievance or complaint ☆☆☆☆☆ 苦 (suffer) + 情 (emotion) = 苦情 (a grievance or complaint )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 66
Components: (flowertop) + 古 (old)
Mnemonic: as in, 'My KUCHI ( 口 ) was suffering from too much candy. '
The old flower was suffering : wilting, turning brown, being eaten by aphids.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: bitter taste ー medicine, okra. Can also be used figuratively - the bitter taste of defeat.
First jukugo meaning: hardships
Frequency ranking: 443

Kanji: 草
Meaning: grass
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: くさ
Full header: 草 grass
(flowertop) + 早 (early)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | The flowers of the grass bloom SO early in the sun.
Full kunyomi: くさ | grass - tall, uncut grass.(BOOBOO: In practice, though, most people use　芝生 (しばふ）) ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 67
Components: (flowertop) + 早 (early)
Mnemonic: The flowers of the grass bloom SO early in the sun.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: grass - tall, uncut grass.(BOOBOO: In practice, though, most people use　芝生 (しばふ）)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 571

Kanji: 荷
Meaning: luggage
Onyomi: KA
First jukugo: 荷物[にもつ]
Full header: 荷 luggage
(flowertop) Same-ON + 何 (what?!?)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
COCK SIDEKICK
Description: COCK:
99% of the time the onyomi is KA- but the one jukugo that anyone ever fuckin' actually USES, the onyomi is NI.
Full onyomi: KA |
Full mnemonic: | What kind of idiot puts a flower in the luggage in their CAR??? It'll get crushed for sure!
Full jukugo: 荷物(にもつ) | luggage ★★★★☆ FP 荷 (luggage) + 物 (animal / thing) = 荷物 (luggage) luggage or belongings. Also, cargo (if you're a ship's captain). Also, emotional baggage, or a metaphorical burden
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 68
Components: (flowertop) Same-ON + 何 (what?!?)
Mnemonic: What kind of idiot puts a flower in the luggage in their CAR??? It'll get crushed for sure!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1113

Meaning: George Michael's Moustache
Full header: George Michael's Moustache
(big radical)
PK
Description: QED, chump.
Full used In: - 内
- 肉
- 円
- 亭
- 夢
- 離
- 市
- 索
- 用
- 両
- 策
- 畳
- 冗
- 属
- 奥
- 央
- 刺
- 南
- 瞬
- 同
- 受
- 寝
- 憂
- 雨
- 愛
- 浸
- 写
- 侵
- 軍
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 69
Components: (big radical)
Frequency ranking: 103

Kanji: 内
Meaning: the inside
Onyomi: NAI
First kunyomi: うち
First jukugo: 内容[ないよう]
Full header: 内 the inside
(George Michael's Moustache) + 人 (person)
★★★★★
4 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: NAI |
Full mnemonic: | It's NICE to be a person trapped inside George Michael's stache?
Full kunyomi: うち | inside a thing, OR inside of a certain time frame(eat it while it's hot! 温かい内に食べて!) Also, it's a slang term for 'us.' ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 内容(ないよう) | contents ★★★★☆ 内 (the inside) + 容 (appearance) = 内容 (contents) the contents (of a box or a book or whatever)
案内(あんない) する | guide ★★★★☆ 案 (guide/proposal) + 内 (the inside) = 案内 (guide) a guide - usually in the form of a map, or an information kiosk. Also if a clerk shows you around a store pointing out things you might want to buy, that 's annai.
xxx 以内(いない) | within ★★★★☆ 以 (compared to) + 内 (the inside) = 以内 (within) within xxx (as in, "I'll be there within 10 minutes!")
内緒(ないしょ) | confidential ★★★☆☆ KIDS 内 (the inside) + 緒 (together) = 内緒 (confidential) usually defined as 'confidential,' but that makes it sound more serious than it is - like a spy document or something. Actually, 内緒 is kind of a kids' word. "Keep this information between us two."
Full used In: - 納
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 70
Components: (George Michael's Moustache) + 人 (person)
Mnemonic: It's NICE to be a person trapped inside George Michael's stache?
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: inside a thing, OR inside of a certain time frame(eat it while it's hot! 温かい内に食べて!) Also, it's a slang term for 'us.'
First jukugo meaning: contents
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 174

Kanji: 肉
Meaning: meat
Onyomi: NIKU
First kunyomi: にく
First jukugo: 筋肉[きんにく]
Full header: 肉 meat
(George Michael's Moustache) + 人 (person)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
BETA DUH
Full onyomi: NIKU |
Full mnemonic: | George has got two men's meat trapped in his 'stache. He particularly NEEds COOlio's meat. Of course it might just be easier to think of it as 2 pork chops, but I prefer the more lurid imagery.
Full kunyomi: にく | meat, muscle LAZY ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 筋肉(きんにく) | muscle ★★★☆☆ 筋 (muscle) + 肉 (meat) = 筋肉 (muscle)
皮肉(ひにく) | sarcasm/irony ★★★☆☆ SARC 皮 (skin) + 肉 (meat) = 皮肉 (sarcasm/irony) sarcasm OR irony. Japanese DO have a sense of sarcasm,(for example, calling the traditional chicken-and-scrambled-eggs dish "parents and child") but it is so different than the Western say-the-opposite-of-what-you-mean style that Japanese don't have a word for western sarc. So they seem to have taken their word for Irony and pressed it into service for sarcasm as well.
豚肉(ぶたにく) | pork ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 豚 (pig) + 肉 (meat) = 豚肉 (pork )
焼肉(やきにく) | roast meat, usually beef. ★★☆☆☆ NOKURI 焼 (roast / grill) + 肉 (meat) = 焼肉 (roast meat, usually beef.)
牛肉(ぎゅうにく) | beef ★★☆☆☆ 牛 (cow) + 肉 (meat) = 牛肉 (beef)
Full used In: - 腐
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 71
Components: (George Michael's Moustache) + 人 (person)
Mnemonic: George has got two men's meat trapped in his 'stache. He particularly NEEds COOlio's meat. Of course it might just be easier to think of it as 2 pork chops, but I prefer the more lurid imagery.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: meat, muscle
First jukugo meaning: muscle
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 642

Kanji: 円
Meaning: yen/circle
Onyomi: EN
First kunyomi: まる*い
First jukugo: 十円[じゅうえん]
Full header: 円 yen/circle
(George Michael's Moustache) + ??? (???)
★★★★★
4 strokes
DUPE JERK COUNTER
Full onyomi: EN | This one consists of George Michael's Moustache, plus 2 boxes, which we'll call his gleaming front teeth. If you ENjoyed George Michael's Moustache, please tip him one yen. In response, he smiles, you can see his two front teeth peeking at you from under the 'stache.
Full kunyomi: まる*い | circircular　(not used! People use the OTHER まるい　（丸い） instead) ★☆☆☆☆
えん | yen! ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 十円(じゅうえん) | ten yen. ★★★★★ 十 (ten) + 円 (yen/circle) = 十円 (ten yen.)
七千円(ななせんえん) | ７，０００ yen. ★★★★★ 七 (seven) + 千 (thousand) + 円 (yen/circle) = 七千円 (７，０００ yen.)
百円(ひゃくえん) | １００ yen ★★★★★ 百 (hundred) + 円 (yen/circle) = 百円 (１００ yen)
一億円(いちおくえん) | 100,000,000 YEN ★★☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 億 (a hundred million) + 円 (yen/circle) = 一億円 (100,000,000 YEN) 100,000,000 YEN,　 AKA what Maneki-neko wants!
Full used In: - 錆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 72
Components: (George Michael's Moustache) + ??? (???)
Mnemonic: This one consists of George Michael's Moustache, plus 2 boxes, which we'll call his gleaming front teeth.
If you ENjoyed George Michael's Moustache, please tip him one yen.
In response, he smiles, you can see his two front teeth peeking at you from under the 'stache.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: circircular　(not used! People use the OTHER まるい　（丸い） instead)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: ten yen.
Frequency ranking: 614

Kanji: 市
Meaning: small city/dagger　radical
Onyomi: SHI
First jukugo: 市長[しちょう]
Full header: 市 small city/dagger　radical
(right radical) (George Michael's Moustache) + 十 (ten)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
BETA JERK RADICAL
Description: JERK RADICAL ALERT: the kanji means small city, but I have arbitrarily decided that the radical means dagger. Why would I do that? The following math equation should explain my decision with utmost logic:
市= >
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | Since SHE lives in a small city, she carries a dagger for protection.
Full jukugo: 市長(しちょう) | mayor ★★☆☆☆ 市 (small city) + 長 (long / boss) = 市長 (mayor)
市民(しみん) | citizens of a city ★★☆☆☆ 市 (small city) + 民 (folk) = 市民 (citizens of a city)
xxx 市(し) | xxx-city ★☆☆☆☆ SUF Suffix meaning, "xxx City"
株式市場(かぶしき しじょう) | stock market ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 株 式 (stocks) + 市 (small city) + 場 (place) = 株式市場 (stock market) 株式（stocks)＋地場(marketplace)＝the stock market！
Full used In: - 姉
- 肺
- 帽
- 綿
- 幕
- 刷
- 制
- 帳
- 飾
- 布
- 席
- 幅
- 師
- 常
- 屯
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 73
Components: (right radical) (George Michael's Moustache) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: Since SHE lives in a small city, she carries a dagger for protection.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: mayor
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 336

Kanji: 肺
Meaning: lung
Onyomi: HAI
First kunyomi: はい
Full header: 肺 lung
月 (moon/organ) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO LAZY
Description: basically SOLO unless you are a doctor
Full onyomi: HAI |
Full mnemonic: | Will I thrust a dagger into your lung-organs? HAI!
Full kunyomi: はい | lung ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 74
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
Mnemonic: Will I thrust a dagger into your lung-organs? HAI!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1701

Kanji: 姉
Meaning: older sister
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: あね
First jukugo: お姉ちゃん[おねえちゃん]
Full header: 姉 older sister
女 (woman) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: SHI | SHE's my older sister.
Full mnemonic: | My older sister is a woman with a dagger!! (she's kind of a すけばん！）
Full kunyomi: あね | my older sister ★★★☆☆
おねえさん | someone else's older sister- or, if you're a sexist douche, you can use it about any young woman, in the sense of 'hey sweetheart, bring me more tea, chop chop!' (hence the ABU tag) ABU ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: お姉ちゃん(おねえちゃん) | hey sweetheart! ★★★☆☆ ABU a disrespectful way for a guy to yell at a lady he doesn't know. Kind of like, 'Hey sweetheart, go make me some tea!'
お 姉妹(しまい) | sisters ★★★☆☆ 姉 (older sister) + 妹 (little sister) = 姉妹 (sisters)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 75
Components: 女 (woman) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
Mnemonic: SHE's my older sister.
My older sister is a woman with a dagger!! (she's kind of a すけばん！）
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: my older sister
First jukugo meaning: hey sweetheart!
Frequency ranking: 1116

Kanji: 目
Meaning: eye
Onyomi: MOKU
First kunyomi: め
First jukugo: 目的[もくてき]
Full header: 目 eye
★★★★★
5 strokes
PK DUH
Description: This one don't get a mnemonic because：
Winky winky!!!!
Full onyomi: MOKU | It's MORE COOL if you wear sunglasses over your eyes.
Full kunyomi: め | eye ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 目的(もくてき) | motive, not only for crimes. ★★★★☆ 目 (eye) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 目的 (motive, not only for crimes.)
目立つ(めだつ) | to stand out in a crowd. ★★★☆☆ 目 (eye) + 立 (stand up) = 目立つ (to stand out in a crowd.)
XXX 番目(ばんめ) のYYY | thing in a row ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN COUNTER 番 (number) + 目 (eye) = 番目 (thing in a row) this is a term used in counting things in a row. For instance, in English we'd say "Second book from the right" or "Third shelf from the top" in Japanese, they'd say: 2番目のbook OR 4番目のshelf.
駄目(だめ) | no way! ★★★☆☆ KANA KUNKUN 駄 (bad quality) + 目 (eye) = 駄目 (no way!) this has so many meanings: useless, bad, 'stop!' or just 'no way!'
目次(もくじ) | table of contents ★★☆☆☆ 目 (eye) + 次 (next) = 目次 (table of contents)
目撃者(もくげきしゃ) | a witness to a crime. ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 目 (eye) + 撃 (charge) + 者 (professional) = 目撃者 (a witness to a crime.)
Full used In: - 盲
- 督
- 相
- 見
- 貝
- 具
- 眼
- 着
- 睡
- 眠
- 県
- 算
- 瞬
- 眺
- 其
- 省
- 冒
- 自
- 看
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 76
Mnemonic: It's MORE COOL if you wear sunglasses over your eyes.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: motive, not only for crimes.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 9

Kanji: 冒
Meaning: dare
Onyomi: BOU
First kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘを ) おか＊す
First jukugo: 冒険[ぼうけん]
Full header: 冒 dare
目 (eye) + 日 (sun, day)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: BOU | You shouldn't dare to BOWL with Walter.
Full mnemonic: | Don't you dare look at the sun with your eye.
Full kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘを ) おか＊す | to risk xxx (grave danger/ your life/ your anal virginity) doing crazy shit ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 冒険(ぼうけん) | adventure ★★★☆☆ 冒 (dare) + 険 (steep / risky) = 冒険 (adventure)
Full used In: - 帽
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 77
Components: 目 (eye) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: You shouldn't dare to BOWL with Walter.
Don't you dare look at the sun with your eye.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to risk xxx (grave danger/ your life/ your anal virginity) doing crazy shit
First jukugo meaning: adventure
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1374

Kanji: 帽
Meaning: hat
Onyomi: BOU
First jukugo: 帽子[ぼうし]
Full header: 帽 hat
市 (small city/dagger　radical) + 冒 (dare) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: BOU | I wear a special BOWLing hat which I claim gives me more strikes.
Full mnemonic: | Wear a hat to protect yourself from danger such as daggers.
Full jukugo: 帽子(ぼうし) | hat ★★★★☆ 帽 (hat) + 子 (child) = 帽子 (hat)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 78
Components: 市 (small city/dagger　radical) + 冒 (dare) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I wear a special BOWLing hat which I claim gives me more strikes.
Wear a hat to protect yourself from danger such as daggers.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1375

Kanji: 自
Meaning: my own
Onyomi: JI
First kunyomi: みずか*ら
First jukugo: 自由[じゆう]な
Full header: 自 my own
目 (eye) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★★
6 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: JI |
Full mnemonic: 自 is "eye" plus a dot, which we'll call a splinter.
JESUS said, before you make fun of the splinter in my eye, take check out the huge-ass log in YOUR OWN eye. Then he sort of muttered, "Ass!"
Full kunyomi: みずか*ら | to do something one's own self, in person ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 自由(じゆう) な | freedom ★★★★★ 自 (my own) + 由 (freedom / reason) = 自由 (freedom)
自分(じぶん) の | one's own ★★★★★ 自 (my own) + 分 (understand / divide / minute) = 自分 (one's own) one's own (dog, blunt, fungus, etc.) - BOOBOO: sometimes it also is used to mean "you" or "she", as in "She did it herself, as opposed to having others do it for her."
自信(じしん) | self-confidence ★★★★☆ 自 (my own) + 信 (believe) = 自信 (self-confidence)
自衛隊(じえいたい) | Japan's army ★★☆☆☆ 自 衛 (self-defense) + 隊 (troop) = 自衛隊 (Japan's army) Japan's army, in English called the SDF (self-defense forces)
自業自得(じごうじとく) | "I brought this on myself!" ★☆☆☆☆ 自 (my own) + 業 (business) + 得 (bargain　/ obtain) = 自業自得 ("I brought this on myself!")
Full used In: - 息
- 臭
- 鼻
- 身
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 79
Components: 目 (eye) + 丶 (dot)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to do something one's own self, in person
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: freedom
Frequency ranking: 36

Meaning: beret
Full header: beret
(top radical)
PK
Full used In: - 亭
- 卒
- 方
- 文
- 亡
- 夜
- 六
- 立
- 離
- 衣
- 玄
- 熟
- 京
- 塾
- 航
- 抗
- 率
- 高
- 裏
- 哀
- 求
- 対
- 褒
- 交
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 80
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 52

Kanji: 亭
Meaning: restaurant
Onyomi: TEI
First jukugo: ｘｘｘ亭[てい]
Full header: 亭 restaurant
(beret) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 丁 (nail)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TEI | TAKE me to a restaurant - I'm a DINNER WHORE.
Full mnemonic: | The dude with the beret and the stache opens his mouth at the restaurant and bites a big ole nail. Madd lawsuits ensue!
Full jukugo: ｘｘｘ 亭(てい) | xxx's restaraunt ★☆☆☆☆ SUF SUFFIX, meaning 'name of restaurant' . So you can tell "Joe's亭" (Joe's diner)　apart from "Joe's本屋"　（Joe's bookstore)
Full used In: - 停
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 81
Components: (beret) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 丁 (nail)
Mnemonic: TAKE me to a restaurant - I'm a DINNER WHORE.
The dude with the beret and the stache opens his mouth at the restaurant and bites a big ole nail. Madd lawsuits ensue!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: xxx's restaraunt
Frequency ranking: 1233

Kanji: 停
Meaning: bring to a halt
Onyomi: TEI
First jukugo: バス停[ばすてい]
Full header: 停 bring to a halt
(personleft) + 亭 (restaurant) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: TEI |
Full mnemonic: | The police person brings a halt to the restaurant because too many people got a damn nail in their sandwitch and what the hell kind of deal is that, anyway? Imagine the pain!!
Full jukugo: バス停(ばすてい) | bus stop ★★☆☆☆
停止(ていし) する | suspension or stoppage ★★☆☆☆ NP 停 (bring to a halt) + 止 (stop) = 停止 (suspension or stoppage) suspension or stoppage (i.e. they cut my electricity because I didn't pay the bill). This is usually used in official announcements or bills. You wouldn't say to your friend, "I 停止-ed watching TV."
各駅停車(かくえきていしゃ) | local train ★★☆☆☆ 各 (each) + 駅 (train station) + 停 (bring to a halt) + 車 (car) = 各駅停車 (local train) sure this is a scary and long word, but if you live here, you'll use it everyday： It means "local train" (literally, "stopping at each station train")
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 82
Components: (personleft) + 亭 (restaurant) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The police person brings a halt to the restaurant because too many people got a damn nail in their sandwitch and what the hell kind of deal is that, anyway? Imagine the pain!!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: bus stop
Frequency ranking: 1234

Kanji: 卒
Meaning: graduate
Onyomi: SOTSU
First jukugo: 卒業[そつぎょう]する
Full header: 卒 graduate
(beret) + 人 (person) + 十 (ten)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SOTSU |
Full mnemonic: | Out of the ten people in class, only two people managed to graduate, and SO-TWO were issued the customary berets.
Full jukugo: 卒業(そつぎょう) する | to graduate ★★★☆☆ 卒 (graduate) + 業 (business) = 卒業 (to graduate)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 83
Components: (beret) + 人 (person) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: Out of the ten people in class, only two people managed to graduate, and SO-TWO were issued the customary berets.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to graduate
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1309

Kanji: 方
Meaning: direction / method / person
Onyomi: HOU
First kunyomi: かた
First jukugo: xxx方[かた]
Full header: 方 direction / method / person
(beret) + ク (katakana 'ku')
★★★★☆
4 strokes
JERK STRONG
Description: a big JERK - it also means METHOD and PERSON.
Although, not so bad if you look at the equivalent English: When you want to learn how to use your new toy, you do what? Read the DIRECTIONS.
Full onyomi: HOU |
Full mnemonic: | You go in that direction of a a fine-looking HOE who is wearin' a beret!
Full kunyomi: かた
two meanings:
1) method.
2) a somewhat formal, polite term for　ｐｅｒｓｏｎ (i.e. 日本の方 means 'a person from Japan') F
★★★★☆
Full jukugo: xxx 方(かた) | way to do xxx ★★★★★ SUF SUFFIX meaning, 'way to do.' for instance, ギターを弾く； means 'to play the guitar.' so,ギターの弾き方； means 'the way to play the guitar.'
方法(ほうほう) | method ★★★★☆ 方 (direction / method / person) + 法 (law) = 方法 (method )
仕方(しかた) | way to do something ★★★★☆ 仕 (work) + 方 (direction / method / person) = 仕方 (way to do something) Most often used in the negative: 'Shikata ga nai.' as in, 'fuck it.'
方向(ほうこう) | direction ★★★★☆ 方 (direction / method / person) + 向 (turn to face) = 方向 (direction)
一方(いっぽう) に | one-sided ★★☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 方 (direction / method / person) = 一方 (one-sided) one-sided, one-way. Often used in the phrase : xxx 一方だ！ (meaning, more and more xxx - i.e. "more and more hot", "more and more popular," etc.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
方 | direction / method / person | HEAD |
万 | 10000 | EVEN ON TOP |
方 means 'person', so naturally it has a little 'head' stiking up on top - you can think of that as the person's beret!
万 is a number, so naturally it has NO HEAD. It's EVEN on top - which makes sense because 10,000 is an even number.
Full used In: - 訪
- 妨
- 肪
- 坊
- 遊
- 房
- 放
- 激
- 旅
- 敷
- 族
- 旗
- 施
- 防
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 84
Components: (beret) + ク (katakana 'ku')
Mnemonic: You go in that direction of a a fine-looking HOE who is wearin' a beret!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: two meanings:
First jukugo meaning: way to do xxx
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 54

Kanji: 万
Meaning: 10000
Onyomi: MAN
First kunyomi: ( 一 ) まん
First jukugo: 万が一[まんがいち]
Full header: 万 10000
一 (one/line radical) + ク (katakana 'ku')
★★★★★
3 strokes
COUNTER
Description: Japanese count big money in units of 10,000. They don't for instance, have a word for 'million.' -- a million is actually called 100万. Which would be logical if it were written with 万-sized commas： 100,0000 . . . but it's written with rest-of-the-planet commas, like this: 1,000,000. I'm sure some asshole thought he was doing the rest of the world a favor with this compromise, but actually that just makes it more confusing for everyone. Probably it was the same motherless douche who decided to import all the on-yomi from China and get them all wrong.
Anyway.
Full onyomi: MAN |
Full mnemonic: You can think of this as the katakana KU (ク) plus the number one over it.
A MAN touches your KUchie with ONE finger. ten thousand times!!
Full kunyomi: ( 一 ) まん | 10,000 LAZY ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 万が一(まんがいち) | just in case ★★☆☆☆ NP 万 (10000) + 一 (one) = 万が一 (just in case) just in case (literally, 'on the one-in-10,000 chance that something goes wrong')
万歳(ばんざい!) | banzai! ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 万 (10000) + 歳 (years old) = 万歳 (banzai!) Fuckin' banzai, man!!!! (literally '10,000 years', meaning, 'May the Emperor live 10,000 years!' is what you shout as you charge into battle)
万引き(まんびき) | shoplift. ★☆☆☆☆ SARC 万 (10000) + 引 (pull) = 万引き (shoplift.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
方 | direction / method / person | HEAD |
万 | 10000 | EVEN ON TOP |
方 means 'person', so naturally it has a little 'head' stiking up on top - you can think of that as the person's beret!
万 is a number, so naturally it has NO HEAD. It's EVEN on top - which makes sense because 10,000 is an even number.
Full used In: - 励
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 85
Components: 一 (one/line radical) + ク (katakana 'ku')
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: 10,000
First jukugo meaning: just in case
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 453

Kanji: 訪
Meaning: formal visit
Onyomi: HOU
First kunyomi: たず*ねる
First jukugo: 訪問[ほうもん]
Full header: 訪 formal visit
言 (say) + 方 (direction / method / person) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: HOU |
Full mnemonic: | Go in the direction of the HOE to talk to her and visit her.
Full kunyomi: たず*ねる | an important person visits another important person (an official state visit, visit the pope, etc.) NP ★★☆☆☆
おとず＊れる | to visit, like visit another country or visit a distant city or call on a friend in a far place. ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 訪問(ほうもん) | a formal visit ★☆☆☆☆ NP 訪 (formal visit) + 問 (question, problem) = 訪問 (a formal visit) same as たずねる,(訪ねる）, but it's a noun.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
妨 | prevent | GIRL | 女
訪 | formal visit | TALK | 言
坊 | boy / monk | GROUND | 土
放 | release | DIRECTOR |
防 | ward off | TOWN |
You prevent the GIRL to go,
From visiting and TALKING to her beau.
(because you're jealous)
The boy stands on the GROUND
Until the DIRECTOR releases the hounds.
and then he's warded away from that TOWN.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 86
Components: 言 (say) + 方 (direction / method / person) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Go in the direction of the HOE to talk to her and visit her.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: an important person visits another important person (an official state visit, visit the pope, etc.)
First jukugo meaning: a formal visit
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 873

Kanji: 妨
Meaning: prevent
Onyomi: BOU
First kunyomi: さまた*げる
First jukugo: 妨害[ぼうがい]
Full header: 妨 prevent
女 (woman) + 方 (direction / method / person) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: BOU |
Full mnemonic: | The stern woman prevents you from going in the direction of the BOWLing alley.
Full kunyomi: さまた*げる | obstruct / hamper. Unlike the related words 阻む (habamu) and 防ぐ (fusegu）, 妨げる carries the nuance of 'interrupt' or 'disrupt', like 'The guys at the next table are hampering our conversation,' or 'The corporate extortionist kept interrupting the shareholders' meeting.' ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 妨害(ぼうがい) | interference ★★☆☆☆ 妨 (prevent) + 害 (damage) = 妨害 (interference) interference - a person interferes with you. (妨害 is used with people, while the related term 阻害（そがい） is used about objects）
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
妨 | prevent | GIRL | 女
訪 | formal visit | TALK | 言
坊 | boy / monk | GROUND | 土
放 | release | DIRECTOR |
防 | ward off | TOWN |
You prevent the GIRL to go,
From visiting and TALKING to her beau.
(because you're jealous)
The boy stands on the GROUND
Until the DIRECTOR releases the hounds.
and then he's warded away from that TOWN.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 87
Components: 女 (woman) + 方 (direction / method / person) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The stern woman prevents you from going in the direction of the BOWLing alley.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: obstruct / hamper.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: interference
Frequency ranking: 1707

Kanji: 肪
Meaning: fatty food
Onyomi: BOU
First jukugo: 脂肪 [しぼう]
Full header: 肪 fatty food
月 (moon/organ) + 方 (direction / method / person) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Description: 肪　actually refers to the fat in food, not as in fat person.
Full onyomi: BOU |
Full mnemonic: | Yo Mama's so fat, BOwling balls are pulled in the direction of her meat by gravity.
Full jukugo: 脂肪 (しぼう) | grease or fat ★☆☆☆☆ 脂 (animal fat) + 肪 (fatty food) = 脂肪 ( grease or fat) grease or fat (refers to both the kind used in cooking, AND the kind that makes your mama's neighbors take out earthquake insurance )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 88
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + 方 (direction / method / person) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Yo Mama's so fat, BOwling balls are pulled in the direction of her meat by gravity.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: grease or fat
Frequency ranking: 1746

Kanji: 又
Meaning: again/crotch radical
First kunyomi: また
Full header: 又 again/crotch radical
(right radical)
★★☆☆☆
2 strokes
PK SOLO JERK RADICAL
Full mnemonic: The official meaning is "again" but, come on. It is clearly a crotch of someone sitting Indian-style.
Anyway, how about a mnemonic which combines both the meaning and the keyword?
"Can you show me your crotch again? That would be awesome."
Full kunyomi: また | again ★★★★☆
( xxx ) また ( はyyy )
2 meanings:
a) in other words.
b) either XXX or YYY. (XXX 又は YYY)
★★☆☆☆
Full used In: - 双
- 奴
- 文
- 収
- 慢
- 漫
- 寂
- 督
- 護
- 取
- 獲
- 支
- 痩
- 捜
- 騒
- 暇
- 受
- 寝
- 友
- 度
- 浸
- 堅
- 緊
- 賢
- 反
- 侵
- 極
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 89
Components: (right radical)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: again
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 104

Kanji: 双
Meaning: pair
Onyomi: SOU
First jukugo: 双子[ふたご]
Full header: 双 pair
又 (again/crotch radical)
★☆☆☆☆
4 strokes
COCK SIDEKICK
Description: This one's a CLASSIC cock because there's a lot of jukugo which use the そう reading:
(双方: (both sides）、 双ロール鋳造 (twin roll casting), 双一次Z変換 (bilinear Z-transform), and so on)
. .but the only word you'll ever encounter is the one word that DOESN'T use the そう reading!
Full onyomi: SOU | You guys look SO alike, you could be a pair of twins!
Full mnemonic: it looks like a pair of crotches.
QED, ne?
Full jukugo: 双子(ふたご) | twins ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN FP 双 (pair) + 子 (child) = 双子 (twins)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
奴 | servant / dood | WOMAN | 女
双 | pair | 2 CROTCHES | 又
The WOMAN is the slave to fashion, but a a pair of CROTCHES can smoosh with passion.
Uncomfortable!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 90
Components: 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: You guys look SO alike, you could be a pair of twins!
it looks like a pair of crotches.
QED, ne?
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: twins
Frequency ranking: 1416

Kanji: 奴
Meaning: servant / dood
Onyomi: DO
First kunyomi: やつ
First jukugo: 奴隷[どれい]
Full header: 奴 servant / dood
女 (woman) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
JERK FR
Full onyomi: DO |
Full mnemonic: Q: I am so obsessed with that woman's crotch. DO I want to be her servant?
A: Only if she got fI' dollas.
Full kunyomi: やつ | dood, homeboy, (can also be rude if he's not actually your homeboy and he hears you) - also an informal term for 'thing,' kind of like the spanish "ese." ("Pass me that thing, ese!") ABU KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 奴隷(どれい) | slave ★★☆☆☆
奴等(やつら) | Those dudes ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 奴 (servant / dood) + 等 (equal /etc./plural) = 奴等 (Those dudes) "Those dudes." One of the only plurals in Japanese!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
奴 | servant / dood | WOMAN | 女
双 | pair | 2 CROTCHES | 又
The WOMAN is the slave to fashion, but a a pair of CROTCHES can smoosh with passion.
Uncomfortable!
Full used In: - 怒
- 努
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 91
Components: 女 (woman) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: dood, homeboy, (can also be rude if he's not actually your homeboy and he hears you) - also an informal term for 'thing,' kind of like the spanish "ese." ("Pass me that thing, ese!")
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: slave
Frequency ranking: 812

Kanji: 文
Meaning: culture/ sentence
Onyomi: BUN, MON
First jukugo: 文化[ぶんか]
Full header: 文 culture/ sentence
(beret) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★★☆
4 strokes
BETA JERK
Full onyomi: BUN, MON | I've never seen a cultured BUNny that could hold a MONocle whilst playing bridge.
Full mnemonic: | Culture is, like a beret on a crotch, a way to dress up humanity's essentially vulgar nature.
Full jukugo: 文化(ぶんか) | culture ★★★★★ 文 (culture/ sentence) + 化 (transform) = 文化 (culture)
文字(もじ) | a letter ★★★★☆ FP 文 (culture/ sentence) + 字 (letter) = 文字 (a letter) a letter- whether kana, kanji, or alphabet.
注文(ちゅうもん) する | order ★★★☆☆ 注 (pour / be careful) + 文 (culture/ sentence) = 注文 (order) to order an item - both in a store and by mail. Also, if you ask your friend to do an annoying and detailed favor, like, "Could you do the laundry again with this other kind of soap!", that's chuumon.
文学(ぶんがく) | literature ★★☆☆☆ 文 (culture/ sentence) + 学 (knowledge) = 文学 (literature)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
文 | culture/ sentence | CROTCH | 又
交 | combine | BERET |
父 | dad | NO BERET |
You write a sentence about CROTCHES.
I combine a BERET with crutches, to make the fashion hit of the season.
Dad has NO BERET, because he's not French.
Full used In: - 蚊
- 斉
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 92
Components: (beret) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: I've never seen a cultured BUNny that could hold a MONocle whilst playing bridge.
Culture is, like a beret on a crotch, a way to dress up humanity's essentially vulgar nature.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: culture
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 203

Kanji: 斉
Meaning: unison
Onyomi: SEI
First jukugo: 一斉[いっせい]にｘｘｘ
Full header: 斉 unison
文 (culture/ sentence) + 月 (moon/organ)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
PN SIDEKICK STRONG
Description: STRONG RADICAL for ZAI or SAI.
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: SAY it in unison: "Moon culture sucks!"
(unless you like all your literature to be about dust, craters, and dusty craters) (or are a werewolf (But even then, most werewolves HATE Moon culture for 30 days a month, but really LOVE it for that one day a month they get to eat motherfuckers with near-impunity)) (So, like, if the lycanthrope community itself can not reach consensus about whether moon culture is a positive or negative influence, that's their bitch, not mine. In closing, moon culture is boring, freezing, and has contributed exactly nothing to rap lyrics) (although werewolves do tend to transform in unison, which gets us at least part of the way back to our mnemonic).
Full jukugo: 一斉(いっせい) にｘｘｘ | together, in unison ★☆☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 斉 (unison) = 一斉 (together, in unison)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
済 | economy / to be over | WET | 水
斉 | unison | CULTURE | 文
剤 | type of medicine | SWORD | 刀
The economy is all WET. Our CULTURE cries out in unison for some medicine in the form of a SWORD to cut deficits.
Full used In: - 済
- 剤
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 93
Components: 文 (culture/ sentence) + 月 (moon/organ)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: together, in unison
Frequency ranking: 757

Kanji: 済
Meaning: economy / to be over
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: ( を ) す＊ます
First jukugo: 経済[けいざい]
Full header: 済 economy / to be over
(waterleft) + 斉 (unison)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
JERK
Description: JERK - the SOLO meaning is 'to be over,' but the jukugo usually have to do with the economy.
Full onyomi: SAI | Alan Greenspan played the economy like a XYLOPHONE.
Full mnemonic: | Water moving in unison can be harnessed by electric dams to power the economy. Boring!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) す＊ます | to get through doing something (usually a chore or homework); to finally pay off debts. Sometimes used like this: ｘｘｘをすませる。('Finish your xxx!') ★★☆☆☆
( が ) す＊む | something is finally over, something is finally finished 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 経済(けいざい) | the economy (経済学（けいざいがく）= economics) ★★★☆☆ 経 (experience) + 済 (economy / to be over) = 経済 (the economy (経済学（けいざいがく）= economics))
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
済 | economy / to be over | WET | 水
斉 | unison | CULTURE | 文
剤 | type of medicine | SWORD | 刀
The economy is all WET. Our CULTURE cries out in unison for some medicine in the form of a SWORD to cut deficits.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 94
Components: (waterleft) + 斉 (unison)
Mnemonic: Alan Greenspan played the economy like a XYLOPHONE.
Water moving in unison can be harnessed by electric dams to power the economy. Boring!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to get through doing something (usually a chore or homework); to finally pay off debts. Sometimes used like this: ｘｘｘをすませる。('Finish your xxx!')
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the economy (経済学（けいざいがく）= economics)
Frequency ranking: 758

Meaning: numeral4
Full header: numeral4
(right radical)
PK
Description: I have nothing to add.
Full used In: - 収
- 叫
- 卑
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 95
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 835

Kanji: 収
Meaning: get
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: おさ＊める
First jukugo: 領収書[りょうしゅうしょ]
Full header: 収 get
(numeral4) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SHUU |
Full mnemonic: Four crotches get kicked with SHOES!!!
(On a DVD available here!)
Full kunyomi: おさ＊める | Can be used to mean "recive money" or "recieve a victory", but usually means "To load things in an organized manner." - cargo containers, for example. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 領収書(りょうしゅうしょ) | receipt ★★☆☆☆ 領 (territory) + 収 (get) + 書 (write) = 領収書 (receipt)
収入(しゅうにゅう) | income ★☆☆☆☆ 収 (get) + 入 (put/go in) = 収入 (income) all income (job pay as well as 401k, stocks, allowance, etc.)
吸収(きゅうしゅう) する | absorb ★☆☆☆☆ 吸 (suck) + 収 (get) = 吸収 (absorb)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
叫 | shout | MOUTH | 口
収 | get | CROTCHes | 又
4 mouths shout "Hey, nice ass!" and 4 CROTCHES get kicked.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 96
Components: (numeral4) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Can be used to mean "recive money" or "recieve a victory", but usually means "To load things in an organized manner." - cargo containers, for example.
First jukugo meaning: receipt
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 938

Kanji: 叫
Meaning: shout
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: ( と ) さけ＊ぶ
First jukugo: 絶叫[ぜっきょう]する
Full header: 叫 shout
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (numeral4)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KYOU |
Full mnemonic: | Today(今日=KYOU), I shouted with my mouth 4 times!
Full kunyomi: ( と ) さけ＊ぶ | to exclaim! If you're surprised and go AAAAAA or HOLY COW WHAT THE HELL MAN, that's 叫ぶ。 Unlike the related word 喚く　（わめく） 叫ぶ is not always out of anger -you can use this for shouting slogans or screaming your friend's name. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 絶叫(ぜっきょう) する | to scream ★☆☆☆☆ 絶 (extinct) + 叫 (shout) = 絶叫 (to scream) to scream. usually from enjoyment - think, roller coaster.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
叫 | shout | MOUTH | 口
収 | get | CROTCHes | 又
4 mouths shout "Hey, nice ass!" and 4 CROTCHES get kicked.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 97
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (numeral4)
Mnemonic: Today(今日=KYOU), I shouted with my mouth 4 times!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to exclaim! If you're surprised and go AAAAAA or HOLY COW WHAT THE HELL MAN, that's 叫ぶ。
First jukugo meaning: to scream
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 836

Kanji: 心
Meaning: heart
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: こころ
First jukugo: 心配[しんぱい]する
Full header: 心 heart
心 (heart)
★★★★★
4 strokes
PK SYMBOLIC MR
Description: There are TWO separate mutant radicals.
All 3 心 radicals are SYMBOLIC for 'emotions.'
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: | Imagine the SHINING sacred heart(心) in all those Mexican pictures:
Full kunyomi: こころ | heart, metaphorically. 'All my heart' and that kind of good shit. ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 心配(しんぱい) する | worry ★★★★★ 心 (heart) + 配 (distribute) = 心配 (worry)
心臓(しんぞう) | heart ★★★☆☆ 心 (heart) + 臓 (internal organ) = 心臓 (heart)
安心(あんしん) | a feeling of relief ★★★☆☆ 安 (cheap / safe) + 心 (heart) = 安心 (a feeling of relief)
愛国心(あいこくしん) | patriotism ★★☆☆☆ 愛 (love) + 国 (country) + 心 (heart) = 愛国心 (patriotism)
Full used In: - 心
- 必
- 怒
- 息
- 思
- 忙
- 忘
- 慢
- 悪
- 怠
- 態
- 意
- 憶
- 惜
- 聴
- 懐
- 徳
- 忍
- 総
- 憧
- 志
- 恥
- 想
- 愁
- 怯
- 恐
- 懸
- 癒
- 隠
- 情
- 恩
- 憲
- 性
- 悔
- 忠
- 憤
- 慣
- 愚
- 窓
- 悟
- 憎
- 恵
- 慨
- 慎
- 感
- 憾
- 恨
- 憂
- 慌
- 惨
- 応
- 怪
- 惚
- 惚
- 愉
- 愛
- 穏
- 急
- 惑
- 快
- 慰
- 悩
- 悲
- 怖
- 恋
- 念
- 赤
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 98
Components: 心 (heart)
Mnemonic: Imagine the SHINING sacred heart(心) in all those Mexican pictures:
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: heart, metaphorically. 'All my heart' and that kind of good shit.
First jukugo meaning: worry
Frequency ranking: 17

Kanji: 必
Meaning: surely
Onyomi: HITSU
First kunyomi: かなら*ず
First jukugo: 必要[ひつよう]な
Full header: 必 surely
心 (heart) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
5 strokes
Full onyomi: HITSU |
Full mnemonic: 必 is basically "heart" plus a line crossing it.
He's crossing his heart and swearing to surely never do HITS of acid again.
Full kunyomi: かなら*ず | always, certainly ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 必要(ひつよう) な | super important ★★★★★ 必 (surely) + 要 (important) = 必要 (super important)
必死(ひっし) に | desperately, as if one's life depended on it. ★★☆☆☆ 必 (surely) + 死 (death) = 必死 (desperately, as if one's life depended on it.)
Full used In: - 秘
- 密
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 99
Components: 心 (heart) + 一 (one/line radical)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: always, certainly
First jukugo meaning: super important
Frequency ranking: 382

Kanji: 怒
Meaning: get mad
Onyomi: DO
First kunyomi: おこ*る
First jukugo: 怒鳴る[どなる]
Full header: 怒 get mad
奴 (servant / dood) + (bottomheart)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: DO |
Full mnemonic: | DOn't get mad at your servant if they stab your heart - it serves you right, you caste-system, Pharaoh, decadent slave-driving douche!
Full kunyomi: おこ*る | to get mad ★★★★★
いか＊り | anger, wrath (slightly more formal than おこる - dropping a hammer on your foot is おこる, but getting mad about politics is いかり） ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 怒鳴る(どなる) | to tear someone a new one. ★☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 怒 (get mad) + 鳴 (animal cry) = 怒鳴る (to tear someone a new one.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
怒 | get mad | WOMAN | 女
恐 | dread | CRAFTY | 工
努 | make an effort | STRENGTH | 力
The WOMAN gets mad, but I dread a CRAFTY man.
Making an effort takes all your STRENGTH.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 100
Components: 奴 (servant / dood) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: DOn't get mad at your servant if they stab your heart - it serves you right, you caste-system, Pharaoh, decadent slave-driving douche!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to get mad
First jukugo meaning: to tear someone a new one.
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 813

Kanji: 息
Meaning: son / breath
Onyomi: SOKU
First kunyomi: いき
First jukugo: 息子[むすこ]
Full header: 息 son / breath
自 (my own) + (bottomheart)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
JERK
Description: JERK. - it has 3 different meanings, AND the most commonly used meaning has a fucked-up unorthodox pronunciation (sigh)!!
Full onyomi: SOKU | I bought my son SOCKS for his birthday. I am a lame dad!
Full mnemonic: | My own son is as dear to me as my own heart!
Full kunyomi: いき | breath ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 息子(むすこ) | son ★★★★★ FP 息 (son / breath) + 子 (child) = 息子 (son)
利息(りそく) | interest ★☆☆☆☆ 利 (handy) + 息 (son / breath) = 利息 (interest) interest on a loan, bank account, CD or a bond.(BOOBOO: but not a stock! Stocks pay dividends, or 配当金 (はいとうきん))
Full used In: - 憩
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 101
Components: 自 (my own) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: I bought my son SOCKS for his birthday. I am a lame dad!
My own son is as dear to me as my own heart!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: breath
First jukugo meaning: son
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 461

Kanji: 思
Meaning: think
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: ( と ) おも＊う
First jukugo: 思い出す[おもいだす]
Full header: 思 think
田 (rice field) + (bottomheart)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE's so into rice, when she thinks about a paddy, her heart starts racing.
Full kunyomi: ( と ) おも＊う | To think (BOOBOO: 思う　should not be confused with the other 'think' (考える　（かんがえる））. 思う is like, "I think your Moms is the source of the fungus." "I think the theater is over there." 考える is more like thinking to solve a problem: thinking about physics or math. ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 思い出す(おもいだす)
remember ★★★★★
思 (think) + 出 (pull out / hand over) = 思い出す (remember)
to remember something
This word uses the particle を　（even though plain ole' 思う uses と !!)
（BOOBOO: don't do like me and spend 3 years confusing 思い出す with 覚える、 which means 'to memorize.')
思い出(おもいで) | a memory ★★★★☆ 思 (think) + 出 (pull out / hand over) = 思い出 (a memory) a specific memory (BOOBOO : GENERAL memory - as in, "I'm losing my memory!" - is a different word : 記憶 (きおく))
思い出せない(おもいだせない) | I don't remember ★★★☆☆ 思 (think) + 出 (pull out / hand over) = 思い出せない (I don't remember)
Full used In: - 慮
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 102
Components: 田 (rice field) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: SHE's so into rice, when she thinks about a paddy, her heart starts racing.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: To think (BOOBOO: 思う　should not be confused with the other 'think' (考える　（かんがえる））. 思う is like, "I think your Moms is the source of the fungus." "I think the theater is over there." 考える is more like thinking to solve a problem: thinking about physics or math.
First jukugo meaning: remember
Frequency ranking: 19

Kanji: L
Meaning: loser
Full header: L loser
(left radical)
PK SYMBOLIC
Description: I'm calling it "loser" rather than other "L" words (llama, labia, Luftwaffe, etc.) for a reason! Most of the kanji which use "L" have something to do with loss and death.
Full used In: - 亡
- 断
- 継
- 世
- 県
- 直
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 103
Components: (left radical)
Frequency ranking: 158

Kanji: 亡
Meaning: dying
Onyomi: BOU
First kunyomi: ( が ) な*くなる
First jukugo: 滅亡[めつぼう]
Full header: 亡 dying
(beret) + L (loser)
★★★☆☆
3 strokes
STRONG
Full onyomi: BOU |
Full mnemonic: | The loser died from losing a game of BOWLing with the Devil . . .and was buried with his beret on.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) な*くなる | a polite way of saying die, like the English phrase "pass on." ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 滅亡(めつぼう) | downfall ★★☆☆☆ 滅 (annihilate) + 亡 (dying) = 滅亡 (downfall) the downfall of a civilization or the dying-out of a certain ethnic group. But it doesn't have 'downfall's moral judgement.
未亡人(みぼうじん) | widow ☆☆☆☆☆ FR 未 (not yet) + 亡 (dying) + 人 (person) = 未亡人 (widow) widow.I'm not including this because it's useful, but because it's one of the most spectacularly non-PC words: the literal translation is：'not yet dead person'!
Full used In: - 忙
- 忘
- 盲
- 望
- 荒
- 妄
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 104
Components: (beret) + L (loser)
Mnemonic: The loser died from losing a game of BOWLing with the Devil . . .and was buried with his beret on.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a polite way of saying die, like the English phrase "pass on."
First jukugo meaning: downfall
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 553

Kanji: 忙
Meaning: busy
Onyomi: BOU
First kunyomi: いそが*しい
Full header: 忙 busy
(leftheart) + 亡 (dying) Same-ON
★★★★☆
6 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: BOU |
Full mnemonic: | I'm too busy to go BOWLing with my compadres, so my heart is dying inside.
Full kunyomi: いそが*しい | busy 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
忙 | busy | NO TIME LEFT |
忘 | forget | BOTTOM OF YOUR HEART |
Both kanji are"heart + dying," but, in busy (忙). . .the heart is on the LEFT, because you're so busy you have no time LEFT.
With forget(忘), the heart is on the bottom, because you are apologizing to your boss FROM THE BOTTOM OF YOUR heart for forgetting to bring the report to the big meeting.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 105
Components: (leftheart) + 亡 (dying) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I'm too busy to go BOWLing with my compadres, so my heart is dying inside.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1407

Kanji: 忘
Meaning: forget
Onyomi: BOU
First kunyomi: わす*れる
First jukugo: 忘年会[ぼうねんかい]
Full header: 忘 forget
亡 (dying) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
★★★★★
7 strokes
Full onyomi: BOU |
Full mnemonic: | If you forget to turn on your pacemaker, your heart will die.
Full kunyomi: わす*れる | forget ★★★★★
わす＊れっぽい | describes someone's personality: absent minded, someone who always leaves their umbrella on the train. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 忘年会(ぼうねんかい) | end-of-the-year party ★★★☆☆ 忘 (forget) + 年 (year) + 会 (big meeting) = 忘年会 (end-of-the-year party) an end-of-the-year party. Sort of like new year's eve parties, but they happen all throughout the last half of December.
忘れ物(わすれもの) | stuff you left behind,lost or forgotten things. ★★★☆☆ 忘 (forget) + 物 (animal / thing) = 忘れ物 (stuff you left behind,lost or forgotten things. )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
忙 | busy | NO TIME LEFT |
忘 | forget | BOTTOM OF YOUR HEART |
Both kanji are"heart + dying," but, in busy (忙). . .the heart is on the LEFT, because you're so busy you have no time LEFT.
With forget(忘), the heart is on the bottom, because you are apologizing to your boss FROM THE BOTTOM OF YOUR heart for forgetting to bring the report to the big meeting.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 106
Components: 亡 (dying) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: If you forget to turn on your pacemaker, your heart will die.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: end-of-the-year party
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 690

Kanji: 盲
Meaning: blind, ignorant
Onyomi: MOU
First kunyomi: めくら
First jukugo: 盲点[もうてん]
Full header: 盲 blind, ignorant
亡 (dying) + 目 (eye)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK FR
Full onyomi: MOU | MOMAR Kadaffi is an ignorant dictator.
Full kunyomi: めくら | ( don't use! it's a term of prejudice used against blind people) ABU ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 盲点(もうてん) | a blind spot, a loophole ★★☆☆☆ 盲 (blind, ignorant) + 点 (point) = 盲点 (a blind spot, a loophole )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 107
Components: 亡 (dying) + 目 (eye)
Mnemonic: MOMAR Kadaffi is an ignorant dictator.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: ( don't use! it's a term of prejudice used against blind people)
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a blind spot, a loophole
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1688

Kanji: 妄
Meaning: without reason or permission
Onyomi: MOU
First jukugo: 妄想[もうそう]
Full header: 妄 without reason or permission
亡 (dying) + 女 (woman)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: MOU |
Full mnemonic: | If that woman does that any MO without permission, she's going to be dying.
Full jukugo: 妄想(もうそう) | A delusion ★☆☆☆☆ 妄 (without reason or permission) + 想 (idea/imagination) = 妄想 (A delusion) A delusion - something impossible: "I am currently dating Michael Jackson!" "Jewish aliens are following me in an invisible robot!"
被害妄想(ひがいもうそう)
paranoia! ☆☆☆☆☆ NEO NP
被 害 (casualties) + 妄 想 (A delusion) = 被害妄想 (paranoia!)
paranoia!
Although most Japanese will say パラノイア in casual conversation.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 108
Components: 亡 (dying) + 女 (woman)
Mnemonic: If that woman does that any MO without permission, she's going to be dying.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: A delusion
Frequency ranking: 1731

Meaning: net
Full header: net
(top radical)
PK
Description: Imagine a net stretched out, all waiting to catch something.
Full used In: - 慢
- 漫
- 夢
- 罰
- 署
- 憲
- 環
- 罪
- 置
- 亜
- 買
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 109
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 322

Kanji: 慢
Meaning: neglect/ egotistic
Onyomi: MAN
First jukugo: 我慢[がまん]する
Full header: 慢 neglect/ egotistic
(leftheart) + 日 (sun, day) + (net) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★★☆
14 strokes
BETA COCK JERK
Description: COCK: 90% of the words using this kanji mean egotistical, neglectful OR even chronic (for example, 怠慢,meaning negligence, dereliction )
But of course since this is Japanese, the one exception - '我慢' (meaning 'patience') is used 90% of the time!!
Full onyomi: MAN |
Full mnemonic: | The egotistical MAN neglected his heart and let the sun shine on his crotch instead.
Full jukugo: 我慢(がまん) する
persevere ★★★★★ CCW 1/2 KANA
我 (we) + 慢 (neglect/ egotistic) = 我慢 (persevere)
to endure, to bear something. Often translated as 'patience,' but that is not quite right. You have patience if you can do data entry on a fucking kanji dictionary for 5 hours straight, but you gaman with your overtime or while taking final exams with a burst appendix.
Masochists tend to gaman when they're fed worms while tied up.
Sometimes the concept of gaman DOES overlap with the English idea of patience, though: Little kids have to gaman if they find out that Disneyland is still 4 hours away.
One possible way to make GAMAN fit with the theme of 'neglect' is to remember that the 'ga' part means 'self.' So GAMAN means 'neglect yourself,' or, more poetically, 'Stop feeling the pain of your body and mind, and concentrate on the task at hand.'
自慢(じまん) する | to brag ★★★★☆ 自 (my own) + 慢 (neglect/ egotistic) = 自慢 (to brag)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
慢 | neglect/ egotistic | HEART | 心
漫 | manga | WET | 水
You neglect your lover with your cheating HEART, but it takes WET ink to make manga art.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 110
Components: (leftheart) + 日 (sun, day) + (net) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: The egotistical MAN neglected his heart and let the sun shine on his crotch instead.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: persevere
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1166

Kanji: 漫
Meaning: manga
Onyomi: MAN
First jukugo: 漫画[まんが]
Full header: 漫 manga
(waterleft) + 日 (sun, day) + (net) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: MAN |
Full mnemonic: The main difference between this and the other "まん” kanji (慢) is that the left-hand radical of 漫 is WATER.
So picture a MAN using a net to haul old manga out of the water and dry them in the sun so he can read them.
Full jukugo: 漫画(まんが) | manga ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 漫 (manga) + 画 (a drawing) = 漫画 (manga) what's that???
漫画家(まんがか) | manga artist ★★☆☆☆ 漫 画 (manga) + 家 (home) = 漫画家 (manga artist)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
慢 | neglect/ egotistic | HEART | 心
漫 | manga | WET | 水
You neglect your lover with your cheating HEART, but it takes WET ink to make manga art.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 111
Components: (waterleft) + 日 (sun, day) + (net) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1627

Kanji: 亜
Meaning: sub-
Onyomi: A
Full header: 亜 sub-
(net) + ??? (???)
★☆☆☆☆
7 strokes
PRE PK
Description: BOOBOO: people think this means "ASIA," but it doesn't. A while ago, just as a pun, some Japanese decided to spell the word "ASIA" phonetically, using kanji, like so: 亜細亜：あじあ: but this custom never caught on. And besides, the 亜 kanji was only chosen for its sound, not for its meaning.
亜 is used in a lot of names of elements, like chalk or zinc, but unless you're a research chemist or terrorist, this doesn't concern you.
亜種：あしゅ： subspecies
亜熱帯：あねったい： subtropical region
See what I mean?
Full onyomi: A |
Full mnemonic: As for the shape, I got nothing!
Well. . . there's a net and what looks like a roman numeral II. So if you're an ancient Roman, you have your regular net which you use to catch your prey, and if that breaks, then you have your #II net, a sub-net, which you keep in reserve.
Full used In: - 悪
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 112
Components: (net) + ??? (???)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 323

Kanji: 悪
Meaning: bad
Onyomi: AKU
First kunyomi: ( が ) わる*い
First jukugo: 気持ち悪い[きもちわるい]
Full header: 悪 bad
亜 (sub-) + (bottomheart)
★★★★★
11 strokes
Full onyomi: AKU | You can remember the Onyomi because the Japanese word for "demon" is AKUma!
Full mnemonic: | A heart that is sub-normal is bad.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) わる*い | bad ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 気持ち悪い(きもちわるい) | pathetic / gross ★★★★☆ 気 (mood) + 持 (hold) + 悪 (bad) = 気持ち悪い (pathetic / gross) has two meanings: If you say it about yourself, it means you feel terrible. If you say it about someone/thing else, it means,"That's gross and pathetic."
最悪(さいあく) のXXX | the worst XXX EVAR. ★★★☆☆ 最 (most) + 悪 (bad) = 最悪 (the worst XXX EVAR.)
悪人(あくにん)
(say hi to) the Bad Guy
★★★☆☆
悪 (bad) + 人 (person) = 悪人 ((say hi to) the Bad Guy
)
悪口(わるぐち) | talking shit about someone. ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 悪 (bad) + 口 (mouth) = 悪口 (talking shit about someone.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 113
Components: 亜 (sub-) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: You can remember the Onyomi because the Japanese word for "demon" is AKUma!
A heart that is sub-normal is bad.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: pathetic / gross
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 324

Kanji: 夕
Meaning: evening
Onyomi: none
First kunyomi: ゆう
First jukugo: 夕べ[ゆうべ]
Full header: 夕 evening
★★★☆☆
3 strokes
BETA COCK ILL PAIR PK
Full onyomi: none | COCK: it is the katakana "ta" character ! Unfortunately, it's pronounced "YUU." How's that for a contradiction?
Full mnemonic: | Anyway. When the Japanese come home in the evening after work they say TA-daima! to YOUUU.
Full kunyomi: ゆう | evening　(see below!) NUBI ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 夕べ(ゆうべ) | last night ★★★★☆ KUNKUN FP last night (BOOBOO: it's NOT pronounced "tabe!!", even though it looks like it!)
夕方(ゆうがた) | evening ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 夕 (evening) + 方 (direction / method / person) = 夕方 (evening)
夕焼け(ゆうやけ) | sunset ★★☆☆☆ 夕 (evening) + 焼 (roast / grill) = 夕焼け (sunset)
夕刊(ゆうかん) | evening edition ★☆☆☆☆ 夕 (evening) + 刊 (edition) = 夕刊 (evening edition)
Full used In: - 夢
- 夜
- 名
- 外
- 然
- 腕
- 多
- 死
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 114
Mnemonic: COCK: it is the katakana "ta" character ! Unfortunately, it's pronounced "YUU." How's that for a contradiction?
Anyway. When the Japanese come home in the evening after work they say TA-daima! to YOUUU.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: evening　(see below!)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: last night
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 163

Kanji: 多
Meaning: many
Onyomi: TA
First kunyomi: おお*い
First jukugo: 多分[たぶん]
Full header: 多 many
夕 (evening) Same-ON
★★★★☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: TA |
Full mnemonic: | Many evenings, we visited the glory hole in the restroom at Sears.
Full kunyomi: おお*い | many ★★★★★
 | ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 多分(たぶん) | maybe ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 多 (many) + 分 (understand / divide / minute) = 多分 (maybe)
多数(たすう) の xxx | a big number of XXX ★★★☆☆ 多 (many) + 数 (integer, to count) = 多数 (a big number of XXX)
多すぎる(おおすぎる) | too damn many ★☆☆☆☆ too damn many. Too damn many gaijin if you ask me. Always doing crimes. They need to just buy our products and get out.
Full used In: - 移
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 115
Components: 夕 (evening) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Many evenings, we visited the glory hole in the restroom at Sears.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: maybe
Frequency ranking: 219

Kanji: 夢
Meaning: dream
Onyomi: MU
First kunyomi: ゆめ
First jukugo: 夢中[むちゅう]で or に
Full header: 夢 dream
(flowertop) + (net) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 夕 (evening)
★★★★★
13 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: MU |
Full mnemonic: | Last evening I had this dream: a MOOING flower was caught inside a net. Perfectly clear, eh?
Full kunyomi: ゆめ | dream ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 夢中(むちゅう) で or に | crazy about something/one ★★★☆☆ 夢 (dream) + 中 (middle) = 夢中 (crazy about something/one) to be totally crazy about or obsessed with or rapturous about something/someone. (literally: lost in a dream)
悪夢(あくむ) | nightmare ★★☆☆☆ 悪 (bad) + 夢 (dream) = 悪夢 (nightmare)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 116
Components: (flowertop) + (net) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 夕 (evening)
Mnemonic: Last evening I had this dream: a MOOING flower was caught inside a net. Perfectly clear, eh?
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: crazy about something/one
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 663

Kanji: 夜
Meaning: late night
Onyomi: YA
First kunyomi: よる
First jukugo: 今夜[こんや]
Full header: 夜 late night
(beret) + (personleft) + 夕 (evening)
★★★★★
8 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: YA | Late at night, I start to YAWN.
Full mnemonic: | If YA see a person wearing a beret late at night, you should definitely go home . He's Jack the Ripper!!! (the extra stroke on the evening radical ? His blade!!! Eeieeieieieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!)
Full kunyomi: よる | night ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 今夜(こんや) | tonight ★★★★☆ 今 (now) + 夜 (late night) = 今夜 (tonight)
夜ごはん(よるごはん) | dinner ★★★☆☆
深夜(しんや) | in the middle of the night. ★★☆☆☆ 深 (deep) + 夜 (late night) = 深夜 (in the middle of the night. )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
落 | fall,drop | FLOWERS | 花
夜 | late night | BERET |
FLOWERS fall on me when I wear my BERET at night .
Full used In: - 液
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 117
Components: (beret) + (personleft) + 夕 (evening)
Mnemonic: Late at night, I start to YAWN.
If YA see a person wearing a beret late at night, you should definitely go home . He's Jack the Ripper!!! (the extra stroke on the evening radical ? His blade!!! Eeieeieieieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: night
First jukugo meaning: tonight
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 272

Kanji: 液
Meaning: liquid
Onyomi: EKI
First jukugo: 液体[えきたい]
Full header: 液 liquid
(waterleft) + 夜 (late night)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: EKI |
Full mnemonic: | Late at night, I stepped in a mysterious liquid on the platform of the EKI (train station). I hope it was water, but. . .
Full jukugo: 液体(えきたい) | liquid ★★★☆☆ 液 (liquid) + 体 (body) = 液体 (liquid)
血液型(けつえきがた) | blood type ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 血 (blood) + 液 (liquid) + 型 (type / proper way) = 血液型 (blood type)
液晶(えきしょう) | liquid crystal display ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 液 (liquid) + 晶 (crystal) = 液晶 (liquid crystal display)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 118
Components: (waterleft) + 夜 (late night)
Mnemonic: Late at night, I stepped in a mysterious liquid on the platform of the EKI (train station). I hope it was water, but. . .
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1486

Kanji: 名
Meaning: name, famous
Onyomi: MEI
First jukugo: 有名[ゆうめい]な
Full header: 名 name, famous
夕 (evening) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
6 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: MEI | You MAY know my name because I am so famous.
Full mnemonic: | In the evening at the show, the rapper's mouth made him famous
Full jukugo: 有名(ゆうめい) な | famous ★★★★★ 有 (exist) + 名 (name, famous) = 有名 (famous)
名前(なまえ) | name ★★★★★ KUNKUN 名 (name, famous) + 前 (before) = 名前 (name)
名人(めいじん) | an expert ★★★☆☆ 名 (name, famous) + 人 (person) = 名人 (an expert)
名刺(めいし) | business card ★★★☆☆ 名 (name, famous) + 刺 (stab / buisness card) = 名刺 (business card) business card　－ AKA "name card" (ネームカード） in Japanese-English.
名字(みょうじ) | family name ★☆☆☆☆ FP 名 (name, famous) + 字 (letter) = 名字 (family name) one's last name - like 姓, but 名字 is a spoken word, as well as written.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 119
Components: 夕 (evening) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: You MAY know my name because I am so famous.
In the evening at the show, the rapper's mouth made him famous
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: famous
Frequency ranking: 170

Kanji: 死
Meaning: death
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: し*ぬ
First jukugo: 死体[したい]
Full header: 死 death
夕 (evening) + (heel) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
6 strokes
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: Evening, plus heel, plus one line on top- which we'll consider a GIRDER for the purposes of this mnemonic!
SHE died last evening from having her heel crushed under a falling girder.
Full kunyomi: し*ぬ | to die ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 死体(したい) | corpse ★★★☆☆ 死 (death) + 体 (body) = 死体 (corpse)
死刑(しけい) | death penalty ★★☆☆☆ 死 (death) + 刑 (penalty) = 死刑 (death penalty)
死神(しにがみ) | god of death - the Grim Reaper ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN NOKURI 死 (death) + 神 (GOD kanji) = 死神 (god of death - the Grim Reaper)
死姦(しかん) | necrophilia ☆☆☆☆☆ ABU 死 (death) + 姦 (rape) = 死姦 (necrophilia)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
花 | flower | POLLEN |
死 | death | EVENING | 夕
For the sake of this mnemonic, let's call the 2 vertical strokes on the flower's top radical . . . 2 spores of pollen.
The poison flower has POLLEN that you're breathing,
and then it makes you die in the EVENING.
Full used In: - 葬
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 120
Components: 夕 (evening) + (heel) + 一 (one/line radical)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to die
First jukugo meaning: corpse
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 246

Meaning: katakana toe
Full header: katakana toe
(top/right radical)
PK
Description: Yes, this is the katakana 'to'( ト). SO we, for simplicity's sake pretend it's an actual toe.
BUT I'm already using 'toe' as the keyword for the "TOU" onyomi.
To keep things from getting (more) confusing, I'll call this radical 'katakana toe.'
Full used In: - 外
- 上
- 卓
- 占
- 貞
- 掛
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 121
Components: (top/right radical)
Frequency ranking: 18

Kanji: 外
Meaning: outside
Onyomi: GAI
First kunyomi: そと
First jukugo: 外人[がいじん]
Full header: 外 outside
夕 (evening) + (katakana toe)
★★★★★
5 strokes
Full onyomi: GAI |
Full mnemonic: | The GUY stuck his TOE outside of his pants in the evening.
Full kunyomi: そと | outside ★★★★★
はず‘＊れ | to be literally apart from something (miss the target by 3 cm= 3cmはずれ)(the cloth was 3 cm over the limit, and stuck out of the arm-holes) (to be off the mark, out of line, etc.) ★★★☆☆
( が or に ) はず＊れる | to be cut off, to be outside. A door is off its hinges. A person is ostracized. Something is so incredible you can't even believe it. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 外人(がいじん) | foreigner ★★★★★ 外 (outside) + 人 (person) = 外人 (foreigner) foreigner (the more formal term is　外国人 （がいこくじん）, but plain old 外人 is not neccesairly rude. It all depends on the tone)
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.
例外(れいがい) | exception ★★★☆☆ 例 (example) + 外 (outside) = 例外 (exception) an exception to a rule
案外(あんがい) に or な | more than one expected ★★☆☆☆ 案 (guide/proposal) + 外 (outside) = 案外 (more than one expected) more/less/weirder than you expected.
季節外れ(きせつはずれ) の | out of season. ☆☆☆☆☆ 季 (season) + 節 (season / joint) + 外 (outside) = 季節外れ (out of season.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 122
Components: 夕 (evening) + (katakana toe)
Mnemonic: The GUY stuck his TOE outside of his pants in the evening.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: foreigner
Frequency ranking: 164

Kanji: 上
Meaning: above
Onyomi: JOU
First kunyomi: うえ ( の or に )
First jukugo: 以上[いじょう]
Full header: 上 above
(katakana toe) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
3 strokes
DUPE PN DUH
Full onyomi: JOU | JOE Stalin was at the top , above the Soviet government.
Full mnemonic: | Think of the 一 as being a line, and there's a toe poking above the line.
Full kunyomi: うえ ( の or に ) | above ★★★★★
( が ) あ＊がる | something gets raised, lifted, promoted ★★★★★
( を ) あ＊げる | to literally raise (your hands, and wave them from side to side; the roof) ★★★★★
( に ) のぼ＊る | rise up : Sometimes literal (climb a ladder, go up hill) , but usually figuragive ( To rise to stardom, a cost that runs as high as a billion annually). ★★★☆☆
( xxx ) じょう | SUFFIX meaning, 'in terms of.' For example, ネット上 (he's big on the internet, but not really anywhere else) or 歴史上 (historically) SUF ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 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）
上手(じょうず) な | skilllfully done! ★★★★☆ FP 上 (above) + 手 (hand) = 上手 (skilllfully done!) skillfully done! Usually used to praise one's friends' efforts (at art, music, cooking, etc.)
上級(じょうきゅう) の | advanced-level ★★★☆☆ 上 (above) + 級 (level) = 上級 (advanced-level) advanced level. When you finish this book, you'll still be a beginner of kanji but you'll have advanced level skills at making people aware of problems in life that their Moms might face.
目上の人(めうえ) のひと | higher person ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 目 (eye) + 上 (above) + 人 (person) = 目上の人 (higher person) someone who out-ranks you - at work, school, or in society.
Full used In: - 寂
- 督
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 123
Components: (katakana toe) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: JOE Stalin was at the top , above the Soviet government.
Think of the 一 as being a line, and there's a toe poking above the line.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: more than / that's all
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 20

Kanji: 卓
Meaning: dinner table
Onyomi: TAKU
First jukugo: 電卓[でんたく]
Full header: 卓 dinner table
(katakana toe) + 早 (early)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: TAKU | as in, TALK TO your family at the dinner table!
Full mnemonic: | He would show up early at the dinner table and eat TOEs until the appetizers arrived.
Full jukugo: 電卓(でんたく) | calculator ★★☆☆☆ 電 (electricity) + 卓 (dinner table) = 電卓 (calculator)
食卓(しょくたく) | dining table ★☆☆☆☆ NP 食 (eat) + 卓 (dinner table) = 食卓 (dining table)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 124
Components: (katakana toe) + 早 (early)
Mnemonic: as in, TALK TO your family at the dinner table!
He would show up early at the dinner table and eat TOEs until the appetizers arrived.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: calculator
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1405

Kanji: 占
Meaning: fortune teller/ occupy
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: うらな*い
First jukugo: 独占[どくせん]
Full header: 占 fortune teller/ occupy
(katakana toe) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: SEN |
Full mnemonic: | SEND for a fortune teller, whose mouth will tell the future of my toe.
Full kunyomi: うらな*い | fortune-telling ★★☆☆☆
し＊める | to occupy or seize. I'm sitting in this seat so you can't sit in this seat. Or, to account for, as in: "When asked if they prefer Frankenstein as president,the "YESes" accounted for 45% of the answers.") ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 独占(どくせん) | monopoly ★☆☆☆☆ 独 (solitary) + 占 (fortune teller/ occupy) = 独占 (monopoly)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
占 | fortune teller/ occupy | MOUTH | 口
貞 | chastity | SHELL | 貝
偵 | detective | PERSON | 人
She tells the fortune with her MOUTH.
The sea SHELL was chaste - it reproduced asexually.
A detective is a PERSON you hire to check the chastity of your daughter or spouse.
Full used In: - 点
- 粘
- 店
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 125
Components: (katakana toe) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: SEND for a fortune teller, whose mouth will tell the future of my toe.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: fortune-telling
First jukugo meaning: monopoly
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 410

Kanji: 点
Meaning: point
Onyomi: TEN
First kunyomi: てん
First jukugo: 交差点[こうさてん]
Full header: 点 point
占 (fortune teller/ occupy) + (firebottom)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: TEN |
Full mnemonic: | My fortune teller says that by staring into TEN flames, she can see any point in the future.
Full kunyomi: てん
a point, a dot. This is used in 2 ways;
a) a dot like the decimal point. . . .actually the 4 dots at the bottom of this kanji are referred to as tens.
b) a point of conversation, as in "That's not the point and you know it!" LAZY
★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 交差点(こうさてん) | intersection ★★★☆☆ 交 (combine) + 差 (discriminate) + 点 (point) = 交差点 (intersection) traffic intersection
共通点(きょうつうてん) | common point ★★★☆☆ 共 (with) + 通 (pass) + 点 (point) = 共通点 (common point) common point (between two things or people)
要点(ようてん)
the important points ★★☆☆☆
要 (important) + 点 (point) = 要点 (the important points)
the important points (unlike the related word 重点（じゅうてん）、　要点 is more than one point - more like a summary. Like instead of writing an essay, you'd just do a series of bullet points.
Example phrase:要点だけ話して！　("Get to the point!")
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 126
Components: 占 (fortune teller/ occupy) + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: My fortune teller says that by staring into TEN flames, she can see any point in the future.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a point, a dot. This is used in 2 ways;
First jukugo meaning: intersection
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 411

Meaning: crown
Full header: crown
(top radical) (beret) + 丶 (dot)
Description: like a beret but bigger, deeper, more eye-catching. . . because the king ain't playing that "regular hat" shit.
Full used In: - 宅
- 安
- 字
- 宣
- 穴
- 宰
- 腕
- 官
- 寮
- 富
- 宗
- 寂
- 宇
- 定
- 容
- 宙
- 害
- 審
- 寄
- 憲
- 蛇
- 寛
- 貯
- 完
- 宮
- 寝
- 宿
- 密
- 察
- 家
- 客
- 室
- 確
- 守
- 演
- 寒
- 実
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 127
Components: (top radical) (beret) + 丶 (dot)
Frequency ranking: 66

Kanji: 宅
Meaning: residence
Onyomi: TAKU
First jukugo: 帰宅[きたく]する
Full header: 宅 residence
(crown) + (heel) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
BETA
Description: yeah, this is the taku from "otaku." (BOOBOO: In fact, that "otaku" is 99% of the time written as オタク, so you don't get to use the kanji.)
Full onyomi: TAKU | as in, "I TALKED TO the homeless guy about what kind of residence he would like. "
Full mnemonic: | They say that “A man's residence is his castle." So that explains why I put on a crown and kick up my heels when I get home from work.
Full jukugo: 帰宅(きたく) する | go home. (a little formal) ★☆☆☆☆ F 帰 (go back home) + 宅 (residence) = 帰宅 (go home. (a little formal))
自宅(じたく) | one's own home ★☆☆☆☆ 自 (my own) + 宅 (residence) = 自宅 (one's own home ) a slightly formal word for one's own home (BOOBOO: most people just say うち！）
宅急便(たっきゅうびん) | home-delivery ☆☆☆☆☆ 宅 (residence) + 急 (urgent) + 便 (convenient　/ poop) = 宅急便 (home-delivery) home-delivery service (pizza, sex)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 128
Components: (crown) + (heel) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: as in, "I TALKED TO the homeless guy about what kind of residence he would like. "
They say that “A man's residence is his castle." So that explains why I put on a crown and kick up my heels when I get home from work.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: go home. (a little formal)
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 964

Kanji: 安
Meaning: cheap / safe
Onyomi: AN
First kunyomi: やす*い
First jukugo: 安全[あんぜん]な
Full header: 安 cheap / safe
(crown) + 女 (woman)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
JERK FR
Description: Fucked Roots - women are cheap??
Also, a JERK. (By itself it means cheap, but in a jukugo it means safe)
Full onyomi: AN |
Full mnemonic: If you got the crown, you can fuck a woman named ANN Coulter really cheaply.
(she has a thing for authority)
Full kunyomi: やす*い | cheap ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 安全(あんぜん) な | safety ★★★★★ 安 (cheap / safe) + 全 (all) = 安全 (safety)
不安(ふあん) な | unease ★★★★☆ 不 (un) + 安 (cheap / safe) = 不安 (unease)
安心(あんしん) | a feeling of relief ★★★☆☆ 安 (cheap / safe) + 心 (heart) = 安心 (a feeling of relief)
慰安婦(いあんふ) | "comfort women" ☆☆☆☆☆ ABU 慰 (console) + 安 (cheap / safe) + 婦 (housewife / lady) = 慰安婦 ("comfort women") the Korean 'comfort women' enslaved during the war, which Japan still won't make amends to.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
妥 | compromise | WOMAN | 女
受 | receive | CROTCH | 又
安 | cheap / safe | BERET |
The WOMAN compromised. She received a CROTCH, but she keeps it under her BERET for safety.
Full used In: - 案
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 129
Components: (crown) + 女 (woman)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: cheap
First jukugo meaning: safety
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 308

Kanji: 字
Meaning: letter
Onyomi: JI
First jukugo: 漢字[かんじ]
Full header: 字 letter
(crown) + 子 (child)
★★★★★
6 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: JI |
Full mnemonic: | As a child, JESUS Christ wrote lots of letters on his tiny crown. Mostly, he wrote "Who is my Daddy?"
Full jukugo: 漢字(かんじ) | kanji ★★★★★ 漢 (Chinese) + 字 (letter) = 漢字 (kanji) of course
文字(もじ) | a letter ★★★★☆ FP 文 (culture/ sentence) + 字 (letter) = 文字 (a letter) a letter- whether kana, kanji, or alphabet.
ローマ字(ろうまじ) | western, Roman letters. A,b,c,d,y,o,m,a,m,a ★★★☆☆ マ () + 字 (letter) = ローマ字 (western, Roman letters. A,b,c,d,y,o,m,a,m,a)
数字(すうじ) | a numeral - 1,2,3, etc. ★★★☆☆ 数 (integer, to count) + 字 (letter) = 数字 (a numeral - 1,2,3, etc.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
字 | letter | CHILD | 子
宇 | cosmos | THOUSAND | 千
学 | knowledge | MOHICAN |
The CHILD can only write one letter.
There's a THOUSAND cosmoses in string theory.
The MOHICAN punker has a knowledge of @narchy.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 130
Components: (crown) + 子 (child)
Mnemonic: As a child, JESUS Christ wrote lots of letters on his tiny crown. Mostly, he wrote "Who is my Daddy?"
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: kanji
Frequency ranking: 574

Kanji: 宣
Meaning: announce
Onyomi: SEN
First jukugo: 宣伝[せんでん]
Full header: 宣 announce
(crown) + 旦 (danna (husband))
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SEN |
Full mnemonic: | She was SENDing an announcement that her husband had just been crowned king. . . of Latveria!
Full jukugo: 宣伝(せんでん) | propaganda ★★☆☆☆ 宣 (announce) + 伝 (transmit) = 宣伝 (propaganda) propaganda, or announcement
宣言(せんげん) する | proclaim ★☆☆☆☆ NP 宣 (announce) + 言 (say) = 宣言 (proclaim)
宣戦(せんせん) | declaration of war. ☆☆☆☆☆ 宣 (announce) + 戦 (fight) = 宣戦 (declaration of war.)
Full used In: - 喧
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 131
Components: (crown) + 旦 (danna (husband))
Mnemonic: She was SENDing an announcement that her husband had just been crowned king. . . of Latveria!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: propaganda
Frequency ranking: 1260

Kanji: 喧
Meaning: fight or quarrel
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: やかま＊しい
First jukugo: 喧嘩[けんか]する
Full header: 喧 fight or quarrel
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 宣 (announce)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
SIDEKICK
Description: Here's the time you'll mostly see this: 喧嘩(kenka), meaning "a fight".
喧嘩 is an interesting jukugo, because BOTH kanji are SIDEKICKS; they are normally only encountered with each other.
It makes sense to study this as one big kanji.
Sure, it’s a a complicated mess of lines, but check it out: both kanji have the ‘mouth’ radical on the left side.
‘S far as I know ,there ARE NO OTHER jukugo where that is true. So don’t even learn the rest of the ‘kenka’ radicals! Concentrate on the mouths: think of two people fighting, both with their mouths open and yelling like some Springer shit. You’ll be ok.
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full kunyomi: やかま＊しい | annoying because noisy or loud - can be used of a person OR place. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 喧嘩(けんか) する | to fight or argue ★★☆☆☆ KANA
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 132
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 宣 (announce)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: annoying because noisy or loud - can be used of a person OR place.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to fight or argue
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1498

Kanji: 八
Meaning: eight
Onyomi: HACHI
First kunyomi: や＊っつ　/ よう
First jukugo: 八月[はちがつ]
Full header: 八 eight
★★★★★
2 strokes
PK COUNTER
Full onyomi: HACHI | When you gave her eight HATS, SHE was happy.
Full kunyomi: や＊っつ　/ よう | eight things ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 八月(はちがつ) | August ★★★★★ KANA 八 (eight) + 月 (moon) = 八月 (August)
八日(ようか) | eighth day of the month ★★★★☆ FP 八 (eight) + 日 (sun, day) = 八日 (eighth day of the month)
八重歯(やえば) | gnarly teeth ★☆☆☆☆ FP 八 (eight) + 重 (heavy / overlap) + 歯 (tooth) = 八重歯 (gnarly teeth) the gnarled, wish-I-had-braces teeth that Japanese are famous for. Lots of Japanese find it cute, in fact.
Full used In: - 穴
- 六
- 沿
- 公
- 分
- 介
- 船
- 谷
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 133
Mnemonic: When you gave her eight HATS, SHE was happy.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: eight things
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: August
Frequency ranking: 21

Kanji: 穴
Meaning: hole
Onyomi: KETSU
First kunyomi: あな
First jukugo: 鼻の穴[はなのあな]
Full header: 穴 hole
(crown) + 八 (eight)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
Full onyomi: KETSU | Pour the KETCHUP down the hole. Of your throat!!
Full mnemonic: | There are eight holes in your crown.
Full kunyomi: あな | hole ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 鼻の穴(はなのあな) | nostril ★★★☆☆ 鼻 (nose) + 穴 (hole) = 鼻の穴 (nostril)
穴場(あなば) | good place known to few ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 穴 (hole) + 場 (place) = 穴場 (good place known to few)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
六 | six | BERETS |
穴 | hole | CROWN |
I'd rather have six BERETS than one CROWN with a hole in it.
Full used In: - 窮
- 突
- 窓
- 空
- 究
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 134
Components: (crown) + 八 (eight)
Mnemonic: Pour the KETCHUP down the hole. Of your throat!!
There are eight holes in your crown.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: nostril
Frequency ranking: 281

Kanji: 六
Meaning: six
Onyomi: ROKU
First kunyomi: む＊つ / む＊っつ
First jukugo: 六日[むいか]
Full header: 六 six
(beret) + 八 (eight)
★★★★★
4 strokes
Full onyomi: ROKU | as in: Some ROCK band all making devil horns and yelling 666.
Full mnemonic: | Your half-elf ranger has 8 hit points. I hit him with my chain-mail beret until he only has 6 left. Stupid half-elf!! Failed your saving throw against big-ass berets again!
Full kunyomi: む＊つ / む＊っつ | 6 things ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 六日(むいか) | sixth day of the month ★★★★☆ FP 六 (six) + 日 (sun, day) = 六日 (sixth day of the month)
六月(ろくがつ) | June ★★★☆☆ KANA 六 (six) + 月 (moon) = 六月 (June)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
六 | six | BERETS |
穴 | hole | CROWN |
I'd rather have six BERETS than one CROWN with a hole in it.
Full used In: - 譲
- 嬢
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 135
Components: (beret) + 八 (eight)
Mnemonic: as in: Some ROCK band all making devil horns and yelling 666.
Your half-elf ranger has 8 hit points. I hit him with my chain-mail beret until he only has 6 left. Stupid half-elf!! Failed your saving throw against big-ass berets again!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: 6 things
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: sixth day of the month
Frequency ranking: 274

Kanji: 沿
Meaning: run parallel to
Onyomi: EN
First kunyomi: ( に ) そ*う
Full header: 沿 run parallel to
(waterleft) + 八 (eight) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
Description: BOOBOO: This doesn't mean parallel lines, which are 平行(へいこう).
Full onyomi: EN | I ENJOY walking on the road parallel to the river.
Full mnemonic: | The mouths of eight thirsty people are lined up in parallel on the water's edge.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) そ*う | run parallel to, like a trail parallel to the edge of a lake, or a line of houses running alongside the train tracks. ★★☆☆☆
( xxxに ) そ＊って ( YYY ) | (a more figurative idiom): in accordance with XXX, we will do YYY. NP ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
浴 | bathe | PEAKED ROOF |
沿 | run parallel to | NO ROOF |
So you bathe under a PEAKED ROOF for privacy.
Outdoors (i.e. where there is NO ROOF), you run parallel to the river.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 136
Components: (waterleft) + 八 (eight) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: I ENJOY walking on the road parallel to the river.
The mouths of eight thirsty people are lined up in parallel on the water's edge.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: run parallel to, like a trail parallel to the edge of a lake, or a line of houses running alongside the train tracks.
Frequency ranking: 1436

Kanji: ム
Meaning: moocow
Full header: ム moocow
PK
Description: From, of course, the Katakana character for MU.
Full used In: - 公
- 能
- 仏
- 払
- 私
- 窓
- 酸
- 強
- 雄
- 参
- 広
- 鬼
- 弁
- 台
- 離
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 137
Frequency ranking: 88

Kanji: 公
Meaning: public
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: おおやけ
First jukugo: 公園[こうえん]
Full header: 公 public
八 (eight) + ム (moocow)
★★★★☆
4 strokes
BETA
Description: Also - and I just now realized this - this kanji can be read as the katakana for ハム (ham). Silly, ham comes from pigs!!
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | There are eight moo-cows , voiding their COLONS in the public square.( no one dares to disturb them because it's India!)
Full kunyomi: おおやけ | public, official, openly, officially, publicly NP ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 公園(こうえん) | park ★★★★★ 公 (public) + 園 (public park) = 公園 (park) a public park
公開(こうかい) する | open to the public ★★★☆☆ 公 (public) + 開 (open) = 公開 (open to the public)
公共(こうきょう) | public ★★☆☆☆ 公 (public) + 共 (with) = 公共 (public) public, as in "public toilet" or "public telephone"
Full used In: - 訟
- 松
- 総
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 138
Components: 八 (eight) + ム (moocow)
Mnemonic: There are eight moo-cows , voiding their COLONS in the public square.( no one dares to disturb them because it's India!)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: public, official, openly, officially, publicly
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: park
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 415

Kanji: 訟
Meaning: lawsuit
Onyomi: SHOU
First jukugo: 訴訟[そしょう]
Full header: 訟 lawsuit
言 (say) + 公 (public)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | You sue to say to the public and SHOW all the bad things done to you.
Full jukugo: 訴訟(そしょう) | lawsuit ★☆☆☆☆ 訴 (accuse) + 訟 (lawsuit) = 訴訟 (lawsuit)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 139
Components: 言 (say) + 公 (public)
Mnemonic: You sue to say to the public and SHOW all the bad things done to you.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1739

Kanji: 台
Meaning: big thing counter
Onyomi: DAI / TAI
First jukugo: 一台[いちだい]
Full header: 台 big thing counter
ム (moocow) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
BETA JERK COUNTER
Description: This is the counter for cars, and big machines. It also sometimes means STAGE, so be careful.
Full onyomi: DAI / TAI |
Full mnemonic: | I TIE you to your car and the big cow eats you with its mouth and you both DIE.
Full jukugo: 一台(いちだい) | one big thing ★★★☆☆ COUNTER 一 (one) + 台 (big thing counter) = 一台 (one big thing) one big thing, well, bigger than 一個(いっこ) anyway... 一個 is used for apples, marbles, maybe a melon. 一台 is used for anything from a TV set on up to a car!
台風(たいふう) | taiphoon ★★★☆☆ 台 (big thing counter) + 風 (wind / the flu / style) = 台風 (taiphoon)
台所(だいどころ) | kitchen! ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 台 (big thing counter) + 所 (area / attribute) = 台所 (kitchen!)
台湾(たいわん) | Taiwan ★★★☆☆ 台 (big thing counter) + 湾 (bay) = 台湾 (Taiwan )
Full used In: - 治
- 始
- 怠
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 140
Components: ム (moocow) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: I TIE you to your car and the big cow eats you with its mouth and you both DIE.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: one big thing
Frequency ranking: 407

Kanji: 治
Meaning: cure
Onyomi: CHI or JI
First kunyomi: ( を ) なお＊す
First jukugo: 政治[せいじ]
Full header: 治 cure
(waterleft) + 台 (big thing counter)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: CHI or JI |
Full mnemonic: | JESUS cured the big thing by giving it water and magic CHEese.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) なお＊す | I cure a disease or health problem 　(BOOBOO: if you want to fix an object, use the OTHER なおす kanji : 直す） ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) なお＊る | it gets cured (ditto!) ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) おさ＊める | to rule over someone, to govern something (THIS one is easy because, you CAN'T use the other "naosu" kanji,　直す！） ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 政治(せいじ) | politics ★★★★☆ FR 政 (politics) + 治 (cure) = 政治 (politics) politics. (FR：literally "administer and cure",which is a bit of a laugh)
治癒(ちゆ) | healing ☆☆☆☆☆ 治 (cure) + 癒 (cure) = 治癒 (healing) healing in general : (the healing process / an unhealed wound / taking too long to heal)
治療(ちりょう) | therapy ☆☆☆☆☆ 治 (cure) + 療 (medical therapy) = 治療 (therapy) medical therapy - for instance, cancer 治療 would be chemo. Unlike the related term 医療　（いりょう）、治療 refers to ongoing, repeated-once-a-day/week processes for specific illnesses)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 141
Components: (waterleft) + 台 (big thing counter)
Mnemonic: JESUS cured the big thing by giving it water and magic CHEese.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I cure a disease or health problem 　(BOOBOO: if you want to fix an object, use the OTHER なおす kanji : 直す）
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: politics
Frequency ranking: 477

Kanji: 始
Meaning: begin
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: ( を ) はじ＊める
Full header: 始 begin
女 (woman) + 台 (big thing counter)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | I've just begun to date a car-sized woman, and SHE is amazing.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) はじ＊める | I begin to (take apart your lego portrait of Pee Wee Herman) ★★★★☆
( が」 ) はじ＊まる | something has begun ★★★★☆
はじ＊め ( に ) | in the beginning. . . first of all. . . ★★★★☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 142
Components: 女 (woman) + 台 (big thing counter)
Mnemonic: I've just begun to date a car-sized woman, and SHE is amazing.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I begin to (take apart your lego portrait of Pee Wee Herman)
Frequency ranking: 408

Kanji: 怠
Meaning: lazy
Onyomi: TAI
First jukugo: 怠け者[なまけもの]
Full header: 怠 lazy
台 (big thing counter) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: TAI |
Full mnemonic: | THAI people are not lazy, they have big hearts - the size of TVs! Or even cars!
Full kunyomi: | ☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) なま＊ける | to be lazy, to flop around and not do shit with your sorry stoner-ass life. ★★☆☆☆
( を ) おこた＊る | to neglect something - like you were cooking, then you got all stoked on playing Mario and now your pie burned to a crisp. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 怠け者(なまけもの) | sloth ★★☆☆☆ NEO 怠 (lazy) + 者 (professional) = 怠け者 (sloth ) sloth - a lazy person, as well as a fairly lazy transliteration for "sloth, the animal."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
窓 | window | HOLE | 穴
怠 | lazy | MOUTH | 口
A window is a HOLE in the side of a house.
A lazy person just sits around shoveling food in your MOUTH.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 143
Components: 台 (big thing counter) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: THAI people are not lazy, they have big hearts - the size of TVs! Or even cars!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: sloth
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1647

Kanji: 能
Meaning: talent
Onyomi: NOU
First jukugo: 芸能界[げいのうかい]
Full header: 能 talent
ム (moocow) + 月 (moon/organ) + 比 (compare)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: NOU |
Full mnemonic: | Compared to the other moo-cows' performance last month, your moocow has NO talent.
Full jukugo: 芸能界(げいのうかい) | showbiz ★★★☆☆ 芸 (art) + 能 (talent) + 界 (the world) = 芸能界 (showbiz)
性能(せいのう) | capability ★★★☆☆ 性 (sex / essential nature) + 能 (talent) = 性能 (capability) capability (of a machine) i.e. "The new iphone has more 性能 than a regular keitai."
才能(さいのう) のある　/ のない | talent ★★☆☆☆ 才 (skill / age) + 能 (talent) = 才能 (talent) talent, skill of a person
能力(のうりょく) | capability ★☆☆☆☆ 能 (talent) + 力 (strong) = 能力 (capability) capability (i.e. this computer has the capability to burn DVDs)
Full used In: - 熊
- 態
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 144
Components: ム (moocow) + 月 (moon/organ) + 比 (compare)
Mnemonic: Compared to the other moo-cows' performance last month, your moocow has NO talent.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: showbiz
Frequency ranking: 431

Kanji: 熊
Meaning: bear
First kunyomi: くま
First jukugo: 熊系[くまけい]
Full header: 熊 bear
能 (talent) + (firebottom)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | His talent is to light bears on fire. (Really there is no other way to describe it: He is the fucking Van Gogh of ursine immolation.)
Full kunyomi: くま | a bear ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 熊系(くまけい) | gay-ass bear ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 熊 (bear) + 系 (group, tribe) = 熊系 (gay-ass bear) lit. 'bear tribe' - a gay man who's kind of chubby and furry and lumberjack-looking
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
熊 | bear | FIRE | 火
態 | looks like | HEART | 心
The bear is ON FIRE,
but you look like my HEART's desire.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 145
Components: 能 (talent) + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: His talent is to light bears on fire. (Really there is no other way to describe it: He is the fucking Van Gogh of ursine immolation.)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a bear
First jukugo meaning: gay-ass bear
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1381

Kanji: 態
Meaning: looks like
Onyomi: TAI
First jukugo: 変態[へんたい]
Full header: 態 looks like
能 (talent) + (bottomheart)
★★★★☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: TAI |
Full mnemonic: | The THAI prostitute looks like she has a lot of talent and a heart of gold. (FYI: Not. Stupid farang!)
Full jukugo: 変態(へんたい) | perv ★★★★☆ 変 (change) + 態 (looks like) = 変態 (perv) What your brother and sister call you when they catch you peeking in the bathroom while they're doing it in the toilet.
態度(たいど) | attitude/ stance ★★★★☆ 態 (looks like) + 度 (times) = 態度 (attitude/ stance) an attitude/manner (defiant, peaceful, etc.) or stance (anti-trade, pro-shinto, anti-corporate). When it comes to the first meaning, 態度 is something you can tell just by looking at the person - they might not be doing it intentionally.
状態(じょうたい) | state ★★★☆☆ 状 (circumstance) + 態 (looks like) = 状態 (state) the state or status of something: water is the liquid state of h20, but ice is the solid state. State of shock. Pristine state. Also can mean the state of affairs : good, bad, deadlocked, deteroriorating, improving.
擬態語(ぎたいご) | emotional sound-effect ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 擬 (sham) + 態 (looks like) + 語 (language) = 擬態語 (emotional sound-effect) 擬態語 is a　very Japanese concept - a sound effect for something that doesn't make noise - usually emotional states. The only English example of 擬態語 I can think of is ' bling.'
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
熊 | bear | FIRE | 火
態 | looks like | HEART | 心
The bear is ON FIRE,
but you look like my HEART's desire.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 146
Components: 能 (talent) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: The THAI prostitute looks like she has a lot of talent and a heart of gold. (FYI: Not. Stupid farang!)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: perv
Frequency ranking: 521

Kanji: 仏
Meaning: Buddha
Onyomi: BUTSU
First kunyomi: ほとけ
First jukugo: 仏教[ぶっきょう]
Full header: 仏 Buddha
(personleft) + ム (moocow)
★★☆☆☆
4 strokes
Full onyomi: BUTSU | Buddha pulls his BOOTS UP and walks off to enlighten the world.
Full mnemonic: Buddha is a person having a very deep theological argument with a Hindu Sacred Cow :
"What is the sound of one hand clapping?"
"moo."
"Fuck! I thought I had him . . ."
Full kunyomi: ほとけ | Buddha ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 仏教(ぶっきょう) | Buddhism ★★☆☆☆ 仏 (Buddha) + 教 (teach) = 仏教 (Buddhism)
大仏(だいぶつ) | giant-ass statue of buddha. ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 大 (big) + 仏 (Buddha) = 大仏 (giant-ass statue of buddha.)
のど仏(のどぼとけ) | adam's apple ☆☆☆☆☆ SARC FR adam's apple- literally "throat buddha"!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
仏 | Buddha | PERSON | 人
私 | me / private | WHEAT |
拡 | to expand | WIDE | 広
払 | pay | HAND | 手
Buddha is a PERSON.
I myself cut the WHEAT.
You enlarge something by making it WIDER.
I use my HAND to pay.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 147
Components: (personleft) + ム (moocow)
Mnemonic: Buddha pulls his BOOTS UP and walks off to enlighten the world.
Buddha is a person having a very deep theological argument with a Hindu Sacred Cow :
"What is the sound of one hand clapping?"
"moo."
"Fuck! I thought I had him . . ."
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Buddhism
Frequency ranking: 1050

Meaning: standing worms
Full header: standing worms
(bottom radical)
PK
Description: Two worms, standing up from a horizontal line, representing the ground.
Full used In: - 立
- 豆
- 並
- 前
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 148
Components: (bottom radical)
Frequency ranking: 58

Kanji: 立
Meaning: stand up
Onyomi: RITSU
First kunyomi: ( を ) た＊つ
First jukugo: 目立つ[めだつ]
Full header: 立 stand up
(beret) + (standing worms)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
Full onyomi: RITSU | Stand up and get me some RITZ crackers, you lazy sod.
Full mnemonic: OK. it looks like a pot. With a lid. Everybody says that. But it means "stand up," so deal.
Here is a way to make this marginally acceptable:
Two worms stand up from the ground, holding the beret aloft.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) た＊つ | I stand up ★★★★★
( が ) た＊てる | Something stands up; something is set up. ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 目立つ(めだつ) | to stand out in a crowd. ★★★☆☆ 目 (eye) + 立 (stand up) = 目立つ (to stand out in a crowd.)
自立(じりつ) | independence ★★★☆☆ 自 (my own) + 立 (stand up) = 自立 (independence) sometimes translated as 'independence'、自立 is more an attitude of self-reliance. A kid who gets a job, moves out of her parents' house, who does things for herself.
役に立つ(やくにたつ) | to work like it's supposed to ★★★☆☆ 役 (role) + 立 (stand up) = 役に立つ (to work like it's supposed to) to be useful, to work like it's supposed to (used about things, not humans)
腹が立つ(はらがたつ) | get mad ★★★☆☆ 腹 (entrails) + 立 (stand up) = 腹が立つ (get mad )
県立(けんりつ) の | prefectural ★☆☆☆☆ 県 (prefecture) + 立 (stand up) = 県立 (prefectural) prefectural (hospital, capital, etc.)
Full used In: - 辛
- 泣
- 位
- 章
- 音
- 端
- 翌
- 商
- 童
- 接
- 新
- 粒
- 境
- 競
- 親
- 龍
- 顔
- 竜
- 帝
- 産
- 鏡
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 149
Components: (beret) + (standing worms)
Mnemonic: Stand up and get me some RITZ crackers, you lazy sod.
OK. it looks like a pot. With a lid. Everybody says that. But it means "stand up," so deal.
Here is a way to make this marginally acceptable:
Two worms stand up from the ground, holding the beret aloft.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I stand up
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: to stand out in a crowd.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 68

Kanji: 辛
Meaning: spicy / painful
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: から*い
First jukugo: 香辛料[こうしんりょう]
Full header: 辛 spicy / painful
立 (stand up) + 十 (ten)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
JERK STRONG
Full onyomi: SHIN | When you eat the spicy peppers, your upper lip gets SHINY with sweat.
Full mnemonic: | This spicy sauce is hotter than ten peppers standing end to end.
Full kunyomi: から*い | spicy hot, not fresh-from-the-oven hot (BOOBOO) ★★★☆☆
つら＊い | something is tremendously difficult or painful to do - (the life of a coal miner is hard!). Not only does つらい have nothing to do with からい, but they both LOOK the same: 辛い、辛い. - so there's no way to tell which is which! (although usually つらい is written in hiragana, and からい is written with kanji ) 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 香辛料(こうしんりょう) | spices ★☆☆☆☆ 香 (good smell) + 辛 (spicy / painful) + 料 (ingredients / fees) = 香辛料 (spices) spices - not just hot ones. This is the only word you'll ever need the onyomi for. Sorry.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
辛 | spicy / painful | NO TEN |
幸 | luck, happiness | TEN | 十
宰 | manager | CROWN |
Luck has a TEN on top, spicy does NOT. So you can say,
Good luck will bring you TEN TIMES AS MUCH happiness as good spices .
The man with the CROWN manages the country.
Full used In: - 幸
- 宰
- 辞
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 150
Components: 立 (stand up) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: When you eat the spicy peppers, your upper lip gets SHINY with sweat.
This spicy sauce is hotter than ten peppers standing end to end.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: spicy hot, not fresh-from-the-oven hot (BOOBOO)
First jukugo meaning: spices
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 425

Kanji: 幸
Meaning: luck, happiness
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: しあわ*せ
First jukugo: 幸運[こううん]に
Full header: 幸 luck, happiness
辛 (spicy / painful) + 十 (ten)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: spicy 〔辛)+ one more line on top, forming the kanji for TEN.(十)
So you could say, "COcaine brings ten times as much happiness as hot spices."
Full kunyomi: しあわ*せ | happiness KANA ★★★★☆
さいわ*い ( にｘｘｘ ) | fortunately, XXX ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 幸運(こううん) に | good luck ★★★☆☆ 幸 (luck, happiness) + 運 (carry / luck) = 幸運 (good luck) luckily, xxxx. Or, 'good luck' (good luck learning all these bastards!)
不幸(ふこう) な | bad luck; unfortunately ★★☆☆☆ 不 (un) + 幸 (luck, happiness) = 不幸 (bad luck; unfortunately)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
辛 | spicy / painful | NO TEN |
幸 | luck, happiness | TEN | 十
宰 | manager | CROWN |
Luck has a TEN on top, spicy does NOT. So you can say,
Good luck will bring you TEN TIMES AS MUCH happiness as good spices .
The man with the CROWN manages the country.
Full used In: - 執
- 達
- 報
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 151
Components: 辛 (spicy / painful) + 十 (ten)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: happiness
First jukugo meaning: good luck
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 426

Kanji: 宰
Meaning: manager
Onyomi: SAI
First jukugo: 主宰[しゅさい]する
Full header: 宰 manager
辛 (spicy / painful) + (crown)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SAI | the manager SIGHed as the employees stole.
Full mnemonic: | The manager of the Indian restaurant wore a crown made entirely out of spices!!
Full jukugo: 主宰(しゅさい) する | preside over ★☆☆☆☆ NP 主 (master/mainly) + 宰 (manager) = 主宰 (preside over) preside over, or head something temporary. (not a corporation or university, but maybe an event or comittee that a corporation or university would hold)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
辛 | spicy / painful | NO TEN |
幸 | luck, happiness | TEN | 十
宰 | manager | CROWN |
Luck has a TEN on top, spicy does NOT. So you can say,
Good luck will bring you TEN TIMES AS MUCH happiness as good spices .
The man with the CROWN manages the country.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 152
Components: 辛 (spicy / painful) + (crown)
Mnemonic: the manager SIGHed as the employees stole.
The manager of the Indian restaurant wore a crown made entirely out of spices!!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: preside over
Frequency ranking: 1714

Kanji: 泣
Meaning: cry
Onyomi: KYUU
First kunyomi: な*く
First jukugo: 泣き虫[なきむし]
Full header: 泣 cry
(waterleft) + 立 (stand up)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: KYUU |
Full mnemonic: | The CUTE girl was stood up by a dude, and cried big wet tears.
Full kunyomi: な*く | to cry ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 泣き虫(なきむし) | crybaby ★★☆☆☆ 泣 (cry) + 虫 (insizzect) = 泣き虫 (crybaby)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 153
Components: (waterleft) + 立 (stand up)
Mnemonic: The CUTE girl was stood up by a dude, and cried big wet tears.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to cry
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: crybaby
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 840

Kanji: 位
Meaning: rank
Onyomi: I
First kunyomi: くらい
First jukugo: どの位[どのくらい]
Full header: 位 rank
(personleft) + 立 (stand up)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: I | as in, "Because of all the dick jokes in this book, I got the worst rank in the "nihongo textbook competition."
Full mnemonic: | The person stands in line according to their rank- top ranked people in front, losers in back.
Full kunyomi: くらい | rank or position ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: どの位(どのくらい) | how much, how many, for how long? ★★★☆☆ KANA
一位(いちい) の | first-ranked ★★☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 位 (rank) = 一位 (first-ranked)
位置(いち) してる | geographic location ★★☆☆☆ 位 (rank) + 置 (put down on table) = 位置 (geographic location) be located at a certain spot (as in, the 7-11 is located north of the mountains but south of the sea)
単位(たんい) | unit ★☆☆☆☆ 単 (merely) + 位 (rank) = 単位 (unit) denomination or unit (college credit, but also centimeter or pound)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 154
Components: (personleft) + 立 (stand up)
Mnemonic: as in, "Because of all the dick jokes in this book, I got the worst rank in the "nihongo textbook competition."
The person stands in line according to their rank- top ranked people in front, losers in back.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: rank or position
First jukugo meaning: how much, how many, for how long?
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 575

Kanji: 音
Meaning: sound
Onyomi: ON
First kunyomi: おと
First jukugo: 音楽[おんがく]
Full header: 音 sound
立 (stand up) + 日 (sun, day)
★★★★★
9 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: ON |
Full mnemonic: | A dude makes a loud sound, if he's standing ON top of the sun . It goes like AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Full kunyomi: おと | sound ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 音楽(おんがく) | music! ★★★★★ 音 (sound) + 楽 (enjoy) = 音楽 (music!)
発音(はつおん) | pronunciation of a word ★★★★☆ 発 (launch) + 音 (sound) = 発音 (pronunciation of a word)
音読み(おんよみ) | The kanji pronunciation one uses in compound words. ★★★☆☆ 音 (sound) + 読 (read) = 音読み (The kanji pronunciation one uses in compound words.) yep.
擬音語(ぎおんご) | Onomatopoeia! ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 擬 (sham) + 音 (sound) + 語 (language) = 擬音語 (Onomatopoeia!) Onomatopoeia!!!! Sound-effect words. in English, that means words like 'slap' 'smack' or 'splash.'
Full used In: - 暗
- 意
- 闇
- 響
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 155
Components: 立 (stand up) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: A dude makes a loud sound, if he's standing ON top of the sun . It goes like AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: music!
Frequency ranking: 117

Kanji: 章
Meaning: emblem / chapter
Onyomi: SHOU
First jukugo: 文章[ぶんしょう]
Full header: 章 emblem / chapter
立 (stand up) + 早 (early)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA JERK PN
Description: JERK (it literally means 'badge or emblem' but usually is used in the context of 'sentence' or 'chapter.')
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | Stand up fast and SHOW me your badge.
Full jukugo: 文章(ぶんしょう) | sentence ★★☆☆☆ 文 (culture/ sentence) + 章 (emblem / chapter) = 文章 (sentence)
第7章(だいななしょう) | chapter 7 ★★☆☆☆ 第 (rank or number in series) + 章 (emblem / chapter) = 第7章 (chapter 7)
腕章(わんしょう) | armband ★☆☆☆☆ 腕 (arm / skill) + 章 (emblem / chapter) = 腕章 (armband) armband. Anytime you see an unemployed grand-dad with an armband, you can be sure he will poke his nose in someone's business and try to wreck their fun:"No smoking!" "No bicycle parking!" "No hammocks!"
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
童 | kid | VILLAGE | 里
章 | emblem / chapter | EARLY | 早
The kid is from the VILLAGE,
so he got his badge EARLY.
(it's the village where they make the badges, I guess. Who knows at this point)
Full used In: - 障
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 156
Components: 立 (stand up) + 早 (early)
Mnemonic: Stand up fast and SHOW me your badge.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: sentence
Frequency ranking: 945

Kanji: 暗
Meaning: dark
Onyomi: AN
First kunyomi: くら*い
First jukugo: 暗記[あんき]
Full header: 暗 dark
日 (sun, day) + 音 (sound)
★★★★☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: AN |
Full mnemonic: | ANN Coulter with the sunny blonde hair, can't stand the sounds made by the darker ethnic groups.
Full kunyomi: くら*い | dark ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 暗記(あんき) | memorize ★★☆☆☆ 暗 (dark) + 記 (diary) = 暗記 (memorize)
暗殺(あんさつ) | assassination ★☆☆☆☆ 暗 (dark) + 殺 (kill) = 暗殺 (assassination)
暗証番号(あんしょう ばんごう) | secret code number ★☆☆☆☆ 暗 (dark) + 証 (proof) + 番 号 (number) = 暗証番号 (secret code number) your secret PIN number you use when you go to the ATM. This is different from a password you use on the internet - that's パスワード。
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
暗 | dark | STAND | 立
晴 | weather get good now | MASTER | 主
Ghosts STAND UP in the dark and start to move.
But MASTER commands the weather to improve
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 157
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 音 (sound)
Mnemonic: ANN Coulter with the sunny blonde hair, can't stand the sounds made by the darker ethnic groups.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: memorize
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 611

Kanji: 意
Meaning: meaning
Onyomi: I
First jukugo: 意味[いみ]
Full header: 意 meaning
音 (sound) + (bottomheart)
★★★★★
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: I |
Full mnemonic: | I believe that the sound of my heart means I am alive.
Full jukugo: 意味(いみ) | meaning ★★★★★ 意 (meaning) + 味 (flavor) = 意味 (meaning)
意見(いけん) | opinion ★★★★★ 意 (meaning) + 見 (look) = 意見 (opinion)
に 注意(ちゅうい) する | be careful! ★★★★☆ 注 (pour / be careful) + 意 (meaning) = 注意 (be careful!) be careful! caution! (when used as a 'suru' verb, it means, 'to warn')
意識(いしき) のある | awareness ★★☆☆☆ 意 (meaning) + 識 (be conscious) = 意識 (awareness) to have an awareness or be conscious of something- women are conscious of potential rapists in an everyday, peripheral way that men are not. Hippies are environmentally conscious. That's ishiki.
Full used In: - 億
- 憶
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 158
Components: 音 (sound) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: I believe that the sound of my heart means I am alive.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 118

Kanji: 億
Meaning: a hundred million
Onyomi: OKU
First jukugo: 一億円[いちおくえん]
Full header: 億 a hundred million
(personleft) + 意 (meaning)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
NUBI SUFFIX COUNTER
Description: Remember, like 千 and 万, 億 can't be used by itself - it needs to have an integer in front of it. 一億 is just a UNIT of hundreds of millions. If you want to specifically say "a hundred million hairs on yo Mama's tongue" you need to say 一億.
Full onyomi: OKU | 100,000,00 ORCS marched against a hobbit.
Full mnemonic: | That lying-ass person has like 100,000,000 meanings whenever he talks.
Full kunyomi: 億 | 100,000,000 ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 一億円(いちおくえん) | 100,000,000 YEN ★★☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 億 (a hundred million) + 円 (yen/circle) = 一億円 (100,000,000 YEN) 100,000,000 YEN,　 AKA what Maneki-neko wants!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
憶 | recollect | HEART | 心
億 | a hundred million | PERSON | 人
I recollect every time I got my HEART broken.
Every PERSON wants a hundred million bucks.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 159
Components: (personleft) + 意 (meaning)
Mnemonic: 100,000,00 ORCS marched against a hobbit.
That lying-ass person has like 100,000,000 meanings whenever he talks.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: 100,000,000
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: 100,000,000 YEN
Frequency ranking: 1549

Kanji: 憶
Meaning: recollect
Onyomi: OKU
First jukugo: 記憶[きおく]
Full header: 憶 recollect
(leftheart) + 意 (meaning)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: OKU |
Full mnemonic: | My heart will always recollect the meaning of my romance with some ORCS.
Full jukugo: 記憶(きおく) | memory ★★★☆☆ 記 (diary) + 憶 (recollect) = 記憶 (memory) memory. Not a specific one, but like, "My memory is shot from too much drugs."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
憶 | recollect | HEART | 心
億 | a hundred million | PERSON | 人
I recollect every time I got my HEART broken.
Every PERSON wants a hundred million bucks.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 160
Components: (leftheart) + 意 (meaning)
Mnemonic: My heart will always recollect the meaning of my romance with some ORCS.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: memory
Frequency ranking: 989

Kanji: 門
Meaning: gate
Onyomi: MON
First kunyomi: もん
First jukugo: 専門[せんもん]
Full header: 門 gate
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
PK DUH
Full onyomi: MON |
Full mnemonic: | Buddhist MONKS hang out under the temple gate, shooting dice and cussing.
Full kunyomi: もん | gate LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 専門(せんもん) | a specialty ★★★★☆ 専 (specialty) + 門 (gate) = 専門 (a specialty)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
門 | gate | OPEN |
間 | a period of time | DAY | 日
問 | question, problem | MOUTH | 口
Gate has NOTHING IN THE CENTER, IT'S OPEN - so you can walk through it.
There is an interval of one DAY between things, and you ask a question with your MOUTH.
Full used In: - 闇
- 間
- 問
- 聞
- 閥
- 関
- 闘
- 開
- 閉
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 161
Mnemonic: Buddhist MONKS hang out under the temple gate, shooting dice and cussing.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a specialty
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 26

Kanji: 闇
Meaning: pitch-black darkness
First kunyomi: やみ
Full header: 闇 pitch-black darkness
門 (gate) + 音 (sound)
★★☆☆☆
17 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | It's pitch black so you'll have to use your bat-like echolocation and find the gate using sound.
Full kunyomi: やみ | absolute darkness ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
闘 | struggle | BEANS | 豆
闇 | pitch-black darkness | SOUND | 音
閥 | clique | PERSON | 人
BEANS make you struggle with farts, and you hear the SOUND even in a pitch-black room.
Cliques are made of a PERSON or people!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 162
Components: 門 (gate) + 音 (sound)
Mnemonic: It's pitch black so you'll have to use your bat-like echolocation and find the gate using sound.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: absolute darkness
Frequency ranking: 1400

Kanji: 間
Meaning: a period of time
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: あいだ
First jukugo: 時間[じかん]
Full header: 間 a period of time
門 (gate) + 日 (sun, day)
★★★★★
12 strokes
SUF
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | It CAN take a period of time of up to a day to go from one gate (門) to the other.
Full kunyomi: あいだ | an interval of time - the time between event A and event B. ★★★★★
ま | gate - never used by itself, though. Only in jukugo - sort of like a second ONyomi. (see below!) NUBI ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 時間(じかん) | time ★★★★★ 時 (time) + 間 (a period of time) = 時間 (time)
間違い(まちがい) | a mistake ★★★★★ 1/2 KANA 間 (a period of time) + 違 (different and therefore wrong) = 間違い (a mistake) Verb form; 間違える！
ｘｘｘ 間(かん)
xxx amount of time ★★★★★ SUF
xxx amount of time.
You can't just say "one year" like in English. You have to add 'kan', the equivalent of saying, in English, 'one year's time.'
for instance:
一年間 (いちねんかん）:one year's time
三週間 (さんしゅうかん）: three weeks' time
With months, it gets even more complex: you have to add 間 at the end AND ヶ (pronounced 'ka') in the middle, like this:
三ヶ月間 (さんかげつかん）: three months' time
人間(にんげん) | human ★★★★☆ FP 人 (person) + 間 (a period of time) = 人間 (human)
に 間に合う(まにあう) | make it in time ★★★☆☆ 間 (a period of time) + 合 (to suit) = 間に合う (make it in time) to make it in time - catching your train or not being late for class (this is the main time you use the "MA" pronunciation)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
門 | gate | OPEN |
間 | a period of time | DAY | 日
問 | question, problem | MOUTH | 口
Gate has NOTHING IN THE CENTER, IT'S OPEN - so you can walk through it.
There is an interval of one DAY between things, and you ask a question with your MOUTH.
Full used In: - 簡
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 163
Components: 門 (gate) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: It CAN take a period of time of up to a day to go from one gate (門) to the other.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: an interval of time - the time between event A and event B.
First jukugo meaning: time
Frequency ranking: 27

Kanji: 問
Meaning: question, problem
Onyomi: MON
First kunyomi: と*う
First jukugo: 質問[しつもん]する
Full header: 問 question, problem
門 (gate) Same-ON + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
11 strokes
Full onyomi: MON |
Full mnemonic: | The MONK, standing at the temple gate, asks you a question : (a Zen koan) with his mouth. If you answer wrong, you can't get in.
Full kunyomi: と*う | to ask (BOOBOO: only used in a formal situation, where the wrong answer spells trouble: - the police questioned the suspect, the situation calls his authority into question) F ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 質問(しつもん) する
question ★★★★★
質 (quality) + 問 (question, problem) = 質問 (question)
a question - usually used in a structured setting: interview, trial, test.　
BOOBOO: in casual conversation, people will say 尋ねる　or 聞く instead of 質問.
問題(もんだい) | problem ★★★★★ 問 (question, problem) + 題 (topic) = 問題 (problem) problem - as in "environmental pollution", also as in "homework problem"
疑問(ぎもん) | a doubt　 ★★★☆☆ 疑 (doubt) + 問 (question, problem) = 疑問 (a doubt　) a doubt　（疑問がある＝ I have doubts about it.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
門 | gate | OPEN |
間 | a period of time | DAY | 日
問 | question, problem | MOUTH | 口
Gate has NOTHING IN THE CENTER, IT'S OPEN - so you can walk through it.
There is an interval of one DAY between things, and you ask a question with your MOUTH.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 164
Components: 門 (gate) Same-ON + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: The MONK, standing at the temple gate, asks you a question : (a Zen koan) with his mouth. If you answer wrong, you can't get in.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to ask (BOOBOO: only used in a formal situation, where the wrong answer spells trouble: - the police questioned the suspect, the situation calls his authority into question)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: question
Frequency ranking: 256

Kanji: 刀
Meaning: sword
First kunyomi: かたな
First jukugo: 剃刀[かみそり]
Full header: 刀 sword
★★★☆☆
2 strokes
ILL PAIR PK SOLO SYMBOLIC MR
Description: 刀 is SYMBOLIC about 33% of the time - not just meaning "sword" but 'divide' too.
Full kunyomi: かたな | samurai sword ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 剃刀(かみそり) | a razor ★☆☆☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
刀 | sword | NO HEAD |
力 | strong | HEAD |
九 | the number 9 | HOOK ON BOTTOM |
"I got the STRENGTH to lift the sword UP OVER MY HEAD ."
She hung suspended from 9 HOOKS in her back.
Full used In: - 劇
- 切
- 召
- 分
- 剤
- 罰
- 刃
- 力
- 刊
- 拐
- 辺
- 利
- 副
- 初
- 到
- 貿
- 判
- 前
- 別
- 列
- 剖
- 契
- 割
- 刷
- 則
- 刺
- 制
- 刑
- 解
- 刻
- 帰
- 削
- 留
- 創
- 剰
- 券
- 剣
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 165
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: samurai sword
First jukugo meaning: a razor
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 22

Kanji: 前
Meaning: before
Onyomi: ZEN
First kunyomi: まえ
First jukugo: 午前[ごぜん]
Full header: 前 before
(standing worms) + 月 (moon/organ) + 刀 (sword)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: ZEN | ZEN is before NOW. That is a terrible pun but now you won't be able to forget it.
Full mnemonic: | Cut the standing worms with your sword before the full moon. Otherwise they'll turn into WERE-worms, of which the less said, the better.
Full kunyomi: まえ | before; in front of ★★★★★
( この ) まえ | last time (i.e. "Thanks for helping me last time.") ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 午前(ごぜん) | AM ★★★★★ 午 (noon) + 前 (before) = 午前 (AM) AM , before noon.
名前(なまえ) | name ★★★★★ KUNKUN 名 (name, famous) + 前 (before) = 名前 (name)
前(まえ) XXX | every XXX ★★★★★ PRE every xxx (day, week, year, night, etc.)
お前(おまえ) | You ★★★★☆ You. Kind of rude -like a father scolding a son. Ruder than 君(きみ) but less rude than コイツ.
建前(たてまえ) | The way one behaves in public ★★☆☆☆ CCW KUNKUN 建 (build) + 前 (before) = 建前 (The way one behaves in public) one's principles, one's public position. (i.e. never drinking tang, being anti-abortion) (as opposed to 本音, one's private feelings)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 166
Components: (standing worms) + 月 (moon/organ) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: ZEN is before NOW. That is a terrible pun but now you won't be able to forget it.
Cut the standing worms with your sword before the full moon. Otherwise they'll turn into WERE-worms, of which the less said, the better.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: before; in front of
First jukugo meaning: AM
Frequency ranking: 59

Kanji: 切
Meaning: cut / important
Onyomi: SETSU
First kunyomi: ( を ) き＊る
First jukugo: 大切[たいせつ]な
Full header: 切 cut / important
(heel) + 刀 (sword)
★★★★★
4 strokes
DUPE JERK
Description: JERK : by itself it means "sword," but in jukugo, it tends to mean "important' or "especially".
Full onyomi: SETSU |
Full mnemonic: | The samurai SAID TO me, "I'm fin to cut your heel with this here sword if you don't bow down to the feudal system."
Full kunyomi: ( を ) き＊る | I cut the paper ★★★★★
( が ) き＊れる | something is cut off, something breaks. To get your electricity cut off. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 大切(たいせつ) な | important ★★★★★ 大 (big) + 切 (cut / important) = 大切 (important)
が 売り切れ(うりきれ) | sold out ★★★☆☆ 売 (sell) + 切 (cut / important) = 売り切れ (sold out)
裏切り(うらぎり) | backstab ★★★☆☆ 裏 (backside) + 切 (cut / important) = 裏切り (backstab) backstabbing (verb form:　うらぎる！）
裏切り者(うらぎりもの) | traitor ★☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 裏 (backside) + 切 (cut / important) + 者 (professional) = 裏切り者 (traitor)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 167
Components: (heel) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: The samurai SAID TO me, "I'm fin to cut your heel with this here sword if you don't bow down to the feudal system."
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I cut the paper
First jukugo meaning: important
Frequency ranking: 209

Kanji: 召
Meaning: summon
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: め*す
First jukugo: 召し上がる[めしあがる]
Full header: 召 summon
刀 (sword) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
STRONG
Full onyomi: SHOU | When you summon a demon, you yell, "SHOW yourself!!!"
Full mnemonic: | I will raise my sword and open my mouth to summon the troops: "Chaaaarggeee!!"
Full kunyomi: め*す | summon (never used by itself! But you need it to say the following jukugo:) NUBI ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 召し上がる(めしあがる) | let's eat ★★☆☆☆ F 召 (summon) + 上 (above) = 召し上がる (let's eat) Very polite way to say, "let's eat" to a superior person. This sounds like you don't need it, but when you go to a restaurant, YOU, believe it or not, are a superior person, and so you'll need to know this word to understand what the waiter is saying to you.
Full used In: - 超
- 昭
- 招
- 紹
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 168
Components: 刀 (sword) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: When you summon a demon, you yell, "SHOW yourself!!!"
I will raise my sword and open my mouth to summon the troops: "Chaaaarggeee!!"
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: summon (never used by itself! But you need it to say the following jukugo:)
First jukugo meaning: let's eat
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 903

Kanji: 昭
Meaning: shining / Showa era
Onyomi: SHOU
First jukugo: 昭和[しょうわ]
Full header: 昭 shining / Showa era
日 (sun, day) + 召 (summon) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
PN SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | The sun summons the shine of the Showa era of WWII, the brightest point in Japanese history!! (SARC)
Full jukugo: 昭和(しょうわ)
Showa Era ★★☆☆☆ CCW
昭 (shining / Showa era) + 和 (peace/ Japan) = 昭和 (Showa Era)
Showa Era： (In Japan, a new　時代 (era) begins every time a new Emperor is crowned, and lasts until the next one is crowned. The Japanese - like Pol Pot - start counting from Year One every time they enter a new era.
The era doesn't use the Emperor's real name, but his official nickname, which seems a bit informal, but try being logical with an emperor-lover and see where it gets you.
Anyway, the Showa era, according to wikipedia, was from 1926-1989.
昭和(しょわ) | Hirohito's nickname ★★☆☆☆ CCW 昭 (shining / Showa era) + 和 (peace/ Japan) = 昭和 (Hirohito's nickname) nickname of Emperor Hirohito - from which the Era got its name.
Full used In: - 照
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 169
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 召 (summon) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The sun summons the shine of the Showa era of WWII, the brightest point in Japanese history!! (SARC)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Showa Era
Frequency ranking: 904

Kanji: 照
Meaning: contrast
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) て＊らす
First jukugo: 対照[たいしょう]
Full header: 照 contrast
昭 (shining / Showa era) Same-ON + (firebottom)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | The shine of the fire SHOWS shadows on the wall of the cave in bright contrast.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) て＊らす | to illuminate, literally, or in the (figurative) sense of comparing ２ things. ★☆☆☆☆
( は ) て＊れる | to be self-conscious; as opposed to regular embarrassment or shyness. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 対照(たいしょう) | contrast ★★☆☆☆ 対 (against) + 照 (contrast) = 対照 (contrast)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 170
Components: 昭 (shining / Showa era) Same-ON + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: The shine of the fire SHOWS shadows on the wall of the cave in bright contrast.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to illuminate, literally, or in the (figurative) sense of comparing ２ things.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 906

Kanji: 分
Meaning: understand / divide / minute
Onyomi: FUN, BUN
First kunyomi: ( を ) わ＊かる
First jukugo: 一分[いっぷん]
Full header: 分 understand / divide / minute
八 (eight) + 刀 (sword)
★★★★★
4 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: FUN, BUN |
Full mnemonic: | It only takes a minute to bake a baby BUNNY in the oven, plus it's FUN. After it's well done, use your sword to divide it into 8 pieces!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) わ＊かる | understand. (BOOBOO - Not 'understand' like 'I know the capital of Australia", but more like, "Oh! NOW I get it! DON'T call them skanks! ') ★★★★★
( を ) わ＊ける | I divide it (in ２) ★★★☆☆
( が ) わ＊かれる | it was divided; it branched into ２ sections. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 一分(いっぷん) | one minute ★★★★★ COUNTER 一 (one) + 分 (understand / divide / minute) = 一分 (one minute) one minute of time. (2 minutes = 二分（にふん）、　3 minutes = 三分(三分), etc.)
半分(はんぶん) | one half ★★★★★ 半 (half) + 分 (understand / divide / minute) = 半分 (one half)
多分(たぶん) | maybe ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 多 (many) + 分 (understand / divide / minute) = 多分 (maybe)
部分(ぶぶん) | a part or piece. ★★★★☆ 部 (section) + 分 (understand / divide / minute) = 部分 (a part or piece. )
気分(きぶん) | one's mood ★★★☆☆ 気 (mood) + 分 (understand / divide / minute) = 気分 (one's mood)
Full used In: - 紛
- 粉
- 貧
- 雰
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 171
Components: 八 (eight) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: It only takes a minute to bake a baby BUNNY in the oven, plus it's FUN. After it's well done, use your sword to divide it into 8 pieces!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: understand. (BOOBOO - Not 'understand' like 'I know the capital of Australia", but more like, "Oh! NOW I get it! DON'T call them skanks! ')
First jukugo meaning: one minute
Frequency ranking: 23

Kanji: 剤
Meaning: type of medicine
Onyomi: ZAI
First jukugo: xxx剤[ざい]
Full header: 剤 type of medicine
斉 (unison) Same-ON + 刀 (sword)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA SUF
Full onyomi: ZAI | take this pill to improve your performance of "IRON MAN" on the ZAIlophone.
Full mnemonic: | This type of medicine is like 1,000 microscopic swords all attacking germs in unison!
Full jukugo: xxx 剤(ざい) | xxx medicine ★☆☆☆☆ SUF although くすり means medicine in general, XXX剤 means, 'XXX kind of medicine.' For example, and you don't need to remember these: 解熱剤 (げねつざい)： anti-fever medicine, or 下剤(げざい): a laxative medicine
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
済 | economy / to be over | WET | 水
斉 | unison | CULTURE | 文
剤 | type of medicine | SWORD | 刀
The economy is all WET. Our CULTURE cries out in unison for some medicine in the form of a SWORD to cut deficits.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 172
Components: 斉 (unison) Same-ON + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: take this pill to improve your performance of "IRON MAN" on the ZAIlophone.
This type of medicine is like 1,000 microscopic swords all attacking germs in unison!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: xxx medicine
Frequency ranking: 1658

Kanji: 罰
Meaning: punishment
Onyomi: BATSU
First kunyomi: ばつ ( する )
First jukugo: 罰ゲーム[ばつげーむ]
Full header: 罰 punishment
(net) + 言 (say) + 刀 (sword)
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
Full onyomi: BATSU | I'll have to punish BATSU maru for being a naughty penguin!
Full mnemonic: | If someone says something bad, catch them with a net and punish them with a sword!
Full kunyomi: ばつ ( する ) | punishment / to punish LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 罰ゲーム(ばつげーむ) | penalty game. ★★☆☆☆ 罰 (punishment) + ム () = 罰ゲーム (penalty game.) a truth-or-dare kind of "penalty game."
罰金(ばっきん) | a fine ★☆☆☆☆ 罰 (punishment) + 金 (gold) = 罰金 (a fine)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 173
Components: (net) + 言 (say) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: I'll have to punish BATSU maru for being a naughty penguin!
If someone says something bad, catch them with a net and punish them with a sword!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: punishment / to punish
First jukugo meaning: penalty game.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1542

Kanji: 刃
Meaning: blade
Onyomi: JIN
First kunyomi: は
First jukugo: 刃物[はもの]
Full header: 刃 blade
刀 (sword) + 丶 (dot)
★☆☆☆☆
3 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: JIN | Don't fuck with blades when you are twisted on GIN.
Full mnemonic: 刃 is basically sword, which is bisecting a little line, which we'll think of as a FINGER for the purposes of the following mnemonic:
My sword blade is cutting a finger in half. What did I just say about too much gin?
Full kunyomi: は | BOOBOO: not a knife or sword - the BLADE or the SHARP EDGE of one. Remember, swords don't kill people, 刃s kill people. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 刃物(はもの) | edged weapon.or kitchen cutlery ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 刃 (blade) + 物 (animal / thing) = 刃物 (edged weapon.or kitchen cutlery )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
刃 | blade | SWORD | 刀
丸 | round | HOOK |
Blade comes from the SWORD radical, which makes sense.
'Round' comes from 9, which has a HOOK on the right side. (the right side of blade turns outwards).
So you can say, "I can hang nine round donuts on the HOOK."
Full used In: - 忍
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 174
Components: 刀 (sword) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: Don't fuck with blades when you are twisted on GIN.
刃 is basically sword, which is bisecting a little line, which we'll think of as a FINGER for the purposes of the following mnemonic:
My sword blade is cutting a finger in half. What did I just say about too much gin?
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: BOOBOO: not a knife or sword - the BLADE or the SHARP EDGE of one. Remember, swords don't kill people, 刃s kill people.
First jukugo meaning: edged weapon.or kitchen cutlery
Frequency ranking: 651

Kanji: 忍
Meaning: hide / endure
Onyomi: NIN
First kunyomi: しの*ぶ
First jukugo: 忍者[にんじゃ]
Full header: 忍 hide / endure
刃 (blade) + (bottomheart)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
JERK PN
Full onyomi: NIN |
Full mnemonic: | The NINJA has to hide well and endure discomfort with a steady heart , in order to successfully stab his target with his blade.
Full kunyomi: しの*ぶ | A very old word - from feudal times - not used anymore. It means "to endure or bear," but is usually used only in the context of bearing shame or disgrace. The ninja connection of this kanji lies in the SECOND meaning , which is restricted to this one idiom: 人目を忍ぶ　（ひとめをしのぶ）, meaning, to do secretly , or to do without being seen. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 忍者(にんじゃ) | NINJA!!! ★★★☆☆ 忍 (hide / endure) + 者 (professional) = 忍者 (NINJA!!!) it's a -- Quick, look behind you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
忍耐(にんたい) | forbear, endure ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 忍 (hide / endure) + 耐 (withstand) = 忍耐 (forbear, endure) patience, forbearance -basically it is a more formal version of 我慢　（がまん）. However, 我慢 can be used in the active sense of "keep doing what you're doing, keep rolling that rock up the hill, don't quit." Whereas, 忍耐 has more a passive nuance - "Continue doing nothing, fight the urge to counter-attack or snap back."
Full used In: - 認
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 175
Components: 刃 (blade) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: The NINJA has to hide well and endure discomfort with a steady heart , in order to successfully stab his target with his blade.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: A very old word - from feudal times - not used anymore. It means "to endure or bear," but is usually used only in the context of bearing shame or disgrace. The ninja connection of this kanji lies in the SECOND meaning , which is restricted to this one idiom: 人目を忍ぶ　（ひとめをしのぶ）, meaning, to do secretly , or to do without being seen.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: NINJA!!!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 652

Kanji: 認
Meaning: admit
Onyomi: NIN
First kunyomi: みと*める
First jukugo: 確認[かくにん]する
Full header: 認 admit
言 (say) + 忍 (hide / endure) Same-ON
★★★★☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: NIN |
Full mnemonic: | The NINja said the truth, admitted to his crimes, and endured the consequences.
Full kunyomi: みと*める | to admit or acknowledge something ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 確認(かくにん) する | double-check ★★★★☆ 確 (make certain) + 認 (admit) = 確認 (double-check) to double-check something.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
認 | admit | NINJA | 忍
誌 | magazine | SAMURAI | 士
The NINJA had to admit that the magazine is about SAMURAI.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 176
Components: 言 (say) + 忍 (hide / endure) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The NINja said the truth, admitted to his crimes, and endured the consequences.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to admit or acknowledge something
First jukugo meaning: double-check
Frequency ranking: 653

Kanji: 力
Meaning: strong
Onyomi: RYOKU
First kunyomi: ちから
First jukugo: 暴力[ぼうりょく]
Full header: 力 strong
刀 (sword)
★★★★★
2 strokes
PK PN SYMBOLIC
Full onyomi: RYOKU | My REOCCURING dream is so strong, I wake up screaming. With a boner.
Full mnemonic: 力 is basically like sword 〔刀), but the vertical line goes UP OVER THE TOP, making a kind of little 'head'.
So, here's how to tell sword apart from strong:
"I got the STRENGTH to lift the sword UP OVER MY HEAD ."
Full kunyomi: ちから | strength, power, force ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 暴力(ぼうりょく) | violence ★★★★☆ 暴 (rampage) + 力 (strong) = 暴力 (violence) violence of person against person.
努力(どりょく) | really grueling effort ★★★★☆ 努 (make an effort) + 力 (strong) = 努力 (really grueling effort)
協力(きょうりょく) | cooperation ★★★☆☆ 協 (cooperate) + 力 (strong) = 協力 (cooperation)
暴力団(ぼうりょくだん) | the official term for Yakuza. ★★☆☆☆ NP 暴 力 (violence) + 団 (group) = 暴力団 (the official term for Yakuza. )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
刀 | sword | NO HEAD |
力 | strong | HEAD |
九 | the number 9 | HOOK ON BOTTOM |
"I got the STRENGTH to lift the sword UP OVER MY HEAD ."
She hung suspended from 9 HOOKS in her back.
Full used In: - 加
- 協
- 脅
- 努
- 男
- 九
- 劣
- 幼
- 筋
- 助
- 勢
- 務
- 募
- 勤
- 労
- 勘
- 勧
- 勉
- 功
- 励
- 効
- 動
- 勝
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 177
Components: 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: My REOCCURING dream is so strong, I wake up screaming. With a boner.
力 is basically like sword 〔刀), but the vertical line goes UP OVER THE TOP, making a kind of little 'head'.
So, here's how to tell sword apart from strong:
"I got the STRENGTH to lift the sword UP OVER MY HEAD ."
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: strength, power, force
First jukugo meaning: violence
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 121

Kanji: 加
Meaning: add
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: くわ*える
First jukugo: 参加[さんか]する
Full header: 加 add
力 (strong) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
Full onyomi: KA | as in, "Add a CAR to my garage. "
Full mnemonic: | The rapper's strong mouth added power to the struggling music label.
Full kunyomi: くわ*える | to add ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 参加(さんか) する | join ★★★☆☆ 参 (admit defeat / visit) + 加 (add) = 参加 (join) to join a group, or participate in something
いい加減(いいかげん) な | unfounded, pointless ★★☆☆☆ CCW 加 (add) + 減 (decrease) = いい加減 (unfounded, pointless) unfounded or groundless. Not a lie exactly, but someone who is just bullshitting, talking without saying anything meaningful or definite. Also means, working in a haphazard, hit-or-miss fashion.
増加 (ぞうか) | an increase ★☆☆☆☆ NP 増 (increase) + 加 (add) = 増加 (an increase)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 178
Components: 力 (strong) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: as in, "Add a CAR to my garage. "
The rapper's strong mouth added power to the struggling music label.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to add
First jukugo meaning: join
Frequency ranking: 423

Kanji: 協
Meaning: cooperate
Onyomi: KYOU
First jukugo: 協力[きょうりょく]
Full header: 協 cooperate
十 (ten) + 力 (strong)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KYOU | We cooperated TODAY (今日= KYOU)
Full mnemonic: There's THREE 'strong' radicals, so you can say:
Three strong people cooperating have the strength of ten people working alone.
Full jukugo: 協力(きょうりょく) | cooperation ★★★☆☆ 協 (cooperate) + 力 (strong) = 協力 (cooperation)
妥協(だきょう) する | compromise ★★★☆☆ 妥 (compromise) + 協 (cooperate) = 妥協 (compromise)
協会(きょうかい) | union ★★☆☆☆ 協 (cooperate) + 会 (big meeting) = 協会 (union) a society or association - but usually used about labor unions.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 179
Components: 十 (ten) + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: We cooperated TODAY (今日= KYOU)
There's THREE 'strong' radicals, so you can say:
Three strong people cooperating have the strength of ten people working alone.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: cooperation
Frequency ranking: 1181

Kanji: 脅
Meaning: threaten
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: おど＊す
First jukugo: 脅迫 [きょうはく]する
Full header: 脅 threaten
力 (strong) + 月 (moon/organ)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KYOU |
Full mnemonic: | TODAY (今日= KYOU) , three strong guys threatened my vital organs.
Full kunyomi: おど＊す | threaten ★★☆☆☆
おど*かす | to try and suprise and / or scare someone. Kids jump out of the bushes playing ninja. Or parents saying, "If you don't eat your vegetables, ghosts are going to come get you!" KIDS ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 脅迫 (きょうはく) する | intimidate ★☆☆☆☆ NP 脅 (threaten) + 迫 (press upon) = 脅迫 (intimidate) more formal than　脅す 　. Not just to threaten, but to be intimidating.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 180
Components: 力 (strong) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: TODAY (今日= KYOU) , three strong guys threatened my vital organs.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: intimidate
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1526

Kanji: 努
Meaning: make an effort
Onyomi: DO
First kunyomi: つと*める
First jukugo: 努力[どりょく]
Full header: 努 make an effort
奴 (servant / dood) Same-ON + 力 (strong)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: DO |
Full mnemonic: | The servant has to DO a strong effort, or face the lash!
Full kunyomi: つと*める | make an effort (at improving your French, at quitting smoking, to be nice to your friend's douche boyfriend, etc.) , - Actualy, this is more in common with がんばるthan with the other two つとめるs.（勤めるand　務める） NP ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 努力(どりょく) | really grueling effort ★★★★☆ 努 (make an effort) + 力 (strong) = 努力 (really grueling effort)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
怒 | get mad | WOMAN | 女
恐 | dread | CRAFTY | 工
努 | make an effort | STRENGTH | 力
The WOMAN gets mad, but I dread a CRAFTY man.
Making an effort takes all your STRENGTH.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 181
Components: 奴 (servant / dood) Same-ON + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: The servant has to DO a strong effort, or face the lash!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: make an effort (at improving your French, at quitting smoking, to be nice to your friend's douche boyfriend, etc.) , - Actualy, this is more in common with がんばるthan with the other two つとめるs.（勤めるand　務める）
First jukugo meaning: really grueling effort
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1250

Kanji: 男
Meaning: man
Onyomi: DAN
First kunyomi: おとこ
First jukugo: 男の人[おとこのひと]
Full header: 男 man
田 (rice field) + 力 (strong)
★★★★★
7 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: DAN |
Full mnemonic: Glen DANzig uses his manly strength to harvest the rice in the field.
While listening to DANzig.
Full kunyomi: おとこ | man ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 男の人(おとこのひと) | the more polite way to say it. ★★★★★ 男 (man) + 人 (person) = 男の人 (the more polite way to say it.)
男の子(おとこのこ) | boy ★★★★★ 男 (man) + 子 (child) = 男の子 (boy)
男性(だんせい) | male ★★★☆☆ 男 (man) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 男性 (male)
男尊女卑(だんそんじょひ) | sexism ★★☆☆☆ 男 (man) + 尊 (esteem) + 女 (woman) + 卑 (despicable) = 男尊女卑 (sexism) sexism (literally, and I love this； 'men - esteem - women - despise')
長男(ちょうなん) | firstborn son ★☆☆☆☆ FP 長 (long / boss) + 男 (man) = 長男 (firstborn son)
Full used In: - 勇
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 182
Components: 田 (rice field) + 力 (strong)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: the more polite way to say it.
Frequency ranking: 184

Kanji: 九
Meaning: the number 9
Onyomi: KYUU, KU
First kunyomi: ここの*つ
First jukugo: 九時[くじ]
Full header: 九 the number 9
力 (strong)
★★★★★
2 strokes
ABU PK COUNTER
Description: 九's ONYOMI is pronounced 'kyuu'- the same as the ONYOMI of 苦しい　(くるしい）, which means 'suffering'. So it's sometimes considered an unlucky number. (See also the number 4 (四), which sounds like 'death')
Full onyomi: KYUU, KU | You've got 9 cute teeth in your KUchi (口＝mouth)
Full mnemonic: Looks like strong (力), but the right side is curled up like a fish-hook.
So you can say,
She has 9 FISH-HOOKS in her back.
Full kunyomi: ここの*つ | 9 things ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 九時(くじ) | ９ o'clock ★★★★★ KANA 九 (the number 9) + 時 (time) = 九時 (９ o'clock)
九月(くがつ) | September ★★★★★ KANA 九 (the number 9) + 月 (moon) = 九月 (September)
九日(ここのか) | 9th day of the month ★★★☆☆ FP 九 (the number 9) + 日 (sun, day) = 九日 (9th day of the month )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
刀 | sword | NO HEAD |
力 | strong | HEAD |
九 | the number 9 | HOOK ON BOTTOM |
"I got the STRENGTH to lift the sword UP OVER MY HEAD ."
She hung suspended from 9 HOOKS in her back.
Full used In: - 丸
- 枠
- 染
- 雑
- 粋
- 尻
- 酔
- 砕
- 究
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 183
Components: 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: You've got 9 cute teeth in your KUchi (口＝mouth)
Looks like strong (力), but the right side is curled up like a fish-hook.
So you can say,
She has 9 FISH-HOOKS in her back.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: 9 things
First jukugo meaning: ９ o'clock
Frequency ranking: 307

Kanji: 究
Meaning: research
Onyomi: KYUU
First kunyomi: きわ*める
First jukugo: 研究[けんきゅう]
Full header: 究 research
穴 (hole) + 九 (the number 9) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KYUU |
Full mnemonic: | I am NOT watching gay porn!! I am, um, researching the holes of nine CUTE adult actors!
Full kunyomi: きわ*める | to investigate until you are a master of something ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 研究(けんきゅう) | research ★★★☆☆ 研 (polish, sharpen) + 究 (research) = 研究 (research)
究極(きゅうきょく) の | ultimate, definitive ☆☆☆☆☆ 究 (research) + 極 (extreme) = 究極 (ultimate, definitive) the ultimate, definitive, comprehensive something-or-other
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
究 | research | NINE | 九
突 | thrust | BIG | 大
You research NINE topics, but you thrust a BIG sword in the hole.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
究 | research | NINE | 九
突 | thrust | BIG | 大
research, thrust It takes NINE researchers , to make a BIG thrust into the unknown.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 184
Components: 穴 (hole) + 九 (the number 9) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I am NOT watching gay porn!! I am, um, researching the holes of nine CUTE adult actors!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to investigate until you are a master of something
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 918

Kanji: 丸
Meaning: round
Onyomi: GAN
First kunyomi: まる
First jukugo: 日の丸[ひのまる]
Full header: 丸 round
九 (the number 9) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★☆
3 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: GAN | GHANDI had round glasses.
Full mnemonic: This is basically 9 (九)　plus one stroke.
Nine plus one equals ten, which is a round number. Sorry, that's the best I could do.
Full kunyomi: まる | circle ★★★★☆
まる＊い | circular ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 日の丸(ひのまる) | the Japanese flag. ★★☆☆☆ 日 (sun, day) + 丸 (round) = 日の丸 (the Japanese flag.)
弾丸(だんがん) | bullet ★☆☆☆☆ 弾 (bullet / play guitar / bounce) + 丸 (round) = 弾丸 (bullet)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
刃 | blade | SWORD | 刀
丸 | round | HOOK |
Blade comes from the SWORD radical, which makes sense.
'Round' comes from 9, which has a HOOK on the right side. (the right side of blade turns outwards).
So you can say, "I can hang nine round donuts on the HOOK."
Full used In: - 熟
- 執
- 塾
- 勢
- 熱
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 185
Components: 九 (the number 9) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: GHANDI had round glasses.
This is basically 9 (九)　plus one stroke.
Nine plus one equals ten, which is a round number. Sorry, that's the best I could do.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: circle
First jukugo meaning: the Japanese flag.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 515

Kanji: 熟
Meaning: get good at
Onyomi: JUKU
First kunyomi: う*れる
First jukugo: 熟語[じゅくご]
Full header: 熟 get good at
(beret) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 子 (child) + 丸 (round) + (firebottom)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: JUKU | You are getting good at picking out non-lame songs on the JUKEBOX.
Full mnemonic: | The child with the beret got really good at opening her mouth wide round and emitting fire from it.
Full kunyomi: う*れる | to ripen (used of plants or fruits)(which are plants). ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 熟語(じゅくご) | compound word ★★★☆☆ 熟 (get good at) + 語 (language) = 熟語 (compound word) YEAHHH!! At last, the kanji for "compound word."
未熟(みじゅく) な | not yet good at something. ★★☆☆☆ 未 (not yet) + 熟 (get good at) = 未熟 (not yet good at something.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
塾 | cram school | EARTH | 土
熟 | get good at | BURNING | 火
LOOKALIKES:
The cram school is built on EARTH, but you get good at BURNING it down.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 186
Components: (beret) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 子 (child) + 丸 (round) + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: You are getting good at picking out non-lame songs on the JUKEBOX.
The child with the beret got really good at opening her mouth wide round and emitting fire from it.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to ripen (used of plants or fruits)(which are plants).
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: compound word
Frequency ranking: 1409

Kanji: 執
Meaning: to hella do
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: と*る
First jukugo: 執着[しゅうちゃく]
Full header: 執 to hella do
幸 (luck, happiness) + 丸 (round)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SHUU |
Full mnemonic: | It makes me hella happy to walk around in my new SHOES.
Full kunyomi: と*る | to assume command of something, to take control of something, to spearhead some shit, and - randomly - to take up your pen and write some shit (which presumably the shit is a manifesto or expose or will start shit). ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 執着(しゅうちゃく) | persistent / obsessed ☆☆☆☆☆ 執 (to hella do) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 執着 (persistent / obsessed) to be attached obsessed with or persistent in doing something.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
就 | get a job, you bum! | CAPITAL | 京
執 | to hella do | LUCKY | 幸
Anyone can get a job in the CAPITAL, but only a LUCKY person can hella do the job right.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 187
Components: 幸 (luck, happiness) + 丸 (round)
Mnemonic: It makes me hella happy to walk around in my new SHOES.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to assume command of something, to take control of something, to spearhead some shit, and - randomly - to take up your pen and write some shit (which presumably the shit is a manifesto or expose or will start shit).
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: persistent / obsessed
Frequency ranking: 1146

Kanji: 小
Meaning: small size
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: ちい*さい
First jukugo: 小学校[しょうがっこう]
Full header: 小 small size
★★★★★
3 strokes
COCK ILL PAIR PK PN
Description: 小 is a COCK because it's got a kunyomi of こ. But you never use that kunyomi by itself - you use ちいさい instead. You only use こ in certain jukugo. Basically it's like there are 2 onyomi, but one onyomi is only used in KUNKUN jukugo. Fuck!
Full onyomi: SHOU | SHOW me a small animal because I'm scared of big ones.
Full kunyomi: ちい*さい | small ★★★★★
ちい＊さ ( な ) | tiny (means the same as ちいさい but is more cute-sounding) KIDS ★★★★★
こ | tiny (cock version) NUBI ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 小学校(しょうがっこう) | elementary school ★★★☆☆ 小 (small size) + 学 校 (school) = 小学校 (elementary school)
小説(しょうせつ) | novel ★★☆☆☆ 小 (small size) + 説 (explain) = 小説 (novel)
小便(しょうべん) する | the wee ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 小 (small size) + 便 (convenient　/ poop) = 小便 (the wee) the wee (Doctor's word)
小麦粉(こむぎこ) | flour ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 小 (small size) + 麦 (barley) + 粉 (powder) = 小麦粉 (flour)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
小 | small size | NO SMILING |
少 | a little (amount) | SMILING |
Chisai (小)can be thought of as a dude with droopy sad eyes and a big nose. He's sad because he's so small. The ladies, they do not choose him so much. Sukoshi is the same guy, but he's smiling a little bit(少). He's a little bit happy.
Because your dad sent him flowers.
Full used In: - 京
- 示
- 寂
- 督
- 糸
- 称
- 原
- 歳
- 県
- 少
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 188
Mnemonic: SHOW me a small animal because I'm scared of big ones.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: small
First jukugo meaning: elementary school
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 73

Kanji: 少
Meaning: a little (amount)
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: すく*ない
First jukugo: 少女[しょうじょ]
Full header: 少 a little (amount)
小 (small size) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
ILL PAIR PK SYMBOLIC
Description: HOW TO TELL 小さい　AND 少し APART-- Chisai (小)can be thought of as a dude with droopy sad eyes and a big nose. He's sad because he's so short. The ladies, they do not choose him so much.
Sukoshi is the same guy, but he's smiling A SMALL AMOUNT(少). He's a small amount of happy. Because your dad sent him flowers.
Full onyomi: SHOU | SHOW me a little smile!
Full kunyomi: すく*ない | just a little - not enough. (Not necessarily a bad meaning: "The risks are negligible.") ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 少女(しょうじょ) | young girl ★★★★☆ 少 (a little (amount)) + 女 (woman) = 少女 (young girl) young girl - usually 5- 15 years old.
少年(しょうねん) | young boy ★★★★☆ 少 (a little (amount)) + 年 (year) = 少年 (young boy) young boy- usually 5- 15 years old.
少数(しょうすう) | minority ★★☆☆☆ 少 (a little (amount)) + 数 (integer, to count) = 少数 (minority)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
小 | small size | NO SMILING |
少 | a little (amount) | SMILING |
Chisai (小)can be thought of as a dude with droopy sad eyes and a big nose. He's sad because he's so small. The ladies, they do not choose him so much. Sukoshi is the same guy, but he's smiling a little bit(少). He's a little bit happy.
Because your dad sent him flowers.
Full used In: - 劣
- 妙
- 歩
- 秒
- 砂
- 省
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 189
Components: 小 (small size) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: SHOW me a little smile!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: just a little - not enough. (Not necessarily a bad meaning: "The risks are negligible.")
First jukugo meaning: young girl
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 186

Kanji: 劣
Meaning: inferiority
Onyomi: RETSU
First kunyomi: ( ガ or に ) おと*る
First jukugo: 劣化[れっか]
Full header: 劣 inferiority
少 (a little (amount)) + 力 (strong)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
DUH
Full onyomi: RETSU | LET'S get an inferiority complex! It's fun!
Full mnemonic: | The inferior dude - he only has a little strength.
Full kunyomi: ( ガ or に ) おと*る | be inferior to ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 劣化(れっか) | to degrade or deteriorate ★☆☆☆☆ 劣 (inferiority) + 化 (transform) = 劣化 (to degrade or deteriorate)
劣等感(れっとうかん) | inferiority complex ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 劣 (inferiority) + 等 (equal /etc./plural) + 感 (feeling) = 劣等感 (inferiority complex)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 190
Components: 少 (a little (amount)) + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: LET'S get an inferiority complex! It's fun!
The inferior dude - he only has a little strength.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: be inferior to
First jukugo meaning: to degrade or deteriorate
Frequency ranking: 1525

Kanji: 妙
Meaning: odd
Onyomi: MYOU
First kunyomi: みょう ( な )
First jukugo: 微妙[びみょう]な
Full header: 妙 odd
女 (woman) + 少 (a little (amount))
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: MYOU | The cat uttered an odd little MEOW.
Full mnemonic: | Woman, a little, and odd? I'm not going to touch this mnemonic with a ten-foot pole.
Full kunyomi: みょう ( な ) | An unusual (but not enchanted or scary or supernatural) situation. LAZY ★☆☆☆☆
みょう ( に ) | stangely, oddly. LAZY ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 微妙(びみょう) な
meh! ★★★☆☆
微 (teeny) + 妙 (odd) = 微妙 (meh!)
a nice way of saying, 'meh.'
"How did you like the play?"
"Bimyou."
奇妙(きみょう) な | weird ★★☆☆☆ 奇 (strange) + 妙 (odd) = 奇妙 (weird) weird - but more broad than the related term 妙. 奇妙 means unusual and absurd - a street-person wearing a duck as a hat is 奇妙.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
秒 | one second | WHEAT |
妙 | odd | WOMAN | 女
砂 | sand | STONE | 石
Every second I eat WHEAT.
Sand is a small STONE,
but WOMAN is mysterious.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 191
Components: 女 (woman) + 少 (a little (amount))
Mnemonic: The cat uttered an odd little MEOW.
Woman, a little, and odd? I'm not going to touch this mnemonic with a ten-foot pole.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: An unusual (but not enchanted or scary or supernatural) situation.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: meh!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 722

Kanji: 省
Meaning: ministry / cut down on
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: はぶ*く
First jukugo: 省略[しょうりゃく]する
Full header: 省 ministry / cut down on
少 (a little (amount)) + 目 (eye)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
DUPE JERK
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | Cut down on your flirting - only SHOW me your eyes just a little.
Full kunyomi: はぶ*く | omit or　skip (skip the red tape, skip a step in the process, skip the rest of the kanji and go to bed , cut out unneccesary expenses ) ★★☆☆☆
かえり＊みる | to look back on - Unlike the OTHER かえりみる　(顧みる), 省みる is　pretty much only used in the sense of soul-searching or thinking about past misdeeds. DUPE ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 省略(しょうりゃく) する | abbreviate or leave out ★★★☆☆ 省 (ministry / cut down on) + 略 (abbreviation) = 省略 (abbreviate or leave out) ｔｏ　ａｂｂｒｅｖｉａｔｅ, omit, but also contraction. ( contractions like 'ain't' are 省略）
反省(はんせい) | soul-searching ★★☆☆☆ 反 (anti) + 省 (ministry / cut down on) = 反省 (soul-searching) soul-searching, self-reflection : "Where did I go wrong?" (maybe when you started writing a kanji dictionary thinking that it would be less than 900 A4 pages?)
xxx 務省(むしょう) | Ministry of XXX ★☆☆☆☆ SUF 務 (perform a task) + 省 (ministry / cut down on) = 務省 (Ministry of XXX) SUFFIX meaning, "the Ministry of XXX" (usually shortened to just xxx省）
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
省 | ministry / cut down on | A LITTLE | 少
身 | (one's own) flesh | YOUR OWN | 自
Cut down on smoking a LITTLE, and save your OWN flesh.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 192
Components: 少 (a little (amount)) + 目 (eye)
Mnemonic: Cut down on your flirting - only SHOW me your eyes just a little.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: omit or　skip (skip the red tape, skip a step in the process, skip the rest of the kanji and go to bed , cut out unneccesary expenses )
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: abbreviate or leave out
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1072

Kanji: 京
Meaning: capital
Onyomi: KYOU
First jukugo: 東京[とうきょう]
Full header: 京 capital
(beret) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 小 (small size)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
BETA PN
Description: BOOBOO:This means 'capital city of Japan,' As opposed to '都' which means 'capital city' in the sense of 'Hollywood is the film capital' or 'Paris is the art capital' or 'San Francisco is the bear capital.'
Full onyomi: KYOU | TODAY (今日= KYOU) I am going to the capital.
Full mnemonic: | The fashion in the capital city is, to wear a beret, with a tiny soul patch below your mouth.
Full jukugo: 東京(とうきょう) | Tokyo ★★★★☆ 東 (east) + 京 (capital) = 東京 (Tokyo)
東京都(とうきょうと) | capital city ★★★★☆ 東 京 (Tokyo) + 都 (major city) = 東京都 (capital city) Tokyo -to. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, so　it has "-to" on the end of it. Most cities have a 市（し） instead. And most prefectures have a 県 (けん） instead. If you think that's confusing, look at Washington DC - it's not a state, but it's not a city. It's a "district." Huh?
京都(きょうと) | Kyoto (the former capital!) ★★★☆☆ 京 (capital) + 都 (major city) = 京都 (Kyoto (the former capital!))
Full used In: - 涼
- 景
- 就
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 193
Components: (beret) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 小 (small size)
Mnemonic: TODAY (今日= KYOU) I am going to the capital.
The fashion in the capital city is, to wear a beret, with a tiny soul patch below your mouth.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Tokyo
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 451

Kanji: 涼
Meaning: cool place
Onyomi: RYOU
First kunyomi: すず*しい
Full header: 涼 cool place
(waterleft) + 京 (capital)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
ILL PAIR PN SOLO
Full onyomi: RYOU | as in : "REORDER more coats; it is getting cool. "
Full mnemonic: | It's cool in the capital city when the rain (water) falls.
Full kunyomi: すず*しい | to be cool (there's a feeling of relief about this - usually said after a hot day or a hot summer) ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
凍 | to freeze | CHILL radical |
涼 | cool place | WATER | 水
Freezing things are CHILLY, but after a long hike you want to cool down with WATER.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 194
Components: (waterleft) + 京 (capital)
Mnemonic: as in : "REORDER more coats; it is getting cool. "
It's cool in the capital city when the rain (water) falls.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be cool (there's a feeling of relief about this - usually said after a hot day or a hot summer)
Frequency ranking: 1496

Kanji: 景
Meaning: scene
Onyomi: KEI
First jukugo: 背景[はいけい]
Full header: 景 scene
日 (sun, day) + 京 (capital)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KEI | it's OK to stop and stare open-mouthed at the scene.
Full mnemonic: | When the sun shines on the capital city it is hella scenic.
Full jukugo: 背景(はいけい) | background ★★★☆☆ 背 (stature / back of the body) + 景 (scene) = 背景 (background) background (both in the sense of the background of a photo, and the background context of a story)
景色(けしき) | nice view ★★★☆☆ FP 景 (scene) + 色 (color) = 景色 (nice view) A nice view - of nature or even the big crosswalk at Shibuya.
光景(こうけい) | a spectacle ★☆☆☆☆ 光 (shining) + 景 (scene) = 光景 (a spectacle)
Full used In: - 影
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 195
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 京 (capital)
Mnemonic: it's OK to stop and stare open-mouthed at the scene.
When the sun shines on the capital city it is hella scenic.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: background
Frequency ranking: 580

Kanji: 示
Meaning: show/altar radical
Onyomi: JI
First kunyomi: しめ*す
First jukugo: 展示会[てんじかい]
Full header: 示 show/altar radical
(bottom radical) 二 (two) + 小 (small size) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
SYMBOLIC JERK RADICAL
Full onyomi: JI |
Full mnemonic: | JESUS shows us his two tiny disciples. (Although most of them just call them "nads.")
Full kunyomi: しめ*す | to show or indicate.But you can't say 'I'll show you my wang.' Why? One, in that case , you're supposed to use 'miseru' instead, and two, you don't have a wang, you lost it in the war. 示す is more like "Studies indicate a link between yo mama and trench-mouth." Or "History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man." ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 展示会(てんじかい) | trade-show ★★☆☆☆ 展 (exhibit) + 示 (show) + 会 (big meeting) = 展示会 (trade-show) an exhibition or trade-show (International Plumbing Equipment Expo 2010!)
指示(しじ) | instructions　 ★☆☆☆☆ 指 (finger / point at) + 示 (show) = 指示 (instructions　) instructions　ー not like instructions from your boss, but like the instruction manual you get with your new vacuum cleaner.
Full used In: - 宗
- 禁
- 票
- 余
- 慰
- 祭
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 196
Components: (bottom radical) 二 (two) + 小 (small size) Same-ON
Mnemonic: JESUS shows us his two tiny disciples. (Although most of them just call them "nads.")
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to show or indicate.But you can't say 'I'll show you my wang.' Why? One, in that case , you're supposed to use 'miseru' instead, and two, you don't have a wang, you lost it in the war.
First jukugo meaning: trade-show
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 472

Kanji: 宗
Meaning: religion
Onyomi: SHUU
First jukugo: 宗教[しゅうきょう]
Full header: 宗 religion
(crown) + 示 (show/altar radical)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHUU | Don't wear your SHOES in the religious temple!! God will get dirty!
Full mnemonic: | Religion shows you that God is the king with the crown
Full jukugo: 宗教(しゅうきょう) | religion ★★★☆☆ 宗 (religion) + 教 (teach) = 宗教 (religion)
新興 宗教(しんこう しゅうきょう) | cult ★☆☆☆☆ 新 (new) + 興 (interest) + 宗 教 (religion) = 新興 宗教 (cult) new religion, (a polite way of saying 'cult'.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
宗 | religion | ALTAR | 示
完 | complete | GENKI | 元
My religion sacrifices you on the ALTAR, and it makes us completely GENKI.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
宗 | religion | CROWN |
余 | excess | PEAKED ROOF |
I got so many CROWNS from starting my own religion . . . I have to store the excess in a warehouse with a PEAKED ROOF.
(BTW, seminars start at 40,000 yen!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 197
Components: (crown) + 示 (show/altar radical)
Mnemonic: Don't wear your SHOES in the religious temple!! God will get dirty!
Religion shows you that God is the king with the crown
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 950

Kanji: 寂
Meaning: lonely
Onyomi: JAKU
First kunyomi: さび＊しい
Full header: 寂 lonely
(crown) + 上 (above) + 小 (small size) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Full onyomi: JAKU | When michael JACKSON is lonely, kids run for cover.
Full mnemonic: | The lonely man pretended to drop his crown, and when he bent over to pick it UP, he looked up skirts to see the small crotches inside.
Full kunyomi: さび＊しい | lonely (BOOBOO: even though it's written saBIshii, most people pronounce it "saMIIshii!") 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 198
Components: (crown) + 上 (above) + 小 (small size) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: When michael JACKSON is lonely, kids run for cover.
The lonely man pretended to drop his crown, and when he bent over to pick it UP, he looked up skirts to see the small crotches inside.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: lonely (BOOBOO: even though it's written saBIshii, most people pronounce it "saMIIshii!")
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1362

Kanji: 督
Meaning: supervisor
Onyomi: TOKU
First jukugo: 監督[かんとく]
Full header: 督 supervisor
上 (above) + 小 (small size) + 又 (again/crotch radical) + 目 (eye)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TOKU | They supervise you at school to make sure you don't TOKE between classes.
Full mnemonic: | The supervisor's eye looks up at the small crotch of the attractive temp worker. Asshole!
Full jukugo: 監督(かんとく) | director ★★☆☆☆ 監 (oversee) + 督 (supervisor) = 監督 (director) movie director/ construction foreman / coach.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 199
Components: 上 (above) + 小 (small size) + 又 (again/crotch radical) + 目 (eye)
Mnemonic: They supervise you at school to make sure you don't TOKE between classes.
The supervisor's eye looks up at the small crotch of the attractive temp worker. Asshole!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: director
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1299

Meaning: Eazy
Full header: Eazy
(left radical)
PK
Description: . ... Because it looks like a capital "E."
Full used In: - 幼
- 玄
- 糸
- 幾
- 郷
- 幽
- 磁
- 幻
- 印
- 率
- 後
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 200
Components: (left radical)
Frequency ranking: 76

Kanji: 幼
Meaning: childhood
Onyomi: YOU
First kunyomi: おさな*い
First jukugo: 幼稚園[ようちえん]
Full header: 幼 childhood
(Eazy) + 力 (strong)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
Full onyomi: YOU | Children YODEL at inappropriate times (e.g. funerals, supermarkets, etc.)
Full mnemonic: | Eazy was a very strong child, starting his own rap empire even as a teen.
Full kunyomi: おさな*い | childish, very young- cute if applied to a child, rude if applied to an immature adult. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 幼稚園(ようちえん) | kindergarten ★★☆☆☆ 幼 稚 (childish, immature) + 園 (public park) = 幼稚園 (kindergarten)
幼稚(ようち) な | childish, immature ★☆☆☆☆ 幼 (childhood) + 稚 (childish) = 幼稚 (childish, immature) childish, immature, puerile. "Hey i wrote POOP on a picture of the president! Want to come see?"
幼児(ようじ) | child ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 幼 (childhood) + 児 (baby) = 幼児 (child) child (more a newspaper word: child abuse, child-rearing, etc.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
幼 | childhood | STRONGER | 力
幻 | illusion | SCISSORS |
You were STRONGER as a child,
but hallucinations of SCISSORS are wild.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 201
Components: (Eazy) + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: Children YODEL at inappropriate times (e.g. funerals, supermarkets, etc.)
Eazy was a very strong child, starting his own rap empire even as a teen.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: childish, very young- cute if applied to a child, rude if applied to an immature adult.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: kindergarten
Frequency ranking: 1197

Kanji: 玄
Meaning: deep profound
Onyomi: GEN
First jukugo: 玄関[げんかん]
Full header: 玄 deep profound
(beret) + (Eazy)
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
BETA JERK
Description: This is a JERK because it is used in so many unrelated ways - mysterious, brown rice, and entryway.The easiest way to connect all the uses is to think of something deep- either deep as in profound, or deep as in a sunken entryway of a house. Which isn't more than 3 inches deep. But still.
Full onyomi: GEN |
Full mnemonic: | Eazy-E, attempting to act deep, donned a beret AGAIN.
Full jukugo: 玄関(げんかん) | entryway ★☆☆☆☆ 玄 (deep profound) + 関 (connected to) = 玄関 (entryway) entryway of an apartment or building
玄米(げんまい) | brown rice ★☆☆☆☆ 玄 (deep profound) + 米 (rice / America) = 玄米 (brown rice)
幽玄(ゆうげん) | occult ☆☆☆☆☆ 幽 (occult) + 玄 (deep profound) = 幽玄 (occult) occult! Mysterious! Old guy on a mountain wearing a Tengu-skin thong chanting and drawing Lovecraft symbols on a cave wall as he fondles ancient manuscripts! A calf is born with 3 heads - AND IT'S YOUR HALF-SISTER!
Full used In: - 畜
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 202
Components: (beret) + (Eazy)
Mnemonic: Eazy-E, attempting to act deep, donned a beret AGAIN.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: entryway
Frequency ranking: 1003

Kanji: 畜
Meaning: raising of domestic animals
Onyomi: CHIKU
First jukugo: 畜生[ちくしょう]
Full header: 畜 raising of domestic animals
玄 (deep profound) + 田 (rice field)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: CHIKU |
Full mnemonic: | They raise mysterious CHICKS in their occult rice field.
Full jukugo: 畜生(ちくしょう)
asshole! ★★☆☆☆ ABU 1/2 KANA
畜 (raising of domestic animals) + 生 (life / birth) = 畜生 (asshole!)
comes from a word for beast, but in practice, it's used just like "You asshole!"
(also, you can use it as a simple "Damn it!" if you hit your thumb with a hammer)
家畜(かちく) | livestock ☆☆☆☆☆ 家 (home) + 畜 (raising of domestic animals) = 家畜 (livestock) livestock, a farm animal
Full used In: - 蓄
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 203
Components: 玄 (deep profound) + 田 (rice field)
Mnemonic: They raise mysterious CHICKS in their occult rice field.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: asshole!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1645

Kanji: 蓄
Meaning: store or put aside
Onyomi: CHIKU
First kunyomi: たくわ*える
First jukugo: 貯蓄[ちょちく]
Full header: 蓄 store or put aside
(flowertop) + 畜 (raising of domestic animals) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: CHIKU | Store the CHICKS in the hen-house.
Full mnemonic: | The farmers set aside both their flower crop and their domestic animal crop for the winter.
Full kunyomi: たくわ*える | setting stuff aside for a rainy day. Used about good stuff. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 貯蓄(ちょちく) | savings ★☆☆☆☆ 貯 (save up) + 蓄 (store or put aside) = 貯蓄 (savings) All savings, especially investments such as stocks, gold and gems.Or anything else you're hoarding.
蓄積(ちくせき) する | accumulate. ☆☆☆☆☆ 蓄 (store or put aside) + 積 (pile up) = 蓄積 (accumulate.) accumulate. Used about bad things mostly - bills or stress piles up. Similar to 止まって来た (とまってきた） or 重なる (かさなる）。 But 蓄積 can also can be good, like the compound interest or accumulated knowledge.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 204
Components: (flowertop) + 畜 (raising of domestic animals) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Store the CHICKS in the hen-house.
The farmers set aside both their flower crop and their domestic animal crop for the winter.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: setting stuff aside for a rainy day. Used about good stuff.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: savings
Frequency ranking: 1678

Kanji: 糸
Meaning: string
First kunyomi: いと
Full header: 糸 string
(Eazy) + 小 (small size)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
SOLO SYMBOLIC
Description: SYMBOLIC - most of the kanji that use this, have to do with connections between things. As if a metaphorical string was binding them.
Full mnemonic: | Eazy has a small string, which he likes to play with when he's down.
Full kunyomi: いと | string ★☆☆☆☆
Full used In: - 約
- 縦
- 紳
- 組
- 結
- 紹
- 紛
- 絹
- 線
- 綿
- 細
- 総
- 索
- 系
- 納
- 緒
- 維
- 紫
- 練
- 繰
- 継
- 統
- 絵
- 素
- 績
- 続
- 編
- 繕
- 純
- 縮
- 緩
- 紙
- 絶
- 縁
- 縄
- 絡
- 級
- 緑
- 締
- 織
- 緊
- 繁
- 紀
- 紅
- 絞
- 縛
- 経
- 給
- 終
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 205
Components: (Eazy) + 小 (small size)
Mnemonic: Eazy has a small string, which he likes to play with when he's down.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 253

Kanji: 紹
Meaning: acquaint
Onyomi: SHOU
First jukugo: ご紹介[しょうかい]する
Full header: 紹 acquaint
糸 (string) + 召 (summon)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHOU | as in :"Your boyfriend is hella hot. Acquaint us so I can SHOW him this porno I did. "
Full mnemonic: | If I summon someone and make you their acquaintance, you two are now connected by a social string
Full jukugo: ご 紹介(しょうかい) する | introduce ★★★☆☆ 紹 (acquaint) + 介 (introduce / intervene) = 紹介 (introduce ) introduce (someone or something to somebody else)
自己紹介(じこしょうかい) | introduce yourself to a group. ★★☆☆☆ 自 己 (one's own) + 紹 介 (introduce ) = 自己紹介 (introduce yourself to a group.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 206
Components: 糸 (string) + 召 (summon)
Mnemonic: as in :"Your boyfriend is hella hot. Acquaint us so I can SHOW him this porno I did. "
If I summon someone and make you their acquaintance, you two are now connected by a social string
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: introduce
Frequency ranking: 1292

Kanji: 線
Meaning: line
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: せん
First jukugo: ｘｘｘ線[せん]
Full header: 線 line
糸 (string) + 泉 (spring) Same-ON
★★★★☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: SEN |
Full mnemonic: | SEND a line made of string from here to the spring. (it is some engineers at work)
Full kunyomi: せん | a literal line, like what you'd draw. LAZY ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: ｘｘｘ 線(せん) | train line ★★★★☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning, 'train line.' In NYC they got the A train, B train, etc. Japanese would call it A線、B線 etc
新幹線(しんかんせん) | bullet train ★★★☆☆ 新 (new) + 幹 (trunk) + 線 (line) = 新幹線 (bullet train)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 207
Components: 糸 (string) + 泉 (spring) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SEND a line made of string from here to the spring. (it is some engineers at work)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a literal line, like what you'd draw.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: train line
Frequency ranking: 523

Kanji: 綿
Meaning: cotton
Onyomi: MEN
First kunyomi: わた
First jukugo: 木綿豆腐[もめんどうふ]
Full header: 綿 cotton
糸 (string) + 白 (white) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
★☆☆☆☆
14 strokes
SIDEKICK
Description: Why bother?
Full onyomi: MEN |
Full mnemonic: | MEN wear cotton cloth made from white string. Dagger? Who cares.
Full kunyomi: わた | cotton plants ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 木綿豆腐(もめんどうふ) | firm tofu ☆☆☆☆☆ 木 (tree) + 綿 (cotton) + 豆 腐 (tofu!) = 木綿豆腐 (firm tofu) firm tofu. (the wimpy kind is called silk)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 208
Components: 糸 (string) + 白 (white) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
Mnemonic: MEN wear cotton cloth made from white string. Dagger? Who cares.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: cotton plants
First jukugo meaning: firm tofu
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1541

Kanji: 細
Meaning: slender
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: ほそ*い
First jukugo: 詳細[しょうさい]
Full header: 細 slender
糸 (string) + 田 (rice field)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SAI | I SIGH because I can't get any more slender.
Full mnemonic: | Wrap the string once round the whole rice field and just contract it until the field gets slender.
Full kunyomi: ほそ*い | slender 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
こま＊かい | detailed , small, delicate ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 詳細(しょうさい) | details ★☆☆☆☆ 詳 (expert) + 細 (slender) = 詳細 (details) the details or particulars of a thing
細胞(さいぼう) | cell ★☆☆☆☆ 細 (slender) + 胞 (cell) = 細胞 (cell) a cell, like an amoeba or a brain cell.
些細 (ささい) な | petty, insignificant ★☆☆☆☆ small, in the sense of petty or trifling, insignificant. Don't sweat the small stuff. Don't bother me with such trivial complaints. Here's a good phrase to learn: "些細な事に気を使うな！”　（ささいなことにきをつかうな）= Don't worry about such trivial things!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 209
Components: 糸 (string) + 田 (rice field)
Mnemonic: I SIGH because I can't get any more slender.
Wrap the string once round the whole rice field and just contract it until the field gets slender.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: details
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 528

Kanji: 総
Meaning: general　/ total
Onyomi: SOU
First jukugo: 総合[そうごう]
Full header: 総 general　/ total
心 (heart) + 糸 (string) + 公 (public)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | I'll give SO much string to the general public , I'm sure to win their hearts.
Full jukugo: 総合(そうごう) | overall/ integrated ★★☆☆☆ 総 (general　/ total) + 合 (to suit) = 総合 (overall/ integrated) integrated, overall, total, general thing (not just a movie theater, but a whole entertainment complex: video games, a bar, karaoke, etc.)(general car service - not just fixing the engine but also fixing tires, detailing the paint job, etc.)
総理(そうり) | prime minister ★★☆☆☆ 総 (general　/ total) + 理 (reason) = 総理 (prime minister) the Prime Minister (of Japan or any other country that still has one)
総体的(そうたいてき) に　XXX | as a whole, XXX. In general .. . XXX ★☆☆☆☆ 総 (general　/ total) + 体 (body) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 総体的 (as a whole, XXX. In general .. . XXX)
総合的(そうごうてき) な | synthetic ★☆☆☆☆ 総 合 (overall/ integrated) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 総合的 (synthetic)
総(そう) ｘｘｘ | total xxx ★☆☆☆☆ PRE PREFIX meaning, "total amount of xxx" (total score, total cholesterol, number of users)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 210
Components: 心 (heart) + 糸 (string) + 公 (public)
Mnemonic: I'll give SO much string to the general public , I'm sure to win their hearts.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: overall/ integrated
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 838

Kanji: 索
Meaning: look up
Onyomi: SAKU
First jukugo: 検索[けんさく]
Full header: 索 look up
十 (ten) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 糸 (string)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SAKU | Rob Halford gets out his phone book, looking up some SAC to teabag with.
Full mnemonic: | I'll look up ten Moustaches, tied together with string.
Full jukugo: 検索(けんさく) | internet search ★★★☆☆ 検 (investigate) + 索 (look up) = 検索 (internet search)
索引(さくいん) | index ★☆☆☆☆ 索 (look up) + 引 (pull) = 索引 (index)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
索 | look up | TEN | 十
策 | take measures | BAMBOO | 竹
You look up TEN ways to take measures against the BAMBOO growing in your lawn.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 211
Components: 十 (ten) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 糸 (string)
Mnemonic: Rob Halford gets out his phone book, looking up some SAC to teabag with.
I'll look up ten Moustaches, tied together with string.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: internet search
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1432

Kanji: 納
Meaning: to supply
Onyomi: NOU, NATSU
First kunyomi: ( を ) おさ＊める
First jukugo: 納得[なっとく]
Full header: 納 to supply
内 (the inside) + 糸 (string)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: NOU, NATSU |
Full mnemonic: | NO! Even though it's summer (夏, pronounced NATSU), I won't supply you with string inside your butt (a thong). Just wear cutoffs, for god's sake!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) おさ＊める | a really narrow, yet weird word: to pay taxes/school fees/bribes; or to place something in the place it's supposed to be: swords in scabbards, mummies in tombs. ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) おさ＊まる | to be delivered ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 納得(なっとく) | consent ★★★☆☆ NP 納 (to supply) + 得 (bargain　/ obtain) = 納得 (consent) give your consent. Often used in documents.
収納(しゅうのう) | storage ★☆☆☆☆ 収 (get) + 納 (to supply) = 収納 (storage) storage - similar to the word 倉庫 (そうこ）, but 収納 is in the same building: the broom closet at your fast food restaurant is 収納 , but the shack in your backyard is 倉庫.
を　or の 納入(のうにゅう) する | deliver/pay ★☆☆☆☆ NP 納 (to supply) + 入 (put/go in) = 納入 (deliver/pay) to pay, supply or deliver - more formal than 配達（はいたう）
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
納 | to supply | STRING | 糸
柄 | pattern | WOODEN | 木
I'll supply you with STRING
so you can weave a WOODEN pattern with it.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 212
Components: 内 (the inside) + 糸 (string)
Mnemonic: NO! Even though it's summer (夏, pronounced NATSU), I won't supply you with string inside your butt (a thong). Just wear cutoffs, for god's sake!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a really narrow, yet weird word: to pay taxes/school fees/bribes; or to place something in the place it's supposed to be: swords in scabbards, mummies in tombs.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: consent
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1052

Kanji: 紛
Meaning: ambiguous
Onyomi: FUN
First kunyomi: まぎ＊らわしい
First jukugo: 気が紛れる[きがまぎれる]
Full header: 紛 ambiguous
糸 (string) + 分 (understand / divide / minute)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: FUN | To Japanese, it's FUN to give ambiguous answers to foreigners!!!
Full mnemonic: | String theory is too ambiguous to understand.
Full kunyomi: まぎ＊らわしい | ambiguous ★★☆☆☆
( に ) まぎ＊れる | to mistake something for a similar thing, to get diverted off the main point, to be distracted, to . . . KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 気が紛れる(きがまぎれる) | divert attention ★☆☆☆☆ 気 (mood) + 紛 (ambiguous) = 気が紛れる (divert attention) to divert one's attention from one's troubles
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
粉 | powder | MINUTE | 分
粒 | grain | STAND | 立
紛 | ambiguous | STRING | 糸
If you STAND on top of grain,
you'll grind it to powder in one MINUTE
STRING is too ambiguous to be a good mnemonic!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 213
Components: 糸 (string) + 分 (understand / divide / minute)
Mnemonic: To Japanese, it's FUN to give ambiguous answers to foreigners!!!
String theory is too ambiguous to understand.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: divert attention
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1509

Kanji: 絹
Meaning: silk
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: きぬ
First jukugo: 絹漉し豆腐[きぬごしとうふ]
Full header: 絹 silk
糸 (string) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 月 (moon/organ)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: KEN | KENNY's puffy orange jacket is made out of silk.
Full mnemonic: Silk is a string that comes out of the organs in a worm's mouth.
Actually, it comes out the worm's butt, so if you want to picture the mouth rad as a butt hole that is ok, Mister Science.
Full kunyomi: きぬ | silk ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 絹漉し豆腐(きぬごしとうふ) | wack tofu ☆☆☆☆☆ 絹 (silk) + 豆 (bean) + 腐 (rot) = 絹漉し豆腐 (wack tofu) the soft tofu (AKA the wrong kind)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 214
Components: 糸 (string) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: KENNY's puffy orange jacket is made out of silk.
Silk is a string that comes out of the organs in a worm's mouth.
Actually, it comes out the worm's butt, so if you want to picture the mouth rad as a butt hole that is ok, Mister Science.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: wack tofu
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1638

Kanji: 系
Meaning: group, tribe
Onyomi: KEI
First jukugo: XXX系[けい]
Full header: 系 group, tribe
一 (one/line radical) + 糸 (string)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KEI | It's ok to like 'visual KEI' if you are member of that tribe.
Full mnemonic: | Everyone in the tribe is tied together with ONE string, making them ONE tribe.
Full jukugo: XXX 系(けい) | xxx-tribe ★★★☆☆ PRE SUFFIX meaning, belonging to the tribe of XXX. like 'visual kei' uses this kanji. Other common tribes, akiba-kei, furugi-kei (vintage clothes fanatics), and elvis-kei. I mean, probably.
日系(にっけい) | of Japanese descent ★★☆☆☆ 日 (sun, day) + 系 (group, tribe) = 日系 (of Japanese descent) 'of Japanese descent'. Nikkei American is Japanese American. But you can be nikkei Brazilian or nikkei Azerbaijani too!
太陽系(たいようけい) | solar system ★★☆☆☆ 太 陽 (the fucking sun!) + 系 (group, tribe) = 太陽系 (solar system)
体系的(たいけいてき) な | systematic ☆☆☆☆☆ 体 (body) + 系 (group, tribe) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 体系的 (systematic) systematic, and logical,like how dungeons and dragons takes all human attributes and assigns them a number.
Full used In: - 孫
- 係
- 懸
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 215
Components: 一 (one/line radical) + 糸 (string)
Mnemonic: It's ok to like 'visual KEI' if you are member of that tribe.
Everyone in the tribe is tied together with ONE string, making them ONE tribe.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: xxx-tribe
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 537

Kanji: 孫
Meaning: grandchild
Onyomi: SON
First kunyomi: まご
First jukugo: 子孫[しそん]
Full header: 孫 grandchild
子 (child) + 系 (group, tribe)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: SON | My grandSON is a child of our tribe.
Full kunyomi: まご | grandchild ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 子孫(しそん) | descendant ★★☆☆☆ 子 (child) + 孫 (grandchild) = 子孫 (descendant)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
係 | be involved with | PERSON | 人
孫 | grandchild | CHILD | 子
The grandchild is a CHILD, douchebag! But you are involved with a PERSON.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 216
Components: 子 (child) + 系 (group, tribe)
Mnemonic: My grandSON is a child of our tribe.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: descendant
Frequency ranking: 1313

Kanji: 係
Meaning: be involved with
Onyomi: KEI
First kunyomi: ( に ) かか＊わる
First jukugo: 関係[かんけい]
Full header: 係 be involved with
(personleft) + 系 (group, tribe) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: KEI | It's OK to be involved with Death Row Records, providing that you like prison food.
Full mnemonic: | That person is involved with that tribe.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) かか＊わる | to be involved with, to get caught up in,(usually in a bad thing) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 関係(かんけい) | related to ★★★★☆ 関 (connected to) + 係 (be involved with) = 関係 (related to) related to - a sysadmin job is コンピュータ関係
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
係 | be involved with | PERSON | 人
孫 | grandchild | CHILD | 子
The grandchild is a CHILD, douchebag! But you are involved with a PERSON.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 217
Components: (personleft) + 系 (group, tribe) Same-ON
Mnemonic: It's OK to be involved with Death Row Records, providing that you like prison food.
That person is involved with that tribe.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be involved with, to get caught up in,(usually in a bad thing)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: related to
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 538

Kanji: 干
Meaning: dry out
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: ほ*す
First jukugo: 干渉[かんしょう]する
Full header: 干 dry out
★★☆☆☆
3 strokes
PK STRONG DUH
Full onyomi: KAN | It looks like a damn telephone pole, don't it? So. . . . if you are tired of hentai salarimen sniffing your panties when you hang them in your backyard, you "KAN" HANG YOUR DAMN WET DRAWERS OUT TO DRY ON THE TOP OF THE PHONE POLE.
Full kunyomi: ほ*す | to dry, but only in the narrow sense of hanging laundry out to dry. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 干渉(かんしょう) する | interfere or meddle. ★★☆☆☆ 干 (dry out) + 渉 (interfere) = 干渉 (interfere or meddle.)
梅干(うめぼし) | pickled plums ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 梅 (plum) + 干 (dry out) = 梅干 (pickled plums) pickled plums! Oddly, they don't use the kanji for pickle.(漬). that would make too much sense.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
千 | thousand | TILTY |
干 | dry out | FLAT |
'thousand' and 'dry out' look the same . ..except the top of thousand is tilted. So you can recite this fresh rhyme to jog your memory:
'I wear a thousand TILTY hats,
but I got to dry them out on a surface that is FLAT. '
Full used In: - 刊
- 用
- 肝
- 芋
- 汗
- 宇
- 岸
- 幹
- 棒
- 軒
- 午
- 半
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 218
Mnemonic: It looks like a damn telephone pole, don't it?
So. . . . if you are tired of hentai salarimen sniffing your panties when you hang them in your backyard, you "KAN" HANG YOUR DAMN WET DRAWERS OUT TO DRY ON THE TOP OF THE PHONE POLE.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to dry, but only in the narrow sense of hanging laundry out to dry.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: interfere or meddle.
Frequency ranking: 82

Kanji: 刊
Meaning: edition
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 朝刊[ちょうかん]
Full header: 刊 edition
干 (dry out) + (rightsword)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SUF
Description: This a suffix which you can append to ANY time-related word (morning, night,day,month, week, year, etc).
It means "this is how often this periodical is published"
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: Genghis KHAN published a weekly edition on how to dry out your sword.
It was astonishingly dull.
Full jukugo: 朝刊(ちょうかん) | morning edition ★☆☆☆☆ 朝 (morning) + 刊 (edition) = 朝刊 (morning edition)
月刊(げっかん) | monthly ★☆☆☆☆ 月 (moon) + 刊 (edition) = 月刊 (monthly)
夕刊(ゆうかん) | evening edition ★☆☆☆☆ 夕 (evening) + 刊 (edition) = 夕刊 (evening edition)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 219
Components: 干 (dry out) + (rightsword)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: morning edition
Frequency ranking: 1332

Kanji: 用
Meaning: utilize
Onyomi: YOU
First kunyomi: もち＊いる
First jukugo: 用事[ようじ]
Full header: 用 utilize
(George Michael's Moustache) + 干 (dry out)
★★★★★
5 strokes
Description: literally 用 means "utilize", but it has a more sinister meaning: 'only'. As in, men only or Japanese only.
Full onyomi: YOU | If you want to communicate between Alpine peaks, you should utilize YODELING.
Full mnemonic: | George Michael utilized a blowdryer to dry out his moustache.
Full kunyomi: もち＊いる | To use. (More formal/scientific than つかう） As in, "Please use this pencil to complete the test. NP ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 用事(ようじ) | errands ★★★★★ 用 (utilize) + 事 (action/ incident) = 用事 (errands) errands, chores, stuff to do. "I'd love to come to see your performance piece, buttttt I've got 用事。”
XXX 用(よう) | only for xxx's use ★★★★☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning, only XXX can use this water fountain.
用意(ようい) する | get set！！ ★★★☆☆ 用 (utilize) + 意 (meaning) = 用意 (get set！！) 'get set' - basically it means the same as 準備 , but the nuance is a bit more abstract. : If you’re getting prepared mentally , that’s 準備(じゅんび） . If you’re arranging stuff over the phone, use 用意 . The ‘Get set!’ in ‘Get ready! Get set! Go!’ is 用意 .
利用(りよう) する | utilize ★★☆☆☆ 利 (handy) + 用 (utilize) = 利用 (utilize) to utilize. Usually used in the sense of, 'Only students/Japanese/Scientologists can utilize this swimming pool.'
Full used In: - 角
- 備
- 再
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 220
Components: (George Michael's Moustache) + 干 (dry out)
Mnemonic: If you want to communicate between Alpine peaks, you should utilize YODELING.
George Michael utilized a blowdryer to dry out his moustache.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: To use. (More formal/scientific than つかう） As in, "Please use this pencil to complete the test.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: errands
Frequency ranking: 127

Kanji: 肝
Meaning: liver
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: きも
First jukugo: 肝臓[かんぞう]
Full header: 肝 liver
月 (moon/organ) + 干 (dry out) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | Genghis KHAN likes to dry out your liver organ before he eats it.
Full kunyomi: きも | chutzpah, courage, pluck. (Westerners of either sex believe that their daring and courage live in their balls. Japanese believe it lives in the liver/gallbladder area!) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 肝臓(かんぞう) | liver ★☆☆☆☆ 肝 (liver) + 臓 (internal organ) = 肝臓 (liver)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 221
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + 干 (dry out) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN likes to dry out your liver organ before he eats it.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: chutzpah, courage, pluck. (Westerners of either sex believe that their daring and courage live in their balls. Japanese believe it lives in the liver/gallbladder area!)
Frequency ranking: 1503

Kanji: 芋
Meaning: potato
First kunyomi: いも
First jukugo: 焼き芋[やきいも]
Full header: 芋 potato
(flowertop) + 干 (dry out)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | I dry out the potato flowers so make up your own damn mnemonic.
Full kunyomi: いも | potato KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 焼き芋(やきいも) | roast potatoes ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 焼 (roast / grill) + 芋 (potato) = 焼き芋 (roast potatoes) roast potatoes, a common thing sold at outdoor food carts.
さつま芋(さつまいも) | sweet potato! ☆☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 222
Components: (flowertop) + 干 (dry out)
Mnemonic: I dry out the potato flowers so make up your own damn mnemonic.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: roast potatoes
Frequency ranking: 1706

Kanji: 汗
Meaning: sweat
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: あせ
First jukugo: 汗臭い[あせくさい]
Full header: 汗 sweat
(waterleft) + 干 (dry out) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: KAN | you don't need to learn the onyomi.
Full mnemonic: | After a long day of pillage, Genghis KHAN sweat so much he lost water and became dried out.
Full kunyomi: あせ | sweat - (to sweat = 汗をかく) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 汗臭い(あせくさい) | to be stank because you sweat. ☆☆☆☆☆ 汗 (sweat) + 臭 (stinky and dumb xxx!) = 汗臭い (to be stank because you sweat.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
汁 | juice, soup | TEN | 十
汗 | sweat | DRY | 干
I drink juices one through TEN, but I sweat until I'm DRY again.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 223
Components: (waterleft) + 干 (dry out) Same-ON
Mnemonic: you don't need to learn the onyomi.
After a long day of pillage, Genghis KHAN sweat so much he lost water and became dried out.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: sweat - (to sweat = 汗をかく)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: to be stank because you sweat.
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1213

Kanji: 宇
Meaning: cosmos
Onyomi: U
First jukugo: 宇宙人[うちゅうじん]
Full header: 宇 cosmos
(crown) + 干 (dry out)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: U | The big bang that started the cosmos was really UUUUURUSAI!
Full mnemonic: | If you go out in the cosmos, make sure to wear a crown (helmet) otherwise you will dry out (as your blood boils and sprays out of your skull).
Full jukugo: 宇宙人(うちゅうじん) | alien ★★★☆☆ 宇 宙 (outer space) + 人 (person) = 宇宙人 (alien)
宇宙(うちゅう) | outer space ★★★☆☆ 宇 (cosmos) + 宙 (space) = 宇宙 (outer space)
宇宙船(うちゅうせん) | space ship ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 宇 宙 (outer space) + 船 (ship) = 宇宙船 (space ship)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
字 | letter | CHILD | 子
宇 | cosmos | THOUSAND | 千
学 | knowledge | MOHICAN |
The CHILD can only write one letter.
There's a THOUSAND cosmoses in string theory.
The MOHICAN punker has a knowledge of @narchy.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 224
Components: (crown) + 干 (dry out)
Mnemonic: The big bang that started the cosmos was really UUUUURUSAI!
If you go out in the cosmos, make sure to wear a crown (helmet) otherwise you will dry out (as your blood boils and sprays out of your skull).
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: alien
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1151

Kanji: 千
Meaning: thousand
Onyomi: SEN
First jukugo: 千円札[せんえんさつ]
Full header: 千 thousand
十 (ten) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
3 strokes
PN COUNTER
Full onyomi: SEN | as in, "SEND me a thousand yen. "
Full mnemonic: 'thousand' (千) and 'dry out'(干) look the same . ..except the top of thousand is tilted, but the top of dry out is FLAT. So you can recite this fresh rhyme to jog your memory: 　
'I wear a THOUSAND tilty HATS,
but I got to dry them out on a surface that is FLAT. '
Full jukugo: 千円札(せんえんさつ) | 1,000 yen bill ★★★☆☆ COUNTER 千 (thousand) + 円 (yen/circle) + 札 (card / label / bill) = 千円札 (1,000 yen bill) any money in paper form is a 'satsu' - a ten dollar bill is a $10 satsu, etc.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
千 | thousand | TILTY |
干 | dry out | FLAT |
'thousand' and 'dry out' look the same . ..except the top of thousand is tilted. So you can recite this fresh rhyme to jog your memory:
'I wear a thousand TILTY hats,
but I got to dry them out on a surface that is FLAT. '
Full used In: - 舌
- 挿
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 225
Components: 十 (ten) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: as in, "SEND me a thousand yen. "
'thousand' (千) and 'dry out'(干) look the same . ..except the top of thousand is tilted, but the top of dry out is FLAT. So you can recite this fresh rhyme to jog your memory: 　
'I wear a THOUSAND tilty HATS,
but I got to dry them out on a surface that is FLAT. '
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: 1,000 yen bill
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 97

Kanji: 舌
Meaning: tongue
Onyomi: ZETSU
First kunyomi: した
First jukugo: 猫舌[ねこじた]
Full header: 舌 tongue
千 (thousand) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: ZETSU |
Full mnemonic: | A thousand mouths speak with one tongue, and they all say:"Led ZEP'S TOO old-fashioned. Let's listen to something more cool, like Oasis." Okay, maybe not a thousand. Maybe, like three.
Full kunyomi: した | tongue ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 猫舌(ねこじた) | no hot food for me! ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 猫 (cat) + 舌 (tongue) = 猫舌 (no hot food for me!) someone who doesn't like hot (like oven-hot, not spicy) food.
毒舌(どくぜつ) | sharp-tongued ★☆☆☆☆ 毒 (poison/ addict) + 舌 (tongue) = 毒舌 (sharp-tongued) 'poison tongue' - in English, we'd say a sharp tongue
Full used In: - 話
- 活
- 辞
- 憩
- 乱
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 226
Components: 千 (thousand) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: A thousand mouths speak with one tongue, and they all say:"Led ZEP'S TOO old-fashioned. Let's listen to something more cool, like Oasis." Okay, maybe not a thousand. Maybe, like three.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: no hot food for me!
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 98

Kanji: 話
Meaning: conversation
Onyomi: WA
First kunyomi: ( と ) はな*す
First jukugo: 電話[でんわ]
Full header: 話 conversation
言 (say) + 舌 (tongue)
★★★★★
13 strokes
Full onyomi: WA |
Full mnemonic: | Christopher WALKEN has a conversation with you using his tongue to pronounce words that he says.
Full kunyomi: ( と ) はな*す | to chat (BOOBOO; If you want to ask someone if they speak Japanese, Don't ever say "nihongo hanaseru?"- that's strictly NOOB. say "Nihongo SHABERU?" instead) ★★★★★
はな＊し | a story. as in, 'Here's a little story I've got to tell. . . !' ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 電話(でんわ) | telephone ★★★★★ 電 (electricity) + 話 (conversation) = 電話 (telephone)
会話(かいわ) | conversation ★★★★☆ 会 (big meeting) + 話 (conversation) = 会話 (conversation)
英会話(えいかいわ) | English conversation school ★★★★☆ 英 (heroic) + 会 話 (conversation) = 英会話 (English conversation school) an English conversation school where nobody learns. Also, a place for housewives to meet shameless Australians.
話題(わだい) | theme ★★☆☆☆ 話 (conversation) + 題 (topic) = 話題 (theme) a theme (of a book or show) topic (of conversation)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 227
Components: 言 (say) + 舌 (tongue)
Mnemonic: Christopher WALKEN has a conversation with you using his tongue to pronounce words that he says.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to chat (BOOBOO; If you want to ask someone if they speak Japanese, Don't ever say "nihongo hanaseru?"- that's strictly NOOB. say "Nihongo SHABERU?" instead)
First jukugo meaning: telephone
Frequency ranking: 99

Kanji: 活
Meaning: vivid, lively
Onyomi: KATSU
First jukugo: 生活[せいかつ]
Full header: 活 vivid, lively
(waterleft) + 舌 (tongue)
★★★★★
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KATSU |
Full mnemonic: | Let thirsty CATS lick water with their tongue and they will become lively.
Full jukugo: 生活(せいかつ) | lifestyle ★★★★★ 生 (life / birth) + 活 (vivid, lively) = 生活 (lifestyle)
活動(かつどう) | activity ★★★☆☆ 活 (vivid, lively) + 動 (movement) = 活動 (activity ) activity - like 'Gang activity has increased in this area,' or, 'Her band's been really active this year,' etc.
で 活躍(かつやく) する | active career ★☆☆☆☆ 活 (vivid, lively) + 躍 (jump) = 活躍 (active career) used in business or showbiz - to be doing a lot of things which are getting the notice of one's peer group. To suceed in making a name for one's self. To be going places. .
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 228
Components: (waterleft) + 舌 (tongue)
Mnemonic: Let thirsty CATS lick water with their tongue and they will become lively.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: lifestyle
Frequency ranking: 371

Kanji: 辞
Meaning: quit
Onyomi: JI
First kunyomi: や＊める
First jukugo: 辞書[じしょ]
Full header: 辞 quit
舌 (tongue) + 辛 (spicy / painful)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
DUPE JERK
Description: JERK- this means quit, retire, bow, flatter, and . .. um . . dictionary??
As usual, the one word most different from the others is the one word that is most often used.
Full onyomi: JI |
Full mnemonic: | JESUS, my tongue is burning! Quit feeding me spicy food!
Full kunyomi: や＊める | to quit 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 辞書(じしょ) | dictionary ★★★★☆ 辞 (quit) + 書 (write) = 辞書 (dictionary)
お 世辞(せじ) | flattery ★☆☆☆☆ 世 (society) + 辞 (quit) = 世辞 (flattery)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
辞 | quit | TONGUE | 舌
服 | clothes | MONTH | 月
報 | data | FUN | 幸
Wack MCs should quit talking with their TONGUE,
but wearing a uniform once a month can be FUN.
We're all HAPPY with the data about your MUM (she isn't pregnant).
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 229
Components: 舌 (tongue) + 辛 (spicy / painful)
Mnemonic: JESUS, my tongue is burning! Quit feeding me spicy food!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to quit
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: dictionary
Frequency ranking: 1120

Kanji: 憩
Meaning: break at work
Onyomi: KEI
First kunyomi: いこい
First jukugo: 休憩[きゅうけい]
Full header: 憩 break at work
舌 (tongue) + 息 (son / breath)
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
Full onyomi: KEI | it's OK to take a break if you've been working for over 3 minutes.
Full mnemonic: | A break at work is when you catch your breath and talk to co-workers with your tongue.
Full kunyomi: いこい | place for recreation and relaxation - 99% used in the following one expression: 憩いの場 (ikoi no basho). ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 休憩(きゅうけい) | break-time ★★☆☆☆ 休 (rest) + 憩 (break at work) = 休憩 (break-time) break at work OR break from studying/training. Just long enough to eat some food and stretch - usually 15 minutes to an hour. .
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 230
Components: 舌 (tongue) + 息 (son / breath)
Mnemonic: it's OK to take a break if you've been working for over 3 minutes.
A break at work is when you catch your breath and talk to co-workers with your tongue.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: place for recreation and relaxation - 99% used in the following one expression: 憩いの場 (ikoi no basho).
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: break-time
Frequency ranking: 1743

Kanji: 半
Meaning: half
Onyomi: HAN
First kunyomi: なか*ば
First jukugo: 2時半[にじはん]
Full header: 半 half
干 (dry out) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★★
5 strokes
PRE PK STRONG
Description: PREFIX - you can't use this willy-nilly, but if you see it before a noun, you know it means 'half of that noun.'
Full onyomi: HAN | HAN solo was half of the crew of the Millennium Falcon.
Full mnemonic: | HALF the dots are on the left side of 干, and HALF are on the right side!
Full kunyomi: なか*ば | in the middle, halfway (mid-30s, middle of June, mid-century) KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 2時半(にじはん) | 2:30 ★★★★★ 時 (time) + 半 (half) = 2時半 (2:30)
半分(はんぶん) | one half ★★★★★ 半 (half) + 分 (understand / divide / minute) = 半分 (one half)
半年(はんとし) | half a year. ★★★★☆ KUN ON 半 (half) + 年 (year) = 半年 (half a year.)
半額(はんがく) | half-price ★★★☆☆ 半 (half) + 額 (amount of money / forehead) = 半額 (half-price) half-price, half the amount.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
半 | half | HEAD |
平 | equal / level | top is LEVEL |
only 半　（half) has a litle 'head' poking up. So say to yourself, The samurai cuts your head in HALF.
There IS no head poking up the top of "level." . . I guess you could say the top is LEVEL.
Full used In: - 判
- 伴
- 平
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 231
Components: 干 (dry out) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: HAN solo was half of the crew of the Millennium Falcon.
HALF the dots are on the left side of 干, and HALF are on the right side!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: in the middle, halfway (mid-30s, middle of June, mid-century)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: 2:30
Frequency ranking: 251

Kanji: 判
Meaning: judgement
Onyomi: HAN
First kunyomi: わか＊る
First jukugo: 批判[ひはん]する
Full header: 判 judgement
半 (half) Same-ON + 刀 (sword)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
Description: This used to mean "Official seal or stamp which stamps a document, making that document official." I guess a lot of those documents were the judgements of the ruler, because nowadays the kanji just means "to judge".
Full onyomi: HAN |
Full mnemonic: | HAN Solo judged the quality of his sword by cutting a Wookie in half.
Full kunyomi: わか＊る | A lot of dictionaries still say 判る is a synonym of 分かる. Not really. Don't bother learning 判る. ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 批判(ひはん) する | criticism ★★★☆☆ 批 (call bullshit on) + 判 (judgement) = 批判 (criticism) criticism, like "I call bullshit on the government!" or "I call bullshit on your opinion of an athlete!"
判断(はんだん) する | judge ★★★☆☆ 判 (judgement) + 断 (decision/judgement/refuse) = 判断 (judge) to judge, to deliver a verdict - but also judge like 'I wouldn't wear that skirt if I was her.'
判子(はんこ) | seal ★★★☆☆ KUN ON 判 (judgement) + 子 (child) = 判子 (seal) The little stamps that people here use instead of signatures on official documents.
評判(ひょうばん) | reputation ★★☆☆☆ 評 (art or literary criticism) + 判 (judgement) = 評判 (reputation)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
伴 | accompany | PERSON | 人
判 | judgement | SWORD | 刀
The PERSON accompanies you because he's your buddy.
I say you owe me fi' dollas, and my SWORD makes it official.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 232
Components: 半 (half) Same-ON + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: HAN Solo judged the quality of his sword by cutting a Wookie in half.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: A lot of dictionaries still say 判る is a synonym of 分かる. Not really. Don't bother learning 判る.
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: criticism
Frequency ranking: 509

Kanji: 伴
Meaning: accompany
Onyomi: HAN / BAN
First kunyomi: ( に　・　を　・　が　 ) ともな*う
First jukugo: 同伴[どうはん]する
Full header: 伴 accompany
(personleft) + 半 (half) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: HAN / BAN | HAN Solo has been BANNED from accompanying wookies into the men's room.
Full mnemonic: | Half the people accompany the other half.
Full kunyomi: ( に　・　を　・　が　 ) ともな*う | accompany, in both literal and figurative sense: Bill accompanies Doug. But also, rain accompanies high winds at this time of year (notice how it doesn't care about cause and effect) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 同伴(どうはん) する
accompany ★★☆☆☆ NP
同 (same) + 伴 (accompany) = 同伴 (accompany)
Accompany. This is like 伴う（ともなう）、but
a) limited to people , not situations.
b) it's more formal than 伴う. You'll see 同伴 on signs like, "Persons under 18 must be accompanied by a parent to this film," and things like that.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
伴 | accompany | PERSON | 人
判 | judgement | SWORD | 刀
The PERSON accompanies you because he's your buddy.
I say you owe me fi' dollas, and my SWORD makes it official.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 233
Components: (personleft) + 半 (half) Same-ON
Mnemonic: HAN Solo has been BANNED from accompanying wookies into the men's room.
Half the people accompany the other half.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: accompany, in both literal and figurative sense: Bill accompanies Doug. But also, rain accompanies high winds at this time of year (notice how it doesn't care about cause and effect)
Frequency ranking: 1300

Kanji: 平
Meaning: equal / level
Onyomi: HEI
First kunyomi: たい＊ら ( な )
First jukugo: 平気[へいき]
Full header: 平 equal / level
半 (half)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
PK
Full onyomi: HEI | Racists HATE equality. it might seem to be a cheap shot to make fun of racists in 2010, but seriously fuck these people.
Full mnemonic: | Unlike 半, the top of 平 is flat, or level, and it means 'level.' So, that's how you remember it.
Full kunyomi: たい＊ら ( な ) | flat ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 平気(へいき) | ok? ★★★★★ KIDS 平 (equal / level) + 気 (mood) = 平気 (ok?) it's ok with me. Usually phrased as a question, as in, 平気？ "Is that ok with you?" This is only used by young people - more often young women.
平和(へいわ) | peace ★★★☆☆ 平 (equal / level) + 和 (peace/ Japan) = 平和 (peace)
平日(へいじつ) | weekday ★★★☆☆ 平 (equal / level) + 日 (sun, day) = 平日 (weekday)
公平(こうへい) | fairness (opp. 不公平:ふこうへい) ★★☆☆☆ 公 (public) + 平 (equal / level) = 公平 (fairness (opp. 不公平:ふこうへい))
平等(びょうどう) に | impartial, even ★☆☆☆☆ FP 平 (equal / level) + 等 (equal /etc./plural) = 平等 (impartial, even) impartial, even-steven. (to cut the cake into equal pieces, to treat your adopted kids and your biological kids equally)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
半 | half | HEAD |
平 | equal / level | top is LEVEL |
only 半　（half) has a litle 'head' poking up. So say to yourself, The samurai cuts your head in HALF.
There IS no head poking up the top of "level." . . I guess you could say the top is LEVEL.
Full used In: - 評
- 呼
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 234
Components: 半 (half)
Mnemonic: Racists HATE equality. it might seem to be a cheap shot to make fun of racists in 2010, but seriously fuck these people.
Unlike 半, the top of 平 is flat, or level, and it means 'level.' So, that's how you remember it.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: flat
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: ok?
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 252

Kanji: 評
Meaning: art or literary criticism
Onyomi: HYOU
First jukugo: 評価[ひょうか]する
Full header: 評 art or literary criticism
言 (say) + 平 (equal / level)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: HYOU | "HE'S YOUR worst enemy." is a kind of criticism of him.
Full mnemonic: | Art criticism is saying if you think the artwork is equal to the classics of the genre.
Full jukugo: 評価(ひょうか) する | price estimate ★☆☆☆☆ 評 (art or literary criticism) + 価 (value) = 評価 (price estimate) estimate the price of something, jewels, comic books, etc.
評論(ひょうろん) | critique ★☆☆☆☆ NP 評 (art or literary criticism) + 論 (make a case for) = 評論 (critique) critique of an entire genre. More often literary (novels, plays, poems) Usually used as a noun. Art Critic: 評論者　（ひょうろんしゃ）。
批評(ひひょう) する | review ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 批 (call bullshit on) + 評 (art or literary criticism) = 批評 (review ) review of one specific performance (showbiz event, exhibition, play, etc.) More commonly used as a verb.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 235
Components: 言 (say) + 平 (equal / level)
Mnemonic: "HE'S YOUR worst enemy." is a kind of criticism of him.
Art criticism is saying if you think the artwork is equal to the classics of the genre.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: price estimate
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 851

Kanji: 呼
Meaning: call to someone
Onyomi: KO
First kunyomi: ( を or に ) よ＊ぶ
First jukugo: 呼吸[こきゅう]する
Full header: 呼 call to someone
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 平 (equal / level)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: KO |
Full mnemonic: | I call KODOMOs (子= KO ) with my mouth and they call me back equally loudly.
Full kunyomi: ( を or に ) よ＊ぶ | to call to your friends, on the street. Also, calling the police or ambulance. ★★★★☆
( に ) よ＊ばれた | To be named, or to be called . If your Pops is sometimes called Twana, you'd say,'パパがTwanaに 呼ばれた。' 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 呼吸(こきゅう) する | respiration ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 呼 (call to someone) + 吸 (suck) = 呼吸 (respiration) Doctors' word for breathing. (most people just say 息（いき））
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
咲 | bloom | HORNY |
呼 | call to someone | EQUAL | 平
When flowers bloom, it means they are HORNY (pollen and all that), but
I call my EQUALS 'homey.'
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 236
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 平 (equal / level)
Mnemonic: I call KODOMOs (子= KO ) with my mouth and they call me back equally loudly.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to call to your friends, on the street. Also, calling the police or ambulance.
First jukugo meaning: respiration
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 383

Kanji: 土
Meaning: earth
Onyomi: DO
First kunyomi: つち
First jukugo: 土曜日[どようび]
Full header: 土 earth
★★★★★
3 strokes
PK
Full onyomi: DO | DON'T pollute the earth.
Full kunyomi: つち | the ground, the soil ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 土曜日(どようび) | Saturday ★★★★★ KUN ON 土 (earth) + 曜 日 (day of week) = 土曜日 (Saturday)
お土産(おみやげ) | souvenir ★★★☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA 土 (earth) + 産 (childbirth, production of things) = お土産 (souvenir )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
土 | earth | BOTTOM LINE LONGER |
士 | samurai radical | TOP LINE LONGER |
Earth (土 ) basically represents across planted on the ground. The bottom stroke is longer, because it is the horizon, extending a million miles in each direction.
Whereas, in Samurai,(士) the top stroke is longer, because he's angry and has both arms ethe top stroke is longer, because he's angry and has both arms extended to cut you with his swords, because you rose up against the unjust feudal system. Or whatever. I just am not feeling those guys.
Full used In: - 均
- 壊
- 里
- 埋
- 坊
- 吐
- 塾
- 士
- 塩
- 猿
- 社
- 走
- 墓
- 王
- 境
- 煙
- 壁
- 書
- 増
- 堂
- 周
- 堪
- 基
- 地
- 遠
- 園
- 堕
- 在
- 座
- 塊
- 型
- 場
- 至
- 域
- 堅
- 圧
- 坂
- 塗
- 城
- 寺
- 塔
- 赤
- 舎
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 237
Mnemonic: DON'T pollute the earth.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: the ground, the soil
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: Saturday
Frequency ranking: 30

Kanji: 里
Meaning: village
Onyomi: RI
First kunyomi: さと
Full header: 里 village
田 (rice field) + 土 (earth)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
PN SOLO
Full onyomi: RI | In the village , we keep it REAL.
Full mnemonic: | We built our village on the earth right next to the rice field . Short commute time, "If you lived here you'd be home right now," and etc.
Full kunyomi: さと | refers to small villages in general, as in "Country life is more peaceful than city life." （BOOBOO: if you want to talk about a particular village, generally you'd say 村　（むら）） 里 also has the nuance of being the village where you are from (used when nostalgic). Also,　you use　里 when a wife leaves her husband - "She went back to the sato."　 ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
早 | early | SUN | 日
古 | old | NO SUN |
里 | village | RICE FIELD | 田
The SUN comes up early, but if there is NO SUN, the day is old.
The village is next to a RICE FIELD.
Full used In: - 量
- 童
- 黒
- 埋
- 黙
- 理
- 裏
- 野
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 238
Components: 田 (rice field) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: In the village , we keep it REAL.
We built our village on the earth right next to the rice field . Short commute time, "If you lived here you'd be home right now," and etc.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: refers to small villages in general, as in "Country life is more peaceful than city life." （BOOBOO: if you want to talk about a particular village, generally you'd say 村　（むら）） 里 also has the nuance of being the village where you are from (used when nostalgic). Also,　you use　里 when a wife leaves her husband - "She went back to the sato."
Frequency ranking: 149

Kanji: 量
Meaning: quantity
Onyomi: RYOU
First kunyomi: はか＊る
First jukugo: 大量[たいりょう]
Full header: 量 quantity
旦 (danna (husband)) + 里 (village)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: RYOU | as in,'We gotta REORDER the merchandise, the present quantity is insufficient. '
Full mnemonic: | The quantity of husbands in the lesbian village is quite small.
Full kunyomi: はか＊る | to measure an amount - used mostly about weight, but also quantity or volume. ★★★☆☆
りょう | quantity LAZY ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 大量(たいりょう) | a huge amount ★☆☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 量 (quantity) = 大量 (a huge amount) a huge amount, a big-ass quantity
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 239
Components: 旦 (danna (husband)) + 里 (village)
Mnemonic: as in,'We gotta REORDER the merchandise, the present quantity is insufficient. '
The quantity of husbands in the lesbian village is quite small.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to measure an amount - used mostly about weight, but also quantity or volume.
First jukugo meaning: a huge amount
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 879

Kanji: 黒
Meaning: black
Onyomi: KOKU
First kunyomi: くろ*い
First jukugo: 黒人[こくじん]
Full header: 黒 black
里 (village) + (firebottom)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KOKU |
Full mnemonic: | After we burn the village in a COKE -freebasing accident, nothing remains but blackened ash.
Full kunyomi: くろ*い | black color ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 黒人(こくじん) | Black person ★★★★☆ NEO 黒 (black) + 人 (person) = 黒人 (Black person)
白黒(しろくろ) | black-and-white ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 白 (white) + 黒 (black) = 白黒 (black-and-white)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 240
Components: 里 (village) + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: After we burn the village in a COKE -freebasing accident, nothing remains but blackened ash.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: black color
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: Black person
Frequency ranking: 467

Kanji: 童
Meaning: kid
Onyomi: DOU
First kunyomi: わらべ
First jukugo: 童話[どうわ]
Full header: 童 kid
立 (stand up) + 里 (village)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: DOU | Kids say DOH when they miss their cartoons.
Full mnemonic: | "It takes a village to raise a child" ...In this case, the village is literally raising the kid above it. Perhaps there is a trampoline. Who knows? Villagers with their crazy customs nowadays.
Full kunyomi: わらべ | an archaic, literary/poetic word for child. Usually seen on CDs for childrens' songs: わらべのうた。 ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 童話(どうわ) | a childrens' story or fairy tale ★★☆☆☆ 童 (kid) + 話 (conversation) = 童話 (a childrens' story or fairy tale)
童貞(どうてい) | male virgin ★★☆☆☆ 童 (kid) + 貞 (chastity) = 童貞 (male virgin) male virgin. BOOBOO: You'd think that female virgin would also use this kanji, but no. A lady with a hymen is a 処女。- 'managed woman.' Oh snapppppz!!!
児童(じどう) | children ★☆☆☆☆ NP 児 (baby) + 童 (kid) = 児童 (children) children - usually this word is found on signs like "children's room of the library" or "child services" or "daycare room"
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
童 | kid | VILLAGE | 里
章 | emblem / chapter | EARLY | 早
The kid is from the VILLAGE,
so he got his badge EARLY.
(it's the village where they make the badges, I guess. Who knows at this point)
Full used In: - 憧
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 241
Components: 立 (stand up) + 里 (village)
Mnemonic: Kids say DOH when they miss their cartoons.
"It takes a village to raise a child" ...In this case, the village is literally raising the kid above it. Perhaps there is a trampoline. Who knows? Villagers with their crazy customs nowadays.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: an archaic, literary/poetic word for child. Usually seen on CDs for childrens' songs: わらべのうた。
First jukugo meaning: a childrens' story or fairy tale
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1415

Kanji: 憧
Meaning: yearn for
First kunyomi: あこが＊れる
Full header: 憧 yearn for
(leftheart) + 童 (kid)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | My heart yearns for my kid.
Full kunyomi: あこが＊れる | long for, yearn for (world domination, a soul-mate, revenge) (but usually a soul-mate) ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 242
Components: (leftheart) + 童 (kid)
Mnemonic: My heart yearns for my kid.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: long for, yearn for (world domination, a soul-mate, revenge) (but usually a soul-mate)
Frequency ranking: 1741

Kanji: 埋
Meaning: bury
Onyomi: MAI
First kunyomi: ( を ) う＊める
First jukugo: 埋め合わせ[うめあわせ]
Full header: 埋 bury
土 (earth) + 里 (village)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: MAI |
Full mnemonic: | I bury MY family in the earth of the same village where we were born.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) う＊める | I bury it. ★★☆☆☆
( が ) う＊もれる | It got buried. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 埋め合わせ(うめあわせ) | compensate for, ★☆☆☆☆ 埋 (bury) + 合 (to suit) = 埋め合わせ (compensate for,) to compensate for, as in, "He got a SUV to compensate for having a small cock."　（used like this: ｘｘｘ産め合わせ　として、ｙｙｙ！）
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
理 | reason | king | 王
埋 | bury | earth | 土
The KING is the reason that I'm buried in the EARTH. (I fucked his wizard)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 243
Components: 土 (earth) + 里 (village)
Mnemonic: I bury MY family in the earth of the same village where we were born.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I bury it.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: compensate for,
Frequency ranking: 1214

Kanji: 坊
Meaning: boy / monk
Onyomi: BOU
First kunyomi: ( お ) ぼう ( さん )
First jukugo: 赤ん坊[あかんぼう]
Full header: 坊 boy / monk
土 (earth) + 方 (direction / method / person) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: BOU | That boy can BOWL, he must have God on his side!
Full mnemonic: | The young priest turned in the direction of the earth to pray.
Full kunyomi: ( お ) ぼう ( さん ) | a casual way to refer to a monk ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 赤ん坊(あかんぼう) | baby ★★☆☆☆ 赤 (red) + 坊 (boy / monk) = 赤ん坊 (baby)
寝坊(ねぼう) する | sleep late, oversleep ★☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 寝 (go to bed) + 坊 (boy / monk) = 寝坊 (sleep late, oversleep)
坊主(ぼうず) | Buddhist priest ★☆☆☆☆ ABU 坊 (boy / monk) + 主 (master/mainly) = 坊主 (Buddhist priest) kind of a disrespectful word for a Buddhist priest - like calling a catholic Father, "Hey, Pops!" . . . but for a young boy whose real name you don't know, it's a totally appropriate nickname. Weeeird.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
妨 | prevent | GIRL | 女
訪 | formal visit | TALK | 言
坊 | boy / monk | GROUND | 土
放 | release | DIRECTOR |
防 | ward off | TOWN |
You prevent the GIRL to go,
From visiting and TALKING to her beau.
(because you're jealous)
The boy stands on the GROUND
Until the DIRECTOR releases the hounds.
and then he's warded away from that TOWN.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 244
Components: 土 (earth) + 方 (direction / method / person) Same-ON
Mnemonic: That boy can BOWL, he must have God on his side!
The young priest turned in the direction of the earth to pray.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a casual way to refer to a monk
First jukugo meaning: baby
Frequency ranking: 1118

Kanji: 吐
Meaning: puke
Onyomi: TO
First kunyomi: は*く
First jukugo: 吐き気[はきけ]
Full header: 吐 puke
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 土 (earth)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: TO |
Full mnemonic: | Your mouth pukes up half-digested ramen onto the earth and you have to Take Off your pants and wash them.
Full kunyomi: は*く | puke (or, emit - as in, "The flaming building emitted gouts of smoke.") ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 吐き気(はきけ) | nausea ★★★☆☆ FP 吐 (puke) + 気 (mood) = 吐き気 (nausea)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
叶 | dream come true | TEN | 十
吐 | puke | GROUND | 土
If I got TEN wishes, I would wish to puke on the GROUND.(that would be like around #8. the first couple would be world peace or something)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 245
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: Your mouth pukes up half-digested ramen onto the earth and you have to Take Off your pants and wash them.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: puke (or, emit - as in, "The flaming building emitted gouts of smoke.")
First jukugo meaning: nausea
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1073

Kanji: 塾
Meaning: cram school
Onyomi: JUKU
First kunyomi: じゅく
Full header: 塾 cram school
(beret) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 子 (child) + 丸 (round) + 土 (earth)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
ILL PAIR SOLO
Full onyomi: JUKU |
Full mnemonic: | All the kids at cram school have to wear berets and open their mouths round so the teachers can cram dirt inside. That's all it's good for - the 'education' is nothing but dirt, useless crap that deprives them of a useful childhood. Fuck The Man!
Full kunyomi: じゅく | after-school cram school ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
塾 | cram school | EARTH | 土
熟 | get good at | BURNING | 火
LOOKALIKES:
The cram school is built on EARTH, but you get good at BURNING it down.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 246
Components: (beret) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 子 (child) + 丸 (round) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: All the kids at cram school have to wear berets and open their mouths round so the teachers can cram dirt inside. That's all it's good for - the 'education' is nothing but dirt, useless crap that deprives them of a useful childhood. Fuck The Man!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: after-school cram school
Frequency ranking: 1692

Kanji: 士
Meaning: samurai radical
Onyomi: SHI
First jukugo: 兵士[へいし]
Full header: 士 samurai radical
(samurai radical) 土 (earth)
★★★☆☆
3 strokes
BETA PK STRONG SUF
Description: The actual kanji for 'samurai' is '侍.'
But in school, all the teachers tell you that 士　means samurai, so what the fuck. So, this is the 'samurai radical'.
It is never used by itself, but it means "violent or socially respected job."
Full onyomi: SHI | SHE's harrier than most male samurai. Ironic? Maybe. Sexy, you bet.
Full mnemonic: This is basically earth (土), but instead of the bottom stroke being long, the top stroke is long.
You can think of it like this: The bottom stroke of earth (土 ) is longer, because the bottom stroke represents the horizon, extending a million miles in each direction.
Whereas, in Samurai,(士) the top stroke is longer, because he's angry and has both arms extended to cut you with his swords, because you rose up against the unjust feudal system. Or whatever. I just am not feeling those guys.
Full jukugo: 兵士(へいし) | infantryman, low-ranking soldier ★★☆☆☆ 兵 (soldier) + 士 (samurai radical) = 兵士 (infantryman, low-ranking soldier)
武士(ぶし) | samurai ★★☆☆☆ 武 (military) + 士 (samurai radical) = 武士 (samurai) White kids say 'samurai', but real Japanese usually say ぶし. It can also be used to refer to the whole social class, as in　武士精神 （ぶしせいしん = samruai spirit) or　武士道 （ぶしどう = the honor-code of the samurai)
力士(りきし) | Sumo rassler ★★☆☆☆ FP 力 (strong) + 士 (samurai radical) = 力士 (Sumo rassler)
消防士(しょうぼうし) | firefighter ★★☆☆☆ 消 (erase) + 防 (ward off) + 士 (samurai radical) = 消防士 (firefighter)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
土 | earth | BOTTOM LINE LONGER |
士 | samurai radical | TOP LINE LONGER |
Earth (土 ) basically represents across planted on the ground. The bottom stroke is longer, because it is the horizon, extending a million miles in each direction.
Whereas, in Samurai,(士) the top stroke is longer, because he's angry and has both arms ethe top stroke is longer, because he's angry and has both arms extended to cut you with his swords, because you rose up against the unjust feudal system. Or whatever. I just am not feeling those guys.
Full used In: - 鼓
- 仕
- 志
- 吉
- 売
- 壮
- 声
- 喜
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 247
Components: (samurai radical) 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: SHE's harrier than most male samurai. Ironic? Maybe. Sexy, you bet.
This is basically earth (土), but instead of the bottom stroke being long, the top stroke is long.
You can think of it like this: The bottom stroke of earth (土 ) is longer, because the bottom stroke represents the horizon, extending a million miles in each direction.
Whereas, in Samurai,(士) the top stroke is longer, because he's angry and has both arms extended to cut you with his swords, because you rose up against the unjust feudal system. Or whatever. I just am not feeling those guys.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: infantryman, low-ranking soldier
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 220

Kanji: 仕
Meaning: work
Onyomi: SHI
First jukugo: 仕事[しごと]
Full header: 仕 work
(personleft) + 士 (samurai radical) Same-ON
★★★★☆
5 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE is a person who works as a samurai.
Full jukugo: 仕事(しごと) | one's job, one's work. ★★★★★ KUN ON 仕 (work) + 事 (action/ incident) = 仕事 (one's job, one's work. )
仕方(しかた) | way to do something ★★★★☆ 仕 (work) + 方 (direction / method / person) = 仕方 (way to do something) Most often used in the negative: 'Shikata ga nai.' as in, 'fuck it.'
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
仕 | work | PERSON | 人
社 | company | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
The PERSON works,
but the company makes porn for NECROPHILIAC jerks.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 248
Components: (personleft) + 士 (samurai radical) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SHE is a person who works as a samurai.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: one's job, one's work.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 267

Kanji: 志
Meaning: intention, volition
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: こころざ*し
First jukugo: 意志[いし]
Full header: 志 intention, volition
士 (samurai radical) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE's got the intention to win the heart of a samurai. (FYI she watches too much anime)
Full kunyomi: こころざ*し | an ambition or intention ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 意志(いし) | will or volition ★★★☆☆ 意 (meaning) + 志 (intention, volition) = 意志 (will or volition) will or volition (as in, willpower, against his will, etc.)
闘志(とうし) | fightin' spirit ☆☆☆☆☆ 闘 (struggle) + 志 (intention, volition) = 闘志 (fightin' spirit) fightin' spirit, pluck, moxie, NUTZ
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
恵 | do a favor | TNT plunger |
恩 | kindness | ORIGINATES | 因
志 | intention, volition | SAMURAI | 士
You do a favor to Wile E. Coyote by giving him a TNT PLUNGER,
But kindness ORIGINATES in the heart.
She has the intention of becoming a SAMURAI.
Full used In: - 誌
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 249
Components: 士 (samurai radical) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: SHE's got the intention to win the heart of a samurai. (FYI she watches too much anime)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: an ambition or intention
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: will or volition
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 709

Kanji: 吉
Meaning: good omen
Onyomi: KITSU
First kunyomi: きち
First jukugo: 不吉[ふきつ]な
Full header: 吉 good omen
士 (samurai radical) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KITSU |
Full mnemonic: | It's considered good omen if a samurai kisses a FOX (in Japanese: KITSUne) on the mouth.
Full kunyomi: きち | 90% of the time this is only used in fortune-telling. Usually used like this: 吉　（きち）(good omen) or 不吉な兆し　（ふきちなきざし）bad omen LAZY ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 不吉(ふきつ) な | inauspicious, dark, ill-omened ★☆☆☆☆ 不 (un) + 吉 (good omen) = 不吉 (inauspicious, dark, ill-omened)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
吉 | good omen | SAMURAI | 士
告 | inform | THROW |
克 | overcome | LEGS |
Seeing a SAMURAI is a good omen,
but you THROW information to your friends - 'Hey I just saw a damn samurai!'
Steve Austin overcame the loss of his LEGS and went on to fight crime as the six million dollar man.
Full used In: - 詰
- 結
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 250
Components: 士 (samurai radical) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: It's considered good omen if a samurai kisses a FOX (in Japanese: KITSUne) on the mouth.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: 90% of the time this is only used in fortune-telling. Usually used like this: 吉　（きち）(good omen) or 不吉な兆し　（ふきちなきざし）bad omen
First jukugo meaning: inauspicious, dark, ill-omened
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 254

Kanji: 詰
Meaning: cram in
Onyomi: KITSU
First kunyomi: ( を ) つ＊める
First jukugo: 鼻詰まり[はなづまり]
Full header: 詰 cram in
言 (say) + 吉 (good omen) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: KITSU | We crammed the fox (KITSUne) into the bag.
Full mnemonic: | It's a good omen if a rapper can cram in a lot of sayings in 16 bars.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) つ＊める | I cram stuff in. ★★☆☆☆
( が ) つ＊まる | to be crammed full. Usually said of closets, suitcases or stuffy noses. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 鼻詰まり(はなづまり) | stuffy nose ★★☆☆☆ 鼻 (nose) + 詰 (cram in) = 鼻詰まり (stuffy nose) stuffy nose (literally, 'crammed nose'!)
詰め込む(つめこむ) | to cram, jam, pack. ★☆☆☆☆ 詰 (cram in) + 込 (get crowded) = 詰め込む (to cram, jam, pack. )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
誌 | magazine | HEARTS | 心
詰 | cram in | MOUTH | 口
結 | bind | STRING | 糸
You write a romance magazine about HEARTS,
but you cram stuff in your MOUTH.
You bind with STRING。
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 251
Components: 言 (say) + 吉 (good omen) Same-ON
Mnemonic: We crammed the fox (KITSUne) into the bag.
It's a good omen if a rapper can cram in a lot of sayings in 16 bars.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I cram stuff in.
First jukugo meaning: stuffy nose
Frequency ranking: 1019

Kanji: 結
Meaning: bind
Onyomi: KETSU
First kunyomi: むす*ぶ
First jukugo: 結局[けっきょく]
Full header: 結 bind
糸 (string) + 吉 (good omen)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: KETSU |
Full mnemonic: | It's a good omen to bind KETCHUP with string - it means you can't spill your ketchup!
Full kunyomi: むす*ぶ | tie a knot. tie your shoelaces. ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 結局(けっきょく) | in the end, or "after all" ★★★★★ 結 (bind) + 局 (department) = 結局 (in the end, or "after all")
結婚(けっこん) する | to marry ★★★★★ 結 (bind) + 婚 (marriage) = 結婚 (to marry) to marry (to be married to xxx-san = ｘｘｘさん　に　結婚　してる）
結果(けっか) | result ★★★☆☆ 結 (bind) + 果 (fruit　/ result) = 結果 (result)
結構(けっこう) です。
ok / no thanks / very ★★★☆☆ JERK 1/2 KANA
結 (bind) + 構 (set up / care about) = 結構 (ok / no thanks / very)
this has 3 meanings, each used just as often as the others .
1)literally, "OK."
2) "No thank you" (just like American women, Japanese people use 'That's ok' to mean 'No.'!)
3) "Very much" : You often hear people saying, "Kekkou atsui ne!" ("It's very hot today, eh?")
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
誌 | magazine | HEARTS | 心
詰 | cram in | MOUTH | 口
結 | bind | STRING | 糸
You write a romance magazine about HEARTS,
but you cram stuff in your MOUTH.
You bind with STRING。
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 252
Components: 糸 (string) + 吉 (good omen)
Mnemonic: It's a good omen to bind KETCHUP with string - it means you can't spill your ketchup!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: tie a knot. tie your shoelaces.
First jukugo meaning: in the end, or "after all"
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 255

Kanji: 誌
Meaning: magazine
Onyomi: SHI
First jukugo: 雑誌[ざっし]
Full header: 誌 magazine
言 (say) + 志 (intention, volition) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE's got the intention to say her opinions in a magazine column.
Full jukugo: 雑誌(ざっし) | magazine ★★★☆☆ 雑 (miscellaneous , random) + 誌 (magazine) = 雑誌 (magazine)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
認 | admit | NINJA | 忍
誌 | magazine | SAMURAI | 士
The NINJA had to admit that the magazine is about SAMURAI.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
誌 | magazine | HEARTS | 心
詰 | cram in | MOUTH | 口
結 | bind | STRING | 糸
You write a romance magazine about HEARTS,
but you cram stuff in your MOUTH.
You bind with STRING。
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 253
Components: 言 (say) + 志 (intention, volition) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SHE's got the intention to say her opinions in a magazine column.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1060

Meaning: dizzy
Full header: dizzy
(top radical) 土 (earth) + 一 (one/line radical)
Description: Because it's like the "ground" radical (土）but the ground is all spinning:
One minute it's straight, the next minute it is tilted. It must be DRUUUUGGSS
Full used In: - 老
- 孝
- 者
- 考
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 254
Components: (top radical) 土 (earth) + 一 (one/line radical)
Frequency ranking: 62

Kanji: 老
Meaning: get old
Onyomi: ROU
First kunyomi: ( に　・　を ) ふ*けてる
First jukugo: 老人[ろうじん]
Full header: 老 get old
(dizzy) + (heel)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: ROU | A bunch of old people in a ROW, (waiting for the Social Security office to open. )
Full mnemonic: | The old man was so senile he got dizzy while walking and fell on his heel.
Full kunyomi: ( に　・　を ) ふ*けてる | to get old, a somewhat perjorative term: Danny Glover saying 'I'm too old for this shit!' - "Dumbledore's getting old, he makes mistakes."Also means "To be a kid but look older than you are." ☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) お＊いる | another word for 'to get old, to age', but without the perjorative connotation of ふける。 ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 老人(ろうじん) | old person.Not rude. ★★★☆☆ 老 (get old) + 人 (person) = 老人 (old person.Not rude.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
老 | get old | HEEL |
考 | consider | PIRATE HOOK |
Getting old is my Achilles' HEEL, but I'm considering getting a PIRATE HOOK.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 255
Components: (dizzy) + (heel)
Mnemonic: A bunch of old people in a ROW, (waiting for the Social Security office to open. )
The old man was so senile he got dizzy while walking and fell on his heel.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to get old, a somewhat perjorative term: Danny Glover saying 'I'm too old for this shit!' - "Dumbledore's getting old, he makes mistakes."Also means "To be a kid but look older than you are."
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: old person.Not rude.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 542

Kanji: 孝
Meaning: filial piety
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 不孝者[ふこうもの]
Full header: 孝 filial piety
(dizzy) + 子 (child)
★☆☆☆☆
7 strokes
BETA PN
Description: Sometimes this is used in people's names - which is pretty optimistic, if you ask me, naming your own child "filial piety." That's like naming your daughter "You're Not Leaving This House With That On Smith" or something.
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | Out of filial piety, the child does the COCAINE his parents offer him, and he gets dizzy. That is a family with problems.
Full jukugo: 不孝者(ふこうもの) | un-filial child! ☆☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 不 (un) + 孝 (filial piety) + 者 (professional) = 不孝者 (un-filial child!)
親孝行(おやこうこう) | filial piety! ☆☆☆☆☆ CCW KUN ON 親 (parents/kindness) + 孝 (filial piety) + 行 (go) = 親孝行 (filial piety! )
Full used In: - 教
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 256
Components: (dizzy) + 子 (child)
Mnemonic: Out of filial piety, the child does the COCAINE his parents offer him, and he gets dizzy. That is a family with problems.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: un-filial child!
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1128

Kanji: 者
Meaning: professional
Onyomi: SHA
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) もの
First jukugo: 若者[わかもの]
Full header: 者 professional
(dizzy) + 日 (sun, day)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
COCK STRONG
Description: COCK - when it's used with the ON-yomi, it means 'professional', but when it's used with the KUN-yomi, it just means 'person.'
What makes it even more fucked: there's no way to guess which is which. Because they're grammatically identical! (both are suffixes with no okurigana to give you a hint)
Even more fucked: the pronunciation of the 'person' meaning of 者 is the same as the word for 'thing.' （物） This kanji is just incredibly retarded.
STRONG RADICAL: almost all kanji which incorporate this radical are pronounced SHO. Even though its own kunyomi is SHA!!!
Just keeps getting worse, don't it?!?
Full onyomi: SHA |
Full mnemonic: | The professional SHALL work all day until they get dizzy!
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) もの | person SUF ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 若者(わかもの) | young person ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 若 (young) + 者 (professional) = 若者 (young person) young person - example of the kunyomi (もの） suffix
記者(きしゃ) | reporter ★★☆☆☆ 記 (diary) + 者 (professional) = 記者 (reporter) reporter
ばか者(ばかもの) | dummy ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN dumb person - example of the kunyomi (もの) suffix.
科学者(かがくしゃ) | scientist ★★☆☆☆ 科 学 (science) + 者 (professional) = 科学者 (scientist)
芸者(げいしゃ) | geisha ★☆☆☆☆ 芸 (art) + 者 (professional) = 芸者 (geisha) what Asian chicks in college get mad about
Full used In: - 著
- 緒
- 諸
- 署
- 暑
- 煮
- 賭
- 都
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 257
Components: (dizzy) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: The professional SHALL work all day until they get dizzy!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: person
First jukugo meaning: young person
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 63

Kanji: 著
Meaning: author
Onyomi: CHO
First kunyomi: いちじる*しい
First jukugo: 著者[ちょしゃ]
Full header: 著 author
(flowertop) + 者 (professional)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: CHO | I CHOKED an author once, because he didn't like my Condi Rice / Miss Piggy fan-fiction.
Full mnemonic: | The professional author wrote a book on flowers.
Full kunyomi: いちじる*しい | remarkable, notable (a striking mismatch between two things, a marked decline in white blood cells, a significant effect on the disease, a glaring weakness, a marked success) ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 著者(ちょしゃ) | "this author" ★☆☆☆☆ 著 (author) + 者 (professional) = 著者 ("this author") the way pretentious authors refer to themselves in the book: "As this author has said before, blah blah blah."
著作権(ちょさくけん) | copyright ★☆☆☆☆ 著 (author) + 作 (make) + 権 (rights) = 著作権 (copyright)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 258
Components: (flowertop) + 者 (professional)
Mnemonic: I CHOKED an author once, because he didn't like my Condi Rice / Miss Piggy fan-fiction.
The professional author wrote a book on flowers.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: remarkable, notable (a striking mismatch between two things, a marked decline in white blood cells, a significant effect on the disease, a glaring weakness, a marked success)
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: "this author"
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1133

Kanji: 緒
Meaning: together
Onyomi: SHO
First jukugo: 一緒[いっしょ]に
Full header: 緒 together
糸 (string) + 者 (professional) Same-ON
★★★★★
14 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: SHO | SEE HER OCELOTS play together.
Full mnemonic: | The professional rappers Wu-Tang Clan wrote a string of hits together.
Full jukugo: 一緒(いっしょ) に | together ★★★★★ 一 (one) + 緒 (together) = 一緒 (together)
内緒(ないしょ) | confidential ★★★☆☆ KIDS 内 (the inside) + 緒 (together) = 内緒 (confidential) usually defined as 'confidential,' but that makes it sound more serious than it is - like a spy document or something. Actually, 内緒 is kind of a kids' word. "Keep this information between us two."
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 259
Components: 糸 (string) + 者 (professional) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SEE HER OCELOTS play together.
The professional rappers Wu-Tang Clan wrote a string of hits together.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 694

Kanji: 諸
Meaning: various
Onyomi: SHO
First jukugo: 諸々[もろもろ]のxxx
Full header: 諸 various
言 (say) + 者 (professional) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHO | s.h.o. stands for :SEE HER various OCELOTS.
Full mnemonic: | Go talk to various professionals about doing the job.
Full kunyomi: | ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 諸々(もろもろ) のxxx | all kinds of xxx. ★★☆☆☆
諸君(しょくん) | Gentlemen! ★☆☆☆☆ F 諸 (various) + 君 (buddy) = 諸君 (Gentlemen!) Gentlemen! My friends! (Usually used by an upper person addressing a crowd of lower people, like a speech situation)
諸(しょ) XXX | various XXX ★☆☆☆☆ PRE PREFIX meaning 'various XXX' (usually used with countries, opinions, factions, problems ,etc.) (pretty much the same as the '々' kanji)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
暑 | hot place | TWO SUNS | 日
署 | government office | NETS |
諸 | various | TALK | 言
The place is hot because it has TWO SUNS.
The govt office is a beureacratic NET.
We TALK about various things.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 260
Components: 言 (say) + 者 (professional) Same-ON
Mnemonic: s.h.o. stands for :SEE HER various OCELOTS.
Go talk to various professionals about doing the job.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: all kinds of xxx.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 893

Kanji: 署
Meaning: government office
Onyomi: SHO
First jukugo: 警察署[けいさつしょ]
Full header: 署 government office
(net) + 者 (professional) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHO | I SAW HER OCELOTS at the government office.
Full mnemonic: | The government office is a net where professional bureaucrats are caught for the day.
Full jukugo: 警察署(けいさつしょ) | police station ★★☆☆☆ 警 察 (police) + 署 (government office) = 警察署 (police station)
消防署(しょうぼうしょ) | fire station ☆☆☆☆☆ 消 (erase) + 防 (ward off) + 署 (government office) = 消防署 (fire station)
署名(しょめい) する | sign an official document ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 署 (government office) + 名 (name, famous) = 署名 (sign an official document) to sign an official document.(this sounds useless, but if you go to do any paperwork with the immigration people, they'll give you a form with this word on it)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
暑 | hot place | TWO SUNS | 日
署 | government office | NETS |
諸 | various | TALK | 言
The place is hot because it has TWO SUNS.
The govt office is a beureacratic NET.
We TALK about various things.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 261
Components: (net) + 者 (professional) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I SAW HER OCELOTS at the government office.
The government office is a net where professional bureaucrats are caught for the day.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: police station
Frequency ranking: 1482

