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23/11/12 Henshall Kanji Mnemonics 1/36 www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/henshall_mnem.html Henshall Kanji Mnemonics This page contains mnemonics for the kanji taught in the first six years of school in Japan (i.e. 1,006 kanji), as developed by Professor Kenneth Henshall. They have been extracted from his book: "A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters" (Tuttle, 1995). The book covers all 1,945 general-use kanji. This page has been prepared by William Clausing and Jim Breen with the kind permission of Professor Henshall and Tuttle Publishing. The material on this page is copyright and must not be reproduced elsewhere in any form without the permission of Tuttle Publishing. Kanji Number Mnemonic 1 one finger 2 right hand to the mouth 3 rain from heavenly clouds 4 round coins from bank-teller's window 5 king with ax rules heaven, earth and man 6 sound of rising sun 7 t-bar with droopy lower handle 8 flames of fire 9 flowers appear when plants undergo change 10 child learning under ornate roof 11 spirit-like vapors from source x 12 less than perfect ten: worth only nine 13 person rests against tree 14 two gold nuggets under cover of earth 15 work to open hole in roof to see empty sky 16 pitted crescent moon shining down 17 big spotted dog rearing up 18 bending down to look closely with seeing eye 19 a reel is better than five fingers 20 open mouth 21 check six wooden crosses for school 22 left hand steadies carpenter's square

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Henshall Kanji Mnemonics

This page contains mnemonics for the kanji taught in the first six years of school in Japan (i.e. 1,006 kanji), asdeveloped by Professor Kenneth Henshall. They have been extracted from his book: "A Guide To

Remembering Japanese Characters" (Tuttle, 1995). The book covers all 1,945 general-use kanji.

This page has been prepared by William Clausing and Jim Breen with the kind permission of Professor

Henshall and Tuttle Publishing. The material on this page is copyright and must not be reproduced elsewhere

in any form without the permission of Tuttle Publishing.

Kanji Number Mnemonic

一 1 one finger

右 2 right hand to the mouth

雨 3 rain from heavenly clouds

円 4 round coins from bank-teller's window

王 5 king with ax rules heaven, earth and man

音 6 sound of rising sun

下 7 t-bar with droopy lower handle

火 8 flames of fire

花 9 flowers appear when plants undergo change

学 10 child learning under ornate roof

気 11 spirit-like vapors from source x

九 12 less than perfect ten: worth only nine

休 13 person rests against tree

金 14 two gold nuggets under cover of earth

空 15 work to open hole in roof to see empty sky

月 16 pitted crescent moon shining down

犬 17 big spotted dog rearing up

見 18 bending down to look closely with seeing eye

五 19 a reel is better than five fingers

口 20 open mouth

校 21 check six wooden crosses for school

左 22 left hand steadies carpenter's square

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左 22 left hand steadies carpenter's square

三 23 three fingers

山 24 triple-peaked mountain

子 25 long-armed child in swaddling clothes

四 26 four fingers in clenched fist

糸 27 skeins of twisted thread

字 28 child at home studying letters

耳 29 pointed ear

七 30 badly written ten again: now worth only seven

車 31 chariot with two wheels

手 32 hand with fingers spread

十 33 all points considered, ten out of ten

出 34 mountain emerging atop another

女 35 kneeling woman

小 36 a stroke divided into two small ones

上 37 bar with handle, sticking up over baseline

森 38 there are many trees in the woods

人 39 headless, armless person

水 40 water squeezes between banks

正 41 to stop at the line is to do the correct thing

生 42 growing plant is a symbol of life

青 43 young blue-green plants live on the moon

夕 44 clear moon indicates evening

石 45 round stone at base of cliff

赤 46 big fire makes earth glow red

千 47 that one person is worth a thousand others

川 48 river flowing between banks

先 49 those dead people preceded us in life

早 50 sun shows ten but it's still early

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足 51 round knee and foot suffice to show leg

村 52 measure trees in village

大 53 person looking big as possible

男 54 man provides strength in field

中 55 Chinese arrow pierces middle of target

虫 56 coiled hooded snake: similar inside to insect

町 57 town at t-junction of paths through fields

天 58 person's head is closest part to heaven

田 59 rice field crossed by paths

土 60 plant grows in earth

二 61 two fingers

日 62 sun with spot

入 63 enter through inverted v opening

年 64 person visits well every year

白 65 sunstroke leaves one white?!

八 66 eight can be easily divided

百 67 score one hundred with one white thumbnail

文 68 cross is basic form of writing: try to top it

木 69 tree with sweeping branches

本 70 tree with one central root

名 71 mouth calls name at night

目 72 upright eye

立 73 person standing

力 74 hand pressing down with strength

林 75 forest contains tall stately trees

六 76 eight topped by six?!

引 77 bow with string waiting to be drawn

雲 78 billowing rain-clouds look like two noses

遠 79 loose clothes for traveling any distance

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何 80 what exactly can a person say?

