Afficher la pageAnciennes rรฉvisionsLiens de retourHaut de page Cette page est en lecture seule. Vous pouvez afficher le texte source, mais ne pourrez pas le modifier. Contactez votre administrateur si vous pensez qu'il s'agit d'une erreur. ===== ๅ ===== ใท ใใใ.ใคใใใฃ.ใคใใใ ใ, ใค, ใใค four ๅ(ใ): four<br>ๅใค(ใใฃใค): four<br>ๅๅญฃ(ใใ): four seasons<br>ๅ่งใ(ใใใใ): square; rectangular<br>ๅ่ง(ใใใ): square<br>ๅๆจไบๅ ฅ(ใใใใใซใ ใ): rounding half up (i.e. fractions)<br>ๅใค่ง(ใใคใใฉ): four corners; crossroads<br>ๅๆฅ(ใใฃใ): (1) fourth day of month (2) four days 5 1 47 ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 5 ๅ 31 3 ใใซใปใใซใใพใ (none) ๆไบ Ideographic four FOUR year-olds often put their FOOT (human legs) in their MOUTH - but they are too young to realize. I imagine a giant devouring a human in four bites. First the giant bites off the personยดs head, then he bites the torso, then from the waist to the knees, and finally the giant plucks up the remaining portion of the human legs into his mouth. See the fourth bite falling in there? 4 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ===== ไบ ===== ใด ใใคใใใค.ใค ใ, ใ, ใใค, ใก, ใต, ใฟ, ใ five ไบ(ใ): five<br>ไบใค(ใใคใค): five<br>ไบๅ้ณ(ใใใ ใใใ): the Japanese syllabary<br>ๅๆจไบๅ ฅ(ใใใใใซใ ใ): rounding half up (i.e. fractions)<br>ไบๆฅ(ใใคใ): (1) the fifth day of the month (2) five days<br>ไบๅณ(ใใฟ): (1) five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes (2) five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); the five periods of the Buddha's teachings 5 1 31 ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) 4 ไบ 7 2 ใซใปใตใ (none) ไปฎๅ Loan five ไธ + two vertical lines = 5. "This Kanji looks like a ""3"" Kanji with two added vertical lines. 3+2= 5." 5 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ===== ๅ ญ ===== ใญใฏใใชใฏ ใใใ.ใคใใใฃ.ใคใใใ ใ, ใใค, ใใฃ, ใใค six ๅ ญ(ใใ): six<br>ๅ ญๆฅ(ใใใ): (1) sixth day of the month (2) six days<br>ๅ ญใค(ใใฃใค): six 5 1 93 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 4 ๅ ซ 12 2 ใฏใกใปใฏใปใฏใกใใใ (none) ไปฎๅ Loan six Indicating 6 parts of the human body: head, body, 2 arms, 2 legs. Six-Six-SIX ((666)) Mark of the Beast!! Imagine that dapper old beastly fellow summoning his top hat to himself. See it scamper over to him on a little pair of beastly legs. 6 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ไธ ใทใ ใชใชใใชใช.ใคใใชใฎ ใ, ใใฃ, ใช, ใฒใก seven ไธ(ใใก): (1) seven (2) hepta-<br>ไธใค(ใชใชใค): seven<br>ไธๆฅ(ใชใฎใ): (1) the seventh day of the month (2) seven days 5 1 115 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ไน: the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5) 2 ไธ 1 1 ใใก (none) ไปฎๅ Loan seven This kanji is our good old seven, turned upside down. I wrote it upside down so I crossed it out. 7 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ===== ๅ ซ ===== ใใ ใใใ.ใคใใใฃ.ใคใใใ ใช, ใฏ, ใฏใฃ, ใฏใค, ใใก, ใใค eight ๅ ซ(ใฏใก): eight<br>ๅ ซ็พๅฑ(ใใใ): greengrocer<br>ๅ ซๆฅ(ใใใ): (1) the eighth day of the month (2) eight days<br>ๅ ซใค(ใใฃใค): eight<br>ใๅ ซใค(ใใใค): (1) between meal snack (2) mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea 5 1 92 ๅ ซ: eight, eight radical (no. 12) 2 ๅ ซ 12 2 ใฏใกใปใฏใปใฏใกใใใ (none) ๆไบ Ideographic eight "Hachi (eight) begins with the sound of the katakana ""ha"", and itยดs approximately the same character." The valcano hasnยดt erupted for 8 years. 8 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ===== ไน ===== ใญใฅใฆใใฏ ใใใฎใใใใฎ.ใค ใใกใใ, ใใกใฎใ, ใใฎ, ใฒใใ nine ไน(ใใ ใ): nine<br>ไนใค(ใใใฎใค): nine<br>ไนๆฅ(ใใใฎใ): (1) the ninth day of the month (2) nine days 5 1 55 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไน: the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5) 2 ไน 5 1 ใใคใปใใคใซใใใปใคใใฐใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic nine Kinda of looks like the kanji of 1ใไธ with the kanji of 8 ๅ ซadded. So think of it as ใไธ๏ผๅ ซ๏ผไน. Warning - naughty reminder A woman in the doggie style position, waiting for my NINE inches. 9 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ===== ๅ ===== ใธใฅใฆใใธใใใธใฅใ ใจใใใจ ใ, ใ, ใ, ใ, ใ, ใ, ใใ, ใก, ใจใ, ใญ, ใพ, ใ, ใ ten ๅ(ใใ ใ): 10; ten<br>ๅๅ(ใใ ใใถใ): (1) plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate (2) division into ten (3) perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full<br>ๅๆฅ(ใจใใ): (1) the tenth day of the month (2) ten days<br>ไบๅๆญณ(ใฏใใก): (1) 20 years old (2) twenty<br>ไบๅ้ณ(ใใใ ใใใ): the Japanese syllabary<br>ๅๅญ่ทฏ(ใใ ใใใ): crossroads<br>ไบๅๆฅ(ใฏใคใ): (1) twentieth (day of the month) (2) twenty days<br>ๅๅ(ใใฃใทใ): 10 minutes 5 1 8 ๅ: ten, ten radical (no. 24) 2 ๅ 24 2 ใใ ใใปใใ ใใธใ (none) ๆไบ Ideographic ten Two needles crossing marks the spot, or you can use the Roman character for ten (rotated 45 degrees). I scared away ten vampires with a single cross! 10 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ๅฃ ใณใฆใใฏ ใใก mouth ๅ ฅๅฃ(ใใใใก): entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth<br>ๆชๅฃ(ใใใใก): abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking; bad mouth<br>ๅบๅ ฅๅฃ(ใงใใใใก): exit and entrance<br>ไบบๅฃ(ใใใใ): (1) population (2) common talk<br>ๅฃ(ใใก): (1) mouth (2) opening; hole; gap; orifice (3) mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece (4) gate; door; entrance; exit (5) speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip) (6) taste; palate (7) mouth (to feed) (8) opening (i.e. vacancy); available position (9) invitation; summons (10) kind; sort; type (11) opening (i.e. beginning) (12) counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords<br>็ชๅฃ(ใพใฉใใก): (1) ticket window; teller window; counter (2) contact person; point of contact<br>ๅบๅฃ(ใงใใก): exit; gateway; way out; outlet; leak; vent<br>ๅฃๅฎ(ใใใใค): excuse; pretext<br>ๅฃ็ด (ใใกในใซ): lipstick<br>ๆฉๅฃ(ใฏใใใก): fast-talking; rapid talking<br>่ๅฃ(ใใใใก): faucet; tap<br>่ฃๅฃ(ใใใใก): backdoor; rear entrance<br>ๅฃ้ ญ(ใใใจใ): oral<br>็กๅฃ(ใใใก): reticence; taciturnity<br>้ๅฃ(ใธใใใ): (1) dumbfounded; stumped; at one's wits end; nonplussed (2) annoyed<br>ๅฉๅฃ(ใใใ): (1) clever; intelligent; wise; bright; sharp; sensible; smart; shrewd (2) well-behaved (of kids, animals, etc); obedient; good (3) good (with words)<br>ๅฃ่ฟฐ(ใใใใ ใค): dictation; verbal statement<br>็ๅฃ(ใใพใใก): (1) sweet flavour; sweet flavor; mildness (2) flattery (3) stupidity<br>ๅฃใใใ(ใใกใใใ): to hum; to sing to oneself; to compose impromptu (poems)<br>็ซๅฃ(ใใใ): (1) crater; caldera (2) burner (e.g. on a furnace) 5 1 284 ๅฃ: mouth, opening, mouth radical (no. 30) 3 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic mouth Looks like a huge open mouth. "Momma used to say: ""Keep your trap shut!"" This thing is shaped like a trap door." 11 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq251-500 ๆฅ ใใใใธใ ใฒใ-ใณใ-ใ ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใก, ใซ, ใซใฃ, ใซใค, ใธ day, sun, Japan ๆๆฅ(ใใใ): tomorrow<br>ไปๆฅ(ใใใ): (1) today; this day (2) these days; recently; nowadays<br>ๆฅไปใ(ใฒใฅใ): date; dating<br>ๆจๆฅ(ใใฎใ): yesterday<br>ๆฏๆฅ(ใพใใซใก): every day<br>ๆฅ็จ(ใซใฃใฆใ): schedule; program; programme; agenda<br>ๆฅ(ใฒ): (1) day; days (2) sun; sunshine; sunlight (3) case (esp. unfortunate); event<br>ๆฅๅธธ(ใซใกใใใ): ordinary; regular; everyday; usual<br>ๆฅๆฅ(ใใใซใก): arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan<br>ๆฅไธญ(ใซใฃใกใ ใ): (1) daytime; during the day (2) Sino-Japanese<br>ๆๆฅ(ใใใณ): day of the week<br>ๆฅใ (ใฒใณ): every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)<br>ๅฝๆฅ(ใจใใใค): appointed day; very day<br>ๆฅๆ(ใซใกใใ): Sunday<br>้ฃๆฅ(ใใใใค): every day; prolonged<br>ๅ ๆฅ(ใใใใค): the other day; a few days ago<br>ๆฅ่จ(ใซใฃใ): diary; journal<br>ๅ ๆฅ(ใใใใค): New Year's Day<br>ๆฅใฎไธธ(ใฒใฎใพใ): (1) outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle) (2) the Japanese flag<br>ๆฅใใ(ใฒใใ): normally; habitually<br>ๆๆฅ(ใใใค): fixed date; settlement date<br>ๅนณๆฅ(ใธใใใค): (1) weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday) (2) kanji radical 73<br>็ฅๆฅ(ใใ ใใใค): national holiday<br>ๆฅๆ(ใซใกใ): date and time<br>ๆฅๅ (ใซใฃใใ): sunlight<br>ๆฅๅทฎใ(ใฒใใ): sunlight; rays of the sun<br>็ซๆๆฅ(ใใใใณ): Tuesday<br>ๆฅใฎๅบ(ใฒใฎใง): sunrise<br>ๆฅๅธฐใ(ใฒใใใ): day trip<br>ๆฅๅ(ใฒใชใ): sunny place; in the sun<br>ๆฅ่ชฒ(ใซใฃใ): daily lesson; daily work; daily routine<br>ๆฅ็จๅ(ใซใกใใใฒใ): daily necessities<br>็ๅนดๆๆฅ(ใใใญใใใฃใด): birth date<br>ๆฅ็ผใ(ใฒใใ): (1) sunburn (2) suntan<br>ๆฅ้ฐ(ใฒใใ): (1) shade; shadow (2) sunshine<br>ๆฅๆฅ(ใฒใซใก): the number of days; date<br>ๅคๆฅ(ใใใฒ): evening sun; setting sun<br>ๅๆฅ(ใจใใ): (1) the tenth day of the month (2) ten days<br>ๆฅๆฌ่ช(ใซใปใใ): Japanese (language)<br>ๆฅๅค(ใซใกใ): day and night; always<br>็ตๆฅ(ใใ ใใใค): all day; for a whole day<br>ไธๆจๆฅ(ใใจใจใ): day before yesterday<br>ๆฅๅใ(ใฒใฉใ): fixed date; appointed day<br>ๆๆฅ(ใคใใฒ): time; years; days<br>ๆฅๅฝใใ(ใฒใใใ): (1) exposure to the sun; sunny place (2) per day<br>ๆฅๆฌๅผ(ใซใปใใใ): Japanese style<br>ไธๆฅๆ(ใฟใใฅใ): new moon; crescent moon<br>ๆๅพๆฅ(ใใใฃใฆ): day after tomorrow<br>ๅฎไผๆฅ(ใฆใใใ ใใณ): regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day<br>้ๆๆฅ(ใใใใใณ): Friday<br>ไนๆฅ(ใใใฎใ): (1) the ninth day of the month (2) nine days<br>ๆๆๆฅ(ใใคใใใณ): Monday<br>ไบๆฅ(ใใคใ): (1) the fifth day of the month (2) five days<br>ไปๆฅใฏ(ใใใซใกใฏ): hello; good day (daytime greeting)<br>็ฅญๆฅ(ใใใใค): national holiday; festival day<br>ไธๆฅ(ใฟใฃใ): (1) the third day of the month (2) three days<br>ๅๆฅ(ใใฃใ): (1) fourth day of month (2) four days<br>ๆฐดๆๆฅ(ใใใใใณ): Wednesday<br>่ช็ๆฅ(ใใใใใใณ): birthday<br>ๅๆๆฅ(ใฉใใใณ): Saturday<br>ไบๆฅ(ใตใคใ): (1) second day of the month (2) two days<br>ๆฅใฎๅ ฅใ(ใฒใฎใใ): sunset<br>ๆฅๆๆฅ(ใซใกใใใณ): Sunday<br>ๅ ซๆฅ(ใใใ): (1) the eighth day of the month (2) eight days<br>ๆจๆๆฅ(ใใใใใณ): Thursday<br>ๅ ญๆฅ(ใใใ): (1) sixth day of the month (2) six days<br>ไธๆฅ(ใใกใซใก): (1) first day of the month (2) one day<br>ไธๆฅ(ใชใฎใ): (1) the seventh day of the month (2) seven days<br>ๆๆๅพๆฅ(ใใใใฃใฆ): (in) three days time (two days after tomorrow)<br>ไบๅๆฅ(ใฏใคใ): (1) twentieth (day of the month) (2) twenty days<br>ๆๆฅ(ใใฃใด): (the) date<br>ไธๆฅ(ใคใใใก): (1) first day of the month (2) first ten days of the lunar month<br>ๆฅๆฌ(ใซใปใ): Japan<br>่ฅฟๆฅ(ใซใใณ): westering sun; setting sun<br>ๆฅๅฝ(ใซใฃใจใ): daily allowance<br>ๆชๆฅ(ใใใซใก): unlucky day<br>ไธๆจๆจๆฅ(ใใฃใใใใใใค): two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)<br>ๆฅ(ใซใก): (1) Sunday (2) day (of the month) (3) counter for days<br>ๆฅ(ใ): (1) day of month (2) counter for days 5 1 1 ๆฅ: sun, day, sun radical (no. 72) 4 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic day Open the window, new day. Picture two halves of a 24-hr period: Day & Night. 12 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Sky Kanji_Time Kanji_Time_Days.of.the.week kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใฒใใใฌใ ใคใ ใใจ, ใใฃ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ month, moon ๅนดๆ(ใญใใใค): months and years<br>ไปๆ(ใใใใค): this month<br>ๅ ๆ(ใใใใค): last month<br>ๆฅๆ(ใใใใค): next month<br>ๆฏๆ(ใพใใคใ): every month; each month; monthly<br>ๆญฃๆ(ใใใใใค): New Year; New Year's Day; the first month; January<br>ๆๆ(ใใคใใ): Monday<br>ๆ็ตฆ(ใใฃใใ ใ): monthly salary<br>ๆๆซ(ใใคใพใค): end of the month<br>ใซๆ(ใใใค): (number of) months<br>็ๅนดๆๆฅ(ใใใญใใใฃใด): birth date<br>ๆไธฆ(ใคใใชใฟ): (1) every month (2) trite; common<br>ๆๆฅ(ใคใใฒ): time; years; days<br>ๆบๆ(ใพใใใค): full moon<br>ๆ่ฌ(ใใฃใใ): monthly tuition fee<br>ไธๆฅๆ(ใฟใใฅใ): new moon; crescent moon<br>ๆ(ใคใ): (1) moon (2) month<br>ๆ่ณฆ(ใใฃใท): monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment<br>ๆๆๆฅ(ใใคใใใณ): Monday<br>ๅๆฅๆ(ใใใใใค): month after next<br>ๆๆฅ(ใใฃใด): (the) date<br>ไธๆ(ใฒใจใคใ): one month<br>ๅ ใ ๆ(ใใใใใใค): month before last<br>ๆ(ใใค): month (of the year); used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani) 5 1 23 ๆ: moon, month, moon radical (no. 74) 4 ๆ 74 4 ใคใใปใคใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic month A month is longer than a day. "Am I the only one who sees this as someone sticking their ass in the air ""mooning"" someone (two cheeks of the butt and the legs coming off of it)? The Moon meaning connects well to the meaning of month, considering that months were traditionally measured by the phases of the moon. Also, the mooning ""ass"" part of it connects well to Hesigยดs seemingly unconnected ""flesh"" or ""part of the body"" meaning (when used in primitive form)." 13 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Sky Kanji_Time Kanji_Time_Days.of.the.week kanjifreq1-250 ็ฐ ใใณ ใ ใใชใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใง, ใจใ, ใ rice field, rice paddy ๆฐด็ฐ(ใใใงใ): (water-filled) paddy field<br>็ฐ่(ใใชใ): (1) rural area; countryside; the sticks (2) hometown<br>็ฐๅ(ใงใใใ): (1) country; rural districts (2) cultivated land; fields<br>็ฐๆคใ(ใใใ): rice planting<br>็ฐใใผ(ใใใผ): paddy field; farm<br>็ฐ(ใ): rice field 4 1 90 ็ฐ: field, field radical (no. 102) 5 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic rice field A rice field divided into four parts. Ten people use their mouths to eat the yield of the rice fields. 14 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1-250 ็ฎ ใขใฏใใใฏ ใใ-ใใใพ- ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใฃใ, ใใคใ eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor ่ชฒ็ฎ(ใใใ): (school) subject; curriculum; course<br>้ข็ฎ(ใใใใ): (1) face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit (2) appearance; look<br>็ฎ(ใ): (1) eye; eyeball (2) eyesight; sight; vision (3) look; stare; glance (4) an experience (5) viewpoint (6) stitch; texture; weave (7) ordinal number suffix (8) somewhat; -ish<br>ๅฉใ็ฎ(ใใใ): effect; virtue; efficacy; impression<br>็ฎ็(ใใใฆใ): purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention<br>็ฎๆจ(ใใใฒใใ): mark; objective; target<br>ๆณจ็ฎ(ใกใ ใใใ): notice; attention; observation<br>้ ็ฎ(ใใใใ): (data) item; entry<br>็ฎๅฎ(ใใใ): (1) criterion; standard; yardstick; reference; aim (2) rough estimate; approximation<br>ๅฝน็ฎ(ใใใ): duty; business; role<br>็ฎไธ(ใใใ): subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior<br>็ฎ้ฒ(ใใใใ): (1) catalogue; catalog; inventory; index; list (2) certificate indicating an impending gift<br>ไบบ็ฎ(ใฒใจใ): public gaze; public notice<br>ไธ็ฎ(ใฒใจใ): (1) (a) glance; (a) look; (a) glimpse (2) (a) stone (in Go) (3) complete view; bird's-eye view<br>้ง็ฎ(ใ ใ): (1) no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken (2) hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless (3) cannot; must not; not allowed<br>็็ฎ(ใกใใใใ): attention<br>็ฎๅฐ(ใใใใ): mark; sign; landmark<br>ๅใ็ฎ(ใใใ): break; pause; gap; end; rift; interruption; cut; section; notch; incision; end (of a task)<br>็ฎๆฌก(ใใใ): table of contents<br>็ฎ่ฆใใ(ใใใใ): to wake up<br>็ฎไธ(ใใใ): superior; superiors; senior<br>็ฎ็ใ(ใใใ): scale; gradations<br>็้ข็ฎ(ใพใใ): diligent; serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady<br>็ฎ่ฆใพใ(ใใใพใ): (1) alarm clock (2) opening one's eyes; keeping one's eyes open (3) type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap<br>็ฎ็ซใค(ใใ ใค): to be conspicuous; to stand out<br>ไธ็ฎ(ใกใใใ): district of a town; city block (of irregular size)<br>็ฎ่ฆใพใใ(ใใใพใใ): brilliant; splendid; striking; remarkable<br>็ฎๆใ(ใใใ): to aim at; to have an eye on<br>็ฎไปใ(ใใคใ): look; expression of the eyes; eyes<br>ใ็ฎๅบๅบฆใ(ใใใงใจใ): congratulations!; an auspicious occasion!<br>ๅบ้ฑ็ฎ(ใงใใใ): (1) irresponsible utterance; nonsense; bullshit; codswallop (2) random; haphazard; unsystematic<br>็ช็ฎ(ใฐใใ): cardinal number suffix<br>็ฎ่ถ่ฆ่ถ(ใใกใใใกใ): (1) absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent (2) extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton (3) disorder; confusion; mess; wreck<br>็ฎไธ(ใใฃใ): at present; now<br>็ฎๅฆ(ใใฉ): (1) aim; goal (2) prospect; outlook<br>็ฎๆน(ใใใ): weight<br>็ฎ็ฉ(ใใพใ): dizziness; giddiness; vertigo<br>็ฎๅบๅบฆใ(ใใงใใ): (1) happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous (2) naive<br>ใ็ฎๅบๅบฆใใๅบงใใพใ(ใใใงใจใใใใใพใ): congratulations<br>็ถใ็ฎ(ใคใใ): joint; seam; joining point<br>็็้ข็ฎ(ใใพใใ): too serious; person who is too serious; honesty; sincerity<br>ใ็ฎใซใใใ(ใใใซใใใ): (1) to meet (someone of higher status) (2) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); to be visible; to be seen; to be noticed<br>็ฎ่ซ่ฆ(ใใใใฟ): plan; scheme; project; program; programme; intention; goal<br>ใ็ฎๅบๅบฆใ(ใใใงใใ): (1) special; auspicious; happy (2) naive; innocent; good-natured<br>ๆ้็ฎ(ใใใใ): period (e.g. class) 5 1 76 ็ฎ: eye, eye radical (no. 109) 5 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic eye There are 3 sections. Imagine the outer two being the whites of your eye. The middle is the pupil. Fill it in with imaginary color. ็ฎ_็ฎ. 15 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq1-250 ๅค ใณ ใตใ.ใใใตใ-ใ-ใตใ.ใ ใตใ old ๅค้(ใตใใใจ): home town; birthplace; old village; historic village; native place; one's old home<br>ๅคไปฃ(ใใ ใ): ancient times<br>ๅคๅ ธ(ใใฆใ): old book; classics; classic<br>ไธญๅค(ใกใ ใใ): (1) used; second-hand; old (2) Middle Ages<br>ๅคใ(ใตใใ): old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article<br>่ๅคๅญฆ(ใใใใใ): archaeology; archeology<br>ๅค(ใใซใใ): antiquity; ancient times<br>็จฝๅค(ใใใ): practice; practise; training; study<br>ๅค(ใตใ): (1) used item; secondhand item (2) old; used; previous 5 2 509 ๅ: ten<br>ๅฃ: mouth 5 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic old Tombstone and cross on an old manยดs grave. You get OLD fast if you have ten open mouths to feed. 16 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Time kanjifreq501-750 ๅพ ใด ใใ, ใใ-, ใ- ใ, ใใ I, my, our, one's own 1 S+ 1828 ไบ: five<br>ๅฃ: mouth (none) I I have 5 senses. I eat five times at day. 17 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใฆ ใใ.ใ risk, face, defy, dare, damage, assume (a name) ๅ้ ญ(ใผใใจใ): beginning; start; outset<br>ๅ้บ(ใผใใใ): risk; venture; adventure 1 S 1317 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 9 ๅ 13 2 ใใใใพใใปใพใใใพใใปใฉใใใพใใปใใใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic risk Donยดt look at the sun directly with your eyes, itยดs risky! Youยดll risk your eyesight if you look up at the sun. 18 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใใฆ ใจใ companion, friend 1 S+ 2039 ่: meat<br>่: meat (none) companion My companion and I are like two moons side by side. Under the twin moons of Tatooine, Luke had no COMPANION. 19 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใกใคใใใงใฆใใใณ ใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ ใใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใจใ, ใฏใ, ใฟ, ใ bright, light ๆๆฅ(ใใใ): tomorrow<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): obvious; evident; clear; plain<br>ๅฃฐๆ(ใใใใ): declaration; statement; proclamation<br>่ชฌๆ(ใใคใใ): explanation; exposition<br>ไธๆ(ใตใใ): unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; ignorant; lack of wisdom; anonymous; unidentified<br>ๆ็ขบ(ใใใใ): clear; precise; definite; distinct<br>้ๆ(ใจใใใ): transparency; cleanness<br>ๆๆ(ใถใใใ): (1) civilization; civilisation; culture (2) Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)<br>่จผๆ(ใใใใใ): proof; verification<br>็ งๆ(ใใใใใ): illumination; lighting<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): (1) bright; colourful (2) cheerful (3) familiar (with); knowledgeable (about) (4) fair (e.g. politics); clean<br>ๆ็ฝ(ใใใฏใ): obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit; overt<br>่ณขๆ(ใใใใ): wisdom; intelligence; prudence<br>ๅคๆใ(ใใใ): dawn; daybreak<br>็บๆ(ใฏใคใใ): (1) invention (2) intelligent; clever (3) being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใ): bright; clear; cheerful<br>ๆใๆน(ใใใใ): dawn<br>ๆๅพๆฅ(ใใใฃใฆ): day after tomorrow<br>ๆ็ญ(ใใใใใ): clarity; clearness<br>ๆใกๆใใ(ใใกใใใ): to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart<br>ๆใใ(ใใใ): (1) to pass (e.g. the night); to spend (2) to reveal; to divulge<br>ๆใใ(ใใใ): next; following<br>ๆๆๅพๆฅ(ใใใใฃใฆ): (in) three days time (two days after tomorrow)<br>ๆ็ฝ(ใใใใใพ): plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant<br>ๆ(ใฟใใ): (1) vidya (wisdom) (2) mantra (3) the coming (4th of July, etc.) 4 2 67 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆ: month; moon 8 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic bright The sun makes the moon bright. The sun and the moon are brightest objects in the day and night, respectively. 20 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1-250 ๅฑ ใทใงใฆ ใจใช.ใใ chant, recite, call upon, yell ๅๅฑ(ใใฃใใใ): chorus; singing in a chorus<br>ๅฑใใ(ใจใชใใ): (1) to recite; to chant (2) to cry; to yell; to shout (3) to advocate; to advance; to preach; to insist 1 4 1123 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๆ: prosperous; bright; clear 11 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic chant Someone chanting with their mouth open for two consecutive days. Chants from our mouths are meant to reach the sun and the stars. Stars are just suns just further away so they seem smaller. 21 grade4 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆถ ใทใงใฆ ใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใฒใใ, ใพใ sparkle, clear, crystal ็ตๆถ(ใใฃใใใ): crystal; crystallization; crystallisation 1 S 1613 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 12 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic sparkle A diamond sparkles as brightly as three suns. "Sparkle is a forest (#197) of suns!" 22 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใใณใใใณ ใใช goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses ไฝๅ(ใใใฒใ): work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production<br>ๅๅ(ใใใใฒใ): commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise<br>่ฃฝๅ(ใใใฒใ): manufactured goods; finished goods; product<br>้ฃๅ(ใใใใฒใ): commodity; foodstuff<br>้จๅ(ใถใฒใ): parts; accessories; components<br>ๅ่ณช(ใฒใใใค): (material) quality<br>ๅ็จฎ(ใฒใใใ ): (1) kind (of goods); brand (2) (taxonomical) form (3) breed; cultivar<br>่ฌๅ(ใใใฒใ): medicine; chemicals<br>ๅบๅ(ใใ ใฃใดใ): exhibit; display<br>ๅ็ฉ(ใใชใใฎ): goods; article; thing<br>่ณๅ(ใใใใฒใ): prize; trophy<br>ๆฅ็จๅ(ใซใกใใใฒใ): daily necessities<br>็จๅ(ใใใฒใ): articles; supplies; parts<br>้ฃๆๅ(ใใใใใใใฒใ): foodstuff; groceries<br>ๆๅ(ใฆใใช): sleight of hand; conjuring trick; magic; juggling<br>ไธๅ(ใใฒใ): vulgarity; meanness; indecency; coarseness<br>ไธๅ(ใใใใฒใ): elegant; refined; polished<br>ๅฟ ้ๅ(ใฒใคใใ ใฒใ): necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials; staple<br>ๅ(ใใช): (1) article; item; thing; goods; stock (2) quality (3) flirtatiousness; coquetry<br>ๅ(ใฒใ): (1) elegance; grace; refinement; class; dignity (2) article; item (3) counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)<br>ๆฐๅ(ใใฒใ): (1) elegance; refinement; grace; dignity (2) aroma<br>ไธๅ(ใใฒใ): inferior article<br>้ชจ่ฃๅ(ใใฃใจใใฒใ): curio; antique<br>ๆดๅๅบ(ใใใฒใใฆใ): shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories 4 3 225 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฃ: mouth 9 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic goods Three boxes of goods are devoured by the hungry mouths of waiting consumers. Three hungry mouths waiting for the goods to come. 23 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใญใใชใง ใใผใญ ใจใ, ใชใ spine, backbone ้ขจๅ(ใตใ): (1) bath; bathtub (2) bathroom; bathhouse (3) room for drying lacquerware (4) base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)<br>้ขจๅๆท(ใตใใใ): wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper<br>ใ้ขจๅ(ใใตใ): bath 1 S 2055 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 7 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic spine Spine connects head and body. The spine goes from one opening mouth/opening (mouth/face) to another mouth/opening (genitals). Just think of these openings being enlarged to represent the head and the body. The bottom is bigger because the body is bigger than the face. 24 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ใทใงใฆ ใใใ ใพใ, ใพใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใค, ใใ prosperous, bright, clear 1 S+ 1372 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) prosperous If you work from Sun UP to Sun DOWN you will be prosperous. I kept getting this mixed up with meanings like ยดfortuneยด, so here is a fool proof story! Remember the Vulcan salute from ยดStar Trekยด (a fiction of the sci-fi genre in which heavenly bodies such as SUNS play a huge role) used with the phrase ยดlive long and PROSPERยด? If thatยดs not enough of a visual reminder, the Vulcan salute shows the fingers parted in to 2 sets of 2, and visually kind of looks like this kanji if you think about it. 25 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ๆฉ ใฝใฆใใตใ ใฏใ.ใใใฏใใใฏใ-ใใฏใ.ใพใใใฏใ.ใใใใ- ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใ early, fast ๆฉใ(ใฏใใ): (1) fast; quick; hasty; brisk (2) early (in the day, etc.); premature (3) (too) soon; not yet; (too) early (4) easy; simple; quick<br>ๆฉๅฃ(ใฏใใใก): fast-talking; rapid talking<br>ๆฉๆฅ(ใใฃใใ ใ): urgent<br>ๆฉ้(ใใฃใใ): at once; immediately; without delay; promptly<br>็ด ๆฉใ(ใใฐใใ): (1) fast; quick; prompt; nimble; agile (2) quick (to understand); sharp (judgement)<br>ใๆฉใใใใใพใ(ใใฏใใใใใใพใ): good morning<br>ๆๆฉ(ใใฏใ): (1) already; now (2) no longer; not any more<br>ใๆฉใ(ใใฏใใ): Good morning 4 1 402 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅ: ten 6 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ไปฎๅ Loan early The sun up is early, well before ten. An early sun-flower looks like a miniature sun perched on a needlelike stems. 26 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time kanjifreq251-500 ๆญ ใญใงใฏ ใใใฒ ใใใ, ใใ, ใฆใ, ใฒ rising sun, morning sun 1 S+ 1417 ไน: nine<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) rising sun 9am carries with it the rising sun. Nine planets revolve around our rising sun. 27 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ไธ ใปใคใใปใใฝใฆ ใใใใใใ ใ ใจใ, ใ, ใใ generation, world, society, public ไธ่ซ(ใใใ): public opinion<br>ไธ็(ใใใ): the world; society; the universe<br>ไธไปฃ(ใใ ใ): generation; the world; the age<br>ไธ็ด(ใใใ): century; era<br>ไธๅธฏ(ใใใ): household; home; family; housekeeping<br>ไธ่ฉฑ(ใใ): looking after; help; aid; assistance<br>ไธใฎไธญ(ใใฎใชใ): society; the world; the times<br>ไธ้(ใใใ): world; society<br>ไธญไธ(ใกใ ใใใ): Middle Ages; mediaeval times<br>ๅบไธ(ใใ ใฃใ): success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence<br>ใไธ่พ(ใใใ): flattery; compliment<br>่ฆไธ็ฉ(ใฟใใใฎ): show; exhibition; spectacle<br>ใไธ่ฉฑใซใชใ(ใใใใซใชใ): to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted; to be grateful<br>ไธ่พ(ใใ): flattery; compliment<br>ใไธ่ฉฑ(ใใใ): help; aid; assistance 4 3 135 ๅปฟ: twenty; 20 5 ไธ 1 1 ใใก (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic generation 3 tens = generation. "They SAY a generation is ten+ten+ten years, with the big first ten providing a grounding, and the next ten providing a little more grounding for the final ten. But I wish the next generation didnยดt always SAY ""yo!"". (ON reading is SEI, KUN reading is yo)." 28 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ่ ใค stomach, paunch, crop, craw "่(ใ): (1) stomach (2) Chinese ""stomach"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)" 2 4 1647 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๆ: month; moon 9 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic stomach The rice field is harvested once a month to get food for our stomach. The stomach is the part of the body that digests food (which, in Japan, is mainly rice). 29 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฆ ใฟใณใใใณ ใใ.ใใใใใใใใใ ใใใใใใใใ nightbreak, dawn, morning ๆฆ้ฃ(ใ ใใช): (1) master (of a house, shop, etc.) (2) husband (informal) (3) word used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status (sir, boss, master, governor) (4) patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy (5) alms; almsgiving; almsgiver<br>ไธๆฆ(ใใฃใใ): (1) once (2) for a moment; temporarily (3) one morning 1 S ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) 5 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic nightbreak A nightbreak happens when the sun rises over the horizon (floor). "It may be easier to think of the keyword ""DAYBREAK"" or ""MORNING"" for this kanji (other kanji dictionaries do). Then the mnemonic phrase ""SUN rising over the HORIZON"" works better. It is an infrequent kanji, but can be found in: ๆฆๅคใ๏ผใใใใ๏ผ morning and evening, or ๅ ๆฆใ๏ผใใใใ๏ผ New Yearยดs Day." 30 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Time ่ ใฟใณ ใใ ใ, ใพใใจ gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve ๅคง่(ใ ใใใ): bold; daring; audacious 1 S 1449 ่: meat<br>ๆฆ: daybreak; dawn; morning 9 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ ่ฝ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gall bladder The moon has a lot of gall sticking around after sunrise. All the month long I have to start working at nightbreak. This really activates my gall bladder (=I get angry). 31 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq1001-1500 ไบ ใใ.ใ, ใใจ.ใใ ใใ, ใฎใถ, ใจใใ, ใใใ, ใฒใใ 1 S+ 1728 ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ๆฆ: daybreak; dawn; morning (none) span The sun spans from horizon to horizon in a day. The span of the day is the time between the sun goes up and comes down. 32 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅน ใชใฆ ใใผ.ใใใธใ.ใใใผใ concave, hollow, sunken ๅธๅน(ใงใใผใ): unevenness; roughness; ruggedness<br>ๅนใ(ใธใใ): (1) to be dented; to be indented; to yield to; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in (2) to be overwhelmed; to feel down; to be forced to yield; to be daunted; to be snubbed 1 S 2206 ๅต: open box enclosure; open box radical (no. 17) 5 ๅต 17 2 ใใใซใใใปใใใฐใใปใใใใพใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic concave "The letter ""U"" is concavely written." Concave has a concave shape. 33 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅธ ใใ ใงใ convex, beetle brow, uneven ๅธๅน(ใงใใผใ): unevenness; roughness; ruggedness 1 S 2143 ๅต: open box enclosure; open box radical (no. 17) 5 ๅต 17 2 ใใใซใใใปใใใฐใใปใใใใพใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic convex When I get vexed, I give people the middle finger. Convex has a convex shape. 34 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆง ใญใฅใฆ ใตใ.ใใใใจ old times, old things, old friend, former, ex- ๅพฉๆง(ใตใฃใใ ใ): restoration; restitution; rehabilitation<br>ๆง(ใใ ใ): ex-; former; old<br>ๆง็ฅ(ใใ ใใก): old friend; old friendship 2 5 549 ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 5 ่ผ 134 6 ใใ ่ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic olden times Age 18 = olden times. The old man with a walking stick kept talking of olden times all day long. 35 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Time kanjifreq501-750 ่ช ใธใใท ใฟใใ.ใใใใฎ.ใใใใใใฎ.ใใจ ใใ oneself ่ชใ(ใฟใใใ): for one's self; personally<br>่ช่บซ(ใใใ): by oneself; personally<br>่ช็ถ(ใใใ): (1) nature; spontaneity (2) naturally; spontaneously<br>่ชๅฎ (ใใใ): one's home<br>่ชๅ่ป(ใใฉใใใ): automobile<br>่ชๅ(ใใถใ): (1) myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself (2) I; me<br>่ช็ฑ(ใใใ): freedom; liberty; as it pleases you<br>่ชๅทฑ(ใใ): self; oneself<br>่ชๆฒป(ใใก): (1) self-government; autonomy (2) local (governmental) autonomy<br>่ชไฟก(ใใใ): self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)<br>็ฌ่ช(ใฉใใ): original; peculiar; characteristic; proprietary<br>่ชไธป(ใใใ ): independence; autonomy<br>่ช่ปข่ป(ใใฆใใใ): bicycle<br>่ชๅ(ใใฉใ): (1) automatic; self-motion (2) intransitive verb<br>่ชๆฎบ(ใใใค): suicide<br>่ช่ก(ใใใ): self-defense; self-defence<br>ไธ่ช็ฑ(ใตใใใ): (1) discomfort; inconvenience (2) poverty; want; destitution (3) disability; impairment (physical, mental, etc.)<br>่ช่ฆ(ใใใ): self-consciousness; self-awareness<br>่ชๆ ข(ใใพใ): pride; boast<br>ๅ่ช(ใใใ): individual; each<br>่ช็ถ็งๅญฆ(ใใใใใใ): natural science<br>่ชๆ(ใใ): self; the ego<br>่ช็ซ(ใใใค): independence; self-reliance<br>่ชๅจ(ใใใ): freely; at will<br>่ช้ฆ(ใใใ ): surrender; give oneself up<br>่ช็ฟ(ใใใ ใ): self-study<br>่ชใใใ(ใใฎใใใ): naturally; as a matter of course<br>่ชๆใ(ใใฌใผใ): pretension; conceit; hubris<br>่ช่ปข(ใใฆใ): rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin<br>่ชๅฐๅฟ(ใใใใใ): self-respect; conceit<br>่ชๅ่ฉ(ใใฉใใ): intransitive verb (no direct obj) 4 2 19 ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 6 ่ช 132 6 ใฟใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic oneself Faced with his clone, our hero valiantly cut a mark on his forehead right above his eye so that his comrades could tell his true oneself from the enemy. To use an eyedropper by oneself, aim from above to put a drop into the eye. 36 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1-250 ็ฝ ใใฏใใใฃใฏ ใใใใใ-ใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใ, ใฏใฃ white ็ฝ้ซช(ใใใ): white or grey hair (gray); trendy hair bleaching<br>็ฝ(ใใ): (1) white (2) white go stone (3) innocence; innocent person (4) skewered grilled pig intestine<br>ๆ็ฝ(ใใใฏใ): obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit; overt<br>็ใฃ็ฝ(ใพใฃใใ): pure white<br>็ฝใ(ใใใ): white<br>ๅ็ฝ(ใใใฏใ): (1) confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment (2) profession of love (3) confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)<br>้ข็ฝใ(ใใใใใ): interesting; amusing<br>็ฝ็ถ(ใฏใใใใ): confession<br>้็ฝใ(ใใใใใ): (1) pale; pallid (2) bluish-white<br>่็ฝ่ณช(ใใใฑใใใค): protein<br>ๆ็ฝ(ใใใใใพ): plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant 5 1 483 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 5 ็ฝ 106 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic white A white ray is a drop of sun. Even a small drop (ยด) of the sun (ๆฅ) would make you see nothing but white. 37 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq251-500 ็พ ใใฃใฏใใใฃใฏ ใใ ใ, ใฉ, ใฉใ, ใชใ, ใฒใใฃ, ใฒใ ใ, ใ, ใใใฉ, ใ hundred ็พ็ง่พๅ ธ(ใฒใใฃใใใฆใ): encyclopedia; encyclopaedia<br>็พ(ใฒใใ): 100; hundred<br>ๅ ซ็พๅฑ(ใใใ): greengrocer 5 1 163 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>็ฝ: white 6 ็ฝ 106 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๆไบ Ideographic hundred 100 turned sideways. {sort of the same as what ashoksaraf said}. That dirty ceiling was painted WHITE a hundred times! 38 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ไธญ ใใฅใฆ ใชใใใใกใใใ.ใ ใใใ, ใใชใ in, inside, middle, mean, center ไธญๅคฎ(ใกใ ใใใ): centre; central; center; middle<br>ไธญๅฟ(ใกใ ใใใ): (1) center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance (2) -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on<br>ไธญ้(ใกใ ใใใ): middle; midway; interim<br>้ไธญ(ใจใกใ ใ): (1) on the way; en route (2) in the middle of; midway<br>้ไธญ(ใใ ใใกใ ใ): concentration; convergence; centralization; integration; gathering together<br>ไธญๅญฆ(ใกใ ใใใ): middle school; junior high school<br>ไธญๆญข(ใกใ ใใ): suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption<br>ไธญๅญฆๆ ก(ใกใ ใใใฃใใ): junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school<br>ๆฅไธญ(ใซใฃใกใ ใ): (1) daytime; during the day (2) Sino-Japanese<br>ไธญ่บซ(ใชใใฟ): contents; interior; substance; filling; (sword) blade<br>ไธญ็ถ(ใกใ ใใใ): (1) relay; hook-up (2) relay broadcasting<br>ไธญๆฌ(ใกใ ใใใ ใ): middle of a month; second third of a month<br>ไธใฎไธญ(ใใฎใชใ): society; the world; the times<br>ไธญ็ซ(ใกใ ใใใค): neutrality<br>็ฉบไธญ(ใใใกใ ใ): sky; air<br>่ไธญ(ใใชใ): back (of body)<br>ไธญๅนด(ใกใ ใใญใ): middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years<br>็ใไธญ(ใพใใชใ): middle; centre; center; mid-way<br>ไธญไธ(ใกใ ใใใ): Middle Ages; mediaeval times<br>ไธญๅค(ใกใ ใใ): (1) used; second-hand; old (2) Middle Ages<br>ไธญๆญ(ใกใ ใใ ใ): interruption; suspension; break<br>ไธญ้(ใกใ ใใจ): in the middle; half-way<br>ไธญๆฏ(ใกใ ใใฉใ): (1) poisoning (2) addiction<br>้ฃไธญ(ใใใกใ ใ): (1) colleagues; company; a lot; those guys (2) troupe; company (of musicians)<br>ๅคไธญ(ใใชใ): midnight; dead of night<br>ๅฟไธญ(ใใใใ ใ): double suicide; lovers suicide<br>ๅนดไธญ(ใญใใใ ใ): (1) whole year; all year round; throughout the year (2) always; all the time (3) middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)<br>ไธญๅท(ใกใ ใใใใ): slander; libel; defamation<br>ๅฝไธญ(ใใใกใ ใ): a hit; hitting something that was aimed at<br>ไธญๆข(ใกใ ใใใ): centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; backbone; central figure; pillar; key man<br>ไธญๆง(ใกใ ใใใ): (1) neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference (2) sexlessness; androgyny; androgyne; neuter (3) neuter gender<br>ไธญๅ(ใกใ ใใ): neutralize; neutralise; counteract<br>ไธญ่ น(ใกใ ใใตใ): mountain side; halfway up<br>ไธญๆ(ใชใใใณ): middle finger<br>ๅคขไธญ(ใใกใ ใ): daze; (in a) trance; ecstasy; delirium; engrossment; within a (deep) dream<br>็ฑไธญ(ใญใฃใกใ ใ): nuts!; enthusiasm; zeal; mania<br>ๆไธญ(ใใใกใ ใ): in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst<br>ๅพกไธญ(ใใใกใ ใ): and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...<br>ไธญ(ใชใ): (1) inside; in (2) among; within (3) center (centre); middle (4) during; while<br>ไธญไธญ(ใชใใชใ): (1) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather (2) by no means (with negative verb)<br>ไธญ(ใกใ ใ): (1) medium; average; middle (2) moderation (3) middle school (4) China (5) in; out of (e.g. three out of ten people) (6) during (a certain time when one did or is doing something); under (construction, etc.); while<br>่ฉฑใไธญ(ใฏใชใใกใ ใ): busy (phone)<br>ไธญ็จ(ใชใใปใฉ): middle; midway<br>ไธญใฃ่ น(ใกใ ใใฃใฑใ): anger (held in check); irritation; rage<br>ๅคไธญ(ใใกใ ใ): during the night; at night<br>ไธญ(ใใ ใ): (1) through; throughout; in the course of (2) all over or throughout (e.g. a place) 5 1 11 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 4 ไธจ 2 1 ใผใใปใใฆใผใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic in Pocky goes in the mouth. My GF lets me come in her mouth (pictogram). 39 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใปใณ ใก ใใ, ใใ thousand ๅ(ใใ): 1,000; thousand<br>ๅๅใ(ใกใใ): (1) to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to tear up (2) to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to tear off (3) to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily; to do ... vigorously 5 1 195 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅ: ten 3 ๅ 24 2 ใใ ใใปใใ ใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic thousand It takes many drops of ten to get to a thousand. One T = one thousand. 40 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ่ ใผใ ใใ tongue, reed, clapper ่(ใใ): (1) tongue (2) tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock) 1 5 1830 ๅฃ: mouth 6 ่ 135 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic tongue What is in a mouth that permits it to speak a thousand things? Yes, a tongue. Kissing a thousand mouths eventually gets you some tongue. 41 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใทใงใฆ ใพใ ใฎใผใ measuring box, 1.8 liter 1 S 2077 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅปพ: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) 4 ๅ 24 2 ใใ ใใปใใ ใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic measuring box It is a thousand or ten? I need my measuring box. I can fit a thousand needles into my measuring box, but only if I bend the thousand. 42 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Units.of.Volume kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ใทใงใฆ ใฎใผ.ใ ใใ ใ, ใฎใ rise up ไธๆ(ใใใใใใ): rising; ascending; climbing<br>ๆ้ฒ(ใใใใใ): promotion 2 S 826 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅ: measuring box; 1.8 liter 8 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rise up "This kanji does not mean ""get up"" or ""awake."" It means rising, like the rising of a salary, or a promotion. STORY: You know that your salary has RISEN UP when your MEASURING BOX has enough dollar bills in it to reach the SUN." We Measure the Sun to decide when we should Rise Up out of bed. 43 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ไธธ ใฌใณ ใพใใใพใ.ใใใใพใ.ใ ใพ, ใ, ใใซ round, full, month, perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away ๆฅใฎไธธ(ใฒใฎใพใ): (1) outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle) (2) the Japanese flag<br>ไธธใใจ(ใพใใใจ): in its entirety; whole; wholly<br>ไธธใใ(ใพใใใ): (1) to make round; to roll up; to curl up (2) to seduce; to cajole; to explain away (3) to round off (a fraction) (4) to lump together<br>ไธธ(ใพใ): (1) circle (2) full (e.g. month, day, etc.) (3) perfection; purity (4) suffix for ship names<br>ไธธใฃใใ(ใพใใฃใใ): completely; perfectly; just as if<br>ไธธใง(ใพใใง): (1) quite; entirely; completely; at all (2) as if; as though; just like<br>ไธธใ (ใพใใพใ): (1) plump; rotund; chubby (2) entirely; completely; wholly 2 2 542 ไน: nine<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 3 ไธถ 3 1 ใฆใใปใกใใผใปใกใ ใปใกใ ใฆใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic round Nine plus a drop rounds it off to ten! "Watch out for plump (#120). Here Heisig could have added a ""t"" and we would have had a much better keyword : rotund. Rotund is more specific than ""round"" which begs for confusion with circle (#1811). A dictionary search on ""fat"" or ""round"" doesnยดt yield this kanji, but ""rotund"" does! Primitive suggestion: the Laughing Buddha is often depicted as a rotund, smiling bald man in robes with a largely exposed pot belly stomach (symbolizing plenitude)." 44 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq501-750 ๅฏธ ในใณ ใ, ใฟใ measurement, foot/10 ๅฏธๆณ(ใใใฝใ): measurement; size; extent; dimension<br>ไธๅฏธ(ใกใใฃใจ): (1) just a minute; short time; just a little (2) somewhat; easily; readily; rather (3) (before a verb in negative form) (will not) easily (4) hey!<br>็ๅฏธ(ใใใ): (1) match (contest) (2) match (to light fire with) (3) to match with; to go well with 1 6 1669 ๅฏธ: sun (unit of measurement) (radical no. 41) 3 ๅฏธ 41 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic measurement The decimal system uses drops of ten as a measurement. Glue two sticks together to make the best measurement. (I always remember the primitive, but never the original keyword.). 45 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Units.of.Length kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฐ ใปใณ ใใฃใฑ.ใ specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely ๅฐ้(ใใใใ): speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert<br>ๅฐๆป(ใใใใ): major subject; special study<br>ๅฐ็จ(ใใใใ): (1) exclusive use; personal use; dedicated (2) private (e.g. network)<br>ๅฐไฟฎ(ใใใใ ใ): specialization; specialisation<br>ๅฐใ(ใใฃใฑใ): wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly<br>ๅฐๅถ(ใใใใ): despotism; autocracy 2 6 506 ็ฑ: wherefore; a reason<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 9 ๅฏธ 41 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ ๅฐ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic specialty After you have chosen your 10 fields of study, measure how good you are at each to find out your specialty. 10 brains glued together allows you to specialize in any specialty that you want. Imagine each brain having its own specialty. 46 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใใฏใใใฏ ใใ, ใจ, ใฏใ, ใฒใ Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair ๅๅฃซ(ใฏใใ): (1) doctorate; PhD; Dr (as a title) (2) expert; learned person<br>ๅ็ฉ้คจ(ใฏใใถใคใใ): museum 1 4 794 ๅ: ten<br>ๅฐ: to state to; to announce 12 ๅ 24 2 ใใ ใใปใใ ใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Dr. Ten specialties grants you the title of Dr. with a dot. "Watch for doctor (#1694), the sooner the better! In fact this kanji refers to someone well ""learned"", with extensive knowledge. This could apply to any kind of field. The kanji ๅป (""doctor"") is directly related to medicine. I would suggest to take away completely the idea of medicine here, and use a popular character whose name includes the keyword such as ""Dr. Who"", ""Dr. Jekyll"", even ""Dr. Dobbยดs"" if youยดre into programming." 47 grade4 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใปใณ ใ.ใใใใใใช.ใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใ fortune telling, divine, forecast, occupy, hold, have, get, take ๅ ้ (ใใใใใ): occupation; capture; possession; have a room to oneself<br>็ฌๅ (ใฉใใใ): (1) monopoly (2) to monopolize; to hog<br>ๅ ใ(ใใใชใ): to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine<br>ๅ ใใ(ใใใ): (1) to comprise (some part of the whole); to account for; to make up (of) (2) to hold; to occupy<br>ๅ ใใ(ใใใ): I've got it; all right; fine 2 S 694 ๅ: divination<br>ๅฃ: mouth 5 ๅ 25 2 ใผใใปใผใใฅใใใปใผใใฎใจใปใจใปใใใชใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic fortune-telling Fortune-telling: using a mouth as a divining rod. "A great number of people who do fortune-telling are ""almost old""." 48 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ไธ ใธใงใฆใใทใงใฆใใทใฃใณ ใใใ-ใใใใใ-ใใใฟใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใใฎใผ.ใใใฎใผ.ใใใฎใผ.ใใใใฎใผ.ใใใ.ใ ใใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใฎใผใ, ใปใค above, up "ไธใใ(ใใใ): (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore (5) to increase (6) to improve; to make progress (7) to be promoted; to advance (8) to be made (of profit, etc.) (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result) (10) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.) (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die (14) to win (in a card game, etc.) (15) to be arrested (16) to turn up (of evidence, etc.) (17) to be deep fried (18) to be spoken loudly (19) to get stage fright (20) to be offered (to the gods, etc.) (21) to go; to visit (22) to eat; to drink (23) to be listed (as a candidate) (24) to serve (in one's master's home) (25) (in Kyoto) to go north (26) (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion<br>ๅฃฒไธใ(ใใใใ): amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings<br>ไธใ(ใฎใผใ): (1) to ascend; to go up; to climb (2) to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise (3) to go to (the capital) (4) to be promoted (5) to add up to (6) to advance (in price) (7) to swim up (a river); to sail up (8) to come up (on the agenda)<br>ๅผไธใใ(ใฒใใใใ): (1) to pull up; to drag up; to lift up (2) to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes) (3) to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire (4) to return home<br>ไธๆ(ใใใใใใ): rising; ascending; climbing<br>ๅไธ(ใใใใใ): elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress<br>ไธไธ(ใใใใ): (1) top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down (2) going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating (3) going and coming back (4) upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people (5) first and second volumes<br>ไธ็ฉบ(ใใใใใ): sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air<br>ไธๅธ(ใใใใ): superior authorities; boss<br>ไธๆผ(ใใใใใ): performance (e.g. music, theatre, opera); staging<br>ไธใใ(ใใใ): (1) ascent; rise; slope (2) freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops) (3) advance income; crop yield (4) death; spinning; completion; stop; finish (5) after (rain); ex (official, etc.) (6) (end) results (e.g. of crafts like painting, pottery, etc.); how something comes out<br>ไธ้ธ(ใใใใใ): landing; disembarkation<br>ไธๆฌ(ใใใใใ ใ): first 10 days of month<br>ๅฑไธ(ใใใใใ): rooftop<br>ไธใ(ใฎใผใ): (1) ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb (2) up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo) (3) northward (towards Tokyo)<br>ไธ็ด(ใใใใใ ใ): advanced level; high grade; senior<br>ไปฅไธ(ใใใใ): (1) not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards (2) beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that) (3) above-mentioned; foregoing (4) since ...; seeing that ... (5) this is all; that is the end; the end<br>ไธๆ(ใใใใ): (1) skill; skillful; dexterity (2) flattery<br>ไปไธใ(ใใใ): end; finishing touches; being finished<br>้ ไธ(ใกใใใใใ): top; summit; peak<br>้ไธ(ใจใใใ): (1) en route; half-way (2) on the road; in the street<br>็ณใไธใใ(ใใใใใใ): (1) to say; to tell; to state (2) to do for<br>ไธ็(ใใใ): coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment<br>ๅบๆฅไธใใ(ใงใใใใ): finish; completion; ready; made for; cut out<br>ไธไฝ(ใใใใ): (1) superior (in rank); top; ranking (2) higher order (e.g. byte) (3) host computer (of connected device)<br>ๅไธใใ(ใจใใใใ): (1) to pick up; to take up (2) to adopt; to accept; to listen to (3) to take away; to confiscate; to deprive; to disqualify (4) to deliver (a child)<br>ไปไธใใ(ใใใใ): finish; end; completion<br>็ใไธใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to swell; to rise; to bulge; to be piled up (2) to rouse; to get excited<br>ไธ้(ใใใใใค): (1) improvement; advance; progress (2) communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank<br>่บซใฎไธ(ใฟใฎใใ): one's future; one's welfare; one's personal history<br>ใๆไธใ(ใใฆใใ): all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees<br>ๅทฎใไธใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to give; to offer (2) to lift up; to hold up; to raise<br>็ฎไธ(ใใใ): superior; superiors; senior<br>็ไธ(ใพใใ): just above; right overhead<br>่ชญใฟไธใใ(ใใฟใใใ): to read out loud (and clearly); to call a roll<br>่ฆไธใใ(ใฟใใใ): (1) to look up at; to raise one's eyes (2) to look up to; to admire; to respect<br>ๅบๆฅไธใใ(ใงใใใใ): (1) to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat) (2) to be very drunk<br>ไปไธใใ(ใใใใ): to finish up; to complete<br>็ซใกไธใใ(ใใกใใใ): (1) to stand up; to get up (2) to rise (3) to recover (4) to take action; to start (5) to make the initial charge (in sumo) (6) to start up; to boot up<br>ไธ็ญ(ใใใใจใ): (1) superiority; first-class; very good (2) (that's) just fine!; bring it on!<br>ๅฌใไธใใ(ใใใใใ): to eat<br>ไธๅ(ใใใใฒใ): elegant; refined; polished<br>ใใฎไธ(ใใฎใใ): (1) in addition; furthermore (2) above (which); on top of (which)<br>ไธ(ใใ): (1) above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter) (2) top; summit (3) surface; on (4) before; previous (5) superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder) (6) on top of that; besides; what's more (7) upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after) (8) matters concerning...; as concerns ... (9) since (i.e. ""for that reason"") (10) suffix indicating higher social standing (11) place of one's superior (i.e. the throne) (12) emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo (13) noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)<br>ไธ(ใใฟ): (1) upper reaches (of a river); upper stream (2) top; upper part; upper half (of the body) (3) long ago (4) beginning; first (5) person of high rank (e.g. the emperor) (6) government; imperial court (7) imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto); capital region (i.e. Kansai); region (or direction of) the imperial palace (8) head (of a table) (9) wife; mistress (of a restaurant)<br>ไธ(ใใใ): (1) from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of (2) aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above (3) first volume (e.g. book) (4) superior quality; best; top; high class (5) going up (6) governmental; imperial (7) presenting; showing (8) ana- (medical, biol.)<br>ไธไธ(ใใใใ): (1) top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends (2) upside-down<br>ๆใกไธใใ(ใใกใใใ): (1) to elevate; to raise; to lift up (2) to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky<br>ไธๅใ(ใใใพใใ): to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than<br>ไปไธใใ(ใใใใ): to be finished; to be completed; to be done<br>ๅไธ(ใใใใใ): calling on; visiting<br>ไธ(ใใ): upper; upward; outer; surface; top<br>ไธๆ(ใใใฆ): (1) upper part (2) upper stream; upper course of a river (3) right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV) (4) skillful (only in comparisons); dexterity (only in comparisons) (5) over-arm grip on opponent's belt (sumo)" 5 1 35 ๅ: divination<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) 3 ไธ 1 1 ใใก (none) ๆไบ Ideographic above A magic wand standing on above the floor. "Above all else, be grounded if you are going to practice augury (#2103)ๅ. You could turn yourself into a ใoad..." 49 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq1-250 ไธ ใซใใฒ ใใใใใใใใจใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ .ใใใใ .ใใใใ .ใใ-ใใ .ใใใใ .ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใจ below, down, descend, give, low, inferior "่ถณไธ(ใใใใจ): (1) at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in ""watch your step"") (2) gait; pace; step (3) you; thou<br>ไธใใ(ใใใ): (1) to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down (2) to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount (3) to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit (4) to be granted; to be issued; to be given (5) to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.) (6) to be passed (from the body; i.e. of a roundworm)<br>ๅผไธใใ(ใฒใใใใ): to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw<br>ไธ่ป(ใใใ): alighting (from train, bus, etc.); getting off<br>ๅฐไธ(ใกใ): (1) basement; cellar; underground place (2) underground; below ground (3) secret; under cover (4) underground (railway); subway; metro<br>ไฝไธ(ใฆใใ): fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation<br>ไปฅไธ(ใใ): (1) not exceeding; and downward; ... and below (2) below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level) (3) the below-mentioned; the following; the rest<br>ไธๆฌ(ใใใ ใ): month (last third of)<br>ไธไธ(ใใใใ): (1) top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down (2) going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating (3) going and coming back (4) upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people (5) first and second volumes<br>ๅฐไธ้(ใกใใฆใค): underground train; subway<br>ไธใใ(ใใใ): to hang; to lower; to move back; to wear; to dismiss; to grant<br>ไธใ(ใใ ใ): (1) down-train (going away from Tokyo) (2) down-slope; downward going<br>้จไธ(ใถใ): subordinate person<br>ไธ็บ(ใใใพใก): low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, inc. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)<br>ๅปไธ(ใใใ): corridor; hallway; passageway<br>ไธ็(ใใใ): underwear<br>็ฎไธ(ใใใ): subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior<br>ๅคฉไธ(ใฆใใ): (1) the whole world (2) the whole country (3) society; the public (4) supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power (5) having one's own way; doing as one pleases (6) peerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous (7) shogun (Edo period)<br>ไธ้(ใใใ): downward; descent; fall; drop; subsidence<br>ไธๆ(ใธใ): (1) unskillful; poor; awkward (2) imprudent; untactful<br>ไธ็ข(ใใ): diarrhoea; diarrhea<br>ไธใ(ใใ ใ): (1) to descend; to go down; to come down (2) to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.) (3) to pass (of time) (4) to surrender; to capitulate (5) (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to (6) to have the runs; to have diarrhea<br>ไธๅฎฟ(ใใใ ใ): boarding; lodging; boarding house<br>ไธๆฐด(ใใใ): (1) drainage; ditch; gutter; sewerage (2) sewage; black water<br>่ฝไธ(ใใฃใ): fall; drop; come down<br>ไธใใ(ใใ ใใ): to give; to confer<br>้ดไธ(ใใคใใ): socks; sock; stockings; stocking<br>ไธใใ(ใใใ): to hang down; to abate; to retire; to fall; to step back<br>ไธใใ(ใใ ใใ): (1) please give me (2) (after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-) please do for me<br>ๅฐไธๆฐด(ใกใใใ): underground water<br>ไธๅฐ(ใใใ): groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge of; grounding in; prearrangement; spadework; signs; symptoms; first coat of plastering; soy<br>ไธ้ง(ใใ): (1) geta; Japanese wooden clogs (2) turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character<br>ไธ็ซ(ใใใณ): burning low; waning; declining<br>ไธๅ(ใใฒใ): vulgarity; meanness; indecency; coarseness<br>ไธใใ(ใใใ): (1) to take down (e.g. flag); to launch (e.g. boat); to drop; to lower (e.g. ladder); to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge (2) to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle); to let (a person) off (3) to withdraw money from an account (4) to wear (clothing) for the first time (5) to fillet (e.g. a fish)<br>ไธๆธใ(ใใใใ): rough copy; draft; draught<br>่ฆไธใใ(ใฟใใใ): (1) to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on (2) to despise; to look down on<br>ไธ่ชฟใน(ใใใใใน): preliminary investigation; preparation<br>ใถใไธใใ(ใถใใใใ): to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry<br>ไธ(ใใ): (1) below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter) (2) bottom (3) beneath; underneath (4) just after; right after (5) inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior) (6) trade-in (7) preliminary; preparatory<br>ไธใใชใ(ใใ ใใชใ): good-for-nothing; stupid; trivial; worthless<br>ไธไธ(ใใใใ): (1) top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends (2) upside-down<br>็ฎไธ(ใใฃใ): at present; now<br>็ไธ(ใพใใ): right under; directly below<br>ไธๅใ(ใใใฉใ): trade in; part exchange<br>ไธๅฟ(ใใใใใ): (1) secret intention; ulterior motive (2) kanji ""heart"" radical at bottom<br>ๅไธ(ใใใใ): land near the castle<br>ไธ็ท(ใใใ): underline; underscore<br>ไธๅ(ใใฒใ): inferior article<br>ไธ(ใ): (1) lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority (2) second volume (of two); third volume (of three)<br>ไธ(ใใ): (1) lower reaches (of a river) (2) bottom; lower part (3) lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); urine; menses (4) end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan) (5) dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)<br>ไธ(ใ): under (being in said condition or environment)<br>ใๆใไธใใ(ใใใใใ ใใ): please sit down; please have a seat" 5 1 97 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅ: divination 3 ไธ 1 1 ใใก (none) ๆไบ Ideographic below Roots are below the ground. A magic wand hanging below the ceiling. 50 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใฟใฏ ใใใ, ใใ, ใใใ eminent, table, desk, high ้ฃๅ(ใใใใใ): dining table 1 S 1348 ๅ: divination<br>ๆฉ: early; fast 8 ๅ 24 2 ใใ ใใปใใ ใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic eminent The most eminent magician is he who learned to use his magic wand early in life. The eminent sunflower is the one that stands above the others. 51 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใใงใฆ ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใกใ, ใจใ morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea ๆ(ใใ): morning<br>ๆฏๆ(ใพใใใ): every morning<br>ไปๆ(ใใ): this morning<br>ๆใ้ฃฏ(ใใใใฏใ): breakfast<br>ๆๅฏๅ(ใใใญใผใ): oversleeping; late riser 4 2 248 ๅ: ten<br>ๆฉ: early; fast<br>่: meat 12 ๆ 74 4 ใคใใปใคใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic morning There is mist as the moon fades away in the morning. "Morning has come ""ten"" hours ""early""!!! The ""moon"" is still in the sky!" 52 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ๅช ใท ใใ only, free, in addition ๅช(ใใ ): (1) ordinary; common; usual (2) free of charge (3) unaffected; as is; safe (4) only; merely; just; simply (5) but; however; nevertheless<br>ๅช็ฎก(ใฒใใใ): nothing but; earnest; intent; determined; set on (something) 1 S+ 2288 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) (none) only Imagine an animal with only a mouth and legs. My girlfriend insists that the only thing I want from her is whatยดs between her legs.. Sheยดs drawn me this pictograph to demonstrate. Itยดs a head and two legs spread apart.. I explain that I also love her breasts, and then she smacks me in the face. Iยดll never understand women.. (I keep failing this kanji, hopefully this silly story will help me!). 53 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฒ ใใค ใใ shellfish ่ฒ(ใใ): shell; shellfish<br>่ฒๆฎผ(ใใใใ): shell 2 1 1787 ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 7 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic shellfish Eye thought I saw a shellfish legging it down the beach! Stare at the shellfish, it looks like an eye with legs. 54 grade1 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฒ ใใค ใใ ใใ, ใใ ใ, ใใใ upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness 1 S 1389 ๅ: divination<br>่ฒ: shellfish 9 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic upright A magic wand is needed to make a clam stand upright. Just the thought of my magic wand on her clam makes my magic wand stand upright. 55 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅก ใคใณ ใใช, ใใ employee, member, number, the one in charge ๅงๅก(ใใใ): committee member<br>ไผๅก(ใใใใ): member; the membership<br>่ญฐๅก(ใใใ): member of the Diet, congress or parliament<br>่ทๅก(ใใใใใ): staff member; personnel<br>ๅ จๅก(ใใใใ): all members (unanimity); all hands; the whole crew; everyone; everybody<br>ๅพๆฅญๅก(ใใ ใใใใใใ): employee; worker<br>ๅฎๅก(ใฆใใใ): fixed number of regular personnel; capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, airplane, etc.)<br>ๅ ฌๅๅก(ใใใใใ): government worker; public (civil) servant<br>ๆๅก(ใใใใใ): teaching staff<br>ๅบๅก(ใฆใใใ): shop assistant; employee; clerk; salesperson<br>ๆบๅก(ใพใใใ): full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded<br>ๅๅก(ใฉใใใ): mobilization; mobilisation<br>่กๅก(ใใใใ): bank clerk<br>ๅทฅๅก(ใใใใ): factory worker<br>ๅก(ใใ): member 4 3 54 ๅฃ: mouth<br>่ฒ: shellfish 10 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic employee An employee (member of the company) has to clam up his mouth if he wants keep the job! An employee is basically a shellfish with a mouth. 56 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ่ฆ ใฑใณ ใฟ.ใใใฟ.ใใใใฟ.ใใ see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible ่ฆไปใใ(ใฟใคใใ): to be found; to be discovered<br>่ฆ็ฉใ(ใฟใคใใ): estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation<br>ๆ่ฆ(ใใใ): opinion; view; comment<br>ไผ่ฆ(ใใใใ): interview; audience<br>่ฆๆน(ใฟใใ): (1) viewpoint; point of view (2) way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)<br>่ฆ้ใ(ใฟใจใใ): (1) unobstructed view; perspective; visibility; vista (2) forecast; outlook; prospect; prediction (3) insight; foresight<br>่ฆ่งฃ(ใใใใ): opinion; point of view<br>่ฆ่พผใฟ(ใฟใใฟ): (1) hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood (2) expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate (3) side of a structural member<br>็บ่ฆ(ใฏใฃใใ): discovery; detection; finding<br>่ฆไบ(ใฟใใจ): (1) splendid; magnificent; beautiful; admirable (2) praiseworthy act; feat; commendable deed (3) utter (esp. defeat); total; complete<br>่ฆๅญฆ(ใใใใ): inspection; study by observation; field trip<br>่ฆๅบใ(ใฟใ ใ): (1) heading; headline; title; caption (2) index (3) headword<br>่ฆ้ใ(ใฟใใใ): seeing one off; farewell; escort<br>่ฆ้ใ(ใฟใใใ): (1) to see off (e.g. to the station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to farewell (2) to see out; to send off (3) to let pass; to wait and see; to continue (e.g. in legal contexts) (4) to let a pitch go by (baseball); to watch a batted ball go into the stands<br>่ฆ่ใ(ใฟใพใ): to ask after (health); to visit<br>ๅ่ฆ(ใธใใใ): prejudice; narrow view<br>่ฆ่ใ(ใฟใพใ): (1) visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters (2) get-well gifts; get-well letters (3) expression of sympathy; expression of concern; enquiry; inquiry<br>่ฑ่ฆ(ใฏใชใฟ): cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing<br>่ฆ็ดใ(ใฟใชใใ): (1) to look again (2) to get a better opinion of<br>่ฆ่ฉฐใใ(ใฟใคใใ): to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on<br>่ฆใ(ใฟใ): (1) to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe (2) to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge (3) to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of (4) to view (e.g. flowers, movie) (5) to try; to try out (6) to see that...; to find that...<br>่ฆๅฐ(ใใใก): point of view<br>่ฆ็ฉ(ใใใถใค): sightseeing; sightseer; watching; watcher<br>่ฆใใ(ใฟใใ): (1) to be seen; to be in sight (2) to look; to seem; to appear (3) to come<br>่ฆๅใ(ใฟใใ): formal marriage interview; marriage meeting<br>ไธ่ฆ(ใใฃใใ): (1) look; glimpse; glance (2) to glance; to glimpse (3) first meeting (4) apparently; seemingly<br>่ฆๅฝ(ใใใจใ): aim; mark; estimate; guess; approximation; direction<br>่ฆๆฌ(ใฟใปใ): sample<br>่ฆไปใใ(ใฟใคใใ): (1) to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot (2) to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault (3) to be used to seeing; to be familiar with<br>่ฆใใ(ใฟใใ): outward appearance<br>่ฆๆธกใ(ใฟใใใ): to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of<br>่ฆๅใใใ(ใฟใใใใ): (1) to exchange glances; to look at each other (2) to postpone; to suspend operations; to refrain from performing an action<br>ๆ่ฆ(ใฏใใใ): seeing; look at<br>่ฆใใณใใใ(ใฟใใณใใใ): to show off; to flaunt<br>่ฆใใ(ใฟใใ): to show; to display<br>่ฆ่ฆใใ(ใฟใใใใ): unsightly; ugly<br>่ฆใใใ(ใฟใใใ): to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of<br>่ฆไธใใ(ใฟใใใ): (1) to look up at; to raise one's eyes (2) to look up to; to admire; to respect<br>่ฆๆดใใ(ใฟใฏใใ): view; prospect; outlook<br>่ฆ่ฝใจใ(ใฟใใจใ): to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)<br>่ฆไธใใ(ใฟใใใ): (1) to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on (2) to despise; to look down on<br>่ฆ้ใ(ใฟใฎใใ): to miss; to overlook; to leave at large<br>่ฆ็ฟใ(ใฟใชใใ): to follow another's example<br>่ฆ็ชใใใ(ใฟใใผใใใ): shabby; seedy<br>่ฆใฃใจใใชใ(ใฟใฃใจใใชใ): shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper<br>ใใ่ฆ(ใใใฟ): looking away; looking aside<br>่ฆใชใ(ใฟใชใ): to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate<br>่ฆๆ ฃใใ(ใฟใชใใ): to become used to seeing; to be familiar with<br>่ฆ่จใใ(ใฟใฏใใใ): (1) to choose at one's own discretion (2) to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)<br>่ฆไธ็ฉ(ใฟใใใฎ): show; exhibition; spectacle<br>ใ่ฆ่ใ(ใใฟใพใ): calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry<br>็ฐ่ฆ(ใใใ): different opinion; objection<br>็ฎ่ซ่ฆ(ใใใใฟ): plan; scheme; project; program; programme; intention; goal<br>ไธ่ฆ(ใใกใใ): first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction 5 1 22 ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 7 ่ฆ 147 7 ใฟใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic see As a primitive, this is Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc. (the giant eyeball with legs...) Makes for easy stories later on. Eyes and legs are all you need to see the world. 57 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใธใใใใฒใค ใใ-ใใ-ใฃใ ใ newborn babe, child, young of animals ๅ ็ซฅ(ใใฉใ): children; juvenile<br>่ฒๅ (ใใใ): childcare; nursing; upbringing<br>ๅนผๅ (ใใใ): infant; baby; child<br>ๅฐๅ ็ง(ใใใใซใ): pediatrics<br>ๅญคๅ (ใใ): orphan<br>ๅ (ใ): child 2 4 679 ๆง: old times; old things; old friend; former; ex-<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 7 ๅฟ 10 2 ใซใใซใใใปใฒใจใใ ๅ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic newborn babe In the olden times, a newborn babe came out legs first. Only 18 and already got a newborn babe. Young girls are so quick to spread their legs these days... 58 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq501-750 marked ๅ ใฒใณใใฌใณ ใใจ ใกใ, ใฏใใ, ใฏใ, ใใ, ใใ beginning, former time, origin ๆ นๅ (ใญใใจ): root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle<br>ๅฐๅ (ใใใจ): (1) home area; home town (2) local<br>ๅ ้ฆ(ใใใใ ): ruler; sovereign<br>ๅ ๆฐ(ใใใ): health(y); robust; vigor; vigour; energy; vitality; vim; stamina; spirit; courage; pep<br>ๅ ๆฅ(ใใใใค): New Year's Day<br>้ๅ (ใใใใ): resolution; reduction; return to origins<br>ๆๅ (ใฆใใจ): (1) (money) on hand or at home; one's purse (handbag) (2) usual skill<br>ๅ ๆฅ(ใใใใ): originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally<br>ๅ ๅนด(ใใใญใ): first year (of a specific reign)<br>ๅ ็ด (ใใใ): chemical element<br>ๅ (ใใจ): former; ex-<br>ใๅ ๆฐใงใใ(ใใใใใงใใ): how are you? 4 2 192 ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 4 ๅฟ 10 2 ใซใใซใใใปใฒใจใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic beginning In the beginning were just two who walked on human legs. "In the beginning God created woman, and God asked her how she liked his work. Woman replied, ""Well, you know how I have two eyes, two arms, two legs... it seems redundant to have three breasts. It would look more symmetrical with two."" God nodded, and the middle breast fell off... and it was good. Woman picked up the breast and said, ""Thank you, God! But what do I do with this useless boob?"" And God created man. Thatยดs why the women today only have two boobs to match their two human legs." 59 grade2 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ้ ใฑใ ใบใใ, ใใใใ, ใใใ page, leaf ้ (ใใผใธ): page 0 S+ ่ฒ: shellfish (none) page A shellfish carrying a page balanced on its head. One drop of ink from a shellfish can fill a whole page. 60 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใฌใณ ใใใ stubborn, foolish, firmly ้ ๅบ(ใใใ): stubbornness; obstinacy<br>้ ๅผตใ(ใใใฐใ): (1) to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best (2) to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion) (3) to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge<br>้ ไธ(ใใใใใ): solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy 1 S 1247 ๅ : beginning; former time; origin<br>้ : page; leaf 13 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic stubborn A stubborn person in the beginning gets something into their head and canยดt change their mind. Picture a STUBBORN schoolboy, with his arms crossed and his book still open to the BEGINNING PAGE. Despite the teacher telling him to turn the page, he refuses and keeps his book on the BEGINNING PAGE. 61 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅก ใใณใใใณ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใน.ใฆ ใชใฟ, ใฒใ, ใฟใช mediocre ๅนณๅก(ใธใใผใ): common; commonplace; ordinary; mediocre<br>ๅกใ(ใใใ): about; roughly; as a rule; approximately 1 S 1730 ๅ : table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16)<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 3 ๅ 16 2 ใคใใใปใใซใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic mediocre A drop of breeze is naught but a mediocre wind. Is there anything as mediocre as a drop of piss in the wind? 62 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฒ ใ ใพ.ใใใใพ.ใใใใ.ใ defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility ่ฒ ๆ (ใตใใ): burden; charge; responsibility<br>ๅ่ฒ (ใใใใถ): victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout<br>่ฒ ใ(ใพใ): defeat; loss; losing (a game)<br>่ฒ ๅต(ใตใใ): debt; liabilities<br>่ฒ ๅท(ใตใใใ): injury; wound<br>่ฒ ใ(ใใ): (1) to bear; to carry on one's back (2) to take responsibility for; to accept a duty (3) to be injured (4) to owe<br>่ฒ ใใ(ใพใใ): (1) to lose; to be defeated (2) to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield (3) to be inferior to (4) to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) (5) to reduce the price; to lower the price; to give a discount on<br>่่ฒ ใ(ใใใ): (1) to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder (2) to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)<br>่ฒ ใใ(ใพใใ): to defeat<br>่ฒ ใใถ(ใใใถ): carrying on one's back (e.g. baby)<br>ใ่ฒ ใ(ใใพใ): (1) freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; bonus; an extra (2) (on the spot) price reduction (3) exaggeration 3 3 443 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>่ฒ: shellfish 9 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic defeat Tied up, the shellfish had to accept defeat! Defeat is defined by a shellfish in binds. 63 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ไธ ใใณใใใณ ใใใ ใใ, ใพ, ใใ ten thousand "ไธไบบ(ใฐใใใ): (1) all people; everybody (2) ten thousand people<br>ไธ่ฝ(ใฐใใฎใ): (1) all-purpose; utility (2) almighty; omnipotent<br>ไธไธ(ใพใใใก): (1) emergency; unlikely event (2) by some chance; by some possibility<br>ไธๆญณ(ใฐใใใ): (1) crying ""banzai"" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture) (2) something worthy of celebration (3) giving up (4) long time (5) eternal life (and prosperity) (6) banzai (a celebratory cheer); hurrah (hooray, hurray)<br>ไธๅนด็ญ(ใพใใญใใฒใค): fountain pen<br>ไธ(ใพใ): (1) 10,000; ten thousand (2) myriad (3) everything; all (4) various<br>ไธ(ใฐใ): many; all" 5 2 375 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) 3 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ ่ฌ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic ten thousand I bound ten thousand dollars together and hid it under the floor. "We have ""one"" at the top and if you turn the kanji 90 degrees you will see arabic 4 shich means it has four zeros in front of it!" 64 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting ShouldSuspend ๅฅ ใฏ ใใ phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku ไฟณๅฅ(ใฏใใ): haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae<br>ๆๅฅ(ใใใ): (1) phrase (2) complaint<br>ๅฅ(ใ): (1) section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph (2) phrase (3) verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry) (4) haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc. (5) maxim; saying; idiom; expression<br>ๅฅ่ชญ็น(ใใจใใฆใ): punctuation mark; punctuation marks<br>่ชๅฅ(ใใ): words; phrases<br>ไฝณๅฅ(ใใ): beautiful passage of literature 1 5 1244 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 5 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic phrase Some Japanese phrases are difficult to wrap your mouth around. A bound mouth cannot utter a single phrase. 65 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใญ ใฏใ texture, skin, body, grain ่(ใฏใ ): (1) skin (2) body (in the context of intimate bodily contact) (3) surface; grain (e.g. of wood); texture (4) disposition; temperament; character; type<br>่็(ใฏใ ใ): underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet 2 S 1559 ่: meat<br>ๅ : table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16) 6 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic texture When you expose your flesh to the wind it gets textured: goosebumps! The moonยดs lack of wind preserves its texture. 66 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_General kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฌ ใธใฅใณใใทใฅใณ decameron, 10day period, season (for specific products ไธๆฌ(ใใใ ใ): month (last third of)<br>ไธญๆฌ(ใกใ ใใใ ใ): middle of a month; second third of a month<br>ไธๆฌ(ใใใใใ ใ): first 10 days of month<br>ๅๆฌ(ใใใใ ใ): first 10 days of the month 1 S 1162 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 6 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic decameron "Hesig should be BOUND for a DAY (or maybe 10 days - a decameron) for calling this Kanji DECAMERON. See martyrdom (#809)." If you bind up ten days, you get a decameron. 67 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅบ 1 S+ ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) (none) ladle A ladle binds drops together. Forget about the primative ยดbound upยด. Imagine instead the shape of a ladle and holding it upside down to drink the last DROP (of water). 68 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Units.of.Volume ShouldSuspend ็ ใใญ ใพใจ ใใใฏ, ใใใฏ bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending ็ฉๆฅต็(ใใฃใใใใฆใ): assertive; positive; active; proactive<br>็ฎ็(ใใใฆใ): purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention<br>ๆถๆฅต็(ใใใใใใใฆใ): negative; half-hearted; passive; unmotivated; pessimistic<br>็ฅ็(ใกใฆใ): intellectual<br>ๆฏ่ผ็(ใฒใใใฆใ): comparative; relative<br>ๅ ๅคฉ็(ใใใฆใใฆใ): a priori; inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary<br>็(ใฆใ): -like; typical<br>็(ใพใจ): mark; target<br>ๅ็(ใฉใใฆใ): dynamic; kinetic<br>้็(ใใใฆใ): static 2 4 105 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅบ: ladle; one tenth of a go; dip 8 ็ฝ 106 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bull's eye I managed to hit the bullยดs eye by throwing my white ladle. "A white, bound up, drop in the center is the bullยดs eye. (why Heisig had to use ""ladle"" instead of the original two primitives that make up ""ladle"" Iยดll never understand!)." 69 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ้ฆ ใทใฅ ใใณ ใใณใจ, ใใน, ใ neck ้ฆ็ธ(ใใ ใใใ): Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier<br>้ฆ่ณ(ใใ ใฎใ): (1) head; leader; leading spirit (2) important part<br>้ฆ้ฝ(ใใ ใจ): capital city; metropolis<br>้ฆ(ใใณ): (1) neck (2) head (3) unemployed person<br>ๅ ้ฆ(ใใใใ ): ruler; sovereign<br>ๆ้ฆ(ใฆใใณ): wrist<br>่ช้ฆ(ใใใ ): surrender; give oneself up<br>้ฆ้ฃพใ(ใใณใใใ): necklace; choker<br>้จ้ฆ(ใถใใ ): radical (of a kanji character)<br>้ฆ่ผช(ใใณใ): necklace; choker 4 2 98 ่ช: oneself 9 ้ฆ 185 9 ใใณ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic neck The V shape is your neck on top of your collar bone, or the straight line. Yourself, or the rest of your body is below that! The mooses neck supports itยดs big horns and long nose. 70 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq1-250 ไน ใชใใใคใ ใใจ-ใใใฎใจ the latter, duplicate, strange, witty ไน(ใใค): (1) second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); the latter (2) strange; quaint; stylish; chic; spicy; queer; witty; tasty; romantic (3) thank you; goodbye; goodnight 1 S 1841 ไน: second, latter, second radical (no. 5) 1 ไน 5 1 ใใคใปใใคใซใใใปใคใใฐใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic fish guts This is a fish hook, that pulls out the fishguts. You cut a fish in a z shape on the belly to make it easier to open the fish and rip out its fish guts silly! 71 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1501-2000 ไนฑ ใฉใณใใญใณ ใฟใ .ใใใใฟใ .ใใใฟใ .ใใใฟใ ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ ใ riot, war, disorder, disturb ๆททไนฑ(ใใใใ): disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem<br>ๅไนฑ(ใฏใใใ): insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising<br>ไนฑ็จ(ใใใใ): abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess<br>ไนฑใใ(ใฟใ ใใ): (1) to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be disarrayed; to be disheveled; to be dishevelled (2) to be discomposed; to be upset; to get confused; to be disturbed (3) to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)<br>ไนฑๆด(ใใใผใ): rude; violent; rough; lawless; unreasonable; reckless<br>ๅ ไนฑ(ใชใใใ): civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict<br>ไนฑใ(ใฟใ ใ): to throw out of order; to disarrange; to disturb 2 6 755 ่: tongue; reed; clapper<br>ไน: the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5) 7 ไน 5 1 ใใคใปใใคใซใใใปใคใใฐใ ไบ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic riot The riot police broke up the riot by dragging the rioters away by their tongues with fishooks. A tongue with a hook can cause a riot. 72 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ด ใใงใฏใใธใญใใธใซ ใใ .ใกใซใใชใ.ใใ-ใชใ.ใใใชใ.ใใใชใ.ใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใชใ, ใฎใ, ใฎใ straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair ็ดๅพ(ใกใใใ): immediately following<br>็ดๆฅ(ใกใใใใค): direct; immediate; personal; firsthand<br>็ดๅ(ใกใใใใ): just before<br>็ด(ใใ): (1) soon; in a moment; before long; shortly (2) nearby; close (3) direct (4) spot transaction; cash transaction<br>็ดใกใซ(ใใ ใกใซ): at once; immediately; directly; in person; automatically<br>็็ด(ใใฃใกใใ): frankness; candour; candor; openheartedness; directness<br>ๆญฃ็ด(ใใใใใ): (1) honesty; integrity; frankness (2) honestly; frankly<br>็ด ็ด(ใใชใ): (1) obedient; meek; docile; unaffected (2) honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)<br>็ดๅพ(ใกใใฃใใ): diameter<br>่ฆ็ดใ(ใฟใชใใ): (1) to look again (2) to get a better opinion of<br>็ด็ท(ใกใใใใ): straight line<br>ๅ็ด(ใใใกใใ): vertical; perpendicular<br>็ด้(ใกใใใคใ): direct communication<br>็ด่ฆณ(ใกใใฃใใ): intuition; instinct; insight; hunch<br>็ดใ(ใชใใ): (1) to be cured; to get well; to be healed (2) to get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed<br>็ด้ข(ใกใใใใ): (1) confrontation (2) to face; to confront; to encounter<br>ๅบ็ดใ(ใงใชใใ): adjustment; touch up<br>็ด่ง(ใกใใฃใใ): right angle; perpendicular<br>ไปฒ็ดใ(ใชใใชใใ): reconciliation; make peace with<br>็ดใ(ใใ): (1) immediately; at once; directly (2) soon; before long; shortly (3) easily; without difficulty (4) right (near); nearby; just (handy)<br>็ดใซ(ใใใซ): directly; in person; headlong<br>็ใฃ็ดใ(ใพใฃใใ): (1) straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect (2) straightforward; honest; frank<br>็ดๆต(ใกใใใใ ใ): direct current; DC<br>็ด(ใชใ): (1) straight (2) ordinary; common (3) doing nothing<br>็ดใใซ(ใใใซ): instantly; immediately<br>ใใ็ดใ(ใใใใ): very soon 3 2 246 ๅ: ten<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 8 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic straightaway If you get a needle in your eye that is hooked in there, get to a hospital straightaway. I caught a freaky creature with ten eyes on my fish hook, so I threw it back straightaway. 73 grade2 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ท ใฐ ใใช.ใใใใคใถใ.ใซ ใจใ tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture ๅ ทใใ(ใใชใใ): (1) to be furnished with; to be endowed with (2) to be among; to be one of; to be possessed of<br>้ๅ ท(ใฉใใ): implement; tool; means<br>ๅ ทๅ(ใใใ): condition; state; manner; health<br>ๅฎถๅ ท(ใใ): furniture<br>ๅจๅ ท(ใใ): utensil; apparatus; implement; device; gadget<br>็ตตใฎๅ ท(ใใฎใ): colors; colours; paints<br>ๆๆฟๅ ท(ใถใใผใใ): stationery<br>็ฉๅ ท(ใใใกใ): toy; plaything<br>ๅ ทไฝ(ใใใ): concrete; tangible; material<br>้จๅ ท(ใใพใ): rain gear<br>ๆฌๅ ท(ใใใ): Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours<br>ๅคๅ ท(ใใ): bedding; bedclothes 3 3 629 ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 8 ๅ ซ 12 2 ใฏใกใปใฏใปใฏใกใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic tool Keep an eye on your tools while you work at the table. One tool nobody should be without - a Mordor-type eye that floats over the workbench. It jerks around, monitoring all who come near, and if anyone so much as removes a stapler from the bench - ZAP. 74 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq501-750 ็ ใทใณ ใพใใพ-ใใพใใจ ใใช, ใใญ, ใใ , ใใ ใ, ใชใ, ใฎใ, ใพใ, ใพใ, ใพใ, ใพใฃ, ใพใฉ, ใพใช, ใพใ, ใฟใก, ใ true, reality, Buddhist sect ๅ็(ใใใใ): (1) photograph; photo (2) movie<br>็็ธ(ใใใใ): truth; real situation<br>็ๅฎ(ใใใใค): truth; reality<br>็ใไธญ(ใพใใชใ): middle; centre; center; mid-way<br>็็(ใใใ): truth<br>็ใฃๆ(ใพใฃใใ): (1) total darkness; pitch dark (2) bleak future; poor prospects<br>็ใฃ่ตค(ใพใฃใ): (1) bright red; deep red; flushed (of face) (2) downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter<br>็ใฃๅ (ใพใฃใใ): the head; the foremost; beginning<br>็ใฃ็ฝ(ใพใฃใใ): pure white<br>็็ (ใใใใ ): pearl<br>็ๅฃ(ใใใใ): (1) seriousness; earnestness (2) real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon) (practise)<br>็ใฃ้(ใพใฃใใ): deep blue; ghastly pale<br>็็ฉบ(ใใใใ): vacuum; hollow; empty<br>็ใฃไบใค(ใพใฃใทใใค): in two equal parts<br>็ๅฟ(ใพใใใ): sincerity; devotion<br>็ไธ(ใพใใ): just above; right overhead<br>็้ข็ฎ(ใพใใ): diligent; serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady<br>็ไผผ(ใพใญ): mimicry; imitation; behavior; behaviour; pretense; pretence<br>็้(ใพใใ): by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!<br>็ไผผใ(ใพใญใ): to mimic; to imitate<br>็ใฃ็ดใ(ใพใฃใใ): (1) straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect (2) straightforward; honest; frank<br>็ใฃ้ป(ใพใฃใใ): pitch black<br>็ไธ(ใพใใ): right under; directly below<br>็ใๅใ(ใพใใพใใ): perfectly round; perfectly circular<br>็ใๅ(ใพใใพใ): right in front; just opposite; under the nose<br>็็้ข็ฎ(ใใพใใ): too serious; person who is too serious; honesty; sincerity 4 3 279 ๅ: ten<br>ๅ ท: tool; utensil; means; possess; ingredients; counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture 10 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ ็ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic TRUE A compass is a tool with a needle on top that points to true north. Ten tools are all a true craftsman needs. 75 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ๅทฅ ใณใฆใใฏใใฐ ใใ craft, construction ๅทฅๅ ด(ใใใใใ): factory; plant; mill; workshop<br>ๅทฅๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): (manufacturing) industry<br>ๅทฅไบ(ใใใ): construction work; construction; work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)<br>ๅทฅไฝ(ใใใใ): work; construction; handicraft; maneuvering; manoeuvering<br>ๅ ๅทฅ(ใใใ): manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining<br>ๅทฅๅคซ(ใใตใ): (1) scheme; device; scheming; devising; figuring out; coming up with; solving ingeniously (2) dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)<br>ไบบๅทฅ(ใใใใ): artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality<br>ๅทฅๅญฆ(ใใใใ): engineering<br>ๅคงๅทฅ(ใ ใใ): carpenter<br>ๅทฅ่ธ(ใใใใ): industrial arts; craft<br>็ดฐๅทฅ(ใใใ): work; craftsmanship; tactics; trick<br>็ๅทฅ(ใกใใฃใใ): start of (construction) work<br>ๅทฅๅก(ใใใใ): factory worker 4 2 299 ๅทฅ: work (radical no. 48) 3 ๅทฅ 48 3 ใใใปใใใฟใปใใใฟใธใใปใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic craft I consider craft to be one of the harder primitives to use in stories so Iยดve personified it as Bender the crafty robot from Futurama who was designed to bend I-beams. I crafty. 76 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq251-500 ๅทฆ ใตใใทใฃ ใฒใ ใ ใ left ๅทฆ(ใฒใ ใ): left; left hand side<br>ๅทฆๅณ(ใใใ): (1) left and right (2) influence; control; domination<br>ๅทฆๅฉใ(ใฒใ ใใใ): left-handedness; sake drinker; left-hander<br>ๅทฆๆงใชใ(ใใใใชใ): good-bye 5 1 630 ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48) 5 ๅทฅ 48 3 ใใใปใใใฟใปใใใฟใธใใปใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic left The LEFT side of my brain posesses the faculties needed for logical crafts, like engineering. The left side of my brain, is for crafts. 77 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq501-750 ๅณ ใฆใใฆใฆ ใฟใ ใใ, ใใ right ๅณ(ใฟใ): (1) right; right hand side (2) afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing; above<br>ๅทฆๅณ(ใใใ): (1) left and right (2) influence; control; domination 5 1 602 ๅฃ: mouth 5 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic right The right hand is for putting food in your mouth. (The other hand is for ass-wiping!). Always keep your right to free speech (mouth) by your side! 78 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใฆใฆใใฆ ใ.ใ ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใซ, ใชใ, ใ possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx ๆใ(ใใ): (1) to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live (2) to have (3) to be located (4) to be equipped with (5) to happen; to come about<br>ๆๆง(ใใใใพ): state; condition; circumstances; the way things are or should be; truth<br>ๆๅน(ใใใใ): validity; legality; availability; effectiveness<br>ๆๅ(ใใใใใ): (1) influential; prominent (2) strong; likely; plausible; potent<br>ๆๅ(ใใใใ): (1) famous (2) fame<br>ๆๅฉ(ใใใ): advantageous; better; profitable; lucrative<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใ): one's possessions; ownership<br>ๆ็ก(ใใ): (1) existence or nonexistence; presence or absence (2) consent or refusal; yes or no (3) flag indicator; presence or absence marker<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใใ): toll; fee; charge; admission-paid<br>ๅบๆ(ใใใ): characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-<br>็นๆ(ใจใใใ): characteristic (of); peculiar (to)<br>ๅฝๆ(ใใใใ): national ownership<br>ๆๆ(ใใใผใ): good prospects; full of hope; promising<br>ๆ็(ใใใใ): beneficial; profitable<br>ๆ่ฝ(ใใใฎใ): able; capable; efficient; skill<br>ๆใใฎใพใพ(ใใใฎใพใพ): the truth; fact; as it is; frankly<br>ๆ(ใใ): (1) existence (2) possession; having (3) limited company<br>ๆ้ฃใ(ใใใใใ): grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude<br>ๆๆฉ(ใใใ): organic<br>็งๆ(ใใใ): private ownership<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): to own; to be endowed with<br>ๆ้ฃใใใใใพใ(ใใใใจใใใใใพใ): thank you<br>ๆใ้ฃใ(ใใใใจใ): Thank you; Thanks<br>ๆใใใ(ใใใใ): all; every<br>ๆใ่งฆใใ(ใใใตใใ): to be common<br>ใฉใใๆ้ฃใใใใใพใ(ใฉใใใใใใจใใใใใพใ): thank you very much 4 3 282 ่: meat 6 ๆ 74 4 ใคใใปใคใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic possess Possessed by the Earthยดs gravity, the moon stays by its side. By my side I POSSESS a moon of flesh, better known as your big ass! 79 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ่ณ ใฏใค ใพใใช.ใ bribe, board, supply, finance ่ณใ(ใพใใชใ): to give board to; to provide meals; to pay; to cover (the cost) 1 S 1282 ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๆ: possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx 13 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bribe To bribe someone, money is a necessary possession. If you possess enough shellfish, you can bribe anyone. 80 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฒข ใณใฆใใฏ ใฟใค.ใ tribute, support, finance ่ฒข็ฎ(ใใใใ): contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause) 1 S 956 ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)<br>่ฒ: shellfish 10 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tribute This next song is a TRIBUTE to a little SHELLFISH friend of mine who was tragically crushed by an I-shaped table.. Tribute is the craft of raising money. 81 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ ใณใฆ ใใชใ paragraph, nape of neck, clause, item, term (expression) ้ ็ฎ(ใใใใ): (data) item; entry<br>ไบ้ (ใใใ): matter; item; facts 1 S 884 ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)<br>้ : page; leaf 12 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic paragraph To write a paragraph is the craft of grouping sentences on a page. To craft a page well, we need paragraphs. 82 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใใฆ ใใใชใใใ ใ, ใก, ใจ, ใใ sword, saber, knife ๅ(ใใใช): (1) (single-edged) sword; katana (2) dagger; knife (3) scalpel<br>ๅๅ(ใใฟใใ): razor 1 2 1794 ๅ: knife, sword, knife radical (no. 18) 2 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic sword This SWORD is so sharp, it can cut the top part of ใซ off in ใซใฟใ. If you look really close this kanji looks like a person bending over touching the ground Waiting for someone to put there sword in his ass! 83 grade2 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใธใณใใใณ ใฏใใใใฐใใ.ใ ใก, ใจ blade, sword, edge ๅ(ใฏ): edge (of a knife or sword) 1 S 1763 ๅ: sword; saber; knife<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 3 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic blade The part of a sword where a drop of blood can usually be found is the blade. A drop of blood on the blade of my sword. 84 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใปใใใตใค ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใ ใใค, ใใ, ใใ cut, cutoff, be sharp ็ท ๅใ(ใใใใ): (1) deadline; closing; cut-off; end (2) cofferdam (3) closed (door, window, etc.)<br>่ธๅใ(ใตใฟใใ): (1) railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing (2) starting line; scratch (3) determination (4) stepping over the edge of the ring (in sumo)<br>ๅคงๅ(ใใใใค): important; valuable; worthy of care<br>ๅๆ(ใใฃใใ): chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion<br>ไธๅ(ใใฃใใ): (1) all; everything; the whole; lock, stock, and barrel (2) absolutely not (with negative); without exception; entirely not<br>้ฉๅ(ใฆใใใค): pertinent; appropriate; adequate; relevance<br>ๅๆ(ใใฃใฆ): stamp (postage); merchandise certificate<br>ๅฐๅๆ(ใใใฃใฆ): cheque; check<br>ๅใ(ใใ): (1) end; finish; stop (2) bounds; limits (3) delivery date (of a futures contract) (4) finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville) (5) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat) (6) only; just (7) since (8) remaining (in a particular state)<br>ๅ็ฌฆ(ใใฃใท): ticket<br>ๅใ(ใใ): (1) to cut (usu. to cut through) (2) to sever (connections, ties) (3) to turn off (i.e. the light) (4) to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect (5) to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub) (6) to open (something sealed) (7) to start (8) to set (a limit) (9) to reduce; to decrease; to discount (10) to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry (or drain) (11) to cross (12) to do (something noticeable) (13) to turn (a vehicle) (14) to cut (the ball) (15) to shuffle (cards) (16) to trump (17) (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone) (18) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish; to complete<br>ๅๅฎ(ใใคใใค): compelling; serious; severe; acute; earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; keen; fervent; poignant<br>่ฆชๅ(ใใใใค): kindness; gentleness<br>่ฃๅใ(ใใใใ): to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross<br>็ท ใๅใ(ใใใใ): to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired)<br>ๅใๆฟใ(ใใใใ): exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover<br>ๅบๅใ(ใใใ): (1) punctuation; pause; juncture (2) end; (place to) stop<br>ๆใกๅใ(ใใกใใ): to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close<br>ๅใ็ฎ(ใใใ): break; pause; gap; end; rift; interruption; cut; section; notch; incision; end (of a task)<br>ๆผใๅใ(ใใใใ): (1) to face down the opposition; to overcome resistance; to have one's own way (2) to press and cut<br>ๆจชๅใ(ใใใใ): to cross (e.g. road); to traverse<br>ๅผตใๅใ(ใฏใใใ): to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point<br>้ๅใใ(ใจใใใ): to pause; to be interrupted<br>ๅบๅใ(ใใใ): (1) to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to mark off; to cut off (2) to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)<br>ๅใชใ(ใใคใชใ): (1) painful; heartrending; trying (2) oppressive; suffocating; miserable<br>ๅใ(ใใ): (1) piece; slice; strip; scrap (2) cloth (3) sharpness (4) counter for scraps, pieces, etc.<br>ๅใใ(ใใใ): (1) to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack (2) to be injured (3) to wear out; to be worn out (4) to break; to burst; to collapse (5) to wear off; to stop working; to go dead (6) to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due (7) to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of (8) to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected (9) to cut well; to be sharp (10) to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able (11) to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time) (12) to dry off (13) to curve; to veer (14) to shuffle (cards) (15) to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip (16) to be able to do completely<br>ๅๅใ(ใกใใ): (1) to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to tear up (2) to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to tear off (3) to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily; to do ... vigorously<br>ๅฃฒใๅใ(ใใใใ): sold-out<br>ๅฃฒใๅใใ(ใใใใใ): to be sold out<br>็ๅ(ใคใใใค): keen; acute<br>ไปๅใ(ใใใ): (1) to partition; to divide; to mark off; to itemize (2) to direct; to take control; to manage; to take responsibility (3) to settle accounts (4) to toe the mark<br>ๅใๆฟใใ(ใใใใใ): to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace; to switch over<br>ๅ้(ใใฃใใ): incision; operation; section<br>ๆใกๅใ(ใใกใใ): hot topic; talk of the town<br>ๅใฟๅใ(ใใฟใใ): to bite off; to gnaw through<br>ๅบๅใ(ใงใใ): to be out of; to have no more at hand 4 2 324 ไธ: seven<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 4 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic cut The seven samurai used their swords to cut their opponents. Seven swords cut better than one. 85 grade2 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ๅฌ ใทใงใฆ ใ.ใ seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold) ๅฌใไธใใ(ใใใใใ): to eat<br>ๅฌใ(ใใ): (1) to call; to invite; to send for; to summon (2) to eat; to drink (3) to put on; to wear (4) to ride (5) to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one's fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku) (6) to do (7) honorific suffix used after the -masu stem of a verb 2 S 1540 ๅ: sword; saber; knife<br>ๅฃ: mouth 5 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic seduce "A man is easily seduced by a mouth to his ""sword.""." To seduce is to make a sword of oneยดs mouth. 86 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆญ ใทใงใฆ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใใฟ, ใฆใ shining, bright 1 3 697 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฌ: seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold) 9 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic shining Shining is the sunยดs seduction. The sun was shining so bright that it seduced Icarus and he flew too close. 87 grade3 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใฝใฏ ใฎใฃใจ.ใ ใฎใ rule, follow, based on, model after ๅๅ(ใใใใ): principle; general rule<br>่ฆๅ(ใใใ): rules; regulations; conventions<br>ๆณๅ(ใปใใใ): law; rule<br>ไธ่ฆๅ(ใตใใใ): irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly 2 5 753 ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 9 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic rule When you have both money and the power of the sword, you can make the rules. If youยดve got CRABs on your SABER, then you didnยดt follow the rules of safe sex! 88 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฏ ใใฏ ใใ, ใใ vice-, duplicate, copy ๅฏ(ใตใ): (1) assistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy; substitute; auxiliary; supplementary; additional; collateral (2) duplicate; copy<br>ๅฏ่ฉ(ใตใใ): adverb 2 4 360 ็: to fill; roll of cloth<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 11 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic vice- The wealthy guy with the sword standing next to the king, thatยดs the vice-roy who does all the dirty work. Vice-president Cheney: a wealthy saber rattler. 89 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๅฅ ใใ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ ในใฃ separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially ็นๅฅ(ใจใในใค): special<br>ๅทฎๅฅ(ใในใค): discrimination; distinction; differentiation<br>ๅฅใซ(ในใคใซ): (1) (not) particularly; nothing (2) separately; apart<br>ๅฅใ(ใใใ): parting; separation; farewell; (lateral) branch; fork; offshoot; division; section<br>ๅฅ่(ในใฃใใ): holiday house; villa<br>ๆงๅฅ(ใใในใค): distinction by sex; sex; gender<br>ๅบๅฅ(ใในใค): distinction; differentiation; classification<br>ๅฅใ (ในใคในใค): separately; individually<br>ๆ ผๅฅ(ใใในใค): exceptional<br>ๅฅใใ(ใใใใ): to be divided; to part from; to separate; to bid farewell<br>ๅๅฅ(ใในใค): particular case; discrete; individual; separate<br>้ๅฅ(ใใในใค): farewell; send-off<br>ๅฅ(ในใค): distinction; difference; different; another; particular; separate; extra; exception<br>ไธๅฅ(ใใกในใค): parting 4 4 214 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 7 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic separate I donยดt know about you but to me this seems like someoneยดs head is about to be separated from his body. You can see heยดs kneeling and his mouth is wide open gasping for the last breath he will ever take. A wise old samurai keeps his hostages (with their mouths bound up to keep them quiet) in a separate room from his sabers. Putting them together would be a silly mistake. 90 grade4 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ไธ ใใงใฆใใใคใใใณใใใฆใใ ใฒใฎใจ street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something, even number, 4th calendar sign ไธๅฏง(ใฆใใญใ): polite; courteous; careful; care; kind; close; thorough; conscientious<br>ๅ ไธ(ใปใใกใใ): kitchen knife; carving knife<br>ไธ็ฎ(ใกใใใ): district of a town; city block (of irregular size)<br>ไธๅบฆ(ใกใใใฉ): just; right; exactly<br>ไธใ (ใกใใใกใใ): clashing of swords; felling of trees; ringing of an ax 1 3 1312 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ไบ : feathered stick; barb radical (no. 6) 2 ไธ 1 1 ใใก (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic street "Today, the program ""Sesame Street"" is brought to you by the letter ""T""." Two streets make a T-intersection. 91 grade3 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Counters kanjifreq1001-1500 ็บ ใใงใฆ ใพใก village, town, block, street ็บ่ง(ใพใกใใฉ): street corner<br>็บ(ใพใก): (1) town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood (2) street; road (3) 109.09 m (4) 0.99 hectares<br>ไธ็บ(ใใใพใก): low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, inc. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds) 4 1 292 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไธ: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign 7 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic village Actually this means town, like one that has lots of streets and is surrounded by all the rice fields. "Getting this one confused with Town is easy, so remember it with this rhyme. ""Pillage the village, for the rice and and the tea."" the street primitive on the right looks like a ยดtยด." 92 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq251-500 ๅฏ ใซใใณใฏ ใน.ใใ-ใน.ใ ใใ can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not ๅฏ่ฝ(ใใฎใ): possible; practicable; feasible<br>่จฑๅฏ(ใใใ): (1) permission; approval; authorization; license (2) to permit; to authorize<br>ๅฏ(ใ): passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair<br>ไธๅฏๆฌ (ใตใใใค): indispensable; essential<br>ๅฏๆฑบ(ใใใค): approval; adoption (e.g. motion, bill); passage<br>ไธๅฏ(ใตใ): (1) wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable (2) failing grade<br>ๅฏๅ็ธ(ใใใใใ): poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful<br>ๅฏ็ฌใใ(ใใใใ): (1) funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous (2) strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; unusual; eccentric (3) improper; unsuitable; unbecoming (4) suspicious<br>ๅฏๆใ(ใใใใ): (1) cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty (2) dear; precious; darling; pet (3) cute little; tiny<br>ๅฏๆใใ(ใใใใใ): to love; to be affectionate<br>ๅฏๆใใใ(ใใใใใใ): lovely; sweet<br>ๅฏไน(ใใชใ): considerably; fairly; quite 2 5 314 ไธ: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign<br>ๅฃ: mouth 5 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic can "A mouth on the street asking for things: ""Can I get some help?! Can I get directions, Can I have some money? Can you please speak English?!""." I can eat nails. 93 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ้ ใใงใฆ ใใใ .ใใใใใ ใ place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak ้ ็น(ใกใใใฆใ): top; summit<br>้ ไธ(ใกใใใใใ): top; summit; peak<br>้ (ใใใ ใ): (1) crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire (2) easy win for one (3) something received<br>้ ๆด(ใกใใใ ใ): (1) receiving; reception; getting; being given (2) eating; drinking; having (3) please; please do for me<br>้ ใใพใ(ใใใ ใใพใ): expression of gratitude before meals 3 6 1350 ไธ: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign<br>้ : page; leaf 11 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic place on the head If I put a street sign on my head what do I get ? A place on the head ! NAILS - place directly on the forehead, NAILS - place directly on the forehead, NAILS - place directly on the forehead, ใใใThe HEAD ON commercial nails it into your head...... 94 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅญ ใทใในใใ ใใ-ใใใญ ใ, ใ, ใ, ใ, ใ, ใญใฃ child ๅญไพ(ใใฉใ): child; children<br>ๅญ(ใ): (1) child (2) young (animal) (3) young woman; young geisha (4) offshoot (5) interest (6) new shares (7) bird egg (8) (after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of young women)<br>ๅฅณๅญ(ใใใ): woman; girl<br>็ทๅญ(ใ ใใ): youth; young man<br>ๆงๅญ(ใใใ): (1) state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances (2) appearance; look; aspect (3) sign; indication<br>ๆฏๅญ(ใใใ): (1) son (2) penis<br>้ปๅญ(ใงใใ): (1) electron (2) (esp. as a prefix) electronic; electronics<br>่ชฟๅญ(ใกใใใ): (1) tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm (2) vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack (3) condition; state of health (4) impetus; spur of the moment; strain (5) trend<br>็ๅญ(ใใใ): prince<br>ๅๅญ(ใถใใ): (1) numerator (2) molecule (3) member; element<br>ๅธฝๅญ(ใผใใ): hat; cap<br>ๅฉๅญ(ใใ): interest (bank)<br>ๅผๅญ(ใงใ): pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper<br>ๅญๅญซ(ใใใ): descendants; posterity; offspring<br>ๅๅญ(ใใใ): atom<br>ๅๅญ(ใตใใ): twins; a twin<br>ๆค ๅญ(ใใ): (1) chair; stool (2) post; office; position<br>่ๅญ(ใใ): pastry; confectionery<br>้ๅญ(ใใใใ): shoji (paper sliding door)<br>ๆซใฃๅญ(ใใใฃใ): youngest child<br>ๆๅญ(ใใใ): folding fan<br>ๅญๆฏ(ใใใ): son<br>่ฟทๅญ(ใพใใ): lost child; stray child; missing child<br>ใ่ๅญ(ใใใ): confections; sweets; candy<br>็กๅญ(ใฌใฉใน): (1) glass; pane (2) vitreous<br>ๆขฏๅญ(ใฏใใ): (1) ladder (2) stairs (3) going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)<br>ๅคๅญ(ใฏใใ): seal (used for signature)<br>ไธไบบๅญ(ใฒใจใใ): child; only child<br>ๆปๅญ(ใญใ): (1) screw (2) key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)<br>ใๅญใใ(ใใใใ): (someone else's) child<br>็จฒๅญ(ใใชใ): (1) rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya) (2) grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae) 5 1 72 ๅญ: child, seed, child radical (no. 39) 3 ๅญ 39 3 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic child A child who is ten will still ask for his ma (top looks a bit like katakana ma). A pictograph of a child, with arms outstretched for mother (or perhaps because she is chasing a rat?). Note that this kanji occupies the first space on the Zodiac circle, and is the sign for the rat (such as 2008!). 95 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1-250 ๅญ ใณใฆ ใใช ใฎใ cavity, hole, slit, very, great, exceedingly 1 S 2052 ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac<br>ไน: the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5) 4 ๅญ 39 3 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic cavity The childยดs arms flailed around at the sight of the hooked tool the dentist was going to use to fill his cavity. I warned him about cavities, but the child is still hooked on sweets. 96 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ไบ ใชใงใฆ ใใจใ complete, finish "ไบๆฟ(ใใใใใใ): acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. ""please be understanding of the mess during our renovation""); noting; acceptance<br>็ตไบ(ใใ ใใใใ): end; close; termination<br>ไบ่งฃ(ใใใใใ): comprehension; consent; understanding; roger (on the radio)<br>ไฟฎไบ(ใใ ใใใใ): completion (of a course)<br>ๅฎไบ(ใใใใใ): (1) completion; conclusion (2) perfect (tense, form, aspect)<br>ไบ(ใใใ): finish; completion; understanding" 2 S 792 ไบ : feathered stick; barb radical (no. 6) 2 ไบ 6 1 ใฏใญใผใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic complete The experiment was a complete failure! The child was made without any arms! A child with the arms inside the blanket will be completely wrapped up. 97 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฅณ ใธใงใใใงใใใงใฆ ใใใชใใ ใใช, ใ, ใคใ, ใช woman, female "ๅฅณใฎใณ(ใใใชใฎใณ): girl<br>ๅฅณๅญ(ใใใ): woman; girl<br>ๅฅณๆง(ใใใใ): (1) woman; female (2) feminine gender<br>ๅฅณ(ใใใช): woman<br>ๅฝผๅฅณ(ใใฎใใ): (1) she; her (2) her (3) girl friend; girlfriend; sweetheart<br>ๅฅณๅช(ใใใใ): actress<br>้ทๅฅณ(ใกใใใใ): eldest daughter; first-born daughter<br>ๅฐๅฅณ(ใใใใใ): young lady; little girl; virgin; maiden; daughter<br>ๅฅณ็(ใใใใ): queen<br>ๅฅณๆฟ(ใซใใใผใ): (1) wife (2) court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace<br>็ๅฅณ(ใใใใ): princess<br>ๅฅณๅฒ(ใใใ): (1) Ms (nuance of status); Miss; Madame (2) highbrow (woman); cerebral<br>ๅฅณ(ใใ): (1) woman; girl; daughter (2) Chinese ""Girl"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)<br>ๅฅณใฎไบบ(ใใใชใฎใฒใจ): woman" 5 1 151 ๅฅณ: woman, female, female radical (no. 38) 3 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic woman "To remember the order of strokes, remember a female ninja is called a ""kunoichi"". That is, ใ(hiragana) ใ(katakana) ไธ(kanji, ichi=one)." My mother taught me that a woman should always sit with her legs crossed (but the arms can be stretched out). 98 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1-250 ๅฅฝ ใณใฆ ใใฎ.ใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใ.ใ ใ, ใใ, ใจใ, ใใ fond, pleasing, like something ๅฅฝ่ชฟ(ใใใกใใ): favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape<br>ๅๅฅฝ(ใใใใ): friendship<br>ๆ ผๅฅฝ(ใใฃใใ): (1) shape; form; posture; appearance; manner (2) suitability; moderateness (in price)<br>ๅฅฝใฟ(ใใฎใฟ): liking; taste; choice<br>ๅคงๅฅฝใ(ใ ใใใ): loveable; very likeable; like very much<br>ๅฅฝๆ(ใใใ): good will; favor; favour; courtesy<br>่ฏๅฅฝ(ใใใใใ): favorable; favourable; satisfactory<br>ๅฅฝใพใใ(ใใฎใพใใ): nice; likeable; desirable<br>ๅฅฝใ(ใใฎใ): to like; to prefer<br>ๅฅฝ่ฉ(ใใใฒใใ): popularity; favorable reputation; favourable reputation<br>ๅฅฝใๅซใ(ใใใใใ): likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences<br>ๅฅฝๆณ(ใใใใใ): prosperous conditions; healthy economy<br>็ฉๅฅฝใ(ใใฎใใ): (idle) curiosity<br>ๅฅฝใ(ใใ): liking; fondness; love<br>ๅฅฝใๅฅฝใ(ใใใใ): matter of taste<br>ๅๅฅฝ(ใใใ): taste; liking; preference 4 4 423 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac 6 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic fond A woman is fond of her child. "Jane Fonda carrying a Vietnamese child. Pro-war protesters hold signs, ""Iยดm not fonda Jane!""..." 99 grade4 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq251-500 ๅฆ ใธใงใใใง ใใจ.ใ ใ, ใญ, ใใ, ใใ likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal ็ชๅฆ(ใจใคใใ): suddenly; all of a sudden<br>ๅฆไฝ(ใฉใ): how; in what way; how about<br>ๅฆไฝใซใ(ใใใซใ): indeed; really; phrase indicating agreement<br>ๅฆไฝใใฆ(ใฉใใใฆ): why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for<br>ๅฆไฝใใฆใ(ใฉใใใฆใ): by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely<br>ๅฆไฝใซ(ใใใซ): (1) how; in what way (2) however much; however (e.g. easy, rich, sad); whatever; how much (3) hey; oi 1 S 1704 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅฃ: mouth 6 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic likeness Women share a common likeness. Their mouths are always open, whining about this and that. From a womanยดs other ๅฃcomes a baby with a perfect likeness. 100 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฏ ใ ใฏใฏใใ mama, mother ๅๆฏ(ใใฐ): aunt<br>ๆฏ(ใฏใฏ): mother<br>ๆฏ่ฆช(ใฏใฏใใ): mother<br>ใๆฏใใ(ใใใใใ): mother<br>็ถๆฏ(ใตใผ): father and mother; parents<br>็ฅๆฏ(ใใผ): grandmother<br>ๆฏๅฝ(ใผใใ): one's homeland<br>ๆฏๆ ก(ใผใใ): alma mater<br>ไฟๆฏ(ใปใผ): day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.<br>ๅๆฏ(ใถใใผ): denominator<br>ใ็ฅๆฏใใ(ใใฐใใใ): (1) grandmother (2) female senior-citizen<br>ไผฏๆฏใใ(ใใฐใใ): aunt<br>ๅฐๆฏใใ(ใใฐใใ): old lady; ma'am (vocative) 5 2 570 ๆฏ: do not; must not; be not; mother radical (no. 80) 5 ๆฏ 80 4 ใชใใปใชใใ ใปใฏใฏใฎใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic mama The two breasts of a momma who breastfeeds. This mama had twins, one mouth for each nipple. 101 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq501-750 ่ฒซ ใซใณ ใคใใฌ.ใใใฌ.ใใใฌใ ใคใ, ใฌใ pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate, brace ่ฒซใ(ใคใใฌใ): (1) to go through; to pierce; to penetrate (2) to persist; to stick to<br>่ฒซ็ฆ(ใใใใ): presence; dignity 1 S 1156 ๆฏ: mother<br>่ฒ: shellfish 11 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic pierce Ariel the Little Mermaidยดs clamshell bra was held to her breasts by piercings. The sad fate of Mama shellfish was to be captured and pierced to make an earring. 102 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใฑใคใใญใงใฆ ใใซ ใ, ใ, ใใ elder brother, big brother ๅ (ใใซ): older brother<br>ๅ ๅผ(ใใใใ ใ): siblings; brothers and sisters<br>ใๅ ใใ(ใใซใใใ): (1) older brother; elder brother (2) (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie<br>ๅพๅ ๅผ(ใใจใ): cousin (male) 4 2 1219 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 5 ๅฟ 10 2 ใซใใซใใใปใฒใจใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic elder brother My elder brother was basically a mouth on legs when he was a teenager. Mother, why is elder brotherยดs mouth between the neighbor girlยดs legs? 103 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใณใฏ ใ.ใค ใใค, ใพใใ, ใใ overcome, kindly, skillfully ๅ ๆ(ใใใตใ): conquest (problem, disease, handicap, etc. e.g. poverty, illness); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over 1 S 1333 ๅค: old<br>ๅ : elder brother; big brother 7 ๅฟ 10 2 ใซใใซใใใปใฒใจใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic overcome Ten elder brothers can overcome anything. A teenager addicted to heroine must overcome the needle. 104 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฐ ใทใงใฆ ใกใ.ใใใใ-ใใ-ใใ- ใใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใกใใ little, small ๅฐๅฃฒใ(ใใใ): retail<br>ๅฐๅ ใฟ(ใใฅใคใฟ): parcel; package<br>ๅฐๅญฆๆ ก(ใใใใใฃใใ): primary school; elementary school; grade school<br>ๅฐ่ชฌ(ใใใใใค): novel; (short) story<br>ๅฐๅญฆ็(ใใใใใใใ): elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student<br>็ธฎๅฐ(ใใ ใใใใ): reduction; curtailment<br>ๅฐๅฑ(ใใ): hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen<br>ๅฐๅๆ(ใใใฃใฆ): cheque; check<br>ๅฐ้บฆ(ใใใ): wheat<br>ๅคงๅฐ(ใ ใใใใ): (1) sizes (various); large and small (2) daisho (matched pair of long and short swords) (3) large and small drums (4) long months and short months<br>ๅฐ้ฃใ(ใใฅใใ): pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance<br>ๅฐๅ ็ง(ใใใใซใ): pediatrics<br>ๅฐ้ณฅ(ใใจใ): (1) small bird; songbird (2) birdie; dickeybird; dickybird<br>ๅฐๆ(ใใใณ): (1) little finger; pinky (2) little toe<br>ๅฐใใ(ใกใใใ): small; little; tiny<br>ๅฐๆ(ใใใ): (1) small build; small stature; petite (2) small pattern<br>ๅฐไพฟ(ใใใในใ): urine; piss; pee<br>ๅฐๆฐ(ใใใใใ): fraction (part of); decimal fraction<br>ๅฐ้ญ(ใใใซ): coins; small change<br>ๅฐ(ใใใ): (1) smallness; small item (2) short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days) (3) elementary school (4) younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name) (5) unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)<br>ๅฐใใช(ใกใใใช): small; little; tiny<br>ๅฐ(ใ): (1) small; little; slight (2) slightly less than; just about (3) somewhat; somehow (4) minor (sometimes derogatory); petty<br>ๅฐๆฏใใ(ใใฐใใ): old lady; ma'am (vocative) 5 1 114 ๅฐ: small, insignificant, small radical (no. 42) 3 ๅฐ 42 3 ใใใใปใกใใใใปใชใใใใใปใค (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic little A little penguin with its wings at its side. A depressed child, head low and arms hung low, because heยดs too little to ride the roller coaster. 105 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1-250 ๅฐ ใทใงใฆ ใใ.ใชใใใใ.ใ few, little ๅฐใ(ใใใ): (1) small quantity; little; few; something (2) little while (3) short distance<br>ๅฐๅนด(ใใใใญใ): boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad<br>ๅฐใชใใจใ(ใใใชใใจใ): at least<br>ๆธๅฐ(ใใใใใ): decrease; reduction; decline<br>ๅฐๆฐ(ใใใใใ): minority; few<br>ๅฐๅฅณ(ใใใใใ): young lady; little girl; virgin; maiden; daughter<br>ๅคๅฐ(ใใใใ): more or less; somewhat; a little; some<br>ๅฐใ (ใใใใใใ): just a minute; small quantity<br>ๅฐใชใ(ใใใชใ): few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom<br>้ๅฐๅนด(ใใใใใใญใ): youth; young person<br>ๅฐใใ(ใใใใ): anything of; not one bit (with negative sentence) 5 2 287 ๅฐ: little; small<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4) 4 ๅฐ 42 3 ใใใใปใกใใใใปใชใใใใใปใค (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic few Only a few people can make an ugly face like that. Few usually refers to three. To emphasize three, we underline the three drops in little. 106 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq251-500 ๅคง ใใคใใฟใค ใใ-ใใใ.ใใใ-ใใ.ใใซ ใใต, ใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใใ, ใจใ, ใฏใใ, ใฒใ, ใฒใใ, ใพใ, ใพใใ, ใใจ, ใ large, big ๅคงๅ(ใ ใใถ): considerably; greatly; a lot<br>ๆกๅคง(ใใใ ใ): magnification; enlargement; expansion<br>ๅคงไผ(ใใใใ): convention; tournament; mass meeting; rally<br>ๅคงๅญฆ(ใ ใใใ): (1) post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc. (2) former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators) (3) the Great Learning - one of the Four Books<br>ๅคง็ตฑ้ (ใ ใใจใใใใ): president; chief executive<br>ๅคงๅน (ใใใฏใฐ): (1) big; large; drastic; substantial (2) full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)<br>ๅคงไฝฟ(ใใใ): ambassador<br>ๅคงๅ(ใใใใค): important; valuable; worthy of care<br>ๅคงๅค(ใใใธใ): (1) very; greatly (2) immense; enormous; great (3) serious; grave; dreadful; terrible (4) difficult; hard (5) major incident; disaster<br>้ๅคง(ใใ ใใ ใ): serious; important; significant; grave; weighty<br>ๅคงไฝฟ้คจ(ใใใใใ): embassy<br>ๅคง่ฃ(ใ ใใใ): cabinet minister<br>ๅคงไบบ(ใใจใช): adult<br>ๅคงๅ(ใใใฏใ): majority; mostly; generally<br>ๅทจๅคง(ใใใ ใ): huge; gigantic; enormous<br>ๅคงๅญฆ้ข(ใ ใใใใใ): graduate school<br>ๅคงๅข(ใใใใ): many; crowd; great number of people<br>ๅคงๆฆ(ใใใใ): great war; great battle<br>ๅคงๆฐ(ใใใ): atmosphere<br>ๅคง่ก(ใใใใ ใ): general public; the masses<br>ๅคง้ธ(ใใใใ): continent<br>็ญๅคง(ใใใ ใ): junior college<br>ๅคงใใซ(ใใใใซ): very; much; greatly; a lot of<br>ๅคงไธๅคซ(ใ ใใใใใถ): safe; all right; OK; okay<br>ๅคง่(ใ ใใใ): bold; daring; audacious<br>่จๅคง(ใผใใ ใ): huge; bulky; enormous; extensive; swelling; expansion<br>ๅคงๅทฅ(ใ ใใ): carpenter<br>ๅคงใใ(ใใใใ): big; large; great; loud<br>ๅขๅคง(ใใใ ใ): enlargement; increase<br>ๅคงๅฅฝใ(ใ ใใใ): loveable; very likeable; like very much<br>ๅคงไบ(ใ ใใ): important; valuable; serious matter<br>ๅคง้จๅ(ใ ใใถใถใ): most part; greater part; majority<br>ๅๅคง(ใใ ใ): greatness<br>็ท็ๅคง่ฃ(ใใใใ ใใใ): Prime Minister<br>ๅคงๅฐ(ใ ใใใใ): (1) sizes (various); large and small (2) daisho (matched pair of long and short swords) (3) large and small drums (4) long months and short months<br>ๅคงๆน(ใใใใ): perhaps; almost all; majority<br>ๅคงไฝ(ใ ใใใ): general; substantially; outline; main point; approximately; about<br>ๅคง้(ใใใใ): large amount of money; great cost<br>็ๅคง(ใใใ ใ): grand; prosperous; magnificent<br>ๅคงๅฎถ(ใใใ): expert<br>ๅคงใใ(ใใใใ): grandiose; exaggerated<br>ๅคง้ใ(ใใใฉใใ): main street<br>ๅคงๆต(ใใใฆใ): (1) mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally (2) probably (3) most; almost all (4) (before a neg. form) ordinary (5) proper; appropriate; moderate<br>ๅคงใใช(ใใใใช): big; large; great<br>ๅคง็ญ(ใใใใ): outline; summary<br>ๅฃฎๅคง(ใใใ ใ): magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid<br>ๅคงๆจ(ใใใผใ): large tree<br>ๅคงใใฃใฑ(ใใใใฃใฑ): rough (as in not precise); broad; sketchy<br>ๅคง็ฉบ(ใใใใ): heavens; firmament; sky<br>ๅคงๆฐด(ใใใฟใ): flood<br>ๅคงๅฑ(ใใใ): landlord; landlady<br>ใๅคงไบใซ(ใใ ใใใซ): take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you<br>ๅคงใใ(ใใใใ): considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal<br>ๅคงใใฆ(ใใใใฆ): (not so) much; (not) very<br>ๅคงๆฆ(ใใใใ): (1) in general; almost all (2) mainly; mostly; most likely (3) moderately; suitably<br>ๅคงๅญฆ็(ใ ใใใใใ): university student; college student<br>ๅคงไบบใใ(ใใจใชใใ): obedient; docile; quiet<br>ๅคงๅฑค(ใใใใ): very much; exaggerated; very fine<br>ๅคงไพฟ(ใ ใในใ): feces; excrement; shit<br>่ซๅคง(ใฐใใ ใ): enormous; vast<br>ๅคง้จ(ใใใถ): (1) lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous (2) most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly; a good deal; much<br>ๅคงๆ(ใใใใ): (1) large build (2) large pattern<br>ๅคงใใ(ใใใใ): about; roughly; as a rule; approximately<br>ๅคง(ใใ): big; large<br>ๅคง(ใ ใ): (1) the large part of (2) big; large; great (3) approximate size; no larger than (4) -university (5) large (e.g. serving size); loud (e.g. volume setting) 5 1 7 ๅคง: big, big radical (no. 37) 3 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic large A person stretching their arms and legs to look large and scare a bear away. Think of a large St. Bernard dog with his paws all stretched out. 107 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1-250 ๅค ใฟ ใใ.ใใใพใ.ใซใใพใ.ใ many, frequent, much ๅคๆง(ใใใ): diverse; varied<br>ๅคๅฐ(ใใใใ): more or less; somewhat; a little; some<br>ๅคๅ(ใใถใ): (1) perhaps; probably (2) generous; many; much; great<br>ๅคๅฟ(ใใผใ): busy; pressure of work<br>ๅคๆฐๆฑบ(ใใใใใค): majority rule<br>ๅคใ(ใใใ): many; numerous<br>ๆป ๅคใซ(ใใฃใใซ): rarely; seldom<br>ๅนพๅค(ใใใ): many; numerous<br>ๆญ็ๅค(ใใใ): playing cards; card game 5 2 139 ๅค: evening<br>ๅค: evening 6 ๅค 36 3 ใใใปใใในใปใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic many Two evenings too many! "This reminds me of a childish pseudo-confucion rhyme: ""He who eats many prunes sits on toilet many moons""." 108 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ๅค ใปใญ ใใ ใ evening ๅค(ใใ): (1) evening (2) last night<br>ๅคๆน(ใใใใ): evening; dusk<br>ๅคๅ(ใใใใ): evening paper<br>ๅคๆฎใ(ใใใใ): evening; (evening) twilight<br>ๅคๆฅ(ใใใฒ): evening sun; setting sun<br>ๅค้ฃฏ(ใใใใ): evening meal<br>ๅค็ผใ(ใใใใ): sunset<br>ๅค็ซ(ใใใ ใก): (sudden) evening shower (rain) 4 1 924 ๅค: evening, katakana ta radical (no. 36) 3 ๅค 36 3 ใใใปใใในใปใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic evening The evening is young, the moon is not full. "In the evening, I try my best to remember the katakana symbol for ""TA"" (ie. ""ta ta!"")." 109 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฑ ใปใญ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ ใใ eventide, tide, salt water, opportunity 1 S+ 2314 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅค: evening (none) eventide Eventide is just another word for evening, and it has the word tide in it which we associate with water. Drops of water shower the beach as the evening tide approaches: eventide. 110 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅค ใฌใคใใฒ ใใจใใปใใใฏใ.ใใใฏใ.ใใใใจ- ใใ, ใ, ใตใ outside ๆตทๅค(ใใใใ): foreign; abroad; overseas<br>ๅคไบค(ใใใใ): diplomacy<br>ๅคๅฝ(ใใใใ): foreign country<br>ๅคๅฝไบบ(ใใใใใใ): foreigner<br>ๅค็ธ(ใใใใใ): Foreign Minister<br>ๅค(ใปใ): other (esp. places and things); the rest<br>ๆๅค(ใใใ): unexpected; surprising<br>้ๅค(ใใใใ): suburb; outskirts<br>ไพๅค(ใใใใ): exception<br>ๅค่ฒจ(ใใใ): (1) foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange (2) foreign goods; imported goods<br>ๅค้จ(ใใใถ): (1) the outside (2) external<br>ๅค็ง(ใใ): surgical department<br>ๅคๅบ(ใใใใ ใค): outing; trip; going out<br>้ๅค(ใใใ): outdoors; fields; outskirts; open air; suburbs<br>ๅฑๅค(ใใใใ): outdoors; alfresco<br>ๅคใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to unfasten; to undo (2) to remove; to take off; to deinstall (3) to leave; to step out; to slip away (4) to miss (a target)<br>ๅค่ฆณ(ใใใใ): appearance; exterior; facade<br>ๆกๅค(ใใใใ): unexpectedly<br>้คๅค(ใใใใ): exception; exclusion<br>ๅคใใ(ใฏใใใ): to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)<br>ๅคๆฅ(ใใใใ): (1) external origin; imported (2) outpatient<br>ไปฅๅค(ใใใ): with the exception of; excepting<br>ๅค(ใใจ): (1) outside; exterior (2) open air (3) other place<br>่ชฒๅค(ใใใ): extracurricular<br>ๅคๆน(ใใฃใฝ): look (or turn) the other way<br>ๅค(ใใ): outside of; not covered by 5 2 81 ๅค: evening<br>ๅ: divination 5 ๅค 36 3 ใใใปใใในใปใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic outside "A young magician likes to practice outside in the evening with his magic wand (as opposed to the old magician who wakes early to practice with his wand in eminent (#51))." Outside in the dark of evening, only a magic wand can help you. 111 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใกใคใใใงใฆ ใชใ-ใช ใจ name, noted, distinguished, reputation ๅ(ใช): name; reputation<br>ๅๅ(ใชใพใ): (1) name; full name (2) given name; first name<br>ๅ่ช(ใใใ): honor; honour; credit; prestige<br>ๆฐๅ(ใใใ): full name; identity<br>ๆๅ(ใใใใ): (1) famous (2) fame<br>็ฝฒๅ(ใใใใ): signature<br>ๆฌๅ(ใปใใฟใใ): real name<br>ๅไบบ(ใใใใ): master; expert<br>ๅ็ฐฟ(ใใใผ): register of names; list of names; roll; register<br>ๅ็งฐ(ใใใใใ): name; title<br>่ๅ(ใกใใใ): well-known; noted; celebrated<br>ๅไฝ(ใใใใ): masterpiece<br>ๅๅบ(ใใใ): business card<br>ๅๆ(ใใใใ): (1) famous place (2) name of a part (of an instrument, etc.) (3) name and address<br>ๅ็ฉ(ใใใถใค): famous product; special product; speciality; specialty<br>้กๅ(ใ ใใใ): title<br>ๅฐๅ(ใกใใ): place name<br>ไปฃๅ่ฉ(ใ ใใใใ): (1) pronoun (2) synonym; classic example; pattern; byword; representative<br>ๅๆฎ(ใชใใ): (1) remains; traces; vestiges; relics (2) (the sorrow of) parting (3) end<br>ๅ้ซใ(ใชใ ใใ): famous; celebrated; well-known<br>็ไปฎๅ(ใซใฟใซใ): katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords<br>ๅไปใใ(ใชใฅใใ): to name (someone)<br>ๅๆญ(ใชใตใ ): name plate; name tag; label<br>ๅงๅ(ใใใใ): full name<br>ๅนณไปฎๅ(ใฒใใใช): hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)<br>ๅ่ฉ(ใใใ): noun<br>ไปฎๅ้ฃใ(ใใชใฅใใ): kana orthography; syllabary spelling<br>ๆฏใไปฎๅ(ใตใใใช): furigana (kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation)<br>้ใไปฎๅ(ใใใใใช): kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word (may inflect); declensional kana ending<br>ๅฎๅ(ใใฆใช): (addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address<br>ไปฎๅ(ใใช): kana; Japanese syllabary (e.g. hiragana, katakana)<br>่จๅ(ใใใ): (1) signature; register (2) to put one's name on; to sign (3) stamped name; typed name<br>ๅ็ฃ(ใใใใ): noted product; local specialty<br>ๅพกๅ(ใฟใช): name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ<br>ๅ(ใใ): (1) counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such) (2) first name (3) famous; great (4) name 5 1 177 ๅค: evening<br>ๅฃ: mouth 6 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic name In the evening, when it becomes dark, open your mouth to say your name so that people can recognise you. In the evening, her sweet mouth whispered my name. 112 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq1-250 ็ณ ใปใญใใทใฃใฏใใณใฏ ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใฃใ, ใจ stone "็ณๆฒน(ใใใ): oil; petroleum; kerosene<br>ๅ็ณ(ใใใ): fossil; petrifaction; fossilization; fossilisation<br>็ณ็ญ(ใใใใ): coal<br>ๅฎ็ณ(ใปใใใ): gem; jewel; precious stone<br>็ฃ็ณ(ใใใใ): (1) magnet (2) compass<br>ๅฒฉ็ณ(ใใใใ): rock<br>็ณ้นธ(ใใฃใใ): soap<br>็ณ(ใใ): (1) stone (2) gem; jewel<br>ๆต็ณ(ใใใ): (1) as one would expect (2) still; all the same (3) even... (e.g. ""even a genius..."")" 3 1 342 ๅฃ: mouth 5 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic stone Indiana Jones jumps up and grabs the lip of cliff just in time to evade the huge STONE rolling out of the mouth of the cave! Thereยดs a VERY simple way to remember this, in case the cliff thing isnยดt working for you... Just see it as a stone [ใใ] being hammered by a miner searching for jewel stones [ใปใใใ] ;). 113 grade1 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Counting_Units.of.Volume Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq251-500 ่ ใทใงใฆ ใใใ.ใ resemblance 1 S 1889 ๅฐ: little; small<br>ๆ: month; moon 7 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic resemblance Using DNA matching, a very little bit of flesh can be used to show the resemblence between family members. Hey baby, it might be a little bit of flesh now, but in a moment itยดll bear a strong resemblance to a candlestick.(nudge nudge, wink wink). 