Kanji: 暑
Meaning: hot place
Onyomi: SHO
First kunyomi: あつ＊い
First jukugo: 蒸し暑い[むしあつい]
Full header: 暑 hot place
日 (sun, day) + 者 (professional) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SHO |
Full mnemonic: | Hot sunshine roasts the professional.
Full kunyomi: あつ＊い | hot weather, a place with a hot climate ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 蒸し暑い(むしあつい) | humid ★★★☆☆ 蒸 (humid) + 暑 (hot place) = 蒸し暑い (humid)
暑がり(あつがり) | sensitive to hot weather. ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
暑 | hot place | TWO SUNS | 日
署 | government office | NETS |
諸 | various | TALK | 言
The place is hot because it has TWO SUNS.
The govt office is a beureacratic NET.
We TALK about various things.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 262
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 者 (professional) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Hot sunshine roasts the professional.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: hot weather, a place with a hot climate
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: humid
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1468

Kanji: 煮
Meaning: simmer/stew
Onyomi: SHA
First kunyomi: ( を ) に＊る
First jukugo: 煮物[にもの]
Full header: 煮 simmer/stew
者 (professional) Same-ON + (firebottom)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SHA |
Full mnemonic: | The professional cook SHALL always stew food using fire, not a damn microwave.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) に＊る | boil (potato) or simmer (a sauce or stew or onabe) ★★★☆☆
( が ) に＊える | it gets boiled or cooked ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 煮物(にもの) | boiled food ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 煮 (simmer/stew) + 物 (animal / thing) = 煮物 (boiled food)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 263
Components: 者 (professional) Same-ON + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: The professional cook SHALL always stew food using fire, not a damn microwave.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: boil (potato) or simmer (a sauce or stew or onabe)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: boiled food
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1520

Meaning: turkey
Full header: turkey
PK
Description: I swear, that is what all the books say!
This is much more complex than most radicals. On the good side, though, it is so common that you can't NOT learn it.
Full used In: - 離
- 焦
- 無
- 維
- 唯
- 誰
- 準
- 護
- 馬
- 雌
- 推
- 集
- 稚
- 雑
- 進
- 獲
- 奮
- 難
- 雇
- 奪
- 雅
- 催
- 携
- 雄
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 264
Frequency ranking: 192

Kanji: 焦
Meaning: char / scorch
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) こ＊がす
Full header: 焦 char / scorch
(turkey) + (firebottom)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | Don't SHOW off your cooking, that roast turkey is pretty clearly scorched in the fire.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) こ＊がす | to char or scortch. Like char-broiled beef. Also, often used with hot, passionate emotions: burning with the fiiiire of looooooveeeee!!!!!!!!!!!! ★★☆☆☆
( が ) こ＊げる | it gets scorched ★★☆☆☆
( が ) あせ＊る | to be in a hurry, impatient KANA ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
無 | without | NO HEAD |
焦 | char / scorch | HEAD |
OK,without (無) is basically like the "scorch" kanji ( 焦）　but WITHOUT the little line that sticks up in the center.
As usual, we'll call the sticky-uppy line a 'head'.
So you can say,
The top of WITHOUT is flat, because it's WITHOUT a 'HEAD'.
Or, alternatively, "You're scorching my HEAD!!!"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 265
Components: (turkey) + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: Don't SHOW off your cooking, that roast turkey is pretty clearly scorched in the fire.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to char or scortch. Like char-broiled beef. Also, often used with hot, passionate emotions: burning with the fiiiire of looooooveeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1396

Kanji: 無
Meaning: without
Onyomi: MU
First kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘ ) な＊い
First jukugo: 無料[むりょう]
Full header: 無 without
(turkey) + (firebottom)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
PRE SUF
Description: This is the kanji for ない, although it is seldom used anymore.
Full onyomi: MU | you can't say MOO without a cow!
Full mnemonic: | OK, this is basically like "scorch" kanji ( 焦）　but WITHOUT the little 'head' in the center: The top of 無 is flat, WITHOUT a 'head'.
Full kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘ ) な＊い | SUFFIX which turns the previous word into a negative. 金＝money。 金無い＝ no money. KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 無料(むりょう) | free ★★★★☆ 無 (without) + 料 (ingredients / fees) = 無料 (free) free (not like Martin Luther King, I mean free like a free magazine full of articles on how to become a stripper)
無理(むり) | impossible ★★★☆☆ 無 (without) + 理 (reason) = 無理 (impossible)
無視(むし) する | to ignore or snub someone or something. ★★★☆☆ 無 (without) + 視 (peer at) = 無視 (to ignore or snub someone or something.)
xxx　の 無駄(むだ) | waste ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 無 (without) + 駄 (bad quality) = 無駄 (waste ) a waste of something (time, money)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
無 | without | NO HEAD |
焦 | char / scorch | HEAD |
OK,without (無) is basically like the "scorch" kanji ( 焦）　but WITHOUT the little line that sticks up in the center.
As usual, we'll call the sticky-uppy line a 'head'.
So you can say,
The top of WITHOUT is flat, because it's WITHOUT a 'HEAD'.
Or, alternatively, "You're scorching my HEAD!!!"
Full used In: - 舞
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 266
Components: (turkey) + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: you can't say MOO without a cow!
OK, this is basically like "scorch" kanji ( 焦）　but WITHOUT the little 'head' in the center: The top of 無 is flat, WITHOUT a 'head'.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: SUFFIX which turns the previous word into a negative. 金＝money。 金無い＝ no money.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: free
Frequency ranking: 194

Kanji: 維
Meaning: upkeep
Onyomi: I
First jukugo: 維持[いじ]する
Full header: 維 upkeep
糸 (string) + (turkey)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: I |
Full mnemonic: | I am responsible for the upkeep of this turkey, so I always keep a string tied around his neck so he can't run away.
Full jukugo: 維持(いじ) する
ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ　ｏｒ　ｓｕｓｔａｉｎ ★☆☆☆☆
維 (upkeep) + 持 (hold) = 維持 (ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ　ｏｒ　ｓｕｓｔａｉｎ)
to maintain or sustain something
(the quality of our products, our 10% lead in the polls, maintaining the giant robot takes 3 hours a day)
維持費(いじひ) | maintenance costs. ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 維 持 (ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ　ｏｒ　ｓｕｓｔａｉｎ) + 費 (expenses) = 維持費 (maintenance costs.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
推 | infer | HAND | 手
唯 | sole or only | MOUTH | 口
稚 | childish | WHEAT |
維 | upkeep | STRING | 糸
Detectives infer the crook's identity based on his HAND-prints.
You got only one MOUTH.
Farmers pick the most childish of WHEAT: the seeds.
STRING helps me keep the turkey in the yard.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 267
Components: 糸 (string) + (turkey)
Mnemonic: I am responsible for the upkeep of this turkey, so I always keep a string tied around his neck so he can't run away.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ　ｏｒ　ｓｕｓｔａｉｎ
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1522

Kanji: 唯
Meaning: sole or only
Onyomi: YUI
First jukugo: 唯一[ゆいいつ]のXXX
Full header: 唯 sole or only
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (turkey)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
PN SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: YUI |
Full mnemonic: | HUEY Newton is the sole Black Panther to french-kiss a turkey with his mouth.
Full jukugo: 唯一(ゆいいつ) のXXX | the only, the sole XXX ★★☆☆☆ 唯 (sole or only) + 一 (one) = 唯一 (the only, the sole XXX)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
推 | infer | HAND | 手
唯 | sole or only | MOUTH | 口
稚 | childish | WHEAT |
維 | upkeep | STRING | 糸
Detectives infer the crook's identity based on his HAND-prints.
You got only one MOUTH.
Farmers pick the most childish of WHEAT: the seeds.
STRING helps me keep the turkey in the yard.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 268
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (turkey)
Mnemonic: HUEY Newton is the sole Black Panther to french-kiss a turkey with his mouth.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the only, the sole XXX
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1280

Kanji: 誰
Meaning: who??
First kunyomi: だれ
First jukugo: 誰か[だれか]
Full header: 誰 who??
言 (say) + (turkey)
★★★★★
15 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | Who said that was my turkey?
Full kunyomi: だれ | who??? ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 誰か(だれか) | someone ★★★★☆ someone (related word: 誰かさん＝ Old What's-His-Face)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 269
Components: 言 (say) + (turkey)
Mnemonic: Who said that was my turkey?
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: who???
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: someone
Frequency ranking: 399

Kanji: 準
Meaning: prepare / criteria
Onyomi: JUN
First jukugo: 準備[じゅんび]する
Full header: 準 prepare / criteria
(waterleft) + (turkey) + 十 (ten)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
BETA JERK
Full onyomi: JUN |
Full mnemonic: | In JUNE, I prepare ten turkeys by washing them with water
Full jukugo: 準備(じゅんび) する | get ready ★★★★★ 準 (prepare / criteria) + 備 (furnish) = 準備 (get ready) this is the main word you'll use with this kanji: prepare (packing for a vacation, getting the restaurant ready to open for the day, and putting on makeup are all junbi).
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.
規準(きじゅん) | a criterion ☆☆☆☆☆ 規 (criteria) + 準 (prepare / criteria) = 規準 (a criterion)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 270
Components: (waterleft) + (turkey) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: In JUNE, I prepare ten turkeys by washing them with water
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: get ready
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1097

Kanji: 護
Meaning: defend
Onyomi: GO
First jukugo: 看護師[かんごし]
Full header: 護 defend
言 (say) + (flowertop) + (turkey) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★☆☆
20 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GO | He's so crooked he needed FIVE (=五, pronounced GO) lawyers to defend him!
Full mnemonic: | Defend the flower from the turkey's crotch by talking to it (the pervert turkey) politely but firmly.
Full jukugo: 看護師(かんごし) | nurse ★★★☆☆ 看 (observe/guard) + 護 (defend) + 師 (master, teacher) = 看護師 (nurse) nurse - whether male or female
弁護士(べんごし) | Defense attorney ★★☆☆☆ 弁 (dialect) + 護 (defend) + 士 (samurai radical) = 弁護士 (Defense attorney) Defense attorney (BOOBOO: it's often translated as 'lawyer,' but べんごし usually handle criminal cases - murder, arson, etc. Lawsuits or legal procedures related to your visa are either handled by a sort of freelance bureaucrat/notary or by the mob. )
保護(ほご) する
conserve, protect ★☆☆☆☆
保 (guarantee/maintain ) + 護 (defend) = 保護 (conserve, protect)
conserve, protect : used about protecting nature and the environment. But usually used with police protection (for snitches) or if you're escorting a lost child or drunk to the police box.
(BOOBOO: conservative person is　保守的な　（ほしゅてきな）　人)
護衛(ごえい) | a bodyguard, an escort ☆☆☆☆☆ 護 (defend) + 衛 (defense) = 護衛 (a bodyguard, an escort)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
護 | defend | SPEECH | 言
獲 | prey on　/ get | CAT | 猫
奪 | steal by force | BIG | 大
The lawyer defends clients with her SPEECH,
but the CAT preys on food.
She steals a BIG mouse by force.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 271
Components: 言 (say) + (flowertop) + (turkey) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: He's so crooked he needed FIVE (=五, pronounced GO) lawyers to defend him!
Defend the flower from the turkey's crotch by talking to it (the pervert turkey) politely but firmly.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: nurse
Frequency ranking: 809

Kanji: 馬
Meaning: horse
Onyomi: BA
First kunyomi: うま
First jukugo: 馬鹿[バカ]
Full header: 馬 horse
(turkey) + 丶 (dot)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
PK
Full onyomi: BA | Get a BARBER to shave your horse. One thing I can't effing stand, it's a hairy horse.
Full mnemonic: This is turkey + 4 dots (usually this is the 'flame' radical, but in this case, let's make an exception and call them 'hooves.')
So, you can say . . .
A horse is basically a giant turkey with 4 hooves .
Full kunyomi: うま | HORSE ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 馬鹿(バカ) | stupiiiid ★★★★☆ KANA
競馬(けいば) | horse racing ☆☆☆☆☆ FP 競 (contest) + 馬 (horse) = 競馬 (horse racing)
Full used In: - 駅
- 駄
- 験
- 駐
- 騒
- 駆
- 驚
- 騙
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 272
Components: (turkey) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: Get a BARBER to shave your horse. One thing I can't effing stand, it's a hairy horse.
This is turkey + 4 dots (usually this is the 'flame' radical, but in this case, let's make an exception and call them 'hooves.')
So, you can say . . .
A horse is basically a giant turkey with 4 hooves .
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: HORSE
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: stupiiiid
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 384

Kanji: 止
Meaning: stop
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: ( を ) と＊める
First jukugo: 中止[ちゅうし]された
Full header: 止 stop
★★★★★
4 strokes
DUPE PK STRONG
Full onyomi: SHI | SHE stopped you from having a good time.
Full mnemonic: | Picture your foot, with her spiked heel stomping on your instep - you can't walk. You been STOPPED.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) と＊める | I stop it ★★★★★
( が ) と＊まる | it gets stopped ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 中止(ちゅうし) された | stop/cancel ★★☆☆☆ NP 中 (middle) + 止 (stop) = 中止 (stop/cancel) (temporarily) stopped or (permanently) canceled. This is a word you'd hear in an announcement. You wouldn't say to your friend, "I'm going to 中止 watching TV for a week."
痛み止め(いたみどめ) | pain-killer, ★★☆☆☆ 痛 (hurts!!!) + 止 (stop) = 痛み止め (pain-killer,) pain-killer, like aspirin. (BOOBOO: not anaesthetic, which is 麻酔（ますい） )
Full used In: - 雌
- 肯
- 足
- 歩
- 紫
- 正
- 歴
- 歳
- 企
- 歯
- 疎
- 祉
- 渋
- 武
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 273
Mnemonic: SHE stopped you from having a good time.
Picture your foot, with her spiked heel stomping on your instep - you can't walk. You been STOPPED.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I stop it
First jukugo meaning: stop/cancel
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 232

Kanji: 雌
Meaning: your Moms
Onyomi: SHI
First jukugo: 雌[めす]XXX
Full header: 雌 your Moms
止 (stop) Same-ON + (heel) + (turkey)
★☆☆☆☆
14 strokes
PRE
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE stopped a female turkey by kicking it with her heel.
Full jukugo: 雌(めす) XXX | female animal ★★☆☆☆ PRE PREFIX meaning 'female animal.' For example, 雌犬(めすいぬ) female dog - which does NOT mean 'beyatch' in the English sexist sense.
雌豚(めすぶた) | female pig ★★☆☆☆ KUN ON 雌 (your Moms) + 豚 (pig) = 雌豚 (female pig) female pig - oddly, THIS is the one that means "Biiiitch!"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 274
Components: 止 (stop) Same-ON + (heel) + (turkey)
Mnemonic: SHE stopped a female turkey by kicking it with her heel.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: female animal
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1760

Kanji: 肯
Meaning: consent
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 肯定[こうてい]する
Full header: 肯 consent
止 (stop) + 月 (moon/organ)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | Once a month I consent to stop doing COCAINE and rest.
Full jukugo: 肯定(こうてい) する | affirm ★☆☆☆☆ NP 肯 (consent) + 定 (plan) = 肯定 (affirm) to admit to, or affirm something. (opp: 否定　（ひてい）meaning, to deny)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 275
Components: 止 (stop) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: Once a month I consent to stop doing COCAINE and rest.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: affirm
Frequency ranking: 1649

Kanji: 歩
Meaning: walk
Onyomi: HO
First kunyomi: ある*く
First jukugo: 歩道[ほどう]
Full header: 歩 walk
止 (stop) + 少 (a little (amount))
★★★★★
8 strokes
Full onyomi: HO | I walked across the street to avoid the Hairy Obese.
Full mnemonic: | When you go for a walk, stop a little to enjoy the view.
Full kunyomi: ある*く | to walk ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 歩道(ほどう) | sidewalk ★★★★☆ 歩 (walk) + 道 (street) = 歩道 (sidewalk)
散歩(さんぽ) する | a stroll ★★★☆☆ 散 (scatter) + 歩 (walk) = 散歩 (a stroll) a stroll, to walk with no particular destination
歩行者(ほこうしゃ) | pedestrian ★☆☆☆☆ 歩 (walk) + 行 (go) + 者 (professional) = 歩行者 (pedestrian)
Full used In: - 渉
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 276
Components: 止 (stop) + 少 (a little (amount))
Mnemonic: I walked across the street to avoid the Hairy Obese.
When you go for a walk, stop a little to enjoy the view.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to walk
First jukugo meaning: sidewalk
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 292

Kanji: 渉
Meaning: interfere
Onyomi: SHOU
First jukugo: 干渉[かんしょう]する
Full header: 渉 interfere
(waterleft) + 歩 (walk)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHOU | if you interfere with my business, I'll SHOW you the door.
Full mnemonic: | All this water interferes with my walking across the ocean.
Full jukugo: 干渉(かんしょう) する | interfere or meddle. ★★☆☆☆ 干 (dry out) + 渉 (interfere) = 干渉 (interfere or meddle.)
交渉(こうしょう) する | negotiate ★★☆☆☆ 交 (combine) + 渉 (interfere) = 交渉 (negotiate )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 277
Components: (waterleft) + 歩 (walk)
Mnemonic: if you interfere with my business, I'll SHOW you the door.
All this water interferes with my walking across the ocean.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: interfere or meddle.
Frequency ranking: 1417

Kanji: 紫
Meaning: purple
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: むらさき
Full header: 紫 purple
止 (stop) Same-ON + (heel) + 糸 (string)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE won't stop wearing a purple string on her heel! (I have asked)
Full kunyomi: むらさき | purple ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 278
Components: 止 (stop) Same-ON + (heel) + 糸 (string)
Mnemonic: SHE won't stop wearing a purple string on her heel! (I have asked)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1382

Kanji: 足
Meaning: foot/ be enough
Onyomi: SOKU
First kunyomi: ( が ) た＊りる
First jukugo: 不足[ふそく]
Full header: 足 foot/ be enough
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 止 (stop)
★★★★★
7 strokes
JERK STRONG SYMBOLIC
Description: JERK - It means both foot and "to be enough". . . maybe a foot-fetishist made this one up??
Also, jukugo of 足 tend to be KUNKUN, rather than ON-ON.
Full onyomi: SOKU |
Full mnemonic: | A mouth yelling "Stop right now and put a damn SOCK on your foot!!! You'll catch cold running around like that!! Do you know what kind of germs are on the ground?? do you know what kind of people have been here????!"
Full kunyomi: ( が ) た＊りる | to be enough. Often used in the negative. XXXが足りない! ★★★☆☆
あし | means foot AND leg. Oops. They don't have a separate word. ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 不足(ふそく) | shortage of ★★★★☆ NP 不 (un) + 足 (foot/ be enough) = 不足 (shortage of) To not have enough of a physical thing (money, time, nurses, teachers.) Also implies that there is a specific amount that is required, For example -犬不足 (a dog shortage). There's no particle or verb needed.
満足(まんぞく) する | to be totally satisfied. ★★★★☆ 満 (full) + 足 (foot/ be enough) = 満足 (to be totally satisfied.)
足首(あしくび) | ankle ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 足 (foot/ be enough) + 首 (neck) = 足首 (ankle)
Full used In: - 促
- 踏
- 躍
- 距
- 跡
- 踊
- 跳
- 蹴
- 路
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 279
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 止 (stop)
Mnemonic: A mouth yelling "Stop right now and put a damn SOCK on your foot!!! You'll catch cold running around like that!! Do you know what kind of germs are on the ground?? do you know what kind of people have been here????!"
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to be enough. Often used in the negative. XXXが足りない!
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: shortage of
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 233

Kanji: 促
Meaning: peer pressure
Onyomi: SOKU
First kunyomi: うなが*す
First jukugo: 催促[さいそく]する
Full header: 促 peer pressure
(personleft) + 足 (foot/ be enough) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: SOKU |
Full mnemonic: | Peer pressure is when you make a person wear the same SOCKS on their feet that you do.
Full kunyomi: うなが*す | to press or encouarge someone to do something. Could be good, as in "Get up and dance! It's a party! Have some fun!" or bad, as in, "Work faster! If there's time to lean, there's time to clean!" ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 催促(さいそく) する | repeatedly request ★☆☆☆☆ 催 (sponsor) + 促 (peer pressure) = 催促 (repeatedly request) to repeat and repeat a demand. Can be used about corporations (This is your 3d notice of overdue library book) or between frends, ('I keep asking you to repay that $5 I lent you')
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 280
Components: (personleft) + 足 (foot/ be enough) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Peer pressure is when you make a person wear the same SOCKS on their feet that you do.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to press or encouarge someone to do something. Could be good, as in "Get up and dance! It's a party! Have some fun!" or bad, as in, "Work faster! If there's time to lean, there's time to clean!"
First jukugo meaning: repeatedly request
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1519

Kanji: 踏
Meaning: tread on
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: ふ*む
Full header: 踏 tread on
足 (foot/ be enough) + (waterleft) + 日 (sun, day)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
SOLO
Description: There's a bunch of jukugo, but I can't find any that are useful.
Full onyomi: TOU | Don't tread on my TOEs!
Full mnemonic: | A foot treads on a water puddle, shattering its reflection of the sun.
Full kunyomi: ふ*む | tread on ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 281
Components: 足 (foot/ be enough) + (waterleft) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: Don't tread on my TOEs!
A foot treads on a water puddle, shattering its reflection of the sun.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 885

Kanji: 正
Meaning: correct
Onyomi: SEI, SHOU
First kunyomi: ただ*しい
First jukugo: 正直[しょうじき]な
Full header: 正 correct
止 (stop) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
5 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: SEI, SHOU | Don't just SAY that you'll act correct, you gotta SHOW me.
Full mnemonic: | Stop using ONE pair of underpants all week. Act correct with your hygiene!
Full kunyomi: ただ*しい | correct, in BOTH senses : literally , as in a correct answer. (Implies that there is ONLY ONE correct one). And figuratively: something that is morally correct or just. ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 正直(しょうじき) な | honest / loyal ★★★☆☆ 正 (correct) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) = 正直 (honest / loyal) very honest person, very loyal. Person with integrity. Also means, "To tell you the truth. . . xxxx"
正解(せいかい) | correct answer ★★★☆☆ 正 (correct) + 解 (solve / untie) = 正解 (correct answer)
正確(せいかく) な | precise ☆☆☆☆☆ 正 (correct) + 確 (make certain) = 正確 (precise) accurate, precise (used about machines, not people)
Full used In: - 是
- 定
- 歪
- 走
- 証
- 政
- 礎
- 従
- 症
- 御
- 疑
- 延
- 整
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 282
Components: 止 (stop) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: Don't just SAY that you'll act correct, you gotta SHOW me.
Stop using ONE pair of underpants all week. Act correct with your hygiene!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: correct, in BOTH senses : literally , as in a correct answer. (Implies that there is ONLY ONE correct one). And figuratively: something that is morally correct or just.
First jukugo meaning: honest / loyal
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 237

Kanji: 是
Meaning: fer shure
Onyomi: ZE
First jukugo: 是非[ぜひ]
Full header: 是 fer shure
日 (sun, day) + 正 (correct)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: ZE |
Full mnemonic: | Fer shure, THEY will do it correctly every day! (they are down like that)
Full jukugo: 是非(ぜひ)
absolutely! ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA
是 (fer shure) + 非 (injustice / mistake) = 是非 (absolutely!)
this has 2 meanings:
1) in casual conversation, starting a sentence with 'zehi' means, 'Absolutely!' 'I'll get it done by hook or by crook!' - also, you'll hear 'ぜひおねがいします！' a lot, which means 'Thanks in advance for this favor.' . . . .
2) the propriety or morality of a certain course of action ( the kanji themselves translate to 'right + injustice').
Full used In: - 提
- 題
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 283
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 正 (correct)
Mnemonic: Fer shure, THEY will do it correctly every day! (they are down like that)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: absolutely!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 395

Kanji: 定
Meaning: plan
Onyomi: TEI
First kunyomi: さだ*める
First jukugo: 予定[よてい]
Full header: 定 plan
(crown) + 正 (correct)
★★★★★
8 strokes
STRONG
Full onyomi: TEI |
Full mnemonic: | If you are going to be a king, you have to plan to TAKE the correct crown.
Full kunyomi: さだ*める | to ordain or determine (either a rule, a plan, or a time and place for something). ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 予定(よてい) | an informal plan ★★★★★ 予 (beforehand) + 定 (plan) = 予定 (an informal plan) an informal plan (like to meet your friends for a movie)
設定(せってい) する | establish ★★★☆☆ 設 (establish) + 定 (plan) = 設定 (establish) to establish a regulation or rule - also it is often seen on the 'setup' or 'preferences' menus of software when you install it.
決定(けってい) する | make a serious decision ★★★☆☆ 決 (decide) + 定 (plan) = 決定 (make a serious decision) to make a real serious decision； like, "I know I'm always saying I'm going to lose 1２ pounds but this time I really mean it."
定義(ていぎ) | definition ★★☆☆☆ 定 (plan) + 義 (righteousness) = 定義 (definition) a definition (hey! recursion!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 284
Components: (crown) + 正 (correct)
Mnemonic: If you are going to be a king, you have to plan to TAKE the correct crown.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to ordain or determine (either a rule, a plan, or a time and place for something).
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: an informal plan
Frequency ranking: 290

Kanji: 証
Meaning: proof
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: あかし
First jukugo: 運転免許証[うんてん めんきょしょ]
Full header: 証 proof
言 (say) + 正 (correct)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | The cop said, "If you can talk to me and SHOW me correct proof , you're good to go. "
Full kunyomi: あかし | evidence, testimony . . .: somewhere in between 証明（しょうめい: proof）　and 証拠　（しょうこ: phsyical evidence）. You'd typically use 証 when you're talking about evidence of god such as miracles. Or you'd challenge someone "You say you're honest and give to charity, but do you have any evidence of this?" Unlike 証拠、　証　does not have to be physical, it can be verbal. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 運転免許証(うんてん めんきょしょ) | drivers' license ★★★☆☆ 運 転 (drive a vehicle) + 免 許 (license) + 証 (proof) = 運転免許証 (drivers' license)
証拠(しょうこ) | physical evidence ★★☆☆☆ FP NP 証 (proof) + 拠 (evidence which is the basis for a judgment) = 証拠 (physical evidence) physical evidence, such as a footprint, or "This green tap-water is evidence of pollution." Also this is the word one uses about evidence at trials, not 証.
証明書(しょうめいしょ) | legal certification ★☆☆☆☆ 証 (proof) + 明 (bright) + 書 (write) = 証明書 (legal certification) a legal document certifying something: that you're married, that you have a job, that you paid tax, that you ...
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 285
Components: 言 (say) + 正 (correct)
Mnemonic: The cop said, "If you can talk to me and SHOW me correct proof , you're good to go. "
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: evidence, testimony . . .: somewhere in between 証明（しょうめい: proof）　and 証拠　（しょうこ: phsyical evidence）. You'd typically use 証 when you're talking about evidence of god such as miracles. Or you'd challenge someone "You say you're honest and give to charity, but do you have any evidence of this?" Unlike 証拠、　証　does not have to be physical, it can be verbal.
First jukugo meaning: drivers' license
Frequency ranking: 707

Kanji: 歪
Meaning: distort
First kunyomi: ( が ) ゆが＊む
Full header: 歪 distort
不 (un) + 正 (correct)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | When something is distorted, it turns into an un-correct shape.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) ゆが＊む | distort or deform. ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 286
Components: 不 (un) + 正 (correct)
Mnemonic: When something is distorted, it turns into an un-correct shape.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: distort or deform.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1677

Kanji: 走
Meaning: run
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: はし*る
First jukugo: 暴走族[ぼうそうぞく]
Full header: 走 run
土 (earth) + 正 (correct)
★★★★★
7 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SOU | She runs SO fast.
Full mnemonic: | run because it's more correct for the earth than driving.
Full kunyomi: はし*る | run ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 暴走族(ぼうそうぞく) | Japanese bikers. ★★☆☆☆ 暴 (rampage) + 走 (run) + 族 (family) = 暴走族 (Japanese bikers. )
競走(きょうそう) | race ★☆☆☆☆ 競 (contest) + 走 (run) = 競走 (race) the more literal word for race: racing cars, sprinting, marathons, etc.
Full used In: - 超
- 趣
- 起
- 越
- 徒
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 287
Components: 土 (earth) + 正 (correct)
Mnemonic: She runs SO fast.
run because it's more correct for the earth than driving.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: Japanese bikers.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 315

Kanji: 超
Meaning: exceed/ go over
Onyomi: CHOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) こ＊える
First jukugo: 超[ちょう]ｘｘｘ
Full header: 超 exceed/ go over
召 (summon) + 走 (run)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
DUPE ILL PAIR
Description: This means 'exceed a numerical value'. Not like exceed one's patience or my band exceeds your band.
Full onyomi: CHOU | Margaret CHOU goes over a tall wall in search of a Snickers.
Full mnemonic: | Summon the courage to run farther than you have ever run before, go over the hills and mountains!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) こ＊える | to exceed or go over a certain limit (the cook heated the oven to over 100 degrees, the dude passed 100 years old, the man bet over 40,000 dollars, etc.) ★★★★☆
( also を ) こ＊す | exceed, to go past　（ａ　ｃｉｔｙ，　ａ　ｒｉｖｅｒ　，　ｅｔｃ） also go past in time (survive the winter) or surpass something (wins surpass losses, profits surpass debts). ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 超(ちょう) ｘｘｘ | ＰＲＥＦＩＸ　ｍｅａｎｉｎｇ　’ｈｅｌｌａ’ ★★★★☆ PRE 1/2 KANA
超自然的(ちょうしぜんてき) な | supernatural ★☆☆☆☆ 超 (exceed/ go over) + 自 (my own) + 然 (nature) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 超自然的 (supernatural)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 288
Components: 召 (summon) + 走 (run)
Mnemonic: Margaret CHOU goes over a tall wall in search of a Snickers.
Summon the courage to run farther than you have ever run before, go over the hills and mountains!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to exceed or go over a certain limit (the cook heated the oven to over 100 degrees, the dude passed 100 years old, the man bet over 40,000 dollars, etc.)
First jukugo meaning: ＰＲＥＦＩＸ　ｍｅａｎｉｎｇ　’ｈｅｌｌａ’
Frequency ranking: 1228

Kanji: 尺
Meaning: R for ROCK
Full header: 尺 R for ROCK
PK PN STRONG OBSOLETE
Description: This OBSOLETE kanji is almost never used as a word anymore, but as a radical you will see it often.
That's why I gave it a new meaning. ROCK. because it looks like an "R"
STRONG RADICAL for "TAKU" or "YAKU"
Full used In: - 駅
- 昼
- 訳
- 沢
- 択
- 尽
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 289
Frequency ranking: 731

Kanji: 駅
Meaning: train station
Onyomi: EKI
First kunyomi: えき
First jukugo: 駅員[えきいん]
Full header: 駅 train station
馬 (horse) + 尺 (R for ROCK)
★★★★★
14 strokes
Full onyomi: EKI |
Full mnemonic: | Ride your horse to the train station to hear some rock music played by buskers outside.
Full kunyomi: えき | station LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 駅員(えきいん) | train station staff. ★★★☆☆ 駅 (train station) + 員 (clerk) = 駅員 (train station staff. )
各駅停車(かくえきていしゃ) | local train ★★☆☆☆ 各 (each) + 駅 (train station) + 停 (bring to a halt) + 車 (car) = 各駅停車 (local train) sure this is a scary and long word, but if you live here, you'll use it everyday： It means "local train" (literally, "stopping at each station train")
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 290
Components: 馬 (horse) + 尺 (R for ROCK)
Mnemonic: Ride your horse to the train station to hear some rock music played by buskers outside.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: station
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: train station staff.
Frequency ranking: 1235

Kanji: 昼
Meaning: noon
First kunyomi: ひる
First jukugo: 昼ごはん[ひるごはん]
Full header: 昼 noon
尺 (R for ROCK) + 旦 (danna (husband))
★★★★☆
9 strokes
Full mnemonic: | My husband eats rocks for lunch at noon.
Full kunyomi: ひる | noon ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 昼ごはん(ひるごはん) | lunch ★★★★☆
昼寝(ひるね) する | a nap ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 昼 (noon) + 寝 (go to bed) = 昼寝 (a nap)
昼休み(ひるやすみ) | lunch-break ★★★☆☆ 昼 (noon) + 休 (rest) = 昼休み (lunch-break ) lunch-break (at work, school, etc.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 291
Components: 尺 (R for ROCK) + 旦 (danna (husband))
Mnemonic: My husband eats rocks for lunch at noon.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: lunch
Frequency ranking: 978

Kanji: 訳
Meaning: reason / translation
Onyomi: YAKU
First kunyomi: わけ
First jukugo: 言い訳[いいわけ]
Full header: 訳 reason / translation
言 (say) + 尺 (R for ROCK)
★★★★★
11 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: YAKU |
Full mnemonic: | Please give me a reason to translate what the YAK is saying into a rock song.
Full kunyomi: わけ | the reason for something This is not used by itself, only used in expressions, such as "XXX訳だ!!" (so THAT"S the reason!)ｏｒ　”ＸＸＸ訳ではない！”　（It can't effing be!!!） NUBI KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 言い訳(いいわけ) | excuse ★★★☆☆ 言 (say) + 訳 (reason / translation) = 言い訳 (excuse) excuse, as in, 'But my mom's not fat, she's just big-boned.' (actually, she IS, often, but not in the way you meant it)
翻訳(ほんやく) する | translate ★★★☆☆ translate. sometimes shortened to 訳す (yakusu)
申し訳ない(もうしわけない) | sorry'n shit ★★★☆☆ F 申 (humbly say) + 訳 (reason / translation) = 申し訳ない (sorry'n shit) really really really sorry. That your mom got big-boned.
通訳(つうやく) | simultaneous translation ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 通 (pass) + 訳 (reason / translation) = 通訳 (simultaneous translation) language interpretation, like at the United Nations.- where they listen in one language and talk into a microphone in another language, translating in real-time
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 292
Components: 言 (say) + 尺 (R for ROCK)
Mnemonic: Please give me a reason to translate what the YAK is saying into a rock song.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: the reason for something
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: excuse
Frequency ranking: 933

Kanji: 沢
Meaning: swamp / bling
Onyomi: TAKU
First kunyomi: さわ
First jukugo: 沢山[たくさん]
Full header: 沢 swamp / bling
(waterleft) + 尺 (R for ROCK)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
JERK PN
Description: Probably the most ridiculous jerk kanji after 討、which means 'strike down / discuss.'
Full onyomi: TAKU | TALK TO Ozzy about performing at the swamp!
Full mnemonic: | We are gonna have a wet rock show in the swamp.
Full kunyomi: さわ | swamp ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 沢山(たくさん) | hell of many. ★★★☆☆ KANA 沢 (swamp / bling) + 山 (mountain) = 沢山 (hell of many. )
贅沢(ぜいたく) な | extravagant ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA extravagant (luxurious in a bad way)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 293
Components: (waterleft) + 尺 (R for ROCK)
Mnemonic: TALK TO Ozzy about performing at the swamp!
We are gonna have a wet rock show in the swamp.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: swamp
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: hell of many.
Frequency ranking: 732

Kanji: 手
Meaning: hand
Onyomi: SHU
First kunyomi: て
First jukugo: 上手[じょうず]な
Full header: 手 hand
★★★★★
4 strokes
PK SYMBOLIC MR
Description: SYMBOLIC for 'things you do with your hand,' but this category is so broad as to be useless. Just like this entry.
Full onyomi: SHU |
Full mnemonic: | He used his hand to Show His Underpants.
Full kunyomi: て | hand ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 上手(じょうず) な | skilllfully done! ★★★★☆ FP 上 (above) + 手 (hand) = 上手 (skilllfully done!) skillfully done! Usually used to praise one's friends' efforts (at art, music, cooking, etc.)
勝手(かって) に | to do without asking ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 勝 (win) + 手 (hand) = 勝手 (to do without asking) to do like a dick. I mean, to do something selfishly without asking, like you're the only one on the planet. I ate MY cake, but then I かってに ate your cake too, and just look at you like, "What?" (****)
ＸＸＸ が　 下手(へた) | untalented / poor ★★★★☆ FP 下 (below) + 手 (hand) = 下手 (untalented / poor) XXX is untalented, poorly performed, or poorly made.
xxxは 苦手(にがて) | this is not my thing! ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 苦 (suffer) + 手 (hand) = 苦手 (this is not my thing!) this has 2 meanings. One is "I'm not good at this" and the second is "I don't like this" Clever Japanese!
相手(あいて) | partner ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 相 (partner) + 手 (hand) = 相手 (partner) one's partner (in conversation, tennis, or anything else however temporary)
片手(かたて) で or に　XXX | one-handed ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 片 (fragment) + 手 (hand) = 片手 (one-handed) to do xxx one-handed.
手作り(てづくり) の | handmade ★★☆☆☆ NEO 手 (hand) + 作 (make) = 手作り (handmade)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
手 | hand | bottom swings LEFT |
毛 | fur | bottom swings RIGHT |
The bottom of hand bends to the left, because the leper LEFT his hand back at the motel.
Much to the surprise of your mother, the maid.
The bottom of fur bends more considerably to the RIGHT, because you have to wear the RIGHT　fur if you are going to impress people at the pimp show/opera.
Full used In: - 投
- 拝
- 提
- 択
- 推
- 描
- 払
- 批
- 指
- 打
- 招
- 拐
- 接
- 拍
- 看
- 撮
- 折
- 挙
- 抑
- 抗
- 握
- 掛
- 拠
- 撃
- 技
- 捜
- 抽
- 担
- 挿
- 損
- 探
- 操
- 抱
- 挑
- 援
- 撤
- 持
- 控
- 換
- 擬
- 摩
- 拡
- 抵
- 振
- 擦
- 揚
- 捕
- 拘
- 押
- 撲
- 挟
- 掃
- 授
- 採
- 携
- 扱
- 拷
- 拭
- 拒
- 摘
- 我
- 拾
- 揮
- 排
- 抜
- 捨
- 掘
- 揺
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 294
Mnemonic: He used his hand to Show His Underpants.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: skilllfully done!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 28

Kanji: 択
Meaning: select
Onyomi: TAKU
First jukugo: 選択[せんたく]する
Full header: 択 select
(handleft) + 尺 (R for ROCK)
★☆☆☆☆
7 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TAKU | I only TALK to selected people.
Full mnemonic: | Vanna white on Wheel of Fortune reaches out her hand and selects the glowing “R".
Full jukugo: 選択(せんたく) する | to choose ★★☆☆☆ F 選 (choose) + 択 (select) = 選択 (to choose) choice- somewhat more formal than 選ぶ - you'd 選ぶ a bagel but 選択 a President.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 295
Components: (handleft) + 尺 (R for ROCK)
Mnemonic: I only TALK to selected people.
Vanna white on Wheel of Fortune reaches out her hand and selects the glowing “R".
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to choose
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1618

Kanji: 推
Meaning: infer
Onyomi: SUI
First jukugo: 推測[すいそく]する
Full header: 推 infer
(handleft) + (turkey)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SUI | Judging from how much sugar the recipe calls for, I can infer that it will be SWEET.
Full mnemonic: | Even blindfolded, I can use my hands to infer that you are a turkey -- feeling your wattle especially gives me a weird thrill.
Full jukugo: 推測(すいそく) する | speculate. ★☆☆☆☆ NP 推 (infer) + 測 (scientific measurment) = 推測 (speculate.) speculate. Kind of formal: "It's too early to speculate about the economy." "Scientists speculate that..."
推定(すいてい) | estimate ★☆☆☆☆ NP 推 (infer) + 定 (plan) = 推定 (estimate) a guess, an estimate (i.e. estimate the price of a repair)
推理(すいり) | deductive reasoning, inference. ☆☆☆☆☆ 推 (infer) + 理 (reason) = 推理 (deductive reasoning, inference.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
推 | infer | HAND | 手
唯 | sole or only | MOUTH | 口
稚 | childish | WHEAT |
維 | upkeep | STRING | 糸
Detectives infer the crook's identity based on his HAND-prints.
You got only one MOUTH.
Farmers pick the most childish of WHEAT: the seeds.
STRING helps me keep the turkey in the yard.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 296
Components: (handleft) + (turkey)
Mnemonic: Judging from how much sugar the recipe calls for, I can infer that it will be SWEET.
Even blindfolded, I can use my hands to infer that you are a turkey -- feeling your wattle especially gives me a weird thrill.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: speculate.
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1024

Kanji: 描
Meaning: depict
Onyomi: BYOU
First kunyomi: か*く
First jukugo: 描写[びょうしゃ]する
Full header: 描 depict
(handleft) + (flowertop) + 田 (rice field)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: BYOU | Sketch sort of wavy lines coming off of the bum, to depict his B.O. Flies also help.
Full mnemonic: | Use your hand to depict a flower growing in the middle of the rice field .
Full kunyomi: か*く | to sketch - a picture, as opposed to the other かく　(書く） which means to write words ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 描写(びょうしゃ) する | depiction ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 描 (depict) + 写 (copy) = 描写 (depiction ) a depiction or representation of something (literally, as in 'this film contains graphic depictions of violence' or figuratively, as in 'Describe his personality to me.')
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
猫 | cat | CLAW |
描 | depict | HAND | 手
The cat has a CLAW. You draw with your HAND.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 297
Components: (handleft) + (flowertop) + 田 (rice field)
Mnemonic: Sketch sort of wavy lines coming off of the bum, to depict his B.O. Flies also help.
Use your hand to depict a flower growing in the middle of the rice field .
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to sketch - a picture, as opposed to the other かく　(書く） which means to write words
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: depiction
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 897

Kanji: 提
Meaning: submit a proposal
Onyomi: TEI
First jukugo: 提案[ていあんする]する
Full header: 提 submit a proposal
(handleft) + 是 (fer shure)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Description: 。。。also means "make an offering"
Full onyomi: TEI |
Full mnemonic: | Fer shure I will TAKE your proposal in my hand all the way to the president!
Full jukugo: 提案(ていあんする) する | proposal ★★★☆☆ 提 (submit a proposal) + 案 (guide/proposal) = 提案 (proposal) a proposal - not just in business but also in everyday life : "Let's go to this movie!"
提出(ていしゅつ) する | hand over / present ★☆☆☆☆ 提 (submit a proposal) + 出 (pull out / hand over) = 提出 (hand over / present) to physically present or submit (a report, a document)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 298
Components: (handleft) + 是 (fer shure)
Mnemonic: Fer shure I will TAKE your proposal in my hand all the way to the president!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: proposal
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 923

Kanji: 払
Meaning: pay
First kunyomi: はら*う
First jukugo: 酔っ払い[よっぱらい]
Full header: 払 pay
(handleft) + ム (moocow)
★★★★★
5 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | I use my hand to pay for the moocow.
Full kunyomi: はら*う | pay ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 酔っ払い(よっぱらい) | drunk ★★★★★ SARC 酔 (drunk) + 払 (pay) = 酔っ払い (drunk) drunk (literally, 'paying for one's drink'!)
払い戻す(はらいもどす) | refund ★☆☆☆☆ 払 (pay) + 戻 (return) = 払い戻す (refund) give me my money back, you shystey douchetool.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
仏 | Buddha | PERSON | 人
私 | me / private | WHEAT |
拡 | to expand | WIDE | 広
払 | pay | HAND | 手
Buddha is a PERSON.
I myself cut the WHEAT.
You enlarge something by making it WIDER.
I use my HAND to pay.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 299
Components: (handleft) + ム (moocow)
Mnemonic: I use my hand to pay for the moocow.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: drunk
Frequency ranking: 886

Kanji: 批
Meaning: call bullshit on
Onyomi: HI
First jukugo: 批判[ひはん]する
Full header: 批 call bullshit on
比 (compare) Same-ON + (handleft)
★☆☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: HI | HE called bullshit on me.
Full mnemonic: | I compared my kanji dictionary to yours, and then said bullshit and flipped you the finger!
Full jukugo: 批判(ひはん) する | criticism ★★★☆☆ 批 (call bullshit on) + 判 (judgement) = 批判 (criticism) criticism, like "I call bullshit on the government!" or "I call bullshit on your opinion of an athlete!"
批評(ひひょう) する | review ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 批 (call bullshit on) + 評 (art or literary criticism) = 批評 (review ) review of one specific performance (showbiz event, exhibition, play, etc.) More commonly used as a verb.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 300
Components: 比 (compare) Same-ON + (handleft)
Mnemonic: HE called bullshit on me.
I compared my kanji dictionary to yours, and then said bullshit and flipped you the finger!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: criticism
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1330

Kanji: 指
Meaning: finger / point at
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: ゆび
First jukugo: 指摘[してき]する
Full header: 指 finger / point at
(handleft) + 旨 (the gist) Same-ON
★★★★★
9 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE points with her hand to emphasize the gist of her argument.
Full kunyomi: ゆび | finger ★★★★★
さ＊す | literally point at. Figuratively, point to (i.e. these economic indicators point to a recession) Also means aim for. (the title belt). ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 指摘(してき) する | To point out a shortcoming ★★☆☆☆ 指 (finger / point at) + 摘 (pluck) = 指摘 (To point out a shortcoming) To point out a shortcoming - You can use it about your friends. Or "The critic pointed out the shortcomings of the play."
人差し指(ひとさしゆび) | index finger ★★☆☆☆ 人 (person) + 差 (discriminate) + 指 (finger / point at) = 人差し指 (index finger) index finger (literally, "the people-pointing finger")
指示(しじ) | instructions　 ★☆☆☆☆ 指 (finger / point at) + 示 (show) = 指示 (instructions　) instructions　ー not like instructions from your boss, but like the instruction manual you get with your new vacuum cleaner.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
脂 | animal fat | ORGAN | 月
指 | finger / point at | HAND | 手
Animal fat is an ORGAN, but fingers are attached to your HAND.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 301
Components: (handleft) + 旨 (the gist) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SHE points with her hand to emphasize the gist of her argument.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: finger
First jukugo meaning: To point out a shortcoming
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 360

Kanji: 打
Meaning: pound
First kunyomi: う*つ
Full header: 打 pound
(handleft) + 丁 (nail)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
DUPE SOLO DUH
Description: most of the jukugo using this have to do with baseball, which is so stupid I won't even list them.
Full mnemonic: | I pound a nail with my hand.
Full kunyomi: う*つ | to pound or strike with a tool (not your hands). ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 302
Components: (handleft) + 丁 (nail)
Mnemonic: I pound a nail with my hand.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to pound or strike with a tool (not your hands).
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 432

Kanji: 招
Meaning: beckon
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: まね*く
First jukugo: 招き猫[まねきねこ]
Full header: 招 beckon
(handleft) + 召 (summon) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | SHOW me how to summon a demon by beckoning with my bare hands
Full kunyomi: まね*く | invite, summon (a person, or, more frequently, luck - usually bad, like the English prhase 'tempting fate')) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 招き猫(まねきねこ) | shop-window cat ★★★☆☆ CCW 招 (beckon) + 猫 (cat) = 招き猫 (shop-window cat) the little cat in all the shop windows. It's kind of a weird phenomenon if you think about it: One paw is up, beckoning customers to come in, like "Come on in, guy! I like your style!" But the other paw clutches a gold coin, usually marked 10,000,000 yen. Like "OK, J/K about valuing you. I just want your money."
招待(しょうたい) する | invite ★★★☆☆ 招 (beckon) + 待 (wait) = 招待 (invite)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
拐 | kidnap | SWORD UNDER MOUTH |
招 | beckon | SWORD OVER HEAD |
The kidnapper's hand holds a sword UNDER YOUR MOUTH( at your jugular vein) to keep you from escaping.
Your friend beckons you by waving her SWORD over her head and hence, OVER HER MOUTH, all, "hey over here!" style.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 303
Components: (handleft) + 召 (summon) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SHOW me how to summon a demon by beckoning with my bare hands
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: invite, summon (a person, or, more frequently, luck - usually bad, like the English prhase 'tempting fate'))
First jukugo meaning: shop-window cat
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1268

Kanji: 拐
Meaning: kidnap
Onyomi: KAI
First jukugo: 誘拐[ゆうかい]する
Full header: 拐 kidnap
(handleft) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 刀 (sword)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KAI | The kidnapper stole the child and flew away on a KITE.
Full mnemonic: | The kidnapper's hand held a sword, up to the mouth of the victim.
Full jukugo: 誘拐(ゆうかい) する | kidnapping ★☆☆☆☆ 誘 (invite / entice) + 拐 (kidnap) = 誘拐 (kidnapping)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
拐 | kidnap | SWORD UNDER MOUTH |
招 | beckon | SWORD OVER HEAD |
The kidnapper's hand holds a sword UNDER YOUR MOUTH( at your jugular vein) to keep you from escaping.
Your friend beckons you by waving her SWORD over her head and hence, OVER HER MOUTH, all, "hey over here!" style.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 304
Components: (handleft) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: The kidnapper stole the child and flew away on a KITE.
The kidnapper's hand held a sword, up to the mouth of the victim.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: kidnapping
Frequency ranking: 1755

Kanji: 担
Meaning: carry on your back
Onyomi: TAN
First kunyomi: にな*う
First jukugo: 担当[たんとう]する
Full header: 担 carry on your back
(handleft) + 旦 (danna (husband))
★★★★☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: TAN |
Full mnemonic: | My hands got TAN from carrying my husband on my back all day!
Full kunyomi: にな*う | figurative : to carry or assume responsibility or burden. ★★★☆☆
かつ＊ぐ | literal ：to carry, specifically on your shoulders - like a backpack or a rifle KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 担当(たんとう) する | be responsible for ★★★☆☆ 担 (carry on your back) + 当 (hit the target) = 担当 (be responsible for) to be in charge of; to be responsible for
負担(ふたん) | financial responsibility ☆☆☆☆☆ 負 (lose) + 担 (carry on your back) = 負担 (financial responsibility) a responsibility, usually financial, which is declared by a system. "If a guest falls off the hotel roof, it's the hotel's responsibility." "The parent is responsible for paying for the child's lunch at boarding school."
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 305
Components: (handleft) + 旦 (danna (husband))
Mnemonic: My hands got TAN from carrying my husband on my back all day!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: figurative : to carry or assume responsibility or burden.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: be responsible for
Frequency ranking: 1179

Kanji: 接
Meaning: directly contact
Onyomi: SETSU
First jukugo: 直接[ちょくせつ]の　or　に
Full header: 接 directly contact
(handleft) + 立 (stand up) + 女 (woman)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SETSU |
Full mnemonic: She SAID TO me directly, "Stand up and put your hands directly on this woman!"
She had mistaken me for someone else, obviously!
Full jukugo: 直接(ちょくせつ) の　or　に | direct. ★★★★☆ 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) + 接 (directly contact) = 直接 (direct.) directly (not just direct communication, but direct anything) (adjective form:直接的な）
間接(かんせつ) | indirect ★★★☆☆ CCW 間 (a period of time) + 接 (directly contact) = 間接 (indirect) indirect, as in the Japanese famous for communicating indirectly.
ｘｘｘ　と 面接(めんせつ) する | interview with xxx (usually a job interview, not a celebrity interview) ★☆☆☆☆ 面 (front surface / face) + 接 (directly contact) = 面接 (interview with xxx (usually a job interview, not a celebrity interview))
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 306
Components: (handleft) + 立 (stand up) + 女 (woman)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: direct.
Frequency ranking: 735

Kanji: 拍
Meaning: clap
Onyomi: HAKU, HYOU
First jukugo: 拍手[はくしゅ]する
Full header: 拍 clap
(handleft) + 白 (white) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: HAKU, HYOU |
Full mnemonic: | White people clap their hands every time we see a kitten HACKed to pieces. HE'S YOUR kitten!
Full jukugo: 拍手(はくしゅ) する | applaud ★★★☆☆ 拍 (clap) + 手 (hand) = 拍手 (applaud)
拍子(びょうし) | a meter ☆☆☆☆☆ 拍 (clap) + 子 (child) = 拍子 (a meter) a meter, or time signature. (i.e. a rock song which is in 4, a waltz in3, or some prog tune in 11/7)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 307
Components: (handleft) + 白 (white) Same-ON
Mnemonic: White people clap their hands every time we see a kitten HACKed to pieces. HE'S YOUR kitten!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: applaud
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1494

Kanji: 挿
Meaning: insert
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: さ*す
First jukugo: 挿入[そうにゅう]する
Full header: 挿 insert
(handleft) + 千 (thousand) + 甲 (turtle shell)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | To harvest SO many turtle shells a thousand fishermen had to insert their hands into the sea.
Full kunyomi: さ*す | insert ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 挿入(そうにゅう) する | to insert ★★☆☆☆ 挿 (insert) + 入 (put/go in) = 挿入 (to insert) to insert . . . .in your Dad. Ha-! You thought I was going to say your Mom. Nope, it's your dad. Gotcha! But seriously, he's taking a pounding. But it’s not always a dirty word. Insert a cd into the disk drive. That uses 挿入 also.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 308
Components: (handleft) + 千 (thousand) + 甲 (turtle shell)
Mnemonic: To harvest SO many turtle shells a thousand fishermen had to insert their hands into the sea.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to insert
Frequency ranking: 1699

Kanji: 看
Meaning: observe/guard
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 看護師[かんごし]
Full header: 看 observe/guard
手 (hand) + 目 (eye)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | Genghis KHAN observes you with his eyes and, if you try to escape, his hands.
Full jukugo: 看護師(かんごし) | nurse ★★★☆☆ 看 (observe/guard) + 護 (defend) + 師 (master, teacher) = 看護師 (nurse) nurse - whether male or female
看板(かんばん) | store sign ★★★☆☆ 看 (observe/guard) + 板 (plank) = 看板 (store sign) store sign, signboard, billboard
看守(かんしゅ) | prison guard ☆☆☆☆☆ 看 (observe/guard) + 守 (protect) = 看守 (prison guard)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
着 | wear / arrive | EYES | 目
差 | discriminate | CRAFT | 工
看 | observe/guard | HANDS | 手
You look with your EYES on what people wear,
but you discriminate based on the CRAFT of their clothing.
You guard the prisoners with your HANDS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 309
Components: 手 (hand) + 目 (eye)
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN observes you with his eyes and, if you try to escape, his hands.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: nurse
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1223

Kanji: 耳
Meaning: ear
First kunyomi: みみ
First jukugo: 耳栓[みみせん]
Full header: 耳 ear
★★★★☆
6 strokes
PK SOLO
Full mnemonic: | This one looks like eye (目) but with a bunch of lines sticking out from it. Right? OK, so let's try to remember it like this: The ear is a sense organ like the eye, and the lines sticking out are way too many piercings.
Full kunyomi: みみ | ear ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 耳栓(みみせん) | earplugs ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN
耳が遠い(みみがとおい) | hard of hearing ★☆☆☆☆ 耳 (ear) + 遠 (far) = 耳が遠い (hard of hearing)
耳鳴り(みみなり) | tinnitus ☆☆☆☆☆ 耳 (ear) + 鳴 (animal cry) = 耳鳴り (tinnitus)
Full used In: - 取
- 恥
- 聞
- 聖
- 職
- 聴
- 厳
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 310
Mnemonic: This one looks like eye (目) but with a bunch of lines sticking out from it. Right? OK, so let's try to remember it like this: The ear is a sense organ like the eye, and the lines sticking out are way too many piercings.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: earplugs
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 166

Kanji: 取
Meaning: take
Onyomi: SHU. You won't use this.
First kunyomi: と*る
First jukugo: 取り替える[とりかえる]
Full header: 取 take
耳 (ear) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★★★
8 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SHU. You won't use this. |
Full mnemonic: | The pervert cameraman only takes close-ups of ears and crotches, especially when he can See Her Underpants.
Full kunyomi: と*る | To take a picture. Also, to pick something up off a table or shelf, pick up a small thing like glasses or a plate. Also means to get something (good marks on a test, a prize, etc,). ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 取り替える(とりかえる) | to exchange ★★☆☆☆ 取 (take) + 替 (substitute) = 取り替える (to exchange)
取り消す(とりけす) | to cancel an order, to withdraw. ★☆☆☆☆ 取 (take) + 消 (erase) = 取り消す (to cancel an order, to withdraw. )
取り扱い(とりあつかい) | management ★☆☆☆☆ 取 (take) + 扱 (treatment) = 取り扱い (management) Treatment - but unlike 扱う, 取り扱う is ONLY used for objects or cases. i.e. The police are handling the racial hate-crime very carefully.
取り締まり(とりしまり) | crackdown ★☆☆☆☆ 取 (take) + 締 (tighten) = 取り締まり (crackdown) a crackdown, a regulation of something that was unregulated
Full used In: - 最
- 趣
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 311
Components: 耳 (ear) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: The pervert cameraman only takes close-ups of ears and crotches, especially when he can See Her Underpants.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: To take a picture. Also, to pick something up off a table or shelf, pick up a small thing like glasses or a plate. Also means to get something (good marks on a test, a prize, etc,).
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to exchange
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 196

Kanji: 最
Meaning: most
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: もっと*も
First jukugo: 最高[さいこう!]
Full header: 最 most
日 (sun, day) + 取 (take)
★★★★★
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SAI | SIGH most of the time, because you have depression, plus you are the guy that sucks.
Full mnemonic: | The sun takes up most of the sky.
Full kunyomi: もっと*も | the most (the biggest, the best, the ugliest, etc.) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 最高(さいこう!) | the best ★★★★★ 最 (most) + 高 (tall) = 最高 (the best)
最初(さいしょ) | first of all. . . ★★★★★ 最 (most) + 初 (first time) = 最初 (first of all. . .)
最後(さいご) | last ★★★★★ 最 (most) + 後 (afterwards / behind) = 最後 (last)
最近(さいきん) | recently ★★★★☆ 最 (most) + 近 (near) = 最近 (recently)
最悪(さいあく) のXXX | the worst XXX EVAR. ★★★☆☆ 最 (most) + 悪 (bad) = 最悪 (the worst XXX EVAR.)
最低(さいてい) の | lowest, worst ★★★☆☆ 最 (most) + 低 (low) = 最低 (lowest, worst) the lowest - both in the moral sense of "He's the lowest kind of sexual predator" and in the mathematical sense of "Crime rates are the lowest in 30 years," or "Do this for a minimum of 5 minutes per day."
最初の(さいしょ) の | at first ★★☆☆☆ 最 (most) + 初 (first time) = 最初の (at first)
Full used In: - 撮
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 312
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 取 (take)
Mnemonic: SIGH most of the time, because you have depression, plus you are the guy that sucks.
The sun takes up most of the sky.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: the most (the biggest, the best, the ugliest, etc.)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the best
Frequency ranking: 205

Kanji: 撮
Meaning: photo-shoot
Onyomi: SATSU
First kunyomi: と*る
First jukugo: 撮影[さつえい]
Full header: 撮 photo-shoot
(handleft) + 最 (most)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SATSU | I SAW TWO cameras at the shoot.
Full mnemonic: | At the photo-shoot, most of the pictures were of the model's hands.
Full kunyomi: と*る | to take a picture (only used in the context of 撮影, or pro-style photoshoots) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 撮影(さつえい) | a photoshoot or movie shoot. ★★★☆☆ 撮 (photo-shoot) + 影 (shadow) = 撮影 (a photoshoot or movie shoot.)
盗撮(とうさつ) | hidden camera ★☆☆☆☆ 盗 (steal by stealth) + 撮 (photo-shoot) = 盗撮 (hidden camera) take a sneak picture, usually of a woman dropping a deuce in a public restroom. Also known as 'ninjashotting.'
撮影禁止(さつえいきんし) | no photos! ★☆☆☆☆ NP 撮 影 (a photoshoot or movie shoot.) + 禁 止 (forbidden) = 撮影禁止 (no photos!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 313
Components: (handleft) + 最 (most)
Mnemonic: I SAW TWO cameras at the shoot.
At the photo-shoot, most of the pictures were of the model's hands.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to take a picture (only used in the context of 撮影, or pro-style photoshoots)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a photoshoot or movie shoot.
Frequency ranking: 1536

Kanji: 趣
Meaning: hobby
Onyomi: SHU
First kunyomi: おもむき
First jukugo: 趣味[しゅうみ]
Full header: 趣 hobby
走 (run) + 取 (take) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHU | My hobby is Seeing His Underpants.
Full mnemonic: | His hobbies are running and taking pictures. Actually, it's more like one hobby - since he likes to take pictures of Yakuza.
Full kunyomi: おもむき | the general vibe of something (a performance, a place) (this is a poetic or literary word) F ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 趣味(しゅうみ) | hobby ★★★★☆ 趣 (hobby) + 味 (flavor) = 趣味 (hobby)
悪趣味(あくしゅみ) | bad habit ★★☆☆☆ 悪 (bad) + 趣 味 (hobby) = 悪趣味 (bad habit)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 314
Components: 走 (run) + 取 (take) Same-ON
Mnemonic: My hobby is Seeing His Underpants.
His hobbies are running and taking pictures. Actually, it's more like one hobby - since he likes to take pictures of Yakuza.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: the general vibe of something (a performance, a place) (this is a poetic or literary word)
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1255

Kanji: 恥
Meaning: disgrace
Onyomi: CHI
First kunyomi: は*ずかしい
First jukugo: 恥ずかしがり屋[はずかしがりや]
Full header: 恥 disgrace
耳 (ear) + 心 (heart)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: CHI | I got embarrassed when I cut the CHEESE in front of Lemmy.
Full mnemonic: | When the ear hears the disgraceful story, the heart feels embarrassment.
Full kunyomi: は*ずかしい | embarrassed! (or, this being Japan, pretending to be embarrassed!) ★★★★☆
はじ | a disgrace! (usually used like 恥をかける） NUBI ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 恥ずかしがり屋(はずかしがりや) | someone who gets embarrassed easily. ★★★☆☆ 恥 (disgrace) + 屋 (store) = 恥ずかしがり屋 (someone who gets embarrassed easily.)
恥をかく(はじをかく) | embarrass one's self ★☆☆☆☆ to embarrass one's self. (You can't say this about yourself, in the manner of, "OH! I fucked up!" But you can say はじをかいた! to someone else, like a mother scolding a child who doesn't know it's impolite to yell "POOOPY POOOPY!")
恥知らず(はじしらず) | shameless ★☆☆☆☆ 恥 (disgrace) + 知 (know) = 恥知らず (shameless) shameless (literally, "Not knowing the meaning of shame")
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 315
Components: 耳 (ear) + 心 (heart)
Mnemonic: I got embarrassed when I cut the CHEESE in front of Lemmy.
When the ear hears the disgraceful story, the heart feels embarrassment.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: embarrassed! (or, this being Japan, pretending to be embarrassed!)
First jukugo meaning: someone who gets embarrassed easily.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1137

Kanji: 聞
Meaning: listen/ ask
Onyomi: BUN
First kunyomi: ( に ) き＊く
First jukugo: 新聞[しんぶん]
Full header: 聞 listen/ ask
門 (gate) + 耳 (ear)
★★★★★
14 strokes
DUPE JERK SOLO
Full onyomi: BUN |
Full mnemonic: | Use your ear to listen to BUNNIES hopping through the gate.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) き＊く | to ask or inquire ★★★☆☆
( を ) き＊く | to hear a sound (whether intentionally or not) ★★★★☆
( が ) き＊こえる | to listen to something (radio, TV);be able to hear something. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 新聞(しんぶん) | newspaper ★★★☆☆ 新 (new) + 聞 (listen/ ask) = 新聞 (newspaper )
盗み聞き(ぬすみぎき) | to eavesdrop ★☆☆☆☆ 盗 (steal by stealth) + 聞 (listen/ ask) = 盗み聞き (to eavesdrop)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 316
Components: 門 (gate) + 耳 (ear)
Mnemonic: Use your ear to listen to BUNNIES hopping through the gate.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to ask or inquire
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: newspaper
Frequency ranking: 167

Kanji: 斤
Meaning: axe
Full header: 斤 axe
(right radical)
PK
Full used In: - 竹
- 祈
- 折
- 丘
- 訴
- 近
- 析
- 新
- 断
- 所
- 匠
- 質
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 317
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 159

Kanji: 折
Meaning: fold
Onyomi: SETSU
First kunyomi: お*る
First jukugo: 折角[せっかく]
Full header: 折 fold
(handleft) + 斤 (axe)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: SETSU |
Full mnemonic: | The origami master SAID TO the novice, "Use your hands to fold it in the shape of an axe - then you can give them fools madd paper cuts!"
Full kunyomi: お*る | fold ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 折角(せっかく) | something which someone has taken the trouble to do ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 折 (fold) + 角 (horn/corner) = 折角 (something which someone has taken the trouble to do) something which someone has taken the trouble to do for you. Like a 折角 rhubarb pie that you have to eat even though you are allergic to fucking rhubarb.
折り紙(おりがみ) | origami ★★☆☆☆ 折 (fold) + 紙 (paper) = 折り紙 (origami)
骨折(こっせつ) する | break a bone ★☆☆☆☆ 骨 (bone) + 折 (fold) = 骨折 (break a bone) break a bone- fracture.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
祈 | pray | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
折 | fold | HAND | 手
断 | decision/judgement/refuse | RICE | 米
析 | analyze | TREE | 木
You pray for a NECROPHILIAC mortician,
but you fold origami with your HAND.
The RICE refused . . .to analyze the TREE.
Full used In: - 哲
- 誓
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 318
Components: (handleft) + 斤 (axe)
Mnemonic: The origami master SAID TO the novice, "Use your hands to fold it in the shape of an axe - then you can give them fools madd paper cuts!"
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: something which someone has taken the trouble to do
Frequency ranking: 755

Kanji: 丘
Meaning: hill
Onyomi: KYUU
First kunyomi: おか
First jukugo: 砂丘[さきゅう]
Full header: 丘 hill
斤 (axe) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
PN SOLO
Full onyomi: KYUU | He said my buttocks are like CUTE little hills of flesh.
Full mnemonic: This kanji is axe + one line (which we'll call the surface of the earth)
So we can say . . .
I'm standing on top of the earth of the hill holding my axe!
Full kunyomi: おか | hill ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 砂丘(さきゅう) | sand dune ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 砂 (sand) + 丘 (hill) = 砂丘 (sand dune)
Full used In: - 兵
- 岳
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 319
Components: 斤 (axe) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: He said my buttocks are like CUTE little hills of flesh.
This kanji is axe + one line (which we'll call the surface of the earth)
So we can say . . .
I'm standing on top of the earth of the hill holding my axe!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: sand dune
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 519

Kanji: 哲
Meaning: philosophy
Onyomi: TETSU
First jukugo: 哲学[てつがく]
Full header: 哲 philosophy
折 (fold) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: TETSU |
Full mnemonic: | The philosophy that comes from Confucius' mouth is powerful enough to fold IRON (鉄, pronounced 'tetsu')。
Full jukugo: 哲学(てつがく) | philosophy ★★☆☆☆ 哲 (philosophy) + 学 (knowledge) = 哲学 (philosophy) philosophy (adj.: 哲学的な、てつがくてきな）
哲学者(てつがくしゃ) | philosopher ★☆☆☆☆ 哲 学 (philosophy) + 者 (professional) = 哲学者 (philosopher)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 320
Components: 折 (fold) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: The philosophy that comes from Confucius' mouth is powerful enough to fold IRON (鉄, pronounced 'tetsu')。
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1406

Kanji: 誓
Meaning: vow
Onyomi: SEI
First kunyomi: ちか*う
Full header: 誓 vow
折 (fold) + 言 (say)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | Fold your body (i.e. kneel!) and say a vow to your god.
Full kunyomi: ちか*う | a vow. More strong than 約束. The first time you got caught cheating, you'd make a 約束 to not cheat, But the second time you get caught, you have to誓う！！！ KANA ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 321
Components: 折 (fold) + 言 (say)
Mnemonic: Fold your body (i.e. kneel!) and say a vow to your god.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a vow. More strong than 約束. The first time you got caught cheating, you'd make a 約束 to not cheat, But the second time you get caught, you have to誓う！！！
Frequency ranking: 1619

Kanji: 訴
Meaning: accuse
Onyomi: SO
First kunyomi: うった*える
First jukugo: 告訴[こくそ]
Full header: 訴 accuse
言 (say) + 斤 (axe)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SO |
Full mnemonic: | If you think of the dot on the axe radical as a crack, then it's a broken axe. So then you can say . . . I accuse Some One - I say that they sold me a broken axe!
Full kunyomi: うった*える | to accuse of wrongdoing OR to file a lawsuit. ★★★☆☆
うった＊え | a lawsuit ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 告訴(こくそ) | an accusation, a charge ★☆☆☆☆ 告 (inform) + 訴 (accuse) = 告訴 (an accusation, a charge)
訴訟(そしょう) | lawsuit ★☆☆☆☆ 訴 (accuse) + 訟 (lawsuit) = 訴訟 (lawsuit)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
詳 | expert | SHEEP | 羊
許 | allow | COW | 牛
訴 | accuse | AXE | 斤
The SHEEP is an expert on wool.
I allow the COW to fuck the bull.
I accuse the AXE of splitting my skull.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 322
Components: 言 (say) + 斤 (axe)
Mnemonic: If you think of the dot on the axe radical as a crack, then it's a broken axe. So then you can say . . . I accuse Some One - I say that they sold me a broken axe!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to accuse of wrongdoing OR to file a lawsuit.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: an accusation, a charge
Frequency ranking: 1274

Kanji: 竹
Meaning: bamboo
First kunyomi: たけ
First jukugo: 竹の子[たけのこ]
Full header: 竹 bamboo
斤 (axe)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
PK PN SOLO
Full mnemonic: | 竹 resembles two axes (斤) together. . . .but you can tell them apart because bamboo is pronounced ta-KE. And the bamboo kanji is the same as the katakana KE : ヶ.
Full kunyomi: たけ | bamboo ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 竹の子(たけのこ) | bamboo shoot ★☆☆☆☆ 竹 (bamboo) + 子 (child) = 竹の子 (bamboo shoot) a bamboo shoot, also a famous harajuku fashion shop
Full used In: - 答
- 等
- 節
- 筋
- 簡
- 策
- 箱
- 笑
- 第
- 符
- 築
- 範
- 御
- 算
- 管
- 筆
- 筒
- 籍
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 323
Components: 斤 (axe)
Mnemonic: 竹 resembles two axes (斤) together. . . .but you can tell them apart because bamboo is pronounced ta-KE. And the bamboo kanji is the same as the katakana KE : ヶ.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: bamboo shoot
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 263

Kanji: 筋
Meaning: muscle
Onyomi: KIN
First kunyomi: すじ
First jukugo: 筋肉[きんにく]
Full header: 筋 muscle
竹 (bamboo) + 月 (moon/organ) + 力 (strong)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KIN |
Full mnemonic: | My KINfolk like to eat bamboo for strong, muscular organs.
Full kunyomi: すじ | tendon ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 筋肉(きんにく) | muscle ★★★☆☆ 筋 (muscle) + 肉 (meat) = 筋肉 (muscle)
一筋(ひとすじ) に | single-mindedly, intently ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 一 (one) + 筋 (muscle) = 一筋 (single-mindedly, intently)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
箱 | box | WOOD | 木
節 | season / joint | GOOD | 良
符 | ticket | PERSON | 人
筋 | muscle | ORGAN | 月
Boxes are made of WOOD.
For crops, seasons are GOOD
PEOPLE buy tickets for seats,
to see the ORGANS of muscular athletes.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 324
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 月 (moon/organ) + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: My KINfolk like to eat bamboo for strong, muscular organs.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: tendon
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 927

Kanji: 簡
Meaning: simplicity
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 簡単[かんたん]な
Full header: 簡 simplicity
竹 (bamboo) + 間 (a period of time)
★★★☆☆
18 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | To grow bamboo is so simple even Genghis KHAN can do it in a very small period of time. And he is no mental genius when it comes to non-killing.
Full jukugo: 簡単(かんたん) な | simple ★★★★☆ 簡 (simplicity) + 単 (merely) = 簡単 (simple) simple or easy, but in a good way
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 325
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 間 (a period of time)
Mnemonic: To grow bamboo is so simple even Genghis KHAN can do it in a very small period of time. And he is no mental genius when it comes to non-killing.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: simple
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1067

Meaning: key
Full header: key
(right radical) 斤 (axe) + 一 (one/line radical)
STRONG
Description: Like axe (斤), plus two horizontal lines, which are (in this story) the teeth of the key.
(down here are the horizontal lines! the teeth of the key!)
strong RADICAL for SAKU
Full used In: - 作
- 昨
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 326
Components: (right radical) 斤 (axe) + 一 (one/line radical)
Frequency ranking: 177

Kanji: 作
Meaning: make
Onyomi: SAKU
First kunyomi: つく*る
First jukugo: 作品[さくひん]
Full header: 作 make
(personleft) + (key)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SAKU |
Full mnemonic: | The person makes a key to open up a locked SACK.
Full kunyomi: つく*る | make （usually refers to handmade things ） ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 作品(さくひん) | artworks. ★★★☆☆ 作 (make) + 品 (products) = 作品 (artworks.)
作家：(さっか) | author ★★★☆☆ 作 (make) + 家 (home) = 作家： (author)
手作り(てづくり) の | handmade ★★☆☆☆ NEO 手 (hand) + 作 (make) = 手作り (handmade)
作戦(さくせん) | strategy ★★☆☆☆ 作 (make) + 戦 (fight) = 作戦 (strategy) any strategy for succeeding － in war, business, school, etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 327
Components: (personleft) + (key)
Mnemonic: The person makes a key to open up a locked SACK.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: make （usually refers to handmade things ）
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: artworks.
Frequency ranking: 179

Kanji: 昨
Meaning: yesterday
Onyomi: SAKU
First jukugo: 昨日[きのう]
Full header: 昨 yesterday
日 (sun, day) + (key) Same-ON
★★★★☆
9 strokes
COCK SIDEKICK
Description: COCK - this is another one of those triflin' kanji. . . the kind where almost every jukugo is pronounced one way, but the ONE JUKUGO that is pronounced the 'wrong way'. . .that's the only one anyone uses!
Full onyomi: SAKU |
Full mnemonic: | Yesterday I made a key and stuck it in my SACK.
Full jukugo: 昨日(きのう) | yesterday ★★★★★ FP 昨 (yesterday) + 日 (sun, day) = 昨日 (yesterday)
昨 XXX (saku - XXX) | last - xxx ★★★☆☆ PRE NP 昨 (yesterday) + (the beautiful sights of xxx) = 昨 XXX (last - xxx) last month, last year, etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 328
Components: 日 (sun, day) + (key) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Yesterday I made a key and stuck it in my SACK.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 827

Meaning: motion
Full header: motion
(lower left radical)
PK SYMBOLIC
Description: VERY VERY SYMBOLIC RADICAL. -- almost all kanji which use this , have to do with motion in some way.
Full used In: - 逆
- 逃
- 迫
- 近
- 辺
- 達
- 述
- 進
- 迷
- 迎
- 込
- 速
- 通
- 遺
- 遊
- 避
- 遅
- 過
- 選
- 違
- 追
- 週
- 逮
- 巡
- 遠
- 退
- 造
- 道
- 遭
- 逸
- 遂
- 返
- 透
- 適
- 連
- 運
- 送
- 途
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 329
Components: (lower left radical)
Frequency ranking: 129

Kanji: 近
Meaning: near
Onyomi: KIN
First kunyomi: ちか*い
First jukugo: 最近[さいきん]
Full header: 近 near
(motion) + 斤 (axe)
★★★★★
7 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: KIN |
Full mnemonic: | If you move near my KINfolk I got an axe for you!!
Full kunyomi: ちか*い | near - both physically, in time, and metaphorically, as in 'Your left boob is so stretched, it's nearly a banana.' ★★★★★
ちか＊く | close to ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 最近(さいきん) | recently ★★★★☆ 最 (most) + 近 (near) = 最近 (recently)
に 近寄る(ちかよる) | get close to ★★☆☆☆ 近 (near) + 寄 (get close) = 近寄る (get close to) to get close to, to approach.(usually used in the negative, on warning signs: danger! keep out! danger! high voltage! 近寄るな!)
近所(きんじょ) | around here ★★☆☆☆ 近 (near) + 所 (area / attribute) = 近所 (around here) in this neighborhood, around here- (BOOBOO: 近所 is strictly relative to where you are standing at the time. You can't say 'Shibuya is a neighborhood in tokyo,' - in that case, you have to use MACHI(町)。)
に or が 近付く(ちかづく) | get close to destination ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 近 (near) + 付 (stick to) = 近付く (get close to destination) to draw close to a physical destination or a goal.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
近 | near | AXE | 斤
辺 | around here/around that time | SWORD | 刀
He came near with an AXE,
but at that time I had a SWORD to counter-attack.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 330
Components: (motion) + 斤 (axe)
Mnemonic: If you move near my KINfolk I got an axe for you!!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: near - both physically, in time, and metaphorically, as in 'Your left boob is so stretched, it's nearly a banana.'
First jukugo meaning: recently
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 199

Kanji: 辺
Meaning: around here/around that time
Onyomi: HEN
First kunyomi: あた＊り
Full header: 辺 around here/around that time
(motion) + 刀 (sword)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
ILL PAIR PN SOLO
Description: COCK - because it is really 3 words, all of which mean the same exact same thing but are pronounced differently, and have different grammar. (Actually, the different grammar is a blessing in disguise, because it cues you which pronunciation to use).
Full onyomi: HEN |
Full mnemonic: | I saw a HEN moving around here with a sword!! (it was making Human MacNuggets!)
Full kunyomi: あた＊り | this neighborhood, the vicinity (as opposed to far away or another 'hood) ★★★☆☆
( この ) へん ( に ) | one thing which is around here somewhere!! ★★★☆☆
( ｘｘｘ ) べ ( に ) | BE is a SUFFIX, which can be put after any noun, meaning 'in the vicinity of': the ocean, the university, the table, etc. You can tell 'be' and 'hen' (above) apart because 'be' always comes after a proper noun- it's a SUFFIX. SUF ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
近 | near | AXE | 斤
辺 | around here/around that time | SWORD | 刀
He came near with an AXE,
but at that time I had a SWORD to counter-attack.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 331
Components: (motion) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: I saw a HEN moving around here with a sword!! (it was making Human MacNuggets!)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: this neighborhood, the vicinity (as opposed to far away or another 'hood)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 740

Kanji: 迫
Meaning: press upon
Onyomi: HAKU
First kunyomi: ( を or に ) せま*る
First jukugo: 圧迫[あっぱく]
Full header: 迫 press upon
(motion) + 白 (white) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: HAKU |
Full mnemonic: | I move towards the white guy and press on him. It is not my fault - I have a fetish!!
Full kunyomi: ( を or に ) せま*る
two meanings:
1) xxx を 迫る :To put pressure on someone to do XXX; to threaten to do xxx to someone.
2)　 に　迫る： NI is trickier - it has two uses.
2a) YYY に　迫る = approaching YYY. (Near-CD quality, nigh-invulnerable, etc)
2b ZZZ に　迫る = to threaten Mr. or Mrs. ZZZ.
In other words, を迫る refers to WHAT you're threatening to do, and に迫る refers to WHO you are threatening. OK? KANA
★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 圧迫(あっぱく) | pressure ★★☆☆☆ 圧 (pressure) + 迫 (press upon) = 圧迫 (pressure) pressure (圧迫な ＝ overpowering)
迫害(はくがい) | persecution ★☆☆☆☆ 迫 (press upon) + 害 (damage) = 迫害 (persecution) persecution of a minority group (political word)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 332
Components: (motion) + 白 (white) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I move towards the white guy and press on him. It is not my fault - I have a fetish!!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: two meanings:
First jukugo meaning: pressure
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 997

Kanji: 込
Meaning: get crowded
First kunyomi: ( を ) こ＊める
First jukugo: 申し込む[もうしこむ]
Full header: 込 get crowded
(motion) + 入 (put/go in)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: | Though it's used in several jukugo, you don't need to learn the ONyomi: 込む is strictly KUNKUN.
Full mnemonic: | When a lot of people move and go in a place it gets crowded.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) こ＊める | I put something (usually feelings or emotions or passion, strength) into something (a present, an effort). Or I just put bullets into a fuckin' gun. Seriously, my J-dictionary uses both examples. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 申し込む(もうしこむ) | application ★★★☆☆ 申 (humbly say) + 込 (get crowded) = 申し込む (application) an application (for a loan or to go to college, etc)
人込み(ひとごみ) | crowd of people ★★☆☆☆ 人 (person) + 込 (get crowded) = 人込み (crowd of people) a crowd of people- (BOOBOO : not necessarily all people doing the same thing(i.e. 'the crowd at the Sinatra show'). It means 'crowds in general,' as in, 'It gets crowded after 4 PM.' )
詰め込む(つめこむ) | to cram, jam, pack. ★☆☆☆☆ 詰 (cram in) + 込 (get crowded) = 詰め込む (to cram, jam, pack. )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 333
Components: (motion) + 入 (put/go in)
Mnemonic: Though it's used in several jukugo, you don't need to learn the ONyomi: 込む is strictly KUNKUN.
When a lot of people move and go in a place it gets crowded.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I put something (usually feelings or emotions or passion, strength) into something (a present, an effort). Or I just put bullets into a fuckin' gun. Seriously, my J-dictionary uses both examples.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: application
Frequency ranking: 289

Kanji: 達
Meaning: plural/delivery
Onyomi: TATSU/ TACHI
First jukugo: 友達[ともだち]
Full header: 達 plural/delivery
(motion) + 幸 (luck, happiness)
★★★★★
12 strokes
BETA JERK SUF
Description: JERK: Normally, this means "the delivery arrives" but half the time means "plural." There is no easy way to tell which it means.
Full onyomi: TATSU/ TACHI | I was TAUGHT TO use plurals correctly, therefore I am TOUCHY when people fuck them up.
Full mnemonic: | It's considered happy to move in pairs because you have a friend.
Full jukugo: 友達(ともだち) | friend ★★★★★ 友 (friend) + 達 (plural/delivery) = 友達 (friend)
私達(わたしたち) | us ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 私 (me / private) + 達 (plural/delivery) = 私達 (us)
配達(はいたつ) する | deliver ★★★☆☆ 配 (distribute) + 達 (plural/delivery) = 配達 (deliver) to deliver. Used about business - used when money changes hands. Deliver by truck or UPS or FEDEX.
XXX 達(たち) | more than one of XXX. ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX, meaning "more than one of XXX."But unlike English, you can't pluralize just any word. In fact 90% of the time you'll see 達, it's in one of these 3 situations: 1) 仲間達：なかまたち：　the group of friends. 2) 人達：ひとたち： people, and 3) 子供達：こどもたち： the children.
xxxの 達人(たつじん) | master of xxx ★★☆☆☆ 達 (plural/delivery) + 人 (person) = 達人 (master of xxx)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
達 | plural/delivery | HAPPY | 幸
運 | carry / luck | SOLDIERS | 軍
連 | take with / inform of | CAR | 車
I'm HAPPY to have plural friends.
I need to carry SOLDIERS to the battle,
So I'll take them with me in my CAR.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 334
Components: (motion) + 幸 (luck, happiness)
Mnemonic: I was TAUGHT TO use plurals correctly, therefore I am TOUCHY when people fuck them up.
It's considered happy to move in pairs because you have a friend.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: friend
Frequency ranking: 427

Kanji: 進
Meaning: progress
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: ( を ) すす＊める
First jukugo: 進化[しんか]
Full header: 進 progress
(motion) + (turkey)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: | The turkey moved progressively towards the SHINing light. (Perhaps some kind of near-death experience? Or some kind of rapture turkey? Like maybe even the Fowl Messiah?)
Full kunyomi: ( を ) すす＊める | I advance, proceed, make progress (in writing a novel, moving towards a goal) ★★★☆☆
( が or へ ) すす＊む | something advances or makes progress ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 進化(しんか) | evolution ★★☆☆☆ 進 (progress) + 化 (transform) = 進化 (evolution)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 335
Components: (motion) + (turkey)
Mnemonic: The turkey moved progressively towards the SHINing light. (Perhaps some kind of near-death experience? Or some kind of rapture turkey? Like maybe even the Fowl Messiah?)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I advance, proceed, make progress (in writing a novel, moving towards a goal)
First jukugo meaning: evolution
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 389

Kanji: 述
Meaning: refer to
Onyomi: JUTSU
First kunyomi: の*べる
First jukugo: 前述[ぜんじゅつ]
Full header: 述 refer to
(motion) + ホ (katakana 'ho') + 丶 (dot)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: JUTSU | The label "infidel enemy of Allah" refers to athiests, christians, and JEWS, TOO!
Full mnemonic: 述 is made of motion, plus the katakana 'HO' plus a dot. So you could say,
While moving towards the hoe, he made a statement about the dot on her lip.
Full kunyomi: の*べる | to relate a story of... Describes the speaker's own actions: ('Please allow me to mention or state something') (usually used in a business or formal setting: opening remarks, proposals, extending a warm welcome, all that glad-handing bullshit) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 前述(ぜんじゅつ) | the aforesaid, the aforementioned ★★☆☆☆ NP 前 (before) + 述 (refer to) = 前述 (the aforesaid, the aforementioned)
記述(きじゅつ) | give an in-depth account of ★☆☆☆☆ 記 (diary) + 述 (refer to) = 記述 (give an in-depth account of) to describe, to give an in-depth account of. Generally means an entire chapter, if not a whole book.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
迷 | perplexed | RICE (2 dots!!) | 米
述 | refer to | ONE DOT |
You get perplexed by RICE, so you refer to ONE DOT to comparison:
"OK, if it's bigger than this dot, then it must not be rice."
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 336
Components: (motion) + ホ (katakana 'ho') + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: The label "infidel enemy of Allah" refers to athiests, christians, and JEWS, TOO!
述 is made of motion, plus the katakana 'HO' plus a dot. So you could say,
While moving towards the hoe, he made a statement about the dot on her lip.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to relate a story of... Describes the speaker's own actions: ('Please allow me to mention or state something') (usually used in a business or formal setting: opening remarks, proposals, extending a warm welcome, all that glad-handing bullshit)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the aforesaid, the aforementioned
Frequency ranking: 1036

Kanji: 木
Meaning: tree
Onyomi: MOKU
First kunyomi: き
First jukugo: 木曜日[もくようび]
Full header: 木 tree
★★★★★
4 strokes
PK PN SYMBOLIC DUH
Description: SYMBOLIC: If you see an unknown kanji that has tree in it, chances are around 33% that it actually has something to do with wood! That's right, I counted. Welcome to my life.
Full onyomi: MOKU | Smoking trees is MORE COOL than smoking cigarettes.
Full mnemonic: | The VERTICAL line is the tree trunk. The other four lines are big branches.
Full kunyomi: き | tree ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 木曜日(もくようび) | Thursday ★★★★★ KUN ON 木 (tree) + 曜 日 (day of week) = 木曜日 (Thursday )
木造(もくぞう) の | wooden ★★☆☆☆ 木 (tree) + 造 (produce) = 木造 (wooden)
木製(もくせい) の | made from wood. ★★☆☆☆ 木 (tree) + 製 (mass production) = 木製 (made from wood. )
Full used In: - 楽
- 横
- 核
- 籍
- 林
- 森
- 本
- 休
- 析
- 策
- 新
- 集
- 棚
- 松
- 枯
- 相
- 禁
- 果
- 東
- 案
- 杯
- 保
- 枠
- 繰
- 染
- 雑
- 膝
- 末
- 米
- 未
- 査
- 机
- 札
- 械
- 築
- 枝
- 植
- 柔
- 束
- 柄
- 模
- 困
- 柱
- 朱
- 株
- 梅
- 親
- 深
- 標
- 探
- 刺
- 操
- 某
- 桃
- 構
- 棺
- 栄
- 橋
- 棄
- 概
- 根
- 彩
- 床
- 麻
- 業
- 殺
- 桜
- 術
- 材
- 栽
- 機
- 枚
- 採
- 格
- 条
- 板
- 菜
- 様
- 極
- 村
- 校
- 権
- 乗
- 検
- 棒
- 葉
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 337
Mnemonic: Smoking trees is MORE COOL than smoking cigarettes.
The VERTICAL line is the tree trunk. The other four lines are big branches.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Thursday
Frequency ranking: 47

Kanji: 林
Meaning: grove
Onyomi: RIN
First kunyomi: はやし
First jukugo: 雨林[うりん]
Full header: 林 grove
木 (tree)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
PN DUH
Full onyomi: RIN |
Full mnemonic: | In the middle of a small forest grove, I found a RING between two trees.
Full kunyomi: はやし | small woods; a grove ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 雨林(うりん) | rain forest ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 雨 (rain) + 林 (grove) = 雨林 (rain forest)
Full used In: - 歴
- 礎
- 磨
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 338
Components: 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: In the middle of a small forest grove, I found a RING between two trees.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: small woods; a grove
First jukugo meaning: rain forest
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 852

Kanji: 森
Meaning: forest
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: もり
First jukugo: 森林[しんりん]
Full header: 森 forest
木 (tree)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
PN DUH
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: | In the middle of the forest, there is a SHINING pond.
Full kunyomi: もり | forest : often goes after the name of a specific forest, i.e. "the black forest" would be 黒森 PN ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 森林(しんりん) | forests ★☆☆☆☆ 森 (forest) + 林 (grove) = 森林 (forests) forests in general. (forest ecology, forest creatures, forestry)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 339
Components: 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: In the middle of the forest, there is a SHINING pond.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: forest : often goes after the name of a specific forest, i.e. "the black forest" would be 黒森
First jukugo meaning: forests
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 891

Kanji: 本
Meaning: book / the real
Onyomi: HON
First kunyomi: ほん
First jukugo: 本当[ほんとう]に
Full header: 本 book / the real
木 (tree) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
5 strokes
JERK PN SYMBOLIC
Description: JERK RADICAL: by itself, it means 'book', but most of the jukugo with the 本 kanji have to do with 'foundation.'
Full onyomi: HON |
Full mnemonic: 本 is tree (木) plus one line. You can think of that extra line as the real, uh. . .hold on. . .. uh, the ground! The real estate the tree is growing in!
Or, you can think of the line as a page of a book (made from a tree).
Or you can just go home and take a bath. I don't care.
Full kunyomi: ほん | book LAZY ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 本当(ほんとう) に | for realz. ★★★★★ 本 (book / the real) + 当 (hit the target) = 本当 (for realz.)
ｘｘｘ 本(ほん) | xxx cylinders ★★★★☆ COUNTER used for counting. Ippon is one book. Psyche! ISSATSU (一冊) is one book, ippon is one cylindrical object. Makes sense if you imagine that back when Chinese sages were inventing kanji, books were written on scrolls and shit。 Pronounced like this: 1: いっぽん、２： にほん、　３：　さんぼん、　etc.
本音(ほんね) | one's real feelings ★★★☆☆ CCW FP 本 (book / the real) + 音 (sound) = 本音 (one's real feelings) one's real feelings, as opposed to 建前　（たてまえ）. You know, the 2 faces that only Japanese people have, as if no one else in the world would dream of being so false, and all that bullshit.
本物(ほんもの) | the real thing, not a counterfeit. ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 本 (book / the real) + 物 (animal / thing) = 本物 (the real thing, not a counterfeit.)
本来(ほんらい) | originally ★★☆☆☆ 本 (book / the real) + 来 (come/future) = 本来 (originally) originally, essentially , primairlyー Emphasizes the historical roots. Originally the EPA was supposed to protect the environment, but nowadays it's protecting the polluters!
本(ほん) ｘｘｘ | the real xxx ★★☆☆☆ PRE PREFIX meaning, 'the real xxx.' For example, 本人 means 'in person' (I saw Billy Idol in person at the Costco!).
Full used In: - 体
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 340
Components: 木 (tree) + 一 (one/line radical)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: book
First jukugo meaning: for realz.
Frequency ranking: 48

Kanji: 体
Meaning: body
Onyomi: TAI
First kunyomi: からだ
First jukugo: 液体[えきたい]
Full header: 体 body
(personleft) + 本 (book / the real)
★★★★★
7 strokes
Full onyomi: TAI | TIE up the body and take it to the morgue.
Full mnemonic: | The body is the real bits of a person.
Full kunyomi: からだ | the body ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 液体(えきたい) | liquid ★★★☆☆ 液 (liquid) + 体 (body) = 液体 (liquid)
具体的(ぐたいてき) な or 　に | concrete/ in practice ★★★☆☆ 具 (tool) + 体 (body) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 具体的 (concrete/ in practice) concrete, literal, in practice . . as opposed to abstract, in theory
死体(したい) | corpse ★★★☆☆ 死 (death) + 体 (body) = 死体 (corpse)
体重(たいじゅう) | your mama's weight (450kilos?) ★★☆☆☆ 体 (body) + 重 (heavy / overlap) = 体重 (your mama's weight (450kilos?))
全体(ぜんたい) | entire,the whole thing. ★★☆☆☆ 全 (all) + 体 (body) = 全体 (entire,the whole thing.)
体育(たいいく) | P.E. class ★☆☆☆☆ 体 (body) + 育 (grow up / be raised) = 体育 (P.E. class)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
体 | body | FUNDAMENTAL | 本
休 | rest | TREE | 木
A person's body is FUNDAMENTAL to them, but they take a rest under a TREE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 341
Components: (personleft) + 本 (book / the real)
Mnemonic: TIE up the body and take it to the morgue.
The body is the real bits of a person.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: the body
First jukugo meaning: liquid
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 137

Kanji: 休
Meaning: rest
Onyomi: KYUU
First kunyomi: やす*み
First jukugo: お休みなさい![おやすみなさい！]
Full header: 休 rest
(personleft) + 木 (tree)
★★★★★
6 strokes
Full onyomi: KYUU |
Full mnemonic: | The CUTE person rests against a tree.
Full kunyomi: やす*み | a break (a day off=休みの日) ★★★★★
やす＊む | relax, to take a day off ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: お休みなさい!(おやすみなさい！) | Good night! ★★★★★ Good night! (BOOBOO: You don't say this when you leave your friend's dinner party or when you leave your date standing on the curb weeping outside the restaurant, you only say it when you live in the same house: it's more like "sleep tight!", I guess.)
夏休み(なつやすみ) | summer vacation ★★★★☆ 夏 (summer) + 休 (rest) = 夏休み (summer vacation)
昼休み(ひるやすみ) | lunch-break ★★★☆☆ 昼 (noon) + 休 (rest) = 昼休み (lunch-break ) lunch-break (at work, school, etc.)
冬休み(ふゆやすみ) | winter break. ★★★☆☆ 冬 (winter) + 休 (rest) = 冬休み (winter break. )
休日(きゅうじつ) | A holiday ★★☆☆☆ 休 (rest) + 日 (sun, day) = 休日 (A holiday) A holiday - Christmas, Arbor Day, etc.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
体 | body | FUNDAMENTAL | 本
休 | rest | TREE | 木
A person's body is FUNDAMENTAL to them, but they take a rest under a TREE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 342
Components: (personleft) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: The CUTE person rests against a tree.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: a break (a day off=休みの日)
First jukugo meaning: Good night!
Frequency ranking: 850

Kanji: 枠
Meaning: boundary / limit
First kunyomi: わく
Full header: 枠 boundary / limit
木 (tree) + 九 (the number 9) + 十 (ten)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | You got the 9 radical, and the 10 radical, so think '90'. As in, You're limited to cutting down 90 trees within the boundary of the forest.
Full kunyomi: わく | literally, a frame (write you name in this box, etc.). More often used figuratively, a numerical limit: you can use this library card 3 times a month. You can only bring 5 friends with you to the pool. Etc. ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 343
Components: 木 (tree) + 九 (the number 9) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: You got the 9 radical, and the 10 radical, so think '90'. As in, You're limited to cutting down 90 trees within the boundary of the forest.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: literally, a frame (write you name in this box, etc.). More often used figuratively, a numerical limit: you can use this library card 3 times a month. You can only bring 5 friends with you to the pool. Etc.
Frequency ranking: 1716

Kanji: 析
Meaning: analyze
Onyomi: SEKI
First jukugo: 分析[ぶんせき]する
Full header: 析 analyze
木 (tree) + 斤 (axe)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SEKI | I sometimes lie awake at night, analyzing the reasons why your mom is so SEXY.
Full mnemonic: | We cut up the tree with axes to analyze the inside of it.
Full jukugo: 分析(ぶんせき) する | analyze ★★★☆☆ 分 (understand / divide / minute) + 析 (analyze) = 分析 (analyze)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
祈 | pray | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
折 | fold | HAND | 手
断 | decision/judgement/refuse | RICE | 米
析 | analyze | TREE | 木
You pray for a NECROPHILIAC mortician,
but you fold origami with your HAND.
The RICE refused . . .to analyze the TREE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 344
Components: 木 (tree) + 斤 (axe)
Mnemonic: I sometimes lie awake at night, analyzing the reasons why your mom is so SEXY.
We cut up the tree with axes to analyze the inside of it.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1660

Kanji: 策
Meaning: take measures
Onyomi: SAKU
First kunyomi: さく
First jukugo: 対策[たいさく]
Full header: 策 take measures
竹 (bamboo) + 木 (tree) + (George Michael's Moustache)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
NP
Full onyomi: SAKU |
Full mnemonic: Q: Why are you hiding behind a tree and covered in bamboo?
A: I'm taking measures to keep George Michael away from my SAC.
Full kunyomi: さく | a plan, scheme, step, measure LAZY NP ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 対策(たいさく) | counter-plan / counter-measure ★★★☆☆ 対 (against) + 策 (take measures) = 対策 (counter-plan / counter-measure)
政策(せいさく) | a policy ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 政 (politics) + 策 (take measures) = 政策 (a policy)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
索 | look up | TEN | 十
策 | take measures | BAMBOO | 竹
You look up TEN ways to take measures against the BAMBOO growing in your lawn.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 345
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 木 (tree) + (George Michael's Moustache)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a plan, scheme, step, measure
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: counter-plan / counter-measure
Frequency ranking: 1115

Kanji: 刺
Meaning: stab / buisness card
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: ( を ) さ＊す
First jukugo: 名刺[めいし]
Full header: 刺 stab / buisness card
木 (tree) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 刀 (sword)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
DUPE JERK
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE takes her sword and stabs it at the tree's moustache. After all, you can't be too careful.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) さ＊す | pierce　or poke. Like a mosquito stings you. Also, to stab with a knife. ★★★☆☆
( に ) さ＊さる | to be stuck by (a thumbtack stuck in my shoe, your moms got a whole ham stuck in her throat) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 名刺(めいし) | business card ★★★☆☆ 名 (name, famous) + 刺 (stab / buisness card) = 名刺 (business card) business card　－ AKA "name card" (ネームカード） in Japanese-English.
刺激(しげき) する | stimulate ★☆☆☆☆ 刺 (stab / buisness card) + 激 (intense) = 刺激 (stimulate) stimulate something - a chemical reaction, a clitoris, whatever. (v) ;a stimulus (n)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
刺 | stab / buisness card | TREE | 木
制 | system | DAGGER | 市
You stab at the TREE and watch it sway.
The system has a DAGGER (middle left) to stab people who don't obey!
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
版 | printing plate | FRAGMENT | 片
刷 | print | DAGGER | 刀
刺 | stab / buisness card | TEN | 十
Publishers use FRAGMENTS of moveable lead type to publish books.
If you print a book in Japan making fun of the Emperor, right-wingers will assasinate you with a DAGGER.
The killer stabbed you TEN times.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 346
Components: 木 (tree) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: SHE takes her sword and stabs it at the tree's moustache. After all, you can't be too careful.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: pierce　or poke. Like a mosquito stings you. Also, to stab with a knife.
First jukugo meaning: business card
Frequency ranking: 941

Kanji: 新
Meaning: new
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: あたら＊しい
First jukugo: 新宿区[しんじゅくく]
Full header: 新 new
立 (stand up) + 木 (tree) + 斤 (axe)
★★★★★
13 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: | I stood up and chopped down the tree with my SHINY new axe.
Full kunyomi: あたら＊しい | new ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 新宿区(しんじゅくく) | Shinjuku ward ★★★☆☆ 新 (new) + 宿 (lodge at) + 区 (ward) = 新宿区 (Shinjuku ward)
新鮮(しんせん) な | f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-ffffffreshhhhh! ★★★☆☆ 新 (new) + 鮮 (fresh) = 新鮮 (f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-ffffffreshhhhh!)
新品(しんぴん) | new items ★★☆☆☆ 新 (new) + 品 (products) = 新品 (new items) brand new shit - just on the market
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
親 | parents/kindness | LOOKING | 見
新 | new | AXE | 斤
I'm LOOKING for my parents, to show them my new AXE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 347
Components: 立 (stand up) + 木 (tree) + 斤 (axe)
Mnemonic: I stood up and chopped down the tree with my SHINY new axe.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: Shinjuku ward
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 185

Kanji: 集
Meaning: collect
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: ( を ) あつ＊める
First jukugo: 募集中[ぼしゅうちゅう]
Full header: 集 collect
(turkey) + 木 (tree)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SHUU | The pervert collects junior - high girls' SHOES.
Full mnemonic: | Turkeys collect in the top of the tree. It's where the nests are.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) あつ＊める | I amass a bunch of things ★★★☆☆
( が ) あつ＊まる | things like bugs all swarm together or collect in a spot. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 募集中(ぼしゅうちゅう) | now hiring ★★★★☆ 募 (recruit) + 集 中 (to concentrate) = 募集中 (now hiring) you'll see this sign a lot. It means 'now hiring!'
集中(しゅうちゅう) する | to concentrate ★★★☆☆ 集 (collect) + 中 (middle) = 集中 (to concentrate)
編集(へんしゅう) する | to edit. ★★★☆☆ 編 (knit) + 集 (collect) = 編集 (to edit. ) to edit. (editor:編集者 (へんしゅうしゃ）)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 348
Components: (turkey) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: The pervert collects junior - high girls' SHOES.
Turkeys collect in the top of the tree. It's where the nests are.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I amass a bunch of things
First jukugo meaning: now hiring
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 367

Kanji: 棚
Meaning: shelf
First kunyomi: たな
First jukugo: 本棚[ほんだな]
Full header: 棚 shelf
木 (tree) + 月 (moon/organ)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full mnemonic: | I keep two organs on my wooden shelves. (FYI: I'm Ed Gein)
Full kunyomi: たな | shelf or rack ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 本棚(ほんだな) | bookcase ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 本 (book / the real) + 棚 (shelf) = 本棚 (bookcase ) a whole bookcase (BOOBOO: 'tana'　（棚） by itself means an individual shelf of a hondana)
戸棚(とだな) | cupboard ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 戸 (door) + 棚 (shelf) = 戸棚 (cupboard)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 349
Components: 木 (tree) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: I keep two organs on my wooden shelves. (FYI: I'm Ed Gein)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: shelf or rack
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: bookcase
Frequency ranking: 1427

Kanji: 松
Meaning: pine
First kunyomi: まつ
Full header: 松 pine
木 (tree) + 公 (public)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
PN SOLO
Full mnemonic: | Show me a public pine tree and I will show you an awesome place for a picnic.
Full kunyomi: まつ | pine tree ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 350
Components: 木 (tree) + 公 (public)
Mnemonic: Show me a public pine tree and I will show you an awesome place for a picnic.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: pine tree
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 606

Kanji: 枯
Meaning: wither
First kunyomi: ( を ) か＊らす
Full header: 枯 wither
木 (tree) + 古 (old)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The old tree withered away.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) か＊らす | I, personally, desiccate or dry up something ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) か＊れる | the flower is withering. ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
枯 | wither | TREE | 木
故 | breakdown, accident | DIRECTOR |
The DIRECTOR got in an accident when he hit the withered TREE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 351
Components: 木 (tree) + 古 (old)
Mnemonic: The old tree withered away.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I, personally, desiccate or dry up something
Frequency ranking: 1559

Kanji: 相
Meaning: partner
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: あい
First jukugo: 相談[そうだん]する
Full header: 相 partner
木 (tree) + 目 (eye)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: SOU | He's got SO many partners.
Full mnemonic: | If your partner has a tree splinter in their eye, you have to take it out even if it is really gross. And vice versa.
Full kunyomi: あい | partner (only used in 相手, see below!) NUBI ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 相談(そうだん) する | consult ★★★☆☆ 相 (partner) + 談 (consult) = 相談 (consult) a consultation - it doesn't have to be formal. If you want to see your teacher after class, that's a soudan.
相手(あいて) | partner ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 相 (partner) + 手 (hand) = 相手 (partner) one's partner (in conversation, tennis, or anything else however temporary)
首相(しゅしょう) | Prime Minister ★☆☆☆☆ FP NP 首 (neck) + 相 (partner) = 首相 (Prime Minister) A somewhat newspaper-ish word for Prime Minister (BOOBOO: actually, most people say 総理 instead)
相撲(すもう) | Sumo ☆☆☆☆☆ CCW FP 相 (partner) + 撲 (eradicate) = 相撲 (Sumo) Sumo. I've seen a bunch of of straight porn featuring 'sexy sumo wrestler girls,' but I've been unable to find a single gay sumo porn. Which either means, a) gay dudes think sumo are trolls, b) gay dudes have too much respect for the manliness of Sumo to do a x-rated parody, or c) gay dudes just jerk it to regular sumo on the tube for free.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
組 | one's team | STRING | 糸
祖 | ancestor | NECROPHILIA | ネ
相 | partner | TREE | 木
粗 | rough texture / bad quality | RICE | 米
阻 | hamper | TOWN |
Team spirit is the STRING that binds us into a unit.
We do NECROPHILIA with our ancestors.
The TREE is our partner in the oxygen/co2 cycle.
My RICE is bad quality so everyone in TOWN hampered me from selling it!
Full used In: - 箱
- 想
- 霜
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 352
Components: 木 (tree) + 目 (eye)
Mnemonic: He's got SO many partners.
If your partner has a tree splinter in their eye, you have to take it out even if it is really gross. And vice versa.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: partner (only used in 相手, see below!)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: consult
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 202

Kanji: 箱
Meaning: box
First kunyomi: はこ
First jukugo: ゴミ箱[ごみばこ]
Full header: 箱 box
竹 (bamboo) + 相 (partner)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | My partner gave me this lovely bamboo box!
Full kunyomi: はこ | box ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: ゴミ箱(ごみばこ) | garbage pail, bin ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
箱 | box | WOOD | 木
節 | season / joint | GOOD | 良
符 | ticket | PERSON | 人
筋 | muscle | ORGAN | 月
Boxes are made of WOOD.
For crops, seasons are GOOD
PEOPLE buy tickets for seats,
to see the ORGANS of muscular athletes.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 353
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 相 (partner)
Mnemonic: My partner gave me this lovely bamboo box!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: garbage pail, bin
Frequency ranking: 1112

Kanji: 想
Meaning: idea/imagination
Onyomi: SOU
First jukugo: 想像[そうぞう]する
Full header: 想 idea/imagination
相 (partner) + (bottomheart)
★★★★☆
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | Imagine a partner whose heart was the same as yours! it is SO romantic!
Full jukugo: 想像(そうぞう) する | imagine ★★★☆☆ 想 (idea/imagination) + 像 (statue / image) = 想像 (imagine) imagine. (imaginative： そうぞうてきな)
感想(かんそう) する
impression ★☆☆☆☆
感 (feeling) + 想 (idea/imagination) = 感想 (impression)
an impression of something. (like 印象, but you'd never use 感想 to mean 'first impression')
感想 includes both a factual summary of the thing as well as one's opinion of it . . .Often used in the phrase　感想文：かんそうぶん： a high-school book report.
連想(れんそうする) する
mental association ☆☆☆☆☆
連 (take with / inform of) + 想 (idea/imagination) = 連想 (mental association)
to mentally associate XXX with YYY. Like your psychologist says, "Let's play a word-association game."
"Manteca"
"Yo Mama."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
題 | topic | DAY | 日
類 | category,type | BIG | 大
数 | integer, to count | WOMAN | 女
想 | idea/imagination | HEART | 心
toDAY's topic is a BIG category: the number of WOMEN with imaginary HEARTS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 354
Components: 相 (partner) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: Imagine a partner whose heart was the same as yours! it is SO romantic!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: imagine
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 362

Kanji: 禁
Meaning: prohibition
Onyomi: KIN
First kunyomi: きん*じる
First jukugo: 禁煙[きんえん]
Full header: 禁 prohibition
木 (tree) + 示 (show/altar radical)
★★★★★
13 strokes
Full onyomi: KIN |
Full mnemonic: | My KINfolk prohibited me from showing two trees in a row. (they are afraid someone will steal both of our trees)
Full kunyomi: きん*じる | to forbid something ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 禁煙(きんえん) | no smoking ★★★★☆ 禁 (prohibition) + 煙 (smoky) = 禁煙 (no smoking)
禁止(きんし) | forbidden ★★★★☆ 禁 (prohibition) + 止 (stop) = 禁止 (forbidden) forbidden by law. Common examples: smoking outdoors, parking your bike here, opening this door, busking on the street, breathing on a grandpa.
立ち入り禁止(たちいりきんし) | no entry ★★★☆☆ NP 立 (stand up) + 入 (put/go in) + 禁 (prohibition) + 止 (stop) = 立ち入り禁止 (no entry) do not cross this line, no entry.
厳禁(げんきん) | strictly forbidden. ★★☆☆☆ 厳 (strict) + 禁 (prohibition) = 厳禁 (strictly forbidden. )
禁物(きんもつ) | taboo or forbidden thing ★☆☆☆☆ 禁 (prohibition) + 物 (animal / thing) = 禁物 (taboo or forbidden thing )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 355
Components: 木 (tree) + 示 (show/altar radical)
Mnemonic: My KINfolk prohibited me from showing two trees in a row. (they are afraid someone will steal both of our trees)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to forbid something
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: no smoking
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1224

Kanji: 果
Meaning: fruit　/ result
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: くだ
First jukugo: 結果[けっか]
Full header: 果 fruit　/ result
田 (rice field) + 木 (tree)
★★★★★
8 strokes
JERK STRONG
Full onyomi: KA | Hey Junior, get the CAR, we're going fruit-stealin!
Full mnemonic: | Fruit is like a rice field up in the top of a tree, where the crops result at harvest time!
Full kunyomi: くだ | fruit - see below! NUBI ★★★☆☆
は＊たして!! | just as I thought! ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 結果(けっか) | result ★★★☆☆ 結 (bind) + 果 (fruit　/ result) = 結果 (result)
効果的(こうかてき) な | effective ★★★☆☆ 効 果 (an effect) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 効果的 (effective)
効果(こうか) | an effect ★★★☆☆ 効 (effective) + 果 (fruit　/ result) = 効果 (an effect)
果物(くだもの) | fruit ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN NP 果 (fruit　/ result) + 物 (animal / thing) = 果物 (fruit) fruit. You might see this on signs, but in conversation, most people say フルーツ。
Full used In: - 課
- 菓
- 巣
- 裸
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 356
Components: 田 (rice field) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: Hey Junior, get the CAR, we're going fruit-stealin!
Fruit is like a rice field up in the top of a tree, where the crops result at harvest time!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: fruit - see below!
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: result
Frequency ranking: 440

Kanji: 課
Meaning: section or lesson
Onyomi: KA
First jukugo: 課長[かちょう]
Full header: 課 section or lesson
言 (say) + 果 (fruit　/ result) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA JERK
Description: This means "section" as in part of an organization. Section of a thing is usually 部分　（ぶぶん）　or 一部（いちぶ）. Occasionally it means lesson, as in 'section of a book you have to learn.'
Full onyomi: KA |
Full mnemonic: | The section chief of the fruit factory says orders to you, the fruit employee.
Full jukugo: 課長(かちょう) | section chief ★★☆☆☆ 課 (section or lesson) + 長 (long / boss) = 課長 (section chief) section chief - or department manager.
課題(かだい) | the task at hand ★☆☆☆☆ 課 (section or lesson) + 題 (topic) = 課題 (the task at hand) The subject of today's lesson (in school); the task at hand (at work)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 357
Components: 言 (say) + 果 (fruit　/ result) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The section chief of the fruit factory says orders to you, the fruit employee.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: section chief
Frequency ranking: 1237

Kanji: 菓
Meaning: sweets/pastry
Onyomi: KA
First jukugo: お菓子[かし]
Full header: 菓 sweets/pastry
(flowertop) + 果 (fruit　/ result) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KA |
Full mnemonic: | Sweets are made with honey from flowers and fruits.
Full jukugo: お 菓子(かし) | pastries ★☆☆☆☆ 菓 (sweets/pastry) + 子 (child) = 菓子 (pastries) pastries, cupcakes, etc. - also called "sweets" in Japanese-English. (BOOBOO:Not candy bars.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 358
Components: (flowertop) + 果 (fruit　/ result) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Sweets are made with honey from flowers and fruits.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: pastries
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1587

Kanji: 東
Meaning: east
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: ひがし
First jukugo: 東京[とうきょう]
Full header: 東 east
木 (tree) + 田 (rice field)
★★★★★
8 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: TOU | Go east on your tip-TOES.
Full mnemonic: | Rice fields and trees grow better back east.
Full kunyomi: ひがし | east ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 東京(とうきょう) | Tokyo ★★★★☆ 東 (east) + 京 (capital) = 東京 (Tokyo)
東口(ひがしぐち) | east exit ★★★☆☆ 東 (east) + 口 (mouth) = 東口 (east exit)
関東(かんとう) | East Japan ★★★☆☆ 関 (connected to) + 東 (east) = 関東 (East Japan) east side of Japan ー including Tokyo.
中東(ちゅうとう) | the middle-east. ★★☆☆☆ NEO 中 (middle) + 東 (east) = 中東 (the middle-east.)
Full used In: - 練
- 凍
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 359
Components: 木 (tree) + 田 (rice field)
Mnemonic: Go east on your tip-TOES.
Rice fields and trees grow better back east.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: Tokyo
Frequency ranking: 299

Kanji: 練
Meaning: practice
Onyomi: REN
First jukugo: 練習[れんしゅう]する
Full header: 練 practice
糸 (string) + 東 (east)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: REN |
Full mnemonic: | MC REN practices knitting string from Compton all the way to the east coast.
Full jukugo: 練習(れんしゅう) する | practice ★★★★☆ 練 (practice) + 習 (learn) = 練習 (practice) practice , as in guitar, tennis, or jerking off
訓練(くんれん) | training ★★☆☆☆ 訓 (kunyomi) + 練 (practice) = 訓練 (training) training - more serious than 練習； more like for the army or kung fu
洗練された(せんれんされた) | sophisticated ★☆☆☆☆ 洗 (wash) + 練 (practice) = 洗練された (sophisticated) senrensareta - literally 'polished.' Like the 'after' version of Eliza Doolittle - rich but also well-mannered. Not like Paris Hilton. I guess 'cosmopolitan sophisticate' is the best English equivalent. Also applies to hi-class things that have been made in a very skillful way.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
続 | continue | SELL | 売
練 | practice | EAST | 東
Continue to SELL drugs. Go EAST to practice Kung Fu.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 360
Components: 糸 (string) + 東 (east)
Mnemonic: MC REN practices knitting string from Compton all the way to the east coast.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1106

Kanji: 案
Meaning: guide/proposal
Onyomi: AN
First kunyomi: あん
First jukugo: 案内[あんない]する
Full header: 案 guide/proposal
安 (cheap / safe) Same-ON + 木 (tree)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: AN |
Full mnemonic: | ANN coulter guides you safely to the tree.
Full kunyomi: あん | an idea you just had - or a proposal you're making - to specifically solve a problem. LAZY ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 案内(あんない) する | guide ★★★★☆ 案 (guide/proposal) + 内 (the inside) = 案内 (guide) a guide - usually in the form of a map, or an information kiosk. Also if a clerk shows you around a store pointing out things you might want to buy, that 's annai.
提案(ていあんする) する | proposal ★★★☆☆ 提 (submit a proposal) + 案 (guide/proposal) = 提案 (proposal) a proposal - not just in business but also in everyday life : "Let's go to this movie!"
案外(あんがい) に or な | more than one expected ★★☆☆☆ 案 (guide/proposal) + 外 (outside) = 案外 (more than one expected) more/less/weirder than you expected.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 361
Components: 安 (cheap / safe) Same-ON + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: ANN coulter guides you safely to the tree.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: an idea you just had - or a proposal you're making - to specifically solve a problem.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: guide
Frequency ranking: 680

Kanji: 杯
Meaning: one cup of liquid
Onyomi: HAI
First jukugo: 一杯[いっぱい]
Full header: 杯 one cup of liquid
木 (tree) + 不 (un)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
COUNTER
Full onyomi: HAI | Would you like another cup of sake? HAI!
Full mnemonic: | Wood is UN-liquid. Wood is solid.
Full jukugo: 一杯(いっぱい) | one cup-full ★★★★☆ KANA COUNTER 一 (one) + 杯 (one cup of liquid) = 一杯 (one cup-full)
乾杯(かんぱい！) | Skoal! ★★★★☆ 乾 (dessicate) + 杯 (one cup of liquid) = 乾杯 (Skoal!) Cheers! Let's drink!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
杯 | one cup of liquid | NOT | 不
枚 | counter for flat objects | DIRECTOR |
Liquid in cups is NOT made of trees (tree + not)
Paper is read by the DIRECTOR. (it's a script, fool!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 362
Components: 木 (tree) + 不 (un)
Mnemonic: Would you like another cup of sake? HAI!
Wood is UN-liquid. Wood is solid.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: one cup-full
Frequency ranking: 1084

Kanji: 膝
Meaning: knee or lap
First kunyomi: ひざ
Full header: 膝 knee or lap
月 (moon/organ) + 木 (tree) + 人 (person) + 水 (water)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | A person hit her knee organ on a tree so she had to use water to curb the swelling.
Full kunyomi: ひざ | knee but also lap ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 363
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + 木 (tree) + 人 (person) + 水 (water)
Mnemonic: A person hit her knee organ on a tree so she had to use water to curb the swelling.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: knee but also lap
Frequency ranking: 1189

Kanji: 保
Meaning: guarantee/maintain
Onyomi: HO
First kunyomi: たも*つ
First jukugo: 保証[ほしょう]
Full header: 保 guarantee/maintain
(personleft) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 木 (tree)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: HO |
Full mnemonic: | I guarantee that that HAIRY OBESE person can eat a tree in one mouthfull.
Full kunyomi: たも*つ | maintain ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 保証(ほしょう) | guarantee ★★★★☆ 保 (guarantee/maintain ) + 証 (proof) = 保証 (guarantee)
保守主義(ほしゅしゅぎ) | conservative ★★☆☆☆ NEO 保 (guarantee/maintain ) + 守 (protect) + 主 義 (- ism) = 保守主義 (conservative) politically or morally conservative.
健康保険(けんこうほけん) | health insurance ★★☆☆☆ 健 康 (health) + 保 険 (insurance) = 健康保険 (health insurance)
保護(ほご) する
conserve, protect ★☆☆☆☆
保 (guarantee/maintain ) + 護 (defend) = 保護 (conserve, protect)
conserve, protect : used about protecting nature and the environment. But usually used with police protection (for snitches) or if you're escorting a lost child or drunk to the police box.
(BOOBOO: conservative person is　保守的な　（ほしゅてきな）　人)
保証人(ほしょうにん) | a guarantor ★☆☆☆☆ 保 証 (guarantee) + 人 (person) = 保証人 (a guarantor) a guarantor. This may not sound like a useful word to know, but if you ever come to Nippon, you'll need a Japanese guarantor. For pretty much everything- getting an apartment, a visa, etc. Usually it's your boss. So if you lose your job, your boss can kick you out of your house AND the country. It's a sort of share-cropper system!
Full used In: - 褒
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 364
Components: (personleft) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: I guarantee that that HAIRY OBESE person can eat a tree in one mouthfull.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: maintain
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: guarantee
Frequency ranking: 569

Kanji: 繰
Meaning: spin
First kunyomi: く*る
First jukugo: 繰り返し[くりかえし]
Full header: 繰 spin
糸 (string) + 品 (products) + 木 (tree)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The spinning-top saleslady said: I have a great product made from wood, and when I pull the string it spins!
Full kunyomi: く*る | spin ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 繰り返し(くりかえし) | to repeat over and over. ★☆☆☆☆ 繰 (spin) + 返 (return or respond) = 繰り返し (to repeat over and over.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
操 | manipulate/ chastity | HAND | 手
繰 | spin | STRING | 糸
The masturbator's HAND manipulates,
but the STRING causes the spinnin' top to rotate.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 365
Components: 糸 (string) + 品 (products) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: The spinning-top saleslady said: I have a great product made from wood, and when I pull the string it spins!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to repeat over and over.
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1082

Kanji: 操
Meaning: manipulate/ chastity
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: あやつ*る
First jukugo: 操作[そうさ]する
Full header: 操 manipulate/ chastity
(handleft) + 品 (products) + 木 (tree)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
JERK FR
Full onyomi: SOU | She got SO fed up with her chastity , she used her hand to manipulate herself with wooden products.
Full kunyomi: あやつ*る | manipulate ★★★☆☆
みさお | chastity (chastity means manipulate? Fucked Roots?) FR ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 操作(そうさ) する | operate ★☆☆☆☆ FP 操 (manipulate/ chastity) + 作 (make) = 操作 (operate) control or operate - usually a machine, but can also be used about politicians controlling the people.
体操(たいそう) | gymnastics ★☆☆☆☆ 体 (body) + 操 (manipulate/ chastity) = 体操 (gymnastics)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
操 | manipulate/ chastity | HAND | 手
繰 | spin | STRING | 糸
The masturbator's HAND manipulates,
but the STRING causes the spinnin' top to rotate.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 366
Components: (handleft) + 品 (products) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: She got SO fed up with her chastity , she used her hand to manipulate herself with wooden products.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: manipulate
First jukugo meaning: operate
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1278

Kanji: 染
Meaning: dye
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: しみ
First jukugo: 汚染[おせん]
Full header: 染 dye
(waterleft) + 九 (the number 9) + 木 (tree)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: SEN |
Full mnemonic: | SEND the artists to dye 9 trees with liquid dye!
Full kunyomi: しみ | a stain (usually used like this : しみをかける） ★★★☆☆
( を ) そ＊める | to dye one's hair ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) そ＊まる | to be dyed, colored, stained ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 汚染(おせん) | pollution/contamination ★★☆☆☆ 汚 (dirty) + 染 (dye) = 汚染 (pollution/contamination) pollution OR contamination. (BOOBOO : If you want to say "environmental pollution," you have to use 汚染、　not 公害。)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
染 | dye | TREE | 木
塗 | paint | EARTH | 土
paint, dye The TREE's bark contains dye.
When it rains, it drips down and paints the EARTH around the tree.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 367
Components: (waterleft) + 九 (the number 9) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: SEND the artists to dye 9 trees with liquid dye!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a stain (usually used like this : しみをかける）
First jukugo meaning: pollution/contamination
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1021

Kanji: 雑
Meaning: miscellaneous , random
Onyomi: ZATSU
First jukugo: 雑誌[ざっし]
Full header: 雑 miscellaneous , random
九 (the number 9) + 木 (tree) + (turkey)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Description: (That mnemonic is actually true - turkeys DO sleep high in trees. Seriously they fly just once a day)
Full onyomi: ZATSU | Now ZAT's random!!
Full mnemonic: | We found 9 miscellaneous turkeys in the tree.
Full jukugo: 雑誌(ざっし) | magazine ★★★☆☆ 雑 (miscellaneous , random) + 誌 (magazine) = 雑誌 (magazine)
複雑(ふくざつ) な | complicated ★★★☆☆ 複 (complicated or compound) + 雑 (miscellaneous , random) = 複雑 (complicated) complicated; having multiple things that make it complex.
雑音(ざつおん) | noise ★★☆☆☆ 雑 (miscellaneous , random) + 音 (sound) = 雑音 (noise) noise - like traffic, static, the classic STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH song 'What's that noise?!?!?' etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 368
Components: 九 (the number 9) + 木 (tree) + (turkey)
Mnemonic: Now ZAT's random!!
We found 9 miscellaneous turkeys in the tree.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: magazine
Frequency ranking: 747

Meaning: wheat
Full header: wheat
木 (tree) + 一 (one/line radical)
Full used In: - 稚
- 和
- 秘
- 私
- 秒
- 移
- 利
- 季
- 委
- 香
- 秋
- 菌
- 称
- 程
- 積
- 科
- 稼
- 税
- 秀
- 穏
- 種
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 369
Components: 木 (tree) + 一 (one/line radical)
Frequency ranking: 89

Kanji: 稚
Meaning: childish
Onyomi: CHI
First jukugo: 幼稚園[ようちえん]
Full header: 稚 childish
(wheat) + (turkey)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: CHI | it's childish to play with your CHEESE all giving yourself webbed fingers with mozzarella and finger-painting with fondue. Either childish or way too adult in some kind of wet-and-messy way, but either way it is not ok in this household, young lady.
Full mnemonic: | It was childish of you hold the wheat just out of reach of the hungry turkey!
Full jukugo: 幼稚園(ようちえん) | kindergarten ★★☆☆☆ 幼 稚 (childish, immature) + 園 (public park) = 幼稚園 (kindergarten)
幼稚(ようち) な | childish, immature ★☆☆☆☆ 幼 (childhood) + 稚 (childish) = 幼稚 (childish, immature) childish, immature, puerile. "Hey i wrote POOP on a picture of the president! Want to come see?"
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
推 | infer | HAND | 手
唯 | sole or only | MOUTH | 口
稚 | childish | WHEAT |
維 | upkeep | STRING | 糸
Detectives infer the crook's identity based on his HAND-prints.
You got only one MOUTH.
Farmers pick the most childish of WHEAT: the seeds.
STRING helps me keep the turkey in the yard.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 370
Components: (wheat) + (turkey)
Mnemonic: it's childish to play with your CHEESE all giving yourself webbed fingers with mozzarella and finger-painting with fondue. Either childish or way too adult in some kind of wet-and-messy way, but either way it is not ok in this household, young lady.
It was childish of you hold the wheat just out of reach of the hungry turkey!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: kindergarten
Frequency ranking: 1650

Kanji: 和
Meaning: peace/ Japan
Onyomi: WA
First kunyomi: ( が ) やわ＊らぐ
First jukugo: 和風[わふう]
Full header: 和 peace/ Japan
(wheat) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: WA |
Full mnemonic: | If the peasants have enough wheat to put in their mouths, they will WAnt peace. If they don't have enough to eat: revolution!
Full kunyomi: ( が ) やわ＊らぐ | (used about an angry person or weather) to settle down, relent ★☆☆☆☆
( を ) なご＊む | to become friendly, to calm down (なごませる： to calm someone/something down) ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 和風(わふう) | Japanese-style ★★★★☆ 和 (peace/ Japan) + 風 (wind / the flu / style) = 和風 (Japanese-style) Japanese-style (food, clothing, houses. . .)
平和(へいわ) | peace ★★★☆☆ 平 (equal / level) + 和 (peace/ Japan) = 平和 (peace)
和食(わしょく) | Japanese-style food ★★★☆☆ 和 (peace/ Japan) + 食 (eat) = 和食 (Japanese-style food)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
味 | flavor | MOUTH ON LEFT SIDE |
知 | know | ARROW | 矢
和 | peace/ Japan | WHEAT |
I finished the food but the flavor, is LEFT behind in my mouth.
I know how to shoot your moms with an ARROW. In the nanny.
I gave your Moms a peace OF WHEAT to help turn that yeast infection into some bread.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 371
Components: (wheat) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: If the peasants have enough wheat to put in their mouths, they will WAnt peace. If they don't have enough to eat: revolution!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: (used about an angry person or weather) to settle down, relent
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Japanese-style
Frequency ranking: 364

Kanji: 秘
Meaning: secret
Onyomi: HI
First kunyomi: ( に　or を ) ひ＊める
First jukugo: 秘密[ひみつ]
Full header: 秘 secret
(wheat) + 必 (surely)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: HI |
Full mnemonic: | HE surely keeps his wheat secret, as if it was important to anyone else!
Full kunyomi: ( に　or を ) ひ＊める | to hide, or conceal information, to keep something to one's self. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 秘密(ひみつ) | a secret ★★★★★ 秘 (secret) + 密 (hard to see) = 秘密 (a secret)
便秘(べんぴ) | constipation ★☆☆☆☆ 便 (convenient　/ poop) + 秘 (secret) = 便秘 (constipation)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 372
Components: (wheat) + 必 (surely)
Mnemonic: HE surely keeps his wheat secret, as if it was important to anyone else!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to hide, or conceal information, to keep something to one's self.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a secret
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 895

Kanji: 私
Meaning: me / private
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: わたし
First jukugo: 私達[わたしたち]
Full header: 私 me / private
(wheat) + ム (moocow)
★★★★★
7 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: SHI | I am he and he is SHE, and She is me and we are all together.
Full mnemonic: | Here's me, delivering wheat using my cow.
Full kunyomi: わたし | this kanji is 'watashi' if you're a formal guy, and 'atashi' if you're a formal lady.If you're an old guy, you can say, 'washi,' and if you're addressing a superior person you'd say 'wataKUshi.' (BOOBOO: Don't ever start your sentences with 'watashi wa.' That is like the ＃1 noobiest thing ever. If you are going to a school where they teach you to introduce yourself with 'watashi ha', it's ok, but if they want you to start all your sentences that way, quit and find another school.) 1/2 KANA ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 私達(わたしたち) | us ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 私 (me / private) + 達 (plural/delivery) = 私達 (us)
私鉄(してつ) | private railway ★☆☆☆☆ 私 (me / private) + 鉄 (iron) = 私鉄 (private railway) private railway - uses the second meaning of '私’ (private)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
仏 | Buddha | PERSON | 人
私 | me / private | WHEAT |
拡 | to expand | WIDE | 広
払 | pay | HAND | 手
Buddha is a PERSON.
I myself cut the WHEAT.
You enlarge something by making it WIDER.
I use my HAND to pay.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 373
Components: (wheat) + ム (moocow)
Mnemonic: I am he and he is SHE, and She is me and we are all together.
Here's me, delivering wheat using my cow.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: this kanji is 'watashi' if you're a formal guy, and 'atashi' if you're a formal lady.If you're an old guy, you can say, 'washi,' and if you're addressing a superior person you'd say 'wataKUshi.'
First jukugo meaning: us
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 90

Kanji: 秒
Meaning: one second
Onyomi: BYOU
First jukugo: ｘｘｘ秒[びょう]
Full header: 秒 one second
(wheat) + 少 (a little (amount))
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO COUNTER
Full onyomi: BYOU | Because of his legendary B.O., it only takes a second to realize he's entered the room.
Full mnemonic: | Wheat plants grow a little every second
Full kunyomi: | ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: ｘｘｘ 秒(びょう) | xxx-seconds ★★★★★ COUNTER xxx-seconds of time
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
秒 | one second | WHEAT |
妙 | odd | WOMAN | 女
砂 | sand | STONE | 石
Every second I eat WHEAT.
Sand is a small STONE,
but WOMAN is mysterious.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 374
Components: (wheat) + 少 (a little (amount))
Mnemonic: Because of his legendary B.O., it only takes a second to realize he's entered the room.
Wheat plants grow a little every second
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: xxx-seconds
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1640

Kanji: 移
Meaning: transfer
Onyomi: I
First kunyomi: ( を　or に ) うつ＊す
First jukugo: 移植[いしょく]する
Full header: 移 transfer
(wheat) + 多 (many)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: I |
Full mnemonic: | I transfer wheat to many locations, to feed many people
Full kunyomi: ( を　or に ) うつ＊す | broad meaning! A transfer or shift - as in, climate change, moving to a new house, transmitting a cold, yawns that are 'catching', fire spreading to the next building, or moving a conversation on to the next subject. These are all 移す！ ★★★☆☆
( が ) うつ＊る | something or someone gets transferred ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 移植(いしょく) する | organ transplant ★☆☆☆☆ 移 (transfer) + 植 (plant) = 移植 (organ transplant)
移民(いみん)
immigrant ★☆☆☆☆
移 (transfer) + 民 (folk) = 移民 (immigrant )
immigrant (only applies to people who became Japanese citizens and generally their families live here for generations)(i.e. not you)
Countries like America, UK, or Brazil are 移民国　（いみんこく- immigrant countries), built by immigrants. Japan, like most of the world, still thinks of citizenship as blood and DNA.
So if you're coming from the USA, remember your open-minded point-of-view is a small minority!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 375
Components: (wheat) + 多 (many)
Mnemonic: I transfer wheat to many locations, to feed many people
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: broad meaning! A transfer or shift - as in, climate change, moving to a new house, transmitting a cold, yawns that are 'catching', fire spreading to the next building, or moving a conversation on to the next subject. These are all 移す！
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: organ transplant
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 748

Kanji: 利
Meaning: handy
Onyomi: RI
First kunyomi: き*く
First jukugo: 便利[べんり]な
Full header: 利 handy
(wheat) + (rightsword)
★★★★★
7 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: RI | Bruce LEE is handy in a fight.
Full mnemonic: | Swords are handy for cutting wheat.
Full kunyomi: き*く | to use (usually a body part) - 口を利く： have a smart mouth. 良く利く鼻: have a great nose, have wonderful smelling-ability. 目が利く: to have a discerning eye (for art/ antiques / etc.) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 便利(べんり) な | handy, convenient ★★★★★ 便 (convenient　/ poop) + 利 (handy) = 便利 (handy, convenient)
利益(りえき) | profit ★★★☆☆ 利 (handy) + 益 (profit) = 利益 (profit) profit (both literal and figurative)
右利き(みぎきき) | right-handed ★★☆☆☆ 右 (right) + 利 (handy) = 右利き (right-handed )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
利 | handy | WHEAT |
剰 | excessive | RIDE | 乗
WHEAT is a handy snack, but
excessive mc's RIDING your jock is wack.
Full used In: - 痢
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 376
Components: (wheat) + (rightsword)
Mnemonic: Bruce LEE is handy in a fight.
Swords are handy for cutting wheat.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to use (usually a body part) - 口を利く： have a smart mouth. 良く利く鼻: have a great nose, have wonderful smelling-ability. 目が利く: to have a discerning eye (for art/ antiques / etc.)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: handy, convenient
Frequency ranking: 409

Kanji: 季
Meaning: season
Onyomi: KI
First jukugo: 季節[きせつ]
Full header: 季 season
(wheat) + 子 (child)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
PN SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KI | The seasons KEEP on changing.
Full mnemonic: | This is the season when wheat plants give birth to their wheat children.
Full jukugo: 季節(きせつ) | season ★★★☆☆ 季 (season) + 節 (season / joint) = 季節 (season)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
季 | season | CHILD | 子
委 | member | WOMAN | 女
条 | clause | EACH | 各
柔 | flexible | HALBERDS | 矛
A CHILD grows every season,
but a WOMAN is a member of the MILF club.
EACH clause in the contract forbids flexible HALBERDS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 377
Components: (wheat) + 子 (child)
Mnemonic: The seasons KEEP on changing.
This is the season when wheat plants give birth to their wheat children.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1357

Kanji: 委
Meaning: member
Onyomi: I
First jukugo: 委員[いいん]
Full header: 委 member
女 (woman) + (wheat)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: I |
Full mnemonic: | I am a member of the women's wheat-harvesting collective.
Full jukugo: 委員(いいん) | member of a committee. ★☆☆☆☆ 委 (member) + 員 (clerk) = 委員 (member of a committee.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
季 | season | CHILD | 子
委 | member | WOMAN | 女
条 | clause | EACH | 各
柔 | flexible | HALBERDS | 矛
A CHILD grows every season,
but a WOMAN is a member of the MILF club.
EACH clause in the contract forbids flexible HALBERDS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 378
Components: 女 (woman) + (wheat)
Mnemonic: I am a member of the women's wheat-harvesting collective.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: member of a committee.
Frequency ranking: 1284

Kanji: 香
Meaning: good smell
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: かお*り
First jukugo: 香港[ほんこん]
Full header: 香 good smell
(wheat) + 日 (sun, day)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KOU | My COLON smells awesome. CHECK IT OUT.
Full mnemonic: Wheat smells good in the sunshine. All, you know, wheaty.
“I say, Miss Havisham, what is that splendid perfume you are wearing?" “My dear man, I rubbed wheat all over my pits!" “Marvelous!"
Full kunyomi: かお*り | good smell ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 香港(ほんこん) | Hong Kong ★★☆☆☆ FP 香 (good smell) + 港 (harbor) = 香港 (Hong Kong)
香水(こうすい) | perfume ★★☆☆☆ 香 (good smell) + 水 (water) = 香水 (perfume)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 379
Components: (wheat) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: My COLON smells awesome. CHECK IT OUT.
Wheat smells good in the sunshine. All, you know, wheaty.
“I say, Miss Havisham, what is that splendid perfume you are wearing?" “My dear man, I rubbed wheat all over my pits!" “Marvelous!"
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: Hong Kong
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 774

Kanji: 秋
Meaning: fall
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: あき
Full header: 秋 fall
(wheat) + 火 (fire)
★★★★★
9 strokes
PN SOLO STRONG
Full onyomi: SHUU | It's getting colder outside in fall, so make sure to wear SHOES.
Full mnemonic: | Fall is the season when we burn the wheat crops.
Full kunyomi: あき | fall ★★★★★
Full used In: - 愁
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 380
Components: (wheat) + 火 (fire)
Mnemonic: It's getting colder outside in fall, so make sure to wear SHOES.
Fall is the season when we burn the wheat crops.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 753

Kanji: 愁
Meaning: sorrow
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: うれ*い
First jukugo: 哀愁[あいしゅう]
Full header: 愁 sorrow
秋 (fall) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SHUU | Your SHOES are so wack it fills me with sorrow.
Full mnemonic: | When the season turns to fall, my heart is always full of sorrow.
Full kunyomi: うれ*い | melancholy- sorrowful - but more subtle than the OTHER うれい　（憂い）。 Regular urei is like a homeless guy that is obviously suffering and you can see why. 愁い is like a elegant woman in a kimono going to a temple and carrying with her a subtle poetic aura of sadness. Older Japanese guys go for this. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 哀愁(あいしゅう) | melancholy ★☆☆☆☆ NP 哀 (pitiful) + 愁 (sorrow) = 哀愁 (melancholy) an archaic, literary word meaning, "melancholy, pathos, grief." (used about a novel, song, movie, or tone of voice, but not about a person).
郷愁(きょうしゅう) | nostalgia ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 郷 (one's hometown) + 愁 (sorrow) = 郷愁 (nostalgia) literary word for nostalgia (BOOBOO: most people just say 懐かしい　（なつかしい！）)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 381
Components: 秋 (fall) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: Your SHOES are so wack it fills me with sorrow.
When the season turns to fall, my heart is always full of sorrow.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: melancholy- sorrowful - but more subtle than the OTHER うれい　（憂い）。 Regular urei is like a homeless guy that is obviously suffering and you can see why. 愁い is like a elegant woman in a kimono going to a temple and carrying with her a subtle poetic aura of sadness. Older Japanese guys go for this.
First jukugo meaning: melancholy
Frequency ranking: 1724

Kanji: 末
Meaning: the tip
Onyomi: MATSU
First kunyomi: すえ
First jukugo: 週末[しゅうまつ]
Full header: 末 the tip
木 (tree) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
Full onyomi: MATSU | I got your MA TO press up on my tip.
Full mnemonic: | tree (木) plus one extra LONG branch. - LONG because it stretches ALL THE WAY TO THE TIP.
Full kunyomi: すえ | ｔｈｅ　end of something- end of the month, the end of a story ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 週末(しゅうまつ) | the weekend ★★★★☆ 週 (week) + 末 (the tip) = 週末 (the weekend)
年末(ねんまつ) | end of the year ★★☆☆☆ 年 (year) + 末 (the tip) = 年末 (end of the year)
月末(げつまつ) | end of the month ★★☆☆☆ 月 (moon) + 末 (the tip) = 月末 (end of the month)
結末(けつまつ) | conclusion ☆☆☆☆☆ 結 (bind) + 末 (the tip) = 結末 (conclusion) the conclusion of something - the last chapter of a book or the last scene of a movie.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
未 | not yet | TOP BRANCH SHORTER |
夫 | husband | NO PENIS |
末 | the tip | TOP BRANCH LONGER |
The MADA tree, the top branch has not yet fully grown, that's why it is shorter than the middle one.
The SUE tree, however, the top branch has grown all the way to the tip, which is why it's LONGER than the middle one!
Unlike the trees,the husband has NOTHING BETWEEN HIS LEGS, so that's how you can remember him. (FYI they say his wife cut his pecker off . . .after catching him fucking the tree) (birch!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 382
Components: 木 (tree) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: I got your MA TO press up on my tip.
tree (木) plus one extra LONG branch. - LONG because it stretches ALL THE WAY TO THE TIP.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: ｔｈｅ　end of something- end of the month, the end of a story
First jukugo meaning: the weekend
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 685

Kanji: 未
Meaning: not yet
Onyomi: MI
First kunyomi: ま*だ
First jukugo: 未来[みらい]
Full header: 未 not yet
木 (tree) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
Full onyomi: MI | I'm not yet the perfect ME.
Full mnemonic: | 未 is basically 末, but with a SHORTER upper horizontal stroke. . . because the upper stroke is a baby branch that is NOT YET FULLY GROWN.
Full kunyomi: ま*だ | not yet 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 未来(みらい) | future ★★★★☆ 未 (not yet) + 来 (come/future) = 未来 (future) future (未来時制　(未来じせい）＝the future tense)
未熟(みじゅく) な | not yet good at something. ★★☆☆☆ 未 (not yet) + 熟 (get good at) = 未熟 (not yet good at something.)
未成年(みせいねん) | legal minor ★★☆☆☆ 未 (not yet) + 成 (become) + 年 (year) = 未成年 (legal minor)
未遂(みすい) xxx | attempted xxx ★☆☆☆☆ 未 (not yet) + 遂 (attain) = 未遂 (attempted xxx) attempted xxx (murder, suicide, kidnapping, etc.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
未 | not yet | TOP BRANCH SHORTER |
夫 | husband | NO PENIS |
末 | the tip | TOP BRANCH LONGER |
The MADA tree, the top branch has not yet fully grown, that's why it is shorter than the middle one.
The SUE tree, however, the top branch has grown all the way to the tip, which is why it's LONGER than the middle one!
Unlike the trees,the husband has NOTHING BETWEEN HIS LEGS, so that's how you can remember him. (FYI they say his wife cut his pecker off . . .after catching him fucking the tree) (birch!)
Full used In: - 妹
- 味
- 魅
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 383
Components: 木 (tree) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: I'm not yet the perfect ME.
未 is basically 末, but with a SHORTER upper horizontal stroke. . . because the upper stroke is a baby branch that is NOT YET FULLY GROWN.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: future
Frequency ranking: 206

Kanji: 妹
Meaning: little sister
Onyomi: MAI
First kunyomi: いもうと
First jukugo: お姉妹[しまい]
Full header: 妹 little sister
女 (woman) + 未 (not yet)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
DUH
Full onyomi: MAI |
Full mnemonic: MY little sister is . . . .not yet a woman. A logical kanji!! Let's all send presents to the Japanese embassy!
Maybe this cd would make a good one
Full kunyomi: いもうと | my younger sister (BOOBOO: if I address YOUR younger sister, it's 'いもうとさん') ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: お 姉妹(しまい) | sisters ★★★☆☆ 姉 (older sister) + 妹 (little sister) = 姉妹 (sisters)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
妹 | little sister | WOMAN | 女
株 | share, stock | TREE | 木
My little sister is a WOMAN who owns stock in a TIMBER corporation.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 384
Components: 女 (woman) + 未 (not yet)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: my younger sister (BOOBOO: if I address YOUR younger sister, it's 'いもうとさん')
First jukugo meaning: sisters
Frequency ranking: 1163

Kanji: 味
Meaning: flavor
Onyomi: MI
First kunyomi: あじ
First jukugo: 意味[いみ]
Full header: 味 flavor
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 未 (not yet) Same-ON
★★★★★
8 strokes
Full onyomi: MI |
Full mnemonic: | ME mouth hasn't tasted the flavor yet. So pass the Tabasco over here, mate!
Full kunyomi: あじ | flavor ★★★★★
あじ＊わう | to taste something ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 意味(いみ) | meaning ★★★★★ 意 (meaning) + 味 (flavor) = 意味 (meaning)
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!
趣味(しゅうみ) | hobby ★★★★☆ 趣 (hobby) + 味 (flavor) = 趣味 (hobby)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
味 | flavor | MOUTH ON LEFT SIDE |
知 | know | ARROW | 矢
和 | peace/ Japan | WHEAT |
I finished the food but the flavor, is LEFT behind in my mouth.
I know how to shoot your moms with an ARROW. In the nanny.
I gave your Moms a peace OF WHEAT to help turn that yeast infection into some bread.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 385
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 未 (not yet) Same-ON
Mnemonic: ME mouth hasn't tasted the flavor yet. So pass the Tabasco over here, mate!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: meaning
Frequency ranking: 207

Kanji: 米
Meaning: rice / America
Onyomi: MAI, BEI
First kunyomi: こめ
First jukugo: 中米[ちゅうべい]
Full header: 米 rice / America
木 (tree) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★★
6 strokes
JERK PN
Full onyomi: MAI, BEI | MY BAby comes from America. MY BAby also loves him some rice.
Full mnemonic: | Think of the rice plant as a little tree, with the two dots being little grains of rice which bud off of it.
Full kunyomi: こめ | raw, uncooked rice. The kind you buy in a big 2 kilo bag. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 中米(ちゅうべい) | Latin America ★★★☆☆ NEO 中 (middle) + 米 (rice / America) = 中米 (Latin America)
欧米(おうべい) | europe/ USA ★★★☆☆ 欧 (Europe) + 米 (rice / America) = 欧米 (europe/ USA) Europe and USA - but unfortunately due to racism, Japanese often use 欧米 to mean the West in general, ignoring Africa, South and Latin America and even Canada.
南米(なんべい) | South America ★★★☆☆ NEO 南 (south) + 米 (rice / America) = 南米 (South America)
玄米(げんまい) | brown rice ★☆☆☆☆ 玄 (deep profound) + 米 (rice / America) = 玄米 (brown rice)
Full used In: - 断
- 継
- 粘
- 迷
- 粋
- 粒
- 粉
- 来
- 奥
- 精
- 数
- 類
- 歯
- 粧
- 粗
- 隣
- 料
- 糖
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 386
Components: 木 (tree) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: MY BAby comes from America. MY BAby also loves him some rice.
Think of the rice plant as a little tree, with the two dots being little grains of rice which bud off of it.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: raw, uncooked rice. The kind you buy in a big 2 kilo bag.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Latin America
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 69

Kanji: 迷
Meaning: perplexed
Onyomi: MEI
First kunyomi: ( に ) まよ*う
First jukugo: 道に迷う[みちにまよう]
Full header: 迷 perplexed
(motion) + 米 (rice / America)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
Description: This word is wonderful because all of its jukugo correspond neatly to English words, and are not irritating synonyms of almost-identical Japanese words.
Full onyomi: MEI | You MAY be perplexed by how complex kanji are. Especially when you compare this one to the next one!
Full mnemonic: | The motion of the rice perplexed me until I figured out it was actually a BOWL of maggots!
Full kunyomi: ( に ) まよ*う | to be paralyzed because you are unable to choose. (i.e. when shopping, or when you are lost and can't decide which street to take) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 道に迷う(みちにまよう) | get lost. ★★★★☆ 道 (street) + 迷 (perplexed) = 道に迷う (get lost.)
迷子(まいご) | lost child ★★★☆☆ FP 迷 (perplexed) + 子 (child) = 迷子 (lost child)
迷路(めいろ) | maze ★☆☆☆☆ 迷 (perplexed) + 路 (road) = 迷路 (maze)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
迷 | perplexed | RICE (2 dots!!) | 米
述 | refer to | ONE DOT |
You get perplexed by RICE, so you refer to ONE DOT to comparison:
"OK, if it's bigger than this dot, then it must not be rice."
Full used In: - 謎
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 387
Components: (motion) + 米 (rice / America)
Mnemonic: You MAY be perplexed by how complex kanji are. Especially when you compare this one to the next one!
The motion of the rice perplexed me until I figured out it was actually a BOWL of maggots!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be paralyzed because you are unable to choose. (i.e. when shopping, or when you are lost and can't decide which street to take)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: get lost.
Frequency ranking: 979

Kanji: 謎
Meaning: mystery
First kunyomi: なぞ
Full header: 謎 mystery
言 (say) + 迷 (perplexed) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | A perplexed person says, "That's a mystery!" as they throw up their hands in confusion.
Full kunyomi: なぞ | a mystery KANA ★★★☆☆
なぞ ( のXXX ) | a mysterious XXX ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 388
Components: 言 (say) + 迷 (perplexed) Same-ON
Mnemonic: A perplexed person says, "That's a mystery!" as they throw up their hands in confusion.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a mystery
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1698

Kanji: 断
Meaning: decision/judgement/refuse
Onyomi: DAN
First kunyomi: ことわ*る
First jukugo: 判断[はんだん]する
Full header: 断 decision/judgement/refuse
L (loser) + 米 (rice / America) + 斤 (axe)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
DUPE JERK
Description: This means decision, but also means to judge, refuse, or cut off. Kind of related, but not really!
Full onyomi: DAN |
Full mnemonic: | Glen DANzig decided to cut up the loser (who stole his rice) with his axe.
Full kunyomi: ことわ*る | the most common word for 'refuse' ★★★☆☆
た＊つ | to sever a thing, or to divide something in two.　Can also be used figuratively, as in 'Cut off all contact with so-and-so.' or 'Quit smoking altogether forever.' ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 判断(はんだん) する | judge ★★★☆☆ 判 (judgement) + 断 (decision/judgement/refuse) = 判断 (judge) to judge, to deliver a verdict - but also judge like 'I wouldn't wear that skirt if I was her.'
診断(しんだん) する | diagnosis ★★☆☆☆ 診 (diagnose) + 断 (decision/judgement/refuse) = 診断 (diagnosis) diagnosis (診断する＝to diagnose)
油断(ゆだん) する | let down your guard. ★★☆☆☆ 油 (oil) + 断 (decision/judgement/refuse) = 油断 (let down your guard.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
祈 | pray | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
折 | fold | HAND | 手
断 | decision/judgement/refuse | RICE | 米
析 | analyze | TREE | 木
You pray for a NECROPHILIAC mortician,
but you fold origami with your HAND.
The RICE refused . . .to analyze the TREE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 389
Components: L (loser) + 米 (rice / America) + 斤 (axe)
Mnemonic: Glen DANzig decided to cut up the loser (who stole his rice) with his axe.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: the most common word for 'refuse'
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: judge
Frequency ranking: 503

Kanji: 継
Meaning: succeed / inherit
Onyomi: KEI
First kunyomi: つ*ぐ
First jukugo: 跡継ぎ[あとつぎ]
Full header: 継 succeed / inherit
糸 (string) + L (loser) + 米 (rice / America)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
Description: not 'succeed' like to win, but to succeed someone at a position.
Full onyomi: KEI |
Full mnemonic: | It's OK to inherit a ball of string and a bag of rice from a loser.
Full kunyomi: つ*ぐ | to inherit. Or to get a job because the last person quit. Or to become king, because the old king got mysteriously sick and died. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 跡継ぎ(あとつぎ) | heir/heiress ☆☆☆☆☆ 跡 (vestiges) + 継 (succeed / inherit) = 跡継ぎ (heir/heiress) an inheritor, an heir, heiress
継続(けいぞく) する | to carry on ☆☆☆☆☆ 継 (succeed / inherit) + 続 (continue) = 継続 (to carry on) to carry on (the family business / a tradition)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 390
Components: 糸 (string) + L (loser) + 米 (rice / America)
Mnemonic: It's OK to inherit a ball of string and a bag of rice from a loser.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to inherit. Or to get a job because the last person quit. Or to become king, because the old king got mysteriously sick and died.
First jukugo meaning: heir/heiress
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1229

Kanji: 粘
Meaning: be sticky
Onyomi: NEN
First kunyomi: ( が ) ねば*る
First jukugo: 粘土[ねんど]
Full header: 粘 be sticky
米 (rice / America) + 占 (fortune teller/ occupy)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: NEN |
Full mnemonic: | The fortuneteller predicts raiNEN (= next year = 来年) by throwing rice and seeing what the rice sticks to.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) ねば*る | to be sticky - usually shortened to the onomopoetic word ネバネバ! 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
( ｘｘｘするのを ) ねば*る | no matter how many times I try xxx, I can't do it. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 粘土(ねんど) | clay ☆☆☆☆☆ 粘 (be sticky) + 土 (earth) = 粘土 (clay) clay. (BOOBOO : but not the finished pottery, which is '陶器', or 'とうき')
粘着(ねんちゃく) | adhesive ☆☆☆☆☆ 粘 (be sticky) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 粘着 (adhesive) adhesive- like tape, glue, or maybe even velcro?
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 391
Components: 米 (rice / America) + 占 (fortune teller/ occupy)
Mnemonic: The fortuneteller predicts raiNEN (= next year = 来年) by throwing rice and seeing what the rice sticks to.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be sticky - usually shortened to the onomopoetic word ネバネバ!
First jukugo meaning: clay
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1710

Kanji: 粋
Meaning: essence
Onyomi: SUI
First kunyomi: いき ( な )
First jukugo: 純粋[じゅんすい]な
Full header: 粋 essence
米 (rice / America) + 九 (the number 9) + 十 (ten)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: SUI | Human beings are essentially SWEET, although on the other hand, Pol Pot.
Full mnemonic: | Rice is the essential part of nine out of ten Japanese meals!
Full kunyomi: いき ( な ) | stylish (present or clothes) but also a considerate or supportive person.( JERK KANA ★☆☆☆☆
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!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
酸 | sour | EACH | 各
酔 | drunk | TEN | 十
酷 | horrendous | MOUTH | 口
粋 | essence | RICE | 米
砕 | pulverize | ROCK | 石
EACH lemon is sour,
but NINE OF TEN guys get drunk every hour,
and your MOUTH has horrendously bad raps when you you freestyle in the shower.
The essence of my RICE you did mock,
so I pulverize you with a ROCK!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 392
Components: 米 (rice / America) + 九 (the number 9) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: Human beings are essentially SWEET, although on the other hand, Pol Pot.
Rice is the essential part of nine out of ten Japanese meals!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: stylish (present or clothes) but also a considerate or supportive person.(
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1584

Kanji: 粒
Meaning: grain
Onyomi: RYUU
First kunyomi: つぶ
First jukugo: 粒子[りゅうし]
Full header: 粒 grain
米 (rice / America) + 立 (stand up)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: RYUU | After the farmers harvest the crops, they RE-USE the grain to plant next year's crops.
Full mnemonic: | Rice grains, on the tops of the rice shoots, appear to be standing up facing the sun.
Full kunyomi: つぶ | a grain,, for instance . . . rice ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 粒子(りゅうし) | atomic particle. ☆☆☆☆☆ 粒 (grain) + 子 (child) = 粒子 (atomic particle.) an atomic particle, as in 'particle physics.'
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
粉 | powder | MINUTE | 分
粒 | grain | STAND | 立
紛 | ambiguous | STRING | 糸
If you STAND on top of grain,
you'll grind it to powder in one MINUTE
STRING is too ambiguous to be a good mnemonic!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 393
Components: 米 (rice / America) + 立 (stand up)
Mnemonic: After the farmers harvest the crops, they RE-USE the grain to plant next year's crops.
Rice grains, on the tops of the rice shoots, appear to be standing up facing the sun.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a grain,, for instance . . . rice
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: atomic particle.
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1575

Kanji: 粉
Meaning: powder
Onyomi: FUN
First kunyomi: こな
First jukugo: 花粉症[かふんしょう]
Full header: 粉 powder
米 (rice / America) + 分 (understand / divide / minute)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
DUH
Full onyomi: FUN | It's FUN to snort powder!
Full mnemonic: | If you keep dividing rice kernels smaller and smaller, you will wind up with powder.
Full kunyomi: こな | powder ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 花粉症(かふんしょう) | hay fever ★★☆☆☆ 花 (flower) + 粉 (powder) + 症 (symptom) = 花粉症 (hay fever)
小麦粉(こむぎこ) | flour ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 小 (small size) + 麦 (barley) + 粉 (powder) = 小麦粉 (flour)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
粉 | powder | MINUTE | 分
粒 | grain | STAND | 立
紛 | ambiguous | STRING | 糸
If you STAND on top of grain,
you'll grind it to powder in one MINUTE
STRING is too ambiguous to be a good mnemonic!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 394
Components: 米 (rice / America) + 分 (understand / divide / minute)
Mnemonic: It's FUN to snort powder!
If you keep dividing rice kernels smaller and smaller, you will wind up with powder.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: hay fever
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1390

Kanji: 来
Meaning: come/future
Onyomi: RAI
First kunyomi: ( が ) く＊る
First jukugo: 来年[らいねん]
Full header: 来 come/future
米 (rice / America) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
7 strokes
JERK PN
Description: This is used as a PREFIX, meaning next : (next year, month, week).
HOWEVER, BOOBOO!!! It's NEVER used with tomorrow, or next hour, or next minute. Nonono. Sorry.
Full onyomi: RAI |
Full mnemonic: rice 〔米) plus a line, which we'll call a horizontal bolt of RAIghtning. So you can say . . .
In the future, we'll use RAIghtning to cook our rice! ZAP!!!!
Full kunyomi: ( が ) く＊る | come ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 来年(らいねん) | next year ★★★★★ 来 (come/future) + 年 (year) = 来年 (next year)
来月(らいげつ) | next month ★★★★★ 来 (come/future) + 月 (moon) = 来月 (next month)
は or が 出来る(できる) | possible ★★★★★ 1/2 KANA 出 (pull out / hand over) + 来 (come/future) = 出来る (possible) it's possible to do.(I can run, I can shit, but I can't run and shit at the same time.)
以来(いらい) | since then ★★★☆☆ NP 以 (compared to) + 来 (come/future) = 以来 (since then)
将来(しょうらい) | one's future ★★★☆☆ a specific person's future (i.e. the dumb interview question, "What do you see yourself doing 10 years from now?") Also sometimes used with Japan's future.
Full used In: - 番
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 395
Components: 米 (rice / America) + 一 (one/line radical)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: come
First jukugo meaning: next year
Frequency ranking: 70

Kanji: 番
Meaning: number
Onyomi: BAN
First jukugo: 番号[ばんごう]
Full header: 番 number
来 (come/future) + 田 (rice field)
★★★★★
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: BAN | I'd like to BAN the number 13 because it is unlucky.
Full mnemonic: | I'll come to your rice paddy if you write down the address NUMBER.
Full jukugo: 番号(ばんごう) | number ★★★★★ 番 (number) + 号 (ID number) = 番号 (number) number which has been assigned to a thing, as in phone number or apartment number, or ZIP code number.
一番(いちばん) | number one! ★★★★☆ NEO 一 (one) + 番 (number) = 一番 (number one!) the best! Number one!
交番(こうばん) | police box ★★★☆☆ 交 (combine) + 番 (number) = 交番 (police box) police box - a small shop in your neighborhood where police hang out and wait to help you or jail you.
XXX 番目(ばんめ) のYYY | thing in a row ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN COUNTER 番 (number) + 目 (eye) = 番目 (thing in a row) this is a term used in counting things in a row. For instance, in English we'd say "Second book from the right" or "Third shelf from the top" in Japanese, they'd say: 2番目のbook OR 4番目のshelf.
Full used In: - 審
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 396
Components: 来 (come/future) + 田 (rice field)
Mnemonic: I'd like to BAN the number 13 because it is unlucky.
I'll come to your rice paddy if you write down the address NUMBER.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 420

Kanji: 審
Meaning: judge
Onyomi: SHIN
First jukugo: 審査[しんさ]する
Full header: 審 judge
番 (number) + (crown)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: | The prisoner was being judged for stealing a number of SHINY crowns.
Full jukugo: 審査(しんさ) する | investigation, judging ★☆☆☆☆ 審 (judge) + 査 (inspect) = 審査 (investigation, judging) to judge or examine something - anything from Charles Manson's trial to American Idol. Anything with a panel of judges. Also when the fire marshal or the IRS comes to do an Official Inspection.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
審 | judge | NUMBER | 番
察 | police | FESTIVAL | 祭
際 | edge | TOWN |
擦 | chafe | HAND | 手
When the judge gives you a NUMBER of years in prison,
the police will have a FESTIVAL on the edge of TOWN.
Your HAND is chafing against my thigh.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 397
Components: 番 (number) + (crown)
Mnemonic: The prisoner was being judged for stealing a number of SHINY crowns.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: investigation, judging
Frequency ranking: 1335

Kanji: 大
Meaning: big
Onyomi: DAI/TAI
First kunyomi: おお*きい
First jukugo: 大好き[だいすき]
Full header: 大 big
★★★★★
3 strokes
ILL PAIR PK PN
Description: If you're looking up a 大　jukugo in your dictionary and can't find it, try using おお instead of 　だい or たい. For some reason, this kanji tends to go kunyomi in its jukugo!
Full onyomi: DAI/TAI | A big hippy wearing a big TIE DIED T-shirt.
Full mnemonic: | This big fat hippy, legs apart, arms apart, waiting to hug you WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.
Full kunyomi: おお*きい | big ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 大好き(だいすき) | really like ★★★★★ 大 (big) + 好 (like) = 大好き (really like)
大変(たいへん) な
that's terrible! ★★★★★
大 (big) + 変 (change) = 大変 (that's terrible!)
this has 2 meanings, both used equally often:
"Tony is tai hen!" , for instance, could mean:
a) I feel sorry for Tony because his job sucks and his girl is cheating.
b) Tony is a really scary, mean person.　
大事(だいじ) な | vital ★★★★☆ 大 (big) + 事 (action/ incident) = 大事 (vital) vital, important. Can also be used as a sort of goodbye - but only in cases where you're sort of worried about the person. Like if they're coming down with a cold, you'd say, "お大事に！”　instead of ”またね！”
大人(おとな) | adult ★★★☆☆ FP 大 (big) + 人 (person) = 大人 (adult) adult, as opposed to minor, not as opposed to 'with clothes on.'
大家(おおや) さん | landlord ★★★☆☆ FP 大 (big) + 家 (home) = 大家 (landlord)
大型(おおがた) の | large-scale ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 大 (big) + 型 (type / proper way) = 大型 (large-scale )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
太 | fat | DOT ON BOTTOM |
犬 | dog | DOT ON TOP |
大 | big |  |
Dude has a fat schlong, (represented by the dot between his legs)
Dog is eating some meat, (represented by the dot next to its head)
Big has no dot.
Full used In: - 因
- 夫
- 戻
- 奥
- 奇
- 臭
- 奮
- 器
- 突
- 央
- 犬
- 太
- 契
- 誇
- 美
- 奪
- 喚
- 換
- 類
- 決
- 天
- 矢
- 参
- 俺
- 快
- 失
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 398
Mnemonic: A big hippy wearing a big TIE DIED T-shirt.
This big fat hippy, legs apart, arms apart, waiting to hug you WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: really like
Frequency ranking: 12

Kanji: 奥
Meaning: waaay in the back
First kunyomi: おく
First jukugo: 奥さん[おくさん]
Full header: 奥 waaay in the back
(George Michael's Moustache) + 米 (rice / America) + 大 (big)
★★★★★
12 strokes
PN
Full mnemonic: | George got a big kernel of rice lodged waaay in the back of his stache , and he wants you to reach in and try to dislodge it.
Full kunyomi: おく | way in the back： Back of the closet, back of the casket, back of the cave, etc. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 奥さん(おくさん) | wife ★★★☆☆ FR FP wife (used about my own wife as well as your wife) (literally,'back of the house person' - OH SNAAAAAP!!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
歯 | tooth | STOP | 止
奥 | waaay in the back | BIG | 大
STOP the tooth decay.
Use a BIG toothbrush from the front, to way in the back.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 399
Components: (George Michael's Moustache) + 米 (rice / America) + 大 (big)
Mnemonic: George got a big kernel of rice lodged waaay in the back of his stache , and he wants you to reach in and try to dislodge it.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: way in the back： Back of the closet, back of the casket, back of the cave, etc.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: wife
Frequency ranking: 583

Kanji: 奇
Meaning: strange
Onyomi: KI
First jukugo: 奇妙[きみょう]な
Full header: 奇 strange
大 (big) + 可 (possible)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: | It's possible for a KEY to be over 10 feet big, but it would be a little strange.
Full jukugo: 奇妙(きみょう) な | weird ★★☆☆☆ 奇 (strange) + 妙 (odd) = 奇妙 (weird) weird - but more broad than the related term 妙. 奇妙 means unusual and absurd - a street-person wearing a duck as a hat is 奇妙.
好奇心(こうきしん)
curiosity ★☆☆☆☆
好 (like) + 奇 (strange) + 心 (heart) = 好奇心 (curiosity)
curiosity
BOOBOO: if you want to say you're curious about a specific thing, you'd use 興味　（きょうみ） instead.
好奇心 usually means "curiosity-in-general": 　you have an inquiring personality, or a gaze of curiosity on your face. You'd never say, "Oh, you play in a band? 好奇心ある！”
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
寄 | get close | CROWN |
奇 | strange | NO CROWN |
You get close to a guy with a CROWN (because you're a gold-digger).
If a guy has NO CROWN he must be strange, so just walk by like your shit don't stink.
Full used In: - 寄
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 400
Components: 大 (big) + 可 (possible)
Mnemonic: It's possible for a KEY to be over 10 feet big, but it would be a little strange.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: weird
Frequency ranking: 508

Kanji: 寄
Meaning: get close
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: ( が ) よ＊る
First jukugo: に近寄る[ちかよる]
Full header: 寄 get close
奇 (strange) Same-ON + (crown)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: KI | KEEP away!!', he says. 'Don't get close! '
Full mnemonic: | The king don't like strange people to get close to his crown.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) よ＊る | come near ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: に 近寄る(ちかよる) | get close to ★★☆☆☆ 近 (near) + 寄 (get close) = 近寄る (get close to) to get close to, to approach.(usually used in the negative, on warning signs: danger! keep out! danger! high voltage! 近寄るな!)
年寄り(としより) | old person ★☆☆☆☆ NP 年 (year) + 寄 (get close) = 年寄り (old person) old person ('70s and up). This isn't rude per se, but if you want to dismiss or belittle what an old fart just said, this is the word you use.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
寄 | get close | CROWN |
奇 | strange | NO CROWN |
You get close to a guy with a CROWN (because you're a gold-digger).
If a guy has NO CROWN he must be strange, so just walk by like your shit don't stink.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 401
Components: 奇 (strange) Same-ON + (crown)
Mnemonic: KEEP away!!', he says. 'Don't get close! '
The king don't like strange people to get close to his crown.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: come near
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: get close to
Frequency ranking: 510

Kanji: 臭
Meaning: stinky odor
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: にお*い
First jukugo: 面倒臭い[めんどうくさい]
Full header: 臭 stinky odor
自 (my own) + 大 (big)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SHUU |
Full mnemonic: | My own SHOES are causing a big stink.
Full kunyomi: にお*い | BOOBOO: the dictionary says 臭いand 　匂 are both used to mean におい(good smell), but that's bollocks. The truth is much less confusing: 匂い means good smell, and 臭い means bad. ☆☆☆☆☆
くさ＊い | stinky. To be stank. ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 面倒臭い(めんどうくさい) | pain in the ass ★★★★★ 面 倒 (trouble, petty bullshit) + 臭 (stinky and dumb xxx!) = 面倒臭い (pain in the ass) annoying, a pain in the ass.
ｘｘｘ 臭い(くさい！！) | stinky and dumb xxx! ★★☆☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning 'XXX and therefore dumb.' 古臭い　（ふるくさい) is one example　（so out of fashion that it is stinking) , also '田舎くさい　（いなくさい）' - meaning like 'stoopid redneck.'
汗臭い(あせくさい) | to be stank because you sweat. ☆☆☆☆☆ 汗 (sweat) + 臭 (stinky and dumb xxx!) = 汗臭い (to be stank because you sweat.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 402
Components: 自 (my own) + 大 (big)
Mnemonic: My own SHOES are causing a big stink.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: BOOBOO: the dictionary says 臭いand 　匂 are both used to mean におい(good smell), but that's bollocks. The truth is much less confusing: 匂い means good smell, and 臭い means bad.
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: pain in the ass
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1240

Kanji: 奮
Meaning: get worked up
Onyomi: FUN
First jukugo: 興奮[こうふん]する
Full header: 奮 get worked up
大 (big) + (turkey) + 田 (rice field)
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: FUN | It's FUN to get worked up at a concert.
Full mnemonic: | the big turkey got all worked up running around the rice field
Full jukugo: 興奮(こうふん) する | get excited ★★★☆☆ 興 (interest) + 奮 (get worked up) = 興奮 (get excited) to get all excited and freak out. to get really worked up. Not in a bad way. Like when you wet your pants after seeing n'sync.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
奪 | steal by force | GLUE | 寸
奮 | get worked up | NO glue on bottom. |
I GLUE it down so you can't steal it.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 403
Components: 大 (big) + (turkey) + 田 (rice field)
Mnemonic: It's FUN to get worked up at a concert.
the big turkey got all worked up running around the rice field
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: get excited
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1307

Kanji: 器
Meaning: instrument
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: うつわ
First jukugo: 楽器[がっき]
Full header: 器 instrument
大 (big) + 品 (products)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: | KEEP the products in big boxes so they don't get damaged! They are delicate instruments! Especially violins!!
Full kunyomi: うつわ | bowl or container-but also (rarely) capability (like, KRS ONE has more rappin' capability than Pharrel) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 楽器(がっき) | musical instrument ★★☆☆☆ 楽 (enjoy) + 器 (instrument) = 楽器 (musical instrument)
兵器(へいき) | arms ★★☆☆☆ 兵 (soldier) + 器 (instrument) = 兵器 (arms) arms: unlike the related term 武器(ぶき）, 兵器 generally means things that are very modern and big: bazookas, missiles, rocket launchers, howitzers.
器用(きよう) な | dexterous ★☆☆☆☆ 器 (instrument) + 用 (utilize) = 器用 (dexterous) skillful, dexterous. Like a kung-fu fighter that can jump around and not get kicked, or a pianist who plays hella difficult pieces without any fucked notes. There is also an implication that the person can improvise!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
品 | products | No 'BIG' |
器 | instrument | BIG | 大
A tuba is a BIG instrument.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 404
Components: 大 (big) + 品 (products)
Mnemonic: KEEP the products in big boxes so they don't get damaged! They are delicate instruments! Especially violins!!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: bowl or container-but also (rarely) capability (like, KRS ONE has more rappin' capability than Pharrel)
First jukugo meaning: musical instrument
Frequency ranking: 664

Kanji: 突
Meaning: thrust
Onyomi: TOTSU
First kunyomi: つ*く
First jukugo: 突然[とつぜん]
Full header: 突 thrust
穴 (hole) + 大 (big)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: TOTSU |
Full mnemonic: | He TOTES a big thing that he can thrust in your hole! Now THAT'S a mnemonic.
Full kunyomi: つ*く | to poke or jab, but not necessarily with a sharp object. Could be your finger. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 突然(とつぜん) | suddenly! ★★★☆☆ 突 (thrust) + 然 (nature) = 突然 (suddenly!) suddenly! Like 急に, but you can also use 突然 if you're sending someone an unexpected mail, or making a last-minute plan.
衝突(しょうとつ) | impact / conflict ★☆☆☆☆ 衝 (collision) + 突 (thrust) = 衝突 (impact / conflict) means impact (car crash) but also a conflict (India and Pakistan are on a collision course) or mental conflict (his communism conflicts with his love for the sexy CIA agent).
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
究 | research | NINE | 九
突 | thrust | BIG | 大
You research NINE topics, but you thrust a BIG sword in the hole.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
究 | research | NINE | 九
突 | thrust | BIG | 大
research, thrust It takes NINE researchers , to make a BIG thrust into the unknown.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 405
Components: 穴 (hole) + 大 (big)
Mnemonic: He TOTES a big thing that he can thrust in your hole! Now THAT'S a mnemonic.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to poke or jab, but not necessarily with a sharp object. Could be your finger.
First jukugo meaning: suddenly!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 439

Kanji: 央
Meaning: central
Onyomi: OU
First jukugo: 中央[ちゅうおう]
Full header: 央 central
大 (big) + (George Michael's Moustache)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: OU | OH SHIT, that is a big stache.
Full mnemonic: To a certain kind of brawny man, having a big Moustache is central to his lifestyle.
That's right - I'm talking about Philosophers.
Full jukugo: 中央(ちゅうおう) | central ★★★☆☆ 中 (middle) + 央 (central) = 中央 (central) central. Tokyo has a famous train line: 中央線、(the central line).
Full used In: - 映
- 英
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 406
Components: 大 (big) + (George Michael's Moustache)
Mnemonic: OH SHIT, that is a big stache.
To a certain kind of brawny man, having a big Moustache is central to his lifestyle.
That's right - I'm talking about Philosophers.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 557

Kanji: 映
Meaning: project, reflect
Onyomi: EI
First kunyomi: ( を ) うつ＊す
First jukugo: 映画[えいが]
Full header: 映 project, reflect
日 (sun, day) + 央 (central)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: EI | Saying EYYYY over and over was the cool image that Fonzie projected to the world. (although inside, he was quite insecure)
Full mnemonic: | The sun reflects off the center of a bald man's head.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) うつ＊す | I project ★★☆☆☆
( に ) うつ＊る | to be reflected, a shadow projected on the ground ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 映画(えいが) | movie ★★★★★ 映 (project, reflect) + 画 (a drawing) = 映画 (movie)
映画館(えいがかん) | movie theater ★★★★☆ 映 画 (movie) + 館 (big hall) = 映画館 (movie theater)
映像(えいぞう) | image ★☆☆☆☆ 映 (project, reflect) + 像 (statue / image) = 映像 (image) any reflected, moving image - including images on TV or a computer screen, a shadow play, etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 407
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 央 (central)
Mnemonic: Saying EYYYY over and over was the cool image that Fonzie projected to the world. (although inside, he was quite insecure)
The sun reflects off the center of a bald man's head.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I project
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: movie
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 704

Kanji: 英
Meaning: heroic
Onyomi: EI
First jukugo: 英会話[えいかいわ]
Full header: 英 heroic
(flowertop) + 央 (central) Same-ON
★★★★★
8 strokes
BETA JERK PN
Full onyomi: EI |
Full mnemonic: | People threw flowers at the hero as he triumphantly walked down the central road.
Full jukugo: 英会話(えいかいわ) | English conversation school ★★★★☆ 英 (heroic) + 会 話 (conversation) = 英会話 (English conversation school) an English conversation school where nobody learns. Also, a place for housewives to meet shameless Australians.
英雄(えいゆう) | hero ☆☆☆☆☆ 英 (heroic) + 雄 (male animal or hero) = 英雄 (hero) hero of an adventure story or legend - (BOOBOO: it's different from the word for 'main character' (主人公(しゅじんこう）） which can be used in any kind of story.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 408
Components: (flowertop) + 央 (central) Same-ON
Mnemonic: People threw flowers at the hero as he triumphantly walked down the central road.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: English conversation school
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 871

Kanji: 犬
Meaning: dog
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: いぬ
First jukugo: 子犬[こいぬ]
Full header: 犬 dog
大 (big) + 丶 (dot)
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | KENNY gets eaten to death by a big dog (he's that red dot there!)
Full kunyomi: いぬ | dog ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 子犬(こいぬ) | puppy ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 子 (child) + 犬 (dog) = 子犬 (puppy)
負け犬(まけいぬ) | loser ★★☆☆☆ 負 (lose) + 犬 (dog) = 負け犬 (loser) Since it literally means 'losing dog,' you'd think that was a transliteration of the English 'underdog,' But no, it simply means loser or schlemiel. Japan doesn't really have much respect for plucky underdogs who dare to try and rise above their status.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
太 | fat | DOT ON BOTTOM |
犬 | dog | DOT ON TOP |
大 | big |  |
Dude has a fat schlong, (represented by the dot between his legs)
Dog is eating some meat, (represented by the dot next to its head)
Big has no dot.
Full used In: - 黙
- 伏
- 然
- 状
- 獄
- 獣
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 409
Components: 大 (big) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: KENNY gets eaten to death by a big dog (he's that red dot there!)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: puppy
Frequency ranking: 230

Kanji: 伏
Meaning: lay face down
Onyomi: FUKU
First kunyomi: ふせ＊る
First jukugo: 降伏[こうふく]
Full header: 伏 lay face down
(personleft) + 犬 (dog)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: FUKU | He didn't want to lay face down because it would wrinkle his FUKU (服)
Full mnemonic: | The person orders the dog to lay face down.
Full kunyomi: ふせ＊る | to lay face down - also means, "to keep this a secret, to hide the truth from outsiders." ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 降伏(こうふく) | surrender ★☆☆☆☆ 降 (descend /rainfall / get out of vehicle ) + 伏 (lay face down) = 降伏 (surrender) surrender - unlike the more casual 降参　（こうさん）, 降伏 is used when you, like, lose a war.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 410
Components: (personleft) + 犬 (dog)
Mnemonic: He didn't want to lay face down because it would wrinkle his FUKU (服)
The person orders the dog to lay face down.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to lay face down - also means, "to keep this a secret, to hide the truth from outsiders."
First jukugo meaning: surrender
Frequency ranking: 1068

Kanji: 黙
Meaning: shut up
Onyomi: MOKU
First kunyomi: だま*る
First jukugo: 沈黙[ちんもく]
Full header: 黙 shut up
里 (village) + 犬 (dog) + (firebottom)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: MOKU |
Full mnemonic: | The inhabitants of the village gathered on THURSDAY (木曜= MOKUyobi) to burn the village dog which just would never shut up.
Full kunyomi: だま*る | shut up. Usually said in meirei-kei (the command form) like this: だまれ！ KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 沈黙(ちんもく) | bad kind of silence ★★☆☆☆ 沈 (sink) + 黙 (shut up) = 沈黙 (bad kind of silence) silence. (BOOBOO: not to be confused with 静か　（しずか）).　静か means a quiet place. 沈黙 is like a awkward hush that falls over the crowd when your mom's g-string fell off at the superbowl.
黙って(だまって) XXX | silently ★★☆☆☆ KANA to silently do xxx.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
然 | nature | EVENING | 夕
黙 | shut up | VILLAGE | 里
EVENING is the best time to see nature, because that's when you get the sunsets, when all the animals come out, and etc.
Everyone in the VILLAGE has to shut up because it's Japan and it's polite to be quiet.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 411
Components: 里 (village) + 犬 (dog) + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: The inhabitants of the village gathered on THURSDAY (木曜= MOKUyobi) to burn the village dog which just would never shut up.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: shut up. Usually said in meirei-kei (the command form) like this: だまれ！
First jukugo meaning: bad kind of silence
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 781

Kanji: 然
Meaning: nature
Onyomi: ZEN
First jukugo: 全然[ぜんぜん]
Full header: 然 nature
夕 (evening) + 犬 (dog) + (firebottom)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: ZEN | ZEN Buddhism is in harmony with nature.
Full mnemonic: | It's natural to set a dog on fire every evening
Full jukugo: 全然(ぜんぜん)
absolutely! ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA
全 (all) + 然 (nature) = 全然 (absolutely! )
absolutely! (usually used to emphasize the word after it. But sometimes, the word being emphasized is omitted because it's so obvious (to Japanese))
If you hear someone say 'Zenzen!' with no word after it, it might mean 'zenzen daijoubu,' ('Absolutely no problemo.') . . .
OR it might mean 'zen zen dame!' ('No effing way, guy!')
自然(しぜん) | nature ★★★★☆ 自 (my own) + 然 (nature) = 自然 (nature)
当然(とうぜん) の | natural, obvious ★★★☆☆ 当 (hit the target) + 然 (nature) = 当然 (natural, obvious) just, natural, deserved - although it's often used like 'That's obvious, isn't it?'
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
然 | nature | EVENING | 夕
黙 | shut up | VILLAGE | 里
EVENING is the best time to see nature, because that's when you get the sunsets, when all the animals come out, and etc.
Everyone in the VILLAGE has to shut up because it's Japan and it's polite to be quiet.
Full used In: - 燃
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 412
Components: 夕 (evening) + 犬 (dog) + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: ZEN Buddhism is in harmony with nature.
It's natural to set a dog on fire every evening
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: absolutely!
Frequency ranking: 231

Kanji: 燃
Meaning: burn
Onyomi: NEN
First kunyomi: ( を ) も＊やす
First jukugo: 可燃ゴミ[かねんごみ]
Full header: 燃 burn
然 (nature) + (fireleft)
★★★★☆
16 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: NEN |
Full mnemonic: | Nature catches on fire and burns every Year (年=NEN)
Full kunyomi: ( を ) も＊やす | I burn something up, I light something on fire. Intentionally! ★★★★☆
( が ) も＊える | something gets incinerated - destroyed by fire ★★★★☆
( ｘｘｘに ) も＊える | burning with xxx (burning with passion, burning desire for revenge, consumed by hate, etc.) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 可燃ゴミ(かねんごみ) | burnable garbage ★★★☆☆ 可 (possible) + 燃 (burn) = 可燃ゴミ (burnable garbage)
不燃ゴミ(ふねんごみ) | unburnable garbage ★★★☆☆ 不 (un) + 燃 (burn) = 不燃ゴミ (unburnable garbage)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 413
Components: 然 (nature) + (fireleft)
Mnemonic: Nature catches on fire and burns every Year (年=NEN)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I burn something up, I light something on fire. Intentionally!
First jukugo meaning: burnable garbage
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1145

Kanji: 太
Meaning: fat
Onyomi: TAI
First kunyomi: ふと*る
First jukugo: 太平洋[たいへいよう]
Full header: 太 fat
大 (big) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★★
4 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: TAI | The only way fat dudes can get laid is to go to THAIland.
Full mnemonic: Let's consider the dot a schlong, for reasons which shall soon become clear)
Picture a dude who has to walk with his legs spread open wide, to accommodate the huge, fat schlong dangling there.
Full kunyomi: ふと*る | get fat ★★★★★
ふと＊い | fat ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 太平洋(たいへいよう) | the Pacific Ocean ★★☆☆☆ 太 (fat) + 平 (equal / level) + 洋 (Pacific Ocean / the West) = 太平洋 (the Pacific Ocean)
太鼓(たいこ) | Japanese drums ★☆☆☆☆ 太 (fat) + 鼓 (drum) = 太鼓 (Japanese drums) traditional Japanese drums - the kind that can be up to 15 feet wide. (BOOBOO: Rock and roll drums are just called ドラム.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
太 | fat | DOT ON BOTTOM |
犬 | dog | DOT ON TOP |
大 | big |  |
Dude has a fat schlong, (represented by the dot between his legs)
Dog is eating some meat, (represented by the dot next to its head)
Big has no dot.
Full used In: - 駄
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 414
Components: 大 (big) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: The only way fat dudes can get laid is to go to THAIland.
Let's consider the dot a schlong, for reasons which shall soon become clear)
Picture a dude who has to walk with his legs spread open wide, to accommodate the huge, fat schlong dangling there.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: get fat
First jukugo meaning: the Pacific Ocean
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 335

Kanji: 駄
Meaning: bad quality
Onyomi: DA
First jukugo: 駄目[だめ]
Full header: 駄 bad quality
馬 (horse) + 太 (fat)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: DA |
Full mnemonic: | Your horse is too fat!! It's bad quality. So is your DAD!
Full jukugo: 駄目(だめ) | no way! ★★★☆☆ KANA KUNKUN 駄 (bad quality) + 目 (eye) = 駄目 (no way!) this has so many meanings: useless, bad, 'stop!' or just 'no way!'
xxx　の 無駄(むだ) | waste ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 無 (without) + 駄 (bad quality) = 無駄 (waste ) a waste of something (time, money)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 415
Components: 馬 (horse) + 太 (fat)
Mnemonic: Your horse is too fat!! It's bad quality. So is your DAD!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: no way!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1032

Meaning: from China (radical)
Full header: from China (radical)
(right radical) (flowertop) + 央 (central) + 一 (one/line radical)
Description: I got a flower from China, AKA the Middle Kingdom.
Full used In: - 漢
- 難
- 勤
- 嘆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 416
Components: (right radical) (flowertop) + 央 (central) + 一 (one/line radical)
Frequency ranking: 558

Kanji: 漢
Meaning: Chinese
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 漢字[かんじ]
Full header: 漢 Chinese
(waterleft) + (from China (radical))
★★★★★
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KAN | Genghis KHAN was not Chinese, he was Mongolian.
Full mnemonic: | This water came from China, so it's Chinese!
Full jukugo: 漢字(かんじ) | kanji ★★★★★ 漢 (Chinese) + 字 (letter) = 漢字 (kanji) of course
痴漢(ちかん)
train pervert ★★★★☆ FR 1/2 KANA
痴 (molester) + 漢 (Chinese) = 痴漢 (train pervert)
Usually 漢 means Chinese: it's used in a lot of obscure words ('Chinese dictionary,' 'Chinese herbal medicine,' 'Chinese classical literature,' etc.)
HOWEVER - aside from 漢字 - the only time 漢 is really used in daily life is here: 痴漢, meaning a guy who molests or gropes women on crowded trains.
So the literal reading is: 'sick Chinese' !WTF???
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
横 | side / arrogant | TREE | 木
漢 | Chinese | WET | 水
黄 | yellow | NO TREE |
The TREE got knocked over on its side.
Kanji came to Japan from across the WET sea.
Yellow has NO TREE, so you can say: pee, not tree!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 417
Components: (waterleft) + (from China (radical))
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN was not Chinese, he was Mongolian.
This water came from China, so it's Chinese!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: kanji
Frequency ranking: 1324

Kanji: 難
Meaning: difficult
Onyomi: NAN
First kunyomi: むずか*しい
First jukugo: 非難[ひなん]する
Full header: 難 difficult
(from China (radical)) + (turkey)
★★★★★
18 strokes
Full onyomi: NAN | Baking NAN bread correctly is difficult.
Full mnemonic: | Catching turkeys from China is difficult.
Full kunyomi: むずか*しい | difficult ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 非難(ひなん) する | to criticize someone for no reason, just to nag at them. ★☆☆☆☆ 非 (injustice / mistake) + 難 (difficult) = 非難 (to criticize someone for no reason, just to nag at them.)
困難(こんなん) | hardship ★☆☆☆☆ NP 困 (trouble) + 難 (difficult) = 困難 (hardship) a hardship, big trouble. Not like "Oh, If I fail this test, I'm going to be in big trouble!" こんなん is more like an ongoing hardship, like your parents died when you were young and you had to put yourself through school while working 20 hours a week washing dishes. Also often used in this phrase: 困難の時代 (troubled times)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 418
Components: (from China (radical)) + (turkey)
Mnemonic: Baking NAN bread correctly is difficult.
Catching turkeys from China is difficult.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: to criticize someone for no reason, just to nag at them.
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 559

Kanji: 勤
Meaning: be employed at
Onyomi: KIN
First kunyomi: つと＊め
First jukugo: 通勤[つうきん]する
Full header: 勤 be employed at
(from China (radical)) + 力 (strong)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
DUPE PN
Full onyomi: KIN |
Full mnemonic: | The dudes who came from China to be employed are hella strong and KEEN on working.
Full kunyomi: つと＊め | my duties, my job ★☆☆☆☆
つと*める | to be employed at xxx company (emphasis is on the physical work rather than the role). (used only about a job, and not in reference to a particular project at that job) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 通勤(つうきん) する | commute ★★☆☆☆ 通 (pass) + 勤 (be employed at) = 通勤 (commute)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 419
Components: (from China (radical)) + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: The dudes who came from China to be employed are hella strong and KEEN on working.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: my duties, my job
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: commute
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1086

Kanji: 嘆
Meaning: lament, sigh
Onyomi: TAN
First kunyomi: なげ*く
First jukugo: 驚嘆[きょうたん]
Full header: 嘆 lament, sigh
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (from China (radical))
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: TAN | I lament that I got too TAN in Hawaii. Now I got melanomas!!
Full mnemonic: | Your mouth laments that kanji came from China and now you have to learn it even though you are in Japan!
Full kunyomi: なげ*く | emit a wail of despair or mourning 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 驚嘆(きょうたん) | amazemenｔ ★☆☆☆☆ 驚 (astonish) + 嘆 (lament, sigh) = 驚嘆 (amazemenｔ) amazement, slack-jawed wonder
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 420
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (from China (radical))
Mnemonic: I lament that I got too TAN in Hawaii. Now I got melanomas!!
Your mouth laments that kanji came from China and now you have to learn it even though you are in Japan!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: emit a wail of despair or mourning
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: amazemenｔ
Frequency ranking: 1425

Meaning: opium
Full header: opium
(top radical) (flowertop) + 日 (sun, day) + 大 (big)
STRONG
Description: Opium flowers grow big in the sun
STRONG RADICAL : usually "BO."
Full used In: - 模
- 墓
- 暮
- 募
- 幕
- 漠
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 421
Components: (top radical) (flowertop) + 日 (sun, day) + 大 (big)
Frequency ranking: 729

Kanji: 模
Meaning: model
Onyomi: MO
First jukugo: 模様[もよう]
Full header: 模 model
木 (tree) + (opium) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: MO | Model starts with MO, so there.
Full mnemonic: | Lou Reed carved a realistic model of an opium poppy out of a tree.
Full jukugo: 模様(もよう) | pattern ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 模 (model) + 様 (important person) = 模様 (pattern) a pattern which does not have pictures: fractals , mandala, plaid, zeebra skin. wood. do NOT use about representational patterns like flower-print or kids’ pajamas with horsies on them. 模様 also has a more formal meaning: ‘the details of an incident’ : You might hear a train/airport announcement which says "We will explain the details of the delay" ( 遅れるの模様。 )
模型(もけい) | plastic model ★☆☆☆☆ 模 (model) + 型 (type / proper way) = 模型 (plastic model) a model (this is literal! Model, like a snap-tite model car or model train)
模範(もはん) | model - prototype ☆☆☆☆☆ 模 (model) + 範 (standard / the best way to do) = 模範 (model - prototype) a model: Can be a person (a role model, a model sudent), or a thing (a model home, a model economy). (BOOBOO: Not model like a plastic model tank or gandam)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
標 | sign, mark | WEST | 西
模 | model | SUN | 日
LOOKALIKES:
Ice cube's "W" is the mark of the WEST side.
The model is hot like the SUN. (not that she's good-looking, but she burned herself up free-basing cocaine).
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
募 | recruit | STRENGTH | 力
暮 | make a living | DAY | 日
墓 | grave | EARTH | 土
模 | model | WOOD | 木
You recruit members to give your organization more STRENGTH.
You have to make a living every DAY.
The grave is in the EARTH.
But you carve a model airplane out of WOOD.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 422
Components: 木 (tree) + (opium) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Model starts with MO, so there.
Lou Reed carved a realistic model of an opium poppy out of a tree.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: pattern
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1058

Kanji: 墓
Meaning: grave
Onyomi: BO
First kunyomi: はか
First jukugo: 墓地[ぼち]
Full header: 墓 grave
(opium) Same-ON + 土 (earth)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: BO |
Full mnemonic: | Your mother went to an early grave from smokin' too much opium, so now she's buried in the earth.
Full kunyomi: はか | grave ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 墓地(ぼち) | graveyard ★★☆☆☆ 墓 (grave) + 地 (area) = 墓地 (graveyard)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
募 | recruit | STRENGTH | 力
暮 | make a living | DAY | 日
墓 | grave | EARTH | 土
模 | model | WOOD | 木
You recruit members to give your organization more STRENGTH.
You have to make a living every DAY.
The grave is in the EARTH.
But you carve a model airplane out of WOOD.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 423
Components: (opium) Same-ON + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: Your mother went to an early grave from smokin' too much opium, so now she's buried in the earth.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: graveyard
Frequency ranking: 1358

Kanji: 暮
Meaning: make a living
Onyomi: BO
First kunyomi: ( で ) く＊らす
First jukugo: 途方に暮れる[とほうにくれる]
Full header: 暮 make a living
(opium) Same-ON + 日 (sun, day)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: BO |
Full mnemonic: | Your mother makes a living by selling opium every day!
Full kunyomi: ( で ) く＊らす
This doesn't correspond to any English word. Maybe the closest phrase is, "To lead one's life."
Homeless people, retirees, and rich divorcees all 暮らす even though they don't 稼ぐ.
It means "to live in a place" as well as "to do all one's daily junk (eating, sleeping, hanging out)." 暮らす is usually used in sentences like, "over 30,000 people are living in the city." or "Live on $20 a day," or "She had an easy/hard life."
★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 途方に暮れる(とほうにくれる) | be at a loss ★☆☆☆☆ 途 (on the way) + 方 (direction / method / person) + 暮 (make a living) = 途方に暮れる (be at a loss) to be at a loss, to feel like WTF can I do??
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
募 | recruit | STRENGTH | 力
暮 | make a living | DAY | 日
墓 | grave | EARTH | 土
模 | model | WOOD | 木
You recruit members to give your organization more STRENGTH.
You have to make a living every DAY.
The grave is in the EARTH.
But you carve a model airplane out of WOOD.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 424
Components: (opium) Same-ON + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: Your mother makes a living by selling opium every day!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: This doesn't correspond to any English word. Maybe the closest phrase is, "To lead one's life."
First jukugo meaning: be at a loss
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 730

Kanji: 募
Meaning: recruit
Onyomi: BO
First kunyomi: つの*る
First jukugo: 募集中[ぼしゅうちゅう]
Full header: 募 recruit
(opium) Same-ON + 力 (strong)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: BO |
Full mnemonic: | Your mom was recruited to sell opium because she's so strong, she can keep the block locked down all by herself if need be.
Full kunyomi: つの*る | to raise funds, solicit contributions (for a magazine ,etc.), to find workers or soldiers. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 募集中(ぼしゅうちゅう) | now hiring ★★★★☆ 募 (recruit) + 集 中 (to concentrate) = 募集中 (now hiring) you'll see this sign a lot. It means 'now hiring!'
応募(おうぼ) する | to apply for a job. ☆☆☆☆☆ 応 (react) + 募 (recruit) = 応募 (to apply for a job.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
募 | recruit | STRENGTH | 力
暮 | make a living | DAY | 日
墓 | grave | EARTH | 土
模 | model | WOOD | 木
You recruit members to give your organization more STRENGTH.
You have to make a living every DAY.
The grave is in the EARTH.
But you carve a model airplane out of WOOD.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 425
Components: (opium) Same-ON + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: Your mom was recruited to sell opium because she's so strong, she can keep the block locked down all by herself if need be.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to raise funds, solicit contributions (for a magazine ,etc.), to find workers or soldiers.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: now hiring
Frequency ranking: 1686

Kanji: 幕
Meaning: curtain
Onyomi: MAKU
First kunyomi: まく
First jukugo: 字幕[じまく]
Full header: 幕 curtain
(opium) Same-ON + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
Description: literal curtains, as well as metaphorical curtains, as in 'The mafia who are controlling the city do it in secret, behind the black curtains (黒幕).'
Full onyomi: MAKU | Old MACK Donald had a farm, and on this farm he had beef curtains.
Full mnemonic: | There's an opium addict hiding behind the curtain holding a dagger. When you walk by, he'll jump out and stab you, take your shit and sell it for dope.
Full kunyomi: まく | literal curtains, as well as metaphorical curtains, as in 'The curtain fell on his career when he got caught humping a loaf.' ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 字幕(じまく) | sub-titles ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 字 (letter) + 幕 (curtain) = 字幕 (sub-titles)
幕府(ばくふ) | Shogun government ★☆☆☆☆ FP 幕 (curtain) + 府 (government) = 幕府 (Shogun government) most people in the West called the Shogun government "feudalism", but the shoguns themselves called it BAKUFU。
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 426
Components: (opium) Same-ON + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
Mnemonic: Old MACK Donald had a farm, and on this farm he had beef curtains.
There's an opium addict hiding behind the curtain holding a dagger. When you walk by, he'll jump out and stab you, take your shit and sell it for dope.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: literal curtains, as well as metaphorical curtains, as in 'The curtain fell on his career when he got caught humping a loaf.'
First jukugo meaning: sub-titles
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1064

Kanji: 漠
Meaning: desert
Onyomi: BAKU
First jukugo: 砂漠[さばく]
Full header: 漠 desert
(waterleft) + (opium)
★★☆☆☆
3 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: BAKU | Welcome BACK TO the desert, motherfucker! All us scorpions and vultures missed you!
Full mnemonic: | Addicts need opium like desert travelers need water.
Full jukugo: 砂漠(さばく) | desert ★★★☆☆ 砂 (sand) + 漠 (desert) = 砂漠 (desert )
漠然とした(ばくぜんとした) | vague ☆☆☆☆☆ 漠 (desert) + 然 (nature) = 漠然とした (vague) vague, obscure: unlike the related term 紛らわしい　（まぎらわしい）、漠然 isn't intentionally misleading - it has more the sense of a vague old memory you can't picture clearly even if you try.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 427
Components: (waterleft) + (opium)
Mnemonic: Welcome BACK TO the desert, motherfucker! All us scorpions and vultures missed you!
Addicts need opium like desert travelers need water.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1592

Meaning: big box
Full header: big box
(big radical)
Description: This is different than "mouth" because you put other radicals INSIDE it. You'll get it.
Full used In: - 因
- 菌
- 困
- 囚
- 回
- 国
- 固
- 囲
- 園
- 団
- 図
- 面
- 圏
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 428
Components: (big radical)
Frequency ranking: 181

Kanji: 因
Meaning: origin
Onyomi: IN
First jukugo: 原因[げんいん]
Full header: 因 origin
大 (big) + (big box)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: IN |
Full mnemonic: | The origin of the universe was IN a big bang, because a big amount of energy burst out of a microscopic box.
Full jukugo: 原因(げんいん) | cause ★★★☆☆ 原 (original/ high plain) + 因 (origin) = 原因 (cause) origin or cause of something
Full used In: - 恩
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 429
Components: 大 (big) + (big box)
Mnemonic: The origin of the universe was IN a big bang, because a big amount of energy burst out of a microscopic box.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: cause
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 974

Kanji: 恩
Meaning: kindness
Onyomi: ON
First kunyomi: おん
First jukugo: 恩恵[おんけい]
Full header: 恩 kindness
因 (origin) + (bottomheart)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: ON |
Full mnemonic: | The origin of kindness is ON the heart.
Full kunyomi: おん | gratitude. Unlike the related words 恩恵　（おんけい） and 義理 (ぎり）, 恩 means that you really WANT to do something nice, to give back to the person you're grateful to. Also, unlike 義理、恩 doesn't imply that you owe them a specific favor. Often, 恩 is used like, "Everyone else gave up on me, told me I was a juvenile delinquent, that I'd amount to nothing. That teacher was the only one who believed in me, who kept encouraging me no matter how many times I fucked up. とても恩がある。" ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 恩恵(おんけい) | favor ★☆☆☆☆ 恩 (kindness) + 恵 (do a favor) = 恩恵 (favor) favor. Unlike the very personal "恩", giving and receiving 恩恵 is a more businesslike form of gratitude: 恩恵を受ける means "to recieve a favor." A sort of I'll-scratch-your-back-if-you-scratch-mine practicality.
恩知らず(おんしらず) | ingrate ☆☆☆☆☆ 恩 (kindness) + 知 (know) = 恩知らず (ingrate) ｉｎｇｒａｔｅ (literally, 'unaware of gratitude.')
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
恵 | do a favor | TNT plunger |
恩 | kindness | ORIGINATES | 因
志 | intention, volition | SAMURAI | 士
You do a favor to Wile E. Coyote by giving him a TNT PLUNGER,
But kindness ORIGINATES in the heart.
She has the intention of becoming a SAMURAI.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
恩 | kindness | BIG | 大
恵 | do a favor | TEN | 十
Do me a BIG favor, and bless me with TEN sabres.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 430
Components: 因 (origin) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: The origin of kindness is ON the heart.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: gratitude. Unlike the related words 恩恵　（おんけい） and 義理 (ぎり）, 恩 means that you really WANT to do something nice, to give back to the person you're grateful to. Also, unlike 義理、恩 doesn't imply that you owe them a specific favor. Often, 恩 is used like, "Everyone else gave up on me, told me I was a juvenile delinquent, that I'd amount to nothing. That teacher was the only one who believed in me, who kept encouraging me no matter how many times I fucked up. とても恩がある。"
First jukugo meaning: favor
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1457

Kanji: 菌
Meaning: bacteria
Onyomi: KIN
First jukugo: 細菌[さいきん]
Full header: 菌 bacteria
(flowertop) + (big box) + (wheat)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KIN | Your KINfolk ain't nothing but bacteria!!
Full mnemonic: | The flower planted in the box full of wheat became infected with bacteria.
Full jukugo: 細菌(さいきん) | bacteria (regular word) ★★☆☆☆ 細 (slender) + 菌 (bacteria) = 細菌 (bacteria (regular word))
ばい菌(ばいきん) | germ ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA KIDS a germ (usually used as a kids' insult - an "EWW you're gross!" kind of word)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 431
Components: (flowertop) + (big box) + (wheat)
Mnemonic: Your KINfolk ain't nothing but bacteria!!
The flower planted in the box full of wheat became infected with bacteria.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: bacteria (regular word)
Frequency ranking: 1697

Kanji: 困
Meaning: trouble
Onyomi: KON
First kunyomi: こま*る
First jukugo: 困難[こんなん]
Full header: 困 trouble
木 (tree) + (big box)
★★★★★
7 strokes
Full onyomi: KON |
Full mnemonic: | The pine tree is in trouble- it kind of got lost all its CONES, got chopped down and turned into a big pine box.
Full kunyomi: こま*る | to be in trouble. . . .not exactly. It doesn't mean 'punishment' like 'You're in trouble!' means in English. It's not like your teacher yelling at you. Often you'd use it like "Oh, shit!" If you're late and can't find your shoes, that's こまった. (past tense) If you're lost, that's こまった. If you forgot your password for ratemycheneyfanfiction.org, that's . . . actually you're better off, probably. (BOOBOO) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 困難(こんなん) | hardship ★☆☆☆☆ NP 困 (trouble) + 難 (difficult) = 困難 (hardship) a hardship, big trouble. Not like "Oh, If I fail this test, I'm going to be in big trouble!" こんなん is more like an ongoing hardship, like your parents died when you were young and you had to put yourself through school while working 20 hours a week washing dishes. Also often used in this phrase: 困難の時代 (troubled times)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 432
Components: 木 (tree) + (big box)
Mnemonic: The pine tree is in trouble- it kind of got lost all its CONES, got chopped down and turned into a big pine box.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to be in trouble. . . .not exactly. It doesn't mean 'punishment' like 'You're in trouble!' means in English. It's not like your teacher yelling at you. Often you'd use it like "Oh, shit!" If you're late and can't find your shoes, that's こまった. (past tense) If you're lost, that's こまった. If you forgot your password for ratemycheneyfanfiction.org, that's . . . actually you're better off, probably. (BOOBOO)
First jukugo meaning: hardship
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 780

Kanji: 囚
Meaning: prisoner
Onyomi: SHUU
First jukugo: 囚人[しゅうじん]
Full header: 囚 prisoner
人 (person) + (big box)
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
BETA DUH
Full onyomi: SHUU |
Full mnemonic: | A person stole some SHOES and got thrown in a big box of a cell- now he's a prisoner.
Full jukugo: 囚人(しゅうじん) | prisoner ★☆☆☆☆ 囚 (prisoner) + 人 (person) = 囚人 (prisoner )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 433
Components: 人 (person) + (big box)
Mnemonic: A person stole some SHOES and got thrown in a big box of a cell- now he's a prisoner.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1693

Kanji: 回
Meaning: rotate / times
Onyomi: KAI
First kunyomi: ( を ) まわ＊す
First jukugo: 今回[こんかい]
Full header: 回 rotate / times
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (big box)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
JERK COUNTER
Description: Literally, it means 'to rotate.' However, mostly you'll see it used to mean 'xxx amount of times.' I guess you could think of clock hands rotating around the clock, but it's still a JERK.
Full onyomi: KAI |
Full mnemonic: Imagine a small box rotating inside a big box. like, I dunno, gears or something.
Then, use the rotating gears to reel in the string for that KITE, so you don't have to do it by hand.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) まわ＊す | I roate it ★★★☆☆
( が ) まわ＊る | It rotates ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 今回(こんかい) | this time ★★★★★ 今 (now) + 回 (rotate / times) = 今回 (this time)
毎回(まいかい) | every time ★★★☆☆ 毎 (every) + 回 (rotate / times) = 毎回 (every time) every time. Every single fucking time. Jesus! Get it together, man. Sometimes I don't know what goes on in your head.
一回(いっかい) | one time ★★★☆☆ COUNTER 一 (one) + 回 (rotate / times) = 一回 (one time)
前回(ぜんかい) | last time ★★☆☆☆ 前 (before) + 回 (rotate / times) = 前回 (last time) last time (last time, this happened, last time we met). although in practice people tend to use the more irritating and ambiguous 'この 前.' (back then)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 434
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (big box)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I roate it
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: this time
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 480

Kanji: 固
Meaning: hard
Onyomi: KO
First kunyomi: かた＊い
First jukugo: 頑固[がんこ]な
Full header: 固 hard
(big box) + 古 (old) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KO | That KODOMO (子) is hard to deal with.
Full mnemonic: | The old bread in the big box has gotten too hard to eat.
Full kunyomi: かた＊い | Hard like a stiff, formal, tight-ass person, stubborn. Also means physically hard like firm: you tap it and it goes TON TON. ★★★★☆
( を ) かた＊める | to make something congeal (clay, paint, pudding). OTHER MEANING: to harden or fortify one's defenses (or strengthen the unity of factions within the party). ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) かた＊まる | something hardens, something takes shape ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 頑固(がんこ) な | stubborn ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 頑 (stubborn) + 固 (hard) = 頑固 (stubborn)
Full used In: - 個
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 435
Components: (big box) + 古 (old) Same-ON
Mnemonic: That KODOMO (子) is hard to deal with.
The old bread in the big box has gotten too hard to eat.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Hard like a stiff, formal, tight-ass person, stubborn.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: stubborn
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 829

Kanji: 個
Meaning: individual
Onyomi: KO
First jukugo: 個人[こじん]の
Full header: 個 individual
(personleft) + 固 (hard) Same-ON
★★★★☆
10 strokes
COUNTER
Description: doesn't usually mean 'individual' like special, but more like 'private' or 'single-serving' (also it's a counter for small things)
Full onyomi: KO |
Full mnemonic: | Lemmy is a person who is a hard individual.
Full jukugo: 個人(こじん) の | personal ★★★☆☆ 個 (individual) + 人 (person) = 個人 (personal) personal, single-serving (one-to-one session with a teacher, personal pizza)(BOOBOO: don't confuse this with private - private is こじんてきな 個人的な)
一個(いっこ) | small thing ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN COUNTER 一 (one) + 個 (individual) = 一個 (small thing) one small, usually roundish, thing - orange, apple, ipod
個室(こしつ) | private room ★★☆☆☆ 個 (individual) + 室 (room suffix) = 個室 (private room)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 436
Components: (personleft) + 固 (hard) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Lemmy is a person who is a hard individual.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: personal
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 830

Kanji: 井
Meaning: well
Onyomi: JOU
First jukugo: 井戸[いど]
Full header: 井 well
★★☆☆☆
4 strokes
BETA PK PN
Full onyomi: JOU | Push JOE Stalin down the well.
Full mnemonic: | it looks like tic-tac-toe, so you can say, "I play tic-tac-toe in the bottom of the well while waiting to be rescued."
Full jukugo: 井戸(いど) | a well ★☆☆☆☆ FP 井 (well) + 戸 (door) = 井戸 (a well)
天井(てんじょう) | ceiling ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 天 (heaven) + 井 (well) = 天井 (ceiling)
Full used In: - 囲
- 丼
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 437
Mnemonic: Push JOE Stalin down the well.
it looks like tic-tac-toe, so you can say, "I play tic-tac-toe in the bottom of the well while waiting to be rescued."
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a well
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 525

Kanji: 囲
Meaning: surround
Onyomi: I
First kunyomi: かこ＊む
First jukugo: 雰囲気[ふんいき]
Full header: 囲 surround
(big box) + 井 (well)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
DUH
Full onyomi: I | I am surrounded by morons.
Full mnemonic: | The well is surrounded by the big box.
Full kunyomi: かこ＊む | ： surround.( to be surrounded： XXX に かこまれた) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 雰囲気(ふんいき) | atmosphere ★★★★☆ 雰 (atmosphere) + 囲 (surround) + 気 (mood) = 雰囲気 (atmosphere) the atmosphere of a place (usually figurative!)
範囲(はんい) | extent, scope, ★★☆☆☆ 範 (standard / the best way to do) + 囲 (surround) = 範囲 (extent, scope,) the extent, range scope, or bounds (extent of the earthquake-damaged area, scope of the congressional inquiry, range of the birds' migrations).
周囲(しゅうい) | perimeter ★☆☆☆☆ 周 (circumference) + 囲 (surround) = 周囲 (perimeter) perimeter, circumference
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 438
Components: (big box) + 井 (well)
Mnemonic: I am surrounded by morons.
The well is surrounded by the big box.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: ： surround.( to be surrounded： XXX に かこまれた)
First jukugo meaning: atmosphere
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 700

Kanji: 丼
Meaning: beef bowl
Onyomi: DON
First jukugo: XXX丼[どん]
Full header: 丼 beef bowl
井 (well) + 丶 (dot)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
BETA
Description: Along with ramen, the beef bowl is the Japanese equivalent of the big mac - the basic quanta of fast food.
Full onyomi: DON | DON Quixote fills a well up with rice and puts some meat in the center for a giant beef-bowl.
Full mnemonic: | 丼 is made of well (井)+ a dot, which we'll call a little piece of beef (speaking of which - why your step-dad got a M16 collection??)
Full jukugo: XXX 丼(どん) | beef-bowl ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning ‘bowl of hot rice and sweet sauce with a painfully stingy amount of XXXX on top' (XXX is usually beef or pork)
牛丼(ぎゅうどん) | beef bowl ★★☆☆☆ 牛 (cow) + 丼 (beef bowl) = 牛丼 (beef bowl) beef bowl (beef over rice).
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 439
Components: 井 (well) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: DON Quixote fills a well up with rice and puts some meat in the center for a giant beef-bowl.
丼 is made of well (井)+ a dot, which we'll call a little piece of beef (speaking of which - why your step-dad got a M16 collection??)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: beef-bowl
Frequency ranking: 1757

Kanji: 王
Meaning: king
Onyomi: OU
First jukugo: 女王様[じょおうさま]
Full header: 王 king
土 (earth) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★☆
4 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR PK PN
Full onyomi: OU | OH shit, here comes the king!!
Full mnemonic: The 'one' radical on top of the 'earth' radical .. .hmmm . . . .OK, here goes:
Imagine some really earnest guy with a pamphlet telling you, there is only ONE REAL king on the whole earth. and his name is JESUS FUCKING CHRIST.
Full jukugo: 女王様(じょおうさま) | queen ★★★☆☆ 女 (woman) + 王 様 (king) = 女王様 (queen)
王様(おうさま) | king ★★★☆☆ 王 (king) + 様 (important person) = 王様 (king)
法王(ほうおう) | the fuckin' Pope ☆☆☆☆☆ 法 (law) + 王 (king) = 法王 (the fuckin' Pope)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
主 | master/mainly | DOINK ON TOP |
王 | king | NO DOT ON TOP |
主(master) . . . is king (王) with a little doink on top. After much deliberation, I have decided that master OF PUPPETS is just a little bit better than King Diamond. . . . therefore
Master is better, so master gets the EXTRA LINE for EXTRA ROCKIN'!
Full used In: - 理
- 任
- 皇
- 望
- 妊
- 聖
- 程
- 現
- 球
- 環
- 金
- 全
- 珍
- 庭
- 徴
- 狂
- 玉
- 主
- 羊
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 440
Components: 土 (earth) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: OH shit, here comes the king!!
The 'one' radical on top of the 'earth' radical .. .hmmm . . . .OK, here goes:
Imagine some really earnest guy with a pamphlet telling you, there is only ONE REAL king on the whole earth. and his name is JESUS FUCKING CHRIST.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: queen
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 31

Kanji: 玉
Meaning: ball
First kunyomi: たま
First jukugo: 金玉[きんたま]
Full header: 玉 ball
王 (king) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Full mnemonic: The middle line of "king 王" is his arm, and the little dot is his ballsac.
The king likes playing with his testicles.
Full kunyomi: たま | (broad meaning) any ball - a fire-ball, ball bearing, a mathematical sphere, a glass bead. Also it has the nuance of gem, or jewel. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 金玉(きんたま) | balls ★★★☆☆ KUN ON 金 (gold) + 玉 (ball) = 金玉 (balls) your mama's big hairy balls
玉子(たまご) | Egg. ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 玉 (ball) + 子 (child) = 玉子 (Egg.)
目玉(めだま) | the eyeball ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN NEO 目 (eye) + 玉 (ball) = 目玉 (the eyeball)
Full used In: - 宝
- 国
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 441
Components: 王 (king) + 丶 (dot)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: (broad meaning) any ball - a fire-ball, ball bearing, a mathematical sphere, a glass bead. Also it has the nuance of gem, or jewel.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: balls
Frequency ranking: 197

Kanji: 国
Meaning: country
Onyomi: KOKU
First kunyomi: くに
First jukugo: 中国[ちゅうごく]
Full header: 国 country
玉 (ball) + (big box)
★★★★★
8 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KOKU |
Full mnemonic: | Pablo Escobar said, "Smuggle the COKE out of the country in a big box full of balls (full of coke!) "
Full kunyomi: くに | country ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 中国(ちゅうごく) | China ★★★★☆ 中 (middle) + 国 (country) = 中国 (China) China (think, 'the Middle Kingdom')
国際的(こくさいてき) な | international ★★★☆☆ 国 (country) + 際 (edge) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 国際的 (international) international. As in a certain House of Pancakes (also used to refer to a couple where one person is a foreigner: こくさいてきな カップル.)
国民(こくみん) | people of a country ★★★☆☆ 国 (country) + 民 (folk) = 国民 (people of a country) the people, as in, "The Republicans are the People's party!"
天国(てんごく) | heaven ★★★☆☆ 天 (heaven) + 国 (country) = 天国 (heaven)
全国(ぜんこく) | nationwide ★★☆☆☆ 全 (all) + 国 (country) = 全国 (nationwide) nationwide,national (as in a national contest)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 442
Components: 玉 (ball) + (big box)
Mnemonic: Pablo Escobar said, "Smuggle the COKE out of the country in a big box full of balls (full of coke!) "
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: China
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 198

Kanji: 宝
Meaning: treasure
Onyomi: HOU
First kunyomi: たから
First jukugo: 宝くじ[たからくじ]
Full header: 宝 treasure
玉 (ball)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: HOU | as in, "The HOE always wants to take my treasure."
Full mnemonic: | Here is how to remember "crown + ball = treasure":
Full kunyomi: たから | treasure ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 宝くじ(たからくじ) | public lottery ★★★☆☆
宝石(ほうせき) | jewel. ★★☆☆☆ 宝 (treasure) + 石 (rock) = 宝石 (jewel.)
国宝(こくほう) | national treasure. ★☆☆☆☆ 国 (country) + 宝 (treasure) = 国宝 (national treasure.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 443
Components: 玉 (ball)
Mnemonic: as in, "The HOE always wants to take my treasure."
Here is how to remember "crown + ball = treasure":
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: public lottery
Frequency ranking: 1195

Kanji: 理
Meaning: reason
Onyomi: RI
First jukugo: 理由[りゆう]
Full header: 理 reason
王 (king) + 里 (village) Same-ON
★★★★★
11 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: RI |
Full mnemonic: | He's the king of the village for a REason.
Full jukugo: 理由(りゆう) | reason ★★★★★ 理 (reason) + 由 (freedom / reason) = 理由 (reason) reason (for doing something)
理解(りかい) する | comprehend, understand. ★★★☆☆ 理 (reason) + 解 (solve / untie) = 理解 (comprehend, understand.)
心理学(しんりがく) | psychology ★★☆☆☆ 心 (heart) + 理 (reason) + 学 (knowledge) = 心理学 (psychology)
地理(ちり) | geography ★☆☆☆☆ 地 (area) + 理 (reason) = 地理 (geography)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
理 | reason | king | 王
埋 | bury | earth | 土
The KING is the reason that I'm buried in the EARTH. (I fucked his wizard)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 444
Components: 王 (king) + 里 (village) Same-ON
Mnemonic: He's the king of the village for a REason.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 150

Kanji: 任
Meaning: have responsibility for
Onyomi: NIN
First kunyomi: ( を or に ) まか＊せる
First jukugo: 責任[せきにん]
Full header: 任 have responsibility for
(personleft) + 王 (king)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: NIN |
Full mnemonic: | NINjas are the people responsible for guarding the king.
Full kunyomi: ( を or に ) まか＊せる | leave it to me! To make someone responsible for some task. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 責任(せきにん) | responsibility ★★★☆☆ 責 (condemn) + 任 (have responsibility for) = 責任 (responsibility)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
住 | dwell | MASTER | 主
任 | have responsibility for | PERSON | 人
往 | depart | GO | 行
The MASTER dwells in the mansion .
The PERSON has responsibility.
'Go on a trip' has the GO radical (行).
Full used In: - 賃
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 445
Components: (personleft) + 王 (king)
Mnemonic: NINjas are the people responsible for guarding the king.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: leave it to me! To make someone responsible for some task.
First jukugo meaning: responsibility
Frequency ranking: 654

Kanji: 妊
Meaning: pregnant
Onyomi: NIN
First jukugo: 妊娠[にんしん]する
Full header: 妊 pregnant
女 (woman) + 王 (king)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: NIN | Pregnant NINjas can't hide so good.
Full mnemonic: | They say you gotta treat a pregnant woman like a king.
Full jukugo: 妊娠(にんしん) する | pregnant ★★★☆☆ 妊 (pregnant) + 娠 (pregnancy) = 妊娠 (pregnant)
妊婦(にんぷ) | pregnant woman ★★☆☆☆ 妊 (pregnant) + 婦 (housewife / lady) = 妊婦 (pregnant woman)
避妊(ひにん) | birth control ☆☆☆☆☆ 避 (avoid / dodge) + 妊 (pregnant) = 避妊 (birth control)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
姓 | family name | BORN | 生
妊 | pregnant | KING | 王
The person BORN to a woman takes her family name, but the pregnant woman is like the KING who rules her baby.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 446
Components: 女 (woman) + 王 (king)
Mnemonic: Pregnant NINjas can't hide so good.
They say you gotta treat a pregnant woman like a king.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1664

Kanji: 皇
Meaning: emperor
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 天皇[てんのう]
Full header: 皇 emperor
白 (white) + 王 (king)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | George Bush, the American emperor, our white king, was fond of COCAINE.
Full jukugo: 天皇(てんのう) | emperor ★★★☆☆ FP 天 (heaven) + 皇 (emperor) = 天皇 (emperor) emperor of Japan - never used about other countries. (BOOBOO: you don't say 天皇さん！　And you don't use his proper name - Hirohito or Akihito, either. You say, 天皇陛下　（てんのう　へいか) which means His Majesty The Emperor. If you want an easy-to-read book that really dishes all the dirt on the Emperor system, read YAMATO DYNASTY by Sterling Seagrave.
皇帝(こうてい) | other country's emperor ★★☆☆☆ 皇 (emperor) + 帝 (foreign emperor) = 皇帝 (other country's emperor) emperor - like China, not like Japan. (BOOBOO: Japan's emperor is 天皇:てんのう.)
皇族(こうぞく) | imperial family ★☆☆☆☆ 皇 (emperor) + 族 (family) = 皇族 (imperial family)
皇室(こうしつ) | imperial palace ☆☆☆☆☆ 皇 (emperor) + 室 (room suffix) = 皇室 (imperial palace)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
星 | star | LIFE | 生
皇 | emperor | KING | 王
There is alien LIFE on that star, but the alien emperor is their KING.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 447
Components: 白 (white) + 王 (king)
Mnemonic: George Bush, the American emperor, our white king, was fond of COCAINE.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1066

Kanji: 望
Meaning: desire
Onyomi: BOU / MOU
First kunyomi: のぞ*む
First jukugo: 希望[きぼう]する
Full header: 望 desire
亡 (dying) Same-ON + 月 (moon/organ) + 王 (king)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: BOU / MOU | The Dude desired nothing MORE than BOWLING.
Full mnemonic: | I desire to see the dying organs of the king!! (FYI I am Cromwell)
Full kunyomi: のぞ*む | to wish or desire. (the possible as well as impossible) ★★★☆☆
のぞ＊み | an almost-impossible or impossible wish: a faint and idle dream. "Someday I'll marry Tom Cruse." "Someday I'll be President of Moldovia." ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 希望(きぼう) する | request ★★★☆☆ 希 (request / uncommon) + 望 (desire) = 希望 (request) A common-place, easily possible wish: "I'd like an aisle seat." "I'd like to fly nonstop."　希望 might be better translated as 'request': 'Customers wishing to request a child-seat for their infant please see the waiter.'
高望み(たかのぞみ) する | aim too high ★☆☆☆☆ 高 (tall) + 望 (desire) = 高望み (aim too high) to aim too high, to be over-ambitious.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 448
Components: 亡 (dying) Same-ON + 月 (moon/organ) + 王 (king)
Mnemonic: The Dude desired nothing MORE than BOWLING.
I desire to see the dying organs of the king!! (FYI I am Cromwell)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to wish or desire. (the possible as well as impossible)
First jukugo meaning: request
Frequency ranking: 554

Kanji: 聖
Meaning: holy
Onyomi: SEI
First jukugo: 神聖[しんせい]な
Full header: 聖 holy
耳 (ear) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 王 (king)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | Listen with your ear to the holy words that the mouth of the king is SAYing.
Full jukugo: 神聖(しんせい) な | holy ★☆☆☆☆ 神 (GOD kanji) + 聖 (holy) = 神聖 (holy)
聖書(せいしょ) | bible ☆☆☆☆☆ 聖 (holy) + 書 (write) = 聖書 (bible)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 449
Components: 耳 (ear) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 王 (king)
Mnemonic: Listen with your ear to the holy words that the mouth of the king is SAYing.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1091

Kanji: 程
Meaning: extent
Onyomi: TEI
First kunyomi: ほど
First jukugo: 程度[ていど]
Full header: 程 extent
(wheat) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 王 (king)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: TEI | TAKE off your clothes to the extent that you cannot be shown on broadcast tv.
Full mnemonic: | This wheat is popular to the extent that it is even fed to the mouth of the king!
Full kunyomi: ほど | an extent.- You shouldn't joke to that extent. You shouldn't drink to that extent. He's not good at ska-bashing to the extent his father was. And so on. KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 程度(ていど) | a degree or extent ★★★☆☆ 程 (extent) + 度 (times) = 程度 (a degree or extent)
成程(なるほど) | oh, I see! ★★★☆☆ KANA KUNKUN 成 (become) + 程 (extent) = 成程 (oh, I see!) "ohhhh, now I see!" (very similar to a hearty 分かった！！　（わかった）, but it also has the nuance of, understanding AND agreeing whole-heartedly)
過程(かてい) | a process ★★☆☆☆ 過 (surpass / too much) + 程 (extent) = 過程 (a process)
程々(ほどほど) にｘｘｘｘ | don't do XXX too much! ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
績 | achievements | STRING | 糸
積 | pile up | WHEAT |
程 | extent | KING | 王
She had a STRING of achievements in the field of piling up WHEAT.
The KING has the greatest extent of power.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 450
Components: (wheat) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 王 (king)
Mnemonic: TAKE off your clothes to the extent that you cannot be shown on broadcast tv.
This wheat is popular to the extent that it is even fed to the mouth of the king!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: an extent.- You shouldn't joke to that extent. You shouldn't drink to that extent. He's not good at ska-bashing to the extent his father was. And so on.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a degree or extent
Frequency ranking: 678

Kanji: 主
Meaning: master/mainly
Onyomi: SHU
First kunyomi: おも ( に )
First jukugo: 主語[しゅご]
Full header: 主 master/mainly
王 (king) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
ILL PAIR JERK
Full onyomi: SHU | The master can always order the slave to bend over and See Her Underpants.
Full mnemonic: 主(master) . . . is king (王) with a little doink on top. After much deliberation, I have decided that . . . because master OF PUPPETS is just a little bit better than King Diamond. . . . therefore
Master is better, so master gets the EXTRA LINE for EXTRA ROCKING.
duhduh!! . . . duhduh!!!!
Full kunyomi: おも ( に ) | mainly ★★★☆☆
( xxx ) ぬし
SUFFIX meaning, the master or owner of something, for instance:
株主：かぶぬし： stockholder
地主：じぬし： the landlord KUNKUN SUF
★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 主語(しゅご) | subject ★★★☆☆ 主 (master/mainly) + 語 (language) = 主語 (subject) the subject of the sentence. AKA the thing Japanese people never say.
XXX 主義(しゅぎ) | - ism ★★★☆☆ SUF 主 (master/mainly) + 義 (righteousness) = 主義 (- ism) SUFFIX meaning 'ism'. As in capitalism, communism, materialism, and a Japanese grindcore band called 'intestine baalism.'
共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ) | communism ★★☆☆☆ 共 (with) + 産 (childbirth, production of things) + 主 義 (- ism) = 共産主義 (communism)
無政府主義(むせいふしゅぎ) | @narchy ★★☆☆☆ 無 (without) + 政 府 (government) + 主 義 (- ism) = 無政府主義 (@narchy)
民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ) | democracy ★★☆☆☆ 民 (folk) + 主 (master/mainly) + 主 義 (- ism) = 民主主義 (democracy )
資本主義(しほんしゅぎ) | capitalism ★★☆☆☆ 資 本 (capital) + 主 義 (- ism) = 資本主義 (capitalism)
飼い主(かいぬし) | pet owner ★☆☆☆☆ 飼 (keep a pet) + 主 (master/mainly) = 飼い主 (pet owner)
封建主義(ほうけんしゅぎ) | feudalism ☆☆☆☆☆ 封 (seal in) + 建 (build) + 主 義 (- ism) = 封建主義 (feudalism)
主題歌(しゅだいか) | theme song ☆☆☆☆☆ 主 (master/mainly) + 題 (topic) + 歌 (sing) = 主題歌 (theme song)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
主 | master/mainly | DOINK ON TOP |
王 | king | NO DOT ON TOP |
主(master) . . . is king (王) with a little doink on top. After much deliberation, I have decided that master OF PUPPETS is just a little bit better than King Diamond. . . . therefore
Master is better, so master gets the EXTRA LINE for EXTRA ROCKIN'!
Full used In: - 柱
- 毒
- 契
- 住
- 注
- 駐
- 害
- 素
- 憲
- 青
- 生
- 責
- 往
- 麦
- 錆
- 表
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 451
Components: 王 (king) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: The master can always order the slave to bend over and See Her Underpants.
主(master) . . . is king (王) with a little doink on top. After much deliberation, I have decided that . . . because master OF PUPPETS is just a little bit better than King Diamond. . . . therefore
Master is better, so master gets the EXTRA LINE for EXTRA ROCKING.
duhduh!! . . . duhduh!!!!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: mainly
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: subject
Frequency ranking: 33

Kanji: 契
Meaning: contract
Onyomi: KEI
First jukugo: 契約[けいやく]
Full header: 契 contract
主 (master/mainly) + 刀 (sword) + 大 (big)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KEI |
Full mnemonic: | It's OK to kill your master with a big sword because Fat Tony has a contract on him.
Full jukugo: 契約(けいやく) | contract ★★★☆☆ 契 (contract) + 約 (promise/ roughly speaking) = 契約 (contract) contract (one of the most hated words in the Japanese language)
Full used In: - 喫
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 452
Components: 主 (master/mainly) + 刀 (sword) + 大 (big)
Mnemonic: It's OK to kill your master with a big sword because Fat Tony has a contract on him.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1555

Kanji: 喫
Meaning: enjoy a drink and a smoke
Onyomi: KITSU
First jukugo: 喫茶店[きっさてん]
Full header: 喫 enjoy a drink and a smoke
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 契 (contract)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KITSU | FOXES ( = きつね) stop at the coffee-shop to get their drink on.
Full mnemonic: | I got a contract to enjoy a drink and smoke with my mouth every time I go to that cafe .
Full jukugo: 喫茶店(きっさてん) | coffe-shop ★★★☆☆ 喫 (enjoy a drink and a smoke) + 茶 (tea) + 店 (shop) = 喫茶店 (coffe-shop) a coffee-shop. These are really popular because Japanese don't invite people over to their homes very often - they meet at the coffee-shop. This is fairly polite example to point to when a Japanese asks you, "Do foreigners really think we're a cold people?" BOOBOO: most Japanese don't say きっさてん。 they just say 喫茶、(きっさ)。
喫煙(きつえん) | smoking ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 喫 (enjoy a drink and a smoke) + 煙 (smoky) = 喫煙 (smoking) the act of smoking. You'll see this on signs a lot, meaning 'this is the smoking section.'
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!!!
Full used In: - 潔
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 453
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 契 (contract)
Mnemonic: FOXES ( = きつね) stop at the coffee-shop to get their drink on.
I got a contract to enjoy a drink and smoke with my mouth every time I go to that cafe .
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: coffe-shop
Frequency ranking: 1556

Kanji: 潔
Meaning: honorable
Onyomi: KETSU
First kunyomi: いさぎよ*い
First jukugo: 清潔[せいけつ]な
Full header: 潔 honorable
(waterleft) + 喫 (enjoy a drink and a smoke)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KETSU |
Full mnemonic: OK, the "enjoy a drink" kanji is a bit simplified - it's MISSING the 口 radical! If you can get past that, then you can use this mnemonic:
The honorable person enjoys a drink of KETCHUP or water instead of booze.
Full kunyomi: いさぎよ*い | honorable - unlike the related term 名誉 （めいよ）　潔さ happens even if no one is looking. 潔さ means someone who puts principle above everything else - someone who will turn down a job offer from a mob-connected business, even if they are really broke and don't have enough to eat. This is also the word used about guys who commit suicide for honor. CCW ★☆☆☆☆
いさぎよ＊さ | honor ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 清潔(せいけつ) な | pure ★★☆☆☆ 清 (pure) + 潔 (honorable) = 清潔 (pure) pure, clean, undiluted. More often used figuratively - about morals and such. Or ＊ahem＊ ethnicity.
不潔(ふけつ) な | filthy ☆☆☆☆☆ 不 (un) + 潔 (honorable) = 不潔 (filthy)
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: 454
Components: (waterleft) + 喫 (enjoy a drink and a smoke)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: honorable - unlike the related term 名誉 （めいよ）　潔さ happens even if no one is looking. 潔さ means someone who puts principle above everything else - someone who will turn down a job offer from a mob-connected business, even if they are really broke and don't have enough to eat. This is also the word used about guys who commit suicide for honor.
First jukugo meaning: pure
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1557

Kanji: 注
Meaning: pour / be careful
Onyomi: CHUU
First kunyomi: そそ*ぐ
First jukugo: に注意[ちゅうい]する
Full header: 注 pour / be careful
(waterleft) + 主 (master/mainly)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
JERK
Description: JERK. It makes sense if you think about it like, 'Be careful when you pour that sulphuric acid.'
Full onyomi: CHUU | You don't CHEW drinks, you pour 'em.
Full mnemonic: | Pour some water drinks for your master, o knave!
Full kunyomi: そそ*ぐ | to pour ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: に 注意(ちゅうい) する | be careful! ★★★★☆ 注 (pour / be careful) + 意 (meaning) = 注意 (be careful!) be careful! caution! (when used as a 'suru' verb, it means, 'to warn')
注文(ちゅうもん) する | order ★★★☆☆ 注 (pour / be careful) + 文 (culture/ sentence) = 注文 (order) to order an item - both in a store and by mail. Also, if you ask your friend to do an annoying and detailed favor, like, "Could you do the laundry again with this other kind of soap!", that's chuumon.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 455
Components: (waterleft) + 主 (master/mainly)
Mnemonic: You don't CHEW drinks, you pour 'em.
Pour some water drinks for your master, o knave!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to pour
First jukugo meaning: be careful!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 609

Kanji: 柱
Meaning: pillar
Onyomi: CHUU
First kunyomi: はしら
First jukugo: 電柱[でんちゅう]
Full header: 柱 pillar
木 (tree) + 主 (master/mainly)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: CHUU |
Full mnemonic: | The master is standing next to a wooden pillar and CHEWing on it. (FYI there has been inbreeding in the master's family)
Full kunyomi: はしら | pillar ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 電柱(でんちゅう) | telephone pole ☆☆☆☆☆ NEO 電 (electricity) + 柱 (pillar) = 電柱 (telephone pole) telephone pole. Although, since in Japan all the telephone poles double as light poles (街灯) AND are festooned with every other imaginable cable to boot, I have no idea which word people use!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 456
Components: 木 (tree) + 主 (master/mainly)
Mnemonic: The master is standing next to a wooden pillar and CHEWing on it. (FYI there has been inbreeding in the master's family)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: telephone pole
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1294

Kanji: 住
Meaning: dwell
Onyomi: JUU
First kunyomi: ( xxxに ) す＊む
First jukugo: 住所[じゅうしょ]
Full header: 住 dwell
(personleft) + 主 (master/mainly)
★★★★★
7 strokes
Full onyomi: JUU | JEWISH people dwell all over the earth, because they're having themselves a Diaspora.
Full mnemonic: | You're a person who dwells in the master's house, that's why you have to pay rent!
Full kunyomi: ( xxxに ) す＊む | to dwell in xxx. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 住所(じゅうしょ) | address ★★★☆☆ 住 (dwell) + 所 (area / attribute) = 住所 (address)
住民(じゅうみん) | residents ★☆☆☆☆ 住 (dwell) + 民 (folk) = 住民 (residents)
原住民(げんじゅうみん) | native ☆☆☆☆☆ 原 (original/ high plain) + 住 民 (residents) = 原住民 (native) a person or animal native to the area. Indigenous.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
住 | dwell | MASTER | 主
任 | have responsibility for | PERSON | 人
往 | depart | GO | 行
The MASTER dwells in the mansion .
The PERSON has responsibility.
'Go on a trip' has the GO radical (行).
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 457
Components: (personleft) + 主 (master/mainly)
Mnemonic: JEWISH people dwell all over the earth, because they're having themselves a Diaspora.
You're a person who dwells in the master's house, that's why you have to pay rent!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to dwell in xxx.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: address
Frequency ranking: 492

Kanji: 駐
Meaning: stop at
Onyomi: CHUU
First jukugo: 駐車所[ちゅうしゃじょ]
Full header: 駐 stop at
馬 (horse) + 主 (master/mainly)
★★★★☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: CHUU |
Full mnemonic: | The master parks his horse for a few hours so it can CHEW grass.
Full jukugo: 駐車所(ちゅうしゃじょ) | parking lot. ★★★☆☆ 駐 (stop at) + 車 (car) + 所 (area / attribute) = 駐車所 (parking lot.) parking lot. Interestingly, there is no word for 'parking space,' in the sense of "Keep a lookout for a good space!"
駐車禁止(ちゅうしゃきんし) | no parking ★★☆☆☆ NP 駐 (stop at) + 車 (car) + 禁 止 (forbidden) = 駐車禁止 (no parking)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 458
Components: 馬 (horse) + 主 (master/mainly)
Mnemonic: The master parks his horse for a few hours so it can CHEW grass.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: parking lot.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1670

Kanji: 害
Meaning: damage
Onyomi: GAI
First jukugo: 公害[こうがい]
Full header: 害 damage
(crown) + 主 (master/mainly) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GAI |
Full mnemonic: | That GUY punched the master right in the fucking mouth, damaging his crown in the process.
Full jukugo: 公害(こうがい) | pollution. ★★☆☆☆ 公 (public) + 害 (damage) = 公害 (pollution.) pollution. Has a more broad meaning than the related word 汚染（おせん）。 Not just dirty smoggy air, but also noise pollution, the annoyance of someone talking on a cellphone on a train, and 情報公害　（じょうほうこうがい）: "ad pollution" - the inescapable advertisements one sees everywhere. BOOBOO:If you want to say "environmental pollution," you have to use 汚染、　not 公害。
被害(ひがい) | casualties ★★☆☆☆ 被 (get injured) + 害 (damage) = 被害 (casualties) damage (to property) or casualties (human): used about earthquakes, wars, and crimes.
被害者(ひがいしゃ) | victim ★★☆☆☆ NP 被 害 (casualties) + 者 (professional) = 被害者 (victim)
妨害(ぼうがい) | interference ★★☆☆☆ 妨 (prevent) + 害 (damage) = 妨害 (interference) interference - a person interferes with you. (妨害 is used with people, while the related term 阻害（そがい） is used about objects）
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
毒 | poison/ addict | EVERY | 毎
害 | damage | MOUTH | 口
Sugar damages your mouth, but the addict eats it EVERY day.
Full used In: - 割
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 459
Components: (crown) + 主 (master/mainly) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: That GUY punched the master right in the fucking mouth, damaging his crown in the process.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: pollution.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 762

Kanji: 割
Meaning: divide
Onyomi: KATSU
First kunyomi: ( を ) わ＊る
First jukugo: 割引[わりびき]
Full header: 割 divide
害 (damage) + (rightsword)
★★★★★
12 strokes
COCK
Description: This gets a COCK rating, because it's probably the #1 offender for NOKURI AND KUNKUN. Most jukugo that look like they should be pronounced KATSU will not only wind up being pronounced WARI, but the RI won't be even written down. Be careful.
Full onyomi: KATSU |
Full mnemonic: | He damaged the CAT with the sword, dividing it in two.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) わ＊る | I divide it- also can mean 'smash a brittle object to pieces' like if you drop a mirror. ★★★☆☆
( が ) わ＊れる | it divides / it gets divided ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 割引(わりびき) | discount ★★★★☆ NOKURI 割 (divide) + 引 (pull) = 割引 (discount)
役割(やくわり)
role ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN
役 (role) + 割 (divide) = 役割 (role)
role, but more general and figurative than just 役（やく）。 Gay dudes who are top or bottom - that's 役割。 If your role is 'the black sheep of the family," that's 役割。 The guy in the boy-band who is "the edgy one." The person on the reality -tv show who is "the crazy one."
The verb is 果たす（はたす）, as in XXX　の役割を果たす（ to play the role of XXX)
一割(いちわり) | 10 percent ★★★☆☆ COUNTER NOKURI 一 (one) + 割 (divide) = 一割 (10 percent)
割合(わりあい) | ratio ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN NOKURI 割 (divide) + 合 (to suit) = 割合 (ratio)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 460
Components: 害 (damage) + (rightsword)
Mnemonic: He damaged the CAT with the sword, dividing it in two.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I divide it- also can mean 'smash a brittle object to pieces' like if you drop a mirror.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: discount
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 763

Kanji: 素
Meaning: element
Onyomi: SO / SU
First jukugo: 素晴らしい[すばらしい]
Full header: 素 element
主 (master/mainly) + 糸 (string)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SO / SU | SU- SOME ONE has elements of poop in SOME UNDERPANTS of theirs.
Full mnemonic: | The elements (copper, silver, iron, etc.) are like the strings which bind together molecules, therefore the elements are the masters of the physical world.
Full jukugo: 素晴らしい(すばらしい) | the best! ★★★☆☆ FP 素 (element) + 晴 (weather get good now) = 素晴らしい (the best!) the best! Usually used about art or theatrical performances.
素材(そざい) | raw material ★★☆☆☆ 素 (element) + 材 (raw materials) = 素材 (raw material) raw material - both literally and figuratively (as in, the raw data that you base your essay or report or novel on) ("I'm working on materal for my novel!")
酸素(さんそ) | oxygen. ☆☆☆☆☆ FR 酸 (sour) + 素 (element) = 酸素 (oxygen.) oxygen - which is kind of a Fucked Roots if you think about it - "sour element?" What have they got against oxygen?!? What SHOULD we be breathing?
二酸化 炭素(に さんか たんそ) | carbon dioxide ☆☆☆☆☆ 二 (two) + 酸 (sour) + 化 (transform) + 炭 (carbon) + 素 (element) = 二酸化 炭素 (carbon dioxide)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
表 | express | CLOTHING | 衣
素 | element | STRING | 糸
麦 | barley | EACH | 各
Elements are the STRING that ties together chemicals.
You express yourself with your CLOTHING, and . . .
you have to eat EACH bit of barley or you don't get any dessert.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 461
Components: 主 (master/mainly) + 糸 (string)
Mnemonic: SU- SOME ONE has elements of poop in SOME UNDERPANTS of theirs.
The elements (copper, silver, iron, etc.) are like the strings which bind together molecules, therefore the elements are the masters of the physical world.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: the best!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 546

