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大 DAI
TAI oo.kii
1
Depiction
of a person with spread arms and legs, looking BIG. Stick figure minus its head.
小 SHOO
chii.sai ko- o-
2 Person with legs
together and arms at his sides, looking SMALL.
止 SHI
to.maru
to.meru
3 Depiction of the left
foot to convey STOP.
行 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).
上 JOO
ue uwa- kami a.garu a.geru nobo.ru
5
Symbol of
something above a base line to indicate UPPER.
下 KA
GE shita shimo
sa.garu sa.geru o.riru kuda.su
6
Symbol of
something below a base line to indicate LOWER.
刀 TOO
katana
7 Pictograph of a
broad-bladed SWORD.
刃 JIN
ha
8
Slash on
sword to indicate the BLADE
[ 刀7]
円 EN maru.i
9
Bank
teller’s window issues 1. ROUND 2.
YEN.
金 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,
土15]
丹 TAN
11
Simple boat is painted 1. RED
by its 2. DILIGENT owner
[ 舟12].
舟 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).
午 GO
13 Depiction of a pestle
to convey
缶 KAN
14
KR Noon
container is a CAN [
午13]
土 DO TO tsuchi
15 Depiction of a simple
plant growing from the EARTH (GROUND, SOIL).
田 DEN ta
16 Pictograph of a RICE FIELD
with four paddies.
力 RYOKU RIKI chikara
17
Bulging
biceps symbolizes POWER.
火 KA hi
18 Pictograph of the
flames and sparks of a FIRE.
川 SEN kawa
19 Pictograph of a RIVER
flowing between its banks.
山 SAN yama
20 Pictograph of a MOUNTAIN
group of three.
丁 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 when丁is used in certain
compounds.
了 RYOO
22
Child is
without arms- we 1. UNDERSTAND and
will 2. COMPLETE (FINISH) it [子95].
皿 sara
23 Pictograph of a fluted
PLATE
(DISH, SAUCER). There is no on-yomi for 皿.
冊 SATSU
24 Pictograph of a bundle
of bound bamboo writing tablets, now meaning VOLUME (BOOK,
COUNTER FOR BOOKS).
立 RITSU ta.tsu ta.teru
25
Pictograph of a man standing on the ground to convey STAND
(STAND UP).
出 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 [山20].
用 YOO mochi.iru
27
Depiction of a fence to express something that one can 1. USE
(EMPLOY) for a purpose, perhaps in 2. BUSINESS.
欠 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
[ 人94].
且 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, 且 conveys the idea of
something piled up.
石 SEKI SHAKU
KOKU ishi
30
Pictograph of a cliff with a STONE
at its base [100R,
口85].
各 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 [止3], and as explained in
[459]. Mouth
is [口85].
共 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.
手 SHU te
ta-
33
Three
fingered 1. HAND
of a 2. PERSON
WITH A SKILL.
足 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 止 [3].
言 GEN GON koto- i.u
35 Depiction of words
issuing from a mouth to convey 1. WORD and 2. SAY
[口85].
示 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.
一 ICHI ITSU hito.tsu
37
Pictograph of ONE finger, extended
horizontally.
二 NI futa.tsu
38
TWO fingers.
三 SAN mi.tsu mi.ttsu
39
THREE fingers.
車 SHA kuruma
40
Pictograph of a two-wheeled VEHICLE.
戸 KO to
41
Pictograph of a DOOR i.e. one half
of a gate [ 門145].
四 SHI yon yo.tsu yo.ttsu
42
FOUR fingers in a fist. To see the
shape of 四, 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.
五 GO itsu.tsu
43
FIVE fingers can substitute for a
thread-reel to wind yarn.
六 ROKU mu.tsu mu.ttsu
44
Pot lid
over a split for SIX
[227R, 八48].
再 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 [一37] to reinforce the idea
of ONE MORE being added to the stack.
互 GO taga.i
46 Depiction of a
symmetrical spool for cross-winding thread to convey MUTUAL.
七 SHICHI nana.tsu nano.ka
47
Bent finger under a fist signals SEVEN.
八 HACHI ya.tsu ya.ttsu yoo.ka
48
九 KYUU KU kokono.tsu
49
Bent
elbow signals NINE.
井 SEI SHOO i
50 Pictograph of a framed
WELL.
穴 KETSU ana
51
House
with a split has a 1. HOLE (PIT, CAVE) that may be the 2. LAIR (DEN)
of an animal [ 107R, 八48].
