Of Rice and Zen Kanji Mnemonics

貝

Fri, 14 May 2010 04:22:35 -0700

Mnemonic: If you see a thing that looks like an eye with legs it's probably just a shellfish
Elements: eye, legs
Meaning: shellfish
on: kai
kun: bai

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絵

Sat, 08 May 2010 03:14:41 -0700

Mnemonic: this thread will lead you to the meeting, when you get there I'll show you my pictures
Elements: thread, meeting
Meaning: picture
on: kai, e
kun:

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皆

Fri, 07 May 2010 17:59:20 -0700

Mnemonic: comparing shades of white is nearly impossible, we're going to need everybody
Elements: compare, white
Meaning: everyone
on: kai
kun: mina, minna

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灰

Thu, 06 May 2010 00:35:00 -0700

Mnemonic: under the shadow of a trailing cliff start a fire and cremate him until naught but ash remains
Elements: trailing cliff, fire
Meaning: ash, cremate
on: kai
kun: hai

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械

Mon, 03 May 2010 17:44:05 -0700

Mnemonic: trees be cautioned, humans are going to chop you down to make machines
Elements: tree, caution
Meaning: machine
on: kai
kun: kase

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改

Sun, 02 May 2010 17:43:12 -0700

Mnemonic: we've been finding snakes coiled up in these folding chairs, we'll have to modify the design so they can't get in
Elements: snake, folding chair
Meaning: modify, reform
on: kai
kun: arata.meru, arata.maru

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解

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:26:08 -0700

Mnemonic: someone's going to have to go around the corner, pick up a sword and kill that cow, it's the only way to solve our problems
Elements: corner, sword, cow
Meaning: to solve
on: kai, ge
kun: to.ku, to.kasu, to.keru, hodo.ku, hodo.keru, waka.ru, sato.ru

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介

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:55:10 -0700

Mnemonic: one person in eight would jam themselves into a shellfish
Elements: person, eight
Meaning: jammed in, shellfish
kun: kai

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過

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:58:27 -0700

Mnemonic: if you take the path of dishonesty you'll end up overdoing it
Elements: path, dishonesty
Meaning: overdo
on: ka
kun: su.giru, -su.giru, -su.gi, su.gosu, ayama.tsu, ayama.chi, yo.giru

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貨

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:23:59 -0700

Mnemonic: in ancent Japan shellfish were used as currency and today the kanji for things that can be changed into shellfish currency are goods
Elements: change, shellfish/currency
Meaning: goods, freight
on: ka
kun: takara

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課

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:15:28 -0700

Mnemonic: words feel more of a reward if you break them into chapters
Elements: words, reward/achieve
Meaning: chapter
on: ka

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菓

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:26:11 -0700

Mnemonic: if you cut the grass I'll reward you with some fruit or candy
Elements: grass, reward
Meaning: fruit, candy
on: ka

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荷

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:09:59 -0700

Mnemonic: people used to keep grass and who knows what in their baggage
Elements: grass, what
Meaning: baggage
on: ka
kun: ni

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河

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:43:22 -0700

Mnemonic: if the water's passable, it's a river
Elements: water, passable
Meaning: river
on: ka
kun: kawa

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果

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:05:50 -0700

Mnemonic: rice fields and trees, if you carry everything out right, will bear fruit in the end
Elements: rice paddy, tree
Meaning: to carry out, fruit, to reach a conclusion
on: ka
kun: ha.tasu, hata.su, -ha.tasu, ha.teru, -ha.teru, ha.te

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科

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:40:43 -0700

Mnemonic: the two branched trees are made into sake dippers by the responsible department
Elements: two branched tree, sake dipper
Meaning: department, section
on: ka
kun: shina, toga

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可

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:43:26 -0700

Mnemonic: one feathered stick in the mouth is passable
Elements: one, feathered stick barb, mouth
Meaning: passable
on: ka, koku
kun: -be.ki, -be.shi

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加

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:40:04 -0700

Mnemonic: the prime minister had a powerful mouth and used it for Canada to increase their fortunes
Elements: powerful, mouth
Meaning: increase, Canada
on: ka
kun: kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru

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価

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:28:16 -0700

Mnemonic: the people to the west are good value
Elements: people, west
Meaning: value, price
on: ka, ke
kun: atai

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仮

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:21:22 -0700

Mnemonic: people are against temporary measures
Elements: people, anti-
Meaning: temporary
on: ka, ke
kun: kari, kari-

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