Kanji: 憲
Meaning: constitution
Onyomi: KEN
First jukugo: 憲法[けんぽう]
Full header: 憲 constitution
(crown) + 主 (master/mainly) + (net) + (bottomheart)
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
PN SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KEN | KENNY from South Park, something something, constitution.
Full mnemonic: | It says in the constitution of the USA, that we have no masters and no crowns. This democratic, egalitarian system is like an ideological net which captures the hearts of freedom-loving peoples everywhere.
Full jukugo: 憲法(けんぽう) | constitution ★☆☆☆☆ 憲 (constitution) + 法 (law) = 憲法 (constitution)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 462
Components: (crown) + 主 (master/mainly) + (net) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: KENNY from South Park, something something, constitution.
It says in the constitution of the USA, that we have no masters and no crowns. This democratic, egalitarian system is like an ideological net which captures the hearts of freedom-loving peoples everywhere.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1563

Kanji: 青
Meaning: blue
Onyomi: SEI
First kunyomi: あお*い
First jukugo: 青信号[あおいしんごう]
Full header: 青 blue
主 (master/mainly) + 月 (moon/organ)
★★★★★
8 strokes
STRONG
Full onyomi: SEI | Robert Johnson was fond of SAYING he was blue.
Full mnemonic: | The master watches a blue movie every month.
Full kunyomi: あお*い | blue ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 青信号(あおいしんごう) | green light! ★★★☆☆ 青 (blue) + 信 号 (signal) = 青信号 (green light!) a blue traffic light - in English we call it a "green traffic light." (BOOBOO: In Japan, they call the same blue-greenish color '青い' - so it isn't exactly the English "Green."
青春(せいしゅん) | in the prime of one's life. ★☆☆☆☆ 青 (blue) + 春 (spring /sexy) = 青春 (in the prime of one's life.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
責 | condemn | MONEY | 貝
青 | blue | MONTH | 月
The guy that owes you MONEY gets condemned to your hate,
and every MONTH you feel blue when you menstruate.
Full used In: - 請
- 清
- 精
- 晴
- 情
- 静
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 463
Components: 主 (master/mainly) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: Robert Johnson was fond of SAYING he was blue.
The master watches a blue movie every month.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: green light!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 212

Kanji: 請
Meaning: request
Onyomi: SEI
First jukugo: 請求[せいきゅう]する　or に
Full header: 請 request
言 (say) + 青 (blue) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | You SAY a request for some blue movies: "I'd like a copy of TOM CLANCY'S TOE SUCKIN' SPY ACTION #11: KAZEKHESTANI MAN/BOY MISSION"
Full jukugo: 請求(せいきゅう) する　or に | claim, demand ★★☆☆☆ 請 (request) + 求 (demand/ask) = 請求 (claim, demand) Usually used in business. On-demand service. A bill for services. When used with に、 it means, "According to the customer's request," or "According to her wishes."
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 464
Components: 言 (say) + 青 (blue) Same-ON
Mnemonic: You SAY a request for some blue movies: "I'd like a copy of TOM CLANCY'S TOE SUCKIN' SPY ACTION #11: KAZEKHESTANI MAN/BOY MISSION"
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: claim, demand
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1365

Kanji: 清
Meaning: pure
Onyomi: SEI
First kunyomi: きよ*い
First jukugo: 清潔[せいけつ]な
Full header: 清 pure
(waterleft) + 青 (blue) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
PN FR
Description: Perhaps a bit of a Fucked Radical? "If you axe me. Clean equals pure! Mongrels are unclean!" you can almost hear MC Serch giving the gas face. (although honestly his regular face looks like most peoples' gas faces)
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | If you SAY the water is really blue, it must be pure!
Full kunyomi: きよ*い | pure, clean (usually used literally, about , say, water) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 清潔(せいけつ) な | pure ★★☆☆☆ 清 (pure) + 潔 (honorable) = 清潔 (pure) pure, clean, undiluted. More often used figuratively - about morals and such. Or ＊ahem＊ ethnicity.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 465
Components: (waterleft) + 青 (blue) Same-ON
Mnemonic: If you SAY the water is really blue, it must be pure!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: pure, clean (usually used literally, about , say, water)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 738

Kanji: 精
Meaning: spirit
Onyomi: SEI
First jukugo: 精神[せいしん]
Full header: 精 spirit
米 (rice / America) + 青 (blue) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA SIDEKICK
Description: I'm almost wanting to say SIDEKICK since ９0％ of the time it's only used with 精神
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | If your body doesn't eat enough rice, your spirit gets mighty blue.
Full jukugo: 精神(せいしん) | spirit ★★★★☆ 精 (spirit) + 神 (GOD kanji) = 精神 (spirit) spirit- both in the sense of psychology and in the sense of religion. If you want to say "Samurai spirits!" this is the one you'll use.
精一杯(せいいっぱい) | with all one's might ★☆☆☆☆ 精 (spirit) + 一 杯 (one cup-full) = 精一杯 (with all one's might)
精神的(せいしんてき) な | spiritual. ★☆☆☆☆ 精 神 (spirit) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 精神的 (spiritual.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 466
Components: 米 (rice / America) + 青 (blue) Same-ON
Mnemonic: If your body doesn't eat enough rice, your spirit gets mighty blue.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 625

Kanji: 晴
Meaning: weather get good now
First kunyomi: ( が ) は＊れる
First jukugo: 素晴らしい[すばらしい]
Full header: 晴 weather get good now
日 (sun, day) + 青 (blue) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
COCK SOLO
Description: Kind of an odd kanji . . .the one single jukugo it's used in, uses a totally fucked pronunciation which is neither the ON nor the KUN-yomi. Huh?
Full mnemonic: | sun and blue sky together will mean good weather!
Full kunyomi: ( が ) は＊れる | the weather becomes sunny. The weather is sunny ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 素晴らしい(すばらしい) | the best! ★★★☆☆ FP 素 (element) + 晴 (weather get good now) = 素晴らしい (the best!) the best! Usually used about art or theatrical performances.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
暗 | dark | STAND | 立
晴 | weather get good now | MASTER | 主
Ghosts STAND UP in the dark and start to move.
But MASTER commands the weather to improve
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 467
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 青 (blue) Same-ON
Mnemonic: sun and blue sky together will mean good weather!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: the weather becomes sunny. The weather is sunny
First jukugo meaning: the best!
Frequency ranking: 951

Kanji: 情
Meaning: emotion
Onyomi: JOU
First kunyomi: なさ＊け
First jukugo: 感情[かんじょう]
Full header: 情 emotion
(leftheart) + 青 (blue)
★★★★★
11 strokes
Full onyomi: JOU |
Full mnemonic: Q: What emotion are you feeling ?
A: My heart is blue ever since JOE Stalin left me.
Full kunyomi: なさ＊け | mercy (usually used in the negative!) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 感情(かんじょう) | a feeling, an emotion ★★★★★ 感 (feeling) + 情 (emotion) = 感情 (a feeling, an emotion)
事情(じじょう)
circumstances ★★☆☆☆
事 (action/ incident) + 情 (emotion) = 事情 (circumstances)
circumstances. A euphemism for 'bad situation': crushing debt, mother is a prostitute, etc, in trouble with the mob, etc.
彼女、事情がありそうね。 (She looks like she comes from Circumstances, doesn't she?)
事情 also differs from other 'situation' words because it emphasizes the circumstances behind a person's actions. (i.e. the boss says, 'You were late to work again, but if you explain your situation, I might not punish you.')
愛情(あいじょう) | affection : more than friendship and less than love. ★☆☆☆☆ 愛 (love) + 情 (emotion) = 愛情 (affection : more than friendship and less than love.)
表情(ひょうじょう) | facial expression ☆☆☆☆☆ 表 (express) + 情 (emotion) = 表情 (facial expression) facial expression - although most people say "XXXの顔をした”　（ｘｘｘのかおをした）, meaning "She made an xxx-face."
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 468
Components: (leftheart) + 青 (blue)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: mercy (usually used in the negative!)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a feeling, an emotion
Frequency ranking: 213

Meaning: rifle
Full header: rifle
(top radical)
PK
Full used In: - 塩
- 監
- 乾
- 生
- 朱
- 称
- 毎
- 遊
- 施
- 旗
- 年
- 臨
- 旅
- 気
- 矢
- 族
- 傷
- 覧
- 欠
- 失
- 飾
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 469
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 34

Kanji: 生
Meaning: life / birth
Onyomi: SEI, SHOU
First kunyomi: ( が or に ) う＊まれる
First jukugo: 先生[せんせい]
Full header: 生 life / birth
主 (master/mainly) + (rifle)
★★★★★
5 strokes
DUPE PN STRONG
Full onyomi: SEI, SHOU | If you can SAY something, it SHOWS you're alive.
Full mnemonic: | The master gave you life, and the master can take your life away with the rifle
Full kunyomi: ( が or に ) う＊まれる | to be born. Like, 1999年に生まれた (born in 1999) ★★★☆☆
( を ) う＊む | To give birth. Can be used figuratively as in, "these conditions breed terrorists," or "He gave birth to the film industry," or " produce profits." ★★★☆☆
( を ) い＊きる | to live. ★★★☆☆
( を ) い＊かす | usually means, "make the most of (a resource or a spot of good luck)" or　"to use wisely. (a scarce resource)" . . . but but it also can mean a doctor literally bringing a patient back to live i.e. after cardiac arrest. ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) は＊える | sprout (hairs as well as plants) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 先生(せんせい) | teacher ★★★★★ 先 (earlier/ the tip) + 生 (life / birth) = 先生 (teacher)
生活(せいかつ) | lifestyle ★★★★★ 生 (life / birth) + 活 (vivid, lively) = 生活 (lifestyle)
学生(がくせい) | student ★★★★★ 学 (knowledge) + 生 (life / birth) = 学生 (student)
生(なま) XXX | live and direct. ★★★☆☆ PRE this is hard. It got tons of meanings: nama tv is live, not prerecorded. Nama beer is poured straight from the bottle, not like a fancy mixed drink. Nama information is first hand. Nama meat is raw.
人生(じんせい) | life (in general) ★★★☆☆ 人 (person) + 生 (life / birth) = 人生 (life (in general)) Life, as in someone's entire life, or life in general:. "He lived a quiet life." "Life is a bitch." "Life span."
生き物(いきもの) | living thing ★★☆☆☆ 生 (life / birth) + 物 (animal / thing) = 生き物 (living thing) living, moving thing . . . (BOOBOO：it doesn't apply to plants! Only little dudes that can move around and forage for food are いきもの)
Full used In: - 星
- 産
- 牲
- 性
- 姓
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 470
Components: 主 (master/mainly) + (rifle)
Mnemonic: If you can SAY something, it SHOWS you're alive.
The master gave you life, and the master can take your life away with the rifle
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to be born. Like, 1999年に生まれた (born in 1999)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: teacher
Frequency ranking: 35

Kanji: 星
Meaning: star
Onyomi: SEI
First kunyomi: ほし
First jukugo: 惑星[わくせい]
Full header: 星 star
日 (sun, day) + 生 (life / birth) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | They SAY life can only exist on planets where the sun is a star.
Full kunyomi: ほし | Star. . .but sometimes a planet. Oops! ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 惑星(わくせい) | planet. ★★☆☆☆ 惑 (be misguided or tempted) + 星 (star) = 惑星 (planet.)
衛星(えいせい) | satellite ★☆☆☆☆ 衛 (defense) + 星 (star) = 衛星 (satellite)
図星(ずぼし) | bullseye. ☆☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 図 (diagram/ map) + 星 (star) = 図星 (bullseye.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
星 | star | LIFE | 生
皇 | emperor | KING | 王
There is alien LIFE on that star, but the alien emperor is their KING.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 471
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 生 (life / birth) Same-ON
Mnemonic: They SAY life can only exist on planets where the sun is a star.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Star. . .but sometimes a planet. Oops!
First jukugo meaning: planet.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 881

Kanji: 性
Meaning: sex / essential nature
Onyomi: SEI, SHOU
First jukugo: 可能性[かのうせい]の or が
Full header: 性 sex / essential nature
(leftheart) + 生 (life / birth) Same-ON
★★★★★
8 strokes
SUF
Full onyomi: SEI, SHOU | SAY you'll SHOW me the sex!
Full mnemonic: | Sex is the part of life closest to the heart.
Full jukugo: 可能性(かのうせい) の or が | possibility ★★★★☆ 可 (possible) + 能 (talent) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 可能性 (possibility)
女性(じょせい) | female ★★★☆☆ 女 (woman) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 女性 (female) female - emphasizes biology, (sex, rather than gender).
男性(だんせい) | male ★★★☆☆ 男 (man) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 男性 (male)
XXX 性(せい) | -ity ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX which turns an adjective into a noun: possible+性=possibility. creative+性=creativity. 男性　＝ man, but 男性性＝ masculinity.
性病(せいびょう) | STD ★☆☆☆☆ 性 (sex / essential nature) + 病 (sick kanji) = 性病 (STD) what you got from your pops.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 472
Components: (leftheart) + 生 (life / birth) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SAY you'll SHOW me the sex!
Sex is the part of life closest to the heart.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: possibility
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 234

Kanji: 姓
Meaning: family name
Onyomi: SEI
First kunyomi: せい
First jukugo: 姓名[せいめい]
Full header: 姓 family name
女 (woman) + 生 (life / birth) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | SAY you'll be my wife, my woman for life, and take my family name?
Full kunyomi: せい | last name (only used on a form to indicate where you're supposed to put your family name.(and then your first name, like this: (姓＿＿＿＿ 名＿＿＿＿＿)) LAZY NP ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 姓名(せいめい) | full name ★★☆☆☆ 姓 (family name) + 名 (name, famous) = 姓名 (full name) one's full name - first and last names.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
姓 | family name | BORN | 生
妊 | pregnant | KING | 王
The person BORN to a woman takes her family name, but the pregnant woman is like the KING who rules her baby.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 473
Components: 女 (woman) + 生 (life / birth) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SAY you'll be my wife, my woman for life, and take my family name?
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: last name (only used on a form to indicate where you're supposed to put your family name.(and then your first name, like this: (姓＿＿＿＿ 名＿＿＿＿＿))
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: full name
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1336

Kanji: 朱
Meaning: vermilion
Onyomi: SHU
First jukugo: 朱色[しゅいろ]
Full header: 朱 vermilion
(rifle) + 木 (tree)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
SIDEKICK
Description: Along with 紅 , this is one of 2 color words for colors that don't exist in English. 'Vermillion' is just an approximation.
WHY BOTHER? It turns out that you need this to make the kanji for "stocks","stock market," and "corporation."
Full onyomi: SHU | I Saw Her Underpants! and they had a vermilion stain on them.
Full mnemonic: | Shoot a rifle at a tree and it bleeds vermilion sap.
Full jukugo: 朱色(しゅいろ) | vermilion ★☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 朱 (vermilion) + 色 (color) = 朱色 (vermilion)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
朱 | vermilion | PENIS ON THE BOTTOM |
失 | miss out on | HEAD but NO PENIS |
矢 | arrow | NO HEAD |
Vermillion has a dick between its legs (think of the bright red veins in a dick). Arrow and Miss don't have anything down there.
HOW TO TELL ARROW AND MISS APART: "失" has a little line sticking up at the top, which we'll call a HEAD. 矢has no head.
So you can say, "I MISS getting HEAD from your uncle ever since he got BEHEADED BY AN ARROW."
Full used In: - 株
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 474
Components: (rifle) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: I Saw Her Underpants! and they had a vermilion stain on them.
Shoot a rifle at a tree and it bleeds vermilion sap.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1435

Kanji: 株
Meaning: share, stock
Onyomi: SHU
First kunyomi: かぶ
First jukugo: 株式会社[かぶしきがいしゃ]
Full header: 株 share, stock
木 (tree) + 朱 (vermilion) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: SHU |
Full mnemonic: | I'm buying a stock certificate printed on wood, with vermilion ink.
Full kunyomi: かぶ | actual individual stocks - 'I bought stock in Enron.' 'My stocks are fucked up because of the thing with that guy.' ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 株式会社(かぶしきがいしゃ) | a corporation ★★☆☆☆ 株 式 (stocks) + 会 社 (company) = 株式会社 (a corporation) a corporation - you'll usually see this word after the company name on their front window. DAMAGE, INC. = DAMAGE,株式会社; 　MURDER, INCORPORATED = MURDER株式会社。
株式(かぶしき) | stocks ★★☆☆☆ NP 株 (share, stock) + 式 (ritual) = 株式 (stocks) This is the word used in financial terms about stocks IN GENERAL - IPO or 'go public' or 'stock amoritization' and the like
株式市場(かぶしき しじょう) | stock market ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 株 式 (stocks) + 市 (small city) + 場 (place) = 株式市場 (stock market) 株式（stocks)＋地場(marketplace)＝the stock market！
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
妹 | little sister | WOMAN | 女
株 | share, stock | TREE | 木
My little sister is a WOMAN who owns stock in a TIMBER corporation.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 475
Components: 木 (tree) + 朱 (vermilion) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I'm buying a stock certificate printed on wood, with vermilion ink.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: actual individual stocks - 'I bought stock in Enron.' 'My stocks are fucked up because of the thing with that guy.'
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a corporation
Frequency ranking: 1437

Kanji: 遊
Meaning: play around
Onyomi: YUU
First kunyomi: ( で or と ) あそ＊ぶ
First jukugo: 遊園地[ゆうえんち]
Full header: 遊 play around
(motion) + 方 (direction / method / person) + (rifle) + 子 (child)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: YUU |
Full mnemonic: | Let's play a fun game; it's called "YOU move in the direction of the child with the rifle. "
Full kunyomi: ( で or と ) あそ＊ぶ | to play (BOOBOO : not just play a game like soccer or croquet - usually it's used in the context of have fun, hang out, mess around, go to a movie, etc.) ★★★★☆
 | ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 遊園地(ゆうえんち) | amusement park ★★★☆☆ 遊 (play around) + 園 (public park) + 地 (area) = 遊園地 (amusement park)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 476
Components: (motion) + 方 (direction / method / person) + (rifle) + 子 (child)
Mnemonic: Let's play a fun game; it's called "YOU move in the direction of the child with the rifle. "
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to play (BOOBOO : not just play a game like soccer or croquet - usually it's used in the context of have fun, hang out, mess around, go to a movie, etc.)
First jukugo meaning: amusement park
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 727

Kanji: 称
Meaning: symmetry
Onyomi: SHOU
First jukugo: 対称的[たいしょうてき]な
Full header: 称 symmetry
(wheat) + (rifle) + 小 (small size)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | I'm SHOWING you how to use a tiny rifle to blow wheat into tiny symmetrical chunks.
Full jukugo: 対称的(たいしょうてき) な | symmetrical ★★☆☆☆ 対 (against) + 称 (symmetry) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 対称的 (symmetrical) symmetrical (非対称的な　（ひたいしょうてきな = assymetrical!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 477
Components: (wheat) + (rifle) + 小 (small size)
Mnemonic: I'm SHOWING you how to use a tiny rifle to blow wheat into tiny symmetrical chunks.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: symmetrical
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1147

Kanji: 乙
Meaning: second rank / girl
Onyomi: OTSU
First kunyomi: おと
First jukugo: 乙女[おとめ]
Full header: 乙 second rank / girl
★★☆☆☆
1 stroke
COCK JERK PK FR
Description: In addition to the politically incorrect elements, this kanji is also a COCK; the ONE common jukugo that uses 乙 does NOT use the 'proper' pronunciation . .. of EITHER damn kanji! (see below!)
Full onyomi: OTSU | You OUGHT TO be mad that Nihongo puts girls in second place. Honestly, unless you're specializing in contract law, you won't need this ONyomi, but it was so obvious it practically wrote itself.
Full mnemonic: | As for how to remember the APPEARANCE, well, it kind of looks like the numeral '2'!
Full kunyomi: おと | second rank, second thing in a series - usually seen on legal documents: "Party of the second part" or whatever. NP F ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 乙女(おとめ) | pure, virginal girl ★★☆☆☆ FR 乙 (second rank / girl) + 女 (woman) = 乙女 (pure, virginal girl) a girl. Unlike the related term 少女,　乙女 emphasizes the "pure, virginal" aspect of girlhood - used about girls around 12-19 years old.
Full used In: - 乾
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 478
Mnemonic: You OUGHT TO be mad that Nihongo puts girls in second place.
Honestly, unless you're specializing in contract law, you won't need this ONyomi, but it was so obvious it practically wrote itself.
As for how to remember the APPEARANCE, well, it kind of looks like the numeral '2'!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: second rank, second thing in a series - usually seen on legal documents: "Party of the second part" or whatever.
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: pure, virginal girl
Frequency ranking: 1339

Kanji: 乾
Meaning: dessicate
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: ( を ) かわ＊かす
First jukugo: 乾杯[かんぱい！]
Full header: 乾 dessicate
朝 (morning) + (rifle) + 乙 (second rank / girl)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | One morning, the girl took her rifle and shot Ghengis KHAN, then dessicated him and sold him as jerky.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) かわ＊かす | to dessicate something - beef jerky or leather. Arid regions of the globe. ★★★★☆
( が ) かわ＊く | dried　（BOOBOO: unlike the OTHER かわく　（渇）, which applies to things which are normally wet, but are now dried out - ('My throat is dry!' or whatever), THIS かわく is said about things that are normally dry - such as paint, clay, dirt, sponge, beef jerky, etc.) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 乾杯(かんぱい！) | Skoal! ★★★★☆ 乾 (dessicate) + 杯 (one cup of liquid) = 乾杯 (Skoal!) Cheers! Let's drink!
乾燥(かんそう) する | dry out ★★☆☆☆ to become dry or arid (weather or place) ; to dry out or desiccate.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 479
Components: 朝 (morning) + (rifle) + 乙 (second rank / girl)
Mnemonic: One morning, the girl took her rifle and shot Ghengis KHAN, then dessicated him and sold him as jerky.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to dessicate something - beef jerky or leather. Arid regions of the globe.
First jukugo meaning: Skoal!
Frequency ranking: 1340

Kanji: 母
Meaning: your Moms
Onyomi: BO
First kunyomi: はは
First jukugo: お母さん[おかあさん]
Full header: 母 your Moms
★★★★☆
5 strokes
JERK PK
Description: JERK RADICAL : they say the roots of this is, it's a picture of mama's two titties arranged vertically, like she was lying on her side to breast-feed you. What it leaves out, though , was how hairy your mom's titties are.
Full onyomi: BO |
Full mnemonic: | Nobody wants to BONE your mom. Not even your dad. The only reason you were born was, he was just trying to pass as straight, is all.
Full kunyomi: はは | mother ★★★★★
Full jukugo: お母さん(おかあさん) | mama! ★★★★★ KIDS
お母さん(おかあああああさあああん！) | Maaaama!!! ★★★★★ KIDS
母親(ははおや) | Mother ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 母 (your Moms) + 親 (parents/kindness) = 母親 (Mother)
父母(ちちはは) | mama-papa ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN KIDS 父 (dad) + 母 (your Moms) = 父母 (mama-papa )
Full used In: - 毒
- 毎
- 貫
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 480
Mnemonic: Nobody wants to BONE your mom. Not even your dad. The only reason you were born was, he was just trying to pass as straight, is all.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: mother
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: mama!
Frequency ranking: 365

Kanji: 毒
Meaning: poison/ addict
Onyomi: DOKU
First jukugo: 中毒[ちゅうどく]
Full header: 毒 poison/ addict
主 (master/mainly) + 母 (your Moms)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: DOKU |
Full mnemonic: | My mom claims she is a master of cooking, but I'm always telling her, "DON'T COOK with poison!"
Full jukugo: 中毒(ちゅうどく) | addict ★★★☆☆ 中 (middle) + 毒 (poison/ addict) = 中毒 (addict)
毒舌(どくぜつ) | sharp-tongued ★☆☆☆☆ 毒 (poison/ addict) + 舌 (tongue) = 毒舌 (sharp-tongued) 'poison tongue' - in English, we'd say a sharp tongue
有毒(ゆうどく) な | toxic, poisonous ★☆☆☆☆ 有 (exist) + 毒 (poison/ addict) = 有毒 (toxic, poisonous)
毒薬(どくやく) する | poison ☆☆☆☆☆ 毒 (poison/ addict) + 薬 (medicine) = 毒薬 (poison) regular ,intentional poison- as opposed to toxic pollutants or drugs.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
毒 | poison/ addict | EVERY | 毎
害 | damage | MOUTH | 口
Sugar damages your mouth, but the addict eats it EVERY day.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 481
Components: 主 (master/mainly) + 母 (your Moms)
Mnemonic: My mom claims she is a master of cooking, but I'm always telling her, "DON'T COOK with poison!"
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: addict
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1023

Kanji: 毎
Meaning: every
Onyomi: MAI
First jukugo: 毎回[まいかい]
Full header: 毎 every
(rifle) + 母 (your Moms)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
BETA PRE
Full onyomi: MAI |
Full mnemonic: | Every time MY Mama grabs the rifle, there's another dead cop on the evening news.
Full jukugo: 毎回(まいかい) | every time ★★★☆☆ 毎 (every) + 回 (rotate / times) = 毎回 (every time) every time. Every single fucking time. Jesus! Get it together, man. Sometimes I don't know what goes on in your head.
毎晩(まいばん) | every night ★☆☆☆☆ 毎 (every) + 晩 (night) = 毎晩 (every night)
Full used In: - 梅
- 海
- 侮
- 悔
- 敏
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 482
Components: (rifle) + 母 (your Moms)
Mnemonic: Every time MY Mama grabs the rifle, there's another dead cop on the evening news.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: every time
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 366

Kanji: 梅
Meaning: plum
Onyomi: BAI - you don't need this
First kunyomi: うめ
First jukugo: 梅酒[うめしゅ]
Full header: 梅 plum
木 (tree) + 毎 (every)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: BAI - you don't need this |
Full mnemonic: | I BUY every plum tree I see!
Full kunyomi: うめ | plum ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 梅酒(うめしゅ) | plum liquor ★☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 梅 (plum) + 酒 (liquor) = 梅酒 (plum liquor)
梅干(うめぼし) | pickled plums ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 梅 (plum) + 干 (dry out) = 梅干 (pickled plums) pickled plums! Oddly, they don't use the kanji for pickle.(漬). that would make too much sense.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 483
Components: 木 (tree) + 毎 (every)
Mnemonic: I BUY every plum tree I see!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: plum liquor
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1318

Kanji: 海
Meaning: ocean
Onyomi: KAI
First kunyomi: うみ
First jukugo: 海岸[かいがん]
Full header: 海 ocean
(waterleft) + 毎 (every)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: KAI | I flew a giant KITE all the way across the ocean!
Full mnemonic: | Every ocean is full of some damn water (水). think you can remember that one, Einstein?
Full kunyomi: うみ | ocean ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 海岸(かいがん) | coast / beach ★★★★☆ 海 (ocean) + 岸 (shore) = 海岸 (coast / beach) the coast OR the beach! Unlike 浜辺 or 浜, 海岸 has a scientific meaning: the coastline, (regardless of if there's sand or not). You'll see 海岸 on maps or geography books. The useage of 海岸 is odd, even for Japanese. Where Americans will just say, "Let's go to the beach!", Japanese might suggest to their pals, "海へ行こう！”（let's go to the ocean!) but ONLY ONCE THEY WERE ALREADY THERE, then they might specifically suggest going to the 海岸 - as opposed to other things to do by the sea. Weird!　
海外(かいがい) | foreign countries ★★☆☆☆ 海 (ocean) + 外 (outside) = 海外 (foreign countries) accross the sea - foreign countries, basically.
海軍(かいぐん) | navy ★☆☆☆☆ 海 (ocean) + 軍 (army) = 海軍 (navy) in the kaiiiigun, you can sail the seven seeeeas, in the kaiiiigun, you can put yourself at eeeeease...
海底(かいてい) | bottom of the ocean ☆☆☆☆☆ 海 (ocean) + 底 (bottom) = 海底 (bottom of the ocean)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 484
Components: (waterleft) + 毎 (every)
Mnemonic: I flew a giant KITE all the way across the ocean!
Every ocean is full of some damn water (水). think you can remember that one, Einstein?
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: coast / beach
Frequency ranking: 368

Kanji: 悔
Meaning: regret
Onyomi: KAI
First kunyomi: くや＊しい
First jukugo: 後悔[こうかい]する
Full header: 悔 regret
(leftheart) + 毎 (every)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
Description: This isn't a moral regret- (that's more like 省みる (kaerimiru) or 後悔（koukai)). 悔しい is more like, you just regret that you didn't succeed in your evil schemes.
Full onyomi: KAI | Charlie Brown regrets the time his KITE got eaten!
Full mnemonic: | I regret that I broke every heart I encountered
Full kunyomi: くや＊しい | this means, "Fuck! I almost had it and then it all went to hell GOD DAMN IT I WAS SO CLOSE!" 1/2 KANA ★★★★★
く＊い | to succeed but still feel like you could have done better (used exclusiely in the expression: くい が のこる) ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 後悔(こうかい) する | regret ★★★☆☆ FP 後 (afterwards / behind) + 悔 (regret) = 後悔 (regret) the most general, broad, useful word for regret
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
悔 | regret | HEART | 心
侮 | despise | PEOPLE | 人
I regret getting my HEART broke, but I despise all PEOPLE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 485
Components: (leftheart) + 毎 (every)
Mnemonic: Charlie Brown regrets the time his KITE got eaten!
I regret that I broke every heart I encountered
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: this means, "Fuck! I almost had it and then it all went to hell GOD DAMN IT I WAS SO CLOSE!"
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1359

Kanji: 侮
Meaning: despise
Onyomi: BU
First kunyomi: あなど*る
First jukugo: 侮辱[ぶじょく]する
Full header: 侮 despise
(personleft) + 毎 (every)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: BU |
Full mnemonic: | I despise every person on stage, so I BOO them.
Full kunyomi: あなど*る | to hold in contempt. Usually used about a third party - it's odd to tell someone, "I 侮る you" even if they are an asshole. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 侮辱(ぶじょく) する | insult ★★☆☆☆ 侮 (despise) + 辱 (humiliate) = 侮辱 (insult) to insult (to be insulted : 侮辱を受ける　（ぶじょくをうける）)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
悔 | regret | HEART | 心
侮 | despise | PEOPLE | 人
I regret getting my HEART broke, but I despise all PEOPLE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 486
Components: (personleft) + 毎 (every)
Mnemonic: I despise every person on stage, so I BOO them.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to hold in contempt. Usually used about a third party - it's odd to tell someone, "I 侮る you" even if they are an asshole.
First jukugo meaning: insult
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1704

Kanji: 中
Meaning: middle
Onyomi: CHUU
First kunyomi: なか
First jukugo: 世の中[よのなか]
Full header: 中 middle
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
STRONG
Description: It means the physical middle of something, but also means "in the middle of doing something."
Full onyomi: CHUU |
Full mnemonic: Let's call the vertical line your tongue. So you could say,
Your tongue is sticking out the middle of your mouth, and you are CHEWing on it. (FYI you are epileptic)
Full kunyomi: なか | inside something -Usually, XXXの中である。 ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 世の中(よのなか) | the world ★★★★☆ 世 (society) + 中 (middle) = 世の中 (the world) the social, everyday world - more poetic than 世界。 Used in dramatic declarations like, "I'm sick of this fuckin' world!" "I don't care about this life!" "Poor Kurt Cobain, he was just too sensitive for this cruel world!" Also, usually implies JUST Japanese society.
真ん中(まんなか) | the very center ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 真 (really) + 中 (middle) = 真ん中 (the very center)
中学校(ちゅうがっこう) | middle school ★★★☆☆ 中 (middle) + 学 校 (school) = 中学校 (middle school)
中央(ちゅうおう) | central ★★★☆☆ 中 (middle) + 央 (central) = 中央 (central) central. Tokyo has a famous train line: 中央線、(the central line).
中級(ちゅうきゅう) の | intermediate-level ★★★☆☆ 中 (middle) + 級 (level) = 中級 (intermediate-level)
中止(ちゅうし) された | stop/cancel ★★☆☆☆ NP 中 (middle) + 止 (stop) = 中止 (stop/cancel) (temporarily) stopped or (permanently) canceled. This is a word you'd hear in an announcement. You wouldn't say to your friend, "I'm going to 中止 watching TV for a week."
ｘｘｘ 中(ちゅう) | in the middle of xxx ★★☆☆☆ SUF in the middle of doing XXX. XXX is always a noun: 電話中　（電話中）means 'I'm on the phone right now!'
Full used In: - 仲
- 忠
- 虫
- 革
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 487
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 一 (one/line radical)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: inside something -Usually, XXXの中である。
First jukugo meaning: the world
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 15

Kanji: 忠
Meaning: loyalty
Onyomi: CHUU
First jukugo: 忠実[ちゅうじつ]な or 　に
Full header: 忠 loyalty
中 (middle) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: CHUU | You're so loyal I could kiss you *CHUU!*
Full mnemonic: | Your loyalty makes you central to my heart.
Full jukugo: 忠実(ちゅうじつ) な or 　に | faithful ★★☆☆☆ 忠 (loyalty) + 実 (truth) = 忠実 (faithful) someone who is faithful in doing his/her duties. Also means like a movie which is faithful to the book, or a translation which is faithful to the original. Or even a forgery which copies the original dollar bill completely well.
忠告(ちゅうこく) する | admonish ★☆☆☆☆ 忠 (loyalty) + 告 (inform) = 忠告 (admonish) admonishing negative advice: "Don't open that door!" "Don't swim naked!"
Full used In: - 患
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 488
Components: 中 (middle) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: You're so loyal I could kiss you *CHUU!*
Your loyalty makes you central to my heart.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: faithful
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1074

Kanji: 患
Meaning: medical patient
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: わずら*う
First jukugo: 患者[かんじゃ]さん
Full header: 患 medical patient
忠 (loyalty)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: This is basically the loyalty kanji (忠)TWICE - one on top of the other.So you could say,
Genghis KHAN was admitted as a patient to the hospital. Since he depended for his life on the doctor, he was DOUBLE LOYAL to the doctor.
Full kunyomi: わずら*う | to suffer from (an illness or physical problem) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 患者(かんじゃ) さん | a patient ★★☆☆☆ 患 (medical patient) + 者 (professional) = 患者 (a patient) a patient. Easy to remember because in California the かんじゃ can legally get ガンジャ.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 489
Components: 忠 (loyalty)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to suffer from (an illness or physical problem)
First jukugo meaning: a patient
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1442

Kanji: 仲
Meaning: friendship
Onyomi: CHUU
First kunyomi: なか
First jukugo: 仲間[なかま]
Full header: 仲 friendship
(personleft) + 中 (middle) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: CHUU |
Full mnemonic: | Friendship is what is in the middle of people. Holding them together.
Full kunyomi: なか | :the extent of one's friendship (as in, 仲がいい　or 仲が悪い） ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 仲間(なかま)
friendship ★★★★☆ KUNKUN
仲 (friendship) + 間 (a period of time) = 仲間 (friendship)
friendship, OR membership in a group (i.e. working for the same company).
You'll also hear things like this: "The squid is the octopus' 仲間."
ｘｘｘ　と 仲直り(なかなおり) する
to make up ★★★☆☆
仲 (friendship) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) = 仲直り (to make up)
to make up　with XXX
, to restore a friendship
仲良し(なかよし) | a good friend ★★★☆☆ 仲 (friendship) + 良 (good) = 仲良し (a good friend)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 490
Components: (personleft) + 中 (middle) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Friendship is what is in the middle of people. Holding them together.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: :the extent of one's friendship (as in, 仲がいい　or 仲が悪い）
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 759

Kanji: 虫
Meaning: insizzect
Onyomi: CHUU
First kunyomi: むし
First jukugo: 泣き虫[なきむし]
Full header: 虫 insizzect
中 (middle) Same-ON + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
6 strokes
Full onyomi: CHUU |
Full mnemonic: Insect is middle plus a line at the bottom, which for the purposes of this mnemonic, we'll call a "stinger." So you can say,
Put some insects in the middle of your mouth and CHEW. Later use their stinger as a toothpick. MMMM!!! ごちそうさまでーす!
Full kunyomi: むし | insect ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 泣き虫(なきむし) | crybaby ★★☆☆☆ 泣 (cry) + 虫 (insizzect) = 泣き虫 (crybaby)
弱虫(よわむし) | weakling ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 弱 (weak) + 虫 (insizzect) = 弱虫 (weakling) weakling, gayrod
虫歯(むしば) | cavity ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 虫 (insizzect) + 歯 (tooth) = 虫歯 (cavity) a cavity (literally, 'bug tooth,' because parents would tell their kids, 'If you get a cavity, bugs will crawl in the hole and nest and lay eggs.')
昆虫(こんちゅう) | insect ★☆☆☆☆ NP 昆 (insect) + 虫 (insizzect) = 昆虫 (insect) insect, (a more scientific term than 'むし')
寄生虫(きせいちゅう) | parasite ★☆☆☆☆ 寄 (get close) + 生 (life / birth) + 虫 (insizzect) = 寄生虫 (parasite) parasite (literally, 'close living insect')
害虫(がいちゅう) | poisonous insect ★☆☆☆☆ 害 (damage) + 虫 (insizzect) = 害虫 (poisonous insect)
Full used In: - 蚊
- 遣
- 蛇
- 騒
- 属
- 貴
- 触
- 強
- 風
- 独
- 融
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 491
Components: 中 (middle) Same-ON + 一 (one/line radical)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: insect
First jukugo meaning: crybaby
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 259

Kanji: 蛇
Meaning: snake
First kunyomi: へび
Full header: 蛇 snake
虫 (insizzect) + (crown) + (heel)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | A snake is like a scaly bug that would bite the crowned king on his heel.
Full kunyomi: へび | snaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 492
Components: 虫 (insizzect) + (crown) + (heel)
Mnemonic: A snake is like a scaly bug that would bite the crowned king on his heel.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: snaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake
Frequency ranking: 1492

Kanji: 蚊
Meaning: mosquito
First kunyomi: か
Full header: 蚊 mosquito
文 (culture/ sentence) + 虫 (insizzect)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | Mosquitoes are the bugs this sentence is about.
Full kunyomi: か | mosquito (蚊に刺された! (かにさされた!) = I got bit by a mosquito!) ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 493
Components: 文 (culture/ sentence) + 虫 (insizzect)
Mnemonic: Mosquitoes are the bugs this sentence is about.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: mosquito (蚊に刺された! (かにさされた!) = I got bit by a mosquito!)
Frequency ranking: 1725

Kanji: 騒
Meaning: make noise
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: ( に ) さわ＊ぐ
First jukugo: 騒音[そうおん]
Full header: 騒 make noise
馬 (horse) + 又 (again/crotch radical) + 虫 (insizzect)
★★★☆☆
18 strokes
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | The horse made SO much noise when all its crotch-bugs bit it at once.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) さわ＊ぐ | Make noise．　As in,　road construction noise, and also as in　high school students laughing at dumb shit at the next table．Most commonly used in the phrase: ギャーギャー騒ぐ (no particle needed) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 騒音(そうおん) | din ☆☆☆☆☆ 騒 (make noise) + 音 (sound) = 騒音 (din) din, discord
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
騒 | make noise | TURKEY |
触 | touch | HORN | 角
The TURKEY made too much noise, so the rhino touched him with her HORN. Violently.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 494
Components: 馬 (horse) + 又 (again/crotch radical) + 虫 (insizzect)
Mnemonic: The horse made SO much noise when all its crotch-bugs bit it at once.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Make noise．　As in,　road construction noise, and also as in　high school students laughing at dumb shit at the next table．Most commonly used in the phrase: ギャーギャー騒ぐ (no particle needed)
First jukugo meaning: din
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 996

Meaning: corpse
Full header: corpse
(left radical)
PK MR
Description: That's what the textbooks say, anyway. . . . although I have no idea why! It's easy to remember though, so I'll roll with it. (it seems like most of the kanji involving butts, farts, or pee have this, so maybe that is the origin?)
Anyway, think of it as a dude that died and his upper body toppled over, while his legs are standing up due to rigor-mortis.
Full used In: - 属
- 居
- 尼
- 尻
- 尿
- 刷
- 戸
- 尾
- 倉
- 慰
- 屈
- 屋
- 届
- 漏
- 局
- 履
- 展
- 層
- 遅
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 495
Components: (left radical)
Frequency ranking: 157

Kanji: 属
Meaning: genus/affiliation
Onyomi: ZOKU
First jukugo: 所属[しょぞく]する
Full header: 属 genus/affiliation
(corpse) + 虫 (insizzect) + (George Michael's Moustache)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: ZOKU | I'm not in the bosoZOKU gang but I'm affiliated with them, so I can act like a big shot.
Full mnemonic: | The bug crawling across the corpse's Moustache appears to be the genus of drosophila melogaster, the common housefly. Soon it will lay eggs in the tender hairs.
Full jukugo: 所属(しょぞく) する | to belong to a department ★★☆☆☆ 所 (area / attribute) + 属 (genus/affiliation) = 所属 (to belong to a department) to belong to such-and-such a department. "Hi! I'm Ross Henderson, from Marketing!"
金属(きんぞく) | metallic ★☆☆☆☆ 金 (gold) + 属 (genus/affiliation) = 金属 (metallic)
xxx 付属(ふぞく) yyy | physically attached ★☆☆☆☆ 付 (stick to) + 属 (genus/affiliation) = 付属 (physically attached) to be physically attached or part of a set. The bolts and nuts that come with an ikea furniture thing.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
属 | genus/affiliation | BUGS | 虫
層 | layer | GET | 曽
BUGS have genus and species. Layers GET piled up.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 496
Components: (corpse) + 虫 (insizzect) + (George Michael's Moustache)
Mnemonic: I'm not in the bosoZOKU gang but I'm affiliated with them, so I can act like a big shot.
The bug crawling across the corpse's Moustache appears to be the genus of drosophila melogaster, the common housefly. Soon it will lay eggs in the tender hairs.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to belong to a department
Frequency ranking: 1184

Kanji: 居
Meaning: live
First kunyomi: い*る
First jukugo: 居酒屋[いざかや]
Full header: 居 live
(corpse) + 古 (old)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
COCK
Description: COCK: As a stand-alone verb, when you'd normally use kunyomi, 居る is almost always written with hiragana: いる. And in a jukugo, when you'd normally use onyomi, 居る ususally uses kunyomi. It's enough to make you hate living . . .except you can't even write "I hate life!" in Japanese anymore.
Full mnemonic: | An old man living upstairs recently died and I found his corpse.
Full kunyomi: い*る | to be alive - to exist (only used about animals, not plants) 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 居酒屋(いざかや) | Japanese-style bar ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 居 (live) + 酒 (liquor) + 屋 (store) = 居酒屋 (Japanese-style bar)
隠居(いんきょ) する | retire ☆☆☆☆☆ FR FP 隠 (hide) + 居 (live) = 隠居 (retire) retire, retired person (Fucked Roots - retirement is cowardly? I see! I'll work for the Emperor until my arms fall off!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
居 | live | OLD | 古
届 | extend to | FREEDOM | 由
The OLD lady lived a long time, but
FREEDOM extends only to the young.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 497
Components: (corpse) + 古 (old)
Mnemonic: An old man living upstairs recently died and I found his corpse.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be alive - to exist (only used about animals, not plants)
First jukugo meaning: Japanese-style bar
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 419

Kanji: 尼
Meaning: nun
First kunyomi: あま ( さん )
Full header: 尼 nun
(corpse) + (heel)
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | It's the corpse of a nun who got poisoned-darted in the heel, all Achilles style. Weird.
Full kunyomi: あま ( さん ) | Buddhist nun ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
尼 | nun | HEEL |
泥 | mud | WET | 水
尻 | butt | NINE | 九
Nuns wear high-HEELS under their gowns.
The heels get WET from the MUD.
To beat a baseball team, you must kick NINE butts!
Full used In: - 泥
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 498
Components: (corpse) + (heel)
Mnemonic: It's the corpse of a nun who got poisoned-darted in the heel, all Achilles style. Weird.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Buddhist nun
Frequency ranking: 1285

Kanji: 泥
Meaning: mud
Onyomi: DEI
First kunyomi: どろ
First jukugo: 泥棒[どろぼう]
Full header: 泥 mud
(waterleft) + 尼 (nun)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
FR
Description: Fucked Roots : kind of rude to nuns, isn't it???
Full onyomi: DEI |
Full mnemonic: | The nun played in the muddy water all DAY!
Full kunyomi: どろ | mud ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 泥棒(どろぼう) | robber ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 1/2 KANA 泥 (mud) + 棒 (pole) = 泥棒 (robber) a robber - not like a mugger but like a break-into-your-house-when-you're-not-home guy
泥酔者(でいすいしゃ) | shit-faced ★☆☆☆☆ SARC 泥 (mud) + 酔 (drunk) + 者 (professional) = 泥酔者 (shit-faced) someone who is shit-faced drunk (泥酔する： to BE shit-faced)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
尼 | nun | HEEL |
泥 | mud | WET | 水
尻 | butt | NINE | 九
Nuns wear high-HEELS under their gowns.
The heels get WET from the MUD.
To beat a baseball team, you must kick NINE butts!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 499
Components: (waterleft) + 尼 (nun)
Mnemonic: The nun played in the muddy water all DAY!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: robber
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1286

Kanji: 尿
Meaning: urine
Onyomi: NYOU
First jukugo: 夜尿症[やにょうしょう]
Full header: 尿 urine
(corpse) + 水 (water)
★☆☆☆☆
7 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: NYOU |
Full mnemonic: | I was watching R&B sensation NEYO pee his liquid onto a corpse in his new video "Homo-uro-necro-flashdance 4 U."
Full jukugo: 夜尿症(やにょうしょう) | bed-wetting ☆☆☆☆☆ 夜 (late night) + 尿 (urine) + 症 (symptom) = 夜尿症 (bed-wetting) the reason you hate doing your mom's laundry.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 500
Components: (corpse) + 水 (water)
Mnemonic: I was watching R&B sensation NEYO pee his liquid onto a corpse in his new video "Homo-uro-necro-flashdance 4 U."
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: bed-wetting
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1717

Kanji: 尻
Meaning: butt
First kunyomi: しり
First jukugo: 尻尾[しっぽ]
Full header: 尻 butt
(corpse) + 九 (the number 9)
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | Nine corpses, killed by a giant butt.
Full kunyomi: しり | butt　(usually given the honorable 'o', like so：おしり SARC 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 尻尾(しっぽ) | tail ★★☆☆☆ KANA FP 尻 (butt) + 尾 (tail) = 尻尾 (tail)
桃尻(ももじり) | rad booty ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 桃 (peach) + 尻 (butt) = 桃尻 (rad booty) a peach-shaped ass. This is considered the ideal feminine shape by Japanese people, since they don't have a lot to work with. Your mom's got a momoshiri, too- it's covered with fuzz.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
尼 | nun | HEEL |
泥 | mud | WET | 水
尻 | butt | NINE | 九
Nuns wear high-HEELS under their gowns.
The heels get WET from the MUD.
To beat a baseball team, you must kick NINE butts!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 501
Components: (corpse) + 九 (the number 9)
Mnemonic: Nine corpses, killed by a giant butt.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: butt　(usually given the honorable 'o', like so：おしり
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: tail
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1241

Kanji: 刷
Meaning: print
Onyomi: SATSU
First jukugo: 印刷[いんさつ]する
Full header: 刷 print
(corpse) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical) + (rightsword)
☆☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SATSU | I SAW TWO books that were printed.
Full mnemonic: | I'll print a violent book - about corpses, daggers and swords. (FYI: I'm Gutenberg and the book is the Bible!))
Full jukugo: 印刷(いんさつ) する | print ★★☆☆☆ 印 (stamp) + 刷 (print) = 印刷 (print) the physical process of printing, as in printing press - not to be confused with 出版 (しゅっぱん＝publishing), which is an entire industry.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
版 | printing plate | FRAGMENT | 片
刷 | print | DAGGER | 刀
刺 | stab / buisness card | TEN | 十
Publishers use FRAGMENTS of moveable lead type to publish books.
If you print a book in Japan making fun of the Emperor, right-wingers will assasinate you with a DAGGER.
The killer stabbed you TEN times.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 502
Components: (corpse) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical) + (rightsword)
Mnemonic: I SAW TWO books that were printed.
I'll print a violent book - about corpses, daggers and swords. (FYI: I'm Gutenberg and the book is the Bible!))
Usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1589

Kanji: 戸
Meaning: door
Onyomi: KO
First kunyomi: ど or と
First jukugo: 江戸[えど]
Full header: 戸 door
一 (one/line radical) + (corpse)
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
Full onyomi: KO |
Full mnemonic: | There's one corpse of a KODOMO (子) who was killed by a swinging door.
Full kunyomi: ど or と | door ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 江戸(えど) | edo ★★★☆☆ Edo (a period of Japan's history). 江戸時代 (えどじだい) = Edo Period.
戸籍(こせき) | family register ★★★☆☆ FP 戸 (door) + 籍 (family register) = 戸籍 (family register) family register - what Japanese use instead of a social security number for the purpose of verifying their identity.
井戸(いど) | a well ★☆☆☆☆ FP 井 (well) + 戸 (door) = 井戸 (a well)
戸棚(とだな) | cupboard ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 戸 (door) + 棚 (shelf) = 戸棚 (cupboard)
Full used In: - 所
- 肩
- 戻
- 雇
- 房
- 扇
- 扁
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 503
Components: 一 (one/line radical) + (corpse)
Mnemonic: There's one corpse of a KODOMO (子) who was killed by a swinging door.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: edo
Frequency ranking: 160

Kanji: 所
Meaning: area / attribute
Onyomi: SHO
First kunyomi: ところ
First jukugo: 場所[ばしょ]
Full header: 所 area / attribute
戸 (door) + 斤 (axe)
★★★★★
8 strokes
Full onyomi: SHO | If you go to a bachelor's area, you can Smell His Odors.
Full mnemonic: | Go to the place where they live, and knock down the front door with an axe.
Full kunyomi: ところ
3 meanings.
1＝ area, place
２＝ attribute. "He's got a stupid tokoro." means "He's stupid."
3＝ a place in time. "Ima no tokoro" means 'ima". "SoreDOkoro de wa nai!" means, 'We don't have time for your bullshit right now.'
Basically meanings ２ and 3 are purely rhetorical - you can delete them from the sentence and the meaning stays the same. 1/2 KANA
★★★★★
Full jukugo: 場所(ばしょ)
place ★★★★★ KUN ON
場 (place) + 所 (area / attribute) = 場所 (place)
place, like a parking lot. Also space, as in, your moms can't ride in my new van because there's not enough space.
This is by far the most popular word to use these kanji, so it's too bad the pronunciation is messed up: 場 uses kun, but 所 uses onyomi. Assholes.
住所(じゅうしょ) | address ★★★☆☆ 住 (dwell) + 所 (area / attribute) = 住所 (address)
長所(ちょうしょ) | good point ★★☆☆☆ 長 (long / boss) + 所 (area / attribute) = 長所 (good point) strong point, as opposed to weak point. Can be used about people (his 長所 is his courage, her 長所 is her brain) or machines ('The strong point of this PC is its long battery-life')
短所(たんしょ) | flaw ★★☆☆☆ 短 (short / brief) + 所 (area / attribute) = 短所 (flaw ) weak point, flaw
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 504
Components: 戸 (door) + 斤 (axe)
Mnemonic: If you go to a bachelor's area, you can Smell His Odors.
Go to the place where they live, and knock down the front door with an axe.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: 3 meanings.
First jukugo meaning: place
Frequency ranking: 161

Kanji: 肩
Meaning: shoulder
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: かた
First jukugo: 双肩[そうけん]にかかっている
Full header: 肩 shoulder
戸 (door) + 月 (moon/organ)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | KENNY's shoulder is an organ that got crushed by a huge metal door. Oh my God, it. . . .
Full kunyomi: かた | shoulder ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 双肩(そうけん) にかかっている | to bear on one's shoulders ★☆☆☆☆ 双 (pair) + 肩 (shoulder) = 双肩 (to bear on one's shoulders) to bear a burden, a responsibility.
肩車(かたぐるま) | piggy-back ride ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 肩 (shoulder) + 車 (car) = 肩車 (piggy-back ride)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 505
Components: 戸 (door) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: KENNY's shoulder is an organ that got crushed by a huge metal door. Oh my God, it. . . .
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to bear on one's shoulders
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 793

Kanji: 雇
Meaning: hire
Onyomi: KO
First kunyomi: やと*う
First jukugo: 解雇[かいこ]する
Full header: 雇 hire
戸 (door) + (turkey)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: KO | Hire a KODOMO (子), it is cheaper because they don't have rights.
Full mnemonic: | Hire a turkey to stand in the door; it's a bouncer.
Full kunyomi: やと*う | hire 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 解雇(かいこ) する | to fire ☆☆☆☆☆ 解 (solve / untie) + 雇 (hire) = 解雇 (to fire) to fire (although mostly people just say, クビになった！ (literally: My throat was cut!))
Full used In: - 顧
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 506
Components: 戸 (door) + (turkey)
Mnemonic: Hire a KODOMO (子), it is cheaper because they don't have rights.
Hire a turkey to stand in the door; it's a bouncer.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to fire
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1505

Kanji: 房
Meaning: wife/cluster
Onyomi: BOU
First kunyomi: ふさ
First jukugo: 女房[にょうぼう]
Full header: 房 wife/cluster
戸 (door) + 方 (direction / method / person)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: BOU |
Full mnemonic: | Your wife went out the door in the direction of the BOWLing alley to bowl with some clusters of "katamari damacy".
Full kunyomi: ふさ | a cluster or tuft ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 女房(にょうぼう) | one's own wife ★☆☆☆☆ FR F 女 (woman) + 房 (wife/cluster) = 女房 (one's own wife) A somewhat formal term for one's own wife (FR： female cluster? What's that about!??)
暖房(だんぼう) | heating ☆☆☆☆☆ 暖 (warm place) + 房 (wife/cluster) = 暖房 (heating) heating : central heating, electric heater, an air-conditioner set to "heat," etc.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
房 | wife/cluster | DIRECTION | 方
戻 | return | BIG | 大
I kicked the dust-cluster off in that DIRECTION, but it returned even BIGGER than before.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 507
Components: 戸 (door) + 方 (direction / method / person)
Mnemonic: Your wife went out the door in the direction of the BOWLing alley to bowl with some clusters of "katamari damacy".
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a cluster or tuft
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: one's own wife
Frequency ranking: 874

Kanji: 戻
Meaning: return
First kunyomi: ( を ) もど*す
First jukugo: 払い戻す[はらいもどす]
Full header: 戻 return
戸 (door) + 大 (big)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
SOLO
Description: 戻す is different from the other return (返す): 戻す means to go back to a former state, or to physically go back somewhere, or to put your own hand lotion back were you got it. 返す is more precise, meaning, to return something which you borrowed (the back massager) to the person you borrowed it from (your Mom).
Full mnemonic: | He returned through the same big door that he came in from.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) もど*す | I return ★★★☆☆
( が ) もど＊る | something returns ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 払い戻す(はらいもどす) | refund ★☆☆☆☆ 払 (pay) + 戻 (return) = 払い戻す (refund) give me my money back, you shystey douchetool.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
房 | wife/cluster | DIRECTION | 方
戻 | return | BIG | 大
I kicked the dust-cluster off in that DIRECTION, but it returned even BIGGER than before.
Full used In: - 涙
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 508
Components: 戸 (door) + 大 (big)
Mnemonic: He returned through the same big door that he came in from.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I return
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: refund
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 677

Kanji: 涙
Meaning: teardrop
Onyomi: RUI
First kunyomi: なみだ
Full header: 涙 teardrop
(waterleft) + 戻 (return)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: RUI |
Full mnemonic: | Your wet teardrops return like every 5 minutes? you keep crying like that you're going to RUIN our dinner party!
Full kunyomi: なみだ | teardrop ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 509
Components: (waterleft) + 戻 (return)
Mnemonic: Your wet teardrops return like every 5 minutes? you keep crying like that you're going to RUIN our dinner party!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1015

Kanji: 毛
Meaning: fur
Onyomi: MOU
First kunyomi: け
First jukugo: 毛皮[けがわ]
Full header: 毛 fur
★★★★☆
4 strokes
PK
Full onyomi: MOU |
Full mnemonic: | I can't stand your mom's FUR anyMORE. she has a bigger back-pelt than you!
Full kunyomi: け | non-head hair, or fur ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 毛皮(けがわ) | animal fur ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 毛 (fur) + 皮 (skin) = 毛皮 (animal fur) animal fur - on a living animal OR on a fur coat
チン毛(ちんげ) | men's pubicals ★★☆☆☆ ABU
眉毛(まゆげ) | eyebrows ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN
マン毛(まんげ) | ladies' pubicals ★★☆☆☆ ABU マ () + 毛 (fur) = マン毛 (ladies' pubicals)
わき毛(わきげ) | underarm hair ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
手 | hand | bottom swings LEFT |
毛 | fur | bottom swings RIGHT |
The bottom of hand bends to the left, because the leper LEFT his hand back at the motel.
Much to the surprise of your mother, the maid.
The bottom of fur bends more considerably to the RIGHT, because you have to wear the RIGHT　fur if you are going to impress people at the pimp show/opera.
Full used In: - 尾
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 510
Mnemonic: I can't stand your mom's FUR anyMORE. she has a bigger back-pelt than you!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: non-head hair, or fur
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: animal fur
Frequency ranking: 816

Kanji: 尾
Meaning: tail
Onyomi: BI
First kunyomi: お
First jukugo: 尻尾[しっぽ]
Full header: 尾 tail
(corpse) + 毛 (fur)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: BI | That honeyBEE has a stinger on its tail
Full mnemonic: | Swing the monkey corpse around by its furry tail. Let me know when you are ready for the Olympics.
Full kunyomi: お | tail (BOOBOO: most people say 尻尾） ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 尻尾(しっぽ) | tail ★★☆☆☆ KANA FP 尻 (butt) + 尾 (tail) = 尻尾 (tail)
尾行(びこう) する | to tail ☆☆☆☆☆ NEO 尾 (tail) + 行 (go) = 尾行 (to tail) tail someone like a detective
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 511
Components: (corpse) + 毛 (fur)
Mnemonic: That honeyBEE has a stinger on its tail
Swing the monkey corpse around by its furry tail. Let me know when you are ready for the Olympics.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: tail (BOOBOO: most people say 尻尾）
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 826

Meaning: bunny ears
Full header: bunny ears
(top radical)
PK
Full used In: - 革
- 甘
- 寛
- 焼
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 512
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 102

Kanji: 革
Meaning: leather/revolution
Onyomi: KAKU
First kunyomi: かわ
First jukugo: 革命[かくめい]
Full header: 革 leather/revolution
(bunny ears) + 中 (middle) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
DUPE JERK
Full onyomi: KAKU |
Full mnemonic: Let's think of the single line on top as an erection. So now we can say,
Wearing bunny ears on the center of your COCK is a fashion revolution
Full kunyomi: かわ | leather ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 革命(かくめい) | revolution ★★☆☆☆ 革 (leather/revolution) + 命 (life) = 革命 (revolution)
改革(かいかく) する | reform ★★☆☆☆ 改 (renew / improve) + 革 (leather/revolution) = 改革 (reform) reform (the welfare system, the campaign-contributions laws, etc.)
革ジャン(かわじゃん) | leather jacket ★☆☆☆☆
革命者(かくめいしゃ) | a rebel ★☆☆☆☆ 革 命 (revolution) + 者 (professional) = 革命者 (a rebel)
Full used In: - 靴
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 513
Components: (bunny ears) + 中 (middle) + 一 (one/line radical)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: leather
First jukugo meaning: revolution
Frequency ranking: 1185

Kanji: 靴
Meaning: shoe
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: くつ
First jukugo: 靴下[くつした]
Full header: 靴 shoe
革 (leather/revolution) + 化 (transform) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KA |
Full mnemonic: | Leather is transformed into shoes by the shoemaker.
Full kunyomi: くつ | shoes KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 靴下(くつした) | socks ★★★☆☆ KANA KUNKUN 靴 (shoe) + 下 (below) = 靴下 (socks)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 514
Components: 革 (leather/revolution) + 化 (transform) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Leather is transformed into shoes by the shoemaker.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: shoes
First jukugo meaning: socks
Frequency ranking: 1530

Kanji: 甘
Meaning: sweet
First kunyomi: あま*え
First jukugo: 甘く見る[あまくみる]
Full header: 甘 sweet
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (bunny ears)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | Your Mama's so dumb, she puts bunny ears in her mouth, and savors the sweet taste. (the remaining bunny parts were thrown in the field as a warning to others).
Full kunyomi: あま*え | a) the wonderful mother/child bond that teaches Japanese kindness and benevolence, b) the mother-child bond that forever stunts the hustle and self-reliance and independence of many Japanese. CCW KANA ★★☆☆☆
( に ) あま*える | to spoil, fawn over CCW ★★☆☆☆
あま＊い | usually means sweet-tasting - but ALSO means 'not spicy.' (Q; Is it karai? A; no, daijoubu, it's quite amai.) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 甘く見る(あまくみる) | not take seriously ★☆☆☆☆ 甘 (sweet) + 見 (look) = 甘く見る (not take seriously) to not take an opponent seriously because you assume they are soft.
Full used In: - 某
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 515
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (bunny ears)
Mnemonic: Your Mama's so dumb, she puts bunny ears in her mouth, and savors the sweet taste. (the remaining bunny parts were thrown in the field as a warning to others).
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a) the wonderful mother/child bond that teaches Japanese kindness and benevolence, b) the mother-child bond that forever stunts the hustle and self-reliance and independence of many Japanese.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: not take seriously
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1125

Kanji: 某
Meaning: a certain
Onyomi: BOU
First kunyomi: なにがし ( かのｘｘｘ )
First jukugo: 某[ぼう]XXX
Full header: 某 a certain
甘 (sweet) + 木 (tree)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: BOU | I cut down a certain sweet tree and used the wood to make my BOWLing ball.
Full kunyomi: なにがし ( かのｘｘｘ ) | ：a certain　ｘｘｘ　; it also has the connotation of 'undisclosed', like Dick Cheny's undisclosed location. ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 某(ぼう) XXX
a certain ★☆☆☆☆
PREFIX: you can put it before any noun, with no particles in between, for example:
某国： ぼうごく:a certain country,
某地：ぼうち： an undisclosed location,
某猿：　ぼうさる　:a certain monkey.
etc.
Full used In: - 謀
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 516
Components: 甘 (sweet) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: I cut down a certain sweet tree and used the wood to make my BOWLing ball.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: ：a certain　ｘｘｘ　; it also has the connotation of 'undisclosed', like Dick Cheny's undisclosed location.
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1411

Kanji: 謀
Meaning: plot
Onyomi: BOU
First kunyomi: はか*る
First jukugo: 無謀[むぼう]な
Full header: 謀 plot
言 (say) + 某 (a certain) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
BETA DUPE
Full onyomi: BOU | We have a plot to take over BOWLing !!
Full mnemonic: | If you say a certain password to the spy, he'll let you in on the plot.
Full kunyomi: はか*る | to plot a murder! Murder most faoouuullll!!! almost never used. ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 無謀(むぼう) な | unpremeditated ★★☆☆☆ 無 (without) + 謀 (plot) = 無謀 (unpremeditated) rash, impulsive, unpremeditated
陰謀(いんぼう) | conspiracy ★☆☆☆☆ 陰 (shady) + 謀 (plot) = 陰謀 (conspiracy )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 517
Components: 言 (say) + 某 (a certain) Same-ON
Mnemonic: We have a plot to take over BOWLing !!
If you say a certain password to the spy, he'll let you in on the plot.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to plot a murder! Murder most faoouuullll!!! almost never used.
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: unpremeditated
Frequency ranking: 1412

Meaning: human legs
Full header: human legs
(bottom radical)
PK
Full used In: - 見
- 兄
- 児
- 匹
- 鬼
- 免
- 充
- 商
- 兆
- 焼
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 518
Components: (bottom radical)
Frequency ranking: 10

Kanji: 見
Meaning: look
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: ( を ) み*る
First jukugo: 意見[いけん]
Full header: 見 look
目 (eye) + (human legs)
★★★★★
7 strokes
DUPE PN
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | I looked with my eye as rats gnawed off KENny's little human legs.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) み*る | to look, to see ★★★★★
( を ) み＊せる | show something to someone ★★★★★
( が or に ) み＊える | be able to see. As in, "Can you see that bird in the distance?" ★★★★★
み＊せびらかす | to show off. This is not an offensive term - you can even say it about yourself, "I'd like to show off my new boyfriend!" ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 意見(いけん) | opinion ★★★★★ 意 (meaning) + 見 (look) = 意見 (opinion)
見付ける(みつける) | find ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 見 (look) + 付 (stick to) = 見付ける (find) find (your car keys that you thought you'd lost)ー BOOBOO: you don't use 見つける about things you're discovering for the first time. That's 発見 (はっけん）!
花見(はなみ) | sakura-viewing party ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 花 (flower) + 見 (look) = 花見 (sakura-viewing party) cherry-blossom looking-at-and-getting-bombed parties
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
貝 | shellfish | ANIMAL LEGS |
見 | look | HUMAN LEGS |
Money has ANIMAL LEGS because a shellfish is an animal.
Look has HUMAN LEGS because you're a human and you look at shit.
Full used In: - 境
- 現
- 寛
- 規
- 覧
- 視
- 覚
- 鏡
- 観
- 親
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 519
Components: 目 (eye) + (human legs)
Mnemonic: I looked with my eye as rats gnawed off KENny's little human legs.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to look, to see
First jukugo meaning: opinion
Frequency ranking: 11

Kanji: 寛
Meaning: leniency
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 寛大[かんだい]な
Full header: 寛 leniency
(crown) + (bunny ears) + 見 (look)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | Ghengis KHAN was lenient to any bunnies that he saw trying to steal his crown. Human thieves got boiled alive, though. And fed to the bunnies.
Full jukugo: 寛大(かんだい) な | lenient ★☆☆☆☆ 寛 (leniency) + 大 (big) = 寛大 (lenient) tolerant, broad-minded, gracious, lenient
寛容(かんよう) | tolerance, leniency ★☆☆☆☆ 寛 (leniency) + 容 (appearance) = 寛容 (tolerance, leniency )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 520
Components: (crown) + (bunny ears) + 見 (look)
Mnemonic: Ghengis KHAN was lenient to any bunnies that he saw trying to steal his crown. Human thieves got boiled alive, though. And fed to the bunnies.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: lenient
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1507

Kanji: 焼
Meaning: roast / grill
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) や＊く
First jukugo: 日焼け[ひやけ]する
Full header: 焼 roast / grill
十 (ten) + (bunny ears) + (human legs) + (fireleft)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SHOU | as in, "SHOW me a roast bunny and I'll show you an uneaten carrot."
Full mnemonic: | Flames roast ten bunny ears, and human legs too for dessert!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) や＊く | I roast food, (but sometimes used with other stuff, like 'I burn the flag' or even CD-burning) ★★★★☆
( が ) や＊ける | something gets burned, sunburned, roasted ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 日焼け(ひやけ) する | sunburn ★★★☆☆ NEO 日 (sun, day) + 焼 (roast / grill) = 日焼け (sunburn)
焼鳥(やきとり) | roast chicken ★★★☆☆ NOKURI 焼 (roast / grill) + 鳥 (bird) = 焼鳥 (roast chicken)
焼肉(やきにく) | roast meat, usually beef. ★★☆☆☆ NOKURI 焼 (roast / grill) + 肉 (meat) = 焼肉 (roast meat, usually beef.)
夕焼け(ゆうやけ) | sunset ★★☆☆☆ 夕 (evening) + 焼 (roast / grill) = 夕焼け (sunset)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 521
Components: 十 (ten) + (bunny ears) + (human legs) + (fireleft)
Mnemonic: as in, "SHOW me a roast bunny and I'll show you an uneaten carrot."
Flames roast ten bunny ears, and human legs too for dessert!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I roast food, (but sometimes used with other stuff, like 'I burn the flag' or even CD-burning)
First jukugo meaning: sunburn
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 866

Kanji: 境
Meaning: border
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: さかい
First jukugo: 環境[かんきょう]
Full header: 境 border
土 (earth) + 立 (stand up) + 見 (look)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: KYOU | as in, "Today's ( = 今日, pronounced KYOU) border will vanish tomorrow, when The Man starts his next war." Ooh, political!!
Full mnemonic: | If you stand on the earth over there, you can see all the way to the border
Full kunyomi: さかい | boundary - can be used with countries OR property lines of 2 pieces of land. Usually used when talking about crossing a boundary, or being within the boundary. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 環境(かんきょう) | environment ★★★☆☆ 環 (environment) + 境 (border) = 環境 (environment) environment (like English, this is not limited to nature. A bad kid can be a "product of his environment.")
国境(こっきょう) | national border ★★☆☆☆ 国 (country) + 境 (border) = 国境 (national border)
境界(きょうかい)
boundary ★★☆☆☆
境 (border) + 界 (the world) = 境界 (boundary)
means border or boundary of property (80% the same usage as さかい　（境） , but a bit more formal).
BOTH 境　and 境界　are often used in the figurative sense - like "This film pushes the envelope of good taste" or "His art blurs the boundary between painting and sculpture".
Also used in science.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
境 | border | EARTH | 土
鏡 | mirror | METAL | 金
The border is a line on EARTH but the mirror is made of METAL.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 522
Components: 土 (earth) + 立 (stand up) + 見 (look)
Mnemonic: as in, "Today's ( = 今日, pronounced KYOU) border will vanish tomorrow, when The Man starts his next war." Ooh, political!!
If you stand on the earth over there, you can see all the way to the border
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: boundary - can be used with countries OR property lines of 2 pieces of land. Usually used when talking about crossing a boundary, or being within the boundary.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: environment
Frequency ranking: 821

Kanji: 現
Meaning: present time
Onyomi: GEN
First kunyomi: ( を ) あらわ＊す
First jukugo: 表現[ひょうげん]
Full header: 現 present time
王 (king) + 見 (look)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: GEN | Right now, it's the present again! And AGAIN, now. And again, now!! Funny that way.
Full mnemonic: | The king can see everything presently going on in the kingdom. That's why he is king!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) あらわ＊す | to display something, to make something manifest. Second meaning: something becomes clear. ★★★☆☆
( が ) あらわ＊れる | something appears - symptoms, your soul-mate, attackers, rappers that bite my style crop up all over the place since I blew up. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 表現(ひょうげん) | figure of speech ★★★★☆ 表 (express) + 現 (present time) = 表現 (figure of speech) figure of speech, expression
現実(げんじつ) | reality ★★★☆☆ 現 (present time) + 実 (truth) = 現実 (reality)
現場(げんば) | the current place ★★★☆☆ KUN ON 現 (present time) + 場 (place) = 現場 (the current place) the current place. (this one is used on the 'YOU ARE HERE' part of maps)
現在(げんざい) | the present time ★★☆☆☆ 現 (present time) + 在 (be real) = 現在 (the present time) the present time - but also can mean "the present situation" or "the staus quo."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
規 | criteria | HUSBAND | 夫
視 | peer at | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
現 | present time | KING | 王
You think about your criteria for choosing a HUSBAND.
You peer at the NECROPHILIAC, is he the one for you?
The KING is present, and waiting for you to choose him.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 523
Components: 王 (king) + 見 (look)
Mnemonic: Right now, it's the present again! And AGAIN, now. And again, now!! Funny that way.
The king can see everything presently going on in the kingdom. That's why he is king!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to display something, to make something manifest.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: figure of speech
Frequency ranking: 210

Kanji: 親
Meaning: parents/kindness
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: おや
First jukugo: 親切[しんせつ]な
Full header: 親 parents/kindness
立 (stand up) + 木 (tree) + 見 (look)
★★★★★
16 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: SHIN | Your parents took quite a SHINE to me.
Full mnemonic: | Your parents stand on top of a tree so they can look at everything you do. So log off this site now, kid.
Full kunyomi: おや | parent ★★★★★
した＊しい | intimate, friendly ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 親切(しんせつ) な | kind ★★★★☆ 親 (parents/kindness) + 切 (cut / important) = 親切 (kind) kind, emphasis on action: specifically doing favors for people.
母親(ははおや) | Mother ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 母 (your Moms) + 親 (parents/kindness) = 母親 (Mother)
父親(ちちおや) | father ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 父 (dad) + 親 (parents/kindness) = 父親 (father) father ー which is weeeird, since "CHICHI" is slang for breasts.
親友(しんゆう) | best friend ★★☆☆☆ 親 (parents/kindness) + 友 (friend) = 親友 (best friend)
親戚(しんせき) | relatives ★★☆☆☆ all living relatives even ones you have not met
近親相姦(きんしんそうかん) | incest ☆☆☆☆☆ ABU 近 (near) + 親 (parents/kindness) + 相 (partner) + 姦 (rape) = 近親相姦 (incest)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
親 | parents/kindness | LOOKING | 見
新 | new | AXE | 斤
I'm LOOKING for my parents, to show them my new AXE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 524
Components: 立 (stand up) + 木 (tree) + 見 (look)
Mnemonic: Your parents took quite a SHINE to me.
Your parents stand on top of a tree so they can look at everything you do. So log off this site now, kid.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: parent
First jukugo meaning: kind
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 273

Kanji: 兄
Meaning: older brother
Onyomi: KYOU / KEI
First kunyomi: ( お ) にい ( さん )
First jukugo: 兄弟[きょうだい]
Full header: 兄 older brother
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (human legs)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
STRONG
Description: STRONG for KYOU.
Full onyomi: KYOU / KEI | as in "KYOU (今日) my older brother acted OK. Tomorrow he'll be a bully again. "
Full mnemonic: | My older brother is eating so much, he is basically a mouth on legs.
Full kunyomi: ( お ) にい ( さん ) | older brother (used about ANYONE's older brother, or even ANY guy that strikes you as being of an 'older brother' age, almost like you could substitute niisan for 'dude') ★★★★☆
あに | older brother (used about YOUR own personal brother) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 兄弟(きょうだい) | siblings ★★★★★ 兄 (older brother) + 弟 (younger brother) = 兄弟 (siblings) siblings (not just brothers)
Full used In: - 況
- 競
- 克
- 説
- 税
- 脱
- 鋭
- 祝
- 党
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 525
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (human legs)
Mnemonic: as in "KYOU (今日) my older brother acted OK. Tomorrow he'll be a bully again. "
My older brother is eating so much, he is basically a mouth on legs.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: older brother (used about ANYONE's older brother, or even ANY guy that strikes you as being of an 'older brother' age, almost like you could substitute niisan for 'dude')
First jukugo meaning: siblings
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 339

Kanji: 克
Meaning: overcome
Onyomi: KOKU
First jukugo: 克服[こくふく]する
Full header: 克 overcome
十 (ten) + 兄 (older brother)
★☆☆☆☆
7 strokes
PN SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KOKU | Try to overcome your COKE addiction.
Full mnemonic: | Ten brothers working together can overcome most of life's problems.
Full jukugo: 克服(こくふく) する | conquer ★☆☆☆☆ 克 (overcome) + 服 (clothes) = 克服 (conquer) conquest, control, subjugation. But it can also mean, 'Recover from or overcome an obstacle.'
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
吉 | good omen | SAMURAI | 士
告 | inform | THROW |
克 | overcome | LEGS |
Seeing a SAMURAI is a good omen,
but you THROW information to your friends - 'Hey I just saw a damn samurai!'
Steve Austin overcame the loss of his LEGS and went on to fight crime as the six million dollar man.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 526
Components: 十 (ten) + 兄 (older brother)
Mnemonic: Try to overcome your COKE addiction.
Ten brothers working together can overcome most of life's problems.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: conquer
Frequency ranking: 1690

Kanji: 況
Meaning: condition
Onyomi: KYOU
First jukugo: 状況[じょうきょう]
Full header: 況 condition
(waterleft) + 兄 (older brother) Same-ON
★★★★☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KYOU |
Full mnemonic: | KYOU (今日), my older brother's condition is he is wet . He just got out of the shower.
Full jukugo: 状況(じょうきょう) | context, condition ★★★★★ 状 (circumstance) + 況 (condition) = 状況 (context, condition) the state of affairs, the condition, the context: どういう状況でその言葉を使う？ (どういう　じょうきょう　で　その　ことぼあ　を　つかう？ = In what situation do you use that word?)
不況(ふきょう) | recession ★☆☆☆☆ 不 (un) + 況 (condition) = 不況 (recession) economic slump or recession; Republican administration
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 527
Components: (waterleft) + 兄 (older brother) Same-ON
Mnemonic: KYOU (今日), my older brother's condition is he is wet . He just got out of the shower.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: context, condition
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1269

Kanji: 競
Meaning: contest
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: きそ＊う
First jukugo: 競争[きょうそう]する
Full header: 競 contest
立 (stand up) + 兄 (older brother)
★★★☆☆
20 strokes
Full onyomi: KYOU |
Full mnemonic: | KYOU (今日= today), My two older brothers stand up to have a contest with each other.
Full kunyomi: きそ＊う | competing to get the best grade, the most sales. 90% overlapping with 競争; same useage and everything. fugeddaboutit. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 競争(きょうそう) する | competition ★★★☆☆ 競 (contest) + 争 (battle) = 競争 (competition) unless you're talking about a literal foot-race, 競争 does not mean a game. It refers to competing within a framework (usually business or academic). The best score on the test, the salesman who sold the most this month.
競走(きょうそう) | race ★☆☆☆☆ 競 (contest) + 走 (run) = 競走 (race) the more literal word for race: racing cars, sprinting, marathons, etc.
競馬(けいば) | horse racing ☆☆☆☆☆ FP 競 (contest) + 馬 (horse) = 競馬 (horse racing)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 528
Components: 立 (stand up) + 兄 (older brother)
Mnemonic: KYOU (今日= today), My two older brothers stand up to have a contest with each other.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: competing to get the best grade, the most sales. 90% overlapping with 競争; same useage and everything. fugeddaboutit.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: competition
Frequency ranking: 1247

Kanji: 児
Meaning: baby
Onyomi: JI
First jukugo: 児童[じどう]
Full header: 児 baby
旧 (former) + (human legs)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
BETA
Description: A more formal kanji than 子.
Full onyomi: JI |
Full mnemonic: | Formerly, baby JESUS was thought to have legs. Recent discoveries tend to indicate that he propelled himself by hydrofoil.
Full jukugo: 児童(じどう) | children ★☆☆☆☆ NP 児 (baby) + 童 (kid) = 児童 (children) children - usually this word is found on signs like "children's room of the library" or "child services" or "daycare room"
幼児(ようじ) | child ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 幼 (childhood) + 児 (baby) = 幼児 (child) child (more a newspaper word: child abuse, child-rearing, etc.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 529
Components: 旧 (former) + (human legs)
Mnemonic: Formerly, baby JESUS was thought to have legs. Recent discoveries tend to indicate that he propelled himself by hydrofoil.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: children
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 987

Meaning: animal legs
Full header: animal legs
(bottom radical)
Description: OK, you just learned human legs:
. Well here's a new one:
ー animal legs.
Really sorry to do this to you. You're thinking, "Human legs, animal legs? Who give a shit??? "
But there is a reason -- if you don't make the distinction, you will never be able to distinguish between two of the most common kanji: look (見)and money( 貝).
HOW TO TELL THEM APART:
Human legs are curvy because humans dance. Animal legs are straight because shut up is why.
Full used In: - 貝
- 兵
- 酸
- 四
- 養
- 典
- 黄
- 共
- 其
- 興
- 演
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 530
Components: (bottom radical)
Frequency ranking: 172

Kanji: 貝
Meaning: shellfish/money
First kunyomi: かい
Full header: 貝 shellfish/money
(bottom radical) 目 (eye) + (animal legs)
★★★★★
7 strokes
SOLO SYMBOLIC JERK RADICAL
Description: JERK KANJI ALERT - by itself it means shellfish, but when combined with another kanji to form a compound word, it means "money". They say that shellfish used to be kind of like "wampum" before gold was discovered.
Full mnemonic: | You look at money. You sell animal legs for money.
Full kunyomi: かい | shell ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
貝 | shellfish | ANIMAL LEGS |
見 | look | HUMAN LEGS |
Money has ANIMAL LEGS because a shellfish is an animal.
Look has HUMAN LEGS because you're a human and you look at shit.
Full used In: - 財
- 質
- 貿
- 買
- 噴
- 憤
- 貧
- 貯
- 賭
- 賃
- 貞
- 員
- 則
- 責
- 貴
- 負
- 貨
- 貫
- 賛
- 贈
- 賞
- 頭
- 賄
- 購
- 敗
- 貸
- 賊
- 賢
- 販
- 費
- 鎖
- 資
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 531
Components: (bottom radical) 目 (eye) + (animal legs)
Mnemonic: You look at money. You sell animal legs for money.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: shell
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 187

Kanji: 買
Meaning: buy
Onyomi: BAI
First kunyomi: か*う
First jukugo: 買い物[かいもの]する
Full header: 買 buy
貝 (shellfish/money) + (net)
★★★★★
12 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: BAI |
Full mnemonic: | You BUY too much shit with your money because you are caught in the net of capitalism and materialism.
Full kunyomi: か*う | buy ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 買い物(かいもの) する | shopping ★★★★★ 買 (buy) + 物 (animal / thing) = 買い物 (shopping)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 532
Components: 貝 (shellfish/money) + (net)
Mnemonic: You BUY too much shit with your money because you are caught in the net of capitalism and materialism.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: shopping
Frequency ranking: 577

Kanji: 憤
Meaning: get indignant
Onyomi: FUN
First kunyomi: いきどお*る
First jukugo: 憤慨[ふんがい]
Full header: 憤 get indignant
(leftheart) + 十 (ten) + (flowertop) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
ILL PAIR SOLO
Full onyomi: FUN | It's FUN watching her get indignant, as long as she ain't yelling at YOU.
Full mnemonic: | Her heart grew indignant, that ten flowers cost that much money!
Full kunyomi: いきどお*る | moral outrage - at corruption, murder, etc. It doesn't have to be expressed by yelling, though. It can be hidden inside. ★☆☆☆☆
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
憤 | get indignant | HEART | 心
噴 | spew | MOUTH | 口
The HEART grows indignant, but the MOUTH spews.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 533
Components: (leftheart) + 十 (ten) + (flowertop) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: It's FUN watching her get indignant, as long as she ain't yelling at YOU.
Her heart grew indignant, that ten flowers cost that much money!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: moral outrage - at corruption, murder, etc. It doesn't have to be expressed by yelling, though. It can be hidden inside.
First jukugo meaning: resentment, burning slow anger.
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1545

Kanji: 噴
Meaning: spew
Onyomi: FUN
First kunyomi: ふ*く
Full header: 噴 spew
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 十 (ten) + (flowertop) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
ILL PAIR SOLO
Full onyomi: FUN |
Full mnemonic: | it's FUN to spew ten flowers out of your mouth for money.
Full kunyomi: ふ*く | spew- not vomit, but like lava, fire or high-pressure water. (vomit is 吐く　（はく）） ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
憤 | get indignant | HEART | 心
噴 | spew | MOUTH | 口
The HEART grows indignant, but the MOUTH spews.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 534
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 十 (ten) + (flowertop) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: it's FUN to spew ten flowers out of your mouth for money.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: spew- not vomit, but like lava, fire or high-pressure water. (vomit is 吐く　（はく））
Frequency ranking: 1585

Kanji: 貨
Meaning: cargo
Onyomi: KA
First jukugo: 貨物[かもつ]
Full header: 貨 cargo
化 (transform) Same-ON + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KA | as in, "CAAAAAArgo."
Full mnemonic: | Transforming cargo into money is called business.
Full jukugo: 貨物(かもつ) | cargo, freight ★☆☆☆☆ 貨 (cargo) + 物 (animal / thing) = 貨物 (cargo, freight)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
賃 | rent money | RESPONSIBILITY | 任
貸 | lend | GENERATION | 代
貨 | cargo | HEELS |
It's my RESPONSIBILITY to pay rent,
but the older GENERATION won't lend me a CENT.
I got to rob a cargo truck full of pork HEELS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 535
Components: 化 (transform) Same-ON + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: as in, "CAAAAAArgo."
Transforming cargo into money is called business.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: cargo, freight
Frequency ranking: 1469

Kanji: 貧
Meaning: poverty
Onyomi: BIN
First kunyomi: まず＊しい
First jukugo: 貧乏[びんぼう]な
Full header: 貧 poverty
分 (understand / divide / minute) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: BIN | He's BEEN poor so long, he'll borrow some Kool-aid from you and then come back to borrow water.
Full mnemonic: If you consider that one of the meanings of 分 is 'part', then you can say:
They're so poor, they only got part of a dollar.
Full kunyomi: まず＊しい | scanty, skimpy, meager.Mostly used about　amounts of money. ★★★☆☆
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: 536
Components: 分 (understand / divide / minute) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: He's BEEN poor so long, he'll borrow some Kool-aid from you and then come back to borrow water.
If you consider that one of the meanings of 分 is 'part', then you can say:
They're so poor, they only got part of a dollar.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: scanty, skimpy, meager.Mostly used about　amounts of money.
First jukugo meaning: poor
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1199

Kanji: 貯
Meaning: save up
Onyomi: CHO
First kunyomi: たくわ*える
First jukugo: 貯金[ちょきん]
Full header: 貯 save up
貝 (shellfish/money) + (crown) + 丁 (nail)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: CHO |
Full mnemonic: | I'll CHOKE people to get money (all mugger stylezz), and save up the money to buy a crown, which I'll nail to my head so when the people track me down for revenge they still can't pry it off my head.
Full kunyomi: たくわ*える | to set something aside ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 貯金(ちょきん) | savings ★☆☆☆☆ 貯 (save up) + 金 (gold) = 貯金 (savings) savings.(BOOBOO: used only about money in the bank - not stocks or real estate investments)(
貯蓄(ちょちく) | savings ★☆☆☆☆ 貯 (save up) + 蓄 (store or put aside) = 貯蓄 (savings) All savings, especially investments such as stocks, gold and gems.Or anything else you're hoarding.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 537
Components: 貝 (shellfish/money) + (crown) + 丁 (nail)
Mnemonic: I'll CHOKE people to get money (all mugger stylezz), and save up the money to buy a crown, which I'll nail to my head so when the people track me down for revenge they still can't pry it off my head.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to set something aside
First jukugo meaning: savings
Frequency ranking: 1661

Kanji: 賭
Meaning: bet or stake
Onyomi: TO
First kunyomi: か＊ける
Full header: 賭 bet or stake
貝 (shellfish/money) + 者 (professional)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Full onyomi: TO |
Full mnemonic: | The professional gambler always Takes Off after she gets the money. (a la Kenny Rogers)
Full kunyomi: か＊ける | bet/risk (not just money, but also situations like 'She's betting her reputation that her scence theory will disprove Stephen Hawking') ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 538
Components: 貝 (shellfish/money) + 者 (professional)
Mnemonic: The professional gambler always Takes Off after she gets the money. (a la Kenny Rogers)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: bet/risk (not just money, but also situations like 'She's betting her reputation that her scence theory will disprove Stephen Hawking')
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1643

Kanji: 質
Meaning: quality
Onyomi: SHITSU
First kunyomi: しつ ( が )
First jukugo: 質問[しつもん]する
Full header: 質 quality
斤 (axe) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★★☆
15 strokes
COCK
Description: COCK: in almost all the jukugo 質 means 'quality,' BUT the one jukugo that is used 90% of the time, 質 means 'question'!!!
Full onyomi: SHITSU |
Full mnemonic: | These two axes are the best-quality SHIT money can buy.
Full kunyomi: しつ ( が ) | quality, as in しつがいい、or しつ が わるい (the quality is good / bad). ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 質問(しつもん) する
question ★★★★★
質 (quality) + 問 (question, problem) = 質問 (question)
a question - usually used in a structured setting: interview, trial, test.　
BOOBOO: in casual conversation, people will say 尋ねる　or 聞く instead of 質問.
品質(ひんしつ) の | quality ★★★☆☆ 品 (products) + 質 (quality) = 品質 (quality) quality of merchandise　(品質のいい/品質の悪い）
性質(せいしつ) | essential nature ★☆☆☆☆ 性 (sex / essential nature) + 質 (quality) = 性質 (essential nature) natural quality. In contrast to 性格（せいかく）, 性質 applies to rocks and things as well as people and animals. Also it refers to the inner nature of people, rather than their social selves. So if you wanted to say that someone was very outgoing and loved sports and bars, you wouldn't use 性質. But if you wanted to say that someone was very stoic or honest, you would.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
皆 | everyone | WHITE | 白
昆 | insect | SUN | 陽
質 | quality | BAMBOO | 竹
Everyone's heels trample on WHITE people,
but the SUN shines on insects that crawl on the high QUALITY bamboo.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 539
Components: 斤 (axe) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: These two axes are the best-quality SHIT money can buy.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: quality, as in しつがいい、or しつ が わるい (the quality is good / bad).
First jukugo meaning: question
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 527

Kanji: 賃
Meaning: rent money
Onyomi: CHIN
First jukugo: 家賃[やちん]
Full header: 賃 rent money
任 (have responsibility for) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: CHIN |
Full mnemonic: | The responsibility of paying the rent money is like a painful blow to my CHIN.
Full jukugo: 家賃(やちん) | rent money ★★★☆☆ FP 家 (home) + 賃 (rent money) = 家賃 (rent money)
賃貸(ちんたい) | rental ☆☆☆☆☆ 賃 (rent money) + 貸 (lend) = 賃貸 (rental)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
賃 | rent money | RESPONSIBILITY | 任
貸 | lend | GENERATION | 代
貨 | cargo | HEELS |
It's my RESPONSIBILITY to pay rent,
but the older GENERATION won't lend me a CENT.
I got to rob a cargo truck full of pork HEELS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 540
Components: 任 (have responsibility for) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: The responsibility of paying the rent money is like a painful blow to my CHIN.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1623

Kanji: 貞
Meaning: chastity
Onyomi: TEI
First jukugo: 童貞[どうてい]
Full header: 貞 chastity
(katakana toe) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TEI | TAKE me to the chastity belt factory please. Fast as you can. I feel the hornies coming on.
Full mnemonic: | He's so chaste, he won't even touch another woman with his big toe! not even for money!
Full jukugo: 童貞(どうてい) | male virgin ★★☆☆☆ 童 (kid) + 貞 (chastity) = 童貞 (male virgin) male virgin. BOOBOO: You'd think that female virgin would also use this kanji, but no. A lady with a hymen is a 処女。- 'managed woman.' Oh snapppppz!!!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
占 | fortune teller/ occupy | MOUTH | 口
貞 | chastity | SHELL | 貝
偵 | detective | PERSON | 人
She tells the fortune with her MOUTH.
The sea SHELL was chaste - it reproduced asexually.
A detective is a PERSON you hire to check the chastity of your daughter or spouse.
Full used In: - 偵
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 541
Components: (katakana toe) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: TAKE me to the chastity belt factory please. Fast as you can. I feel the hornies coming on.
He's so chaste, he won't even touch another woman with his big toe! not even for money!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: male virgin
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1570

Kanji: 偵
Meaning: detective
Onyomi: TEI
First jukugo: 探偵[たんてい]
Full header: 偵 detective
(personleft) + 貞 (chastity) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK FR
Full onyomi: TEI |
Full mnemonic: | A detective is a person who you hire to check up on your mate's chastity.Does that count as a Fucked Root?
Full jukugo: 探偵(たんてい) | private detective ★★★☆☆ 探 (look for) + 偵 (detective) = 探偵 (private detective) BOOBOO: Most books say this means 'detective' but really it means private detective, not police. (police detective is 刑事　－けいじ）. There's a huge P.I. industry here - they have advertisements in all the magazines and even posters on walls on the street!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
占 | fortune teller/ occupy | MOUTH | 口
貞 | chastity | SHELL | 貝
偵 | detective | PERSON | 人
She tells the fortune with her MOUTH.
The sea SHELL was chaste - it reproduced asexually.
A detective is a PERSON you hire to check the chastity of your daughter or spouse.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 542
Components: (personleft) + 貞 (chastity) Same-ON
Mnemonic: A detective is a person who you hire to check up on your mate's chastity.Does that count as a Fucked Root?
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: private detective
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1586

Kanji: 員
Meaning: clerk
Onyomi: IN
First jukugo: 店員[てんいん]
Full header: 員 clerk
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
BETA SUF
Description: 員 is a SUFFIX - it goes after any word for shop, to mean "a person who works in such a shop." For example,
Full onyomi: IN |
Full mnemonic: | When you give your money to the clerk IN the store, she uses her mouth to say thanks .
Full jukugo: 店員(てんいん) | shop staff ★★★★★ 店 (shop) + 員 (clerk) = 店員 (shop staff)
全員(ぜんいん) | all members ★★★★☆ 全 (all) + 員 (clerk) = 全員 (all members) all the members of the group
駅員(えきいん) | train station staff. ★★★☆☆ 駅 (train station) + 員 (clerk) = 駅員 (train station staff. )
委員(いいん) | member of a committee. ★☆☆☆☆ 委 (member) + 員 (clerk) = 委員 (member of a committee.)
Full used In: - 損
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 543
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: When you give your money to the clerk IN the store, she uses her mouth to say thanks .
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: shop staff
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 562

Kanji: 損
Meaning: harm
Onyomi: SON
First kunyomi: そこ*なう
First jukugo: 損害[そんがい]する
Full header: 損 harm
(handleft) + 員 (clerk)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: SON |
Full mnemonic: | Your SON took his hand and smacked the clerk's son, harming him.
Full kunyomi: そこ*なう | harm or injury - usually financial harm or financial damage: 機嫌を損なう（きげんをそこなう） ★☆☆☆☆
そん | a disadvantage or handicap LAZY ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 損害(そんがい) する | damage ★★★☆☆ 損 (harm) + 害 (damage) = 損害 (damage) damage - to your body, but also to your property. Often used when you lose money on a deal. Usually implies that the damage was not intentionally caused.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 544
Components: (handleft) + 員 (clerk)
Mnemonic: Your SON took his hand and smacked the clerk's son, harming him.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: harm or injury - usually financial harm or financial damage: 機嫌を損なう（きげんをそこなう）
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: damage
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1329

Kanji: 則
Meaning: rule
Onyomi: SOKU
First jukugo: 規則[きそく]
Full header: 則 rule
貝 (shellfish/money) + (rightsword)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETA STRONG
Full onyomi: SOKU | My rule is, I put on the left SOCK first, then the right one.
Full mnemonic: | That's the thing about rules: you follow them you get paid money, if you think for yourself, you get cut with the sword. It's all fucking Big Brother and his corporate machine system 。。。。 for robots!!!
Full jukugo: 規則(きそく) | rule or regulation ★★★☆☆ 規 (criteria) + 則 (rule) = 規則 (rule or regulation)
反則(はんそく) | foul! To break a rule! ★★☆☆☆ 反 (anti) + 則 (rule) = 反則 (foul! To break a rule!)
法則(ほうそく) | physical law ★☆☆☆☆ 法 (law) + 則 (rule) = 法則 (physical law) a physical , as opposed to governmental law, as in 'law of gravity' or 'murphy's law'
Full used In: - 側
- 測
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 545
Components: 貝 (shellfish/money) + (rightsword)
Mnemonic: My rule is, I put on the left SOCK first, then the right one.
That's the thing about rules: you follow them you get paid money, if you think for yourself, you get cut with the sword. It's all fucking Big Brother and his corporate machine system 。。。。 for robots!!!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: rule or regulation
Frequency ranking: 535

Kanji: 側
Meaning: side of something
Onyomi: SOKU
First kunyomi: かわ
First jukugo: 左側[ひだりがわ]
Full header: 側 side of something
(personleft) + 則 (rule) Same-ON
★★★★☆
11 strokes
Description: This is almost always used with the KUNyomi, even in jukugo!
Full onyomi: SOKU | That anal - retentive dude has a rule about keeping his SOCKS in the left side of his drawer.
Full mnemonic: | The person walks on the left side of the kanji!
Full kunyomi: かわ | side ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 左側(ひだりがわ) | left side ★★★★★ KUNKUN 左 (left) + 側 (side of something) = 左側 (left side)
右側(みぎがわ) | right side ★★★★★ KUNKUN 右 (right) + 側 (side of something) = 右側 (right side )
西側(にしがわ) | west siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide. ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 西 (west) + 側 (side of something) = 西側 (west siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
側 | side of something | PERSON | 人
測 | scientific measurment | WATER | 水
例 | example | ROW | 列
倒 | knock down | ARRIVE | 到
The PERSON stands beside some shit, but
we measure WATER in cups.
The entrance line of a football game is an example of people in a ROW.
When you ARRIVE, I'll knock you down.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 546
Components: (personleft) + 則 (rule) Same-ON
Mnemonic: That anal - retentive dude has a rule about keeping his SOCKS in the left side of his drawer.
The person walks on the left side of the kanji!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: side
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: left side
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 536

Kanji: 測
Meaning: scientific measurment
Onyomi: SOKU
First kunyomi: はか＊る
First jukugo: 推測[すいそく]する
Full header: 測 scientific measurment
(waterleft) + 則 (rule) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SOKU | We measured the bacteria percolating in his SOCKS.
Full mnemonic: | My rule is to measure your blood and water.
Full kunyomi: はか＊る | to measure, but (unlike the other two はかる　kanji) THIS はかる　 usually used in a medical or scientific context. (blood pressure, air pressure). Also used for area, distance, sound decibels, angle, capacity. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 推測(すいそく) する | speculate. ★☆☆☆☆ NP 推 (infer) + 測 (scientific measurment) = 推測 (speculate.) speculate. Kind of formal: "It's too early to speculate about the economy." "Scientists speculate that..."
予測(よそく) する | predict ★☆☆☆☆ 予 (beforehand) + 測 (scientific measurment) = 予測 (predict) predict,forecast
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
側 | side of something | PERSON | 人
測 | scientific measurment | WATER | 水
例 | example | ROW | 列
倒 | knock down | ARRIVE | 到
The PERSON stands beside some shit, but
we measure WATER in cups.
The entrance line of a football game is an example of people in a ROW.
When you ARRIVE, I'll knock you down.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 547
Components: (waterleft) + 則 (rule) Same-ON
Mnemonic: We measured the bacteria percolating in his SOCKS.
My rule is to measure your blood and water.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to measure, but (unlike the other two はかる　kanji) THIS はかる　 usually used in a medical or scientific context. (blood pressure, air pressure).
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: speculate.
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1303

Kanji: 貫
Meaning: pierce
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: つらぬ＊く
First jukugo: 一貫[いっかん]して
Full header: 貫 pierce
母 (your Moms) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | His mother gave Genghis KHAN some money to get fashionable piercings.
Full kunyomi: つらぬ＊く | to penetrate all the way through: not just violently. (for example, 'The river runs through the town.') Also to see a project all the way through to the end KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 一貫(いっかん) して | consistency ☆☆☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 貫 (pierce) = 一貫 (consistency) to do something consistently all the way till it is done. (一貫性　（いっかんせい）= consistency)
Full used In: - 慣
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 548
Components: 母 (your Moms) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: His mother gave Genghis KHAN some money to get fashionable piercings.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to penetrate all the way through: not just violently. (for example, 'The river runs through the town.') Also to see a project all the way through to the end
First jukugo meaning: consistency
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1130

Kanji: 慣
Meaning: adapt
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: な*れる
First jukugo: 習慣[しゅうかん]
Full header: 慣 adapt
(leftheart) + 貫 (pierce) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: KAN | Genghis KHAN adapted to the Mongolian temperatures, but he still had a mean disposition.
Full mnemonic: | It used to hurt to get my heart pierced but I've since adapted to it (said the Emo)
Full kunyomi: な*れる | adapt to ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 習慣(しゅうかん) | custom ★★★☆☆ 習 (learn) + 慣 (adapt) = 習慣 (custom) a custom or practice (of a person or a culture)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
贈 | give | MONEY | 貝
増 | increase | EARTH | 土
憎 | detest | HEART | 心
慣 | adapt | not HORNY |
僧 | buddhist monk | PERSON | 人
You give MONEY away.
The EARTH'S temperature increases.
You detest me with all your HEART.
I adapt to it because I'm NOT HORNY for you anyway.
A monk is a PERSON.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 549
Components: (leftheart) + 貫 (pierce) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN adapted to the Mongolian temperatures, but he still had a mean disposition.
It used to hurt to get my heart pierced but I've since adapted to it (said the Emo)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: adapt to
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: custom
Frequency ranking: 1131

Kanji: 責
Meaning: condemn
Onyomi: SEKI
First kunyomi: せ*める
First jukugo: 責任[せきにん]
Full header: 責 condemn
主 (master/mainly) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
STRONG
Full onyomi: SEKI |
Full mnemonic: | The master condemns you for being too SEXY, and as punishment, takes your money.
Full kunyomi: せ*める | to blame someone for a problem. To accuse someone of wrongdoing. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 責任(せきにん) | responsibility ★★★☆☆ 責 (condemn) + 任 (have responsibility for) = 責任 (responsibility)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
責 | condemn | MONEY | 貝
青 | blue | MONTH | 月
The guy that owes you MONEY gets condemned to your hate,
and every MONTH you feel blue when you menstruate.
Full used In: - 績
- 積
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 550
Components: 主 (master/mainly) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: The master condemns you for being too SEXY, and as punishment, takes your money.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to blame someone for a problem. To accuse someone of wrongdoing.
First jukugo meaning: responsibility
Frequency ranking: 861

Kanji: 績
Meaning: achievements
Onyomi: SEKI
First jukugo: 功績[こうせき]
Full header: 績 achievements
糸 (string) + 責 (condemn) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
17 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SEKI |
Full mnemonic: | The sadist was condemned by the preacher for the SEXY bondage she achieved with string.
Full jukugo: 功績(こうせき) | achievement ★☆☆☆☆ 功 (success) + 績 (achievements) = 功績 (achievement) an achievement or good deed
成績(せいせき) | ranking ★☆☆☆☆ 成 (become) + 績 (achievements) = 成績 (ranking) ranking of the results of a competition （i,e, the results of a test, a race, or when a hostess bar posts the framed pictures of their #1,2,and 3 earners outside the club on the marquee!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
績 | achievements | STRING | 糸
積 | pile up | WHEAT |
程 | extent | KING | 王
She had a STRING of achievements in the field of piling up WHEAT.
The KING has the greatest extent of power.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 551
Components: 糸 (string) + 責 (condemn) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The sadist was condemned by the preacher for the SEXY bondage she achieved with string.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: achievement
Frequency ranking: 1550

Kanji: 積
Meaning: pile up
Onyomi: SEKI
First kunyomi: ( を ) つ＊む
First jukugo: 積極的[せっきょくてき]に　or な
Full header: 積 pile up
(wheat) + 責 (condemn) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
Full onyomi: SEKI |
Full mnemonic: I condemn you for letting the wheat pile up too high! It is just reckless.
Since 積 is a `SAME-ON` kanji, I won`t bother making an ONyomi mnemonic.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) つ＊む | to pile up things (luggage, cargo, crap) or, to accumulate. ★★★☆☆
( が ) つ＊もる | something is piled up、something has accumulated ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 積極的(せっきょくてき) に　or な | active, enterprising ★★★☆☆ 積 (pile up) + 極 (extreme) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 積極的 (active, enterprising) (adjective): enterprising, (adverb) :positively, aggressively. Someone who is really active and getting shit done and having opinions and stuff.
面積(めんせき) | area ★☆☆☆☆ 面 (front surface / face) + 積 (pile up) = 面積 (area) area, like square meters.
蓄積(ちくせき) する | accumulate. ☆☆☆☆☆ 蓄 (store or put aside) + 積 (pile up) = 蓄積 (accumulate.) accumulate. Used about bad things mostly - bills or stress piles up. Similar to 止まって来た (とまってきた） or 重なる (かさなる）。 But 蓄積 can also can be good, like the compound interest or accumulated knowledge.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
績 | achievements | STRING | 糸
積 | pile up | WHEAT |
程 | extent | KING | 王
She had a STRING of achievements in the field of piling up WHEAT.
The KING has the greatest extent of power.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 552
Components: (wheat) + 責 (condemn) Same-ON
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to pile up things (luggage, cargo, crap) or, to accumulate.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: active, enterprising
Frequency ranking: 862

Kanji: 貴
Meaning: exalted
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: とうと*い
First jukugo: 貴様[きさま]
Full header: 貴 exalted
虫 (insizzect) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
PN
Description: literally means 'from a royal family'.
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: | The exalted bug KEEPS all the money the other bugs give her in tribute.
Full kunyomi: とうと*い | sacred ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 貴様(きさま) | fucknuts ★★☆☆☆ SARC 貴 (exalted) + 様 (important person) = 貴様 (fucknuts) fucknuts, douchebags.
貴族(きぞく) | a noble ★☆☆☆☆ 貴 (exalted) + 族 (family) = 貴族 (a noble) a noble, that is to say, someone from a noble family.
Full used In: - 遺
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 553
Components: 虫 (insizzect) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: The exalted bug KEEPS all the money the other bugs give her in tribute.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: sacred
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: fucknuts
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 743

Kanji: 遺
Meaning: bequeath
Onyomi: I
First jukugo: 遺産[いさん]
Full header: 遺 bequeath
(motion) + 貴 (exalted)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: I |
Full mnemonic: | I bequeath you my money - i.e. I move it to you in hopes you will exalt me after I'm dead.
Full jukugo: 遺産(いさん) | inheritance ★☆☆☆☆ 遺 (bequeath) + 産 (childbirth, production of things) = 遺産 (inheritance) inheritance (but, sadly, you can't say 'isan suru' to mean 'inherit.'- you have to say 遺産を相続する　（いさん　を　　そうぞく　する））. . . .fuck!
遺伝子(いでんし) | gene ☆☆☆☆☆ 遺 (bequeath) + 伝 (transmit) + 子 (child) = 遺伝子 (gene) a gene (heredity is 遺伝　（いでん))
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
遺 | bequeath | MONEY | 貝
遣 | apply | BUREAUCRATS |
I bequeath MONEY to my heirs,
but the government applies BUREAUCRATS to tax that money.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
遭 | chance meeting、 usually with something bad | SONG | 曲
遣 | apply | BUREAUCRAT |
遺 | bequeath | MONEY | 貝
My SONG met disaster, So I applied to the BUREAUCRAT And bequeathed him MONEY to play it on the radio.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 554
Components: (motion) + 貴 (exalted)
Mnemonic: I bequeath you my money - i.e. I move it to you in hopes you will exalt me after I'm dead.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: inheritance
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 930

Kanji: 兵
Meaning: soldier
Onyomi: HEI
First jukugo: 兵士[へいし]
Full header: 兵 soldier
丘 (hill) + (animal legs)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: HEI | Soldiers HATE REMFs.
Full mnemonic: | The sergeant makes soldiers march up and down the hill on their tired legs.
Full jukugo: 兵士(へいし) | infantryman, low-ranking soldier ★★☆☆☆ 兵 (soldier) + 士 (samurai radical) = 兵士 (infantryman, low-ranking soldier)
兵器(へいき) | arms ★★☆☆☆ 兵 (soldier) + 器 (instrument) = 兵器 (arms) arms: unlike the related term 武器(ぶき）, 兵器 generally means things that are very modern and big: bazookas, missiles, rocket launchers, howitzers.
Full used In: - 浜
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 555
Components: 丘 (hill) + (animal legs)
Mnemonic: Soldiers HATE REMFs.
The sergeant makes soldiers march up and down the hill on their tired legs.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: infantryman, low-ranking soldier
Frequency ranking: 520

Kanji: 浜
Meaning: beach
Onyomi: HIN
First kunyomi: はま
Full header: 浜 beach
(waterleft) + 兵 (soldier)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: HIN | I saw HIM on the beach.
Full mnemonic: | Soldiers march on the beach next to the water.
Full kunyomi: はま | a very casual word for the beach, usually used by people who live on beach-towns. ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 556
Components: (waterleft) + 兵 (soldier)
Mnemonic: I saw HIM on the beach.
Soldiers march on the beach next to the water.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a very casual word for the beach, usually used by people who live on beach-towns.
Frequency ranking: 1230

Meaning: fishhook
Full header: fishhook
(top radical)
PK
Full used In: - 負
- 角
- 魚
- 急
- 喚
- 換
- 陥
- 危
- 争
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 557
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 276

Kanji: 負
Meaning: lose
Onyomi: FU
First kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘの ) ま＊け
First jukugo: 勝負[しょうぶ]
Full header: 負 lose
(fishhook) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: FU |
Full mnemonic: | That is FUCKED : I bet all my money I could hook a fish today and I lost.
Full kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘの ) ま＊け | that's (Someone's) loss ★★★★★
( を or に ) ま＊ける
lose　a game or fight or struggle. This can be used 2 different ways, which I'll elaborate on because I have time:
If you lose a game: Game WO maketa
If you lose TO Jerry: Jerry NI maketa
★★★★★
Full jukugo: 勝負(しょうぶ) | win or lose situation ★★★★☆ 勝 (win) + 負 (lose) = 勝負 (win or lose situation) a win or lose situation. Fighting over a girl/boy. Not neccesairly the final, decisive battle, the Superbowl. . The game/battle is won or lost on account of ..XXX. .
負け犬(まけいぬ) | loser ★★☆☆☆ 負 (lose) + 犬 (dog) = 負け犬 (loser) Since it literally means 'losing dog,' you'd think that was a transliteration of the English 'underdog,' But no, it simply means loser or schlemiel. Japan doesn't really have much respect for plucky underdogs who dare to try and rise above their status.
負担(ふたん) | financial responsibility ☆☆☆☆☆ 負 (lose) + 担 (carry on your back) = 負担 (financial responsibility) a responsibility, usually financial, which is declared by a system. "If a guest falls off the hotel roof, it's the hotel's responsibility." "The parent is responsible for paying for the child's lunch at boarding school."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
負 | lose | MONEY | 貝
角 | horn/corner | UTILIZE | 用
You lose MONEY when you UTILIZE corners.
You should of cut corners to make more money, and then use that money to bribe politicians to enact tort reform so the victims of your cut corners/ unsafe cars/botched surgery can't sue you.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 558
Components: (fishhook) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: That is FUCKED : I bet all my money I could hook a fish today and I lost.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: that's (Someone's) loss
First jukugo meaning: win or lose situation
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 655

Kanji: 魚
Meaning: fish
Onyomi: GYO
First kunyomi: さかな
First jukugo: 金魚[きんぎょ]
Full header: 魚 fish
(fishhook) + 田 (rice field) + (firebottom)
★★★★☆
14 strokes
SYMBOLIC
Full onyomi: GYO | Get Your Own damn fish.
Full mnemonic: | Catch a fish with a fishhook, then cook it in the fire and eat that shit with some rice.
Full kunyomi: さかな | a fish ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 金魚(きんぎょ) | goldfish ★☆☆☆☆ 金 (gold) + 魚 (fish) = 金魚 (goldfish)
Full used In: - 鮮
- 亀
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 559
Components: (fishhook) + 田 (rice field) + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: Get Your Own damn fish.
Catch a fish with a fishhook, then cook it in the fire and eat that shit with some rice.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a fish
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: goldfish
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1033

Kanji: 角
Meaning: horn/corner
Onyomi: KAKU
First kunyomi: かど
First jukugo: 四角[しかく]
Full header: 角 horn/corner
(fishhook) + 用 (utilize)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
JERK PN
Full onyomi: KAKU |
Full mnemonic: | If I want to make my COCK stand up like a horn, I have to utilize a fish hook and some twine... I can't afford Viagra.
Full kunyomi: かど | a corner ★★★★☆
つの | a horn ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 四角(しかく) | a square ★★★☆☆ 四 (the numeral 4) + 角 (horn/corner) = 四角 (a square)
角度(かくど) | an angle ★★★☆☆ 角 (horn/corner) + 度 (times) = 角度 (an angle)
三角(さんかく) | triangle ★★☆☆☆ 三 (three) + 角 (horn/corner) = 三角 (triangle)
触角(しょっかく) | antenna ★☆☆☆☆ 触 (touch) + 角 (horn/corner) = 触角 (antenna) an antenna or feeler, like an insect or lobster's got
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
負 | lose | MONEY | 貝
角 | horn/corner | UTILIZE | 用
You lose MONEY when you UTILIZE corners.
You should of cut corners to make more money, and then use that money to bribe politicians to enact tort reform so the victims of your cut corners/ unsafe cars/botched surgery can't sue you.
Full used In: - 触
- 解
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 560
Components: (fishhook) + 用 (utilize)
Mnemonic: If I want to make my COCK stand up like a horn, I have to utilize a fish hook and some twine... I can't afford Viagra.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a corner
First jukugo meaning: a square
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 311

Kanji: 触
Meaning: touch
Onyomi: SHOKU
First kunyomi: さわ*る
First jukugo: 触角[しょっかく]
Full header: 触 touch
角 (horn/corner) + 虫 (insizzect)
★★★★☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: SHOKU |
Full mnemonic: | The bug was SHOCKed when it was touched by the rhino horn.
Full kunyomi: さわ*る | touch ★★★★☆
( に ) ふ＊れる | to feel or percieve something: "I feel sick . . ." ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 触角(しょっかく) | antenna ★☆☆☆☆ 触 (touch) + 角 (horn/corner) = 触角 (antenna) an antenna or feeler, like an insect or lobster's got
肌触り(はだざわり) | texture ★☆☆☆☆ 肌 (human skin) + 触 (touch) = 肌触り (texture) the texture of something (i.e. how it feels when rubbed on your skin)
感触(かんしょく) | touch-sensation ☆☆☆☆☆ 感 (feeling) + 触 (touch) = 感触 (touch-sensation) a physical sensation of touch, as in "I've lost all feeling in my left ball." Also can be used as "impression", as in, "What kind of feeling did you get from the interview? Do you think it went well?"
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
騒 | make noise | TURKEY |
触 | touch | HORN | 角
The TURKEY made too much noise, so the rhino touched him with her HORN. Violently.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 561
Components: 角 (horn/corner) + 虫 (insizzect)
Mnemonic: The bug was SHOCKed when it was touched by the rhino horn.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: antenna
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 921

Meaning: pi
Full header: pi
(anywhere radical)
PK
Description: It looks like the sign for3.141592653589, but let's think of it as symbolizing an actual pie, because making a mnemonic out of an imaginary number is hard work for me.
Full used In: - 具
- 元
- 西
- 先
- 微
- 真
- 光
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 562
Components: (anywhere radical)
Frequency ranking: 154

Meaning: nice thick pie
Full header: nice thick pie
(pi)
Description: like regular PI, but thicker and more flavorful. That's right-- I'm talking about TOPPINGS.
Full used In: - 売
- 探
- 深
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 563
Components: (pi)
Frequency ranking: 397

Kanji: 売
Meaning: sell
Onyomi: BAI
First kunyomi: ( を ) う＊る
First jukugo: 商売[しょうばい]
Full header: 売 sell
士 (samurai radical) + (nice thick pie)
★★★★★
7 strokes
Full onyomi: BAI |
Full mnemonic: | The samurai is selling a nice thick pie. Do you want to BUY it?
Full kunyomi: ( を ) う＊る | I sell something ★★★★★
( が ) う＊れる | something is on sale ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 商売(しょうばい) | a business ★★★★☆ 商 (merchandise) + 売 (sell) = 商売 (a business) a business, a line of work: (the camera business, the pimp game, the clock business, etc.)
販売(はんばい) | sales ★★★☆☆ 販 (transaction) + 売 (sell) = 販売 (sales)
水商売(みずしょうばい) | hostess clubs, host clubs,strip clubs, etc. ★★☆☆☆ KUN ON 水 (water) + 商 売 (a business) = 水商売 (hostess clubs, host clubs,strip clubs, etc.)
売春婦(ばいしゅんふ) | hoe ★☆☆☆☆ 売 (sell) + 春 (spring /sexy) + 婦 (housewife / lady) = 売春婦 (hoe) your sister　(when your brother when he runs out of meth money, he turns into a `売春男') !!
Full used In: - 読
- 続
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 564
Components: 士 (samurai radical) + (nice thick pie)
Mnemonic: The samurai is selling a nice thick pie. Do you want to BUY it?
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I sell something
First jukugo meaning: a business
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 441

Kanji: 続
Meaning: continue
Onyomi: ZOKU
First kunyomi: ( を ) つづ＊ける
First jukugo: 連続[れんぞく]
Full header: 続 continue
糸 (string) + 売 (sell)
★★★★★
13 strokes
Full onyomi: ZOKU | The BANDIT (賊-also pronounced zoku) continued to rob rich travelers.
Full mnemonic: | I'll continue to sell these strings.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) つづ＊ける | I keep doing it ★★★★★
( が ) つづ＊く | it continues happening ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 連続(れんぞく) | a series ★★★☆☆ 連 (take with / inform of) + 続 (continue) = 連続 (a series)
続々(ぞくぞく) | one after the other ★★★☆☆ one after the other, in rapid succession
手続き(てつづき) | procedure ★★☆☆☆ 手 (hand) + 続 (continue) = 手続き (procedure) procedure (usually involving forms in triplicate and irritating bitchy secretaries)
継続(けいぞく) する | to carry on ☆☆☆☆☆ 継 (succeed / inherit) + 続 (continue) = 継続 (to carry on) to carry on (the family business / a tradition)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
続 | continue | SELL | 売
練 | practice | EAST | 東
Continue to SELL drugs. Go EAST to practice Kung Fu.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 565
Components: 糸 (string) + 売 (sell)
Mnemonic: The BANDIT (賊-also pronounced zoku) continued to rob rich travelers.
I'll continue to sell these strings.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I keep doing it
First jukugo meaning: a series
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 442

Kanji: 読
Meaning: read
Onyomi: DOKU
First kunyomi: よ＊む
First jukugo: 訓読み[くんよみ]
Full header: 読 read
言 (say) + 売 (sell)
★★★★★
14 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: DOKU | I can't seem to get the hang of suDOKU, Perhaps I'll read a book about it.
Full mnemonic: | If you say the book sold a lot of copies, I'll read it.
Full kunyomi: よ＊む | to read ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 訓読み(くんよみ) | yep yep. ★★★☆☆ 訓 (kunyomi) + 読 (read) = 訓読み (yep yep.)
音読み(おんよみ) | The kanji pronunciation one uses in compound words. ★★★☆☆ 音 (sound) + 読 (read) = 音読み (The kanji pronunciation one uses in compound words.) yep.
購読(こうどく) する | to subscribe ★☆☆☆☆ 購 (subscribe) + 読 (read) = 購読 (to subscribe)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 566
Components: 言 (say) + 売 (sell)
Mnemonic: I can't seem to get the hang of suDOKU, Perhaps I'll read a book about it.
If you say the book sold a lot of copies, I'll read it.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to read
First jukugo meaning: yep yep.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 460

Kanji: 窓
Meaning: window
First kunyomi: まど
First jukugo: 窓口[まどぐち]
Full header: 窓 window
穴 (hole) + ム (moocow) + (bottomheart)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The moocow stole a thick pie that was cooling on the window-sill. And then something about 'heart'. Whatever.
Full kunyomi: まど | window ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 窓口(まどぐち) | service window ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 窓 (window) + 口 (mouth) = 窓口 (service window) the kind of depressing place where you get a ticket or food from a person in a box with usually a bulletproof plexiglas window between you and them.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
窓 | window | HOLE | 穴
怠 | lazy | MOUTH | 口
A window is a HOLE in the side of a house.
A lazy person just sits around shoveling food in your MOUTH.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 567
Components: 穴 (hole) + ム (moocow) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: The moocow stole a thick pie that was cooling on the window-sill. And then something about 'heart'. Whatever.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: service window
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 818

Kanji: 探
Meaning: look for
Onyomi: TAN
First kunyomi: さが*す
First jukugo: 探偵[たんてい]
Full header: 探 look for
(handleft) + (nice thick pie) + 木 (tree)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: TAN |
Full mnemonic: | Use your hands to climb the tree and look for the TAN thick pie which is stuck in the top branch (long story).
Full kunyomi: さが*す | to search for something you want but don't have (a good restaraunt, a store with bargains, sanity). ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 探偵(たんてい) | private detective ★★★☆☆ 探 (look for) + 偵 (detective) = 探偵 (private detective) BOOBOO: Most books say this means 'detective' but really it means private detective, not police. (police detective is 刑事　－けいじ）. There's a huge P.I. industry here - they have advertisements in all the magazines and even posters on walls on the street!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
深 | deep | WATER | 水
探 | look for | HANDS | 手
採 | gather | NEST |
捜 | search | FREEDOM | 由
授 | instruct | RECIEVE | 受
The merman lives in the deep WATER.
You look for delicious PIE, but you gather NESTS so the birds all die.
You search for FREEDOM.
You RECEIVE instruction.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 568
Components: (handleft) + (nice thick pie) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: Use your hands to climb the tree and look for the TAN thick pie which is stuck in the top branch (long story).
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to search for something you want but don't have (a good restaraunt, a store with bargains, sanity).
First jukugo meaning: private detective
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 734

Kanji: 深
Meaning: deep
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: ふか*い
First jukugo: 深刻[しんこく]な
Full header: 深 deep
(waterleft) + (nice thick pie) + 木 (tree)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: | The flood of SHINY water was so deep, the thick pie floated above the treetops!
Full kunyomi: ふか*い | deep ★★★★☆
( を ) ふか＊める | my (thoughts, self-confidence,hatred) deepens. ★★☆☆☆
( が ) ふか＊まる | it gets deeper, it deepens. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 深刻(しんこく) な | grave situation ★★☆☆☆ 深 (deep) + 刻 (engrave) = 深刻 (grave situation) the situation is grave, serious, and worsening. Used with something that was kind of ill to begin with, and if you don't act now it'll get much worse.
深夜(しんや) | in the middle of the night. ★★☆☆☆ 深 (deep) + 夜 (late night) = 深夜 (in the middle of the night. )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
深 | deep | WATER | 水
探 | look for | HANDS | 手
採 | gather | NEST |
捜 | search | FREEDOM | 由
授 | instruct | RECIEVE | 受
The merman lives in the deep WATER.
You look for delicious PIE, but you gather NESTS so the birds all die.
You search for FREEDOM.
You RECEIVE instruction.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 569
Components: (waterleft) + (nice thick pie) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: The flood of SHINY water was so deep, the thick pie floated above the treetops!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: grave situation
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 398

Kanji: 具
Meaning: tool
Onyomi: GU
First jukugo: 道具[どうぐ]
Full header: 具 tool
目 (eye) + (pi)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GU |
Full mnemonic: | Your eye is a tool you use to look for a GOOEY piece of pie!
Full jukugo: 道具(どうぐ) | tool ★★★★☆ 道 (street) + 具 (tool) = 道具 (tool)
家具(かぐ) | furniture ★★★☆☆ 家 (home) + 具 (tool) = 家具 (furniture)
具体的(ぐたいてき) な or 　に | concrete/ in practice ★★★☆☆ 具 (tool) + 体 (body) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 具体的 (concrete/ in practice) concrete, literal, in practice . . as opposed to abstract, in theory
具合(ぐあい) | condition ★★★☆☆ KUN ON NOKURI 具 (tool) + 合 (to suit) = 具合 (condition) condition something is in. Can be used with a living thing or object. Always used only with いい or 悪い. Unlike the related term 調子（ちょうし）,具合 emphasizes the condition IN THE SHORT TERM - the condition at that particular time of day.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
植 | plant | TREE | 木
具 | tool | WITHOUT THE 'TEN' RADICAL |
真 | really | TEN | 十
県 | prefecture | SMALL | 小
直 | correct a probem / direct contact | 'L' | L
置 | put down on table | NET |
TREES are plants
The truth is worth TEN TOOLS.
I come from a SMALL prefecture.
You can't spell "correct a probLLLLem" without an “L".
You put the NET down on the table.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 570
Components: 目 (eye) + (pi)
Mnemonic: Your eye is a tool you use to look for a GOOEY piece of pie!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 683

Kanji: 元
Meaning: original
Onyomi: GEN
First kunyomi: もと
First jukugo: 元気[げんき]
Full header: 元 original
一 (one/line radical) + (pi)
★★★★★
4 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: GEN |
Full mnemonic: | All pie comes from one original pie - the First Pie of the scriptures. Someday this pie will be Born AGAIN, and that's what we call the apiecalypse.
Full kunyomi: もと | originally (see below!) NUBI ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 元気(げんき) | cheerful ★★★★★ CCW 元 (original) + 気 (mood) = 元気 (cheerful) cheerful, energetic. Doesn't matter if it's totally forced.
元々(もともと) | originally ★★★★☆
元(もと) XXX | former ★★★★☆ PRE PREFIX meaning "former XXX' (ex-boyfriend, former prime minister, etc.)
足元(あしもと) に | at your feet ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 足 (foot/ be enough) + 元 (original) = 足元 (at your feet) right at your feet, right in front of you. often seen on 'watch your step!' signs)
Full used In: - 完
- 頑
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 571
Components: 一 (one/line radical) + (pi)
Mnemonic: All pie comes from one original pie - the First Pie of the scriptures. Someday this pie will be Born AGAIN, and that's what we call the apiecalypse.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: originally (see below!)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: cheerful
Frequency ranking: 376

Kanji: 完
Meaning: complete
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 完了[かんりょう]する
Full header: 完 complete
(crown) + 元 (original)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
BETA
Description: This motherfucker is used in more synonyms than anyone! I'll do my best to clarify the differences between the synonyms below.
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | She KAN make a complete replica of the crown if you show her the original.
Full jukugo: 完了(かんりょう) する | finish ★★★☆☆ NP 完 (complete) + 了 (total) = 完了 (finish) to finish work on a project - an annual report, a re-formatting of the database, etc.
完璧(かんぺき) な | perfect ★★★☆☆ perfect, as in 'the perfect crime' or 'perfectly safe.' Also, perfect as in, 'My new project is perfectly complete, now the finishing touches are over.'
完成(かんせい) | completion ★★★☆☆ 完 (complete) + 成 (become) = 完成 (completion) completion (noun) - usually said of a painting, construction of a building, or other physically creative project.
完全(かんぜん) な | complete ★★★☆☆ 完 (complete) + 全 (all) = 完全 (complete) complete or total. "Don't stand up until the bus comes to a complete stop." Perfect victory: 100 to nothing. Not used about people, except for this idiom: 完全な人いない (nobody's perfect) 。 Also used when creating things. To perfect a new invention or complete a new artwork.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
宗 | religion | ALTAR | 示
完 | complete | GENKI | 元
My religion sacrifices you on the ALTAR, and it makes us completely GENKI.
Full used In: - 院
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 572
Components: (crown) + 元 (original)
Mnemonic: She KAN make a complete replica of the crown if you show her the original.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: finish
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 705

Kanji: 西
Meaning: west
Onyomi: SEI
First kunyomi: にし
First jukugo: 関西[かんさい]
Full header: 西 west
(pi) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
6 strokes
PN MR
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | In the Old West it was not considered rude to SAY things with one's mouth full of pie.
Full kunyomi: にし | west ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 関西(かんさい) | western Japan ★★★★☆ 関 (connected to) + 西 (west) = 関西 (western Japan) western part of Japan (Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto)
西口(にしぐち) | west entrance ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 西 (west) + 口 (mouth) = 西口 (west entrance)
西側(にしがわ) | west siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide. ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 西 (west) + 側 (side of something) = 西側 (west siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide.)
Full used In: - 尊
- 酔
- 要
- 煙
- 票
- 酒
- 価
- 醜
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 573
Components: (pi) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: In the Old West it was not considered rude to SAY things with one's mouth full of pie.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: western Japan
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 301

Kanji: 票
Meaning: ballot
Onyomi: HYOU
First kunyomi: ひょう
First jukugo: 投票[とうひょう]する
Full header: 票 ballot
(west top) + 示 (show/altar radical)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
STRONG
Full onyomi: HYOU | HE'S YOUR candidate, so you cast your ballot for him.
Full mnemonic: | Go west and show them your ballot and they'll let you vote.
Full kunyomi: ひょう | one vote LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 投票(とうひょう) する | vote ★★★☆☆ 投 (throw) + 票 (ballot) = 投票 (vote) to vote (also, it can mean election, as in "Did he win the vote?")
Full used In: - 漂
- 標
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 574
Components: (west top) + 示 (show/altar radical)
Mnemonic: HE'S YOUR candidate, so you cast your ballot for him.
Go west and show them your ballot and they'll let you vote.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: one vote
First jukugo meaning: vote
Frequency ranking: 1218

Kanji: 標
Meaning: sign, mark
Onyomi: HYOU
First jukugo: 目標[もくひょう]
Full header: 標 sign, mark
木 (tree) + 票 (ballot) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: HYOU |
Full mnemonic: | The ballot which you marked with your vote, was made out of a wooden shingle.
Full jukugo: 目標(もくひょう)
eventual goal ★★★☆☆
目 (eye) + 標 (sign, mark) = 目標 (eventual goal)
A goal - usually not something you do all at once. Usually related to self-improvement in some way: "My goal is to learn French in 2 years."
"My goal is to run a marathon next July."
標識(ひょうしき) | marked ☆☆☆☆☆ 標 (sign, mark) + 識 (be conscious) = 標識 (marked) "marked", as in 'Obey the rules which have been posted on the wall', or 'Follow the marked trail', 'Follow the target kitty which has been tagged with a blue collar.'
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
標 | sign, mark | WEST | 西
模 | model | SUN | 日
LOOKALIKES:
Ice cube's "W" is the mark of the WEST side.
The model is hot like the SUN. (not that she's good-looking, but she burned herself up free-basing cocaine).
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 575
Components: 木 (tree) + 票 (ballot) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The ballot which you marked with your vote, was made out of a wooden shingle.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: eventual goal
Frequency ranking: 1219

Kanji: 漂
Meaning: drift
Onyomi: HYOU
First kunyomi: ( が or に ) ただよ＊う
First jukugo: 漂流[ひょうりゅう]する
Full header: 漂 drift
(waterleft) + 票 (ballot) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: HYOU |
Full mnemonic: | I threw your ballot in the water and now it is drifting.
Full kunyomi: ( が or に ) ただよ＊う | to drift on the surface of water. A smell drifts through the air . Or (figuratively) an atmosphere or vibe wafts around the place (of mutiny, for example!) a dude gives off a vibe of being a ganster ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 漂流(ひょうりゅう) する | drifting ☆☆☆☆☆ 漂 (drift) + 流 (flow) = 漂流 (drifting)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 576
Components: (waterleft) + 票 (ballot) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I threw your ballot in the water and now it is drifting.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to drift on the surface of water. A smell drifts through the air . Or (figuratively) an atmosphere or vibe wafts around the place (of mutiny, for example!) a dude gives off a vibe of being a ganster
First jukugo meaning: drifting
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1495

Kanji: 酒
Meaning: liquor
Onyomi: SHU
First kunyomi: ( お ) さけ
First jukugo: 居酒屋[いざかや]
Full header: 酒 liquor
(waterleft) + (west top) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★★
10 strokes
DUH
Full onyomi: SHU | as in, "If she drinks liquor, you can See Her Underpants."
Full mnemonic: | Actually this is one of those things that looks like what it looks like: a bottle with a wide spout on top, and - see that extra line? That's the meniscus in the middle.
Full kunyomi: ( お ) さけ | booze ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 居酒屋(いざかや) | Japanese-style bar ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 居 (live) + 酒 (liquor) + 屋 (store) = 居酒屋 (Japanese-style bar)
日本酒(にほんしゅ) | Japanese booze ★★★☆☆ 日 (sun, day) + 本 (book / the real) + 酒 (liquor) = 日本酒 (Japanese booze) Japanese-style booze, or what we in the west call Sake. (BOOBOO: In fact, to Japanese, any booze is Sake)
酒飲み(さけのみ) | heavy drinker ★★☆☆☆ 酒 (liquor) + 飲 (drink) = 酒飲み (heavy drinker) a person who likes to drink booze
飲酒運転(いんしゅうんてん) | drunk driving ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 飲 (drink) + 酒 (liquor) + 運 転 (drive a vehicle) = 飲酒運転 (drunk driving)
Full used In: - 酸
- 配
- 酷
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 577
Components: (waterleft) + (west top) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: as in, "If she drinks liquor, you can See Her Underpants."
Actually this is one of those things that looks like what it looks like: a bottle with a wide spout on top, and - see that extra line? That's the meniscus in the middle.
Usefulness: ★★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: booze
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: Japanese-style bar
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 434

Kanji: 酔
Meaning: drunk
Onyomi: SUI
First kunyomi: よ*う
First jukugo: 酔っ払い[よっぱらい]
Full header: 酔 drunk
西 (west) + 九 (the number 9) + 十 (ten)
★★★★★
11 strokes
Full onyomi: SUI |
Full mnemonic: | In the west, nine out of ten people drink alcohol because it's SWEET!
Full kunyomi: よ*う | to be drunk (see below!) NUBI ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 酔っ払い(よっぱらい) | drunk ★★★★★ SARC 酔 (drunk) + 払 (pay) = 酔っ払い (drunk) drunk (literally, 'paying for one's drink'!)
二日酔い(ふつかよい) | hangover ★★★★☆ SARC 二 (two) + 日 (sun, day) + 酔 (drunk) = 二日酔い (hangover) hangover (literally: 'paying for your drink'）
泥酔者(でいすいしゃ) | shit-faced ★☆☆☆☆ SARC 泥 (mud) + 酔 (drunk) + 者 (professional) = 泥酔者 (shit-faced) someone who is shit-faced drunk (泥酔する： to BE shit-faced)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
酸 | sour | EACH | 各
酔 | drunk | TEN | 十
酷 | horrendous | MOUTH | 口
粋 | essence | RICE | 米
砕 | pulverize | ROCK | 石
EACH lemon is sour,
but NINE OF TEN guys get drunk every hour,
and your MOUTH has horrendously bad raps when you you freestyle in the shower.
The essence of my RICE you did mock,
so I pulverize you with a ROCK!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 578
Components: 西 (west) + 九 (the number 9) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: In the west, nine out of ten people drink alcohol because it's SWEET!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to be drunk (see below!)
Frequency ranking: 1167

Kanji: 価
Meaning: value
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: あたい
First jukugo: 価値[かち]
Full header: 価 value
(personleft) + 西 (west)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
DUPE ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: KA | You want a Hummer because you think it's a high-value CAR.
Full mnemonic: | Picture the person as a mail-order bride, and she values the West highly, at least according to the website.
Full kunyomi: あたい | value - but not an actual dollar amount (that'd be 値段） . 価 is value as in, ('the value of the antique goes up with time' or 'I'll estimate the value, using my jewler's loupe and tweezers.') ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 価値(かち) | merit ★★★☆☆ 価 (value) + 値 (price or ranking) = 価値 (merit) merit or worth - not used about money (it's worth it for the view! The good part of Dancehall is the bass!)
物価(ぶっか) | price ★★☆☆☆ NP 物 (animal / thing) + 価 (value) = 物価 (price) price of commodities in general. (Tokyo prices are high! The bananna market took a hit as prices continued to fall!) An economist might use this word.
価値観(かちかん) | ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ ★★☆☆☆ 価 値 (merit) + 観 (point of view) = 価値観 (ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ) ｏｎｅ’ｓ　ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ - used with specific things, like drinking, smoking, gambling.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 579
Components: (personleft) + 西 (west)
Mnemonic: You want a Hummer because you think it's a high-value CAR.
Picture the person as a mail-order bride, and she values the West highly, at least according to the website.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: value - but not an actual dollar amount (that'd be 値段） . 価 is value as in, ('the value of the antique goes up with time' or 'I'll estimate the value, using my jewler's loupe and tweezers.')
First jukugo meaning: merit
Frequency ranking: 913

Kanji: 要
Meaning: important
Onyomi: YOU
First kunyomi: ( が ) い*る
First jukugo: 重要[じゅうよう]な
Full header: 要 important
(west top) + 女 (woman)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: YOU |
Full mnemonic: | In the west, it is important for women to YODEL regularly.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) い*る | to need something　super important - but always written in kana, so I'm giving it a usefullness of zero, even though as a hiragana word it's more like a 3 or 4. KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
よう*する ( に ) | in short, in sum LAZY NP ★★★☆☆
かなめ | the one key point, the lynchpin of ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 重要(じゅうよう) な | essential ★★★★☆ 重 (heavy / overlap) + 要 (important) = 重要 (essential)
要点(ようてん)
the important points ★★☆☆☆
要 (important) + 点 (point) = 要点 (the important points)
the important points (unlike the related word 重点（じゅうてん）、　要点 is more than one point - more like a summary. Like instead of writing an essay, you'd just do a series of bullet points.
Example phrase:要点だけ話して！　("Get to the point!")
要求(ようきゅう) する | demand ★★☆☆☆ 要 (important) + 求 (demand/ask) = 要求 (demand) demand - more strident than the related word 求める　（もとめる）
需要(じゅよう)
demand ★★☆☆☆ NP
需 (demand) + 要 (important) = 需要 (demand)
demand in the economic sense - supply and demand
This does NOT get to turn into a verb. You don't use する. You'd say 需要がある (there's a demand for xxx) or perhaps　　需要を　満たす　（じゅようをもたす） (there's enough of xxx to meet the demand).
Full used In: - 腰
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 580
Components: (west top) + 女 (woman)
Mnemonic: In the west, it is important for women to YODEL regularly.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to need something　super important - but always written in kana, so I'm giving it a usefullness of zero, even though as a hiragana word it's more like a 3 or 4.
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: essential
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 303

Kanji: 腰
Meaning: waist
Onyomi: YOU
First kunyomi: こし
First jukugo: 腰抜け[こしぬけ]
Full header: 腰 waist
月 (moon/organ) + 要 (important) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: YOU | When you YODEL, make sure and use your diaphragm muscle (located in your waist) to project your voice all the way to the next Alp.
Full mnemonic: | To models, a slim waist is an important organ.
Full kunyomi: こし | waist ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 腰抜け(こしぬけ) | coward ★☆☆☆☆ 腰 (waist) + 抜 (extract) = 腰抜け (coward) coward - the nuance is someone who becomes paralyzed when the shit goes down. Someone who is too frightened to react.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 581
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + 要 (important) Same-ON
Mnemonic: When you YODEL, make sure and use your diaphragm muscle (located in your waist) to project your voice all the way to the next Alp.
To models, a slim waist is an important organ.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: coward
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 717

Kanji: 煙
Meaning: smoky
Onyomi: EN
First kunyomi: けむり
First jukugo: 禁煙[きんえん]
Full header: 煙 smoky
(fireleft) + (west top) + 土 (earth)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: EN |
Full mnemonic: | The fire on the west side of the earth made the air too smoky to ENJOY.
Full kunyomi: けむり | smoke 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
けむ＊い | smoky ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 禁煙(きんえん) | no smoking ★★★★☆ 禁 (prohibition) + 煙 (smoky) = 禁煙 (no smoking)
喫煙(きつえん) | smoking ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 喫 (enjoy a drink and a smoke) + 煙 (smoky) = 喫煙 (smoking) the act of smoking. You'll see this on signs a lot, meaning 'this is the smoking section.'
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 582
Components: (fireleft) + (west top) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: The fire on the west side of the earth made the air too smoky to ENJOY.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: smoke
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: no smoking
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 940

Kanji: 才
Meaning: skill / age
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) さい
First jukugo: 天才[てんさい]
Full header: 才 skill / age
★★★☆☆
2 strokes
JERK PK LAZY STRONG
Description: STRONG for both SAI and ZAI. Also, the mutant radical is the katakana 'o' (ｵ).
Full onyomi: SAI |
Full mnemonic: | You SIGH when you realize you'll never have the skills to be a real MC.
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) さい | years old SUF ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 天才(てんさい) | genius ★★★★☆ 天 (heaven) + 才 (skill / age) = 天才 (genius)
才能(さいのう) のある　/ のない | talent ★★☆☆☆ 才 (skill / age) + 能 (talent) = 才能 (talent) talent, skill of a person
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."
Full used In: - 財
- 材
- 閉
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 583
Mnemonic: You SIGH when you realize you'll never have the skills to be a real MC.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: years old
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: genius
Frequency ranking: 908

Kanji: 財
Meaning: loot
Onyomi: SAI or ZAI
First jukugo: 財布[さいふ]
Full header: 財 loot
貝 (shellfish/money) + 才 (skill / age)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
BETA SAME ON
Full onyomi: SAI or ZAI | I took my loot and bought me a XYLOPHONE with platinum SIDES.
Full mnemonic: | It takes skills to make loot and money.
Full jukugo: 財布(さいふ) | wallet ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 財 (loot) + 布 (fabric) = 財布 (wallet)
財産(ざいさん) | one's possessions ★★☆☆☆ 財 (loot) + 産 (childbirth, production of things) = 財産 (one's possessions)
財閥(ざいばつ) | big biz ★☆☆☆☆ 財 (loot) + 閥 (clique) = 財閥 (big biz) a group of banks, corporations, and underworld guys, where everyone is on each other's board of directors - like capitalist feudal states. These are the fuckers who bankrolled and encouraged Japan's role in the second world war. FDR specifically told MacArthur to break them up, but Mac didn't.Companies like Mitsui bank and Mitsubishi, Nissan, etc. have profited handsomely off of slave labor and Hirohito's war, and they continue to be the bedrock of society.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
財 | loot | MONEY | 貝
材 | raw materials | TREE | 木
村 | hicktown | GLUE | 寸
Loot is usually MONEY,
but raw material is lumber from TREES.
The hicks GLUE banjos to their knees .
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 585
Components: 貝 (shellfish/money) + 才 (skill / age)
Mnemonic: I took my loot and bought me a XYLOPHONE with platinum SIDES.
It takes skills to make loot and money.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: wallet
Frequency ranking: 1109

Kanji: 材
Meaning: raw materials
Onyomi: ZAI
First jukugo: 材料[ざいりょう]
Full header: 材 raw materials
木 (tree) + 才 (skill / age)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
BETA SAME ON
Full onyomi: ZAI |
Full mnemonic: | It takes skills to carve a XYLOPHONE from the raw material of wood.
Full jukugo: 材料(ざいりょう) | ingredients ★★★☆☆ 材 (raw materials) + 料 (ingredients / fees) = 材料 (ingredients) usually seen on the "ingredients" label on food packaging. But also used about source material for a report: field notes, raw data. The implication is that, unlike 素材, the source material is not totally raw, it's partially assembled --for instance, if you get silk, that's 素材, but when the silk is woven into a fabric, that is 材料, and then the fabric is an ingredient of a handbag.
素材(そざい) | raw material ★★☆☆☆ 素 (element) + 材 (raw materials) = 素材 (raw material) raw material - both literally and figuratively (as in, the raw data that you base your essay or report or novel on) ("I'm working on materal for my novel!")
木材(もくざい) | raw lumber ☆☆☆☆☆ 木 (tree) + 材 (raw materials) = 木材 (raw lumber)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
財 | loot | MONEY | 貝
材 | raw materials | TREE | 木
村 | hicktown | GLUE | 寸
Loot is usually MONEY,
but raw material is lumber from TREES.
The hicks GLUE banjos to their knees .
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 586
Components: 木 (tree) + 才 (skill / age)
Mnemonic: It takes skills to carve a XYLOPHONE from the raw material of wood.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: ingredients
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 999

Kanji: 閉
Meaning: close store
Onyomi: HEI
First kunyomi: ( を ) し＊める
First jukugo: 閉店[へいてん]する
Full header: 閉 close store
門 (gate) + 才 (skill / age)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE DUH
Full onyomi: HEI |
Full mnemonic: | When I was a young age, I'd HATE it that the ero-video store's gate was closed to me. Something something skills.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) し＊める | I shut or close (a door, etc.) ★★★☆☆
( が ) し＊まる | the door is shut or closed。 Also, the Man cracks down on something, tightens controls on something. ★★★☆☆
( を ) と＊ざる | I shut (a book, my eyes, my heart... those are the only times you use it!) ☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) と＊じる | the book / eyes/ mouth gets shut.A store shuts down, goes out of business. ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 閉店(へいてん) する | close store ★★☆☆☆ 閉 (close store) + 店 (shop) = 閉店 (close store) close the store for the day (although people usually say 終わる instead!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 587
Components: 門 (gate) + 才 (skill / age)
Mnemonic: When I was a young age, I'd HATE it that the ero-video store's gate was closed to me. Something something skills.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I shut or close (a door, etc.)
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 909

Kanji: 夫
Meaning: husband
Onyomi: FU, also FUU
First kunyomi: おっと
First jukugo: 夫婦[ふうふ]
Full header: 夫 husband
大 (big) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★☆
4 strokes
Full onyomi: FU, also FUU |
Full mnemonic: | Peter Griffin is one big husband - plus he's Fucked Up.
Full kunyomi: おっと | kind of formal word for husband NP ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 夫婦(ふうふ) | married couple ★★★☆☆ 夫 (husband) + 婦 (housewife / lady) = 夫婦 (married couple)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
未 | not yet | TOP BRANCH SHORTER |
夫 | husband | NO PENIS |
末 | the tip | TOP BRANCH LONGER |
The MADA tree, the top branch has not yet fully grown, that's why it is shorter than the middle one.
The SUE tree, however, the top branch has grown all the way to the tip, which is why it's LONGER than the middle one!
Unlike the trees,the husband has NOTHING BETWEEN HIS LEGS, so that's how you can remember him. (FYI they say his wife cut his pecker off . . .after catching him fucking the tree) (birch!)
Full used In: - 賛
- 替
- 規
- 狭
- 挟
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 588
Components: 大 (big) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: Peter Griffin is one big husband - plus he's Fucked Up.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: kind of formal word for husband
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: married couple
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 305

Kanji: 賛
Meaning: agree
Onyomi: SAN
First jukugo: に賛成[さんせい]する
Full header: 賛 agree
夫 (husband) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SAN |
Full mnemonic: | Two husbands agree that SANTA should bring them some money
Full jukugo: に 賛成(さんせい) する | agree/ support ★★★☆☆ 賛 (agree) + 成 (become) = 賛成 (agree/ support) to agree with a statement - not just agree but also support, as in "Many people support this new law." "Most of the committe members support the chairman's fuckin' proposal." ( in this case, it is usually used about a great number of people, not just one individual)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
賛 | agree | MONEY | 貝
替 | substitute | DAY | 日
皆 | everyone | HEEL |
Two husbands agree about MONEY (i.e. it is awesome)
but every DAY they substitute one for the other in a game of wife-swapping.
Everyone has a HEEL fetish.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 589
Components: 夫 (husband) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: Two husbands agree that SANTA should bring them some money
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: agree/ support
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1527

Kanji: 替
Meaning: substitute
Onyomi: TAI - you don't need this
First kunyomi: ( を ) か＊える
First jukugo: 両替[りょうがえ]する
Full header: 替 substitute
夫 (husband) + 日 (sun, day)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: TAI - you don't need this |
Full mnemonic: | The two husbands were TIED together all day - you can't replace one without replacing both of them.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) か＊える | I switch from one thing to another thing - usually of a different type: (switch channels / modes / clothes / sides) ★★★★☆
( が ) か＊わる | something was substituted-something automatically switches (modes/channels/places) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 両替(りょうがえ) する | make change ★★★☆☆ NOKURI 両 (both) + 替 (substitute) = 両替 (make change) to make change - i.e. "Do you have change for a dollar?"
取り替える(とりかえる) | to exchange ★★☆☆☆ 取 (take) + 替 (substitute) = 取り替える (to exchange)
着替え(きがえ) | a change of clothes ★★☆☆☆ 着 (wear / arrive) + 替 (substitute) = 着替え (a change of clothes)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
賛 | agree | MONEY | 貝
替 | substitute | DAY | 日
皆 | everyone | HEEL |
Two husbands agree about MONEY (i.e. it is awesome)
but every DAY they substitute one for the other in a game of wife-swapping.
Everyone has a HEEL fetish.
Full used In: - 潜
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 590
Components: 夫 (husband) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: The two husbands were TIED together all day - you can't replace one without replacing both of them.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I switch from one thing to another thing - usually of a different type: (switch channels / modes / clothes / sides)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: make change
Frequency ranking: 1232

Kanji: 潜
Meaning: lurk
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: ( が ) ひそ＊む
First jukugo: 潜在意識[せんざいいしき]
Full header: 潜 lurk
替 (substitute) + (waterleft)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: SEN |
Full mnemonic: | They SENT in someone to lurk around and substitute the enemy's water for poison.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) ひそ＊む | to lurk 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
( に ) もぐ＊る | (usually KANA) ｔｏ　ｄｉｖｅ　ｉｎ，　ｔｏ　ｇｏ　ｕｎｄｅｒｇｒｏｕｎｄ, as far as I know this is not used figuratively a la Harriet Tubman. KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 潜在意識(せんざいいしき) | subconscious ★★☆☆☆ 潜 (lurk) + 在 (be real) + 意 識 (awareness) = 潜在意識 (subconscious)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
混 | mix | INSECTS | 昆
潜 | lurk | HUSBAND | 夫
You mix INSECTS in your bug-shake (mmmm!!) but a lurking HUSBAND steals it from you. Yoink.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 591
Components: 替 (substitute) + (waterleft)
Mnemonic: They SENT in someone to lurk around and substitute the enemy's water for poison.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to lurk
First jukugo meaning: subconscious
Frequency ranking: 1304

Kanji: 規
Meaning: criteria
Onyomi: KI
First jukugo: 規則[きそく]
Full header: 規 criteria
夫 (husband) + 見 (look)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KI | You have to KEEEP using the same criteria, otherwise your measurements will be meaningless.
Full mnemonic: | My fucking husband uses looks as his criteria of judging women.
Full jukugo: 規則(きそく) | rule or regulation ★★★☆☆ 規 (criteria) + 則 (rule) = 規則 (rule or regulation)
規律(きりつ) | rules/discipline ★★★☆☆ 規 (criteria) + 律 (regulation) = 規律 (rules/discipline) literally, "rule," but closer to the English word for "discipline."Rules typically say "don't do this or that," but 規律 give long lists of things you HAVE TO do, in the order you have to do them. Like if you're at military school, you have to get up at 5:30, have your bed made by 5:35, shine your shoes by 5:40, and report to the mess hall.
規準(きじゅん) | a criterion ☆☆☆☆☆ 規 (criteria) + 準 (prepare / criteria) = 規準 (a criterion)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
規 | criteria | HUSBAND | 夫
視 | peer at | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
現 | present time | KING | 王
You think about your criteria for choosing a HUSBAND.
You peer at the NECROPHILIAC, is he the one for you?
The KING is present, and waiting for you to choose him.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 592
Components: 夫 (husband) + 見 (look)
Mnemonic: You have to KEEEP using the same criteria, otherwise your measurements will be meaningless.
My fucking husband uses looks as his criteria of judging women.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: rule or regulation
Frequency ranking: 1092

Kanji: 挟
Meaning: pinch
First kunyomi: はさ＊む
Full header: 挟 pinch
(handleft) + 夫 (husband) + 丶 (dot)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: Let's think of those two dots as the husband's two arms.
so now we can say . . .
Pinch the husband with your hand, until he throws his arms up to defend himself.
Full kunyomi: はさ＊む | crush between two things - as in slam your finger in the car door. (also, to tuck in between 2 things, as in place a bookmark in the book, or wedge the phone between your shoulder and chin) (BOOBOO: does NOT mean pinch, which is つねる）　 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
狭 | narrow | CAT | 猫
挟 | pinch | HAND | 手
The CAT goes through a narrow alley, but I use my HAND to pinch Captain O'Malley.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 593
Components: (handleft) + 夫 (husband) + 丶 (dot)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: crush between two things - as in slam your finger in the car door. (also, to tuck in between 2 things, as in place a bookmark in the book, or wedge the phone between your shoulder and chin) (BOOBOO: does NOT mean pinch, which is つねる）
Frequency ranking: 1668

Meaning: t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.
Full header: t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.
(top radical)
PK
Description: THE CUTEST FUCKING BABY BIRDS YOU EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE
as this picture demonstrates:
Full used In: - 巣
- 桜
- 単
- 当
- 鎖
- 脳
- 悩
- 光
- 厳
- 獣
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 594
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 142

Kanji: 巣
Meaning: habitat
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: す
First jukugo: 精巣[せいそう]
Full header: 巣 habitat
(t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 果 (fruit　/ result)
★★★★★
11 strokes
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | The baby birds build a habitat in the top of the tree SO they can feed on the fruit.
Full kunyomi: す | BOOBOO: this is usually translated as nest, but anywhere an animal lives is a SU. A spider's web, a badger's burrow, are all 巣. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 精巣(せいそう) | balls ☆☆☆☆☆ FR OBSOLETE 精 (spirit) + 巣 (habitat) = 精巣 (balls) ：A very archaic word for ｔｅｓｔｉｃｌｅｓ！　Although you'll never use this, the roots are so awesome, I had to include it' the balls are apparently the 'spiritual habitat' of men.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
早 | early | SUN | 陽
巣 | habitat | TREE | 木
単 | merely | BABY BIRDS |
The SUN rises early.
The habitat is in a TREE.
Merely has NO TREE because it is MERELY some baby birds.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 595
Components: (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 果 (fruit　/ result)
Mnemonic: The baby birds build a habitat in the top of the tree SO they can feed on the fruit.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: BOOBOO: this is usually translated as nest, but anywhere an animal lives is a SU. A spider's web, a badger's burrow, are all 巣.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: balls
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1578

Kanji: 光
Meaning: shining
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: ( が ) ひか*る
First jukugo: 観光客[かんこうきゃく]
Full header: 光 shining
(pi) + (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
ILL PAIR PN
Full onyomi: KOU | COCAINE is shiny white powder.
Full mnemonic: | 4 and 20 baby birds inside of a shining pie.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) ひか*る | to shine ★★★★☆
ひか＊り | (noun) a shining light ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 観光客(かんこうきゃく) | tourist ★★★☆☆ 観 (point of view) + 光 (shining) + 客 (customer) = 観光客 (tourist)
光景(こうけい) | a spectacle ★☆☆☆☆ 光 (shining) + 景 (scene) = 光景 (a spectacle)
光栄(こうえい) | it's an honor! ★☆☆☆☆ F 光 (shining) + 栄 (glory) = 光栄 (it's an honor!) honor : usually used by lower person to higher person. "It's an honor to meet you, sir!" "I'm honored to have a chance to work with you, ma'am."
Full used In: - 輝
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 596
Components: (pi) + (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.)
Mnemonic: COCAINE is shiny white powder.
4 and 20 baby birds inside of a shining pie.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to shine
First jukugo meaning: tourist
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 328

Kanji: 単
Meaning: merely
Onyomi: TAN
First kunyomi: たん*に
First jukugo: 簡単[かんたん]な
Full header: 単 merely
(t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 田 (rice field) + 十 (ten)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: TAN | as in 'I was hit with a flame thrower (long story) but it MERELY gave me a TAN. '
Full mnemonic: | Even though I have ten rice fields, all that is growing is merely three lousy baby firds, I mean birds.
Full kunyomi: たん*に | merely ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 簡単(かんたん) な | simple ★★★★☆ 簡 (simplicity) + 単 (merely) = 簡単 (simple) simple or easy, but in a good way
単語(たんご) | simple word ★★★★☆ 単 (merely) + 語 (language) = 単語 (simple word) a SIMPLE Japanese word (note the 単 kanji) : 犬 is a tango, as is a hiragana word like いや. But compound words or long-ass words are not tango.
単位(たんい) | unit ★☆☆☆☆ 単 (merely) + 位 (rank) = 単位 (unit) denomination or unit (college credit, but also centimeter or pound)
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
早 | early | SUN | 陽
巣 | habitat | TREE | 木
単 | merely | BABY BIRDS |
The SUN rises early.
The habitat is in a TREE.
Merely has NO TREE because it is MERELY some baby birds.
Full used In: - 弾
- 戦
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 597
Components: (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 田 (rice field) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: as in 'I was hit with a flame thrower (long story) but it MERELY gave me a TAN. '
Even though I have ten rice fields, all that is growing is merely three lousy baby firds, I mean birds.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: simple
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 353

Kanji: 桜
Meaning: sakura
First kunyomi: さくら
Full header: 桜 sakura
木 (tree) + (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 女 (woman)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
PN SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The woman sits under the sakura tree watching the baby birds eat the cherries.
Full kunyomi: さくら | cherry blossoms, or cherry trees ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 598
Components: 木 (tree) + (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 女 (woman)
Mnemonic: The woman sits under the sakura tree watching the baby birds eat the cherries.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: cherry blossoms, or cherry trees
Frequency ranking: 1319

Kanji: 肖
Meaning: carrot
Full header: 肖 carrot
(right radical)
Description: This is basically baby birds ( ) + month (月）、but I honestly can't picture it as anything besides this:
That's right, a carrot on fire. FLAMING CARROT.
. .. So, fuck it!
Full used In: - 削
- 消
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 599
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 470

Kanji: 削
Meaning: whittle down
Onyomi: SAKU
First kunyomi: けず*る
First jukugo: 削除[さくじょ]する
Full header: 削 whittle down
肖 (carrot) + 刀 (sword)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: SAKU | Always wear underpants while using a weed-whacker otherwise you might accidentally trip and whittle down your SAC.
Full mnemonic: | Use the sword to whittle down the carrot.
Full kunyomi: けず*る | whittle down, or shave off 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 削除(さくじょ) する | delete ★★★☆☆ 削 (whittle down) + 除 (exclude) = 削除 (delete) delete (as in, delete a file, but also to eliminate or censor something)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
消 | erase | WATER | 水
削 | whittle down | SWORD | 刀
You erase cum-stains with soapy WATER,
but you whittle wood with a SWORD.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
咳 | cough | MOUTH | 口
核 | nucleus | TREE | 木
刻 | engrave | SWORD | 刀
該 | correspond to | SAY | 言
削 | whittle down | CARROT | 肖
You cough with your MOUTH.
The seed is the nucleus of a TREE,
but you carve with a SWORD.
My words correspond to what I SAY.
You whittle a what?? a CARROT,dummy.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 600
Components: 肖 (carrot) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: Always wear underpants while using a weed-whacker otherwise you might accidentally trip and whittle down your SAC.
Use the sword to whittle down the carrot.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: whittle down, or shave off
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: delete
Frequency ranking: 1621

Kanji: 消
Meaning: erase
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) け＊す
First jukugo: 消極的[しょうきょくてき]な
Full header: 消 erase
(waterleft) + 肖 (carrot)
★★★★★
10 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: SHOU | as in, ' He SHOWED me his dick but I thought it was just a pencil eraser. Awkward. '
Full mnemonic: | You dump water on Flaming Carrot to put him out
Full kunyomi: ( を ) け＊す | I extinguish or erase it. ★★★★☆
( が ) き＊える | it gets erased. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 消極的(しょうきょくてき) な | passive ★★★☆☆ 消 (erase) + 極 (extreme) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 消極的 (passive) passive person who always is like, 'I dunno, what do YOU wanna do?' and never starts any new projects.
消しゴム(けしごむ) | eraser ★★★☆☆ 消 (erase) + ム () = 消しゴム (eraser)
消去(しょうきょ) する | to delete ★★☆☆☆ 消 (erase) + 去 (past tense) = 消去 (to delete) to delete (computer term) delete a file or folder. Also to eliminate, as in process of elimation. Elimination. Whatever, it's only a dictoinry. Dictionary. FUCK! More coffee.
消防士(しょうぼうし) | firefighter ★★☆☆☆ 消 (erase) + 防 (ward off) + 士 (samurai radical) = 消防士 (firefighter)
消防署(しょうぼうしょ) | fire station ☆☆☆☆☆ 消 (erase) + 防 (ward off) + 署 (government office) = 消防署 (fire station)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
消 | erase | WATER | 水
削 | whittle down | SWORD | 刀
You erase cum-stains with soapy WATER,
but you whittle wood with a SWORD.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 601
Components: (waterleft) + 肖 (carrot)
Mnemonic: as in, ' He SHOWED me his dick but I thought it was just a pencil eraser. Awkward. '
You dump water on Flaming Carrot to put him out
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I extinguish or erase it.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: passive
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 471

Meaning: nest
Full header: nest
(top radical) (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 一 (one/line radical)
Description: three baby birds, with a roof over their heads, constitutes a nest!
Full used In: - 浮
- 受
- 妥
- 採
- 愛
- 穏
- 隠
- 揺
- 彩
- 乳
- 瞬
- 菜
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 602
Components: (top radical) (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 一 (one/line radical)
Frequency ranking: 330

Kanji: 菜
Meaning: vegetable
Onyomi: SAI
First jukugo: 野菜[やさい]
Full header: 菜 vegetable
(flowertop) + 木 (tree) + (nest)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SAI | SIGH as you are forced by your stupid jerkface parents to eat cauliflower BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A BRAIN AND YOU KNOW THIS, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO MEEEEE?!?!??
Full mnemonic: | Those aren't flowers covering the nest on that tree . . . they're vegetables!
Full jukugo: 野菜(やさい) | vegetable ★★★★☆ 野 (field) + 菜 (vegetable) = 野菜 (vegetable)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 603
Components: (flowertop) + 木 (tree) + (nest)
Mnemonic: SIGH as you are forced by your stupid jerkface parents to eat cauliflower BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A BRAIN AND YOU KNOW THIS, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO MEEEEE?!?!??
Those aren't flowers covering the nest on that tree . . . they're vegetables!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1395

Kanji: 浮
Meaning: float
First kunyomi: ( が ) う*く
First jukugo: 浮気[うわき]
Full header: 浮 float
(waterleft) + (nest) + 子 (child)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The child stayed floating in the water by clinging to a buoyant nest.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) う*く | to float ★★★☆☆
( が ) う＊かれる | to be so happy you're 'walking on air.' ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 浮気(うわき) | affair ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 浮 (float) + 気 (mood) = 浮気 (affair) cheating, having an affair　(can be used even if you're not married)
浮いてる人(ういてるひと) | space cadet ☆☆☆☆☆ 浮 (float) + 人 (person) = 浮いてる人 (space cadet) someone who is oblivious to social rules, not a rebel way, more like in a spaz way. - ういてるひと doesn't have any friends and sort of floats around on the periphery of society.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 604
Components: (waterleft) + (nest) + 子 (child)
Mnemonic: The child stayed floating in the water by clinging to a buoyant nest.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to float
First jukugo meaning: affair
Frequency ranking: 566

Kanji: 受
Meaning: receive
Onyomi: JU
First kunyomi: う*ける
First jukugo: 受付[うけつけ]
Full header: 受 receive
(nest) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★★★
8 strokes
Full onyomi: JU | You're about to receive some Juicy Underwear.
Full mnemonic: | Each baby bird in the nest receives a moustache! The nest is located in the crotch of a tree.
Full kunyomi: う*ける | to receive ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 受付(うけつけ) | reception ★★★☆☆ NOKURI 受 (receive) + 付 (stick to) = 受付 (reception) the reception desk in an office.
受領書(じゅりょうしょ) | reciept ★★☆☆☆ 受 (receive) + 領 (territory) + 書 (write) = 受領書 (reciept)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
妥 | compromise | WOMAN | 女
受 | receive | CROTCH | 又
安 | cheap / safe | BERET |
The WOMAN compromised. She received a CROTCH, but she keeps it under her BERET for safety.
Full used In: - 授
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 605
Components: (nest) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: You're about to receive some Juicy Underwear.
Each baby bird in the nest receives a moustache! The nest is located in the crotch of a tree.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to receive
First jukugo meaning: reception
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 331

Kanji: 妥
Meaning: compromise
Onyomi: DA
First jukugo: 妥協[だきょう]する
Full header: 妥 compromise
(nest) + 女 (woman)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: DA | You compromise with your DAD about when you can borrow the car.
Full mnemonic: | The man wanted a huge aerie of vultures but the woman compromised on a small nest.
Full jukugo: 妥協(だきょう) する | compromise ★★★☆☆ 妥 (compromise) + 協 (cooperate) = 妥協 (compromise)
妥当(だとう) な | adequate ☆☆☆☆☆ 妥 (compromise) + 当 (hit the target) = 妥当 (adequate) means 'appropriate' - but more relaxed than related words like 適当 (てきとう)　and 正しい (ただしい). . .妥当 is more like "adequate."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
妥 | compromise | WOMAN | 女
受 | receive | CROTCH | 又
安 | cheap / safe | BERET |
The WOMAN compromised. She received a CROTCH, but she keeps it under her BERET for safety.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 606
Components: (nest) + 女 (woman)
Mnemonic: You compromise with your DAD about when you can borrow the car.
The man wanted a huge aerie of vultures but the woman compromised on a small nest.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1733

Kanji: 授
Meaning: instruct
Onyomi: JU
First kunyomi: さず＊ける
First jukugo: 授業[じゅぎょう]
Full header: 授 instruct
(handleft) + 受 (receive) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: JU |
Full mnemonic: | The students will receive instruction from the hand of the teacher.
Full kunyomi: さず＊ける | to give or grant a prize to someone ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 授業(じゅぎょう) | lesson ★★★☆☆ 授 (instruct) + 業 (business) = 授業 (lesson)
教授(きょうじゅ) | pedagogy ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 教 (teach) + 授 (instruct) = 教授 (pedagogy) the act of teaching： pedagogy, that's what I'm fucking talking about.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
深 | deep | WATER | 水
探 | look for | HANDS | 手
採 | gather | NEST |
捜 | search | FREEDOM | 由
授 | instruct | RECIEVE | 受
The merman lives in the deep WATER.
You look for delicious PIE, but you gather NESTS so the birds all die.
You search for FREEDOM.
You RECEIVE instruction.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 607
Components: (handleft) + 受 (receive) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The students will receive instruction from the hand of the teacher.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to give or grant a prize to someone
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: lesson
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1162

Kanji: 採
Meaning: gather
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: と*る
First jukugo: 採用[さいよう]する
Full header: 採 gather
(handleft) + (nest) + 木 (tree)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SAI |
Full mnemonic: | I SIGH as I gather with my hand the nest from the tree (the eggs of the last dodo are inside - all eaten from within by hideous gibbering parasites).
Full kunyomi: と*る | gather (mushrooms, cherries, honey (if you are a bee)). Also, sometimes, it means to adopt a certain policy or take a certain measure. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 採用(さいよう) する | adopt ★☆☆☆☆ 採 (gather) + 用 (utilize) = 採用 (adopt) adopt a policy or resolution
伐採(ばっさい) | logging ☆☆☆☆☆ cutting down a tree. Logging.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
深 | deep | WATER | 水
探 | look for | HANDS | 手
採 | gather | NEST |
捜 | search | FREEDOM | 由
授 | instruct | RECIEVE | 受
The merman lives in the deep WATER.
You look for delicious PIE, but you gather NESTS so the birds all die.
You search for FREEDOM.
You RECEIVE instruction.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 608
Components: (handleft) + (nest) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: I SIGH as I gather with my hand the nest from the tree (the eggs of the last dodo are inside - all eaten from within by hideous gibbering parasites).
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: gather (mushrooms, cherries, honey (if you are a bee)). Also, sometimes, it means to adopt a certain policy or take a certain measure.
First jukugo meaning: adopt
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1404

Kanji: 久
Meaning: been a long time
Onyomi: KYUU
First kunyomi: ひさ * しぶり ( に )
First jukugo: 永久[えいきゅう]に
Full header: 久 been a long time
ク (katakana 'ku') + 人 (person)
★★★☆☆
3 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KYUU | It's been a long time since I kissed the KUchie of a CUTE person.
Full kunyomi: ひさ * しぶり ( に ) | it's been a long time since I . . . 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 永久(えいきゅう) に | forever ★★☆☆☆ 永 (forever) + 久 (been a long time) = 永久 (forever ) forever - the science word. (BOOBOO : the poetic word is 'eien'.(永遠))
耐久性(たいきゅうせい) | durability ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 耐 (withstand) + 久 (been a long time) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 耐久性 (durability)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
及 | reach / amount to | right side BUMPY |
各 | each | CROSSed lines |
久 | been a long time | bottom GOES APART |
grasp - the right line has what looks like BUMPS on it - those bumps are the WHITE KNUCKLES of the grasping hand.
久's diagonal lines do NOT cross - they go APART. 　各's diagonal lines DO cross. So you can say:
Each time we met,you double-CROSSed me, so it's been a long time since we've been apart.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 609
Components: ク (katakana 'ku') + 人 (person)
Mnemonic: It's been a long time since I kissed the KUchie of a CUTE person.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: it's been a long time since I . . .
First jukugo meaning: forever
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 668

Kanji: 各
Meaning: each
Onyomi: KAKU
First jukugo: 各駅停車[かくえきていしゃ]
Full header: 各 each
口 (mouth/small box radical) + ??? (???)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
BETA PRE STRONG MR
Description: STRONG for both かく　and らく!
Full onyomi: KAKU |
Full mnemonic: Allright! Let's call that weird thing on top your nose. You'll notice that it looks a LOT like the kanji for 'been a long time' : 久. But 久's diagonal lines do NOT cross. 　各's diagonal lines DO cross.
So! Now we are ready to do our mnemonic, which will help us remember the difference between the two kanji:
Each COCK in your mouth crosses your nose.
Full jukugo: 各駅停車(かくえきていしゃ) | local train ★★☆☆☆ 各 (each) + 駅 (train station) + 停 (bring to a halt) + 車 (car) = 各駅停車 (local train) sure this is a scary and long word, but if you live here, you'll use it everyday： It means "local train" (literally, "stopping at each station train")
各々(おのおの) のxxx | each xxx in its own way. ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA each thing in its own way. 各々考え方が違います。 (everyone thinks in their own way/ everyone has their own opinion).
各(かく) ｘｘｘ | each xxx respectively ★☆☆☆☆ PRE PREFIX- you can put 各　in front of a noun to make it mean "each one, respectively"：each place, each thing, person.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
及 | reach / amount to | right side BUMPY |
各 | each | CROSSed lines |
久 | been a long time | bottom GOES APART |
grasp - the right line has what looks like BUMPS on it - those bumps are the WHITE KNUCKLES of the grasping hand.
久's diagonal lines do NOT cross - they go APART. 　各's diagonal lines DO cross. So you can say:
Each time we met,you double-CROSSed me, so it's been a long time since we've been apart.
Full used In: - 愛
- 客
- 酸
- 憂
- 夏
- 変
- 冬
- 降
- 格
- 絡
- 略
- 路
- 麦
- 条
- 後
- 処
- 落
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 610
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + ??? (???)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: local train
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 77

Kanji: 愛
Meaning: love
Onyomi: AI
First kunyomi: あい
First jukugo: 可愛い[かわいい]
Full header: 愛 love
(nest) + (George Michael's Moustache) + (bottomheart) + (eachbottom)
★★★★★
13 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: AI |
Full mnemonic: | Each bird in the nest loves the guy with the moustache from the bottom of its heart. (he feeds them worms, and if that isn't what love is all about, I'll eat my hat)
Full kunyomi: あい | love LAZY ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 可愛い(かわいい) | cute! ★★★★★ 1/2 KANA 可 (possible) + 愛 (love) = 可愛い (cute!)
愛国心(あいこくしん) | patriotism ★★☆☆☆ 愛 (love) + 国 (country) + 心 (heart) = 愛国心 (patriotism)
恋愛(れんあい) | love in general ★★☆☆☆ 恋 (passion) + 愛 (love) = 恋愛 (love in general) love or relationships in general - that is to say, if there's an ad for fortune-telling that says, "Test your luck in money! Love! and health!" it'll be using 恋愛. If there's an article in a womens' magazine, "How to get love in 10 steps!" it'll be using 恋愛. But you wouldn't tell a hot guy " I 恋愛 you very much!" See?
愛情(あいじょう) | affection : more than friendship and less than love. ★☆☆☆☆ 愛 (love) + 情 (emotion) = 愛情 (affection : more than friendship and less than love.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 611
Components: (nest) + (George Michael's Moustache) + (bottomheart) + (eachbottom)
Mnemonic: Each bird in the nest loves the guy with the moustache from the bottom of its heart. (he feeds them worms, and if that isn't what love is all about, I'll eat my hat)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: cute!
Frequency ranking: 375

Kanji: 客
Meaning: customer
Onyomi: KYAKU, KAKU
First kunyomi: ( お ) きゃく ( さん or さま )
First jukugo: 観光客[かんこうきゃく]
Full header: 客 customer
(crown) + 各 (each) Same-ON
★★★★☆
9 strokes
BETA
Description: NEW ONYOMI: from now on, when you see a new kanji whose onyomi is "kyaku", please use "customer" for the mnemonic!
Full onyomi: KYAKU, KAKU | The customers are COCKS where I work.
Full mnemonic: | Each customer will be sold one crown. Because the customer is king here at Randy Ralph's Regal Strip Ranch!!!
Full kunyomi: ( お ) きゃく ( さん or さま ) | customer ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 観光客(かんこうきゃく) | tourist ★★★☆☆ 観 (point of view) + 光 (shining) + 客 (customer) = 観光客 (tourist)
観客(かんきゃく) | audience ★★☆☆☆ 観 (point of view) + 客 (customer) = 観客 (audience)
乗客(じょうきゃく) | passenger ★☆☆☆☆ NP 乗 (ride a vehicle) + 客 (customer) = 乗客 (passenger)
Full used In: - 額
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 612
Components: (crown) + 各 (each) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The customers are COCKS where I work.
Each customer will be sold one crown. Because the customer is king here at Randy Ralph's Regal Strip Ranch!!!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: tourist
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 565

Kanji: 落
Meaning: fall,drop
Onyomi: RAKU
First kunyomi: ( を ) お＊とす
First jukugo: 落ち着く[おちつく]
Full header: 落 fall,drop
(flowertop) + (waterleft) + 各 (each) Same-ON
★★★★★
12 strokes
DUPE PN
Description: Christ! Two out of three radicals are mutants. The mutant invasion has begun!!!
Full onyomi: RAKU | The ROCK and roller was so wasted he fell down three times. On the way to the stage .
Full mnemonic: | Each flower petal falls onto the water.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) お＊とす | I drop something. ★★★★☆
( が ) お＊ちる | something falls (fall off your chair, a plate falls and breaks) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 落ち着く(おちつく) | keep your cool. ★★★☆☆ 落 (fall,drop) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 落ち着く (keep your cool.) to keep your cool. Often said as a command： おちつけ!!
堕落(だらく) してる | corrupt ★★★☆☆ 堕 (corrupt) + 落 (fall,drop) = 堕落 (corrupt) corrupt in one's personal life - not usually political corruption. Drugs, lies, trife behavior.
部落民(ぶらくみん)
burakumin ★★☆☆☆ ABU CCW FR
部 (section) + 落 (fall,drop) + 民 (folk) = 部落民 (burakumin)
(literally,'the fallen group.') this is - along with Ainu, Korean ex-slaves, the Eta-hin,and the handicapped, one of the main groups discriminated against in Japan. I won't go into the whole story here, but most Japanese will say, 'Don't say 部落民, it's 差別 (さべつ＝ discriminatory)'
What they neglect to tell you is, there is no polite word! Effectively denying someone a voice in the guise of being polite to them is a very. Very. VERY Japanese way of fucking with people.
However, you can say 同和 (どうわ = social integration) instead: speaking of the phenomenon instead of the individuals. For instance, discrimination against people is 同和の問題 ('the social integration problem').
A nice article explaining the importance of using the right language is here and a more general overview of discrimination is here.
落第(らくだい) する | fail a test ★★☆☆☆ 落 (fall,drop) + 第 (rank or number in series) = 落第 (fail a test) fail an exam,or get held back a grade.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
落 | fall,drop | FLOWERS | 花
夜 | late night | BERET |
FLOWERS fall on me when I wear my BERET at night .
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 613
Components: (flowertop) + (waterleft) + 各 (each) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The ROCK and roller was so wasted he fell down three times. On the way to the stage .
Each flower petal falls onto the water.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I drop something.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: keep your cool.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 288

Kanji: 格
Meaning: character, aspect
Onyomi: KAKU
First jukugo: 格好[かっこう]
Full header: 格 character, aspect
木 (tree) + 各 (each) Same-ON
★★★★☆
10 strokes
BETA JERK
Description: A classic JERK kanji; it means personality, shape, AND pass test!
Full onyomi: KAKU | You should judge a man's character by the size of his COCK.
Full mnemonic: | Each species of tree has a different character - some are tall, some are dignified, some are gnarly and some are just on fire.
Full jukugo: 格好(かっこう)
looks ★★★★★ 1/2 KANA
格 (character, aspect) + 好 (like) = 格好 (looks)
literally, 'look' or 'shape,' as in 'He's dressed as a woman' : おんなの格好してる。
But　usually it means 'coolness:' かっこいい (cool) or かっこうわるい (not).(when used in the figurative, 'cool' sense, it is usually KANA)
性格(せいかく) | personality ★★★★☆ 性 (sex / essential nature) + 格 (character, aspect) = 性格 (personality)
合格(ごうかく) する | pass test ★★☆☆☆ 合 (to suit) + 格 (character, aspect) = 合格 (pass test) pass a test.(opposite： ふごうかく)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
絡 | get entangled | STRING | 糸
格 | character, aspect | TREE | 木
略 | abbreviation | RICEFIELD | 田
You get entangled in STRING,
The Ents are TREEs, who were characters in Lord of the Rings.
And. . . .um . . .and you abbreviate a RICEFIELD when you harvest the rice.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 614
Components: 木 (tree) + 各 (each) Same-ON
Mnemonic: You should judge a man's character by the size of his COCK.
Each species of tree has a different character - some are tall, some are dignified, some are gnarly and some are just on fire.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: looks
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 549

Kanji: 絡
Meaning: get entangled
Onyomi: RAKU
First kunyomi: ( を ) から＊む
First jukugo: 連絡[れんらく]する
Full header: 絡 get entangled
糸 (string) + 各 (each) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: RAKU | Each ROCK and roller who got entangled with Courtney Love, wound up committing suicide.
Full mnemonic: | Each string gets entangled with the other string.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) から＊む | to get entangled in (a problem, a crime) ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) から＊まる | something gets entangled (unlike からむ、　からまる tends to be used only literally) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 連絡(れんらく) する | inform ★★★★★ 連 (take with / inform of) + 絡 (get entangled) = 連絡 (inform) to inform, to let someone know. Like, "Let me know if you're coming. Call me when you get there," kind of thing.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
絡 | get entangled | STRING | 糸
格 | character, aspect | TREE | 木
略 | abbreviation | RICEFIELD | 田
You get entangled in STRING,
The Ents are TREEs, who were characters in Lord of the Rings.
And. . . .um . . .and you abbreviate a RICEFIELD when you harvest the rice.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 615
Components: 糸 (string) + 各 (each) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Each ROCK and roller who got entangled with Courtney Love, wound up committing suicide.
Each string gets entangled with the other string.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to get entangled in (a problem, a crime)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: inform
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1246

Kanji: 略
Meaning: abbreviation
Onyomi: RYAKU
First kunyomi: りゃく*す
First jukugo: 省略[しょうりゃく]する
Full header: 略 abbreviation
田 (rice field) + 各 (each)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: RYAKU | r.y.a.k.u. is an abbreviation for each field. (Rrice Yells And Kalls U!)
Full mnemonic: | ???
Full kunyomi: りゃく*す | to omit some information. Usually used like :　りゃくして： "I won't mention in more detail because you already know this part." Or, alternatively: ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 省略(しょうりゃく) する | abbreviate or leave out ★★★☆☆ 省 (ministry / cut down on) + 略 (abbreviation) = 省略 (abbreviate or leave out) ｔｏ　ａｂｂｒｅｖｉａｔｅ, omit, but also contraction. ( contractions like 'ain't' are 省略）
略語(りゃくご) | abbreviation ★☆☆☆☆ 略 (abbreviation) + 語 (language) = 略語 (abbreviation) abbreviation or acronym, like CIA or SHIELD, NWA, or KRS ONE, BDP, CREAM, etc.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
絡 | get entangled | STRING | 糸
格 | character, aspect | TREE | 木
略 | abbreviation | RICEFIELD | 田
You get entangled in STRING,
The Ents are TREEs, who were characters in Lord of the Rings.
And. . . .um . . .and you abbreviate a RICEFIELD when you harvest the rice.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 616
Components: 田 (rice field) + 各 (each)
Mnemonic: r.y.a.k.u. is an abbreviation for each field. (Rrice Yells And Kalls U!)
???
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to omit some information. Usually used like :　りゃくして： "I won't mention in more detail because you already know this part." Or, alternatively:
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: abbreviate or leave out
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1161

Kanji: 路
Meaning: road
Onyomi: RO
First jukugo: 道路[どうろ]
Full header: 路 road
足 (foot/ be enough) + 各 (each)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: RO | should be easy to remember, because it sounds like ROad.
Full mnemonic: | Each foot walks on the same road.
Full jukugo: 道路(どうろ) | road ★★★★☆ 道 (street) + 路 (road) = 道路 (road) paved road - small or large
迷路(めいろ) | maze ★☆☆☆☆ 迷 (perplexed) + 路 (road) = 迷路 (maze)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
路 | road | FEET | 足
道 | street | MOVE |
The road is under your FEET, but you MOVE along the street. Word.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
路 | road | EACH | 各
距 | distance | GIANT | 巨
EACH road goes on for a GIANT distance. (it's part of a massive public-works project driven by kickbacks. Quite elaborate, really!)
Full used In: - 露
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 617
Components: 足 (foot/ be enough) + 各 (each)
Mnemonic: should be easy to remember, because it sounds like ROad.
Each foot walks on the same road.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 544

Kanji: 条
Meaning: clause
Onyomi: JOU
First jukugo: 条件[じょうけん]
Full header: 条 clause
(eachbottom) + 木 (tree)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
BETA COUNTER
Description: 条 is a counter for laws or paragraphs.
Full onyomi: JOU |
Full mnemonic: | JOE Stalin nicely included a clause in the Soviet constitution where each comrade got a tree shoved up their butt
Full jukugo: 条件(じょうけん) | condition ★★★★☆ 条 (clause) + 件 (incident) = 条件 (condition) condition, as in, "You gotta be Japanese to come in this club? Are you jokin'??""
９条(きゅうじょう) | article 9 ★☆☆☆☆ article 9 of the constitution, which states that Japan can't have an army. Right? WRONG. Japan CAN have an army - they just aren't allowed to invade, an inconvinient fact that both pacifists AND right-wingers seem to forget.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
季 | season | CHILD | 子
委 | member | WOMAN | 女
条 | clause | EACH | 各
柔 | flexible | HALBERDS | 矛
A CHILD grows every season,
but a WOMAN is a member of the MILF club.
EACH clause in the contract forbids flexible HALBERDS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 618
Components: (eachbottom) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: JOE Stalin nicely included a clause in the Soviet constitution where each comrade got a tree shoved up their butt
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: condition
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 804

Kanji: 麦
Meaning: barley
First kunyomi: むぎ
First jukugo: 小麦粉[こむぎこ]
Full header: 麦 barley
主 (master/mainly) + (eachbottom)
★☆☆☆☆
7 strokes
Description: this can mean wheat, barley, or even oats.
Full mnemonic: | Each bit of barley was fed to the master
Full kunyomi: むぎ | wheat ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 小麦粉(こむぎこ) | flour ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 小 (small size) + 麦 (barley) + 粉 (powder) = 小麦粉 (flour)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
表 | express | CLOTHING | 衣
素 | element | STRING | 糸
麦 | barley | EACH | 各
Elements are the STRING that ties together chemicals.
You express yourself with your CLOTHING, and . . .
you have to eat EACH bit of barley or you don't get any dessert.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 619
Components: 主 (master/mainly) + (eachbottom)
Mnemonic: Each bit of barley was fed to the master
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: wheat
First jukugo meaning: flour
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1543

Kanji: 酸
Meaning: sour
Onyomi: SAN
First kunyomi: す*っぱい
First jukugo: 酸性[さんせい]
Full header: 酸 sour
酒 (liquor) + ム (moocow) + (animal legs) + (eachbottom)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: SAN | SANTA's lap smelled sour.
Full mnemonic: | Each moocow who drinks sake gives sour milk the next day.
Full kunyomi: す*っぱい | sour, acidic flavor: lemons, vinegar, pickled plums. 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 酸性(さんせい) | acidity ★☆☆☆☆ 酸 (sour) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 酸性 (acidity)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
酸 | sour | EACH | 各
酔 | drunk | TEN | 十
酷 | horrendous | MOUTH | 口
粋 | essence | RICE | 米
砕 | pulverize | ROCK | 石
EACH lemon is sour,
but NINE OF TEN guys get drunk every hour,
and your MOUTH has horrendously bad raps when you you freestyle in the shower.
The essence of my RICE you did mock,
so I pulverize you with a ROCK!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 620
Components: 酒 (liquor) + ム (moocow) + (animal legs) + (eachbottom)
Mnemonic: SANTA's lap smelled sour.
Each moocow who drinks sake gives sour milk the next day.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: sour, acidic flavor: lemons, vinegar, pickled plums.
First jukugo meaning: acidity
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1554

Meaning: grasping hand
Full header: grasping hand
(right radical)
PK
Full used In: - 秀
- 携
- 及
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 621
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 888

Kanji: 秀
Meaning: excel
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: ( xxxに ) ひい*でる
First jukugo: 優秀[ゆうしゅう]な
Full header: 秀 excel
(wheat) + (grasping hand)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: SHUU |
Full mnemonic: He excels at grasping wheat from his opponent's SHOES.
What?
It's still not as dumb of a game as baseball!
Full kunyomi: ( xxxに ) ひい*でる | to be excellent / to surpass xxxx ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 優秀(ゆうしゅう) な | superior ★★☆☆☆ 優 (kindhearted/excel) + 秀 (excel) = 優秀 (superior) superior, excellent
Full used In: - 誘
- 透
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 622
Components: (wheat) + (grasping hand)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be excellent / to surpass xxxx
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: superior
Frequency ranking: 1037

Kanji: 誘
Meaning: invite / entice
Onyomi: YUU
First kunyomi: ( に　or を ) さ*そう
First jukugo: 誘惑[ゆうわく]する
Full header: 誘 invite / entice
言 (say) + 秀 (excel)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
Description: This has both a good meaning and a bad meaning! Invite someone to a nice dinner or lure them to their doom.
Full onyomi: YUU |
Full mnemonic: | YOU excel at saying things which entice suckers. (FYI you are a televangelist, pimp, or both)
Full kunyomi: ( に　or を ) さ*そう | invite (a friend to dinner) (or sometimes, invite an emotion, as in, a tear-jerker of a movie) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 誘惑(ゆうわく) する | tempt ★★★☆☆ 誘 (invite / entice) + 惑 (be misguided or tempted) = 誘惑 (tempt )
誘導(ゆうどう) する | lead ★★☆☆☆ 誘 (invite / entice) + 導 (lead) = 誘導 (lead) to lead or conduct : A teacher leads the class on the field trip. The policewoman conducts traffic. The nuance is, 誘導 means literally going together with the people to the place.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 623
Components: 言 (say) + 秀 (excel)
Mnemonic: YOU excel at saying things which entice suckers. (FYI you are a televangelist, pimp, or both)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: invite (a friend to dinner) (or sometimes, invite an emotion, as in, a tear-jerker of a movie)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: tempt
Frequency ranking: 1102

Kanji: 透
Meaning: transparent
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: ( が ) す＊ける
First jukugo: 透明[とうめい]な
Full header: 透 transparent
(motion) + 秀 (excel)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: | The excellent ninja moves on transparent TOES , so he is always unseen.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) す＊ける | to ｂｅ　ｓｅｅ－ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ，(as in, a see-through blouse, or seeing a guy's scalp through his thinning hair) ｕｓｕｓａｌｌｙ　ｐｈｒａｓｅｄ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｔｈｉｓ：　ＸＸＸ　が　透けて見える。 ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 透明(とうめい) な | transparent ★★☆☆☆ 透 (transparent) + 明 (bright) = 透明 (transparent) transparent (like water or glass)(BOOBOO: not to be confused with 'invisible', which is 目で見えない　（めでみえない））
浸透(しんとう) する | permeate ☆☆☆☆☆ 浸 (immerse) + 透 (transparent) = 浸透 (permeate) to permeate (like mud permeating a towel); to stealthily take over (communism) ;　osmosis
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 624
Components: (motion) + 秀 (excel)
Mnemonic: The excellent ninja moves on transparent TOES , so he is always unseen.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to ｂｅ　ｓｅｅ－ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ，(as in, a see-through blouse, or seeing a guy's scalp through his thinning hair) ｕｓｕｓａｌｌｙ　ｐｈｒａｓｅｄ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｔｈｉｓ：　ＸＸＸ　が　透けて見える。
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1301

Kanji: 携
Meaning: carry in hand
Onyomi: KEI
First kunyomi: ( に ) たずさ＊わる
First jukugo: 携帯[けいたい]
Full header: 携 carry in hand
(handleft) + (turkey) + (grasping hand)
★★★★☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: KEI |
Full mnemonic: | It's OK to grab a turkey and carry it in your grasping-hand.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) たずさ＊わる | ｔｏ　ｂｅ　ｍｉｘｅｄ　ｕｐ　ｉｎ　ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ，　ｔｏ　ｐａｒｔｉｃｉｐａｔｅ　ｏｒ　ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｅｄ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ． ( in the internet business/ a job with computers/ involved in a hijacking incident) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 携帯(けいたい) | cellphone ★★★★★ 携 (carry in hand) + 帯 (belt) = 携帯 (cellphone)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 625
Components: (handleft) + (turkey) + (grasping hand)
Mnemonic: It's OK to grab a turkey and carry it in your grasping-hand.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: ｔｏ　ｂｅ　ｍｉｘｅｄ　ｕｐ　ｉｎ　ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ，　ｔｏ　ｐａｒｔｉｃｉｐａｔｅ　ｏｒ　ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｅｄ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ． ( in the internet business/ a job with computers/ involved in a hijacking incident)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: cellphone
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1424

Kanji: 及
Meaning: reach / amount to
Onyomi: KYUU
First kunyomi: ( を ) およ＊ぶ
Full header: 及 reach / amount to
(grasping hand) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★☆☆
3 strokes
SOLO STRONG
Full onyomi: KYUU | I never thought you'd amount to the CUTEst boy in school. (but then you bought Ray Bans and started pegging your acid-washed jeans)
Full mnemonic: Let's think of the extra line as a dreadlock.
So we can now say . .
The grasping hand reaches to grab a dreadlock.
Actually, that was not helpful.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) およ＊ぶ | influence the outcome or have an effect on. （ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ　ｂａｄ, as in alcohol influencing judgement, or 'what impact does this have on society?'） ☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) およ＊ぼす | reach to, but not like reaching your hands to the cookie jar. Reach like, "His research extends from physics to theology" or "Her criminal empire reaches from gambling to union shakedowns." ★★★☆☆
( ｘｘｘ ) およ＊び ( ｙｙｙ ) | xxx as well as yyy F ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
及 | reach / amount to | right side BUMPY |
各 | each | CROSSed lines |
久 | been a long time | bottom GOES APART |
grasp - the right line has what looks like BUMPS on it - those bumps are the WHITE KNUCKLES of the grasping hand.
久's diagonal lines do NOT cross - they go APART. 　各's diagonal lines DO cross. So you can say:
Each time we met,you double-CROSSed me, so it's been a long time since we've been apart.
Full used In: - 吸
- 扱
- 級
- 為
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 626
Components: (grasping hand) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: I never thought you'd amount to the CUTEst boy in school. (but then you bought Ray Bans and started pegging your acid-washed jeans)
Let's think of the extra line as a dreadlock.
So we can now say . .
The grasping hand reaches to grab a dreadlock.
Actually, that was not helpful.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: influence the outcome or have an effect on. （ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ　ｂａｄ, as in alcohol influencing judgement, or 'what impact does this have on society?'）
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 889

Kanji: 吸
Meaning: suck
Onyomi: KYUU
First kunyomi: す*う
First jukugo: 吸血鬼[きゅうけつき]
Full header: 吸 suck
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 及 (reach / amount to) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: KYUU |
Full mnemonic: | With such a CUTE mouth for sucking, you can amount to a first-class escort.
Full kunyomi: す*う | duck/ I mean suck. KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 吸血鬼(きゅうけつき) | vampire ★★☆☆☆ NEO 吸 (suck) + 血 (blood) + 鬼 (demon) = 吸血鬼 (vampire) vampire (literally, 'suck blood devil.')
吸収(きゅうしゅう) する | absorb ★☆☆☆☆ 吸 (suck) + 収 (get) = 吸収 (absorb)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
吸 | suck | REACH | 及
吹 | blow | LACK | 欠
You REACH for a cigarette to suck. Then you blew out all the air, so now you LACK air.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 627
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 及 (reach / amount to) Same-ON
Mnemonic: With such a CUTE mouth for sucking, you can amount to a first-class escort.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: duck/ I mean suck.
First jukugo meaning: vampire
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 902

Kanji: 級
Meaning: level
Onyomi: KYUU
First jukugo: 高級[こうきゅう]な
Full header: 級 level
糸 (string) + 及 (reach / amount to) Same-ON
★★★★☆
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KYUU | Ozzy's CUTENESS level is fairly high.
Full mnemonic: | This is absolutely the highest level of the mountain you can reach with a 30 foot string.
Full jukugo: 高級(こうきゅう) な | hi-klass ★★★☆☆ 高 (tall) + 級 (level) = 高級 (hi-klass)
初級(しょきゅう) の | beginner-level ★★★☆☆ 初 (first time) + 級 (level) = 初級 (beginner-level)
中級(ちゅうきゅう) の | intermediate-level ★★★☆☆ 中 (middle) + 級 (level) = 中級 (intermediate-level)
上級(じょうきゅう) の | advanced-level ★★★☆☆ 上 (above) + 級 (level) = 上級 (advanced-level) advanced level. When you finish this book, you'll still be a beginner of kanji but you'll have advanced level skills at making people aware of problems in life that their Moms might face.
階級(かいきゅう) | social class ★☆☆☆☆ NP 階 (story of a building) + 級 (level) = 階級 (social class) a rank, grade, class.(usually used in the sense of social class)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 628
Components: 糸 (string) + 及 (reach / amount to) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Ozzy's CUTENESS level is fairly high.
This is absolutely the highest level of the mountain you can reach with a 30 foot string.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: hi-klass
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1087

Kanji: 扱
Meaning: treatment
First kunyomi: あつか*い
First jukugo: 取り扱い[とりあつかい]
Full header: 扱 treatment
(handleft) + 及 (reach / amount to)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | You reach your hand out to someone: whether you shake their hand or punch them is your treatment of them.
Full kunyomi: あつか*い | Treatment - usually applied to people, but originally used for objects, so it 's a little rude. Usually used like あつかいがいい or あつかいがわるい. Can mean 'treatment of others' but, confusingly, can ALSO mean 'easy or hard for ME to DEAL WITH HIM/HER.' For example, 彼は扱いが難しい does NOT mean 'He treats me difficultly', it means 'He's difficult to deal with.' (noun) ★★★★☆
あつか＊う | treatment(verb) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 取り扱い(とりあつかい) | management ★☆☆☆☆ 取 (take) + 扱 (treatment) = 取り扱い (management) Treatment - but unlike 扱う, 取り扱う is ONLY used for objects or cases. i.e. The police are handling the racial hate-crime very carefully.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
扱 | treatment | REACH (grasping hand) |
抜 | extract | FRIEND | 友
You REACH out for treatment with your grasping hand,
but only your FRIEND will extract your tumors.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 629
Components: (handleft) + 及 (reach / amount to)
Mnemonic: You reach your hand out to someone: whether you shake their hand or punch them is your treatment of them.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: Treatment - usually applied to people, but originally used for objects, so it 's a little rude. Usually used like あつかいがいい or あつかいがわるい. Can mean 'treatment of others' but, confusingly, can ALSO mean 'easy or hard for ME to DEAL WITH HIM/HER.' For example, 彼は扱いが難しい does NOT mean 'He treats me difficultly', it means 'He's difficult to deal with.' (noun)
First jukugo meaning: management
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1231

Meaning: snout
Full header: snout
PK
Description: any questions?
Full used In: - 浸
- 緑
- 急
- 婦
- 穏
- 侵
- 当
- 掃
- 帰
- 隠
- 寝
- 録
- 尋
- 縁
- 雪
- 虐
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 630
Frequency ranking: 143

Kanji: 穏
Meaning: tranquil
Onyomi: ON - you don't need this
First kunyomi: おだ*やか ( な )
First jukugo: 平穏[へいおん]な
Full header: 穏 tranquil
(wheat) + (nest) + (snout) + (bottomheart)
★☆☆☆☆
16 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: ON - you don't need this | it's tranquil ON the surface but deep within the twisted mazes of your mind, you're as psycho as I am.
Full mnemonic: | The bird wished with all her heart to build a tranquil nest out of wheat, to shield her family from the snouts of predators.
Full kunyomi: おだ*やか ( な ) | calm or mild - used about personality AND peaceful places, calm weather, mild ocean. A person who doesn't get mad. 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 平穏(へいおん) な | tranquil ☆☆☆☆☆ 平 (equal / level) + 穏 (tranquil) = 平穏 (tranquil) quiet or tranquil place
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
隠 | hide |  |
穏 | tranquil |  |
HOW TO TELL 隠す AND 穏 APART: 90% of the time it's 隠す.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 631
Components: (wheat) + (nest) + (snout) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: it's tranquil ON the surface but deep within the twisted mazes of your mind, you're as psycho as I am.
The bird wished with all her heart to build a tranquil nest out of wheat, to shield her family from the snouts of predators.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: calm or mild - used about personality AND peaceful places, calm weather, mild ocean. A person who doesn't get mad.
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1531

Kanji: 侵
Meaning: perpetrate
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: おか*す
First jukugo: に侵攻[しんこう]する
Full header: 侵 perpetrate
(personleft) + (snout) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
ABU DUPE
Full onyomi: SHIN | as in, "The perpetrator stole a SHINy diamond. "
Full mnemonic: | The mustachioed person raped the pig - snout with his crotch. In the nostril!
Full kunyomi: おか*す | violate something, usually in the sense of rape, but also somtimes: civil rights, copyright, right to privacy, right to free speech, etc. Also used in slander or defemation, for instance if I said the pope only had one nut. NP ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: に 侵攻(しんこう) する | invasion ★☆☆☆☆ NP 侵 (perpetrate) + 攻 (attack) = 侵攻 (invasion)
に 侵入(しんにゅう) する | intrusion ★☆☆☆☆ NP 侵 (perpetrate) + 入 (put/go in) = 侵入 (intrusion) intrusion or infestation or - sometimes - interstitial or even good old 'entry!' If you're talking about intrusive, anxious thoughts that make it impossible to enjoy a sunny day, or whether you're talking about a burglar intruding into your home, or an infestation of maggots in a wound, or even if you're planning a particular point for a moon landing, しんにゅう is your boy. Holla!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
掃 | sweep | HAND | 手
帰 | go back home | SWORD | 刀
侵 | perpetrate | PERSON | 人
浸 | immerse | WATER | 水
You use your HANDS to clean,
but use your SWORD to go home
(since there are zombies in your driveway, duh).
A PERSON perpetrates a crime by immersing a wicked witch in WATER. That might have been cool in the '40s but now it's a hate-crime.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 632
Components: (personleft) + (snout) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: as in, "The perpetrator stole a SHINy diamond. "
The mustachioed person raped the pig - snout with his crotch. In the nostril!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: violate something, usually in the sense of rape, but also somtimes: civil rights, copyright, right to privacy, right to free speech, etc. Also used in slander or defemation, for instance if I said the pope only had one nut.
First jukugo meaning: invasion
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1529

Kanji: 浸
Meaning: immerse
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: ( を ) ひた＊す
First jukugo: 浸透[しんとう]する
Full header: 浸 immerse
(waterleft) + (snout) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: The mustachioed pig immersed his snout in the SHINY water which flowed from his crotch.
Daaaamn!!! How ya like me now, mnemonics-fans???
Full kunyomi: ( を ) ひた＊す | I soak or immerse something, like dipping bread in soup, or a soapy rag. ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) ひた＊る | something gets immersed ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 浸透(しんとう) する | permeate ☆☆☆☆☆ 浸 (immerse) + 透 (transparent) = 浸透 (permeate) to permeate (like mud permeating a towel); to stealthily take over (communism) ;　osmosis
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
掃 | sweep | HAND | 手
帰 | go back home | SWORD | 刀
侵 | perpetrate | PERSON | 人
浸 | immerse | WATER | 水
You use your HANDS to clean,
but use your SWORD to go home
(since there are zombies in your driveway, duh).
A PERSON perpetrates a crime by immersing a wicked witch in WATER. That might have been cool in the '40s but now it's a hate-crime.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 633
Components: (waterleft) + (snout) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I soak or immerse something, like dipping bread in soup, or a soapy rag.
First jukugo meaning: permeate
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1597

Kanji: 緑
Meaning: green
Onyomi: RYOKU
First kunyomi: みどり
First jukugo: 緑茶[りょくちゃ]
Full header: 緑 green
糸 (string) + (snout) + 水 (water)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: RYOKU |
Full mnemonic: | I have a RE-OCCURRING nightmare where green water pours out of my snout like a green string uncoiling.
Full kunyomi: みどり | green ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 緑茶(りょくちゃ) | green tea ★☆☆☆☆ 緑 (green) + 茶 (tea) = 緑茶 (green tea) green tea (AKA the only time you'll ever use the on-yomi for 'green')
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
緑 | green | WATER | 水
縁 | rim / omen | HOUSE | 家
録 | record | GOLD | 金
The WATER is green,
but the rim of the HOUSE is clean.
If you record music you'll get a GOLD record.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 634
Components: 糸 (string) + (snout) + 水 (water)
Mnemonic: I have a RE-OCCURRING nightmare where green water pours out of my snout like a green string uncoiling.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: green tea
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1308

Kanji: 急
Meaning: urgent
Onyomi: KYUU
First kunyomi: いそ*ぐ
First jukugo: 急に[きゅうに]xxx
Full header: 急 urgent
(fishhook) + (snout) + (bottomheart)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: KYUU |
Full mnemonic: | When some CUTE dudes get fishhooks stuck in their snouts while simultaneously having heart attacks, that's pretty urgent.
Full kunyomi: いそ*ぐ | to rush (usually in the present tense, like this : 急いで！（いそいで！）） ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 急に(きゅうに) xxx | suddenly ★★★★★ KUN ON
急行(きゅうこう) | express train ★★★☆☆ 急 (urgent) + 行 (go) = 急行 (express train)
緊急(きんきゅう) の　or に | urgent ★☆☆☆☆ 緊 (tense) + 急 (urgent) = 緊急 (urgent)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 635
Components: (fishhook) + (snout) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: When some CUTE dudes get fishhooks stuck in their snouts while simultaneously having heart attacks, that's pretty urgent.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to rush (usually in the present tense, like this : 急いで！（いそいで！））
First jukugo meaning: suddenly
Frequency ranking: 452

Kanji: 当
Meaning: hit the target
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) あ＊てる
First jukugo: 本当[ほんとう]に
Full header: 当 hit the target
(t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + (snout)
★★★★★
6 strokes
Description: this can always be used literally OR figuratively, just like in English.
Full onyomi: TOU | I hit the target of your TOE. The weapon is this sputum.
Full mnemonic: | The three cute baby birds hit the pig right on the snout.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) あ＊てる | I hit it, I guess correctly, (telling someone to guess is :当てて御覧！（あててごらん！）） ★★★★★
( が ) あ＊たる | to hit (the nail on the head), to correspond to something exactly.To win (a prize) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 本当(ほんとう) に | for realz. ★★★★★ 本 (book / the real) + 当 (hit the target) = 本当 (for realz.)
適当(てきとう) な | appropriate ★★★★☆ JERK 適 (suitable) + 当 (hit the target) = 適当 (appropriate) appropriate, as in an appropriate gift. However, 適当　also means irresponsible! Doing something without considering the consequences. 適当な人間だ！ “He's irresponsible. He'll say anything that pops into his head.”
当然(とうぜん) の | natural, obvious ★★★☆☆ 当 (hit the target) + 然 (nature) = 当然 (natural, obvious) just, natural, deserved - although it's often used like 'That's obvious, isn't it?'
当日(とうじつ) に | that day . . . ★★☆☆☆ 当 (hit the target) + 日 (sun, day) = 当日 (that day . . .)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 636
Components: (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + (snout)
Mnemonic: I hit the target of your TOE. The weapon is this sputum.
The three cute baby birds hit the pig right on the snout.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I hit it, I guess correctly, (telling someone to guess is :当てて御覧！（あててごらん！））
First jukugo meaning: for realz.
Frequency ranking: 144

Meaning: swordswallower
Full header: swordswallower
(right radical) (George Michael's Moustache) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
Description: Moustache on top + dagger 〔市) on bottom
=
sword going into a mouth
=
sword swallower.
Full used In: - 婦
- 掃
- 帰
- 帝
- 帯
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 637
Components: (right radical) (George Michael's Moustache) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
Frequency ranking: 337

Kanji: 婦
Meaning: housewife / lady
Onyomi: FU
First jukugo: 夫婦[ふうふ]
Full header: 婦 housewife / lady
女 (woman) + (snout) + (swordswallower)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR FR
Description: Is this a Fucked Radical? There's nothing inherently bad about the right-hand radicals "snout + swordswallower" (remember, they're just names I made up) - but the only other two kanji that have that particular combo are "go home" and "clean house." So you be the judge. . .
Also, as a suffix, it means 'lady' or 'female version of xxx.'
Full onyomi: FU |
Full mnemonic: | That is FUCKED up that while you're out working , your housewife is fucking a pig-snouted sword-swallower.
Full jukugo: 夫婦(ふうふ) | married couple ★★★☆☆ 夫 (husband) + 婦 (housewife / lady) = 夫婦 (married couple)
主婦(しゅふ) | housewife ★★★☆☆ FR 主 (master/mainly) + 婦 (housewife / lady) = 主婦 (housewife)
妊婦(にんぷ) | pregnant woman ★★☆☆☆ 妊 (pregnant) + 婦 (housewife / lady) = 妊婦 (pregnant woman)
売春婦(ばいしゅんふ) | hoe ★☆☆☆☆ 売 (sell) + 春 (spring /sexy) + 婦 (housewife / lady) = 売春婦 (hoe) your sister　(when your brother when he runs out of meth money, he turns into a `売春男') !!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
婦 | housewife / lady | woman radical is on the LEFT | 女
妻 | wife | FORK |
The housewife is on the LEFT side, because she gets left behind when her husband goes to work. The wife is holding a FORK because she has a job as a cook.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 638
Components: 女 (woman) + (snout) + (swordswallower)
Mnemonic: That is FUCKED up that while you're out working , your housewife is fucking a pig-snouted sword-swallower.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: married couple
Frequency ranking: 724

Kanji: 掃
Meaning: sweep
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: は*く
First jukugo: 掃除[そうじ]する
Full header: 掃 sweep
(handleft) + (snout) + (swordswallower)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: SOU | This room is SO dirty. Sweep it!
Full mnemonic: | Take your hand, and sweep the snouts off the floor of the sword-swallower's room (he's been practicing on pigs again)
Full kunyomi: は*く | sweep KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 掃除(そうじ) する | house-cleaning ★★★☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA 掃 (sweep) + 除 (exclude) = 掃除 (house-cleaning) house-cleaning. Not just sweeping, but vacuuming, straightening up, smacking the futon, etc.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
掃 | sweep | HAND | 手
帰 | go back home | SWORD | 刀
侵 | perpetrate | PERSON | 人
浸 | immerse | WATER | 水
You use your HANDS to clean,
but use your SWORD to go home
(since there are zombies in your driveway, duh).
A PERSON perpetrates a crime by immersing a wicked witch in WATER. That might have been cool in the '40s but now it's a hate-crime.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 639
Components: (handleft) + (snout) + (swordswallower)
Mnemonic: This room is SO dirty. Sweep it!
Take your hand, and sweep the snouts off the floor of the sword-swallower's room (he's been practicing on pigs again)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: house-cleaning
Frequency ranking: 1470

Kanji: 帰
Meaning: go back home
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: ( に or へ ) かえ＊る
First jukugo: 帰宅[きたく]する
Full header: 帰 go back home
刀 (sword) + (snout) + (swordswallower)
★★★★★
10 strokes
Full onyomi: KI | When you go home you need the KEY to get in.
Full mnemonic: I know the right-bottom radical is 'sword-swallower', but let's just pretend it's plain old 'dagger' instead.
thus:
I got my sword pointed at your ugly snout, and my dagger pointed at your ugly hat, you need to get your ass home before I kill you!!!
Punk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Full kunyomi: ( に or へ ) かえ＊る | go home ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 帰宅(きたく) する | go home. (a little formal) ★☆☆☆☆ F 帰 (go back home) + 宅 (residence) = 帰宅 (go home. (a little formal))
帰国(きこく) に or へ | return to one's home country. ★☆☆☆☆ 帰 (go back home) + 国 (country) = 帰国 (return to one's home country.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
掃 | sweep | HAND | 手
帰 | go back home | SWORD | 刀
侵 | perpetrate | PERSON | 人
浸 | immerse | WATER | 水
You use your HANDS to clean,
but use your SWORD to go home
(since there are zombies in your driveway, duh).
A PERSON perpetrates a crime by immersing a wicked witch in WATER. That might have been cool in the '40s but now it's a hate-crime.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 640
Components: 刀 (sword) + (snout) + (swordswallower)
Mnemonic: When you go home you need the KEY to get in.
I know the right-bottom radical is 'sword-swallower', but let's just pretend it's plain old 'dagger' instead.
thus:
I got my sword pointed at your ugly snout, and my dagger pointed at your ugly hat, you need to get your ass home before I kill you!!!
Punk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: go home
First jukugo meaning: go home. (a little formal)
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 338

Kanji: 帝
Meaning: foreign emperor
Onyomi: TEI
First jukugo: 皇帝[こうてい]
Full header: 帝 foreign emperor
立 (stand up) + (swordswallower)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA STRONG
Full onyomi: TEI | TAKE me to the foreign emperor now!
Full mnemonic: | The foreign emperor stands in front of you swallowing a sword. All like, "Yeaaah boyeeee I can swallow anything I like, I'm the freakin' emperor!!"
Full jukugo: 皇帝(こうてい) | other country's emperor ★★☆☆☆ 皇 (emperor) + 帝 (foreign emperor) = 皇帝 (other country's emperor) emperor - like China, not like Japan. (BOOBOO: Japan's emperor is 天皇:てんのう.)
帝国(ていこく) | empire ★☆☆☆☆ 帝 (foreign emperor) + 国 (country) = 帝国 (empire) empire - in the literal, non-judgemental sense of 'having an emperor' (England, China, ancient Inca). I don't think 帝国 carries the bad nuance of 'imperialism' (i.e. warlike or colonialist).
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
帝 | foreign emperor | STAND | 立
帯 | belt | MOUNTAIN | 山
STAND UP to greet the emperor,
But tie your belt around a MOUNTAIN.
Full used In: - 締
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 641
Components: 立 (stand up) + (swordswallower)
Mnemonic: TAKE me to the foreign emperor now!
The foreign emperor stands in front of you swallowing a sword. All like, "Yeaaah boyeeee I can swallow anything I like, I'm the freakin' emperor!!"
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: other country's emperor
Frequency ranking: 1171

Kanji: 締
Meaning: tighten
First kunyomi: ( を ) し＊める
First jukugo: 締め切り[しめきり]
Full header: 締 tighten
糸 (string) + 帝 (foreign emperor) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
DUPE
Full mnemonic: | Tighten the string around the foreign emperor!! Next stop, the guillotine!!! Viva la revolucion!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) し＊める | to tighten (a knob, guitar strings, a seat-belt, the throat of your 11th victim (each victim you kill in a different way) KANA ★★☆☆☆
( が ) し＊まる | something gets tightened or fastened KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 締め切り(しめきり) | a deadline ★★★☆☆ 締 (tighten) + 切 (cut / important) = 締め切り (a deadline)
取り締まり(とりしまり) | crackdown ★☆☆☆☆ 取 (take) + 締 (tighten) = 取り締まり (crackdown) a crackdown, a regulation of something that was unregulated
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 642
Components: 糸 (string) + 帝 (foreign emperor) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Tighten the string around the foreign emperor!! Next stop, the guillotine!!! Viva la revolucion!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to tighten (a knob, guitar strings, a seat-belt, the throat of your 11th victim (each victim you kill in a different way)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a deadline
Frequency ranking: 1252

Meaning: MUTANT
Full header: MUTANT
(right radical) (snout) + (turkey)
Description: A turkey with 2 snouts is a mutant. Who's the best kanji teacher? Huh? Who?? Me, that's right.
Full used In: - 濯
- 曜
- 躍
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 643
Components: (right radical) (snout) + (turkey)
Frequency ranking: 1257

Kanji: 躍
Meaning: jump
Onyomi: YAKU
First kunyomi: おど*る
First jukugo: 飛躍[ひやく]
Full header: 躍 jump
足 (foot/ be enough) + (MUTANT)
★★☆☆☆
21 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: YAKU |
Full mnemonic: | Use your feet to jump over the mutant YAK!
Full kunyomi: おど*る | to jump repeatedly up and down- as in "jumping jacks." ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 飛躍(ひやく) | a leap ★☆☆☆☆ 飛 (fly) + 躍 (jump) = 飛躍 (a leap) a leap. Usually figurative. Make a leap forward in technology. Not used as a verb.
跳躍(ちょうやく) する | to jump horizontally ★☆☆☆☆ 跳 (leap up) + 躍 (jump) = 跳躍 (to jump horizontally) to jump horizontally, as in the Olympic long jump.
躍進(やくしん) | rapid progress ☆☆☆☆☆ 躍 (jump) + 進 (progress) = 躍進 (rapid progress)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 644
Components: 足 (foot/ be enough) + (MUTANT)
Mnemonic: Use your feet to jump over the mutant YAK!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to jump repeatedly up and down- as in "jumping jacks."
First jukugo meaning: a leap
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1258

Kanji: 濯
Meaning: rinse
Onyomi: TAKU
First jukugo: 洗濯機[せんたくき]
Full header: 濯 rinse
(waterleft) + (MUTANT)
★★☆☆☆
17 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TAKU |
Full mnemonic: | I've been meaning to TALK TO that mutant about rinsing properly with water. Having 3 arms and eyestalks is cool, but homeboy is smelling rank.
Full jukugo: 洗濯機(せんたくき) | washing machine ★★★☆☆ 洗 濯 (do laundry) + 機 (machine) = 洗濯機 (washing machine)
洗濯(せんたく) する | do laundry ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 洗 (wash) + 濯 (rinse) = 洗濯 (do laundry)
洗濯物(せんたくもの) | laundry ★★☆☆☆ KUN ON 洗 濯 (do laundry) + 物 (animal / thing) = 洗濯物 (laundry )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
濯 | rinse | WATER | 水
曜 | day of the week | DAY | 日
Rinse with WATER, but day of the week has a fuckin' DAY in it. Duh.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 645
Components: (waterleft) + (MUTANT)
Mnemonic: I've been meaning to TALK TO that mutant about rinsing properly with water. Having 3 arms and eyestalks is cool, but homeboy is smelling rank.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: washing machine
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1712

Kanji: 曜
Meaning: day of the week
Onyomi: YOU
First jukugo: 木曜日[もくようび]
Full header: 曜 day of the week
日 (sun, day) + (MUTANT)
★★★★☆
18 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: YOU |
Full mnemonic: | Every day of the week that mutant is YODELING. I'm going to smack it.
Full jukugo: 木曜日(もくようび) | Thursday ★★★★★ KUN ON 木 (tree) + 曜 日 (day of week) = 木曜日 (Thursday )
ｘｘｘ 曜日(ようび) | day of week ★★★★★ KUN ON SUF COUNTER 曜 (day of the week) + 日 (sun, day) = 曜日 (day of week) Day of the week (BOOBOO； in practice, most Japanese omit the final '日'.So, 木曜日(もくようび） becomes simply 木曜 (もくよう）)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
濯 | rinse | WATER | 水
曜 | day of the week | DAY | 日
Rinse with WATER, but day of the week has a fuckin' DAY in it. Duh.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 646
Components: 日 (sun, day) + (MUTANT)
Mnemonic: Every day of the week that mutant is YODELING. I'm going to smack it.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: Thursday
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1325

Kanji: 工
Meaning: craft or industry
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 工事[こうじ]
Full header: 工 craft or industry
★★★★☆
3 strokes
BETA PK PN STRONG
Full onyomi: KOU | as in : "The crafty drug mule smuggled COCAINE on the plane in his COLON. "
Full mnemonic: | It looks like a cross-section of an iron girder. Since this is the kanji for factory (工場), you can think of it like, a girder made at the iron factory.
Full jukugo: 工事(こうじ) | construction ★★★★★ 工 (craft or industry) + 事 (action/ incident) = 工事 (construction) construction work - buildings or roads, i.e. what guys do outside your window.
工場(こうじょう) | factory ★★★☆☆ 工 (craft or industry) + 場 (place) = 工場 (factory)
人工的(じんこうてき) な | man-made ★★★☆☆ NEO 人 (person) + 工 (craft or industry) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 人工的 (man-made)
大工(だいく) | carpenter ☆☆☆☆☆ FP 大 (big) + 工 (craft or industry) = 大工 (carpenter) carpenter. How awesome is that!???! Seriously, I wouldn't even believe my friend when he told me,I was like, 'Cmon, grow up.' He was like, "What is so funny about a daiku carpenter?" I made him look it up in the dictionary and prove it.
Full used In: - 空
- 項
- 尋
- 左
- 築
- 恐
- 紅
- 功
- 式
- 巧
- 攻
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 647
Mnemonic: as in : "The crafty drug mule smuggled COCAINE on the plane in his COLON. "
It looks like a cross-section of an iron girder. Since this is the kanji for factory (工場), you can think of it like, a girder made at the iron factory.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: construction
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 132

Kanji: 空
Meaning: air
Onyomi: KUU
First kunyomi: そら
First jukugo: 空気[くうき]
Full header: 空 air
穴 (hole) + 工 (craft or industry)
★★★★★
8 strokes
Full onyomi: KUU |
Full mnemonic: | COOL air came in through a hole in the aircraft carrier.
Full kunyomi: そら | the sky ★★★★★
( xxxが ) あ＊いてる | to be empty or vacant ー (XXX could be a chair, a parking spot, etc.) ★★★★☆
( を ) あ＊ける | to empty out (a bottle for your dead homies, etc.)Also to get out of the way of something。 ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 空気(くうき) | air ★★★★★ 空 (air) + 気 (mood) = 空気 (air )
空港(くうこう) | airport ★★★★☆ 空 (air) + 港 (harbor) = 空港 (airport )
Full used In: - 控
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 648
Components: 穴 (hole) + 工 (craft or industry)
Mnemonic: COOL air came in through a hole in the aircraft carrier.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: the sky
Frequency ranking: 282

Kanji: 控
Meaning: abstain
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: ひか*える
Full header: 控 abstain
(handleft) + 空 (air)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | Abstain from COCAINE! When your hand reaches out for it, it just grabs empty air instead. Because I snatched your little mirror. Zoinks!
Full kunyomi: ひか*える | Sometimes means 'to wait,' but often means, 'to repress one's true feelings or refrain from actions you really secretly want to do. ' Pretty much the same as 抑える、 but there are two important distinctions: 抑える is something you do because society forces you to, but 控える is something you do because YOU want to. Also 控える is usually used about repressing or refraining from doing ACTIONS, while 抑える usually referrs to only repressing feelings. ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 649
Components: (handleft) + 空 (air)
Mnemonic: Abstain from COCAINE! When your hand reaches out for it, it just grabs empty air instead. Because I snatched your little mirror. Zoinks!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Sometimes means 'to wait,' but often means, 'to repress one's true feelings or refrain from actions you really secretly want to do. '
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1489

Kanji: 紅
Meaning: dark lipstick red color
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: べに
First jukugo: 口紅[くちべに]
Full header: 紅 dark lipstick red color
糸 (string) + 工 (craft or industry) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
Description: along with 朱 （vermilion), this is one of 2 color words for colors that don't exist in English.
Unfortunately, you need this for 2 fairly common words: lipstick and tea.
Full onyomi: KOU | Doesn't my COLON look better with lipstick on it?
Full mnemonic: | Dark red lipstick is a craft women use to tie up men like string.
Full kunyomi: べに | dark red color ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 口紅(くちべに) | lipstick ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 口 (mouth) + 紅 (dark lipstick red color) = 口紅 (lipstick)
紅葉(もみじ) | fall colors ★☆☆☆☆ FP 紅 (dark lipstick red color) + 葉 (leaf) = 紅葉 (fall colors) fall colors; fall leaves
紅茶(こうちゃ) | black tea ☆☆☆☆☆ 紅 (dark lipstick red color) + 茶 (tea) = 紅茶 (black tea )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 650
Components: 糸 (string) + 工 (craft or industry) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Doesn't my COLON look better with lipstick on it?
Dark red lipstick is a craft women use to tie up men like string.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: dark red color
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: lipstick
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1100

Kanji: 功
Meaning: success
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 成功[せいこう]する
Full header: 功 success
工 (craft or industry) Same-ON + 力 (strong)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KOU | COCAINE was successful in keeping me up all night.
Full mnemonic: | His craftiness is so strong, it assures him success (Dick Cheney/the Joker).
Full jukugo: 成功(せいこう) する | success ★★★☆☆ 成 (become) + 功 (success) = 成功 (success)
功績(こうせき) | achievement ★☆☆☆☆ 功 (success) + 績 (achievements) = 功績 (achievement) an achievement or good deed
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
巧 | adroit | PIRATE HOOK |
功 | success | STRENGTH | 力
攻 | attack | CRAFT | 工
改 | renew / improve | MYSELF | 己
She's skillful with her PIRATE HOOK.
He's successful because of his STRENGTH.
The attack was CRAFTY.
I want to renew and improve MYSELF.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 651
Components: 工 (craft or industry) Same-ON + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: COCAINE was successful in keeping me up all night.
His craftiness is so strong, it assures him success (Dick Cheney/the Joker).
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1114

Meaning: pirate's hook
Full header: pirate's hook
(hook radical)
PK
Description: Yup.
Full used In: - 与
- 汚
- 誇
- 極
- 号
- 考
- 巧
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 652
Components: (hook radical)
Frequency ranking: 173

Kanji: 巧
Meaning: adroit
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: たく＊み ( な )
First jukugo: 巧みに操る[たくみにあやつる]
Full header: 巧 adroit
工 (craft or industry) Same-ON + (pirate's hook)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
Full onyomi: KOU | She's very adroit with her COLON. she can poop a turd that looks like Rodin's "The Thinker."
Full mnemonic: | She's is such an adroit metalworker, she can craft her own pirate-hooks in less than three minutes.
Full kunyomi: たく＊み ( な ) | schmoov. Schmooov! A clever ad slogan, slick flattery, adroit political manipulation, etc. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 巧みに操る(たくみにあやつる) | handle a tool skillfully ☆☆☆☆☆ 巧 (adroit) + 操 (manipulate/ chastity) = 巧みに操る (handle a tool skillfully) to handle a tool skillfully
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
巧 | adroit | PIRATE HOOK |
功 | success | STRENGTH | 力
攻 | attack | CRAFT | 工
改 | renew / improve | MYSELF | 己
She's skillful with her PIRATE HOOK.
He's successful because of his STRENGTH.
The attack was CRAFTY.
I want to renew and improve MYSELF.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 653
Components: 工 (craft or industry) Same-ON + (pirate's hook)
Mnemonic: She's very adroit with her COLON. she can poop a turd that looks like Rodin's "The Thinker."
She's is such an adroit metalworker, she can craft her own pirate-hooks in less than three minutes.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: schmoov. Schmooov! A clever ad slogan, slick flattery, adroit political manipulation, etc.
First jukugo meaning: handle a tool skillfully
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1420

Kanji: 与
Meaning: bestow
Onyomi: YO
First kunyomi: あた＊える
First jukugo: 給与[きゅうよ]
Full header: 与 bestow
(pirate's hook) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★☆☆
3 strokes
Full onyomi: YO | Bestow a YO-YO!
Full mnemonic: If you think of the horizontal line as a line of crank, you can say this:
Bestow one line of crank to ol' Cap'n Hook, or it's the brig for ye!!
Full kunyomi: あた＊える | to give, grant, bestow (give a kid an allowance / give someone a chance / a degree in Doctorology / an award / food to a pet) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 給与(きゅうよ) | salary, wages ★☆☆☆☆ 給 (provide) + 与 (bestow) = 給与 (salary, wages )
Full used In: - 写
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 654
Components: (pirate's hook) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: Bestow a YO-YO!
If you think of the horizontal line as a line of crank, you can say this:
Bestow one line of crank to ol' Cap'n Hook, or it's the brig for ye!!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to give, grant, bestow (give a kid an allowance / give someone a chance / a degree in Doctorology / an award / food to a pet)
First jukugo meaning: salary, wages
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 656

Kanji: 写
Meaning: copy
Onyomi: SHA
First kunyomi: ( を ) うつ＊す
First jukugo: 写真[しゃしん]
Full header: 写 copy
(George Michael's Moustache) + 与 (bestow)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
Full onyomi: SHA |
Full mnemonic: | You SHALL bestow on me a copy of the moustache you got. That shit is dope!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) うつ＊す | I copy something using the xerox machine / I take a picture ★★★☆☆
( が ) うつ＊る | to be reflected or mirrored . ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 写真(しゃしん) | photo ★★★★★ 写 (copy) + 真 (really) = 写真 (photo) photo (take photo:　写真を取る （しゃしんをとる））
描写(びょうしゃ) する | depiction ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 描 (depict) + 写 (copy) = 描写 (depiction ) a depiction or representation of something (literally, as in 'this film contains graphic depictions of violence' or figuratively, as in 'Describe his personality to me.')
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 655
Components: (George Michael's Moustache) + 与 (bestow)
Mnemonic: You SHALL bestow on me a copy of the moustache you got. That shit is dope!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I copy something using the xerox machine / I take a picture
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: photo
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 798

Kanji: 汚
Meaning: dirty
Onyomi: O
First kunyomi: ( を ) よご＊す
First jukugo: 汚染[おせん]
Full header: 汚 dirty
(waterleft) + (pirate's hook)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
Description: BOOBOO： Although your books will tell you this means 'kitanai,' kitanai is ９９.９％ written in hiragana, so don't bother.
Full onyomi: O |
Full mnemonic: | OH shit, get some water! That pirate's hook of yours is just nasty and filthy and dirty as -- where have you been putting that hook??? (up Peter Pan's butt is the answer; we both know this)
Full kunyomi: ( を ) よご＊す | to make something dirty ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) よご＊れる | to be polluted. Both literally, like a dirty shirt, and metaphorically, like an untouchable person. My friend said this is an important 'cultural code word,' because in Japan if someone is a dick to you and you fight back in public, you are considered 汚れた, That is, you're linked publicly with that person even if you were defending yourself. That's why girls don't punch guys trying to hassle them. I'm not sure it's true what my friend said, but she's pretty right-wing so she would never make up somethin CCW ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 汚染(おせん) | pollution/contamination ★★☆☆☆ 汚 (dirty) + 染 (dye) = 汚染 (pollution/contamination) pollution OR contamination. (BOOBOO : If you want to say "environmental pollution," you have to use 汚染、　not 公害。)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 656
Components: (waterleft) + (pirate's hook)
Mnemonic: OH shit, get some water! That pirate's hook of yours is just nasty and filthy and dirty as -- where have you been putting that hook??? (up Peter Pan's butt is the answer; we both know this)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to make something dirty
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: pollution/contamination
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1204

Kanji: 極
Meaning: extreme
Onyomi: KYOKU
First kunyomi: ( を ) きわ＊める
First jukugo: 極端[きょくたん]な
Full header: 極 extreme
木 (tree) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (pirate's hook) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: KYOKU | bilingual ONyomi mnemonic: TODAY (Kyou) it's COOL to be extreme.
Full mnemonic: | The pirate jumped out from behind a tree and is clawing your mouth with his pirate hook and you are kicking him in the crotch and it is so fucking EXTREME.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) きわ＊める | extremely. good OR bad. Usually used like: ｘｘｘ極める; extremely good　at XXX. Or, the tyrant was extremely cruel. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 極端(きょくたん) な | extreme ★★☆☆☆ 極 (extreme) + 端 (the edge) = 極端 (extreme) extreme - Ｕsed about people, people who take things too far. (not tempratures or political ideologies) A 2-foot-tall mohawk is 極端.
目極める(めきわめる) | get to the bottom of. ★☆☆☆☆ 目 (eye) + 極 (extreme) = 目極める (get to the bottom of.) to get to the bottom of. To exactly assess or find the reason for something.
究極(きゅうきょく) の | ultimate, definitive ☆☆☆☆☆ 究 (research) + 極 (extreme) = 究極 (ultimate, definitive) the ultimate, definitive, comprehensive something-or-other
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
激 | intense | WHITE | 白
極 | extreme | TREE | 木
The WHITE-water rafting is intense!!!!!, but the TREE is extremely tall!!!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 657
Components: 木 (tree) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (pirate's hook) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: bilingual ONyomi mnemonic: TODAY (Kyou) it's COOL to be extreme.
The pirate jumped out from behind a tree and is clawing your mouth with his pirate hook and you are kicking him in the crotch and it is so fucking EXTREME.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: extremely. good OR bad. Usually used like: ｘｘｘ極める; extremely good　at XXX. Or, the tyrant was extremely cruel.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 703

Kanji: 誇
Meaning: be proud of
First kunyomi: ほこ*る
Full header: 誇 be proud of
言 (say) + 大 (big) + (pirate's hook)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | I said I was proud of my big pirate hook. As I should be!
Full kunyomi: ほこ*る | be proud of ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 658
Components: 言 (say) + 大 (big) + (pirate's hook)
Mnemonic: I said I was proud of my big pirate hook. As I should be!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1350

Kanji: 号
Meaning: ID number
Onyomi: GOU
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) ごう
First jukugo: 信号[しんごう]
Full header: 号 ID number
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (pirate's hook)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
Description: This is different from the related kanji 番　and 　数!
号 doesn't refer to an individual number like 8 or 4. 号 refers to specific identification numbers: phone numbers, zip codes, pin codes for your ATM, etc.
Full onyomi: GOU | The apartment's ID number tells you which apartment to GO to.
Full mnemonic: | The Bizarro Dentist put a number of pirate hooks in your mouth during the Bizarro Checkup.
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) ごう | a SUFFIX which you put after a numbered item （apartment number, account number, etc.) Like, if you live in room 204, you'd say に　ゼロ　よん　号。 LAZY SUF ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 信号(しんごう) | signal ★★★★☆ 信 (believe) + 号 (ID number) = 信号 (signal) signal, i.e. traffic signal
暗号(あんごう) | a code ★☆☆☆☆ 暗 (dark) + 号 (ID number) = 暗号 (a code)
暗証番号(あんしょう ばんごう) | secret code number ★☆☆☆☆ 暗 (dark) + 証 (proof) + 番 号 (number) = 暗証番号 (secret code number) your secret PIN number you use when you go to the ATM. This is different from a password you use on the internet - that's パスワード。
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 659
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (pirate's hook)
Mnemonic: The apartment's ID number tells you which apartment to GO to.
The Bizarro Dentist put a number of pirate hooks in your mouth during the Bizarro Checkup.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a SUFFIX which you put after a numbered item （apartment number, account number, etc.) Like, if you live in room 204, you'd say に　ゼロ　よん　号。
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: signal
Frequency ranking: 817

Kanji: 考
Meaning: consider
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: かんが*える
First jukugo: 考慮[こうりょ]する
Full header: 考 consider
(dizzy) + (pirate's hook)
★★★★★
6 strokes
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | I consider putting my pirate hook upside your mom's COlon until the bitch gets dizzy.
Full kunyomi: かんが*える | to think (about a problem or your options or the meaning of some shit) ★★★★★
かんが＊え | one's thoughts on the matter. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 考慮(こうりょ) する | consider ★☆☆☆☆ NP 考 (consider) + 慮 (consideration) = 考慮 (consider) to take into account the special circumstances (i.e. before you punish him for vandalism, remember to take into account that his dad just died).
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
老 | get old | HEEL |
考 | consider | PIRATE HOOK |
Getting old is my Achilles' HEEL, but I'm considering getting a PIRATE HOOK.
Full used In: - 拷
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 660
Components: (dizzy) + (pirate's hook)
Mnemonic: I consider putting my pirate hook upside your mom's COlon until the bitch gets dizzy.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to think (about a problem or your options or the meaning of some shit)
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 175

Kanji: 拷
Meaning: torture
Onyomi: GOU
First jukugo: 拷問[ごうもん]する
Full header: 拷 torture
(handleft) + 考 (consider)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: GOU |
Full mnemonic: | The CIA makes you GO to Gitmo and they'll torture your hands until you re-consider your actions.
Full jukugo: 拷問(ごうもん) する | torture ★☆☆☆☆ 拷 (torture) + 問 (question, problem) = 拷問 (torture)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 661
Components: (handleft) + 考 (consider)
Mnemonic: The CIA makes you GO to Gitmo and they'll torture your hands until you re-consider your actions.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1754

Kanji: 式
Meaning: ritual
Onyomi: SHIKI
First jukugo: 結婚式[けっこんしき]
Full header: 式 ritual
工 (craft or industry) + ??? (???) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★★
6 strokes
BETA MR
Full onyomi: SHIKI | SHE KILLED the chicken at the voodoo ritual.
Full mnemonic: On the top right, you see a new shape: two lines and a dot
I guess you could think of some cavemen having a ceremony where they make fire (the dot) by rubbing the two sticks (lines) together) . . . and then you could say .. .
At the ritual, the head caveman ceremoniously crafted fire !
Full jukugo: 結婚式(けっこんしき) | the marriage ceremony ★★★☆☆ 結 婚 (to marry) + 式 (ritual) = 結婚式 (the marriage ceremony)
葬式(そうしき) | funeral ★★☆☆☆ 葬 (mourn) + 式 (ritual) = 葬式 (funeral)
儀式(ぎしき) | ceremony ☆☆☆☆☆ 儀 (politeness) + 式 (ritual) = 儀式 (ceremony) Usually refers to a religious ceremony. Or sometimes a secular one: a swearing-in of a new president, or even someone with O.C.D. who has to clap their hands 4 times whenever they touch a doorknob!
Full used In: - 拭
- 試
- 代
- 武
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 662
Components: 工 (craft or industry) + ??? (???) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: SHE KILLED the chicken at the voodoo ritual.
On the top right, you see a new shape: two lines and a dot
I guess you could think of some cavemen having a ceremony where they make fire (the dot) by rubbing the two sticks (lines) together) . . . and then you could say .. .
At the ritual, the head caveman ceremoniously crafted fire !
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: the marriage ceremony
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 133

Kanji: 拭
Meaning: wipe
Onyomi: SHOKU
First kunyomi: ふ＊く
Full header: 拭 wipe
(handleft) + (ritual)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SHOKU |
Full mnemonic: | Wiping your butt with your bare hand is an Arab ritual that might SHOCK members of the infidel community.
Full kunyomi: ふ＊く | to wipe ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 663
Components: (handleft) + (ritual)
Mnemonic: Wiping your butt with your bare hand is an Arab ritual that might SHOCK members of the infidel community.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to wipe
Frequency ranking: 1403

Kanji: 試
Meaning: attempt to do
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: こころ*みる
First jukugo: 試合[しあい]
Full header: 試 attempt to do
言 (say) + (ritual)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE will attempt to say the right Hebrew words on her Bat mitzvah ritual, but that shit is really hard so she'll probably forget it after SHE turns 14.
Full kunyomi: こころ*みる | to attempt or try something NP ★★☆☆☆
ため＊す | to test the limits of something (Rollerball tests your life!) or to try something and see if you like it 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 試合(しあい) | game ★★★☆☆ KUN ON NOKURI 試 (attempt to do) + 合 (to suit) = 試合 (game) a game (of pool, tennis, etc.)
試験(しけん) | test ★★☆☆☆ NP 試 (attempt to do) + 験 (test) = 試験 (test) a test, like in school - kind of formal. (BOOBOO : normally people just say テスト)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 664
Components: 言 (say) + (ritual)
Mnemonic: SHE will attempt to say the right Hebrew words on her Bat mitzvah ritual, but that shit is really hard so she'll probably forget it after SHE turns 14.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to attempt or try something
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: game
Frequency ranking: 901

Kanji: 武
Meaning: military
Onyomi: BU
First jukugo: 武器[ぶき]
Full header: 武 military
一 (one/line radical) + (rituals) + 止 (stop)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: BU | Hippies see the military and yell BOO!! BABY KILLERS!!
Full mnemonic: | There is only one ritual that makes the military stop what they are doing even in the middle of a big battle : Hammer Time.
Full jukugo: 武器(ぶき) | weapon ★★☆☆☆ 武 (military) + 器 (instrument) = 武器 (weapon) weapon: has the nuance of sword or small gun.
武道(ぶどう) | martial arts ★★☆☆☆ 武 (military) + 道 (street) = 武道 (martial arts)
武士(ぶし) | samurai ★★☆☆☆ 武 (military) + 士 (samurai radical) = 武士 (samurai) White kids say 'samurai', but real Japanese usually say ぶし. It can also be used to refer to the whole social class, as in　武士精神 （ぶしせいしん = samruai spirit) or　武士道 （ぶしどう = the honor-code of the samurai)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 665
Components: 一 (one/line radical) + (rituals) + 止 (stop)
Mnemonic: Hippies see the military and yell BOO!! BABY KILLERS!!
There is only one ritual that makes the military stop what they are doing even in the middle of a big battle : Hammer Time.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: weapon
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 629

Kanji: 代
Meaning: generation / instead of
Onyomi: DAI
First kunyomi: ( が ) か＊わる
First jukugo: 代表[だいひょう]
Full header: 代 generation / instead of
(personleft) + (rituals)
★★★★★
5 strokes
DUPE JERK
Full onyomi: DAI |
Full mnemonic: | Back in the '70s, they had a ritual where the older generation of people DIED , and the new generation took its place. I think it was called punk.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) か＊わる | something is exchanged or one person succeeds another. A robot replaces a human, (who is made into Soylent Green) ★★★★☆
か＊わり ( に ) | instead of. As in, "Pay with your booty instead of money." ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 代表(だいひょう) | representative ★★☆☆☆ 代 (generation / instead of) + 表 (express) = 代表 (representative) political delegate or group represtntative
世代(せだい) | generation ☆☆☆☆☆ 世 (society) + 代 (generation / instead of) = 世代 (generation) a generation (as in, generation gap, the me generation, all that stuff)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
代 | generation / instead of | dot is on the outside |
付 | stick to | GLUE - dot is on the inside! | 寸
"Stick to" is the only kanji where the dot is on the inside, so you could think of it as a dot of GLUE making the left and right right radicals stick to each other.
Full used In: - 貸
- 袋
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 666
Components: (personleft) + (rituals)
Mnemonic: Back in the '70s, they had a ritual where the older generation of people DIED , and the new generation took its place. I think it was called punk.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: something is exchanged or one person succeeds another. A robot replaces a human, (who is made into Soylent Green)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: representative
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 138

Kanji: 貸
Meaning: lend
Onyomi: TAI
First kunyomi: か*す
First jukugo: xxx貸[かし]
Full header: 貸 lend
代 (generation / instead of) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: TAI | Can you lend me some money to go to THAILAND?
Full mnemonic: | The older generation lends money to the younger.
Full kunyomi: か*す | lend, or rent, which is kind of fucked up that they use the same word for a generous act and a usorious one. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: xxx 貸(かし) | rental ★★☆☆☆ SUF NOKURI SUFFIX、usually found on store signs, meaning 'rental': room for rent, parking space for rent, etc.(FP;note how the last "shi" is pronounced but not written. )
賃貸(ちんたい) | rental ☆☆☆☆☆ 賃 (rent money) + 貸 (lend) = 賃貸 (rental)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
賃 | rent money | RESPONSIBILITY | 任
貸 | lend | GENERATION | 代
貨 | cargo | HEELS |
It's my RESPONSIBILITY to pay rent,
but the older GENERATION won't lend me a CENT.
I got to rob a cargo truck full of pork HEELS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 667
Components: 代 (generation / instead of) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: Can you lend me some money to go to THAILAND?
The older generation lends money to the younger.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: lend, or rent, which is kind of fucked up that they use the same word for a generous act and a usorious one.
First jukugo meaning: rental
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1322

