Kanji List Online

 

Kanji List Online has memory aids for learning the structure and meaning of Japanese kanji. The partial list is taken from the kanji book & CD  Kanji Mnemonics- An Instruction Manual for Learning Japanese Characters” by Dr. Robert P. Bodnaryk and was prepared by the author.


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 DAI  TAI  oo.kii

1 Depiction of a person with spread arms and legs, looking BIG. Stick figure minus its head.

 

 SHOO  chii.sai   ko-  o-

2 Person with legs together and arms at his sides, looking SMALL.

 

 SHI  to.maru  to.meru

3 Depiction of the left foot to convey STOP.

 

 KOO  GYOO  i.ku  yu.ku  okona.u

4 Depiction of a crossroads to convey 1. GO  and by association 2. PERFORM (CARRY OUT, DO) and 3. LINE (ROW).

 

 JOO  ue  uwa-  kami  a.garu  a.geru  nobo.ru

5 Symbol of something above a base line to indicate UPPER.

 

 KA  GE  shita  shimo  sa.garu  sa.geru  o.riru  kuda.su

6 Symbol of something below a base line to indicate LOWER.

 

 TOO  katana

7 Pictograph of a broad-bladed SWORD.

 

 JIN  ha

8 Slash on sword to indicate the BLADE  [ 7]

 

 EN  maru.i

9 Bank teller’s window issues 1. ROUND 2. YEN.

 

   KIN  KON  kana-  kane

10 Lid covers earth where there are two buried nuggets of 1. GOLD which is a 2. METAL used for 3. MONEY  [227R, 15]

 

  TAN

11 Simple boat is painted 1. RED by its 2. DILIGENT owner  [ 12].

 

  SHUU  funa-  fune

12 Depiction of a sternless rowing BOAT. The boat is seen from above and has two people sitting in it and an oar laid athwartships. The boat is tethered with a line (topmost line).

 

  GO

13 Depiction of a pestle to convey NOON. Noon is the central part of the day, just as a pestle works the centre of a mortar.

 

  KAN

14 KR Noon container is a CAN  [ 13]

 

  DO  TO  tsuchi

15 Depiction of a simple plant growing from the EARTH (GROUND, SOIL).

 

  DEN  ta

16 Pictograph of a RICE FIELD with four paddies.

 

  RYOKU  RIKI  chikara

17 Bulging biceps symbolizes POWER.

 

 KA  hi

18 Pictograph of the flames and sparks of a FIRE.

 

  SEN  kawa

19 Pictograph of a RIVER flowing between its banks.

 

 SAN  yama

20 Pictograph of a MOUNTAIN group of three.

 

  CHOO  TEI

21 The T-shape symbolizes a 1. CITY BLOCK (perhaps from the idea of intersecting streets) and 2. COUNTER FOR CITY BLOCKS, DISHES OF FOOD, GUNS. There are also connotations of exactness and correctness whenis used in certain compounds.

 

  RYOO

22 Child is without arms- we 1. UNDERSTAND and will 2. COMPLETE (FINISH) it  [95].

 

  sara

23 Pictograph of a fluted PLATE (DISH, SAUCER). There is no on-yomi for.

 

  SATSU

24 Pictograph of a bundle of bound bamboo writing tablets, now meaning VOLUME (BOOK, COUNTER FOR BOOKS).

 

  RITSU  ta.tsu  ta.teru

25 Pictograph of a man standing on the ground to convey STAND (STAND UP).

 

  SHUTSU  de.ru  da.su

26 Two mountains, one appearing to 1. COME OUT of the other. 2. GO OUT and 3. TAKE OUT are other meanings  [20].

 

  YOO  mochi.iru

27 Depiction of a fence to express something that one can 1. USE (EMPLOY) for a purpose, perhaps in 2. BUSINESS.

 

  KETSU  ka.keru  ka.ku

28 Depiction of a yawning person to signify VACANT (EMPTY, LACKING). The upper part of the kanji is a wide open mouth and the lower part the person  [ 94].

 

  ka.tsu

29 Depiction of stones piled up in a cairn, i.e. one thing on top of another, to convey FURTHERMORE (IN ADDITION, BESIDES). As a radical in complex kanji, conveys the idea of something piled up.