十 JUU too
52 Crossed hands for TEN.
百 HYAKU
53
One
white (thumb nail) for a HUNDRED.
The thumb signified one hundred in ancient times [
一37, 白179].
千 SEN chi-
54
One
person for a THOUSAND. The body
signified one thousand in ancient times [一37, 154R].
寸 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. When 寸 is 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.
里 RI sato
56
The
fields and earth of my 1. VILLAGE (
日 NICHI JITSU
hi -ka
57
The 1. SUN with a dot is also a 2. PREFIX
OR SUFFIX FOR
月 GETSU GATSU tsuki
58 Pictograph of a
crescent MOON
behind wispy clouds.
年 NEN toshi
59
From an
ideograph showing a rice plant and a bending person at the rice
harvest, a
yearly event and hence YEAR.
品 HIN
shina
60
Three
boxes of 1. GOODS
(MERCHANDISE, AN ARTICLE) that show 2. REFINEMENT.
心 SHIN kokoro
61 Pictograph of the HEART
(FEELINGS), showing the coronary arteries.
身 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.
肉 NIKU
63 Pictograph of a filet
of MEAT
(FLESH), showing the graining of the flesh.
王 OO
64
Symbol
of the three orders: heaven, earth and man (the three horizontal lines)
united
by the KING (the vertical line).
臣 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.
氏 SHI uji
66
Shield
and curved sword denote the 1. CLAN
(FAMILY) and 2. SURNAME
of 3. MR.
(MISTER) Tanaka [240R,
106R].
水 SUI mizu
67 Splashes of WATER.
氷 HYOO koori koo.ru
68 Water with a crack is really ICE [
水67].
雨 U ame
ama-
69
RAIN drops falling from a (squared)
cloud in the heavens above (the topmost stroke). The vertical stroke
further
emphasizes falling.
木 BOKU MOKU ki ko-
70 Simplification of a
pictograph of a TREE (WOOD). As a radical in complex
kanji, 木 often conveys the idea
of
wood or wooden.
竹 CHIKU take
71
Early
forms show two stems of BAMBOO with
spiky leaves.
米 BEI MAI kome
72
Evolved
from a pictograph of an ear of 1. RICE
and now also used as an 2. ABBREVIATION FOR
回 KAI mawa.ru mawa.su
73
Symbol for 1. ROTATE
(TURN) and 2. TIMES
(REPITITIONS). The modern form is squared.
向 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.
曲 KYOKU ma.garu ma.geru
75
Field
with plants that 1. BEND (CURVE)
like a 2. MELODY [
田16].
斤 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.
片 HEN kata-
77
Depiction of a tree cut in half longitudinally to convey 1. FRAGMENT
(PIECE) and 2. ONE (OF TWO).
糸 SHI ito
78 Depiction of a skein
of yarn to convey THREAD.
天 TEN ama-
79
One big
1. HEAVEN in the
2. SKY and
in 3. NATURE
[ 一37, 大1].
矢 SHI ya
80
Emphatically the heaven-sent shaft is an ARROW [138R, 天79]. For mnemonic
purpose, we call a
stroke or slash written in either direction ‘emphatically’
[138R].
弓 KYUU yumi
81 Pictograph of a BOW minus
the string.
亡 BOO
82
Looks
like a coffin seen end on and containing the 1. DEAD. Extended meanings are 2. BE
RUINED
and 3. FLEE (ESCAPE).
公 KOO ooyake
83
Eight noses
are 1. PUBLIC and
2. OFFICIAL and
3. FAIR (UNBAISED)
[ 八48, 502E].
西 SEI
SAI nishi
84
Wine stopper in the WEST.
Note the ‘wine jar’ radical [220R] in kanji such as 酒 [1410].
口 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, 口 may
mean speak (say). The
same shaped form may also denote various objects such as a window, box,
stone, kneecap
etc.
目 MOKU me
86
Pictograph of an 1. EYE, tilted up and squared. Also
used as a 2. SUFFIX FOR ORDINALS.
耳 JI mimi
87
Pictograph of an EAR, squared.
首 SHU kubi
88 Depiction of an eye
with an exaggerated eyebrow to indicate the 1. HEAD (NECK) and figuratively 2.
LEADER (CHIEF).
犬 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 [大1] and a
dot, changed here for mnemonic purpose to spot.
牛 GYUU ushi
90 Depiction of the head
of a COW
(BULL). The
modern version has only one horn.
貝 kai
91 Pictograph of a clam
or SHELLFISH
(SHELL).