科 81 course to categorize rice measures

夏 82 masked head and crossed legs in summer dance

家 83 house looking like pig-sty

歌 84 gaping mouth sings the can-can

画 85 field in picture partitioned by strokes

回 86 coaxial rotation

会 87 two noses meet under roof

海 88 every drop of water goes into sea

絵 89 threads meet in embroidered picture

貝 90 shellfish with protruding feelers

外 91 crescent moon with crack on outside

間 92 gate with space to let sun shine through

顔 93 only three hairs stand on head: glum face

汽 94 steam comprises watery vapors

記 95 wordy account of oneself

帰 96 return with wife carrying broom and sword

牛 97 cow with ears and broken horn

魚 98 fish with fiery tail

京 99 stone lantern at emperor's palace in capital

強 100 strong insect draws bow with its nose

教 101 cane in hand teaches child stick arranging

玉 102 string of jewels fit for king

近 103 distance to move chopped, making it near

形 104 put hairs into pattern of well-frame

計 105 counting in tens is a way of measuring

元 106 two persons of same origin

原 107 originally cliff with funny spring, now a plain

戸 108 one door forms half a gate

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戸 108 one door forms half a gate

古 109 an old story, told at least ten times

午 110 noon strikes, knocking top bit off cow

後 111 sit crosslegged on threading road, fall behind

語 112 five mouths speak many words

工 113 work with carpenter's square

広 114 spacious building with elbow-room

交 115 mix six crosses

光 116 person carries fire that shines light

考 117 bent old man considers burial in earth

行 118 column goes along to crossroads

高 119 tall watchtower

黄 120 arrow burns yellow with grass from field

合 121 cap fits mouth

谷 122 valley is doubly split opening

国 123 one's country is an enclosed jewel

黒 124 ground in burnt field is black

今 125 cover the corner, right now

才 126 funny dam built by talented one-year-old

作 127 person with saw about to make something

算 128 count by using bamboo abacus with both hands

止 129 footprints stop above line

市 130 go to city market to buy cloth top hat

思 131 always thinking of one's field in one's heart

紙 132 pound threads with spoon to make paper

寺 133 temple has measured grounds

自 134 nose is just a stroke from eye, symbolising self

時 135 tell time by sun on temple

室 136 arrive at roofed room

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社 137 altar ground is shrine

弱 138 weak hairs bend like bows

首 139 chief has hair on head

秋 140 rice plants can get burned in autumn

春 141 three people enjoy spring sun

書 142 take brush in hand daily and write

少 143 small with just a little extra

場 144 place where sun shines down on ground

色 145 colorful tale about bodies bent in sex act

食 146 covered food good for eating

心 147 heart shows stroke damage

新 148 stand of trees newly cut down by sharp ax

親 149 parent sees all from stand of trees

図 150 diagram with spot marked by x and two pointers

数 151 woman counts number of rice grains by hand

西 152 sun falls in west like drop from wine press

声 153 voice of samurai at door

星 154 stars born from sun

晴 155 sun against blue means clear weather

切 156 seven sword cuts

雪 157 rain that hand sweeps away is snow

船 158 boat with eight portholes is ship

前 159 before cutting meat cut horns

組 160 furthermore, threads can be assembled in group

走 161 foot running along ground

草 162 grass is early plant

多 163 many evenings

太 164 fat is a bit more than just big

体 165 root of a person is the body

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体 165 root of a person is the body

台 166 I mount stand to say something

地 167 land with odd twisting creatures on ground

池 168 waters of pond contain twisting creatures

知 169 know arrow hole

竹 170 two bamboo stems

茶 171 ample tea plants

昼 172 measure in feet noon sun over horizon

長 173 long haired old man with stick is very senior

鳥 174 bird with wings and talons

朝 175 morning sun rises on plants, displacing moon

通 176 bent figure uses extra movement to pass

弟 177 young brothers put in order as binding on stake

店 178 store occupies building

点 179 mark left after occupation by fire

電 180 lightning strikes field in electric rain storm

刀 181 broad-bladed sword

冬 182 sitting crosslegged on winter ice

当 183 small hand appropriately hits mark

東 184 sun rising through trees in east

答 185 bamboo gives fitting answer

頭 186 head is a bean-like vessel

同 187 all hoops have same single opening

道 188 head moves, showing way along road

読 189 sell words to read

南 190 get a hoop for ten yen down south

馬 191 rearing horse

売 192 samurai stands behind counter selling

買 193 net full of shell-money can buy a lot

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麦 194 sitting crosslegged watching wheat plant grow

半 195 half a hornless cow, split down middle

番 196 rice sown in fields by number, in turns

父 197 father has cane in hand

風 198 insect blown against sail by wind

分 199 understand one divides by splitting with sword

聞 200 ear listening at gate hears a lot

米 201 grain-laden ear of American rice

歩 202 few feet walk nowadays

母 203 mother is woman with prominent nipples

方 204 both boat and plow can point the way

北 205 people flee, turning their backs on the north

毎 206 every person has a mother

妹 207 younger sister is immature woman

明 208 bright sun and moon give clarity

鳴 209 bird's mouth produces non-human cry

毛 210 tuft of hair

門 211 double-doored gate

夜 212 at night, person puts on top hat to view moon

野 213 village already built on wild moor

友 214 hands reaching out in friendship

用 215 use fence

曜 216 sun wings its way like a bird, and so day passes

来 217 wheat comes to be ten grains of rice?!

楽 218 tasseled drum on stand makes pleasing music

里 219 ground tilled into fields, indicating village

理 220 keeping jewels in village is reasonable

話 221 tongue controls words when talking

悪 222 sub-human, ugly, twisted feelings are bad

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悪 222 sub-human, ugly, twisted feelings are bad

安 223 woman at home, resting at ease

暗 224 sun goes dark, accompanied by sound

医 225 doctor's bag contains arrow, used for healing

意 226 a thought is a sound from the heart

育 227 educate child upside-down like piece of meat

員 228 official members always talk of money

院 229 institute complete with surrounding hills

飲 230 lack food, so swallow drink

運 231 army on move needs luck and transport

泳 232 long swim in water

駅 233 laden person mounts horse at relay station

園 234 spacious park encloses considerable distance

横 235 yellow piece of wood laid on its side

屋 236 arrive and find corpse in store building

温 237 sun warms water in a bowl

化 238 bewitched person changes and falls

荷 239 what a burden the lotus plant can be!