 

  SEKI  SHAKU  KOKU  ishi

30 Pictograph of a cliff with a STONE at its base  [100R, 85].

 

  KAKU  onoono

31 Upturned foot in mouth- EACH and EVERY one has done it at VARIOUS times. The upturned foot (top half of the kanji) is an upside down version of the left foot in [3], and as explained in [459]. Mouth is [85].

 

 KYOO  tomo

32 Simplification of an early form showing two hands TOGETHER offering up a jewel. The jewel is the topmost half of the kanji, while the two hands are now abbreviated to two strokes at the bottom.

 

  SHU  te  ta-

33 Three fingered 1. HAND of a 2. PERSON WITH A SKILL.

 

  SOKU  ashi  ta.riru  ta.su

34 Pictograph of a knee cap and 1. FOOT (LEG) and by extension a 2. PAIR (OF SOCKS, SHOES). The additional meanings of 3. SUFFICIENT and 4. ADD are “borrowed”, as explained on p i-4 of the Kanji Mnemonics manual. Note the variant of [3].

 

  GEN  GON  koto-  i.u

35 Depiction of words issuing from a mouth to convey 1. WORD and 2. SAY  [85].

 

  JI  SHI  shime.su

36 Depiction of a primitive altar T with an item of sacrifice on top and drops of blood beneath, originally meaning to show the will of the gods but now just meaning SHOW.

 

  ICHI  ITSU  hito.tsu

37 Pictograph of ONE finger, extended horizontally.

 

  NI  futa.tsu

38 TWO fingers.

 

  SAN  mi.tsu  mi.ttsu

39 THREE fingers.

 

  SHA  kuruma

40 Pictograph of a two-wheeled VEHICLE.

 

  KO  to

41 Pictograph of a DOOR i.e. one half of a gate  [ 145].

 

  SHI  yon  yo.tsu  yo.ttsu

42 FOUR fingers in a fist. To see the shape of , form a fist with your right hand, palm down. Then touch the tip of your index finger to a point mid-way on the underside of the extended thumb.

 

  GO  itsu.tsu

43 FIVE fingers can substitute for a thread-reel to wind yarn.

 

  ROKU  mu.tsu  mu.ttsu

44 Pot lid over a split for SIX  [227R, 48].

 

  SAI  SA  futata.bi

45 Depiction of an inverted basket of the sort that can be stacked to convey ONCE MORE (AGAIN, TWICE, RE-). The topmost stroke is one [37] to reinforce the idea of ONE MORE being added to the stack.

 

  GO  taga.i

46 Depiction of a symmetrical spool for cross-winding thread to convey MUTUAL.

 

  SHICHI  nana.tsu  nano.ka

47 Bent finger under a fist signals SEVEN.

 

  HACHI  ya.tsu  ya.ttsu  yoo.ka

48 Split signals EIGHT.

 

  KYUU  KU  kokono.tsu

49 Bent elbow signals NINE.

 

  SEI  SHOO  i

50 Pictograph of a framed WELL.

 

  KETSU  ana

51 House with a split has a 1. HOLE (PIT, CAVE) that may be the 2. LAIR (DEN) of an animal [ 107R, 48].

 

  JUU  too

52 Crossed hands for TEN.

 

 

  HYAKU

53 One white (thumb nail) for a HUNDRED. The thumb signified one hundred in ancient times [ 37, 179].

 

  SEN  chi-

54 One person for a THOUSAND. The body signified one thousand in ancient times  [37, 154R].

 

  SUN

55 Hand with a dot can 1. MEASURE a 2. TINY AMOUNT (ONE ‘SUN’, AN INCH). Older more graphic forms show a hand and a dot, the latter representing the pulse. The distance from the pulse to the base of the hand was one ‘sun’, roughly the width of a finger and ca. 3.03 cm, a useful small measure. Whenis used as a radical in kanji, the ideas of hand, measure, and tiny amount combine to convey skilful use of the hand, or just skilful hand.

 

  RI  sato

56 The fields and earth of my 1. VILLAGE (HOME TOWN) are one 2. RI hence. A ‘ri’ is an old unit of distance, ca. 3.9 km  [ 16, 15].