114 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ก ใทใงใฆ nitrate, saltpeter ็กๅญ(ใฌใฉใน): (1) glass; pane (2) vitreous 1 S 2154 ็ณ: stone<br>่: resemblance 12 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic nitrate That stone has sparks coming out of it! Someone must have poured nitrate acid on it. "Salpetre is the common name for Nitrate coming from Latin ""sal petrae"" or stone salt. It is also a component of gun powder so including a candle in this kanji can be quite explosive!" 115 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ ใตใค ใใ .ใใใใ .ใใ smash, break, crush, familiar, popular ็ ใ(ใใ ใ): to break; to smash<br>็ ใใ(ใใ ใใ): (1) to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed (2) to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight) (3) to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable (4) to become easy to understand (e.g. a story) (5) to be worried 1 S 1579 ็ณ: stone<br>ๅ: soldier; private; die 9 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ ็ข ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic smash To SMASH a STONE you need to hit it NINE or TEN times. The Stones (the Rolling Stones) are 90 aged but theyยดve done a new SMASH hit! 116 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ ใตใใทใฃ ใใช ใใ, ใ sand ็ (ใใช): (1) sand; grit (2) gold dust; silver dust<br>็ ๆผ (ใใฐใ): desert<br>็ ็ณ(ใใจใ): sugar<br>็ ๅฉ(ใใใ): (1) gravel; ballast; pebbles (2) child; rugrat; ankle-biter 2 6 1146 ็ณ: stone<br>ๅฐ: few; little 9 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sand Hereยดs how I remember that stone is on the left. This is because sand starts as stones, and only later they become few. In good SAND, stones are few, if any. 117 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใตใฏ ใใ.ใใใฏใค.ใใใ.ใ ใ plane, sharpen, whittle, pare ๅๆธ(ใใใใ): cut; reduction; curtailment<br>ๅ้ค(ใใใใ): elimination; cancellation; deletion; erasure; DEL (key)<br>ๅใ(ใใใ): (1) to shave (wood or leather); to sharpen; to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off (2) to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.); to curtail; to cut down (3) to cross out; to reduce; to curtail; to remove; to erase; to delete 1 S 814 ่: resemblance<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 9 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic plane Sparks will fly if you attempt to PLANE your sabre. With todayยดs strict air regulations, carrying a sabre onto a plane could spark quite a commotion. 118 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใณใฆ ใฒใ.ใใใฒใใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใฆใ, ใฒใ, ใฟ, ใฟใค ray, light ๅ (ใฒใใ): light<br>่ฆณๅ (ใใใใ): sightseeing<br>ๅ ๆฏ(ใใใใ): scene; spectacle; sight; view<br>ๆฅๅ (ใซใฃใใ): sunlight<br>ๅ ็ท(ใใใใ): beam; light ray<br>่ๅ ็ฏ(ใใใใใจใ): (1) fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light (2) person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake<br>ๅ ใ(ใฒใใ): to shine; to glitter; to be bright<br>ๅ ๆฒข(ใใใใ): brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)<br>ๅ ็ฑ่ฒป(ใใใญใคใฒ): cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost<br>็จฒๅ (ใใชใณใใ): (flash of) lightning 4 2 527 ๅฐ: little; small<br>ๅ : high & level; lofty; bald; dangerous 6 ๅฟ 10 2 ใซใใซใใใปใฒใจใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic ray A ray of light is not a wave but made of little photons with human legs. The ray from Honey I Shrunk the Kids made people little - ha! look at them run around on their tiny legs! 119 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq501-750 ๅคช ใฟใคใใฟ ใตใจ.ใใใตใจ.ใ ใใ, ใใ, ใฒใ plump, fat, thick, big around ๅคช้ฝ(ใใใใ): sun; solar<br>ๅคช้ผ(ใใใ): drum<br>ๅคชใ(ใตใจใ): (1) fat; thick (2) deep (of a voice) (3) daring; shameless; brazen (4) lucky (billiards)<br>ๅคชใ(ใตใจใ): to grow fat (stout, plump); to become fat; to gain weight 4 2 552 ๅคง: large; big<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 4 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic plump A large person with a big drop of sweat dripping off of him because he is so plump. "Fat(""plump"") men always have small penises.....the kanji is a combination of ""large"" with a drop(representing the small penis between his legs)." 120 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq501-750 ๅจ ใญ ใใคใ utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set ๅจๆขฐ(ใใใ): (1) machine; mechanism (2) instrument; appliance; apparatus<br>ๆญฆๅจ(ใถใ): weapon; arms; ordnance<br>ๅ ตๅจ(ใธใใ): arms; weapons; ordnance<br>ๆฅฝๅจ(ใใฃใ): musical instrument<br>ๅฎนๅจ(ใใใ): container; vessel<br>ๅจ(ใใคใ): (1) bowl; vessel; container (2) ability; capacity; calibre; caliber<br>ๅจๅ ท(ใใ): utensil; apparatus; implement; device; gadget<br>้ฃๅจ(ใใใฃใ): tableware<br>ๅ่ฉฑๅจ(ใใ ใใ): (telephone) receiver<br>้ถๅจ(ใจใใ): porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics; crockery<br>ๅจๅฎ(ใใใ): organ (of body); instrument<br>่จๅจ(ใใใ): meter; gauge<br>ๅจ็จ(ใใใ): skillful; skilful; handy<br>็ฃๅจ(ใใ): porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware<br>่ด่จบๅจ(ใกใใใใใ): stethoscope<br>ๅจ(ใ): (1) device; instrument (2) vessel; container 2 4 525 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅคง: large; big<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฃ: mouth 15 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ ๅจ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic utensil Imagine four hungry mouths all sitting around the table. They are all banging their utensils on the table waiting for a big meal to be placed in the centre. "Note: ๅจ by itself means container/caliber/vessel. And ้ฃๅจ means eating utensils (""food container"", hehe)." 121 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq501-750 ่ญ ใทใฅใฆ ใใ.ใใ-ใใ.ใใใซใ.ใใใซใ.ใ stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright ็่ญใ(ใชใพใใใ): fishy; raw; smelling of fish or blood<br>่ญใ(ใใใ): (1) stinking; smelly (2) suspicious; fishy (3) clumsy 1 S 1760 ่ช: oneself<br>ๅคง: large; big 9 ่ช 132 6 ใฟใใใ ่ญ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic stinking The ST. BERNARD DOG lifted his large NOSE high in the air to find out where the stinking smell comes from. When I is big, Ego stinking. 122 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฆ ใใงใฆใใใงใฆ ใใ exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming ๅพฎๅฆ(ใณใฟใใ): (1) delicate; subtle; sensitive (2) difficult; delicate (situation); complicated (3) doubtful; questionable; dicey<br>ๅฆ(ใฟใใ): (1) strange; unusual (2) (something) superb; (something) excellent<br>ๅฅๅฆ(ใใฟใใ): strange; queer; curious<br>ๅทงๅฆ(ใใใฟใใ): ingenious; skillful; clever; deft 1 S 1122 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅฐ: few; little 7 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic exquisite Exquisite women are few and far between. A geisha is an exquisite and delicate (another meaning of this kanji) women, however, even in the past there was only few of them. 123 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใปใคใใทใงใฆ ใใใ.ใฟใใใฏใถ.ใ ใใจใ, ใฟ focus, government ministry, conserve ๅ็(ใฏใใใ): reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation<br>็็ฅ(ใใใใใใ): omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement<br>็ใ(ใฏใถใ): (1) to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate (2) to curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise<br>็(ใใใ): (1) ministry; department (2) province (of China) (3) saving; conserving 2 4 548 ๅฐ: few; little<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 9 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic focus You focus by concentrating your eye on fewer objects. Success (or survival?) method for accelerated juggling course: focus on a few nitroglycerine filled juggling balls flying OVER your eyes ---(I have trouble with this few primitive that can be anywhere in a kanji. To build in its location in the story is important somehow). 124 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใณใฆ ใใค.ใใใใ ใ, ใใฃ thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless ๅใ(ใใคใ): (1) thick; deep; heavy (2) kind; cordial; hospitable; warm; faithful (3) serious (of an illness) (4) abundant<br>ๅใใพใใ(ใใคใใพใใ): impudent; shameless; brazen 2 5 768 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac 9 ๅ 27 2 ใใใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic thick In Sparta we throw our Children over a Cliff. Under the Sun, they fight other Children. In the end, if they survive, they sure have thick skin. The thick cliff walls protected the children from the sun. 125 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฅ ใญ ใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใใใใใ.ใใ strange, strangeness, curiousity ๅฅๅฆ(ใใฟใใ): strange; queer; curious<br>ๅฅ้บ(ใใใ): (1) pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair (2) clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat (3) completely; entirely<br>ๅฅๆฐ(ใใใ): odd number 1 S 1367 ๅคง: large; big<br>ๅฏ: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not 8 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic strange I find it strange that so many people commit suicide in Tokyo by throwing themselves in front of the train. To me when I look at this kanji, I see a train just about to come out of a tunnel, and above the man waiting for his oppourtunity where he can end it all. Imagine a ST. BERNARD DOG carrying a CAN instead of a barrel in rescue missions. How strange! 126 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅท ใปใณ ใใ ใ, ใ, ใใ stream, river ๅท(ใใ): (1) river; stream (2) the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)<br>ๆฒณๅท(ใใใ): rivers 5 1 181 ๅท: river, river radical (no. 47) 3 ๅท 47 3 ใใใปใพใใใใใปใใใผใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic stream "So as not to confuse this with river (#146) think of streamers falling down." There are three default I/O Streams in UNIX, stdin, stdout, and stderr. 127 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1-250 ๅท ใทใฅใฆใใน ใ ใใซ state, province ๅท(ใใ ใ): (1) state; province; county (UK); department (of ancient China) (2) continent (3) (after someone's name) dear 2 3 386 ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3)<br>ๅท: curving river radical (no.47)<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3)<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 6 ๅท 47 3 ใใใปใพใใใใใปใใใผใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic state There were 3 little islands in the stream who all decided to set themselves up as independent states. "ใทใฅใฆใThe original meaning of this character was ""sandbar"", and for me this conjures up images of the Mississippi River, which is very wide with many sandbars and which was used to define the borders in ten American states. Picture Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer floating by state after state as they adventure down the mighty Mississippi, occasionally beaching their raft on sandbars." 128 grade3 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ้ ใธใฅใณ ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใใใ, ใจใ, ใชใ, ใฎใถ, ใฎใ, ใพใ, ใใญ, ใใจ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion ้ ่ชฟ(ใใ ใใกใใ): favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right<br>้ (ใใ ใ): (1) order; turn (2) obedient; docile; submissive; meek<br>ๆ้ (ใฆใใ ใ): process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction<br>้ ็ช(ใใ ใใฐใ): turn (in line); order of things; sequential order<br>้ ๅบ(ใใ ใใใ): order; sequence; procedure<br>ไธ้ (ใตใใ ใ): irregularity; unseasonableness<br>้้ (ใฟใกใใ ใ): itinerary; route<br>้ ใ (ใใ ใใใ ใ): in order; in turn 2 4 779 ๅท: curving river radical (no.47)<br>้ : page; leaf 12 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic obey Obey, Obey! says the brain-washing scientist as he sends a stream of orders to fill your head. Obey the orders streaming down from head office. 129 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฐด ในใค ใฟใใใฟใ- ใใ, ใใฟ, ใค, ใฉ, ใฟ, ใฟใ, ใฟใค, ใฟใช, ใฟใ water ๆฐด(ใฟใ): (1) water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) (2) fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid (3) flood; floodwaters (4) water offered to sumo wrestlers just prior to a bout (5) break granted to sumo wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout<br>ๆฐดๆบ(ใใใใ ใ): (1) level; standard (2) water level<br>ๆฐด้(ใใใฉใ): water service; water supply<br>ๆฐด้ข(ใใใใ): water's surface<br>ๆฐดๆณณ(ใใใใ): swimming<br>ๆฐด็ฐ(ใใใงใ): (water-filled) paddy field<br>ๆฐด็ฃ(ใใใใ): aquatic products; fisheries<br>ๆดชๆฐด(ใใใใ): flood<br>ๆๆฐด(ใฏใใใ): drainage<br>ๆฐดๆ(ใใใใ): Wednesday<br>ๆฐด็ด (ใใใ): hydrogen<br>ๆฐดๅ(ใใใถใ): water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap; juice<br>ๆฐด็(ใฟใใ): bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers<br>ๆฐดๅนณ(ใใใธใ): level; horizontality<br>้ฆๆฐด(ใใใใ): perfume<br>ไธๆฐด(ใใใ): (1) drainage; ditch; gutter; sewerage (2) sewage; black water<br>ๆฐด่ธๆฐ(ใใใใใใ): water vapour; water vapor; steam<br>ๆญๆฐด(ใ ใใใ): water outage<br>ๆฐดๆบ(ใใใใ): source of river; fountainhead<br>ๅฐไธๆฐด(ใกใใใ): underground water<br>ๆตทๆฐดๆตด(ใใใใใใ): sea bathing; seawater bath<br>ๆทกๆฐด(ใใใใ): fresh water (i.e. not salt water)<br>ๅดๆฐด(ใตใใใ): water fountain<br>ๆฐดๆด(ใใใใ): rinsing with water; flushing<br>ๆฝๆฐด(ใใใใ): diving<br>ๆฐดๆปด(ใใใฆใ): (1) drop of water (2) vessel for replenishing inkstone water<br>ๆฐดๅนณ็ท(ใใใธใใใ): horizon (related to sea or lakes)<br>ๆฐดๆฐ(ใฟใใ): (1) moisture; dampness; vapor; vapour (2) dropsy; edema; oedema<br>้ๆฐด(ใใใใ): rainfall; precipitation<br>ๆฐด็ญ(ใใใจใ): canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos<br>ๅคงๆฐด(ใใใฟใ): flood<br>ๆฐดๆๆฅ(ใใใใใณ): Wednesday 5 1 223 ๆฐด: water, water radical (no. 85) 4 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic water The kanji for water is an abstract primitive itself, so unless one is willing to break down its etymological development, it should just simply be memorized by strokes; constructing a story is not necessarily useful unless it strongly denotes its shape (I find that Heisigยดs story doesnยดt do this). "For those having issues with this* ""A 7K foot pool of water"" Notice it looks like a 7, and a K. Might have to practice writing it a few times." 130 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Substance Kanji_Time_Days.of.the.week kanjifreq1-250 ๆฐท ใใงใฆ ใใใใใฒใใใ.ใ ใใ icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal ๆฐท(ใใใ): (1) ice (2) shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup) 2 3 1450 ๆฐด: water<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 5 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic icicle Icicles start with 1 frozen drop of water. A drop in temperature turns water into an icicle. 131 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฐธ ใจใค ใชใ.ใ ใ, ใจ, ใฎใ, ใฒใ, ใฒใใ eternity, long, lengthy ๆฐธ้ (ใใใใ): eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence<br>ๆฐธไน (ใใใใ ใ): (1) eternity; perpetuity; immortality (2) Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3) 2 5 846 ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3)<br>ๆฐด: water 5 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic eternity It would take an eternity to count all the drops of water. It takes but one drop from the most special water: the fountain of youth (and it is written in a special way to with an extra horizontal line on the top) to live for an eternity. (In order to remember that the drop is at the top, think that the drop must come from the topmost water in order for its effects to be true). 132 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Time kanjifreq751-1000 ๆณ ใปใณ ใใใฟ ใใ, ใใ, ใใฟ, ใใ, ใใ, ใฎ spring, fountain ๆธฉๆณ(ใใใใ): spa; hot spring; onsen<br>ๆณ(ใใใฟ): spring; fountain 2 6 1086 ็ฝ: white<br>ๆฐด: water 9 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic spring White is a symbol of purety, so white water is pure water, the precise definition of spring water. Perhaps the most common appearance of this kanji is in the word ๆธฉๆณ (ใใใใ, onsen), a Japanese hot spring. The kanji is an excellent image of someone enjoying a Japanese hot spring: a little white towel on top, water below. (This helps keep all associations: spring, little and onsen). 133 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใฒใณ ใฏใ ใ, ใฐใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness ๅๅ (ใใใใ): cause; origin; source<br>ๅๅ(ใใใใ): principle; general rule<br>ๅๆฒน(ใใใ): crude oil<br>ๅ็(ใใใ): principle; theory; fundamental truth<br>ๅ็น(ใใใฆใ): origin (coordinates); starting point<br>ๅ็(ใใใฐใ): atomic bomb; A-bomb<br>ๅ็จฟ(ใใใใ): manuscript; copy<br>ๅไฝ(ใใใใ): original work<br>ๅๆ(ใใใใใ): raw materials<br>้ซๅ(ใใใใ): tableland; plateau<br>ๅๅญ(ใใใ): atom<br>ๅๅง(ใใใ): origin; primeval<br>ๅๅ(ใใใใ): prototype; model; pattern; archetypal<br>ๅ็ฃ(ใใใใ): place of origin; habitat<br>ๅๅฝข(ใใใใ): original form; base form<br>ๅๆ(ใใใถใ): the text; original<br>ๅใฃใฑ(ใฏใใฃใฑ): open field; empty lot; plain<br>ๅๆธ(ใใใใ): original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)<br>ๅ(ใฏใ): field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness<br>ๅๅ ธ(ใใใฆใ): original (text)<br>ๅ(ใใ): original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw 3 2 172 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>็ฝ: white<br>ๅฐ: little; small 10 ๅ 27 2 ใใใ ใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic meadow Follow the springs down the cliff and you will find a nice meadow. Sorry about this, but Heisig was stupid calling this kanji meadow, used in composite words the most common meaning is ORIGIN... To remember just think that life may have begun in pounds or springs in a land with many cliffs ... Just to answer correctly the review lessons think of meadow as the origin of a huge forest. 134 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1-250 ้ก ใฌใณ ใญใ.ใใ-ใญใใ ใ petition, request, vow, wish, hope ้กใ(ใญใใ): desire; wish; request; prayer; petition; application<br>ๅฟต้ก(ใญใใใ): one's heart's desire; earnest petition<br>้กๆธ(ใใใใ): written application or petition; application form<br>้กใ(ใญใใ): (1) to desire; to wish; to hope (2) to beg; to request; to implore; to pray (3) to have something done for oneself<br>ใ้กใใใพใ(ใใญใใใใพใ): please 3 4 894 ๅ: meadow; original; primitive; field; plain; prairie; tundra; wilderness<br>้ : page; leaf 19 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic petition Letยดs petition to save that beautiful MEADOW from overdevelopment by signing on this PAGE. "Japanese hippies PETITION to save a meadow by getting people on the street to sign their page - as you pass by they call out: ""ใ้กใใใพใใใใญใใใใพใใโ." 135 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆณณ ใจใค ใใ.ใ swim ๆฐดๆณณ(ใใใใ): swimming<br>ๆณณใ(ใใใ): to swim<br>ๆณณใ(ใใใ): swimming<br>ๆณณใๆน(ใใใใใ): way of swimming 3 3 1223 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฐธ: eternity; long; lengthy 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic swim With that much WATER (2 actually) you would need to swim for an ETERNITY. If you donยดt know how to swim, youยดll be in that water for eternity. 136 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Movement kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฒผ ใทใงใฆ ใฌใพ marsh, lake, bog, swamp, pond ๆฒผ(ใฌใพ): swamp; bog; pond; lake 1 S 1467 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฌ: seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold) 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic marsh The marshlands near Mordor seduce Frodo into gazing upon them, and he falls into the water--splash! A marsh is where water is seduced into the ground. 137 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฒ ใใฅใฆ ใใใใใใคใใกใ ใ.ใใใใใ open sea, offing, rise high into sky ๆฒ(ใใ): open sea 1 S 929 ๆฐด: water<br>ไธญ: in; inside; middle; mean; center 7 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic open sea Open sea is a lot of water in the middle of nowhere. Water in the middle of the ocean is referred to as open sea. 138 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฑ ใณใฆ ใ ใใ, ใจใใฟ, ใฟ, ใใ creek, inlet, bay 1 S 704 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48) 6 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic creek A CREEK is a small trail of water easily crafted with a stick. Creeks are small water, easily crossed with a simple i-beam. 139 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq501-750 ๆฑ ใธใฅใฆ ใใใ-ใใใใคใ soup, juice, broth, sap, gravy, pus ๆฑ(ใใ): (1) juice; sap (2) soup; broth (3) (dipping) sauce 1 S 1843 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: ten 5 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic soup To make soup you just take water and add (+) the rest of your ingredients. To make soup you just take water and add ten tasty ingredients. 140 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฝฎ ใใงใฆ ใใใใใใ ใใ tide, salt water, opportunity ๆฝฎ(ใใ): (1) tide; current (2) salt water (3) opportunity 1 6 1231 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆ: morning; dynasty; regime; epoch; period; (North) Korea 15 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tide The morning tide is basically, well, WATER in the MORNING. This is not the eventide, but the water of the morning tide. 141 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆบ ใฒใณ ใฟใชใใจ ใฏใ, ใฟใช, ใใจ source, origin ่ณๆบ(ใใใ): resources<br>ๆบ(ใฟใชใใจ): source; origin<br>้ปๆบ(ใงใใใ): (1) source of electricity; electrical power (2) power (button on TV, etc.)<br>่ตทๆบ(ใใใ): origin; beginning; rise<br>่ชๆบ(ใใใ): word root; word derivation; etymology<br>่ฒกๆบ(ใใใใ): source of funds; resources; finances<br>ๆฐดๆบ(ใใใใ): source of river; fountainhead 1 6 738 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: meadow; original; primitive; field; plain; prairie; tundra; wilderness 13 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic source The water that flows from the meadow is the source of life for the wild antelope. "The source of clean water is from the meadow (#134): it comes from that spring at the bottom of the cliff. Pay no attention to Julie Andrews lying face down in spring. The waterยดs clean. Trust me." 142 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๆดป ใซใ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ lively, resuscitation, being helped, living ๆดปๅ(ใใคใฉใ): action; activity<br>็ๆดป(ใใใใค): living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood<br>ๆดป็บ(ใใฃใฑใค): vigor; vigour; active; lively<br>ๆดป่บ(ใใคใใ): (1) activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service (2) to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role<br>ๅพฉๆดป(ใตใฃใใค): (1) revival (e.g. musical); come-back (2) restoration; rebirth; resurrection<br>ๆดป็จ(ใใคใใ): (1) practical use; application (2) conjugation; declension; inflection<br>ๆดปๅ(ใใคใใใ): vitality; energy; dynamism<br>ๆดปๅญ(ใใคใ): printing type<br>ๆดปๆฐ(ใใฃใ): energy; liveliness 3 2 171 ๆฐด: water<br>่: tongue; reed; clapper 9 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lively "Conversations can become more lively after everyone has had a few drinks. Itยดs because ""watery tongues"" loosen lips!" Iยดm sure I can get her pretty lively and wet using my tongue. 143 grade2 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๆถ ใทใงใฆ ใ.ใใใใ.ใ extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel ๆถ่ฒป(ใใใใฒ): consumption; expenditure<br>ๆถๆฅต็(ใใใใใใใฆใ): negative; half-hearted; passive; unmotivated; pessimistic<br>ๆถ้ฒ(ใใใใผใ): fire fighting; fire department<br>ๆถๆฏ(ใใใใใ): (1) news (from somebody); letter; contact (2) (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements<br>ๆถใใดใ (ใใใดใ ): eraser; India rubber<br>ๆถๅ(ใใใใ): (1) digestion (2) thorough understanding (3) selling accumulated (excess) products; dealing with a large amount of work (4) losing one's form and turning into something else<br>ๆถๆฏ(ใใใใฉใ): disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation<br>ๅใๆถใ(ใจใใใ): to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke<br>ๆถ่(ใใใใใ): exhaustion; consumption; waste; dissipation<br>ๆๆถใ(ใใกใใ): (1) to deny; to contradict (2) to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out<br>ๆๆถใ(ใใกใใ): negation; denial; negative<br>ๆถใ(ใใ): (1) to erase; to delete; to cross out (2) to turn off power (3) to extinguish; to put out (4) to bump off<br>ๆถใใ(ใใใ): to go out; to vanish; to disappear<br>ๆถ้ฒ็ฝฒ(ใใใใผใใใ): fire station<br>ๆถๅป(ใใใใใ): elimination; erasure; dying out; clearing; purge; melting away 3 3 345 ๆฐด: water<br>่: resemblance 10 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic extinguish To extinguish a SPARK, you need WATER. You need a few drops of water to extinguish the candle. 144 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆณ ใญใงใฆ ใพใ.ใฆใใใ.ใใใใใใใ condition, situation ็ถๆณ(ใใใใใใ): state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances<br>ไธๆณ(ใตใใใ): recession; depression; slump<br>ๅฅฝๆณ(ใใใใใ): prosperous conditions; healthy economy<br>ๆณใใฆ(ใพใใฆ): (1) still more; to say nothing of; not to mention (2) still less (with neg. verb) 2 S 490 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ : elder brother; big brother 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic but of course "If you ask your teenager if what heยดs drinking is water (and not Vodka), he will answer ""but of course""." "ใญใงใฆ But of course, this character really means ""situation/condition"". ""Elder brother gulped some water and said, ยดWhat the hell was Heisigยดs mental CONDITION when he came up with this definition? Heisig must have a drinking CONDITION. But of course, if Heisig sticks to water, rather than sake (like me, water quaffing, situation assessing, sober elder brother), his SITUATION may improve.ยด""ใ[MODEL COMPOUND: ็ถๆณใ(ใใใใใใ)ใstate of affairs; conditions]." 145 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฒณ ใซ ใใ ใใฃ, ใ, ใใ river ๆฒณๅท(ใใใ): rivers<br>้ๆฒณ(ใใใ): canal; waterway 2 5 663 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฏ: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic river A river CAN exist only if there is WATER. I kept confusing this with stream. My Japanese friend said that to him this is for an artificial river. Looking at kanji compounds with this there are two that struck me: One is the Yellow River in China (้ปๆฒณ), and the other is the Milky Way (้ๆฒณ). Now I either think of the Little Engine that could dragging a bunch of stuff down a river in China and polluting it (so it turned yellow) or I see the Little Engine that Could flying across the sky making the Milky Way. 146 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq501-750 ๆณ ใใฏ ใจ.ใพใใใจ.ใใ ใจใพใ, ใฏใค overnight, put up at, ride at anchor, 3-day stay ๅฎฟๆณ(ใใ ใใฏใ): lodging<br>ๆณใพใ(ใจใพใ): (1) to stay at (e.g. hotel) (2) to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored<br>ๆณใใ(ใจใใ): to give shelter to; to lodge<br>ๆณ(ใฏใ): counter for nights of a stay 2 S 1233 ๆฐด: water<br>็ฝ: white 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic overnight Please supply a guest who stays overnight with WATER and WHITE sheets. When I go to an OVERNIGHT party, all I need is a bit of water and some of that hard white. (crack). (not really, but come on. much easier to recall than white sheets). 147 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆน ใณ ใฟใใใฟ ใใฟ, ใฟ lake ๆน(ใฟใใใฟ): lake<br>ๆน(ใ): lake (in place names) 2 3 1344 ๆฐด: water<br>่ก: barbarian; foreign 12 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lake This is my favorite story. Simply associate the sad moment of an OLD person, standing near the WATER of the lake and looking at the MOON reflected in the lake. The created primitives themselves are put so beautifully, that you will not forget this kanji. Water reflects the old moon in the lake. 148 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆธฌ ใฝใฏ ใฏใ.ใ fathom, plan, scheme, measure ่ฆณๆธฌ(ใใใใ): observation<br>ๆธฌๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): measurement<br>ๆธฌ้(ใใใใใ): measurement; surveying<br>ๆจๆธฌ(ใใใใ): guess; conjecture<br>ไบๆธฌ(ใใใ): prediction; estimation 2 5 761 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: rule; follow; based on; model after 12 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fathom A fathom is the unit you use when making rules about waterยดs depth. You canยดt fathom how deep this water is. Perhaps you should use a ruler to measure it? 149 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใใใ ใคใก ใค, ใคใ, ใฏ, ใฒใ soil, earth, ground, Turkey ๅๅฐ(ใจใก): plot of land; lot; soil<br>้ ๅ(ใใใใฉ): dominion; territory; possession<br>ๅ(ใคใก): (1) earth; soil; dirt (2) the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land (3) low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud) (4) (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou)<br>ๅๆ(ใฉใใ): Saturday<br>ๅฝๅ(ใใใฉ): country; territory; domain; realm<br>ๅ็ฃ(ใฟใใ): present; souvenir<br>ๅๅฐ(ใฉใ ใ): (1) foundation; base; basis (2) from the beginning; from the outset; by nature<br>ๅๆ(ใฉใฆ): (1) embankment; bank (2) beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin<br>ๅไฟต(ใฉใฒใใ): (1) arena, esp. in sumo (2) forum (e.g. for discussion) (3) sandbag; gabion<br>ๅๆจ(ใฉใผใ): public works<br>้ขจๅ(ใตใใฉ): natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features<br>้ทๅ(ใใใใฉ): native place; birth-place; one's old home<br>ใๅ็ฃ(ใใฟใใ): present; souvenir<br>ๆททๅๅ(ใณใณใฏใชใผใ): concrete<br>ๅๆๆฅ(ใฉใใใณ): Saturday<br>็ๅ(ใใฃใจ): face of the earth<br>ๅ็ฃ(ใฉใใ): (1) product of the land (2) present; souvenir<br>ๅ(ใฉ): (1) Saturday (2) earth (third of the five elements) 5 1 307 ๅ: earth, earth radical (no. 32) 3 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic soil Remembering soil is easy. If soil is soft, you can take a walking stick and plunge it two* feet into the ground. King Arthur pulled the magical sword Excalibur out of the hardened soil to claim his place as king. 150 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Substance Kanji_Time_Days.of.the.week kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใ ใฏ.ใใใค.ใ spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies) ๅใๆฐ(ใฏใใ): nausea; sickness in the stomach<br>ๅใ(ใคใ): (1) to breathe out; to breathe (2) to tell (a lie); to use (foul language) (3) to vomit; to throw up; to spit up<br>ๅใ(ใฏใ): (1) to vomit; to throw up; to spit up (2) to emit; to send forth; to breathe out (3) to give (an opinion); to make (a comment); to express; to tell (4) to confess 1 S 1674 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 6 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic spit The only things that come out of my MOUTH and onto the GROUND are spit and vomit. Everything else (words, song) floats on the air. SPIT goes from my MOUTH to the GROUND. 151 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅง ใขใใใจใณใใชใฆ ใ.ใใใธ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate ๅงๅ(ใใคใใใ): stress; pressure<br>ๆฐๅง(ใใใค): atmospheric pressure<br>่กๅง(ใใคใใค): blood pressure<br>ๅง็ธฎ(ใใฃใใ ใ): compression; condensation; constriction; compaction<br>ๅงๅ(ใใฃใจใ): overwhelm; overpower; overwhelming<br>ๆๅง(ใใใใค): check; restraint; oppression; suppression<br>ๅง่ฟซ(ใใฃใฑใ): pressure; coercion; oppression 2 5 718 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 5 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ ๅฃ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic pressure The GROUND at the base of a CLIFF must suffer from enormous pressure. For physics people: p = F/A (p:pressure, F:Force, A:Area). Where the force is from the immensity of the cliff. The area on the cliff is covered by soil. So the equation becomes p = F/A = cliff/soil which preserves the position of the primitives. 152 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๅผ ใญ ใใใใใใใฟใใ cape, spit, promontory 0 S 971 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅฅ: strange; strangeness; curiosity 11 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cape This refers to LAND, not the STRANGE gear superheroes wear. "Cape Cod ""odd"" is a land where odd=strange things happen." 153 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฃ ใจใณ ใใ ใใ hedge, fence, wall ๅฃๆ น(ใใใญ): hedge; fence 1 S 1539 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ไบ: span; request 9 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hedge Before the Great Wall of China, there was a dirt hedge that spanned across. The HEDGE of roses growing from the castle grounds fully spanned the castle walls. 154 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅญ ใฑใค ใ, ใใ, ใใพ, ใใ, ใใฉ, ใใใ square jewel, corner, angle, edge 1 S+ 1837 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey (none) squared jewel Piling SOIL upon SOIL for aeons is how SQUARE JEWELS are formed deep in the earth. How would you stop someone stealing your biggest square jewel? Bury it deep in the soil under ground. Then plant ivy to mark the spot. 155 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅฐ ใใฆใใใฆ seal, closing ๅฐ้(ใตใใ): (1) blockade (2) freezing (funds)<br>ๅฐ็ญ(ใตใใจใ): envelope<br>ๅฐ(ใตใ): seal<br>ๅๅฐ(ใฉใใตใ): enclosure (e.g. in a letter)<br>ๅฐๅปบ(ใปใใใ): feudalistic 2 S 1143 ๅญ: square jewel; corner; angle; edge<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 9 ๅฏธ 41 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic seal The king used a special seal of ivy leaves glued onto his document. A bit of ivy glued to a letter can make a lovely SEAL when in a pinch, says Martha Stewart. 156 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆถฏ ใฌใค ใฏใฆ horizon, shore ็ๆถฏ(ใใใใใ): one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career 1 S 1525 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: precipice; shore; bank; surname; cliff 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic horizon Try to reverse Heisigยดs story in this Kanji: imagine being trapped in one of those prison towers on an ivy cladcliff like in the movies. From your prison ontop the ivy clad cliff all you can see in the distant horizon is nothing but water. From the water, I can see the ivy-clad-cliffs on the horizon. 157 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฏบ ใธ ใฆใ Buddhist temple ๅฏบ(ใฆใ): temple (Buddhist)<br>ๅฏบ้ข(ใใใ): temple<br>ๅฏบ(ใ): counter for temples 2 2 879 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 6 ๅฏธ 41 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Buddhist temple At the Buddhist temple the monks are seated on the ground, glued there in meditation. To be allowed to join the Buddhist temple, imagine an aspiring monk being asked to stand still in the soil for a long time in a measurement of his resolve. 158 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใธ ใจใใ-ใฉใ ใจ, ใจใ time, hour ๆ้(ใใใ): (1) time (2) hours<br>ๆๆ(ใใ): (1) time; season; period (2) soon; shortly<br>ๆไปฃ(ใใ ใ): (1) period; epoch; era; age (2) the times; those days (3) oldness; ancientness; antiquity (4) antique; period piece<br>ๅฝๆ(ใจใใ): at that time; in those days<br>ๅๆ(ใฉใใ): simultaneous(ly); concurrent; same time; synchronous; together<br>ไธๆ(ใใกใ): (1) one o'clock (2) once; at one time; formerly; before (3) for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily (4) a time; one time; once<br>่จๆ(ใใใ): temporary; special; extraordinary<br>ๆ(ใจใ): (1) time; hour; moment (2) occasion; case (3) chance; opportunity; season (4) the times; the age; the day (5) tense<br>ๆ่จ(ใจใใ): watch; clock; timepiece<br>ๆ้(ใใใ): speed (per hour)<br>ๆใ (ใจใใฉใ): sometimes; at times<br>ๆๅป(ใใใ): instant; time; moment<br>ๆฅๆ(ใซใกใ): date and time<br>ๆๆ(ใจใใใ): sometimes<br>ๆๅทฎ(ใใ): time difference<br>ๆ้ๅฒใ(ใใใใใ): timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule<br>ไฝๆ(ใใค): when; how soon<br>ไฝๆใพใงใ(ใใคใพใงใ): forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what<br>ไฝๆใ(ใใคใ): (1) always; usually; every time (2) never (with neg. verb)<br>ไฝๆใงใ(ใใคใงใ): (at) any time; always; at all times; whenever<br>ๆๅป่กจ(ใใใใฒใใ): table; diagram; chart; timetable; schedule<br>ไฝๆใ(ใใคใ): sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time<br>ๆ(ใ): (1) hour; o'clock (2) (specified) time; when ...; during ...<br>ๆ้็ฎ(ใใใใ): period (e.g. class) 5 2 16 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฏบ: Buddhist temple 10 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic time When the SUN starts to shine on the TEMPLE, itยดs time to get up. In ancient Japan, TIME of ยดยดdayยดยด was announced at the ยดยดbuddhist templesยดยด. They did this by ringing large iron bells. This is similar to churches who ring their bells to announce the time of day. 159 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใญใณ ใชใ.ใ ใฒใจใ level, average ๅนณๅ(ใธใใใ): (1) average; mean (2) balance; equilibrium<br>ๅ่กก(ใใใใ): equilibrium; balance 2 5 715 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ: equal 7 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic level Soil is scooped up into a ladel. The extra drop is brushed off to make it level. To remember the extra stroke in the ladle, make a vivid image of a big drop of excess soil fr0m the ladle falling out onto the ground when you level it. 160 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ็ซ ใซ ใฒใ-ใณใใป- fire ็ซ(ใฒ): fire; flame; blaze<br>็ซๅฑฑ(ใใใ): volcano<br>็ซ็ฝ(ใใใ): conflagration; fire<br>ๅด็ซ(ใตใใ): eruption<br>็ซไบ(ใใ): fire; conflagration<br>่ฑ็ซ(ใฏใชใณ): fireworks<br>็ซๆ(ใใใ): Mars (planet)<br>็ซ่ฑ(ใฒใฐใช): spark<br>็ซๆๆฅ(ใใใใณ): Tuesday<br>้ฒ็ซ(ใผใใ): fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof<br>็ซๆ(ใใใ): Tuesday<br>ไธ็ซ(ใใใณ): burning low; waning; declining<br>็ซๅท(ใใใฉ): burn; scald<br>็ซๅฃ(ใใใ): (1) crater; caldera (2) burner (e.g. on a furnace)<br>็ใ็ซ(ใใใณ): (1) open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire (2) open fire (e.g. in a kitchen) 5 1 574 ็ซ: fire, fire radical (no. 86) 4 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic fire For some reason, this kanji reminds me of a person running, her arms (the two drops) raised up, because she caught on fire! A tepee getting shot at by fire arrows. 161 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Weather Kanji_Time_Days.of.the.week kanjifreq501-750 ็ ใจใณ ใปใฎใ ใฌใ inflammation, flame, blaze ็(ใปใฎใ): flame; blaze 1 S 1242 ็ซ: fire<br>็ซ: fire 8 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic inflammation To fight fire with fire would just inflame a situation. An inflammation can often feel like FIRE upon FIRE burning. 162 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ฉ ใใณใใใณ ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใ anxiety, trouble, worry, pain, ill, annoy, nuisance, irksome ็ ฉใใใ(ใใใใใใ): troublesome; annoying; complicated<br>็ ฉใ(ใใใใ): (1) noisy; loud (2) annoying; troublesome; tiresome; persistent; importunate (3) fussy; finicky; picky; particular; nagging; fastidious; bossy 1 S 2081 ็ซ: fire<br>้ : page; leaf 13 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic anxiety An anxiety feels like FIRE in the HEAD. "Many performers get ""Michael Jackson anxiety"" wherein they fear their head will catch on fire." 163 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆทก ใฟใณ ใใ.ใ thin, faint, pale, fleeting ๅทๆทก(ใใใใ): coolness; indifference<br>ๆทกๆฐด(ใใใใ): fresh water (i.e. not salt water) 1 S 1436 ๆฐด: water<br>็: inflammation; flame; blaze 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic thin Drink water and burn twice as many calories as you eat... youยดll definitely get thin. Imagine inside your body, all those calories literally being burned from above and below... THATยดs what it takes to become thin. Thin girls are twice as hot when theyยดre wet. 164 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฏ ใใฆ ใฒใใป-ใใจใใใณใใจใ.ใใใใใ lamp, a light, light, no. of lights ็ฏใ(ใใใ): (1) light; illumination; glow; gleam (2) lamp; light<br>็ฏ(ใฒ): light; lamp; torch<br>็ฏๆฒน(ใจใใ): lamp oil; kerosene<br>้ป็ฏ(ใงใใจใ): electric light<br>็ฏๅฐ(ใจใใ ใ): (1) lighthouse (2) old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it<br>่ๅ ็ฏ(ใใใใใจใ): (1) fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light (2) person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake 2 4 1605 ็ซ: fire<br>ไธ: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign 6 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ ็ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lamp Imagine old gas lamps which had a flame to light up the street signs. A lamp is fire you can hang from a nail. 165 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ ใฏใใใฏใใใ-ใฐใใ ใใพ, ใพใพ farm, field, garden, one's specialty, (kokuji) ็(ใฏใใ): (1) field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation (2) field (of specialization); sphere; area (3) womb; birth; birthplace<br>็ๅฐ(ใฏใใก): farmland 2 3 1176 ็ซ: fire<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy 9 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝๅญ Original farm Many farms are created by first setting FIRE over the land to clear the land for the FIELDS. When creating a farm, the prospective farmer must first set fire to the forest to clear the ground. Only then can he plow the fields. Fire before fields to make a farm. 166 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฝ ใตใค ใใใ.ใ disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil ็ฝๅฎณ(ใใใใ): calamity; disaster; misfortune<br>็ซ็ฝ(ใใใ): conflagration; fire<br>ๆฆ็ฝ(ใใใใ): war damage<br>ๅคฉ็ฝ(ใฆใใใ): natural calamity; disaster<br>็ฝ้ฃ(ใใใชใ): calamity; misfortune; disaster 1 5 976 ๅท: curving river radical (no.47)<br>็ซ: fire 7 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic disaster What a disaster! First a FIRE, then on top of it came FLOODs. Donยดt know about Japan, but here in Australia, flooding rivers and bushfires are the most common natural disasters. 167 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq751-1000 ็ฐ ใซใค ใฏใ ashes, puckery juice, cremate ็ฐ่ฒ(ใฏใใใ): grey; gray; ashen<br>็ฐ็ฟ(ใฏใใใ): ashtray<br>็ฐ(ใฏใ): ash; ashes 2 6 1717 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>็ซ: fire 6 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic ashes The fire underneath the cliff will eventually turn everything above to ashes. "Scene from ""The Big Lebowski"" : Walter scatters Donnyยดs ashes, but a wind blows much of the ashes into ""The Dude"" Lebowskiยดs face. Upset, The Dude lashes out at Walter. Walter apologizes and hugs The Dude, before suggesting ""Fuck it, man. Letยดs go bowling."" I bet you that The Dude wanted to cremate (fire) Walter right there and then, at the top of the cliff! (thanks Elktapestry)." 168 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1501-2000 ็น ใใณ ใค.ใใใใค.ใใใ.ใฆใใใ.ใใใจใผ.ใใใจใ.ใใใผใก spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point ็ฆ็น(ใใใใฆใ): focus (e.g. photographic); focal point<br>่ฆ็น(ใใฆใ): opinion; point of view; visual point<br>้็น(ใใ ใใฆใ): important point; lay stress on; colon; emphasis<br>ๅ็น(ใใใฆใ): origin (coordinates); starting point<br>ๅฐ็น(ใกใฆใ): site; point on a map; spot<br>็น(ใฆใ): (1) spot; mark (2) point; dot (3) mark (e.g. in exam); score; points (4) counter for goods or items<br>็นๆค(ใฆใใใ): inspection; examination; checking<br>้ ็น(ใกใใใฆใ): top; summit<br>็นๆฐ(ใฆใใใ): marks; points; score; runs; number of items; credits<br>ๅผฑ็น(ใใใใฆใ): weak point; weakness<br>ไบคๅทฎ็น(ใใใใฆใ): crossing; intersection<br>ๆบ็น(ใพใใฆใ): perfect score<br>ๆฌ ็น(ใใฃใฆใ): faults; defect; weakness<br>ๆก็น(ใใใฆใ): marking; grading; scoring<br>็ต็น(ใใ ใใฆใ): terminus; last stop (e.g. train)<br>ๅพ็น(ใจใใฆใ): score; points made; marks obtained; runs<br>่ฆณ็น(ใใใฆใ): point of view<br>ๅฉ็น(ใใฆใ): advantage; point in favor; point in favour<br>่ตท็น(ใใฆใ): starting point; origin<br>่ฆ็น(ใใใฆใ): gist; main point<br>็ฒ็น(ใใใฆใ): blind spot<br>ๅฅ่ชญ็น(ใใจใใฆใ): punctuation mark; punctuation marks<br>็นใ(ใคใ): (1) to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted (2) to catch fire<br>็นใใ(ใคใใ): to turn on; to switch on; to light up<br>้ถ็น(ใใใฆใ): zero; no marks<br>็น็ท(ใฆใใใ): dotted line; perforated line<br>็นใ (ใฆใใฆใ): here and there; little by little; sporadically; scattered in drops; dot; spot 3 2 165 ๅ : fortune-telling; divining; forecasting; occupy; hold; have; get; take<br>็ซ: fire 9 ้ป 203 12 ใใใปใใใธใ ้ป ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic spot The FORTUNE TELLER was burned by FLAMES on the spot because she was accused of being a witch. You have to stimulate the G-spot with your magic wand in order to get her on fire. Or you can juste use your mouth... 169 grade2 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ็ ง ใทใงใฆ ใฆ.ใใใฆ.ใใใใฆ.ใใ ใใ, ใฆใ illuminate, shine, compare, bashful ๅ็ ง(ใใใใใ): reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out<br>็ งๆ(ใใใใใ): illumination; lighting<br>ๅฏพ็ ง(ใใใใใ): contrast; antithesis; comparison<br>็ งใใ(ใฆใใ): to shine on; to illuminate<br>็ งใ(ใฆใ): (1) to shine (2) to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)<br>็ งๅ(ใใใใใ): collation; comparison<br>็ งใ่ฟใ(ใฆใใใใ): to reflect; to throw back light 2 4 1004 ๆญ: shining; bright<br>็ซ: fire 13 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic illuminate SHINING FLAMES illuminate! The sun was seduced to give us fire, by which we illuminate the night. 170 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ญ ใฎใง ใใใใใใชใ-ใใใช ใ fish ้ญ(ใใใช): fish<br>้้ญ(ใใใใ): goldfish<br>ๆตท้ท้ญ(ใใ): ray (fish); stingray 5 2 1208 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>็ซ: fire 11 ้ญ 195 11 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใช (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic fish The elements of this kanji are bound up, rice field and cooking fire. When I think of bound up cooked rice, it makes me think of sushi, which in turn brings to mind fish. Bind that FISH and cook his brains! Yarhh! 171 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆผ ใฎใงใใชใงใฆ ใใ.ใ fishing, fishery ๆผๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): fishing (industry)<br>ๆผ่น(ใใใใ): fishing boat<br>ๆผๅธซ(ใใใใ): fisherman<br>ๆผๆ(ใใใใ): fishing village 2 4 1094 ๆฐด: water<br>้ญ: fish 14 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fishing You need WATER and FISH for fishing. If you are confusing this with angling like me, take fishing to mean not the act of catching a fish but the act of being a fish not living but fishing (i.e. in the water). 172 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใช ใใจ ใ ri, village, parent's home, league ๅค้(ใตใใใจ): home town; birthplace; old village; historic village; native place; one's old home<br>้ท้(ใใใใ): birth-place; home town 1 2 1096 ้: village, mile, village radical (no. 166) 7 ้ 166 7 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic ri The ri is a Japanese way of measuring the area of the GROUND underneath a RICE FIELD. Hint: Heisig makes here a severe disservice to everyone by using a weird keyword for this character. Youยดll save a lot (and I mean, a whole lot) of trouble later by giving it instead its intended meaning: House of the Parents. 173 grade2 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Units.of.Length Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ป ใณใฏ ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ black ้ปๅญ(ใใใ): balance (figure) in the black<br>้ป(ใใ): (1) black (2) black go stone (3) guilt; guilty person<br>้ปใ(ใใใ): (1) black (2) dark (3) illicit; wicked; underground<br>้ปๆฟ(ใใใฐใ): blackboard<br>็ใฃ้ป(ใพใฃใใ): pitch black 4 2 573 ้: ri; village; parent's home; league<br>็ซ: fire 11 ้ป 203 12 ใใใปใใใธใ ้ป ไผๆ Compound Ideographic black If you burn the GROUND of a RICE FIELD with FIRE, eventually it will turn black. If your parentยดs home catches on fire, it will turn black. 174 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq501-750 ๅขจ ใใฏ ใใฟ ใใฎ black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico ๅขจ(ใใฟ): (1) sumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake (2) squid ink; octopus ink (3) carpenter's inking string 1 S 1616 ้ป: black; dark; evil; sinister<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 14 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ ๅขจ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic black ink Theres BLACK on the GROUND...most likely someone spilt some black ink. Anyone who has worked with laserjet ink cartridges will know the black ink looks like powdered dirt. 175 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ฏ ใช ใใ carp 1 S+ 2369 ้ญ: fish<br>้: ri; village; parent's home; league (none) carp Japanese carp are massive fish - they are measured in ri! The fish got carpal tunnel syndrome from the computer(I know itยดs lame but itยดs hard to find a good story for this). 176 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ ใชใงใฆ ใฏใ.ใ ใใ quantity, measure, weight, amount ้้(ใใ ใใใใ): (1) weight (2) heavyweight boxer<br>ๆธฌ้(ใใใใใ): measurement; surveying<br>ๅ้(ใถใใใใ): amount; quantity<br>ๅพฎ้(ใณใใใ): minuscule amount; extremely small quantity<br>้(ใใใ): quantity; amount; volume; portion (of food)<br>็ฑ้(ใญใคใใใ): calorific value; quantity of heat; calorie<br>ๆ็ก้(ใใใใใใ): deep feeling; inexpressible feeling; filled with emotion 2 4 469 ๆฆ: daybreak; dawn; morning<br>้: ri; village; parent's home; league 12 ้ 166 7 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic quantity I did such a quantity of work that when NIGHT BREAK came, I was asleep on the COMPUTER. If you find that by nightbreak, youยดre still playing at your computer, chances are your World of Warcraft character has a high quantity of levels. [thanks to ssmoler] ..... To remember that nightbreak appears ABOVE computer, think of looking UP from your computer at the window to realize youยดve been playing until nightbreak. 177 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใชใณ rin, 1/10sen, 1/10bu 1 S 1835 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>้: ri; village; parent's home; league 9 ๅ 27 2 ใใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rin I threw my Rindows computer off a cliff because it kept crashing. Now, after its last crash, itยดs worth less than a rin. A computer dropped off of a cliff would be worth about 1 RIN. 178 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Units.of.Length kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใใค ใ.ใใใใ.ใพใใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใพใใใ.ใใ bury, be filled up, embedded ๅใใ(ใใใ): (1) to bury (e.g. in the ground) (2) to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to fill (a seat, a vacant position) (3) to plug gaps; to stop a gap (4) to make amends; to cover up for something (5) to put cold water in a bath (6) to cover; to scatter something over<br>ๅใพใ(ใใพใ): to be buried; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be filled<br>ๅ่ต(ใพใใใ): buried property; treasure trove<br>ๅใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge (2) to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack; to cram; to fill up<br>ๅใ่พผใ(ใใใใ): to bury; to embed 2 S 1110 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>้: ri; village; parent's home; league 10 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bury You canยดt bury computers underground, because of the dangerous heavy metals, so you hide them behind an equally large mound of soil and hope no-one notices. I used SOIL to BURY my COMPUTER. 179 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใใฆ ใใช.ใ same, agree, equal ๅ ฑๅ(ใใใใฉใ): doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation; collaboration; association<br>ๅๆ(ใฉใใ): simultaneous(ly); concurrent; same time; synchronous; together<br>ๅๆง(ใฉใใใ): identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity<br>ๅ็(ใฉใใใ): alliance; union; league<br>ๅๅ(ใใใฉใ): (1) combination; union; incorporation; amalgamation; fusion (2) congruence<br>ๅๅฃซ(ใฉใใ): fellow; mutual; companion; comrade; bonding<br>ๅไธ(ใฉใใใค): identity; sameness; similarity; equality; fairness<br>ๅๆ(ใฉใใ): (1) agreement; consent; same opinion; approval (2) same meaning<br>ๅๅฟ(ใฉใใ): same mind; comrade; kindred soul<br>ๅๆ (ใฉใใใใ): sympathy; compassion; sympathize; sympathise; pity; feel for<br>ๅๅฑ (ใฉใใใ): coexistence; living together<br>ๅๆ(ใฉใใใ): agreement; same opinion; same feeling; sympathy; concurrence<br>ๅ็ญ(ใฉใใจใ): equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence<br>ไธๅ(ใใกใฉใ): all present; all concerned; all of us<br>ๅๅ(ใฉใใใใ): coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate<br>ๅ่ชฟ(ใฉใใกใใ): sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning<br>ๅ็ด(ใฉใใใ ใ): the same grade; same class<br>ๅๅฐ(ใฉใใตใ): enclosure (e.g. in a letter)<br>ๆททๅ(ใใใฉใ): confusion; mixing; merger<br>ๅ(ใฉใ): the same; the said; ibid.<br>ๅใ(ใใชใ): (1) same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike (2) (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case<br>ๅใๅนด(ใใชใใฉใ): the same age<br>ๅๆ ผ(ใฉใใใ): the same rank; equality; apposition 4 2 15 ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 6 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic same Muslim women wearing veils (HOOD) all look the same, you can just see ONE MOUTH and very little else. Imagine monks wandering around the monastery. Covered in their hoods and chanting as if with one mouth they all look the same ! 180 grade2 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๆด ใใฆ ใปใ ใจใ den, cave, excavation 1 S 1618 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: same; agree; equal 9 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic den All the animals in the den share the same water. "Den and ""cave"" also make me think of a monkยดs cell. Monks take vows of silence and fast. So a den is where youยดd find nothing but water (to drink) and a monk." 181 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ด ใใฆ trunk, torso, hull (ship), hub of wheel ่ด(ใฉใ): (1) trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist (2) plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo) (3) frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.); hull (of a ship) 1 S 1904 ่: meat<br>ๅ: same; agree; equal 10 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic trunk A trunk, a trunk // The body of a monk // The body of a monk in a trunk, a trunk. Dead flesh all looks the same when you chop off everything but the trunk. Yes, Iยดm appalled at how gruesome this story is too. 182 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใณใฆ ใ.ใใใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ-ใใใใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใ, ใช, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach ๆนๅ(ใปใใใ): (1) direction; orientation; bearing; way (2) course (e.g. of action)<br>ๆๅ(ใใใ): intention; idea; inclination<br>ๅพๅ(ใใใใ): tendency; trend; inclination<br>ๅไธ(ใใใใใ): elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress<br>ๅๅ(ใฉใใใ): trend; tendency; movement; attitude<br>ๅใ(ใใ): direction; orientation; aspect; situation; exposure; suitability; tendency<br>ๅใใ(ใใใ): facing; opposite; across the street; other side<br>ๅใใ(ใใใ): (1) opposite side; other side; opposite direction (2) over there; that way; far away; beyond (3) the other party; the other person (4) future (starting now)<br>ๆฅๅ(ใฒใชใ): sunny place; in the sun<br>ๅใใ(ใใใ): (1) to face (2) to go towards<br>ๅฟๅ(ใใใ): intention; aim; preference (for)<br>ๅใ(ใใ): (1) to face (2) to turn toward (3) to be suited to; to be fit for<br>ๅใ(ใใ): intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...<br>ๅใใ(ใใใ): to turn towards; to point<br>ๆฏใๅใ(ใตใใใ): to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder 3 3 182 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 6 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic yonder Look over yonder ! That tiny dot is robin hood at the mouth of his secret cave ! There was an old woman named Wanda,// Who wanted to make herself blonder.// She covered her ใใก// With a glass hood from Gucci// And dropped some hair dye on from yonder. 183 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq1-250 ๅฐ ใทใงใฆ ใชใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใชใใ, ใชใ, ใฒใ, ใฒใใ esteem, furthermore, still, yet ๅฐ(ใชใ): furthermore; still; yet; more; still more; in addition; greater; further<br>ๅฐๆด(ใชใใใ): all the more; still less<br>้ซๅฐ(ใใใใใ): high; noble; refined; advanced 1 S 1531 ๅฐ: little; small<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 8 ๅฐ 42 3 ใใใใปใกใใใใปใชใใใใใปใค (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic esteem An especially esteemed alien has three antennae on his helmet. Remember that scene from Star Wars, where Luke is wearing that helmet that only his mouth could see, and was swinging at that little thing buzzing around the room? That was Obi-Wanยดs trick to get Luke to build his self-esteem, or his confidence in the Force. 184 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅญ ใธ ใใใใใใชใ-ใช character, letter, word, section of village "ๆๅญ(ใใใ): (1) letter (of alphabet); character (2) literal<br>้ปๅญ(ใใใ): balance (figure) in the black<br>ๆฐๅญ(ใใใ): numeral; figure; digit; numeric character<br>่ตคๅญ(ใใใ): (1) deficit; (being in or going into) the red (2) red text; red letters (3) corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red<br>ๆผขๅญ(ใใใ): Chinese characters; kanji<br>ๆดปๅญ(ใใคใ): printing type<br>่ๅญ(ใฟใใใ): surname; family name<br>ๅญ(ใใ): section of village<br>่ฑๅญ(ใใใ): English letter; alphabetic character<br>ๅๅญ่ทฏ(ใใ ใใใ): crossroads<br>ใญใผใๅญ(ใญใผใใ): Latin alphabet; transliteration of Japanese in ""Roman"" or Latin letters; romanization; romanisation; romaji<br>ๅญ(ใ): (1) character (i.e. kanji) (2) hand-writing; penmanship (3) the ... word (i.e. ""the L word"" = ""love"")<br>ๅญๅผ(ใใณใ): dictionary<br>็ฟๅญ(ใใ ใใ): penmanship<br>ๅญไฝ(ใใใ): type; font; lettering<br>ๅฝใฆๅญ(ใใฆใ): kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character" 4 1 485 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac 6 ๅญ 39 3 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic character CHILDren learn Kanji characters underneath a HOUSE. "Why do I have to wear this roof on my head all the time father? ""Shut up! It builds character!""." 185 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq251-500 ๅฎ ใทใฅใใน ใพใ.ใใใพใ.ใใใใใ-ใใใใใฟ ใ, ใ, ใ, ใฆ guard, protect, defend, obey ไฟๅฎ(ใปใใ ): maintenance; conservation<br>ๅฎๅ(ใใ ใณ): defense; defence<br>ๅฎใ(ใพใใ): (1) to protect; to guard; to defend (2) to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow<br>็ๅฎ(ใใ): (1) absence; being away from home (2) house-sitting; house-sitter (3) being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting<br>็ๅฎ็ช(ใใใฐใ): (1) care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching (2) caretaker; house-sitter<br>ๅฎ่ก(ใใ ใใ): security guard; doorkeeper 3 3 457 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 6 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic guard "A GUARD is usually ""glued"" to the house he watches." A guard provides a measure of security to those under a roof. 186 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅฎ ใซใณ perfect, completion, end ๅฎๆ(ใใใใ): (1) complete; completion (2) perfection; accomplishment<br>ๅฎๅ จ(ใใใใ): perfection; completeness<br>ๅฎไบ(ใใใใใ): (1) completion; conclusion (2) perfect (tense, form, aspect)<br>ๅฎ็ง(ใใใบใ): perfect; complete; flawless 3 4 595 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅ : beginning; former time; origin 7 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic perfect Make the perfect impression in the beginning by removing your shoes upon entering a Japanese home. In the beginning, Adam and Eve had a home in Eden. It was perfect. 187 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๅฎฃ ใปใณ ใฎใใพ.ใ ใจใใ, ใฎใถ, ใฎใผใ, ใฎใ, ใฒใ, ใใ proclaim, say, announce ๅฎฃ่จ(ใใใใ): declaration; proclamation; announcement<br>ๅฎฃไผ(ใใใงใ): publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda<br>ๅฎฃๆ(ใใใใใ): religious mission; religious proclamation 1 6 695 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ไบ: span; request 9 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic proclaim You can proclaim your opinions from the comfort of your HOUSE and have it SPAN the entire globe these days via The Internet. I heard young Muslims have to memorise the Koran and proclaim it aloud as a kind of rite of passage. Imagine the SPAN of hours spent under a ROOF practising that! It must surely be worse than trying to get through Heisigs RTK - count yourself lucky. 188 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq501-750 ๅฎต ใทใงใฆ ใใ wee hours, evening, early night 1 S 2262 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>่: resemblance 10 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wee hours I burn the CANDLE in my HOUSE until the WEE HOURS reviewing the kanji!!! "I agree with elktapestry. This kanji really means ""early evening"", not ""wee hours"" [Heisig really should have done his homework on this and several other characters (e.g., #145 ""but of course"" -- what the hell???). Oh well.] ""Every house lights candles in the EARLY EVENING which stay lit until the wee hours"". E.G. ๅฎตใฎๅฃ๏ผใใใฎใใก๏ผearly evening; ไปๅฎต๏ผใใใ๏ผthis evening; tonight." 189 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Time kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฎ ใขใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใพใใใใใใใ.ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใฃ, ใ relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful ๅฎๅ จ(ใใใใ): (1) safety (2) security<br>ๅฎๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): stability; equilibrium<br>ไธๅฎ(ใตใใ): anxiety; uneasiness; insecurity; suspense<br>ๆฒปๅฎ(ใกใใ): public order<br>ๅฎๅฟ(ใใใใ): relief; peace of mind<br>ๅฎๆ(ใใใ): (1) easy; simple (2) easy-going<br>็ฎๅฎ(ใใใ): (1) criterion; standard; yardstick; reference; aim (2) rough estimate; approximation<br>ๅฎ้(ใใใใ): rest; quiet; repose<br>ๅฎใ(ใใใ): (1) cheap; inexpensive (2) calm; peaceful; quiet<br>ๅฎใฃใฝใ(ใใใฃใฝใ): cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant 5 3 144 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female 6 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic relax Itยดs funny, Hesig gives no Kanji in his book that means cheap/inexpensive... well... if you were wondering what Kanji would carry that meaning, look no further. Sometimes I wonder if Hesig just thinks our little brains would be too easily confused by multiple meanings. Regardless, think of that woman relaxing. Cheapest place to do that is in oneยดs own home rather than at some fancy resort, eh? ๅฎถใงไผๆใๅใใฏๅฎใใงใใญใ. You can only relax, when you have woman under roof to do all chores. 190 grade3 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1-250 ๅฎด ใจใณ ใใใ ใใ, ใใ banquet, feast, party ๅฎดไผ(ใใใใ): party; banquet 1 S 1675 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female 10 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic banquet The WOMAN spent all DAY preparing a banquet in the HOUSE. Under the roof, all day long, the woman prepared for the banquet (this wording helps me remember the order of this kanjiยดs elements). 191 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฏ ใญ ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใ draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward ๅฏ้(ใใต): contribution; donation<br>ๅนดๅฏใ(ใจใใใ): (1) old people; the aged (2) sumo coaches<br>ๅฏใใ(ใใใ): (1) to come near; to let someone approach (2) to bring near; to bring together; to collect; to gather (3) to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to contribute; to donate (4) to let someone drop by (5) to add (numbers) (6) to have feelings for (love, good will, trust, etc.) (7) to rely upon for a time; to depend on (8) to use as a pretext (9) to put aside (10) to press; to push; to force<br>ๅฏใๆใใ(ใใใใใ): to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on<br>ๅฏ่ด(ใใใ): donation; presentation; gift<br>็ซใกๅฏใ(ใใกใใ): to stop by; to drop in for a short visit<br>็ๅฏใ(ใใใใ): to be one-sided; to incline; to be partial; to be prejudiced; to lean; to be biased; to be biassed<br>ๅฏไธ(ใใ): contribution; service<br>ๅใๅฏใใ(ใจใใใใ): to order; to send away for<br>่ฟๅฏใ(ใกใใใ): to approach; to draw near<br>ๅฏใ(ใใ): to visit; to drop in; to approach<br>ๅฏ่ถใ(ใใใ): (1) to send; to forward (2) to hand over (e.g. money)<br>ๆผใๅฏใใ(ใใใใใ): to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside<br>ๅฏใ(ใใ): (1) pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters (sumo) (2) having a tendency towards; being close to 3 5 673 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅฅ: strange; strangeness; curiosity 11 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic draw near "The strange house has a sign saying ""DRAW NEAR"" in its window, instead of a ยดBewareยด sign. It must be a trick!" Imagine a horror movie set in a haunted mansion. The house is very strange. The characters draw near to one another for protection against the unknown. 192 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๅฏ ใใใใฆ ใจ.ใใใจใฟ ใจ, ใจใ, ใตใฃ wealth, enrich, abundant ่ฑๅฏ(ใปใใต): abundance; wealth; plenty; bounty<br>ๅฏ(ใจใฟ): wealth; fortune<br>ๅฏใ(ใจใ): to be rich; to become rich<br>ๅฏ่ฑช(ใตใใ): wealthy person; millionaire 3 5 644 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็: to fill; roll of cloth 12 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wealth Remember Ducktales? That rich duck had that room in his house where he kept all the wealth! He had so much in that house you could even swim in it! In ancient Japan, a RICE FIELD is a unit of wealth as it can produce enough to feed all the MOUTHs in ONE HOUSE. 193 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq501-750 ่ฒฏ ใใง ใ.ใใใใใใ.ใใ savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache ่ฒฏ้(ใกใใใ): (bank) savings<br>่ฒฏ่(ใกใใกใ): savings<br>่ฒฏ่ต(ใกใใใ): storage; preservation 2 4 1100 ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ไธ: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign 12 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic savings It takes a lot more than one clam of savings to buy a house on a street. My SAVINGS plan - I nail my moneybags up in the rafters below my roof. Iยดm very secretive about it, and I wear a disguise with a big mustache (another meaning of this kanji) while I stash my loot. 194 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆจ ใใฏใใขใฏ ใใใ- ใ, ใ, ใใจ tree, wood ๆจ(ใ): tree; wood; timber<br>ๆจๆ(ใใใใ): lumber; timber; wood<br>ๆจนๆจ(ใใ ใใ): trees and shrubs; arbour; arbor<br>ๆจๆ(ใใใใ): Thursday<br>ไธฆๆจ(ใชใฟใ): roadside tree; row of trees<br>ๆคๆจ(ใใใ): garden shrubs; trees; potted plant<br>ๆๆจ(ใใใใ): lumber; timber<br>ๆจ็ถฟ(ใใใ): (1) cotton (material) (2) red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)<br>ๅๆจ(ใฉใผใ): public works<br>ๅคงๆจ(ใใใผใ): large tree<br>ๆจๆๆฅ(ใใใใใณ): Thursday<br>้ๆจ(ใใคใผใ): various kinds of small trees; assorted trees 5 1 317 ๆจ: tree, tree radical (no. 75) 4 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic tree If you need a story for a tree, then you need to be hit by one. Pictograph of a tree. 195 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree Kanji_Time_Days.of.the.week kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใชใณ ใฏใใ ใ grove, forest ๆ(ใฏใใ): woods; forest; copse; thicket<br>ๆฃฎๆ(ใใใใ): forest; woods<br>ๅฑฑๆ(ใใใใ): (1) mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest (2) mountains and forest<br>ๆๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): forestry 4 1 656 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 8 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic grove A grove has at least two TREEs. Two tree huggers saying that protecting the environment is grovey man... 196 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq501-750 ๆฃฎ ใทใณ ใใ ใใจ forest, woods ๆฃฎ(ใใ): (1) forest (2) shrine grove<br>ๆฃฎๆ(ใใใใ): forest; woods 4 1 609 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆ: grove; forest 12 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic forest The higher you go up a mountain the less trees there are, thatยดs so u dont mess up with their possition like i do. Another tree planted within a grove turns it into a FOREST. 197 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq501-750 ๆก ใฑใค ใใคใ ใใค, ใใ, ใ Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree 1 S+ 1651 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅญ: square jewel; corner; angle; edge (none) Japanese Judas-tree "Simple mnemonic : ""The Japanese Judas-tree is the tree on which Judas hang himself to the ivy"" (Judas the traitor of the Christian bible). Just picture Judas hanging himself, using ivy as a if it was a rope." A tree covered in poison ivy will quickly betray you, thus the name JAPANESE JUDAS-TREE. 198 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใฏ ใใใ ใใ, ใใ oak 0 S+ 1606 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) oak The wood from oak trees can be used to make barrels in which white wine is aged. Whatยดs more, I love white wine with an oaky flavour... An oak tree is white, from left to right! 199 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใ frame, framework, spindle, spool, bounding-box, (kokuji) ๆ (ใใ): frame; slide; border 1 S 922 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: soldier; private; die 8 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝๅญ Original frame wood at 90 (9 * 10) degrees. Nine out of ten picture frames are made out of wood. The rest are made of metal or plastic. 200 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq751-1000 ๆขข ใทใงใฆ ใใใ, ใใใฎใ treetops, twig ๆขข(ใใใ): treetop; tip of a branch 1 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>่: resemblance (none) treetops At Christmas time, on the treetops, people used to place great big candles (Now we usually place a star instead). If you cut off the treetops, they still resemble the trees they used to be part of. Treetops=tree resemblance. 201 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆฃ ใใฆ ใใชใ-ใ ใช shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis ๆฃ(ใใช): (1) shelf; shelves; ledge; rack (2) trellis<br>ๆฌๆฃ(ใปใใ ใช): bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase<br>ๆธๆฃ(ใจใ ใช): cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe 1 S 1594 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆ: companion; friend 12 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic shelf A shelf is a wooden companion to books. I think of an Otaku, with a wooden shelf full of anime action figure statures, who are sadly his only companions. 202 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใญใงใฆ ใใใ ใใใ apricot 1 S+ 2159 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฃ: mouth (none) apricot From the tree straight into the mouth is the best way to eat an APRICOT! Imagine Totoro sleeping under his tree. As he snores a giant apricot falls nicely into his open mouth and he emits a giant burp of satisfaction. I can hear that music alreay....to - to to - to - ro... 203 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆก ใใฆ ใใ ใฒใ, ใ paulownia 1 S+ 1668 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: same; agree; equal (none) paulownia "In Japan, a paulownia (ใใ๏ผis known as the ""princess tree"". It was once a traditional TREE planted at the SAME time as the birth of a daughter. It would grow fast enough that, at the time of her wedding, it could be used to make a dresser as a wedding present for her." Paulownia is a Japanese tree which looks same as any other tree. 204 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆค ใทใงใฏ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใ, ใ plant ๆค็ฉ(ใใใใถใค): plant; vegetation<br>ๆคๆฐๅฐ(ใใใใฟใใก): (1) colony (2) colonial<br>็ฐๆคใ(ใใใ): rice planting<br>ๆคๆจ(ใใใ): garden shrubs; trees; potted plant<br>ๆคใใ(ใใใ): to plant; to grow<br>ๆคใใ(ใใใ): to be planted 2 3 699 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็ด: straightaway; honesty; frankness; fix; repair 12 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic plant Plants donยดt become trees straightaway. When you plant plants, you use a piece of WOOD to make the plant grow STRAIGHT. 205 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq501-750 ๆฏ ใณ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใ wither, die, dry up, be seasoned ๆฏใใ(ใใใ): (1) to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die (2) to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.) 2 S 1749 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅค: old 9 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wither A tree withers away as it gets old. When flowers get old they suffer (frame 225), but old trees just WITHER away painlessly. (Picture flowers crying in pain, but a dried up tree silent and sad). 206 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆด ใใฏ ใปใใใปใใใใฎใ crude, simple, plain, docile ็ด ๆด(ใใผใ): simplicity; artlessness; naivete 1 S 1626 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: divination 6 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic crude Wooden wands are the crudest. They are nothng compared to their carbon fibre equivilents. A beginner magician starts with a crude wooden magic wand. Later heยดll upgrade to magicite, of course. 207 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใฝใณ ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใ town, village ๆ(ใใ): village<br>่พฒๆ(ใฎใใใ): (1) agricultural community; farm village (2) rural<br>ๆผๆ(ใใใใ): fishing village 4 1 253 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 7 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic town If youยดve ever played an old 8 bit or 16 bit RPG, like Dragon Warrior or Final Fantasy or Inindou, youยดll remember that every town was all bordered off by a line of trees with no space in between to get out through. Imagine that the trees were glued together so you could only exit town through the main or side gates, (so you couldnยดt escape the important scripted scenes.). Pfft. At itยดs core, a town is just a bunch of wood glued together. Edit - Stop starring this piece of crap story! xD. 208 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq251-500 ็ธ ใฝใฆใใทใงใฆ ใใ- ใ, ใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy ๅค็ธ(ใใใใใ): Foreign Minister<br>้ฆ็ธ(ใใ ใใใ): Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier<br>็ธๆ(ใใใฆ): (1) companion; partner; company (2) other party; addressee (3) opponent (sports, etc.)<br>็ธ่ซ(ใใใ ใ): consultation; discussion<br>็ธไบ(ใใใ): mutual; reciprocal<br>็ธๅ ด(ใใใฐ): (1) market price (2) speculation (e.g. on stocks) (3) reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation; esteem<br>็ธๅฝ(ใใใจใ): (1) befitting; becoming; worthy of; proportionate; in keeping with; suitable (2) considerable; substantial (3) to be worthy of; to be proportionate to (4) to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.); to be equivalent (5) extremely; considerably<br>็ธๆฒ(ใใใ): (1) sumo wrestling (2) sumo wrestler; rikishi<br>็็ธ(ใใใใ): truth; real situation<br>็ธๅคใใใ(ใใใใใใ): as ever; as usual; the same<br>ๆง็ธ(ใใใใ): aspect<br>็ธ้(ใใใ): difference; discrepancy; variation<br>็ธ็ถ(ใใใใ): succession; inheritance<br>็ธๅฟ(ใใใใ): suitability; fitness<br>ๅฏๅ็ธ(ใใใใใ): poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful<br>่ต็ธ(ใใใใใ): Minister of Finance<br>็ธๅฏพ(ใใใใ): confrontation; facing; between ourselves; no third party; tete-a-tete<br>็ธๅฟใใ(ใตใใใใ): appropriate; adequate; suitable<br>็ธๅฏพ(ใใใใ): relative<br>็ธ(ใใ): together; mutually; fellow<br>็ธ(ใใ): (1) appearance; look; countenance (2) a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune (3) aspect (4) phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous) 3 3 45 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 9 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic inter- The prime minister is having inter-course behind that tree! All you can see are his eyes poking out from the righthand-side of the tree. "ใฝใฆ/ใทใงใฆ/ใ INTER /MUTUAL /ASPECT /PHASE /MINISTER. ""Long ago, before there were telephones, people living far from one another would climb trees to eye each otherยดs aspects and inter-act for their mutual benefit. Those who did this best became government ministers, with the top person (perhaps the one with the longest neck (้ฆ, neck (#70)) becoming the prime minister ใ้ฆ็ธ (ใใ ใใใ)""." 209 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๆบ ใญ ใคใใ desk, table ๆบ(ใคใใ): desk 2 6 1671 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ : table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16) 6 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic desk My wooden desk is so messy, it looks like a strong wind blew my things all over it. Whenever Iยดm alone at my computer desk, Iยดm always getting wood and breaking wind. 210 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฌ ใใณ ใใจ ใพใจ, ใใ book, present, main, true, real, no. of long things ๆฌ(ใใจ): (1) origin; source (2) base; basis; foundation; root (3) cause (4) ingredient; material (5) (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location (6) original cost (or capital, principal, etc.) (7) (plant) root; (tree) trunk (8) first section of a waka (9) counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry) (10) handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip<br>ๆฌๆ(ใปใใใ): text (of document); body (of letter)<br>ๅบๆฌ(ใใปใ): foundation; basis; standard<br>ๆฌ้จ(ใปใใถ): headquarters; head office; main office<br>ๆฌไบบ(ใปใใซใ): the person himself<br>ๆฌๅฝ(ใปใใจใ): truth; reality<br>่ณๆฌ(ใใปใ): funds; capital<br>ๆฌๆฅ(ใปใใใ): (1) originally; primarily (2) essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself (3) proper; legal<br>ๆฌๅ(ใปใใฟใใ): real name<br>่ๆฌ(ใใใใปใ): script; screenplay; scenario<br>ๆฌ้ณ(ใปใใญ): real intention; motive<br>ๆฌไฝ(ใปใใใ): (1) substance; real form (2) body (of a machine) (3) object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.) (4) noumenon<br>ๆฌ่ณช(ใปใใใค): essence; true nature; substance; reality<br>ๆฌ็ฉ(ใปใใใฎ): genuine article<br>ๆฌใฎ(ใปใใฎ): mere; only; just<br>ๆฌๅฝ(ใปใใใ): one's own country<br>ๆฌๆฐ(ใปใใ): seriousness; truth; sanctity<br>ๆฌๅ ด(ใปใใฐ): (1) home; habitat; center; centre; best place (2) authentic; genuine<br>ๆๆฌ(ใฆใปใ): (1) copybook (2) model; pattern<br>ๆฌ่ฝ(ใปใใฎใ): instinct<br>ๆจๆฌ(ใฒใใใปใ): example; specimen; sample<br>่ฆๆฌ(ใฟใปใ): sample<br>ๆฌใ (ใใจใใจ): originally; by nature; from the start<br>ๆฅๆฌ่ช(ใซใปใใ): Japanese (language)<br>ๆฌๆ ผ(ใปใใใ): (1) original method or procedure (2) serious; orthodox; classical; genuine<br>ๅฐๆฌ(ใ ใใปใ): script; libretto; scenario<br>ๆฌ้คจ(ใปใใใ): main building<br>ๆฌๆฃ(ใปใใ ใช): bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase<br>ๆฅๆฌๅผ(ใซใปใใใ): Japanese style<br>ๆฌ(ใปใ): (1) book; volume (2) main; head; this; our; present; real (3) counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.<br>ๆฅๆฌ(ใซใปใ): Japan 5 1 10 ๆจ: tree; wood 5 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๆไบ Ideographic book The origin of a book is paper made out of TREEs. ONE tree can make many books. An axe cutting a tree to make books. 211 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting_Counters Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1-250 ๆญ ใตใ ใตใ ใใฃ tag, paper money, no. of bonds, placard, bid ๆญ(ใตใ ): (1) token; label (2) ticket; card (3) charm; talisman<br>ๆนๆญ(ใใใใค): (1) examination of tickets (2) ticket gate; ticket barrier<br>ๅๆญ(ใชใตใ ): name plate; name tag; label<br>ๆญ(ใใค): note; paper money 2 4 921 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไน: the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5) 5 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic tag Botanists like to identify TREEs by HOOKing tags on them. "Might be good to note that this is also the Kanji for ""Paper Money"" w/ the reading ใใค (ๅๅๆญ๏ผ1000 Yen paper bill)... It also takes on the meaning of Playing Card with the reading of ใตใ as in ่ฑๆญ (Hanafuda cards) or ใใฉใณใใฎๆญ (""trump"" playing cards). For the tag meaning I like to think of wooden tags hung on hooks from trees... but for these other meanings I like to think of both paper money and playing cards as paper (tree) products with the ability to ""hook you in"" so to speak." 212 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting_Counters Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฆ ใฌใญ ใใใฟใใใใ calendar, almanac ๆฆ(ใใใฟ): calendar; almanac<br>่ฅฟๆฆ(ใใใใ): Christian Era; CE; anno domini; AD<br>้ๆฆ(ใใใใ): 60th birthday 1 S 1765 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๆ: grove; forest<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 14 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ ๆ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic calendar Years-Months-Days: It takes many years for a cliff to form or erode. A tree takes many months to grow. But days pass by regularly - so in this way, we see the movement of time such as with a CALENDAR. This is just a picture of a wall calendar with a page for each month. The bottom half has the grid of days, the top half has a pretty picture of a forest this month. The cliff radical here is the top and left edges of the paper. You can see the paper curling up at the lower left where a breeze is trying to turn the page. 213 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆก ใขใณ ใคใใ plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, bill, worry ๆๆก(ใฆใใใ): proposal; proposition; suggestion<br>ๆกๅ (ใใใชใ): (1) information; guidance; leading (2) to guide; to show (around); to conduct<br>ๆกๅค(ใใใใ): unexpectedly<br>็ญๆก(ใจใใใ): examination paper; examination script<br>ๆณๆก(ใปใใใ): bill (law)<br>ๆกใฎๅฎ(ใใใฎใใใ): just as one thought; as usual<br>่ญฐๆก(ใใใ): (1) legislative bill; measure (2) agenda item<br>ๆก(ใใ): (1) idea; plan; thought (2) draft plan; motion; rough copy (3) expectation<br>ๆกใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear (2) to investigate; to consider; to plan (3) to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one's hand 2 4 206 ๅฎ: relax; cheap; low; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic plan I plan to RELAX on top of that TREE. If you bring a woman to your house, generally its not a good plan to stick your wood up her bottom, she may scream in pain ใใ! 214 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ็ฅ ใฝใฆ ใฏใใ.ใ parch, dry up ไนพ็ฅ(ใใใใ): dryness; aridity; insipidity; dehydration; desiccation 2 S 1819 ็ซ: fire<br>ๅ: goods; refinement; dignity; article; counter for meal courses<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 17 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic parch "Tip: goods + wood/tree : This combination of primitives appears four times in Heisig, so itยดs worthwhile giving it a name. I suggest ""furniture"" (a common type of wooden goods). REF: parch (FRAME 215) , maneuver (#671), winding (#1369), seaweed (#2035). Story: Itยดs been so parched recently that your furniture suddenly catches fire." The parchment says you need fire to make goods from trees. 215 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆช ใใใ ใใพ.ใ ใใพ.ใ ใใฒใคใ un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now ๆชๆฅ(ใฟใใ): (1) the future (usually distant) (2) future tense (3) the world to come<br>ๆชๅฎ(ใฟใฆใ): not yet fixed; undecided; pending<br>ๆชๅฉ(ใฟใใ): unmarried<br>ๆช็ฅ(ใฟใก): not yet known; unknown; strange<br>ๆช็(ใฟใใ ใ): inexperience; unripeness; raw; unskilled; immature; inexperienced<br>ๆช็ทด(ใฟใใ): lingering affection; attachment; regret; regrets; reluctance; ruefulness<br>ๆชๆบ(ใฟใพใ): less than; insufficient<br>ๆช้(ใฟใใ): savage land; backward region; uncivilized; uncivilised<br>ๆช(ใฒใคใ): eighth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ram, 1pm-3pm, south-southwest, June)<br>ๆชใ (ใพใ ): (1) as yet; hitherto; still (2) not yet (with negative verb)<br>ๆช(ใฟ): not yet; un- 3 4 650 ๆจ: tree; wood 5 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic not yet I believe a better version of that by mameha1977: [Cheat] Remember these as a set: The tree (ๆจ) does not yet (ๆช) have exremities (ๆซ) of vermilion (ๆฑ). [Cheat] Remember these as a set: The tree (ๆจ) is not yet (ๆซ) vermilion (ๆฑ). 216 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac kanjifreq501-750 ๆซ ใใใใใ ใใ not yet, end, close, tip, powder, posterity ๆซ(ใใ): (1) tip; top (2) end; close (e.g. close of the month) (3) youngest child (4) descendants; offspring; posterity (5) future (6) finally (7) trivialities<br>ๆซๆ(ใพใฃใ): (1) closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; end-of-life (care, decision making, etc.) (2) terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final<br>ๆๆซ(ใใคใพใค): end of the month<br>ๅงๆซ(ใใพใค): (1) management; dealing; settlement (2) cleaning up; getting rid of (3) end result (usu. bad)<br>็ฒๆซ(ใตใใพใค): fine powder<br>็ฒๆซ(ใใพใค): crude; rough; plain; humble<br>ๆๆซ(ใใพใค): end of term<br>ๆซใฃๅญ(ใใใฃใ): youngest child<br>ๆซ(ใใ): top end; tip<br>ๆซ(ใพใค): (1) the end of (2) powder 3 4 456 ๆจ: tree; wood 5 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๆไบ Ideographic extremity The tree has reached the extremity of its growth and no longer produces small, new branches at the top. Instead the existing top branch just grows longer and longer. There are no great stories for this one yet, and I always forget it.. So, letยดs try something ridiculous: The man lived by himself in the wilderness, with no females within miles. So, his only way of relief was to stick his extremity into a small hole in a tree.. The poor guy. Which horizontal stroke is the extremity? The longer one or the shorter one? That, my friends, is up to your own imaginations. Iยดd prefer not to dwell on that point, myself. ;). 217 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฒซ ใใ, ใใถใ, ใคใฐใ 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๆซ: end; close; tip; powder; posterity (none) splash The extremity of a wave of water is the splash. A splash is WATER that has reached its EXTREMITY. 218 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅณ ใ ใใใใใ.ใใ flavor, taste ๆๅณ(ใใฟ): meaning; significance<br>ๅณ(ใใ): (1) flavor; flavour; taste (2) charm; style (3) experience (4) smart; clever; witty; strange<br>่ๅณ(ใใใใฟ): interest (in something)<br>่ถฃๅณ(ใใ ใฟ): (1) hobby; pastime (2) tastes; preference; liking<br>ๆฐๅณ(ใใฟ): (1) sensation; feeling (2) tendency; propensity<br>ๅฐๅณ(ใใฟ): plain; simple; subdued; sober<br>ๅณๆน(ใฟใใ): friend; ally; supporter<br>ๅณ่ฆ(ใฟใใ): taste; palate; sense of taste<br>่ชฟๅณๆ(ใกใใใฟใใใ): flavoring (e.g. salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, etc.); seasoning<br>ๅณใใ(ใใใใ): (1) flavour; flavor (2) meaning; significance<br>ไธๅณ็ท(ใใใฟใใ): three-stringed Japanese guitar; shamisen<br>ๅ ๅณ(ใใฟ): (1) seasoning; flavoring; flavouring (2) taking (something) into consideration; taking into account<br>ๅณใใ(ใใใใ): to taste; to savor; to relish<br>ๅณๅ(ใฟใ): (1) miso; bean paste (2) key (main) point; good part (of something) (3) weak person<br>็กๆๅณ(ใใใฟ): nonsense; no meaning; meaningless<br>ๅๅณ(ใใใฟ): testing; scrutiny; careful investigation<br>็พๅณใใ(ใใใใ): delicious; tasty; sweet<br>ไธๅณใ(ใพใใ): (1) unappetising; unappetizing; unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation) (2) unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy (3) ugly; homely; plain; unattractive (4) awkward; untimely; inopportune; unfavorable; unwise<br>ๆญฃๅณ(ใใใใฟ): net (weight)<br>ๆฐๅณ(ใใฟ): -like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...<br>ๅณ(ใฟ): (1) (sense of) taste (2) counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.<br>ไบๅณ(ใใฟ): (1) five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes (2) five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); the five periods of the Buddha's teachings 4 3 442 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๆช: un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; sign of the ram; 1-3PM; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac 8 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic flavor My mouth has not yet swallowed the food because the flavor is so delicious that I keep chewing it. To enjoy a foodยดs FLAVOR, it must be in oneยดs MOUTH but NOT YET swallowed. 219 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense kanjifreq251-500 ๅฆน ใใค ใใใใจ ใ, ใ, ใ younger sister ๅฆน(ใใใใจ): younger sister<br>ๅงๅฆน(ใใพใ): sisters<br>ๅพๅงๅฆน(ใใจใ): cousin (female) 4 2 1446 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๆช: un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; sign of the ram; 1-3PM; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac 8 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic younger sister My younger sister is NOT YET a fully grown WOMAN. Is your younger sister a woman? Not yet! Damn! 220 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฑ ใทใฅ ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใ vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody 1 S 1788 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๆช: un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; sign of the ram; 1-3PM; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac 6 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic vermilion Itยดs autumn: only one vermilion leaf on the tree has not yet fallen. [Cheat] Remember these as a set: The tree (ๆจ) is not yet (ๆช)[correction wrong character before] vermilion (ๆฑ). 221 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ช ใทใฅ ใใถ stocks, stump, shares, stock, counter for small plants ๆ ชๅผ(ใใถใใ): stock (company)<br>ๆ ช(ใใถ): (1) stock; share (2) stump (3) root; rootstock (4) strain (of bacteria, etc.) (5) tradeable rank; goodwill (6) one's forte 1 6 432 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆฑ: vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet; red; bloody 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic stocks Which tree would you buy stocks in - the healthy one on the left, or the one with only one vermilion leaf left on the right? "Ideally, one buys stocks when a company is young, ""green,"" and rapidly growing -- then sells them just before the last vermillion leaf falls off, and a period of dormancy or limited growth begins." 222 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ่ฅ ใธใฃใฏใใใฃใฏใใใฃ ใใ.ใใใใ-ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใฏใใใจ.ใ ใใ, ใใ young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature ่ฅๅนฒ(ใใใฃใใ): (1) some; few; a number of; a little (bit) (2) somewhat; to a certain extent (3) many; a lot<br>่ฅใ(ใใใ): young<br>่ฅใ ใใ(ใใใใใใ): youthful; young<br>่ฅใ(ใใ): if; in case; supposing<br>่ฅใใใใใ(ใใใใใใ): perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance<br>่ฅใใใใใจ(ใใใใใใจ): perhaps; maybe; by some chance<br>่ฅใใใฏ(ใใใใฏ): or; otherwise<br>่ฅใใ(ใใใ): if<br>่ฅใใใใฆ(ใใใใใฆ): perhaps; possibly 3 6 458 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅณ: right 8 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic young The young little girl held a cute flower in her right hand. In Hawaii, if you wear a flower over your left ear, it means you are taken. A flower over the right means you are not. The younger you are, the more likely you are to have a flower over your right earโฆ 223 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Time kanjifreq251-500 ่ ใฝใฆ ใใใใใ-ใ-ใใ ใ, ใ grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft ่(ใใ): (1) grass; weed; herb; thatch (2) ninja (3) not genuine; substandard<br>็ ่(ใฟใใณ): tobacco; cigarettes<br>่ๅฑฅ(ใใใ): zori (Japanese footwear sandals)<br>่่ฅใใ(ใใใณใใ): to get tired; to wear out 3 1 967 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆฉ: early; fast 9 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic grass Grass grows in earlier than flowers. This grass is very long. The only flowers you can see are sunflowers โ the rest are hidden by the grass. 224 grade1 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq751-1000 ่ฆ ใฏ ใใ.ใใใ-ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใซใ.ใใใซใ.ใ suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl ่ฆๅด(ใใใ): troubles; hardships<br>่ฆๆ (ใใใใ): complaint; troubles; objection; grievance<br>่ฆๆ(ใซใใฆ): (1) poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at) (2) dislike (of)<br>่ฆใ(ใซใใ): bitter<br>่ฆ็(ใใคใ): pain; agony; bitterness<br>่ฆใใใ(ใใใใใ): to torment; to harass; to inflict pain<br>่ฆใใ(ใใใใ): (1) painful; difficult; agonizing (2) needy; tight (budget); straitened (circumstances) (3) forced (smile, joke); lame (excuse); strained (interpretation) (4) awkward (situation); painful (position) (5) (after masu stem) hard to do; unpleasant<br>่ฆๅฟ(ใใใ): pain; trouble; anxiety; diligence; hard work<br>ใ่ฆๅดใใพ(ใใใใใใพ): thank you very much for your ...; I appreciate your efforts<br>่ฆ่ฆใใ(ใฟใใใใ): unsightly; ugly<br>่ฆใใ(ใใใใ): to suffer; to groan; to be worried<br>็ก่ถ่ฆ่ถ(ใใกใใใกใ): (1) nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic (2) awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless (3) disorder; confusion; being jumbled; being mixed up<br>็ฎ่ถ่ฆ่ถ(ใใกใใใกใ): (1) absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent (2) extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton (3) disorder; confusion; mess; wreck<br>่ฆ(ใ): (1) pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; difficulty; hardship (2) duhkha (suffering) 3 3 623 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅค: old 8 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic suffering Flowers for the old man suffering in the hospital. The derivates from opium poppies such as morphine can be used to tame the suffering of the old. 225 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๅฏ ใซใณ ใใคใ.ใใใฒใ.ใใใใ.ใใ ใจใ, ใฎใถ, ใฎใ, ใฒใใ, ใฒใใ, ใใ, ใใใ tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded ๅฏๅฎน(ใใใใ): tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity 1 S 1377 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>่ง: edible greens; amaranth 13 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ ๅฏฌ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic tolerant A tolerant person will ignore SEEing GRASS (marijuana) in the HOUSE of a friend. "To be tolerant is to see flowers (meaning ""beautiful things"") in every house, instead of looking for drawbacks." 226 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใใฏ ใใ.ใใใใ-ใ-ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใพใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ-ใใใ.ใใใใใใ dilute, thin, weak (tea) ่ใ(ใใใ): (1) thin (2) pale; light (3) watery; dilute; sparse (4) weak (taste, etc.) (5) slim (probability, etc.); small<br>่ๆใ(ใใใใใ): dim; gloomy<br>่ใใ(ใใใใ): to dilute; to water down<br>่ๅผฑ(ใฏใใใใ): feebleness; weakness; weak 2 S 1009 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆบฅ: far and wide 16 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dilute A Dr. missing his needle can only use dilute flower water for medicine. "Note This character belongs to a set of characters which share the flower/water primitive such as:: dilute (#227), fall (#299), clan (#1912), and seaweed (#2035).... (่ฝ ่ ่ฉ ่ป) It may be helpful to create a primitive keyword for this occurrence (like seaweed or watering can) which can save a lot of time distinguishing them from characters like Sino ๆบ and Full ๆบ, where the water primitive is larger than the flower primitive." 227 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใจใฆ ใฏ ใ, ใ leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, no. of flat things ็ด ่(ใใฟใ): (1) autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour) (2) leaves turning red; red leaves (3) leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves (4) (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum) (5) venison<br>่จ่(ใใจใฐ): (1) language; dialect (2) word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark (3) speech; (manner of) speaking<br>่(ใฏ): leaf<br>่ฝใก่(ใใกใฐ): (1) fallen leaves; leaf litter (2) deciduous<br>่จ่้ฃใ(ใใจใฐใฅใใ): speech; expression; wording; language<br>่ๆธ(ใฏใใ): (1) postcard (2) memo; note; card 3 3 414 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ไธ: generation; world; society; public<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 12 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic leaf On top of the leaves a flower appears, promising new generations for the old tree below. The flower generation spent far too much time up trees trying to smoke leaves. 228 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq251-500 ๆจก ใขใใ ใใฟ imitation, copy, mock ่ฆๆจก(ใใผ): scale; scope; plan; structure<br>ๆจกๆง(ใใใ): (1) pattern; figure; design (2) state; condition (3) conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems (4) model; pattern; example (5) (after a noun) indicates that that noun seems likely (e.g. rain or storm)<br>ๆจกๅ(ใใใ): model; dummy; maquette<br>ๆจก็ฏ(ใใฏใ): exemplar; exemplification; exemplum; model; example<br>ๆจก็ดข(ใใใ): groping (for); exploring for a solution<br>ๆจกๅฃ(ใใปใ): imitation; copying<br>ๆจก่ฉฆ(ใใ): mock examination; trial examination 1 6 668 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>่ซ: must not; do not; be not 14 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic imitation If I find out this furniture youยดre selling me is made of imitation wood, Iยดll put you in the graveyard. The Japanese are so enamored of everything plastic, they even put IMITATION plastic trees in their graveyards! (No, not really, but I wouldnยดt be surprised). 229 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq501-750 ๆผ ใใฏ vague, obscure, desert, wide ็ ๆผ (ใใฐใ): desert<br>ๆผ ็ถ(ใฐใใใ): obscure; vague; equivocal 1 S 1611 ๆฐด: water<br>่ซ: must not; do not; be not 13 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic vague The precise locations of sailors who meet a WATERY GRAVE are vague. The water in the graveyard has worn away the headstones, so the writing is vague. 230 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅข ใ ใฏใ grave, tomb ๅข(ใฏใ): gravesite; tomb<br>ๅขๅฐ(ใผใก): cemetery; graveyard 1 5 1337 ่ซ: must not; do not; be not<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 13 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic grave The soil under a graveyard is full of graves. A grave is a patch of soil in a graveyard. 231 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฎ ใ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใ ใใใ, ใใ, ใฝ livelihood, make a living, spend time ๆฎใใ(ใใใ): living; livelihood; subsistence; circumstances<br>ๆฎใ(ใใ): (1) sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk (2) end; close (3) year-end; end of the year<br>ๆฎใใ(ใใใ): (1) to get dark (2) to end; to come to an end; to close; to run out (3) to be sunk (e.g. in despair); to be lost<br>ๅคๆฎใ(ใใใใ): evening; (evening) twilight<br>ๆฎใใ(ใใใ): (1) to live; to get along (2) to spend (time) 3 6 978 ่ซ: must not; do not; be not<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 14 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic livelihood He made a livelihood out of robbing GRAVEYARDS in broad DAYlight. "The gravedigger makes his LIVELIHOOD digging in the graveyard all day For graveyard, imagine an idyllic picture: beautiful grass with the sun shining down...and a dog peeing on one of the graves. Donยดt confuse with occupation (#1034). Hold onto the irony of making your LIVElyhood from tending dead people." 232 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Time kanjifreq751-1000 ่ ใใฏ membrane ่(ใพใ): membrane; film 1 S 1804 ่: meat<br>่ซ: must not; do not; be not 14 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic membrane In the moonlight of the graveyard I hear a zombie say, MMMMM..EMM...BRANEsssss. The membranes in your flesh rot when placed in the graveyard. 233 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใใงใฆใใใงใฆ ใชใใใชใ- ใญใ, ใฎใ, ใฟใ, ใฟใค seedling, sapling, shoot ่(ใชใ): seedling<br>่ๅญ(ใฟใใใ): surname; family name 1 S 1713 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy 8 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic seedling If you plant seedlings in a FIELD eventually they will FLOWER. Crap! There are flowers in the rice field... Who let those seedlings get in there?! 234 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใใงใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms ๅ ใ(ใใใ): signs; omen; symptoms<br>ๅ (ใกใใ): (1) sign; omen; indication; portent (2) 10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion (American); (obs) billion (British) 2 4 1174 ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 6 ๅฟ 10 2 ใซใใซใใใปใฒใจใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic portent When your wifeยดs LEGs get huge hairs on them it is surely a bad portent for things to come. A bad portent makes the hairs on your legs stand. 235 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆก ใใฆ ใใ ใฟ, ใใฎ peach tree 1 S 1784 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ : portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic peach tree The pits of a peach tree look like turtles. King Koopa consistently captures Princess Peach. Eventually heยดs going to run out of castles and just set her in a tree. 236 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1501-2000 ็บ ใใงใฆ ใชใ.ใใ stare, watch, look at, see, scrutinize ็บใใ(ใชใใใ): to view; to gaze at<br>็บใ(ใชใใ): scene; view; prospect; outlook 1 S 1726 ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>ๅ : portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms 11 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic stare Sauronยดs One fiery eye stare at Frodo and it is a sign of portent. Evil will become whomever the eye is staring upon. "You lost a staring contest with a turtle because you blinked your eye before he did. (The contest wasnยดt fair, because turtles have nictitating membranes, and donยดt need to blink so often.) Eye comes first, because stare is most associated with eyes. And compare with challenge (#658) where this same obstreperous turtle challenges you to a finger wrestling contest. (Sibylยดs story with some notes that helped me)." 237 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ฌ ใฑใณ ใใฌใใใฌ- dog ็ฌ(ใใฌ): (1) dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) (2) snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.) (3) counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful 4 1 1326 ๅคง: large; big<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 4 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic dog A large dog, dripping drool. "If we remember large (#107) as a man with his arms outstretched, the drop represents manยดs best friend - a dog." 238 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ถ ใธใงใฆ status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance ็ถๆณ(ใใใใใใ): state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances<br>็ถๆ (ใใใใใ): current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state<br>็พ็ถ(ใใใใใ): present condition; existing state; status quo<br>็็ถ(ใใใใใใ): symptoms; condition<br>็ฝ็ถ(ใฏใใใใ): confession<br>็ถ(ใใใ): (1) shape; state (2) letter; correspondence 3 5 298 ็ฟ: left-side kata radical (no. 91)<br>็ฌ: dog 7 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ ็ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic status quo It was left to the turtle to make right with the dog and thus maintain the status quo.. A turtle mounting a chihuahua clearly disrupts the status quo. 239 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ้ป ใขใฏใใใฏ ใ ใพ.ใใใใ .ใ silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is ๆฒ้ป(ใกใใใ): (1) silence; hush (2) reticence; inaction<br>้ปใ(ใ ใพใ): to be silent 1 S 1338 ้ป: black; dark; evil; sinister<br>็ฌ: dog 15 ้ป 203 12 ใใใปใใใธใ ้ป ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic silence The computer wonยดt stop beeping, which is making the chihauhua bark, and itยดs driving this guy insane. The only solution he can come up with is to throw them both on the fire and finally enjoy the silence. Your neighbor is so sick of you playing Led Zeppelin that he takes your copy of the song Black Dog and burns it. Finally, silence in the neighborhood. 240 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ถ ใผใณใใใณ ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well ่ช็ถ(ใใใ): (1) nature; spontaneity (2) naturally; spontaneously<br>ๅฝ็ถ(ใจใใใ): natural; as a matter of course<br>ไพ็ถ(ใใใ): still; as yet; as it has been<br>ๅคฉ็ถ(ใฆใใญใ): (1) nature; spontaneity (2) natural airhead<br>็ช็ถ(ใจใคใใ): abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once<br>ๅถ็ถ(ใใใใ): (by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity<br>ๅ จ็ถ(ใใใใ): (1) not at all (with neg. verb) (2) wholly; entirely; completely<br>ๅ ฌ็ถ(ใใใใ): open (e.g. secret); public; official; overt<br>่ช็ถ็งๅญฆ(ใใใใใใ): natural science<br>ๆญ็ถ(ใ ใใใ): firmly; absolutely; definitely<br>ๅฟ ็ถ(ใฒใคใใ): (1) inevitable; necessary; certain; sure (2) inevitability; necessity<br>ๆผ ็ถ(ใฐใใใ): obscure; vague; equivocal<br>็ถใ(ใใใ): however; but<br>็ถใใฆ(ใใใฆ): and; and then; thus; and now<br>็ถใ(ใใใ): moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet<br>็ถใใใฆ(ใใใใฆ): and; like that<br>็ถใ(ใใ): (1) in that way (concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn't as much as one might think); thus; such (2) so (used to express agreement with something said) (3) so? (used to express some doubt with something said)<br>ๆด็ถ(ใใใใ): orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim; tidy; accurate<br>็ถใ(ใใ): (1) really; extremely (2) in that way<br>็ถ็จ(ใใปใฉ): not so; not particularly; not very; not that much<br>ๅ็ถ(ใผใใใ): dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze 3 4 401 ๆ: month; moon<br>็ฌ: dog<br>็ซ: fire 12 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic sort of thing "Flesh of a dog over a cooking fire = ""hotdog"". There are all sorts of things in hot dogs. Believe me, you donยดt want to know what sort of things . Visualize the hotdog curling as it cooks, to remember the unusual way the flesh primitive curves in this kanji. (tweaked version of ziggrยดs. Thanks!)." There are all sorts of things in hot dogs. (I use hot dog for this primitive (meat of a dog over a cooking fire). I swear I can actually see the ๆ here as a hot dog, with its slight curve and grill marks.). 241 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ่ป ใใญ ใใ reed 0 S+ 1630 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็: barbarian (none) reed REEDS are the only FLOWERS that WILD DOGS like to FIRE up and smoke while they are playing poker. A reed is a flower that looks like a hot dog. 242 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ฉ ใทใฅ ใ.ใใใ.ใใ-ใ.ใ ใใ hunt, raid, gather ็ฉใ(ใใ): hunting 1 S 1785 ็ฌ: dog<br>ๅฎ: guard; protect; defend; obey 9 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hunt Actually when hunting it may be a good idea to use a pack of dogs as your personal guard. After a pack of wild dogs hunt some food, they will guard it fiercely. 243 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ซ ใใงใฆ ใญใ cat ็ซ(ใญใ): (1) cat (2) shamisen (3) geisha (4) wheelbarrow (5) clay bed-warmer (6) submissive partner of a homosexual relationship 3 S 1702 ็ฌ: dog<br>่: seedling; sapling; shoot 11 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cat The cat hid in the FLOWERS of the FIELD from the WILD DOGs. Dawgs always wanna put their seedlings in pussies. 244 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ ใฎใฅใฆ ใใ ใใ, ใ cow "็(ใใ): (1) cattle (Bos taurus); cow; ox; oxen (2) beef (3) Chinese ""Ox"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)<br>็่(ใใ ใใซใ): beef<br>็ไนณ(ใใ ใใซใ ใ): (cow's) milk" 4 2 1202 ็: cow, cow radical (no. 93) 4 ็ 93 4 ใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic cow A cow tried to climb up a vermilion tree, but in doing so, it broke its two bottom branches off. A cow bleeds vermilion when you cut off two of itยดs legs. 245 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1001-1500 ็น ใใฏ special ็นใซ(ใจใใซ): particularly; especially<br>็นๅฅ(ใจใในใค): special<br>็นๅพด(ใจใใกใใ): feature; trait; characteristic; pecularity<br>็นๅฎ(ใจใใฆใ): specific; special; particular<br>็นๆฎ(ใจใใใ ): special; unique<br>็ฌ็น(ใฉใใจใ): peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic<br>็น้(ใจใใใ ใ): feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report<br>็น่ฒ(ใจใใใใ): (1) characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; personal colour (2) spot color (in printing)<br>็น่จฑ(ใจใฃใใ): (1) patent; special permission; licence (license); concession; franchise; charter (2) proprietary<br>็นๆ(ใจใใใ): characteristic (of); peculiar (to)<br>็นๆฅ(ใจใฃใใ ใ): (1) limited express (train, faster than an express) (2) great hurry<br>็นๆจฉ(ใจใฃใใ): privilege; special right<br>็น็ฃ(ใจใใใ): specialty; special product<br>็นๆ(ใจใใ): special skill<br>็นๅฃฒ(ใจใใฐใ): special sale<br>็น้ท(ใจใใกใใ): forte; merit<br>็นๆดพ(ใจใใฏ): send specially; special envoy 4 4 234 ็: cow<br>ๅฏบ: Buddhist temple 10 ็ 93 4 ใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic special Think of not special people, but special animals. The sacred Hindu cows are special - they can wander around the temple without fear of becoming roast beef. "The Church Lady is traveling through Japan and notices with distaste a sacred cow relieving itself inside a Buddhist Temple. ""Well, isnยดt that special""." 246 grade4 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใณใฏ ใค.ใใ ใ revelation, tell, inform, announce ๅ ฑๅ(ใปใใใ): report; information<br>ๅบๅ(ใใใใ): advertisement<br>็ณๅ(ใใใใ): report; statement; filing a return; notification<br>่ญฆๅ(ใใใใ): warning; advice<br>ๅ็ฝ(ใใใฏใ): (1) confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment (2) profession of love (3) confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)<br>ๅใใ(ใคใใ): to inform; to tell; to ring (bell, alarm, warning, etc.)<br>ๅงๅ(ใใใใ): advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation<br>ๅฟ ๅ(ใกใ ใใใ): advice; warning<br>ๅธๅ(ใตใใ): edict; ordinance; proclamation 3 4 188 ็: cow<br>ๅฃ: mouth 7 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic revelation "The revelation makes the cowยดs mouth drop down, ""Hamburgers are made of what?!""." When you get a revelation, you may drop to the ground with your mouth wide open. 247 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใปใณ ใใใใพ.ใ ใฝใ before, ahead, previous, future, precedence ๅ ๆ(ใใใใค): last month<br>ๅ ็(ใใใใ): (1) teacher; master; doctor (2) with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific<br>ๅชๅ (ใใใใ): preference; priority; precedence<br>ๅ ใซ(ใใใซ): before; earlier than; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently<br>ๅ ้ ญ(ใใใจใ): head; lead; vanguard; first<br>ๅ ้ฑ(ใใใใ ใ): last week; the week before<br>ๅ ่ผฉ(ใใใฑใ): senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer<br>ๅ ๆฅ(ใใใใค): the other day; a few days ago<br>ๅ ็ซฏ(ใใใใ): pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge; apex (of a curve)<br>ๅ ็ฅ(ใใใ): ancestor<br>ๅ ็(ใใใกใใ): first arrival<br>็ใฃๅ (ใพใฃใใ): the head; the foremost; beginning<br>็ฅๅ (ใใใ): ancestor<br>ๅคใๅ (ใคใจใใใ): place of work<br>ๅ ใปใฉ(ใใใปใฉ): some time ago; not long ago; just now<br>ๅ ่ก(ใใใใ): preceding; going first; leading; going ahead; taking priority<br>ๅ ใ ใฃใฆ(ใใใ ใฃใฆ): recently; the other day<br>ๅ ไปฃ(ใใใ ใ): family predecessor; previous age; previous generation<br>ๅ ๅคฉ็(ใใใฆใใฆใ): a priori; inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary<br>ๅ (ใใ): (1) previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding (2) point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle (3) head (of a line); front (4) ahead; the other side (5) the future; hereafter (6) destination (7) the other party<br>ๅ ใ(ใพใ): (1) first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now (2) hardly (with neg. verb)<br>ใๅ ใซ(ใใใใซ): (1) before; previously (2) ahead (3) Pardon me for leaving (before you)<br>ๅ (ใใ): (1) former; previous; old (2) first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move<br>ๅ ใ ๆ(ใใใใใใค): month before last<br>ๅ ๅ ้ฑ(ใใใใใใ ใ): week before last 5 1 173 ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 6 ๅฟ 10 2 ใซใใซใใใปใฒใจใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic before Iยดve never seen a cow with human legs before! "Nasty story but it keeps the meaning true to the kanji. ""BEFORE you stick it in a COW and SPREAD the legs (the bottom stroke of this cow looks like two legs) make sure she has HUMAN LEGS""-------------sorry, Iยดll remove if I get enough reports, but will keep if I get more stars." 248 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ๆด ใปใณ ใใ.ใ ใใใ, ใใ wash, inquire into, probe ๆดๆฟฏ(ใใใใ): washing; laundry<br>ๆดๅค(ใใใใ): detergent; washing material<br>ๆดใ(ใใใ): (1) to wash (2) to investigate<br>ๆๆดใ(ใฆใใใ): (1) washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands (2) restroom; lavatory; toilet (3) hand-washing (laundry, etc.)<br>ๆฐดๆด(ใใใใ): rinsing with water; flushing<br>ๆด้ข(ใใใใ): wash up (one's face); have a wash<br>ใๆๆดใ(ใใฆใใใ): toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom 4 6 1168 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ : before; ahead; previous; future; precedence 9 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wash In Japan, you always wash with water from the shower before you enter the bathtub. You wash things with WATER to get them back to the clean state they were in BEFORE. 249 grade6 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1001-1500 ไป ใซใค ใใ, ใใ jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with ็ดนไป(ใใใใใ): introduction; referral<br>ๅไป(ใใฃใใ): (1) trouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry (2) care; dependence; support; kindness; obligation; staying (with a person)<br>ไปๅ ฅ(ใใใซใ ใ): intervention<br>ไป่ญท(ใใใ): nursing; care; caregiving; caring<br>ไปๆฑ(ใใใปใ): nursing; looking after 2 S 617 ไบบ: person<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 4 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic jammed in "The two strokes at the bottom look like a J and I, which stands for ""jammed in.""." Two people jammed in under an umbrella. A woman with a dress and a man (straight). Itยดs always me that ends up getting wet.... but the tail of the skirt is this time! 250 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ็ ใซใค world ไธ็(ใใใ): the world; society; the universe<br>้็(ใใใใ): limit; bound<br>ๅข็(ใใใใใ): boundary<br>็(ใใ): (1) (biological) kingdom (2) erathem (rock layer corresponding to the era in which it was deposited) (3) partition of land (4) the world of (some category) 4 3 158 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไป: jammed in; shellfish; mediate; concern oneself with 9 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic world One Japanese farmer I know is so small minded that he thinks the entire world is JAMMED IN the borders of his little RICE FIELD. A famous philosopher once said that his world consisted of all the things he could jam into his brain. 251 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ่ถ ใใฃใใต ใกใ tea ใ่ถ(ใใกใ): (1) tea (usu. green) (2) tea break (at work) (3) tea ceremony<br>่ถ(ใกใ): (1) tea (2) tea plant (Camellia sinensis) (3) tea preparation; making tea (4) brown (5) mockery<br>ๅซ่ถๅบ(ใใฃใใฆใ): coffee lounge; coffee shop; (rather formal) cafe<br>็ด ่ถ(ใใใกใ): black tea<br>่ถ่ฒ(ใกใใใ): light brown; tawny<br>่ถใฎ้(ใกใใฎใพ): living room (Japanese-style)<br>่ถใใ(ใกใใใ): rice bowl; tea cup; teacup<br>ๅซ่ถ(ใใฃใ): tea drinking; tea house<br>็ก่ถ(ใใกใ): absurd; unreasonable; excessive; rash; absurdity; nonsense<br>็ก่ถ่ฆ่ถ(ใใกใใใกใ): (1) nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic (2) awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless (3) disorder; confusion; being jumbled; being mixed up<br>็ฎ่ถ่ฆ่ถ(ใใกใใใกใ): (1) absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent (2) extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton (3) disorder; confusion; mess; wreck<br>่ถใฎๆนฏ(ใกใใฎใ): tea ceremony<br>็ฆใ่ถ(ใใใกใ): black tea<br>่ถ่ฒใ(ใกใใใใ): light brown; tawny 4 2 1116 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ไบบ: person<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 9 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tea Some people think drinking tea is boring and quaint. Thatยดs why I spice mine up by adding a cocktail umbrella, which of course is made from a wood-en toothpick supporting a paper umbrella with flowers printed on top. "When I drink herbal tea I like to drink it under a parasol. If itยดs too hot I go ""ho, ho, ho !!"" (katakana ใ)." 252 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใดใฆใใฌใใใซใ ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ-ใ-ใ.ใใ-ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ-ใ.ใใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใซ, ใญ, ใ, ใ, ใใ fit, suit, join, 0.1 ๅใใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.) (2) to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up (3) to face; to be opposite (someone) (4) to compare; to check with (5) to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate) (6) to place together; to connect; to overlap (7) to mix; to combine (8) to put blade to blade; to fight<br>็ฅๅใ(ใใใใ): acquaintance<br>ๅบๅใ(ใงใใ): (1) to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon (2) to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) (3) to emerge and engage (an enemy)<br>ๅๆ(ใใใ): agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord<br>่ฉฆๅ(ใใใ): match; game; bout; contest<br>้ฃๅ(ใใใใ): (1) union; alliance; combination (2) RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)<br>ไผๅ(ใใใใ): (1) meeting; assembly (2) association (3) conjunction<br>็ตๅ(ใใฟใใ): association; union<br>็ตฑๅ(ใจใใใ): (1) integration; unification; synthesis (2) integrated; built-in<br>ๅ่จ(ใใใใ): sum total; total amount<br>ๅๅ(ใใใฉใ): combination; union; incorporation; amalgamation; fusion<br>ๅฒๅ(ใใใใ): (1) rate; ratio; percentage; proportion (2) comparatively (3) contrary to expectations<br>ๅๆ ผ(ใใใใ): success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility<br>ไปใๅใ(ใคใใใ): association; socializing; socialising; fellowship<br>่คๅ(ใตใใใ): composite; combined; complex<br>้ฝๅ(ใคใใ): (1) circumstances; condition; convenience (2) to arrange; to manage (3) to lend money; to raise money (4) in all; in total; all told<br>ๅ ทๅ(ใใใ): condition; state; manner; health<br>ๅใ(ใใ): (1) to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet (2) to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct (3) to be profitable; to be equitable (4) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... to each other; to do ... together<br>้ๅ(ใใ ใใใ): (1) gathering; assembly; meeting (2) set<br>ๅ ดๅ(ใฐใใ): case; situation<br>ๅ้(ใใใพ): interval; break; pause; spare moment<br>ๅๅฑ(ใใฃใใใ): chorus; singing in a chorus<br>ๅ็(ใใใ): rational<br>่ฉฑใๅใ(ใฏใชใใใ): to discuss; to talk together<br>ๅๆ(ใใใใ): (1) composition; synthesis (2) composite; compound; synthetic; mixed; combined<br>ๅใๅใใใ(ใจใใใใใ): to enquire; to inquire; to seek information<br>็ตๅ(ใใคใใ): combination; union; binding; catenation; coupling; joining<br>่ฆๅใ(ใฟใใ): formal marriage interview; marriage meeting<br>้ใซๅใ(ใพใซใใ): (1) to be in time for (2) to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough<br>็ตใฟๅใใ(ใใฟใใใ): combination<br>ๅบๅใ(ใงใใ): encounter<br>ๅพ ใกๅใใ(ใพใกใใใ): appointment<br>่ฆๅใใใ(ใฟใใใใ): (1) to exchange glances; to look at each other (2) to postpone; to suspend operations; to refrain from performing an action<br>ๅ่ญฐ(ใใใ): consultation; conference<br>ๅใใ(ใใใ): (1) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.) (2) to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up (3) to face; to be opposite (someone) (4) to compare; to check with (5) to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate) (6) to place together; to connect; to overlap (7) to mix; to combine<br>ไปใๅใ(ใคใใใ): (1) to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with (2) to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise<br>ๅๅ(ใใใ): chemical combination<br>็ตใฟๅใใใ(ใใฟใใใใ): to join together; to combine; to join up<br>ๅพ ๅๅฎค(ใพใกใใใใค): waiting room 4 2 41 ไบบ: person<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 6 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic fit I wouldnยดt mind a meeting of mouths with her, sheยดs really fit ! He had such a big mouth that he could easily fit one whole umbrella in it. 253 grade2 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๅก ใใฆ pagoda, tower, steeple ๅก(ใจใ): (1) tower; steeple; spire (2) stupa; pagoda; dagoba 2 S 1708 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>่ : adzuki beans; thick 12 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pagoda In order to build a pagoda in this small Japanese garden everything has to fit: the soil to the left and the flowers in the upper right corner. Pictograph-o-rama. This is a corner of a Japanese garden, with a small mound of soil on the left, and a little concrete pagoda in the front with flowers behind it. (To my eye, the fit looks a lot like a little pagoda anyway. This may or may not cause confusion for you, though...). 254 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ ใชใฆใ-ใใฆ ใใ, ใใใใฟ, ใ king, rule, magnate ๅฅณ็(ใใใใ): queen<br>็ๅญ(ใใใ): prince<br>็ๆง(ใใใใพ): king<br>็ๅฅณ(ใใใใ): princess<br>็(ใใ): (1) king; ruler; sovereign; monarch (2) king (for senior player) (shogi)<br>ๅฝ็(ใใใใ): king 3 1 684 ็: jewel; ball 4 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic king To be king you have to be a real crafty one ! The king unites heaven and earth. (imagine heaven being the top line over the soil). 255 grade1 JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq501-750 ็ ใฎใงใฏ ใใพใใใพ-ใ-ใ ใพ ใใ, ใ ใ jewel, ball ็(ใใพ): (1) ball; sphere; globe; orb (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet (3) ball (in sports) (4) pile (of noodles, etc.) (5) bullet (6) bulb (i.e. a light bulb) (7) lens (of glasses, etc.) (8) bead (of an abacus) (9) ball (i.e. a testicle) (10) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha) (12) person (when commenting on their nature); character (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot (14) egg (15) coin (16) precious; beautiful; excellent<br>็(ใใใ): (1) precious stone (esp. jade) (2) egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping) (3) stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold (4) position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer) (5) geisha (6) time charge for a geisha (7) king (shogi) 2 1 737 ็: jewel; ball<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 5 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic jewel The king is said to have only one family jewel below the belt... "The king is said to have only one family jewel below the belt...and he hangs left! (I always screw up the direction of the ""drop"")." 256 grade1 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Substance Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq501-750 ๅฎ ใใฆ ใใใ ใป treasure, wealth, valuables ๅฎ(ใใใ): treasure<br>ๅฎ็ณ(ใปใใใ): gem; jewel; precious stone<br>้ๅฎ(ใกใใใปใ): (1) convenient; useful; handy; helpful (2) priceless treasure (3) valuing highly; prizing 2 6 1139 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็: jewel; ball 8 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ ๅฏถ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic treasure On treasure island is a single house - where all the jewels are stored. "Put a ""roof"" (lid) on your jewels and voila! Youยดve got a treasure chest." 257 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใทใฅ ใใพ ใ, ใจใ, ใพ, ใฟ pearl, gem, jewel ็็ (ใใใใ ): pearl 1 S 1711 ็: jewel; ball<br>ๆฑ: vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet; red; bloody 10 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pearl The king of the Oysters produces special Vermillion pearls! King Vermillion is a little queer and likes to wear pearl necklaces. 258 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1501-2000 ็พ ใฒใณ ใใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใใใใคใคใใใค.ใค ใใใ, ใใ present, existing, actual ็พใใ(ใใใใ): embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication<br>็พใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to reveal; to show; to display (2) to express (3) to represent; to signify; to stand for (4) to make widely known<br>็พใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise (2) to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)<br>็พๅจ(ใใใใ): now; current; present; present time; as of<br>็พๅฎ(ใใใใค): reality<br>็พๅ ด(ใใใฐ): actual spot; scene; scene of the crime<br>็พๅฐ(ใใใก): actual place; local; on-site<br>็พ็ถ(ใใใใใ): present condition; existing state; status quo<br>็พไปฃ(ใใใ ใ): nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day<br>ๅฎ็พ(ใใคใใ): implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation<br>่กจ็พ(ใฒใใใใ): (1) expression; presentation (2) representation; notation<br>็พ้(ใใใใ): cash; ready money; mercenary; self-interested<br>็พ่ฑก(ใใใใใ): phenomenon<br>ๅบ็พ(ใใ ใคใใ): appearance; arrival; make one's appearance<br>็พใซ(ใใใซ): actually; really<br>็พ่ก(ใใใใ): present; current; in operation<br>ๅ็พ(ใใใใ): reappearance; reproduction; return; revival<br>็พๅ(ใใใใ): developing (film)<br>็พ(ใใ): present; current 3 5 85 ็: jewel; ball<br>่ฆ: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible 11 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic present The KING ... can SEE clearly the PRESENT state of affairs in the land. (maybe he hees them in the crystal ball on the left?). Hey, I want my money back! This crystal ball is out of order, I can see the present instead of the future! 259 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ็ ใญใงใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใใใ.ใใ lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse ็ใ(ใใใ): (1) to go mad (2) to get out of order; to go amiss 1 S 1425 ็ฌ: dog<br>็: jewel; ball 7 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lunatic Oh no ! A pack of dogs has bitten the king. He has turned into a rabid lunatic ! Think of King Nebuchadnezzar, who for 7 years lost his sanity and had to live like a wild animal. 