界 240 boundary between fields marks areas

開 241 hands remove bar and open gate

階 242 all the steps of a terraced hill

角 243 angular horn

活 244 wet tongue is sign of life

寒 245 building's six wells ice over in cold

感 246 one halberd in mouth causes feeling in heart

館 247 official eats in hall

岸 248 mountainous cliff forms dry shore

岩 249 stony mountain shows rocky crags

起 250 cause oneself to run

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期 251 expect period of months between winnowings

客 252 each house guest sits crosslegged, open mouthed

究 253 extreme investigation of nine holes

急 254 hurrying person suddenly bends, hand to heart

級 255 reach out and grade threads

宮 256 palace is building with joined rooms

球 257 seek spherical jewel

去 258 nose to ground suggests one's gone too far

橋 259 tall arched wooden structure is bridge

業 260 study complex wooden instrument as profession

曲 261 field has many bending paths

局 262 office corpse uses odd phrase in circumstances

銀 263 stop and stare at silvery metal

苦 264 old plant leaves bitter taste

具 265 keep an eye on table: it's valuable equipment

君 266 lord holds stick next to mouth

兄 267 elder brother is all mouth and legs

係 268 person involved with joining threads

軽 269 light vehicle pushed along ground by hand

血 270 vessel contains blood

決 271 person decides to carry water-pack on back

研 272 hone stone with two forked sticks

県 273 keep an eye on stand at prefectural show

言 274 mouth speaks three and a bit words

庫 275 storehouse is building containing vehicles

湖 276 old moon seen in waters of lake

公 277 eight lords show nose in public

向 278 house window faces one

幸 279 extra sharp stroke brings happiness

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港 280 find oneself together with water in port

号 281 mouth calls number of twisting weed

根 282 stop and stare at tree root

祭 283 hand puts meat on altar in festival of worship

細 284 slender path threads through field

仕 285 samurai is person who works and serves

死 286 person falls in death, soon bare bones

使 287 official person uses servant

始 288 first woman begins to mount platform

指 289 person sits pointing at sun with finger

歯 290 teeth ensure rice stops in mouth

詩 291 words from temple are pure poetry

次 292 lack of ice follows next

事 293 handling ten boxes is no small thing

持 294 hold hands at temple

式 295 carpenter's square is a form of stake

実 296 in reality, a big six-armed man is in the house!

写 297 convey copy of building

者 298 person will be buried in ground one day

主 299 king with bit extra is real master

守 300 take measures to protect house

取 301 hand takes control of ear

酒 302 watery alcohol in wine jar

受 303 one hand receives baton from another hand

州 304 sandbank in river is separate province

拾 305 joined hands can gather or count to ten

終 306 threads finish in winter

習 307 white wings learning to fly

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週 308 another week rolls around

集 309 birds gather in tree

住 310 where person lives is where he is master

重 311 heavy vehicle has double wheels

所 312 chop down door with ax to get into place

暑 313 person under hot sun

助 314 furthermore, help by adding strength

昭 315 summon, and let there be light

消 316 water has vanished from our little moon

商 317 use mouth and legs to trade, standing at counter

章 318 badge quickly stands out

勝 319 with effort, two fires can surpass moon

乗 320 two come riding

植 321 straight tree is properly planted

申 322 sun is pierced: what can one say?

身 323 pregnant woman has conspicuous body

神 324 gods say something spirited at altar

深 325 find deep waterhole near tree

進 326 advance like moving bird

世 327 odd world of the thirties' generation

整 328 force correct arrangement of bundles

線 329 trace thread-like line to source

全 330 king completely under cover

送 331 sent away from heaven

息 332 heart breathes through nose

族 333 person with arrow in side is one of the clan

他 334 other person is like twisting creature

打 335 hand hits nail

対 336 measure opposition to text

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対 336 measure opposition to text

待 337 wait at temple beside road

代 338 person replaced by stake

第 339 bamboo tops young brother in order of things

題 340 get subject heading correct on the day

炭 341 fiery material from mountain cliff is coal

短 342 both arrow and food vessel are short

着 343 sheep arrives wearing eye-liner!

注 344 master pours water

柱 345 master wooden pillar

丁 346 block is exact to a t

帳 347 long cloth drape used as register

調 348 investigate by talking around

直 349 ten eyes fixed directly on corner

追 350 pursue moving buttocks

定 351 fix roof correctly

庭 352 palace courtyard is fine garden

鉄 353 lost metal proves to be iron

転 354 vehicle rolls over two noses

都 355 metropolis is village of many persons

度 356 hand measures twenty-one degrees in building

投 357 hand strikes by throwing ax

島 358 bird alights on mountainous island

湯 359 rising sun heats water

登 360 two funny feet climb food vessel

等 361 bamboo tablets at temple are all equal

動 362 strength moves heavy object

童 363 child stands in village

内 364 person tries to get inside hoop

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肉 365 inside person there is meat

農 366 farming unearths bent clam shell

波 367 waves form skin of water

配 368 distribute wine to oneself

畑 369 burned field is a dry field

発 370 discharged with two bent legs and funny feet

反 371 cliff opposes hand

坂 372 slope is opposed ground

板 373 opposed to wooden boards

皮 374 opposed to skinning with one stroke

悲 375 broken heart does not want to be sad

美 376 beautiful big sheep

鼻 377 own nose follows trail through twenty fields

氷 378 ice is frozen water

表 379 shown long-looking list

秒 380 little rice, eaten in a mere second

病 381 third-rate health leads to illness

品 382 quality goods come in boxes

負 383 defeated person flees bearing money

部 384 clan stands open mouthed in part of village

服 385 servile hand puts clothes on hoist under moon

福 386 altar at single entrance to field--good fortune

物 387 cow is a thing with four legs

平 388 balanced scales are flat and even

返 389 reverse movement and return

勉 390 strive to avoid effort?!