 

  NICHI  JITSU  hi  -ka

57 The 1. SUN with a dot is also a 2. PREFIX OR SUFFIX FOR JAPAN. Early forms show a roundish sun with a dot in the centre. Scholars believe the dot may have represented a large sun spot visible at that time to the naked eye. The modern form “squares the circle” and replaces the dot with a horizontal line.

 

  GETSU  GATSU  tsuki

58 Pictograph of a crescent MOON behind wispy clouds.

 

  NEN  toshi

59 From an ideograph showing a rice plant and a bending person at the rice harvest, a yearly event and hence YEAR.

 

  HIN shina

60 Three boxes of 1. GOODS (MERCHANDISE, AN ARTICLE) that show 2. REFINEMENT.

 

  SHIN  kokoro

61 Pictograph of the HEART (FEELINGS), showing the coronary arteries.

 

  SHIN  mi

62 Early graphic versions show a side-on view of a pregnant woman’s BODY. The meaning has since broadened to mean body in general.

 

  NIKU

63 Pictograph of a filet of MEAT (FLESH), showing the graining of the flesh.

 

  OO

64 Symbol of the three orders: heaven, earth and man (the three horizontal lines) united by the KING (the vertical line).

 

  SHIN  JIN

65 Older and more graphic forms show a watchful eye symbolizing the wide-eyed alertness of RETAINERS (SUBJECTS) in the presence of authority.

 

  SHI  uji

66 Shield and curved sword denote the 1. CLAN (FAMILY) and 2. SURNAME of 3. MR. (MISTER) Tanaka  [240R, 106R].

 

  SUI  mizu

67 Splashes of WATER.

 

  HYOO  koori  koo.ru

68  Water with a crack is really ICE  [ 67].

 

  U  ame  ama-

69 RAIN drops falling from a (squared) cloud in the heavens above (the topmost stroke). The vertical stroke further emphasizes falling.

 

  BOKU  MOKU  ki  ko-

70 Simplification of a pictograph of a TREE (WOOD). As a radical in complex kanji, often conveys the idea of wood or wooden.

 

  CHIKU  take

71 Early forms show two stems of BAMBOO with spiky leaves.

 

  BEI  MAI  kome

72 Evolved from a pictograph of an ear of 1. RICE and now also used as an 2. ABBREVIATION FOR AMERICA.

 

  KAI  mawa.ru  mawa.su

73 Symbol for 1. ROTATE (TURN) and 2. TIMES (REPITITIONS). The modern form is squared.

 

  KOO  mu.kau  mu.keru  mu.ku  mu.koo

74 1. HEAD FOR (LEAVE, GO) the house with a window that 2. FACES (FRONTS, LOOKS OUT ON) the 3. OPPOSITE SIDE. The kanji depicts a house with a window that faces towards a favorable direction. Head for, leave, go, & opposite side are extended meanings.

 

  KYOKU  ma.garu  ma.geru

75 Field with plants that 1. BEND (CURVE) like a 2. MELODY  [ 16].

 

  KIN

76 Pictograph of an 1. AX that weighs one 2. KIN. A ‘kin’ in an old unit of weight ca. 600g and roughly equivalent to the pound.

 

  HEN  kata-

77 Depiction of a tree cut in half longitudinally to convey 1. FRAGMENT (PIECE) and 2. ONE (OF TWO).

 

  SHI  ito

78 Depiction of a skein of yarn to convey THREAD.

 

  TEN  ama-

79 One big 1. HEAVEN in the 2. SKY and in 3. NATURE  [ 37, 1].

 

  SHI  ya

80 Emphatically the heaven-sent shaft is an ARROW  [138R, 79]. For mnemonic purpose, we call a stroke or slash written in either direction ‘emphatically’  [138R].