Meaning: spear
Full header: spear
(right radical) (rituals) + 一 (one/line radical)
Description: We'll think of the line as a still-beating heart impaled on the end of the spear.
So anyway, yeah, during the ritual they get all Aztec on your ass with a big spear.
Full used In: - 我
- 賊
- 戦
- 栽
- 惑
- 域
- 幾
- 裁
- 載
- 戒
- 成
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 668
Components: (right radical) (rituals) + 一 (one/line radical)
Frequency ranking: 134

Kanji: 惑
Meaning: be misguided or tempted
Onyomi: WAKU
First kunyomi: まど*う
First jukugo: 迷惑[めいわく]
Full header: 惑 be misguided or tempted
(spear) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (bottomheart)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: WAKU |
Full mnemonic: | The devil on my shoulder used his mouth to tempt me to stab with a spear, the girl who WALKED on my heart.
Full kunyomi: まど*う | get bewildered (by your own ignorance, accidentally) or led astray (by someone else, deliberately) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 迷惑(めいわく) | annoyance ★★★☆☆ 迷 (perplexed) + 惑 (be misguided or tempted) = 迷惑 (annoyance) annoyance. Can be used as an adjective (迷惑なｘｘｘ） or as a verb (迷惑をかける＝to annoy).
誘惑(ゆうわく) する | tempt ★★★☆☆ 誘 (invite / entice) + 惑 (be misguided or tempted) = 誘惑 (tempt )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
惑 | be misguided or tempted | NO CLIFF |
感 | feeling | CLIFF |
MISGUIDED is basically FEELING, missing the left-hand side.
So you can say, "I feel like a CLIFF.
If there's no cliff, I must have been MISGUIDED and gotten lost on the way to the CLIFF "
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 671
Components: (spear) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: The devil on my shoulder used his mouth to tempt me to stab with a spear, the girl who WALKED on my heart.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: get bewildered (by your own ignorance, accidentally) or led astray (by someone else, deliberately)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: annoyance
Frequency ranking: 944

Kanji: 我
Meaning: we
Onyomi: GA
First kunyomi: われ
First jukugo: 我慢[がまん]する
Full header: 我 we
(handleft) + (spear)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: GA |
Full mnemonic: | Don't mess with us!! We GOT our hand around the handle of this here spear!
Full kunyomi: われ | us (kind of formal, an 'older guy' word) (gives the impression that you're making a speech) F ★★★★☆
われ＊われ | like われ but more so! F ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 我慢(がまん) する
persevere ★★★★★ CCW 1/2 KANA
我 (we) + 慢 (neglect/ egotistic) = 我慢 (persevere)
to endure, to bear something. Often translated as 'patience,' but that is not quite right. You have patience if you can do data entry on a fucking kanji dictionary for 5 hours straight, but you gaman with your overtime or while taking final exams with a burst appendix.
Masochists tend to gaman when they're fed worms while tied up.
Sometimes the concept of gaman DOES overlap with the English idea of patience, though: Little kids have to gaman if they find out that Disneyland is still 4 hours away.
One possible way to make GAMAN fit with the theme of 'neglect' is to remember that the 'ga' part means 'self.' So GAMAN means 'neglect yourself,' or, more poetically, 'Stop feeling the pain of your body and mind, and concentrate on the task at hand.'
怪我(けが)
scar ★☆☆☆☆ KANA FP
怪 (suspicious) + 我 (we) = 怪我 (scar)
injury. I am GUESSING that the difference between 怪我 and its synonym 傷 (kizu), is that kega emphasizes the severity while 傷emphasizes the appearance- spots, cuts, scabs, etc.
Also, another difference is that nobody uses 怪我 with kanji, and hardly anyone even uses the hiragana, thus making the whole fucking point moot.
Full used In: - 義
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 672
Components: (handleft) + (spear)
Mnemonic: Don't mess with us!! We GOT our hand around the handle of this here spear!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: us (kind of formal, an 'older guy' word) (gives the impression that you're making a speech)
First jukugo meaning: persevere
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 416

Kanji: 賊
Meaning: bandit
Onyomi: ZOKU
First kunyomi: ぞく
First jukugo: 海賊[かいぞく]
Full header: 賊 bandit
貝 (shellfish/money) + (spear) + 十 (ten)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: ZOKU | This is a new mnemonic! Whenever you see a kanji whose onyomi is ZOKU, please use this radical as the keyword.
Full mnemonic: | Ten bandits with spears took your money .
Full kunyomi: ぞく | a bandit or rebel- not like a lone mugger, but a bunch of dudes hiding in the countryside outside of government control, all Robin Hood style LAZY ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 海賊(かいぞく) | pirate ★★☆☆☆ 海 (ocean) + 賊 (bandit) = 海賊 (pirate) pirate (pirate DVDs go by the wonderful neologism of "海賊版DVD")
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 673
Components: 貝 (shellfish/money) + (spear) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: This is a new mnemonic! Whenever you see a kanji whose onyomi is ZOKU, please use this radical as the keyword.
Ten bandits with spears took your money .
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a bandit or rebel- not like a lone mugger, but a bunch of dudes hiding in the countryside outside of government control, all Robin Hood style
First jukugo meaning: pirate
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1547

Kanji: 域
Meaning: region
Onyomi: IKI
First jukugo: 地域[ちいき]
Full header: 域 region
土 (earth) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (spear)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: IKI | I'll be good -please don't send me to the ICKY region!
Full mnemonic: | I guard the border of my region of earth with a spear and my mouth. All waving the spear, yelling "YOU GODDAMN KIDS! STAY OFF MY REGION!!"
Full jukugo: 地域(ちいき) | district, zone ★★★★☆ 地 (area) + 域 (region) = 地域 (district, zone) a region or district, a zone. (emphasizes a social community moreso than a geographical area) (i.e. you wouldn't use it for the tropics or the Arctic, but you'd use it for Chinatown ,the American South or Kanto/Kansai)
領域(りょういき) | domain ★★☆☆☆ NP 領 (territory) + 域 (region) = 領域 (domain) a territory or domain controlled by someone. Also used in neologisms like "domain name!"
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
域 | region | MOUTH | 口
城 | castle | BECOME | 成
This region's full of SNITCHIN' ASS MOUTHS
The ground BECOMES a castle, when architects come around.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 674
Components: 土 (earth) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (spear)
Mnemonic: I'll be good -please don't send me to the ICKY region!
I guard the border of my region of earth with a spear and my mouth. All waving the spear, yelling "YOU GODDAMN KIDS! STAY OFF MY REGION!!"
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: district, zone
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1212

Kanji: 戦
Meaning: fight
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: ( と ) たたか＊う
First jukugo: 戦争[せんそう]する
Full header: 戦 fight
単 (merely) + (spear)
★★★★☆
13 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SEN |
Full mnemonic: | SEND the soldiers to fight with merely a spear? Are you mad???? Give them guns and shit like that. Hella flamethrowers.
Full kunyomi: ( と ) たたか＊う | fight physically - either with fists or armies. (sometimes used figuratively - fight crime!) But in any case, 戦う usually refers to an ongoing struggle rather than a single barroom punch-up. ★★★★☆
たたか＊い | a fight ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 戦争(せんそう) する | war ★★★★★ 戦 (fight) + 争 (battle) = 戦争 (war)
挑戦(ちょうせん) する | challenge ★★★☆☆ 挑 (challenge) + 戦 (fight) = 挑戦 (challenge) challenge (challenge yourself to do better, test your limits / challenge the system) be defiant or provocative. take the pepsi challenge!
作戦(さくせん) | strategy ★★☆☆☆ 作 (make) + 戦 (fight) = 作戦 (strategy) any strategy for succeeding － in war, business, school, etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 675
Components: 単 (merely) + (spear)
Mnemonic: SEND the soldiers to fight with merely a spear? Are you mad???? Give them guns and shit like that. Hella flamethrowers.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: fight physically - either with fists or armies. (sometimes used figuratively - fight crime!) But in any case, 戦う usually refers to an ongoing struggle rather than a single barroom punch-up.
First jukugo meaning: war
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 354

Kanji: 栽
Meaning: cultivate
Onyomi: SAI
First jukugo: 盆栽[ぼんさい]
Full header: 栽 cultivate
十 (ten) + (spear) + 木 (tree)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SAI | I SIGH when my dad tells me he's cultivating marijuana again.
Full mnemonic: | I'm cultivating ten trees so I can turn them into spears!
Full jukugo: 盆栽(ぼんさい) | bonsai. Oh man, this entry was so not worth even making. Deeeyamn. ★☆☆☆☆
栽培(さいばい) する | cultivate ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 676
Components: 十 (ten) + (spear) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: I SIGH when my dad tells me he's cultivating marijuana again.
I'm cultivating ten trees so I can turn them into spears!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: bonsai. Oh man, this entry was so not worth even making. Deeeyamn.
Frequency ranking: 1756

Kanji: 幾
Meaning: how much?
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: いく＊つ
First jukugo: 幾何学[きかがく]
Full header: 幾 how much?
(Eazy) + (spear)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: KI | How much for a KILO?
Full mnemonic: | How many spears does Eazy E have? Two.
Full kunyomi: いく＊つ | how many? 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
いく＊ら | how much? 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 幾何学(きかがく) | geometry ★☆☆☆☆ FR FP 幾 (how much?) + 何 (what?!?) + 学 (knowledge) = 幾何学 (geometry) geometry (I like this because it seems that even the Chinese sages who made up this word were confused by geometry. It's like 'the science of what the fuck??')
Full used In: - 機
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 677
Components: (Eazy) + (spear)
Mnemonic: How much for a KILO?
How many spears does Eazy E have? Two.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: how many?
First jukugo meaning: geometry
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 297

Kanji: 機
Meaning: machine
Onyomi: KI
First jukugo: 機械[きかい]
Full header: 機 machine
木 (tree) + 幾 (how much?) Same-ON
★★★★☆
16 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KI | KEEP your crossbow machine away from me! I ain't do nothin'!
Full mnemonic: | How many trees did it take to make that wooden machine?
Full jukugo: 機械(きかい) | machine ★★★★★ 機 (machine) + 械 (contraption) = 機械 (machine) A machine, particularly something with a motor in it which moves when activated. A computer is not a 機械 , but a robot arm is.
飛行機(ひこうき) | airplane ★★★★☆ 飛 (fly) + 行 (go) + 機 (machine) = 飛行機 (airplane)
機嫌(きげん) | mood ★★☆☆☆ 機 (machine) + 嫌 (eww!!) = 機嫌 (mood) mood (bad mood: 不機嫌!)
危機(きき) | social crisis ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 危 (dangerous) + 機 (machine) = 危機 (social crisis) a social crisis (oil crisis, global warming, etc.)
機会(きかい) | a chance ★☆☆☆☆ 機 (machine) + 会 (big meeting) = 機会 (a chance) a chance, as in, "I hope I will have a chance to go to Australia someday." or "This could be my only chance to see yo mama's huge collection of Rosie O'donnel pap-smears."
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 678
Components: 木 (tree) + 幾 (how much?) Same-ON
Mnemonic: KEEP your crossbow machine away from me! I ain't do nothin'!
How many trees did it take to make that wooden machine?
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 298

Meaning: sentry
Full header: sentry
(side radical) 立 (stand up) + (spear) + 日 (sun, day)
STRONG
Description: I call him the SENTRY, because who else stands all day in the sun holding a spear??
STRONG RADICAL FOR SHOKU and SHIKI.
Full used In: - 職
- 織
- 識
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 679
Components: (side radical) 立 (stand up) + (spear) + 日 (sun, day)
Frequency ranking: 572

Kanji: 職
Meaning: employment
Onyomi: SHOKU
First jukugo: 無職[むしょく]
Full header: 職 employment
耳 (ear) + (sentry) Same-ON
★★★★☆
18 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHOKU | I was SHOCKED to hear that he was able to find a employment!
Full mnemonic: | My ear is a sentry, always alert for opportunities for employment.
Full jukugo: 無職(むしょく) | unemployment ★★☆☆☆ 無 (without) + 職 (employment) = 無職 (unemployment)
職場(しょくば) | place of work. ★★☆☆☆ KUN ON 職 (employment) + 場 (place) = 職場 (place of work.)
職業(しょくぎょう) | occupation ★★☆☆☆ NP 職 (employment) + 業 (business) = 職業 (occupation) occupation　－ a slightly formal word for job.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
職 | employment | EAR | 耳
識 | be conscious | SAY | 言
織 | organization / weave | STRING | 糸
You HEAR about employment opportunities with your EAR,
but you have to be conscious what you SAY in the job interview.
If you get the job, you're bound to the organization with social STRING.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 680
Components: 耳 (ear) + (sentry) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I was SHOCKED to hear that he was able to find a employment!
My ear is a sentry, always alert for opportunities for employment.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: unemployment
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 754

Kanji: 織
Meaning: organization / weave
Onyomi: SHOKU, SHIKI
First kunyomi: お*る
First jukugo: 組織[そしき]
Full header: 織 organization / weave
糸 (string) + (sentry) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
18 strokes
JERK PN
Full onyomi: SHOKU, SHIKI | I was SHOCKED that SHE KEEPS joining that organization!
Full mnemonic: | With string, you weave a uniform for all the sentries of that organization.
Full kunyomi: お*る | weave, knit ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 組織(そしき) | organization ★★★☆☆ 組 (one's team) + 織 (organization / weave) = 組織 (organization) an organization or structure - usually social (like a union or mafia)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
職 | employment | EAR | 耳
識 | be conscious | SAY | 言
織 | organization / weave | STRING | 糸
You HEAR about employment opportunities with your EAR,
but you have to be conscious what you SAY in the job interview.
If you get the job, you're bound to the organization with social STRING.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 681
Components: 糸 (string) + (sentry) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I was SHOCKED that SHE KEEPS joining that organization!
With string, you weave a uniform for all the sentries of that organization.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: weave, knit
First jukugo meaning: organization
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 894

Kanji: 識
Meaning: be conscious
Onyomi: SHIKI
First jukugo: 知識[ちしき]
Full header: 識 be conscious
言 (say) + (sentry) Same-ON
★★★★☆
19 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHIKI | SHE KEEPS knocking me unconscious.
Full mnemonic: | My consciousness is a sentry that watches over everything I say.
Full jukugo: 知識(ちしき) | knowledge ★★★☆☆ 知 (know) + 識 (be conscious) = 知識 (knowledge)
意識(いしき) のある | awareness ★★☆☆☆ 意 (meaning) + 識 (be conscious) = 意識 (awareness) to have an awareness or be conscious of something- women are conscious of potential rapists in an everyday, peripheral way that men are not. Hippies are environmentally conscious. That's ishiki.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
職 | employment | EAR | 耳
識 | be conscious | SAY | 言
織 | organization / weave | STRING | 糸
You HEAR about employment opportunities with your EAR,
but you have to be conscious what you SAY in the job interview.
If you get the job, you're bound to the organization with social STRING.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 682
Components: 言 (say) + (sentry) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SHE KEEPS knocking me unconscious.
My consciousness is a sentry that watches over everything I say.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: knowledge
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 573

Meaning: container
Full header: container
(big radical)
PK
Description: Not only does it contain other radicals, but it actually LOOKS like the letter C. so. . .CCCCcontainer
Full used In: - 区
- 巨
- 匠
- 匹
- 医
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 683
Components: (big radical)
Frequency ranking: 765

Kanji: 区
Meaning: ward
Onyomi: KU
First jukugo: ｘｘｘ区[く]
Full header: 区 ward
(container) + メ (katakana 'me')
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
SUF
Full onyomi: KU |
Full mnemonic: | By May, this ward may contain as many as 1,000,000 people.
Full jukugo: ｘｘｘ 区(く) | ward ★★★★☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning 'ward'- for example, 新宿区 (しんじゅくく) Shinjuku ward. (ward is a district of a city)
区別(くべつ) する | distinguish ★★★☆☆ 区 (ward) + 別 (separate) = 区別 (distinguish) to make a distinction - to tell one thing from another - 2 synonyms, for instance. or 2 similar-looking kanji
区役所(くやくしょ) | ward office ★★☆☆☆ 区 (ward) + 役 (role) + 所 (area / attribute) = 区役所 (ward office) the government office for your ward- where you get your immigration paperwork and junk.
Full used In: - 駆
- 欧
- 殴
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 684
Components: (container) + メ (katakana 'me')
Mnemonic: By May, this ward may contain as many as 1,000,000 people.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1035

Kanji: 駆
Meaning: gallop
Onyomi: KU
First kunyomi: ( が ) か＊ける
Full header: 駆 gallop
馬 (horse) + 区 (ward) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
14 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KU |
Full mnemonic: | That horse can gallop around a full ward in like 3 seconds.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) か＊ける | gallop (animals), or to rush/exert a lot of effort (humans) ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 685
Components: 馬 (horse) + 区 (ward) Same-ON
Mnemonic: That horse can gallop around a full ward in like 3 seconds.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: gallop (animals), or to rush/exert a lot of effort (humans)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1046

Kanji: 巨
Meaning: giant super huge
Onyomi: KYO
First jukugo: 巨大[きょだい]な
Full header: 巨 giant super huge
(container) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
BETA STRONG
Full onyomi: KYO |
Full mnemonic: | Your bad breath from your mouth is so giant, you had to Keep Your Odor in a huge container , and you only let it out when Godzilla attacks the city.
Full jukugo: 巨大(きょだい) な | huge guy! (or girl) ★★★☆☆ 巨 (giant super huge) + 大 (big) = 巨大 (huge guy! (or girl)) huge guy! Like a dinosaur or Gandam.
巨人(きょじん) | giant ★★☆☆☆ 巨 (giant super huge) + 人 (person) = 巨人 (giant) a giant, like Andre, but also a important person, as in, 'Microsoft is a giant in the software industry.'
巨乳(きょにゅう) | tig ole biddies ★☆☆☆☆ ABU 巨 (giant super huge) + 乳 (milk) = 巨乳 (tig ole biddies)
巨根(きょこん) | that's right: monster cock. ★☆☆☆☆ ABU 巨 (giant super huge) + 根 (root) = 巨根 (that's right: monster cock.) Think you can figure this one out?
Full used In: - 拒
- 距
- 臣
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 686
Components: (container) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: Your bad breath from your mouth is so giant, you had to Keep Your Odor in a huge container , and you only let it out when Godzilla attacks the city.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: huge guy! (or girl)
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 766

Kanji: 拒
Meaning: repel
Onyomi: KYO
First kunyomi: こば*む
First jukugo: 拒否[きょひ]する
Full header: 拒 repel
(handleft) + 巨 (giant super huge) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: KYO | Keep Your Odors to yourself - I repel them!
Full mnemonic: | David used his hands to repel the giant.
Full kunyomi: こば*む | absolute refusal - it can be physical as well as verbal. For example, if someone refuses to shake your hand, that's 拒む。 ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 拒否(きょひ) する
refuse!!!! ★★☆☆☆ ABU
拒 (repel) + 否 (no) = 拒否 (refuse!!!!)
absolute refusal- unlike 拒む (こばむ）,　拒否 is always verbal - an exit line. Like if you tell a guy 'no thanks' 10 times and he won't go away, you use 拒否. As in, '私がきょひした。’
Oh no you di'int!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 687
Components: (handleft) + 巨 (giant super huge) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Keep Your Odors to yourself - I repel them!
David used his hands to repel the giant.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: absolute refusal - it can be physical as well as verbal. For example, if someone refuses to shake your hand, that's 拒む。
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: refuse!!!!
Frequency ranking: 1533

Kanji: 距
Meaning: distance
Onyomi: KYO
First jukugo: 距離[きょり]
Full header: 距 distance
足 (foot/ be enough) + 巨 (giant super huge) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KYO | Keep Your Odor at a distance please.
Full mnemonic: | The distance is so giant, you can't journey there on foot.
Full jukugo: 距離(きょり) | distance ★★☆☆☆ 距 (distance) + 離 (divorce / physical distance between things) = 距離 (distance) physical distance between two things: towns on a map, for instance, or the distance between an archer and a target - a much bigger distance than the related word 間隔.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
路 | road | EACH | 各
距 | distance | GIANT | 巨
EACH road goes on for a GIANT distance. (it's part of a massive public-works project driven by kickbacks. Quite elaborate, really!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 688
Components: 足 (foot/ be enough) + 巨 (giant super huge) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Keep Your Odor at a distance please.
The distance is so giant, you can't journey there on foot.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1361

Kanji: 臣
Meaning: vassal
Onyomi: SHIN, JIN
First jukugo: 大臣[だいじん]
Full header: 臣 vassal
巨 (giant super huge) + 一 (one/line radical)
★☆☆☆☆
7 strokes
BETA
Description: This kanji is mostly used as a radical, and more bad news: for some reason, all the kanji using the vassal radical tend to be super complex and similar-looking. Doh.
Full onyomi: SHIN, JIN | I command the vassal to bring us a SHINY new bottle of GIN!
Full mnemonic: This kanji is 'gigantic' plus TWO VERTICAL LINES, which we can think of as crutches. ..
My vassal is so gigantic, he needs 2 crazy vertical crutches and struts to not collapse, a la Salvador Dali.. . .no wait. . . fuck!! You do better.
No wait, that is a pretty ok mnemonic. Check that vassal out! Look at 'im go!!!
shit, after all that explanation, it's only a ＊
Full jukugo: 大臣(だいじん) | Minister ★☆☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 臣 (vassal) = 大臣 (Minister ) cabinet Minister (Minister of Finance, Minister of Defense, Minister of Butts and Asses, etc.)
Full used In: - 緊
- 賢
- 覧
- 臨
- 姫
- 堅
- 蔵
- 監
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 689
Components: 巨 (giant super huge) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: I command the vassal to bring us a SHINY new bottle of GIN!
This kanji is 'gigantic' plus TWO VERTICAL LINES, which we can think of as crutches. ..
My vassal is so gigantic, he needs 2 crazy vertical crutches and struts to not collapse, a la Salvador Dali.. . .no wait. . . fuck!! You do better.
No wait, that is a pretty ok mnemonic. Check that vassal out! Look at 'im go!!!
shit, after all that explanation, it's only a ＊
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Minister
Frequency ranking: 767

Kanji: 堅
Meaning: solid, steadfast
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: かた*い
Full header: 堅 solid, steadfast
臣 (vassal) + 又 (again/crotch radical) + 土 (earth)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE PN SOLO
Full onyomi: KEN | KENNY from South Park is pretty steadfast - he keeps getting killed and coming back.
Full mnemonic: | The vassal's crotch is as solid as the earth whenever the master's wife walks by.
Full kunyomi: かた*い | unlike the other 2 かたいs, this one is FIGURATIVE : hard as in a steadfast, Sam Gamgee-ass pal. certain, reliable, solid. But 堅い also has a bad meaning: too stuffy, formal, rigid and bound by tradition ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
緊 | tense | STRING | 糸
監 | oversee | PLATE | 皿
堅 | solid, steadfast | EARTH | 土
賢 | clever | MONEY | 貝
覧 | view | LOOK | 見
I pull the STRING until it's very tense.
You oversee the PLATE (you're a waiter)
The EARTH is very solid.
You gotta be clever to get MONEY.
You view things by LOOKING at them, dumbass.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 690
Components: 臣 (vassal) + 又 (again/crotch radical) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: KENNY from South Park is pretty steadfast - he keeps getting killed and coming back.
The vassal's crotch is as solid as the earth whenever the master's wife walks by.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: unlike the other 2 かたいs, this one is FIGURATIVE : hard as in a steadfast, Sam Gamgee-ass pal. certain, reliable, solid. But 堅い also has a bad meaning: too stuffy, formal, rigid and bound by tradition
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1421

Kanji: 緊
Meaning: tense
Onyomi: KIN
First jukugo: 緊張[きんちょう]する
Full header: 緊 tense
臣 (vassal) + 又 (again/crotch radical) + 糸 (string)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KIN | I'm tense whenever your KINfolk come around. There's a family feud a'brewin'.
Full mnemonic: | The vassal ties a string to your crotch and RAN until the string was pulled very tense.
Full jukugo: 緊張(きんちょう) する | stress ★★★★☆ 緊 (tense) + 張 (stretch) = 緊張 (stress) stress, stretched to the max ーcan be used both literally and figuratively.
緊急(きんきゅう) の　or に | urgent ★☆☆☆☆ 緊 (tense) + 急 (urgent) = 緊急 (urgent)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
緊 | tense | STRING | 糸
監 | oversee | PLATE | 皿
堅 | solid, steadfast | EARTH | 土
賢 | clever | MONEY | 貝
覧 | view | LOOK | 見
I pull the STRING until it's very tense.
You oversee the PLATE (you're a waiter)
The EARTH is very solid.
You gotta be clever to get MONEY.
You view things by LOOKING at them, dumbass.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
繁 | multiple, many | EVERY | 毎
緊 | tense | VASSAL | 臣
懸 | suspend / gamble | HEART | 心
Reproducing EVERY day with your VASSAL puts him under a great deal of stress。　Talking about having sex with him. Hostile work environment! Gambling your HEART is a high price to pay.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 691
Components: 臣 (vassal) + 又 (again/crotch radical) + 糸 (string)
Mnemonic: I'm tense whenever your KINfolk come around. There's a family feud a'brewin'.
The vassal ties a string to your crotch and RAN until the string was pulled very tense.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: stress
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1296

Kanji: 賢
Meaning: clever
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: かしこ*い
First jukugo: 悪賢い[わるがしこい]
Full header: 賢 clever
臣 (vassal) + 又 (again/crotch radical) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | Clever KEN pimps out his vassal's crotch for extra money.
Full kunyomi: かしこ*い | clever, shrewd, wise ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 悪賢い(わるがしこい) | devious ★☆☆☆☆ 悪 (bad) + 賢 (clever) = 悪賢い (devious )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
緊 | tense | STRING | 糸
監 | oversee | PLATE | 皿
堅 | solid, steadfast | EARTH | 土
賢 | clever | MONEY | 貝
覧 | view | LOOK | 見
I pull the STRING until it's very tense.
You oversee the PLATE (you're a waiter)
The EARTH is very solid.
You gotta be clever to get MONEY.
You view things by LOOKING at them, dumbass.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 692
Components: 臣 (vassal) + 又 (again/crotch radical) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: Clever KEN pimps out his vassal's crotch for extra money.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: clever, shrewd, wise
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: devious
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1491

Kanji: 覧
Meaning: view
Onyomi: RAN
First jukugo: 展覧会[てんらんかい]
Full header: 覧 view
臣 (vassal) + (rifle) + 見 (look)
★★☆☆☆
17 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: RAN |
Full mnemonic: | The vassal picked up his rifle and RAN to look and view the intruders.
Full jukugo: 展覧会(てんらんかい) | exhibition ★★☆☆☆ 展 (exhibit) + 覧 (view) + 会 (big meeting) = 展覧会 (exhibition) an art show or art exhibition.
御覧(ごらん) | please look sir ★★☆☆☆ F 御 (the honorific "o") + 覧 (view) = 御覧 (please look sir) a formal way of asking your superior to view something. either 'ごらん ください' or 'ごらん に なる.'
博覧会(はくらんかい)
exposition ★☆☆☆☆
博 (museum　/extensive) + 覧 (view) + 会 (big meeting) = 博覧会 (exposition)
a GIANT exposition. Not like, "Cezanne's greatest fuckin' paintings all up in here festival" but huger - like a World's Fair.
To break it down:
博覧会 (biggest　kind of expo )
　展示会（てんじかい＝trade show)
展覧会 （てんらんかい＝art exhibition)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
緊 | tense | STRING | 糸
監 | oversee | PLATE | 皿
堅 | solid, steadfast | EARTH | 土
賢 | clever | MONEY | 貝
覧 | view | LOOK | 見
I pull the STRING until it's very tense.
You oversee the PLATE (you're a waiter)
The EARTH is very solid.
You gotta be clever to get MONEY.
You view things by LOOKING at them, dumbass.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 693
Components: 臣 (vassal) + (rifle) + 見 (look)
Mnemonic: The vassal picked up his rifle and RAN to look and view the intruders.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: exhibition
Frequency ranking: 1467

Kanji: 臨
Meaning: to confront
Onyomi: RIN
First kunyomi: ( に ) のぞ＊む
First jukugo: 臨時 [りんじ]の
Full header: 臨 to confront
臣 (vassal) + (rifle) + 品 (products)
★☆☆☆☆
18 strokes
Full onyomi: RIN |
Full mnemonic: | The vassal with the rifle confronts anyone who tries to steal the products: expensive RINGS.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) のぞ＊む | the dictionary says it means "to face", like "You 'll face sanctions if you keep trying to build atomic weapons." , But usually it has the nuance of "Stand strong and resolute even in the face of something scary". Like, "He must face terrorism without flinching." KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 臨時 (りんじ) の | provisional ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 臨 (to confront) + 時 (time) = 臨時 (provisional) temporary, acting, provisional
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 694
Components: 臣 (vassal) + (rifle) + 品 (products)
Mnemonic: The vassal with the rifle confronts anyone who tries to steal the products: expensive RINGS.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: the dictionary says it means "to face", like "You 'll face sanctions if you keep trying to build atomic weapons." , But usually it has the nuance of "Stand strong and resolute even in the face of something scary". Like, "He must face terrorism without flinching."
First jukugo meaning: provisional
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1459

Kanji: 姫
Meaning: princess
First kunyomi: ( お ) ひめ ( さま )
Full header: 姫 princess
女 (woman) + 臣 (vassal)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | A princess is only a female vassal until she gets promoted to queen.
Full kunyomi: ( お ) ひめ ( さま ) | princess ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 695
Components: 女 (woman) + 臣 (vassal)
Mnemonic: A princess is only a female vassal until she gets promoted to queen.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1345

Kanji: 匹
Meaning: small animal
Onyomi: HIKI
First jukugo: xxx匹[ひき、びき]
Full header: 匹 small animal
(human legs) + (container)
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
COUNTER
Full onyomi: HIKI | Don't give HICKEYS to your pets. That is not awesome.
Full mnemonic: | Imagine one of those uncomfortable women you see on a train, all sneaking her pet on in a plastic container. All you can see is its furry legs through the mesh window.
Full jukugo: xxx 匹(ひき、びき) | small animal ★★★☆☆ COUNTER it's a counter for animals, up to maybe the size of a deer. (BOOBOO: anything bigger than a deer is counted with 'とう.')
三匹(さんびき) | three small animals ★★☆☆☆ 三 (three) + 匹 (small animal) = 三匹 (three small animals)
Full used In: - 甚
- 融
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 696
Components: (human legs) + (container)
Mnemonic: Don't give HICKEYS to your pets. That is not awesome.
Imagine one of those uncomfortable women you see on a train, all sneaking her pet on in a plastic container. All you can see is its furry legs through the mesh window.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1288

Kanji: 匠
Meaning: artisan
Onyomi: SHOU
First jukugo: 師匠[ししょう]
Full header: 匠 artisan
(container) + 斤 (axe)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | The artisan will SHOW the apprentice how to expertly carve a wooden container using the traditional axe.
Full jukugo: 師匠(ししょう) | master craftsman ★☆☆☆☆ 師 (master, teacher) + 匠 (artisan) = 師匠 (master craftsman) master craftsman, who teaches disciples and apprentices. If he's awesome but doesn't have apprentices, you don't use this one.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 697
Components: (container) + 斤 (axe)
Mnemonic: The artisan will SHOW the apprentice how to expertly carve a wooden container using the traditional axe.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: master craftsman
Frequency ranking: 1565

Kanji: 四
Meaning: the numeral 4
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: よ*つ
First jukugo: 四月[しがつ]
Full header: 四 the numeral 4
(animal legs) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
5 strokes
ABU
Description: Along with '7'、 '4' is one of the numbers where the KUN and ON are used pretty randomly. Like, more than usual. When counting months, usually one uses the kuns, but with 4 and 7 you use the ONs.
ABU: since this has the same ONyomi as 'death' (死）　it is considered an unlucky number.
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE can fit four legs in her mouth at the same time. (FYI she is not kinky, she is a female Carcharodon carcharias)
Full kunyomi: よ*つ | 4 things COUNTER ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 四月(しがつ) | April ★★★★★ KANA FP 四 (the numeral 4) + 月 (moon) = 四月 (April)
四時(よじ) | 4 o'clock ★★★★★ 四 (the numeral 4) + 時 (time) = 四時 (4 o'clock)
四時間(よじかん) | 4 hours' time ★★★★★ 四 時 (4 o'clock) + 間 (a period of time) = 四時間 (4 hours' time) 4 hours' time. As in, this bus ride takes 4 hours.
四日(よっか) | fourth day of the month ★★★★☆ FP 四 (the numeral 4) + 日 (sun, day) = 四日 (fourth day of the month )
四角(しかく) | a square ★★★☆☆ 四 (the numeral 4) + 角 (horn/corner) = 四角 (a square)
Full used In: - 喚
- 換
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 698
Components: (animal legs) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: SHE can fit four legs in her mouth at the same time. (FYI she is not kinky, she is a female Carcharodon carcharias)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: 4 things
First jukugo meaning: April
Frequency ranking: 176

Kanji: 喚
Meaning: exclaim
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: ( が ) わめ*く
Full header: 喚 exclaim
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (fishhook) + 四 (the numeral 4) + 大 (big)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | When Genghis KHAN puts four big fish-hooks in your mouth, you'll exclaim too.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) わめ*く | (almost always hiragana) - yell in an angry way, but you're still using words. KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
換 | exchange | HANDS | 手
喚 | exclaim | MOUTH | 口
You exchange stuff with your HANDS,
but you exclaim with your MOUTH.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 699
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (fishhook) + 四 (the numeral 4) + 大 (big)
Mnemonic: When Genghis KHAN puts four big fish-hooks in your mouth, you'll exclaim too.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: (almost always hiragana) - yell in an angry way, but you're still using words.
Frequency ranking: 1656

Kanji: 換
Meaning: exchange
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: か＊える
First jukugo: 交換[こうかん]する
Full header: 換 exchange
(handleft) + (fishhook) + 四 (the numeral 4) + 大 (big)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | I CAN exchange my hand for four big fish hooks (FYI I am some kind of rejected Bond villain)
Full kunyomi: か＊える | exchange (yen for euros) change (diapers / a broken heel on your pumps) Unlike the other かえる　(替える）、 換える means you are exchanging something for a similar or identical thing ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 交換(こうかん) する | exchange ★★★★☆ 交 (combine) + 換 (exchange) = 交換 (exchange) swap, exchange (Japanese/English language exchange, for instance)
に 乗り換える(のりかえる) | transfer ★★★★☆ 乗 (ride a vehicle) + 換 (exchange) = 乗り換える (transfer) to transfer buses/ trains.
換気(かんき) | ventilation ★★☆☆☆ 換 (exchange) + 気 (mood) = 換気 (ventilation) What Japanese bathrooms never have.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
換 | exchange | HANDS | 手
喚 | exclaim | MOUTH | 口
You exchange stuff with your HANDS,
but you exclaim with your MOUTH.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 700
Components: (handleft) + (fishhook) + 四 (the numeral 4) + 大 (big)
Mnemonic: I CAN exchange my hand for four big fish hooks (FYI I am some kind of rejected Bond villain)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: exchange (yen for euros) change (diapers / a broken heel on your pumps) Unlike the other かえる　(替える）、 換える means you are exchanging something for a similar or identical thing
Frequency ranking: 1172

Kanji: 欠
Meaning: lack
Onyomi: KETSU
First kunyomi: ( に ) か＊ける
First jukugo: 欠点[けってん]がある / 　がない
Full header: 欠 lack
人 (person) + (rifle)
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
Full onyomi: KETSU | I lack KETCHUP. please pass it over here.
Full mnemonic: Unlike the regular rifle radical, the tip on the right hangs limply down.
You could say that the person LACKS a functioning rifle. And then you could giggle about that if you were, you know, immatoor.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) か＊ける | to lack an abstract thing (experience / confidence / creativity / trust) （BOOBOO: if you want to say you don't have enough of a physical thing (for instance, money!) you'd say 足りない (たりない）instead.) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 欠点(けってん) がある / 　がない | shortcoming ★★★☆☆ 欠 (lack) + 点 (point) = 欠点 (shortcoming) shortcoming. Opposite of 長所（ちょうしょ）. Can be used about people (he drinks too much, she always lies) or machines (this PC is very slow and prone to crashing).
欠陥(けっかん) のある | defective ★★☆☆☆ 欠 (lack) + 陥 (entrapped) = 欠陥 (defective) defective, defect
欠席(けっせき) する | absent ★☆☆☆☆ F 欠 (lack) + 席 (seat) = 欠席 (absent) A kind of formal word for failure to attend, absence.
Full used In: - 欲
- 欺
- 欧
- 歌
- 吹
- 炊
- 飲
- 次
- 軟
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 701
Components: 人 (person) + (rifle)
Mnemonic: I lack KETCHUP. please pass it over here.
Unlike the regular rifle radical, the tip on the right hangs limply down.
You could say that the person LACKS a functioning rifle. And then you could giggle about that if you were, you know, immatoor.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to lack an abstract thing (experience / confidence / creativity / trust) （BOOBOO: if you want to say you don't have enough of a physical thing (for instance, money!) you'd say 足りない (たりない）instead.)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: shortcoming
Frequency ranking: 248

Kanji: 欧
Meaning: Europe
Onyomi: OU
First jukugo: 欧米[おうべい]
Full header: 欧 Europe
区 (ward) + 欠 (lack)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: OU |
Full mnemonic: | OH shit! Europe lacks a single ward without bad techno!!
Full jukugo: 欧米(おうべい) | europe/ USA ★★★☆☆ 欧 (Europe) + 米 (rice / America) = 欧米 (europe/ USA) Europe and USA - but unfortunately due to racism, Japanese often use 欧米 to mean the West in general, ignoring Africa, South and Latin America and even Canada.
欧(おう) xxx | Euro-style ☆☆☆☆☆ PRE PREFIX: "欧XXX" means, "European-style XXX."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
欧 | Europe | LACK | 欠
殴 | punch | DIAPER |
Compared to Tokyo, europe LACKS PUNCH.
But I punched a dude in the DIAPER after lunch.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 702
Components: 区 (ward) + 欠 (lack)
Mnemonic: OH shit! Europe lacks a single ward without bad techno!!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: europe/ USA
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1562

Kanji: 歌
Meaning: sing
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: うた
First jukugo: 歌手[かしゅ]
Full header: 歌 sing
可 (possible) Same-ON + 欠 (lack)
★★★★★
14 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KA | Personally, I like to sing in my CAR, so others can't hear me.
Full mnemonic: | It's possible to sing even if you lack talent.
Full kunyomi: うた | song (BOOBOO: 歌 is generally used only for songs with lyrics. Instrumentals are きょく　（曲） ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 歌手(かしゅ) | singer ★★★☆☆ 歌 (sing) + 手 (hand) = 歌手 (singer) singer. Not like Joey Ramone, but like Celine Fuckin' Dion or Pavarotti or someone.
歌詞(かし) | lyrics ★☆☆☆☆ 歌 (sing) + 詞 (part of speech) = 歌詞 (lyrics)
主題歌(しゅだいか) | theme song ☆☆☆☆☆ 主 (master/mainly) + 題 (topic) + 歌 (sing) = 主題歌 (theme song)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 703
Components: 可 (possible) Same-ON + 欠 (lack)
Mnemonic: Personally, I like to sing in my CAR, so others can't hear me.
It's possible to sing even if you lack talent.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: song (BOOBOO: 歌 is generally used only for songs with lyrics. Instrumentals are きょく　（曲）
First jukugo meaning: singer
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 633

Kanji: 吹
Meaning: blow
Onyomi: SUI
First kunyomi: ふ*く
First jukugo: 口笛を吹く[くちぶえをふく]
Full header: 吹 blow
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 欠 (lack)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
ILL PAIR SOLO
Full onyomi: SUI |
Full mnemonic: | When your mom blows out her mouth, I can tell her breath lacks SWEETness. It smells like she swallowed a junkie whole, in fact.
Full kunyomi: ふ*く | blow 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 口笛を吹く(くちぶえをふく) | to whistle ★☆☆☆☆ 口 (mouth) + 吹 (blow) = 口笛を吹く (to whistle )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
吸 | suck | REACH | 及
吹 | blow | LACK | 欠
You REACH for a cigarette to suck. Then you blew out all the air, so now you LACK air.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 704
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 欠 (lack)
Mnemonic: When your mom blows out her mouth, I can tell her breath lacks SWEETness. It smells like she swallowed a junkie whole, in fact.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to whistle
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 808

Kanji: 炊
Meaning: cook rice
Onyomi: SUI
First kunyomi: た*く
First jukugo: 炊飯器[すいはんき]
Full header: 炊 cook rice
(fireleft) + 欠 (lack)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: SUI |
Full mnemonic: | My electric rice cooker makes SWEET rice just fine, even though it lacks a flame.
Full kunyomi: た*く | boil (anything) / cook (rice) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 炊飯器(すいはんき) | rice-cooker ★☆☆☆☆ 炊 (cook rice) + 飯 (rice / meal) + 器 (instrument) = 炊飯器 (rice-cooker)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
灯 | streetlight | NAIL | 丁
炊 | cook rice | LACK | 欠
A streetlight is on top of a pole or a NAIL,
but you LACK water to boil some delicious kale.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 705
Components: (fireleft) + 欠 (lack)
Mnemonic: My electric rice cooker makes SWEET rice just fine, even though it lacks a flame.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: boil (anything) / cook (rice)
First jukugo meaning: rice-cooker
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1713

Meaning: director
Full header: director
(right radical)
PK
Description: Helsig calls this incredibly common radical the TASKMASTER, because it usually shows up in kanji about learning or organized procedures.
That makes sense, but I prefer to call him the DIRECTOR, as you can easily picture his imperious figure sitting on this cliche Hollywood director's chair with the crossed legs:
. . .the tallness of the chair allows him to oversee his underlings' every move, and hector them appropriately.
LOOKALIKES：
Lack (欠)is spreading its legs because it LACKS good manners,but the director's chair, by definition, has crossed legs.
Full used In: - 徹
- 致
- 務
- 敷
- 撤
- 攻
- 修
- 整
- 徴
- 敬
- 微
- 散
- 敗
- 激
- 枚
- 数
- 敏
- 故
- 政
- 放
- 敵
- 改
- 厳
- 教
- 救
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 706
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 286

Kanji: 数
Meaning: integer, to count
Onyomi: SUU
First kunyomi: かず
First jukugo: 多数[たすう]の xxx
Full header: 数 integer, to count
米 (rice / America) + 女 (woman) + (director)
★★★★★
13 strokes
Full onyomi: SUU |
Full mnemonic: | The director makes SUE (a woman) count all the damn rice, until she knows the exact number of kernels.
Full kunyomi: かず | a number ★★★★★
かぞ＊える | to count ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 多数(たすう) の xxx | a big number of XXX ★★★☆☆ 多 (many) + 数 (integer, to count) = 多数 (a big number of XXX)
数字(すうじ) | a numeral - 1,2,3, etc. ★★★☆☆ 数 (integer, to count) + 字 (letter) = 数字 (a numeral - 1,2,3, etc.)
数学(すうがく) | mathematics ★★☆☆☆ 数 (integer, to count) + 学 (knowledge) = 数学 (mathematics)
少数(しょうすう) | minority ★★☆☆☆ 少 (a little (amount)) + 数 (integer, to count) = 少数 (minority)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
題 | topic | DAY | 日
類 | category,type | BIG | 大
数 | integer, to count | WOMAN | 女
想 | idea/imagination | HEART | 心
toDAY's topic is a BIG category: the number of WOMEN with imaginary HEARTS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 707
Components: 米 (rice / America) + 女 (woman) + (director)
Mnemonic: The director makes SUE (a woman) count all the damn rice, until she knows the exact number of kernels.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: a number
First jukugo meaning: a big number of XXX
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 287

Kanji: 枚
Meaning: counter for flat objects
Onyomi: MAI
First jukugo: XXX枚[まい]
Full header: 枚 counter for flat objects
木 (tree) + (director)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
COUNTER
Full onyomi: MAI |
Full mnemonic: | MY tree fell down and flattened the director. It was an accident, I swear!
Full jukugo: XXX 枚(まい) | flat object ★★★★★ COUNTER counter for flat objects (ichimai, nimai, sanmai, yonmai, etc.)
何枚(なんまい) | how many flat objects? ★★★☆☆ 何 (what?!?) + 枚 (counter for flat objects) = 何枚 (how many flat objects?)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
杯 | one cup of liquid | NOT | 不
枚 | counter for flat objects | DIRECTOR |
Liquid in cups is NOT made of trees (tree + not)
Paper is read by the DIRECTOR. (it's a script, fool!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 708
Components: 木 (tree) + (director)
Mnemonic: MY tree fell down and flattened the director. It was an accident, I swear!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: flat object
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 966

Kanji: 敏
Meaning: agile / sensitive
Onyomi: BIN
First jukugo: 敏感[びんかん]である or な
Full header: 敏 agile / sensitive
毎 (every) + (director)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA JERK PN
Description: This kanji applies to both physical agility, and mental quick-wittedness. AND it means 'sensitive' as well. Jerk!!!
Full onyomi: BIN | as in, "BIN Laden must not be that quick-witted since we caught his ass."
Full mnemonic: | Every director has to be quick-witted if they want to survive in Hollywood (or Bollywood!)
Full jukugo: 敏感(びんかん) である or な | sensitive ★☆☆☆☆ 敏 (agile / sensitive) + 感 (feeling) = 敏感 (sensitive) sensitive (in both the good and bad sense)
鋭敏(えいびん) な | quick-witted, keen. ★☆☆☆☆ 鋭 (sharp) + 敏 (agile / sensitive) = 鋭敏 (quick-witted, keen.)
過敏(かびん) な | hypersensitive ☆☆☆☆☆ 過 (surpass / too much) + 敏 (agile / sensitive) = 過敏 (hypersensitive)
Full used In: - 繁
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 709
Components: 毎 (every) + (director)
Mnemonic: as in, "BIN Laden must not be that quick-witted since we caught his ass."
Every director has to be quick-witted if they want to survive in Hollywood (or Bollywood!)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: sensitive
Frequency ranking: 1370

Kanji: 敗
Meaning: be defeated
Onyomi: HAI
First kunyomi: ( で or に ) やぶ＊れる
First jukugo: 失敗[しっぱい]する
Full header: 敗 be defeated
貝 (shellfish/money) + (director)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: HAI | Are you a loser ? HAI!
Full mnemonic: | The director defeated me and stole my money!
Full kunyomi: ( で or に ) やぶ＊れる | to be beaten ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 失敗(しっぱい) する | failure ★★★★☆ 失 (miss out on) + 敗 (be defeated) = 失敗 (failure) any failure! Flunking a test, your plan fails, no one comes to your party, your business goes bankrupt, your mom's chest waxing goes wrong and her pec-fro winds up as Beyonce's wig.
大失敗(だいしっぱい) | total disaster ★★☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 失 敗 (failure) = 大失敗 (total disaster) a total disaster.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 710
Components: 貝 (shellfish/money) + (director)
Mnemonic: Are you a loser ? HAI!
The director defeated me and stole my money!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be beaten
First jukugo meaning: failure
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1028

Kanji: 故
Meaning: breakdown, accident
Onyomi: KO
First kunyomi: ゆえ ( に　 or ある or　ない )
First jukugo: 事故[じこ]
Full header: 故 breakdown, accident
古 (old) + (director)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KO | Don't let the KODOMO (子)have an accident if you are the babysitter.
Full mnemonic: | The director is so old, he keeps having accidents on set.
Full kunyomi: ゆえ ( に　 or ある or　ない ) | reason ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 事故(じこ) | accident ★★★★☆ 事 (action/ incident) + 故 (breakdown, accident) = 事故 (accident) accident - not like you spilled your Coke, but like a traffic accident or a dude getting smeared by a meteorite.
何故(なぜ) | why ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 何 (what?!?) + 故 (breakdown, accident) = 何故 (why) a slightly more emphatic version of "Why?"
故障(こしょう) | malfunction ★★☆☆☆ 故 (breakdown, accident) + 障 (impede) = 故障 (malfunction) a breakdown or malfunction
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
枯 | wither | TREE | 木
故 | breakdown, accident | DIRECTOR |
The DIRECTOR got in an accident when he hit the withered TREE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 711
Components: 古 (old) + (director)
Mnemonic: Don't let the KODOMO (子)have an accident if you are the babysitter.
The director is so old, he keeps having accidents on set.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: reason
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: accident
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 710

Kanji: 政
Meaning: politics
Onyomi: SEI
First jukugo: 政府[せいふ]
Full header: 政 politics
正 (correct) Same-ON + (director)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
BETA FR
Description: FR, if you are cynical!
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | Politicians are like benevolent directors that SAY laws which are correct. That's why there are no problems in the world today.
Full jukugo: 政府(せいふ) | government ★★★★☆ 政 (politics) + 府 (government) = 政府 (government)
政治(せいじ) | politics ★★★★☆ FR 政 (politics) + 治 (cure) = 政治 (politics) politics. (FR：literally "administer and cure",which is a bit of a laugh)
政策(せいさく) | a policy ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 政 (politics) + 策 (take measures) = 政策 (a policy)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 712
Components: 正 (correct) Same-ON + (director)
Mnemonic: Politicians are like benevolent directors that SAY laws which are correct. That's why there are no problems in the world today.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: government
Frequency ranking: 596

Kanji: 放
Meaning: release
Onyomi: HOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) はな＊す
First jukugo: 放送[ほうそう]する
Full header: 放 release
方 (direction / method / person) + (director)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: HOU |
Full mnemonic: | The director commands you: Release the HOE in that direction. Her radio collar will provide valuable information about her movements and migrations.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) はな＊す | I release it ★★★☆☆
( が ) はな＊れる | it is released ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 放送(ほうそう) する | broadcast ★★★★☆ 放 (release) + 送 (send) = 放送 (broadcast)
食べ放題(たべほうだい) | all you can eat ★★★★☆ 食 (eat) + 放 (release) + 題 (topic) = 食べ放題 (all you can eat )
飲み放題(のみほうだい) | all you can drink ★★★★☆ 飲 (drink) + 放 (release) + 題 (topic) = 飲み放題 (all you can drink)
解放(かいほう) する | emancipate, let loose ★★★☆☆ 解 (solve / untie) + 放 (release) = 解放 (emancipate, let loose )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
妨 | prevent | GIRL | 女
訪 | formal visit | TALK | 言
坊 | boy / monk | GROUND | 土
放 | release | DIRECTOR |
防 | ward off | TOWN |
You prevent the GIRL to go,
From visiting and TALKING to her beau.
(because you're jealous)
The boy stands on the GROUND
Until the DIRECTOR releases the hounds.
and then he's warded away from that TOWN.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 713
Components: 方 (direction / method / person) + (director)
Mnemonic: The director commands you: Release the HOE in that direction. Her radio collar will provide valuable information about her movements and migrations.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I release it
First jukugo meaning: broadcast
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 458

Kanji: 教
Meaning: teach
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: おし*える
First jukugo: 教科書[きょうかしょ]
Full header: 教 teach
孝 (filial piety) + (director)
★★★★★
11 strokes
Full onyomi: KYOU | Teach someone kanji KYOU (today)!
Full mnemonic: | Parents are like directors who teach their filial children.
Full kunyomi: おし*える | to teach ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 教科書(きょうかしょ) | textbook ★★★★☆ 教 (teach) + 科 (science) + 書 (write) = 教科書 (textbook)
教室(きょうしつ) | classroom ★★★★☆ 教 (teach) + 室 (room suffix) = 教室 (classroom)
教育(きょういく) | education ★★★☆☆ 教 (teach) + 育 (grow up / be raised) = 教育 (education)
教会(きょうかい) | church ★★☆☆☆ 教 (teach) + 会 (big meeting) = 教会 (church) Christian church
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 714
Components: 孝 (filial piety) + (director)
Mnemonic: Teach someone kanji KYOU (today)!
Parents are like directors who teach their filial children.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to teach
First jukugo meaning: textbook
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1129

Kanji: 激
Meaning: intense
Onyomi: GEKI
First kunyomi: はげ*しい
First jukugo: 刺激[しげき]する
Full header: 激 intense
(waterleft) + 白 (white) + 方 (direction / method / person) + (director)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: GEKI | If the movie is intense I GET KEYED up and start yelling at the screen.
Full mnemonic: | The wet, white-capped, intense waves were heading in the direction of the director!!
Full kunyomi: はげ*しい | severe, violent, intense　Has the nuance of something that is aggressive and over-full of energy: weather, emotions, or even a place that is crazy packed and busy can be hageshii. ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 刺激(しげき) する | stimulate ★☆☆☆☆ 刺 (stab / buisness card) + 激 (intense) = 刺激 (stimulate) stimulate something - a chemical reaction, a clitoris, whatever. (v) ;a stimulus (n)
激励(げきれい) する | encouragement, incitement ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 激 (intense) + 励 (diligence) = 激励 (encouragement, incitement )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
激 | intense | WHITE | 白
極 | extreme | TREE | 木
The WHITE-water rafting is intense!!!!!, but the TREE is extremely tall!!!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 715
Components: (waterleft) + 白 (white) + 方 (direction / method / person) + (director)
Mnemonic: If the movie is intense I GET KEYED up and start yelling at the screen.
The wet, white-capped, intense waves were heading in the direction of the director!!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: severe, violent, intense　Has the nuance of something that is aggressive and over-full of energy: weather, emotions, or even a place that is crazy packed and busy can be hageshii.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: stimulate
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 797

Kanji: 繁
Meaning: multiple, many
Onyomi: HAN
First jukugo: 頻繁[ひんぱん]に
Full header: 繁 multiple, many
敏 (agile / sensitive) + 糸 (string)
★☆☆☆☆
16 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: HAN | Could you give me a HAND with this multiplication?
Full mnemonic: | People multiply by means of sperm, which resembles a kind of agile string.
Full jukugo: 頻繁(ひんぱん) に | frequently ★☆☆☆☆ often, frequently
繁殖(はんしょく) | breeding ☆☆☆☆☆ 繁 (multiple, many) + 殖 (agricultural breeding, reproduction) = 繁殖 (breeding) breeding. Unlike the related term 生殖 （せいしょく）、繁殖 refers to the entire process of finding a mate, not just the physical act of insemination: Breeding grounds. Mating season. Farmers breeding livestock.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
繁 | multiple, many | EVERY | 毎
緊 | tense | VASSAL | 臣
懸 | suspend / gamble | HEART | 心
Reproducing EVERY day with your VASSAL puts him under a great deal of stress。　Talking about having sex with him. Hostile work environment! Gambling your HEART is a high price to pay.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 716
Components: 敏 (agile / sensitive) + 糸 (string)
Mnemonic: Could you give me a HAND with this multiplication?
People multiply by means of sperm, which resembles a kind of agile string.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: frequently
Frequency ranking: 1371

Kanji: 攻
Meaning: attack
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: せ*める
First jukugo: 攻撃[こうげき]する
Full header: 攻 attack
工 (craft or industry) Same-ON + (director)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | COLIN Powell was the director of the army because his attacks were so crafty.
Full kunyomi: せ*める | attack - specifically, something which has been planned in advance. Not a bar-room brawl. You could use it about an army attack, but also about a fencer who deliberately chooses a certain attack-style to defeat her opponent. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 攻撃(こうげき) する | attack ★★★☆☆ 攻 (attack) + 撃 (charge) = 攻撃 (attack) A military-style massive, planned attack.
専攻(せんこう) | major ★★☆☆☆ 専 (specialty) + 攻 (attack) = 専攻 (major) college major, field of study
に 侵攻(しんこう) する | invasion ★☆☆☆☆ NP 侵 (perpetrate) + 攻 (attack) = 侵攻 (invasion)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
巧 | adroit | PIRATE HOOK |
功 | success | STRENGTH | 力
攻 | attack | CRAFT | 工
改 | renew / improve | MYSELF | 己
She's skillful with her PIRATE HOOK.
He's successful because of his STRENGTH.
The attack was CRAFTY.
I want to renew and improve MYSELF.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 717
Components: 工 (craft or industry) Same-ON + (director)
Mnemonic: COLIN Powell was the director of the army because his attacks were so crafty.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: attack - specifically, something which has been planned in advance. Not a bar-room brawl. You could use it about an army attack, but also about a fencer who deliberately chooses a certain attack-style to defeat her opponent.
Frequency ranking: 1104

Meaning: Yosemite Sam
Full header: Yosemite Sam
(big radical) 立 (stand up) + 古 (old) + (George Michael's Moustache)
STRONG
Description: You can think of him as an old man with a huge moustache who stands up whenever a varmint encroaches on his mud-flap.
Also, Yosemite Sam is Bugs Bunny's ENEMY, and this radical is STRONG FOR "TEKI ", . . . which is the word for enemy!
Full used In: - 適
- 滴
- 摘
- 敵
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 718
Components: (big radical) 立 (stand up) + 古 (old) + (George Michael's Moustache)
Frequency ranking: 805

Kanji: 敵
Meaning: enemy
Onyomi: TEKI
First kunyomi: てき
First jukugo: 素敵[すてき]
Full header: 敵 enemy
(director) + (Yosemite Sam) Same-ON
★★★★☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: TEKI |
Full mnemonic: | Bugs Bunny was the ENEMY of Yosemite Sam. (as was the director of the cartoon, which is why Sam always lost!)
Full kunyomi: てき | enemy LAZY ★★★★☆
( に ) かな＊う | to be a match for someone / to be up to a task　 ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 素敵(すてき) | Wonderful! ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 素 (element) + 敵 (enemy) = 素敵 (Wonderful!) Wonderful! Magnificent! This is usually used only by women, and it is used in reference to things made or done by a third party - you wouldn't say your friend's cooking was すてき, but you'd say a dress your friend wore was すてき.
無敵(むてき) な | unrivaled ★★☆☆☆ 無 (without) + 敵 (enemy) = 無敵 (unrivaled)
敵対(てきたい) | rival ★☆☆☆☆ 敵 (enemy) + 対 (against) = 敵対 (rival)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 719
Components: (director) + (Yosemite Sam) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Bugs Bunny was the ENEMY of Yosemite Sam. (as was the director of the cartoon, which is why Sam always lost!)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: Wonderful!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 806

Kanji: 適
Meaning: suitable
Onyomi: TEKI
First jukugo: 適当[てきとう]な
Full header: 適 suitable
(motion) + (Yosemite Sam) Same-ON
★★★★☆
14 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TEKI | My TEKI (enemy) is suitable for poking or slapping.
Full mnemonic: | Yosemite Sam is very suitable for the mud-flaps of a moving vehicle.
Full jukugo: 適当(てきとう) な | appropriate ★★★★☆ JERK 適 (suitable) + 当 (hit the target) = 適当 (appropriate) appropriate, as in an appropriate gift. However, 適当　also means irresponsible! Doing something without considering the consequences. 適当な人間だ！ “He's irresponsible. He'll say anything that pops into his head.”
適齢期(てきれいき) | a marriageable age ☆☆☆☆☆ 適 (suitable) + 齢 (stage of life) + 期 (period of time) = 適齢期 (a marriageable age)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 720
Components: (motion) + (Yosemite Sam) Same-ON
Mnemonic: My TEKI (enemy) is suitable for poking or slapping.
Yosemite Sam is very suitable for the mud-flaps of a moving vehicle.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: appropriate
Frequency ranking: 1117

Kanji: 滴
Meaning: drip
Onyomi: TEKI
First kunyomi: ( が ) したた＊る
First jukugo: 水滴[すいてき]
Full header: 滴 drip
(waterleft) + (Yosemite Sam) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: TEKI | Water drips are the ENEMY of electricity.
Full mnemonic: | Water dripping on his hat makes Yosemite Sam's hat grow limp.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) したた＊る | to drip ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 水滴(すいてき) | drop of water ☆☆☆☆☆ 水 (water) + 滴 (drip) = 水滴 (drop of water) a drop of water
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 721
Components: (waterleft) + (Yosemite Sam) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Water drips are the ENEMY of electricity.
Water dripping on his hat makes Yosemite Sam's hat grow limp.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to drip
First jukugo meaning: drop of water
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1654

Kanji: 摘
Meaning: pluck
Onyomi: TEKI
First kunyomi: つ*む
First jukugo: 指摘[してき]する
Full header: 摘 pluck
(handleft) + (Yosemite Sam) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: TEKI |
Full mnemonic: | Yosemite Sam's hands pluck his prodigious Moustache.
Full kunyomi: つ*む
literally, to prune - the gardener prunes the bushes.
Figuratively, to nip in the bud.
It's often used in the phrase 才能を摘む (sainou wo tsumu,to stunt the emotional growth of your kids).(BOOBOO: plucking a single flower is ぬく, not つむ）
★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 指摘(してき) する | To point out a shortcoming ★★☆☆☆ 指 (finger / point at) + 摘 (pluck) = 指摘 (To point out a shortcoming) To point out a shortcoming - You can use it about your friends. Or "The critic pointed out the shortcomings of the play."
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 722
Components: (handleft) + (Yosemite Sam) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Yosemite Sam's hands pluck his prodigious Moustache.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: literally, to prune - the gardener prunes the bushes.
First jukugo meaning: To point out a shortcoming
Frequency ranking: 1481

Kanji: 己
Meaning: myself
Onyomi: KO
First kunyomi: おのれ
First jukugo: 自己紹介[じこしょうかい]
Full header: 己 myself
★★☆☆☆
3 strokes
PK STRONG
Description: Although the onyomi for this is KO, it is STRONG FOR 'KI', - which is to say, most of the kanji using this as a radical have the onyomi of KI for some reason!
Full onyomi: KO |
Full mnemonic: The sound of the word KO makes you think of kodomo(子), and 己 looks like a snake, so you could say:
I myself, am a baby snake.
Full kunyomi: おのれ | myself- a very LITERARY way of saying 私 F ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 自己紹介(じこしょうかい) | introduce yourself to a group. ★★☆☆☆ 自 己 (one's own) + 紹 介 (introduce ) = 自己紹介 (introduce yourself to a group.)
自己(じこ) | one's own ★★☆☆☆ 自 (my own) + 己 (myself) = 自己 (one's own) One's own (as in, self-control, self-hate, self-help books, one's own discretion)
Full used In: - 巷
- 改
- 起
- 記
- 配
- 巻
- 包
- 選
- 紀
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 723
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: myself- a very LITERARY way of saying 私
First jukugo meaning: introduce yourself to a group.
Frequency ranking: 316

Kanji: 改
Meaning: renew / improve
Onyomi: KAI
First kunyomi: ( を ) あらた＊める
First jukugo: 改造[かいぞう]
Full header: 改 renew / improve
己 (myself) + (director)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: KAI | I myself, improve my KITE by adding more streamers.
Full mnemonic: | I, the director, improve myself.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) あらた＊める | change PLUS improvement. Usually used with behavior - meaning to turn over a new leaf, to quit self-destructive or bad behavior. Also has a totally unrelated meaning: When a customs official or police asks to see your ID card, that's also 改める for some reason. 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
( が ) あらた＊まる | something is renewed, reformed 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 改造(かいぞう) | remodeling, renewal ★★☆☆☆ 改 (renew / improve) + 造 (produce) = 改造 (remodeling, renewal) remodeling, renewal, or reorganization　of a physical thing ; re-modeling a house, tricking out a car, re-organizing the leadership of an organization.
改善(かいぜん) する | improve ★★☆☆☆ 改 (renew / improve) + 善 (morally good) = 改善 (improve) improve a thing - your performance in Math class / the economy / the efficiency of the car
改革(かいかく) する | reform ★★☆☆☆ 改 (renew / improve) + 革 (leather/revolution) = 改革 (reform) reform (the welfare system, the campaign-contributions laws, etc.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
巧 | adroit | PIRATE HOOK |
功 | success | STRENGTH | 力
攻 | attack | CRAFT | 工
改 | renew / improve | MYSELF | 己
She's skillful with her PIRATE HOOK.
He's successful because of his STRENGTH.
The attack was CRAFTY.
I want to renew and improve MYSELF.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 724
Components: 己 (myself) + (director)
Mnemonic: I myself, improve my KITE by adding more streamers.
I, the director, improve myself.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: change PLUS improvement. Usually used with behavior - meaning to turn over a new leaf, to quit self-destructive or bad behavior. Also has a totally unrelated meaning: When a customs official or police asks to see your ID card, that's also 改める for some reason.
First jukugo meaning: remodeling, renewal
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 828

Kanji: 起
Meaning: wake up / occur
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: ( は ) お＊きる
First jukugo: 縁起[えんぎ]のいい or の悪い
Full header: 起 wake up / occur
走 (run) + 己 (myself) Same-ON
★★★★★
10 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: | Myself, I go running as soon as I wake up. It's the KEY to good health.
Full kunyomi: ( は ) お＊きる | to wake up ★★★★★
( を ) お＊こす | to wake someone up ★★★★★
( が ) お＊こる | to occur, to result. Usually said about a new problem or phenomenon. ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 縁起(えんぎ) のいい or の悪い | omen ★☆☆☆☆ 縁 (rim / omen) + 起 (wake up / occur) = 縁起 (omen) an omen (can be good or bad)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 725
Components: 走 (run) + 己 (myself) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Myself, I go running as soon as I wake up. It's the KEY to good health.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to wake up
First jukugo meaning: omen
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 317

Kanji: 紀
Meaning: century
Onyomi: KI
First jukugo: 世紀[せいき]
Full header: 紀 century
糸 (string) + 己 (myself) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
PN SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KI | You stupid religious nut, why do you KEEP doing the same shit from 10 centuries ago?
Full mnemonic: | The customs and beliefs of previous centuries are connected to myself by the string of time.
Full jukugo: 世紀(せいき) | century ★★☆☆☆ FP 世 (society) + 紀 (century) = 世紀 (century)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 726
Components: 糸 (string) + 己 (myself) Same-ON
Mnemonic: You stupid religious nut, why do you KEEP doing the same shit from 10 centuries ago?
The customs and beliefs of previous centuries are connected to myself by the string of time.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 947

Kanji: 記
Meaning: diary
Onyomi: KI
First jukugo: 記録[きろく]
Full header: 記 diary
言 (say) + 己 (myself)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: | Saying things to yourself honestly is the KEY to a successful diary.
Full jukugo: 記録(きろく) | record ★★★☆☆ 記 (diary) + 録 (record) = 記録 (record) a record (like the minutes of a meeting or a log-file), but also a record like Guiness' Book. To break a record, like your Moms did at the Special Olympics, is 記録を破る　（きろくをやぶる）.
日記(にっき) | diary ★★★☆☆ 日 (sun, day) + 記 (diary) = 日記 (diary)
記者(きしゃ) | reporter ★★☆☆☆ 記 (diary) + 者 (professional) = 記者 (reporter) reporter
記念(きねん) | memorial ★☆☆☆☆ 記 (diary) + 念 (concern) = 記念 (memorial) a memorial, an anniversary of something good , like marriage or a band's anniversary gig. Or something you give your friend to remember you by.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 727
Components: 言 (say) + 己 (myself)
Mnemonic: Saying things to yourself honestly is the KEY to a successful diary.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: record
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 347

Kanji: 配
Meaning: distribute
Onyomi: HAI
First kunyomi: くば*る
First jukugo: 心配[しんぱい]する
Full header: 配 distribute
酒 (liquor) + 己 (myself)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: HAI |
Full mnemonic: | Can I myself distribute sake to everyone in the room? HAI!
Full kunyomi: くば*る | pass out by hand: flyers or whatever ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 心配(しんぱい) する | worry ★★★★★ 心 (heart) + 配 (distribute) = 心配 (worry)
配達(はいたつ) する | deliver ★★★☆☆ 配 (distribute) + 達 (plural/delivery) = 配達 (deliver) to deliver. Used about business - used when money changes hands. Deliver by truck or UPS or FEDEX.
配慮(はいりょ) する | to give consideration to, to be kind to xxxx. To give special treatment to (the handicapped, i.e. by providing ramps) ★★☆☆☆ 配 (distribute) + 慮 (consideration) = 配慮 (to give consideration to, to be kind to xxxx. To give special treatment to (the handicapped, i.e. by providing ramps))
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 728
Components: 酒 (liquor) + 己 (myself)
Mnemonic: Can I myself distribute sake to everyone in the room? HAI!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: pass out by hand: flyers or whatever
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: worry
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 435

Kanji: 求
Meaning: demand/ask
Onyomi: KYUU
First kunyomi: もと*める
First jukugo: 要求[ようきゅう]する
Full header: 求 demand/ask
(beret) + 水 (water)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
ILL PAIR STRONG
Full onyomi: KYUU |
Full mnemonic: | I demand that you take that CUTE beret off before you go swimming in the water. You don't want the colors to run!!!
Full kunyomi: もと*める | to demand　OR request ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 要求(ようきゅう) する | demand ★★☆☆☆ 要 (important) + 求 (demand/ask) = 要求 (demand) demand - more strident than the related word 求める　（もとめる）
欲求(よっきゅう) | personal needs ★☆☆☆☆ 欲 (want) + 求 (demand/ask) = 欲求 (personal needs) personal needs (love, shelter, food).
Full used In: - 救
- 球
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 729
Components: (beret) + 水 (water)
Mnemonic: I demand that you take that CUTE beret off before you go swimming in the water. You don't want the colors to run!!!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to demand　OR request
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: demand
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 689

Kanji: 救
Meaning: rescue
Onyomi: KYUU
First kunyomi: すく＊う
First jukugo: 救急車[きゅうきゅうしゃ]
Full header: 救 rescue
求 (demand/ask) Same-ON + (director)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: KYUU |
Full mnemonic: | The director demands to be rescued by a CUTE lady. (FYI: he was making a porno when your mom's body caused all the cameras to break, leaving him $90,000 in debt to the Mob)
Full kunyomi: すく＊う | to rescue　(really dramatic - only use this regarding bankruptcy or death). ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ) | ambulance ★★★☆☆ 救 (rescue) + 急 (urgent) + 車 (car) = 救急車 (ambulance)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
救 | rescue | DIRECTOR |
球 | sphere | KING | 王
You gotta rescue the DIRECTOR from the KING'S balls.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 730
Components: 求 (demand/ask) Same-ON + (director)
Mnemonic: The director demands to be rescued by a CUTE lady. (FYI: he was making a porno when your mom's body caused all the cameras to break, leaving him $90,000 in debt to the Mob)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to rescue　(really dramatic - only use this regarding bankruptcy or death).
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: ambulance
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1090

Kanji: 球
Meaning: sphere
Onyomi: KYUU
First kunyomi: たま
First jukugo: 地球[ちきゅう]
Full header: 球 sphere
王 (king) + 求 (demand/ask) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KYUU |
Full mnemonic: | The king demands that you show your CUTE spheres at the imperial court tomorrow.
Full kunyomi: たま | (narrow meaning) ball used in sports ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 地球(ちきゅう) | earth ★★★★☆ 地 (area) + 球 (sphere) = 地球 (earth) the world, the physical planet Earth.
野球(やきゅう) | baseball ★★★☆☆ 野 (field) + 球 (sphere) = 野球 (baseball) soccer??? No, wait, badminton.
眼球(がんきゅう) | eyeball ☆☆☆☆☆ 眼 (eyeball) + 球 (sphere) = 眼球 (eyeball) eyeball (doctor's word- most people just say 目玉　（めだま）)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
救 | rescue | DIRECTOR |
球 | sphere | KING | 王
You gotta rescue the DIRECTOR from the KING'S balls.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 731
Components: 王 (king) + 求 (demand/ask) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The king demands that you show your CUTE spheres at the imperial court tomorrow.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: (narrow meaning) ball used in sports
First jukugo meaning: earth
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1006

Meaning: cliff
Full header: cliff
(upper left radical)
PK
Description: Because it looks like a cliff, dummy.
Full used In: - 厄
- 涯
- 盾
- 派
- 脈
- 岸
- 炭
- 顔
- 厳
- 励
- 歴
- 厚
- 圧
- 備
- 灰
- 産
- 原
- 反
- 成
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 732
Components: (upper left radical)
Frequency ranking: 100

Kanji: 厳
Meaning: strict
Onyomi: GEN
First kunyomi: きび*しい
First jukugo: 威厳[いげん]のある
Full header: 厳 strict
(t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + (cliff) + (director) + 耳 (ear)
★★★☆☆
17 strokes
Full onyomi: GEN |
Full mnemonic: | The strict Director is picking baby birds up by their ears, and tossing them off of the cliff AGAIN.
Full kunyomi: きび*しい | a strict (teacher, sergeant, cop) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 威厳(いげん) のある | majestic/scary ★★☆☆☆ 威 (terrible majesty) + 厳 (strict) = 威厳 (majestic/scary) majestic , slow and dignified but scary - like a bunch of gangsters slowly walking down the street while the Peter Gunn theme plays. Or a parade float of your mom's neck-beard.
厳禁(げんきん) | strictly forbidden. ★★☆☆☆ 厳 (strict) + 禁 (prohibition) = 厳禁 (strictly forbidden. )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
厳 | strict | NEEDLE | 針
歳 | years old | STOP | 止
滅 | annihilate | FIRE AND WATER | 水
威 | terrible majesty | WOMAN | 女
The strict nurse injects you with a NEEDLE,
but the drug STOPS you from aging.
Both FIRE AND WATER can annihilate a city,
but that WOMAN has a terrible majesty even more scary!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 733
Components: (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + (cliff) + (director) + 耳 (ear)
Mnemonic: The strict Director is picking baby birds up by their ears, and tossing them off of the cliff AGAIN.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a strict (teacher, sergeant, cop)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: majestic/scary
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1004

Kanji: 励
Meaning: diligence
Onyomi: REI
First kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘを ) はげ＊ます
First jukugo: 激励[げきれい]する
Full header: 励 diligence
(cliff) + 万 (10000) + 力 (strong)
★☆☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: REI | RAY Smuckles smokes pot pretty diligently.
Full mnemonic: | Ten thousand strong lemmings dilligently leapt off the cliff.
Full kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘを ) はげ＊ます | to cheer up or encourage someone ★☆☆☆☆
( ｘｘｘに ) はげ＊む | to concentrate and work diligently on something 1/2 KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 激励(げきれい) する | encouragement, incitement ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 激 (intense) + 励 (diligence) = 激励 (encouragement, incitement )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 734
Components: (cliff) + 万 (10000) + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: RAY Smuckles smokes pot pretty diligently.
Ten thousand strong lemmings dilligently leapt off the cliff.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to cheer up or encourage someone
First jukugo meaning: encouragement, incitement
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1637

Kanji: 歴
Meaning: chronicle
Onyomi: REKI
First jukugo: 歴史[れきし]
Full header: 歴 chronicle
(cliff) + 林 (grove) + 止 (stop)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Description: This kind of means 'permanent record,' as in, 'Young man, this will go on your. . .'
It's used a lot in words relating to school or business experience, but who cares. Basically you only need the following ２ words：
Full onyomi: REKI |
Full mnemonic: | RAY KEEPS a chronicle of the time he stopped under a cliff and found a grove of hella bud growing there.
Full jukugo: 歴史(れきし) | history ★★★★☆ 歴 (chronicle) + 史 (history) = 歴史 (history)
履歴書(りれきしょ) | one's work resume. ★★☆☆☆ 履 (put on pants or shoes) + 歴 (chronicle) + 書 (write) = 履歴書 (one's work resume.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 735
Components: (cliff) + 林 (grove) + 止 (stop)
Mnemonic: RAY KEEPS a chronicle of the time he stopped under a cliff and found a grove of hella bud growing there.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: history
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 924

Kanji: 厚
Meaning: thick
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: あつ＊い
First jukugo: 厚化粧[あつげしょう]
Full header: 厚 thick
(cliff) + 日 (sun, day) + 子 (child)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Full onyomi: KOU | You could fit something hella thick inside your massive COLON.
Full mnemonic: | The child has a thick head! He stared at the sun, fell off a cliff, but was unhurt because he landed on his thick head!
Full kunyomi: あつ＊い | thick ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 厚化粧(あつげしょう) | really thick makeup. ★☆☆☆☆ SARC FP 厚 (thick) + 化 粧 (makeup) = 厚化粧 (really thick makeup.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 736
Components: (cliff) + 日 (sun, day) + 子 (child)
Mnemonic: You could fit something hella thick inside your massive COLON.
The child has a thick head! He stared at the sun, fell off a cliff, but was unhurt because he landed on his thick head!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: really thick makeup.
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1139

Kanji: 圧
Meaning: pressure
Onyomi: ATSU
First jukugo: 圧倒[あっとう]する
Full header: 圧 pressure
(cliff) + 土 (earth)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: ATSU | He's always pressuring me, telling me what I OUGHT TO do!
Full mnemonic: | The earth under the cliff is under a lot of pressure.
Full jukugo: 圧倒(あっとう) する | overwhelm ★★☆☆☆ 圧 (pressure) + 倒 (knock down) = 圧倒 (overwhelm) to overwhelm (圧倒的な (あっとうてきな )= overpowering)
圧迫(あっぱく) | pressure ★★☆☆☆ 圧 (pressure) + 迫 (press upon) = 圧迫 (pressure) pressure (圧迫な ＝ overpowering)
圧力(あつりょく) | physical pressure ★☆☆☆☆ 圧 (pressure) + 力 (strong) = 圧力 (physical pressure) physical pressure (usually seen on tanks of high-pressure gas)
Full used In: - 粧
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 737
Components: (cliff) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: He's always pressuring me, telling me what I OUGHT TO do!
The earth under the cliff is under a lot of pressure.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: overwhelm
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1061

Kanji: 粧
Meaning: makeup
Onyomi: SHOU
First jukugo: 化粧[けしょう]
Full header: 粧 makeup
米 (rice / America) + 圧 (pressure)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHOU | SHOW me some makeup that doesn't make me look like a whore, please.
Full mnemonic: | If you put rice under enough pressure, it turns into makeup. It's like coal and diamonds.
Full jukugo: 化粧(けしょう) | makeup ★★☆☆☆ FP 化 (transform) + 粧 (makeup) = 化粧 (makeup)
厚化粧(あつげしょう) | really thick makeup. ★☆☆☆☆ SARC FP 厚 (thick) + 化 粧 (makeup) = 厚化粧 (really thick makeup.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 738
Components: 米 (rice / America) + 圧 (pressure)
Mnemonic: SHOW me some makeup that doesn't make me look like a whore, please.
If you put rice under enough pressure, it turns into makeup. It's like coal and diamonds.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1588

Kanji: 備
Meaning: furnish
Onyomi: BI
First kunyomi: そな＊える
First jukugo: 準備[じゅんび]する
Full header: 備 furnish
(personleft) + (flowertop) + (cliff) + 用 (utilize)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: BI | The flowers furnish pollen for the BEES.
Full mnemonic: | The flowers by the cliff are furnished for the use of persons such as tourists to utilize.
Full kunyomi: そな＊える | set some shit aside for an emergency. (for instance, by saving money for a rainy day, or by stocking the basement with canned food for when the Apocalypse comes). ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 準備(じゅんび) する | get ready ★★★★★ 準 (prepare / criteria) + 備 (furnish) = 準備 (get ready) this is the main word you'll use with this kanji: prepare (packing for a vacation, getting the restaurant ready to open for the day, and putting on makeup are all junbi).
警備(けいび) する | guard ★★☆☆☆ 警 (the fuzz) + 備 (furnish) = 警備 (guard) the type of guard who protects innocent people: the security guy at the bank, the Secret Service.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 739
Components: (personleft) + (flowertop) + (cliff) + 用 (utilize)
Mnemonic: The flowers furnish pollen for the BEES.
The flowers by the cliff are furnished for the use of persons such as tourists to utilize.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: set some shit aside for an emergency. (for instance, by saving money for a rainy day, or by stocking the basement with canned food for when the Apocalypse comes).
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: get ready
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 773

Kanji: 灰
Meaning: ash/ gray
First kunyomi: はい
First jukugo: 灰色[はいいろ]
Full header: 灰 ash/ gray
(cliff) + 火 (fire)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
PN
Full mnemonic: | The cliff burned up - all that remained was gray ash.
Full kunyomi: はい | ashes ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 灰色(はいいろ) | gray color ★★☆☆☆ KUN ON 灰 (ash/ gray) + 色 (color) = 灰色 (gray color)
灰皿(はいざら) | ashtray ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 灰 (ash/ gray) + 皿 (plate) = 灰皿 (ashtray)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 740
Components: (cliff) + 火 (fire)
Mnemonic: The cliff burned up - all that remained was gray ash.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: ashes
First jukugo meaning: gray color
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1369

Kanji: 産
Meaning: childbirth, production of things
Onyomi: SAN
First kunyomi: う*む
First jukugo: お土産[おみやげ]
Full header: 産 childbirth, production of things
立 (stand up) + (cliff) + 生 (life / birth)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
DUPE FR
Description: a bit of a FR (women are child factories? According to Japanese politicians, yes.)
Full onyomi: SAN |
Full mnemonic: | SANTA Claus stands on top of the cliff and produces toys, giving them life, and then they roll downhill into your chimney.
Full kunyomi: う*む | to give birth (human or animal) .This is more of a medical or agricultural word. Normally we use the OTHER うむ　（生む） for everyday childbirth. NP ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: お土産(おみやげ) | souvenir ★★★☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA 土 (earth) + 産 (childbirth, production of things) = お土産 (souvenir )
産業(さんぎょう) | heavy industry ★★★☆☆ 産 (childbirth, production of things) + 業 (business) = 産業 (heavy industry) heavy industry, like 'the steel or construction industry.'
生産(せいさん) | production ★★☆☆☆ 生 (life / birth) + 産 (childbirth, production of things) = 生産 (production)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 741
Components: 立 (stand up) + (cliff) + 生 (life / birth)
Mnemonic: SANTA Claus stands on top of the cliff and produces toys, giving them life, and then they roll downhill into your chimney.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to give birth (human or animal) .This is more of a medical or agricultural word. Normally we use the OTHER うむ　（生む） for everyday childbirth.
First jukugo meaning: souvenir
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 597

Kanji: 原
Meaning: original/ high plain
Onyomi: GEN
First kunyomi: はら
First jukugo: 原因[げんいん]
Full header: 原 original/ high plain
(cliff) + 白 (white) + 小 (small size)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
ILL PAIR JERK
Description: JERK - by itself it means 'high plain', but used with another kanji it means 'original'
Full onyomi: GEN |
Full mnemonic: I'll go back to my origins AGAIN: I originated on a tiny white cliff. (FYI, I'm a cormorant, coming home to the ol' guano colony to mate)
(not sure that that helps you remember the actual kanji, but I went to the trouble of making a whole back-story for the cormorant, and I figure I should get credit for it (he overcame many obstacles))
Full kunyomi: はら | a high plain. (not useful, unless you are a High Plains Drifter, and concoct a Black and Tan in your brandy Snifter) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 原因(げんいん) | cause ★★★☆☆ 原 (original/ high plain) + 因 (origin) = 原因 (cause) origin or cause of something
原爆(げんばく) | A-bomb　 ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 原 (original/ high plain) + 爆 (explode) = 原爆 (A-bomb　) the A-bomb　(a contraction of 原子爆弾 (げんしばくだん))
原住民(げんじゅうみん) | native ☆☆☆☆☆ 原 (original/ high plain) + 住 民 (residents) = 原住民 (native) a person or animal native to the area. Indigenous.
Full used In: - 源
- 願
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 742
Components: (cliff) + 白 (white) + 小 (small size)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a high plain. (not useful, unless you are a High Plains Drifter, and
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: cause
Frequency ranking: 283

Kanji: 源
Meaning: hot spring　/ origin
Onyomi: GEN
First kunyomi: みなもと
First jukugo: 電源[でんげん]
Full header: 源 hot spring　/ origin
(waterleft) + 原 (original/ high plain) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
ILL PAIR PN
Full onyomi: GEN |
Full mnemonic: | Once AGAIN we have found a watery hot spring on the high plain. Everyone in!
Full kunyomi: みなもと | a spring like where water comes out of the ground ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 電源(でんげん) | light socket ★☆☆☆☆ 電 (electricity) + 源 (hot spring　/ origin) = 電源 (light socket) light socket, where you plug shit in.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 743
Components: (waterleft) + 原 (original/ high plain) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Once AGAIN we have found a watery hot spring on the high plain. Everyone in!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a spring like where water comes out of the ground
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: light socket
Frequency ranking: 968

Kanji: 反
Meaning: anti
Onyomi: HAN
First jukugo: 反対[はんたい]する
Full header: 反 anti
(cliff) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
BETA STRONG
Full onyomi: HAN |
Full mnemonic: | HAN Solo threw your Mom's crotch off a cliff because he's anti-herpes.
Full jukugo: 反対(はんたい) する | against it!!!!!!!!!! ★★★★☆ 反 (anti) + 対 (against) = 反対 (against it!!!!!!!!!!) to be against something
反則(はんそく) | foul! To break a rule! ★★☆☆☆ 反 (anti) + 則 (rule) = 反則 (foul! To break a rule!)
反抗(はんこう) する | rebel ★★☆☆☆ 反 (anti) + 抗 (oppose) = 反抗 (rebel) to be rebellious, defiant. To start a revolt. Unlike the related words 抵抗　（ていこう）　and 対抗　（たいこう）、　反抗 has the nuance of 'rebel for the fuck of it,' like a teenager would.
反応(はんのう) | a reaction ★★☆☆☆ FP 反 (anti) + 応 (react) = 反応 (a reaction ) a reaction - despite the 反 kanji, 反応 is not neccesairly a bad reaction. As a noun, it's value-free. (careful! This is pronounced NOU, not OU)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
反 | anti | CLIFF |
友 | friend | NARUTO |
Jason Newsted was seen as the Anti - CLIFF by old-school Metallica fans.
NARUTO is your friend if you're an anime nerd.
Alternate mnemonic: only FRIEND has a "head" poking up above the horizontal line, and friends have heads.
Full used In: - 返
- 坂
- 板
- 販
- 仮
- 飯
- 版
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 744
Components: (cliff) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: HAN Solo threw your Mom's crotch off a cliff because he's anti-herpes.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: against it!!!!!!!!!!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 333

Kanji: 返
Meaning: return or respond
Onyomi: HEN
First kunyomi: ( を ) かえ*す
First jukugo: お返事[へんじ]する
Full header: 返 return or respond
(motion) + 反 (anti)
★★★★★
7 strokes
Full onyomi: HEN |
Full mnemonic: | You wanted to move the HEN to the slaughterhouse. The HEN responded against moving.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) かえ*す | I return something ★★★★★
( が ) かえ＊る | something is returned or restored to its former state ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: お 返事(へんじ) する | reply ★★★★☆ 返 (return or respond) + 事 (action/ incident) = 返事 (reply) reply. In Japan, even if you respond to your friend's email 5 minutes after you got it, you have to start all mails with "Sorry my reply is so slow." (お返事が遅くてゴメン！）　（おへんじ　が　おそくて　ゴメン）
繰り返し(くりかえし) | to repeat over and over. ★☆☆☆☆ 繰 (spin) + 返 (return or respond) = 繰り返し (to repeat over and over.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 745
Components: (motion) + 反 (anti)
Mnemonic: You wanted to move the HEN to the slaughterhouse. The HEN responded against moving.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I return something
First jukugo meaning: reply
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 334

Kanji: 坂
Meaning: slope
Onyomi: HAN
First kunyomi: さか
First jukugo: 下り坂[くだりざか]
Full header: 坂 slope
土 (earth) + 反 (anti) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: HAN |
Full mnemonic: | HAN solo, accustomed to the zero-gravity of space, is against climbing the steep slopes of the earth!
Full kunyomi: さか | a slope of a hill (BOOBOO: not the hill itself. Hills are the similar-sounding おか！） ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 下り坂(くだりざか) | go downhill ★★★☆☆ 下 (below) + 坂 (slope) = 下り坂 (go downhill ) A noun meaning, "the act of going downhill." Unhelpfully, this is not used as a verb. What the hell, man?
上り坂(のぼりざか) | go uphill ★★★☆☆ 上 (above) + 坂 (slope) = 上り坂 (go uphill ) "the act of going uphill." Same deal.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
板 | plank | WOOD | 木
仮 | provisional | PERSON | 人
坂 | slope | EARTH | 土
The board is made of WOOD
The PERSON is provisionally good (before xmas).
The EARTH has slopes called hills.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 746
Components: 土 (earth) + 反 (anti) Same-ON
Mnemonic: HAN solo, accustomed to the zero-gravity of space, is against climbing the steep slopes of the earth!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a slope of a hill (BOOBOO: not the hill itself. Hills are the similar-sounding おか！）
First jukugo meaning: go downhill
Frequency ranking: 910

Kanji: 板
Meaning: plank
Onyomi: BAN
First kunyomi: いた
First jukugo: 看板[かんばん]
Full header: 板 plank
木 (tree) + 反 (anti)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: BAN |
Full mnemonic: The tree is against being cut down and made into a fucking plank.
In fact it wants you to sign this petition BANning the practice altogether.
But the petition is made from the paper of an endangered redwood, you say!
. . .
Fuck!!!
Full kunyomi: いた | a board, blackboard, etc. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 看板(かんばん) | store sign ★★★☆☆ 看 (observe/guard) + 板 (plank) = 看板 (store sign) store sign, signboard, billboard
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
板 | plank | WOOD | 木
仮 | provisional | PERSON | 人
坂 | slope | EARTH | 土
The board is made of WOOD
The PERSON is provisionally good (before xmas).
The EARTH has slopes called hills.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 747
Components: 木 (tree) + 反 (anti)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a board, blackboard, etc.
First jukugo meaning: store sign
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 887

Kanji: 仮
Meaning: provisional
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: かり ( に )
First jukugo: 仮面[かめん]
Full header: 仮 provisional
(personleft) + 反 (anti)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: KA |
Full mnemonic: | CARRie is against people, so she can only be a provisional friend of ours.
Full kunyomi: かり ( に ) | suppose, as in "Suppose, for the sake of argument, that you were a doctor". ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 仮面(かめん) | mask ★★★☆☆ 仮 (provisional) + 面 (front surface / face) = 仮面 (mask) mask. (literally, "temporary face")
仮名(カナ) | kana ★☆☆☆☆ 仮 (provisional) + 名 (name, famous) = 仮名 (kana) all the Japanese letterforms which are not Kanji - hiragana, katakana, okurigana, furigana, oshirigana, nurenuregana, bakana, and whatever they think up next!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
板 | plank | WOOD | 木
仮 | provisional | PERSON | 人
坂 | slope | EARTH | 土
The board is made of WOOD
The PERSON is provisionally good (before xmas).
The EARTH has slopes called hills.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 748
Components: (personleft) + 反 (anti)
Mnemonic: CARRie is against people, so she can only be a provisional friend of ours.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: suppose, as in "Suppose, for the sake of argument, that you were a doctor".
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: mask
Frequency ranking: 1168

Kanji: 販
Meaning: transaction
Onyomi: HAN
First jukugo: 自動販売機[じどうはんばいき]
Full header: 販 transaction
貝 (shellfish/money) + 反 (anti) Same-ON
★★★★☆
11 strokes
BETA SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: HAN |
Full mnemonic: | The more money HAN Solo spends on transactions, the less he has in his wallet. So,transactions are against money.
Full jukugo: 自動販売機(じどうはんばいき) | vending machine ★★★★☆ 自 (my own) + 動 (movement) + 販 (transaction) + 売 (sell) + 機 (machine) = 自動販売機 (vending machine) vending machine, usually shortened to. . . 自販機(じはんき)
限定販売(げんていはんばい) | limited edition ★★★☆☆ 限 (limit) + 定 (plan) + 販 売 (sales) = 限定販売 (limited edition)
販売(はんばい) | sales ★★★☆☆ 販 (transaction) + 売 (sell) = 販売 (sales)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 749
Components: 貝 (shellfish/money) + 反 (anti) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The more money HAN Solo spends on transactions, the less he has in his wallet. So,transactions are against money.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: vending machine
Frequency ranking: 1513

Meaning: open scissors
Full header: open scissors
(right / top radical)
PK
Description: LOOKALIKE- Don't get the 'open scissors' confused with the nail radical (丁)which has a mutant version that looks like this:
You can tell them apart because the NAIL has an OVERHANG on the right: the head of the nail!
OK - here is a warning. . . starting now, there are going to be hella lookalikes, even more than usual. As usual,I've tried to group them side-by-side so you can compare them easily and see the differences. Once you memorize the differences then you won't be so confused by them. After about 200 kanji, it calms down a little. So don't panic. . .
Full used In: - 司
- 幻
- 気
- 決
- 快
- 成
- 寸
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 750
Components: (right / top radical)
Frequency ranking: 37

Kanji: 成
Meaning: become
Onyomi: SEI
First kunyomi: ( に ) な＊る
First jukugo: 完成[かんせい]
Full header: 成 become
(cliff) + (spear) + (open scissors)
★★★★★
6 strokes
Full onyomi: SEI | If you SAY you'll get good at kanji, eventually you will become good.
Full mnemonic: | The scissors fell off the cliff and became dangerous spears, piercing the brains of innocent people below. (see also: pennies dropped off Empire State Building become bullets)
Full kunyomi: ( に ) な＊る | to become 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 完成(かんせい) | completion ★★★☆☆ 完 (complete) + 成 (become) = 完成 (completion) completion (noun) - usually said of a painting, construction of a building, or other physically creative project.
成功(せいこう) する | success ★★★☆☆ 成 (become) + 功 (success) = 成功 (success)
成程(なるほど) | oh, I see! ★★★☆☆ KANA KUNKUN 成 (become) + 程 (extent) = 成程 (oh, I see!) "ohhhh, now I see!" (very similar to a hearty 分かった！！　（わかった）, but it also has the nuance of, understanding AND agreeing whole-heartedly)
Full used In: - 盛
- 誠
- 威
- 越
- 蔵
- 歳
- 滅
- 城
- 減
- 感
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 751
Components: (cliff) + (spear) + (open scissors)
Mnemonic: If you SAY you'll get good at kanji, eventually you will become good.
The scissors fell off the cliff and became dangerous spears, piercing the brains of innocent people below. (see also: pennies dropped off Empire State Building become bullets)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to become
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: completion
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 135

Kanji: 誠
Meaning: sincerity
Onyomi: SEI
First kunyomi: まこと
First jukugo: 誠実[せいじつ]な
Full header: 誠 sincerity
言 (say) + 成 (become) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | If you always SAY the truth, you will become a sincere person.
Full kunyomi: まこと | faithfulness, fidelity　to your boss or superior person. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 誠実(せいじつ) な | fidelity ★☆☆☆☆ 誠 (sincerity) + 実 (truth) = 誠実 (fidelity) fidelity to your lover. (used as noun or na-adjective)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 752
Components: 言 (say) + 成 (become) Same-ON
Mnemonic: If you always SAY the truth, you will become a sincere person.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: faithfulness, fidelity　to your boss or superior person.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: fidelity
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1366

Kanji: 越
Meaning: go beyond
First kunyomi: ( を ) こ＊す
First jukugo: 引っ越す[ひっこす]
Full header: 越 go beyond
走 (run) + 成 (become)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE ILL PAIR
Description: Unlike the OTHER こす　（超す）
, which means go OVER (a number or limit), THIS 越す means go BEYOND - physically.
Full mnemonic: | The Nazis ran BEYOND the limits of good taste and became extinct.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) こ＊す | I go beyond (a physical thing) - I pass or crosss something (a lake, a city, etc) ★★★☆☆
( が ) こ＊える | something crosses something else ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 引っ越す(ひっこす) | move to a new house or apartment ★★★★☆ 引 (pull) + 越 (go beyond) = 引っ越す (move to a new house or apartment)
追い越す(おいこす) | overtake ★★★☆☆ 追 (follow) + 越 (go beyond) = 追い越す (overtake)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 753
Components: 走 (run) + 成 (become)
Mnemonic: The Nazis ran BEYOND the limits of good taste and became extinct.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I go beyond (a physical thing) - I pass or crosss something (a lake, a city, etc)
First jukugo meaning: move to a new house or apartment
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 645

Kanji: 蔵
Meaning: traditional storehouse
Onyomi: ZOU
First kunyomi: くら
First jukugo: 冷蔵庫[れいぞうこ]
Full header: 蔵 traditional storehouse
(flowertop) + 成 (become) + 臣 (vassal)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: ZOU | ZORRO keeps all his masks in a giant traditional storehouse.
Full mnemonic: | Any room can become a traditional storehouse if you have your vassals store flowers in it (says Feudalisic M. Stewart AKA Domestic Daimyo)
Full kunyomi: くら | an obsolete word for a building where you store food on farm - a silo or barn. OBSOLETE ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ) | the fuckin' fridge ★★★★☆ 冷 (cold thing) + 蔵 (traditional storehouse) + 庫 (warehouse) = 冷蔵庫 (the fuckin' fridge )
内蔵(ないぞう) の | built-in ☆☆☆☆☆ 内 (the inside) + 蔵 (traditional storehouse) = 内蔵 (built-in) built-in (don't confuse this with 内臓 which means internal organ)
Full used In: - 臓
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 754
Components: (flowertop) + 成 (become) + 臣 (vassal)
Mnemonic: ZORRO keeps all his masks in a giant traditional storehouse.
Any room can become a traditional storehouse if you have your vassals store flowers in it (says Feudalisic M. Stewart AKA Domestic Daimyo)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: an obsolete word for a building where you store food on farm - a silo or barn.
First jukugo meaning: the fuckin' fridge
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 768

Kanji: 臓
Meaning: internal organ
Onyomi: ZOU
First jukugo: 心臓[しんぞう]
Full header: 臓 internal organ
月 (moon/organ) + 蔵 (traditional storehouse) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
19 strokes
BETA DUPE
Full onyomi: ZOU | The internal organs of ZOUs (象 = elephants) are hella big, dogg.
Full mnemonic: | The internal organs are nothing but little warm moist storehouses full of nutrients, blood, lymph, hormones, etc.
Full jukugo: 心臓(しんぞう) | heart ★★★☆☆ 心 (heart) + 臓 (internal organ) = 心臓 (heart)
内臓(ないぞう) | internal organ ★★☆☆☆ 内 (the inside) + 臓 (internal organ) = 内臓 (internal organ)
肺臓(はい) | lung ★★☆☆☆ BOOBOO FP 肺 (lung) + 臓 (internal organ) = 肺臓 (lung) lung --PSYCHE! Unlike all other organs, lung does NOT use the '臓' suffix - it is just 肺。(BOOBOO)
肝臓(かんぞう) | liver ★☆☆☆☆ 肝 (liver) + 臓 (internal organ) = 肝臓 (liver)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 755
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + 蔵 (traditional storehouse) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The internal organs of ZOUs (象 = elephants) are hella big, dogg.
The internal organs are nothing but little warm moist storehouses full of nutrients, blood, lymph, hormones, etc.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: heart
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1372

Kanji: 歳
Meaning: years old
Onyomi: SAI
First jukugo: xxx歳[さい]
Full header: 歳 years old
止 (stop) + 成 (become) + 小 (small size)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
COUNTER
Full onyomi: SAI | He SIGHed as he turned another year old. Closer to the grave, my friend, closer to the grave!
Full mnemonic: | When you turn 10 years old you stop being small, and you become a tween!
Full jukugo: xxx 歳(さい) | years old ★★★★★ COUNTER counter for "years old" that a person is.
万歳(ばんざい!) | banzai! ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 万 (10000) + 歳 (years old) = 万歳 (banzai!) Fuckin' banzai, man!!!! (literally '10,000 years', meaning, 'May the Emperor live 10,000 years!' is what you shout as you charge into battle)
二十歳(はたち) | twenty years old ★☆☆☆☆ CCW FP 二 (two) + 十 (ten) + 歳 (years old) = 二十歳 (twenty years old) twenty years old - traditionally the age at which Japanese turn into adults and get presents, kimono, etc. So, naturally it has its own special pronunciation that doesn't make any sense, since it SHOULD be called にじゅうさい。 Whatever. Tradition.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
厳 | strict | NEEDLE | 針
歳 | years old | STOP | 止
滅 | annihilate | FIRE AND WATER | 水
威 | terrible majesty | WOMAN | 女
The strict nurse injects you with a NEEDLE,
but the drug STOPS you from aging.
Both FIRE AND WATER can annihilate a city,
but that WOMAN has a terrible majesty even more scary!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 756
Components: 止 (stop) + 成 (become) + 小 (small size)
Mnemonic: He SIGHed as he turned another year old. Closer to the grave, my friend, closer to the grave!
When you turn 10 years old you stop being small, and you become a tween!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 588

Kanji: 滅
Meaning: annihilate
Onyomi: METSU
First kunyomi: ( が ) ほろ＊びる
First jukugo: 滅亡[めつぼう]
Full header: 滅 annihilate
(waterleft) + 成 (become) + 火 (fire)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: METSU | This word has an unusual onyomi but it's easy to remember if you know who Tom METZGER is. Let's annihilate Metzger!
Full mnemonic: | A flood of water and a hail of fire, together they become a wave of annihilation!
Full kunyomi: ( が ) ほろ＊びる | to get fucked up. ☆☆☆☆☆
( を ) ほろ＊ぼす | to annhilate - usually used about an enemy in wartime, or destroy the earth, or wipe Al Queda out. Not used about a single person usually. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 滅亡(めつぼう) | downfall ★★☆☆☆ 滅 (annihilate) + 亡 (dying) = 滅亡 (downfall) the downfall of a civilization or the dying-out of a certain ethnic group. But it doesn't have 'downfall's moral judgement.
撲滅(ぼくめつ) する | eradicate ☆☆☆☆☆ 撲 (eradicate) + 滅 (annihilate) = 撲滅 (eradicate) eradicate (a pest or disease) 'The new task force will eradicate drugs once and for all!'
絶滅(ぜつめつ) する | go extinct ☆☆☆☆☆ 絶 (extinct) + 滅 (annihilate) = 絶滅 (go extinct)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
厳 | strict | NEEDLE | 針
歳 | years old | STOP | 止
滅 | annihilate | FIRE AND WATER | 水
威 | terrible majesty | WOMAN | 女
The strict nurse injects you with a NEEDLE,
but the drug STOPS you from aging.
Both FIRE AND WATER can annihilate a city,
but that WOMAN has a terrible majesty even more scary!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 757
Components: (waterleft) + 成 (become) + 火 (fire)
Mnemonic: This word has an unusual onyomi but it's easy to remember if you know who Tom METZGER is. Let's annihilate Metzger!
A flood of water and a hail of fire, together they become a wave of annihilation!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to get fucked up.
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: downfall
Frequency ranking: 1020

Kanji: 威
Meaning: terrible majesty
Onyomi: I
First jukugo: 威厳[いげん]のある
Full header: 威 terrible majesty
成 (become) + 女 (woman)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA CCW
Description: This is one of the most "no-English-equivalent-y" words in the whole Japanese language. Why is majestic stuff scary? Who is scared of Prince? He's like five feet tall. I guess you have to think like a medieval peasant to really get the meaning.
Full onyomi: I |
Full mnemonic: | The dude became a woman, and as she vogued majestically, and I was scared!
Full jukugo: 威厳(いげん) のある | majestic/scary ★★☆☆☆ 威 (terrible majesty) + 厳 (strict) = 威厳 (majestic/scary) majestic , slow and dignified but scary - like a bunch of gangsters slowly walking down the street while the Peter Gunn theme plays. Or a parade float of your mom's neck-beard.
権威(けんい) | authority ★★☆☆☆ 権 (rights) + 威 (terrible majesty) = 権威 (authority) an authority one has based on power alone (parents, cops, etc.) rather than on rights (authority based on rights is　権利（けんり））
威張ってる(いばってる) | arrogant ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 威 (terrible majesty) + 張 (stretch) = 威張ってる (arrogant)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
厳 | strict | NEEDLE | 針
歳 | years old | STOP | 止
滅 | annihilate | FIRE AND WATER | 水
威 | terrible majesty | WOMAN | 女
The strict nurse injects you with a NEEDLE,
but the drug STOPS you from aging.
Both FIRE AND WATER can annihilate a city,
but that WOMAN has a terrible majesty even more scary!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 758
Components: 成 (become) + 女 (woman)
Mnemonic: The dude became a woman, and as she vogued majestically, and I was scared!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: majestic/scary
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1123

Kanji: 城
Meaning: castle
Onyomi: JOU
First kunyomi: しろ
Full header: 城 castle
土 (earth) + 成 (become)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: JOU | JOE Stalin needs a castle to defend himself from the Trotskyites.
Full mnemonic: | This earth will become a castle after you finish building it, so get cracking, Serf-boy!
Full kunyomi: しろ | castle ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
域 | region | MOUTH | 口
城 | castle | BECOME | 成
This region's full of SNITCHIN' ASS MOUTHS
The ground BECOMES a castle, when architects come around.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 759
Components: 土 (earth) + 成 (become)
Mnemonic: JOE Stalin needs a castle to defend himself from the Trotskyites.
This earth will become a castle after you finish building it, so get cracking, Serf-boy!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 733

Kanji: 幻
Meaning: illusion
Onyomi: GEN
First kunyomi: まぼろし
First jukugo: 幻覚[げんかく]
Full header: 幻 illusion
(Eazy) + (open scissors)
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
Full onyomi: GEN |
Full mnemonic: | Eazy did too much crack aGAIN and saw an hallucination of some scissors coming to get him.
Full kunyomi: まぼろし | a phantom, an illusion　－ like 幻覚 but more broad - it can be sounds, tastes, etc. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 幻覚(げんかく) | hallucination ★★☆☆☆ 幻 (illusion) + 覚 (bear in mind) = 幻覚 (hallucination) a visual hallucination
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
幼 | childhood | STRONGER | 力
幻 | illusion | SCISSORS |
You were STRONGER as a child,
but hallucinations of SCISSORS are wild.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 760
Components: (Eazy) + (open scissors)
Mnemonic: Eazy did too much crack aGAIN and saw an hallucination of some scissors coming to get him.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a phantom, an illusion　－ like 幻覚 but more broad - it can be sounds, tastes, etc.
First jukugo meaning: hallucination
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1346

Kanji: 気
Meaning: mood
Onyomi: KI / GE -People forget about "GE."
First kunyomi: き
First jukugo: 気を付けて[きをつけて]
Full header: 気 mood
(rifle) + (open scissors) + メ (katakana 'me')
★★★★★★
6 strokes
Full onyomi: KI / GE -People forget about "GE." | GET in a good mood and KEEP being in a good mood.
Full mnemonic: | I'm in a loco mood - I may stab you with scissors or shoot you with a rifle in this mood.
Full kunyomi: き | basically, 'mood', but there are over 3,000 expressions that use it. KI can be put in, become exhausted ,become lost, change, be pulled, be big, small, changing. KI gets followed, met, used, lightened, lengthened, shortened, rotated, cut. KI can be strong, weak, floating, heavy. . .. but you never say, "how's your ki doing ?" or "I've got great ki today!" - You have to use it as part of an expression. CCW ★★★★★★
Full jukugo: 気を付けて(きをつけて) | be careful! ★★★★★ 気 (mood) + 付 (stick to) = 気を付けて (be careful!)
気持ち(きもち) | feels good! ★★★★★ 気 (mood) + 持 (hold) = 気持ち (feels good!) oh HELLS yeah. It feels good.(although this isn't dirty by itself, it is the #1 actual word yelled in pornos.)
元気(げんき) | cheerful ★★★★★ CCW 元 (original) + 気 (mood) = 元気 (cheerful) cheerful, energetic. Doesn't matter if it's totally forced.
天気(てんき) | weather ★★★★★ 天 (heaven) + 気 (mood) = 天気 (weather)
気にしない(きにしない) | don't worry about it! ★★★★☆
気になった(きになった) | I'm worried about it. ★★★★☆
気違い(きちがい)
fuckin' crazy ★★★☆☆ ABU
気 (mood) + 違 (different and therefore wrong) = 気違い (fuckin' crazy)
(literally, 'different feeling') crazy - this is one of the biggest cusses in the whole language-a garunteed fight-starter. This is instructive in several ways.
1) Japanese is such a polite language that 'different feeling' is one of the worst insults.
2) it takes a certain kind of culture to think that having a different feeling is such a bad thing in the first place!
3) Historically it is a discriminatory term against people who suffer from mental illness.
気付いた(きづいた) | realize something ★★★☆☆ 気 (mood) + 付 (stick to) = 気付いた (realize something) to belatedly realize something - d'oh! (also pronounced 気がついた）
気晴らし(きばらし) に | Just for fun ☆☆☆☆☆ 気 (mood) + 晴 (weather get good now) = 気晴らし (Just for fun) Just for fun, do you wanna (blah blah blah)?"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 761
Components: (rifle) + (open scissors) + メ (katakana 'me')
Mnemonic: GET in a good mood and KEEP being in a good mood.
I'm in a loco mood - I may stab you with scissors or shoot you with a rifle in this mood.
Usefulness: ★★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: basically, 'mood', but there are over 3,000 expressions that use it. KI can be put in, become exhausted ,become lost, change, be pulled, be big, small, changing. KI gets followed, met, used, lightened, lengthened, shortened, rotated, cut. KI can be strong, weak, floating, heavy. . .. but you never say, "how's your ki doing ?" or "I've got great ki today!" - You have to use it as part of an expression.
First jukugo meaning: be careful!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 56

Kanji: 決
Meaning: decide
Onyomi: KETSU
First kunyomi: ( を ) き＊める
First jukugo: 解決[かいけつ]
Full header: 決 decide
(waterleft) + (open scissors) + 大 (big)
★★★★★
7 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KETSU |
Full mnemonic: | He decided to take a big pair of scissors and cut open a bag of KETCHUP, and it rained out of the bag like water.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) き＊める | I decided ★★★★☆
( が ) きま＊る | it has been decided ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 解決(かいけつ) | solution ★★★★☆ 解 (solve / untie) + 決 (decide) = 解決 (solution)
決定(けってい) する | make a serious decision ★★★☆☆ 決 (decide) + 定 (plan) = 決定 (make a serious decision) to make a real serious decision； like, "I know I'm always saying I'm going to lose 1２ pounds but this time I really mean it."
決して(けっして) XXXXない! | I'll HELL OF never do XXX. ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
決 | decide | WATER | 水
快 | pleasant | HEART | 心
you decide to drink WATER,
but you have a pleasant feeling with your HEART.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 762
Components: (waterleft) + (open scissors) + 大 (big)
Mnemonic: He decided to take a big pair of scissors and cut open a bag of KETCHUP, and it rained out of the bag like water.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I decided
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: solution
Frequency ranking: 300

Kanji: 快
Meaning: pleasant
Onyomi: KAI
First kunyomi: こころよ*い
First jukugo: 快感[かいかん]
Full header: 快 pleasant
(leftheart) + (open scissors) + 大 (big)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: KAI | Flying KITES is pleasant!, which is why the Taliban banned it.
Full mnemonic: | It's pleasant to stick a big pair of open scissors in someone's heart. . . (FYI you are a Inca high priest. Duh!)
Full kunyomi: こころよ*い | pleasant, warm atmosphere ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 快感(かいかん) | pleasure ★☆☆☆☆ 快 (pleasant) + 感 (feeling) = 快感 (pleasure) a physical sensation of pleasure - usually but not always sexual.
愉快(ゆかい) な | amusing ☆☆☆☆☆ 愉 (pleasure) + 快 (pleasant) = 愉快 (amusing) pleasant or amusing (a funny guy, hilarious comments, a fun time)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
決 | decide | WATER | 水
快 | pleasant | HEART | 心
you decide to drink WATER,
but you have a pleasant feeling with your HEART.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 763
Components: (leftheart) + (open scissors) + 大 (big)
Mnemonic: Flying KITES is pleasant!, which is why the Taliban banned it.
It's pleasant to stick a big pair of open scissors in someone's heart. . . (FYI you are a Inca high priest. Duh!)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: pleasant, warm atmosphere
First jukugo meaning: pleasure
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 875

Meaning: Hitler
Full header: Hitler
(bottom radical) 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 一 (one/line radical)
Description: A mouth with a tiny, narrow Moustache above it. What could be Hitlier?
That's right. I said "Hitlier."
Full used In: - 減
- 感
- 豆
- 同
- 司
- 獣
- 融
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 764
Components: (bottom radical) 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 一 (one/line radical)
Frequency ranking: 106

Kanji: 獣
Meaning: beast
Onyomi: JUU
First kunyomi: けもの
First jukugo: 怪獣[かいじゅう]
Full header: 獣 beast
(t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 田 (rice field) + (Hitler) + 犬 (dog)
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: JUU |
Full mnemonic: | Hitler was quite a beast making the JEWS work like dogs in the ricefields.
Full kunyomi: けもの | a beast - used about literal animals - not neccesairly the hugest or scariest, but animals that are both violent AND unclean, like the hyena. Also used about people who behave like those animals. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 怪獣(かいじゅう) | Godzilla monster ★☆☆☆☆ 怪 (suspicious) + 獣 (beast) = 怪獣 (Godzilla monster) one of them 400-footer godzilla monsters with the zipper on the back.
野獣(やじゅう) | beast ☆☆☆☆☆ 野 (field) + 獣 (beast) = 野獣 (beast) you know that WASP song, 'fuck like a beast?'
獣姦(じゅうかん) | bestiality ☆☆☆☆☆ ABU 獣 (beast) + 姦 (rape) = 獣姦 (bestiality)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
獣 | beast | DOG | 犬
猥 | obscene | RICE | 田
猛 | fierce | CHILD | 子
猿 | monkey | FAR | 遠
A DOG is a slobbery beast, but RICE is an obscene feast.
The fierce CHILD chased the monkey FAR AWAY!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 765
Components: (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 田 (rice field) + (Hitler) + 犬 (dog)
Mnemonic: Hitler was quite a beast making the JEWS work like dogs in the ricefields.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a beast - used about literal animals - not neccesairly the hugest or scariest, but animals that are both violent AND unclean, like the hyena. Also used about people who behave like those animals.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Godzilla monster
Frequency ranking: 1466

Kanji: 減
Meaning: decrease
Onyomi: GEN
First kunyomi: ( を ) へ＊らす
First jukugo: いい加減にしろ！[いいかげんにしろ!]
Full header: 減 decrease
(waterleft) + 成 (become) + (Hitler)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: GEN |
Full mnemonic: | GodDAMN it! My water became Hitler again! Decrease the amount of Hitlers in my water, si vous plait! Get me a fuckin' Brita or semething!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) へ＊らす | I decrease it ★★★★☆
( が ) へ＊る | it decreases ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: いい加減にしろ！(いいかげんにしろ!) | cut it out! ★★★☆☆ 加 (add) + 減 (decrease) = いい加減にしろ！ (cut it out!)
いい加減(いいかげん) な | unfounded, pointless ★★☆☆☆ CCW 加 (add) + 減 (decrease) = いい加減 (unfounded, pointless) unfounded or groundless. Not a lie exactly, but someone who is just bullshitting, talking without saying anything meaningful or definite. Also means, working in a haphazard, hit-or-miss fashion.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
感 | feeling | HEART | 心
憾 | regrettable | DOUBLE HEART | 心
減 | decrease | WATER | 水
My HEART feels great!
You regret your HEART broke AGAIN - that's TWO HEARTS that broke, buddy.
But drinking WATER will decrease the pain.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 766
Components: (waterleft) + 成 (become) + (Hitler)
Mnemonic: GodDAMN it! My water became Hitler again! Decrease the amount of Hitlers in my water, si vous plait! Get me a fuckin' Brita or semething!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I decrease it
First jukugo meaning: cut it out!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1014

Kanji: 感
Meaning: feeling
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: かん*じる
First jukugo: 感情[かんじょう]
Full header: 感 feeling
成 (become) + (Hitler) + (bottomheart)
★★★★★
13 strokes
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | Genghis KAHN , deep in his heart, feels that he has become as bad as Hitler. Why did he ransack and pillage so much?
Full kunyomi: かん*じる | to feel something ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 感情(かんじょう) | a feeling, an emotion ★★★★★ 感 (feeling) + 情 (emotion) = 感情 (a feeling, an emotion)
に 感謝(かんしゃ) する | gratitude ★★★☆☆ 感 (feeling) + 謝 (apologize) = 感謝 (gratitude) The most common, general word for gratitude.
感動(かんどう) する | emotionally moved ★★☆☆☆ 感 (feeling) + 動 (movement) = 感動 (emotionally moved) to be moved by something (a song, a movie, a speech, a pretty poem about asndfisdnf)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
感 | feeling | HEART | 心
憾 | regrettable | DOUBLE HEART | 心
減 | decrease | WATER | 水
My HEART feels great!
You regret your HEART broke AGAIN - that's TWO HEARTS that broke, buddy.
But drinking WATER will decrease the pain.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
惑 | be misguided or tempted | NO CLIFF |
感 | feeling | CLIFF |
MISGUIDED is basically FEELING, missing the left-hand side.
So you can say, "I feel like a CLIFF.
If there's no cliff, I must have been MISGUIDED and gotten lost on the way to the CLIFF "
Full used In: - 憾
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 767
Components: 成 (become) + (Hitler) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: Genghis KAHN , deep in his heart, feels that he has become as bad as Hitler. Why did he ransack and pillage so much?
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to feel something
First jukugo meaning: a feeling, an emotion
Frequency ranking: 136

Kanji: 憾
Meaning: regrettable
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 遺憾![いかん!]
Full header: 憾 regrettable
(leftheart) + 感 (feeling) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
16 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | It's regrettable that the human heart is so emotional, said Mr. Spock.
Full jukugo: 遺憾!(いかん!) | aaah shit! ★☆☆☆☆ F 遺 (bequeath) + 憾 (regrettable) = 遺憾! (aaah shit!) a fairly formal way to say, "Aaaah shiit!!" Really really regrettable, deplorable. Only use this about some big thing - North Koreans kidnapping people, or that time you accidentally wiped your nose with the Emperor's tie.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
感 | feeling | HEART | 心
憾 | regrettable | DOUBLE HEART | 心
減 | decrease | WATER | 水
My HEART feels great!
You regret your HEART broke AGAIN - that's TWO HEARTS that broke, buddy.
But drinking WATER will decrease the pain.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 768
Components: (leftheart) + 感 (feeling) Same-ON
Mnemonic: It's regrettable that the human heart is so emotional, said Mr. Spock.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: aaah shit!
Frequency ranking: 1762

Kanji: 同
Meaning: same
Onyomi: DOU
First kunyomi: おな*じ
First jukugo: もう一度[もういちど]
Full header: 同 same
(George Michael's Moustache) + (Hitler)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: DOU |
Full mnemonic: | When I saw George Michael and Hitler's moustaches at the same time, I went DOH!!
Full kunyomi: おな*じ | same ★★★★★
Full jukugo: もう一度(もういちど) | one more time! ★★★★★ 一 (one) + 度 (times) = もう一度 (one more time!)
同時(どうじ) に | at the same time ★★★☆☆ 同 (same) + 時 (time) = 同時 (at the same time)
同様(どうよう) に | in the same way ★★☆☆☆ 同 (same) + 様 (important person) = 同様 (in the same way) in the same way. For example, "In the same way caffeine perks up the mind, your dad's naked pictures perk up the body."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
可 | possible | NAIL | 丁
司 | administer | HITLER |
同 | same | LINE on both the left and right |
It's possible to NAIL your mouth shut, but HITLER will administer that butt.
Same (同)looks like administer, but it's symmetrical - it's got the SAME LINE on both the left and right.
Full used In: - 銅
- 興
- 筒
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 769
Components: (George Michael's Moustache) + (Hitler)
Mnemonic: When I saw George Michael and Hitler's moustaches at the same time, I went DOH!!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: one more time!
Frequency ranking: 107

Kanji: 筒
Meaning: cylinder /pipe
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: つつ
First jukugo: 封筒[ふうとう]
Full header: 筒 cylinder /pipe
竹 (bamboo) + 同 (same)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: | He keeps using that same bamboo cylinder to suck his TOES.
Full kunyomi: つつ | usually defined as pipe but more accurately, it means cylinder. Chimney, exhaust pipe, drainage pipe, gun barrel, canister, are all 筒. （BOOBOO: unlike the related kanji 管　(tube), which can bend, 筒 is always straight). ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 封筒(ふうとう) | envelope ★☆☆☆☆ 封 (seal in) + 筒 (cylinder /pipe) = 封筒 (envelope)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
筒 | cylinder /pipe | HITLER |
管 | tube | BEURACRAT |
HITLER smokes a pipe of hash,
but BUEARUCRATS send messages through flexible pneumatic tubes - like in the movie Brazil.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 770
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 同 (same)
Mnemonic: He keeps using that same bamboo cylinder to suck his TOES.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: usually defined as pipe but more accurately, it means cylinder.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: envelope
Frequency ranking: 1512

Kanji: 司
Meaning: administer
Onyomi: SHI
First jukugo: 上司[じょうし]
Full header: 司 administer
(Hitler) + (open scissors)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
BETA STRONG
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE administers Hitler's Moustache with her little scissors.
Full jukugo: 上司(じょうし) | upper person ★★☆☆☆ 上 (above) + 司 (administer) = 上司 (upper person) anyone at work who out-ranks you
司会者(しかいしゃ) | master of ceremonies ★☆☆☆☆ 司 (administer) + 会 (big meeting) + 者 (professional) = 司会者 (master of ceremonies) a master of ceremonies of a TV show or event. It's not used for 'sucker MCs' which is a darn shame.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
可 | possible | NAIL | 丁
司 | administer | HITLER |
同 | same | LINE on both the left and right |
It's possible to NAIL your mouth shut, but HITLER will administer that butt.
Same (同)looks like administer, but it's symmetrical - it's got the SAME LINE on both the left and right.
Full used In: - 詞
- 伺
- 飼
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 771
Components: (Hitler) + (open scissors)
Mnemonic: SHE administers Hitler's Moustache with her little scissors.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: upper person
Frequency ranking: 1045

Kanji: 伺
Meaning: formal visit / question
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: うかが*う
Full header: 伺 formal visit / question
(personleft) + 司 (administer) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
JERK SOLO F
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE is a person who makes formal visits with ministers (i.e. a diplomat)
Full kunyomi: うかが*う | formal visit　(only used by the lower person who is visiting the upper person) Also formal way of saying "ask" (ditto: lower to upper) F ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
何 | what?!? | MOUTH | 口
伺 | formal visit / question | HITLER |
You said you were going to pay a formal visit to Herr HITLER.
I opened my MOUTH and said "WHAAAAT??"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 772
Components: (personleft) + 司 (administer) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SHE is a person who makes formal visits with ministers (i.e. a diplomat)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: formal visit　(only used by the lower person who is visiting the upper person) Also formal way of saying "ask" (ditto: lower to upper)
Frequency ranking: 1669

Kanji: 詞
Meaning: part of speech
Onyomi: SHI
First jukugo: 名詞[めいし]
Full header: 詞 part of speech
言 (say) + 司 (administer) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHI | SHE uses parts of speech very well, for a girl.
Full mnemonic: | When we say things, parts of speech administer the syntax.
Full jukugo: 名詞(めいし) | noun ★★★★☆ 名 (name, famous) + 詞 (part of speech) = 名詞 (noun)
形容詞(けいようし) | adjective ★★★☆☆ 形 (form) + 容 (appearance) + 詞 (part of speech) = 形容詞 (adjective)
動詞(どうし) | verb ★★★☆☆ 動 (movement) + 詞 (part of speech) = 動詞 (verb)
歌詞(かし) | lyrics ★☆☆☆☆ 歌 (sing) + 詞 (part of speech) = 歌詞 (lyrics)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 773
Components: 言 (say) + 司 (administer) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SHE uses parts of speech very well, for a girl.
When we say things, parts of speech administer the syntax.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: noun
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1500

Meaning: hitchhiker
Full header: hitchhiker
(bottom right radical) (personleft) + ??? (???)
PK
Description: imagine a person on the left, holding out their arm and thumb (on the right), hitchhiking.
Full used In: - 旅
- 派
- 脈
- 衆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 774
Components: (bottom right radical) (personleft) + ??? (???)
Frequency ranking: 444

Kanji: 旅
Meaning: trip
Onyomi: RYO
First kunyomi: たび
First jukugo: へ　or 　に旅行[りょこう]する
Full header: 旅 trip
方 (direction / method / person) + (rifle) + (hitchhiker)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: RYO | We're all sleeping in the same van this trip, so you gotta Regulate Your Odor.
Full mnemonic: | When we go on a trip in that direction, we bring a rifle to shoot hitchhikers.
Full kunyomi: たび | a trip ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: へ　or 　に 旅行(りょこう) する | vacation ★★★★★ 旅 (trip) + 行 (go) = 旅行 (vacation) a vacation, or just travel in general.
旅館(りょかん) | inn ★★☆☆☆ 旅 (trip) + 館 (big hall) = 旅館 (inn) a traditional Japanese inn that costs like 300 bones a night.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 775
Components: 方 (direction / method / person) + (rifle) + (hitchhiker)
Mnemonic: We're all sleeping in the same van this trip, so you gotta Regulate Your Odor.
When we go on a trip in that direction, we bring a rifle to shoot hitchhikers.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a trip
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: vacation
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 691

Kanji: 派
Meaning: faction/bling
Onyomi: HA
First jukugo: 立派[りっぱ]な
Full header: 派 faction/bling
(waterleft) + (cliff) + (hitchhiker)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA JERK
Full onyomi: HA | HAHA, I laugh at your faction! Bloody splitters!
Full mnemonic: | That faction wants to hitchhike to the water, but our faction wants to hitch a ride to the cliff.
Full jukugo: 立派(りっぱ) な | super high class! ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 立 (stand up) + 派 (faction/bling) = 立派 (super high class!)
派手(はで) な | gaudy ★★☆☆☆ FP 派 (faction/bling) + 手 (hand) = 派手 (gaudy) showy and flashy, gaudy
派閥(はばつ) | faction ★★☆☆☆ NP 派 (faction/bling) + 閥 (clique) = 派閥 (faction) A faction within a political party or corporation. Like every country has factions, but 派閥 has the nuance of 'We all claim to be loyal to the organization but behind closed doors we are plotting to hijack it with our own agenda.' Nobody would say publicly, "I'm in this 派閥！”
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
派 | faction/bling | WET | 水
脈 | vein | ORGAN | 月
Your faction is ALL WET, but my veins carry blood to my MEAT AND ORGANS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 776
Components: (waterleft) + (cliff) + (hitchhiker)
Mnemonic: HAHA, I laugh at your faction! Bloody splitters!
That faction wants to hitchhike to the water, but our faction wants to hitch a ride to the cliff.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: super high class!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 646

Kanji: 脈
Meaning: vein
Onyomi: MYAKU
First jukugo: 人脈[じんみゃく]
Full header: 脈 vein
月 (moon/organ) + (hitchhiker) + (cliff)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Description: WHY BOTHER ? You need this to say, "juice, connections, pull, clout."
Full onyomi: MYAKU | Yo Mama's so old, she has more purple veins in her breasts than MY YAK has in its whole body.
Full mnemonic: | Veins are an organ that allow your blood cells to hitch-hike all over your body.
Full jukugo: 人脈(じんみゃく) | clout ★★☆☆☆ 人 (person) + 脈 (vein) = 人脈 (clout) juice, clout, pull, suction
脈拍(みゃくはく) | pulse ☆☆☆☆☆ 脈 (vein) + 拍 (clap) = 脈拍 (pulse)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
派 | faction/bling | WET | 水
脈 | vein | ORGAN | 月
Your faction is ALL WET, but my veins carry blood to my MEAT AND ORGANS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 777
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + (hitchhiker) + (cliff)
Mnemonic: Yo Mama's so old, she has more purple veins in her breasts than MY YAK has in its whole body.
Veins are an organ that allow your blood cells to hitch-hike all over your body.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: clout
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1464

Meaning: far away
Full header: far away
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (hitchhiker)
Description: The hitch hiker was talking with her mouth about how she wanted to travel really far.
Full used In: - 遠
- 園
- 環
- 猿
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 778
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (hitchhiker)
Frequency ranking: 445

Kanji: 遠
Meaning: far
Onyomi: EN
First kunyomi: とお*い
First jukugo: 遠慮[えんりょ]する
Full header: 遠 far
(motion) + 土 (earth) + (far away) Same-ON
★★★★☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: EN |
Full mnemonic: | Please ENjoy the trip as you move to a far away place on earth.
Full kunyomi: とお*い | far away ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 遠慮(えんりょ) する
regretfully decline or enjoin from ★★★☆☆ CCW F
遠 (far) + 慮 (consideration) = 遠慮 (regretfully decline or enjoin from)
CULTURAL CODE WORD in full effect. Meaning, it's such a uniquely Japanese concept there is no ready English equivalent.
遠慮 means to be diplomatically, politely refuse, to regretfully decline.
For example, "You want the last donut?" "Hell yes!" is not 遠慮.
But, "No way I don't want it, it smells!" is also not 遠慮 .
"Thanks but I'm full now." is the 遠慮 answer, since it means, "We both know I want it, but since I abstained from it, you owe me one, now! The favor-ball is back in my court!"
Used most commonly in two situations：
1) 遠慮せず： meaning, 'Act casual. Eat the last pie. Don't wait for all the food to be served. Sit wherever. Make yourself at home.'
2) it's often seen on signs telling you not to do something: XXX遠慮してください。 ('Please refrain from doing XXX')
永遠(えいえん) に | poetic forever ★★★☆☆ 永 (forever) + 遠 (far) = 永遠 (poetic forever) the poetic 'forever'： I'll hate you forever! We shall rule the world forever!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 779
Components: (motion) + 土 (earth) + (far away) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Please ENjoy the trip as you move to a far away place on earth.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: far away
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: regretfully decline or enjoin from
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 446

Kanji: 園
Meaning: public park
Onyomi: EN
First jukugo: 公園[こうえん]
Full header: 園 public park
(big box) + 土 (earth) + (far away) Same-ON
★★★★☆
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: EN |
Full mnemonic: | Far away, there's a big box of ground, with trees and flowers, called a park.
Full jukugo: 公園(こうえん) | park ★★★★★ 公 (public) + 園 (public park) = 公園 (park) a public park
動物園(どうぶつえん) | zoo ★★★★☆ 動 物 (animal) + 園 (public park) = 動物園 (zoo)
遊園地(ゆうえんち) | amusement park ★★★☆☆ 遊 (play around) + 園 (public park) + 地 (area) = 遊園地 (amusement park)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 780
Components: (big box) + 土 (earth) + (far away) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Far away, there's a big box of ground, with trees and flowers, called a park.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: park
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 900

Kanji: 環
Meaning: environment
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 環境[かんきょう]
Full header: 環 environment
王 (king) + (net) + (far away)
★★☆☆☆
17 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | Genghis KHAN, The king, owns the environment around here. His dominion is like a net extending even to far places.
Full jukugo: 環境(かんきょう) | environment ★★★☆☆ 環 (environment) + 境 (border) = 環境 (environment) environment (like English, this is not limited to nature. A bad kid can be a "product of his environment.")
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 781
Components: 王 (king) + (net) + (far away)
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN, The king, owns the environment around here. His dominion is like a net extending even to far places.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1272

Meaning: kick in the nuts
Full header: kick in the nuts
(bottom radical)
PK
Description: any questions?
Full used In: - 衣
- 裏
- 哀
- 良
- 展
- 長
- 襲
- 褒
- 表
- 譲
- 嬢
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 782
Components: (bottom radical)
Frequency ranking: 93

Kanji: 表
Meaning: express
Onyomi: HYOU
First kunyomi: おもて
First jukugo: 表現[ひょうげん]
Full header: 表 express
主 (master/mainly) + (kick in the nuts)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: HYOU |
Full mnemonic: | HE'S YOUR master, and you express that by kicking his nuts (in a respectful manner).
Full kunyomi: おもて | FRONT surface- used only about things that have a front-and-back. (opposite: 裏　うら） . Usually used about 2-dimensional things (paper, walls) but can also be used with the ol' tatemae/honne. ★★★☆☆
( を ) あらわ＊す | to indicate something intentionally, but through symbols rather than words( he expressed his displeasure by flinging feces at the prison correction officer) (the shadow of the sundial indicates the time) KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 表現(ひょうげん) | figure of speech ★★★★☆ 表 (express) + 現 (present time) = 表現 (figure of speech) figure of speech, expression
発表(はっぴょう) する | announcement ★★★☆☆ 発 (launch) + 表 (express) = 発表 (announcement)
表面(ひょうめん) | exterior ☆☆☆☆☆ 表 (express) + 面 (front surface / face) = 表面 (exterior) the exterior, the surface - unlike 面 (men), 表面 is more technical - usually used by architects or craftspeople. Or, for instance, to describe a "skin" you'd put on a polygon 3d character.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
表 | express | CLOTHING | 衣
素 | element | STRING | 糸
麦 | barley | EACH | 各
Elements are the STRING that ties together chemicals.
You express yourself with your CLOTHING, and . . .
you have to eat EACH bit of barley or you don't get any dessert.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
表 | express | MASTER | 主
衣 | cloth | NO MASTER |
The Master is the only person allowed to EXPRESSES himself.
But if you're not a master, you are a slave weaving Cloth.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 783
Components: 主 (master/mainly) + (kick in the nuts)
Mnemonic: HE'S YOUR master, and you express that by kicking his nuts (in a respectful manner).
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: FRONT surface- used only about things that have a front-and-back. (opposite: 裏　うら） . Usually used about 2-dimensional things (paper, walls) but can also be used with the ol' tatemae/honne.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: figure of speech
Frequency ranking: 284

Kanji: 衣
Meaning: cloth
Onyomi: I
First kunyomi: ころも
First jukugo: 更衣室[こういしつ]
Full header: 衣 cloth
(beret) + (kick in the nuts)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: I |
Full mnemonic: | Ｉ kick in the nuts, anyone with a cloth beret.　Ｉ　don't care who. Suge Knight ? Anyone. I'm fucking crazy I tell you.
Full kunyomi: ころも | garment in the abstract sense - the garment district, a clothes closet, etc. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 更衣室(こういしつ) | clothes-changing - room ★☆☆☆☆ 更 (all over again) + 衣 (cloth) + 室 (room suffix) = 更衣室 (clothes-changing - room)
浴衣(ゆかた) | yukata ； a summer kimono ☆☆☆☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA 浴 (bathe) + 衣 (cloth) = 浴衣 (yukata ； a summer kimono)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
表 | express | MASTER | 主
衣 | cloth | NO MASTER |
The Master is the only person allowed to EXPRESSES himself.
But if you're not a master, you are a slave weaving Cloth.
Full used In: - 袋
- 裁
- 装
- 製
- 裂
- 猥
- 壊
- 懐
- 依
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 784
Components: (beret) + (kick in the nuts)
Mnemonic: Ｉ kick in the nuts, anyone with a cloth beret.　Ｉ　don't care who. Suge Knight ? Anyone. I'm fucking crazy I tell you.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: garment in the abstract sense - the garment district, a clothes closet, etc.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: clothes-changing - room
Frequency ranking: 799

Kanji: 依
Meaning: depend on
Onyomi: I
First jukugo: に依存[いぞん]する
Full header: 依 depend on
(personleft) + 衣 (cloth) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: I |
Full mnemonic: | What clothes I wear depends on what kind of person I am.
Full jukugo: に 依存(いぞん) する | depend ★★★☆☆ NP 依 (depend on) + 存 (be aware of) = 依存 (depend) to depend on- usually in a bad way, like "America's dependency on foreign oil"
依頼(いらい) する | commission ★★☆☆☆ 依 (depend on) + 頼 (ask a favor) = 依頼 (commission) a request or commission. Not like 'Please pass the salt,' but like 'I'd like to hire you to make a custom suit' or to hire a lawyer or PR firm. Any relationship where you'd use the phrase "The client wants. . ... "is 依頼。
依頼人(いらいにん) | client ★☆☆☆☆ NP 依 頼 (commission) + 人 (person) = 依頼人 (client)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 785
Components: (personleft) + 衣 (cloth) Same-ON
Mnemonic: What clothes I wear depends on what kind of person I am.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: depend
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1150

Kanji: 袋
Meaning: sack
First kunyomi: ふくろ
First jukugo: ゴミ袋[ごみぶくろ]
Full header: 袋 sack
代 (generation / instead of) + 衣 (cloth)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
Full mnemonic: | In modern times plastic garbage sacks have taken the place of cloth ones.
Full kunyomi: ふくろ | sack ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: ゴミ袋(ごみぶくろ) | garbage bag ★★★★☆
手袋(てぶくろ) | gloves ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 手 (hand) + 袋 (sack) = 手袋 (gloves)
福袋(ふくぶくろ) | the mystery bag ★☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 福 (good luck) + 袋 (sack) = 福袋 (the mystery bag) a mystery bag, a grab-bag that stores use to get rid of old inventory.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 786
Components: 代 (generation / instead of) + 衣 (cloth)
Mnemonic: In modern times plastic garbage sacks have taken the place of cloth ones.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: garbage bag
Frequency ranking: 1142

Kanji: 裁
Meaning: trial
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: さば＊く
First jukugo: 裁判[さいばん]
Full header: 裁 trial
十 (ten) + (spear) + 衣 (cloth)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SAI | The condemned woman SIGHed at the end of the trial.
Full mnemonic: | The decision of the trial: ten spears will rip through the cloth of your vest -- while you're wearing it!
Full kunyomi: さば＊く | to judge or put someone on trial KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 裁判(さいばん) | trial ★★☆☆☆ 裁 (trial) + 判 (judgement) = 裁判 (trial) trial or lawsuit - a court case, anyway!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
裁 | trial | CLOTHES | 衣
載 | appear in print | CAR | 車
People judge my CLOTHES a crime
But CARS appear in print on this week's cover of Time.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 787
Components: 十 (ten) + (spear) + 衣 (cloth)
Mnemonic: The condemned woman SIGHed at the end of the trial.
The decision of the trial: ten spears will rip through the cloth of your vest -- while you're wearing it!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to judge or put someone on trial
Frequency ranking: 1155

Kanji: 褒
Meaning: praise
Onyomi: HOU
First kunyomi: ほ*める
First jukugo: ご褒美[ほうび]
Full header: 褒 praise
(beret) + 保 (guarantee/maintain ) + (kick in the nuts)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: HOU | Dudes pay HOES to praise their dicks.
Full mnemonic: | Anyone praising a beret is guaranteed a kick in the nuts. (courtesy of Backwards Baseball Cap Ninja????)
Full kunyomi: ほ*める | praise ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: ご 褒美(ほうび) | reward ★☆☆☆☆ KIDS 褒 (praise) + 美 (beauty) = 褒美 (reward) prize - but not like on Wheel of Fortune or the lottery. Like if your kid cleans her room, you give her a cupcake. Or if your dog performs a trick, you give it a bone.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 788
Components: (beret) + 保 (guarantee/maintain ) + (kick in the nuts)
Mnemonic: Dudes pay HOES to praise their dicks.
Anyone praising a beret is guaranteed a kick in the nuts. (courtesy of Backwards Baseball Cap Ninja????)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: reward
Frequency ranking: 1703

Kanji: 裏
Meaning: backside
First kunyomi: うら
First jukugo: 裏[うら]XXX
Full header: 裏 backside
(beret) + 里 (village) + (kick in the nuts)
★★★★★
13 strokes
Description: This tends to use KUNYOMI in most of its jukugo.
Full mnemonic: | If you wear a beret in the back part of the village, you'll get kicked in the nuts. It's a rough 'hood.
Full kunyomi: うら
sorry to disappoint, it don't mean backside like 'booty,' but backside like,
1) the back side of a building, behind something where few people go.
2) the 'dark side' - illegal or hidden side of something.
★★★★★
Full jukugo: 裏(うら) XXX | hidden side of xxx ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning, 'hidden side' or 'dark side' of XXX.
裏切り(うらぎり) | backstab ★★★☆☆ 裏 (backside) + 切 (cut / important) = 裏切り (backstab) backstabbing (verb form:　うらぎる！）
裏切り者(うらぎりもの) | traitor ★☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 裏 (backside) + 切 (cut / important) + 者 (professional) = 裏切り者 (traitor)
裏本(うらぼん) | illegal porno books with no mosaic. ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 裏 (backside) + 本 (book / the real) = 裏本 (illegal porno books with no mosaic.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 789
Components: (beret) + 里 (village) + (kick in the nuts)
Mnemonic: If you wear a beret in the back part of the village, you'll get kicked in the nuts. It's a rough 'hood.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: sorry to disappoint, it don't mean backside like 'booty,' but backside like,
First jukugo meaning: hidden side of xxx
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 665

Kanji: 哀
Meaning: pitiful
Onyomi: AI
First kunyomi: あわ*れ ( な )
First jukugo: 哀愁[あいしゅう]
Full header: 哀 pitiful
(beret) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (kick in the nuts)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: AI | The shit that some women go through for AI (=愛 = love) is pitiful.
Full mnemonic: | The Frenchman's mouth let out a pitiful mewl as he was kicked in the nuts.
Full kunyomi: あわ*れ ( な ) | you poor bastard! God help you. Utterly fucked, pathetic, but you honestly feel bad for them, rather than just looking down on them. ★★☆☆☆
あわ＊れむ | to feel sorry for someone.(or yourself!) To commiserate. ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 哀愁(あいしゅう) | melancholy ★☆☆☆☆ NP 哀 (pitiful) + 愁 (sorrow) = 哀愁 (melancholy) an archaic, literary word meaning, "melancholy, pathos, grief." (used about a novel, song, movie, or tone of voice, but not about a person).
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
哀 | pitiful | MOUTH | 口
衰 | decline,wane | HORIZONTAL LINE | 一
When you rap, the rhymes from out your MOUTH is pitiful, but. . .
When I stab your mouth with a HORIZONTAL LINE (dagger) your health wanes.
Full used In: - 衰
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 790
Components: (beret) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (kick in the nuts)
Mnemonic: The shit that some women go through for AI (=愛 = love) is pitiful.
The Frenchman's mouth let out a pitiful mewl as he was kicked in the nuts.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: you poor bastard! God help you. Utterly fucked, pathetic, but you honestly feel bad for them, rather than just looking down on them.
First jukugo meaning: melancholy
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1217

Kanji: 衰
Meaning: decline,wane
Onyomi: SUI
First kunyomi: おとろ*える
First jukugo: 衰退[すいたい]
Full header: 衰 decline,wane
哀 (pitiful) + 一 (one/line radical)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: SUI | The SWEETness of sugar cane wanes if you don't eat it all at once.
Full mnemonic: Let's call the horizontal line a rusty screwdriver, shall we? That way we can say. . .
The pitiful guy declined even more when he got his whiney mouth pierced by a rusty screwdriver!
Full kunyomi: おとろ*える | a decline in life-energy. (used only about living things) Usually brought about by sickness, aging, or stress. ★☆☆☆☆
おとろ＊え | a decline ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 衰退(すいたい) | decline ★★☆☆☆ 衰 (decline,wane) + 退 (retreat) = 衰退 (decline) decline of the economy, decline and fall of the Roman empire, decline of Western Civilization Part 2.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
哀 | pitiful | MOUTH | 口
衰 | decline,wane | HORIZONTAL LINE | 一
When you rap, the rhymes from out your MOUTH is pitiful, but. . .
When I stab your mouth with a HORIZONTAL LINE (dagger) your health wanes.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 791
Components: 哀 (pitiful) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: The SWEETness of sugar cane wanes if you don't eat it all at once.
Let's call the horizontal line a rusty screwdriver, shall we? That way we can say. . .
The pitiful guy declined even more when he got his whiney mouth pierced by a rusty screwdriver!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a decline in life-energy. (used only about living things) Usually brought about by sickness, aging, or stress.
First jukugo meaning: decline
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1571

Kanji: 良
Meaning: good
Onyomi: RYOU
First kunyomi: よ*い
First jukugo: 仲良し[なかよし]
Full header: 良 good
白 (white) + (kick in the nuts)
★★★★★
7 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: RYOU | You're gonna have to REORDER more honey-roasted peanuts. They were so good I already ate 'em all.
Full mnemonic: | Kicking white people in the nuts is good.
Full kunyomi: よ*い | good ★★★★★
よ＊かった！ | it was great! It was rad! KANA ★★★☆☆
よ＊っかたら ( ｘｘｘ ) | If it's ok with you, can I XXX? KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 仲良し(なかよし) | a good friend ★★★☆☆ 仲 (friendship) + 良 (good) = 仲良し (a good friend)
良心(りょうしん) | conscience ★☆☆☆☆ 良 (good) + 心 (heart) = 良心 (conscience)
Full used In: - 娘
- 退
- 浪
- 眼
- 恨
- 根
- 限
- 郷
- 養
- 銀
- 食
- 廊
- 即
- 既
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 792
Components: 白 (white) + (kick in the nuts)
Mnemonic: You're gonna have to REORDER more honey-roasted peanuts. They were so good I already ate 'em all.
Kicking white people in the nuts is good.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: a good friend
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 270

Kanji: 娘
Meaning: daughter
First kunyomi: むすめ
Full header: 娘 daughter
女 (woman) + 良 (good)
★★★★★
10 strokes
SOLO DUH
Full mnemonic: | My daughter is a good woman.
Full kunyomi: むすめ | daughter ★★★★★
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 793
Components: 女 (woman) + 良 (good)
Mnemonic: My daughter is a good woman.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 675

Kanji: 退
Meaning: retreat
Onyomi: TAI
First kunyomi: ( に　or まで or を ) しりぞ*く
First jukugo: から退院[たいいん]する
Full header: 退 retreat
(motion) + 良 (good)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: TAI |
Full mnemonic: | It's good to retreat from society and move to THAIland (if you are in NAMBLA).
Full kunyomi: ( に　or まで or を ) しりぞ*く | withdraw (from competition, troops withdraw from the Gaza strip, sometimes also means retire). ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: から 退院(たいいん) する | to be released from the hospital ★★★☆☆ 退 (retreat) + 院 (institution) = 退院 (to be released from the hospital)
退屈(たいくつ) な | boring ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 退 (retreat) + 屈 (yield, get out of the way) = 退屈 (boring) boring!（verb form : 退屈した： "It was boring!"）
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 794
Components: (motion) + 良 (good)
Mnemonic: It's good to retreat from society and move to THAIland (if you are in NAMBLA).
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: withdraw (from competition, troops withdraw from the Gaza strip, sometimes also means retire).
First jukugo meaning: to be released from the hospital
Frequency ranking: 750

Kanji: 浪
Meaning: wavelike
Onyomi: ROU
First jukugo: 浪費[ろうひ]
Full header: 浪 wavelike
(waterleft) + 良 (good)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: ROU |
Full mnemonic: | ROBOTS only surf on good water waves!
Full jukugo: 浪費(ろうひ) | waste ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 浪 (wavelike) + 費 (expenses) = 浪費 (waste) a waste of time or energy; a financial loss
浪人(ろうにん) | masterless samurai ☆☆☆☆☆ 浪 (wavelike) + 人 (person) = 浪人 (masterless samurai) masterless samurai or misfit nerd obsessed with same - note the left kanji means 'wavelike', and a ronin is a kind of drifter.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
波 | wave | SKIN | 皮
浪 | wavelike | GOOD | 良
The wave gets your SKIN wet faster,
but the ronin finds it's GOOD to not have a master.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 795
Components: (waterleft) + 良 (good)
Mnemonic: ROBOTS only surf on good water waves!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: waste
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1281

Kanji: 眼
Meaning: eyeball
Onyomi: GAN
First kunyomi: め
First jukugo: 眼球[がんきゅう]
Full header: 眼 eyeball
目 (eye) + 良 (good)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE NP
Full onyomi: GAN |
Full mnemonic: | GHANDI's got good eyeballs, for seeing injustice and humanity, as well as panties.
Full kunyomi: め | eye　(BOOBOO: unless you're reading a medical textbook, most people use the other め：目） NP ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 眼球(がんきゅう) | eyeball ☆☆☆☆☆ 眼 (eyeball) + 球 (sphere) = 眼球 (eyeball) eyeball (doctor's word- most people just say 目玉　（めだま）)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 796
Components: 目 (eye) + 良 (good)
Mnemonic: GHANDI's got good eyeballs, for seeing injustice and humanity, as well as panties.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: eye　(BOOBOO: unless you're reading a medical textbook, most people use the other め：目）
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 424

Kanji: 恨
Meaning: hold a grudge
Onyomi: KON
First kunyomi: うら*む
First jukugo: 痛恨[つうこん]
Full header: 恨 hold a grudge
(leftheart) + 良 (good)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: KON | I hold a grudge against the pine CONES that fell from the tree and knocked my pops on the head.
Full mnemonic: | It's good for your heart to hold a grudge. 4 of 5 bitter doctors recommend it.
Full kunyomi: うら*む | to hold a long-term, soul-eating, ulcer-making grudge- against the bitch who stole your boyfriend, etc. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 痛恨(つうこん) | deep , bitter regret ☆☆☆☆☆ 痛 (hurts!!!) + 恨 (hold a grudge) = 痛恨 (deep , bitter regret)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
恨 | hold a grudge | HEART | 心
根 | root | TREE | 木
Simple!
You hold a grudge in your HEART,
but the TREE has a root.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 797
Components: (leftheart) + 良 (good)
Mnemonic: I hold a grudge against the pine CONES that fell from the tree and knocked my pops on the head.
It's good for your heart to hold a grudge. 4 of 5 bitter doctors recommend it.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to hold a long-term, soul-eating, ulcer-making grudge- against the bitch who stole your boyfriend, etc.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: deep , bitter regret
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1515

Kanji: 根
Meaning: root
Onyomi: KON
First kunyomi: ね
First jukugo: 根本[こんぽん]
Full header: 根 root
木 (tree) + 良 (good)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KON | This is a weird tree because the CONES are not on the branches but instead they grow from the roots.
Full mnemonic: | It's good for trees to have a root. Stability and nutrients from the soil. You know the deal.
Full kunyomi: ね | root ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 根本(こんぽん) | the fundamentals ★★★☆☆ 根 (root) + 本 (book / the real) = 根本 (the fundamentals) the fundamentals (how is it different from 基本？ Well, with 根本, the emphasis is: the fundamental, deep, organizing principles, not the most easy 'for dummies' bits). The essential and underlying - as opposed to on the surface and easily apparent) Also handy:こんぽんてきな (the adjective form)
屋根(やね) | roof ★★☆☆☆ KUN ON 屋 (store) + 根 (root) = 屋根 (roof) roof . That's right, not root. Roof!
根気(こんき) のよい / のわるい
patience ★★☆☆☆
根 (root) + 気 (mood) = 根気 (patience)
patience. You need 根気 to be able to 我慢 (がまん）。
Often used like 根気がいい（she's very patient!) or, 根気よくｘｘｘした！　(you did xxx very patiently!)
根性(こんじょう) | balls ★★☆☆☆ 根 (root) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 根性 (balls) guts　/balls (for instance, giving yourself cigarette burns to prove some kind of point about being a man)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
恨 | hold a grudge | HEART | 心
根 | root | TREE | 木
Simple!
You hold a grudge in your HEART,
but the TREE has a root.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 798
Components: 木 (tree) + 良 (good)
Mnemonic: This is a weird tree because the CONES are not on the branches but instead they grow from the roots.
It's good for trees to have a root. Stability and nutrients from the soil. You know the deal.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the fundamentals
Frequency ranking: 489

Meaning: town
Full header: town
PK
Description: Sorry it doesn't look like a town. All the textbooks call it a town, so I figure, fuck it.
Full used In: - 陣
- 降
- 陰
- 阻
- 隠
- 隅
- 部
- 階
- 障
- 院
- 隣
- 際
- 附
- 邪
- 防
- 隔
- 陥
- 都
- 限
- 郷
- 堕
- 陽
- 陸
- 陶
- 隊
- 廊
- 郊
- 郵
- 除
- 険
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 799
Frequency ranking: 124

Kanji: 限
Meaning: limit
Onyomi: GEN
First kunyomi: ( を　or に ) かぎ＊る
First jukugo: 限界[げんかい]
Full header: 限 limit
(town) + 良 (good)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: GEN |
Full mnemonic: | Once AGAIN, the good people were stopped at the town limits and only assholes were let in.
Full kunyomi: ( を　or に ) かぎ＊る | to limit ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 限界(げんかい) | a limit ★★★★☆ 限 (limit) + 界 (the world) = 限界 (a limit)
限定販売(げんていはんばい) | limited edition ★★★☆☆ 限 (limit) + 定 (plan) + 販 売 (sales) = 限定販売 (limited edition)
xxxに 限らない(かぎらない) | not necessarily the case ★★★☆☆ it's not necessarily the case that xxx!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 800
Components: (town) + 良 (good)
Mnemonic: Once AGAIN, the good people were stopped at the town limits and only assholes were let in.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to limit
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: a limit
Frequency ranking: 598

Kanji: 郷
Meaning: one's hometown
Onyomi: KYOU
First jukugo: 帰郷[ききょう]する
Full header: 郷 one's hometown
(Eazy) + 良 (good) + (town)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA PN F
Full onyomi: KYOU |
Full mnemonic: | Today (今日、 pronounced KYOU) it was a good day, so Eazy went back to his hometown of Compton.
Full jukugo: 帰郷(ききょう) する | return to one's hometown ☆☆☆☆☆ 帰 (go back home) + 郷 (one's hometown) = 帰郷 (return to one's hometown)
郷愁(きょうしゅう) | nostalgia ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 郷 (one's hometown) + 愁 (sorrow) = 郷愁 (nostalgia) literary word for nostalgia (BOOBOO: most people just say 懐かしい　（なつかしい！）)
故郷(こきょう) | hometown ☆☆☆☆☆ F 故 (breakdown, accident) + 郷 (one's hometown) = 故郷 (hometown ) A somewhat literary word for one's hometown （BOOBOO: most people just say 実家　（じっか）, meaning "parents' house" instead).
Full used In: - 響
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 801
Components: (Eazy) + 良 (good) + (town)
Mnemonic: Today (今日、 pronounced KYOU) it was a good day, so Eazy went back to his hometown of Compton.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: return to one's hometown
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 794

Kanji: 響
Meaning: echo
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: ( が ) ひび*く
First jukugo: に影響[えいきょう]
Full header: 響 echo
郷 (one's hometown) Same-ON + 音 (sound)
★★☆☆☆
20 strokes
Full onyomi: KYOU |
Full mnemonic: | The sound echoed in my head like memories of my old hometown.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) ひび*く | echo ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: に 影響(えいきょう) | influence ★★★☆☆ 影 (shadow) + 響 (echo) = 影響 (influence) influence (You don't say "x influences Y," you have to say "Y recieves X's influence." (YYYはXXXの影響を受けた）
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 802
Components: 郷 (one's hometown) Same-ON + 音 (sound)
Mnemonic: The sound echoed in my head like memories of my old hometown.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: influence
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 795

Kanji: 階
Meaning: story of a building
Onyomi: KAI
First jukugo: 階段[かいだん]
Full header: 階 story of a building
(town) + 皆 (everyone)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
COUNTER
Full onyomi: KAI | You heard the one about the crazy lady flying her KITE from the 8th story window.
Full mnemonic: | Everyone in the whole town lives on the same story! The whole rest of the building is vacant.
Full jukugo: 階段(かいだん) | stairway ★★★★★ 階 (story of a building) + 段 (step / stairs) = 階段 (stairway)
ｘｘｘ 階(かい) | story ★★★★★ COUNTER story of a building. いっかい、にかい、さんかい。。。
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!
階級(かいきゅう) | social class ★☆☆☆☆ NP 階 (story of a building) + 級 (level) = 階級 (social class) a rank, grade, class.(usually used in the sense of social class)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 803
Components: (town) + 皆 (everyone)
Mnemonic: You heard the one about the crazy lady flying her KITE from the 8th story window.
Everyone in the whole town lives on the same story! The whole rest of the building is vacant.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: stairway
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 616

Kanji: 障
Meaning: impede
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: ( に ) さわ＊る
First jukugo: 障害[しょうがい]
Full header: 障 impede
(town) + 章 (emblem / chapter) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | Town cops SHOW their badges to impede criminals.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) さわ＊る | Hinder - but could also be translated as 'take a toll on', as in, "The problems at work hindered his sleep." 'The excessive drinking took a toll on her health.' ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 障害(しょうがい) | disability ★★☆☆☆ 障 (impede) + 害 (damage) = 障害 (disability) 2 meanings. 1= a disability, like a handicapped person . 2= an obstacle like some shit in the road.
故障(こしょう) | malfunction ★★☆☆☆ 故 (breakdown, accident) + 障 (impede) = 故障 (malfunction) a breakdown or malfunction
保障(ほしょう) する | safeguards. ★☆☆☆☆ 保 (guarantee/maintain ) + 障 (impede) = 保障 (safeguards.) safeguards or security, like at the airport. It also can refer to a deposit - a promise to pay money if you damage something.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 804
Components: (town) + 章 (emblem / chapter) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Town cops SHOW their badges to impede criminals.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Hinder - but could also be translated as 'take a toll on', as in, "The problems at work hindered his sleep." 'The excessive drinking took a toll on her health.'
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: disability
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1081

Kanji: 院
Meaning: institution
Onyomi: IN
First jukugo: 病院[びょういん]
Full header: 院 institution
(town) + 完 (complete)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: IN | for once the onyomi actually SOUNDS like the English keyword! INnnnnnnnnstitution!
Full mnemonic: | IN our town, we have completed our IN-stitutions = we have a library, a town hall and a university.
Full jukugo: 病院(びょういん) | hospital ★★★★☆ 病 (sick kanji) + 院 (institution) = 病院 (hospital)
美容院(びよういん) | beauty salon. ★★☆☆☆ 美 (beauty) + 容 (appearance) + 院 (institution) = 美容院 (beauty salon.) beauty salon. Yes, hospital （びょういん） and beauty salon (びよういん） DO sound totally alike.This is one of the basic mindfucks that teachers like to spring on newbies, so act like you know.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 805
Components: (town) + 完 (complete)
Mnemonic: for once the onyomi actually SOUNDS like the English keyword! INnnnnnnnnstitution!
IN our town, we have completed our IN-stitutions = we have a library, a town hall and a university.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: hospital
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 706

Kanji: 防
Meaning: ward off
Onyomi: BOU
First kunyomi: ふせ*ぐ
First jukugo: 防犯[ぼうはん]
Full header: 防 ward off
(town) + 方 (direction / method / person)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: BOU |
Full mnemonic: | This magic spell will ward off BOWLers who come in the direction of our town. (last time those damn bowlers came over our town wizard lost his +3 bowlin' shoes in a bet under questionable circumstances)
Full kunyomi: ふせ*ぐ | To hinder in the sense of 'guard against': anti-crime cameras, anti-theft devices, and such all use this kanji. 防ぐ is more 'positive' than words like 触る or 阻む which usually mean 'hinder something you're trying to do.' ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 防犯(ぼうはん) | anti-crime ★★★☆☆ 防 (ward off) + 犯 (commit a crime) = 防犯 (anti-crime) anti-crime / crime-prevention (you tend to see this word on hidden cameras or locks a lot)
防(ぼう) XXX | xxx resistant ★★☆☆☆ PRE PREFIX meaning, xxx proof, or xxx resistant. (for instance, 防水のnippleclamps(ぼうすいの) water-proof nippleclamps. Handy!
予防(よぼう) | precaution ★☆☆☆☆ 予 (beforehand) + 防 (ward off) = 予防 (precaution)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
妨 | prevent | GIRL | 女
訪 | formal visit | TALK | 言
坊 | boy / monk | GROUND | 土
放 | release | DIRECTOR |
防 | ward off | TOWN |
You prevent the GIRL to go,
From visiting and TALKING to her beau.
(because you're jealous)
The boy stands on the GROUND
Until the DIRECTOR releases the hounds.
and then he's warded away from that TOWN.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 806
Components: (town) + 方 (direction / method / person)
Mnemonic: This magic spell will ward off BOWLers who come in the direction of our town. (last time those damn bowlers came over our town wizard lost his +3 bowlin' shoes in a bet under questionable circumstances)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: To hinder in the sense of 'guard against': anti-crime cameras, anti-theft devices, and such all use this kanji. 防ぐ is more 'positive' than words like 触る or 阻む which usually mean 'hinder something you're trying to do.'
First jukugo meaning: anti-crime
Frequency ranking: 1054

Kanji: 陥
Meaning: entrapped
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: ( を ) おとしい＊れる
First jukugo: 欠陥[けっかん]のある
Full header: 陥 entrapped
(town) + (fishhook) + 旧 (former)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | Genghis KHAN entrapped his former town using a giant fish-hook.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) おとしい＊れる | to entrap someone ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) おち＊いる | to fall into, or be entrapped ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 欠陥(けっかん) のある | defective ★★☆☆☆ 欠 (lack) + 陥 (entrapped) = 欠陥 (defective) defective, defect
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 807
Components: (town) + (fishhook) + 旧 (former)
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN entrapped his former town using a giant fish-hook.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to entrap someone
First jukugo meaning: defective
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1474

Kanji: 都
Meaning: major city
Onyomi: TO
First kunyomi: と
First jukugo: 東京都[とうきょうと]
Full header: 都 major city
者 (professional) + (town)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: TO | I'm going to Take Off to Tokyo because it's a major city.
Full mnemonic: | A town with a bunch of highly-paid professionals living in it, it is considered a major city.
Full kunyomi: と | major city LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 東京都(とうきょうと) | capital city ★★★★☆ 東 京 (Tokyo) + 都 (major city) = 東京都 (capital city) Tokyo -to. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, so　it has "-to" on the end of it. Most cities have a 市（し） instead. And most prefectures have a 県 (けん） instead. If you think that's confusing, look at Washington DC - it's not a state, but it's not a city. It's a "district." Huh?
京都(きょうと) | Kyoto (the former capital!) ★★★☆☆ 京 (capital) + 都 (major city) = 京都 (Kyoto (the former capital!))
都合(つごう) xxx | at your convinience ★★★☆☆ FP 都 (major city) + 合 (to suit) = 都合 (at your convinience) at your convenience, xxx. （ i.e. with the new hack, we can break into their system at will). (since the Endangered Raver act has been repealed, we can harpoon 'em whenever we feel like it).
xxx 都() | capital of xxx ★★☆☆☆ SUF 'capital city of XXX' in the sense of 'Hollywood is the film capital' or 'Paris is the art capital' or 'San Francisco is the bear capital.'
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 808
Components: 者 (professional) + (town)
Mnemonic: I'm going to Take Off to Tokyo because it's a major city.
A town with a bunch of highly-paid professionals living in it, it is considered a major city.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: capital city
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 526

Kanji: 隠
Meaning: hide
Onyomi: IN
First kunyomi: ( を ) かく＊す
First jukugo: 隠居[いんきょ]する
Full header: 隠 hide
(town) + (nest) + (snout) + (bottomheart)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: IN |
Full mnemonic: I hid the snout IN a nest.
I hid the nest IN a heart.
I hid the heart IN a deserted part of town .
Full kunyomi: ( を ) かく＊す | I hide it ★★★☆☆
( が ) かく＊れる | it is hidden ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 隠居(いんきょ) する | retire ☆☆☆☆☆ FR FP 隠 (hide) + 居 (live) = 隠居 (retire) retire, retired person (Fucked Roots - retirement is cowardly? I see! I'll work for the Emperor until my arms fall off!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
隠 | hide |  |
穏 | tranquil |  |
HOW TO TELL 隠す AND 穏 APART: 90% of the time it's 隠す.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 809
Components: (town) + (nest) + (snout) + (bottomheart)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I hide it
First jukugo meaning: retire
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 787

Meaning: double the amount
Full header: double the amount
(right radical) 立 (stand up) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Description: When the mistress stands on his mouth, the masochist's screams get DOUBLE loud!
Full used In: - 倍
- 部
- 剖
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 810
Components: (right radical) 立 (stand up) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Frequency ranking: 125

Kanji: 部
Meaning: section
Onyomi: BU
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) ぶ
First jukugo: 全部[ぜんぶ]
Full header: 部 section
(town) + (double the amount)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: BU |
Full mnemonic: | Our section of town is double the size of your section! BOO your section!!
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) ぶ | SUFFIX meaning "the XXX" club (baseball, origami, etc.) SUF ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 全部(ぜんぶ) | all of it ★★★★★ 全 (all) + 部 (section) = 全部 (all of it)
部分(ぶぶん) | a part or piece. ★★★★☆ 部 (section) + 分 (understand / divide / minute) = 部分 (a part or piece. )
一部(いちぶ) のｘｘｘ | some of ★☆☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 部 (section) = 一部 (some of) some / a certain part of (some complaints / part of the community / some lesbian separatists / some parts of the body / part of the crops)(
細部(さいぶ) | a detail ☆☆☆☆☆ 細 (slender) + 部 (section) = 細部 (a detail)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 811
Components: (town) + (double the amount)
Mnemonic: Our section of town is double the size of your section! BOO your section!!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: SUFFIX meaning "the XXX" club (baseball, origami, etc.)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: all of it
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 126

Kanji: 剖
Meaning: dissect
Onyomi: BOU
First jukugo: 解剖[かいぼう]する
Full header: 剖 dissect
(double the amount) + (rightsword)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: BOU |
Full mnemonic: | We dissect the BOWLING ball, cutting it with swords to see what's inside. Every time we slice it the number of pieces doubles.
Full jukugo: 解剖(かいぼう) する | dissect ★★☆☆☆ 解 (solve / untie) + 剖 (dissect) = 解剖 (dissect) dissect - both literally and figuratively: to psychoanalyze someone, or understand their motivations.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
剖 | dissect | SWORD | 刀
倍 | double | PERSON | 人
You dissect with a SWORD chop,
but sex makes PEOPLE double a lot. (when they reproduce) (by fucking)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 812
Components: (double the amount) + (rightsword)
Mnemonic: We dissect the BOWLING ball, cutting it with swords to see what's inside. Every time we slice it the number of pieces doubles.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1738

Kanji: 倍
Meaning: double
Onyomi: BAI
First jukugo: XXX倍[ばい]
Full header: 倍 double
(personleft) + (double the amount)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
SIDEKICK STRONG
Full onyomi: BAI |
Full mnemonic: | Any person who is double nice, I'll BUY them a double drink!
Full jukugo: XXX 倍(ばい) | xxx times ★★☆☆☆ COUNTER SUFFIX. For example, ２倍 means, double the amount. 3倍 means triple the amount, etc.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
剖 | dissect | SWORD | 刀
倍 | double | PERSON | 人
You dissect with a SWORD chop,
but sex makes PEOPLE double a lot. (when they reproduce) (by fucking)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 813
Components: (personleft) + (double the amount)
Mnemonic: Any person who is double nice, I'll BUY them a double drink!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: xxx times
Frequency ranking: 1275

Meaning: guy so macho he has two dicks
Full header: guy so macho he has two dicks
(left radical)
PK
Full used In: - 壮
- 寝
- 状
- 北
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 814
Components: (left radical)
Frequency ranking: 483

Kanji: 壮
Meaning: epic!!!
Onyomi: SOU
First jukugo: 壮大[そうだい]な
Full header: 壮 epic!!!
(guy so macho he has two dicks) + 士 (samurai radical)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
SIDEKICK
Description: Most dictionaries say this means 'robust', as 'in good health.' But more often, it means epic, magnificent, grandiose.
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | That samurai was SO epic, he had two dicks.
Full jukugo: 壮大(そうだい) な | epic ☆☆☆☆☆ 壮 (epic!!!) + 大 (big) = 壮大 (epic) magnificent, epic
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
壮 | epic!!! | SAMURAI | 士
状 | circumstance | DOG | 犬
It takes a robust SAMURAI to save a DOG in bad circumstances.
Full used In: - 装
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 815
Components: (guy so macho he has two dicks) + 士 (samurai radical)
Mnemonic: That samurai was SO epic, he had two dicks.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: epic
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 800

Kanji: 装
Meaning: dress up
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: よそお*う
First jukugo: 服装[ふくそう]
Full header: 装 dress up
壮 (epic!!!) Same-ON + 衣 (cloth)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | He looks SO robust, all dressed up in that manly cloth.
Full kunyomi: よそお*う | to pretend or feign. (like '振る' - except that 振るmeans you're fooling yourself, while 装う means you're trying to fool others.) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 服装(ふくそう) | dressed like that. ★★★☆☆ 服 (clothes) + 装 (dress up) = 服装 (dressed like that.) a manner of dress- not just a uniform. If you tell your daughter she's not leaving the house 'dressed like that', that's 服装. Or if someone shows up to your party dressed way too formally, that's also a 服装 problem.
変装(へんそう) | disguise ★★☆☆☆ 変 (change) + 装 (dress up) = 変装 (disguise)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
製 | mass production | SYSTEM | 制
装 | dress up | SAMURAI | 士
Mass production is only accomplished with an industrial SYSTEM. The SAMURAIS had their own manner of dress.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 816
Components: 壮 (epic!!!) Same-ON + 衣 (cloth)
Mnemonic: He looks SO robust, all dressed up in that manly cloth.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to pretend or feign. (like '振る' - except that 振るmeans you're fooling yourself, while 装う means you're trying to fool others.)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: dressed like that.
Frequency ranking: 801

Kanji: 状
Meaning: circumstance
Onyomi: JOU
First jukugo: 状況[じょうきょう]
Full header: 状 circumstance
(guy so macho he has two dicks) + 犬 (dog)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: JOU |
Full mnemonic: | JOE Stalin's dog is in a circumstance of having two dicks.
Full jukugo: 状況(じょうきょう) | context, condition ★★★★★ 状 (circumstance) + 況 (condition) = 状況 (context, condition) the state of affairs, the condition, the context: どういう状況でその言葉を使う？ (どういう　じょうきょう　で　その　ことぼあ　を　つかう？ = In what situation do you use that word?)
状態(じょうたい) | state ★★★☆☆ 状 (circumstance) + 態 (looks like) = 状態 (state) the state or status of something: water is the liquid state of h20, but ice is the solid state. State of shock. Pristine state. Also can mean the state of affairs : good, bad, deadlocked, deteroriorating, improving.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
壮 | epic!!! | SAMURAI | 士
状 | circumstance | DOG | 犬
It takes a robust SAMURAI to save a DOG in bad circumstances.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 817
Components: (guy so macho he has two dicks) + 犬 (dog)
Mnemonic: JOE Stalin's dog is in a circumstance of having two dicks.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: context, condition
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 524

Kanji: 寝
Meaning: go to bed
Onyomi: SHIN - you don't need this.
First kunyomi: ね*る
First jukugo: 昼寝[ひるね]する
Full header: 寝 go to bed
(crown) + (guy so macho he has two dicks) + (snout) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★★★
13 strokes
Full onyomi: SHIN - you don't need this. | When I went to bed, I saw a SHINY jewel in my dream.
Full mnemonic: | I wanted to sleep with this guy in spite of his snout and tasteless crown, because I heard he has two dicks in his crotch.
Full kunyomi: ね*る | lie down, go to bed (BOOBOO： it does NOT mean 'sleep,' which is 眠る!) ★★★★★
ね＊かす | put someone to bed (a baby, a senile aunt, etc) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 昼寝(ひるね) する | a nap ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 昼 (noon) + 寝 (go to bed) = 昼寝 (a nap)
寝不足(ねぶそく) | lack of sleep ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 寝 (go to bed) + 不 足 (shortage of) = 寝不足 (lack of sleep )
寝坊(ねぼう) する | sleep late, oversleep ★☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 寝 (go to bed) + 坊 (boy / monk) = 寝坊 (sleep late, oversleep)
寝室(しんしつ) | bedroom ★☆☆☆☆ 寝 (go to bed) + 室 (room suffix) = 寝室 (bedroom)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 818
Components: (crown) + (guy so macho he has two dicks) + (snout) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: When I went to bed, I saw a SHINY jewel in my dream.
I wanted to sleep with this guy in spite of his snout and tasteless crown, because I heard he has two dicks in his crotch.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: lie down, go to bed (BOOBOO： it does NOT mean 'sleep,' which is 眠る!)
First jukugo meaning: a nap
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 643

Kanji: 北
Meaning: north
Onyomi: HOKU
First kunyomi: きた
First jukugo: 北口[きたぐち]
Full header: 北 north
(guy so macho he has two dicks) + (heel)
★★★★★
5 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: HOKU | Up north, the freezing wind on the Boulevard keeps the HOES COOL.
Full mnemonic: | Some pervert dude showed me his two dicks so I used my heel to kick him all the way to the NORTH POLE. Aren't mnemonics fun??
Full kunyomi: きた | north ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 北口(きたぐち) | north exit ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 北 (north) + 口 (mouth) = 北口 (north exit)
北海道(ほっかいどう) | Hokkaido ★★★☆☆ 北 (north) + 海 (ocean) + 道 (street) = 北海道 (Hokkaido)
北朝鮮(きたちょうせん) | North Korea ★★★☆☆ KUN ON 北 (north) + 朝 (morning) + 鮮 (fresh) = 北朝鮮 (North Korea)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
兆 | omen | SPARKLE |
北 | north | HEEL |
SPARKS is an omen of fire, so you better run north on your HEELS.
Full used In: - 背
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 819
Components: (guy so macho he has two dicks) + (heel)
Mnemonic: Up north, the freezing wind on the Boulevard keeps the HOES COOL.
Some pervert dude showed me his two dicks so I used my heel to kick him all the way to the NORTH POLE. Aren't mnemonics fun??
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: north exit
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 484

Kanji: 背
Meaning: stature / back of the body
Onyomi: HAI
First kunyomi: せ
First jukugo: 背景[はいけい]
Full header: 背 stature / back of the body
北 (north) + 月 (moon/organ)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: HAI | I haven't had my coffee yet. Make up your own damn mnemonic. Grr.
Full mnemonic: | Northerners like Norwegians are taller than Japanese because of their long backs - and a back is an organ of the body.
Full kunyomi: せ | height. (NUBI) You gotta say like 背が高い! or 背が低い! NUBI ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 背景(はいけい) | background ★★★☆☆ 背 (stature / back of the body) + 景 (scene) = 背景 (background) background (both in the sense of the background of a photo, and the background context of a story)
背中(せなか) | small of the back ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 背 (stature / back of the body) + 中 (middle) = 背中 (small of the back)
背負う(せお＊う) | carry on back ★★☆☆☆ 背 (stature / back of the body) + 負 (lose) = 背負う (carry on back) せお＊う： lit： to carry on one's back. Figuratively, to assume the burden of.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 820
Components: 北 (north) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: I haven't had my coffee yet. Make up your own damn mnemonic. Grr.
Northerners like Norwegians are taller than Japanese because of their long backs - and a back is an organ of the body.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: height. (NUBI) You gotta say like 背が高い! or 背が低い!
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: background
Frequency ranking: 485

Meaning: hurl
Full header: hurl
(top radical)
PK
Description: . . . because it looks like some football guy hurling a ball.
Full used In: - 制
- 告
- 先
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 821
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 155

Kanji: 制
Meaning: system
Onyomi: SEI
First kunyomi: せい*する
First jukugo: 制服[せいふく]
Full header: 制 system
(hurl) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical) + 刀 (sword)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | The anarchists SAY that the system hurls daggers and swords at all who resist its tyrannical domination.
Full kunyomi: せい*する | to supress or control (the serfs, your impulses, etc.) LAZY ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 制服(せいふく) | uniform ★★★★★ 制 (system) + 服 (clothes) = 制服 (uniform) uniform (nurse, student, policeman, fireman, stewardess, army guy. . .)
制度(せいど) | system ★★★☆☆ 制 (system) + 度 (times) = 制度 (system)
強制(きょうせい) | compulsory ★★☆☆☆ ABU 強 (burly) + 制 (system) = 強制 (compulsory) compulsory, forced. "Do it, slave!"
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
刺 | stab / buisness card | TREE | 木
制 | system | DAGGER | 市
You stab at the TREE and watch it sway.
The system has a DAGGER (middle left) to stab people who don't obey!
Full used In: - 製
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 822
Components: (hurl) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: The anarchists SAY that the system hurls daggers and swords at all who resist its tyrannical domination.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to supress or control (the serfs, your impulses, etc.)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: uniform
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 669

Kanji: 製
Meaning: mass production
Onyomi: SEI
First jukugo: 電気製品[でんきせいひん]
Full header: 製 mass production
制 (system) Same-ON + 衣 (cloth)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
BETA SUF
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | The system is ideal for mass production of cloth.
Full jukugo: 電気製品(でんきせいひん) | consumer electronics ★★★☆☆ 電 気 (electricity) + 製 (mass production) + 品 (products) = 電気製品 (consumer electronics) consumer electronics- anything from stereos to calculators to ipods. Radio Shack, Bic P Kan, and Yodobashi Camera are 電気製品 stores.
XXX 製(せい)
made from/in ★★★☆☆ SUF
This is a SUFFIX which has two meanings, to wit:
1：made from XXX. For instance: 木製：もくせい： made from wood. (***)
2： made in such-and-such a country. 日本製： にほんせい： things (usually electronics or clothes) made in Japan. (**) 製造：せいぞう： manufacturing (**)
製造(せいぞう) | manufacturing ★★☆☆☆ NP 製 (mass production) + 造 (produce) = 製造 (manufacturing) manufacturing, production
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
製 | mass production | SYSTEM | 制
装 | dress up | SAMURAI | 士
Mass production is only accomplished with an industrial SYSTEM. The SAMURAIS had their own manner of dress.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 823
Components: 制 (system) Same-ON + 衣 (cloth)
Mnemonic: The system is ideal for mass production of cloth.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: consumer electronics
Frequency ranking: 1029

Kanji: 告
Meaning: inform
Onyomi: KOKU
First kunyomi: つ*げる
First jukugo: と or を告白[こくはく]する
Full header: 告 inform
(hurl) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: KOKU |
Full mnemonic: | He informed me with his mouth: don't hurl balls while high on COKE!!!
Full kunyomi: つ*げる | to tell ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: と or を 告白(こくはく) する | confess ★★★☆☆ 告 (inform) + 白 (white) = 告白 (confess) to confess- both to a crime and to having a huge crush on me.
広告(こうこく) | advertisement ★★★☆☆ 広 (wide) + 告 (inform) = 広告 (advertisement) an advertisement - although nowadays people use the Japlish word シーエム (CM, short for 'commercial.')
報告(ほうこく)
reporｔ ★★☆☆☆ NP
報 (data) + 告 (inform) = 報告 (reporｔ)
a report. 報告 has more of a nuance of a scientific, governmental, or corporate report than the related term 情報 (news report)
Think about it like this: 報告 are commissioned by private agencies, and then journalists do a 情報 about the 報告.
忠告(ちゅうこく) する | admonish ★☆☆☆☆ 忠 (loyalty) + 告 (inform) = 忠告 (admonish) admonishing negative advice: "Don't open that door!" "Don't swim naked!"
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
吉 | good omen | SAMURAI | 士
告 | inform | THROW |
克 | overcome | LEGS |
Seeing a SAMURAI is a good omen,
but you THROW information to your friends - 'Hey I just saw a damn samurai!'
Steve Austin overcame the loss of his LEGS and went on to fight crime as the six million dollar man.
Full used In: - 酷
- 造
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 824
Components: (hurl) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: He informed me with his mouth: don't hurl balls while high on COKE!!!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to tell
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: confess
Frequency ranking: 584

Kanji: 造
Meaning: produce
Onyomi: ZOU
First kunyomi: つく*る
First jukugo: 製造[せいぞう]
Full header: 造 produce
(motion) + 告 (inform)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: ZOU | An ELEPHANT (象= ZOU) produces other elephants.
Full mnemonic: | The motion of the factory machines informs you that they are in production.
Full kunyomi: つく*る | to mass-produce something in a factory. (although one-of-a-kind things like a giant rocket ship are also 造る) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 製造(せいぞう) | manufacturing ★★☆☆☆ NP 製 (mass production) + 造 (produce) = 製造 (manufacturing) manufacturing, production
改造(かいぞう) | remodeling, renewal ★★☆☆☆ 改 (renew / improve) + 造 (produce) = 改造 (remodeling, renewal) remodeling, renewal, or reorganization　of a physical thing ; re-modeling a house, tricking out a car, re-organizing the leadership of an organization.
創造的(そうぞうてき) な | creative ★★☆☆☆ 創 (originate / creative) + 造 (produce) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 創造的 (creative) creative (BOOBOO: don't confuse it with the OTHER そうぞう：想像, which means 'imagine.') (I know, it's pernicious!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 825
Components: (motion) + 告 (inform)
Mnemonic: An ELEPHANT (象= ZOU) produces other elephants.
The motion of the factory machines informs you that they are in production.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to mass-produce something in a factory. (although one-of-a-kind things like a giant rocket ship are also 造る)
First jukugo meaning: manufacturing
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 619

Kanji: 酷
Meaning: horrendous
Onyomi: KOKU
First kunyomi: ひど*い
First jukugo: 酷使[こくし]
Full header: 酷 horrendous
酒 (liquor) + 告 (inform) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: KOKU |
Full mnemonic: | I got to inform you that sake and COKE is a horrendous combination.
Full kunyomi: ひど*い | terrible! Not like a terrible movie, but like going on a date and your date vomits shrimp all over your dad. Because your date IS your dad. KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 酷使(こくし) | abuse ★☆☆☆☆ 酷 (horrendous) + 使 (use) = 酷使 (abuse)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
酸 | sour | EACH | 各
酔 | drunk | TEN | 十
酷 | horrendous | MOUTH | 口
粋 | essence | RICE | 米
砕 | pulverize | ROCK | 石
EACH lemon is sour,
but NINE OF TEN guys get drunk every hour,
and your MOUTH has horrendously bad raps when you you freestyle in the shower.
The essence of my RICE you did mock,
so I pulverize you with a ROCK!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 826
Components: 酒 (liquor) + 告 (inform) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I got to inform you that sake and COKE is a horrendous combination.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: terrible! Not like a terrible movie, but like going on a date and your date vomits shrimp all over your dad. Because your date IS your dad.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: abuse
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1452

Kanji: 先
Meaning: earlier/ the tip
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: さき
First jukugo: 先生[せんせい]
Full header: 先 earlier/ the tip
(hurl) + (pi)
★★★★★
6 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: SEN |
Full mnemonic: | We heard the other guys were going to pie him at noon, so we SENT him to hurl the pie at them, earlier!! Machiavelli, eat your heart out.
Full kunyomi: さき | the tip (of a spear, etc.) ★★★☆☆
さき ( にｘｘｘ ) | this expression sucks. It means 'just a little while earlier in time,' but it ALSO means, 'just a little farther along in space.' Sorry. If you're on an elevator and want to say, "You go ahead and get off first, please," You'd say お先にどぞ。 Sheesh. JERK ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 先生(せんせい) | teacher ★★★★★ 先 (earlier/ the tip) + 生 (life / birth) = 先生 (teacher)
先月(せんげつ) | last month ★★★★★ 先 (earlier/ the tip) + 月 (moon) = 先月 (last month)
先週(せんしゅう) | last week ★★★★★ 先 (earlier/ the tip) + 週 (week) = 先週 (last week)
先年(せんねん) | not last year. ☆☆☆☆☆ 先 (earlier/ the tip) + 年 (year) = 先年 (not last year.) last year. PSYCHE。 you didn't think it would be that logical? last year is 去年：きょねん.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
先 | earlier/ the tip | LEGS OPEN |
失 | miss out on | LEGS CLOSED |
1) Probably the first time you saw "先" , you were looking at the word for teacher (sensei)-- 先生
2) MISS is basically SENSEI but with its legs closer together. Therefore,
3) I missed out on sex with teacher because she kept her LEGS CLOSED.
See?
Full used In: - 洗
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 827
Components: (hurl) + (pi)
Mnemonic: We heard the other guys were going to pie him at noon, so we SENT him to hurl the pie at them, earlier!! Machiavelli, eat your heart out.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: the tip (of a spear, etc.)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: teacher
Frequency ranking: 156

Kanji: 洗
Meaning: wash
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: あら*う
First jukugo: 洗濯機[せんたくき]
Full header: 洗 wash
(waterleft) + 先 (earlier/ the tip)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: SEN |
Full mnemonic: | Earlier I SENt these out to be washed in water
Full kunyomi: あら*う | wash (yourself or food) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 洗濯機(せんたくき) | washing machine ★★★☆☆ 洗 濯 (do laundry) + 機 (machine) = 洗濯機 (washing machine )
洗濯(せんたく) する | do laundry ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 洗 (wash) + 濯 (rinse) = 洗濯 (do laundry)
御手洗い(おてあらい) | toilet, man. Toilet!!!!!!! ★★★☆☆ F 御 (the honorific "o") + 手 (hand) + 洗 (wash) = 御手洗い (toilet, man. Toilet!!!!!!!) a shitter
洗脳(せんのう) する | brainwash ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 洗 (wash) + 脳 (brain) = 洗脳 (brainwash)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 828
Components: (waterleft) + 先 (earlier/ the tip)
Mnemonic: Earlier I SENt these out to be washed in water
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: wash (yourself or food)
First jukugo meaning: washing machine
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1038

Meaning: terrorist
Full header: terrorist
(top radical)
Description: This is basically the katakana TE (テ) , and what word starts with "TE"? TErrorist, that's what.
Full used In: - 百
- 石
- 頭
- 面
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 829
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 182

Kanji: 面
Meaning: front surface / face
Onyomi: MEN
First kunyomi: めん
First jukugo: 面白*い[おもしろい]
Full header: 面 front surface / face
(terrorist) + (big box) + ??? (???)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: MEN |
Full mnemonic: there seems to be a LADDER in the center of this kanji! So we can say . .
The terrorist MEN climbed up the ladder onto the surface of the big box (a Walmart) and said they'd blow it up unless the Government did the Humpty.
Full kunyomi: めん
2 meanings
1) ENTIRE surface of a 3-dimensional object, as opposed to 表, which is the front surface of a 2-D object (deeeeyammn!!),
2) the head or face - usually used in the context of expressions like 'meet face to face' or 'dare you to say it to my face!'. In other words, you wouldn't tell a drunk model, 'Hey there, nice 面！’
★★☆☆☆
づら | Yakuza slang for face: 'I can't believe you'd dare show your face around here! ' ABU ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 面白*い(おもしろい) | interesting ★★★★★ SARC FP 面 (front surface / face) + 白 (white) = 面白*い (interesting) interesting, (in a good way) but also can mean funny (as in, laughing at you!) this deliberate ambiguity being a big thing with Japanese Sarcasm. Although in this case, fully half the time people are being serious.
面倒臭い(めんどうくさい) | pain in the ass ★★★★★ 面 倒 (trouble, petty bullshit) + 臭 (stinky and dumb xxx!) = 面倒臭い (pain in the ass) annoying, a pain in the ass.
画面(がめん) | screen ★★★☆☆ 画 (a drawing) + 面 (front surface / face) = 画面 (screen) screen - both movie screen and computer/tv screen
地面(じめん) | ground ★★☆☆☆ 地 (area) + 面 (front surface / face) = 地面 (ground) the ground/floor (applies both inside and outside)
面目を保つ(めんぼくをたもつ) | save face ★☆☆☆☆ CCW 面 (front surface / face) + 目 (eye) + 保 (guarantee/maintain ) = 面目を保つ (save face) to save face (opposite: 面目を失う　（めんぼくをうしなう））
表面(ひょうめん) | exterior ☆☆☆☆☆ 表 (express) + 面 (front surface / face) = 表面 (exterior) the exterior, the surface - unlike 面 (men), 表面 is more technical - usually used by architects or craftspeople. Or, for instance, to describe a "skin" you'd put on a polygon 3d character.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 830
Components: (terrorist) + (big box) + ??? (???)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: 2 meanings
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: interesting
Frequency ranking: 183

Kanji: 百
Meaning: hundred
Onyomi: HYAKU
First jukugo: 百円[ひゃくえん]
Full header: 百 hundred
白 (white) + (terrorist)
★★★★★
6 strokes
COUNTER
Full onyomi: HYAKU | Somebody shut that tweeker up. HE'S YAKKING away at a hundred words a minute.
Full mnemonic: | There's a hundred white-power terrorists in my backyard! help!
Full jukugo: 百円(ひゃくえん) | １００ yen ★★★★★ 百 (hundred) + 円 (yen/circle) = 百円 (１００ yen)
Full used In: - 憂
- 宿
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 831
Components: 白 (white) + (terrorist)
Mnemonic: Somebody shut that tweeker up. HE'S YAKKING away at a hundred words a minute.
There's a hundred white-power terrorists in my backyard! help!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: １００ yen
Frequency ranking: 394

Kanji: 憂
Meaning: grieve
Onyomi: YUU
First kunyomi: うれ*い
First jukugo: 憂鬱[ゆううつ]である　or になる
Full header: 憂 grieve
百 (hundred) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 心 (heart) + (eachbottom)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
DUPE PN
Full onyomi: YUU | YOU grieve because you failed your kanji test.
Full mnemonic: Dude this kanji is kind of crazy. I'm a professional, but even I am a little bit scared to make a mnemonic:
OK, here goes. . .
Each heart grieves for the loss of the hundred Moustaches in the Great stache fire Of '07.
Fuck! did I. . . did I do it?? I think I did it! Don't thank me, thank coffee.
Full kunyomi: うれ*い | grief,sorrow ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 憂鬱(ゆううつ) である　or になる | depressed ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
憂 | grieve | no person |
優 | kindhearted/excel | PERSON | 人
Without a kindhearted PERSON in your life, you'll grieve.
Full used In: - 優
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 832
Components: 百 (hundred) + (George Michael's Moustache) + 心 (heart) + (eachbottom)
Mnemonic: YOU grieve because you failed your kanji test.
Dude this kanji is kind of crazy. I'm a professional, but even I am a little bit scared to make a mnemonic:
OK, here goes. . .
Each heart grieves for the loss of the hundred Moustaches in the Great stache fire Of '07.
Fuck! did I. . . did I do it?? I think I did it! Don't thank me, thank coffee.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: grief,sorrow
First jukugo meaning: depressed
Frequency ranking: 692

Kanji: 優
Meaning: kindhearted/excel
Onyomi: YUU
First kunyomi: ( に or が ) ずぐ＊れる
First jukugo: 優先[ゆうせん]する
Full header: 優 kindhearted/excel
(personleft) + 憂 (grieve) Same-ON
★★★★☆
17 strokes
DUPE JERK PN
Description: JERK: by itself, it means nice, but in a JUKUGO, it means EXCEL, or, for some reason, ACTOR.
Also this kanji has the distinction of being a DOUBLE dupe: there's two やさしいs AND two すぐれるs!
Full onyomi: YUU |
Full mnemonic: YOU are such a kindhearted person to grieve for the loss of my mom's cousin's great-aunt twice removed, whom you've never even met!
In other words, a kindhearted PERSON often excels at grief.
Full kunyomi: ( に or が ) ずぐ＊れる | to outdo, to be superior. ★★☆☆☆
やさ＊しい | warm-hearted. , emphasis on the personality, They make people feel comfortable and understand the feelings of others. Young people can use 優しい人 as kind of a put-down, like "He's just a 'nice guy.'" ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 優先(ゆうせん) する | priority ★★★☆☆ 優 (kindhearted/excel) + 先 (earlier/ the tip) = 優先 (priority) priority (make it a priority: xxx優先されてる）
俳優(はいゆう) | actor ★★★☆☆ 俳 (actor) + 優 (kindhearted/excel) = 俳優 (actor)
優秀(ゆうしゅう) な | superior ★★☆☆☆ 優 (kindhearted/excel) + 秀 (excel) = 優秀 (superior) superior, excellent
男優(だんゆう) | actor ★★☆☆☆ 男 (man) + 優 (kindhearted/excel) = 男優 (actor)
女優(じょゆう) | actress ★★☆☆☆ 女 (woman) + 優 (kindhearted/excel) = 女優 (actress)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
憂 | grieve | no person |
優 | kindhearted/excel | PERSON | 人
Without a kindhearted PERSON in your life, you'll grieve.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 833
Components: (personleft) + 憂 (grieve) Same-ON
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to outdo, to be superior.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: priority
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 693

Kanji: 宿
Meaning: lodge at
Onyomi: SHUKU
First jukugo: 新宿区[しんじゅくく]
Full header: 宿 lodge at
(personleft) + 百 (hundred) + (crown)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHUKU | it sounds AND looks like 新宿, so that's easy to remember.
Full mnemonic: | At the crown hotel is so big, a hundred people can lodge there.
Full jukugo: 新宿区(しんじゅくく) | Shinjuku ward ★★★☆☆ 新 (new) + 宿 (lodge at) + 区 (ward) = 新宿区 (Shinjuku ward)
宿題(しゅくだい) | homework ★★★☆☆ 宿 (lodge at) + 題 (topic) = 宿題 (homework)
に 宿泊(しゅくはく) する | stay the night ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 宿 (lodge at) + 泊 (stay for the night) = 宿泊 (stay the night) the act of staying the night -(kind of formal; you might read it in a hotel guidebook, but you wouldn't say "Let's 宿泊 over there, guys!"
Full used In: - 縮
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 834
Components: (personleft) + 百 (hundred) + (crown)
Mnemonic: it sounds AND looks like 新宿, so that's easy to remember.
At the crown hotel is so big, a hundred people can lodge there.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Shinjuku ward
Frequency ranking: 751

Kanji: 縮
Meaning: contract / shrink
Onyomi: SHUKU
First kunyomi: ( が ) ちぢ＊まる
First jukugo: 縮小[しゅくしょう]する
Full header: 縮 contract / shrink
糸 (string) + 宿 (lodge at) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
17 strokes
Full onyomi: SHUKU | SHOES COULD shrink if you wash 'em in hot water.
Full mnemonic: | I'll tie a string around the hotel you're lodging at, and pull the string until the hotel shrinks to a meter wide!!! (FYI - I am a somewhat deluded super-villain)
Full kunyomi: ( が ) ちぢ＊まる | contract (lips pucker, the sphincter contracts, the circle closes in around the hunted man) ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) ちぢ＊む | to shrink , shrivel (shirts shrink in the laundry, dicks shrivel in cold water) ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 縮小(しゅくしょう) する | cut back ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 縮 (contract / shrink) + 小 (small size) = 縮小 (cut back) to reduce, cut back on something. (business word)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 835
Components: 糸 (string) + 宿 (lodge at) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SHOES COULD shrink if you wash 'em in hot water.
I'll tie a string around the hotel you're lodging at, and pull the string until the hotel shrinks to a meter wide!!! (FYI - I am a somewhat deluded super-villain)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: contract (lips pucker, the sphincter contracts, the circle closes in around the hunted man)
First jukugo meaning: cut back
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1306

Kanji: 石
Meaning: rock
Onyomi: SEKI
First kunyomi: いし
First jukugo: 宝石[ほうせき]
Full header: 石 rock
(terrorist) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
PN SYMBOLIC
Full onyomi: SEKI |
Full mnemonic: | A Palestinian terrorist with a SEXY mouth, holding a rock, ready to throw it at an advancing Israeli tank.
Full kunyomi: いし | rock, small stone ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 宝石(ほうせき) | jewel. ★★☆☆☆ 宝 (treasure) + 石 (rock) = 宝石 (jewel.)
石鹸(せっけん) | soap ★☆☆☆☆ KANA
石油(せきゆ) | petroleum oil. ★☆☆☆☆ 石 (rock) + 油 (oil) = 石油 (petroleum oil.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
右 | right | has a HORN sticking up on top |
石 | rock | no horn - flat on top |
The right-winger gets HORNY, but the rock is FLAT so you can sit on it.
Full used In: - 破
- 砕
- 砂
- 礎
- 磁
- 確
- 磨
- 研
- 砲
- 硬
- 岩
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 836
Components: (terrorist) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: A Palestinian terrorist with a SEXY mouth, holding a rock, ready to throw it at an advancing Israeli tank.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: rock, small stone
First jukugo meaning: jewel.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 363

Kanji: 砂
Meaning: sand
Onyomi: SA
First kunyomi: すな
First jukugo: 砂漠[さばく]
Full header: 砂 sand
石 (rock) + 少 (a little (amount))
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
DUH
Full onyomi: SA | I went to the beach and SAW sand!
Full mnemonic: | I think you can figure out your own mnemonic for this one.
Full kunyomi: すな | grain - (BOOBOO: not grain of rice or wheat (living things' grains are 粒（つぶ））--- use 砂　about grains of sand or sugar；mineral things.) JERK ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 砂漠(さばく) | desert ★★★☆☆ 砂 (sand) + 漠 (desert) = 砂漠 (desert )
砂糖(さとう) | sugar ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 砂 (sand) + 糖 (sugar) = 砂糖 (sugar)
砂丘(さきゅう) | sand dune ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 砂 (sand) + 丘 (hill) = 砂丘 (sand dune)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
秒 | one second | WHEAT |
妙 | odd | WOMAN | 女
砂 | sand | STONE | 石
Every second I eat WHEAT.
Sand is a small STONE,
but WOMAN is mysterious.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 837
Components: 石 (rock) + 少 (a little (amount))
Mnemonic: I went to the beach and SAW sand!
I think you can figure out your own mnemonic for this one.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: grain - (BOOBOO: not grain of rice or wheat (living things' grains are 粒（つぶ））--- use 砂　about grains of sand or sugar；mineral things.)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: desert
Frequency ranking: 1127

Kanji: 砕
Meaning: pulverize
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: ( を ) くだ＊く
Full header: 砕 pulverize
石 (rock) + 九 (the number 9) + 十 (ten)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SAI |
Full mnemonic: | Nine out of ten rocks SIGH when you pulverize them.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) くだ＊く
I pulverize something. Construction workers smash the sidewalk concrete to dust. The mill turns wheat into flour.
Can also mean 'To foil your plans.'
Unlike the related term 割る(わる)、 砕く tends to take a certain amount of time and repeated smashings.
★☆☆☆☆
( が ) くだ＊ける | it gets pulverized ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
酸 | sour | EACH | 各
酔 | drunk | TEN | 十
酷 | horrendous | MOUTH | 口
粋 | essence | RICE | 米
砕 | pulverize | ROCK | 石
EACH lemon is sour,
but NINE OF TEN guys get drunk every hour,
and your MOUTH has horrendously bad raps when you you freestyle in the shower.
The essence of my RICE you did mock,
so I pulverize you with a ROCK!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 838
Components: 石 (rock) + 九 (the number 9) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: Nine out of ten rocks SIGH when you pulverize them.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I pulverize something. Construction workers smash the sidewalk concrete to dust. The mill turns wheat into flour.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1624

Kanji: 礎
Meaning: foundation
Onyomi: SO
First kunyomi: いしずえ
First jukugo: 基礎[きそ]
Full header: 礎 foundation
石 (rock) + 林 (grove) + 正 (correct)
★☆☆☆☆
18 strokes
Full onyomi: SO | Some One is buried in Vinnie's foundation!
Full mnemonic: | Using rocks and trees from the grove is the correct way to build your foundation!
Full kunyomi: いしずえ | foundation (easy to remember since the first part looks AND SOUNDS like 石　（いし） ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 基礎(きそ) | foundation ★★☆☆☆ 基 (basis) + 礎 (foundation) = 基礎 (foundation) literally this kanji means 'foundation stone,' but unless you're a student of architectural history, you'll be using the metaphorical meaning instead: 基礎 means 'the fundamentals' (of a language,of a philosophy, or a martial art, etc.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 839
Components: 石 (rock) + 林 (grove) + 正 (correct)
Mnemonic: Some One is buried in Vinnie's foundation!
Using rocks and trees from the grove is the correct way to build your foundation!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: foundation (easy to remember since the first part looks AND SOUNDS like 石　（いし）
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1682

Kanji: 山
Meaning: mountain
Onyomi: SAN
First kunyomi: やま
First jukugo: 沢山[たくさん]
Full header: 山 mountain
★★★★★
3 strokes
PK PN DUH
Full onyomi: SAN |
Full mnemonic: | SANTA Claus lives on a mountain at the north pole.
Full kunyomi: やま | mountain ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 沢山(たくさん) | hell of many. ★★★☆☆ KANA 沢 (swamp / bling) + 山 (mountain) = 沢山 (hell of many. )
富士山(ふじさん) | Mt. Fuji ★★★☆☆ FP 富 (get rich) + 士 (samurai radical) + 山 (mountain) = 富士山 (Mt. Fuji)
山登り(やまのぼり) | mountain climbing ★★☆☆☆ 山 (mountain) + 登 (climb) = 山登り (mountain climbing) mountain-climbing. （verb form:　やまのぼる）
Full used In: - 帯
- 催
- 岳
- 崩
- 密
- 幽
- 岸
- 炭
- 島
- 徴
- 微
- 端
- 岩
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 840
Mnemonic: SANTA Claus lives on a mountain at the north pole.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: hell of many.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 153

Kanji: 岩
Meaning: boulder
First kunyomi: いわ
Full header: 岩 boulder
石 (rock) + 山 (mountain)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
PN SOLO
Full mnemonic: | A boulder is a rock the size of a mountain.
Full kunyomi: いわ | boulder ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 841
Components: 石 (rock) + 山 (mountain)
Mnemonic: A boulder is a rock the size of a mountain.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1002

Kanji: 帯
Meaning: belt
Onyomi: TAI
First kunyomi: おび
First jukugo: 携帯[けいたい]
Full header: 帯 belt
一 (one/line radical) + 山 (mountain) + (swordswallower)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
STRONG
Full onyomi: TAI | TIE the belt on your kimono. I can see your junk already.
Full mnemonic: | A sword-swallower ties one belt around a mountain. Kind of a Christo-type deal.
Full kunyomi: おび | belt, (BOOBOO: this only refers to a traditional obi worn with kimono. Not like a modern belt, which is ベルト!) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 携帯(けいたい) | cell-phone. ★★★★★ 携 (carry in hand) + 帯 (belt) = 携帯 (cell-phone.)
地帯(ちたい) | zone ★★☆☆☆ 地 (area) + 帯 (belt) = 地帯 (zone) a geographical district or zone - emphaizes a physical location: the tropics, the steppes. ちたい is much bigger and broader than 地域.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
帝 | foreign emperor | STAND | 立
帯 | belt | MOUNTAIN | 山
STAND UP to greet the emperor,
But tie your belt around a MOUNTAIN.
Full used In: - 滞
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 842
Components: 一 (one/line radical) + 山 (mountain) + (swordswallower)
Mnemonic: TIE the belt on your kimono. I can see your junk already.
A sword-swallower ties one belt around a mountain. Kind of a Christo-type deal.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: belt, (BOOBOO: this only refers to a traditional obi worn with kimono. Not like a modern belt, which is ベルト!)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: cell-phone.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 791

Kanji: 滞
Meaning: delay / be overdue
Onyomi: TAI
First kunyomi: ( が ) とどこお*る
First jukugo: 渋滞[じゅうたい]
Full header: 滞 delay / be overdue
(waterleft) + 帯 (belt) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: TAI | I got TIED up, so I am way overdue for my appointment.
Full mnemonic: | I am overdue to find a toilet, so I have already accidentally made water on my belt.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) とどこお*る | be overdue, left undone, backed-up (piles of unpaid bills teeter on the edge of your desk) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 渋滞(じゅうたい) | traffic jam ★★★☆☆ 渋 (bitter flavor) + 滞 (delay / be overdue) = 渋滞 (traffic jam)
延滞(えんたい) | late payment. ☆☆☆☆☆ 延 (prolong) + 滞 (delay / be overdue) = 延滞 (late payment.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 843
Components: (waterleft) + 帯 (belt) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I got TIED up, so I am way overdue for my appointment.
I am overdue to find a toilet, so I have already accidentally made water on my belt.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: be overdue, left undone, backed-up (piles of unpaid bills teeter on the edge of your desk)
First jukugo meaning: traffic jam
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1577

Kanji: 催
Meaning: sponsor
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: もよお*す
First jukugo: 主催[しゅさい]する
Full header: 催 sponsor
(personleft) + 山 (mountain) + (turkey)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: SAI | I SIGHED when they told me the cost of sponsoring the event.
Full mnemonic: | The person sponsors a turkey roast on top of the mountain.
Full kunyomi: もよお*す | host a small event - an art opening, house party, etc. 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 主催(しゅさい) する | sponsor ★★☆☆☆ NP 主 (master/mainly) + 催 (sponsor) = 主催 (sponsor) sponsor a medium party or company event (like 催す（もよおす） but the emphasis is on 'sponsor' (i.e. provide money in exchange for publicity), where as もよおす has more to do with actually doing the work - arranging the chairs and snacks and sweeping the floor, and so on).
催促(さいそく) する | repeatedly request ★☆☆☆☆ 催 (sponsor) + 促 (peer pressure) = 催促 (repeatedly request) to repeat and repeat a demand. Can be used about corporations (This is your 3d notice of overdue library book) or between frends, ('I keep asking you to repay that $5 I lent you')
開催(かいさい) する | host the Olympics ☆☆☆☆☆ 開 (open) + 催 (sponsor) = 開催 (host the Olympics) host a big event like the Olympics
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 844
Components: (personleft) + 山 (mountain) + (turkey)
Mnemonic: I SIGHED when they told me the cost of sponsoring the event.
The person sponsors a turkey roast on top of the mountain.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: host a small event - an art opening, house party, etc.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1397

Kanji: 崩
Meaning: collapse
Onyomi: HOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) くず＊す
First jukugo: 崩壊[ほうかい]
Full header: 崩 collapse
山 (mountain) + 月 (moon/organ)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: HOU | The HOE collapsed in mid-fuck because of a heroin overdose. Occupational hazard!
Full mnemonic: | Seismologists estimate that that mountain will collapse two months from now. Volcanic hell!! Occupational hazard!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) くず＊す | I pull something down ☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) くず＊れる | something collapses ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 崩壊(ほうかい) | collapse ★☆☆☆☆ 崩 (collapse) + 壊 (break) = 崩壊 (collapse) a collapse- said of a building, but also (figuratively) like 'The collapse of communism.'
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 845
Components: 山 (mountain) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: The HOE collapsed in mid-fuck because of a heroin overdose. Occupational hazard!
Seismologists estimate that that mountain will collapse two months from now. Volcanic hell!! Occupational hazard!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I pull something down
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1225

Kanji: 密
Meaning: hard to see
Onyomi: MITSU
First kunyomi: ひそ*か ( な )
First jukugo: 秘密[ひみつ]
Full header: 密 hard to see
(crown) + 必 (surely) + 山 (mountain)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: MITSU | as in, "MEE TOO ! I want to be in on the secret!! "
Full mnemonic: | The mountain is surely hard to see under that giant crown.
Full kunyomi: ひそ*か ( な ) | surreptitious, furtive, secretive ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 秘密(ひみつ) | a secret ★★★★★ 秘 (secret) + 密 (hard to see) = 秘密 (a secret)
密輸(みつゆ) | smuggling ★☆☆☆☆ 密 (hard to see) + 輸 (transport) = 密輸 (smuggling)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 846
Components: (crown) + 必 (surely) + 山 (mountain)
Mnemonic: as in, "MEE TOO ! I want to be in on the secret!! "
The mountain is surely hard to see under that giant crown.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: surreptitious, furtive, secretive
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a secret
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 746

Kanji: 幽
Meaning: occult
Onyomi: YUU
First jukugo: 幽霊[ゆうれい]
Full header: 幽 occult
(Eazy) + 山 (mountain)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: YUU | YOU are very occult, Mr. Crowley!
Full mnemonic: | Go visit the occult sorcerers on the enchanted mountain to obtain a magic spell to create a twin of Eazy-E.
Full jukugo: 幽霊(ゆうれい) | ghost ★★★☆☆ 幽 (occult) + 霊 (ghost) = 幽霊 (ghost) a vengeful ghost - unlike 悪霊（あくりょう） and 妖怪 （ようかい）, 幽霊 were once human and driven by revenge. 幽霊 are more popular in horror movies (like The Ring), whereas 妖怪 are more traditional.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 847
Components: (Eazy) + 山 (mountain)
Mnemonic: YOU are very occult, Mr. Crowley!
Go visit the occult sorcerers on the enchanted mountain to obtain a magic spell to create a twin of Eazy-E.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: ghost
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1524

Kanji: 岸
Meaning: shore
Onyomi: GAN
First kunyomi: きし
First jukugo: 海岸[かいがん]
Full header: 岸 shore
山 (mountain) + (cliff) + 干 (dry out)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: GAN | GHANDI is standing on shore, listening to some rap.
Full mnemonic: | There's a telephone pole at the base of the mountain cliff, on the shore of the lake. This pole warns sailors they're about to crash into the shore.
Full kunyomi: きし | shore ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 海岸(かいがん) | coast / beach ★★★★☆ 海 (ocean) + 岸 (shore) = 海岸 (coast / beach) the coast OR the beach! Unlike 浜辺 or 浜, 海岸 has a scientific meaning: the coastline, (regardless of if there's sand or not). You'll see 海岸 on maps or geography books. The useage of 海岸 is odd, even for Japanese. Where Americans will just say, "Let's go to the beach!", Japanese might suggest to their pals, "海へ行こう！”（let's go to the ocean!) but ONLY ONCE THEY WERE ALREADY THERE, then they might specifically suggest going to the 海岸 - as opposed to other things to do by the sea. Weird!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 848
Components: 山 (mountain) + (cliff) + 干 (dry out)
Mnemonic: GHANDI is standing on shore, listening to some rap.
There's a telephone pole at the base of the mountain cliff, on the shore of the lake. This pole warns sailors they're about to crash into the shore.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: coast / beach
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1316

Kanji: 炭
Meaning: carbon
Onyomi: TAN
First jukugo: 石炭[せきたん]
Full header: 炭 carbon
山 (mountain) + (cliff) + 火 (fire)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Description: I was going to skip this one altogether, but with global warming and shit,everyone gotta know about carbon dioxide. Or not.
Full onyomi: TAN | That's not a sunTAN, that's brown skin from carbon dioxide pollution.
Full mnemonic: | A fire burning on a volcanic mountain sends carbon dioxide down the cliff.
Full jukugo: 石炭(せきたん) | coal ☆☆☆☆☆ 石 (rock) + 炭 (carbon) = 石炭 (coal)
二酸化 炭素(に さんか たんそ) | carbon dioxide ☆☆☆☆☆ 二 (two) + 酸 (sour) + 化 (transform) + 炭 (carbon) + 素 (element) = 二酸化 炭素 (carbon dioxide)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 849
Components: 山 (mountain) + (cliff) + 火 (fire)
Mnemonic: That's not a sunTAN, that's brown skin from carbon dioxide pollution.
A fire burning on a volcanic mountain sends carbon dioxide down the cliff.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: coal
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1540

Kanji: 岳
Meaning: mount
Onyomi: GAKU
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) たけ
First jukugo: 山岳[さんがく]
Full header: 岳 mount
丘 (hill) + 山 (mountain)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
Description: This means the same as 山 but it is more used in Hokkaido, whereas 山 is more used in southern Japan.
Full onyomi: GAKU | It GOT COOL on top of Mt. Gaku this morning.
Full mnemonic: | Mount Take is even bigger than a yama, because it is like a yama with a hill on top!!
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) たけ | SUFFIX meaning "Mount XXX" SUF ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 山岳(さんがく) | really big mountains! ★☆☆☆☆ 山 (mountain) + 岳 (mount) = 山岳 (really big mountains!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
岳 | mount | HILL | 丘
缶 | can, like 'canned beef' | AXE | 斤
A mountain is a big HILL.
Use an AXE to open up a can of food.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 850
Components: 丘 (hill) + 山 (mountain)
Mnemonic: It GOT COOL on top of Mt. Gaku this morning.
Mount Take is even bigger than a yama, because it is like a yama with a hill on top!!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: SUFFIX meaning "Mount XXX"
First jukugo meaning: really big mountains!
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1696

Kanji: 鳥
Meaning: bird
Onyomi: CHOU
First kunyomi: とり
First jukugo: 焼鳥[やきとり]
Full header: 鳥 bird
★★★★☆
11 strokes
PK DUH
Full onyomi: CHOU |
Full mnemonic: Watching Margaret CHOU trying to tell a joke is like trying to watch a certain type of bird (penguin, chicken, emu) try to fly.
I mean it is funny but not in the way it is supposed to be.
Bad news is, this is way harder to draw than other kanji. Good news, it is easy to remember LIKE THIS:
Full kunyomi: とり | bird ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 焼鳥(やきとり) | roast chicken ★★★☆☆ NOKURI 焼 (roast / grill) + 鳥 (bird) = 焼鳥 (roast chicken)
鳥肌(とりはだ) | goosebumps ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 鳥 (bird) + 肌 (human skin) = 鳥肌 (goosebumps)
七面鳥(しちめんちょう) | turkey ☆☆☆☆☆ 七 (seven) + 面 (front surface / face) + 鳥 (bird) = 七面鳥 (turkey )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
鳴 | animal cry | MOUTHS | 口
鳥 | bird | FOUR LITTLE LEGS |
島 | island | MOUNTAIN | 山
The animals cry with their MOUTHS.
The bird has four little LEGS,
but the island is made from a MOUNTAIN.
Full used In: - 鳴
- 島
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 851
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: roast chicken
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 501

Kanji: 島
Meaning: island
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: しま
First jukugo: 広島[ひろしま]
Full header: 島 island
鳥 (bird) + 山 (mountain)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: TOU | This boat voyage is too long! I can't wait to finally set my TOES on the island.
Full mnemonic: | This bird lives only on the mountain on one particular island.
Full kunyomi: しま | island ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 広島(ひろしま) | Hiroshima. ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 広 (wide) + 島 (island) = 広島 (Hiroshima.)
半島(はんとう) | peninsula ★☆☆☆☆ 半 (half) + 島 (island) = 半島 (peninsula) peninsula (lit: 'half-an-island'!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
鳴 | animal cry | MOUTHS | 口
鳥 | bird | FOUR LITTLE LEGS |
島 | island | MOUNTAIN | 山
The animals cry with their MOUTHS.
The bird has four little LEGS,
but the island is made from a MOUNTAIN.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 852
Components: 鳥 (bird) + 山 (mountain)
Mnemonic: This boat voyage is too long! I can't wait to finally set my TOES on the island.
This bird lives only on the mountain on one particular island.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Hiroshima.
Frequency ranking: 502

Kanji: 鳴
Meaning: animal cry
Onyomi: MEI
First kunyomi: ( が ) な＊く
First jukugo: 怒鳴る[どなる]
Full header: 鳴 animal cry
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 鳥 (bird)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: MEI |
Full mnemonic: | The bird MAY emit a piercing cry from its mouth
Full kunyomi: ( が ) な＊く | animal's sound. Not just loud angry animals either. Baby birds also naku. ★★★☆☆
( が ) な＊る | the sound of a phone or alarm ringing. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 怒鳴る(どなる) | to tear someone a new one. ★☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 怒 (get mad) + 鳴 (animal cry) = 怒鳴る (to tear someone a new one.)
雷が鳴る(かみなりがなる) | thunder cracks. ★☆☆☆☆ 雷 (lightning) + 鳴 (animal cry) = 雷が鳴る (thunder cracks.)
耳鳴り(みみなり) | tinnitus ☆☆☆☆☆ 耳 (ear) + 鳴 (animal cry) = 耳鳴り (tinnitus)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
鳴 | animal cry | MOUTHS | 口
鳥 | bird | FOUR LITTLE LEGS |
島 | island | MOUNTAIN | 山
The animals cry with their MOUTHS.
The bird has four little LEGS,
but the island is made from a MOUNTAIN.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 853
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 鳥 (bird)
Mnemonic: The bird MAY emit a piercing cry from its mouth
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: animal's sound. Not just loud angry animals either. Baby birds also naku.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to tear someone a new one.
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 666

Kanji: 豆
Meaning: bean
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: まめ
First jukugo: 納豆[なっとう]
Full header: 豆 bean
(Hitler) + (standing worms)
★★★★★
7 strokes
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: Worms stood up on their TOES to feed beans to Hitler's mouth.
Sure, that's not the best mnemonic ever but HITLER WAS A VEGETARIAN.
Full kunyomi: まめ | beeeeeeeans ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 納豆(なっとう) | nattou ★★★☆☆ FP 納 (to supply) + 豆 (bean) = 納豆 (nattou) sticky, disgusting soybean remnants that Japanese like to inquire if you can tolerate them.
豆腐(とうふ) | tofu! ★★★☆☆ 豆 (bean) + 腐 (rot) = 豆腐 (tofu!)
豆乳(とうにゅう) | soymilk ★☆☆☆☆ 豆 (bean) + 乳 (milk) = 豆乳 (soymilk)
Full used In: - 鼓
- 頭
- 闘
- 短
- 豊
- 登
- 喜
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 854
Components: (Hitler) + (standing worms)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: beeeeeeeans
First jukugo meaning: nattou
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 188

Kanji: 喜
Meaning: rejoice
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: ( が or に or で ) よろこ＊ぶ
First jukugo: 喜劇[きげき]
Full header: 喜 rejoice
士 (samurai radical) + 豆 (bean) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
12 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: | The only way to make a mean gruff old samurai really rejoice is to just KEEP on keep on keep on feeding him beans all night, right in his mouth! BEEEAAANS.
Full kunyomi: ( が or に or で ) よろこ＊ぶ | to make someone become glad or happy - generally said about people other than yourself. ★★★★★
よろこ＊び | happiness ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 喜劇(きげき) | comedy ★☆☆☆☆ 喜 (rejoice) + 劇 (play) = 喜劇 (comedy)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
豊 | plentiful | SONG | 曲
喜 | rejoice | SAMRUAI | 士
SONGS ( 曲 ) are plentiful, so the SAMURAI rejoices.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
嬉 | stoked | WOMAN | 女
喜 | rejoice | NO WOMAN |
After our breakup, that WOMAN is stoked,
but I rejoice the most because now I have NO WOMAN!
Full used In: - 嬉
- 膨
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 855
Components: 士 (samurai radical) + 豆 (bean) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: The only way to make a mean gruff old samurai really rejoice is to just KEEP on keep on keep on feeding him beans all night, right in his mouth! BEEEAAANS.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to make someone become glad or happy - generally said about people other than yourself.
First jukugo meaning: comedy
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 701

Kanji: 嬉
Meaning: stoked
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: うれ*しい
Full header: 嬉 stoked
女 (woman) + 喜 (rejoice) Same-ON
★★★★☆
15 strokes
ILL PAIR SOLO
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: | I'm stoked that my woman KEEPS on rejoicing in me.
Full kunyomi: うれ*しい | to be really happy - but it also has a connotation of gratitude. You get 嬉しい when you get a present from someone, but not when the sun comes up and it's a rad-weather day. (BOOBOO: unlike "よろこぶ," you usually use 'ureshii' about yourself.) 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
嬉 | stoked | WOMAN | 女
喜 | rejoice | NO WOMAN |
After our breakup, that WOMAN is stoked,
but I rejoice the most because now I have NO WOMAN!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 856
Components: 女 (woman) + 喜 (rejoice) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I'm stoked that my woman KEEPS on rejoicing in me.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be really happy - but it also has a connotation of gratitude. You get 嬉しい when you get a present from someone, but not when the sun comes up and it's a rad-weather day. (BOOBOO: unlike "よろこぶ," you usually use 'ureshii' about yourself.)
Frequency ranking: 1264

Kanji: 頭
Meaning: head
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: あたま
First jukugo: 頭痛[ずつう]
Full header: 頭 head
豆 (bean) Same-ON + (terrorist) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★★★
16 strokes
COCK STRONG MR
Description: (COCK:　even though the ON-yomi of 頭 is TOU, the head MUTANT RADICAL is STRONG for GAN).
Full onyomi: TOU | I hate you from you head down to your TOES.
Full mnemonic: | The average human's head is shaped like a bean, full of thoughts about terror and money.
Full kunyomi: あたま | head ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 頭痛(ずつう) | headache ★★★☆☆ FP 頭 (head) + 痛 (hurts!!!) = 頭痛 (headache)
頭が悪い(あたまがわるい) | mouth-breathing, no-brain idiot ★★☆☆☆ 頭 (head) + 悪 (bad) = 頭が悪い (mouth-breathing, no-brain idiot)
頭いいね(あたまいいね！) | Mr. Smart guy! ★★☆☆☆ SARC Means 'You're smart!' . . . or maybe it means 'Well, you're a sly one, aren't you?' (if they say the ね at the end, chances are it's the latter)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
頭 | head | BEAN | 豆
顔 | face | HAIR |
領 | territory | COMMAND | 令
願 | beseech | HIGH PLAIN | 原
Your head looks like a BEAN,
but your face has beard HAIR on it.
I COMMAND my territory,
but you beseech me to keep my army off the HIGH PLAINS.
Full used In: - 夏
- 願
- 頑
- 頃
- 頂
- 額
- 類
- 顧
- 傾
- 項
- 順
- 首
- 顔
- 預
- 頼
- 領
- 題
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 857
Components: 豆 (bean) Same-ON + (terrorist) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: I hate you from you head down to your TOES.
The average human's head is shaped like a bean, full of thoughts about terror and money.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: headache
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 189

Kanji: 夏
Meaning: summer
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: なつ
First jukugo: 夏休み[なつやすみ]
Full header: 夏 summer
(headright) + (eachbottom)
★★★★★
10 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KA |
Full mnemonic: | Every summer I take my CAR and drive with the top down, turning my head to look at each shirtless twink roller-blading down the street.
Full kunyomi: なつ | summer ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 夏休み(なつやすみ) | summer vacation ★★★★☆ 夏 (summer) + 休 (rest) = 夏休み (summer vacation)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 858
Components: (headright) + (eachbottom)
Mnemonic: Every summer I take my CAR and drive with the top down, turning my head to look at each shirtless twink roller-blading down the street.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: summer vacation
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 796

Kanji: 願
Meaning: beseech
Onyomi: GAN
First kunyomi: ねが*い
First jukugo: 祈願[きがん]
Full header: 願 beseech
原 (original/ high plain) + (headright) Same-ON
★★★★☆
19 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: GAN |
Full mnemonic: | GHANDI went to the high plains to beseech your Dad for head.
Full kunyomi: ねが*い | a fairly serious request: お願いがあります（ I have a favor to ask you). その願いを叶える (I'll grant your wish.) Can you buy me a car! Can you loan me money? Can you bail me out of jail? ★★★☆☆
( お ) ねが＊いします | please! ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 祈願(きがん) | a wish ☆☆☆☆☆ F 祈 (pray) + 願 (beseech) = 祈願 (a wish) a figurative prayer or wish, made to pass a test or to not go to jail ,etc.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
頭 | head | BEAN | 豆
顔 | face | HAIR |
領 | territory | COMMAND | 令
願 | beseech | HIGH PLAIN | 原
Your head looks like a BEAN,
but your face has beard HAIR on it.
I COMMAND my territory,
but you beseech me to keep my army off the HIGH PLAINS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 859
Components: 原 (original/ high plain) + (headright) Same-ON
Mnemonic: GHANDI went to the high plains to beseech your Dad for head.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a fairly serious request: お願いがあります（ I have a favor to ask you). その願いを叶える (I'll grant your wish.) Can you buy me a car! Can you loan me money? Can you bail me out of jail?
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a wish
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 779

Kanji: 頑
Meaning: stubborn
Onyomi: GAN
First jukugo: 頑張る[がんばる]
Full header: 頑 stubborn
元 (original) + (headright) Same-ON
★★★★☆
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GAN | GHANDI was legendary for his stubbornness. Again, since this is a 'same-on' kanji, I don't really NEED to think of an ONyomi mnemonic, but this practically writes itself, plus this coffee is kicking in. . .
Full mnemonic: | As babies, our original heads are stubborn. As we grow up, our heads tend to think more of others.
Full jukugo: 頑張る(がんばる) | good luck! ★★★★★ CCW 1/2 KANA 頑 (stubborn) + 張 (stretch) = 頑張る (good luck!) No exact English equivalent. がんばる combines two English expressions: 1) do your best! 2) good luck! You tell your friends 頑張れ！ before a big test or job interview.
頑固(がんこ) な | stubborn ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 頑 (stubborn) + 固 (hard) = 頑固 (stubborn)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 860
Components: 元 (original) + (headright) Same-ON
Mnemonic: GHANDI was legendary for his stubbornness.
Again, since this is a 'same-on' kanji, I don't really NEED to think of an ONyomi mnemonic, but this practically writes itself, plus this coffee is kicking in. . .
As babies, our original heads are stubborn. As we grow up, our heads tend to think more of others.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: good luck!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1648

Kanji: 頃
Meaning: around that time
First jukugo: xxx頃[ころ　or ごろ]
Full header: 頃 around that time
(heel) + (headright)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA SUF
Full mnemonic: | Around that time that you talked about my mama, my heel kicked your head.
Full jukugo: xxx 頃(ころ　or ごろ) | around that time ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning, 'around the time of xxx' (often pronounced ごろ）.
子供の頃(こどものころ) | when I was but a wee lassie. ★★★☆☆ 子 (child) + 供 (follower) + 頃 (around that time) = 子供の頃 (when I was but a wee lassie.)
８時頃(はちじごろ) | around 8-ish ★★☆☆☆ KUN ON 時 (time) + 頃 (around that time) = ８時頃 (around 8-ish) around 8 o'clock. (check the GORO action!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
頂 | summit/climax | NAIL | 丁
頃 | around that time | HEEL |
預 | deposit | BEFORE | 予
項 | item/paragraph | CRAFT | 工
I plant a NAIL on the summit to claim the mountain.
Around that time, my HEEL fell off, BEFORE I could deposit it in the bank.
You CRAFT a paragraph of cunning lies about me.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 861
Components: (heel) + (headright)
Mnemonic: Around that time that you talked about my mama, my heel kicked your head.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 547

Kanji: 頂
Meaning: summit/climax
Onyomi: CHOU
First kunyomi: いただ＊き
First jukugo: 頂点[ちょうてん]
Full header: 頂 summit/climax
丁 (nail) Same-ON + (headright)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: CHOU |
Full mnemonic: | At the climax of the movie, Margaret CHOU got a nail through her head!
Full kunyomi: いただ＊き | the summit of a mountain. A sort of literary or formal word. F 1/2 KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
いただ＊く | ：to do, have, eat, etc. used by inferior person when addressing superior person. F 1/2 KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 頂点(ちょうてん) | peak ★☆☆☆☆ 頂 (summit/climax) + 点 (point) = 頂点 (peak) climax or peak (the zenith of his popularity / lonely at the top / peak of fascism's power/ the climax of the song, etc)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
頂 | summit/climax | NAIL | 丁
頃 | around that time | HEEL |
預 | deposit | BEFORE | 予
項 | item/paragraph | CRAFT | 工
I plant a NAIL on the summit to claim the mountain.
Around that time, my HEEL fell off, BEFORE I could deposit it in the bank.
You CRAFT a paragraph of cunning lies about me.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 862
Components: 丁 (nail) Same-ON + (headright)
Mnemonic: At the climax of the movie, Margaret CHOU got a nail through her head!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: the summit of a mountain. A sort of literary or formal word.
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: peak
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1099

Kanji: 額
Meaning: amount of money / forehead
Onyomi: GAKU
First kunyomi: ひたい
First jukugo: 半額[はんがく]
Full header: 額 amount of money / forehead
客 (customer) + (headright)
★★☆☆☆
18 strokes
BETA JERK SUF
Description: JERK- literally it means forehead, but as a jukugo it is a SUFFIX which means "amount of money."
Full onyomi: GAKU | I got a fever, so I GOTTA COOL my forehead down with an ice pack.
Full mnemonic: | Each customer's Head has a forehead (which we can polish for an amount of money) (forehead polishers Inc. - hot stock tip)
Full kunyomi: ひたい | forehead (BOOBOO: most people just say おでこ) ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 半額(はんがく) | half-price ★★★☆☆ 半 (half) + 額 (amount of money / forehead) = 半額 (half-price) half-price, half the amount.
月額(げつがく) | monthly amount ☆☆☆☆☆ 月 (moon) + 額 (amount of money / forehead) = 月額 (monthly amount) the monthly amount of money
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
頼 | ask a favor | HEAD | 頭
額 | amount of money / forehead | EACH | 各
疎 | shun | STOP | 止
You ask a favor: that I give HEAD.
EACH of you asks for an amount of money.
So I shun you, I STOP talking to you.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 863
Components: 客 (customer) + (headright)
Mnemonic: I got a fever, so I GOTTA COOL my forehead down with an ice pack.
Each customer's Head has a forehead (which we can polish for an amount of money) (forehead polishers Inc. - hot stock tip)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: forehead (BOOBOO: most people just say おでこ)
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: half-price
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 980

Kanji: 類
Meaning: category,type
Onyomi: RUI
First jukugo: 人類[じんるい]
Full header: 類 category,type
米 (rice / America) + 大 (big) + (headright)
★★★★☆
18 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: RUI | LOUIE LOUIE falls into the category of a rock song.
Full mnemonic: | This type of rice is as big as your head - It's KIND OF big!!
Full jukugo: 人類(じんるい) | race of people ★★★★☆ 人 (person) + 類 (category,type) = 人類 (race of people)
種類(しゅるい) | variety or type of thing ★★★★☆ 種 (seed　/ type or kind) + 類 (category,type) = 種類 (variety or type of thing)
分類(ぶんるい) する | to classify or divide into groups ☆☆☆☆☆ 分 (understand / divide / minute) + 類 (category,type) = 分類 (to classify or divide into groups)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
題 | topic | DAY | 日
類 | category,type | BIG | 大
数 | integer, to count | WOMAN | 女
想 | idea/imagination | HEART | 心
toDAY's topic is a BIG category: the number of WOMEN with imaginary HEARTS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 864
Components: 米 (rice / America) + 大 (big) + (headright)
Mnemonic: LOUIE LOUIE falls into the category of a rock song.
This type of rice is as big as your head - It's KIND OF big!!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: race of people
Frequency ranking: 638

Kanji: 題
Meaning: topic
Onyomi: DAI
First jukugo: 問題[もんだい]
Full header: 題 topic
是 (fer shure) + (headright)
★★★★★
18 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: DAI |
Full mnemonic: | Is kanji the topic that makes your head DIE? Fer shure!
Full jukugo: 問題(もんだい) | problem ★★★★★ 問 (question, problem) + 題 (topic) = 問題 (problem) problem - as in "environmental pollution", also as in "homework problem"
宿題(しゅくだい) | homework ★★★☆☆ 宿 (lodge at) + 題 (topic) = 宿題 (homework)
話題(わだい) | theme ★★☆☆☆ 話 (conversation) + 題 (topic) = 話題 (theme) a theme (of a book or show) topic (of conversation)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
題 | topic | DAY | 日
類 | category,type | BIG | 大
数 | integer, to count | WOMAN | 女
想 | idea/imagination | HEART | 心
toDAY's topic is a BIG category: the number of WOMEN with imaginary HEARTS.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
道 | street | HORNY |
題 | topic | DAY | 日
HORNY guys is on the street.
Every DAY they have a new topic of sexual harassment.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 865
Components: 是 (fer shure) + (headright)
Mnemonic: Is kanji the topic that makes your head DIE? Fer shure!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: problem
Frequency ranking: 396

Kanji: 顧
Meaning: look back on
Onyomi: KO
First kunyomi: かえり*みる
Full header: 顧 look back on
雇 (hire) Same-ON + (headright)
★☆☆☆☆
21 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Full onyomi: KO |
Full mnemonic: | When I look back on hiring that KODOMO (子)'s head without the body, I realize it was so very wrong.
Full kunyomi: かえり*みる | to look back . Can be used literally OR figuratively, both with a good meaning (nostalgia, reminisince) and bad (guilty, reflecting on past misdeeds) .Also, to consider the consequences of something you're about to do (in which case, it's used in the negative：he acted without thinking!). ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 866
Components: 雇 (hire) Same-ON + (headright)
Mnemonic: When I look back on hiring that KODOMO (子)'s head without the body, I realize it was so very wrong.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to look back . Can be used literally OR figuratively, both with a good meaning (nostalgia, reminisince) and bad (guilty, reflecting on past misdeeds) .Also, to consider the consequences of something you're about to do (in which case, it's used in the negative：he acted without thinking!).
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1506

Kanji: 傾
Meaning: lean
Onyomi: KEI
First kunyomi: ( を ) かたむ＊ける
First jukugo: 傾向[けいこう]
Full header: 傾 lean
化 (transform) + (headright)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: KEI | it's oKAY to lean if you're a pimp.
Full mnemonic: | I lean on your head, transforming it into my pillow.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) かたむ＊ける | I tilt or tip something in a certain direction. ★★★☆☆
( が ) かたむ＊く | something is tilted, leaning, slanted, or inclined ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 傾向(けいこう) | tendency ★☆☆☆☆ 傾 (lean) + 向 (turn to face) = 傾向 (tendency) a general tendency or demographic trend (not one specific person and not with any intention) (i.e. people who watch 8 hours of tv a day tend to drool) (BOOBOO: not used about fashion trends, which are conscious and intentional, and called 流行 (りゅうこう))
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
傾 | lean | HEAD | 頭
偏 | be inclined | BOOK | 冊
I lean my HEAD because I'm tired.
He's inclined read BOOKS with a conservative bias.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 867
Components: 化 (transform) + (headright)
Mnemonic: it's oKAY to lean if you're a pimp.
I lean on your head, transforming it into my pillow.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I tilt or tip something in a certain direction.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: tendency
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1012

Kanji: 項
Meaning: item/paragraph
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 項目[こうもく]
Full header: 項 item/paragraph
工 (craft or industry) + (headright)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
JERK SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | The crafty head snorts COCAINE off of the paragraph of the legal code prohibiting narcotics.
Full jukugo: 項目(こうもく) | clause ☆☆☆☆☆ 項 (item/paragraph) + 目 (eye) = 項目 (clause) an item (on the agenda), a clause, a subject heading
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
頂 | summit/climax | NAIL | 丁
頃 | around that time | HEEL |
預 | deposit | BEFORE | 予
項 | item/paragraph | CRAFT | 工
I plant a NAIL on the summit to claim the mountain.
Around that time, my HEEL fell off, BEFORE I could deposit it in the bank.
You CRAFT a paragraph of cunning lies about me.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 868
Components: 工 (craft or industry) + (headright)
Mnemonic: The crafty head snorts COCAINE off of the paragraph of the legal code prohibiting narcotics.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: clause
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1610

Kanji: 川
Meaning: river
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: かわ
First jukugo: 川崎[かわさき]
Full header: 川 river
★★★★★
3 strokes
DUPE PK DUH SUF
Full onyomi: SEN |
Full mnemonic: | Never, ever SEND a 5 year old into the river to "get your frisbee real quick."
Full kunyomi: かわ | river ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 川崎(かわさき) | Kawasaki city ★★☆☆☆
Full used In: - 順
- 訓
- 荒
- 流
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 869
Mnemonic: Never, ever SEND a 5 year old into the river to "get your frisbee real quick."
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: Kawasaki city
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 295

Kanji: 順
Meaning: sequence
Onyomi: JUN
First jukugo: 順番[じゅんばん]
Full header: 順 sequence
川 (river) + (headright)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: JUN |
Full mnemonic: | You are last in the sequence, so you will have to wait until JUNE to dunk your head in the river. (FYI: it's India and there's a lot of pilgrims for the Ganges)
Full jukugo: 順番(じゅんばん) | order ★★★★☆ 順 (sequence) + 番 (number) = 順番 (order) order of people in a line (take a number!) - order of bands on a live show.
順調(じゅんちょう) な　 or である | no problem ★☆☆☆☆ 順 (sequence) + 調 (check out) = 順調 (no problem) fine, fair, no problems, smoothly. Usually used like this : "Hi! How's business these days?" "Oh, 順調、 I can't complain!"
順序(じゅんじょ) | sequence of steps ☆☆☆☆☆ 順 (sequence) + 序 (first part / preface) = 順序 (sequence of steps) the sequence of steps in a proceedure - the order of books arranged by a certain system, (i.e. Dewey Decimal).
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
訓 | kunyomi | SAY | 言
順 | sequence | HEAD | 頭
You SAY kunyomi when you talk,
but you have to figure out the sequence of the words in your HEAD.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 870
Components: 川 (river) + (headright)
Mnemonic: You are last in the sequence, so you will have to wait until JUNE to dunk your head in the river. (FYI: it's India and there's a lot of pilgrims for the Ganges)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: order
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1098

Kanji: 州
Meaning: state
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) しゅう
Full header: 州 state
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
PN SUF
Full onyomi: SHUU | All the folks in our state have wet SHOES from all the damn rivers.
Full mnemonic: | There's two rivers in our state. (It's a small state)
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) しゅう | Usually this is only used with foreign countries, like 'California州' or 'Tennessee 州. ' Japan doesn't have states, but sometimes you'll see a place-name such as 九州 (kyushuu). PN SUF ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 871
Mnemonic: All the folks in our state have wet SHOES from all the damn rivers.
There's two rivers in our state. (It's a small state)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Usually this is only used with foreign countries, like 'California州' or 'Tennessee 州. '
Frequency ranking: 925

Kanji: 訓
Meaning: kunyomi
Onyomi: KUN
First jukugo: 訓読み[くんよみ]
Full header: 訓 kunyomi
言 (say) + 川 (river)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
BETA
Description: Ironically, 'Kun' is only used in compound words. . .it doesn't have a kun-reading of its own.
Full onyomi: KUN |
Full mnemonic: | When you talk about the KUNyomi of a river, you say, "It's kawa!"
Full jukugo: 訓読み(くんよみ) | yep yep. ★★★☆☆ 訓 (kunyomi) + 読 (read) = 訓読み (yep yep.)
訓練(くんれん) | training ★★☆☆☆ 訓 (kunyomi) + 練 (practice) = 訓練 (training) training - more serious than 練習； more like for the army or kung fu
教訓(きょうくん)
lesson ☆☆☆☆☆
教 (teach) + 訓 (kunyomi) = 教訓 (lesson)
a lesson. Often used like this:
きょうくん　に　なった！('That taught me a lesson!')
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
訓 | kunyomi | SAY | 言
順 | sequence | HEAD | 頭
You SAY kunyomi when you talk,
but you have to figure out the sequence of the words in your HEAD.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 872
Components: 言 (say) + 川 (river)
Mnemonic: When you talk about the KUNyomi of a river, you say, "It's kawa!"
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: yep yep.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1440

Kanji: 荒
Meaning: go wild / rough
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: あら*い
Full header: 荒 go wild / rough
(flowertop) + 亡 (dying) + 川 (river)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KOU | Yo mama's COLON is so wild, hella jungle animals get lost in there. Plus it can trumpet like an elephant.
Full mnemonic: | The flowers on the riverbank died when the river went wild during the flood.
Full kunyomi: あら*い | wild or rough - (BOOBOO : not like 'girls gone wild' but like bums or abandoned houses that go wild and have dirt and weeds growing out of them) ★★★☆☆
( が ) あ＊れる | to go wild or feral ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
流 | flow | WATER | 水
荒 | go wild / rough | FLOWERS | 花
WATER flows, but FLOWERS grow in the wild.
Full used In: - 慌
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 873
Components: (flowertop) + 亡 (dying) + 川 (river)
Mnemonic: Yo mama's COLON is so wild, hella jungle animals get lost in there. Plus it can trumpet like an elephant.
The flowers on the riverbank died when the river went wild during the flood.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: wild or rough - (BOOBOO : not like 'girls gone wild' but like bums or abandoned houses that go wild and have dirt and weeds growing out of them)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 952

Kanji: 慌
Meaning: be in a rush / freaked out
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: ( が ) あわ＊てる
First jukugo: 大慌てで[おおあわてで]xxxx
Full header: 慌 be in a rush / freaked out
(leftheart) + 荒 (go wild / rough) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | Your sister took so much COCAINE that she freaked out and her heart went wild.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) あわ＊てる | to be in a rush (or busy) to the point where you freak out; to panic KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 大慌てで(おおあわてで) xxxx | helter-skelter ☆☆☆☆☆ KANA 大 (big) + 慌 (be in a rush / freaked out) = 大慌てで (helter-skelter) To do XXX in a panicked rush, helter-skelter!!!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 874
Components: (leftheart) + 荒 (go wild / rough) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Your sister took so much COCAINE that she freaked out and her heart went wild.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be in a rush (or busy) to the point where you freak out; to panic
First jukugo meaning: helter-skelter
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1501