Bottom strokes may represent appendages. When used as a radical in
complex
kanji, 貝means money,
reflecting the early use of
shells as money.
馬 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.
鳥 CHOO tori
93 Pictograph of a BIRD. The squared modern form
still
evokes a bird.
人 JIN NIN hito
94 Pictograph of a PERSON (MAN,
HUMAN BEING).
The stick figure lacks arms and a head.
子 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.
女 JO NYO
NYOO onna
me
96 Pictograph of a
kneeling, subservient WOMAN (FEMALE).
母 BO haha
97
Woman
with prominent nipples is a MOTHER.
父 FU chichi
98
Big-shouldered man wearing a kimono is my FATHER.
99R
PLANT (PLANTS). The topmost radical of 草 103 is derived from
earlier forms showing two plants and now
much simplified to three strokes in 草 (the top) or sometimes just two
(the bottom). The radical conveys plants,
vegetation, grass etc.
100R
CLIFF The left hand radical of 原 104a looks like a cliff.
101R
WATER The left hand radical of 源 104b
shows three drops of
water.
KANJI
THAT HAVE A COMMON STRUCTURAL ELEMENT AND COMMON
|
早 草 |
早 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) [日57, 99R].
草 SOO kusa
103
Plant
that is early is GRASS (PLANTS) [99R,
早102].
|
原 源 |
原 GEN hara
104a
Cliff
that is white and small is the 1. ORIGINAL
(FUNDAMENTAL) one on the 2. PLAIN (FIELD)
[100R, 白179, 小2].
源 GEN minamoto
104b
Water
is the original SOURCE (ORIGIN) of life
[101R, 原104a].
105R
BUTTOCKS The
left hand radical of 民 109 is
derived from a slumped figure or corpse depicting the buttocks.
106R
CURVED SWORD The bottom radical of
民 109 looks like a curved sword.
107R
HOUSE The topmost radical of 宅 111 is from a depiction
of the roof
of a house.
108E
ROOTED PLANT The bottom element of 宅 111
depicts a plant with a
prominent root.
|
民 眠 |
民 MIN
tami
109
Buttocks and curved swords are characteristic of that PEOPLE
(NATION) [105R, 106R]. Note that 民 is closely related to 氏66.
眠 MIN nemu.i nemu.ru
110
The
eyes of the people look SLEEPY (SLEEP)
[目86, 民109].
|
宅 託 |
宅 TAKU
111
House
with a rooted plant is my HOME (RESIDENCE) [107R,
108E].
託 TAKU
112
Words
about rooted plant- you may ENTRUST IT
TO me or LEAVE IT IN THE CARE OF
the gardener [言35, 108E].
113E
ROOF The
topmost element of 会 115 looks like a roof.
114E
MIST The bottom element of 会 115
is a depiction of rising
mist, clearly evident in older forms but not in the modern form.
|
会 絵 |
会 KAI a.u
115
Roof is
where the mists MEET
[113E, 114E].
絵 KAI E
116
Threads
meet in the PICTURE. The original
meaning of 絵 was an
embroidered picture but it now refers to pictures in general [糸78, 会115].
|
切 窃 |
切 SETSU ki.ru
117
Seven
swords can CUT [七47, 刀7].
窃 SETSU
118
Hole
was cut to STEAL something [ 穴51, 切117].
119R
TABLE The radical in 凡123 is a pictograph of a
small
table.
120R
CLOTH The left hand radical of 帆 124
is from a pictograph
showing the threads of a piece of cloth.
121R
SEATED PERSON The right hand radical of 比 124
is a stick figure of a
seated person (no head, arms folded).
122R
HAND The left hand radical of 批 126
is a depiction of a two-fingered
hand.
|
凡 帆 |
凡 HAN BON
123
Table
with a scratch is COMMON
[119R].
帆 HAN ho
124
Cloth
is common for a SAIL
[120R, 凡123].
|
比 批 |
比 HI kura.beru
125
Two
seated persons- COMPARE them. (Good
advice because each is written differently) [121R].
批 HI
126
Hand
can compare and CRITICISE
[122R, 比125].
|
舎 捨 |
舎 SHA
127
Roof
over the earth with an entrance is a primitive BUILDING
(HUT, QUARTERS) [113E, 土15, 口85].
捨 SHA su.teru
128
Hand on
building intends to 1. THROW AWAY
its contents and then 2. ABANDON it
[122R, 舎127].
|
介 界 |
介 KAI
129
Person
wearing armor front and back is 1. IN
BETWEEN just like a 2. SHELLFISH
[人94].