260 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใณใฆใใชใฆ ใใใ, ใใ, ใฟ emperor ๅคฉ็(ใฆใใฎใ): Emperor of Japan<br>็ๅฑ (ใใใใ): Imperial Palace 1 6 721 ็ฝ: white<br>็: jewel; ball 9 ็ฝ 106 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic emperor Ancient Rome had Emperors instead of Kings, and they wore white robes. Thus an emperor is a king in white. (make sure you picture a roman emperor not a japanese one and youยดll be ok). The white dove descended on the king and he was promoted to emperor. 261 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใใค display, offer, present, send, exhibit ้ฒๅ(ใใใฆใ): presentation (e.g. of a gift) 1 S 1571 ๅฃ: mouth<br>็: jewel; ball 7 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic display The mouth of the king is displaying his bling. What a pathetic display! The king is sprawled on his throne, head back and mouth wide open, fast asleep. We should never have let him drink so much at that banquet last night. 262 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ จ ใผใณ ใพใฃใ.ใใใใน.ใฆ ใใ, ใพใ whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill ๅฎๅ จ(ใใใใ): (1) safety (2) security<br>ๅ จไฝ(ใใใใ): whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)<br>ๅ จๅฝ(ใใใใ): country-wide; nation-wide; whole country; national<br>ๅ จๅก(ใใใใ): all members (unanimity); all hands; the whole crew; everyone; everybody<br>ๅ จ้จ(ใใใถ): all; entire; whole; altogether<br>ๅ จๅ(ใใใใใ): all one's power; whole energy<br>ๅฎๅ จ(ใใใใ): perfection; completeness<br>ๅฅๅ จ(ใใใใ): health; soundness; wholesome<br>ๅ จ่บซ(ใใใใ): (1) whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait) (2) systemic<br>ๅ จ่ฌ(ใใใฑใ): (the) whole; universal; wholly; general<br>ๅ จ้(ใใใใ ใ): complete works<br>ๅ จ็ถ(ใใใใ): (1) not at all (with neg. verb) (2) wholly; entirely; completely<br>ๅ จ็(ใใใใ): height of prosperity<br>ๅ จๆป (ใใใใค): annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat<br>ๅ จ(ใใ): (1) all; whole; entire; complete; overall (2) pan-; omni-; toti-<br>ๅ จใ(ใพใฃใใ): (1) really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly (2) indeed (3) good grief (expression of exasperation)<br>ๅ จๅฟซ(ใใใใ): complete recovery of health<br>ๅ จใฆ(ใในใฆ): all; the whole; entirely; in general; wholly; overall 3 3 75 ไบบ: person<br>็: jewel; ball 6 ๅ ฅ 11 2 ใใใปใซใ ใใปใใใใใใปใใใใญ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic whole "The fat king hogs the whole space under his umbrella. (tweaked version of radical tyroยดs story. ""fat"" makes a more vivid image for me.)." The king takes up the whole space under his umbrella. 263 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใปใณ plug, bolt, cork, bung, stopper ๆ (ใใ): stopper; cork; stopcock 1 S 2199 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ จ: whole; entire; all; complete; fulfill 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic plug "The fat king under his umbrella offers useless advice to the workers. ""Youยดll need the whole tree to plug that gap"". Imagine a grossly fat, incompetent king under a parasol giving annoying advice to sweating workers who know what theyยดre doing. (I always have trouble bringing up the ""whole"" primitive. This story reminds me how to build that part. )." To plug the hole, you need to use a whole piece of wood - like a cork or something. 264 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ ใช ใใจใใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใจ, ใใจใ, ใใ , ใใ ใ, ใจใใ, ใซ, ใฎใ, ใฒ, ใพใใจ, ใพใ, ใพใใ, ใพใ, ใฟใก, ใใ logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth ็ฎก็(ใใใ): control; management (e.g. of a business)<br>็็ฑ(ใใใ): reason; pretext; motive<br>ๅฆ็(ใใใ): processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal<br>็่งฃ(ใใใ): understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy<br>ๆ็(ใใใใ): (1) cooking; cookery; cuisine (2) dealing with something; handling; administration; management<br>ไปฃ็(ใ ใใ): representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney; substitute; alternate; acting (principal, etc.)<br>ๅ็(ใใใ): principle; theory; fundamental truth<br>ๅฟ็(ใใใ): state of mind; mentality; psychology<br>ๆด็(ใใใ): sorting; arrangement; organization; putting in order; adjustment; regulation; liquidation<br>็ก็(ใใ): unreasonable; impossible; overdoing<br>็ๆณ(ใใใ): ideal; dream<br>็่ซ(ใใใ): theory<br>่ซ็(ใใใ): (1) logic (2) logical<br>ไฟฎ็(ใใ ใใ): repairing; mending; servicing<br>่ชฟ็(ใกใใใ): cooking; food preparation<br>็ท็ๅคง่ฃ(ใใใใ ใใใ): Prime Minister<br>็ฉ็(ใถใคใ): physics; law of nature<br>็็ง(ใใ): science<br>็็(ใใใ): truth<br>ๅฐ็(ใกใ): geography<br>็ๅฑ(ใใใค): theory; reason<br>ๅ็(ใใใ): rational<br>็พฉ็(ใใ): duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation<br>็็(ใใใ): (1) physiology (2) menstruation; one's period; menses<br>็ๆง(ใใใ): reason; sense<br>ๆจ็(ใใใ): reasoning; inference; mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.) 4 2 86 ็: jewel; ball<br>้: ri; village; parent's home; league 11 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic logic The king of LOGIC is the computer. Computers are ruled by logic (it is the king of computers). 265 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Judgement kanjifreq1-250 ไธป ใทใฅใในใใทใฅใฆ ใฌใใใใใใใใ ใใ, ใ, ใใ lord, chief, master, main thing, principal ไธปไบบ(ใใ ใใ): (1) head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady (2) one's husband (3) (one's) employer; (one's) master (4) host; hostess<br>ๆฐไธป(ใฟใใใ ): (1) democracy; popular sovereignty (2) democratic<br>ไธป็พฉ(ใใ ใ): doctrine; rule; principle<br>ไธปๅฌ(ใใ ใใ): sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging<br>ไธปๅผต(ใใ ใกใใ): claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet<br>ไธปๅฉฆ(ใใ ใต): housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker<br>ไธป่ฆ(ใใ ใใ): chief; main; principal; major<br>่ชไธป(ใใใ ): independence; autonomy<br>ไธปๆจฉ(ใใ ใใ): sovereignty; supremacy; dominion<br>ไธปไฝ(ใใ ใใ): (1) main constituent; core; nucleus (2) subject (philosophical); protagonist<br>ไธปไปป(ใใ ใซใ): person in charge; responsible official; senior staff<br>ไธปๅฝน(ใใ ใใ): leading part; leading actor (actress)<br>ไธปใซ(ใใใซ): mainly; primarily<br>ไธปๆผ(ใใ ใใ): starring; playing the leading part<br>ไธป้ก(ใใ ใ ใ): subject; theme; motif<br>ไธป้ฃ(ใใ ใใใ): staple food<br>ๅฐไธป(ใใฌใ): landlord; landowner<br>ๅฎถไธป(ใใฌใ): landlord<br>ไธปๅฐ(ใใ ใฉใ): leadership; initiative; spearhead<br>ไธปไบบๅ ฌ(ใใ ใใใใ): (1) protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story) (2) head of household<br>ๅไธป(ใใใใ ): ruler; monarch; sovereign<br>ไธป่ฆณ(ใใ ใใ): (1) subjectivity; subject; ego (2) one's personal opinion; one's own idea<br>ใไธปไบบ(ใใใ ใใ): your husband; her husband<br>ไธป(ใใ ): (1) (one's) master (2) Lord (Christian ref. to Jesus or God) (3) the main thing; the majority; the primary concern<br>ไธป(ใฌใ): (1) head (of a household, etc.); leader; master (2) owner; proprietor; proprietress (3) subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed) (4) guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.) (5) husband (6) you<br>ไธป่ช(ใใ ใ): subject<br>ไธปใชใ(ใใใชใ): main; principal; important 4 3 95 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>็: jewel; ball 5 ไธถ 3 1 ใฆใใปใกใใผใปใกใ ใปใกใ ใฆใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic lord A lord is a little drop down from King in hierarchy. "Although this kanjiยดs meaning hasnยดt caused me much trouble, Iยดve had problems remembering the direction of the drop above king, since drops at tops of kanji often seem to appear in different directions. To remember this one, I think of the placement of the drop in jewel (#256). Both of them use the king primitive and include a short drop stroke going from the top left to bottom right." 266 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1-250 ๆณจ ใใฅใฆ ใใ.ใใใ.ใใใค.ใ pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate ๆณจ็ฎ(ใกใ ใใใ): notice; attention; observation<br>ๆณจๆ(ใกใ ใใ): caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice<br>ๆณจๆ(ใกใ ใใใ): order; request<br>ๆณจๅฐ(ใกใ ใใใ): injection<br>ๆณจ(ใกใ ใ): annotation; explanatory note; comment<br>ๆณจใ(ใใใ): (1) to pour (into); to fill (2) to sprinkle on from above; to shed (e.g. tears) (3) to concentrate one's spirit or strength on (4) to fall onto (of rain, snow)<br>ๆณจใ(ใใ): (1) to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks) (2) to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye (3) to light (a fire); to burn<br>ๆณจใ(ใคใ): (usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink 4 3 497 ๆฐด: water<br>ไธป: lord; chief; master; main thing; principal 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pour Visualize an idiot trying to figure out how to extinguish a candle. He sees a glass of WATER and decides to pour it onto the CANDLESTICK to put it out. Water spills everywhere. Like water the hot wax poured down the side of the candlestick. 267 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฑ ใใฅใฆ ใฏใใ pillar, post, cylinder, support ๆฑ(ใฏใใ): (1) pillar; post (2) support; prop; mainstay (3) counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.<br>้ปๆฑ(ใงใใกใ ใ): telephone pole; telegraph pole; lightpole 2 3 1119 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไธป: lord; chief; master; main thing; principal 9 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pillar The main pillar in a house should be made of the biggest and strongest tree - the lord of the trees. "Why has this pillar been carved in the shape of a giant penis?! ""You said that ยดit should be made of woodยด, My Lord.""." 268 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใญใณใใณใณใใดใณ ใใญใใใช-ใ-ใใญ ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใฎ, ใ gold ้ป้(ใใใญ): gold<br>้่(ใใใใ): financing; credit transacting; loaning of money; circulation of money<br>่ณ้(ใใใ): funds; capital<br>ๆ้(ใใใใใ): fee; charge; fare<br>้้ก(ใใใใ): amount of money<br>็พ้(ใใใใ): cash; ready money; mercenary; self-interested<br>้ ้(ใใใ): deposit; bank account<br>ใ้(ใใใญ): money<br>้ๅฑ(ใใใใ): metal<br>่ณ้(ใใใใใ): prize; monetary award<br>่ฒฏ้(ใกใใใ): (bank) savings<br>่ณ้(ใกใใใ): (1) wages (2) cash payment of rent<br>ๅ้(ใใใฃใใ): debt; loan; liabilities<br>็จ้(ใใใใ): tax; duty<br>ไปฃ้(ใ ใใใ): price; payment; cost; charge; the money; the bill<br>้้ญ(ใใใใ): money; cash<br>้ๆ(ใใใใ): Friday<br>้ๅบซ(ใใใ): (1) safe; strongbox; cashbox; vault; strongroom (2) depository; cash office; treasury; provider of funds<br>้ๆใก(ใใญใใก): rich person<br>้้(ใใใใ): remittance; sending money<br>ๅฅจๅญฆ้(ใใใใใใใ): (1) scholarship; stipend; bursary (2) student loan<br>ๅคง้(ใใใใ): large amount of money; great cost<br>้้ญ(ใใใใ): goldfish<br>ๅบ้(ใใใ): fund; foundation<br>ๅ้(ใผใใ): fund-raising; collection of funds<br>้้(ใฏใใใญ): wire<br>้้(ใใ ใใใ): money collection<br>้(ใใญ): (1) money (2) metal<br>้(ใใ): (1) gold; golden (color); metaphor for (most) valuable; gold (medal, cup) (2) money (written before an amount) (3) Friday (4) metal (fourth of the five elements) (5) Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE) (6) gold general (shogi) (7) testicles (8) karat; carat<br>้ๆๆฅ(ใใใใใณ): Friday<br>้ๆง(ใใชใฅใก): (1) (iron) hammer (2) hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming<br>ๆฎ้(ใใใใ): remaining money<br>้่ต(ใใญใใ): (1) treasure house; treasury (2) financial supporter; patron; financier; backer 5 1 53 ้: metal, gold, gold radical (no. 167) 8 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic gold The fat king taking up the whole space under the umbrella actually isnยดt fat - he just has two big gold bars hidden under his clothes. "Under the umbrellaยดs shade, the king sang, "" Drop it to the left, drop it to the right, give me all the GOLD in sight!""." 269 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce Kanji_Nature_Substance Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color Kanji_Time_Days.of.the.week kanjifreq1-250 ้ 1 S+ ้: gold<br>ๅ : before; ahead; previous; future; precedence (none) pig iron Pig iron is basic/crude metal, that is, before it has been processed. Pig-iron is crude metal (้) before (ๅ ) it is refined. If you have trouble with this character, envision a big minotaur (cow head with human legs) as a blacksmith, smelting metals and making swords for war. 270 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Substance ShouldSuspend ้ข ใใใใใ bowl, rice tub, pot, crown ้ข(ใฏใก): (1) bowl; pot; basin (2) flowerpot (3) crown; brainpan 1 S 1890 ้: gold<br>ๆฌ: book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things 13 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bowl This is the BOWL of an alchemist: see how he mixes metals in his bowl, as he follows the instructions from his book? If I was begging with a BOWL, I would want GOLD and BOOKS. 271 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใใฆ ใใใใญ copper ้ (ใฉใ): copper<br>้ ่ฒจ(ใฉใใ): copper coin 2 5 1505 ้: gold<br>ๅ: same; agree; equal 14 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic copper I canยดt believe no one has used this one yet: Copper is metal which looks almost the same as gold. Really, look it up on Wikipedia, itยดs yellow and itยดs shiny (atleast in some compounds)! Copper is an excellent conductor. In other words, itยดs a metal for which the voltage is the same everywhere. Thatยดs why itยดs used for wires. 272 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ฃ ใใงใฆ ใค.ใใใค.ใใใค.ใ- ใคใ angling, fish, catch, allure, ensnare ้ฃใ(ใคใ): (1) fishing; angling (2) change (e.g. for a purchase)<br>้ฃใ(ใคใ): (1) to fish; to angle; to catch (2) to lure in; to tempt; to attract; to entice; to allure<br>ใ้ฃใ(ใใคใ): change (i.e. money); balance<br>้ฃใๅใ(ใคใใใ): to balance; to be in harmony; to suit; to go well together; to counterbalance; to reach equilibrium<br>้ฃใ้(ใคใใใญ): temple bell (for striking) 1 S 1542 ้: gold<br>ๅบ: ladle; one tenth of a go; dip 11 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic angling All the people that go to the Japanese festivals to catch fish part time are suckers. Me? Iยดm a pro. I bring a big-ass golden ladle. Iยดm a true ANGLING professional. Imagine an effeminate Roman 2000 years ago angling with a golden ladle instead of a rod because it matches his eyes and hair better and it impresses the boys. (Why a Roman? Because ยดanglingยด is just the roman-derived way to say ยดfishingยด - use this to distinguish fishing from angling.). 273 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใทใณ ใฏใ ใฏ needle, pin, staple, stinger ๆน้(ใปใใใ): objective; plan; policy<br>้(ใฏใ): (1) needle; pin (2) hook (3) stinger; thorn (4) hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer (5) staple (for a stapler) (6) needlework; sewing (7) malice (8) counter for stitches<br>้้(ใฏใใใญ): wire<br>้่ทฏ(ใใใ): course; direction; compass bearing 2 6 505 ้: gold<br>ๅ: ten 10 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic needle Remember the story of the needle in the haystack. Why would someone even look for a needle if it wasnยดt a GOLD NEEDLE? A golden needle is worth ten times more than an ordinary needle. 274 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq501-750 ้ ใกใค ใใ, ใฟ, ใ inscription, signature (of artisan) ้ใ (ใใใใ): each; individual 1 S 1394 ้: gold<br>ๅ: name; noted; distinguished; reputation 14 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic inscription A piece of metal with a name on it. Well, this is basically the definition of inscription. I imagine ancient Egyptian inscriptions: Pharaohsยด names written in gold. 275 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฎ ใใณ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใพใใใใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใกใ tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers ้ฎใพใ(ใใใพใ): to quieten down; to calm down; to subside; to die down; to abate; to be suppressed 1 S 1617 ้: gold<br>็: true; reality; Buddhist sect 18 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ ้ญ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tranquillize Tranquilize - using a metal syringe to get the truth. Enough gold can tranquilize the truth in anyone. 276 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใใฆใใใฆ ใฟใก ใ, ใ, ใฉ, ใฟใค road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings "้(ใฟใก): (1) road; street; way; path; course; route; lane (2) distance; ways (e.g. ""a long ways"") (3) the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals (4) teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma (5) field (of medicine, etc.); subject (6) way; method; means<br>ๅ ฑ้(ใปใใฉใ): (1) information; report; journalism; news (2) to report<br>้่ทฏ(ใฉใใ): road; highway<br>้้(ใฆใคใฉใ): railroad; railway; rail transport<br>่ป้(ใใฉใ): (1) orbit; trajectory (2) railroad track<br>ๆ้(ใใ ใใฉใ): judo<br>ๆฐด้(ใใใฉใ): water service; water supply<br>ๆธ้(ใใใฉใ): calligraphy<br>้ๅ ท(ใฉใใ): implement; tool; means<br>ๆญฉ้(ใปใฉใ): footpath; walkway; sidewalk<br>่ก้(ใใใฉใ): highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road<br>้ๅพณ(ใฉใใจใ): morals<br>้ๅ ด(ใฉใใใใ): (1) dojo (hall used for martial arts training) (2) manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)<br>่ตค้(ใใใฉใ): equator<br>ไฝฟใ้(ใคใใใฟใก): a use; purpose to which something is put<br>็้(ใใใฟใก): one-way (trip)<br>ๅใ้(ใพใใใฟใก): detour; diversion<br>้้ (ใฟใกใใ ใ): itinerary; route<br>้(ใฉใ): (1) road (2) way (3) Buddhist teachings (4) Taoism (5) modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido) (6) historical administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.) (7) province (Tang-era administrative region of China) (8) province (modern administrative region of Korea)" 5 2 207 ้ฆ: neck; counter for songs and poems<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 12 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic road-way When we go out on the ROAD-WAY, we often risk our own necks (thatยดs why I take the train! ). Watch as a villianous fiend stretches a poor damselยดs neck over a dusty road. Her ear pressed to the ground, she can hear the rumble of a carriage thundering down the roadway. Will the hero save her in time? Or will her neck be ground into the road, spilling itยดs precious contents into the dust? 277 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1-250 ๅฐ ใใฆ ใฟใกใณ.ใ ใฟใก guidance, leading, conduct, usher ๆๅฐ(ใใฉใ): (1) leadership; guidance; coaching (2) shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)<br>ๅฐๅ ฅ(ใฉใใซใ ใ): introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation<br>่ชๅฐ(ใใใฉใ): guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement<br>ไธปๅฐ(ใใ ใฉใ): leadership; initiative; spearhead<br>ๅฐใ(ใฟใกใณใ): (1) to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct (2) to derive; to deduce 2 5 354 ้: road-way; street; district; journey; course; moral; teachings<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 15 ๅฏธ 41 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic guidance For guidance on the road-way, glue a GPS unit to your car. Good guidance will help you stay glued to the right path. 278 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ่พป ใคใ ใคใ crossing, crossroad, street corners, (kokuji) ่พป่ค(ใคใใคใพ): coherence; consistency 0 S+ 1614 ๅ: ten<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) crossing Cross-road. This kanji appears in the remarkable compound, ่พปๆฌใ ใใคใใใใ (n): killing a passerby in order to test a new sword. Imagine a cross by the road, at a busy crossing, marking the spot of the unfortunate passerbyยดs death. 279 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ฟ ใธใณ swift, fast ่ฟ ้(ใใใใ): quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined; expedited; expeditious 1 S 1888 ๅ: to fly rapidly<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 6 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic swift The car went too swiftly through the crossing and was hooked by the cops. In the Heisig version of Frogger, you can image ten giant fish hooks sweeping across the road, with our hapless hero ยดfroggyยด forced to make a swift crossing or end up as fish bait. 280 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใพใฆ ใคใ.ใใใคใ.ใใ-ใฅใ.ใ ใใใ, ใฅใใ, ใฟ create, make, structure, physique ้ ใ(ใคใใ): (1) to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct (2) to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol) (3) to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train (4) to till (5) to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write (6) to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose (7) to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found (8) to have (a child) (9) to make up (one's face, etc.) (10) to fabricate (an excuse, etc.) (11) to form (a line, etc.) (12) to set (a record) (13) to commit (a sin, etc.)<br>ๆง้ (ใใใใ): structure; construction<br>่ฃฝ้ (ใใใใ): manufacture; production<br>ๆน้ (ใใใใ): (1) remodeling; remodelling; restructuring (2) modding<br>ๅฝ้ (ใใใ): forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting<br>ๅต้ (ใใใใ): creation<br>้ ่น(ใใใใ): shipbuilding<br>้ ใ(ใคใใ): make-up; structure; physique<br>ไบบ้ (ใใใใ): man-made; synthetic; artificial 2 5 429 ๅ: revelation; tell; inform; announce<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 10 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic create A cow creates a road by eating all the grass on its path. CREATION is the ROAD to REVELATION (if youยดre feeling artsy) :). 281 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ่ฟซ ใใฏ ใใพ.ใ ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใฏใ, ใฏใใพ, ใฏใใพ urge, force, imminent, spur on ่ฟซใ(ใใพใ): (1) to approach; to draw near; to be imminent (2) to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel<br>่ ่ฟซ(ใใใใฏใ): threat; menace; coercion; terrorism<br>่ฟซๅฎณ(ใฏใใใ): persecution<br>ๅง่ฟซ(ใใฃใฑใ): pressure; coercion; oppression 1 S 773 ็ฝ: white<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 8 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic urge When you have the URGE to go to White Castle, you know itยดs time to hit the road. When you start down the road of cocaine, youยดre sure to feel some pretty bad URGEs soon. 282 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ ใใฆ ใซ.ใใใใซ.ใใใใฎใ.ใใใฎใ.ใใ escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free ้ใใ(ใซใใ): to escape; to run away<br>้่ตฐ(ใจใใใ): flight; desertion; escape<br>้ใใ(ใฎใใใ): to escape<br>้ไบก(ใจใใผใ): escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing<br>้ใๅบใ(ใซใใ ใ): to run away; to escape from<br>้ใใ(ใซใใ): to let loose; to set free; to let escape<br>่ฆ้ใ(ใฟใฎใใ): to miss; to overlook; to leave at large<br>้ใ(ใฎใใ): to let loose; to set free; to let escape; to miss 3 S 931 ๅ : portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 9 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic escape I used my pants to make a rope, which I then used to escape from prison; hence the naked, hairy legs running along the road! A turtle version of frogger dodging cars to escape to the other side of the road... 283 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ่พบ ใใณ ใใ.ใใใปใจ.ใใ-ใน ใชใน environs, boundary, border, vicinity, (kokuji) ๅจ่พบ(ใใ ใใธใ): (1) circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of (2) (computer) peripheral<br>่พบ(ใธใ): (1) area; vicinity (2) side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.) (3) circumstances<br>่พบใ(ใใใ): (1) on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond) (2) (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby<br>ๆต่พบ(ใฏใพใน): beach; foreshore<br>ๅคฉ่พบ(ใฆใฃใบใ): top; summit; apex; peak 2 4 428 ๅ: sword; saber; knife<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 5 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ ้ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic environs "Caution: this kanji doesnยดt mean environment; it means ""environs; boundary; border; vicinity"". To separate the environs, create the border by placing daggers on the road." To protect the environs around their village, samurai would travel the roads with their swords. 284 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๅทก ใธใฅใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ patrol, go around, circumference ๅทกๆป(ใใ ใใ): police; policeman<br>ๅทกใ(ใใใ): (1) to go around (2) to return (3) to surround (4) to concern (usu. of disputes)<br>ใๅทกใใใ(ใใพใใใใ): policeman 1 S 1262 ๅท: curving river radical (no.47)<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 6 ๅท 47 3 ใใใปใพใใใใใปใใใผใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic patrol The cops donยดt PATROL anymore - they just flood the road. The Venice cops patrol on river roads. 285 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ป ใทใฃ ใใใพ ใใ, ใใใพ car ่ชๅ่ป(ใใฉใใใ): automobile<br>่ป(ใใใพ): (1) car; automobile; vehicle (2) wheel<br>ไธ่ป(ใใใ): alighting (from train, bus, etc.); getting off<br>่ช่ปข่ป(ใใฆใใใ): bicycle<br>้ป่ป(ใงใใใ): (electric) train<br>ๅ่ป(ใใฃใใ): train (ordinary)<br>้ง่ปๅ ด(ใกใ ใใใใใใ): parking lot; parking place<br>่ปๅบซ(ใใใ): garage; car shed; carport<br>้ง่ป(ใกใ ใใใ): parking (e.g. car)<br>ไน่ป(ใใใใใ): taking a train, bus, etc.; entraining<br>่ปๆ(ใใใใใ): (train) conductor<br>่ป่ผช(ใใใใ): (car) wheel<br>ๅ่ป(ใฆใใใ): stopping (e.g. train)<br>ๆญฏ่ป(ใฏใใใพ): gear; cog-wheel<br>ๆฑฝ่ป(ใใใ): train (steam)<br>ๆฉ้ข่ป(ใใใใใ): locomotive; engine<br>็บ่ป(ใฏใฃใใ): departure of a vehicle<br>้ขจ่ป(ใใใใใพ): (1) pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy) (2) windmill (3) Clematis patens (species of climbing plant) 5 1 333 ่ป: cart, car, car radical (no. 159) 7 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic car My car is so fast it can go through ten rice fields in ten minutes. "Rather than hobbling along with a walking stick to cross through a span, itยดs much better to use a car. (Imagine an old man with a walking stick creeping along a span of road, and you, in a car, whizzing right by him. Itยดs funny ยดcause itยดs true.) Also, itยดs important to include the word ""through,"" so you know the walking stick goes right THROUGH the span." 286 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Vehicle.Machine kanjifreq251-500 ้ฃ ใฌใณ ใคใ.ใชใใใคใ.ใญใใใค.ใใใ-ใฅ.ใ ใใ, ใคใ, ใใใ, ใ take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique ้ข้ฃ(ใใใใ): relation; connection; relevance<br>ๅฝ้ฃ(ใใใใ): UN; United Nations<br>้ฃๅ(ใใใใ): (1) union; alliance; combination (2) RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)<br>้ฃ็ถ(ใใใใ): serial; consecutive; continuity; occurring in succession; continuing<br>้ฃ้ฆ(ใใใฝใ): commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union<br>้ฃ็ตก(ใใใใ): (1) to contact; to get in touch (2) contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message (3) connection; coordination; junction (4) intercalary; intercalaris; internuncial<br>้ฃๆฅ(ใใใใค): every day; prolonged<br>้ฃไผ(ใใใใ ใ): consecutive holidays<br>้ฃๅธฏ(ใใใใ): (1) solidarity; collective (2) joint<br>้ฃไธญ(ใใใกใ ใ): (1) colleagues; company; a lot; those guys (2) troupe; company (of musicians)<br>้ฃใใ(ใคใใ): to lead; to take (a person)<br>้ฃใ(ใคใ): companion; company<br>้ฃ็(ใใใใ): league; federation; union; alliance<br>ไธ้ฃ(ใใกใใ): (1) series; chain; sequence (2) two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper) (3) verse; stanza<br>้ฃใญใ(ใคใใญใ): (1) to line up; to put in a row (2) to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to join (e.g. a list) (3) to link; to put together; to string together (e.g. compliments); to enumerate (4) to take along with; to bring with<br>้ฃๆณ(ใใใใ): association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion<br>้ฃใชใ(ใคใใชใ): to extend; to stretch out; to stand in a row 3 4 30 ่ป: car<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 10 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic take along "When you put your car on the road you should always take along a few friends. Donยดt confuse with carry (#303)." "This kanji also means ""linked"" or ""series"" so Iยดve changed the kanji meaning to ""GO ALONG (WITH EACH OTHER)."" Well, a ROAD and a CAR certainly GO ALONG with each other. And the CAR will help you to GO ALONG the ROAD. This Kanji is the ""Union"" in Soviet Union and the ""United"" of United Nations (the countries that ""go along with each other"" at least some of the time)." 287 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ่ป ใญ rut, wheel, track, model, way of doing ่ป็ฏ(ใใฏใ): model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example<br>่ป้(ใใฉใ): (1) orbit; trajectory (2) railroad track 1 S 1480 ่ป: car<br>ไน: nine 9 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rut My car got so stuck in a rut it required nine people pushing to get it out again. I got my car stuck in a rut ! Iยดm gonna have to call 999 ! 288 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ผธ ใฆใใทใฅ transport, send, be inferior ่ผธๅบ(ใใใ ใค): (1) export (2) efferent (medical)<br>่ผธๅ ฅ(ใใซใ ใ): importation; import; introduction<br>่ผธ้(ใใใ): transport; transportation<br>้่ผธ(ใใใ): transportation<br>่ผธ่ก(ใใใค): blood transfusion 2 5 371 ่ป: car<br>ๅ ช: steal 16 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic transport The car is a cattle-car, used to transport animals for the butcherยดs meeting - a convention on new butchering techniques. Hear the screams of the animals as it pulls up in front of the convention hall, where the butchers are waiting with their knives out front. The vehicle transports animals for a meeting with the butcher. 289 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใผใณ ใพใใ-ใพใ ใใ, ใใจ, ใพใ in front, before "ๅฝใๅ(ใใใใพใ): (1) natural; reasonable; obvious (2) usual; common; ordinary<br>ๅปบใฆๅ(ใใฆใพใ): (1) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) (2) ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house (3) tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette<br>ๅๅ(ใใใ): morning; a.m.<br>ๅๆ(ใใใฆใ): preamble; premise; reason; prerequisite; condition; assumption; hypothesis; given<br>็ดๅ(ใกใใใใ): just before<br>ๅๅ(ใชใพใ): (1) name; full name (2) given name; first name<br>ไปฅๅ(ใใใ): ago; since; before; previous<br>ๅๅพ(ใใใ): (1) front and rear; front and back; before and behind (2) before and after (3) order; context (4) consequences (5) inversion; reversion; getting out of order (6) co-occurring (7) around; about; approximately; nearly<br>ๅ้ฒ(ใใใใ): advance; drive; progress<br>ๆๅ(ใฆใพใ): (1) before; this side (2) one's standpoint; one's appearance (3) we (4) you<br>ๅไพ(ใใใใ): precedent<br>ๅ้(ใใใจ): future prospects; outlook; the journey ahead<br>ๅ่ (ใใใใ): the former<br>ๅๅฃฒใ(ใพใใใ): advance sale; booking<br>่ ๅ(ใใงใพใ): ability; skill; facility<br>ใๅ(ใใพใ): (1) you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior) (2) presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)<br>ไบๅ(ใใใ): prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante<br>ๅใใฃใฆ(ใพใใใฃใฆ): in advance; beforehand; previously<br>ๅ็ฝฎใ(ใพใใใ): preface; introduction<br>ๅ(ใใ): (1) the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. ""the last mayor""); previous; one-time; former (2) (before the name of an era) pre- (e.g. ""premodern"") (3) before; earlier<br>ๅ(ใพใ): (1) ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour) (2) in front (of); before (e.g. the house) (3) head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part (4) in the presence of (5) helping; portion (6) privates; private parts<br>็ใๅ(ใพใใพใ): right in front; just opposite; under the nose" 5 2 27 ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>ๆ: month; moon<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 9 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic in front When I get horny my flesh sword sticks out in front of me. If you stand in front of a bullยดs horns, you are asking for your flesh to be cut (or butchered if you prefer). 290 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใซใฏ ใใฎใใฎ ใใ, ใใ each, every, either ๅๅ(ใใใใ): each; every; either; respectively; severally<br>ๅ่ช(ใใใ): individual; each<br>ๅ(ใใ): each; every; all<br>ๅ็จฎ(ใใใใ ): every kind; all sorts<br>ๅๅฐ(ใใใก): every place; various places 2 4 243 ๅค: winter radical (no. 34)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 6 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic each Son, Iยดve never told you this but each woman has a second mouth between their fiiiiiine walking legs. Each and every one of us walks and talks differently. 291 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ผ ใซใฏใใณใฆใใญใฃใฏใใดใฆ ใใใ, ใฎใ status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar) ไพกๆ ผ(ใใใ): price; value; cost<br>ๆ ผๅทฎ(ใใใ): qualitative difference; disparity<br>่ณๆ ผ(ใใใ): qualifications; requirements; capabilities<br>ๆงๆ ผ(ใใใใ): character; personality; disposition; nature<br>ๆ ผๅฅฝ(ใใฃใใ): (1) shape; form; posture; appearance; manner (2) suitability; moderateness (in price)<br>ๅๆ ผ(ใใใใ): success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility<br>ไบบๆ ผ(ใใใใ): personality; character; individuality<br>ไฝๆ ผ(ใใใใ): physique; constitution<br>ๅคฑๆ ผ(ใใฃใใ): disqualification; elimination; incapacity (legal)<br>ๆ ผ(ใใ): status; character; case<br>ๆ ผๅฅ(ใใในใค): exceptional<br>ๆฌๆ ผ(ใปใใใ): (1) original method or procedure (2) serious; orthodox; classical; genuine<br>่ฆๆ ผ(ใใใ): standard; norm<br>ๅๆ ผ(ใฉใใใ): the same rank; equality; apposition 3 5 281 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: each; every; either 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic status "Ranger! I want you to go check the status of each tree. ""Errr, Each tree sir?"" replies the ranger looking out over the vast forest. ""Thatยดs Right, I want the status of each tree! Move out!""." A man measures his own status by the size of his woody...and compares it to each one he sees. 292 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ็ฅ ใชใฃใฏ ใปใผใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใฏใใใใจใใฏใ.ใใใฏใถ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder ไพต็ฅ(ใใใใใ): aggression; invasion; raid<br>็ฅ(ใปใผ): almost; roughly; approximately<br>็ฅๅฅช(ใใใใ ใค): pillage; plunder; looting; robbery<br>็็ฅ(ใใใใใใ): omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement<br>็ฅ่ช(ใใใใ): abbreviation; acronym<br>็ฅใ(ใใใใ): (1) to abbreviate; to omit (2) to take; to capture<br>ๆฆ็ฅ(ใใใใใ): outline; summary; gist; in brief 2 5 774 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅ: each; every; either 11 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic abbreviation There are so many abbreviations and acronyms nowadays that no brain can remember each of them. Mnemonic: ab-brain-each-ation. A very anal farmer wants to catologue each grain of rice in his rice field. Imagine him scribbling a tiny abbreviation of his name and a number on each grain. 293 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฎข ใญใฃใฏใใซใฏ guest, visitor, customer, client ๅฎข(ใใใ): (1) guest; visitor (2) customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger<br>่ฆณๅฎข(ใใใใใ): audience; spectator; spectators<br>ไนๅฎข(ใใใใใใ): passenger<br>ๆ ๅฎข(ใใใใ): passenger (transport)<br>ๅฎขๅธญ(ใใใใใ): (1) guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi) (2) audience<br>ๅฎข่ฆณ(ใใใฃใใ): object (as opposed to subject)<br>ๅฎข้(ใใใใพ): parlor; parlour; guest room 3 3 557 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅ: each; every; either 9 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic guest Each person under my roof is treated as a guest. In my house I welcome each guest. 294 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq501-750 ้ก ใฌใฏ ใฒใใ ใฌใ forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume ้ก(ใใ): (1) picture (framed) (2) amount or sum (of money)<br>้้ก(ใใใใ): amount of money<br>ๅทฎ้ก(ใใใ): balance; difference; margin<br>้ก(ใฒใใ): forehead; brow 2 5 407 ๅฎข: guest; visitor; customer; client<br>้ : page; leaf 18 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic forehead Sign the guestbook page with your forehead. (Picture a guestbook full of forehead prints like thumbprints). In New Zealand, people welcome guests by touching their foreheads together. 295 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq251-500 ๅค ใซใใฌใใฒ ใชใค summer ๅค(ใชใค): summer<br>ๅคไผใฟ(ใชใคใใใฟ): summer vacation; summer holiday 4 2 659 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>่ช: oneself<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) 10 ๅค 35 3 ใชใคใใใปใใใซใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic summer In SUMMER you are hot from the top of your head down to your walking legs. I personally think it was too confusing to try and use head as the primitive. (How am I supposed to remember that the animal legs are replaced with walking legs instead of human legs?) Rather, I think have the image of a hot summer and you want to keep oneself under a ceiling not out jogging around. 296 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time_Season kanjifreq501-750 ๅฆ ใทใง ใจใใใ-ใใใ.ใ dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave ๅฆๅ(ใใใถใ): (1) disposal; dealing (with a problem); disposition; measure; procedure (2) punishment (3) putting down (e.g. diseased animal)<br>ๅฆ็(ใใใ): processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal<br>ๅฆ็ฝฎ(ใใใก): treatment; measure; step<br>ๅฏพๅฆ(ใใใใ): deal with; cope<br>ๅฆ็ฝฐ(ใใใฐใค): punishment<br>ไฝๅฆ(ใฉใ): (1) where; what place (2) how much (long, far); what extent<br>ๅฝผๅฆ(ใใใ): (1) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder (2) genitals (3) that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point<br>ๅ ถๅฆ(ใใ): (1) there (place relatively near listener) (2) there (place just mentioned); that place (3) then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) (4) you<br>ไฝๅฆใ(ใฉใใ): somewhere; anywhere; in some respects<br>ๆญคๅฆ(ใใ): (1) here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place (2) these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker) (3) these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...<br>ๅ ถๅฆใง(ใใใง): so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore<br>็ฎๅฆ(ใใฉ): (1) aim; goal (2) prospect; outlook<br>ๅ ถๅฆใ(ใใใ): everywhere; somewhere; approximately; that area; around there 3 6 547 ๅค: winter radical (no. 34)<br>ๅ : table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16) 5 ่ 141 6 ใจใใปใจใใใใใปใจใใใใใ ่ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic dispose The best way to dispose of a nasty bit of wind is to let it go and use those walking legs to dissapear. Nobody will ever know it was you. To dispose of rubbish you should walk it to the bin not throw it to the wind. 297 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆก ใธใงใฆใใใงใฆใใใญ ใใ ใใใ article, clause, item, stripe, streak ๆกไปถ(ใใใใใ): condition; conditions; term; terms; requirement; requirements<br>ๆก็ด(ใใใใใ): treaty; pact<br>็บๆก(ใฐใญ): spring (e.g. coil, leaf); mainspring; power spring<br>็ฎๆกๆธใ(ใใใใใใ): itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation<br>ๆก(ใใใ): (1) article (in document); provision (2) stripe; streak; line 2 5 363 ๅค: winter radical (no. 34)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 7 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆข ไผๆ Compound Ideographic twig They all say they have a TREE between their WALKING LEGS but most only have a TWIG. Donยดt confuse with branch or bough - think of snapping twigs. A twig is always the kind of wood that snaps when the hunterยดs walking legs just barely touch it, making a snapping sound that alerts the prey to the hunterยดs presence. 298 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ่ฝ ใฉใฏ ใ.ใกใใใ.ใกใใ.ใจใ ใใก fall, drop, come down ๅข่ฝ(ใคใใใ): falling; crashing<br>่ฝใกใ(ใใกใ): (1) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money) (2) to be omitted; to be missing (3) to decrease; to sink (4) to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.) (5) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind (6) to become indecent (of a conversation) (7) to be ruined; to go under (8) to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list) (9) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession (10) to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick) (11) to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee (12) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender (13) to come to (in the end); to end in (14) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.) (15) to swoon (judo) (16) to consent; to understand (17) to crash; to freeze (18) (of animals) to die (19) to move to the depths<br>่ฝใก่พผใ(ใใกใใ): (1) to feel down (sad) (2) to be in a slump (e.g. business, economy); to be in an unfavourable condition (3) to fall into (e.g. a hole)<br>่ฝใก็ใ(ใใกใคใ): (1) calmness; composure; presence of mind (2) stability; steadiness<br>่ฝไธ(ใใฃใ): fall; drop; come down<br>่ฝใจใ(ใใจใ): (1) to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind (2) to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape (3) to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election) (4) to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances (5) to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with (6) to download; to copy from a computer to another medium (7) to make someone swoon (judo) (8) to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line) (9) to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)<br>่ฝใก่(ใใกใฐ): (1) fallen leaves; leaf litter (2) deciduous<br>่ปข่ฝ(ใฆใใใ): fall; degradation; slump; spill<br>ๆฒก่ฝ(ใผใคใใ): ruin; fall; collapse<br>่ฝใก็ใ(ใใกใคใ): (1) to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind (2) to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate (3) to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in (4) to be settled; to be fixed; to have been reached (5) to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match; to suit; to fit (6) to be unobtrusive; to be quiet; to be subdued<br>่ฝ็ฌฌ(ใใใ ใ): failure; dropping out of a class<br>่ฆ่ฝใจใ(ใฟใใจใ): to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)<br>่ฝใจใ็ฉ(ใใจใใใฎ): lost property<br>ๆด่ฝ(ใใใ): (1) joke; pun; witticism (2) smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious; refined<br>ๅพกๆด่ฝ(ใใใใ): (1) smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious (2) someone smartly dressed (3) to dress up; to be fashionable<br>ๆด่ฝใ(ใใใใ): (1) to dress stylishly (2) to joke; to play on words<br>ๆด่ฝ(ใใใใ): frank; open-hearted 3 3 420 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆด: Kyoto; the capital 12 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fall Water each flower or the petals will wither and fall. "[Itยดs been suggested on the forum (http://forum.koohii.com/viewtopic.php?id=1079) that flower across the full width of the kanji and water on the left below it should have its own keyword; seaweed is a popular choice. See also dilute (#227), clan (#1912), seaweed (#2035). This story is for the benefit of those using that idea.] Picture a group of Japanese skydivers falling through the sky -- suddenly each one opens, instead of a parachute, an enormous sheet of nori seaweed to carry them safely down." 299 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Directions_Movement kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใธใงใฆ superfluous, uselessness ๅ่ซ(ใใใใ ใ): jest; joke; funny story 1 S 1782 ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ : table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16) 4 ๅ 14 2 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic superfluous "The kingยดs crown was blown off by the wind. ""Oh well,"" he said, ""itยดs just a superfluous symbol.""." "The court jester wears a crown and is full of wind with bad jokes. He is superfluous to the Kingยดs court. This kanji is read as ""JOU"" and commonly used to create the compound for jou-dan ๅ่ซ (jest or joke) hence court jester. Also jou-go ๅ่ช (redundancy) and jou-in ๅๅก (useless workers) ๅก-employee (#56)." 300 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ป ใฐใณ ใใใ army, force, troops, war, battle ่ปไบ(ใใใ): military affairs<br>่ป(ใใ): army; force; troops<br>่ป้(ใใใใ): army; troops<br>่ปๅ(ใใใณ): armaments; military preparations<br>่ป่ฆ(ใใใใ): warship; battleship<br>่ปๆ(ใใใทใ): military or naval uniform 2 4 189 ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>่ป: car 9 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic army British army cars are at the service of the crown. Imagine a crown is the hood ornament on every army car. 301 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1-250 ่ผ ใญ ใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใฆใ, ใฒ, ใฒใใ radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle ่ผใ(ใใใใ): to shine; to glitter; to sparkle 1 S 1259 ๅ : ray; light<br>่ป: army; force; troops; war; battle 15 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic radiance Rays of light emitted from Apolloยดs chariot = radiance. Donยดt put the sun into this kanji. The rays are coming from the chariot directly! Radiance is an army of rays. 302 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใฆใณ ใฏใ.ใถ carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance ้ๅ(ใใใฉใ): motion; exercise<br>้ๅถ(ใใใใ): management; administration; operation<br>้่ปข(ใใใฆใ): operation; motion; driving<br>้่ผธ(ใใใ): transportation<br>้็จ(ใใใใ): (1) making use of; application; practical use; investment (2) operation<br>้่ปขๆ(ใใใฆใใใ ): driver; chauffeur<br>้ใถ(ใฏใใถ): (1) to carry; to transport; to move; to convey (2) to come; to go (3) to wield (a tool, etc.); to use (4) to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress<br>้่ณ(ใใใกใ): (1) fare (2) freight rates; shipping expenses<br>้ๅฝ(ใใใใ): fate; destiny; lot<br>้้(ใใใใ): transport; freight; shipping<br>้(ใใ): fortune; luck<br>้ๆฌ(ใใใฑใ): transport; carriage<br>้ๆฒณ(ใใใ): canal; waterway<br>ๅนธ้(ใใใใ): good luck; fortune<br>ไธ้(ใตใใ): unlucky; misfortune; bad luck; fate<br>ๆตท้(ใใใใ): maritime; marine transportation 4 3 255 ่ป: army; force; troops; war; battle<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 12 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic carry Donโt confuse it with โtake alongโ (287). In that one, there was a car so you could take along your friends once you found them on the road. In this one, there is an army chariot just to carry military supplies (sorry no room for you). Roads carry armies (in contrast to seas carrying navies or skies carrying air forces). 303 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใซใณ ใใใใ ใ, ใใฃใท, ใพใใ crown, best, peerless ๅ (ใใใใ): (1) cap (esp. a traditional cap worn with sokutai or ikan clothing); crown; diadem; coronet (2) top kanji radical (3) first verse of a haikai, etc. (4) best; peerless; first 1 S 1503 ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ : beginning; former time; origin 9 ๅ 14 2 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic crown "Remember the SUPERFLUOUS CROWN that flew away in the WIND? Well now the king is saying ""i should have had the thing GLUED to my head from the BEGINNING""." A crown, from the beginning of the new kingยดs life, is glued to him. He must inherit it. 304 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅคข ใ ใใใฆ ใใใใใ.ใฟใใใใ.ใ dream, vision, illusion ๅคข(ใใ): dream<br>ๅคขไธญ(ใใกใ ใ): daze; (in a) trance; ecstasy; delirium; engrossment; within a (deep) dream 3 5 943 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅค: evening 13 ๅค 36 3 ใใใปใใในใปใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic dream Last nightยดs date with Miss Sweden was like a dream. She even laid flowers over my eyes to crown the perfect evening. In the movie American Beauty, Kevin Spacey liked to DREAM about his daughterยดs friend and have a rose petal fall onto his eye from the ceiling. He did this lying in his bed each evening. You can almost see him lying in his bed in this kanji. 305 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใณใฆ pit, hole 1 S 2040 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ไบข: high spirits 7 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pit A whirlwind digs a hole in the ground throwing out lots of dirt until it ends up with a giant pit. Tazmanian Devil whirlwinds a pit into the soil. Note: Take care difference between pit and rut. 306 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ซ ใณใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใ-ใ ใใใใ.ใพใใใใ.ใใ ใ, ใ, ใใใ, ใ, ใฏใ tall, high, expensive "้ซๆ ก(ใใใใ): senior high school<br>ๆ้ซ(ใใใใ): highest; supreme; the most<br>้ซๆ ก็(ใใใใใใ): senior high school student<br>้ซ็ด(ใใใใ ใ): high class; high grade<br>้ซๅฑค(ใใใใ): multistory; multistoried; high-rise; high; tall<br>้ซ้(ใใใใ): (1) high speed; high gear (2) highway; freeway; expressway; motorway<br>้ซๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): (1) altitude; height (2) advanced; high-grade; strong<br>้ซ็ญ(ใใใจใ): high class; high grade<br>ๆฎ้ซ(ใใใ ใ): (bank) balance; remainder<br>้ซใ(ใใใ): (1) high; tall (2) expensive<br>้ซใพใ(ใใใพใ): to rise; to swell; to be promoted<br>้ซใใ(ใใใใ): to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance<br>้ซไพก(ใใใ): high price<br>้ซๅ(ใใใใ): tableland; plateau<br>้ซ็ญๅญฆๆ ก(ใใใจใใใฃใใ): senior high school<br>ๅ้ซใ(ใชใ ใใ): famous; celebrated; well-known<br>้ซ(ใใ): quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money<br>้ซๅฐ(ใใใใใ): high; noble; refined; advanced<br>้ซ(ใใ): (1) High (abbreviation of ""High School"" following a school's name) (2) high-" 5 2 65 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 10 ้ซ 189 10 ใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic tall Two little aliens in a trenchcoat and top hat, trying to look TALL. The bottom one, in the glass helmet, is under the coat. The top one has his top hat pulled down in disguise, so all you can see is his mouth. Here we have TWO MOUTHS each wearing a different hat. The top one is wearing a TOP HAT which is know to be as a TALL hat. The bottom one is wearing a SPACE HELMET which is known as an EXPENSIVE hat. (this kanji means both). 307 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1-250 ไบซ ใญใงใฆใใณใฆ ใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใจใใ, ใฟใก receive, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch ไบซๅ(ใใใใใ ): reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given 1 S 1893 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac 8 ไบ 8 2 ใใใใใปใใใใใใใใใปใชในใถใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic receive In basketball however, tall children receive all the attention. Tall children receive all the attention. They also make great receivers in football... this kanji also means ยดcatchยด (therefore a football receiver is a great image). 308 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅกพ ใธใฅใฏ cram school, private school ๅกพ(ใใ ใ): coaching school; cramming school; juku 1 S 1297 ๅญฐ: which; how; who<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 14 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cram school Welcome to our cram school: you will receive a rounded education on our grounds. "You can receive a well-rounded education if you study at our cram school says the advertisement. ""Just come to our school grounds and check it out yourself!""." 309 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใธใฅใฏ ใ.ใใ mellow, ripen, mature, acquire skill ๆ็(ใใใใ ใ): maturity; ripeness<br>็(ใคใใฅใ): completely; really; thoroughly; deeply; severely; intently<br>ๆช็(ใฟใใ ใ): inexperience; unripeness; raw; unskilled; immature; inexperienced<br>็่ช(ใใ ใใ): (1) kanji compound (2) idiom; idiomatic phrase 1 6 1415 ๅญฐ: which; how; who<br>็ซ: fire 15 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mellow Imagine tall children sitting round the fire toasting marsh-mellows. The cram school (309) tortures its students - especially the tall and fat ones who need to grow up - over a fire until they mellow. (Note that here the keyword ยดmellowยด only means to mature, ripen, or acquire skill; not the colloquial meaning of ยดchill outยด). 310 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ไบญ ใใคใใใณ pavilion, restaurant, mansion, arbor, cottage, vaudeville, music hall, stage name 1 S 1627 ้ซ: tall; high; expensive<br>้ซ: tall; high; expensive<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ไธ: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign 9 ไบ 8 2 ใใใใใปใใใใใใใใใปใชในใถใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic pavilion The Pavillion on crown street is the tallest I have ever seen. The tallest Pavilion crowns the street. 311 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1501-2000 ไบฌ ใญใงใฆใใฑใคใใญใณ ใฟใใ ใใ capital, 10**16 ๅธฐไบฌ(ใใใใ): returning to Tokyo 4 2 74 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฐ: little; small 8 ไบ 8 2 ใใใใใปใใใใใใใใใปใชในใถใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic capital Tokyo, capital of Japan: tall buildings, small people (compared to the buildings). The capital is where the powerful act formal wearing top hats, open their mouths, and get little done. 312 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1-250 ๆถผ ใชใงใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใฒใ.ใใใพใใจใซ ใใ refreshing, nice and cool ๆถผใใ(ใใใใ): (1) cool; refreshing (2) clear (e.g. eyes); bright (3) clear; distinct (4) composed (facial expression); unruffled; unconcerned (5) pure; upright; innocent<br>ๆถผใ(ใใใ): to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy evening cool 2 S 1783 ๆฐด: water<br>ไบฌ: capital; 10**16 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic refreshing When youยดre a tourist in the capital during the heat of summer, finding a water fountain is oh, so refreshing. The water from the capital of Japan, Tokyo, is so refreshing! 313 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฏ ใฑใค ใใ scenery, view ๆฏๆฐ(ใใใ): condition; state; business (condition)<br>่ๆฏ(ใฏใใใ): (1) background; scenery; backdrop; setting; circumstance; context (2) backing; support (from behind the scenes)<br>้ขจๆฏ(ใตใใใ): scenery<br>ๅ ๆฏ(ใใใใ): scene; spectacle; sight; view<br>ไธๆฏๆฐ(ใตใใใ): business recession; hard times; depression; gloom; sullenness; cheerlessness<br>ๆฏ่ฒ(ใใใ): scenery; scene; landscape 3 4 419 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ไบฌ: capital; 10**16 12 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic scenery Imaging the sun rising over the capital--classic postcard scenery. Anyone whoยดs been to Kyoto doesnยดt need to think too deeply into this Kanji! Imagine a sunny day in the old capital, and thereยดs no better scenery. 314 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ้ฏจ ใฒใค ใใใ whale ๆ้ฏจ(ใปใใ): whaling; whale fishing 1 S 1486 ้ญ: fish<br>ไบฌ: capital; 10**16 19 ้ญ 195 11 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใช (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic whale If fish were cities, the whale would surely be the capital. When the whale was first discovered it was the biggest fish people had ever seen. Stories exaggerated its size - people said it was as big as the entire capital city! 315 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใทใฃใใปใญ ใใฉ.ใ ใ, ใจใ cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion ๆ ก่(ใใใใ): school building<br>็ฐ่(ใใชใ): (1) rural area; countryside; the sticks (2) hometown 1 5 1170 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: good luck; joy; congratulations 8 ่ 135 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic cottage The cottage is so small - it has an umbrella for the roof; soil for the floor and room for only one mouth. My vacation cottage is nothing but a hole in the ground covered by an umbrella. 316 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅจ ใทใฅใฆ ใพใ.ใ ใใพใญ, ใใ , ใ, ใกใ, ใฎใ, ใฒใ, ใณใณ, ใพใใจ circumference, circuit, lap ๅจ่พบ(ใใ ใใธใ): (1) circumference; outskirts; environs; around; in the area of; in the vicinity of (2) (computer) peripheral<br>ๅจๅฒ(ใใ ใใ): (1) surroundings; environs (2) circumference<br>ๅจๆ(ใใ ใใ): cycle; period<br>ๅๅจ(ใใใใ ใ): circumference<br>ๅจ(ใใ ใ): (1) Zhou (dynasty of China); Chou (2) (geometric) perimeter (3) counter for laps or circuits 2 4 562 ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅ: good luck; joy; congratulations 8 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic circumference If my LIDDED CROCK has the same CIRCUMFERENCE as my head, I like to use it as a HELMET. Youยดre at a motorcycle store looking to buy a helmet. The only way to check the circumference of your head is to put increasingly larger lidded crocks on your head until one slips on just right. Now you know what size helmet to buy. 317 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq501-750 ้ฑ ใทใฅใฆ week ้ฑ(ใใ ใ): week<br>ไป้ฑ(ใใใใ ใ): this week<br>ๅ ้ฑ(ใใใใ ใ): last week; the week before<br>ๆฏ้ฑ(ใพใใใ ใ): every week<br>ๆฅ้ฑ(ใใใใ ใ): next week<br>้ฑ้(ใใ ใใใ): week; weekly<br>้้ฑ(ใใใใ ใ): every other week<br>ๅๆฅ้ฑ(ใใใใใ ใ): week after next<br>ๅ ๅ ้ฑ(ใใใใใใ ใ): week before last 5 2 540 ๅจ: circumference; circuit; lap<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 11 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic week Imagine a road built so well that it takes only a week to travel the circumference of the earth. "Actually the week is like a never ending road where we travel in a circle through the same seven days again and again, the circumference is always the same. circumference (#317) also means circuit or lap, so that also makes think about the rotations of the moon, sun and the earth -- all important for measuring all kinds of time periods." 318 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Time kanjifreq501-750 ๅฃซ ใท ใใใใ ใ, ใพ gentleman, samurai ๅๅฃซ(ใฏใใ): (1) doctorate; PhD; Dr (as a title) (2) expert; learned person<br>ๅๅฃซ(ใฉใใ): fellow; mutual; companion; comrade; bonding<br>ๅ ตๅฃซ(ใธใใ): soldier<br>็ดณๅฃซ(ใใใ): gentleman<br>ๆญฆๅฃซ(ใถใ): warrior; samurai<br>ไฟฎๅฃซ(ใใ ใใ): master's (academic degree)<br>ๅญฆๅฃซ(ใใใ): university graduate 1 4 526 ๅฃซ: scholar, bachelor (radical no. 33) 3 ๅฃซ 33 3 ใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic gentleman What a handsome gentleman. Standing up so straight, and broad shoulders too!! Heยดs like a modern samurai! A gentleman has broad shoulders and doesnยดt soil himself. 319 grade4 JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใญใใใญใ ใใ ใ, ใ, ใใฃ, ใใ, ใใ, ใจ, ใ good luck, joy, congratulations ไธๅ(ใตใใค): ominous; sinister; bad luck; ill omen; inauspiciousness 1 S 711 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅฃ: mouth 6 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic good luck The samuraiยดs wife gives him a (uhum) before battle for good luck. "A true samurai gentleman will always mouth, ""Good luck"" to his opponents before a match." 320 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๅฃฎ ใฝใฆ ใใใ ใคใใ robust, manhood, prosperity ๅฃฎๅคง(ใใใ ใ): magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid 1 S 1657 ็ฟ: left-side kata radical (no. 91)<br>ๅฃซ: gentleman; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33) 6 ๅฃซ 33 3 ใใใใ ๅฃฏ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic robust Half of a turtle shell as a shield makes a samurai more robust. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are robust gentlemen arenยดt they? 321 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใฝใฆใใทใงใฆใใใฃใณ ใปใใใใใใ.ใ ใ villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor ๅฅ่(ในใฃใใ): holiday house; villa 1 S 1489 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฃฎ: robust; manhood; prosperity 9 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ ่ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic villa A villa is fancier (decorated with flowers) and more robust than the average. The teenage mutant samurai turtles live in a villa with flowers on the roof so that the neighbours donยดt get suspicious. 322 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฃฒ ใใค ใ.ใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใ sell ๅฃฒไธใ(ใใใใ): amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings<br>ๅฐๅฃฒใ(ใใใ): retail<br>่ฒฉๅฃฒ(ใฏใใฐใ): sales; selling; marketing<br>ๅฃฒ่ฒท(ใฐใใฐใ): trade; buying and selling<br>็บๅฃฒ(ใฏใคใฐใ): sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)<br>ๅๅฃฒ(ใใใใฐใ): trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation<br>ๅฃฒใๅ ด(ใใใฐ): place where things are sold; point of sale; POS; sales floor; counter (in shop)<br>ๅฃฒใ(ใใ): to sell<br>ๅๅฃฒใ(ใพใใใ): advance sale; booking<br>ๅฃฒใๅบใ(ใใใ ใ): (1) to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to begin selling; to market (2) to become popular<br>ๅฃฒๅบ(ใฐใใฆใ): shop; stand<br>ๅฃฒใ่กใ(ใใใใ): sales; demand<br>็นๅฃฒ(ใจใใฐใ): special sale<br>ๅฃฒใๅบใ(ใใใ ใ): (bargain) sale<br>ๅฃฒใๅใ(ใใใใ): sold-out<br>ๅฃฒใๅใใ(ใใใใใ): to be sold out<br>ๅฃฒใใ(ใใใ): (1) to sell (well) (2) to be well known; to be popular; to be famous 4 2 202 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 7 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ ่ณฃ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic sell The samurai happened to find an extra large crown that he wore as a belt on his waist, just above his legs. I wonder if he will sell it to me? "A ""samurai"" will never sell his ""crown"" (king), even it meant having both his ""human legs"" chopped off!" 323 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1-250 ๅญฆ ใฌใฏ ใพใช.ใถ ใใ, ใฎใ study, learning, science ๅญฆๆ ก(ใใฃใใ): school<br>ๅญฆ็(ใใใใ): student (esp. a university student)<br>ๅคงๅญฆ(ใ ใใใ): (1) post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc. (2) former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators) (3) the Great Learning - one of the Four Books<br>ๅปๅญฆ(ใใใ): medical science; medicine<br>็งๅญฆ(ใใใ): science<br>ๅญฆ้จ(ใใใถ): (1) department of a university (2) undergraduate (course, program, etc.)<br>ๆๅญฆ(ใถใใใ): literature<br>ๅญฆ่ (ใใใใ): scholar<br>ๅญฆ็ฟ(ใใใใ ใ): study; learning; tutorial<br>ๅฐๅญฆๆ ก(ใใใใใฃใใ): primary school; elementary school; grade school<br>ไธญๅญฆ(ใกใ ใใใ): middle school; junior high school<br>ๅๅญฆ(ใใใ): (1) chemistry (2) chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.)<br>ๅญฆไผ(ใใฃใใ): scientific society; academic meeting; academic conference<br>ๅฐๅญฆ็(ใใใใใใใ): elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student<br>ๅคงๅญฆ้ข(ใ ใใใใใ): graduate school<br>ไธญๅญฆๆ ก(ใกใ ใใใฃใใ): junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school<br>ๅ ฅๅญฆ(ใซใ ใใใ): entry to school or university; matriculation<br>ๅฒๅญฆ(ใฆใคใใ): philosophy<br>็ๅญฆ(ใใ ใใใ): studying abroad (usu. at university level)<br>็ๅญฆ็(ใใ ใใใใใ): overseas student; exchange student<br>ๅญฆ็ง(ใใฃใ): (1) study subject; course of study (2) department (university, etc.)<br>ๅทฅๅญฆ(ใใใใ): engineering<br>้ฒๅญฆ(ใใใใ): entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university<br>ๆณๅญฆ(ใปใใใ): law; jurisprudence<br>่ฆๅญฆ(ใใใใ): inspection; study by observation; field trip<br>ๅญฆๆญด(ใใใใ): academic background<br>ๅจๅญฆ(ใใใใ): (enrolled) in school<br>ๆฐๅญฆ(ใใใใ): mathematics; arithmetic<br>ๅญฆๅนด(ใใใญใ): year in school; grade in school<br>ๅญฆๅ(ใใใใ): scholarship; study; learning<br>่ชๅญฆ(ใใใ): language study<br>้ๅญฆ(ใคใใใ): commuting to school; school commute<br>ๅญฆๅ(ใใใใใ): scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability<br>ๅฅจๅญฆ้(ใใใใใใใ): (1) scholarship; stipend; bursary (2) student loan<br>้ซ็ญๅญฆๆ ก(ใใใจใใใฃใใ): senior high school<br>ๅญฆๆ(ใใฃใ): school term; semester<br>้ๅญฆ(ใใใใ): dropping out of school<br>็คพไผ็งๅญฆ(ใใใใใใใ): social science<br>่ช็ถ็งๅญฆ(ใใใใใใ): natural science<br>ๅญฆ่ชฌ(ใใใใค): theory<br>ๅญฆ่ธ(ใใใใ): arts and sciences; liberal arts<br>ๅญฆ่ก(ใใใใ ใค): science; learning; scholarship<br>ๅญฆ็ด(ใใฃใใ ใ): (school) class<br>่ๅคๅญฆ(ใใใใใ): archaeology; archeology<br>ๅญฆ(ใใ): learning; scholarship; erudition; knowledge<br>ๅญฆใถ(ใพใชใถ): to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in<br>ๅญฆๅฃซ(ใใใ): university graduate<br>ไบบๆ็งๅญฆ(ใใใถใใใใ): social sciences; humanities<br>ๅ ฑๅญฆ(ใใใใใ): coeducation<br>ไผๅญฆ(ใใ ใใใ): temporary absence from school; suspension<br>ๅคงๅญฆ็(ใ ใใใใใ): university student; college student<br>ไฟฎๅญฆ(ใใ ใใใ): learning 5 1 63 ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac 8 ๅญ 39 3 ใใปใใธใ ๅญธ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic study In the school house there are kids always studying. (BTW, atomiton, this is NOT ๅญ). Children in schoolhouses are there to study, nothing else!!! 324 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1-250 ่ฆ ใซใฏ ใใผ.ใใใใ.ใพใใใ.ใใใใใจ.ใ memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up ๆ่ฆ(ใใใใ): sense; sensation; feeling; intuition<br>่ฆๆ(ใใใ): resolution; resignation; readiness; preparedness<br>่ช่ฆ(ใใใ): self-consciousness; self-awareness<br>่ฆใ(ใใผใ): memory; sense; experience<br>ๅณ่ฆ(ใฟใใ): taste; palate; sense of taste<br>่ด่ฆ(ใกใใใใ): the sense of hearing<br>้ฏ่ฆ(ใใฃใใ): (1) optical illusion; hallucination (2) misapprehension; delusion<br>่ฆ่ฆ(ใใใ): sense of sight; vision<br>่ฆใใ(ใใผใใ): (1) to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember (2) to learn; to pick up; to acquire (3) to feel (4) to think; to regard<br>็ฎ่ฆใใ(ใใใใ): to wake up<br>็ฎ่ฆใพใ(ใใใพใ): (1) alarm clock (2) opening one's eyes; keeping one's eyes open (3) type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap<br>็ฎ่ฆใพใใ(ใใใพใใ): brilliant; splendid; striking; remarkable<br>่ฆใใ(ใใใ): (1) to wake; to wake up (2) to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia) (3) to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned<br>่ฆใพใ(ใใพใ): (1) to awaken (2) to disabuse (3) to sober up 3 4 710 ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>่ฆ: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible 12 ่ฆ 147 7 ใฟใ ่ฆบ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic memorize In a schoolhouse in class: 1) you see something on the blackboard, then 2) you memorize it. Youยดll never memorize all the kanji by seeing them in a school house. You need Heisig and RtK! 325 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใจใคใใจใฆ ใใ.ใใใใฏ.ใใ-ใฐ.ใใใฏ.ใใใใ ใใใ, ใใ, ใฆใ, ใชใ, ใฒใง, ใใ flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor ๆ ้ค(ใใใใ): nutrition; nourishment<br>็นๆ (ใฏใใใ): prospering; prosperity; thriving; flourishing<br>ๆ ใใ(ใใใใ): to prosper; to flourish 2 4 920 ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 9 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆฆฎ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic flourish The TREES FLOURISH in the CLASSROOM, a little too much perhaps, thereยดs no room for the students any more. Students are like young trees. They tend to flourish in the schoolhouse. 326 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆธ ใทใง ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใ-ใใ ใใ write ็งๆธ(ใฒใใ): (1) (private) secretary (2) treasured book; secret book<br>ๆๆธ(ใถใใใ): document; writing; letter; paperwork; note; records; archives<br>ๆ็งๆธ(ใใใใใใ): textbook; text book<br>ๆธๅบ(ใใใฆใ): bookshop; bookstore<br>่ๆธ(ใกใใใ): literary work; book<br>ๆธ้ก(ใใใใ): documents; official papers<br>ๅณๆธ้คจ(ใจใใใใ): library<br>่ชญๆธ(ใฉใใใ): reading<br>ๆธ้(ใใใฉใ): calligraphy<br>ๆธ็ฑ(ใใใใ): book; publication<br>ๅณๆธ(ใจใใ): books<br>่พๆธ(ใใใ): (1) dictionary; lexicon (2) letter of resignation<br>ๆๆธ(ใจใใใ): letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution<br>ๆธ็ฉ(ใใใใค): books<br>่ๆธ(ใใใใ): Bible; scriptures<br>ๆธ็(ใใใจใ): (1) registered mail (2) registration (e.g. of mail); writing down; putting on record; recording; making a note of<br>้กๆธ(ใใใใ): written application or petition; application form<br>ๆธๆ(ใใใใ): study; library; den; home office; reading room<br>ๆธ่ฉ(ใใใฒใใ): book review<br>ๅๆธ(ใใใใ): original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)<br>ๆธใๅใ(ใใใจใ): (1) writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana (2) transcription (of spoken material)<br>ไธๆธใ(ใใใใ): rough copy; draft; draught<br>ๆธใๅใ(ใใใจใ): to write down; to take dictation; to take notes<br>ๆธใ(ใใ): (1) to write (2) to draw<br>ๆธ ๆธ(ใใใใ): clean copy<br>่ๆธ(ใฏใใ): (1) postcard (2) memo; note; card<br>็ฎๆกๆธใ(ใใใใใใ): itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation<br>ๆธ(ใใ): (1) document; book (2) penmanship; handwriting; calligraphy (esp. Chinese) 5 2 169 ่ฟ: brush; finally; self; relate; follow; here; fast; writing brush radical (no. 129)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 10 ๆฐ 73 4 ใฒใใณใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic write Make sure you practice writing kanji with a brush every day before the sun goes down. The calligrapher had a peculiar habit: when using her brush to write, she would stick out her tongue, just slightly. 327 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1-250 ๆดฅ ใทใณ ใค ใ, ใก, ใจ haven, port, harbor, ferry ๆดฅๆณข(ใคใชใฟ): tsunami; tidal wave<br>ๅคฉๆดฅ(ใใพใค): heavenly; imperial 1 S 1036 ๆฐด: water<br>่ฟ: brush; finally; self; relate; follow; here; fast; writing brush radical (no. 129) 9 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic haven A brush laying in dirty water is a haven for bacteria. The haven for a BRUSH is in WATER.. Otherwise they get dry and withered and cant be used?! 328 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ง ใใฏ ใพใ ใพ, ใพใ, ใใ breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture ็งๅ ด(ใพใใฐ): (1) farm (livestock); ranch (US); station (Aus, NZ) (2) pasture land; meadow; grazing land<br>็งๅธซ(ใผใใ): pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend<br>้็ง(ใใใผใ): nomadism<br>็ง็(ใผใใกใ): stock-farming 1 4 1360 ็: cow<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 8 ็ 93 4 ใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic breed "Imagine a taskmaster giving a cow the command to ""start breeding, and start doing it now!"", except that the cow takes his advice a bit too literally and starts chasing the taskmaster to carry out this command! instead of finding another cow to breed with. Hence, you see the taskmaster running to the right, trying to stay ahead of the cow." Hint: This is the kanji from which taskmaster is derived. Actually, this kanji has nothing to do with breed, and a lot to do with pastures and shepherds (also for cowboys, japanese and spanish donยดt differenciate between animals). Think of a cowboy (taskmaster) who brings his cows to the pasture. 329 grade4 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆป ใณใฆ ใ.ใใ ใใใ aggression, attack ๆปๆ(ใใใใ): (1) attack; strike; offensive (2) criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation<br>ๅฐๆป(ใใใใ): major subject; special study<br>ๆปใใ(ใใใ): to attack; to assault; to assail<br>ๆปใ(ใใ): (1) attack; offence; offense (2) dominant partner of a homosexual relationship (3) a barrage of; a flood of<br>ๆปใๆ(ใใใฆ): offense; offence; method of attack 1 S 532 ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 7 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic aggression Aggression is the craft of a good dominatrix. AGGRESSION is a well-honed craft for any decent taskmaster. 330 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใใค ใใถ.ใใ failure, defeat, reversal ่ ๆ(ใตใฏใ): decay; depravity<br>ๅคฑๆ(ใใฃใฑใ): failure; mistake; blunder<br>ๆๆฆ(ใฏใใใ): defeat; losing a war<br>ๆๅ(ใฏใใผใ): (1) defeat (2) to be defeated<br>ๅๆ(ใใใใฏใ): victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome<br>ไธๆ(ใใฃใฑใ): one defeat 3 4 516 ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 11 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic failure If you end up in failure, you give money to the taskmaster to train you. "The shell who was defeated before (defeat (#63)) is being chastised by the taskmaster for his failure to win." 331 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใใคใใใค ใฒใ sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets ๆๆฐ(ใพใใใ): (1) the number of flat things (2) win-loss difference which influences the ranking of sumo wrestlers<br>ๆ(ใพใ): counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper) 2 6 911 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 8 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic sheet of The taskmaster is a strict bathroom monitor who hands out only one sheet of really rough, splintery toilet paper per person. You can see the wood fibers. This taskmaster is the bathroom nazi: he counts how many sheets of toilet paper and tissue you use, and then tells you what % of a tree you just killed. 332 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting_Counters kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใณ ใใใใตใ.ใใใใจ happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently ไบๆ (ใใ): (1) accident; incident; trouble (2) circumstances; reasons<br>ๆ ้(ใใใใ): break-down; failure; fault; accident; out of order<br>ไฝๆ (ใชใ): why; how<br>ๆ ไบบ(ใใใ): the deceased; old friend<br>ไฝๆ ใชใ(ใชใใชใ): because<br>ๆ (ใ): the late (deceased)<br>ๆ (ใใ): reason; cause; circumstances<br>ๅ ถใๆ (ใใใใ): therefore; for that reason; so 2 5 612 ๅค: old<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 9 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic happenstance An OLD TASKMASTER is no happenstance (coincidence). The older you get the more rigid in your ways. "Need to disambiguate from enemy (#443) as itยดs easy to mix up antique and old here. Letยดs think of an accidental president -- he is an old taskmaster who has managed to win the election by happenstance ." 333 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๆฌ ใฑใคใใญใงใฆ ใใใพ.ใ ใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใจใ, ใฎใ, ใฒใ, ใใ, ใใ awe, respect, honor, revere ๆฌๆ(ใใใ): respect; honour; honor<br>ๅฐๆฌ(ใใใใ): respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor<br>ๆฌ่ช(ใใใ): honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language<br>ๆฌใ(ใใใพใ): to show respect; to honour; to honor<br>ๆฌๅ ท(ใใใ): Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours 2 6 1078 ่: any; at all; in the least<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 12 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic awe The flowery phrases of the schoolmaster held the students in awe. ๆฌ ใใใใ (n) reverence; respect. ๆฌ่ช ใใใใใ (n) honorific; term of respect; (P) STORY: The TASKMASTER demands RESPECT. If you donยดt talk to him in HONORIFICS and FLOWERY PHRASES you will be sorry. 334 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1001-1500 ่จ ใฒใณใใดใณ ใ.ใใใใจ ใจใ say ่จใ(ใใ): (1) to say (2) to call (i.e. to give a name)<br>ไบ่จ(ใใใ): prediction; promise; prognostication<br>่จใใฐ(ใใใฐ): so to speak; so to call it; as it were<br>่จ่(ใใจใฐ): (1) language; dialect (2) word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark (3) speech; (manner of) speaking<br>ๅฎฃ่จ(ใใใใ): declaration; proclamation; announcement<br>็บ่จ(ใฏใคใใ): utterance; speech; proposal<br>่จ่ช(ใใใ): language<br>ไธ่จ(ใฒใจใใจ): single word; a few words; brief comment<br>่จ่ซ(ใใใใ): (one's) speech; expression of views; discussion<br>็ก่จ(ใใใ): silence<br>ๅฉ่จ(ใใใใ): advice; suggestion<br>ๆน่จ(ใปใใใ): dialect<br>่จใ่จณ(ใใใใ): (1) excuse (2) explanation<br>ไผ่จ(ใงใใใ): verbal message; word<br>่จ่้ฃใ(ใใจใฐใฅใใ): speech; expression; wording; language<br>่จผ่จ(ใใใใใ): evidence; testimony<br>ๆญ่จ(ใ ใใใ): assertion; declaration; affirmation<br>็ฌใ่จ(ใฒใจใใใจ): soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself<br>่จใๅบใ(ใใใ ใ): to start talking; to speak; to tell; to propose; to suggest; to break the ice<br>่จไปใใ(ใใจใฅใใ): to send word; to send a message<br>ใใ่จใใฐ(ใใใใใฐ): which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...<br>็่จ(ใใใใจ): prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering<br>่จใไปใใ(ใใใคใใ): (1) to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct (2) to tell on (someone); to report (3) to often say<br>่จไผ(ใใจใฅใฆ): (oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor<br>่จไปใ(ใใจใฅใ): (verbal) message<br>ไผ่จ(ใคใฆใใจ): (1) verbal message; word (2) rumour; rumor 5 2 83 ๅฃ: mouth 7 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic say A pictogram of someone saying a four letter word from their mouth after the censors have gotten a hold of it. This is simple a pictogram of a mouth SAYing something. The lines are soundwaves. No need to complicate it. 335 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1-250 ่ญฆ ใฑใค ใใพใ.ใใ admonish, commandment ่ญฆๅฏ(ใใใใค): police<br>่ญฆๆ(ใใใใ): (1) vigilance; precaution; watch; lookout; alertness (2) to be vigilant; to be cautious; to guard (against)<br>่ญฆๅฎ(ใใใใ): policeman<br>่ญฆๅ(ใใใใ): warning; advice<br>่ญฆๅ(ใใใณ): defense; defence; guard; policing; security<br>่ญฆ้จ(ใใใถ): police inspector 3 6 366 ๆฌ: awe; respect; honor; revere<br>่จ: say 19 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic admonish To admonish is to enforce awe by means of words. Watch in awe as mom admonishes the rude clerk with words that youยดve never heard her use before. 336 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ่จ ใฑใค ใฏใ.ใใใฏใ.ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใ plot, plan, scheme, measure ่จใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate) (2) to conjecture; to infer; to surmise<br>่จ็ป(ใใใใ): plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme<br>ๅ่จ(ใใใใ): sum total; total amount<br>่จญ่จ(ใใฃใใ): plan; design; layout<br>่จ็ฎ(ใใใใ): (1) calculation; reckoning; count (2) forecast<br>็ตฑ่จ(ใจใใใ): statistics<br>ไผ่จ(ใใใใ): account; finance; accountant; treasurer; paymaster; reckoning; bill<br>่จ(ใใ): (1) plan (2) meter; measuring device (3) (in) total; total (of)<br>ๆ่จ(ใจใใ): watch; clock; timepiece<br>ๅฎถ่จ(ใใใ): household economy; family finances<br>ไฝ่จ(ใใใ): too much; unnecessary; extraneous; abundance; surplus; excess; superfluity<br>็่จ(ใใใใ): livelihood; living<br>้่จ(ใใ ใใใ): totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. votes)<br>่จๅจ(ใใใ): meter; gauge<br>่ฆ่จใใ(ใฟใฏใใใ): (1) to choose at one's own discretion (2) to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something) 4 2 228 ่จ: say<br>ๅ: ten 9 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic plot A plot is a summary of a book that can be given in ten words. Say-tenยดs (satanยดs) evil plot. 337 grade2 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ็ ใดใฏ prison, jail ๅฐ็(ใใใ): hell 1 S 1529 ็ฌ: dog<br>่จ: say<br>็ฌ: dog 14 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic prison The wild dog family visits their cousin in prison. They exchange words over the interphone at the visiting booth. The only thing keeping the new chihuahua inmate from being ยดinitiatedยด by the pack of wild dogs were his quick words in prison. 338 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1501-2000 ่จ ใใค revise, correct, decide ่จๆญฃ(ใฆใใใ): correction; revision; amendment<br>ๆน่จ(ใใใฆใ): revision (of text); alteration; change 1 S 1690 ่จ: say<br>ไธ: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign 9 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic revise Revise, revise and revise until you have all the words nailed down. Remember how Martin Luther revised the words of the catholic church and nailed his 95 Theses at the door of the church in Wittenberg? 339 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่จ ใใฆ ใ.ใค chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer ๆค่จ(ใใใจใ): consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion<br>่จ่ซ(ใจใใใ): debate; discussion<br>่จ่ญฐ(ใจใใ): debate; discussion 1 6 528 ่จ: say<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 10 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic chastise I said some bad words, and my mother chastised me by washing my mouth out with glue instead of soap! "In Colonial New England, people who committed adultery had words glued to them. A famous example is the ""A"" worn by Hester Prynn for committing adultery (i.e., not being chaste). In this way, words glued to you are supposed to chastise you and prevent further breaches of chastity." 340 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq501-750 ่จ ใฏใณใใญใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ ใ, ใใซ, ใใฎ, ใใจใ, ใฎใ, ใตใฟ instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read ่จ็ทด(ใใใใ): practice; practise; training<br>ๆ่จ(ใใใใใ): lesson; precept; moral instruction<br>่จ(ใใ): native Japanese reading (rendering) of a Chinese character 2 4 1134 ่จ: say<br>ๅท: curving river radical (no.47) 10 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic instruction The best type of Japanese INSTRUCTION is full immersion, which consists of going to Japan and swimming in the stream of words that surrounds you every day. Listen carefully to the words of instruction before you try swimming in the river. 341 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฉ ใทใงใฆ ใฟใใจใฎใ ใใจใ, ใฎใ imperial edict 1 S 2239 ่จ: say<br>ๅฌ: seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold) 12 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic imperial edict "The mnemonic ""words to seduce the masses"" was just too vague and I kept forgetting it. So now instead I picture a seductive female reading aloud the imperial edict to the masses, thus ""seducing"" the masses." The emperor did not need an imperial edict; his words were more than enough to seduce Anakin to the dark side. 342 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฉฐ ใญใใใญใ ใค.ใใใใค.ใใ-ใฅ.ใใใค.ใพใใใค.ใ ใใ, ใฅใ packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame ็ผถ่ฉฐใ(ใใใฅใ): packing (in cans); canning; canned goods; tin can<br>่ฆ่ฉฐใใ(ใฟใคใใ): to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on<br>่ฉฐใพใ(ใคใพใ): (1) to be blocked; to be packed (2) to hit the ball near the handle of the bat (baseball)<br>็ถ่ฉฐใ(ใณใใฅใ): bottling; bottled<br>่ฉฐใพใ(ใคใพใ): (1) that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean (2) in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it (3) clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage (4) shrinkage (5) end; conclusion (6) dead end; corner (7) distress; being at the end of one's rope<br>่ฉฐใใชใ(ใคใพใใชใ): (1) dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious (2) insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless (3) absurd; foolish; silly (4) useless; pointless; disappointing<br>่ฉฐใใ(ใคใใ): (1) to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up (2) to shorten; to move closer together (3) to reduce (spending); to conserve (4) to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do (5) to work out (details) (6) to be on duty; to be stationed (7) to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate (8) to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to jam (one's finger in a door, etc.) (9) to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break (10) to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly (11) to force someone into a difficult situation by ...<br>่ฉฐใ(ใชใใ): to rebuke; to scold; to tell off 2 S 1020 ่จ: say<br>ๅ: good luck; joy; congratulations 13 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic packed WORDS of GOOD LUCK are PACKED into fortune cookies. Nowadays, grafitti comes pre-packaged. The factory takes a bunch of words and aerosol cans and then makes sure the words get tightly packed inside. All you have to do is spray and everything takes care of itself! 343 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฉฑ ใฏ ใฏใช.ใใใฏใชใ tale, talk ่ฉฑๅใ(ใฏใชใใใ): discussion; conference<br>้ป่ฉฑ(ใงใใ): (1) telephone call; phone call (2) telephone (device); phone<br>่ฉฑ(ใฏใชใ): (1) talk; speech; chat; story; conversation (2) discussions; negotiation; argument<br>ๅฏพ่ฉฑ(ใใใ): dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction<br>่ฉฑ้ก(ใใ ใ): topic; subject<br>ไผ่ฉฑ(ใใใ): conversation<br>ไธ่ฉฑ(ใใ): looking after; help; aid; assistance<br>็ฅ่ฉฑ(ใใใ): myth; legend<br>็ซฅ่ฉฑ(ใฉใใ): fairy-tale<br>่ฉฑใๅใ(ใฏใชใใใ): to discuss; to talk together<br>ๅ่ฉฑๅจ(ใใ ใใ): (telephone) receiver<br>่ฉฑใ(ใฏใชใ): (1) to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat (2) to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss (3) to speak (a language)<br>่ฉฑใๆใใ(ใฏใชใใใใ): to accost a person; to talk (to someone)<br>่ฉฑใไธญ(ใฏใชใใกใ ใ): busy (phone)<br>ใไธ่ฉฑใซใชใ(ใใใใซใชใ): to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted; to be grateful<br>ใไธ่ฉฑ(ใใใ): help; aid; assistance 5 2 134 ่จ: say<br>่: tongue; reed; clapper 13 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tale Tales are always spoken, not written, and because of this, words fly out of your tongue, rather than your pen. Tales are spoken words, passed on from person to person, eventually being spoken by a thousand mouths. 344 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1-250 ่ฉ ใจใค ใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใ, ใใ recitation, poem, song, composing 1 S 2000 ่จ: say<br>ๆฐธ: eternity; long; lengthy 12 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic recitation "Listening to the words in a recitation of Vogon poetry is worse than spending an eternity in hell. [Note: I assume those 2 reports are to warn against possible confusion with poem (#346) but how can you confuse Vogon poetry with an actual poem? Anyway, itยดs the next frame, so it should be easy to keep them straight... Or maybe thereยดs a kanji for Vogon in RTK3?]." If you study some words for a recitation, there is a good chance they will be stuck in your memory for all eternity. 345 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฉฉ ใท ใใ poem, poetry ่ฉฉไบบ(ใใใ): poet<br>่ฉฉ(ใ): poem; verse of poetry 1 3 1196 ่จ: say<br>ๅฏบ: Buddhist temple 13 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic poem A poem is a temple of words. WORDS used in a TEMPLE must be very well chosen. Thatยดs why most people will speak using a poem if they are SAYING something in a TEMPLE. 346 grade3 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ช ใด ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ word, speech, language ่ฑ่ช(ใใใ): English (language)<br>็ฉ่ช(ใใฎใใใ): tale; story; legend<br>่จ่ช(ใใใ): language<br>็จ่ช(ใใใ): (1) term; terminology (2) wording; choice of words; phraseology<br>ๅฝ่ช(ใใใ): (1) national language (2) Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan) (3) native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)<br>่ชใ(ใใใ): to talk; to tell; to recite<br>่ชๅญฆ(ใใใ): language study<br>็ฉ่ชใ(ใใฎใใใ): to tell; to indicate<br>ๅ่ช(ใใใ): word; vocabulary; (usually) single-character word<br>่ช(ใ): (1) language (2) word<br>ๆจ่ช(ใฒใใใ): motto; slogan; catchword<br>่ชๆบ(ใใใ): word root; word derivation; etymology<br>ๆฅๆฌ่ช(ใซใปใใ): Japanese (language)<br>ๆฌ่ช(ใใใ): honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language<br>็่ช(ใใ ใใ): (1) kanji compound (2) idiom; idiomatic phrase<br>็ฅ่ช(ใใใใ): abbreviation; acronym<br>ๆ่ช(ใถใใ): (1) written language; literary language (2) formal (or archaic) written style based on Heian-period Japanese<br>ๆผข่ช(ใใใ): Chinese word; Sino-Japanese word<br>่ชๅฝ(ใใ): vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology<br>่ชๅฅ(ใใ): words; phrases<br>ไธป่ช(ใใ ใ): subject<br>่ฟฐ่ช(ใใ ใคใ): predicate 5 2 301 ่จ: say<br>ๅพ: I; my; our; one's own 14 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic word The simplest word to say is I. May I say a word about that? 347 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq251-500 ่ชญ ใใฏใใใฏใใใฆ ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใฟ ใใฟ read ่ชญ่ (ใฉใใใ): reader<br>่ชญๆธ(ใฉใใใ): reading<br>่ชญใฟ(ใใฟ): reading<br>่ชญใ(ใใ): to read<br>ๆ่ชญ(ใใใฉใ): reading aloud; recitation<br>่ณผ่ชญ(ใใใฉใ): paid subscription (e.g. magazine)<br>่ชญใฟไธใใ(ใใฟใใใ): to read out loud (and clearly); to call a roll<br>ๅฅ่ชญ็น(ใใจใใฆใ): punctuation mark; punctuation marks<br>่ฌ่ชญ(ใใใฉใ): reading; translation 5 2 618 ่จ: say<br>ๅฃฒ: sell 14 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ ่ฎ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic read Read the WORDS used to SELL things. People will say (่จ) almost anything to make a sale (ๅฃฒ); donยดt believe everything you read (่ชญ). 348 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq501-750 ่ชฟ ใใงใฆ ใใ.ในใใใใ.ในใใจใจใฎ.ใใใจใจใฎ.ใใ ใ, ใคใ tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate ่ชฟใน(ใใใน): (1) investigation; inspection; examination (2) tune; note; melody<br>่ชฟๆป(ใกใใใ): investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey<br>่ชฟๆด(ใกใใใใ): regulation; coordination; adjustment; tuning; modification; alteration<br>ๅฅฝ่ชฟ(ใใใกใใ): favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape<br>้ ่ชฟ(ใใ ใใกใใ): favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right<br>่ชฟๅฐ(ใกใใใใ): signature; signing; sealing<br>่ชฟๅญ(ใกใใใ): (1) tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm (2) vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack (3) condition; state of health (4) impetus; spur of the moment; strain (5) trend<br>่ชฟๅ(ใกใใใฆใ): arbitration; conciliation; mediation<br>่ชฟ็(ใกใใใ): cooking; food preparation<br>่ชฟๅ(ใกใใใ): harmony<br>ๅ่ชฟ(ใใใกใใ): monotony; monotone; dullness<br>่ชฟ็ฏ(ใกใใใใค): regulation; adjustment; control<br>่ชฟๅณๆ(ใกใใใฟใใใ): flavoring (e.g. salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, etc.); seasoning<br>ๅ่ชฟ(ใใใใกใใ): (1) cooperation; conciliation; harmony (2) firm (market) tone<br>ไธ่ชฟ(ใตใกใใ): bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump; out of form<br>ๅ่ชฟ(ใฉใใกใใ): sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning<br>ๅผท่ชฟ(ใใใใกใใ): emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point<br>่ชฟในใ(ใใในใ): to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search<br>ไธ่ชฟใน(ใใใใใน): preliminary investigation; preparation<br>่ชฟๅบฆ(ใกใใใฉ): supplies; furniture; fixtures<br>ๅใ่ชฟในใ(ใจใใใในใ): to investigate; to examine<br>ๅคฑ่ชฟ(ใใฃใกใใ): lack of harmony 3 3 87 ่จ: say<br>ๅจ: circumference; circuit; lap 15 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tune To tune an old-fashioned radio, you turn the dial the full range of the circumference, until you can clearly hear whatยดs being said. words + circumference The most catchy tunes are words the go round and round the circuference of your head and you canยดt get it out of your mind. 349 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ่ซ ใใณ discuss, talk ไผ่ซ(ใใใ ใ): conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview<br>็ธ่ซ(ใใใ ใ): consultation; discussion<br>ๅ่ซ(ใใใใ ใ): jest; joke; funny story<br>ๅฏพ่ซ(ใใใ ใ): talk; dialogue; conversation<br>ๅบง่ซไผ(ใใ ใใใ): symposium; round-table discussion<br>้่ซ(ใใคใ ใ): chatting; idle talk<br>็ธ่ซ(ใใใ ใ): marriage proposal; engagement 3 3 272 ่จ: say<br>็: inflammation; flame; blaze 15 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic discuss Think of an online discussion group where misunderstanding someoneยดs words leads to flaming. An angry discussion = inflamed words. Internet discussions often involve inflammatory words. Flame war! 350 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq251-500 ่ซพ ใใฏ consent, assent, agreement ๆฟ่ซพ(ใใใใ ใ): consent; acquiescence; agreement 1 S 1490 ่จ: say<br>่ฅ: young; if; perhaps; possibly; low number; immature 15 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic consent The words of the very young are useless without CONSENT from their elders. "Delores might say, ""Yes!"", but sheยดs way too young give any legal consent." 351 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ซญ ใฆ ใใจ.ใ ใใ rebuke, admonish, charge, warn, persuade 1 S 1461 ่จ: say<br>ๅ ช: steal 16 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rebuke A PETA activist speaks at a meeting of butchers to rebuke them. I imagine Socrates gate-crashing a meeting of butchers and REBUKING them: ยดYouยดve been killing things again; you have, havenยดt you?ยด while the embarrassed butchers blush and try to hide their knives behind their backs and stand in front of hanging sides of beef. 352 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅผ ใทใญ ใฎใ style, ceremony, rite, fn, method, system, form, expr ๆ ชๅผ(ใใถใใ): stock (company)<br>ๅ ฌๅผ(ใใใใ): (1) formality; formal; official (2) formula<br>ๆญฃๅผ(ใใใใ): due form; official; formality<br>ๅฝขๅผ(ใใใใ): (1) form (as opposed to substance); formality (2) method; system; style (3) format; mode; appearance; form (something takes) (4) math expression<br>ๅๅผ(ใใใ): ceremony; rite; ritual; service<br>ๆงๅผ(ใใใใ): style; form; pattern<br>่ฌๅผ(ใใใใ): funeral<br>ๆนๅผ(ใปใใใ): form; method; system; formula<br>ๆน็จๅผ(ใปใใฆใใใ): equation; formula<br>ๅผๅ ด(ใใใใใ): ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony<br>ๆฅๆฌๅผ(ใซใปใใใ): Japanese style<br>ๅผ(ใใ): (1) equation; formula; expression (2) ceremony (3) style (4) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo) 3 3 251 ๅผ: piling; ceremony radical (no. 56)<br>ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48) 6 ๅผ 56 3 ใใใใพใใปใใใใฟ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic style Each Indian tribe crafts their arrows in a certain style.. The latest style is shirts crafted out of arrows. 353 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ่ฉฆ ใท ใใใ.ใฟใใใใ.ใ test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal ่ฉฆๅ(ใใใ): match; game; bout; contest<br>่ฉฆ้จ(ใใใ): examination; test; study; trial; experiment<br>่ฉฆใฟ(ใใใใฟ): trial; experiment<br>่ฉฆใ(ใใใ): to attempt; to test; to try out<br>่ฉฆใ(ใใใ): trial; test<br>่ฉฆใฟใ(ใใใใฟใ): to try; to test<br>ๆจก่ฉฆ(ใใ): mock examination; trial examination 4 4 392 ่จ: say<br>ๅผ: style; ceremony; rite; function; method; system; form; expression 13 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic test In an essay test, you are judged on both your choice of words and your writing style. The Japanese oral exam was a test of my speaking style. 354 grade4 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ๅผ ใใใธ ใตใ.ใคใใใ II, two, second 1 S ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅผ: piling; ceremony radical (no. 56)<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) 6 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ ่ฒณ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic II (two) II (older form of writing 2). After shooting one arrow (the dash top left), I have 2 arrows left in my quiver (bottom left). Once you have two old arrows left in your quiver, you better start running...! 355 gradeS JLPT.N1 ๅ ใคใญ range, region, limits, stage, level ๅฐๅ(ใกใใ): area; region<br>ๅบๅ(ใใใ): (1) limits; boundary; domain; zone; sphere; territory (2) area (e.g. in programming languages)<br>้ ๅ(ใใใใใ): area; domain; territory; field; range; region; regime<br>ๆตๅ(ใใ ใใใ): (river) basin 2 6 396 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆ: some; one; or; possibly; a certain 11 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic range An astronaut lands back at the launch range, kisses the earth beneath him with his mouth, then heads off to a fiesta to celebrate a safe flight. "Instead of Heisigยดs ""Fiesta"" I use ""Spear"". Why? A spear is just a DROP extra on an Arrow. ๅ, range actually means range as in limits/boundary/border sort of range(In a box it was the old meaning for Countryๅ (581). Ok way too much etymology here, but back to story. With your SPEAR standing in a HOLE on the FLOOR with SOIL to its left9as you dug some out), you can see the RANGE of the spear in attacking a possible enemy (re Diablo and other RPGs, spearยดs have range)." 356 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ่ณ ใพใฏ burglar, rebel, traitor, robber 1 S 2045 ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๆ: warrior; arms; barbarian; Ainu 13 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic burglar Burglars... those guys!!! Burglars only want money (clams) so that they can get needles (drugs) and party (fiesta)! After the fiesta, we found out that some burglar had stolen our money, probably breaking in with a lockpick needle... 357 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ฝ ใตใค plantation, planting ๆ ฝๅน(ใใใฐใ): cultivation 1 S 1496 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic plantation The plantation is where we get our Christmas trees. We pick them out at Thanksgiving to be sure we get a good one. During Thanksgiving, all the trees on the plantation celebrate the harvest. Itยดs a good time for them, too. 358 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ผ ใตใค ใฎ.ใใใใฎ.ใ ใจใ, ใฎใ load, multiplication, power, 10**44 ๆฒ่ผ(ใใใใ): (1) publication (e.g. article in paper); appearance; insertion (2) to insert (e.g. an article); to run (e.g. in a newspaper); to carry (e.g. an article)<br>่จ่ผ(ใใใ): record; statement; description; mention; listing; registration; booking; entry<br>่ผใ(ใฎใ): (1) to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to be loaded on (2) to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded; to be reported; to be given 1 S 825 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)<br>่ป: car 13 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic load After eating a big Thanksgiving dinner, you have to be careful in the car ride home not to drop a load in your pants. After ยดThanksgivingยด dinner, my girlfriend gave me a BJ on the drive back home. I blew my ยดloadยด and ยดsoiledยด the ยดcarยด. But it was LOADS of fun! Please report this story if this makes you feel uncomfortable :). 359 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ ใข ใใ.ใ ใใใ, ใ, ใ, ใคใจใ, ใ, ใใฆ overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant ่ใ(ใใใ): to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious 1 S 1188 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆ: 5th calendar sign 8 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic overgrown The gay parade looks astonishing, as if overgrown with flowers. When your garden gets OVERGROWN, itยดs like the plants are mocking you. Here, you can see the roses actually parading around the yard, wilfully choking out the other, more docile plants. Then they actually go and parade down the street! 360 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใปใคใใธใงใฆ ใช.ใใใช.ใใ-ใช.ใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใชใ, ใชใ, ใชใ, ใฎใ, ใฒใ, ใพใ, ใใ, ใ turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach ๆ้ท(ใใใกใใ): growth; grow to adulthood<br>่ณๆ(ใใใใ): approval; agreement; support; favour; favor<br>ๆๆ(ใใใ): fruits (of one's labors); results; outcome; accomplishment<br>ๆ็ซ(ใใใใค): (1) coming into existence; arrangements; establishment; conclusion; completion (2) to come into existence; to be true; to hold (i.e. hold true)<br>็ตๆ(ใใฃใใ): formation; combination<br>ๆงๆ(ใใใใ): organization; organisation; configuration; composition<br>ๆๅ(ใใใใ): success; hit<br>ๆ็ธพ(ใใใใ): results; record; grades<br>ๅฎๆ(ใใใใ): (1) complete; completion (2) perfection; accomplishment<br>ๅฝขๆ(ใใใใ): formation; molding; taking form<br>้ๆ(ใใฃใใ): achievement<br>ๆไบบ(ใใใใ): (1) adult (2) to grow up; to mature (3) to come of age<br>ๆๅ(ใใใถใ): ingredient; component; composition<br>ๅๆ(ใใใใ): (1) composition; synthesis (2) composite; compound; synthetic; mixed; combined<br>ๆ็(ใใใใ ใ): maturity; ripeness<br>ๆใ็ซใค(ใชใใใค): (1) to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of (2) to be practical (logical, feasible, viable); to be concluded; to hold true<br>ๆๅนด(ใใใญใ): adult age; majority<br>ไฝๆ(ใใใใ): drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing; creating; creation<br>่ฒๆ(ใใใใ): rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion<br>ๆใ(ใชใ): (1) to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain (2) to result in; to prove to be (3) to consist of; to be composed of (4) to succeed; to be complete (5) to change into; to be exchanged for (6) to play a role (7) to be promoted (shogi) (8) to do ...<br>่กใๆใ(ใใใชใ): abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning<br>ๆใฆๆใ(ใใฆใชใ): to entertain; to make welcome<br>ๆใในใ(ใชใในใ): as much as possible; wherever practicable<br>ๆ็จ(ใชใใปใฉ): I see; That's right!; Indeed<br>ๆ่ฒ(ใใใใ): growth; raising<br>ๆใไธ(ใชใใใ): as much as possible; if possible 3 4 116 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62) 6 ๆ 62 4 ใปใใปใปใใฅใใใปใปใใใพใใปใใฎใปใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic turn into It only takes a single stroke of a dagger for a parade to TURN INTO a bloodbath. The gay parade suddenly TURNED INTO a DAGGER throwing fight. 361 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใธใงใฆ ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใซ, ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใก, ใชใ castle ๅ(ใใ): castle<br>ๅไธ(ใใใใ): land near the castle 2 6 795 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆ: turn into; become; get; grow; elapse; reach 9 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic castle "The sand castle is just the soil (#150) that turns into a castle." Someday this mound of dirt here will turn into our CASTLE, the ants think to themselves when scoping out a new ant hill. 362 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq751-1000 ่ช ใปใค ใพใใจ ใใ, ใใจ, ใใ, ใจใ, ใฎใถ, ใพ, ใพใ, ใพใ sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity ่ช ๅฎ(ใใใใค): sincere; honest; faithful<br>่ช (ใพใใจ): (1) truth; reality (2) sincerity; honesty; integrity; fidelity (3) that's right (used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.) 1 6 1128 ่จ: say<br>ๆ: turn into; become; get; grow; elapse; reach 13 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sincerity Sincerity happens when what you say actually turns into something. Sincerity is turning your words into actions. 363 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅจ ใค ใใฉ.ใใใใฉ.ใใใใฉ.ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten ๆจฉๅจ(ใใใ): authority; power; influence<br>ๅจๅ(ใใใใ): power; might; authority; influence<br>ๅจๅผตใ(ใใฐใ): to be proud; to swagger 1 S 1103 ๆ: sign of the dog; 7-9PM; eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female 9 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic intimidate The march of women - against intimidation in the workplace - is pretty intimidating in itself! "Interesting that this kanji also has the meanings of ""dignity"" and ""threaten."" I can see how a march of women in Japan would be seen as intimidating by most men." 364 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆป ใกใ ใปใ.ใณใใใปใ.ใถใใปใ.ใผใ destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish ็ตถๆป (ใใคใใค): destruction; extinction<br>ๆป ไบก(ใใคใผใ): downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction<br>ๆป ใณใ(ใปใใณใ): to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed<br>ๅ จๆป (ใใใใค): annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat<br>ๆป ๅคใซ(ใใฃใใซ): rarely; seldom<br>ๆป ใผใ(ใปใใผใ): to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin 1 S 1222 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆ: protection<br>็ซ: fire 13 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic destroy Water flows down to destroy the march of fire. "Use a water cannon to destroy a line of marching fire monsters. I keep mixing this one up with disaster (#167) and demolition (#400). Remember, you DESTROY monsters (think of the Godzilla movie ""Destroy All Monsters!""). Fires and floods are natural DISASTERs. And DEMOLITION is something you carefully do while wearing protective garments. (vaguely based on stefanotยดs balrog story)." 365 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆธ ใฒใณ ใธ.ใใใธ.ใใ dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry ๅๆธ(ใใใใ): cut; reduction; curtailment<br>ๆธๅฐ(ใใใใใ): decrease; reduction; decline<br>ๅขๆธ(ใใใใ): increase and decrease; fluctuation<br>ๅ ๆธ(ใใใ): (1) addition and subtraction (2) allowance for (3) degree; extent; measure (4) condition; state of health (5) seasoning; flavor; flavour; moderation; adjustment (6) influence (of the weather) (7) chance<br>ๆธใใ(ใธใใ): to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten<br>ๆธใ(ใธใ): to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate<br>่ปฝๆธ(ใใใใ): abatement; reduction<br>ใใๅ ๆธ(ใใใใใ): (1) irresponsible; perfunctory; careless (2) lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague (3) reasonable; moderate (usu. in suggestions or orders) (4) considerably; quite; rather; pretty 2 5 261 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅธ: all; same 12 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dwindle When WATER was tossed on the PROTESTORS (a march of mouths), the numbers began to DWINDLE. When water supplies dwindled, the population became a horde of dry mouths, marching to seize the water in the neighboring kingdom. 366 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting_Handling.amounts kanjifreq251-500 ๆก ใตใณใใปใณ ใใใฏใ ใ scaffold, cleat, frame, jetty, bolt (door) ๆกๆฉ(ใใใฐใ): wharf; bridge; jetty; pier 1 S 2093 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆ: damage; remain; slight 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆฃง ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic scaffold Japanese festival floats are often so tall they need wood scaffolds to be completed. (http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5909.html). You need a SCAFFOLD made of WOOD to build a FLOAT if it will be several stories high. 367 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ญ ใปใณใใผใณ ใใซใใใ coin, .01 yen, money ้้ญ(ใใใใ): money; cash<br>ๅฐ้ญ(ใใใซ): coins; small change 1 5 1008 ้: gold<br>ๆ: damage; remain; slight 14 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ ้ข ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic coin Political hopefuls in Rome threw gold COINS from floats when they were campaigning for office. Interesting fact: The Japanese one yen coin is the only coin in the world that can float on water. http://www.hanamiweb.com/floatingyen.jpg. 368 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆต ใปใณ ใใ.ใ ใใ, ใ shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful ๆต ใ(ใใใ): shallow; superficial<br>ๆต ใพใใ(ใใใพใใ): wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject 2 4 1253 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆ: damage; remain; slight 9 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆทบ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic shallow The water canยดt be too SHALLOW if you expect to float. "The water isnยดt shallow enough to ford (#372). Weยดll have to cross by float!" 369 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆญข ใท ใจ.ใพใใ-ใฉ.ใพใใใจ.ใใใ-ใจ.ใใใ-ใฉ.ใใใจใฉ.ใใใใจใฉ.ใใใจใฉ.ใพใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใ ใฉใ stop, halt ็ฆๆญข(ใใใ): prohibition; inhibition; ban<br>ๅๆญข(ใฆใใ): (1) suspension; interruption; stoppage; ban; standstill; halt; hang-up; deadlock; stalemate; abeyance (2) suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person<br>้ฒๆญข(ใผใใ): prevention; check<br>ไธญๆญข(ใกใ ใใ): suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption<br>ๅปๆญข(ใฏใใ): abolition; repeal<br>ๅใๆญขใใ(ใใใจใใ): to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take<br>้ๆญข(ใใใ): stillness; repose; standing still<br>้ปๆญข(ใใ): obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; interdiction<br>ๅผใๆญขใใ(ใฒใใจใใ): to detain; to check; to restrain<br>็ซใกๆญขใพใ(ใใกใฉใพใ): to stop; to halt; to stand still<br>ๆญขใ(ใใ): to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign; to give up<br>ๆญขใ(ใใ): to cease; to stop; to be over<br>ๆญขใใ(ใจใใ): (1) to stop (something or someone); to turn off (2) to concentrate on; to pay attention to (3) to remember; to bear in mind (4) to fix into place (5) to park; to leave somewhere for a time<br>ๆญขใใ(ใใใ): (1) to stop; to cease; to end; to quit (2) to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish<br>ๆญขใพใ(ใจใฉใพใ): (1) to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place) (2) to be limited to; to be confined to<br>ๅผใณๆญขใใ(ใใณใจใใ): to challenge; to call somebody to halt 4 2 310 ๆญข: stop 4 ๆญข 77 4 ใจใพใใปใจใใใปใจใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic stop If you find in the ground a walking stick with a magic wand, STOP! Maybe itยดs some kind of macumba/black magic/voodoo bad thing. If you donยดt remember this one from the 10,000,000 STOP signs on roads all over Japan, youยดre beyyond help! 370 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Movement kanjifreq251-500 ๆญฉ ใใใใใ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใ, ใใ, ใใฟ walk ่ญฒๆญฉ(ใใใใป): concession; conciliation; compromise<br>้ฒๆญฉ(ใใใฝ): progress; advance; improvement; development<br>ๅพๆญฉ(ใจใป): walking; going on foot<br>ๆญฉ(ใป): (1) step; stride (2) counter for steps<br>ๆฃๆญฉ(ใใใฝ): walk; stroll<br>ๆญฉ้(ใปใฉใ): footpath; walkway; sidewalk<br>ๅๆญฉ(ใใใป): basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...<br>ๆญฉใฟ(ใใใฟ): (1) walking (2) progress; advance<br>ๆญฉใ(ใใใ): to walk; to go on foot<br>ๆญฉใ(ใใใ): to walk 4 2 554 ๆญข: stop; halt<br>ๅฐ: few; little 8 ๆญข 77 4 ใจใพใใปใจใใใปใจใใธใ ๆญฅ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic walk When walking your pet, you must stop a few times along the way when nature calls. When you learn to walk, you take your steps a few at a time. Picture a clumsy but happy toddler who falls every few steps but keeps getting up to try again. 371 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Movement kanjifreq501-750 ๆธ ใทใงใฆ ใใ.ใ ใใ ford, ferry, port ไบคๆธ(ใใใใใ): (1) negotiations; discussions (2) connection<br>ๅนฒๆธ(ใใใใใ): interference; intervention; meddling 1 S 499 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆญฉ: walk; counter for steps 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆถ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic ford The new Ford Jesus. It can do everything except WALK on WATER. A ford is a place where one can walk through the water, a place only a few footsteps deep. 372 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ้ ป ใใณ ใใ.ใใซ repeatedly, recur ้ ป็น(ใฒใใฑใ): frequent; incessant<br>้ ปใใซ(ใใใใซ): (1) frequently; repeatedly; often; incessantly; constantly (2) strongly; eagerly 1 S 1590 ๆญฉ: walk; counter for steps<br>้ : page; leaf 17 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ ้ ป ไผๆ Compound Ideographic repeatedly I repeatedly walk around hoping this kanji will come into my head. I repeatedly walk around hoping this kanji will come into my head. I repeatedly walk around hoping this kanji will come into my head. I repeatedly walk around hoping this kanji will come into my head. I repeatedly walk around hoping this kanji will come into my head. "Are you familiar with the joke about the ditzy secretary who repeatedly walked back and forth forcibly over all the pages of her bossยด most important letters. When confronted she just says ""Well you said they needed to be stamped before theyยดre mailed.""." 373 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฏ ใณใฆ ใใใใ.ใ agreement, consent, comply with ่ฏๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): positive; affirmation 2 S 1813 ๆญข: stop; halt<br>ๆ: month; moon 8 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic agreement A secret agreement between a covert govยดt agency and aliens states that we will not step foot on the moon again in return for alien technology. NASA and Armstrong made an agreement: Theyยดd never tell anyone that no-one actually stepped foot on the moon. 374 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ไผ ใญ ใใใ .ใฆใใใใใ.ใ undertake, scheme, design, attempt, plan ไผๆฅญ(ใใใใ): enterprise; undertaking; corporation; business<br>ไผ็ป(ใใใ): planning; project; plan; design 1 S 278 ไบบ: person<br>ๆญข: stop; halt 6 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic undertake Mary Poppins floated down with her umbrella to undertake the job of stopping the childrenยดs misbehaving. The Undertaker is an evil WWE wrestler - he beat his opponent with an umbrella until he stopped moving. 375 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ๆญด ใฌใญใใฌใใญ curriculum, continuation, passage of time ๆญดๅฒ(ใใใ): history<br>ๅญฆๆญด(ใใใใ): academic background<br>็ตๆญด(ใใใใ): personal history; career<br>ๅฑฅๆญด(ใใใ): (1) personal history; background; career (2) log; record (3) hysteresis 2 4 632 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๆ: grove; forest<br>ๆญข: stop; halt 14 ๆญข 77 4 ใจใพใใปใจใใใปใจใใธใ ๆญท ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic curriculum A CURRICULUM is a calendar that replaces days with reasons to stop having fun. A little like a calendar, your CV records your footsteps through time. 376 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๆญฆ ใใใ ใใ.ใ ใ, ใ, ใใใ, ใใใ, ใ warrior, military, chivalry, arms ๆญฆๅจ(ใถใ): weapon; arms; ordnance<br>ๆญฆ่ฃ (ใถใใ): arms; armament; armed<br>ๆญฆๅ(ใถใใใ): armed might; military power; the sword; force<br>ๆญฆๅฃซ(ใถใ): warrior; samurai 2 5 387 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅผ: piling; ceremony radical (no. 56)<br>ๆญข: stop; halt 8 ๆญข 77 4 ใจใพใใปใจใใใปใจใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic warrior ONE-ARROW can STOP a warrior. A great warrior can stop any 0pponent with one arrow. 377 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq251-500 ่ณฆ ใใใ ใใ levy, ode, prose, poem, tribute, installment ๆ่ณฆ(ใใฃใท): monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment 1 S ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๆญฆ: warrior; military; chivalry; arms 15 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic levy A warrior stands guard at a bridge collecting shells as a levy for any who want to pass. Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry. And those good old warrior boys, drinking whiskey and rye, said pay up the clams or youยดll die. Pay up the clams or youยดll die.... 378 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce ๆญฃ ใปใคใใทใงใฆ ใใ .ใใใใใ .ใใใพใใใพใ.ใซ ใใ, ใใซ, ใพ, ใพใใ, ใใ ใ correct, justice, righteous, 10**40 ๆนๆญฃ(ใใใใ): revision; amendment; alteration<br>ไฟฎๆญฃ(ใใ ใใใ): amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching; update; fix<br>ๆญฃๅผ(ใใใใ): due form; official; formality<br>ๆญฃๅธธ(ใใใใใ): normalcy; normality; normal<br>ๆฏๆญฃ(ใใใ): correction; revision<br>ๆญฃ็พฉ(ใใใ): justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning<br>ๆญฃๅ(ใใใใ): noon; mid-day<br>ๆญฃ(ใใ): (1) (logical) true; regular (2) 10^40 (3) original (4) positive; greater than zero<br>ๆญฃ้ข(ใใใใใ): front; frontage; facade; main<br>ไธๆญฃ(ใตใใ): injustice; unfairness; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality; fraud<br>ๆญฃๆ(ใใใใใค): New Year; New Year's Day; the first month; January<br>ๆญฃๅฝ(ใใใจใ): just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; legal; lawful<br>ๅ ฌๆญฃ(ใใใใ): justice; fairness; impartiality<br>ๆญฃ็ด(ใใใใใ): (1) honesty; integrity; frankness (2) honestly; frankly<br>ๆญฃ่ฆ(ใใใ): regular; normal; legal; formal; established; legitimate<br>่จๆญฃ(ใฆใใใ): correction; revision; amendment<br>ๆญฃไฝ(ใใใใใ): (1) natural shape; one's true colors; one's true colours; true character; identity; true identity (2) consciousness; one's senses<br>ๆญฃ่งฃ(ใใใใ): correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)<br>ๆญฃ้(ใใใใ): main gate; main entrance<br>ๆญฃ็ขบ(ใใใใ): accurate; punctual; exact; authentic; veracious<br>ๆญฃใใ(ใใ ใใ): right; just; correct; righteous; honest; truthful; proper; straightforward; perfect<br>ๆญฃๆนๅฝข(ใใใปใใใ): square<br>ๆญฃใซ(ใพใใซ): (1) exactly; surely; certainly (2) just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening) (3) duly; naturally<br>ๆญฃๅณ(ใใใใฟ): net (weight)<br>ๆญฃใใ(ใพใใใ): surely; no doubt; evidently 4 1 143 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๆญข: stop; halt 5 ๆญข 77 4 ใจใพใใปใจใใใปใจใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic correct If you do it correct on the first attempt you can stop. The correct way of learning Japanese? First, stop everything youยดre doing. Then, go pick up a copy of Heisigยดs book and work from there. 379 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Judgement kanjifreq1-250 ่จผ ใทใงใฆ ใใใ evidence, proof, certificate ่จผๆ (ใใใใ): evidence; proof<br>่จผๆ(ใใใใใ): proof; verification<br>่จผไบบ(ใใใใซใ): witness<br>่จผ่จ(ใใใใใ): evidence; testimony<br>่จผ(ใใใ): (1) proof; evidence; testimony (2) to testify (usu. Christian religious context) 1 5 306 ่จ: say<br>ๆญฃ: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40 12 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ ่ญ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic evidence Your words must be absolutely correct if you plan to use them as evidence. If what you say is indeed correct, we could use use your testimony as evidence. 380 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฟ ใปใคใใทใงใฆ ใพใคใใใจใใพใ ใใ , ใพใ politics, government ่กๆฟ(ใใใใใ): administration<br>่ฒกๆฟ(ใใใใ): financial affairs; public finance<br>ๆฟๆจฉ(ใใใใ): (political) administration; political power<br>ๆฟ็ญ(ใใใใ): political measures; policy<br>ๆฟๆฒป(ใใใ): politics; government<br>ๆฟๅ (ใใใจใ): political party<br>ๆฟๅบ(ใใใต): government; administration 3 5 17 ๆญฃ: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 9 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic politics Those involved in politics are always trying to elect the correct taskmaster. Insane political correctness on the left, and facists taskmasters on the right- thats politics in a nutshell right there. 381 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๅฎ ใใคใใธใงใฆ ใใ .ใใใใใ .ใพใใใใ .ใ ใใ determine, fix, establish, decide ๆฑบๅฎ(ใใฃใฆใ): decision; determination<br>ไบๅฎ(ใใฆใ): plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate<br>ๅฎๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): stability; equilibrium<br>ไธๅฎ(ใใฃใฆใ): fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized; regularised; defined; standardized; standardised; certain; prescribed<br>่ฆๅฎ(ใใฆใ): regulation; provisions<br>ๆๅฎ(ใใฆใ): designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at<br>ๅฎๆ(ใฆใใ): (1) fixed term (2) fixed-term commutation pass (3) fixed-term deposit<br>็นๅฎ(ใจใใฆใ): specific; special; particular<br>ๅถๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): enactment; establishment; creation<br>่จญๅฎ(ใใฃใฆใ): (1) establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.); scene (2) options or preference settings (in computer software); configuration; assignment; setup<br>ๅฎๅก(ใฆใใใ): fixed number of regular personnel; capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, airplane, etc.)<br>็ขบๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): (1) decision; settlement (2) definition<br>ๆจๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): (1) presumption; assumption (2) estimation<br>ๅฎๅนด(ใฆใใญใ): (1) retirement age (2) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion<br>ๅคๅฎ(ใฏใใฆใ): judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict; determination<br>ๅฆๅฎ(ใฒใฆใ): (1) negation; denial; repudiation (2) NOT operation<br>้ๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): limit; restriction<br>ๆชๅฎ(ใฟใฆใ): not yet fixed; undecided; pending<br>ๅบๅฎ(ใใฆใ): (1) fixation; fixing (e.g. salary, capital) (2) fixed handle<br>ๆธฌๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): measurement<br>ๅฎ็พฉ(ใฆใใ): definition<br>่ฏๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): positive; affirmation<br>ๅฎไพก(ใฆใใ): list price; regular price; established price<br>ๅๅฎ(ใใใใใ): calculation; counting; consideration; reckoning; settlement of an account; allowance<br>ๅฎใใ(ใใ ใใ): to decide; to establish; to determine<br>ๅฎๆๅธ(ใฆใใใใ): commuter pass; season ticket<br>ๆญๅฎ(ใ ใใฆใ): conclusion; decision<br>ๅฎ้ฃ(ใฆใใใใ): set meal; special (of the day)<br>ๅฎใพใ(ใใ ใพใ): to become settled; to be fixed<br>ๅๅฎ(ใใใใฆใ): arrangement; pact; agreement<br>ๆนๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): revision (of a rule, price, etc.); reform; alteration; change<br>ๆๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): fixed; prescribed; certain; given<br>ๆกใฎๅฎ(ใใใฎใใใ): just as one thought; as usual<br>ไปฎๅฎ(ใใฆใ): assumption; supposition; hypothesis<br>ๅฎ่ฆ(ใใใใ): (measuring) ruler<br>ๅฎไผๆฅ(ใฆใใใ ใใณ): regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day<br>ๅฝๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): state-sponsored; national 3 3 48 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็: head; counter for animals 8 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic determine In The Karate Kid, the boy must prove his determination by MENDING his teacherยดs HOUSE in various ways. "People who decide to renovate (ooh, thatยดs a fancy word, letยดs say ""mend"") their houses must be very determined DIYers. (Using DIY helps me remember this story when I see DEtermine)." 382 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ้ ใธใงใฆ lock, fetters, shackles ๆ้ (ใฆใใใ): handcuffs; manacles 1 S 1934 ้: gold<br>ๅฎ: determine; fix; establish; decide 16 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lock Even if you lock up your GOLD, a DETERMINED thief will get it in the end. The best stories for this kanji tend to have a thief in them, which always makes me confuse them with the kanji for burglar (357). So, letยดs try this one: My girlfriend wears a metal chastity belt with a lock but I am determined to open it! I must get inside! 383 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ตฐ ใฝใฆ ใฏใ.ใ ใฏใใ run ่ตฐใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to run (2) to travel (movement of vehicles) (3) to hurry to (4) to retreat (from battle); to take flight (5) to run away from home (6) to elope (7) to tend heavily toward<br>้่ตฐ(ใจใใใ): flight; desertion; escape<br>่ตฐ่ก(ใใใใ): running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car); running to program, job, etc.; traveling; travelling<br>ใ้ฆณ่ตฐใใพ(ใใกใใใใพ): (1) word used after one has been treated (esp. used after a meal) (2) used after hearing something lovey-dovey<br>ใ้ฆณ่ตฐ(ใใกใใ): (1) feast; treating (someone) (2) to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)<br>ใ้ฆณ่ตฐๆงใงใใ(ใใกใใใใพใงใใ): That was a delicious meal (said after meals); What a wonderful meal 4 2 626 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 7 ่ตฐ 156 7 ใฏใใใปใใใซใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic run Hint: This kanji is NOT soil on top of mend, as Heisig claims - that would duplicate one of the strokes. Instead, it is 10 on top of mend. So my story is: If you run 10 miles, you will need to mend your socks! The sports ground needs MENDING after the game as the players have been RUNNING around which has caused the ground to be chopped up. 384 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Movement kanjifreq501-750 ่ถ ใใงใฆ ใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใพใใ, ใใใ transcend, super-, ultra- ่ถ ใใ(ใใใ): (1) to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of) (2) to exceed<br>่ถ ้(ใกใใใ): excess; being more than<br>่ถ (ใกใใ): (1) super-; ultra-; hyper-; very; really (2) over (after a number or counter); more than 2 S 597 ่ตฐ: run<br>ๅฌ: seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold) 12 ่ตฐ 156 7 ใฏใใใปใใใซใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic transcend A successful marathon runner needs to be able to transcend seductions, such as the possibility of rest, shelter from the rain, or a cold beer. To transcend oneself is to reach a higher plane of reality. A head shaven monk is telling me this. We are in a Tibetan monastery. He was once an athlete, a runner. He used to run everywhere, until one day, he saw a beautiful cheerleader along his path. She tried very hard to seduce him, but he forced himself to transcend his urges. He did reach his running goal, and he has became a lonely monk. He wishes now he had just broken down back then and.... 385 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ่ตด ใ ใใใ.ใ proceed, get, become, tend ่ตดไปป(ใตใซใ): moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment<br>่ตดใ(ใใใใ): (1) to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to; to repair to (2) to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); to abide by; to agree to; to consent to; to obey 1 S 1649 ่ตฐ: run<br>ๅ: divination 9 ่ตฐ 156 7 ใฏใใใปใใใซใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic proceed "Donยดt run into trouble, Dumbledore tells Harry. ""Proceed with caution with your wand out.""." While running, my magic wand tells me where to proceed. 386 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Directions_Movement kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ถ ใจใใใชใ ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใ ใใก, ใใฃ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam ๅผใฃ่ถใ(ใฒใฃใใ): moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence<br>ๅผใฃ่ถใ(ใฒใฃใใ): to move (house); to change residence<br>่ถใ(ใใ): (1) to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across (2) to go over (e.g. with audience) (3) to pass time (e.g. a winter) (4) to surpass; to be better than; to exceed (5) to move house (6) to go; to come<br>ไนใ่ถใ(ใฎใใใ): riding past (one's station)<br>่ฟฝใ่ถใ(ใใใใ): (1) to pass (e.g. car); to overtake (2) to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of; to outdistance<br>ๅฏ่ถใ(ใใใ): (1) to send; to forward (2) to hand over (e.g. money)<br>ๅช่ถ(ใใใใค): supremacy; predominance; being superior to 3 S 897 ่ตฐ: run<br>ๆ: warrior; arms; savage; Ainu 12 ่ตฐ 156 7 ใฏใใใปใใใซใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic surpass The person in charge of running the parade surpassed all our expectations (by just a extra drop...). The parade of runners are all trying to SURPASS each other - and they end up running all the way to Vietnam (note that this kanji is also used for the country of Vietnam). 