Meaning: horny
Full header: horny
(top radical)
PK
Description: What else does two dots at the top of something look like? Horn
Full used In: - 首
- 説
- 税
- 脱
- 磁
- 金
- 鋭
- 遂
- 隊
- 従
- 羊
- 弟
- 曽
- 為
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 875
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 190

Kanji: 首
Meaning: neck
Onyomi: SHU
First kunyomi: くび
First jukugo: 首になる[くびになる]
Full header: 首 neck
(horny) + (headright)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: SHU |
Full mnemonic: | The horny person moved his head and neck to See Her Underpants.
Full kunyomi: くび | neck ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 首になる(くびになる) | get fired ★★★★☆ KANA get fired (this goes back to the Samurai days, when if you lost your job, your retirement plan consisted of your neck getting severed)
足首(あしくび) | ankle ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 足 (foot/ be enough) + 首 (neck) = 足首 (ankle)
乳首(ちくび) | nipple ★★☆☆☆ FP 乳 (milk) + 首 (neck) = 乳首 (nipple)
首相(しゅしょう) | Prime Minister ★☆☆☆☆ FP NP 首 (neck) + 相 (partner) = 首相 (Prime Minister) A somewhat newspaper-ish word for Prime Minister (BOOBOO: actually, most people say 総理 instead)
Full used In: - 道
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 876
Components: (horny) + (headright)
Mnemonic: The horny person moved his head and neck to See Her Underpants.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: get fired
Frequency ranking: 193

Kanji: 道
Meaning: street
Onyomi: DOU
First kunyomi: みち
First jukugo: 歩道[ほどう]
Full header: 道 street
(motion) + 首 (neck)
★★★★★
12 strokes
PN SUF
Full onyomi: DOU |
Full mnemonic: | I twisted my neck looking at a hot jogger moving fast down the street Then I was like all holding my neck going, D'OH
Full kunyomi: みち | smaller street (BOOBOO: bigger streets are 通り (どうり)) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 歩道(ほどう) | sidewalk ★★★★☆ 歩 (walk) + 道 (street) = 歩道 (sidewalk)
近道(ちかみち) | a short-cut ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 近 (near) + 道 (street) = 近道 (a short-cut )
ｘｘｘ 道(どう)
"way of xxx" ★★★☆☆ SUF
DOU can also be used as a suffix, meaning 'method and philosophy of XXX' as can be seen in all this martial arts stuff:
柔道、剣道、武士道 (judo, kendo, bushido). . .
as well as tea ceremony, and flower arranging:
茶道、 華道
武道(ぶどう) | martial arts ★★☆☆☆ 武 (military) + 道 (street) = 武道 (martial arts)
道徳(どうとく) | moral principles ★☆☆☆☆ 道 (street) + 徳 (virtue) = 道徳 (moral principles) morals in general - universal principles like "don't cheat, don't kill" - as opposed to your own personal rules, like "I don't smoke, I don't watch Julia Roberts films." When newspapers talk about "moral education in the classroom," they use 道徳.
柔道(じゅうどう) | Judo ☆☆☆☆☆ 柔 (flexible) + 道 (street) = 柔道 (Judo)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
路 | road | FEET | 足
道 | street | MOVE |
The road is under your FEET, but you MOVE along the street. Word.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
道 | street | HORNY |
題 | topic | DAY | 日
HORNY guys is on the street.
Every DAY they have a new topic of sexual harassment.
Full used In: - 導
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 877
Components: (motion) + 首 (neck)
Mnemonic: I twisted my neck looking at a hot jogger moving fast down the street Then I was like all holding my neck going, D'OH
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: smaller street (BOOBOO: bigger streets are 通り (どうり))
First jukugo meaning: sidewalk
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 195

Kanji: 税
Meaning: tax
Onyomi: ZEI
First jukugo: 税金[ぜいきん]
Full header: 税 tax
(wheat) + (horny) + 兄 (older brother)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: ZEI |
Full mnemonic: | ZHEY came to my horny older brother's house and taxed him for all his wheat.
Full jukugo: 税金(ぜいきん) | tax money ★★★★☆ 税 (tax) + 金 (gold) = 税金 (tax money)
税込み(ぜいこみ) | price including tax ★☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 税 (tax) + 込 (get crowded) = 税込み (price including tax)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 878
Components: (wheat) + (horny) + 兄 (older brother)
Mnemonic: ZHEY came to my horny older brother's house and taxed him for all his wheat.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: tax money
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1499

Kanji: 説
Meaning: explain
Onyomi: SETSU
First kunyomi: と*く
First jukugo: 説明[せつめい]する
Full header: 説 explain
言 (say) + (horny) + 兄 (older brother)
★★★★☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: SETSU | He SAID TO me an explanation.
Full mnemonic: | My horny older brother, by way of explaining what he was doing in the glory hole, had this to say :"EEEOII!"
Full kunyomi: と*く | to explain, preach, or hold forth on an important subject (BOOBOO: usually we just say . . .説明 (setsumei suru)) F ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 説明(せつめい) する | explain ★★★★☆ 説 (explain) + 明 (bright) = 説明 (explain) Explanation / to explain
小説(しょうせつ) | novel ★★☆☆☆ 小 (small size) + 説 (explain) = 小説 (novel)
口説く(くどく) | pester ★★☆☆☆ 口 (mouth) + 説 (explain) = 口説く (pester) pester someone, usually for sex
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
説 | explain | SPEECH | 言
脱 | get naked | ORGANS | 月
With my SPEECH I explain why you should take off your clothes and reveal your ORGANS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 879
Components: 言 (say) + (horny) + 兄 (older brother)
Mnemonic: He SAID TO me an explanation.
My horny older brother, by way of explaining what he was doing in the glory hole, had this to say :"EEEOII!"
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to explain, preach, or hold forth on an important subject (BOOBOO: usually we just say . . .説明 (setsumei suru))
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 340

Kanji: 脱
Meaning: get naked
Onyomi: DATSU
First kunyomi: ( を ) ぬ＊ぐ
First jukugo: 脱線[だっせん]する
Full header: 脱 get naked
月 (moon/organ) + 兄 (older brother) + (horny)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: DATSU | My idea of a romantic date is to get naked in the back of my DATSUN. (FYI: I'm King Scrub)
Full mnemonic: | My older brother gets so horny he gets naked and runs around with his organ all BOIOIOIOIOINGGG.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) ぬ＊ぐ | take off clothes ★★★★☆
 | ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 脱線(だっせん) する | digress ★★☆☆☆ 脱 (get naked) + 線 (line) = 脱線 (digress) to digress, go off-topic
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
説 | explain | SPEECH | 言
脱 | get naked | ORGANS | 月
With my SPEECH I explain why you should take off your clothes and reveal your ORGANS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 880
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + 兄 (older brother) + (horny)
Mnemonic: My idea of a romantic date is to get naked in the back of my DATSUN.
(FYI: I'm King Scrub)
My older brother gets so horny he gets naked and runs around with his organ all BOIOIOIOIOINGGG.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: take off clothes
First jukugo meaning: digress
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 943

Kanji: 磁
Meaning: magnet
Onyomi: JI
First jukugo: 磁気[じき]
Full header: 磁 magnet
石 (rock) + (horny) + (Eazy)
★☆☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Description: Honestly this kanji is not that useful; I just wanted an excuse to show you that mnemonic. Probably the best one in the book, although we're still waiting for the Emperor's decision on that.
Full onyomi: JI |
Full mnemonic: | Only JESUS could make a magnetic rock so powerful that it could draw together two Eazy-Es of opposite polarities.
Full jukugo: 磁気(じき) | magnetism ☆☆☆☆☆ 磁 (magnet) + 気 (mood) = 磁気 (magnetism)
電磁場(でんじば) | magnetic field ☆☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 電 (electricity) + 磁 (magnet) + 場 (place) = 電磁場 (magnetic field)
磁石(じしゃく) | a magnet ☆☆☆☆☆ 磁 (magnet) + 石 (rock) = 磁石 (a magnet)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 881
Components: 石 (rock) + (horny) + (Eazy)
Mnemonic: Only JESUS could make a magnetic rock so powerful that it could draw together two Eazy-Es of opposite polarities.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: magnetism
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1728

Kanji: 羊
Meaning: sheep
Onyomi: YOU
First kunyomi: ひつじ
First jukugo: 羊毛[ようもう]
Full header: 羊 sheep
王 (king) + (horny) + 丶 (dot)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
STRONG SYMBOLIC
Description: SYMBOLIC half the time.
Full onyomi: YOU |
Full mnemonic: That line on the bottom? Dropping down from the bottom of king? Let's think of that as an erect penis (for reasons which shall become clear shortly)
So, we can say . . .
The king got horny, and his erect penis unfurled between his legs, and then do you know what he did? HE HAD SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH A SHEEP.
You could hear the sheep YODEL in response.
Full kunyomi: ひつじ | sheep 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 羊毛(ようもう) | wool ☆☆☆☆☆ 羊 (sheep) + 毛 (fur) = 羊毛 (wool)
Full used In: - 差
- 鮮
- 詳
- 洋
- 着
- 養
- 義
- 様
- 善
- 群
- 遅
- 美
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 882
Components: 王 (king) + (horny) + 丶 (dot)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: wool
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 235

Kanji: ￥
Meaning: yen
Full header: ￥ yen
★★★★☆
4 strokes
PK
Description: This is annoying because it looks like sheep but means the same thing as 円. (even Japanese people use ￥ and 円 interchangeably.)
HOW TO TELL THEM APART:
Yen （￥）only gots 2 horizontal lines, but sheep (羊） has 3 horizontal lines. . . because a sheep costs 3 yen.
Full used In: - 南
- 業
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 883
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 348

Kanji: 南
Meaning: south
Onyomi: NAN
First kunyomi: みなみ
First jukugo: 南米[なんべい]
Full header: 南 south
十 (ten) + (George Michael's Moustache) + ￥ (yen)
★★★★★
9 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: NAN |
Full mnemonic: | If you insert ten yen into George Michael's moustache, he'll take you down south to India where you can get some kick-ass NAN bread.
Full kunyomi: みなみ | south ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 南米(なんべい) | South America ★★★☆☆ NEO 南 (south) + 米 (rice / America) = 南米 (South America)
南口(みなみぐち) | south exit ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 南 (south) + 口 (mouth) = 南口 (south exit )
南極(なんきょく) | south fuckin' pole ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 南 (south) + 極 (extreme) = 南極 (south fuckin' pole)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 884
Components: 十 (ten) + (George Michael's Moustache) + ￥ (yen)
Mnemonic: If you insert ten yen into George Michael's moustache, he'll take you down south to India where you can get some kick-ass NAN bread.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: South America
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 670

Kanji: 美
Meaning: beauty
Onyomi: BI
First kunyomi: うつく*しい
First jukugo: 美人[びじん]
Full header: 美 beauty
羊 (sheep) + 大 (big)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: BI |
Full mnemonic: | Yo Mama BE receiving all kids of awards at the Beauty contest . . . for big sheep.
Full kunyomi: うつく*しい | beautiful ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 美人(びじん) | foxy lady ★★★★★ 美 (beauty) + 人 (person) = 美人 (foxy lady) foxy lady - could be a tramp or a classy broad.
美少年(びしょうねん) | cute underage boy ★★★☆☆ 美 (beauty) + 少 年 (young boy) = 美少年 (cute underage boy)
美容院(びよういん) | beauty salon. ★★☆☆☆ 美 (beauty) + 容 (appearance) + 院 (institution) = 美容院 (beauty salon.) beauty salon. Yes, hospital （びょういん） and beauty salon (びよういん） DO sound totally alike.This is one of the basic mindfucks that teachers like to spring on newbies, so act like you know.
Full used In: - 兼
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 885
Components: 羊 (sheep) + 大 (big)
Mnemonic: Yo Mama BE receiving all kids of awards at the Beauty contest . . . for big sheep.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: beautiful
First jukugo meaning: foxy lady
Frequency ranking: 236

Kanji: 鮮
Meaning: fresh
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: あざ*やか ( な )
First jukugo: 新鮮[しんせん]な
Full header: 鮮 fresh
魚 (fish) + 羊 (sheep)
★★★☆☆
17 strokes
Full onyomi: SEN | SEND out for some fresh meat because I want to cook.
Full mnemonic: | Both the fish meat and the sheep meet at the market is just f-f-f-f-ffreeesshhhhhhhh
Full kunyomi: あざ*やか ( な ) | vivid, splendid, bright, skillful ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 新鮮(しんせん) な | f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-ffffffreshhhhh! ★★★☆☆ 新 (new) + 鮮 (fresh) = 新鮮 (f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-ffffffreshhhhh!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 886
Components: 魚 (fish) + 羊 (sheep)
Mnemonic: SEND out for some fresh meat because I want to cook.
Both the fish meat and the sheep meet at the market is just f-f-f-f-ffreeesshhhhhhhh
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: vivid, splendid, bright, skillful
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-ffffffreshhhhh!
Frequency ranking: 1034

Kanji: 詳
Meaning: expert
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: ( に ) くわ*しい
First jukugo: 詳細[しょうさい]
Full header: 詳 expert
言 (say) + 羊 (sheep)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: SHOU | SHOW me an expert at once, for I have an urgent query.
Full mnemonic: | The sheep expert can talk for like 34 hours about sheep.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) くわ*しい | an expert- not always a professional in the field, but someone who has a detailed knowledge of shit. 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 詳細(しょうさい) | details ★☆☆☆☆ 詳 (expert) + 細 (slender) = 詳細 (details) the details or particulars of a thing
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
詳 | expert | SHEEP | 羊
許 | allow | COW | 牛
訴 | accuse | AXE | 斤
The SHEEP is an expert on wool.
I allow the COW to fuck the bull.
I accuse the AXE of splitting my skull.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 887
Components: 言 (say) + 羊 (sheep)
Mnemonic: SHOW me an expert at once, for I have an urgent query.
The sheep expert can talk for like 34 hours about sheep.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: an expert- not always a professional in the field, but someone who has a detailed knowledge of shit.
First jukugo meaning: details
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1367

Kanji: 洋
Meaning: Pacific Ocean / the West
Onyomi: YOU
First kunyomi: よう ( ｘｘｘ )
First jukugo: 洋服[ようふく]
Full header: 洋 Pacific Ocean / the West
(waterleft) + 羊 (sheep)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETA PRE PN
Full onyomi: YOU | If we did not have electricity, we would have to YODEL to communicate across the Pacific .
Full mnemonic: | We import all of our sheep from across the water of the Pacific
Full kunyomi: よう ( ｘｘｘ ) | 'Western style XXX' (xxx is always pronounced onyomi) PRE ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 洋服(ようふく) | Western clothing ★★★☆☆ 洋 (Pacific Ocean / the West) + 服 (clothes) = 洋服 (Western clothing)
洋風(ようふう) | western style ★★★☆☆ 洋 (Pacific Ocean / the West) + 風 (wind / the flu / style) = 洋風 (western style) western style (suits, furniture, food, buildings, etc.)
太平洋(たいへいよう) | the Pacific Ocean ★★☆☆☆ 太 (fat) + 平 (equal / level) + 洋 (Pacific Ocean / the West) = 太平洋 (the Pacific Ocean)
洋食(ようしょく) | western food ★★☆☆☆ 洋 (Pacific Ocean / the West) + 食 (eat) = 洋食 (western food)
東洋(とうよう) | east-and-west ★☆☆☆☆ 東 (east) + 洋 (Pacific Ocean / the West) = 東洋 (east-and-west)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 888
Components: (waterleft) + 羊 (sheep)
Mnemonic: If we did not have electricity, we would have to YODEL to communicate across the Pacific .
We import all of our sheep from across the water of the Pacific
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: 'Western style XXX' (xxx is always pronounced onyomi)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Western clothing
Frequency ranking: 764

Kanji: 遅
Meaning: slow / late
Onyomi: CHI
First kunyomi: おそ*い
First jukugo: 遅刻[ちこく]する
Full header: 遅 slow / late
(motion) + (corpse) + 羊 (sheep)
★★★★★
2 strokes
Full onyomi: CHI | Dinner was ok but our CHEESE fondue was hella late.
Full mnemonic: | You move slow like a corpse tied to the back of a sheep. And the corpse is hella fat.
Full kunyomi: おそ*い | to be slow moving / to be late ★★★★★
( が ) おく＊れる | to be late ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 遅刻(ちこく) する | arrive late ★★☆☆☆ 遅 (slow / late) + 刻 (engrave) = 遅刻 (arrive late ) to arrive late for school or work.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 889
Components: (motion) + (corpse) + 羊 (sheep)
Mnemonic: Dinner was ok but our CHEESE fondue was hella late.
You move slow like a corpse tied to the back of a sheep. And the corpse is hella fat.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to be slow moving / to be late
First jukugo meaning: arrive late
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1096

Kanji: 着
Meaning: wear / arrive
Onyomi: CHAKU
First kunyomi: ( が ) つ*く
First jukugo: 下着[したぎ]
Full header: 着 wear / arrive
羊 (sheep) + 目 (eye)
★★★★★
12 strokes
JERK
Description: For some reason, the jukugo having to do with clothes tend to be KUNKUN, but the jukugo about arrival are ON-ON.
Full onyomi: CHAKU |
Full mnemonic: | The sheep arrived with CHALK DUST in its eye. It must have had an adventure.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) つ*く | arrive ★★★★★
( を ) き＊る | put on shirt (BOOBOO: pants use a different verb!!) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 下着(したぎ) | underwear ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 下 (below) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 下着 (underwear) underwear in all shapes and sizes
着物(きもの) | kimono. ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 着 (wear / arrive) + 物 (animal / thing) = 着物 (kimono. )
水着(みずぎ) | swim-suit ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 水 (water) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 水着 (swim-suit)
着替え(きがえ) | a change of clothes ★★☆☆☆ 着 (wear / arrive) + 替 (substitute) = 着替え (a change of clothes)
到着(とうちゃく) する | arrive ★★☆☆☆ NP 到 (arrive) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 到着 (arrive) arrive- usually you only hear this over the loudspeakers at train stations, airports, etc.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
着 | wear / arrive | EYES | 目
差 | discriminate | CRAFT | 工
看 | observe/guard | HANDS | 手
You look with your EYES on what people wear,
but you discriminate based on the CRAFT of their clothing.
You guard the prisoners with your HANDS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 890
Components: 羊 (sheep) + 目 (eye)
Mnemonic: The sheep arrived with CHALK DUST in its eye. It must have had an adventure.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: arrive
First jukugo meaning: underwear
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 275

Kanji: 養
Meaning: cultivate, rear
Onyomi: YOU
First kunyomi: やしな*う
First jukugo: 栄養[えいよう]
Full header: 養 cultivate, rear
羊 (sheep) Same-ON + (animal legs) + 良 (good)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: YOU |
Full mnemonic: | If you rear sheep good enough, you can even teach them to YODEL.
Full kunyomi: やしな*う | to foster, raise, breed, cultivate. usually about animals. Or orphans. (seriously!) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 栄養(えいよう) | nutrition ★★☆☆☆ 栄 (glory) + 養 (cultivate, rear) = 栄養 (nutrition)
教養(きょうよう) | refinement ★☆☆☆☆ 教 (teach) + 養 (cultivate, rear) = 教養 (refinement) culture and refinement - think of My Fair Lady.
養子(ようし) | adopted child ☆☆☆☆☆ FR 養 (cultivate, rear) + 子 (child) = 養子 (adopted child) an adopted child. See, and you thought I was just being a dick. Don't blame the messenger, people!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 891
Components: 羊 (sheep) Same-ON + (animal legs) + 良 (good)
Mnemonic: If you rear sheep good enough, you can even teach them to YODEL.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to foster, raise, breed, cultivate. usually about animals. Or orphans. (seriously!)
First jukugo meaning: nutrition
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 962

Kanji: 義
Meaning: righteousness
Onyomi: GI
First jukugo: XXX主義[しゅぎ]
Full header: 義 righteousness
羊 (sheep) + 我 (we)
★★★★☆
13 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR STRONG
Full onyomi: GI | GEESE are not righteous. They are the rudest Canadians.
Full mnemonic: | We are most righteous when we act like conformist sheep.
Full jukugo: XXX 主義(しゅぎ) | - ism ★★★☆☆ SUF 主 (master/mainly) + 義 (righteousness) = 主義 (- ism) SUFFIX meaning 'ism'. As in capitalism, communism, materialism, and a Japanese grindcore band called 'intestine baalism.'
義務(ぎむ) | social obligation ★★★☆☆ 義 (righteousness) + 務 (perform a task) = 義務 (social obligation) an obligation to society - like voting, paying taxes, going to school, or in some cases, the army.
義理(ぎり) | obligation ★★☆☆☆ CCW 義 (righteousness) + 理 (reason) = 義理 (obligation) obligation or honor debt. Like, you went to my band's show now I have to go to your band's show even though you guys are really terrible.
定義(ていぎ) | definition ★★☆☆☆ 定 (plan) + 義 (righteousness) = 定義 (definition) a definition (hey! recursion!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
議 | discussion | SPEAK | 言
儀 | politeness | PERSONs. | 人
義 | righteousness | NO LEFT RADICAL |
You discuss things when you SPEAK.
Righteousness is something you have inside you, but politeness is how you treat other PERSONs.
That's why righteous has no left radical ! It's an INTERNAL virtue.
Full used In: - 儀
- 議
- 犠
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 892
Components: 羊 (sheep) + 我 (we)
Mnemonic: GEESE are not righteous. They are the rudest Canadians.
We are most righteous when we act like conformist sheep.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: - ism
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 417

Kanji: 儀
Meaning: politeness
Onyomi: GI
First jukugo: 礼儀[れいぎ]
Full header: 儀 politeness
(personleft) + 義 (righteousness) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: GI |
Full mnemonic: | I will be polite and behave righteously towards that person.
Full jukugo: 礼儀(れいぎ) | Formal manners ★★☆☆☆ 礼 (polite) + 儀 (politeness) = 礼儀 (Formal manners) Manners used in formal situations: correct bowing proceedures, sonkeigo, respecting heirarchy.
お 辞儀(じぎ) する | bow ★☆☆☆☆ CCW 1/2 KANA 辞 (quit) + 儀 (politeness) = 辞儀 (bow) a serious, formal bow - the real bow, not the head-nod.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
議 | discussion | SPEAK | 言
儀 | politeness | PERSONs. | 人
義 | righteousness | NO LEFT RADICAL |
You discuss things when you SPEAK.
Righteousness is something you have inside you, but politeness is how you treat other PERSONs.
That's why righteous has no left radical ! It's an INTERNAL virtue.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 893
Components: (personleft) + 義 (righteousness) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I will be polite and behave righteously towards that person.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Formal manners
Frequency ranking: 975

Kanji: 議
Meaning: discussion
Onyomi: GI
First jukugo: 会議[かいぎ]
Full header: 議 discussion
言 (say) + 義 (righteousness) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
20 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GI |
Full mnemonic: | I will say something righteous during the discussion
Full jukugo: 会議(かいぎ) | a conference ★★★☆☆ 会 (big meeting) + 議 (discussion) = 会議 (a conference)
議論(ぎろん) | argument ★★☆☆☆ 議 (discussion) + 論 (make a case for) = 議論 (argument) not quite an argument, but definitely a spirited loud discussion.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
議 | discussion | SPEAK | 言
儀 | politeness | PERSONs. | 人
義 | righteousness | NO LEFT RADICAL |
You discuss things when you SPEAK.
Righteousness is something you have inside you, but politeness is how you treat other PERSONs.
That's why righteous has no left radical ! It's an INTERNAL virtue.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 894
Components: 言 (say) + 義 (righteousness) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I will say something righteous during the discussion
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a conference
Frequency ranking: 418

Kanji: 様
Meaning: important person
Onyomi: YOU
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) さま
First jukugo: 皆様[みんなさま]
Full header: 様 important person
木 (tree) + 羊 (sheep) Same-ON + 水 (water)
★★★★★
14 strokes
JERK SUF
Description: OK, this is kind of a JERK, now that I think about it. It means 'important person' - and in those cases it uses the KUN reading (さま）. But it also means 'the situation', and in THOSE cases, it uses the ON reading (よう). What the hell, man?
Full onyomi: YOU |
Full mnemonic: | You're a very important person, so here is your complimentary sheep, your jug of water, and your free tree, as well as a 30-minute 'YODELING telegram' which you can not turn off nor refuse.
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) さま | SUFFIX which goes after someone's name to be polite. SUF ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 皆様(みんなさま) | everyone ★★★★☆ KUNKUN F 皆 (everyone) + 様 (important person) = 皆様 (everyone) a more formal way to say "everyone."
様子(ようす) | the situation ★★★☆☆ FP 様 (important person) + 子 (child) = 様子 (the situation) the situation. Usually used in medicine or business: The patient's situation is grave. We'll wait and see if the market situation improves. 様子を見ましょう！ The other main way it's used is: 様子がおかしい！　Which means, 'Something funny is going on here!' or 'There's something funny about that person.' 'You mean the homeless with a stuffed duck on his head?' 'Yes.'
様々(さまざま) な | many, various ★★★☆☆ All different kinds of xxx. Very similar to 色々（いろいろ）, but 様々 means more like "all the kinds of" rather than "many kinds of."
模様(もよう) | pattern ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 模 (model) + 様 (important person) = 模様 (pattern) a pattern which does not have pictures: fractals , mandala, plaid, zeebra skin. wood. do NOT use about representational patterns like flower-print or kids’ pajamas with horsies on them. 模様 also has a more formal meaning: ‘the details of an incident’ : You might hear a train/airport announcement which says "We will explain the details of the delay" ( 遅れるの模様。 )
同様(どうよう) に | in the same way ★★☆☆☆ 同 (same) + 様 (important person) = 同様 (in the same way) in the same way. For example, "In the same way caffeine perks up the mind, your dad's naked pictures perk up the body."
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 895
Components: 木 (tree) + 羊 (sheep) Same-ON + 水 (water)
Mnemonic: You're a very important person, so here is your complimentary sheep, your jug of water, and your free tree, as well as a 30-minute 'YODELING telegram' which you can not turn off nor refuse.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: SUFFIX which goes after someone's name to be polite.
First jukugo meaning: everyone
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 247

Kanji: 天
Meaning: heaven
Onyomi: TEN
First jukugo: 天気[てんき]
Full header: 天 heaven
大 (big) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: TEN | the Mormons believe in TEN heavens.
Full mnemonic: | To monotheists, there is only ONE BIG GOD in heaven. And he is a jealous god who uses his omnipotence to check up on you to make sure you aren't doing anything with other deities. If he was a boyfriend, they'd call him a stalker. I'm just saying.
Full jukugo: 天気(てんき) | weather ★★★★★ 天 (heaven) + 気 (mood) = 天気 (weather)
天才(てんさい) | genius ★★★★☆ 天 (heaven) + 才 (skill / age) = 天才 (genius)
天国(てんごく) | heaven ★★★☆☆ 天 (heaven) + 国 (country) = 天国 (heaven)
Full used In: - 笑
- 呑
- 奏
- 添
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 896
Components: 大 (big) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: the Mormons believe in TEN heavens.
To monotheists, there is only ONE BIG GOD in heaven. And he is a jealous god who uses his omnipotence to check up on you to make sure you aren't doing anything with other deities. If he was a boyfriend, they'd call him a stalker. I'm just saying.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: weather
Frequency ranking: 264

Kanji: 添
Meaning: append
Onyomi: TEN
First kunyomi: そ*える
First jukugo: 添付[てんぷ]する
Full header: 添 append
(firebottom) + 天 (heaven) Same-ON + (waterleft)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: TEN | I'll append no less than TEN "P.S."s to the end of my letter. Awkward!
Full mnemonic: | For every fire, Heaven appends some rain. For every rain, Heaven appends some fire. Thus is the balance of life restored.
Full kunyomi: そ*える | A formal word for "to append" or - better yet - "to be included" . To go along with, to accompany (not used with people - in that case you'd say 伴う（ともなう））　添える is more like, the CDR comes with the textbook. Or the applesauce comes with the pork chops. F ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 添付(てんぷ) する | attach ★☆☆☆☆ 添 (append) + 付 (stick to) = 添付 (attach) attatch (a file to your email) (read the attached instructions)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 897
Components: (firebottom) + 天 (heaven) Same-ON + (waterleft)
Mnemonic: I'll append no less than TEN "P.S."s to the end of my letter. Awkward!
For every fire, Heaven appends some rain. For every rain, Heaven appends some fire. Thus is the balance of life restored.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: A formal word for "to append" or - better yet - "to be included"
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: attach
Frequency ranking: 1276

Kanji: 笑
Meaning: laugh
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: わら*う
First jukugo: 笑顔[えがお]
Full header: 笑 laugh
竹 (bamboo) + 天 (heaven)
★★★★★
10 strokes
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | When I SHOW you a picture of a panda impaled on the very bamboo it was trying to eat, the irony makes you laugh so hard I thought you'd died and gone to heaven.
Full kunyomi: わら*う | laugh ★★★★★
( お ) わら＊い | comedian ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 笑顔(えがお) | smiling face ★★★☆☆ FP 笑 (laugh) + 顔 (face) = 笑顔 (smiling face)
に 爆笑(ばくしょう) する | explosive laughter ★★☆☆☆ 爆 (explode) + 笑 (laugh) = 爆笑 (explosive laughter) to laugh explosively- to suddenly and convulsively guffaw
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
笑 | laugh | HEAVEN | 天
答 | answer | SUIT | 合
It's HEAVENLY to laugh,
but I'll only answer questions that SUIT me.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 898
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 天 (heaven)
Mnemonic: When I SHOW you a picture of a panda impaled on the very bamboo it was trying to eat, the irony makes you laugh so hard I thought you'd died and gone to heaven.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: smiling face
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 265

Kanji: 呑
Meaning: chug
First kunyomi: の*む
Full header: 呑 chug
天 (heaven) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★☆☆☆☆
7 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Description: This is to 飲む what 食う is to 食べる - a more crude version.
Full mnemonic: | I chugged the drink down and it was like heaven in my mouth.
Full kunyomi: の*む | chug. Drink in one gulp, (emphasis on swallowing) (use this about medicine, chugging booze, or dudes reaching a desert oasis). Also, figuratively, to accept an onerous demand. ★☆☆☆☆
Full used In: - 橋
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 899
Components: 天 (heaven) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: I chugged the drink down and it was like heaven in my mouth.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: chug. Drink in one gulp, (emphasis on swallowing) (use this about medicine, chugging booze, or dudes reaching a desert oasis). Also, figuratively, to accept an onerous demand.
Frequency ranking: 777

Meaning: horny heaven
Full header: horny heaven
(right radical) (horny) + 天 (heaven)
Description: Where you go and get 77 virgins after blowing up some infidels.
Full used In: - 送
- 咲
- 関
- 巻
- 券
- 勝
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 900
Components: (right radical) (horny) + 天 (heaven)
Frequency ranking: 268

Kanji: 送
Meaning: send
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: おく*る
First jukugo: 放送[ほうそう]する
Full header: 送 send
(motion) + (horny heaven)
★★★★★
9 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | I want to move to horny heaven SO bad. Send me there in a plain brown wrapper!
Full kunyomi: おく*る | send (letter) or transmit (radio or tv program) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 放送(ほうそう) する | broadcast ★★★★☆ 放 (release) + 送 (send) = 放送 (broadcast)
見送る(みおくる) | see off ★★★☆☆ 見 (look) + 送 (send) = 見送る (see off) to see a friend off - like as far as the train station.
送り仮名(おくりがな) | okurigana ★☆☆☆☆ 送 (send) + 仮 (provisional) + 名 (name, famous) = 送り仮名 (okurigana) these are the hiragana letters dangling from the end of kanji, like the "べる" in 食べる or the "り" in 送り仮名。 okurigana are useful because they cue you to pronounce the kanji using KUN yomi, rather than ON.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 901
Components: (motion) + (horny heaven)
Mnemonic: I want to move to horny heaven SO bad. Send me there in a plain brown wrapper!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: send (letter) or transmit (radio or tv program)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: broadcast
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 532

Kanji: 咲
Meaning: bloom
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: さ*く
Full header: 咲 bloom
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (horny heaven)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SHOU | SHOW me where the cherry trees are blooming! I wanna see!!
Full mnemonic: | When Fabio puts your clitoris in his mouth, it will bloom so bad he will take you to horny heaven.
Full kunyomi: さ*く | bloom (you'd think that this would also be the same kanji as SAKURA (the cherry blossoms). You'd be wrong. Sakura is 桜。) ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
咲 | bloom | HORNY |
呼 | call to someone | EQUAL | 平
When flowers bloom, it means they are HORNY (pollen and all that), but
I call my EQUALS 'homey.'
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 902
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (horny heaven)
Mnemonic: SHOW me where the cherry trees are blooming! I wanna see!!
When Fabio puts your clitoris in his mouth, it will bloom so bad he will take you to horny heaven.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: bloom (you'd think that this would also be the same kanji as SAKURA (the cherry blossoms). You'd be wrong. Sakura is 桜。)
Frequency ranking: 1311

Kanji: 関
Meaning: connected to
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: ( に ) かん ( する )
First jukugo: 関係[かんけい]
Full header: 関 connected to
門 (gate) + (horny heaven)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | This gate connects the material world to horny heaven. Unfortunately it is guarded by Genghis KHAN.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) かん ( する ) | to be connected to LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 関係(かんけい) | related to ★★★★☆ 関 (connected to) + 係 (be involved with) = 関係 (related to) related to - a sysadmin job is コンピュータ関係
に 関連している(かんれんしてる) | relevant ★☆☆☆☆ 関 (connected to) + 連 (take with / inform of) = 関連している (relevant) something that is relevant; something that seems related: two murders in the same week with both bodies' heads missing.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 903
Components: 門 (gate) + (horny heaven)
Mnemonic: This gate connects the material world to horny heaven. Unfortunately it is guarded by Genghis KHAN.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be connected to
First jukugo meaning: related to
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 269

Kanji: 巻
Meaning: roll up
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: ま*く
First jukugo: 春巻き[はるまき]
Full header: 巻 roll up
(horny heaven) + 己 (myself)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | Genghis KHAN rolls up the ladder so myself can't get into horny heaven. (he's kind of a hater)
Full kunyomi: ま*く | roll up (a scroll), wind up (fishing line) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 春巻き(はるまき) | spring rolls ★★☆☆☆ NEO 春 (spring /sexy) + 巻 (roll up) = 春巻き (spring rolls)
XXX 巻(まき) | book-in-a-series counter ★☆☆☆☆ COUNTER 一巻、二巻、三巻; いっかん、にかん、さんかん、 : first , second, third volumes in a series of books
竜巻(たつまき) | whirlwind ☆☆☆☆☆ 竜 (dragon) + 巻 (roll up) = 竜巻 (whirlwind) whirlwind or tornado
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
券 | certificate, cupon | POWER | 力
港 | harbor | WET | 水
巻 | roll up | NO WATER |
A ticket gives you the POWER to go to the concert.
Harbor IS WET. A rolled- up scroll is NOT wet.
Full used In: - 圏
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 904
Components: (horny heaven) + 己 (myself)
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN rolls up the ladder so myself can't get into horny heaven. (he's kind of a hater)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: roll up (a scroll), wind up (fishing line)
First jukugo meaning: spring rolls
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 644

Kanji: 圏
Meaning: range / area of influence
Onyomi: KEN
First jukugo: 圏外[けんがい]
Full header: 圏 range / area of influence
(big box) + 巻 (roll up)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | The range of the fruit roll-up is limited to the box it came in.
Full jukugo: 圏外(けんがい) | out of range ☆☆☆☆☆ 圏 (range / area of influence) + 外 (outside) = 圏外 (out of range) out of range / out of your jurisdiction
英語圏(えいごけん) | english-speaking world ☆☆☆☆☆ 英 語 (English) + 圏 (range / area of influence) = 英語圏 (english-speaking world) the English -speakng world; countries that speak English (no stars. . .This isn't used very often, but it gives you a good idea of what this kanji means)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 905
Components: (big box) + 巻 (roll up)
Mnemonic: The range of the fruit roll-up is limited to the box it came in.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: out of range
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1722

Kanji: 券
Meaning: certificate, cupon
Onyomi: KEN
First jukugo: xxx券[けん]
Full header: 券 certificate, cupon
(horny heaven) + 刀 (sword)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
SUF
Full onyomi: KEN | as in: "KENNY got certified to come back from Hell"
Full mnemonic: | If you kill an infidel with your sword, Allah gives you a free cupon to get into Horny Heaven with 72 virgins.
Full jukugo: xxx 券(けん)
cupon or ticket ★★★☆☆ SUF
Take pretty much any noun you can think of, and aｄd "券" to the end, and you have invented a coupon for that noun.
to wit；
食券： eat ＋ ken ＝ meal ticket . . .
商品券： merchandise ＋ ken ＝ discount coupon . . .
定期券：commute ＋ken ＝ commuter pass
etc. . .
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
券 | certificate, cupon | POWER | 力
港 | harbor | WET | 水
巻 | roll up | NO WATER |
A ticket gives you the POWER to go to the concert.
Harbor IS WET. A rolled- up scroll is NOT wet.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 906
Components: (horny heaven) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: as in: "KENNY got certified to come back from Hell"
If you kill an infidel with your sword, Allah gives you a free cupon to get into Horny Heaven with 72 virgins.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: cupon or ticket
Frequency ranking: 1667

Kanji: 勝
Meaning: win
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: か*つ
First jukugo: 勝負[しょうぶ]
Full header: 勝 win
月 (moon/organ) + (horny heaven) + 力 (strong)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SHOU | SHOW me you're a winner (said the coach).
Full mnemonic: | Yo Mama's organs are so horny even strong men can't win (where win=escape) .
Full kunyomi: か*つ | to win ★★★★★
か＊ち | a victory ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 勝負(しょうぶ) | win or lose situation ★★★★☆ 勝 (win) + 負 (lose) = 勝負 (win or lose situation) a win or lose situation. Fighting over a girl/boy. Not neccesairly the final, decisive battle, the Superbowl. . The game/battle is won or lost on account of ..XXX. .
勝手(かって) に | to do without asking ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 勝 (win) + 手 (hand) = 勝手 (to do without asking) to do like a dick. I mean, to do something selfishly without asking, like you're the only one on the planet. I ate MY cake, but then I かってに ate your cake too, and just look at you like, "What?" (****)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 907
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + (horny heaven) + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: SHOW me you're a winner (said the coach).
Yo Mama's organs are so horny even strong men can't win (where win=escape) .
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to win
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: win or lose situation
Frequency ranking: 479

Kanji: 弓
Meaning: bow
Onyomi: KYUU - you don't need this
First kunyomi: ゆみ
First jukugo: 弓道[きゅうどう]
Full header: 弓 bow
★☆☆☆☆
3 strokes
PK SYMBOLIC DUH
Description: SYMBOLIC for 'bow' or 'pull.'
Full onyomi: KYUU - you don't need this |
Full mnemonic: | That's a CUTE bow you have in your hair. It really goes well with the other bow which you are pointing at me.
Full kunyomi: ゆみ | bow ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 弓道(きゅうどう) | archery ☆☆☆☆☆ 弓 (bow) + 道 (street) = 弓道 (archery)
Full used In: - 弾
- 窮
- 強
- 張
- 弱
- 弟
- 引
- 弧
- 湾
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 908
Mnemonic: That's a CUTE bow you have in your hair. It really goes well with the other bow which you are pointing at me.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: archery
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 244

Kanji: 弟
Meaning: younger brother
Onyomi: TEI, DAI
First kunyomi: おとうと
First jukugo: 兄弟[きょうだい]
Full header: 弟 younger brother
(horny) + 弓 (bow) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: TEI, DAI |
Full mnemonic: When my younger brother gets horny he TAKES a bow like Cupid and shoots you and you DIE.
He's passionate but unfortunately not gifted with a sense of poetic metaphor.
Full kunyomi: おとうと | someone's younger brother (say if you're talking to your friend's younger brother) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 兄弟(きょうだい) | siblings ★★★★★ 兄 (older brother) + 弟 (younger brother) = 兄弟 (siblings) siblings (not just brothers)
弟子(でし) | student ★☆☆☆☆ FP F 弟 (younger brother) + 子 (child) = 弟子 (student) student (more formal, ususally used with the name of the institution: Harvard弟子、 Waseda 弟子）
Full used In: - 第
- 沸
- 費
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 909
Components: (horny) + 弓 (bow) + 丶 (dot)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: someone's younger brother (say if you're talking to your friend's younger brother)
First jukugo meaning: siblings
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 302

Kanji: 第
Meaning: rank or number in series
Onyomi: DAI
First jukugo: 第一[だいいち]
Full header: 第 rank or number in series
竹 (bamboo) + 弟 (younger brother) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA PRE
Full onyomi: DAI |
Full mnemonic: | My younger brother is ranked first at DYING a panda-related death (his hobby is dressing up like bamboo),
Full jukugo: 第一(だいいち) | first or primary ★★★☆☆ 第 (rank or number in series) + 一 (one) = 第一 (first or primary) the first (impression, priority, episode/ game of the season) the primary thing.
第一位(だいいちい) | first rank. ★★★☆☆ 第 一 (first or primary) + 位 (rank) = 第一位 (first rank.)
第7章(だいななしょう) | chapter 7 ★★☆☆☆ 第 (rank or number in series) + 章 (emblem / chapter) = 第7章 (chapter 7)
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)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
第 | rank or number in series | YOUNGER BROTHER | 弟
等 | equal /etc./plural | TEMPLE | 寺
My YOUNGER BROTHER comes after me in our family series.
According to the U.S. Constitution, all TEMPLES are equivalent.- Congress shall pass no law and etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 910
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 弟 (younger brother) Same-ON
Mnemonic: My younger brother is ranked first at DYING a panda-related death (his hobby is dressing up like bamboo),
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: first or primary
Frequency ranking: 304

Kanji: 沸
Meaning: boil water
Onyomi: FUTSU
First kunyomi: ( が ) わ＊く
First jukugo: 沸騰[ふっとう]する
Full header: 沸 boil water
(waterleft) + 弟 (younger brother)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: FUTSU |
Full mnemonic: | It's normal (= 普通, pronounced FUTSU) to boil one's younger brother in water from time to time.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) わ＊く | to be boiling. Usually used with お湯, (hot water) as in, お湯が沸く ('The water's boiling!') ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 沸騰(ふっとう) する | boil water ★★☆☆☆ literally, to boil some water. Figuratively; to seethe with anger or get too excited
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 911
Components: (waterleft) + 弟 (younger brother)
Mnemonic: It's normal (= 普通, pronounced FUTSU) to boil one's younger brother in water from time to time.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be boiling. Usually used with お湯, (hot water) as in, お湯が沸く ('The water's boiling!')
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1711

Kanji: 費
Meaning: expenses
Onyomi: HI
First kunyomi: つい*やす
First jukugo: 消費[しょうひ]する
Full header: 費 expenses
弟 (younger brother) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: HI |
Full mnemonic: | HE spends all his money on his little brother, for expenses like school-boxes and juice boxes
Full kunyomi: つい*やす | to spend, to consume, to waste. Can also be used of time(literally, 'consume time' ), in the context of work. 時間を費やす: which translates to : it was time well spent / it was time wasted. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 消費(しょうひ) する | consume ★★☆☆☆ 消 (erase) + 費 (expenses) = 消費 (consume)
消費者(しょうひしゃ) | the consumer ★☆☆☆☆ NP 消 費 (consume) + 者 (professional) = 消費者 (the consumer)
費用(ひよう) | expenses ★☆☆☆☆ 費 (expenses) + 用 (utilize) = 費用 (expenses) expenses, for a road-trip or a night out, misc. things you have to buy.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 912
Components: 弟 (younger brother) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: HE spends all his money on his little brother, for expenses like school-boxes and juice boxes
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to spend, to consume, to waste. Can also be used of time(literally, 'consume time' ), in the context of work. 時間を費やす: which translates to : it was time well spent / it was time wasted.
First jukugo meaning: consume
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1079

Kanji: 強
Meaning: burly
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: し＊いる
First jukugo: 勉強[べんきょう]する
Full header: 強 burly
弓 (bow) + ム (moocow) + 虫 (insizzect)
★★★★★
11 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KYOU | I learned a burly Kanji today (=今日, pronounced KYOU)
Full mnemonic: | The burly moocow used the bow to shoot the bug.
Full kunyomi: し＊いる | compel, or force someone to do something ★☆☆☆☆
( xxxが ) つよ＊い | xxx is strong! ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 勉強(べんきょう) する | To study ★★★★★ 勉 (try hard) + 強 (burly) = 勉強 (To study) To study. Used about learning a whole subject, such as Irish History or Thermodynamics. (BOOBOO: 勉強 takes months or years, as opposed to 学ぶ　（まなぶ）　which means to learn one thing, and can take a second.)
強調(きょうちょう) する | emphasize ★★★☆☆ 強 (burly) + 調 (check out) = 強調 (emphasize)
強制(きょうせい) | compulsory ★★☆☆☆ ABU 強 (burly) + 制 (system) = 強制 (compulsory) compulsory, forced. "Do it, slave!"
強面(こわもて) の | rugged, thuggy ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 強 (burly) + 面 (front surface / face) = 強面 (rugged, thuggy) ：someone who is rugged, thuggy, street-looking.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 913
Components: 弓 (bow) + ム (moocow) + 虫 (insizzect)
Mnemonic: I learned a burly Kanji today (=今日, pronounced KYOU)
The burly moocow used the bow to shoot the bug.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: compel, or force someone to do something
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: To study
Frequency ranking: 291

Kanji: 引
Meaning: pull
Onyomi: IN
First kunyomi: ひ*く
First jukugo: 割引[わりびき]
Full header: 引 pull
弓 (bow) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
DUH
Full onyomi: IN |
Full mnemonic: | The line is a bow-string. How about that. Ok, can you guess what the story will be? Everybody say it one time:　 Pull the bow-line IN!
Full kunyomi: ひ*く | pull ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 割引(わりびき) | discount ★★★★☆ NOKURI 割 (divide) + 引 (pull) = 割引 (discount)
引っ越す(ひっこす) | move to a new house or apartment ★★★★☆ 引 (pull) + 越 (go beyond) = 引っ越す (move to a new house or apartment)
万引き(まんびき) | shoplift. ★☆☆☆☆ SARC 万 (10000) + 引 (pull) = 万引き (shoplift.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 914
Components: 弓 (bow) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: The line is a bow-string. How about that. Ok, can you guess what the story will be? Everybody say it one time:　 Pull the bow-line IN!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: discount
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 245

Kanji: 弾
Meaning: bullet / play guitar / bounce
Onyomi: DAN
First kunyomi: たま
First jukugo: 爆弾[ばくだん]
Full header: 弾 bullet / play guitar / bounce
単 (merely) + 弓 (bow)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
JERK
Description: possibly the most random JERK of the bunch!
Full onyomi: DAN |
Full mnemonic: | You can't hurt glenn DANzig with merely a bow, you need a silver bullet.
Full kunyomi: たま | bullet ★★☆☆☆
ひ＊く | play stringed instrument ★★☆☆☆
( が ) はず＊む | bounce ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 爆弾(ばくだん) | bomb ★★★☆☆ 爆 (explode) + 弾 (bullet / play guitar / bounce) = 爆弾 (bomb)
弾丸(だんがん) | bullet ★☆☆☆☆ 弾 (bullet / play guitar / bounce) + 丸 (round) = 弾丸 (bullet)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 915
Components: 単 (merely) + 弓 (bow)
Mnemonic: You can't hurt glenn DANzig with merely a bow, you need a silver bullet.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: bullet
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: bomb
Frequency ranking: 991

Kanji: 赤
Meaning: red
Onyomi: SEKI
First kunyomi: あか*い
First jukugo: 赤ちゃん[あかちゃん]
Full header: 赤 red
土 (earth) + (bottomheart)
★★★★★
7 strokes
Full onyomi: SEKI |
Full mnemonic: Just picture a SEXY, red, heart. Simple enough?
Plus 'earth'.
I guess if you are a member of the 5 Percent Nation you could brag about your sexy earth making your heart red with desire?
Just google it; even if the mnemonic sucks, and it does, you'll be a better person for learning Todays Mathematics.
Full kunyomi: あか*い | red ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 赤ちゃん(あかちゃん) | baby ★★★★★
赤ん坊(あかんぼう) | baby ★★☆☆☆ 赤 (red) + 坊 (boy / monk) = 赤ん坊 (baby)
赤面(せきめん) する | blush ★★☆☆☆ 赤 (red) + 面 (front surface / face) = 赤面 (blush) blush (other than this, you don't really need the on-yomi)
Full used In: - 跡
- 恋
- 変
- 湾
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 916
Components: 土 (earth) + (bottomheart)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: baby
Frequency ranking: 238

Kanji: 湾
Meaning: bay
Onyomi: WAN
First kunyomi: わん
First jukugo: 台湾[たいわん]
Full header: 湾 bay
弓 (bow) + 赤 (red) + 水 (water)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: WAN |
Full mnemonic: I WANNA drop my red bow in the water of the bay.
It's red with blood, of course, and I need to hide the evidence before the detectives come.
Full kunyomi: わん | bay LAZY ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 台湾(たいわん) | Taiwan ★★★☆☆ 台 (big thing counter) + 湾 (bay) = 台湾 (Taiwan )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 917
Components: 弓 (bow) + 赤 (red) + 水 (water)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Taiwan
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1616

Kanji: 跡
Meaning: vestiges
Onyomi: SEKI
First kunyomi: あと
First jukugo: 足跡[あしあと]
Full header: 跡 vestiges
足 (foot/ be enough) + 赤 (red)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: SEKI | Although she is old now, she (Condi Rice) still has vestiges of her youthful SEXIness.
Full mnemonic: | The blood-red footprints are vestiges, clues that a murder took place here.
Full kunyomi: あと | a trace left behind, a vestige ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 足跡(あしあと) | footprint ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 1/2 KANA 足 (foot/ be enough) + 跡 (vestiges) = 足跡 (footprint)
遺跡(いせき) | ruins ★☆☆☆☆ 遺 (bequeath) + 跡 (vestiges) = 遺跡 (ruins) ruins of old buildings.
跡継ぎ(あとつぎ) | heir/heiress ☆☆☆☆☆ 跡 (vestiges) + 継 (succeed / inherit) = 跡継ぎ (heir/heiress) an inheritor, an heir, heiress
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 918
Components: 足 (foot/ be enough) + 赤 (red)
Mnemonic: Although she is old now, she (Condi Rice) still has vestiges of her youthful SEXIness.
The blood-red footprints are vestiges, clues that a murder took place here.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a trace left behind, a vestige
First jukugo meaning: footprint
Frequency ranking: 928

Kanji: 恋
Meaning: passion
Onyomi: REN
First kunyomi: こい
First jukugo: 恋人[こいびと]
Full header: 恋 passion
赤 (red) + (bottomheart)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: REN |
Full mnemonic: | My heart (心) turns red with passion for MC REN. Specifically,i want to kizz hizz black azz.
Full kunyomi: こい | usually translated as love, but lust is closer! ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 恋人(こいびと) | lover ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 恋 (passion) + 人 (person) = 恋人 (lover) lover - (BOOBOO: 恋人 is usually the good kind, where no one's cheating. The bad one is 愛人）
失恋(しつれん) される | get your heart broke ★★★☆☆ 失 (miss out on) + 恋 (passion) = 失恋 (get your heart broke)
恋愛(れんあい) | love in general ★★☆☆☆ 恋 (passion) + 愛 (love) = 恋愛 (love in general) love or relationships in general - that is to say, if there's an ad for fortune-telling that says, "Test your luck in money! Love! and health!" it'll be using 恋愛. If there's an article in a womens' magazine, "How to get love in 10 steps!" it'll be using 恋愛. But you wouldn't tell a hot guy " I 恋愛 you very much!" See?
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
恋 | passion | HEART | 心
変 | change | EACH | 各
HEARTS feel passion,
but EACH lover wants to change for another!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 919
Components: 赤 (red) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: My heart (心) turns red with passion for MC REN. Specifically,i want to kizz hizz black azz.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: usually translated as love, but lust is closer!
First jukugo meaning: lover
Frequency ranking: 922

Kanji: 変
Meaning: change
Onyomi: HEN
First kunyomi: ( を ) か＊える
First jukugo: 変化[へんか]する
Full header: 変 change
赤 (red) + (eachbottom)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: HEN | The egg changes into a HEN after hatching.
Full mnemonic: | Each red Communist changes into a yuppie when they turn 30.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) か＊える | I change something ★★★★★
( が ) か＊わる | something changes ★★★★★
へん ( な ) | abnormal or bad FR ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 変化(へんか) する | transformation, change ★★★★★ 変 (change) + 化 (transform) = 変化 (transformation, change)
大変(たいへん) な
that's terrible! ★★★★★
大 (big) + 変 (change) = 大変 (that's terrible!)
this has 2 meanings, both used equally often:
"Tony is tai hen!" , for instance, could mean:
a) I feel sorry for Tony because his job sucks and his girl is cheating.
b) Tony is a really scary, mean person.　
変態(へんたい) | perv ★★★★☆ 変 (change) + 態 (looks like) = 変態 (perv) What your brother and sister call you when they catch you peeking in the bathroom while they're doing it in the toilet.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
恋 | passion | HEART | 心
変 | change | EACH | 各
HEARTS feel passion,
but EACH lover wants to change for another!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 920
Components: 赤 (red) + (eachbottom)
Mnemonic: The egg changes into a HEN after hatching.
Each red Communist changes into a yuppie when they turn 30.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I change something
First jukugo meaning: transformation, change
Frequency ranking: 239

Kanji: 長
Meaning: long / boss
Onyomi: CHOU
First kunyomi: なが*い
First jukugo: xxx長[ちょう]
Full header: 長 long / boss
(kick in the nuts) + ??? (???)
★★★★★
8 strokes
JERK PN STRONG SYMBOLIC
Full onyomi: CHOU |
Full mnemonic: I have no idea what that top radical is supposed to be. So, regardless, here's a mnemonic:
I've waited a long time to kick my boss in the nuts.
Full kunyomi: なが*い | long ★★★★★
Full jukugo: xxx 長(ちょう) | boss ★★★★★ SUF SUFFIX meaning "Boss of XXX."
社長(しゃちょう) | company boss. ★★★★☆ 社 (company) + 長 (long / boss) = 社長 (company boss.)
長所(ちょうしょ) | good point ★★☆☆☆ 長 (long / boss) + 所 (area / attribute) = 長所 (good point) strong point, as opposed to weak point. Can be used about people (his 長所 is his courage, her 長所 is her brain) or machines ('The strong point of this PC is its long battery-life')
身長(しんちょう) | height ★★☆☆☆ 身 ((one's own) flesh) + 長 (long / boss) = 身長 (height) height (BOOBOO; only about human bodies- not about buildings or, well, anything else)
延長(えんちょう) する | prolonging ★★☆☆☆ 延 (prolong) + 長 (long / boss) = 延長 (prolonging) extension or prolonging, in time. Also means,to extend a linear thing by building it longer. A bit more official than the related term 伸ばす　(のばす).
Full used In: - 張
- 帳
- 髪
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 921
Components: (kick in the nuts) + ??? (???)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: long
First jukugo meaning: boss
Frequency ranking: 94

Kanji: 張
Meaning: stretch
Onyomi: CHOU
First kunyomi: は*る
First jukugo: 頑張る[がんばる]
Full header: 張 stretch
弓 (bow) + 長 (long / boss) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: CHOU | as in, "It's a stretch to call Margaret CHO funny. "
Full mnemonic: | Stretch the bow until it is really long.
Full kunyomi: は*る | to physically make something longer. stretch a rubber-band、 stretch a canvas on a paint frame, pitch a tent. Also to extend one's influence. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 頑張る(がんばる) | good luck! ★★★★★ CCW 1/2 KANA 頑 (stubborn) + 張 (stretch) = 頑張る (good luck!) No exact English equivalent. がんばる combines two English expressions: 1) do your best! 2) good luck! You tell your friends 頑張れ！ before a big test or job interview.
緊張(きんちょう) する | stress ★★★★☆ 緊 (tense) + 張 (stretch) = 緊張 (stress) stress, stretched to the max ーcan be used both literally and figuratively.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 922
Components: 弓 (bow) + 長 (long / boss) Same-ON
Mnemonic: as in, "It's a stretch to call Margaret CHO funny. "
Stretch the bow until it is really long.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to physically make something longer. stretch a rubber-band、 stretch a canvas on a paint frame, pitch a tent. Also to extend one's influence.
First jukugo meaning: good luck!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 378

Kanji: 帳
Meaning: notebook
Onyomi: CHOU
First jukugo: 手帳[てちょう]
Full header: 帳 notebook
市 (small city/dagger　radical) + 長 (long / boss) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: CHOU |
Full mnemonic: | I keep a long dagger tucked in the spine of my notebook, so if anyone tries to copy my notes I can stab them.
Full jukugo: 手帳(てちょう) | notebook ★☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 手 (hand) + 帳 (notebook) = 手帳 (notebook) notebook. Not the big school kind. The tiny kind Japanese girls are always sitting alone in cafes penciling in their social engagements in.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 923
Components: 市 (small city/dagger　radical) + 長 (long / boss) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I keep a long dagger tucked in the spine of my notebook, so if anyone tries to copy my notes I can stab them.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1297

Meaning: peaked roof
Full header: peaked roof
(top radical)
PK
Full used In: - 谷
- 会
- 金
- 茶
- 傘
- 全
- 企
- 食
- 幹
- 余
- 介
- 合
- 今
- 令
- 舎
- 倉
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 924
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 80

Meaning: risk
Full header: risk
(right radical) (peaked roof) + 央 (central) + 一 (one/line radical)
STRONG
Description: It's risky to stand right in the center of a peaked roof during an earthquake.
ridiculously strong RADICAL for KEN, so you can say:
South Park's KENNY led a very risky life.
Full used In: - 検
- 倹
- 剣
- 験
- 険
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 925
Components: (right radical) (peaked roof) + 央 (central) + 一 (one/line radical)
Frequency ranking: 771

Kanji: 険
Meaning: steep / risky
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: けわ*しい
First jukugo: 冒険[ぼうけん]
Full header: 険 steep / risky
(town) + (risk) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | It's risky to build a town on such a steep hill.
Full kunyomi: けわ*しい | a steep hill, or a very grim situation (but mostly a steep hill). ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 冒険(ぼうけん) | adventure ★★★☆☆ 冒 (dare) + 険 (steep / risky) = 冒険 (adventure)
保険(ほけん) | insurance ★★★☆☆ 保 (guarantee/maintain ) + 険 (steep / risky) = 保険 (insurance)
危険(きけん) な | risky, unsafe ★★☆☆☆ 危 (dangerous) + 険 (steep / risky) = 危険 (risky, unsafe)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
除 | exclude | EXCESS | 余
険 | steep / risky | RISK |
Japanese exclude the EXCESS foreigners because the RISK is too steep.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 926
Components: (town) + (risk) Same-ON
Mnemonic: It's risky to build a town on such a steep hill.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a steep hill, or a very grim situation (but mostly a steep hill).
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: adventure
Frequency ranking: 957

Kanji: 検
Meaning: investigate
Onyomi: KEN
First jukugo: 検査[けんさ]する
Full header: 検 investigate
木 (tree) + (risk) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | FBI agents hide behind a tree to do a risky investigation.
Full jukugo: 検査(けんさ) する | checkup ★★★☆☆ 検 (investigate) + 査 (inspect) = 検査 (checkup) Medical checkup. Also, investigation, inspection, review: (fiancial audit, smog check, check the condition of goods that roll off the assemby line, etc). Has the nuance of a test where something passes or fails.
検索(けんさく) | internet search ★★★☆☆ 検 (investigate) + 索 (look up) = 検索 (internet search)
検討(けんとう) する | give consideration to ★★☆☆☆ NP 検 (investigate) + 討 (attack/discuss) = 検討 (give consideration to) to give thorough consideration to the topic. To investigate something thoroughly. Often said by politicians who don't want to give a real answer.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
検 | investigate | TREE | 木
倹 | thrifty | PERSON | 人
The detective TREE investigates the thrifty PERSON.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 927
Components: 木 (tree) + (risk) Same-ON
Mnemonic: FBI agents hide behind a tree to do a risky investigation.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: checkup
Frequency ranking: 1022

Kanji: 倹
Meaning: thrifty
Onyomi: KEN
First jukugo: 倹約[けんやく]する
Full header: 倹 thrifty
(personleft) + (risk) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | KENNY is thrifty because his family's poor. He's also a risky person because he dies in every episode.
Full jukugo: 倹約(けんやく) する | frugal ★☆☆☆☆ 倹 (thrifty) + 約 (promise/ roughly speaking) = 倹約 (frugal) frugal, saving money, getting bargains. (BOOBOO - 倹約 is used in a good way. If you want to say someone is cheap, say 'kechi!')
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
検 | investigate | TREE | 木
倹 | thrifty | PERSON | 人
The detective TREE investigates the thrifty PERSON.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 928
Components: (personleft) + (risk) Same-ON
Mnemonic: KENNY is thrifty because his family's poor. He's also a risky person because he dies in every episode.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: frugal
Frequency ranking: 1767

Kanji: 剣
Meaning: saber
Onyomi: KEN
First jukugo: 真剣[しんけん]な
Full header: 剣 saber
(risk) Same-ON + (rightsword)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | The saber is the riskiest type of sword. Because it's like a combination of 'stabber' and 'sandwitch.': you could be trying to eat and kill at the same time and get hella distracted. Oh shiiit!!!
Full jukugo: 真剣(しんけん) な | serious or earnest ★☆☆☆☆ 真 (really) + 剣 (saber) = 真剣 (serious or earnest)
剣道(けんどう) | wooden-sword fighting ☆☆☆☆☆ 剣 (saber) + 道 (street) = 剣道 (wooden-sword fighting) the wooden-sword-fighting martial art
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 929
Components: (risk) Same-ON + (rightsword)
Mnemonic: The saber is the riskiest type of sword. Because it's like a combination of 'stabber' and 'sandwitch.': you could be trying to eat and kill at the same time and get hella distracted. Oh shiiit!!!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: serious or earnest
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1009

Kanji: 験
Meaning: test
Onyomi: KEN
First jukugo: 経験[けいけん]
Full header: 験 test
馬 (horse) + (risk) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
18 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | I'll test my gambling expertise by risking it all on that hose. I mean horse.
Full jukugo: 経験(けいけん) | experience ★★★★☆ 経 (experience) + 験 (test) = 経験 (experience) an experience
実験(じっけん) | a scientific experiment ★★★☆☆ 実 (truth) + 験 (test) = 実験 (a scientific experiment)
試験(しけん) | test ★★☆☆☆ NP 試 (attempt to do) + 験 (test) = 試験 (test) a test, like in school - kind of formal. (BOOBOO : normally people just say テスト)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 930
Components: 馬 (horse) + (risk) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I'll test my gambling expertise by risking it all on that hose. I mean horse.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: experience
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 772

Kanji: 金
Meaning: gold
Onyomi: KIN
First kunyomi: ( お ) かね
First jukugo: 金曜[きんよう]
Full header: 金 gold
(peaked roof) + 王 (king) + (horny)
★★★★★
8 strokes
PN SYMBOLIC
Description: SYMBOLIC for metal and money.
Full onyomi: KIN | He won the lottery, moved out the trailer park, but he still won't share any gold with his KINfolk.
Full mnemonic: | The horny king hoards his gold in a treasury with a peaked roof.
Full kunyomi: ( お ) かね | スクリーラ!!! キャッシュ ルールス エブリシング アラウンド ミー! ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 金曜(きんよう) | Friday (payday!) ★★★★★ 金 (gold) + 曜 (day of the week) = 金曜 (Friday (payday!))
金持ち(かねもち) | rich person ★★★★★ 金 (gold) + 持 (hold) = 金持ち (rich person) rich person AKA your mom's bail bondsman.
料金(りょうきん) | a fee, also, bills. ★★★☆☆ 料 (ingredients / fees) + 金 (gold) = 料金 (a fee, also, bills.)
金玉(きんたま) | balls ★★★☆☆ KUN ON 金 (gold) + 玉 (ball) = 金玉 (balls) your mama's big hairy balls
借金(しゃっきん) | a debt ★★★☆☆ 借 (borrow) + 金 (gold) = 借金 (a debt) a debt - What the Yakuza comes to break your knees if you don't pay.
金庫(きんこ) | a safe ★★☆☆☆ 金 (gold) + 庫 (warehouse) = 金庫 (a safe)
Full used In: - 鉄
- 鈍
- 鋭
- 録
- 鎖
- 銀
- 針
- 鈴
- 銅
- 銃
- 釣
- 鑑
- 錆
- 鏡
- 銭
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 931
Components: (peaked roof) + 王 (king) + (horny)
Mnemonic: He won the lottery, moved out the trailer park, but he still won't share any gold with his KINfolk.
The horny king hoards his gold in a treasury with a peaked roof.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: スクリーラ!!! キャッシュ ルールス エブリシング アラウンド ミー!
First jukugo meaning: Friday (payday!)
Frequency ranking: 211

Kanji: 鋭
Meaning: sharp
Onyomi: EI
First kunyomi: するど*い
First jukugo: 鋭敏[えいびん]な
Full header: 鋭 sharp
金 (gold) + (horny) + 兄 (older brother)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: EI | Fonzie says "EYYYY!!" as he sticks his sharp thumb up, to indicate his satisfaction.
Full mnemonic: | Older brother has a sharp mind so he winds up earning a lot of gold.
Full kunyomi: するど*い | sharp 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 鋭敏(えいびん) な | quick-witted, keen. ★☆☆☆☆ 鋭 (sharp) + 敏 (agile / sensitive) = 鋭敏 (quick-witted, keen.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 932
Components: 金 (gold) + (horny) + 兄 (older brother)
Mnemonic: Fonzie says "EYYYY!!" as he sticks his sharp thumb up, to indicate his satisfaction.
Older brother has a sharp mind so he winds up earning a lot of gold.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: quick-witted, keen.
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1245

Kanji: 錆
Meaning: rust
First kunyomi: ( が ) さび＊る
First jukugo: 錆付いた[さびついた]
Full header: 錆 rust
金 (gold) + 主 (master/mainly) + 円 (yen/circle)
★☆☆☆☆
16 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The master's gold rusted, reducing its yen value.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) さび＊る | to rust KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 錆付いた(さびついた) | rusted / rusty ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 錆 (rust) + 付 (stick to) = 錆付いた (rusted / rusty)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 933
Components: 金 (gold) + 主 (master/mainly) + 円 (yen/circle)
Mnemonic: The master's gold rusted, reducing its yen value.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to rust
First jukugo meaning: rusted / rusty
Frequency ranking: 1759

Kanji: 録
Meaning: record
Onyomi: ROKU
First jukugo: 録音[ろくおん]する
Full header: 録 record
金 (gold) + (snout) + 水 (water)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: ROKU |
Full mnemonic: Recording a ROCK song about a wet snout will earn us a lot of gold!
It's what all the kids are into these days.
Full jukugo: 録音(ろくおん) する | sound recording ★★☆☆☆ 録 (record) + 音 (sound) = 録音 (sound recording)
登録(とうろく) する | register, enter data ★★☆☆☆ 登 (climb) + 録 (record) = 登録 (register, enter data) to enter data, or to register for something - (usually means filling out a form)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
緑 | green | WATER | 水
縁 | rim / omen | HOUSE | 家
録 | record | GOLD | 金
The WATER is green,
but the rim of the HOUSE is clean.
If you record music you'll get a GOLD record.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 934
Components: 金 (gold) + (snout) + 水 (water)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: sound recording
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1119

Kanji: 鏡
Meaning: mirror
First kunyomi: かがみ
First jukugo: 顕微鏡[けんびきょう]
Full header: 鏡 mirror
金 (gold) + 立 (stand up) + 見 (look)
★★★☆☆
19 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | Stand up to look in the metal mirror.
Full kunyomi: かがみ | mirror ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 顕微鏡(けんびきょう) | microscope ☆☆☆☆☆ 微 (teeny) + 鏡 (mirror) = 顕微鏡 (microscope)
望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう) | telescope ☆☆☆☆☆ 望 (desire) + 遠 (far) + 鏡 (mirror) = 望遠鏡 (telescope)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
境 | border | EARTH | 土
鏡 | mirror | METAL | 金
The border is a line on EARTH but the mirror is made of METAL.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 935
Components: 金 (gold) + 立 (stand up) + 見 (look)
Mnemonic: Stand up to look in the metal mirror.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: microscope
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1083

Kanji: 鎖
Meaning: shut/chain
Onyomi: SA
First kunyomi: くさり
First jukugo: 連鎖[れんさ]
Full header: 鎖 shut/chain
金 (gold) + (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★☆☆☆☆
18 strokes
Full onyomi: SA |
Full mnemonic: | I SAW a golden chain, locked around the baby birds, which were sitting on money. I guess that's one way of keeping it safe.
Full kunyomi: くさり | chain ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 連鎖(れんさ) | chain ★☆☆☆☆ 連 (take with / inform of) + 鎖 (shut/chain) = 連鎖 (chain) chain. Usually used figuratively: chain store and chain reaction. Cycle of child-abuse. Food chain.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 936
Components: 金 (gold) + (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: I SAW a golden chain, locked around the baby birds, which were sitting on money. I guess that's one way of keeping it safe.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: chain
Frequency ranking: 1552

Kanji: 銀
Meaning: silver
Onyomi: GIN
First jukugo: 銀行[ぎんこう]
Full header: 銀 silver
金 (gold) + 良 (good)
★★★★☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GIN | I'll give you silver in exchange for GIN.
Full mnemonic: | Sliver is as good as gold, what is not good is being broke.
Full jukugo: 銀行(ぎんこう) | bank ★★★★★ 銀 (silver) + 行 (go) = 銀行 (bank)
銀座(ぎんざ) | Ginza ★★★☆☆ 銀 (silver) + 座 (sit) = 銀座 (Ginza) Ginza , a ritzy neighborhood in tokyo
銀行口座(ぎんこうこうざ) | bank account ★★★☆☆ 銀 行 (bank) + 口 (mouth) + 座 (sit) = 銀行口座 (bank account)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 937
Components: 金 (gold) + 良 (good)
Mnemonic: I'll give you silver in exchange for GIN.
Sliver is as good as gold, what is not good is being broke.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: bank
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 761

Kanji: 針
Meaning: needle
First kunyomi: はり
First jukugo: 針金[はりがね：]
Full header: 針 needle
金 (gold) + 十 (ten)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full mnemonic: | Give me ten gold needles please.
Full kunyomi: はり | a needle ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 針金(はりがね：) | a wire ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 針 (needle) + 金 (gold) = 針金 (a wire)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 938
Components: 金 (gold) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: Give me ten gold needles please.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a needle
First jukugo meaning: a wire
Frequency ranking: 1263

Kanji: 銅
Meaning: bronze
Onyomi: DOU
First jukugo: 銅メダル[どうめだる]
Full header: 銅 bronze
金 (gold) + 同 (same) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: DOU |
Full mnemonic: | The Olympic athlete went DOH when they gave her the bronze medal, because it's just not the same as gold.
Full jukugo: 銅メダル(どうめだる) | bronze medal. ☆☆☆☆☆ 銅 (bronze) + メ () = 銅メダル (bronze medal.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 939
Components: 金 (gold) + 同 (same) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The Olympic athlete went DOH when they gave her the bronze medal, because it's just not the same as gold.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: bronze medal.
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1617

Kanji: 茶
Meaning: tea
Onyomi: CHA
First jukugo: お茶[おちゃ]
Full header: 茶 tea
(flowertop) + (peaked roof) + ホ (katakana 'ho')
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: CHA | It is traditional to serve flower-scented tea to the HOE under the peaked roof. (it's this hostess club for recovering alcoholics, is what it is)
Full jukugo: お茶(おちゃ) | tea ★★★★★
茶色(ちゃいろ) | brown ★★★★☆ KUN ON 茶 (tea) + 色 (color) = 茶色 (brown)
喫茶店(きっさてん) | coffe-shop ★★★☆☆ 喫 (enjoy a drink and a smoke) + 茶 (tea) + 店 (shop) = 喫茶店 (coffe-shop) a coffee-shop. These are really popular because Japanese don't invite people over to their homes very often - they meet at the coffee-shop. This is fairly polite example to point to when a Japanese asks you, "Do foreigners really think we're a cold people?" BOOBOO: most Japanese don't say きっさてん。 they just say 喫茶、(きっさ)。
緑茶(りょくちゃ) | green tea ★☆☆☆☆ 緑 (green) + 茶 (tea) = 緑茶 (green tea) green tea (AKA the only time you'll ever use the on-yomi for 'green')
紅茶(こうちゃ) | black tea ☆☆☆☆☆ 紅 (dark lipstick red color) + 茶 (tea) = 紅茶 (black tea )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 940
Components: (flowertop) + (peaked roof) + ホ (katakana 'ho')
Mnemonic: It is traditional to serve flower-scented tea to the HOE under the peaked roof. (it's this hostess club for recovering alcoholics, is what it is)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 641

Kanji: 傘
Meaning: umbrella
Onyomi: SAN
First kunyomi: かさ
First jukugo: xxx傘下[さんか]のyyy
Full header: 傘 umbrella
(peaked roof) + 人 (person) + 十 (ten)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUH
Full onyomi: SAN | SANTA Claus uses an umbrella at the north pole, to deal with the fallin' snow.
Full mnemonic: | Ten people - - uh,. . .you know what? Actually this kanji LOOKS like an umbrella so fuck it.
Full kunyomi: かさ | umbrella KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: xxx 傘下(さんか) のyyy | subsidiary ★☆☆☆☆ 傘 (umbrella) + 下 (below) = 傘下 (subsidiary) YYY, which is a subsidiary of XXX. (Fanta is a subsidiary of Coke)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 941
Components: (peaked roof) + 人 (person) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: SANTA Claus uses an umbrella at the north pole, to deal with the fallin' snow.
Ten people - - uh,. . .you know what? Actually this kanji LOOKS like an umbrella so fuck it.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: subsidiary
Frequency ranking: 1625

Kanji: 全
Meaning: all
Onyomi: ZEN
First kunyomi: まった＊く
First jukugo: 全部[ぜんぶ]
Full header: 全 all
(peaked roof) + 王 (king)
★★★★★
6 strokes
Full onyomi: ZEN |
Full mnemonic: | All kings do ZEN meditation under a peaked temple roof.
Full kunyomi: まった＊く | absolutely / completeley (I absolutely don't know this man, officer! He's completely crazy) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 全部(ぜんぶ) | all of it ★★★★★ 全 (all) + 部 (section) = 全部 (all of it)
全然(ぜんぜん)
absolutely! ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA
全 (all) + 然 (nature) = 全然 (absolutely! )
absolutely! (usually used to emphasize the word after it. But sometimes, the word being emphasized is omitted because it's so obvious (to Japanese))
If you hear someone say 'Zenzen!' with no word after it, it might mean 'zenzen daijoubu,' ('Absolutely no problemo.') . . .
OR it might mean 'zen zen dame!' ('No effing way, guy!')
全員(ぜんいん) | all members ★★★★☆ 全 (all) + 員 (clerk) = 全員 (all members) all the members of the group
全国(ぜんこく) | nationwide ★★☆☆☆ 全 (all) + 国 (country) = 全国 (nationwide) nationwide,national (as in a national contest)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
全 | all | KINGS | 王
余 | excess | SHOW | 示
We can't all be KINGS, becaus that would SHOW an excess of monarchs.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 942
Components: (peaked roof) + 王 (king)
Mnemonic: All kings do ZEN meditation under a peaked temple roof.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: absolutely / completeley (I absolutely don't know this man, officer! He's completely crazy)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: all of it
Frequency ranking: 204

Kanji: 企
Meaning: scheme
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: くわだ*てる
First jukugo: 企画[きかく]
Full header: 企 scheme
(peaked roof) + 止 (stop)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: I have a scheme to stop at the house with the peaked roof tonight. (FYI it's full of rad scientists)
I have the KEY, don't worry, we can get in.
Then we can teach them kanji via Yo Mama jokes and in return they'll give us some shrink-rays. Raddd!!
Full kunyomi: くわだ*てる | to scheme, to be up to something. to be hatching a nefarious plan. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 企画(きかく) | plan ★★★☆☆ FP NP 企 (scheme) + 画 (a drawing) = 企画 (plan) plan - not like, 'I'm planning on going to Lake Tahoe this weekend," but like a big-time business plan or world-domination scheme.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 943
Components: (peaked roof) + 止 (stop)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to scheme, to be up to something. to be hatching a nefarious plan.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: plan
Frequency ranking: 1200

Kanji: 食
Meaning: eat
Onyomi: SHOKU
First kunyomi: たべ*る
First jukugo: 食べ物[たべもの]
Full header: 食 eat
(peaked roof) + 良 (good)
★★★★★
9 strokes
SYMBOLIC
Description: SYMBOLIC 2/3 of the time.
Full onyomi: SHOKU | I was SHOCKED when the dude ate like Jello with eels in it.
Full mnemonic: | It's good to eat in a restaurant with a peaked roof. Shows class.
Full kunyomi: たべ*る | eat ★★★★★
く＊う | to devour!!! it's kind of a more mean way of saying 'to eat.'- most of the negative, dark expressions involving eating use KUU rather than TABERU. Also - very seldom - it means to make a living, as in the English phrase, 'You gotta work to eat.' ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 食べ物(たべもの) | food ★★★★★ 食 (eat) + 物 (animal / thing) = 食べ物 (food) food. Can be used of the ingredients OR the finished, cooked product.
和食(わしょく) | Japanese-style food ★★★☆☆ 和 (peace/ Japan) + 食 (eat) = 和食 (Japanese-style food)
洋食(ようしょく) | western food ★★☆☆☆ 洋 (Pacific Ocean / the West) + 食 (eat) = 洋食 (western food)
軽食(けいしょく) | light meal, snack ★☆☆☆☆ 軽 (lightweight) + 食 (eat) = 軽食 (light meal, snack)
人食い(ひとくい) xxx | a man-eating XXX. ★☆☆☆☆ 人 (person) + 食 (eat) = 人食い (a man-eating XXX.)
Full used In: - 飲
- 飾
- 飯
- 飼
- 飢
- 飽
- 館
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 944
Components: (peaked roof) + 良 (good)
Mnemonic: I was SHOCKED when the dude ate like Jello with eels in it.
It's good to eat in a restaurant with a peaked roof. Shows class.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: food
Frequency ranking: 271

Kanji: 飲
Meaning: drink
Onyomi: IN
First kunyomi: の*む
First jukugo: 飲み物[のみもの]
Full header: 飲 drink
食 (eat) + 欠 (lack)
★★★★★
12 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: IN | Drink it all IN. That's right, chug.
Full mnemonic: | Drinking is like eating but with a lack of solids.
Full kunyomi: の*む | drink, or take medicine ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 飲み物(のみもの) | beverages ★★★★☆ 飲 (drink) + 物 (animal / thing) = 飲み物 (beverages )
酒飲み(さけのみ) | heavy drinker ★★☆☆☆ 酒 (liquor) + 飲 (drink) = 酒飲み (heavy drinker) a person who likes to drink booze
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 945
Components: 食 (eat) + 欠 (lack)
Mnemonic: Drink it all IN. That's right, chug.
Drinking is like eating but with a lack of solids.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: drink, or take medicine
First jukugo meaning: beverages
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 708

Kanji: 飾
Meaning: decorate
Onyomi: SHOKU
First kunyomi: かざ*る
Full header: 飾 decorate
食 (eat) Same-ON + (rifle) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SHOKU |
Full mnemonic: | He decorates the food he eats with rifles and daggers. it is quite SHOCking if you eat one on accident.
Full kunyomi: かざ*る | to decorate your room/ lunchbox / fingernails ★★★☆☆
かざ＊り | a display (good, bad, or excessive!) ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
飽 | get sick of | WRAP |
飾 | decorate | DAGGER | 市
I'm sick of WRAPPING Christmas presents ,
I want to decorate my DAGGER with the blood of whoever invented this dumb holiday.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 946
Components: 食 (eat) Same-ON + (rifle) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
Mnemonic: He decorates the food he eats with rifles and daggers. it is quite SHOCking if you eat one on accident.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to decorate your room/ lunchbox / fingernails
Frequency ranking: 1211

Kanji: 飯
Meaning: rice / meal
Onyomi: HAN
First kunyomi: めし
First jukugo: 御飯[ごはん]
Full header: 飯 rice / meal
食 (eat) + 反 (anti) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
COCK DUPE
Description: COCK: as if the 飯/米 synonyms were not confusing enough, 飯 has ANOTHER meaning, PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY.
Full onyomi: HAN |
Full mnemonic: | HAN Solo is against eating rice, because he thinks that it looks like little white maggots.
Full kunyomi: めし | literally, cooked rice. But usually used to mean, 'a meal.' ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 御飯(ごはん) | rice ★★★★☆ KANA 御 (the honorific "o") + 飯 (rice / meal) = 御飯 (rice) two meanings - 1) cooked rice, 2) a meal
炊飯器(すいはんき) | rice-cooker ★☆☆☆☆ 炊 (cook rice) + 飯 (rice / meal) + 器 (instrument) = 炊飯器 (rice-cooker)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 947
Components: 食 (eat) + 反 (anti) Same-ON
Mnemonic: HAN Solo is against eating rice, because he thinks that it looks like little white maggots.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: literally, cooked rice. But usually used to mean, 'a meal.'
First jukugo meaning: rice
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1047

Kanji: 飼
Meaning: keep a pet
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: か*う
First jukugo: 飼い主[かいぬし]
Full header: 飼 keep a pet
食 (eat) + 司 (administer) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE administrates when and what her pet eats.
Full kunyomi: か*う | to keep a pet ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 飼い主(かいぬし) | pet owner ★☆☆☆☆ 飼 (keep a pet) + 主 (master/mainly) = 飼い主 (pet owner)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 948
Components: 食 (eat) + 司 (administer) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SHE administrates when and what her pet eats.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to keep a pet
First jukugo meaning: pet owner
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1488

Kanji: 幹
Meaning: trunk
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: みき
First jukugo: 新幹線[しんかんせん]
Full header: 幹 trunk
朝 (morning) + (peaked roof) + 干 (dry out) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KAN | Genghis KHAN pulls the elephant by the trunk.
Full mnemonic: | This morning, I dried my roof by draping it over the trunk of a tree.
Full kunyomi: みき | a tree trunk ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 新幹線(しんかんせん) | bullet train ★★★☆☆ 新 (new) + 幹 (trunk) + 線 (line) = 新幹線 (bullet train)
幹(かん) XXX | main ★★☆☆☆ PRE as a prefix, it means the main (office, manager, road) rather than a branch one
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
軒 | counter for shops | PHONE POLE (no roof!) |
幹 | trunk | ROOF |
There's a PHONE POLE in front of my shop,
but my trunk has a ROOF on top.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 949
Components: 朝 (morning) + (peaked roof) + 干 (dry out) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN pulls the elephant by the trunk.
This morning, I dried my roof by draping it over the trunk of a tree.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a tree trunk
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: bullet train
Frequency ranking: 1376

Kanji: 舎
Meaning: stable
Onyomi: SHA
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) しゃ
First jukugo: 田舎[いなか]
Full header: 舎 stable
(peaked roof) + 土 (earth) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
☆☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK OBSOLETE
Description: This kanji is kind of obsolete - hence zero stars! - but you need it to say "countryside" and it's also useful as a radical. Plus it helps to remember 'countryside' if you know the last kanji is 'stable.'
Full onyomi: SHA | I SHALL lean out of the veranda of my opulent mansion and make fun of your humble stable.
Full mnemonic: | A stable is nothing more than a peaked roof propped up over an earth floor, (with no walls) and an animal's mouth inside, eating and snoring.
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) しゃ | ＸＸＸ－stable (i.e. 牛舎　means 'cow stable') SUF ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 田舎(いなか) | countryside ★★★☆☆ FP 田 (rice field) + 舎 (stable) = 田舎 (countryside) the countryside,hicksville
Full used In: - 捨
- 舗
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 950
Components: (peaked roof) + 土 (earth) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: I SHALL lean out of the veranda of my opulent mansion and make fun of your humble stable.
A stable is nothing more than a peaked roof propped up over an earth floor, (with no walls) and an animal's mouth inside, eating and snoring.
Usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: ＸＸＸ－stable (i.e. 牛舎　means 'cow stable')
First jukugo meaning: countryside
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 948

Kanji: 捨
Meaning: throw away
Onyomi: SHA
First kunyomi: す*てる
First jukugo: 使い捨て[つかいすて]のXXX
Full header: 捨 throw away
(handleft) + 舎 (stable) Same-ON
★★★★★
11 strokes
SAME ON
Full onyomi: SHA |
Full mnemonic: | The Fifth Labor of Hercules; Zeus said, "You SHALL use your hands to throw away all the poop out of the Augean Stable."
Full kunyomi: す*てる | throw out ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 使い捨て(つかいすて) のXXX | disposable ★★☆☆☆ 使 (use) + 捨 (throw away) = 使い捨て (disposable) disposable XXX, throwaway things.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
捨 | throw away | HUT | 舎
拾 | pick up off the ground | SUIT | 合
Throw your old HUT out in the street,
but pick up shoes that SUIT your feet.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 951
Components: (handleft) + 舎 (stable) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The Fifth Labor of Hercules; Zeus said, "You SHALL use your hands to throw away all the poop out of the Augean Stable."
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: throw out
First jukugo meaning: disposable
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 949

Kanji: 余
Meaning: excess
Onyomi: YO
First kunyomi: ( に or が ) あま＊る
First jukugo: 余裕[よゆう]
Full header: 余 excess
(peaked roof) + 示 (show/altar radical)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
STRONG
Description: Despite being pronounced YO, this kanji has a STRONG ONYOMI for "JO".
Full onyomi: YO | We got excess YOYOS so we are selling at a discount.
Full mnemonic: Show me your excess roofs!
Yeah, that IS a lot of roofs. I don't think we are prepared to dispose of that many roofs. What the hell kind of manic shopping spree did you go on, anyway???
Full kunyomi: ( に or が ) あま＊る | the excess, surplus (excess labor drives down wages) (surplus food rots on docks) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 余裕(よゆう) | time/room to spare ★★★★☆ 余 (excess) + 裕 (abundant) = 余裕 (time/room to spare) room/time/money to spare. Like, don't sweat it.
余計(よけい) な | uncalled-for ★★★☆☆ 余 (excess) + 計 (measure) = 余計 (uncalled-for) excessive, uncalled-for, and unnecessary (usually used in the context of 余計なお世話だよ！　（よけいなおせわだよ！）: 'Mind your own business!')
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
全 | all | KINGS | 王
余 | excess | SHOW | 示
We can't all be KINGS, becaus that would SHOW an excess of monarchs.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
宗 | religion | CROWN |
余 | excess | PEAKED ROOF |
I got so many CROWNS from starting my own religion . . . I have to store the excess in a warehouse with a PEAKED ROOF.
(BTW, seminars start at 40,000 yen!)
Full used In: - 塗
- 途
- 除
- 徐
- 斜
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 952
Components: (peaked roof) + 示 (show/altar radical)
Mnemonic: We got excess YOYOS so we are selling at a discount.
Show me your excess roofs!
Yeah, that IS a lot of roofs. I don't think we are prepared to dispose of that many roofs. What the hell kind of manic shopping spree did you go on, anyway???
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: the excess, surplus (excess labor drives down wages) (surplus food rots on docks)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: time/room to spare
Frequency ranking: 634

Kanji: 塗
Meaning: paint
First kunyomi: ぬ*る
Full header: 塗 paint
(waterleft) + 余 (excess) + 土 (earth)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The excess water overflowed , and painted the earth with its moisture
Full kunyomi: ぬ*る | to paint, or to smear.Like foundation makeup. Or mud. 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
染 | dye | TREE | 木
塗 | paint | EARTH | 土
paint, dye The TREE's bark contains dye.
When it rains, it drips down and paints the EARTH around the tree.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 953
Components: (waterleft) + 余 (excess) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: The excess water overflowed , and painted the earth with its moisture
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to paint, or to smear.Like foundation makeup. Or mud.
Frequency ranking: 1389

Kanji: 途
Meaning: on the way
Onyomi: TO
First jukugo: xxx途中[とちゅう]で
Full header: 途 on the way
(motion) + 余 (excess)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TO |
Full mnemonic: | If you can do lots of motion, you're On the way to Taking Off excess pounds. In other words, exercise!
Full jukugo: xxx 途中(とちゅう) で | on the way ★★★★☆ 途 (on the way) + 中 (middle) = 途中 (on the way) on the way to XXX (I stopped and got some chips and a sody).
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
途 | on the way | MOVE |
徐 | slowly | GO | 行
除 | exclude | TOWN |
In order to be on your way, you have to MOVE.
If you GO too slowly, you'll be excluded from TOWN.
(everyone is in a hurry there!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 954
Components: (motion) + 余 (excess)
Mnemonic: If you can do lots of motion, you're On the way to Taking Off excess pounds. In other words, exercise!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 728

Kanji: 除
Meaning: exclude
Onyomi: JO
First kunyomi: のぞ*く
First jukugo: 削除[さくじょ]する
Full header: 除 exclude
(town) + 余 (excess) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
Description: The more hostile meaning is, to exclude, for instance: certain people.
The more polite meaning is, to not count someone: "Not counting Bill, everyone here is republican." 　
(BILLを除き、皆がrepublican!) "Not counting Sarah, eveyrone here hates cats." "Except for one mistake, he did a good job!"
Full onyomi: JO |
Full mnemonic: | The people of Gaytown voted to exclude the excess women, so they'd have more places to Jack Off.
Full kunyomi: のぞ*く | to exclude, to remove ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 削除(さくじょ) する | delete ★★★☆☆ 削 (whittle down) + 除 (exclude) = 削除 (delete) delete (as in, delete a file, but also to eliminate or censor something)
掃除(そうじ) する | house-cleaning ★★★☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA 掃 (sweep) + 除 (exclude) = 掃除 (house-cleaning) house-cleaning. Not just sweeping, but vacuuming, straightening up, smacking the futon, etc.
排除(はいじょ) する | to remove or eliminate ★★★☆☆ 排 (eliminate) + 除 (exclude) = 排除 (to remove or eliminate )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
途 | on the way | MOVE |
徐 | slowly | GO | 行
除 | exclude | TOWN |
In order to be on your way, you have to MOVE.
If you GO too slowly, you'll be excluded from TOWN.
(everyone is in a hurry there!)
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
除 | exclude | EXCESS | 余
険 | steep / risky | RISK |
Japanese exclude the EXCESS foreigners because the RISK is too steep.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 955
Components: (town) + 余 (excess) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The people of Gaytown voted to exclude the excess women, so they'd have more places to Jack Off.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to exclude, to remove
First jukugo meaning: delete
Frequency ranking: 1042

Kanji: 倉
Meaning: storage
Onyomi: SOU
First jukugo: 倉庫[そうこ]
Full header: 倉 storage
(peaked roof) + (corpse) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE PN SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: When "corpse" has the extra line through it like this, I call that a "sunny corpse." And now you can say:
The corpse stunk SO much in the sun, that we had to store it under a peaked roof so we'd stop puking out of our mouths.
Or, more compactly,
The corpse stunk in the sun SO we had to store it under a peaked roof.
Full jukugo: 倉庫(そうこ) | storage ★☆☆☆☆ 倉 (storage) + 庫 (warehouse) = 倉庫 (storage) means "warehouse," but also "storage" (as in the English phrase, "It's in storage.") 倉庫 is a stand-alone building - a warehouse or shack in back.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
編 | knit | STRING | 糸
偏 | be inclined | PERSON | 人
倉 | storage | MOUTH | 口
You knit STRING,
PEOPLE are biased,
You keep food for your MOUTH in storage.
Full used In: - 創
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 956
Components: (peaked roof) + (corpse) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1053

Kanji: 創
Meaning: originate / creative
Onyomi: SOU
First jukugo: 創造的[そうぞうてき]な
Full header: 創 originate / creative
倉 (storage) Same-ON + (rightsword)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | The same guy to originated the concept of storage, also created the sword to guard it with.
Full jukugo: 創造的(そうぞうてき) な | creative ★★☆☆☆ 創 (originate / creative) + 造 (produce) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 創造的 (creative) creative (BOOBOO: don't confuse it with the OTHER そうぞう：想像, which means 'imagine.') (I know, it's pernicious!)
創造性(そうぞうせい) | creativity ★☆☆☆☆ 創 (originate / creative) + 造 (produce) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 創造性 (creativity)
独創的(どくそうてき) な | seminal ★☆☆☆☆ 独 (solitary) + 創 (originate / creative) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 独創的 (seminal) seminal or original - a new idea that was the basis for a trend. None of the bands you like are dokusouteki. They're all ripping off the dokusouteki artists. You poser
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 957
Components: 倉 (storage) Same-ON + (rightsword)
Mnemonic: The same guy to originated the concept of storage, also created the sword to guard it with.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: creative
Frequency ranking: 1210

Kanji: 介
Meaning: introduce / intervene
Onyomi: KAI
First jukugo: ご紹介[しょうかい]する
Full header: 介 introduce / intervene
(peaked roof) + 八 (eight)
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
BETA PK DUH
Full onyomi: KAI | I'm going to introduce you to mr. Kai, the KITE maker.
Full mnemonic: | I know it's peaked roof plus '8', but you can think of this as an arrow pointing at the person you are introducing, a la the coveted "I'M WITH STUPID" shirt.
Full jukugo: ご 紹介(しょうかい) する | introduce ★★★☆☆ 紹 (acquaint) + 介 (introduce / intervene) = 紹介 (introduce ) introduce (someone or something to somebody else)
自己紹介(じこしょうかい) | introduce yourself to a group. ★★☆☆☆ 自 己 (one's own) + 紹 介 (introduce ) = 自己紹介 (introduce yourself to a group.)
厄介(やっかい) な | hard to deal with ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 厄 (misfortune) + 介 (introduce / intervene) = 厄介 (hard to deal with) troublesome, worrying. Hard to deal with! A hard-to-fix appliance. A stubborn, persnicketty person.
介入(かいにゅう) する | intervention ★☆☆☆☆ NP 介 (introduce / intervene) + 入 (put/go in) = 介入 (intervention)
Full used In: - 界
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 958
Components: (peaked roof) + 八 (eight)
Mnemonic: I'm going to introduce you to mr. Kai, the KITE maker.
I know it's peaked roof plus '8', but you can think of this as an arrow pointing at the person you are introducing, a la the coveted "I'M WITH STUPID" shirt.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: introduce
Frequency ranking: 357

Kanji: 界
Meaning: the world
Onyomi: KAI
First jukugo: 世界[せかい]
Full header: 界 the world
田 (rice field) + 介 (introduce / intervene) Same-ON
★★★★★
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KAI |
Full mnemonic: | Farmers used big KITEs, with their farm's name printed on the underside, to introduce their rice to the world!
Full jukugo: 世界(せかい) | the world ★★★★★ 世 (society) + 界 (the world) = 世界 (the world) the world, as in "biggest in the world!" "fastest in the world!"
芸能界(げいのうかい) | showbiz ★★★☆☆ 芸 (art) + 能 (talent) + 界 (the world) = 芸能界 (showbiz)
境界(きょうかい)
boundary ★★☆☆☆
境 (border) + 界 (the world) = 境界 (boundary)
means border or boundary of property (80% the same usage as さかい　（境） , but a bit more formal).
BOTH 境　and 境界　are often used in the figurative sense - like "This film pushes the envelope of good taste" or "His art blurs the boundary between painting and sculpture".
Also used in science.
xxx 界(かい)
the world of xxx ★★☆☆☆
Suffix meaning, 'the world of XXX', as in
政界(せいかい) (the world of politics) or. . . .
芸能界 (げいのうかい) (the world of show biz)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 959
Components: 田 (rice field) + 介 (introduce / intervene) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Farmers used big KITEs, with their farm's name printed on the underside, to introduce their rice to the world!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 358

Kanji: 合
Meaning: to suit
Onyomi: GOU
First kunyomi: ( に ) あ＊う
First jukugo: xxxの場合[ばあい]
Full header: 合 to suit
(peaked roof) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
6 strokes
COCK DUPE ILL PAIR
Description: 合う gets the COCK because it's the #1 offender for NOKURI AND the #1 offender for KUN ON. Put another way: not only does it use the KUNyomi in the jukugo, but it doesn't even use the KUNyomi properly! It's usually pronounced 'あい', but the 'い' is not even written down.
Full onyomi: GOU | You have a date tonight, so GO and find a Suit that suits you.
Full mnemonic: | The peaked roof of the church suits Godzilla's mouth. Mmmm delicious!!
Full kunyomi: ( に ) あ＊う | to suit. The burlap sack suits your mama's hippo behind. ★★★★★
( に　or と ) あ＊わせる | to unify. To bring different things together and make them fit. Like a band tuning up is called 音合わせ (making the notes fit). ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: xxxの 場合(ばあい) | in the case of XXX ★★★★★ KUNKUN 場 (place) + 合 (to suit) = 場合 (in the case of XXX)
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.
都合(つごう) xxx | at your convinience ★★★☆☆ FP 都 (major city) + 合 (to suit) = 都合 (at your convinience) at your convenience, xxx. （ i.e. with the new hack, we can break into their system at will). (since the Endangered Raver act has been repealed, we can harpoon 'em whenever we feel like it).
試合(しあい) | game ★★★☆☆ KUN ON NOKURI 試 (attempt to do) + 合 (to suit) = 試合 (game) a game (of pool, tennis, etc.)
組合(くみあい) | a union or association ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN NOKURI 組 (one's team) + 合 (to suit) = 組合 (a union or association)
割合(わりあい) | ratio ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN NOKURI 割 (divide) + 合 (to suit) = 割合 (ratio)
集合(しゅうごう) | big meeting ★★☆☆☆ 集 (collect) + 合 (to suit) = 集合 ( big meeting) a big meeting or assembly of people - can be used for business meeting as well as fun meeting like a concert.
都合がいい(つごうがいい) | convenient ★☆☆☆☆ FP 都 (major city) + 合 (to suit) = 都合がいい (convenient) located conveniently close to a place
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
会 | big meeting | TWIN COWS | 云
合 | to suit | MOUTH | 口
You have abig meeting with TWIN COWS. They say, "Don't eat us! We don't suit your MOUTH!"
Full used In: - 給
- 答
- 拾
- 塔
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 960
Components: (peaked roof) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: You have a date tonight, so GO and find a Suit that suits you.
The peaked roof of the church suits Godzilla's mouth. Mmmm delicious!!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to suit. The burlap sack suits your mama's hippo behind.
First jukugo meaning: in the case of XXX
Frequency ranking: 81

Kanji: 給
Meaning: provide
Onyomi: KYUU
First jukugo: 給料[きゅうりょう]
Full header: 給 provide
糸 (string) + 合 (to suit)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Description: Sorry! The top 2 jukugo mean the same exact thing and are even 99% same-SOUNDING but you need both of them.
Full onyomi: KYUU |
Full mnemonic: | If you provide me with the string, I'll make a CUTE suit that suits you.
Full jukugo: 給料(きゅうりょう) | wages ★★★☆☆ 給 (provide) + 料 (ingredients / fees) = 給料 (wages) wages - a bit more useful than the related word 給与. For instance, 'payday' is 給料日 (きゅうりょうび)、 not 給与日.
供給(きょうきゅう) | supply ★★☆☆☆ 供 (follower) + 給 (provide) = 供給 (supply) to supply (supply and demand / supply the troops with guns / supply your kid with a school lunches / the feed chute supplies grain to the conveyor belt at the cereal factory)
給与(きゅうよ) | salary, wages ★☆☆☆☆ 給 (provide) + 与 (bestow) = 給与 (salary, wages )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 961
Components: 糸 (string) + 合 (to suit)
Mnemonic: If you provide me with the string, I'll make a CUTE suit that suits you.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: wages
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 983

Kanji: 塔
Meaning: tower
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: とう
First jukugo: XXX塔[とう]
Full header: 塔 tower
合 (to suit) + (flowertop) + 土 (earth)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: TOU | Godzilla stubbed his TOE on a tower.
Full mnemonic: | OK - a tower rises from the earth, with flowers growing from its peaked roof.
Full kunyomi: とう | tower,pagoda LAZY ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: XXX 塔(とう) | tower ★☆☆☆☆ SUF SUFFIX - for example, エッフェル塔= Eiffel tower.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 962
Components: 合 (to suit) + (flowertop) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: Godzilla stubbed his TOE on a tower.
OK - a tower rises from the earth, with flowers growing from its peaked roof.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: tower,pagoda
Frequency ranking: 1521

Kanji: 拾
Meaning: pick up off the ground
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: ひろ*う
Full header: 拾 pick up off the ground
(handleft) + 合 (to suit)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SHUU |
Full mnemonic: | Use your hand to pick up the SHOES which suit you
Full kunyomi: ひろ*う | pick up off the ground, pick up big thing like a box. ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
捨 | throw away | HUT | 舎
拾 | pick up off the ground | SUIT | 合
Throw your old HUT out in the street,
but pick up shoes that SUIT your feet.
Full used In: - 搭
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 963
Components: (handleft) + 合 (to suit)
Mnemonic: Use your hand to pick up the SHOES which suit you
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: pick up off the ground, pick up big thing like a box.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1354

Kanji: 搭
Meaning: board
Onyomi: TOU
First jukugo: 搭乗[とうじょう]する
Full header: 搭 board
拾 (pick up off the ground) + (flowertop)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: TOU | Get on board by climbing up the ramp on your tip TOES.
Full mnemonic: | I always pick up some flowers before boarding your Mom. We're romantic that way.
Full jukugo: 搭乗(とうじょう) する | board ★☆☆☆☆ NP 搭 (board) + 乗 (ride a vehicle) = 搭乗 (board) to board a plane, train, big boat. Usually seen on signs 'Board over here, fool.' .
xxxを 搭載(とうさい) してる | come equipped with ☆☆☆☆☆ 搭 (board) + 載 (appear in print) = 搭載 (come equipped with) to come equipped with XXX (built-in camera, etc.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 964
Components: 拾 (pick up off the ground) + (flowertop)
Mnemonic: Get on board by climbing up the ramp on your tip TOES.
I always pick up some flowers before boarding your Mom. We're romantic that way.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1737

Kanji: 答
Meaning: answer
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: こた＊える
First jukugo: 口答え[くちごたえ]
Full header: 答 answer
竹 (bamboo) + 合 (to suit)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: TOU | How many TOES do you have? Answer me!
Full mnemonic: | Which bamboo is more suitable for my garden? Answer me!
Full kunyomi: こた＊える | to answer (verb) ★★★★☆
こた＊え | an answer(noun, fool!) 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 口答え(くちごたえ) | sass ★★☆☆☆ 口 (mouth) + 答 (answer) = 口答え (sass) backtalk, sass
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
笑 | laugh | HEAVEN | 天
答 | answer | SUIT | 合
It's HEAVENLY to laugh,
but I'll only answer questions that SUIT me.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 965
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 合 (to suit)
Mnemonic: How many TOES do you have? Answer me!
Which bamboo is more suitable for my garden? Answer me!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to answer (verb)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: sass
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 530

Kanji: ラ
Meaning: rambo
Full header: ラ rambo
PK
Description: 。。。from the katakana "ra"
Full used In: - 今
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 966
Frequency ranking: 86

Kanji: 今
Meaning: now
Onyomi: KON
First kunyomi: いま
First jukugo: 今週[こんしゅう]
Full header: 今 now
ラ (rambo) + (peaked roof)
★★★★★
4 strokes
Full onyomi: KON |
Full mnemonic: | Right now, Rambo is under his peaked roof, arguing with pine CONES (he loses.)
Full kunyomi: いま | now ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 今週(こんしゅう) | this week ★★★★★ 今 (now) + 週 (week) = 今週 (this week)
今日(きょう) | today ★★★★★ FP 今 (now) + 日 (sun, day) = 今日 (today)
今月(こんげつ) | this month ★★★★★ 今 (now) + 月 (moon) = 今月 (this month)
今回(こんかい) | this time ★★★★★ 今 (now) + 回 (rotate / times) = 今回 (this time)
今度(こんど) | next time ★★★★★ 今 (now) + 度 (times) = 今度 (next time )
今夜(こんや) | tonight ★★★★☆ 今 (now) + 夜 (late night) = 今夜 (tonight)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
冷 | cold thing | FROST | 霜
今 | now | RAMBO | ラ
令 | command | GRASPING HAND |
Right now RAMBO is my pawn, I command him with my GRASPING HAND.
Cold thing has the FROST radical.
Full used In: - 含
- 念
- 陰
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 967
Components: ラ (rambo) + (peaked roof)
Mnemonic: Right now, Rambo is under his peaked roof, arguing with pine CONES (he loses.)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: this week
Frequency ranking: 87

Kanji: 含
Meaning: include
Onyomi: GAN
First kunyomi: ふく*む
First jukugo: xxxが含まれた[]
Full header: 含 include
今 (now) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: GAN | GHANDI wanted to include all Indian people in his liberation movement, regardless of caste.
Full mnemonic: | I want to you to be quiet right now, including your mouth.
Full kunyomi: ふく*む | to include ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: xxxが 含まれた() | xxx is included. ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
含 | include | MOUTH | 口
念 | concern | HEART | 心
My face includes a MOUTH for fast-food snacks, but I'm concerned I might get a HEART attack.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 968
Components: 今 (now) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: GHANDI wanted to include all Indian people in his liberation movement, regardless of caste.
I want to you to be quiet right now, including your mouth.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to include
First jukugo meaning: xxx is included.
Frequency ranking: 1103

Kanji: 念
Meaning: concern
Onyomi: NEN
First jukugo: 残念[ざんねん]
Full header: 念 concern
今 (now) + (bottomheart)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: NEN |
Full mnemonic: | You're the sole concern of my heart right now ; I've been stalking you all NEN (年= YEAR, pronounced 'nen')
Full jukugo: 残念(ざんねん) | That's too bad!! ★★★★★ 残 (remain behind) + 念 (concern) = 残念 (That's too bad!!) "That's too bad." - kind of informal ; say this when someone didn't enjoy a movie they went to, or couldn't come to your party because they got the flu.
念のため(ねんのため) に | precaution ★☆☆☆☆ as a precaution, in case something goes wrong.
記念(きねん) | memorial ★☆☆☆☆ 記 (diary) + 念 (concern) = 記念 (memorial) a memorial, an anniversary of something good , like marriage or a band's anniversary gig. Or something you give your friend to remember you by.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
含 | include | MOUTH | 口
念 | concern | HEART | 心
My face includes a MOUTH for fast-food snacks, but I'm concerned I might get a HEART attack.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 969
Components: 今 (now) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: You're the sole concern of my heart right now ; I've been stalking you all NEN (年= YEAR, pronounced 'nen')
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: That's too bad!!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 533

Kanji: 令
Meaning: command
Onyomi: REI
First jukugo: 命令[めいれい]
Full header: 令 command
(peaked roof)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
BETA SIDEKICK STRONG MR
Full onyomi: REI |
Full mnemonic: RAY commands that a peaked roof be built, so he can bust through it while dressed as Simon Le Cowell.
MUTANT RADICAL: It looks like sort of a grasping hand, perhaps holding puppet-strings of its command-ees.
Full jukugo: 命令(めいれい) | a command ★★★★☆ 命 (life) + 令 (command) = 命令 (a command) an order, a command.
命令形(めいれいけい) | the command form of Japanese grammar. ★★☆☆☆ 命 令 (a command) + 形 (form) = 命令形 (the command form of Japanese grammar.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
冷 | cold thing | FROST | 霜
今 | now | RAMBO | ラ
令 | command | GRASPING HAND |
Right now RAMBO is my pawn, I command him with my GRASPING HAND.
Cold thing has the FROST radical.
Full used In: - 鈴
- 命
- 冷
- 齢
- 領
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 970
Components: (peaked roof)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a command
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 326

Kanji: 鈴
Meaning: tiny electric bell or buzzer
Onyomi: RIN
First kunyomi: すず
First jukugo: 呼び鈴[よびりん]
Full header: 鈴 tiny electric bell or buzzer
金 (gold) + 令 (command) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: RIN |
Full mnemonic: | The tiny gold buzzer commands you to get up and get your ass to work when it RINGS.
Full kunyomi: すず | small bell or electric buzzer ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 呼び鈴(よびりん) | doorbell ☆☆☆☆☆ 呼 (call to someone) + 鈴 (tiny electric bell or buzzer) = 呼び鈴 (doorbell)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 971
Components: 金 (gold) + 令 (command) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The tiny gold buzzer commands you to get up and get your ass to work when it RINGS.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: small bell or electric buzzer
First jukugo meaning: doorbell
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1338

Kanji: 領
Meaning: territory
Onyomi: RYOU
First jukugo: 大統領[だいとうりょう]
Full header: 領 territory
(headright) + 令 (command)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: RYOU |
Full mnemonic: | In my territory I got over 100 heads I can command. I order them to do stuff, and when they finish, I RE-ORDER them so they can do even more shit.
Full jukugo: 大統領(だいとうりょう) | President ★★★☆☆ 大 (big) + 統 (tradition) + 領 (territory) = 大統領 (President)
受領書(じゅりょうしょ) | reciept ★★☆☆☆ 受 (receive) + 領 (territory) + 書 (write) = 受領書 (reciept)
領域(りょういき) | domain ★★☆☆☆ NP 領 (territory) + 域 (region) = 領域 (domain) a territory or domain controlled by someone. Also used in neologisms like "domain name!"
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
頭 | head | BEAN | 豆
顔 | face | HAIR |
領 | territory | COMMAND | 令
願 | beseech | HIGH PLAIN | 原
Your head looks like a BEAN,
but your face has beard HAIR on it.
I COMMAND my territory,
but you beseech me to keep my army off the HIGH PLAINS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 972
Components: (headright) + 令 (command)
Mnemonic: In my territory I got over 100 heads I can command. I order them to do stuff, and when they finish, I RE-ORDER them so they can do even more shit.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: President
Frequency ranking: 853

Kanji: 命
Meaning: life
Onyomi: MEI
First kunyomi: いのち
First jukugo: 運命[うんめい]
Full header: 命 life
令 (command) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
8 strokes
Full onyomi: MEI | You MAY learn kanji if you study your whole life.
Full mnemonic: | “Your money or your life!" he commanded with his mouth.
Full kunyomi: いのち | life. As in, 'He had a long life.' or 'Your money or your life!' or 'Cling to life by a thread.' ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 運命(うんめい) | fate ★★★☆☆ 運 (carry / luck) + 命 (life) = 運命 (fate)
寿命(じゅみょう) | life span ★☆☆☆☆ FP 寿 (lifespan/sushi) + 命 (life) = 寿命 (life span) life span (for living things AND for machines)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 973
Components: 令 (command) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: You MAY learn kanji if you study your whole life.
“Your money or your life!" he commanded with his mouth.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: life. As in, 'He had a long life.' or 'Your money or your life!' or 'Cling to life by a thread.'
First jukugo meaning: fate
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 327

Meaning: chill
Full header: chill
(left radical)
PK SYMBOLIC
Description: Yeah, I dunno what it looks like. But since you've come this far, I think you can handle it.
SYMBOLIC for cold - 60% of the time.
Full used In: - 冷
- 凍
- 尽
- 冬
- 次
- 寒
- 凄
- 衆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 974
Components: (left radical)
Frequency ranking: 249

Kanji: 冷
Meaning: cold thing
Onyomi: REI
First kunyomi: つめ*たい
First jukugo: 冷蔵庫[れいぞうこ]
Full header: 冷 cold thing
(chill) + 令 (command) Same-ON
★★★★☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: REI | RAY likes him some stone cold disses when he is prank-calling cartoons.
Full mnemonic: | I command you to chill my beer until it's stone cold!
Full kunyomi: つめ*たい | cold- both literally and figuratively. Also, bad puns are つめたい. ★★★☆☆
( を ) ひ＊やす | I chill something; I put something on ice ★★★☆☆
( が ) ひ＊える | something gets cold. ★★★☆☆
( が ) さ＊める | to fall out of love -the heart gets cold ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ) | the fuckin' fridge ★★★★☆ 冷 (cold thing) + 蔵 (traditional storehouse) + 庫 (warehouse) = 冷蔵庫 (the fuckin' fridge )
冷静(れいせい) な | cool-headed ★★☆☆☆ 冷 (cold thing) + 静 (quiet) = 冷静 (cool-headed) cool-headed, calm person - someone who doesn't panic when the shit goes down.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
冷 | cold thing | FROST | 霜
今 | now | RAMBO | ラ
令 | command | GRASPING HAND |
Right now RAMBO is my pawn, I command him with my GRASPING HAND.
Cold thing has the FROST radical.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 975
Components: (chill) + 令 (command) Same-ON
Mnemonic: RAY likes him some stone cold disses when he is prank-calling cartoons.
I command you to chill my beer until it's stone cold!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: cold- both literally and figuratively. Also, bad puns are つめたい.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the fuckin' fridge
Frequency ranking: 682

Kanji: 凍
Meaning: to freeze
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: ( が ) こお＊る
Full header: 凍 to freeze
(chill) + 東 (east)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: | It gets pretty chilly in the East - your TOE freezes.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) こお＊る | it freezes ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
凍 | to freeze | CHILL radical |
涼 | cool place | WATER | 水
Freezing things are CHILLY, but after a long hike you want to cool down with WATER.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 976
Components: (chill) + 東 (east)
Mnemonic: It gets pretty chilly in the East - your TOE freezes.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: it freezes
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1591

Kanji: 尽
Meaning: exhaust, use up
Onyomi: JIN
First kunyomi: ( を ) つく＊す
First jukugo: 理不尽[りふじん]な
Full header: 尽 exhaust, use up
尺 (R for ROCK) + (chill)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: JIN | We've exhausted all the GIN and tonic, go get more!
Full mnemonic: | The rocker decided to chill out after he exhausted himself performing.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) つく＊す | to do everything in one's power , to exhaust every option trying to do XXX. ★★☆☆☆
( が ) つ＊きる | something is used up. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 理不尽(りふじん) な | unreasonable ☆☆☆☆☆ 理 (reason) + 不 (un) + 尽 (exhaust, use up) = 理不尽 (unreasonable) unreasonable, irrational, unjust
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 977
Components: 尺 (R for ROCK) + (chill)
Mnemonic: We've exhausted all the GIN and tonic, go get more!
The rocker decided to chill out after he exhausted himself performing.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to do everything in one's power , to exhaust every option trying to do XXX.
First jukugo meaning: unreasonable
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1215

Kanji: 冬
Meaning: winter
First kunyomi: ふゆ
First jukugo: 冬休み[ふゆやすみ]
Full header: 冬 winter
各 (each) + (chill)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
PN SOLO
Full mnemonic: | Each winter it gets chilly.
Full kunyomi: ふゆ | winter ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 冬休み(ふゆやすみ) | winter break. ★★★☆☆ 冬 (winter) + 休 (rest) = 冬休み (winter break. )
Full used In: - 終
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 978
Components: 各 (each) + (chill)
Mnemonic: Each winter it gets chilly.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: winter break.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 421

Kanji: 終
Meaning: end
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: お＊わり
First jukugo: 終電[しゅうでん]
Full header: 終 end
糸 (string) + 冬 (winter)
★★★★★
11 strokes
Full onyomi: SHUU |
Full mnemonic: | At the end of winter, the string of your SHOES finally froze off.
Full kunyomi: お＊わり | "the end" - usually written at the end of old movies. Also said out loud by someone who wants to declare victory and change the subject. ★★★★★
( が ) お＊わる | to end ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 終電(しゅうでん) | the last train ★★★☆☆ 終 (end) + 電 (electricity) = 終電 (the last train )
終点(しゅうてん) | ｌast stop ★★★☆☆ 終 (end) + 点 (point) = 終点 (ｌast stop) the last stop of the train.
終了(しゅうりょう) | expire ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 終 (end) + 了 (total) = 終了 (expire) to expire, to come to an end (used about contracts or subscriptions expiring)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
後 | afterwards / behind | GO | 行
終 | end | STRING | 糸
I GO behind you, with a garrotte STRING which ends your life.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 979
Components: 糸 (string) + 冬 (winter)
Mnemonic: At the end of winter, the string of your SHOES finally froze off.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: "the end" - usually written at the end of old movies. Also said out loud by someone who wants to declare victory and change the subject.
First jukugo meaning: the last train
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 422

Kanji: 次
Meaning: next
Onyomi: JI
First kunyomi: つぎ ( の )
First jukugo: 次々[つぎつぎ]
Full header: 次 next
(chill) + 欠 (lack)
★★★★★
6 strokes
STRONG
Description: Even though 次 is pronounced 'ji,' it's STRONG for 'SHI'!!!
Full onyomi: JI |
Full mnemonic: | Next time JESUS shows up, he's going to lack any chill for sinners. Burn in the fire!!!!!
Full kunyomi: つぎ ( の ) | next　(for example, 次の日 means the next day) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 次々(つぎつぎ) | one after the other ★★★☆☆ one after the other, in rapid succession
目次(もくじ) | table of contents ★★☆☆☆ 目 (eye) + 次 (next) = 目次 (table of contents)
次第(しだい) に | by degrees ★★☆☆☆ FP 次 (next) + 第 (rank or number in series) = 次第 (by degrees) gradually, by degrees
Full used In: - 姿
- 資
- 盗
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 980
Components: (chill) + 欠 (lack)
Mnemonic: Next time JESUS shows up, he's going to lack any chill for sinners. Burn in the fire!!!!!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: next　(for example, 次の日 means the next day)
First jukugo meaning: one after the other
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 250

Kanji: 姿
Meaning: someone's shape, body, form
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: すがた
First jukugo: 姿勢[しせい]
Full header: 姿 someone's shape, body, form
次 (next) + 女 (woman)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | Dudes always cheat because they look at the next woman's body and say "SHE's got it going on!"
Full kunyomi: すがた | a figure, a shape. As in, ‘I’ve got a bad figure ’ or ‘She saw a shadowy figure emerge from the darkness’ ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 姿勢(しせい) | ｐｏｓｔｕｒｅ ★★★☆☆ 姿 (someone's shape, body, form) + 勢 (power) = 姿勢 (ｐｏｓｔｕｒｅ) ｐｏｓｔｕｒｅ　－　 posture, both literal and figurative. Unlike the related word 態度（たいど） one's 姿勢 is always intentional - something one consciously adopts.
容姿(ようし) | one's looks ☆☆☆☆☆ 容 (appearance) + 姿 (someone's shape, body, form) = 容姿 (one's looks)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
資 | capital (as in $$$) | MONEY | 貝
盗 | steal by stealth | PLATE | 皿
姿 | someone's shape, body, form | WOMAN | 女
Capitalism means money is GREAT.
You steal a PLATE,
but the WOMAN's body makes you want to MATE.
Way to go, pervert. That's your mom.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 981
Components: 次 (next) + 女 (woman)
Mnemonic: Dudes always cheat because they look at the next woman's body and say "SHE's got it going on!"
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a figure, a shape. As in, ‘I’ve got a bad figure ’ or ‘She saw a shadowy figure emerge from the darkness’
First jukugo meaning: ｐｏｓｔｕｒｅ
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 403

Kanji: 資
Meaning: capital (as in $$$)
Onyomi: SHI
First jukugo: 資本[しほん]
Full header: 資 capital (as in $$$)
次 (next) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE invests capital now, and next she will get money back as dividends.
Full jukugo: 資本(しほん) | capital ★★☆☆☆ 資 (capital (as in $$$)) + 本 (book / the real) = 資本 (capital)
資料(しりょう) | primary sources ★★☆☆☆ 資 (capital (as in $$$)) + 料 (ingredients / fees) = 資料 (primary sources) data, primary sources, the material you use to write a report or a historical novel
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
資 | capital (as in $$$) | MONEY | 貝
盗 | steal by stealth | PLATE | 皿
姿 | someone's shape, body, form | WOMAN | 女
Capitalism means money is GREAT.
You steal a PLATE,
but the WOMAN's body makes you want to MATE.
Way to go, pervert. That's your mom.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 982
Components: 次 (next) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: SHE invests capital now, and next she will get money back as dividends.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: capital
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 870

Meaning: three Stooges
Full header: three Stooges
(top radical) 人 (person) + 三 (three)
Description: This looks like "big" with some extra lines, but it's easier to make up stories involving 3 Stooges, so there we are.
Full used In: - 寒
- 奏
- 春
- 棒
- 実
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 983
Components: (top radical) 人 (person) + 三 (three)
Frequency ranking: 151

Kanji: 寒
Meaning: cold
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: さむ*い
Full header: 寒 cold
(crown) + (three Stooges) + (chill)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KAN | Genghis KHAN is from mongolia which is cold!
Full mnemonic: As they walk through the cold, the 3 stooges wear crowns, to keep off the chill!
(Yeah, I know this is a weird, wide version of three Stooges. Roll with it.)
Full kunyomi: さむ*い | cold ★★★★★
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
寒 | cold | FROST |
実 | truth | NO frost |
Cold has the two dots of the FROST radical.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 984
Components: (crown) + (three Stooges) + (chill)
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN is from mongolia which is cold!
As they walk through the cold, the 3 stooges wear crowns, to keep off the chill!
(Yeah, I know this is a weird, wide version of three Stooges. Roll with it.)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1077

Kanji: 奏
Meaning: musical performance
Onyomi: SOU
First jukugo: 演奏[えんそう]する
Full header: 奏 musical performance
(three Stooges) + 天 (heaven)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | The musical prowess of the 3 Stooges is SO fresh, you will think you died and gone to heaven.
Full jukugo: 演奏(えんそう) する | perform ★★★☆☆ 演 (performance) + 奏 (musical performance) = 演奏 (perform) perform music or a play
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 985
Components: (three Stooges) + 天 (heaven)
Mnemonic: The musical prowess of the 3 Stooges is SO fresh, you will think you died and gone to heaven.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: perform
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1487

Kanji: 春
Meaning: spring /sexy
Onyomi: SHUN
First kunyomi: はる
First jukugo: 春休み[はるやすみ]
Full header: 春 spring /sexy
(three Stooges) + 日 (sun, day)
★★★★★
9 strokes
JERK PN
Full onyomi: SHUN | Gothic people SHUN spring, preferring the bitter coldness of winter.
Full mnemonic: | 3 Stooges frolic and play on a spring day.
Full kunyomi: はる | spring, or sexy (think of the English expression 'spring fever' if you don't see the connection) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 春休み(はるやすみ) | spring break ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 春 (spring /sexy) + 休 (rest) = 春休み (spring break)
青春(せいしゅん) | in the prime of one's life. ★☆☆☆☆ 青 (blue) + 春 (spring /sexy) = 青春 (in the prime of one's life.)
売春婦(ばいしゅんふ) | hoe ★☆☆☆☆ 売 (sell) + 春 (spring /sexy) + 婦 (housewife / lady) = 売春婦 (hoe) your sister　(when your brother when he runs out of meth money, he turns into a `売春男') !!
春画(しゅんが) | sexy picture from History. ★☆☆☆☆ 春 (spring /sexy) + 画 (a drawing) = 春画 (sexy picture from History.) old-school porn drawings of samurai getting it on. Remember the one broad with the oral sex octopus? Major shunga.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 986
Components: (three Stooges) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: Gothic people SHUN spring, preferring the bitter coldness of winter.
3 Stooges frolic and play on a spring day.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: spring, or sexy (think of the English expression 'spring fever' if you don't see the connection)
First jukugo meaning: spring break
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 660

Kanji: 棒
Meaning: pole
Onyomi: BOU
First kunyomi: ぼう
First jukugo: 泥棒[どろぼう]
Full header: 棒 pole
木 (tree) + (three Stooges) + 干 (dry out)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: BOU | Poles are not allowed in BOWLing . You're thinking of polo. Or maybe curling. But not BOWLing . Ass!
Full mnemonic: | The 3 stooges made a telephone pole out of a tree.
Full kunyomi: ぼう | wooden pole LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 泥棒(どろぼう) | robber ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 1/2 KANA 泥 (mud) + 棒 (pole) = 泥棒 (robber) a robber - not like a mugger but like a break-into-your-house-when-you're-not-home guy
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 987
Components: 木 (tree) + (three Stooges) + 干 (dry out)
Mnemonic: Poles are not allowed in BOWLing . You're thinking of polo. Or maybe curling. But not BOWLing .
Ass!
The 3 stooges made a telephone pole out of a tree.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: wooden pole
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: robber
Frequency ranking: 1178

Kanji: 実
Meaning: truth
Onyomi: JITSU
First kunyomi: じつ
First jukugo: 実際[じっさい]に
Full header: 実 truth
(crown) + (three Stooges)
★★★★★
8 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: JITSU |
Full mnemonic: | The truth is, homey's ju JITSU is so burly, he can take down 3 stooges. That's why he has the crown.
Full kunyomi: じつ | usually used like this：'実は xxx,' which is like saying 'The truth is...', as in, 'The truth is ,I used to be a dude named Carlos.' LAZY ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 実際(じっさい) に
in fact ★★★★☆
実 (truth) + 際 (edge) = 実際 (in fact)
in fact. (as in, 'You think you're Samoan, but in fact, you're adopted.')
Also has the nuance of 'in practice', as opposed to 'in theory.'
事実(じじつ) | fact ★★★★☆ 事 (action/ incident) + 実 (truth) = 事実 (fact)
真実(しんじつ) | the truth ★★★★☆ 真 (really) + 実 (truth) = 真実 (the truth)
現実(げんじつ) | reality ★★★☆☆ 現 (present time) + 実 (truth) = 現実 (reality)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
寒 | cold | FROST |
実 | truth | NO frost |
Cold has the two dots of the FROST radical.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 988
Components: (crown) + (three Stooges)
Mnemonic: The truth is, homey's ju JITSU is so burly, he can take down 3 stooges. That's why he has the crown.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: usually used like this：'実は xxx,' which is like saying 'The truth is...', as in, 'The truth is ,I used to be a dude named Carlos.'
First jukugo meaning: in fact
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 152

Kanji: 冊
Meaning: counter for books
Onyomi: SATSU
First jukugo: ｘｘｘ冊[さつ]
Full header: 冊 counter for books
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
PK COUNTER
Description: Try to picture it as a two shelves of books all stacked next to each other.
HOW TO TELL SATSU (冊）AND COMB ( ) APART:
comb has a handle. I guess it's more of an Afro-pick.
冊 book shelf- no handle.
Full onyomi: SATSU | I SAW TWO books that I really wanted to buy -- Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon.
Full jukugo: ｘｘｘ 冊(さつ) | counter for books ★★☆☆☆ KANA COUNTER 一冊（いっさつ）＝１ book, 二冊　（にさつ)＝two books, etc.
Full used In: - 扁
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 989
Mnemonic: I SAW TWO books that I really wanted to buy -- Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 447

Kanji: 扁
Meaning: flatflat
Onyomi: HEN
Full header: 扁 flatflat
戸 (door) + 冊 (counter for books)
☆☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
STRONG OBSOLETE
Description: Obsolete kanji! Nowadays it's just a radical.
STRONG RADICAL for HEN.
Full onyomi: HEN | The HEN was squished flat.
Full mnemonic: | The door fell on the book, flattening it.
Full used In: - 編
- 偏
- 騙
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 990
Components: 戸 (door) + 冊 (counter for books)
Mnemonic: The HEN was squished flat.
The door fell on the book, flattening it.
Usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1056

Kanji: 編
Meaning: knit
Onyomi: HEN
First kunyomi: あ*む
First jukugo: 編集[へんしゅう]する
Full header: 編 knit
糸 (string) + 扁 (flatflat) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: HEN |
Full mnemonic: | Take string and knit a flat sweater for the HEN.
Full kunyomi: あ*む | knit ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 編集(へんしゅう) する | to edit. ★★★☆☆ 編 (knit) + 集 (collect) = 編集 (to edit. ) to edit. (editor:編集者 (へんしゅうしゃ）)
三つ編み(みつあみ) | braid hair ★★☆☆☆ 三 (three) + 編 (knit) = 三つ編み (braid hair)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
編 | knit | STRING | 糸
偏 | be inclined | PERSON | 人
倉 | storage | MOUTH | 口
You knit STRING,
PEOPLE are biased,
You keep food for your MOUTH in storage.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 991
Components: 糸 (string) + 扁 (flatflat) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Take string and knit a flat sweater for the HEN.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to edit.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1057

Kanji: 騙
Meaning: decieve
First kunyomi: だま＊す
Full header: 騙 decieve
馬 (horse) + 扁 (flatflat) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
19 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The horse deceived the hunter by lying flat and playing dead.
Full kunyomi: だま＊す | decieve KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 992
Components: 馬 (horse) + 扁 (flatflat) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The horse deceived the hunter by lying flat and playing dead.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1742

Kanji: 偏
Meaning: be inclined
Onyomi: HEN
First kunyomi: ( が　or に or は ) かたよ＊る
First jukugo: 偏見[へんけん]のある　/ ない
Full header: 偏 be inclined
(personleft) + 扁 (flatflat) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: HEN |
Full mnemonic: | That person is inclined to stomp HENs flat (she's a Russian dominatrix making 'crush' videos).
Full kunyomi: ( が　or に or は ) かたよ＊る | Figuratively, to be biased. Literally, to have an assymetrical distribution of objects. For example, "There are crows in every prefecture, but there is a much higher distribution of them in Aichi prefecture." Or,aesthetically speaking, "I put all the chairs on the left side of the room to make it かたよる." ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 偏見(へんけん) のある　/ ない | prejudice　 ★★☆☆☆ 偏 (be inclined) + 見 (look) = 偏見 (prejudice　) prejudice or bias　－not always racial
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
傾 | lean | HEAD | 頭
偏 | be inclined | BOOK | 冊
I lean my HEAD because I'm tired.
He's inclined read BOOKS with a conservative bias.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
編 | knit | STRING | 糸
偏 | be inclined | PERSON | 人
倉 | storage | MOUTH | 口
You knit STRING,
PEOPLE are biased,
You keep food for your MOUTH in storage.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 993
Components: (personleft) + 扁 (flatflat) Same-ON
Mnemonic: That person is inclined to stomp HENs flat (she's a Russian dominatrix making 'crush' videos).
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Figuratively, to be biased. Literally, to have an assymetrical distribution of objects. For example, "There are crows in every prefecture, but there is a much higher distribution of them in Aichi prefecture." Or,aesthetically speaking, "I put all the chairs on the left side of the room to make it かたよる."
First jukugo meaning: prejudice
Frequency ranking: 1665

Meaning: bookstore
Full header: bookstore
(right radical) (peaked roof) + 冊 (counter for books)
Description: Do I have to explain the rationale behind this?
Full used In: - 論
- 倫
- 輪
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 994
Components: (right radical) (peaked roof) + 冊 (counter for books)
Frequency ranking: 448

Kanji: 論
Meaning: make a case for
Onyomi: RON
First jukugo: 論文[ろんぶん]
Full header: 論 make a case for
言 (say) + (bookstore)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
BETA
Description: Unlike the related term 　議 (which also means to discuss)、論 is not reciprocal. I.e. you need two people to 議, but only one to 論.
Full onyomi: RON |
Full mnemonic: | RON Reagan talked in his speech, he made a case for keeping your Moms away from bookstores after she tried to mate with a Fabio cover.
Full jukugo: 論文(ろんぶん) | essay ★★☆☆☆ 論 (make a case for) + 文 (culture/ sentence) = 論文 (essay) an essay, like a senior thesis.
世論(よろん) | public opinion ★★☆☆☆ 世 (society) + 論 (make a case for) = 世論 (public opinion)
理論(りろん) | theory ★☆☆☆☆ 理 (reason) + 論 (make a case for) = 理論 (theory) theory, as in science or "theory vs. practice"
討論(とうろん) | discussion ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 討 (attack/discuss) + 論 (make a case for) = 討論 (discussion)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
倫 | principles | PERSON | 人
論 | make a case for | TALK | 言
A PERSON has principles, but you TALK when you have discussion.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 995
Components: 言 (say) + (bookstore)
Mnemonic: RON Reagan talked in his speech, he made a case for keeping your Moms away from bookstores after she tried to mate with a Fabio cover.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: essay
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 449

Kanji: 倫
Meaning: principles
Onyomi: RIN
First jukugo: 不倫[ふりん]
Full header: 倫 principles
(personleft) + (bookstore)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: RIN | My principles require me to wear a RING when I get married.
Full mnemonic: | The person's principles forbid him from going to a bookstore (FYI he is a jock)
Full jukugo: 不倫(ふりん) | affair ★★☆☆☆ 不 (un) + 倫 (principles) = 不倫 (affair) an affair - cheating
倫理(りんり) | principles ★★☆☆☆ 倫 (principles) + 理 (reason) = 倫理 (principles) one's personal ethics or principles
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
倫 | principles | PERSON | 人
論 | make a case for | TALK | 言
A PERSON has principles, but you TALK when you have discussion.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 996
Components: (personleft) + (bookstore)
Mnemonic: My principles require me to wear a RING when I get married.
The person's principles forbid him from going to a bookstore (FYI he is a jock)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: affair
Frequency ranking: 1675

Kanji: 寸
Meaning: glueglue
Onyomi: SUN
Full header: 寸 glueglue
(bottom radical) (open scissors) + 丶 (dot)
☆☆☆☆☆
3 strokes
JERK OBSOLETE
Description: 99% of the time you see this, it's a RADICAL, meaning glue. (why glue? Because the main kanji you'll see it in is 'stick to' - as you'll soon see!)
Anyway, even if 'glue' is kind of an arbitrary keyword, it's STILL better than the original meaning: 'An obsolete unit of measurement for determining pants sizes.'
Full onyomi: SUN |
Full mnemonic: Let's think of the dot as a drop of GLUE.
thus. . .
A tiny amount of glue and SOON my scissors will be fixed!
Full used In: - 村
- 尊
- 射
- 付
- 討
- 奪
- 守
- 団
- 慰
- 尋
- 導
- 寿
- 闘
- 寺
- 専
- 辱
- 封
- 耐
- 対
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 997
Components: (bottom radical) (open scissors) + 丶 (dot)
Usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 38

Kanji: 付
Meaning: stick to
Onyomi: FU
First kunyomi: ( を ) つ*ける
First jukugo: 気を付けて[きをつけて]
Full header: 付 stick to
(personleft) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★★★★
5 strokes
COCK DUPE
Description: COCK - it's part of a lot of really useful jukugo
BUT
In jukugo, 付 is usually written in HIRAGANA, whereas the other kanji of the jukugo are still written in kanji. Why?
Full onyomi: FU |
Full mnemonic: | It is FUCKED up to glue yourself to a person (your ex???) just to stick to her.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) つ*ける | I attach something ★★★★☆
( が ) つ＊く | Something gets attached ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 気を付けて(きをつけて) | be careful! ★★★★★ 気 (mood) + 付 (stick to) = 気を付けて (be careful!)
見付ける(みつける) | find ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 見 (look) + 付 (stick to) = 見付ける (find) find (your car keys that you thought you'd lost)ー BOOBOO: you don't use 見つける about things you're discovering for the first time. That's 発見 (はっけん）!
に 追い付く(おいつく) | catch up to ★★★★☆ 追 (follow) + 付 (stick to) = 追い付く (catch up to)
と 付き合う(つきあう) | date, be in a relationship ★★★★☆ 付 (stick to) + 合 (to suit) = 付き合う (date, be in a relationship) Usually used like　今、誰かつきあってる？　('Are you seeing anyone now?') Ｓｔａｌｉｎと付き合ってる. ('I'm dating Stalin.')
受付(うけつけ) | reception ★★★☆☆ NOKURI 受 (receive) + 付 (stick to) = 受付 (reception) the reception desk in an office.
気付いた(きづいた) | realize something ★★★☆☆ 気 (mood) + 付 (stick to) = 気付いた (realize something) to belatedly realize something - d'oh! (also pronounced 気がついた）
片付ける(かたづける) | clean up, tidy ★★★☆☆ 片 (fragment) + 付 (stick to) = 片付ける (clean up, tidy) clean up the room or desk. Not just sweep the floor but like straighten up all the papers, put the pens in a row, etc.
勇気付ける(ゆうきづける) | encourage ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 勇 (courage) + 気 (mood) + 付 (stick to) = 勇気付ける (encourage) to encourage someone
に or が 近付く(ちかづく) | get close to destination ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 近 (near) + 付 (stick to) = 近付く (get close to destination) to draw close to a physical destination or a goal.
添付(てんぷ) する | attach ★☆☆☆☆ 添 (append) + 付 (stick to) = 添付 (attach) attatch (a file to your email) (read the attached instructions)
錆付いた(さびついた) | rusted / rusty ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 錆 (rust) + 付 (stick to) = 錆付いた (rusted / rusty)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
代 | generation / instead of | dot is on the outside |
付 | stick to | GLUE - dot is on the inside! | 寸
"Stick to" is the only kanji where the dot is on the inside, so you could think of it as a dot of GLUE making the left and right right radicals stick to each other.
Full used In: - 附
- 符
- 腐
- 府
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 998
Components: (personleft) + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: It is FUCKED up to glue yourself to a person (your ex???) just to stick to her.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I attach something
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: be careful!
Frequency ranking: 465

Kanji: 附
Meaning: attachment
Onyomi: FU
First jukugo: ｘｘｘ附属[ふぞく]ｙｙｙ
Full header: 附 attachment
(town) + 付 (stick to) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
DUPE SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: FU |
Full mnemonic: | You are attached to your home-town, because that's where your mom FUCKED your dad (or whoever).
Full jukugo: ｘｘｘ 附属(ふぞく) ｙｙｙ | affiliated ★☆☆☆☆ 附 (attachment) + 属 (genus/affiliation) = 附属 (affiliated) affiliated - i.e. a research institute which is affiliated or attached to a certain university. Or, included, as in 'use the gloves included with the hair-bleach kit.'
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 999
Components: (town) + 付 (stick to) Same-ON
Mnemonic: You are attached to your home-town, because that's where your mom FUCKED your dad (or whoever).
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: affiliated
Frequency ranking: 1465

Kanji: 討
Meaning: attack/discuss
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: う＊つ
First jukugo: 検討[けんとう]する
Full header: 討 attack/discuss
言 (say) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
JERK
Description: JERK. this is probably the granddaddy, ultimate example of a jerk kanji. I mean, attack / discuss????
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: Jehovah's Witnesses attack you by talking to you and discussing the Lord, and sticking to you like glue...
The way to get rid of them is to attack them on the TOES!!!
Full kunyomi: う＊つ | revenge-attack- the literal meaning is "get some motherfucking payback for the death of my daimyo". almost never used, but it's wild that they have a word for that specific kind of attack. OBSOLETE ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 検討(けんとう) する | give consideration to ★★☆☆☆ NP 検 (investigate) + 討 (attack/discuss) = 検討 (give consideration to) to give thorough consideration to the topic. To investigate something thoroughly. Often said by politicians who don't want to give a real answer.
討論(とうろん) | discussion ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 討 (attack/discuss) + 論 (make a case for) = 討論 (discussion)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1000
Components: 言 (say) + 寸 (glueglue)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: revenge-attack- the literal meaning is "get some motherfucking payback for the death of my daimyo". almost never used, but it's wild that they have a word for that specific kind of attack.
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: give consideration to
Frequency ranking: 1315

Kanji: 奪
Meaning: steal by force
Onyomi: DATSU
First kunyomi: うば*う
Full header: 奪 steal by force
大 (big) + (turkey) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: DATSU |
Full mnemonic: | A big turkey broke into your DATSUN and stole all your glue. Why you were hoarding glue in your Datsun is anyone's guess.
Full kunyomi: うば*う | steal by force ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
護 | defend | SPEECH | 言
獲 | prey on　/ get | CAT | 猫
奪 | steal by force | BIG | 大
The lawyer defends clients with her SPEECH,
but the CAT preys on food.
She steals a BIG mouse by force.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
奪 | steal by force | GLUE | 寸
奮 | get worked up | NO glue on bottom. |
I GLUE it down so you can't steal it.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1001
Components: 大 (big) + (turkey) + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: A big turkey broke into your DATSUN and stole all your glue. Why you were hoarding glue in your Datsun is anyone's guess.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1206

Kanji: 守
Meaning: protect
Onyomi: SHU
First kunyomi: まも*る
First jukugo: 保守主義[ほしゅしゅぎ]
Full header: 守 protect
(crown) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: SHU |
Full mnemonic: | SEE HER UNDERWEAR, and protect it by gluing it to your crown. Sssssssssssssssssafety.
Full kunyomi: まも*る | protect, take care of ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 保守主義(ほしゅしゅぎ) | conservative ★★☆☆☆ NEO 保 (guarantee/maintain ) + 守 (protect) + 主 義 (- ism) = 保守主義 (conservative) politically or morally conservative.
留守(るす) | be away ★★☆☆☆ FP 留 (absent / stopped) + 守 (protect) = 留守 (be away) to be away from home; to be absent (留守番電話　（るすばんでんわ)＝ leave a message at the tone)
看守(かんしゅ) | prison guard ☆☆☆☆☆ 看 (observe/guard) + 守 (protect) = 看守 (prison guard)
Full used In: - 狩
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1002
Components: (crown) + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: SEE HER UNDERWEAR, and protect it by gluing it to your crown. Sssssssssssssssssafety.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: protect, take care of
First jukugo meaning: conservative
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 564

Kanji: 団
Meaning: group
Onyomi: DAN
First jukugo: 暴力団[ぼうりょくだん]
Full header: 団 group
(big box) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: DAN |
Full mnemonic: | I sealed Glen DANzig and his group inside the big box with some glue.
Full jukugo: 暴力団(ぼうりょくだん) | the official term for Yakuza. ★★☆☆☆ NP 暴 力 (violence) + 団 (group) = 暴力団 (the official term for Yakuza. )
集団(しゅうだん) | group ★☆☆☆☆ 集 (collect) + 団 (group) = 集団 (group) a group of people united for a purpose (Citizens Environmental Lawsuit Group),
お団子(おだんご) | dumpling kebab ★☆☆☆☆ 団 (group) + 子 (child) = お団子 (dumpling kebab) a little fried dumpling, usually served 3 to a shish kebab.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1003
Components: (big box) + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: I sealed Glen DANzig and his group inside the big box with some glue.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the official term for Yakuza.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 632

Kanji: 符
Meaning: ticket
Onyomi: FU
First jukugo: 切符[きっぷ]
Full header: 符 ticket
竹 (bamboo) + 付 (stick to) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: FU |
Full mnemonic: | FUCK!! My train ticket got stuck to this bamboo plant. Now I can't get on the train!
Full jukugo: 切符(きっぷ) | tickeｔ ★★☆☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA 切 (cut / important) + 符 (ticket) = 切符 (tickeｔ) a tickeｔ (only used for a concert or a train, or bus)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
箱 | box | WOOD | 木
節 | season / joint | GOOD | 良
符 | ticket | PERSON | 人
筋 | muscle | ORGAN | 月
Boxes are made of WOOD.
For crops, seasons are GOOD
PEOPLE buy tickets for seats,
to see the ORGANS of muscular athletes.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1004
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 付 (stick to) Same-ON
Mnemonic: FUCK!! My train ticket got stuck to this bamboo plant. Now I can't get on the train!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: tickeｔ
Frequency ranking: 1659

Kanji: 村
Meaning: hicktown
Onyomi: SON
First kunyomi: むら
First jukugo: 村長[そんちょう]
Full header: 村 hicktown
木 (tree) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: SON |
Full mnemonic: | The hicktown is so boring they have to glue their SONS to trees to keep them from leaving.
Full kunyomi: むら | hicktown ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 村長(そんちょう) | village chief ★☆☆☆☆ 村 (hicktown) + 長 (long / boss) = 村長 (village chief)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
財 | loot | MONEY | 貝
材 | raw materials | TREE | 木
村 | hicktown | GLUE | 寸
Loot is usually MONEY,
but raw material is lumber from TREES.
The hicks GLUE banjos to their knees .
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1005
Components: 木 (tree) + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: The hicktown is so boring they have to glue their SONS to trees to keep them from leaving.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: village chief
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 428

Kanji: 寿
Meaning: lifespan/sushi
Onyomi: JU, SU
First jukugo: 寿司[すし]
Full header: 寿 lifespan/sushi
ノ (katakana 'no') + 三 (three) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
BETA JERK
Full onyomi: JU, SU | This JUU-SU (juice?? Yes!) expires tomorrow, so drink it before its lifespan is over.
Full mnemonic: | Your NOse has 3 times the lifespan of glue.
Full jukugo: 寿司(すし) | sushi ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 寿 (lifespan/sushi) + 司 (administer) = 寿司 (sushi) hamburgers?? Hot dogs??? Dumbass.
寿命(じゅみょう) | life span ★☆☆☆☆ FP 寿 (lifespan/sushi) + 命 (life) = 寿命 (life span) life span (for living things AND for machines)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1006
Components: ノ (katakana 'no') + 三 (three) + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: This JUU-SU (juice?? Yes!) expires tomorrow, so drink it before its lifespan is over.
Your NOse has 3 times the lifespan of glue.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: sushi
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1534

Kanji: 慰
Meaning: console
Onyomi: I
First kunyomi: なぐさ*める
First jukugo: 慰安婦[いあんふ]
Full header: 慰 console
(corpse) + 示 (show/altar radical) + 寸 (glueglue) + (bottomheart)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: I |
Full mnemonic: | To console the grieving relatives at church, I glue the heart of the corpse to the altar (FYI it didn't work the way I planned)
Full kunyomi: なぐさ*める | to console ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 慰安婦(いあんふ) | "comfort women" ☆☆☆☆☆ ABU 慰 (console) + 安 (cheap / safe) + 婦 (housewife / lady) = 慰安婦 ("comfort women") the Korean 'comfort women' enslaved during the war, which Japan still won't make amends to.
慰謝料(いしゃりょう) | compensation money, alimony. ☆☆☆☆☆ 慰 (console) + 謝 (apologize) + 料 (ingredients / fees) = 慰謝料 (compensation money, alimony.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1007
Components: (corpse) + 示 (show/altar radical) + 寸 (glueglue) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: To console the grieving relatives at church, I glue the heart of the corpse to the altar (FYI it didn't work the way I planned)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to console
First jukugo meaning: "comfort women"
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1508

Kanji: 尋
Meaning: ask
Onyomi: JIN
First kunyomi: たず*ねる
Full header: 尋 ask
(snout) + 工 (craft or industry) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE PN SOLO
Full onyomi: JIN |
Full mnemonic: | The crafty drunk asked for some GIN and some glue so he could glue the bottle to his snout and drink with his mouth.
Full kunyomi: たず*ねる | ask- basically it's the same as 聞く, but you'd be more likely to use 尋ねる when asking a clerk something at a store. They're both really casual, but 尋ねる is a bit more businesslike. 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1008
Components: (snout) + 工 (craft or industry) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: The crafty drunk asked for some GIN and some glue so he could glue the bottle to his snout and drink with his mouth.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: ask- basically it's the same as 聞く, but you'd be more likely to use 尋ねる when asking a clerk something at a store. They're both really casual, but 尋ねる is a bit more businesslike.
Frequency ranking: 1154

Kanji: 導
Meaning: lead
Onyomi: DOU
First kunyomi: みちび*く
First jukugo: 誘導[ゆうどう]する
Full header: 導 lead
道 (street) Same-ON + 寸 (glueglue)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: DOU | DOH goes Homer as the inanimate carbon rod is picked as the leader, again.
Full mnemonic: | This street is dangerous, so follow and stick to your leader like glue
Full kunyomi: みちび*く | to lead or guide - in the sense of MORAL guidance, reforming a juvenile delinquent, to lead by example, etc. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 誘導(ゆうどう) する | lead ★★☆☆☆ 誘 (invite / entice) + 導 (lead) = 誘導 (lead) to lead or conduct : A teacher leads the class on the field trip. The policewoman conducts traffic. The nuance is, 誘導 means literally going together with the people to the place.
導入(どうにゅう) | introduce new concept ★☆☆☆☆ 導 (lead) + 入 (put/go in) = 導入 (introduce new concept) to introduce - not a person but a new concept or thing. "Billy Fuckpants introduced tea to Europe from China."
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1009
Components: 道 (street) Same-ON + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: DOH goes Homer as the inanimate carbon rod is picked as the leader, again.
This street is dangerous, so follow and stick to your leader like glue
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to lead or guide - in the sense of MORAL guidance, reforming a juvenile delinquent, to lead by example, etc.
Frequency ranking: 1071

Kanji: 闘
Meaning: struggle
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: ( と ) たたか*う
First jukugo: 戦闘[せんとう]
Full header: 闘 struggle
門 (gate) + 豆 (bean) Same-ON + 寸 (glueglue)
★★☆☆☆
18 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: | It is a struggle to build a gate with huge beans glued to all your TOES.
Full kunyomi: ( と ) たたか*う | fight - (only used figuratively) - struggle against temptation, war on poverty, the, uh, the uh, hold on, the effin' war on drugs, struggle against prejudice, etc. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 戦闘(せんとう) | a battle ★☆☆☆☆ 戦 (fight) + 闘 (struggle) = 戦闘 (a battle)
闘志(とうし) | fightin' spirit ☆☆☆☆☆ 闘 (struggle) + 志 (intention, volition) = 闘志 (fightin' spirit) fightin' spirit, pluck, moxie, NUTZ
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
闘 | struggle | BEANS | 豆
闇 | pitch-black darkness | SOUND | 音
閥 | clique | PERSON | 人
BEANS make you struggle with farts, and you hear the SOUND even in a pitch-black room.
Cliques are made of a PERSON or people!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1010
Components: 門 (gate) + 豆 (bean) Same-ON + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: It is a struggle to build a gate with huge beans glued to all your TOES.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: fight - (only used figuratively) - struggle against temptation, war on poverty, the, uh, the uh, hold on, the effin' war on drugs, struggle against prejudice, etc.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a battle
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1069

Kanji: 寺
Meaning: temple
Onyomi: JI
First kunyomi: ( お ) てら
First jukugo: XXX寺[じ]
Full header: 寺 temple
寸 (glueglue) + 土 (earth)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
SOLO STRONG
Full onyomi: JI | as in, "JESUS threw the money lenders out of the temple."
Full mnemonic: | The Buddhist temple is glued to the earth to stop Christian missionaries from dragging it to the river and baptizing it.
Full kunyomi: ( お ) てら | Buddhist temple ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: XXX 寺(じ) | temple suffix ★★☆☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning, "temple of xxx." BOOBOO : Most Buddhist temples have the 寺 kanji at the end of their name, and in that case it is pronounced "JI". But if you are talking in general about temples, you say "tera". got it?
Full used In: - 等
- 詩
- 時
- 侍
- 特
- 待
- 持
- 得
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1011
Components: 寸 (glueglue) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: as in, "JESUS threw the money lenders out of the temple."
The Buddhist temple is glued to the earth to stop Christian missionaries from dragging it to the river and baptizing it.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Buddhist temple
First jukugo meaning: temple suffix
Frequency ranking: 40

Kanji: 詩
Meaning: poem
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: し
First jukugo: 詩人[しじん]
Full header: 詩 poem
言 (say) + 寺 (temple)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE said a poem at the temple
Full kunyomi: し | a poem LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 詩人(しじん) | poet ★★☆☆☆ 詩 (poem) + 人 (person) = 詩人 (poet)
詩的(してき) な | poetic ★☆☆☆☆ 詩 (poem) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 詩的 (poetic)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1012
Components: 言 (say) + 寺 (temple)
Mnemonic: SHE said a poem at the temple
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a poem
First jukugo meaning: poet
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1110

Kanji: 時
Meaning: time
Onyomi: JI
First kunyomi: とき
First jukugo: 四時[よじ]
Full header: 時 time
日 (sun, day) + 寺 (temple) Same-ON
★★★★★
10 strokes
Full onyomi: JI |
Full mnemonic: Q:It's time to go to temple!
A:AWW MOM, JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES??
Full kunyomi: とき | time, as in 'That time your mom shaved her beard.' ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 四時(よじ) | 4 o'clock ★★★★★ 四 (the numeral 4) + 時 (time) = 四時 (4 o'clock)
四時間(よじかん) | 4 hours' time ★★★★★ 四 時 (4 o'clock) + 間 (a period of time) = 四時間 (4 hours' time) 4 hours' time. As in, this bus ride takes 4 hours.
何時(なんじ) | what time is it? ★★★★★ 何 (what?!?) + 時 (time) = 何時 (what time is it?)
時間(じかん) | time ★★★★★ 時 (time) + 間 (a period of time) = 時間 (time)
時々(ときどき) | sometimes ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA sometimes, as in 'sometimes this is written in hiragana.'
同時(どうじ) に | at the same time ★★★☆☆ 同 (same) + 時 (time) = 同時 (at the same time)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1013
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 寺 (temple) Same-ON
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: time, as in 'That time your mom shaved her beard.'
First jukugo meaning: 4 o'clock
Frequency ranking: 41

Kanji: 持
Meaning: hold
Onyomi: JI
First kunyomi: も*つ
First jukugo: 金持ち[かねもち]
Full header: 持 hold
(handleft) + 寺 (temple) Same-ON
★★★★★
10 strokes
Full onyomi: JI |
Full mnemonic: | Hold on to the temple with your hand and keep thinking of JESUS. This will keep Satan from pulling you away into a life of drugs and book-learnin'
Full kunyomi: も*つ | to hold, but also to own, and often, to bring. As in 'Buy some nachos and bring them to the party.' ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 金持ち(かねもち) | rich person ★★★★★ 金 (gold) + 持 (hold) = 金持ち (rich person) rich person AKA your mom's bail bondsman.
気持ち(きもち) | feels good! ★★★★★ 気 (mood) + 持 (hold) = 気持ち (feels good!) oh HELLS yeah. It feels good.(although this isn't dirty by itself, it is the #1 actual word yelled in pornos.)
維持(いじ) する
ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ　ｏｒ　ｓｕｓｔａｉｎ ★☆☆☆☆
維 (upkeep) + 持 (hold) = 維持 (ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ　ｏｒ　ｓｕｓｔａｉｎ)
to maintain or sustain something
(the quality of our products, our 10% lead in the polls, maintaining the giant robot takes 3 hours a day)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
持 | hold | HANDS | 手
待 | wait | GO | 行
得 | bargain　/ obtain | SUN | 日
You hold something in your HANDS,
but you GO to the temple and wait for God.
SUNlight is a bargain which you can easily obtain, because it's free.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1014
Components: (handleft) + 寺 (temple) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Hold on to the temple with your hand and keep thinking of JESUS. This will keep Satan from pulling you away into a life of drugs and book-learnin'
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to hold, but also to own, and often, to bring. As in 'Buy some nachos and bring them to the party.'
First jukugo meaning: rich person
Frequency ranking: 119

Kanji: 侍
Meaning: samurai kanji
Onyomi: JI
First kunyomi: さむらい
Full header: 侍 samurai kanji
(personleft) + 寺 (temple) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: JI | as in, "If JESUS fought a fully-armed samurai, but Jesus only had a rusty screwdriver, who would win? What if He had an 8-ball in a gym sock?"
Full mnemonic: | The samurai is the person guarding the temple.
Full kunyomi: さむらい | samurai, bitch!!! 　（BOOBOO: most of the time, Japanese don't say samurai, they'll say 武士　（ぶし） instead. The only time actual Japanese say "samurai" is when they're referring to something very concrete things like "samurai haircut" or "Samurai TV drama."） 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1015
Components: (personleft) + 寺 (temple) Same-ON
Mnemonic: as in, "If JESUS fought a fully-armed samurai, but Jesus only had a rusty screwdriver, who would win? What if He had an 8-ball in a gym sock?"
The samurai is the person guarding the temple.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: samurai, bitch!!!
Frequency ranking: 1447

Kanji: 等
Meaning: equal /etc./plural
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: ひと*しい
First jukugo: XXX等[ら]
Full header: 等 equal /etc./plural
竹 (bamboo) + 寺 (temple)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: TOU | All my TOES are equally long (FYI I am a lemur)
Full mnemonic: | There are plural temples but each one gets an equal amount of bamboo.
Full kunyomi: ひと*しい | equivalent : usually in the mathematical sense, but can also be used figuratively, "He's as good as dead!" "Your lies are tantamount to treason, and I'll see you hanged!!" This is closer to the non-judgemental 同じ than it is to the moralistic 公平　（fair) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: XXX 等(ら) | plural ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX . . . actually, it's one of TWO Japanese suffixes that both mean 'plural.' 等 is kind of a more macho suffix than 達(たち）, and it's ONLY used in the following words : 彼等： かれら(them) . . . .and あいつ等：あいつら (those clowns) . . . and 奴等：やつら (those assholes over there)
等々(などなど) | et cetera. ★★☆☆☆ FP
平等(びょうどう) に | impartial, even ★☆☆☆☆ FP 平 (equal / level) + 等 (equal /etc./plural) = 平等 (impartial, even) impartial, even-steven. (to cut the cake into equal pieces, to treat your adopted kids and your biological kids equally)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
第 | rank or number in series | YOUNGER BROTHER | 弟
等 | equal /etc./plural | TEMPLE | 寺
My YOUNGER BROTHER comes after me in our family series.
According to the U.S. Constitution, all TEMPLES are equivalent.- Congress shall pass no law and etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1016
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 寺 (temple)
Mnemonic: All my TOES are equally long (FYI I am a lemur)
There are plural temples but each one gets an equal amount of bamboo.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: equivalent : usually in the mathematical sense, but can also be used figuratively, "He's as good as dead!" "Your lies are tantamount to treason, and I'll see you hanged!!" This is closer to the non-judgemental 同じ than it is to the moralistic 公平　（fair)
First jukugo meaning: plural
Frequency ranking: 582

Kanji: 尊
Meaning: esteem
Onyomi: SON
First kunyomi: とうと*い
First jukugo: 尊敬語[そんけいご]
Full header: 尊 esteem
西 (west) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SON |
Full mnemonic: | My SON esteems Western glue.
Full kunyomi: とうと*い | noble or holy NP ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 尊敬語(そんけいご) | formal Japanese ★★★☆☆ F 尊 敬 (respect) + 語 (language) = 尊敬語 (formal Japanese) the formal Japanese you use when you are addressing your superiors.
尊敬(そんけい) する | respect ★★★☆☆ 尊 (esteem) + 敬 (respect) = 尊敬 (respect) to look up to or respect someone. (BOOBOO: it's not ok to tell someone directly, 'I 尊敬 you very much!' - you'd say it about a third party)
男尊女卑(だんそんじょひ) | sexism ★★☆☆☆ 男 (man) + 尊 (esteem) + 女 (woman) + 卑 (despicable) = 男尊女卑 (sexism) sexism (literally, and I love this； 'men - esteem - women - despise')
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
専 | specialty | TNT |
尊 | esteem | SAKE | 酒
甫 |  | UTILIZE | 用
(UTILIZE)
His specialty is TNT, but I esteem his ability to hold his SAKE - he can drink a pint and still UTILIZE a unicycle!
Full used In: - 噂
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1017
Components: 西 (west) + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: My SON esteems Western glue.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: noble or holy
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: formal Japanese
Frequency ranking: 1149

Kanji: 噂
Meaning: rumor
First kunyomi: うわさ
Full header: 噂 rumor
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 尊 (esteem)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
ILL PAIR SOLO
Full mnemonic: | When you spread rumors, your mouth messes with peoples' self-esteem
Full kunyomi: うわさ | rumor ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
嘘 | lie | TIGER |
噂 | rumor | ESTEEM | 尊
It's not smart to lie to the TIGER.
Rumors wreck your self-ESTEEM.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1018
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 尊 (esteem)
Mnemonic: When you spread rumors, your mouth messes with peoples' self-esteem
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1305

Kanji: 父
Meaning: dad
Onyomi: FU
First kunyomi: ちち
First jukugo: お父さん[おとうさん]
Full header: 父 dad
★★★★☆
4 strokes
PK
Full onyomi: FU | Damn, dude, your dad is FUCKED UP.
Full mnemonic: | Think of dad on two crutches, the crutches crossing back and forth as he hobbles.
Full kunyomi: ちち | father,(which is weird, considering that chichi also means 'tits,' which is basically what the 'mother' kanji depicts. So why isn't 'mama' called chichi?) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: お父さん(おとうさん) | daddy! ★★★★★ KIDS
父親(ちちおや) | father ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 父 (dad) + 親 (parents/kindness) = 父親 (father) father ー which is weeeird, since "CHICHI" is slang for breasts.
父母(ちちはは) | mama-papa ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN KIDS 父 (dad) + 母 (your Moms) = 父母 (mama-papa )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
文 | culture/ sentence | CROTCH | 又
交 | combine | BERET |
父 | dad | NO BERET |
You write a sentence about CROTCHES.
I combine a BERET with crutches, to make the fashion hit of the season.
Dad has NO BERET, because he's not French.
Full used In: - 交
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1019
Mnemonic: Damn, dude, your dad is FUCKED UP.
Think of dad on two crutches, the crutches crossing back and forth as he hobbles.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: father,(which is weird, considering that chichi also means 'tits,' which is basically what the 'mother' kanji depicts. So why isn't 'mama' called chichi?)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: daddy!
Frequency ranking: 392

Kanji: 交
Meaning: combine
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: ( が or に ) まじ＊わる
First jukugo: 交換[こうかん]する
Full header: 交 combine
(beret) + 父 (dad)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
DUPE STRONG
Full onyomi: KOU | as in, "I combined COCAINE with downers. "
Full mnemonic: Ｑ： If you combine a beret and a dad, what do you get?
A： Ned Flanders' dad.
Full kunyomi: ( が or に ) まじ＊わる | to intersect with ★★☆☆☆
( が ) ま＊じる | to be mixed with ★☆☆☆☆
( を ) ま＊ぜる | I mix things together . Also used figuratively, as in joining or associating with a group. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 交換(こうかん) する | exchange ★★★★☆ 交 (combine) + 換 (exchange) = 交換 (exchange) swap, exchange (Japanese/English language exchange, for instance)
交通(こうつう) | traffic ★★★★☆ 交 (combine) + 通 (pass) = 交通 (traffic)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
文 | culture/ sentence | CROTCH | 又
交 | combine | BERET |
父 | dad | NO BERET |
You write a sentence about CROTCHES.
I combine a BERET with crutches, to make the fashion hit of the season.
Dad has NO BERET, because he's not French.
Full used In: - 校
- 郊
- 効
- 絞
- 較
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1020
Components: (beret) + 父 (dad)
Mnemonic: as in, "I combined COCAINE with downers. "
Ｑ： If you combine a beret and a dad, what do you get?
A： Ned Flanders' dad.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to intersect with
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: exchange
Frequency ranking: 529

Kanji: 対
Meaning: against
Onyomi: TAI
First jukugo: 絶対[ぜったい]に
Full header: 対 against
メ (katakana 'me') + (beret) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
BETA JERK
Description: JERK: Usually, it means "against", and is pronounced TAI, but very occasionally it means "pair" - the OPPOSITE being against!
Also, when it's used to mean "pair", it's pronounced つい, but probably you don't need that one.
Full onyomi: TAI |
Full mnemonic: | In May, it is fashionable to glue a neckTIE against your beret.
Full jukugo: 絶対(ぜったい) に | absolutely, without fail ★★★★☆ 絶 (extinct) + 対 (against) = 絶対 (absolutely, without fail)
反対(はんたい) する | against it!!!!!!!!!! ★★★★☆ 反 (anti) + 対 (against) = 反対 (against it!!!!!!!!!!) to be against something
対策(たいさく) | counter-plan / counter-measure ★★★☆☆ 対 (against) + 策 (take measures) = 対策 (counter-plan / counter-measure)
反対派(はんたいは) | the opposing faction ☆☆☆☆☆ 反 対 (against it!!!!!!!!!!) + 派 (faction/bling) = 反対派 (the opposing faction)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1021
Components: メ (katakana 'me') + (beret) + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: In May, it is fashionable to glue a neckTIE against your beret.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: absolutely, without fail
Frequency ranking: 224

Kanji: 校
Meaning: school
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 高校[こうこう]
Full header: 校 school
木 (tree) + 交 (combine) Same-ON
★★★★☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KOU | All the jocks at my school were total COLONS.
Full mnemonic: | Our schoolhouse is built out of trees combined together.
Full jukugo: 高校(こうこう) | high school ★★★★★ 高 (tall) + 校 (school) = 高校 (high school)
学校(がっこう) | school ★★★★★ 学 (knowledge) + 校 (school) = 学校 (school)
専門学校(せんもんがっこう) | trade school ★★★★☆ 専 門 (a specialty) + 学 校 (school) = 専門学校 (trade school) a trade school, like for electricians or anime voice-over actors.
中学校(ちゅうがっこう) | middle school ★★★☆☆ 中 (middle) + 学 校 (school) = 中学校 (middle school)
高校生(こうこうせい) | high school student ★★★☆☆ 高 校 (high school) + 生 (life / birth) = 高校生 (high school student)
小学校(しょうがっこう) | elementary school ★★★☆☆ 小 (small size) + 学 校 (school) = 小学校 (elementary school)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
校 | school | WOOD | 木
郊 | suburb | TOWN |
The school is made from WOOD, but
the suburb is a big TOWN.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1022
Components: 木 (tree) + 交 (combine) Same-ON
Mnemonic: All the jocks at my school were total COLONS.
Our schoolhouse is built out of trees combined together.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: high school
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 560

Kanji: 郊
Meaning: suburb
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 郊外[こうがい]
Full header: 郊 suburb
交 (combine) Same-ON + (town)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KOU | My COCAINE dealer lives in the suburbs.
Full mnemonic: | Several small towns combine to make one big suburb.
Full jukugo: 郊外(こうがい) | suburb ★☆☆☆☆ 郊 (suburb) + 外 (outside) = 郊外 (suburb)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
校 | school | WOOD | 木
郊 | suburb | TOWN |
The school is made from WOOD, but
the suburb is a big TOWN.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1023
Components: 交 (combine) Same-ON + (town)
Mnemonic: My COCAINE dealer lives in the suburbs.
Several small towns combine to make one big suburb.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1687

Kanji: 効
Meaning: effective
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: ( xxxが ) き＊く
First jukugo: 効果的[こうかてき]な
Full header: 効 effective
交 (combine) Same-ON + 力 (strong)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KOU | COLONS are very effective for discharging waste.
Full mnemonic: | If you combine the strong points of various techniques, you will get the most effective style!
Full kunyomi: ( xxxが ) き＊く | xxx is effective, most often said about medicine or drugs. ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 効果的(こうかてき) な | effective ★★★☆☆ 効 果 (an effect) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 効果的 (effective)
効果(こうか) | an effect ★★★☆☆ 効 (effective) + 果 (fruit　/ result) = 効果 (an effect)
効率のいい(こうりつのいい) | efficient ★★☆☆☆ 効 (effective) + 率 (ratio) = 効率のいい (efficient)
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: 1024
Components: 交 (combine) Same-ON + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: COLONS are very effective for discharging waste.
If you combine the strong points of various techniques, you will get the most effective style!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: xxx is effective, most often said about medicine or drugs.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1107

Kanji: 絞
Meaning: wring out / strangle
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) しぼ＊る
Full header: 絞 wring out / strangle
糸 (string) + 交 (combine) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | Use the string to strangle your COCAINE dealer for combining your coke with baking soda.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) しぼ＊る | squeeze ★☆☆☆☆
( を ) し＊める | I strangle - not just like murder, but to wring out a towel or squish a sponge or something ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) し＊まる | something gets tightened or fastned. ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1025
Components: 糸 (string) + 交 (combine) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Use the string to strangle your COCAINE dealer for combining your coke with baking soda.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: squeeze
Frequency ranking: 1598

Meaning: TNT plunger
Full header: TNT plunger
PK
Description: All Wile E. Coyote style.
Full used In: - 専
- 恵
- 敷
- 画
- 演
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1026
Frequency ranking: 511

Kanji: 専
Meaning: specialty
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: もっぱ＊ら
First jukugo: 専門[せんもん]
Full header: 専 specialty
(TNT plunger) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
STRONG
Description: Although the onyomi of 専 is SEN, it's STRONG for HAKU or BAKU. Weird and not helpful, but, it is what it is, yo.
Full onyomi: SEN |
Full mnemonic: He is an international terrorist whose specialty is gluing plungers to bombs.
SEND him to headquarters, he has a new assignment!
Full kunyomi: もっぱ＊ら | exclusively, entirely, nothing but ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 専門(せんもん) | a specialty ★★★★☆ 専 (specialty) + 門 (gate) = 専門 (a specialty)
専攻(せんこう) | major ★★☆☆☆ 専 (specialty) + 攻 (attack) = 専攻 (major) college major, field of study
XXX専(XXXせん) | specialist in xxx ★☆☆☆☆ SARC someone is a specialist for XXX. In other words, they have a fetish for xxxx. Like デブ専 is a "fat person specialist"
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
専 | specialty | TNT |
尊 | esteem | SAKE | 酒
甫 |  | UTILIZE | 用
(UTILIZE)
His specialty is TNT, but I esteem his ability to hold his SAKE - he can drink a pint and still UTILIZE a unicycle!
Full used In: - 縛
- 博
- 薄
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1027
Components: (TNT plunger) + 寸 (glueglue)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: exclusively, entirely, nothing but
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a specialty
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 802

Kanji: 博
Meaning: museum　/extensive
Onyomi: HAKU
First jukugo: 博物館[はくぶつかん]
Full header: 博 museum　/extensive
十 (ten) + 専 (specialty)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: HAKU | They oughta take that crazy rainbow phlegm you HACK up and put it in a museum, you cancerous chain-smoking freak!!
Full mnemonic: | This museum has an extensive collection, with over ten specialized exhibits.
Full jukugo: 博物館(はくぶつかん) | museum ★★★☆☆ 博 (museum　/extensive) + 物 (animal / thing) + 館 (big hall) = 博物館 (museum) a natural history museum or aerospace museum. (fine-art museums are 美術館　（びじゅつかん））
博覧会(はくらんかい)
exposition ★☆☆☆☆
博 (museum　/extensive) + 覧 (view) + 会 (big meeting) = 博覧会 (exposition)
a GIANT exposition. Not like, "Cezanne's greatest fuckin' paintings all up in here festival" but huger - like a World's Fair.
To break it down:
博覧会 (biggest　kind of expo )
　展示会（てんじかい＝trade show)
展覧会 （てんらんかい＝art exhibition)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
縛 | tie up | STRING | 糸
薄 | weak or thin | WATER | 水
博 | museum　/extensive | TEN | 十
You tie up with STRING,
but WATER is a weak-tasting thing.
Museums are TEN times more extensive than galleries and etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1028
Components: 十 (ten) + 専 (specialty)
Mnemonic: They oughta take that crazy rainbow phlegm you HACK up and put it in a museum, you cancerous chain-smoking freak!!
This museum has an extensive collection, with over ten specialized exhibits.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: museum
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1059

Kanji: 縛
Meaning: tie up
Onyomi: BAKU
First kunyomi: しば*る
First jukugo: 束縛[そくばく]する
Full header: 縛 tie up
糸 (string) + 専 (specialty)
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: BAKU |
Full mnemonic: | His specialty is tying up nuns with string.He ties their arms behind their BACK.
Full kunyomi: しば*る | To bind something - to tie a string AROUND something - to shackle a prisoner, to tie up a masochist, to put one's hair in a pony tail (BOOBOO: to tie a knot is 結ぶ　（むすぶ））. 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 束縛(そくばく) する | restrain ★☆☆☆☆ 束 (bundle of sticks) + 縛 (tie up) = 束縛 (restrain) to restrain, to restrict, tie up in red tape.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
縛 | tie up | STRING | 糸
薄 | weak or thin | WATER | 水
博 | museum　/extensive | TEN | 十
You tie up with STRING,
but WATER is a weak-tasting thing.
Museums are TEN times more extensive than galleries and etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1029
Components: 糸 (string) + 専 (specialty)
Mnemonic: His specialty is tying up nuns with string.He ties their arms behind their BACK.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: To bind something - to tie a string AROUND something - to shackle a prisoner, to tie up a masochist, to put one's hair in a pony tail (BOOBOO: to tie a knot is 結ぶ　（むすぶ））.
First jukugo meaning: restrain
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1523

Kanji: 薄
Meaning: weak or thin
Onyomi: HAKU
First kunyomi: うす*い
First jukugo: 薄情[はくじょう]な
Full header: 薄 weak or thin
(waterleft) + (flowertop) + 専 (specialty)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: HAKU | This coffee is so weak I want to take a machete and HACK someone!!
Full mnemonic: | Her specialty is submerging fragrant flowers in a lot of water, to create a very weak perfume.
Full kunyomi: うす*い | weak or thin flavor. A cup of coffee with one bean. ★★★☆☆
うす＊める | to dilute or water down. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 薄情(はくじょう) な | cold-hearted ☆☆☆☆☆ 薄 (weak or thin) + 情 (emotion) = 薄情 (cold-hearted )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
縛 | tie up | STRING | 糸
薄 | weak or thin | WATER | 水
博 | museum　/extensive | TEN | 十
You tie up with STRING,
but WATER is a weak-tasting thing.
Museums are TEN times more extensive than galleries and etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1030
Components: (waterleft) + (flowertop) + 専 (specialty)
Mnemonic: This coffee is so weak I want to take a machete and HACK someone!!
Her specialty is submerging fragrant flowers in a lot of water, to create a very weak perfume.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: weak or thin flavor. A cup of coffee with one bean.
First jukugo meaning: cold-hearted
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 803

Kanji: 演
Meaning: performance
Onyomi: EN
First jukugo: 演奏[えんそう]する
Full header: 演 performance
(crown) + (waterleft) + (TNT plunger) + (animal legs)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: EN |
Full mnemonic: | You'll ENJOY the performance -- it's a Rube Goldberg kind of affair . A stream of water falls on a crown, causing it to topple onto a TNT plunger and blow up the whole theater!!
Full jukugo: 演奏(えんそう) する | perform ★★★☆☆ 演 (performance) + 奏 (musical performance) = 演奏 (perform) perform music or a play
講演(こうえん) | a non-political speech ★★☆☆☆ 講 (lecture) + 演 (performance) = 講演 (a non-political speech) any public speech or talk given to a general audience. Authors doing a reading, dudes addressing a club, the graduation speaker at your graduation, are all doing 講演.
演歌(えんか) | enka ★☆☆☆☆ CCW 演 (performance) + 歌 (sing) = 演歌 (enka) a genre of really un-hip music Japanese grandparents and hicks listen to - it's been called "the country western music of Japan", but it's much more. When you listen to Enka, or sing it in a karaoke bar, you can cry and express emotion.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1031
Components: (crown) + (waterleft) + (TNT plunger) + (animal legs)
Mnemonic: You'll ENJOY the performance -- it's a Rube Goldberg kind of affair . A stream of water falls on a crown, causing it to topple onto a TNT plunger and blow up the whole theater!!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: perform
Frequency ranking: 872

Kanji: 恵
Meaning: do a favor
Onyomi: KEI
First kunyomi: めぐ*む
First jukugo: 知恵[ちえ]
Full header: 恵 do a favor
(TNT plunger) + (bottomheart)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KEI |
Full mnemonic: If it's OKAY, can you do me a favor -- take some TNT and blow up my heart?
Why not? You basically already did that when I asked you out and you said, "Who farted?"
Full kunyomi: めぐ*む | to do a favor ★★☆☆☆
( ｘｘｘに ) めぐ＊まれた | to be blessed with xxx (good looks, a talent for dope rhymes, etc.) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 知恵(ちえ) | wisdom ★★★☆☆ FP 知 (know) + 恵 (do a favor) = 知恵 (wisdom)
悪知恵(わるぢえ) のある or をつける | cunning, crafty ☆☆☆☆☆ 悪 (bad) + 知 恵 (wisdom) = 悪知恵 (cunning, crafty)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
恵 | do a favor | TNT plunger |
恩 | kindness | ORIGINATES | 因
志 | intention, volition | SAMURAI | 士
You do a favor to Wile E. Coyote by giving him a TNT PLUNGER,
But kindness ORIGINATES in the heart.
She has the intention of becoming a SAMURAI.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
恩 | kindness | BIG | 大
恵 | do a favor | TEN | 十
Do me a BIG favor, and bless me with TEN sabres.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1032
Components: (TNT plunger) + (bottomheart)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to do a favor
First jukugo meaning: wisdom
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1153

Kanji: 敷
Meaning: lay out / site
Onyomi: SHIKI
First kunyomi: し*く
First jukugo: 敷金[しききん]
Full header: 敷 lay out / site
(TNT plunger) + 方 (direction / method / person) + (director)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: SHIKI | SHE'S KEEN on haunted houses!
Full mnemonic: | The director is at the construction site, saying, "Lay out the TNT in that direction!"
Full kunyomi: し*く | to spread out (a tarpaulin), to lay out (railroad tracks) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 敷金(しききん) | deposit money ★★☆☆☆ 敷 (lay out / site) + 金 (gold) = 敷金 (deposit money) security deposit (on your Haunted House (which you don't get back if you damage the ghosts in any way))
オバケ屋敷(おばけやしき) | Haunted House! ★☆☆☆☆ オ () + 屋 (store) + 敷 (lay out / site) = オバケ屋敷 (Haunted House!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
敷 | lay out / site | TNT |
敬 | respect | FLOWER | 花
Blow up the site with TNT, but I give you a FLOWER to show that I respect you.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1033
Components: (TNT plunger) + 方 (direction / method / person) + (director)
Mnemonic: SHE'S KEEN on haunted houses!
The director is at the construction site, saying, "Lay out the TNT in that direction!"
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to spread out (a tarpaulin), to lay out (railroad tracks)
First jukugo meaning: deposit money
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 714

Meaning: pit
Full header: pit
(big radical)
PK
Full used In: - 世
- 歯
- 凶
- 画
- 両
- 出
- 缶
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1034
Components: (big radical)
Frequency ranking: 7

Kanji: 画
Meaning: a drawing
Onyomi: GA
First jukugo: 映画[えいが]
Full header: 画 a drawing
(TNT plunger) + (pit)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GA | You GOTTA see this guy's drawing.
Full mnemonic: | This kanji is a drawing of a tnt plunger in a pit.
Full jukugo: 映画(えいが) | movie ★★★★★ 映 (project, reflect) + 画 (a drawing) = 映画 (movie)
漫画(まんが) | manga ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 漫 (manga) + 画 (a drawing) = 漫画 (manga) what's that???
計画(けいかく) | plan ★★★☆☆ FP 計 (measure) + 画 (a drawing) = 計画 (plan) Pretty close to 予定　（よてい） in meaning, but perhaps more elaborate - you'd use 計画 to say "I have a plan to get rich!" or to say "I planned out our whole vacation to 3 countries." . . but you wouldn't use 予定。
画面(がめん) | screen ★★★☆☆ 画 (a drawing) + 面 (front surface / face) = 画面 (screen) screen - both movie screen and computer/tv screen
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
両 | both | MOUSTACHE |
画 | a drawing | RICEFIELD | 田
Both MOUSTACHES paint a picture of a RICEFIELD. Somehow.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1035
Components: (TNT plunger) + (pit)
Mnemonic: You GOTTA see this guy's drawing.
This kanji is a drawing of a tnt plunger in a pit.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: movie
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 512

Kanji: 両
Meaning: both
Onyomi: RYOU
First jukugo: 両方[りょうほう]
Full header: 両 both
丁 (nail) + (George Michael's Moustache) + (pit)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: RYOU | We are out of New and Old Testaments, we have to REORDER BOTH of them.
Full mnemonic: | We have to nail both Moustaches to bottom of the pit. (don't ask: it's performance art)
Full jukugo: 両方(りょうほう) | both things / both ways ★★★★☆ 両 (both) + 方 (direction / method / person) = 両方 (both things / both ways)
両替(りょうがえ) する | make change ★★★☆☆ NOKURI 両 (both) + 替 (substitute) = 両替 (make change) to make change - i.e. "Do you have change for a dollar?"
両親(りょうしん) | both parents ★★★☆☆ 両 (both) + 親 (parents/kindness) = 両親 (both parents )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
両 | both | MOUSTACHE |
画 | a drawing | RICEFIELD | 田
Both MOUSTACHES paint a picture of a RICEFIELD. Somehow.
Full used In: - 満
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1036
Components: 丁 (nail) + (George Michael's Moustache) + (pit)
Mnemonic: We are out of New and Old Testaments, we have to REORDER BOTH of them.
We have to nail both Moustaches to bottom of the pit. (don't ask: it's performance art)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: both things / both ways
Frequency ranking: 450

Kanji: 満
Meaning: full
Onyomi: MAN
First kunyomi: ( を ) み＊たす
First jukugo: 満足[まんぞく]する
Full header: 満 full
(waterleft) + (flowertop) + 両 (both)
★★★★★
12 strokes
Full onyomi: MAN | The MAN was full of pie.
Full mnemonic: | Both flowers were full of rain- water.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) み＊たす | to fill up, either literally or metaphorically (e.g. to satisfy or fulfill) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 満足(まんぞく) する | to be totally satisfied. ★★★★☆ 満 (full) + 足 (foot/ be enough) = 満足 (to be totally satisfied.)
満員(まんいん) | all full up! ★★☆☆☆ 満 (full) + 員 (clerk) = 満員 (all full up!) the event is full, there's no seats left
満月(まんげつ) | full moon ★★☆☆☆ ABU SARC NEO 満 (full) + 月 (moon) = 満月 (full moon) full moon. Also, when you moon someone with your ass, that is also a mangetsu.
肥満(ひまん) | obesity ★☆☆☆☆ 肥 (obese / manure) + 満 (full) = 肥満 (obesity)
豊満(ほうまん) な | voluptuous ★☆☆☆☆ ABU 豊 (plentiful) + 満 (full) = 豊満 (voluptuous) not what it sounds like! Houman means zatfig, voluptuous. This has two meanings： a) a borderline sexual-harassment word used generally about the big titty women. b) a a relatively polite way to describe a chubby woman. Anyway, ABU!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1037
Components: (waterleft) + (flowertop) + 両 (both)
Mnemonic: The MAN was full of pie.
Both flowers were full of rain- water.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to fill up, either literally or metaphorically (e.g. to satisfy or fulfill)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to be totally satisfied.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 568

Kanji: 出
Meaning: pull out / hand over
Onyomi: SHUTSU
First kunyomi: ( を ) だ＊す
First jukugo: 出口[でぐち]
Full header: 出 pull out / hand over
(pit) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
5 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: SHUTSU | He pulls out his revolver and SHOOTS.
Full mnemonic: 出 is two pits + a vertical line (which we'll think of as a string or cable)
This looks like you're hauling something up; Pulling the line of string out of the pits.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) だ＊す | I take it out ★★★★★
( が ) で＊る | it comes out ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 出口(でぐち) | exit. ★★★★★ KUNKUN 出 (pull out / hand over) + 口 (mouth) = 出口 (exit.)
は or が 出来る(できる) | possible ★★★★★ 1/2 KANA 出 (pull out / hand over) + 来 (come/future) = 出来る (possible) it's possible to do.(I can run, I can shit, but I can't run and shit at the same time.)
へ 出発(しゅっぱつ) | departure ★★★★☆ NP 出 (pull out / hand over) + 発 (launch) = 出発 (departure) departure of train, bus, plane.
xxxの 出身(しゅっしん) | a thing from XXX ★★★★☆ SUF 出 (pull out / hand over) + 身 ((one's own) flesh) = 出身 (a thing from XXX) a thing made in XXX, a person from XXX。
引き出し(ひきだし) | drawer ★★☆☆☆ 引 (pull) + 出 (pull out / hand over) = 引き出し (drawer) drawer or chest of drawers.
Full used In: - 屈
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1038
Components: (pit) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: He pulls out his revolver and SHOOTS.
出 is two pits + a vertical line (which we'll think of as a string or cable)
This looks like you're hauling something up; Pulling the line of string out of the pits.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I take it out
First jukugo meaning: exit.
Frequency ranking: 8

Kanji: 屈
Meaning: yield, get out of the way
Onyomi: KUTSU
First jukugo: 退屈[たいくつ]な
Full header: 屈 yield, get out of the way
(corpse) + 出 (pull out / hand over)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KUTSU |
Full mnemonic: | My KUTSU (靴=shoes) make the corpse go out and get out of the way because I'M KICKING IT.
Full jukugo: 退屈(たいくつ) な | boring ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 退 (retreat) + 屈 (yield, get out of the way) = 退屈 (boring) boring!（verb form : 退屈した： "It was boring!"）
窮屈(きゅうくつ) な | tight-assed. ★☆☆☆☆ 窮 (to be in trouble) + 屈 (yield, get out of the way) = 窮屈 (tight-assed. ) ：stiff or formal, tight-assed.
Full used In: - 掘
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1039
Components: (corpse) + 出 (pull out / hand over)
Mnemonic: My KUTSU (靴=shoes) make the corpse go out and get out of the way because I'M KICKING IT.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: boring
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1026

Kanji: 掘
Meaning: dig
Onyomi: KUTSU
First kunyomi: ほ*る
First jukugo: 発掘[はっくつ]
Full header: 掘 dig
(handleft) + 屈 (yield, get out of the way) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KUTSU | Dig a hole with your KUTSU (shoes).
Full mnemonic: | You use your hands to dig, making the earth yield before you and open up.
Full kunyomi: ほ*る | dig ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 発掘(はっくつ) | excavation ☆☆☆☆☆ 発 (launch) + 掘 (dig) = 発掘 (excavation )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1040
Components: (handleft) + 屈 (yield, get out of the way) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Dig a hole with your KUTSU (shoes).
You use your hands to dig, making the earth yield before you and open up.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: excavation
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1380

Kanji: 缶
Meaning: can, like 'canned beef'
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 缶[かん]XXX
Full header: 缶 can, like 'canned beef'
午 (noon) + (pit)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
PRE NEO
Description: the ONーyomi seems to be a neologism - When Westerners introduced tin cans, Japanese needed a word for 'em, so they re-purposed an obsolete kanji to mean "can" because it happened to be pronounced the same way!
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | Every noon, I pour a KAN of beer into a pit for my dead homies.
Full jukugo: 缶(かん) XXX | canned XXX ★★★☆☆ PRE PREFIX。 it means 'canned.' 缶ビール is a can of beer.
缶きり(かんきり) | can opener ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
岳 | mount | HILL | 丘
缶 | can, like 'canned beef' | AXE | 斤
A mountain is a big HILL.
Use an AXE to open up a can of food.
Full used In: - 揺
- 陶
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1041
Components: 午 (noon) + (pit)
Mnemonic: Every noon, I pour a KAN of beer into a pit for my dead homies.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: canned XXX
Frequency ranking: 1121

Kanji: 揺
Meaning: sway, joggle
Onyomi: YOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) ゆ＊さぶる
First jukugo: 動揺[どうよう]する
Full header: 揺 sway, joggle
(handleft) + (nest) + 缶 (can, like 'canned beef')
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: YOU | She YODELS so loud it'll make a skyscraper sway.
Full mnemonic: The '缶' radical is somewhat simplified, but let's roll with it anyway, because we can say:
He holds out his hand, holding a tin can with a nest on top of it, and jiggles it so the nest sways.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) ゆ＊さぶる | I shake or shock something : I make something sway ★★★☆☆
( が ) ゆ＊れる | something gets a jolt, something sways ★★★☆☆
( を ) ゆ＊する | to shock , jolt, to make something sway or shake ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 動揺(どうよう) する | jolt ☆☆☆☆☆ 動 (movement) + 揺 (sway, joggle) = 動揺 (jolt) to be agitated or unsettled, to be jolted
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
振 | brandish / pretend | PAYBACK |
援 | assist | HAND | 手
緩 | become loose / abate | STRING | 糸
揺 | sway, joggle | CAN | 缶
He's brandishing a firearm to with which to dish out some PAYBACK,
I use my HAND to assist a bird in building a nest.
When you loosen the STRING, the CAN begins to sway.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1042
Components: (handleft) + (nest) + 缶 (can, like 'canned beef')
Mnemonic: She YODELS so loud it'll make a skyscraper sway.
The '缶' radical is somewhat simplified, but let's roll with it anyway, because we can say:
He holds out his hand, holding a tin can with a nest on top of it, and jiggles it so the nest sways.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I shake or shock something : I make something sway
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: jolt
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1122

Kanji: 世
Meaning: society
Onyomi: SE,YO
First jukugo: 世界[せかい]
Full header: 世 society
L (loser) + 一 (one/line radical) + (pit)
★★★★★
5 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SE,YO | To start a new society, populate a deserted island with kids you make when you have SEX with the rapper YO-YO.
Full mnemonic: | In this dog-eat-dog society, losers get shoved into a pit.
Full jukugo: 世界(せかい) | the world ★★★★★ 世 (society) + 界 (the world) = 世界 (the world) the world, as in "biggest in the world!" "fastest in the world!"
世の中(よのなか) | the world ★★★★☆ 世 (society) + 中 (middle) = 世の中 (the world) the social, everyday world - more poetic than 世界。 Used in dramatic declarations like, "I'm sick of this fuckin' world!" "I don't care about this life!" "Poor Kurt Cobain, he was just too sensitive for this cruel world!" Also, usually implies JUST Japanese society.
世論(よろん) | public opinion ★★☆☆☆ 世 (society) + 論 (make a case for) = 世論 (public opinion)
お 世辞(せじ) | flattery ★☆☆☆☆ 世 (society) + 辞 (quit) = 世辞 (flattery)
お 世話(せわ) する | take care of ★☆☆☆☆ 世 (society) + 話 (conversation) = 世話 (take care of) to take care of someone sick or old or retarded. What your mom did.
Full used In: - 葉
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1043
Components: L (loser) + 一 (one/line radical) + (pit)
Mnemonic: To start a new society, populate a deserted island with kids you make when you have SEX with the rapper YO-YO.
In this dog-eat-dog society, losers get shoved into a pit.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: the world
Frequency ranking: 162

Kanji: 葉
Meaning: leaf
First kunyomi: は*っぱ
First jukugo: 言葉[ことば]
Full header: 葉 leaf
(flowertop) + 世 (society) + 木 (tree)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
Full mnemonic: | Every year, the tree grows a new society of flowers and leaves.
Full kunyomi: は*っぱ | leaf ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 言葉(ことば) | any word ★★★★★ FP 言 (say) + 葉 (leaf) = 言葉 (any word) ANY word - unlike the related term 単語（たんご）、　言葉 can refer to compound words, or onomonopoeia. Also 言葉 can mean "way of speaking." There are expressions like "watch what you say!" that use 言葉 this way: 言葉使い が丁寧 (her way of speaking is very polite!) or 言葉大切につかいましょう （let's be careful how we speak!)
言葉遣い(ことばづかい) | one's choice of words ★★☆☆☆ KANA 言 (say) + 葉 (leaf) + 遣 (apply) = 言葉遣い (one's choice of words)
葉書(はがき) | postcard ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 葉 (leaf) + 書 (write) = 葉書 (postcard)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
喋 | speak | MOUTH | 口
葉 | leaf | FLOWER | 花
You talk to me with your MOUTH, about a leaf of a pretty FLOWER.
Full used In: - 喋
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1044
Components: (flowertop) + 世 (society) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: Every year, the tree grows a new society of flowers and leaves.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: any word
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 242

Kanji: 喋
Meaning: speak
First kunyomi: ( を or と ) しゃべ＊る
Full header: 喋 speak
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 葉 (leaf)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: OK, this mnemonic is a bit of a stretch: The right-side part of 喋 looks like 葉, which is a kanji in the word, 'word'=言葉.
so, if you buy THAT argument,then the mnemonic becomes really easy, like so:
When you speak, your mouth says words (言葉).
Full kunyomi: ( を or と ) しゃべ＊る | to talk KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
喋 | speak | MOUTH | 口
葉 | leaf | FLOWER | 花
You talk to me with your MOUTH, about a leaf of a pretty FLOWER.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1045
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 葉 (leaf)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to talk
Frequency ranking: 1538

Kanji: 歯
Meaning: tooth
First kunyomi: は
First jukugo: 虫歯[むしば]
Full header: 歯 tooth
止 (stop) + (pit) + 米 (rice / America)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
SYMBOLIC
Full mnemonic: | Teeth are there to stop the rice from falling into the pits of your gums.
Full kunyomi: は | tooth ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 虫歯(むしば) | cavity ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 虫 (insizzect) + 歯 (tooth) = 虫歯 (cavity) a cavity (literally, 'bug tooth,' because parents would tell their kids, 'If you get a cavity, bugs will crawl in the hole and nest and lay eggs.')
歯医者(はいしゃ) | dentist ★★☆☆☆ 歯 (tooth) + 医 者 (doctor) = 歯医者 (dentist)
出っ歯(でっぱ) | buckteeth; rabbit-lookin'-ass teeth. ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 出 (pull out / hand over) + 歯 (tooth) = 出っ歯 (buckteeth; rabbit-lookin'-ass teeth.)
八重歯(やえば) | gnarly teeth ★☆☆☆☆ FP 八 (eight) + 重 (heavy / overlap) + 歯 (tooth) = 八重歯 (gnarly teeth) the gnarled, wish-I-had-braces teeth that Japanese are famous for. Lots of Japanese find it cute, in fact.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
歯 | tooth | STOP | 止
奥 | waaay in the back | BIG | 大
STOP the tooth decay.
Use a BIG toothbrush from the front, to way in the back.
Full used In: - 噛
- 齢
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1046
Components: 止 (stop) + (pit) + 米 (rice / America)
Mnemonic: Teeth are there to stop the rice from falling into the pits of your gums.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: cavity
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1138

Kanji: 噛
Meaning: chew, bite
First kunyomi: か*む
Full header: 噛 chew, bite
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 歯 (tooth)
★★☆☆☆
18 strokes
SOLO DUH
Full mnemonic: | This one actually 'looks like what it looks like' so if you need a mnemonic, you can bite a tough titty.
Full kunyomi: か*む | bite,chew 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
噛 | chew, bite | MOUTH | 口
齢 | stage of life | ORDER | 令
Chew with your MOUTH open, but
I ORDER you to leave my age unspoken ；I'm old and it's rude to tell people.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1047
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 歯 (tooth)
Mnemonic: This one actually 'looks like what it looks like' so if you need a mnemonic, you can bite a tough titty.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: bite,chew
Frequency ranking: 1708

Kanji: 齢
Meaning: stage of life
Onyomi: REI
First jukugo: 年齢[ねんれい]
Full header: 齢 stage of life
歯 (tooth) + 令 (command) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
17 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: REI |
Full mnemonic: | In Logan's Run, once people reached a late stage of life, guards were commanded to take a RAYgun and blast 'em right in the teeth.
Full jukugo: 年齢(ねんれい) | years old ★★☆☆☆ 年 (year) + 齢 (stage of life) = 年齢 (years old)
高齢者(こうれいしゃ) | old person ☆☆☆☆☆ 高 (tall) + 齢 (stage of life) + 者 (professional) = 高齢者 (old person )
適齢期(てきれいき) | a marriageable age ☆☆☆☆☆ 適 (suitable) + 齢 (stage of life) + 期 (period of time) = 適齢期 (a marriageable age)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
噛 | chew, bite | MOUTH | 口
齢 | stage of life | ORDER | 令
Chew with your MOUTH open, but
I ORDER you to leave my age unspoken ；I'm old and it's rude to tell people.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1048
Components: 歯 (tooth) + 令 (command) Same-ON
Mnemonic: In Logan's Run, once people reached a late stage of life, guards were commanded to take a RAYgun and blast 'em right in the teeth.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: years old
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1314

Kanji: 凶
Meaning: terrible
Onyomi: KYOU
First jukugo: 凶悪[きょうあく]な
Full header: 凶 terrible
メ (katakana 'me') + (pit)
☆☆☆☆☆
4 strokes
BETA
Description: This kanji is usually only seen by itself in fortune-telling. It's like the worst fortune or whatever, so it's frequently the punchline of jokes.
Full onyomi: KYOU |
Full mnemonic: | In May, I fell into a terrible pit and I am still trapped there until TODAY (今日, pronounced KYOU)!!
Full jukugo: 凶悪(きょうあく) な | Heinous! ☆☆☆☆☆ 凶 (terrible) + 悪 (bad) = 凶悪 ( Heinous!) atrocious! Heinous! Some Rape of Nanking kind of shit.
大凶(だいきょう) | horrible luck ☆☆☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 凶 (terrible) = 大凶 (horrible luck) horrible luck, an atrocity.
Full used In: - 脳
- 胸
- 悩
- 離
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1049
Components: メ (katakana 'me') + (pit)
Mnemonic: In May, I fell into a terrible pit and I am still trapped there until TODAY (今日, pronounced KYOU)!!
Usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Heinous!
Frequency ranking: 494

Kanji: 脳
Meaning: brain
Onyomi: NOU
First jukugo: 洗脳[せんのう]する
Full header: 脳 brain
月 (moon/organ) + 凶 (terrible) + (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: NOU |
Full mnemonic: The 3 dots are usually Cutest Baby Birds, but in this case let's call them hair, covering your brain.
Your brain is NO good. It's just a terrible organ, covered in greasy hair.
Full jukugo: 洗脳(せんのう) する | brainwash ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 洗 (wash) + 脳 (brain) = 洗脳 (brainwash)
脳みそ(のうみそ) | grey matter ☆☆☆☆☆ FR gray matter, brains.- the "miso" part is written in hiragana, but it comes from the word 味噌, or 'soup'!!!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
悩 | worry | HEART | 心
脳 | brain | HAIR |
胸 | chest/breast | WRAP |
When you worry, your HEART beats fast.
Your brain is under your HAIR (those three dots at the top : hair)
Your chest is WRAPPED in ribs.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1050
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + 凶 (terrible) + (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: brainwash
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1194

Kanji: 悩
Meaning: worry
Onyomi: NOU
First kunyomi: なや*み
Full header: 悩 worry
(leftheart) + (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 凶 (terrible)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: NOU |
Full mnemonic: | I'm worried that those baby birds have a horrible heart condition and will die.
Full kunyomi: なや*み | a worry ★★★★☆
なや＊む | TO worry (verb) ★★★★☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
悩 | worry | HEART | 心
脳 | brain | HAIR |
胸 | chest/breast | WRAP |
When you worry, your HEART beats fast.
Your brain is under your HAIR (those three dots at the top : hair)
Your chest is WRAPPED in ribs.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1051
Components: (leftheart) + (t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.i.y.l.) + 凶 (terrible)
Mnemonic: I'm worried that those baby birds have a horrible heart condition and will die.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a worry
Frequency ranking: 1261

Kanji: 離
Meaning: divorce / physical distance between things
Onyomi: RI
First kunyomi: ( から ) はな*れる
First jukugo: 離婚[りこん]する
Full header: 離 divorce / physical distance between things
(beret) + 凶 (terrible) + ム (moocow) + (George Michael's Moustache) + (turkey)
★★★☆☆
18 strokes
Full onyomi: RI | Bruce LEE got divorced from Tommy LEE in 1985.
Full mnemonic: I had to divorce my terrible turkey because it came home wearing George Michael's beret and smelling like his moustache.
I'm not gonna include moocow because fuck this is too long already.
Full kunyomi: ( から ) はな*れる | to leave someone, to be distant (both physically and emotionally) ★★★★☆
( を ) はな＊す | to separate, to detach, to keep separate ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 離婚(りこん) する | divorce ★★★☆☆ 離 (divorce / physical distance between things) + 婚 (marriage) = 離婚 (divorce)
距離(きょり) | distance ★★☆☆☆ 距 (distance) + 離 (divorce / physical distance between things) = 距離 (distance) physical distance between two things: towns on a map, for instance, or the distance between an archer and a target - a much bigger distance than the related word 間隔.
分離(ぶんり) | segregation / separation ☆☆☆☆☆ 分 (understand / divide / minute) + 離 (divorce / physical distance between things) = 分離 (segregation / separation) The dictionary says "separation, " as in separation of church and state, or "the river separates the two countries." Politically it means to segregate people, like in the American South, or what Japan does to Burakumin.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1052
Components: (beret) + 凶 (terrible) + ム (moocow) + (George Michael's Moustache) + (turkey)
Mnemonic: Bruce LEE got divorced from Tommy LEE in 1985.
I had to divorce my terrible turkey because it came home wearing George Michael's beret and smelling like his moustache.
I'm not gonna include moocow because fuck this is too long already.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to leave someone, to be distant (both physically and emotionally)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: divorce
Frequency ranking: 495

Kanji: 矢
Meaning: arrow
First kunyomi: や
First jukugo: 弓矢[ゆみや]
Full header: 矢 arrow
(rifle) + 大 (big)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
PN SIDEKICK
Full mnemonic: | An arrow flies like a bullet out of a big rifle.
Full kunyomi: や | arrow - never used by itself (see below!) NUBI ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 弓矢(ゆみや) | arrow ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 弓 (bow) + 矢 (arrow) = 弓矢 (arrow )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
朱 | vermilion | PENIS ON THE BOTTOM |
失 | miss out on | HEAD but NO PENIS |
矢 | arrow | NO HEAD |
Vermillion has a dick between its legs (think of the bright red veins in a dick). Arrow and Miss don't have anything down there.
HOW TO TELL ARROW AND MISS APART: "失" has a little line sticking up at the top, which we'll call a HEAD. 矢has no head.
So you can say, "I MISS getting HEAD from your uncle ever since he got BEHEADED BY AN ARROW."
Full used In: - 短
- 医
- 族
- 知
- 疑
- 候
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1053
Components: (rifle) + 大 (big)
Mnemonic: An arrow flies like a bullet out of a big rifle.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: arrow - never used by itself (see below!)
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 74

Kanji: 疑
Meaning: doubt
Onyomi: GI
First kunyomi: うたが＊う
First jukugo: 疑問[ぎもん]
Full header: 疑 doubt
矢 (arrow) + (heel) + 正 (correct) + マ (Mama)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: GI | as in, "I doubt that GEESE can do the Moonwalk. "
Full mnemonic: | It's correct to shoot yo Mama's heel with an arrow if you doubt that she's telling the truth..
Full kunyomi: うたが＊う | to doubt ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 疑問(ぎもん) | a doubt　 ★★★☆☆ 疑 (doubt) + 問 (question, problem) = 疑問 (a doubt　) a doubt　（疑問がある＝ I have doubts about it.)
容疑者(ようぎしゃ) | suspect ★☆☆☆☆ 容 (appearance) + 疑 (doubt) + 者 (professional) = 容疑者 (suspect) suspect in crime; foreigner.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
疑 | doubt | HEEL |
務 | perform a task | HALBERD | 矛
You're a HEEL, so I doubt you'll do the work.
But this HALBERD pointing at you makes you perform your tasks.
Full used In: - 擬
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1054
Components: 矢 (arrow) + (heel) + 正 (correct) + マ (Mama)
Mnemonic: as in, "I doubt that GEESE can do the Moonwalk. "
It's correct to shoot yo Mama's heel with an arrow if you doubt that she's telling the truth..
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to doubt
First jukugo meaning: a doubt
Frequency ranking: 711

Kanji: 擬
Meaning: sham
Onyomi: GI
First jukugo: 擬態語[ぎたいご]
Full header: 擬 sham
(handleft) + 疑 (doubt)
★☆☆☆☆
17 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Description: This one is different from fake (偽) :it doesn't mean counterfeit or phony. It means sham as in a practice test, or a mock trial, or the model home in ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT where all the fruit in the kitchen was plastic. In other words, 擬 means a sham that is a mock-up or a model - it's not meant to fool anyone.
Full onyomi: GI |
Full mnemonic: | You raise your hand up like, "Waaaait a minute, I doubt that you are real GEEse. Judging by your cardboard feathers and paste-on googly eyes, you are some motherfucking sham geese."
Full jukugo: 擬態語(ぎたいご) | emotional sound-effect ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 擬 (sham) + 態 (looks like) + 語 (language) = 擬態語 (emotional sound-effect) 擬態語 is a　very Japanese concept - a sound effect for something that doesn't make noise - usually emotional states. The only English example of 擬態語 I can think of is ' bling.'
擬似(ぎじ) XXX | quasi ★☆☆☆☆ PRE 擬 (sham) + 似 (resemble) = 擬似 (quasi) PREFIX meaning 'quasi-XXX'
擬音語(ぎおんご) | Onomatopoeia! ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 擬 (sham) + 音 (sound) + 語 (language) = 擬音語 (Onomatopoeia!) Onomatopoeia!!!! Sound-effect words. in English, that means words like 'slap' 'smack' or 'splash.'
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1055
Components: (handleft) + 疑 (doubt)
Mnemonic: You raise your hand up like, "Waaaait a minute, I doubt that you are real GEEse. Judging by your cardboard feathers and paste-on googly eyes, you are some motherfucking sham geese."
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: emotional sound-effect
Frequency ranking: 1745

Kanji: 短
Meaning: short / brief
Onyomi: TAN
First kunyomi: みじ*い
First jukugo: 短所[たんしょ]
Full header: 短 short / brief
矢 (arrow) + 豆 (bean)
★★★★★
12 strokes
Full onyomi: TAN |
Full mnemonic: | That TAN arrow is so short, it barely comes level with the top of that bean!! Which is also TAN!!
Full kunyomi: みじ*い | short (in inches) or brief (in time) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 短所(たんしょ) | flaw ★★☆☆☆ 短 (short / brief) + 所 (area / attribute) = 短所 (flaw ) weak point, flaw
短期(たんき) | short period of time ★☆☆☆☆ 短 (short / brief) + 期 (period of time) = 短期 (short period of time)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
低 | low | SPECULUM | 氏
短 | short / brief | BEAN | 豆
The person reached down low to pick up the SPECULUM,
but the ARROW was so short it couldn't penetrate more than halfway into a BEAN
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1056
Components: 矢 (arrow) + 豆 (bean)
Mnemonic: That TAN arrow is so short, it barely comes level with the top of that bean!! Which is also TAN!!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: short (in inches) or brief (in time)
First jukugo meaning: flaw
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 858

Kanji: 医
Meaning: doctor
Onyomi: I
First jukugo: 医者[いしゃ]
Full header: 医 doctor
(container) + 矢 (arrow)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: I |
Full mnemonic: | I am a medical doctor, who surgically removes an arrow out of your colon and puts it in the biohazard container.
Full jukugo: 医者(いしゃ) | doctor ★★★☆☆ 医 (doctor) + 者 (professional) = 医者 (doctor) doctor
歯医者(はいしゃ) | dentist ★★☆☆☆ 歯 (tooth) + 医 者 (doctor) = 歯医者 (dentist)
医師(いし) | doctor ★☆☆☆☆ NP 医 (doctor) + 師 (master, teacher) = 医師 (doctor) a more formal word for doctor -(you wouldn't say "I need to see the 医師!" - you'd say, "I need to see the 医者（いしゃ）！”）
XXX 医(い) | -ology ★☆☆☆☆ SUF a SUFFIX meaning, 'XXX branch of medicine -' in other words, 'XXXology'.
医療(いりょう) | medical treatment ★☆☆☆☆ 医 (doctor) + 療 (medical therapy) = 医療 (medical treatment) medical treatment- the kind one gets in a hospital (x-rays, MRI, surgery, etc.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1057
Components: (container) + 矢 (arrow)
Mnemonic: I am a medical doctor, who surgically removes an arrow out of your colon and puts it in the biohazard container.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 832

Kanji: 族
Meaning: family
Onyomi: ZOKU
First jukugo: 家族[かぞく]
Full header: 族 family
方 (direction / method / person) + (rifle) + 矢 (arrow)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: ZOKU | Their whole family is BANDITS. (remember, bandit (賊) is also pronounced ZOKU)
Full mnemonic: | I am so fucking fed up with my family, if I had a rifle or an arrow I would point it in their direction. Right at the Thanksgiving table.
Full jukugo: 家族(かぞく) | family ★★★★★ 家 (home) + 族 (family) = 家族 (family) your immediate family - parents, grandparents, siblings.
民族(みんぞく) | ethnic ★★★☆☆ 民 (folk) + 族 (family) = 民族 (ethnic) two meanings: 1) ethnic group, 2) folk (as in folk customs, folk music, etc)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1058
Components: 方 (direction / method / person) + (rifle) + 矢 (arrow)
Mnemonic: Their whole family is BANDITS. (remember, bandit (賊) is also pronounced ZOKU)
I am so fucking fed up with my family, if I had a rifle or an arrow I would point it in their direction. Right at the Thanksgiving table.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 623

Kanji: 候
Meaning: climate/candidate
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 候補[こうほ]
Full header: 候 climate/candidate
矢 (arrow) + (personleft) + ユ (katakana 'yu' radical)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA JERK
Description: JERK: this can mean climate, candidate, or even symptom. There is really no pattern.
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | A candidate is a person who gets shot in the COLON with an arrow full of hot air, causing them to make all kinds of weird noises as the air rushes to their mouth.
Full jukugo: 候補(こうほ) | candidate ★★☆☆☆ 候 (climate/candidate) + 補 (supplement) = 候補 (candidate)
気候(きこう) | regional climate ☆☆☆☆☆ 気 (mood) + 候 (climate/candidate) = 気候 (regional climate) climate - not like the weather we're having today, but the general climate of a region - temperate, tropical, etc.
兆候(ちょうこう) | a sign ☆☆☆☆☆ 兆 (omen) + 候 (climate/candidate) = 兆候 (a sign) a sign that something will start soon: (Those clouds on the horizon are a sign a taiphoon is coming)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1059
Components: 矢 (arrow) + (personleft) + ユ (katakana 'yu' radical)
Mnemonic: A candidate is a person who gets shot in the COLON with an arrow full of hot air, causing them to make all kinds of weird noises as the air rushes to their mouth.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: candidate
Frequency ranking: 1183

Kanji: 知
Meaning: know
Onyomi: CHI
First kunyomi: し＊ってる
First jukugo: 知識[ちしき]
Full header: 知 know
矢 (arrow) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
8 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: CHI |
Full mnemonic: | I put an arrow in my mouth because I know there's CHEESE on it. MMMcheese.
Full kunyomi: し＊ってる | to know something or someone. (BOOBOO: as opposed to 分かります, which means 'Oh shit! now I get it!' or 'I just realized / comprehended something!') Typical example: 'Do you know the band Rotting Christ?' (ロッチング・キリストというバンドを知ってる？） ★★★★★
し＊らない | I don't know. (as opposed to "分からない" which means, 'i don't get it.') ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 知識(ちしき) | knowledge ★★★☆☆ 知 (know) + 識 (be conscious) = 知識 (knowledge)
知り合い(しりあい) | an acquaintance ★★★☆☆ 知 (know) + 合 (to suit) = 知り合い (an acquaintance)
お知らせ(おしらせ) | sign/flyer ★★★☆☆ a flyer, or a sign on the wall - usually advertising an event.
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.
知らん振り(しらんぷり) | feign innocence ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 知 (know) + 振 (brandish / pretend) = 知らん振り (feign innocence ) to pretend you don't know what I am talking about, to feign innocence
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
味 | flavor | MOUTH ON LEFT SIDE |
知 | know | ARROW | 矢
和 | peace/ Japan | WHEAT |
I finished the food but the flavor, is LEFT behind in my mouth.
I know how to shoot your moms with an ARROW. In the nanny.
I gave your Moms a peace OF WHEAT to help turn that yeast infection into some bread.
Full used In: - 痴
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1060
Components: 矢 (arrow) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: I put an arrow in my mouth because I know there's CHEESE on it. MMMcheese.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to know something or someone. (BOOBOO: as opposed to 分かります, which means 'Oh shit! now I get it!' or 'I just realized / comprehended something!')
First jukugo meaning: knowledge
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 75

Kanji: 失
Meaning: miss out on
Onyomi: SHITSU
First kunyomi: うしな*う
First jukugo: 失敗[しっぱい]する
Full header: 失 miss out on
(rifle) + 大 (big)
★★★★★
5 strokes
Full onyomi: SHITSU | Oh SHIT! I missed out on the reunion concert of the PART TIME CHRISTIANS.
Full mnemonic: This is rifle plus big. But, since arrow (矢) is ALSO rifle plus big, it's easier to think of 失 as "arrow plus a little head on top!"
So you can say, "I MISS getting HEAD from your uncle ever since he got BEHEADED BY AN ARROW."
Full kunyomi: うしな*う | to miss out on. Like you were watching tv too much and missed out on a pool party in your own backyard. ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 失敗(しっぱい) する | failure ★★★★☆ 失 (miss out on) + 敗 (be defeated) = 失敗 (failure) any failure! Flunking a test, your plan fails, no one comes to your party, your business goes bankrupt, your mom's chest waxing goes wrong and her pec-fro winds up as Beyonce's wig.
失礼(しつれい) な | rude ★★★★☆ 失 (miss out on) + 礼 (polite) = 失礼 (rude) rude, without manners.
失恋(しつれん) される | get your heart broke ★★★☆☆ 失 (miss out on) + 恋 (passion) = 失恋 (get your heart broke)
大失敗(だいしっぱい) | total disaster ★★☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 失 敗 (failure) = 大失敗 (total disaster) a total disaster.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
朱 | vermilion | PENIS ON THE BOTTOM |
失 | miss out on | HEAD but NO PENIS |
矢 | arrow | NO HEAD |
Vermillion has a dick between its legs (think of the bright red veins in a dick). Arrow and Miss don't have anything down there.
HOW TO TELL ARROW AND MISS APART: "失" has a little line sticking up at the top, which we'll call a HEAD. 矢has no head.
So you can say, "I MISS getting HEAD from your uncle ever since he got BEHEADED BY AN ARROW."
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
先 | earlier/ the tip | LEGS OPEN |
失 | miss out on | LEGS CLOSED |
1) Probably the first time you saw "先" , you were looking at the word for teacher (sensei)-- 先生
2) MISS is basically SENSEI but with its legs closer together. Therefore,
3) I missed out on sex with teacher because she kept her LEGS CLOSED.
See?
Full used In: - 鉄
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1061
Components: (rifle) + 大 (big)
Mnemonic: Oh SHIT! I missed out on the reunion concert of the PART TIME CHRISTIANS.
This is rifle plus big. But, since arrow (矢) is ALSO rifle plus big, it's easier to think of 失 as "arrow plus a little head on top!"
So you can say, "I MISS getting HEAD from your uncle ever since he got BEHEADED BY AN ARROW."
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to miss out on. Like you were watching tv too much and missed out on a pool party in your own backyard.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: failure
Frequency ranking: 468

Kanji: 鉄
Meaning: iron
Onyomi: TETSU
First kunyomi: てつ
First jukugo: 地下鉄[ちかてつ]
Full header: 鉄 iron
金 (gold) + 失 (miss out on)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: TETSU | If you're feeling anemic, TAKE TWO iron pills and call me in the morning.
Full mnemonic: | He was digging for gold, but missed out and found only iron ore.
Full kunyomi: てつ | iron LAZY ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 地下鉄(ちかてつ) | subway ★★★★☆ 地 (area) + 下 (below) + 鉄 (iron) = 地下鉄 (subway)
鉄人(てつじん) | bad mother fucker ★★☆☆☆ 鉄 (iron) + 人 (person) = 鉄人 (bad mother fucker) 'iron man,' not as in the Sabbath song, but as in a bad mother fucker. (this is the kanji from Iron Chef)
鉄っちゃん(てっちゃん) | train-spotter ★☆☆☆☆ SARC a train-spotter, a train-obsessed nerd.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1062
Components: 金 (gold) + 失 (miss out on)
Mnemonic: If you're feeling anemic, TAKE TWO iron pills and call me in the morning.
He was digging for gold, but missed out and found only iron ore.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: subway
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 815

Meaning: swan
Full header: swan
(swan radical) (turkey) + 矢 (arrow)
STRONG
Description: I call it swan because it's like turkey but bigger and more difficult to deal with.
I guess you could say, "A swan shoots an arrow at a turkey". I mean, maybe it is a feud. Who knows?
Swan is STRONG for KAN .
Full used In: - 勧
- 権
- 確
- 観
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1063
Components: (swan radical) (turkey) + 矢 (arrow)
Frequency ranking: 464

Kanji: 観
Meaning: point of view
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: み＊る
First jukugo: 観光客[かんこうきゃく]
Full header: 観 point of view
(swan) Same-ON + 見 (look)
★★★★☆
18 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | Genghis KHAN saw the swan from his point of view.
Full kunyomi: み＊る | to watch something, deliberately and for a long time, In other words, to be a spectator at something (only used in the phrase 観にいく . And you only used 観に行く about concerts, broadway plays, and art exhibitions). Basically this is 聴く for your eyes. ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 観光客(かんこうきゃく) | tourist ★★★☆☆ 観 (point of view) + 光 (shining) + 客 (customer) = 観光客 (tourist)
観客(かんきゃく) | audience ★★☆☆☆ 観 (point of view) + 客 (customer) = 観客 (audience)
価値観(かちかん) | ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ ★★☆☆☆ 価 値 (merit) + 観 (point of view) = 価値観 (ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ) ｏｎｅ’ｓ　ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ - used with specific things, like drinking, smoking, gambling.
観念(かんねん) | notion ★☆☆☆☆ 観 (point of view) + 念 (concern) = 観念 (notion) a notion, an idea. (BOOBOO: Not like 'I got an idea! Let's start a food CO-OP!' But idea like, 'He has no concept of personal hygine.' 'That's a very stereotypical idea!')
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
勧 | recommend | STRONG | 力
観 | point of view | SEE | 見
権 | rights | TREE | 木
確 | make certain | ROCK | 石
TELLING APART THE SWAN MOTHERFUCKERS:
I recommend you get STRONGER.
You SEE things from your point of view .
But TREES have rights,to not get cut down. Or so they say.
Make ROCK SOLID CERTAIN that your kanji are correct.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1064
Components: (swan) Same-ON + 見 (look)
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN saw the swan from his point of view.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to watch something, deliberately and for a long time, In other words, to be a spectator at something (only used in the phrase 観にいく . And you only used 観に行く about concerts, broadway plays, and art exhibitions).
First jukugo meaning: tourist
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 608

Kanji: 勧
Meaning: recommend
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: すす*める
First jukugo: 勧告[かんこく]する
Full header: 勧 recommend
(swan) Same-ON + 力 (strong)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | Genghis KHAN strongly recommended that you get a swan.
Full kunyomi: すす*める | to recommend 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 勧告(かんこく) する | to counsel ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 勧 (recommend) + 告 (inform) = 勧告 (to counsel) to advise or counsel someone.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
勧 | recommend | STRONG | 力
観 | point of view | SEE | 見
権 | rights | TREE | 木
確 | make certain | ROCK | 石
TELLING APART THE SWAN MOTHERFUCKERS:
I recommend you get STRONGER.
You SEE things from your point of view .
But TREES have rights,to not get cut down. Or so they say.
Make ROCK SOLID CERTAIN that your kanji are correct.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1065
Components: (swan) Same-ON + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN strongly recommended that you get a swan.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to recommend
First jukugo meaning: to counsel
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1579

Kanji: 権
Meaning: rights
Onyomi: KEN
First jukugo: 人権[じんけん]
Full header: 権 rights
木 (tree) + (swan)
★★★★☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KEN | KENNY has the right to come back from the dead.
Full mnemonic: | The swan has a right to peck the tree.
Full jukugo: 人権(じんけん) | human rights ★★★★☆ 人 (person) + 権 (rights) = 人権 (human rights )
権利(けんり) | the right to do ★★★☆☆ 権 (rights) + 利 (handy) = 権利 (the right to do) the authority or right to do something
権威(けんい) | authority ★★☆☆☆ 権 (rights) + 威 (terrible majesty) = 権威 (authority) an authority one has based on power alone (parents, cops, etc.) rather than on rights (authority based on rights is　権利（けんり））
権力(けんりょく) | power ★☆☆☆☆ 権 (rights) + 力 (strong) = 権力 (power) power (over other people)(as in boss, parent, governor, pope, etc.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
勧 | recommend | STRONG | 力
観 | point of view | SEE | 見
権 | rights | TREE | 木
確 | make certain | ROCK | 石
TELLING APART THE SWAN MOTHERFUCKERS:
I recommend you get STRONGER.
You SEE things from your point of view .
But TREES have rights,to not get cut down. Or so they say.
Make ROCK SOLID CERTAIN that your kanji are correct.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1066
Components: 木 (tree) + (swan)
Mnemonic: KENNY has the right to come back from the dead.
The swan has a right to peck the tree.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: human rights
Frequency ranking: 756

Kanji: 確
Meaning: make certain
Onyomi: KAKU
First kunyomi: たし*か ( な )
First jukugo: 確認[かくにん]する
Full header: 確 make certain
石 (rock) + (swan) + (crown)
★★★★☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: KAKU |
Full mnemonic: Please make certain that the swan's COCK is hard as a rock. (the swan with the hardest COCK gets to wear the crown)
(it's not how I personally would decide the future of the monarchy, but then I'm not Japanese)
Full kunyomi: たし*か ( な ) | probably ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 確認(かくにん) する | double-check ★★★★☆ 確 (make certain) + 認 (admit) = 確認 (double-check) to double-check something.
確率(かくりつ) | probability ★★☆☆☆ 確 (make certain) + 率 (ratio) = 確率 (probability)
確実(かくじつ) | certainty ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 確 (make certain) + 実 (truth) = 確実 ( certainty) certainty. This is never used as a verb. You'd never say 確実する。
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
勧 | recommend | STRONG | 力
観 | point of view | SEE | 見
権 | rights | TREE | 木
確 | make certain | ROCK | 石
TELLING APART THE SWAN MOTHERFUCKERS:
I recommend you get STRONGER.
You SEE things from your point of view .
But TREES have rights,to not get cut down. Or so they say.
Make ROCK SOLID CERTAIN that your kanji are correct.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1067
Components: 石 (rock) + (swan) + (crown)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: probably
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: double-check
Frequency ranking: 466

Kanji: 車
Meaning: car
Onyomi: SHA
First kunyomi: くるま
First jukugo: 電車[でんしゃ]
Full header: 車 car
★★★★★
7 strokes
ILL PAIR PK DUH
Full onyomi: SHA | To get from A to B, you SHALL need a car.
Full kunyomi: くるま | car ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 電車(でんしゃ) | train ★★★★★ 電 (electricity) + 車 (car) = 電車 (train)
自転車(じてんしゃ) | bicycle ★★★★★ 自 (my own) + 転 (roll over) + 車 (car) = 自転車 (bicycle)
救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ) | ambulance ★★★☆☆ 救 (rescue) + 急 (urgent) + 車 (car) = 救急車 (ambulance)
戦車(せんしゃ) | tank ★☆☆☆☆ 戦 (fight) + 車 (car) = 戦車 (tank)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
車 | car |  |
重 | heavy / overlap | EXTRA LINES / AXLES |
垂 | drip, dangle | LINES DRIP OFF TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT |
乗 | ride a vehicle | TREE | 木
Car is an axle turned sideways.
Heavy cars are so heavy they need an extra axle.
Paint drips or dangles from the side of the newly-painted car.
You ride a vehicle RIGHT INTO A TREE.
Full used In: - 重
- 垂
- 陣
- 輪
- 軒
- 較
- 軟
- 載
- 軍
- 連
- 輩
- 軽
- 庫
- 転
- 撃
- 輸
- 範
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1068
Mnemonic: To get from A to B, you SHALL need a car.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: train
Frequency ranking: 120

Kanji: 重
Meaning: heavy / overlap
Onyomi: JUU
First kunyomi: おも*い
First jukugo: 重要[じゅうよう]な
Full header: 重 heavy / overlap
車 (car) + 二 (two)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: JUU | JEWS have to bear the heavy responsibility of being God's People and a Light Unto Nations.
Full mnemonic: 重 looks like : car (車)sandwiched between an extra set of lines on top and bottom
So we can say,"The car was so heavy it needed an extra set of tires to carry the load! "
Behold!
Full kunyomi: おも*い | heavy ★★★★★
( を ) かさ＊ねる | to overlap (literally) to have problems or work piling up and your life is hellish (figurative) ★★☆☆☆
( が ) かさ＊なる | to get piled up, to get a backlog - to go further and further (into debt) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 重要(じゅうよう) な | essential ★★★★☆ 重 (heavy / overlap) + 要 (important) = 重要 (essential)
体重(たいじゅう) | your mama's weight (450kilos?) ★★☆☆☆ 体 (body) + 重 (heavy / overlap) = 体重 (your mama's weight (450kilos?))
重点(じゅうてん) | the important point. ★☆☆☆☆ 重 (heavy / overlap) + 点 (point) = 重点 (the important point. )
二重(にじゅう) XXX | double-xxx ★☆☆☆☆ PRE 二 (two) + 重 (heavy / overlap) = 二重 (double-xxx) PREFIX meaning double, as in "double-chin" or "twin-engine plane."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
車 | car |  |
重 | heavy / overlap | EXTRA LINES / AXLES |
垂 | drip, dangle | LINES DRIP OFF TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT |
乗 | ride a vehicle | TREE | 木
Car is an axle turned sideways.
Heavy cars are so heavy they need an extra axle.
Paint drips or dangles from the side of the newly-painted car.
You ride a vehicle RIGHT INTO A TREE.
Full used In: - 種
- 動
- 腫
- 衝
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1069
Components: 車 (car) + 二 (two)
Mnemonic: JEWS have to bear the heavy responsibility of being God's People and a Light Unto Nations.
重 looks like : car (車)sandwiched between an extra set of lines on top and bottom
So we can say,"The car was so heavy it needed an extra set of tires to carry the load! "
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: heavy
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: essential
Frequency ranking: 122

Kanji: 垂
Meaning: drip, dangle
Onyomi: SUI
First kunyomi: ( を ) た＊らす
First jukugo: 垂直[すいちょく]に
Full header: 垂 drip, dangle
車 (car)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SUI | the SWEET ice cream cone dripped on to my hand.
Full mnemonic: 垂 ALSO looks like car (車) but the horizontal lines poke out, and the verticals do NOT poke out.
So we can say . . .
"The new car's paint job dripped off the sides, creating a mess."
LO...!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) た＊らす | I dangle it. 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) た＊れる | it drips, dangles. Also used as the action verb for piss, shit, fart. Seriously, even fart. A fun curse to use when frustrated is is ウンコ垂れ！(literally, "Dangling turd!") 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 垂直(すいちょく) に | vertical, but also means perpendicular. ☆☆☆☆☆ 垂 (drip, dangle) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) = 垂直 (vertical, but also means perpendicular.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
車 | car |  |
重 | heavy / overlap | EXTRA LINES / AXLES |
垂 | drip, dangle | LINES DRIP OFF TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT |
乗 | ride a vehicle | TREE | 木
Car is an axle turned sideways.
Heavy cars are so heavy they need an extra axle.
Paint drips or dangles from the side of the newly-painted car.
You ride a vehicle RIGHT INTO A TREE.
Full used In: - 乗
- 華
- 睡
- 郵
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1070
Components: 車 (car)
Mnemonic: the SWEET ice cream cone dripped on to my hand.
垂 ALSO looks like car (車) but the horizontal lines poke out, and the verticals do NOT poke out.
So we can say . . .
"The new car's paint job dripped off the sides, creating a mess."
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I dangle it.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: vertical, but also means perpendicular.
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 475

Kanji: 乗
Meaning: ride a vehicle
Onyomi: JOU
First kunyomi: ( に ) の＊る
First jukugo: に乗り換える[のりかえる]
Full header: 乗 ride a vehicle
垂 (drip, dangle) + 木 (tree)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: JOU | When JOE Stalin rode the bus, everyone else got off.
Full mnemonic: | You rode your car right into a damn tree, and it dangled from the branches.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) の＊る | get on the vehicle ★★★★☆
( を ) の＊せる | to take on a passenger, to give someone a lift ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: に 乗り換える(のりかえる) | transfer ★★★★☆ 乗 (ride a vehicle) + 換 (exchange) = 乗り換える (transfer) to transfer buses/ trains.
搭乗(とうじょう) する | board ★☆☆☆☆ NP 搭 (board) + 乗 (ride a vehicle) = 搭乗 (board) to board a plane, train, big boat. Usually seen on signs 'Board over here, fool.' .
乗客(じょうきゃく) | passenger ★☆☆☆☆ NP 乗 (ride a vehicle) + 客 (customer) = 乗客 (passenger)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
車 | car |  |
重 | heavy / overlap | EXTRA LINES / AXLES |
垂 | drip, dangle | LINES DRIP OFF TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT |
乗 | ride a vehicle | TREE | 木
Car is an axle turned sideways.
Heavy cars are so heavy they need an extra axle.
Paint drips or dangles from the side of the newly-painted car.
You ride a vehicle RIGHT INTO A TREE.
Full used In: - 剰
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1071
Components: 垂 (drip, dangle) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: When JOE Stalin rode the bus, everyone else got off.
You rode your car right into a damn tree, and it dangled from the branches.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: get on the vehicle
First jukugo meaning: transfer
Frequency ranking: 476

Kanji: 陣
Meaning: base
First kunyomi: ( xxxの ) じん
First jukugo: 陣地[じんち]
Full header: 陣 base
(town) + 車 (car)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA LAZY
Description: It's normal for suffixes to use either ON--yomi, but even for Japanese it's weird to use the ON-yomi AFTER the preposition の, because the の generally means whatever comes next is a separate, stand-alone word and not part of a jukugo. BUT NOT THIS TIME (BOOBOO)
Full mnemonic: | Soldiers drunk-drive their car from the base to town and back, drinking GIN.
Full kunyomi: ( xxxの ) じん | xxx's camp or base, usually but not always military SUF ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 陣地(じんち) | territory ☆☆☆☆☆ 陣 (base) + 地 (area) = 陣地 (territory) This word used only during war (excuse me, during KINETIC OPERATIONS), and it means territory or positions held by a military force.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1072
Components: (town) + 車 (car)
Mnemonic: Soldiers drunk-drive their car from the base to town and back, drinking GIN.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: xxx's camp or base, usually but not always military
First jukugo meaning: territory
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1205

Kanji: 輪
Meaning: ring/tire
Onyomi: RIN
First kunyomi: わ
First jukugo: 指輪[ゆびわ]
Full header: 輪 ring/tire
車 (car) + (bookstore)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: RIN | The wedding RING!
Full mnemonic: | My car needs tires to go to the bookstore.
Full kunyomi: わ | can mean ring, like rings of saturn, or loop, like cable which is stored in a loop, or circle, like folk-dances where everyone forms a circle. But 輪 is never an actual ring like you wear on your finger. NUBI ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 指輪(ゆびわ) | ring ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 指 (finger / point at) + 輪 (ring/tire) = 指輪 (ring) THIS is the ring you wear!
車輪(しゃりん) | tire ★★★☆☆ 車 (car) + 輪 (ring/tire) = 車輪 (tire)
輪ゴム(わごむ) | rubber band ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 輪 (ring/tire) + ム () = 輪ゴム (rubber band)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
輸 | transport | BUTCHER |
輪 | ring/tire | LIBRARY |
You transport meat to the BUTCHER, but I check out a ring from the LIBRARY.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1073
Components: 車 (car) + (bookstore)
Mnemonic: The wedding RING!
My car needs tires to go to the bookstore.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: can mean ring, like rings of saturn, or loop, like cable which is stored in a loop, or circle, like folk-dances where everyone forms a circle. But 輪 is never an actual ring like you wear on your finger.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: ring
Frequency ranking: 992

Kanji: 軒
Meaning: counter for shops
Onyomi: KEN
First jukugo: xxx軒[けん]
Full header: 軒 counter for shops
車 (car) + 干 (dry out)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
COUNTER
Description: Literally, it means 'eaves', but whatever.
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | KENNY parks his car inside his shop to keep it dry in the rain.
Full jukugo: xxx 軒(けん) | shops counter ★☆☆☆☆ COUNTER basically the only time you will see this is as a counter for houses or shops: いっけん、にけん、さんけん、 etc.: For example:彼はレストランを三軒もつ。 ("He owns 3 restaurants")
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
軒 | counter for shops | PHONE POLE (no roof!) |
幹 | trunk | ROOF |
There's a PHONE POLE in front of my shop,
but my trunk has a ROOF on top.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1074
Components: 車 (car) + 干 (dry out)
Mnemonic: KENNY parks his car inside his shop to keep it dry in the rain.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: shops counter
Frequency ranking: 1244

Kanji: 較
Meaning: evaluate
Onyomi: KAKU
First jukugo: 比較的[ひかくてき]
Full header: 較 evaluate
車 (car) + 交 (combine)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KAKU | Can you evaluate my COCK ?" This is one of the questions you should not say ever.
Full mnemonic: | To properly evaluate different brands of cars, you have to drive a mixture of them first!
Full jukugo: 比較的(ひかくてき) | comparatively ★★★☆☆ NP 比 較 (compare) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 比較的 (comparatively) comparatively (BOOBOO: you DON'T use a 'na' at the end, for some reason)
比較(ひかく) する | compare ★★☆☆☆ NP 比 (compare) + 較 (evaluate) = 比較 (compare) a more formal word for 'compare': You'd 比べる AC/DC albums to see which one rocked the most, but you'd 比較 the GDP of developing nations.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1075
Components: 車 (car) + 交 (combine)
Mnemonic: Can you evaluate my COCK ?" This is one of the questions you should not say ever.
To properly evaluate different brands of cars, you have to drive a mixture of them first!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: comparatively
Frequency ranking: 1423

Kanji: 軟
Meaning: soft
Onyomi: NAN
First kunyomi: やわら*かい
First jukugo: 軟弱[なんじゃく]な
Full header: 軟 soft
車 (car) + 欠 (lack)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: NAN | Indian NAN-bread is soft and pliable compared to heavy German bread.
Full mnemonic: | My car made of steel, lacks softness. So maybe don't walk in front of it talking on your cell phone, while I am driving.
Full kunyomi: やわら*かい | soft 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 軟弱(なんじゃく) な | feeble ★☆☆☆☆ 軟 (soft) + 弱 (weak) = 軟弱 (feeble) this word combines both synonyms for 'soft.' So you know it means really feeble, weak, nerdy.
柔軟(じゅうなん) な | flexible ★☆☆☆☆ 柔 (flexible) + 軟 (soft) = 柔軟 (flexible) flexible, like a Crazy Straw / elastic
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1076
Components: 車 (car) + 欠 (lack)
Mnemonic: Indian NAN-bread is soft and pliable compared to heavy German bread.
My car made of steel, lacks softness. So maybe don't walk in front of it talking on your cell phone, while I am driving.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: feeble
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1719

Kanji: 載
Meaning: appear in print
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: ( を or に ) の＊せる
First jukugo: 掲載[けいさい]
Full header: 載 appear in print
十 (ten) + (spear) + 車 (car)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: SAI | The celebrity SIGHed, upon learning that his latest drug-arrest was bout to appear in print .
Full mnemonic: | He jumped in his car with ten spears to drive to the magazine office and stop them from printing it.
Full kunyomi: ( を or に ) の＊せる | to include something in the final version, include in the published report. Confusingly, 載せる can also can mean 'put on top of something' : 'put the skis on vehicle' or 'put something on top of the cabinet' ★★★☆☆
( に ) の＊る | to be printed or reported ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 掲載(けいさい) | to be reported. ★★☆☆☆ Basically means the same thing as 載せる、 but 掲載 is a little more formal: to be reported.
xxxを 搭載(とうさい) してる | come equipped with ☆☆☆☆☆ 搭 (board) + 載 (appear in print) = 搭載 (come equipped with) to come equipped with XXX (built-in camera, etc.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
裁 | trial | CLOTHES | 衣
載 | appear in print | CAR | 車
People judge my CLOTHES a crime
But CARS appear in print on this week's cover of Time.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1077
Components: 十 (ten) + (spear) + 車 (car)
Mnemonic: The celebrity SIGHed, upon learning that his latest drug-arrest was bout to appear in print .
He jumped in his car with ten spears to drive to the magazine office and stop them from printing it.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to include something in the final version, include in the published report. Confusingly, 載せる can also can mean 'put on top of something' : 'put the skis on vehicle' or 'put something on top of the cabinet'
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to be reported.
Frequency ranking: 1078

Kanji: 軍
Meaning: army
Onyomi: GUN
First jukugo: 軍隊[ぐんたい]
Full header: 軍 army
(George Michael's Moustache) + 車 (car)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GUN |
Full mnemonic: | The army rides into battle with their tank and their moustaches and their GUNS.
Full jukugo: 軍隊(ぐんたい) | army ★★★☆☆ 軍 (army) + 隊 (troop) = 軍隊 (army) an army - but not necessarily the whole army. It could just be some troops.
軍人(ぐんじん) | soldier ★★☆☆☆ 軍 (army) + 人 (person) = 軍人 (soldier)
海軍(かいぐん) | navy ★☆☆☆☆ 海 (ocean) + 軍 (army) = 海軍 (navy) in the kaiiiigun, you can sail the seven seeeeas, in the kaiiiigun, you can put yourself at eeeeease...
陸軍(りくぐん) | The Land Army ☆☆☆☆☆ 陸 (continent) + 軍 (army) = 陸軍 (The Land Army ) The Land Army (as opposed to navy or airforce)
Full used In: - 輝
- 揮
- 運
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1078
Components: (George Michael's Moustache) + 車 (car)
Mnemonic: The army rides into battle with their tank and their moustaches and their GUNS.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 385

Kanji: 揮
Meaning: brandish
Onyomi: KI
First jukugo: 発揮[はっき]する
Full header: 揮 brandish
(handleft) + 軍 (army)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: | I got the KEY to the army car in my hand, and I am brandishing it.
Full jukugo: 発揮(はっき) する | reveal the extent of one's power ★☆☆☆☆ 発 (launch) + 揮 (brandish) = 発揮 (reveal the extent of one's power) to reveal one's true strength, to get an opportunity to exercise one's full power (in economics, language ability, fighting, whatever)
指揮者(しきしゃ) | conductor or commander ☆☆☆☆☆ 指 (finger / point at) + 揮 (brandish) + 者 (professional) = 指揮者 (conductor or commander)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1079
Components: (handleft) + 軍 (army)
Mnemonic: I got the KEY to the army car in my hand, and I am brandishing it.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: reveal the extent of one's power
Frequency ranking: 1349

Kanji: 連
Meaning: take with / inform of
Onyomi: REN
First kunyomi: ( を ) つ＊れる
First jukugo: 連絡[れんらく]する
Full header: 連 take with / inform of
(motion) + 車 (car)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
ILL PAIR JERK
Full onyomi: REN |
Full mnemonic: | Move and Take that car with you to MC REN's. (He's still rolling in a Pinto. )
Full kunyomi: ( を ) つ＊れる | bring someone with you to the zoo, the party, etc.　(99% used like this: ｘｘｘを連れて行く (つれていく）） ★★★☆☆
( が ) つら＊なる | to be in a physical arrangement with other things of the same kind - a row of bars on the street, Japan's islands are in a north-south row, extending from Russia to Korea. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 連絡(れんらく) する | inform ★★★★★ 連 (take with / inform of) + 絡 (get entangled) = 連絡 (inform) to inform, to let someone know. Like, "Let me know if you're coming. Call me when you get there," kind of thing.
連続(れんぞく) | a series ★★★☆☆ 連 (take with / inform of) + 続 (continue) = 連続 (a series)
に 関連している(かんれんしてる) | relevant ★☆☆☆☆ 関 (connected to) + 連 (take with / inform of) = 関連している (relevant) something that is relevant; something that seems related: two murders in the same week with both bodies' heads missing.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
達 | plural/delivery | HAPPY | 幸
運 | carry / luck | SOLDIERS | 軍
連 | take with / inform of | CAR | 車
I'm HAPPY to have plural friends.
I need to carry SOLDIERS to the battle,
So I'll take them with me in my CAR.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1080
Components: (motion) + 車 (car)
Mnemonic: Move and Take that car with you to MC REN's. (He's still rolling in a Pinto. )
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: bring someone with you to the zoo, the party, etc.　(99% used like this: ｘｘｘを連れて行く (つれていく））
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: inform
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 293