 

  KYUU  yumi

81 Pictograph of a BOW minus the string.

 

  BOO

82 Looks like a coffin seen end on and containing the 1. DEAD. Extended meanings are 2. BE RUINED and 3. FLEE (ESCAPE).

 

  KOO  ooyake

83 Eight noses are 1. PUBLIC and 2. OFFICIAL and 3. FAIR (UNBAISED)  [48, 502E].
 
 

西  SEI  SAI  nishi

84 Wine stopper in the WEST. Note the ‘wine jar’ radical [220R] in kanji such as  [1410].

 

  KOO  KU  kuchi

85 Depiction of an open 1. MOUTH, squared. Associated meaning are 2. AN OPENING and a 3. UNIT FOR COUNTING PEOPLE. When present as a radical in complex kanji, may mean speak (say). The same shaped form may also denote various objects such as a window, box, stone, kneecap etc.

 

  MOKU  me

86 Pictograph of an 1. EYE, tilted up and squared. Also used as a 2. SUFFIX FOR ORDINALS.

 

  JI  mimi

87 Pictograph of an EAR, squared.

 

  SHU  kubi

88 Depiction of an eye with an exaggerated eyebrow to indicate the 1. HEAD (NECK) and figuratively  2. LEADER (CHIEF).

 

  KEN  inu

89 Big spotted DOG. Once a graphic pictograph of a dog standing on its hind legs and barking. The modern version, which seems to have no doggy features at all, is composed of big [1] and a dot, changed here for mnemonic purpose to spot.

 

  GYUU  ushi

90 Depiction of the head of a COW (BULL). The modern version has only one horn.

 

  kai

91 Pictograph of a clam or SHELLFISH (SHELL). Bottom strokes may represent appendages. When used as a radical in complex kanji, means money, reflecting the early use of shells as money.

 

  BA  uma

92 Pictograph of a HORSE. Still evident in the stylized, squared modern form are the flowing main and the four galloping legs or hooves.

 

  CHOO  tori

93 Pictograph of a BIRD. The squared modern form still evokes a bird.

 

  JIN  NIN  hito

94 Pictograph of a PERSON (MAN, HUMAN BEING). The stick figure lacks arms and a head.

 

  SHI  SU  ko

95 Pictograph of a 1. CHILD wrapped in swaddling clothing waving its arms. 2. SMALL THING is an extended meaning. Also used as a 3. SUFFIX FOR FEMALE NAMES eg Yoko.

 

  JO  NYO  NYOO  onna me

96 Pictograph of a kneeling, subservient WOMAN (FEMALE).

 

  BO  haha

97 Woman with prominent nipples is a MOTHER.

 

  FU  chichi

98 Big-shouldered man wearing a kimono is my FATHER.

 

 

 

99R PLANT (PLANTS). The topmost radical of   103 is derived from earlier forms showing two plants and now much simplified to three strokes in   (the top) or sometimes just two (the bottom). The radical conveys plants, vegetation, grass etc.

 

 

100R CLIFF The left hand radical of  104a looks like a cliff.

 

 

101R WATER The left hand radical of  104b shows three drops of water.

 

 

KANJI THAT HAVE A COMMON STRUCTURAL ELEMENT AND COMMON READING

 

 

  SOO  SA  haya.i  haya.maru  haya.meru

102 Sun rising over plants means it is 1. EARLY. Associated meanings are 2. FAST and 3. HASTY (RASH)  [57, 99R].

 

  SOO  kusa

103 Plant that is early is GRASS (PLANTS)  [99R, 102].

 

 

  GEN  hara

104a Cliff that is white and small is the 1. ORIGINAL (FUNDAMENTAL) one on the 2. PLAIN (FIELD)  [100R, 179, 2].

 

  GEN  minamoto

104b Water is the original SOURCE (ORIGIN) of life  [101R, 104a].

 

 

105R BUTTOCKS The left hand radical of  109 is derived from a slumped figure or corpse depicting the buttocks.

 

 

106R CURVED SWORD The bottom radical of   109 looks like a curved sword.

 

 

107R HOUSE The topmost radical of  111 is from a depiction of the roof of a house.

 

 

108E ROOTED PLANT The bottom element of  111 depicts a plant with a prominent root.

 

 

  MIN  tami

109 Buttocks and curved swords are characteristic of that PEOPLE (NATION)  [105R, 106R]. Note that is closely related to66.