387 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Directions_Movement kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฏ ใผใใท ใใใใใฎใใใ ใใชใ, ใใ ใ, ใคใช, ใใ, ใใ just so, this, right, justice "ๆฏๆญฃ(ใใใ): correction; revision<br>ๆฏ้(ใใฒ): (1) certainly; without fail (2) right and wrong; pros and cons<br>ๆฏ้ใจใ(ใใฒใจใ): by all means (with sense of not taking ""no"" for an answer)" 1 S 1045 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>็: head; counter for animals 9 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic just so ยดSunยด ยดMendยด - It just so happens that sunshine can mend your gloomy spirits. My image here is of Fabrice (the guy who runs this website) spending all day obsessively mending the code so this page looks just so.... 388 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ก ใใค topic, subject ่ชฒ้ก(ใใ ใ): (1) subject; theme; issue; matter (2) homework; assignment (3) task; challenge; problem; question<br>ๅ้ก(ใใใ ใ): problem; question<br>่ฉฑ้ก(ใใ ใ): topic; subject<br>่ญฐ้ก(ใใ ใ): topic of discussion; agenda<br>ไธป้ก(ใใ ใ ใ): subject; theme; motif<br>ๅฎฟ้ก(ใใ ใใ ใ): homework<br>้กๅ(ใ ใใใ): title<br>้ก(ใ ใ): (1) title; subject; theme; topic (2) problem (on a test); question (3) counter for questions (on a test)<br>ๅบ้ก(ใใ ใคใ ใ): (1) setting a question (for an exam) (2) setting a theme (for composition of poetry)<br>้กใใ(ใ ใใใ): to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named 4 3 96 ๆฏ: just so; this; right; justice<br>้ : page; leaf 18 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic topic "The ""TOPIC"" of the dayยดs newspaper must be placed JUST SO at the top of the PAGE to attract attention." You spend ALL DAY, mending your socks JUST SO. Then you have a look at the HEADING of the newspaper. The topic---FREE SOCKS TO BE GIVEN AWAY!!!! 389 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ค ใใค ใคใคใฟ dike, bank, embankment ๅ ค้ฒ(ใฆใใผใ): bank; weir; embankment; levee 1 S 1658 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆฏ: just so; this; right; justice 12 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dike Making a dike is all about arranging the soil just so.... The little Dutch boy has his finger stuck in the dike, and thatยดs the only thing keeping his town from going under. He really really needs to go to the bathroom though, so he devises a plan to carefully add a bit of dirt - there, place individual bits in just so - there, I think itยดs good enough. Pull it out -----yes! Success! 390 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅปบ ใฑใณใใณใณ ใ.ใฆใใใ.ใฆใ-ใ .ใฆใใ.ใค ใใ, ใใค, ใใฆ build ๅปบใฆๅ(ใใฆใพใ): (1) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) (2) ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house (3) tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette<br>ๅปบ่จญ(ใใใใค): construction; establishment<br>ๅปบ็ฏ(ใใใกใ): construction; architecture (of buildings)<br>ๅปบ็ฉ(ใใฆใใฎ): building<br>ๅๅปบ(ใใใใ): rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation<br>ๅปบใค(ใใค): to be erected; to be built<br>ไบ้ๅปบใฆ(ใซใใใ ใฆ): two-storied building<br>ๅปบใฆใ(ใใฆใ): to build; to construct<br>ๅฐๅปบ(ใปใใใ): feudalistic 4 4 300 ่ฟ: brush; finally; self; relate; follow; here; fast; writing brush radical (no. 129)<br>ๅปด: long stride or stretching radical (no. 54) 9 ๅปด 54 3 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic build Build is easy to remember if you can remember that archtiechts have two steps in building. 1. Take a brush and brush out the blueprints. 2. Get a visual image of the blueprints all rolled up like they usually are. The second step is easy, itยดs just the architecht stretching out the blueprints and showing it to his clients. A construction workerยดs classic morning. Stretch, brush his teeth, and then start to build. 391 grade4 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq251-500 ๅปถ ใจใณ ใฎ.ใณใใใฎ.ในใใใฎ.ในใใฎ.ใฐใ ใใ, ใฎใถ, ใฎใน prolong, stretching ๅปถ้ท(ใใใกใใ): (1) extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening (2) Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)<br>ๅปถๆ(ใใใ): postponement; adjournment<br>ๅปถใฐใ(ใฎใฐใ): (1) to grow long (beard, hair, etc.) (2) to lengthen; to extend; to stretch (3) to reach out; to hold out (4) to straighten; to smooth out (5) to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.) (6) to dilute; to thin out (7) to postpone (8) to prolong (9) to strengthen; to develop; to expand<br>ๅปถใน(ใฎใน): (1) futures (2) credit (buying) (3) stretching (4) total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate; gross<br>ๅปถใใฆใฏ(ใฒใใฆใฏ): not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently 2 6 747 ๆญฃ: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40<br>ๅปด: long stride or stretching radical (no. 54) 8 ๅปด 54 3 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic prolong Stretching correctly prolongs life. Even the top part of ๆญฃ is stretching... "Hereยดs a great mnemonic: ""stop, drop, and stretch (!?)."" Now letยดs associate it with ยดprolongยด: if youยดre ever in an uncomfortable spot, like being asked tricky questions or caught in a lie, just PROLONG the situation - stop, drop, and stretch. They may be confused by your odd behaviour, but itยดll buy you a few moments to think up another good lie to get out of the sticky situation!" 392 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ่ช ใฟใณ nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary ่ช็(ใใใใใ): birth; creation; formation<br>่ช็ๆฅ(ใใใใใใณ): birthday 1 6 1024 ่จ: say<br>ๅปถ: prolong; stretching 15 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic nativity Nativity = born, being born. Think of birth as a painful and prolonged event. And of course, all the words and curses being yelled at the soon-to-be father for doing this to her! When you are being born ( nativity ), your motherยดs WORDS are PROLONGED. (Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis huuuuuuuuuuuuuurtss a lottttttttt~!! Owwwwwww!!!). 393 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ค ใฝ ใใใใ ใใจ cornerstone, foundation stone ๅบ็ค(ใใ): foundation; basis 1 S 1224 ็ณ: stone<br>ๆฅ: whip; cane 18 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cornerstone Features like stones and groves of trees are the cornerstones of a happy zoo. A zoo which is still under construction is already full of animals. At the moment, only the cornerstone has been set in place. To temporarily keep the animals from escaping, a closely-packed grove of small trees is planted around the stone. (Note that this zoo needs some serious mending.). 394 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฉฟ ใปใค ใใ bridegroom, son-in-law ๅฉฟ(ใใ): (1) husband; groom (2) (one's) son-in-law 1 S 2099 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>่ฅ: together; mutual; subordinate official 12 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bridegroom The virgin bridegroom tries to understand the new, mysterious part of his womanยดs body - but with little success. Itยดs a zoo down there! (primitives placement: the part of the body is ยดdown thereยด - the woman is ยดleftยด unsatisfied). The only reason anyone talks about a bridegroom is if theyยดre about to or have just gotten married. Of course, then you have to go on your honeymoon. So you take your woman to the zoo for a month. Pretty cool honeymoon. 395 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq2001-2500 ่กฃ ใคใใจ ใใใใใใฌใ-ใ garment, clothes, dressing ่กฃ่ฃ (ใใใใ): clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress<br>่กฃๆ(ใใใใ): clothing<br>่กฃ้ก(ใใใ): clothes; clothing; garments<br>่กฃๆ(ใใตใ): clothes<br>ๆตด่กฃ(ใใใ): yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)<br>่กฃ้ฃไฝ(ใใใใใใ ใ): necessities of life (food, clothing & shelter)<br>็ฒ่กฃ(ใใ): simple clothes; humble clothes 2 4 1214 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8) 6 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic garment The only garments allowed in this club are top hat and scarf. The garments most commonly associated with the craft of a magician are the top hat and the magic wand. (Itยดs a stretch, but the way I remembered this kanji is through that phrase. This way you can remember it through using primitives we have already learned.). 396 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฃ ใตใค ใ.ใคใใใฐ.ใ tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern) ่ฃๅค(ใใใฐใ): trial; judgement; judgment<br>ๅถ่ฃ(ใใใใ): restraint; sanctions; punishment<br>็ฌ่ฃ(ใฉใใใ): dictatorship; despotism<br>ไฝ่ฃ(ใฆใใใ): (1) (outward) appearance (2) (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style (3) appearances; decency; show; display (4) lip-service; insincere words; glib talk<br>่ฃ็ธซ(ใใใปใ): sewing<br>่ฃใ(ใใฐใ): to judge 1 6 297 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing 12 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tailor The tailor was hard at work making sure all the pilgrims were dressed in their best garments for thanksgiving. The tailor worked hard after thanksgiving to alter garments so theyยดd fit people whoยดd eaten too much at their thanksgiving dinners. 397 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ่ฃ ใฝใฆใใทใงใฆ ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ attire, dress, pretend, disguise, profess ่ฃ ็ฝฎ(ใใใก): equipment; installation; apparatus; device<br>ๆญฆ่ฃ (ใถใใ): arms; armament; armed<br>่กฃ่ฃ (ใใใใ): clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress<br>ๆ่ฃ (ใตใใใ): garments; attire<br>่ฃ ้ฃพ(ใใใใใ): ornament<br>ๅ ่ฃ (ใปใใใ): packing; wrapping<br>่่ฃ (ใปใใ): pavement; road surface<br>่ฃ ๅ(ใใใณ): equipment<br>็่ฃ (ใใใใ): dressed up; wearing rich clothes 2 6 657 ๅฃฎ: robust; manhood; prosperity<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing 12 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ่ฃ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic attire The TURTLE SAMURAI needs special GARMENTs for his ATTIRE since his body is much more ROBUST than others. The ninja turtles tried to go eat at a fancy restaurant, but they were told to come back after their were dressed in proper attire. However, itยดs too difficult for them to find proper garments because they bodies are so robust! (sannomiya + drwarrior12). 398 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq501-750 ่ฃ ใช ใใ back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side ่ฃๅใ(ใใใใ): to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross<br>่ฃ่ฟใ(ใใใใใ): inside out; upside down<br>่ฃๅฃ(ใใใใก): backdoor; rear entrance<br>่ฃ(ใใ): (1) bottom (or another side that is hidden from view); undersurface; opposite side; reverse side (2) rear; back; behind (the house) (3) lining; inside (4) out of sight; behind the scenes (5) proof (6) opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.) (7) inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.) (8) bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)<br>่ฃ่ฟใ(ใใใใใ): to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over 2 6 812 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>้: ri; village; parent's home; league 13 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic back The computer had carefully dressed up in clothes to look human. It was nยดt until I looked at the back and saw the cables and stuff that I realized what it was. Can computers be gay? Iยดm not sure, but mine always wears a top hat and scarf, and for some reason its back door port is always open... 399 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฃ ใซใคใใจ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใถ.ใ demolition, break, destroy ๅดฉๅฃ(ใปใใใ): (1) collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in (2) decay (physics)<br>็ ดๅฃ(ใฏใใ): (1) destruction; disruption (2) (application) crash<br>ๅฃใ(ใใใ): (1) to break; to destroy; to demolish (2) to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage (3) to break (a bill, etc.)<br>ๅฃใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to be broken; to break (2) to fall through; to come to nothing 1 S 727 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ: ten<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing 16 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ ๅฃ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic demolition If you stand too close to a DEMOLITION site, the dust might sting you like NEEDLES in your EYE and get your GARMENTs all dirty. Since that needle eye thing turns up a lot, I turned it into Darth Vader. It kinda looks like him to me, with the eye being his metal mouth piece thing. So, Darth Vader swings his cape (his garment) demolishing a nearby building, leaving nothing but a pile of dirt. 400 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใขใค ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใช.ใใ pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize ๅฏๅ็ธ(ใใใใใ): poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful<br>ๅใ(ใใใ): (1) pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos (2) pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable (3) alack; alas 1 S 1715 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ๅฃ: mouth 9 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic pathetic One of my friends with a crazy sense of fashion loves to wear a tophat and a scarf so that you canยดt see his whole face but only his mouth. He thinks itยดs cool. I think itยดs pathetic. "A poor, homeless child like Oliver Twist, with a hungry open mouth, is pathetic-- in the original sense of the noun ""pathos."" The tattered tophat and scarf he wears only adds to the pathos." 401 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใจใณใใชใณ ใจใ.ใ ใ, ใใซ, ใฉ, ใฉใ distant, far ๆฐธ้ (ใใใใ): eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence<br>ๆ้ ้ก(ใผใใใใใใ): telescope<br>้ ๆ ฎ(ใใใใ): diffidence; restraint; reserve; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness<br>้ ่ถณ(ใใใใ): excursion; outing; trip<br>้ ๆน(ใใใฝใ): long way; distant place<br>ๅพ ใก้ ใใ(ใพใกใฉใใใ): looking forward to; anxiously awaited<br>้ ใใใ(ใจใใใใ): to go far off<br>้ ใ(ใจใใ): far; distant<br>ใ้ ๆ ฎใใ ใใ(ใใใใใใใ ใใ): please refrain from ~ (e.g. smoking, etc.)<br>้ ใ(ใจใใ): far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far<br>้ ๅใ(ใจใใพใใ): detour; roundabout way<br>ใๅพ ใก้ ๆง(ใใพใกใฉใใใพ): I'm sorry to have kept you waiting 4 2 887 ่ข: long kimono<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 13 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic distant Keep distant from a lidded crock on the road wrapped in a scarf. It might be a bomb. When traveling to a distant land, what better way of keeping warm on the road is there than carrying a warm lidded crock and wearing a scarf? 402 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq751-1000 ็ฟ ใจใณ ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใพใ monkey ็ฟ(ใใ): (1) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata) (2) sly person (3) sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) (4) clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook (5) bathhouse prostitute 1 S 1772 ็ฌ: dog<br>่ข: long kimono 13 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic monkey The MONKEY likes to play hide and seek with the PACK of WILD DOGS by hiding in the LIDDED CROCK. But he is easy to see because the SCARF he always wears is at the base of the LIDDED CROCK. To catch a monkey, chase him with wild dogs into a lidded crock, then tie it with a scarf. 403 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใทใง ใฏใ.ใใใฏใ.ใใฆใใฏใคใใฏใค-ใใใ-ใ-ใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใ ใ, ใฏใฃ first time, beginning ๅใ(ใฏใใ): (1) beginning; start; outset; opening (2) first (in line, etc.) (3) origin (4) such as ...; not to mention ...<br>ๆๅ(ใใใใ): beginning; outset; first; onset<br>ๅ(ใฏใค): first; new<br>ๅๆญฉ(ใใใป): basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...<br>ๅ็ด(ใใใใ ใ): elementary level<br>ๅๆฌ(ใใใใ ใ): first 10 days of the month<br>ๅ็(ใใใฏใ): first edition<br>ๅใใฆ(ใฏใใใฆ): (1) for the first time (2) only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...<br>ๅ่ณ(ใฏใคใฟใฟ): something heard for the first time (lit: first ear)<br>ๅใใพใใฆ(ใฏใใใพใใฆ): How do you do?; I am glad to meet you 3 4 152 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 7 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic first time This is the first time weยดve been out of the Shire, Mr. Frodo! Says Sam, covering himself with his cloak and clutching his dagger. On his FIRST TIME, he cloaked his dagger with a Trojan. 404 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ๅธ ใ ใฌใฎ ใ, ใฎ, ใป linen, cloth ๅธ(ใฌใฎ): (1) cloth (2) bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)<br>่ฒกๅธ(ใใใต): purse; handbag; wallet<br>ๅธๅฃ(ใตใจใ): (1) futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor) (2) round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)<br>้ ๅธ(ใฏใใต): distribution<br>ๅๅธ(ใถใใท): distribution; dissemination; allocation<br>ๆฏๅธ(ใใใต): blanket<br>ๅบงๅธๅฃ(ใใถใจใ): zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)<br>ๅธๅ(ใตใใ): edict; ordinance; proclamation<br>ๅธๅทพ(ใตใใ): tea-towel; dish cloth 2 5 877 ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) 5 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic linen A matador holding his red linen by his side. "The first rule of the Hitch-Hikerยดs Guide to the Universe is ""DONยดT PANIC!"" The second rule, of course, is to always have a towel by your side. Personally, I prefer the linen sort." 405 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq751-1000 ๅธ ใใณ ใป sail 1 S 1923 ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)<br>ๅก: mediocre 6 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sail When stranded at sea, we needed a Sail. The best we had was a TOWEL, which was MEDICORE, only catching a DROP of WIND. A towel makes a mediocre sail. 406 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅน ใใฏ ใฏใฐ hanging scroll, width ๅคงๅน (ใใใฏใฐ): (1) big; large; drastic; substantial (2) full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)<br>ๅน (ใฏใฐ): width; breadth 2 S 641 ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)<br>็: to fill; roll of cloth 12 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hanging scroll In the west, the rich use $100 bills to light their cigars... In Japan, after showering, when the wealthy donยดt have any clean towels, they simply grab a hanging scroll off the wall and use it to dry off! The towels of the wealthy: hanging scrolls. 407 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq501-750 ๅธฝ ใใฆใใขใฆ ใใใใใใ.ใ cap, headgear ๅธฝๅญ(ใผใใ): hat; cap 2 S 1742 ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)<br>ๅ: risk; face; defy; dare; damage; assume (a name) 12 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cap If you wear a towel as a cap, you are at risk of being seized and searched in U.S. airports. Originally the first cap was a turban which was a towel wrapped around the head to keep the sun out of the eyes. 408 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅน ใใฏใใใฏ ใจใฐใ curtain, bunting, act of play ๅน(ใพใ): (1) curtain; bunting (2) act (in play) 1 6 835 ่ซ: must not; do not; be not<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) 13 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic curtain There is a graveyard outside my house that scares me, so I put a huge towel over the window to serve as a curtain so I can get a good nights sleep. "When youยดre dead in the graveyard, ""itยดs curtains for you.""." 409 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq751-1000 ๅน ใณใฆ ใปใ, ใจใฐใ canopy, awning, hood, curtain 0 S+ 1309 ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)<br>ๆ: clear (none) canopy A canopy is a towel to block the suns rays. From the Hitch-Hikerยดs Guide to the Universe: A towel is useful, among other things, as a canopy to keep out the sunยดs rays from your face while napping. 410 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ้ฆ ใญใณ ใซใใ ใใญ, ใใ, ใซใ brocade, fine dress, honors 1 S 1440 ้: gold<br>ๅธ: cloth 16 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic brocade Brocade is the art of sewing gold on a white towel. Never heard of this word before encountering it here. So it turns out that the fanciest brocade in the world is actually a towel used by a Turkish monarch. Itยดs embroidered with gold and cocaine. Yes, cocaine - what you thought itยดd be something else? That is some true art right there. I think a great many people would want to own this towel. 411 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅธ ใท ใใก ใ, ใก market, city, town ๅธๅ ด(ใใกใฐ): (1) (town) market (2) (the) marketplace<br>ๅธๆฐ(ใใฟใ): citizen; townspeople<br>้ฝๅธ(ใจใ): town; city; municipal; urban<br>ๅธ่ก(ใใใ): urban areas; the streets; town; city<br>ๅธ(ใใก): market; fair<br>ๅธ(ใ): city<br>ๅธๅ ด(ใใใใ): (the) market (as a concept) 4 2 42 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) 5 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic market My recurring nightmare: Walking through the market, and suddenly realizing that Iยดm wearing only a top hat...and a towel. At the MARKET you find lots of nice TOP HATS and TOWELS. 412 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1-250 ๅง ใท ใใญใใฏใฏ elder sister ๅง(ใใญ): older sister; elder sister<br>ๅงๅฆน(ใใพใ): sisters<br>ใๅงใใ(ใใญใใใ): (1) elder sister (2) (vocative) young lady (3) miss (referring to a waitress, etc.) (4) ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)<br>ๅพๅงๅฆน(ใใจใ): cousin (female) 4 2 1473 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅธ: market; city; town 8 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic elder sister Unlike the younger sister (ๅฆน), who is not yet old enough to date... the elder sister is on the market! Sheยดs old enough to be allowed to go to the market. 413 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq1001-1500 ่บ ใใค lungs ่บ(ใฏใ): lung 1 6 1387 ่: meat<br>ๅธ: market; city; town 9 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lungs LUNGS are a PART of the BODY that can be found at any meat MARKET or black MARKET. "The PART OF THE BODY most important if you work at a MARKET is your LUNGS so that you can shout out at the top of your voice ""IRASSHAIMASEEE"" to attract customers." 414 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅธฏ ใฟใค ใ.ใณใใใใณ ใใฆ sash, belt, obi, zone, region ๅฐๅธฏ(ใกใใ): area; zone; belt (of land)<br>ไธๅธฏ(ใใใ): household; home; family; housekeeping<br>ๆบๅธฏ(ใใใใ): (1) something carried (in the hand); handheld (2) mobile telephone; cell phone<br>็ฑๅธฏ(ใญใฃใใ): tropics<br>้ฃๅธฏ(ใใใใ): (1) solidarity; collective (2) joint<br>ไธๅธฏ(ใใฃใใ): region; zone; whole place<br>ๅธฏ(ใใ): band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)<br>ๆธฉๅธฏ(ใใใใ): temperate zone<br>ๅ ๅธฏ(ใปใใใ): bandage; dressing<br>ๅธฏใณใ(ใใณใ): (1) to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry (2) to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on (3) to have a trace of; to be tinged with<br>ๅธฏ(ใใณ): (1) obi; kimono sash (2) paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.<br>ๅฏๅธฏ(ใใใใ): frigid zone or belt 2 4 746 ไธ: thirty<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) 10 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ ๅธถ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic sash "First, note that the top half of the kanji consists of one and mountain. Of course, the ""number 1"" mountain in Japan is Mt. Fuji. The bottom half, under Mt. Fuji, consists of crown and towel. Now for the story. Archaeologists digging under Mt. Fuji (Japanยดs #1 mountain) in an ancient royal tomb (they know itยดs royal because of the crown) discover what looks like a towel, but after they clean it up, they see it is actually a splendid royal sash for the kingยดs kimono." "Beautiful ""Miss Housewife Japan"" is on posters everywhere, cooking right before Mt. Fuji (the number one mountain) while wearing nothing but her crown, and an apron tied with a sash. (hodgepodge of mspertus, zwarte_kat, et al, with a jot of hadaka apron to focus the image.)." 415 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq501-750 ๆป ใฟใคใใใค ใจใฉใใ.ใ stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears ๆปๅจ(ใใใใ): stay; sojourn<br>ๆธๆป(ใใ ใใใ): congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation<br>ๅๆป(ใฆใใใ): stagnation; tie-up; congestion; retention; accumulation; falling into arrears<br>ๆป็ด(ใใใฎใ): non-payment; default<br>ๆปใ(ใจใฉใใใ): to stagnate; to be delayed 1 S 1107 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅธฏ: sash; belt; obi; zone; region 13 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆปฏ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic stagnate History of the first karate blackbelts: In those days, it was often difficult to find fresh, clean water, so samurai usually had to wash their sashes in stagnant puddles. The longer one had been studying martial arts, the older the sash on oneยดs karate uniform and, therefore, the darker the color. So why werenยดt their karate uniforms black too? Never seen a ninja???? A moat is a stagnate ring of water like an obi (sash) of water tied around the castle. 416 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅบ ใท ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใใจใ thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card ๅบๆฟ(ใใใ): stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation<br>ๅๅบ(ใใใ): business card<br>ๅบ่บซ(ใใใฟ): sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)<br>ๅบใ(ใใ): (1) to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust (2) to sting; to bite (3) to sew; to stitch; to embroider (4) to pole (a boat) (5) to catch (with a limed pole) (6) to put (a runner) out; to pick off<br>ๅบใใ(ใใใ): to stick; to be stuck<br>ๅบ็น(ใใใ ใ): embroidery 2 S 1031 ๆฟ: thorn<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 8 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic thorn A TREE with a BELT wrapped around the middle. If you tighten the BELT, hundreds of tiny SABERS pop out of the tree in all directions, looking like THORNS. The BELT TREE has THORNS like SABERS. 417 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅถ ใปใค system, law, rule ่ฆๅถ(ใใใ): regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction<br>ๅถๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): system; institution; organization; organisation<br>ไฝๅถ(ใใใใ): order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation<br>ๅถ่ฃ(ใใใใ): restraint; sanctions; punishment<br>ๅผทๅถ(ใใใใใ): obligation; coercion; compulsion; enforcement<br>ๅถ้(ใใใใ): restriction; restraint; limitation; limit<br>ๅถไฝ(ใใใใ): (1) work (film, book) (2) production; creation<br>ๅถๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): enactment; establishment; creation<br>ๆๅถ(ใใใใ): control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb<br>ๅถ็ด(ใใใใ): limitation; restriction; condition; constraints<br>ๅถๆ(ใใใตใ): uniform<br>็ตฑๅถ(ใจใใใ): regulation; control<br>ๅถ(ใใ): system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation; control; government; suppression; restraint; holding back; establishment<br>ๅถใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to bridle (2) to get the better of (3) to control; to command<br>ๅฐๅถ(ใใใใ): despotism; autocracy 3 5 108 ็: cow<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 8 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic system The system for making leather belts involves slicing up a cow with a sword. "Why all the gore and violence? How about a samurai cow? He doesnยดt have to be a violent samurai, either. He only wears the sword because heยดs part of the bushi SYSTEM. Actually, he studies ikebana, shodo, and zen. Imagine him sitting cross-legged in a Zen temple (a very Special Zen temple). The master asks him if a dog has buddha nature and, shifting the swords in his belt, he calmly replies, ""Moo!""." 418 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ่ฃฝ ใปใค made in..., manufacture ่ฃฝ้ (ใใใใ): manufacture; production<br>่ฃฝๅ(ใใใฒใ): manufactured goods; finished goods; product<br>่ฃฝไฝ(ใใใใ): manufacture; production<br>่ฃฝ้(ใใใฆใค): iron manufacture<br>ไฝ่ฃฝ(ใใใใ): manufacture<br>่ฃฝๆณ(ใใใปใ): manufacturing method; recipe; formula<br>่ฃฝ(ใใ): -made; make 2 5 488 ๅถ: system; law; rule<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing 14 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic made in... Made in china - a system of exploitation . making garments for nothing. A SYSTEMATICALLY made GARMENT will no doubt have MADE IN on the label. 419 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ่ปข ใใณ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใถใใพใ.ใถใใใใใใใค.ใใใใ.ใใ revolve, turn around, change ้่ปข(ใใใฆใ): operation; motion; driving<br>็งป่ปข(ใใฆใ): moving; transfer; demise<br>้่ปขๆ(ใใใฆใใใ ): driver; chauffeur<br>่ช่ปข่ป(ใใฆใใใ): bicycle<br>ๅ่ปข(ใใใฆใ): rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning<br>่ปขๅค(ใฆใใใ): job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer<br>่ปขๅฑ (ใฆใใใ): moving; changing residence<br>่ปขๆ(ใฆใใใ): convert; divert<br>้่ปข(ใใใใฆใ): (sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)<br>่ปขใใ(ใฆใใใ): to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract<br>่ปข่ฝ(ใฆใใใ): fall; degradation; slump; spill<br>่ปขใ (ใฆใใฆใ): (1) moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly (2) rolling about<br>่ปขใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to roll (2) to turn over; to tip over; to throw down (3) to leave (4) to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)<br>่ปขใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to roll; to tumble (2) to fall over; to roll over (3) to lie down (4) to be scattered about; to be common (5) (of a situation or outcome) to change; to turn out<br>่ปขใถ(ใใใถ): to fall down; to fall over<br>่ปขใใ(ใฆใใใ): to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract<br>่ปขๆ ก(ใฆใใใ): change schools<br>่ช่ปข(ใใฆใ): rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin<br>่ปขไปป(ใฆใใซใ): change of post<br>่ปขๅ(ใฆใใใ): revolution; rotation<br>่ปขๅฏ(ใใใใญ): dozing; napping (e.g. on the floor in one's clothes, in the train) 4 3 327 ่ป: car<br>ไบ: say 11 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ ่ฝ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic revolve The REVOLVING wheels of the car (with REVOLVER blaring on the stereo) kicked up RISING CLOUDS of dust. Just a note to remember the cloud primative: The name of Gokuยดs pet cloud that he used to help him rise (fly) in the Dragonball anime series (and also the scientific name for a certain type of cloud) is Nimbus. The katakana-ization of this is {ใใ }ใใน, so the rising cloud primative is just an abbreviation of that name written from top to bottom in the old Japanese style. 420 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ่ธ ใฒใคใใฆใณ ใ.ใใใใฎใใใใ ใ, ใ, ใชใ technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt ่ธ่ก(ใใใใ ใค): (fine) art; the arts<br>่ธ่ฝ(ใใใฎใ): public entertainment; accomplishments; attainments<br>ๆ่ธ(ใถใใใ): literature; art and literature; belles-lettres<br>ๅทฅ่ธ(ใใใใ): industrial arts; craft<br>ๅ่ธ(ใใใใ): horticulture; gardening<br>่ธ(ใใ): art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance<br>ๅญฆ่ธ(ใใใใ): arts and sciences; liberal arts<br>ๆ่ธ(ใใ ใใ): handicrafts 2 4 719 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ไบ: say 7 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ ่ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic technique "Imagine an old Kung-fu movie: ""Try my rising cloud flower technique!!!"" smash pow crack!! ." One technique to smoke weed is to vaporize it and inhale those rising clouds to create a stronger effect. 421 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq501-750 ้จ ใฆ ใใใใใพ-ใ-ใใ rain ๆข ้จ(ใคใ): (1) rainy season (2) rain during the rainy season<br>้จ(ใใ): rain<br>้จๅคฉ(ใใฆใ): rainy weather<br>้จๆธ(ใใพใฉ): sliding storm shutter<br>้จๅ ท(ใใพใ): rain gear 5 1 950 ้จ: rain, rain radical (no. 173) 8 ้จ 173 8 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic rain From the ceiling hangs a towel dripping four drops like RAIN. Towel hung out on a line to ....oops, itยดs rain. 422 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq751-1000 ้ฒ ใฆใณ ใใใ-ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใฎใ cloud ้ฒ(ใใ): cloud 2 2 1256 ้จ: rain<br>ไบ: say 12 ้จ 173 8 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cloud Every rising cloud is a potential rain cloud. (Thanks astridtops). Every cloud is a potential rain cloud. 423 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใใณ ใใ.ใ ใฉ, ใใฟ cloudy weather, cloud up ๆใ(ใใใ): cloudiness; cloudy weather; shadow<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): (1) to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast (2) to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim (3) to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression); to be downcast (4) to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.) 2 S 1899 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>้ฒ: cloud 16 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cloudy weather Cloudy weather is when a cloud blocks the sun (up above). In cloudy weather, the sun is still there even if obscured by the clouds... 424 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ท ใฉใค ใใฟใชใใใใใใกใใใใฅใก thunder, lightening bolt ้ท(ใใฟใชใ): thunder 1 S 1491 ้จ: rain<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy 13 ้จ 173 8 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic thunder If itยดs raining and youยดre standing in the middle of a rice field, youยดre sure to soon become acquainted with the thunder up close and personal. Thunder is a sure sign of rain coming. When you hear the thunder, youยดve got time to get out of the field before it starts raining. 425 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใฝใฆ ใใ frost ้(ใใ): frost 1 S 2151 ้จ: rain<br>็ธ: inter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy 17 ้จ 173 8 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic frost FROST is kind of an inter-weather, phenomenon, something between rain, snow and freezing tempโs. The freezing RAIN formed FROST on the TREE right before your EYES. If you want, frost-y then think Frost Tree to get to the mnemonic. SECOND STORY: FROSTY the snowman? Itยดs RAIN that FROSTS that can then INTER-act with the kids, till he melts of course. 426 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฌ ใใฆ ใตใ winter ๅฌ(ใตใ): winter<br>ๅฌ็ (ใจใใฟใ): hibernation; winter sleep 4 2 1090 ๅค: winter radical (no. 34)<br>ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15) 5 ๅซ 15 2 ใซใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic winter Donยดt slip off your legs in winter, strap two skis to your feet. In winter my walking legs feel like blocks of ice. 427 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time_Season kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅคฉ ใใณ ใใพใคใใใใใใพ- ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใใ, ใฆ, ใชใพ heavens, sky, imperial ๅคฉ็(ใฆใใฎใ): Emperor of Japan<br>ๅคฉ(ใฆใ): (1) sky (2) heaven (3) svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth) (4) deva (divine being of Buddhism)<br>ๅคฉๆฐ(ใฆใใ): (1) weather; the elements (2) fair weather; fine weather<br>ๅคฉไบ(ใฆใใใใ): ceiling; ceiling price<br>ๅคฉ็ถ(ใฆใใญใ): (1) nature; spontaneity (2) natural airhead<br>ๅคฉๅ(ใฆใใใ): weather<br>ๅคฉๅฝ(ใฆใใใ): paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven<br>ๅคฉๆ(ใฆใใใ): genius; prodigy; natural gift<br>ๅคฉไธ(ใฆใใ): (1) the whole world (2) the whole country (3) society; the public (4) supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power (5) having one's own way; doing as one pleases (6) peerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous (7) shogun (Edo period)<br>ๅคฉไฝ(ใฆใใใ): heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object<br>้จๅคฉ(ใใฆใ): rainy weather<br>ๆดๅคฉ(ใใใฆใ): fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies<br>ๅคฉ็ฝ(ใฆใใใ): natural calamity; disaster<br>ๅคฉๅฐ(ใฆใใก): (1) heaven and earth; the universe; nature; top and bottom; realm; sphere; world (2) top and bottom (3) gods of heaven and earth<br>ๅ ๅคฉ็(ใใใฆใใฆใ): a priori; inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary<br>ๅคฉๆฐไบๅ ฑ(ใฆใใใใปใ): weather forecast; weather report<br>ๅคฉ่พบ(ใฆใฃใบใ): top; summit; apex; peak<br>ๅคฉๆดฅ(ใใพใค): heavenly; imperial 5 1 512 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅคง: large; big 4 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic heavens If you think of the sky as a ceiling above our heads, here you have the heavens as the largest ceiling you could ever imagine. As Heisig pointed out, nothing comes above the ceiling primitive thus the order of primitives is taken care of. The ceiling that all large dogs aspire to go to is known as heaven. After all, All Dogs Go to Heaven. 428 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Sky kanjifreq501-750 ๆฉ ใญใงใฆ ใฏใ ใฐใ bridge ๆฉ(ใฏใ): bridge<br>ๆกๆฉ(ใใใฐใ): wharf; bridge; jetty; pier<br>ๆฉๆธกใ(ใฏใใใใ): bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)<br>้ๆฉ(ใฆใฃใใใ): railway bridge; iron bridge<br>ๆฉ(ใใใ): pons (pontes); pons Varolii; pontine; part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain) 2 3 553 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฌ: high; boasting 16 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bridge The nicest bridge is not in Hollywood or Los Angeles, but in San Francisco. "A small 5 year old child has lost her mother in a tragic death. Her family tells her, ""Donยดt worry, your mom is an angel now, in heaven, watching over you."" The small girl takes this very literally and is found one day, gathering pieces of wood. Her dad asks her, ""What are you doing with that wood?"" ""Iยดm trying to build a bridge to heaven to visit the angels.""." 429 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq501-750 ๅฌ ใญใงใฆ ใชใพใใ.ใใ attractive 0 S+ ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅฌ: high; boasting (none) attractive The most attractive woman in the world is obviously Angelina Jolie. The most attractive of women are said to resemble angels. Similarly, angelic women tend to be attractive. 430 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ซ ใชใใใชใฅใฆใใชใใใซ ใ.ใคใ-ใ.ใคใใ.ใก-ใใ.ใฆใใ-ใ.ใฆใใใ.ใฆ-ใใใฆ-ใ-ใ.ใฆใ-ใ .ใฆใ-ใ .ใฆใ ใใก, ใใฃ, ใใค, ใ ใฆ, ใคใ stand up ็ซๅ ด(ใใกใฐ): standpoint; position; situation<br>ๅฝ็ซ(ใใใใค): national<br>ๆ็ซ(ใใใใค): (1) coming into existence; arrangements; establishment; conclusion; completion (2) to come into existence; to be true; to hold (i.e. hold true)<br>ๅฏพ็ซ(ใใใใค): confrontation; opposition; antagonism<br>็ฌ็ซ(ใฉใใใค): independence (e.g. Independence Day); self-support<br>็ง็ซ(ใใใค): private (establishment)<br>่จญ็ซ(ใใคใใค): establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)<br>็ขบ็ซ(ใใใใค): (1) establishment; settlement (2) to establish; to settle<br>็ซๆณ(ใใฃใฝใ): legislation; lawmaking<br>ๅ ฌ็ซ(ใใใใค): public (institution)<br>ๅต็ซ(ใใใใค): establishment; founding; organization; organisation<br>ไธญ็ซ(ใกใ ใใใค): neutrality<br>็ซๆดพ(ใใฃใฑ): splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; legal; legitimate<br>ๅญค็ซ(ใใใค): isolation; being alone; being friendless<br>็ซไฝ(ใใฃใใ): (1) solid body; three-dimensional object (2) multi-storey car park<br>ๆใ็ซใค(ใชใใใค): (1) to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of (2) to be practical (logical, feasible, viable); to be concluded; to hold true<br>ไธก็ซ(ใใใใใค): compatibility; coexistence; standing together<br>็ฎ็ซ(ใใใ ใฆ): (1) menu; bill of fare (2) program; programme; schedule<br>็ซใค(ใใค): (1) to stand; to rise; to stand up (2) to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position) (3) to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)<br>ๅฝนใซ็ซใค(ใใใซใใค): to be helpful; to be useful<br>็ซใกๅฏใ(ใใกใใ): to stop by; to drop in for a short visit<br>ๆจน็ซ(ใใ ใใค): establish; create<br>่ช็ซ(ใใใค): independence; self-reliance<br>็ฎ็ซใค(ใใ ใค): to be conspicuous; to stand out<br>็ซใกๆญขใพใ(ใใกใฉใพใ): to stop; to halt; to stand still<br>ๅค็ซ(ใใใ ใก): (sudden) evening shower (rain)<br>ๅฝน็ซใค(ใใใ ใค): to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose<br>็ซใกไธใใ(ใใกใใใ): (1) to stand up; to get up (2) to rise (3) to recover (4) to take action; to start (5) to make the initial charge (in sumo) (6) to start up; to boot up<br>้็ซใก(ใใใ ใก): handstand; headstand<br>็ตใฟ็ซใฆใ(ใใฟใใฆใ): to assemble; to set up; to construct<br>็ซใฆๆฟใใ(ใใฆใใใ): (1) to pay an advance; to put down money on something (2) to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him<br>ไป็ซใฆใ(ใใใฆใ): to tailor; to make; to prepare; to train; to send (a messenger)<br>็ซใกๅปใ(ใใกใใ): to leave; to depart; to take one's leave<br>็ซใฆใ(ใใฆใ): (1) to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise (2) to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into (3) to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause (4) to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate (5) to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader) (6) to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone) (7) to sharpen; to make clear (8) to shut; to close (9) to make tea (macha); to perform the tea ceremony (10) to divide by (11) to do ... vigorously<br>็ซๆน(ใใกใใ): dancing (geisha)<br>ๅใ็ซใฆใ(ใจใใใฆใ): (1) to collect (debts); to dun; to exact; to extort (2) to appoint; to promote; to give patronage (3) to emphasize; to focus on; to call attention to<br>ๆฐ็ซใฆ(ใใ ใฆ): disposition; nature<br>่ น็ซใก(ใฏใใ ใก): anger<br>็ซๆน(ใใฃใฝใ): cube 5 1 58 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8) 5 ็ซ 117 5 ใใคใปใใคใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic stand up A vase that canยดt stand up wonยดt be a vase for long. He was a stand up guy: heยดd lend you the top hat he wears everyday if you asked, and he will turn everything upside down to help you find your tools. 431 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Body_Movement kanjifreq1-250 ๆณฃ ใญใฅใฆ ใช.ใ cry, weep, moan ๆณฃใ(ใชใ): to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl 2 4 1380 ๆฐด: water<br>็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cry Guys have two ways of watering when they are standing, the less common one is crying. She stood up to leave the room when her eyes started to water... 432 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ซ ใทใงใฆ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใตใฟ badge, chapter, composition, poem, design ็ซ (ใใใ): (1) chapter; section (2) medal<br>ๆ็ซ (ใถใใใใ): (1) sentence; article; composition (2) (writing) style 2 3 990 ้ณ: sound; noise<br>ๆฉ: early; fast 11 ็ซ 117 5 ใใคใปใใคใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic badge In the military, badges are given out early in the day, with everyone standing at attention. "Ash Ketchum stood up early in the morning, and said, ""Pikachu, letยดs go get us another badge!""." 433 grade3 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ซถ ใญใงใฆใใฑใค ใใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ในใ ใใ, ใใใชใน emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race ็ซถๆ(ใใใใ): game; match; contest<br>็ซถไบ(ใใใใใ): (1) competition; contest (2) to compete<br>็ซถ้ฆฌ(ใใใฐ): horse racing 2 4 610 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅ : elder brother; big brother<br>็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅ : elder brother; big brother 20 ็ซ 117 5 ใใคใปใใคใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic vie TWO twin BROTHERS are competing (VYING) for the title of who is the older BROTHER. The game is that they must balance a VASE on their head and the one who drops his looses and becomes the younger BROTHER! Two crazy brothers vying for the guiness records books of stupidity by trying to stand on their heads the longest. 434 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๅธ ใใค ใฟใใฉ sovereign, the emperor, god, creator 1 S 1276 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) 9 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic sovereign The crazy sovereign stands up from his throne, wearing nothing but a crown and a towel. Thatยดs why they try to keep him locked up in the castle away from the public. "This one is so tricky for me. The key is to remember that the bottom stroke on the standing element takes those little crown ""winglets"" on the right and left. The most effective image might be of QEII (who is quite short) using her crown as a kind of stool. Sheยดs standing on her crown rummaging through a high cupboard looking for her apron. I guess the sovereignยดs servants have the day off." 435 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ซฅ ใใฆ ใใใน ใฑ juvenile, child ๅ ็ซฅ(ใใฉใ): children; juvenile<br>็ซฅ่ฉฑ(ใฉใใ): fairy-tale<br>็ซฅ่ฌก(ใฉใใใ): children's song; nursery rhyme 2 3 1138 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>้: ri; village; parent's home; league 12 ็ซ 117 5 ใใคใปใใคใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic juvenile The juvenile stood on top of his computer and broke it. Noob. The movie Zoolander is a little JUVENILE and silly, but I love it nonetheless. Just remember Owen Wilson standing on the desk, hitting the computer like a monkey. (The files are IN the computer - IN the computer...). 436 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ณ ใใฆใใใฆ ใฒใจใฟ ใใใ pupil ็ณ(ใฒใจใฟ): (1) pupil (of eye) (2) eye 1 S 2069 ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>็ซฅ: juvenile; child 17 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pupil In Japanese comics, the eyeยดs of juvenilles all have enormouse pupils. WARNING: This kanji only means the pupil of the eye. It can be confusing to use a story that has pupil meaning student in it. 437 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ ใทใงใฆ ใใญ bell, gong, chimes ้(ใใญ): bell (often a large hanging bell); chime<br>้ฃใ้(ใคใใใญ): temple bell (for striking) 1 S 1681 ้: gold<br>็ซฅ: juvenile; child 20 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bell The METAL bell rings to call the JUVENILES to class. The METAL bell rings to call the JUVENILES to COMPUTER class. 438 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใทใงใฆ ใใใช.ใ ใใ make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant ๅๅ(ใใใใฒใ): commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise<br>ๅๆฅญ(ใใใใใใ): commerce; trade; business<br>ๅ็คพ(ใใใใใ): trading company; firm<br>ๅๅบ(ใใใใฆใ): shop; small store; business; firm<br>ๅๅฃฒ(ใใใใฐใ): trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation<br>ๅไบบ(ใใใใซใ): trader; shopkeeper; merchant<br>ๅ(ใใใ): (1) quotient (2) dealing; dealer; store (3) second degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale) (4) Shang (dynasty of China) 3 3 413 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅ: light; clear; bright 11 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic make a deal I use what I think is the real etymology for this kanji which is so shocking it sticks. The STANDING member at the top is a certain part of the body that all men have and it is approaching the HOLE between TWO LEGS (the HOOD) with extra marks to show they are FLESHY - ie a womans legs. So this shows the oldest DEAL of all time - prostitution. "Slick Willy standing on the motorcycle helmet heยดs trying to sell you to demonstrate how rugged it is. His legs crash through the top of it and after a moment of awkward silence his mouth opens and says, ""hey, we can still make a deal.""." 439 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq251-500 ๅซก ใใฃใฏใใใญ legitimate wife, direct descent (non-bastard) 1 S 2130 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅค: old 14 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic legitimate wife Legitmate wifes tend to be women who are antiques in contrast to the young bit of illigitmate fluff on the side. Your legitimate wife is like an antique bong. Its not your favorite but you still hit it sometimes... 440 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ฉ ใใญ ใใช.ใ suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable ้ฉ็ขบ(ใฆใฃใใ): precise; accurate<br>้ฉๅ(ใฆใใใค): pertinent; appropriate; adequate; relevance<br>้ฉ็จ(ใฆใใใ): applying (e.g. a technology); adoption<br>้ฉๅฝ(ใฆใใจใ): (1) suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit (2) noncommittal; vague; equivocal; unserious; irresponsible<br>้ฉๅฟ(ใฆใใใ): adaptation; accommodation; conformity<br>้ฉๅบฆ(ใฆใใฉ): moderate<br>้ฉๆง(ใฆใใใ): aptitude<br>ๅฟซ้ฉ(ใใใฆใ): pleasant; agreeable; comfortable<br>้ฉๅฎ(ใฆใใ): (1) suitable; appropriate (2) appropriately<br>้ฉใใ(ใฆใใใ): to fit; to suit 3 5 670 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅค: old<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 14 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic suitable "Think of the term from televison ""suitable for all audiences"" to get the sense of the word. What program could be more suitable for the whole family than the ""antiques road(show)""." That old thing in your attic might be suitable to be shown on the Antiques Roadshow. 441 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆปด ใใญ ใใใใใใใ.ใ drip, drop ๆฐดๆปด(ใใใฆใ): (1) drop of water (2) vessel for replenishing inkstone water<br>ๆปด(ใใใ): drop (of water); drip 2 S 2019 ๆฐด: water<br>ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅค: old 14 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic drip DRIPS of WATER were collected in ANTIQUE VASES since the museum had a leaky roof. You must never let water drip onto antiques. 442 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆต ใใญ ใใใใใใ ใใใช.ใ enemy, foe, opponent ๆต(ใฆใ): (1) opponent; rival; adversary (2) menace; danger; threat; enemy<br>ๅนๆต(ใฒใฃใฆใ): comparing with; match; rival; equal<br>็ด ๆต(ใใฆใ): lovely; dreamy; beautiful; great; fantastic; superb; cool; capital<br>ๆตใใชใ(ใใชใใชใ): (1) no match for (2) unbearable (3) unable; can't do; beyond one's power<br>ๆต(ใใใ): (1) rival; opponent; adversary; competitor; enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity); foe (2) revenge (3) spouse 1 5 1205 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅค: old<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 15 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic enemy The taskmaster became my enemy for life when he smashed the antique vase holding my wifeยดs ashes. Indiana Jones is an enemy of taskmasters in search of antique artifacts. 443 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใใ 0 S+ (none) spoon To remember the primitive meaning, picture someone sitting on the ground performing Seppuku...with a spoon. http://tinyurl.com/co48k. Not only is stroke order important, but also be sure to note the direction of a stroke. In both ยดspoonยด and ยดsevenยด, the first stroke is the horizontal one - but here it is written right to left in a downward flick, while in ยดsevenยด it is a strong line from left to right. 444 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใฏ ใใ ใใ, ใปใ, ใปใฃ, ใปใค north ๅ(ใใ): north<br>ๅๅ(ใชใใผใ): south and north<br>ๆๅ(ใฏใใผใ): (1) defeat (2) to be defeated<br>ๅๆฅต(ใปใฃใใใ): (1) North Pole (2) the Arctic 5 2 153 ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) 5 ๅ 21 2 ใใใปใใใฎใฒใปใใใฅใใใปใฒ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic north Warning: The left part is NOT the primitive turtle! The stroke order is different. Sometimes it will look exactly the same but not always depending on the font / style used to draw this character. Be sure to study the difference! In the north, the weather is so cold that people are often seen sitting back to back to preserve warmth. 445 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq1-250 ่ ใใค ใใใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel ่ๆฏ(ใฏใใใ): (1) background; scenery; backdrop; setting; circumstance; context (2) backing; support (from behind the scenes)<br>่ไธญ(ใใชใ): back (of body)<br>่(ใใ): height; stature<br>่ๅบ(ใใณใ): business suit<br>่ๅพ(ใฏใใ): (1) back; rear (2) background; behind the scenes<br>่่ฒ ใ(ใใใ): (1) to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder (2) to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)<br>่ใ(ใใใ): to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe<br>่(ใ): (1) back; spine (2) reverse; rear side (3) height (4) ridge (of a mountain) 3 6 696 ๅ: north<br>่: meat 9 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic stature While japanese people are generally small, people in the northern contryes have taller stature because of all the flesh they eat! Up in the Great White North, we eat a lot of meat - thus giving us great STATURE. Mmmm.... baby seals. 446 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq501-750 ๆฏ ใ ใใ.ในใ ใ, ใดใฃ compare, race, ratio, Phillipines ๆฏในใ(ใใในใ): (1) to compare; to make a comparison (2) to compete; to vie<br>ๆฏไพ(ใฒใใ): proportion<br>ๆฏ็(ใฒใใค): ratio; proportion; percentage<br>ๆฏ่ผ(ใฒใใ): comparison<br>ๅฏพๆฏ(ใใใฒ): contrast; comparison<br>ๆฏ้(ใฒใใ ใ): (1) specific gravity; weight; part (2) relative weight; relative importance<br>ๆฏ่ผ็(ใฒใใใฆใ): comparative; relative 2 5 329 ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) 4 ๆฏ 81 4 ใฒใปใใในใใปใชใใณใฒ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic compare A gay couple about to turn around to compare which role is better... Compare the two spoons... the one on the left is funny-looking. 447 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใณใณ descendants, elder brother ๆ่ซ(ใใใกใ ใ): insect; bug 1 S 1688 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆฏ: compare; race; ratio; Philipines 8 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic descendants Grandparent spends all DAY COMPARING photos of their DESCENDANTS. Japanese people have compared themselves as being descendants of the sun. (Amaterasu, the sun godesss). Sun, comparing = descendants. 448 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ ใซใค ใฟใชใใฟใใช ใใช all, everything ็(ใฟใช): (1) all; everyone; everybody (2) everything<br>็ใใ(ใฟใชใใ): all; everyone; everybody 3 S 1267 ๆฏ: compare; race; ratio; Philipines<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 9 ็ฝ 106 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic all If you compare colors, you will find that white is produced from the mix of all the others. Sometimes, Dr. Heisigยดs keyword choices are really quite bizarre. This doesnยดt mean all, it means everyone!! Picture two ku klux klansmen comparing whose skin is whiter...finally, they agree that everyone there is white. 449 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆทท ใณใณ ใพ.ใใใ-ใพ.ใใใใพ.ใใใใพ.ใใใใ.ใ mix, blend, confuse ๆททไนฑ(ใใใใ): disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem<br>ๆทท้(ใใใใค): confusion; congestion<br>ๆทท่ก(ใใใใค): mixed race; mixed parentage<br>ๆททใใ(ใพใใ): to mix; to stir; to blend<br>ๆททๅ(ใใใใ): (1) mixing; mixture; meld (2) miscegenation<br>ๆททใ(ใใ): (1) to be crowded; to be packed (2) to be complex (3) to go into; to put into; to remain (seated); to be plunged into (silence); to do thoroughly (4) to do intently (5) to continue in the same state<br>ๆททๅ(ใใใฉใ): confusion; mixing; merger<br>ๆททๅๅ(ใณใณใฏใชใผใ): concrete<br>ๅใๆททใใ(ใจใใพใใ): to mix; to put together 2 5 824 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆ: descendants; elder brother; insect 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mix People have to mix their fluids (have sex), in order to create descendants. Give plants the right mix of water and sun. Then compare the results... 450 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆธ ใซใ ใใ.ใ thirst, dry up, parch ๆธใ(ใใใ): to be thirsty 1 S 1944 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆท: why; how; when 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆธด ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic thirst You awaken from your siesta because you feel extremely thirsty so you go looking for some water. The muchacho taking his SIESTA cries out that he is THIRSTY. So you pull out a bottle of WATER and pretend youยดre going to give it to him...but then you dump it all on the ground before his eyes. HAHA, sucked in muchacho!! 451 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฌ ใจใ audience, audience (with king) 1 S ่จ: say<br>ๆท: why; how; when 15 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ ่ฌ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic audience The talk was so boring the audience took a siesta. The man talking during his siesta (in his sleep) is saying strange things and drawing an audience. 452 gradeS JLPT.N1 ่ค ใซใ brown, woollen kimono 1 S 2186 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ๆท: why; how; when 13 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ่ค ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic brown Why is my package late? Imagine a UPS driver dressed in BROWN garments taking a siesta. What can BROWN do for you? Mexicans use a cloak (pancho) for their siestas. Their color is usually brown. 453 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ใซใ hoarse, scold 1 S 1858 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๆท: why; how; when 11 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ ๅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hoarse If you have a siesta with your mouthopen, you will wake up with a hoarse voice. After taking a siesta, you find that your mouth is hoarse (after all you ARE thirsty remember). 454 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆจ ใท ใใญใใใพ.ใ delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert ๆจใ(ใใพใ): (1) skillful; clever; expert; wise; successful (2) delicious; appetizing; appetising (3) fortunate; splendid; promising<br>่ถฃๆจ(ใใ ใ): (1) meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect (2) goal; intent; object; aim; point<br>่ฆๆจ(ใใใ): point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals 1 S 1166 ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 6 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic delicious Use a spoon to eat a DELICIOUS hot fudge sundae. Duh.. Itยดs sooo delicious I could spoon it in all day. 455 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใท ใใถใ fat, grease, tallow, lard, rosin, gum, tar ่่ช(ใใผใ): fat; grease; blubber<br>่(ใใถใ): fat; tallow; lard; grease 2 S 1548 ่: meat<br>ๆจ: delicious; relish; show a liking for; purport; will; clever; expert 10 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fat Every chef will tell you, fat is what make the meat taste delicious. "Fat is the most delicious part of the flesh. (Note this refers to physical fat, not the concept of obesity obese (#494))." 456 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฃฑ ใคใใใคใ ใฒใจใค ใ, ใใ I (one) 1 S 2351 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) 7 ๅฃซ 33 3 ใใใใ ๅฃน ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic I (one) I am ยดthe oneยด , says the samurai with the crown around his waist and a spoon up his a***. The samurai who has been crowned number one is so good he uses a spoon to fight with rather than a sword. 457 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆฏ ใใค ใใจใ-ใใจ.ใซ ใคใญ every ๆฏๅนด(ใพใใญใ): every year; yearly; annually<br>ๆฏๆฅ(ใพใใซใก): every day<br>ๆฏ้ฑ(ใพใใใ ใ): every week<br>ๆฏๆ(ใพใใคใ): every month; each month; monthly<br>ๆฏๆ(ใพใใใ): every morning<br>ๆฏๆฉ(ใพใใฐใ): every night<br>ๆฏๅบฆ(ใพใใฉ): (1) each time (2) thank you for your continued patronage<br>ๆฏ(ใใจ): each respectively<br>ๆฏ(ใพใ): every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each 5 2 436 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๆฏ: do not; must not; be not; mother radical (no. 80) 6 ๆฏ 80 4 ใชใใปใชใใ ใปใฏใฏใฎใใ ๆฏ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic every Freud believed every man wants to lie down with his mother. Who does every person want to lie down with? Yoยด MAMA! 458 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใใณ ใใจใ ใใจใ, ใกใใ, ใจใ, ใณ cleverness, agile, alert ๆๆ(ใณใใใ): sensibility; susceptibility; sensitive (to); well attuned to 1 S 1042 ๆฏ: every<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 10 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ ๆ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic cleverness Every master(or taskmaster) must have some degree of cleverness. Cleverness is something every taskmaster must have. Every taskmaster has cleverness. 459 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆข ใใค ใใ plum ๆข ้จ(ใคใ): (1) rainy season (2) rain during the rainy season<br>ๆข (ใใ): (1) Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Chinese plum (2) lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)<br>ๆข ๅนฒ(ใใใผใ): dried plum 1 4 1232 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆฏ: every 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆข ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic plum Plums actually grow on every single tree. What, you didnยดt know that? They do. Orange trees, apple trees, cantaloupe trees. Plums are simply mutant fruits that have been installed in the root software of every single tree. I hear that some plum-loving scientists are working on a way to hack every treeยดs genetic code so that every tree will bear nothing _but_ plums. EVERY Japanese person asks you if you like UMEBOSHI. No I say, I prefer to eat my PLUMS fresh from the TREE. 460 grade4 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆตท ใซใค ใใฟ ใ, ใใพ, ใใช, ใใ, ใ, ใ, ใ, ใฒใ, ใฒใใ, ใถ, ใพใก, ใพใพ, ใฟ, ใ, ใใใ sea, ocean ๆตทๅค(ใใใใ): foreign; abroad; overseas<br>ๆตท(ใใฟ): sea; beach<br>ๆตทๅฒธ(ใใใใ): coast; beach<br>ๆตทๆด(ใใใใ): ocean<br>ๆตทๅณก(ใใใใใ): channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait<br>่ชๆตท(ใใใใ): sail; voyage<br>้ ๆตท(ใใใใใ): territorial waters<br>ๆตท้(ใใใใ): maritime; marine transportation<br>ๆตทๆฐดๆตด(ใใใใใใ): sea bathing; seawater bath<br>ๆตทๆต(ใใใใ ใ): ocean current<br>ๆตทๆ(ใใใฐใค): height above sea level<br>ๆตท่ทฏ(ใใใ): sea route<br>ๆตท้ท้ญ(ใใ): ray (fish); stingray 4 2 200 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฏ: every 9 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆตท ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sea Every drop of water will eventually return to the sea. "As depicted in the classic SF film Fantastic Voyage, every drop of water is a sea, if you look close enough. Imagine peering through a microscope at a vast sea teeming with microbial life (and perhaps a minaturized submarine). Note: Take care not to confuse with ocean (#549)." 461 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1-250 ไน ใณใใใญใใใญใใญใฑใใณใ ใ.ใ beg, invite, ask 0 S 2478 ไน: the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5) 3 ไน 5 1 ใใคใปใใคใซใใใปใคใใฐใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic beg Lying down, Captain Hook is begging to be spared from the ticking crocodile. Men beg lying down. Women beg as hookers. 462 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ไนพ ใซใณใใฑใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใป.ใใใฒ.ใใใใฌใ drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor ไนพ็ฅ(ใใใใ): dryness; aridity; insipidity; dehydration; desiccation<br>ไนพ้ปๆฑ (ใใใงใใก): dry cell; battery<br>ไนพๆฏ(ใใใฑใ): (1) toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something) (2) drinking one's glass dry (3) cheers<br>ไนพใใ(ใใใใ): to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate<br>ไนพใ(ใใใ): to get dry 2 S 1453 ๅ: ten<br>ๆฉ: early; fast<br>ไน: beg; invite; ask 11 ไน 5 1 ใใคใปใใคใซใใใปใคใใฐใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic drought During a drought, everything begs for even a mist for relief. Beggar has to drink mist because there is no water in the drought. I get this one confused with thirst 451 but try to remember that there is no water element beacuse it is a drought. 463 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ น ใใฏ ใฏใ abdomen, belly, stomach ่ น(ใฏใ): (1) abdomen; belly; stomach (2) one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive (3) loop (physics) (4) counter for hard roe<br>็ฉบ่ น(ใใใตใ): hunger<br>ไธญ่ น(ใกใ ใใตใ): mountain side; halfway up<br>ใ่ น(ใใชใ): stomach<br>ๅฑฑ่ น(ใใใทใ): hillside; mountainside<br>ไธญใฃ่ น(ใกใ ใใฃใฑใ): anger (held in check); irritation; rage<br>่ น็ซใก(ใฏใใ ใก): anger 3 6 1286 ่: meat<br>ๅค: return; repeat; repeatedly 13 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic abdomen The only body part that doubles over. Imagine getting punched in the abdomen, a fairly tender part of flesh, and instead of doubling forward, you double back. That would be pretty painful. 464 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ค ใใฏ duplicate, double, compound, multiple ้่ค(ใกใใใตใ): duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration<br>่ค้(ใตใใใค): complex; complicated<br>่คๆฐ(ใตใใใ): several; plural; plurality; multiple<br>่คๅ(ใตใใใ): composite; combined; complex<br>่คๅ(ใตใใใ): copy; duplicate 2 5 915 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ๅค: return; repeat; repeatedly 14 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic duplicate My girlfiend saw someone wearing the exact same (duplicate) outfit at a party, so she doubled back to change! "In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hermione uses a device called a ""time-turner"" to double back in time, but this creates duplicates. The smart thing to do would be to combine Hermioneยดs time-turner with Harryยดs invisibility cloak. That way, one could double back in time without creating any visible duplicates." 465 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฌ ใฑใใใฑใณ ใ.ใใใใ.ใ lack, gap, fail, yawn "ๆฌ ้ฅ(ใใฃใใ): (1) defect; fault; deficiency; deformity (2) shortage; gap<br>ไธๅฏๆฌ (ใตใใใค): indispensable; essential<br>ๆฌ ๅธญ(ใใฃใใ): absence; non-attendance<br>ๆฌ ็น(ใใฃใฆใ): faults; defect; weakness<br>ๆฌ ไน(ใใคใผใ): want; shortage; famine<br>ๆฌ ใ(ใใ): (1) to chip; to nick; to break; to crack (2) to lack<br>ๆฌ ใใ(ใใใ): (1) to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken (2) to be lacking; to be missing (3) to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward (4) (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse<br>ๆฌ ไผธ(ใใใณ): (1) yawn; yawning (and stretching) (2) kanji ""yawning"" radical (radical 76)" 3 4 860 ๆฌ : yawn, lack, yawn radical (no. 76) 4 ็ผถ 121 6 ใปใจใใปใปใจใใธใ ็ผบ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lack To me, this kanji looks like a person with two arms and two legs, but who lacks a head. When your body lacks oxygen you yawn. 466 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅน ในใค ใต.ใ ใตใ blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke ๅน้ช(ใตใถใ): snow storm; blizzard<br>ๅนใ(ใตใ): (1) to blow (wind, etc.); to play a wind instrument (2) to emit; to spout (3) to whistle (4) to laugh; to burst into laughter<br>ๅนๅฅ(ใใใใ): playing wind instruments 3 S 1133 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) 7 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic blow This is clearly a BLOWJOB, we can see the MOUTH and the LACK OF condom. (I am sorry for the image, but it sticks forever in your mind). "I keep confusing this with suck (#689). Consider someone blowing bubbles using their chewing gum because theyยดre lacking attention in class." 467 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ในใค ใ.ใใ-ใ .ใ ใ cook, boil ็ไบ(ใใใ): cooking; culinary arts<br>็ใ(ใใ): to cook (esp. grain, pulses, etc., such as rice or beans); to boil 1 S 1777 ็ซ: fire<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) 8 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic cook Japanese cooking sometimes lacks fire, e.g., sashimi. This character shows the difference between a cook and a chef: a chef prepares food with passion and love; a cook only stands there with a pan over a fire, with no passion and just yawning. 468 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆญ ใซ ใใใใใ.ใ song, sing ๆญ(ใใ): (1) song (2) classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka) (3) modern poetry<br>ๆญๆ(ใใใ ): singer<br>ๆญ่ฌก(ใใใ): song; ballad<br>ๆญ็ๅค(ใใใ): playing cards; card game 4 2 519 ๅฅ: big brother<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) 14 ๆฌ 76 4 ใใใณใปใใใฅใใใปใใใใปใใค (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic song Can-Can-ers lack the ability to sing a song, so they just dance. Can-can dancers are supposed to be big-bosomed girls who dance. Yet these so called can-can dancers are flat-chested and singing a song, so audience of men is yawning in boredom. 469 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq501-750 ่ป ใใณ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใ soft ่ปใใใ(ใใใใใ): soft; tender; limp<br>ๆ่ป(ใใ ใใชใ): flexible; lithe; soft; pliable 2 S 1269 ่ป: car<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) 11 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic soft Cars are rough steel things, lacking softness. If your car has really soft seats, you may start yawning and eventually fall asleep at the wheel (imagine that this seat is a huge soft beanbag that nearly swallows the driver, and it will be easier to remember). 470 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฌก ใธใใท ใค.ใใใคใ ใ, ใใ, ใคใ, ใใ next, order, sequence ๆฌกใ(ใคใ): to rank next to; to come after<br>ๆฌก็ฌฌ(ใใ ใ): (1) dependent upon (2) as soon as; immediately (upon) (3) circumstances (4) order; precedence; program; programme; agenda<br>ๆฌกใ (ใคใใคใ): in succession; one by one<br>็ฎๆฌก(ใใใ): table of contents<br>ๆฌกใใง(ใคใใง): next; secondly; subsequently<br>ๅใๆฌกใ(ใจใใคใ): (1) to act as an agent for; to intermediate (2) to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to receive (a guest at reception); to usher in (a guest) (3) to convey (a message)<br>ๆฌก(ใคใ): (1) next; following; subsequent (2) stage; station<br>ๆฌก(ใ): (1) next (2) hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence) (3) order; sequence; time; times 3 3 222 ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) 6 ๆฌ 76 4 ใใใณใปใใใฅใใใปใใใใปใใค (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic next Is this store lacking ice? Letยดs try the next one, then. "A rapper called ""Ice"" went for auditions but was told he lacked talent. Next..." 471 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ่จ ใทใใธ ใใฐใใใใใใใใถใ ใใ, ใใฐใ, ใฐใ, ใพใค, ใพใ briar, thorn 0 S 1203 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆฌก: next; order; sequence 9 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic briar To prevent animals from eating the beautiful flowers in your garden, the best thing to do is to plant briar bushes immediately next to them. The briar patch may look unremarkable now before it blooms, but there will be flowers next, and it will be beautiful. 472 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ณ ใท ใใ, ใใจ assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to ่ณ้(ใใใ): funds; capital<br>ๆ่ณ(ใจใใ): investment<br>่ณ็ฃ(ใใใ): property; fortune; means; assets<br>่ณๆ(ใใใใ): materials; data; document<br>่ณๆ ผ(ใใใ): qualifications; requirements; capabilities<br>่ณๆบ(ใใใ): resources<br>่ณๆฌ(ใใปใ): funds; capital<br>็ฉ่ณ(ใถใฃใ): goods; materials<br>่่ณ(ใใใ): financing; loan 3 5 179 ๆฌก: next; order; sequence<br>่ฒ: shellfish 13 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic assets Assets are the next best thing to money. The first SHELLS you get you obviously spend, but the NEXT SHELLS are your ASSETS, you should bury them in a low safe place (placement!). 473 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1-250 ๅงฟ ใท ใใใ ใใช figure, form, shape ๅงฟ(ใใใ): (1) figure; form; shape (2) appearance; dress; guise (3) state; condition; picture; image (4) form (of a waka) (5) dressed in ...; wearing ...<br>ๅงฟๅข(ใใใ): attitude; posture; stance; approach; carriage (of the body) 1 6 441 ๆฌก: next; order; sequence<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female 9 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic figure The next woman always has a better figure! Thinking like that, youยดll end up alone in an old folks home longing for the good old days! Whenever I am next to a woman, I canยดt help but take notice of her figure. 474 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq251-500 ่ซฎ ใท ใฏใ.ใ consult with ่ซฎใ(ใฏใใ): to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate 1 S 1345 ่จ: say<br>ๅจ: investigate 16 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic consult with Having a word with the next mouth over, like a neighbor, is usually a good way to consult with somebody for cheap. Because, you know, actual consultants charge huge sums. Consulting with is having words with the next mouth. 475 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ณ ใใค compensation, indemnify ่ณ ๅ(ใฐใใใใ): reparations; indemnity; compensation 1 S 1243 ่ฒ: shellfish<br>็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅฃ: mouth 15 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic compensation Compensation is money you give to someone to shut them up (i.e. muzzle their mouth). Compensation is a kind of euphemism for hush money here. Money that muzzles. 476 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅน ใใค ใคใกใ.ใ cultivate, foster ๆ ฝๅน(ใใใฐใ): cultivation 1 S 1431 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅฃ: mouth 11 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cultivate To cultivate the land is to tame it, control it. In short, you muzzle itยดs unruly, chaotic nature. The illegal immigrants cultivate the land but are socially and politically muzzled (wear muzzles while they work too). 477 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใใฆ divide ่งฃๅ(ใใใผใ): (1) dissection; autopsy (2) analysis 1 S 1918 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 10 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic divide When you DIVIDE someone, there is sure to be a lot of screaming. Thatยดs why you should use a MUZZLE before using the SABER. Divide and conquer - first you cut them up (saber) , then you shut them up (muzzle). 478 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Handling.amounts kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ณ ใชใณใใคใณใ-ใใณ ใใจใใญ ใ, ใจ sound, noise ้ณ(ใญ): (1) sound; noise; report (2) note (music) (3) fame (4) Chinese-derived character reading<br>้ณๆฅฝ(ใใใใ): music; musical movement<br>ๆฌ้ณ(ใปใใญ): real intention; motive<br>้จ้ณ(ใใใใ): noise<br>้ฒ้ณ(ใใใใ): (audio) recording<br>้ณ่ฒ(ใญใใ): (1) tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre (2) synthesizer patch; synthesiser patch<br>็บ้ณ(ใฏใคใใ): pronunciation<br>้้ณ(ใใคใใ): noise (jarring, grating)<br>ไบๅ้ณ(ใใใ ใใใ): the Japanese syllabary<br>็ฉ้ณ(ใใฎใใจ): sounds 4 1 491 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 9 ้ณ 180 9 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic sound If you were standing on the sun, believe me, youยดd be making sound. The tongue wagging in a mouth produces a very high-pitched sound, breaking a nearby vase. 479 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใขใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใ darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded ๆๆฎบ(ใใใใค): assassination<br>็ใฃๆ(ใพใฃใใ): (1) total darkness; pitch dark (2) bleak future; poor prospects<br>่ๆใ(ใใใใใ): dim; gloomy<br>ๆ่จ(ใใใ): memorization; memorisation; learning by heart<br>ๆ็คบ(ใใใ): hint; suggestion<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): (1) dark; gloomy (2) dark (in colour); dull (3) depressed; dispirited (4) sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past) (5) unclear; unfamiliar; unknown<br>ๆ็ฎ(ใใใใ): mental arithmetic 4 3 1040 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>้ณ: sound; noise 13 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic darkness Picture the sun exploding - there would be a gigantic noise and then...nothing. Everything would plunge into darkness. "In places of complete darkness, such as caves where the sun canยดt reach, creatures such as bats have learned to navigate by sound rather than sight. The poor guys must have to fly around screaming ""Marco!"" and ""Polo!"" all the time." 480 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ป ใคใณ rhyme, elegance, tone 1 S 2148 ้ณ: sound; noise<br>ๅก: employee; member; number; the one in charge 19 ้ณ 180 9 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rhyme What is a RHYME but some SOUND that EMPLOYEES say to get them through work. "Dr Seussยดs employee finally rebels against him: ""Iยดm tired of odd sounds all the time, I will not, cannot, speak in RHYME!""." 481 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ญ ใทใญ ใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใใจ, ใใจใ discriminating, know, write ๆ่ญ(ใใใ): (1) consciousness (2) awareness; sense (3) mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)<br>่ช่ญ(ใซใใใ): recognition; cognizance; cognisance<br>็ฅ่ญ(ใกใใ): knowledge; information<br>ๅธธ่ญ(ใใใใใ): common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice; social etiquette<br>ๆจ่ญ(ใฒใใใใ): sign; mark; flag<br>่ฏ่ญ(ใใใใใ): good sense 3 5 496 ่จ: say<br>ๆ : sword; potter's clay; to gather 19 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic discriminating Words are difficult to discriminate/discern from sounds in the middle of a fiesta. I have discriminating taste. Iยดd rather listen to the words of a lecture than attend a kazoo concert. (Picture some snobby guy in a tweed jacket turning up his nose at entering a loud raucous kazoo recital). 482 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ้ก ใญใงใฆใใฑใค ใใใฟ ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering ้ก(ใใใฟ): mirror<br>ๆ้ ้ก(ใผใใใใใใ): telescope<br>็ผ้ก(ใใใญ): (1) spectacles; glasses (2) judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight<br>้กๅพฎ้ก(ใใใณใใใ): microscope 1 4 1506 ้: gold<br>็ซ: end; finally 19 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mirror Mirror should suggest vanity. Imagine a spoiled girl who gets her parents to buy her a Golden mirror so she can stand in front of it all day vainly admiring her lovely human legs. metal + stand up + sun + legs remember the legend of Amaterasu who retired in a cave. the other Gods brought a MIRROR made of polished METAL at the entrance of the cave. Amaterasu who was STANDING UP saw her image of the SUN and began to dance with her LEGS. 483 grade4 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅข ใญใงใฆใใฑใค ใใใ ใใ, ใใ boundary, border, region ็ฐๅข(ใใใใใ): environment; circumstance<br>ๅฝๅข(ใใฃใใใ): national border; provincial border<br>ๅข(ใใใ): (1) border; boundary (2) area; region; spot; space; environment (3) psychological state; mental state (4) cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind<br>ๅข็(ใใใใใ): boundary<br>ๅข้(ใใใใใ): environment; circumstances 2 5 346 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>็ซ: end; finally 14 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic boundary In the dense cities of Japan even a small garden is a luxury. In this house, the owner has put mirrors on the boundary of his land so it feels much bigger. This is an old trick to keep out migrants. You put a bunch of dirty mirrors on the boundary of your land and theirs. When they approach the boundary, what they see in the mirror is their own land and someone that looks like themselves, only dirtier, so they figure your country isnยดt any better than their own and they head back home. 484 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq251-500 ไบก ใใฆใใขใฆ ใช.ใใใช.ใ-ใใปใ.ใณใใใปใ.ใถใใปใ.ใผใ deceased, the late, dying, perish ๆญปไบก(ใใผใ): (1) death; mortality (2) to die; to pass away<br>้ไบก(ใจใใผใ): escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing<br>ๆป ไบก(ใใคใผใ): downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction<br>ไบกใใชใ(ใชใใชใ): to die 3 6 661 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅ: box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22) 3 ไบ 8 2 ใใใใใปใใใใใใใใใปใชในใถใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic deceased The top hat hanging on a hook belonged to the now deceased Charlie Chaplin. The recently DECEASED are said to hang their hats on a hook by the door to the afterlife. 485 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ็ฒ ใขใฆ ใใใ blind, blind man, ignoramus ็ฒ็น(ใใใฆใ): blind spot 1 S 1767 ไบก: deceased; the late; dying; perish<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 8 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic blind Deceased eyes! Easy ;). A person with deceased eyes is blind. 486 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฆ ใขใฆใใใฆ ใฟใ .ใใซ delusion, unnecessarily, without authority, reckless 1 S 2264 ไบก: deceased; the late; dying; perish<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female 6 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic delusion "I had a problem with remembering that ""deceased"" went over the ""woman"". So, hereยดs my story: The delusional woman was carrying her deceased husband on her back." If you think you should perish for that woman, you have a major delusion. 487 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ ใณใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ-ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใใใ.ใ ใ laid waste, rough, rude, wild ่ใ(ใใใ): (1) to lay waste; to devastate; to damage (2) to invade; to break into (3) to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam<br>่ใใ(ใใใ): (1) to be stormy; to be rough (2) to be ruined; to fall into ruin (3) to be in a bad temper; to lose one's temper<br>่ๅป(ใใใฏใ): ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay<br>่ใฃใฝใ(ใใใฃใฝใ): rough; rude<br>่ใ(ใใใ): rough; rude; wild 2 S 1099 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ไบก: deceased; the late; dying; perish<br>ๅท: curving river radical (no.47) 9 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic laid waste After Godzilla laid waste to the city, the survivors put some flowers on the bodies of the deceased and floated their bodies down the stream. "Laying waste is just a euphamism for flushing poop down the toilet. It smells nothing like flowers, more like deceased flowers, and itยดs flushed down into a stream of sewage. Use ""waste"" to avoid destroy (#365) demolition (#400)." 488 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใใฆใใขใฆ ใฎใ.ใใใใก ใฟ, ใ ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect ๅธๆ(ใใผใ): hope; wish; aspiration<br>่ฆๆ(ใใใผใ): demand for; request<br>ๅฑๆ(ใฆใใผใ): view; outlook; prospect<br>็ตถๆ(ใใคใผใ): despair; hopelessness<br>ๆใฟ(ใฎใใฟ): (1) wish; desire; hope (2) prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes<br>ๅคฑๆ(ใใคใผใ): disappointment; despair<br>ๆใ(ใฎใใ): (1) to desire (2) to wish for; to expect (3) to see; to command (a view of)<br>ๆๆ(ใใใผใ): good prospects; full of hope; promising<br>ๅพ ๆ(ใใใผใ): (1) expectant waiting (2) long-awaited<br>ๆ้ ้ก(ใผใใใใใใ): telescope<br>ๆฌฒๆ(ใใใผใ): desire; appetite; lust<br>ๆใพใใ(ใฎใใพใใ): desirable; hoped for<br>ๅพ ใกๆใ(ใพใกใฎใใ): to look anxiously for; to wait eagerly for<br>ๅฟๆ(ใใผใ): wish; desire; ambition 3 4 470 ไบก: deceased; the late; dying; perish<br>ๆ: month; moon<br>็: jewel; ball 11 ๆ 74 4 ใคใใปใคใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ambition Youยดre dead meat, buddy, my ambition is to be king. The ambitions of kings often result in dead bodies. 489 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆน ใใฆ ใใใ-ใใใ-ใใ ใใ, ใช, ใชใ, ใตใ, ใพใ, ใฟใก, ใ, ใ direction, person, alternative "ไธๆน(ใใฃใฝใ): (1) one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party (2) on the one hand; on the other hand (3) whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn (4) (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only<br>่ฆๆน(ใฟใใ): (1) viewpoint; point of view (2) way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)<br>ๅฐๆน(ใกใปใ): (1) area; locality; district; region; province (2) countryside; rural area (3) coast (esp. as seen from the water) (4) person singing ballads in noh; person in charge of music in a Japanese dance performance<br>ๆนๅ(ใปใใใ): (1) direction; orientation; bearing; way (2) course (e.g. of action)<br>ๆน้(ใปใใใ): objective; plan; policy<br>ๆนๆณ(ใปใใปใ): method; process; manner; way; means; technique<br>่กๆน(ใใใ): (1) (one's) whereabouts (2) course; direction<br>ไปๆน(ใใใ): way; method; means; resource; course<br>ๆน้ข(ใปใใใ): (1) direction; district; area (2) field (e.g. of study)<br>ๅคๆน(ใใใใ): evening; dusk<br>ไธกๆน(ใใใใปใ): both sides; both parties<br>ๆนใ (ใใใใ): (1) they (of people); gentlemen (of the ...) (2) you (usu. plural) (3) various<br>ๅณๆน(ใฟใใ): friend; ally; supporter<br>ไปๆน(ใใปใ): (1) one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party (2) on the other hand<br>ๅคงๆน(ใใใใ): perhaps; almost all; majority<br>ๆน(ใปใ): (1) direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) (2) side (of an argument, etc.); one's part (3) type; category (4) field (of study, etc.) (5) indicates one side of a comparison (6) way; method; manner; means (7) length (of each side of a square)<br>ๆน่จ(ใปใใใ): dialect<br>ๆใๆน(ใใใใ): dawn<br>ๅฝผๆนๆญคๆน(ใใกใใใกใ): (1) here and there (2) to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up<br>ๆนๅผ(ใปใใใ): form; method; system; formula<br>ๆน็ญ(ใปใใใ): plan; policy<br>ๅฝผๆน(ใใกใ): (1) that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder (2) that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that (3) that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener) (4) there (place distant from both speaker and listener); over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)<br>้ทๆนๅฝข(ใกใใใปใใใ): rectangle; oblong<br>ๆน็จๅผ(ใปใใฆใใใ): equation; formula<br>้ ๆน(ใใใฝใ): long way; distant place<br>ๆน่ง(ใปใใใ): direction; way; compass point<br>ๅฝผๆน(ใใชใ): beyond; across; the other side; the distance<br>ๆญฃๆนๅฝข(ใใใปใใใ): square<br>ๅนณๆน(ใธใใปใ): square (e.g. metre); square<br>ๆญคๆน(ใใกใ): (1) this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction (2) here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is) (3) this one (something physically close to the speaker) (4) I; me; we; us (5) this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)<br>ๅ ถๆน(ใใกใ): (1) that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener) (2) there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener) (3) that one (something close to the listener) (4) you; your family (5) that person (someone close to the listener)<br>ไฝๆน(ใฉใกใ): (1) which way; which direction; where (2) which one (esp. of two alternatives) (3) who<br>ไปๆนใใชใ(ใใใใใชใ): it can't be helped; it's inevitable; it's no use; can't stand it; being impatient; being annoyed<br>ไฝๆน(ใฉใชใ): who?<br>่ฒดๆน(ใใชใ): (1) you (referring to someone of equal or lower status) (2) dear (what a wife calls a husband)<br>ๆน(ใใ): (1) direction; way (2) person; lady; gentleman (3) method of; manner of; way of (4) care of .. (5) person in charge of .. (6) side (e.g. ""on my mother's side"")<br>็ฎๆน(ใใใ): weight<br>ๆนใ (ใปใใผใ): here and there; this way and that way<br>็ซๆน(ใใกใใ): dancing (geisha)<br>ๅคๆน(ใใฃใฝ): look (or turn) the other way<br>็ซๆน(ใใฃใฝใ): cube<br>ๆณณใๆน(ใใใใใ): way of swimming" 4 2 46 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8) 4 ๆน 70 4 ใปใใปใปใใธใใปใใใปใใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic direction "Note: The primitives are top hat and bound up. Compare ten thousand (#64). Story: A rich man wearing a top hat and bound up from head to toe hobbles up to you and asks for directions to the nearest police station because he just escaped from his kidnappers." I always keep my directions bound to the bottom of my top hat so I wonยดt lose them. 490 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Directions Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1-250 ๅฆจ ใใฆ ใใพใ.ใใ disturb, prevent, hamper, obstruct ๅฆจๅฎณ(ใผใใใ): disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference<br>ๅฆจใใ(ใใพใใใ): to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder 1 S 1482 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๆน: direction; person; alternative 7 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic disturb Capt. Jack Sparrowยดs compass gets disturbed every time a beautiful woman walks by him (just picture Keira Knightley in her sexy asian outfit as Elizabeth and the image will be fixed forever). One way to Disturb a woman is to give her directions while she is in the middle of driving -- she just canยดt take that kind of stress. 491 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใใฆใใใ boy, priest's residence, priest, your, his, or her boy ่ตคใๅ(ใใใใผใ): baby; infant<br>ๅใใ(ใผใใใ): Buddhist priest; monk<br>ๅใกใใ(ใผใฃใกใใ): (1) son (of others) (2) young master (3) green young man from a well-to-do family<br>ๅฏๅ(ใญใผใ): (1) sleeping in late; oversleeping (2) late riser; sleepyhead<br>ๅใ(ใผใใ): boy<br>ๆๅฏๅ(ใใใญใผใ): oversleeping; late riser 2 S 1832 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆน: direction; person; alternative 7 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic boy Little boys always head in the direction of mud and dirt. Boys thoughts often head in dirty directions. 492 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ณ ใใฆ ใใใฐ.ใใ ใ, ใใใ, ใฏ, ใป, ใฟใก, ใใ, ใใ perfume, balmy, flavorable, fragrant 1 S 1302 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆน: direction; person; alternative 7 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic perfumed She used a perfume so strong, that you can track her by following the direction of the smell of flowers. People always seem to overdo it with their perfume. It seems that whenever I am at school, somebody walks by with their cheap flowery perfume. If I close my eyes, I can actually use that floweriness as a compass - it tells me which direction theyยดre in. 493 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ช ใใฆ obese, fat ่่ช(ใใผใ): fat; grease; blubber 1 S 1878 ่: meat<br>ๆน: direction; person; alternative 8 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic obese Flesh in all directions = obese. Yo momma so obese, she changed the direction of the moon. 494 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่จช ใใฆ ใใจใ.ใใใใใ.ใญใใใจ.ใ ใ call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy ่จชๅ(ใปใใใ): call; visit<br>่จชใญใ(ใใใญใ): to visit<br>่จชใใ(ใใจใใใ): (1) to visit; to call on (2) to arrive; to come; to appear 3 6 372 ่จ: say<br>ๆน: direction; person; alternative 11 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic call on When you call on someone, you point your words in their direction. When calling on a girl, youยดd better what what sweet words will turn her fancy in your direction. (Image: last century teenagers on a frilly couch in the sitting room, she with her back to him, and he fumbling for the right words to turn her around). 495 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆพ ใใฆ ใฏใช.ใใ-ใฃใฑใช.ใใใฏใช.ใคใใฏใช.ใใใใ.ใใใปใ.ใ ใฏใชใ set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate ๆพ้(ใปใใใ): broadcast; broadcasting<br>้ๆพ(ใใใปใ): open; throw open; liberalization; liberalisation<br>่งฃๆพ(ใใใปใ): (1) release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free (2) deallocation (of computer memory)<br>่ฟฝๆพ(ใคใใปใ): exile; banishment; eviction; transportation<br>ๆพใ(ใปใใ): (1) to throw; to toss; to fling (2) to throw away; to discard (3) to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone; to give up on; to leave undone; to leave unfinished<br>ๆพๅฐ่ฝ(ใปใใใใฎใ): radioactivity<br>ๆพ็ฝฎ(ใปใใก): leave as is; leave to chance; leave alone; neglect<br>ๆพๅบ(ใปใใใ ใค): release; emission; ejection<br>ๆพๅฐ(ใปใใใ): radiation; emission<br>ๆพใ(ใฏใชใ): (1) to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose; to turn loose (2) to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.<br>ๆพใใ(ใฏใชใใ): to leave; to get free; to cut oneself off<br>ๆพใ่พผใ(ใปใใใใ): to throw into; to toss into<br>ๆพใๅบใ(ใปใใใ ใ): to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect 3 3 288 ๆน: direction; person; alternative<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 8 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic set free Go in any direction away from your taskmaster when you are set free. When slaves were set free from their masters, they set off in all directionsโฆ 496 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฟ ใฒใญ ใฏใ.ใใ violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite ๆฅๆฟ(ใใ ใใใ): sudden; precipitous; radical<br>ๅบๆฟ(ใใใ): stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation<br>ๆๆฟ(ใใใใ): deep emotion; impression; inspiration<br>ๆฟๅฑ(ใใใใ): encouragement<br>ๆฟใใ(ใฏใใใ): violent; vehement; intense; furious; tempestuous<br>ๆฟๅข(ใใใใ): sudden increase 1 6 560 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆซ: ancient musical instrument 16 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic violent When the taskmaster found his favorite white compas damaged by water, he became the most violent taskmaster there ever was. Overnight the slave got Violent and was Set Free. Overnight....Set Free. 497 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq501-750 ่ฑ ใใ ใฌ.ใใใฌ.ใใ undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off ่ฑๅบ(ใ ใฃใใ ใค): (1) escape; break-out (2) prolapse; proptosis<br>่ฑ้(ใ ใฃใใ): secession; retirement; withdrawal (e.g. from a lawsuit)<br>่ฑใใ(ใ ใฃใใ): to escape from; to get out<br>่ฑ็ท(ใ ใฃใใ): (1) derailment (2) digression; deviation<br>่ฑใ(ใฌใ): to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress 1 S 782 ่: meat<br>ๅ : exchange 11 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic undress HORNY TEENAGERS love to UNDRESS FLESH. Before you undress I should warn you -- the sight of flesh brings out the devil in me. 498 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ชฌ ใปใใใผใค ใจ.ใ ใใจใ, ใจใ rumor, opinion, theory ๆผ่ชฌ(ใใใใค): speech; address<br>่ชฌๆ(ใใคใใ): explanation; exposition<br>ๅฐ่ชฌ(ใใใใใค): novel; (short) story<br>่งฃ่ชฌ(ใใใใค): explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation<br>่ชฌๅพ(ใใฃใจใ): persuasion<br>ไผ่ชฌ(ใงใใใค): tradition; legend; folklore<br>็คพ่ชฌ(ใใใใค): editorial; leading article<br>ๅญฆ่ชฌ(ใใใใค): theory<br>่ชฌ(ใใค): theory<br>่ชฌใ(ใจใ): to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade<br>ๆฆ่ชฌ(ใใใใค): general statement; outline 4 4 326 ่จ: say<br>ๅ : exchange 14 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rumor The words of a horny teenager typically fall into one of two categories: either rumors or explanations. The words of the devil incite rumours and false explanations. 499 grade4 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq251-500 ้ญ ใจใค ใใใฉ.ใ ใจใ pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent ้ญใ(ใใใฉใ): (1) sharp (blade); pointed (2) sharp (pain); stabbing; cutting (remark); stinging; pointed (question or look); screeching (noise) (3) perceptive; keen; quick (mind); astute; shrewd; discerning (4) nimble; agile; quick 2 S 1395 ้: gold<br>ๅ : exchange 15 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pointed Pointed is the metal devilยดs pitchfork. The Horny teenager who worked part time at a gold smelting plant always had uncontrollable errections that pointed out all the time, this is not a good thing to have when you work in a gold smelting plant, surely he will one day end up with a Goldmember! 500 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฝ ใฝใฆใ ใฝใ ใพใฆ ใใค.ใฆ, ใ.ใฃใฆ, ใใชใใก once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex- 0 S 1320 ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<div>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br />ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days</div> 11 ๆฐ 73 4 ใฒใใณใปใใใ ๆพ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic formerly The Artist formerly Known as Prince has the horniest brain around, and I think you can imagine what his wagging tongue is doing... Formerly, horned animals were used to plough the ricefield, and it took all day. Nowadays itยดs done by machine. 501 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅข ใพใฆ ใพ.ใใใพ.ใใใต.ใใใใต.ใใ ใพใ, ใพใ increase, add, augment, gain, promote ๅขๅ (ใใใ): increase; increment; addition<br>ๅขๅคง(ใใใ ใ): enlargement; increase<br>ๅขใ(ใพใ): (1) better; less objectionable; preferable (2) more; increase; extra (3) increase; growth<br>ๅขๆธ(ใใใใ): increase and decrease; fluctuation<br>ๅขๅผท(ใใใใใ): augment; reinforce; increase<br>ๅข้ฒ(ใใใใ): promoting; increase; advance<br>ๅขใ(ใพใ): to increase; to grow<br>ๆฟๅข(ใใใใ): sudden increase 3 5 231 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆฝ: formerly; once; before; ever; never; ex- 14 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ ๅข ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic increase Prices always INCREASE for LAND that was FORMERLY cheaper. Farmers work the land so they can INCREASE their formerly puny crop supply. 502 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Counting_Handling.amounts kanjifreq1-250 ่ด ใพใฆใใฝใฆ ใใ.ใ presents, send, give to, award to, confer on, presenting something ่ด็ฉ(ใใใใใฎ): present; gift<br>่ดใ(ใใใ): to send; to give to; to award to; to confer on<br>ๅฏ่ด(ใใใ): donation; presentation; gift 2 S 1001 ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๆฝ: formerly; once; before; ever; never; ex- 18 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ ่ด ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic presents Presents represent money that was formerly yours. Imagine if the number of presents you get increases with each birthday. So on your first birthday, you receive just one shell as a present, but the next year it increases to two shells as presents, and so on, increasing and increasing so by the time youยดre elderly, the number of shells youยดll get as presents will have increased to an awful lot of presents. GOT IT YET? PRESENTS = SHELLS + INCREASE. 503 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฑ ใใฆ ใฒใใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใพ, ใใฅใพ, ใ, ใใ, ใใฎ, ใจใ, ใฏใ, ใฒใ, ใใจ east ๆฑ(ใฒใใ): east<br>ๆฑ่ฅฟ(ใจใใใ): (1) east and west (2) Orient and Occident; East and West (3) Ladies and Gentlemen!; Your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up<br>ๆฑๆด(ใจใใใ): Orient<br>้ขๆฑ(ใใใจใ): Kantou (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo)<br>ๆฑ(ใใใพ): (1) east (2) eastern Japan (3) six-stringed Japanese zither (4) my spouse 5 2 37 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 8 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไปฎๅ Loan east Traditionally seen as a pictograph of the sun rising behind a tree. The sun pierces through the trees as it rises in the eastโฆ 504 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq1-250 ๆฃ ใใฆ ใใญใใใช- ridgepole, ridge ๆฃ(ใจใ): (1) large building; building with a long roof (2) counter for buildings, apartments, etc. 1 S 1406 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆฑ: east 12 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ridgepole Feng Shui states that the ridgepole of a house should be made of wood and face east. Ok just a note to the ยดridgepole facing east storyยด im making up a story to JUSTIFY why that is the case. Assuming that 99% of you guys use the age old story of a ยดsun rising through a tree tells you were the east isยด, back in those days when people used ridgepoles they wanted to align their houses in such a way that they face the rising sun, so they wake up with a bright day, and wake up early with the sun seeping through in a perpendicular manner( as the ridge pole faces the sun in the morning). 505 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใ.ใฆใใใ.ใฟใ ใใใ frozen, congeal, refrigerate ๅทๅ(ใใใจใ): freezing; cold storage; refrigeration<br>ๅใ(ใใใ): to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal<br>ๅใใ(ใใใใ): to freeze; to be chilled; to be frozen 2 S 1284 ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>ๆฑ: east 10 ๅซ 15 2 ใซใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic frozen Eastern Siberia is often frozen by ice. According to wikipedia, Yakutia (in Eastern Siberia) holds the record as the coldest town on Earth. Check it out yourself...it made it stick for me! The ice will stay frozen until the sun is visible through the trees. 506 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฆ ใใณใใธใณ ใฏใ.ใใใฟใใ.ใ pregnancy ๅฆๅจ (ใซใใใ): conception; pregnancy 1 S 1413 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅฃฌ: 9th calendar sign 7 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pregnancy A pregnant woman is a porter of her child. The gentleman gave the woman a bit of sperm...BAM PREGNANCY! 507 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅปท ใใค ใใ courts, imperial court, government office ๆณๅปท(ใปใใฆใ): courtroom 1 S 1439 ๅฃฌ: 9th calendar sign<br>ๅปด: long stride or stretching radical (no. 54) 7 ๅปด 54 3 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic courts A porter has run away from his master. His punishment is to be stretched out on the rack. So say the courts in this barbaric time. The gentleman stretched the truth a bit in court. 508 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใปใณ ใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใ-ใใใใ.ใพใใใ.ใฟใใ-ใ.ใฟใใใ.ใฟใ-ใ.ใใ ใใ dye, color, paint, stain, print ๆฑๆ(ใใใ): pollution; contamination<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใ): infection; contagion<br>ๆใใ(ใใใ): to dye; to colour; to color<br>ไผๆ(ใงใใใ): contagion; infection<br>ๆใพใ(ใใพใ): (1) to be dyed (2) to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained; to be steeped<br>ๆใฟใ(ใใฟใ): (1) to pierce; to penetrate; to soak in; to permeate (2) to (enter a wound or sensitive area and) sting (3) to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)<br>ๆใฟใ(ใใฟใ): to have a touch of; to look like 1 6 837 ๆฐด: water<br>ไน: nine<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 9 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic dye To make this dye, I used water and the barks of nine different trees. The baseball team hangs their freshly dyed dripping jerseys at the top of a tree to dry. 509 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ ใใณ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใ burn, blaze, glow ็ๆ(ใญใใใใ): fuel<br>็็ผ(ใญใใใใ): burning; combustion<br>็ใใ(ใใใ): to burn; to get fired up<br>็ใ(ใใ): to burn 2 5 948 ็ซ: fire<br>็ถ: sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well 16 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic burn Any sort of thing can burn in the fire. "Somebody from PETA is really angry that they sell dog meat in China, so theyยดve gone to burn down the whole cart (my mnemonic for ""sort of thing"" was seeing strips of dog flesh roasting, and saying ""well, thatยดs just the sort of thing they do here in China)." 510 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ณ ใใณ V.I.P., guest 1 S 1677 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅฐ: few; little<br>่ฒ: shellfish 15 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ ่ณ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic V.I.P. This house is reserved to V.I.P. only. If you are not one of the few with enough money to call you that way, keep out! The V.I.P. visits your house, but your ceiling is too low for his inflated head, which he bumps and hurts. You have to give him your few shells as compensation. 511 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆญณ ใตใคใใปใค ใจใใใจใใใใใ year-end, age, occasion, opportunity "ไธๆญณ(ใฐใใใ): (1) crying ""banzai"" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture) (2) something worthy of celebration (3) giving up (4) long time (5) eternal life (and prosperity) (6) banzai (a celebratory cheer); hurrah (hooray, hurray)<br>ไบๅๆญณ(ใฏใใก): (1) 20 years old (2) twenty" 3 S 269 ๆญข: stop; halt<br>ๆ: protection 13 ๆญข 77 4 ใจใพใใปใจใใใปใจใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic year-end Santa had to put his foot down to stop a march of little guys, namely elves. They were protesting the harsh treatment they get every year-end when Santa asks them to step up toy production for the holiday season. At the year-end, everything seems to come to a stop. However, thereยดs still enough time for a little march to celebrate. 512 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ็ ใฑใณ ใ.ใใ ใใใ, ใใ prefecture ็ๅบ(ใใใกใใ): prefectural office<br>็(ใใ): (1) prefecture (of Japan) (2) county (of China) 4 3 140 ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>ๅฐ: little; small 9 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็ธฃ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic prefecture "<span style="" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;""><span style=""font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "">In Japanese this is KEN, as in Barbieยดs boyfriend. He has lovely blue </span><span style=""font-style: normal; ""><b>eyes</b></span><span style=""font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "">, a girlfriend who is as thin as a straightened out </span><span style=""font-style: normal; ""><b>fish hook</b></span><span style=""font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "">. But, down where it counts, he has very </span><span style=""font-style: normal; ""><b>little</b></span><span style=""font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ""> to show...</span></span>" After sticking a fishhook in your eye, the yakuza boss probably has little more to do to convince you to move to a different prefecture. 513 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใจใก horse chestnut, (kokuji) 0 S 1427 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ไธ: ten thousand; 10,000 9 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝๅญ Original horse chestnut There are a bunch of HORSE CHESTNUT TREES on top of this CLIFF above the beach. Chestnuts keep rolling off the cliff and falling on peopleยดs heads. So far TEN THOUSAND people have been killed by falling chestnuts, and the Japanese government still ainยดt did shit about it. There is a horse chestnut tree that has grown by a cliff for so long, it has deposited 10,000 horse chesnuts that lie at the bottom. Donยดt worry over this one too much, youยดll spend so much time trying to figure out the right story for it, you probably wonยดt forget it. 514 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฐ ใใใธ ใฉใพ ground, earth ็พๅฐ(ใใใก): actual place; local; on-site<br>ๅฐๅ(ใกใใ): area; region<br>ๅฐ็(ใกใใ ใ): the earth; the globe<br>ๅฐๅ (ใใใจ): (1) home area; home town (2) local<br>ๅฐๆน(ใกใปใ): (1) area; locality; district; region; province (2) countryside; rural area (3) coast (esp. as seen from the water) (4) person singing ballads in noh; person in charge of music in a Japanese dance performance<br>ๅๅฐ(ใจใก): plot of land; lot; soil<br>ๅบๅฐ(ใใก): base<br>ๅฐ้(ใใใ): earthquake<br>ๅฐ(ใก): (1) earth; ground; land; soil (2) place (3) territory (4) bottom (of a package, book, etc.) (5) earth (one of the five elements)<br>ๅฐไฝ(ใกใ): (social) position; status<br>ๅฐไธ(ใกใ): (1) basement; cellar; underground place (2) underground; below ground (3) secret; under cover (4) underground (railway); subway; metro<br>ๅฐๅธฏ(ใกใใ): area; zone; belt (of land)<br>ๅฐไธ้(ใกใใฆใค): underground train; subway<br>ๅฐๅณ(ใกใ): map<br>ๅฐ็น(ใกใฆใ): site; point on a map; spot<br>ๆทๅฐ(ใใใก): site; plot; lot; grounds<br>ไฝๅฐ(ใใก): place; room; margin; scope<br>็ฃๅฐ(ใใใก): producing area<br>ๆคๆฐๅฐ(ใใใใฟใใก): (1) colony (2) colonial<br>่พฒๅฐ(ใฎใใก): agricultural land<br>ๅฃๅฐ(ใ ใใก): multi-unit apartments<br>ๅฐ็(ใใใ): hell<br>ๅขๅฐ(ใผใก): cemetery; graveyard<br>ๅฐๅณ(ใใฟ): plain; simple; subdued; sober<br>ๅฐ็(ใกใ): geography<br>ๆๅฐ(ใใ): disposition; spirit; willpower; obstinacy; backbone; appetite<br>ๅฐ้ข(ใใใ): ground; earth's surface<br>็ๅฐ(ใใ): (1) cloth; material; texture (2) one's true character (3) unglazed pottery (4) uncooked dough; batter<br>่ฆๅฐ(ใใใก): point of view<br>ๅฟๅฐ(ใใใก): (1) feeling; sensation; mood (2) sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb)<br>ๅฐๅฝข(ใกใใ): terrain; geographical features; topography<br>ๅฐไธป(ใใฌใ): landlord; landowner<br>ๅฐๅ(ใกใใ): place name<br>้ๅๅฐ(ใใใใใก): amusement park<br>ๅฐ่ณช(ใกใใค): geological features<br>็ๅฐ(ใผใใก): basin (e.g. between mountains)<br>ๅฐๅบ(ใกใ): district; section; sector<br>ๅฐ็ค(ใใฐใ): stronghold; base; (the) ground<br>ๅฐไธๆฐด(ใกใใใ): underground water<br>ๅฐๅนณ็ท(ใกใธใใใ): horizon (related to land)<br>ไธๅฐ(ใใใ): groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge of; grounding in; prearrangement; spadework; signs; symptoms; first coat of plastering; soy<br>ๅคฉๅฐ(ใฆใใก): (1) heaven and earth; the universe; nature; top and bottom; realm; sphere; world (2) top and bottom (3) gods of heaven and earth<br>็กๅฐ(ใใ): plain; unfigured<br>ๆๅฐๆช(ใใใใ): malicious; ill-tempered; unkind<br>็ชๅฐ(ใฐใใก): house number; address<br>ๅๅฐ(ใใใก): every place; various places<br>่ๅฐ(ใใใก): arable land<br>้ ๅฐ(ใใใใก): territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)<br>็ๅฐ(ใฏใใก): farmland 4 2 40 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ไน: to be (classical) 6 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ground Picture the ground as an extent of soil where scorpions are buried like land mines. Imagine a sign post saying ยดno trespassing, scorpion minesยด if that helps, and how it is dangerous to walk there. The soil is littered with scorpions everywhere and no ones dares put their foot on the ground. 515 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1-250 ๆฑ ใ ใใ pond, cistern, pool, reservoir ๆฑ (ใใ): pond<br>้ปๆฑ (ใงใใก): battery<br>ไนพ้ปๆฑ (ใใใงใใก): dry cell; battery 4 2 827 ๆฐด: water<br>ไน: to be (classical) 6 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pond Remember the story of the scorpion that begged the turtle for a ride across the pond? Halfway across the water, the scorpion stung the turtle on the neck and they both sank to the bottom. Water scorpions loves to live in the pond. 516 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq751-1000 ่ซ ใใฅใฆใใญ ใใ ใ insect, bug, temper ่ซ(ใใ): insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm<br>ๆ่ซ(ใใใกใ ใ): insect; bug<br>่ซๆญฏ(ใใใฐ): cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries 2 1 1351 ไธญ: in; inside; middle; mean; center 6 ่ซ 142 6 ใใใปใใใธใ ่ฒ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic insect I see the bottom of this kanji as an arm, and the top is an insect biting into the arm, sucking some blood. Insect in one drop of amber. Think Jurassic Park. 517 grade1 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใฑใค ใปใใ lightning-bug, firefly ่ๅ ็ฏ(ใใใใใจใ): (1) fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light (2) person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake 1 S 2031 ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper 11 ่ซ 142 6 ใใใปใใใธใ ่ข ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lightning bug Bugs have to go to school to learn how to become lightning bugs. Only the brightest bugs graduate to become lightning bugs. Q: Whoยดs the smartest insect in school? A: The lightning-bug. Because heยดs so bright! (Image: lightning bug in school with glasses, pocket protector, etc. Maybe even have some cool kids teasing him). 518 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ ใธใฃใใใใคใใค ใธใณ ใใถ, ใฟ snake, serpent, hard drinker ่ๅฃ(ใใใใก): faucet; tap 1 S 1721 ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>ๅฎ: other 11 ่ซ 142 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic snake A snake eats insects and he does that outside, while we eat another snake in the house and preferably with a spoon. Solid Snake crawled like a bug, infiltrated my house, and took out everyone with a spoon. 519 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1501-2000 ่น ใณใฆ ใซใ rainbow ่น(ใซใ): rainbow 1 S 2110 ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48) 9 ่ซ 142 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rainbow Little is it known that a rainbow is actually created by insects of different colours flying in formation, a craft they have perfected to create the rainbows we see today. Rainbow is of course created by billions of colored insects (what? you really thought it was an optical illusion?). However I had problems remembering that the insect primitive goes on the left. If you have similar difficulties, try this: rainbow is an Insect-Craft. Mnemonic: I.C. Rainbow (I see rainbow). 520 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ถ ใใงใฆ butterfly ่ถ(ใกใใ): butterfly 1 S+ 2011 ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>ไธ: generation; world; society; public<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) butterfly A butterfly is an insect that appears after spending a generation on a tree as a cocoon. Butterflies are insects that like to eat just the flowers but leave the leaves behind. (helps me to think of the kanji for leaves, minus the flower bit). 521 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฌ ใใฏใใใฏ ใฒใจ.ใ ใฉใใค, ใฉใฃ single, alone, spontaneously, Germany ็ฌ่ช(ใฉใใ): original; peculiar; characteristic; proprietary<br>็ฌ็ซ(ใฉใใใค): independence (e.g. Independence Day); self-support<br>็ฌ็น(ใฉใใจใ): peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic<br>็ฌ่ฃ(ใฉใใใ): dictatorship; despotism<br>็ฌๅ (ใฉใใใ): (1) monopoly (2) to monopolize; to hog<br>็ฌ่บซ(ใฉใใใ): bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate<br>ๅญค็ฌ(ใใฉใ): isolation; loneliness; solitude<br>ๅ็ฌ(ใใใฉใ): sole; independence; single; solo (flight)<br>็ฌๅต(ใฉใใใ): originality<br>็ฌใ่จ(ใฒใจใใใจ): soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself<br>็ฌใใงใซ(ใฒใจใใงใซ): by itself; automatically; naturally 2 5 365 ็ฌ: dog<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper 9 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ ็จ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic single The bachelorยดs apartment looked like it had been attacked by a pack of wild dogs. There were even insects in the kitchen. No wonder heยดs single! A SINGLE guy is a WILD DOG who BUGS many women. 522 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ่ ใตใณใใใณ ใใใใใ silkworm 1 6 2272 ๅคฉ: heavens; sky; imperial<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper 10 ่ซ 142 6 ใใใปใใใธใ ่ ถ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic silkworm There are no insects in heaven - well, that is, except for silkworms. What, do you expect Jesus to import his fancy robes from China? In China it was believed that the silkworms were insects sent from heaven because of the beautiful material they produced. 523 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ขจ ใใฆใใ ใใใใใ-ใ-ใใ ใ, ใ wind, air, style, manner ้ขจๆฏ(ใตใใใ): scenery<br>ๅฐ้ขจ(ใใใตใ): typhoon; hurricane<br>้ขจ้ช(ใใ): cold (illness); common cold<br>้ขจไฟ(ใตใใใ): (1) manners; customs (2) sex service; sex industry<br>้ขจ่น(ใตใใใ): balloon (esp. small, toy variety)<br>ๅ้ขจ(ใใตใ): (1) Japanese style (2) light wind; moderate breeze<br>้ขจๅ(ใตใ): (1) bath; bathtub (2) bathroom; bathhouse (3) room for drying lacquerware (4) base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)<br>้ขจๅ(ใตใใฉ): natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features<br>ๆ้ขจๆฉ(ใใใทใใ): electric fan<br>ๆด้ขจ(ใใใตใ): Western style<br>ๆด้ขจ(ใผใใตใ): storm; windstorm; gale<br>้ขจ็ฟ(ใตใใใ ใ): custom<br>้ขจ(ใใ): wind; breeze<br>้ขจ(ใตใ): (1) method; manner; way; style (2) appearance; air (3) tendency (4) folk song (genre of the Shi Jing) (5) wind (one of the five elements)<br>้ขจๅๆท(ใตใใใ): wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper<br>้ขจ่ป(ใใใใใพ): (1) pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy) (2) windmill (3) Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)<br>ๆฐ้ขจ(ใใตใ): character; traits; ethos<br>ใ้ขจๅ(ใใตใ): bath 4 2 558 ๅ : table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16)<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper 9 ้ขจ 182 9 ใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wind They say that when an INSECT flaps its wings even the single DROP of WIND that it creates is sometimes enough to create a hurricane on the other side of the Earth. The WIND usually carries things around in it - drops of rain or snow, and lots of insects. 524 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq501-750 ๅทฑ ใณใใญ ใใฎใใใคใกใฎใจใใช ใ, ใฟ self, snake, serpent ่ชๅทฑ(ใใ): self; oneself 1 6 1098 ๅทฒ: oneself (radical no. 49) 3 ๅทฑ 49 3 ใใฎใใปใใปใคใกใฎใจ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic self "This kanji looks like the ""s"" of ""self"", looking at its own reflection in a mirror (reversed sideways), as if pondering about his ""self""." When Superman looks at himself in the mirror, this is what he sees on his chest. 525 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ตท ใญ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใ.ใค rouse, wake up, get up ่ตทใใ(ใใใ): to raise; to cause; to wake someone<br>่ตทๆบ(ใใใ): origin; beginning; rise<br>่ตทใใ(ใใใ): to occur; to happen<br>่ตทๅบ(ใใใใ): rising; getting out of bed<br>ๅผใ่ตทใ(ใฒใใใใ): to cause; to induce<br>่ตท็น(ใใฆใ): starting point; origin<br>่ตทไผ(ใใตใ): (1) undulation (2) ups and downs; highs and lows<br>่ตทใใ(ใใใ): (1) to get up; to rise (2) to wake up (3) to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place 4 3 374 ่ตฐ: run<br>ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent 10 ่ตฐ 156 7 ใฏใใใปใใใซใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rouse Be careful when youยดre RUNNING through the jungle, because you might step on and ROUSE a sleeping SNAKE. Then youยดll have to RUN like hell before it bites you! Nothing will rouse you quite as much as finding a snake in your bed. You will run away like youยดve never run before! 526 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ๅฆ ใ ใใใ ใ, ใด, ใฟ queen, princess 1 S 1752 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent 6 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic queen Cleopatra. Be careful you donยดt pick up a drag queen at a club - they might look like women, but they have a snake down there! 527 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆน ใซใค ใใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใพใ reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search ๆน้ฉ(ใใใใ): reform; reformation; innovation<br>ๆนๆญฃ(ใใใใ): revision; amendment; alteration<br>ๆนๅ(ใใใใ): (1) betterment; improvement (2) kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)<br>ๆน้ (ใใใใ): (1) remodeling; remodelling; restructuring (2) modding<br>ๆน่ฏ(ใใใใใ): improvement; reform<br>ๆนใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to change; to alter; to revise; to replace (2) to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve (3) to examine; to check; to inspect (4) to do properly; to do formally<br>ๆนๆญ(ใใใใค): (1) examination of tickets (2) ticket gate; ticket barrier<br>ๆนๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): revision (of a rule, price, etc.); reform; alteration; change<br>ๆนไฟฎ(ใใใใ ใ): repair; improvement<br>ๆนใใฆ(ใใใใใฆ): another time; again; over again; once again; anew<br>ๆน่จ(ใใใฆใ): revision (of text); alteration; change<br>ๆนใพใ(ใใใใพใ): (1) to be renewed (2) to stand on ceremony; to be formal (3) to take a turn for the worse<br>ๆนๆช(ใใใใ): deterioration; changing for the worse 2 4 147 ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 7 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic reformation The taskmaster of Slytherin ( wizardry house symbolized by a snake ) plans a reformation of Hogwarts, disallowing the study of magic to all muggle-born. ใใใใงใใญ๏ผ. This is a Meiji reformation taskmaster, trying to force usage of the Roman alphabet in Japan in place of Kanji. He holds a snake in the shape of the letter S and tries to explain how much simpler this is (j/k). 528 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ่จ ใญ ใใ.ใ ใฎใ scribe, account, narrative ่จไบ(ใใ): article; news story; report; account<br>่จ่ (ใใใ): reporter<br>่จ้ฒ(ใใใ): (1) record; minutes; document (2) a record (e.g. in sports); results; score (3) to record; to document (4) to set a record (e.g. in sports); to show a result; to reach a value<br>่จๅฟต(ใใญใ): commemoration; memory<br>่จๆถ(ใใใ): (1) memory; recollection; remembrance (2) storage<br>่จ่ฟฐ(ใใใ ใค): description; descriptor<br>ๆฅ่จ(ใซใฃใ): diary; journal<br>่จใ(ใใใ): (1) to write down; to note; to jot down (2) to remember<br>่จๅท(ใใใ): symbol; code; sign; notation<br>่จๅ ฅ(ใใซใ ใ): entry; filling in of forms<br>็ญ่จ(ใฒใฃใ): (taking) notes; copying<br>่จ่ผ(ใใใ): record; statement; description; mention; listing; registration; booking; entry<br>ไผ่จ(ใงใใ): biography; life story<br>ๆ่จ(ใใใ): memorization; memorisation; learning by heart<br>่จๅ(ใใใ): (1) signature; register (2) to put one's name on; to sign (3) stamped name; typed name 3 2 149 ่จ: say<br>ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent 10 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic scribe A scribe writes down the words spoken by a snake (i.e. a lawyer). Snakes have no hands. So, when a snake needs to write down something, it has to call in a SCRIBE, who will write down all the sayings of the snake. 529 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใใฆ ใคใค.ใใใใ.ใ ใ, ใใญ wrap, pack up, cover, conceal ๅ ใ(ใคใคใ): (1) to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in (2) to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by<br>ๅฐๅ ใฟ(ใใฅใคใฟ): parcel; package<br>ๅ ไธ(ใปใใกใใ): kitchen knife; carving knife<br>ๅ ่ฃ (ใปใใใ): packing; wrapping<br>ๅ ใฟ(ใคใคใฟ): bundle; package; parcel; bale<br>ๅ ๅธฏ(ใปใใใ): bandage; dressing 2 4 954 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent 5 ๅน 20 2 ใคใคใฟใใพใใปใใใพใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic wrap The snake bound up its prey by wrapping his body around it. Imagine Jessie sending in her Ekans (snake pokemon), and telling it to use bind attack to wrap up pikachu. 530 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ ใใฆ placenta, sac, sheath ็ดฐ่(ใใใผใ): cell (biology) 1 S 1379 ่: meat<br>ๅ : wrap; pack up; cover; conceal 9 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic placenta Imagine a newborn baby, fresh out of the womb, being entirely wrapped by the long piece of flesh, called a placenta, that once fed him. Placenta is flesh/part of the body wrapped around the foetus. 531 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ฒ ใใฆ ใฅใค cannon, gun ้็ ฒ(ใฆใฃใฝใ): (1) gun (2) wooden pole that sumo wrestlers strike in practice (practise) (3) fugu 1 S 1268 ็ณ: stone<br>ๅ : wrap; pack up; cover; conceal 10 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cannon Primitive cannons fired stones wrapped with poisonous snakes. Cannon = stone projectile wrapped by a barrel. 532 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆณก ใใฆ ใใ bubbles, foam, suds, froth ๆณก(ใใถใ): bubble; foam; froth; head on beer 1 S 1872 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ : wrap; pack up; cover; conceal 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bubble When water forms a bubble, it wraps a pocket of air. To prevent people from popping bubble wrap for fun, the post office has started filling the bubbles with water. 533 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ไบ ใญใใญใฅใฆใใญใณ ใใ ใฒใ, ใฒใใ tortoise, turtle 1 S 1353 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 11 ้พ 213 16 ใใ ้พ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic tortoise It seems bizarre, but tortoises are a genetic cross with the head of a fish and the tail of an eel. Where the shell comes from, no one knows. A tortoise is prosperity bound up with a tail. They are very lucky creatures. 534 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ป ใใณ electricity ้ป่ฉฑ(ใงใใ): (1) telephone call; phone call (2) telephone (device); phone<br>้ปๆฐ(ใงใใ): (1) electricity (2) (electric) light<br>้ปๅ(ใงใใใใ): electric power<br>้ปๅญ(ใงใใ): (1) electron (2) (esp. as a prefix) electronic; electronics<br>้ป่ป(ใงใใใ): (electric) train<br>้ปๆณข(ใงใใฑ): (1) electro-magnetic wave; radio wave (2) nonsense<br>็บ้ป(ใฏใคใงใ): generation (e.g. power)<br>้ปๆบ(ใงใใใ): (1) source of electricity; electrical power (2) power (button on TV, etc.)<br>้ปๆฑ (ใงใใก): battery<br>ๅ้ป(ใฆใใงใ): power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply<br>้ปๅ ฑ(ใงใใฝใ): telegram<br>้ปๆต(ใงใใใ ใ): electric current<br>ไนพ้ปๆฑ (ใใใงใใก): dry cell; battery<br>้ป็ท(ใงใใใ): (1) electric line; electric cable; power cable (2) telephone line; telegraph wire<br>้ปๆฑ(ใงใใกใ ใ): telephone pole; telegraph pole; lightpole<br>้ป็(ใงใใใ ใ): light bulb<br>้ป็ฏ(ใงใใจใ): electric light 5 2 268 ้จ: rain<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 13 ้จ 173 8 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic electricity Think of a two natural sources of electricity: electrical storms (a form of weather) and electrical eels. ้ป่ฉฑ ใงใใ phone, call. This kanji was invented by the first Chinaman to discover electricity. He was so unfortunate, he stepped on an electric eel and got struck by lighting at the same time. 535 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq251-500 ็ซ ใชใฅใฆใใชใงใฆใใญใฆ ใใคใใใ ใใ dragon, imperial 1 S 1195 ้พ: dragon; imperial 10 ้พ 212 16 ใใ ใ ้พ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic dragon Have you ever seen an asian DRAGON? it looks like an eel, but can stand up because it has legs. If the poor villagers donยดt provide him with a vase full of eels each day, the dragon will lay waste to the village. 536 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆป ใญใฆใใฝใฆ ใใ ใใ waterfall, rapids, cascade ๆป(ใใ): (1) waterfall (2) rapids 1 S 1478 ๆฐด: water<br>็ซ: dragon; imperial 13 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ็ง ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic waterfall The Water Dragon dwells in the waterfall. Ever went under a waterfall, vase in hand, trying to catch eels from the water as it pours down? 537 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฑ ใใณ ใถใ pork, pig ่ฑ่(ใถใใซใ): pork 1 S 1864 ่: meat<br>่ฑ: pig; hog; pig radical (no. 152) 11 ่ฑ 152 7 ใใฎใใปใใฎใใธใใปใถใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic pork Pork comes from the flesh of a sow. "One possible pictograph for ""sow"" primitive: the top line is a feeding trough, the stroke touching it is the head, the long curved stroke is the body (with a little hook at the end for the curly tail), and the four remaining strokes are the sowยดs legs." 538 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใใฏ pursue, drive away, chase, accomplish, attain, commit 1 S 2230 ่ฑ: pig; hog; pig radical (no. 152)<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 10 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic pursue "In association with consummate (#540), our sow is on the road pursuing a mate." "The pig is on the road in the pursue of the turtle who is trying to escape (#283). (See story on escape (#283) & consummate (#540))." 539 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ ในใค ใจ.ใใใใคใ.ใซ consummate, accomplish, attain, commit (suicide) ้ใใ(ใจใใ): to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out<br>้ใซ(ใคใใซ): (1) finally; at last (2) (with neg) in the end<br>้ฃใ้ใใ(ใใใจใใ): to accomplish 1 S 1423 ่ฑ: pig; hog; pig radical (no. 152)<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 12 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic consummate This is still Miss Piggy only sheยดs gotten horny (as she often does) and now sheยดs pursuing Kermit to help her consummate her desires. "In association with pursue (#539), our sow has tracked down a suitable mate, theyยดve consummated their relationship, and now the little sow is all grown up into a boar with horns." 