Kanji: 運
Meaning: carry / luck
Onyomi: UN
First kunyomi: はこ*ぶ
First jukugo: 運転[うんてん]する
Full header: 運 carry / luck
(motion) + 軍 (army)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
ILL PAIR JERK
Full onyomi: UN |
Full mnemonic: | I wish the army luck when they move forward with their campaign - hopefully they only meet UN-armed civilians.
Full kunyomi: はこ*ぶ | to transport - unlike はいたつ(配達）, 運ぶ is NOT related to business or money. If you help your friend move his fridge to his new place, that's 運ぶ. If you pick up your suitcase and take it to the airport, that's 運ぶ。 ★★★★☆
うん | luck NUBI ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 運転(うんてん) する | drive a vehicle ★★★★☆ 運 (carry / luck) + 転 (roll over) = 運転 (drive a vehicle)
運動(うんどう) する | exercise ★★★★☆ 運 (carry / luck) + 動 (movement) = 運動 (exercise)
運命(うんめい) | fate ★★★☆☆ 運 (carry / luck) + 命 (life) = 運命 (fate)
運がいい　/ 運が悪い(うんがいい　/　うんがわるい) | lucky / unlucky ★★★☆☆ 運 (carry / luck) + 悪 (bad) = 運がいい　/ 運が悪い (lucky / unlucky)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
達 | plural/delivery | HAPPY | 幸
運 | carry / luck | SOLDIERS | 軍
連 | take with / inform of | CAR | 車
I'm HAPPY to have plural friends.
I need to carry SOLDIERS to the battle,
So I'll take them with me in my CAR.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1081
Components: (motion) + 軍 (army)
Mnemonic: I wish the army luck when they move forward with their campaign - hopefully they only meet UN-armed civilians.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to transport - unlike はいたつ(配達）, 運ぶ is NOT related to business or money. If you help your friend move his fridge to his new place, that's 運ぶ. If you pick up your suitcase and take it to the airport, that's 運ぶ。
First jukugo meaning: drive a vehicle
Frequency ranking: 386

Kanji: 輝
Meaning: dazzle
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: ( が ) かがや*く
Full header: 輝 dazzle
光 (shining) + 軍 (army)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
ILL PAIR PN SOLO
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: | Our army KEEPS lazers around to dazzle our opponents with the shining light.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) かがや*く | to shine, radiant light, sparkle 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1082
Components: 光 (shining) + 軍 (army)
Mnemonic: Our army KEEPS lazers around to dazzle our opponents with the shining light.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to shine, radiant light, sparkle
Frequency ranking: 1111

Kanji: 華
Meaning: flamboyant
Onyomi: KA - same as the OTHER flower kanji
First kunyomi: はな
First jukugo: 豪華[ごうか]な
Full header: 華 flamboyant
(flowertop) + 垂 (drip, dangle)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE JERK PN
Description: JERK: literally it means gorgeous flower, but in practice it means "flamboyant", and generally the only time you'll see it, it'll mean "Chinese Restaurant." Fuck this vague motherfucker.
Full onyomi: KA - same as the OTHER flower kanji |
Full mnemonic: | His showy sports-CAR had flowers dangling from the rearview mirror.
Full kunyomi: はな | in theory, it means flower, but in practice no one ever uses it that way. If you use it twice in a row: 華々しい、(はなばなしい),　it means gorgeous or flamboyant. . . so you can still see the roots of the flower (heh).. NUBI ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 豪華(ごうか) な | luxurious ★★★☆☆ 豪 (luxurious) + 華 (flamboyant) = 豪華 (luxurious) luxurious, in a good way
中華(ちゅうか) | Chinese ★☆☆☆☆ 中 (middle) + 華 (flamboyant) = 中華 (Chinese) Chinese (often seen on the signs of Chinese restaurants)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1083
Components: (flowertop) + 垂 (drip, dangle)
Mnemonic: His showy sports-CAR had flowers dangling from the rearview mirror.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: in theory, it means flower, but in practice no one ever uses it that way. If you use it twice in a row: 華々しい、(はなばなしい),　it means gorgeous or flamboyant. . . so you can still see the roots of the flower (heh)..
First jukugo meaning: luxurious
Frequency ranking: 1539

Kanji: 睡
Meaning: sleep
Onyomi: SUI
First jukugo: 睡眠[すいみん]
Full header: 睡 sleep
目 (eye) + 垂 (drip, dangle) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SUI | We say "SWEET dreams" when we go to sleep.
Full mnemonic: | The sleepy guy's eyelids looked like they were dangling and about to fall closed.
Full jukugo: 睡眠(すいみん) | sleep ★★☆☆☆ NP 睡 (sleep) + 眠 (sleepy) = 睡眠 (sleep ) a somewhat medical-sounding word for sleep (BOOBOO: you would never say, "よく睡眠した?" -You gotta say, "よくねた?")
睡眠薬(すいみんやく) | sleeping pill ★☆☆☆☆ 睡 眠 (sleep ) + 薬 (medicine) = 睡眠薬 (sleeping pill)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1084
Components: 目 (eye) + 垂 (drip, dangle) Same-ON
Mnemonic: We say "SWEET dreams" when we go to sleep.
The sleepy guy's eyelids looked like they were dangling and about to fall closed.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1564

Kanji: 郵
Meaning: mail
Onyomi: YUU
First jukugo: 郵便局[ゆうびんきょく]
Full header: 郵 mail
垂 (drip, dangle) + (town)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: YUU |
Full mnemonic: | The mailman dangled your package all the the way into town, by the time YOU get it, it is all fucked up and dirty.
Full jukugo: 郵便局(ゆうびんきょく) | post office ★★★☆☆ 郵 (mail) + 便 (convenient　/ poop) + 局 (department) = 郵便局 (post office)
郵便番号(ゆうびんばんごう) | post number (i.e. zip code) ★☆☆☆☆ 郵 (mail) + 便 (convenient　/ poop) + 番 号 (number) = 郵便番号 (post number (i.e. zip code))
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
郵 | mail | TOWN |
剰 | excessive | SWORD | 刀
種 | seed　/ type or kind | WHEAT |
動 | movement | STRENGTH | 力
You send a letter in the mail to TOWN,
but the SWORD cuts the excessive stuff down.
Types of WHEAT seeds come in different lengths,
but to move and plant them takes a lot of STRENGTH.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1085
Components: 垂 (drip, dangle) + (town)
Mnemonic: The mailman dangled your package all the the way into town, by the time YOU get it, it is all fucked up and dirty.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: post office
Frequency ranking: 1622

Kanji: 剰
Meaning: excessive
Onyomi: JOU
First jukugo: 過剰[かじょう]XXX
Full header: 剰 excessive
乗 (ride a vehicle) Same-ON + 刀 (sword)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: JOU |
Full mnemonic: | It's hard for JOE Stalin to get on the train with his excessive swords, he can't even fit in the door!
Full jukugo: 過剰(かじょう) XXX | excessive XXX ★☆☆☆☆ PRE 過 (surpass / too much) + 剰 (excessive) = 過剰 (excessive XXX) PREFIX (sometimes SUFFIX!) meaning excessive - sometimes as in an overdose of drugs, an excess of personnel, but usually an excess of an attitude or behavior. This prefix is the only time you'll ever see the 剰　kanji.
自信過剰(じしんかじょう) | overconfidence. ☆☆☆☆☆ 自 信 (self-confidence) + 過 剰 (excessive XXX) = 自信過剰 (overconfidence.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
郵 | mail | TOWN |
剰 | excessive | SWORD | 刀
種 | seed　/ type or kind | WHEAT |
動 | movement | STRENGTH | 力
You send a letter in the mail to TOWN,
but the SWORD cuts the excessive stuff down.
Types of WHEAT seeds come in different lengths,
but to move and plant them takes a lot of STRENGTH.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
利 | handy | WHEAT |
剰 | excessive | RIDE | 乗
WHEAT is a handy snack, but
excessive mc's RIDING your jock is wack.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1086
Components: 乗 (ride a vehicle) Same-ON + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: It's hard for JOE Stalin to get on the train with his excessive swords, he can't even fit in the door!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: excessive XXX
Frequency ranking: 1750

Kanji: 種
Meaning: seed　/ type or kind
Onyomi: SHU
First kunyomi: たね
First jukugo: 種類[しゅるい]
Full header: 種 seed　/ type or kind
(wheat) + 重 (heavy / overlap)
★★★★★
14 strokes
Full onyomi: SHU | See His Underpants - what kind are they?
Full mnemonic: | This kind of wheat seed is really heavy.
Full kunyomi: たね | seed ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 種類(しゅるい) | variety or type of thing ★★★★☆ 種 (seed　/ type or kind) + 類 (category,type) = 種類 (variety or type of thing)
人種(じんしゅ) | race of people ★★★☆☆ 人 (person) + 種 (seed　/ type or kind) = 人種 (race of people) race of people. (BOOBOO - 人種 is not ethnic group like Albanians, it means race like honkeys.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
郵 | mail | TOWN |
剰 | excessive | SWORD | 刀
種 | seed　/ type or kind | WHEAT |
動 | movement | STRENGTH | 力
You send a letter in the mail to TOWN,
but the SWORD cuts the excessive stuff down.
Types of WHEAT seeds come in different lengths,
but to move and plant them takes a lot of STRENGTH.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1087
Components: (wheat) + 重 (heavy / overlap)
Mnemonic: See His Underpants - what kind are they?
This kind of wheat seed is really heavy.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: seed
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: variety or type of thing
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 561

Kanji: 動
Meaning: movement
Onyomi: DOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) うご*く
First jukugo: 動物[どうぶつ]
Full header: 動 movement
重 (heavy / overlap) + 力 (strong)
★★★★★
11 strokes
Full onyomi: DOU | As Homer tries to move the Stonehenge, he grunts, "DOH!"
Full mnemonic: | You have to be strong to move such a heavy thing.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) うご*く | I move； he moves himself. ★★★★★
( を ) うご＊かす | I move an ashtray, I make something move. ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 動物(どうぶつ) | animal ★★★★★ 動 (movement) + 物 (animal / thing) = 動物 (animal)
運動(うんどう) する | exercise ★★★★☆ 運 (carry / luck) + 動 (movement) = 運動 (exercise)
自動的(じどうてき) な | automatic ★★★★☆ 自 (my own) + 動 (movement) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 自動的 (automatic)
動詞(どうし) | verb ★★★☆☆ 動 (movement) + 詞 (part of speech) = 動詞 (verb)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
郵 | mail | TOWN |
剰 | excessive | SWORD | 刀
種 | seed　/ type or kind | WHEAT |
動 | movement | STRENGTH | 力
You send a letter in the mail to TOWN,
but the SWORD cuts the excessive stuff down.
Types of WHEAT seeds come in different lengths,
but to move and plant them takes a lot of STRENGTH.
Full used In: - 働
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1088
Components: 重 (heavy / overlap) + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: As Homer tries to move the Stonehenge, he grunts, "DOH!"
You have to be strong to move such a heavy thing.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I move； he moves himself.
First jukugo meaning: animal
Frequency ranking: 123

Kanji: 働
Meaning: to do your job
Onyomi: DOU
First kunyomi: はたら*く
First jukugo: 労働[ろうどう]
Full header: 働 to do your job
(personleft) + 動 (movement) Same-ON
★★★★☆
3 strokes
Description: 仕, 勤, and 働 all mean 'work', but 仕 emphasizes the job title, 働 emphasizes the physical labor on the job, and 勤 emphasizes 'to work AT such-and-such a company.'
Full onyomi: DOU | Homer says DOH as he schleps off to do his job.
Full mnemonic: | A person moves around as they do their job.
Full kunyomi: はたら*く | to work ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 労働(ろうどう) | manual labor ★★★★☆ 労 (labor) + 働 (to do your job) = 労働 (manual labor)
労働者(ろうどうしゃ) | laborer ★★☆☆☆ 労 働 (manual labor) + 者 (professional) = 労働者 (laborer) laborer. proletarian
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1089
Components: (personleft) + 動 (movement) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Homer says DOH as he schleps off to do his job.
A person moves around as they do their job.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to work
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: manual labor
Frequency ranking: 725

Kanji: 腫
Meaning: swell
First kunyomi: は＊れる
Full header: 腫 swell
月 (moon/organ) + 重 (heavy / overlap)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The organ got heavier as it swelled up.
Full kunyomi: は＊れる | swell up ー not like a boner, like you got stung by a bee. KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1090
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + 重 (heavy / overlap)
Mnemonic: The organ got heavier as it swelled up.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: swell up ー not like a boner, like you got stung by a bee.
Frequency ranking: 1721

Kanji: 非
Meaning: injustice / mistake
Onyomi: HI
First jukugo: 是非[ぜひ]
Full header: 非 injustice / mistake
★★★★☆
8 strokes
BETA PK SYMBOLIC DUH
Full onyomi: HI | HE's crying because of the injustice
Full mnemonic: | Usually the textbooks say to think of this as two streams of tears running down a face. Works for me.
Full jukugo: 是非(ぜひ)
absolutely! ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA
是 (fer shure) + 非 (injustice / mistake) = 是非 (absolutely!)
this has 2 meanings:
1) in casual conversation, starting a sentence with 'zehi' means, 'Absolutely!' 'I'll get it done by hook or by crook!' - also, you'll hear 'ぜひおねがいします！' a lot, which means 'Thanks in advance for this favor.' . . . .
2) the propriety or morality of a certain course of action ( the kanji themselves translate to 'right + injustice').
非常(ひじょう) | emergency ★★★★☆ 非 (injustice / mistake) + 常 (usual) = 非常 (emergency) emergency. This is the word on all the emergency exits and emergency firehoses. But you'd never say "I'm having an 非常！”
非常(ひじょう) にxxx | exceedingly xxx ★★★☆☆ 非 (injustice / mistake) + 常 (usual) = 非常 (exceedingly xxx) in an emergency? No! That would be too simple. ひじょうに means, exceedingly or extremely.
非(ひ) XXXX | no xxx ★☆☆☆☆ PRE PREFIX meaning 'without xxx' Usually words use the 不 or 無　 prefixes, but occasionally you'll see a 非-word, like 非常識　（ひじょうしき）　(no common sense) 非対称的　（ひたいしょうてき）(asymmetrical). I guess if 不 is like 'un-' and 無 is like 'without-', then '非-' is like 'no-'!!
Full used In: - 輩
- 悲
- 罪
- 俳
- 排
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1091
Mnemonic: HE's crying because of the injustice
Usually the textbooks say to think of this as two streams of tears running down a face. Works for me.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: absolutely!
Frequency ranking: 639

Kanji: 輩
Meaning: older or younger colleague
Onyomi: HAI
First jukugo: 先輩[せんぱい]
Full header: 輩 older or younger colleague
非 (injustice / mistake) + 車 (car)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
BETA CCW
Full onyomi: HAI | Is the guy writing this already an old fart? HAI.
Full mnemonic: | It is injustice that my older classmates get to drive the car, but us sophomores don't!
Full jukugo: 先輩(せんぱい) | Person ahead of you at school ★★★☆☆ CCW 先 (earlier/ the tip) + 輩 (older or younger colleague) = 先輩 (Person ahead of you at school) Usually translated as "person ahead of you in school．"　(opp.後輩 (こうはい））. But the 先輩・後輩 system of unchanging, rigid heirarchy is in full effect all throughout Japanese society, from the punk scene to corporations and everywhere in between. People still call each other 先輩 40 years after they graduate.
後輩(こうはい) | someone younger than you in school ★★☆☆☆ 後 (afterwards / behind) + 輩 (older or younger colleague) = 後輩 (someone younger than you in school)
年輩(ねんぱい) の | old person. ★☆☆☆☆ 年 (year) + 輩 (older or younger colleague) = 年輩 (old person.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1092
Components: 非 (injustice / mistake) + 車 (car)
Mnemonic: Is the guy writing this already an old fart? HAI.
It is injustice that my older classmates get to drive the car, but us sophomores don't!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Person ahead of you at school
Frequency ranking: 1216

Kanji: 悲
Meaning: sad
Onyomi: HI
First kunyomi: かな*しい
First jukugo: 悲観的[ひかんてき]な
Full header: 悲 sad
非 (injustice / mistake) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: HI |
Full mnemonic: | HE is sad because of all the injustices done to his heart.
Full kunyomi: かな*しい | sad ★★★★★
かな＊しむ | to feel sad ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 悲観的(ひかんてき) な | pessimistic ★☆☆☆☆ F 悲 (sad) + 観 (point of view) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 悲観的 (pessimistic) a somewhat literary word for pessimistic
悲劇(ひげき) | tragedy ★☆☆☆☆ 悲 (sad) + 劇 (play) = 悲劇 (tragedy) tragedy (opp: comedy!)
悲惨(ひさん) な | terrible ☆☆☆☆☆ 悲 (sad) + 惨 (wretched) = 悲惨 ( terrible) terrible, harrowing, tragic. Usually used not about a single person’s misfortune but like the tragic cost of war, the terrible catastrophe that befell the small town in Godzilla’s path, etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1093
Components: 非 (injustice / mistake) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: HE is sad because of all the injustices done to his heart.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: pessimistic
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 720

Kanji: 罪
Meaning: sin
Onyomi: ZAI
First kunyomi: つみ
First jukugo: 犯罪[はんざい]
Full header: 罪 sin
(net) + 非 (injustice / mistake)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: ZAI | He committed a sin with a XYLOPHONE
Full mnemonic: | Sinners who perpetrate injustice get caught in the net of retribution!!
Full kunyomi: つみ | a sin: a crime ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 犯罪(はんざい) | crime ★★★☆☆ 犯 (commit a crime) + 罪 (sin) = 犯罪 (crime)
謝罪(しゃざい) する | apologize ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 謝 (apologize) + 罪 (sin) = 謝罪 (apologize)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1094
Components: (net) + 非 (injustice / mistake)
Mnemonic: He committed a sin with a XYLOPHONE
Sinners who perpetrate injustice get caught in the net of retribution!!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a sin: a crime
First jukugo meaning: crime
Frequency ranking: 869

Kanji: 俳
Meaning: actor
Onyomi: HAI
First jukugo: 俳優[はいゆう]
Full header: 俳 actor
(personleft) + 非 (injustice / mistake)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: HAI |
Full mnemonic: | Are actors basically selfish, phony, unjust people ? HAI.
Full jukugo: 俳優(はいゆう) | actor ★★★☆☆ 俳 (actor) + 優 (kindhearted/excel) = 俳優 (actor)
俳句(はいく)
haiku ★☆☆☆☆
俳 (actor) + 句 (verse of a poem) = 俳句 (haiku)
yo mama so fat /
she went to the zoo one time /
kids fed her peanuts
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1095
Components: (personleft) + 非 (injustice / mistake)
Mnemonic: Are actors basically selfish, phony, unjust people ? HAI.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1611

Kanji: 排
Meaning: eliminate
Onyomi: HAI
First jukugo: 排除[はいじょ]する
Full header: 排 eliminate
(handleft) + 非 (injustice / mistake)
★★★★★
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: HAI | Do Japanese eliminate foreigners sometimes? HAI!
Full mnemonic: | If an injustice comes your way, raise up your hand to eliminate it and keep it out.
Full jukugo: 排除(はいじょ) する | to remove or eliminate ★★★☆☆ 排 (eliminate) + 除 (exclude) = 排除 (to remove or eliminate )
排便(はいべん) する | defecate ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 排 (eliminate) + 便 (convenient　/ poop) = 排便 (defecate) the dook (doctor word, although it's sure to get a chuckle if you use it)
排泄(はいせつ) | to pee/poo ☆☆☆☆☆ NP to eliminate (another doctor word, which could mean poo OR pee, which is what is so excellent about it) (especially if you speak almost no Japanese but know really advanced medical terms for turd dropping)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1096
Components: (handleft) + 非 (injustice / mistake)
Mnemonic: Do Japanese eliminate foreigners sometimes? HAI!
If an injustice comes your way, raise up your hand to eliminate it and keep it out.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: to remove or eliminate
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1580

Meaning: take a dump
Full header: take a dump
(right radical) 又 (again/crotch radical) + 土 (earth)
STRONG
Description: what would YOU call a crotch squatting over the earth?
strong ONYOMI for KEI.
Full used In: - 軽
- 経
- 怪
- 径
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1097
Components: (right radical) 又 (again/crotch radical) + 土 (earth)
Frequency ranking: 373

Kanji: 軽
Meaning: lightweight
Onyomi: KEI
First kunyomi: ( が ) かる＊い
First jukugo: 口が軽い[くちがかるい]
Full header: 軽 lightweight
車 (car) + (take a dump) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: KEI |
Full mnemonic: | It is oKAY to take a dump in my car but only if it is a lightweight turd. For really massive dumps, maybe go to the toilet.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) かる＊い | lightweight, but also mild or carefree. ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 口が軽い(くちがかるい) | loose-tongued ★★☆☆☆ 口 (mouth) + 軽 (lightweight) = 口が軽い (loose-tongued) a loose tongue : either a mean gossip, or someone who can't keep a damn secret even if they try.
軽食(けいしょく) | light meal, snack ★☆☆☆☆ 軽 (lightweight) + 食 (eat) = 軽食 (light meal, snack)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
軽 | lightweight | CAR | 車
怪 | suspicious | HEART | 心
径 | diameter | GO | 行
経 | experience | STRING | 糸
The new CAR is lightweight but
suspicious HEARTS are hard to mate.
I'll GO walk around the diameter,
and measure the length of my experience with STRING.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1098
Components: 車 (car) + (take a dump) Same-ON
Mnemonic: It is oKAY to take a dump in my car but only if it is a lightweight turd. For really massive dumps, maybe go to the toilet.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: lightweight, but also mild or carefree.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: loose-tongued
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 721

Kanji: 経
Meaning: experience
Onyomi: KEI
First kunyomi: ( が ) た*つ
First jukugo: 経験[けいけん]
Full header: 経 experience
糸 (string) + (take a dump) Same-ON
★★★★☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: KEI |
Full mnemonic: | Everyone I know has had the experience of taking a dump and string came out. It's OK.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) た*つ | usually used in the phrase : 時間が経つ・ time passes. Usually a long time. Like, "After three days, the letter arrived." ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 経験(けいけん) | experience ★★★★☆ 経 (experience) + 験 (test) = 経験 (experience) an experience
経済(けいざい) | the economy (経済学（けいざいがく）= economics) ★★★☆☆ 経 (experience) + 済 (economy / to be over) = 経済 (the economy (経済学（けいざいがく）= economics))
経験者(けいけんしゃ) | survivor ★★☆☆☆ 経 験 (experience) + 者 (professional) = 経験者 (survivor) someone with experience - usually a negative experience. In which case the closest English word would be 'survivor' (of abuse, discrimination ,etc.)
神経(しんけい) | nerve cell ★☆☆☆☆ 神 (GOD kanji) + 経 (experience) = 神経 (nerve cell)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
軽 | lightweight | CAR | 車
怪 | suspicious | HEART | 心
径 | diameter | GO | 行
経 | experience | STRING | 糸
The new CAR is lightweight but
suspicious HEARTS are hard to mate.
I'll GO walk around the diameter,
and measure the length of my experience with STRING.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1099
Components: 糸 (string) + (take a dump) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Everyone I know has had the experience of taking a dump and string came out. It's OK.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: usually used in the phrase : 時間が経つ・ time passes. Usually a long time. Like, "After three days, the letter arrived."
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 374

Kanji: 怪
Meaning: suspicious
Onyomi: KAI
First kunyomi: あや*しい
First jukugo: 妖怪[ようかい]
Full header: 怪 suspicious
(leftheart) + (take a dump)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: KAI | Charlie Brown, is suspicious of the KITE eating tree
Full mnemonic: When my boyfriend acts suspicious and shady around other girls it is like he is totally dumping on my heart.
This will be the theme of my next singer/songwriter album, I am auditioning nylon string guitarists now.
Full kunyomi: あや*しい | suspicious. Not like "I'm suspicious of him," but like "He's acting shady." ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 妖怪(ようかい) | traditional folk monster. ★★★☆☆ a traditional Japanese monster from folk tales. They have physical forms, but don't necessairly attack people. More like the European "fairy" than "monster.
怪獣(かいじゅう) | Godzilla monster ★☆☆☆☆ 怪 (suspicious) + 獣 (beast) = 怪獣 (Godzilla monster) one of them 400-footer godzilla monsters with the zipper on the back.
怪我(けが)
scar ★☆☆☆☆ KANA FP
怪 (suspicious) + 我 (we) = 怪我 (scar)
injury. I am GUESSING that the difference between 怪我 and its synonym 傷 (kizu), is that kega emphasizes the severity while 傷emphasizes the appearance- spots, cuts, scabs, etc.
Also, another difference is that nobody uses 怪我 with kanji, and hardly anyone even uses the hiragana, thus making the whole fucking point moot.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
軽 | lightweight | CAR | 車
怪 | suspicious | HEART | 心
径 | diameter | GO | 行
経 | experience | STRING | 糸
The new CAR is lightweight but
suspicious HEARTS are hard to mate.
I'll GO walk around the diameter,
and measure the length of my experience with STRING.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
怪 | suspicious | TAKE A DUMP |
惜 | close but no cigar | HELLBUNNY |
I'm suspicious that your mom was the one who TOOK A DUMP on the lawn.
I tried to catch the HELLBUNNY but no cigar!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1100
Components: (leftheart) + (take a dump)
Mnemonic: Charlie Brown, is suspicious of the KITE eating tree
When my boyfriend acts suspicious and shady around other girls it is like he is totally dumping on my heart.
This will be the theme of my next singer/songwriter album, I am auditioning nylon string guitarists now.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: suspicious. Not like "I'm suspicious of him," but like "He's acting shady."
First jukugo meaning: traditional folk monster.
Frequency ranking: 932

Meaning: Naruto
Full header: Naruto
(upper left radical)
PK
Description: It's the katakana NA (ナ)! So, thus, NAruto.
Full used In: - 雄
- 布
- 友
- 右
- 左
- 有
- 在
- 存
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1101
Components: (upper left radical)
Frequency ranking: 351

Kanji: 友
Meaning: friend
Onyomi: YUU
First jukugo: 友達[ともだち]
Full header: 友 friend
(Naruto) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: YUU | YOU are perhaps my best friend.
Full mnemonic: | Naruto, being a teenage boy, is really good friends with his own crotch. Perhaps best friends.
Full jukugo: 友達(ともだち) | friend ★★★★★ 友 (friend) + 達 (plural/delivery) = 友達 (friend)
友人(ゆうじん) | friend ★★☆☆☆ 友 (friend) + 人 (person) = 友人 (friend) a somewhat formal word for friend, used mostly by older people.
親友(しんゆう) | best friend ★★☆☆☆ 親 (parents/kindness) + 友 (friend) = 親友 (best friend)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
反 | anti | CLIFF |
友 | friend | NARUTO |
Jason Newsted was seen as the Anti - CLIFF by old-school Metallica fans.
NARUTO is your friend if you're an anime nerd.
Alternate mnemonic: only FRIEND has a "head" poking up above the horizontal line, and friends have heads.
Full used In: - 抜
- 髪
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1102
Components: (Naruto) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: YOU are perhaps my best friend.
Naruto, being a teenage boy, is really good friends with his own crotch. Perhaps best friends.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 567

Kanji: 抜
Meaning: extract
First kunyomi: ( を ) ぬ＊く
First jukugo: 腰抜け[こしぬけ]
Full header: 抜 extract
(handleft) + 友 (friend)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
Full mnemonic: | Use your hand to extract fleas out of your friend's matted pelt (FYI you are a gibbon)
Full kunyomi: ( を ) ぬ＊く | I pluck or extract something - pluck a carrot out the ground, pluck out a gray hair, The mouse plucks the thorn out of the lion's paw.If you bleach the color out of cloth or hair, you're 色を抜く. plucking the color out! ★★★☆☆
( が ) ぬ＊ける | something is plucked out ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 腰抜け(こしぬけ) | coward ★☆☆☆☆ 腰 (waist) + 抜 (extract) = 腰抜け (coward) coward - the nuance is someone who becomes paralyzed when the shit goes down. Someone who is too frightened to react.
見抜く(みぬく) | to see through ★☆☆☆☆ 見 (look) + 抜 (extract) = 見抜く (to see through) to see through someone's pretension or their deception.
間抜け(まぬけ) | idiot ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 間 (a period of time) + 抜 (extract) = 間抜け (idiot) idiot( usually KANA, so one star : *)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
扱 | treatment | REACH (grasping hand) |
抜 | extract | FRIEND | 友
You REACH out for treatment with your grasping hand,
but only your FRIEND will extract your tumors.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1103
Components: (handleft) + 友 (friend)
Mnemonic: Use your hand to extract fleas out of your friend's matted pelt (FYI you are a gibbon)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I pluck or extract something - pluck a carrot out the ground, pluck out a gray hair, The mouse plucks the thorn out of the lion's paw.If you bleach the color out of cloth or hair, you're 色を抜く. plucking the color out!
First jukugo meaning: coward
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 610

Kanji: 雄
Meaning: male animal or hero
Onyomi: YUU
First kunyomi: おすXXX
First jukugo: 英雄[えいゆう]
Full header: 雄 male animal or hero
(Naruto) + ム (moocow) + (turkey)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
PRE
Description: A little Fucked Radical, don't you think? Male = hero??
Full onyomi: YUU | YOU may work at Costco and have a neck-beard, but you're still a hero to me!
Full mnemonic: | Naruto, the hero, had a male cow and a male turkey as pets.
Full kunyomi: おすXXX | PREFIX meaning 'male XXX' as in 'male cat' or 'male hippo.' BOOBOO: You don't say 'osuhito' though. PRE 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 英雄(えいゆう) | hero ☆☆☆☆☆ 英 (heroic) + 雄 (male animal or hero) = 英雄 (hero) hero of an adventure story or legend - (BOOBOO: it's different from the word for 'main character' (主人公(しゅじんこう）） which can be used in any kind of story.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1104
Components: (Naruto) + ム (moocow) + (turkey)
Mnemonic: YOU may work at Costco and have a neck-beard, but you're still a hero to me!
Naruto, the hero, had a male cow and a male turkey as pets.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: PREFIX meaning 'male XXX' as in 'male cat' or 'male hippo.' BOOBOO: You don't say 'osuhito' though.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: hero
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1007

Kanji: 布
Meaning: fabric
Onyomi: FU
First kunyomi: ぬの
First jukugo: 財布[さいふ]
Full header: 布 fabric
(Naruto) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
Full onyomi: FU |
Full mnemonic: | Naruto's daggers FUCKED up the perfectly good fabric.
Full kunyomi: ぬの | fabric ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 財布(さいふ) | wallet ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 財 (loot) + 布 (fabric) = 財布 (wallet)
布団(ふとん) | futon ★★★☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA 布 (fabric) + 団 (group) = 布団 (futon)
Full used In: - 希
- 怖
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1105
Components: (Naruto) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
Mnemonic: Naruto's daggers FUCKED up the perfectly good fabric.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: wallet
Frequency ranking: 847

Kanji: 希
Meaning: request / uncommon
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: まれ ( な )
First jukugo: 希望[きぼう]する
Full header: 希 request / uncommon
メ (katakana 'me') + 布 (fabric)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: | I May request some fabric to tie my KEY around my neck.
Full kunyomi: まれ ( な ) | very similar to めずらしい(unusual), but more formal/newspapery. Also has the connotation of rare-because-it's-valuable (endangered species, a rare talent, etc.) If you see a dog-turd shaped like Lyle Lovett, that's 珍しい , not まれ。 1/2 KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
まれ ( に ) | once in a great while, seldom 1/2 KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 希望(きぼう) する | request ★★★☆☆ 希 (request / uncommon) + 望 (desire) = 希望 (request) A common-place, easily possible wish: "I'd like an aisle seat." "I'd like to fly nonstop."　希望 might be better translated as 'request': 'Customers wishing to request a child-seat for their infant please see the waiter.'
希少(きしょう) な | rare animals or plants ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 希 (request / uncommon) + 少 (a little (amount)) = 希少 (rare animals or plants) useless, academic word for rare animals or plants.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
希 | request / uncommon | "X" ON TOP |
怖 | scary | HEART | 心
X is a rare letter, but if it makes your HEART go doki doki, it's scary.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1106
Components: メ (katakana 'me') + 布 (fabric)
Mnemonic: I May request some fabric to tie my KEY around my neck.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: very similar to めずらしい(unusual), but more formal/newspapery. Also has the connotation of rare-because-it's-valuable (endangered species, a rare talent, etc.) If you see a dog-turd shaped like Lyle Lovett, that's 珍しい , not まれ。
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: request
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1132

Kanji: 怖
Meaning: scary
Onyomi: FU
First kunyomi: こわ*い
First jukugo: 恐怖[きょうふ]する
Full header: 怖 scary
(leftheart) + 布 (fabric) Same-ON
★★★★★
8 strokes
Full onyomi: FU |
Full mnemonic: | it is FUcking scary when you see a heart dissected on some fabric, just lying there. AND IT'S STILL BEATING AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Full kunyomi: こわ*い | scary ★★★★★
( xxxを ) こわ＊がる | to be scared of (usually used like キミのママの息を怖がる）('I'm scared of yo mama's breath') ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 恐怖(きょうふ) する | super duper terror ★★☆☆☆ 恐 (dread) + 怖 (scary) = 恐怖 (super duper terror)
XXX 恐怖症(きょうふしょう) | xxx- phobia ★☆☆☆☆ SUF 恐 怖 (super duper terror) + 症 (symptom) = 恐怖症 (xxx- phobia)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
希 | request / uncommon | "X" ON TOP |
怖 | scary | HEART | 心
X is a rare letter, but if it makes your HEART go doki doki, it's scary.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1107
Components: (leftheart) + 布 (fabric) Same-ON
Mnemonic: it is FUcking scary when you see a heart dissected on some fabric, just lying there. AND IT'S STILL BEATING AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: super duper terror
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 937

Kanji: 右
Meaning: right
Onyomi: U
First kunyomi: みぎ
First jukugo: 右側[みぎがわ]
Full header: 右 right
(Naruto) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
5 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: U | right-wingers are URUsai!
Full mnemonic: | Whatever Naruto says with his mouth is always right.
Full kunyomi: みぎ | right ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 右側(みぎがわ) | right side ★★★★★ KUNKUN 右 (right) + 側 (side of something) = 右側 (right side )
右にまがる(みぎにまがる) | turn right ★★★★☆
右利き(みぎきき) | right-handed ★★☆☆☆ 右 (right) + 利 (handy) = 右利き (right-handed )
右翼(うよく) | right wing ★★☆☆☆ NEO 右 (right) + 翼 (political wing) = 右翼 (right wing) right wing :pro- LDP, pro-emperor, anti-union, pro-yakuza, anti-article-９. anti-the-whole -macarthur-fuckin-wrote-it-anyway constitution. Not necessarily anti - western. After all, the USA is the main ally in the fight against the Red Menace. It's easy for Americans to say, 'communism is dead, get over it,' but we're not the ones living next door to fuckin' Kim Jong Un.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
右 | right | has a HORN sticking up on top |
石 | rock | no horn - flat on top |
The right-winger gets HORNY, but the rock is FLAT so you can sit on it.
Full used In: - 若
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1108
Components: (Naruto) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: right-wingers are URUsai!
Whatever Naruto says with his mouth is always right.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: right side
Frequency ranking: 355

Kanji: 左
Meaning: left
Onyomi: SA
First kunyomi: ひだり
First jukugo: 左側[ひだりがわ]
Full header: 左 left
(Naruto) + 工 (craft or industry)
★★★★★
5 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: SA | I SAW him turn left.
Full mnemonic: | Naruto left his girlfriend because she was too crafty.
Full kunyomi: ひだり | left ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 左側(ひだりがわ) | left side ★★★★★ KUNKUN 左 (left) + 側 (side of something) = 左側 (left side)
左に曲がる(ひだりに　まがる) | turn left ★★★★☆ 左 (left) + 曲 (song / turn or bend) = 左に曲がる (turn left)
左翼(さよく) | left wing ★★☆☆☆ NEO 左 (left) + 翼 (political wing) = 左翼 (left wing) left wing： pro-union, pro-article ９,anti-national-anthem, anti -LDP
Full used In: - 差
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1109
Components: (Naruto) + 工 (craft or industry)
Mnemonic: I SAW him turn left.
Naruto left his girlfriend because she was too crafty.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: left side
Frequency ranking: 518

Kanji: 若
Meaning: young
First kunyomi: わか*い
First jukugo: 若者[わかもの]
Full header: 若 young
(flowertop) + 右 (right)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
Full mnemonic: | The right flower is a young flower. Old flowers are already wilted, so they're not right for this occasion.
Full kunyomi: わか*い | young ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 若者(わかもの) | young person ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 若 (young) + 者 (professional) = 若者 (young person) young person - example of the kunyomi (もの） suffix
若干(じゃっかん) | somewhat ★☆☆☆☆ 若 (young) + 干 (dry out) = 若干 (somewhat)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1110
Components: (flowertop) + 右 (right)
Mnemonic: The right flower is a young flower. Old flowers are already wilted, so they're not right for this occasion.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: young person
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 356

Kanji: 有
Meaning: exist
Onyomi: YUU
First kunyomi: あ*る
First jukugo: 有名[ゆうめい]な
Full header: 有 exist
(Naruto) + 月 (moon/organ)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
DUPE PN
Description: DUPE, but you don't have to worry about it because generally both kanji are written as hiragana.
Full onyomi: YUU | How about YOU? Do you exist?
Full mnemonic: | Does Naruto exist as the sum of his organs, or does he have a soul which can not be explained by science?
Full kunyomi: あ*る | to exist KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 有名(ゆうめい) な | famous ★★★★★ 有 (exist) + 名 (name, famous) = 有名 (famous)
共有(きょうゆう) | jointly owned ★★☆☆☆ 共 (with) + 有 (exist) = 共有 (jointly owned) shared / communal / jointly owned things.
有毒(ゆうどく) な | toxic, poisonous ★☆☆☆☆ 有 (exist) + 毒 (poison/ addict) = 有毒 (toxic, poisonous)
所有者(しょゆうしゃ) | owner ★☆☆☆☆ 所 (area / attribute) + 有 (exist) + 者 (professional) = 所有者 (owner) the owner of something. (しょゆうする； to own)
有益(ゆうえき) な | beneficial ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 有 (exist) + 益 (profit) = 有益 (beneficial) useful or beneficial, (a policy beneficial to the State /it was a useful experience (a learning experience))
Full used In: - 堕
- 賄
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1111
Components: (Naruto) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: How about YOU? Do you exist?
Does Naruto exist as the sum of his organs, or does he have a soul which can not be explained by science?
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to exist
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: famous
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 379

Kanji: 堕
Meaning: corrupt
Onyomi: DA
First kunyomi: ( が ) お＊ちる
First jukugo: 堕落[だらく]してる
Full header: 堕 corrupt
(town) + 有 (exist) + 土 (earth)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: DA |
Full mnemonic: | My DAD lives in a corrupt town which exists on yonder ground.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) お＊ちる | fall into moral ruin (become a junkie, get all caught up in a cult or gambling debts, etc.) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 堕落(だらく) してる | corrupt ★★★☆☆ 堕 (corrupt) + 落 (fall,drop) = 堕落 (corrupt) corrupt in one's personal life - not usually political corruption. Drugs, lies, trife behavior.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1112
Components: (town) + 有 (exist) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: My DAD lives in a corrupt town which exists on yonder ground.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: fall into moral ruin (become a junkie, get all caught up in a cult or gambling debts, etc.)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1715

Kanji: 賄
Meaning: bribe　/ provide capital to
Onyomi: WAI
First kunyomi: まかな*う
First jukugo: 賄賂[わいろ]
Full header: 賄 bribe　/ provide capital to
貝 (shellfish/money) + 有 (exist)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: WAI |
Full mnemonic: | It's WILD how much bribe money exists in the government!
Full kunyomi: まかな*う | to cover the costs of some expenditure. To provide capital for a task NP ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 賄賂(わいろ) | bribe ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1113
Components: 貝 (shellfish/money) + 有 (exist)
Mnemonic: It's WILD how much bribe money exists in the government!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to cover the costs of some expenditure. To provide capital for a task
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: bribe
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1753

Kanji: 差
Meaning: discriminate
Onyomi: SA
First kunyomi: ( を or 　が ) さ＊す
First jukugo: 差別[さべつ]する
Full header: 差 discriminate
羊 (sheep) + 左 (left)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE SAME ON
Full onyomi: SA |
Full mnemonic: I SAAAW conformist sheep discriminate against left-wingers. Political as fuck!
(For all you rightwing/libertarians out there, feel free to substitute this other mnemonic; "I SAAAW left-wing sheep discriminate against my Ayn Rand full-body anime pillow.")
Full kunyomi: ( を or 　が ) さ＊す | point at (usually used about light - flashlights or stage lights, spotlights pointing at someone).　Apparently it also means to wear a sword, or to set people against each other. WTF this kanji makes no sense. Anyway the important thing is, if you want to say 'point with your finger,' you have to use one of the OTHER さすs (指す）) ★★★☆☆
 | ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 差別(さべつ) する | discrimination ★★★★☆ 差 (discriminate) + 別 (separate) = 差別 (discrimination)
交差点(こうさてん) | intersection ★★★☆☆ 交 (combine) + 差 (discriminate) + 点 (point) = 交差点 (intersection) traffic intersection
人差し指(ひとさしゆび) | index finger ★★☆☆☆ 人 (person) + 差 (discriminate) + 指 (finger / point at) = 人差し指 (index finger) index finger (literally, "the people-pointing finger")
ｘｘｘ 差(さ) | difference between xxx. ★☆☆☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning, the mathematical difference between ２ things, as in 時差　（じさ： the time difference between two places).
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
着 | wear / arrive | EYES | 目
差 | discriminate | CRAFT | 工
看 | observe/guard | HANDS | 手
You look with your EYES on what people wear,
but you discriminate based on the CRAFT of their clothing.
You guard the prisoners with your HANDS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1114
Components: 羊 (sheep) + 左 (left)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: point at (usually used about light - flashlights or stage lights, spotlights pointing at someone).　Apparently it also means to wear a sword, or to set people against each other. WTF this kanji makes no sense. Anyway the important thing is, if you want to say 'point with your finger,' you have to use one of the OTHER さすs (指す）)
First jukugo meaning: discrimination
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 618

Kanji: 在
Meaning: be real
Onyomi: ZAI
First jukugo: が存在[そんざい]する
Full header: 在 be real
(Naruto) + 土 (earth)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: ZAI |
Full mnemonic: | Naruto thought that XYLOPHONES were really made of earth.
Full jukugo: が 存在(そんざい) する | to exist ★★★★☆ 存 (be aware of) + 在 (be real) = 存在 (to exist)
現在(げんざい) | the present time ★★☆☆☆ 現 (present time) + 在 (be real) = 現在 (the present time) the present time - but also can mean "the present situation" or "the staus quo."
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1115
Components: (Naruto) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: Naruto thought that XYLOPHONES were really made of earth.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: to exist
Frequency ranking: 352

Kanji: 存
Meaning: be aware of
Onyomi: SON
First jukugo: が存在[そんざい]する
Full header: 存 be aware of
(Naruto) + 子 (child)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SON |
Full mnemonic: | Naruto was aware of his SON, a child.
Full jukugo: が 存在(そんざい) する | to exist ★★★★☆ 存 (be aware of) + 在 (be real) = 存在 (to exist)
に 依存(いぞん) する | depend ★★★☆☆ NP 依 (depend on) + 存 (be aware of) = 依存 (depend) to depend on- usually in a bad way, like "America's dependency on foreign oil"
保存(ほぞん) | preserve ★★☆☆☆ 保 (guarantee/maintain ) + 存 (be aware of) = 保存 (preserve) preserve - usually used with traditional culture or morals more than environmental causes. You'll often see this: 保存員会　（ほぞんいんかい） preservation committee.
既存(きぞん) のXXX | the existing XXX ☆☆☆☆☆ 既 (already) + 存 (be aware of) = 既存 (the existing XXX)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1116
Components: (Naruto) + 子 (child)
Mnemonic: Naruto was aware of his SON, a child.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to exist
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 488

Kanji: 片
Meaning: fragment
Onyomi: HEN
First kunyomi: かた
First jukugo: 片手[かたて]で or に　XXX
Full header: 片 fragment
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
PK STRONG
Full onyomi: HEN |
Full mnemonic: | This, to me, looks like a dude facing right, down on one knee, holding out a fancy tray, on which is placed a FRAGMENT OF A HEN (usually the beak, sometimes just the giblets).
Full kunyomi: かた | fragment NUBI ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 片手(かたて) で or に　XXX | one-handed ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 片 (fragment) + 手 (hand) = 片手 (one-handed) to do xxx one-handed.
片言(かたこと) | broken english / Japanese ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN FP 片 (fragment) + 言 (say) = 片言 (broken english / Japanese) we say "He speaks broken English".Japanese say, "He speaks katakoto nihongo."
破片(はへん) | fragment ★★☆☆☆ 破 (rend) + 片 (fragment) = 破片 (fragment)
片仮名(かたかな) | katakana ★☆☆☆☆ 片 (fragment) + 仮 名 (kana) = 片仮名 (katakana) katakana - the letterforms which are used to write foreign words and indicate emphasis. Oddly, the word "katakana" is written in Kanji. Kind of defeats the purpose?
Full used In: - 版
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1117
Mnemonic: This, to me, looks like a dude facing right, down on one knee, holding out a fancy tray, on which is placed a FRAGMENT OF A HEN (usually the beak, sometimes just the giblets).
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: one-handed
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 620

Kanji: 版
Meaning: printing plate
Onyomi: HAN
First jukugo: 出版[しゅっぱん]する
Full header: 版 printing plate
片 (fragment) + 反 (anti) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Description: WHY YOU SHOULD BOTHER： You can't say "When was the book published?" or ask, "Who is the publisher of that book?" without 版.
Full onyomi: HAN | HAN Solo liked printing slash fiction of himself and Chewbacca.
Full mnemonic: | To print, you press fragments of lead against the printing plate, to smoosh the ink onto it in the form of letters.
Full jukugo: 出版(しゅっぱん) する | publish ★★☆☆☆ 出 (pull out / hand over) + 版 (printing plate) = 出版 (publish)
出版社(しゅっぱんしゃ) | publishing company ★☆☆☆☆ 出 版 (publish) + 社 (company) = 出版社 (publishing company)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
版 | printing plate | FRAGMENT | 片
刷 | print | DAGGER | 刀
刺 | stab / buisness card | TEN | 十
Publishers use FRAGMENTS of moveable lead type to publish books.
If you print a book in Japan making fun of the Emperor, right-wingers will assasinate you with a DAGGER.
The killer stabbed you TEN times.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1118
Components: 片 (fragment) + 反 (anti) Same-ON
Mnemonic: HAN Solo liked printing slash fiction of himself and Chewbacca.
To print, you press fragments of lead against the printing plate, to smoosh the ink onto it in the form of letters.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: publish
Frequency ranking: 1207

Meaning: crows
Full header: crows
(right radical) (nest) + 友 (friend) + 一 (one/line radical)
Description: The crows in the nest are friends with each other.
Full used In: - 暖
- 援
- 緩
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1119
Components: (right radical) (nest) + 友 (friend) + 一 (one/line radical)
Frequency ranking: 1386

Kanji: 暖
Meaning: warm place
Onyomi: DAN
First kunyomi: あたた*かい
First jukugo: 暖房[だんぼう]
Full header: 暖 warm place
日 (sun, day) + (crows)
★★★★★
13 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Full onyomi: DAN | Glen DANzig is bound for a really warm place when he dies.
Full mnemonic: | The sun shines on the crows in the warm place
Full kunyomi: あたた*かい | warm place or weather - use this one when you come in from the cold. Often shortened to あったかい！ 1/2 KANA ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 暖房(だんぼう) | heating ☆☆☆☆☆ 暖 (warm place) + 房 (wife/cluster) = 暖房 (heating) heating : central heating, electric heater, an air-conditioner set to "heat," etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1120
Components: 日 (sun, day) + (crows)
Mnemonic: Glen DANzig is bound for a really warm place when he dies.
The sun shines on the crows in the warm place
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: warm place or weather - use this one when you come in from the cold. Often shortened to あったかい！
First jukugo meaning: heating
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1398

Kanji: 援
Meaning: assist
Onyomi: EN
First jukugo: を or に援助[えんじょ]する
Full header: 援 assist
(handleft) + (crows)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: EN | Believe it or not, I ENJOY assisting you guys learn kanji !
Full mnemonic: | Use your hand to assist the crow back into her nest
Full jukugo: を or に 援助(えんじょ) する | to assist ★★★☆☆ 援 (assist) + 助 (save) = 援助 (to assist) to compensate someone for a favor they have done you, to aid someone with money or material things. When high schoolers date salarimen for money, it's enjo kousai.(援助交際）
支援(しえん) する | support ★★☆☆☆ NP 支 (support) + 援 (assist) = 支援 (support) support - usually used with support groups like "adult children of alcoholics" or "a heartwarming show of support for a city which has had a natural disaster". It's not limited to victims but it has that sort of nuance to it.
応援(おうえん) する | cheeer on ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 応 (react) + 援 (assist) = 応援 (cheeer on) to cheer for or root for someone at a game.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
振 | brandish / pretend | PAYBACK |
援 | assist | HAND | 手
緩 | become loose / abate | STRING | 糸
揺 | sway, joggle | CAN | 缶
He's brandishing a firearm to with which to dish out some PAYBACK,
I use my HAND to assist a bird in building a nest.
When you loosen the STRING, the CAN begins to sway.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1121
Components: (handleft) + (crows)
Mnemonic: Believe it or not, I ENJOY assisting you guys learn kanji !
Use your hand to assist the crow back into her nest
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to assist
Frequency ranking: 1387

Kanji: 緩
Meaning: become loose / abate
First kunyomi: ゆる*い
Full header: 緩 become loose / abate
糸 (string) + (crows)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | I tied a string around a crow's neck but it got loose, and then it got loose.
Full kunyomi: ゆる*い | loose KANA ★★☆☆☆
( を or が ) ゆる＊む | something comes loose (a string) or a situation becomes more calm or relaxed. KANA ★★☆☆☆
ゆる＊やか ( な ) | mild, low-intensity (i.e. this hill has a mild slope. Low-intensity exercise.We'll cross the river at the point where the current is the most mild.) ★☆☆☆☆
( を ) ゆる＊める | loosenー to relax, to slow down, to stop being a dick about it KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
振 | brandish / pretend | PAYBACK |
援 | assist | HAND | 手
緩 | become loose / abate | STRING | 糸
揺 | sway, joggle | CAN | 缶
He's brandishing a firearm to with which to dish out some PAYBACK,
I use my HAND to assist a bird in building a nest.
When you loosen the STRING, the CAN begins to sway.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1122
Components: 糸 (string) + (crows)
Mnemonic: I tied a string around a crow's neck but it got loose, and then it got loose.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: loose
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1608

Meaning: hair
Full header: hair
(right radical)
PK
Description: 3 hairs, blowing in the wind.
Full used In: - 膨
- 髪
- 彩
- 影
- 顔
- 参
- 形
- 彫
- 修
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1123
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 214

Kanji: 髪
Meaning: hair
Onyomi: HATSU
First kunyomi: かみ
First jukugo: 金髪[きんぱつ]
Full header: 髪 hair
長 (long / boss) + (hair) + 友 (friend)
★★★★☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: HATSU | You wear a HAT over your hair.
Full mnemonic: | Your long hair is like an old friend.
Full kunyomi: かみ | hair on your head ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 金髪(きんぱつ) | blonde ★★★☆☆ 金 (gold) + 髪 (hair) = 金髪 (blonde)
髪の毛(かみのけ) | head hair ★★☆☆☆ 髪 (hair) + 毛 (fur) = 髪の毛 (head hair) one single hair from a human head (as opposed to pubes), (i.e. there's a hair on the floor/ cloggin' the damn drain?)
髪型(かみがた) | hairstyle ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 髪 (hair) + 型 (type / proper way) = 髪型 (hairstyle)
白髪(しらが) | gray hair ☆☆☆☆☆ FP 白 (white) + 髪 (hair) = 白髪 (gray hair)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1124
Components: 長 (long / boss) + (hair) + 友 (friend)
Mnemonic: You wear a HAT over your hair.
Your long hair is like an old friend.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: hair on your head
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: blonde
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 824

Kanji: 彩
Meaning: hue
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: いろど＊る
First jukugo: 色彩[しきさい]
Full header: 彩 hue
(nest) + 木 (tree) + (hair)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: SAI | I SIGH when I think of the hue of her hair. DAMN YOU RESTRAINING order!!
Full mnemonic: | The blonde hair of Meg Ryan reminds me of the hue of a hay nest way up in yonder tree.
Full kunyomi: いろど＊る | to color something in; to show something off- always figuratively: 'The setting sun painted the sky orange' 'The festival showcases the unique atmosphere of the town.' ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 色彩(しきさい) | color ☆☆☆☆☆ 色 (color) + 彩 (hue) = 色彩 (color) color, in the abstract sense : color palette, color wheel, color blindness.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
彩 | hue | NEST |
影 | shadow | SUN | 陽
The NEST has a brown hue,
But the SUN makes shade for me and you.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1125
Components: (nest) + 木 (tree) + (hair)
Mnemonic: I SIGH when I think of the hue of her hair. DAMN YOU RESTRAINING order!!
The blonde hair of Meg Ryan reminds me of the hue of a hay nest way up in yonder tree.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to color something in; to show something off- always figuratively: 'The setting sun painted the sky orange' 'The festival showcases the unique atmosphere of the town.'
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: color
Frequency ranking: 1448

Kanji: 影
Meaning: shadow
Onyomi: EI
First kunyomi: かげ
First jukugo: 撮影[さつえい]
Full header: 影 shadow
景 (scene) + (hair)
★★★★☆
15 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: EI | Fonzie's trademark "EYYYY!" demonstrates that he is as cool as a shadow on a hot day
Full mnemonic: | We stood in the shadow of Rapunzel's enormous hair and watched the scenery.
Full kunyomi: かげ | shadow, literally ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 撮影(さつえい) | a photoshoot or movie shoot. ★★★☆☆ 撮 (photo-shoot) + 影 (shadow) = 撮影 (a photoshoot or movie shoot.)
に 影響(えいきょう) | influence ★★★☆☆ 影 (shadow) + 響 (echo) = 影響 (influence) influence (You don't say "x influences Y," you have to say "Y recieves X's influence." (YYYはXXXの影響を受けた）
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
彩 | hue | NEST |
影 | shadow | SUN | 陽
The NEST has a brown hue,
But the SUN makes shade for me and you.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
陰 | shady | TOWN |
影 | shadow | HAIR |
That part of TOWN is shady so don't go there.
Your HAIR casts a shadow on your face.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1126
Components: 景 (scene) + (hair)
Mnemonic: Fonzie's trademark "EYYYY!" demonstrates that he is as cool as a shadow on a hot day
We stood in the shadow of Rapunzel's enormous hair and watched the scenery.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: shadow, literally
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: a photoshoot or movie shoot.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 581

Kanji: 顔
Meaning: face
First kunyomi: かお
First jukugo: ｘｘｘ顔をした[かおをした]
Full header: 顔 face
立 (stand up) + (cliff) + (hair) + (headright) Same-ON
★★★★★
18 strokes
Description: This is an odd kanji because, although it has a bunch of jukugo, it uses the KUN in all of them!
Full mnemonic: | You stand on a cliff, the hair from your head blowing into your face.
Full kunyomi: かお | face ★★★★★
Full jukugo: ｘｘｘ 顔をした(かおをした) | facial expression ★★★★☆ "She made a sour face" = sour顔をした。 "He made a mad face"= mad顔をした。
笑顔(えがお) | smiling face ★★★☆☆ FP 笑 (laugh) + 顔 (face) = 笑顔 (smiling face)
似顔絵(にがおえ) | portrait ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 似 (resemble) + 顔 (face) + 絵 (picture) = 似顔絵 (portrait)
横顔(よこがお) | face in profile ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 横 (side / arrogant) + 顔 (face) = 横顔 (face in profile)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
頭 | head | BEAN | 豆
顔 | face | HAIR |
領 | territory | COMMAND | 令
願 | beseech | HIGH PLAIN | 原
Your head looks like a BEAN,
but your face has beard HAIR on it.
I COMMAND my territory,
but you beseech me to keep my army off the HIGH PLAINS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1127
Components: 立 (stand up) + (cliff) + (hair) + (headright) Same-ON
Mnemonic: You stand on a cliff, the hair from your head blowing into your face.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: facial expression
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 215

Kanji: 参
Meaning: admit defeat / visit
Onyomi: SAN
First kunyomi: ( が or に ) まい＊る
First jukugo: 参加[さんか]する
Full header: 参 admit defeat / visit
ム (moocow) + 大 (big) + (hair)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: SAN |
Full mnemonic: | SANTA visits a moocow with big hair. (He shaves it for his false beard)
Full kunyomi: ( が or に ) まい＊る
When you say まいた！！ it means, to say uncle, or　!No mas! (Confusingly, it can also mean 'I'm fed up!' 'Fuck this, I'm outta here.')
However, there's another meaning: to visit an important place.　（luckily, this JERK meaning is very formal and almost never used anymore)
What is really fucked up is, usually when a word has 2 meanings, you can tell which meaning it is by the particle. But with MAIRU, both meanings use NI. NP 1/2 KANA
★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 参加(さんか) する | join ★★★☆☆ 参 (admit defeat / visit) + 加 (add) = 参加 (join) to join a group, or participate in something
が 降参(こうさん) する | surrender ★★☆☆☆ 降 (descend /rainfall / get out of vehicle ) + 参 (admit defeat / visit) = 降参 (surrender) a casual word for surrender: to give up mid-game. A politician concedes defeat. To say uncle.
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)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
修 | master a skill | PERSON | 人
参 | admit defeat / visit | MOOCOW | ム
惨 | wretched | HEART | 心
The PERSON is a master at making shoes,
but the MOOCOW defeats you.
The wretched HEART is singing the blues.
Full used In: - 惨
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1128
Components: ム (moocow) + 大 (big) + (hair)
Mnemonic: SANTA visits a moocow with big hair. (He shaves it for his false beard)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: When you say まいた！！ it means, to say uncle, or　!No mas! (Confusingly, it can
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: join
Frequency ranking: 636

Kanji: 修
Meaning: master a skill
Onyomi: SHUU
First jukugo: 修理[しゅうり]する
Full header: 修 master a skill
(personleft) + (director) + (hair) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHUU | Gene Simmons is a master of walking in high-heel SHOES.
Full mnemonic: next to 人 is a single vertical line, which let's think of as "a straight razor" the person is holding.
Thus:
That person is a master of shaving hair with a straight razor, so they made him the director of the barbershop!
Full jukugo: 修理(しゅうり) する | fix ★★★☆☆ 修 (master a skill) + 理 (reason) = 修理 (fix) to fix a thing- （BOOBOO: you don't 直す a car, or a computer, you 修理 it)
研修(けんしゅう) | study, training ☆☆☆☆☆ 研 (polish, sharpen) + 修 (master a skill) = 研修 (study, training )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
修 | master a skill | PERSON | 人
参 | admit defeat / visit | MOOCOW | ム
惨 | wretched | HEART | 心
The PERSON is a master at making shoes,
but the MOOCOW defeats you.
The wretched HEART is singing the blues.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1129
Components: (personleft) + (director) + (hair) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: Gene Simmons is a master of walking in high-heel SHOES.
next to 人 is a single vertical line, which let's think of as "a straight razor" the person is holding.
Thus:
That person is a master of shaving hair with a straight razor, so they made him the director of the barbershop!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: fix
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 965

Kanji: 惨
Meaning: wretched
Onyomi: SAN, ZAN
First kunyomi: みじ*め ( な )
First jukugo: 惨事[さんじ]
Full header: 惨 wretched
(leftheart) + 参 (admit defeat / visit)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: SAN, ZAN |
Full mnemonic: | SANta claus's heart admits defeat when tarZAN breaks up with him (for good this time). He feels wretched!
Full kunyomi: みじ*め ( な ) | pathetic. Unlike the related term 哀れ(あわれ),　惨め is a pretty un-sympathetic word you use for some poor schmuck who is in a wretched state but, you know, you couldn’t imagine them ever being happy anyway. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 惨事(さんじ) | tragedy ★☆☆☆☆ 惨 (wretched) + 事 (action/ incident) = 惨事 (tragedy) a tragedy (BOOBOO: not as in a sad play, but as in someone's sister died while giving birth. A dramatic tragedy is 悲劇　（ひげき） )
悲惨(ひさん) な | terrible ☆☆☆☆☆ 悲 (sad) + 惨 (wretched) = 悲惨 ( terrible) terrible, harrowing, tragic. Usually used not about a single person’s misfortune but like the tragic cost of war, the terrible catastrophe that befell the small town in Godzilla’s path, etc.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
修 | master a skill | PERSON | 人
参 | admit defeat / visit | MOOCOW | ム
惨 | wretched | HEART | 心
The PERSON is a master at making shoes,
but the MOOCOW defeats you.
The wretched HEART is singing the blues.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1130
Components: (leftheart) + 参 (admit defeat / visit)
Mnemonic: SANta claus's heart admits defeat when tarZAN breaks up with him (for good this time). He feels wretched!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: pathetic. Unlike the related term 哀れ(あわれ),　惨め is a pretty un-sympathetic word you use for some poor schmuck who is in a wretched state but, you know, you couldn’t imagine them ever being happy anyway.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: tragedy
Frequency ranking: 1449

Kanji: 膨
Meaning: bulge
First kunyomi: ( が ) ふく*らむ
Full header: 膨 bulge
月 (moon/organ) + 喜 (rejoice) + (hair)
★☆☆☆☆
16 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | My organ bulges and rejoices when I see hair (I'm the editor of EroticBarbershop.com)
Full kunyomi: ( が ) ふく*らむ | swelling - not only of body parts, but of ANYTHING: sails swell in the wind, the universe expands. Often used to describe debt: 借金が膨らむ。 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1131
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + 喜 (rejoice) + (hair)
Mnemonic: My organ bulges and rejoices when I see hair (I'm the editor of EroticBarbershop.com)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: swelling - not only of body parts, but of ANYTHING: sails swell in the wind, the universe expands. Often used to describe debt: 借金が膨らむ。
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1652

Meaning: salon
Full header: salon
(right radical) (hair) + (peaked roof)
Description: A salon is a room with a peaked roof where you go to get your weave on and your hair done.
Full used In: - 珍
- 診
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1132
Components: (right radical) (hair) + (peaked roof)
Frequency ranking: 1143

Kanji: 珍
Meaning: very rare
Onyomi: CHIN - you don't need this
First kunyomi: めずら*しい
Full header: 珍 very rare
王 (king) + (salon)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: CHIN - you don't need this |
Full mnemonic: | It's very rare for the king to go to a hair salon, so now his hair hangs down past his CHIN.
Full kunyomi: めずら*しい | rare! Unusual. but not necessarily valuable. ★★★★☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
診 | diagnose | SAY | 言
珍 | very rare | KING | 王
I SAY my diagnosis:
you got a very rare KING lodged in your proboscis.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1133
Components: 王 (king) + (salon)
Mnemonic: It's very rare for the king to go to a hair salon, so now his hair hangs down past his CHIN.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: rare! Unusual. but not necessarily valuable.
Frequency ranking: 1144

Kanji: 診
Meaning: diagnose
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: み*る
First jukugo: 診断[しんだん]する
Full header: 診 diagnose
言 (say) + (salon)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SHIN | Doctor, can you diagnose these SHINY pustules?
Full mnemonic: My diagnosis is, I say you need to get to a hair salon and lose that 'gumby fade'.
'gumby fade' : a style so ill, not even google has it.
Full kunyomi: み*る | to examine a patient 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 診断(しんだん) する | diagnosis ★★☆☆☆ 診 (diagnose) + 断 (decision/judgement/refuse) = 診断 (diagnosis) diagnosis (診断する＝to diagnose)
診察(しんさつ) | medical exam ★☆☆☆☆ 診 (diagnose) + 察 (police) = 診察 (medical exam)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
診 | diagnose | SAY | 言
珍 | very rare | KING | 王
I SAY my diagnosis:
you got a very rare KING lodged in your proboscis.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1134
Components: 言 (say) + (salon)
Mnemonic: Doctor, can you diagnose these SHINY pustules?
My diagnosis is, I say you need to get to a hair salon and lose that 'gumby fade'.
'gumby fade' : a style so ill, not even google has it.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to examine a patient
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: diagnosis
Frequency ranking: 1558

Meaning: cave
Full header: cave
(left radical) (cliff) + 丶 (dot)
Description: The dot is actually an elevator taking you down to the cave inside. (Roll 2D4 to determine the number of hobgoblins waiting there)
Full used In: - 廊
- 磨
- 腐
- 応
- 府
- 庁
- 庫
- 店
- 座
- 床
- 麻
- 唐
- 広
- 庭
- 廃
- 序
- 康
- 底
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1135
Components: (left radical) (cliff) + 丶 (dot)
Frequency ranking: 101

Kanji: 廊
Meaning: corridor
Onyomi: ROU
First jukugo: 廊下[ろうか]
Full header: 廊 corridor
(cave) + 良 (good) + (town)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: ROU |
Full mnemonic: | good ROBOTS dug a corridor into the cave, so the whole town could evacuate (from the bad robots???)
Full jukugo: 廊下(ろうか) | corridor ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 廊 (corridor) + 下 (below) = 廊下 (corridor )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1136
Components: (cave) + 良 (good) + (town)
Mnemonic: good ROBOTS dug a corridor into the cave, so the whole town could evacuate (from the bad robots???)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1248

Kanji: 磨
Meaning: to brush
First kunyomi: みが*く
First jukugo: 歯磨き[はみがき]
Full header: 磨 to brush
(cave) + 林 (grove) + 石 (rock)
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: | (You don't need the ONyomi because the only useful jukugo is KUNKUN style)
Full mnemonic: | Yo Mama's mouth is so filthy, she has to get a rock from the cave to chop down a tree in a grove to make an adequately sized toothbrush.
Full kunyomi: みが*く | brush :(almost always used with teeth: 歯を磨く　（は　を　みがく) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 歯磨き(はみがき) | brush your teeth! ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 歯 (tooth) + 磨 (to brush) = 歯磨き (brush your teeth!) the act of brushing the teeth ('Brush your teeth' = 歯を磨きます!）
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
摩 | friction | HAND | 手
磨 | to brush | ROCK | 石
Your HAND makes friction, as you brush ROCKs looking for gold.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1137
Components: (cave) + 林 (grove) + 石 (rock)
Mnemonic: (You don't need the ONyomi because the only useful jukugo is KUNKUN style)
Yo Mama's mouth is so filthy, she has to get a rock from the cave to chop down a tree in a grove to make an adequately sized toothbrush.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: brush :(almost always used with teeth: 歯を磨く　（は　を　みがく)
First jukugo meaning: brush your teeth!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1537

Kanji: 腐
Meaning: rot
Onyomi: FU
First kunyomi: ( が ) くさ*る
First jukugo: 豆腐[とうふ]
Full header: 腐 rot
(cave) + 付 (stick to) + 肉 (meat)
★★★★☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: FU |
Full mnemonic: | The meat stuck to the floor of that cave 4 years ago is starting to smell FUCKED up. You think it may be rotten??
Full kunyomi: ( が ) くさ*る | to rot、to go bad (like food left out too long) 、 ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 豆腐(とうふ) | tofu! ★★★☆☆ 豆 (bean) + 腐 (rot) = 豆腐 (tofu!)
腐 女子(ふじょし) | lady comic book nerd perv. ★☆☆☆☆ SARC 腐 (rot) + 女 子 (female xxx / xxx for girls) = 腐 女子 (lady comic book nerd perv.) slang term for a lady into BL comics.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1138
Components: (cave) + 付 (stick to) + 肉 (meat)
Mnemonic: The meat stuck to the floor of that cave 4 years ago is starting to smell FUCKED up. You think it may be rotten??
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to rot、to go bad (like food left out too long) 、
First jukugo meaning: tofu!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1433

Kanji: 応
Meaning: react
Onyomi: OU
First jukugo: 一応[いちおう]
Full header: 応 react
(cave) + 心 (heart)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: OU |
Full mnemonic: | How will you react when you find a human heart on the floor of the cave??? OH shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is how.
Full jukugo: 一応(いちおう) | for now, for the time being, ★★★☆☆ 一 (one) + 応 (react) = 一応 (for now, for the time being,)
反応(はんのう) | a reaction ★★☆☆☆ FP 反 (anti) + 応 (react) = 反応 (a reaction ) a reaction - despite the 反 kanji, 反応 is not neccesairly a bad reaction. As a noun, it's value-free. (careful! This is pronounced NOU, not OU)
応援(おうえん) する | cheeer on ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 応 (react) + 援 (assist) = 応援 (cheeer on) to cheer for or root for someone at a game.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1139
Components: (cave) + 心 (heart)
Mnemonic: How will you react when you find a human heart on the floor of the cave??? OH shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is how.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: for now, for the time being,
Frequency ranking: 563

Kanji: 府
Meaning: government
Onyomi: FU
First jukugo: 政府[せいふ]
Full header: 府 government
(cave) + 付 (stick to)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: FU |
Full mnemonic: | I'd like to stick the whole government to the bottom of a deep cave because it is FUCKED.
Full jukugo: 政府(せいふ) | government ★★★★☆ 政 (politics) + 府 (government) = 政府 (government)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1140
Components: (cave) + 付 (stick to)
Mnemonic: I'd like to stick the whole government to the bottom of a deep cave because it is FUCKED.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 946

Kanji: 庁
Meaning: metropolitan government
Onyomi: CHOU
First jukugo: 都庁[とちょう]
Full header: 庁 metropolitan government
(cave) + 丁 (nail) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: CHOU |
Full mnemonic: | Someday we'll take all the city government guys to a cave and nail 'em there.
Full jukugo: 都庁(とちょう) | metropolitan government ★☆☆☆☆ 都 (major city) + 庁 (metropolitan government) = 都庁 (metropolitan government)
警視庁(けいしちょう) | metro police ★☆☆☆☆ 警 (the fuzz) + 視 (peer at) + 庁 (metropolitan government) = 警視庁 (metro police) regular uniformed city cops (as opposed to local cops or specialized cops like 刑事　(けいじ, meaning detectives), FBI, etc.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1141
Components: (cave) + 丁 (nail) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Someday we'll take all the city government guys to a cave and nail 'em there.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1532

Kanji: 庫
Meaning: warehouse
Onyomi: KO
First kunyomi: くら
First jukugo: 冷蔵庫[れいぞうこ]
Full header: 庫 warehouse
(cave) + 車 (car)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
BETA DUPE DUH
Full onyomi: KO | We got a warehouse full of cars and an orphanage full of KODOMOS (子)
Full mnemonic: | We use the cave as a warehouse to keep all our cars in.
Full kunyomi: くら | storehouse ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ) | the fuckin' fridge ★★★★☆ 冷 (cold thing) + 蔵 (traditional storehouse) + 庫 (warehouse) = 冷蔵庫 (the fuckin' fridge )
金庫(きんこ) | a safe ★★☆☆☆ 金 (gold) + 庫 (warehouse) = 金庫 (a safe)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1142
Components: (cave) + 車 (car)
Mnemonic: We got a warehouse full of cars and an orphanage full of KODOMOS (子)
We use the cave as a warehouse to keep all our cars in.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: storehouse
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the fuckin' fridge
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1169

Kanji: 店
Meaning: shop
Onyomi: TEN
First kunyomi: ( お ) みせ
First jukugo: 店員[てんいん]
Full header: 店 shop
(cave) + 占 (fortune teller/ occupy)
★★★★★
8 strokes
Full onyomi: TEN |
Full mnemonic: | In this cave alone, the fortune teller has TEN shops!!
Full kunyomi: ( お ) みせ | a shop, speaking generally. "I got to go open the shop now." (The speaker can use this no matter what kind of shop it is). ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 店員(てんいん) | shop staff ★★★★★ 店 (shop) + 員 (clerk) = 店員 (shop staff)
閉店(へいてん) する | close store ★★☆☆☆ 閉 (close store) + 店 (shop) = 閉店 (close store) close the store for the day (although people usually say 終わる instead!)
支店(してん) | a branch office ★☆☆☆☆ 支 (support) + 店 (shop) = 支店 (a branch office)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1143
Components: (cave) + 占 (fortune teller/ occupy)
Mnemonic: In this cave alone, the fortune teller has TEN shops!!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: a shop, speaking generally. "I got to go open the shop now." (The speaker can use this no matter what kind of shop it is).
First jukugo meaning: shop staff
Frequency ranking: 545

Kanji: 座
Meaning: sit
Onyomi: ZA
First kunyomi: ( に ) すわ*る
First jukugo: 正座[せいざ]する
Full header: 座 sit
(cave) + 人 (person) + 土 (earth)
★★★★★
10 strokes
Full onyomi: ZA |
Full mnemonic: | Two people sit on the earth inside a cave. One is ZAcchary.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) すわ*る | sit ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 正座(せいざ) する | the kind of traditional Japanese sitting that makes your ankles fall off ★☆☆☆☆ CCW 正 (correct) + 座 (sit) = 正座 (the kind of traditional Japanese sitting that makes your ankles fall off)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1144
Components: (cave) + 人 (person) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: Two people sit on the earth inside a cave. One is ZAcchary.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: the kind of traditional Japanese sitting that makes your ankles fall off
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 534

Kanji: 床
Meaning: floor
First kunyomi: ゆか
Full header: 床 floor
(cave) + 木 (tree)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | This tree was growing on the floor of a cave without sunlight! (FYI it turned out to be a plastic Xmas tree)
Full kunyomi: ゆか | the floor ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
床 | floor | WOOD | 木
底 | bottom | SPECULUM | 氏
The floor is made of WOOD
but the SPECULUM probes to the very bottom of the hoo-hoo.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1145
Components: (cave) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: This tree was growing on the floor of a cave without sunlight! (FYI it turned out to be a plastic Xmas tree)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: the floor
Frequency ranking: 896

Kanji: 麻
Meaning: mah jongg / ganja
Onyomi: MA
First jukugo: 麻雀[マージャン]
Full header: 麻 mah jongg / ganja
(cave) + 木 (tree)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA JERK STRONG
Description: (literally this means "hemp" but 90% of the time, you'll see it on the store-fronts of ma jongg parlors!)
The former Japanese Prime Minister's name (Aso) is 麻生, which literally means, 'hemp life.'
Full onyomi: MA |
Full mnemonic: | Two trees stand in a cave playing MAH jongg.
Full jukugo: 麻雀(マージャン) | mah jongg ★★☆☆☆
麻酔(ますい) | anesthesia ★☆☆☆☆ 麻 (mah jongg / ganja) + 酔 (drunk) = 麻酔 (anesthesia)
大麻(たいま) | hemp ☆☆☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 麻 (mah jongg / ganja) = 大麻 (hemp)
Full used In: - 摩
- 魔
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1146
Components: (cave) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: Two trees stand in a cave playing MAH jongg.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: mah jongg
Frequency ranking: 843

Kanji: 摩
Meaning: friction
Onyomi: MA
First jukugo: 摩擦[まさつ]
Full header: 摩 friction
麻 (mah jongg / ganja) Same-ON + 手 (hand)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
ILL PAIR SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: MA |
Full mnemonic: | Your hand has mad friction from grabbing MAH jongg tiles so much. All whapping them down on the table like Doughboy yelling, "DomiNO, motherfucker!!"
Full jukugo: 摩擦(まさつ) | friction ★☆☆☆☆ 摩 (friction) + 擦 (chafe) = 摩擦 (friction)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
摩 | friction | HAND | 手
磨 | to brush | ROCK | 石
Your HAND makes friction, as you brush ROCKs looking for gold.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1147
Components: 麻 (mah jongg / ganja) Same-ON + 手 (hand)
Mnemonic: Your hand has mad friction from grabbing MAH jongg tiles so much. All whapping them down on the table like Doughboy yelling, "DomiNO, motherfucker!!"
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1443

Kanji: 広
Meaning: wide
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: ひろ*い
First jukugo: 広告[こうこく]
Full header: 広 wide
(cave) + ム (moocow)
★★★★★
5 strokes
DUPE ILL PAIR PN
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: Your mom's COLON is like a cave- so wide it can even accommodate a whole moocow.
ohhhh shiiii-- you just got served!! お前が終わったね!
Full kunyomi: ひろ*い | wide, spacious (can be used about interiors but also outside spaces) ★★★★★
( を ) ひろ＊げる | to spread or widen (to spread a blanket on a bed, to widen a street, open one's arms). Like the related term 拡張 (かくちょう）, but 広げる is only in 2 dimensions, I guess. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 広告(こうこく) | advertisement ★★★☆☆ 広 (wide) + 告 (inform) = 広告 (advertisement) an advertisement - although nowadays people use the Japlish word シーエム (CM, short for 'commercial.')
広島(ひろしま) | Hiroshima. ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 広 (wide) + 島 (island) = 広島 (Hiroshima.)
Full used In: - 拡
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1148
Components: (cave) + ム (moocow)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: wide, spacious (can be used about interiors but also outside spaces)
First jukugo meaning: advertisement
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 478

Kanji: 拡
Meaning: to expand
Onyomi: KAKU
First kunyomi: ひろ*がる
First jukugo: 拡張[かくちょう]
Full header: 拡 to expand
(handleft) + 広 (wide)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
DUPE ILL PAIR
Description: 90% the same as regular 広げる. BUT, 拡げる-with-aー手 has one special meaning which 広げる-with-noー手 does NOT have: to expand your markets overseas, to expand your territory, to expand the circulation of your newspaper.
Full onyomi: KAKU |
Full mnemonic: | Use your hands to enlarge the opening, widen it, and then stick some COCKS in it. Oh my god that is not family-oriented.
Full kunyomi: ひろ*がる | to spread or extend. . . ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 拡張(かくちょう) | enlarge ★☆☆☆☆ 拡 (to expand) + 張 (stretch) = 拡張 (enlarge) to extend or physically enlarge a thing (an extended family, enlarge the factory).
拡大(かくだい) | zoom in / escalate ★☆☆☆☆ 拡 (to expand) + 大 (big) = 拡大 (zoom in / escalate) Literally it means to zoom in on or magnify. Figuratively it means to escalate (a conflict) or scale-up (a buildup of some sort)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
仏 | Buddha | PERSON | 人
私 | me / private | WHEAT |
拡 | to expand | WIDE | 広
払 | pay | HAND | 手
Buddha is a PERSON.
I myself cut the WHEAT.
You enlarge something by making it WIDER.
I use my HAND to pay.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1149
Components: (handleft) + 広 (wide)
Mnemonic: Use your hands to enlarge the opening, widen it, and then stick some COCKS in it. Oh my god that is not family-oriented.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to spread or extend. . .
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: enlarge
Frequency ranking: 1355

Meaning: mole
Full header: mole
(mole radical) (cave) + (bunny ears)
Description: A mole is like a bunny that never leaves the darkness of a cave.
Full used In: - 庶
- 席
- 度
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1150
Components: (mole radical) (cave) + (bunny ears)
Frequency ranking: 105

Kanji: 庶
Meaning: populist
Onyomi: SHO
First jukugo: 庶民[しょみん]
Full header: 庶 populist
(mole) + (firebottom)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHO |
Full mnemonic: | If a mole dies in a fire,the populace Smells His Odor.
Full jukugo: 庶民(しょみん) | the common people, Joe Lunchpail ★☆☆☆☆ 庶 (populist) + 民 (folk) = 庶民 (the common people, Joe Lunchpail)
庶民的(しょみんてき) な | populist, unpretentious, folksy ☆☆☆☆☆ 庶 民 (the common people, Joe Lunchpail) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 庶民的 (populist, unpretentious, folksy)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1151
Components: (mole) + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: If a mole dies in a fire,the populace Smells His Odor.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the common people, Joe Lunchpail
Frequency ranking: 1732

Kanji: 席
Meaning: seat
Onyomi: SEKI
First kunyomi: せき
First jukugo: 欠席[けっせき]する
Full header: 席 seat
(mole) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: SEKI |
Full mnemonic: | SEXY guys like us have to keep daggers under our seats in case horny moles tunnel up from below and try to get our butt.
Full kunyomi: せき | A public seat - on the bus, or in a theater:Is that seat free? This restaurant seats ２8 people. and so on. LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 欠席(けっせき) する | absent ★☆☆☆☆ F 欠 (lack) + 席 (seat) = 欠席 (absent) A kind of formal word for failure to attend, absence.
出席(しゅっせき) する | attendance ★☆☆☆☆ F 出 (pull out / hand over) + 席 (seat) = 出席 (attendance ) a kind of formal word for attendance (at an event)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
度 | times | CROTCH | 又
席 | seat | DAGGER | 市
Every time you grab my CROTCH I reach under my seat for a DAGGER.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1152
Components: (mole) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
Mnemonic: SEXY guys like us have to keep daggers under our seats in case horny moles tunnel up from below and try to get our butt.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: A public seat - on the bus, or in a theater:Is that seat free? This restaurant seats ２8 people. and so on.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: absent
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 831

Kanji: 度
Meaning: times
Onyomi: DO
First kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘ ) たび ( に YYY. )
First jukugo: 今度[こんど]
Full header: 度 times
(mole) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: DO |
Full mnemonic: | Every time the mole bites my crotch, I yell "DON'T do that!"
Full kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘ ) たび ( に YYY. ) | Every time XXX happens, YYY happens. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 今度(こんど) | next time ★★★★★ 今 (now) + 度 (times) = 今度 (next time )
態度(たいど) | attitude/ stance ★★★★☆ 態 (looks like) + 度 (times) = 態度 (attitude/ stance) an attitude/manner (defiant, peaceful, etc.) or stance (anti-trade, pro-shinto, anti-corporate). When it comes to the first meaning, 態度 is something you can tell just by looking at the person - they might not be doing it intentionally.
丁度(ちょうど) | just right ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 丁 (nail) + 度 (times) = 丁度 (just right) exactly, precisely. Just right.
程度(ていど) | a degree or extent ★★★☆☆ 程 (extent) + 度 (times) = 程度 (a degree or extent)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
度 | times | CROTCH | 又
席 | seat | DAGGER | 市
Every time you grab my CROTCH I reach under my seat for a DAGGER.
Full used In: - 渡
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1153
Components: (mole) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: Every time the mole bites my crotch, I yell "DON'T do that!"
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: Every time XXX happens, YYY happens.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: next time
Frequency ranking: 108

Kanji: 渡
Meaning: pass by
Onyomi: TO
First kunyomi: ( を ) わた＊す
Full header: 渡 pass by
(waterleft) + 度 (times)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
PN SOLO
Full onyomi: TO |
Full mnemonic: | I Took Off running past the water a number of times.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) わた＊す | to pass an object to someone (like, 'Pass the peas') ★★★☆☆
( が ) わた＊る | to go past　something ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1154
Components: (waterleft) + 度 (times)
Mnemonic: I Took Off running past the water a number of times.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to pass an object to someone (like, 'Pass the peas')
Frequency ranking: 570

Meaning: villain
Full header: villain
(top radical) 田 (rice field) + 丶 (dot)
SYMBOLIC
Description: Let's think of the dot as a gob of phlegm, shall we?
Thus:
That villain spit a gob of phlegm in my rice field!!
Full used In: - 鬼
- 卑
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1155
Components: (top radical) 田 (rice field) + 丶 (dot)
Frequency ranking: 842

Kanji: 鬼
Meaning: demon
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: おに
First jukugo: 吸血鬼[きゅうけつき]
Full header: 鬼 demon
(villain) + (human legs) + ム (moocow)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
SYMBOLIC
Description: SYMBOLIC- most kanji with this mean something occult or magical.
Full onyomi: KI | KEEP me away from that demon.
Full mnemonic: | The demon is a villain with the horns of a moo-cow and the legs of a human.
Full kunyomi: おに | demon. (the red guys with kabuki wigs and horns) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 吸血鬼(きゅうけつき) | vampire ★★☆☆☆ NEO 吸 (suck) + 血 (blood) + 鬼 (demon) = 吸血鬼 (vampire) vampire (literally, 'suck blood devil.')
Full used In: - 魔
- 魅
- 魂
- 醜
- 塊
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1156
Components: (villain) + (human legs) + ム (moocow)
Mnemonic: KEEP me away from that demon.
The demon is a villain with the horns of a moo-cow and the legs of a human.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: demon. (the red guys with kabuki wigs and horns)
First jukugo meaning: vampire
Frequency ranking: 844

Kanji: 魔
Meaning: devil
Onyomi: MA
First jukugo: 邪魔[じゃま]します
Full header: 魔 devil
麻 (mah jongg / ganja) Same-ON + 鬼 (demon)
★★★☆☆
21 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: MA |
Full mnemonic: | Devils always beat demons at MA Jongg
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.
悪魔(あくま) | devil ★★★☆☆ 悪 (bad) + 魔 (devil) = 悪魔 (devil) I am The Devil, do you understand?!? (used only for the Christian devil, not native Japanese demons,which are 鬼。)
魔法(まほう) | witchcraft ★★★☆☆ 魔 (devil) + 法 (law) = 魔法 (witchcraft ) witchcraft - Applies to anything - flying, shooting lightning, turning dudes into trout.
魔女(まじょ) | witch ★★★☆☆ 魔 (devil) + 女 (woman) = 魔女 (witch)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1157
Components: 麻 (mah jongg / ganja) Same-ON + 鬼 (demon)
Mnemonic: Devils always beat demons at MA Jongg
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: interrupt
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 845

Kanji: 魅
Meaning: enchant
Onyomi: MI
First jukugo: 魅力[みりょく]がある・ない
Full header: 魅 enchant
鬼 (demon) + 未 (not yet) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: MI |
Full mnemonic: | The demon has not yet enchanted me (I made my saving throw!!)
Full jukugo: 魅力(みりょく) がある・ない | alluring ★★☆☆☆ 魅 (enchant) + 力 (strong) = 魅力 (alluring) a captivating, charming, glamorous person (not used about movies or artworks)
魅惑(みわく) な or する | lure or fascination ★☆☆☆☆ 魅 (enchant) + 惑 (be misguided or tempted) = 魅惑 (lure or fascination) a lure or fascination - in the old sense of fascination (i.e. sirens luring sailors to their doom.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1158
Components: 鬼 (demon) + 未 (not yet) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The demon has not yet enchanted me (I made my saving throw!!)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: alluring
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1394

Kanji: 醜
Meaning: ugly
First kunyomi: みにく＊い
First jukugo: 醜悪[しゅうあく]
Full header: 醜 ugly
西 (west) + 鬼 (demon)
★☆☆☆☆
18 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | Western demons are ugly!! Ha ha it is so racist! To anyone who thinks this dictionary is not PC, well, sorry!Blame the Chinese!
Full kunyomi: みにく＊い | the type of stick that hit your Moms way back when. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 醜悪(しゅうあく)
hideous, scandalous ☆☆☆☆☆ NP
醜 (ugly) + 悪 (bad) = 醜悪 (hideous, scandalous)
hideous - more literary and more extreme than the related word 醜い (みにくい).
Also - unlike みにくい, 醜悪 is more often used figuratively to mean 'scandalous' : an ugly divorce, a scandalous rift between political factions.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1159
Components: 西 (west) + 鬼 (demon)
Mnemonic: Western demons are ugly!! Ha ha it is so racist! To anyone who thinks this dictionary is not PC, well, sorry!Blame the Chinese!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: the type of stick that hit your Moms way back when.
First jukugo meaning: hideous, scandalous
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1615

Kanji: 塊
Meaning: clump
First kunyomi: かたまり
First jukugo: 塊魂[かたまりだましい]
Full header: 塊 clump
土 (earth) + 鬼 (demon)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full mnemonic: | Every time I clean my room, some little demon puts little clumps of dirt all over the floor. Not MY fault!
Full kunyomi: かたまり | lit:clump, cluster. Also used figuratively to describe someone's personality : a greedy guy is 欲の塊ー'a clump of greed.' SARC ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 塊魂(かたまりだましい) | katamari damacy! ☆☆☆☆☆ 塊 (clump) + 魂 (soul) = 塊魂 (katamari damacy!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1160
Components: 土 (earth) + 鬼 (demon)
Mnemonic: Every time I clean my room, some little demon puts little clumps of dirt all over the floor. Not MY fault!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: lit:clump, cluster. Also used figuratively to describe someone's personality : a greedy guy is 欲の塊ー'a clump of greed.'
First jukugo meaning: katamari damacy!
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1607

Kanji: 卑
Meaning: despicable
Onyomi: HI
First kunyomi: いや*しい
First jukugo: 卑怯[ひきょう]な
Full header: 卑 despicable
(villain) + (numeral4)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: HI |
Full mnemonic: | HE's such a despicable villain, he spit in 4 of my rice fields!!
Full kunyomi: いや*しい | foul, trifling,low, despicable - not used trivially. Used about child molesters and such.. Often used like this: 'XXXに いやしい',where XXX is the thing he's a dick about. ★★☆☆☆
いや＊しむべき | contemptable, despicable　(literally, "ought to be despised.") ☆☆☆☆☆
いや＊しめる | to despise someone. This is where it gets tricky. Only a bully or a dick いやしめるs someone.i.e. "Ha ha your parents got divorced!" or something.　I guess you could say, "Don't いやしめる or you will become いやしい." ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 卑怯(ひきょう) な | treacherous coward ★☆☆☆☆ 卑 (despicable) + 怯 (get afeared) = 卑怯 (treacherous coward) not just a coward ,but someone who does treacherous, trifling bullshit because they're a coward - like if they fight you they know they can't win fairly so they'll knee your groin, they're a 卑怯なmotherfucker.
卑下(ひげ) する | put yourself down ☆☆☆☆☆ 卑 (despicable) + 下 (below) = 卑下 (put yourself down) to put yourself down (BOOBOO: only used when talking to others - mumbling "I suck!" to yourself doesn't count for some reason)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
昇 | ascend | SUN | 日
弁 | dialect | MOOCOW | ム
卑 | despicable | VILLAIN |
The SUN ascends every DAY,
but the MOOCOW'S dialect is hard to say.
the VILLAIN is , of course, despicable.
Full used In: - 痺
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1161
Components: (villain) + (numeral4)
Mnemonic: HE's such a despicable villain, he spit in 4 of my rice fields!!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: foul, trifling,low, despicable - not used trivially. Used about child molesters and such.. Often used like this: 'XXXに いやしい',where XXX is the thing he's a dick about.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: treacherous coward
Frequency ranking: 1485

Kanji: 氏
Meaning: mr. /speculum radical
Onyomi: SHI
First jukugo: 彼氏[かれし]
Full header: 氏 mr. /speculum radical
★★★★☆
4 strokes
ILL PAIR PK STRONG JERK RADICAL
Description: JERK: this is a legit kanji, meaning 'Mr.', BUT as a radical, the keyword is 'speculum.'
Although 氏 is pronounced SHI, it is STRONG for TEI!!!!
Full onyomi: SHI | SHE is a member of the speculum family.
Full mnemonic: | I like to pretend that the family name in question is “Speculum" because that is what this mother looks like.
Full jukugo: 彼氏(かれし) | boyfriend. ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 彼 (him) + 氏 (mr. ) = 彼氏 (boyfriend.)
XXX 氏(し) | Mr. xxx. ★★★★☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning 'Mr. XXX
氏名(しめい)
first AND last name. But you wouldn't ever SAY 'What's your shimei?'
In conversation, you'd just use 名前（なまえ） instead. ★☆☆☆☆ NP
氏 (mr. ) + 名 (name, famous) = 氏名 (first AND last name. But you wouldn't ever SAY 'What's your shimei?'
In conversation, you'd just use 名前（なまえ） instead. )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
民 | folk | MOUTH | 口
氏 | mr. | NO MOUTH |
Folk music is sung with the MOUTH.
Speculum goes in the hoo-hoo, not the mouth, so the speculum radical doesn't have a mouth.
Full used In: - 紙
- 婚
- 抵
- 民
- 底
- 低
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1162
Mnemonic: SHE is a member of the speculum family.
I like to pretend that the family name in question is “Speculum" because that is what this mother looks like.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: boyfriend.
Frequency ranking: 496

Kanji: 底
Meaning: bottom
Onyomi: TEI
First kunyomi: ( の ) そこ
First jukugo: 徹底的[てっていてき]にXXX
Full header: 底 bottom
(cave) + 氏 (mr. /speculum radical) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: TEI |
Full mnemonic: | TAKE the speculum to the bottom of the cave! (it's got yo Mama's residue on it so we have to bury it before it infects the general populace)
Full kunyomi: ( の ) そこ | the bottom ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 徹底的(てっていてき) にXXX | to do XXX thoroughly ★★☆☆☆ 徹 (do thoroughly) + 底 (bottom) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 徹底的 (to do XXX thoroughly) to do XXX thoroughly, exhaustively, comprehensively. Plus, isn't that the greatest pronunciation? tetetetetetetetete!!! That's the most wild sound since the past tense of 'warm': (atatakatta)
海底(かいてい) | bottom of the ocean ☆☆☆☆☆ 海 (ocean) + 底 (bottom) = 海底 (bottom of the ocean)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
床 | floor | WOOD | 木
底 | bottom | SPECULUM | 氏
The floor is made of WOOD
but the SPECULUM probes to the very bottom of the hoo-hoo.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1163
Components: (cave) + 氏 (mr. /speculum radical) Same-ON
Mnemonic: TAKE the speculum to the bottom of the cave! (it's got yo Mama's residue on it so we have to bury it before it infects the general populace)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: the bottom
First jukugo meaning: to do XXX thoroughly
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 696

Kanji: 紙
Meaning: paper
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: かみ
First jukugo: 手紙[てがみ]
Full header: 紙 paper
糸 (string) + 氏 (mr. /speculum radical) Same-ON
★★★★★
10 strokes
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE wrote Mr. Speculum a letter on a piece of paper, and sent it to him by pulling a string which connected him.
Full kunyomi: かみ | paper ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 手紙(てがみ) | letter ★★★★★ KUNKUN 手 (hand) + 紙 (paper) = 手紙 (letter)
折り紙(おりがみ) | origami ★★☆☆☆ 折 (fold) + 紙 (paper) = 折り紙 (origami)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1164
Components: 糸 (string) + 氏 (mr. /speculum radical) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SHE wrote Mr. Speculum a letter on a piece of paper, and sent it to him by pulling a string which connected him.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: letter
Frequency ranking: 540

Kanji: 低
Meaning: low
Onyomi: TEI
First kunyomi: ひく*い
First jukugo: 背が低い[せがひくい]
Full header: 低 low
(personleft) + 氏 (mr. /speculum radical) Same-ON
★★★★☆
7 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: TEI | TAKE the speculum lower, Doctor - you're looking at my belly button now.
Full mnemonic: | The person reached low to pick up the speculum on the ground.
Full kunyomi: ひく*い | low (temperature, blood pressure,low voice, low hill) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 背が低い(せがひくい) | dude is kind of short. ★★★★☆ 背 (stature / back of the body) + 低 (low) = 背が低い (dude is kind of short.)
最低(さいてい) の | lowest, worst ★★★☆☆ 最 (most) + 低 (low) = 最低 (lowest, worst) the lowest - both in the moral sense of "He's the lowest kind of sexual predator" and in the mathematical sense of "Crime rates are the lowest in 30 years," or "Do this for a minimum of 5 minutes per day."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
低 | low | SPECULUM | 氏
短 | short / brief | BEAN | 豆
The person reached down low to pick up the SPECULUM,
but the ARROW was so short it couldn't penetrate more than halfway into a BEAN
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1165
Components: (personleft) + 氏 (mr. /speculum radical) Same-ON
Mnemonic: TAKE the speculum lower, Doctor - you're looking at my belly button now.
The person reached low to pick up the speculum on the ground.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: low (temperature, blood pressure,low voice, low hill)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: dude is kind of short.
Frequency ranking: 786

Kanji: 婚
Meaning: marriage
Onyomi: KON
First jukugo: 結婚[けっこん]する
Full header: 婚 marriage
女 (woman) + 氏 (mr. /speculum radical) + 日 (sun, day)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KON | CONfound this infernal patriarchal system!!!
Full mnemonic: | The woman gets married outdoors under the sun, and from then on she`ll have her husband's family name.
Full jukugo: 結婚(けっこん) する | to marry ★★★★★ 結 (bind) + 婚 (marriage) = 結婚 (to marry) to marry (to be married to xxx-san = ｘｘｘさん　に　結婚　してる）
結婚式(けっこんしき) | the marriage ceremony ★★★☆☆ 結 婚 (to marry) + 式 (ritual) = 結婚式 (the marriage ceremony)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1166
Components: 女 (woman) + 氏 (mr. /speculum radical) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: CONfound this infernal patriarchal system!!!
The woman gets married outdoors under the sun, and from then on she`ll have her husband's family name.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to marry
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 839

Kanji: 抵
Meaning: resist
Onyomi: TEI
First jukugo: 抵抗[ていこう]する
Full header: 抵 resist
(handleft) + 氏 (mr. /speculum radical) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: TEI |
Full mnemonic: | Her hand resists the speculum as it tries to probe her. TAKE that the hell out of me, she yells！
Full jukugo: 抵抗(ていこう) する
resist ★★★☆☆
抵 (resist) + 抗 (oppose) = 抵抗 (resist)
to resist, used about one person taking on the whole fuckin' system, mannn!: draft resister, resisting arrest, La Resistance.
Also, to encounter resistance, resist temptation, and the electric concept of 'resistance' are also included in the meaning.
大抵(たいてい) | in most cases ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 大 (big) + 抵 (resist) = 大抵 (in most cases) generally, for the most part, in most cases
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1167
Components: (handleft) + 氏 (mr. /speculum radical) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Her hand resists the speculum as it tries to probe her. TAKE that the hell out of me, she yells！
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1326

Kanji: 民
Meaning: folk
Onyomi: MIN
First jukugo: 国民[こくみん]
Full header: 民 folk
氏 (mr. /speculum radical) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: MIN |
Full mnemonic: | You can think of "folk" as being a bunch of families who all speak with one mouth, one voice. Usually urging the ethnic cleansing of the other folk. Ethnic strife is MEAN!!
Full jukugo: 国民(こくみん) | people of a country ★★★☆☆ 国 (country) + 民 (folk) = 国民 (people of a country) the people, as in, "The Republicans are the People's party!"
民族(みんぞく) | ethnic ★★★☆☆ 民 (folk) + 族 (family) = 民族 (ethnic) two meanings: 1) ethnic group, 2) folk (as in folk customs, folk music, etc)
市民(しみん) | citizens of a city ★★☆☆☆ 市 (small city) + 民 (folk) = 市民 (citizens of a city)
民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ) | democracy ★★☆☆☆ 民 (folk) + 主 (master/mainly) + 主 義 (- ism) = 民主主義 (democracy )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
民 | folk | MOUTH | 口
氏 | mr. | NO MOUTH |
Folk music is sung with the MOUTH.
Speculum goes in the hoo-hoo, not the mouth, so the speculum radical doesn't have a mouth.
Full used In: - 眠
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1168
Components: 氏 (mr. /speculum radical) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: You can think of "folk" as being a bunch of families who all speak with one mouth, one voice. Usually urging the ethnic cleansing of the other folk. Ethnic strife is MEAN!!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: people of a country
Frequency ranking: 497

Kanji: 眠
Meaning: sleepy
Onyomi: MIN
First kunyomi: ねむ*い
First jukugo: 睡眠[すいみん]
Full header: 眠 sleepy
目 (eye) + 民 (folk) Same-ON
★★★★☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: MIN | Our 4 year old gets MEAN when he's sleepy.
Full mnemonic: | I'm too sleepy to keep an eye on my folks.
Full kunyomi: ねむ*い | sleepy from being up all day (BOOBOO: not to be confused with being tired from work or exercise, which is 疲れる) ★★★★☆
ねむ＊る | to sleep ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 睡眠(すいみん) | sleep ★★☆☆☆ NP 睡 (sleep) + 眠 (sleepy) = 睡眠 (sleep ) a somewhat medical-sounding word for sleep (BOOBOO: you would never say, "よく睡眠した?" -You gotta say, "よくねた?")
睡眠薬(すいみんやく) | sleeping pill ★☆☆☆☆ 睡 眠 (sleep ) + 薬 (medicine) = 睡眠薬 (sleeping pill)
不眠症(ふみんしょう) | insomnia ★☆☆☆☆ 不 (un) + 眠 (sleepy) + 症 (symptom) = 不眠症 (insomnia )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1169
Components: 目 (eye) + 民 (folk) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Our 4 year old gets MEAN when he's sleepy.
I'm too sleepy to keep an eye on my folks.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: sleepy from being up all day (BOOBOO: not to be confused with being tired from work or exercise, which is 疲れる)
First jukugo meaning: sleep
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 837

Kanji: 曲
Meaning: song / turn or bend
Onyomi: KYOKU
First kunyomi: ( を ) ま＊げる
First jukugo: 左に曲がる[ひだりに　まがる]
Full header: 曲 song / turn or bend
★★★★☆
6 strokes
JERK PK SOLO
Description: I guess it looks like a ghetto-blaster with two antennas? Playing songs!!
Full onyomi: KYOKU |
Full mnemonic: | it's hard to KEEP YOUR COOL when a Mariah Carey song comes on the radio. I just want to bend the speakers until they break.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) ま＊げる | I bend it ★★★☆☆
( が ) ま＊がる | it bends or curves (the road, the path, the tree-trunk) ★★★☆☆
きょく | a piece of music - a song, if you will LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 左に曲がる(ひだりに　まがる) | turn left ★★★★☆ 左 (left) + 曲 (song / turn or bend) = 左に曲がる (turn left)
Full used In: - 豊
- 典
- 遭
- 農
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1170
Mnemonic: it's hard to KEEP YOUR COOL when a Mariah Carey song comes on the radio. I just want to bend the speakers until they break.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I bend it
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: turn left
Frequency ranking: 810

Kanji: 豊
Meaning: plentiful
Onyomi: HOU
First kunyomi: ゆた*か ( な )
First jukugo: 豊満[ほうまん]な
Full header: 豊 plentiful
曲 (song / turn or bend) + 豆 (bean)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: HOU | HOES are plentiful in this region.
Full mnemonic: | If you play a song I will reward you with plentiful magic beans.
Full kunyomi: ゆた*か ( な ) | abundant - like a rainforest abundant in life or a country's abundant natural resources. You can also use it for a person - he has a lot of education or a wealth of wisdom. (but not used for actual dollars - in that case you'd use 裕福 (yuufuku)。） ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 豊満(ほうまん) な | voluptuous ★☆☆☆☆ ABU 豊 (plentiful) + 満 (full) = 豊満 (voluptuous) not what it sounds like! Houman means zatfig, voluptuous. This has two meanings： a) a borderline sexual-harassment word used generally about the big titty women. b) a a relatively polite way to describe a chubby woman. Anyway, ABU!
豊富(ほうふ) なxxx | rich in xxx ★☆☆☆☆ 豊 (plentiful) + 富 (get rich) = 豊富 (rich in xxx) abundant, rich in xxx (resources, cows, etc.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
豊 | plentiful | SONG | 曲
喜 | rejoice | SAMRUAI | 士
SONGS ( 曲 ) are plentiful, so the SAMURAI rejoices.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1171
Components: 曲 (song / turn or bend) + 豆 (bean)
Mnemonic: HOES are plentiful in this region.
If you play a song I will reward you with plentiful magic beans.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: abundant - like a rainforest abundant in life or a country's abundant natural resources. You can also use it for a person - he has a lot of education or a wealth of wisdom. (but not used for actual dollars - in that case you'd use 裕福 (yuufuku)。）
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: voluptuous
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1140

Kanji: 典
Meaning: classic
Onyomi: TEN
First jukugo: 典型的[てんけいてき]な
Full header: 典 classic
曲 (song / turn or bend) + (animal legs)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: TEN |
Full mnemonic: There are TEN classic songs about animal legs on this wonderful CD.
Yeah, I don't get it either.
Kids these days and their rock music!!!
Full jukugo: 典型的(てんけいてき) な | typical ★★☆☆☆ 典 (classic) + 型 (type / proper way) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 典型的 (typical) typical　thing of that type.
古典的(こてんてき) な | classical ☆☆☆☆☆ 古 (old) + 典 (classic) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 古典的 (classical) classical, like Shakespeare or Bach or Shunga something.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1172
Components: 曲 (song / turn or bend) + (animal legs)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: typical
Frequency ranking: 1262

Kanji: 遭
Meaning: chance meeting、 usually with something bad
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: ( に ) あ＊う
Full header: 遭 chance meeting、 usually with something bad
(motion) + (flowertop) + 曲 (song / turn or bend) + 日 (sun, day)
★☆☆☆☆
14 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | We chanced to meet because we were both moving towards the same flower singing songs under the sun, It was SO romantic times, dogg!
Full kunyomi: ( に ) あ＊う | just like the other 'au' (合う) but only used with sudden and random disasters, such as a car accident, a mugging, etc. ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
遭 | chance meeting、 usually with something bad | SONG | 曲
遣 | apply | BUREAUCRAT |
遺 | bequeath | MONEY | 貝
My SONG met disaster, So I applied to the BUREAUCRAT And bequeathed him MONEY to play it on the radio.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1173
Components: (motion) + (flowertop) + 曲 (song / turn or bend) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: We chanced to meet because we were both moving towards the same flower singing songs under the sun, It was SO romantic times, dogg!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: just like the other 'au' (合う) but only used with sudden and random disasters, such as a car accident, a mugging, etc.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1628

Meaning: payback
Full header: payback
(side radical) (cliff) + 二 (two) + (kick in the nuts)
STRONG
Description: I kicked him twice in the nuts and he fell off the cliff.
Now THAT'S payback.
STRONG ONYOMI FOR "SHIN"
Full used In: - 農
- 辱
- 娠
- 振
- 唇
- 震
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1174
Components: (side radical) (cliff) + 二 (two) + (kick in the nuts)
Frequency ranking: 486

Kanji: 農
Meaning: farming
Onyomi: NOU
First jukugo: 農家[のうか]
Full header: 農 farming
曲 (song / turn or bend) + (payback)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: NOU | NObody wants to be a farmer in this day and age.
Full mnemonic: | The farmer sings a song while he picks crops to pay back the landowner.
Full jukugo: 農家(のうか) | farmer ★☆☆☆☆ 農 (farming) + 家 (home) = 農家 (farmer)
農業(のうぎょう) | agriculture, farming ☆☆☆☆☆ 農 (farming) + 業 (business) = 農業 (agriculture, farming)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
濃 | thick / dense | LIQUID | 水
農 | farming | NO WATER |
The LIQUID coffee was very thick with flavor.
The farmer grew a nice crop of rocks with NO WATER.
Full used In: - 濃
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1175
Components: 曲 (song / turn or bend) + (payback)
Mnemonic: NObody wants to be a farmer in this day and age.
The farmer sings a song while he picks crops to pay back the landowner.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: farmer
Frequency ranking: 1174

Kanji: 濃
Meaning: thick / dense
Onyomi: NOU
First kunyomi: こ*い
First jukugo: 濃度[のうど]
Full header: 濃 thick / dense
(waterleft) + 農 (farming) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
Full onyomi: NOU | NO way will I drink coffee unless it is dense! All Malcolm X style - no cream, no sugar.
Full mnemonic: | The farmer only drinks dense coffee liquid to get him through the hard workday starting at 5 AM.
Full kunyomi: こ*い | thick or dense, like a dense fog or really strong coffee. 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 濃度(のうど) | density ☆☆☆☆☆ 濃 (thick / dense) + 度 (times) = 濃度 (density) density or concentration
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
濃 | thick / dense | LIQUID | 水
農 | farming | NO WATER |
The LIQUID coffee was very thick with flavor.
The farmer grew a nice crop of rocks with NO WATER.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1176
Components: (waterleft) + 農 (farming) Same-ON
Mnemonic: NO way will I drink coffee unless it is dense! All Malcolm X style - no cream, no sugar.
The farmer only drinks dense coffee liquid to get him through the hard workday starting at 5 AM.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: thick or dense, like a dense fog or really strong coffee.
First jukugo meaning: density
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1175

Kanji: 辱
Meaning: humiliate
Onyomi: JOKU
First kunyomi: はずかし*める
First jukugo: 侮辱[ぶじょく]する
Full header: 辱 humiliate
(payback) + 寸 (glueglue)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: JOKU |
Full mnemonic: | In payback for the humiliation of your JOKE at my expense, I'll glue your ass shut.
Full kunyomi: はずかし*める | to humiliate someone ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 侮辱(ぶじょく) する | insult ★★☆☆☆ 侮 (despise) + 辱 (humiliate) = 侮辱 (insult) to insult (to be insulted : 侮辱を受ける　（ぶじょくをうける）)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
唇 | lips | MOUTH | 口
辱 | humiliate | GLUE | 寸
Your lips are on your MOUTH, but humiliation sticks to you like GLUE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1177
Components: (payback) + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: In payback for the humiliation of your JOKE at my expense, I'll glue your ass shut.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to humiliate someone
First jukugo meaning: insult
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1613

Kanji: 娠
Meaning: pregnancy
Onyomi: SHIN
First jukugo: 妊娠[にんしん]する
Full header: 娠 pregnancy
女 (woman) + (payback) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHIN | Pregnant women SHINE with fecundity.
Full mnemonic: | Pregnancy is God's payback for women ever since Eve ate the apple. Don't blame me, it's in the Bible!!
Full jukugo: 妊娠(にんしん) する | pregnant ★★★☆☆ 妊 (pregnant) + 娠 (pregnancy) = 妊娠 (pregnant)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1178
Components: 女 (woman) + (payback) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Pregnant women SHINE with fecundity.
Pregnancy is God's payback for women ever since Eve ate the apple. Don't blame me, it's in the Bible!!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: pregnant
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1718

Kanji: 振
Meaning: brandish / pretend
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: ( を ) ふ*る
First jukugo: 身振り[みぶり]
Full header: 振 brandish / pretend
(handleft) + (payback) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
ILL PAIR JERK
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: | I brandish a SHINY sword in my hand, about to do some payback on these pretentious suckas.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) ふ*る | to brandish or wave something around ★★★☆☆
( に ) ふ＊られた | to be dumped ★★☆☆☆
( ｘｘｘ ) ふ＊り ( をする ) | to pretend to be something you're not. 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 身振り(みぶり) | gesture ★★☆☆☆ 身 ((one's own) flesh) + 振 (brandish / pretend) = 身振り (gesture) a gesture, conscious or not - a motion of any part of the body - from flipping someone off to waving to shaking one's booty.
知らん振り(しらんぷり) | feign innocence ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 知 (know) + 振 (brandish / pretend) = 知らん振り (feign innocence ) to pretend you don't know what I am talking about, to feign innocence
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
振 | brandish / pretend | PAYBACK |
援 | assist | HAND | 手
緩 | become loose / abate | STRING | 糸
揺 | sway, joggle | CAN | 缶
He's brandishing a firearm to with which to dish out some PAYBACK,
I use my HAND to assist a bird in building a nest.
When you loosen the STRING, the CAN begins to sway.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1179
Components: (handleft) + (payback) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I brandish a SHINY sword in my hand, about to do some payback on these pretentious suckas.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to brandish or wave something around
First jukugo meaning: gesture
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 487

Kanji: 唇
Meaning: lips
First kunyomi: くちびる
First jukugo: 陰唇[いんしん]
Full header: 唇 lips
(payback) Same-ON + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | I punch you in the lips and mouth as payback for your smart-mouthing me.
Full kunyomi: くちびる | lips ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 陰唇(いんしん) | labia ☆☆☆☆☆ ABU NP 陰 (shady) + 唇 (lips) = 陰唇 (labia) labia : 大陰唇 　（だいいんしん）　and 小陰唇　（しょういんしん）, as one would expect)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
唇 | lips | MOUTH | 口
辱 | humiliate | GLUE | 寸
Your lips are on your MOUTH, but humiliation sticks to you like GLUE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1180
Components: (payback) Same-ON + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: I punch you in the lips and mouth as payback for your smart-mouthing me.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: labia
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1193

Meaning: teepee
Full header: teepee
(top radical) (peaked roof)
Description: . . . because it's a peaked roof which is decorated festively
Full used In: - 登
- 祭
- 発
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1181
Components: (top radical) (peaked roof)
Frequency ranking: 216

Kanji: 登
Meaning: climb
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: ( に ) の＊ぼる
First jukugo: に登場[とうじょう]する
Full header: 登 climb
(teepee) + 豆 (bean)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: | If you climb to the top of my teepee on tipTOE, you will find a magic bean .
Full kunyomi: ( に ) の＊ぼる | climbー only used with mountains, cliffs and ladders. ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: に 登場(とうじょう) する | enter the stage ★★★★☆ 登 (climb) + 場 (place) = 登場 (enter the stage) to enter the stage －　literally (making one's first appearance in a given movie or tv show) or figuratively ( by making a debut in show biz)
山登り(やまのぼり) | mountain climbing ★★☆☆☆ 山 (mountain) + 登 (climb) = 山登り (mountain climbing) mountain-climbing. （verb form:　やまのぼる）
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1182
Components: (teepee) + 豆 (bean)
Mnemonic: If you climb to the top of my teepee on tipTOE, you will find a magic bean .
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: climbー only used with mountains, cliffs and ladders.
First jukugo meaning: enter the stage
Frequency ranking: 877

Kanji: 祭
Meaning: festival
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: まつ*り
Full header: 祭 festival
(teepee) + 示 (show/altar radical)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SAI | I SIGH as I leave the festival. MOMMM! Can't we stay five more minutes?!???
Full mnemonic: | At the Native American festival they showed hella teepees.
Full kunyomi: まつ*り | festival ★★★★☆
Full used In: - 際
- 察
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1183
Components: (teepee) + 示 (show/altar radical)
Mnemonic: I SIGH as I leave the festival. MOMMM! Can't we stay five more minutes?!???
At the Native American festival they showed hella teepees.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 473

Kanji: 際
Meaning: edge
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) きわ
First jukugo: 実際[じっさい]に
Full header: 際 edge
(town) + 祭 (festival) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: SAI |
Full mnemonic: | The festival of SIGHs is on the edge of town, over there.
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) きわ | SUFFIX attatched to a place or thing , meaning 'close to' or 'on the border or edge of' something- usually used with locations: 'I'm standing on the edge of the ocean, where it meets the shore.' It is pronounced GIWA. SUF ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 実際(じっさい) に
in fact ★★★★☆
実 (truth) + 際 (edge) = 実際 (in fact)
in fact. (as in, 'You think you're Samoan, but in fact, you're adopted.')
Also has the nuance of 'in practice', as opposed to 'in theory.'
ｘｘｘの 際(さい) にYYY | at the time of xxx ★★☆☆☆ "at the time of XXX, do YYY" .. . As in, 'As long as you're going to the kitchen, get me some pretzels, you crazy broad.'
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
審 | judge | NUMBER | 番
察 | police | FESTIVAL | 祭
際 | edge | TOWN |
擦 | chafe | HAND | 手
When the judge gives you a NUMBER of years in prison,
the police will have a FESTIVAL on the edge of TOWN.
Your HAND is chafing against my thigh.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1184
Components: (town) + 祭 (festival) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The festival of SIGHs is on the edge of town, over there.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: SUFFIX attatched to a place or thing , meaning 'close to' or 'on the border or edge of' something- usually used with locations: 'I'm standing on the edge of the ocean, where it meets the shore.' It is pronounced GIWA.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: in fact
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 474

Kanji: 察
Meaning: police
Onyomi: SATSU
First kunyomi: さっ*する
First jukugo: 警察[けいさつ]
Full header: 察 police
(crown) + 祭 (festival)
★★★★☆
14 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: SATSU |
Full mnemonic: | I SAW TWO police at the festival, wearing crowns.
Full kunyomi: さっ*する | CULTURAL CODE WORD. To infer the feelings of other people (usually in the sense of being a good host or sentitive friend) (as opposed to 気が利く , which refers to actually physically doing something for that person, based on what you さっするed!). CCW ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 警察(けいさつ) | police ★★★★★ NP 警 (the fuzz) + 察 (police) = 警察 (police)
推察(すいさつ) | guess or speculate ★★★☆☆ 推 (infer) + 察 (police) = 推察 (guess or speculate ) to guess or speculate about the meaning of someone's behavior or words. 推察 is only used when you have no real proof.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
審 | judge | NUMBER | 番
察 | police | FESTIVAL | 祭
際 | edge | TOWN |
擦 | chafe | HAND | 手
When the judge gives you a NUMBER of years in prison,
the police will have a FESTIVAL on the edge of TOWN.
Your HAND is chafing against my thigh.
Full used In: - 擦
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1185
Components: (crown) + 祭 (festival)
Mnemonic: I SAW TWO police at the festival, wearing crowns.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: CULTURAL CODE WORD. To infer the feelings of other people (usually in the sense of being a good host or sentitive friend) (as opposed to 気が利く , which refers to actually physically doing something for that person, based on what you さっするed!).
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 627

Kanji: 擦
Meaning: chafe
Onyomi: SATSU
First kunyomi: ( が ) す＊れる
First jukugo: 摩擦[まさつ]
Full header: 擦 chafe
(handleft) + 察 (police) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
17 strokes
Full onyomi: SATSU |
Full mnemonic: | I SAW TWO hands chafing against my butt, and called the police!
Full kunyomi: ( が ) す＊れる | to rub, to wear out, to lose one's naivety. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 摩擦(まさつ) | friction ★☆☆☆☆ 摩 (friction) + 擦 (chafe) = 摩擦 (friction)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
審 | judge | NUMBER | 番
察 | police | FESTIVAL | 祭
際 | edge | TOWN |
擦 | chafe | HAND | 手
When the judge gives you a NUMBER of years in prison,
the police will have a FESTIVAL on the edge of TOWN.
Your HAND is chafing against my thigh.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1186
Components: (handleft) + 察 (police) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I SAW TWO hands chafing against my butt, and called the police!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to rub, to wear out, to lose one's naivety.
First jukugo meaning: friction
Frequency ranking: 1666

Meaning: open
Full header: open
(open radical)
PK
Description: This should be easy to remember if you look at the kanji for 'closed' and 'open':
閉 開
You can almost see the left-side line of オ sliding over and, er, opening up, to transform into the kanji for open.
Full used In: - 開
- 発
- 形
- 研
- 刑
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1187
Components: (open radical)
Frequency ranking: 217

Kanji: 開
Meaning: open
Onyomi: KAI
First kunyomi: ( を ) あ＊ける
First jukugo: 公開[こうかい]する
Full header: 開 open
門 (gate) + (open)
★★★★★
12 strokes
DUH
Full onyomi: KAI |
Full mnemonic: | A KITE flies through the open gate.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) あ＊ける | I open something (door, envelope) ★★★★★
( が ) あ＊く | to get opened - the automatic doors swung open ★★★☆☆
( を ) ひら＊く | hold a party or call a meeting. Open the way for something to happen. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 公開(こうかい) する | open to the public ★★★☆☆ 公 (public) + 開 (open) = 公開 (open to the public)
開発(かいはつ) | development ★☆☆☆☆ 開 (open) + 発 (launch) = 開発 (development) cultivation, development or exploitation of a country or resource.
開催(かいさい) する | host the Olympics ☆☆☆☆☆ 開 (open) + 催 (sponsor) = 開催 (host the Olympics) host a big event like the Olympics
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1188
Components: 門 (gate) + (open)
Mnemonic: A KITE flies through the open gate.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I open something (door, envelope)
First jukugo meaning: open to the public
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 266

Kanji: 発
Meaning: launch
Onyomi: HATSU
First jukugo: 発音[はつおん]
Full header: 発 launch
(teepee) + (open)
★★★★★
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: HATSU |
Full mnemonic: | Welcome to the launch and opening of my new teepee business! We also sell lots of hot HATS!!!
Full jukugo: 発音(はつおん) | pronunciation of a word ★★★★☆ 発 (launch) + 音 (sound) = 発音 (pronunciation of a word)
が 爆発(ばくはつ) | explosion ★★★☆☆ 爆 (explode) + 発 (launch) = 爆発 (explosion)
発見(はっけん) する | discovery ★★★☆☆ 発 (launch) + 見 (look) = 発見 (discovery) discovery (ray gun, water on Mars, kind of thing)
発表(はっぴょう) する | announcement ★★★☆☆ 発 (launch) + 表 (express) = 発表 (announcement)
が 発達(はったつ) する | biological development ★★☆☆☆ 発 (launch) + 達 (plural/delivery) = 発達 (biological development) a living thing or baby develops.
開発(かいはつ) | development ★☆☆☆☆ 開 (open) + 発 (launch) = 開発 (development) cultivation, development or exploitation of a country or resource.
Full used In: - 廃
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1189
Components: (teepee) + (open)
Mnemonic: Welcome to the launch and opening of my new teepee business! We also sell lots of hot HATS!!!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: pronunciation of a word
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 218

Kanji: 廃
Meaning: wane
Onyomi: HAI
First kunyomi: ( が ) すた＊れる
First jukugo: 廃止[はいし]する
Full header: 廃 wane
(cave) + 発 (launch)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: HAI |
Full mnemonic: | is MC Hammer's career on the wane since he was launched deep into that cave? HAI!
Full kunyomi: ( が ) すた＊れる | to become obsolete or go out of fashion ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 廃止(はいし) する | abolish ★★☆☆☆ NP 廃 (wane) + 止 (stop) = 廃止 (abolish ) abolish (slavery, alcohol, heroin)
廃棄(はいき) する | annul ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 廃 (wane) + 棄 (discard) = 廃棄 (annul) dispose of - usually used of specialized garbage: medical waste or nuclear boogers or whatever.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1190
Components: (cave) + 発 (launch)
Mnemonic: is MC Hammer's career on the wane since he was launched deep into that cave? HAI!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to become obsolete or go out of fashion
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: abolish
Frequency ranking: 1377

Kanji: 形
Meaning: form
Onyomi: KEI
First kunyomi: かた
First jukugo: 形容詞[けいようし]
Full header: 形 form
(open) + (hair)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
DUPE
Description: the OTHER kata (型) is the figurative one , meaning 'proper way to do'. This kata just means a literal form or shape.
Full onyomi: KEI |
Full mnemonic: Your open palms have the form of hair. You have been masturbating!!!!
It's OKAY to masturbate once in a while, but don't get ass-crazy with it because Jesus is watching.
(and if He likes what He sees, then when you die, Jesus will put you to work in the 25 cent booth. Oh deeyammn. )
Full kunyomi: かた | form. Literally the shape of something (unlike the other かた　（型）、you can use 形 regardless of if that thing is unique or very conventional). ★★★★☆
かたち | body ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 形容詞(けいようし) | adjective ★★★☆☆ 形 (form) + 容 (appearance) + 詞 (part of speech) = 形容詞 (adjective)
人形(にんぎょう) | doll ★★★☆☆ FP 人 (person) + 形 (form) = 人形 (doll)
命令形(めいれいけい) | the command form of Japanese grammar. ★★☆☆☆ 命 令 (a command) + 形 (form) = 命令形 (the command form of Japanese grammar.)
三角形(さんかくけい) | triangle ★★☆☆☆ 三 角 (triangle) + 形 (form) = 三角形 (triangle)
整形(せいけい) | plastic surgery ★☆☆☆☆ 整 (arrange) + 形 (form) = 整形 (plastic surgery)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1191
Components: (open) + (hair)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: form. Literally the shape of something (unlike the other かた　（型）、you can use 形 regardless of if that thing is unique or very conventional).
First jukugo meaning: adjective
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 377

Kanji: 研
Meaning: polish, sharpen
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: と*ぐ
First jukugo: 研究[けんきゅう]
Full header: 研 polish, sharpen
石 (rock) + (open)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | KENNY polished his rock with an open hand (holding a chemise cloth)
Full kunyomi: と*ぐ | to grind or hone - usually a knife. But sometimes you can hone a skill, just like in English. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 研究(けんきゅう) | research ★★★☆☆ 研 (polish, sharpen) + 究 (research) = 研究 (research)
研修(けんしゅう) | study, training ☆☆☆☆☆ 研 (polish, sharpen) + 修 (master a skill) = 研修 (study, training )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1192
Components: 石 (rock) + (open)
Mnemonic: KENNY polished his rock with an open hand (holding a chemise cloth)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to grind or hone - usually a knife. But sometimes you can hone a skill, just like in English.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: research
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 920

Kanji: 刑
Meaning: penalty
Onyomi: KEI
First jukugo: 刑務所[けいむしょ]
Full header: 刑 penalty
(open) + (rightsword)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KEI | OK, I will pay the penalty (if it will put an end to your giant-ass lecture about irresponsibility and morals)
Full mnemonic: | The death penalty is when they open up your whole torso with a sword.
Full jukugo: 刑務所(けいむしょ) | jail/prison ★★★☆☆ 刑 (penalty) + 務 (perform a task) + 所 (area / attribute) = 刑務所 (jail/prison)
死刑(しけい) | death penalty ★★☆☆☆ 死 (death) + 刑 (penalty) = 死刑 (death penalty)
Full used In: - 型
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1193
Components: (open) + (rightsword)
Mnemonic: OK, I will pay the penalty (if it will put an end to your giant-ass lecture about irresponsibility and morals)
The death penalty is when they open up your whole torso with a sword.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: jail/prison
Frequency ranking: 905

Kanji: 型
Meaning: type / proper way
Onyomi: KEI
First kunyomi: かた
First jukugo: 血液型[けつえきがた]
Full header: 型 type / proper way
刑 (penalty) Same-ON + 土 (earth)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
CCW DUPE
Description: This is one of those critical cultural code words. Kata refers to the proper way of doing things, which is why Japanese kids imitate their idols exactly, why you have old guys obsessed with collecting EVERY skate/thrash 7" from 1984 regardless of if it's any good.
Full onyomi: KEI | If it's done the proper way, it's OK
Full mnemonic: | The earth pays the penalty for our type of pollution.
Full kunyomi: かた
2 meanings: model and type.
Model, as in clay/plaster mold, or cookie-cutter stamp, or (figuratively) as in a social convention or conformity. ('this book is too cliche, it just follows all the rules of the style!').
Type as in blood type, or "new type" (i.e. this year's model of crime-fighting robot). CCW
★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 血液型(けつえきがた) | blood type ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 血 (blood) + 液 (liquid) + 型 (type / proper way) = 血液型 (blood type)
典型的(てんけいてき) な | typical ★★☆☆☆ 典 (classic) + 型 (type / proper way) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 典型的 (typical) typical　thing of that type.
模型(もけい) | plastic model ★☆☆☆☆ 模 (model) + 型 (type / proper way) = 模型 (plastic model) a model (this is literal! Model, like a snap-tite model car or model train)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1194
Components: 刑 (penalty) Same-ON + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: If it's done the proper way, it's OK
The earth pays the penalty for our type of pollution.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: 2 meanings: model and type.
First jukugo meaning: blood type
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 907

Kanji: 午
Meaning: noon
Onyomi: GO
First jukugo: 午前[ごぜん]
Full header: 午 noon
干 (dry out) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GO | Get Out of my house by noon!
Full mnemonic: Let's call the single line (upper left corner) a left sock. Thus:
Every NOON, I hang my left sock out to dry.
Full jukugo: 午前(ごぜん) | AM ★★★★★ 午 (noon) + 前 (before) = 午前 (AM) AM , before noon.
午後(ごご) | pm ★★★★★ 午 (noon) + 後 (afterwards / behind) = 午後 (pm)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
牛 | cow | HEAD |
午 | noon | NO HEAD |
The cow has a head that sticks up in the middle.
Noon does not have a head because it is an abstract concept, not a physical animal with four nipples.
I had to google that. This is my job.
Full used In: - 牛
- 許
- 缶
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1195
Components: 干 (dry out) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: Get Out of my house by noon!
Let's call the single line (upper left corner) a left sock. Thus:
Every NOON, I hang my left sock out to dry.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: AM
Frequency ranking: 83

Kanji: 許
Meaning: allow
Onyomi: KYO
First kunyomi: ゆる*す
First jukugo: 許可[きょか]
Full header: 許 allow
言 (say) + 午 (noon)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: KYO |
Full mnemonic: | Keep Your Opinions to yourself until I allow you to say them at noon.
Full kunyomi: ゆる*す | to forgive / allow ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 許可(きょか) | permission ★★★☆☆ 許 (allow) + 可 (possible) = 許可 (permission)
免許(めんきょ) | license ★★☆☆☆ 免 (exemption / license) + 許 (allow) = 免許 (license) an exemption from something, or a license to do something. (i.e. drivers' license: 運転免許証 (うんてん　めんきょ　しょう）
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
詳 | expert | SHEEP | 羊
許 | allow | COW | 牛
訴 | accuse | AXE | 斤
The SHEEP is an expert on wool.
I allow the COW to fuck the bull.
I accuse the AXE of splitting my skull.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1196
Components: 言 (say) + 午 (noon)
Mnemonic: Keep Your Opinions to yourself until I allow you to say them at noon.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to forgive / allow
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: permission
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 719

Kanji: 牛
Meaning: cow
Onyomi: GYUU
First kunyomi: うし
First jukugo: 牛乳[ぎゅうにゅう]
Full header: 牛 cow
午 (noon)
★★★★☆
4 strokes
Full onyomi: GYUU | GYUU is the Japanese sound-effect for hugging. Picture the farmer hugging the cow's nipples to make the milk come out.
Full mnemonic: Cow is basically noon (午) plus a little head sticking up on top: Here's how to remember the difference:
The cow has a head that sticks up in the middle. Noon does not have a head because it is an abstract concept, not a physical animal with 8 nipples.
Full kunyomi: うし | cow ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう) | cow's milk ★★★★★ 牛 (cow) + 乳 (milk) = 牛乳 (cow's milk)
牛肉(ぎゅうにく) | beef ★★☆☆☆ 牛 (cow) + 肉 (meat) = 牛肉 (beef)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
牛 | cow | HEAD |
午 | noon | NO HEAD |
The cow has a head that sticks up in the middle.
Noon does not have a head because it is an abstract concept, not a physical animal with four nipples.
I had to google that. This is my job.
Full used In: - 件
- 特
- 牲
- 犠
- 解
- 物
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1197
Components: 午 (noon)
Mnemonic: GYUU is the Japanese sound-effect for hugging. Picture the farmer hugging the cow's nipples to make the milk come out.
Cow is basically noon (午) plus a little head sticking up on top: Here's how to remember the difference:
The cow has a head that sticks up in the middle. Noon does not have a head because it is an abstract concept, not a physical animal with 8 nipples.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: cow's milk
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 84

Kanji: 件
Meaning: incident
Onyomi: KEN
First jukugo: 条件[じょうけん]
Full header: 件 incident
(personleft) + 牛 (cow)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | Did you see the incident where the person KENNY got gay married to a cow and now America is totally over?
Full jukugo: 条件(じょうけん) | condition ★★★★☆ 条 (clause) + 件 (incident) = 条件 (condition) condition, as in, "You gotta be Japanese to come in this club? Are you jokin'??""
事件(じけん) | incident ★★★☆☆ 事 (action/ incident) + 件 (incident) = 事件 (incident) incident, as in crime or accident. Something you gotta fill out a report if you were a witness.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1198
Components: (personleft) + 牛 (cow)
Mnemonic: Did you see the incident where the person KENNY got gay married to a cow and now America is totally over?
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: condition
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 506

Kanji: 特
Meaning: special
Onyomi: TOKU
First jukugo: 特別[とくべつ]な
Full header: 特 special
牛 (cow) + 寺 (temple)
★★★★★
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: TOKU |
Full mnemonic: | There is a special sacred cow at the temple, Why is it special? It can TOKE real hard on some kind bud. The cow is so freaking wasted man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Full jukugo: 特別(とくべつ) な | special ★★★★★ 特 (special) + 別 (separate) = 特別 (special )
特(とく) に | especially ★★★★★
特技(とくぎ) | one's specialty ★★★☆☆ 特 (special) + 技 (technique) = 特技 (one's specialty)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1199
Components: 牛 (cow) + 寺 (temple)
Mnemonic: There is a special sacred cow at the temple, Why is it special? It can TOKE real hard on some kind bud. The cow is so freaking wasted man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 454

Kanji: 牲
Meaning: sacrificial victim
Onyomi: SEI
First jukugo: 犠牲[ぎせい]
Full header: 牲 sacrificial victim
牛 (cow) + 生 (life / birth)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
ILL PAIR SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | When you sacrifice the life of the cow, remember to SAY a prayer.
Full jukugo: 犠牲(ぎせい) | a sacrifice ★☆☆☆☆ 犠 (sacrifice) + 牲 (sacrificial victim) = 犠牲 (a sacrifice) a sacrifice - not only religion. You can sacrifice your happiness for someone else. If a bunch of people die in a train wreck, you can use 犠牲。
犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ) | martyr ☆☆☆☆☆ 犠 牲 (a sacrifice) + 者 (professional) = 犠牲者 ( martyr) a victim, a martyr
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1200
Components: 牛 (cow) + 生 (life / birth)
Mnemonic: When you sacrifice the life of the cow, remember to SAY a prayer.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a sacrifice
Frequency ranking: 1596

Kanji: 犠
Meaning: sacrifice
Onyomi: GI
First jukugo: 犠牲[ぎせい]
Full header: 犠 sacrifice
牛 (cow) + 義 (righteousness) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
17 strokes
ILL PAIR SIDEKICK
Description: You like how this kanji and the previous kanji mean the same thing? And use the same left radical? And are only ever used in the same one word?
What a waste!
If I was you, I'd just study the word 犠牲 and forget about studying the individual kanji.
Sort of reminds you of 喧嘩, doesn't it? Two kanji with the same left- radical that are only used in conjunction with one another.
Full onyomi: GI |
Full mnemonic: | If it pleases the gods, it is righteous to sacrifice a cow!
Full jukugo: 犠牲(ぎせい) | a sacrifice ★☆☆☆☆ 犠 (sacrifice) + 牲 (sacrificial victim) = 犠牲 (a sacrifice) a sacrifice - not only religion. You can sacrifice your happiness for someone else. If a bunch of people die in a train wreck, you can use 犠牲。
犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ) | martyr ☆☆☆☆☆ 犠 牲 (a sacrifice) + 者 (professional) = 犠牲者 ( martyr) a victim, a martyr
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1201
Components: 牛 (cow) + 義 (righteousness) Same-ON
Mnemonic: If it pleases the gods, it is righteous to sacrifice a cow!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a sacrifice
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1609

Kanji: 解
Meaning: solve / untie
Onyomi: KAI
First kunyomi: ( を ) と＊く
First jukugo: 解決[かいけつ]
Full header: 解 solve / untie
角 (horn/corner) + 刀 (sword) + 牛 (cow)
★★★★☆
13 strokes
BETA DUPE
Full onyomi: KAI |
Full mnemonic: | The cow got its horn all tangled up in rope from that damned KITE again. Use your sword to "untie" the knot.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) と＊く | I untie or solve something ★★★☆☆
( を or が ) と＊ける | to come loose, to be solved. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 解決(かいけつ) | solution ★★★★☆ 解 (solve / untie) + 決 (decide) = 解決 (solution)
理解(りかい) する | comprehend, understand. ★★★☆☆ 理 (reason) + 解 (solve / untie) = 理解 (comprehend, understand.)
正解(せいかい) | correct answer ★★★☆☆ 正 (correct) + 解 (solve / untie) = 正解 (correct answer)
解釈(かいしゃく) する | an interpretation ★★☆☆☆ an interpretation. Not like interpreters at the U.N., but like "What is your interpretation of this painting, Mr. Art Critic????"
解散(かいさん) する | band breaks up ★☆☆☆☆ 解 (solve / untie) + 散 (scatter) = 解散 (band breaks up)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1202
Components: 角 (horn/corner) + 刀 (sword) + 牛 (cow)
Mnemonic: The cow got its horn all tangled up in rope from that damned KITE again. Use your sword to "untie" the knot.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I untie or solve something
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: solution
Frequency ranking: 312

Meaning: thing
Full header: thing
(right radical)
PK
Description: This radical is mainly used in the 'animal' kanji (物)
So, if you need a mnemonic - picture it as a ribcage. . .which is a thing.
Full used In: - 物
- 惚
- 易
- 豚
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1203
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 64

Kanji: 物
Meaning: animal / thing
Onyomi: BUTSU / MOTSU
First kunyomi: もの
First jukugo: 買い物[かいもの]する
Full header: 物 animal / thing
牛 (cow) + (thing)
★★★★★
8 strokes
COCK
Description: This is one of the most useful kanji. But it's also one of the most disgraceful kanji when it comes to using KUNyomi in random jukugo. Like 50% of the time it'll use MONO instead of the onyomi. And even when it DOES use the onyomi, there's two onyomi which are ALSO used randomly.
Fuck!
On the good side, however, most of the 物 jukugo are so common that you'll pick them up in no time.
Also worth mentioning, 物 refers to a physical thing, but the other 'thing' word (事; koto) refers more to actions or scenarios, states of mind, etc.
Full onyomi: BUTSU / MOTSU | I refuse to knock BOOTS with MOST animals. Even your mom.
Full mnemonic: | A cow has a ribcage, therefore it is an animal.
Full kunyomi: もの | thing ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 買い物(かいもの) する | shopping ★★★★★ 買 (buy) + 物 (animal / thing) = 買い物 (shopping)
動物(どうぶつ) | animal ★★★★★ 動 (movement) + 物 (animal / thing) = 動物 (animal)
着物(きもの) | kimono. ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 着 (wear / arrive) + 物 (animal / thing) = 着物 (kimono. )
植物(しょくぶつ) | plant ★★★★☆ 植 (plant) + 物 (animal / thing) = 植物 (plant)
荷物(にもつ) | luggage ★★★★☆ FP 荷 (luggage) + 物 (animal / thing) = 荷物 (luggage) luggage or belongings. Also, cargo (if you're a ship's captain). Also, emotional baggage, or a metaphorical burden
登場人物(とうじょうじんぶつ) | character ★★★☆☆ 登 場 (enter the stage) + 人 (person) + 物 (animal / thing) = 登場人物 (character) a character in a book, play, novel, movie, etc.
本物(ほんもの) | the real thing, not a counterfeit. ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 本 (book / the real) + 物 (animal / thing) = 本物 (the real thing, not a counterfeit.)
博物館(はくぶつかん) | museum ★★★☆☆ 博 (museum　/extensive) + 物 (animal / thing) + 館 (big hall) = 博物館 (museum) a natural history museum or aerospace museum. (fine-art museums are 美術館　（びじゅつかん））
禁物(きんもつ) | taboo or forbidden thing ★☆☆☆☆ 禁 (prohibition) + 物 (animal / thing) = 禁物 (taboo or forbidden thing )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1204
Components: 牛 (cow) + (thing)
Mnemonic: I refuse to knock BOOTS with MOST animals. Even your mom.
A cow has a ribcage, therefore it is an animal.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: thing
First jukugo meaning: shopping
Frequency ranking: 85

Kanji: 惚
Meaning: to fall in love with
First kunyomi: ( に ) ほ*れる
First jukugo: 一目惚れ[ひとめぼれ]
Full header: 惚 to fall in love with
(leftheart) + (thing) + (bottomheart)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full mnemonic: | Two hearts fall in love with the same thing: a typical love triangle.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) ほ*れる | to fall in love with　－ unlike 愛 (ai) or 恋愛 (renai), 惚れる is more often used to describe a one-sided affection - first you 惚れる and if you're lucky the other person likes you back, and THEN you get your 恋愛。 If you know what I mean. KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 一目惚れ(ひとめぼれ) | love at first sight ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 一 (one) + 目 (eye) + 惚 (to fall in love with) = 一目惚れ (love at first sight)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
愉 | pleasure | BUTCHER |
惚 | to fall in love with | RIBCAGE |
It gives the BUTCHER pleasure to fall in love with a ANIMAL RIBCAGE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1205
Components: (leftheart) + (thing) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: Two hearts fall in love with the same thing: a typical love triangle.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to fall in love with　－ unlike 愛 (ai) or 恋愛 (renai), 惚れる is more often used to describe a one-sided affection - first you 惚れる and if you're lucky the other person likes you back, and THEN you get your 恋愛。 If you know what I mean.
First jukugo meaning: love at first sight
Frequency ranking: 1572

Kanji: 易
Meaning: easy
Onyomi: EKI, I
First kunyomi: やさ*しい
First jukugo: 容易[ようい]に
Full header: 易 easy
日 (sun, day) + (thing)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: EKI, I | I went to the EKI (駅) easily because I had a map.
Full mnemonic: | The sun is an easy thing to see.
Full kunyomi: やさ*しい | easy,simple to do. (BOOBOO: don't mix it up with the other 'yasashii' (優し), which means kindhearted) 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 容易(ようい) に | easily ★★★☆☆ 容 (appearance) + 易 (easy) = 容易 (easily)
貿易(ぼうえき) | international trade ★★☆☆☆ 貿 (international trading) + 易 (easy) = 貿易 (international trade) international trading -imports and exports. (of merchandise, NOT stocks / finance)
Full used In: - 湯
- 揚
- 陽
- 傷
- 場
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1206
Components: 日 (sun, day) + (thing)
Mnemonic: I went to the EKI (駅) easily because I had a map.
The sun is an easy thing to see.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: easy,simple to do. (BOOBOO: don't mix it up with the other 'yasashii' (優し), which means kindhearted)
First jukugo meaning: easily
Frequency ranking: 95

Kanji: 湯
Meaning: hot water
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: ( お ) ゆ
First jukugo: 熱湯[ねっとう]
Full header: 湯 hot water
(waterleft) + 易 (easy)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: | It's easy to burn your TOE if you spill hot water.
Full kunyomi: ( お ) ゆ | hot water ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 熱湯(ねっとう) | boiling water ★★☆☆☆ 熱 (hot thing / fever) + 湯 (hot water) = 熱湯 (boiling water)
銭湯(せんとう) | public bath ★★☆☆☆ 銭 (coin) + 湯 (hot water) = 銭湯 (public bath)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
湯 | hot water | THING |
渇 | thirsty | HEEL |
揚 | hoist / deep fat fry | HAND | 手
Hot water is a THING you want to soak in if your HEELS are parched.
Your mother's HAND lowers my fries into the deep-fryer at Wendy's. They tell her that if she gets her ankle bracelet off, someday she could be manager!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1207
Components: (waterleft) + 易 (easy)
Mnemonic: It's easy to burn your TOE if you spill hot water.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: boiling water
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1044

Kanji: 揚
Meaning: hoist / deep fat fry
Onyomi: YOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) あ＊げる
Full header: 揚 hoist / deep fat fry
(handleft) + 易 (easy)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE JERK SOLO
Full onyomi: YOU |
Full mnemonic: | It's easy to deep fat-fry if you use your hands. More difficult: doing it while YODELING.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) あ＊げる | This is one of the more weird words. . . You don't use this for 'raise your hand' or 'raise a barbell over your head.' You use this for hoisting a flag, deep-frying tempura, and honestly that's about it. How's that for random? ★★☆☆☆
( が ) あ＊がる | something is hoisted ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
湯 | hot water | THING |
渇 | thirsty | HEEL |
揚 | hoist / deep fat fry | HAND | 手
Hot water is a THING you want to soak in if your HEELS are parched.
Your mother's HAND lowers my fries into the deep-fryer at Wendy's. They tell her that if she gets her ankle bracelet off, someday she could be manager!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1208
Components: (handleft) + 易 (easy)
Mnemonic: It's easy to deep fat-fry if you use your hands. More difficult: doing it while YODELING.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: This is one of the more weird words. . . You don't use this for 'raise your hand' or 'raise a barbell over your head.' You use this for hoisting a flag, deep-frying tempura, and honestly that's about it. How's that for random?
Frequency ranking: 1295

Kanji: 陽
Meaning: sun
Onyomi: YOU
First jukugo: 太陽[たいよう]
Full header: 陽 sun
(town) + 易 (easy)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: YOU |
Full mnemonic: | It's easy to see the sun from this part of town.
Full jukugo: 太陽(たいよう) | the fucking sun! ★★★★☆ 太 (fat) + 陽 (sun) = 太陽 (the fucking sun!)
太陽系(たいようけい) | solar system ★★☆☆☆ 太 陽 (the fucking sun!) + 系 (group, tribe) = 太陽系 (solar system)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1209
Components: (town) + 易 (easy)
Mnemonic: It's easy to see the sun from this part of town.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the fucking sun!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 807

Kanji: 傷
Meaning: wound
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: きず
First jukugo: が傷つく[きずつく]
Full header: 傷 wound
(personleft) + (rifle) + 易 (easy)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
STRONG
Full onyomi: SHOU | I know it's only our first date, but would you mind if I SHOWed you my wound?
Full mnemonic: | It's easy to wound a person with a damn rifle, son.
Full kunyomi: きず | damage to one's body. Broken bones and such (visible or not). ★★★☆☆
いた＊める | to　 damage (smoking meth damages your teeth ; the fungus damages the crops) ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: が 傷つく(きずつく) | get hurt ★★★★☆ to get one's feelings hurt, but also to actually get banged up
傷つける(きずつける) | to hurt someone ★★★★☆ to hurt someone, or hurt someone's feelings
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
傷 | wound | PERSON | 人
腹 | entrails | ORGAN | 月
複 | complicated or compound | DUCKY |
復 | return or re-do | GO | 行
The PERSON has a wound,
in the ORGAN of her entrails.
The DUCKY wrote a physics paper which was too complicated,
so we have to GO back and redo it.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1210
Components: (personleft) + (rifle) + 易 (easy)
Mnemonic: I know it's only our first date, but would you mind if I SHOWed you my wound?
It's easy to wound a person with a damn rifle, son.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: damage to one's body. Broken bones and such (visible or not).
First jukugo meaning: get hurt
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 876

Kanji: 場
Meaning: place
Onyomi: JOU
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) ば
First jukugo: 場所[ばしょ]
Full header: 場 place
土 (earth) + 易 (easy)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
BETA COCK PN SUF
Description: This is a COCK because - in jukugo　it almost always uses its KUN yomi (remember, most kanji use the ON yomi in jukugo). On the good side: basically you can forget about learning the ON yomi, which is less work for you AND then you don't get confused which pronunciation to use.
Full onyomi: JOU | forget it.
Full mnemonic: | It's easy for JOE Stalin to take over all places on the earth with his legions of fanatics.
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) ば | SUFFIX! xxx場 means 'the place where　we do XXX' (i.e. graveyard is 'grave-場, slaughter house is 'slaughter 場' and so on) Unlike the related kanji 所,　場 emphasizes the activity rather than the location. SUF ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 場所(ばしょ)
place ★★★★★ KUN ON
場 (place) + 所 (area / attribute) = 場所 (place)
place, like a parking lot. Also space, as in, your moms can't ride in my new van because there's not enough space.
This is by far the most popular word to use these kanji, so it's too bad the pronunciation is messed up: 場 uses kun, but 所 uses onyomi. Assholes.
xxxの 場合(ばあい) | in the case of XXX ★★★★★ KUNKUN 場 (place) + 合 (to suit) = 場合 (in the case of XXX)
登場人物(とうじょうじんぶつ) | character ★★★☆☆ 登 場 (enter the stage) + 人 (person) + 物 (animal / thing) = 登場人物 (character) a character in a book, play, novel, movie, etc.
現場(げんば) | the current place ★★★☆☆ KUN ON 現 (present time) + 場 (place) = 現場 (the current place) the current place. (this one is used on the 'YOU ARE HERE' part of maps)
立場(たちば) | point of view ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN NOKURI 立 (stand up) + 場 (place) = 立場 (point of view) point of view, usually used like: XXXの立場からして。。。（from XXX's point of view. . . )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1211
Components: 土 (earth) + 易 (easy)
Mnemonic: forget it.
It's easy for JOE Stalin to take over all places on the earth with his legions of fanatics.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: SUFFIX! xxx場 means 'the place where　we do XXX' (i.e. graveyard is 'grave-場, slaughter house is 'slaughter 場' and so on) Unlike the related kanji 所,　場 emphasizes the activity rather than the location.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 96

Meaning: bait
Full header: bait
(top radical) (fishhook) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Description: Let's break with tradition, and call the box a little square worm (口）, impaled neatly in the middle by the hook.
Full used In: - 免
- 色
- 象
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1212
Components: (top radical) (fishhook) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Frequency ranking: 277

Kanji: 色
Meaning: color
Onyomi: SHIKI, SHOKU
First kunyomi: いろ
First jukugo: 茶色[ちゃいろ]
Full header: 色 color
(bait) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
6 strokes
COCK
Description: This guy sucks. In jukugo, it uses the kunyomi half the time, and even when it DOES use the onyomi like it's supposed to, it has TWO onyomi which are used half the time randomly. Jesus.
The only hint I can give you is this: in the NAMES of colors, 色 tends to use the KUN, while in other jukugo it uses the traditional ON. Usually. If it wants to.
Full onyomi: SHIKI, SHOKU | SHE KEEPS wearing the most SHOCking colors.
Full mnemonic: | bait worm PLUS a curved line. . . Imagine that that line is the smile of a fish, ensnared by the bright colors of the bait worm.
Full kunyomi: いろ | a color ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 茶色(ちゃいろ) | brown ★★★★☆ KUN ON 茶 (tea) + 色 (color) = 茶色 (brown)
色々(いろいろ) な | various ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA various and sundry, hella different types of. . .(often shortened to いろんな）
色っぽい(いろっぽい) | nasty ★★☆☆☆ not 'sexy', more like 'nasty.'
朱色(しゅいろ) | vermilion ★☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 朱 (vermilion) + 色 (color) = 朱色 (vermilion)
色彩(しきさい) | color ☆☆☆☆☆ 色 (color) + 彩 (hue) = 色彩 (color) color, in the abstract sense : color palette, color wheel, color blindness.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
声 | voice | SAMURAI | 士
免 | exemption / license | LEGS |
色 | color | SMILEY-FACE BOTTTOM LINE |
The SAMURAI'S voice is loud.
My LEGS have a licence to run on the ground.
I SMILE when I see colors floating around.
Full used In: - 絶
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1213
Components: (bait) + 一 (one/line radical)
Mnemonic: SHE KEEPS wearing the most SHOCking colors.
bait worm PLUS a curved line. . . Imagine that that line is the smile of a fish, ensnared by the bright colors of the bait worm.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: a color
First jukugo meaning: brown
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 278

Kanji: 免
Meaning: exemption / license
Onyomi: MEN
First kunyomi: まぬか*れる
First jukugo: 運転免許証[うんてん めんきょしょ]
Full header: 免 exemption / license
(bait) + (human legs)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: MEN | MEN have a license to urinate standing up.
Full mnemonic: | You need a fishing license to walk to the river on your human legs and throw your baited worm in.
Full kunyomi: まぬか*れる | to get out of (your punishment, because you had a good excuse), get out of paying a fine (because you are related to the Chief of Police).　Basically, it means you got an exemption. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 運転免許証(うんてん めんきょしょ) | drivers' license ★★★☆☆ 運 転 (drive a vehicle) + 免 許 (license) + 証 (proof) = 運転免許証 (drivers' license)
免除(めんじょ) する | to exempt ★★☆☆☆ 免 (exemption / license) + 除 (exclude) = 免除 (to exempt)
御免なさい(ごめんなさい) | sorry ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 御 (the honorific "o") + 免 (exemption / license) = 御免なさい (sorry) sorry (usually KANA, but it's worth learning to see the roots of the expression: 'Honorably exempt me (from your wrath!)')
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
声 | voice | SAMURAI | 士
免 | exemption / license | LEGS |
色 | color | SMILEY-FACE BOTTTOM LINE |
The SAMURAI'S voice is loud.
My LEGS have a licence to run on the ground.
I SMILE when I see colors floating around.
Full used In: - 逸
- 晩
- 勉
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1214
Components: (bait) + (human legs)
Mnemonic: MEN have a license to urinate standing up.
You need a fishing license to walk to the river on your human legs and throw your baited worm in.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to get out of (your punishment, because you had a good excuse), get out of paying a fine (because you are related to the Chief of Police).　Basically, it means you got an exemption.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: drivers' license
Frequency ranking: 914

Kanji: 逸
Meaning: more or less than normal
Onyomi: ITSU
First kunyomi: そ*れる
First jukugo: 逸話[いつわ]
Full header: 逸 more or less than normal
(motion) + 免 (exemption / license)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: ITSU |
Full mnemonic: | The Flash has a license to move more than normal. When? ITSU? Anytime!
Full kunyomi: そ*れる | is this always KANA? Yes. You don't need the kanji for this. Oh, by the way, it means 'To deviate, diverge, go wide of the mark.' KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 逸話(いつわ) | an anecdote. ★☆☆☆☆ 逸 (more or less than normal) + 話 (conversation) = 逸話 (an anecdote.)
の　or から 逸脱(いつだつ) する | to deviate from ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 逸 (more or less than normal) + 脱 (get naked) = 逸脱 (to deviate from) to deviate from or be inconsistent with
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
晩 | night | SUN | 日
逸 | more or less than normal | MOVE |
Night is when the SUN goes away, but you have to get a MOVE on if you are going to be better than normal at Japanese.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1215
Components: (motion) + 免 (exemption / license)
Mnemonic: The Flash has a license to move more than normal. When? ITSU? Anytime!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: is this always KANA? Yes. You don't need the kanji for this. Oh, by the way, it means 'To deviate, diverge, go wide of the mark.'
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: an anecdote.
Frequency ranking: 1490

Kanji: 晩
Meaning: night
Onyomi: BAN
First kunyomi: ばん
First jukugo: 今晩は[こんばんは]
Full header: 晩 night
日 (sun, day) + 免 (exemption / license)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: BAN | I'd like to BAN the use of loud motorcycles at night.
Full mnemonic: | The sun has a license to quit work at night.
Full kunyomi: ばん | evening, night LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 今晩は(こんばんは) | good evening ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 今 (now) + 晩 (night) = 今晩は (good evening)
毎晩(まいばん) | every night ★☆☆☆☆ 毎 (every) + 晩 (night) = 毎晩 (every night)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
晩 | night | SUN | 日
逸 | more or less than normal | MOVE |
Night is when the SUN goes away, but you have to get a MOVE on if you are going to be better than normal at Japanese.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1216
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 免 (exemption / license)
Mnemonic: I'd like to BAN the use of loud motorcycles at night.
The sun has a license to quit work at night.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: evening, night
First jukugo meaning: good evening
Frequency ranking: 915

Kanji: 絶
Meaning: extinct
Onyomi: ZETSU
First kunyomi: ( を ) た*つ
First jukugo: 絶対[ぜったい]に
Full header: 絶 extinct
糸 (string) + 色 (color)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: ZETSU | THEY ,TOO, will go extinct if global warming continues.
Full mnemonic: | Tie a string around their necks until they turn the color blue and go extinct.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) た*つ | to sever - usually figurative: to cut off all relations with (your ex) , or to totally quit doing (alcohol). ★☆☆☆☆
た＊えず ( +VERB ) | incessantly, constantly - usually has a bad feeling (constant whining, endless parade of atrocity on the TV news, etc.). ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) た＊える | to become extinct, to cease ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 絶対(ぜったい) に | absolutely, without fail ★★★★☆ 絶 (extinct) + 対 (against) = 絶対 (absolutely, without fail)
絶叫(ぜっきょう) する | to scream ★☆☆☆☆ 絶 (extinct) + 叫 (shout) = 絶叫 (to scream) to scream. usually from enjoyment - think, roller coaster.
絶望(ぜつぼう) | total despair ★☆☆☆☆ 絶 (extinct) + 望 (desire) = 絶望 (total despair)
絶壁(ぜっぺき) | cliff ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 絶 (extinct) + 壁 (wall) = 絶壁 (cliff)
絶滅(ぜつめつ) する | go extinct ☆☆☆☆☆ 絶 (extinct) + 滅 (annihilate) = 絶滅 (go extinct)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1217
Components: 糸 (string) + 色 (color)
Mnemonic: THEY ,TOO, will go extinct if global warming continues.
Tie a string around their necks until they turn the color blue and go extinct.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to sever - usually figurative: to cut off all relations with (your ex) , or to totally quit doing (alcohol).
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: absolutely, without fail
Frequency ranking: 543

Kanji: 勉
Meaning: try hard
Onyomi: BEN
First jukugo: 勉強[べんきょう]する
Full header: 勉 try hard
免 (exemption / license) + 力 (strong)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: BEN | BEN Franklin tried hard to get his picture on the $100.
Full mnemonic: | I use all my strength to get a driver's license. I try hard to do it.
Full jukugo: 勉強(べんきょう) する | To study ★★★★★ 勉 (try hard) + 強 (burly) = 勉強 (To study) To study. Used about learning a whole subject, such as Irish History or Thermodynamics. (BOOBOO: 勉強 takes months or years, as opposed to 学ぶ　（まなぶ）　which means to learn one thing, and can take a second.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1218
Components: 免 (exemption / license) + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: BEN Franklin tried hard to get his picture on the $100.
I use all my strength to get a driver's license. I try hard to do it.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: To study
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1363

Meaning: lorgnette
Full header: lorgnette
(right or top radical)
PK
Description: I know it's not a common English word, but this radical looks EXACTLY like it!
Behold!!!!!!!!!!!
Full used In: - 声
- 肥
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1219
Components: (right or top radical)
Frequency ranking: 221

Kanji: 声
Meaning: voice
Onyomi: SEI
First kunyomi: こえ
Full header: 声 voice
士 (samurai radical) + (lorgnette)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SEI | Your voice is what you SAY shit with, dummy.
Full mnemonic: | The samurai used his lorgnettes to see where the voice was coming from.
Full kunyomi: こえ | voice ★★★★☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
声 | voice | SAMURAI | 士
免 | exemption / license | LEGS |
色 | color | SMILEY-FACE BOTTTOM LINE |
The SAMURAI'S voice is loud.
My LEGS have a licence to run on the ground.
I SMILE when I see colors floating around.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1220
Components: 士 (samurai radical) + (lorgnette)
Mnemonic: Your voice is what you SAY shit with, dummy.
The samurai used his lorgnettes to see where the voice was coming from.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 222

Kanji: 肥
Meaning: obese / manure
Onyomi: HI
First jukugo: 肥満[ひまん]
Full header: 肥 obese / manure
月 (moon/organ) + (lorgnette)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA JERK
Description: this is probably only a one-star kanji, but as an American with a belly full of nachos, I feel obliged to represent.
Full onyomi: HI |
Full mnemonic: | HE's so obese, he needs a lorgnette to see his sex organs under all the rolls.
Full jukugo: 肥満(ひまん) | obesity ★☆☆☆☆ 肥 (obese / manure) + 満 (full) = 肥満 (obesity)
肥料(ひりょう) | manure ☆☆☆☆☆ 肥 (obese / manure) + 料 (ingredients / fees) = 肥料 (manure)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1221
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + (lorgnette)
Mnemonic: HE's so obese, he needs a lorgnette to see his sex organs under all the rolls.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: obesity
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1475

Kanji: 豚
Meaning: pig
First kunyomi: ぶた
First jukugo: 豚肉[ぶたにく]
Full header: 豚 pig
月 (moon/organ) + (thing)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
MR
Full mnemonic: | organ 〔月) + the "Pig" radical: ( ) , which you will notice looks like thing ( ) plus these two lines on the right side: ' A pig is harvested for its organs (pork, hooves, pickled snouts, tail kebabs, etc.)
Full kunyomi: ぶた | pig ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 豚肉(ぶたにく) | pork ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 豚 (pig) + 肉 (meat) = 豚肉 (pork )
雌豚(めすぶた) | female pig ★★☆☆☆ KUN ON 雌 (your Moms) + 豚 (pig) = 雌豚 (female pig) female pig - oddly, THIS is the one that means "Biiiitch!"
Full used In: - 象
- 縁
- 家
- 遂
- 隊
- 劇
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1222
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + (thing)
Mnemonic: organ 〔月) + the "Pig" radical: ( ) , which you will notice looks like thing ( ) plus these two lines on the right side: ' A pig is harvested for its organs (pork, hooves, pickled snouts, tail kebabs, etc.)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: pork
Frequency ranking: 65

Kanji: 象
Meaning: elephant / phenomenon
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: ぞう
First jukugo: 印象[いんしょう]
Full header: 象 elephant / phenomenon
(bait) + (pigbottom)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
ILL PAIR JERK
Description: another absolutely classic JERK, the kind that could only happen in this cluster-fuck of a language.
Full onyomi: SHOU | The phenomenon of elephants trumpeting SHOWs that humans are not the only beings to enjoy smooth jazz.
Full mnemonic: | Use a pig as bait to catch a hungry elephant!
Full kunyomi: ぞう | elephant ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 印象(いんしょう) | impression ★★★☆☆ 印 (stamp) + 象 (elephant / phenomenon) = 印象 (impression)
象徴(しょうちょう) | symbol ★★☆☆☆ 象 (elephant / phenomenon) + 徴 (sign / indication) = 象徴 (symbol) literary symbol ; "In the novel, the trees symbolize life." 'The color red in the painting symbolizes communism.' (しょうちょうする=to symbolize something)
対象(たいしょう) | target/subject ★☆☆☆☆ 対 (against) + 象 (elephant / phenomenon) = 対象 (target/subject) target of criticism, subject of a documentary
現象(げんしょう) | phenomenon ★☆☆☆☆ 現 (present time) + 象 (elephant / phenomenon) = 現象 (phenomenon)
抽象的(ちゅうしょうてき) な | abstract ★☆☆☆☆ 抽 (abstract) + 象 (elephant / phenomenon) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 抽象的 (abstract) abstract (thought) or figurative (meaning)
Full used In: - 像
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1223
Components: (bait) + (pigbottom)
Mnemonic: The phenomenon of elephants trumpeting SHOWs that humans are not the only beings to enjoy smooth jazz.
Use a pig as bait to catch a hungry elephant!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: elephant
First jukugo meaning: impression
Frequency ranking: 621

Kanji: 像
Meaning: statue / image
Onyomi: ZOU
First kunyomi: ぞう
First jukugo: 想像[そうぞう]する
Full header: 像 statue / image
(personleft) + 象 (elephant / phenomenon)
★★★★☆
14 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: ZOU |
Full mnemonic: | ZORRO stood next to the statue of the elephant man!
Full kunyomi: ぞう | a statue (BOOBOO: in practice, it’s much more common to use オブジェ, from the French word 'objet') LAZY ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 想像(そうぞう) する | imagine ★★★☆☆ 想 (idea/imagination) + 像 (statue / image) = 想像 (imagine) imagine. (imaginative： そうぞうてきな)
画像(がぞう) | still image ★★☆☆☆ 画 (a drawing) + 像 (statue / image) = 画像 (still image) image - usually it refers to an image on the computer screen which does NOT move (JPGs, basically).
映像(えいぞう) | image ★☆☆☆☆ 映 (project, reflect) + 像 (statue / image) = 映像 (image) any reflected, moving image - including images on TV or a computer screen, a shadow play, etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1224
Components: (personleft) + 象 (elephant / phenomenon)
Mnemonic: ZORRO stood next to the statue of the elephant man!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a statue (BOOBOO: in practice, it’s much more common to use オブジェ, from the French word 'objet')
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: imagine
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 622

Kanji: 縁
Meaning: rim / omen
Onyomi: EN
First kunyomi: ふち
First jukugo: 縁起[えんぎ]のいい or の悪い
Full header: 縁 rim / omen
糸 (string) + (snout) + (pigbottom)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
JERK PN
Description: JERK： it can mean rim or edge, but also a connection (think of ２ things joined at the edges).
Full onyomi: EN | The rim has no END, you can keep going around it forever.
Full mnemonic: | Tie the string around the rim of the pig's snout, to keep it from biting.
Full kunyomi: ふち | rim or edge of table, cup, picture frame (emphasis is that it's not a point on the edge, it's the ENTIRE edge) KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 縁起(えんぎ) のいい or の悪い | omen ★☆☆☆☆ 縁 (rim / omen) + 起 (wake up / occur) = 縁起 (omen) an omen (can be good or bad)
縁がある(えんがある) | to have a chance, to be linked by fate ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
緑 | green | WATER | 水
縁 | rim / omen | HOUSE | 家
録 | record | GOLD | 金
The WATER is green,
but the rim of the HOUSE is clean.
If you record music you'll get a GOLD record.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1225
Components: 糸 (string) + (snout) + (pigbottom)
Mnemonic: The rim has no END, you can keep going around it forever.
Tie the string around the rim of the pig's snout, to keep it from biting.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: rim or edge of table, cup, picture frame (emphasis is that it's not a point on the edge, it's the ENTIRE edge)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: omen
Frequency ranking: 860

Kanji: 家
Meaning: home
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: いえ
First jukugo: 家族[かぞく]
Full header: 家 home
(crown) + (pigbottom)
★★★★★
10 strokes
STRONG SUF
Description: Often used as a sufix for jobs, usually jobs that can be done from home, like comic book artist (漫画家（まんがか））
Full onyomi: KA | Drive home in your CAR, ok?
Full mnemonic: | Why is that pig wearing a crown in our home? That's no pig, that's my father!
Full kunyomi: いえ | home ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 家族(かぞく) | family ★★★★★ 家 (home) + 族 (family) = 家族 (family) your immediate family - parents, grandparents, siblings.
政治家(せいじか) | politician ★★★☆☆ 政 治 (politics) + 家 (home) = 政治家 (politician)
作家：(さっか) | author ★★★☆☆ 作 (make) + 家 (home) = 作家： (author)
家庭(かてい) | the family you are living with. ★★☆☆☆ 家 (home) + 庭 (garden) = 家庭 (the family you are living with.)
専門家(せんもんか)
specialist ★☆☆☆☆ SARC SUF
専 門 (a specialty) + 家 (home) = 専門家 (specialist)
a specialist (often shortened to just ｘｘｘ専)
（this is often used sarcastically - for instance a デブ専 is a "fat person specialist", meaning a "chubby chaser.")
Full used In: - 豪
- 嫁
- 稼
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1226
Components: (crown) + (pigbottom)
Mnemonic: Drive home in your CAR, ok?
Why is that pig wearing a crown in our home? That's no pig, that's my father!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: family
Frequency ranking: 67

Kanji: 嫁
Meaning: bride
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: よめ
Full header: 嫁 bride
女 (woman) + 家 (home) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO FR
Description: Fucked Radical . . . if you think that's bad, wait until you see the kanji for wife!
Full onyomi: KA |
Full mnemonic: | My bride is the woman I keep at home, barefoot and pregnant
Full kunyomi: よめ | bride ★★☆☆☆
( に ) とつ＊ぐ | to marry a lady ☆☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
嫁 | bride | WOMAN | 女
稼 | bring home the loot | WHEAT |
The WOMAN bride earns a living selling WHEAT.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1227
Components: 女 (woman) + 家 (home) Same-ON
Mnemonic: My bride is the woman I keep at home, barefoot and pregnant
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1360

Kanji: 稼
Meaning: bring home the loot
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: かせ*ぐ
Full header: 稼 bring home the loot
(wheat) + 家 (home) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KA | I took my loot and bought a CAR.
Full mnemonic: | The farmer brings home the loot, in the form of wheat.
Full kunyomi: かせ*ぐ | to earn money by doing xxx, to make a living at xxx. "She likes to DJ but she can't make a living at it." 　（How much money do you make? = どのぐらいく稼ぐ？） ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
嫁 | bride | WOMAN | 女
稼 | bring home the loot | WHEAT |
The WOMAN bride earns a living selling WHEAT.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1228
Components: (wheat) + 家 (home) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I took my loot and bought a CAR.
The farmer brings home the loot, in the form of wheat.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to earn money by doing xxx, to make a living at xxx. "She likes to DJ but she can't make a living at it." 　（How much money do you make? = どのぐらいく稼ぐ？）
Frequency ranking: 1599

Kanji: 遂
Meaning: attain
Onyomi: SUI
First kunyomi: と*げる
First jukugo: 未遂[みすい]xxx
Full header: 遂 attain
(motion) + (horny) + (pigbottom)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SUI | Use sugar to attain SWEETness.
Full mnemonic: | With a stroking motion, the horny pig attained a boner.
Full kunyomi: と*げる | accomplish; carry out (usually used with work (Boss, I can't accomplish this task without more resources!) or with a computer process (working. . . 97% complete) KANA ★☆☆☆☆
つい ( に ) | finally! At last ! (BOOBOO: be careful! This word is TSUI, very close but not exactly the same as the onyomi if SUI. What an asshole move of it) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 未遂(みすい) xxx | attempted xxx ★☆☆☆☆ 未 (not yet) + 遂 (attain) = 未遂 (attempted xxx) attempted xxx (murder, suicide, kidnapping, etc.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1229
Components: (motion) + (horny) + (pigbottom)
Mnemonic: Use sugar to attain SWEETness.
With a stroking motion, the horny pig attained a boner.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: accomplish; carry out (usually used with work (Boss, I can't accomplish this task without more resources!) or with a computer process (working. . . 97% complete)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: attempted xxx
Frequency ranking: 1352

Kanji: 隊
Meaning: troop
Onyomi: TAI
First jukugo: 軍隊[ぐんたい]
Full header: 隊 troop
(town) + (horny) + (pigbottom)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA SUF
Full onyomi: TAI |
Full mnemonic: | Careful! There is a whole troop of horny pigs in town. Lock your doors and TIE your windows shut.
Full jukugo: 軍隊(ぐんたい) | army ★★★☆☆ 軍 (army) + 隊 (troop) = 軍隊 (army) an army - but not necessarily the whole army. It could just be some troops.
自衛隊(じえいたい) | Japan's army ★★☆☆☆ 自 衛 (self-defense) + 隊 (troop) = 自衛隊 (Japan's army) Japan's army, in English called the SDF (self-defense forces)
ｘｘｘ 隊(たい) | -squad ★★☆☆☆ SUF SUFFIX； putting 隊 at the end of any word is like saying 'squad,': 'vice squad', 'turtle squad,' whatever.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1230
Components: (town) + (horny) + (pigbottom)
Mnemonic: Careful! There is a whole troop of horny pigs in town. Lock your doors and TIE your windows shut.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: army
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 789

Kanji: 行
Meaning: go
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: ( へ or に ) い＊く
First jukugo: へ　or 　に旅行[りょこう]する
Full header: 行 go
(personleft) + 丁 (nail) + ??? (???)
★★★★★
6 strokes
COCK MR
Full onyomi: KOU | Go get me some COcaine.
Full mnemonic: Person, plus nail, PLUS those two extra lines on top, which are SPEED LINES, didn't you know?
What are speed lines? They're a comic strip term for the . . . .well, I'll just show you:
So, a person holding a nail is going somewhere, and they get speed lines because they are going fast. I assume to a crucifixion.
Full kunyomi: ( へ or に ) い＊く | go ★★★★★
( を ) おこな＊う | to carry out a task, to execute a command: used about a single person getting orders. (as opposed to related words such as 　制定 (せいてい）　or 実施　（じっせん） which refer to rules which affect all the people)　 ★★★★☆
( ??? ) ゆ＊く | for someone to go away. Also means, for someone to proceed and march ever forward.. (*) Here's the COCK part: Although the meaning is different, the OKURIGANA is the same - so there's no way to tell 行く　from 行く！ COCK ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: へ　or 　に 旅行(りょこう) する | vacation ★★★★★ 旅 (trip) + 行 (go) = 旅行 (vacation) a vacation, or just travel in general.
流行(りゅうこう) | trend ★★★☆☆ 流 (flow) + 行 (go) = 流行 (trend)
行動(こうどう) | behavior ★★☆☆☆ 行 (go) + 動 (movement) = 行動 (behavior) behavior, conduct. Can be used in a good or bad way.
XXX 行き(ゆき) | a train / bus / plane bound for XXX ★★☆☆☆ NP
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: - 御
- 徒
- 径
- 後
- 待
- 得
- 従
- 徳
- 徹
- 復
- 往
- 街
- 役
- 循
- 彼
- 律
- 衛
- 徴
- 微
- 衝
- 徐
- 術
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1231
Components: (personleft) + 丁 (nail) + ??? (???)
Mnemonic: Go get me some COcaine.
Person, plus nail, PLUS those two extra lines on top, which are SPEED LINES, didn't you know?
What are speed lines? They're a comic strip term for the . . . .well, I'll just show you:
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: vacation
Frequency ranking: 42

Kanji: 徐
Meaning: slowly
Onyomi: JO
First jukugo: 徐々[じょじょ]に
Full header: 徐 slowly
(goleft) + 余 (excess) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: JO |
Full mnemonic: | The traffic is going excessively slowly today, so I have time to Jack Off in my car.
Full jukugo: 徐々(じょじょ) に | little by little ★☆☆☆☆ gradually, little by little
徐行(じょこう) | slow down! ☆☆☆☆☆ 徐 (slowly) + 行 (go) = 徐行 (slow down! ) slow down! (usually seen on road signs)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
途 | on the way | MOVE |
徐 | slowly | GO | 行
除 | exclude | TOWN |
In order to be on your way, you have to MOVE.
If you GO too slowly, you'll be excluded from TOWN.
(everyone is in a hurry there!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1232
Components: (goleft) + 余 (excess) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The traffic is going excessively slowly today, so I have time to Jack Off in my car.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: little by little
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1639

Kanji: 徒
Meaning: pupil / follower
Onyomi: TO
First jukugo: 生徒[せいと]
Full header: 徒 pupil / follower
(goleft) + 走 (run)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TO |
Full mnemonic: | The pupil goes - she Takes Off running after the teacher.
Full jukugo: 生徒(せいと) | follower ★★☆☆☆ 生 (life / birth) + 徒 (pupil / follower) = 生徒 (follower) slightly formal word for a pupil or religious follower
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1233
Components: (goleft) + 走 (run)
Mnemonic: The pupil goes - she Takes Off running after the teacher.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: follower
Frequency ranking: 1018

Kanji: 径
Meaning: diameter
Onyomi: KEI
First jukugo: 直径[ちょっけい]
Full header: 径 diameter
(goleft) + (take a dump) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KEI |
Full mnemonic: | It is OK to go all the way across the diameter of a circle to take a dump. Pooping in the middle is a bit gauche, though.
Full jukugo: 直径(ちょっけい) | diameter ★☆☆☆☆ 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) + 径 (diameter) = 直径 (diameter)
半径(はんけい) | radius ☆☆☆☆☆ 半 (half) + 径 (diameter) = 半径 (radius)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
役 | role | THROW |
径 | diameter | DUMP |
The pitcher's role is to THROW,
but if you gotta expand your sphincter's diameter, you gotta TAKE A DUMP .
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
軽 | lightweight | CAR | 車
怪 | suspicious | HEART | 心
径 | diameter | GO | 行
経 | experience | STRING | 糸
The new CAR is lightweight but
suspicious HEARTS are hard to mate.
I'll GO walk around the diameter,
and measure the length of my experience with STRING.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1234
Components: (goleft) + (take a dump) Same-ON
Mnemonic: It is OK to go all the way across the diameter of a circle to take a dump. Pooping in the middle is a bit gauche, though.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1684

Kanji: 後
Meaning: afterwards / behind
Onyomi: GO, KOU
First kunyomi: ( xxxの ) あと ( で )
First jukugo: 午後[ごご]
Full header: 後 afterwards / behind
(goleft) Same-ON + (Eazy) + (eachbottom)
★★★★★
9 strokes
COCK
Description: COCK: it has 3 totally different KUN-yomi - 2 of which have NO OKURIGANA to help you tell them apart!
In a pinch, you can guess the pronunciation by checking the particles:あと goes with で but のち goes with に。 Usually.
Full onyomi: GO, KOU |
Full mnemonic: | Each time you GO see Eazy-E rap, afterwards you buy some COCAINE from him.
Full kunyomi: ( xxxの ) あと ( で ) | after. Usually used like this: XXXの＊あと, or simply あとで！ ★★★★★
( YYYの ) のち ( に ) | after YYY (this means the same thing as あと, but sounds more like you're 50 years old. It's not formal but a bit old fashioned and / or literary) ★★☆☆☆
( ｚｚｚの ) うし*ろ ( で ) | physically behind ZZZ ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 午後(ごご) | pm ★★★★★ 午 (noon) + 後 (afterwards / behind) = 午後 (pm)
最後(さいご) | last ★★★★★ 最 (most) + 後 (afterwards / behind) = 最後 (last)
後輩(こうはい) | someone younger than you in school ★★☆☆☆ 後 (afterwards / behind) + 輩 (older or younger colleague) = 後輩 (someone younger than you in school)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
後 | afterwards / behind | GO | 行
終 | end | STRING | 糸
I GO behind you, with a garrotte STRING which ends your life.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1235
Components: (goleft) Same-ON + (Eazy) + (eachbottom)
Mnemonic: Each time you GO see Eazy-E rap, afterwards you buy some COCAINE from him.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: after. Usually used like this: XXXの＊あと, or simply あとで！
First jukugo meaning: pm
Frequency ranking: 78

Kanji: 往
Meaning: depart
Onyomi: OU
First jukugo: 往復[おうふく]
Full header: 往 depart
(goleft) + 主 (master/mainly)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: OU |
Full mnemonic: | OH shit, the master is finally going, and departing. Now the servants can have hella shennannagans!!
Full jukugo: 往復(おうふく) | round trip ★☆☆☆☆ 往 (depart) + 復 (return or re-do) = 往復 (round trip)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
住 | dwell | MASTER | 主
任 | have responsibility for | PERSON | 人
往 | depart | GO | 行
The MASTER dwells in the mansion .
The PERSON has responsibility.
'Go on a trip' has the GO radical (行).
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1236
Components: (goleft) + 主 (master/mainly)
Mnemonic: OH shit, the master is finally going, and departing. Now the servants can have hella shennannagans!!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: round trip
Frequency ranking: 1173

Kanji: 待
Meaning: wait
Onyomi: TAI
First kunyomi: ま*つ
First jukugo: に期待[きたい]する or しよう
Full header: 待 wait
(goleft) + 寺 (temple)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: TAI |
Full mnemonic: | Go to the temple and then wait until the dude from the THAI place delivers the chicken.
Full kunyomi: ま*つ | wait ★★★★★
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.
待たせる(またせる) | made you wait! ★★★☆☆ to make someone wait. The person at a cash register will generally say 'Taihenおまたせしました!' if you have to wait over 3 seconds.
待合室(まちあいしつ) | waiting room ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN NOKURI 待 (wait) + 合 (to suit) + 室 (room suffix) = 待合室 (waiting room)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
持 | hold | HANDS | 手
待 | wait | GO | 行
得 | bargain　/ obtain | SUN | 日
You hold something in your HANDS,
but you GO to the temple and wait for God.
SUNlight is a bargain which you can easily obtain, because it's free.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1237
Components: (goleft) + 寺 (temple)
Mnemonic: Go to the temple and then wait until the dude from the THAI place delivers the chicken.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: expectations
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 361

Kanji: 得
Meaning: bargain　/ obtain
Onyomi: TOKU
First kunyomi: え*る
First jukugo: 説得[せっとく]する
Full header: 得 bargain　/ obtain
(goleft) + 日 (sun, day) + 寺 (temple)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: TOKU | If you obtain a joint for me I would gladly let you TOKE on it for a hit or two.
Full mnemonic: | Go to the temple of the sun to obtain a blessing!
Full kunyomi: え*る | to obtain (usually used with non-physical things: to obtain permission, or the right to do something, sentitive information, a patron, a prize or promotion ) ★★★☆☆
( お ) とく | (noun) a bargain, a good deal. Also means "benefit, advantage, profit." (not just money - like 'It pays to be on time' or 'It pays to be beautiful in this society') LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 説得(せっとく) する | persuade ★★★★☆ 説 (explain) + 得 (bargain　/ obtain) = 説得 (persuade)
得意(とくい)
my forte! ★★☆☆☆
得 (bargain　/ obtain) + 意 (meaning) = 得意 (my forte!)
1) one's strong suit - the thing that someone does best (ｘｘｘ　が得意である！）
2) something one is proud of.（得意になった。)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
持 | hold | HANDS | 手
待 | wait | GO | 行
得 | bargain　/ obtain | SUN | 日
You hold something in your HANDS,
but you GO to the temple and wait for God.
SUNlight is a bargain which you can easily obtain, because it's free.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1238
Components: (goleft) + 日 (sun, day) + 寺 (temple)
Mnemonic: If you obtain a joint for me I would gladly let you TOKE on it for a hit or two.
Go to the temple of the sun to obtain a blessing!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to obtain (usually used with non-physical things: to obtain permission, or the right to do something, sentitive information, a patron, a prize or promotion )
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: persuade
Frequency ranking: 329

Kanji: 従
Meaning: obey
Onyomi: JUU
First kunyomi: ( に ) したが*う
First jukugo: 従業員[じゅうぎょういん]
Full header: 従 obey
(goleft) + (horny) + 正 (correct)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: JUU | Nobody's going to obey a JEW with a mouthful of pork.
Full mnemonic: | If you are horny it is correct to obey your instincts and go to the porn store.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) したが*う | obey ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 従業員(じゅうぎょういん) | personnel ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 従 (obey) + 業 (business) + 員 (clerk) = 従業員 (personnel ) employee, personnel
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.
Full used In: - 縦
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1239
Components: (goleft) + (horny) + 正 (correct)
Mnemonic: Nobody's going to obey a JEW with a mouthful of pork.
If you are horny it is correct to obey your instincts and go to the porn store.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: personnel
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 752

Kanji: 縦
Meaning: vertical
Onyomi: JUU
First kunyomi: たて
First jukugo: 縦書き[たてがき]
Full header: 縦 vertical
糸 (string) + 従 (obey) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
16 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: JUU |
Full mnemonic: | The Torah is like a vertical string tying JEWs directly to heaven if they obey it.
Full kunyomi: たて | vertical ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 縦書き(たてがき) | Asian-style vertical writing. ☆☆☆☆☆ 縦 (vertical) + 書 (write) = 縦書き (Asian-style vertical writing. )
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: 1240
Components: 糸 (string) + 従 (obey) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The Torah is like a vertical string tying JEWs directly to heaven if they obey it.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Asian-style vertical writing.
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1528

Kanji: 術
Meaning: art / technique
Onyomi: JUTSU
First jukugo: 技術[ぎじゅつ]
Full header: 術 art / technique
行 (go) + 木 (tree)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
BETA COCK
Description: I'm giving this one a COCK even though it's TOTALLY NOT ITS FAULT. See, the one 術 word that made it into English - the one 術 word you already know, is ju-JITSU. But you're pronouncing it wrong - Japanese say ju-JUTSU. So before you learn 術, you first have to FORGET the one word you think you know. Cock.
Full onyomi: JUTSU | His juu-JUTSU techniques are crazy fast and violent.
Full mnemonic: | Go over there and practice your whittling techniques on those trees.
Full jukugo: 技術(ぎじゅつ) | technique ★★★★☆ 技 (technique) + 術 (art / technique) = 技術 (technique) technique - used mostly with industry or artisans.
美術(びじゅつ) | fine art ★★★☆☆ 美 (beauty) + 術 (art / technique) = 美術 (fine art)
芸術(げいじゅつ) | the arts ★★★☆☆ 芸 (art) + 術 (art / technique) = 芸術 (the arts) all the arts: not just modern art, but dance, music, performance, installations, puppetry. . .
美術館(びじゅつかん) | museum ★★★☆☆ 美 術 (fine art) + 館 (big hall) = 美術館 (museum)
魔術(まじゅつ) | sorcery ★☆☆☆☆ 魔 (devil) + 術 (art / technique) = 魔術 (sorcery ) sorcery - has the connotation of illusions, fooling someone.
手術(しゅじゅつ) | surgery ★☆☆☆☆ 手 (hand) + 術 (art / technique) = 手術 (surgery)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
掛 | hang / halfway done | HAND | 手
衝 | collision | HEAVY | 重
街 | shopping district | TERMITE HILL |
術 | art / technique | WOOD | 木
Hang something with your HAND from a windowsill!
Colliding with a HEAVY thing is painful.
A shopping district as busy as a TERMITE HILL.
Technique of chopping WOOD fast is a skill.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1241
Components: 行 (go) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: His juu-JUTSU techniques are crazy fast and violent.
Go over there and practice your whittling techniques on those trees.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: technique
Frequency ranking: 1277

Kanji: 衝
Meaning: collision
Onyomi: SHOU
First jukugo: 衝撃[しょうげき]
Full header: 衝 collision
行 (go) + 重 (heavy / overlap)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | SHOW me two heavy objects going in convergent directions until they overlap, and I'll show you a huge collision.
Full jukugo: 衝撃(しょうげき) | shock/impact ★★☆☆☆ 衝 (collision) + 撃 (charge) = 衝撃 (shock/impact) 'real' shock (like electroshock therapy), or an emotional shock, or also just a physical impact (car crash)
衝突(しょうとつ) | impact / conflict ★☆☆☆☆ 衝 (collision) + 突 (thrust) = 衝突 (impact / conflict) means impact (car crash) but also a conflict (India and Pakistan are on a collision course) or mental conflict (his communism conflicts with his love for the sexy CIA agent).
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
掛 | hang / halfway done | HAND | 手
衝 | collision | HEAVY | 重
街 | shopping district | TERMITE HILL |
術 | art / technique | WOOD | 木
Hang something with your HAND from a windowsill!
Colliding with a HEAVY thing is painful.
A shopping district as busy as a TERMITE HILL.
Technique of chopping WOOD fast is a skill.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1242
Components: 行 (go) + 重 (heavy / overlap)
Mnemonic: SHOW me two heavy objects going in convergent directions until they overlap, and I'll show you a huge collision.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: shock/impact
Frequency ranking: 1236

Kanji: 微
Meaning: teeny
Onyomi: BI
First kunyomi: かす*か ( な )
First jukugo: 微妙[びみょう]な
Full header: 微 teeny
(goleft) + 山 (mountain) + (pi) + (director)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: BI | Your skillz BE teeny.
Full mnemonic: | The director makes you go to the mountain and get a TEENY WEENY LITTLE SLICE OF PIE.
Full kunyomi: かす*か ( な ) | ：slight, faint ( a faint odor of maternal musk is enough to repel most rottweilers) KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 微妙(びみょう) な
meh! ★★★☆☆
微 (teeny) + 妙 (odd) = 微妙 (meh!)
a nice way of saying, 'meh.'
"How did you like the play?"
"Bimyou."
顕微鏡(けんびきょう) | microscope ☆☆☆☆☆ 微 (teeny) + 鏡 (mirror) = 顕微鏡 (microscope)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
徴 | sign / indication | KING | 王
微 | teeny | PIE |
撤 | withdraw | HAND | 手
徹 | do thoroughly | GO | 行
A crown is a sign of a KING.
I'll eat a TEENY PIE because I am on a diet.
You withdraw your HAND, while I GO to thoroughly accomplish a quest of some sort.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1243
Components: (goleft) + 山 (mountain) + (pi) + (director)
Mnemonic: Your skillz BE teeny.
The director makes you go to the mountain and get a TEENY WEENY LITTLE SLICE OF PIE.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: ：slight, faint ( a faint odor of maternal musk is enough to repel most rottweilers)
First jukugo meaning: meh!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 790

Kanji: 徴
Meaning: sign / indication
Onyomi: CHOU
First jukugo: 特徴[とくちょう]
Full header: 徴 sign / indication
(goleft) + 山 (mountain) + 王 (king) + (director)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: CHOU | Margaret CHOu shows no signs of being funny.
Full mnemonic: | If you go to the king's mountain, you'll see a sign of the director (his footprints and cologne).
Full jukugo: 特徴(とくちょう) | characteristic ★★★☆☆ 特 (special) + 徴 (sign / indication) = 特徴 (characteristic ) a characteristic of something ("Loving big stuff for the sake of big stuff is characteristic of Americans.")
象徴(しょうちょう) | symbol ★★☆☆☆ 象 (elephant / phenomenon) + 徴 (sign / indication) = 象徴 (symbol) literary symbol ; "In the novel, the trees symbolize life." 'The color red in the painting symbolizes communism.' (しょうちょうする=to symbolize something)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
徴 | sign / indication | KING | 王
微 | teeny | PIE |
撤 | withdraw | HAND | 手
徹 | do thoroughly | GO | 行
A crown is a sign of a KING.
I'll eat a TEENY PIE because I am on a diet.
You withdraw your HAND, while I GO to thoroughly accomplish a quest of some sort.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1244
Components: (goleft) + 山 (mountain) + 王 (king) + (director)
Mnemonic: Margaret CHOu shows no signs of being funny.
If you go to the king's mountain, you'll see a sign of the director (his footprints and cologne).
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: characteristic
Frequency ranking: 1273

Meaning: decapitated cow
Full header: decapitated cow
ム (moocow) + 一 (one/line radical)
Description: This is basically the lower half of moocow, plus a line on top, as if to say, "OMG, THAT COW GOT THE TOP CUT OFF!" After all, normally cows are quite round on top, or spikey if you include the horns.
But if a cow has got a straight line on top, it might go a little something like this:
And the decapitated cow sometimes is drawn with a little line in the center（ ）- this is symbolic of a cow that was decapitated quite recently and there's hence still a little blood fountain coming out the neck. Logical? You bet! I think of everything!
Full used In: - 徹
- 撤
- 育
- 陰
- 充
- 至
- 去
- 貿
- 留
- 棄
- 流
- 云
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1245
Components: ム (moocow) + 一 (one/line radical)
Frequency ranking: 139

Kanji: 育
Meaning: grow up / be raised
Onyomi: IKU
First kunyomi: ( を ) そだ＊てる
First jukugo: 教育[きょういく]
Full header: 育 grow up / be raised
(decapitated cow) + 月 (moon/organ)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: IKU | The lady shrieked 'IKU!IKU!' as she was impregnated with the child she would have to raise for the next 18 years.
Full mnemonic: | I was raised to decapitate a cow every month. (FYI, My dad was Ted Nugent)
Full kunyomi: ( を ) そだ＊てる | to bring up or to raise a child/underling ★★★★☆
( が ) そだ＊つ | to be brought up (in a certain way) to grow up. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 教育(きょういく) | education ★★★☆☆ 教 (teach) + 育 (grow up / be raised) = 教育 (education)
育児(いくじ) | child-rearing ★☆☆☆☆ 育 (grow up / be raised) + 児 (baby) = 育児 (child-rearing)
体育(たいいく) | P.E. class ★☆☆☆☆ 体 (body) + 育 (grow up / be raised) = 体育 (P.E. class)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1246
Components: (decapitated cow) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: The lady shrieked 'IKU!IKU!' as she was impregnated with the child she would have to raise for the next 18 years.
I was raised to decapitate a cow every month. (FYI, My dad was Ted Nugent)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to bring up or to raise a child/underling
First jukugo meaning: education
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 739

Kanji: 徹
Meaning: do thoroughly
Onyomi: TETSU
First kunyomi: てっ ( する )
First jukugo: 徹底的[てっていてき]にXXX
Full header: 徹 do thoroughly
(goleft) + (decapitated cow) + 月 (moon/organ) + (director)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: TETSU |
Full mnemonic: | The director raised you to go and pump iron (鉄, pronounced TETSU) thoroughly!
Full kunyomi: てっ ( する ) | be devoted to a project, do nothing else, heart-and-soul. Also means, to stay up all night because you're so focused on your project Star-16 ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 徹底的(てっていてき) にXXX | to do XXX thoroughly ★★☆☆☆ 徹 (do thoroughly) + 底 (bottom) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 徹底的 (to do XXX thoroughly) to do XXX thoroughly, exhaustively, comprehensively. Plus, isn't that the greatest pronunciation? tetetetetetetetete!!! That's the most wild sound since the past tense of 'warm': (atatakatta)
徹夜(てつや) する | stay up all night ☆☆☆☆☆ 徹 (do thoroughly) + 夜 (late night) = 徹夜 (stay up all night)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
徴 | sign / indication | KING | 王
微 | teeny | PIE |
撤 | withdraw | HAND | 手
徹 | do thoroughly | GO | 行
A crown is a sign of a KING.
I'll eat a TEENY PIE because I am on a diet.
You withdraw your HAND, while I GO to thoroughly accomplish a quest of some sort.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1247
Components: (goleft) + (decapitated cow) + 月 (moon/organ) + (director)
Mnemonic: The director raised you to go and pump iron (鉄, pronounced TETSU) thoroughly!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: be devoted to a project, do nothing else, heart-and-soul. Also means, to stay up all night because you're so focused on your project Star-16
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to do XXX thoroughly
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1287

Kanji: 撤
Meaning: withdraw
Onyomi: TETSU
First jukugo: を　 or に　 or 　から撤去[てっきょ]する
Full header: 撤 withdraw
(handleft) + (decapitated cow) + 月 (moon/organ) + (director)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: TETSU |
Full mnemonic: This is basically the exact same as the previous kanji (徹) - even the onyomi is the damn same. So rather than try to make another mnemonic to tie together director, raise up, and hand. . . it might be simpler to just think of this kanji as "do thoroughly with a hand instead of a damn '行' on the left".
So you can say,
I withdraw my hand thoroughly from your corrupted embrace!!!
Full jukugo: を　 or に　 or 　から 撤去(てっきょ) する | dismantle ★☆☆☆☆ 撤 (withdraw) + 去 (past tense) = 撤去 (dismantle) to remove or dismantle
撤回(てっかい) する | to withdraw or retract a comment ☆☆☆☆☆ 撤 (withdraw) + 回 (rotate / times) = 撤回 (to withdraw or retract a comment )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
徴 | sign / indication | KING | 王
微 | teeny | PIE |
撤 | withdraw | HAND | 手
徹 | do thoroughly | GO | 行
A crown is a sign of a KING.
I'll eat a TEENY PIE because I am on a diet.
You withdraw your HAND, while I GO to thoroughly accomplish a quest of some sort.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1248
Components: (handleft) + (decapitated cow) + 月 (moon/organ) + (director)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: dismantle
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1681

Kanji: 流
Meaning: flow
Onyomi: RYUU
First kunyomi: ( を ) なが＊す
First jukugo: 流行[りゅうこう]
Full header: 流 flow
(waterleft) + (decapitated cow) + 川 (river)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: RYUU | Don't REUSE your flow so much, it'll sound wack. You gotta keep coming up with new styles.
Full mnemonic: | The river's flow carried the decapitated cow-head downstream , bobbing up and down in the water.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) なが＊す | various meanings. . . .to make something flow - to flush a toilet. - Also means, a DJ plays music. Which is pretty rad. ★★★☆☆
( が ) なが＊れる | something is literlly flowing. Also used when music is playing on the loudspeaker, or when time passes (時間が流れると。。。。）(literally, 'In the course of time . . .. '). ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 流行(りゅうこう) | trend ★★★☆☆ 流 (flow) + 行 (go) = 流行 (trend)
一流(いちりゅう) の | the most trendy ★★☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 流 (flow) = 一流 (the most trendy)
漂流(ひょうりゅう) する | drifting ☆☆☆☆☆ 漂 (drift) + 流 (flow) = 漂流 (drifting)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
流 | flow | WATER | 水
荒 | go wild / rough | FLOWERS | 花
WATER flows, but FLOWERS grow in the wild.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1249
Components: (waterleft) + (decapitated cow) + 川 (river)
Mnemonic: Don't REUSE your flow so much, it'll sound wack. You gotta keep coming up with new styles.
The river's flow carried the decapitated cow-head downstream , bobbing up and down in the water.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: various meanings. . . .to make something flow - to flush a toilet. - Also means, a DJ plays music. Which is pretty rad.
First jukugo meaning: trend
Frequency ranking: 296

Kanji: 陰
Meaning: shady
Onyomi: IN
First kunyomi: かげ
First jukugo: xxx　のお陰で[おかげで]
Full header: 陰 shady
(town) + 今 (now) + (decapitated cow)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Description: Unlike the OTHER shadow kanji (影) which is literal, this shadow kanji (陰) is more figurative: things that are shady, dark, secret, or hidden.
陰 is also the kanji used for naughty bits.
Full onyomi: IN |
Full mnemonic: | Right now this town is full of decapitated cows, lurking IN the shadows.
Full kunyomi: かげ | shadow, both literally , and more likely, metaphorically. If someone is operating shady deals from the shadows, you use this kanji. 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: xxx　の お陰で(おかげで) | thanks to XXX ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA thanks to XXX (despite 陰　 being the 'bad shadow' kanji, お陰で　is not only used with bad things. You can say, thanks to you, I have mastered the techniques of Double Dutch, and it would be fine.)
陰気(いんき) な | gloomy ★★☆☆☆ 陰 (shady) + 気 (mood) = 陰気 (gloomy) gloomy or dark atmosphere
陰謀(いんぼう) | conspiracy ★☆☆☆☆ 陰 (shady) + 謀 (plot) = 陰謀 (conspiracy )
陰部(いんぶ) | sex organs ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 陰 (shady) + 部 (section) = 陰部 (sex organs) sex organs (no stars- people usually say 性器　せいき!)
陰核(いんかく) | clitoris ☆☆☆☆☆ SARC 陰 (shady) + 核 (nucleus) = 陰核 (clitoris) clitoris - not a word you'd use in most conversations, but I'm including it anyway because the literal translation is so irresistable: hidden nucleus! How boss is that?
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
陰 | shady | TOWN |
影 | shadow | HAIR |
That part of TOWN is shady so don't go there.
Your HAIR casts a shadow on your face.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1250
Components: (town) + 今 (now) + (decapitated cow)
Mnemonic: Right now this town is full of decapitated cows, lurking IN the shadows.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: shadow, both literally , and more likely, metaphorically. If someone is operating shady deals from the shadows, you use this kanji.
First jukugo meaning: thanks to XXX
Frequency ranking: 1025

Kanji: 充
Meaning: fill up
Onyomi: JUU
First jukugo: 充実した[じゅうじつした]
Full header: 充 fill up
(decapitated cow) + (human legs)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: JUU | JEWISH people like to fill up on Eastern European traditional dishes like blintzes and knish.
Full mnemonic: | I decapitated the cow and found that its belly was full of human legs! What do you have to say about that, PETA? Yeah, I thought so.
Full jukugo: 充実した(じゅうじつした) | plentiful, full ★☆☆☆☆ F 充 (fill up) + 実 (truth) = 充実した (plentiful, full) a somewhat formal way to say, "full, satisfactory, plentiful"
充電(じゅうでん) する | charge a battery ☆☆☆☆☆ 充 (fill up) + 電 (electricity) = 充電 (charge a battery) charge a battery (no stars, but it demonstrates the 'fill up' meaning)
補充(ほじゅう) する | suppliment ☆☆☆☆☆ 補 (supplement) + 充 (fill up) = 補充 (suppliment) to suppliment, (a shortfall or deficit) or replenish (fluids, vitamins to replenish strength, restock the store-room) - it's like 補う, but the nuance is that you are restocking a supply of something which has dwindled.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
去 | past tense | ム IS UNDER 土 |
至 | until | ム IS ABOVE　土 |
充 | fill up | LEGS |
In the past, moocows lived UNDER the earth,
until they finally migrated ABOVEground.
The tunnels were filled up with the LEGS of the migrating cows.
Full used In: - 統
- 銃
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1251
Components: (decapitated cow) + (human legs)
Mnemonic: JEWISH people like to fill up on Eastern European traditional dishes like blintzes and knish.
I decapitated the cow and found that its belly was full of human legs! What do you have to say about that, PETA? Yeah, I thought so.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: plentiful, full
Frequency ranking: 958

Kanji: 銃
Meaning: gun
Onyomi: JUU
First kunyomi: じゅう
First jukugo: 拳銃[けんじゅう]
Full header: 銃 gun
金 (gold) + 充 (fill up) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: JUU |
Full mnemonic: | JEWS in Israel like to fill up their golden uzis with bullets.
Full kunyomi: じゅう | any type of fire-arm. "I got myself and uzi and my brother a nine." - KRS ONE LAZY ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 拳銃(けんじゅう) | revolver ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
銃 | gun | MONEY | 金
統 | tradition | STRING | 糸
The lady with the gun takes your MONEY, But it's traditional for her to give you a STRING in return.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1252
Components: 金 (gold) + 充 (fill up) Same-ON
Mnemonic: JEWS in Israel like to fill up their golden uzis with bullets.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: any type of fire-arm. "I got myself and uzi and my brother a nine." - KRS ONE
First jukugo meaning: revolver
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1331

Kanji: 統
Meaning: tradition
Onyomi: TOU
First jukugo: 大統領[だいとうりょう]
Full header: 統 tradition
糸 (string) + 充 (fill up)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: To learn this kanji it helps to remember that kanji came from China. Chinese tradition is like a string that binds the TOES of the women, and fills everyone up with sexism.
You know who had the best anti-foot-binding protest song? MAN IS THE BASTARD.
Full jukugo: 大統領(だいとうりょう) | President ★★★☆☆ 大 (big) + 統 (tradition) + 領 (territory) = 大統領 (President)
伝統(でんとう) | tradition ★★★☆☆ 伝 (transmit) + 統 (tradition) = 伝統 (tradition) tradition (traditional: 伝統的な　（でんとうてきな））
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
致 | polite "do" | DIRECTOR |
到 | arrive | SWORD | 刀
統 | tradition | STRING | 糸
The DIRECTOR asks you to do something when you arrive with a SWORD: cut the STRINGS of tradition which bind society.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
銃 | gun | MONEY | 金
統 | tradition | STRING | 糸
The lady with the gun takes your MONEY, But it's traditional for her to give you a STRING in return.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1253
Components: 糸 (string) + 充 (fill up)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: President
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 959

Kanji: 至
Meaning: until
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: ( に ) いた＊る
Full header: 至 until
(decapitated cow) + 土 (earth)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
SOLO
Description: There's no really useful jukugo but you'll sometimes see 至 as a PREFIX meaning, 'the most'.
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE decapitated the cow until its head fell down and hit the earth.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) いた＊る | to get to, to arrive. To extend to. Until the very top/bottom/end. (至るところ= everywhere, wall-to-wall) (xxx至るまで= all the way to xxx, even to the extent of xxx) ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
去 | past tense | ム IS UNDER 土 |
至 | until | ム IS ABOVE　土 |
充 | fill up | LEGS |
In the past, moocows lived UNDER the earth,
until they finally migrated ABOVEground.
The tunnels were filled up with the LEGS of the migrating cows.
Full used In: - 到
- 致
- 屋
- 室
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1254
Components: (decapitated cow) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: SHE decapitated the cow until its head fell down and hit the earth.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to get to, to arrive. To extend to. Until the very top/bottom/end. (至るところ= everywhere, wall-to-wall) (xxx至るまで= all the way to xxx, even to the extent of xxx)
Frequency ranking: 178

Kanji: 到
Meaning: arrive
Onyomi: TOU
First jukugo: 到着[とうちゃく]する
Full header: 到 arrive
至 (until) + (rightsword)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TOU | He arrived on tipTOE (FYI he was a ninja)
Full mnemonic: | He won't arrive until his sword is finished.
Full jukugo: 到着(とうちゃく) する | arrive ★★☆☆☆ NP 到 (arrive) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 到着 (arrive) arrive- usually you only hear this over the loudspeakers at train stations, airports, etc.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
致 | polite "do" | DIRECTOR |
到 | arrive | SWORD | 刀
統 | tradition | STRING | 糸
The DIRECTOR asks you to do something when you arrive with a SWORD: cut the STRINGS of tradition which bind society.
Full used In: - 倒
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1255
Components: 至 (until) + (rightsword)
Mnemonic: He arrived on tipTOE (FYI he was a ninja)
He won't arrive until his sword is finished.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 686

Kanji: 致
Meaning: polite "do"
Onyomi: CHI
First kunyomi: いた*す
First jukugo: XXX致します[いたします]
Full header: 致 polite "do"
至 (until) + (director)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
Description: This is the kanji for "いたします" as in, "どう いたしまして!" (you're welcome, sir!) or "失礼いたします!" (please excuse me, madam!) ...all those polite expressions. p>
However, they're usually written in hiragana these days.
Full onyomi: CHI | Do cut the CHEEese politely. Which is to say, quietly.
Full mnemonic: | Do it politely until the director tells you to stop.
Full kunyomi: いた*す | most dictionaries/websites describe this as 'to bring about' which is kind of ambiguous and makes it more confusing than it is. It's better to think of いたす　as THE POLITE FORMAL VERSION OF する. (usually KANA, so I'm only givin' it one star! *) KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: XXX 致します(いたします) | to do ★★★☆☆ F 1/2 KANA the polite form of 'suru,' used by clerks when addressing your noble presence.　However, unlike 'suru', 'itashimasu' can be used with any verb. XXX's verb form is 'masu minus': for instance, mochimasu becomes mochi itashimasu.
一致(いっち) する | to match ★★☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 致 (polite "do") = 一致 (to match) to correspond with, to match ("The crime scene DNA matches your mom's semen"; "This example corresponds to the itasu kanji")
致命的(ちめいてき) な | fatal! ★☆☆☆☆ 致 (polite "do") + 命 (life) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 致命的 (fatal!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
致 | polite "do" | DIRECTOR |
到 | arrive | SWORD | 刀
統 | tradition | STRING | 糸
The DIRECTOR asks you to do something when you arrive with a SWORD: cut the STRINGS of tradition which bind society.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1256
Components: 至 (until) + (director)
Mnemonic: Do cut the CHEEese politely. Which is to say, quietly.
Do it politely until the director tells you to stop.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: most dictionaries/websites describe this as 'to bring about' which is kind of ambiguous and makes it more confusing than it is.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to do
Frequency ranking: 1088

Kanji: 倒
Meaning: knock down
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) たお＊す
First jukugo: 面倒臭い[めんどうくさい]
Full header: 倒 knock down
(personleft) + 到 (arrive) Same-ON
★★★★☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: | When the person arrives, knock him down by tripping his TOES.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) たお＊す | I knock something down ★★★☆☆
( が ) たお＊れる | something gets toppled ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 面倒臭い(めんどうくさい) | pain in the ass ★★★★★ 面 倒 (trouble, petty bullshit) + 臭 (stinky and dumb xxx!) = 面倒臭い (pain in the ass) annoying, a pain in the ass.
面倒(めんどう) な | trouble, petty bullshit ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 面 (front surface / face) + 倒 (knock down) = 面倒 (trouble, petty bullshit)
圧倒(あっとう) する | overwhelm ★★☆☆☆ 圧 (pressure) + 倒 (knock down) = 圧倒 (overwhelm) to overwhelm (圧倒的な (あっとうてきな )= overpowering)
が 倒産(とうさん) する | bankrupt ★★☆☆☆ 倒 (knock down) + 産 (childbirth, production of things) = 倒産 (bankrupt)
押し倒す(おしたおす) | push someone down ☆☆☆☆☆ 押 (push) + 倒 (knock down) = 押し倒す (push someone down) to push someone down. Actually this isn't so useful but I read it in a gay porno and so .
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
側 | side of something | PERSON | 人
測 | scientific measurment | WATER | 水
例 | example | ROW | 列
倒 | knock down | ARRIVE | 到
The PERSON stands beside some shit, but
we measure WATER in cups.
The entrance line of a football game is an example of people in a ROW.
When you ARRIVE, I'll knock you down.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1257
Components: (personleft) + 到 (arrive) Same-ON
Mnemonic: When the person arrives, knock him down by tripping his TOES.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I knock something down
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: pain in the ass
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 687

Kanji: 去
Meaning: past tense
Onyomi: KYO, KO
First kunyomi: ( を ) さ＊る
First jukugo: 過去[かこ]
Full header: 去 past tense
十 (ten) + (decapitated cow)
★★★★★
5 strokes
Full onyomi: KYO, KO | ー Keep Your Own KOdomo in the past, Don't let him grow up and lose his innocence.
Full mnemonic: | In the past, I decapitated ten cows. But that's all behind me now. I'm a changed man. That is to say, I'm now a woman.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) さ＊る | to leave (as in leave while others stay). also to be xxx miles away from a particular place. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 過去(かこ) | the past ★★★★★ 過 (surpass / too much) + 去 (past tense) = 過去 (the past)
去年(きょねん) | last year ★★★★★ 去 (past tense) + 年 (year) = 去年 (last year)
過去形(かこけい) | the past tense ★★★★☆ 過 去 (the past) + 形 (form) = 過去形 (the past tense)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
去 | past tense | ム IS UNDER 土 |
至 | until | ム IS ABOVE　土 |
充 | fill up | LEGS |
In the past, moocows lived UNDER the earth,
until they finally migrated ABOVEground.
The tunnels were filled up with the LEGS of the migrating cows.
Full used In: - 法
- 怯
- 却
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1258
Components: 十 (ten) + (decapitated cow)
Mnemonic: ー Keep Your Own KOdomo in the past, Don't let him grow up and lose his innocence.
In the past, I decapitated ten cows. But that's all behind me now. I'm a changed man. That is to say, I'm now a woman.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to leave (as in leave while others stay). also to be xxx miles away from a particular place.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the past
Frequency ranking: 320

Kanji: 法
Meaning: law
Onyomi: HOU
First jukugo: 法律[ほうりつ]
Full header: 法 law
(waterleft) + 去 (past tense)
★★★★★
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: HOU | HOES are against the law in most locations.
Full mnemonic: We got a new law , outlawing water - making it a thing of the past.
Only half joking. Bolivia tore shit up.
Full jukugo: 法律(ほうりつ) | laws ★★★★★ 法 (law) + 律 (regulation) = 法律 (laws)
文法(ぶんぽう) | grammar ★★★★☆ 文 (culture/ sentence) + 法 (law) = 文法 (grammar)
違法(いほう) の | illegal ★★☆☆☆ 違 (different and therefore wrong) + 法 (law) = 違法 (illegal)
法則(ほうそく) | physical law ★☆☆☆☆ 法 (law) + 則 (rule) = 法則 (physical law) a physical , as opposed to governmental law, as in 'law of gravity' or 'murphy's law'
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1259
Components: (waterleft) + 去 (past tense)
Mnemonic: HOES are against the law in most locations.
We got a new law , outlawing water - making it a thing of the past.
Only half joking. Bolivia tore shit up.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: laws
Frequency ranking: 321

Kanji: 怯
Meaning: get afeared
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: おび＊える
First jukugo: 卑怯[ひきょう]な
Full header: 怯 get afeared
(leftheart) + 去 (past tense)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: KYOU |
Full mnemonic: | My heart is afeared of all the secrets in my past, which could come back to haunt me 今日 (KYOU=today)
Full kunyomi: おび＊える | To be intimidated. Sometimes it is used the same way as more popular cousin 怖がる　（こわがる）: to be scared. But often it connotes a very specific form of fear : to be cowed, scared into submission - usually used with things like political intimidation or domestic violence. To be scared into complying or obeying. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 卑怯(ひきょう) な | treacherous coward ★☆☆☆☆ 卑 (despicable) + 怯 (get afeared) = 卑怯 (treacherous coward) not just a coward ,but someone who does treacherous, trifling bullshit because they're a coward - like if they fight you they know they can't win fairly so they'll knee your groin, they're a 卑怯なmotherfucker.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1260
Components: (leftheart) + 去 (past tense)
Mnemonic: My heart is afeared of all the secrets in my past, which could come back to haunt me 今日 (KYOU=today)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: To be intimidated. Sometimes it is used the same way as more popular cousin 怖がる　（こわがる）: to be scared. But often it connotes a very specific form of fear : to be cowed, scared into submission - usually used with things like political intimidation or domestic violence. To be scared into complying or obeying.
First jukugo meaning: treacherous coward
Frequency ranking: 1630

Kanji: 屋
Meaning: store
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) や
First jukugo: 部屋[へや]
Full header: 屋 store
(corpse) + 至 (until)
★★★★★
9 strokes
ILL PAIR SUF
Full mnemonic: | You can only leave your corpse at my store until it starts to smell.
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) や | a store which only sells xxx (本屋= bookstore, パン屋= bread store, etc.) SUF ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 部屋(へや) | room ★★★★★ FP 1/2 KANA 部 (section) + 屋 (store) = 部屋 (room)
居酒屋(いざかや) | Japanese-style bar ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 居 (live) + 酒 (liquor) + 屋 (store) = 居酒屋 (Japanese-style bar)
恥ずかしがり屋(はずかしがりや) | someone who gets embarrassed easily. ★★★☆☆ 恥 (disgrace) + 屋 (store) = 恥ずかしがり屋 (someone who gets embarrassed easily.)
屋根(やね) | roof ★★☆☆☆ KUN ON 屋 (store) + 根 (root) = 屋根 (roof) roof . That's right, not root. Roof!
オバケ屋敷(おばけやしき) | Haunted House! ★☆☆☆☆ オ () + 屋 (store) + 敷 (lay out / site) = オバケ屋敷 (Haunted House!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
屋 | store | CORPSE |
室 | room suffix | CROWN |
You go to a mortuary store to buy a CORPSE,
but you wear a CROWN in the throne room.
Full used In: - 握
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1261
Components: (corpse) + 至 (until)
Mnemonic: You can only leave your corpse at my store until it starts to smell.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: a store which only sells xxx (本屋= bookstore, パン屋= bread store, etc.)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: room
Frequency ranking: 180

Kanji: 室
Meaning: room suffix
Onyomi: SHITSU
First jukugo: 教室[きょうしつ]
Full header: 室 room suffix
(crown) + 至 (until)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
COCK ILL PAIR PN SUF
Description: COCK because - in classic nihongo fashion - the most common jukugo (部屋) is the only jukugo to be pronounced wrong: 　へや　instead of 　ぶしつ.
And, what's the difference between 部屋　and plain old 室?
Simple! 部屋-pronounced-wrong is an average house-type room. Anything else with a 室-pronounced-correctly suffix is a specialized room.
Full onyomi: SHITSU | Get your SHIT out of my room! Jesus!
Full mnemonic: | You can't wear the crown until you get to the throne room.
Full jukugo: 教室(きょうしつ) | classroom ★★★★☆ 教 (teach) + 室 (room suffix) = 教室 (classroom)
待合室(まちあいしつ) | waiting room ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN NOKURI 待 (wait) + 合 (to suit) + 室 (room suffix) = 待合室 (waiting room)
更衣室(こういしつ) | clothes-changing - room ★☆☆☆☆ 更 (all over again) + 衣 (cloth) + 室 (room suffix) = 更衣室 (clothes-changing - room)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
屋 | store | CORPSE |
室 | room suffix | CROWN |
You go to a mortuary store to buy a CORPSE,
but you wear a CROWN in the throne room.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1262
Components: (crown) + 至 (until)
Mnemonic: Get your SHIT out of my room! Jesus!
You can't wear the crown until you get to the throne room.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: classroom
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 490

Kanji: 握
Meaning: grasp
Onyomi: AKU
First kunyomi: にぎ*る
First jukugo: 握手[あくしゅ]する
Full header: 握 grasp
(handleft) + 屋 (store)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: AKU | It's BAD (悪い) for Godzilla to grasp stores with his hand, destroying the merch. (AKU is the onyomi for わるい, meaning bad)
Full mnemonic: | Godzilla grasps a whole store in the palm of his hand.
Full kunyomi: にぎ*る | to grasp - Usually grab is just 持って　（もって）. 握る is more specific: grabbing and squeezing! (someone's hand, or a baseball bat, or some free weights). 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 握手(あくしゅ) する | shake hands ★★★☆☆ 握 (grasp) + 手 (hand) = 握手 (shake hands)
把握(はあく) する | grasp the meaning of ☆☆☆☆☆ to grasp the meaning of, to figure out.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1263
Components: (handleft) + 屋 (store)
Mnemonic: It's BAD (悪い) for Godzilla to grasp stores with his hand, destroying the merch. (AKU is the onyomi for わるい, meaning bad)
Godzilla grasps a whole store in the palm of his hand.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to grasp - Usually grab is just 持って　（もって）. 握る is more specific: grabbing and squeezing! (someone's hand, or a baseball bat, or some free weights).
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: shake hands
Frequency ranking: 967

Kanji: 貿
Meaning: international trading
Onyomi: BOU
First jukugo: 貿易[ぼうえき]
Full header: 貿 international trading
(decapitated cow) + 刀 (sword) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: BOU |
Full mnemonic: | She internationally trades BOWLing balls, decapitated cow-heads, and swords for money. (the swords drive down the price of beef, since they make the cows easier to slaughter. Having this inside information, she can short-sell beef futures).
Full jukugo: 貿易(ぼうえき) | international trade ★★☆☆☆ 貿 (international trading) + 易 (easy) = 貿易 (international trade) international trading -imports and exports. (of merchandise, NOT stocks / finance)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1264
Components: (decapitated cow) + 刀 (sword) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: She internationally trades BOWLing balls, decapitated cow-heads, and swords for money. (the swords drive down the price of beef, since they make the cows easier to slaughter. Having this inside information, she can short-sell beef futures).
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: international trade
Frequency ranking: 1680

Kanji: 留
Meaning: absent / stopped
Onyomi: RYUU
First kunyomi: ( を ) と*まる
First jukugo: 留学生[りゅうがくせい]
Full header: 留 absent / stopped
(decapitated cow) + 刀 (sword) + 田 (rice field)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
COCK DUPE JERK
Description: COCK: not only is the KUNyomi a DUPE, but the very common jukugo (留守) is an FP as well. It's almost like this kanji is trying to be baffling in as many ways as possible ON PURPOSE.
Full onyomi: RYUU | You'll have to REUSE that phone to call me later - I'm away from home right now.
Full mnemonic: | The cow's head is away - it was chopped off with a sword and then hidden in a rice field. Kids these days.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) と*まる | Here's the DUPE part: DICTIONARIES say 　留まる, along with 止まる, both mean 'to stop something.' Luckily 留まる is never used, so you don't have to worry about confusing it with 止まる. ☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) とど＊まる | it doesn't move or expand (crime rate doesn't change / the jerkface politician remains in office / the damage is limited to this) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 留学生(りゅうがくせい) | student studying abroad ★★★★☆ 留 (absent / stopped) + 学 生 (student) = 留学生 (student studying abroad )
留守(るす) | be away ★★☆☆☆ FP 留 (absent / stopped) + 守 (protect) = 留守 (be away) to be away from home; to be absent (留守番電話　（るすばんでんわ)＝ leave a message at the tone)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1265
Components: (decapitated cow) + 刀 (sword) + 田 (rice field)
Mnemonic: You'll have to REUSE that phone to call me later - I'm away from home right now.
The cow's head is away - it was chopped off with a sword and then hidden in a rice field. Kids these days.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Here's the DUPE part: DICTIONARIES say 　留まる, along with 止まる, both mean 'to stop something.' Luckily 留まる is never used, so you don't have to worry about confusing it with 止まる.
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: student studying abroad
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 864

Kanji: 云
Meaning: twin decapited cows
Full header: 云 twin decapited cows
(decapitated cow) + 二 (two)
Description: CHECK OUT HOW LOGICAL MY SHIT IS! Two plus decapitated cow? Decpaitated TWIN cows. Kanji is easy, see?
It's a fuckin' UFO-cattle-mutilation epidemic over here, is what it is, boy howdy!
Full used In: - 魂
- 転
- 伝
- 芸
- 会
- 雲
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1266
Components: (decapitated cow) + 二 (two)
Frequency ranking: 140

Kanji: 転
Meaning: roll over
Onyomi: TEN
First kunyomi: ( が ) ころ＊がる
First jukugo: 自転車[じてんしゃ]
Full header: 転 roll over
車 (car) + 云 (twin decapited cows)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: TEN |
Full mnemonic: | The car rolled over the twin cows TEN times, decapitating them.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) ころ＊がる | something tumbles ★★★☆☆
( が ) ころ＊ぶ | something rolls over; something turns over 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 自転車(じてんしゃ) | bicycle ★★★★★ 自 (my own) + 転 (roll over) + 車 (car) = 自転車 (bicycle)
運転(うんてん) する | drive a vehicle ★★★★☆ 運 (carry / luck) + 転 (roll over) = 運転 (drive a vehicle)
転向(てんこう) | do an about-face ★★★☆☆ CCW 転 (roll over) + 向 (turn to face) = 転向 (do an about-face) convert to new ideology, do an about-face. This is important because most of the freaky looking kids you see on the street will all become housewives and salarimen the exact second they turn ２3. - making TENKOU what we call a "cultural code word."
転勤(てんきん)
transfer ☆☆☆☆☆
転 (roll over) + 勤 (be employed at) = 転勤 (transfer)
when a salariman gets transferred to another office, that's tenkin.
I only mention this because most of the Japanese you meet who speak good English, probably one of their parents got tenkin-ed to America / UK, so it tends to come up in conversation.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1267
Components: 車 (car) + 云 (twin decapited cows)
Mnemonic: The car rolled over the twin cows TEN times, decapitating them.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: something tumbles
First jukugo meaning: bicycle
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 576

Kanji: 伝
Meaning: transmit
Onyomi: DEN
First kunyomi: ( を ) つた＊える
First jukugo: 手伝う[てつだう]
Full header: 伝 transmit
(personleft) + 云 (twin decapited cows)
★★★★★
6 strokes
Full onyomi: DEN |
Full mnemonic: | A person transmits a command to decapitate the twin cows and DEN you have to carry it out.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) つた＊える | I tell someone (use this one for, "Tell her I said hello!") ★★★★☆
( が ) つた＊わる | something is transmitted ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 手伝う(てつだう) | help ★★★★★ 手 (hand) + 伝 (transmit) = 手伝う (help)
伝統(でんとう) | tradition ★★★☆☆ 伝 (transmit) + 統 (tradition) = 伝統 (tradition) tradition (traditional: 伝統的な　（でんとうてきな））
伝説(でんせつ) | a legend ★★☆☆☆ 伝 (transmit) + 説 (explain) = 伝説 (a legend) a legend - King Arthur or Lord of the Rings or whatever.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1268
Components: (personleft) + 云 (twin decapited cows)
Mnemonic: A person transmits a command to decapitate the twin cows and DEN you have to carry it out.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I tell someone (use this one for, "Tell her I said hello!")
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: help
Frequency ranking: 429

Kanji: 魂
Meaning: soul
Onyomi: KON
First kunyomi: たましい
First jukugo: XXX魂[こん]
Full header: 魂 soul
云 (twin decapited cows) + 鬼 (demon)
★☆☆☆☆
14 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KON | The human soul is the same size as a pineCONE.
Full mnemonic: | The cows were born siamese twins because a mischievous demon put one soul in two bodies.
Full kunyomi: たましい | soul ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: XXX 魂(こん) | xxx-spirit ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX- put it at the end of a word to mean 'spirit,' as in 'fighting spirit,' 'winning spirit,' 'patriotic spirit,' and so on. In that sense, it's not like a real ghost or religious thing.
塊魂(かたまりだましい) | katamari damacy! ☆☆☆☆☆ 塊 (clump) + 魂 (soul) = 塊魂 (katamari damacy!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1269
Components: 云 (twin decapited cows) + 鬼 (demon)
Mnemonic: The human soul is the same size as a pineCONE.
The cows were born siamese twins because a mischievous demon put one soul in two bodies.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: xxx-spirit
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1239

Kanji: 芸
Meaning: art
Onyomi: GEI
First jukugo: 芸術[げいじゅつ]
Full header: 芸 art
(flowertop) + 云 (twin decapited cows)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GEI |
Full mnemonic: | The GAY performance artist made flowery wreaths for the funeral of the twin decapitated cows.
Full jukugo: 芸術(げいじゅつ) | the arts ★★★☆☆ 芸 (art) + 術 (art / technique) = 芸術 (the arts) all the arts: not just modern art, but dance, music, performance, installations, puppetry. . .
芸能界(げいのうかい) | showbiz ★★★☆☆ 芸 (art) + 能 (talent) + 界 (the world) = 芸能界 (showbiz)
芸者(げいしゃ) | geisha ★☆☆☆☆ 芸 (art) + 者 (professional) = 芸者 (geisha) what Asian chicks in college get mad about
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1270
Components: (flowertop) + 云 (twin decapited cows)
Mnemonic: The GAY performance artist made flowery wreaths for the funeral of the twin decapitated cows.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: the arts
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 792

Kanji: 会
Meaning: big meeting
Onyomi: KAI
First kunyomi: ( に ) あ＊う
First jukugo: 会社[かいしゃ]
Full header: 会 big meeting
(peaked roof) + 云 (twin decapited cows)
★★★★★
6 strokes
DUPE ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: KAI | No flying KITES at the big meeting!!
Full mnemonic: | The twin cows held a big meeting under the peaked roof.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) あ＊う | to meet someone ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 会社(かいしゃ) | company ★★★★★ 会 (big meeting) + 社 (company) = 会社 (company)
社会(しゃかい) | society ★★★★★ 社 (company) + 会 (big meeting) = 社会 (society)
会話(かいわ) | conversation ★★★★☆ 会 (big meeting) + 話 (conversation) = 会話 (conversation)
会議(かいぎ) | a conference ★★★☆☆ 会 (big meeting) + 議 (discussion) = 会議 (a conference)
協会(きょうかい) | union ★★☆☆☆ 協 (cooperate) + 会 (big meeting) = 協会 (union) a society or association - but usually used about labor unions.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
会 | big meeting | TWIN COWS | 云
合 | to suit | MOUTH | 口
You have abig meeting with TWIN COWS. They say, "Don't eat us! We don't suit your MOUTH!"
Full used In: - 絵
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1271
Components: (peaked roof) + 云 (twin decapited cows)
Mnemonic: No flying KITES at the big meeting!!
The twin cows held a big meeting under the peaked roof.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to meet someone
First jukugo meaning: company
Frequency ranking: 141

Kanji: 絵
Meaning: picture
Onyomi: E
First kunyomi: え
First jukugo: 油絵[あぶらえ]
Full header: 絵 picture
糸 (string) + 会 (big meeting)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: E | They say that this artist is the shit, but I saw his pictures and I was just like, "EH."
Full mnemonic: | Let's all meet and look at pictures of string!
Full kunyomi: え | picture LAZY ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 油絵(あぶらえ) | oil painting. ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN NEO 油 (oil) + 絵 (picture) = 油絵 (oil painting.)
似顔絵(にがおえ) | portrait ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 似 (resemble) + 顔 (face) + 絵 (picture) = 似顔絵 (portrait)
絵の具(えのぐ) | oil paint ★☆☆☆☆ 絵 (picture) + 具 (tool) = 絵の具 (oil paint) oil paint, like what Rembrandt and Picasso use.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1272
Components: 糸 (string) + 会 (big meeting)
Mnemonic: They say that this artist is the shit, but I saw his pictures and I was just like, "EH."
Let's all meet and look at pictures of string!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: oil painting.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 898

Meaning: termite mound
Full header: termite mound
(middle radical) 土 (earth)
STRONG
Description: Can you think of a better mnemonic for earth piled on top of earth?
STRONG RADICAL FOR GAI
Full used In: - 街
- 掛
- 封
- 涯
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1273
Components: (middle radical) 土 (earth)
Frequency ranking: 514

Kanji: 街
Meaning: shopping district
Onyomi: GAI
First jukugo: 商店街[しょうてんがい]
Full header: 街 shopping district
(goleft) + (termite mound) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GAI |
Full mnemonic: | Let's go shopping with the GUYS in the shopping district inside the termite mound.
Full jukugo: 商店街(しょうてんがい) | shopping district. ★★★★☆ 商 (merchandise) + 店 (shop) + 街 (shopping district) = 商店街 (shopping district.) shopping district. Not quite a mall, but a street with a tin roof, and all the shops are decorated similarly.Like all the stores on that street formed a kind of merchants' association and tried to give their street some atmosphere.
街道(かいどう) | Highway ★☆☆☆☆ 街 (shopping district) + 道 (street) = 街道 (Highway)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
掛 | hang / halfway done | HAND | 手
衝 | collision | HEAVY | 重
街 | shopping district | TERMITE HILL |
術 | art / technique | WOOD | 木
Hang something with your HAND from a windowsill!
Colliding with a HEAVY thing is painful.
A shopping district as busy as a TERMITE HILL.
Technique of chopping WOOD fast is a skill.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1274
Components: (goleft) + (termite mound) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Let's go shopping with the GUYS in the shopping district inside the termite mound.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: shopping district.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 841

Kanji: 掛
Meaning: hang / halfway done
Onyomi: GAI
First kunyomi: ( を ) か＊ける
First jukugo: 手掛り[てがかり]
Full header: 掛 hang / halfway done
(handleft) + (termite mound) Same-ON + (katakana toe)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: GAI |
Full mnemonic: Use your hand to hang the GUY's toe from the termite mound.
The termites will feast tonight! (the hand was made out of wood, and the guy was a pirate - it's a long story).
Full kunyomi: ( を ) か＊ける | I hang something using a hook or pin. Also, to sprinkle something on something else (pepper, salt, etc.) Also means to drape over : drape a blanket over a sleeping child or put a tablecloth on the um uh table. Also means to turn on something electric, although how this is different from 使う is unclear! ★★☆☆☆
( が ) か＊かる | something is hung ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 手掛り(てがかり) | a clue ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 手 (hand) + 掛 (hang / halfway done ) = 手掛り (a clue)
xxx 掛け(かけ) のYYY | halfway-done ★★★☆☆ KANA SUFFIX meaning halfway done. could be anything. a halfway-eaten cake, a halfway-drawn picture, a hal
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
掛 | hang / halfway done | HAND | 手
衝 | collision | HEAVY | 重
街 | shopping district | TERMITE HILL |
術 | art / technique | WOOD | 木
Hang something with your HAND from a windowsill!
Colliding with a HEAVY thing is painful.
A shopping district as busy as a TERMITE HILL.
Technique of chopping WOOD fast is a skill.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1275
Components: (handleft) + (termite mound) Same-ON + (katakana toe)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I hang something using a hook or pin. Also, to sprinkle something on something else (pepper, salt, etc.) Also means to drape over : drape a blanket over a sleeping child or put a tablecloth on the um uh table. Also means to turn on something electric, although how this is different from 使う is unclear!
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a clue
Frequency ranking: 785

Kanji: 涯
Meaning: lifetime
Onyomi: GAI
First jukugo: 生涯[しょうがい]
Full header: 涯 lifetime
(termite mound) + (cliff) + (waterleft)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: GAI |
Full mnemonic: | There's a GUY standing on a termite mound at the cliff's edge, ready to jump off into the water, and end his LIFETIME.
Full jukugo: 生涯(しょうがい) | lifetime ★☆☆☆☆ 生 (life / birth) + 涯 (lifetime) = 生涯 (lifetime) lifetime (need a lifetime of counseling / for the rest of your life / cradle-to-grave healthcare / lifelong habit)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1276
Components: (termite mound) + (cliff) + (waterleft)
Mnemonic: There's a GUY standing on a termite mound at the cliff's edge, ready to jump off into the water, and end his LIFETIME.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1478

Kanji: 封
Meaning: seal in
Onyomi: FUU / HOU
First jukugo: 封筒[ふうとう]
Full header: 封 seal in
(termite mound) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: FUU / HOU |
Full mnemonic: | Its FUCKED up how they sealed that HOE inside the termite mound with glue.
Full jukugo: 封筒(ふうとう) | envelope ★☆☆☆☆ 封 (seal in) + 筒 (cylinder /pipe) = 封筒 (envelope)
封建主義(ほうけんしゅぎ) | feudalism ☆☆☆☆☆ 封 (seal in) + 建 (build) + 主 義 (- ism) = 封建主義 (feudalism)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1277
Components: (termite mound) + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: Its FUCKED up how they sealed that HOE inside the termite mound with glue.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: envelope
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1323

Meaning: termite pie
Full header: termite pie
(pie radical) (termite mound) + (pi)
Description: delicious?
Full used In: - 陸
- 勢
- 熱
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1278
Components: (pie radical) (termite mound) + (pi)
Frequency ranking: 516

Kanji: 陸
Meaning: continent
Onyomi: RIKU
First jukugo: 大陸[たいりく]
Full header: 陸 continent
(town) + (termite pie)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: RIKU |
Full mnemonic: | That continent is famous for termite pie !! If you get there, to go to the first pie shop in town and LICK all the pies.
Full jukugo: 大陸(たいりく) | continent ★★☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 陸 (continent) = 大陸 (continent ) continent (ie. what your Mom is not)
陸軍(りくぐん) | The Land Army ☆☆☆☆☆ 陸 (continent) + 軍 (army) = 陸軍 (The Land Army ) The Land Army (as opposed to navy or airforce)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1279
Components: (town) + (termite pie)
Mnemonic: That continent is famous for termite pie !! If you get there, to go to the first pie shop in town and LICK all the pies.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1013

Kanji: 勢
Meaning: power
Onyomi: SEI
First kunyomi: いきお*い
First jukugo: 姿勢[しせい]
Full header: 勢 power
(termite pie) + 丸 (round) + 力 (strong)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | They SAY that if you eat a round termite pie you'll get strong powers.
Full kunyomi: いきお*い | most dictionaries/books/apps define this as POWER but it's more like momentum, (a power which is in motion). The power to influence something - like "The car had a lot of 勢い so it was hard to stop the car before we hit the cat." or "Because of the whiskey's 勢い, I could do a table dance in the White House." Also means to gain steam or lose steam - said of political momentum or the momentum of a trend or ideology. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 姿勢(しせい) | ｐｏｓｔｕｒｅ ★★★☆☆ 姿 (someone's shape, body, form) + 勢 (power) = 姿勢 (ｐｏｓｔｕｒｅ) ｐｏｓｔｕｒｅ　－　 posture, both literal and figurative. Unlike the related word 態度（たいど） one's 姿勢 is always intentional - something one consciously adopts.
大勢(おおぜい) | crowd ☆☆☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 勢 (power) = 大勢 (crowd) a large number of people - not in the sense of 'It's crowded today' but like 'There were crowds waiting to greet the Ambassador' - the crowd is united in its purpose.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1280
Components: (termite pie) + 丸 (round) + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: They SAY that if you eat a round termite pie you'll get strong powers.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: most dictionaries/books/apps define this as POWER but it's more like momentum, (a power which is in motion). The power to influence something - like "The car had a lot of 勢い so it was hard to stop the car before we hit the cat." or "Because of the whiskey's 勢い, I could do a table dance in the White House."
First jukugo meaning: ｐｏｓｔｕｒｅ
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 517

Kanji: 熱
Meaning: hot thing / fever
Onyomi: NETSU
First kunyomi: あつ＊い
First jukugo: 情熱[じょうねつ]
Full header: 熱 hot thing / fever
(termite pie) + 丸 (round) + (firebottom)
★★★★☆
15 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: NETSU | You don't want to get a fever form mosquito bites so put NETS around your bed at night.
Full mnemonic: | They lit a fire all around the termite pie until it was a hot thing.
Full kunyomi: あつ＊い | a hot thing. Also can be used figuratively for hot emotions. ★★★★☆
ねつ | a fever. LAZY ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 情熱(じょうねつ) | enthusiastic ★★☆☆☆ 情 (emotion) + 熱 (hot thing / fever) = 情熱 (enthusiastic) passionate! Although pretty far from how we'd use that word in english: the Japanese version means "dedicated , hardworking, diligent." 熱心な学生 (a passionate student) . . perhaps a better translation is simply 'enthusiastic.'
熱心(ねっしん) な or 　に | passionate ★☆☆☆☆ 熱 (hot thing / fever) + 心 (heart) = 熱心 (passionate) passion - usually used about sports or performances: They praised the actor's passionate performance. She's passionate about her hobby.
熱帯(ねったい) | tropics ★☆☆☆☆ 熱 (hot thing / fever) + 帯 (belt) = 熱帯 (tropics) the tropics, tropical zone
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1281
Components: (termite pie) + 丸 (round) + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: You don't want to get a fever form mosquito bites so put NETS around your bed at night.
They lit a fire all around the termite pie until it was a hot thing.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a hot thing. Also can be used figuratively for hot emotions.
First jukugo meaning: enthusiastic
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 604

Meaning: diaper
Full header: diaper
(big and right radical)
PK
Description: Diaper is a strange radical because sometimes it is a "big" radical, with other radicals inside it, and sometimes it turns into a "right-side" radical. Be warned!!!! Diapers come in all sizes! Diaper ( ) is different from 'Moustache'( ) because both of diaper's sides bend outward at the bottom. If you still have trouble telling them apart, think "FULL DIAPERS BULGE OUTWARDS".
Full used In: - 抗
- 冗
- 肌
- 机
- 風
- 飢
- 航
- 処
- 凡
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1282
Components: (big and right radical)
Frequency ranking: 260

Kanji: 冗
Meaning: joke
Onyomi: JOU
First jukugo: 冗談[じょうだん]
Full header: 冗 joke
(George Michael's Moustache) + (diaper)
★★☆☆☆
4 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: JOU |
Full mnemonic: | JOE Stalin told a vulgar joke about nuzzling a diaper with his Moustache. That dude was a riot. Whatever happened to him?
Full jukugo: 冗談(じょうだん) | joke ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 冗 (joke) + 談 (consult) = 冗談 (joke) a joke - you'll often hear: "冗談じゃない！” ('I'm not kidding!')
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
凡 | mediocre | DOT |
冗 | joke | MOUSTACHE |
I'm like a little mediocre DOT on the internet, telling jokes about GEORGE MICHAEL'S MOUSTACHE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1283
Components: (George Michael's Moustache) + (diaper)
Mnemonic: JOE Stalin told a vulgar joke about nuzzling a diaper with his Moustache. That dude was a riot. Whatever happened to him?
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1483

Kanji: 肌
Meaning: human skin
First kunyomi: はだ
First jukugo: 鳥肌[とりはだ]
Full header: 肌 human skin
月 (moon/organ) + (diaper)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
Full mnemonic: | Your skin is like a diaper to keep blood from leaking out of the body's organs.
Full kunyomi: はだ | refers to the skin of a person - not to leather or animal skin (BOOBOO) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 鳥肌(とりはだ) | goosebumps ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 鳥 (bird) + 肌 (human skin) = 鳥肌 (goosebumps)
肌触り(はだざわり) | texture ★☆☆☆☆ 肌 (human skin) + 触 (touch) = 肌触り (texture) the texture of something (i.e. how it feels when rubbed on your skin)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1284
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + (diaper)
Mnemonic: Your skin is like a diaper to keep blood from leaking out of the body's organs.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: refers to the skin of a person - not to leather or animal skin (BOOBOO)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: goosebumps
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1293

Kanji: 抗
Meaning: oppose
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 対抗[たいこう]する
Full header: 抗 oppose
(handleft) + (beret) + (diaper)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KOU | I oppose COCAINE.
Full mnemonic: | Put your hand up to oppose him laying his beret on top of your dirty cast-off diaper.
Full jukugo: 対抗(たいこう) する | to counter ★★★☆☆ 対 (against) + 抗 (oppose) = 対抗 (to counter ) to counter (used with two roughly equal things that oppose each other) (i.e. a counter-reaction, counter-demonstration, compete in the marketplace, counter-culture, antagonist, counter-balance)
抵抗(ていこう) する
resist ★★★☆☆
抵 (resist) + 抗 (oppose) = 抵抗 (resist)
to resist, used about one person taking on the whole fuckin' system, mannn!: draft resister, resisting arrest, La Resistance.
Also, to encounter resistance, resist temptation, and the electric concept of 'resistance' are also included in the meaning.
反抗(はんこう) する | rebel ★★☆☆☆ 反 (anti) + 抗 (oppose) = 反抗 (rebel) to be rebellious, defiant. To start a revolt. Unlike the related words 抵抗　（ていこう）　and 対抗　（たいこう）、　反抗 has the nuance of 'rebel for the fuck of it,' like a teenager would.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1285
Components: (handleft) + (beret) + (diaper)
Mnemonic: I oppose COCAINE.
Put your hand up to oppose him laying his beret on top of your dirty cast-off diaper.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: to counter
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1093

Kanji: 机
Meaning: desk
First kunyomi: つくえ
Full header: 机 desk
木 (tree) + (diaper)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | I sit down at my wooden desk and write epic legends about diapers.
Full kunyomi: つくえ | desk ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
机 | desk | DIAPER |
乱 | disorder | TONGUE | 舌
札 | card / label / bill | TREE | 木
礼 | polite | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
There's a DIAPER on my desk,
so use your TONGUE to clean up that disorder.
The card was printed on TREE bark.
NECROPHILIACS are very polite because they never get a lady pregnant or give her an STD.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1286
Components: 木 (tree) + (diaper)
Mnemonic: I sit down at my wooden desk and write epic legends about diapers.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1348