界 KAI
130
Field
that is in between has a 1. BOUNDARY
(LIMITS) and so does the 2. WORLD
[田16, 介129].
|
明 盟 |
明 MEI MYOO a.keru aka.rui aki.raka
131
Sun and
moon together are 1. BRIGHT
and 2. CLEAR
[日57, 月58].
盟 MEI
132
Bright
plate serves as a PLEDGE (OATH,
133R
FEELINGS The left hand radical of
悟 135 is a stylized
version
of heart 心61 used figuratively to
mean
feelings.
|
語 悟 |
語 GO kata.ru
134
Words
from five mouths are about 1. WORDS
in the 2. LANGUAGE and what
they 3. TELL us [
言35, 五43, 口85].
悟 GO sato.ru
135
Feelings from five mouths are about 1. COMPREHENSION
and 2. ENLIGHTENMENT [133R, 五43, 口85].
|
気 汽 |
気 KI KE
136
SPIRIT Originally
written showing vapor (the upper strokes) rising from cooked rice 米72 to signify an unseen
force or
spirit. The modern version simplifies 米 to crossed strokes.
汽 KI
137
Water’s
spirit is STEAM [101R,
気136].
138E
EMPHATICALLY For
mnemonic purpose, we call a
single stroke or slash written in either direction ‘emphatically’.
|
末 抹 |
末 MATSU sue
139
Topmost
branch of the tree is longer but in the 1.END
what 2. FUTURE does it have? [木70].
抹 MATSU
140
Hand in
the end will 1. ERASE it and leave
only 2. POWDER [122R,
末139].
|
永 泳 詠 |
永 EI naga.i
141
Emphatically ‘fancy’ water has been around for A LONG TIME [138E,
水67]. Note the ‘fancy’
variant of
water. Do not confuse 永 with ice 氷 68.
泳 EI oyo.gu
142
Water
for a long time has been used to SWIM in [101, 永141].
詠 EI yo.mu
143
Words
for a long time have been used to 1. COMPOSE
(WRITE) a 2. POEM (SONG)
[ 言35, 永141].
144R
BODY (BODY PART) Depiction of a filet of
meat 月 to symbolize body or
body
part.
|
門 問 聞 |
門 MON kado
145
Pictograph of a double-door GATE [ 戸41].
問 MON to.u
146
Mouth
at gate 1. ASKS (INQUIRES) because
it 2. CARES ABOUT you [口85, 門145].
聞 MON BUN ki.ku
147
Ear at
gate 1. HEARS
2. ASKS and 3. OBEYS [ 耳87, 門145].
|
旨 指 脂 |
旨 SHI
mune
148a
Seated
person in the sun gets the GIST of things [121R, 日57].
指 SHI yubi sa.su
148b
Hand
gist is to 1. POINT with a 2. FINGER [122R, 旨148a].
脂 SHI abura
149
Body
gist is FAT [月144R, 旨148a].
150R
ANIMAL
The left hand radical of 猫 153 depicts a dog
standing on its hind legs but now means
animal in general.
|
苗 描 猫 |
苗 BYOO nae
nawa
151
Plant
in the field is a SEEDLING [99R, 田16].
描 BYOO ega.ku
152
Hand
holding a seedling- 1. DRAW
(SKETCH, PAINT) it as 2. DEPICTED [122R, 苗151].
猫 neko
153
Animal
amongst the seedlings is a CAT [150R, 苗151].
154R
PERSON
The radical at the left hand of 仲 156 is a stick figure
symbolizing person. One
of the commonest radicals.
|
中 仲 沖 忠 |
中 CHUU naka
155
Symbol for 1. MIDDLE
(CENTRE, INSIDE) and also meaning 2. THROUGHOUT and 3.
仲 CHUU naka
156
Person
in the middle has PERSONAL RELATIONS [154R,
中155].
沖 CHUU oki
157
Water
in the middle is
忠 CHUU
158
Middle
of the heart symbolizes LOYALTY and FAITHFULNESS [中155, 心61].
|
士 仕 志 誌 |
士 SHI
159
Erect phallus symbolizes a virile 1. SAMURAI or 2. MAN or
3. SCHOLAR.
仕 SHI JI tsuka.eru
160
Person
who is a samurai must SERVE his master [154R, 仕159].
志 SHI kokorozashi kokoroza.su
161
Samurai’s heart is his WILL (INTENTION, AIM) [士159, 心61].