放 391 striking in all directions is a form of release

万 392 ten thousand march in wrong direction

味 393 taste lingers unfinished in the mouth

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味 393 taste lingers unfinished in the mouth

命 394 life can hinge on a spoken order

面 395 mask encloses funny face with big eye

問 396 mouth asking at gate

役 397 move off with weapon in hand to do one's duty

薬 398 medicinal plant gives pleasure

由 399 there's a reason for derrick in field

油 400 liquid from field with derrick is oil

有 401 have meat in your hand

遊 402 children play at moving person's side

予 403 I've already pushed the shuttle

洋 404 ocean of white sheep, not white horses

葉 405 leaves are generation of plants on tree

陽 406 side of hill is positively sunny

様 407 sheep appears to water tree--awkward situation

落 408 from each plant, leaf falls like drop of water

流 409 hair and water flow as child is born

旅 410 put odd clothes on one side for journey

両 411 scales weigh both parts of a pair

緑 412 watery green liquid oozes in thread-like strands

礼 413 praying at altar is act of propriety

列 414 cut up bones lined up in a row

路 415 each foot follows same route

和 416 rice softened in the mouth in peaceful Japan

愛 417 sit crosslegged, hand on heart, in love

案 418 consider plan around restful wooden table

以 419 person uses plow as starting point

衣 420 collar and sleeves symbolize clothing

位 421 person stands according to rank

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囲 422 enclosure surrounds well

委 423 entrust rice plants to woman

胃 424 fleshy stomach seen in field

印 425 hand presses down on person as on seal

英 426 England has superior plants in its center

栄 427 tree flourishes gloriously under ornate cover

塩 428 person throws salty dish from mouth to ground

央 429 big opening in center

億 430 person with hundred million thoughts

加 431 strengthened by added mouth

貨 432 change goods for money and vice-versa

課 433 section of lesson contains fruitful words

芽 434 plant with fang-like shoots

改 435 force oneself to reform

械 436 wooden device for admonishing

害 437 covering live mouth can cause harm

各 438 each person sits crosslegged and open mouthed

覚 439 remember to be awake when learning by looking

完 440 completely original building

官 441 government official in building sits on backside

漢 442 man from mouth of Han River in grassy Han China

管 443 bamboo pipe under control

関 444 heaven's gates are impassable barrier: sent away

観 445 look and observe crested bird

願 446 wish springs from head not heart

希 447 interwoven cloth threads desirable but rare

季 448 rice plants in season grow like young children

紀 449 chronicle of self threads from beginning to end

喜 450 food pot at mouth makes samurai happy

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旗 451 person at side of winnowing device holds flag

器 452 four big box-like vessels are useful utensils

機 453 on how many occasions is wooden loom used?

議 454 discussion involves righteous use of words

求 455 cross water to seek spotted fur coat

救 456 rescue by coercive request

給 457 supply joined threads

挙 458 raise laden table by hand: some act!

漁 459 fishing requires both fish and water

共 460 plant and table go together

協 461 thirteen strong arms cooperating

鏡 462 shout aloud at bent legs in metal mirror

競 463 two elder brothers compete in stand-off

極 464 person pushed into opening between wooden poles

区 465 enclosed section x is a ward

軍 466 covered wagons encircle army camp

郡 467 village belongs to lord of county district

型 468 model punishment for earthy types

景 469 sunny capital is a bright scene

芸 470 two nosey people examine art of planting

欠 471 person with gaping mouth lacks dignity

結 472 bind samurai's mouth with thread

建 473 hand holds pen erect

健 474 healthy person stands erect

験 475 elder brother examines horse cover

固 476 solid old enclosure

功 477 meritorious service entails effortful work

候 478 person points to weather signs with arrow

航 479 desktop boat voyage

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航 479 desktop boat voyage

康 480 hand pounds healthy bran flakes in building

告 481 proclaim with bull-like roar from mouth

差 482 sheep on left is different

菜 483 hand plucks vegetables near tree

最 484 take most sun when it's at its highest point

材 485 lots of timber in dam of felled trees

昨 486 past made up of yesterday and other days

刷 487 ""buttock cloth"" has finely cut print

殺 488 kill by striking with wooden cross

察 489 surmise why one worships under roof

参 490 go to get big nose with three hairs attended to

産 491 live birth standing on cliff

散 492 hand strikes meat, scattering twenty-one pieces

残 493 two cruel halberds leave only bare bone

士 494 samurai stands erect

氏 495 Mr. Hill borrows family ladle

史 496 hand of man central to history

司 497 one official administers corner entrance

姉 498 elder sister works in city

試 499 test forms of words

辞 500 decline with words from sharp tongue

失 501 man about to lose baton

借 502 person who has borrowed in the past

種 503 kind of rice plant heavy with seed

周 504 earth around mouth of hoop

宿 505 hundred people lodging in one house

順 506 compliant heads in sequence like flowing river

初 507 clothes must first be cut

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初 507 clothes must first be cut