540 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฎถ ใซใใฑ ใใใใใใใก ใใ, ใ, ใ, ใคใ, ใน house, home ๅฎถๆ(ใใใ): family; members of a family<br>ๅฎถๅบญ(ใใฆใ): home; family; household<br>ๅฝๅฎถ(ใใฃใ): state; country; nation<br>ไฝๅฎถ(ใใฃใ): author; writer; novelist; artist<br>่พฒๅฎถ(ใฎใใ): farmer; farm family<br>ไธๅฎถ(ใใฃใ): a house; a home; a family; a household; one's family; one's folks; a style<br>็ปๅฎถ(ใใ): painter; artist<br>ๅฎถไบ(ใใ): (1) housework; domestic chores (2) family affairs; household matters<br>ๅฎถ่ณ(ใใกใ): rent<br>ๅฎๅฎถ(ใใฃใ): (one's parents') home<br>ๅฎถๅ ท(ใใ): furniture<br>ๅฎถ่จ(ใใใ): household economy; family finances<br>ๅฎถๅฑ(ใใใ): house; building<br>ๅฎถ็(ใใกใ): domestic animals; livestock; cattle<br>ๅคงๅฎถ(ใใใ): expert<br>ๅฎถไธป(ใใฌใ): landlord<br>ๅฎถๅ (ใใชใ): (1) (my) wife (2) inside the home; one's family<br>ๅฎถๅบ(ใใใง): running away from home; leaving home<br>ๅฎๆฅญๅฎถ(ใใคใใใใ): industrialist; businessman<br>่ฒธๅฎถ(ใใใ): house for rent<br>ๅฎถ(ใใ): (1) house; residence; dwelling (2) family; household (3) lineage; family name<br>ๅฎถ(ใใก): (1) house; home (one's own) (2) (one's) family; (one's) household<br>ๅฎถ(ใ): house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family<br>ๅฎถๆฅ(ใใใ): retainer; retinue; servant<br>ๅฎถ(ใ): -ist (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.); -er 4 2 133 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>่ฑ: pig; hog; pig radical (no. 152) 10 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic house "Think of ""The Three Little Pigs"". There was a house made of straw, another made of sticks, and a third made of bricks, each occupied by a pig. So, naturally, housetop over pig means house, the central element of that story." Man, ever hear of cleaning? This house is a pig sty. 541 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_Family Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1-250 ๅซ ใซ ใใใใจใค.ใใใ.ใใใ.ใ marry into, bride ๅซ(ใใ): (1) wife; bride (2) (one's) daughter-in-law<br>่ฑๅซ(ใฏใชใใ): bride 1 S 1581 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅฎถ: house; home; family; professional; expert; performer 13 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic marry into Since the Nihonjin man is hardly ever home, the woman feels more like sheยดs married into the house than into a relationship. Traditionally, it was the women who would marry into the households of their husbandยดs families. 542 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฑช ใดใฆ ใใ.ใ ใใ, ใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใฒใง, ใพใใ overpowering, great, powerful, excelling, Australia ่ฑช่ฏ(ใใใ): wonderful; gorgeous; splendor; splendour; pomp; extravagance<br>ๅฏ่ฑช(ใตใใ): wealthy person; millionaire 1 S 1104 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>่ฑ: pig; hog; pig radical (no. 152) 14 ่ฑ 152 7 ใใฎใใปใใฎใใธใใปใถใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic overpowering In Orwellยดs ยดAnimal Farmยด the pigs overpowered every other animals. They crownded themselves as ruler of the farm and walked tall on their rear legs, a crime strictly forbidden in the animal republic. Ganon, the tall crowned pig, has been overpowering ther land of Hyrule for decades. 543 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ธ ใใงใฆ ใฏใใใใใใ intestines, guts, bowels, viscera ่ ธ(ใกใใ): guts; bowels; intestines 1 4 1807 ่: meat<br>ๆ: open; sun 13 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic intestines Intestines are the part of the body that is taken out of piglets to make piggy banks. Just imagine factory workers scraping out the intestines of real piglets and packaging them up for little children. Taking things too literally, you used a real piglet as a piggy bank. Now when you smash it open to get your coins out, you have to dig out your coins from its intestines. ew. 544 grade4 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ด ใธใงใฆใใใงใฆ ใฐ location, place ๅทฅๅ ด(ใใใใใ): factory; plant; mill; workshop<br>็งๅ ด(ใพใใฐ): (1) farm (livestock); ranch (US); station (Aus, NZ) (2) pasture land; meadow; grazing land<br>็พๅ ด(ใใใฐ): actual spot; scene; scene of the crime<br>ๅธๅ ด(ใใกใฐ): (1) (town) market (2) (the) marketplace<br>ๅ ดๆ(ใฐใใ): (1) place; location; spot; position (2) room; space (3) basho (sumo wrestling tournament)<br>็ซๅ ด(ใใกใฐ): standpoint; position; situation<br>ไผๅ ด(ใใใใใ): assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds<br>ๅๅ ด(ใใใใใ): theatre; theater; playhouse<br>ๅบๅ ด(ใใ ใคใใใ): (1) (stage) appearance; performance (2) participation (e.g. in a tournament)<br>ๅ ด้ข(ใฐใใ): scene; setting (e.g. of novel)<br>่ทๅ ด(ใใใใฐ): one's post; place of work; workplace<br>็ธๅ ด(ใใใฐ): (1) market price (2) speculation (e.g. on stocks) (3) reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation; esteem<br>ๅ ฅๅ ด(ใซใ ใใใใ): entrance; admission; entering<br>ๅบๅ ด(ใฒใใฐ): plaza; (public) square; piazza; forum; open space<br>้ง่ปๅ ด(ใกใ ใใใใใใ): parking lot; parking place<br>็ปๅ ด(ใจใใใใ): (1) entry (on stage); appearance (on screen) (2) entrance; introduction (into a market)<br>ๅฃฒใๅ ด(ใใใฐ): place where things are sold; point of sale; POS; sales floor; counter (in shop)<br>ๅ ดๅ(ใฐใใ): case; situation<br>่พฒๅ ด(ใฎใใใใ): farm (agriculture)<br>ๆฌๅ ด(ใปใใฐ): (1) home; habitat; center; centre; best place (2) authentic; genuine<br>้ฃ่กๅ ด(ใฒใใใใใ): airfield; airport<br>้ๅ ด(ใฉใใใใ): (1) dojo (hall used for martial arts training) (2) manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)<br>ๅฝนๅ ด(ใใใฐ): town hall<br>ๅผๅ ด(ใใใใใ): ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony<br>้ ๅ ด(ใใใฐ): bar; bar-room<br>ๆบๅ ด(ใพใใใใ): unanimous; whole audience<br>ๅธๅ ด(ใใใใ): (the) market (as a concept)<br>ๅ ด(ใฐ): (1) place; spot; space (2) field; discipline; sphere; realm (3) occasion; situation (4) scene (of a play, movie, etc.) (5) session (of the stock market) (6) area in which cards are laid out (in a card game) (7) field (8) field (gestalt psychology)<br>ๆฅๅ ด(ใใใใใ): attendance 4 2 52 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆ: open; sun 12 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic location Youยดre looking for a good location to bury your piggy bank savings. It has to be in some soft soil thatยดs easy to dig up, well hidden, and easy to remember like this kanji. "Donยดt confuse with place (#1127). Think of location not as a single fixed spot, but as the act of locating. Youยดve buried your piggy bank in the dirt in your backyard, but you canยดt remember where. You frantically dig everywhere in a process of location to find your piggy bank." 545 grade2 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๆนฏ ใใฆ ใ hot water, bath, hot spring ๆนฏ(ใ): (1) hot water (2) hot bath; hot spring (3) molten iron<br>็ฑๆนฏ(ใญใฃใจใ): boiling water<br>ๆนฏๆฐ(ใใ): steam; vapour; vapor<br>ๆนฏ้ฃฒใฟ(ใใฎใฟ): teacup<br>่ถใฎๆนฏ(ใกใใฎใ): tea ceremony 2 3 1356 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆ: open; sun 12 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hot water Imagine a hot water kettle for your tea, except this one is a pink piggy bank that pours the water from its snout (and squeals when the water is piping hot). Make sure to use a potholder! "Hot water is a phrase that can mean ""getting into trouble."" This kanji pictures just one of the many meanings of that phrase: itยดs water that you get into (with creditors and the like) when your piggy bank is empty!" 546 grade3 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็พ ใจใฆ ใฒใคใ ใ sheep ็พๆฏ(ใใใใ): wool 1 3 1852 ็พ: sheep, sheep radical (no. 123) 6 ็พ 123 6 ใฒใคใใปใฒใคใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic sheep Picture of a sheep run over by a steam roller. Must have been a ram, note the horns. Our Lord and King put on ears and a tail to become a lowly sheep for the slaughter. 547 grade3 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1501-2000 ็พ ใใใ ใใคใ.ใใ ใฏใ, ใใ, ใใใฟ, ใ beauty, beautiful ็พ่ก(ใณใใ ใค): art; fine arts<br>็พ่ก้คจ(ใณใใ ใคใใ): art gallery; art museum<br>็พใใ(ใใคใใใ): beautiful; lovely<br>็พ(ใณ): beauty<br>็พไบบ(ใณใใ): beautiful person (woman)<br>็พๅฎน(ใณใใ): beauty of figure or form<br>ๅช็พ(ใใใณ): grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness<br>่ณ็พ(ใใใณ): praise; adoration; glorification<br>่ค็พ(ใปใใณ): reward; prize<br>็พๅณใใ(ใใใใ): delicious; tasty; sweet<br>่ฏ็พ(ใใณ): pomp; splendor; splendour; gaudiness 3 3 462 ็พ: sheep<br>ๅคง: large; big 9 ็พ 123 6 ใฒใคใใปใฒใคใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic beauty I guess this kanji proves itยดs not just the Welsh whose idea of beauty is a large sheep. A Sheep on top of a dog is NOT a beautiful thing. 548 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆด ใจใฆ ใชใ , ใฒใ, ใฒใใ, ใ, ใใ ocean, western style ๆฑๆด(ใจใใใ): Orient<br>ๆตทๆด(ใใใใ): ocean<br>่ฅฟๆด(ใใใใ): the west; Western countries<br>ๆดๆ(ใใใตใ): Western-style clothes (cf traditional Japanese clothes)<br>ๆด้ขจ(ใใใตใ): Western style<br>ๆดๅๅบ(ใใใฒใใฆใ): shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories 4 3 763 ๆฐด: water<br>็พ: sheep 9 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ocean This kanji refers to the waters of the Pasheephic ocean. Remember the story of Jason and the Argonauts from Greek myth? Jason travelled across oceans of water in order to recover the fleece of a certain sheep. 549 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq751-1000 ่ฉณ ใทใงใฆ ใใ.ใใใใคใพใณ.ใใ ใใ detailed, full, minute, accurate, well-informed ่ฉณใใ(ใใใใ): (1) detailed; full; accurate (2) knowing very well; well-acquainted; well-informed<br>่ฉณ็ดฐ(ใใใใใ): detail; particulars 1 S 1178 ่จ: say<br>็พ: sheep 13 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic detailed "Trembling from head to hoof from such a traumatic experience, the sheep gives a very detailed worded account to the detective about his wolf attack. ""We need more details Mr. Sheep. Tell us exactly where the baaad man touched you""." Say! detailed sheep, not like that! DE-TAILED sheep. Got it? 550 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฎฎ ใปใณ ใใ.ใใ fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea ๆฐ้ฎฎ(ใใใใ): fresh<br>้ฎฎใใ(ใใใใ): (1) vivid; bright; brilliant; clear; fresh; vibrant (2) skillful; skilful; adept; adroit; deft; brilliant; beautiful; fine; excellent 1 S 355 ้ญ: fish<br>็พ: sheep 17 ้ญ 195 11 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใช (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fresh "The freshest fish is caught in the middle of the night while most people are ""counting sheep."" (If youยดve ever been to Tsukiji fish market, you know what I mean)." "This oneยดs easy to remember. The kanji gives 2 examples of foods that should be purchased fresh. To remember which foods, take the first letter of fresh, ""F"", to stand for fish and the final sound of fresh, ""SH"", to stand for sheep: FreSH. It even puts the primitives in the right order." 551 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ้ ใฟใใใ ใใก ใใค, ใใจ, ใฆ, ใฆใค, ใจใใ, ใฟใก accomplished, reach, arrive, attain ้ๆ(ใใฃใใ): achievement<br>ๅ้(ใจใใ ใก): friend; companion<br>้ ้(ใฏใใใค): delivery; distribution<br>็บ้(ใฏใฃใใค): development; growth<br>ไผ้(ใงใใใค): transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction<br>ๅฐ้(ใจใใใค): reaching; attaining; arrival<br>้ใใ(ใใฃใใ): to reach; to get to<br>ไผ้(ใ ใฆ): (1) elegance; dandyism; sophistication; having style (2) affectation; showing off; putting on an air; appearances; just for show<br>ไธ้(ใใใใใค): (1) improvement; advance; progress (2) communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank<br>้่ (ใใฃใใ): (1) in good health; healthy; well; robust; strong (2) skilled; clever; proficient<br>้้(ใใใใค): express; special delivery<br>้(ใใก): pluralizing suffix (esp. for people & animals; formerly honorific) 3 4 500 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>็พ: sheep<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 12 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic accomplished Dolly (the first cloned sheep ever) grow tired of being a celebrity and escaped from the labs by digging a tunnel. She turned out to be an ACCOMPLISHED escapist, as she managed to dig a road under the soil. /Imagine Dolly performing a escape, like those movies where the main character has to escape from jail. The dirty sheep had come far down this road and had accomplished many things. 552 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ็พจ ใปใณใใจใณ ใใใ.ใใใใพใ envious, be jealous, covet ็พจใพใใ(ใใใใพใใ): (1) envious (feeling, etc.); jealous (2) enviable (position, etc.)<br>็พจใ(ใใใใ): to envy 0 S ็พ: sheep<br>ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) 13 ็พ 123 6 ใฒใคใใปใฒใคใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic envious A very thirsty sheep, who always lacked water, spends his days watching his fellow sheep (in the farm next door or in another pen) and being very envious of their water. Envious of the greener grass on the other side of the fence, the sheep looks down in disgust at his own dry grass lacking water. 553 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion ๅทฎ ใต ใ.ใใใ.ใ distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance ๅทฎ(ใ): difference; variation<br>ๆ ผๅทฎ(ใใใ): qualitative difference; disparity<br>ๅทฎๅฅ(ใในใค): discrimination; distinction; differentiation<br>ไบคๅทฎ็น(ใใใใฆใ): crossing; intersection<br>ๆๅทฎ(ใใ): time difference<br>ๆฅๅทฎใ(ใฒใใ): sunlight; rays of the sun<br>ๅทฎใๅผใ(ใใใฒใ): (1) deduction; subtraction; balance (2) ebb and flow; rise and fall<br>่ชคๅทฎ(ใใ): measurement error; calculation error<br>ๅทฎ้ก(ใใใ): balance; difference; margin<br>ๅทฎ็ฐ(ใใ): difference; disparity<br>ไบคๅทฎ(ใใใ): (1) crossing; intersection (2) (genetic) crossing over<br>ๅทฎใไธใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to give; to offer (2) to lift up; to hold up; to raise<br>ๅทฎใๅบใ(ใใใ ใ): to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out<br>ๅทฎใๆฏใใ(ใใใคใใใ): to interfere; to hinder; to become impeded<br>ๅทฎใๆฏใ(ใใใคใใ): hindrance; impediment<br>ๅทฎใๆใใ(ใใใใใ): to come near to; to approach<br>ๅทฎใ(ใใ): (1) to shine (2) to be visible (3) to be tinged with (4) to rise (of water levels); to flow in (5) to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one (6) to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise (7) to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance) (8) to insert; to put in (9) to wear (a sword) in one's belt; to wear at one's side; to carry under one's arm (10) to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm (in sumo) (11) to pole (a boat) (12) to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks) (13) to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye (14) to light (a fire); to burn (15) to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten (16) to stop in the midst of; to leave undone<br>ๆๅทฎใ(ใใณใใ): to point at<br>ไบบๅทฎใๆ(ใฒใจใใใใณ): index finger<br>ๅทฎใๅผใ(ใใใฒใ): (1) to deduct; to take away; to dock (2) to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind (3) to ebb and flow 3 4 449 ็พ: sheep<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48) 10 ๅทฅ 48 3 ใใใปใใใฟใปใใใฟใธใใปใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic distinction This New-Zealand pro-gamer has won many distinctions playing WoolCraft (a massively multi-user game in which the goal is to shear sheep). Noob players make no distinction between what games they play, whether itยดs the geniune thing or a bootleg fake copy. The biggest example of course, would be the legit World of Warcraft and the biggest ripoff there is: World of Wool-craft! 554 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ็ ใใฃใฏใใธใฃใฏ ใ.ใใ-ใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใค.ใใใค.ใใ don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing ็้ธ(ใกใใใใ): landing; alighting; touch down<br>ๅฐ็(ใจใใกใใ): arrival<br>็็ฉ(ใใใฎ): (1) clothing; clothes (2) kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)<br>ไธ็(ใใใ): underwear<br>ๅ ็(ใใใกใใ): first arrival<br>็ใ(ใใ): (1) to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on (2) to bear (guilt, etc.)<br>ๆฐด็(ใฟใใ): bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers<br>่ฝใก็ใ(ใใกใคใ): (1) calmness; composure; presence of mind (2) stability; steadiness<br>ไธ็(ใใใ): coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment<br>็ๆ(ใกใใใใ ): (1) to start work (on); to undertake (2) embarkation; launch<br>ๅท็(ใใ ใใกใใ): attachment; adhesion; tenacity<br>็ๆฟใใ(ใใใใ): to change one's clothes<br>็(ใกใใ): (1) counter for suits of clothing (2) arriving at ...<br>็ๅทฅ(ใกใใฃใใ): start of (construction) work<br>็็ฎ(ใกใใใใ): attention<br>็ๆฟใ(ใใใ): changing clothes; change of clothes<br>็่ฒ(ใกใใใใใ): colouring; coloring; colorant<br>็้ฃพใ(ใใใใ): to dress up<br>่็(ใฏใ ใ): underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet<br>็ใใ(ใใใ): (1) to put clothes on (someone) (2) to plate; to gild; to veneer (3) to accuse (of some crime); to give (a bad name)<br>่ฝใก็ใ(ใใกใคใ): (1) to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind (2) to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate (3) to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in (4) to be settled; to be fixed; to have been reached (5) to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match; to suit; to fit (6) to be unobtrusive; to be quiet; to be subdued<br>็ใ (ใกใใใกใใ): steadily<br>็ๅธญ(ใกใใใใ): sit down; seat<br>ใใฉใ็ใ(ใใฉใใคใ): to struggle on to; to arrive somewhere after a struggle; to grope along to; to barely manage to reach; to finally arrive at; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)<br>็ใ(ใคใ): (1) to arrive at; to reach (2) to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table) 4 3 376 ็พ: sheep<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 12 ็พ 123 6 ใฒใคใใปใฒใคใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic don A pullover is donned by pulling wool over your eyes. Someone who is donning a disguise does that in order to pull the wool over your eyes. 555 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq251-500 ๅฏ ใฆใคใใค ใใ ใ solely, only, merely, simply ๅฏไธ(ใใใค): only; sole; unique 1 S 1292 ๅฃ: mouth<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 11 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic solely "The mouth of a turkey is used solely for saying, ""Gobble."" Likewise, your mouth, full of turkey, is solely used to gobble it up." Sadly my mouth gets to taste turkey solely on Christmas Day. 556 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฆ ใทใงใฆ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใ char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe ็ฆ็น(ใใใใฆใ): focus (e.g. photographic); focal point<br>็ฆใใ(ใใใ): to burn; to be burned<br>็ฆใ(ใใใ): to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind; to be surprised<br>็ฆใใ(ใใใ): to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char<br>็ฆใ่ถ(ใใใกใ): black tea 1 S 973 ้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)<br>็ซ: fire 12 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic char When I put the turkey over the oven fire, it always ends up being charred beyond recognition. Iยดm not a very good cook. Char could be any meat over oven fire. So why is it a turkey in this kanji? Because charred turkey is what sticks out most in your mind as the thing that ruined Thanksgiving dinner. 557 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ค ใทใงใฆ reef, sunken rock 1 S 1977 ็ณ: stone<br>็ฆ: char; hurry; impatient; irritate; burn; scorch; singe 17 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic reef Coral reefs are now dying off due to our abuse of the environment and now look like charred stone. For a picture illustrating this, see http://www.nacri.org/images/Hof-dredgingfig8.jpg. "Reefs are often formed from volcanic rock, or ""rock that has been charred""." 558 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใทใฅใฆ ใใค.ใพใใใใค.ใใใใคใฉ.ใ ใใคใพใ, ใ gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock ้ไผ(ใใ ใใใ): meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally<br>้ๅฃ(ใใ ใใ ใ): group; mass<br>็ทจ้(ใธใใใ ใ): editing; compilation; editorial (e.g. committee)<br>้ไธญ(ใใ ใใกใ ใ): concentration; convergence; centralization; integration; gathering together<br>ๅ้(ใผใใ ใ): recruiting; taking applications<br>ๅ้(ใใ ใใใ ใ): gathering up; collection; accumulation<br>็น้(ใจใใใ ใ): feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report<br>้ใใ(ใใคใใ): to collect; to assemble; to gather<br>้ๅ(ใใ ใใใ): (1) gathering; assembly; meeting (2) set<br>้ใพใ(ใใคใพใ): gathering; meeting; assembly; collection<br>ๅ จ้(ใใใใ ใ): complete works<br>ๅฏ้(ใฟใฃใใ ใ): crowd; close formation; dense<br>้ใพใ(ใใคใพใ): to gather; to collect; to assemble<br>ๆก้(ใใใใ ใ): collecting; gathering<br>้่จ(ใใ ใใใ): totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. votes)<br>้(ใใ ใ): collection; compilation<br>้้(ใใ ใใใ): money collection<br>็พค้(ใใใใ ใ): group (of living things); crowd; community 4 3 210 ้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 12 ้น 172 8 ใตใใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic gather Hunter-gathers, searching all along the ground for food. They never look up and see the Turkeys that have gathered on top of the trees to hide. Those were some smart turkeys! Gather the turkeys for Thanksgiving. Gather the trees for Christmas. In that order... 559 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใธใฅใณ quasi-, semi-, associate 1 S 1441 ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 10 ๅซ 15 2 ใซใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic quasi- Quasi-modo, the famous hunchback of Notre-Dame wasnยดt actually a hunchback at all!! He used a frozen turkey to make a hunch! An iced turkey is only quasi-as-good-as fresh turkey. 560 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฒ ใทใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ ใฎใถ advance, proceed, progress, promote ๆจ้ฒ(ใใใใ): (1) propulsion; driving force (2) implementation; promotion (e.g. of a government policy)<br>้ฒๅบ(ใใใใ ใค): advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging<br>ไฟ้ฒ(ใใใใ): promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on<br>้ฒๅญฆ(ใใใใ): entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university<br>้ฒ่ทฏ(ใใใ): (1) route; course (2) career, university choices; course (of future life)<br>ๅ้ฒ(ใใใใ): advance; drive; progress<br>ๆ้ฒ(ใใใใใ): promotion<br>้ฒ่ก(ใใใใ): advance; progress<br>้ฒๆญฉ(ใใใฝ): progress; advance; improvement; development<br>่ก้ฒ(ใใใใ): march; parade<br>้ฒๅ(ใใใ): evolution; progress<br>้ฒใ(ใใใ): (1) to advance; to go forward (2) to precede; to go ahead (of) (3) to make progress; to improve (4) to deepen; to heighten (5) to do of one's own free will<br>้ฒๅฑ(ใใใฆใ): progress; development<br>ๅข้ฒ(ใใใใ): promoting; increase; advance<br>้ฒใฟ(ใใใฟ): progress<br>้ฒใใ(ใใใใ): to advance; to promote; to hasten<br>้ฒๅ(ใใใฆใ): presentation (e.g. of a gift)<br>้ฒๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): progress 4 3 142 ้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 11 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic advance Why did the turkey cross the road? To advance to the other side, of course. "[re: raulir] Animals on the road: Turtles escape (#283) and Pigs pursue (#539), while the Turkeys advance (looking very formidable indeed)." 561 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ้ ใถใใใพใฆ ใพใ.ใใใใพใ.ใ miscellaneous ้่ช(ใใฃใ): journal; magazine; periodical<br>่ค้(ใตใใใค): complex; complicated<br>ๆทท้(ใใใใค): confusion; congestion<br>้้ณ(ใใคใใ): noise (jarring, grating)<br>้่ซ(ใใคใ ใ): chatting; idle talk<br>้่ฒจ(ใใฃใ): miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries<br>้(ใใค): (1) rough; crude; sloppy; messy (2) miscellaneous<br>้ๅทพ(ใใใใ): house-cloth; dust cloth<br>้ๆจ(ใใคใผใ): various kinds of small trees; assorted trees 3 5 839 ไน: nine<br>ๆจ: tree; wood<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 14 ้น 172 8 ใตใใจใ ้ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic miscellaneous "Newscast: ""Among todayยดs miscellaneous stories, we have a report on a baseball team that was chased up a tree by a turkey. Stay tuned for this and more!""." On the left we have baseball and wood, which obviously means a baseball bat. Instead of balls, there are miscellaneous other objects you may hit with it. While beating people may be one favorite use, in this case we see it used for making turkey mash. 562 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ ใท ใ-ใใใใใใ feminine, female ้(ใใ): female (animal) 1 S 1951 ๆญค: this; current; next; coming; last; past<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 14 ้น 172 8 ใตใใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic feminine Stop | spooning | turkeys. Spoon females. To become feminine you must stop using a spoon to eat turkey and use a knife and fork like a proper lady. 563 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆบ ใธใฅใณ ใใ ใ.ใใใใใ ใ.ใใใใชใใ.ใใใใฎใใใฒใจ.ใใใใฟใใใ semi-, correspond to, proportionate to, conform, imitate ๅบๆบ(ใใใ ใ): standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum<br>ๆบๅ(ใใ ใใณ): preparation; setup; arrangements; provision; reserve<br>ๆฐดๆบ(ใใใใ ใ): (1) level; standard (2) water level<br>ๆจๆบ(ใฒใใใใ ใ): standard; level; norm<br>ๆบใใ(ใใ ใใใ): to follow; to conform; to apply to<br>ๆบใใ(ใใ ใใใ): to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to<br>ๆบๆฅ(ใใ ใใใ ใ): semi-express train (slower than an express); local express train 2 5 425 ๆฐด: water<br>้ผ: falcon 13 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic semi- The anhinga, or water turkey, has a needle-like nose, so really itยดs only a semi-turkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhinga. At the turkey fighting semi-final, turkeys are injected with drugs via needles and splashed with water to help them last the match. 564 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๅฅฎ ใใณ ใตใ.ใ stirred up, be invigorated, flourish ่ๅฅฎ(ใใใตใ): excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal<br>ๅฅฎ้(ใตใใจใ): hard struggle; strenuous effort 1 6 1521 ๅคง: large; big<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy 16 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic stirred up The St. Bernard dog pounces on a turkey in a rice field and stirs up all the other birds around. See them all gobble gobbling in fear? Gruesome, but it makes it easy to remember. Here goes: The St. Bernard stirred up a crowd of turkeys and caught one. It bit the head, brains spilling onto the rice field. 565 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฅช ใใ ใใฐ.ใ rob, take by force, snatch away, dispossess, plunder, usurp ๅฅชใ(ใใฐใ): to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal<br>็ฅๅฅช(ใใใใ ใค): pillage; plunder; looting; robbery 1 S 974 ๅคง: large; big<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 14 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic rob Remember the scene in A Christmas Story where the big dogs robbed the family of their Christmas turkey? Well, the following year Ralphieยดs mom glued the holiday bird to the kitchen table, just as a precaution. Donยดt let the neighborยดs St.Bernard rob tonightยดs turkey....glue it to the table if you must. 566 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ขบ ใซใฏใใณใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident ้ฉ็ขบ(ใฆใฃใใ): precise; accurate<br>็ขบๅฎ(ใใใใค): certainty; reliability; soundness<br>็ขบไฟ(ใใใป): guarantee; maintain; ensure; insure; secure; reservation<br>ๆ็ขบ(ใใใใ): clear; precise; definite; distinct<br>็ขบใ(ใใใ): (1) certain; sure; definite (2) if I'm not mistaken; if I remember correctly<br>็ขบ่ช(ใใใซใ): affirmation; confirmation; validation<br>็ขบ็ซ(ใใใใค): (1) establishment; settlement (2) to establish; to settle<br>็ขบๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): (1) decision; settlement (2) definition<br>็ขบ็(ใใใใค): probability; likelihood; chances<br>็ขบไฟก(ใใใใ): conviction; belief; confidence<br>็ขบใใใ(ใใใใใ): to ascertain; to check; to make sure<br>ๆญฃ็ขบ(ใใใใ): accurate; punctual; exact; authentic; veracious<br>็ขบใ(ใใฃใใ): firmly; tightly; reliable; level-headed; steady 3 5 252 ็ณ: stone<br>้บ: bird flying; high ambition 15 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic assurance To assure that no one will get into the Turkey coop, put a huge rock in the entrance! "Youยดve heard the expression ""killing two birds with one stone."" (ไธ็ณไบ้ณฅ is-seki-ni-chou). Weยดll, thereยดs another one that roughly translates as ""killing an entire coop with a giant boulder. "" Thatยดs the method that hunters use when they want absolute assurance of taking home a bird." 567 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใด ใใพ noon ๅๅพ(ใใ): afternoon; p.m.<br>ๅๅ(ใใใ): morning; a.m.<br>ๆญฃๅ(ใใใใ): noon; mid-day 5 2 154 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅนฒ: dry; parch 4 ๅ 24 2 ใใ ใใปใใ ใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic noon Noon is a good time for a ten minute nap (using lie down as nap). Noon is the hour of the horse. 568 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ่จฑ ใญใง ใใ.ใใใใจ permit, approve ่จฑๅฏ(ใใใ): (1) permission; approval; authorization; license (2) to permit; to authorize<br>่จฑใ(ใใใ): (1) to permit; to allow; to approve (2) to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off (3) to confide in (4) to give up; to yield<br>ๅ ่จฑ(ใใใใ): license; permit; licence; certificate<br>็น่จฑ(ใจใฃใใ): (1) patent; special permission; licence (license); concession; franchise; charter (2) proprietary<br>่จฑๅฎน(ใใใใ): permission; pardon<br>่จฑใ(ใฐใใ): (1) approximately; about (2) only; merely; nothing but (3) (after the -ta form of a verb) just (finished, etc.) 3 5 720 ่จ: say<br>ๅ: noon; sign of the horse; 11AM-1PM; seventh sign of Chinese zodiac 11 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic permit If horses could speak, you might have to ask their permission before mounting them. Mr Ed ( a famous talking horse ) was finally at a loss for words when told he would need a permit for public speaking. 569 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆญ ใซใณ ใใใ.ใถ ใถ delight, joy ๆญ่ฟ(ใใใใ): welcome; reception<br>ๆญๅฃฐ(ใใใใ): cheer; shout of joy 1 S 1065 ้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) 15 ๆฌ 76 4 ใใใณใปใใใฅใใใปใใใใปใใค ๆญก ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic delight Imagine a spoiled little girl. Her delight when she gets a Pegasus for her birthday... and then like all spoilt little girls she gets bored of it quickly... hence the yawn. I would be delighted if Japanese lacked the Pegasus kanji. 570 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆจฉ ใฑใณใใดใณ ใใใใใใใใฏใ.ใ authority, power, rights ๆฟๆจฉ(ใใใใ): (political) administration; political power<br>ๆจฉๅฉ(ใใใ): right; privilege<br>ๆจฉๅ(ใใใใใ): (political) power; authority; influence<br>ๆจฉ้(ใใใใ): power; authority; jurisdiction<br>ไธปๆจฉ(ใใ ใใ): sovereignty; supremacy; dominion<br>ๆจฉๅจ(ใใใ): authority; power; influence<br>ๆฃๆจฉ(ใใใ): (1) abstaining from voting (2) renunciation of a right (3) did not start (sport); DNS; defaulting<br>็นๆจฉ(ใจใฃใใ): privilege; special right<br>ๆจฉ(ใใ): authority; right (to do something) 3 6 156 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 15 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆฌ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic authority I have Eric Cartman of the โSouth Parkโ animated series, wearing a cop uniform, riding a wooden Pegasus (such as on a funfair), and yelling โRESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!!!โ. No one has the authority to tie up a pegasus to a tree! 571 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ่ฆณ ใซใณ ใฟ.ใใใใ.ใ outlook, look, appearance, condition, view ่ฆณๅ (ใใใใ): sightseeing<br>่ฆณๆธฌ(ใใใใ): observation<br>่ฆณๅฎข(ใใใใใ): audience; spectator; spectators<br>่ฆณๅฏ(ใใใใค): observation; survey<br>ๆฒ่ฆณ(ใฒใใ): pessimism; disappointment<br>่ฆณ่ก(ใใใใ ใ): spectators; onlookers; members of the audience<br>ๅฎข่ฆณ(ใใใฃใใ): object (as opposed to subject)<br>ๅค่ฆณ(ใใใใ): appearance; exterior; facade<br>่ฆณๅฟต(ใใใญใ): (1) idea; notion; conception (2) sense (e.g. of duty) (3) resignation; preparedness; acceptance (4) observation and contemplation<br>็ด่ฆณ(ใกใใฃใใ): intuition; instinct; insight; hunch<br>่ฆณ็น(ใใใฆใ): point of view<br>ๆฅฝ่ฆณ(ใใฃใใ): optimism<br>ไธป่ฆณ(ใใ ใใ): (1) subjectivity; subject; ego (2) one's personal opinion; one's own idea<br>่ฆณ(ใใ): (1) look; appearance (2) spectacle; sight (3) observation meditation (4) outlook on ...; view of ...<br>่ฆณ่ฆง(ใใใใ): viewing 3 4 476 ้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)<br>่ฆ: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible 18 ่ฆ 147 7 ใฟใ ่ง ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic outlook Microsoft Outlook works about as well as a pegasus that canยดt see: they both crash all the time. I used to hate birds.Theyยดre loud, stupid and worst of all they shit on your head. Used to think birds were the most vile creatures on earth. Then I encountered a pegasus. I was just walking down the road, minding my own business when I happened to look up. I saw it there, braying noisily, ivory wings outstretched like an angel, back leg raised ever so slightly. It dropped a steaming brown load right on my face. It changed my outlook completely. Birds are the second most vile creatures on earth. 572 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ็พฝ ใฆ ใฏใใใใฏใญ ใใ ใ, ใฐ feathers, counter for birds, rabbits ็พฝ(ใฏใญ): (1) feather; plume; wing (2) blade (fan, propeller, etc.)<br>็พฝ(ใ): counter for birds and rabbits 2 2 748 ็พฝ: feather, wing, feather radical (no. 124) 6 ็พฝ 124 6 ใฏใญ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic feathers Pictograph. Easy enough. These days the biggest concern in airline safety is ICE on the WINGS of the plane. Birds that fly long distances also have to worry about getting ICE on their FEATHERS. 573 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting_Counters Kanji_Nature_Animal_Parts.of.Body kanjifreq501-750 ็ฟ ใทใฅใฆใใธใฅ ใชใ.ใใใชใ.ใ learn ็ทด็ฟ(ใใใใ ใ): practice; practise<br>ๅญฆ็ฟ(ใใใใ ใ): study; learning; tutorial<br>ๆผ็ฟ(ใใใใ ใ): (1) practice; practise (2) exercises; manoeuvres; maneuvers (3) seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum<br>็ฟๆ ฃ(ใใ ใใใ): custom; habit; manners<br>ๅฎ็ฟ(ใใฃใใ ใ): practice; practise; training (esp. practical and hands-on); drill<br>ๆ ฃ็ฟ(ใใใใ ใ): usual (historical) custom<br>่ฌ็ฟ(ใใใใ ใ): short course; training<br>ๆ็ฟ(ใใใใใ ใ): training; instruction<br>้ขจ็ฟ(ใตใใใ ใ): custom<br>ไบ็ฟ(ใใใ ใ): preparation for a lesson<br>่ช็ฟ(ใใใ ใ): self-study<br>ๅพฉ็ฟ(ใตใใใ ใ): review; revision<br>็ฟใ(ใชใใ): to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in<br>่ฆ็ฟใ(ใฟใชใใ): to follow another's example<br>็ฟๅญ(ใใ ใใ): penmanship 4 3 706 ็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits<br>็ฝ: white 11 ็พฝ 124 6 ใฏใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic learn Imagine a white bird loosing a couple feathers as it is learning to fly. You learn a lesson as you watch it doing so, maybe you learn that โnothing comes for freeโ or that โone has to be prepared to loose in order to gainโ... Learning is all about adding more feathers to your cap and the most prestigious of all is the beautiful pure white feather youยดll receive when you have learned the kanji! 574 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq501-750 ็ฟ ใจใฏ the following, next ็ฟ(ใใ): the following; next 2 6 1070 ็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits<br>็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect 11 ็พฝ 124 6 ใฏใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic the following The following segment is sponsored by...Swiffer - who make excellent feather dusters for cleaning your vases. "Your feathers would also stand up if you were a hen in a slaughter house and you heard: ""The following!""." 575 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใจใฆ ใฆใ weekday ๅๆ(ใฉใใ): Saturday<br>ๆๆฅ(ใใใณ): day of the week<br>ๆฅๆ(ใซใกใใ): Sunday<br>้ๆ(ใใใใ): Friday<br>ๆๆ(ใใคใใ): Monday<br>ๆฐดๆ(ใใใใ): Wednesday<br>ๆจๆ(ใใใใ): Thursday<br>็ซๆๆฅ(ใใใใณ): Tuesday<br>็ซๆ(ใใใ): Tuesday<br>้ๆๆฅ(ใใใใใณ): Friday<br>ๆๆๆฅ(ใใคใใใณ): Monday<br>ๆฐดๆๆฅ(ใใใใใณ): Wednesday<br>ๅๆๆฅ(ใฉใใใณ): Saturday<br>ๆฅๆๆฅ(ใซใกใใใณ): Sunday<br>ๆจๆๆฅ(ใใใใใณ): Thursday 4 2 940 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 18 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic weekday "Tip: feathers + turkey : This combination of primitives appears six times in Heisig, so itยดs worthwhile giving it a name. I suggest ""futon"" (your futon is made from turkey feathers). REF: weekday (FRAME 576) , laundry (#577), leap (#1285), outstanding (#2272), twinkle (#2534), shimmering (#2880). Story: On weekdays you hang your futon out in the sun." The poor farmer spends every weekday while the sun shines, plucking turkey feathers. 576 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time Kanji_Time_Days.of.the.week kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฟฏ ใฟใฏ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ laundry, wash, pour on, rinse ๆดๆฟฏ(ใใใใ): washing; laundry<br>ๆฟฏใ(ใใใ): (1) to rinse; to wash out (2) to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace 2 S 1698 ๆฐด: water<br>็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 17 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic laundry At the laundry you stuff your large futon (made from turkey feathers) in the machine, thereby causing it to break -- as shown by the water spurting out the side. When turkeys do the laundry, they put their feathers in water (they donยดt have clothes). 577 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฐ ใจใ ใใ.ใ, ใฎใใพ.ใ, ใฎใใพ.ใใ, ใใใซ say, reason, pretext, history, past 0 S+ ๆฐ: say, say radical (no. 73) (none) sayeth "Sayeth?! Who the hell says ""sayeth""? Doesnยดt seem quite right...just like this kanji, which is just like ""day"" but doesnยดt seem ""quite right.""." When pent up alone, one sayeth little. 578 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฐ ใณใณ ใใพ.ใ quandary, become distressed, annoyed ๅฐ้ฃ(ใใใชใ): difficulty; distress<br>่ฒงๅฐ(ใฒใใใ): poverty; lack<br>ๅฐใ(ใใพใ): to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped 3 6 843 ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 7 ๅ 31 3 ใใซใปใใซใใพใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic quandary Iยดm supposed to make an enclosure for my tree, but if I use its wood for the enclosure, there wonยดt be anything left to be pent-in. What a quandary! You are pent in the garden of eden with one tree, but outside is the whole world to explore! What a quandary -- should you stay in paradise with the tree of knowledge or should you go out into the world? 579 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅบ ใณ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใพใใใใ.ใพใใใใ.ใ harden, set, clot, curdle ๅบๅฎ(ใใฆใ): (1) fixation; fixing (e.g. salary, capital) (2) fixed handle<br>ๅบใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt) (2) to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate (3) to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence) (4) to fortify; to reinforce; to support (5) to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.) (6) to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise (7) to tie tightly; to fasten (8) to hold a bow fully drawn<br>ๅบๆ(ใใใ): characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-<br>้ ๅบ(ใใใ): stubbornness; obstinacy<br>ๅบไฝ(ใใใ): solid (body); solid matter; solid-state<br>ๅบใพใ(ใใใพใ): (1) to harden; to solidify (2) to become firm; to become certain (3) to gather (together); to assemble; to huddle together 2 4 750 ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ๅค: old 8 ๅ 31 3 ใใซใปใใซใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic harden Fossils are old things pent in that have hardened. Remember Metapod from Pokemon? All it used was harden, which kept it pent in until it grew old enough to evolve into Butterfree.. 580 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq501-750 ๅฝ ใณใฏ ใใซ ใใช, ใ country ๅคๅฝ(ใใใใ): foreign country<br>ๅคๅฝไบบ(ใใใใใใ): foreigner<br>ๅฝๅฎถ(ใใฃใ): state; country; nation<br>ๅฝไผ(ใใฃใใ): National Diet; parliament; congress<br>ๅฝ้(ใใใใ): international<br>ๅฝๆฐ(ใใใฟใ): nation; nationality; people; citizen<br>ๅฝ้ฃ(ใใใใ): UN; United Nations<br>ๅ จๅฝ(ใใใใ): country-wide; nation-wide; whole country; national<br>ๅฝ(ใใซ): (1) country; (the) state (2) region (3) province (of Japan) (4) home (i.e. hometown, home country) (5) land; earth<br>ๅฝๅข(ใใฃใใใ): national border; provincial border<br>ๅฝ็ฑ(ใใใใ): nationality<br>ๅฝ้ฒ(ใใใผใ): national defence; national defense<br>ๅฝ็ซ(ใใใใค): national<br>ๅฝไบค(ใใฃใใ): diplomatic relations<br>ๅฝ็ฃ(ใใใใ): domestic products<br>ๅฝๅ(ใใใฉ): country; territory; domain; realm<br>ๆฌๅฝ(ใปใใใ): one's own country<br>ๅฝ่ช(ใใใ): (1) national language (2) Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan) (3) native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)<br>ๅคฉๅฝ(ใฆใใใ): paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven<br>ๅฝๆ(ใใใใ): national ownership<br>ๅฝ็(ใใใใ): king<br>ๆฏๅฝ(ใผใใ): one's homeland<br>ๅฝๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): state-sponsored; national 5 2 3 ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>็: jewel; ball 8 ๅ 31 3 ใใซใปใใซใใพใ ๅ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic country In my country (England) the crown jewels are kept pent-in in the Tower of London. Which happens to be where enemies of the state were once also pent-in (probably for trying to steal those jewels). Just think of Japan, a country which is like a jewel but historically very enclosed. 581 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_People_Group kanjifreq1-250 ๅฃ ใใณใใใณ ใใใพใใใพใ.ใ group, association ๅฃไฝ(ใ ใใใ): organization; organisation; association<br>้ๅฃ(ใใ ใใ ใ): group; mass<br>ๅ ฌๅฃ(ใใใ ใ): public corporation<br>ๅฃๅฐ(ใ ใใก): multi-unit apartments<br>ๅฃ็ต(ใ ใใใค): unity; union; combination<br>ๅธๅฃ(ใตใจใ): (1) futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor) (2) round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)<br>ๅๅฃ(ใใใ ใ): troupe; theatrical company<br>ๅบงๅธๅฃ(ใใถใจใ): zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)<br>ๅฃๆ(ใใกใ): fan<br>ๅฃ(ใ ใ): body; group; party; company; troupe 2 5 213 ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 6 ๅ 31 3 ใใซใปใใซใใพใ ๅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic group When you are admitted into a group like the Yakuza, youยดre well and truly done (ใ ใ) for. You must stick to the group like glue, and you will be pent-in for life, never being able to leave. "A pent-in group will naturally be more cohesive, or ""glued together.""." 582 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_People_Group kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใคใณ ใ.ใใใกใช.ใ ใฆ cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to ๅๅ (ใใใใ): cause; origin; source<br>่ฆๅ (ใใใใ): main cause; primary factor<br>ๅ ใ(ใใ): (1) to be due to; to be caused by (2) to depend on; to turn on (3) to be based on; to come from<br>ๅ ใฃใฆ(ใใฃใฆ): therefore; consequently; accordingly; because of 3 5 636 ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ๅคง: large; big 6 ๅ 31 3 ใใซใปใใซใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic cause We once had a dog with big paws // and oh what great trouble heยดd cause // we built a huge pen // to keep him pent in // and stop him from breaking more laws //. Why is there poop on the kitchen floor? Oh, the cause is that you kept the dog pent in the house all day. Next time remember to walk him. 583 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๅงป ใคใณ matrimony, marry 1 S 1985 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅ : cause; factor; be associated with; depend on; be limited to 9 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic matrimony Matrimony is the state in which the woman has got you pent in like a dog so that you cannot go after other bitches. When the woman gets angry, she treats her man like a pent in dog (i.e., puts him in the doghouse). Itยดs a perfect metaphor for the state of matrimony. 584 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใจใณ ใใฎ ใใ, ใใฎ park, garden, yard, farm ๅ(ใใ): (1) garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; plantation (2) place; location<br>ๅ ฌๅ(ใใใใ): (public) park<br>ๅ็ฉๅ(ใฉใใถใคใใ): zoo; zoological gardens<br>ๅนผ็จๅ(ใใใกใใ): kindergarten<br>็ฐๅ(ใงใใใ): (1) country; rural districts (2) cultivated land; fields<br>ๅ่ธ(ใใใใ): horticulture; gardening<br>้ๅๅฐ(ใใใใใก): amusement park 3 2 628 ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>่ข: long kimono 13 ๅ 31 3 ใใซใปใใซใใพใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic park A nice picnic pent up in the park, with your crock pot and scarf (picnic blanket). There was a homeless man living in a box at the park so I gave him a lidded crock filled with hot curry tied with a scarf... 585 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใซใคใใจ ใพใ.ใใ-ใพใ.ใใ-ใพใ.ใใใพใ.ใใ-ใพใ.ใใใพใ.ใ-ใ-ใพใ.ใใใใจใ.ใใใ.ใใ "#NAME?" ๅใ(ใพใใ): (1) circumference; perimeter; edge (2) surroundings; locality; neighborhood (3) rotation; circulation<br>ๅๅพฉ(ใใใตใ): (1) restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; return; replevin; improvement (2) recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence<br>ไปๅ(ใใใใ): now; this time; lately<br>ๅ็ญ(ใใใจใ): reply; answer<br>ๅๅ(ใใใใ ใ): collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval<br>ๅๆฐ(ใใใใ): number of times; frequency; count<br>ๅ่ปข(ใใใฆใ): rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning<br>ๅ(ใใ): (1) counter for occurrences (2) counter for games, rounds, etc.; counter for innings (baseball) (3) Islam (4) Hui (people)<br>ๅ่ทฏ(ใใใ): circuit (electric)<br>ๆ นๅใ(ใญใพใใ): making necessary arrangements; laying the groundwork<br>่บซใฎๅใ(ใฟใฎใพใใ): one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities<br>ๅใ(ใพใใ): (1) to turn; to rotate; to gyrate (2) to circulate; to send around (3) to surround (4) to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers) (5) (after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to chase someone around) (6) to dial (e.g. telephone number) (7) to invest (8) to gang-rape<br>ๅพๅใ(ใใจใพใใ): putting off; postponing<br>ๅๆฐๅธ(ใใใใใใ): book of tickets<br>ๅใ้(ใพใใใฟใก): detour; diversion<br>ๅใ(ใพใใ): (1) to turn; to revolve (2) to visit several places (3) to function well (4) to pass a certain time<br>ๆปใๅใ(ใใใพใใ): to stir up; to churn; to ransack; to disturb<br>ๅ้(ใใใใ): forwarding<br>ๅ่ฆง(ใใใใ): circulation<br>ไธๅใ(ใใใพใใ): to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than<br>้ ๅใ(ใจใใพใใ): detour; roundabout way<br>่ปขๅ(ใฆใใใ): revolution; rotation<br>ใญใๅใ(ใญใใพใใ): screwdriver<br>ๆๅใ(ใฆใพใใ): preparations; arrangements 4 2 50 ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ๅฃ: mouth 6 ๅ 31 3 ใใซใปใใซใใพใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic "#NAME?" Write mouth two -times. Pretty much a pictograph, see book. Keyword meanings : to turn round, counter for number of times, counter for rounds. Some simple compounds using previously learned kanji : ๆฌกๅ (next time), ๆฏๅ (every time/each round), ๅใ (to wander around). 586 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ๅฃ ใใณใใฟใณ podium, stage, rostrum, terrace ๅฃ(ใ ใ): (1) platform; podium; rostrum (2) mandala<br>่ฑๅฃ(ใใ ใ): flower bed 1 S 1512 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ไบถ: truly; wholly; cordial 16 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic podium A man on the podium announce the rules for the contest: You must fill a top hat with dirt as many times as you can by nightbreak. Abraham Lincoln used a simple mound of soil for a podium, when he wore his top hat and gave the speech he had practiced many times until nightbreak. But it was so magnificent that no one noticed. 587 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅบ ใใณ ใฟใใใใช store, shop ๆฏๅบ(ใใฆใ): branch office; branch store<br>ๆธๅบ(ใใใฆใ): bookshop; bookstore<br>ๅๅบ(ใใใใฆใ): shop; small store; business; firm<br>ๅบๅก(ใฆใใใ): shop assistant; employee; clerk; salesperson<br>ๅซ่ถๅบ(ใใฃใใฆใ): coffee lounge; coffee shop; (rather formal) cafe<br>ๅฃฒๅบ(ใฐใใฆใ): shop; stand<br>ๅบ(ใฟใ): store; shop; establishment<br>ๅบ(ใฆใ): -store; -shop<br>ๆดๅๅบ(ใใใฒใใฆใ): shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories<br>ๅบๅฑ(ใฟใใ): store; shop 5 2 378 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅ : fortune-telling; divining; forecasting; occupy; hold; have; get; take 8 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic store Try to remember all those stores from Zelda that were inside caves and had fortune-teller like vendors. The fortuneteller has a store in a cave. 588 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq251-500 ๅบซ ใณใใฏ ใใ warehouse, storehouse ๅๅบซ(ใใใ): storehouse; warehouse; godown<br>ๅท่ตๅบซ(ใใใใใ): refrigerator<br>้ๅบซ(ใใใ): (1) safe; strongbox; cashbox; vault; strongroom (2) depository; cash office; treasury; provider of funds<br>่ปๅบซ(ใใใ): garage; car shed; carport<br>ๅจๅบซ(ใใใ): inventory; stock; stockpile 2 3 852 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>่ป: car 10 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic warehouse I think of the Batcave. Itยดs a big cave that Batman uses as a warehouse to store his car, the Batmobile, and all his cool big-boy toys. Have you ever worked in a warehouse? Itยดs like a giant metal cave. Watch out for that forklift! 589 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq751-1000 ๅบญ ใใค ใซใ ใฐ courtyard, garden, yard ๅฎถๅบญ(ใใฆใ): home; family; household<br>ๅบญ(ใซใ): garden<br>ๆ กๅบญ(ใใใฆใ): schoolyard; campus 3 3 816 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅปท: courts; imperial court; government office 10 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic courtyard When the courthouse caved in, trials had to be held in the courtyard. Back in caveman days, courts were held in caves. When too many people showed up to watch, they spilled out into the courtyard (the yard outside the cave court ) . ๅบญ (ใซใ): garden, yard, compound ๅบญๅ (ใฆใใใ): garden, park ๆ กๅบญ (ใใใฆใ): schoolyard. 590 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq751-1000 ๅบ ใใงใฆใใใค ใใใใ government office ๅบ(ใกใใ): government office; agency; board<br>ๅฎๅบ(ใใใกใใ): government office; authorities<br>็ๅบ(ใใใกใใ): prefectural office 2 6 793 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ไธ: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign 5 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ ๅปณ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic government office Some bureaucrats at a government office decided that the tunnels of caves need to get street signs, which are then nailed to the walls of the cave. "In some of the scarier countries, when someone is invited to visit a ""government office"", itยดs actually a dungeon where theyยดre dragged into a cave and nailed to the wall." 591 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅบ ใทใงใฆ ใจใใใใ bed, floor, padding, tatami "ๅบ(ใจใ): (1) bed; bedding (2) sickbed (3) alcove (4) riverbed (5) seedbed (6) straw ""core"" of a tatami mat (7) floor<br>ๅบใฎ้(ใจใใฎใพ): tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)<br>่ตทๅบ(ใใใใ): rising; getting out of bed<br>ๅบ(ใใ): (1) floor (2) stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player) (3) dining platform built across a river<br>ๅบๅฑ(ใจใใ): barbershop; barber" 2 S 1175 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 7 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bed The two safe places to sleep in the wilderness are in a tree and in a cave. So these can be considered as beds. (based on mspertus:) The two safe places to sleep in the wilderness are in a tree and in a cave. So to be on the safe side it is best to put a tree in a cave and use it as a bed. 592 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1001-1500 ้บป ใใใใข ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใ hemp, flax ้บป้ (ใพใใ): anaesthesia; anesthesia<br>้บป(ใใ): (1) cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant) (2) hemp (fiber); linen; flax; jute<br>้บป็บ(ใพใฒ): paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor<br>้บปๅง(ใพใ): (1) Ma Gu; legendary Taoist immortal with long talon-like fingernails (2) backscratcher 1 S 1142 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๆ: grove; forest 11 ้บป 200 11 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic hemp (Image: while Batman is out, Robin is smokinยด a huge doob in a secret corner of the Batcave where he nurtures his hemp grove). Where is the best place to hid your grove of hemp trees? In a cave, you dope! 593 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฃจ ใ ใฟใ.ใใใ.ใ ใใใ grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth) ๆญฏ็ฃจใ(ใฏใฟใใ): (1) dental brushing; brushing one's teeth (2) dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder<br>็ฃจใ(ใฟใใ): (1) to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth) (2) to refine; to improve 2 S 1608 ้บป: hemp; flax<br>็ณ: stone 16 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic grind If you grind the hemp you are bound to get stoned quicker. You must GRIND the HEMP collected in the grove by your cave on solid STONE to make the best ropes. 594 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฟ ใทใณ ใใใใ-ใใใ heart, mind, spirit "้ขๅฟ(ใใใใ): concern; interest<br>ไธญๅฟ(ใกใ ใใใ): (1) center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance (2) -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on<br>ๅฟ่(ใใใใ): heart<br>ๅฟ้ (ใใใฑใ): (1) worry; concern; anxiety (2) care; help; aid; assistance<br>ๅฟ็(ใใใ): state of mind; mentality; psychology<br>ๅฎๅฟ(ใใใใ): relief; peace of mind<br>้ฝๅฟ(ใจใใ): city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis<br>็ฑๅฟ(ใญใฃใใ): zeal; enthusiasm<br>่ๅฟ(ใใใใ): essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main<br>ๆๅฟ(ใใใใ): admiration; Well done!<br>ๅฟ่บซ(ใใใใ): mind and body<br>ๅฟๅฐ(ใใใก): (1) feeling; sensation; mood (2) sensation of doing (usu. after -masu stem of verb)<br>้ๅฟ(ใใใ): ambition; aspiration; designs; treachery<br>่ฏๅฟ(ใใใใใ): conscience<br>ๅฟไธญ(ใใใใ ใ): double suicide; lovers suicide<br>ๅ ๅฟ(ใชใใใ): innermost thoughts; real intention; inmost heart; one's mind; in the heart<br>ๆฑบๅฟ(ใใฃใใ): determination; resolution<br>ๅฟๅพใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to know; to understand; to be aware of; to regard as; to take for (2) to consent; to agree<br>่ฆๅฟ(ใใใ): pain; trouble; anxiety; diligence; hard work<br>ๅฟๅพ(ใใใใ): knowledge; information<br>ๅฟใใใ(ใใใใใใ): to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour<br>ๅฟๆใ(ใใใใใ): intention; attention; dedication; care; prudence; readiness; mental attitude<br>ๅฟๆ (ใใใใใ): sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart<br>็จๅฟ(ใใใใ): care; precaution; guarding; caution<br>ไธๅฟ(ใใฃใใ): (1) one mind (2) wholeheartedness; one's whole heart<br>ๅฟๅฝใใ(ใใใใใใ): having some knowledge of; happening to know<br>็ๅฟ(ใพใใใ): sincerity; devotion<br>ๅฟๅผทใ(ใใใใฅใใ): heartening; reassuring<br>ๅฟ็ดฐใ(ใใใใผใใ): helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening<br>ๅฟ(ใใใ): (1) mind; heart; spirit (2) the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)<br>ๅฟ(ใใ): (1) heart; mind (2) spirit; vitality; inner strength (3) Chinese ""Heart"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) (4) friend<br>ไธๅฟ(ใใใใใ): (1) secret intention; ulterior motive (2) kanji ""heart"" radical at bottom<br>่ชๅฐๅฟ(ใใใใใ): self-respect; conceit" 4 2 157 ๅฟ: heart, heart radical (no. 61) 4 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic heart "The four chambers in the heart. In the West, we point to our head when asked about the mind. In the East, they point to the heart. So then, the radical for ""state of mind""โฆ" Heart needs three drops of blood to work. 595 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq1-250 ๅฟ ใใฆ ใใ.ใใ forget ๅฟใ็ฉ(ใใใใใฎ): lost article; something forgotten<br>ๅฟใใ(ใใใใ): to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)<br>ๅบฆๅฟใ(ใฉใใใ): lapse of memory; forgetting for a moment something one knows well; (something) slipping one's mind 3 6 1129 ไบก: deceased; the late; dying; perish<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 7 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic forget You only truly forget her when she has perished in your heart. To forget means that something perishes from your heart. 596 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฟ ใใณ ใใฎ.ใถใใใฎ.ใฐใใ ใใ endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak 1 S 1700 ๅ: blade; sword; edge<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 7 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic endure A ninja must be able to endure the pain of clinging to a ceiling, motionless, for hours at a time, waiting for just the right moment to drop down and thrust the blade of his sword into the hearts of his enemies. By the way, this character is used in the compound ๅฟ่ (ninja) which is why I choose to use ninja as its primitive meaning. Someone with a razor blade stuck in their heart has to endure the pain wherever they go and can tell no one about it. 597 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ช ใใณ ใฟใจ.ใใใใใใ.ใใ acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe ๆฟ่ช(ใใใใซใ): recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement<br>่ช่ญ(ใซใใใ): recognition; cognizance; cognisance<br>็ขบ่ช(ใใใซใ): affirmation; confirmation; validation<br>ๅ ฌ่ช(ใใใซใ): official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation<br>่ชใใ(ใฟใจใใ): (1) to recognize; to recognise; to appreciate (2) to observe; to notice (3) to admit; to approve<br>่ชใใ(ใใใใใ): to write up 3 6 198 ่จ: say<br>ๅฟ: endure; bear; put up with; conceal; secrete; spy; sneak 14 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic acknowledge You are given a speech about some serious mistakes of yours, and you have to endure the whole thing, because all you can do is acknowledge. "I never read the ""acknowledgements"" section of books or theses, because they are mostly just boring words that i must endure reading, before i can get to the interesting part. :)." 598 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๅฟ ใญ ใ.ใใใ.ใฟใใ.ใพใใใ ใใพใ mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary 1 S 1882 ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 7 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mourning Remember the tale of Cleopatra? She was MOURNING the loss of her Marc Antony, so she placed the asp SNAKE to her HEART. "You are mourning the death of a relative, and it feels as if a snake had bitten into your heart. -- ""mourning feels like snake-bitten heart""." 599 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฟ ใท ใทใชใณใฐใใใใใ.ใใใใใใใ ใใ, ใน, ในใ, ใใ intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling ๅฟ(ใใใใใ): will; intention; motive<br>ๅๅฟ(ใฉใใ): same mind; comrade; kindred soul<br>ๆๅฟ(ใใ): will; volition; intention; intent; determination<br>ๅฟๅ(ใใใ): intention; aim; preference (for)<br>ๅฟๆ(ใใผใ): wish; desire; ambition<br>ๅฟใ(ใใใใใ): to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on) 2 5 823 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 7 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic intention A samuraiยดs intentions always come from the heart. Gentleman always have hearts full of good intentions. 600 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ช ใท document, records ้่ช(ใใฃใ): journal; magazine; periodical 2 6 851 ่จ: say<br>ๅฟ: intention; plan; resolve; aspire; motive; hopes; shilling 14 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic document A will is an important document that contains your final word on how you intend to distribute your assets. This is quite simple: a document is a set of words describing your intentions. 601 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฟ ใใฅใฆ ใใใ, ใใ, ใใ , ใใ ใ, ใชใ loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness ๅฟ ๅฎ(ใพใ): (1) faithful; loyal; devoted (2) hardworking; painstaking; diligent (3) healthy; fit<br>ๅฟ ๅ(ใกใ ใใใ): advice; warning 1 6 1113 ไธญ: in; inside; middle; mean; center<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 8 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic loyalty Their true loyalty exists in the middle of their hearts. Your loyalty is to whatยดs in your heart. 602 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ไธฒ ใซใณใใฑใณใใปใณ ใใใใคใใฌ.ใ shish kebab, spit, skewer 0 S 2139 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไธญ: in; inside; middle; mean; center 7 ไธจ 2 1 ใผใใปใใฆใผใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic shish kebab "Naka naka , ""whoยดs there?"" shish kebab .... ""shish kebab who?""." This is a pictograph if ever I saw one. Two chunks of meat on a skewer. 603 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆฃ ใซใณ ใใใ.ใ ใใ afflicted, disease, suffer from, be ill ๆฃ่ (ใใใใ): (a) patient 1 S 796 ไธฒ: shish kebab; spit; skewer<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 11 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic afflicted A person who is afflicted with the vampire disease can only be killed with a sheesh-kebab through the heart. If you are afflicted with severe heartburn, eating a spicy shish kebab will feel only slightly less painful than having it jammed straight into your heart. 604 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใท ใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใใใใผ.ใ think ๆใใฃใใ(ใใใใฃใใ): with all one's strength; with all one's heart; resignation; resolution<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): unintentionally; reflexively; spontaneously; involuntarily; instinctively<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): (1) to think; to consider; to believe (2) to think (of doing); to plan (to do) (3) to judge; to assess; to regard (4) to imagine; to suppose; to dream (5) to expect; to look forward to (6) to feel; to desire; to want (7) to recall; to remember<br>ๆๆณ(ใใใ): thought; idea; ideology<br>ๆใๅบ(ใใใใง): memories; recollections; reminiscence<br>ๆ่(ใใใ): thought; consideration; thinking<br>ไธๆ่ญฐ(ใตใใ): wonder; miracle; strange; mystery; marvel; curiosity<br>ๆใๅบใ(ใใใใ ใ): to recall; to remember<br>ๆใใคใ(ใใใใคใ): plan; idea; suggestion<br>ๆๆ(ใใ): intention; purpose<br>็ๆใ(ใใใใใ): unrequited love<br>ๆใไปใ(ใใใใคใ): to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to be struck with an idea<br>ๆใใใใชใ(ใใใใใใชใ): unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual<br>ๆใ่พผใ(ใใใใใ): to be under impression that; to be convinced that; to imagine that; to set one's heart on; to be bent on 4 2 132 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 9 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic think Think with your brain NOT your heart. To think is to use your brain over your heart. 605 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Judgement kanjifreq1-250 ๆฉ ใชใณ ใใใฟ grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit ๆฉๆต(ใใใใ): grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit<br>ๆฉ(ใใ): favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude 1 5 1418 ๅ : cause; factor; be associated with; depend on; be limited to<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 10 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic grace Grace here is a favor freely bestowed, like a good deed. So to remember this kanji, go to the local shelter, find a big dog pent up in a small cage and adopt him. That will cause a warm feeling in your heart! This kanji tells us that wherever heart is the cause, grace is the consequence. Think of โgraceโ as a graceful act: something benevolent that comes from the heart. 606 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฟ ใชใฆใใจใฆใ-ใใฆ ใใ.ใใใพใใซใใใ.ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใพใ apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept ๅฏพๅฟ(ใใใใ): (1) interaction; correspondence; coping with; dealing with; support (2) software support; ability of a computer system to run specific software<br>ๅฟๆด(ใใใใ): aid; assistance; help; reinforcement; rooting; barracking; support; cheering<br>ๅฟๅ(ใใใผ): subscription; application<br>ๅๅฟ(ใฏใใฎใ): reaction; response<br>ๅฟใใ(ใใใใ): to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for<br>ไธๅฟ(ใใกใใ): once; tentatively; in outline; for the time being; just in case; so far as it goes<br>ๅฟ็จ(ใใใใ): application; put to practical use<br>้ฉๅฟ(ใฆใใใ): adaptation; accommodation; conformity<br>ๅฟๆฅ(ใใใใค): reception<br>ๅฟๅฏพ(ใใใใ): receiving; dealing with<br>็ธๅฟ(ใใใใ): suitability; fitness<br>ๅฟๆฅ(ใใใใ ใ): emergency; first-aid<br>ๅฟใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to answer; to respond; to meet (2) to satisfy; to accept<br>็ธๅฟใใ(ใตใใใใ): appropriate; adequate; suitable 2 5 266 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 7 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic apply In the videogame Zelda, Link enters a CAVE to visit a fairy that will APPLY magic to fill his HEART containers. "[bravo, scottamus!] To apply for the job as a (replacement) Batman, you have to make it to the heart of the cave past all the traps he set up to test you. There, you see a table with the application form on it. Now that you think about it, the ad in the paper did say ""Those who donยดt make it to the heart of the cave need not apply.""." 607 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใค ใใจ, ใใ idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking ๆ่ฆ(ใใใ): opinion; view; comment<br>ๆๅณ(ใใฟ): meaning; significance<br>ๅๆ(ใใใ): agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord<br>ๆๅ(ใใใ): intention; idea; inclination<br>ๆ่ญ(ใใใ): (1) consciousness (2) awareness; sense (3) mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)<br>ๆๆฌฒ(ใใใ): will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)<br>ๆฑบๆ(ใใคใ): decision; determination<br>ๆๅค(ใใใ): unexpected; surprising<br>ๆ็พฉ(ใใ): meaning; significance<br>ๆณจๆ(ใกใ ใใ): caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice<br>ๆๅณ(ใใจ): intention; aim; design<br>ๅพๆ(ใจใใ): (1) triumph; prosperity (2) pride (3) one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty (4) frequent customer (client, etc.)<br>็จๆ(ใใใ): preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)<br>ๅๆ(ใฉใใ): (1) agreement; consent; same opinion; approval (2) same meaning<br>็ฑๆ(ใญใคใ): zeal; enthusiasm<br>ๅฅฝๆ(ใใใ): good will; favor; favour; courtesy<br>ๆๅฐ(ใใ): disposition; spirit; willpower; obstinacy; backbone; appetite<br>ๆฌๆ(ใใใ): respect; honour; honor<br>ๆๅฟ(ใใ): will; volition; intention; intent; determination<br>ๆๆ(ใใ): intention; purpose<br>ไธๆ(ใตใ): sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen<br>ๆๆฐ่พผใ(ใใใใ): to be enthusiastic about<br>็กๆๅณ(ใใใฟ): nonsense; no meaning; meaningless<br>ๆๅฐๆช(ใใใใ): malicious; ill-tempered; unkind<br>็ๆๆฐ(ใชใพใใ): impertinent; saucy; cheeky; conceit; audacious; brazen<br>ๆ(ใ): (1) feelings; thoughts (2) meaning 4 3 99 ้ณ: sound; noise<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 13 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic idea When you get a good IDEA you get excited and you can hear the SOUND of your HEART, itยดs pounding so hard. Picture someone whoยดs just had a great idea, but in place of a blinking light bulb over their head, you see a heart thumping with great noise. Imagine the greater the idea, the louder the sound of the beating heart. 608 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๆณ ใฝใฆใใฝ ใใ.ใ concept, think, idea, thought ๆๆณ(ใใใ): civility; courtesy; compliments; sociability; graces<br>ๆงๆณ(ใใใใ): plan; plot; idea; conception<br>ไบๆณ(ใใใ): expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture<br>ๆๆณ(ใใใ): thought; idea; ideology<br>ๆๆณ(ใใใใ): impressions; thoughts<br>็บๆณ(ใฏใฃใใ): expression (e.g. in music); idea; conception; way of thinking<br>็ๆณ(ใใใ): ideal; dream<br>ๆณๅ(ใใใใ): imagination; guess<br>็ฉบๆณ(ใใใใ): daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision<br>้ฃๆณ(ใใใใ): association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion 3 3 381 ็ธ: inter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 13 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic concept The concept of love is basically two hearts inter-acting as one. ยดยดInter-heartยดยด is a new therapy CONCEPT that helps macho guys share their feelings with each other. 609 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฏ ใฝใฏ ใใ breath, respiration, son, interest (on money) ๆฏๅญ(ใใใ): (1) son (2) penis<br>ๆฏ(ใใ): (1) breath; breathing (2) tone; mood<br>ๅฉๆฏ(ใใใ): interest (bank)<br>ๆถๆฏ(ใใใใใ): (1) news (from somebody); letter; contact (2) (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements<br>็ชๆฏ(ใกใฃใใ): suffocation; choking<br>ไผๆฏ(ใใ ใใใ): rest; relief; relaxation<br>ใใๆฏ(ใใใใ): sigh<br>ๅญๆฏ(ใใใ): son<br>ไธๆฏ(ใฒใจใใ): (1) one breath; pause; rest (2) one go (i.e. in a short time) (3) small amount of effort 3 3 882 ่ช: oneself<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 10 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic breath Your breath brings oxygen in through your nose which is then pumped around your body by your heart. I think Iยดve met my dream girl, but thereยดs a problem. her breath is horrible! So, do I listen to my nose or my heart? 610 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฉ ใฑใค ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ recess, rest, relax, repose ไผๆฉ(ใใ ใใใ): rest; break; recess; intermission 1 S 1731 ่: tongue; reed; clapper<br>ๆฏ: breath; respiration; son; interest (on money) 16 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic recess Recess to me is a school break. At recess some kiddies are comparing their latest body piercings. Tongues and noses are nothing special. The new cool is to have your heart done! Ah recess; tongues slandering, noses being turned up, and beneath it all, young hearts being broken. Dominant in playgrounds is the noise of tongues, which helps me remember that in this kanji tongue comes first. 611 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆต ใฑใคใใจ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใฟ ใใ, ใ, ใใจ, ใใจใ, ใใ, ใธใ, ใฟ, ใใ favor, blessing, grace, kindness ็ฅๆต(ใกใ): (1) wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence (2) prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)<br>ๆฉๆต(ใใใใ): grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit<br>ๆตใฟ(ใใใฟ): blessing; grace<br>ๆตใ(ใใใ): (1) to bless; to show mercy to (2) to give (money, etc.)<br>ๆตใพใใ(ใใใพใใ): to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in 2 S 925 ็ฑ: wherefore; a reason<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 10 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic favor Too easy. Imagine the Wizard of OZ. There, the three heroes asked the Wizard for three FAVORS: the lion wanted courage of TEN men, the scarecrow wanted a BRAIN, and the tin man wanted a HEART. Ok, the lion bit is stretching but you have it memorized now, so who cares? Do yourself a favor and take ten minutes to think about your decison... 612 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใญใงใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ fear, dread, awe ๆใ(ใใใ): fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใต): fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): to fear; to be afraid of<br>ๆใใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened (2) surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing<br>ๆ็ธฎ(ใใใใใ ใ): feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; being sorry; being ashamed<br>ๆใๅ ฅใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be much obliged; to feel small (2) to be grateful (3) to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be surprised (4) to be disconcerted; to be embarrassed 3 S 878 ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)<br>ๅก: mediocre<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 10 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fear "If your heart surgeon is mediocre in his craft, you have plenty of reason to fear. (""Oops, I think I left my scissors in there"")." My deep dark fear at the bottom of my heart is that I am mediocre at my craft. 613 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใฏใฏ ใพใฉ.ใ beguile, delusion, perplexity ่ฟทๆ(ใใใใ): trouble; bother; annoyance<br>่ชๆ(ใใใใ): temptation; allurement; lure; seduction<br>็ๆ(ใใใ): doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใ): planet 1 S 777 ๆ: some; one; or; possibly; a certain<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 12 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic beguile She was beguiled/mislead by his charm: at the party he kissed her on the mouth, they did it on the floor and thus he stole her heart. Poor girl! "The same cowboy from frame # 356 (elements mouth, floor and fiesta), kisses the floor with his mouth, once again, before going to the fiesta. There, he uses his good looks to beguile women (gets them to buy him drinks or such), by playing with their hearts." 614 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใซใณ emotion, feeling, sensation ๆใ(ใใใ): feeling; sense; impression<br>ๆ่ฆ(ใใใใ): sense; sensation; feeling; intuition<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใ): infection; contagion<br>ๆๆ (ใใใใใ): emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment<br>ๆๆณ(ใใใใ): impressions; thoughts<br>ๆๅ(ใใใฉใ): being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; deep emotion; impression<br>ๆ่ฌ(ใใใใ): thanks; gratitude<br>ๅฎๆ(ใใฃใใ): (1) real feeling; actual feeling (2) to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally<br>ๆๆ(ใณใใใ): sensibility; susceptibility; sensitive (to); well attuned to<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): to feel; to sense; to experience<br>ๆๅฟ(ใใใใ): admiration; Well done!<br>ๅ ฑๆ(ใใใใใ): sympathy; empathy; response<br>ๆๆฟ(ใใใใ): deep emotion; impression; inspiration<br>ๆ่งฆ(ใใใใใ): feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)<br>ไบๆ(ใใใ): presentiment; premonition<br>ๅๆ(ใฉใใใ): agreement; same opinion; same feeling; sympathy; concurrence<br>ๅๆ(ใฏใใใ): antipathy; revolt; animosity<br>็ๆ(ใคใใใ): feeling keenly; fully realizing<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): to feel; to sense<br>้ๆ(ใฉใใใ): thickheadedness; stolidity; insensitivity<br>ๆๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): sensitivity; reception (e.g. radio and television); severity (quake)<br>ๆ็ก้(ใใใใใใ): deep feeling; inexpressible feeling; filled with emotion<br>ๆ(ใใ): feeling; sensation; emotion; admiration; impression 3 3 233 ๅธ: all; same<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 13 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic emotion Emotion is a march of mouths inside your heart telling you what to feel. Strong EMOTIONS donยดt stay hidden. They march right out of oneยดs heart (below) and out oneยดs mouth (shouted, snarled, or gently whispered - depending on exactly what kind of emotion it is!). 615 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใฆใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใ.ใ ใ melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy ๆ้ฌฑ(ใใใใค): depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom 1 S 1625 ็พ: hundred<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) 15 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic melancholy Melancholy makes me think of Hamlet cause he was so ยดemoยด. In order to play up his feelings he bares his head and holds his crown over his heart then walks (on walking legs) around the palace making everyone see how melancholy he is. What a wuss. This is an image of the crucifixion. Jesus is on the cross. His crown of thorns has slipped down and is around his neck, right between his head and his heart. His walking legs can be seen dangling from the cross as well. How MELANCHOLY! 616 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฏก ใซ widow, minority, few 1 S 2035 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>่ช: oneself<br>ๅ: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100 14 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic widow The new widow sits in the house, her head in her lap (the extended stroke), her dagger in her husband. The houseยดs head, her husband, was murdered with a dagger. You can still see the drops of blood above the dagger. She is now a widow. 617 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฟ ใใฆใใขใฆ ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใใใใใพ busy, occupied, restless ๅฟใใ(ใใใใใ): busy; hectic; occupied; engaged<br>ๅคๅฟ(ใใผใ): busy; pressure of work 3 S 1475 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ไบก: deceased; the late; dying; perish 6 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic busy "Busy (as in ""occupied"") means a state of mind where all other thoughts are perished." "^^^Make the ""state of mind"" primitive Data (from Star Trek) instead right now and save yourself the headache; ยดstate of mindยด is too vague! (Data can stay so busy as not to sleep without dying. Heยดs a robot)." 618 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฆ ใจใ ใใใ.ใถใใใใ.ใฐใ ใ, ใใ ecstasy, joy, rapture 1 S 1762 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅ : exchange 10 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ecstasy ECSTASY alters our STATE OF MIND and makes us DEVILS. The state of mind that horny teenagers are looking for. 619 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใณใฆ ใคใญใใคใญใซ ใฎใถ, ใฒใ, ใฒใใ constancy, always 1 S 1314 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ไบ: span; request 9 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic constancy Constancy is holding the same state of mind over a long span of time. (tweaking PepeSeco and mspertus). Data is the epitome of constancy. As a robot, his consistency spans the entire day. 620 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆผ ใใฆ ใใ.ใ lament, grieve over 1 S 1645 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅ: eminent; table; desk; high 11 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lament When the worldยดs most eminent magician died, everyoneยดs state of mind became that of lamentation. He was buried with his famous sun-flower wand in his hand. Data laments that he could never see his eminent father, his creator, ever again. He paints a picture of his father, that looks like a sunflower in the shape of a magic wand. 621 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใด ใใจ.ใ enlightenment, perceive, discern, realize, understand ่ฆๆ(ใใใ): resolution; resignation; readiness; preparedness<br>ๆใ(ใใจใ): (1) to perceive; to sense; to discern (2) to understand; to comprehend; to realize (3) to attain enlightenment 1 S 1411 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅพ: I; my; our; one's own 10 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic enlightenment Enlightenment is a state of mind that goes beyond the five senses. "Data finds enlightenment when he discovers the answer to the question, ""Who am I?"". (Image: Data meditating in a sitting lotus position)." 622 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใใใ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ dreadful, be frightened, fearful ๆๆ(ใใใใต): fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): (1) scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful (2) (I'm) afraid 3 S 1325 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅธ: linen; cloth 8 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dreadful Someone in a dreadful state of mind has crawled into his bed and is hiding under the sheets (linens). Being an android, Data is white as a sheet. Doctor Crusher always has to remind herself that this is perfectly normal. From a doctorยดs perspective, he really does look dreadful. 623 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใณใฆ ใใ.ใฆใใใใ.ใใ ใใ disconcerted, be confused, lose one's head ๆ ใฆใ(ใใใฆใ): (1) to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic (2) to be in a hurry; to rush<br>ๆ ใใ ใใ(ใใใใ ใใ): busy; hurried; confused; flurried 1 S 1826 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>่: laid waste; rough; rude; wild 12 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic disconcerted (re: wazzab) The state of mind of the people of New Orleans as they examined their cityยดs concert hall laid waste can best described as disconcerted. "Data walks in and sees Picard weeping. ""What is the matter, Captain?"" Picard looks up, and replies that his entire home planet has been laid to waste. Data, the master of tact, offers up this consolation: ""Ah. I can see how that would be DISCONCERTing"". It turns out that the flow of tears was really just because Picard had lost his chance at getting at some rare (and thus valuable) flowers on his home planet." 624 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใซใค ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ repent, regret ๅพๆ(ใใใใ): regret; repentance<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): vexing; annoying; frustrating; regrettable; mortifying<br>ๆใใ(ใใใ): (1) to mourn; to lament (2) to be sorry; to regret; to repent 1 S 1460 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๆฏ: every 9 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic repent For all have sinned... so everyoneยดs state of mind should be to repent. When you repent, you heal your state of mind by going over every thing you regret doing. 625 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใพใฆ ใซใ.ใใใซใ.ใใใซใ.ใใใใใซใ.ใใฟ hate, detest ๆใใฟ(ใซใใใฟ): hatred<br>ๆใ(ใซใใ): to hate; to detest<br>็ๆ(ใใใซใ): unfortunately; Sorry, but ...<br>ๆใใใ(ใซใใใใ): odious; hateful<br>ๆใ(ใซใใ): (1) hateful; abominable; poor-looking; detestable (2) amazing; fantastic; admirable; lovely; wonderful 2 S 1808 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๆฝ: formerly; once; before; ever; never; ex- 14 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hate Like the saying goes, Hate just begets Hate. A state of mind that just increases and increases until it explodes. Dataยดs one true emotion is hate for Princeยดs music. (Image: Data hunched over hands to his ears and screaming while Picard bobs to Purple Rain). 626 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ฃ ใซใณ ใช.ใใใใช.ใใ accustomed, get used to, become experienced ็ฟๆ ฃ(ใใ ใใใ): custom; habit; manners<br>ๆ ฃ็ฟ(ใใใใ ใ): usual (historical) custom<br>ๆ ฃใ(ใชใ): practice; practise; experience<br>ๆ ฃ่ก(ใใใใ): customary practice; customary practise; habit; traditional event<br>ๆ ฃไพ(ใใใใ): custom; precedent; of convention<br>ๆ ฃใใ(ใชใใ): to accustom<br>ๆ ฃใใ(ใชใใ): (1) to grow accustomed (to); to get too familiar with; to get used (to) (2) to become domesticated; to become tame<br>่ฆๆ ฃใใ(ใฟใชใใ): to become used to seeing; to be familiar with 3 5 1177 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>่ฒซ: pierce; 8 1/3lbs; penetrate; brace 14 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic accustomed "It took him awhile, but Data finally got ACCUSTOMED to his nipple/breast piercings. They were constantly rubbing up against his shirt and his heart-shaped locket. Picture Data, shirtless, squeezing his nipples in front of Picard and saying ""Yes, at first they were a bit shelly, but Iยดve grown quite ACCUSTOMED to them"". That last bit should do it for you." Some hardcore monks have a state of mind that has become accustomed to their self-torture through piercing themselves. 627 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใฆ ใใฎ.ใใใใใฎ.ใใ ใใ pleasure, happy, rejoice ๆๅฟซ(ใใใ): pleasant; happy 1 S 1974 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅ ช: steal 12 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pleasure At the meeting of butchers, in their narrow state of mind, they throw lame jokes around like, ยดOh hello, itยดs a pleasure to meat youยด, and find this rather pleasing. Image : Data attending a meeting of the butchers union. As a joke to begin his speech he says, ยดIts a pleasure to MEAT you all.ยด (thanx to Shibo & nestOr). 628 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฐ ใ lazy, laziness 1 S 2336 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅทฆ: left<br>ๆ: month; moon 12 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lazy When I am in a LAZY state of mind I use my left hand to play with my meat...it feels like someone else is doing it, which is good cause Iยดm to lazy to get a date. When in a lazy state of mind, the things you need to do are left for next month. 629 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ใทใณ ใคใคใ.ใใใคใคใใใคใคใ.ใฟ ใกใ, ใฎใ, ใพใใจ, ใฟใค humility, be careful, discrete, prudent ๆ ้(ใใใกใใ): careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate 1 S 999 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>็: true; reality; Buddhist sect 13 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ ๆผ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic humility Humility is the state of mind of accepting the truth about yourself - both favorable and unfavorable. (tweaked version of Raichuยดs). Humility is a state of mind when you consider yourself in accordance with the truth (you neither boast nor demean yourself). 630 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆพ ใซใณ ใใ.ใ remorse, regret, be sorry 1 S 1682 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๆ: emotion; feeling; sensation 16 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic remorse Remorse is the state of mind where I feel bad for what I did while I was tired and emotional! "Tip: If you are confusing this keyword, remorse, with repent (#625) and regret/resentment (#1460), then note that rEMOrse contains EMOtion." 631 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆถ ใชใฏ recollection, think, remember ่จๆถ(ใใใ): (1) memory; recollection; remembrance (2) storage 1 S 1324 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๆ: idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking 16 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic recollection Recollection is about bringing ideas back to your mind. Dataยดs recollection powers are unparalled. He never loses a single idea. 632 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใ ใใ.ใ pining, yearn for, love dearly, adore ๆ ใ(ใใใ): to yearn for; to miss; to adore; to love dearly 1 S 2100 ่ซ: must not; do not; be not<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 14 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pining Pining, yearn for... etc. Presumably for lost love. An easy one here, someone standing in the graveyard, placing an old valentine card amonst all the existing tributes. Morticia and Gomez (of the โAddams Familyโ) are spending their Valentineยดs Day at the graveyard, pining for each otherยดs affection. 633 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆทป ใใณ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใใ annexed, accompany, marry, suit, meet, satisfy, attach, append, garnish, imitate ๆทปใ(ใใ): (1) to meet (one's expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with (2) to accompany; to stay by one's side (3) to marry; to wed (4) to be added<br>ๆทปใใ(ใใใ): (1) to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift) (2) to add to as support; to prop up (3) to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.) (4) to mimic; to imitate (5) to draw something near to oneself; to approach nearby 1 S 1501 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฟ: grateful; indebted<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic annexed Hawaii is a little drop of heaven nestled in the waters of the Pacific, most often visited by honeymooners and valentines. It was annexed to the U.S.A. in 1959, and more recently to Japan as well-- albeit only unofficially, and through private commercial holdings. Annexed to the U.S.A. in 1898, Hawaii is nestled in the waters of the Pacific, a little drop of heaven, often visited on Valentines.. (from Ihatobu with the date corrected. Hawaii became a state in 1959)... 634 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฟ ใใ ใใชใ.ใ invariably, certain, inevitable ๅฟ ่ฆ(ใฒใคใใ): (1) necessary; needed; essential; indispensable (2) necessity; need; requirement<br>ๅฟ ใ(ใใชใใ): always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably<br>ๅฟ ใใใ(ใใชใใใใ): (not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) all; (not) entirely<br>ๅฟ ๆญป(ใฒใฃใ): (1) frantic; desperate (2) inevitable death (3) brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)<br>ๅฟ ็ถ(ใฒใคใใ): (1) inevitable; necessary; certain; sure (2) inevitability; necessity<br>ๅฟ ไฟฎ(ใฒใฃใใ ใ): required (subject)<br>ๅฟ ้ๅ(ใฒใคใใ ใฒใ): necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials; staple 3 4 265 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4) 5 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic invariably You swear youยดll be in love forever, but invariably there comes a time when your heart is divided. For this kanji I invariably got the stroke order wrong. I nearly lost heart, but decided to stick (pun) to it. Then I noticed the order is 1) katakana ใฝ (altered slightly); 2) fishhook; 3) two drops. Now I invariably get it right. 635 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆณ ใใใใ ooze, flow, soak in, penetrate, secrete 1 S 2112 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฟ : invariably; certain; inevitable 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ooze Anything full of water will invariably begin to ooze. When you pierce a heart with a stake, it invariably oozes blood. 636 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ใทใฅใใบ ใฆใใฆ-ใ-ใฆใใ- hand ๆ็ถ(ใฆใคใฅใ): procedure; (legal) process; formalities<br>ๆๅฝใฆ(ใฆใใฆ): (1) salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus (2) medical care; treatment (3) advance preparation<br>ๆๅผ(ใฆใณใ): guidance; guide; introduction; guideline<br>ๆ(ใฆ): (1) hand; arm (2) forepaw; foreleg (3) handle (4) hand; worker; help (5) trouble; care; effort (6) means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship (7) hand; handwriting (8) kind; type; sort (9) one's hands; one's possession (10) ability to cope (11) hand (of cards) (12) direction (13) move (in go, shogi, etc.)<br>้ธๆ(ใใใใ ): player (in game); team member<br>็ธๆ(ใใใฆ): (1) companion; partner; company (2) other party; addressee (3) opponent (sports, etc.)<br>ๅใฃๆ(ใจใฃใฆ): handle; grip; knob<br>ๆญๆ(ใใใ ): singer<br>ๆ็ด(ใฆใใฟ): letter<br>ๆ่ก(ใใ ใใ ใค): (surgical) operation; procedure<br>ๆๆฎต(ใใ ใ ใ): means; way; measure<br>้่ปขๆ(ใใใฆใใใ ): driver; chauffeur<br>ๅฉๆ(ใใใใ ): helper; helpmeet; assistant; tutor<br>ๆๆ(ใฏใใใ ): clapping hands; applause<br>่ฆๆ(ใซใใฆ): (1) poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at) (2) dislike (of)<br>ๆๅ(ใฆใพใ): (1) before; this side (2) one's standpoint; one's appearance (3) we (4) you<br>ๅๆ(ใใฃใฆ): stamp (postage); merchandise certificate<br>ๆดพๆ(ใฏใง): showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy<br>ๆ่ปฝ(ใฆใใ): easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap<br>ๆ้ (ใฆใใ ใ): process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction<br>ๆๅธณ(ใฆใกใใ): (1) notebook; memo pad (2) certificate (3) identification card<br>ๆ้(ใฆใพ): time; labour; labor<br>ๆๅ (ใฆใใจ): (1) (money) on hand or at home; one's purse (handbag) (2) usual skill<br>ๅฐๅๆ(ใใใฃใฆ): cheque; check<br>ๆกๆ(ใใใใ ): handshake<br>ๆไผใ(ใฆใคใ ใ): (1) helper; assistant (2) help<br>ไธๆ(ใใใใ): (1) skill; skillful; dexterity (2) flattery<br>ๅ ฅๆ(ใซใ ใใใ ): obtaining; coming to hand<br>ๆๆใใ(ใฆใใใ): (1) clue; key; trail; scent; track; contact (2) handhold; on hand<br>ๆๅ ฅใ(ใฆใใ): (1) repairs; maintenance; tending; trimming; grooming (2) crackdown; (police) raid<br>ๆๆฌ(ใฆใปใ): (1) copybook (2) model; pattern<br>ไธๆ(ใธใ): (1) unskillful; poor; awkward (2) imprudent; untactful<br>ๅๆ(ใใฃใฆ): (1) one's own convenience; one's way (2) convenience or ease of use; knowledge of how to use (3) circumstances; situation (e.g. financial); environment (4) kitchen (5) arbitrary (6) unauthorised (e.g. phone app, WWW site); unofficial<br>ๆ่ข(ใฆใถใใ): glove; mitten; mitt<br>ๆ้ (ใฆใฏใ): (1) arrangement; preparations (2) search (by police)<br>็ๆ(ใกใใใใ ): (1) to start work (on); to undertake (2) embarkation; launch<br>ๆ้(ใฆใใ): performance; skill; tact<br>ๆ้ฆ(ใฆใใณ): wrist<br>ๆ้ (ใฆใใใ): handcuffs; manacles<br>ๅๆ(ใฉใฆ): (1) embankment; bank (2) beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin<br>ๆๆณ(ใใ ใปใ): technique<br>ๆ้ ใ(ใฆใใใ): (1) being (too) late (2) belated treatment<br>ๆใใ(ใฆใใ): moderate; handy; convenient; reasonable<br>ๆๆดใ(ใฆใใใ): (1) washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands (2) restroom; lavatory; toilet (3) hand-washing (laundry, etc.)<br>ๆๅ(ใฆใใช): sleight of hand; conjuring trick; magic; juggling<br>ๆๅใ(ใฆใใ): division of labour; division of labor<br>ๆๆฐ(ใฆใใ): (1) trouble; bother (2) number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.) (3) number of punches (in boxing)<br>ใๆไธใ(ใใฆใใ): all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees<br>ๆๆญใ(ใฆใฌใใ): (hand) towel<br>ๆไผใ(ใฆใคใ ใ): to help; to assist; to take part in<br>ใๆๆดใ(ใใฆใใใ): toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom<br>ใๆไผใใใ(ใใฆใคใ ใใใ): maid<br>ๆๆใใ(ใฆใใใ): to handle; to manage; to work with; to rear; to look after; to have experience with<br>ๆ่ธ(ใใ ใใ): handicrafts<br>ๆ่ฟ(ใฆใขใ): near; handy; within reach; familiar<br>ๆๅใ(ใฆใพใใ): preparations; arrangements<br>ๆ็ญ(ใฆใฏใ): arrangement; plan; programme; program<br>ๅๆใซ(ใใฃใฆใซ): arbitrarily; of its own accord; involuntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases<br>ไธๆ(ใใใฆ): (1) upper part (2) upper stream; upper course of a river (3) right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV) (4) skillful (only in comparisons); dexterity (only in comparisons) (5) over-arm grip on opponent's belt (sumo)<br>ๆปใๆ(ใใใฆ): offense; offence; method of attack 5 1 60 ๆ: hand, hand radical (no. 64) 4 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic hand This pictograph actually really works if you look at it as a hand with fingers spread and middle finger pointing down. see the very top stroke as the edge of a shirt cuff, and it will all come together. A hand is useful for ๅไธ(1001) things. 637 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg kanjifreq1-250 ็ ใซใณ ใฟ.ใ watch over, see ็่ญทๅฉฆ(ใใใใต): (female) nurse<br>็่ญท(ใใใ): nursing; (army) nurse<br>็ๆฟ(ใใใฐใ): (1) signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate (2) draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead (3) reputation (of a shop) (4) appearance; look (5) closing time<br>็็ (ใใใณใใ): nursing (a patient)<br>็่ญทๅธซ(ใใใใ): (hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN 2 6 1060 ๆ: hand<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 9 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic watch over Itยดs a hot day of summer with a clear sky, youยดre sitting outside a cafe (or maybe on a reclining chair in the garden), and you watch over the kids with a hand covering your eyes from the sunlight (next time, donยดt forget the sunglasses). Think of the monster from Panยดs Labrynth, that watched over the poor girl with eyes in the palm of his hands. 638 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฉ ใ ใพ.ใใใใใ.ใใใ.ใ chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape ๆฉๆฆ(ใพใใค): friction; rubbing; rubdown; chafe<br>ๆฉใ(ใใใ): (1) to pat; to stroke (2) to rub off; to polish; to grind; to graze; to scrape (3) to be equal to (4) to be about to reach 1 S 1252 ้บป: hemp; flax<br>ๆ: hand 15 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic chafe "If you grind the hemp without a stone but use your hand instead it will chafe. (Image: ""Robin, why are your hands all chafed?"" ยดUh... (Iยดve been grinding hemp all day)ยด)." When the feds came to bust your little hemp grove, you jumped out the back side of the cave and tried to repel down with a hemp rope. Unfortunately, the rope chafed your hands and you fell .. ouch! 639 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใฌ ใใใใใใ.ใ-ใใใ- ใ, ใใ, ใ ego, I, selfish, our, oneself ๆใ (ใใใใ): we<br>ๆใ(ใใ): my; our; one's own<br>ๆๆ ข(ใใพใ): patience; endurance; perseverance; tolerance; self-control; self-denial<br>่ชๆ(ใใ): self; the ego<br>ๆ(ใใ): (1) I; me (2) oneself (3) you (4) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt<br>ๆใๅ(ใใใพใพ): (1) selfishness; egoism; self-indulgence; wilfulness; willfulness (2) disobedience (3) whim<br>ๆชๆ(ใใ): injury (to animate object); hurt 1 6 829 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)<br>ไบ : feathered stick; barb radical (no. 6) 7 ๆ 62 4 ใปใใปใปใใฅใใใปใปใใใพใใปใใฎใปใ (none) ไปฎๅ Loan ego "Someone with a huge EGO is too good for any romantic partner and as such has nothing but personal ""hand fiestas"" with himself every night." Did you hear about the guy who had such a big EGO that he threw a fiesta for his left hand? 640 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq751-1000 ็พฉ ใฎ ใใ ใ, ใกใ, ใฎใ, ใใ righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning ไธป็พฉ(ใใ ใ): doctrine; rule; principle<br>็พฉๅ(ใใ): duty; obligation; responsibility<br>ๆญฃ็พฉ(ใใใ): justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning<br>ๆ็พฉ(ใใ): meaning; significance<br>่ฌ็พฉ(ใใใ): lecture<br>ๅฎ็พฉ(ใฆใใ): definition<br>็พฉ็(ใใ): duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation 1 5 415 ็พ: sheep<br>ๆ: ego; I; selfish; our; oneself 13 ็พ 123 6 ใฒใคใใปใฒใคใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic righteousness Righteous Christians are sheep with egos (reworked from raulir, fixes word order to match radical order). On the other hand, Woman tend to have too much self-righteousness to allow any man to touch their wooly black sheep this results in similar hand fiestas. 641 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ่ญฐ ใฎ ใใ, ใฎใ deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration ไผ่ญฐ(ใใใ): meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress<br>่ญฐๅก(ใใใ): member of the Diet, congress or parliament<br>่ญฐไผ(ใใใ): Diet; congress; parliament<br>่ญฐ้ท(ใใกใใ): chairman; speaker (e.g. of assembly); president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.); moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)<br>ๅ่ญฐ(ใใใใ): conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation<br>ๆฑบ่ญฐ(ใใคใ): resolution; vote; decision<br>ๅฏฉ่ญฐ(ใใใ): deliberation<br>่ญฐ่ซ(ใใใ): argument; discussion; dispute; controversy<br>ๆ่ญฐ(ใใใ): protest; objection<br>่ญฐ้ก(ใใ ใ): topic of discussion; agenda<br>ๅ่ญฐ้ข(ใใใใใ): House of Councillors<br>่จ่ญฐ(ใจใใ): debate; discussion<br>่ญฐๆฑบ(ใใใค): resolution; decision; vote<br>่ก่ญฐ้ข(ใใ ใใใใ): lower house; House of Representatives<br>ไธๆ่ญฐ(ใตใใ): wonder; miracle; strange; mystery; marvel; curiosity<br>่ซ่ญฐ(ใใใ): discussion; argument; debate<br>ไผ่ญฐๅฎค(ใใใใใค): conference room; council room<br>็ฐ่ญฐ(ใใ): objection; dissent; protest<br>่ญฐๆก(ใใใ): (1) legislative bill; measure (2) agenda item<br>่ญฐไบๅ (ใใใฉใ): Diet building<br>็ฉ่ญฐ(ใถใคใ): public discussion; public criticism; controversy<br>ๅ่ญฐ(ใใใ): consultation; conference 3 4 25 ่จ: say<br>็พฉ: righteousness; justice; morality; honor; loyalty; meaning 20 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic deliberation Careful deliberation produces words of righteousness. At the worst of times, a juryยดs deliberation descends into a war of words between competing self-righteous, power-tripping bastards. 642 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ็ ใฎใใญ ใใใซใ sacrifice ็ ็ฒ(ใใใ): victim; sacrifice; scapegoat 1 S 1189 ็: cow<br>็พฉ: righteousness; justice; morality; honor; loyalty; meaning 17 ็ 93 4 ใใ ็ง ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sacrifice A cow that is righteous sacrifices her milk for the human race. Cows are truly righteous animals. They SACRIFICE their milk so that we can have some. And if they donยดt have any left, they give a sheep a hand fiesta (good lord this is going too far) and give us that instead. What righteous cows. 643 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆน ใใ rub, paint, erase 1 S 2006 ๆ: hand<br>ๆซ: end; close; tip; powder; posterity 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rub "I like to RUB my FINGERS over my EXTREMITIES ....like my extremity-ly long, umm, hair.... This has been edited in response to being reported ...you can change ""hair"" to whatever extremity-ly long body part you like." When youยดre cold, your RUB your FINGERS over your EXTREMITIES vigorously to warm up a bit. Iยดd still rather go in for a warm fire and some hot cocoa, though. 644 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆฑ ใใฆ ใ .ใใใใ .ใใใใ.ใใ ใใฐ embrace, hug, hold in arms ๆฑใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to hold or carry under or in the arms (2) to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.) (3) to employ; to engage; to hire<br>่พๆฑ(ใใใผใ): patience; endurance<br>ๆฑใ(ใใ ใ): (1) to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug (2) to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor); to bear (e.g. a grudge); to entertain (e.g. suspicion) (3) to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with (4) to sit on eggs<br>ๆฑใฃใ(ใ ใฃใ): (child's) hug; carrying a baby in one's arms; carrying a pet in one's arms<br>ไปๆฑ(ใใใปใ): nursing; looking after 3 S 871 ๆ: hand<br>ๅ : wrap; pack up; cover; conceal 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic embrace "When embracing someone, wrap your fingers around her butt for added effect. You may think of ""bound with snakes"" as a description of the fingers slithering around the buttocks, if you want a particularly graphic image." Here, Iยดm picturing that scene from ET (the extra terrestrial), where ET hugs Elliot before leaving. You see that EMBRACE is ETยดs long FINGERS that WRAP around Elliot. 645 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆญ ใใฆ board, load (a vehicle), ride 1 S 1472 ๆ: hand<br>่ : adzuki beans; thick 12 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic board "Ok, this is a little wierd, but i took this back to the kanji for pagoda (#254). I think it helps simplify the image, and also helps anchor the pagoda kanji in memory better as an added bonus. say this aloud once, and i think it will bring out a vivid image very quickly: ""Now boarding the pagoda ride. Please keep your fingers inside at all times...""." When you board the ship on the way out from Hawaii a beautiful crewmember takes her fingers and fits a lei around you ....a lei is flowers fitted together with your fingers. 646 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Vehicle.Machine kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใทใงใฆ ใ, ใ extract, selection, summary, copy, spread thin 1 S 2328 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฐ: few; little 7 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic extract You can extract her juices by inserting a few fingers. The mafia want to extract information from you. You donยดt say a word, so out comes the knife. They cut of your fingers until you only have a few left and then you speak. 647 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ใณใฆ ใใใ.ใ confront, resist, defy, oppose ๆตๆ(ใฆใใใ): (1) resistance; opposition (2) reluctance; repulsion; repugnance (3) resistance; drag; friction (4) electrical resistance (5) resistor<br>ๆ่ญฐ(ใใใ): protest; objection<br>ๅฏพๆ(ใใใใ): opposition; antagonism<br>ๆไบ(ใใใใ): dispute; resistance<br>ๅๆ(ใฏใใใ): opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion 1 S 666 ๆ: hand<br>ไบข: high spirits 7 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic confront "Gandalf confronts the evil beast, shouting ""you shall not pass!"". He holds up a single finger and sends forth a whirlwind." Imagine a thumb war. A confrontation of fingers in a whirlwind. 648 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๆน ใ criticism, strike ๆนๅค(ใฒใฏใ): criticism; judgement; judgment; comment<br>ๆน่ฉ(ใฒใฒใใ): criticism; review; commentary 2 6 568 ๆ: hand<br>ๆฏ: compare; race; ratio; Philipines 7 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic criticism Think of the two most famous critics, Ebert and Roeper. On their show, they compare thumbs (which are technically fingers) with each other before dispensing criticism. My criticism earned me the FINGER when I COMPARED her cooking to my motherยดs. 649 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใทใงใฆ ใพใญ.ใ beckon, invite, summon, engage ๆๅพ (ใใใใใ): invitation<br>ๆใ(ใพใญใ): invitation<br>ๆใ(ใพใญใ): (1) to invite; to ask (2) to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to (3) to call in; to send for; to summon (4) to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in 3 5 840 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฌ: seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold) 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic beckon A Geisha beckons you with her index finger, and as you approach she runs her fingers all over her body in an attempt to seduce you. Keyword meaning : โinviteโ. I bet you all know the Maneki Neko, or beckoning cat, who with its raised fingers tries to seduce all good things (success, happiness and harmony) to its owner. 650 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใฟใฏ ใฒใ.ใ ใค, ใฒใ clear (the land), open, break up (land) ้ๆ(ใใใใ): (1) reclamation (of wasteland); cultivation (2) pioneering; pathfinding; trail-blazing 1 S 1526 ๆ: hand<br>็ณ: stone 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic clear the land A huge index finger coming down from the sky is kicking boulders of rock, clearing the land. Maybe itยดs the finger of God preparing a place for his little people to live. I imagine clearing the land in order to set up your tent after a long day of backpacking. Using your fingers, you pick up all of the rocks and get them out of the way so that you can get a comfortable night sleep. If you donยดt clear the land you can just picture the rock sticking into your back as you toss and turn all night long. 651 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใใฏใใใงใฆ clap, beat (music) ๆๆ(ใฏใใใ ): clapping hands; applause 1 S 1373 ๆ: hand<br>็ฝ: white 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic clap "(Image: the most snooty prim and proper English Lord with white gloves clapping only with his fingers. ""Oh bravo old chap. Bravo..."")." I clapped so hard, my fingers became white. 652 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใใใใขใน ใ.ใคใใ.ใก-ใใถ.ใค ใใก strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen ๆๆ(ใ ใใ): (1) blow; shock; strike; damage (2) batting (baseball)<br>ๆใค(ใใค): (1) to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound (2) to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.) (3) to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.) (4) to move; to impress; to touch (5) to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject (6) to type; to send; to transmit (7) to insert; to write in; to mark (8) to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare (9) to till (soil) (10) to sprinkle; to throw; to cast (11) to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.) (12) to pay (a deposit, etc.) (13) to visit (on a pilgrimage) (14) to line (a coat) (15) to bind (a criminal)<br>ๆใก่พผใ(ใใกใใ): to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to devote oneself to; to shoot into; to smash; to throw into; to cast into<br>ๆใกๅใใ(ใใกใใใ): (1) business meeting; previous arrangement; appointment; preparatory meeting (2) overlap (of a coat, etc.) (3) making something match exactly<br>ๆๆถใ(ใใกใใ): (1) to deny; to contradict (2) to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out<br>ๆๆถใ(ใใกใใ): negation; denial; negative<br>ๆ้(ใ ใใ): break in the deadlock<br>ๅคๆใก(ใญใใก): value; worth; price; dignity<br>ๆใกๅใ(ใใกใใ): to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close<br>ๆใกๆใใ(ใใกใใใ): to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart<br>ๆไปใใ(ใถใคใใ): to knock; to run into; to nail on; to strike hard; to hit and attack; to try (an idea) on someone<br>ๆ(ใใผใน): dozen<br>ๆใค(ใถใค): to hit (a person); to strike; to beat<br>ๆใกๅใใใ(ใใกใใใใ): (1) to knock together (2) to arrange (e.g. a meeting)<br>ๆใคใใ(ใถใคใใ): (1) to strike against; to collide with; to bump into; to conflict (2) to encounter; to meet (3) to clash 3 3 239 ๆ: hand<br>ไธ: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign 5 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic strike "Youยดre using a hammer to drive a nail into a plank, but you miss and strike your fingers, ouch ! PS: the character does not mean ""to go on strike"", it will be very helpful in the long run to create images that convey the proper sense of the character!" My teacher used to strike my fingers with a street sign. 653 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใณใฆ ใใ.ใใ arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite ๆๆ(ใใใใ): restriction; restraint; binding; constraint<br>ๆใใ(ใใ ใใ): (1) to fuss over; to be particular about (2) to be obsessive; to be fixated 1 S 1336 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฅ: phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; counter for haiku 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic arrest "You approach the thief from behind, stick your finger at his back to fake a gun, and say the phrase ""Youยดre under arrest""." Giving the police the finger and a colorful phrase is a surefire way to get arrested. 654 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆจ ใทใฃ ใ.ใฆใ discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice ๅๆจไบๅ ฅ(ใใใใใซใ ใ): rounding half up (i.e. fractions)<br>ๆจใฆใ(ใใฆใ): to throw away; to cast aside; to abandon; to resign; to break up with (someone) 2 6 1266 ๆ: hand<br>่: cottage; inn; hut; house; mansion 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic discard Someone stuck their fingers in my cottage cheese! Iยดm going to have to discard the lot! The wicked witch from Hansel and Gretel only likes the meaty parts of kids. Outside her candy cottage, you can see a pile of discarded fingers. 655 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใซใค kidnap, falsify 1 S 1498 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic kidnap Wrap your FINGERS around someoneยดs MOUTH to keep them quiet, then put the KNIFE to their throat to ensure their cooperation. This is the best way to KIDNAP someone. "After you beckon (#650) someone by seducing them, you kidnap them and hang them upside down (the reversed positions of seduce)." 656 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใใญ ใค.ใ ใคใ pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize ๆๆ(ใใฆใ): pointing out; identification<br>ๆใ(ใคใพใ): to pinch; to hold; to pick up<br>ๆใ(ใคใ): to pluck; to pick; to trim 1 S 564 ๆ: hand<br>ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅค: old 14 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pinch "My grandma always pinched me with her fingers when i was playing with her antiques. Imagine her fingers, also quite antique, thin, bony and hard, pinching at your hand. ""Keep your fingers away from my antiques!!""." >_< Donยดt you hate when your aunt (who is an antique) PINCHES your cheeks with her antique fingers? 657 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใใงใฆ ใใฉ.ใ challenge, contend for, make love to ๆๆฆ(ใกใใใใ): challenge; defiance<br>ๆใ(ใใฉใ): (1) to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for; to tackle (2) to pressure someone for sex; to woo; to make love to 1 S 989 ๆ: hand<br>ๅ : portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms 9 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic challenge Here comes a new challenge, try to kill Bowser, the giant Turtle using jut on finger. "You are sure to take a challenge because your victory was portended. So you stand self-confident before your foe, point a finger at him and say ""I will prevail, as was long portended!""." 658 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใท ใใณใใ.ใใ-ใ.ใ ใ, ใใถ, ใใ, ใใ finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler) ็ฉๆ(ใใฎใใ): ruler; measure<br>ๆๅฐ(ใใฉใ): (1) leadership; guidance; coaching (2) shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)<br>ๆๆฎ(ใใ): command; direction<br>ๆๅฎ(ใใฆใ): designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at<br>ๆๆ(ใใฆใ): pointing out; identification<br>ๆ(ใใณ): finger; toe; digit<br>ๆ่ผช(ใใณใ): (finger) ring<br>่ฆชๆ(ใใใใณ): thumb<br>ๅฐๆ(ใใใณ): (1) little finger; pinky (2) little toe<br>ๆไปค(ใใใ): orders; instructions; directive; command<br>ๆๅณ(ใใใ): instruction; mandate; directions<br>ไธญๆ(ใชใใใณ): middle finger<br>่ฌๆ(ใใใใใณ): ring finger; fourth finger<br>็ฎๆใ(ใใใ): to aim at; to have an eye on<br>ๆใ(ใใ): (1) to point (2) to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person (3) to identify; to indicate; to point out (4) to play (shogi) (5) to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)<br>ๆๅทฎใ(ใใณใใ): to point at<br>ไบบๅทฎใๆ(ใฒใจใใใใณ): index finger 3 3 155 ๆ: hand<br>ๆจ: delicious; relish; show a liking for; purport; will; clever; expert 9 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic finger Finger lickinยด delicious. "I remember this not as finger which has too many uses elsewhere but as ""fingering"" then its easy: fingering some delicious..." 659 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใธ ใ.ใคใ-ใ.ใกใใ.ใฆใ ใใก, ใใค hold, have ็ถญๆ(ใใ): maintenance; preservation; improvement<br>ๆฏๆ(ใใ): (1) support; holding up; propping (2) support; backing; endorsing<br>ๆฐๆใก(ใใใก): feeling; sensation; mood<br>ๆใก(ใใก): (1) hold; charge; keep possession; in charge (2) wear; durability; life; draw (3) usage<br>ๆใค(ใใค): (1) to hold; to carry (2) to possess<br>ๆ็ถ(ใใใ): continuation<br>้ๆใก(ใใญใใก): rich person<br>ๆๅ(ใใใ): bringing; taking; carrying<br>ๆๆ(ใใใ): possession; owning<br>ๅใๆใก(ใใใใก): charge (of something); matter in one's charge<br>ๅใๆใค(ใใใใค): to take (be in) charge of<br>ๆใฆใ(ใใฆใ): (1) to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.) (2) to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed (3) to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last (4) possessed (5) possessing riches; having wealth<br>ๆใฆๆใ(ใใฆใชใ): to entertain; to make welcome<br>ๆใกไธใใ(ใใกใใใ): (1) to elevate; to raise; to lift up (2) to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky<br>ๆใกๅใ(ใใกใใ): hot topic; talk of the town 4 3 119 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฏบ: Buddhist temple 9 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hold At the BUDDHIST TEMPLE youยดll see wonderous things, such as the priest that can HOLD himself upside down with just a FINGER. In Kyaiktiyo, there is rocking stone which sits on the edge of a cliff, and there is a Buddhist temple built on the top of it. You can rock the stone by pushing it with your finger, but it still holds in place. Itยดs true, see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyaiktiyo. 660 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๆฌ ใซใ ใใ.ใ fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict ไธๆฌ(ใใฃใใค): all together; batch; one lump; one bundle; summing up<br>ๆฌๅผง(ใใฃใ): parentheses; brackets 1 S 1026 ๆ: hand<br>่: tongue; reed; clapper 9 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fasten Teacher was always telling us to fasten our lips by pulling a zipper shut with our fingers. It always frightened me because I imagined getting my tongue stuck in the zipper. On the plane, you refuse to FASTEN your seatbelt and even go so far as to give the stewardess the finger and stick out your tongue at her. The crew comes and pins you down and forces you to FASTEN it. 661 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฎ ใญ ใตใ.ใ brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake ๆๆฎ(ใใ): command; direction<br>็บๆฎ(ใฏใฃใ): exhibition; demonstration; show; display; manifestation 1 6 946 ๆ: hand<br>่ป: army; force; troops; war; battle 12 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic brandish "A military leader in his chariot is brandishing his finger at the enemy, crying ""chaaaaaaaaarrrgggeeee!""." Think of the movie Gladiator but instead Maximus is brandishing a giant foam brand name (nike, rebok, adidas, whatever) finger like you see at a baseball game. Heยดs riding in a chariot using the foam finger to kill his enemy. 662 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆจ ในใค ใ.ใ conjecture, infer, guess, suppose, support ๆจ้ฒ(ใใใใ): (1) propulsion; driving force (2) implementation; promotion (e.g. of a government policy)<br>ๆจ่ฆ(ใใใใ): recommendation; referral; endorsement<br>ๆจๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): (1) presumption; assumption (2) estimation<br>ๆจ็(ใใใ): reasoning; inference; mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.)<br>ๆจๆธฌ(ใใใใ): guess; conjecture<br>้กๆจ(ใใใใ): (1) analogy (2) analogical reasoning 1 6 507 ๆ: hand<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic conjecture In mathematics, a conjecture is a mathematical statement which has been proposed as a true statement, but which no one has yet been able to prove or disprove. Have you heard of the Finger-Turkey conjecture ? It states that if turkeys had fingers, they would be able to count. Be sure to imagine a turkey with fingers at the tip of its wings, counting from one to ten. In the midst of conjecture on whether it was done or not, mom stuck her fingers in the turkey to check. 663 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใจใฆ ใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใ ใใใ hoist, fry in deep fat 1 S 1316 ๆ: hand<br>ๆ: open; sun 12 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hoist My piggy bank is so heavy that I cannot HOIST it using just my fingers. Picture a major robbery where some dudes are breaking into a bank to steal their money. They get their man in the vault through the ceiling - now heยดs hanging from a rope a few feet from the ground (like in the movies, dodging laser beams). He reports back that he has found the loot, and its all in a large piggy bank in the center of the vault. The alarm sounds and heยดs got to think fast. He jams the four fingers of his right hand in the piggy bank slot and tells his team to hoist him up, heยดs got the loot! 664 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Directions_Movement Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใใคใใใงใฆใใใค ใ.ใใ propose, take along, carry in hand ๅๆ(ใใใฆใ): preamble; premise; reason; prerequisite; condition; assumption; hypothesis; given<br>ๆๆก(ใฆใใใ): proposal; proposition; suggestion<br>ๆไพ(ใฆใใใใ): offer; tender; program sponsoring; programme sponsoring; furnishing; provisioning; supply<br>ๆๅบ(ใฆใใใ ใค): (1) to present; to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis); to hand in; to file; to turn in (2) presentation; submission; filing<br>ๆๆบ(ใฆใใใ): cooperation; tie-up; joint business; link-up<br>ๆ็คบ(ใฆใใ): presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation 1 5 254 ๆ: hand<br>ๆฏ: just so; this; right; justice 12 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic propose When a man PROPOSES to a lady, he takes her FINGER and places the ring on it JUST SO, and the moment sweeps her away. I tried to propose to my girlfriend, but the ring was too small to fit her finger. Instead of saying yes, she just uttered an annoyed sigh. So I rushed to the jeweler where he made it bigger. But now it was too big, so I rushed back to make it smaller. This spiel kept going on until the ring was finally just so. Her eyes lit up and she said yes. 665 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใฝใณ ใใ.ใชใใใใใช.ใใ-ใใ.ใชใใใใ.ใญใใ-ใใ.ใญใ damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure ๆใ(ใใใชใ): to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to fail in doing<br>ๆๅฎณ(ใใใใ): damage; injury; loss<br>ๆๅคฑ(ใใใใค): loss (e.g. assets or profits)<br>ๆ(ใใ): loss; disadvantage<br>็ ดๆ(ใฏใใ): damage<br>ๆๅพ(ใใใจใ): loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage 2 5 807 ๆ: hand<br>ๅก: employee; member; number; the one in charge 13 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic damage "Boss yells, ""Who damaged the Xerox machine?!"" fingers of employees point at one another." If you finger your employee, you risk incurring many damages from a possible sexual harassment lawsuit. 666 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆพ ใทใฅใฆใใธใฅใฆ ใฒใ.ใ pick up, gather, find, go on foot ๆพใ(ใฒใใ): to pick up; to find; to gather 2 3 1479 ๆ: hand<br>ๅ: fit; suit; join; 0.1 9 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pick up I tried to PICK UP the bowling ball...but my FINGERS didnยดt FIT in the holes. Try PICKING UP a girl by trying to FIT your FINGER in you know what... let me know how that works. 667 grade3 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใฟใณ ใใค.ใใใซใช.ใ shouldering, carry, raise, bear ๆ ๅฝ(ใใใจใ): (in) charge (of an area of responsibility, but not necessarily supervision of staff)<br>่ฒ ๆ (ใตใใ): burden; charge; responsibility<br>ๅๆ (ใถใใใ): apportionment; allotment; share<br>ๆ ใ(ใใคใ): (1) to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder (2) to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive; to take in<br>ๆ ใ(ใซใชใ): to carry on shoulder; to bear (burden); to shoulder (gun) 2 6 422 ๆ: hand<br>ๆฆ: daybreak; dawn; morning 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic shouldering One of Herculesยด labors was to hold the world in his fingers for Atlas and not move until nightbreak, shouldering the considerable burden. One of the classic stories of shouldering a heavy burden is that of the kid who had to stick his finger on a dam until nightbreak to prevent it from breaking down. 668 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใญใงใใณ ใ.ใ foothold, based on, follow, therefore ๆ นๆ (ใใใใ): basis; foundation<br>่จผๆ (ใใใใ): evidence; proof 1 S 858 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฆ: dispose; manage; deal with; sentence; condemn; act; behave; place 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic foothold When rockclimbing, when your weight disposes of the valuble foothold, all thatยดs left is your fingers keeping you from death. Meanwhile, your walking legs are left dangling in the wind. Once you have a good foothold, you can dispose of your fingerhold. 669 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใใงใฆ ใใ.ใใใ.ใ sketch, compose, write, draw, paint ๆๅ(ใณใใใใ): depiction; description; portrayal<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): (1) to draw; to paint; to sketch (2) to depict; to describe 1 S 876 ๆ: hand<br>่: seedling; sapling; shoot 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sketch "A sketch is a seedling (#234) of things to come. Before the assault, the sergeant draws a sketch of the attack with his fingers in the sand." "Iยดm bad at drawing, so when I try to sketch the kanji for cat, you can sort of recognize it, but I donยดt get the curve of the ""wild dogs"" just right." 670 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใฝใฆใใตใณ ใฟใใใใใใค.ใ ใใ, ใฟใ maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity ๆไฝ(ใใใ): (1) operation; management; processing (2) manipulating to one's benefit (3) to operate (4) to manipulate; to fiddle (e.g. the books)<br>ๆ็ธฆ(ใใใใ ใ): (1) flying (a plane) (2) management; handling; control; manipulation<br>ไฝๆ(ใใใใ): gymnastics; physical exercises; calisthenics<br>ๆใ(ใใใคใ): (1) to manipulate; to operate; to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to steer (a ship) (2) to have a good command of (a language); to be fluent in (3) to operate a puppet; to pull the strings of a puppet (4) to mastermind; to pull the strings; to control from the shadows (5) to play (a musical instrument) 2 6 1016 ๆ: hand<br>ๅ: goods; refinement; dignity; article; counter for meal courses<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 16 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic maneuver "Tip: goods + wood/tree : This combination of primitives appears four times in Heisig, so itยดs worthwhile giving it a name. I suggest ""furniture"" (a common type of wooden goods). REF: parch (#215) , maneuver (FRAME 671), winding (#1369), seaweed (#2035). Story: Using just a finger you are trying to maneuver your furniture round your room." Luke skywalker points his fingers and uses the force to maneuver the goods through the tree branches and up over the tree. 671 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฅ ใปใใใทใงใฆ ใค.ใ touch, contact, adjoin, piece together ็ดๆฅ(ใกใใใใค): direct; immediate; personal; firsthand<br>ๆฅ่งฆ(ใใฃใใใ): touch; contact<br>้ขๆฅ(ใใใใค): interview<br>ๅฏๆฅ(ใฟใฃใใค): related; connected; close; intimate<br>ๆฅ่ฟ(ใใฃใใ): (1) getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching (2) being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.) (3) becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate<br>ๆฅใใ(ใใฃใใ): (1) to come in contact with; to touch; to connect (with) (2) to attend (to) (3) to receive (visitors)<br>้ๆฅ(ใใใใค): indirection; indirectness<br>ๅฟๆฅ(ใใใใค): reception<br>ๆฅ็ถ(ใใคใใ): (1) connection; attachment; union; join; joint; link (2) changing trains (3) conjunction<br>ๆฅใ(ใคใ): (1) to join (2) to piece together (3) to set (bones) (4) to graft (trees)<br>ๆฅ็ถ่ฉ(ใใคใใใ): conjunction 2 5 523 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฆพ: concubine 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic touch A pervert meets a woman. The pervert tries to touch the women with his lustful fingers. The woman takes a vase, lifts it over her head and smashes it on the pervertยดs head... CHIKAN!! These are the perverts who use their fingers to touch standing women on crowded trains. 672 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๆฒ ใฑใค ใใ.