 

  MIN  nemu.i  nemu.ru

110 The eyes of the people look SLEEPY (SLEEP)  [86, 109].

 

 

  TAKU

111 House with a rooted plant is my HOME (RESIDENCE)  [107R, 108E].

 

  TAKU

112 Words about rooted plant- you may ENTRUST IT TO me or LEAVE IT IN THE CARE OF the gardener  [35, 108E].

 

 

113E ROOF The topmost element of    115 looks like a roof.

 

 

114E MIST The bottom element of  115 is a depiction of rising mist, clearly evident in older forms but not in the modern form.

 

 

会 絵

  KAI  a.u

115 Roof is where the mists MEET  [113E, 114E].

 

  KAI  E

116 Threads meet in the PICTURE. The original meaning of was an embroidered picture but it now refers to pictures in general  [78, 115].

 

 

切 窃

  SETSU  ki.ru

117 Seven swords can CUT [47, 7].

 

  SETSU

118 Hole was cut to STEAL something  [ 51, 117].

 

 

119R TABLE The radical in 123 is a pictograph of a small table.

 

 

120R CLOTH The left hand radical of  124 is from a pictograph showing the threads of a piece of cloth.

 

 

121R SEATED PERSON The right hand radical of   124 is a stick figure of a seated person (no head, arms folded).

 

 

122R HAND The left hand radical of  126 is a depiction of a two-fingered hand.

 

 

 

  HAN  BON

123 Table with a scratch is COMMON  [119R].

 

  HAN  ho

124 Cloth is common for a SAIL  [120R, 123].

 

 

 

  HI  kura.beru

125 Two seated persons- COMPARE them. (Good advice because each is written differently) [121R].

 

  HI

126 Hand can compare and CRITICISE  [122R, 125].

 

 

舎 捨

  SHA

127 Roof over the earth with an entrance is a primitive BUILDING (HUT, QUARTERS)  [113E, 15, 85].

 

  SHA  su.teru

128 Hand on building intends to 1. THROW AWAY its contents and then 2. ABANDON it  [122R, 127].

 

 

介 界

  KAI

129 Person wearing armor front and back is 1. IN BETWEEN just like a 2. SHELLFISH  [94].

 

  KAI

130 Field that is in between has a 1. BOUNDARY (LIMITS) and so does the 2. WORLD [16, 129].

 

明 盟

  MEI  MYOO  a.keru  aka.rui  aki.raka

131 Sun and moon together are 1. BRIGHT and 2. CLEAR  [57, 58].

 

  MEI

132 Bright plate serves as a PLEDGE (OATH, ALLIANCE)  [131, 23]. Earlier versions were written with blood [1724] which seems more appropriate to the idea of a pledge. The modern version may have arisen through an error in copying which then was perpetuated. See Copy Error, i-4, in the Kanji Mnemonics manual.

 

133R  FEELINGS The left hand radical of    135 is a stylized version of heart61 used figuratively to mean feelings.

 

語 悟

  GO  kata.ru

134 Words from five mouths are about 1. WORDS in the 2. LANGUAGE and what they 3. TELL us  [ 35, 43, 85].

 

  GO  sato.ru

135 Feelings from five mouths are about 1. COMPREHENSION and 2. ENLIGHTENMENT  [133R, 43, 85].

 

気 汽

  KI  KE

136 SPIRIT Originally written showing vapor (the upper strokes) rising from cooked rice72 to signify an unseen force or spirit. The modern version simplifies to crossed strokes.

 

  KI

137 Water’s spirit is STEAM  [101R, 136].

 

138E  EMPHATICALLY  For mnemonic purpose, we call a single stroke or slash written in either direction ‘emphatically’.

 

末 抹

  MATSU  sue

139 Topmost branch of the tree is longer but in the 1.END what 2. FUTURE does it have?  [70].

 

  MATSU

140 Hand in the end will 1. ERASE it and leave only 2. POWDER  [122R, 139].

 

永 泳 詠

  EI  naga.i

141 Emphatically ‘fancy’ water has been around for A LONG TIME  [138E, 67]. Note the ‘fancy’ variant of water. Do not confuse with ice 68.