唱 508 preacher's mouth recites for two days

焼 509 roast thirty-one legs on fire

照 510 illuminate by bright light of fire

賞 511 moreover, shells are prizes

臣 512 retainer keeps watchful eye out

信 513 person's word is believed and trusted

真 514 it's true that equipment is in ten pieces

成 515 become exact after trimming with halberd blade

省 516 few eyes examine ministry: an omission

清 517 blue water is pure and clean

勢 518 strong power forces up round earthen mounds

静 519 conflict quieted by sight of calming green

席 520 building with twenty-one cloth seats

積 521 take blame for pile-up of rice plants

折 522 hand-ax can break or bend

節 523 bamboo has joints, namely sections

説 524 elder brother disperses words, preaching away

浅 525 water shallow: depth of two halberds

戦 526 fight war with simple halberd

選 527 choose to move together like twisting threads

然 528 duly eat roast dog meat, but . . .

争 529 vie with bent old man, stick in hand

相 530 ministers eye each other from trees

倉 531 warehouse has cover and doored entrance

想 532 thoughts can be mutual feelings

象 533 elephant resembles pig with big ears and trunk

速 534 manage fast movement

側 535 be at side of model person

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続 536 continue to sell threads

卒 537 ten soldier-men in top hats

孫 538 descendants are children in thread-like lineage

帯 539 find cloth belt in mountain zone

隊 540 unit of pig-like soldiers on hill

達 541 sheep move on ground to attain goal

単 542 simple unit of ten fields

談 543 conversation of fiery words

治 544 govern from a watery platform

置 545 put net directly in path

貯 546 stored wealth fits exactly under roof

腸 547 fleshy intestines exposed to rising sun

低 548 person scoops low, down to baseline

底 549 scoop out base of building

停 550 person stops at inn

的 551 white ladle makes good target

典 552 bend six rules

伝 553 two people nose to nose conveying something

徒 554 follower runs futilely along road

努 555 try with slave-like effort

灯 556 lamp's flame is exact

堂 557 furthermore, hall is on raised ground

働 558 working people on the move

毒 559 mother lives on, despite poison

熱 560 earthen mounds round fire become hot

念 561 have thoughts in heart even now

敗 562 shell ""defeated"" by striking hand

倍 563 person stands open mouthed with double

博 564 gain ten exclusive points by extensive gambling

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博 564 gain ten exclusive points by extensive gambling

飯 565 opposed to eating cooked rice

飛 566 two long beaked cranes fly through tall reeds

費 567 unwind and spend money

必 568 lance through heart is necessarily bent

筆 569 take bamboo writing brush in hand

票 570 vote shows west is best

標 571 tree is a signpost showing west

不 572 put down once, then thrice, for emphatic ""not so""

夫 573 big man with pin through head is good husband

付 574 hand attaches measure to person

府 575 large building attached to government center

副 576 deputy cut down at single entrance to field

粉 577 minutely divided rice becomes powder

兵 578 soldier puts ax on table

別 579 two cuts to the mouth mean split lip

辺 580 movement cuts through boundary

変 581 change to a sort of red as one sits crosslegged

便 582 change of mail man leads to convenient service

包 583 serpent-like embryo enveloped in womb

法 584 constrained by law to leave water

望 585 king gazes at moon, wishing for death

牧 586 hand with stick makes cow go into pasture

末 587 tip of tree

満 588 both grass and water can be filling

脈 589 veins are tributaries of the body

民 590 populace is more substantial than clan

約 591 knotted thread reminds of promise about ladle

勇 592 old man bent with age but still brave

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要 593 every western has vital need for woman in it

養 594 rear sheep for food

浴 595 valley water is good for bathing

利 596 effective sharp tool cuts rice for profit

陸 597 hills and earthen mounds indicate land

良 598 take lid off food--looks good

料 599 measure of rice has fixed charge

量 600 village gets measured quantity, for one day

輪 601 vehicle has aligned and capped wheels

類 602 variety of rice with big head

令 603 kneeling person ordered to don cap

冷 604 ice rules in freezing cold

例 605 people in line show example of precedent

歴 606 history stops with indoor rice plants?!

連 607 accompanied by row of moving vehicles

練 608 refined threads from the east

老 609 old man falls, ready for burying in ground

労 610 labor with effort under ornate roof

録 611 record on green metal

圧 612 roof under pressure from earth

移 613 transfer many rice plants

因 614 enclosed man has cause to depend on others

永 615 water looks icy for a long time

営 616 ornately roofed barracks with joined rooms

衛 617 opening to go on guard for almost five years

易 618 sun bounces easily off lizard's changing legs

益 619 make profit on eight sets of tableware

液 620 need for liquid, even water at night

演 621 perform in building by yellow river

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応 622 react with feeling to building

往 623 master goes off

恩 624 feelings are cause of kind favor

仮 625 person opposed to even temporary falsehood

価 626 person from west has price on head

果 627 tree, like field, produces fruitful results

河 628 water can form river

過 629 excessive movement makes backbone pass mouth!