ใใ put up (a notice), put up, hoist, display, hang out, publish, describe ๆฒ่ผ(ใใใใ): (1) publication (e.g. article in paper); appearance; insertion (2) to insert (e.g. an article); to run (e.g. in a newspaper); to carry (e.g. an article)<br>ๆฒใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to publish; to print; to carry (an article) (2) to put up; to hang out; to hoist; to fly (a sail); to float (a flag, kite, etc.) (3) to tuck up (e.g. sleeves); to roll up (4) to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to adopt (a slogan) (5) to stoke a fire; to fan a flame<br>ๆฒ็คบ(ใใใ): notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard 1 S 899 ๆ: hand<br>ๆท: why; how; when 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆญ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic put up a notice A muchacho puts up a notice that says โNO FINGER SNAPPING ALLOWED. MUCHACHOS ON SIESTAโ. The muchachos are sleeping soundly, completely oblivious to the sound of dogs barking, guitar playing and even gun shots. Now imagine one tourist passing by and snapping his fingers and waking up all the muchachos at once. "Just as I was finished putting up a ""no siestas"" notice on my property, a muchacho gave me the finger, sat down, and promptly fell asleep." 673 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใซใคใใฑใค ใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใใใใใ-ใใใ ใใ hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax ๅๆ(ใใฃใใ): chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion<br>ๆๆใใ(ใฆใใใ): (1) clue; key; trail; scent; track; contact (2) handhold; on hand<br>ๅฏใๆใใ(ใใใใใ): to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on<br>ๆใใ(ใใใ): (1) to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag) (2) to sit (3) to be partway (verb); to begin (but not complete) (4) to take (time, money); to expend (money, time, etc.) (5) to make (a call) (6) to multiply (7) to secure (e.g. lock) (8) to put on (glasses, etc.) (9) to cover (10) to burden someone (11) to apply (insurance) (12) to turn on (an engine, etc.); to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.) (13) to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on (14) to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.) (15) to bind (16) to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto (17) to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.) (18) to increase further (19) to catch (in a trap, etc.) (20) to set atop (21) to erect (a makeshift building) (22) to hold (a play, festival, etc.) (23) (after -masu stem of verb) indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone)<br>ๆใ(ใใ): (1) credit (2) money owed on an account; bill (3) hot noodles in broth (4) proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price) (5) in the midst of (6) rest; rack; hanger<br>ๅผใฃๆใ(ใฒใฃใใใ): to be caught in; to be stuck in; to be cheated<br>่ ฐๆ(ใใใใ): seat; bench<br>ๅฟๆใ(ใใใใใ): intention; attention; dedication; care; prudence; readiness; mental attitude<br>ไปๆใ(ใใใ): device; contrivance; trick; mechanism; gadget; (small) scale; half finished; commencement; set up; challenge; attack<br>ๅบๆใใ(ใงใใใ): to depart; to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to set out; to start; to be going out<br>ไปๆใใ(ใใใใ): to commence; to lay (mines); to set (traps); to wage (war); to challenge<br>่ฉฑใๆใใ(ใฏใชใใใใ): to accost a person; to talk (to someone)<br>่ ฐๆใใ(ใใใใใ): to sit (down)<br>ๅผใฃๆใใ(ใฒใฃใใใ): (1) to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes) (2) to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare (3) to cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill (4) to drink (alcohol) (5) to splash someone (with) (6) to hit the ball off the end of the bat (baseball)<br>ๅทฎใๆใใ(ใใใใใ): to come near to; to approach<br>้ใๆใใ(ใจใใใใใ): to happen to pass by<br>ๆใ็ฎ(ใใใใ): multiplication<br>ๆๆใใ(ใฆใใใ): to handle; to manage; to work with; to rear; to look after; to have experience with<br>ใๅบๆใ(ใใงใใ): about to start out; just about to leave or go out<br>ใๆใไธใใ(ใใใใใ ใใ): please sit down; please have a seat 3 S 1027 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฆ: a divination sign 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hang Think RPG. The wizard points his finger to the guard and the ivy he has just animated with his magic wand climbs down the wall to hang the poor guy, opening the way for the adventurers into the dungeon. 3 ways you could hang something: 1) the normal way, with your finger putting something on a hook or whatever, 2) hanging from a vine the natural way, or 3) by means of the magic of the wand. 674 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใฑใณ ใจ.ใ ใฎใ polish, study of, sharpen ็ ็ฉถ(ใใใใ ใ): study; research; investigation<br>็ ไฟฎ(ใใใใ ใ): training (esp. in-service); induction course<br>็ ็ฉถๅฎค(ใใใใ ใใใค): (1) laboratory (2) seminar room (3) professor's office<br>็ ใ(ใจใ): (1) to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind (2) to wash (rice) (3) to scour; to polish; to burnish 4 3 336 ็ณ: stone<br>ๅนต: put together 9 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ ็ก ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic polish My stones are so huge that it takes two hands to polish them! You use two hands to polish a stone: one to hold it and the other to rub it. 675 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใซใค ใใพใ.ใใ commandment ่ญฆๆ(ใใใใ): (1) vigilance; precaution; watch; lookout; alertness (2) to be vigilant; to be cautious; to guard (against) 1 S 1062 ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)<br>ๅปพ: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) 7 ๆ 62 4 ใปใใปใปใใฅใใใปใปใใใพใใปใใฎใปใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic commandment Two hands, fiesta.....when moses received the ten commandments with two hands, he went back down the mountain and threw a fiesta with the jews, celebrating the arrival of the commandments. "When Moses returned with the commandments in his hands he saw that his people were throwing a fiesta. At first he was excited. Then he looked around and got pissed. ""Awww, cยดmon guys. Golden idols? Really?""." 676 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆขฐ ใซใค ใใ contraption, fetter, machine, instrument ๅจๆขฐ(ใใใ): (1) machine; mechanism (2) instrument; appliance; apparatus 2 4 1321 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆ: commandment 11 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic contraption The ten commandments were heavy. So to help carry them, Moses made a wooden contraption; the ark of the covenant. Think of a complex wooden contraption capable of giving you a two-handed fiesta. 677 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Vehicle.Machine kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ผป ใ ใฏใช nose, snout ้ผป(ใฏใช): nose<br>่ณ้ผป็ง(ใใณใ): otolaryngology; concerning the ear, nose, and throat 2 3 1632 ่ช: oneself<br>็: to give 14 ้ผป 209 14 ใฏใชใปใฏใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic nose An Egyptian embalmer reaching both hands into the dead pharaohยดs nose and yanking out handfuls of brain. I sneezed so hard that through my NOSE I blew out my BRAINS into BOTH HANDS. 678 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใฑใค ใใใ, ใใใ punish, penalty, sentence, punishment ๅไบ(ใใใ): (1) (police) detective (2) criminal matter<br>ๆญปๅ(ใใใ): death penalty; capital punishment<br>ๅ(ใใ): penalty; sentence; punishment<br>ๅ็ฝฐ(ใใใฐใค): judgement; judgment; penalty; punishment 1 S 864 ๅนต: put together<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 6 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic punish This kanji is for severe punishment. A man has his shackled hands placed on a wood block and theyยดre chopped off with a saber. No more stealing bread in the Middle East... In Arab countries they punish theives by cutting off BOTH HANDS with a SABRE. 679 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใฑใค ใใใ-ใใ mould, type, model ๅ(ใใ): (1) model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.) (2) type; style; pattern (3) mold (mould); template; model (4) kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.) (5) form (i.e. customary procedure) (6) size (i.e. clothing, shoes) (7) (taxonomical) form<br>ๅ ธๅ(ใฆใใใ): type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetypal; representative<br>ๆจกๅ(ใใใ): model; dummy; maquette<br>ๅๅ(ใใใใ): prototype; model; pattern; archetypal 2 4 482 ๅ: punish; penalty; sentence; punishment<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 9 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mould A famous ninja once pressed his two hands and saber into the soil of his temple, before going onto a mission from which he never came back. Think of some sort of signature that he left behind him. The mould of his two hands and saber has since become a popular attraction in the area. As a PUNISHMENT they made me lay face down in the DIRT leaving a nice imprinted MOULD of my whole BODY. 680 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใตใค genius, years old ๆ(ใใ): (1) -years-old (2) ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius<br>ๆ่ฝ(ใใใฎใ): talent; ability<br>ๅคฉๆ(ใฆใใใ): genius; prodigy; natural gift 3 2 1497 ๆ: hand 3 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic genius "Spinal tap: ""Every other bandยดs amps go to ten. But you see my extra stroke of genius - these go to eleven.""." A TEN year old had a STROKE of GENIUS and wrote this joke: ไฝๆญณใงใใ๏ผใใใใใใๅคฉๆใงใ๏ผ. 681 grade2 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฒก ใถใคใใตใคใใพใฏ ใใใ property, money, wealth, assets ่ฒกๆฟ(ใใใใ): financial affairs; public finance<br>่ฒก็ฃ(ใใใใ): property; fortune; assets<br>ๆๅ่ฒก(ใถใใใใ): cultural assets; cultural property<br>่ฒกๅธ(ใใใต): purse; handbag; wallet<br>่ฒกๆบ(ใใใใ): source of funds; resources; finances<br>่ฒก(ใใ): (1) fortune; riches (2) goods (3) incorporated foundation 3 5 494 ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๆ: genius; years old; cubic shaku 10 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic property If youยดre a money genius, you can afford a lot of property. The keyword refers to property in the sense of money or funds rather than of buildings or real estate. Keep this one distinct from frame 193 (โwealthโ) and frame 473 (โassetsโ). Here we have a genie, gulping down oysters. Someone tries to grab an oyster and the genie puts his big arms around his oysters and states his โright of ownershipโ : โTheyยดre mines, my property!โ. 682 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใถใค ใ, ใใ lumber, log, timber, wood, talent ๅๆ(ใใ ใใ): collecting data (e.g. for a newspaper article); covering an event<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใใ): ingredients; material<br>ไบบๆ(ใใใใ): man of talent; capable person; talented person<br>็ด ๆ(ใใใ): raw materials; subject matter<br>ๆจๆ(ใใใใ): lumber; timber; wood<br>ๆๆจ(ใใใใ): lumber; timber<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใใ): teaching materials 2 4 565 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆ: genius; years old; cubic shaku 7 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lumber A TREE GENIUS is a LUMBER jack. Duh. Just when the were about to turn the last tree into lumber, the Lorax (the tree-genie) jumps out and puts a stop to the whole affair. 683 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq501-750 ๅญ ใฝใณใใพใณ ใชใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใค ใจ.ใ ใพใ suppose, be aware of, believe, feel ๅญๅจ(ใใใใ): existence; being<br>ไฟๅญ(ใปใใ): preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk); maintenance<br>็ๅญ(ใใใใ): (1) existence; being; survival (2) to exist; to live; to survive<br>ๅ ฑๅญ(ใใใใใ): coexistence<br>ใๅญใ(ใใใใ): (1) knowing (2) (an) acquaintance<br>ไพๅญ(ใใใ): dependence; dependent; reliance<br>ๅญ็ถ(ใใใใ): duration; continuance<br>ๅญใใ(ใใใใ): to think, feel, consider, know, etc.<br>ๅญใใ(ใใใใ): to think, feel, consider, know, etc. 3 6 577 ไบบ: person<br>ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac 6 ๅญ 39 3 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic suppose How do you suppose they manage to cram a genie inside a bottle? Well, I suppose they put him in there while heยดs still a little child... Villagers on a little remote island one day find a bottle washed out by the sea onto the beach. After wiping the bottle and taking a closer look, they are amazed to see a (very small) child in it. The villagers suppose that the child is a genie in a bottle. 684 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๅจ ใถใค ใ.ใ ใใ exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in ็พๅจ(ใใใใ): now; current; present; present time; as of<br>ๅญๅจ(ใใใใ): existence; being<br>ๆปๅจ(ใใใใ): stay; sojourn<br>ไธๅจ(ใตใใ): absence<br>ๅจๅญฆ(ใใใใ): (enrolled) in school<br>ๅจๅบซ(ใใใ): inventory; stock; stockpile<br>ๆๅจ(ใใใใ): whereabouts<br>่ชๅจ(ใใใ): freely; at will<br>ๅฅๅจ(ใใใใ): in good health; well; going strong 3 5 211 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 6 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic exist Genie in the bottle does exist but you need to dig deep into the soil to find one. You wipe the soil from the bottle, only to have a genie float out above you, saying: ยดI am the genie in a bottle, what is your wish?ยด So now you know that they do exist. 685 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ไน ใใค ใฎ, ใใชใ.ใก, ใชใใ ใใใ, ใ, ใฎใ from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly ไน่ณ(ใชใใ): (1) from ... to; between ... and (2) or 1 S+ 1978 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4) (none) from FROM a pictograph of a thumbs up. Thatยดs how it also gets the primitive meaning of fist. "Think Charlton Heston: ""From my cold, dead fists"". Speech given to the National Boxing Association, in response to stricter control on boxing gloves." 686 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆบ ใฑใค ใใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใใ portable, carry (in hand), armed with, bring along ๆบๅธฏ(ใใใใ): (1) something carried (in the hand); handheld (2) mobile telephone; cell phone<br>ๆๆบ(ใฆใใใ): cooperation; tie-up; joint business; link-up<br>ๆบใใ(ใใใใใ): to engage in; to participate; to take part 1 S 1017 ๆ: hand<br>้ฝ: superior; outstanding; talented 13 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic portable "This character is the ""kei"" in ""keitai"" (cell phone), a word you will no doubt hear often in Japan, since everyone has one. Imagine youยดve just arrived in Japan, but donยดt have a cell phone yet, so instead youยดre carrying around a portable turkey you can hold in your fist. To dial a number, just poke it with your fingers." Because they have no fingers, turkeys must use their fists when dialing on a portable phone. 687 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใญใฅใฆ ใใ.ใถใใใ.ใณใใใใณใใใ.ใผใ ใใ, ใฎ reach out, exert, exercise, cause ๆฎๅ(ใตใใ ใ): diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization<br>่ฟฝๅ(ใคใใใ ใ): (1) investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down (2) catching up; overtaking<br>ๅใถ(ใใใถ): (1) to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend (2) to be up to the task; to come up to (3) to compare with; to be a match (for) (4) to commit (a crime) (5) to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)<br>ๅใผใ(ใใใผใ): to exert; to cause; to exercise<br>ๅใณ(ใใใณ): and; as well as 1 S 544 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 3 ๅ 29 2 ใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic reach out I like to think of this as a fist with with brass knuckles because of the extra line. An old school thug reaches out to help you up but then with his other hand ( with the brass knuckles) punches you. Reach out and fist someone (Do you see the person primitive?). 688 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๅธ ใญใฅใฆ ใ.ใ suck, imbibe, inhale, sip ๅผๅธ(ใใใ ใ): (1) breath; respiration (2) knack; trick; secret (of doing something)<br>ๅธๅ(ใใ ใใใ ใ): absorption; suction; attraction<br>ๅธใ(ใใ): (1) to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale (2) to suck; to sip; to slurp (3) to absorb; to soak up (4) to kiss 3 6 1054 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ: reach out; exert; exercise; cause 6 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic suck Imagine a baby reaching out and holding momยดs breast as if it were bottle, and sucking on it to get some milk. An open mouth and reaching hands : a baby wants to suck at his motherยดs breast. 689 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฑ ใฝใฆใใญใฅใฆ ใใคใ.ใใใใคใ.ใใใใคใ.ใใใ.ใ handle, entertain, thresh, strip ๅๆฑใ(ใจใใใคใใ): treatment; service; handling; management<br>ๆฑใ(ใใคใใ): to handle; to deal with; to treat<br>ๆฑใ(ใใคใใ): treatment; service<br>ๅใๆฑใ(ใจใใใคใใ): to treat; to handle; to deal in 1 S 1057 ๆ: hand<br>ๅ: reach out; exert; exercise; cause 6 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic handle "See suck (#689): if itยดs too big to handle, just use your fingers instead..." One of the first thing a baby can do with his hand is to reach out and grab your finger as if it was a little handle. 690 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ไธ ใธใงใฆ ใใใใ ใ ใจใ, ใพใใ length, 10feet, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely ๅคงไธๅคซ(ใ ใใใใใถ): safe; all right; OK; okay<br>ไธๅคซ(ใใใใถ): healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable<br>ไธ(ใใ): (1) height; stature (2) length; measure (3) all (one has); everything (4) magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)<br>้ ไธ(ใใใใใ): solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy<br>ไธ(ใ ใ): only; just; as<br>ๆใไธ(ใชใใใ): as much as possible; if possible<br>ไธๅคซ(ใใใใต): hero; manly person; warrior<br>ไธ(ใใใ): (1) 3.03 meters (ten shaku) (2) length; measure (3) Mr.; Mrs. 1 S 1375 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue 3 ไธ 1 1 ใใก (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic length Both a meter and a yard are about one arm-length. "This kanji reminds me of the kanji for big (I think it looks the same kinda of except for the last stroke). Maybe this works for guys, but when you were growing up you would compare ""length"" with your friends trying to show how BIG you were. You wouldnยดt show ""it"" but you would spread your arms out as wide as possible to exaggerate your length. Maybe even so wide that you trip (I the 3rd stroke getting pushed over)! I just find it easier to relate this to the previous kanji." 691 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฒ ใท ใใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใ, ใกใ, ใจใ, ใชใ, ใฎใถ, ใฒใ, ใฒใจ, ใตใฟ history, chronicle ๆญดๅฒ(ใใใ): history<br>ๅฅณๅฒ(ใใใ): (1) Ms (nuance of status); Miss; Madame (2) highbrow (woman); cerebral<br>ๅฒ(ใ): history (e.g. of some country) 2 4 511 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue 5 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic history I sleep in history class with my mouth tucked under my arm. "History students usually going to school with a history book tucked under their arm. But now instead of a book, you have a small talking mouth that tell you about history. ""When I was young, I used to walk 5 miles everyday.....""." 692 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใช ใใจ, ใ officer, an official ๆๅ(ใปใ): constable; policeman 1 S ไธ: length; 10feet; measure; Mr.; Ms.; height; stature; all (one has); only; that's all; merely<br>ๅฃ: mouth 6 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic officer One officer can change the course of history. One officer, namely Napoleon, changed the course of history. (Thanks, ayoung24). Napoleon is also my primitive meaning. 693 gradeS JLPT.N1 ๆด ใณใฆ ใใใใใ.ใซใใต.ใใใใต.ใใ grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course ๅคๆด(ใธใใใ): change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment<br>ๆดใซ(ใใใซ): furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more<br>ๅคๆดใใ(ใใตใใ): staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk<br>ๆดใใ(ใตใใ): to get late; to advance; to wear on<br>ไปๆด(ใใพใใ): now (after such a long time); at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something)<br>ๅฐๆด(ใชใใใ): all the more; still less<br>ๅคๆดใ(ใใตใ): late at night 3 S 861 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue 7 ๆฐ 73 4 ใฒใใณใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic grow late "At nightbreak (#30) the sun rises above the floor, so it is logical that when it is growing late, the sun would rise to the ceiling. Time to pack up your things and take your belongings under your arm." Itยดs starting to GROW LATE, so God will take the SUN, and TUCK IT UNDER HIS ARM, and walk away. In the morning, heยดll bring it back, so donยดt worry. 694 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ็กฌ ใณใฆ ใใ.ใ stiff, hard ็กฌ่ฒจ(ใใใ): (1) coin (2) hard currency<br>ๅผท็กฌ(ใใใใใ): firm; vigorous; unbending; unyielding; strong; stubborn 2 S 1101 ็ณ: stone<br>ๆด: grow late; night watch; sit up late; of course; renew; renovate; again; more and more; further 12 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic stiff A stiff drink on the ROCKs after it GROWS LATE is a way to unwind after a long day... Stones are so stiff that even if you spent all day straining trying to change their shape, it would grow late far before you ever accomplished your task. 695 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใฆใฆ ใพใใใพใ-ใใพใ.ใฎ- ใใ or again, furthermore, on the other hand ๅใฏ(ใพใใฏ): or; otherwise<br>ๅ(ใพใ): again; and; also; still (doing something) 1 S 1874 ๅ: again, right hand, right hand radical (no. 29) 2 ๅ 29 2 ใพใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic or again "After her boyfriendยดs crotch has been satisfied, a woman might suggest they cuddle. The boyfriend, on the other hand, might say, ""Or again, we could fool around . . . ""." "This keyword should really be ""again"" not ""or again"" Here is some context: think of the phrase ""Jya mata"" ""ใใๅ"" which is a farewell similar to ""then again"". Also ""Mata ne"" ""ๅใญ"" and mata ashita (again tomorrow) ""ๅๆๆฅ""ใ Note this kanji is rarely used, most of the time JP people spell it out ""mata"" except for in the last example: ๅๆๆฅ." 696 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใฝใฆ ใตใใใใใใใชใใถใใตใใค ใต pair, set, comparison, no. of pairs ๅๅญ(ใตใใ): twins; a twin 2 S 1029 ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 4 ้น 172 8 ใตใใจใ ้ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic pair Crotch to crotch is how many pairs spend their private time together. . . The animals boarding Noahยดs Ark all came in pairs โ but Noah had to carefully check the two crotches in each pair to ensure that the animals were of different sexes and thus able to further their species after the flood. 697 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆก ใฝใฆ ใใ ใ mulberry 1 S 1650 ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic mulberry "Children going around the mulberry tree singing ""This is the way we wash our crotch, wash our crotch, wash our crotch...""." Imagine kids all over the top of a mulberry tree, sitting astride limbs so that their weight is on their crotches. (Mulberry trees have big sprawling limbs that run horizontally or at shallow angles making them easy to climb and sit in. I have an old mulberry in my yard, and my kids are in it constantly). 698 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ป ใปใญ vessels, no. of ships, fish, birds, arrows, one of a pair ้ป(ใใ): counter for ships 1 S 1546 ้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 10 ้น 172 8 ใตใใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic vessels On Vessels that travel long distances, sailors often get quite lonely. They keep TURKEYS on the VESSELS, but not for use as food. The lonely sailors take turns enjoying the turkeyยดs CROTCH. Donald Duck is a big bird that does not wear pants. Itยดs good to use him as a mnemonic because he is a sailor, and this kanji is used to count vessels. 699 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Counters kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ญท ใด ใพใ.ใ ใใ safeguard, protect ไฟ่ญท(ใปใ): care; protection; shelter; safeguard; guardianship; favor; favour; patronage<br>็่ญทๅฉฆ(ใใใใต): (female) nurse<br>็่ญท(ใใใ): nursing; (army) nurse<br>ๅผ่ญท(ในใใ): defense; defence; pleading; advocacy<br>ไป่ญท(ใใใ): nursing; care; caregiving; caring<br>่ญท่ก(ใใใ): guard; convoy; escort<br>่ญท่ฌจ(ใดใ ): (1) gum; rubber (2) eraser (3) condom<br>้ค่ญท(ใใใ): nursing; (protective) care<br>็่ญทๅธซ(ใใใใ): (hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN 1 5 351 ่จ: say<br>่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้ป: vessels; counter for ships; fish; birds; arrows; one of a pair 20 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic safeguard "Think of the flower-vessels as a the Greenpeace vessel โArctic Sunriseโ, only instead of a rainbow there is a big flower painted on the hull (this will come back in seize (#701) and harvest (#908)). Think of โflower-powerโ and of the โpeaceโ in โGreenpeaceโ and it will make some sense hopefully. -- In this kanji, we see an inauguration speech being given before the Greenpeace vessel is set afloat and sent to safeguard our planet." (With sarcasm) A Bush speech telling how all the US vessels are always welcomed, covered with flowers and words of gratitude for safeguarding democracy from the evil doers. 700 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ็ฒ ใซใฏ ใ.ใ seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to ็ฒๅพ(ใใใจใ): acquisition; possession<br>ๆ็ฒ(ใปใใ): capture; seizure<br>็ฒ็ฉ(ใใใฎ): game; spoils; trophy; prey 1 S 964 ็ฌ: dog<br>่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้ป: vessels; counter for ships; fish; birds; arrows; one of a pair 16 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic seize "A pack of genetically-modified wild dogs is seized by a group of Greenpeace activists and taken onboard the Greenpeace vessel (the flower vessel, see safeguard (#700))." Customs just seized a crate of poppies (flowers) detected by trained wild dogs who inspected the vessel. 701 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฅด ใ ใใคใใใฃใ ใฌ guy, slave, manservant, fellow ๅฅด(ใใค): (1) fellow; guy; chap (2) thing; object (3) (derogatory or familiar) he; she; him; her<br>ๅฅด(ใใฃใ): (1) servant (esp. a samurai's attendant) (2) chivalrous man (c. Edo period) (3) cubed tofu (often served cold) (4) kite shaped like a footman (5) Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants (6) enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime) (7) he; she; him; her 1 S 1932 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 5 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic guy "That GUY stole my WOMAN so I kicked him in the CROTCH. (This story helps keep the word ""GUY"" as someone you hold in contempt)." Guys only care about 2 things: women and their crotch (preferably at the same time). 702 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใใใ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ angry, be offended ๆใ(ใใใ): anger; hatred; rage; wrath<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): (1) to get angry; to get mad (2) to tell someone off; to scold (3) to be angular; to be square<br>ๆ้ณดใ(ใฉใชใ): to shout; to yell 3 S 1221 ๅฅด: guy; slave; manservant; fellow<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 9 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic angry This woman is angry because of the guys in the previous frame who pay more attention to her crotch than her heart. I prefer to decompose the kanji in three elements here because it is easier to read like a mnemonic. WOMEN get very ANGRY over the thought that GUYS are more interested in her CROTCH than her HEART. 703 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใฆใฆ ใจใ ใ, ใฉ, ใ friend ๅไบบ(ใใใใ): friend<br>ๅๅฅฝ(ใใใใ): friendship<br>ๅ(ใจใ): friend; companion; comrade; pal<br>ๅ้(ใจใใ ใก): friend; companion<br>ๅๆ (ใใใใใ): friendship; fellowship; camaraderie<br>่ฆชๅ(ใใใใ): close friend; bosom (old, intimate) friend; buddy; crony; chum 5 2 622 ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 4 ๅ 29 2 ใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic friend A good friend is always at your side. ---- I teach at a Japanese High School, and I often see chummy male students grabbing each otherยดs crotches in a joking manner. Itยดs still weird to me, but apparently reaching to your side and grabbing you neighborยดs crotch is a great way to express friendship. Think of a sex friend (a fuck buddy if you will). The benefit of such a relationship is that there will always be a crotch by your side. (the Japanese refer to such a friend as ใปใใฌ, just as we do). 704 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใใใใใใใใค ใฌ.ใใ-ใฌ.ใใใฌ.ใใใฌ.ใใใใฌ.ใใใใฌ.ใใ ใฌใ slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit ๆใๅบใ(ใฌใใ ใ): (1) to slip out; to sneak away; to excel (2) to break (out of a loop)<br>ๆตทๆ(ใใใฐใค): height above sea level<br>ๆใใ(ใฌใใ): (1) to omit; to leave out (2) to say; to speak<br>ๆใ(ใฌใ): (1) to extract; to omit; to surpass; to overtake; to draw out; to unplug (2) to do something to the end (3) to ejaculate (gen. with ref. to masturbation)<br>ๆใใ(ใฌใใ): (1) to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose (2) to fade; to discolour (3) to wear a hole (e.g. clothes) (4) to leave (e.g. a meeting) (5) to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky) (6) to exit (a program loop) 3 S 726 ๆ: hand<br>ๅ: friend 7 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic slip out Donยดt let good friends slip out between your fingers. Imagine a clichรฉ Hollywood situation: one person is lying on the edge of the abyss and another (presumably his friend) is hanging, only thing holding him is the grip of their hands. Then fingers slip out of the grip and he falls in said abyss. 705 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใใฆ ใช.ใใใ-ใช.ใ throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss ๆ่ณ(ใจใใ): investment<br>ๆ็ฅจ(ใจใใฒใใ): voting; poll<br>ๆๆธ(ใจใใใ): letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution<br>ๆๅ ฅ(ใจใใซใ ใ): (1) throwing into; inserting; depositing (2) investment; putting in (personnel, etc.) (3) release of a product (4) making (an electrical circuit)<br>ๆใๅบใ(ใชใใ ใ): (1) to throw down; to throw out; to stretch out (one's legs) (2) to abandon; to resign (3) to give freely; to give generously; to sacrifice (e.g. one's life) (4) to start to throw<br>ๆใใ(ใชใใ): (1) to throw; to cast away (2) to face defeat; to give up 3 3 236 ๆ: hand<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 7 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic throw Well, you usually use your fingers to throw objects used as missile weapons. Easy. By the way, for those of you looking for a less anachronistic image for the missile primitive as a modern rocket, try a slingshot. itยดs a crotch (originally a tree branch) that sends missile projectiles flying into/like the wind. And for this present kanji, it is something you naturally use with your fingers... "If you use the primitive ""semen"" (flying in the wind from your crotch) instead of missile then all kanjis with this primitive will hilariously create a perfect story." 706 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๆฒก ใใใใขใ ใใผ.ใใใใใ.ใใใชใ drown, sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die ๆฒๆฒก(ใกใใผใค): sinking; foundering; going down; submersion<br>ๆฒก่ฝ(ใผใคใใ): ruin; fall; collapse<br>ๆฒกๅ(ใผใฃใใ ใ): forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding 1 S 1385 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 7 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic drown "(Note: this kanji is more collapse/cave-in/sink (#1888) than humans drowning) A water missile? A torpedo! And when it hits itยดs target? The ship collapses then sinks and everyone drowns!" "The submarineยดs hull was breached after being struck by a torpedo (""water missile""), causing the entire crew to drown." 707 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่จญ ใปใ ใใ.ใใ ใใ establishment, provision, prepare ๅปบ่จญ(ใใใใค): construction; establishment<br>ๆฝ่จญ(ใใใค): (1) institution; establishment; facility (2) (army) engineer<br>่จญ็ฝฎ(ใใฃใก): (1) establishment; institution (2) installation (of a machine or equipment)<br>่จญๅ(ใใคใณ): equipment; device; facilities; installation<br>่จญ่จ(ใใฃใใ): plan; design; layout<br>่จญ็ซ(ใใคใใค): establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)<br>่จญๅฎ(ใใฃใฆใ): (1) establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.); scene (2) options or preference settings (in computer software); configuration; assignment; setup<br>่จญใใ(ใใใใ): to create; to establish 2 5 145 ่จ: say<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 11 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic establishment Establishment can be attacked by words or by missiles. Writers will use words, whereas militars will use missiles. When you attack the establishment with words, it fights back with missiles. 708 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใฒใญ ใ.ใค beat, attack, defeat, conquer ๆใค(ใใค): (1) to shoot (at) (2) to attack; to defeat; to destroy; to avenge<br>ๆปๆ(ใใใใ): (1) attack; strike; offensive (2) criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation<br>ๆๆ(ใ ใใ): (1) blow; shock; strike; damage (2) batting (baseball)<br>่กๆ(ใใใใใ): shock; crash; impact; ballistic<br>ๅๆ(ใฏใใใ): counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow<br>่ฅฒๆ(ใใ ใใใ): attack; charge; raid 1 S 473 ่ป: car<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79)<br>ๆ: hand 15 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic beat Your car has missles?! That beats mine, hands down. Think 3 methods of attack all combined into 1 kanji: 1. Vehicle to transport troops 2. Once troops have disembarked they have their missiles 3. If they run out of missiles they resort to hand to hand combat to beat the enemy. 709 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq251-500 ๆฎป ใซใฏใใณใฏใใใค ใใใใใ husk, nut shell ๆฎป(ใใ): shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff 1 S 1892 ๅฃณ: casing; shell; husk<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 11 ๆฎณ 79 4 ใใพใใปใปใใฅใใ ๆฎผ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic husk Samuraiยดs husk/shell/armour is superflous to missile attacks ็ฒๆฎปใๅตๆฎปใ่ฒๆฎป. husk or shell. Japanยดs recent history in a nutshell: first the samurai became superfluous and then the Americans started to throw missiles and bombs during WWII. 710 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฏ ใท ใใ.ใใใใคใ.ใใใใ.ใ branch, support, sustain ๆฏๆ(ใใ): (1) support; holding up; propping (2) support; backing; endorsing<br>ๆฏๅบ(ใใฆใ): branch office; branch store<br>ๆฏ้ (ใใฏใ): rule; control; direction<br>ๅๆฏ(ใใ ใใ): income and expenditure<br>ๆฏๆใ(ใใฏใใ): payment<br>ๆฏๅบ(ใใใ ใค): expenditure; expenses<br>ๆฏๆใ(ใใฏใใ): to pay<br>ๆฏๅบฆ(ใใใ): preparation; arrangements<br>ๆฏ็ตฆ(ใใใ ใ): provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant<br>ๅทฎใๆฏใใ(ใใใคใใใ): to interfere; to hinder; to become impeded<br>ๅทฎใๆฏใ(ใใใคใใ): hindrance; impediment<br>ๆฏใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up (2) to hold at bay; to stem; to check 3 5 159 ๅ: ten<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 4 ๆฏ 65 4 ใใปใใซใใใปใใ ใซใใใปใใ ใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic branch Picture sliding down the branch of a tree (in this case a pine tree or any tree with needles) and getting a bunch of needles stuck in your crotch--ouch!! A special branch of the military called the Needle Crotch Unit. Their only weapon is the needle embedded in their crotches, and theyยดre quite adept at using them. 711 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใฎ ใใ skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts ๆ่ก(ใใใ ใค): art; craft; technique; technology; engineering; skill<br>็ซถๆ(ใใใใ): game; match; contest<br>ๆผๆ(ใใใ): acting; performance<br>ๆ(ใใ): technique; art<br>ๆ่ฝ(ใใฎใ): technical skill; ability; capacity<br>ๆๅธซ(ใใ): engineer; technician<br>็นๆ(ใจใใ): special skill 2 5 434 ๆ: hand<br>ๆฏ: branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65) 7 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic skill (Adapted from darg_samaยดs) Balancing a branch on your finger is the prototypical example of a skill that is nothing more than a skill (i.e., it is completely useless). I think of a guy balancing a branch on his finger, which definitely takes some minimal amount of skill. 712 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใท ใใ ใ, ใใ bough, branch, twig, limb ๆ(ใใ ): branch; bow; bough; twig; limb 2 5 1401 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆฏ: branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65) 8 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bough The treeยดs primary branch is known as the bough. "Differentiate between BOUGH and branch (#711): ยดbranchยด is smaller, and can also refer to the branch of a store (ๆฏๅบ), which has nothing to do with a tree. But a BOUGH is a main part of a tree, perhaps where the trunk splits into several large boughs, and so it logically utilizes the ๆจ radical." 713 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ข ใท limb, arms & legs 1 S 2289 ่: meat<br>ๆฏ: branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65) 8 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic limb "The limbs that this kanji represents are parts of the body that are connected to the trunk, like the main branches to a tree (โarms and legsโ is the second meaning of this kanji). In other words, limbs are ""flesh branches""." Limbs are body parts that branch off. 714 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ ใฑใคใใญใงใฆ ใใ stalk, stem ่(ใใ): stalk; stem 1 S 2013 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฃ: holy; sacred 8 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ ่ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic stalk "Suggestion: Replace ""spool"" with ""toilet paper/roll"". Reasons: (1) Toilet paper/roll usually comes on a spool. (2) Toilet paper is used to clean the soil off your crotch. Story: Just get a flower and carefully wrap some toilet paper around its stalk. Spool also appears in suspicious (#716), lightly (#717), diameter (#882), sutra (#1360)." PRIMITIVE: soiled crotch = soiled underwear. To precent anyone from picking the beautiful flower, the gardner hung soiled underwear on the stalk. 715 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆช ใซใคใใฑ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ suspicious, mystery, apparition ๆช็ฃ(ใใใใ ใ): monster<br>ๆชใใ(ใใใใ): (1) suspicious; dubious; doubtful; dodgy; suspicious (referring to a potential amorous relation); dangerous (e.g. financial situation); ominous (e.g. weather); strange; shady; fishy (2) charming; bewitching; mysterious<br>ๆชๆ(ใใ): injury (to animate object); hurt 1 S 1634 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅฃ: holy; sacred 8 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic suspicious When youยดre suspicious, your state of mind twists round and round like a spool of thread. Imagine a loud farting sound on The Enterprise (sorry). Everyone looks around trying to find who did it. The one looking most suspicious is Data. His soiled crotch gives him away. 716 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ปฝ ใฑใค ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใ lightly, trifling, unimportant ๆ่ปฝ(ใฆใใ): easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap<br>ๆฐ่ปฝ(ใใใ): (1) carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly (2) ease<br>่ปฝๅฟซ(ใใใใ): (1) casual (e.g. dress); light; nimble; jaunty; rhythmical (e.g. melody) (2) taking a turn for the better; receding of symptoms<br>่ปฝ็(ใใใใค): rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent<br>่ปฝๆธ(ใใใใ): abatement; reduction<br>่ปฝใ(ใใใ): (1) light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) (2) light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile (3) non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial (4) slight; small; gentle; soft (5) easy; simple (6) indiscriminate<br>่ปฝ่(ใใในใค): scorn; disdain 4 3 790 ่ป: car<br>ๅฃ: holy; sacred 12 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ ่ผ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lightly Fact: this kanji is used to denote a certain class of vehicles in Japan whose engines are under a certain size (less than 750cc I think) and are called light vehicles here. Imagine a so-called light vehicle or a light-truck with a load of spools driving down a road ever so lightly, careful not to let any of the spools roll out onto the street. I want to tread lightly on the environment.... Thatยดs why I CAR-SPOOL to work everyday.... I know, lame. 717 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใทใฅใฏ ใใ uncle, youth ๅ็ถ(ใใ): uncle<br>ๅๆฏ(ใใฐ): aunt<br>ๅ็ถ(ใใ): uncle (younger than one's parent) 1 S 1950 ไธ: above; up<br>ๅฐ: little; small<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 8 ๅ 29 2 ใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic uncle Oh come on people - say what weยดve all been thinking: the uncle is that creepy guy towering above a little oneยดs crotch. "Four straight kanji here with ๅ in it, so letยดs make one story: Your UNCLE was full of loneliness (#720) (ๅฏ), and he lived by himself. He was naturally graceful (#721) (ๆท) in the water, and you knew he was once on the Olympic synchronized swimming team). You knew that there was something different about him, but you joined his youth team and he watched over you carefully as coach (#719) (็ฃ). It was uncomfortable, though, how your uncle (#718) often touched you just a little above the crotch (ๅ) when coaching..." 718 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ฃ ใใฏ ใใ , ใใ ใ coach, command, urge, lead, supervise ็ฃ็ฃ(ใใใจใ): (1) supervision; control; superintendence; direction (2) director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss 1 S 534 ๅ: uncle; youth<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 13 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic coach Creepy uncle volunteers as gymnastics coach so he can eye the team from below. "Four straight kanji here with ๅ in it, so letยดs make one story: Your UNCLE was full of loneliness (#720) (ๅฏ), and he lived by himself. He was naturally graceful (#721) (ๆท) in the water, and you knew he was once on the Olympic synchronized swimming team. You knew that there was something different about him, but you joined his youth team and he watched over you carefully as coach (#719) (็ฃ). It was uncomfortable, though, how your uncle (#718) often touched you just a little above the crotch (ๅ) when COACHing..." 719 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq501-750 ๅฏ ใธใฃใฏใใปใญ ใใณใใใณ.ใใใใใณ.ใใใใใฟ.ใใ loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest ๅฏใใ(ใใณใใ): lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate 1 S 1599 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅ: uncle; youth 11 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic loneliness The unmarried uncleยดs house is the picture of lonlieness. "Four straight kanji here with ๅ in it, so letยดs make one story: Your UNCLE was full of loneliness (#720) (ๅฏ), and he lived by himself. He was naturally graceful (#721) (ๆท) in the water, and you knew he was once on the Olympic synchronized swimming team. You knew that there was something different about him, but you joined his youth team and he watched over you carefully as coach (#719) (็ฃ). It was uncomfortable, though, how your uncle (#718) often touched you just a little above the crotch (ๅ) when coaching..." 720 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆท ใทใฅใฏ ใใจ.ใใ ใใ, ใจใ, ใใ graceful, gentle, pure ๆทใใ(ใใจใใ): graceful 1 S 1922 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: uncle; youth 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic graceful Uncle (the one who is lonely and coaches kids in his spare time) is actually a graceful guy once he hits the water, as he used to be part of the swimming team in his youth. "Four straight kanji here with ๅ in it, so letยดs make one story: Your UNCLE was full of loneliness (#720) (ๅฏ), and he lived by himself. He was naturally graceful (#721) (ๆท) in the water, and you knew he was once on the Olympic synchronized swimming team. You knew that there was something different about him, but you joined his youth team and he watched over you carefully as coach (#719) (็ฃ). It was uncomfortable, though, how your uncle (#718) often touched you just a little above the crotch (ๅ) when coaching..." 721 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใใณใใใณใใฟใณใใ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ-ใใ.ใ ใใ, ใ anti- ๅใ(ใใใ): (1) to return (something); to restore; to put back (2) to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn (3) to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate (4) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to repeat ...; to do ... back<br>้ๅ(ใใฏใ): violation (of law); transgression; infringement; breach<br>ๅๅฏพ(ใฏใใใ): opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; contrast; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa<br>ๅ็บ(ใฏใใฑใค): (1) to repel; to oppose; to revolt; to react sharply (against) (2) opposition; rebellion; resistance; backlash (3) rally; recovery (e.g. in stock prices); rebound (4) to rally; to recover; to rebound<br>ๅๅฟ(ใฏใใฎใ): reaction; response<br>ๅ็(ใฏใใใ): reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation<br>ๅ้ฟ(ใฏใใใใ): echo; reverberation; repercussion; reaction; influence<br>ๅๆ(ใฏใใใ): counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow<br>ๅไนฑ(ใฏใใใ): insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising<br>ๅๆ (ใฏใใใ): (1) influence (2) to apply; to implement (3) reflection<br>ๅๆ(ใฏใใใ): antipathy; revolt; animosity<br>ๅๅฐ(ใฏใใใ): (1) reflection; reverberation (2) reflex (medical)<br>ๅใใ(ใฏใใใ): (1) to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to contradict (2) to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to transgress (3) to oppose; to rebel; to revolt<br>ๅใ(ใใใ): (1) to return; to come back; to go back (2) to turn over (3) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely; (to become) completely<br>ๅๆ(ใฏใใใ): opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion<br>ๅ(ใฏใ): anti-; opposite; antithesis; antagonism<br>ๅใ(ใใ): (1) to warp; to be warped; to curve; to be curved; to be arched (2) to bend (backward) 3 3 191 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 4 ๅ 29 2 ใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic anti- I think of an anti-hero (Dirty Harry etc.) for this primitive, whose trademark for disposing of villians is not an honorable fight, but a kick in the crotch and then a shove off a cliff (perhaps whilst the villainยดs back is turned). Many cultures are so anti-sex youยดd think they just want people to throw their crotches over a cliff. 722 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใใณ ใใ ใ, ใ slope, incline, hill ๅ(ใใ): slope; hill 2 3 865 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ: anti- 7 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic slope As the villain (pushed off by the anti-hero) is tumbling down the slope, he activates gadget skis to escape, spraying soil everywhere as he flies down the slope. This kanji depicts a classic enviornmental problem: erosion. Erosion occurs when all of the soil washes of the side of the cliff, eventually causing the cliff to disappear, leaving a slope (an anti- cliff if you will) in its place. 723 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฟ ใใณใใใณ ใใ plank, board, plate, stage ็ๆฟ(ใใใฐใ): (1) signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate (2) draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead (3) reputation (of a shop) (4) appearance; look (5) closing time<br>ๆฟ(ใใ): (1) board; plank (2) sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab (3) cutting board; chopping board (4) chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook (5) stage (i.e. at a theatre)<br>้ปๆฟ(ใใใฐใ): blackboard 2 3 926 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: anti- 8 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic plank Of course, trees are anti-plank. Wouldnยดt you be if you were a tree? Trees are naturally opposed to, or anti, the making of planks. 724 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq751-1000 ่ฟ ใใณ ใใ.ใใ-ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ-ใใ.ใ return, answer, fade, repay ่ฟ้(ใธใใใ): return; restoration<br>่ฟๆธ(ใธใใใ): repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption<br>่ฟไบ(ใธใใ): reply; answer; response<br>็นฐใ่ฟใ(ใใใใใ): to repeat; to do something over again<br>ๆฏใ่ฟใ(ใตใใใใ): to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back<br>่ฃ่ฟใ(ใใใใใ): inside out; upside down<br>่ฟ็ญ(ใธใใจใ): reply<br>ๅผ่ฟใ(ใฒใใใใ): to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps<br>ๆใ่ฟใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to turn up; to fold back (2) to loopback (a signal, a message)<br>่ฃ่ฟใ(ใใใใใ): to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over<br>ๅผใฃ็นฐใ่ฟใ(ใฒใฃใใใใใ): to be overturned; to be upset; to topple over; to be reversed<br>ๅฎ่ฟใ(ใกใ ใใใใ): somersault; looping-the-loop<br>็ งใ่ฟใ(ใฆใใใใ): to reflect; to throw back light<br>ใฒใฃใใ่ฟใ(ใฒใฃใใใใใ): (1) to turn over; to turn upside down; to turn up; to turn inside out; to turn out (2) to knock over; to tip over (3) to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset; to reverse 3 3 685 ๅ: anti-<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 7 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic return Pretty obvious: to return is to turn back on the road youยดre on and go the opposite way. "In ""The Return of the anti-hero"", Clint Eastwood kicks the villain in the crotch, pushes them off the cliff and onto a busy highway. A tiring movie franchise to say the least...." 725 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ่ฒฉ ใใณ marketing, sell, trade ่ฒฉๅฃฒ(ใฏใใฐใ): sales; selling; marketing 2 S 627 ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๅ: anti- 11 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic marketing The goal of marketing is to get people who are naturally anti-buying to spend their shells (money). ใMARKETING: MONEY, ANTIใ The wide presence of MARKETING in our society has led people to become ANTI-MONEY. 726 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq501-750 ็ช ใฝใฆ ใคใใใคใพ- claw, nail, talon ็ช(ใคใ): (1) nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof (2) plectrum; pick (3) hook; clasp 0 S 2025 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4) 4 ็ช 87 4 ใคใใปใคใใใใใปใคใใใใใใปใใใซใใใปใฎใค (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic claw A pictograph of Wolverineยดs adamantium claws. Pictograph, see book. * I prefer the primitive meaning of an eagle rather than vulture. Somehow vulture makes me think more about meat and dead corpses than claws. An eagle however immediately brings to my mind the image of an eagle plunging into a stream catching fish in his claws, or that of the great eagles rescuing Bilbo and his party in Jrr Tolkienยดs novel โBilbo the Hobbitโ. 727 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg Kanji_Nature_Animal_Parts.of.Body kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฆฅ ใ ใใ gentle, peace, depravity ๅฆฅๅ(ใ ใใใ): compromise; giving in<br>ๅฆฅ็ต(ใ ใใค): settlement; an agreement<br>ๅฆฅๅฝ(ใ ใจใ): valid; proper; right; appropriate 1 S 1102 ็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female 7 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic gentle Overly gentle women are vultures who want to marry you and steal your money - not true but an easy mnemonic! An eagle must be extra gentle to pick up a dainty woman in its sharp claws. 728 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ไนณ ใใฅใฆ ใกใกใใก milk, breasts ็ไนณ(ใใ ใใซใ ใ): (cow's) milk<br>ไนณ(ใกใก): (1) milk (2) breast (3) loop (4) decorative bump (on a hanging bell) 2 6 1289 ๅญ: sincere; nourish; encase<br>ไน: the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5) 8 ไน 5 1 ใใคใปใใคใซใใใปใคใใฐใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic milk A fledgling is being nursed at a zoo, it is fed milk through a small tube that is bent in the shape of a hook (so that it fits inside its beak). The fledgling soon becomes addicted to milk, giving us this very catchy mnemonic: โfledgling hooked on milkโ. "Drinking milk not only reduces cavity (#96)ยดs but also strengthens nails (claws) thanks astgtciv." 729 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆตฎ ใ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใถใใใใ.ใในใ ใใ floating, float, rise to surface ๆตฎใในใ(ใใในใ): (1) to float (2) to express; to look (sad, glad) (3) to think; to imagine; to remember<br>ๆตฎๆฐ(ใใใ): (1) extramarital sex; affair; fooling around (2) infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy; fickleness; caprice<br>ๆตฎใใถ(ใใใถ): (1) to float; to be suspended (2) to rise to surface (3) to come to mind; to have inspiration<br>ๆตฎใ(ใใ): (1) to float (2) to become merry; to be cheerful (3) to become loose; to become unsteady (4) to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place (5) to be frivolous; to be uncertain (6) to have no basis; to be unreliable<br>ๆตฎๅ(ใตใใใ): buoyancy; floating power 3 S 776 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅญ: sincere; nourish; encase 10 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic floating Floating rubber ducky!!! A nest of fledglings somehow fell into the water (maybe it was perched on a tree bending over the river), but they are safe for now as the nest is floating. The fledglings are enjoying the cruise but they are soon coming to a great waterfall... ( a little drama to help us remember the story). 730 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฐ ใทใงใฆใใฝใฆ ใพใ.ใซใใฏใใใพใใใฒใใ.ใใใใฃใฆ ใใค, ใใคใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใ leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about ๅฐๆฅ(ใใใใใ): future (usually near); prospects<br>ๅฐๆฃ(ใใใใ): shogi; Japanese chess; xianqi 2 6 634 ็ฟ: left-side kata radical (no. 91)<br>็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 10 ๅฏธ 41 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ ๅฐ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic leader The leader in this race is the turtle! It appears he has covered the vultureโs feet in glue, so that the vulture cannot get off the starting block. X-men and TMNT join forces: Their new leader is an awsome asshole. He is simply Wolverine and Raphael glued together back to back (the biggest assholes from both groups combined). 731 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq501-750 ๅฅจ ใทใงใฆใใฝใฆ ใใ.ใใ ใพใใ exhort, urge, encourage ๅฅจๅฑ(ใใใใใ): encouragement; promotion; message; address; inducement; incitement; stimulation<br>ๅฅจๅญฆ้(ใใใใใใใ): (1) scholarship; stipend; bursary (2) student loan 1 S 1445 ๅฐ: leader; commander; general; admiral; or; and again; soon; from now on; just about<br>ๅคง: large; big 13 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ ๅฅฌ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic exhort Itยดs easy to picture a LEADER that uses a BIG dog to EXHORT his people to do more. "Here we have a St.Bernard exhorting the vulture to become the leader in the race against the turtle, but he canยดt because of the glue. see leader (#731)." 732 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆก ใตใค ใจ.ใ pick, take, fetch, take up ๆก็จ(ใใใใ): (1) use; adoption; acceptance (2) appointment; employment; engagement<br>ๆกๆฑบ(ใใใใค): vote; roll call<br>ๆก็ฎ(ใใใใ): profit<br>ๆก็น(ใใใฆใ): marking; grading; scoring<br>ๆก้(ใใใใ ใ): collecting; gathering<br>ๆกๆ(ใใใใ): adoption; selection; choice<br>ๆกๆ(ใใใใค): mining<br>ๆกใ(ใจใ): (1) to adopt (measure, proposal) (2) to pick (e.g. fruit); to catch (e.g. insects); to take (e.g. a sample) (3) to assume (attitude) (4) to take on (i.e. hire); to engage 2 5 607 ๆ: hand<br>้: dice; form; appearance; take; coloring 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pick You pick cheries with your fingers, then along comes a giant vulture and picks up the whole tree with its claws. "Tip: vulture + tree : Heisig later combines these into a single kanji ้ called grab (#2090). Story: As you go to pick your nose, your parent grabs your finger and pulls it away (& gives you a lecture on social etiquette). REF: ""grab"" also appears in vegetable (#734), coloring (#1714)." 733 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ่ ใตใค ใช ใใ vegetable, side dish, greens ้่(ใใใ): vegetable 4 4 1327 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้: dice; form; appearance; take; coloring 11 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic vegetable A vegetarian vulture is munching on a flower, perched on a tree, patiently waiting for a patch of vegetables to grow. Wolverine is turning into total hippie. He said he only eats vegetables now and last time I saw him sitting in a tree with flowers in his hair. 734 grade4 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใธใฅ ใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใ ใใ accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive ๅๅใ(ใใใจใ): receipt<br>ๅใใ(ใใใ): (1) to receive; to get (2) to catch (e.g. a ball) (3) to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.) (4) to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence) (5) to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge) (6) to be given (e.g. life, talent) (7) to follow; to succeed; to be descended from (8) to face (south, etc.) (9) to be modified by (10) to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee (11) to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well<br>ๅ่บซ(ใใใฟ): (1) the defensive (2) passive attitude; passivity; passiveness (3) the passive; passive voice (4) ukemi (the art of falling safely)<br>ๅ้จ(ใใ ใใ): taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)<br>ๅใๆญขใใ(ใใใจใใ): to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take<br>ๅใๅ ฅใใ(ใใใใใ): to accept; to receive; to agree<br>ๅไป(ใใใคใ): (1) reception (desk); information desk (2) receipt; acceptance<br>ๅใๅใ(ใใใจใ): (1) to receive; to get; to accept (2) to take; to interpret; to understand<br>ๅ่ฉฑๅจ(ใใ ใใ): (telephone) receiver<br>ๅใ็ถใ(ใใใคใ): to inherit; to succeed; to take over<br>ๅใๅ ฅใ(ใใใใ): receiving; acceptance<br>ๅผๅใใ(ใฒใใใใ): (1) to be responsible for (2) to take over; to take up (3) to guarantee; to undertake (4) to contract (a disease)<br>ไบซๅ(ใใใใใ ): reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given<br>ๅใไปใใ(ใใใคใใ): to be accepted; to receive (an application)<br>ๅใๆใก(ใใใใก): charge (of something); matter in one's charge<br>ๅใๆใค(ใใใใค): to take (be in) charge of<br>ๅใใ(ใใใ): to pass (examination) 3 3 136 ็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 8 ๅ 29 2 ใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic accept The bird house is the brothel (someone else said so) and of course everyone is welcome - thay accept any crotch. A birdhouse is a whorehouse that will accept any crotch even those with STDs. (Image: a birdhouse whorehouse with every kind of bird coming and going. Some old madam at the front hole accepts everyone, even the nasty old crows). 735 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใธใฅ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ impart, instruct, grant, confer ๆๆ(ใใใใใ ): (1) professor (2) teaching; instruction<br>ๆๆฅญ(ใใ ใใใ): lesson; class work; teaching; instruction<br>ๅฉๆๆ(ใใใใใใใ ): assistant professor; associate professor<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): to grant; to award; to teach 2 5 535 ๆ: hand<br>ๅ: accept; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch; receive 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic impart Please accept this finger, you say, imparting it to your yakuza boss. This character depicts a student and teacher. The teacher imparts his knowledge on the student, pointing the way and guiding with the finger. Meanwhile, the student sits there passively accepting the tutelage of his superior. 736 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใขใค ใใจ.ใใใใใช.ใใใใ.ใงใใใ.ใใใใพใช ใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใช, ใชใ, ใใ, ใใใฟ, ใใ, ใกใ love, affection, favourite ๆๆณ(ใใใ): civility; courtesy; compliments; sociability; graces<br>ๆ(ใใ): love; affection<br>ๆๆ (ใใใใใ): love; affection<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใ): love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): to love<br>ๅฏๆใ(ใใใใ): (1) cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty (2) dear; precious; darling; pet (3) cute little; tiny<br>ๅฏๆใใ(ใใใใใ): to love; to be affectionate<br>ๅฏๆใใใ(ใใใใใใ): lovely; sweet 3 4 640 ็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) 13 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic love "If you really love someone, you wonยดt keep them in a cage-like bird house relationship, but rather open the door and let their heart walk around freely. Think less about ""I"" (ใใ) and more about ""we""." The man is about to enter the ยดbirdhouseยด (brothel) when he remembers his true love at home, and, following his heart, uses his walking legs to go straight home. 737 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใใใใใใใใ ใฏใ.ใใ-ใฏใ.ใใ-ใฐใ.ใ ใฏใใ pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of ๆฏๆใ(ใใฏใใ): payment<br>ๆฏๆใ(ใใฏใใ): to pay<br>ๆใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to pay (e.g. money, a bill, one's taxes, etc.) (2) to brush; to wipe; to clear away; to dust off; to prune away branches (3) to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sweep out<br>้ ใฃๆใ(ใใฃใฑใใ): drunkard<br>ๆใ่พผใ(ใฏใใใใ): to deposit; to pay in<br>ๆใๆปใ(ใฏใใใใฉใ): to repay; to pay back 3 S 813 ๆ: hand<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) 5 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pay Youยดre at a restaurant and raise your finger to indicate to the waiter that you want to pay. Your friend elbows you in the ribs -- itยดs his shout, and he insists on taking care of the bill. "You are walking out of the restaurant when the waiter uses his FINGERS to grab you at the ELBOW and says, ""excuse me sir, didnยดt you forget to PAY?""." 738 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq751-1000 ๅบ ใณใฆ ใฒใ.ใใใฒใ.ใพใใใฒใ.ใใใใฒใ.ใใใใฒใ.ใใ wide, broad, spacious ๅบๅ(ใใใใ): advertisement<br>ๅบใ(ใฒใใ): spacious; vast; wide<br>ๅบๅ ด(ใฒใใฐ): plaza; (public) square; piazza; forum; open space<br>ๅบใใ(ใฒใใใ): to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden; to unfold; to open; to unroll<br>ๅบใ(ใฒใใ): extent<br>่ๅบ(ใใณใ): business suit<br>ๅบใพใ(ใฒใใพใ): to spread; to be propagated<br>ๅบใใ(ใฒใใใ): to broaden; to propagate<br>ๅบใใ(ใฒใใใ): to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)<br>ๅบใ (ใฒใใณใ): extensive; spacious 4 2 263 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) 5 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ ๅปฃ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wide The Batcave is very wide and has a lot of elbow room for Batman to do his yoga. "A wide cave has a lot of ""elbow room""." 739 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq251-500 ๆก ใซใฏใใณใฆ ใฒใ.ใใใใฒใ.ใใใใฒใ.ใใ broaden, extend, expand, enlarge ๆกๅคง(ใใใ ใ): magnification; enlargement; expansion<br>ๆกๅผต(ใใใกใใ): expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC<br>ๆกๆฃ(ใใใใ): scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)<br>ๆกๅ (ใใใใ ใ): expansion 2 6 611 ๆ: hand<br>ๅบ: wide; broad; spacious 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆด ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic broaden Japanese girls are tight and may require fingers inserted to broaden them and make them wide enough before you can... Spread your fingers wide to broaden your hand. 740 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ้ฑ ใณใฆ ใใใใญ mineral, ore ้ฑๅฑฑ(ใใใใ): mine (ore)<br>้ฑๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): mining industry<br>้ฑ็ฉ(ใใใถใค): mineral<br>็ญ้ฑ(ใใใใ): coal mine; coal pit 2 5 1376 ้: gold<br>ๅบ: wide; broad; spacious 13 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ ้ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mineral Elbonium: a new mineral found in wide caves shaped like elbows and made of metal. A wide range of metals are classed as minerals. 741 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅผ ใใณใใใณ ใใใใใใใใพ.ใใใใ.ใใใใฏใชใณใใใใใ.ใ ใน valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish ๅผ่ญท(ในใใ): defense; defence; pleading; advocacy<br>ๅผๅฝ(ในใใจใ): bento; Japanese box lunch<br>ๅผ่ซ(ในใใใ): discussion; debate; argument<br>่ฑๅผ(ใฏใชใณใ): (flower) petal<br>ๅผ่งฃ(ในใใใ): justification; rationalization; pretext; explanation; exculpation; defence; defense; excuse<br>ๅผ(ในใ): (1) speech (2) dialect<br>ไปฃๅผ(ใ ใในใ): pay by proxy; act for another; speak for another<br>ๅผๅ(ในใใใใ): reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity<br>ๅๅผ(ใใในใ): pardon; forgiveness; forbearance<br>ใๅผๅฝ(ใในใใจใ): bento (Japanese box lunch) 1 5 619 ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)<br>ๅปพ: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) 5 ๅปพ 55 3 ใซใใ ใใปใซใใ ใใใใปใใพใฌใ ่พจ ็ฃ ่พฏ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic valve Opening a stuck valve requires 2 hands and a lot of elbow grease. The cubans build a pipe to flood the USA. Castro just has to turn the valve on it, and USA is flooded. Suddenly, CIA agents tackle him from behind, grabbing both his arms. But Castro manages to open the valve with his elbow, by raising the elbow above his head. Success! USA is no more... 742 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ้ ใฆใฆ ใ-ใใใใใใ ใใค, ใใ, ใคใใ, ใ, ใใ masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence ้(ใใ): male (animal)<br>่ฑ้(ใใใใ): (1) hero; heroine; great person (2) Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804) (3) Heroic Polonaise (Chopin) 1 S 669 ๅท: the fore-arm; the upper-arm; round<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 12 ้น 172 8 ใตใใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic masculine Men walk with their elbows out from their sides in a weird turkey trot when they try to appear very MASCULINE. Think of a 70ยดs pimp walk. Masculine duties are to offer your elbow to the lady by your left side and to cut the turkey on special meals. 743 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq501-750 ๅฐ ใใคใใฟใค ใใฆใชใใใใใคใใ pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles ๅฐ(ใ ใ): (1) stand; rack; table (2) support (3) belt (4) counter for machines, incl. vehicles (5) setting (e.g. in jewellery) (6) level (e.g. price level); range (e.g. after physical units); period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life)<br>่ๅฐ(ใถใใ): (1) stage (theatre, theater) (2) scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)<br>ๅฐ้ขจ(ใใใตใ): typhoon; hurricane<br>ๅฐๆ(ใ ใใฉใใ): kitchen<br>ๅๅฐ(ใฉใ ใ): (1) foundation; base; basis (2) from the beginning; from the outset; by nature<br>็ฏๅฐ(ใจใใ ใ): (1) lighthouse (2) old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it<br>ๅฏๅฐ(ใใใ ใ): bed; couch<br>ๅฐๆฌ(ใ ใใปใ): script; libretto; scenario<br>ๅฐ็กใ(ใ ใใชใ): mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing<br>ๅฐ่ฉ(ใใใต): speech; words; one's lines; remarks 4 2 262 ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 5 ่ณ 133 6 ใใใ ่บ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic pedestal When someoneยดs elbow is above your mouth he/she is probably standing on a pedestal. "After training your whole life, you manage to get a bronze medal in the Olympics. Youยดre extremely proud of your accomplishment as you step up to receive your medal. The guy in first place is up on a pedestal, towering above you, his elbow level with your mouth. Being a smug bastard, he ""accidentally"" knocks his elbow into your mouth, causing you to bleed and lose a tooth. Just cause he won the gold doesnยดt mean he can place himself on such a high pedestal and do whatever he wants!" 744 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Counting_Counters Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใฟใค ใใใ.ใใใชใพ.ใใ neglect, laziness ๆ ใ(ใใใใ): to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard<br>ๆ ๆ ข(ใใใพใ): negligence; procrastination; carelessness<br>ๆ ใ(ใ ใใ): sluggish; feel heavy; languid; dull<br>ๆ ใใ(ใชใพใใ): (1) to be idle; to slacken (2) to neglect (e.g. one's work) 1 S 1703 ๅฐ: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 9 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic neglect While standing on the pedestal at the award ceremony, the recipient heartlessly neglected to mention the people that got him there. Someone you put on a pedestal will NEGLECT your heart. 745 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฒป ใธใใ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใพใใใชใ.ใใใชใ.ใ ใ, ใข, ใฏใ, ใฏใ, ใฟใก reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve ๆฟๆฒป(ใใใ): politics; government<br>ๆฒป็(ใกใใใ): medical treatment; cure<br>่ชๆฒป(ใใก): (1) self-government; autonomy (2) local (governmental) autonomy<br>ๆฒปๅฎ(ใกใใ): public order<br>็ตฑๆฒป(ใจใใก): rule; reign; government; governing<br>้ๆฒป(ใใใ): (1) extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; eradication; suppression (2) making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings (3) curing illness<br>ๆฒปใ(ใชใใ): (1) to cure; to heal (2) to fix; to correct; to repair (3) to do over again (after -masu base of verb) (4) to replace; to put back as it was (5) to convert (into a different state); to transform<br>ๆฒปใพใ(ใใใพใ): to be at peace; to clamp down; to lessen (storm, terror, anger)<br>ๆฒปใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to govern; to manage (2) to subdue 3 4 109 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฐ: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic reign Build a moat around your pedestal to protect your reign of power. From his water pedestal Neptune reigns over his Sea Empire. 746 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq1-250 ๅง ใท ใฏใ.ใใใ-ใฏใ.ใใใใฏใ.ใพใ ใใจ commence, begin ้ๅง(ใใใ): start; commencement; beginning; initiation<br>ๅงใพใ(ใฏใใพใ): origin; beginning<br>็ตๅง(ใใ ใใ): (1) beginning and end; from beginning to end; doing a thing from beginning to end (2) consistently; the whole time<br>ๅงๆซ(ใใพใค): (1) management; dealing; settlement (2) cleaning up; getting rid of (3) end result (usu. bad)<br>ๅงใใ(ใฏใใใ): (1) to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate (2) to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.) (3) to start (doing something); to begin to ...<br>ๅๅง(ใใใ): origin; primeval<br>ๅง็บ(ใใฏใค): (1) first departure (of a train, bus, etc.); first train; first bus (2) departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)<br>ๅงใพใ(ใฏใใพใ): to begin<br>ๅง็ต(ใใใ ใ): continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last<br>ๅงใใซ(ใฏใใใซ): to begin with (used as an introduction); first of all; in the beginning 4 3 244 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅฐ: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles 8 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic commence Many men, before they commence their relationship with the woman of their desires, place her on something of a pedestal, which often leads to disappointment later on. If you want to commence a relationship, just put a woman on a pedestal and sheยดll love ya forever. 747 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ่ ใฟใค womb, uterus 1 S 1861 ่: meat<br>ๅฐ: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles 9 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic womb "The body part feminists like to put on a pedestal is the womb, especially when they hear a man complain about some responsibility. ""We give birth, so itยดs your duty to do so-and-so""." If any body part deserves to be put on a pedestal, it is the womb from which new life springs forth. 748 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ช ใฝใฆใใน ใพใฉใใฆใใพใฉใใใใ ใ window, pane ็ช(ใพใฉ): window<br>็ชๅฃ(ใพใฉใใก): (1) ticket window; teller window; counter (2) contact person; point of contact 3 6 1186 ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 11 ็ฉด 116 5 ใใชใปใใชใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic window "The top primitive is similar to hole (#1316). A window is a hole (#1316) in your house that you occassionally sit next to while leaning on your ELBOW and gazing out, a picture of a lonely HEARTedness." "Anna stood inside the house ๅฎ on her human legs ๅฟ enjoying some private ๅถ time, looking out the window and communing with the feelings that were in her heart ๅฟ. The first five strokes are actually ็ฉดใใใช, ""hole,"" introduced later. ็ชใใพใฉ, window; ็ชๅฃใใพใฉใใก, ticket window; ่ป็ชใใใใใ, car window." 749 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅป ใญใงใใณ ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใ ใ gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce "้ๅป(ใใ): (1) the past; bygone days; the previous (2) a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past (3) past (tense); preterit; preterite (4) previous life<br>ๅปๅนด(ใใใญใ): last year<br>ๅปใ(ใใ): (1) to leave; to go away (2) to pass; to elapse (3) to be distant (4) to send away; to drive off; to divorce (5) (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) ... completely (6) last ... (e.g. ""last April"")<br>็ซใกๅปใ(ใใกใใ): to leave; to depart; to take one's leave<br>ๆถๅป(ใใใใใ): elimination; erasure; dying out; clearing; purge; melting away" 4 3 440 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) 5 ๅถ 28 2 ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic gone Going, going, GONE!, said the gravedigger as he shoveled soil onto the bodyยดs protruding elbow (the last bit left to cover). If you want the soil stains gone from your clothes, then youยดll need to put some elbow grease into cleaning them. 750 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ๆณ ใใฆใใใใใใใใใฉใณ ใฎใ ใป method, law, rule, principle, model, system ๆฒๆณ(ใใใฝใ): constitution<br>ๆนๆณ(ใปใใปใ): method; process; manner; way; means; technique<br>ๆณๅพ(ใปใใใค): law<br>ๅธๆณ(ใใปใ): administration of justice<br>ๆณๅปท(ใปใใฆใ): courtroom<br>็ซๆณ(ใใฃใฝใ): legislation; lawmaking<br>ๆณๅญฆ(ใปใใใ): law; jurisprudence<br>ๆณๅ(ใปใใใ): law; rule<br>ๅฏธๆณ(ใใใฝใ): measurement; size; extent; dimension<br>ๆๆณ(ใถใใฝใ): grammar; syntax<br>ๆณๆก(ใปใใใ): bill (law)<br>ๆๆณ(ใใ ใปใ): technique<br>ไฝๆณ(ใใปใ): manners; etiquette; propriety<br>่ฃฝๆณ(ใใใปใ): manufacturing method; recipe; formula<br>ๆณ(ใปใ): (1) law; act; principle (2) method (3) mood (4) dharma<br>็จๆณ(ใใใปใ): directions; rules of use 3 4 100 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅป: gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic method This kanji shows up in a lot of words related to the legal process. Try this image: using a very outdated judicial method, the people of Salem dunked accused witches in the water until they were all gone. "There already was a system (#418) for butchering cows, a technique (#421) for turning smoke into flowers - why canยดt there be a method of about the same relevance for making water gone? Evaporation anyone?" 751 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ไผ ใซใคใใจ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใใใค.ใพใ ใใ, ใ meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join ไผๅก(ใใใใ): member; the membership<br>ไผ่ญฐ(ใใใ): meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress<br>ไผ่ฆ(ใใใใ): interview; audience<br>ไผ็คพ(ใใใใ): (1) company; corporation (2) workplace<br>ไผ่ซ(ใใใ ใ): conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview<br>่ญฐไผ(ใใใ): Diet; congress; parliament<br>ๅฝไผ(ใใฃใใ): National Diet; parliament; congress<br>็คพไผ(ใใใใ): society; public<br>็ทไผ(ใใใใ): general meeting<br>ๅคงไผ(ใใใใ): convention; tournament; mass meeting; rally<br>ไผๅ(ใใใใ): (1) meeting; assembly (2) association (3) conjunction<br>ไผๅ ด(ใใใใใ): assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds<br>ๆฉไผ(ใใใ): chance; opportunity<br>้ไผ(ใใ ใใใ): meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally<br>ไผ่ฉฑ(ใใใ): conversation<br>้ไผ(ใใใใ): opening of a meeting<br>ๅญฆไผ(ใใฃใใ): scientific society; academic meeting; academic conference<br>ไผ่จ(ใใใใ): account; finance; accountant; treasurer; paymaster; reckoning; bill<br>ๆไผ(ใใใใใ): church<br>้ฝไผ(ใจใใ): city<br>ๅธไผ(ใใใ): chairmanship; leading a meeting; presenter; host<br>ๅฑ่ฆงไผ(ใฆใใใใใ): exhibition<br>้ขไผ(ใใใใ): meeting (face-to-face); interview<br>้ไผ(ใธใใใ): closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)<br>ๅฎดไผ(ใใใใ): party; banquet<br>ๅไผ(ใใใใ): another meeting; meeting again; reunion<br>ๅบง่ซไผ(ใใ ใใใ): symposium; round-table discussion<br>็คพไผ็งๅญฆ(ใใใใใใใ): social science<br>ๅไผ(ใใใใใ): association; society; organization; organisation<br>ไผ้คจ(ใใใใ): meeting hall; assembly hall<br>ไผ่ญฐๅฎค(ใใใใใค): conference room; council room<br>ๅบไผใ(ใงใใ): meeting; rendezvous; encounter<br>ไผ(ใใ): (1) meeting; assembly; party (2) association; club<br>ไผ(ใ): gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.) 5 2 4 ไบบ: person<br>ไบ: say 6 ๆฐ 73 4 ใฒใใณใปใใใ ๆ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic meeting At the local company they have a very gory way of getting rid of incompetent personnel : they arrange a business meeting in a very special room where the walls are ... meeting. Not surprisingly the boss is never present at these meetings, heยดs the one who pushes the button that sets the walls in motion. The only thing created in most meetings is a lot of hot air. Imagine a cloud of it rising to the roof. 752 grade2 JLPT.N5 kanjifreq1-250 ่ณ ใท ใใ.ใ ใฎใถ, ใฎใ, ใฟใก, ใใ climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in ่ณใฃใฆ(ใใใฃใฆ): very much; exceedingly; extremely<br>่ณๆฅ(ใใใ ใ): urgent; pressing<br>่ณใ(ใใใ): (1) to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain (2) to lead to (a place); to get to (3) to come; to arrive; to result in<br>ไน่ณ(ใชใใ): (1) from ... to; between ... and (2) or 1 6 996 ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 6 ่ณ 133 6 ใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic climax Sexual climaxes donยดt always happen on the bed; they sometimes happen against a wall or on the ground! The climax of the Berlin Wall affair was the tearing of it to ground. 753 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฎค ใทใ ใใ room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar "ๆๅฎค(ใใใใใค): classroom<br>ๆธฉๅฎค(ใใใใค): greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse<br>ๆงใๅฎค(ใฒใใใใค): waiting room<br>ๆตดๅฎค(ใใใใค): bathroom; bath<br>ไผ่ญฐๅฎค(ใใใใใค): conference room; council room<br>็ ็ฉถๅฎค(ใใใใ ใใใค): (1) laboratory (2) seminar room (3) professor's office<br>ๅฎค(ใใค): (1) room (2) wife (of someone of high rank) (3) scabbard (4) Chinese ""Encampment"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)<br>ๅพ ๅๅฎค(ใพใกใใใใค): waiting room" 4 2 550 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>่ณ: climax; arrive; proceed; reach; attain; result in 9 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic room "You book a room in a love hotel called ""Climax House""." A simple room is made up of a roof, some walls, and a dirt floor. 754 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq501-750 ๅฐ ใใฆ ใใ.ใ arrival, proceed, reach, attain, result in ๅฐ็(ใจใใกใใ): arrival<br>ๅฐ้(ใจใใใค): reaching; attaining; arrival<br>ๅฐๅบ(ใจใใฆใ): (cannot) possibly; no matter how 3 S 1032 ่ณ: climax; arrive; proceed; reach; attain; result in<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 8 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic arrival Http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7731/karatesd3.jpg Just look at this image... Just as we were about to climax her father arrived with a sword. 755 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ด ใ ใใ.ใ doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert, incur, engage ไธ่ด(ใใฃใก): (1) coincidence; agreement; union; match (2) conformity; consistency (3) cooperation<br>่ดใ(ใใใ): to do<br>ๅ่ด(ใใฃใก): agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance<br>ใฉใ่ดใใพใใฆ(ใฉใใใใใพใใฆ): you are welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure<br>้ ่ด(ใใก): artistry; good taste; elegance; grace 1 S 870 ่ณ: climax; arrive; proceed; reach; attain; result in<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 10 ่ณ 133 6 ใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic doth To reach climax I doth the bidding of my dominatrix taskmaster. "This character is used in two very high-frequency words: ""you are welcome"" (ใฉใ่ดใใพใใฆ) and the honorific form of onegaishimasu (ใ้กใ่ดใใพใ; ใใญใใใใใใพใ). Canยดt you just picture this ridiculously polite S&M picture? A businessman, who DOTH the bidding of his taskmistress, is climaxing and yelling out ""ใ้กใ่ดใใพใ"" while she whips and says ""ใฉใ่ดใใพใใฆ"". (This kanji also means ""to bring about"" and ""do humbly"", which is perfect for this image)." 756 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ไบ ใด ใใ.ใใใใใฟ.ใซ mutually, reciprocally, together ็ธไบ(ใใใ): mutual; reciprocal<br>ไบใ(ใใใ): mutual; reciprocal<br>ไบคไบ(ใใใ): mutual; reciprocal; alternate<br>ใไบใ(ใใใใ): mutual; reciprocal; each other 3 S 914 ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58) 4 ไบ 7 2 ใซใปใตใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic mutually The 69 position allows both parties to mutually give themselves pleasure. If you can combined your walls with another houseยดs walls, both houses would mutually benefit, by the increase in size.... 757 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฃ ใญ ใ.ใฆใ abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice ๆฃๆจฉ(ใใใ): (1) abstaining from voting (2) renunciation of a right (3) did not start (sport); DNS; defaulting<br>็ ดๆฃ(ใฏใ): tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); revocation; annulment; breaking (e.g. treaty); reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement); discard; cancellation; repeal<br>ๅปๆฃ(ใฏใใ): (1) disposal; abandonment; scrapping; discarding; abolition (2) annulment; cancellation; abrogation; repeal 1 S 901 ใฌ: a cup with pendants; a pennant; wild; barren; uncultivated<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 13 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic abandon Think of a really loud and annoying baby, you want to abandon it but it keeps coming back...so you take of your belt by the buckle, and buckle the baby to a tree! "As in sash (#415), I treat the one mountain in the middle to mean Mt. Fuji (Japanยดs ichiban mountain). Now we see an infant being abandoned on top of Mt. Fuji well above the tree line to die of exposure." 758 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ฒ ใคใฏ ใใ .ใคใใใ .ใกใใใ .ใฆใใใฏใใ.ใ ใใ bring up, grow up, raise, rear ๆ่ฒ(ใใใใใ): training; education<br>ไฝ่ฒ(ใใใใ): physical education; gymnastics; athletics<br>่ฒๅ (ใใใ): childcare; nursing; upbringing<br>้ฃผ่ฒ(ใใใ): breeding; raising; rearing<br>่ฒใก(ใใ ใก): breeding; growth<br>่ฒใค(ใใ ใค): to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)<br>็บ่ฒ(ใฏใคใใ): (physical) growth; development<br>ไฟ่ฒ(ใปใใ): nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling<br>่ฒๆ(ใใใใ): rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion<br>็่ฒ(ใใใใ): growth; development; breeding<br>่ฒใฆใ(ใใ ใฆใ): to raise; to rear; to bring up<br>ๆ่ฒ(ใใใใ): growth; raising 3 3 369 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)<br>ๆ: month; moon 8 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic bring up Bringing up your offspring means raising them from infant until they are meat ready to be harvested. What, cannibalism is in poor taste? Forget I ever brought it up. But bring up will forver be infant meat to me. I want my baby back baby back baby back ribs! I will bring up my infants to eat meat. Iยดll not endure any vegetarian children in my house! 759 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆค ใใ remove, withdraw, disarm, dismantle, reject, exclude 1 S 811 ๆ: hand<br>่ฒ: bring up; grow up; raise; rear<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 15 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic remove Donยดt lay a finger on him, a concerned mother says as the state REMOVES her child away for upbringing by a taskmaster foster home. A terrible yakuza taskmaster is bringing up his infant. Every time the infant does something wrong... well, you know what happens to yakuzas when they do something wrong. 760 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใธใฅใฆ ใ.ใฆใใใฟ.ใใ ใใค, ใฎใถ, ใพใ, ใฟใก, ใฟใค, ใใ allot, fill ๅ ๅฎ(ใใ ใใใค): (1) fullness; completion; perfection; substantiality; enrichment (2) replenishment; repletion<br>่ฃๅ (ใปใใ ใ): (1) supplementation; supplement; replenishment; replenishing; replacement; refilling (2) to replace; to refill; to replenish<br>ๆกๅ (ใใใใ ใ): expansion 1 S 949 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅ : license; sincerity; permit 6 ๅฟ 10 2 ใซใใซใใใปใฒใจใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic allot "Scene at the baby factory: Manager: ""Good news! Your infant has been allotted human legs"". Parent to be: ""Thanks a lot!""." In China, to prevent too many human legs walking around, couples are alloted only one infantโฆ 761 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ ใธใฅใฆ ใคใค gun, arms ้(ใใ ใ): gun; rifle; small arms 1 S 1013 ้: gold<br>ๅ : allot; fill 14 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gun Everyone is allotted a metal gun (US constitution according to the NRA). What is a gun but a device for allotting pieces of metal? One for you - BANG!...One for you - BANG!...One for you - BANG!...One for you - BANG!...etc. 762 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1001-1500 ็กซ ใชใฅใฆ sulphur 1 S 1867 ็ณ: stone<br>ใฌ: a cup with pendants; a pennant; wild; barren; uncultivated 12 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sulfur Sulphur is like a rock, but it can stink like a stream of infant doodie. Infants are baptised in streams inorder to prevent their descent into a place of sulphur and brimstone. 763 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆต ใชใฅใฆใใซ ใชใ.ใใใใชใ.ใใใชใ.ใใ-ใชใ.ใ ใช, ใชใใ, ใใใ current, a sink, flow, forfeit "ๆต่ก(ใฏใใ): (1) fashion; fad; vogue; craze (2) prevalence (e.g. of a disease)<br>ไบคๆต(ใใใใ ใ): (1) (cultural) exchange; interchange; interaction; (inter-) mingling; (social, etc.) networking; intercourse (2) alternating current; AC<br>ๆตใ(ใชใใ): stream; current; flow<br>ๆต้(ใใ ใใคใ): (1) circulation of money or goods; flow of water or air; distribution (2) negotiable (e.g. shares)<br>ไธๆต(ใใกใใ ใ): (1) first-class; top grade; foremost; top-notch; leading (2) characteristic; peculiar; unique (3) school (e.g. of a performance art) (4) one flag; one banner; one streamer<br>ๆตใ(ใชใใ): (1) to drain; to pour; to spill; to shed (blood, tears) (2) to wash away (3) to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to broadcast; to beam (4) to cruise (e.g. taxi) (5) to float; to set adrift (6) to call off (a meeting, etc.)<br>ๆตใ(ใชใใ): (1) sink (2) cruising (e.g. taxi)<br>้ปๆต(ใงใใใ ใ): electric current<br>ๆตๅ(ใใ ใใใ): (river) basin<br>ๆตทๆต(ใใใใ ใ): ocean current<br>ๆตใใ(ใชใใใ): to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink); to be washed away<br>ๆต(ใใ ใ): style of; method of; manner of; school (of thought)<br>ๆต่กใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to be popular; to come into fashion (2) to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to be endemic (3) to flourish; to thrive<br>ๆต็ณ(ใใใ): (1) as one would expect (2) still; all the same (3) even... (e.g. ""even a genius..."")<br>ๅๆต(ใใใใ ใ): (1) confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; junction; joining (2) union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging; coming together<br>ๆฐๆต(ใใใ ใ): atmospheric current; air current; airflow<br>็ดๆต(ใกใใใใ ใ): direct current; DC" 3 3 280 ๆฐด: water<br>ใฌ: a cup with pendants; a pennant; wild; barren; uncultivated 10 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic current INFANT Moses placed in the WATER and sent down the current of the STREAM. A water-breathing infant (genetically modified?) is caught in a flood, and drifts with the current, apparently enjoying himself in the process. 764 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใคใณ ใใใ, ใพใใจ.ใซ, ใใใ ใพใใจ, ใฎใถ, ใพใ, ใฟใค, ใใ, ใใ, ใกใ, ใจใ license, sincerity, permit 1 S+ 2358 ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)<br>ๅฟ: legs radical (no. 10) (none) license In some Asian kung-fu version of James Bond, the main protagonist has a โLicense To Killโ with his deadly elbows and human legs. His suit is always stained of red blood at the elbows and lower legs (this to help create an image that distinguish the two elements). A midget driver trying to pass the road test to get their driverยดs license. Their elbows are too short to turn the wheel and their legs are too short to reach the gas and breaks. 765 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใต ใใ.ใใใใใฎใ.ใ tempt, seduce, instigate, promote 1 S 1278 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅค: None 10 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tempt I named the right part legal prostitute has it represents a walker [walking legs] with the license. Itยดs easy to imagine a legal prostitute tempting a man with her mouth. Prostitutes in Amsterdam have a license to show off their walking legs and tempt customers with their mouths. 766 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅบ ใทใฅใใในใค ใง.ใใ-ใงใใ .ใใ-ใ .ใใใ.ใงใใใ.ใ ใ ใใ, ใใฅ, ใใง, ใ, ใใฃ, ใใค, ใฆใ exit, leave ๅบ็(ใใ ใฃใใ): birth<br>ๅผๅบใ(ใฒใใ ใ): (1) drawer (2) withdrawal; drawing out<br>ๅบๅ ฅๅฃ(ใงใใใใก): exit and entrance<br>ๅบๅใ(ใงใใ): (1) to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon (2) to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) (3) to emerge and engage (an enemy)<br>ๅผๅบใ(ใฒใใ ใ): to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw<br>ๅบ่บซ(ใใ ใฃใใ): (1) person's origin (town, city, country, etc.) (2) institution from which one graduated (3) director in charge of employee relations<br>่ผธๅบ(ใใใ ใค): (1) export (2) efferent (medical)<br>ๅบๅ ด(ใใ ใคใใใ): (1) (stage) appearance; performance (2) participation (e.g. in a tournament)<br>้ฒๅบ(ใใใใ ใค): advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging<br>ๆผๅบ(ใใใใ ใค): production (e.g. play); direction<br>ๅบใ(ใ ใ): (1) to take out; to get out (2) to put out; to reveal; to show (3) to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in (4) to publish; to make public (5) to send (e.g. letter) (6) to produce (a sound); to start (fire) (7) to serve (food) (8) to begin<br>ๅบๆผ(ใใ ใคใใ): (1) performance; stage appearance (2) to act (in a play)<br>ๅบๅธญ(ใใ ใฃใใ): (1) attendance; presence; appearance (2) to attend; to be present; to appear<br>ๅบ็(ใใ ใฃใฑใ): publication<br>ๆๅบ(ใฆใใใ ใค): (1) to present; to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis); to hand in; to file; to turn in (2) presentation; submission; filing<br>ๆฏๅบ(ใใใ ใค): expenditure; expenses<br>ๅบ็ฃ(ใใ ใฃใใ): (child)birth; delivery; production (of goods)<br>ๅบ็บ(ใใ ใฃใฑใค): departure<br>ๅบๆฅไบ(ใงใใใจ): incident; affair; happening; event<br>ๆใๅบ(ใใใใง): memories; recollections; reminiscence<br>ๅบๅผต(ใใ ใฃใกใใ): official tour; business trip<br>่ฑๅบ(ใ ใฃใใ ใค): (1) escape; break-out (2) prolapse; proptosis<br>่ฆๅบใ(ใฟใ ใ): (1) heading; headline; title; caption (2) index (3) headword<br>ๅบๅฃ(ใงใใก): exit; gateway; way out; outlet; leak; vent<br>่ฒธใๅบใ(ใใใ ใ): lending; loaning<br>ๅบ่ก(ใใ ใฃใใค): (1) bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage (2) bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost<br>ๅคๅบ(ใใใใ ใค): outing; trip; going out<br>ๅบ็พ(ใใ ใคใใ): appearance; arrival; make one's appearance<br>ๅบๅ(ใใ ใฃใดใ): exhibit; display<br>ๅบใ(ใงใ): (1) to go out; to exit; to leave (2) to appear; to come forth; to be published (3) to answer (the phone or door)<br>ๅบๅค(ใใ ใฃใใ): attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); going to work<br>้ฃใณๅบใ(ใจใณใ ใ): (1) to jump out; to rush out; to fly out (2) to appear (suddenly) (3) to protrude; to project (4) to butt in<br>ๅบๅ ฅใ(ใงใใ): in and out; coming and going; free association; income and expenditure; debits and credit<br>ๅบไธ(ใใ ใฃใ): success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence<br>ๆใๅบใ(ใใใใ ใ): to recall; to remember<br>ๅบๆฅใ(ใงใใ): (1) to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task (2) to be ready; to be completed (3) to be made; to be built (4) to be good at; to be permitted (to do) (5) to become intimate; to take up (with somebody) (6) to grow; to be raised<br>ๅฃฒใๅบใ(ใใใ ใ): (1) to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to begin selling; to market (2) to become popular<br>ๅบๆฅใใ ใ(ใงใใใ ใ): as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible<br>ๆฅใฎๅบ(ใฒใฎใง): sunrise<br>ๅบ่ฟใ(ใงใใใ): meeting; reception<br>ๅบ้ก(ใใ ใคใ ใ): (1) setting a question (for an exam) (2) setting a theme (for composition of poetry)<br>ๆใๅบใ(ใฌใใ ใ): (1) to slip out; to sneak away; to excel (2) to break (out of a loop)<br>ๅบๆฅไธใใ(ใงใใใใ): finish; completion; ready; made for; cut out<br>่ฟฝใๅบใ(ใใใ ใ): to expel; to drive out<br>ๅฎถๅบ(ใใใง): running away from home; leaving home<br>ๅผใณๅบใ(ใใณใ ใ): (1) to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to decoy; to lure (2) to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call<br>ๅบไผใ(ใงใใ): meeting; rendezvous; encounter<br>ๅบๅ(ใใ ใคใฉใ): sailing; marching; going out; dispatch<br>็ณใๅบ(ใใใใง): proposal; request; claim; report; notice<br>ๅบ(ใง): (1) coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon) (2) attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on (3) start; beginning (4) origins; background; person (or item) originating from ...; graduate of ...; native of ...; member of ... (lineage) (5) architectural member that projects outward (6) highest point of the stern of a ship (7) amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something<br>ๅบ็ดใ(ใงใชใใ): adjustment; touch up<br>ๅบ่ฒป(ใใ ใฃใด): expenses; disbursements<br>ๆพๅบ(ใปใใใ ใค): release; emission; ejection<br>ๅบ่ฟใใ(ใงใใใใ): to meet; to greet<br>ๆฏใๅบใ(ใตใใ ใ): (1) shaking out (2) throw (of dice); toss (3) drawing; issuing; draft; draught (4) starting point; beginning; outset (5) infusion<br>ๅบๅใ(ใงใใ): encounter<br>ๅดๅบ(ใตใใใ ใค): spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion<br>ๅฃฒใๅบใ(ใใใ ใ): (bargain) sale<br>ๅบๆใใ(ใงใใใ): to depart; to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to set out; to start; to be going out<br>้ใๅบใ(ใซใใ ใ): to run away; to escape from<br>ๆใๅบใ(ใชใใ ใ): (1) to throw down; to throw out; to stretch out (one's legs) (2) to abandon; to resign (3) to give freely; to give generously; to sacrifice (e.g. one's life) (4) to start to throw<br>ๅทฎใๅบใ(ใใใ ใ): to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out<br>็ณใๅบใ(ใใใใงใ): to report to; to tell; to suggest; to submit; to request; to make an offer; to come forward with information<br>ๅใๅบใ(ใจใใ ใ): (1) to take out; to produce; to pick out (2) to fetch; to retrieve<br>ๅบๆฅไธใใ(ใงใใใใ): (1) to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat) (2) to be very drunk<br>่จใๅบใ(ใใใ ใ): to start talking; to speak; to tell; to propose; to suggest; to break the ice<br>ใ็ฎๅบๅบฆใ(ใใใงใจใ): congratulations!; an auspicious occasion!<br>ๅบ้ฑ็ฎ(ใงใใใ): (1) irresponsible utterance; nonsense; bullshit; codswallop (2) random; haphazard; unsystematic<br>็ฎๅบๅบฆใ(ใใงใใ): (1) happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous (2) naive<br>็ฃๅบ(ใใใใ ใค): yield; produce<br>ๅบใใใ(ใงใใใ): to happen to meet; to come across<br>ๅบ็คพ(ใใ ใฃใใ): going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work<br>ใ็ฎๅบๅบฆใใๅบงใใพใ(ใใใงใจใใใใใพใ): congratulations<br>้ใๅบใ(ใตใใ ใ): to begin to rain<br>ใๅบใงใซใชใ(ใใใงใซใชใ): (1) to be (2) to come (3) to go<br>ใๅบๆใ(ใใงใใ): about to start out; just about to leave or go out<br>ๅบๅใ(ใงใใ): to be out of; to have no more at hand<br>ๆพใๅบใ(ใปใใใ ใ): to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect<br>ๅบ็ซฏ(ใงใฏ): (1) chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed) (2) musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage<br>ๅบๆฅ็ฉ(ใงใใใฎ): tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess; rash; pimple<br>ใ็ฎๅบๅบฆใ(ใใใงใใ): (1) special; auspicious; happy (2) naive; innocent; good-natured 5 1 13 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅต: open box enclosure; open box radical (no. 17) 5 ๅต 17 2 ใใใซใใใปใใใฐใใปใใใใพใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic exit Suddenly, a cactus comes out of the ground with a sign that reads: exit. Now you can leave the desert! (Note: giving this primitive the meaning ยดcactusยด can be useful later). The exit lays between these two mountains. 767 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq1-250 ๅฑฑ ใตใณใใปใณ ใใพ ใ, ใใฎ, ใใ mountain ๅฑฑ(ใใพ): (1) mountain; hill (2) mine (e.g. coal mine) (3) heap; pile (4) crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire) (5) climax; peak; critical point (6) guess; speculation (7) criminal case; crime (8) festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd) (9) wild<br>็ซๅฑฑ(ใใใ): volcano<br>็ปๅฑฑ(ใจใใ): mountain climbing<br>้ฑๅฑฑ(ใใใใ): mine (ore)<br>ๅฑฑๆ(ใใใใ): (1) mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest (2) mountains and forest<br>ๅฑฑ่(ใใใฟใใ): mountain range<br>ๅฑฑๅฒณ(ใใใใ): mountains<br>ๆฒขๅฑฑ(ใใใใ): many; a lot; much<br>ๅทซๅฑฑๆฏใ(ใตใใใ): to romp; to gambol; to frolic; to joke; to make fun of; to flirt; to mess around; to screw around; to josh<br>ๅฑฑ่ น(ใใใทใ): hillside; mountainside<br>ๅฑฑ(ใใ): Mt (suffix used with the names of mountains); Mount 5 1 131 ๅฑฑ: mountain, mountain radical (no. 46) 3 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic mountain Pictograph, see book. * As a primitive this element appears equally as well at the top or bottom of the kanjis (besides appearing to the left). Since a mountain often brings to mind towering peaks, I will consider it implied that the element is placed at the top of the kanji. When this primitive appears at the bottom, I will arrange my story in a way that other elements are said to be at the very top of the mountain (see FRAME 775 for an example). YOU CANยดT POSSIBLY NEED A MNEMONIC FOR THIS!!!! 768 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใปใ ใคใใช.ใ bungling, clumsy, unskillful ๆใ(ใคใใชใ): (1) poor-quality; shoddy; crude (2) unskillful; inexpert; maladroit; inept; foolish; clumsy (3) unlucky 1 S 1938 ๆ: hand<br>ๅบ: exit; leave; go out; come out; put out; protrude 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bungling With fingers fumbling around trying to get the key in the door so he could exit, the bungling husband woke his wife as he tried to leave for a rendezvous with his mistress. Horror movie cliche 769: Bungling victimยดs fingers fumble & bungle trying to open the exit door. 769 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฒฉ ใฌใณ ใใ boulder, rock, cliff ๅฒฉ(ใใ): rock; crag<br>ๆบถๅฒฉ(ใใใใ): lava<br>ๅฒฉ็ณ(ใใใใ): rock 2 2 787 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>็ณ: stone 8 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic boulder A mountain-sized stone is known as a boulder. Here we see mountain rocks rolling down the mountain, gathering into a single monstrous boulder crushing everything in its path. Think snowball effect, even if it wouldnยดt work with rocks. 770 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq751-1000 ็ญ ใฟใณ ใใฟ charcoal, coal ็ณ็ญ(ใใใใ): coal<br>็ญ็ด (ใใใ): carbon (C)<br>็ญ้ฑ(ใใใใ): coal mine; coal pit 2 3 1307 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>็ฐ: ashes; puckery juice; cremate 9 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic charcoal Burn enough charcoal and youยดll have a mountain of ash. "You get charcoal from volcano (""fire mountain"", ็ซๅฑฑ) ashes." 771 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฒ ใญใใฎ ใใใ, ใพใ branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater 1 S 1428 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๆฏ: branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65) 7 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic branch off On the left, there are three mountains. The road branches off to each of them. (Note: This kanji is mostly used for branches in the road). In a lot of Super Nintendo-era RPGs, there are mountain levels to get through. You view them from overhead, so you can see a mazelike path with many branches. Picture your sprite characters at one such fork in the mountain path, as it branches off in two directions. 772 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅณ ใจใใ mountain peak, mountain pass, climax, crest, (kokuji) ๅณ (ใจใใ): ridge; (mountain) pass; difficult part 1 S 1941 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ไธ: above; up<br>ไธ: below; down; descend; give; low; inferior 9 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝๅญ Original mountain peak Heisig mentions at kanjiclinic.com that he wishes heยดd chosen mountain pass for this keyword as itยดs closer to what the word means. If we do this, the kanji makes complete sense because a mountain pass is just below the mountain top. "To the north of Lorien lies the Misty Mountains, and below their towering peaks are the Mines of Moria. The Fellowship of the Ring first tried for the MOUNTAIN PASS that goes above, but were halted by the wizardry of Saruman at Caradhras, and so are forced to take the MOUNTAIN PASS that goes below, through the mountain - a path long feared by Gandalf for the ancient evil that lurks there. Note : the kanji does in fact refer to a ""mountain pass""." 773 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅดฉ ใใฆ ใใ.ใใใ-ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ crumble, die, demolish, level ๅดฉๅฃ(ใปใใใ): (1) collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in (2) decay (physics)<br>ๅดฉใใ(ใใใใ): to collapse; to crumble<br>้ชๅดฉ(ใชใ ใ): avalanche<br>ๅดฉใ(ใใใ): to destroy; to pull down; to make change (money) 1 S 778 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๆ: companion; friend 11 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic crumble Sam and Frodo were steadfast companions even as Mount Doom crumbled above them. September 11. [lol it also has 11 strokes], whoever reported this story is a loser, get alife. This is the best story on the website. 774 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฏ ใใ ใฒใ.ใ secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness ็งๅฏ(ใฒใฟใค): secret; secrecy<br>ๅฏๆฅ(ใฟใฃใใค): related; connected; close; intimate<br>็ฒพๅฏ(ใใใฟใค): precise; exact; detailed; minute; close<br>ๅณๅฏ(ใใใฟใค): strict; close<br>ๅฏๅบฆ(ใฟใคใฉ): density<br>ๅฏ้(ใฟใฃใใ ใ): crowd; close formation; dense<br>้ๅฏ(ใใฟใค): overcrowding; crowded; congestion<br>ๅฏใ(ใฒใใ): secret; private; surreptitious<br>ๅฏ(ใฟใค): (1) density; thickness (2) secrecy (3) minute; fine 1 6 815 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅฟ : invariably; certain; inevitable<br>ๅฑฑ: mountain 11 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic secrecy To maintain secrecy, secret societies invariably have to house themselves in the moutains. To maintain secrecy, secret societies invariably have to house themselves on top of the moutains. (Slight tweak of chamchamยดs story, using fuaburisaยดs idea for remembering where to put the mountain primitive.). 775 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ ใใใใใ honey, nectar, molasses ่(ใฟใค): nectar; honey<br>่่(ใฏใกใฟใค): honey 0 S 2203 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅฟ : invariably; certain; inevitable<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper 14 ่ซ 142 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic honey When I think of honey, I think of a bee hive, which is a HOUSE that INVARIABLY has INSECTS. A house with a lot of honey will invariably attract many insects. 776 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅต ใฉใณ ใใใ ใใ storm, tempest ๅต(ใใใ): storm; tempest 1 S 1910 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>้ขจ: wind; air; style; manner 12 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic storm Storm is a full-blown wind that rips the mountains off the ground (you see one flying here). Winds are gathering at the base of the mountain (note the hint to primitive placement), going up, and turning into a huge mountain storm. 777 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅด ใญ ใใใใใใใฟใใ promontory, cape, spit 1 S 533 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅฅ: strange; strangeness; curiosity 11 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic promontory This is โCape Strangeโ from FRAME 153, only with mountain in place of soil. Interestingly, there is also ็ข which is made of the primitives stone and strange. The three kanjis ็ข, ๅผ and ๅด all have the same meanings and pronunciations. They have very little uses other than names, for which promontory is the clear winner with over 2300 uses in place and people names, while the other two kanjis account for less than 200 names. A promontory is a small, strange mountain that juts out into the sea. 778 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ฅ ใใฅใฆใใธใฅ ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใฏใ.ใ ใใ, ใใ, ใซ, ใฎ, ใใ enter, insert ๅ ฅๅฃ(ใใใใก): entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth<br>ๅบๅ ฅๅฃ(ใงใใใใก): exit and entrance<br>่ผธๅ ฅ(ใใซใ ใ): importation; import; introduction<br>่ณผๅ ฅ(ใใใซใ ใ): purchase; buy<br>ๅๅ ฅ(ใใ ใใซใ ใ): income; receipts; revenue<br>ๅฐๅ ฅ(ใฉใใซใ ใ): introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation<br>ๅ ๅ ฅ(ใใซใ ใ): becoming a member; joining; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation; adherence; signing<br>ๅ ฅ้ข(ใซใ ใใใ): hospitalization; hospitalisation<br>ๅ ฅๅญฆ(ใซใ ใใใ): entry to school or university; matriculation<br>ๅ ฅ็คพ(ใซใ ใใใ): entry to a company<br>ๅ ฅๅ ด(ใซใ ใใใใ): entrance; admission; entering<br>ๅ ฅ่ณ(ใซใ ใใใใ): winning a prize or place (in a contest)<br>ๅใๅ ฅใใ(ใใใใใ): to accept; to receive; to agree<br>ไพตๅ ฅ(ใใใซใ ใ): penetration; invasion; raid; aggression; trespass<br>ๅ ฅๆ(ใซใ ใใใ ): obtaining; coming to hand<br>ๅ ฅๆตด(ใซใ ใใใ): (1) bathing (2) to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath<br>็ดๅ ฅ(ใฎใใซใ ใ): payment; supply<br>ๆๅ ฅใ(ใฆใใ): (1) repairs; maintenance; tending; trimming; grooming (2) crackdown; (police) raid<br>ๅบๅ ฅใ(ใงใใ): in and out; coming and going; free association; income and expenditure; debits and credit<br>่จๅ ฅ(ใใซใ ใ): entry; filling in of forms<br>ๆผใๅ ฅใ(ใใใใ): closet<br>ไปๅ ฅ(ใใใซใ ใ): intervention<br>ๅใๅ ฅใ(ใใใใ): receiving; acceptance<br>ๆๅ ฅ(ใจใใซใ ใ): (1) throwing into; inserting; depositing (2) investment; putting in (personnel, etc.) (3) release of a product (4) making (an electrical circuit)<br>ๅ ฅใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to enter (2) to break into (3) to join; to enroll (4) to contain; to hold; to accommodate (5) to have (an income of)<br>ไปๅ ฅใใ(ใใใใ): to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn something that might be useful later<br>็ณใๅ ฅใใ(ใใใใใใ): to propose; to suggest<br>ๅ ฅใ็ฉ(ใใใใฎ): (1) container; case; receptacle (2) (euph. for) coffin; casket<br>ๆฐใซๅ ฅใ(ใใซใใ): to be pleased with; to suit<br>ๅๆจไบๅ ฅ(ใใใใใซใ ใ): rounding half up (i.e. fractions)<br>ๅใๅ ฅใใ(ใจใใใใ): (1) to harvest; to reap (2) to take in; to gather in (3) to adopt<br>ๆฅใฎๅ ฅใ(ใฒใฎใใ): sunset<br>ๅ ฅใ(ใใ): to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in<br>ๅ ฅใใ(ใใใ): (1) to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo) (2) to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire (3) to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to (4) to include (5) to pay (one's rent, etc.) (6) to cast (a vote) (7) to make (tea, coffee, etc.) (8) to turn on (a switch, etc.) (9) to send (a fax); to call<br>ๆฝๅ ฅ(ใใใซใ ใ): infiltration; sneaking in<br>ๆใๅ ฅใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be much obliged; to feel small (2) to be grateful (3) to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be surprised (4) to be disconcerted; to be embarrassed<br>ๆฐๅ ฅ็(ใใใซใ ใใใ): new student; freshman; first-year student 5 1 56 ๅ ฅ: enter, enter radical (no. 11) 2 ๅ ฅ 11 2 ใใใปใซใ ใใปใใใใใใปใใใใญ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic enter Pictograph, see book. * As a primitive, using the image of going through a door, even one that stands alone with the frame and no wall around, helps flesh out the primitive โenterโ. Person enters stage leftโฆ 779 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq1-250 ่พผ ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใฟใ-ใ.ใฟใใ.ใใ ใใฟ, ใใ crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji) ็ณ่พผใฟ(ใใใใใฟ): application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge<br>่ฆ่พผใฟ(ใฟใใฟ): (1) hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood (2) expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate (3) side of a structural member<br>่ฟฝใ่พผใ(ใใใใ): to herd; to corner; to drive<br>็ตใฟ่พผใ(ใใฟใใ): to insert; to include; to cut in (printing)<br>่ฝใก่พผใ(ใใกใใ): (1) to feel down (sad) (2) to be in a slump (e.g. business, economy); to be in an unfavourable condition (3) to fall into (e.g. a hole)<br>ๆใก่พผใ(ใใกใใ): to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to devote oneself to; to shoot into; to smash; to throw into; to cast into<br>ๆๆฐ่พผใ(ใใใใ): to be enthusiastic about<br>็ชใฃ่พผใ(ใคใฃใใ): (1) to thrust something into something (2) to plunge into; to go into deeply (3) to meddle; to interfere (4) to retort (5) to riposte<br>ๆผใ่พผใ(ใใใใ): (1) to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to crowd into (2) to break in; to burglarize<br>็ณใ่พผใ(ใใใใใ): to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge; to lodge (objections); to request (an interview); to subscribe for; to book; to reserve<br>้ฃใณ่พผใ(ใจใณใใ): to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to dive<br>้ฃฒใฟ่พผใ(ใฎใฟใใ): (1) to gulp down; to swallow deeply (2) to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest<br>ๅฒใ่พผใ(ใใใใ): to cut in; to thrust oneself into; to wedge oneself in; to muscle in on; to interrupt; to disturb<br>ๆใ่พผใ(ใฏใใใใ): to deposit; to pay in<br>ๅผใฃ่พผใ(ใฒใฃใใ): (1) to draw back; to sink; to cave in (2) to be set back (e.g. from a road) (3) to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it<br>ไนใ่พผใ(ใฎใใใ): (1) to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to ship (passengers); to man (a ship); to help (someone) into (2) to march into; to enter<br>ๆใ่พผใ(ใใใใใ): to be under impression that; to be convinced that; to imagine that; to set one's heart on; to be bent on<br>ๆบถใ่พผใ(ใจใใใ): (1) to melt into; to merge into (2) to fit in; to adapt; to blend<br>่พผใใ(ใใใ): (1) to load (a gun, etc.); to charge (2) to put into (e.g. emotion, effort) (3) to include (e.g. tax in a sales price) (4) to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen<br>่ธใฟ่พผใ(ใตใฟใใ): (1) to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid (2) to come to grips with; to get to the core of<br>ๆพใ่พผใ(ใปใใใใ): to throw into; to toss into<br>ๅใ่พผใ(ใใใใ): to bury; to embed 3 S 675 ๅ ฅ: enter; insert<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 5 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝๅญ Original crowded During a traffic jam it is impossible to get your car to enter the roadway as it is crowded with cars. Think of a grid lock so bad cars are litterally scraping up against each other like people on a Japanese train during rush hour. Everybody tries to enter the road during rush hour. Thatยดs why itยดs so crowded. 780 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใใณใใใณใใ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใค ใใ, ใใ part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/10 ๅคงๅ(ใ ใใถ): considerably; greatly; a lot<br>ๅผๅใ(ใฒใใใ): draw (in competition); tie game<br>่ชๅ(ใใถใ): (1) myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself (2) I; me<br>้จๅ(ใถใถใ): portion; section; part<br>ๅ้(ใถใใ): field; sphere; realm; division; branch<br>ๅๅ(ใใ ใใถใ): (1) plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate (2) division into ten (3) perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full<br>ๅฆๅ(ใใใถใ): (1) disposal; dealing (with a problem); disposition; measure; procedure (2) punishment (3) putting down (e.g. diseased animal)<br>ๅๅ(ใฏใใถใ): half<br>ๆฐๅ(ใใถใ): feeling; mood<br>ๅๆ(ใถใใใ): analysis<br>้ ๅ(ใฏใใถใ): distribution; allotment<br>ๅ้ข(ใถใใ): separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation; decollation<br>ๅ่ฃ(ใถใใใค): split; division; break up<br>ๅใใ(ใใใ): (1) to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out (2) to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out (3) to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between) (4) to break up (a fight); to mediate (5) to call a draw; to tie (6) to push one's way through (a crowd) (7) to sell<br>ๆๅ(ใใใถใ): ingredient; component; composition<br>ๅๆ (ใถใใใ): apportionment; allotment; share<br>ๅคง้จๅ(ใ ใใถใถใ): most part; greater part; majority<br>่บซๅ(ใฟใถใ): social position; social status<br>ๅๅญ(ใถใใ): (1) numerator (2) molecule (3) member; element<br>ๅ้ (ใถใใฑใ): division; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation<br>ๅใใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to branch; to fork; to diverge (2) to separate; to split; to divide (3) to disperse; to scatter<br>ๆฐดๅ(ใใใถใ): water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap; juice<br>ๅๆฃ(ใถใใใ): dispersion; decentralization; decentralisation; variance (statistics); distribution; dissemination; allocation<br>ๅบๅ(ใใถใ): division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification; sorting<br>ๅคๅ(ใใถใ): (1) perhaps; probably (2) generous; many; much; great<br>ๅๅธ(ใถใใท): distribution; dissemination; allocation<br>ๅ้ก(ใถใใใ): classification; categorization; sorting<br>ๅ่งฃ(ใถใใใ): (1) disassembly; dismantling; disaggregating; analysis; disintegrating; decomposing; degrading (2) factorization (3) decomposition; resolution (4) deblocking<br>ๅๆฅญ(ใถใใใใ): division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production<br>ๅ้(ใถใใใใ): amount; quantity<br>ไธ้จๅ(ใใกใถใถใ): part; portion; section<br>ๅนพๅ(ใใใถใ): (1) somewhat; to some extent; to some degree (2) some; part; portion<br>ๆๅใ(ใฆใใ): division of labour; division of labor<br>ๅใๅใ(ใจใใใ): (1) especially; above all (2) inter alia; among others<br>้ๅ(ใใใถใ): (1) very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably (2) contemptible; reprehensible<br>็ญๅ(ใจใใถใ): division into equal parts<br>ไฝๅ(ใชใซใถใ): (1) some; any; (a) little; of some kind; of some sort (2) please (3) anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all<br>ๅๆฏ(ใถใใผ): denominator<br>ไฝๅ(ใใถใ): extra; excess; surplus<br>ๅ(ใตใ): minute<br>ๅ(ใถใ): (1) part; segment; share; ration (2) rate (3) degree; one's lot; one's status; relation; duty; kind; lot (4) in proportion to; just as much as<br>ๅๆฐ(ใถใใใ): fraction<br>็ณใๅ(ใใใใถใ): objection; shortcomings<br>้คๅ(ใใใถใ): nourishment; nutrient<br>ๅๅ(ใใฃใทใ): 10 minutes<br>ๅ(ใถ): (1) one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.375 grams (one-tenth of a monme); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale) (2) one-quarter of a ryou (obsolete unit of currency) (3) thickness (4) advantageous circumstances 5 2 24 ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 4 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic part When something is entered by a dagger, it ends up being cut in several parts. "(This kanji also has the meanings of ""understand"" and ""minute""). Itยดs important to understand that were you to enter an hour with a dagger and cut it into parts, those parts would be minutes." 781 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting_Handling.amounts Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ่ฒง ใใณใใใณ ใพใ.ใใ poverty, poor ่ฒงๅฐ(ใฒใใใ): poverty; lack<br>่ฒงใใ(ใพใใใ): poor; needy<br>่ฒงไน(ใณใใผใ): poverty; destitute; poor<br>่ฒงๅผฑ(ใฒใใใใ): poor; meagre; meager; insubstantial 3 5 1211 ๅ: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100<br>่ฒ: shellfish 11 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic poverty In the case of true poverty, not having money is only part of the problem. There are other components as well, like lack of education, class structuring, etc., but that doesnยดt really matter. Just remember that the money is only part of it, not the whole. Parting with your money will lead to poverty. 782 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใใณ ใใ.ใค partition, understand 1 S 2287 ๅ: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100<br>้ : page; leaf 13 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic partition The PART of my HEAD where I remember the KANJI is in the kanji PARTITION. The last time I tried to partition a hard drive under Linux, I got a severe migraine that parted my head. 783 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ฌ ใณใฆใใฏ ใใใใ ใใใ, ใ, ใใฟ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ ใ, ใจใ, ใฒใ, ใพใ public, prince, official, governmental ๅ ฌๅ(ใใใใ): (public) park<br>ๅ ฌๆผ(ใใใใ): (1) public performance (2) sumo exhibition in a foreign country<br>ๅ ฌ้(ใใใใ): open to the public; exhibit<br>ๅ ฌๅ ฑ(ใใใใใ): public; community; public service; society; communal<br>ๅ ฌๅผ(ใใใใ): (1) formality; formal; official (2) formula<br>ๅ ฌๅฎณ(ใใใใ): pollution; public nuisance; contamination<br>ๅ ฌ่ช(ใใใซใ): official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation<br>ๅ ฌ่กจ(ใใใฒใใ): official announcement; proclamation<br>ๅ ฌๅๅก(ใใใใใ): government worker; public (civil) servant<br>ๅ ฌ็ซ(ใใใใค): public (institution)<br>ๅ ฌๆญฃ(ใใใใ): justice; fairness; impartiality<br>ๅ ฌๅฃ(ใใใ ใ): public corporation<br>ๅ ฌๅนณ(ใใใธใ): fairness; impartial; justice<br>ๅ ฌๅ(ใใใ): official business; public business<br>ๅ ฌ็ถ(ใใใใ): open (e.g. secret); public; official; overt<br>ๅ ฌ่ก(ใใใใ ใ): the public; general public<br>ไธปไบบๅ ฌ(ใใ ใใใใ): (1) protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story) (2) head of household<br>ๅ ฌๅ(ใใใผ): public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post)<br>ๅ ฌ็จ(ใใใใ): (1) government business; official business (2) public; official; governmental<br>ๅ ฌ(ใใใใ): official; public; formal; open; governmental 2 2 118 ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) 4 ๅ ซ 12 2 ใฏใกใปใฏใปใฏใกใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic public I always open the doors to the public restrooms with my elbows because I donยดt want to touch the door with my hands. I always enter the doors to the public restrooms with my elbows because I donยดt want to touch the door with my hands. 784 grade2 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ๆพ ใทใงใฆ ใพใค ใใ, ใใ, ใพ, ใพใฃ pine tree ๆพ(ใพใค): (1) pine tree (2) highest (of a three-tier ranking system) 1 4 471 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ ฌ: public; prince; official; governmental 8 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pine tree "Following up with the ""entering public restrooms"" story for the right-hand primitive: public restrooms always reek of pine tree scented disinfectant." A pine tree is a public tree: they are frequently planted in public squares, in commemoration of the respect Conficius held for them. 785 grade4 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq251-500 ็ฟ ใชใฆ ใใใช ใ, ใใช venerable old man 1 S 2064 ๅ ฌ: public; prince; official; governmental<br>็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits 10 ็พฝ 124 6 ใฏใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic venerable old man The venerable old man is the public figure head of the Native American Village, answering all questions and solving all problems. The higher in rank you get in this tribe, the more feathers decorate you. Imagine this old man covered in beautiful feathers. The venerable old man is using the public restroom in the park where he feeds the pigeons. But, alas, there is no toilet paper! So, heยดs caught a pigeon and is using it to wipe his bottom. (note the feathers on the bottom of the kanji, this helps remember placement). Can you see the feathers flying everywhere? 786 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq2001-2500 ่จ ใทใงใฆ sue, accuse ่จด่จ(ใใใใ): litigation; lawsuit 1 S 1061 ่จ: say<br>ๅ ฌ: public; prince; official; governmental 11 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sue Take care what words you say in public lest you be sued. [+radical_tyro] Socrates was giving a speech in public. Things were going rather well, until his robe opened a bit and people saw his, well, not-public area. He was promptly sued for public indecency. Certain things shouldnยดt be made public in public, you know? 787 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฐท ใณใฏ ใใซใใใ.ใพใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใ valley ่ฐท(ใใซ): valley 2 2 508 ๅฃ: mouth 7 ่ฐท 150 7 ใใซใปใใซใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic valley This could be seen as a very accurate pictograph of another type of valley: a valley mouth open under the umbrella of inner labia, with the outer labia parted above. There are even more connections to be made among the primitive keywords and the visuals, but i will enter no further... Think of the classic anime ้ขจใฎ่ฐทใฎใใฆใทใซ (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind). We see Nausicaa entering the valley mouth gliding on an umbrella. 788 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq501-750 ๆตด ใจใฏ ใ.ใณใใใ.ใณใใ ใใ, ใใ bathe, be favored with, bask in ๆตดใณใ(ใใณใ): (1) to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to bathe; to bask in (e.g. the sun); to be flooded with (e.g. light); to shower (2) to suffer (e.g. an attack); to have abuse heaped upon; to draw criticism upon oneself<br>ๅ ฅๆตด(ใซใ ใใใ): (1) bathing (2) to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath<br>ๆตดๅฎค(ใใใใค): bathroom; bath<br>ๆตด่กฃ(ใใใ): yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)<br>ๆตทๆฐดๆตด(ใใใใใใ): sea bathing; seawater bath 2 4 1136 ๆฐด: water<br>่ฐท: valley 10 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bathe This story is quite lascivious, sorry... Now, imagine you are at a ๆททๆตดใ๏ผใใใใ๏ผ [two kanjis we now know] Onsen (ๆธฉๆณ), and you are watching a woman bathe. Just picture the water dripping down her cleavage (that valley in between her breasts). Note: cleavage in Japanese is ่ฐท้. The mountain man uses the water from the valley to bathe. 789 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฎน ใจใฆ ใ.ใใ ใใ, ใฒใ, ใพใ contain, form, looks ๅ ๅฎน(ใชใใใ): subject; contents; matter; substance; detail; import<br>ๅฎนๆ(ใใใ): easy; simple; plain<br>ๅฎนๅจ(ใใใ): container; vessel<br>ๅๅฎน(ใใ ใใใ): (1) accommodation; reception; housing (2) seating (3) custody (4) admission (5) entering (in a dictionary)<br>็พๅฎน(ใณใใ): beauty of figure or form<br>่จฑๅฎน(ใใใใ): permission; pardon<br>ๅฎน็ฉ(ใใใใ): capacity; volume<br>ๅฏๅฎน(ใใใใ): tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity<br>ๅฝขๅฎน่ฉ(ใใใใใ): (true) adjective; i-adjective<br>ๅฎนๆใ(ใใใใ): easy; simple; light<br>ๅฝขๅฎนๅ่ฉ(ใใใใใฉใใ): na-adjective (adj-na); quasi-adjective; adjectival noun; nominal adjective 3 5 264 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>่ฐท: valley 10 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic contain Imagine a house big enough to contain an entire valley. might want to live there. And now imagine cleaning it. . . . Maybe not . . . Biodome. 790 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆบถ ใจใฆ ใจ.ใใใใจ.ใใใใจ.ใ melt, dissolve, thaw ๆบถๅฒฉ(ใใใใ): lava<br>ๆบถใใ(ใจใใ): to melt; to dissolve<br>ๆบถๆถฒ(ใใใใ): solution (liquid)<br>ๆบถใ่พผใ(ใจใใใ): (1) to melt into; to merge into (2) to fit in; to adapt; to blend<br>ๆบถใ(ใจใ): to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)<br>ๆบถใใ(ใจใใ): to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve 2 S 1364 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฎน: contain; form; looks 13 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic melt Think of what happens when the snow on top of the mountains melts: it turns into water and flows down onto the rooftops of all the houses in the valley below. [melt; dissolve; thaw] An ice cube is melting, loosing the water it contained. 791 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฌฒ ใจใฏ ใปใฃ.ใใใใป.ใใ longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving ๆๆฌฒ(ใใใ): will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)<br>ๆฌฒ(ใใ): greed; craving; desire; avarice; wants<br>้ฃๆฌฒ(ใใใใใ): appetite (for food)<br>ๆฌฒๆ(ใใใผใ): desire; appetite; lust<br>ๆฌฒใใ(ใปใใ): (1) wanted; wished for; in need of; desired (2) (after the -te form of a verb) I want (you) to<br>ๆฌฒๅผตใ(ใใใฐใ): avarice; covetousness; greed<br>ๆฌฒๆทฑใ(ใใใถใใ): greedy 3 6 902 ่ฐท: valley<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) 11 ๆฌ 76 4 ใใใณใปใใใฅใใใปใใใใปใใค (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic longing Guess what? Japanese has dirty words too! (In fact, a lot of them) A sexual story is NOT inappropriate here, as this kanji is very sexual, such as in ๆงๆฌฒ; lust. As for a story: the lack of contact with a womanยดs valley will leave a man LONGING for love. The valley has something my life is lacking.... something Iยดve been longing for.. peace and quiet. 792 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq751-1000 ่ฃ ใฆใฆ ใใ, ใฎใ, ใฒใ, ใฒใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใใ abundant, rich, fertile ไฝ่ฃ(ใใใ): surplus; composure; margin; room; time; allowance; flexibility; scope; rope 1 S 1048 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>่ฐท: valley 12 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic abundant "Again using the fact that cleavage in Japanese is called ""valley of the chest"": a woman with abundant cleavage tightly wraps up her bosom in a form-fitting cloak, but leaving her valley exposed. Another unforgettable image (thank you, thank you, Iยดll be here all week)." Welcome to cloak-valley, the valley where everyone wears cloaks and every shop sells cloaks. Mnemonic : โcloaks are abundant in the valleyโ. 