 

  EI  oyo.gu

142 Water for a long time has been used to SWIM in  [101, 141].

 

  EI  yo.mu

143 Words for a long time have been used to 1. COMPOSE (WRITE) a 2. POEM (SONG)  [ 35, 141].

 

144R  BODY (BODY PART) Depiction of a filet of meat to symbolize body or body part.

 

門 問 聞

  MON  kado

145 Pictograph of a double-door GATE  [ 41].

 

  MON  to.u

146 Mouth at gate 1. ASKS (INQUIRES) because it 2. CARES ABOUT you  [85, 145].

 

  MON  BUN  ki.ku

147 Ear at gate 1. HEARS  2. ASKS and 3. OBEYS  [ 87, 145].

 

旨 指 脂

  SHI  mune

148a Seated person in the sun gets the GIST of things  [121R, 57].

 

  SHI  yubi sa.su

148b Hand gist is to 1. POINT with a 2. FINGER  [122R, 148a].

 

  SHI  abura

149 Body gist is FAT  [144R, 148a].

 

150R  ANIMAL The left hand radical of 153 depicts a dog standing on its hind legs but now means animal in general.

 

苗 描 猫

  BYOO  nae  nawa

151 Plant in the field is a SEEDLING  [99R, 16].

 

  BYOO  ega.ku

152 Hand holding a seedling- 1. DRAW (SKETCH, PAINT) it as 2. DEPICTED  [122R, 151].

 

  neko

153 Animal amongst the seedlings is a CAT  [150R, 151].

 

154R  PERSON The radical at the left hand of 156 is a stick figure symbolizing person. One of the commonest radicals.

 

中 仲 沖 忠

  CHUU  naka

155 Symbol for 1. MIDDLE (CENTRE, INSIDE) and also meaning 2. THROUGHOUT and 3. CHINA.

 

  CHUU  naka

156 Person in the middle has PERSONAL RELATIONS  [154R, 155].

 

  CHUU  oki

157 Water in the middle is OPEN SEA  [101R, 155].

 

  CHUU

158 Middle of the heart symbolizes LOYALTY and FAITHFULNESS  [155, 61].

 

士 仕 志 誌

  SHI

159 Erect phallus symbolizes a virile 1. SAMURAI or 2. MAN or 3. SCHOLAR.

 

  SHI  JI  tsuka.eru

160 Person who is a samurai must SERVE his master  [154R, 159].

 

  SHI  kokorozashi  kokoroza.su

161 Samurai’s heart is his WILL (INTENTION, AIM)  [159, 61].

 

  SHI

162 Words from samurai’s heart- 1. RECORD (WRITE DOWN) them in a 2. MAGAZINE  [ 35, 159, 61].

 

163R  KNIFE  The radical at the right hand of  167 is strictly speaking a pictograph of a curved sword. For mnemonic purpose we call it ‘knife’ to distinguish it from ‘sword’ 7. Both often convey ‘cut’ in complex kanji.

 

半 伴 畔 判

  HAN  naka.ba

164 Symbol of something split in HALF.

 

  HAN  BAN  tomona.u

165 Person is only half unless you ACCOMPANY him  [154R, 164].

 

  HAN

166 Field is spit in half by a 1. RIDGE (BETWEEN RICE PADDIES) at the 2. EDGE  [ 16, 164].

 

  HAN  -ban

167 Half it with a knife and 1. STAMP (SEAL) it as a 2. JUDGEMENT and use the right 3. SIZE of paper  [164, 163R].

 

168R  HAND REACHING  The radical at the right of 169 depicts a hand reaching to seize something or somebody.

 

及 吸 級 扱

  KYUU  oyo.bu  oyo.bosu

169 Depiction of a person and a hand reaching to seize him to convey REACH and various extended meanings such as COME UP TO and EXTEND TO  [94, 168R].