Kanji: 風
Meaning: wind / the flu / style
Onyomi: FUU - but half the time just FU.
First kunyomi: かぜ
First jukugo: お風呂[おふろ]
Full header: 風 wind / the flu / style
(diaper) + 虫 (insizzect)
★★★★★
9 strokes
JERK PN
Full onyomi: FUU - but half the time just FU. | The spooky wind made a sound like FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.
Full mnemonic: | The wind blows a bug into your diaper. A bug??? Or is it. . . WU TANG KILLA BEE STYLE!!!!! That is a whole new kind of diaper rash right there.
Full kunyomi: かぜ | wind ★★★★★
Full jukugo: お風呂(おふろ) | bathtub ★★★★★ 1/2 KANA 風 (wind / the flu / style) + 呂 (washtub) = お風呂 (bathtub) bathrub. I mean tub. A bathtub.
和風(わふう) | Japanese-style ★★★★☆ 和 (peace/ Japan) + 風 (wind / the flu / style) = 和風 (Japanese-style) Japanese-style (food, clothing, houses. . .)
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)
XXX 風(ふう) | xxx-style ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX that can go with a lot of words, meaning 'XXX - style.'
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1287
Components: (diaper) + 虫 (insizzect)
Mnemonic: The spooky wind made a sound like FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.
The wind blows a bug into your diaper. A bug??? Or is it. . . WU TANG KILLA BEE STYLE!!!!! That is a whole new kind of diaper rash right there.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: wind
First jukugo meaning: bathtub
Frequency ranking: 261

Kanji: 飢
Meaning: starve
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: う*える
First jukugo: 飢餓[きが]
Full header: 飢 starve
食 (eat) + (diaper)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KI | Starvation is the KEY to being a successful model.
Full mnemonic: | I'm starving so bad I could eat a diaper!
Full kunyomi: う*える | to starve (xxxにうえてる = metaphorically hungry for xxx (knowledge or power ,etc.)) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 飢餓(きが) | hunger ☆☆☆☆☆ hunger (no stars!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1288
Components: 食 (eat) + (diaper)
Mnemonic: Starvation is the KEY to being a successful model.
I'm starving so bad I could eat a diaper!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to starve (xxxにうえてる = metaphorically hungry for xxx (knowledge or power ,etc.))
First jukugo meaning: hunger
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1702

Kanji: 処
Meaning: dispose of　or manage
Onyomi: SHO
First jukugo: 処理[しょり]
Full header: 処 dispose of　or manage
(eachbottom) + (diaper)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHO |
Full mnemonic: | You gotta dispose of each of the baby's diapers, otherwise you'll Smell His Odors 24/7.
Full jukugo: 処理(しょり)
take care of a problem. ★★★☆☆
処 (dispose of　or manage) + 理 (reason) = 処理 (take care of a problem.)
Often translated as 'management', 処理 is more like,"to take care of a problem. To resolve a complaint."
Unlike the related terms 経営(けいえい）　or 営む　（いとなむ）, 処理 is not a full-time job; more like something you do when an emergency happens.
処女(しょじょ) | female virgin ★★☆☆☆ FR 処 (dispose of　or manage) + 女 (woman) = 処女 (female virgin)
処分(しょぶん) する | deal with/ dispose of ★★☆☆☆ 処 (dispose of　or manage) + 分 (understand / divide / minute) = 処分 (deal with/ dispose of) to dispose of (unwanted stuff),punish, or deal with or manage (a problem)
処置(しょち) | temporary fix ★★☆☆☆ 処 (dispose of　or manage) + 置 (put down on table) = 処置 (temporary fix) temporary, provisional management of a problem, until a lasting solution can be found : usually medical (i.e. stabalize the patient), but sometimes used about jury-rigging a machine. Take care of the radiation leak. Manage the PR crisis.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
処 | dispose of　or manage | no hand |
拠 | evidence which is the basis for a judgment | HAND | 手
I think you can manage to masturbate, on the basis that you have HANDS. Or: I think you can dispose of your sexual urges. . . my evidence? You have HANDS.
Full used In: - 拠
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1289
Components: (eachbottom) + (diaper)
Mnemonic: You gotta dispose of each of the baby's diapers, otherwise you'll Smell His Odors 24/7.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: take care of a problem.
Frequency ranking: 667

Kanji: 拠
Meaning: evidence which is the basis for a judgment
Onyomi: KYO
First jukugo: 証拠[しょうこ]
Full header: 拠 evidence which is the basis for a judgment
(handleft) + 処 (dispose of　or manage)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KYO |
Full mnemonic: | When the cops get their HANDS on you, Keep Your Opinions to yourself, and dispose of the evidence.
Full jukugo: 証拠(しょうこ) | physical evidence ★★☆☆☆ FP NP 証 (proof) + 拠 (evidence which is the basis for a judgment) = 証拠 (physical evidence) physical evidence, such as a footprint, or "This green tap-water is evidence of pollution." Also this is the word one uses about evidence at trials, not 証.
根拠(こんきょ) | grounds ★☆☆☆☆ 根 (root) + 拠 (evidence which is the basis for a judgment) = 根拠 (grounds) a grounds or basis for doing something. The authority to do something.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
処 | dispose of　or manage | no hand |
拠 | evidence which is the basis for a judgment | HAND | 手
I think you can manage to masturbate, on the basis that you have HANDS. Or: I think you can dispose of your sexual urges. . . my evidence? You have HANDS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1290
Components: (handleft) + 処 (dispose of　or manage)
Mnemonic: When the cops get their HANDS on you, Keep Your Opinions to yourself, and dispose of the evidence.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: physical evidence
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1080

Kanji: 凡
Meaning: mediocre
Onyomi: BON
First jukugo: 平凡[へいぼん]な
Full header: 凡 mediocre
(diaper) + 丶 (dot)
★☆☆☆☆
3 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: BON | as in "You can get a BONer from even mediocre porn."
Full mnemonic: Let's call the single dot inside the diaper a tiny turd. OK? Great. Aaaand, all together now,:
A mediocre man walks around with a diaper with merely a single turd in it.
Full jukugo: 平凡(へいぼん) な | mediocre ★★☆☆☆ 平 (equal / level) + 凡 (mediocre) = 平凡 (mediocre) commonplace, ordinary, mediocre (i.e. rapping about rims)
凡人(ぼんじん) | ordinary person ★☆☆☆☆ 凡 (mediocre) + 人 (person) = 凡人 (ordinary person) an ordinary person, a common mediocre person.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
凡 | mediocre | DOT |
冗 | joke | MOUSTACHE |
I'm like a little mediocre DOT on the internet, telling jokes about GEORGE MICHAEL'S MOUSTACHE.
Full used In: - 築
- 恐
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1291
Components: (diaper) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: as in "You can get a BONer from even mediocre porn."
Let's call the single dot inside the diaper a tiny turd. OK? Great. Aaaand, all together now,:
A mediocre man walks around with a diaper with merely a single turd in it.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 589

Kanji: 築
Meaning: architect
Onyomi: CHIKU
First jukugo: 建築家[けんちくか]
Full header: 築 architect
竹 (bamboo) + 工 (craft or industry) + 凡 (mediocre) + 木 (tree)
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: CHIKU | CHICKS like construction workers, especially when they whistle.
Full mnemonic: | Use crafts to construct a mediocre house with bamboo and trees.
Full jukugo: 建築家(けんちくか) | architect ★★★☆☆ 建 築 (architecture) + 家 (home) = 建築家 (architect)
建築(けんちく) | architecture ★★★☆☆ 建 (build) + 築 (architect) = 建築 (architecture) architecture. So help me God I'll never spell that word right.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1292
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 工 (craft or industry) + 凡 (mediocre) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: CHICKS like construction workers, especially when they whistle.
Use crafts to construct a mediocre house with bamboo and trees.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1198

Kanji: 恐
Meaning: dread
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘを ) おそ*れる
First jukugo: 恐怖[きょうふ]する
Full header: 恐 dread
工 (craft or industry) + 凡 (mediocre) + (bottomheart)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: KYOU | Today (今日, pronounced KYOU) fills me with dread. . . . it's my wedding day, to your stepdad
Full mnemonic: | I dread the crafts made by people with mediocre hearts. P.Diddy, I'm looking at you.
Full kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘを ) おそ*れる | to dread or really fear something.Basically the same as 怖がる but a little more formal. ★★★☆☆
( が ) おそ＊ろしい | scary ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 恐怖(きょうふ) する | super duper terror ★★☆☆☆ 恐 (dread) + 怖 (scary) = 恐怖 (super duper terror)
恐喝(きょうかつ) する | extortion. ★☆☆☆☆ NP The legal term for blackmail or extortion.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
怒 | get mad | WOMAN | 女
恐 | dread | CRAFTY | 工
努 | make an effort | STRENGTH | 力
The WOMAN gets mad, but I dread a CRAFTY man.
Making an effort takes all your STRENGTH.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1293
Components: 工 (craft or industry) + 凡 (mediocre) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: Today (今日, pronounced KYOU) fills me with dread. . . . it's my wedding day, to your stepdad
I dread the crafts made by people with mediocre hearts. P.Diddy, I'm looking at you.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to dread or really fear something.Basically the same as 怖がる but a little more formal.
First jukugo meaning: super duper terror
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 591

Meaning: throw
Full header: throw
(right radical) (diaper) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Description: Imagine a lazy babysitter throwing a diaper at the baby's crotch. Stupid baby, do it yourself!
Full used In: - 役
- 投
- 設
- 殺
- 殴
- 股
- 撃
- 般
- 段
- 没
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1294
Components: (right radical) (diaper) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Frequency ranking: 413

Kanji: 投
Meaning: throw
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: な*げる
First jukugo: 投票[とうひょう]する
Full header: 投 throw
(handleft) + (throw)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
MR
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: | Use your hand to throw a ball at the umpire's TOE
Full kunyomi: な*げる | throw ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 投票(とうひょう) する | vote ★★★☆☆ 投 (throw) + 票 (ballot) = 投票 (vote) to vote (also, it can mean election, as in "Did he win the vote?")
投書(とうしょ) する | contribute ★☆☆☆☆ 投 (throw) + 書 (write) = 投書 (contribute) contribute to a magazine - letter to the editor, purikura, etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1295
Components: (handleft) + (throw)
Mnemonic: Use your hand to throw a ball at the umpire's TOE
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: vote
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 624

Kanji: 役
Meaning: role
Onyomi: YAKU
First kunyomi: やく
First jukugo: 役に立つ[やくにたつ]
Full header: 役 role
(goleft) + (throw) Same-ON
★★★★☆
7 strokes
LAZY
Full onyomi: YAKU |
Full mnemonic: | Your role is to go to the game and throw a ball at a YAK (FYI you are in the human/animal baseballympics)
Full kunyomi: やく | a role. Use this about actors (役を演ずる： play a role!) Also used about businessmen who hold a certain post of position. That's right: post or position, not just role. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 役に立つ(やくにたつ) | to work like it's supposed to ★★★☆☆ 役 (role) + 立 (stand up) = 役に立つ (to work like it's supposed to) to be useful, to work like it's supposed to (used about things, not humans)
役割(やくわり)
role ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN
役 (role) + 割 (divide) = 役割 (role)
role, but more general and figurative than just 役（やく）。 Gay dudes who are top or bottom - that's 役割。 If your role is 'the black sheep of the family," that's 役割。 The guy in the boy-band who is "the edgy one." The person on the reality -tv show who is "the crazy one."
The verb is 果たす（はたす）, as in XXX　の役割を果たす（ to play the role of XXX)
役人(やくにん) | bureaucrat ★★★☆☆ ABU 役 (role) + 人 (person) = 役人 (bureaucrat) a petty bureaucrat ass-grower like at the DMV. These are almost as unpopular in Japan as they are in the West, so maybe don't ask someone "Are you a 役人?" to their face.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
役 | role | THROW |
径 | diameter | DUMP |
The pitcher's role is to THROW,
but if you gotta expand your sphincter's diameter, you gotta TAKE A DUMP .
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1296
Components: (goleft) + (throw) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Your role is to go to the game and throw a ball at a YAK (FYI you are in the human/animal baseballympics)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a role. Use this about actors (役を演ずる： play a role!) Also used about businessmen who hold a certain post of position. That's right: post or position, not just role.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to work like it's supposed to
Frequency ranking: 513

Kanji: 設
Meaning: establish
Onyomi: SETSU
First kunyomi: もう*ける
First jukugo: 設定[せってい]する
Full header: 設 establish
言 (say) + (throw)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: SETSU |
Full mnemonic: | I SAID TO the coach, we should establish a baseball team so that we can throw balls at mitts.
Full kunyomi: もう*ける | to establish (a committee to look into the matter)（a political party), to found (a hospital or think tank) , provide (money) , or throw (a party for a valuable customer) . More broad and casual than the related term 設定（せってい） ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 設定(せってい) する | establish ★★★☆☆ 設 (establish) + 定 (plan) = 設定 (establish) to establish a regulation or rule - also it is often seen on the 'setup' or 'preferences' menus of software when you install it.
施設(しせつ) | institution / facilities ★★☆☆☆ 施 (put into practice / charity) + 設 (establish) = 施設 (institution / facilities) an institution, some facilities. (a mental hospital / sports stadium / orphanage / water filtration plant)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1297
Components: 言 (say) + (throw)
Mnemonic: I SAID TO the coach, we should establish a baseball team so that we can throw balls at mitts.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to establish (a committee to look into the matter)（a political party), to found (a hospital or think tank) , provide (money) , or throw (a party for a valuable customer) . More broad and casual than the related term 設定（せってい）
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 882

Kanji: 没
Meaning: downfall
Onyomi: BOTSU
First jukugo: 沈没[ちんぼつ]する
Full header: 没 downfall
(waterleft) + (throw)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: BOTSU |
Full mnemonic: | When I throw these germs in the water supply, BOTULISM will cause the downfall of your (town/city/skatepark, take your pick).
Full jukugo: 沈没(ちんぼつ) する | sink. ★★☆☆☆ 沈 (sink) + 没 (downfall) = 沈没 (sink.)
没(ぼつ) にする | to reject or turn town ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1298
Components: (waterleft) + (throw)
Mnemonic: When I throw these germs in the water supply, BOTULISM will cause the downfall of your (town/city/skatepark, take your pick).
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: sink.
Frequency ranking: 1446

Kanji: 殺
Meaning: kill
Onyomi: SATSU
First kunyomi: ころ*す
First jukugo: 自殺[じさつ]
Full header: 殺 kill
メ (katakana 'me') + 木 (tree) + (throw)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: SATSU | I SAW TWO killers escape from the prison.
Full mnemonic: | The killer threw the victim's body in a tree and left it there.
Full kunyomi: ころ*す | kill ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 自殺(じさつ) | suicide ★★★★☆ 自 (my own) + 殺 (kill) = 自殺 (suicide)
殺人(さつじん) | murder ★★★★☆ 殺 (kill) + 人 (person) = 殺人 (murder) a murderER is a 殺人犯　(さつじんはん)
暗殺(あんさつ) | assassination ★☆☆☆☆ 暗 (dark) + 殺 (kill) = 暗殺 (assassination)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1299
Components: メ (katakana 'me') + 木 (tree) + (throw)
Mnemonic: I SAW TWO killers escape from the prison.
The killer threw the victim's body in a tree and left it there.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: suicide
Frequency ranking: 414

Kanji: 殴
Meaning: punch
Onyomi: OU
First kunyomi: なぐ*る
First jukugo: 殴り合い[なぐりあい]
Full header: 殴 punch
区 (ward) + (throw)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: OU |
Full mnemonic: | I say OHHHH shit!!! As you punch me so hard I'm thrown into the next ward.
Full kunyomi: なぐ*る | punch ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 殴り合い(なぐりあい) | fistfight ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 殴 (punch) + 合 (to suit) = 殴り合い (fistfight )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
欧 | Europe | LACK | 欠
殴 | punch | DIAPER |
Compared to Tokyo, europe LACKS PUNCH.
But I punched a dude in the DIAPER after lunch.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1300
Components: 区 (ward) + (throw)
Mnemonic: I say OHHHH shit!!! As you punch me so hard I'm thrown into the next ward.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: fistfight
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1671

Kanji: 股
Meaning: grrrrrroin
Onyomi: KO
First kunyomi: また
First jukugo: 股間[こかん]
Full header: 股 grrrrrroin
月 (moon/organ) + (throw)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: KO | Two grrroins can make a KOdomo.
Full mnemonic: | A man's grrroin is an organ that throws a milky white substance known as "Mommy Fertilizer."
Full kunyomi: また | crotch (BOOBOO: usually people say またのとこと) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 股間(こかん) | polite crotch ☆☆☆☆☆ 股 (grrrrrroin) + 間 (a period of time) = 股間 (polite crotch) a comparatively polite way to say "crotch"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1301
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + (throw)
Mnemonic: Two grrroins can make a KOdomo.
A man's grrroin is an organ that throws a milky white substance known as "Mommy Fertilizer."
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: crotch (BOOBOO: usually people say またのとこと)
First jukugo meaning: polite crotch
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1546

Kanji: 撃
Meaning: charge
Onyomi: GEKI
First kunyomi: う*つ
First jukugo: 攻撃[こうげき]する
Full header: 撃 charge
車 (car) + (throw) + (handleft)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: GEKI | When the soldiers charge, they really GET KEYed up!
Full mnemonic: | The car charged up and hands came out the window, throwing spears.
Full kunyomi: う*つ | to shoot a weapon ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 攻撃(こうげき) する | attack ★★★☆☆ 攻 (attack) + 撃 (charge) = 攻撃 (attack) A military-style massive, planned attack.
衝撃(しょうげき) | shock/impact ★★☆☆☆ 衝 (collision) + 撃 (charge) = 衝撃 (shock/impact) 'real' shock (like electroshock therapy), or an emotional shock, or also just a physical impact (car crash)
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: 1302
Components: 車 (car) + (throw) + (handleft)
Mnemonic: When the soldiers charge, they really GET KEYed up!
The car charged up and hands came out the window, throwing spears.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to shoot a weapon
First jukugo meaning: attack
Frequency ranking: 741

Meaning: the fly
Full header: the fly
(top radical) 十 (ten) + 目 (eye)
Description: Ten + eyes = the compound insect eyes of the fly!
Full used In: - 盾
- 真
- 直
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1303
Components: (top radical) 十 (ten) + 目 (eye)
Frequency ranking: 225

Kanji: 盾
Meaning: shield
Onyomi: JUN
First kunyomi: たて
First jukugo: 矛盾[むじゅん]
Full header: 盾 shield
(cliff) + (the fly)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: JUN | I bought my shield in JUNE.
Full mnemonic: | You need to stand behind the cliff to shield yourself from the onslaught of the fly. He has the strength of 20 men!!
Full kunyomi: たて | shield ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 矛盾(むじゅん)
contradiction ★★★☆☆
矛 (halberd) + 盾 (shield) = 矛盾 (contradiction )
contradiction / hypocrisy　 (interesting: the kanji literally mean 'spear plus shield'! Picture a guy claiming his shield is for self-defense, even as he holds a bloody spear in his other hand) . . ..
Japanese, tellingly, does not have a word for hypocrisy, so if you want to say hypocrite, you have to use this word (mujun) and try and make it fit.
Full used In: - 循
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1304
Components: (cliff) + (the fly)
Mnemonic: I bought my shield in JUNE.
You need to stand behind the cliff to shield yourself from the onslaught of the fly. He has the strength of 20 men!!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: contradiction
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1633

Kanji: 循
Meaning: circulate
Onyomi: JUN
First jukugo: 悪循環[あくじゅんかん]
Full header: 循 circulate
(goleft) + 盾 (shield) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: JUN |
Full mnemonic: | Guards armed with shields go and circulate around the city.
Full jukugo: 悪循環(あくじゅんかん) | a vicious circle. ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 悪 (bad) + 循 環 (circulation ) = 悪循環 (a vicious circle.)
循環(じゅんかん) | circulation ☆☆☆☆☆ 循 (circulate) + 環 (environment) = 循環 (circulation ) circulation - whether blood, air, whatever.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1305
Components: (goleft) + 盾 (shield) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Guards armed with shields go and circulate around the city.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a vicious circle.
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1763

Kanji: 真
Meaning: really
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: まっ ( xxx )
First jukugo: 写真[しゃしん]
Full header: 真 really
(the fly) + (pi)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: Flies really really like to eat SHINY pies.
(The pie is shiny because it is coated with the fly's glistening vomit. I'm not just being sick for the sake of sick here. Flies don't have a stomach, so they have to vomit acid on their food - digesting it OUTSIDE THEIR BODY, so to speak. Then they suck up the liquefied remains through their straw-like mouth-hole.)
Full kunyomi: まっ ( xxx ) | PREFIX meaning,absolutely totally entirely XXX. usually used with colors.(まっかい、　まっしろい, etc). The words using this prefix always use the KUNyomi. PRE ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 写真(しゃしん) | photo ★★★★★ 写 (copy) + 真 (really) = 写真 (photo) photo (take photo:　写真を取る （しゃしんをとる））
真実(しんじつ) | the truth ★★★★☆ 真 (really) + 実 (truth) = 真実 (the truth)
真ん中(まんなか) | the very center ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 真 (really) + 中 (middle) = 真ん中 (the very center)
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
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
植 | plant | TREE | 木
具 | tool | WITHOUT THE 'TEN' RADICAL |
真 | really | TEN | 十
県 | prefecture | SMALL | 小
直 | correct a probem / direct contact | 'L' | L
置 | put down on table | NET |
TREES are plants
The truth is worth TEN TOOLS.
I come from a SMALL prefecture.
You can't spell "correct a probLLLLem" without an “L".
You put the NET down on the table.
Full used In: - 慎
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1306
Components: (the fly) + (pi)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: PREFIX meaning,absolutely totally entirely XXX. usually used with colors.(まっかい、　まっしろい, etc). The words using this prefix always use the KUNyomi.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: photo
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 226

Kanji: 慎
Meaning: refrain / be prudent
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: つつし*む
First jukugo: 慎重[しんちょう]な
Full header: 慎 refrain / be prudent
(leftheart) Same-ON + 真 (really)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
PN FR
Description: FUCKED ROOTS ALERT -- whoever invented this kanji thought that it's prudent to refrain from speaking your heart.
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: | People who refrain from speaking their heart really really SHINE in Japanese society.
Full kunyomi: つつし*む | to be cool-headed, prudent, or discreet when it comes to something potentially disruptive. Could also be translated as 'refrain', like, 'refrain from smoking or talking loudly.' 'Don't say fuck. Watch your lanauge when you talk to nuns.' ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 慎重(しんちょう) な | discreet ★★★☆☆ FP 慎 (refrain / be prudent) + 重 (heavy / overlap) = 慎重 (discreet) discreet, careful
不謹慎(ふきんしん) な | imprudent ☆☆☆☆☆ 不 (un) + 慎 (refrain / be prudent) = 不謹慎 (imprudent) imprudent, indiscreet
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
慎 | refrain / be prudent | TRUTH | 実
懐 | nostalgia | UFO |
Refrain from speaking the TRUTH to a person nostalgic for UFOs. Actually the space invader days were pretty bad but why argue?
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1307
Components: (leftheart) Same-ON + 真 (really)
Mnemonic: People who refrain from speaking their heart really really SHINE in Japanese society.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be cool-headed, prudent, or discreet when it comes to something potentially disruptive. Could also be translated as 'refrain', like, 'refrain from smoking or talking loudly.' 'Don't say fuck. Watch your lanauge when you talk to nuns.'
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: discreet
Frequency ranking: 1517

Kanji: 県
Meaning: prefecture
Onyomi: KEN
First jukugo: xxx県[けん]
Full header: 県 prefecture
目 (eye) + L (loser) + 小 (small size)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
SIDEKICK SUF
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: KENNY's a small loser, who's never seen anything outside of his home prefecture with his eyes.
His home prefecture is South Park.
Full jukugo: xxx 県(けん) | xxx - prefecture ★★★★☆ SUF xxx - prefecture (Japan has prefectures instead of counties)
県立(けんりつ) の | prefectural ★☆☆☆☆ 県 (prefecture) + 立 (stand up) = 県立 (prefectural) prefectural (hospital, capital, etc.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
植 | plant | TREE | 木
具 | tool | WITHOUT THE 'TEN' RADICAL |
真 | really | TEN | 十
県 | prefecture | SMALL | 小
直 | correct a probem / direct contact | 'L' | L
置 | put down on table | NET |
TREES are plants
The truth is worth TEN TOOLS.
I come from a SMALL prefecture.
You can't spell "correct a probLLLLem" without an “L".
You put the NET down on the table.
Full used In: - 懸
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1308
Components: 目 (eye) + L (loser) + 小 (small size)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: xxx - prefecture
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1203

Kanji: 懸
Meaning: suspend / gamble
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: ( を ) か＊ける
First jukugo: 一生懸命[いっしょうけんめい]
Full header: 懸 suspend / gamble
県 (prefecture) Same-ON + 系 (group, tribe) + (bottomheart)
★★☆☆☆
20 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | I would bet my heart that we'll find the lost tribe in this prefecture!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) か＊ける | literally, to hang or suspend something. But since usually Japanese use the 掛 kanji to mean hang, 懸 is more often used figuratively: meaning, to gamble or stake something. One's life, one's heart, one's money, etc. ★★☆☆☆
( が ) か＊かる | it is hanging / it depends on xxx. Perhaps more accurately, "XXX is at stake." ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい) | bust ass ★★★★☆ 一 (one) + 生 (life / birth) + 懸 (suspend / gamble) + 命 (life) = 一生懸命 (bust ass) to really bust ass and do one's utmost.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
繁 | multiple, many | EVERY | 毎
緊 | tense | VASSAL | 臣
懸 | suspend / gamble | HEART | 心
Reproducing EVERY day with your VASSAL puts him under a great deal of stress。　Talking about having sex with him. Hostile work environment! Gambling your HEART is a high price to pay.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1309
Components: 県 (prefecture) Same-ON + 系 (group, tribe) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: I would bet my heart that we'll find the lost tribe in this prefecture!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: literally, to hang or suspend something. But since usually Japanese use the 掛 kanji to mean hang, 懸 is more often used figuratively: meaning, to gamble or stake something. One's life, one's heart, one's money, etc.
First jukugo meaning: bust ass
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1221

Kanji: 直
Meaning: correct a probem / direct contact
Onyomi: CHOKU or JIKI
First kunyomi: ( を ) なお＊す
First jukugo: 直接[ちょくせつ]の　or　に
Full header: 直 correct a probem / direct contact
(the fly) + L (loser)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
DUPE JERK PN
Description: In jukugo, 直 tends to use CHOKU in words that have to do with direct contact, and JIKI in words which have to do with fixing things or being nice.
Full onyomi: CHOKU or JIKI |
Full mnemonic: | My hand directly smacks the fly because it's a loser. (and it vomited on my CHOCOlate) This fixed the problem of vomi-chocolate. Now I feel more JIGGY.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) なお＊す | to fix / reform / correct a problem ( a broken chair, an inneficient beuraracrarcy, a poorly spelled word). Doesn't mean the thing was totally fucked up. Sometimes 直す just means do some minor alterations or revisions to make some shit perfect. Also means redo, as in かけ直して (phone me back). ★★★★☆
( が ) なお＊る | it gets fixed ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 直接(ちょくせつ) の　or　に | direct. ★★★★☆ 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) + 接 (directly contact) = 直接 (direct.) directly (not just direct communication, but direct anything) (adjective form:直接的な）
正直(しょうじき) な | honest / loyal ★★★☆☆ 正 (correct) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) = 正直 (honest / loyal) very honest person, very loyal. Person with integrity. Also means, "To tell you the truth. . . xxxx"
ｘｘｘ　と 仲直り(なかなおり) する
to make up ★★★☆☆
仲 (friendship) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) = 仲直り (to make up)
to make up　with XXX
, to restore a friendship
素直(すなお) な | obedient ★★☆☆☆ KUN ON 素 (element) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) = 素直 (obedient) obedient, gentle (kind of usually used in a sexist way to compliment a lady. I have a hat with sunao written on the front which always is good for nervous laughter.)
直前(ちょくぜん) に | immediately before ★☆☆☆☆ 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) + 前 (before) = 直前 (immediately before )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
植 | plant | TREE | 木
具 | tool | WITHOUT THE 'TEN' RADICAL |
真 | really | TEN | 十
県 | prefecture | SMALL | 小
直 | correct a probem / direct contact | 'L' | L
置 | put down on table | NET |
TREES are plants
The truth is worth TEN TOOLS.
I come from a SMALL prefecture.
You can't spell "correct a probLLLLem" without an “L".
You put the NET down on the table.
Full used In: - 置
- 殖
- 値
- 植
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1310
Components: (the fly) + L (loser)
Mnemonic: My hand directly smacks the fly because it's a loser. (and it vomited on my CHOCOlate) This fixed the problem of vomi-chocolate. Now I feel more JIGGY.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to fix / reform / correct a problem ( a broken chair, an inneficient beuraracrarcy, a poorly spelled word). Doesn't mean the thing was totally fucked up. Sometimes 直す just means do some minor alterations or revisions to make some shit perfect. Also means redo, as in かけ直して (phone me back).
First jukugo meaning: direct.
Frequency ranking: 285

Kanji: 置
Meaning: put down on table
Onyomi: CHI
First kunyomi: お*く
First jukugo: 位置[いち]してる
Full header: 置 put down on table
(net) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: CHI |
Full mnemonic: | Put the stinky CHEESE directly down onto the net (the net will then be whisked out to sea by a pelican).
Full kunyomi: お*く | to put something down (put a pack of anchovies down on the bear's carcass) (that's not a mnemonic, BTW. That's just what I usually put down and where I usually put it). ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 位置(いち) してる | geographic location ★★☆☆☆ 位 (rank) + 置 (put down on table) = 位置 (geographic location) be located at a certain spot (as in, the 7-11 is located north of the mountains but south of the sea)
処置(しょち) | temporary fix ★★☆☆☆ 処 (dispose of　or manage) + 置 (put down on table) = 処置 (temporary fix) temporary, provisional management of a problem, until a lasting solution can be found : usually medical (i.e. stabalize the patient), but sometimes used about jury-rigging a machine. Take care of the radiation leak. Manage the PR crisis.
放置(ほうち) する | leave it as-is! ★★☆☆☆ 放 (release) + 置 (put down on table) = 放置 (leave it as-is!) to leave something alone. (similar to 怠る (neglect), but 放置 is value-neutral. 放置する just means "leave it as it is.")
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
植 | plant | TREE | 木
具 | tool | WITHOUT THE 'TEN' RADICAL |
真 | really | TEN | 十
県 | prefecture | SMALL | 小
直 | correct a probem / direct contact | 'L' | L
置 | put down on table | NET |
TREES are plants
The truth is worth TEN TOOLS.
I come from a SMALL prefecture.
You can't spell "correct a probLLLLem" without an “L".
You put the NET down on the table.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1311
Components: (net) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact)
Mnemonic: Put the stinky CHEESE directly down onto the net (the net will then be whisked out to sea by a pelican).
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to put something down (put a pack of anchovies down on the bear's carcass) (that's not a mnemonic, BTW. That's just what I usually put down and where I usually put it).
First jukugo meaning: geographic location
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 341

Kanji: 値
Meaning: price or ranking
Onyomi: CHI
First kunyomi: ね
First jukugo: 値段[ねだん]
Full header: 値 price or ranking
(personleft) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
BETA DUPE ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: CHI |
Full mnemonic: | A CHEESE snob is a person who will only directly contact only the highest-ranked CHEESE.
Full kunyomi: ね | price NUBI ★☆☆☆☆
あた＊い | a numerical value in a math or science sense. Angstroms. Light years. (not value like 'bad' or 'good'). A numerical quantity! ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 値段(ねだん) | price ★★★★☆ KUN ON 値 (price or ranking) + 段 (step / stairs) = 値段 (price)
価値(かち) | merit ★★★☆☆ 価 (value) + 値 (price or ranking) = 価値 (merit) merit or worth - not used about money (it's worth it for the view! The good part of Dancehall is the bass!)
価値観(かちかん) | ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ ★★☆☆☆ 価 値 (merit) + 観 (point of view) = 価値観 (ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ) ｏｎｅ’ｓ　ｍｏｒａｌ　ｖａｌｕｅｓ - used with specific things, like drinking, smoking, gambling.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
植 | plant | TREE | 木
値 | price or ranking | PERSON | 人
殖 | agricultural breeding, reproduction | SHHH! |
TREEs are plants, but PEOPLE buy them for a price. SHHH!!! I can't tell you how people multiply.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1312
Components: (personleft) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact)
Mnemonic: A CHEESE snob is a person who will only directly contact only the highest-ranked CHEESE.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: price
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 990

Kanji: 植
Meaning: plant
Onyomi: SHOKU
First kunyomi: う*える
First jukugo: 植物[しょくぶつ]
Full header: 植 plant
木 (tree) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: SHOKU |
Full mnemonic: | Trees and plants can correct a problem if you smoke them.
Full kunyomi: う*える | to plant a plant ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 植物(しょくぶつ) | plant ★★★★☆ 植 (plant) + 物 (animal / thing) = 植物 (plant)
移植(いしょく) する | organ transplant ★☆☆☆☆ 移 (transfer) + 植 (plant) = 移植 (organ transplant)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
植 | plant | TREE | 木
値 | price or ranking | PERSON | 人
殖 | agricultural breeding, reproduction | SHHH! |
TREEs are plants, but PEOPLE buy them for a price. SHHH!!! I can't tell you how people multiply.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
植 | plant | TREE | 木
具 | tool | WITHOUT THE 'TEN' RADICAL |
真 | really | TEN | 十
県 | prefecture | SMALL | 小
直 | correct a probem / direct contact | 'L' | L
置 | put down on table | NET |
TREES are plants
The truth is worth TEN TOOLS.
I come from a SMALL prefecture.
You can't spell "correct a probLLLLem" without an “L".
You put the NET down on the table.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1313
Components: 木 (tree) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Trees and plants can correct a problem if you smoke them.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to plant a plant
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1095

Meaning: shhh
Full header: shhh
(left radical)
PK
Description: the line on top is a closed mouth 〔口), below it is a raised finger pressed to the lips, and below THAT is a box, which is a closed fist.
Full used In: - 殖
- 列
- 残
- 別
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1314
Components: (left radical)
Frequency ranking: 279

Kanji: 殖
Meaning: agricultural breeding, reproduction
Onyomi: SHOKU
First jukugo: 生殖[せいしょく]する
Full header: 殖 agricultural breeding, reproduction
(shhh) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHOKU | It might SHOCK you to know how rabbits breed.
Full mnemonic: | Shhh!! I'm trying to correct a reproductive problem and I need to concentrate.
Full jukugo: 生殖(せいしょく) する | reproduction ★☆☆☆☆ NP 生 (life / birth) + 殖 (agricultural breeding, reproduction) = 生殖 (reproduction) reproduction, as in 'reproductive organs,' or 'the reproductive process'
繁殖(はんしょく) | breeding ☆☆☆☆☆ 繁 (multiple, many) + 殖 (agricultural breeding, reproduction) = 繁殖 (breeding) breeding. Unlike the related term 生殖 （せいしょく）、繁殖 refers to the entire process of finding a mate, not just the physical act of insemination: Breeding grounds. Mating season. Farmers breeding livestock.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
植 | plant | TREE | 木
値 | price or ranking | PERSON | 人
殖 | agricultural breeding, reproduction | SHHH! |
TREEs are plants, but PEOPLE buy them for a price. SHHH!!! I can't tell you how people multiply.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1315
Components: (shhh) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact)
Mnemonic: It might SHOCK you to know how rabbits breed.
Shhh!! I'm trying to correct a reproductive problem and I need to concentrate.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: reproduction
Frequency ranking: 1674

Kanji: 別
Meaning: separate
Onyomi: BETSU
First kunyomi: ( と ) わか*れる
First jukugo: 特別[とくべつ]な
Full header: 別 separate
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (shhh) + 刀 (sword)
★★★★★
7 strokes
Full onyomi: BETSU | I'll BET TWO dollars that you and your boyfriend separate by next year.
Full mnemonic: | If you don't shhh, I'll use my sword to separate your yapping mouth from your face!
Full kunyomi: ( と ) わか*れる | to separate, like 'break up with', or like when you separate wheat from the chaff. ★★★★☆
べつ ( のｘｘｘ ) | a different kind of thing ★★★☆☆
べつ ( にｘｘｘ ) | means 'especially' , but always used in the negative: Did you enjoy your date? 別に. (‘Not really!’) Sorry to trouble you. 別に (‘It’s no problem.’) SARC ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 特別(とくべつ) な | special ★★★★★ 特 (special) + 別 (separate) = 特別 (special )
別々(べつべつ) | separately ★★★★☆ separately, as in "separate checks"　at a restaraunt
区別(くべつ) する | distinguish ★★★☆☆ 区 (ward) + 別 (separate) = 区別 (distinguish) to make a distinction - to tell one thing from another - 2 synonyms, for instance. or 2 similar-looking kanji
性別(せいべつ) | gender ★★☆☆☆ 性 (sex / essential nature) + 別 (separate) = 性別 (gender)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
別 | separate | MOUTH | 口
列 | row | SHHH!! |
The MOUTH is loud which makes it separate
from the row of people saying SHHH!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1316
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (shhh) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: I'll BET TWO dollars that you and your boyfriend separate by next year.
If you don't shhh, I'll use my sword to separate your yapping mouth from your face!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to separate, like 'break up with', or like when you separate wheat from the chaff.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: special
Frequency ranking: 280

Kanji: 列
Meaning: row
Onyomi: RETSU
First kunyomi: れつ
First jukugo: 並列[へいれつ]
Full header: 列 row
(shhh) + 刀 (sword)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
SOLO STRONG
Full onyomi: RETSU |
Full mnemonic: | The Shogun says to the troops: Shhh!! Ten-hut! LET'S quiet down and stand in a row with our swords! It's time for an inspection.
Full kunyomi: れつ | a line of people or things which have been lined up. その列は、何ですか? means, 'What is this line for?' (it's for tickets to see ＱUEEN；THE MUSICAL) LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 並列(へいれつ) | する　 or 　に ☆☆☆☆☆ 並 (line up / ordinary) + 列 (row) = 並列 (する　 or 　に) parallel
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
別 | separate | MOUTH | 口
列 | row | SHHH!! |
The MOUTH is loud which makes it separate
from the row of people saying SHHH!
Full used In: - 裂
- 烈
- 例
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1317
Components: (shhh) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: The Shogun says to the troops: Shhh!! Ten-hut! LET'S quiet down and stand in a row with our swords! It's time for an inspection.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a line of people or things which have been lined up. その列は、何ですか? means, 'What is this line for?' (it's for tickets to see ＱUEEN；THE MUSICAL)
First jukugo meaning: する　 or 　に
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 605

Kanji: 裂
Meaning: tear up
Onyomi: RETSU
First kunyomi: ( を ) さ＊く
Full header: 裂 tear up
列 (row) Same-ON + 衣 (cloth)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: RETSU |
Full mnemonic: | LET'S tear up the neatly lined rows of cloth.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) さ＊く | I pick apart something strand by strand - string cheese, cloth, etc. (why they have a word specifically for this is beyond me) . Also, to break people apart, like Romeo and Juliet. 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
( が ) さ＊ける | it gets tore up, it splits 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
整 | arrange | BUNDLE | 束
裂 | tear up | SWORD | 刀
You arrange sticks in a BUNDLE,
but you tear up shit with your SWORD.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1318
Components: 列 (row) Same-ON + 衣 (cloth)
Mnemonic: LET'S tear up the neatly lined rows of cloth.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I pick apart something strand by strand - string cheese, cloth, etc. (why they have a word specifically for this is beyond me) . Also, to break people apart, like Romeo and Juliet.
Frequency ranking: 1256

Kanji: 烈
Meaning: violently intense
Onyomi: RETSU
First jukugo: 強烈[きょうれつ]な
Full header: 烈 violently intense
列 (row) Same-ON + (firebottom)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: RETSU |
Full mnemonic: | LET'S light an intense fire directly under that row of posers!
Full jukugo: 強烈(きょうれつ) な | intense ★★☆☆☆ 強 (burly) + 烈 (violently intense) = 強烈 (intense) intense, furious : close to 激しい　（はげしい）： a punch, a violent speech. Emphasizes the extent of emotion invested in it.
猛烈(もうれつ) な
fierce ★★☆☆☆
猛 (fierce) + 烈 (violently intense) = 猛烈 (fierce )
severe, violent, terrible, fierce -
Unlike the related word 強烈（きょうれつ）、　もうれつ is usually used about natural phenomena: a fierce storm; a violent wild-fire. The toboggan moving at a scary intense velocity downhill. Also can be used with emotions: A violent argument after someone got caught cheating.
熱烈(ねつれつ) な | passionate enthusiasm ★☆☆☆☆ 熱 (hot thing / fever) + 烈 (violently intense) = 熱烈 (passionate enthusiasm) fervent, passionate enthusiasm.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1319
Components: 列 (row) Same-ON + (firebottom)
Mnemonic: LET'S light an intense fire directly under that row of posers!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: intense
Frequency ranking: 1238

Kanji: 例
Meaning: example
Onyomi: REI
First kunyomi: たと＊えば
First jukugo: 例えば[たとえば]xxx
Full header: 例 example
(personleft) + 列 (row)
★★★★★
8 strokes
Full onyomi: REI | RAY SMUCKLES is an example of a def rapper.
Full mnemonic: The Japanese army lined up Chinese people in a row and then bayonetted them to make an example of them.
For more details of Japanese war crimes, get the incredible documentary RIBEN GUIZI (Japanese Devils) or the fictional but based-on-a-true-story Chinese film Men Behind The Sun.
Full kunyomi: たと＊えば | for example,~ ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 例えば(たとえば) xxx | for example, xxxx ★★★★★
例外(れいがい) | exception ★★★☆☆ 例 (example) + 外 (outside) = 例外 (exception) an exception to a rule
例文(れいぶん) | an example sentence ★☆☆☆☆ 例 (example) + 文 (culture/ sentence) = 例文 (an example sentence)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
側 | side of something | PERSON | 人
測 | scientific measurment | WATER | 水
例 | example | ROW | 列
倒 | knock down | ARRIVE | 到
The PERSON stands beside some shit, but
we measure WATER in cups.
The entrance line of a football game is an example of people in a ROW.
When you ARRIVE, I'll knock you down.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1320
Components: (personleft) + 列 (row)
Mnemonic: RAY SMUCKLES is an example of a def rapper.
The Japanese army lined up Chinese people in a row and then bayonetted them to make an example of them.
For more details of Japanese war crimes, get the incredible documentary RIBEN GUIZI (Japanese Devils) or the fictional but based-on-a-true-story Chinese film Men Behind The Sun.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: for example,~
First jukugo meaning: for example, xxxx
Frequency ranking: 607

Kanji: 支
Meaning: support
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: ささ＊える
First jukugo: 支援[しえん]する
Full header: 支 support
十 (ten) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
Full onyomi: SHI | SHE supports abortion and the death penalty.
Full mnemonic: | The pimp supports ten crotches, and he is responsible for their care, feeding, financial management, and discipline.
Full kunyomi: ささ＊える | support - usually literal: a crutch supports a heavy tree limb or an injured person. ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 支援(しえん) する | support ★★☆☆☆ NP 支 (support) + 援 (assist) = 支援 (support) support - usually used with support groups like "adult children of alcoholics" or "a heartwarming show of support for a city which has had a natural disaster". It's not limited to victims but it has that sort of nuance to it.
支店(してん) | a branch office ★☆☆☆☆ 支 (support) + 店 (shop) = 支店 (a branch office)
支払い(しはらい) | payment (noun!) ☆☆☆☆☆ 支 (support) + 払 (pay) = 支払い (payment (noun!))
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
支 | support | TEN | 十
皮 | skin | PIMP CANE |
Pimp supports TEN hoes, but walks with a CANE to save his skin.
Full used In: - 鼓
- 皮
- 枝
- 技
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1321
Components: 十 (ten) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: SHE supports abortion and the death penalty.
The pimp supports ten crotches, and he is responsible for their care, feeding, financial management, and discipline.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: support - usually literal: a crutch supports a heavy tree limb or an injured person.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 109

Kanji: 皮
Meaning: skin
Onyomi: HI
First kunyomi: かわ
First jukugo: 毛皮[けがわ]
Full header: 皮 skin
支 (support)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
DUPE PK STRONG
Full onyomi: HI |
Full mnemonic: Your mnemonic is right here:
Pimp's gotta use a cane because HE has got a skin condition. Some kind of alligator-hide allergy, I heard. Bad news.
Full kunyomi: かわ | skin, (human or animal - also skin of an apple, or even the crust of bread!) (BOOBOO: don't use this for fur-covered skin, which is 毛皮） ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 毛皮(けがわ) | animal fur ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 毛 (fur) + 皮 (skin) = 毛皮 (animal fur) animal fur - on a living animal OR on a fur coat
皮肉(ひにく) | sarcasm/irony ★★★☆☆ SARC 皮 (skin) + 肉 (meat) = 皮肉 (sarcasm/irony) sarcasm OR irony. Japanese DO have a sense of sarcasm,(for example, calling the traditional chicken-and-scrambled-eggs dish "parents and child") but it is so different than the Western say-the-opposite-of-what-you-mean style that Japanese don't have a word for western sarc. So they seem to have taken their word for Irony and pressed it into service for sarcasm as well.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
支 | support | TEN | 十
皮 | skin | PIMP CANE |
Pimp supports TEN hoes, but walks with a CANE to save his skin.
Full used In: - 破
- 彼
- 疲
- 被
- 波
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1322
Components: 支 (support)
Mnemonic: Your mnemonic is right here:
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: skin, (human or animal - also skin of an apple, or even the crust of bread!) (BOOBOO: don't use this for fur-covered skin, which is 毛皮）
First jukugo meaning: animal fur
Frequency ranking: 110

Kanji: 彼
Meaning: him
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: かれ
First jukugo: 彼女[かのじょ]
Full header: 彼 him
(goleft) + 皮 (skin)
★★★★★
8 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KA | He has a nice CAR.
Full mnemonic: | Go touch his skin!
Full kunyomi: かれ | he ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 彼女(かのじょ) | her / girlfriend ★★★★★ 彼 (him) + 女 (woman) = 彼女 (her / girlfriend) her. Might also mean 'girlfriend' depending on context.
彼氏(かれし) | boyfriend. ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 彼 (him) + 氏 (mr. ) = 彼氏 (boyfriend.)
彼等(かれら) | they ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 彼 (him) + 等 (equal /etc./plural) = 彼等 (they)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1323
Components: (goleft) + 皮 (skin)
Mnemonic: He has a nice CAR.
Go touch his skin!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: he
First jukugo meaning: her / girlfriend
Frequency ranking: 111

Kanji: 枝
Meaning: branch
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: えだ
First jukugo: 枝豆[えだまめ]
Full header: 枝 branch
木 (tree) + 支 (support) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
DUH
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | Not going to bother with a story to explain the visuals.
Full kunyomi: えだ | branch ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 枝豆(えだまめ) | steamed soybeans ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 枝 (branch) + 豆 (bean) = 枝豆 (steamed soybeans) soybeans in the pod, usually slightly steamed and salted.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
技 | technique | HAND | 手
枝 | branch | TREE | 木
Kung-fu gots techniques where you use your HANDS,
but a TREE has something called a branch.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1324
Components: 木 (tree) + 支 (support) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Not going to bother with a story to explain the visuals.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: steamed soybeans
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1065

Kanji: 技
Meaning: technique
Onyomi: GI
First kunyomi: わざ
First jukugo: 技術[ぎじゅつ]
Full header: 技 technique
(handleft) + 支 (support)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: GI | GEESE have a technique to find their way back home every summer.
Full mnemonic: | He got such crazy martial arts techniques, his hands are all the support he needs - no guns, knives, whatever.
Full kunyomi: わざ | a style or technique (usually used about martial arts, skateboard moves, or rappers, moreso than artisans or factory manufacturing) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 技術(ぎじゅつ) | technique ★★★★☆ 技 (technique) + 術 (art / technique) = 技術 (technique) technique - used mostly with industry or artisans.
特技(とくぎ) | one's specialty ★★★☆☆ 特 (special) + 技 (technique) = 特技 (one's specialty)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
技 | technique | HAND | 手
枝 | branch | TREE | 木
Kung-fu gots techniques where you use your HANDS,
but a TREE has something called a branch.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1325
Components: (handleft) + 支 (support)
Mnemonic: GEESE have a technique to find their way back home every summer.
He got such crazy martial arts techniques, his hands are all the support he needs - no guns, knives, whatever.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a style or technique (usually used about martial arts, skateboard moves, or rappers, moreso than artisans or factory manufacturing)
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 939

Kanji: 鼓
Meaning: drum
Onyomi: KO
First jukugo: 太鼓[たいこ]
Full header: 鼓 drum
士 (samurai radical) + 豆 (bean) + 支 (support)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KO | I play drums on the KODOMO'S (子供)head
Full mnemonic: | The samurai played drums on a big bean, to support his band.
Full jukugo: 太鼓(たいこ) | Japanese drums ★☆☆☆☆ 太 (fat) + 鼓 (drum) = 太鼓 (Japanese drums) traditional Japanese drums - the kind that can be up to 15 feet wide. (BOOBOO: Rock and roll drums are just called ドラム.)
鼓動(こどう) | heartbeat ☆☆☆☆☆ 鼓 (drum) + 動 (movement) = 鼓動 (heartbeat ) heartbeat (although most people just say ドキドキ, the sound of a beating heart)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1326
Components: 士 (samurai radical) + 豆 (bean) + 支 (support)
Mnemonic: I play drums on the KODOMO'S (子供)head
The samurai played drums on a big bean, to support his band.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Japanese drums
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1551

Kanji: 破
Meaning: rend
Onyomi: HA
First kunyomi: ( が ) やぶ＊れる
First jukugo: 破片[はへん]
Full header: 破 rend
石 (rock) + 皮 (skin)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: HA |
Full mnemonic: | HAHA! I threw a rock which rent your skin!
Full kunyomi: ( が ) やぶ＊れる | shit gets torn up ☆☆☆☆☆
( を ) やぶ＊る | violate, destroy, tear up. Often used figuratively- she breaks the rules, he breaks with convention, they broke the promise　or the rules. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 破片(はへん) | fragment ★★☆☆☆ 破 (rend) + 片 (fragment) = 破片 (fragment)
破壊(はかい) | Destruction. ★☆☆☆☆ 破 (rend) + 壊 (break) = 破壊 ( Destruction.) Destruction. Ususaly used about bombs, or 'President Bush destroyed the economy,'. . . pretty much the same circumstances you'd use the English word. (BOOBOO: you can't use する with this one, for some reason. It's one of those nouns you can't verb)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
被 | get injured | DUCKY |
破 | rend | STONE | 石
The DUCKY got injured,
When I rent him with a sharp STONE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1327
Components: 石 (rock) + 皮 (skin)
Mnemonic: HAHA! I threw a rock which rent your skin!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: shit gets torn up
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: fragment
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 688

Kanji: 波
Meaning: wave
Onyomi: HA
First kunyomi: なみ
First jukugo: 電波[でんぱ]
Full header: 波 wave
(waterleft) + 皮 (skin)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: HA |
Full mnemonic: | HA! I laugh as your skin gets wet by the wave.
Full kunyomi: なみ | wave ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 電波(でんぱ) | reception ★★★☆☆ 電 (electricity) + 波 (wave) = 電波 (reception) radio wave/ reception - why do you need this one? Here's why: 電波が悪い (でんぱがわるい　＝ the reception is bad here - I can't hear you on my keitai!)
津波(つなみ) | tsunami ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
波 | wave | SKIN | 皮
浪 | wavelike | GOOD | 良
The wave gets your SKIN wet faster,
but the ronin finds it's GOOD to not have a master.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1328
Components: (waterleft) + 皮 (skin)
Mnemonic: HA! I laugh as your skin gets wet by the wave.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: reception
Frequency ranking: 723

Kanji: マ
Meaning: Mama
Full header: マ Mama
PK
Description: . . . from the katakana "ma"
STRONG for odors.
Full used In: - 勇
- 予
- 疎
- 疑
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1329
Frequency ranking: 128

Kanji: 勇
Meaning: courage
Onyomi: YUU
First jukugo: 勇気[ゆうき]のある　or のない
Full header: 勇 courage
マ (Mama) + 男 (man)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: YUU |
Full mnemonic: | YOU men get your courage from a strong and supportive Mama. (Wuss.)
Full jukugo: 勇気(ゆうき) のある　or のない | courage ★★★☆☆ 勇 (courage) + 気 (mood) = 勇気 (courage)
勇気付ける(ゆうきづける) | encourage ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 勇 (courage) + 気 (mood) + 付 (stick to) = 勇気付ける (encourage) to encourage someone
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1330
Components: マ (Mama) + 男 (man)
Mnemonic: YOU men get your courage from a strong and supportive Mama. (Wuss.)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1094

Kanji: 予
Meaning: beforehand
Onyomi: YO
First jukugo: 予定[よてい]
Full header: 予 beforehand
マ (Mama) + 丁 (nail)
★★★★☆
4 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: YO |
Full mnemonic: | I put a nail in YO mama beforehand, so she wouldn't struggle too much.
Full jukugo: 予定(よてい) | an informal plan ★★★★★ 予 (beforehand) + 定 (plan) = 予定 (an informal plan) an informal plan (like to meet your friends for a movie)
予約(よやく) | reservation ★★★★☆ 予 (beforehand) + 約 (promise/ roughly speaking) = 予約 (reservation) reservation, appointment
予報(よほう) | forecast, prediction ★★★☆☆ 予 (beforehand) + 報 (data) = 予報 (forecast, prediction)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
子 | child | the 'one' radical | 一
了 | total | NO 'one' radical |
予 | beforehand | katakana MA | マ
A child is ONE year old.
The complete kanji is complete even WITHOUT the 'one' radical.
MAMA was around before baby.
Full used In: - 序
- 預
- 野
- 矛
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1331
Components: マ (Mama) + 丁 (nail)
Mnemonic: I put a nail in YO mama beforehand, so she wouldn't struggle too much.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: an informal plan
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 257

Kanji: 序
Meaning: first part / preface
Onyomi: JO
First kunyomi: じょ
First jukugo: 序文[じょぶん]
Full header: 序 first part / preface
(cave) + 予 (beforehand)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: JO | Finding your dick is the first part of Jacking Off.
Full mnemonic: | You have to go in the first part of the cave before you go into the depths.
Full kunyomi: じょ | the first part - also means the order. as in, 序に xxx　（in　order of XXX) LAZY ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 序文(じょぶん) | Preface ★☆☆☆☆ 序 (first part / preface) + 文 (culture/ sentence) = 序文 (Preface) Preface or introduction.
順序(じゅんじょ) | sequence of steps ☆☆☆☆☆ 順 (sequence) + 序 (first part / preface) = 順序 (sequence of steps) the sequence of steps in a proceedure - the order of books arranged by a certain system, (i.e. Dewey Decimal).
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1332
Components: (cave) + 予 (beforehand)
Mnemonic: Finding your dick is the first part of Jacking Off.
You have to go in the first part of the cave before you go into the depths.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: the first part - also means the order. as in, 序に xxx　（in　order of XXX)
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Preface
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1439

Kanji: 預
Meaning: deposit
Onyomi: YO
First kunyomi: ( を　・　に ) あず*ける
First jukugo: 預金[よきん]
Full header: 預 deposit
予 (beforehand) Same-ON + (headright)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: YO | I deposit a YOYO in the toybox.
Full mnemonic: | Before you deposit a human head into your safe deposit box, you have to fill out the forms.
Full kunyomi: ( を　・　に ) あず*ける | to deposit (money in a bank) to leave (your backpack with the paranoid cashier of the CD store) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 預金(よきん) | bank deposit ☆☆☆☆☆ 預 (deposit) + 金 (gold) = 預金 (bank deposit)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
頂 | summit/climax | NAIL | 丁
頃 | around that time | HEEL |
預 | deposit | BEFORE | 予
項 | item/paragraph | CRAFT | 工
I plant a NAIL on the summit to claim the mountain.
Around that time, my HEEL fell off, BEFORE I could deposit it in the bank.
You CRAFT a paragraph of cunning lies about me.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1333
Components: 予 (beforehand) Same-ON + (headright)
Mnemonic: I deposit a YOYO in the toybox.
Before you deposit a human head into your safe deposit box, you have to fill out the forms.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to deposit (money in a bank) to leave (your backpack with the paranoid cashier of the CD store)
First jukugo meaning: bank deposit
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1458

Kanji: 野
Meaning: field
Onyomi: YA
First jukugo: 野菜[やさい]
Full header: 野 field
里 (village) + 予 (beforehand)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: YA | YA gotta know where the field is.
Full mnemonic: | Before this was a village it was just an empty field.
Full jukugo: 野菜(やさい) | vegetable ★★★★☆ 野 (field) + 菜 (vegetable) = 野菜 (vegetable)
野球(やきゅう) | baseball ★★★☆☆ 野 (field) + 球 (sphere) = 野球 (baseball) soccer??? No, wait, badminton.
野郎(やろう) | my fellow! ★★☆☆☆ KANA you know that word that all the rappers call each other? In Japanese, that's やろう。 Like the American equivalent, やろう can be a term of camaraderie or a big insult, depending on how well you know the rapper.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1334
Components: 里 (village) + 予 (beforehand)
Mnemonic: YA gotta know where the field is.
Before this was a village it was just an empty field.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: vegetable
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 258

Kanji: 矛
Meaning: halberd
Onyomi: MU
First jukugo: 矛盾[むじゅん]
Full header: 矛 halberd
予 (beforehand) + ノ (katakana 'no')
☆☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
OBSOLETE
Full onyomi: MU | Stab a MOOcow with your halberd.
Full mnemonic: beforehand + one more line - a pointy line - which is the halberd in question. The guy had the halberd ready BEFOREHAND, to stab your ass.
Also he seems to be flipping you off.
Full jukugo: 矛盾(むじゅん)
contradiction ★★★☆☆
矛 (halberd) + 盾 (shield) = 矛盾 (contradiction )
contradiction / hypocrisy　 (interesting: the kanji literally mean 'spear plus shield'! Picture a guy claiming his shield is for self-defense, even as he holds a bloody spear in his other hand) . . ..
Japanese, tellingly, does not have a word for hypocrisy, so if you want to say hypocrite, you have to use this word (mujun) and try and make it fit.
矛先(ほこさき) | bruuuunt ☆☆☆☆☆ 矛 (halberd) + 先 (earlier/ the tip) = 矛先 (bruuuunt) literally 'spearhead'; figuratively, the brunt.
Full used In: - 柔
- 務
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1335
Components: 予 (beforehand) + ノ (katakana 'no')
Mnemonic: Stab a MOOcow with your halberd.
beforehand + one more line - a pointy line - which is the halberd in question. The guy had the halberd ready BEFOREHAND, to stab your ass.
Also he seems to be flipping you off.
Usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: contradiction
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 630

Kanji: 柔
Meaning: flexible
Onyomi: JUU
First kunyomi: やわ*らかい
First jukugo: 柔軟[じゅうなん]な
Full header: 柔 flexible
矛 (halberd) + 木 (tree)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
DUPE
Description: This 'soft' has more of a good meaning than the OTHER 'soft' kanji (軟): flexible rather than weak.
Full onyomi: JUU | Flexible JEWS sometimes eat this:
Full mnemonic: | The halberd is made from a flexible wood, so when you stab someone it doesn't hurt them.
Full kunyomi: やわ*らかい | flexible, mild, gentle. In pornos, when someone grabs a handful of boobie and yells 'やわらかい!!' they're using this kanji, not 軟。Also you can use 柔らかい for an object which bends like a novelty 'krazy straw', or if you tap it with your finger, the finger leaves a little dent (dead body). 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 柔軟(じゅうなん) な | flexible ★☆☆☆☆ 柔 (flexible) + 軟 (soft) = 柔軟 (flexible) flexible, like a Crazy Straw / elastic
柔道(じゅうどう) | Judo ☆☆☆☆☆ 柔 (flexible) + 道 (street) = 柔道 (Judo)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
季 | season | CHILD | 子
委 | member | WOMAN | 女
条 | clause | EACH | 各
柔 | flexible | HALBERDS | 矛
A CHILD grows every season,
but a WOMAN is a member of the MILF club.
EACH clause in the contract forbids flexible HALBERDS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1336
Components: 矛 (halberd) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: Flexible JEWS sometimes eat this:
The halberd is made from a flexible wood, so when you stab someone it doesn't hurt them.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: flexible, mild, gentle. In pornos, when someone grabs a handful of boobie and yells 'やわらかい!!' they're using this kanji, not 軟。Also you can use 柔らかい for an object which bends like a novelty 'krazy straw', or if you tap it with your finger, the finger leaves a little dent (dead body).
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1337

Kanji: 務
Meaning: perform a task
Onyomi: MU
First kunyomi: ( に or xxxを ) つと＊める
First jukugo: 事務所[じむしょ]
Full header: 務 perform a task
矛 (halberd) Same-ON + 力 (strong) + (director)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE PN
Full onyomi: MU |
Full mnemonic: | I use all my strength and my halberd when I perform tasks for the directors.
Full kunyomi: ( に or xxxを ) つと＊める | to work in the capacity of XXX, to play the role of XXX (not used with actual actors, though) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 事務所(じむしょ) | office ★★★★☆ ABU 事 (action/ incident) + 務 (perform a task) + 所 (area / attribute) = 事務所 (office) the office. Although, they say that some Yakuza groups also call themselves 'jimusho' as in, 'If you don't pay, they won't be happy down at the office.'
義務(ぎむ) | social obligation ★★★☆☆ 義 (righteousness) + 務 (perform a task) = 義務 (social obligation) an obligation to society - like voting, paying taxes, going to school, or in some cases, the army.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
疑 | doubt | HEEL |
務 | perform a task | HALBERD | 矛
You're a HEEL, so I doubt you'll do the work.
But this HALBERD pointing at you makes you perform your tasks.
Full used In: - 霧
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1337
Components: 矛 (halberd) Same-ON + 力 (strong) + (director)
Mnemonic: I use all my strength and my halberd when I perform tasks for the directors.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to work in the capacity of XXX, to play the role of XXX (not used with actual actors, though)
First jukugo meaning: office
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 631

Kanji: 束
Meaning: bundle of sticks
Onyomi: SOKU
First kunyomi: たば
First jukugo: 約束[やくそく]
Full header: 束 bundle of sticks
木 (tree) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
DUH
Description: "Faggot" is an interesting concept. To an ancient Frankish barbarian, it meant "bundle of sticks," in English it means a gay man, in German it means bassoon, in Italian it's the symbol of homophobic Fascism, and in Japanese it's just 束.
Imagine the tree is just a bunch of lumber and the loop around it is kind of a rope tied in a knot, holding the lumber together. It is a bundle!!
Full onyomi: SOKU | I always wear SOCKS when I walk on bundles of sticks. I don't want to get SPLINTERS.
Full mnemonic: | According to my system, it's tree (木) plus mouth (口) but fuck it- it's easier to just think of it as what it looks like:
Full kunyomi: たば | bundle ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 約束(やくそく) | promise ★★★★★ 約 (promise/ roughly speaking) + 束 (bundle of sticks) = 約束 (promise)
束縛(そくばく) する | restrain ★☆☆☆☆ 束 (bundle of sticks) + 縛 (tie up) = 束縛 (restrain) to restrain, to restrict, tie up in red tape.
Full used In: - 疎
- 頼
- 速
- 整
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1338
Components: 木 (tree) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: I always wear SOCKS when I walk on bundles of sticks. I don't want to get SPLINTERS.
According to my system, it's tree (木) plus mouth (口) but fuck it- it's easier to just think of it as what it looks like:
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: bundle
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: promise
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 590

Kanji: 疎
Meaning: shun
Onyomi: SO
First kunyomi: ( に ) うと*い
First jukugo: 疎外感[そがいかん]
Full header: 疎 shun
マ (Mama) + 止 (stop) + 束 (bundle of sticks)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SO | Everyone shuns Some One.
Full mnemonic: | I wish your mama would stop shunning bundles of sticks. She's a homophobe.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) うと*い | emotionally distant from, or: to not know a lot about ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 疎外感(そがいかん) | alienation (usually it means alienation from society or the world at large - more of a withdrawl or angsty thing) ☆☆☆☆☆ 疎 (shun) + 外 (outside) + 感 (feeling) = 疎外感 (alienation (usually it means alienation from society or the world at large - more of a withdrawl or angsty thing))
疎遠(そえん) になる | become estranged from ☆☆☆☆☆ 疎 (shun) + 遠 (far) = 疎遠 (become estranged from) to become estranged from, alienated from (usually used about a specific person or people: ex-husband, family, group of friends, etc.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
頼 | ask a favor | HEAD | 頭
額 | amount of money / forehead | EACH | 各
疎 | shun | STOP | 止
You ask a favor: that I give HEAD.
EACH of you asks for an amount of money.
So I shun you, I STOP talking to you.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1339
Components: マ (Mama) + 止 (stop) + 束 (bundle of sticks)
Mnemonic: Everyone shuns Some One.
I wish your mama would stop shunning bundles of sticks. She's a homophobe.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: emotionally distant from, or: to not know a lot about
First jukugo meaning: alienation (usually it means alienation from society or the world at large - more of a withdrawl or angsty thing)
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1663

Kanji: 頼
Meaning: ask a favor
Onyomi: RAI
First kunyomi: たの*む
First jukugo: 依頼[いらい]する
Full header: 頼 ask a favor
束 (bundle of sticks) + (headright)
★★★★☆
16 strokes
Full onyomi: RAI |
Full mnemonic: I wanted to ask you a favor -- can you carry this bundle on your head? It's really LIGHT.
Thanks!
Full kunyomi: たの*む | to ask someone to do something for you. You can use this when ordering food at a restaraunt, but also when asking a favor from a friend. たのむ has the nuance that the person being asked can refuse. 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆
たの＊み | a favor, a request. ★★☆☆☆
( に or を ) たよ＊る | to trust or rely on someone: Say, you're robbing a bank and you get your friend to be the getaway driver. You have to count on him to actually be waiting when you get out of the bank. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 依頼(いらい) する | commission ★★☆☆☆ 依 (depend on) + 頼 (ask a favor) = 依頼 (commission) a request or commission. Not like 'Please pass the salt,' but like 'I'd like to hire you to make a custom suit' or to hire a lawyer or PR firm. Any relationship where you'd use the phrase "The client wants. . ... "is 依頼。
依頼人(いらいにん) | client ★☆☆☆☆ NP 依 頼 (commission) + 人 (person) = 依頼人 (client)
信頼(しんらい) | trust ☆☆☆☆☆ 信 (believe) + 頼 (ask a favor) = 信頼 (trust)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
頼 | ask a favor | HEAD | 頭
額 | amount of money / forehead | EACH | 各
疎 | shun | STOP | 止
You ask a favor: that I give HEAD.
EACH of you asks for an amount of money.
So I shun you, I STOP talking to you.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1340
Components: 束 (bundle of sticks) + (headright)
Mnemonic: I wanted to ask you a favor -- can you carry this bundle on your head? It's really LIGHT.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to ask someone to do something for you. You can use this when ordering food at a restaraunt, but also when asking a favor from a friend. たのむ has the nuance that the person being asked can refuse.
First jukugo meaning: commission
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 592

Kanji: 速
Meaning: fast
Onyomi: SOKU
First kunyomi: はや*い
First jukugo: 早速[さっそく]xxxしろ！
Full header: 速 fast
(motion) + 束 (bundle of sticks)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SOKU | Your Mama runs faster in SOCKS than in shoes (because she doesn't know how to tie laces).
Full mnemonic: | The bundle of sticks moves fast when it rolls downhill.
Full kunyomi: はや*い | fast speed ★★★★☆
すみ＊やか ( に ) | like 早速, but emphasizes finishing something quickly, rather than STARTING it immediately. Usually used in an office - give this document or procedure top priority! NP ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 早速(さっそく) xxxしろ！ | do XXX immediately! ★★☆☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA 早 (early) + 速 (fast) = 早速 (do XXX immediately!)
速度(そくど) | speed ★☆☆☆☆ 速 (fast) + 度 (times) = 速度 (speed)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1341
Components: (motion) + 束 (bundle of sticks)
Mnemonic: Your Mama runs faster in SOCKS than in shoes (because she doesn't know how to tie laces).
The bundle of sticks moves fast when it rolls downhill.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: fast speed
First jukugo meaning: do XXX immediately!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 825

Kanji: 整
Meaning: arrange
Onyomi: SEI
First kunyomi: ( を ) ととの＊える
First jukugo: 整理[せいり]する
Full header: 整 arrange
束 (bundle of sticks) + (director) + 正 (correct)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
Full onyomi: SEI |
Full mnemonic: | When the DIRECTOR SAYS, you gotta arrange these sticks into a bundle, you do it, no questions asked, because she's always CORRECT.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) ととの＊える | to arrange or prepare - usually used with "prepare a hairstyle", or "clean up a sentence on a re-write of a paper", and not used anywhere else. Sometimes books will refer to someone who is pretty as having a 整った顔 (totono-ta kao) (literally: a well-arranged face!) ★★☆☆☆
( が ) ととの＊う | something is arranged in a certain formation. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 整理(せいり) する | arrange ★★★☆☆ 整 (arrange) + 理 (reason) = 整理 (arrange) arrange things, like arranging papers alphabetically, or arranging books by topic.
整形(せいけい) | plastic surgery ★☆☆☆☆ 整 (arrange) + 形 (form) = 整形 (plastic surgery)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
整 | arrange | BUNDLE | 束
裂 | tear up | SWORD | 刀
You arrange sticks in a BUNDLE,
but you tear up shit with your SWORD.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1342
Components: 束 (bundle of sticks) + (director) + 正 (correct)
Mnemonic: When the DIRECTOR SAYS, you gotta arrange these sticks into a bundle, you do it, no questions asked, because she's always CORRECT.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to arrange or prepare - usually used with "prepare a hairstyle", or "clean up a sentence on a re-write of a paper", and not used anywhere else. Sometimes books will refer to someone who is pretty as having a 整った顔 (totono-ta kao) (literally: a well-arranged face!)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1089

Meaning: pass radical
Full header: pass radical
(right radical) マ (Mama) + 用 (utilize)
Description: I call it the pass radical because it's the main radical in 'pass,' one of the most common kanji.
Also, your mama utilizes a bullhorn to pass gas.
Full used In: - 通
- 踊
- 痛
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1343
Components: (right radical) マ (Mama) + 用 (utilize)
Frequency ranking: 130

Kanji: 通
Meaning: pass
Onyomi: TSUU
First kunyomi: ( が ) とお＊る
First jukugo: 普通[ふつう]の or　に
Full header: 通 pass
(motion) + (pass radical)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: TSUU |
Full mnemonic: | TWO cars move and pass through a tunnel.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) とお＊る | to go past??? ★★★★☆
( を ) とお＊す | I make something go in or through - either literally (i.e. threading a needle, escorting a guest inside) or figuratively (to force one's opinion through a meeting or to keep crying all night) ★★★★☆
( で or に ) かよ＊う | go to (used only with places like school or work, where you go there regularly) ★★★☆☆
どお＊り | a big road, an avenue. (NUBI - 通りis a SUFFIX which goes after the name of the avenue. You'd never say, "Hey, which way is the 通り?") NUBI ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 普通(ふつう) の or　に | normal / normally ★★★★★ 普 (normal) + 通 (pass) = 普通 (normal / normally)
交通(こうつう) | traffic ★★★★☆ 交 (combine) + 通 (pass) = 交通 (traffic)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1344
Components: (motion) + (pass radical)
Mnemonic: TWO cars move and pass through a tunnel.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to go past???
First jukugo meaning: normal / normally
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 131

Kanji: 踊
Meaning: dance
First kunyomi: おど*る
Full header: 踊 dance
足 (foot/ be enough) + (pass radical)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
ILL PAIR SOLO
Full mnemonic: | You pass your feet left and right when you dance.
Full kunyomi: おど*る | to dance (BOOBOO: in conversation people are more likely to say ダンス） 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1345
Components: 足 (foot/ be enough) + (pass radical)
Mnemonic: You pass your feet left and right when you dance.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to dance (BOOBOO: in conversation people are more likely to say ダンス）
Frequency ranking: 1368

Kanji: 丙
Meaning: t-bone steak
Full header: 丙 t-bone steak
DUH
Full used In: - 柄
- 病
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1346
Frequency ranking: 498

Kanji: 柄
Meaning: pattern
Onyomi: HEI - you don't need this
First kunyomi: がら
First jukugo: 国柄[くにがら]
Full header: 柄 pattern
木 (tree) + 丙 (t-bone steak)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: HEI - you don't need this | The conduct of the Bush administration clearly demonstrates a pattern of HATEfor science. U:＊＊
Full mnemonic: | Both trees and t-bone steaks have distinctive patterns: wood-grain and fat-marbling.
Full kunyomi: がら | pattern - both representational (i.e. flower wallpaper) and abstract (the pattern of wood-grain). 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 国柄(くにがら) | national character ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 国 (country) + 柄 (pattern) = 国柄 (national character)
人柄(ひとがら) | personal character ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN NP 人 (person) + 柄 (pattern) = 人柄 (personal character ) personal character (kind of a formal, news-paperish word. Usually we'd say 性格　（せいかく）　for personality, or 性質（せいしつ） for someone's essential nature)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
納 | to supply | STRING | 糸
柄 | pattern | WOODEN | 木
I'll supply you with STRING
so you can weave a WOODEN pattern with it.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1347
Components: 木 (tree) + 丙 (t-bone steak)
Mnemonic: The conduct of the Bush administration clearly demonstrates a pattern of HATEfor science.
U:＊＊
Both trees and t-bone steaks have distinctive patterns: wood-grain and fat-marbling.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: pattern - both representational (i.e. flower wallpaper) and abstract (the pattern of wood-grain).
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: national character
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 919

Meaning: sick
Full header: sick
(big radical) (cliff) + 丶 (dot)
SYMBOLIC
Description: Think of it as a SICK cliff, and those 3 little dots are spots, buboes, skin tags, warts, eczema flakes, etc. covering the sick cliff.
SEND A CARD, MOTHERFUCKER!
Full used In: - 病
- 痛
- 疲
- 痢
- 痴
- 症
- 痺
- 癒
- 癖
- 療
- 痩
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1348
Components: (big radical) (cliff) + 丶 (dot)
Frequency ranking: 499

Kanji: 病
Meaning: sick kanji
Onyomi: BYOU
First jukugo: 病気[びょうき]
Full header: 病 sick kanji
(sick) + 丙 (t-bone steak)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: BYOU | Your B.O. is making me sick.
Full mnemonic: | He got sick from eating a t-bone steak.
Full jukugo: 病気(びょうき) | sick ★★★★★ 病 (sick kanji) + 気 (mood) = 病気 (sick) General, informal word for any kind of sickness or flu.
XXX 病(びょう) | xxx-disease ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning, "xxx-disease"
性病(せいびょう) | STD ★☆☆☆☆ 性 (sex / essential nature) + 病 (sick kanji) = 性病 (STD) what you got from your pops.
精神病院(せいしんびょういん) | mental hospital ☆☆☆☆☆ 精 神 (spirit) + 病 院 (hospital) = 精神病院 (mental hospital)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
病 | sick kanji | T-BONE | 丙
痛 | hurts!!! | PASS |
Got sick to my stomach from a green T-BONE, now it hurts to PASS stool.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1349
Components: (sick) + 丙 (t-bone steak)
Mnemonic: Your B.O. is making me sick.
He got sick from eating a t-bone steak.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: sick
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 500

Kanji: 痛
Meaning: hurts!!!
Onyomi: TSUU
First kunyomi: いた*い
First jukugo: 頭痛[ずつう]
Full header: 痛 hurts!!!
(sick) + (pass radical) Same-ON
★★★★★
12 strokes
Full onyomi: TSUU |
Full mnemonic: | I'm so sick, it hurts TO pass gas.
Full kunyomi: いた*い
OW!!!!
To say in a slang way： いってえ!
Or if you're an old man： てってってってって!
. . .but those last two aren't ever written using the kanji.
★★★★★
いた＊み | (noun) pain ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 頭痛(ずつう) | headache ★★★☆☆ FP 頭 (head) + 痛 (hurts!!!) = 頭痛 (headache)
痛み止め(いたみどめ) | pain-killer, ★★☆☆☆ 痛 (hurts!!!) + 止 (stop) = 痛み止め (pain-killer,) pain-killer, like aspirin. (BOOBOO: not anaesthetic, which is 麻酔（ますい） )
痛恨(つうこん) | deep , bitter regret ☆☆☆☆☆ 痛 (hurts!!!) + 恨 (hold a grudge) = 痛恨 (deep , bitter regret)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
病 | sick kanji | T-BONE | 丙
痛 | hurts!!! | PASS |
Got sick to my stomach from a green T-BONE, now it hurts to PASS stool.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1350
Components: (sick) + (pass radical) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I'm so sick, it hurts TO pass gas.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: OW!!!!
First jukugo meaning: headache
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 718

Kanji: 疲
Meaning: get tired from hard work
Onyomi: HI
First kunyomi: ( が　or　に ) つか*れる
Full header: 疲 get tired from hard work
(sick) + 皮 (skin) Same-ON
★★★★☆
10 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: HI |
Full mnemonic: | HE gets tired of that sick rash on his skin!
Full kunyomi: ( が　or　に ) つか*れる | be tired from hard work - (BOOBOO:not to be confused with 眠い( ねむい), which means tired because you're up past your bedtime.) ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1351
Components: (sick) + 皮 (skin) Same-ON
Mnemonic: HE gets tired of that sick rash on his skin!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: be tired from hard work - (BOOBOO:not to be confused with 眠い( ねむい), which means tired because you're up past your bedtime.)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1124

Kanji: 痢
Meaning: diarrhea
Onyomi: RI
First jukugo: 下痢[げり]
Full header: 痢 diarrhea
(sick) + 利 (handy)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: RI | This place REEKS of diarrhea (FYI the place is your pants)
Full mnemonic: | If you are sick with diarrhea, keep a toilet handy.
Full jukugo: 下痢(げり) | diarrhea ★☆☆☆☆ 下 (below) + 痢 (diarrhea) = 下痢 (diarrhea )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1352
Components: (sick) + 利 (handy)
Mnemonic: This place REEKS of diarrhea (FYI the place is your pants)
If you are sick with diarrhea, keep a toilet handy.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1766

Kanji: 痴
Meaning: molester
Onyomi: CHI
First jukugo: 痴漢[ちかん]
Full header: 痴 molester
(sick) + 知 (know)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: CHI |
Full mnemonic: | The molester acquires sick knowledge in his CHEESY exploits.
Full jukugo: 痴漢(ちかん)
train pervert ★★★★☆ FR 1/2 KANA
痴 (molester) + 漢 (Chinese) = 痴漢 (train pervert)
Usually 漢 means Chinese: it's used in a lot of obscure words ('Chinese dictionary,' 'Chinese herbal medicine,' 'Chinese classical literature,' etc.)
HOWEVER - aside from 漢字 - the only time 漢 is really used in daily life is here: 痴漢, meaning a guy who molests or gropes women on crowded trains.
So the literal reading is: 'sick Chinese' !WTF???
ｘｘｘ 音痴(おんち) である | terrible at --xxx ★★☆☆☆ 音 (sound) + 痴 (molester) = 音痴 (terrible at --xxx) literally, to be tone-deaf, unable to carry a tune. But you can also say, 方向音痴, which means 'to have no sense of direction,to get lost a lot.' One more idiom: 運動音痴: (undou onchi) means terrible at sports.
愚痴(ぐち) をこばす | grumble ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 愚 (dum diddy dum dum) + 痴 (molester) = 愚痴 (grumble) grumble or mutter a complaint over and over - to bitch, whine, grouse, sing the blues. (as opposed to 文句 (もんく) which means make a loud and articulate complaint)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1353
Components: (sick) + 知 (know)
Mnemonic: The molester acquires sick knowledge in his CHEESY exploits.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: train pervert
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1644

Kanji: 症
Meaning: symptom
Onyomi: SHOU
First jukugo: XXX症[XXXしょう]
Full header: 症 symptom
正 (correct) Same-ON + (sick)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | You're SHOWING symptoms of the sickness, so you're correct to say you have it!
Full jukugo: XXX症(XXXしょう) | XXX - disease ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning XXX-disease. Only used in the proper names of specific diseases, in contrast to 病気（びょうき）, which means sick in general.
花粉症(かふんしょう) | hay fever ★★☆☆☆ 花 (flower) + 粉 (powder) + 症 (symptom) = 花粉症 (hay fever)
XXX 恐怖症(きょうふしょう) | xxx- phobia ★☆☆☆☆ SUF 恐 怖 (super duper terror) + 症 (symptom) = 恐怖症 (xxx- phobia)
症状(しょうじょう) | symptom ☆☆☆☆☆ 症 (symptom) + 状 (circumstance) = 症状 (symptom) symptom of a disease
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1354
Components: 正 (correct) Same-ON + (sick)
Mnemonic: You're SHOWING symptoms of the sickness, so you're correct to say you have it!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: XXX - disease
Frequency ranking: 1535

Kanji: 痺
Meaning: go numb
Onyomi: HI
First kunyomi: ( が ) しび＊れる
First jukugo: 麻痺[まひ]
Full header: 痺 go numb
(sick) + 卑 (despicable) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: HI |
Full mnemonic: | HE got sick and the despicable germs made him numb.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) しび＊れる | go numb 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 麻痺(まひ) | paralysis ☆☆☆☆☆ 麻 (mah jongg / ganja) + 痺 (go numb) = 麻痺 (paralysis)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1355
Components: (sick) + 卑 (despicable) Same-ON
Mnemonic: HE got sick and the despicable germs made him numb.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: paralysis
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1730

Meaning: butcher
Full header: butcher
(right radical) (peaked roof) + 月 (moon/organ) + 刀 (sword)
STRONG
Description: STRONG RADICAL for "YU" (the keyword for YU is 'Your Underpants', BTW)
The butcher cuts up organs with a sword in his store with a peaked roof, while wearing Your Underpants.
Full used In: - 癒
- 愉
- 諭
- 輸
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1356
Components: (right radical) (peaked roof) + 月 (moon/organ) + 刀 (sword)
Frequency ranking: 1455

Kanji: 癒
Meaning: cure
Onyomi: YU
First kunyomi: いや*し
First jukugo: 治癒[ちゆ]
Full header: 癒 cure
(sick) + (butcher) Same-ON + 心 (heart)
★☆☆☆☆
18 strokes
Full onyomi: YU |
Full mnemonic: | I cured the sick heart of the butcher using Your Underpants. He'll never be lonely again!
Full kunyomi: いや*し | healing (noun) (emphasis on making the pain go away: the healing effect of music, or the healing power of the Ganges) ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 治癒(ちゆ) | healing ☆☆☆☆☆ 治 (cure) + 癒 (cure) = 治癒 (healing) healing in general : (the healing process / an unhealed wound / taking too long to heal)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1357
Components: (sick) + (butcher) Same-ON + 心 (heart)
Mnemonic: I cured the sick heart of the butcher using Your Underpants. He'll never be lonely again!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: healing (noun) (emphasis on making the pain go away: the healing effect of music, or the healing power of the Ganges)
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: healing
Frequency ranking: 1685

Kanji: 愉
Meaning: pleasure
Onyomi: YU
First kunyomi: たの＊しい
First jukugo: 愉快[ゆかい]な
Full header: 愉 pleasure
心 (heart) + (butcher) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE SIDEKICK
Description: This tanoshii means the same as the OTHER tanoshii (楽しい), except that 愉しい is very literary and pretentious.
Basically the only time you'll see 愉しい is if your friend is typing on his cell phone and the "auto-complete" feature selects this one instead of the usual one. However, that happens a lot in today's troubled society, so it might be worth your while to learn 愉しい. (As a matter of fact, there's a LOT of kanji that only occur as a result of auto-complete snafus. Older folks who complain that the internets is making young Japanese kind of illiterate and culturally myopic should be thanking auto-complete - it's responsible for accidentally reviving a whole CLASS of old words! )
Full onyomi: YU | Wearing Your Underpants gives me a pleasure I simply can't describe.
Full mnemonic: | He became a butcher because chopping meat gives his heart pleasure.
Full kunyomi: たの＊しい | enjoyable! Fun! ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 愉快(ゆかい) な | amusing ☆☆☆☆☆ 愉 (pleasure) + 快 (pleasant) = 愉快 (amusing) pleasant or amusing (a funny guy, hilarious comments, a fun time)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
愉 | pleasure | BUTCHER |
惚 | to fall in love with | RIBCAGE |
It gives the BUTCHER pleasure to fall in love with a ANIMAL RIBCAGE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1358
Components: 心 (heart) + (butcher) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Wearing Your Underpants gives me a pleasure I simply can't describe.
He became a butcher because chopping meat gives his heart pleasure.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: enjoyable! Fun!
First jukugo meaning: amusing
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1456

Kanji: 諭
Meaning: chide / guide
Onyomi: YU
First kunyomi: ( と　・　に ) さと*す
Full header: 諭 chide / guide
言 (say) + (butcher) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
16 strokes
SOLO
Description: (BOOBOO: dongpipe isn't a real insult)
Full onyomi: YU | Guide Your Underpants onto your abdomen.
Full mnemonic: | Chide the butcher when you say, "Cut my baloney thinner, dongpipe!"
Full kunyomi: ( と　・　に ) さと*す | NOT VERY USEFUL. Means to gently advise or guide someone. Not a scolding, but it has the connotation of parent-to-child. ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1359
Components: 言 (say) + (butcher) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Guide Your Underpants onto your abdomen.
Chide the butcher when you say, "Cut my baloney thinner, dongpipe!"
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: NOT VERY USEFUL. Means to gently advise or guide someone. Not a scolding, but it has the connotation of parent-to-child.
Frequency ranking: 1744

Kanji: 輸
Meaning: transport
Onyomi: YU
First jukugo: 輸入[ゆにゅう]する
Full header: 輸 transport
車 (car) + (butcher) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: YU |
Full mnemonic: | The car transports YOUR UNDERPANTS to the butcher.
Full jukugo: 輸入(ゆにゅう) する | import ★★☆☆☆ 輸 (transport) + 入 (put/go in) = 輸入 (import)
輸出(ゆしゅつ) する | export ★☆☆☆☆ 輸 (transport) + 出 (pull out / hand over) = 輸出 (export)
密輸(みつゆ) | smuggling ★☆☆☆☆ 密 (hard to see) + 輸 (transport) = 密輸 (smuggling)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
輸 | transport | BUTCHER |
輪 | ring/tire | LIBRARY |
You transport meat to the BUTCHER, but I check out a ring from the LIBRARY.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1360
Components: 車 (car) + (butcher) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The car transports YOUR UNDERPANTS to the butcher.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: import
Frequency ranking: 1544

Meaning: stank
Full header: stank
(top radical) (corpse) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 辛 (spicy / painful)
STRONG
Description: A corpse with garlic spice in its mouth is exceptionally stank!
I'm calling it stank because most of the kanji which use it have a negative vibe to them.
STRONG for HEKI. (use the following mnemonic: It's HECK of stank in here).
Full used In: - 癖
- 避
- 壁
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1361
Components: (top radical) (corpse) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 辛 (spicy / painful)
Frequency ranking: 867

Kanji: 癖
Meaning: bad habit
Onyomi: HEKI
First kunyomi: くせ ( になる )
First jukugo: ｘｘｘの癖[くせ]に YYY!!
Full header: 癖 bad habit
(sick) + (stank)
★★☆☆☆
18 strokes
SAME ON
Full onyomi: HEKI |
Full mnemonic: He's got a bad habit of stinking so bad people think he's sick.
That's a HECK of a bad habit!
Full kunyomi: くせ ( になる ) | bad habit. But not that bad. Gambling or hoe-hopping is like a "akushumi". 癖 is just like biting your nails or saying "like" a lot, although it is usually more unique and distinctive. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: ｘｘｘの 癖(くせ) に YYY!! | xxx but still fuckin' yyy!! ☆☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA a very disapproving way of saying "but still". As in, "He don't even have money for rent but still he just got a ＄２00 Bathing Ape shoe.": 家賃の金もないの癖に二万円bape靴を買っちゃった！
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1362
Components: (sick) + (stank)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: bad habit. But not that bad. Gambling or hoe-hopping is like a "akushumi". 癖 is just like biting your nails or saying "like" a lot, although it is usually more unique and distinctive.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: xxx but still fuckin' yyy!!
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1426

Kanji: 避
Meaning: avoid / dodge
Onyomi: HI
First kunyomi: さ*ける
First jukugo: 避難[ひなん]する
Full header: 避 avoid / dodge
(motion) + (stank)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
Full onyomi: HI |
Full mnemonic: | HE is moving to avoid the stank guys because he's a snobby fuck.
Full kunyomi: さ*ける | dodge (a bullet, a kick) (can be used figuratively; avoid the consequences, escape punishment) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 避難(ひなん) する | evacuate ★★☆☆☆ 避 (avoid / dodge) + 難 (difficult) = 避難 (evacuate) to take shelter , to evacuate
避妊(ひにん) | birth control ☆☆☆☆☆ 避 (avoid / dodge) + 妊 (pregnant) = 避妊 (birth control)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
避 | avoid / dodge | MOVING |
壁 | wall | EARTH | 土
The wall is built on EARTH, but you avoid a jerk by MOVING away.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1363
Components: (motion) + (stank)
Mnemonic: HE is moving to avoid the stank guys because he's a snobby fuck.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: dodge (a bullet, a kick) (can be used figuratively; avoid the consequences, escape punishment)
First jukugo meaning: evacuate
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1158

Kanji: 壁
Meaning: wall
Onyomi: HEKI
First kunyomi: かべ
First jukugo: 言語の壁[げんごのかべ]
Full header: 壁 wall
(stank) + 土 (earth)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
SAME ON
Full onyomi: HEKI | What the HECK is this wall doing here? Oh, I get it,I'm drunk.
Full mnemonic: | Build a wall on earth to keep the stank people outside!
Full kunyomi: かべ | wall ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 言語の壁(げんごのかべ) | the language barrier ★★★☆☆ NEO 言 (say) + 語 (language) + 壁 (wall) = 言語の壁 (the language barrier )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
避 | avoid / dodge | MOVING |
壁 | wall | EARTH | 土
The wall is built on EARTH, but you avoid a jerk by MOVING away.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1364
Components: (stank) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: What the HECK is this wall doing here? Oh, I get it,I'm drunk.
Build a wall on earth to keep the stank people outside!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the language barrier
Frequency ranking: 868

Meaning: small talk
Full header: small talk
大 (big) + (horny) + 日 (sun, day) + 小 (small size)
STRONG SYMBOLIC
Description: SYMBOLIC : This is usually used in kanji about jobs or structured social get-togethers: That's why I called it small talk.
So you could say . . .
At our office we make small talk about who is big, who is horny, it's a sunny day ,and what office supplies to REORDER.
STRONG RADICAL for RYOU
Full used In: - 療
- 寮
- 僚
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1365
Components: 大 (big) + (horny) + 日 (sun, day) + 小 (small size)
Frequency ranking: 1391

Kanji: 療
Meaning: medical therapy
Onyomi: RYOU
First jukugo: 医療[いりょう]
Full header: 療 medical therapy
(sick) + (small talk) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
17 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: RYOU |
Full mnemonic: | The nurse made small talk with the sick patient, to distract him as she did some painful therapy.
Full jukugo: 医療(いりょう) | medical treatment ★☆☆☆☆ 医 (doctor) + 療 (medical therapy) = 医療 (medical treatment) medical treatment- the kind one gets in a hospital (x-rays, MRI, surgery, etc.)
治療(ちりょう) | therapy ☆☆☆☆☆ 治 (cure) + 療 (medical therapy) = 治療 (therapy) medical therapy - for instance, cancer 治療 would be chemo. Unlike the related term 医療　（いりょう）、治療 refers to ongoing, repeated-once-a-day/week processes for specific illnesses)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1366
Components: (sick) + (small talk) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The nurse made small talk with the sick patient, to distract him as she did some painful therapy.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: medical treatment
Frequency ranking: 1392

Kanji: 寮
Meaning: dormitory
Onyomi: RYOU
First kunyomi: りょう
Full header: 寮 dormitory
(crown) + (small talk) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: RYOU |
Full mnemonic: | Make small talk about crowns in your dormitory.
Full kunyomi: りょう | dormitory ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1367
Components: (crown) + (small talk) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Make small talk about crowns in your dormitory.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1735

Kanji: 僚
Meaning: coworker
Onyomi: RYOU
First jukugo: 同僚[どうりょう]
Full header: 僚 coworker
(personleft) + (small talk) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: RYOU |
Full mnemonic: | My coworker is a person whom I have to make small talk with at the water cooler.
Full jukugo: 同僚(どうりょう) | coworker ★★☆☆☆ 同 (same) + 僚 (coworker) = 同僚 (coworker)
官僚(かんりょう) | senior bureaucrat ★☆☆☆☆ 官 (federal) + 僚 (coworker) = 官僚 (senior bureaucrat) a senior bureaucrat - not the kind at the DMV, but the high powered kind that get like millions in bribes, kickbacks, and revolving-door funds.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1368
Components: (personleft) + (small talk) Same-ON
Mnemonic: My coworker is a person whom I have to make small talk with at the water cooler.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1582

Kanji: 申
Meaning: humbly say/god radical
First kunyomi: ( と ) もう＊す
First jukugo: 申し訳ない[もうしわけない]
Full header: 申 humbly say/god radical
(right radical) 田 (rice field) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
PK STRONG SYMBOLIC JERK RADICAL
Description: The kunyomi is only used on formal occasions, but you should learn it anyway because it is like one of the most common formal words!
On the other hand, as a radical, it means "god",and it is seen really often.
STRONG RADICAL for the ON-yomi of SHIN.
Full mnemonic: The line goes above and below the rice field, because rice fields represent Earth, but God goes from Heaven (above) to Hell (below).
Simple.
Full kunyomi: ( と ) もう＊す | When you're talking to a superior person, you use 申す instead of 言う to describe your own speech. (Instead of saying, 'My name is Ruttiger', you'd say 'Ruttigerともうします！’） F ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 申し訳ない(もうしわけない) | sorry'n shit ★★★☆☆ F 申 (humbly say) + 訳 (reason / translation) = 申し訳ない (sorry'n shit) really really really sorry. That your mom got big-boned.
申し込む(もうしこむ) | application ★★★☆☆ 申 (humbly say) + 込 (get crowded) = 申し込む (application) an application (for a loan or to go to college, etc)
申し込み(もうしこみ) | application ★☆☆☆☆ F 申 (humbly say) + 込 (get crowded) = 申し込み (application) A formal way of saying, 'application.'
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
甲 | turtle shell | line goes DOWN |
由 | freedom / reason | line goes UP |
申 | humbly say | LINE GOES UP AND DOWN |
The turtle's head(甲) goes DOWN into its shell.
But you have the freedom to reach UP(由) to the stars.
GOD　(申)is infinite so the line sticks OUT ON BOTH SIDEZZZ.
Full used In: - 痩
- 紳
- 捜
- 伸
- 神
- 甲
- 由
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1369
Components: (right radical) 田 (rice field) + 一 (one/line radical)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: When you're talking to a superior person, you use 申す instead of 言う to describe your own speech. (Instead of saying, 'My name is Ruttiger', you'd say 'Ruttigerともうします！’）
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: sorry'n shit
Frequency ranking: 227

Kanji: 痩
Meaning: lose weightーlose
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: やせ＊る
Full header: 痩 lose weightーlose
(right radical) (sick) + 申 (humbly say/god radical) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | The sick, anorexic model lost SO much weight God punished her crotch: she stopped menstruating.
Full kunyomi: やせ＊る | to lose weight KANA ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1370
Components: (right radical) (sick) + 申 (humbly say/god radical) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: The sick, anorexic model lost SO much weight God punished her crotch: she stopped menstruating.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to lose weight
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1709

Kanji: 紳
Meaning: gentleman
Onyomi: SHIN
First jukugo: 紳士[しんし]
Full header: 紳 gentleman
糸 (string) + 申 (humbly say/god radical) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: | Noble and virtuous behavior is like a string which connects a gentleman to god.
Full jukugo: 紳士(しんし) | gentleman ★★☆☆☆ 紳 (gentleman) + 士 (samurai radical) = 紳士 (gentleman)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1371
Components: 糸 (string) + 申 (humbly say/god radical) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Noble and virtuous behavior is like a string which connects a gentleman to god.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1634

Kanji: 捜
Meaning: search
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: さが*す
First jukugo: 捜査[そうさ]
Full header: 捜 search
(handleft) + 申 (humbly say/god radical) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SOU | SO many people search for love, SO few find it.
Full mnemonic: | "That's the hand of God searching for your crotch." At least that's what Father Flannagan told you.
Full kunyomi: さが*す | search for something you lost (carkeys, sanity) or cops searching for a criminal. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 捜査(そうさ) | criminal investigation ★★☆☆☆ NP 捜 (search) + 査 (inspect) = 捜査 (criminal investigation)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
深 | deep | WATER | 水
探 | look for | HANDS | 手
採 | gather | NEST |
捜 | search | FREEDOM | 由
授 | instruct | RECIEVE | 受
The merman lives in the deep WATER.
You look for delicious PIE, but you gather NESTS so the birds all die.
You search for FREEDOM.
You RECEIVE instruction.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1372
Components: (handleft) + 申 (humbly say/god radical) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: SO many people search for love, SO few find it.
"That's the hand of God searching for your crotch." At least that's what Father Flannagan told you.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: search for something you lost (carkeys, sanity) or cops searching for a criminal.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: criminal investigation
Frequency ranking: 1226

Kanji: 伸
Meaning: stretch
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: ( を ) の*ばす
First jukugo: 背伸び[せのび]する
Full header: 伸 stretch
(personleft) + 申 (humbly say/god radical) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: | A person tries to stretch up to the SHINing light of God, but always falls short.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) の*ばす | to intentionally stretch , to extend. Unlike the OTHER のばす　（延ばす）、伸ばす is more used with things: stretch your back, extend a collapsible umbrella/telescope/ admantium claw. ★★★★☆
( が ) の＊びる | something automatically lengthens or grows - like hair or grass. Something extends further- a forest that extends all the way to the ocean, or days of summer that get longer. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 背伸び(せのび) する | to stretch your body ☆☆☆☆☆ 背 (stature / back of the body) + 伸 (stretch) = 背伸び (to stretch your body)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
伸 | stretch | PERSON / GOD | 申
押 | push | HANDS | 手
A PERSON stretches up to try to touch god,
but you push with your HANDS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1373
Components: (personleft) + 申 (humbly say/god radical) Same-ON
Mnemonic: A person tries to stretch up to the SHINing light of God, but always falls short.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to intentionally stretch , to extend.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: to stretch your body
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1017

Kanji: 甲
Meaning: turtle shell
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: こう
First jukugo: 生き甲斐[いきがい]
Full header: 甲 turtle shell
申 (humbly say/god radical)
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
PK
Full onyomi: KOU | as in, Shove a turtle shell up your COLON.
Full mnemonic: It looks like the God radical(申）, but the vertical line only goes DOWN.
That's because the turtle's head(甲) goes DOWN into its shell when he's scared(but GOD　(申)is infinite so the line sticks OUT ON BOTH SIDEZZZ)
Full kunyomi: こう | turtle shell ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 生き甲斐(いきがい) | reason for living ☆☆☆☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA 生 (life / birth) + 甲 (turtle shell) = 生き甲斐 (reason for living)
手の甲(てのこう) | back of one's hand ☆☆☆☆☆ 手 (hand) + 甲 (turtle shell) = 手の甲 (back of one's hand)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
甲 | turtle shell | line goes DOWN |
由 | freedom / reason | line goes UP |
申 | humbly say | LINE GOES UP AND DOWN |
The turtle's head(甲) goes DOWN into its shell.
But you have the freedom to reach UP(由) to the stars.
GOD　(申)is infinite so the line sticks OUT ON BOTH SIDEZZZ.
Full used In: - 押
- 挿
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1374
Components: 申 (humbly say/god radical)
Mnemonic: as in, Shove a turtle shell up your COLON.
It looks like the God radical(申）, but the vertical line only goes DOWN.
That's because the turtle's head(甲) goes DOWN into its shell when he's scared(but GOD　(申)is infinite so the line sticks OUT ON BOTH SIDEZZZ)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: reason for living
Frequency ranking: 586

Kanji: 押
Meaning: push
Onyomi: OU
First kunyomi: お*す
First jukugo: 押入れ[おしいれ]
Full header: 押 push
(handleft) + 甲 (turtle shell)
★★★★★
8 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: OU |
Full mnemonic: | Mario's hand pushes down on the turtle shell and the Koopa says OH SHIT and bails right out of there.
Full kunyomi: お*す | push ★★★★★
お＊さえる | physically hold down or restrain ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 押入れ(おしいれ) | closet ★★★☆☆ 押 (push) + 入 (put/go in) = 押入れ (closet )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
伸 | stretch | PERSON / GOD | 申
押 | push | HANDS | 手
A PERSON stretches up to try to touch god,
but you push with your HANDS.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
抽 | abstract | line goes ABOVE | 由
押 | push | line goes DOWN | 甲
Abstractions such as love, beauty, and God are ABOVE the material world of objects.
Mario gets a koopa by pushing the TURTLE SHELL DOWN.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1375
Components: (handleft) + 甲 (turtle shell)
Mnemonic: Mario's hand pushes down on the turtle shell and the Koopa says OH SHIT and bails right out of there.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: closet
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 587

Kanji: 由
Meaning: freedom / reason
Onyomi: YUU
First jukugo: 自由[じゆう]な
Full header: 由 freedom / reason
申 (humbly say/god radical)
★★★★★
5 strokes
BETA JERK PK PN
Full onyomi: YUU | YOU want to be free, don't you?
Full mnemonic: | Looks like the God radical, but the vertical line only goes UP. That's because humans always reach UP, searching for freedom.
Full jukugo: 自由(じゆう) な | freedom ★★★★★ 自 (my own) + 由 (freedom / reason) = 自由 (freedom)
理由(りゆう) | reason ★★★★★ 理 (reason) + 由 (freedom / reason) = 理由 (reason) reason (for doing something)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
甲 | turtle shell | line goes DOWN |
由 | freedom / reason | line goes UP |
申 | humbly say | LINE GOES UP AND DOWN |
The turtle's head(甲) goes DOWN into its shell.
But you have the freedom to reach UP(由) to the stars.
GOD　(申)is infinite so the line sticks OUT ON BOTH SIDEZZZ.
Full used In: - 抽
- 宙
- 油
- 届
- 黄
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1376
Components: 申 (humbly say/god radical)
Mnemonic: YOU want to be free, don't you?
Looks like the God radical, but the vertical line only goes UP. That's because humans always reach UP, searching for freedom.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: freedom
Frequency ranking: 393

Kanji: 抽
Meaning: abstract
Onyomi: CHUU
First jukugo: 抽象的[ちゅうしょうてき]な
Full header: 抽 abstract
(handleft) + 由 (freedom / reason)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: CHUU | In the abstract, I'd like to CHEW on your earlobe, but in practice, your ear smells strongly of wax and there's bees living in it.
Full mnemonic: | Your hand can't grab freedom because freedom is an abstraction.
Full jukugo: 抽象的(ちゅうしょうてき) な | abstract ★☆☆☆☆ 抽 (abstract) + 象 (elephant / phenomenon) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 抽象的 (abstract) abstract (thought) or figurative (meaning)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
抽 | abstract | line goes ABOVE | 由
押 | push | line goes DOWN | 甲
Abstractions such as love, beauty, and God are ABOVE the material world of objects.
Mario gets a koopa by pushing the TURTLE SHELL DOWN.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1377
Components: (handleft) + 由 (freedom / reason)
Mnemonic: In the abstract, I'd like to CHEW on your earlobe, but in practice, your ear smells strongly of wax and there's bees living in it.
Your hand can't grab freedom because freedom is an abstraction.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1679

Kanji: 宙
Meaning: space
Onyomi: CHUU
First jukugo: 宇宙人[うちゅうじん]
Full header: 宙 space
(crown) + 由 (freedom / reason)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: CHUU | The space alien wants to kiss you like CHUU.
Full mnemonic: | In space, everyone has the freedom to crown themselves King of Space . There's no one around for millions of miles, so who is going to contradict you?
Full jukugo: 宇宙人(うちゅうじん) | alien ★★★☆☆ 宇 宙 (outer space) + 人 (person) = 宇宙人 (alien)
宇宙(うちゅう) | outer space ★★★☆☆ 宇 (cosmos) + 宙 (space) = 宇宙 (outer space)
宇宙船(うちゅうせん) | space ship ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 宇 宙 (outer space) + 船 (ship) = 宇宙船 (space ship)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1378
Components: (crown) + 由 (freedom / reason)
Mnemonic: The space alien wants to kiss you like CHUU.
In space, everyone has the freedom to crown themselves King of Space . There's no one around for millions of miles, so who is going to contradict you?
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: alien
Frequency ranking: 1302

Kanji: 油
Meaning: oil
Onyomi: YU
First kunyomi: あぶら
First jukugo: 油断[ゆだん]する
Full header: 油 oil
(waterleft) + 由 (freedom / reason)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: YU |
Full mnemonic: | I have the freedom to splash Your Underpants with a liquid called oil.
Full kunyomi: あぶら | oil ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 油断(ゆだん) する | let down your guard. ★★☆☆☆ 油 (oil) + 断 (decision/judgement/refuse) = 油断 (let down your guard.)
醤油(しょゆゆ) | soy sauce ★☆☆☆☆ KANA soy sauce! (usually KANA, so I'm just giving it *)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1379
Components: (waterleft) + 由 (freedom / reason)
Mnemonic: I have the freedom to splash Your Underpants with a liquid called oil.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: let down your guard.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1108

Kanji: 届
Meaning: extend to
First kunyomi: ( を ) とど＊ける
Full header: 届 extend to
(corpse) + 由 (freedom / reason)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
JERK SOLO
Description: 届 is used in two kunyomi words, which look like a normal jidoshi/tadoshi verb pair , but in fact they have totally separate meanings. Jerk!
Full mnemonic: | Freedom does not extend to corpses, who have nothing to say.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) とど＊ける | to give your paperwork to the bureauacrats, to give an official report. ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) とど＊く | to physically reach with your hands (reach for the top shelf, etc) (what is fucked up is that the 可能系 form is とどける, which is the same exact pronunciation as the first word! ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
居 | live | OLD | 古
届 | extend to | FREEDOM | 由
The OLD lady lived a long time, but
FREEDOM extends only to the young.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1380
Components: (corpse) + 由 (freedom / reason)
Mnemonic: Freedom does not extend to corpses, who have nothing to say.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to give your paperwork to the bureauacrats, to give an official report.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1159

Meaning: soup
Full header: soup
(right radical) 甲 (turtle shell) + (George Michael's Moustache) + ??? (???)
STRONG
Description: George Michael has a turtle shell in his stache from eating turtle soup!
STRONG ONYOMI for GUU
Full used In: - 偶
- 隅
- 愚
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1381
Components: (right radical) 甲 (turtle shell) + (George Michael's Moustache) + ??? (???)
Frequency ranking: 1191

Kanji: 偶
Meaning: coincidence
Onyomi: GUU
First kunyomi: たま ( に )
First jukugo: 偶然[ぐうぜん]で or に
Full header: 偶 coincidence
(personleft) + (soup) Same-ON
★★★★☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: GUU |
Full mnemonic: | It was a coincidence that I ran into that person just as I was talking about the time he made GOOEY soup.
Full kunyomi: たま ( に ) | occasionally ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 偶然(ぐうぜん) で or に | coincidence ★★★★★ 偶 (coincidence) + 然 (nature) = 偶然 (coincidence) accidentally, coincidence
配偶者(はいぐうしゃ) | spouse ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 配 (distribute) + 偶 (coincidence) + 者 (professional) = 配偶者 (spouse ) spouse (you only need this if you are getting married to a Japanese and want a 'spouse visa.')
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1382
Components: (personleft) + (soup) Same-ON
Mnemonic: It was a coincidence that I ran into that person just as I was talking about the time he made GOOEY soup.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: occasionally
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1334

Kanji: 隅
Meaning: corner of room
Onyomi: GUU
First kunyomi: すみ
Full header: 隅 corner of room
(town) + (soup) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: GUU |
Full mnemonic: | That is the corner of the town where they make GOOEY soup.
Full kunyomi: すみ | corner of a room (BOOBOO: corner of an object - a table, a sheet of paper, etc, is 角　（かど）） ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1383
Components: (town) + (soup) Same-ON
Mnemonic: That is the corner of the town where they make GOOEY soup.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: corner of a room (BOOBOO: corner of an object - a table, a sheet of paper, etc, is 角　（かど））
Frequency ranking: 1192

Kanji: 愚
Meaning: dum diddy dum dum
Onyomi: GU
First kunyomi: おろか ( な )
First jukugo: 愚痴[ぐち]をこばす
Full header: 愚 dum diddy dum dum
(soup) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
Description: DUM diddy, DUM diddy, DIDDY dum DUM!!!!!
Full onyomi: GU | This kanji has "GU-with-a-short-U" UNLIKE ALL THE OTHER "SOUP" KANJI WHICH HAVE A "GUUUU" ON-YOMI!) So we need a new keyword: "Get Up" - As in: Get Up! only dummys oversleep.
Full mnemonic: | He 's dumb, so he ate high-fat soup until he caught a heart attack.
Full kunyomi: おろか ( な ) | foolish 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 愚痴(ぐち) をこばす | grumble ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 愚 (dum diddy dum dum) + 痴 (molester) = 愚痴 (grumble) grumble or mutter a complaint over and over - to bitch, whine, grouse, sing the blues. (as opposed to 文句 (もんく) which means make a loud and articulate complaint)
愚問(ぐもん) | stupid question ☆☆☆☆☆ 愚 (dum diddy dum dum) + 問 (question, problem) = 愚問 (stupid question)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1384
Components: (soup) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: This kanji has "GU-with-a-short-U" UNLIKE ALL THE OTHER "SOUP" KANJI WHICH HAVE A "GUUUU" ON-YOMI!)
So we need a new keyword: "Get Up" -
As in: Get Up! only dummys oversleep.
He 's dumb, so he ate high-fat soup until he caught a heart attack.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: foolish
First jukugo meaning: grumble
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1267

Kanji: 雨
Meaning: rain
Onyomi: U
First kunyomi: あめ
First jukugo: 雨林[うりん]
Full header: 雨 rain
(George Michael's Moustache) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★★
8 strokes
PK SYMBOLIC
Full onyomi: U | This heavy rain is URUSAI.
Full mnemonic: Capital 'T' plus a Mosutache, plus four dots (which are, of course, raindrops).
Let's say - and this is a bit awkward - let's say that the "T" is an umbrella which George is using to keep his moustache from getting wet in the rain.
Full kunyomi: あめ | rain ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 雨林(うりん) | rain forest ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 雨 (rain) + 林 (grove) = 雨林 (rain forest)
Full used In: - 霧
- 雲
- 霜
- 雷
- 震
- 漏
- 雪
- 雰
- 露
- 霊
- 電
- 需
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1385
Components: (George Michael's Moustache) + 丶 (dot)
Mnemonic: This heavy rain is URUSAI.
Capital 'T' plus a Mosutache, plus four dots (which are, of course, raindrops).
Let's say - and this is a bit awkward - let's say that the "T" is an umbrella which George is using to keep his moustache from getting wet in the rain.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: rain forest
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 455

Kanji: 霧
Meaning: fog
Onyomi: MU
First kunyomi: きり
Full header: 霧 fog
雨 (rain) + 務 (perform a task) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
19 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: MU | You can hear the cows MOOing when they get lost in the fog.
Full mnemonic: | We can't perform our tasks in all this fog and rain!
Full kunyomi: きり | fog ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
露 | outdoors, public | ROAD | 路
霧 | fog | MAKE AN EFFORT | 努
The ROAD is outdoors.
You have to MAKE AN EFFORT to find it in this fog!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1386
Components: 雨 (rain) + 務 (perform a task) Same-ON
Mnemonic: You can hear the cows MOOing when they get lost in the fog.
We can't perform our tasks in all this fog and rain!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1454

Kanji: 雲
Meaning: cloud
Onyomi: UN
First kunyomi: くも
Full header: 雲 cloud
雨 (rain) + 云 (twin decapited cows)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
ILL PAIR SOLO
Full onyomi: UN | It's UNlucky to play with electricity on a cloudy day.
Full mnemonic: | Clouds rain on the severed heads of Siamese twin cows.
Full kunyomi: くも | cloud ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
雷 | lightning | RICE FIELD | 田
震 | shake, tremble | PAYBACK |
雲 | cloud | MOOCOW | ム
曇 | get cloudy | SUN | 日
Lightning hits the RICE FIELD so near
PAYBACK makes me tremble with fear
Cloud hovers over a MOOCOW,
but when the SUN is hidden behind clouds, it gets more cloudy.
Full used In: - 曇
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1387
Components: 雨 (rain) + 云 (twin decapited cows)
Mnemonic: It's UNlucky to play with electricity on a cloudy day.
Clouds rain on the severed heads of Siamese twin cows.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 929

Kanji: 曇
Meaning: get cloudy
First kunyomi: くも*る
Full header: 曇 get cloudy
日 (sun, day) + 雲 (cloud)
★☆☆☆☆
16 strokes
ILL PAIR SOLO
Full mnemonic: | It's getting cloudy but you can still see the sun a little.
Full kunyomi: くも*る | get cloudy ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
雷 | lightning | RICE FIELD | 田
震 | shake, tremble | PAYBACK |
雲 | cloud | MOOCOW | ム
曇 | get cloudy | SUN | 日
Lightning hits the RICE FIELD so near
PAYBACK makes me tremble with fear
Cloud hovers over a MOOCOW,
but when the SUN is hidden behind clouds, it gets more cloudy.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1388
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 雲 (cloud)
Mnemonic: It's getting cloudy but you can still see the sun a little.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1636

Kanji: 霜
Meaning: frost
First kunyomi: しも
Full header: 霜 frost
雨 (rain) + 相 (partner)
★☆☆☆☆
17 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | In winter, frost is the partner of rain.
Full kunyomi: しも | frost ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1389
Components: 雨 (rain) + 相 (partner)
Mnemonic: In winter, frost is the partner of rain.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1727

Kanji: 雷
Meaning: lightning
Onyomi: RAI
First kunyomi: かみなり
Full header: 雷 lightning
雨 (rain) + 田 (rice field)
★★☆☆☆
3 strokes
Description: The sound effect of thunder is GORO, GORO!!!
Full onyomi: RAI |
Full mnemonic: | The RAIghtning fell from the rainy sky onto the rice field
Full kunyomi: かみなり | lightning and thunder (in Japanese, the same word applies to both, which kind of makes sense) ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
雷 | lightning | RICE FIELD | 田
震 | shake, tremble | PAYBACK |
雲 | cloud | MOOCOW | ム
曇 | get cloudy | SUN | 日
Lightning hits the RICE FIELD so near
PAYBACK makes me tremble with fear
Cloud hovers over a MOOCOW,
but when the SUN is hidden behind clouds, it gets more cloudy.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1390
Components: 雨 (rain) + 田 (rice field)
Mnemonic: The RAIghtning fell from the rainy sky onto the rice field
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: lightning and thunder (in Japanese, the same word applies to both, which kind of makes sense)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1484

Kanji: 震
Meaning: shake, tremble
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: ( が ) ふる＊える
First jukugo: 地震[じしん]
Full header: 震 shake, tremble
雨 (rain) + (payback) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: | It's raining so hard the ground is shaking, and SHINING. It must be payback for that dry spell we've been having.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) ふる＊える | to shake or tremble ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 地震(じしん) | earthquake ★★★☆☆ FP 地 (area) + 震 (shake, tremble) = 地震 (earthquake)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
雷 | lightning | RICE FIELD | 田
震 | shake, tremble | PAYBACK |
雲 | cloud | MOOCOW | ム
曇 | get cloudy | SUN | 日
Lightning hits the RICE FIELD so near
PAYBACK makes me tremble with fear
Cloud hovers over a MOOCOW,
but when the SUN is hidden behind clouds, it gets more cloudy.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1391
Components: 雨 (rain) + (payback) Same-ON
Mnemonic: It's raining so hard the ground is shaking, and SHINING. It must be payback for that dry spell we've been having.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to shake or tremble
First jukugo meaning: earthquake
Frequency ranking: 1043

Kanji: 漏
Meaning: leak
Onyomi: ROU
First kunyomi: ( を ) も＊らす
Full header: 漏 leak
(waterleft) + (corpse) + 雨 (rain)
★☆☆☆☆
14 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: ROU | There's so much water leaking from my ceiling I could ROW a boat through it. Call the fuckin' landlord. I'll put his ass in a sling god damn it.
Full mnemonic: | The bodily fluids leaked out of the corpse like rain.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) も＊らす | to leak, to spill. Again, both literally and figuratively (I spilled the beans!) ★☆☆☆☆
( が　or から ) も＊れる | something is leaked or spilled (peepee of course, but also secrets!) ★★☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1392
Components: (waterleft) + (corpse) + 雨 (rain)
Mnemonic: There's so much water leaking from my ceiling I could ROW a boat through it. Call the fuckin' landlord. I'll put his ass in a sling god damn it.
The bodily fluids leaked out of the corpse like rain.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to leak, to spill. Again, both literally and figuratively (I spilled the beans!)
Frequency ranking: 1620

Kanji: 雪
Meaning: snow
Onyomi: SETSU
First kunyomi: ゆき
Full header: 雪 snow
雨 (rain) + (snout)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SETSU | Grandpa SAID TO her, my left knee is itchy, it'll snow tonight!
Full mnemonic: | Snow is a term for cocaine, which rains into the snouts of the businessmen, gangsters, and the show business community.
Full kunyomi: ゆき | Snow ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1393
Components: 雨 (rain) + (snout)
Mnemonic: Grandpa SAID TO her, my left knee is itchy, it'll snow tonight!
Snow is a term for cocaine, which rains into the snouts of the businessmen, gangsters, and the show business community.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Snow
Frequency ranking: 892

Kanji: 雰
Meaning: atmosphere
Onyomi: FUN
First jukugo: 雰囲気[ふんいき]
Full header: 雰 atmosphere
雨 (rain) + 分 (understand / divide / minute)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: FUN | The atmosphere of this party is no FUN.
Full mnemonic: | Please understand that rain falls from the atmosphere
Full jukugo: 雰囲気(ふんいき) | atmosphere ★★★★☆ 雰 (atmosphere) + 囲 (surround) + 気 (mood) = 雰囲気 (atmosphere) the atmosphere of a place (usually figurative!)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1394
Components: 雨 (rain) + 分 (understand / divide / minute)
Mnemonic: The atmosphere of this party is no FUN.
Please understand that rain falls from the atmosphere
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1683

Kanji: 露
Meaning: outdoors, public
Onyomi: RO
First jukugo: 露出狂[ろしゅつきょう]
Full header: 露 outdoors, public
雨 (rain) + 路 (road) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
21 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: RO |
Full mnemonic: | It rains on the ROAD outdoors.
Full jukugo: 露出狂(ろしゅつきょう) | exhibitionist ★☆☆☆☆ 露 (outdoors, public) + 出 (pull out / hand over) + 狂 (go nuts) = 露出狂 (exhibitionist)
露天風呂(ろてんぶろ) | outdoor hot springs ☆☆☆☆☆ 露 (outdoors, public) + 天 (heaven) + 風 (wind / the flu / style) + 呂 (washtub) = 露天風呂 (outdoor hot springs ) outdoor hot springs baths - AKA the best shit ever.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
露 | outdoors, public | ROAD | 路
霧 | fog | MAKE AN EFFORT | 努
The ROAD is outdoors.
You have to MAKE AN EFFORT to find it in this fog!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1395
Components: 雨 (rain) + 路 (road) Same-ON
Mnemonic: It rains on the ROAD outdoors.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: exhibitionist
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1001

Meaning: hedgehog
Full header: hedgehog
(bottom radical)
PK
Description: . . . Because it is close to the ground, and has spines on its back.
Full used In: - 霊
- 湿
- 並
- 虚
- 業
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1396
Components: (bottom radical)
Frequency ranking: 349

Kanji: 霊
Meaning: ghost
Onyomi: REI
First jukugo: 幽霊[ゆうれい]
Full header: 霊 ghost
雨 (rain) + 二 (two) + (hedgehog)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: REI | I shot him with my RAYgun and he turned into a ghost.
Full mnemonic: | Here come the ghosts of 2 deceased hedgehogs who died in the rainstorm.
Full jukugo: 幽霊(ゆうれい) | ghost ★★★☆☆ 幽 (occult) + 霊 (ghost) = 幽霊 (ghost) a vengeful ghost - unlike 悪霊（あくりょう） and 妖怪 （ようかい）, 幽霊 were once human and driven by revenge. 幽霊 are more popular in horror movies (like The Ring), whereas 妖怪 are more traditional.
悪霊(あくりょう) | evil spirit ★☆☆☆☆ FP 悪 (bad) + 霊 (ghost) = 悪霊 (evil spirit) an evil spirit; a spirit who puts curses on people, or brings misfortune to entire towns, or possesses innocent fools. Unlike 幽霊, they don't attack you directly, and unlike 妖怪 don't have a physical form
霊感(れいかん)
inspiration ★☆☆☆☆
霊 (ghost) + 感 (feeling) = 霊感 (inspiration)
inspiration.
To get inspired: 霊感を受ける（うける）
To inspire someone: 霊感を与える（あたえる）
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1397
Components: 雨 (rain) + 二 (two) + (hedgehog)
Mnemonic: I shot him with my RAYgun and he turned into a ghost.
Here come the ghosts of 2 deceased hedgehogs who died in the rainstorm.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1101

Kanji: 湿
Meaning: become damp, moisten
Onyomi: SHITSU
First kunyomi: しめ＊らせる
First jukugo: 加湿器[かしつき]
Full header: 湿 become damp, moisten
(waterleft) + 日 (sun, day) + (hedgehog)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Description: (BOOBOO: this kanji is NOT used for humid weather. that's 蒸し暑い( むしあつい)) (also it's not really used for horny girls - in that case you'd say あふれる or ビショビショ)
Full onyomi: SHITSU | I could give two SHITS if you are getting moist in your area, because I'm gay.
Full mnemonic: | The spines of the hedgehog glistened with moist water in the morning sunshine.
Full kunyomi: しめ＊らせる | to moisten or dampen - like when you lick your fingers to turn the page. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 加湿器(かしつき) | humidifier ☆☆☆☆☆ 加 (add) + 湿 (become damp, moisten) + 器 (instrument) = 加湿器 (humidifier)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1398
Components: (waterleft) + 日 (sun, day) + (hedgehog)
Mnemonic: I could give two SHITS if you are getting moist in your area, because I'm gay.
The spines of the hedgehog glistened with moist water in the morning sunshine.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to moisten or dampen - like when you lick your fingers to turn the page.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: humidifier
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1629

Kanji: 業
Meaning: business
Onyomi: GYOU
First jukugo: 残業[ざんぎょう]
Full header: 業 business
(hedgehog) + 木 (tree) + ￥ (yen)
★★★★★
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GYOU |
Full mnemonic: | The hedgehogs made a lot of yen in their tree business. They'd yell "GET YOUR trees here, cheap!"
Full jukugo: 残業(ざんぎょう) | overtime work ★★★★☆ 残 (remain behind) + 業 (business) = 残業 (overtime work)
産業(さんぎょう) | heavy industry ★★★☆☆ 産 (childbirth, production of things) + 業 (business) = 産業 (heavy industry) heavy industry, like 'the steel or construction industry.'
工業(こうぎょう) | industry ★☆☆☆☆ 工 (craft or industry) + 業 (business) = 工業 (industry)
漁業(ぎょぎょう) | the fishing industry ☆☆☆☆☆
Full used In: - 僕
- 撲
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1399
Components: (hedgehog) + 木 (tree) + ￥ (yen)
Mnemonic: The hedgehogs made a lot of yen in their tree business. They'd yell "GET YOUR trees here, cheap!"
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: overtime work
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 350

Kanji: 僕
Meaning: me (for dudes)
Onyomi: BOKU
First kunyomi: ぼく
First jukugo: 僕達[ぼくたち]
Full header: 僕 me (for dudes)
(personleft) + 業 (business)
★★★★★
14 strokes
Full onyomi: BOKU |
Full mnemonic: | I (boku) am a person who is in business for myself!
Full kunyomi: ぼく | me LAZY 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 僕達(ぼくたち) | us ★★★☆☆ 僕 (me (for dudes)) + 達 (plural/delivery) = 僕達 (us ) us (said by men)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
僕 | me (for dudes) | PERSON | 人
撲 | eradicate | HAND | 手
Me is a PERSON, who is eradicating you with my HAND.
QED motherfucker.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1400
Components: (personleft) + 業 (business)
Mnemonic: I (boku) am a person who is in business for myself!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: me
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: us
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 585

Kanji: 撲
Meaning: eradicate
Onyomi: BOKU
First jukugo: 撲滅[ぼくめつ]する
Full header: 撲 eradicate
(handleft) + 業 (business) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: BOKU |
Full mnemonic: It's a violent kanji, so we can think of the hand as a fist. So :
The business of BOKU no fist is eradicating posers.
Full jukugo: 撲滅(ぼくめつ) する | eradicate ☆☆☆☆☆ 撲 (eradicate) + 滅 (annihilate) = 撲滅 (eradicate) eradicate (a pest or disease) 'The new task force will eradicate drugs once and for all!'
相撲(すもう) | Sumo ☆☆☆☆☆ CCW FP 相 (partner) + 撲 (eradicate) = 相撲 (Sumo) Sumo. I've seen a bunch of of straight porn featuring 'sexy sumo wrestler girls,' but I've been unable to find a single gay sumo porn. Which either means, a) gay dudes think sumo are trolls, b) gay dudes have too much respect for the manliness of Sumo to do a x-rated parody, or c) gay dudes just jerk it to regular sumo on the tube for free.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
僕 | me (for dudes) | PERSON | 人
撲 | eradicate | HAND | 手
Me is a PERSON, who is eradicating you with my HAND.
QED motherfucker.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1401
Components: (handleft) + 業 (business) Same-ON
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1676

Meaning: dragon radical
Full header: dragon radical
田 (rice field) + 一 (one/line radical)
Description: Let's call the curved line on the bottom, a "tail."
So now we can say,. . .
There's a dragon trying to hide in the rice field , but you can tell because its tail is sticking out.
Full used In: - 竜
- 滝
- 電
- 俺
- 亀
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1402
Components: 田 (rice field) + 一 (one/line radical)
Frequency ranking: 456

Kanji: 竜
Meaning: dragon
Onyomi: RYUU
First kunyomi: たつ
First jukugo: 恐竜[きょうりゅう]
Full header: 竜 dragon
立 (stand up) + (dragon radical)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
COCK PN
Full onyomi: RYUU | Bruce Lee has a new environmentally friendly movie out called REUSE THE DRAGON.
Full mnemonic: | When the dragon stands up you are pretty much a lost cause.
Full kunyomi: たつ | In theory, the kunyomi of dragon is TATSU - but oddly it's never used ABOUT DRAGONS THEMSELVES. For example, if you see a dragon, you have to use the ON yomi - 'Hey! It's a ryuu!' However - CONFUSINGLY - some jukugo - such as 'seahorse' and 'tornado' use this kunyomi (TATSU). . . .It's basically the reverse of how kun and on are usually used. COCK ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 恐竜(きょうりゅう) | dinosaur!! ★☆☆☆☆ 恐 (dread) + 竜 (dragon) = 恐竜 (dinosaur!! )
竜巻(たつまき) | whirlwind ☆☆☆☆☆ 竜 (dragon) + 巻 (roll up) = 竜巻 (whirlwind) whirlwind or tornado
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1403
Components: 立 (stand up) + (dragon radical)
Mnemonic: Bruce Lee has a new environmentally friendly movie out called REUSE THE DRAGON.
When the dragon stands up you are pretty much a lost cause.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: In theory, the kunyomi of dragon is TATSU - but oddly it's never used ABOUT DRAGONS THEMSELVES. For example, if you see a dragon, you have to use the ON yomi - 'Hey! It's a ryuu!' However - CONFUSINGLY - some jukugo - such as 'seahorse' and 'tornado' use this kunyomi (TATSU). . . .It's basically the reverse of how kun and on are usually used.
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: dinosaur!!
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1353

Kanji: 滝
Meaning: waterfall
First kunyomi: たき
Full header: 滝 waterfall
(waterleft) + (dragon radical)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
PN SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The huge waterfall had all the power of a raging dragon.
Full kunyomi: たき | waterfall ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1404
Components: (waterleft) + (dragon radical)
Mnemonic: The huge waterfall had all the power of a raging dragon.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1601

Kanji: 電
Meaning: electricity
Onyomi: DEN
First jukugo: 電車[でんしゃ]
Full header: 電 electricity
雨 (rain) + (dragon radical)
★★★★★
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: DEN | I flip the switch and DEN the electric light goes on.
Full mnemonic: | Electricity comes from lightning in the rain and also from the lightning breath of dragons.
Full jukugo: 電車(でんしゃ) | train ★★★★★ 電 (electricity) + 車 (car) = 電車 (train)
電話(でんわ) | telephone ★★★★★ 電 (electricity) + 話 (conversation) = 電話 (telephone)
電気(でんき) | electricity ★★★★★ 電 (electricity) + 気 (mood) = 電気 (electricity) electricity. Also, instead of saying 'lamp,' most people will merely say, 'Turn on the denki, would you?' (BOOBOO)
電池(でんち) | battery ★★☆☆☆ 電 (electricity) + 池 (pond) = 電池 (battery)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1405
Components: 雨 (rain) + (dragon radical)
Mnemonic: I flip the switch and DEN the electric light goes on.
Electricity comes from lightning in the rain and also from the lightning breath of dragons.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: train
Frequency ranking: 457

Kanji: 俺
Meaning: me (macho version)
First kunyomi: おれ
Full header: 俺 me (macho version)
(personleft) + 大 (big) + (dragon radical)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
SOLO LAZY
Full mnemonic: | A big dragon person - this is how Japanese dudes like to think of themselves.
Full kunyomi: おれ | me (only used by guys or scandalous blue-collar grandmas (or anyone imitating those groups) ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1406
Components: (personleft) + 大 (big) + (dragon radical)
Mnemonic: A big dragon person - this is how Japanese dudes like to think of themselves.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: me (only used by guys or scandalous blue-collar grandmas (or anyone imitating those groups)
Frequency ranking: 784

Kanji: 亀
Meaning: turtle
First kunyomi: かめ
Full header: 亀 turtle
魚 (fish) + (dragon radical)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: This kanji is the top part of fish + the bottom part of dragon !
So you can think of a turtle as having a fish head with a little stubby dragon's body.
Full kunyomi: かめ | turtle ★☆☆☆☆
Full used In: - 縄
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1407
Components: 魚 (fish) + (dragon radical)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1476

Kanji: 縄
Meaning: rope
First kunyomi: なわ
First jukugo: 沖縄[おきなわ]
Full header: 縄 rope
糸 (string) + 亀 (turtle)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
Full mnemonic: | You can't tie a big ole' turtle with string - you have to use a rope.
Full kunyomi: なわ | rope ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 沖縄(おきなわ) | Okinawa ★★☆☆☆
縄跳び(なわとび) | jump rope ★☆☆☆☆ 縄 (rope) + 跳 (leap up) = 縄跳び (jump rope)
縄張り(なわばり) | turf ★☆☆☆☆ 縄 (rope) + 張 (stretch) = 縄張り ( turf) one's turf, or territory (kind of a street term)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1408
Components: 糸 (string) + 亀 (turtle)
Mnemonic: You can't tie a big ole' turtle with string - you have to use a rope.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Okinawa
Frequency ranking: 1477

Meaning: comb
Full header: comb
(bottom radical)
PK
Description: For some reason, kanji using the comb radical tend to have a lot of elaborate nuances. Read on for the boring details!
Full used In: - 需
- 耐
- 端
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1409
Components: (bottom radical)
Frequency ranking: 661

Kanji: 需
Meaning: demand
Onyomi: JU
First jukugo: 需要[じゅよう]
Full header: 需 demand
雨 (rain) + (comb)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: JU | I demand your Juicy Underwear!
Full mnemonic: | My hair got wet in the rain and I demand to receive a comb.
Full jukugo: 需要(じゅよう)
demand ★★☆☆☆ NP
需 (demand) + 要 (important) = 需要 (demand)
demand in the economic sense - supply and demand
This does NOT get to turn into a verb. You don't use する. You'd say 需要がある (there's a demand for xxx) or perhaps　　需要を　満たす　（じゅようをもたす） (there's enough of xxx to meet the demand).
必需品(ひつじゅひん) | necessities ☆☆☆☆☆ 必 (surely) + 需 (demand) + 品 (products) = 必需品 (necessities) necessities: both on everyday occasions and on adventures. Like if you're leaving the house you need your keitai and your keys! But also if you're going to the moon you need your ray gun and your moon bikini.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1410
Components: 雨 (rain) + (comb)
Mnemonic: I demand your Juicy Underwear!
My hair got wet in the rain and I demand to receive a comb.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1726

Kanji: 耐
Meaning: withstand
Onyomi: TAI
First kunyomi: ( に ) たえ＊る
First jukugo: 忍耐[にんたい]
Full header: 耐 withstand
(comb) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★☆☆☆
19 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: TAI | The masochist can withstand being TIED up.
Full mnemonic: | The comb can withstand glue without becoming stuck in your hair!
Full kunyomi: ( に ) たえ＊る | withstand something physical - Fire resistant, or water-resistant. People, too: if you try to be a coal-miner and you can't take the physical labor then you 耐えらない。 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 忍耐(にんたい) | forbear, endure ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 忍 (hide / endure) + 耐 (withstand) = 忍耐 (forbear, endure) patience, forbearance -basically it is a more formal version of 我慢　（がまん）. However, 我慢 can be used in the active sense of "keep doing what you're doing, keep rolling that rock up the hill, don't quit." Whereas, 忍耐 has more a passive nuance - "Continue doing nothing, fight the urge to counter-attack or snap back."
耐久性(たいきゅうせい) | durability ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 耐 (withstand) + 久 (been a long time) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 耐久性 (durability)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1411
Components: (comb) + 寸 (glueglue)
Mnemonic: The masochist can withstand being TIED up.
The comb can withstand glue without becoming stuck in your hair!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: withstand something physical - Fire resistant, or water-resistant. People, too: if you try to be a coal-miner and you can't take the physical labor then you 耐えらない。
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: forbear, endure
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1461

Kanji: 端
Meaning: the edge
Onyomi: TAN
First kunyomi: はし
First jukugo: 中途半端[ちゅうとはんぱ]な
Full header: 端 the edge
立 (stand up) + 山 (mountain) + (comb)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: TAN | His TAN is so deep he is on the edge of getting a melanoma.
Full mnemonic: | Stand on the edge of the mountain and comb your hair (FYI you are super nonchalant)
Full kunyomi: はし | edge (always literal, never figurative) (of your seat, edge of the plank) As opposed to 縁（fuchi) 、　端 usually refers to ONE POINT on the edge, the most extreme point (i.e. edge of the cliff, tip of the peninsula) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 中途半端(ちゅうとはんぱ) な | half-assed job ★★★☆☆ 中 (middle) + 途 (on the way) + 半 (half) + 端 (the edge) = 中途半端 (half-assed job) this is an excellent phrase. It means, to do things halfway. Whether it's doing a half-ass job at your work, or taking a girl out on a date . . . .to burger king, or cleaning your room but only to the extent that your mom's turds are in a bag and not on the floor. - that's all CHUUTOHANPA.
極端(きょくたん) な | extreme ★★☆☆☆ 極 (extreme) + 端 (the edge) = 極端 (extreme) extreme - Ｕsed about people, people who take things too far. (not tempratures or political ideologies) A 2-foot-tall mohawk is 極端.
xxxたと 端(たん) にYYY | no sooner had I . . . ★☆☆☆☆ No sooner had I done XXX, when YYY happened. (where the た is the end of a past-tense verb: tabeta, nonda, hashitta, etc.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1412
Components: 立 (stand up) + 山 (mountain) + (comb)
Mnemonic: His TAN is so deep he is on the edge of getting a melanoma.
Stand on the edge of the mountain and comb your hair (FYI you are super nonchalant)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: edge (always literal, never figurative) (of your seat, edge of the plank) As opposed to 縁（fuchi) 、　端 usually refers to ONE POINT on the edge, the most extreme point (i.e. edge of the cliff, tip of the peninsula)
First jukugo meaning: half-assed job
Frequency ranking: 662

Meaning: wrap
Full header: wrap
(big radical)
PK STRONG
Description: This looks like the katakana "KU", but since the smaller radicals go INSIDE it, we can think of it as a big hand wrapping around something, with the thumb in the upper left.
strong RADICAL for HOU!
Full used In: - 胸
- 包
- 抱
- 旬
- 陶
- 匂
- 句
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1413
Components: (big radical)
Frequency ranking: 112

Kanji: 包
Meaning: wrap
Onyomi: HOU
First kunyomi: ( を　・　に ) つつ*む
First jukugo: 小包[こづつみ]
Full header: 包 wrap
(wrap) Same-ON + 己 (myself)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
STRONG
Full onyomi: HOU |
Full mnemonic: | I paid a HOE $500 to wrap me up. (and another $20 to tickle)
Full kunyomi: ( を　・　に ) つつ*む | to wrap ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 小包(こづつみ) | a package ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN NOKURI 小 (small size) + 包 (wrap) = 小包 (a package)
包丁(ほうちょう) | kitchen knife, cutlery ★☆☆☆☆ 包 (wrap) + 丁 (nail) = 包丁 (kitchen knife, cutlery)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
句 | verse of a poem | MOUTH | 口
匂 | scent (good or bad) | HEEL |
包 | wrap | YOURSELF | 己
抱 | hug | HAND | 手
With your MOUTH you sing a verse.
That HEEL's scent is the worst.
Wrap YOURSELF up in gauze from the nurse.
With my HANDS, I hugged Fred Durst.
Full used In: - 胞
- 泡
- 砲
- 飽
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1414
Components: (wrap) Same-ON + 己 (myself)
Mnemonic: I paid a HOE $500 to wrap me up. (and another $20 to tickle)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to wrap
First jukugo meaning: a package
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 960

Kanji: 胞
Meaning: cell
Onyomi: HOU
First jukugo: 細胞[さいぼう]
Full header: 胞 cell
月 (moon/organ) + 包 (wrap) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: HOU | The HOE got caught soliciting and locked in a cell.
Full mnemonic: | A cell is nothing but organs wrapped around a nucleus.
Full jukugo: 細胞(さいぼう) | cell ★☆☆☆☆ 細 (slender) + 胞 (cell) = 細胞 (cell) a cell, like an amoeba or a brain cell.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
泡 | bubble | WATER | 水
胞 | cell | MEAT | 月
The bubble is air wrapped in WATER.
A cell is a MEAT bubble.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1415
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + 包 (wrap) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The HOE got caught soliciting and locked in a cell.
A cell is nothing but organs wrapped around a nucleus.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1653

Kanji: 泡
Meaning: bubble
Onyomi: HOU
First kunyomi: あわ
Full header: 泡 bubble
(waterleft) + 包 (wrap) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: HOU |
Full mnemonic: | A bubble is nothing but film of soapy water wrapped around a sphere of air.
Full kunyomi: あわ | bubble, or a froth of hella bubbles 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
泡 | bubble | WATER | 水
胞 | cell | MEAT | 月
The bubble is air wrapped in WATER.
A cell is a MEAT bubble.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1416
Components: (waterleft) + 包 (wrap) Same-ON
Mnemonic: A bubble is nothing but film of soapy water wrapped around a sphere of air.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: bubble, or a froth of hella bubbles
Frequency ranking: 1673

Kanji: 砲
Meaning: cannon
Onyomi: HOU
First jukugo: 大砲[たいほう]
Full header: 砲 cannon
石 (rock) + 包 (wrap) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: HOU |
Full mnemonic: | The HOE wraps her finger around the trigger of a cannon, which shoots lead rocks.
Full jukugo: 大砲(たいほう) | cannon ★☆☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 砲 (cannon) = 大砲 (cannon)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1417
Components: 石 (rock) + 包 (wrap) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The HOE wraps her finger around the trigger of a cannon, which shoots lead rocks.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1327

Kanji: 飽
Meaning: get sick of
Onyomi: HOU
First kunyomi: ( に ) あ*きる
Full header: 飽 get sick of
食 (eat) + 包 (wrap) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Description: That's right - 1,400 kanji in and I'm just now getting around to the Bundy gags.
Full onyomi: HOU |
Full mnemonic: | I'm sick of eating this HOE, wrap her up and I'll finish her at home. (FYI, I'm Ted Bundy)
Full kunyomi: ( に ) あ*きる | to get sick of something 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
飽 | get sick of | WRAP |
飾 | decorate | DAGGER | 市
I'm sick of WRAPPING Christmas presents ,
I want to decorate my DAGGER with the blood of whoever invented this dumb holiday.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1418
Components: 食 (eat) + 包 (wrap) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I'm sick of eating this HOE, wrap her up and I'll finish her at home. (FYI, I'm Ted Bundy)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to get sick of something
Frequency ranking: 1595

Kanji: 抱
Meaning: hug
Onyomi: HOU
First kunyomi: ( を　or が ) かか＊える
Full header: 抱 hug
(handleft) + (wrap) Same-ON
★★★★☆
8 strokes
COCK SOLO
Description: You'd think that 'hug' would be the nicest kanji, but no, it's another COCK.
Both kunyomi have the same particle (を) AND the same okurigana (く), but are pronounced differently . . . so it's impossible to tell which one it is!
Luckily, one of the kunyomi is very very rarely used, so you can just assume it's the other one. Sigh.
Full onyomi: HOU | He's a christian, so he'll just hug HOES instead of fornicating them.
Full mnemonic: | You hug by wrapping your hands around someone.
Full kunyomi: ( を　or が ) かか＊える | to embrace, to grasp ★★☆☆☆
だ＊く | hug ★★★☆☆
いだ＊く | metaphorically hold (a suspicion, a belief, a grudge) 1/2 KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
句 | verse of a poem | MOUTH | 口
匂 | scent (good or bad) | HEEL |
包 | wrap | YOURSELF | 己
抱 | hug | HAND | 手
With your MOUTH you sing a verse.
That HEEL's scent is the worst.
Wrap YOURSELF up in gauze from the nurse.
With my HANDS, I hugged Fred Durst.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
拘 | put in custody | VERSE | 句
抱 | hug | MYSELF | 己
Cops put you in custody for singing a VERSE about the Emperor's mama.
I hug by wrapping MYSELF around someone.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1419
Components: (handleft) + (wrap) Same-ON
Mnemonic: He's a christian, so he'll just hug HOES instead of fornicating them.
You hug by wrapping your hands around someone.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to embrace, to grasp
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 628

Kanji: 胸
Meaning: chest/breast
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: むね
First jukugo: 度胸[どきょう]のある
Full header: 胸 chest/breast
月 (moon/organ) + (wrap) + 凶 (terrible) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
SOLO
Description: Usually SOLO
Full onyomi: KYOU |
Full mnemonic: | Yo Mama's breast implants are so cheap, I saw her today ( =今日, pronounced KYOU), her chest looked like a terrible organ wrap.
Full kunyomi: むね | chest / breasts ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 度胸(どきょう) のある | courageous ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 度 (times) + 胸 (chest/breast) = 度胸 (courageous) courageous (people usually just say 勇気（ゆうき））
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
悩 | worry | HEART | 心
脳 | brain | HAIR |
胸 | chest/breast | WRAP |
When you worry, your HEART beats fast.
Your brain is under your HAIR (those three dots at the top : hair)
Your chest is WRAPPED in ribs.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1420
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + (wrap) + 凶 (terrible) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Yo Mama's breast implants are so cheap, I saw her today ( =今日, pronounced KYOU), her chest looked like a terrible organ wrap.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: chest / breasts
First jukugo meaning: courageous
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 617

Kanji: 句
Meaning: verse of a poem
Onyomi: KU
First jukugo: 文句[もんく]
Full header: 句 verse of a poem
(wrap) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
BETA
Description: Don't confuse 句(verse) with 可!
可 is straight lines, because it's the nail radical - nails are straight!
But, 句 uses the 'wrapping' radical, (not hard iron, but soft paper or cloth), so it's round and organic.
Full onyomi: KU | This is a sensitive love poem is about a COOCHIE.
Full mnemonic: | When you mouth a verse, you wrap your words in poetry.
Full jukugo: 文句(もんく) | complain ★★★☆☆ FP 文 (culture/ sentence) + 句 (verse of a poem) = 文句 (complain)
禁句(きんく) | forbidden, tabboo word ★★☆☆☆ 禁 (prohibition) + 句 (verse of a poem) = 禁句 (forbidden, tabboo word)
俳句(はいく)
haiku ★☆☆☆☆
俳 (actor) + 句 (verse of a poem) = 俳句 (haiku)
yo mama so fat /
she went to the zoo one time /
kids fed her peanuts
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
句 | verse of a poem | MOUTH | 口
匂 | scent (good or bad) | HEEL |
包 | wrap | YOURSELF | 己
抱 | hug | HAND | 手
With your MOUTH you sing a verse.
That HEEL's scent is the worst.
Wrap YOURSELF up in gauze from the nurse.
With my HANDS, I hugged Fred Durst.
Full used In: - 敬
- 局
- 拘
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1421
Components: (wrap) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) Same-ON
Mnemonic: This is a sensitive love poem is about a COOCHIE.
When you mouth a verse, you wrap your words in poetry.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: complain
Frequency ranking: 697

Kanji: 敬
Meaning: respect
Onyomi: KEI
First jukugo: 尊敬語[そんけいご]
Full header: 敬 respect
(flowertop) + 句 (verse of a poem) + (director)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
PN SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KEI | It's OK to respect my ass.
Full mnemonic: | The director wrote some verses about flowers that are pretty terrible, but you gotta respect it anyway, because he's the director.
Full jukugo: 尊敬語(そんけいご) | formal Japanese ★★★☆☆ F 尊 敬 (respect) + 語 (language) = 尊敬語 (formal Japanese) the formal Japanese you use when you are addressing your superiors.
尊敬(そんけい) する | respect ★★★☆☆ 尊 (esteem) + 敬 (respect) = 尊敬 (respect) to look up to or respect someone. (BOOBOO: it's not ok to tell someone directly, 'I 尊敬 you very much!' - you'd say it about a third party)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
敷 | lay out / site | TNT |
敬 | respect | FLOWER | 花
Blow up the site with TNT, but I give you a FLOWER to show that I respect you.
Full used In: - 驚
- 警
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1422
Components: (flowertop) + 句 (verse of a poem) + (director)
Mnemonic: It's OK to respect my ass.
The director wrote some verses about flowers that are pretty terrible, but you gotta respect it anyway, because he's the director.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: formal Japanese
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 698

Kanji: 警
Meaning: the fuzz
Onyomi: KEI
First jukugo: 警察[けいさつ]
Full header: 警 the fuzz
敬 (respect) + 言 (say)
★★★★☆
19 strokes
BETA
Description: Seriously? Yeah. That's what they used to call cops back in the hippy days.
Full onyomi: KEI |
Full mnemonic: | You must respect what the fuzz says.It's OK to lie to the fuzz though.
Full jukugo: 警察(けいさつ) | police ★★★★★ NP 警 (the fuzz) + 察 (police) = 警察 (police)
警察署(けいさつしょ) | police station ★★☆☆☆ 警 察 (police) + 署 (government office) = 警察署 (police station)
警告(けいこく)
admonition ★★☆☆☆
警 (the fuzz) + 告 (inform) = 警告 (admonition)
a warning or admonition. Not like "Be careful!" but more like "You better not!"
Usually applies to signs like "no tresspassing!"
警視庁(けいしちょう) | metro police ★☆☆☆☆ 警 (the fuzz) + 視 (peer at) + 庁 (metropolitan government) = 警視庁 (metro police) regular uniformed city cops (as opposed to local cops or specialized cops like 刑事　(けいじ, meaning detectives), FBI, etc.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
警 | the fuzz | SAY | 言
驚 | astonish | HORSE | 馬
The police SAY things to astonish a HORSE.
Things like, "Dick Cheney is on Youtube fucking Dee Snyder!"
And then the horse is like, "Deeeeeeeeeeeyammnn!!"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1423
Components: 敬 (respect) + 言 (say)
Mnemonic: You must respect what the fuzz says.It's OK to lie to the fuzz though.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: police
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 726

Kanji: 驚
Meaning: astonish
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: ( が ) おどろ＊く
First jukugo: 驚嘆[きょうたん]
Full header: 驚 astonish
敬 (respect) + 馬 (horse)
★★★★☆
22 strokes
SOLO
Description: 22 strokes, kids! Holy shit! Can you imagine how hard this would be if you had to learn this stroke-by-stroke? Jesus. And yet, since you've been following this guide, instead of 22 strokes, you see just 2 kanji - WHICH YOU ALREADY KNOW. How the hell did gaijin learn japanese before this?!?
Full onyomi: KYOU |
Full mnemonic: I was astonished that that horse respected you TODAY (今日, pronounced KYOU).
On other days, he bucks and tramples and licks.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) おどろ＊く | to be shocked, surprised (驚いた！＝I was suprised!) ★★★☆☆
( を ) おどろ＊かす | to shock or astonish motherfuckers ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 驚嘆(きょうたん) | amazemenｔ ★☆☆☆☆ 驚 (astonish) + 嘆 (lament, sigh) = 驚嘆 (amazemenｔ) amazement, slack-jawed wonder
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
警 | the fuzz | SAY | 言
驚 | astonish | HORSE | 馬
The police SAY things to astonish a HORSE.
Things like, "Dick Cheney is on Youtube fucking Dee Snyder!"
And then the horse is like, "Deeeeeeeeeeeyammnn!!"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1424
Components: 敬 (respect) + 馬 (horse)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be shocked, surprised (驚いた！＝I was suprised!)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: amazemenｔ
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 699

Kanji: 局
Meaning: department
Onyomi: KYOKU
First jukugo: 結局[けっきょく]
Full header: 局 department
(corpse) + 句 (verse of a poem)
★★★★☆
17 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KYOKU | KYOU (今日) , COULD you please go to the TV department and drop off this script?
Full mnemonic: | The local tv department did a great special on a dead poet's haiku verses.
Full jukugo: 結局(けっきょく) | in the end, or "after all" ★★★★★ 結 (bind) + 局 (department) = 結局 (in the end, or "after all")
郵便局(ゆうびんきょく) | post office ★★★☆☆ 郵 (mail) + 便 (convenient　/ poop) + 局 (department) = 郵便局 (post office)
薬局(やっきょく) | pharmacy ★★☆☆☆ 薬 (medicine) + 局 (department) = 薬局 (pharmacy) pharmacy (BOOBOO: 薬局 sells perscription drugs. . .the regular kind of Wallgreen's -ass drug store is 薬屋 (くすりや)）
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1425
Components: (corpse) + 句 (verse of a poem)
Mnemonic: KYOU (今日) , COULD you please go to the TV department and drop off this script?
The local tv department did a great special on a dead poet's haiku verses.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: in the end, or "after all"
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 702

Kanji: 拘
Meaning: put in custody
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 拘留[こうりゅう]する
Full header: 拘 put in custody
(handleft) + 句 (verse of a poem)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | Reach your hand out to put him in custody for saying a forbidden verse about COCAINE.
Full jukugo: 拘留(こうりゅう) する | put in custody ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 拘 (put in custody) + 留 (absent / stopped) = 拘留 (put in custody )
拘束(こうそく) する | restrain/restrict ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 拘 (put in custody) + 束 (bundle of sticks) = 拘束 (restrain/restrict) to physically restrain (handcuffs / strait-jacket) to legally restrict (carbon emissions / immigration quotas / freedom of speech)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
拘 | put in custody | VERSE | 句
抱 | hug | MYSELF | 己
Cops put you in custody for singing a VERSE about the Emperor's mama.
I hug by wrapping MYSELF around someone.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1426
Components: (handleft) + 句 (verse of a poem)
Mnemonic: Reach your hand out to put him in custody for saying a forbidden verse about COCAINE.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1632

Kanji: 旬
Meaning: in season/ time of month
Onyomi: JUN
First kunyomi: ( xxx ) しゅん
First jukugo: 下旬[げじゅん]
Full header: 旬 in season/ time of month
日 (sun, day) + (wrap)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: JUN |
Full mnemonic: | JUNE is the best time to see the sun wrapping festival.
Full kunyomi: ( xxx ) しゅん | meaning, when something is in season i.e. fruit LAZY SUF ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 下旬(げじゅん) | end of month ☆☆☆☆☆ 下 (below) + 旬 (in season/ time of month) = 下旬 (end of month)
上旬(じょうじゅん) | beginning of month ☆☆☆☆☆ 上 (above) + 旬 (in season/ time of month) = 上旬 (beginning of month)
中旬(ちゅうじゅん) | middle of the month ☆☆☆☆☆ 中 (middle) + 旬 (in season/ time of month) = 中旬 (middle of the month)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1427
Components: 日 (sun, day) + (wrap)
Mnemonic: JUNE is the best time to see the sun wrapping festival.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: meaning, when something is in season i.e. fruit
First jukugo meaning: end of month
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1700

Kanji: 陶
Meaning: pottery
Onyomi: TOU
First jukugo: 陶器[とうき]
Full header: 陶 pottery
(town) + (wrap) + 缶 (can, like 'canned beef')
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TOU | His TOE broke off so they made him a pottery one. It broke off too.
Full mnemonic: | It's a weird town where they wrap all their coke cans in pottery.
Full jukugo: 陶器(とうき) | pottery ★☆☆☆☆ 陶 (pottery) + 器 (instrument) = 陶器 (pottery)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1428
Components: (town) + (wrap) + 缶 (can, like 'canned beef')
Mnemonic: His TOE broke off so they made him a pottery one. It broke off too.
It's a weird town where they wrap all their coke cans in pottery.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1646

Kanji: 匂
Meaning: scent (good or bad)
First kunyomi: にお* う
Full header: 匂 scent (good or bad)
(wrap) + (heel)
★★★☆☆
4 strokes
DUPE
Description: A little synonym-tell-'em-apart is in order;
匂い　(におい) = Smell, good or bad.
臭い　(におい) = Bad smell.
香り　 (かおり) = good smell.
匂い emphasizes less the particular KIND of smell, and more SMELL as opposed to taste, touch, sound, etc.
Full mnemonic: | The socks which wrap your heel (and toes) have a great scent recently.
Full kunyomi: にお* う | Smell this! Does this milk smell fresh? ☆☆☆☆☆
にお*い | a smell. Sometimes bad, sometimes, good. Usually not so good. Can also be used metaphorically, like "This reeks of conspiracy!" (陰謀の匂い！) 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
句 | verse of a poem | MOUTH | 口
匂 | scent (good or bad) | HEEL |
包 | wrap | YOURSELF | 己
抱 | hug | HAND | 手
With your MOUTH you sing a verse.
That HEEL's scent is the worst.
Wrap YOURSELF up in gauze from the nurse.
With my HANDS, I hugged Fred Durst.
Full used In: - 渇
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1429
Components: (wrap) + (heel)
Mnemonic: The socks which wrap your heel (and toes) have a great scent recently.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Smell this! Does this milk smell fresh?
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1317

Kanji: 渇
Meaning: thirsty
First kunyomi: ( が ) かわ*く
Full header: 渇 thirsty
(waterleft) + 日 (sun, day) + 匂 (scent (good or bad))
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Full mnemonic: | Yo Mama so inept, when she gets thirsty in the sun, she starts sniffing around for the scent of water.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) かわ*く | something which is/should be wet , becomes dry: My eyes are dry. My throat is dry. Usually only used when you are thirsty, as in: のどが渇いてる!のど が かわいてる! I'm thirsty! ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
湯 | hot water | THING |
渇 | thirsty | HEEL |
揚 | hoist / deep fat fry | HAND | 手
Hot water is a THING you want to soak in if your HEELS are parched.
Your mother's HAND lowers my fries into the deep-fryer at Wendy's. They tell her that if she gets her ankle bracelet off, someday she could be manager!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1430
Components: (waterleft) + 日 (sun, day) + 匂 (scent (good or bad))
Mnemonic: Yo Mama so inept, when she gets thirsty in the sun, she starts sniffing around for the scent of water.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: something which is/should be wet , becomes dry: My eyes are dry. My throat is dry. Usually only used when you are thirsty, as in: のどが渇いてる!のど が かわいてる! I'm thirsty!
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1723

Meaning: promise
Full header: promise
(right radical) (wrap) + 丶 (dot)
Description: Let's call the dot a little turd!
"I promise NOT TO LEAVE ANY TURDS UNWRAPPED".
There's your mnemonic, sweetie.
Full used In: - 約
- 的
- 釣
- 均
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1431
Components: (right radical) (wrap) + 丶 (dot)
Frequency ranking: 114

Kanji: 約
Meaning: promise/ roughly speaking
Onyomi: YAKU
First kunyomi: やく ( XXX に or で )
First jukugo: 約束[やくそく]
Full header: 約 promise/ roughly speaking
糸 (string) + (promise)
★★★★★
9 strokes
JERK
Description: JERK； When used in a jukugo, it means "promise", but when used as a SUFFIX、it means "roughly speaking" . . . . although suffixes are always part of a jukugo, aren't they? So it is hard to tell the difference.
Full onyomi: YAKU |
Full mnemonic: | I promise to keep the YAK on the string, and not let it run away like last time.
Full kunyomi: やく ( XXX に or で ) | roughly speaking. Ish. 約9yards。 約3 days。 PRE ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 約束(やくそく) | promise ★★★★★ 約 (promise/ roughly speaking) + 束 (bundle of sticks) = 約束 (promise)
予約(よやく) | reservation ★★★★☆ 予 (beforehand) + 約 (promise/ roughly speaking) = 予約 (reservation) reservation, appointment
婚約(こんやく) | marriage engagement ★★☆☆☆ 婚 (marriage) + 約 (promise/ roughly speaking) = 婚約 (marriage engagement)
条約(じょうやく) | a treaty or pact ☆☆☆☆☆ 条 (clause) + 約 (promise/ roughly speaking) = 条約 (a treaty or pact)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
約 | promise/ roughly speaking | STRING | 糸
的 | motivation / '-al' | WHITE | 白
Tie a STRING round your finger to remember this promise:
The motivation of the Revolution is to get WHITEY.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1432
Components: 糸 (string) + (promise)
Mnemonic: I promise to keep the YAK on the string, and not let it run away like last time.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: roughly speaking. Ish. 約9yards。 約3 days。
First jukugo meaning: promise
Frequency ranking: 599

Kanji: 的
Meaning: motivation / '-al'
Onyomi: TEKI
First kunyomi: まと
First jukugo: XXX的[てき]
Full header: 的 motivation / '-al'
白 (white) + (promise)
★★★★★
8 strokes
JERK SUF
Full onyomi: TEKI | My motivation is to fuck up my TEKI (teki =敵= enemy).
Full mnemonic: | I promise that my motivation is only to catch white fish, not fish of color.
Full kunyomi: まと | objective, target ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: XXX 的(てき) | -al ★★★★★ SUF Mostly this is used as a SUFFIX which turns a noun into an adjective. Like how politics becomes 'political,' or how education becomes 'educational.' or economics becomes 'economical.' In Japanese, 政治　becomes　政治的な.
目的(もくてき) | motive, not only for crimes. ★★★★☆ 目 (eye) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 目的 (motive, not only for crimes.)
自動的(じどうてき) な | automatic ★★★★☆ 自 (my own) + 動 (movement) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 自動的 (automatic)
理想的(りそうてき) な | ideal. ★★★☆☆ 理 (reason) + 想 (idea/imagination) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 理想的 (ideal.)
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)
合理的(ごうりてき) な | rational OR reasonable ★☆☆☆☆ 合 (to suit) + 理 (reason) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 合理的 (rational OR reasonable ) rational OR reasonable (i.e. get up at a reasonable hour or a reasonable compromise - like 'logical,' but used even if there is not a mathematical proof involved. Also has the nuance of efficient - the boss says to the worker 仕事合理的に進めなさい！　（しごと　ごうりてき　に　すすめ　なさい！）, meaning, 'Stop wasting our time and money! Work in a more efficient, rational way.'
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
約 | promise/ roughly speaking | STRING | 糸
的 | motivation / '-al' | WHITE | 白
Tie a STRING round your finger to remember this promise:
The motivation of the Revolution is to get WHITEY.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1433
Components: 白 (white) + (promise)
Mnemonic: My motivation is to fuck up my TEKI (teki =敵= enemy).
I promise that my motivation is only to catch white fish, not fish of color.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: objective, target
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: -al
Frequency ranking: 115

Kanji: 釣
Meaning: fishin
First kunyomi: つ*り
Full header: 釣 fishin
金 (gold) + (promise)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | I promise I'll pay you gold for fish you catch.
Full kunyomi: つ*り | the act of fishin' (n) ★☆☆☆☆
つ＊る | to fish (v) ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1434
Components: 金 (gold) + (promise)
Mnemonic: I promise I'll pay you gold for fish you catch.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: the act of fishin' (n)
Frequency ranking: 1347

Kanji: 均
Meaning: average
Onyomi: KIN
First jukugo: 平均[へいきん]
Full header: 均 average
土 (earth) + (promise)
★☆☆☆☆
7 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KIN | Your KINfolk will never be more than average.
Full mnemonic: | I promise that the ground is an average level -- stuff higher than the ground is tall, stuff lower than the ground is like a valley or a gorge or some shit.
Full jukugo: 平均(へいきん) | an average ★★★★☆ 平 (equal / level) + 均 (average) = 平均 (an average) an average (adjective form: 平均的な）
均等(きんとう) に | uniform, even ☆☆☆☆☆ 均 (average) + 等 (equal /etc./plural) = 均等 (uniform, even) uniform, even (both figurative and literal: level playing field, uniform lighting, equal opportunity)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1435
Components: 土 (earth) + (promise)
Mnemonic: Your KINfolk will never be more than average.
I promise that the ground is an average level -- stuff higher than the ground is tall, stuff lower than the ground is like a valley or a gorge or some shit.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: an average
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1605

Kanji: 皿
Meaning: plate
First kunyomi: さら
First jukugo: 灰皿[はいざら]
Full header: 皿 plate
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
PK SOLO
Description: 1,433 kanji into this book and we're still introducing new primaries!
Full mnemonic: | Picture a plate with a brick of meatloaf on it, cut into slices.
Full kunyomi: さら | plate ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 灰皿(はいざら) | ashtray ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 灰 (ash/ gray) + 皿 (plate) = 灰皿 (ashtray)
Full used In: - 盟
- 盛
- 盤
- 盗
- 温
- 塩
- 監
- 猛
- 血
- 益
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1436
Mnemonic: Picture a plate with a brick of meatloaf on it, cut into slices.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: ashtray
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 593

Kanji: 盗
Meaning: steal by stealth
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: ぬす*む
First jukugo: 強盗[ごうとう]する
Full header: 盗 steal by stealth
次 (next) + 皿 (plate)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: | I stole your plate, next time I'll come back and steal your TOES.
Full kunyomi: ぬす*む | to steal - in a sneaky, burglar way ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 強盗(ごうとう) する | jack fools ★★☆☆☆ FP 強 (burly) + 盗 (steal by stealth) = 強盗 (jack fools) to steal in a violent, mugging kind of way.
盗撮(とうさつ) | hidden camera ★☆☆☆☆ 盗 (steal by stealth) + 撮 (photo-shoot) = 盗撮 (hidden camera) take a sneak picture, usually of a woman dropping a deuce in a public restroom. Also known as 'ninjashotting.'
盗作(とうさく) する | plagiarism ☆☆☆☆☆ 盗 (steal by stealth) + 作 (make) = 盗作 (plagiarism ) plagiarism - biting of one's style by a sucker MC.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
資 | capital (as in $$$) | MONEY | 貝
盗 | steal by stealth | PLATE | 皿
姿 | someone's shape, body, form | WOMAN | 女
Capitalism means money is GREAT.
You steal a PLATE,
but the WOMAN's body makes you want to MATE.
Way to go, pervert. That's your mom.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1437
Components: 次 (next) + 皿 (plate)
Mnemonic: I stole your plate, next time I'll come back and steal your TOES.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to steal - in a sneaky, burglar way
First jukugo meaning: jack fools
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1220

Kanji: 温
Meaning: hot or warm thing
Onyomi: ON
First kunyomi: あたた*かい
First jukugo: 温度[おんど]
Full header: 温 hot or warm thing
(waterleft) + 日 (sun, day) + 皿 (plate)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: ON |
Full mnemonic: | The sun shining ON the plate full of water, made the water warm.
Full kunyomi: あたた*かい | also abbreviated to あったかい: warm thing (puppy, or puddle under your bed ) ★★★★☆
( を ) あたた＊める | I warm up (the muffins) ★★★☆☆
( が ) あたた＊まる | something gets warmed up ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 温度(おんど) | temperature ★★★☆☆ 温 (hot or warm thing) + 度 (times) = 温度 (temperature)
温泉(おんせん) | hot spring bath ★★★☆☆ 温 (hot or warm thing) + 泉 (spring) = 温泉 (hot spring bath) hot spring baths (although most onsen use artificially heated water from regular wells these days)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1438
Components: (waterleft) + 日 (sun, day) + 皿 (plate)
Mnemonic: The sun shining ON the plate full of water, made the water warm.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: also abbreviated to あったかい: warm thing (puppy, or puddle under your bed )
First jukugo meaning: temperature
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 963

Kanji: 盟
Meaning: oath
Onyomi: MEI
First jukugo: 同盟[どうめい]
Full header: 盟 oath
明 (bright) + 皿 (plate)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: MEI |
Full mnemonic: | I take an an oath to clean my plate until it's sparkley bright. But I MAY break the oath.
Full jukugo: 同盟(どうめい) | alliance ★☆☆☆☆ NP 同 (same) + 盟 (oath) = 同盟 (alliance) an alliance, league, union (usually used with military alliances: NATO, UN Security Treaty nations, the Warsaw Pact alliance, etc.)
連盟(れんめい) | a federation ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 連 (take with / inform of) + 盟 (oath) = 連盟 (a federation) a federation : unlike the related terms 連合 (れんごう）　and 同盟　（どうめい）, 連盟 is made of individual people, not federated nations or gangs. れんめい is more like volunteers. Baseball clubs, Chess associations, the League of Women Voters, are 連盟。
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1439
Components: 明 (bright) + 皿 (plate)
Mnemonic: I take an an oath to clean my plate until it's sparkley bright. But I MAY break the oath.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: alliance
Frequency ranking: 1581

Kanji: 盛
Meaning: heaps of!
Onyomi: SEI, JOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) も＊る
First jukugo: 盛り上がる[もりあがる]
Full header: 盛 heaps of!
成 (become) + 皿 (plate)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: SEI, JOU |
Full mnemonic: | They SAY that when JOE Stalin first prospered, his dish was finally able to become full with heaps of food.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) も＊る | a heaping bowl of food / a raging fire / something overflowing with solids (but not liquids - that's a different kanji with the same pronunciation! 漏る！！！） ★★★☆☆
さか＊ん ( な ) | robust, active, overflowing with something-or-other : A flurry of applause, a fire vigorous enough to roast an ox, a flowering of culture. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 盛り上がる(もりあがる) | to liven up ★★☆☆☆ 盛 (heaps of!) + 上 (above) = 盛り上がる (to liven up) to get exciting, to liven up.
盛りマン(もりまん)
bulging pudenda ★☆☆☆☆ ABU CCW
盛 (heaps of!) + マ () = 盛りマン (bulging pudenda)
a bulging pudenda. Not like an average camel-toe. More like a set of labia that is thrusting out of a pair of tight pants like a she-boner.
Seriously, there's enough guys that are into this that they had to make up a word. Seems kind of a homo-erotic fetish to me.
But on the other hand, who says only guys should get to brag about the size of their units?
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1440
Components: 成 (become) + 皿 (plate)
Mnemonic: They SAY that when JOE Stalin first prospered, his dish was finally able to become full with heaps of food.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a heaping bowl of food / a raging fire / something overflowing with solids (but not liquids - that's a different kanji with the same pronunciation! 漏る！！！）
First jukugo meaning: to liven up
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 880

Kanji: 塩
Meaning: salt
First kunyomi: しお
Full header: 塩 salt
土 (earth) + (rifle) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 皿 (plate)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | You dig salt out of the earth with the butt of your rifle,and put it on your plate, and then eat it with your mouth.
Full kunyomi: しお | salt, motherfucker. Salt ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1441
Components: 土 (earth) + (rifle) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 皿 (plate)
Mnemonic: You dig salt out of the earth with the butt of your rifle,and put it on your plate, and then eat it with your mouth.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: salt, motherfucker. Salt
Frequency ranking: 1422

Kanji: 監
Meaning: oversee
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 監督[かんとく]
Full header: 監 oversee
臣 (vassal) + (rifle) + 一 (one/line radical) + 皿 (plate)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | Genghis KHAN used his one rifle to oversee the vassal's filling of the plate.
Full jukugo: 監督(かんとく) | director ★★☆☆☆ 監 (oversee) + 督 (supervisor) = 監督 (director) movie director/ construction foreman / coach.
監視(かんし) する | to supervise ☆☆☆☆☆ 監 (oversee) + 視 (peer at) = 監視 (to supervise) to supervise, or watch over a project. Also means, to guard bad people - guards at a prison, a teacher who watches students at test time to keep them from cheating. (BOOBOO: don't mix this with 警備 (けいび), which is someone who is guarding or protecting good people or things).
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
緊 | tense | STRING | 糸
監 | oversee | PLATE | 皿
堅 | solid, steadfast | EARTH | 土
賢 | clever | MONEY | 貝
覧 | view | LOOK | 見
I pull the STRING until it's very tense.
You oversee the PLATE (you're a waiter)
The EARTH is very solid.
You gotta be clever to get MONEY.
You view things by LOOKING at them, dumbass.
Full used In: - 鑑
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1442
Components: 臣 (vassal) + (rifle) + 一 (one/line radical) + 皿 (plate)
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN used his one rifle to oversee the vassal's filling of the plate.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: director
Frequency ranking: 1136

Kanji: 鑑
Meaning: expert opinion
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 印鑑[いんかん]
Full header: 鑑 expert opinion
金 (gold) + 監 (oversee) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
23 strokes
BETA
Description: 23 strokes! This is the biggest, baddest kanji in the bunch.
Full onyomi: KAN |
Full mnemonic: | The economist had an expert opinion on how to oversee gold.
Full jukugo: 印鑑(いんかん) | chop / seal ★★★☆☆ 印 (stamp) + 鑑 (expert opinion) = 印鑑 (chop / seal) one's seal or stamp with one's name on it, which the Japanese use instead of signatures.
図鑑(ずかん) | a field guide ★★☆☆☆ 図 (diagram/ map) + 鑑 (expert opinion) = 図鑑 (a field guide) a field guide; a book where each page has one picture and a description of a thing. (birds, gandams, monsters, doinks, whatever).
鑑賞(かんしょう) | discriminating eye ★☆☆☆☆ 鑑 (expert opinion) + 賞 (prize) = 鑑賞 (discriminating eye) to have a 'discriminating eye' for art. To appreciate art or music on some deep, expert level.
鑑定(かんてい) | expert opinion ★☆☆☆☆ 鑑 (expert opinion) + 定 (plan) = 鑑定 (expert opinion) expert opinion. Like an American Idol judge or art critic or some guy in court who says that tobacco does/does not cause cancer.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1443
Components: 金 (gold) + 監 (oversee) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The economist had an expert opinion on how to oversee gold.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: chop / seal
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1573

Kanji: 血
Meaning: blood
Onyomi: KETSU
First kunyomi: ち
First jukugo: 血液型[けつえきがた]
Full header: 血 blood
丶 (dot) + 皿 (plate)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: KETSU |
Full mnemonic: | A dot of blood on a plate looks like KETCHUP.
Full kunyomi: ち | blood ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 血液型(けつえきがた) | blood type ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 血 (blood) + 液 (liquid) + 型 (type / proper way) = 血液型 (blood type)
出血(しゅっけつ) する | to bleed ★★☆☆☆ 出 (pull out / hand over) + 血 (blood) = 出血 (to bleed)
吸血鬼(きゅうけつき) | vampire ★★☆☆☆ NEO 吸 (suck) + 血 (blood) + 鬼 (demon) = 吸血鬼 (vampire) vampire (literally, 'suck blood devil.')
鼻血(はなぢ) | nosebleed ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 鼻 (nose) + 血 (blood) = 鼻血 (nosebleed)
Full used In: - 衆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1444
Components: 丶 (dot) + 皿 (plate)
Mnemonic: A dot of blood on a plate looks like KETCHUP.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: blood type
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 594

Kanji: 衆
Meaning: populace
Onyomi: SHUU
First jukugo: 大衆[たいしゅう]
Full header: 衆 populace
血 (blood) + (hitchhiker) + (chill)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHUU |
Full mnemonic: | Because he was in an un-populated area, the hitch-hiker's blood was chilly, and he had to walk in his SHOES.
Full jukugo: 大衆(たいしゅう) | general public. ★★☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 衆 (populace) = 大衆 (general public.) general public - in the political sense. "This politician appeals to the general public." "Public sentiment is against the tax hike."
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1445
Components: 血 (blood) + (hitchhiker) + (chill)
Mnemonic: Because he was in an un-populated area, the hitch-hiker's blood was chilly, and he had to walk in his SHOES.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: general public.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 994

Meaning: crab
Full header: crab
(top radical)
PK
Description: To me it looks wide, flat, and covered with little pinchy arms.
Full used In: - 誉
- 挙
- 益
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1446
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 969

Kanji: 益
Meaning: profit
Onyomi: EKI
First jukugo: 利益[りえき]
Full header: 益 profit
(crab) + 皿 (plate)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: EKI | The train station (駅= EKI ) turned a profit too.
Full mnemonic: | Eric Cartmen turns a profit.
Full jukugo: 利益(りえき) | profit ★★★☆☆ 利 (handy) + 益 (profit) = 利益 (profit) profit (both literal and figurative)
有益(ゆうえき) な | beneficial ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 有 (exist) + 益 (profit) = 有益 (beneficial) useful or beneficial, (a policy beneficial to the State /it was a useful experience (a learning experience))
Full used In: - 溢
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1447
Components: (crab) + 皿 (plate)
Mnemonic: The train station (駅= EKI ) turned a profit too.
Eric Cartmen turns a profit.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1227

Kanji: 溢
Meaning: overflow
Onyomi: ITSU
First kunyomi: ( が ) あふ*れる
Full header: 溢 overflow
(waterleft) + 益 (profit)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: ITSU |
Full mnemonic: | SOMEDAY (いつ) my profits will overflow my wallet like water.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) あふ*れる | overflow (also you can use it if you are a lady who is, um, - it's the femenine equivalent of 'boioioioioioingggg!') ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1448
Components: (waterleft) + 益 (profit)
Mnemonic: SOMEDAY (いつ) my profits will overflow my wallet like water.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: overflow (also you can use it if you are a lady who is, um, - it's the femenine equivalent of 'boioioioioioingggg!')
Frequency ranking: 1614

Kanji: 誉
Meaning: honor
Onyomi: YO
First kunyomi: ほ*める
First jukugo: 名誉[めいよ]
Full header: 誉 honor
(crab) + 言 (say)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: YO | YOyos have no honor. They are children's toys.
Full mnemonic: | Talk to a crab about honor and, uh, and uh, and you will be surprised.
Full kunyomi: ほ*める | compliment - no, wait, fuck it. Most dictionaries list both 褒める　and 誉める as kanjis for 'compliment' but in practice only 褒める　is used. How's that for disambiguation? ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 名誉(めいよ) | honor/prestige ★★☆☆☆ 名 (name, famous) + 誉 (honor) = 名誉 (honor/prestige) An honor or prestige that comes in the form of a seal of approval or bonus points from an authority figure. Usually used like this : 名誉なこと。 名誉を受けた。
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
挙 | raise / cite/ mention | HANDS | 手
誉 | honor | SAY | 言
You raise your HANDS in class, to SAY answers that bring you honor.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1449
Components: (crab) + 言 (say)
Mnemonic: YOyos have no honor. They are children's toys.
Talk to a crab about honor and, uh, and uh, and you will be surprised.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: compliment - no, wait, fuck it. Most dictionaries list both 褒める　and 誉める as kanjis for 'compliment' but in practice only 褒める　is used. How's that for disambiguation?
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: honor/prestige
Frequency ranking: 1561

Kanji: 挙
Meaning: raise / cite/ mention
Onyomi: KYO
First kunyomi: ( を ) あ＊げる
First jukugo: 選挙[せんきょ]する
Full header: 挙 raise / cite/ mention
(crab) + (handleft)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE JERK
Full onyomi: KYO | Keep Your Opinions to yourself until I ask you to cite or mention something.
Full mnemonic: | Raise your hand to grab the crab. Yum!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) あ＊げる | To metaphorically bring up something (an objection, a point) to give an example of , to cite or mention something. But also - irritatingly - to literally raise one's hand (Oo! Oo! I know ! I know!) However, if you're raising anything else BUT your hand, you have to use 上げる instead of 挙げる. Yeah, I know, I know. What can you do?? NP ★★☆☆☆
( が ) あ＊がる | something gets cited or mentioned in a report or article. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 選挙(せんきょ) する | an election ★★☆☆☆ 選 (choose) + 挙 (raise / cite/ mention) = 選挙 (an election)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
労 | labor | STRENGTH | 力
栄 | glory | TREE | 木
挙 | raise / cite/ mention | HAND | 手
Labor requires STRENGTH,
such as the glory of chopping down a TREE.
Your raise your HAND to cite your answer: "Teacher! I know!!"
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
挙 | raise / cite/ mention | HANDS | 手
誉 | honor | SAY | 言
You raise your HANDS in class, to SAY answers that bring you honor.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1450
Components: (crab) + (handleft)
Mnemonic: Keep Your Opinions to yourself until I ask you to cite or mention something.
Raise your hand to grab the crab. Yum!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: To metaphorically bring up something (an objection, a point) to give an example of , to cite or mention something. But also - irritatingly - to literally raise one's hand (Oo! Oo! I know ! I know!) However, if you're raising anything else BUT your hand, you have to use 上げる instead of 挙げる. Yeah, I know, I know. What can you do??
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: an election
Frequency ranking: 971

Kanji: 舟
Meaning: boat
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: ふね
Full header: 舟 boat
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
DUPE ILL PAIR PK SOLO SYMBOLIC
Full onyomi: SHUU | If you go on a boat, your SHOES will get the hell wet.
Full mnemonic: | Think about it like a giant sail:
Full kunyomi: ふね | boat. Never used by itself - only used in jukugo about boat stuff (oars, masts, etc.) NUBI ★☆☆☆☆
Full used In: - 船
- 航
- 般
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1451
Mnemonic: If you go on a boat, your SHOES will get the hell wet.
Think about it like a giant sail:
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: boat.
Frequency ranking: 649

Kanji: 船
Meaning: ship
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: ふね
First jukugo: 風船[ふうせん]
Full header: 船 ship
舟 (boat) + 八 (eight) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE ILL PAIR
Description: 9 times out of 10, when someone wants to say "boat" or "ship", they'll use this one instead of 舟.
Full onyomi: SEN |
Full mnemonic: | SEND for the caterer! I have eight mouths to feed on this here boat!
Full kunyomi: ふね | ship ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 風船(ふうせん) | balloon ★★☆☆☆ NEO 風 (wind / the flu / style) + 船 (ship) = 風船 (balloon)
宇宙船(うちゅうせん) | space ship ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 宇 宙 (outer space) + 船 (ship) = 宇宙船 (space ship)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
船 | ship | EIGHT | 八
航 | navigation | BERET |
般 | general / overall | THROW |
There are EIGHT ships, but they are navigating around a BERET.
Oh, and I THROW a diaper overall your heads.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1452
Components: 舟 (boat) + 八 (eight) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: SEND for the caterer! I have eight mouths to feed on this here boat!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: balloon
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 650

Kanji: 航
Meaning: navigation
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 航海[こうかい]
Full header: 航 navigation
舟 (boat) + (beret) + (diaper)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | The captain has a problem with his COLON so he navigates the ship wearing nothing but a diaper and a beret. He doesn't have time to change pants every hour in these rough seas.
Full jukugo: 航海(こうかい) | nautical ☆☆☆☆☆ 航 (navigation) + 海 (ocean) = 航海 (nautical)
航法(こうほう) | navigation ☆☆☆☆☆ 航 (navigation) + 法 (law) = 航法 (navigation)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
船 | ship | EIGHT | 八
航 | navigation | BERET |
般 | general / overall | THROW |
There are EIGHT ships, but they are navigating around a BERET.
Oh, and I THROW a diaper overall your heads.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1453
Components: 舟 (boat) + (beret) + (diaper)
Mnemonic: The captain has a problem with his COLON so he navigates the ship wearing nothing but a diaper and a beret. He doesn't have time to change pants every hour in these rough seas.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: nautical
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1418

Kanji: 般
Meaning: general / overall
Onyomi: HAN
First jukugo: 一般的[いっぱんてき]な
Full header: 般 general / overall
舟 (boat) + (throw)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: HAN | HAN Solo is, in general, kind of a wise-ass.
Full mnemonic: | In general, boats are thrown into the harbor, more often than thrown on land.
Full jukugo: 一般的(いっぱんてき) な | ordinary ★★★★★ 一 般 (generally, commonly) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 一般的 (ordinary) One of many many Japanese words for 'normal.' The nuance of いっぱんてき　is ordinary, non-special - as opposed to a member of a special group of people of things. 一般的な人 means, an average person. As in, 'an average person is not allowed in this Yakuza bar.'
一般(いっぱん) に | generally, commonly ★★★☆☆ 一 (one) + 般 (general / overall) = 一般 (generally, commonly)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
船 | ship | EIGHT | 八
航 | navigation | BERET |
般 | general / overall | THROW |
There are EIGHT ships, but they are navigating around a BERET.
Oh, and I THROW a diaper overall your heads.
Full used In: - 盤
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1454
Components: 舟 (boat) + (throw)
Mnemonic: HAN Solo is, in general, kind of a wise-ass.
In general, boats are thrown into the harbor, more often than thrown on land.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: ordinary
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1148

Kanji: 盤
Meaning: tray / basis
Onyomi: BAN
First kunyomi: ばん
First jukugo: 円盤[えんばん]
Full header: 盤 tray / basis
皿 (plate) + 般 (general / overall)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
ILL PAIR JERK
Description: also means foundation or basis - makes sense if you think about a tray as the foundation for your lunch.
Full onyomi: BAN | Let's BAN trays made of asbestos!
Full mnemonic: | Generally, plates are put on trays in the cafeteria.
Full kunyomi: ばん | tray LAZY ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 円盤(えんばん) | a UFO ★☆☆☆☆ 円 (yen/circle) + 盤 (tray / basis) = 円盤 (a UFO)
基盤(きほん) | the base or foundation ☆☆☆☆☆ 基 (basis) + 盤 (tray / basis) = 基盤 (the base or foundation) the base, basis, or foundation
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1455
Components: 皿 (plate) + 般 (general / overall)
Mnemonic: Let's BAN trays made of asbestos!
Generally, plates are put on trays in the cafeteria.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: tray
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a UFO
Frequency ranking: 1444

Kanji: 猫
Meaning: cat
First kunyomi: ねこ
First jukugo: 子猫[こねこ]
Full header: 猫 cat
(catleft) + (flowertop) + 田 (rice field)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
SYMBOLIC MR
Description: SYMBOLIC for small animals in general
Full mnemonic: The left-hand radical is the MUTANT RADICAL for cat- it looks like a cat's paw with claws extended.
So you can say:
The cat is out playing with flowers in the rice field.
Full kunyomi: ねこ | cat 1/2 KANA ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 子猫(こねこ) | kitten ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 子 (child) + 猫 (cat) = 子猫 (kitten)
招き猫(まねきねこ) | shop-window cat ★★★☆☆ CCW 招 (beckon) + 猫 (cat) = 招き猫 (shop-window cat) the little cat in all the shop windows. It's kind of a weird phenomenon if you think about it: One paw is up, beckoning customers to come in, like "Come on in, guy! I like your style!" But the other paw clutches a gold coin, usually marked 10,000,000 yen. Like "OK, J/K about valuing you. I just want your money."
猫舌(ねこじた) | no hot food for me! ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 猫 (cat) + 舌 (tongue) = 猫舌 (no hot food for me!) someone who doesn't like hot (like oven-hot, not spicy) food.
野良猫(のらねこ) | stray cat ★☆☆☆☆ KANA FP 野 (field) + 良 (good) + 猫 (cat) = 野良猫 (stray cat)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
猫 | cat | CLAW |
描 | depict | HAND | 手
The cat has a CLAW. You draw with your HAND.
Full used In: - 猛
- 猫
- 猥
- 猿
- 狩
- 狂
- 独
- 獄
- 獲
- 狭
- 犯
- 狙
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1456
Components: (catleft) + (flowertop) + 田 (rice field)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: kitten
Frequency ranking: 671

Kanji: 猛
Meaning: fierce
Onyomi: MOU
First jukugo: 猛烈[もうれつ]な
Full header: 猛 fierce
(catleft) + 子 (child) + 皿 (plate)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: MOU | He's MORE fierce than a , um, some kind of fierce guy.
Full mnemonic: | The fierce cat ate the child on a plate.
Full jukugo: 猛烈(もうれつ) な
fierce ★★☆☆☆
猛 (fierce) + 烈 (violently intense) = 猛烈 (fierce )
severe, violent, terrible, fierce -
Unlike the related word 強烈（きょうれつ）、　もうれつ is usually used about natural phenomena: a fierce storm; a violent wild-fire. The toboggan moving at a scary intense velocity downhill. Also can be used with emotions: A violent argument after someone got caught cheating.
猛(もう) XXX | fiercely--XXX ★☆☆☆☆ PRE PREFIX, meaning fiercely XXX (i.e.　猛反対：fiercely against)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
獣 | beast | DOG | 犬
猥 | obscene | RICE | 田
猛 | fierce | CHILD | 子
猿 | monkey | FAR | 遠
A DOG is a slobbery beast, but RICE is an obscene feast.
The fierce CHILD chased the monkey FAR AWAY!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1457
Components: (catleft) + 子 (child) + 皿 (plate)
Mnemonic: He's MORE fierce than a , um, some kind of fierce guy.
The fierce cat ate the child on a plate.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1430

Kanji: 猥
Meaning: obscene
Onyomi: WAI
First jukugo: 卑猥[ひわい]な
Full header: 猥 obscene
(catleft) + 田 (rice field) + 衣 (cloth)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: WAI | Girls gone WILD is obscene.
Full mnemonic: | The obscene cat ripped off your clothes and left you naked in the middle of the rice field.
Full jukugo: 卑猥(ひわい) な | obscene ★☆☆☆☆ 卑 (despicable) + 猥 (obscene) = 卑猥 (obscene) Mostly used BY older men, and ABOUT a certain kind of person; Nasty, dirty, obscene. Not always used in a bad way.
猥褻(わいせつ) な | obscene ★☆☆☆☆ ABU gross, obscene. Always bad. Used about a behavior , not the person doing it.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
獣 | beast | DOG | 犬
猥 | obscene | RICE | 田
猛 | fierce | CHILD | 子
猿 | monkey | FAR | 遠
A DOG is a slobbery beast, but RICE is an obscene feast.
The fierce CHILD chased the monkey FAR AWAY!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1458
Components: (catleft) + 田 (rice field) + 衣 (cloth)
Mnemonic: Girls gone WILD is obscene.
The obscene cat ripped off your clothes and left you naked in the middle of the rice field.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1764

Kanji: 猿
Meaning: monkey
First kunyomi: さる
First jukugo: 猿真似[さるまね]
Full header: 猿 monkey
(catleft) + 土 (earth) + (far away)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The cat ran across the earth to get far away from the monkey.
Full kunyomi: さる | monkey 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 猿真似(さるまね) | Monkey see, monkey do! ☆☆☆☆☆ NEO 猿 (monkey) + 真 (really) + 似 (resemble) = 猿真似 (Monkey see, monkey do!) an expression which means, "Monkey see, monkey do!"
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
獣 | beast | DOG | 犬
猥 | obscene | RICE | 田
猛 | fierce | CHILD | 子
猿 | monkey | FAR | 遠
A DOG is a slobbery beast, but RICE is an obscene feast.
The fierce CHILD chased the monkey FAR AWAY!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1459
Components: (catleft) + 土 (earth) + (far away)
Mnemonic: The cat ran across the earth to get far away from the monkey.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Monkey see, monkey do!
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1576

Kanji: 狩
Meaning: hunt
Onyomi: SHU
First kunyomi: か*る
First jukugo: XXX狩り[がり]
Full header: 狩 hunt
(catleft) + 守 (protect)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SHU |
Full mnemonic: | A cat is hunting Tweety, who protects himself by Showing His Underpants. (Cats hate underpants)
Full kunyomi: か*る | to hunt ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: XXX 狩り(がり) | hunting XXX ★☆☆☆☆ SUF hunting for XXX (including humans)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1460
Components: (catleft) + 守 (protect)
Mnemonic: A cat is hunting Tweety, who protects himself by Showing His Underpants. (Cats hate underpants)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to hunt
First jukugo meaning: hunting XXX
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1641

Kanji: 狂
Meaning: go nuts
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: ( が ) くる*う
First jukugo: 露出狂[ろしゅつきょう]
Full header: 狂 go nuts
(catleft) + 王 (king)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: KYOU | KYOU (今日) is a good day to go nuts.
Full mnemonic: | The cat's endless meyowing drove the king nuts
Full kunyomi: ( が ) くる*う | someone who is insane since childhood. Ted Bundy or whoever. They might seem normal at first. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 露出狂(ろしゅつきょう) | exhibitionist ★☆☆☆☆ 露 (outdoors, public) + 出 (pull out / hand over) + 狂 (go nuts) = 露出狂 (exhibitionist)
が 発狂(はっきょう) する | mental breakdown ★☆☆☆☆ 発 (launch) + 狂 (go nuts) = 発狂 (mental breakdown) As opposed to 狂ってる (born crazy), 発狂 is someone who is normally sane but had a breakdown from stress, or a sudden flip-out.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
狂 | go nuts | KING | 王
狙 | aim at | ABE LINCOLN'S HAT |
The KINGs are all crazy from inbreeding.
John Wilkes Booth aimed for for ABE LINCOLN'S HAT.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1461
Components: (catleft) + 王 (king)
Mnemonic: KYOU (今日) is a good day to go nuts.
The cat's endless meyowing drove the king nuts
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: someone who is insane since childhood. Ted Bundy or whoever. They might seem normal at first.
First jukugo meaning: exhibitionist
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1008

Kanji: 独
Meaning: solitary
Onyomi: DOKU
First kunyomi: ひと*り
First jukugo: 独身[どくしん]
Full header: 独 solitary
(catleft) + 虫 (insizzect)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: DOKU |
Full mnemonic: | The cat chased the solitary bug - it DON'T COOK the bug, though. . .it's a cat.
Full kunyomi: ひと*り | Alone. Unlike the other hitori (一人)、　独り has a sort of lonlely value judgement on it. Like, 'He lives by himself' or 'She had to do the whole thing herself (since no one would help her)' 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 独身(どくしん) | single, unmarried ★★★☆☆ 独 (solitary) + 身 ((one's own) flesh) = 独身 (single, unmarried)
独り言(ひとりごと) | talking to yourself ★★☆☆☆ KANA 独 (solitary) + 言 (say) = 独り言 (talking to yourself)
独特(どくとく) な | unique ★★☆☆☆ 独 (solitary) + 特 (special) = 独特 (unique) unique, or a quality particular to some thing or person
独立(どくりつ) する | autonomous ★☆☆☆☆ 独 (solitary) + 立 (stand up) = 独立 (autonomous) autonomous - a colony becomes an independent country; a business start-up that is not under the umbrella of an established conglomerate, etc.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1462
Components: (catleft) + 虫 (insizzect)
Mnemonic: The cat chased the solitary bug - it DON'T COOK the bug, though. . .it's a cat.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: Alone. Unlike the other hitori (一人)、　独り has a sort of lonlely value judgement on it. Like, 'He lives by himself' or 'She had to do the whole thing herself (since no one would help her)'
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: single, unmarried
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 672

Kanji: 獄
Meaning: hell
Onyomi: GOKU
First jukugo: 地獄[じごく]
Full header: 獄 hell
(catleft) + 言 (say) + 犬 (dog)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GOKU | GO COOK your flesh in a sizzling inferno.
Full mnemonic: | The guy trapped between the viciously fighting cat and dog said, "OMG this is hellish!"
Full jukugo: 地獄(じごく) | hell ★★★☆☆ 地 (area) + 獄 (hell) = 地獄 (hell)
投獄(とうごく) する | throw someone in prison ☆☆☆☆☆ 投 (throw) + 獄 (hell) = 投獄 (throw someone in prison)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1463
Components: (catleft) + 言 (say) + 犬 (dog)
Mnemonic: GO COOK your flesh in a sizzling inferno.
The guy trapped between the viciously fighting cat and dog said, "OMG this is hellish!"
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1385

Kanji: 獲
Meaning: prey on　/ get
Onyomi: KAKU
First kunyomi: え＊る
First jukugo: 獲得[かくとく]する
Full header: 獲 prey on　/ get
(catleft) + (flowertop) + (turkey) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★☆☆☆☆
16 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: KAKU |
Full mnemonic: | The cat preys on a turkey whose crotch has a COCK attached
Full kunyomi: え＊る | get or obtain :Unlike the OTHER える(得る ), 獲る is used for　 hunting - the predator obtains prey. Also sometimes used about sports victories. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 獲得(かくとく) する | acquire ★★☆☆☆ 獲 (prey on　/ get) + 得 (bargain　/ obtain) = 獲得 (acquire) to obtain. Very similar to 獲る　（える） but 獲得 has the connotation of "obtain with great effort", or "FINALLY obtain." 獲る is more like, obtain something easy or small.
獲物(えもの) | prey ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 獲 (prey on　/ get) + 物 (animal / thing) = 獲物 (prey)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
護 | defend | SPEECH | 言
獲 | prey on　/ get | CAT | 猫
奪 | steal by force | BIG | 大
The lawyer defends clients with her SPEECH,
but the CAT preys on food.
She steals a BIG mouse by force.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1464
Components: (catleft) + (flowertop) + (turkey) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Mnemonic: The cat preys on a turkey whose crotch has a COCK attached
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: get or obtain :Unlike the OTHER える(得る ), 獲る is used for　 hunting - the predator obtains prey. Also sometimes used about sports victories.
First jukugo meaning: acquire
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1511

Kanji: 狭
Meaning: narrow
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: せま*い
Full header: 狭 narrow
(catleft) + 夫 (husband)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KYOU |
Full mnemonic: The two lines in the middle of the husband radical? Those are his arms! So we can say,
KYOU (今日) the husband adopted a hungry stray cat, who is very narrow, He gestures to his wife with his arms, 'It's THISSSS narrow!'
Full kunyomi: せま*い | narrow or cramped 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
狭 | narrow | CAT | 猫
挟 | pinch | HAND | 手
The CAT goes through a narrow alley, but I use my HAND to pinch Captain O'Malley.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1465
Components: (catleft) + 夫 (husband)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: narrow or cramped
Frequency ranking: 1259

Meaning: fingerprint
Full header: fingerprint
(right radical)
PK SYMBOLIC
Description: It looks like the whorl of one's fingerprint, and generally means "proof of identity."
In the west we use fingerprints, in the East they use little "chop" stamps with the family name on it.
This radical is SYMBOLIC for stamp or seal or hand.
Full used In: - 犯
- 印
- 叩
- 卵
- 却
- 範
- 御
- 腕
- 即
- 厄
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1466
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 380

Kanji: 犯
Meaning: commit a crime
Onyomi: HAN
First kunyomi: おか*す
First jukugo: 犯人[はんにん]
Full header: 犯 commit a crime
(catleft) + (fingerprint)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
ABU DUPE
Full onyomi: HAN | HAN Solo also hella committed the crime of smuggling.
Full mnemonic: | Fingerprint that cat before it can commit more crimes!!
Full kunyomi: おか*す | commit or perpetrate - usually used with rape, so be careful how you use this. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 犯人(はんにん) | criminal ★★★☆☆ 犯 (commit a crime) + 人 (person) = 犯人 (criminal)
防犯(ぼうはん) | anti-crime ★★★☆☆ 防 (ward off) + 犯 (commit a crime) = 防犯 (anti-crime) anti-crime / crime-prevention (you tend to see this word on hidden cameras or locks a lot)
犯罪(はんざい) | crime ★★★☆☆ 犯 (commit a crime) + 罪 (sin) = 犯罪 (crime)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1467
Components: (catleft) + (fingerprint)
Mnemonic: HAN Solo also hella committed the crime of smuggling.
Fingerprint that cat before it can commit more crimes!!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: commit or perpetrate - usually used with rape, so be careful how you use this.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: criminal
Frequency ranking: 935

Kanji: 印
Meaning: stamp
Onyomi: IN
First kunyomi: しるし
First jukugo: 印鑑[いんかん]
Full header: 印 stamp
(Eazy) + (fingerprint)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: IN | You have to really push the stamp IN the paper to leave a mark.
Full mnemonic: | The capital "E" on eazy-E's stamp is like his fingerprint: a unique signature which signifies that he has notarized the documents.
Full kunyomi: しるし | a logo or symbol - as in a check mark on a list, or a cross, or the black flag logo ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 印鑑(いんかん) | chop / seal ★★★☆☆ 印 (stamp) + 鑑 (expert opinion) = 印鑑 (chop / seal) one's seal or stamp with one's name on it, which the Japanese use instead of signatures.
第一印象(だいいちいんしょう) | first impression. ★★★☆☆ 第 一 (first or primary) + 印 象 (impression) = 第一印象 (first impression.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
印 | stamp | 'E' |
叩 | beat, smack | MOUTH | 口
卵 | egg | 2 DOTS (YOLKS) |
EAZY E's stamp is in the shape of an “E."
You slap someone in the MOUTH,
but eggs have two YOLKS which stare at you from the plate like accusing eyes. “Why didn't you let me LIIIIVE????"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1468
Components: (Eazy) + (fingerprint)
Mnemonic: You have to really push the stamp IN the paper to leave a mark.
The capital "E" on eazy-E's stamp is like his fingerprint: a unique signature which signifies that he has notarized the documents.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a logo or symbol - as in a check mark on a list, or a cross, or the black flag logo
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: chop / seal
Frequency ranking: 1393

Kanji: 叩
Meaning: beat, smack
First kunyomi: たた*く
First jukugo: xxxを引っ叩く[ひっぱたく]
Full header: 叩 beat, smack
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (fingerprint)
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | I beat your mouth so hard it leaves a fingerprint!
Full kunyomi: たた*く | beat (rain beats on the windowpane), hit (used specifically with drums), smack or slap (your Dad for mistakes in life) KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: xxxを 引っ叩く(ひっぱたく) | bitch-slap ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 引 (pull) + 叩 (beat, smack) = 引っ叩く (bitch-slap) bitch-slap　someone right in the XXX.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
印 | stamp | 'E' |
叩 | beat, smack | MOUTH | 口
卵 | egg | 2 DOTS (YOLKS) |
EAZY E's stamp is in the shape of an “E."
You slap someone in the MOUTH,
but eggs have two YOLKS which stare at you from the plate like accusing eyes. “Why didn't you let me LIIIIVE????"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1469
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (fingerprint)
Mnemonic: I beat your mouth so hard it leaves a fingerprint!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: beat (rain beats on the windowpane), hit (used specifically with drums), smack or slap (your Dad for mistakes in life)
First jukugo meaning: bitch-slap
Frequency ranking: 1157

Kanji: 卵
Meaning: egg
First kunyomi: たまご
Full header: 卵 egg
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (fingerprint)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
DUPE SOLO DUH
Description: usually people use the a DIFFERENT set of kanji: 玉子. (pronounced the same! Why do they need two words for eggs?!?)
Full mnemonic: | Looks like 2 eggs with black dots for yolks.
Full kunyomi: たまご
egg (used mostly by farmers and agriculture people)
（ also means "beginner" , in the sense of "someone who might be really skilled at XXX but has not made their professional debut yet."
For instance, a great artist who has not had an exhibition or a genius photographer who has not published a photo-book yet.）
★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
印 | stamp | 'E' |
叩 | beat, smack | MOUTH | 口
卵 | egg | 2 DOTS (YOLKS) |
EAZY E's stamp is in the shape of an “E."
You slap someone in the MOUTH,
but eggs have two YOLKS which stare at you from the plate like accusing eyes. “Why didn't you let me LIIIIVE????"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1470
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (fingerprint)
Mnemonic: Looks like 2 eggs with black dots for yolks.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: egg (used mostly by farmers and agriculture people)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1606

Kanji: 却
Meaning: disregard
Onyomi: KYAKU
First kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘ ) かえって ( ｙｙｙ )
First jukugo: 却下[きゃっか]する
Full header: 却 disregard
去 (past tense) + (fingerprint)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: KYAKU |
Full mnemonic: | I disregarded the KYAKU'S (=客, meaning customer's) past fingerprints, because he has a new set now.
Full kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘ ) かえって ( ｙｙｙ ) | instead, all the more (better or worse) KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 却下(きゃっか) する | reject, dismiss. ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 却 (disregard) + 下 (below) = 却下 (reject, dismiss.) Business Japanese: An upper person rejects,dismisses, or overrules a proposal made by an underling.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
即 | immediately | GOOD | 良
却 | disregard | PAST TENSE | 去
disregard, immediately It would be GOOD if you immediately disregard the PAST orders. Here are your new orders: clean your Mama's litterbox.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1471
Components: 去 (past tense) + (fingerprint)
Mnemonic: I disregarded the KYAKU'S (=客, meaning customer's) past fingerprints, because he has a new set now.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: instead, all the more (better or worse)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: reject, dismiss.
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1373

Kanji: 範
Meaning: standard / the best way to do
Onyomi: HAN
First jukugo: 範囲[はんい]
Full header: 範 standard / the best way to do
竹 (bamboo) + 車 (car) + (fingerprint)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: HAN | It's standard for HAN Solo to have adventures involving swashbuckling.
Full mnemonic: | The standard car of the year 2100 will be made of environmentally friendly bamboo and have a fingerprint sensor so only the registered owner can drive it.
Full jukugo: 範囲(はんい) | extent, scope, ★★☆☆☆ 範 (standard / the best way to do) + 囲 (surround) = 範囲 (extent, scope,) the extent, range scope, or bounds (extent of the earthquake-damaged area, scope of the congressional inquiry, range of the birds' migrations).
模範(もはん) | model - prototype ☆☆☆☆☆ 模 (model) + 範 (standard / the best way to do) = 模範 (model - prototype) a model: Can be a person (a role model, a model sudent), or a thing (a model home, a model economy). (BOOBOO: Not model like a plastic model tank or gandam)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
範 | standard / the best way to do | CAR | 車
籍 | family register | OLD | 昔
CARS are a standard way to move,
But you gotta have an OLD family registry, your citizenship to prove.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1472
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 車 (car) + (fingerprint)
Mnemonic: It's standard for HAN Solo to have adventures involving swashbuckling.
The standard car of the year 2100 will be made of environmentally friendly bamboo and have a fingerprint sensor so only the registered owner can drive it.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: extent, scope,
Frequency ranking: 1419

Kanji: 御
Meaning: the honorific "o"
Onyomi: O or GO
First jukugo: 御飯[ごはん]
Full header: 御 the honorific "o"
(goleft) + 竹 (bamboo) + 正 (correct) + (fingerprint)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
BETA PRE CCW F
Full onyomi: O or GO |
Full mnemonic: | It is the honorable, correct thing to GO to the cops and give them your fingerprints. At least that's what they make foreigners do at the airport!
Full jukugo: 御飯(ごはん) | rice ★★★★☆ KANA 御 (the honorific "o") + 飯 (rice / meal) = 御飯 (rice) two meanings - 1) cooked rice, 2) a meal
御手洗い(おてあらい) | toilet, man. Toilet!!!!!!! ★★★☆☆ F 御 (the honorific "o") + 手 (hand) + 洗 (wash) = 御手洗い (toilet, man. Toilet!!!!!!!) a shitter
御覧(ごらん) | please look sir ★★☆☆☆ F 御 (the honorific "o") + 覧 (view) = 御覧 (please look sir) a formal way of asking your superior to view something. either 'ごらん ください' or 'ごらん に なる.'
御免なさい(ごめんなさい) | sorry ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 御 (the honorific "o") + 免 (exemption / license) = 御免なさい (sorry) sorry (usually KANA, but it's worth learning to see the roots of the expression: 'Honorably exempt me (from your wrath!)')
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: 1473
Components: (goleft) + 竹 (bamboo) + 正 (correct) + (fingerprint)
Mnemonic: It is the honorable, correct thing to GO to the cops and give them your fingerprints. At least that's what they make foreigners do at the airport!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: rice
Frequency ranking: 381

Kanji: 腕
Meaning: arm / skill
Onyomi: WAN
First kunyomi: うで
First jukugo: 腕章[わんしょう]
Full header: 腕 arm / skill
月 (moon/organ) + (crown) + 夕 (evening) + (fingerprint)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: WAN | Captain Hook had only WAN arm.
Full mnemonic: | Your arm is an organ you use for putting on your crown in the evening. Plus arms have fingerprints at the ends!
Full kunyomi: うで | arm. Also, to be good at something, as in, "xxxの 腕 が いい!" "She's good at xxx!" ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 腕章(わんしょう) | armband ★☆☆☆☆ 腕 (arm / skill) + 章 (emblem / chapter) = 腕章 (armband) armband. Anytime you see an unemployed grand-dad with an armband, you can be sure he will poke his nose in someone's business and try to wreck their fun:"No smoking!" "No bicycle parking!" "No hammocks!"
腕力(わんりょく) | muscle/force - literal, not figurative. ★☆☆☆☆ 腕 (arm / skill) + 力 (strong) = 腕力 (muscle/force - literal, not figurative.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1474
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + (crown) + 夕 (evening) + (fingerprint)
Mnemonic: Captain Hook had only WAN arm.
Your arm is an organ you use for putting on your crown in the evening. Plus arms have fingerprints at the ends!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: arm. Also, to be good at something, as in, "xxxの 腕 が いい!" "She's good at xxx!"
First jukugo meaning: armband
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 760

Kanji: 即
Meaning: immediately
Onyomi: SOKU
First kunyomi: そく ( XXX )
First jukugo: 即興[そっきょう]の
Full header: 即 immediately
良 (good) + (fingerprint)
★☆☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: SOKU |
Full mnemonic: | Can you be a good guy and immediately leave a fingerprint on my SOCKS ?
Full kunyomi: そく ( XXX ) | immediately XXX will happen. (you don't need a particle for this) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 即興(そっきょう) の | to improvise! ★☆☆☆☆ 即 (immediately) + 興 (interest) = 即興 (to improvise!)
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
即 | immediately | GOOD | 良
却 | disregard | PAST TENSE | 去
disregard, immediately It would be GOOD if you immediately disregard the PAST orders. Here are your new orders: clean your Mama's litterbox.
Full used In: - 節
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1475
Components: 良 (good) + (fingerprint)
Mnemonic: Can you be a good guy and immediately leave a fingerprint on my SOCKS ?
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: immediately XXX will happen. (you don't need a particle for this)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to improvise!
Frequency ranking: 916

Kanji: 節
Meaning: season / joint
Onyomi: SETSU
First jukugo: 季節[きせつ]
Full header: 節 season / joint
竹 (bamboo) + 即 (immediately)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
BETA JERK
Full onyomi: SETSU | As I SAID TO him, now is the season for shitty mnemonics.
Full mnemonic: | Bamboo grows immediately in this season!
Full jukugo: 季節(きせつ) | season ★★★☆☆ 季 (season) + 節 (season / joint) = 季節 (season)
関節(かんせつ) | joint ★☆☆☆☆ 関 (connected to) + 節 (season / joint) = 関節 (joint) joint - like an elbow or knee joint , in a skeleton.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
箱 | box | WOOD | 木
節 | season / joint | GOOD | 良
符 | ticket | PERSON | 人
筋 | muscle | ORGAN | 月
Boxes are made of WOOD.
For crops, seasons are GOOD
PEOPLE buy tickets for seats,
to see the ORGANS of muscular athletes.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1476
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 即 (immediately)
Mnemonic: As I SAID TO him, now is the season for shitty mnemonics.
Bamboo grows immediately in this season!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: season
Frequency ranking: 917

Kanji: 厄
Meaning: misfortune
Onyomi: YAKU
First jukugo: 厄介[やっかい]な
Full header: 厄 misfortune
(cliff) + (fingerprint)
★★☆☆☆
4 strokes
ILL PAIR SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: YAKU |
Full mnemonic: | The YAK-thief had the misfortune to leave a fingerprint on the cliff. (and was thusly convicted of Grand Theft Precipice and sent upstate for 2-5 years)
Full jukugo: 厄介(やっかい) な | hard to deal with ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 厄 (misfortune) + 介 (introduce / intervene) = 厄介 (hard to deal with) troublesome, worrying. Hard to deal with! A hard-to-fix appliance. A stubborn, persnicketty person.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
厄 | misfortune | no hook! |
危 | dangerous | FISHHOOK |
It's a misfortune to lose your FISHHOOK, but it's dangerous to get the FISHHOOK in your eye!
Full used In: - 危
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1477
Components: (cliff) + (fingerprint)
Mnemonic: The YAK-thief had the misfortune to leave a fingerprint on the cliff. (and was thusly convicted of Grand Theft Precipice and sent upstate for 2-5 years)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: hard to deal with
Frequency ranking: 819

Kanji: 危
Meaning: dangerous
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: ( が ) あぶ＊ない
First jukugo: 危機[きき]
Full header: 危 dangerous
(fishhook) + 厄 (misfortune)
★★★★★
6 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: KI | Keep your KEY in your pockets in this neighborhood, It's dangerous.
Full mnemonic: | Misfortune is MORE dangerous when there is a fishhook involved.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) あぶ＊ない | dangerous. Although, in a society where grown people spend their lives listening to loudspeakers telling them "Please watch your step," the notion of dangerous is broad enough to be meaningless. If your friend is in someone's way on the sidewalk, you can't say, "Move over, dumbass!" you have to say 'Abunai!' and furtively point at the person they are about to run into. However, if you are walking and someone is in YOUR way, you can't say 'abunai' . In fact, there is nothing you can say. ★★★★★
あや＊うい | on the brink of disaster or collapse. 1/2 KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 危機(きき) | social crisis ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 危 (dangerous) + 機 (machine) = 危機 (social crisis) a social crisis (oil crisis, global warming, etc.)
危険(きけん) な | risky, unsafe ★★☆☆☆ 危 (dangerous) + 険 (steep / risky) = 危険 (risky, unsafe)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
厄 | misfortune | no hook! |
危 | dangerous | FISHHOOK |
It's a misfortune to lose your FISHHOOK, but it's dangerous to get the FISHHOOK in your eye!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1478
Components: (fishhook) + 厄 (misfortune)
Mnemonic: Keep your KEY in your pockets in this neighborhood, It's dangerous.
Misfortune is MORE dangerous when there is a fishhook involved.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: dangerous. Although, in a society where grown people spend their lives listening to loudspeakers telling them "Please watch your step," the notion of dangerous is broad enough to be meaningless.
First jukugo meaning: social crisis
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 820

Meaning: clown posse
Full header: clown posse
(right radical)
PK
Description: although it uses the fingerprint radical, it looks more like C.P. - which always reminds me of the band I.C.P. So, we're abandoning the Method here for a second - but then clowns were never logical in the first place. Blame it on ICP. Blame pretty much anything on them.
Full used In: - 抑
- 迎
- 仰
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1479
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 953

Kanji: 抑
Meaning: suppress
Onyomi: YOKU
First kunyomi: おさ*える
First jukugo: 抑圧[よくあつ]
Full header: 抑 suppress
(handleft) + (clown posse)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: YOKU |
Full mnemonic: | You gotta use your hands to suppress the clown posse, or else they'll pick up a microphone and do something wack. Put a YOKE on them and make them plow the fields instead.
Full kunyomi: おさ*える | inhibit or suppress (a behavior or desire) (one's true feelings) Also used about the Man oppressing or holding down The People in general. 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 抑圧(よくあつ) | oppression ★☆☆☆☆ 抑 (suppress) + 圧 (pressure) = 抑圧 (oppression)
抑制(よくせい) | suppressor ☆☆☆☆☆ 抑 (suppress) + 制 (system) = 抑制 (suppressor) an inhibitor, or suppressor. Basically it's the Noun form of 抑える.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
迎 | go to pick someone up | MOVE |
仰 | pompous / look up to | PERSON | 人
抑 | suppress | HAND | 手
I MOVE my ass to the airport to pick you up. But you are a pompous PERSON, so I put my HAND over my mouth to suppress a laugh.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1480
Components: (handleft) + (clown posse)
Mnemonic: You gotta use your hands to suppress the clown posse, or else they'll pick up a microphone and do something wack. Put a YOKE on them and make them plow the fields instead.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: inhibit or suppress (a behavior or desire) (one's true feelings)
First jukugo meaning: oppression
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1383

Kanji: 迎
Meaning: go to pick someone up
Onyomi: GEI
First kunyomi: むか*える
First jukugo: 歓迎[かんげい]
Full header: 迎 go to pick someone up
(motion) + (clown posse)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
Description: Pick someone up, like at the airport or bus stop! (to drop someone off, or walk your friend TO the train station on the way home, is 見送る　（みおくる）.
Full onyomi: GEI |
Full mnemonic: | the GAY dude moved to the train station to pick up the clown posse!
Full kunyomi: むか*える | To pick someone up, like at the airport or bus stop! ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 歓迎(かんげい) | a welcome ★☆☆☆☆ welcome (a warm - , a hearty - a lukewarm - )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
迎 | go to pick someone up | MOVE |
仰 | pompous / look up to | PERSON | 人
抑 | suppress | HAND | 手
I MOVE my ass to the airport to pick you up. But you are a pompous PERSON, so I put my HAND over my mouth to suppress a laugh.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1481
Components: (motion) + (clown posse)
Mnemonic: the GAY dude moved to the train station to pick up the clown posse!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: To pick someone up, like at the airport or bus stop!
First jukugo meaning: a welcome
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 954

Kanji: 仰
Meaning: pompous / look up to
Onyomi: GYOU
First jukugo: 仰々しい[ぎょうぎょうしい]
Full header: 仰 pompous / look up to
(personleft) + (clown posse)
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: GYOU | GEE, YOU're pompous!
Full mnemonic: | The person in the clown posse band was very pompous.
Full jukugo: 仰々しい(ぎょうぎょうしい) | pompous ★★☆☆☆ someone who is too formal, pompous, high-falutin'. You're like "Hi, dude!" and they're like "Salutations, my good man! Verily the sun doth shine like the Emperor's benign gaze upon this blessed land!"
仰天(ぎょうてん) する | flabbergasted ★☆☆☆☆ 仰 (pompous / look up to) + 天 (heaven) = 仰天 (flabbergasted ) to be flabbergasted - in a good way OR a bad way.
信仰(しんこう) | religious faith ☆☆☆☆☆ 信 (believe) + 仰 (pompous / look up to) = 信仰 (religious faith)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
迎 | go to pick someone up | MOVE |
仰 | pompous / look up to | PERSON | 人
抑 | suppress | HAND | 手
I MOVE my ass to the airport to pick you up. But you are a pompous PERSON, so I put my HAND over my mouth to suppress a laugh.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1482
Components: (personleft) + (clown posse)
Mnemonic: GEE, YOU're pompous!
The person in the clown posse band was very pompous.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: pompous
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 977

Meaning: wardrobe
Full header: wardrobe
(right radical) (fingerprint) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Description: because. . .
1) one 's wardrobe and style of dress is as unique as one's fingerprint ,and
2) most people have a wardrobe full of chaps to accent their crotch. At least most people I know.
Full used In: - 服
- 報
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1483
Components: (right radical) (fingerprint) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
Frequency ranking: 551

Kanji: 服
Meaning: clothes
Onyomi: FUKU
First kunyomi: ふく
First jukugo: 制服[せいふく]
Full header: 服 clothes
月 (moon/organ) + (wardrobe)
★★★★★
8 strokes
Full onyomi: FUKU | Any FOOL COULD put on clothes.
Full mnemonic: | You gotta have a wardrobe of clothes to cover your organs, so you don't get arrested.
Full kunyomi: ふく | clothes LAZY ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 制服(せいふく) | uniform ★★★★★ 制 (system) + 服 (clothes) = 制服 (uniform) uniform (nurse, student, policeman, fireman, stewardess, army guy. . .)
私服警察(しふくけいさつ) | plainclothes police, detectives. ☆☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 私 (me / private) + 服 (clothes) + 警 察 (police) = 私服警察 (plainclothes police, detectives.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
辞 | quit | TONGUE | 舌
服 | clothes | MONTH | 月
報 | data | FUN | 幸
Wack MCs should quit talking with their TONGUE,
but wearing a uniform once a month can be FUN.
We're all HAPPY with the data about your MUM (she isn't pregnant).
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1484
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + (wardrobe)
Mnemonic: Any FOOL COULD put on clothes.
You gotta have a wardrobe of clothes to cover your organs, so you don't get arrested.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: uniform
Frequency ranking: 603

Kanji: 報
Meaning: data
Onyomi: HOU
First kunyomi: ほう＊じる
First jukugo: 情報[じょうほう]
Full header: 報 data
幸 (luck, happiness) + (wardrobe)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: HOU |
Full mnemonic: | Fashion magazines have data on what HOES should put in their wardrobe to be happy. Because that's where happiness comes from - clothes and shiny things.
Full kunyomi: ほう＊じる | to report (on tv or a newspaper) ★☆☆☆☆
むく＊い | Oddly -despite the 'i' at the end, this is NOT an adjective. It's a noun, meaning, "Just desserts." Like, "In Catholicism, it's Saint Peter that stands at the gate of Heaven and gives both the saints and sinners their 報い！” ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 情報(じょうほう) | data ★★★☆☆ 情 (emotion) + 報 (data) = 情報 (data) data.The information that goes IN reports.
予報(よほう) | forecast, prediction ★★★☆☆ 予 (beforehand) + 報 (data) = 予報 (forecast, prediction)
報道(ほうどう) | news report ★★★☆☆ 報 (data) + 道 (street) = 報道 (news report)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
辞 | quit | TONGUE | 舌
服 | clothes | MONTH | 月
報 | data | FUN | 幸
Wack MCs should quit talking with their TONGUE,
but wearing a uniform once a month can be FUN.
We're all HAPPY with the data about your MUM (she isn't pregnant).
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1485
Components: 幸 (luck, happiness) + (wardrobe)
Mnemonic: Fashion magazines have data on what HOES should put in their wardrobe to be happy. Because that's where happiness comes from - clothes and shiny things.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to report (on tv or a newspaper)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 552

Meaning: Abe Lincoln's Hat
Full header: Abe Lincoln's Hat
(right or bottom radical)
PK STRONG
Description: yes.
STRONG RADICAL: Most kanji which use this radical have the on yomi "SO."
Full used In: - 阻
- 狙
- 組
- 粗
- 査
- 畳
- 助
- 祖
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1486
Components: (right or bottom radical)
Frequency ranking: 462

Kanji: 狙
Meaning: aim at
First kunyomi: ねら*う
Full header: 狙 aim at
(catleft) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The cat aims at Abe Lincoln's Hat. It is ready to pounce!!!
Full kunyomi: ねら*う | to aim for (literally or figuratively) 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
ねら＊い | one's aim or motivation (whether good or bad) ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
狂 | go nuts | KING | 王
狙 | aim at | ABE LINCOLN'S HAT |
The KINGs are all crazy from inbreeding.
John Wilkes Booth aimed for for ABE LINCOLN'S HAT.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1487
Components: (catleft) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The cat aims at Abe Lincoln's Hat. It is ready to pounce!!!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to aim for (literally or figuratively)
Frequency ranking: 1460

Kanji: 組
Meaning: one's team
Onyomi: SO
First kunyomi: くみ
First jukugo: 番組[ばんぐみ]
Full header: 組 one's team
糸 (string) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat) Same-ON
★★★★☆
11 strokes
CCW
Description: Cultural Code Word; According to Alex Kerr's seminal Japan-rant DOGS AND DEMONS, kids are assigned a kumi from the first day of school, and spend their whole lives with their friends basically chosen by institutions (school, then university clubs, then co-workers).
Of course this happens everywhere, but it takes Japan to on-purpose systematically do it, and even give it a name.
The good side is, you'll always have pals even if you have nothing in common besides the same boss. The bad side is, you'll never be able to make friends independently because you were never taught / given the opportunity to develop the social tools necessary to do so.
This whole phenomenon is related to another CCW, amae
Full onyomi: SO | I need Some One on my team - I can't do it alone.
Full mnemonic: | Our team is all wearing Abe hats which are tied together with string. (so we can't do anything on our own - this is Japan, after all)
Full kunyomi: くみ | team or group. ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 番組(ばんぐみ) | tv program ★★★☆☆ KUN ON 番 (number) + 組 (one's team) = 番組 (tv program)
組織(そしき) | organization ★★★☆☆ 組 (one's team) + 織 (organization / weave) = 組織 (organization) an organization or structure - usually social (like a union or mafia)
組合(くみあい) | a union or association ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN NOKURI 組 (one's team) + 合 (to suit) = 組合 (a union or association)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
組 | one's team | STRING | 糸
祖 | ancestor | NECROPHILIA | ネ
相 | partner | TREE | 木
粗 | rough texture / bad quality | RICE | 米
阻 | hamper | TOWN |
Team spirit is the STRING that binds us into a unit.
We do NECROPHILIA with our ancestors.
The TREE is our partner in the oxygen/co2 cycle.
My RICE is bad quality so everyone in TOWN hampered me from selling it!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1488
Components: 糸 (string) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I need Some One on my team - I can't do it alone.
Our team is all wearing Abe hats which are tied together with string. (so we can't do anything on our own - this is Japan, after all)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: team or group.
First jukugo meaning: tv program
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 507

Kanji: 阻
Meaning: hamper
Onyomi: SO
First kunyomi: はば＊む
First jukugo: 阻害[そがい]
Full header: 阻 hamper
(town) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
Full onyomi: SO |
Full mnemonic: | The plan to run through the whole town wearing nothing but Abe Lincoln's Hat was hampered by 'the fuzz.'
Full kunyomi: はば＊む | to stop the advance of something by physically obstructing it: The defensive lineman stopped the other team's football guy. The army checked the advance of the other army. Our vacation was stopped by the hurricane. NP 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 阻害(そがい) | an obstruction ★☆☆☆☆ NP 阻 (hamper) + 害 (damage) = 阻害 (an obstruction)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
組 | one's team | STRING | 糸
祖 | ancestor | NECROPHILIA | ネ
相 | partner | TREE | 木
粗 | rough texture / bad quality | RICE | 米
阻 | hamper | TOWN |
Team spirit is the STRING that binds us into a unit.
We do NECROPHILIA with our ancestors.
The TREE is our partner in the oxygen/co2 cycle.
My RICE is bad quality so everyone in TOWN hampered me from selling it!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1489
Components: (town) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The plan to run through the whole town wearing nothing but Abe Lincoln's Hat was hampered by 'the fuzz.'
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to stop the advance of something by physically obstructing it: The defensive lineman stopped the other team's football guy. The army checked the advance of the other army. Our vacation was stopped by the hurricane.
First jukugo meaning: an obstruction
Frequency ranking: 1734

Kanji: 粗
Meaning: rough texture / bad quality
Onyomi: SO
First kunyomi: あら*い
First jukugo: 粗品[そしな]
Full header: 粗 rough texture / bad quality
米 (rice / America) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
JERK
Description: Apparently it also means 'approximate', but not in any context you're likely to see it. The two MAIN jerk meanings are enough to keep you confused for a while.
Full onyomi: SO |
Full mnemonic: | Some One has a stovepipe hat with the rough texture of rice - such bad quality! Everyone knows stovepipe hats should be smooth like silk.
Full kunyomi: あら*い | coarse or crude KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 粗品(そしな) | a lame gift ★★★☆☆ FP F 粗 (rough texture / bad quality) + 品 (products) = 粗品 (a lame gift) a lame gift - by law no matter what you give someone, you have to apologize to them for not giving a better gift. You say,粗品ですが、どうぞ。
粗チン(そちん) | small pud ★☆☆☆☆ ABU a small or wack pud. That is to say, an unsatisfactory penis.
粗末(そまつ) な | Shabby ☆☆☆☆☆ 粗 (rough texture / bad quality) + 末 (the tip) = 粗末 (Shabby) poor quality, shabby
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
組 | one's team | STRING | 糸
祖 | ancestor | NECROPHILIA | ネ
相 | partner | TREE | 木
粗 | rough texture / bad quality | RICE | 米
阻 | hamper | TOWN |
Team spirit is the STRING that binds us into a unit.
We do NECROPHILIA with our ancestors.
The TREE is our partner in the oxygen/co2 cycle.
My RICE is bad quality so everyone in TOWN hampered me from selling it!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1490
Components: 米 (rice / America) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Some One has a stovepipe hat with the rough texture of rice - such bad quality! Everyone knows stovepipe hats should be smooth like silk.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: coarse or crude
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a lame gift
Frequency ranking: 1568

Kanji: 査
Meaning: inspect
Onyomi: SA
First jukugo: 検査[けんさ]する
Full header: 査 inspect
木 (tree) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SA |
Full mnemonic: | The tree inspects Abe's hat, to see what it SAW on the night of the assassination (the hat was eventually cleared of all wrongdoing)
Full jukugo: 検査(けんさ) する | checkup ★★★☆☆ 検 (investigate) + 査 (inspect) = 検査 (checkup) Medical checkup. Also, investigation, inspection, review: (fiancial audit, smog check, check the condition of goods that roll off the assemby line, etc). Has the nuance of a test where something passes or fails.
調査(ちょうさ) する | investigate ★★★☆☆ 調 (check out) + 査 (inspect) = 調査 (investigate) an investigation. Emphasizes that there are no correct answers, and implies that the investigators are talking to someone, asking questions directly. (usually used about polls, surveys, and detectives questioning suspects and/or witnesses)
捜査(そうさ) | criminal investigation ★★☆☆☆ NP 捜 (search) + 査 (inspect) = 捜査 (criminal investigation)
を 査定(さてい) する | assess ☆☆☆☆☆ 査 (inspect) + 定 (plan) = 査定 (assess)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1491
Components: 木 (tree) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat)
Mnemonic: The tree inspects Abe's hat, to see what it SAW on the night of the assassination (the hat was eventually cleared of all wrongdoing)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: checkup
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 926

Kanji: 畳
Meaning: tatami mat
Onyomi: JOU
First kunyomi: たたみ
First jukugo: ｘｘｘ畳[じょう]
Full header: 畳 tatami mat
田 (rice field) + (George Michael's Moustache) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: JOU |
Full mnemonic: | JOE Stalin used fibers from rice plants, his own generous Moustache hair, and Lincoln's hat, and wove them together into a tatami mat.
Full kunyomi: たたみ | traditional Japanese flooring made from woven straw ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: ｘｘｘ 畳(じょう) | xxx-tatami mats in area ★☆☆☆☆ COUNTER a real-estate or architectural term. . .specifically, it's a measure of how big a room is. For instance, a 4畳 room is big enough for 4 tatami mats. I know it seems like, "Why should I learn this?" but if you ever plan to live here. . .
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
畳 | tatami mat | ABE'S HAT |
胃 | stomach | ORGAN | 月
鼻 | nose | YOURSELF | 自
ABE'S HAT is as big as a tatami mat!
The stomach is an ORGAN.
Your nose belongs to YOURSELF.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1492
Components: 田 (rice field) + (George Michael's Moustache) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat)
Mnemonic: JOE Stalin used fibers from rice plants, his own generous Moustache hair, and Lincoln's hat, and wove them together into a tatami mat.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: traditional Japanese flooring made from woven straw
First jukugo meaning: xxx-tatami mats in area
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1279

Kanji: 助
Meaning: save
Onyomi: JO
First kunyomi: ( を ) たす＊ける
First jukugo: 助言[じょげん]
Full header: 助 save
(Abe Lincoln's Hat) + 力 (strong)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: JO |
Full mnemonic: | Use your strength to save Abe's hat!! That pervert's Jacking Off into it!!!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) たす＊ける | I save him. ★★★★★
( が ) たす＊かる | He is saved.　(usually used in the past tense: 助かった！ = Thanks for saving me!) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 助言(じょげん) | advice ★★★☆☆ 助 (save) + 言 (say) = 助言 (advice)
を or に 援助(えんじょ) する | to assist ★★★☆☆ 援 (assist) + 助 (save) = 援助 (to assist) to compensate someone for a favor they have done you, to aid someone with money or material things. When high schoolers date salarimen for money, it's enjo kousai.(援助交際）
助手(じょしゅ) | assistant ★☆☆☆☆ 助 (save) + 手 (hand) = 助手 (assistant) an assistant, a helper
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1493
Components: (Abe Lincoln's Hat) + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: Use your strength to save Abe's hat!! That pervert's Jacking Off into it!!!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I save him.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: advice
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 463

Kanji: ネ
Meaning: NEcrophilia
Full header: ネ NEcrophilia
(left radical)
PK
Description: Because it is the katakana "NE."
NECROPHILIA PLAYLIST is here.
Full used In: - 祈
- 祖
- 視
- 祝
- 社
- 祉
- 福
- 礼
- 神
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1494
Components: (left radical)
Frequency ranking: 228

Kanji: 祖
Meaning: ancestor
Onyomi: SO
First jukugo: 先祖[せんぞ]
Full header: 祖 ancestor
ネ (NEcrophilia) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
Description: The Jukugo for this are AMAZING: two words, Spoonerized!!
Full onyomi: SO |
Full mnemonic: | I do necrophilia with Abe Lincoln because he's my favorite ancestor.
Full jukugo: 先祖(せんぞ) | one's family ancestors ★★☆☆☆ 先 (earlier/ the tip) + 祖 (ancestor) = 先祖 (one's family ancestors) one's own personal ancestors. Ancestor worship.
祖先(そせん) | far-away ancestor ☆☆☆☆☆ 祖 (ancestor) + 先 (earlier/ the tip) = 祖先 (far-away ancestor) includes the meaning of 先祖, but it's more broad. 祖先 can also refer to ancestors dating back to monkeys, fish, germs, etc. "The two words/phyla of fish/languages share a common ancestor."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
組 | one's team | STRING | 糸
祖 | ancestor | NECROPHILIA | ネ
相 | partner | TREE | 木
粗 | rough texture / bad quality | RICE | 米
阻 | hamper | TOWN |
Team spirit is the STRING that binds us into a unit.
We do NECROPHILIA with our ancestors.
The TREE is our partner in the oxygen/co2 cycle.
My RICE is bad quality so everyone in TOWN hampered me from selling it!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1495
Components: ネ (NEcrophilia) + (Abe Lincoln's Hat) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I do necrophilia with Abe Lincoln because he's my favorite ancestor.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: one's family ancestors
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1075

Kanji: 視
Meaning: peer at
Onyomi: SHI
First jukugo: 無視[むし]する
Full header: 視 peer at
ネ (NEcrophilia) + 見 (look)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | There's a necrophiliac and SHE's peering at you, looking from behind the coffin.
Full jukugo: 無視(むし) する | to ignore or snub someone or something. ★★★☆☆ 無 (without) + 視 (peer at) = 無視 (to ignore or snub someone or something.)
視界(しかい) | field of view ☆☆☆☆☆ 視 (peer at) + 界 (the world) = 視界 (field of view) one's field of view; like insects can see 360 degrees and etc.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
規 | criteria | HUSBAND | 夫
視 | peer at | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
現 | present time | KING | 王
You think about your criteria for choosing a HUSBAND.
You peer at the NECROPHILIAC, is he the one for you?
The KING is present, and waiting for you to choose him.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1496
Components: ネ (NEcrophilia) + 見 (look)
Mnemonic: There's a necrophiliac and SHE's peering at you, looking from behind the coffin.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to ignore or snub someone or something.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 539

Kanji: 祝
Meaning: celebrate
Onyomi: SHUKU
First kunyomi: いわ*う
First jukugo: 祝日[しゅくじつ]
Full header: 祝 celebrate
ネ (NEcrophilia) + 兄 (older brother)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: SHUKU |
Full mnemonic: | We celebrated our necrophiliac older brother's birthday by going to this new bar in ShinJUKU that has dead waitresses.
Full kunyomi: いわ*う | celebrate ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 祝日(しゅくじつ) | holiday ★☆☆☆☆ 祝 (celebrate) + 日 (sun, day) = 祝日 (holiday) a holiday - whether you get the day off from work or not
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1497
Components: ネ (NEcrophilia) + 兄 (older brother)
Mnemonic: We celebrated our necrophiliac older brother's birthday by going to this new bar in ShinJUKU that has dead waitresses.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: holiday
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1379

Kanji: 社
Meaning: company
Onyomi: SHA
First jukugo: 会社[かいしゃ]
Full header: 社 company
ネ (NEcrophilia) + 土 (earth)
★★★★★
7 strokes
BETA
Description: Holy cow - look below and you'll see ANOTHER pair of Spoonerized jukugo. What are the odds?!?
I know. I'm a nerd!
Full onyomi: SHA |
Full mnemonic: | That company SHALL pollute the earth till it dies and then commit necrophilia on the dead planet, all in the name of corporate greed!!
Full jukugo: 会社(かいしゃ) | company ★★★★★ 会 (big meeting) + 社 (company) = 会社 (company)
社会(しゃかい) | society ★★★★★ 社 (company) + 会 (big meeting) = 社会 (society)
社長(しゃちょう) | company boss. ★★★★☆ 社 (company) + 長 (long / boss) = 社長 (company boss.)
会社員(かいしゃいん) | company worker ★★★☆☆ 会 社 (company) + 員 (clerk) = 会社員 (company worker)
株式会社(かぶしきがいしゃ) | a corporation ★★☆☆☆ 株 式 (stocks) + 会 社 (company) = 株式会社 (a corporation) a corporation - you'll usually see this word after the company name on their front window. DAMAGE, INC. = DAMAGE,株式会社; 　MURDER, INCORPORATED = MURDER株式会社。
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
仕 | work | PERSON | 人
社 | company | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
The PERSON works,
but the company makes porn for NECROPHILIAC jerks.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1498
Components: ネ (NEcrophilia) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: That company SHALL pollute the earth till it dies and then commit necrophilia on the dead planet, all in the name of corporate greed!!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 325

Kanji: 祈
Meaning: pray
Onyomi: KI
First kunyomi: いの*る
First jukugo: 祈願[きがん]
Full header: 祈 pray
斤 (axe) + ネ (NEcrophilia)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KI |
Full mnemonic: The KEY to effective prayer is to sacrifice something with an axe and then do necrophilia all over it.
(If you're praying to KALI, which I assume you are. I mean, who doesn't? Egghead, latte-sippin' liberals, that's who! They're out of touch with real values)
Full kunyomi: いの*る | to pray (used about Christians, but probably not Buddhists or Shinto), but also if you pray in class to pass a test, or pray "please let me catch that fly ball!") . . . .just like in English. 祈る Emphasizes the ACT of prayer, rather than the contents. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 祈願(きがん) | a wish ☆☆☆☆☆ F 祈 (pray) + 願 (beseech) = 祈願 (a wish) a figurative prayer or wish, made to pass a test or to not go to jail ,etc.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
祈 | pray | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
折 | fold | HAND | 手
断 | decision/judgement/refuse | RICE | 米
析 | analyze | TREE | 木
You pray for a NECROPHILIAC mortician,
but you fold origami with your HAND.
The RICE refused . . .to analyze the TREE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1499
Components: 斤 (axe) + ネ (NEcrophilia)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to pray (used about Christians, but probably not Buddhists or Shinto), but also if you pray in class to pass a test, or pray "please let me catch that fly ball!") . . . .just like in English. 祈る Emphasizes the ACT of prayer, rather than the contents.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a wish
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1399

Kanji: 祉
Meaning: welfare
Onyomi: SHI
First jukugo: 福祉[ふくし]
Full header: 祉 welfare
ネ (NEcrophilia) + 止 (stop) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | Yo Mama : SHE is one lazy necrophiliac- the only time she stops corpse-desecrating is to collect a welfare check.
Full jukugo: 福祉(ふくし) | social welfare programs. ★★☆☆☆ 福 (good luck) + 祉 (welfare) = 福祉 (social welfare programs.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1500
Components: ネ (NEcrophilia) + 止 (stop) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Yo Mama : SHE is one lazy necrophiliac- the only time she stops corpse-desecrating is to collect a welfare check.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: social welfare programs.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1749

Kanji: 神
Meaning: GOD kanji
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: かみ
First jukugo: 神様[かみさま]
Full header: 神 GOD kanji
ネ (NEcrophilia) + 申 (humbly say/god radical)
★★★★★
9 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: SHIN | Worship the gods at a SHINY altar.
Full mnemonic: | The necrophiliac humbly said to the gods, `Please let Eminem die, so I can do the autopsy.'
Full kunyomi: かみ | god or gods - almost never used by itself. NUBI ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 神様(かみさま) | god ★★★★★ KUNKUN 神 (GOD kanji) + 様 (important person) = 神様 (god) a more polite term for god or gods
神道(しんとう) | shinto ★★★☆☆ 神 (GOD kanji) + 道 (street) = 神道 (shinto) shinto, the state religion of Japan
神社(じんじゃ) | shinto shrine ★★☆☆☆ FP 神 (GOD kanji) + 社 (company) = 神社 (shinto shrine)
神秘的(しんぴてき) な | occult, mystical, ★☆☆☆☆ 神 (GOD kanji) + 秘 (secret) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 神秘的 (occult, mystical,) occult, mystical, supernatural-ish. Not like poltergeists or Alistair Crowley, but like a painting with a spooky vibe or a secluded nature spot where it's easy to imagine forest spirits jumpin' out on you.
神経(しんけい) | nerve cell ★☆☆☆☆ 神 (GOD kanji) + 経 (experience) = 神経 (nerve cell)
神聖(しんせい) な | holy ★☆☆☆☆ 神 (GOD kanji) + 聖 (holy) = 神聖 (holy)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1501
Components: ネ (NEcrophilia) + 申 (humbly say/god radical)
Mnemonic: Worship the gods at a SHINY altar.
The necrophiliac humbly said to the gods, `Please let Eminem die, so I can do the autopsy.'
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: god or gods - almost never used by itself.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: god
Frequency ranking: 229

Meaning: wine bottle
Full header: wine bottle
(right radical) 一 (one/line radical) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 田 (rice field)
STRONG
Description: The bottle is standing up, so the mouth on top, is the mouth of the bottle. The rice field on the bottom? Because it's rice wine, naturally.
STRONG RADICAL for 'fuku.'
Full used In: - 副
- 幅
- 福
- 富
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1502
Components: (right radical) 一 (one/line radical) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 田 (rice field)
Frequency ranking: 769