誌 SHI
162 Words from samurai’s
heart- 1. RECORD
(WRITE
DOWN) them in a 2. MAGAZINE [ 言35, 士159, 心61].
163R
KNIFE The
radical at the right hand of 判 167 is strictly speaking
a pictograph of a curved sword. For
mnemonic purpose we call it ‘knife’ to distinguish it from ‘sword’ 刀7. Both often convey
‘cut’ in
complex kanji.
|
半 伴 畔 判 |
半 HAN naka.ba
164
Symbol
of something split in HALF.
伴 HAN BAN tomona.u
165
Person
is only half unless you ACCOMPANY him [154R, 伴164].
畔 HAN
166
Field
is spit in half by a 1. RIDGE
(BETWEEN RICE PADDIES) at the 2. EDGE [ 田16, 半164].
判 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 [判164, 163R].
168R
HAND REACHING
The radical at the right of 及 169 depicts a hand
reaching to seize something or somebody.
|
及 吸 級 扱 |
及 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
[人94, 168R].
吸 KYUU su.u
170
Mouth
reaches to INHALE (SUCK IN, SMOKE, SIP)
[
口85, 及169].
級 KYUU
171
Thread
reaches that RANK (CLASS, GRADE)
[ 糸78, 級169].
扱 atsuka.u
172
Hand
reaches to DEAL WITH it. Other
meanings include HANDLE, MANAGE,
CONTROL, OPERATE MACHINERY [122R,
及169].
|
可 河 何 荷
歌 |
可 KA
173
City
block with an opening is 1. POSSIBLE
and 2. GOOD
but it needs 3. APPROVAL [丁21, 口85].
河 KA kawa
174
Water
is possible in the RIVER [101R, 可173].
何 KA nan
nani
175
Person
is possible but 1. WHAT sort? And
2. HOW MANY?
Should we do 3. SOMETHING? [154R, 可173].
荷 KA ni
176
Plants
and what? There is already a 1. LOAD
(CARGO) of 2. BAGGAGE [99R, 何175].
歌 KA uta
uta.u
177
Doubly
possible that we lack a SONG to SING [可173, 欠28].
178R
MOVEMENT The
radical at the left hand
of 迫 183 represents fluid
movement.
|
白 伯 拍 泊
迫 舶 |
白 HAKU shiro.i shira-
179 Depiction of a
thumbnail to express WHITE.
伯 HAKU
180
Person
who is white is a COUNT (SENIOR FIGURE)
[154R, 白179].
拍 HAKU HYOO
181
Hand is
white after each 1. CLAP
to the 2. BEAT of the music [122R, 白179].
泊 HAKU to.maru to.meru
182
Water
is white where we PUT UP FOR THE NIGHT
(LODGE, STAY) [101R, 白179].
迫 HAKU sema.ru
183
Movement is white when you 1. PRESS
SOMEONE FOR SOMETHING or when something is 2. IMMINENT [178R, 白179].
舶 HAKU
184
Boat
that is white is in SHIPPING [舟12, 白179].
185R
HILL The
radical at the left hand of 附 188 is from a pictograph
of a terraced hill. This radical
always occupies the left hand of a kanji.
|
付 附 符 府
腐 |
付 FU tsu.ku tsu.keru
187
Person
with a skilful hand can ATTACH
something to something else
[154R, 寸55].
附 FU
188
Hill is
attached and can ATTACH (ACCOMPANY) others [185R, 付187].
符 FU
189
Bamboo
is attached as a SIGN (SYMBOL) [
竹71, 付187].
府 FU
190
Building is attached to a 1. GOVERNMENT
OFFICE in an 2. URBAN PREFECTURE
[186R, 付187].
腐 FU kusa.ru
191
Government office has meat that is ROTTEN [府190, 肉63].
192R
WRAP The
topmost radical of 包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 |
包 HOO tsutsu.mu
193
Wrap
self and then WRAP UP the others [192R, 己755].
抱 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, 包193].
泡 HOO awa
195
Water
is wrapped up in a BUBBLE (FOAM, FROTH,
SUDS) [101R, 包193].
胞 HOO
196
Body is
wrapped up in a MEMBRANOUS SAC. Body
here refers to a fetus. [
月144R, 包193].
砲 HOO
197
Stone
is wrapped up in a CANNON (GUN)
[石30, 包193].
飽 HOO a.kiru
198 Food is wrapped up because we GOT TIRED OF it and were SATIATED [食804, 包193].
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