賀 630 congratulations on adding to one's money

快 631 no water, but decidedly cheerful feelings

解 632 solve problem by cutting off cow's horn

格 633 each tree sets a standard

確 634 ascertain that bird under roof is a roc

額 635 visitor's forehead looks like plaque

刊 636 publish book on how to keep sword dry

幹 637 person dries trunk as sun rises through grass

慣 638 become used to having heart pierced

眼 640 stop and stare with wide eyes

基 641 winnowing device based on firm ground

寄 642 draw near to strange house

規 643 adult male looked upon as standard

技 644 support from skilled hands facilitates craft

義 645 I am like a sheep, full of righteousness

逆 646 big upside-down man moves in reverse

久 647 stooping person propped up for a long time

旧 648 only one day old, but old nonetheless

居 649 old person sitting slumped is at home

許 650 permit speech at noon

境 651 stand on sunny ground, legs astride boundary

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境 651 stand on sunny ground, legs astride boundary

興 652 same hands raised at table--how interesting

均 653 level ground with one ladle?!

禁 654 altar in forbidden forest

句 655 mouth wraps itself around phrase

訓 656 words flow like river in lesson

群 657 lord of sheep flock

経 658 guiding hand passes threads to ground

潔 659 master cuts threads, washes clean in water

件 660 person leading away cow is a serious matter

券 661 start two fires with cut up tickets

険 662 elder brother dons cap to climb steep hill

検 663 elder brother investigates wooden cover

絹 664 silk threads from round fleshy worm

限 665 stop and stare from hill, having reached limits

現 666 see jewel that now appears

減 667 decreased water brings on heartless feeling

故 668 old stick in hand a thing of the past

個 669 that individual is a hard person

護 670 wordily defend hand seizing bird in grass

効 671 exchange of strength proves most effective

厚 672 kind but ""thick"" child plays daily by cliff

耕 673 till around well and many branched tree

鉱 674 extensive metal ore

構 675 do you mind if it's built with wooden baskets?

講 676 lecture built with ""baskets"" of words

混 677 compare sun and water--a confusing mix

査 678 furthermore, wood should be investigated

再 679 add one basket again

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災 680 fire and flooding river are potential calamities

妻 681 wife holds broom in hand

採 682 gather fruit from tree with two hands

際 683 festival at edge of hill is quite an occasion

在 684 funny dam is located near countryside dwelling

財 685 dam full of money means great wealth

罪 686 not a network, but still criminal

雑 687 nine miscellaneous birds gathered in tree

蚕 688 silkworm is a heavenly insect

酸 689 alcohol has lingering bitter acid taste

賛 690 two males praised and given money

支 691 hand supports cross-shaped branch

志 692 warrior's heart shows will

師 693 model teacher has one bit of cloth over buttocks

資 694 next sum of money provides capital

示 695 drops from altar sacrifice show will of gods

似 696 starting point for person is to resemble one

児 697 old person is really a child

識 698 have knowledge of a word sounding like lance

質 699 two axes chop pawned shell to ascertain quality

舎 700 quarters with roof and entrance below ground

謝 701 words of apology and thanks as one shoots off

授 702 teacher's hand confers receipt

収 703 hand obtains pitchfork from supply store

修 704 person practices to master striking with brush

衆 705 mass of odd people under watchful eye with lash

祝 706 elder brother celebrates at altar

述 707 state how one moved around funny tree

術 708 go around funny tree with certain technique

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術 708 go around funny tree with certain technique

準 709 ten birds on water, all at same level

序 710 building already beginning to show order

除 711 surplus hills must be removed

招 712 invite by summoning with hand

承 713 hear about a bristly water-baby

証 715 correct words are proof

条 716 item about sitting crosslegged in tree

状 717 dog eats bar of ice, now in bad condition

常 718 furthermore, the usual cloth, as always

情 719 heart made blue with feeling of pity

織 720 weave threads with noise like a lance

職 721 job as lancer leaves noise in ears

制 722 tree cut in shape of cow shows system of sorts

性 723 one's nature is the heart one is born with

政 724 government forces correctness

精 725 refined green rice fills one with spirit

製 726 system for manufacturing clothing

税 727 elder brother gives away rice-tax

責 728 growing money debts mean growing liability

績 729 blame threads for poor achievements in spinning

接 730 join hands with woman standing alone

設 731 build with words, despite hammer in hand

舌 732 tongue shows dry mouth

絶 733 sever colorful threads

銭 734 two gold halberds reduced to mere coin

善 735 sheep has one small but good mouth

祖 736 furthermore, at altar one worships ancestors

素 737 raw threads are bare and basic elements

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総 738 thread runs through public feeling

造 739 proclaim that one has made a move

像 740 image of elephant man

増 741 build up earth in field over eight days

則 742 rules regarding the cutting of money

測 743 measure water with fathom-rule

属 744 insect with buttocks, legs, and head belongs to which genus?

損 745 member has hand missing--serious loss

退 746 stop and stare, then move back in retreat

貸 747 loan is replacement money

態 748 have appearance of able heart

団 749 measured circle produces well rounded group

断 750 decisively decline rice cut with ax in corner

築 751 mediocre work with wood and bamboo in building

張 752 draw longbow to full stretch

提 753 hold properly in hand

程 754 to an extent, rice ends up in king's mouth

適 755 move in manner befitting old emperor

敵 756 old emperor strikes suitably matched enemy

統 757 supervise lineage full of threads

銅 758 copper is same metal as red metal

導 759 measured guiding hand leads along way

特 760 special bull sent to temple

得 761 measure potential gains in movement over one day

徳 762 move that virtuous heart is worth ten eyes

独 763 insect-ridden German Shepherd dog is left alone

任 764 entrust jewels to person on duty

燃 765 dog meat duly burns with extra fire

能 766 fleshy bear with claws and nose can perform Noh

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破 767 skin a rock!? must mean break it