Kanji: 福
Meaning: good luck
Onyomi: FUKU
First jukugo: 裕福[ゆうふく]な
Full header: 福 good luck
ネ (NEcrophilia) + (wine bottle) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: FUKU | It was good luck that I had cool FUKU on when I ran into Brad at the mall!
Full mnemonic: | The necrophile poured out some wine for his dead homies - it was good luck that their bodies were so well preserved.
Full jukugo: 裕福(ゆうふく) な | financially wealthy with cash. ★☆☆☆☆ 裕 (abundant) + 福 (good luck) = 裕福 (financially wealthy with cash.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
福 | good luck | NECROPHILE | ネ
富 | get rich | CROWN |
副 | side- or vice- | SWORD | 刀
幅 | width | DAGGER | 市
The NECROPHILE had good luck at the burial mound,
but the rich man wears a CROWN.
The SWORD cut affects your side,
but the DAGGER is more wide!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1503
Components: ネ (NEcrophilia) + (wine bottle) Same-ON
Mnemonic: It was good luck that I had cool FUKU on when I ran into Brad at the mall!
The necrophile poured out some wine for his dead homies - it was good luck that their bodies were so well preserved.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: financially wealthy with cash.
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 770

Kanji: 副
Meaning: side- or vice-
Onyomi: FUKU
First jukugo: 副作用[ふくさよう]
Full header: 副 side- or vice-
(wine bottle) Same-ON + 刀 (sword)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
SUF
Full onyomi: FUKU | Your FUKU (服), while cool, have a side-effect of making you look like a slut.
Full mnemonic: | Sword-fights at the tavern are a side-effect of too much wine.
Full jukugo: 副作用(ふくさよう) | side-effect ★★☆☆☆ 副 (side- or vice-) + 作 (make) + 用 (utilize) = 副作用 (side-effect)
副社長(ふくしゃちょう) | vice-president of a company ★☆☆☆☆ 副 (side- or vice-) + 社 長 (company boss.) = 副社長 (vice-president of a company)
副大統領( ふくだいとうりょう ) | vice-president of a country. ☆☆☆☆☆ 副 (side- or vice-) + 大 統 領 (President) = 副大統領 (vice-president of a country.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
福 | good luck | NECROPHILE | ネ
富 | get rich | CROWN |
副 | side- or vice- | SWORD | 刀
幅 | width | DAGGER | 市
The NECROPHILE had good luck at the burial mound,
but the rich man wears a CROWN.
The SWORD cut affects your side,
but the DAGGER is more wide!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1504
Components: (wine bottle) Same-ON + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: Your FUKU (服), while cool, have a side-effect of making you look like a slut.
Sword-fights at the tavern are a side-effect of too much wine.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: side-effect
Frequency ranking: 1567

Kanji: 幅
Meaning: width
Onyomi: FUKU
First kunyomi: はば
Full header: 幅 width
(wine bottle) Same-ON + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: FUKU | The shoulder pads on your 1980's FUKU (服) are so wide!
Full mnemonic: | The dagger is the same width as a wine bottle.
Full kunyomi: はば | width ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
福 | good luck | NECROPHILE | ネ
富 | get rich | CROWN |
副 | side- or vice- | SWORD | 刀
幅 | width | DAGGER | 市
The NECROPHILE had good luck at the burial mound,
but the rich man wears a CROWN.
The SWORD cut affects your side,
but the DAGGER is more wide!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1505
Components: (wine bottle) Same-ON + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
Mnemonic: The shoulder pads on your 1980's FUKU (服) are so wide!
The dagger is the same width as a wine bottle.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1402

Kanji: 富
Meaning: get rich
Onyomi: FU
First kunyomi: ( xxxに ) と＊む
First jukugo: 富士山[ふじさん]
Full header: 富 get rich
(crown) + (wine bottle) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: FU |
Full mnemonic: | The first thing she did after getting rich was buy a crown and some wine, and thenceforth get FUcked up!
Full kunyomi: ( xxxに ) と＊む | to be rich in XXX (i.e. This region is rich in timber. Tofu is rich in calcium.. . . .but not actual money usually) ★☆☆☆☆
とみ | wealth (oddly, this one DOES refer to cash wealth) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 富士山(ふじさん) | Mt. Fuji ★★★☆☆ FP 富 (get rich) + 士 (samurai radical) + 山 (mountain) = 富士山 (Mt. Fuji)
豊富(ほうふ) なxxx | rich in xxx ★☆☆☆☆ 豊 (plentiful) + 富 (get rich) = 豊富 (rich in xxx) abundant, rich in xxx (resources, cows, etc.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
福 | good luck | NECROPHILE | ネ
富 | get rich | CROWN |
副 | side- or vice- | SWORD | 刀
幅 | width | DAGGER | 市
The NECROPHILE had good luck at the burial mound,
but the rich man wears a CROWN.
The SWORD cut affects your side,
but the DAGGER is more wide!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1506
Components: (crown) + (wine bottle) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The first thing she did after getting rich was buy a crown and some wine, and thenceforth get FUcked up!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be rich in XXX (i.e. This region is rich in timber. Tofu is rich in calcium.. . . .but not actual money usually)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: Mt. Fuji
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 961

Meaning: hook
Full header: hook
(right radical)
PK
Full used In: - 礼
- 乱
- 札
- 乳
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1507
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 782

Kanji: 礼
Meaning: polite
Onyomi: REI
First jukugo: 失礼[しつれい]な
Full header: 礼 polite
ネ (NEcrophilia) + (hook)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
BETA PN
Full onyomi: REI |
Full mnemonic: | The polite necrophiliac kept his lovers on meat-hooks, so RAY wouldn't step on them when he came over. Thoughtful!
Full jukugo: 失礼(しつれい) な | rude ★★★★☆ 失 (miss out on) + 礼 (polite) = 失礼 (rude) rude, without manners.
お礼(おれい) に | in thanks for ★★★☆☆ in thanks for. As in, "In thanks for the sweater, I bought him a moray eel."
礼儀(れいぎ) | Formal manners ★★☆☆☆ 礼 (polite) + 儀 (politeness) = 礼儀 (Formal manners) Manners used in formal situations: correct bowing proceedures, sonkeigo, respecting heirarchy.
礼金(れいきん) | key money ★★☆☆☆ 礼 (polite) + 金 (gold) = 礼金 (key money) literally 'politeness money.' - sometimes the phrase "key money" is also used - as if that explains anything. This is the legalized bribe you pay for the privilege of paying rent on a new apartment.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
机 | desk | DIAPER |
乱 | disorder | TONGUE | 舌
札 | card / label / bill | TREE | 木
礼 | polite | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
There's a DIAPER on my desk,
so use your TONGUE to clean up that disorder.
The card was printed on TREE bark.
NECROPHILIACS are very polite because they never get a lady pregnant or give her an STD.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1508
Components: ネ (NEcrophilia) + (hook)
Mnemonic: The polite necrophiliac kept his lovers on meat-hooks, so RAY wouldn't step on them when he came over. Thoughtful!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: rude
Frequency ranking: 788

Kanji: 乱
Meaning: disorder
Onyomi: RAN
First kunyomi: ( を ) みだ＊す
First jukugo: 乱暴[らんぼう]
Full header: 乱 disorder
舌 (tongue) + (hook)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: RAN |
Full mnemonic: | I RAN amok, causing disorder by stabbing folks' tongues with hooks!!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) みだ＊す | I mess shit up so it is disorderly ★★☆☆☆
( が ) みだ＊れる | to be chaotic, to become disordered and messy ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 乱暴(らんぼう) | violent ★★★★☆ 乱 (disorder) + 暴 (rampage) = 乱暴 (violent) violent - "He's a violent guy" or "She's a violent /crazy driver" - violent weather, (can be noun OR adjective OR verb!)
混乱(こんらん) する | confusion ★★★☆☆ 混 (mix) + 乱 (disorder) = 混乱 (confusion) What you are experiencing right now while studying Japanese!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
机 | desk | DIAPER |
乱 | disorder | TONGUE | 舌
札 | card / label / bill | TREE | 木
礼 | polite | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
There's a DIAPER on my desk,
so use your TONGUE to clean up that disorder.
The card was printed on TREE bark.
NECROPHILIACS are very polite because they never get a lady pregnant or give her an STD.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1509
Components: 舌 (tongue) + (hook)
Mnemonic: I RAN amok, causing disorder by stabbing folks' tongues with hooks!!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I mess shit up so it is disorderly
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: violent
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 783

Kanji: 札
Meaning: card / label / bill
Onyomi: SATSU
First kunyomi: ふだ
First jukugo: 千円札[せんえんさつ]
Full header: 札 card / label / bill
木 (tree) + (hook)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
JERK COUNTER
Description: This usually means a small card or label, but as a suffix, it means "bill", as in "ten-dollar bill."
Full onyomi: SATSU | I SAW TWO dollar bills laying in the sidewalk yesterday. Weird.
Full mnemonic: | Hang the label from a hook driven into the tree-trunk.
Full kunyomi: ふだ | a label, nametag, small sign, etc. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 千円札(せんえんさつ) | 1,000 yen bill ★★★☆☆ COUNTER 千 (thousand) + 円 (yen/circle) + 札 (card / label / bill) = 千円札 (1,000 yen bill) any money in paper form is a 'satsu' - a ten dollar bill is a $10 satsu, etc.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
机 | desk | DIAPER |
乱 | disorder | TONGUE | 舌
札 | card / label / bill | TREE | 木
礼 | polite | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
There's a DIAPER on my desk,
so use your TONGUE to clean up that disorder.
The card was printed on TREE bark.
NECROPHILIACS are very polite because they never get a lady pregnant or give her an STD.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1510
Components: 木 (tree) + (hook)
Mnemonic: I SAW TWO dollar bills laying in the sidewalk yesterday. Weird.
Hang the label from a hook driven into the tree-trunk.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a label, nametag, small sign, etc.
First jukugo meaning: 1,000 yen bill
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1282

Kanji: 乳
Meaning: milk
Onyomi: NYUU
First kunyomi: ちち
First jukugo: 牛乳[ぎゅうにゅう]
Full header: 乳 milk
(nest) + 子 (child) + (hook)
★★★★★
8 strokes
Full onyomi: NYUU | This milk is spoiled; I want some NEW milk.
Full mnemonic: | Milk is a hook that the mother uses to keep the child in the nest.
Full kunyomi: ちち | baby-talk for titties. KANA KIDS ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう) | cow's milk ★★★★★ 牛 (cow) + 乳 (milk) = 牛乳 (cow's milk)
乳首(ちくび) | nipple ★★☆☆☆ FP 乳 (milk) + 首 (neck) = 乳首 (nipple)
巨乳(きょにゅう) | tig ole biddies ★☆☆☆☆ ABU 巨 (giant super huge) + 乳 (milk) = 巨乳 (tig ole biddies)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1511
Components: (nest) + 子 (child) + (hook)
Mnemonic: This milk is spoiled; I want some NEW milk.
Milk is a hook that the mother uses to keep the child in the nest.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: baby-talk for titties.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: cow's milk
Frequency ranking: 1249

Meaning: ducky
Full header: ducky
(left radical) ネ (NEcrophilia)
Description: ducky is basically necrophiliac (ネ） + one little line.
But that one little line, it makes the whole thing look like the beak of a cute, quacky little ducky!
Full used In: - 初
- 裸
- 被
- 複
- 補
- 裕
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1512
Components: (left radical) ネ (NEcrophilia)
Frequency ranking: 313

Kanji: 初
Meaning: first time
Onyomi: SHO
First kunyomi: ( を ) はじ＊め ( に )
First jukugo: 最初[さいしょ]
Full header: 初 first time
(ducky) + 刀 (sword)
★★★★★
7 strokes
DUPE PN
Full onyomi: SHO |
Full mnemonic: | The first time you cut the ducky with the sword, Smell His Odors. (if he's fresh, we can make a nice fillet!)
Full kunyomi: ( を ) はじ＊め ( に ) | at the beginning ★★★☆☆
はじ＊めて ( ｘｘｘ ) | did xxx for the first time ever ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 最初(さいしょ) | first of all. . . ★★★★★ 最 (most) + 初 (first time) = 最初 (first of all. . .)
初めまして(はじめまして) | nice to meet you! ★★★★★ 1/2 KANA
最初の(さいしょ) の | at first ★★☆☆☆ 最 (most) + 初 (first time) = 最初の (at first)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1513
Components: (ducky) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: The first time you cut the ducky with the sword, Smell His Odors. (if he's fresh, we can make a nice fillet!)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: at the beginning
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: first of all. . .
Frequency ranking: 314

Kanji: 裸
Meaning: naked
Onyomi: RA
First kunyomi: はだか
First jukugo: 全裸[ぜんら]
Full header: 裸 naked
(ducky) + 果 (fruit　/ result)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
Full onyomi: RA |
Full mnemonic: | RA the Egyptian sun God got naked with a ducky and fruits - he was just SICK AS HELL.
Full kunyomi: はだか | naked ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 全裸(ぜんら) | totally nude ★☆☆☆☆ NP 全 (all) + 裸 (naked) = 全裸 (totally nude) totally nude - as in, your dad with your high school coach.
半裸(はんら) | half nude ★☆☆☆☆ 半 (half) + 裸 (naked) = 半裸 (half nude) half nude, as in your dad with your Moms.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1514
Components: (ducky) + 果 (fruit　/ result)
Mnemonic: RA the Egyptian sun God got naked with a ducky and fruits - he was just SICK AS HELL.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: totally nude
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1356

Kanji: 被
Meaning: get injured
Onyomi: HI
First jukugo: 被害[ひがい]
Full header: 被 get injured
(ducky) + 皮 (skin)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: HI |
Full mnemonic: | HE injured the ducky's skin.
Full jukugo: 被害(ひがい) | casualties ★★☆☆☆ 被 (get injured) + 害 (damage) = 被害 (casualties) damage (to property) or casualties (human): used about earthquakes, wars, and crimes.
被害者(ひがいしゃ) | victim ★★☆☆☆ NP 被 害 (casualties) + 者 (professional) = 被害者 (victim)
被害妄想(ひがいもうそう)
paranoia! ☆☆☆☆☆ NEO NP
被 害 (casualties) + 妄 想 (A delusion) = 被害妄想 (paranoia!)
paranoia!
Although most Japanese will say パラノイア in casual conversation.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
被 | get injured | DUCKY |
破 | rend | STONE | 石
The DUCKY got injured,
When I rent him with a sharp STONE.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1515
Components: (ducky) + 皮 (skin)
Mnemonic: HE injured the ducky's skin.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: casualties
Frequency ranking: 1062

Meaning: dork!
Full header: dork!
(right radical) (rifle) + 日 (sun, day) + (eachbottom)
STRONG
Description: Each dork shoots his rifle at the sun.
Dummy, they can't shoot that far, and even if they could, what is the sun gonna do? Bleed? Fuckin' dork!
STRONG radical for FUKU.
Full used In: - 複
- 腹
- 復
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1516
Components: (right radical) (rifle) + 日 (sun, day) + (eachbottom)
Frequency ranking: 674

Kanji: 複
Meaning: complicated or compound
Onyomi: FUKU
First jukugo: 複雑[ふくざつ]な
Full header: 複 complicated or compound
(ducky) + (dork!) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: FUKU |
Full mnemonic: The dorky ducky was wearing very complicated FUKU (服).
All corsets on its wings, all garters on its webbed feet.
Full jukugo: 複雑(ふくざつ) な | complicated ★★★☆☆ 複 (complicated or compound) + 雑 (miscellaneous , random) = 複雑 (complicated) complicated; having multiple things that make it complex.
複数形(ふくすうけい)
plural ★★☆☆☆
複 数 (multiple) + 形 (form) = 複数形 (plural)
Plural - in English ! . . .The Japanese language doesn't really have a word for 'plural,' but Japanese use 複数形 to describe English plurals. So you'll need this word to correct your Japanese friends' frequent grammar boners.
"Look at the deers!"
"Deer doesn't have 複数形、, Yoshio。 3 deer is still 'deer'."
"チクショウ！”
複数(ふくすう) | multiple ☆☆☆☆☆ 複 (complicated or compound) + 数 (integer, to count) = 複数 (multiple) multiple (causes of the disease / reasons for the decision / effects of the medicine)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
傷 | wound | PERSON | 人
腹 | entrails | ORGAN | 月
複 | complicated or compound | DUCKY |
復 | return or re-do | GO | 行
The PERSON has a wound,
in the ORGAN of her entrails.
The DUCKY wrote a physics paper which was too complicated,
so we have to GO back and redo it.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1517
Components: (ducky) + (dork!) Same-ON
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: complicated
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1328

Kanji: 腹
Meaning: entrails
First kunyomi: はら or おなか
First jukugo: 腹が立つ[はらがたつ]
Full header: 腹 entrails
月 (moon/organ) + (dork!)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
COCK ILL PAIR FP
Full mnemonic: | Only a dork would eat organs and entrails.
Full kunyomi: はら or おなか | entrails! The kunyomi of his one is tricky because if it's written like this:　腹, it's pronounced はら、 but if it's written with the honorary 'お', like this: お腹、 then it's pronounced おなか。 Thus, this kanji is a COCK. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 腹が立つ(はらがたつ) | get mad ★★★☆☆ 腹 (entrails) + 立 (stand up) = 腹が立つ (get mad )
腹がヘタ(はらがへた) | I'm hungry! ★★★☆☆ KIDS (usually said by macho guy/ country child) I'm hungry!
切腹(せっぷく) する | seppuku ★☆☆☆☆ F 切 (cut / important) + 腹 (entrails) = 切腹 (seppuku) when a samurai commits suicide by slicing his guts out. (切腹 is kind of formal - in casual conversation, you'd say 腹きり (はらきり） instead。)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
傷 | wound | PERSON | 人
腹 | entrails | ORGAN | 月
複 | complicated or compound | DUCKY |
復 | return or re-do | GO | 行
The PERSON has a wound,
in the ORGAN of her entrails.
The DUCKY wrote a physics paper which was too complicated,
so we have to GO back and redo it.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1518
Components: 月 (moon/organ) + (dork!)
Mnemonic: Only a dork would eat organs and entrails.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: entrails!
First jukugo meaning: get mad
Frequency ranking: 676

Kanji: 復
Meaning: return or re-do
Onyomi: FUKU
First jukugo: 復習[ふくしゅう]する
Full header: 復 return or re-do
(goleft) + (dork!) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: FUKU |
Full mnemonic: | That dork forgot his butt, so I made him go home, return, and get it. Only a FOOL COUld forget his own butt.
Full jukugo: 復習(ふくしゅう) する | review ★★★☆☆ 復 (return or re-do) + 習 (learn) = 復習 (review ) review what you've learned - like vocabulary or even kanji.
から 回復(かいふく) する | to recover ★★★☆☆ 回 (rotate / times) + 復 (return or re-do) = 回復 (to recover)
復讐(ふくしゅう) | revenge! ★★☆☆☆ KIDS
往復(おうふく) | round trip ★☆☆☆☆ 往 (depart) + 復 (return or re-do) = 往復 (round trip)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
傷 | wound | PERSON | 人
腹 | entrails | ORGAN | 月
複 | complicated or compound | DUCKY |
復 | return or re-do | GO | 行
The PERSON has a wound,
in the ORGAN of her entrails.
The DUCKY wrote a physics paper which was too complicated,
so we have to GO back and redo it.
Full used In: - 履
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1519
Components: (goleft) + (dork!) Same-ON
Mnemonic: That dork forgot his butt, so I made him go home, return, and get it. Only a FOOL COUld forget his own butt.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: review
Frequency ranking: 936

Kanji: 履
Meaning: put on pants or shoes
Onyomi: RI
First kunyomi: は*く
First jukugo: 履歴書[りれきしょ]
Full header: 履 put on pants or shoes
(corpse) + 復 (return or re-do)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: RI |
Full mnemonic: Put the pants back on that corpse again in order to RE-do the chaps scene.
(FYI : chaps scene from the classic "Brokeback Zombies 3: The Rigorous Mortification")
Full kunyomi: は*く | put on pants or shoes. That's right ； a crazy 1５-stroke kanji for a very basic act.(this must seem absurd to even Japanese because this kanji is usually KANA) KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 履歴書(りれきしょ) | one's work resume. ★★☆☆☆ 履 (put on pants or shoes) + 歴 (chronicle) + 書 (write) = 履歴書 (one's work resume.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1520
Components: (corpse) + 復 (return or re-do)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: put on pants or shoes. That's right ； a crazy 1５-stroke kanji for a very basic act.(this must seem absurd to even Japanese because this kanji is usually KANA)
First jukugo meaning: one's work resume.
Frequency ranking: 1600

Kanji: 谷
Meaning: valley/Swamp Thing radical
Onyomi: YA
First kunyomi: たに
First jukugo: 谷間[たにま]
Full header: 谷 valley/Swamp Thing radical
八 (eight) + (peaked roof) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★☆☆
7 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: YA |
Full mnemonic: It's got a peaked roof + a mouth, but basically it looks so much like the face of Swamp Thing it is difficult for me to think anything else.
YA gotta get out of the valley! Swamp thing lives there!
Full kunyomi: たに | valley ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 谷間(たにま) | cleavage ★★★☆☆ ABU KUNKUN 谷 (valley) + 間 (a period of time) = 谷間 (cleavage)
渋谷(しぶや) | Shibuya ★★★☆☆ 渋 (bitter flavor) + 谷 (valley) = 渋谷 (Shibuya) the Shibuya neighborhood of Tokyo (lit. 'bitter valley'、which kind of makes sense when you go there and smell it.)
Full used In: - 欲
- 俗
- 容
- 浴
- 裕
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1521
Components: 八 (eight) + (peaked roof) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: valley
First jukugo meaning: cleavage
Frequency ranking: 548

Kanji: 裕
Meaning: abundant
Onyomi: YUU
First jukugo: 余裕[よゆう]
Full header: 裕 abundant
(ducky) + 谷 (valley/Swamp Thing radical)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
BETA PN
Description: Often dictionaries say that both 豊か　and 裕 mean 'ゆたか'. But that's silly. No one uses 裕, so don't worry about it.
Full onyomi: YUU |
Full mnemonic: | YOU can see duckies because they are abundant in this valley.
Full jukugo: 余裕(よゆう) | time/room to spare ★★★★☆ 余 (excess) + 裕 (abundant) = 余裕 (time/room to spare) room/time/money to spare. Like, don't sweat it.
裕福(ゆうふく) な | financially wealthy with cash. ★☆☆☆☆ 裕 (abundant) + 福 (good luck) = 裕福 (financially wealthy with cash.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
裕 | abundant | DUCKY |
欲 | want | LACK | 欠
俗 | uncouth | PERSON | 人
DUCKIES are abundant around here.
I want what I LACK.
PEOPLE are uncouth sometimes.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1522
Components: (ducky) + 谷 (valley/Swamp Thing radical)
Mnemonic: YOU can see duckies because they are abundant in this valley.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: time/room to spare
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1291

Kanji: 欲
Meaning: want
Onyomi: YOKU
First kunyomi: ほ*しい
First jukugo: 貪欲[どんよく]な or 　に
Full header: 欲 want
欠 (lack) + 谷 (valley/Swamp Thing radical)
★★★★★
11 strokes
Full onyomi: YOKU |
Full mnemonic: | the Swamp Thing OFTEN (in Japanese, often is pronounced よく) lacks friends, due to his reeking hideous appearance, so he wants friends.
Full kunyomi: ほ*しい | I want it! (kind of a childish way to say it) 1/2 KANA KIDS ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 貪欲(どんよく) な or 　に | greed ★★★☆☆ greed : can be used about people OR greedy institutions- you greedy Americans, greedy-ass Wall Street.
欲求(よっきゅう) | personal needs ★☆☆☆☆ 欲 (want) + 求 (demand/ask) = 欲求 (personal needs) personal needs (love, shelter, food).
性欲(せいよく) | sex drive ☆☆☆☆☆ 性 (sex / essential nature) + 欲 (want) = 性欲 (sex drive)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
裕 | abundant | DUCKY |
欲 | want | LACK | 欠
俗 | uncouth | PERSON | 人
DUCKIES are abundant around here.
I want what I LACK.
PEOPLE are uncouth sometimes.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1523
Components: 欠 (lack) + 谷 (valley/Swamp Thing radical)
Mnemonic: the Swamp Thing OFTEN (in Japanese, often is pronounced よく) lacks friends, due to his reeking hideous appearance, so he wants friends.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I want it! (kind of a childish way to say it)
First jukugo meaning: greed
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 849

Kanji: 俗
Meaning: uncouth
Onyomi: ZOKU
First jukugo: 風俗[ふうぞく]
Full header: 俗 uncouth
(personleft) + 谷 (valley/Swamp Thing radical)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: ZOKU | BANDITS(賊, pronounced "zoku")are known to behave uncouthly.
Full mnemonic: | The Swamp Thing is an uncouth person, always dripping slime on your moms.
Full jukugo: 風俗(ふうぞく) | the hooker biz ★★☆☆☆ 風 (wind / the flu / style) + 俗 (uncouth) = 風俗 (the hooker biz) the hooker biz, (BOOBOO: as opposed to 水商売 (みずしょうばい）, which encompasses the hostess-biz, hooker-biz and general nightlife-biz.)
俗(ぞく) にXXX | 'to put it in slang terms,XXX' ★★☆☆☆ 'to put it in slang terms,XXX' . 'commonly,'as in 'your mom, commonly known as 'Big Bertha,'...)
民俗(みんぞく) | folk ★★☆☆☆ 民 (folk) + 俗 (uncouth) = 民俗 (folk) old-school folk customs or music.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
裕 | abundant | DUCKY |
欲 | want | LACK | 欠
俗 | uncouth | PERSON | 人
DUCKIES are abundant around here.
I want what I LACK.
PEOPLE are uncouth sometimes.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1524
Components: (personleft) + 谷 (valley/Swamp Thing radical)
Mnemonic: BANDITS(賊, pronounced "zoku")are known to behave uncouthly.
The Swamp Thing is an uncouth person, always dripping slime on your moms.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the hooker biz
Frequency ranking: 1343

Kanji: 容
Meaning: appearance
Onyomi: YOU
First jukugo: 内容[ないよう]
Full header: 容 appearance
(crown) + 谷 (valley/Swamp Thing radical)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: YOU | If you YODEL you'll appear Swiss.
Full mnemonic: | With a blingy crown, even Swamp Thing has the appearance of high class.
Full jukugo: 内容(ないよう) | contents ★★★★☆ 内 (the inside) + 容 (appearance) = 内容 (contents) the contents (of a box or a book or whatever)
容疑者(ようぎしゃ) | suspect ★☆☆☆☆ 容 (appearance) + 疑 (doubt) + 者 (professional) = 容疑者 (suspect) suspect in crime; foreigner.
容姿(ようし) | one's looks ☆☆☆☆☆ 容 (appearance) + 姿 (someone's shape, body, form) = 容姿 (one's looks)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
容 | appearance | SWAMP THING | 谷
溶 | melt | WATER | 水
浴 | bathe | NO CROWN |
SWAMP THING uses a crown to change his appearance.
If you melt something it takes on the appearance of WATER.
you TAKE OFF YOUR CROWN to bathe.
Full used In: - 溶
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1525
Components: (crown) + 谷 (valley/Swamp Thing radical)
Mnemonic: If you YODEL you'll appear Swiss.
With a blingy crown, even Swamp Thing has the appearance of high class.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: contents
Frequency ranking: 550

Kanji: 溶
Meaning: melt
First kunyomi: ( を ) と＊かす
Full header: 溶 melt
(waterleft) + 容 (appearance)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | When that plastic melts it takes the appearance of a liquid.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) と＊かす | I melt something ★★☆☆☆
( が ) と＊ける | something has melted or dissolved. ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
容 | appearance | SWAMP THING | 谷
溶 | melt | WATER | 水
浴 | bathe | NO CROWN |
SWAMP THING uses a crown to change his appearance.
If you melt something it takes on the appearance of WATER.
you TAKE OFF YOUR CROWN to bathe.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1526
Components: (waterleft) + 容 (appearance)
Mnemonic: When that plastic melts it takes the appearance of a liquid.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I melt something
Frequency ranking: 1612

Kanji: 浴
Meaning: bathe
First kunyomi: あ*びる
First jukugo: 浴衣[ゆかた]
Full header: 浴 bathe
(waterleft) + 谷 (valley/Swamp Thing radical)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
Full mnemonic: | I bathe in the water in the valley.
Full kunyomi: あ*びる | bathe ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 浴衣(ゆかた) | yukata ； a summer kimono ☆☆☆☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA 浴 (bathe) + 衣 (cloth) = 浴衣 (yukata ； a summer kimono)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
浴 | bathe | PEAKED ROOF |
沿 | run parallel to | NO ROOF |
So you bathe under a PEAKED ROOF for privacy.
Outdoors (i.e. where there is NO ROOF), you run parallel to the river.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
容 | appearance | SWAMP THING | 谷
溶 | melt | WATER | 水
浴 | bathe | NO CROWN |
SWAMP THING uses a crown to change his appearance.
If you melt something it takes on the appearance of WATER.
you TAKE OFF YOUR CROWN to bathe.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1527
Components: (waterleft) + 谷 (valley/Swamp Thing radical)
Mnemonic: I bathe in the water in the valley.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: yukata ； a summer kimono
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1196

Meaning: hell
Full header: hell
(bottom radical)
PK
Description: It looks like "H", which, is the first letter of "HELL."
it also looks like the FLOWER mutant radical, ( )but flower is always on top, and this is always on the bottom, so if you think I'm being too pedantic, the hell with you.
Full used In: - 鼻
- 葬
- 算
- 弁
- 昇
- 戒
- 飛
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1528
Components: (bottom radical)
Frequency ranking: 400

Kanji: 鼻
Meaning: nose
First kunyomi: はな
First jukugo: 鼻の穴[はなのあな]
Full header: 鼻 nose
自 (my own) + 田 (rice field) + (hell)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
Full mnemonic: | When I get near a rice field the allergies make my own nose into a hell.
Full kunyomi: はな | nose ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 鼻の穴(はなのあな) | nostril ★★★☆☆ 鼻 (nose) + 穴 (hole) = 鼻の穴 (nostril)
鼻詰まり(はなづまり) | stuffy nose ★★☆☆☆ 鼻 (nose) + 詰 (cram in) = 鼻詰まり (stuffy nose) stuffy nose (literally, 'crammed nose'!)
鼻糞(はなくそ) | boogers ★★☆☆☆ KANA KUNKUN boogers: (literally "nose poop"!!)
鼻血(はなぢ) | nosebleed ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 鼻 (nose) + 血 (blood) = 鼻血 (nosebleed)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
畳 | tatami mat | ABE'S HAT |
胃 | stomach | ORGAN | 月
鼻 | nose | YOURSELF | 自
ABE'S HAT is as big as a tatami mat!
The stomach is an ORGAN.
Your nose belongs to YOURSELF.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1529
Components: 自 (my own) + 田 (rice field) + (hell)
Mnemonic: When I get near a rice field the allergies make my own nose into a hell.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: nostril
Frequency ranking: 942

Kanji: 葬
Meaning: mourn
Onyomi: SO
First kunyomi: ほうむ*る
First jukugo: 葬式[そうしき]
Full header: 葬 mourn
(flowertop) + 死 (death) + (hell)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SO |
Full mnemonic: | Yo Mama went to hell SO fast, the mourners' flowers caught on fire!
Full kunyomi: ほうむ*る | to bury (literal) / to hush up (figurative) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 葬式(そうしき) | funeral ★★☆☆☆ 葬 (mourn) + 式 (ritual) = 葬式 (funeral)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1530
Components: (flowertop) + 死 (death) + (hell)
Mnemonic: Yo Mama went to hell SO fast, the mourners' flowers caught on fire!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to bury (literal) / to hush up (figurative)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: funeral
Frequency ranking: 1441

Kanji: 算
Meaning: calculate
Onyomi: SAN
First jukugo: 計算[けいさん]する
Full header: 算 calculate
竹 (bamboo) + 目 (eye) + (hell)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SAN | SANTA Claus calculates how many presents to give each child.
Full mnemonic: | Use a bamboo ruler and your eyes to calculate how far it is from here to hell.
Full jukugo: 計算(けいさん) する | to calculate ★★☆☆☆ 計 (measure) + 算 (calculate) = 計算 (to calculate)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1531
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 目 (eye) + (hell)
Mnemonic: SANTA Claus calculates how many presents to give each child.
Use a bamboo ruler and your eyes to calculate how far it is from here to hell.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to calculate
Frequency ranking: 1070

Kanji: 弁
Meaning: dialect
Onyomi: BEN
First jukugo: XXXX弁[べん]
Full header: 弁 dialect
ム (moocow) + (hell)
★★★☆☆
5 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: BEN |
Full mnemonic: | BENNY Hill did a skit once, where moocows speak only the dialect of hell. All pitch-shifted!!
Full jukugo: XXXX 弁(べん) | xxx-dialect ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning 'the dialect from the city of XXX.'
弁当(べんとう) | box lunch ★★★☆☆ 弁 (dialect) + 当 (hit the target) = 弁当 (box lunch)
弁護士(べんごし) | Defense attorney ★★☆☆☆ 弁 (dialect) + 護 (defend) + 士 (samurai radical) = 弁護士 (Defense attorney) Defense attorney (BOOBOO: it's often translated as 'lawyer,' but べんごし usually handle criminal cases - murder, arson, etc. Lawsuits or legal procedures related to your visa are either handled by a sort of freelance bureaucrat/notary or by the mob. )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
昇 | ascend | SUN | 日
弁 | dialect | MOOCOW | ム
卑 | despicable | VILLAIN |
The SUN ascends every DAY,
but the MOOCOW'S dialect is hard to say.
the VILLAIN is , of course, despicable.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1532
Components: ム (moocow) + (hell)
Mnemonic: BENNY Hill did a skit once, where moocows speak only the dialect of hell. All pitch-shifted!!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: xxx-dialect
Frequency ranking: 931

Kanji: 昇
Meaning: ascend
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: ( が or に ) のぼ＊る
First jukugo: 昇格[しょうかく]
Full header: 昇 ascend
日 (sun, day) + (hell)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: Q: Why is the sun hot, Daddy?
A: Well, Jimmy, I'll SHOW you. See when the sun ascends from the horizon, it is coming directly out of hell!.
Full kunyomi: ( が or に ) のぼ＊る | ascend. (Planets, moons. People that go to heaven). Also people who take an elevator. Unlike the related word 登る, 昇る implies that there is no effort on the part of the ascending person or thing. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 昇格(しょうかく) | promotion at work ★☆☆☆☆ 昇 (ascend) + 格 (character, aspect) = 昇格 (promotion at work)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
昇 | ascend | SUN | 日
弁 | dialect | MOOCOW | ム
卑 | despicable | VILLAIN |
The SUN ascends every DAY,
but the MOOCOW'S dialect is hard to say.
the VILLAIN is , of course, despicable.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1533
Components: 日 (sun, day) + (hell)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: ascend. (Planets, moons. People that go to heaven). Also people who take an elevator. Unlike the related word 登る, 昇る implies that there is no effort on the part of the ascending person or thing.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: promotion at work
Frequency ranking: 1344

Kanji: 戒
Meaning: admonish / commandment
Onyomi: KAI
First kunyomi: いまし*める
First jukugo: 十戒[じっかい]
Full header: 戒 admonish / commandment
(spear) + (hell)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: KAI |
Full mnemonic: | I admonish you not to play with that KITE anymore, or my spear will send you straight to hell.
Full kunyomi: いまし*める | warn someone to not do something NP ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 十戒(じっかい) | the ten commandments. ☆☆☆☆☆ FP 十 (ten) + 戒 (admonish / commandment) = 十戒 (the ten commandments.)
警戒(けいかい) する | to be vigilant ☆☆☆☆☆ 警 (the fuzz) + 戒 (admonish / commandment) = 警戒 (to be vigilant) to be vigilant, to take precautions. To be on high alert - police or security. Describes a tense but temporary situation.
Full used In: - 械
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1534
Components: (spear) + (hell)
Mnemonic: I admonish you not to play with that KITE anymore, or my spear will send you straight to hell.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: warn someone to not do something
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the ten commandments.
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1445

Kanji: 械
Meaning: contraption
Onyomi: KAI
First jukugo: 機械[きかい]
Full header: 械 contraption
木 (tree) + 戒 (admonish / commandment) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KAI | A KITE is a simple contraption.
Full mnemonic: | I admonish you to always cut down trees with a contraption - don't use your teeth, dummy!
Full jukugo: 機械(きかい) | machine ★★★★★ 機 (machine) + 械 (contraption) = 機械 (machine) A machine, particularly something with a motor in it which moves when activated. A computer is not a 機械 , but a robot arm is.
機械化(きかいか) | mechanization ★☆☆☆☆ 機 械 (machine) + 化 (transform) = 機械化 (mechanization ) the mechanization of a society or of an industry.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1535
Components: 木 (tree) + 戒 (admonish / commandment) Same-ON
Mnemonic: A KITE is a simple contraption.
I admonish you to always cut down trees with a contraption - don't use your teeth, dummy!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: machine
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1471

Kanji: 羽
Meaning: feathers
First kunyomi: はね
First jukugo: 羽目[はめ]
Full header: 羽 feathers
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
PK DUH
Full kunyomi: はね | feathers ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 羽目(はめ) | predicament ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 羽 (feathers) + 目 (eye) = 羽目 (predicament)
Full used In: - 翌
- 習
- 飛
- 弱
- 扇
- 翼
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1536
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: predicament
Frequency ranking: 401

Kanji: 飛
Meaning: fly
Onyomi: HI
First kunyomi: ( を ) と＊ばす
First jukugo: 飛行機[ひこうき]
Full header: 飛 fly
(hell) + 羽 (feathers)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: HI |
Full mnemonic: this has the feather radical . . .except they are Bizarro feathers, turned the other way, on top of each other, and stretched out
So, you could say . ..
HEE flies downwards to Hell, not up, because he's got Bizarro feathers.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) と＊ばす | 2 meanings: 1) I send something flying. 2) to skip a page, to skip a step in a process, to skip a turn in a game. ★★★☆☆
( が ) と＊ぶ | it flies ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 飛行機(ひこうき) | airplane ★★★★☆ 飛 (fly) + 行 (go) + 機 (machine) = 飛行機 (airplane)
が　or へ 飛び出す(とびだす) | jump up from out of nowhere ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 飛 (fly) + 出 (pull out / hand over) = 飛び出す (jump up from out of nowhere) to jump out in front of you suddenly. Normally you'll see this on road signs, "Drive slow! Children might dash out!" Unlike the related words 跳躍 and 踊る, 飛び出す emphasizes jumping FROM a place. Jumping FROM the side of the road, or FROM the shadows.
飛躍(ひやく) | a leap ★☆☆☆☆ 飛 (fly) + 躍 (jump) = 飛躍 (a leap) a leap. Usually figurative. Make a leap forward in technology. Not used as a verb.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1537
Components: (hell) + 羽 (feathers)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: 2 meanings: 1) I send something flying. 2) to skip a page, to skip a step in a process, to skip a turn in a game.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: airplane
Frequency ranking: 402

Kanji: 翌
Meaning: the next- / the following -
Onyomi: YOKU
First jukugo: 翌日[よくじつ]
Full header: 翌 the next- / the following -
立 (stand up) + 羽 (feathers)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SUF
Full onyomi: YOKU |
Full mnemonic: | Will the following birds please stand up so we can hook your feathers into this YOKE? (we're working on a sky-chariot here, you understand)
Full jukugo: 翌日(よくじつ) | the next day ★★★☆☆ NP 翌 (the next- / the following -) + 日 (sun, day) = 翌日 (the next day)
翌月(よくげつ) | the next month ★★☆☆☆ NP 翌 (the next- / the following -) + 月 (moon) = 翌月 (the next month )
翌朝(よくちょう) | the next morning ★★☆☆☆ NP 翌 (the next- / the following -) + 朝 (morning) = 翌朝 (the next morning)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
翌 | the next- / the following - | STAND | 立
習 | learn | WHITE | 白
The next person in line STANDS up,
but the WHITE person sits down at a desk to learn.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1538
Components: 立 (stand up) + 羽 (feathers)
Mnemonic: Will the following birds please stand up so we can hook your feathers into this YOKE? (we're working on a sky-chariot here, you understand)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the next day
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1005

Kanji: 習
Meaning: learn
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: なら*う
First jukugo: 練習[れんしゅう]する
Full header: 習 learn
白 (white) + 羽 (feathers)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: SHUU |
Full mnemonic: | If you learn how to use your white Air Jordan SHOES correctly, they'll be like feathers that float you up to the basket.
Full kunyomi: なら*う | learn - but not like 'I learned Bob's last name!' Instead of single facts, 習う means to take lessons in something　－ karate, flower arranging. (BOOBOO: not used with math, science, or religion) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 練習(れんしゅう) する | practice ★★★★☆ 練 (practice) + 習 (learn) = 練習 (practice) practice , as in guitar, tennis, or jerking off
復習(ふくしゅう) する | review ★★★☆☆ 復 (return or re-do) + 習 (learn) = 復習 (review ) review what you've learned - like vocabulary or even kanji.
習慣(しゅうかん) | custom ★★★☆☆ 習 (learn) + 慣 (adapt) = 習慣 (custom) a custom or practice (of a person or a culture)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
翌 | the next- / the following - | STAND | 立
習 | learn | WHITE | 白
The next person in line STANDS up,
but the WHITE person sits down at a desk to learn.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1539
Components: 白 (white) + 羽 (feathers)
Mnemonic: If you learn how to use your white Air Jordan SHOES correctly, they'll be like feathers that float you up to the basket.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: learn - but not like 'I learned Bob's last name!' Instead of single facts, 習う means to take lessons in something　－ karate, flower arranging. (BOOBOO: not used with math, science, or religion)
First jukugo meaning: practice
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 846

Kanji: 弱
Meaning: weak
Onyomi: JAKU
First kunyomi: よわ＊い
First jukugo: 弱虫[よわむし]
Full header: 弱 weak
羽 (feathers) + 弓 (bow)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: JAKU | Michael JAKUson is weak.
Full mnemonic: Basically it is the same as feathers (羽 ) but mixed up with the kanji for bow (弓)
I guess you could say that birds with weak feathers can't fly fast, so they are the ones shot down by the bow.
Full kunyomi: よわ＊い | weak ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 弱虫(よわむし) | weakling ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 弱 (weak) + 虫 (insizzect) = 弱虫 (weakling) weakling, gayrod
軟弱(なんじゃく) な | feeble ★☆☆☆☆ 軟 (soft) + 弱 (weak) = 軟弱 (feeble) this word combines both synonyms for 'soft.' So you know it means really feeble, weak, nerdy.
弱点(じゃくてん) | achilles heel ★☆☆☆☆ 弱 (weak) + 点 (point) = 弱点 (achilles heel) Achilles heel, soft underbelly. A built-in weakness that - while not correctable - is not a deal-breaker either.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1540
Components: 羽 (feathers) + 弓 (bow)
Mnemonic: Michael JAKUson is weak.
Basically it is the same as feathers (羽 ) but mixed up with the kanji for bow (弓)
I guess you could say that birds with weak feathers can't fly fast, so they are the ones shot down by the bow.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: weakling
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 855

Kanji: 扇
Meaning: traditional fan
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: あお＊ぐ
First jukugo: 扇風機[せんぷうき]
Full header: 扇 traditional fan
戸 (door) + 羽 (feathers)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: SEN | SEND for my fan, It's hot in here!
Full mnemonic: | The fan cools you down like the cool breeze coming in the door, or like the gently flapping feathers of a bird.
Full kunyomi: あお＊ぐ | to fan one's self (with a fan or one's hand) KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 扇風機(せんぷうき) | electric fan ★★☆☆☆ 扇 (traditional fan) + 風 (wind / the flu / style) + 機 (machine) = 扇風機 (electric fan)
扇子(せんす) | traditional paper fan ☆☆☆☆☆ KANA FP 扇 (traditional fan) + 子 (child) = 扇子 (traditional paper fan)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1541
Components: 戸 (door) + 羽 (feathers)
Mnemonic: SEND for my fan, It's hot in here!
The fan cools you down like the cool breeze coming in the door, or like the gently flapping feathers of a bird.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to fan one's self (with a fan or one's hand)
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: electric fan
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1655

Meaning: hellbunny
Full header: hellbunny
(top radical) (hell) + (bunny ears)
Description: These abound in the pits of the netherworld.
So, maybe it would be more accurate to depict them thus.
BEHOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah. that's better.
Full used In: - 散
- 展
- 昔
- 黄
- 共
- 譲
- 嬢
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1542
Components: (top radical) (hell) + (bunny ears)
Frequency ranking: 436

Kanji: 散
Meaning: scatter
Onyomi: SAN
First kunyomi: ち＊らす
First jukugo: 散歩[さんぽ]する
Full header: 散 scatter
(hellbunny) + 月 (moon/organ) + (director)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SAN | SANTA Claus scatters presents all over the world.
Full mnemonic: | The hellbunnies tear the director apart and scatter his organs in all directions.
Full kunyomi: ち＊らす | to scatter, but in a GOOD way - seeds, information, sprinkles on a cupcake (also sometimes means, to distract someone's attention, which seems a little arbitrary). ★☆☆☆☆
ち＊らかす | to scatter, in a negative sense: Yo Mama's thong is scattered all over the room! (and half of the adjoining room as well) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 散歩(さんぽ) する | a stroll ★★★☆☆ 散 (scatter) + 歩 (walk) = 散歩 (a stroll) a stroll, to walk with no particular destination
解散(かいさん) する | band breaks up ★☆☆☆☆ 解 (solve / untie) + 散 (scatter) = 解散 (band breaks up)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1543
Components: (hellbunny) + 月 (moon/organ) + (director)
Mnemonic: SANTA Claus scatters presents all over the world.
The hellbunnies tear the director apart and scatter his organs in all directions.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to scatter, but in a GOOD way - seeds, information, sprinkles on a cupcake (also sometimes means, to distract someone's attention, which seems a little arbitrary).
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a stroll
Frequency ranking: 749

Kanji: 展
Meaning: exhibit
Onyomi: TEN
First jukugo: 展覧会[てんらんかい]
Full header: 展 exhibit
(corpse) + (hellbunny) + (kick in the nuts)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: TEN |
Full mnemonic: There's TEN exhibits this weekend, but I'm going to the one with the corpse that was kicked to death in the nuts by the hellbunny.
It has gotten nothing but rave reviews.
Full jukugo: 展覧会(てんらんかい) | exhibition ★★☆☆☆ 展 (exhibit) + 覧 (view) + 会 (big meeting) = 展覧会 (exhibition) an art show or art exhibition.
展示会(てんじかい) | trade-show ★★☆☆☆ 展 (exhibit) + 示 (show) + 会 (big meeting) = 展示会 (trade-show) an exhibition or trade-show (International Plumbing Equipment Expo 2010!)
が 発展(はってん) する | development ★☆☆☆☆ 発 (launch) + 展 (exhibit) = 発展 (development) development or exploitation of a country or resource
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1544
Components: (corpse) + (hellbunny) + (kick in the nuts)
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: exhibition
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1039

Kanji: 譲
Meaning: concessions
Onyomi: JOU
First kunyomi: ( を or に ) ゆず＊る
First jukugo: 謙譲語[けんじょうご]
Full header: 譲 concessions
言 (say) + 六 (six) + (hellbunny) + (kick in the nuts)
★☆☆☆☆
20 strokes
F
Full onyomi: JOU |
Full mnemonic: | JOE Stalin said,"I'll make concessions," when 6 hellbunnies threatened him with a swift kick in the nuts.
Full kunyomi: ( を or に ) ゆず＊る | to hand something over (that you don't want to), to concede; to make a concession NP ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 謙譲語(けんじょうご) | humble formal japanese ★★★☆☆ CCW F 謙 (modesty) + 譲 (concessions) + 語 (language) = 謙譲語 (humble formal japanese) Along with Sonkeigo, Kenjougo is half of Japanese formal speech: When talking to your superiors, you use kenjougo to refer to your own humble actions.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1545
Components: 言 (say) + 六 (six) + (hellbunny) + (kick in the nuts)
Mnemonic: JOE Stalin said,"I'll make concessions," when 6 hellbunnies threatened him with a swift kick in the nuts.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to hand something over (that you don't want to), to concede; to make a concession
First jukugo meaning: humble formal japanese
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1553

Kanji: 昔
Meaning: long ago
Onyomi: SEKI
First kunyomi: むかし
First jukugo: 昔話[むかしばなし]
Full header: 昔 long ago
(hellbunny) + 日 (sun, day)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
STRONG
Full onyomi: SEKI | Cleopatra was a SEXY despot of long ago.
Full mnemonic: | Very long ago, hellbunnies were as hot as the sun.
Full kunyomi: むかし | in the distant past ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 昔話(むかしばなし) | an old tale ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 昔 (long ago) + 話 (conversation) = 昔話 (an old tale)
Full used In: - 惜
- 籍
- 借
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1546
Components: (hellbunny) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: Cleopatra was a SEXY despot of long ago.
Very long ago, hellbunnies were as hot as the sun.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: in the distant past
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: an old tale
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 823

Kanji: 借
Meaning: borrow
Onyomi: SHAKU
First kunyomi: か　*　りる
First jukugo: 借金[しゃっきん]
Full header: 借 borrow
(personleft) + 昔 (long ago)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: SHAKU |
Full mnemonic: | That person　borrowed from you long ago, and never repaid. . . so go ahead and put him in SHACKLES, Officer!
Full kunyomi: か　*　りる | borrow 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 借金(しゃっきん) | a debt ★★★☆☆ 借 (borrow) + 金 (gold) = 借金 (a debt) a debt - What the Yakuza comes to break your knees if you don't pay.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1547
Components: (personleft) + 昔 (long ago)
Mnemonic: That person　borrowed from you long ago, and never repaid. . . so go ahead and put him in SHACKLES, Officer!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a debt
Frequency ranking: 1027

Kanji: 惜
Meaning: close but no cigar
Onyomi: SEKI
First kunyomi: お*しい
Full header: 惜 close but no cigar
(leftheart) + 昔 (long ago) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SEKI |
Full mnemonic: | Long ago, I lost my heart in a tragic affair. I came so close to getting the SEXY woman of my dreams, which makes it all the more regrettable.
Full kunyomi: お*しい | close! Not as in, "Godzilla is close to Ultraman's size". Close, as in you throw a ball to a little kid and he drops it and you are like 'That was close! Almost!' 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
お＊しむ | to regret something, to have a little grudge about it. ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
怪 | suspicious | TAKE A DUMP |
惜 | close but no cigar | HELLBUNNY |
I'm suspicious that your mom was the one who TOOK A DUMP on the lawn.
I tried to catch the HELLBUNNY but no cigar!!
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
憎 | detest | HORNY |
惜 | close but no cigar | HELLBUNNY |
When you get HORNY, you detest the BUNNIES that tell you close but no cigar! You got dissed, player!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1548
Components: (leftheart) + 昔 (long ago) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Long ago, I lost my heart in a tragic affair. I came so close to getting the SEXY woman of my dreams, which makes it all the more regrettable.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: close! Not as in, "Godzilla is close to Ultraman's size". Close, as in you throw a ball to a little kid and he drops it and you are like 'That was close! Almost!'
Frequency ranking: 1351

Kanji: 籍
Meaning: family register
Onyomi: SEKI
First jukugo: 戸籍[こせき]
Full header: 籍 family register
竹 (bamboo) + 木 (tree) + 昔 (long ago) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
20 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SEKI | SEXY people tend to have family registers full of SEXY ancestors because of DNA.
Full mnemonic: The tree radical has an extra line in it, which I assume makes it the King Tree for being so bad-ass.
Thus;
The bamboo, though humble, is descended directly from the King Tree, since long ago. And it has the family register to prove it!
Full jukugo: 戸籍(こせき) | family register ★★★☆☆ FP 戸 (door) + 籍 (family register) = 戸籍 (family register) family register - what Japanese use instead of a social security number for the purpose of verifying their identity.
国籍(こくせき) | citizenship ☆☆☆☆☆ 国 (country) + 籍 (family register) = 国籍 (citizenship)
入籍(にゅうせき) | enter in the koseki ☆☆☆☆☆ F 入 (put/go in) + 籍 (family register) = 入籍 (enter in the koseki) to have your name entered in the koseki (family register)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
範 | standard / the best way to do | CAR | 車
籍 | family register | OLD | 昔
CARS are a standard way to move,
But you gotta have an OLD family registry, your citizenship to prove.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1549
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 木 (tree) + 昔 (long ago) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SEXY people tend to have family registers full of SEXY ancestors because of DNA.
The tree radical has an extra line in it, which I assume makes it the King Tree for being so bad-ass.
Thus;
The bamboo, though humble, is descended directly from the King Tree, since long ago. And it has the family register to prove it!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1560

Kanji: 黄
Meaning: yellow
First jukugo: 黄色[きいろ]
Full header: 黄 yellow
(hellbunny) + 由 (freedom / reason) + (animal legs)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full mnemonic: | Hellbunnies have the freedom to hop about on yellow legs.
Full jukugo: 黄色(きいろ) | yellow ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 黄 (yellow) + 色 (color) = 黄色 (yellow)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
横 | side / arrogant | TREE | 木
漢 | Chinese | WET | 水
黄 | yellow | NO TREE |
The TREE got knocked over on its side.
Kanji came to Japan from across the WET sea.
Yellow has NO TREE, so you can say: pee, not tree!!
Full used In: - 横
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1550
Components: (hellbunny) + 由 (freedom / reason) + (animal legs)
Mnemonic: Hellbunnies have the freedom to hop about on yellow legs.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 491

Kanji: 嬢
Meaning: young lady
Onyomi: JOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) じょう ( さん )
First jukugo: キャバ嬢[きゃばじょう]
Full header: 嬢 young lady
女 (woman) + 六 (six) + (hellbunny) + (kick in the nuts)
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
F
Full onyomi: JOU |
Full mnemonic: | A hellbunny was fighting a young lady, so JOE Stalin kicked him six times in the nuts. (woman is also a radical, but you don't need a mnemonic to make the connection!)
Full kunyomi: ( を ) じょう ( さん ) | young lady - a bit formal. Has the nuance of an eligible single daughter of a rich family. A flattering word used when picking up girls. Usually used on women up to 20 years old, but if you're 70 you can use it to a 40 year old single woman. F ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: キャバ嬢(きゃばじょう) | hostess ★★☆☆☆ a hostess (literally, "cabaret lady")
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
嫌 | eww!! | GIRL | 女
謙 | modesty | TALK | 言
嬢 | young lady | KICK IN THE NUTS |
You say eww because GIRLS are gross.
But you are modest when you TALK to them,
because young ladies will KICK YOU IN THE NUTS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1551
Components: 女 (woman) + 六 (six) + (hellbunny) + (kick in the nuts)
Mnemonic: A hellbunny was fighting a young lady, so JOE Stalin kicked him six times in the nuts. (woman is also a radical, but you don't need a mnemonic to make the connection!)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: young lady - a bit formal. Has the nuance of an eligible single daughter of a rich family. A flattering word used when picking up girls. Usually used on women up to 20 years old, but if you're 70 you can use it to a 40 year old single woman.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: hostess
Frequency ranking: 1410

Kanji: 横
Meaning: side / arrogant
Onyomi: OU
First kunyomi: よこ
First jukugo: 横領[おうりょう]
Full header: 横 side / arrogant
木 (tree) + 黄 (yellow) Same-ON
★★★★☆
5 strokes
JERK PN
Description: When it uses the onyomi, it means 'arrogant', but when it uses the kunyomi, it means 'side.'
Full onyomi: OU |
Full mnemonic: | OH SHIT, the side of the tree is yellow with dog piss. Those arrogant dogs!
Full kunyomi: よこ | side (BOOBOO: not left or right side, that's "gawa". Yoko is like I'm standing beside him, or, she's lying on her side, sideways.) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 横領(おうりょう) | embezzlement ★☆☆☆☆ 横 (side / arrogant) + 領 (territory) = 横領 (embezzlement )
横着(おうちゃく) な | shameless slacking ☆☆☆☆☆ CCW 横 (side / arrogant) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 横着 (shameless slacking) shamelessly slacking off or avoiding one's responsibility.
横顔(よこがお) | face in profile ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 横 (side / arrogant) + 顔 (face) = 横顔 (face in profile)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
横 | side / arrogant | TREE | 木
漢 | Chinese | WET | 水
黄 | yellow | NO TREE |
The TREE got knocked over on its side.
Kanji came to Japan from across the WET sea.
Yellow has NO TREE, so you can say: pee, not tree!!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1552
Components: 木 (tree) + 黄 (yellow) Same-ON
Mnemonic: OH SHIT, the side of the tree is yellow with dog piss. Those arrogant dogs!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: side (BOOBOO: not left or right side, that's "gawa". Yoko is like I'm standing beside him, or, she's lying on her side, sideways.)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: embezzlement
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 493

Kanji: 共
Meaning: with
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: ( xxxと ) とも ( に yyy )
First jukugo: 共通点[きょうつうてん]
Full header: 共 with
(hellbunny) + (animal legs)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: KYOU | Can I go with you KYOU (今日= today)??
Full mnemonic: | The hellbunny attacks you with kicks from its vicious animal legs.
Full kunyomi: ( xxxと ) とも ( に yyy ) | along with, together with ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 共通点(きょうつうてん) | common point ★★★☆☆ 共 (with) + 通 (pass) + 点 (point) = 共通点 (common point) common point (between two things or people)
公共(こうきょう) | public ★★☆☆☆ 公 (public) + 共 (with) = 公共 (public) public, as in "public toilet" or "public telephone"
共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ) | communism ★★☆☆☆ 共 (with) + 産 (childbirth, production of things) + 主 義 (- ism) = 共産主義 (communism)
共有(きょうゆう) | jointly owned ★★☆☆☆ 共 (with) + 有 (exist) = 共有 (jointly owned) shared / communal / jointly owned things.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
共 | with | LINES POINTING DOWN |
並 | line up / ordinary | LINES POINTING UP |
共 has lines pointing down, because it means you're DOWN with someone.
並 has lines pointing up because it means LINE UP.
Full used In: - 巷
- 供
- 選
- 洪
- 異
- 暴
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1553
Components: (hellbunny) + (animal legs)
Mnemonic: Can I go with you KYOU (今日= today)??
The hellbunny attacks you with kicks from its vicious animal legs.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: along with, together with
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: common point
Frequency ranking: 437

Kanji: 並
Meaning: line up / ordinary
Onyomi: HEI
First kunyomi: なみ ( のｘｘｘ )
First jukugo: 並列[へいれつ]
Full header: 並 line up / ordinary
(standing worms) + (hedgehog)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: HEI | HEY, you new recruits! Line up!
Full mnemonic: | Standing worms all lining up on the back of a hedgehog!!!
Full kunyomi: なみ ( のｘｘｘ ) | ordinary, average xxx - when ordering food, it means, "I just want this ala carte" ★★★☆☆
( を ) なら＊べる | I line things up, put them in order ★★★☆☆
( が ) なら＊ぶ | they're lined up 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 並列(へいれつ) | する　 or 　に ☆☆☆☆☆ 並 (line up / ordinary) + 列 (row) = 並列 (する　 or 　に) parallel
並行(へいこう) に | side-by-side; abreast ☆☆☆☆☆ 並 (line up / ordinary) + 行 (go) = 並行 (side-by-side; abreast )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
共 | with | LINES POINTING DOWN |
並 | line up / ordinary | LINES POINTING UP |
共 has lines pointing down, because it means you're DOWN with someone.
並 has lines pointing up because it means LINE UP.
Full used In: - 普
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1554
Components: (standing worms) + (hedgehog)
Mnemonic: HEY, you new recruits! Line up!
Standing worms all lining up on the back of a hedgehog!!!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: ordinary, average xxx - when ordering food, it means, "I just want this ala carte"
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: する　 or 　に
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 695

Kanji: 普
Meaning: normal
Onyomi: FU
First jukugo: 普通[ふつう]の or　に
Full header: 普 normal
並 (line up / ordinary) + 日 (sun, day)
★★★★★
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: FU | It is normal for people to be FUCKED.
Full mnemonic: | In an eclipse, it is normal for planets to line up in front of the sun.
Full jukugo: 普通(ふつう) の or　に | normal / normally ★★★★★ 普 (normal) + 通 (pass) = 普通 (normal / normally)
普段(ふだん) | under normal circumstances ★★★☆☆ 普 (normal) + 段 (step / stairs) = 普段 (under normal circumstances)
普遍的(ふへんてき) な | universal ☆☆☆☆☆ 普 (normal) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 普遍的 (universal)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1555
Components: 並 (line up / ordinary) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: It is normal for people to be FUCKED.
In an eclipse, it is normal for planets to line up in front of the sun.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: normal / normally
Frequency ranking: 899

Kanji: 供
Meaning: follower
Onyomi: KYOU
First jukugo: 子供[こども]
Full header: 供 follower
(personleft) + 共 (with) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
BETA COCK ILL PAIR DUH
Description: This is kind of a COCK because the single most common jukugo: 子供 (kodomo), does NOT use the official on-yomi of KYOU. Not only that, the DOMO in 'kodomo' seems to be taking its pronunciation from 共 (tomo, the right side radical of 供). But they went ahead and used 供 anyway. Let's make 2 kanji that look almost the same and mean almost the same thing, and then use the wrong one in the single most common compound word! That is a rad decision!!!
Full onyomi: KYOU |
Full mnemonic: | A follower is a person who is with you all day (KYOU).
Full jukugo: 子供(こども) | child ★★★★★ KUNKUN 子 (child) + 供 (follower) = 子供 (child)
子供の頃(こどものころ) | when I was but a wee lassie. ★★★☆☆ 子 (child) + 供 (follower) + 頃 (around that time) = 子供の頃 (when I was but a wee lassie.)
供給(きょうきゅう) | supply ★★☆☆☆ 供 (follower) + 給 (provide) = 供給 (supply) to supply (supply and demand / supply the troops with guns / supply your kid with a school lunches / the feed chute supplies grain to the conveyor belt at the cereal factory)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1556
Components: (personleft) + 共 (with) Same-ON
Mnemonic: A follower is a person who is with you all day (KYOU).
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: child
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 438

Kanji: 選
Meaning: choose
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: えら*ぶ
First jukugo: 選手[せんしゅ]
Full header: 選 choose
(motion) + 己 (myself) + 共 (with)
★★★★☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: SEN | SEND for the chosen ones!! Bring them to me!
Full mnemonic: | Texas Governor Bush asked Dick Cheney to help him choose his running mate for the 2000 campaign. Dick cheney said, "OK, I make a motion to choose myself, with myself, to run with you."
Full kunyomi: えら*ぶ | choose ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 選手(せんしゅ) | pro athlete ★★☆☆☆ 選 (choose) + 手 (hand) = 選手 (pro athlete)
選択(せんたく) する | to choose ★★☆☆☆ F 選 (choose) + 択 (select) = 選択 (to choose) choice- somewhat more formal than 選ぶ - you'd 選ぶ a bagel but 選択 a President.
選挙(せんきょ) する | an election ★★☆☆☆ 選 (choose) + 挙 (raise / cite/ mention) = 選挙 (an election)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1557
Components: (motion) + 己 (myself) + 共 (with)
Mnemonic: SEND for the chosen ones!! Bring them to me!
Texas Governor Bush asked Dick Cheney to help him choose his running mate for the 2000 campaign. Dick cheney said, "OK, I make a motion to choose myself, with myself, to run with you."
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: pro athlete
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 684

Kanji: 洪
Meaning: flood
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 洪水[こうずい]
Full header: 洪 flood
(waterleft) + 共 (with)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SIDEKICK DUH
Full onyomi: KOU | Poo flooded out of my COLON
Full mnemonic: | Water goes with a flood. It is common sense!! You don't have a flood of Bailey's!! (although, what if?!?)
Full jukugo: 洪水(こうずい) | flood ★☆☆☆☆ 洪 (flood) + 水 (water) = 洪水 (flood) flood (be careful - the す is pronounced ず、which is really unusual.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1558
Components: (waterleft) + 共 (with)
Mnemonic: Poo flooded out of my COLON
Water goes with a flood. It is common sense!! You don't have a flood of Bailey's!! (although, what if?!?)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1747

Kanji: 巷
Meaning: Tha $treetz
First kunyomi: ちまた
Full header: 巷 Tha $treetz
己 (myself) + 共 (with)
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | ..I'm on Tha $treetz with myself - nobody's got your back on tha $treetz.
Full kunyomi: ちまた | literally, it means a street. But it's usually used figuratively: word on the street is. . . . the streets are talking . . . his name rings out on the streets. ★☆☆☆☆
Full used In: - 港
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1559
Components: 己 (myself) + 共 (with)
Mnemonic: ..I'm on Tha $treetz with myself - nobody's got your back on tha $treetz.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: literally, it means a street. But it's usually used figuratively: word on the street is. . . . the streets are talking . . . his name rings out on the streets.
Frequency ranking: 1341

Kanji: 港
Meaning: harbor
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: みなと
First jukugo: 空港[くうこう]
Full header: 港 harbor
(waterleft) + 巷 (Tha $treetz)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KOU | They confiscated like 300 kilos of COCAINE on a ship at the harbor.
Full mnemonic: The harbor is basically a big $treet full of water, where all the boats drive, I mean float.
I know 'tha $treetz' is supposed to be a gangster kind of kanji, but if you think of Miami harbor? OK, there you go.
Full kunyomi: みなと | harbor ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 空港(くうこう) | airport ★★★★☆ 空 (air) + 港 (harbor) = 空港 (airport )
香港(ほんこん) | Hong Kong ★★☆☆☆ FP 香 (good smell) + 港 (harbor) = 香港 (Hong Kong)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
券 | certificate, cupon | POWER | 力
港 | harbor | WET | 水
巻 | roll up | NO WATER |
A ticket gives you the POWER to go to the concert.
Harbor IS WET. A rolled- up scroll is NOT wet.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1560
Components: (waterleft) + 巷 (Tha $treetz)
Mnemonic: They confiscated like 300 kilos of COCAINE on a ship at the harbor.
The harbor is basically a big $treet full of water, where all the boats drive, I mean float.
I know 'tha $treetz' is supposed to be a gangster kind of kanji, but if you think of Miami harbor? OK, there you go.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: airport
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1342

Kanji: 異
Meaning: to differ
Onyomi: I
First kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘに ) こと*なる
First jukugo: 異常[いじょう]な
Full header: 異 to differ
田 (rice field) + 共 (with)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: I | Ｉ　differ from P.Diddy
Full mnemonic: | A rice field has a difference with a plum field or a mango field.
Full kunyomi: ( ｘｘｘに ) こと*なる | to differ according to xxx (similar to the ol' xxxによって違います） ★★★★☆
( xxxと ) こと＊なる | use と to emphasize that, one thing is very specifically NOT like xxx. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 異常(いじょう) な | abnormal ★★★☆☆ 異 (to differ) + 常 (usual) = 異常 (abnormal) abnormal (as in 'abnormal psychology')
同音異義語(どうおんいぎご) | homonym ★☆☆☆☆ 同 (same) + 音 (sound) + 異 (to differ) + 義 (righteousness) + 語 (language) = 同音異義語 (homonym)
異性(いせい) | the opposite sex ☆☆☆☆☆ 異 (to differ) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 異性 (the opposite sex)
Full used In: - 翼
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1561
Components: 田 (rice field) + 共 (with)
Mnemonic: Ｉ　differ from P.Diddy
A rice field has a difference with a plum field or a mango field.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to differ according to xxx (similar to the ol' xxxによって違います）
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: abnormal
Frequency ranking: 595

Kanji: 翼
Meaning: political wing
Onyomi: YOKU
First kunyomi: つばさ
First jukugo: 左翼[さよく]
Full header: 翼 political wing
羽 (feathers) + 異 (to differ)
★★☆☆☆
17 strokes
PN
Description: Originally this meant a literal wing, but nowadays it's more common to see it used about politics.
Full onyomi: YOKU | The right wing wants to place the YOKE of oppression around the necks of foreigners.
Full mnemonic: In English we talk about left and right wings of politics. In Japanese, apparently they use left and right FEATHERS!!!
So you can say, "The left and the right feather differ in their opinions."
Full kunyomi: つばさ | a literal wing ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 左翼(さよく) | left wing ★★☆☆☆ NEO 左 (left) + 翼 (political wing) = 左翼 (left wing) left wing： pro-union, pro-article ９,anti-national-anthem, anti -LDP
右翼(うよく) | right wing ★★☆☆☆ NEO 右 (right) + 翼 (political wing) = 右翼 (right wing) right wing :pro- LDP, pro-emperor, anti-union, pro-yakuza, anti-article-９. anti-the-whole -macarthur-fuckin-wrote-it-anyway constitution. Not necessarily anti - western. After all, the USA is the main ally in the fight against the Red Menace. It's easy for Americans to say, 'communism is dead, get over it,' but we're not the ones living next door to fuckin' Kim Jong Un.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1562
Components: 羽 (feathers) + 異 (to differ)
Mnemonic: The right wing wants to place the YOKE of oppression around the necks of foreigners.
In English we talk about left and right wings of politics. In Japanese, apparently they use left and right FEATHERS!!!
So you can say, "The left and the right feather differ in their opinions."
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a literal wing
First jukugo meaning: left wing
Frequency ranking: 1504

Kanji: 暴
Meaning: rampage
Onyomi: BOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) あば*く
First jukugo: 暴力[ぼうりょく]
Full header: 暴 rampage
日 (sun, day) + 共 (with) + 水 (water)
★★★★☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: BOU | Rather than let Smokey win, Walter went on a BOWLing rampage.
Full mnemonic: | The flooding water goes with the burning sun go on an environmental rampage. Thanks, big polluters!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) あば*く | expose some bad thing in public - like a journalist or watchdog group would. ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) あば＊れる | someone or something rampages or rages ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 暴力(ぼうりょく) | violence ★★★★☆ 暴 (rampage) + 力 (strong) = 暴力 (violence) violence of person against person.
乱暴(らんぼう) | violent ★★★★☆ 乱 (disorder) + 暴 (rampage) = 乱暴 (violent) violent - "He's a violent guy" or "She's a violent /crazy driver" - violent weather, (can be noun OR adjective OR verb!)
暴走族(ぼうそうぞく) | Japanese bikers. ★★☆☆☆ 暴 (rampage) + 走 (run) + 族 (family) = 暴走族 (Japanese bikers. )
暴力団(ぼうりょくだん) | the official term for Yakuza. ★★☆☆☆ NP 暴 力 (violence) + 団 (group) = 暴力団 (the official term for Yakuza. )
Full used In: - 爆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1563
Components: 日 (sun, day) + 共 (with) + 水 (water)
Mnemonic: Rather than let Smokey win, Walter went on a BOWLing rampage.
The flooding water goes with the burning sun go on an environmental rampage. Thanks, big polluters!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: expose some bad thing in public - like a journalist or watchdog group would.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: violence
Frequency ranking: 981

Kanji: 爆
Meaning: explode
Onyomi: BAKU
First jukugo: が爆発[ばくはつ]
Full header: 爆 explode
(fireleft) + 暴 (rampage)
★★★☆☆
19 strokes
BETA DUH
Full onyomi: BAKU | I'll bomb you BACK TO the stone age!
Full mnemonic: | An explosion is a rampage of fire!!
Full jukugo: が 爆発(ばくはつ) | explosion ★★★☆☆ 爆 (explode) + 発 (launch) = 爆発 (explosion)
爆弾(ばくだん) | bomb ★★★☆☆ 爆 (explode) + 弾 (bullet / play guitar / bounce) = 爆弾 (bomb)
に 爆笑(ばくしょう) する | explosive laughter ★★☆☆☆ 爆 (explode) + 笑 (laugh) = 爆笑 (explosive laughter) to laugh explosively- to suddenly and convulsively guffaw
自爆(じばく) する
suicide-bomb ★☆☆☆☆ SARC
自 (my own) + 爆 (explode) = 自爆 (suicide-bomb)
suicide-bomb. (like PLO, not like Kamikaze) Suicide-bomb terrorism is 自爆テロ　（じばくてろ）
also - if you unintentionally blurt out a secret, you just じばくした!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1564
Components: (fireleft) + 暴 (rampage)
Mnemonic: I'll bomb you BACK TO the stone age!
An explosion is a rampage of fire!!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: explosion
Frequency ranking: 1283

Kanji: 再
Meaning: again / once more
Onyomi: SA
First kunyomi: ふたた*び
First jukugo: 再来月[さらいげつ]
Full header: 再 again / once more
丁 (nail) + 用 (utilize)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
PRE
Full onyomi: SA |
Full mnemonic: | I SAW the vampire start to re-animate. . .you'll have to utilize the nail once more!
Full kunyomi: ふたた*び | once again. For the second time ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 再来月(さらいげつ) | month after next ★★★☆☆ 再 (again / once more) + 来 月 (next month) = 再来月 (month after next)
再来年(さらいねん) | year after next. ★★★☆☆ 再 (again / once more) + 来 年 (next year) = 再来年 (year after next.)
再来週(さらいしゅう) | week after next ★★★☆☆ 再 (again / once more) + 来 (come/future) + 週 (week) = 再来週 (week after next)
再開(さいかい) | re-opening ★★☆☆☆ 再 (again / once more) + 開 (open) = 再開 (re-opening) re-opening, resuming
再来日(さいらいにち)
to re-visit japan ☆☆☆☆☆ COCK
再 (again / once more) + 来 (come/future) + 日 (sun, day) = 再来日 (to re-visit japan)
day after next? NO. Of course not. Day after next is しあさって!
"再来日" means "To re-visit Japan." Psyche!!!! With a language THIS logical, you're bound to want to re-visit!
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
甫 |  | HEAD on top |
再 | again / once more | FLAT top |
Only the unicycle has a HEAD - the head of the rider!
Again has a FLAT top because the unicycle's tire went FLAT again!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1565
Components: 丁 (nail) + 用 (utilize)
Mnemonic: I SAW the vampire start to re-animate. . .you'll have to utilize the nail once more!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: once again. For the second time
First jukugo meaning: month after next
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 600

Kanji: 甫
Meaning: unicycle
Full header: 甫 unicycle
(right radical)
STRONG OBSOLETE
Description: . . because it looks like a person riding a unicycle!
STRONG RADICAL: HO (The keywords for which are, of course, 'Hairy Obese.')
Full used In: - 舗
- 補
- 捕
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1566
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 1030

Kanji: 舗
Meaning: chain store
Onyomi: HO
First jukugo: ｘｘｘ店舗[てんぽ]
Full header: 舗 chain store
舎 (stable) + 甫 (unicycle) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: HO | Walmart is a chain store for Hairy Obese people.
Full mnemonic: | Ride your unicycle to the stable store, to pick up a stable . How you're going to carry a stable home on a unicycle, I have no idea. This is Japanese class, not Super-Arbitrary-Demigod-Questing 101.
Full jukugo: ｘｘｘ 店舗(てんぽ) | branch of chain store ☆☆☆☆☆ SUF 店 (shop) + 舗 (chain store) = 店舗 (branch of chain store) a branch of a chain store such as Macy's or a Best Buy. Regular stores are xxx店 (てん) or xxx屋さん (やさん)。
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1567
Components: 舎 (stable) + 甫 (unicycle) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Walmart is a chain store for Hairy Obese people.
Ride your unicycle to the stable store, to pick up a stable . How you're going to carry a stable home on a unicycle, I have no idea. This is Japanese class, not Super-Arbitrary-Demigod-Questing 101.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: branch of chain store
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1736

Kanji: 補
Meaning: supplement
Onyomi: HO
First kunyomi: おぎな*う
First jukugo: 候補[こうほ]
Full header: 補 supplement
(ducky) + 甫 (unicycle) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: HO |
Full mnemonic: | The ducky was too Horribly Obese to walk; it had to supplement its legs with a unicycle.
Full kunyomi: おぎな*う | to suppliment - like 補充, but the nuance is that you are filling a vacancy. For instance, nutritional suppliment. Substitute teacher. Assist in the completion of something (I helped write the speech). To make up for (i.e. Mitsubishi bank loaned money to Toyota to make up for their shortfall) みつびし銀行はトヨタの赤字補いました。 ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 候補(こうほ) | candidate ★★☆☆☆ 候 (climate/candidate) + 補 (supplement) = 候補 (candidate)
補充(ほじゅう) する | suppliment ☆☆☆☆☆ 補 (supplement) + 充 (fill up) = 補充 (suppliment) to suppliment, (a shortfall or deficit) or replenish (fluids, vitamins to replenish strength, restock the store-room) - it's like 補う, but the nuance is that you are restocking a supply of something which has dwindled.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
捕 | capture | HAND | 手
補 | supplement | DUCKY |
You use your HAND to capture,
but you use A DUCKY to supplement your bubble-bath.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1568
Components: (ducky) + 甫 (unicycle) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The ducky was too Horribly Obese to walk; it had to supplement its legs with a unicycle.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to suppliment - like 補充, but the nuance is that you are filling a vacancy. For instance, nutritional suppliment. Substitute teacher. Assist in the completion of something (I helped write the speech). To make up for (i.e. Mitsubishi bank loaned money to Toyota to make up for their shortfall) みつびし銀行はトヨタの赤字補いました。
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: candidate
Frequency ranking: 1243

Kanji: 捕
Meaning: capture
Onyomi: HO
First kunyomi: ( が ) つか＊まえる
First jukugo: 逮捕[たいほ]する
Full header: 捕 capture
(handleft) + 甫 (unicycle) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: HO |
Full mnemonic: | The cop on the unicycle reached out his hand and captured your Moms, for the crime of being Hairy Obese.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) つか＊まえる | to catch ★★★★☆
( を ) とら*える | to catch THE MEANING of something - almost always figurative, in contrast to the more literal, physical つかまる。 ★★☆☆☆
( を ) つか＊まる | to be caught (can both be used to describe an animal being caught by a predator OR someone grabbing someone else by the arm,a crook caught in the act, etc.) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 逮捕(たいほ) する | arrest ★★★☆☆ 逮 (arrest) + 捕 (capture) = 逮捕 (arrest )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
捕 | capture | HAND | 手
補 | supplement | DUCKY |
You use your HAND to capture,
but you use A DUCKY to supplement your bubble-bath.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1569
Components: (handleft) + 甫 (unicycle) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The cop on the unicycle reached out his hand and captured your Moms, for the crime of being Hairy Obese.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to catch
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: arrest
Frequency ranking: 1031

Meaning: drug frenzy
Full header: drug frenzy
(right radical) (hellbunny) + 再 (again / once more)
STRONG
Description: STRONG RADICAL: KOU
So you could say,
The hell-bunny is in a DRUG FRENZY and wants KOcaine once more.
Full used In: - 構
- 講
- 購
- 溝
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1570
Components: (right radical) (hellbunny) + 再 (again / once more)
Frequency ranking: 601

Kanji: 構
Meaning: set up / care about
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) かま＊える
First jukugo: 結構[けっこう]です。
Full header: 構 set up / care about
木 (tree) + (drug frenzy) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | The THC smoker, in a drug frenzy, cared about smoking a tree.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) かま＊える | to get into one's fighting stance, say, when a Samurai challenges one. Nowadays, usually used in the negative: 構えなくてもいい： don't be so nervous. relax. Also sometimes means to pose as , to put on airs. KANA ★★☆☆☆
( を　・　に ) かま＊う | to care about, to look after something, to take responsibility for it. 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 結構(けっこう) です。
ok / no thanks / very ★★★☆☆ JERK 1/2 KANA
結 (bind) + 構 (set up / care about) = 結構 (ok / no thanks / very)
this has 3 meanings, each used just as often as the others .
1)literally, "OK."
2) "No thank you" (just like American women, Japanese people use 'That's ok' to mean 'No.'!)
3) "Very much" : You often hear people saying, "Kekkou atsui ne!" ("It's very hot today, eh?")
構いません!(かまいません! ) | I don't care. ★★★☆☆
お構いなく(おかまいなく!) | don't worry about it. ★★☆☆☆ a polite way to say, "Don't worry about it."
構造(こうぞう) | structure ★☆☆☆☆ 構 (set up / care about) + 造 (produce) = 構造 ( structure) structure of a physical thing: cell structure, house structure,structure of a society.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1571
Components: 木 (tree) + (drug frenzy) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The THC smoker, in a drug frenzy, cared about smoking a tree.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to get into one's fighting stance, say, when a Samurai challenges one. Nowadays, usually used in the negative: 構えなくてもいい： don't be so nervous. relax. Also sometimes means to pose as , to put on airs.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: ok / no thanks / very
Frequency ranking: 602

Kanji: 講
Meaning: lecture
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 講演[こうえん]
Full header: 講 lecture
言 (say) + (drug frenzy) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
17 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KOU | .
Full mnemonic: | Nancy Reagan said a lecture on the subject of drug frenzy: "Just say no."
Full jukugo: 講演(こうえん) | a non-political speech ★★☆☆☆ 講 (lecture) + 演 (performance) = 講演 (a non-political speech) any public speech or talk given to a general audience. Authors doing a reading, dudes addressing a club, the graduation speaker at your graduation, are all doing 講演.
講義(こうぎ) | college lecture ★☆☆☆☆ 講 (lecture) + 義 (righteousness) = 講義 (college lecture)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1572
Components: 言 (say) + (drug frenzy) Same-ON
Mnemonic: .
Nancy Reagan said a lecture on the subject of drug frenzy: "Just say no."
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a non-political speech
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1201

Kanji: 購
Meaning: subscribe
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 購読[こうどく]する
Full header: 購 subscribe
貝 (shellfish/money) + (drug frenzy) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
17 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: Yo Mama subscribes to her drug frenzy by paying me money every month.
That's why this website is still free.
Full jukugo: 購読(こうどく) する | to subscribe ★☆☆☆☆ 購 (subscribe) + 読 (read) = 購読 (to subscribe)
購入(こうにゅう) | purchasing ☆☆☆☆☆ 購 (subscribe) + 入 (put/go in) = 購入 (purchasing ) purchasing (usually used in a business context)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1573
Components: 貝 (shellfish/money) + (drug frenzy) Same-ON
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: to subscribe
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1720

Kanji: 溝
Meaning: ditch
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: みぞ
First jukugo: 排水溝[はいすいこう]
Full header: 溝 ditch
(waterleft) + (drug frenzy) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
PN
Description: PN (huh? seriously? what kind of low-expectation-having motherfucker would name their kid that? why not name your kid Nighttrain-in-a-plastic-bag Jones?)
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: | I suppose you could think of a bong as a sort of ditch full of dirty water from a drug frenzy.
Full kunyomi: みぞ | ditch, gutter, drain ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 排水溝(はいすいこう) | big ditch. ☆☆☆☆☆ 排 (eliminate) + 水 (water) + 溝 (ditch) = 排水溝 (big ditch.) big ditch. who cares.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1574
Components: (waterleft) + (drug frenzy) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I suppose you could think of a bong as a sort of ditch full of dirty water from a drug frenzy.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: ditch, gutter, drain
First jukugo meaning: big ditch.
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1694

Meaning: fuck
Full header: fuck
(fuck radical)
PK
Description: Any questions?
Full used In: - 降
- 年
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1575
Components: (fuck radical)
Frequency ranking: 44

Kanji: 降
Meaning: descend /rainfall / get out of vehicle
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) お＊りる
First jukugo: が降参[こうさん]する
Full header: 降 descend /rainfall / get out of vehicle
(town) + (eachbottom) + (fuck)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: KOU | Some poo descended from my COLON.
Full mnemonic: | He gets out of his vehicle at each town to fuck the locals. (FYI he's a christian missionary, and he's teaching them the position favored by the Lord)
Full kunyomi: ( を ) お＊りる | get off the bus/ taxi / train ★★★★☆
( が ) ふ＊る | rain falls ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: が 降参(こうさん) する | surrender ★★☆☆☆ 降 (descend /rainfall / get out of vehicle ) + 参 (admit defeat / visit) = 降参 (surrender) a casual word for surrender: to give up mid-game. A politician concedes defeat. To say uncle.
降伏(こうふく) | surrender ★☆☆☆☆ 降 (descend /rainfall / get out of vehicle ) + 伏 (lay face down) = 降伏 (surrender) surrender - unlike the more casual 降参　（こうさん）, 降伏 is used when you, like, lose a war.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1576
Components: (town) + (eachbottom) + (fuck)
Mnemonic: Some poo descended from my COLON.
He gets out of his vehicle at each town to fuck the locals. (FYI he's a christian missionary, and he's teaching them the position favored by the Lord)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: get off the bus/ taxi / train
First jukugo meaning: surrender
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 612

Kanji: 年
Meaning: year
Onyomi: NEN
First kunyomi: とし
First jukugo: 来年[らいねん]
Full header: 年 year
(rifle) + (fuck)
★★★★★
6 strokes
COUNTER
Description: NEW ONYOMI: from now on, when you see a new kanji whose onyomi is "nen", please use "year" for the keyword!
Full onyomi: NEN |
Full mnemonic: | I gotta fuck a rifle every year (FYI, I lost a bet. don't ask)
Full kunyomi: とし | a year ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 来年(らいねん) | next year ★★★★★ 来 (come/future) + 年 (year) = 来年 (next year)
去年(きょねん) | last year ★★★★★ 去 (past tense) + 年 (year) = 去年 (last year)
半年(はんとし) | half a year. ★★★★☆ KUN ON 半 (half) + 年 (year) = 半年 (half a year.)
1969年(1969ねん) | Oh, No! Please God help meeeeee. . . .:( ★★★★☆ the year Black Sabbath released their first album.
少年(しょうねん) | young boy ★★★★☆ 少 (a little (amount)) + 年 (year) = 少年 (young boy) young boy- usually 5- 15 years old.
XXX 周年(しゅうねん) | XXX-year anniversary ★☆☆☆☆ COUNTER 周 (circumference) + 年 (year) = 周年 (XXX-year anniversary)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1577
Components: (rifle) + (fuck)
Mnemonic: I gotta fuck a rifle every year (FYI, I lost a bet. don't ask)
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: a year
First jukugo meaning: next year
Frequency ranking: 46

Kanji: 五
Meaning: five
Onyomi: GO
First kunyomi: いつ＊つ
First jukugo: 五日[いつか]
Full header: 五 five
★★★★★
4 strokes
PK COUNTER
Full onyomi: GO |
Full kunyomi: いつ＊つ | 5 things COUNTER ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 五日(いつか) | fifth day of month ★★★★★ FP 五 (five) + 日 (sun, day) = 五日 (fifth day of month) the fifth day of the month. Also a homonym for 'when,' so that Abbot and Costello routine practically writes itself.
五月(ごがつ) | May ★★★★★ KANA 五 (five) + 月 (moon) = 五月 (May)
Full used In: - 語
- 悟
- 互
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1578
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: 5 things
First jukugo meaning: fifth day of month
Frequency ranking: 148

Kanji: 語
Meaning: language
Onyomi: GO
First kunyomi: かた*る
First jukugo: フランス語[ふらんすご]
Full header: 語 language
言 (say) + 五 (five) Same-ON + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
14 strokes
SUF
Full onyomi: GO |
Full mnemonic: | Learn how to say FIVE (五) languages from your mouth.
Full kunyomi: かた*る | to tell a story ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: フランス語(ふらんすご) | French ★★★★★ ラ () + ラ () + 語 (language) = フランス語 (French)
英語(えいご) | English ★★★★★ 英 (heroic) + 語 (language) = 英語 (English)
ｘｘｘ 語(go) | xxx-language ★★★★★ SUF SUFFIX meaning "language of xxx-country" (for example, フランス語、ドイツ語）
主語(しゅご) | subject ★★★☆☆ 主 (master/mainly) + 語 (language) = 主語 (subject) the subject of the sentence. AKA the thing Japanese people never say.
物語(ものがたり) | tale ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN NOKURI 物 (animal / thing) + 語 (language) = 物語 (tale) a tale- often used in the title of a book or movie. As in 'the tale of genji' 'tale of two cities.'
同意語(どういご) | synonym ★☆☆☆☆ 同 (same) + 意 (meaning) + 語 (language) = 同意語 (synonym)
同音異義語(どうおんいぎご) | homonym ★☆☆☆☆ 同 (same) + 音 (sound) + 異 (to differ) + 義 (righteousness) + 語 (language) = 同音異義語 (homonym)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1579
Components: 言 (say) + 五 (five) Same-ON + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: Learn how to say FIVE (五) languages from your mouth.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to tell a story
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: French
Frequency ranking: 294

Kanji: 悟
Meaning: enlightenment
Onyomi: GO
First kunyomi: さと*る
Full header: 悟 enlightenment
(leftheart) + 五 (five) Same-ON + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
PN SOLO
Full onyomi: GO |
Full mnemonic: Her heart Got Out of her mouth five times, that's when she knew she was enlightened.
Because not everyone can do that!
Full kunyomi: さと*る | to realize　（that someone is following you around / that someone is lying to you), or have a spiritual enlightenment (like Buddha) ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1580
Components: (leftheart) + 五 (five) Same-ON + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to realize　（that someone is following you around / that someone is lying to you), or have a spiritual enlightenment (like Buddha)
Frequency ranking: 1186

Meaning: orgy
Full header: orgy
五 (five) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (fuck)
STRONG
Description: Given that combination of radicals, what would YOU call it, Mr. Maturity??
STRONG for "I"
Full used In: - 偉
- 違
- 衛
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1581
Components: 五 (five) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (fuck)
Frequency ranking: 309

Kanji: 違
Meaning: different and therefore wrong
Onyomi: I
First kunyomi: ( が ) ちが＊う
First jukugo: 間違い[まちがい]
Full header: 違 different and therefore wrong
(motion) + (orgy) Same-ON
★★★★★
13 strokes
CCW
Full onyomi: I | I am different and wrong, and so is this dictionary.
Full mnemonic: | Moving towards an orgy is different and wrong.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) ちが＊う | nuh-uh! Wrong! It's not like that at all! ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 間違い(まちがい) | a mistake ★★★★★ 1/2 KANA 間 (a period of time) + 違 (different and therefore wrong) = 間違い (a mistake) Verb form; 間違える！
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
気違い(きちがい)
fuckin' crazy ★★★☆☆ ABU
気 (mood) + 違 (different and therefore wrong) = 気違い (fuckin' crazy)
(literally, 'different feeling') crazy - this is one of the biggest cusses in the whole language-a garunteed fight-starter. This is instructive in several ways.
1) Japanese is such a polite language that 'different feeling' is one of the worst insults.
2) it takes a certain kind of culture to think that having a different feeling is such a bad thing in the first place!
3) Historically it is a discriminatory term against people who suffer from mental illness.
相違(そうい) | a somewhat formal word for difference ★☆☆☆☆ NP 相 (partner) + 違 (different and therefore wrong) = 相違 (a somewhat formal word for difference)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1582
Components: (motion) + (orgy) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I am different and wrong, and so is this dictionary.
Moving towards an orgy is different and wrong.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: nuh-uh! Wrong! It's not like that at all!
First jukugo meaning: a mistake
Frequency ranking: 310

Kanji: 偉
Meaning: high-powered, prestigious
Onyomi: I
First kunyomi: えら*い
First jukugo: 偉人[いじん]
Full header: 偉 high-powered, prestigious
(personleft) + (orgy) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: I | I am very prestigious within the world of Yo Mama Joke-driven educational websites full of basic spelling errors.
Full mnemonic: | The person who organized this orgy was prestigious.
Full kunyomi: えら*い | great, outstanding. As in 'a great painting' or 'a great show.'(p> It also means upper-class. Like 'We can't park in that parking spot - it's for erai people.' A regular doctor is not erai, but the head surgeon of the hospital is erai. That kind of thing. ★★★☆☆
えら＊そう | (literally, "Prestigious, isn't he?") someone who thinks they're all that SARC ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 偉人(いじん) | great ★☆☆☆☆ 偉 (high-powered, prestigious) + 人 (person) = 偉人 (great) . . .in the sense of 'historically great', 'history-making', 'most famous', rather than the sense of 'nice' or 'wonderful.' (Recall Louis Farrakhan's wonderful non-apology for calling Hitler a 'wickedly great man': "Hey, White people! You're the ones who forced me to learn your language, and now I speak it better than you! You can't even be bothered to open a dictionary and learn your own language, so who are you to judge me?"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1583
Components: (personleft) + (orgy) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I am very prestigious within the world of Yo Mama Joke-driven educational websites full of basic spelling errors.
The person who organized this orgy was prestigious.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: great, outstanding. As in 'a great painting' or 'a great show.'(p> It also means upper-class. Like 'We can't park in that parking spot - it's for erai people.' A regular doctor is not erai, but the head surgeon of the hospital is erai. That kind of thing.
First jukugo meaning: great
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1451

Kanji: 衛
Meaning: defense
Onyomi: EI
First jukugo: 自衛[じえい]
Full header: 衛 defense
(goleft) + (orgy)
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: EI |
Full mnemonic: | I have to go and defend the orgy from The Fonz (He's mad because he wasn't invited)
Full jukugo: 自衛(じえい) | self-defense ★★★☆☆ 自 (my own) + 衛 (defense) = 自衛 (self-defense) self-defense - usually used in 自衛隊 (Japan's army, the Self-Defence Forces)
衛生(えいせい) | hygiene ★★☆☆☆ 衛 (defense) + 生 (life / birth) = 衛生 (hygiene)
衛星(えいせい) | satellite ★☆☆☆☆ 衛 (defense) + 星 (star) = 衛星 (satellite)
護衛(ごえい) | a bodyguard, an escort ☆☆☆☆☆ 護 (defend) + 衛 (defense) = 護衛 (a bodyguard, an escort)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1584
Components: (goleft) + (orgy)
Mnemonic: I have to go and defend the orgy from The Fonz (He's mad because he wasn't invited)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: self-defense
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 673

Meaning: date
Full header: date
(top radical) 夕 (evening) + (fuck)
Description: Evening + fuck = a date.
Full used In: - 瞬
- 舞
- 隣
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1585
Components: (top radical) 夕 (evening) + (fuck)
Frequency ranking: 715

Kanji: 瞬
Meaning: twinkle / tiny bit of time
Onyomi: SHUN
First kunyomi: ( が ) またた＊く
First jukugo: 瞬間[しゅんかん]に or の
Full header: 瞬 twinkle / tiny bit of time
目 (eye) + (nest) + (George Michael's Moustache) + (date)
★★★☆☆
18 strokes
Full onyomi: SHUN |
Full mnemonic: | You look with your eye for a tiny bit of time and decide not to date the guy with the nest embedded in his moustache - in fact, you decide to SHUN him.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) またた＊く | to blink, but also to flicker or twinkle。 Usually used as a adjective like, "またたく ほし" (twinkling star) ★☆☆☆☆
まばた＊き ( する ) | a wink,a blink 1/2 KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 瞬間(しゅんかん) に or の | an instant ★★☆☆☆ 瞬 (twinkle / tiny bit of time) + 間 (a period of time) = 瞬間 (an instant) an instant, the blink of an eye.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
舞 | dance / flutter | WITHOUT | 無
隣 | neighbor | TOWN |
瞬 | twinkle / tiny bit of time | EYE | 目
You can't dance WITHOUT a beat.
The neighboring TOWNs are next door to each other.
I like how your EYES twinkle.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1586
Components: 目 (eye) + (nest) + (George Michael's Moustache) + (date)
Mnemonic: You look with your eye for a tiny bit of time and decide not to date the guy with the nest embedded in his moustache - in fact, you decide to SHUN him.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to blink, but also to flicker or twinkle。 Usually used as a adjective like, "またたく ほし" (twinkling star)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: an instant
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 865

Kanji: 舞
Meaning: dance / flutter
Onyomi: BU
First kunyomi: ( が ) ま＊う
First jukugo: 舞台[ぶたい]
Full header: 舞 dance / flutter
無 (without) + (date)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: BU | BOO! The fluttering freak-dancers scared you with their sudden freakery.
Full mnemonic: | Because of your poor dancing, you remain without a date.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) ま＊う | to flutter or dance - like leaves in the wind. Not like a person doing the Smurf. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 舞台(ぶたい) | the stage. ★★☆☆☆ 舞 (dance / flutter) + 台 (big thing counter) = 舞台 (the stage.)
歌舞伎(かぶき) | kabuki ★★☆☆☆ 歌 (sing) + 舞 (dance / flutter) = 歌舞伎 (kabuki) where your mom gets her makeup from.
へ or に お見舞い(おみまい) | sympathy visit ★☆☆☆☆ 見 (look) + 舞 (dance / flutter) = お見舞い (sympathy visit) to do a 'sympathy visit' to someone who is sick, usually in the hospital.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
舞 | dance / flutter | WITHOUT | 無
隣 | neighbor | TOWN |
瞬 | twinkle / tiny bit of time | EYE | 目
You can't dance WITHOUT a beat.
The neighboring TOWNs are next door to each other.
I like how your EYES twinkle.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1587
Components: 無 (without) + (date)
Mnemonic: BOO! The fluttering freak-dancers scared you with their sudden freakery.
Because of your poor dancing, you remain without a date.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to flutter or dance - like leaves in the wind. Not like a person doing the Smurf.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the stage.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 716

Kanji: 隣
Meaning: neighbor
Onyomi: RIN - don't bother.
First kunyomi: ( の ) となり
First jukugo: 隣人[りんじん]
Full header: 隣 neighbor
(town) + 米 (rice / America) + (date)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: RIN - don't bother. |
Full mnemonic: | I'm dating an American, from the neighboring town.
Full kunyomi: ( の ) となり | next to- could be the seat next to yours, could be the house next to yours. 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 隣人(りんじん) | a homey ☆☆☆☆☆ 隣 (neighbor) + 人 (person) = 隣人 (a homey) someone from the neighborhood - a homey.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
舞 | dance / flutter | WITHOUT | 無
隣 | neighbor | TOWN |
瞬 | twinkle / tiny bit of time | EYE | 目
You can't dance WITHOUT a beat.
The neighboring TOWNs are next door to each other.
I like how your EYES twinkle.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1588
Components: (town) + 米 (rice / America) + (date)
Mnemonic: I'm dating an American, from the neighboring town.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: next to- could be the seat next to yours, could be the house next to yours.
First jukugo meaning: a homey
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 993

Meaning: spice rack
Full header: spice rack
(right radical)
PK SYMBOLIC
Description: Just one of them racks you hang on your kitchen wall full of spice bottles.
Not only does it look like a spice rack, when seen from the side view, but ALSO the radical usually means ingredient.
Full used In: - 料
- 科
- 図
- 斜
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1589
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 578

Kanji: 料
Meaning: ingredients / fees
Onyomi: RYOU
First jukugo: 無料[むりょう]
Full header: 料 ingredients / fees
米 (rice / America) + (spice rack)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
BETA JERK
Full onyomi: RYOU | REORDER more ingredients.
Full mnemonic: | Get the ingredients and the rice from the spice rack. This is gonna be some nut-busting risotto here, I tell you that right now.
Full jukugo: 無料(むりょう) | free ★★★★☆ 無 (without) + 料 (ingredients / fees) = 無料 (free) free (not like Martin Luther King, I mean free like a free magazine full of articles on how to become a stripper)
料理(りょうり) つくる
cuisine/cooking ★★★★☆
料 (ingredients / fees) + 理 (reason) = 料理 (cuisine/cooking)
２ meanings.
1： cooking , as in, "My hobby is cooking. I'm cooking right now, I can't talk."
2： cuisine, as in, "My favorite cuisine is Mexican. My favorite cuisine is Indonesian."
(BOOBOO: You don't say, though, "I'm going to buy some ryouri." Or "I'm eating ryouri right now." )
料金(りょうきん) | a fee, also, bills. ★★★☆☆ 料 (ingredients / fees) + 金 (gold) = 料金 (a fee, also, bills.)
給料(きゅうりょう) | wages ★★★☆☆ 給 (provide) + 料 (ingredients / fees) = 給料 (wages) wages - a bit more useful than the related word 給与. For instance, 'payday' is 給料日 (きゅうりょうび)、 not 給与日.
香辛料(こうしんりょう) | spices ★☆☆☆☆ 香 (good smell) + 辛 (spicy / painful) + 料 (ingredients / fees) = 香辛料 (spices) spices - not just hot ones. This is the only word you'll ever need the onyomi for. Sorry.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
科 | science | WHEAT |
料 | ingredients / fees | RICE | 米
Scientists study WHEAT,
then use RICE ingredients for something to eat.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1590
Components: 米 (rice / America) + (spice rack)
Mnemonic: REORDER more ingredients.
Get the ingredients and the rice from the spice rack. This is gonna be some nut-busting risotto here, I tell you that right now.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: free
Frequency ranking: 579

Kanji: 科
Meaning: science
Onyomi: KA
First jukugo: 教科書[きょうかしょ]
Full header: 科 science
(wheat) + (spice rack)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KA |
Full mnemonic: | Thanks to science, we now have a CAR that runs on wheat and spices!
Full jukugo: 教科書(きょうかしょ) | textbook ★★★★☆ 教 (teach) + 科 (science) + 書 (write) = 教科書 (textbook)
科学(かがく) | science ★★★☆☆ 科 (science) + 学 (knowledge) = 科学 (science)
科学者(かがくしゃ) | scientist ★★☆☆☆ 科 学 (science) + 者 (professional) = 科学者 (scientist)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
科 | science | WHEAT |
料 | ingredients / fees | RICE | 米
Scientists study WHEAT,
then use RICE ingredients for something to eat.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1591
Components: (wheat) + (spice rack)
Mnemonic: Thanks to science, we now have a CAR that runs on wheat and spices!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: textbook
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 854

Kanji: 図
Meaning: diagram/ map
Onyomi: ZU, TO
First kunyomi: はか*る
First jukugo: 地図[ちず]
Full header: 図 diagram/ map
(big box) + (spice rack)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
DUPE JERK
Full onyomi: ZU, TO | I want to Take Off to the ZOO, but first I need to get a map.
Full mnemonic: | Before I can build my spice rack, I have to draw a diagram of it in this big box.
Full kunyomi: はか*る | a fairly neutral word for 'to scheme or plan': 'The committee plans to raise interest rates.' It can be used for both good and bad schemes. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 地図(ちず) | map ★★★★☆ 地 (area) + 図 (diagram/ map) = 地図 (map)
意図(いと) | intention, aim ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 意 (meaning) + 図 (diagram/ map) = 意図 (intention, aim)
図面(ずめん) | blueprint ☆☆☆☆☆ 図 (diagram/ map) + 面 (front surface / face) = 図面 (blueprint)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1592
Components: (big box) + (spice rack)
Mnemonic: I want to Take Off to the ZOO, but first I need to get a map.
Before I can build my spice rack, I have to draw a diagram of it in this big box.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: a fairly neutral word for 'to scheme or plan': 'The committee plans to raise interest rates.' It can be used for both good and bad schemes.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: map
Frequency ranking: 681

Kanji: 斜
Meaning: diagonal
Onyomi: SHA
First kunyomi: なな＊め ( のｘｘｘ )
First jukugo: 斜面[しゃめん]
Full header: 斜 diagonal
余 (excess) + (spice rack)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SHA | SHALL I wear my diagonal '80s new-wave dress today?
Full mnemonic: | My spice rack is so full of excess spice bottles that it droops diagonally.
Full kunyomi: なな＊め ( のｘｘｘ ) | diagonal xxx 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 斜面(しゃめん) | a slant or slope ☆☆☆☆☆ 斜 (diagonal) + 面 (front surface / face) = 斜面 (a slant or slope)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1593
Components: 余 (excess) + (spice rack)
Mnemonic: SHALL I wear my diagonal '80s new-wave dress today?
My spice rack is so full of excess spice bottles that it droops diagonally.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: diagonal xxx
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a slant or slope
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1428

Meaning: skipping legs
Full header: skipping legs
(bottom radical)
PK
Description: The crossed legs of a jaunty person skipping down the street.
Full used In: - 史
- 更
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1594
Components: (bottom radical)
Frequency ranking: 342

Kanji: 史
Meaning: history
Onyomi: SHI
First jukugo: 歴史[れきし]
Full header: 史 history
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (skipping legs)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | With her mouth, SHE tells the history of skipping - from the stumbling of drunken cavemen, to the modern ballet.
Full jukugo: 歴史(れきし) | history ★★★★☆ 歴 (chronicle) + 史 (history) = 歴史 (history)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
史 | history | MOUTH | 口
更 | all over again | RICEFIELD | 田
You tell oral history with your MOUTH,
and every year we have to plant the RICEFIELD all over again.
Full used In: - 使
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1595
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (skipping legs)
Mnemonic: With her mouth, SHE tells the history of skipping - from the stumbling of drunken cavemen, to the modern ballet.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 343

Kanji: 更
Meaning: all over again
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: さら ( に )
First jukugo: 今更[いまさら]
Full header: 更 all over again
一 (one/line radical) + 田 (rice field) + (skipping legs)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: KOU | Your mom did all the COCAINE, so now we have to score all over again.
Full mnemonic: | We were unable to skip through one rice field. We have to start all over again!
Full kunyomi: さら ( に ) | all over again, afresh, furthermore, in addition, besides. NP ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 今更(いまさら) | too late now ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 今 (now) + 更 (all over again) = 今更 (too late now) it's too late now, after all this time. Too much water under the bridge.
更新(こうしん) する | renew ★☆☆☆☆ 更 (all over again) + 新 (new) = 更新 (renew)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
史 | history | MOUTH | 口
更 | all over again | RICEFIELD | 田
You tell oral history with your MOUTH,
and every year we have to plant the RICEFIELD all over again.
Full used In: - 便
- 硬
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1596
Components: 一 (one/line radical) + 田 (rice field) + (skipping legs)
Mnemonic: Your mom did all the COCAINE, so now we have to score all over again.
We were unable to skip through one rice field. We have to start all over again!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: all over again, afresh, furthermore, in addition, besides.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: too late now
Frequency ranking: 982

Kanji: 硬
Meaning: hard like a rock
Onyomi: KOU, KU
First kunyomi: かた*い
First jukugo: 硬直した[こうちょくした]
Full header: 硬 hard like a rock
石 (rock) + 更 (all over again) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE
Description: this is the least used of the 3 かたい dupes.
Full onyomi: KOU, KU |
Full mnemonic: | Thanks to viagra, the old man's junk got rock hard all over again, and furthermore his COLON too.
Full kunyomi: かた*い | hardーalmost the same as the OTHER かたい （固）- hard like hard to break. If you want to say someone is stiff or stubborn or anal retentive, you'd have to use 固い, though. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 硬直した(こうちょくした) | rigid ★☆☆☆☆ 硬 (hard like a rock) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) = 硬直した (rigid) rigid - but not like a boner. Like a rigid class system resistant to change. Like rigor mortis. Other meaning: to sit bolt upright, soldiers rigidly standing at attention.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
硬 | hard like a rock | ROCK | 石
使 | use | BERET |
便 | convenient　/ poop | RICE FIELD | 田
"Hard" as a ROCK.
A person uses a BERET to keep his head warm,
but another person takes a poo in the RICE FIELD.
You're welcome.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1597
Components: 石 (rock) + 更 (all over again) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Thanks to viagra, the old man's junk got rock hard all over again, and furthermore his COLON too.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: hardーalmost the same as the OTHER かたい （固）- hard like hard to break. If you want to say someone is stiff or stubborn or anal retentive, you'd have to use 固い, though.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: rigid
Frequency ranking: 1569

Kanji: 使
Meaning: use
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: つか*う
First jukugo: 使い方[つかいかた]
Full header: 使 use
(personleft) + 一 (one/line radical) + 史 (history)
★★★★★
8 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SHI | Can't you see?? SHE's just using you, dude!
Full mnemonic: | The person uses a stick (the line on top right) to teach history.
Full kunyomi: つか*う | use (a cement mixer, a video game controller, an AK) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 使い方(つかいかた) | how to use ★★★★☆ 使 (use) + 方 (direction / method / person) = 使い方 (how to use)
使い捨て(つかいすて) のXXX | disposable ★★☆☆☆ 使 (use) + 捨 (throw away) = 使い捨て (disposable) disposable XXX, throwaway things.
天使(てんし) | angel ★★☆☆☆ 天 (heaven) + 使 (use) = 天使 (angel )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
硬 | hard like a rock | ROCK | 石
使 | use | BERET |
便 | convenient　/ poop | RICE FIELD | 田
"Hard" as a ROCK.
A person uses a BERET to keep his head warm,
but another person takes a poo in the RICE FIELD.
You're welcome.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1598
Components: (personleft) + 一 (one/line radical) + 史 (history)
Mnemonic: Can't you see?? SHE's just using you, dude!
The person uses a stick (the line on top right) to teach history.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: use (a cement mixer, a video game controller, an AK)
First jukugo meaning: how to use
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 344

Kanji: 便
Meaning: convenient　/ poop
Onyomi: BEN
First kunyomi: たよ*り
First jukugo: 便利[べんり]な
Full header: 便 convenient　/ poop
(personleft) + 更 (all over again)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
JERK
Description: This is pronounced BEN in poo-related words, and BIN in mail-related words.
Full onyomi: BEN | BENny Hill had BEEN doing a TV show known for poop jokes. As well as boob jokes and other cultural fare.
Full mnemonic: | A person poops when it is convenient, and then the next day they have to poop all over again.
Full kunyomi: たよ*り | news or communication from someone - a letter. A simple postcard now and again. Is that so much to ask? Mr. thinks-his-shit-don't-stink??? ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 便利(べんり) な | handy, convenient ★★★★★ 便 (convenient　/ poop) + 利 (handy) = 便利 (handy, convenient)
不便(ふべん) な | inconvenient ★★★★☆ 不 (un) + 便 (convenient　/ poop) = 不便 (inconvenient)
郵便局(ゆうびんきょく) | post office ★★★☆☆ 郵 (mail) + 便 (convenient　/ poop) + 局 (department) = 郵便局 (post office)
排便(はいべん) する | defecate ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 排 (eliminate) + 便 (convenient　/ poop) = 排便 (defecate) the dook (doctor word, although it's sure to get a chuckle if you use it)
小便(しょうべん) する | the wee ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 小 (small size) + 便 (convenient　/ poop) = 小便 (the wee) the wee (Doctor's word)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
硬 | hard like a rock | ROCK | 石
使 | use | BERET |
便 | convenient　/ poop | RICE FIELD | 田
"Hard" as a ROCK.
A person uses a BERET to keep his head warm,
but another person takes a poo in the RICE FIELD.
You're welcome.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1599
Components: (personleft) + 更 (all over again)
Mnemonic: BENny Hill had BEEN doing a TV show known for poop jokes. As well as boob jokes and other cultural fare.
A person poops when it is convenient, and then the next day they have to poop all over again.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: news or communication from someone - a letter. A simple postcard now and again. Is that so much to ask? Mr. thinks-his-shit-don't-stink???
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: handy, convenient
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 988

Kanji: 身
Meaning: (one's own) flesh
Onyomi: SHIN
First kunyomi: み ( NUBI )
First jukugo: xxxの出身[しゅっしん]
Full header: 身 (one's own) flesh
自 (my own) + ノ (katakana 'no')
★★★★★
7 strokes
ILL PAIR PN
Description: Careful - this guy tends to use the KUN reading in its jukugo.
Full onyomi: SHIN |
Full mnemonic: First, let's say that ノ is short for "nose"
now we can say . . .
My own nose flesh is SHINY with grease.
Full kunyomi: み ( NUBI ) | flesh (never used by itself - you wouldn't tell a hot dude, "nice み!!" as you leer at him. See below for examples. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: xxxの 出身(しゅっしん) | a thing from XXX ★★★★☆ SUF 出 (pull out / hand over) + 身 ((one's own) flesh) = 出身 (a thing from XXX) a thing made in XXX, a person from XXX。
身元(みもと) | identity ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 身 ((one's own) flesh) + 元 (original) = 身元 (identity) identity, as in ID card or unidentified headless corpse.
身長(しんちょう) | height ★★☆☆☆ 身 ((one's own) flesh) + 長 (long / boss) = 身長 (height) height (BOOBOO; only about human bodies- not about buildings or, well, anything else)
中身(なかみ) | contents ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 中 (middle) + 身 ((one's own) flesh) = 中身 (contents) the contents of (a box, bag)
身分(みぶん) | social status ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 身 ((one's own) flesh) + 分 (understand / divide / minute) = 身分 (social status) one's social status： bum, clerk, socialite, ne'er-do-well, etc
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
省 | ministry / cut down on | A LITTLE | 少
身 | (one's own) flesh | YOUR OWN | 自
Cut down on smoking a LITTLE, and save your OWN flesh.
Full used In: - 射
- 窮
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1600
Components: 自 (my own) + ノ (katakana 'no')
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: flesh (never used by itself - you wouldn't tell a hot dude, "nice み!!" as you leer at him. See below for examples.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a thing from XXX
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 147

Kanji: 射
Meaning: shoot
Onyomi: SHA
First kunyomi: い*る
First jukugo: 発射[はっしゃ]する
Full header: 射 shoot
寸 (glueglue) + 身 ((one's own) flesh)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHA |
Full mnemonic: | I SHOT an arrow at your flesh and it sticks in you like glue.
Full kunyomi: い*る | shoot (only used about bows)(no stars!) ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 発射(はっしゃ) する | launch ★★☆☆☆ 発 (launch) + 射 (shoot) = 発射 (launch) launch (a rocket)
注射(ちゅうしゃ) | injection ★★☆☆☆ 注 (pour / be careful) + 射 (shoot) = 注射 (injection)
反射(はんしゃ) | reflection ★☆☆☆☆ 反 (anti) + 射 (shoot) = 反射 (reflection)
Full used In: - 謝
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1601
Components: 寸 (glueglue) + 身 ((one's own) flesh)
Mnemonic: I SHOT an arrow at your flesh and it sticks in you like glue.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: shoot (only used about bows)(no stars!)
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: launch
Frequency ranking: 976

Kanji: 謝
Meaning: apologize
Onyomi: SHA
First kunyomi: ( に ) あやま*る
First jukugo: に感謝[かんしゃ]する
Full header: 謝 apologize
言 (say) + 射 (shoot) Same-ON
★★★★☆
17 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SHA | I apologize that I SHOT your dachshund.
Full mnemonic: | If you say enough apologies, I won't shoot you.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) あやま*る | apologize　(BOOBOO: This is only used when describing actions after the fact. You wouldn't step on someone's toes and then say わたしはあやまります！) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: に 感謝(かんしゃ) する | gratitude ★★★☆☆ 感 (feeling) + 謝 (apologize) = 感謝 (gratitude) The most common, general word for gratitude.
謝罪(しゃざい) する | apologize ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 謝 (apologize) + 罪 (sin) = 謝罪 (apologize)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1602
Components: 言 (say) + 射 (shoot) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I apologize that I SHOT your dachshund.
If you say enough apologies, I won't shoot you.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: apologize　(BOOBOO: This is only used when describing actions after the fact. You wouldn't step on someone's toes and then say わたしはあやまります！)
First jukugo meaning: gratitude
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1208

Kanji: 窮
Meaning: to be in trouble
Onyomi: KYUU
First kunyomi: ( が ) きわ＊まる
First jukugo: 窮地[きゅうち]に
Full header: 窮 to be in trouble
穴 (hole) + 弓 (bow) + 身 ((one's own) flesh)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA DUPE
Full onyomi: KYUU | CUTE guys are nothing but trouble.
Full mnemonic: | When a bow shoots a hole in your flesh, you bet your ass you're in trouble.
Full kunyomi: ( が ) きわ＊まる | To be caught in a dillema, to have your back to the wall, to the point where there seems to be no hope. Almost never used. ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 窮地(きゅうち) に | FUCKED ★☆☆☆☆ 窮 (to be in trouble) + 地 (area) = 窮地 (FUCKED) to be up a creek, in a predicament, painted into a corner, fucked.
窮屈(きゅうくつ) な | tight-assed. ★☆☆☆☆ 窮 (to be in trouble) + 屈 (yield, get out of the way) = 窮屈 (tight-assed. ) ：stiff or formal, tight-assed.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1603
Components: 穴 (hole) + 弓 (bow) + 身 ((one's own) flesh)
Mnemonic: CUTE guys are nothing but trouble.
When a bow shoots a hole in your flesh, you bet your ass you're in trouble.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: To be caught in a dillema, to have your back to the wall, to the point where there seems to be no hope. Almost never used.
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: FUCKED
Frequency ranking: 1583

Meaning: scorpion
Full header: scorpion
(bottom radical)
PK STRONG
Description: Often - but not always - STRONG RADICAL for 'CHI.'
Full used In: - 地
- 池
- 他
- 施
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1604
Components: (bottom radical)
Frequency ranking: 91

Kanji: 地
Meaning: area
Onyomi: CHI, JI
First jukugo: 地球[ちきゅう]
Full header: 地 area
土 (earth) + (scorpion) Same-ON
★★★★☆
6 strokes
BETA
Description: This is different from other 'place' kanji like 場 and 所, because 地 doesn't emphasize the a particular activity done at the place : 地 instead emphasizes the land, the physical, geographical aspects of the space.
Full onyomi: CHI, JI | Damn it smells good in here. Did JESUS cut the CHEESE in this area?
Full mnemonic: | Dangerous scorpions are on the earth in that area.
Full jukugo: 地球(ちきゅう) | earth ★★★★☆ 地 (area) + 球 (sphere) = 地球 (earth) the world, the physical planet Earth.
地域(ちいき) | district, zone ★★★★☆ 地 (area) + 域 (region) = 地域 (district, zone) a region or district, a zone. (emphasizes a social community moreso than a geographical area) (i.e. you wouldn't use it for the tropics or the Arctic, but you'd use it for Chinatown ,the American South or Kanto/Kansai)
地図(ちず) | map ★★★★☆ 地 (area) + 図 (diagram/ map) = 地図 (map)
地震(じしん) | earthquake ★★★☆☆ FP 地 (area) + 震 (shake, tremble) = 地震 (earthquake)
地帯(ちたい) | zone ★★☆☆☆ 地 (area) + 帯 (belt) = 地帯 (zone) a geographical district or zone - emphaizes a physical location: the tropics, the steppes. ちたい is much bigger and broader than 地域.
地面(じめん) | ground ★★☆☆☆ 地 (area) + 面 (front surface / face) = 地面 (ground) the ground/floor (applies both inside and outside)
地理(ちり) | geography ★☆☆☆☆ 地 (area) + 理 (reason) = 地理 (geography)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
施 | put into practice / charity | DIRECTION |
他 | other | PERSON | 人
地 | area | EARTH | 土
I thought of a new DIRECTION to go, now I'm putting it into practice. The other PERSON can't enter the EARTH of my area.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1605
Components: 土 (earth) + (scorpion) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Damn it smells good in here. Did JESUS cut the CHEESE in this area?
Dangerous scorpions are on the earth in that area.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: earth
Frequency ranking: 92

Kanji: 池
Meaning: pond
Onyomi: CHI
First kunyomi: いけ
First jukugo: 電池[でんち]
Full header: 池 pond
(waterleft) + (scorpion) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
6 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: CHI |
Full mnemonic: | There's a scorpion living in the water of that pond, eating CHEESE.
Full kunyomi: いけ | pond, small lake ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 電池(でんち) | battery ★★☆☆☆ 電 (electricity) + 池 (pond) = 電池 (battery)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1606
Components: (waterleft) + (scorpion) Same-ON
Mnemonic: There's a scorpion living in the water of that pond, eating CHEESE.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: pond, small lake
First jukugo meaning: battery
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1126

Kanji: 他
Meaning: other
Onyomi: TA
First kunyomi: ほか
First jukugo: その他[そのほか]
Full header: 他 other
(personleft) + (scorpion)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
Full onyomi: TA |
Full mnemonic: | The solitary scorpion doesn't usually TAlk to other people.
Full kunyomi: ほか | other　－ another thing of the same type. ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: その他(そのほか) | the others ★★★★☆ the others, as well as, furthermore, etc. (often seen on charts: 45% Republican, 45% Democrat, その他 10%)
他人(たにん) | other people ★★★☆☆ 他 (other) + 人 (person) = 他人 (other people) other people, people around you (emphasis is slightly negative: they're not in your group, so who cares about them?)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
施 | put into practice / charity | DIRECTION |
他 | other | PERSON | 人
地 | area | EARTH | 土
I thought of a new DIRECTION to go, now I'm putting it into practice. The other PERSON can't enter the EARTH of my area.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1607
Components: (personleft) + (scorpion)
Mnemonic: The solitary scorpion doesn't usually TAlk to other people.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: other　－ another thing of the same type.
First jukugo meaning: the others
Frequency ranking: 372

Kanji: 施
Meaning: put into practice / charity
Onyomi: SHI
First kunyomi: ほどこ*す
First jukugo: 施設[しせつ]
Full header: 施 put into practice / charity
方 (direction / method / person) + (rifle) + (scorpion)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
JERK PN
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | SHE sees you're about to get bit, so SHE charitably points her rifle in the direction of the scorpion and blasts away.
Full kunyomi: ほどこ*す | to give to charity 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 施設(しせつ) | institution / facilities ★★☆☆☆ 施 (put into practice / charity) + 設 (establish) = 施設 (institution / facilities) an institution, some facilities. (a mental hospital / sports stadium / orphanage / water filtration plant)
実施(じっし) する | in full effect ☆☆☆☆☆ 実 (truth) + 施 (put into practice / charity) = 実施 (in full effect) to put something - a plan or rule - into effect
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
施 | put into practice / charity | DIRECTION |
他 | other | PERSON | 人
地 | area | EARTH | 土
I thought of a new DIRECTION to go, now I'm putting it into practice. The other PERSON can't enter the EARTH of my area.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1608
Components: 方 (direction / method / person) + (rifle) + (scorpion)
Mnemonic: SHE sees you're about to get bit, so SHE charitably points her rifle in the direction of the scorpion and blasts away.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to give to charity
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: institution / facilities
Frequency ranking: 1310

Kanji: 曽
Meaning: gain
Full header: 曽 gain
(right radical) (horny) + 田 (rice field) + 日 (sun, day)
STRONG OBSOLETE
Description: strong RADICAL: ZOU.
I GAIN HORNYness watching a shirtless ZORRO sweat in the RICE PADDY under the SUN.
OBSOLETE KANJI: officially this means “former," but it is rarely used, so we're going to use it to mean “gain," for reasons that will become clear in one second...
Full used In: - 増
- 贈
- 憎
- 僧
- 層
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1609
Components: (right radical) (horny) + 田 (rice field) + 日 (sun, day)
Frequency ranking: 883

Kanji: 増
Meaning: increase
Onyomi: ZOU (not so useful)
First kunyomi: ( を ) ふ＊やす
First jukugo: 増加 [ぞうか]
Full header: 増 increase
土 (earth) + 曽 (gain) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Full onyomi: ZOU (not so useful) |
Full mnemonic: | Every time ZORRO gained more ground, his power increased(and the hated Governor Alverado's decreased).
Full kunyomi: ( を ) ふ＊やす | I increase something. (my bank balance, my muscles) ★★★☆☆
( が ) ふ＊える | something increases. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 増加 (ぞうか) | an increase ★☆☆☆☆ NP 増 (increase) + 加 (add) = 増加 (an increase)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
贈 | give | MONEY | 貝
増 | increase | EARTH | 土
憎 | detest | HEART | 心
慣 | adapt | not HORNY |
僧 | buddhist monk | PERSON | 人
You give MONEY away.
The EARTH'S temperature increases.
You detest me with all your HEART.
I adapt to it because I'm NOT HORNY for you anyway.
A monk is a PERSON.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1610
Components: 土 (earth) + 曽 (gain) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Every time ZORRO gained more ground, his power increased(and the hated Governor Alverado's decreased).
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I increase something. (my bank balance, my muscles)
First jukugo meaning: an increase
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 884

Kanji: 贈
Meaning: give
Onyomi: ZOU
First kunyomi: おく*る
First jukugo: 贈り物[おくりもの]
Full header: 贈 give
貝 (shellfish/money) + 曽 (gain) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
18 strokes
DUPE SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: ZOU |
Full mnemonic: | ZOrro gained money from robbing the rich, and gave that money to the poor.
Full kunyomi: おく*る | give a present, or present someone with something rad (a scholarship, a knighthood). This is actually more similar to あげます, but I think it's a little more formal. F ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 贈り物(おくりもの) | a present ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 贈 (give) + 物 (animal / thing) = 贈り物 (a present)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
贈 | give | MONEY | 貝
増 | increase | EARTH | 土
憎 | detest | HEART | 心
慣 | adapt | not HORNY |
僧 | buddhist monk | PERSON | 人
You give MONEY away.
The EARTH'S temperature increases.
You detest me with all your HEART.
I adapt to it because I'm NOT HORNY for you anyway.
A monk is a PERSON.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1611
Components: 貝 (shellfish/money) + 曽 (gain) Same-ON
Mnemonic: ZOrro gained money from robbing the rich, and gave that money to the poor.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: give a present, or present someone with something rad (a scholarship, a knighthood). This is actually more similar to あげます, but I think it's a little more formal.
First jukugo meaning: a present
Frequency ranking: 1594

Kanji: 憎
Meaning: detest
First kunyomi: にく*らしい
Full header: 憎 detest
(leftheart) + 曽 (gain) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | The more I detest (insert name of personal enemy), the more my heartbeat gains speed.
Full kunyomi: にく*らしい | hateful, just odious, terribly immoral. ★★☆☆☆
にく＊む | to hate or detest! Not like "I hate sports" or "I hate Insane Clown Posse," but like "I detest Hitler and female genital mutilation." ★★☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
贈 | give | MONEY | 貝
増 | increase | EARTH | 土
憎 | detest | HEART | 心
慣 | adapt | not HORNY |
僧 | buddhist monk | PERSON | 人
You give MONEY away.
The EARTH'S temperature increases.
You detest me with all your HEART.
I adapt to it because I'm NOT HORNY for you anyway.
A monk is a PERSON.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
憎 | detest | HORNY |
惜 | close but no cigar | HELLBUNNY |
When you get HORNY, you detest the BUNNIES that tell you close but no cigar! You got dissed, player!
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1612
Components: (leftheart) + 曽 (gain) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The more I detest (insert name of personal enemy), the more my heartbeat gains speed.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: hateful, just odious, terribly immoral.
Frequency ranking: 1251

Kanji: 僧
Meaning: buddhist monk
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: そう
First jukugo: 僧侶[そうりょ]
Full header: 僧 buddhist monk
(personleft) + 曽 (gain) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
F
Description: This is a somewhat formal kanji. Most people just say お坊さん　（おぼうさん） for monk in casual conversation.
Full onyomi: SOU | The monk is SO wise.
Full mnemonic: | A monk is a person who gains enlightenment
Full kunyomi: そう | a somewhat formal, official way to refer to a monk LAZY F ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 僧侶(そうりょ) | a Buddhist monk ☆☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
贈 | give | MONEY | 貝
増 | increase | EARTH | 土
憎 | detest | HEART | 心
慣 | adapt | not HORNY |
僧 | buddhist monk | PERSON | 人
You give MONEY away.
The EARTH'S temperature increases.
You detest me with all your HEART.
I adapt to it because I'm NOT HORNY for you anyway.
A monk is a PERSON.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1613
Components: (personleft) + 曽 (gain) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The monk is SO wise.
A monk is a person who gains enlightenment
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a somewhat formal, official way to refer to a monk
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a Buddhist monk
Frequency ranking: 1222

Kanji: 層
Meaning: layer
Onyomi: SOU
First jukugo: 一層[いっそう]
Full header: 層 layer
(corpse) + 曽 (gain)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SOU |
Full mnemonic: | When ice cube gets started killing crackers, the pile of corpses gains layers SO fast it is like, damn, he really doesn't like crackers.
Full jukugo: 一層(いっそう) | all the more ★☆☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 層 (layer) = 一層 (all the more) all the more. As in, 'He ignores me and it just makes me love him all the more.'
ｘｘｘ 層(そう) | layer of XXX ★☆☆☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning, 'layer of xxx.' As in, オゾン層 (おぞんそう = ozone layer)
階層(かいそう) | stratum of society ☆☆☆☆☆ 階 (story of a building) + 層 (layer) = 階層 (stratum of society) stratum of society - broke, blue-collar, middle-class, rich, oligarch
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
属 | genus/affiliation | BUGS | 虫
層 | layer | GET | 曽
BUGS have genus and species. Layers GET piled up.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1614
Components: (corpse) + 曽 (gain)
Mnemonic: When ice cube gets started killing crackers, the pile of corpses gains layers SO fast it is like, damn, he really doesn't like crackers.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: all the more
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1076

Kanji: 呂
Meaning: washtub
Onyomi: RO
First jukugo: お風呂[おふろ]
Full header: 呂 washtub
口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: RO | RObots don't like to get in the washtub because they will electrocute themselves.
Full mnemonic: | Just a regular washtub like you got in your apartment. Or, let's say, TWO tubs (the two squares) connected by a short line of plumbing in the middle there.
Full jukugo: お風呂(おふろ) | bathtub ★★★★★ 1/2 KANA 風 (wind / the flu / style) + 呂 (washtub) = お風呂 (bathtub) bathrub. I mean tub. A bathtub.
露天風呂(ろてんぶろ) | outdoor hot springs ☆☆☆☆☆ 露 (outdoors, public) + 天 (heaven) + 風 (wind / the flu / style) + 呂 (washtub) = 露天風呂 (outdoor hot springs ) outdoor hot springs baths - AKA the best shit ever.
Full used In: - 宮
- 営
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1615
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: RObots don't like to get in the washtub because they will electrocute themselves.
Just a regular washtub like you got in your apartment. Or, let's say, TWO tubs (the two squares) connected by a short line of plumbing in the middle there.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: bathtub
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 736

Meaning: bureaucracy
Full header: bureaucracy
PK
Description: . . . because it is used in the kanji for bureaucrat, but mostly because it looks like a capital "B."
HOW TO TELL THEM APART: Unlike 呂, has a straight spine running down the left side- because bureaucrats are inflexible. Also because the letter "B" has a straight line on the left.
Full used In: - 官
- 追
- 師
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1616
Frequency ranking: 504

Kanji: 宮
Meaning: palace
Onyomi: KYUU
First kunyomi: みや
First jukugo: 子宮[しきゅう]
Full header: 宮 palace
(crown) + 呂 (washtub)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
COCK PN
Description: This is a total COCK. First of all, in the modern age, there ARE no palaces in Japan that even use this -when I show my Japanese friends this kanji, they're like, "Oh you mean Versailles?"
Second, even if you go back to the Heian period when there were palaces galore, 宮　is used as a suffix, and it's pronounced ぐう, as in JermaineGUU (Jermaine's Palace). But in people's names, it's pronounced MIYA, and in NON-place-name jukugo it's KYUU. What the palatial fuck!
My bad, I guess the Emperor's house is technically a 宮.
But even then (or at Versailles, for that matter!) a Japanese tourist would never say "Hey Mieko! Get a load of that classy MIYA!"
So, in short, the KUNyomi is only used in people's last names, and the only useful ONyomi (きゅう) is actually an exception - all the other (useless) jukugo use ぐう.
Aren't you glad you're learning Japanese now?
Full onyomi: KYUU | That's a CUTE palace you got there. All those cherubs in the cornices!
Full mnemonic: | The princess left her crown in the washtub at the palace.
Full kunyomi: みや | never used, except in last names, like Karin Amamiya, the labor rights activist. PN ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 子宮(しきゅう) | womb ☆☆☆☆☆ 子 (child) + 宮 (palace) = 子宮 (womb)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
官 | federal | BUREAUCRACY |
宮 | palace | WASHTUB | 呂
The federal government is run by BEURACRATS.
There's a WASHTUB in the damn palace.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1617
Components: (crown) + 呂 (washtub)
Mnemonic: That's a CUTE palace you got there. All those cherubs in the cornices!
The princess left her crown in the washtub at the palace.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: never used, except in last names, like Karin Amamiya, the labor rights activist.
First jukugo meaning: womb
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 737

Kanji: 官
Meaning: federal
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 官僚[かんりょう]
Full header: 官 federal
(crown) + (bureaucracy)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK STRONG
Full onyomi: KAN | Genghis KHAN's government consisted of a hairy guy and a sword.
Full mnemonic: | In the federal government, bureaucrats wear the crowns and have the power.
Full jukugo: 官僚(かんりょう) | senior bureaucrat ★☆☆☆☆ 官 (federal) + 僚 (coworker) = 官僚 (senior bureaucrat) a senior bureaucrat - not the kind at the DMV, but the high powered kind that get like millions in bribes, kickbacks, and revolving-door funds.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
官 | federal | BUREAUCRACY |
宮 | palace | WASHTUB | 呂
The federal government is run by BEURACRATS.
There's a WASHTUB in the damn palace.
Full used In: - 館
- 棺
- 管
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1618
Components: (crown) + (bureaucracy)
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN's government consisted of a hairy guy and a sword.
In the federal government, bureaucrats wear the crowns and have the power.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: senior bureaucrat
Frequency ranking: 613

Kanji: 館
Meaning: big hall
Onyomi: KAN
First jukugo: 映画館[えいがかん]
Full header: 館 big hall
食 (eat) + 官 (federal) Same-ON
★★★★☆
16 strokes
SUF
Full onyomi: KAN | Genghis KHAN's big hall is decorated with yak pelts and skulls.
Full mnemonic: | All the federal workers eat in the same big hall.
Full jukugo: 映画館(えいがかん) | movie theater ★★★★☆ 映 画 (movie) + 館 (big hall) = 映画館 (movie theater)
図書館(としょかん) | library ★★★☆☆ 図 (diagram/ map) + 書 (write) + 館 (big hall) = 図書館 (library)
美術館(びじゅつかん) | museum ★★★☆☆ 美 術 (fine art) + 館 (big hall) = 美術館 (museum)
旅館(りょかん) | inn ★★☆☆☆ 旅 (trip) + 館 (big hall) = 旅館 (inn) a traditional Japanese inn that costs like 300 bones a night.
入館料(にゅうかんりょう) | admission fee ★☆☆☆☆ NP 入 (put/go in) + 館 (big hall) + 料 (ingredients / fees) = 入館料 (admission fee)
大使館(たいしかん) | embassy ★☆☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 使 (use) + 館 (big hall) = 大使館 (embassy)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1619
Components: 食 (eat) + 官 (federal) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN's big hall is decorated with yak pelts and skulls.
All the federal workers eat in the same big hall.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: movie theater
Frequency ranking: 856

Kanji: 棺
Meaning: coffin
First kunyomi: ひつぎ
Full header: 棺 coffin
木 (tree) + 官 (federal) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | Jello Biafra wants to put the federals in a coffin made from trees.
Full kunyomi: ひつぎ | coffin ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1620
Components: 木 (tree) + 官 (federal) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Jello Biafra wants to put the federals in a coffin made from trees.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1740

Kanji: 追
Meaning: follow
Onyomi: TSUI
First kunyomi: ( を ) お*う
First jukugo: に追い付く[おいつく]
Full header: 追 follow
(motion) + (bureaucracy)
★★★★★
9 strokes
Full onyomi: TSUI |
Full mnemonic: | I move to follow a bureaucrat- I'm HOT (=aTSUI=熱い) on his trail!
Full kunyomi: ( を ) お*う | chase - not just cat chases mouse, but also can mean to chase someone in a certain direction, for instance, to drive someone off, or to herd cattle. ★★★★★
Full jukugo: に 追い付く(おいつく) | catch up to ★★★★☆ 追 (follow) + 付 (stick to) = 追い付く (catch up to)
追いかける(おいかける) | follow after ★★★☆☆ follow after someone all stalker-style.
追い越す(おいこす) | overtake ★★★☆☆ 追 (follow) + 越 (go beyond) = 追い越す (overtake)
追放(ついほう) する | deport ★☆☆☆☆ 追 (follow) + 放 (release) = 追放 (deport) to deport your Moms because she got naked on top of Tokyo Tower yelling 'Fuck Yamagichi-gumi!' through a bullhorn.
Full used In: - 遣
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1621
Components: (motion) + (bureaucracy)
Mnemonic: I move to follow a bureaucrat- I'm HOT (=aTSUI=熱い) on his trail!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: chase - not just cat chases mouse, but also can mean to chase someone in a certain direction, for instance, to drive someone off, or to herd cattle.
First jukugo meaning: catch up to
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 505

Kanji: 遣
Meaning: apply
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: つか*う
First jukugo: 言葉遣い[ことばづかい]
Full header: 遣 apply
虫 (insizzect) + 追 (follow)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
DUPE
Description: Dictionaries say that both this　つかう and 　the OTHER つかう（使う) mean "to use". No. No!!! Not the case. 使う is the REAL "to use."
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | KENNY applies his legs to follow a bug.
Full kunyomi: つか*う | to be careful or give consideration to. Usually only used with the phrase 気を遣う、 but even then it's usually hiragana so who cares. KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 言葉遣い(ことばづかい) | one's choice of words ★★☆☆☆ KANA 言 (say) + 葉 (leaf) + 遣 (apply) = 言葉遣い (one's choice of words)
小遣い(こづかい) | one's allowance ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 小 (small size) + 遣 (apply) = 小遣い (one's allowance)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
遺 | bequeath | MONEY | 貝
遣 | apply | BUREAUCRATS |
I bequeath MONEY to my heirs,
but the government applies BUREAUCRATS to tax that money.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
遭 | chance meeting、 usually with something bad | SONG | 曲
遣 | apply | BUREAUCRAT |
遺 | bequeath | MONEY | 貝
My SONG met disaster, So I applied to the BUREAUCRAT And bequeathed him MONEY to play it on the radio.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1622
Components: 虫 (insizzect) + 追 (follow)
Mnemonic: KENNY applies his legs to follow a bug.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to be careful or give consideration to. Usually only used with the phrase 気を遣う、 but even then it's usually hiragana so who cares.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: one's choice of words
Frequency ranking: 1187

Kanji: 管
Meaning: tube
Onyomi: KAN
First kunyomi: くだ
First jukugo: 管理[かんり]
Full header: 管 tube
竹 (bamboo) + 官 (federal) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: KAN | Genghis KHAN smokes mad weed out of a tube.
Full mnemonic: | Bamboo tubes were installed by the federal government to bring water to the countryside.
Full kunyomi: くだ | tube - rubber tube, plumbing pipe. Unlike the related kanji 筒, (cylinder) 管 can be bent or flexible. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 管理(かんり) | management ★★★★☆ 管 (tube) + 理 (reason) = 管理 (management) administration or management- you often see this on warning signs: "Don't walk on the grass - sincerely, the management", or on Windows "コンプター管理” (computer management)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
筒 | cylinder /pipe | HITLER |
管 | tube | BEURACRAT |
HITLER smokes a pipe of hash,
but BUEARUCRATS send messages through flexible pneumatic tubes - like in the movie Brazil.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1623
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + 官 (federal) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Genghis KHAN smokes mad weed out of a tube.
Bamboo tubes were installed by the federal government to bring water to the countryside.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: tube - rubber tube, plumbing pipe. Unlike the related kanji 筒, (cylinder) 管 can be bent or flexible.
First jukugo meaning: management
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1085

Kanji: 師
Meaning: master, teacher
Onyomi: SHI
First jukugo: 教師[きょうし]
Full header: 師 master, teacher
(bureaucracy) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHI |
Full mnemonic: | The bureaucrats are the masters of the small city.
Full jukugo: 教師(きょうし) | teacher ★★☆☆☆ F 教 (teach) + 師 (master, teacher) = 教師 (teacher) teacher - more fomal than　先生。
医師(いし) | doctor ★☆☆☆☆ NP 医 (doctor) + 師 (master, teacher) = 医師 (doctor) a more formal word for doctor -(you wouldn't say "I need to see the 医師!" - you'd say, "I need to see the 医者（いしゃ）！”）
師匠(ししょう) | master craftsman ★☆☆☆☆ 師 (master, teacher) + 匠 (artisan) = 師匠 (master craftsman) master craftsman, who teaches disciples and apprentices. If he's awesome but doesn't have apprentices, you don't use this one.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1624
Components: (bureaucracy) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The bureaucrats are the masters of the small city.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: teacher
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 541

Meaning: mohawk
Full header: mohawk
(top radical)
Full used In: - 営
- 労
- 栄
- 学
- 覚
- 党
- 尚
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1625
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 200

Kanji: 営
Meaning: manage (a business)
Onyomi: EI
First kunyomi: いとな＊む
First jukugo: 営業中[えいぎょうちゅう]
Full header: 営 manage (a business)
(mohawk) + 呂 (washtub)
★★★☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: EI |
Full mnemonic: | The mohican is the manager of the bath-house patronized by THE FONZ.
Full kunyomi: いとな＊む | to run a business - although it's not a formal word, いとなむ is usually used by older people. Normally Japanese people use 経営 instead. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 営業中(えいぎょうちゅう) | open for business ★★★★☆ 営 (manage (a business)) + 業 (business) + 中 (middle) = 営業中 (open for business) open for business (a sign you'll see on every store window)
経営(けいえい) する | to run your own business. ★★★☆☆ 経 (experience) + 営 (manage (a business)) = 経営 (to run your own business.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1626
Components: (mohawk) + 呂 (washtub)
Mnemonic: The mohican is the manager of the bath-house patronized by THE FONZ.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to run a business - although it's not a formal word, いとなむ is usually used by older people. Normally Japanese people use 経営 instead.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: open for business
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 995

Kanji: 労
Meaning: labor
Onyomi: ROU
First jukugo: 労働[ろうどう]
Full header: 労 labor
(mohawk) + 力 (strong)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: ROU | The boss treats the laborers like ROBOTS
Full mnemonic: | In Japan you can see strong construction work punks with mohawks.
Full jukugo: 労働(ろうどう) | manual labor ★★★★☆ 労 (labor) + 働 (to do your job) = 労働 (manual labor)
苦労(くろう) | hardships ★★★☆☆ 苦 (suffer) + 労 (labor) = 苦労 (hardships)
労働者(ろうどうしゃ) | laborer ★★☆☆☆ 労 働 (manual labor) + 者 (professional) = 労働者 (laborer) laborer. proletarian
過労死(かろうし) | death from overwork ★★☆☆☆ 過 (surpass / too much) + 労 (labor) + 死 (death) = 過労死 (death from overwork)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
労 | labor | STRENGTH | 力
栄 | glory | TREE | 木
挙 | raise / cite/ mention | HAND | 手
Labor requires STRENGTH,
such as the glory of chopping down a TREE.
Your raise your HAND to cite your answer: "Teacher! I know!!"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1627
Components: (mohawk) + 力 (strong)
Mnemonic: The boss treats the laborers like ROBOTS
In Japan you can see strong construction work punks with mohawks.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: manual labor
Frequency ranking: 822

Kanji: 栄
Meaning: glory
Onyomi: EI
First kunyomi: ( が ) さか＊える
First jukugo: 虚栄[きょえい]
Full header: 栄 glory
(mohawk) + 木 (tree)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: EI |
Full mnemonic: | Fonzie's looking glorious, all with a huge mohawk, standing on top of a tree all going, "EYYYYYYY"
Full kunyomi: ( が ) さか＊える | to flourish or become prosperous （usually used about communities - 'The Roman Empire flourished circa 1000 BC!!!') ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 虚栄(きょえい) | vanity ★★☆☆☆ 虚 (empty) + 栄 (glory) = 虚栄 (vanity)
栄養(えいよう) | nutrition ★★☆☆☆ 栄 (glory) + 養 (cultivate, rear) = 栄養 (nutrition)
光栄(こうえい) | it's an honor! ★☆☆☆☆ F 光 (shining) + 栄 (glory) = 光栄 (it's an honor!) honor : usually used by lower person to higher person. "It's an honor to meet you, sir!" "I'm honored to have a chance to work with you, ma'am."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
労 | labor | STRENGTH | 力
栄 | glory | TREE | 木
挙 | raise / cite/ mention | HAND | 手
Labor requires STRENGTH,
such as the glory of chopping down a TREE.
Your raise your HAND to cite your answer: "Teacher! I know!!"
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1628
Components: (mohawk) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: Fonzie's looking glorious, all with a huge mohawk, standing on top of a tree all going, "EYYYYYYY"
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to flourish or become prosperous （usually used about communities - 'The Roman Empire flourished circa 1000 BC!!!')
First jukugo meaning: vanity
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1165

Kanji: 学
Meaning: knowledge
Onyomi: GAKU
First kunyomi: まな*ぶ
First jukugo: 学生[がくせい]
Full header: 学 knowledge
(mohawk) + 子 (child)
★★★★★
8 strokes
Full onyomi: GAKU |
Full mnemonic: | The mohican child had a major knowledge of punk, and that was how he stopped being a square and GOT COOL.
Full kunyomi: まな*ぶ | 2 meanings: to learn something from a teacher. Also, to learn one random fact (not a whole subject). Unlike 勉強、 you can't 学ぶ by yourself. ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 学生(がくせい) | student ★★★★★ 学 (knowledge) + 生 (life / birth) = 学生 (student)
学校(がっこう) | school ★★★★★ 学 (knowledge) + 校 (school) = 学校 (school)
大学(だいがく) | college. ★★★★★ 大 (big) + 学 (knowledge) = 大学 (college.)
科学(かがく) | science ★★★☆☆ 科 (science) + 学 (knowledge) = 科学 (science)
XXX 学(がく) | xxx-ology ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning, the science of XXX. basically it means '-ology.'
文学(ぶんがく) | literature ★★☆☆☆ 文 (culture/ sentence) + 学 (knowledge) = 文学 (literature)
科学者(かがくしゃ) | scientist ★★☆☆☆ 科 学 (science) + 者 (professional) = 科学者 (scientist)
奨学金(しょうがくきん) | scholarship money ★☆☆☆☆ 学 (knowledge) + 金 (gold) = 奨学金 (scholarship money)
雑学(ざつがく) | miscellaneous knowledge ☆☆☆☆☆ 雑 (miscellaneous , random) + 学 (knowledge) = 雑学 (miscellaneous knowledge) "miscellaneous knowledge" - the best section to find cheap, weird books at BOOK OFF.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
字 | letter | CHILD | 子
宇 | cosmos | THOUSAND | 千
学 | knowledge | MOHICAN |
The CHILD can only write one letter.
There's a THOUSAND cosmoses in string theory.
The MOHICAN punker has a knowledge of @narchy.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1629
Components: (mohawk) + 子 (child)
Mnemonic: The mohican child had a major knowledge of punk, and that was how he stopped being a square and GOT COOL.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: 2 meanings: to learn something from a teacher. Also, to learn one random fact (not a whole subject). Unlike 勉強、 you can't 学ぶ by yourself.
First jukugo meaning: student
Frequency ranking: 201

Kanji: 覚
Meaning: bear in mind
Onyomi: KAKU
First kunyomi: ( を ) おぼ*える
First jukugo: 幻覚[げんかく]
Full header: 覚 bear in mind
(mohawk) + 見 (look)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: KAKU |
Full mnemonic: | Please bear in mind that the mohican is looking at your COCK right now.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) おぼ*える | to memorize something. (i.e. for a test, or because you're a spy and you need to remember the password) or bear in mind (to be nicer to Grandma) ★★★★☆
( を ) さ＊ます | to metaphorically wake someone up - to dissilusion them or make them realize something ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) さ＊める | someone comes to their senses, wakes up, gets sober, realizes something they thought was not, in fact, true. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 幻覚(げんかく) | hallucination ★★☆☆☆ 幻 (illusion) + 覚 (bear in mind) = 幻覚 (hallucination) a visual hallucination
感覚(かんかく) | physical sense ☆☆☆☆☆ 感 (feeling) + 覚 (bear in mind) = 感覚 (physical sense) a feeling or sense (touch / taste / smell / hearing, etc.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1630
Components: (mohawk) + 見 (look)
Mnemonic: Please bear in mind that the mohican is looking at your COCK right now.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: to memorize something. (i.e. for a test, or because you're a spy and you need to remember the password) or bear in mind (to be nicer to Grandma)
First jukugo meaning: hallucination
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 412

Kanji: 党
Meaning: political party
Onyomi: TOU
First jukugo: 自民党[じみんとう]
Full header: 党 political party
(mohawk) + 兄 (older brother)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
SUF
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: | My older brother formed the 'mohican party' , a motley coalition of punks whose slogan was 'Kick The Man with your steel-TOE!'
Full jukugo: 自民党(じみんとう) | LDP ★★☆☆☆ 自 (my own) + 民 (folk) + 党 (political party) = 自民党 (LDP) the Liberal Democratic Party - the MacArthur and CIA-backed party which has remained almost constantly in control of Japan since the war, by using their secret stash of funds that Tojo stole from Asia. A lot of post-war LDP bigshots were war criminals. Take that, post-Nazi Germany!
共産党(きょうさんとう) | the Japanese Communist Party. ☆☆☆☆☆ 共 (with) + 産 (childbirth, production of things) + 党 (political party) = 共産党 (the Japanese Communist Party.) the Communist Party. Of course, they're not real communists, any more than the LDP are liberals. I have no idea what the fuck these guys believe in.
甘党(あまとう) | a sweet-tooth ☆☆☆☆☆ SARC 甘 (sweet) + 党 (political party) = 甘党 (a sweet-tooth) another fine example of Japanese-style sarcasm： あまとう (literally 'sweet party') means someone who loves eating candy. Actually, you can use the 党 for many jokes this way.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
党 | political party | OLDER BROTHER | 兄
尚 | all the more | GOATEE |
堂 | assembly hall | GROUND | 土
常 | usual | DAGGER | 市
My OLDER BROTHER joined a political party.
Men with GOATEES are all the more macho.
The assembly hall is built on very dangerous GROUND,
so it's usual to bring a DAGGER inside.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1631
Components: (mohawk) + 兄 (older brother)
Mnemonic: My older brother formed the 'mohican party' , a motley coalition of punks whose slogan was 'Kick The Man with your steel-TOE!'
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: LDP
Frequency ranking: 1164

Kanji: 尚
Meaning: all the more
First jukugo: 尚更[なおさら]
Full header: 尚 all the more
(mohawk) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★☆☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full mnemonic: The more that the Man tries to silence him, the Mohican punk shouts back with his mouth.
(e.g. 'Fuck you Dad!!!!!!!!!')
Full jukugo: 尚更(なおさら) | all the more ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 尚 (all the more) + 更 (all over again) = 尚更 (all the more)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
党 | political party | OLDER BROTHER | 兄
尚 | all the more | GOATEE |
堂 | assembly hall | GROUND | 土
常 | usual | DAGGER | 市
My OLDER BROTHER joined a political party.
Men with GOATEES are all the more macho.
The assembly hall is built on very dangerous GROUND,
so it's usual to bring a DAGGER inside.
Full used In: - 賞
- 常
- 堂
- 善
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1632
Components: (mohawk) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 390

Kanji: 賞
Meaning: prize
Onyomi: SHOU
First jukugo: 賞金[しょうきん]
Full header: 賞 prize
尚 (all the more) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHOU |
Full mnemonic: | SHOW me my prize money! I want prize money all the more!
Full jukugo: 賞金(しょうきん) | prize money ★★☆☆☆ 賞 (prize) + 金 (gold) = 賞金 (prize money)
鑑賞(かんしょう) | discriminating eye ★☆☆☆☆ 鑑 (expert opinion) + 賞 (prize) = 鑑賞 (discriminating eye) to have a 'discriminating eye' for art. To appreciate art or music on some deep, expert level.
賞品(しょうひん) | prize ★☆☆☆☆ 賞 (prize) + 品 (products) = 賞品 (prize) any prize which is NOT cold cash money
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
償 | compensate for | PERSON | 人
賞 | prize | MONEY | 貝
常 | usual | DAGGER | 市
The PERSON compensated you with a MONEY prize for stabbing you with a DAGGER on a daily basis.
Full used In: - 償
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1633
Components: 尚 (all the more) + 貝 (shellfish/money)
Mnemonic: SHOW me my prize money! I want prize money all the more!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: prize money
Frequency ranking: 1190

Kanji: 償
Meaning: compensate for
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: つぐな*う
First jukugo: 賠償[ばいしょう]
Full header: 償 compensate for
(personleft) + 賞 (prize) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
17 strokes
Full onyomi: SHOU | Don't just say you'll compensate me, SHOW me.
Full mnemonic: | Give a person a prize to compensate for having won the game.
Full kunyomi: つぐな*う | to compensate for, to make something up to someone 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 賠償(ばいしょう) | reparations ★★☆☆☆ compensation money. Reparations. Also used in lawsuits.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
償 | compensate for | PERSON | 人
賞 | prize | MONEY | 貝
常 | usual | DAGGER | 市
The PERSON compensated you with a MONEY prize for stabbing you with a DAGGER on a daily basis.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1634
Components: (personleft) + 賞 (prize) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Don't just say you'll compensate me, SHOW me.
Give a person a prize to compensate for having won the game.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to compensate for, to make something up to someone
First jukugo meaning: reparations
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1672

Kanji: 常
Meaning: usual
Onyomi: JOU
First kunyomi: つね ( に )
First jukugo: 日常[にちじょう]
Full header: 常 usual
尚 (all the more) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
★★★★★
11 strokes
Full onyomi: JOU |
Full mnemonic: | It's usual for communists to stab you with a dagger, all the more if the communist happens to be . . . JOE Stalin!
Full kunyomi: つね ( に )
2 meanings;
1-ordinarily, normally that is the case
2 - I do this all the time!
★★★★★
Full jukugo: 日常(にちじょう) | everyday life ★★★★☆ 日 (sun, day) + 常 (usual) = 日常 (everyday life) everyday life - you know, on the quotidian tip.
常識(じょうしき) | common sense ★★★★☆ 常 (usual) + 識 (be conscious) = 常識 (common sense)
非常(ひじょう) | emergency ★★★★☆ 非 (injustice / mistake) + 常 (usual) = 非常 (emergency) emergency. This is the word on all the emergency exits and emergency firehoses. But you'd never say "I'm having an 非常！”
非常(ひじょう) にxxx | exceedingly xxx ★★★☆☆ 非 (injustice / mistake) + 常 (usual) = 非常 (exceedingly xxx) in an emergency? No! That would be too simple. ひじょうに means, exceedingly or extremely.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
党 | political party | OLDER BROTHER | 兄
尚 | all the more | GOATEE |
堂 | assembly hall | GROUND | 土
常 | usual | DAGGER | 市
My OLDER BROTHER joined a political party.
Men with GOATEES are all the more macho.
The assembly hall is built on very dangerous GROUND,
so it's usual to bring a DAGGER inside.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
償 | compensate for | PERSON | 人
賞 | prize | MONEY | 貝
常 | usual | DAGGER | 市
The PERSON compensated you with a MONEY prize for stabbing you with a DAGGER on a daily basis.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1635
Components: 尚 (all the more) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
Mnemonic: It's usual for communists to stab you with a dagger, all the more if the communist happens to be . . . JOE Stalin!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: 2 meanings;
First jukugo meaning: everyday life
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 391

Kanji: 堂
Meaning: assembly hall
Onyomi: DOU
First jukugo: 食堂[しょくどう]
Full header: 堂 assembly hall
尚 (all the more) + 土 (earth)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: DOU | I went to the wrong assembly hall and missed a lecture on parasites. . . D'OH!
Full mnemonic: | It takes earth to make a hall out of bricks. . . all the more earth if it's an assembly hall !
Full jukugo: 食堂(しょくどう) | dining hall, cafeteria ★★★☆☆ 食 (eat) + 堂 (assembly hall) = 食堂 (dining hall, cafeteria)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
党 | political party | OLDER BROTHER | 兄
尚 | all the more | GOATEE |
堂 | assembly hall | GROUND | 土
常 | usual | DAGGER | 市
My OLDER BROTHER joined a political party.
Men with GOATEES are all the more macho.
The assembly hall is built on very dangerous GROUND,
so it's usual to bring a DAGGER inside.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1636
Components: 尚 (all the more) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: I went to the wrong assembly hall and missed a lecture on parasites. . . D'OH!
It takes earth to make a hall out of bricks. . . all the more earth if it's an assembly hall !
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: dining hall, cafeteria
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 848

Kanji: 善
Meaning: morally good
Onyomi: ZEN
First kunyomi: ぜん
First jukugo: 改善[かいぜん]する
Full header: 善 morally good
羊 (sheep) + 尚 (all the more)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: ZEN | ZEN Buddhism is morally good.
Full mnemonic: | You can feel all the more morally good about criticizing the conformist sheep.
Full kunyomi: ぜん | goodness; a good deed LAZY ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 改善(かいぜん) する | improve ★★☆☆☆ 改 (renew / improve) + 善 (morally good) = 改善 (improve) improve a thing - your performance in Math class / the economy / the efficiency of the car
善人(ぜんにん) | a virtuous person ☆☆☆☆☆ 善 (morally good) + 人 (person) = 善人 (a virtuous person)
Full used In: - 繕
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1637
Components: 羊 (sheep) + 尚 (all the more)
Mnemonic: ZEN Buddhism is morally good.
You can feel all the more morally good about criticizing the conformist sheep.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: goodness; a good deed
First kunyomi usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: improve
Frequency ranking: 998

Kanji: 繕
Meaning: mend
Onyomi: ZEN
First kunyomi: つくろ*う
Full header: 繕 mend
糸 (string) + 善 (morally good) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
18 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: ZEN |
Full mnemonic: | It is good to mend frayed cloth with string.
Full kunyomi: つくろ*う | two meanings. 1) to mend clothing, 2) to keep up appearances. 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1638
Components: 糸 (string) + 善 (morally good) Same-ON
Mnemonic: It is good to mend frayed cloth with string.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: two meanings. 1) to mend clothing, 2) to keep up appearances.
Frequency ranking: 1751

Meaning: goatee
Full header: goatee
(bottom radical) (George Michael's Moustache) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Description: a Moustache encircling a mouth. That's why.
Full used In: - 周
- 高
- 商
- 橋
- 過
- 向
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1639
Components: (bottom radical) (George Michael's Moustache) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Frequency ranking: 168

Kanji: 周
Meaning: circumference
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: まわ*り
First jukugo: 一周[いっしゅう]する
Full header: 周 circumference
(goatee) + 土 (earth)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
DUPE STRONG
Description: Although　周 is pronounced SHUU, it's STRONG for CHOU. Arg.
Full onyomi: SHUU |
Full mnemonic: | When I put my SHOE in my mouth, I inadvertently got some earth on the circumference of my goatee.
Full kunyomi: まわ*り | around here. All around me. All around it.(the emphasis is on 360 degrees - all around the circumference or perimeter of someone or something) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 一周(いっしゅう) する | one time around ★★★☆☆ 一 (one) + 周 (circumference) = 一周 (one time around) one time around (the lake, the trail , etc.)
周囲(しゅうい) | perimeter ★☆☆☆☆ 周 (circumference) + 囲 (surround) = 周囲 (perimeter) perimeter, circumference
XXX 周年(しゅうねん) | XXX-year anniversary ★☆☆☆☆ COUNTER 周 (circumference) + 年 (year) = 周年 (XXX-year anniversary)
Full used In: - 調
- 週
- 彫
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1640
Components: (goatee) + 土 (earth)
Mnemonic: When I put my SHOE in my mouth, I inadvertently got some earth on the circumference of my goatee.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: around here. All around me. All around it.(the emphasis is on 360 degrees - all around the circumference or perimeter of someone or something)
First jukugo meaning: one time around
Frequency ranking: 345

Kanji: 調
Meaning: check out
Onyomi: CHOU
First kunyomi: しら＊べる
First jukugo: 調子[ちょうし]
Full header: 調 check out
言 (say) + 周 (circumference)
★★★★★
15 strokes
Full onyomi: CHOU | Margaret CHO checks out ways to restart her career.
Full mnemonic: | The cops check out what everyone in the circumference of the crime scene has to say about what went down.
Full kunyomi: しら＊べる | to ’check something out'. Not like years of research, but like to google it or try to find it on a map　－ to look up in a dictionary, to check tomorrow's weather report. To find out about the blood type of your favorite singer. ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 調子(ちょうし) | condition ★★★★☆ 調 (check out) + 子 (child) = 調子 (condition) the condition something's in. Can be used with a living thing or object. Always used only with いい or 悪い. Usually emphaizes the LONG TERM condition. Although hungover people have been heard to remark, 調子が悪い！
調査(ちょうさ) する | investigate ★★★☆☆ 調 (check out) + 査 (inspect) = 調査 (investigate) an investigation. Emphasizes that there are no correct answers, and implies that the investigators are talking to someone, asking questions directly. (usually used about polls, surveys, and detectives questioning suspects and/or witnesses)
強調(きょうちょう) する | emphasize ★★★☆☆ 強 (burly) + 調 (check out) = 強調 (emphasize)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1641
Components: 言 (say) + 周 (circumference)
Mnemonic: Margaret CHO checks out ways to restart her career.
The cops check out what everyone in the circumference of the crime scene has to say about what went down.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: to ’check something out'. Not like years of research, but like to google it or try to find it on a map　－ to look up in a dictionary, to check tomorrow's weather report. To find out about the blood type of your favorite singer.
First jukugo meaning: condition
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 346

Kanji: 週
Meaning: week
Onyomi: SHUU
First jukugo: 先週[せんしゅう]
Full header: 週 week
(motion) + 周 (circumference) Same-ON
★★★★★
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHUU | That hippy hasn't worn SHOES all week!!!
Full mnemonic: | Each week the Earth moves around the circumference of the sun!!
Full jukugo: 先週(せんしゅう) | last week ★★★★★ 先 (earlier/ the tip) + 週 (week) = 先週 (last week)
今週(こんしゅう) | this week ★★★★★ 今 (now) + 週 (week) = 今週 (this week)
週末(しゅうまつ) | the weekend ★★★★☆ 週 (week) + 末 (the tip) = 週末 (the weekend)
一週間(いっしうゅかん) | one week's time. ★★★★☆ 一 (one) + 週 (week) + 間 (a period of time) = 一週間 (one week's time. )
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1642
Components: (motion) + 周 (circumference) Same-ON
Mnemonic: That hippy hasn't worn SHOES all week!!!
Each week the Earth moves around the circumference of the sun!!
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: last week
Frequency ranking: 1063

Kanji: 彫
Meaning: carve
Onyomi: CHOU
First kunyomi: ほ*る
First jukugo: 彫刻[ちょうこく]
Full header: 彫 carve
周 (circumference) + (hair)
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: CHOU |
Full mnemonic: | I carve a statue of Margaret CHO'S hair, by chipping away at its circumference.
Full kunyomi: ほ*る | carve, (also the verb for get a tattoo) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 彫刻(ちょうこく) | sculpture ★★☆☆☆ 彫 (carve) + 刻 (engrave) = 彫刻 (sculpture) sculpture- but only the kind that is carved all Michelangelo's David style. The Rodin-style sculptures that are cast in bronze are OBJETs (that's right, they use a French word.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1643
Components: 周 (circumference) + (hair)
Mnemonic: I carve a statue of Margaret CHO'S hair, by chipping away at its circumference.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: carve, (also the verb for get a tattoo)
First jukugo meaning: sculpture
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1548

Kanji: 高
Meaning: tall
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: たか*い
First jukugo: 最高[さいこう!]
Full header: 高 tall
(beret) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (goatee)
★★★★★
10 strokes
PN
Full onyomi: KOU | as in : "He was so tall, my eyes were level with his COLON. "
Full mnemonic: | A tall man wearing a beret, a mouth and a goatee.
Full kunyomi: たか*い | tall ★★★★★
( を ) たか＊める | I raise up (my voice); I refine or enhance something. ☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) たか＊まる | to be raised (in status, popularity. . .expectations are also raised) ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 最高(さいこう!) | the best ★★★★★ 最 (most) + 高 (tall) = 最高 (the best)
高校生(こうこうせい) | high school student ★★★☆☆ 高 校 (high school) + 生 (life / birth) = 高校生 (high school student)
高級(こうきゅう) な | hi-klass ★★★☆☆ 高 (tall) + 級 (level) = 高級 (hi-klass)
高望み(たかのぞみ) する | aim too high ★☆☆☆☆ 高 (tall) + 望 (desire) = 高望み (aim too high) to aim too high, to be over-ambitious.
Full used In: - 豪
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1644
Components: (beret) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (goatee)
Mnemonic: as in : "He was so tall, my eyes were level with his COLON. "
A tall man wearing a beret, a mouth and a goatee.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: the best
Frequency ranking: 169

Kanji: 豪
Meaning: luxurious
Onyomi: GOU
First jukugo: 豪華[ごうか]な
Full header: 豪 luxurious
家 (home) + 高 (tall)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: GOU |
Full mnemonic: | Let's GO to my very tall, luxurious home!
Full jukugo: 豪華(ごうか) な | luxurious ★★★☆☆ 豪 (luxurious) + 華 (flamboyant) = 豪華 (luxurious) luxurious, in a good way
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1645
Components: 家 (home) + 高 (tall)
Mnemonic: Let's GO to my very tall, luxurious home!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1265

Kanji: 向
Meaning: turn to face
Onyomi: KOU
First kunyomi: む*こう
First jukugo: 方向[ほうこう]
Full header: 向 turn to face
(goatee) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
Full onyomi: KOU |
Full mnemonic: Let's say the dot is a dot of cocaine.
So now we can say . . .
When your moms turns to face the mirror, she realizes she's got a dot of cocaine stuck on the upper portion of her goatee. Uncomfortable!!
Full kunyomi: む*こう | over there (it's also a slang, street term for 'those guys', the other side) ★★★★☆
( を ) む＊く | I turn this way, turn that way. ★★★☆☆
( を or に ) む＊け | to be made for XXX (i.e. shoes for women is 女性向けのshoes) Second meaning: make X face Y. If I train a firehose on a dog, it's hoseをdogに向ける。 ★★★☆☆
( に ) む＊かう | something turns this or that way. ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 方向(ほうこう) | direction ★★★★☆ 方 (direction / method / person) + 向 (turn to face) = 方向 (direction)
転向(てんこう) | do an about-face ★★★☆☆ CCW 転 (roll over) + 向 (turn to face) = 転向 (do an about-face) convert to new ideology, do an about-face. This is important because most of the freaky looking kids you see on the street will all become housewives and salarimen the exact second they turn ２3. - making TENKOU what we call a "cultural code word."
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1646
Components: (goatee) + 丶 (dot)
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: over there (it's also a slang, street term for 'those guys', the other side)
First jukugo meaning: direction
Frequency ranking: 171

Kanji: 商
Meaning: merchandise
Onyomi: SHOU
First kunyomi: あきな*い
First jukugo: 商品[しょうひん]
Full header: 商 merchandise
立 (stand up) + (human legs) + (goatee)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: SHOU | SHOW me the merchandise.
Full mnemonic: | Slaves are merchandise that stand on human legs and have goatees (usually).
Full kunyomi: あきな*い | business (as in, "How's business?" "Business is slow!") ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 商品(しょうひん) | items for sale, merchandise ★★★★☆ 商 (merchandise) + 品 (products) = 商品 (items for sale, merchandise)
商店街(しょうてんがい) | shopping district. ★★★★☆ 商 (merchandise) + 店 (shop) + 街 (shopping district) = 商店街 (shopping district.) shopping district. Not quite a mall, but a street with a tin roof, and all the shops are decorated similarly.Like all the stores on that street formed a kind of merchants' association and tried to give their street some atmosphere.
商売(しょうばい) | a business ★★★★☆ 商 (merchandise) + 売 (sell) = 商売 (a business) a business, a line of work: (the camera business, the pimp game, the clock business, etc.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1647
Components: 立 (stand up) + (human legs) + (goatee)
Mnemonic: SHOW me the merchandise.
Slaves are merchandise that stand on human legs and have goatees (usually).
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: business (as in, "How's business?" "Business is slow!")
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: items for sale, merchandise
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 742

Kanji: 橋
Meaning: bridge
Onyomi: KYOU
First kunyomi: はし
Full header: 橋 bridge
木 (tree) + 呑 (chug) + (goatee)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
PN SOLO
Full onyomi: KYOU | as in, Today(今日) I crossed the bridge.
Full mnemonic: | A guy with a goatee stood on the wooden bridge, chugging the water running under it.
Full kunyomi: はし | bridge ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1648
Components: 木 (tree) + 呑 (chug) + (goatee)
Mnemonic: as in, Today(今日) I crossed the bridge.
A guy with a goatee stood on the wooden bridge, chugging the water running under it.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 778

Meaning: eye of Sauron
Full header: eye of Sauron
(top radical)
PK
Full used In: - 過
- 骨
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1649
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 369

Kanji: 過
Meaning: surpass / too much
Onyomi: KA
First kunyomi: ( で ) す＊ごす
First jukugo: 過去形[かこけい]
Full header: 過 surpass / too much
(motion) + (eye of Sauron) + (goatee)
★★★★★
12 strokes
SUF
Description: You can put 過ぎ after pretty much any 'masu-minus' verb to mean 'too much'.
Full onyomi: KA | My CAR surpasses yours.
Full mnemonic: | Sauron moves his goatee around too much. It is unnerving.
Full kunyomi: ( で ) す＊ごす | spend time on something fun, as like a hobby: spend time with loved ones, or with a rad book or an awesome pet. ★★☆☆☆
( を ) す＊ぎる | to surpass, literally (be ahead of) or figuratively, (surpass our goals) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 過去形(かこけい) | the past tense ★★★★☆ 過 去 (the past) + 形 (form) = 過去形 (the past tense)
飲み過ぎ(のみすぎ) | drunk too much! ★★★★☆ SUF 飲 (drink) + 過 (surpass / too much) = 飲み過ぎ (drunk too much!) drink too much. But really you can put "SUGI" after pretty much anything.
過剰(かじょう) XXX | excessive XXX ★☆☆☆☆ PRE 過 (surpass / too much) + 剰 (excessive) = 過剰 (excessive XXX) PREFIX (sometimes SUFFIX!) meaning excessive - sometimes as in an overdose of drugs, an excess of personnel, but usually an excess of an attitude or behavior. This prefix is the only time you'll ever see the 剰　kanji.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1650
Components: (motion) + (eye of Sauron) + (goatee)
Mnemonic: My CAR surpasses yours.
Sauron moves his goatee around too much. It is unnerving.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: spend time on something fun, as like a hobby: spend time with loved ones, or with a rad book or an awesome pet.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: the past tense
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 370

Kanji: 骨
Meaning: bone
Onyomi: KOTSU
First kunyomi: ほね
First jukugo: 骨折[こっせつ]する
Full header: 骨 bone
(eye of Sauron) + 月 (moon/organ)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: KOTSU | She`s all skin-and-bones but she hides under layers of COATS so her family won't give her shit about being anorexic.
Full mnemonic: | Sauron is looking for some Hobbits to steal their organs and bones.
Full kunyomi: ほね | bone ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 骨折(こっせつ) する | break a bone ★☆☆☆☆ 骨 (bone) + 折 (fold) = 骨折 (break a bone) break a bone- fracture.
骸骨(がいこつ) | skeleton ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA
Full used In: - 滑
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1651
Components: (eye of Sauron) + 月 (moon/organ)
Mnemonic: She`s all skin-and-bones but she hides under layers of COATS so her family won't give her shit about being anorexic.
Sauron is looking for some Hobbits to steal their organs and bones.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: break a bone
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 863

Kanji: 滑
Meaning: slippery
Onyomi: KATSU but not really
First kunyomi: す*べる
First jukugo: 円滑[えんかつ]な
Full header: 滑 slippery
(waterleft) + 骨 (bone)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KATSU but not really |
Full mnemonic: | You slipped on the water puddle and broke your bones.
Full kunyomi: す*べる | to slip or pratfall ★★☆☆☆
す＊べりやすい | careful! It's slippery! ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 円滑(えんかつ) な | effortless/smooth ☆☆☆☆☆ 円 (yen/circle) + 滑 (slippery) = 円滑 (effortless/smooth) smooth, as in trouble-free and effortless.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1652
Components: (waterleft) + 骨 (bone)
Mnemonic: You slipped on the water puddle and broke your bones.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to slip or pratfall
First jukugo meaning: effortless/smooth
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1312

Meaning: Sparkles
Full header: Sparkles
PK
Description: . . . because it looks like a low-budget firework going off.
Full used In: - 率
- 渋
- 兆
- 楽
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1653
Frequency ranking: 405

Kanji: 率
Meaning: ratio
Onyomi: RITSU
First jukugo: 効率のいい[こうりつのいい]
Full header: 率 ratio
(beret) + (Eazy) + (Sparkles) + 十 (ten)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: RITSU | Can we RE-TOOL that team so it has a better ratio of wins to losses?
Full mnemonic: | Eazy-E tries to keep a ratio of one beret to ten sparkles. Any more sparkles and it might get TOO FABULOUS.
Full jukugo: 効率のいい(こうりつのいい) | efficient ★★☆☆☆ 効 (effective) + 率 (ratio) = 効率のいい (efficient)
確率(かくりつ) | probability ★★☆☆☆ 確 (make certain) + 率 (ratio) = 確率 (probability)
比率(ひりつ) | ratio ★☆☆☆☆ 比 (compare) + 率 (ratio) = 比率 (ratio)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1654
Components: (beret) + (Eazy) + (Sparkles) + 十 (ten)
Mnemonic: Can we RE-TOOL that team so it has a better ratio of wins to losses?
Eazy-E tries to keep a ratio of one beret to ten sparkles. Any more sparkles and it might get TOO FABULOUS.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: efficient
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1156

Kanji: 渋
Meaning: bitter flavor
Onyomi: JUU
First kunyomi: しぶ*い
First jukugo: 渋滞[じゅうたい]
Full header: 渋 bitter flavor
(waterleft) + 止 (stop) + (Sparkles)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
PN
Description: bitter - Well, not just REGULAR bitter (which is 苦い　（にがい）), but a really specific KIND of bitterness that only Japanese people can taste!
In fact, my Japanese friends could only think of 3 cases where you'd use it: unripe fruit, too-strong green tea, or certain raw persimmons.
Shibui can also refer to a sort of sophisticated, cooly sexy older man, such as George Clooney or Keifer Sutherland.
What the hell IS it with this word??
Full onyomi: JUU | Mention JEWs to an Iranian and they make a bitter face like :
Full mnemonic: | This tastes so bitter I have to stop and drink some sparkling water to wash out the taste
Full kunyomi: しぶ*い | bitter 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 渋滞(じゅうたい) | traffic jam ★★★☆☆ 渋 (bitter flavor) + 滞 (delay / be overdue) = 渋滞 (traffic jam)
渋谷(しぶや) | Shibuya ★★★☆☆ 渋 (bitter flavor) + 谷 (valley) = 渋谷 (Shibuya) the Shibuya neighborhood of Tokyo (lit. 'bitter valley'、which kind of makes sense when you go there and smell it.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1655
Components: (waterleft) + 止 (stop) + (Sparkles)
Mnemonic: Mention JEWs to an Iranian and they make a bitter face like :
This tastes so bitter I have to stop and drink some sparkling water to wash out the taste
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: bitter
First jukugo meaning: traffic jam
Frequency ranking: 1493

Kanji: 楽
Meaning: enjoy
Onyomi: RAKU, GAKU
First kunyomi: たの*しみ
First jukugo: 音楽[おんがく]
Full header: 楽 enjoy
白 (white) + (Sparkles) + 木 (tree)
★★★★★
13 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: RAKU, GAKU | RAKU - He was a dork but then he started to enjoy playing ROCK music and he GOT COOL.
Full mnemonic: | Enjoy the big white sparkles when we shoot fireworks at that tree.
Full kunyomi: たの*しみ | I'm looking forward to it! ★★★★★
たの＊しむ | to enjoy ★★★★★
たの＊しい | that is rad! ★★★★★
( が ) らく | means this is easy and fun. As in, 'My work is easy and fun!' Other example : Ｑ；'You want to pay by debit or credit?' A；"Whichever is easier for you!" (どれのほうが楽?") LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 音楽(おんがく) | music! ★★★★★ 音 (sound) + 楽 (enjoy) = 音楽 (music!)
楽観 的(らっかんてき) な | optimistic ★★☆☆☆ 楽 (enjoy) + 観 (point of view) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 楽観 的 (optimistic)
娯楽(ごらく) | entertainment ★☆☆☆☆ 娯 (entertainment) + 楽 (enjoy) = 娯楽 (entertainment) entertainment like movies, comic books, Disneyland. . .
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
薬 | medicine | FLOWER | 花
楽 | enjoy | NO FLOWER |
Opium medicine is made from FLOWERS.
If you're enjoying life, you don't need medical flowers, so NO FLOWER.
Full used In: - 薬
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1656
Components: 白 (white) + (Sparkles) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: RAKU - He was a dork but then he started to enjoy playing ROCK music and he GOT COOL.
Enjoy the big white sparkles when we shoot fireworks at that tree.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: I'm looking forward to it!
First jukugo meaning: music!
Frequency ranking: 406

Kanji: 薬
Meaning: medicine
Onyomi: YAKU
First kunyomi: くすり ( を飲む )
First jukugo: 薬局[やっきょく]
Full header: 薬 medicine
(flowertop) + 楽 (enjoy)
★★★★☆
16 strokes
Full onyomi: YAKU |
Full mnemonic: | The YAK was enjoying her medicine made from flowers. Actually she had wandered into a field of opium and was just high as hell.
Full kunyomi: くすり ( を飲む ) | medicine.　薬を飲む　refers both to taking legal medcine and drugs. ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 薬局(やっきょく) | pharmacy ★★☆☆☆ 薬 (medicine) + 局 (department) = 薬局 (pharmacy) pharmacy (BOOBOO: 薬局 sells perscription drugs. . .the regular kind of Wallgreen's -ass drug store is 薬屋 (くすりや)）
睡眠薬(すいみんやく) | sleeping pill ★☆☆☆☆ 睡 眠 (sleep ) + 薬 (medicine) = 睡眠薬 (sleeping pill)
毒薬(どくやく) する | poison ☆☆☆☆☆ 毒 (poison/ addict) + 薬 (medicine) = 毒薬 (poison) regular ,intentional poison- as opposed to toxic pollutants or drugs.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
薬 | medicine | FLOWER | 花
楽 | enjoy | NO FLOWER |
Opium medicine is made from FLOWERS.
If you're enjoying life, you don't need medical flowers, so NO FLOWER.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1657
Components: (flowertop) + 楽 (enjoy)
Mnemonic: The YAK was enjoying her medicine made from flowers. Actually she had wandered into a field of opium and was just high as hell.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: medicine.　薬を飲む　refers both to taking legal medcine and drugs.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: pharmacy
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 956

Kanji: 兆
Meaning: omen
Onyomi: CHOU
First jukugo: 兆候[ちょうこう]
Full header: 兆 omen
(human legs) + (Sparkles)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes
SIDEKICK STRONG
Full onyomi: CHOU | The omen was a CHOU scary movie!
Full mnemonic: | The sparkles from your human legs are an omen or a sign that you're on fire.
Full jukugo: 兆候(ちょうこう) | a sign ☆☆☆☆☆ 兆 (omen) + 候 (climate/candidate) = 兆候 (a sign) a sign that something will start soon: (Those clouds on the horizon are a sign a taiphoon is coming)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
兆 | omen | SPARKLE |
北 | north | HEEL |
SPARKS is an omen of fire, so you better run north on your HEELS.
Full used In: - 桃
- 逃
- 跳
- 眺
- 挑
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1658
Components: (human legs) + (Sparkles)
Mnemonic: The omen was a CHOU scary movie!
The sparkles from your human legs are an omen or a sign that you're on fire.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: a sign
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 657

Kanji: 逃
Meaning: escape
Onyomi: TOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) に*げる
First jukugo: 逃亡者[とうぼうしゃ]
Full header: 逃 escape
(motion) + 兆 (omen)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: | If you see a bad omen,then get in motion and escape on your tip-TOES
Full kunyomi: ( を ) に*げる | run away ★★★☆☆
( を ) のが＊れる | to escape through luck (escape the death penalty/ there was an earthquake but my house escaped damage) ★☆☆☆☆
( を ) の＊がす | to let something get awayー an opportunity, or, your prey. ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 逃亡者(とうぼうしゃ) | refugee ★☆☆☆☆ 逃 (escape) + 亡 (dying) + 者 (professional) = 逃亡者 (refugee) refugee; someone who is on the run
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1659
Components: (motion) + 兆 (omen)
Mnemonic: If you see a bad omen,then get in motion and escape on your tip-TOES
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: run away
First jukugo meaning: refugee
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 658

Kanji: 跳
Meaning: leap up
Onyomi: CHOU
First kunyomi: ( を ) と＊ぶ
First jukugo: 縄跳び[なわとび]
Full header: 跳 leap up
足 (foot/ be enough) + 兆 (omen) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: CHOU |
Full mnemonic: | When Margaret CHOU taps her foot, it 's an omen that she is about to leap upon her prey.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) と＊ぶ | something jumps up and down. ★★☆☆☆
( が ) は＊ねる | something bounds really far, like lice! KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 縄跳び(なわとび) | jump rope ★☆☆☆☆ 縄 (rope) + 跳 (leap up) = 縄跳び (jump rope)
跳躍(ちょうやく) する | to jump horizontally ★☆☆☆☆ 跳 (leap up) + 躍 (jump) = 跳躍 (to jump horizontally) to jump horizontally, as in the Olympic long jump.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1660
Components: 足 (foot/ be enough) + 兆 (omen) Same-ON
Mnemonic: When Margaret CHOU taps her foot, it 's an omen that she is about to leap upon her prey.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: something jumps up and down.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: jump rope
Frequency ranking: 1497

Kanji: 眺
Meaning: look at for a long time while lost in thought
Onyomi: CHOU
First kunyomi: なが*める
First jukugo: 眺望[ちょうぼう]
Full header: 眺 look at for a long time while lost in thought
目 (eye) + 兆 (omen) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
Full onyomi: CHOU |
Full mnemonic: | Use your eyes to look for a long time for an omen.
Full kunyomi: なが*める | to look at something for a long time, while lost in thought. 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 眺望(ちょうぼう)
prospect / view ☆☆☆☆☆
眺 (look at for a long time while lost in thought) + 望 (desire) = 眺望 (prospect / view)
1) (literally) a view from a high place (unlike related terms 景色　or 風景, 眺望 emphasizes the viewers' location, rather than the thing being looked at) ,
2) (figuratively) outlook or prospect for the future. (i.e. job prospects or, the outlook for 2009's stock market)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1661
Components: 目 (eye) + 兆 (omen) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Use your eyes to look for a long time for an omen.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to look at something for a long time, while lost in thought.
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: prospect / view
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 955

Kanji: 挑
Meaning: challenge
Onyomi: CHOU
First kunyomi: ( に or を ) いど＊む
First jukugo: 挑戦[ちょうせん]する
Full header: 挑 challenge
(handleft) + 兆 (omen) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: CHOU |
Full mnemonic: If you consider an omen to be a kind of sign, then you can say:
Gangsters use hand-signs to challenge other. This is known as “hitting up" or “waving hi."
Full kunyomi: ( に or を ) いど＊む | to challenge someone or something to a win-or-lose battle. Sports or sometimes politics. （challenge the world champ a fight / challenge the system) 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 挑戦(ちょうせん) する | challenge ★★★☆☆ 挑 (challenge) + 戦 (fight) = 挑戦 (challenge) challenge (challenge yourself to do better, test your limits / challenge the system) be defiant or provocative. take the pepsi challenge!
挑戦者(ちょうせんしゃ) | a contender, challenger ☆☆☆☆☆ 挑 戦 (challenge) + 者 (professional) = 挑戦者 (a contender, challenger)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1662
Components: (handleft) + 兆 (omen) Same-ON
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to challenge someone or something to a win-or-lose battle. Sports or sometimes politics. （challenge the world champ a fight / challenge the system)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1631

Kanji: 桃
Meaning: peach
First kunyomi: もも
First jukugo: 桃尻[ももじり]
Full header: 桃 peach
木 (tree) + 兆 (omen)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
PN
Full mnemonic: | Peaches on a tree are a good omen of sexual fertility in the coming year.
Full kunyomi: もも | peach ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 桃尻(ももじり) | rad booty ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 桃 (peach) + 尻 (butt) = 桃尻 (rad booty) a peach-shaped ass. This is considered the ideal feminine shape by Japanese people, since they don't have a lot to work with. Your mom's got a momoshiri, too- it's covered with fuzz.
桃色(ももいろ) | peach color. Duh. ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 桃 (peach) + 色 (color) = 桃色 (peach color. Duh.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1663
Components: 木 (tree) + 兆 (omen)
Mnemonic: Peaches on a tree are a good omen of sexual fertility in the coming year.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: rad booty
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1574

Meaning: brush/fork
Full header: brush/fork
(top radical)
PK
Full used In: - 唐
- 書
- 筆
- 逮
- 康
- 棄
- 君
- 妻
- 争
- 事
- 兼
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1664
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 50

Kanji: 書
Meaning: write
Onyomi: SHO
First kunyomi: か*く
First jukugo: 辞書[じしょ]
Full header: 書 write
(brush/fork) + 土 (earth) + 日 (sun, day)
★★★★★
10 strokes
DUPE SUF
Description: This kanji is often used as a SUFFIX \, meaning xxx-type-of-document.
Full onyomi: SHO | Write a survival guide for people who met your mom and Smelled Her Odors.
Full mnemonic: | I could write with this brush on the earth all damn day
Full kunyomi: か*く | write （BOOBOO: write a word! To draw a picture, you'd use 描く　（かく）) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 辞書(じしょ) | dictionary ★★★★☆ 辞 (quit) + 書 (write) = 辞書 (dictionary)
書類(しょるい) | document ★★★★☆ 書 (write) + 類 (category,type) = 書類 (document)
図書館(としょかん) | library ★★★☆☆ 図 (diagram/ map) + 書 (write) + 館 (big hall) = 図書館 (library)
領収書(りょうしゅうしょ) | receipt ★★☆☆☆ 領 (territory) + 収 (get) + 書 (write) = 領収書 (receipt)
誓約書(せいやくしょ) | a vow , a pledge ☆☆☆☆☆ 誓 (vow) + 約 (promise/ roughly speaking) + 書 (write) = 誓約書 (a vow , a pledge)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
事 | action/ incident | MOUTH | 口
書 | write | DAY | 日
Talking is an action you do with your MOUTH,
Writing this book is something I do every damn DAY.
Full used In: - 律
- 建
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1665
Components: (brush/fork) + 土 (earth) + 日 (sun, day)
Mnemonic: Write a survival guide for people who met your mom and Smelled Her Odors.
I could write with this brush on the earth all damn day
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: write （BOOBOO: write a word! To draw a picture, you'd use 描く　（かく）)
First jukugo meaning: dictionary
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 165

Kanji: 律
Meaning: regulation
Onyomi: RITSU
First jukugo: 法律[ほうりつ]
Full header: 律 regulation
(goleft) + 書 (write)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Description: Of course it's impossible to actually CHANGE the electoral college, because of the corruption and greed.
Full onyomi: RITSU |
Full mnemonic: | Go write a regulation to RE-TOOL the electoral college. God damn that thing is useless.
Full jukugo: 法律(ほうりつ) | laws ★★★★★ 法 (law) + 律 (regulation) = 法律 (laws)
規律(きりつ) | rules/discipline ★★★☆☆ 規 (criteria) + 律 (regulation) = 規律 (rules/discipline) literally, "rule," but closer to the English word for "discipline."Rules typically say "don't do this or that," but 規律 give long lists of things you HAVE TO do, in the order you have to do them. Like if you're at military school, you have to get up at 5:30, have your bed made by 5:35, shine your shoes by 5:40, and report to the mess hall.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1666
Components: (goleft) + 書 (write)
Mnemonic: Go write a regulation to RE-TOOL the electoral college. God damn that thing is useless.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: laws
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 1298

Kanji: 事
Meaning: action/ incident
Onyomi: JI
First kunyomi: こと
First jukugo: 用事[ようじ]
Full header: 事 action/ incident
十 (ten) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (brush/fork)
★★★★★
8 strokes
JERK
Full onyomi: JI | JESUS was involved in a rather painful incident. Perhaps you've heard about it.
Full mnemonic: The ten radical goes through the mouth radical, so you could say:
There was an incident where ten mouths got skewered with forks.
Full kunyomi: こと
this one has a lot of meanings.
Usually it means an action, as in 'You did a good thing there,' or 'You did a bad thing.'
Sometimes, it means person, though： かれ の こと が きらい! ('I can't stand his koto' means 'I can't stand him!')
わたし の こと を おぼえて うれしい!('Thank you for remembering my koto') means 'Thanks for remembering me.')
★★★★★
Full jukugo: 用事(ようじ) | errands ★★★★★ 用 (utilize) + 事 (action/ incident) = 用事 (errands) errands, chores, stuff to do. "I'd love to come to see your performance piece, buttttt I've got 用事。”
仕事(しごと) | one's job, one's work. ★★★★★ KUN ON 仕 (work) + 事 (action/ incident) = 仕事 (one's job, one's work. )
食事(しょくじ) する | have a meal. ★★★★★ 食 (eat) + 事 (action/ incident) = 食事 (have a meal.)
事故(じこ) | accident ★★★★☆ 事 (action/ incident) + 故 (breakdown, accident) = 事故 (accident) accident - not like you spilled your Coke, but like a traffic accident or a dude getting smeared by a meteorite.
事件(じけん) | incident ★★★☆☆ 事 (action/ incident) + 件 (incident) = 事件 (incident) incident, as in crime or accident. Something you gotta fill out a report if you were a witness.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
事 | action/ incident | MOUTH | 口
書 | write | DAY | 日
Talking is an action you do with your MOUTH,
Writing this book is something I do every damn DAY.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1667
Components: 十 (ten) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (brush/fork)
Mnemonic: JESUS was involved in a rather painful incident. Perhaps you've heard about it.
The ten radical goes through the mouth radical, so you could say:
There was an incident where ten mouths got skewered with forks.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: this one has a lot of meanings.
First jukugo meaning: errands
Frequency ranking: 51

Kanji: 筆
Meaning: paintbrush
Onyomi: HITSU
First kunyomi: ふで
First jukugo: 鉛筆[えんぴつ]
Full header: 筆 paintbrush
竹 (bamboo) + (brush/fork)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: HITSU |
Full mnemonic: | I take a paintbrush made out of bamboo and paint pictures of shit I saw when I took HITSU of acid. (FYI it was some wild shit)
Full kunyomi: ふで | brush ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 鉛筆(えんぴつ) | pencil ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1668
Components: 竹 (bamboo) + (brush/fork)
Mnemonic: I take a paintbrush made out of bamboo and paint pictures of shit I saw when I took HITSU of acid. (FYI it was some wild shit)
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: brush
First jukugo meaning: pencil
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 984

Kanji: 唐
Meaning: suddenly
Onyomi: TOU
First jukugo: 唐突[とうとつ]な or 　に
Full header: 唐 suddenly
(cave) + (brush/fork) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
JERK SIDEKICK
Description: In China, this meant Tang Dynasty. The Japanese generally use it to mean 'sudden.' The only hint of its Chinese roots is the Japanese word for 'barbarian.' WTF??? I have no idea if this is also how Chinese use it or if that's just Japan making fun of the Tangs. Anyone out there know?
Full onyomi: TOU |
Full mnemonic: | I suddenly tripped on my TOES and fell into the mouth of a cave, landing on an upturned fork. Ouch.
Full jukugo: 唐突(とうとつ) な or 　に | sudden, unexpected ★☆☆☆☆ 唐 (suddenly) + 突 (thrust) = 唐突 (sudden, unexpected) sudden AND unrelated to whatever came before it. Similar to 急に　 and 突然, but it emphasizes a random change, emphasizes that there is no cause-and-effect relationship. In other words, 唐突　is not just a sudden guy jumping out from behind a bush or a sudden thunderstorm. 唐突 is more like someone apropos of nothing changing the topic of conversation or getting mad for no apparent reason.
毛唐(けとう) | hairy barbarian! ☆☆☆☆☆ ABU OBSOLETE 毛 (fur) + 唐 (suddenly) = 毛唐 (hairy barbarian!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
康 | health | WATER | 水
逮 | arrest | MOVE |
唐 | suddenly | MOUTH | 口
Drink WATER for your health.
The cops MOVE to arrest you.
He said something suddenly with his MOUTH.
Full used In: - 糖
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1669
Components: (cave) + (brush/fork) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: I suddenly tripped on my TOES and fell into the mouth of a cave, landing on an upturned fork. Ouch.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: sudden, unexpected
Frequency ranking: 1388

Kanji: 糖
Meaning: sugar
Onyomi: TOU
First jukugo: 砂糖[さとう]
Full header: 糖 sugar
米 (rice / America) + 唐 (suddenly) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TOU | my TOES are sweet like sugar.
Full mnemonic: | Sugar makes rice suddenly taste sweet!
Full jukugo: 砂糖(さとう) | sugar ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 砂 (sand) + 糖 (sugar) = 砂糖 (sugar)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1670
Components: 米 (rice / America) + 唐 (suddenly) Same-ON
Mnemonic: my TOES are sweet like sugar.
Sugar makes rice suddenly taste sweet!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1689

Kanji: 逮
Meaning: arrest
Onyomi: TAI
First jukugo: 逮捕[たいほ]する
Full header: 逮 arrest
(motion) + (brush/fork) + 水 (water)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TAI |
Full mnemonic: | The cop is in motion, waving his fork, chasing the perp across the water to arrest her. He'll chase her all the way to THAIland if he has to.
Full jukugo: 逮捕(たいほ) する | arrest ★★★☆☆ 逮 (arrest) + 捕 (capture) = 逮捕 (arrest )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
康 | health | WATER | 水
逮 | arrest | MOVE |
唐 | suddenly | MOUTH | 口
Drink WATER for your health.
The cops MOVE to arrest you.
He said something suddenly with his MOUTH.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1671
Components: (motion) + (brush/fork) + 水 (water)
Mnemonic: The cop is in motion, waving his fork, chasing the perp across the water to arrest her. He'll chase her all the way to THAIland if he has to.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1510

Kanji: 康
Meaning: health
Onyomi: KOU
First jukugo: 健康[けんこう]
Full header: 康 health
(cave) + (brush/fork) + 水 (water)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
PN SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: KOU | If you wanna be healthy get your COLON irrigated. I know this holistic specialist named Rainbow Shankar!
Full mnemonic: | If you stab the cave wall with a fork, the most pure healthy water comes out.
Full jukugo: 健康(けんこう) | health ★★★★☆ 健 (healthy) + 康 (health) = 健康 (health)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
康 | health | WATER | 水
逮 | arrest | MOVE |
唐 | suddenly | MOUTH | 口
Drink WATER for your health.
The cops MOVE to arrest you.
He said something suddenly with his MOUTH.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1672
Components: (cave) + (brush/fork) + 水 (water)
Mnemonic: If you wanna be healthy get your COLON irrigated. I know this holistic specialist named Rainbow Shankar!
If you stab the cave wall with a fork, the most pure healthy water comes out.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1105

Kanji: 棄
Meaning: discard
Onyomi: KI
First jukugo: 放棄[ほうき]する
Full header: 棄 discard
(decapitated cow) + (brush/fork) + 木 (tree)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KI | I got drunk and discarded my house-KEY. Now my wife makes me sleep in the yard.
Full mnemonic: If you can deal with the fact that the brush radical is tilted sideways, then have I got a mnemonic for you!
I killed the cow with a fork, and discarded the decapitated cow-head in a tree. No one will think to look for it there!
Full jukugo: 放棄(ほうき) する | resign ★☆☆☆☆ 放 (release) + 棄 (discard) = 放棄 (resign) renounce, resign, "I don't sell that shit no more, dude."
廃棄(はいき) する | annul ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 廃 (wane) + 棄 (discard) = 廃棄 (annul) dispose of - usually used of specialized garbage: medical waste or nuclear boogers or whatever.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1673
Components: (decapitated cow) + (brush/fork) + 木 (tree)
Mnemonic: I got drunk and discarded my house-KEY. Now my wife makes me sleep in the yard.
If you can deal with the fact that the brush radical is tilted sideways, then have I got a mnemonic for you!
I killed the cow with a fork, and discarded the decapitated cow-head in a tree. No one will think to look for it there!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: resign
Frequency ranking: 1408

Kanji: 君
Meaning: buddy
Onyomi: KUN
First kunyomi: きみ
First jukugo: XXX君[くん]
Full header: 君 buddy
(brush/fork) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
7 strokes
STRONG
Description: strong RADICAL - KUN or GUN.
Full onyomi: KUN |
Full mnemonic: | My buddy is a raCOON, so I feed his mouth with my fork.
Full kunyomi: きみ | you (pretty informal) ★★★★★
Full jukugo: XXX 君(くん) | Mr. XXX ★★★★★ KIDS like saying XXX san. You can use it about any little boys, but once they become high-school age, you generally only use it about your friends.
君達(きみたち) | you guys! ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 君 (buddy) + 達 (plural/delivery) = 君達 (you guys!)
諸君(しょくん) | Gentlemen! ★☆☆☆☆ F 諸 (various) + 君 (buddy) = 諸君 (Gentlemen!) Gentlemen! My friends! (Usually used by an upper person addressing a crowd of lower people, like a speech situation)
Full used In: - 群
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1674
Components: (brush/fork) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
Mnemonic: My buddy is a raCOON, so I feed his mouth with my fork.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: you (pretty informal)
First jukugo meaning: Mr. XXX
Frequency ranking: 469

Kanji: 群
Meaning: flock
Onyomi: GUN
First kunyomi: む*れ
Full header: 群 flock
君 (buddy) + 羊 (sheep)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: GUN |
Full mnemonic: | The sheep and all his buddies are moving in a flock and they all have GUNS .
Full kunyomi: む*れ | a flock ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) む＊れる | use this when animals move in a flock all day long. ☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) むら＊がる | use this when people or animals flock to see an exceptional thing ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1675
Components: 君 (buddy) + 羊 (sheep)
Mnemonic: The sheep and all his buddies are moving in a flock and they all have GUNS .
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a flock
First kunyomi usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1011

Kanji: 妻
Meaning: wife
Onyomi: SAI
First kunyomi: つま
First jukugo: 妻子[さいし]
Full header: 妻 wife
一 (one/line radical) + (brush/fork) + 女 (woman)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
ILL PAIR
Full onyomi: SAI |
Full mnemonic: | He SIGHed when his wife (a woman) chased him with the brush.
Full kunyomi: つま | my wife (人妻：ひとづま： a somewhat formal term for someone else's wife） ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 妻子(さいし)
wife and kids. ☆☆☆☆☆
妻 (wife) + 子 (child) = 妻子 (wife and kids.)
one's wife and children. The word for 'husband and children?'
That does not exist in this language.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
婦 | housewife / lady | woman radical is on the LEFT | 女
妻 | wife | FORK |
The housewife is on the LEFT side, because she gets left behind when her husband goes to work. The wife is holding a FORK because she has a job as a cook.
Full used In: - 凄
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1676
Components: 一 (one/line radical) + (brush/fork) + 女 (woman)
Mnemonic: He SIGHed when his wife (a woman) chased him with the brush.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: my wife (人妻：ひとづま： a somewhat formal term for someone else's wife）
First jukugo meaning: wife and kids.
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 713

Kanji: 凄
Meaning: deeyammn / hella
First kunyomi: すご＊い
Full header: 凄 deeyammn / hella
(chill) + 妻 (wife)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full mnemonic: | Deeyammmn!! Your wife is cold!
Full kunyomi: すご＊い | hella / deeeyammn 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
すさ＊まじい | dreadful ★☆☆☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1677
Components: (chill) + 妻 (wife)
Mnemonic: Deeyammmn!! Your wife is cold!
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: hella / deeeyammn
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1401

Kanji: 争
Meaning: battle
Onyomi: SOU
First kunyomi: あらそ*う
First jukugo: 戦争[せんそう]する
Full header: 争 battle
(brush/fork) + (fishhook)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: SOU | Yo Mama loses SOO many rap battles, the only thing that rhymes is her concession speech.
Full mnemonic: | Two midgets fighting a battle with the most fearsome weapons they can lift; a brush and a fish-hook.
Full kunyomi: あらそ*う | competition. Unlike the synonym 競争　（きょうそう）,　争う emphasizes a feeling of battle, a lack of rules, and only 争う can escalate to physical violence. ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 戦争(せんそう) する | war ★★★★★ 戦 (fight) + 争 (battle) = 戦争 (war)
競争(きょうそう) する | competition ★★★☆☆ 競 (contest) + 争 (battle) = 競争 (competition) unless you're talking about a literal foot-race, 競争 does not mean a game. It refers to competing within a framework (usually business or academic). The best score on the test, the salesman who sold the most this month.
論争(ろんそう) | argument ★★☆☆☆ 論 (make a case for) + 争 (battle) = 論争 (argument) an argument or controversy
Full used In: - 静
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1678
Components: (brush/fork) + (fishhook)
Mnemonic: Yo Mama loses SOO many rap battles, the only thing that rhymes is her concession speech.
Two midgets fighting a battle with the most fearsome weapons they can lift; a brush and a fish-hook.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: competition. Unlike the synonym 競争　（きょうそう）,　争う emphasizes a feeling of battle, a lack of rules, and only 争う can escalate to physical violence.
First jukugo meaning: war
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 635

Kanji: 静
Meaning: quiet
Onyomi: SEI
First kunyomi: しず*か ( な )
First jukugo: 冷静[れいせい]な
Full header: 静 quiet
青 (blue) + 争 (battle)
★★★★☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: SEI | Please SAY it quietly, so you don't wake the baby.
Full mnemonic: | Fish battling in the blue ocean are quiet- compared to birds or apes battlin'.
Full kunyomi: しず*か ( な ) | quiet ★★★★★
Full jukugo: 冷静(れいせい) な | cool-headed ★★☆☆☆ 冷 (cold thing) + 静 (quiet) = 冷静 (cool-headed) cool-headed, calm person - someone who doesn't panic when the shit goes down.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1679
Components: 青 (blue) + 争 (battle)
Mnemonic: Please SAY it quietly, so you don't wake the baby.
Fish battling in the blue ocean are quiet- compared to birds or apes battlin'.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★★
First jukugo meaning: cool-headed
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 637

Kanji: 兼
Meaning: double-duty
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: ( xxx と　ｙｙｙ　を ) か*ねる
First jukugo: 兼業[けんぎょう]
Full header: 兼 double-duty
美 (beauty) + (brush/fork) + ??? (???)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
STRONG
Full onyomi: KEN | KENNY does double-duty as a . . . . I got nothing.
Full mnemonic: | What the hell! This doesn't look like anything! It kiiiiind of looks like beautiful (美) but split in half, and the two halves are being stabbed with a fork. So the fork does double-duty: it can help you eat salad, or it can help you cut a beautiful person in half.
Full kunyomi: ( xxx と　ｙｙｙ　を ) か*ねる | to combine ｘｘｘ and ｙｙｙ, to double as (i.e. she's a maid who doubles as a bodyguard) ★☆☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 兼業(けんぎょう) | moonlighting. ★★☆☆☆ 兼 (double-duty) + 業 (business) = 兼業 (moonlighting. ) a second-job. moonlighting.
AB 兼用(けんよう) | use as A and B ☆☆☆☆☆ 兼 (double-duty) + 用 (utilize) = 兼用 (use as A and B) to use something both as A and B.
Full used In: - 嫌
- 謙
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1680
Components: 美 (beauty) + (brush/fork) + ??? (???)
Mnemonic: KENNY does double-duty as a . . . . I got nothing.
What the hell! This doesn't look like anything! It kiiiiind of looks like beautiful (美) but split in half, and the two halves are being stabbed with a fork. So the fork does double-duty: it can help you eat salad, or it can help you cut a beautiful person in half.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to combine ｘｘｘ and ｙｙｙ, to double as (i.e. she's a maid who doubles as a bodyguard)
First jukugo meaning: moonlighting.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 775

Kanji: 嫌
Meaning: eww!!
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: いや ( だ！！ )
First jukugo: 機嫌[きげん]
Full header: 嫌 eww!!
女 (woman) + 兼 (double-duty) Same-ON
★★★★★
13 strokes
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | The woman hated doing double-duty. She wanted a monogamous relationship.
Full kunyomi: いや ( だ！！ ) | Ewww! No way!(what you say) 1/2 KANA KIDS ★★★★☆
いや＊がる | Use this word when telling about how a third party had a bad reaction to something: "He was like, eww!" (彼は嫌がった！） ★★★☆☆
きら＊い | the most common word for hate 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 機嫌(きげん) | mood ★★☆☆☆ 機 (machine) + 嫌 (eww!!) = 機嫌 (mood) mood (bad mood: 不機嫌!)
嫌味(:いやみ) | hurtful speech ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 嫌 (eww!!) + 味 (flavor) = 嫌味 (hurtful speech) a very general term for any kind of hurtful speech - from sarcasm or snarky comments, mean-spirited arguments, to outright belligerence.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
嫌 | eww!! | GIRL | 女
謙 | modesty | TALK | 言
嬢 | young lady | KICK IN THE NUTS |
You say eww because GIRLS are gross.
But you are modest when you TALK to them,
because young ladies will KICK YOU IN THE NUTS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1681
Components: 女 (woman) + 兼 (double-duty) Same-ON
Mnemonic: The woman hated doing double-duty. She wanted a monogamous relationship.
Usefulness: ★★★★★
First kunyomi meaning: Ewww! No way!(what you say)
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: mood
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 776

Kanji: 謙
Meaning: modesty
Onyomi: KEN
First jukugo: 謙譲語[けんじょうご]
Full header: 謙 modesty
言 (say) + 兼 (double-duty) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
17 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | Modest things you say do double-duty: they make you look humble but they also cause people to respect you more for being so modest.
Full jukugo: 謙譲語(けんじょうご) | humble formal japanese ★★★☆☆ CCW F 謙 (modesty) + 譲 (concessions) + 語 (language) = 謙譲語 (humble formal japanese) Along with Sonkeigo, Kenjougo is half of Japanese formal speech: When talking to your superiors, you use kenjougo to refer to your own humble actions.
謙虚(けんきょ) | modest ★★☆☆☆ 謙 (modesty) + 虚 (empty) = 謙虚 (modest) modest - this is a word you use about others. "She's got a very modest attitude."
謙遜(けんそん) | other modesty ★★☆☆☆ To downplay your own skills in front of others. You don't ever say "I 謙遜-ed." or "He 謙遜-ed." or "She's really 謙遜-ish." Normally it's only used like : "Please don't 謙遜. We both know you're rad," or "He declined the offer out of modesty."
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
嫌 | eww!! | GIRL | 女
謙 | modesty | TALK | 言
嬢 | young lady | KICK IN THE NUTS |
You say eww because GIRLS are gross.
But you are modest when you TALK to them,
because young ladies will KICK YOU IN THE NUTS.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1682
Components: 言 (say) + 兼 (double-duty) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Modest things you say do double-duty: they make you look humble but they also cause people to respect you more for being so modest.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: humble formal japanese
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1662

Kanji: 建
Meaning: build
Onyomi: KEN
First kunyomi: ( を ) た＊てる
First jukugo: 建物[たてもの]
Full header: 建 build
書 (write) + (buildbottom)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
MR
Description: Make sure and don't confuse this with the MOTION radical !
Motion has a dot on the left side, but build- on the left side - has a spiky, zig-zag line that makes it look kind of like the number 3.
Full onyomi: KEN | KENNY built a ladder out of Hell, which is why he kept coming back to life.
Full mnemonic: The Mutant Radical for build looks like the MR for motion ( ), but the 'build' guy has the number '3' on the side.
So!
In order to build that building, you'll need to write 3 blueprints.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) た＊てる | I build some shit ★★★☆☆
( が ) た＊つ | to be erected ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 建物(たてもの) | building ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 建 (build) + 物 (animal / thing) = 建物 (building) any kind of building - western OR japanese.
建築家(けんちくか) | architect ★★★☆☆ 建 築 (architecture) + 家 (home) = 建築家 (architect)
建築(けんちく) | architecture ★★★☆☆ 建 (build) + 築 (architect) = 建築 (architecture) architecture. So help me God I'll never spell that word right.
建前(たてまえ) | The way one behaves in public ★★☆☆☆ CCW KUNKUN 建 (build) + 前 (before) = 建前 (The way one behaves in public) one's principles, one's public position. (i.e. never drinking tang, being anti-abortion) (as opposed to 本音, one's private feelings)
Full used In: - 庭
- 建
- 健
- 延
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1683
Components: 書 (write) + (buildbottom)
Mnemonic: KENNY built a ladder out of Hell, which is why he kept coming back to life.
The Mutant Radical for build looks like the MR for motion ( ), but the 'build' guy has the number '3' on the side.
So!
In order to build that building, you'll need to write 3 blueprints.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I build some shit
First jukugo meaning: building
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 626

Kanji: 健
Meaning: healthy
Onyomi: KEN
First jukugo: 健康[けんこう]
Full header: 健 healthy
(personleft) + 建 (build) Same-ON
★★★★☆
11 strokes
PN SIDEKICK
Description: I've never seen this kanji outside of the 健康 jukugo - so maybe study the jukugo instead of learning the kanji separately.
Full onyomi: KEN |
Full mnemonic: | Health builds a person!
Full jukugo: 健康(けんこう) | health ★★★★☆ 健 (healthy) + 康 (health) = 健康 (health)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1684
Components: (personleft) + 建 (build) Same-ON
Mnemonic: Health builds a person!
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: health
Frequency ranking: 1010

Kanji: 延
Meaning: prolong
Onyomi: EN
First kunyomi: の＊ばす
First jukugo: 延長[えんちょう]する
Full header: 延 prolong
正 (correct) + (buildbottom)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
DUPE
Full onyomi: EN | If a guy's schlong is getting prolonged, you can tell that he's ENjoying something.
Full mnemonic: | If you want me to build this building correctly, you'll have to prolong the deadline.
Full kunyomi: の＊ばす | to lengthen or extend (the life of a sick person)(the deadline) (your stay in a hotel). Also, to procrastinate. More used with time than physical length. ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 延長(えんちょう) する | prolonging ★★☆☆☆ 延 (prolong) + 長 (long / boss) = 延長 (prolonging) extension or prolonging, in time. Also means,to extend a linear thing by building it longer. A bit more official than the related term 伸ばす　(のばす).
延期(えんき) する | postpone ★★☆☆☆ 延 (prolong) + 期 (period of time) = 延期 (postpone)
生き延びる(いきのびる) | outlive ★☆☆☆☆ 生 (life / birth) + 延 (prolong) = 生き延びる (outlive) to outlive others, to survive a fucked event
Full used In: - 誕
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1685
Components: 正 (correct) + (buildbottom)
Mnemonic: If a guy's schlong is getting prolonged, you can tell that he's ENjoying something.
If you want me to build this building correctly, you'll have to prolong the deadline.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to lengthen or extend (the life of a sick person)(the deadline) (your stay in a hotel). Also, to procrastinate. More used with time than physical length.
First jukugo meaning: prolonging
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1242

Kanji: 誕
Meaning: birthday / birth
Onyomi: TAN
First jukugo: 誕生日[たんじょうび]の日
Full header: 誕 birthday / birth
言 (say) + 延 (prolong)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TAN | That baby was born with a sunTAN.
Full mnemonic: | He said he wants to prolong his birthday so he gets presents forever.
Full jukugo: 誕生日(たんじょうび) の日
birthday ★★★★☆ FP
誕 生 (birth) + 日 (sun, day) = 誕生日 (birthday)
birthday
If you want to say Happy Birthday, you'd just say 良い誕生日！　（よいたんじょうび！）.
However, if you're asking someone what day is their birthday, you'd add 'の日’　like this:
誕生日の日はイツ？　（たんじょうびのひはいつ？）
誕生(たんじょう) | birth ★☆☆☆☆ 誕 (birthday / birth) + 生 (life / birth) = 誕生 (birth) the birth of (figurative) (i.e. Miles Davis' "birth of the cool" album)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1686
Components: 言 (say) + 延 (prolong)
Mnemonic: That baby was born with a sunTAN.
He said he wants to prolong his birthday so he gets presents forever.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First jukugo meaning: birthday
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★☆
Frequency ranking: 1642

Kanji: 庭
Meaning: garden
Onyomi: TEI
First kunyomi: にわ
First jukugo: 家庭[かてい]
Full header: 庭 garden
(cave) + (buildbottom) + 王 (king)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: TEI | TAKE this garden and shove it?!!!
Full mnemonic: | Build the king a garden in a cave.
Full kunyomi: にわ | a garden - (BOOBOO: not the kind that grows vegetables, which is 畑 (はたけ)。 A 庭 is like a garden in your front yard of flowers or decorative plants.) ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 家庭(かてい) | the family you are living with. ★★☆☆☆ 家 (home) + 庭 (garden) = 家庭 (the family you are living with.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1687
Components: (cave) + (buildbottom) + 王 (king)
Mnemonic: TAKE this garden and shove it?!!!
Build the king a garden in a cave.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a garden - (BOOBOO: not the kind that grows vegetables, which is 畑 (はたけ)。 A 庭 is like a garden in your front yard of flowers or decorative plants.)
First jukugo meaning: the family you are living with.
First jukugo usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 712

Meaning: shish kebab
Full header: shish kebab
(left radical) (spear) + ??? (???)
STRONG
Description: A long spear with a bunch of shit impaled on it = shish kebab!!!
ITADAKEMASU!
strong for SEN
Full used In: - 残
- 銭
- 浅
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1688
Components: (left radical) (spear) + ??? (???)
Frequency ranking: 387

Kanji: 銭
Meaning: coin
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: ぜに
First jukugo: 小銭[こぜに]
Full header: 銭 coin
金 (gold) + (shish kebab) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
Full onyomi: SEN | SENDing coins in the mail is dumb because they get stolen.
Full mnemonic: | Certain Japanese coins have a hole in the middle, so I take my gold coins and put em on a stick like a shish kebab!
Full kunyomi: ぜに | coin NUBI ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 小銭(こぜに) | coin ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 小 (small size) + 銭 (coin) = 小銭 (coin)
銭湯(せんとう) | public bath ★★☆☆☆ 銭 (coin) + 湯 (hot water) = 銭湯 (public bath)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1689
Components: 金 (gold) + (shish kebab) Same-ON
Mnemonic: SENDing coins in the mail is dumb because they get stolen.
Certain Japanese coins have a hole in the middle, so I take my gold coins and put em on a stick like a shish kebab!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1266

Kanji: 浅
Meaning: shallow
Onyomi: SEN
First kunyomi: あさ*い
Full header: 浅 shallow
(waterleft) + (shish kebab) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
PN SOLO
Description: Me being me, I wanted to use all the 浅い jukugo in my textbook- lots of cool words to bash shallow people and superficial, self-important trendy douchebags. But after ５ years of everyone telling me that, 'No one uses those words!' I've reluctantly decided not to put them here.
Full onyomi: SEN |
Full mnemonic: | I SEND my shish kebab to the bottom of the shallow water and hope to spear a fish!
Full kunyomi: あさ*い | shallow ★★★☆☆
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1690
Components: (waterleft) + (shish kebab) Same-ON
Mnemonic: I SEND my shish kebab to the bottom of the shallow water and hope to spear a fish!
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1016

Kanji: 残
Meaning: remain behind
Onyomi: ZAN
First kunyomi: ( を ) のこ＊す
First jukugo: 残念[ざんねん]
Full header: 残 remain behind
(shhh) + (shish kebab)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: ZAN | After all the people have died (or been eaten) nothing but ZANbies will remain behind.
Full mnemonic: | Ssssh!! Don't tell him I left his shish kebab behind at the picnic.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) のこ＊す | I leave it behind. ★★★★☆
( が ) のこ＊る | it remains behind ★★★★☆
のこ＊り | the remaining (food on the plate); the remainder (of the kittens which were not adopted) ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 残念(ざんねん) | That's too bad!! ★★★★★ 残 (remain behind) + 念 (concern) = 残念 (That's too bad!!) "That's too bad." - kind of informal ; say this when someone didn't enjoy a movie they went to, or couldn't come to your party because they got the flu.
残業(ざんぎょう) | overtime work ★★★★☆ 残 (remain behind) + 業 (business) = 残業 (overtime work)
残高(ざんだか) | bank balance. ☆☆☆☆☆ KUN ON 残 (remain behind) + 高 (tall) = 残高 (bank balance.) bank balance. You don't need to know this.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1691
Components: (shhh) + (shish kebab)
Mnemonic: After all the people have died (or been eaten) nothing but ZANbies will remain behind.
Ssssh!! Don't tell him I left his shish kebab behind at the picnic.
Usefulness: ★★★★☆
First kunyomi meaning: I leave it behind.
First jukugo meaning: That's too bad!!
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★★★
Frequency ranking: 388

Meaning: UFO
Full header: UFO
(top radical)
Description: OK, so according to my system of radicals, this is ten (十) + nets ( ).
But frankly, fuck my system. This looks like an old '50s flying saucer with an antenna or perhaps a ray-gun on top.
Full used In: - 聴
- 壊
- 懐
- 徳
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1692
Components: (top radical)
Frequency ranking: 857

Kanji: 聴
Meaning: listen to
Onyomi: CHOU
First kunyomi: き＊く
First jukugo: 盗聴[とうちょう]
Full header: 聴 listen to
耳 (ear) + (UFO) + (bottomheart)
★★★☆☆
17 strokes
DUPE SOLO
Full onyomi: CHOU | No one listens to Margaret CHOU.
Full mnemonic: | With all your heart, take your ear and listen to what the UFO has to say
Full kunyomi: き＊く | deliberately listen to for minutes at a time (to a preacher's sermon, a college lecture, a shitty techno song)　 ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 盗聴(とうちょう) | wiretap ☆☆☆☆☆ 盗 (steal by stealth) + 聴 (listen to) = 盗聴 (wiretap) wiretap, bug
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
聴 | listen to | EAR | 耳
壊 | break | GROUND | 土
懐 | nostalgia | HEART | 心
徳 | virtue | GO | 行
You listen with your EARS.
You break a TV on the hard GROUND.
You are nostalgic with your HEART.
You GO along the path of virtue.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1693
Components: 耳 (ear) + (UFO) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: No one listens to Margaret CHOU.
With all your heart, take your ear and listen to what the UFO has to say
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: deliberately listen to for minutes at a time (to a preacher's sermon, a college lecture, a shitty techno song)
First jukugo meaning: wiretap
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1141

Kanji: 壊
Meaning: break
Onyomi: KAI
First kunyomi: ( を ) こわ＊す
First jukugo: 壊れ物[こわれもの]
Full header: 壊 break
土 (earth) + (UFO) + 衣 (cloth)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
Full onyomi: KAI | That KITE-eating tree broke my KITE!
Full mnemonic: | The cloth fell from the UFO and broke when it hit the earth.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) こわ＊す | I smash something , I break something. ★★★☆☆
( が ) こわ＊れる | something doesn't work anymore: your TV, your PSP, your dishwasher. Call the repair-person! ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 壊れ物(こわれもの) | fragile thing ★★★☆☆ 壊 (break) + 物 (animal / thing) = 壊れ物 (fragile thing)
崩壊(ほうかい) | collapse ★☆☆☆☆ 崩 (collapse) + 壊 (break) = 崩壊 (collapse) a collapse- said of a building, but also (figuratively) like 'The collapse of communism.'
破壊(はかい) | Destruction. ★☆☆☆☆ 破 (rend) + 壊 (break) = 破壊 ( Destruction.) Destruction. Ususaly used about bombs, or 'President Bush destroyed the economy,'. . . pretty much the same circumstances you'd use the English word. (BOOBOO: you can't use する with this one, for some reason. It's one of those nouns you can't verb)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
聴 | listen to | EAR | 耳
壊 | break | GROUND | 土
懐 | nostalgia | HEART | 心
徳 | virtue | GO | 行
You listen with your EARS.
You break a TV on the hard GROUND.
You are nostalgic with your HEART.
You GO along the path of virtue.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1694
Components: 土 (earth) + (UFO) + 衣 (cloth)
Mnemonic: That KITE-eating tree broke my KITE!
The cloth fell from the UFO and broke when it hit the earth.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I smash something , I break something.
First jukugo meaning: fragile thing
Frequency ranking: 1188

Kanji: 懐
Meaning: nostalgia
Onyomi: KAI - don't bother.
First kunyomi: ( に ) なつ*かしい
Full header: 懐 nostalgia
(leftheart) + (UFO) + 衣 (cloth)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: KAI - don't bother. |
Full mnemonic: | My heart aches with nostalgia, for the days when UFOs were made out of cloth.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) なつ*かしい | feel nostalgic for ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
聴 | listen to | EAR | 耳
壊 | break | GROUND | 土
懐 | nostalgia | HEART | 心
徳 | virtue | GO | 行
You listen with your EARS.
You break a TV on the hard GROUND.
You are nostalgic with your HEART.
You GO along the path of virtue.
 | Meaning | Hint | Radical
慎 | refrain / be prudent | TRUTH | 実
懐 | nostalgia | UFO |
Refrain from speaking the TRUTH to a person nostalgic for UFOs. Actually the space invader days were pretty bad but why argue?
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1695
Components: (leftheart) + (UFO) + 衣 (cloth)
Mnemonic: My heart aches with nostalgia, for the days when UFOs were made out of cloth.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: feel nostalgic for
Frequency ranking: 1170

Kanji: 徳
Meaning: virtue
Onyomi: TOKU
First jukugo: 道徳[どうとく]
Full header: 徳 virtue
(goleft) + (UFO) + (bottomheart)
★☆☆☆☆
14 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: TOKU |
Full mnemonic: | It is virtuous and good-hearted to give the aliens a TOKE of your J when you go to a UFO.
Full jukugo: 道徳(どうとく) | moral principles ★☆☆☆☆ 道 (street) + 徳 (virtue) = 道徳 (moral principles) morals in general - universal principles like "don't cheat, don't kill" - as opposed to your own personal rules, like "I don't smoke, I don't watch Julia Roberts films." When newspapers talk about "moral education in the classroom," they use 道徳.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
聴 | listen to | EAR | 耳
壊 | break | GROUND | 土
懐 | nostalgia | HEART | 心
徳 | virtue | GO | 行
You listen with your EARS.
You break a TV on the hard GROUND.
You are nostalgic with your HEART.
You GO along the path of virtue.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1696
Components: (goleft) + (UFO) + (bottomheart)
Mnemonic: It is virtuous and good-hearted to give the aliens a TOKE of your J when you go to a UFO.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: moral principles
Frequency ranking: 859

Meaning: tiger
Full header: tiger
(big radical)
PK
Description: Not sure why, but this one is usually called "tiger" in the books. Works for me.
Full used In: - 劇
- 慮
- 虚
- 虐
- 膚
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1697
Components: (big radical)
Frequency ranking: 1049

Kanji: 劇
Meaning: play
Onyomi: GEKI
First kunyomi: げき
First jukugo: 喜劇[きげき]
Full header: 劇 play
(tiger) + 刀 (sword) + (pigbottom)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
Full onyomi: GEKI |
Full mnemonic: | This is a play about a tiger killing a pig with a sword - it was so exciting the audience GETS KEYED up.
Full kunyomi: げき | a play, a drama, a show LAZY ★★★☆☆
Full jukugo: 喜劇(きげき) | comedy ★☆☆☆☆ 喜 (rejoice) + 劇 (play) = 喜劇 (comedy)
悲劇(ひげき) | tragedy ★☆☆☆☆ 悲 (sad) + 劇 (play) = 悲劇 (tragedy) tragedy (opp: comedy!)
劇的(げきてき) な | dramatic ★☆☆☆☆ 劇 (play) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 劇的 (dramatic)
劇団(げきだん) | drama troupe ★☆☆☆☆ 劇 (play) + 団 (group) = 劇団 (drama troupe)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
慮 | consideration | THINK | 思
劇 | play | SWORD | 刀
膚 | epidermis | STOMACH | 胃
虚 | empty | HEDGEHOG |
虐 | oppress | SNOUT |
THINK of others - be considerate.
Don't play with that SWORD.
Your epidermis is in the tiger's STOMACH.
The HEDGEHOG is inside an empty tiger.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1698
Components: (tiger) + 刀 (sword) + (pigbottom)
Mnemonic: This is a play about a tiger killing a pig with a sword - it was so exciting the audience GETS KEYED up.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a play, a drama, a show
First jukugo meaning: comedy
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1051

Kanji: 慮
Meaning: consideration
Onyomi: RYO
First jukugo: 遠慮[えんりょ]する
Full header: 慮 consideration
(tiger) + 思 (think)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA
Full onyomi: RYO | Give some consideration to those around you and Regulate Your Odor please.
Full mnemonic: | When you think, give some consideration to the tiger please.
Full jukugo: 遠慮(えんりょ) する
regretfully decline or enjoin from ★★★☆☆ CCW F
遠 (far) + 慮 (consideration) = 遠慮 (regretfully decline or enjoin from)
CULTURAL CODE WORD in full effect. Meaning, it's such a uniquely Japanese concept there is no ready English equivalent.
遠慮 means to be diplomatically, politely refuse, to regretfully decline.
For example, "You want the last donut?" "Hell yes!" is not 遠慮.
But, "No way I don't want it, it smells!" is also not 遠慮 .
"Thanks but I'm full now." is the 遠慮 answer, since it means, "We both know I want it, but since I abstained from it, you owe me one, now! The favor-ball is back in my court!"
Used most commonly in two situations：
1) 遠慮せず： meaning, 'Act casual. Eat the last pie. Don't wait for all the food to be served. Sit wherever. Make yourself at home.'
2) it's often seen on signs telling you not to do something: XXX遠慮してください。 ('Please refrain from doing XXX')
配慮(はいりょ) する | to give consideration to, to be kind to xxxx. To give special treatment to (the handicapped, i.e. by providing ramps) ★★☆☆☆ 配 (distribute) + 慮 (consideration) = 配慮 (to give consideration to, to be kind to xxxx. To give special treatment to (the handicapped, i.e. by providing ramps))
考慮(こうりょ) する | consider ★☆☆☆☆ NP 考 (consider) + 慮 (consideration) = 考慮 (consider) to take into account the special circumstances (i.e. before you punish him for vandalism, remember to take into account that his dad just died).
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
慮 | consideration | THINK | 思
劇 | play | SWORD | 刀
膚 | epidermis | STOMACH | 胃
虚 | empty | HEDGEHOG |
虐 | oppress | SNOUT |
THINK of others - be considerate.
Don't play with that SWORD.
Your epidermis is in the tiger's STOMACH.
The HEDGEHOG is inside an empty tiger.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1699
Components: (tiger) + 思 (think)
Mnemonic: Give some consideration to those around you and Regulate Your Odor please.
When you think, give some consideration to the tiger please.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: regretfully decline or enjoin from
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1152

Kanji: 虚
Meaning: empty
Onyomi: KYO
First jukugo: 謙虚[けんきょ]
Full header: 虚 empty
(tiger) + (hedgehog)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Description: Has a strong connotation of hollow, as in hollow threats, full of hot air, etc.
Full onyomi: KYO | Keep Your Odors empty by taking a bath at LEAST once a week. You don't want your odors to be full of stank. (unless maybe you're the hedgehog, of which see below)
Full mnemonic: | The tiger felt empty so it ate the hedgehog.
Full jukugo: 謙虚(けんきょ) | modest ★★☆☆☆ 謙 (modesty) + 虚 (empty) = 謙虚 (modest) modest - this is a word you use about others. "She's got a very modest attitude."
虚栄(きょえい) | vanity ★★☆☆☆ 虚 (empty) + 栄 (glory) = 虚栄 (vanity)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
慮 | consideration | THINK | 思
劇 | play | SWORD | 刀
膚 | epidermis | STOMACH | 胃
虚 | empty | HEDGEHOG |
虐 | oppress | SNOUT |
THINK of others - be considerate.
Don't play with that SWORD.
Your epidermis is in the tiger's STOMACH.
The HEDGEHOG is inside an empty tiger.
Full used In: - 嘘
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1700
Components: (tiger) + (hedgehog)
Mnemonic: Keep Your Odors empty by taking a bath at LEAST once a week. You don't want your odors to be full of stank. (unless maybe you're the hedgehog, of which see below)
The tiger felt empty so it ate the hedgehog.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: modest
Frequency ranking: 1176

Kanji: 虐
Meaning: oppress
Onyomi: GYAKU
First kunyomi: しいた*げる
First jukugo: 虐待[ぎゃくたい]
Full header: 虐 oppress
(tiger) + (snout)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
Full onyomi: GYAKU | The UN General Secretary is always telling oppressive dictators they GOTTA COOL down. No one has ever listened.
Full mnemonic: | The tiger's snout oppressed you by biting your ass.
Full kunyomi: しいた*げる | Tyrant oppresses the people ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 虐待(ぎゃくたい) | violent oppression ★★★☆☆ 虐 (oppress) + 待 (wait) = 虐待 (violent oppression) domestic violence, or some other bitterly bad but small-scale situation.
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
慮 | consideration | THINK | 思
劇 | play | SWORD | 刀
膚 | epidermis | STOMACH | 胃
虚 | empty | HEDGEHOG |
虐 | oppress | SNOUT |
THINK of others - be considerate.
Don't play with that SWORD.
Your epidermis is in the tiger's STOMACH.
The HEDGEHOG is inside an empty tiger.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1701
Components: (tiger) + (snout)
Mnemonic: The UN General Secretary is always telling oppressive dictators they GOTTA COOL down. No one has ever listened.
The tiger's snout oppressed you by biting your ass.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: Tyrant oppresses the people
First jukugo meaning: violent oppression
First jukugo usefulness: ★★★☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1651

Kanji: 膚
Meaning: epidermis
Onyomi: FU
First jukugo: 皮膚[ひふ]
Full header: 膚 epidermis
(tiger) + 胃 (stomach)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: FU | When I was a teenager, my epidermis was FUCKED up with acne.
Full mnemonic: | Your epidermis is inside the tiger's stomach - because you got ate!
Full jukugo: 皮膚(ひふ) | skin ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 皮 (skin) + 膚 (epidermis) = 皮膚 (skin) a doctor word for skin. most people just say '肌' (はだ）
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
慮 | consideration | THINK | 思
劇 | play | SWORD | 刀
膚 | epidermis | STOMACH | 胃
虚 | empty | HEDGEHOG |
虐 | oppress | SNOUT |
THINK of others - be considerate.
Don't play with that SWORD.
Your epidermis is in the tiger's STOMACH.
The HEDGEHOG is inside an empty tiger.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1702
Components: (tiger) + 胃 (stomach)
Mnemonic: When I was a teenager, my epidermis was FUCKED up with acne.
Your epidermis is inside the tiger's stomach - because you got ate!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: skin
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1604

Kanji: 嘘
Meaning: lie
First kunyomi: うそ
First jukugo: 嘘つき[うそつき]
Full header: 嘘 lie
口 (mouth/small box radical) + 虚 (empty)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
ILL PAIR SOLO
Full mnemonic: | A mouth that tells lies is empty of truth.
Full kunyomi: うそ | a lie 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆
Full jukugo: 嘘つき(うそつき) | liar!! ★★★★☆
嘘をつく(うそをつく) | to lie ★★★☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
嘘 | lie | TIGER |
噂 | rumor | ESTEEM | 尊
It's not smart to lie to the TIGER.
Rumors wreck your self-ESTEEM.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1703
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 虚 (empty)
Mnemonic: A mouth that tells lies is empty of truth.
Usefulness: ★★★☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: a lie
First kunyomi usefulness: ★★★★☆
First jukugo meaning: liar!!
Frequency ranking: 1177

Meaning: lame
Full header: lame
(right radical)
PK
Description: I guess you could think of it as a lame human, where the horizontal is the arms, the left-side diagonal is a twisted leg, and the right-side vertical stroke is a cane.
Full used In: - 沈
- 就
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1704
Components: (right radical)
Frequency ranking: 970

Kanji: 沈
Meaning: sink
Onyomi: CHIN
First kunyomi: ( を ) しず＊める
First jukugo: 沈黙[ちんもく]
Full header: 沈 sink
(waterleft) + (lame)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
Full onyomi: CHIN |
Full mnemonic: | The lame man sank in water up to his CHIN.
Full kunyomi: ( を ) しず＊める | I sank (the enemy ship.) ★★☆☆☆
( が ) しず＊む | it's sinking ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 沈黙(ちんもく) | bad kind of silence ★★☆☆☆ 沈 (sink) + 黙 (shut up) = 沈黙 (bad kind of silence) silence. (BOOBOO: not to be confused with 静か　（しずか）).　静か means a quiet place. 沈黙 is like a awkward hush that falls over the crowd when your mom's g-string fell off at the superbowl.
沈没(ちんぼつ) する | sink. ★★☆☆☆ 沈 (sink) + 没 (downfall) = 沈没 (sink.)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1705
Components: (waterleft) + (lame)
Mnemonic: The lame man sank in water up to his CHIN.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: I sank (the enemy ship.)
First jukugo meaning: bad kind of silence
Frequency ranking: 972

Kanji: 就
Meaning: get a job, you bum!
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: ( に ) つ＊く
First jukugo: 就職[しゅうしょく]する
Full header: 就 get a job, you bum!
京 (capital) + (lame)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
Full onyomi: SHUU |
Full mnemonic: | The lame person put on his (pediatric) SHOES and set out to get a job in the capital.
Full kunyomi: ( に ) つ＊く | to have a job. (しごと に つく＝ to find a job) ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 就職(しゅうしょく) する | find job ★☆☆☆☆ 就 (get a job, you bum!) + 職 (employment) = 就職 (find job) to find a job (finally!)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
就 | get a job, you bum! | CAPITAL | 京
執 | to hella do | LUCKY | 幸
Anyone can get a job in the CAPITAL, but only a LUCKY person can hella do the job right.
Full used In: - 蹴
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1706
Components: 京 (capital) + (lame)
Mnemonic: The lame person put on his (pediatric) SHOES and set out to get a job in the capital.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: to have a job. (しごと に つく＝ to find a job)
First jukugo meaning: find job
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1209

Kanji: 蹴
Meaning: kick
Onyomi: SHUU
First kunyomi: け＊る
First jukugo: 一蹴[いっしゅう]する
Full header: 蹴 kick
足 (foot/ be enough) + 就 (get a job, you bum!) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
19 strokes
SOLO
Full onyomi: SHUU |
Full mnemonic: I got a job kicking you with the SHOE on my foot.
Not only that, but I have full medical and dental WTF why did they bother?
Full kunyomi: け＊る | kick KANA ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 一蹴(いっしゅう) する | dis and dismiss ☆☆☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 蹴 (kick) = 一蹴 (dis and dismiss) to dis someone so casually that it adds to the dis. To win a game too easily, to reject a complaint, to just look at someone like 'Who are you and why are you breathing my air?'
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1707
Components: 足 (foot/ be enough) + 就 (get a job, you bum!) Same-ON
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First jukugo meaning: dis and dismiss
First jukugo usefulness: ☆☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1479

Meaning: pine cone
Full header: pine cone
PK
Description: Because it's round, spikey, and has a little stem up top.
Full used In: - 刻
- 核
- 該
- 咳
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1708
Frequency ranking: 744

Kanji: 刻
Meaning: engrave
Onyomi: KOKU
First kunyomi: きざ*む
First jukugo: 遅刻[ちこく]する
Full header: 刻 engrave
(pine cone) + 刀 (sword)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
JERK
Description: Kind of a JERK: in half the common jukugo, it means `grave`or `bad`. Which, if you imagine that YOU`RE the plank that`s going to be engraved by a stranger with a knife, maybe is not so JERKy at all.
Full onyomi: KOKU | Scarface Tony Montana engraved a big rock of COKE, cutting it into snortable powder-chunks.
Full mnemonic: | I engraved the pine cone with my sword.
Full kunyomi: きざ*む | carve up ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 遅刻(ちこく) する | arrive late ★★☆☆☆ 遅 (slow / late) + 刻 (engrave) = 遅刻 (arrive late ) to arrive late for school or work.
深刻(しんこく) な | grave situation ★★☆☆☆ 深 (deep) + 刻 (engrave) = 深刻 (grave situation) the situation is grave, serious, and worsening. Used with something that was kind of ill to begin with, and if you don't act now it'll get much worse.
彫刻(ちょうこく) | sculpture ★★☆☆☆ 彫 (carve) + 刻 (engrave) = 彫刻 (sculpture) sculpture- but only the kind that is carved all Michelangelo's David style. The Rodin-style sculptures that are cast in bronze are OBJETs (that's right, they use a French word.)
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
咳 | cough | MOUTH | 口
核 | nucleus | TREE | 木
刻 | engrave | SWORD | 刀
該 | correspond to | SAY | 言
削 | whittle down | CARROT | 肖
You cough with your MOUTH.
The seed is the nucleus of a TREE,
but you carve with a SWORD.
My words correspond to what I SAY.
You whittle a what?? a CARROT,dummy.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1709
Components: (pine cone) + 刀 (sword)
Mnemonic: Scarface Tony Montana engraved a big rock of COKE, cutting it into snortable powder-chunks.
I engraved the pine cone with my sword.
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: carve up
First jukugo meaning: arrive late
Frequency ranking: 745

Kanji: 核
Meaning: nucleus
Onyomi: KAKU
First kunyomi: かく
First jukugo: 核兵器[かくへいき]
Full header: 核 nucleus
木 (tree) + (pine cone)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
Full onyomi: KAKU |
Full mnemonic: | The pine cone is the nucleus of the tree, from which new trees start. Similarly, the COCK is the nucleus of the human male. (cf. every female stand-up comic)
Full kunyomi: かく | nucleus or kernel LAZY ★★☆☆☆
Full jukugo: 核兵器(かくへいき) | nuclear weapons ★☆☆☆☆ 核 (nucleus) + 兵 器 (arms) = 核兵器 (nuclear weapons)
陰核(いんかく) | clitoris ☆☆☆☆☆ SARC 陰 (shady) + 核 (nucleus) = 陰核 (clitoris) clitoris - not a word you'd use in most conversations, but I'm including it anyway because the literal translation is so irresistable: hidden nucleus! How boss is that?
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
咳 | cough | MOUTH | 口
核 | nucleus | TREE | 木
刻 | engrave | SWORD | 刀
該 | correspond to | SAY | 言
削 | whittle down | CARROT | 肖
You cough with your MOUTH.
The seed is the nucleus of a TREE,
but you carve with a SWORD.
My words correspond to what I SAY.
You whittle a what?? a CARROT,dummy.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1710
Components: 木 (tree) + (pine cone)
Mnemonic: The pine cone is the nucleus of the tree, from which new trees start. Similarly, the COCK is the nucleus of the human male. (cf. every female stand-up comic)
Usefulness: ★★☆☆☆
First kunyomi meaning: nucleus or kernel
First jukugo meaning: nuclear weapons
First jukugo usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1635

Kanji: 該
Meaning: correspond to
Onyomi: GAI
First jukugo: に該当[がいとう]する
Full header: 該 correspond to
言 (say) + (pine cone)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
SIDEKICK
Full onyomi: GAI |
Full mnemonic: | That GUY said something rude, which corresponds to him getting a pine cone upside the head.
Full jukugo: に 該当(がいとう) する | correspond to ★☆☆☆☆ 該 (correspond to) + 当 (hit the target) = 該当 (correspond to )
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
咳 | cough | MOUTH | 口
核 | nucleus | TREE | 木
刻 | engrave | SWORD | 刀
該 | correspond to | SAY | 言
削 | whittle down | CARROT | 肖
You cough with your MOUTH.
The seed is the nucleus of a TREE,
but you carve with a SWORD.
My words correspond to what I SAY.
You whittle a what?? a CARROT,dummy.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1711
Components: 言 (say) + (pine cone)
Mnemonic: That GUY said something rude, which corresponds to him getting a pine cone upside the head.
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1758

Kanji: 咳
Meaning: cough
First kunyomi: せき
Full header: 咳 cough
口 (mouth/small box radical) + (pine cone) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
9 strokes
SOLO
Full mnemonic: | He's coughing because he's got a pine cone lodged in his mouth. Someone do a Heimlich!
Full kunyomi: せき | cough KANA ★☆☆☆☆
Full lookalikes: | Meaning | Hint | Radical
咳 | cough | MOUTH | 口
核 | nucleus | TREE | 木
刻 | engrave | SWORD | 刀
該 | correspond to | SAY | 言
削 | whittle down | CARROT | 肖
You cough with your MOUTH.
The seed is the nucleus of a TREE,
but you carve with a SWORD.
My words correspond to what I SAY.
You whittle a what?? a CARROT,dummy.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Number: 1712
Components: 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (pine cone) Same-ON
Mnemonic: He's coughing because he's got a pine cone lodged in his mouth. Someone do a Heimlich!
Usefulness: ★☆☆☆☆
Frequency ranking: 1705