 

  KYUU  su.u

170 Mouth reaches to INHALE (SUCK IN, SMOKE, SIP)  [ 85, 169].

 

  KYUU

171 Thread reaches that RANK (CLASS, GRADE)  [ 78, 169].

 

  atsuka.u

172 Hand reaches to DEAL WITH it. Other meanings include HANDLE, MANAGE, CONTROL, OPERATE MACHINERY  [122R, 169].

 

可 河 何 荷  歌

  KA

173 City block with an opening is 1. POSSIBLE and 2. GOOD but it needs 3. APPROVAL  [21, 85].

 

  KA  kawa

174 Water is possible in the RIVER  [101R, 173].

 

  KA  nan  nani

175 Person is possible but 1. WHAT sort? And 2. HOW MANY? Should we do 3. SOMETHING?  [154R, 173].

 

  KA  ni

176 Plants and what? There is already a 1. LOAD (CARGO) of 2. BAGGAGE  [99R, 175].

 

  KA  uta  uta.u

177 Doubly possible that we lack a SONG to SING  [173, 28].

 

178R  MOVEMENT  The radical at the left hand of  183 represents fluid movement.

 

白 伯 拍 泊  迫 舶

  HAKU  shiro.i  shira-

179 Depiction of a thumbnail to express WHITE.

 

  HAKU

180 Person who is white is a COUNT (SENIOR FIGURE)  [154R, 179].

 

  HAKU  HYOO

181 Hand is white after each 1. CLAP to the 2. BEAT of the music  [122R, 179].

 

  HAKU  to.maru  to.meru

182 Water is white where we PUT UP FOR THE NIGHT (LODGE, STAY)  [101R, 179].

 

  HAKU  sema.ru

183 Movement is white when you 1. PRESS SOMEONE FOR SOMETHING or when something is 2. IMMINENT  [178R, 179].

 

  HAKU

184 Boat that is white is in SHIPPING  [12, 179].

 

185R  HILL  The radical at the left hand of  188 is from a pictograph of a terraced hill. This radical always occupies the left hand of a kanji.

 

186R  BUILDING  The topmost radical of  190 is derived from a depiction of a building. Only one half of the building is represented in the modern form.

 

付 附 符 府  腐

  FU  tsu.ku  tsu.keru

187 Person with a skilful hand can ATTACH something to something else  [154R, 55].

 

  FU

188 Hill is attached and can ATTACH (ACCOMPANY) others  [185R, 187].

 

  FU

189 Bamboo is attached as a SIGN (SYMBOL)  [ 71, 187].

 

  FU

190 Building is attached to a 1. GOVERNMENT OFFICE in an 2. URBAN PREFECTURE  [186R, 187].

 

  FU  kusa.ru

191 Government office has meat that is ROTTEN  [190, 63].

 

192R  WRAP  The topmost radical of  193 is derived from a convergence of earlier, more graphic forms such as encircling arm, womb, and snake- all conveying the idea of wrap.

 

包 抱 泡 胞  砲 飽

  HOO  tsutsu.mu

193 Wrap self and then WRAP UP the others  [192R, 755].

 

  HOO  da.ku  ida.ku  kaka.eru

194 Hand wraps you up in a 1. HUG. Other meanings are 2. HOLD (CARRY IN ONE’S ARMS) and 3. HARBOUR (FEELINGS)  [122R, 193].

 

  HOO  awa

195 Water is wrapped up in a BUBBLE (FOAM, FROTH, SUDS)  [101R, 193].

 

  HOO 

196 Body is wrapped up in a MEMBRANOUS SAC. Body here refers to a fetus.  [ 144R, 193].

 

  HOO

197 Stone is wrapped up in a CANNON (GUN)  [30, 193].

 

  HOO  a.kiru

198 Food is wrapped up because we GOT TIRED OF it and were SATIATED  [804, 193].


 

Notes for Kanji List Online

 

  1. The Chinese-derived reading of kanji are in upper case; the Japanese reading is in lower case.
  2. The meaning(s) of kanji are given in BOLD in capitals. Closely related meanings are in round parentheses. Distinct meanings are enumerated.
  3. The intransitive form of a verb is always given first, followed by the transitive form eg. to.maru stop = come to a stop; to.meru stop = bring to a stop.
  4. The kanji, radicals and elements of complex kanji are indexed in [square brackets]. Indexed items with numbers higher than 198 can only be found in the Kanji Mnemonics manual at this time.
  5. Mnemonic strings from the Kanji Mnemonics manual have been changed slightly in some cases to better fit the online format.
     6.  Abbreviations: K = kanji; R = radical; E = element