793 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใจใณ ใชใพใ lead ้็ญ(ใใใดใค): pencil<br>้(ใชใพใ): lead (the metal) 1 S 1710 ้: gold<br>ใฃ: a marsh at the foot of the hills; name of a river 13 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lead (metal) Picture the molten lead (the heavy metal) being discreetly drained out of the factory into a gully behind. Lead -> Dental fillings -> Metal that enters the mouth to fill a hole in a tooth. 794 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฒฟ ใจใณ ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใ run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along ๆฒฟๅฒธ(ใใใใ): coast; shore; littoral<br>ๆฒฟใ(ใใ): along<br>ๆฒฟ็ท(ใใใใ): along railway line<br>ๆฒฟใ(ใใ): (1) to run along; to run beside (2) to follow (a plan, etc.); to act in accordance with 1 6 1121 ๆฐด: water<br>ใฃ: a marsh at the foot of the hills; name of a river 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic run alongside Water in a gully runs alongside the path. Picture one of those idiots that run alongside the bicyclists in the Tour de France trying to give them water. Watch as the cyclist shoves the person into a gully that runs alongside the road. 795 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ณ ใทใงใฆ ใป.ใใ prize, reward, praise ่ณ้(ใใใใใ): prize; monetary award<br>ๅ ฅ่ณ(ใซใ ใใใใ): winning a prize or place (in a contest)<br>่ณ(ใใใ): prize; award<br>้่ณ(ใใใใใ): appreciation (e.g. of art); aesthetic sense<br>่ณๅ(ใใใใฒใ): prize; trophy<br>ๆธ่ณ(ใใใใใ): offering prizes; winning; reward 2 4 426 ๅฐ: esteem; furthermore; still; yet<br>่ฒ: shellfish 15 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic prize "This is a bit silly.. or maybe not only a bit, but.. You know some foodstuffs (cereals come to mind) sometimes have prizes mixed in them? Well, in this case, the prize was a shell (money, remember) and you only notice in the outhouse... (see also secret (#904))." As a prize for being the 1,000,000th person to use the restaurantยดs outhouse, I got all the clams I could eat. 796 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใใฆ ใชใใพใใใ party, faction, clique ๆฟๅ (ใใใจใ): political party<br>้ๅ (ใใจใ): opposition party; political opposition; opposition<br>ไธๅ (ใใจใ): ruling party; government party; party in power; government<br>ๅ (ใจใ): (1) party (political) (2) faction; -ite 2 6 39 ๅฐ: esteem; furthermore; still; yet<br>ๅ : elder brother; big brother 10 ้ป 203 12 ใใใปใใใธใ ้ปจ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic party Every major political party, if personified, would look like a giant outhouse walking around with human legs spewing out a constant stream of bullshit. Every political party is full of shit. But nobody ever says how they get that way. Well, hereยดs your answer - a political party memer is in the outhouse, greedily chowing down on the contents inside. Heยดs grown so accustomed to the taste that heยดs in all the way, and all you can see are his legs through the window. Heยดll come inside later to the auditorium to make a speech and spew everything out. 797 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใใฆ public chamber, hall ้ฃๅ (ใใใใฉใ): (1) dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; messroom (2) restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner<br>่ฌๅ (ใใใฉใ): auditorium<br>ๅ ใ (ใฉใใฉใ): (1) magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic; imposing; stately (2) fair; square; open (3) grandly; boldly; confidently (4) fairly; squarely (5) unreservedly; without apology; without hesitation<br>่ญฐไบๅ (ใใใฉใ): Diet building 4 4 1010 ๅฐ: esteem; furthermore; still; yet<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 11 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic public chamber There is a secret hall buried in the soil underneath the outhouse. In most communities you will be hauled into city hall if you use the ground as an outhouse. 798 grade4 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅธธ ใธใงใฆ ใคใญใใจใ- ใจใ, ใฎใถ, ใฒ, ใฒใ usual, ordinary, normal, regular ๆญฃๅธธ(ใใใใใ): normalcy; normality; normal<br>้ๅธธ(ใคใใใใ): common; general; normal; usual<br>้ๅธธ(ใฒใใใ): (1) emergency (2) extraordinary; unusual<br>ๆฅๅธธ(ใซใกใใใ): ordinary; regular; everyday; usual<br>ๅธธใซ(ใคใญใซ): always; constantly<br>็ฐๅธธ(ใใใใ): strangeness; abnormality; disorder<br>ๅธธ่ญ(ใใใใใ): common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice; social etiquette<br>ๅนณๅธธ(ใธใใใใ): normal; usual<br>้ๅธธใซ(ใฒใใใใซ): very; extremely; exceedingly 3 5 293 ๅฐ: esteem; furthermore; still; yet<br>ๅ: suspend; hang; wear (sword) 11 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic usual Itยดs usual to take your towel with you when you go to the outhouse at the onsen (hot springs bath in Japan) so everybody doesnยดt see your stuff. In the outhouse toilet youยดd usually hope to find toilet paper to wipe your ass. If itยดs already gone, which is usually the case, simply use the towel. 799 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ่ฃณ ใทใงใฆ ใ, ใใใ skirt 0 S+ ๅฐ: esteem; furthermore; still; yet<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing (none) skirt Compared to pants, a SKIRT is the GARMENT to be wearing when you want to use one of those Japanese toilets. It makes it so much easier: you just walk in the OUTHOUSE hike it up, and do your business. "Havenยดt you ever noticed that the men / women signs on the front of outhouses are sometimes very similar? The silhouettes are usually the same, but one will decidedly be wearing a garment in the shape of a SKIRT. Also, weยดve already learned the kanji for ""woman"", so if the signs are only in kanji you have no right to wander in and claim ignorance, perv!" 800 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใทใงใฆ ใฆใฎใฒใใใใชใใใ manipulate, rule, administer, conduct, palm of hand ๆ(ใฆใฎใฒใ): the palm (of one's hand)<br>่ปๆ(ใใใใใ): (train) conductor 1 S 1757 ๅฐ: esteem; furthermore; still; yet<br>ๆ: hand 12 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic manipulate If youยดre going to manipulate your body with your hand, then go do it in an outhouse, at least! Instead of magazines, we keep a Rubiks Cube in the outhouse to manipulate with your hands while you do your business. 801 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ฎ ใ ใใ pelt, skin, hide, leather "็ฎ(ใใ): (1) skin; hide; pelt; fur (2) rind; peel; husk; bark (3) shell; sheath; wrapping (4) mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming<br>็ฎ่(ใฒใต): skin<br>็ฎ่(ใฒใซใ): cynicism; sarcasm; irony; satire<br>ๆฏ็ฎ(ใใใ): (1) fur; skin; pelt (2) kanji ""fur"" radical" 2 3 1092 ็ฎ: skin, skin radical (no. 107) 5 ็ฎ 107 5 ใใใปใใใใปใฒใฎใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic pelt "A pelt is hooked on a branch. A small tent is made with a pelt and a branch planted in the ground. The mnemonic hints at the first stroke (the hanging pelt) and the hook at the end of the second stroke. This is chinese radical #107 meaning โskinโ." "To be honest, this is one of those cases where I have found it easier to ""just remember it"" as a radical, as it occurs so frequently: ๅฝผ๏ผใใ him๏ผๆณข๏ผใชใฟ wave๏ผand so on." 802 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_General kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆณข ใ ใชใฟ ใฒใ, ใฟใช, ใฟใชใฟ, ใ waves, billows, Poland ๆณข(ใชใฟ): wave<br>้ปๆณข(ใงใใฑ): (1) electro-magnetic wave; radio wave (2) nonsense<br>ๆดฅๆณข(ใคใชใฟ): tsunami; tidal wave<br>็ญๆณข(ใใใฑ): short wave 2 3 740 ๆฐด: water<br>็ฎ: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107) 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic waves Waves are the oceanยดs pelt (skin). The Inuit used water-proof seal pelts for their kayaks, to travel the waves. 803 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq501-750 ๅฉ ใ ใฐใฐใใฐใ old woman, grandma, wet nurse 1 S 2435 ๆณข: waves; billows; Poland<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female 11 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic old woman An old woman is seen here as a woman with waves (i.e. wrinkles, creases). "You know ""The Old Man and the Sea."" Well, this is the sequel, ""The Old Woman and the Sea Waves.""." 804 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Family Kanji_People_General kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆซ ใ expose, open 1 S 1438 ๆ: hand<br>็ฎ: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107) 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic expose You expose holes in a pelt by passing your fingers through them and wiggling them on the other side. The sense of the kanji here is to reveal something that was hidden, to make known, to open your heart (thus revealing it, exposing it to others), express your opinion, etc. Think of it in this vulgar way. You really want her to expose her โbeaverโ pelt, so you have to encourage her with your fingers to expose it. 805 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ด ใ ใใถ.ใใใใถ.ใใใใ.ใใ rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate ็ ดๅฃ(ใฏใใ): (1) destruction; disruption (2) (application) crash<br>็ช็ ด(ใจใฃใฑ): breaking through; breakthrough; penetration<br>็ ด็ฃ(ใฏใใ): bankruptcy; insolvency<br>็ ด็(ใฏใธใ): fragment; splinter; broken piece<br>็ ดใ(ใใถใ): to tear; to violate; to defeat; to smash; to destroy; to break (e.g. password)<br>็ ด่ฃ(ใฏใใค): explosion; rupture; break off<br>็ ดๆ(ใฏใใ): damage<br>็ ดๆฃ(ใฏใ): tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); revocation; annulment; breaking (e.g. treaty); reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement); discard; cancellation; repeal<br>็็ ด(ใฐใใฏ): destructive blast; explosion; blow up<br>็ ดใใ(ใใถใใ): (1) to get torn; to tear; to rip; to break; to wear out (2) to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse; to fall into ruin<br>็ ดใ(ใใถใ): to tear; to violate; to defeat; to smash; to destroy 3 5 590 ็ณ: stone<br>็ฎ: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107) 10 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rend Before the invention of scissors or knives, sharp STONES were used to REND PELTs, so that caveman designers could complete new styles for the upcoming year. Rend is a violent, primitive kind of word. (Image: cavemen rending pelts right off live animals with stone tools). 806 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ่ขซ ใ ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใถ.ใใใใถ.ใใ ใใฌ incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving ่ขซๅฎณ(ใฒใใ): (suffering) damage; injury; harm<br>่ขซใ(ใใถใ): (1) to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself) (2) to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water (3) to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden) (4) to overlap (e.g. sound or color) (5) to be similar; to be redundant (6) to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.) (7) to close; to come to an end (8) to get a full house; to sell out (9) to blunder; to bungle; to fail (10) to be deceived<br>่ขซใใ(ใใถใใ): to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)<br>่ขซ(ใฒ): indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee) 2 S 431 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>็ฎ: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107) 10 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic incur If you wear a coat of fur (pelt) you are sure to incur the wrath of animal rights extremists. A cloak of fur (pelt) will incur the wrath of animal lovers. 807 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฎ ใถใณใใตใณ ใฎใ.ใใใฎใ.ใใใใใช.ใใใฎใ.ใ remainder, leftover, balance ๆฎใ(ใฎใใ): remnant; residue; remaining; left-over<br>ๆฎๅฟต(ใใใญใ): deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment<br>ๆฎใ(ใฎใใ): to leave (behind, over); to bequeath; to save; to reserve<br>ๆฎ้ซ(ใใใ ใ): (bank) balance; remainder<br>ๆฎ้ ท(ใใใใ): cruelty; harshness<br>ๆฎใ(ใฎใใ): to remain; to be left<br>ๆฎใใ(ใฎใใใ): all; entirely; completely; without exception<br>ๅๆฎ(ใชใใ): (1) remains; traces; vestiges; relics (2) (the sorrow of) parting (3) end<br>ๆฎ้(ใใใใ): remaining money 3 4 380 ๆญน: bare bone; bad; wrong; death radical (n. 78)<br>ๆ: damage; remain; slight 10 ๆญน 78 4 ใใคใปใใฃใฆใใปใใคใธใใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใธใใปใใกใใธใ ๆฎ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic remainder The remainder of the bones have been thrown from the float (for the dogs maybe, at the end of the parade). "Throwing all those coins (see coin (#368)) was a really bad idea; people got mad with greed. The only remainders left were the bones of those that was on the float." 808 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฎ ใธใฅใณ martyrdom, follow by resigning 1 S 2080 ๆญน: bare bone; bad; wrong; death radical (n. 78)<br>ๆฌ: decameron; 10-day period; season (for specific products) 10 ๆญน 78 4 ใใคใปใใฃใฆใใปใใคใธใใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใธใใปใใกใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic martyrdom Think of the early Christian martyrs who suffered martyrdom because of their faith. See them held in cells for 10 days (a decameron) before being fed to the lions. They appear before the chanting Roman crowds as bones to be devoured. Think of what was leftover after the lions finished them off....nothing, not even a pile of bones to bury. The boney man martyred himself during his 10 day hunger-strike. 809 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆฎ ใทใฅ ใใจ particularly, especially, exceptionally ็นๆฎ(ใจใใใ ): special; unique<br>ๆฎใซ(ใใจใซ): (1) especially; particularly; unusually; above all (2) additionally 1 S 1361 ๆญน: bare bone; bad; wrong; death radical (n. 78)<br>ๆฑ: vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet; red; bloody 10 ๆญน 78 4 ใใคใปใใฃใฆใใปใใคใธใใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใธใใปใใกใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic particularly A t-bone steak is vermilion - particularly if served rare. Castlevania -- The vermillion skeletons (bones) are particularly hard because they just keep regenerating. 810 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฎ ใทใงใฏ ใต.ใใใใต.ใใ ใใ, ใ, ใ augment, increase, multiply, raise ๆฎใใ(ใตใใ): to increase; to multiply<br>็นๆฎ(ใฏใใใใ): breed; multiply; increase; propagation<br>ๆฎใใ(ใตใใ): to increase; to add to; to augment 1 S 1362 ๆญน: bare bone; bad; wrong; death radical (n. 78)<br>็ด: straightaway; honesty; frankness; fix; repair 12 ๆญน 78 4 ใใคใปใใฃใฆใใปใใคใธใใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใธใใปใใกใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic augment Advertisement for Breast Implants -- Tired of nights all alone? Want to get boned straightaway? AUGMENT your breasts and all your troubles will be solved! In the movie โGattacaโ, Vincent Freeman (played by Ethan Hawke) augments his size by straightening his bones (his legs), in order to match up with the genetically โperfectโ population, and reach his goal of travelling in space. The stretching of his lower leg bones involved multiplying the bone cells, another sense of this key word. 811 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Handling.amounts kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใฌใใใฌ ใใฃ file, row, rank, tier, column ๅ่ป(ใใฃใใ): train (ordinary)<br>ๅๅณถ(ใใฃใจใ): archipelago; chain of islands<br>ๅ(ใใค): queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train<br>่กๅ(ใใใใใค): (1) line; procession (2) matrix<br>้ ๅ(ใฏใใใค): (1) arrangement; disposition (2) array (programming, programing)<br>้ณๅ(ใกใใใค): exhibition; display; show<br>ไธฆๅ(ใธใใใค): arrangement; parallel; abreast<br>ๆดๅ(ใใใใค): standing in a row; forming a line; alignment 3 3 927 ๆญน: bare bone; bad; wrong; death radical (n. 78)<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 6 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic file A line of skeletal warriors, all armed with sabers. Skeleton army rank and file. Dudes made of bones carrying sabres. 812 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq751-1000 ่ฃ ใฌใ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใ split, rend, tear ๅ่ฃ(ใถใใใค): split; division; break up<br>็ ด่ฃ(ใฏใใค): explosion; rupture; break off<br>่ฃใ(ใใ): (1) to tear; to rip up (2) to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen) (3) to forcibly separate (i.e. two lovers) (4) to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something (5) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye<br>่ฃใใ(ใใใ): to split; to tear; to burst 1 S 1041 ๅ: file; row; rank; tier; column<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing 12 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic split They tried issuing the skeleton warriors with proper garments to wear, but they kept getting split by the sharp bones or by their sabres. In the end, it was decided they look scarier naked anyway. Someone takes a sword made of bone to split the garment right down the middle. Very effective. 813 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใฌใ ใฏใ.ใใ ใใ ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme ๅผท็(ใใใใใค): strong; intense; severe<br>็็(ใใใใค): violent; vehement; raging; stout; intense; spirited; stormy 1 S 1397 ๅ: file; row; rank; tier; column<br>็ซ: fire 10 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic ardent The nazis were ardent believers in the master arian race, see them marching everyone else into the oven fires, single file. The undead, marching single file, prove how ardent they are be walking across a field of flame. Fun fact, ardent used to mean to burn. 814 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆญป ใท ใ.ใฌใใ.ใซ- death, die ๆญปไบก(ใใผใ): (1) death; mortality (2) to die; to pass away<br>ๆญปๅ(ใใใ): death penalty; capital punishment<br>ๅฟ ๆญป(ใฒใฃใ): (1) frantic; desperate (2) inevitable death (3) brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)<br>ๆญปไฝ(ใใใ): dead body; corpse; cadaver<br>็ๆญป(ใใใ): (1) life and death (2) samsara (cycle of death and rebirth) (3) death<br>ๆญป(ใ): (1) death; decease (2) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)<br>ๆญปใฌ(ใใฌ): to die 4 3 229 ๆญน: bare bone; bad; wrong; death radical (n. 78)<br>ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) 6 ๆญน 78 4 ใใคใปใใฃใฆใใปใใคใธใใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใธใใปใใกใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic death Ok, this is where knowing some Eastern culture comes in handy! In Japanese society, when someone dies they creamate the body and pick out the remaining bones with special chopsticks. In this case, theyยดre out of chopsticks so they decide to use (gasp!) a spoon instead. Imagine the grim reaper (the bringer of death), carrying a spoon made of human bones instead of a scythe. 815 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq1-250 ่ฌ ใฝใฆ ใปใใ.ใ ใฏใตใ interment, bury, shelve ่ฌๅผ(ใใใใ): funeral<br>่ฌใ(ใปใใใ): to bury; to inter; to entomb; to consign to oblivion; to shelve 1 S 754 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆญป: death; die<br>ๅปพ: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) 12 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic interment I imagine an interment as a funeral. At this funeral itยดs an open casket, and the dead body (death) is holding flowers with both of its hands. During the interment ceremony, the grandchildren placed flowers over the dead body while the widow sat praying with two hands. 816 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ฌ ใทใฅใณ ใพใใ.ใใใพใใ.ใ wink, blink, twinkle ็ฌ้(ใใ ใใใ): moment; second; instant<br>ไธ็ฌ(ใใฃใใ ใ): moment; instant<br>็ฌใ(ใพใฐใใ): (1) blink (of eyes); wink (2) twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light) 1 S 1265 ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>่: type of morning glory; rose of Sharon; althea 18 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wink Imagine Snoopy winking with his big eyes (and a happy smile) standing next to Woodstocks Birdhouse, woodstock being so cool that he wears little sunglasses. What a dilemna, you wore SUNGLASSES over your EYES when you went to the BIRDHOUSE so you wouldnยดt be recognized - but now you canยดt WINK at the girl you want! 817 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ณ ใธ ใฟใฟ ใใฟ ear ่ณ(ใฟใฟ): (1) ear (2) hearing (3) edge; crust (4) selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage<br>่ณ้ผป็ง(ใใณใ): otolaryngology; concerning the ear, nose, and throat<br>ๅ่ณ(ใฏใคใฟใฟ): something heard for the first time (lit: first ear) 5 1 1328 ่ณ: ear, ear radical (no. 128) 6 ่ณ 128 6 ใฟใฟใปใฟใฟใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic ear Your ear is like the eye on the side of your head for seeing things, but there is hair around it that creates jagged lines. Pictograph, see book. * The primitive meaning can easily be extended to ear plugs. 818 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใทใฅ ใจ.ใใใจ.ใใใจ.ใ-ใใจใใ-ใฉ.ใ ใฉใ take, fetch, take up ๅๆฑใ(ใจใใใคใใ): treatment; service; handling; management<br>ๅ็ท ใพใ(ใจใใใพใ): control; management; supervision<br>ๅๅใ(ใใใจใ): receipt<br>ๅผๅใ(ใฒใใจใ): (1) to take over; to take back; to collect; to claim (2) to take charge of; to take custody of; to look after; to take care of; to adopt (3) to retire to a private place; to withdraw; to get out<br>ๅๅผ(ใจใใฒใ): transactions; dealings; business<br>ๅๆ(ใใ ใใ): collecting data (e.g. for a newspaper article); covering an event<br>ๅใฃๆ(ใจใฃใฆ): handle; grip; knob<br>ๅใ(ใจใ): (1) to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to choose (2) to steal (3) to eat; to have (a meal) (4) to remove (one's glasses, etc.) (5) to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play<br>ๅใๅใ(ใใใจใ): (1) to receive; to get; to accept (2) to take; to interpret; to understand<br>่ใๅใ(ใใใจใ): listening comprehension<br>ๅใๆถใ(ใจใใใ): to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke<br>ๅใใใใ(ใจใใใใ): at once; first of all; for the time being; for now<br>ๅไธใใ(ใจใใใใ): (1) to pick up; to take up (2) to adopt; to accept; to listen to (3) to take away; to confiscate; to deprive; to disqualify (4) to deliver (a child)<br>ๆฅๅใ(ใฒใฉใ): fixed date; appointed day<br>ๅใๆฟใใ(ใจใใใใ): to exchange; to replace<br>ๅใๅใ(ใจใใใ): (1) especially; above all (2) inter alia; among others<br>ไนใฃๅใ(ใฎใฃใจใ): to capture; to hijack; to commandeer; to occupy; to usurp<br>ๅใๆฑใ(ใจใใใคใใ): to treat; to handle; to deal in<br>ๅใๅฏใใ(ใจใใใใ): to order; to send away for<br>ๅใๅบใ(ใจใใ ใ): (1) to take out; to produce; to pick out (2) to fetch; to retrieve<br>ใกใๅใ(ใกใใจใ): dustpan<br>ๆธใๅใ(ใใใจใ): (1) writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana (2) transcription (of spoken material)<br>ๅใ็ตใ(ใจใใใ): to tackle; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to come to grips with; to make effort; to strive for; to deal with<br>ๅใ็ท ใพใ(ใจใใใพใ): to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on<br>ๅใๆปใ(ใจใใใฉใ): to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover<br>ๅใๆฌกใ(ใจใใคใ): (1) to act as an agent for; to intermediate (2) to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to receive (a guest at reception); to usher in (a guest) (3) to convey (a message)<br>ๅใๅทปใ(ใจใใพใ): to surround; to circle; to enclose<br>ๅใ้คใ(ใจใใฎใใ): to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart<br>ๅใๅ ฅใใ(ใจใใใใ): (1) to harvest; to reap (2) to take in; to gather in (3) to adopt<br>ๅใใ(ใจใใ): (1) to come off; to be removed (2) (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear (3) to be caught; to be harvested (4) to be interpreted (as); to be taken as (5) (of balance, etc.) to be attained (6) to be obtainable<br>ๆธใๅใ(ใใใจใ): to write down; to take dictation; to take notes<br>ๅใ่ชฟในใ(ใจใใใในใ): to investigate; to examine<br>ไธๅใ(ใใใฉใ): trade in; part exchange<br>ๅใ็ซใฆใ(ใจใใใฆใ): (1) to collect (debts); to dun; to exact; to extort (2) to appoint; to promote; to give patronage (3) to emphasize; to focus on; to call attention to<br>ๅใๆททใใ(ใจใใพใใ): to mix; to put together<br>ๅใไปใใ(ใจใใคใใ): (1) to furnish; to install (2) to get someone's agreement (3) to patronize; to buy usually from the same store<br>ๅใๆฟใ(ใจใใใ): swap; exchange 3 3 122 ่ณ: ear<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 8 ๅ 29 2 ใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic take "You put your ear next to a womans crotch...and somehow, from it, you hear the words ""Take me....""." Fuaburisuยดs with a twist: You know that classic trick where someone pretends to take something out of an someone elseยดs ear (such as a coin). Instead of a cigarette or a pen he pulls the personโs crotch out of their ear. Very painful! 819 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ่ถฃ ใทใฅ ใใใใใใใใ.ใ gist, proceed to, tend, become ่ถฃๆจ(ใใ ใ): (1) meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect (2) goal; intent; object; aim; point<br>่ถฃๅณ(ใใ ใฟ): (1) hobby; pastime (2) tastes; preference; liking<br>่ถฃใ(ใใใใ): (1) meaning; tenor; gist (2) effect; influence (3) appearance; aspect (4) taste (5) grace; charm; refinement 1 S 1153 ่ตฐ: run<br>ๅ: take; fetch; take up 15 ่ตฐ 156 7 ใฏใใใปใใใซใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gist The gist of it is this: We take the money and run! Pickpocket advice: Itยดs simple, FIRST run, then take. Yeah, thatยดs the gist of it! 820 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใตใคใใทใฅ ใใฃใจ.ใใใคใพ ใ utmost, most, extreme "ๆใ(ใใฃใจใ): most; extremely<br>ๆ่ฟ(ใใใใ): most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays<br>ๆๅพ(ใใใ): (1) last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent (2) (after -tara form or -ta form followed by ""ga"") no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences) (3) one's final moments<br>ๆ้ซ(ใใใใ): highest; supreme; the most<br>ๆ็ต(ใใใใ ใ): last; final; closing<br>ๆๅ(ใใใใ): beginning; outset; first; onset<br>ๆไฝ(ใใใฆใ): (1) least; lowest; worst (2) nasty; disgusting; horrible; yuck!<br>ๆๅ(ใใใใ): the very best<br>ๆไธญ(ใใใกใ ใ): in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst<br>ๆๆฉ(ใใฏใ): (1) already; now (2) no longer; not any more<br>ๆ(ใใ): (1) the most; the extreme (2) prime; conspicuous" 3 4 82 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅ: take; fetch; take up 12 ๆฐ 73 4 ใฒใใณใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic utmost TAKE the UTMOST care when you SUN bath all DAY, or youยดll get burned from your EARS to your CROTCH. Do your utmost - seize(take) the day. 821 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๆฎ ใตใ ใจ.ใใใคใพ.ใใ-ใฉ.ใ snapshot, take pictures ๆฎๅฝฑ(ใใคใใ): photographing<br>ๆฎใ(ใจใ): (1) to take (a photo) (2) to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film) 1 S 1023 ๆ: hand<br>ๆ: utmost; most; extreme 15 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic snapshot Take the utmost care that you donยดt have your finger in the way when you take a snapshot. "When I learned photography from my dad as a little girl, he explained the basics to me: ""when you take a snapshot, be careful not to put your fingers before the lens, and donยดt look towards the sun (this was in the days that photographs would be spoiled by direct sunlight)." 822 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฅ ใ ใฏ.ใใใใฏใใใฏ.ใใใใใฏ.ใใใใ shame, dishonor ๆฅ(ใฏใ): shame; embarrassment<br>ๆฅใใใใ(ใฏใใใใ): shy; ashamed; embarrassed<br>ๆฅใใ(ใฏใใ): to feel ashamed<br>ๆฅใใใ(ใฏใใใ): to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush 3 S 1575 ่ณ: ear<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 10 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic shame Amelia Ear-Heart (sic) brought shame to those who said women couldnยดt fly. Vincent Van Goghยดs greatest shame was cutting off his ear to win the heart of a woman. 823 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ท ใทใงใฏใใฝใฏ ใใจ post, employment, work ่ทๅก(ใใใใใ): staff member; personnel<br>ๅฐฑ่ท(ใใ ใใใใ): finding employment; inauguration<br>่ทๆฅญ(ใใใใใใ): occupation; business<br>่ทๅ ด(ใใใใฐ): one's post; place of work; workplace<br>่พ่ท(ใใใใ): resignation<br>้่ท(ใใใใใ): retirement (from office)<br>่ทๅ(ใใใใ): professional duties<br>่ทไบบ(ใใใใซใ): worker; mechanic; artisan; craftsman<br>่ท(ใใใ): (1) job; work; employment; occupation; position (2) duties (3) trade; skill<br>ๅฝน่ท(ใใใใใ): post; managerial position; official position<br>ๆ่ท(ใใใใใใ): (1) the teaching profession (2) (in Christianity) education of laity 3 5 305 ่ณ: ear<br>ๆ : sword; potter's clay; to gather 18 ่ณ 128 6 ใฟใฟใปใฟใฟใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic post Worst post in history: quality checker at the kazoo factory. Imagine the toll on your ears! Buckingham Palace guards are famous for staying at their post no matter what, even if you blow a kazoo in their ear! 824 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq251-500 ่ ใปใคใใทใงใฆ ใฒใใ ใใ, ใใจ, ใใจใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ , ใฒใ, ใพใ, ใฟ holy, saint, sage, master, priest ่ๆธ(ใใใใ): Bible; scriptures<br>็ฅ่(ใใใใ): holiness; sacredness; dignity 1 6 1165 ่ณ: ear<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>็: jewel; ball 13 ่ณ 128 6 ใฟใฟใปใฟใฟใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic holy The trick for me is to remember that the ่ณ is to the left of the ๅฃ. However, this is easy because a true holy man uses his ear to listen (i.e., to God or his supplicant) before he opens his mouth to speak, unlike a charlatan who just makes something up. Of course, kings are often true holy men and prophets (e.g., King David in the bible). A holy man hears with his ears before he speaks with his mouth, which places him higher than a king in peopleยดs esteem. 825 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆข ใซใณ ใ.ใใฆใใ.ใใชใใใ.ใใ daring, sad, tragic, pitiful, frail, feeble ๅๆข(ใใใใ): brave; heroic; gallant<br>ๆขใใฆ(ใใใฆ): dare (to do something); venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure); take upon oneself; challenge; presume; (there is no) need to; (don't) go as far as; definitely (not) 1 S 1859 ่ณ: ear<br>ๆด: strike; hit; folding chair radical (no. 66) 12 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic daring Only a truly daring Japanese student would wear a spike in his ear under the gaze of the Japanese teacher taskmasters! See that ear nailed over there ? Itยดs the ear of the last person who was too daring with the taskmistress. 826 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ด ใใงใฆใใใค ใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใใ listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry ่ด่ฆ(ใกใใใใ): the sense of hearing<br>่ด่ฌ(ใกใใใใ): lecture attendance; auditing<br>่ด่จบๅจ(ใกใใใใใ): stethoscope 1 S 781 ่ณ: ear<br>ๅ: ten<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 17 ่ณ 128 6 ใฟใฟใปใฟใฟใธใ ่ฝ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic listen I promise to use my ear to do nothing but listen ... stick a needle in my eye, cross my heart and hope to die! (Intentionally said backwards to get the order of the primitives correct). "Listening to others is different from hearing [1626] with the ear. One must allow the words to pierce through the eyes (the window of the soul) and reach deep into the heart...a symbol of thinking about and contemplating on what was said, not just the sounds of words spoken. A married man while reading his newspaper, his wife going on about something suddenly, says, ""Youยดre not listening to me, are you?"" He replies, ""I heard every word you said. You said..."" โYes, but youยดre not listening.""." 827 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใซใคใใจ ใตใจใใใใชใค.ใใใใใชใค.ใใใใใชใค.ใใใชใค.ใใใใชใ.ใใใใใ .ใใใใ.ใ ใใญ pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast ๆใใใ(ใชใคใใใ): dear; desired; missed<br>ๆใ(ใชใคใ): to become emotionally attached 1 S 1493 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅ: ten<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing 16 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ ๆท ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pocket "(re: taijuando) When you are in New York City you have to be alert, i.e. in the ""New York State of Mind"": you need ten eyes to make sure no one will go through your garments and pick your pockets." "Imagine Darth Vaderยดs state of mind when he discovers his garment has not pockets. "" D O NOT WANT!""." 828 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ข ใใณ ridicule, laziness ่ชๆ ข(ใใพใ): pride; boast<br>ๆๆ ข(ใใพใ): patience; endurance; perseverance; tolerance; self-control; self-denial<br>ๆ ๆ ข(ใใใพใ): negligence; procrastination; carelessness 1 S 1368 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๆผ: wide; beautiful 14 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ridicule "Iยดll focus on the mandala primitive here. I guess Heisig chose this keyword for phonetic reasons and as a character itยดs the ""man"" in mandara/mandala (ๆผ่ผ็พ ). A mandala is a graphic representation of the universe, here split in 3 planes of existance, the sun representing the cosmos, the eye represents the human observer, the crotch represents the animal instincts." Heยด s often ridiculed for having his eye on crotches all day. 829 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆผซ ใใณ ใฟใ ใ.ใซใใใ.ใ cartoon, involuntarily, in spite of oneself, corrupt ๆผซ็ป(ใพใใ): cartoon; comic; comic strip 1 S 1408 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆผ: wide; beautiful 14 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic loose One obscure Tibetan sect-- the Otaku cult-- has an unusually loose interpretation of mandala drawing practice. Instead of traditional mandalas they draw mangas (ๆผซ็ป). They then pour water on the image to wash it away, and begin anew. Even NELSON MANDALA dreams of drops of WATER glistening on comic book/ anime girls with LOOSE morals. (This story has been edited in response reports). 830 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฒท ใใค ใ.ใ buy ่ฒท็ฉ(ใใใใฎ): shopping; purchased goods<br>ๅฃฒ่ฒท(ใฐใใฐใ): trade; buying and selling<br>่ฒทใ(ใใ): (1) to buy; to purchase (2) to value; to have a high opinion (3) to stir; to provoke<br>่ณผ่ฒท(ใใใฐใ): (1) procurement; purchase; buying (2) school store; co-op; school canteen; tuck shop 5 2 520 ็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>่ฒ: shellfish 12 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic buy When something catches my eye, I take out a few clams and buy before anybody else does. Rules to Buying: 1. Youยดve had your eye on it for a while. 2. You have enough shells to afford it. 831 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq501-750 ็ฝฎ ใ ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใ ใใ, ใใ, ใ placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn ๆช็ฝฎ(ใใก): measure; measures; step<br>่จญ็ฝฎ(ใใฃใก): (1) establishment; institution (2) installation (of a machine or equipment)<br>่ฃ ็ฝฎ(ใใใก): equipment; installation; apparatus; device<br>ไฝ็ฝฎ(ใใก): place; situation; position; location<br>้ ็ฝฎ(ใฏใใก): arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition<br>ๅฆ็ฝฎ(ใใใก): treatment; measure; step<br>ๆพ็ฝฎ(ใปใใก): leave as is; leave to chance; leave alone; neglect<br>็ฉ็ฝฎ(ใใฎใใ): storage room; storeroom; lumber room<br>ๅ็ฝฎใ(ใพใใใ): preface; introduction<br>็ฝฎใ(ใใ): (1) to put; to place (2) to leave (behind) (3) to do something in advance (usu. following te-form verb) 3 4 277 ็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>็ด: straightaway; honesty; frankness; fix; repair 13 ็ฝ 122 6 ใใฟใปใใฟใใใใปใใฟใใปใใใใปใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic placement On the JET Programme, many people have their eye on a placement in Tokyo, Osaka or another big city, and write it on their application form. They are usually sent to the countryside straightaway. Working in retail you learn the placement of any item should be at eye level so itยดs seen straightaway. 832 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ็ฝฐ ใใใใใใใใ ใฐใฃ.ใใ penalty, punishment ็ฝฐ(ใฐใก): (divine) punishment; curse; retribution<br>ๅฆ็ฝฐ(ใใใฐใค): punishment<br>็ฝฐใใ(ใฐใฃใใ): to punish; to penalize; to penalise<br>ๅ็ฝฐ(ใใใฐใค): judgement; judgment; penalty; punishment<br>็ฝฐ(ใฐใค): punishment; penalty 1 S 1220 ็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>่จ: say<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 14 ็ฝ 122 6 ใใฟใปใใฟใใใใปใใฟใใปใใใใปใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic penalty For Japanese, when the mindยดs eye (the sideways eye) feels guilty for something bad that the body has done, there are two penaltys to choose from. One, you can say Iยดm sorry. Two, you can commit suicide by sabre. Why, oh why, do so many Japanese executives commit suicide at the first sign of scandal when all the have to do is say Iยดm sorry to get off the hook. (on yomi: ใใ, ใใ). There is a 3-way masterplan for every goalkeeper to prevent a goal at penalty shootout: 1. Look directly into the eyes of the player --- 2. Confuse him by screaming senseless words --- 3. Pull out you your saber and ... (thatยดs up to you). 833 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฏง ใใค ใใ.ใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ rather, preferably ไธๅฏง(ใฆใใญใ): polite; courteous; careful; care; kind; close; thorough; conscientious<br>ๅฏงใ(ใใใ): rather; better; instead 1 S 1697 ๅฏ: used as a term of comparison<br>ไธ: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign 14 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic rather "A pretty tough kanji. Think of elegant old housewives with English accents dining together at a HOUSE party. The hostess brings out a dish of hors dยดoeuvres: a SPIKE of metal with an EYEBALL and a HEART skewered on it. Upon being offered this treat, one of the housewives says in her English accent, ""Iยดd RATHER not.""." Rather a house with a heart than an eye with a spike. 834 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฟ ใใฏใใธใงใฏ ใซใ.ใใใซใ.ใ ใซใใ voiced, uncleanness, wrong, nigori, impurity ๆฟใ(ใซใใ): to become muddy; to get impure<br>ๆธ ๆฟ(ใใใ ใ): (1) good and evil; purity and impurity (2) voiced and unvoiced consonants 1 S 1883 ๆฐด: water<br>่: green caterpillar; Szechwan 16 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic voiced "The fly is wrapped in a spiderweb voicing ""Help me, Help Me"" under the watchful eye of the spider whoยดs venom is dripping like water from her fangs." Pour water over the eyes of a bound up insect if you want to hear a pitiful buzz that is very similar to a VOICED consanant. 835 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ฐ ใซใณ ใ ใใพ, ใใพใ ring, circle, link, wheel ็ฐๅข(ใใใใใ): environment; circumstance<br>ๅพช็ฐ(ใใ ใใใ): circulation; rotation; cycle 2 S 409 ็: jewel; ball<br>็: round; stare 17 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ring Together with the next kanji, the keywords spell โsend back the ringโ. First we have a jewel. Next we have the great eye of Sauron searching for the fellowship hiding under the many ceilings during their journey. The fourth and fifth primitives are the mouth of Gollum always mumbling โMy preciousssโ; and Pippinยดs scarf! Placement: the eye appears at the top similarly to how the Great Eye of Sauron is perched atop the Dark Tower. "In conjunction with send back (#837)....... When I tried to give her the jewel ring, she eyed me, threw it to the floor, opened her mouth and tried to speak, she said nothing. She grabbed her scarf and left." 836 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq251-500 ้ ใซใณ ใใ.ใ send back, return ่ฟ้(ใธใใใ): return; restoration<br>้ๅ (ใใใใ): resolution; reduction; return to origins<br>้ๆฆ(ใใใใ): 60th birthday 1 S 910 ็: round; stare<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 16 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic send back Youยดve probably guessed it by now, this is the road that Sam and Frodo take to send back the ring to Mount Doom! (see previous frame, the jewel is replaced by the road). "Continued from ring (#836)....... So Iยดm on the road going to send back the ring minus the jewel, the hit to the floor knocked it out." 837 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅคซ ใใใใฆใใ ใใฃใจใใใ ใ, ใจ, ใใ, ใ husband, man ๅคซ(ใใฃใจ): husband<br>ๅคซไบบ(ใตใใ): (1) wife; Mrs; madam (2) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.) (3) consort of the emperor<br>ๅคซๅฉฆ(ใตใใต): married couple; spouses; husband and wife; couple; pair<br>ๅคซๅฆป(ใตใใ): man and wife; married couple<br>ๅทฅๅคซ(ใใตใ): (1) scheme; device; scheming; devising; figuring out; coming up with; solving ingeniously (2) dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)<br>ๅคงไธๅคซ(ใ ใใใใใถ): safe; all right; OK; okay<br>ไธๅคซ(ใใใใถ): healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable<br>ไธๅคซ(ใใใใต): hero; manly person; warrior 3 4 335 ๅคง: large; big 4 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic husband Even though it is argued size is not important, Iยดm sure most women would like their husband to have a big one. Homer Simpson, as a primitive. 838 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq251-500 ๆถ ใ ใใ.ใใ aid, help, assist ๆถ้ค(ใตใใ): support (family, esp. dependents: children or spouse); maintenance 1 S 1879 ๆ: hand<br>ๅคซ: husband; man 7 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic aid Using his finger the husband sometimes is an erotic aid to his partner. In Homer Simpsonsยด house, the first aid kit is usually used for when he smashes his fingers trying to build something (there are countless Simpsons episodes you can draw from for this). 839 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆธ ใฑใค ใใซใใใซใใ mountain stream, valley 1 S 2063 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฅ: servant; what; why 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆบช ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mountain stream The Simpsons are on vacation. Homer stops to take a leak in a mountain stream but gets snatched by an eagle. Hear his scream? "A husband who went fishing at the mountain stream to feed his family, fell in the rapids (weยดll assume this is a large mountain stream). He is saved from the waters by a great eagle. He comes back home with nothing to feed the family, his clothes still dripping wet as he tells his wife of how he was saved by a great eagle, and of course she does not believe him. The story continues in chicken (#1947)." 840 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฆ ใญ ใใฎใ, ใใ ใ, ใฎใ, ใฟ standard, measure ่ฆๅถ(ใใใ): regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction<br>่ฆๆจก(ใใผ): scale; scope; plan; structure<br>่ฆๅฎ(ใใฆใ): regulation; provisions<br>่ฆๅ(ใใใ): rules; regulations; conventions<br>ๆญฃ่ฆ(ใใใ): regular; normal; legal; formal; established; legitimate<br>่ฆๅพ(ใใใค): (1) order; observance; discipline (2) rules; law; regulations<br>ไธ่ฆๅ(ใตใใใ): irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly<br>่ฆๆ ผ(ใใใ): standard; norm<br>่ฆ็ด(ใใใ): agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention<br>ๅฎ่ฆ(ใใใใ): (measuring) ruler 3 5 349 ๅคซ: husband; man<br>่ฆ: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible 11 ่ฆ 147 7 ใฟใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic standard In the male-dominated world of yesterday, the husbandยดs way of seeing things was considered the standard point of view. Women who dared to disagree were frowned upon. Unfortunately, Homer Simpson is the standard model of a husband in American society. (Placement: You have to look in the RIGHT places to find one that doesnยดt fit that mold.). 841 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฟ ใฟใค ใ.ใใใใ.ใ-ใใ.ใใ ใใ exchange, spare, substitute, per- ไบคๆฟ(ใใใใ): alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)<br>็บๆฟ(ใใใ): (1) money order; draft (2) exchange (e.g. foreign)<br>ไธกๆฟ(ใใใใใ): change; money exchange<br>็ๆฟใใ(ใใใใ): to change one's clothes<br>ๅใๆฟใ(ใใใใ): exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover<br>ๅใๆฟใใ(ใจใใใใ): to exchange; to replace<br>็ๆฟใ(ใใใ): changing clothes; change of clothes<br>็ซใฆๆฟใใ(ใใฆใใใ): (1) to pay an advance; to put down money on something (2) to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him<br>ๅใๆฟใใ(ใใใใใ): to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace; to switch over<br>ๅใๆฟใ(ใจใใใ): swap; exchange 2 S 979 ๅคซ: husband; man<br>ๅคซ: husband; man<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 12 ๆฐ 73 4 ใฒใใณใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic exchange "A show like ""Trading Spouses"" called ""exchanging husbands"" where 2 husbands are exchanged for a day (thanks dingomick)." Margeยดs dream: to exchange Homer for another husband for just one day. 842 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ณ ใตใณ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with ่ณๆ(ใใใใ): approval; agreement; support; favour; favor<br>่ณ็พ(ใใใณ): praise; adoration; glorification 3 5 868 ๅคซ: husband; man<br>ๅคซ: husband; man<br>่ฒ: shellfish 15 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ ่ด ไผๆ Compound Ideographic approve Out of two potential husbands, which would you approve of? Well, the one with shells (money) of course!!! "Bushยดs campaign- ""John Kerry approves using taxpayersยด money to support gay marriage. I donยดt."" ""I approve this message""." 843 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฝ ใปใณ ใฒใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใฒใ.ใใ submerge, conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush ๆฝๆฐด(ใใใใ): diving<br>ๆฝใ(ใใใ): (1) to drive; to pass through; to pass under (2) to evade; to hide (3) to survive<br>ๆฝๅ ฅ(ใใใซใ ใ): infiltration; sneaking in<br>ๆฝใ(ใใใ): to dive (into or under water); to get in; to go underground 1 S 1329 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฟ: exchange; spare; substitute; per- 15 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆฝ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic submerge When a submarine or similar vessel SUBMERGES an EXCHANGE of air for WATER takes place in special compartments. "The two husbands exchange for a day on the reality TV show (see exchange (#842)) finally goes underway. One of the two husbandยดs first job is to fix the water faucet in his new familyยดs apartment. Unfortunately, he isnยดt very good at fixing things and after a few failed attempts the entire apartment is submerged in water." 844 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅคฑ ใทใ ใใใช.ใใใ.ใใ lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss ๅคฑๆฅญ(ใใคใใใ): unemployment<br>ๆๅคฑ(ใใใใค): loss (e.g. assets or profits)<br>ๅคฑๆ(ใใฃใฑใ): failure; mistake; blunder<br>ๅคฑใ(ใใใชใ): to lose; to part with<br>้ๅคฑ(ใใใค): (1) error; blunder; accident (2) fault; defect<br>ๅคฑๆ(ใใคใผใ): disappointment; despair<br>ๅคฑๆ ผ(ใใฃใใ): disqualification; elimination; incapacity (legal)<br>็ดๅคฑ(ใตใใใค): losing something<br>ๅคฑ่(ใใฃใใใ): losing one's standing; being overthrown; falling<br>ๅคฑ็คผ(ใใคใใ): (1) discourtesy; impoliteness (2) Excuse me; Goodbye (3) to leave (4) to be rude<br>ๅคฑๆ(ใใคใใ): disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn<br>ๅคฑ่ชฟ(ใใฃใกใใ): lack of harmony<br>ๅคฑ็คผใใพใใ(ใใคใใใใพใใ): excuse me; I'm sorry<br>ๅคฑ็คผใใพใ(ใใคใใใใพใ): excuse me 3 4 447 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅคซ: husband; man 5 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic lose The drop falling here is the husbandยดs toupee... heยดs already lost his hair once, now heยดs losing it again. Such is life, I suppose. Note: Heisigยดs stroke order is wrong. Itยดs the same as vermilion, drop first. Homer loses/drops his wedding ring. 845 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ้ ใใ ใใใใญ ใใ, ใฆใฃ iron ้้(ใฆใคใฉใ): railroad; railway; rail transport<br>้(ใฆใค): iron<br>ๅฐไธ้(ใกใใฆใค): underground train; subway<br>็ง้(ใใฆใค): private railway<br>่ฃฝ้(ใใใฆใค): iron manufacture<br>้ๆฃ(ใฆใคใผใ): iron rod; crowbar; horizontal bar (gymnastics)<br>้็ ฒ(ใฆใฃใฝใ): (1) gun (2) wooden pole that sumo wrestlers strike in practice (practise) (3) fugu<br>้้ผ(ใฆใฃใใ): iron and steel<br>้ๆฉ(ใฆใฃใใใ): railway bridge; iron bridge 2 3 672 ้: gold<br>ๅคฑ: lose; error; fault; disadvantage; loss 13 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ ้ต ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic iron Iron is a metal that gradually becomes lost due to oxidation and rust. "Compare with pig-iron (#270). In moving from pig-iron to iron, some of the metalยดs maleability is LOST. (The only difference between the two kanji is that IRON has knee-less, unbending legs, while PIG-IRON (270) has very supple, bendable legs.)." 846 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq501-750 ่ฟญ ใใ transfer, alternation 1 S 1907 ๅคฑ: lose; error; fault; disadvantage; loss<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 8 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic alternate When you get lost, you just take an alternate road to get back on track. When you lose your way, you can always try to tell the wife that you merely took an alternate road. To save time you know. Iยดm not LOST, Iยดm just taking an alternate road. Ahem. 847 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฃ ใทใณใใธใณ ใใฟ, ใใ, ใจ, ใจใฟ, ใฟ retainer, subject ๅคง่ฃ(ใ ใใใ): cabinet minister<br>็ท็ๅคง่ฃ(ใใใใ ใใใ): Prime Minister 2 4 1249 ่ฃ: minister, official (radical no. 131) 7 ่ฃ 131 6 ใใใปใใฟ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic retainer Its a pictograph of a teeth with a retainer in the middle. Retainer = A slave (for the purposes of this kanji.) This is a pictograph of a slave collar with two handcuffs dangling from it. 848 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅงซ ใญ ใฒใใใฒใ- princess 1 S 1566 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>่ฃ: retainer; subject 10 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic princess Princess Leia becomes Jabbaยดs slave (โprincess Leia is a woman slaveโ). Cinderella: A woman who was a slave who became a princess. 849 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ต ใพใฆใใฝใฆ ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใ storehouse, hide, own, have, possess ๅท่ตๅบซ(ใใใใใ): refrigerator<br>่ต(ใใ): warehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown; depository; treasury; elevator<br>่ต็ธ(ใใใใใ): Minister of Finance<br>่ฒฏ่ต(ใกใใใ): storage; preservation<br>ๅ ่ต(ใชใใใ): internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)<br>ๅ่ต(ใพใใใ): buried property; treasure trove<br>ๅท่ต(ใใใใ): cold storage; refrigeration<br>้่ต(ใใญใใ): (1) treasure house; treasury (2) financial supporter; patron; financier; backer 2 6 468 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62) 15 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ ่ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic storehouse "The storehouse is overgrown with slaves. The slaves are to be sold in the store, to differentiate from a warehouse, which doesnยดt have the word ""store"" in it." Slaves moved flowers from the storehouse in preparation for the parade. 850 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq251-500 ่ ใพใฆ ใฏใใใ entrails, viscera, bowels ๅฟ่(ใใใใ): heart 2 6 991 ่: meat<br>่ต: storehouse; hide; own; have; possess 19 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ ่ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic entrails You signed your organ donor card, right? So, when you die, your entrails and other body parts will be placed in a storehouse. Again with the Pyramids, each Pharaoh had their entrails taken out and put into little jars that were shaped in the forms of their Gods and entombed along with the preserved body. So, the entrails are the parts of the body that are placed in the storehouse along with the Pharaoh! Damnit, why canยดt they always be this easy? :(. 851 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq751-1000 ่ณข ใฑใณ ใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใจ, ใใจใ, ใใ, ใใฆ, ใฎใ, ใพใใจ, ใพใ, ใพใใ intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness ่ณขๆ(ใใใใ): wisdom; intelligence; prudence<br>่ณขใ(ใใใใ): wise; clever; smart 2 S 1159 ่ฃ: retainer; subject<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>่ฒ: shellfish 16 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic intelligent An intelligent man is neither slave to his crotch nor to money. But an intelligent slave will know how to use his/her crotch to make money. Every intelligent man is a slave to two things, his: 1) crotch, and 2) money. 852 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใฑใณ ใใ.ใใ-ใใ.ใ ใใ strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable ๅ ใ(ใใใ): (1) hard; solid; tough (2) stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing) (3) strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved) (4) safe; steady; honest; steadfast (5) obstinate; stubborn (6) bookish; formal; stuffy 1 S 1049 ่ฃ: retainer; subject<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 12 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic strict "The strict parent thinks adolescent kids are ""slaves to their crotch"" (= canยดt control their hormones), so he grounds them. Permanently!" Iยดm very strict about not just sleeping with anyone. People who are slaves to their crotches often end up with dirty genitalia and I donยดt want to get their VD. (on yomi=ใฑใณ). 853 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่จ ใชใณ ใฎใ.ใ ใฟ look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on ่จๆ(ใใใ): temporary; special; extraordinary<br>่จใ(ใฎใใ): (1) to look out on (2) to face (3) to deal with (4) to attend (e.g. function); to appear (e.g. in court) 1 6 722 ่ฃ: retainer; subject<br>ๅ: goods; refinement; dignity; article; counter for meal courses 18 ่ฃ 131 6 ใใใปใใฟ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic look to "The slave is look to the future, ""One day"" he thinks ""I will be able to recline with all my goods, a tv, stereo and washing machine, and when that day comes I shall be truly happy"" he sighs." "Imagine a slave(or in this case, a female porn star) looking to her new gangbang film where she reclines and gets all 3 holes filled at the same...........OK. Very vulgar, but I was inspired by raulirยดs clever use of ""3 holes""........." 854 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ่ฆง ใฉใณ ใฟ.ใ perusal, see ๅฑ่ฆงไผ(ใฆใใใใใ): exhibition<br>้ฒ่ฆง(ใใคใใ): (1) inspection; reading (2) browsing (the WWW, internet); web browsing<br>ใ่ฆงใซใชใ(ใใใใซใชใ): (1) to see; to look; to watch (2) (after the -te form of a verb) try to<br>่ฆณ่ฆง(ใใใใ): viewing<br>ๅ่ฆง(ใใใใ): circulation<br>ใ่ฆง(ใใใ): (1) (after the -te form of a verb) (please) try to (2) (please) look (3) seeing; looking; watching<br>ๅพก่ฆงใชใใ(ใใใใชใใ): (1) (please) look (2) see (used to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct) (3) (after the -te form of a verb) (please) try to do 1 6 1510 ่ฃ: retainer; subject<br>่ฆ: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible 17 ่ฆ 147 7 ใฟใ ่ฆฝ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic perusal The slave reclines on the floor at night to watch the stars. Since thatยดs the only thing the slave is allowed to โreadโ, he does so very thoroughly and diligently, hence perusal. "[+scottamus] ""Please, come in and peruse this fine selection of slaves, all reclining here on the floor for your perusal. Have a look here"": http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Slave_ship_diagram.png/440px-Slave_ship_diagram.png." 855 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅทจ ใญใง ใใ, ใ, ใ, ใชใ gigantic, big, large, great ๅทจๅคง(ใใใ ใ): huge; gigantic; enormous 2 S 892 ๅ: box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) 5 ๅทฅ 48 3 ใใใปใใใฟใปใใใฟใธใใปใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic gigantic This is actually the top view of a porn star with a gigantic erect penis. The top and bottom are his arms and the middle is his penis. Imagine him making the pumping motion while heยดs banging some chick. The arms move in, the penis moves out and vice versa. The letter E, with a GIGANTIC middle stroke. 856 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใญใงใใด ใใฐ.ใ repel, refuse, reject, decline ๆๅฆ(ใใใฒ): denial; veto; rejection; refusal<br>ๆ็ตถ(ใใใใค): refusal; rejection 1 S 863 ๆ: hand<br>ๅทจ: gigantic; big; large; great 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic repel A woman might be REPELLED by a porn starยดs GIGANTIC penis, so he kindly offers to use his FINGERS instead. Having gigantic fingers is useful to repel insects. You can swat them away a lot easier! 857 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใชใงใฏใใชใญใใชใค ใกใใ ใใใ, ใคใจใ power, strong, strain, bear up, exert ๅขๅ(ใใใใใ): influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy<br>ๅชๅ(ใฉใใใ): great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort<br>ๅๅ(ใใใใใใ): cooperation; collaboration<br>ๆจฉๅ(ใใใใใ): (political) power; authority; influence<br>ๅฎๅ(ใใคใใใ): (1) (real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency (2) arms; force<br>่ฝๅ(ใฎใใใใ): ability; faculty<br>ๆญฆๅ(ใถใใใ): armed might; military power; the sword; force<br>ๆๅ(ใใใใใ): (1) influential; prominent (2) strong; likely; plausible; potent<br>ๅงๅ(ใใคใใใ): stress; pressure<br>ๅ จๅ(ใใใใใ): all one's power; whole energy<br>้ปๅ(ใงใใใใ): electric power<br>้ญ ๅ(ใฟใใใ): charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal<br>ๅผทๅ(ใใใใใใ): powerful; strong<br>ๆดๅ(ใผใใใใ): violence; mayhem<br>ไฝๅ(ใใใใใ): physical strength<br>ๆดปๅ(ใใคใใใ): vitality; energy; dynamism<br>ๅญฆๅ(ใใใใใ): scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability<br>้ๅ(ใใ ใใใใ): gravity<br>ๅนๅ(ใใใใใ): effect; efficacy; validity; potency<br>ๅๅผทใ(ใกใใใฅใใ): (1) powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous (2) reassuring; encouraging<br>ๅๅ(ใฉใใใใ): power; motive power; dynamic force<br>ๅดๅ(ใใใใใ): labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble<br>ๆฆๅ(ใใใใใ): war potential<br>ๅจๅ(ใใใใ): power; might; authority; influence<br>ๅผพๅ(ใ ใใใใ): elasticity; flexibility<br>ๅผๅ(ใใใใใ): (1) attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity (2) attractiveness; magnetism<br>ๅ(ใกใใ): (1) force; strength; might; vigour (vigor); energy (2) capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty (3) efficacy; effect (4) effort; endeavours (endeavors); exertions (5) power; authority; influence; good offices; agency (6) support; help; aid; assistance (7) stress; emphasis (8) means; resources<br>ๅ(ใใใ): strength; power<br>ๆตฎๅ(ใตใใใ): buoyancy; floating power<br>้ๅ(ใใใใใ): speed 4 1 62 ๅ: power, force, katakana ka radical (no. 19) 2 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic power "I always refer to the power of the KATAKANA ""KA""." I have a very powerful muscle ใซ in my driveway! 858 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness Kanji_Vehicle.Machine kanjifreq1-250 ็ท ใใณใใใณ ใใจใใใ ใฟ male ็ทใฎใณ(ใใจใใฎใณ): boy; male child; baby boy<br>็ท(ใใจใ): man<br>็ทๅญ(ใ ใใ): youth; young man<br>็ทๆง(ใ ใใใ): (1) man; male (2) masculine gender<br>้ท็ท(ใกใใใชใ): eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son<br>็ทใฎไบบ(ใใจใใฎใฒใจ): man 5 1 240 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 7 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic male Male is seen here as muscles working in the field, in other words working in the rice fields is the work of the male who are usually stronger. This is more or less the meaning of the original Chinese character. When it comes to choosing a MAN, I prefer brains over muscles. 859 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1-250 ๅด ใญใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใญใใใใคใ.ใใใใญใใ.ใ labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble ๅดๅ(ใใใฉใ): (1) manual labor; manual labour; toil; work (2) Labour Party<br>่ฆๅด(ใใใ): troubles; hardships<br>็ฒๅด(ใฒใใ): fatigue; weariness<br>้ๅด(ใใใ): overwork; strain<br>ๅคๅด(ใใใใ): labor; labour; exertion; diligent service<br>ๅดๅ(ใใใใใ): labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble<br>ใ่ฆๅดใใพ(ใใใใใใพ): thank you very much for your ...; I appreciate your efforts<br>ๅดใ(ใใใใ): (1) to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to console; to be kind to (2) to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse 3 4 398 ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 7 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ ๅ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic labor Those jocks who always tried to show their muscles in the schoolhouse are now the ones out there doing manual labor jobs while we sit here and learn Japanese. Ha! At the schoolhouse, the administration develops the childrenยดs muscles by making them do manual labour. 860 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใ ใคใฎ.ใ recruit, campaign, gather (contributions), enlist, grow violent ๅฟๅ(ใใใผ): subscription; application<br>ๅ้(ใผใใ ใ): recruiting; taking applications<br>ๅใ(ใคใฎใ): (1) to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers) (2) to grow violent; to become stronger; to become worse<br>ๅ้(ใผใใ): fund-raising; collection of funds<br>ๅ ฌๅ(ใใใผ): public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post) 2 S 809 ่ซ: must not; do not; be not<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 12 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic recruit "The necromancer hangs out at the local graveyard and uses his dark powers to recruit an army of undead. Emphasize the verb form to keep distinct from the noun cadet (#1173)." WANTED: Hardworking GRAVEYARD diggers. Must have 6 months experience with POWERFUL muscles as will be working in South Africa burying deceased elephants. 861 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฃ ใฌใ ใใจ.ใ inferiority, be inferior to, be worse ๅฃใ(ใใจใ): to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind 1 S 1620 ๅฐ: few; little<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 6 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic inferiority I have an inferiority complex because I have fewer muscles than everyone else at the gym. They all look like Macho Man Randy Savage (power) to me. I had trouble remembering the relative position of the components, so now I use this story: Even muscular men have inferiority if they have few things above their muscles (i.e., brain cells). 862 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใณใฆใใฏ ใใใ ใใ, ใใค, ใใฌ, ใใ, ใใจ, ใคใจใ, ใจใ, ใฎใ, ใใ achievement, merits, success, honor, credit ๆๅ(ใใใใ): success; hit<br>ๅ็ธพ(ใใใใ): achievements; merit; meritorious service; meritorious deed 1 4 857 ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 5 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic achievement The great achievements of humankind, were crafts completed by muscle power: the pyramids, the Eiffel tower, etc. All of Arnold Schwarzeneggerยดs achievements started with him crafting his muscles. 863 grade4 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅง ใซใณใใฑใณ ใใ.ใใ persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer ๅงๅ(ใใใใ): advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation<br>ๅงใ(ใใใ): recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement<br>ๅง่ช(ใใใใ): invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion; encouragement 1 S 1068 ้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 13 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ ๅธ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic persuade "Mnemonic ""pegasus persuasion power"". I think of the hippogriff from Harry Potter as being like a pegasus. To befriend a hippogriff, you have to persuade it you mean no harm, you can do this if you have ""pegasus persuasion power""." It would take a powerful argument to persuade me Pegasus was realโฆ 864 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅช ใ ใคใจ.ใใ toil, diligent, as much as possible ๅชๅ(ใฉใใใ): great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort<br>ๅชใใ(ใคใจใใ): to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent<br>ๅชใใฆ(ใคใจใใฆ): (1) as much as possible; diligently (2) make an effort!; work hard! 3 4 749 ๅฅด: guy; slave; manservant; fellow<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 7 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic toil GUY POWER!!! Body builders toiling in the gym all day.... Guy + Power: To reach a position of power in the company, the average guy has to toil very hard for many years. 865 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๅฑ ใฌใค ใฏใ.ใใใฏใ.ใพใ encourage, be diligent, inspire ๅฅจๅฑ(ใใใใใ): encouragement; promotion; message; address; inducement; incitement; stimulation<br>ๆฟๅฑ(ใใใใ): encouragement<br>ๅฑใพใ(ใฏใใพใ): to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)<br>ๅฑใ(ใฏใใ): to be zealous; to brace oneself; to endeavour; to endeavor; to strive; to make an effort 1 S 1254 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ไธ: ten thousand; 10,000<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 7 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ ๅต ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic encourage 10,000 Persians are at the base of the cliff, but the leader of the 300 Spartans just flexes his huge muscles and encourages his men by shouting that they have the power to fight them all. People encourage you, giving you the power so you can dive off the 10,000m high cliff into the sea. 866 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใซ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada ๅๅ (ใใใ): participation<br>ๅขๅ (ใใใ): increase; increment; addition<br>่ฟฝๅ (ใคใใ): addition; supplement; append (e.g. to a file); appendix<br>ๅ ๅ ฅ(ใใซใ ใ): becoming a member; joining; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation; adherence; signing<br>ๅ ๅทฅ(ใใใ): manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining<br>ๅ ้(ใใใ): (1) acceleration; speed up (2) accelerator<br>ๅ ๆธ(ใใใ): (1) addition and subtraction (2) allowance for (3) degree; extent; measure (4) condition; state of health (5) seasoning; flavor; flavour; moderation; adjustment (6) influence (of the weather) (7) chance<br>ๅ ใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to be added to; to be appended (2) to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate (3) to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed) (4) to be subject to (e.g. pressure)<br>ๅ ใใ(ใใใใ): to append; to sum up; to add (up); to include; to increase; to inflict<br>ๅ ๅณ(ใใฟ): (1) seasoning; flavoring; flavouring (2) taking (something) into consideration; taking into account<br>ๅ ็ฑ(ใใญใค): heating; application of heat<br>ไปใๅ ใใ(ใคใใใใใ): to add one thing to another<br>ใใๅ ๆธ(ใใใใใ): (1) irresponsible; perfunctory; careless (2) lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague (3) reasonable; moderate (usu. in suggestions or orders) (4) considerably; quite; rather; pretty<br>ๅ ้ๅบฆ(ใใใใฉ): acceleration<br>ไบ็ฑณๅฉๅ (ใขใกใชใซ): America<br>้ฟๅผๅฉๅ (ใขใใชใซ): Africa 3 4 130 ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert<br>ๅฃ: mouth 5 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic add If you eat anymore, you will be adding more ใซใญries. (katakana karo). This is Power Mouth, the most annoying neighbour in the world who always has something to add. 867 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Counting_Handling.amounts kanjifreq1-250 ่ณ ใฌ ใ, ใฎใ, ใใ, ใใ congratulations, joy ๅนด่ณ(ใญใใ): New Year's greetings; New Year's card<br>็ฅ่ณ(ใใ ใใ): celebration; congratulations 1 5 1056 ๅ : add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada<br>่ฒ: shellfish 12 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic congratulations When someone at work gets married, you pass around an envelope to which you add some money and a card which you sign with your congratulations. Congratulations are so much better when you add money to them. 868 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆถ ใซ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใ erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct ๆถ็ฉบ(ใใใ): (1) aerial; overhead (2) fiction; fictitious; imaginary; fanciful 1 S 1555 ๅ : add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 9 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic erect Instant wood. Just add Viagra. Iยดm not sure I know about erector sets or tinker toys but I do know about jenga. You play by taking wooden pieces from the middle of a wooden tower and adding them to the top. In this way you erect a very unstable structure. 869 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใญใงใฆ ใใใใใ armpit, the other way, another place, flank, supporting role ่(ใใ): (1) armpit; under one's arm; side; flank (2) beside; close to; near; by (3) aside; to the side; away; out of the way (4) off-track; off-topic (5) deuteragonist; supporting role (6) second verse (in a linked series of poems) 0 S 1806 ่: meat<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 10 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic armpit What part of the body has a very, very, very powerful smell? The armpit, of course! "(no important on yomi) The part of Conanยดs body that is three times more effective at defeating foes than his muscles are his stinky ARMPITs. [Note: Typically, when the flesh primitive is on the left side it refers to a body part - this helps distinguish in from threaten (#871)]." 870 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใญใงใฆ ใใณใ.ใใใใใฉ.ใใใใฉ.ใใ threaten, coerce ่ ่ฟซ(ใใใใฏใ): threat; menace; coercion; terrorism<br>่ ใ(ใใฉใ): to threaten; to menace<br>่ ใใ(ใใฉใใ): (1) to threaten; to menace (2) to startle; to surprise 1 S 1183 ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert<br>ๆ: month; moon 10 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic threaten "Compare the primitive positions of armpit (#870) and threaten (#871). When your triceps rest alongside your body, they fit snugly against your armpit. When you hold them above your body, however, your posture becomes quite threatening." Donยดt threaten a warewolf. Heยดs three times as powerful ON a full moon. 871 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใญใงใฆ co-, cooperation ๅ่ญฐ(ใใใใ): conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation<br>ๅๅ(ใใใใใใ): cooperation; collaboration<br>ๅฆฅๅ(ใ ใใใ): compromise; giving in<br>ๅไผ(ใใใใใ): association; society; organization; organisation<br>ๅๅฎ(ใใใใฆใ): arrangement; pact; agreement<br>ๅ่ชฟ(ใใใใกใใ): (1) cooperation; conciliation; harmony (2) firm (market) tone 2 4 121 ๅ: ten<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 8 ๅ 24 2 ใใ ใใปใใ ใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic co- The nurse says : โIf you co-operate, that needle (syringe) in your triceps wonยดt hurtโ. Note: both co- and cooperate are meanings for this kanji. Co-operation: 3 persons can have the power of ten if they co-operate. 872 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ่ก ใณใฆใใฎใงใฆใใขใณ ใ.ใใใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใ-ใใใ-ใ.ใใ-ใใใใใใช.ใใใใ.ใชใ ใใ, ใชใฟ, ใชใ, ใฟใก, ใใ, ใใ going, journey "ๆต่ก(ใฏใใ): (1) fashion; fad; vogue; craze (2) prevalence (e.g. of a disease)<br>่กใ(ใใ): (1) bound for ... (2) going (to)<br>ๅนณ่ก(ใธใใใ): (1) (going) side-by-side; abreast (2) concurrent; occurring together; at the same time (3) parallel<br>้่ก(ใใใใ): bank<br>่กๆฟ(ใใใใใ): administration<br>่กๅ(ใใใฉใ): action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation<br>่กใ(ใใใชใ): to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out<br>่ก็บ(ใใใ): act; deed; conduct<br>่กๆน(ใใใ): (1) (one's) whereabouts (2) course; direction<br>็บ่ก(ใฏใฃใใ): (1) issue (publications); publishing (2) raising an event (software)<br>ๆ ่ก(ใใใใ): travel; trip<br>ๅฎ่ก(ใใฃใใ): practice; practise; performance; execution (e.g. program) (programme); realization; realisation; implementation<br>้ฃ่ก(ใฒใใ): (1) aviation; flight; flying (2) to fly; to take a flight<br>่กไบ(ใใใใ): event; function<br>้ฃ่กๆฉ(ใฒใใใ): aeroplane; airplane; aircraft<br>ๆฝ่ก(ใใใ): (1) execution; enforcing; carrying out (2) giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks<br>้ฒ่ก(ใใใใ): advance; progress<br>ๅ่ก(ใใใใ): publication; issue<br>่ก(ใใใ): (1) line (i.e. of text); row; verse (2) carya (austerities) (3) samskara (formations) (4) running script (a semi-cursive style of kanji)<br>้่ก(ใคใใใ): (1) passage; passing (2) common usage<br>่ก้ฒ(ใใใใ): march; parade<br>่กๅ(ใใใใใค): (1) line; procession (2) matrix<br>ๅผท่ก(ใใใใใ): (1) forcing; enforcement (2) forced; enforced<br>ๅญ่ก(ใใใใ): filial piety<br>้ฃ่กๅ ด(ใฒใใใใใ): airfield; airport<br>้่ก(ใฒใใ): delinquency; misconduct<br>ๆฅ่ก(ใใ ใใใ): (1) moving at high speed (2) express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)<br>็พ่ก(ใใใใ): present; current; in operation<br>็งป่ก(ใใใ): switching over to; migration; transition<br>ๅ ่ก(ใใใใ): preceding; going first; leading; going ahead; taking priority<br>่ตฐ่ก(ใใใใ): running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car); running to program, job, etc.; traveling; travelling<br>ๅฃฒใ่กใ(ใใใใ): sales; demand<br>ๆ ฃ่ก(ใใใใ): customary practice; customary practise; habit; traditional event<br>่กๅก(ใใใใ): bank clerk<br>่กใ(ใใใชใ): deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour; asceticism<br>่กๅ(ใใใใ): manners; behavior; behaviour<br>ๅพ่ก(ใใใใ): going slowly<br>่กใ้ใ(ใใใกใใ): (1) crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray (2) difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement<br>่กใ(ใใ): (1) to go (2) to proceed; to take place (3) to die; to pass away (4) to continue (5) to have an orgasm; to come; to cum<br>่กใฃใฆใใพใ(ใใฃใฆใใพใ): I'm off; see you later<br>่กใๆใ(ใใใชใ): abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning<br>ๆต่กใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to be popular; to come into fashion (2) to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to be endemic (3) to flourish; to thrive<br>่กใฃใฆใใฃใใใ(ใใฃใฆใใฃใใใ): have a good day; take care; see you<br>ๅค่ก(ใใใ): walking around at night; night train; night travel<br>ๆฑบ่ก(ใใฃใใ): doing (with resolve); carrying out (i.e. a plan)<br>่กใใชใ(ใใใชใ): (1) wrong; not good; of no use (2) hopeless; past hope (3) must not do<br>่กใใพใใ(ใใใพใใ): (1) wrong; not good; of no use (2) hopeless; past hope (3) must not do<br>่กใฃใฆใพใใใพใ(ใใฃใฆใพใใใพใ): So long (lit:""(I'm) going and coming back""); I'm off; see you later" 5 2 20 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60) 6 ่ก 144 6 ใใใใปใใใใใพใใปใใใปใใใใพใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic going I use The Flash for for this primitive; a superhero who is always going very fast. To me, this looks like a bridge going over a body of water, being supported by columns underneath it. Being that I live near the ocean, I see tourists and vacationers coming and going constantly on the bridge. Because the bridge is so long, it forms an arc to support the structural integrity. You can see that arc here. 873 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions_Movement kanjifreq1-250 ๅพ ใชใใใชใใใฌใ ใใใ, ใฎใ rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control ๆณๅพ(ใปใใใค): law<br>่ฆๅพ(ใใใค): (1) order; observance; discipline (2) rules; law; regulations<br>ไธๅพ(ใใกใใค): evenness; uniformity; monotony; equality 2 6 992 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>่ฟ: brush; finally; self; relate; follow; here; fast; writing brush radical (no. 129) 9 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rhythm The calligrapherยดs brush is moving down a column of a script, in rhythm with his meditation. The army COLUMN walked to the RHYTHM made by the drummer using a cool BRUSH like drum stick. Picturing the brush as a drum stick is not difficult if youยดve seen such a thing in jazz videos. 874 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅพฉ ใใฏ ใพใ restore, return to, revert, resume ๅๅพฉ(ใใใตใ): (1) restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; return; replevin; improvement (2) recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence<br>ๅพฉๆดป(ใตใฃใใค): (1) revival (e.g. musical); come-back (2) restoration; rebirth; resurrection<br>ๅพๅพฉ(ใใใตใ): (1) making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going (2) round-trip ticket; return ticket (3) correspondence; exchanging (letters) (4) socializing; visiting one another<br>ๅพฉ่(ใตใฃใใ): revival; renaissance; reconstruction<br>ๅพฉๆง(ใตใฃใใ ใ): restoration; restitution; rehabilitation<br>ๅพฉ็ฟ(ใตใใใ ใ): review; revision 2 5 438 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ๅค: return; repeat; repeatedly 12 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic restore Before going all the way to the Boss in a Final Fantasy game, you should probably double back to save at a restore point. The column of soldiers has to double back to restore the peace in the village they just left. 875 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๅพ ใใฏ ใ.ใใใ.ใ ใใค, ใฆใ gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit ๆๅพ(ใใใจใ): income; earnings<br>็ฒๅพ(ใใใจใ): acquisition; possession<br>่ชฌๅพ(ใใฃใจใ): persuasion<br>ๅพๆ(ใจใใ): (1) triumph; prosperity (2) pride (3) one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty (4) frequent customer (client, etc.)<br>็ดๅพ(ใชใฃใจใ): consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp<br>ๅฟๅพใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to know; to understand; to be aware of; to regard as; to take for (2) to consent; to agree<br>ๅฟๅพ(ใใใใ): knowledge; information<br>ๅพ็น(ใจใใฆใ): score; points made; marks obtained; runs<br>ๅพใ(ใใ): (1) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to be able to ...; can ... (2) to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain<br>ๆๅพ(ใใใจใ): loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage<br>ใใใๅพใชใ(ใใใใใชใ): cannot be helped; unavoidable<br>ๅพใ(ใใ): (1) to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain (2) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to be able to ..., can ... 3 4 175 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ๆฆ: daybreak; dawn; morning<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 11 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic gain To gain more knowledge of whatยดs goin on in the world Iยดm reading column after column of articles in the newspapers, and it takes so much time Iยดm glued to it till nightbreak. Imagine fat people......they avoid going outside to exercise and stay glued to their TV set until nightbreak....so of course they gain weight. 876 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๅพ ใธใฅใฆใใทใงใฆใใธใฅ ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate ๅพๆฅ(ใใ ใใใ): up to now; so far; traditional; existing (e.g. equipment)<br>ๅพๆฅญๅก(ใใ ใใใใใใ): employee; worker<br>ๅพใฃใฆ(ใใใใฃใฆ): therefore; consequently; accordingly<br>ๅพไบ(ใใ ใใ): engaging; pursuing; following (e.g. profession or occupation)<br>ๅพใ(ใใใใ): to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany<br>ๅพๅ ๅผ(ใใจใ): cousin (male)<br>ๅพๅงๅฆน(ใใจใ): cousin (female) 1 6 601 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>็: head; counter for animals 10 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ ๅพ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic accompany The line of viking soldiers is always accompanied by a horn mending specialist. "Iยดm going to accompany the horny girl to her room so I can ""mend"" her." 877 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๅพ ใ ใใใใใใใ ใใก junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people ็ๅพ(ใใใจ): pupil<br>ๅพๆญฉ(ใจใป): walking; going on foot 3 4 817 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>่ตฐ: run 10 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic junior Junior is GOING to RUN the family business one day... The junior employee is always RUNNING around GOING here and there for his superiors. 878 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq751-1000 ๅพ ใฟใค ใพ.ใคใ-ใพ.ใก ใพใก, ใพใค wait, depend on ๆๅพ (ใใใ): expectation; anticipation; hope<br>ๆๅพ (ใใใใใ): invitation<br>ๅพ ้(ใใใใ): treatment; reception<br>ๅพ ๆ(ใใใผใ): (1) expectant waiting (2) long-awaited<br>ๅพ ใค(ใพใค): (1) to wait (2) to await; to look forward to; to anticipate (3) (usu. in negative form) to depend on; to need<br>ๅพ ใกๆใ(ใพใกใฎใใ): to look anxiously for; to wait eagerly for<br>ๅพ ใก้ ใใ(ใพใกใฉใใใ): looking forward to; anxiously awaited<br>ๅพ ใกๅใใ(ใพใกใใใ): appointment<br>ๅพ ใกๅใใใ(ใพใกใใใใ): to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet<br>ๅพ ๅๅฎค(ใพใกใใใใค): waiting room<br>ใๅพ ใก้ ๆง(ใใพใกใฉใใใพ): I'm sorry to have kept you waiting<br>ใๅพ ใก(ใใพใก): waiting; waiting time<br>ใๅพ ใใใใพใใ(ใใพใใใใพใใ): Thank you for waiting; Have I kept you waiting? 4 3 391 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ๅฏบ: Buddhist temple 9 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wait A line queued up outside the Buddhist temple, waiting to see the shrine on New Yearยดs Day. The COLUMNS of this TEMPLE are a well-know meeting spot. You can always see someone WAITING there. 879 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ๅพ ใชใฆ ใ.ใใใใซใใใใใ.ใซใใ.ใ ใฟใก journey, chase away, let go, going, travel ๅพๅพฉ(ใใใตใ): (1) making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going (2) round-trip ticket; return ticket (3) correspondence; exchanging (letters) (4) socializing; visiting one another<br>ๅพ่จบ(ใใใใ): doctor's visit; house call 1 5 1421 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ไธป: lord; chief; master; main thing; principal 8 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic journey In Medieval Japan, going to see your lord was often a long journey. The fellowship of the ring is on a long journey through the depths of Khaz Modan. Imagine they walk through the hall of pillars, with only light being from their own candlesticks that. Soon they will meet much more light than they would ever want to... 880 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Directions_Movement kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅพ ใปใค ใใ, ใ, ใใ , ใพใ, ใใ subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes ๅพๆ(ใใใตใ): conquest; subjugation; overcoming 1 S 1578 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ๆญฃ: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40 8 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic subjugate America seeks to GO and CORRECT other nations. But really what they do is subjugate them... To subjugate is to have somebody stand still and stiff as a column and behave one hundred percent correctly. 881 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅพ ใฑใค ใฟใกใใใฟใกใใใใใใใใใ ใกใซ diameter, path, method ็ดๅพ(ใกใใฃใใ): diameter<br>ๅๅพ(ใฏใใใ): radius 1 4 1435 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ๅฃ: holy; sacred 8 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ ๅพ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic diameter Scientists recently measured the diameter of Earth by drilling a deep hole and dropping a line of thread off a humongous spool until it got to the other side. "Suggestion: Replace ""spool"" with ""toilet paper/roll"". Reasons: (1) Toilet paper/roll usually comes on a spool. (2) Toilet paper is used to clean the soil off your crotch. Story: Measure the diameter of a column (maybe Nelsonยดs Column in London?) using a roll of toilet paper. Spool also appears in stalk (#715), suspicious (#716), lightly (#717), sutra (#1360)." 882 grade4 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฝผ ใ ใใใใใฎใใ.ใฎ ใใฎ he, that, the ๅฝผใ(ใใใ): they (usually male); them<br>ๅฝผๅฅณ(ใใฎใใ): (1) she; her (2) her (3) girl friend; girlfriend; sweetheart<br>ๅฝผๆนๆญคๆน(ใใกใใใกใ): (1) here and there (2) to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up<br>ๅฝผๆน(ใใกใ): (1) that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder (2) that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that (3) that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener) (4) there (place distant from both speaker and listener); over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)<br>ๅฝผๆน(ใใชใ): beyond; across; the other side; the distance<br>ๅฝผๅฆ(ใใใ): (1) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder (2) genitals (3) that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point<br>ๅฝผใฎ(ใใฎ): that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)<br>ๅฝผ(ใใ): (1) that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly) (2) that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors) (3) over there (4) down there (i.e. one's genitals) (5) period; menses (6) hey (expression of surprise or suspicion); eh? (7) that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time)<br>ๅฝผ(ใใ): (1) he; him (2) his (3) boyfriend<br>ๅฝผๆญค(ใใใใ): (1) one thing or another; this and that; this or that (2) just on; nearly; roughly; almost; round about 3 S 648 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>็ฎ: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107) 8 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ไปฎๅ Loan he Whatยดs the main difference between a he and a she? The he has a column covered in a pelt... a penis. Badum-ching. The ultimate he-man is the Neanderthal cave man. His club is as big as a pillar (column), and he wears a ragged pelt as his only clothing. To remember the column, imagine the cave man resting the club vertically like a column when not in use. 883 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq501-750 ๅฝน ใคใฏใใจใญ ใกใใ duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role ๅฝนๅฒ(ใใใใ): part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties<br>ๅฝน(ใใ): (1) use; service; role (2) post; position (3) scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand<br>ไธปๅฝน(ใใ ใใ): leading part; leading actor (actress)<br>ๅฝนๆ(ใใใใ): government office; public office<br>ๅฝน่ (ใใใใ): actor; actress<br>ๅฝนไบบ(ใใใซใ): government official<br>ๅฝน็ฎ(ใใใ): duty; business; role<br>ๅฝนๅ ด(ใใใฐ): town hall<br>้ๅฝน(ใใ ใใใ): company director; top management; high executive; (person with) heavy responsibilities<br>ๅฝนใซ็ซใค(ใใใซใใค): to be helpful; to be useful<br>ๅฝน่ท(ใใใใใ): post; managerial position; official position<br>ๅฝน็ซใค(ใใใ ใค): to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose 3 3 315 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 7 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic duty Japanese kamikaze pilots (and the American from Dr. Strangelove) are so devoted to their duty that they go with their missiles. Imagine those poor saps in charge of nuclear silos, responsible for ICBMS, those towering column missiles. When the order comes they must decide whether to obey their concience or do their duty and damn the world to atomic annihilation. 884 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅพณ ใใฏ ใใค, ใชใ, ใฎใ, ใใ, ใใ benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect ้ๅพณ(ใฉใใจใ): morals 1 5 1091 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ๅ: ten<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 14 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ ๅพท ไผๆ Compound Ideographic benevolence Hearkening back to the kanji for LISTEN... Benevolence is a good listener who is willing to go the distance to help. In a rare act of benevolence, the Sparten column removes the needle from the cyclopsยดs eye, and he repays them by eating their hearts. 885 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅพน ใใ ใใ, ใค, ใฆใฃ, ใจใใ penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night) ๅพนๅบ(ใฆใฃใฆใ): thoroughness; completeness; consistency<br>ๅพนๅค(ใฆใคใ): all night; all-night vigil; sleepless night<br>ๅพนใใ(ใฆใฃใใ): to sink in; to penetrate; to devote oneself; to believe in; to go through; to do intently and exclusively 1 S 968 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>่ฒ: bring up; grow up; raise; rear<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 15 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic penetrate The taskmistress in a moment of weakness allowed the manยดs column to penetrate her. As punishment he was made to bring up their infant. Ha! In this frame, a bunch of taskmasters are lined up to penetrate the kids they raise/bring up! Iยดm thinking of some priests and choir boys. 886 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅพด ใใงใฆใใ ใใใ indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek, refer to, question ็นๅพด(ใจใใกใใ): feature; trait; characteristic; pecularity<br>่ฑกๅพด(ใใใใกใใ): symbol<br>ๅพดๅ(ใกใใใใ ใ): collection; levy 1 S 850 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>็: jewel; ball<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 14 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ ๅพต ไผๆ Compound Ideographic indications If you see a column of kings being marched up the mountain under a taskmasterยดs whip... indications are, there has been a coup. All indications are that the taskmasterยดs son is going to be king of the mountain soon โฆ 887 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฒ ใใงใฆ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ penal, chastise, punish, discipline ๆฒใใ(ใใใ): to learn by experience; to be disgusted with 1 S 1303 ๅพด: indications; sign; omen; symptom; collect; seek; refer to; question<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 18 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ ๆฒ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic penal "Penal servitude is served until indications show that one has had a change of heart (learned oneยดs lesson). Easily confused with punish (#679) and penalty (#833). Concentrate on the reasons behind the penal system (""changing peopleยดs hearts"" here), instead of the penalty itself or the punishment (revenge) aspect. It may help to note that thereยดs no sword, but a heart :-) (Note: ๆฒใใ = learn from oneยดs bad experiences)." Judge: You will serve a penal sentence until indications show you have a heart. 888 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅพฎ ใ ใใ.ใ ใฟ delicate, minuteness, insignificance ๅพฎๅฆ(ใณใฟใใ): (1) delicate; subtle; sensitive (2) difficult; delicate (situation); complicated (3) doubtful; questionable; dicey<br>้กๅพฎ้ก(ใใใณใใใ): microscope<br>ๅพฎ็ฌ(ใณใใใ): smile<br>ๅพฎ้(ใณใใใ): minuscule amount; extremely small quantity<br>ๅพฎ็ฌใ(ใปใปใใ): to smile<br>ๅพฎๅกต(ใฟใใ): particle; atom; little piece; tiny amount<br>ๅพฎใ(ใใใ): faint; dim; weak; indistinct; hazy; poor; wretched 1 S 1108 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅ : high & level; lofty; bald; dangerous<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 13 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic delicate The Column of 300 spartans were in a delicate situation. They had travelled in one line (using only their legs) to the mountain pass to face the fierce Persian task master. "Telling your taskmistress (wife) why you are going mountain climbing without her is a delicate situation... ""For one thing you have such beautiful legs and I donยดt want to risk injuring them honey""..." 889 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ก ใฌใคใใซใค ใพใก ใพใ boulevard, street, town ่ก้ ญ(ใใใจใ): in the street<br>ๅธ่ก(ใใใ): urban areas; the streets; town; city<br>่ก้(ใใใฉใ): highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road<br>่ก(ใใ): .. street; .. quarter; .. district 1 4 891 ่ก: going; journey<br>ๅญ: square jewel; corner; angle; edge 12 ่ก 144 6 ใใใใปใใใใใพใใปใใใปใใใใพใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic boulevard The boulevard of boulevards, the Champs Elysรฉes, with the Arc de Triomphe covered in ivy to give the champions a heroesยด welcome. Specifically... ivy boulevard... think hollywood & vine. 890 grade4 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq751-1000 ่กก ใณใฆ ใฒใ equilibrium, measuring rod, scale ๅ่กก(ใใใใ): equilibrium; balance 1 S 1847 ่ก: going; journey<br>้ญ: fish 16 ่ก 144 6 ใใใใปใใใใใพใใปใใใปใใใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic equilibrium To maintain the social equilibrium in a future dystopian society, the brains of citizens are bound up (hypnotized). The government is using mental wave emitting statues shaped like St. Bernardยดs dogs put alongside the boulevards. I think BALANCE is an easier keyword. I was walking down a busy French boulevard when between the rushing traffic I saw the wierdest thing. BALANCING on the central crash barrier was a St. Bernard dog, BALANCING a fish on its nose. As I looked closer, I realised it was a trick; it was holding the fishยดs tail in its teeth, and only pretending to BALANCE it. (keeps the position of the elements!). 891 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็จฟ ใณใฆ ใใใใใใใ draft, copy, manuscript, straw ๅ็จฟ(ใใใใ): manuscript; copy 1 S 1400 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>้ซ: tall; high; expensive 15 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic draft "The first DRAFT of catcher in the rye was actually called ""catcher in the TALL WHEAT""...good thing they changed it. I read it in ้ซๆ ก." Aliens often draft their plans for invasion by cutting designs among the tall wheat. 892 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็จผ ใซ ใใ.ใ earnings, work, earn money ๅ ฑ็จผใ(ใจใใใใ): working together; (husband and wife) earning a living together<br>็จผใ(ใใใ): to earn income; to labor; to labour 1 S 1264 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅฎถ: house; home; family; professional; expert; performer 15 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic earnings Your earnings allow you to bring home your daily bread (made of wheat, naturally). "Hmm, EARNINGS. Think of the popular saying ""Bringing HOME the bacon"". Here, EARNINGS is the picture ""Bringing HOME the bread(WHEAT) and the bacon (PIG)." 893 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1001-1500 ็จ ใใค ใปใฉใ-ใปใฉ ใปใจ extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount ็จๅบฆ(ใฆใใฉ): degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number)<br>ๆฅ็จ(ใซใฃใฆใ): schedule; program; programme; agenda<br>้็จ(ใใฆใ): process; course; mechanism<br>่ชฒ็จ(ใใฆใ): course; curriculum<br>ไฝ็จ(ใใปใฉ): (1) very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite (2) just about to<br>ๆน็จๅผ(ใปใใฆใใใ): equation; formula<br>็จ(ใปใฉ): (1) degree; extent; bounds; limit (2) indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit<br>ๅ ถใ็จ(ใใใปใฉ): to that degree; extent<br>ๆ็จ(ใชใใปใฉ): I see; That's right!; Indeed<br>็ถ็จ(ใใปใฉ): not so; not particularly; not very; not that much<br>ไธญ็จ(ใชใใปใฉ): middle; midway 3 5 514 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅ: display; offer; present; send; exhibit 12 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic extent The extent to which some people will go to create ยดwheat displaysยด, or as some call them ยดcrop circlesยด, is truly amazing. The wheat crop has come in, and the mouth of the king is gobbling it all up. Everyone is waiting to see... to what extent will the king manage to eat it this year? 894 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ็จ ใผใค ใใ tax, duty ้ข็จ(ใใใใ): tariff (import tax); duty; customs<br>่ชฒ็จ(ใใใ): taxation<br>็จ้(ใใใใ): tax; duty<br>็จ้ข(ใใใใ): customs house<br>็จๅ็ฝฒ(ใใใใใ): tax office<br>ๅ ็จ(ใใใใ): tax exemption; duty exemption<br>็จ(ใใ): tax 2 5 289 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅ : exchange 12 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tax Nobody likes the tax man, so here it is only fitting that the person who comes over to take some of your wheat is depicted here as a devil. Keep in mind that in feudal societies there was no kind of money to speak of, so taxes were paid by serfs in wheat to the devils who came over to keep them poor. This is an easy one. Taxes is like the devil taking away your hard earned wheat. 895 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq251-500 ็จ ใใใธ ใใจใใชใใใใใชใใใใใฆใใใงใ ใพใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใฃใ immature, young ๅนผ็จๅ(ใใใกใใ): kindergarten<br>ๅนผ็จ(ใใใก): infancy; childish; infantile 1 S 1560 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 13 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic immature I canยดt believe I brought you to the fanciest restaurant in town and you asked for turkey on wheat...how immature is that?! Immature turkeys are stuffed with wheat to make it look bigger. 896 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใฏใใชใใซ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใชใ.ใใใชใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใค, ใใคใ, ใใฅ, ใใ, ใก, ใจใ, ใช, ใซใ, ใพใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ ใ, ใใฃ harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan ๅนณๅ(ใธใใ): peace; harmony<br>็ทฉๅ(ใใใ): relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation; softening<br>่ชฟๅ(ใกใใใ): harmony<br>ๅ้ขจ(ใใตใ): (1) Japanese style (2) light wind; moderate breeze<br>ๅๆ(ใใตใ): Japanese clothes<br>่ฑๅ(ใใใ): English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)<br>้ฃฝๅ(ใปใใ): saturation<br>็ฉๅ(ใใใ): gentle; mild; moderate<br>ๅ ฑๅ(ใใใใ): republican; cooperative<br>ๅใใ(ใชใใใ): mild; calm; gentle; quiet; harmonious<br>ไธญๅ(ใกใ ใใ): neutralize; neutralise; counteract<br>ๅ่ฑ(ใใใ): Japanese-English<br>ๅใใใ(ใใใใใ): to soften; to moderate; to relieve<br>ๆผขๅ(ใใใ): (1) China and Japan (2) Chinese and Japanese (languages) (3) Chinese Character-Japanese dictionary<br>ๅ(ใ): (1) sum (2) harmony; peace (3) Japanese-style<br>ๅๆ(ใใถใ): Japanese text; sentence in Japanese 3 3 124 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 8 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic harmony The first step to harmony is having enough wheat to feed every mouth in the world. Once we are all fed it is easier to get a long in harmony. People who live in harmony with nature live in the country. they are yokels or hillbillys. See Billy-bob sitting on the porch in their denhim dungarees a sheaf of wheat, sticking from their mouth. 897 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ็งป ใค ใใค.ใใใใค.ใ shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into ็งป่ปข(ใใฆใ): moving; transfer; demise<br>็งปๅ(ใใฉใ): (1) removal; migration; movement (2) mobile (e.g. communications)<br>็งปๆฐ(ใใฟใ): (1) emigration; immigration (2) emigrant; immigrant<br>็งปไฝ(ใใใ ใ): migration; immigration<br>็งปใ(ใใคใ): (1) to change; to swap; to substitute; to transfer (2) to change the object of one's interest or focus (3) to spend or take time (4) to infect (5) to permeate something with the smell or colour of something (6) to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)<br>็งป่ก(ใใใ): switching over to; migration; transition<br>็งปใ(ใใคใ): (1) to move (house); to transfer (department) (2) to change the target of interest or concern (3) to elapse (passage of time) (4) to be permeated by a colour or scent (5) to be infected; to be contagious; to spread (as in fire) 2 5 448 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅค: many; frequent; much 11 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic shift Picture the WHEAT field, filled with MANY, MANY stalks of WHEAT. Notice how they SHIFT like waves in the slightest breeze. When you hear SHIFT, just picture that scene. Many people are making the shift from white to whole wheat bread. 898 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ็ง ใใงใฆ second (1/60 minute) ็ง(ใณใใ): second (60th min) 2 3 1015 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅฐ: few; little 9 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic second An hourglass filled with wheat counts time. A few wheat seeds drop every second. Iยดll be with you soon... please wheat a few seconds. 899 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ง ใทใฅใฆ ใใใใจใ ใใ autumn ็ง(ใใ): autumn; fall 4 2 635 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>็ซ: fire 9 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic autumn In AUTUMN, the WHEAT looks the color of FIRE, meaning itยดs time to harvest it. Every autumn the wheat is set on fire to clear the way for next yearยดs crop... 900 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time_Season kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใทใฅใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ distress, grieve, lament, be anxious ้ทๆ(ใใใใใ ใ): nostalgia; homesickness 1 S 2171 ็ง: autumn<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 13 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic distress In AUTUMN, the farmerยดs HEART is in DISTRESS as to if he has enough crops. Even better, the farmer will experience great DISTRESS in his HEART if his WHEAT catches FIRE! "Here we have distressed (think ""gloomy"") people with ""seasonal mood disorder"" during the autumn season. Hence ""autumn heart"" is distressed (gloomy)." 901 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ง ใท ใใใใใใใใ private, I, me ็ง(ใใใ): (1) I; me (2) private affairs; personal matter; secrecy (3) selfishness<br>็ง็ซ(ใใใค): private (establishment)<br>็ง้(ใใฆใค): private railway<br>็งๆ(ใใใ): private ownership<br>็ง็จ(ใใใ): (1) personal use (2) private business<br>็ง็ฉ(ใใถใค): private property; personal effects 4 6 242 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) 7 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic private "Warning sign: ""Private wheat, trespassers will be elbowed""." "I already know this as watashi, or ""I"". In order to associate the keyword of private, Iยดll think of this one as ""Private I"", like a detective." 902 grade6 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1-250 ็งฉ ใใ ใกใก, ใกใฃ regularity, salary, order ็งฉๅบ(ใกใคใใ): order; regularity; system; method 1 S 1275 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅคฑ: lose; error; fault; disadvantage; loss 10 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic regularity Think of REGULARITY in terms of bowel movements. Enough WHEAT in your diet will help your DROPS with improved REGULARITY. Eating plenty of wheat will improve regularity and help you lose weight. 903 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ง ใ ใฒ.ใใใใฒใ.ใใใใ.ใ secret, conceal ็งๆธ(ใฒใใ): (1) (private) secretary (2) treasured book; secret book<br>็งๅฏ(ใฒใฟใค): secret; secrecy<br>็ฅ็ง(ใใใด): mystery 1 6 862 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅฟ : invariably; certain; inevitable 10 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ็ฅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic secret The prize at the bottom of a cereal box is invariably a secret decoder ring. "A young couple meets in secret in the wheat field because their families are enemies. They cross their hearts and swear eternal - even if secret - love. Do not confuse with secrecy (#775)." 904 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ็งฐ ใทใงใฆ ใใ.ใใใใจใช.ใใใใ.ใใใใใช.ใใใฏใ.ใใใฏใ.ใใใปใ.ใ ใญ appellation, praise, admire, name, title, fame ๅ็งฐ(ใใใใใ): name; title<br>็งฐใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to take the name of; to call oneself (2) to pretend; to feign; to purport 1 S 985 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅฐ: you; that 10 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ ็จฑ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic appellation Taking appellation to mean the act of naming, we have the little baby superman reclining in the space craft that landed in a wheat field. Mr. and Mrs. Kent look down and decide to call him Clark. (I also thought of Jesus but he was born in a barn full of hay not wheat). "WHEAT that is RECLINING and LITTLE (small) canยดt get the APPELLATION ""quality wheat""." 905 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฉ ใช ใ.ใ ใใ, ใจ, ใจใ, ใฎใ, ใฟ, ใใ profit, advantage, benefit ๅฉใ็ฎ(ใใใ): effect; virtue; efficacy; impression<br>ๆจฉๅฉ(ใใใ): right; privilege<br>ๅๅฉ(ใใใใ): victory; triumph; conquest; success; win<br>ๅฉ็(ใใใ): (1) profit; gains (2) benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.) (3) grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing; miracle<br>ๅฉ็จ(ใใใ): use; utilization; utilisation; application<br>ๆๅฉ(ใใใ): advantageous; better; profitable; lucrative<br>ไพฟๅฉ(ในใใ): convenient; handy; useful<br>ไธๅฉ(ใตใ): disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable; unfavourable; drawback<br>ๅฉๅฎณ(ใใใ): advantages and disadvantages; interest<br>ๅฉๅญ(ใใ): interest (bank)<br>ๅฉๆฏ(ใใใ): interest (bank)<br>ๅฉ็น(ใใฆใ): advantage; point in favor; point in favour<br>็ ๅฉ(ใใใ): (1) gravel; ballast; pebbles (2) child; rugrat; ankle-biter<br>ๅทฆๅฉใ(ใฒใ ใใใ): left-handedness; sake drinker; left-hander<br>ๅฉๆฝค(ใใใ ใ): profit; returns<br>ๅฉๅฃ(ใใใ): (1) clever; intelligent; wise; bright; sharp; sensible; smart; shrewd (2) well-behaved (of kids, animals, etc); obedient; good (3) good (with words)<br>ๅฉๆ น(ใใใ): intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude<br>ไบ็ฑณๅฉๅ (ใขใกใชใซ): America<br>้ฟๅผๅฉๅ (ใขใใชใซ): Africa 3 4 203 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 7 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic profit In the middle ages there where only 2 ways for peasantry to make a profit. one by being a farmer, 2 to be a mercenary and live by the way of the sword. 1. Steal a bunch of wheat from a wheat field by cutting it down with your saber. 2. ????? 3. Profit! 906 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๆขจ ใช ใชใ ใ pear tree 1 S 1331 ๅฉ: profit; advantage; benefit<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 11 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pear tree The Japanese pear tree is the most profitable in the world, because it produces its fruit in pairs [sorry for the awful pun]. And a profit in a pear tree...12 days of christmas. 907 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฉซ ใซใฏ harvest, reap ๅ็ฉซ(ใใ ใใใ): harvest; crop; ingathering 1 S 1642 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้ป: vessels; counter for ships; fish; birds; arrows; one of a pair 18 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic harvest "The harvest of genetically modified crops is taken onboard the Greenpeace vessel (see the flower vessel in safeguard (#700))." Wheat is harvested; the grain (flower) is put into vessels for shipping. 908 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ฉ ในใค ใป ใ, ใใ, ใฎใ, ใปใ ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave) ็ฉ(ใป): (1) ear (of plant); head (of plant) (2) point; tip (3) scion (in grafting); cion 1 S 1656 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๆต: favor; blessing; grace; kindness 15 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ ็ฉ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic ear of a plant The pilgrims only had wheat, so they asked the Indians to do them a favor and trade them for some ears of corn. "The ""ear of a plant"" is the seed-bearing spike of a cereal plant, such as corn. In other words, it is the part which feeds us. Hence -- ""the ear (of a plant) is the favor of the wheat""." 909 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1501-2000 ็จฒ ใใฆใใ ใใญใใใช- ใใฎ, ใใญ, ใ, ใช rice plant ็จฒ(ใใญ): rice-plant<br>็จฒๅ (ใใชใณใใ): (flash of) lightning<br>็จฒๅญ(ใใชใ): (1) rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya) (2) grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae) 1 S 1038 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>ๆง: old times; old things; old friend; former; ex- 14 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ ็จป ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rice plant The rice plant is common in Japan because all the wheat was eaten by vultures in the olden times. It used to be that wheat was grown in Japan. However, this was often stolen by vultures, so in olden times, the gods gave the Japanese the rice plant. 910 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฆ ใณใฆใใญใงใฆ ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใ, ใใ, ใฒใใ, ใใ incense, smell, perfume ้ฆใ(ใใใ): aroma; fragrance; scent; smell<br>้ฆๆฐด(ใใใใ): perfume<br>้ฆ่พๆ(ใใใใใใใ): spices 2 S 859 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 9 ้ฆ 186 9 ใใปใใใปใใใใปใซใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic incense If you focus the suns though a magnifying glass on to the bottom of a stalk of wheat it will start to smoulder and burn like a stick of incense. The weird thing is that it burns from the bottom upwards, hanging in the air as if my magic. Try it and see! When the sun burns the wheat a smell of incense remains in the air. 911 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense kanjifreq751-1000 ๅญฃ ใญ ใใ, ใจใ seasons ๅญฃ็ฏ(ใใใค): season<br>ๅๅญฃ(ใใ): four seasons<br>ๅญฃๅ(ใใใ): quarterly (e.g. magazine) 2 4 842 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac 8 ๅญ 39 3 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic seasons Thereยดs a season for planting wheat and thereยดs mating season for having children. "Look at this adorable child with a bale of wheat on his head! Heยดs playing Autumn in his school play the ""Four Seasons"". Aww...too cute! Perhaps we should light the wheat on fire to complete his Autumn costume. (I know, twisted...but I kept forgetting what was on his head)." 912 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Time_Season kanjifreq751-1000 ๅง ใค ใใ .ใญใ ใพใใ committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard ๅงๅก(ใใใ): committee member<br>ๅง่จ(ใใใ): consign (goods (for sale) to a firm); entrust (person with something); commit 2 3 187 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female 8 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic committee Female WHEAT farmers decide to create a COMMITTEE, which they fittingly name โThe WHEAT WOMEN COMMITTEE.โ. At committe meetings, Japanese bureaucrats slurp ramen noodles off of naked women. 913 grade3 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ็ง ใทใฅใฆ ใฒใ.ใงใ ใใ , ใใใ, ใฒใง, ใฒใงใ, ใป excel, excellence, beauty, surpass ๅช็ง(ใใใใ ใ): superiority; excellence 1 S 848 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ไน: from; possessive particle; whereupon; accordingly 7 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic excel You spend three hours putting all of your wheat sale transaction records into Microsoft Excel, when suddenly it crashes, so you put your fist through the monitor. "A soviet-era poster for the 5-year plan shouts ""Excel"" and shows a fist clenching a sheaf of wheat. Wheat/Fist." 914 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ ใใฆ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใจใ.ใใใจใ.ใ ใจใใ transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate ้ๆ(ใจใใใ): transparency; cleanness<br>้ใ้ใ(ใใใจใใ): to be(come) transparent 1 S 1035 ็ง: excel; excellence; beauty; surpass<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 10 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic transparent If you excel in the Mario Kart road, your movements are saved and you can race against yourself as a transparent racer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe8CkcrL-k4. If you want to excel at driving in the roadway, itยดs better if your windows and windshield are transparent. Picture the drivers with opaque windshields all wrecked on the side of the road. 915 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ช ใฆใฆใใคใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใช.ใ entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for, seduce, allure ่ชๅฐ(ใใใฉใ): guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement<br>่ชใ(ใใใ): (1) to invite; to ask; to call (for) (2) to tempt; to lure; to induce<br>่ชๆ(ใใใใ): temptation; allurement; lure; seduction<br>ๅง่ช(ใใใใ): invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion; encouragement 1 S 993 ่จ: say<br>็ง: excel; excellence; beauty; surpass 14 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic entice Think of the smooth talker who EXCELS at using WORDS to entice women (including married women if it makes it easier to remember). Word and Excel somehow manage to entice people to use them, despite their plethora of bugs. 916 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ฉ ใณใฏ ใใ cereals, grain ็ฉ็ฉ(ใใใใค): grain; cereal; corn 1 6 1744 ๅฃซ: gentleman; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33)<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 14 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ ็ฉ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cereals There are different cereals in different parts of the world. Japan has samurai cereal. Great Britain has Crowned Wheat ... the United States and Russia have Missile cereals. The samurai crowns wheat as the best cereal, and blows all others up with missiles (heยดs a cereal killer). 917 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใญใณ germ, fungus, bacteria ็ดฐ่(ใใใใ): bacillus; bacterium; germ<br>่(ใใ): (1) fungus (2) germ; bacterium; bacillus<br>ใฐใ่(ใฐใใใ): (1) germ; germs; bacteria; mold (mould) (2) something harmful (used figuratively); vermin 1 S 1586 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115) 11 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic germ Can also mean bacteria.....imagine the wheat pent in your fridge growing to the point where they resemble flowers.......I actually had something similar happen to onions...they grew footlong legs after about 2 or 3 years......OR just think of that Cowboy Bebop episode with the lobster in the fridge... :-). Actually it means germs as in microorganisms. So for example, you have to keep wheat enclosed so it isnยดt exposed to other plants. That way it canยดt catch any germs (like fungi) from them. 918 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ฑณ ใใคใใใคใใกใจใใซ ใใใใใญ ใฏ, ใน, ใพใน, ใ, ใ, ใใช, ใใฎ, ใใพ rice, USA ๅ็ฑณ(ใชใในใ): South America<br>็ฑณ(ใกใผใใซ): (1) metre; meter (2) meter (i.e. a gauge); gauge<br>็ฑณ(ใใ): (1) (husked grains of) rice (2) 88 years old<br>ๆฌง็ฑณ(ใใในใ): Europe and America; the West<br>ไบ็ฑณๅฉๅ (ใขใกใชใซ): America 3 2 61 ็ฑณ: rice, rice radical (no. 119) 6 ็ฑณ 119 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic rice Stroke order: I like to think of the first two strokes as โchop sticksโ with which one eats the rice. The rest then is the โtreeโ meaning โplantโ in this contexct. also: USA. Two drops of rice in a tree, simple. 919 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1-250 ็ฒ ใใณ ใใทใกใผใใซใใใใใช flour, powder, dust ็ฒ(ใใช): flour; meal; powder<br>็ฒๆซ(ใตใใพใค): fine powder<br>่ฑ็ฒ(ใใตใ): pollen<br>็ฒใ (ใใชใใช): in very small pieces 2 4 1484 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅ: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100 10 ็ฑณ 119 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic flour Parts of parts of parts of parts of rice... is flour. (Image: geishas patting their face with RICE flour to make it white. Not wheat flour...). In the United States, part of every meal is made from flour. 920 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฒ ใใณ ใญใฐ.ใ sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere ็ฒใ(ใญใฐใ): stickiness; viscosity<br>็ฒใ(ใญใฐใ): (1) to be sticky; to be adhesive (2) to persevere; to persist; to stick to; to hold out; to linger 1 S 1410 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅ : fortune-telling; divining; forecasting; occupy; hold; have; get; take 11 ็ฑณ 119 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sticky This is another way of fortune telling -- throw sticky rice against the wall, and look for the message in whatever sticks. CONDI RICE was told by the FORTUNE TELLER that she will get STICKY... 921 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฒ ใชใฅใฆ ใคใถ grains, drop, counter for tiny particles ็ฒ(ใคใถ): (1) grain; bead; drop (2) counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops 2 S 1635 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect 11 ็ฑณ 119 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic grains A sage is using rice to fill up a vase, but as an exercise in patience, heยดs doing it grain by grain. Thereยดs a contest...whoever guesses the number of grains of rice in a vase wins. 922 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ฒง ใทใงใฆ ใ cosmetics, adorn (ones person) ๅ็ฒง(ใใใใ): make-up; makeup; cosmetics 1 S 1545 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅบ: level 12 ็ฑณ 119 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cosmetics Condy Rice is actually white, but she uses special cosmetics made from dirt she found in a cave to appear black - itยดs better for the political situation. Modern cosmetics are just the descendants of the old RICE flour and CAVE DIRT (ยดcause itยดs darker) used in the past. 923 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฟท ใกใค ใพใ.ใ astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion ่ฟทๆ(ใใใใ): trouble; bother; annoyance<br>่ฟทใ(ใพใใ): (1) to lose one's way (2) to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed (3) to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself (4) to turn in one's grave<br>่ฟทๅญ(ใพใใ): lost child; stray child; missing child<br>่ฟทไฟก(ใใใใ): superstition 3 5 942 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 9 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic astray The road that the USA is heading down is, well... letยดs just say that theyยดre astray... If you go astray, just follow the rice you dropped along the road to find your way back. 924 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq751-1000 ็ฒ ในใค ใใ chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice ็ด็ฒ(ใใ ใใใ): pure; true; genuine; unmixed<br>็ฒ(ใใ): (1) chic; stylish; refined; sophisticated; smart (2) understanding; sympathetic (3) the best 1 S 1768 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅ: soldier; private; die 10 ็ฑณ 119 6 ใใใปใใใธใ ็ฒน ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic chic In extremely chic restaurants, you have to pay 90 bucks for a bowl of rice. Americans think that tattoos with Chinese characters are chic, but nine out of ten times they end up with something trivial tattooed on their arm, like rice. 925 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ณง ใชใงใฆใใญใฆ ใใฆ provisions, food, bread ้ฃ็ณง(ใใใใใใ): food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply 1 S 1354 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>้: quantity; measure; weight; amount; consider; estimate; surmise 18 ็ฑณ 119 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic provisions "Imagine Japanese army provisions like obentou boxes, always containing the same quantity of rice. (thanks darg_sama, emphasizing quantity and the nuance of food ""rations"", ""food supply"": the kanji also appears in ""military provisions"" and ""army rice"")." All Japanese provisions contain a certain quantity of rice... they eat it with just about every meal! 926 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใญใฏ chrysanthemum 1 S 1287 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre 11 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum flower consists of many tiny petals, just like many rice grains bound up together. [+astgt] Chrysanthemum is a terrorist orginization whose sole objective is to tie up Condi Rice. One day, Condi Rice is standing outside when a group of chrysanthemum agents swoop in from the sides, bound her up with chrysanthemum rope, and dash off. They leave a lone yellow chrysanthemum flower on top of the bound Condi Rice as a sign to let her discoverers know who committed this brave and noble act. 927 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฅฅ ใชใฆ ใใใใใ.ใพใใใใพ ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใค, ใฎใ heart, interior ๅฅฅ(ใใ): interior; inner part; inside<br>ๅฅฅใใ(ใใใใ): wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam 2 S 1018 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅคง: large; big 12 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ ๅฅง ไผๆ Compound Ideographic core In the core of a nuclear reactor, scientists have discovered a way to get power from rice, by penting it in under high pressure. Itยดs very dangerous, so theyยดve trained a st. bernard dog to run things, heยดs adding more drops of rice as necessary. "ๅฅฅใใใ๏ผใใใใ) is a common way to say ""wife"". In the innermost core of the house, the bored pent up housewife drops her chores and consumes so much rice she becomes a very large housewife." 928 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฐ ในใฆใในใใตใฏใใฝใฏใใทใฅ ใใใใใ.ใใใใใฐใใฐใใ.ใใใใใใใ.ใใ ใใ number, strength, fate, law, figures ๆฐๅญ(ใใใ): numeral; figure; digit; numeric character<br>ๆฐ(ใใ): number; amount<br>ๅฐๆฐ(ใใใใใ): minority; few<br>่คๆฐ(ใตใใใ): several; plural; plurality; multiple<br>้ๅๆฐ(ใใฏใใใ): majority<br>ๅๆฐ(ใใใใ): number of times; frequency; count<br>ๆฐๅญฆ(ใใใใ): mathematics; arithmetic<br>็นๆฐ(ใฆใใใ): marks; points; score; runs; number of items; credits<br>็กๆฐ(ใใใ): countless number; infinite number; innumerable<br>ๆๆฐ(ใพใใใ): (1) the number of flat things (2) win-loss difference which influences the ranking of sumo wrestlers<br>็ฎๆฐ(ใใใใ): arithmetic<br>ๆฐใใ(ใใใใ): to count; to enumerate<br>ๅๆฐๅธ(ใใใใใใ): book of tickets<br>ๅคๆฐๆฑบ(ใใใใใค): majority rule<br>ๆๆฐ(ใฆใใ): (1) trouble; bother (2) number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.) (3) number of punches (in boxing)<br>ๅถๆฐ(ใใใใ): even number<br>ๅฅๆฐ(ใใใ): odd number<br>ๅฐๆฐ(ใใใใใ): fraction (part of); decimal fraction<br>ๆดๆฐ(ใใใใ): integer; whole number<br>ๅๆฐ(ใใใใ): singular number<br>ๅๆฐ(ใถใใใ): fraction<br>ๆฐ(ใใ): (1) several; a number of (2) number; numeral; figure (3) destiny; fate (4) law<br>ๅพกๆฐ(ใใใ): (1) accompaniment for rice dishes; side dish (2) food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation)<br>ๆฐ่ฉ(ใใใ): numeral 3 2 148 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 13 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ ๆธ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic number "Young taskmaster is learning numbers by watching women haul sacks of rice past him. ""One... two... four! No, wrong! Go back, go back!""." Women toil in the rice fields carrying heavy sacks of rice to be numbered and counted by the taskmaster. 929 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ๆฅผ ใญใฆ ใใใฉใฎ watchtower, lookout, high building 1 S 2173 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฉ: frequently; tie 13 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆจ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic watchtower "The young taskmaster (see number (#929)) uses a tree as a watchtower to get a better view of his rice-carrying women. ""I can seeeee you! One! Two! Three!""." On the top of the woodmade watchtower we look for our enemies, who will come to steal our rice and our women. 930 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ก ใซใค ใใ.ใ sort, kind, variety, class, genus ไบบ้ก(ใใใใ): mankind; humanity<br>็จฎ้ก(ใใ ใใ): (1) variety; kind; type; category (2) counter for different sorts of things<br>ๆธ้ก(ใใใใ): documents; official papers<br>่ฆช้ก(ใใใใ): relation; kin<br>่กฃ้ก(ใใใ): clothes; clothing; garments<br>ๅ้ก(ใถใใใ): classification; categorization; sorting<br>้กไผผ(ใใใ): (1) resemblance; similarity; analogous; quasi (2) to resemble; to be similar; to be alike<br>้กๆจ(ใใใใ): (1) analogy (2) analogical reasoning<br>้ก(ใใ): kind; sort; class; family; genus<br>้กใ(ใใใ): (1) kind; sort; type (2) equal; match; peer 3 4 678 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅคง: large; big<br>้ : page; leaf 18 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ ้ก ไผๆ Compound Ideographic sort "Note this character means sort in the sense of what kind, I believe a better keyword would be ""variety"" and this character does appear in some dictionaries with the primary meaning as variety, my story: Iยดm in a Chinese restaurant and the waiter says ""What sort of rice would you like with your dog head?""." "Condi Rice is the SORT of person that would give HEADaches to a BIG DOG.....This story has been edited because of people reporting it. I like it better without ""aches"", but whatever works for you!" 931 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆผ ใทใ ใใใ ใใ lacquer, varnish 1 S 1971 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆกผ: None 14 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lacquer LACQUER is a type of WATERY type of liquid used to protect items made from TREES, sort of an UMBRELLA of protection. So protective, you can carry around RICE in the LACQUERED, WOODEN product. Water is falling from a tree onto the umbrella underneath which is protecting the rice underneath it. But itยดs completely dry since the umbrella is lacquered. 932 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆง ใจใฆใใทใงใฆ ใใพใใใ Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix ๆๆง(ใใใใพ): state; condition; circumstances; the way things are or should be; truth<br>ๅๆง(ใฉใใใ): identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity<br>ๆงๅญ(ใใใ): (1) state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances (2) appearance; look; aspect (3) sign; indication<br>ๅคๆง(ใใใ): diverse; varied<br>ๆจกๆง(ใใใ): (1) pattern; figure; design (2) state; condition (3) conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems (4) model; pattern; example (5) (after a noun) indicates that that noun seems likely (e.g. rain or storm)<br>ๆง็ธ(ใใใใ): aspect<br>ๆงใ (ใใพใใพ): varied; various<br>ๆงๅผ(ใใใใ): style; form; pattern<br>็ฅๆง(ใใฟใใพ): God<br>ไธๆง(ใใกใใ): uniformity; evenness; similarity; equality; impartiality; homogeneity<br>็ๆง(ใใใใพ): king<br>ไปๆง(ใใใ): (1) way; method; means; resource; remedy (2) (technical) specification<br>ๆฎฟๆง(ใจใฎใใพ): feudal lord<br>ใ่ญๆงใง(ใใใใใพใง): (I'm fine) thank you; under the gods' shadow<br>ๅทฆๆงใชใ(ใใใใชใ): good-bye<br>ๆง(ใใพ): (1) Mr, Mrs or Ms (2) used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite (3) manner; kind; appearance<br>้ๆง(ใใใใพ): inversion; upside down<br>ๆง(ใใ): (1) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) appearing ...; looking ... (2) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) way to ...; method of ...ing (3) (usu. after a noun) form; style; design (4) (usu. after a noun) like; similar to (5) thing (thought or spoken)<br>ใๅพ ใก้ ๆง(ใใพใกใฉใใใพ): I'm sorry to have kept you waiting<br>ใ้ฆณ่ตฐๆงใงใใ(ใใกใใใใพใงใใ): That was a delicious meal (said after meals); What a wonderful meal<br>ไปๆงใ็กใ(ใใใใใชใ): it can't be helped; it is inevitable; nothing can be done 3 3 493 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็พ: sheep<br>ๆฐด: water 14 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆจฃ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Esq. Here we have the requirements to be counted among the ranks of the noble Esq. You must posses a forested estate, herds of sheep, and granary full of grains of rice. This is -Sama, a generic high term of respect for someone in an unusual profession. If you met a person that created a wooden sheep that was squeezing a single grain of rice out of its ass, youยดd definitely call that person -sama. Because that is impressive. 