犯 768 dog commits crime of assaulting prone person

判 769 cut in half--a judgment with Solomon's seal

版 770 opposed wooden board makes print

比 771 compare two persons sitting side by side

肥 772 fleshy bending body has been fattened

非 773 wings unfold--not a fault

備 774 person equipped with grass uses it for roof

俵 775 listed persons receive sacks

評 776 even words are fair comment

貧 777 money divided, so now poor

布 778 hand works on spread of cloth threads

婦 779 woman holding broom may be wife

富 780 house at single entrance to field grows wealthy

武 781 warrior advances on foot with halberd

復 782 person goes repeatedly to sit crosslegged in sun

複 783 person crosslegged in sun with double clothing!

仏 784 Buddha has prominent nose

編 785 books bound with thread left at editor's door

弁 786 speech about twenty noses!?

保 787 person preserved in wooden box

墓 788 sun shines on big, grass covered, earthen grave

報 789 by good fortune, seize person, report for reward

豊 790 food vessel bends under weight of rich content

防 791 defensive hill to one side prevents attack

貿 792 exchange bent sword for money in trade deal

暴 793 exposed to violent sun together with insufficient water

未 794 growth of immature tree not yet finished

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務 795 lance forces effort in performing duty

無 796 wheatsheaf burned, now none left

迷 797 rice is moved and lost--how perplexing

綿 798 many white threads of cotton make cotton wool

輸 799 transport cut meat under cover in vehicle

余 800 eight excessively dry beams under ample roof

預 801 already faced with having to look after deposits

容 802 roofed valley looks able to contain a lot

率 803 ten bits of thread command top rate

略 804 abbreviated outline of each field

留 805 stop in field to fasten on bent sword

領 806 head rules, controlling possessed territory

異 807 together again in different field--how strange

遺 808 move on and leave behind something precious

域 809 lance in ground at sole entrance--off limit area

宇 811 child lies stiff under roof, set to go to heaven

羽 812 feathered wings

映 813 center of sun shines brightly

延 814 drag feet in extended movement

沿 815 go alongside of water, through eight openings

可 816 say exactly what can should be approved

我 817 I have a tasseled halberd, a symbol of me myself

灰 818 hillside ablaze--reduced to ashes

街 819 road-town is just crossroads of raised earth

拡 820 spread hands wide

革 821 get leather from middle of ten horned creatures

閣 822 each gate leads to cabinet

割 823 sword harms by dividing

株 824 red tree stump provides firm stock

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株 824 red tree stump provides firm stock

干 825 flattened forked pole for drying washing

巻 826 light two fires by oneself with rolled volumes

看 827 put hand above eye to watch better

簡 829 space left on brief and simple bamboo letter

丸 830 nine rounded off with extra stroke

危 831 crouch on edge of dangerous cliff--mate fallen

机 832 use wooden table for desk

揮 833 army hand wields command

貴 834 one precious shell in middle of collection

疑 835 two people felled by one arrow? doubt if correct

弓 836 stringless bow

吸 837 if it reaches mouth, then suck it in

泣 838 person stands weeping watery tears

供 839 attendant offers togetherness to person

胸 840 flesh encircling scarred ""container"" is the chest

郷 841 odd stringy food served in village

勤 842 work with effort to grow plants from seed-box

筋 843 bamboo has strong fleshy sinews

系 844 lineage composed of twisted connected threads

径 845 direct path entails moving with hands on ground

敬 846 force person to use respectful phrases of plants

警 847 warn with respectful words

劇 848 tiger attacks pig with sword?!--what drama!

穴 849 take cover away and expose hole

権 851 crested bird had right to balance in tree

憲 852 constitutional law covers all one sees and feels in life

源 853 water source is in original spring on plain

厳 854 daringly ornate building is strictly solemn!

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己 855 I myself follow the thread--what about you?

呼 856 odd hand by mouth stops breathing or calling

誤 857 mistaken words given

后 858 empress comes behind, cutting opening with ax

好 859 woman likes child--what a fine thing

孝 860 filial piety is child caring for earthy old man

皇 861 emperor is white king

紅 862 work with crimson threads

降 863 descend hill and sit crosslegged by well

鋼 864 metal in hills proves to be steel

刻 865 mince threads by cutting tops off

穀 866 samurai beats rice under cover to make cereals

骨 867 flesh covered bones

困 868 tree in difficulty, trapped in box

砂 869 sand comprises little stones

座 870 persons sit on ground under roof at gathering

済 871 text about odd moon seen in settled water

裁 872 judge decides to cut cloth with fancy halberd

策 873 plan to fix droopy tree branches with bamboo

冊 874 stacked bound tablets resemble volumes of books

至 875 nose flat to ground as one reaches one's peak

私 876 rice is private and belongs to me myself

姿 877 next woman has a good figure

視 878 look and see what's on show

詞 879 parts of speech are official words

誌 880 samurai's heartfelt words recorded in journal

磁 881 rock has invisible magnetic threads

射 882 hand shoots measured arrow into body

捨 883 find abandoned hand in one's quarters!

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捨 883 find abandoned hand in one's quarters!

尺 884 measure prop for foot of topless door

若 886 plants on right are young

樹 888 samurai's hand stands food pot next to tree

宗 889 building with altar is main center of religion

就 890 take up issue of crippled dogs in capital

従 891 follow eight roads correctly

縦 892 threads to follow are the vertical ones

縮 893 reduced to threadbare lodgings

熟 894 mature child puts round lid over mouth of fire pit

純 895 pure threads look like hair

処 896 sit crosslegged on stool to deal with situation

署 897 person netted, signs up for government office

諸 898 person's words are many and various

将 899 commander's hand about to reach for bar of ice

笑 900 big person bent over like bamboo, laughing

傷 901 wounded persons left exposed to rising sun

障 902 get badge for overcoming hindering hill

城 903 castle consists of earthen ramparts

蒸 904 grass covered waterbaby steams on fiery hotplate

針 905 ten metal needles

仁 906 two people show benevolent relationship

垂 907 look like riding hanging down to ground!

推 908 push bird ahead with hand

寸 909 pulse measured as one inch from hand

聖 911 saintly king's earhole is sacred

誠 912 words become sincere

宣 913 state that roof will be finished in two days

専 914 exclusive possession of ten measured fields

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泉 915 spring produces white water

洗 916 wash tip in water

染 917 soak nine shrubs in water to make dye

奏 918 two big men play heavenly music

窓 919 nose makes hole in window, left feeling down

創 920 for a start, put sword in warehouse

層 921 layers of corpses build up in field over eight days

操 922 three wooden boxes take some handling

蔵 923 store and guard halberds under grassy cliff

臓 924 entrails are harbored in body

存 926 child knows of existence of funny dam

尊 927 pour out measure of wine for esteemed guest

宅 928 seven roomed house with roof on top

担 929 carry burden in hand for one whole day

探 930 hand probes hole in tree

段 931 cut steps by striking cliff

暖 932 three hands warming in the sun

値 933 person has fixed price

仲 934 person in middle makes for good relationship

宙 935 reason for space under roof is to let in sky

忠 936 loyalty and devotion at center of one's heart

著 937 person writes notable book about plants

庁 938 government office is building of exactitude

兆 939 two cracked turtle shells show trillion signs

頂 940 receive nail exactly through top of head

潮 941 seawater rises with morning tide

賃 942 entrust with wages money

痛 943 pain passes through sick body

展 944 slumped figure in shorts spread out on grass

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討 945 attack and defeat with measured words

党 946 elder brother's faction meets under fancy roof

糖 947 rice from Tang China looks like sugar

届 948 deliver corpse and report reason

難 949 bird in trouble in waterless Han China

乳 951 child reaches for breast swollen with milk

認 952 words of appreciation as blade reaches heart!?

納 953 store obtained threads inside, ready to resupply

脳 954 body's brain-box marked by cross and hairs

派 955 faction is like tributary relative to river

拝 956 hand offers eight-leaved plant in worship

背 957 turn back defiantly on meat from the north

肺 958 bodies in cities have bad lungs

俳 959 non-person is an amusing actor

班 960 squad receives a cut of the jewels

晩 961 sun escapes every evening

否 962 deny, saying not so

批 963 criticism can involve an handy comparison

秘 964 rice plant necessarily kept secret

腹 965 person sits crosslegged, fleshy belly in sun

奮 966 big bird stirs, flying excitedly from field

陛 967 his majesty's throne compares to earthen hill

閉 968 close gate with propped cross

片 969 one side of a tree is some piece!

補 970 use needle point to make good torn clothes

宝 971 treasure house contains jewels

訪 972 visit someone to have words on the side

亡 973 dead person lost in corner

忘 974 ""dead in one's heart"" means forgotten

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忘 974 ""dead in one's heart"" means forgotten

棒 975 two big wooden clubs with nails through

枚 976 hand holds thin flat wooden stick for counting

幕 977 big curtain of threaded grass shades out sun

密 978 building in dense mountains necessarily secret

盟 979 bright alliance pledged over bowl of blood

模 980 plant copies model tree and grows big in sun

矢 981 big arrow with broken tip

訳 982 person translating carries a load of words

郵 983 mail in village left dangling

優 984 gentle actor's superior display of person's grief

幼 985 infant short on strength, like tiny thread

羊 986 sheep with fine horns marked with three stripes

欲 987 greedy person lacks valley so desires one

翌 988 wings of time leave, till the next time

乱 989 kneeling figure puts tongue out--leads to riot

卵 990 angular back-to-back fish eggs?!

覧 991 person with one staring eye sees all

裏 992 clothing made at rear of village has good lining

律 993 moving hand writes down the law

臨 994 person faces goods and stares

朗 995 good moon is clear and bright

論 996 argument of neatly capped and aligned words

桜 1036 woman half claws way up tree to get cherry blossom

激 1210 fiercely agitated water releases white spray

札 1304 person prays at tree for money bills

皿 1307 fluted dish on plate

枝 1315 tree branch

飼 1322 rear animals by administering food to them

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飼 1322 rear animals by administering food to them

松 1394 pine is a public tree

盛 1476 serve heaped dishes when one becomes prosperous

昔 1481 twenty-one days ago is well in the past

巣 1521 three sticks atop fruit tree form nest

装 1524 samurai wears clothes in bed

束 1535 manage to put box-like bundle in tree

誕 1568 use stretched words to deceive about birth

笛 1624 there's a reason for making flute from bamboo

豆 1640 one miniature box on stand, full of beans

梅 1689 every tree should be a plum tree

箱 1703 bamboo sides mutually opposed in box

並 1775 line up in two rows of eight

暮 1789 live to see sun set among big plants at end of day

夢 1844 cover eyes at night and dream of grass