933 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฑ ใญใฅใฆใใฐ ใใจ.ใใ request, want, wish for, require, demand ่ฆๆฑ(ใใใใ ใ): demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire<br>่ซๆฑ(ใใใใ ใ): claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)<br>ๆฑใใ(ใใจใใ): (1) to want; to wish for (2) to request; to demand (3) to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job) (4) to purchase; to buy 3 4 220 ๆฐด: water<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 7 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic request "Enemy: ""Any final requests?"" // MacGyver: ""Just an arrowhead and some grains of rice."" (MacGyver then throws the grains of rice at the enemy and uses the arrowhead to cut his hands free from the rope.)." Robin Hood holds his rich victim at arrowpoint and kindly requests that he hands over his grains of rice. 934 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ็ ใญใฅใฆ ใใพ ใ ball, sphere ๅฐ็(ใกใใ ใ): the earth; the globe<br>็(ใใ ใ): (1) sphere (2) counter for balls (in baseball)<br>้ป็(ใงใใใ ใ): light bulb<br>็ผ็(ใใใใ ใ): eyeball<br>็ๆ น(ใใ ใใใ): (plant) bulb 3 3 302 ็: jewel; ball<br>ๆฑ: request; want; wish for; require; demand 11 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ball Someone files a request to see the family jewels and, to their surprise, you show them your balls! The KING REQUESTS your presence at the ball ... game. 935 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใญใฅใฆ ใใ.ใ salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim ๆๆด(ใใ ใใใ): relief; rescue; reinforcement<br>ๆๆธ(ใใ ใใใ): relief; aid; rescue; salvation; help<br>ๆๅฉ(ใใ ใใใ): relief; aid; rescue<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): help; aid; relief; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace; providence<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): to rescue from; to help out of; to save 2 4 799 ๆฑ: request; want; wish for; require; demand<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 11 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic salvation Like in the biblical sense, someone looks skyward and makes a request for salvation from this horrible taskmaster... For salvation you have to request forgiveness from God (the ultimate taskmaster). 936 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ซน ใใฏ ใใ ใใ bamboo ็ซน(ใใ): (1) bamboo (2) middle (of a three-tier ranking system) 2 1 593 ็ซน: bamboo, bamboo radical (no. 118) 6 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic bamboo Pandas like to eat bamboo. Iยดm using panda as the primitive name when it fits the story. ^__^. Two reclining victims impaled on bamboo spheres... 937 grade1 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq501-750 ็ฌ ใทใงใฆ ใใ.ใใใ.ใ ใใฟ laugh ็ฌใ(ใใใ): (1) laugh; laughter (2) smile (3) sneer<br>็ฌ้ก(ใใใ): smiling face; smile<br>ๅพฎ็ฌ(ใณใใใ): smile<br>็ฌใ(ใใใ): (1) to laugh (2) to smile (3) to sneer; to ridicule<br>ๅฏ็ฌใใ(ใใใใ): (1) funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous (2) strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; unusual; eccentric (3) improper; unsuitable; unbecoming (4) suspicious<br>ๅพฎ็ฌใ(ใปใปใใ): to smile<br>ใใ็ฌใ(ใใใใใ): to sneer at; to ridicule 3 4 913 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅคญ: early death; calamity 10 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic laugh When the people tried to build a tower of bamboo to reach the heavens, the gods just laughed and laughed. That Panda is in bamboo heaven! Just look at him laugh! 938 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq751-1000 ็ฌ ใชใฅใฆ ใใ bamboo hat, one's influence 0 S+ 1499 ็ซน: bamboo<br>็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect (none) bamboo hat The bamboo vase was beautifully crafted, but the tourist didnยดt know what it was and wore it as a little bamboo hat. The bamboo part is easy. Just remember that this kanji refers to those particular bamboo hats that are worn primarily by Buddhist monks, who always seem to stand outside of train stations, collecting alms. 939 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ็ฌน ใใ ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใฎ, ใใญ bamboo grass 1 S+ 1743 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ไธ: generation; world; society; public (none) bamboo grass The bamboo generation smokes bamboo grass. "โOne of the most attractive aspects of bamboo is that it is a renewable resource; it takes less than a year for a stalk to reach maturity, compared to the decades for most trees, whether needle or broadleaf.โ -- Mnemonic : ""bamboo grass is the next bamboo generation""." 940 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ญ ใญใณ ใใ muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent ็ญ(ใใ): (1) muscle; tendon; sinew (2) vein; artery (3) fiber; fibre; string (4) line; stripe; streak (5) reason; logic (6) plot; storyline (7) lineage; descent (8) school (e.g. of scholarship or arts) (9) aptitude; talent (10) source (of information, etc.); circle; channel (11) well-informed person (in a transaction) (12) logical move (in go, shogi, etc.) (13) ninth vertical line (shogi) (14) seam on a helmet (15) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.) (16) social position; status (17) on (a river, road, etc.); along (18) counter for long thin things (19) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)<br>็ญ่(ใใใซใ): muscle; sinew<br>ๅคง็ญ(ใใใใ): outline; summary<br>ไธ็ญ(ใฒใจใใ): (1) one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light) (2) a single bloodline (3) earnest; resolute; intent; devoted (4) ordinary; common<br>็ฒ็ญ(ใใใใ): outline; summary 1 6 744 ็ซน: bamboo<br>่: rib 12 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic muscle Muscle is part of the body that gives strength, and can be both supple and tense like the bamboo. Lifting BAMBOO STICKS is an old way for your BODY to put on lots of MUSCLE. 941 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_General kanjifreq501-750 ็ฎฑ ใฝใฆ ใฏใ box, chest, case, bin, railway car ็ฎฑ(ใฏใ): (1) box (2) car (of a train, etc.) (3) shamisen case; shamisen (4) man who carries a geisha's shamisen (5) receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces) 3 3 1357 ็ซน: bamboo<br>็ธ: inter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy 15 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic box The best kind of BOX is made from BAMBOO sticks that are INTER-laced to make it air tight. Just picture such a box and youยดve mastered this kanji. I think of a box made of inter-locking of bamboo strips. 942 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ญ ใใ ใตใง ใใ writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting ๅท็ญ(ใใฃใดใค): writing (e.g. as a profession)<br>็ญ(ใตใง): writing brush<br>็ญ่ (ใฒใฃใใ): writer (often in self-reference); author<br>้็ญ(ใใใดใค): pencil<br>้็ญ(ใใใฒใค): essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings<br>็ญ่จ(ใฒใฃใ): (taking) notes; copying<br>ไธๅนด็ญ(ใพใใญใใฒใค): fountain pen 2 3 1132 ็ซน: bamboo<br>่ฟ: brush; finally; self; relate; follow; here; fast; writing brush radical (no. 129) 12 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic writing brush Bamboo is the best material from which to make a brush if you want it to be a writing brush. Bamboo would make an excellent writing brush as the ink could flow through the hollow center like an ink pen... 943 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ญ ใใฆ ใคใค cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve ๅฐ็ญ(ใตใใจใ): envelope<br>็ญ(ใคใค): (1) pipe; tube; cylinder (2) gun barrel (3) gun<br>ๆฐด็ญ(ใใใจใ): canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos 2 S 1631 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅ: same; agree; equal 12 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cylinder Seriously, all BAMBOO sticks look the SAME, just long CYLINDERS. Should the story be more complicated? Fully-grown bamboo consists of a number of cylinder-like sections, all exactly the same. 944 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ญ ใใฆ ใฒใจ.ใใใใชใฉใ-ใ ใจ, ใฒ etc., and so forth, class (1st), quality, equal, similar ้ซ็ญ(ใใใจใ): high class; high grade<br>ๅนณ็ญ(ใณใใใฉใ): equality; impartiality; evenness<br>ๅฏพ็ญ(ใใใจใ): (1) equality (esp. of status, on equal terms); equivalence (2) equivalent; equal<br>้ซ็ญๅญฆๆ ก(ใใใจใใใฃใใ): senior high school<br>ๅ็ญ(ใฉใใจใ): equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence<br>็ญใ (ใจใใจใ): and so on; at last; finally; after all<br>็ญๅ(ใจใใถใ): division into equal parts<br>็ญใใ(ใฒใจใใ): equal; similar; like; equivalent<br>ไธ็ญ(ใใใใจใ): (1) superiority; first-class; very good (2) (that's) just fine!; bring it on!<br>็ญ(ใชใฉ): (1) et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth (2) (indicating an approximate quote or vague suggestion) or something (3) (lessening the significance or value of the previous word) the likes of<br>็ญ็ด(ใจใใใ ใ): (1) grade; class (2) (astronomical) magnitude<br>ใใ็ญ(ใใใ): these<br>็ญ(ใจใ): (1) class; order; rank (2) et cetera (etc.); and the like (3) equal<br>็ญ(ใ): (1) pluralizing suffix (often humble, derogatory or familiar); and others; et alios; and the like; and followers (2) or so (rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.) (3) (after the stem of an adjective) nominalizing suffix 3 3 798 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅฏบ: Buddhist temple 12 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic etc. The Bamboo Buddhist Temple has bamboo buddhas, bamboo buildings, bamboo benches, bamboo beds, bamboo bowls, etc. etc. etc. "So whatยดd you see in Japan? - ""Bamboo, temples...etc.""." 945 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ฎ ใตใณ ใใ calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability ไบ็ฎ(ใใใ): estimate; budget<br>ๆฑบ็ฎ(ใใฃใใ): balance sheet; settlement of accounts; reporting (of accounts)<br>่จ็ฎ(ใใใใ): (1) calculation; reckoning; count (2) forecast<br>ๆก็ฎ(ใใใใ): profit<br>ๆ็ฎ(ใใใใ): conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)<br>็ฎๆฐ(ใใใใ): arithmetic<br>็ฒพ็ฎ(ใใใใ): exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment<br>่ถณใ็ฎ(ใใใใ): addition<br>ๅผใ็ฎ(ใฒใใใ): subtraction<br>ๆใ็ฎ(ใใใใ): multiplication<br>็ฎ็ค(ใใใฐใ): abacus<br>ๅฒใ็ฎ(ใใใใ): division<br>ๆ็ฎ(ใใใใ): mental arithmetic 2 2 361 ็ซน: bamboo<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>ๅปพ: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) 14 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic calculate Before the time of digital calculators, people used old school calculators made of bamboo (abacus). Itยดs not as easy as a calculator, but you donยดt need any batteries either. All you need are your eyes and your two hands. Tip : you may see this as an Abacus, which is used to calculate. This particular ancient chinese Abacus has eyeballs in place of beads, and its frame is made of bamboo. Youยดd be amazed at how fast people can calculate with this, especially if they can use both hands at once to move the ... eyeballs. 946 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting_Handling.amounts kanjifreq251-500 ็ญ ใใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ ใฉใ solution, answer ็ญ(ใใใ): response; reply; answer; solution<br />ๅ็ญ(ใใใจใ): reply; answer<br />่งฃ็ญ(ใใใจใ): answer; solution<br />็ญๆก(ใจใใใ): examination paper; examination script<br />่ฟ็ญ(ใธใใจใ): reply<br />ๅ็ญ(ใใใฉใ): questions and answers; dialogue<br />็ญใใ(ใใใใ): to answer; to reply 4 2 486 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅ: fit; suit; join; 0.1 12 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic solution The solution to this puzzle is, like the match stick game, to make the bamboo pieces fit together. For the frustrated housewife the solution came in form of a BAMBOO stick that FITS her well. 947 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq251-500 ็ญ ใตใฏ scheme, plan, policy, step, means ๆฟ็ญ(ใใใใ): political measures; policy<br>ๅฏพ็ญ(ใใใใ): counter-plan; counter-measure<br>็ญ(ใใ): plan; policy<br>ๆน็ญ(ใปใใใ): plan; policy 1 6 209 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๆฟ: thorn 12 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic scheme (Elaboration of jameserbยดs story:) A clever scheme from Wile E Coyote -- he ties one of those rubber belts to some trees and uses it to launch a bamboo spear at the roadrunner... The temples in kyoto belt bamboo around trees in a scheme to protect them from the huge number of tourists. (true story)-----------ๅฏพ็ญใใใใใใใใmeasure, countermeasure. 948 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1-250 ็ฐฟ ใ register, record book ๅ็ฐฟ(ใใใผ): register of names; list of names; roll; register 1 S 1358 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๆบฅ: far and wide 19 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic register Note : the keyword is not a verb, think of a record book. This acupuncturist who uses bamboo in place of flowers to dilute water into his patients (see frame 227), managed somehow to appear on the register of acupuncturists. Chances are, he wonยดt stay on the register for long. My image is close to that of gorgonยดs story. This doctor dilutes (see 227) his patients with bamboo stalks rather than the flowers of a standard diluting acupuncturist hence he needs to be on the Bamboo Accumpunturist Diltuers (BAD) register. Pumping that much water into a body can be dangerous; see the huge bamboo stems with gallons of water sloshing in and out of the patient. 949 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฏ ใใฏ ใใ.ใ ใคใ, ใคใ, ใคใ, ใฅใ fabricate, build, construct ๅปบ็ฏ(ใใใกใ): construction; architecture (of buildings)<br>ๆฐ็ฏ(ใใใกใ): new building; new construction<br>็ฏใ(ใใใ): to build; to pile up; to amass 2 5 821 ็ญ: an ancient musical instrument<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 16 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fabricate Bamboo crafting is a mediocre substitute for wood when you are building or fabricating a house. While it may look good and might attract a chick (ใกใ) or two, the kidsยดll (ใใ) just tear it to pieces as its not sturdy enough. A bamboo fabrication is a mediocre substitute for wood. 950 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ไบบ ใธใณใใใณ ใฒใจใ-ใใ-ใจ ใ, ใจ, ใญ, ใฒใ, ใตใฟ person ไธไบบ(ใฒใจใ): (1) one person (2) alone; unmarried; solitary<br>ไธไบบ(ใฐใใใ): (1) all people; everybody (2) ten thousand people<br>ๅคๅฝไบบ(ใใใใใใ): foreigner<br>ๅไบบ(ใใใ): individual; private person; personal; private<br>ไบบ้(ใซใใใ): (1) human being; man; person (2) character (of a person)<br>ไบบๆฐ(ใซใใ): popularity; popular feeling; business conditions<br>ไบบๅฃ(ใใใใ): (1) population (2) common talk<br>ไบไบบ(ใตใใ): two persons; two people; pair; couple<br>ๆฐไบบ(ใใใใ): (1) new face; newcomer (2) modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)<br>ไบบไบ(ใใใ): personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR<br>ไบบ็(ใใใใ): (human) life (i.e. conception to death)<br>ไบบ็ฉ(ใใใถใค): character; personality; person; man; personage; talented man<br>ไบบๆฐ(ใใใฟใ): people; public<br>ๅคซไบบ(ใตใใ): (1) wife; Mrs; madam (2) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.) (3) consort of the emperor<br>ๆฌไบบ(ใปใใซใ): the person himself<br>ๅไบบ(ใใใใ): friend<br>่ไบบ(ใใใใ): the aged; old person<br>ๆฎบไบบ(ใใคใใ): murder<br>ๅคงไบบ(ใใจใช): adult<br>ไบบๆ(ใใใใ): man of talent; capable person; talented person<br>ไบบ้ก(ใใใใ): mankind; humanity<br>็ฅไบบ(ใกใใ): friend; acquaintance<br>ๅฉฆไบบ(ใตใใ): woman; lady; adult female<br>ๅไบบ(ใใใใ): master; expert<br>ไบบๅฝข(ใซใใใใ): doll; puppet; figure<br>ไบบๅทฅ(ใใใใ): artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality<br>ไบบ็จฎ(ใใใใ ): race (of people)<br>็ฏไบบ(ใฏใใซใ): offender; criminal<br>ไปไบบ(ใใซใ): (1) another person; other people; others (2) unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood) (3) outsider; stranger<br>่ฉฉไบบ(ใใใ): poet<br>ไบบ่ณช(ใฒใจใใก): hostage; prisoner<br>ๆไบบ(ใใใใ): (1) adult (2) to grow up; to mature (3) to come of age<br>ๆไบบ(ใใใณใจ): lover; sweetheart<br>ๅฝนไบบ(ใใใซใ): government official<br>่ทไบบ(ใใใใซใ): worker; mechanic; artisan; craftsman<br>ไบบๆ(ใฒใจใใ): personality; character; personal appearance; gentility<br>็ด ไบบ(ใใใใจ): (1) amateur; novice; layman (2) non-celebrity; member of the general public (3) unlicensed prostitute<br>ไบบๆ ผ(ใใใใ): personality; character; individuality<br>ไบบไฝ(ใใใใ): human body<br>็พไบบ(ใณใใ): beautiful person (woman)<br>็ฃๅฉฆไบบ็ง(ใใใตใใใ): maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)<br>ไบบๆ (ใซใใใใ): (1) humanity; empathy; kindness; sympathy (2) human nature; common sense; customs and manners<br>ๅไบบ(ใใใใซใ): trader; shopkeeper; merchant<br>ไบบ็ฎ(ใฒใจใ): public gaze; public notice<br>ๅฝไบบ(ใจใใซใ): the one concerned; the said person<br>ไปฒไบบ(ใชใใใฉ): (1) go-between; matchmaker (2) child in elementary or middle school<br>ไบบๅฝฑ(ใฒใจใใ): (1) figure(s) of a person (persons) (2) shadow of a person<br>่จผไบบ(ใใใใซใ): witness<br>ไธปไบบๅ ฌ(ใใ ใใใใ): (1) protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story) (2) head of household<br>ๆ ไบบ(ใใใ): the deceased; old friend<br>ไบบใใฟ(ใฒใจใใฟ): crowd of people<br>ไบบ้ใ(ใฒใจใฉใใ): pedestrian traffic<br>ไบบๅฝ(ใใใใ): (human) life<br>็ไบบ(ใใใใจ): (1) expert (professional) in a given trade or profession (2) woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine<br>ไฝฟ็จไบบ(ใใใใซใ): employee; servant<br>ไบบๆ็งๅญฆ(ใใใถใใใใ): social sciences; humanities<br>ไบบ้ (ใใใใ): man-made; synthetic; artificial<br>ไธไบบไธไบบ(ใฒใจใใฒใจใ): one by one; each; one at a time<br>ใไธปไบบ(ใใใ ใใ): your husband; her husband<br>ไบบ(ใใ): (1) -ian (e.g. Italian, etc.) (attaches to name of country to denote nationality); -er (e.g. performer, etc.) (attaches to name of occupation) (2) (usu. in compound words) man; person; people<br>ๅคงไบบใใ(ใใจใชใใ): obedient; docile; quiet<br>ไบบ(ใฒใจ): (1) man; person (2) human being; mankind; people (3) human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species (4) character; personality (5) man of talent; true man (6) another person; other people; others (7) adult<br>ไบบๅทฎใๆ(ใฒใจใใใใณ): index finger<br>ไบบ(ใซใ): (1) counter for people (2) (usu. in compound words) person<br>ไธไบบๅญ(ใฒใจใใ): child; only child<br>ๅฅณใฎไบบ(ใใใชใฎใฒใจ): woman<br>ไบบๆฐ(ใฒใจใ): sign of life<br>็ทใฎไบบ(ใใจใใฎใฒใจ): man 5 1 5 ไบบ: human, human radical (no. 9) 2 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic person "Behold Mister T (of ""A-Team"" fame)! I chose Mr.T because heยดs sure to make amusing stories. He is a very versatile character since heยดs both the big, tough guy and the โmoralisticโ person, telling kids not โto do drugs or alcoholโ. He is easy to imagine, the heavy gold chains are probably the most prominent feature of the character. And last but not least you can always pepper your story with the famous line โI pity da foo!โ * Fittingly, on the left side of the kanji, it looks like a โTโ." [I appreciate some peopleยดs occasional habit of using P for person in shared stories. That makes it easier to substitute Mr. T, Captain Picard, or whomever else a student is using as person.]. 951 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1-250 ไฝ ใต ใใ assistant, help 1 S 474 ไบบ: person<br>ๅทฆ: left 7 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic assistant "Mr Tยดs assistant is on his left. Why? Because Mr T has this bad habit of suddenly extending his right arm (what with all the boxing that he did), and his assistant got inadvertently punched in the face more than once (ouch). So now his assistant is always to his left side, much safer - ""Stay on my left, foo!""." "On your right is your ""right-hand man"" that you credit for all your success....on the left...... is your assistant who does all the grunt work and gets no credit for anything..." 952 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ไฝ ใฟใณ ใใ .ใ ใใ however, but ไฝใ(ใใ ใ): but; however; provided that 1 S 2404 ไบบ: person<br>ๆฆ: daybreak; dawn; morning 7 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic however However drunk Mr T is when he comes back to his place, he always get up at nightbreak. โI pity da foo who gets up after nightbreak !โ, says Mr. T. MR.T leads a busy life, however he always makes sure to be in bed by NIGHTBREAK, however much he might want to stay up watching A-Team re-runs. 953 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ไฝ ใธใฅใฆใใใฅใฆใใใฅใฆ ใ.ใใใ.ใพใใ-ใ.ใพใ ใ, ใใ , ใใฟ dwell, reside, live, inhabit ไฝใพใ(ใใพใ): dwelling; house; residence; address<br>ไฝๅฎ (ใใ ใใใ): residence; housing; residential building<br>ไฝๆฐ(ใใ ใใฟใ): citizens; inhabitants; residents; population<br>ไฝๆ(ใใ ใใใ): address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile<br>ๅฑ ไฝ(ใใใใ ใ): residence<br>็งปไฝ(ใใใ ใ): migration; immigration<br>ไฝ(ใใ ใ): dwelling; living<br>่กฃ้ฃไฝ(ใใใใใใ ใ): necessities of life (food, clothing & shelter)<br>ไฝใ(ใใ): to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide 4 3 270 ไบบ: person<br>ไธป: lord; chief; master; main thing; principal 7 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dwell When Mr T shows people round his dwelling he takes a big candlestick (with a candle in it!) so that the light shows off his collection of bling bling jewellery. Mister T dwells in a big brass candlestick, the flame of which serves as a beacon for the boats in the nearby harbour. Sometimes in the morning, Mister T has to clear the wax that has landed and solidified in front of the door. 954 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ไฝ ใค ใใใใใใใ ใใ rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some ๅไฝ(ใใใ): (1) unit; denomination (2) credit (in school)<br>ๅฐไฝ(ใกใ): (social) position; status<br>ไฝ็ฝฎ(ใใก): place; situation; position; location<br>ไธไฝ(ใใใใ): (1) superior (in rank); top; ranking (2) higher order (e.g. byte) (3) host computer (of connected device)<br>ๅชไฝ(ใใใ): predominance; ascendancy; superiority<br>ไฝ(ใใใ): (1) throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat (2) government position; court rank (3) social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung (4) grade (of quality, etc.); level; tier; rank (5) digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.); place (6) degree; extent; amount<br>ไฝ(ใ): (1) rank; place (e.g. first place) (2) decimal place (3) counter for ghosts 3 4 276 ไบบ: person<br>็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect 7 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic rank Mr T ranks first position in the stand-up competition (doing knee flexions). Just picture him doing hundreds of these while the rest of the participants are already completely exhausted after a mere hundred. Rank A personยดs standing. 955 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ไปฒ ใใฅใฆ ใชใ ใกใ ใ, ใคใฅใ, ใชใใค go-between, relationship ไปฒ้(ใชใใพ): company; fellow; colleague; associate; comrade; mate; group; circle of friends; partner<br>ไปฒ(ใชใ): relation; relationship<br>ไปฒไบบ(ใชใใใฉ): (1) go-between; matchmaker (2) child in elementary or middle school<br>ไปฒ่ฏใ(ใชใใใ): intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum<br>ไปฒ็ดใ(ใชใใชใใ): reconciliation; make peace with 2 4 919 ไบบ: person<br>ไธญ: in; inside; middle; mean; center 6 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic go-between When negotiating a hostage situation, Mr. T acted as the go-between, or person in the middle, for law enforcement and the terrorist. Go-between The person in the middle. 956 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq751-1000 ไฝ ใฟใคใใใค ใใใ ใใใใก ใชใ body, substance, object, reality, counter for images "่บซไฝ(ใใใใ): (1) body (2) health<br>ๅ จไฝ(ใใใใ): whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)<br>ไฝๅถ(ใใใใ): order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation<br>ๅฃไฝ(ใ ใใใ): organization; organisation; association<br>ไฝ้จ(ใใใใ): personal experience<br>ไฝ่ฒ(ใใใใ): physical education; gymnastics; athletics<br>ไธไฝ(ใใฃใใ): (1) ...the heck (e.g. ""what the heck?""); ...in the world (e.g. ""why in the world?""); ...on earth (e.g. ""who on earth?"") (2) one object; one body; unity (3) one form; one style (4) one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.) (5) generally; in general<br>ไธปไฝ(ใใ ใใ): (1) main constituent; core; nucleus (2) subject (philosophical); protagonist<br>ไฝ้(ใใใใ ใ): body weight (usu. one's own)<br>ไฝๅ(ใใใใใ): physical strength<br>ๆฌไฝ(ใปใใใ): (1) substance; real form (2) body (of a machine) (3) object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.) (4) noumenon<br>ๆญปไฝ(ใใใ): dead body; corpse; cadaver<br>ไฝ็ณป(ใใใใ): system; organization; organisation; architecture<br>ไฝๆ(ใใใใ): gymnastics; physical exercises; calisthenics<br>็ซไฝ(ใใฃใใ): (1) solid body; three-dimensional object (2) multi-storey car park<br>ไบบไฝ(ใใใใ): human body<br>ๆถฒไฝ(ใใใใ): liquid; fluid<br>่ไฝ(ใซใใใ): the body; the flesh<br>ๅคงไฝ(ใ ใใใ): general; substantially; outline; main point; approximately; about<br>ไฝๆธฉ(ใใใใ): temperature; body temperature (human, animal)<br>ๅคฉไฝ(ใฆใใใ): heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object<br>ๆญฃไฝ(ใใใใใ): (1) natural shape; one's true colors; one's true colours; true character; identity; true identity (2) consciousness; one's senses<br>็ฉไฝ(ใถใฃใใ): body; object<br>ไฝๆ ผ(ใใใใ): physique; constitution<br>ๅบไฝ(ใใใ): solid (body); solid matter; solid-state<br>ๆไฝ(ใถใใใ): literary style<br>ไฝ่ฃ(ใฆใใใ): (1) (outward) appearance (2) (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style (3) appearances; decency; show; display (4) lip-service; insincere words; glib talk<br>ๅ ทไฝ(ใใใ): concrete; tangible; material<br>ๆฐไฝ(ใใใ): vapour; vapor; gas<br>ๅไฝ(ใใใ): individual (living being)<br>ไฝ็ฉ(ใใใใ): capacity; volume<br>ไฝไปใ(ใใใ ใคใ): body build; figure<br>ๅฟไฝใชใ(ใใฃใใใชใ): (1) impious; profane; sacrilegious (2) too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of (3) wasteful<br>ๅญไฝ(ใใใ): type; font; lettering<br>ไฝ(ใฆใ): appearance; air; condition; state; form" 4 2 88 ไบบ: person<br>ๆฌ: book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things 7 ้ชจ 188 10 ใปใญใปใปใญใธใ ้ซ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic body Mister T works out his body (body-building), using two piles of books (i.e. an exercise that can be done at home with two chairs, similar to push-ups but working mostly the shoulders, trapezius and triceps). Mr. T works out his body then rips a book apart to test is body. His favorite to destroy is Dianetics. 957 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_General Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใฆใฆ ใ permanence, distant, long time, leisure ๆ ใ (ใใใใ): quiet; calm; leisurely; easy 1 S 1921 ๆธ: relaxed; at ease; place<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 11 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic remote Mr. T ventured out into a remote area to visit with his wise, old taskmaster who must use a walking stick to get around and originally gave Mr. T the heart to fight crime for the good of the community. Yoda, the Jedi with the walking stick who was a hard taskmaster for Luke but who had a big heart, was permanently exiled on the remote planet Dagobah. 958 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ไปถ ใฑใณ ใใ ใ affair, case, matter, item ไบไปถ(ใใใ): event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal<br>ๆกไปถ(ใใใใใ): condition; conditions; term; terms; requirement; requirements<br>ไปถ(ใใ): (1) matter; case; item (2) counter for cases, matters, etc.<br>็จไปถ(ใใใใ): business; thing to be done; something that should be perfomed; information that should be conveyed<br>ไปถ(ใใ ใ): (1) the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the above-mentioned; the aforesaid (2) the usual 3 5 212 ไบบ: person<br>็: cow 6 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic affair "Note: this kanji refers to event or case. Current Affair headline: Mr. T has affair with cow. ""Itยดs only animal ยดmanยด enough for me""." "Iยดm having a hard time keep straight just which animal Mr. T is having an affair with. chamchamยดs story made me realize that Mr. T is not having an ""affair"", heยดs having an ""heifair."" Get it?" 959 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ไป ใทใใธ ใคใ.ใใ attend, doing, official, serve ไปไบ(ใใใจ): (1) work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task (2) work<br>ไป็ตใฟ(ใใใฟ): (1) structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance (2) plan; plot; contrivance<br>ไปๆน(ใใใ): way; method; means; resource; course<br>ๅฅไป(ใปใใ): attendance; service; ministry; church work<br>ไปไธใ(ใใใ): end; finishing touches; being finished<br>ไปๆใ(ใใใ): device; contrivance; trick; mechanism; gadget; (small) scale; half finished; commencement; set up; challenge; attack<br>ไปๆง(ใใใ): (1) way; method; means; resource; remedy (2) (technical) specification<br>ไปไธใใ(ใใใใ): finish; end; completion<br>ไปๅ ฅใใ(ใใใใ): to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn something that might be useful later<br>ไปๆใใ(ใใใใ): to commence; to lay (mines); to set (traps); to wage (war); to challenge<br>ไปๆนใใชใ(ใใใใใชใ): it can't be helped; it's inevitable; it's no use; can't stand it; being impatient; being annoyed<br>ไปไธใใ(ใใใใ): to finish up; to complete<br>ไป็ซใฆใ(ใใใฆใ): to tailor; to make; to prepare; to train; to send (a messenger)<br>ไป่ใ(ใใพใ): to finish; to close; to do something completely; to put away; to put an end to<br>ไปๅใ(ใใใ): (1) to partition; to divide; to mark off; to itemize (2) to direct; to take control; to manage; to take responsibility (3) to settle accounts (4) to toe the mark<br>ไปใใ(ใคใใใ): to serve; to work for; to attend<br>็ตฆไป(ใใ ใใ): (1) waiting on a table; serving (at dinner) (2) waiter; waitress; waitperson; server; cabin boy; bellboy; page; pageboy (3) office boy; office girl<br>ไปไธใใ(ใใใใ): to be finished; to be completed; to be done<br>ไปๆงใ็กใ(ใใใใใชใ): it can't be helped; it is inevitable; nothing can be done<br>ไปๆฅใใ(ใใใใ): custom; conventional practice; conventional practise; mores; ordinance<br>ไป่ใ(ใใพใ): (1) end; close; finish; termination (2) noh dance in plain clothes 4 3 439 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฃซ: gentleman; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33) 5 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic attend Back in the day, a person who stands beside a samurai is usually attending to them or working for them. "[+fuaburisu] Mr T attends to Tom Cruise in the Last Samurai, who is doing hara-kiri. Imagine Tom Cruise outside in the final scene, stabbing his knife into his stomach, while Mr T looks patiently on. ""I pity da foo....no, really.""." 960 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ไป ใฟ ใปใ other, another, the others ไปไบบ(ใใซใ): (1) another person; other people; others (2) unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood) (3) outsider; stranger<br>ไปๆน(ใใปใ): (1) one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party (2) on the other hand<br>ใใฎไป(ใใฎใปใ): etc.; otherwise; besides; in addition; the rest; the others; and so forth<br>ไป(ใ): other (esp. people and abstract matters)<br>ไปๅ่ฉ(ใใฉใใ): transitive verb (direct obj.) 3 3 543 ไบบ: person<br>ไน: to be (classical) 5 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic other Old latin saying: homo hominis scorpio (people are scorpions to other people). Itยดs one or the other: fight Mr. T, or be thrown into the scorpion pit. 961 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ไผ ใใฏ ใต.ใใใใต.ใ ใตใ, ใตใ prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes) ้ไผ(ใใใตใ): capitulation; surrender; submission<br>่ตทไผ(ใใตใ): (1) undulation (2) ups and downs; highs and lows 1 S 1604 ไบบ: person<br>็ฌ: dog 6 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic prostrated Donยดt need a silly story for this one: prostration is when a person puts themselves in a low position like a dog, as an extreme gesture of humility. "Mr T has beaten up the chihuahua, who lies prostrated in front of him. ""Now,"" Mr T says, ""I quiero some Taco Bell!""." 962 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ไผ ใใณใใใณ ใคใ.ใใใใคใ.ใใใใคใ.ใใใคใ .ใใ-ใฅใ.ใใใคใฆ ใคใใ transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition ไผ็ตฑ(ใงใใจใ): tradition; convention<br>ๅฎฃไผ(ใใใงใ): publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda<br>ไผ่ชฌ(ใงใใใค): tradition; legend; folklore<br>ๆไผใ(ใฆใคใ ใ): (1) helper; assistant (2) help<br>ไผ้(ใงใใใค): transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction<br>ไผ่จ(ใงใใใ): verbal message; word<br>ไผใใ(ใคใใใ): to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along<br>ไผ่จ(ใงใใ): biography; life story<br>ไผๆ(ใงใใใ): contagion; infection<br>ๆไผใ(ใฆใคใ ใ): to help; to assist; to take part in<br>ใๆไผใใใ(ใใฆใคใ ใใใ): maid<br>ไผใใ(ใคใใใ): to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath<br>ไผๆฅ(ใงใใใ): ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down<br>่จไผ(ใใจใฅใฆ): (oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor<br>ไผ่จ(ใคใฆใใจ): (1) verbal message; word (2) rumour; rumor 3 4 416 ไบบ: person<br>ไบ: say 6 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ ๅณ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic transmit "Mister T transmits a message with rising clouds (smoke) signals, to a nearby American Indian tribe. The smoke signals spell : ""I p-i-t-y y-o-u f-o-o !""." Hanging one-handed under Cloud City, the Jedi-in-training Luke, uses the force to transmit his distress to Leia. 963 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq251-500 ไป ใใใใใ ใปใจใ Buddha, the dead, France ไปๅ(ใถใคใใ): statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image<br>ไป(ใปใจใ): (1) Buddha; merciful person; Buddhist image (2) the dead<br>ไป(ใตใค): France 2 5 819 ไบบ: person<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) 4 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ ไฝ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Buddha "Mr. T says, ""I ainยดt afraid oยด no foo! Iยดll give anyone an elbow to the face, I donยดt care if itยดs Buddha himself!""." Buddha is a person who always seems to have his elbows bent. 964 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq751-1000 ไผ ใญใฅใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใพใใใใ.ใใ rest, day off, retire, sleep ๅคไผใฟ(ใชใคใใใฟ): summer vacation; summer holiday<br>ไผใฟ(ใใใฟ): (1) rest; recess; respite (2) vacation; holiday; absence; suspension (3) dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)<br>ไผๆ(ใใ ใใ): holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)<br>ไผๆฅญ(ใใ ใใใใ): closed (e.g. store); business suspended; shutdown; holiday<br>้ฃไผ(ใใใใ ใ): consecutive holidays<br>ไผๆฉ(ใใ ใใใ): rest; break; recess; intermission<br>ไผ้ค(ใใ ใใใ): rest; break; recreation<br>ๆผไผใฟ(ใฒใใใใฟ): lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period<br>ไผใ(ใใใ): (1) to be absent; to take a day off (2) to rest; to have a break (3) to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire (4) to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business<br>ไผๆฏ(ใใ ใใใ): rest; relief; relaxation<br>ไผๆฆ(ใใ ใใใ): truce; armistice<br>ไผๅญฆ(ใใ ใใใ): temporary absence from school; suspension<br>ๅฎไผๆฅ(ใฆใใใ ใใณ): regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day<br>ไผ่ฌ(ใใ ใใใ): lecture cancellation; cancelling (lecture, class, etc.)<br>ใไผใฟใชใใ(ใใใใฟใชใใ): good night<br>ไธไผใฟ(ใฒใจใใใฟ): rest<br>ไผใใ(ใใใใ): to rest; to suspend; to give relief<br>ใไผใฟ(ใใใใฟ): (1) holiday; day off; absence (2) sleep; rest (3) Good night<br>็ฃไผ(ใใใใ ใ): maternity leave 5 1 642 ไบบ: person<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 6 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic rest Mr T resting by a tree. Chuck norris rests againsts the tree, but wait, no... the tree rests and stands against him. 965 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq501-750 ไปฎ ใซใใฑ ใใใใใ- sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal ไปฎใซ(ใใใซ): temporarily; provisionally; for example; for argument's sake<br>็ไปฎๅ(ใซใฟใซใ): katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords<br>ไปฎๅฎ(ใใฆใ): assumption; supposition; hypothesis<br>ๅนณไปฎๅ(ใฒใใใช): hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)<br>ไปฎไปค(ใใจใ): even if; if; though; although<br>ไปฎๅ้ฃใ(ใใชใฅใใ): kana orthography; syllabary spelling<br>ๆฏใไปฎๅ(ใตใใใช): furigana (kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation)<br>้ใไปฎๅ(ใใใใใช): kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word (may inflect); declensional kana ending<br>ไปฎๅ(ใใช): kana; Japanese syllabary (e.g. hiragana, katakana) 2 5 1039 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: anti- 6 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ ๅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic provisional "Mr. T was offered a job in the Iraq Provisional Authority, but he turned it down, because heยดs anti-war. ""I pity da fool thinks this sand pit worth invadinยด when our schools be in such sad shape!""." "Mr. T is anti anything provisional. ""I pity da fooยด whoยดs so indecisive that he canยดt make nothinยด permanent""." 966 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ไผฏ ใใฏ ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใ, ใฏ, ใฒใ chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil ไผฏ็ถใใ(ใใใใ): (1) uncle (2) old man; mister (vocative) (3) manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)<br>ไผฏๆฏใใ(ใใฐใใ): aunt 1 S 1741 ไบบ: person<br>็ฝ: white 7 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic chief If Mr T was white I am sure he would have been commander in chief of the USA, he just the sort of clown Americans love to vote for. (NB: I tried with the indian chief motif but kept adding feathers by mistake). Mr T was originally supposed to be the chief of the A-Team, but then the producers realized that America didnยดt want to see a Black guy as the chief of a prime-time TV show. So here, we see Mr T doing a bunch of cocaine, and then spreading it all over his face to look white, and trying out for the part of Hannibal. The directors were so impressed that they let him stunt double for Hannibal in a few episodes. OR, Mr T chiefinยด on some crack cocaine. You make the call. 967 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Family Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1501-2000 ไฟ ใพใฏ vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things ้ขจไฟ(ใตใใใ): (1) manners; customs (2) sex service; sex industry<br>ๆฐไฟ(ใฟใใใ): folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs 1 S 1610 ไบบ: person<br>่ฐท: valley 9 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic vulgar "Mr. T says, ""Donยดt be like them valley girls, always speaking vulgar language and acting all vulgar! They ainยดt nothing but foos!""." Mr T meets the vulgar (common) people of the valley and participates in the vulgar customs (folkways). Looking at the vulgar (common) people, Mr T says - โI pity you foo!โ. 968 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ไฟก ใทใณ ใ, ใใ, ใใช, ใใฎ, ใใถ, ใจใ, ใฎใณ, ใฎใถ, ใพใใจ faith, truth, fidelity, trust ้ไฟก(ใคใใใ): correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal<br>่ชไฟก(ใใใ): self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)<br>ไฟก็จ(ใใใใ): confidence; dependence; credit; faith; reliance; belief; credence<br>ไฟก้ ผ(ใใใใ): reliance; trust; faith; confidence<br>ไฟกๅท(ใใใใ): traffic lights; signal; semaphore<br>ไฟกไปฐ(ใใใใ): (religious) faith; belief; creed<br>ไฟก่ (ใใใใ): believer; adherent; devotee<br>็ขบไฟก(ใใใใ): conviction; belief; confidence<br>ไฟกไปป(ใใใซใ): trust; confidence; credence<br>ไฟกใใ(ใใใใ): to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in<br>่ฟทไฟก(ใใใใ): superstition<br>ไฟกใใ(ใใใใ): to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in 3 4 208 ไบบ: person<br>่จ: say 9 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic faith "Mr. T has faith in the Word of God. (Image: Mr. T kneeling and prayering in front of a bible. ""Pity me, fool."")." Faith is believing that a person will be true to his word. 969 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1-250 ไฝณ ใซ ใใ, ใใ excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled ไฝณๅฅ(ใใ): beautiful passage of literature 1 S 1643 ไบบ: person<br>ๅญ: square jewel; corner; angle; edge 8 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic excellent Mr T wants to go to an excellent school, so he enrolls in Harvard, an ivy-league school. "Bill and Ted are walking through medieval Europe when they see a humongous square jewel. ""Excellent!"" they both yell. But only after grabbing it do they realize it is chained to the neck of Mr. T, who grimaces angrily at them. ""Bogus!"" they cry, and totally run away." 970 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ไพ ใคใใจ ใ.ใ ใ, ใใ reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to ไพ็ถ(ใใใ): still; as yet; as it has been<br>ไพ้ ผ(ใใใ): (1) request; commission; dispatch; despatch (2) dependence; trust<br>ไพๅญ(ใใใ): dependence; dependent; reliance<br>ไพใใจ(ใใใจ): according to 2 S 906 ไบบ: person<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing 8 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic reliant Mr T is reliant (depends on) on his garment (the gold chains). Mr. T. is so self-reliant he even makes his own garments. 971 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ไพ ใฌใค ใใจ.ใใ example, custom, usage, precedent ๆฏไพ(ใฒใใ): proportion<br>ไพใใฐ(ใใจใใฐ): for example; e.g.<br>ไพ(ใใ): (1) custom; practice; habit; usual (2) said; aforementioned (3) instance; example; case; illustration; usage (4) precedent (5) annual<br>ไพๅค(ใใใใ): exception<br>ๅไพ(ใใใใ): precedent<br>ๅฎไพ(ใใคใใ): example; illustration; precedent<br>ๆ ฃไพ(ใใใใ): custom; precedent; of convention<br>ไพใ(ใใจใ): (1) example (2) simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable<br>ไพใใ(ใใจใใ): to compare; to liken; to speak figuratively; to illustrate; to use a simile 3 4 399 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: file; row; rank; tier; column 8 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic example Mr T shows the example to the kids, and stays in the file (at supermarket, ...). โI pity da foo who does not follow my example !โ. When Mr. T. wants to make an example out of a group of people, he lines them up all single file and knocks them all out with one punch! 972 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใณใใซ individual, counter for articles and ilitary units ๅไบบ(ใใใ): individual; private person; personal; private<br>ๅๆง(ใใใ): individuality; personality; idiosyncrasy<br>ๅใ (ใใ): individual; one by one; separate<br>ๅๅฅ(ใในใค): particular case; discrete; individual; separate<br>ๅไฝ(ใใใ): individual (living being)<br>ๅ(ใ): (1) counter for articles (2) counter for military units (3) individual 2 5 451 ไบบ: person<br>ๅบ: harden; set; clot; curdle 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic individual "This keyword gave me trouble, I could write the kanji from memory but could not remember the keyword the other way around. In such case the dictionary definition can be helpful : ""Middle English, single, indivisible"". Here we have Mr. T. who is so hardened (all the body workout heยดs had) that he became in-dividual, that is, in-divisible. ""I pity da foo who can be divided into smaller units.""." "Mr. T insists that people be individual. He appears on television, saying, ""Being an individual is hard! But you gotta do it! Harden yourself, and be individual!""." 973 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting_Counters kanjifreq251-500 ๅฅ ใฑใณ ใใ.ใใ ใใค, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใฆ, ใจใ, ใใ, ใใใ healthy, health, strength, persistence ๅฅๅบท(ใใใใ): health; sound; wholesome<br>ไฟๅฅ(ใปใใ): health preservation; hygiene; sanitation<br>ๅฅๅ จ(ใใใใ): health; soundness; wholesome<br>ๅฅๅจ(ใใใใ): in good health; well; going strong<br>ๅฅใใ(ใใใใ): vigorous; healthy; sound 2 4 572 ไบบ: person<br>ๅปบ: build 11 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic healthy "Mr. T in a public service announcement yells, ""Iยดm healthy because every day I build a food pyramid, foo!""." "Mr.T, sir, how do you stay so healthy? I asked. ""Simple, foo,"" he answered, ""you gotta build the body up by bodybuilding!""." 974 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq501-750 ๅด ใฝใฏ ใใใใใใใใฐ side, lean, oppose, regret ๅด(ใใฐ): (1) near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while (2) third person<br>ๅด้ข(ใใใใ): side; flank; aspect; dimension; profile; sidelight; lateral<br>ไธกๅด(ใใใใใ): both sides<br>็ธๅด(ใใใใ): (1) veranda; porch; balcony; open corridor (2) bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)<br>ๅด(ใใ): (1) side (of something, or taking someone's side); part (2) (watch) case 3 4 216 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: rule; follow; based on; model after 11 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic side Mr. T rulezzz! I am on his side! Chuck Norrisยดs rules are easy to live by, just be on his side. 975 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1-250 ไพ ใธใใท ใใใใใใฏใน.ใ ใใฟ waiter, samurai, wait upon, serve ไพ(ใใใใ): (1) warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai (2) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer 1 S 1939 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฏบ: Buddhist temple 8 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic waiter "Mr. T infiltrates the secret samurai Buddhist temple as a waiter with a tray of green tea. (Careful: attend (#960))." Remember the kanji for wait, ๅพ . Well, now we have a waiter, and heยดs dropped a dish. See: ไพ! ๅพ crash ไพ. 976 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใใค ใจ.ใใใใจ.ใพใ halt, stopping ๅๆญข(ใฆใใ): (1) suspension; interruption; stoppage; ban; standstill; halt; hang-up; deadlock; stalemate; abeyance (2) suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person<br>่ชฟๅ(ใกใใใฆใ): arbitration; conciliation; mediation<br>ๅๆป(ใฆใใใ): stagnation; tie-up; congestion; retention; accumulation; falling into arrears<br>ๅ้ป(ใฆใใงใ): power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply<br>ๅ่ป(ใฆใใใ): stopping (e.g. train)<br>ๅ็ๆ(ใฆใใใ ใใใ): bus stop; tram stop; stop; station 2 4 733 ไบบ: person<br>ไบญ: pavilion; restaurant; mansion; arbor; cottage; vaudeville; music hall; stage name 11 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic halt Halt fool - Mr T acting as a bouncer at the pavillion. "Mister T makes a halt at the African pavilion at the Worldยดs Fair. He eats all the snacks on offer, and chats up the ladies - ""โI pity da foo who does not halt by your pavilion, itยดs the best !""." 977 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๅค ใ ใญใใใใ ใ price, cost, value ไพกๅค(ใใก): value; worth; merit<br>ๅคๆฎต(ใญใ ใ): price; cost<br>ๅค(ใใใ): (1) price; cost (2) value; worth; merit (3) value; count; number (4) variable (computer programming, programing)<br>ๅคๅผใ(ใญใณใ): price reduction; discount<br>ๅคๆใก(ใญใใก): value; worth; price; dignity<br>ๅคใใ(ใใใใใ): to be worth; to deserve; to merit 3 6 518 ไบบ: person<br>็ด: straightaway; honesty; frankness; fix; repair 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic price Mr. T (person) tells the used car salesman to tell him the real price straight away, and when he doesnยดt he throws him through the windshield. "Mr. T is shopping for new chains. He knows what he wants and money isnยดt an issue. ""Cut the jibba-jabba, tell me the price, straightaway!""." 978 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq501-750 ๅฃ ใใฆ ใชใ.ใ emulate, imitate ๆจกๅฃ(ใใปใ): imitation; copying<br>ๅฃใ(ใชใใ): to imitate; to follow; to emulate 1 S 2454 ไบบ: person<br>ๆพ: set free; release; fire; shoot; emit; banish; liberate 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic emulate Mr T downloads an emulator so that he can play his favorite game, Pokemon. He plays for a different reason, though - he hates to see them poor little foos in the ball so he spends his entire time setting them free. "The black slave who was set free (#496) decides to emulate Mr. T, his role model. He uses his compass to head to Cali to start anew." 979 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ใใฆ ใใ.ใใใ-ใ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใใพใใใใใใใใใพ overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down ๅใ(ใใใ): reverse; inversion; upside down<br>ๅ็ฃ(ใจใใใ): (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business<br>้ขๅ(ใใใฉใ): trouble; difficulty; care; attention<br>ๅใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to fall; to collapse; to drop; to fall senseless (2) to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.) (3) to die (4) to go bankrupt; to be ruined; to have a bad debt (5) to be defeated (in a game) (6) to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)<br>ๅงๅ(ใใฃใจใ): overwhelm; overpower; overwhelming<br>ๅใ(ใใใ): (1) to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side (2) to kill; to defeat; to beat (3) to overthrow; to trip up; to ruin (4) to leave unpaid; to cheat<br>้ขๅใใใ(ใใใฉใใใใ): bother(some) to do; tiresome 3 S 791 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฐ: arrival; proceed; reach; attain; result in 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic overthrow The A-Team are planning to overthrow the government. However, they canยดt do a damn thing until Mr T arrives. In Return of the Jedi, after a climactic light sabre battle, Luke and Vader overthrow the emporer (literally throwing him over the balcony). 980 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Directions_Movement kanjifreq751-1000 ๅต ใใค spy 1 S 1857 ไบบ: person<br>่ฒ: upright; chastity; constancy; righteousness 11 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic spy "Mr. T is a terrible spy. He walks around upright. ""Why should I hide?! Iยดve got nothing to be ashamed of!""." NOTE: The second primitive is upright, not eminent. There is an error in the book. 981 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅง ใฝใฆ Buddhist priest, monk ๅง(ใใ): monk; priest 1 S 1724 ไบบ: person<br>ๆฝ: formerly; once; before; ever; never; ex- 13 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ ๅง ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Buddhist priest While a waiter at the Buddhist temple (see FRAME 976), Mr T increases in wisdom and becomes a Buddhist priest. "Mr. T and the artist formerly known as Prince, who by the way is a buddhist, want to form a new heavy metal band. Instead of ""Judas Priest"" they will be called ""Buddhist Priest""." 982 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใชใฏ ใ hundred million, 10**8 ๅ(ใใ): 10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million 2 4 716 ไบบ: person<br>ๆ: idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking 15 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hundred million Mr. T has an clear idea of what he would do if he ever got hundred million dollar. (I guess it would be a enormous gold chain !). "Mr. Tยดs bright idea is to get a hundred million kids to vow not to use drugs. ""Cยดmon, foo! Sign the paper!""." 983 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใฎ ใฎใ, ใใ ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter ๅๅผ(ใใใ): ceremony; rite; ritual; service<br>็คผๅ(ใใใ): manners; courtesy; etiquette<br>่กๅ(ใใใใ): manners; behavior; behaviour<br>ใ่พๅ(ใใใ): bow; bowing 1 S 739 ไบบ: person<br>็พฉ: righteousness; justice; morality; honor; loyalty; meaning 15 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ceremony Mr. T is the master of ceremonies because he is a righteous dude. Mr. T was briefly a rapper, that is an M.C., that is a master of CEREMONIES (the origin of the phrase). But he sang only RIGHTEOUS songs, no cursing or anything like that. (all true: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rBidCkJxo ). 984 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใทใงใฆ ใคใใช.ใ reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem ่ณ ๅ(ใฐใใใใ): reparations; indemnity; compensation<br>่ฃๅ(ใปใใใ): compensation; reparation<br>ๅผๅ(ในใใใใ): reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity 1 S 854 ไบบ: person<br>่ณ: prize; reward; praise 17 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic reparation "Mr. T says, ""This ainยดt no prize, foo! This is reparations for slavery!""." "NOTE: do not confuse with compensation (#476)่ณ . However, ่ณ is always used in conjunction ่ณ ๅ... But ๅ is used in various other compounds. Mr. T sold all his jewelry to give as reparations to slave families. The governent tried to honor his charity by giving him a prize, but it was a shitty outhouse filled with clams." 985 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq751-1000 ไป ใปใณใใปใณใ ใใพ, ใฎใ hermit, wizard, cent 1 S 1157 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฑฑ: mountain 5 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hermit A HERMIT is a PERSON who lives in the MOUNTAINS. "After living as an hermit (recluse) for a while in the mountains, Mister T becomes an immortal mountain fairy (""fairy"" is another meaning of this kanji)." 986 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฌ ใตใค ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner) ้ๅฌ(ใใใใ): holding a meeting; open an exhibition<br>ไธปๅฌ(ใใ ใใ): sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging<br>ๅฌใ(ใใใใ): event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening; holding (a meeting)<br>ๅฌใ(ใใใใ): (1) to hold (a meeting); to give (a dinner); to show signs of (2) to feel (sensation, emotion, etc.)<br>ๅฌไฟ(ใใใใ): request; demand; claim; urge (action); press for 1 S 536 ไบบ: person<br>ๅด: cliff; bluff; precipice 13 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sponsor "And now a word from our sponsor. We see Mr. T, doing a sort of George Foreman thing, grilling Mountain Turkeys. ""I pity da foo who donยดt have a Mr. T grill!""." Mister T sponsors a meeting in the mountains (heยดs an hermit), talking over a megaphone โI pity da foo who does not come to my event !โ. The old turkey comes, and Mister T catches it and cooks it for dinner, muahaha. 987 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ไป ใธใณใใใใใณ ใใฟ, ใ, ใใจ, ใใฎใถ, ใ, ใจ, ใฎใ, ใฒใจ, ใฒใจใ, ใฒใ, ใพใ, ใพใใ, ใใ, ใใ humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel 1 6 1332 ไบบ: person<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) 4 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic humanity The beginning of humanity required at least TWO people. Mr. T and Mrs. T! Mr. T shows his humanity by giving two bucks to every homeless person he sees. 988 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ไพฎ ใ ใใชใฉ.ใใใใชใ.ใ scorn, despise, make light of, contempt ไพฎ่พฑ(ใถใใใ): insult; contempt; slight 1 S 2004 ไบบ: person<br>ๆฏ: every 8 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ ไพฎ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic scorn Mr. T has scorn for every fool. People full of scorn tend to hate every person (including themselves). 989 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ไฝฟ ใท ใคใ.ใใใคใ.ใใ-ใคใ.ใใ-ใฅใ.ใ use ไฝฟใ(ใคใใ): (1) to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use (2) to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate (3) to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume (4) to use (language); to speak (5) to take (one's lunch); to circulate (bad money)<br>ไฝฟ็จ(ใใใ): use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation<br>ๅคงไฝฟ(ใใใ): ambassador<br>ๅคงไฝฟ้คจ(ใใใใใ): embassy<br>ไฝฟๅฝ(ใใใ): mission; errand; message<br>ไฝฟใ(ใคใใ): (1) errand; mission; going as envoy (2) messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl (3) familiar spirit (4) use; usage; user; trainer; tamer; charmer<br>ไฝฟใ้(ใคใใใฟใก): a use; purpose to which something is put<br>ไฝฟ็จไบบ(ใใใใซใ): employee; servant<br>ใไฝฟใ(ใใคใใ): (1) errand; mission; going as envoy (2) messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl (3) familiar spirit 4 3 219 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: officer; an official 8 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic use Of course Mr. T will tell a police officer if he catches someone using drugs, foo! Mr. T uses the officer as a punching bag. 990 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1-250 ไพฟ ใใณใใใณ ใใ.ใ convenience ้ตไพฟ(ใใใณใ): mail; postal service<br>ไพฟๅฉ(ในใใ): convenient; handy; useful<br>้ตไพฟๅฑ(ใใใณใใใใ): post office<br>ไพฟๅฎ(ในใใ): convenience; accommodation; advantage; expedience<br>ไพฟใ(ใใใ): (1) news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter (2) news from ...<br>ไธไพฟ(ใตในใ): inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness<br>ไพฟ(ใณใ): (1) flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); service (2) mail; post; letter (3) opportunity; chance<br>ไพฟๆ(ในใใใ): toilet; lavatory; rest room; latrine; comfort station<br>่นไพฟ(ใตใชใณใ): surface mail (ship)<br>ๅฐไพฟ(ใใใในใ): urine; piss; pee<br>ไพฟ็ฎ(ใณใใใ): writing paper; stationery<br>ๅคงไพฟ(ใ ใในใ): feces; excrement; shit<br>ไธไพฟ(ใตใณใ): pity; compassion 4 4 729 ไบบ: person<br>ๆด: grow late; night watch; sit up late; of course; renew; renovate; again; more and more; further 9 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic convenience Mr. T loves the convenience of the new konbini. Not only does it stay open even if it grows late, they have brand new toilets, and a Post Office! Mr. T takes a dump on the floor of a convenience store. Well, it was growing late and he couldnยดt wait. He pities the fool who will have to clean it up! 991 grade4 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใใค ใน, ใพใ double, twice, times, fold ๅ(ใฐใ): (1) twice; double (2) times; -fold<br>ๅ็(ใฐใใใค): (1) magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor; scale factor (2) acceptance rate; pass rate (of an exam, etc.) 2 3 714 ไบบ: person<br>็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅฃ: mouth 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic double Mr. T keeps his double muzzled ... he wants all the glory. Mr T, like many holywood stars, has a butt double who is used only for scenes where Tยดs buttocks are exposed (he has issues with bearing his behind). The butt double has no speaking parts - he is muzzled. Of course T himself isnยดt heยดs rambling on about pity and foo. 992 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting_Handling.amounts kanjifreq501-750 ๅช ใฆใฆใใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใพใ.ใ ใ, ใใ tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness ๅชๅ(ใใใใใ): overall victory; championship<br>ไฟณๅช(ใฏใใใ): actor; actress; player; performer<br>ๅชๅ (ใใใใ): preference; priority; precedence<br>ๅฅณๅช(ใใใใ): actress<br>ๅช็ง(ใใใใ ใ): superiority; excellence<br>ๅชๅข(ใใใใ): superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance<br>ๅชใใ(ใใใใ): tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable; suave<br>ๅชไฝ(ใใใ): predominance; ascendancy; superiority<br>ๅช็พ(ใใใณ): grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness<br>ๅชใใ(ใใใใ): to surpass; to outstrip; to excel<br>ๅช่ถ(ใใใใค): supremacy; predominance; being superior to<br>ๅช(ใใ): gentle; affectionate<br>ๅช(ใใ): (1) gentle (2) elegant; classy (3) superior; skilled (4) excellent (in marking, grading, etc.) (5) actor 3 6 334 ไบบ: person<br>ๆ: melancholy; grieve; lament; be anxious; sad; unhappy 17 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tenderness "The A-Team is on a mission to help Hamlet. With uncharacteristic tenderness, Mr. T consoles the melancholy Hamlet. ""No, I really DO pity the poor foo. There, there little guy...take my hanky"". (Careful: benevolence (#885)." Someone canยดt be melancholy for long if just one person treats them with a little tenderness. 993 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ไผ ใใใใใใใซใใใ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ.ใค fell, strike, attack, punish 1 S 1816 ไบบ: person<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62) 6 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic fell "At a fiesta, Mr. T tries to knock down a large pinata, but in his overly enthusiastic swings to get ""the sucka,"" he actually FELLS the tree the piรฑata is hanging from, crushing some party goers. โI pity da fools who got crushed by my FELLED tree!โ." Mr T at the fiesta fell over blind drunk. 994 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฎฟ ใทใฅใฏ ใใฉใใใฉ.ใใใใฉ.ใ ใใ, ใถใใ, ใใ inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling ๅฎฟๆณ(ใใ ใใฏใ): lodging<br>ๅฎฟ(ใใฉ): (1) lodging; inn; hotel (2) house; home; dwelling (3) home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)<br>ๅฎฟ้ก(ใใ ใใ ใ): homework<br>ๅฎฟๅฝ(ใใ ใใใ): fate; destiny; predestination<br>ไธๅฎฟ(ใใใ ใ): boarding; lodging; boarding house<br>ๆฐๅฎฟ(ใฟใใใ ใ): private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers) 3 3 701 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ไฝฐ: 100; hundred; leader of 100 men; east-west path between paddies 11 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic inn The Toyoko Inn can house 100 people or 1 Mr. T. The inn is like a big house that can addomodate a hundred persons. Only this time, thereยดs just Mister T and heยดs booked all the rooms! 995 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq501-750 ๅท ใทใงใฆ ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point ๅท(ใใ): (1) wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar (2) chip; crack; scratch; nick (3) flaw; defect; weakness; weak point (4) stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour (5) (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings<br>่ฒ ๅท(ใตใใใ): injury; wound<br>ไธญๅท(ใกใ ใใใใ): slander; libel; defamation<br>ๅทใ(ใใใ): (1) to hurt; to feel a pain (2) to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food)<br>ๅทใคใ(ใใใคใ): (1) to be wounded; to get injured (2) to get hurt feelings (3) to chip; to scratch; to damage<br>ๅทไปใใ(ใใใคใใ): (1) to wound; to injure (2) to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.) (3) to damage; to chip; to scratch<br>็ซๅท(ใใใฉ): burn; scald<br>ๅทใใ(ใใใใ): to damage; to impair; to spoil 1 6 845 ไบบ: person<br>ๆ: open; sun 13 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wound If someone doesn't have a fat piggy bank to cover their medical costs and happen to get wounded somewhere, they'll be reclining there forever. Mr. T gets wounded by reclining on his piggy bank. 996 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq751-1000 ไฟ ใใใใฆ ใใ.ใค ใ, ใ, ใถ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support ไฟ้(ใปใใใ): guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty<br>ไฟ่ญท(ใปใ): care; protection; shelter; safeguard; guardianship; favor; favour; patronage<br>็ขบไฟ(ใใใป): guarantee; maintain; ensure; insure; secure; reservation<br>ไฟ้บ(ใปใใ): insurance; guarantee<br>ไฟๅฎ(ใปใใ ): maintenance; conservation<br>ไฟๅฅ(ใปใใ): health preservation; hygiene; sanitation<br>ไฟๅญ(ใปใใ): preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk); maintenance<br>ไฟ็ฎก(ใปใใ): charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage<br>ไฟใค(ใใใค): to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable<br>ไฟๆธฉ(ใปใใ): retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation<br>ไฟ่ฒ(ใปใใ): nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling<br>ไฟ้ค(ใปใใ): health preservation; recuperation; recreation<br>ไฟๆฏ(ใปใผ): day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc. 2 5 146 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: be amazed; disgusted; shocked 9 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic protect "Mr. T opens his mouth from the top of the tree saying ""I pitty da foo who donยดt protect the trees!""." "Tip: Heisig later combines mouth and tree into ๅ dumbfounded (#2181). Story: Your person (Mr. T. or whoever) is dumbfounded when told to protect the bad guys rather than fight them." 997 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ่ค ใใฆ ใป.ใใ praise, extol ่คใใ(ใปใใ): to praise; to admire; to speak well<br>่ค็พ(ใปใใณ): reward; prize 1 S 2073 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ไฟ: protect; guarantee; keep; preserve; sustain; support 15 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ่ฅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic praise Mr. T is praised for his protecting of the trees by being given a top hat and scarf which he wears over his mohawk and chains, respectively. "An old lady puts a top hat and scarf on her poodle and praises him for how cute he is. The dog thinks, ""Someone protect me from this psycho!""..." 998 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ใฑใ ใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใพใ greatness, excellence ๅไฝ(ใใฃใใ): (1) masterpiece; best work (2) amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner 1 S 1926 ไบบ: person<br>ๆก: measuring box 13 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic greatness My wise person says greatness does not come from wearing shades (sunglasses) but from planting trees to shade everyone. "Mr T stands in front of you, his greatness radiating out from him so brightly. You need to put on your sunglasses and hide behind a tree to even talk to the guy. ""Recognise, foo!""." 999 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1501-2000 ไป ใ ใค.ใใใ-ใค.ใใใ-ใฅ.ใใใใค.ใใใค.ใ-ใ-ใค.ใใ-ใฅ.ใใ-ใฅใใใค.ใใ-ใฅ.ใใใค.ใใ-ใค.ใใ-ใคใใ-ใฅ.ใใ-ใฅใ ใคใ adhere, attach, refer to, append ๆฅไปใ(ใฒใฅใ): date; dating<br>่ฆไปใใ(ใฟใคใใ): to be found; to be discovered<br>ไป่ฟ(ใตใใ): (1) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; environs (2) approaching<br>ไบคไป(ใใใต): delivering; handing over; furnishing (e.g. with copies); issuance; issuing<br>ไปใๅใ(ใคใใใ): association; socializing; socialising; fellowship<br>ๅไป(ใใใคใ): (1) reception (desk); information desk (2) receipt; acceptance<br>่ฟฝใไปใ(ใใใคใ): to overtake; to catch up (with)<br>่ฆไปใใ(ใฟใคใใ): (1) to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot (2) to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault (3) to be used to seeing; to be familiar with<br>ไป้ฒ(ใตใใ): appendix; supplement; annex<br>ไปใ(ใคใ): (1) furnished with; including (2) attached to (3) impression; appearance (4) luck (5) sociality (6) under; assistant (e.g. to a manager) (7) soup base<br>ๅไปใใ(ใชใฅใใ): to name (someone)<br>ๆฐไปใ(ใใฅใ): to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise<br>้กไปใ(ใใใคใ): (outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression<br>ๅทไปใใ(ใใใคใใ): (1) to wound; to injure (2) to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.) (3) to damage; to chip; to scratch<br>ๅใไปใใ(ใใใคใใ): to be accepted; to receive (an application)<br>ไปใใ(ใคใใ): (1) to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment) (2) to furnish (a house with) (3) to wear; to put on (4) to keep a diary; to make an entry (5) to appraise; to set (a price) (6) to bring alongside (7) to place (under guard or doctor) (8) to follow; to shadow (9) to load; to give (courage to) (10) to keep (an eye on) (11) to establish (relations or understanding) (12) to turn on (light)<br>็ไปใใ(ใใใฅใใ): (1) to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away (2) to settle (problem); to clear (dispute) (3) to finish; to bring something to an end (4) to marry off (e.g. a daughter) (5) to do away with someone; to bump someone off<br>ๆใไปใ(ใใใใคใ): to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to be struck with an idea<br>ไปใๅ ใใ(ใคใใใใใ): to add one thing to another<br>็ไปใ(ใใใฅใ): (1) to be put in order; to be put to rights (2) to be disposed of; to be solved (3) to be finished (4) to be married (off)<br>็ฎไปใ(ใใคใ): look; expression of the eyes; eyes<br>ไปใๅใ(ใคใใใ): (1) to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with (2) to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise<br>ใใฃไปใ(ใใฃใคใ): (1) to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to (2) to keep close to; to go along with (3) to get involved with; to be thick with; to become intimate<br>ใใฃไปใใ(ใใฃใคใใ): to attach<br>ๆไปใใ(ใถใคใใ): to knock; to run into; to nail on; to strike hard; to hit and attack; to try (an idea) on someone<br>ไฝไปใ(ใใใ ใคใ): body build; figure<br>ๅใไปใใ(ใใชใใคใใ): to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install<br>ๆฐใไปใใ(ใใใคใใ): to be careful; to pay attention; to take care<br>่จไปใใ(ใใจใฅใใ): to send word; to send a message<br>ใใฃไปใใ(ใใฃใคใใ): to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off<br>็ไปใ(ใใใฅใ): tidying up; finishing<br>ๆฎใไปใใ(ใใใคใใ): to install; to equip; to mount<br>้่ชคไปใ(ใพใใคใ): to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss<br>่จใไปใใ(ใใใคใใ): (1) to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct (2) to tell on (someone); to report (3) to often say<br>ๅใไปใใ(ใจใใคใใ): (1) to furnish; to install (2) to get someone's agreement (3) to patronize; to buy usually from the same store<br>ไปใ(ใคใ): (1) to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling (2) to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye (3) to bear (fruit, interest, etc.) (4) to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.) (5) to take root (6) to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with (7) to side with; to belong to (8) to possess; to haunt (9) to be lit; to be lighted (10) to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided (11) to be given (of a name, price, etc.) (12) to be sensed; to be perceived (13) to be lucky (14) (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words) to become (a state, condition, etc.)<br>่จไปใ(ใใจใฅใ): (verbal) message<br>ไป(ใฅใ): dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change) 3 4 322 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 5 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic adhere ่ณ TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT TO ๅ kanji!! Remember, after this, youยดll be ่ชญing japanese novels, the news, and the internet like a native. ๅ to ALL of you in your amazing japanese ๅพ. :). If a PERSON ADHERES to something, they stick to it like GLUE. 1000 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ็ฌฆ ใ token, sign, mark, tally, charm ๅ็ฌฆ(ใใฃใท): ticket<br>็ฌฆๅท(ใตใใ): sign; mark; symbol; code 2 S 1798 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ไป: adhere; attach; refer to; append 11 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic token I dropped my token down the drain, so I used a piece of bamboo with chewing gum on the end to retrieve it. At the arcade, Mr. T adheres a bamboo rod to his token so that he can put it in the machine and pull it out repeatedly. 1001 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅบ ใ ใ, ใ, ใ, ใฏใ borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse ๆฟๅบ(ใใใต): government; administration 2 4 170 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ไป: adhere; attach; refer to; append 8 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic municipality "A municipality, like any type of government, adheres to having caves for offices (see government office (#591))." Even if a municipality is in a cave, you have to adhere to its policies. 1002 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ไปป ใใณ ใพใ.ใใใใพใ.ใ ใ, ใจใ, ใฒใง responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint ่ฒฌไปป(ใใใซใ): (1) duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) (2) liability; onus<br>ๅฐฑไปป(ใใ ใใซใ): inauguration; assumption of office<br>ไธปไปป(ใใ ใซใ): person in charge; responsible official; senior staff<br>ไปปๅ(ใซใใ): duty; function; office; mission; task<br>่ตดไปป(ใตใซใ): moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment<br>ไปปๅฝ(ใซใใใ): appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation<br>ไฟกไปป(ใใใซใ): trust; confidence; credence<br>ไปปใ(ใพใใ): to entrust; to leave to a person<br>ไปปใใ(ใพใใใ): (1) to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to (2) to passively leave to someone else's facilities (3) to leave to take its natural course (4) to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim) (5) to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done<br>่ปขไปป(ใฆใใซใ): change of post 3 5 217 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฃฌ: 9th calendar sign 6 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic responsibility It is always Mr. Tยดs responsibility to be the porter and carry around everyoneยดs luggage because heยดs so strong. "In pregnancy (#507), the woman was the porter for the first nine months. Now, as a new father, Mr.T is assuming all the RESPONSIBILITIES that comes with it. Canยดt you just see him here as the new porter, wearing a harness with a his little dude (who already has a little matching mohawk)?" 1003 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ่ณ ใใณ ใใ fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge ่ณ้(ใกใใใ): (1) wages (2) cash payment of rent<br>้่ณ(ใใใกใ): (1) fare (2) freight rates; shipping expenses<br>ๅฎถ่ณ(ใใกใ): rent 2 6 961 ไปป: responsibility; duty; term; entrust to; appoint<br>่ฒ: shellfish 13 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fare Itยดs your own responsibility to pay the bus fare with the correct number of shells/money. "In Japan they have automatic ticket gates so you cant easily cheat on your train fare. In England however the ticket gates are fairly open. It is a different kind of system. In England you are given the RESPONSIBILITY to put in the right amount of MONEY, but if you are caught cheating, the fines are stiff and you feel like a real CHINCHIN. ""un.CHIN""." 1004 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq751-1000 ไปฃ ใใคใใฟใค ใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใ-ใใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใใใ ใ substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, generation, charge, rate, fee ไปฃใใ(ใใใ): (1) substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing (2) stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor (3) compensation; exchange; return (4) second helping; another cup; seconds (5) upcoming program; upcoming programme<br>ไปฃ(ใ): world; society; age; generation<br>ๆไปฃ(ใใ ใ): (1) period; epoch; era; age (2) the times; those days (3) oldness; ancientness; antiquity (4) antique; period piece<br>ไปฃ่กจ(ใ ใใฒใใ): representative; representation; delegation; type; example; model<br>็พไปฃ(ใใใ ใ): nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day<br>ไธไปฃ(ใใ ใ): generation; the world; the age<br>่ฟไปฃ(ใใใ ใ): present day; modern times<br>ไปฃ็(ใ ใใ): representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney; substitute; alternate; acting (principal, etc.)<br>ไปฃ้(ใ ใใใ): price; payment; cost; charge; the money; the bill<br>ๅคไปฃ(ใใ ใ): ancient times<br>ๅนดไปฃ(ใญใใ ใ): age; era; period; date<br>ไปฃๅ่ฉ(ใ ใใใใ): (1) pronoun (2) synonym; classic example; pattern; byword; representative<br>ไปฃ็จ(ใ ใใใ): substitution<br>ไปฃใใ(ใใใ): (1) to succeed; to relieve; to replace (2) to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent (3) to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch<br>ไปฃๅผ(ใ ใในใ): pay by proxy; act for another; speak for another<br>ๅ ไปฃ(ใใใ ใ): family predecessor; previous age; previous generation<br>ไปฃใใไปฃใใ(ใใใใใใ): alternately; by turns<br>ใไปฃใใ(ใใใใ): (1) second helping; another cup; seconds (2) command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand<br>ไปฃ(ใใ): (1) substitution (2) material (3) price (4) margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something (5) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.)<br>ไปฃ(ใ ใ): (1) charge; cost; price (2) generation; age; reign (3) (geological) era (4) (after someone's name or title) a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone) (5) used after a phone number to indicate that it is a switchboard number (6) counter for decades of ages, eras, etc. (7) counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.) (8) proxy application company 4 3 66 ไบบ: person<br>ๅผ: piling; ceremony radical (no. 56) 5 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic substitute "Mister T substitutes an arrow for a toothpick -- The keyword meaning is to replace something with something else, to act for another, to represent. Itยดs best to stick to the first meaning, because the last two are very close to ""mediator"" which will come in frame 1761. The idea here is that the arrow is not a toothpick, neither it is changed into one, but it can substitute for one." Mr. T shot the substitute teacher with an arrow. 1005 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ่ข ใฟใคใใใค ใตใใ ใฆใ, ใชใ, ใถใ sack, bag, pouch ่ข(ใตใใ): (1) bag; sack; pouch (2) skin of an orange (and other like fruits) (3) dead end (4) plot of land surrounded by water<br>ๆ่ข(ใฆใถใใ): glove; mitten; mitt<br>ใ่ข(ใใตใใ): one's mother<br>่ถณ่ข(ใใณ): tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe) 2 S 1125 ไปฃ: substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing 11 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sack A sack is an easy substitute for a garment. "A worker who was recently sacked from his job, is wearing a sack of potatoes as a substitute garment (naked otherwise), in some kind of protest. The kanji is close to frame 1547 ""bag"", and although the later really refers to a ""straw sack"", I use the image of a sack of potatoes here, and that of a ""plastic bag"" for frame 1547. The keywords would have been better swapped in my opinion, but the relevancy is not so important at this point (see notes of Lesson 31 in the book)." 1006 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฒธ ใฟใค ใ.ใใใ.ใ-ใใใ- lend ่ฒธใๅบใ(ใใใ ใ): lending; loaning<br>่ฒธใ(ใใ): loan; lending<br>่ฒธใ(ใใ): (1) to lend; to loan (2) to rent out; to hire out<br>่ฒธๅฎถ(ใใใ): house for rent<br>่ฒธ้(ใใใพ): room to let; room for rent 4 5 995 ไปฃ: substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee<br>่ฒ: shellfish 12 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lend In order for the bank to lend you money, you need to put up some sort of collateral as a substitute for the money. The poor substitute teacher asks the class to lend him some money for the bus fare home. 1007 grade5 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใซใใฑ ใฐ.ใใใใฐ.ใใใใต.ใใใใ.ใใ change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization ๅผทๅ(ใใใใ): strengthen; intensify; reinforce; solidify; enhancement<br>ๆๅ(ใถใใ): (1) culture; civilization; civilisation (2) Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)<br>ๅคๅ(ใธใใ): (1) change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis (2) variety; diversity (3) inflection; declension; conjugation (4) sidestepping (sumo)<br>ๆชๅ(ใใฃใ): (suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption<br>ๅๅญฆ(ใใใ): (1) chemistry (2) chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.)<br>้ ธๅ(ใใใ): oxidation<br>ๅ็ฒง(ใใใใ): make-up; makeup; cosmetics<br>ๅ็ณ(ใใใ): fossil; petrifaction; fossilization; fossilisation<br>ๆๅ่ฒก(ใถใใใใ): cultural assets; cultural property<br>ๆถๅ(ใใใใ): (1) digestion (2) thorough understanding (3) selling accumulated (excess) products; dealing with a large amount of work (4) losing one's form and turning into something else<br>้ฒๅ(ใใใ): evolution; progress<br>ๅใใ(ใฐใใ): (1) to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into (2) to disguise oneself as (3) to change radically; to metamorphose (4) to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)<br>ๅๅ(ใใใ): chemical combination<br>ๅ็น(ใใใ): synthetic fibres (fibers)<br>่ชค้ญๅใ(ใใพใใ): (1) to deceive; to falsify; to misrepresent; to cheat; to swindle; to tamper; to juggle; to manipulate (2) to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties) (3) to varnish over; to gloss over<br>้ๅ(ใใใ): degeneration; retrogression<br>ๅ(ใ): action of making something; -ification 3 3 89 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) 4 ๅ 21 2 ใใใปใใใฎใฒใปใใใฅใใใปใฒ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic change "Referring to a scene in the movie ""The Matrix"" where a girl bends a spoon with the power of her mind alone, I imagine Mister T who changes a spoon into something else (maybe the waiter forgot to bring knives or forks). Note: as a primitive, it can help to use the image of ""spare change"", this can help you keep it distinct from other similar kanji such as ""shape"" or ""turn into""." Mr. T reaches into his wallet for some spare change but it has all changed into spoons. 1008 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ่ฑ ใซใใฑ ใฏใช ใ flower ่ฑ(ใฏใช): (1) flower; blossom; bloom; petal (2) blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); cherry blossom (3) ikebana (4) Japanese playing cards (5) beauty (6) (the) best<br>่ฑ็ซ(ใฏใชใณ): fireworks<br>่ฑ่ฆ(ใฏใชใฟ): cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing<br>่ฑๅซ(ใฏใชใใ): bride<br>็ซ่ฑ(ใฒใฐใช): spark<br>่ฑๅผ(ใฏใชใณใ): (flower) petal<br>็่ฑ(ใใใฐใช): (1) flower arrangement (2) fresh flowers<br>่ฑ็ฒ(ใใตใ): pollen<br>่ฑๅฃ(ใใ ใ): flower bed<br>่ฑ็ถ(ใใณใ): (flower) vase 5 1 578 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ: change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization 7 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic flower The flowers change with the seasons. The flower is the essence of transience. So, the conceptual flower involves both the concept of flower plus change. 1009 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq501-750 ่ฒจ ใซ ใใใ freight, goods, property ้่ฒจ(ใคใใ): currency<br>่ฒจ็ฉ(ใใใค): (1) cargo; freight (2) money or assets<br>ๅค่ฒจ(ใใใ): (1) foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange (2) foreign goods; imported goods<br>็กฌ่ฒจ(ใใใ): (1) coin (2) hard currency<br>่ฒจๅนฃ(ใใธใ): money; currency; coinage<br>้่ฒจ(ใใฃใ): miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries<br>้ ่ฒจ(ใฉใใ): copper coin 2 4 822 ๅ: change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization<br>่ฒ: shellfish 11 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic freight "Freight is the shells (money) paid to change the location of something big. Donยดt confuse with the similar ่ณ fare (#1004)." This is a freight train that runs on spare change. Imagine getting on the freight train with a bunch of spare change. You put in some change and it starts up...goes for a few minutes, then starts to slow down. You look at the slot..thereยดs actually a slot for spare change and one for regular shells. Your call, but it seems to prefer spare change over shells. 1010 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq751-1000 ๅพ ใฑใค ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใใถ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias ๅพๅ(ใใใใ): tendency; trend; inclination<br>ๅพๆ(ใใใใ): inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip<br>ๅพใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list (2) to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into (3) to ruin; to squander; to empty (4) to drink (alcohol)<br>ๅพใ(ใใใใ): (1) to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to (2) to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline<br>ๅพใใ(ใชใ ใใ): gently-sloping; gentle; easy 2 S 938 ไบบ: person<br>้ : time; about; toward 13 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lean Mr. T gave a girl some change to lean over and give him head. Leaning over changes the position of the head... 1011 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ไฝ ใซ ใชใซใใชใใใชใซ-ใใชใ- ใใ what "ไฝ(ใชใ): (1) what (2) how many (some counter) (3) euph. for genitals or sex<br>ไฝใ(ใชใซใ): something<br>ไฝใจใ(ใชใใจใ): (1) something; something or other; so-and-so (2) somehow; anyhow; one way or another<br>ไฝใใ(ใชใซใใ): most; best; above all<br>ไฝใงใ(ใชใใงใ): (1) any; whatever one likes; by all means; anything; everything (2) I am told; I understand; they say; I hear<br>ไฝใจ(ใชใใจ): what; how; whatever<br>ไฝใจใ(ใชใใจใ): (1) quite; really; very; extremely (2) nothing; not a bit; not at all<br>ไฝใง(ใชใใง): (1) why?; what for? (2) how?; by what means?<br>ไฝใ ใ(ใชใใ ใ): (a) little; somewhat; somehow<br>ไฝใใ(ใชใซใใ): at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case<br>ไฝๆ (ใชใ): why; how<br>ไฝๅ(ใชใซใจใ): (1) please; kindly; I beg of you; if it pleases you (2) by all means; without fail<br>ไฝใ(ใชใซใ): (1) nothing (with neg. verbs); not any (2) and everything else (with noun plus ""mo""); all<br>ไฝใฎ(ใฉใฎ): which; what (way)<br>ไฝๆ(ใใค): when; how soon<br>ไฝใฆ(ใชใใฆ): (1) how ..!; what ..! (2) what (questioning)<br>ไฝๆฐใชใ(ใชใซใใชใ): casual; unconcerned; nonchalant<br>ๅฆไฝ(ใฉใ): how; in what way; how about<br>ไฝๆน(ใฉใกใ): (1) which way; which direction; where (2) which one (esp. of two alternatives) (3) who<br>ไฝๅ(ใชใซใถใ): (1) some; any; (a) little; of some kind; of some sort (2) please (3) anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all<br>ไฝๅฆ(ใฉใ): (1) where; what place (2) how much (long, far); what extent<br>ๅฆไฝใซใ(ใใใซใ): indeed; really; phrase indicating agreement<br>ไฝใ(ใฉใ): (1) which (of three or more) (2) whichever; any (3) well; now; let me see<br>ไฝๆ ใชใ(ใชใใชใ): because<br>ไฝใ ใใใ (ใชใใ ใใใ ): something or other; one thing or another; this or that<br>ไฝใไฝใ(ใฉใใฉใ): (1) which (emphatic) (2) let me see; well now<br>ไฝๆใพใงใ(ใใคใพใงใ): forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what<br>ไฝๆใ(ใใคใ): (1) always; usually; every time (2) never (with neg. verb)<br>ไฝๅฆใ(ใฉใใ): somewhere; anywhere; in some respects<br>ไฝๆน(ใฉใชใ): who?<br>ๅฆไฝใใฆ(ใฉใใใฆ): why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for<br>ๅฆไฝใใฆใ(ใฉใใใฆใ): by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely<br>ๅฆไฝใซ(ใใใซ): (1) how; in what way (2) however much; however (e.g. easy, rich, sad); whatever; how much (3) hey; oi<br>ไฝๆใงใ(ใใคใงใ): (at) any time; always; at all times; whenever<br>ไฝใจใชใ(ใชใใจใชใ): somehow or other; for some reason or another<br>ไฝใ (ใชใซใชใซ): (1) such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.); this and that (2) What?; What is the matter?; What are the items?<br>ไฝใชใ(ใชใใชใ): any; anything; whatever<br>ไฝๆใ(ใใคใ): sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time" 5 2 340 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฏ: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not 7 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic what What can Mr T do? ยดYou mean: what canยดt MR T do, you foolยด. What canยดt Mr. T not do? 1012 grade2 JLPT.N5 kanjifreq251-500 ่ท ใซ ใซ ใฏใ, ใ baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight ่ท็ฉ(ใซใใค): (1) luggage; baggage (2) burden (3) payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)<br>่ท(ใซ): (1) load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods (2) burden; responsibility<br>่ทไฝใ(ใซใฅใใ): packing; baling; crating 2 3 1230 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ไฝ: what 10 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic baggage TSA guard: Whatยดs in the baggage?! Itยดs just flowers, I swear! "Your girlfriend arrives at the airport. You give her flowers, but she brushes you off and says ""here, carry my BAGGAGE."" Dumbfounded at her rudeness, you say, ""what?""." 1013 grade3 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ไฟ ใทใฅใณ ใใใ, ใจใ sagacious, genius, excellence 1 S 1007 ไบบ: person<br>ๅค: None 9 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sagacious The entire town wants to get rid of legal prostitutes, but the sagacious Mr T realizes that they are a benefit to the economy and society. So he lets the sa-geishas stay. (re: sweetneet) Since he is not very sagacious, Mr. T failed his driverยดs license and now needs to resort to his walking legs to get around. 1014 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใใฆ ใใใ.ใใใใใใใ-ใใฏใใใใฐ ใณ bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, 3rd person ๅใ(ใใใใ): (1) side; edge; beside; besides; nearby (2) while (doing) 1 S 1660 ไบบ: person<br>ๆ: RHS of character; at same time 12 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bystander In Japan, the emperor is a bystander - he stands on his crown but canยดt really affect the direction of the country. (thx shimouma). Mr. T is in the street, standing up, wearing an golden crown and a compass in his hand... heยดs asking the bystander if they know how to get to buckingham palace (!). 1015 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ไน ใญใฅใฆใใฏ ใฒใ.ใใ ใใ , ใ long time, old story ไน ใๆฏใ(ใฒใใใถใ): a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)<br>ๆฐธไน (ใใใใ ใ): (1) eternity; perpetuity; immortality (2) Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)<br>ไน ใใ(ใฒใใใ): long; long-continued; old (story) 2 5 688 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20) 3 ไธฟ 4 1 ใฎใปใฎใใใใใปใฏใใใผใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic long time Note: this is the ใฒใ in ใฒใใใถใ . Long time no see mummy! (A bound up person). "This is a picture of a person bowing ""long time no see!""." 1016 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color Kanji_Time kanjifreq501-750 ็ ใใฆใใใใขใใ ใใใใญ furrow, 30 tsubo, ridge, rib 1 S 2327 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไน : long time; old story 10 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic furrow Using a TOP HAT to make FURROWS in the RICE FIELD takes a LONG TIME! A mummy tries to furrow his brow but realizes that heยดs got no head - just a brain with a top-hat on it. So he furrows his brain. [trigger: furrow your brain]. 1017 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Units.of.Area kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ใทใฅใฆ ใจใ.ใใใ captured, criminal, arrest, catch 1 S 2107 ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ไบบ: person 5 ๅ 31 3 ใใซใปใใซใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic captured A person pent in is obviously captured. Imagine a man put inside a wooden box, his evil capturers waiting for ransom money. Mr. T canยดt be captured. This kanji is lying. 1018 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ใใคใใใค ใใก ใใจ, ใใ , ใก, ใฎใก inside, within, between, among, house, home ๅ ้ฃ(ใชใใใ): cabinet; (government) ministry<br>ๅ ๅฎน(ใชใใใ): subject; contents; matter; substance; detail; import<br>ไปฅๅ (ใใชใ): within; inside of; less than<br>ๅ ้จ(ใชใใถ): interior; inside; internal<br>ๆกๅ (ใใใชใ): (1) information; guidance; leading (2) to guide; to show (around); to conduct<br>ๅ (ใใก): (1) inside; within (2) while (3) among; amongst; between (4) we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.); our (5) my spouse (6) imperial palace grounds (7) emperor (8) I (primarily used by women and children); me<br>ๅ ็ง(ใชใใ): (1) internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures (2) department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)<br>ๅ ้ธ(ใชใใใ): inland<br>ๅ ๅฟ(ใชใใใ): innermost thoughts; real intention; inmost heart; one's mind; in the heart<br>ๅฎถๅ (ใใชใ): (1) (my) wife (2) inside the home; one's family<br>ๅ ่จณ(ใใกใใ): itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification<br>ๅ ็ท(ใชใใใ): phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line<br>ๅ ่ต(ใชใใใ): internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)<br>ๅ ไนฑ(ใชใใใ): civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict<br>ใใฎๅ (ใใฎใใก): eventually; sooner or later; of the previously mentioned<br>ๅ ็ท(ใชใใใ): (1) secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret (2) one's circumstances (esp. fiscal) (3) inner realization; personal enlightenment (4) kitchen<br>ๅ (ใชใ): inside; within 3 2 44 ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ไบบ: person 4 ๅ ฅ 11 2 ใใใปใซใ ใใปใใใใใใปใใใใญ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic inside Mr. Tยดs new belt is huge! When heยดs inside it, his feet no longer touch the ground! How is a person ever supposed to get inside that girl when sheยดs wearing such a huge chastity belt? I guess thatยดs kinda the point, eh? 1019 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq1-250 ไธ ใใค ใฒใฎใ third class, 3rd, 3rd calendar sign 1 S ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅ : inside; within; between; among; house; home 5 ไธ 1 1 ใใก (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic third class In this third class flight, the seatbelts are so bad that with the slightest turbulence all the persons hit the ceiling. (itยดs almost pictographic here!). But third class is so small Mr. Tยดs head hits the celing. 1020 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting ๆ ใใค ใใใใใใคใ ใใ, ใ design, pattern, build, nature, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft ๆ(ใใ): (1) pattern; design (2) body build; figure; physique (3) essential qualities; character; nature (4) appropriate to; fitting of; suitable for<br>ไบบๆ(ใฒใจใใ): personality; character; personal appearance; gentility<br>ไบๆ(ใใจใใ): matter; thing; affair; circumstance<br>ๅฐๆ(ใใใ): (1) small build; small stature; petite (2) small pattern<br>้ๆ(ใใใ ใใ): relation(ship)<br>ๆ(ใ): (1) handle; grip (2) stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)<br>ๅคงๆ(ใใใใ): (1) large build (2) large pattern 1 S 1140 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไธ: third class; 3rd; 3rd calendar sign 9 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic design "This is a ""design"" as in a ""pattern"", not a verb as in ""to design"". The tree grain design was too expensive for the third class airline to use for the panelling. They just painted it." Half Way!!!! 1021 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใใฏ ใใ meat ่(ใซใ): (1) flesh (2) meat (3) the physical body (as opposed to the spirit) (4) thickness (5) ink pad<br>็่(ใใ ใใซใ): beef<br>็ญ่(ใใใซใ): muscle; sinew<br>่่ฆช(ใซใใใ): blood relationship; blood relative<br>่ไฝ(ใซใใใ): the body; the flesh<br>็ฎ่(ใฒใซใ): cynicism; sarcasm; irony; satire<br>่ฑ่(ใถใใซใ): pork<br>้ถ่(ใใใซใ): chicken meat 4 2 986 ่: meat, meat radical (no. 130) 6 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic meat Here we are looking at an x-ray of a cannibal whose insides are full on people-meat. A personยดs inside - fleshy, raw, pink, meat. 1022 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_General Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq751-1000 ่ ใ ใใ.ใใ-ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ rot, decay, sour ่ ๆ(ใตใฏใ): decay; depravity<br>่ ใ(ใใใ): (1) to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk) (2) to corrode; to weather; to crumble (3) to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice) (4) to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt (5) to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down (6) indicates scorn or disdain for another's action (7) to lose a bet (8) to be drenched; to become sopping wet 1 S 1225 ๅบ: borough; urban prefecture; govt office; representative body; storehouse<br>่: meat 14 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rot The rotting meat adheres to the cave walls. Smaller municipalities are well known for filling their budgets with pork (meat). Thats why they are also well known for being rotten. 1023 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅบง ใถ ใใ.ใ squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit ๅบงๅธญ(ใใใ): seat<br>ๅบง่ซไผ(ใใ ใใใ): symposium; round-table discussion<br>ๅบงๆท(ใใใ): (1) tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room (2) dinner party in a tatami room<br>ๆๅบง(ใใใ): constellation<br>ๅบงใ(ใใใ): (1) to sit; to squat (2) to assume (a position) (3) to hold steady; to hold still<br>ๅบงๅธๅฃ(ใใถใจใ): zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)<br>ๅพกๅบงใใพใ(ใใใใพใ): to be; to exist<br>ๅณๅบงใซ(ใใใใซ): immediately; right away; on the spot<br>ใ็ฎๅบๅบฆใใๅบงใใพใ(ใใใงใจใใใใใพใ): congratulations<br>ๅบงๆจ(ใใฒใใ): coordinate; coordinates 3 6 588 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅ: sit 10 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sit CONGRATULATIONS YOUยดRE HALFWAY THERE!!!! =). Coal mine (cave); tea break time; the assembly line stops and everyone sit or squat on the dirt floor, in a long line, to rest. 1024 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Movement kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใฝใใใทใฅใ ใใฃ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใคใใซใใซใใ graduate, soldier, private, die ๅๆฅญ(ใใคใใใ): (1) graduation; completion (e.g. of a course) (2) outgrowing something; moving on<br>ไฝๅ(ใชใซใจใ): (1) please; kindly; I beg of you; if it pleases you (2) by all means; without fail 2 4 772 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ไป: two people<br>ๅ: ten 8 ๅ 24 2 ใใ ใใปใใ ใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic graduate Ph.D graduation for assembly line of doctors(needles) with the cap and tassel(top hat). It took them 10 years (Bachelorยดs, Masters, PhD) to get there.... :-p. When you graduate, you wear a hat and graduate in an assembly line while your parents sit on pins and needles because it will take ten years to pay off those loans. 1025 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใตใณ ใใ umbrella ๅ(ใใ): umbrella; parasol 1 S 1694 ไบบ: person<br>ไป: two people<br>ไป: two people<br>ๅ: ten 12 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic umbrella FOUR PERSONS can fit under this UMBRELLA if they are thin as a NEEDLE. There are two assembly lines at the umbrella factory. One is responsible for making the top of the umbrella, and the other for making the handle. The two lines cross at the end, where one man tries frantically to jam the sets of parts together. 1026 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใใใ, ใ 1 S+ ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue (none) monme "Dude! What happened to your arm! Itยดs all bound up! ""Yeah man, itยดs a bummer... with my arm like this I can only lift one monme!""." "Dude! What happened to your arm! Itยดs all bound up! ""Yeah man, itยดs a bummer... with my arm like this I can only lift one monme!"" ""Youยดll never be able to use your dagger now!"" (adapted from ergerg)." 1027 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Units.of.Weight ShouldSuspend ไปฅ ใค ใใฃ.ใฆ ใใก by means of, because, in view of, compared with ไปฅๆฅ(ใใใ): since; henceforth<br>ไปฅๅ (ใใชใ): within; inside of; less than<br>ไปฅๅ(ใใใ): ago; since; before; previous<br>ไปฅไธ(ใใ): (1) not exceeding; and downward; ... and below (2) below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level) (3) the below-mentioned; the following; the rest<br>ไปฅๅพ(ใใ): (1) after this; from now on; hereafter (2) thereafter; since (verb) (after -te form of verb); after (time); since (then)<br>ไปฅไธ(ใใใใ): (1) not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards (2) beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that) (3) above-mentioned; foregoing (4) since ...; seeing that ... (5) this is all; that is the end; the end<br>ไปฅ้(ใใใ): on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since<br>ไปฅๅค(ใใใ): with the exception of; excepting<br>ไปฅใฆ(ใใฃใฆ): (1) with; by (2) by means of; because; in view of 4 4 126 ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3)<br>ไบบ: person 5 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic by means of "A man earns his living by means of the plow. I imagine a sweating man dragging a bronze-age ""ard"" behind him as he plows his field himself, too poor to afford an ox." Mr T now makes a living by means of a plow/hoe and the sweat he puts into it. 1028 grade4 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ไผผ ใธ ใซ.ใใใฒ.ใ ใซใ becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable ้กไผผ(ใใใ): (1) resemblance; similarity; analogous; quasi (2) to resemble; to be similar; to be alike<br>ไผผ้ใ(ใซใใใ): to resemble closely<br>ไผผๅใ(ใซใใ): to suit; to match; to become; to be like<br>ไผผใ(ใซใ): (1) to resemble; to look like; to take after (2) to be similar (in status, condition, etc.); to be close; to be alike; to be like<br>็ไผผ(ใพใญ): mimicry; imitation; behavior; behaviour; pretense; pretence<br>็ไผผใ(ใพใญใ): to mimic; to imitate 3 5 923 ไบบ: person<br>ไปฅ: by means of; because; in view of; compared with 7 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic similar Mr. T finds that living by means of dragging a plow is similar to slavery. A Mr T impersonator is becoming similarer (more like) by means of plastic surgery. The process is painful and his face is all bound up in bandages as the surgery heals. 1029 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ไฝต ใใค ใใ.ใใ join, get together, unite, collective ๅไฝต(ใใฃใบใ): combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; merger; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation<br>ไฝตใไนใ(ใใใใชใใ): however; nevertheless 1 S 966 ไบบ: person<br>ๅนถ: put together 8 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ ๅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic join Mr. T furiously works a puzzle in an attempt to join Mensa, the high-IQ society. Why do I gotta join these two puzzle pieces? I ainยดt got time for joining no jigsaw-jabba! Mr. T apparently gets a severe case of crankypants when doing puzzles. 1030 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ฆ ใฌ ใใใใใใใ tile, gram ็ฆ(ใใใ): roof tile<br>็ฆๆฏ(ใฌใน): gas<br>็ฆ(ใฐใฉใ ): gram; gramme<br>็ ็ฆ(ใใใ): brick 0 S 1850 ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 5 ็ฆ 98 5 ใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic tile Horror scene: Hanging from the ceiling, a plough and fishhook dripping with blood down onto the tiled bathroom floor. [true stroke order] First draw T for Tile, which then becomes I. Then draw an ยดLยด fish hook with a dash in the middle to make a mediocre ยดeยด that few can see.//ใฌ wa3 ์ (wa). 1031 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ถ ใใณ ใใ ใธใ, ใน, ใบ flower pot, bottle, vial, jar, jug, vat, urn ็ถ(ใณใ): bottle<br>็ถ่ฉฐใ(ใณใใฅใ): bottling; bottled<br>่ฑ็ถ(ใใณใ): (flower) vase 1 S 1528 ๅนถ: put together<br>็ฆ: tile; gram 11 ็ฆ 98 5 ใใใ ็ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic flower pot A flower pot that has been dropped on the floor is like a puzzle of ceramic tiles to glue together. To solve this puzzle all you need is to put the flower pot on top of the proper tile. (cue secrets tune from Zelda). 1032 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฎฎ ใญใฅใฆใใฐใฆใใฏใใฏใฆ ใฟใ ใ, ใฟ Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess ๅฎฎๆฎฟ(ใใ ใใงใ): palace<br>ใๅฎฎ(ใใฟใ): Shinto shrine 1 3 367 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅ: spine; backbone 10 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic Shinto shrine "This Shinto shrine is built with human spines. Have you ever seen the ossuary in Sedlec, near Kutna Hora in Czech Republic ? It is a small church entirely decorated with human bones. Do a web search for ""sedlec ossuary"", itยดs quite a sight." "A friend of mine made up a rhyme for this one: ""house with a spine, Shinto shrine""!" 1033 grade3 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq251-500 ๅถ ใจใค ใใจใช.ใใใใจใช.ใฟ occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business) ็ตๅถ(ใใใใ): management; administration<br>้ๅถ(ใใใใ): management; administration; operation<br>ๅถๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): business; trade; sales; operations<br>ๅถใ(ใใจใชใ): to carry on (e.g. in ceremony); to run a business 2 5 303 ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ: spine; backbone 12 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ ็ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic occupation The schoolhouse is the backbone of a foundation that will allow you to find a good occupation. "During the German occupation, this Nazi officerยดs occupation was to manage schools that were requisitioned for training the children of the Aryan race to stand proud with an erect spine (mnemonic : ""the occupationยดs spine schools""). Kanji meanings : to manage, to conduct (business), and also ""barracks; camp; encapment"". This story should help avoid confusion with post (#824) and employ (#1083). The military occupation theme hints to the secondary meaning, e.g. ๅถๅ ""detention barracks""." 1034 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใผใณ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใจใใ ใใ, ใใ virtuous, good, goodness ๆนๅ(ใใใใ): (1) betterment; improvement (2) kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)<br>ๅ(ใใ): good; goodness; right; virtue<br>่ฆชๅ(ใใใใ): friendship<br>ๆๅ(ใใใใ): the very best<br>ๅใๆชใ(ใใใใ): right or wrong; good or bad; merits or demerits; quality; suitability<br>ๅ่ฏ(ใใใใใ): goodness; excellence; virtue 2 6 765 ็พ: sheep<br>ๅฃ: mouth 12 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic virtuous "Imagine a priestยดs teaching: ""To achieve virtue one must first submit himself as a sheep to Godยดs flock, rejecting the horns of Satan and resisting the mouth of Hell." "To be virtuous, a good rule to follow is to put your sheepishness (discretion) over your horns (anger) before using your mouth. In other words, ""discretion is the better part of virtue""." 1035 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Judgement kanjifreq751-1000 ๅนด ใใณ ใจใ ใญ year ไธๆจๅนด(ใใจใจใ): year before last<br>ๆฏๅนด(ใพใใญใ): every year; yearly; annually<br>ๅนดๆ(ใญใใใค): months and years<br>ๅนด้(ใญใใใ): year (period of)<br>ๆฅๅนด(ใใใญใ): next year<br>ไปๅนด(ใใจใ): this year<br>ๅฐๅนด(ใใใใญใ): boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad<br>ๅนด(ใจใ): (1) year (2) many years (3) age (4) past one's prime; old age<br>ๅนด้ฝข(ใญใใใ): age; years<br>้ๅนด(ใใใญใ): youth; young man<br>ๅนดๅบฆ(ใญใใฉ): (1) fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year (2) academic year; school year (3) product year<br>ๅนดๅฏใ(ใจใใใ): (1) old people; the aged (2) sumo coaches<br>ๅฎๅนด(ใฆใใญใ): (1) retirement age (2) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion<br>ๅนดไปฃ(ใญใใ ใ): age; era; period; date<br>ไธญๅนด(ใกใ ใใญใ): middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years<br>ๅญฆๅนด(ใใใญใ): year in school; grade in school<br>ๅปๅนด(ใใใญใ): last year<br>ๆฉๅนด(ใฐใใญใ): (one's) last years<br>ๅนดไธญ(ใญใใใ ใ): (1) whole year; all year round; throughout the year (2) always; all the time (3) middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)<br>ๆๅนด(ใใใญใ): adult age; majority<br>ไธๅนด็ญ(ใพใใญใใฒใค): fountain pen<br>็ๅนดๆๆฅ(ใใใญใใใฃใด): birth date<br>ๅนด่ณ(ใญใใ): New Year's greetings; New Year's card<br>ๅนด็(ใญใใใ): pupil in ... year; student in ... year<br>้ๅฐๅนด(ใใใใใใญใ): youth; young person<br>ๅ ๅนด(ใใใญใ): first year (of a specific reign)<br>ๅนดๅท(ใญใใใ): name of an era; year number<br>ๅๆฅๅนด(ใใใใญใ): year after next<br>ๅนด่ผช(ใญใใใ): annual tree ring<br>ๅนด้ท(ใญใใกใใ): seniority<br>ๅนด้ (ใจใใใ): (1) approximate age; apparent age (2) marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of independence; age of adulthood (3) (after modifying phrase) appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...) (4) for some years<br>ๅนด้(ใญใใใ): yearbook; almanac; annual<br>ๅใๅนด(ใใชใใฉใ): the same age<br>ๅนด(ใญใ): (1) year (e.g. AD) (2) counter for years 5 1 6 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅนฒ: dry; parch 6 ๅนฒ 51 3 ใใใปใใกใใ ใใปใปใใปใฒใใปใใฆใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic year A horse wears a pair of sunglasses with one lens popped out after a particularly raucous celebration to ring in the New Year. "A horse wears a monocle for New Years to appear dignified for the year of the horse. โโone lens = monocle, you will encounter this again in kanji like descend (#1308)." 1036 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ๅค ใค ใใใใ night, evening ๅค(ใใ): evening; night<br>ๅค้(ใใใ): at night; nighttime<br>ๅพนๅค(ใฆใคใ): all night; all-night vigil; sleepless night<br>ๅคไธญ(ใใชใ): midnight; dead of night<br>ๅคๆใ(ใใใ): dawn; daybreak<br>ไปๅค(ใใใ): this evening; tonight<br>ๆทฑๅค(ใใใ): late at night<br>ๆฅๅค(ใซใกใ): day and night; always<br>ๅคๆดใใ(ใใตใใ): staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk<br>ๅคๅ ท(ใใ): bedding; bedclothes<br>ๅคๆดใ(ใใตใ): late at night<br>ๅค่ก(ใใใ): walking around at night; night train; night travel<br>ๅคไธญ(ใใกใ ใ): during the night; at night 4 2 487 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ไบบ: person<br>ๅค: evening 8 ๅค 36 3 ใใใปใใในใปใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic night "Actually, the lower-right primitive isnยดt quite ""walking legs."" Itยดs a little more like ""evening"" with an extra stroke across it (look up the stroke order). So, it helps me to see this kanji for night as: evening plus an extra stroke representing the tuxedo tails to match the top hat which my special person is wearing out on the town..." Here we have Mister T sleepwalking, wearing a top hat as if he was the ambassador of the night, walking, and walking and walking on his tired walking legs, until he drops (back into his bed). 1037 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time kanjifreq251-500 ๆถฒ ใจใญ fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretion ่กๆถฒ(ใใคใใ): blood<br>ๆถฒไฝ(ใใใใ): liquid; fluid<br>ๆถฒ(ใใ): liquid; fluid<br>ๆบถๆถฒ(ใใใใ): solution (liquid) 2 5 1210 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅค: night; evening 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fluid A wet dream........water fluid that comes out at night.... I imagined some kind of liquid (water) that was discovered on another planet. It solidifes during the day, and becomes fluid only at night, in the absence of light. The question is, could any lifeforms thrive in there ? 1038 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅก ใใงใฆ ใคใใ-ใฅใ ใใ, ใค hillock, mound 1 S 869 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅข: mound; hillock 12 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ ๅก ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hillock Thereยดs already King of the Hill. This is Queen of the Hillock. Itยดs Ms. Piggy sitting on top of a mound of soil in her crown. The crowned sow (we met her in overpowering) is standing atop her little mound of earth - hillock - the undisputed champeen of all the pigsty. 1039 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅนฃ ใใค ใฌใ ใใง cash, bad habit, humble prefix, gift, Shinto offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper ็ดๅนฃ(ใใธใ): paper money; notes; bills<br>่ฒจๅนฃ(ใใธใ): money; currency; coinage 1 S 1803 ๆ: be worn-out; be dilapidated; be defeated<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) 15 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cash A counterfeiter is using a shredder to shred a towel in order to print up some cash (he needs some rag paper) . "In order to create some cash, first you feed a towel through a shredder to get the raw materials. (""Paper"" money isnยดt plain paper; itยดs mostly linen.)." 1040 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅผ ใใค abuse, evil, vice, breakage 1 S 1750 ๆ: be worn-out; be dilapidated; be defeated<br>ๅปพ: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) 15 ๅปพ 55 3 ใซใใ ใใปใซใใ ใใใใปใใพใฌใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic abuse The Bush administration taskmasters hid their abuse of power by shredding documents as fast as they could using both hands.... Youโve heard of Edward Scissor hands? Well this is Medward Shredder Hands. Instead of nicely trimming your shrubs, he uses his TWO SHREDDER equipped HANDS to ABUSE your plants by shredding them into wood chips. 1041 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใซใณ ใใ.ใ yell, cry, scream 1 S 1120 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฅ: clear; bright 12 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic yell Think yelp when you hear yell to help dinstinguish this from shout (1508). I think of the sounds that would come from the mouths of the 4 dogs if they were bound up together. Iยดm imagining lots of yelping. Yell? You mean, Old Yeller. Here, we see four St Bernard dogs all yelling for a chance to play a part in Old Yeller. Theyยดre so loud that you have to bound them, and their mouths, up. 1042 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใซใณ ใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใใ.ใใ interchange, period, charge, change? ๆใใ(ใใใ): (1) to replace (2) to exchange; to interchange (3) to substitute<br>ไนๆใ(ใฎใใใ): (1) transfer (trains, buses, etc.); connection; connexion (2) switching (stock) (3) chromosomal crossover; crossing over<br>ไบคๆ(ใใใใ): exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)<br>ๆ็ฎ(ใใใใ): conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)<br>ๆๆฐ(ใใใ): ventilation<br>ไนใๆใใ(ใฎใใใใ): (1) to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train) (2) to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking<br>่ปขๆ(ใฆใใใ): convert; divert 2 S 687 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฅ: clear; bright 12 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic interchange After months of practice, you finally managed to teach a nice trick to your sled-pulling four bound up St. Bernard dogs: one snap of your fingers and they interchange their positions. On the snap of your fingers, the four St. Bernard dogs bound up interchange places. 1043 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ่ ใฆใฆ ใจ.ใใใใจ.ใใ ใใใ dissolve, melt ้่(ใใใใ): financing; credit transacting; loaning of money; circulation of money<br>่้(ใใใใ): (1) lending (money); finance (2) adaptability; versatility; flexibility; accommodation<br>่่ณ(ใใใ): financing; loan 1 S 481 ้ฌฒ: tripod<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper 16 ่ซ 142 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic dissolve "I have created the element ""old camera"" out of the left side of the kanji: from the subjectยดs point of view, the light is captured by one mouth (the lens). The photographer is under a big hood, we only see his legs, and he is holding a spike in his right hand, which is the shutter release. Now, at the time the photographer takes the photo, a little insect is flying near the flash. The flash is so powerful that the insect is burnt and dissolves in the air." Iยดve seen this crazy thing with only one mouth that can dissolve up to 4 nails and an insect at the same time. Sweet! (Itยดs a venus flytrap, btw). 1044 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฝ ใทใใป ใปใฉใ.ใ alms, apply bandages, admin 1st aid ๆฝ่จญ(ใใใค): (1) institution; establishment; facility (2) (army) engineer<br>ๅฎๆฝ(ใใฃใ): enforcement; implementation; putting into practice (practise); carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters); enactment<br>ๆฝ่ก(ใใใ): (1) execution; enforcing; carrying out (2) giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks<br>ๆฝใ(ใปใฉใใ): (1) to give (time, money, goods); to donate (2) to do; to perform; to conduct (3) to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation) (4) to sow; to seed; to scatter (e.g. fertilizer); to sprinkle (5) to spread far and wide 1 S 323 ๆน: direction; person; alternative<br>ไน: to be (classical) 9 ๆน 70 4 ใปใใปใปใใธใใปใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic alms Under their banner, volunteers are requesting alms for scorpion sting victims. ALMS for the poor cries the beggar under his tattered BANNER. An evil bastard instead drops a SCORPION into his begging bowl. 1045 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใปใณ rotation, go around ๆกๆ(ใใฃใใ): (1) kind offices; services; through the good offices of; influence (2) intercession; mediation 1 S 1801 ๆน: direction; person; alternative<br>็: head; counter for animals 11 ๆน 70 4 ใปใใปใปใใธใใปใใใปใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic rotation A merry-go-round with a big banner on top and below a veritable zoo of bakelite animals on poles in perpertual rotation accompanied by silly music. Giraffes, elephants, zebras, rhinos... Donยดt confuse with revolve or axis! Think of rotation as a rotation of animals in the zoo - some are on display (in rotation), some are in cages in the back (out of rotation). The ones currently in rotation (on display) are advertised with a large banner. 1046 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใฆใฆใใฆ ใใ.ใถใใใ.ใฐใ ใใ, ใ play ้ใณ(ใใใณ): (1) playing (2) play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)<br>้ๅๅฐ(ใใใใใก): amusement park<br>้ใถ(ใใใถ): (1) to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time (2) to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.) (3) to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused (4) to go to (for pleasure or for study) (5) (in baseball) to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration<br>้็ง(ใใใผใ): nomadism 3 3 941 ๆฟ: to swim; to move freely; to rove<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 12 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic play The BANNER warns that CHILDREN PLAY on the ROAD. "There is always a stupid banner talking about children at play near the road. They mean ""drive slowly"", but it sounds like its slow(stupid) children that are at play." 1047 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใชใง ใใณ trip, travel ๆ ่ก(ใใใใ): travel; trip<br>ๆ (ใใณ): travel; trip; journey<br>ๆ ๅฎข(ใใใใ): passenger (transport)<br>ๆ ้คจ(ใใใใ): Japanese hotel; inn; ryokan<br>ๆ ๅธ(ใใใใ): passport 4 3 783 ๆน: direction; person; alternative<br>ไบบ: person 10 ๆน 70 4 ใปใใปใปใใธใใปใใใปใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic trip "The boat starts to leave on itยดs trip across the Atlantic. Underneath a huge banner that spans the width of the ship and says ""Bon Voyage"", the people wave their rags signalling a safe journey for all on board the Titanic." After a long long trip, what once was a proud beautiful banner, we had nothing more than a simple rag remaining. 1048 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Directions_Movement kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฟ ใขใ ใชใ.ใ, ใชใ not, must not, do not, be not ๅฟ่ซ(ใใกใใ): of course; certainly; naturally<br>ๅฟไฝใชใ(ใใฃใใใชใ): (1) impious; profane; sacrilegious (2) too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of (3) wasteful 0 S+ ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4) (none) not This kanji is NOT a piglett. "The butcher is standing over the piglet. ""This is a piglet...(cuts of head)...NOT!""." 1049 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฉ ใใใใขใ ใใฎใใใฎ- thing, object, matter ็ฉๆ(ใใฎใใ): ruler; measure<br>่ฒท็ฉ(ใใใใฎ): shopping; purchased goods<br>่ด็ฉ(ใใใใใฎ): present; gift<br>ไน็ฉ(ใฎใใใฎ): vehicle<br>้ฃฒ็ฉ(ใฎใฟใใฎ): drink; beverage<br>ไบบ็ฉ(ใใใถใค): character; personality; person; man; personage; talented man<br>ๅ็ฉ(ใฉใใถใค): animal<br>ๅปบ็ฉ(ใใฆใใฎ): building<br>็ฉไพก(ใถใฃใ): prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living<br>็ฉ่ช(ใใฎใใใ): tale; story; legend<br>็ฉ่ณช(ใถใฃใใค): material; substance<br>ๆค็ฉ(ใใใใถใค): plant; vegetation<br>็็ฉ(ใใใถใค): (1) living things; creature (2) biology<br>ๅ็ฉ้คจ(ใฏใใถใคใใ): museum<br>็ฉ่ณ(ใถใฃใ): goods; materials<br>่ฒจ็ฉ(ใใใค): (1) cargo; freight (2) money or assets<br>ๆฌ็ฉ(ใปใใใฎ): genuine article<br>ๅ็ฉๅ(ใฉใใถใคใใ): zoo; zoological gardens<br>้ฃใน็ฉ(ใในใใฎ): food<br>ๆ็ฉ(ใใ ใใฎ): fruit<br>่ท็ฉ(ใซใใค): (1) luggage; baggage (2) burden (3) payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)<br>็็ฉ(ใใใฎ): (1) clothing; clothes (2) kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)<br>็ฉ็(ใถใคใ): physics; law of nature<br>็ฉ่ชใ(ใใฎใใใ): to tell; to indicate<br>็ฉ็ฉ(ใใใใค): grain; cereal; corn<br>้ฃ็ฉ(ใใใใใค): food; foodstuff<br>ๅ็ฉ(ใใใถใค): famous product; special product; speciality; specialty<br>็ฃ็ฉ(ใใใถใค): product; result; fruit<br>็ใ็ฉ(ใใใใฎ): living thing; animal<br>็ฉไบ(ใใฎใใจ): things; everything<br>่ฆ็ฉ(ใใใถใค): sightseeing; sightseer; watching; watcher<br>ๆธ็ฉ(ใใใใค): books<br>ๅ็ฉ(ใใชใใฎ): goods; article; thing<br>ไฝ็ฉ(ใใใใค): produce (e.g. agricultural); crops<br>็ฉไฝ(ใถใฃใใ): body; object<br>ๅฎ็ฉ(ใใคใถใค): real thing; original; actual<br>็น็ฉ(ใใใใฎ): textile; fabric<br>้ฑ็ฉ(ใใใถใค): mineral<br>็ฆ็ฉ(ใใใใค): taboo; forbidden thing<br>็ฉ็ฝฎ(ใใฎใใ): storage room; storeroom; lumber room<br>ๅฝ็ฉ(ใซใใใฎ): spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham<br>็ทจ็ฉ(ใใฟใใฎ): knitting; knitted material; crochet<br>่พฒ็ฃ็ฉ(ใฎใใใใถใค): agricultural produce<br>็ฉ่ถณใใชใ(ใใฎใใใชใ): unsatisfied; unsatisfactory<br>็ฉ้จ(ใถใฃใใ): dangerous; disturbed; insecure<br>็ฉ่ญฐ(ใถใคใ): public discussion; public criticism; controversy<br>็ฉ้ณ(ใใฎใใจ): sounds<br>ๅฟใ็ฉ(ใใใใใฎ): lost article; something forgotten<br>็ฒ็ฉ(ใใใฎ): game; spoils; trophy; prey<br>่ฝใจใ็ฉ(ใใจใใใฎ): lost property<br>ๅ ฅใ็ฉ(ใใใใฎ): (1) container; case; receptacle (2) (euph. for) coffin; casket<br>็ฉๅฅฝใ(ใใฎใใ): (idle) curiosity<br>็ฌๆธ็ฉ(ใใจใใฎ): earthenware; crockery; china<br>็ฉ(ใใฎ): (1) thing; object (2) the natural thing; a frequently done thing (3) used to express emotional involvement (4) used in giving a reason<br>็ฉๅใ(ใใฎใใใ): earth-shattering; staggering; to a very great extent; terrible; frightful; horrible<br>็ง็ฉ(ใใถใค): private property; personal effects<br>่ฆไธ็ฉ(ใฟใใใฎ): show; exhibition; spectacle<br>ๅนฒใ็ฉ(ใปใใใฎ): things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)<br>ไฝ็ฉ(ใใใถใค): literary work<br>ๅบๆฅ็ฉ(ใงใใใฎ): tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess; rash; pimple<br>็ฉ(ใถใค): (1) stock; products (2) stolen goods; loot; spoils 4 3 215 ็: cow<br>ๅฟ: not; must not; do not; be not 8 ็ 93 4 ใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic thing "The cowยดs ""thing"" is tied in a knot! ouch." A cow is not a thing. Its an animal. If you study japanese you know that living beings and things are discerned from each other with the verbs iru and aru. 1050 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใจใญใใค ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ easy, fortune-telling, ready to, simple, divination ่ฒฟๆ(ใผใใใ): trade (foreign)<br>ๅฎนๆ(ใใใ): easy; simple; plain<br>ๅฎๆ(ใใใ): (1) easy; simple (2) easy-going<br>็ฐกๆ(ใใใ): simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-<br>ไบคๆ(ใใใใ): trade; commerce<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): easy; plain; simple<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): easy<br>ๅฎนๆใ(ใใใใ): easy; simple; light<br>่พๆ(ใธใใใ): (1) to wince; to shrink back (2) to be stumped; to be disconcerted (3) to be bored (4) to be fed up 3 5 571 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฟ: not; must not; do not; be not 8 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic easy The sun is not an easy place to get to. Under the sun, it is easy to untie a knot. Under a pitch-dark sky, it is knot so easy. 1051 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ่ณ ใท ใใพใ.ใใใใพ.ใใใใ.ใ grant, gift, boon, results ่ณใ(ใใพใใ): (1) to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to be honoured with (2) to give; to bestow; to confer; to honor; to honour 1 S 2190 ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๆ: easy; ready to; simple; fortune-telling; divination 15 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic grant A grant is easy money. "Do you want free shells from the government? Itยดs easy with my new book, ""How to Get a Free Grant from the Government!"" Call today!" 1052 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฐฟ ใใงใฆ urine ๅฐฟ(ใซใใ): urine<br>ๅฑๅฐฟ(ใใซใใ): excreta; raw sewage; human waste; night soil 1 S 1672 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๆฐด: water 7 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic urine "Animals use their urine to mark their territory. So for them, their body water works as a flag denoting their ""country"" (why bother? we all know which story you are going to pick)." Someone is pissing on the American flag, but since the urine is clear it looks like water. 1053 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฐผ ใ ใใพ nun 1 S 1844 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) 5 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic nun Red cross nuns sit in a tent under the red cross flag, spooning out food to the hungry. A nun sits in protests under an American flag. 1054 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆณฅ ใใคใใใคใใใใ ใฉใ ใฒใ mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to ๆณฅ(ใฉใ): mud<br>ๆณฅๆฃ(ใฉใใผใ): thief; burglar; robber; theft 2 S 1589 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฐผ: nun 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mud TV gets weirder and weirder... Now theyยดre doing mud wrestling shows with nuns splashing around in the water. What will they think of next? Water monks live in a den, but water nuns live in the MUD. 1055 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅก ใใคใใใค fence, also N1103, wall ๅก(ใธใ): (1) wall (2) fence 1 S 1991 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅฑ: wall; fence 12 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ ๅก ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fence [fence; wall; (kokuji)] A fence separates one soil from the other. On a large scale, large pieces of soils in the world have a virtual fence called nation. Picture a world map where all countries have their soil with one color, their national flag as the legend and a fence on the borders... donยดt you think it looks like a giant puzzle? "Why the Earth has to be fenced off and flags used to represent each ""country"" is a puzzle to me - weยดre all just monkeys on a big rock spinning round the Sun!" 1056 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฑฅ ใช ใฏ.ใ footgear, shoes, boots, put on (the feet ๅฑฅๆญด(ใใใ): (1) personal history; background; career (2) log; record (3) hysteresis<br>่ๅฑฅ(ใใใ): zori (Japanese footwear sandals)<br>ๅฑฅใ(ใฏใ): (1) to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear (2) to affix a sword to one's hip (3) to affix a bowstring to a bow 1 S 1619 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๅพฉ: restore; return to; revert; resume 15 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic footgear NOTE: The most common use is in ใฏใ, meaning to put on footgear, rather than actual footgear itself. STORY: You are asleep in camp when you are woken up with news that the FLAG has fallen to the enemy. You quickly PUT ON YOUR FOOTGEAR and run off to RESTORE the FLAG. You should never use a flag as a shoeshine cloth to restore your footgear. 1057 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฑ ใชใฏ ใ ใ roof, house, shop, dealer, seller ้จๅฑ(ใธใ): (1) room (2) stable<br>ๅฑๆ น(ใใญ): roof<br>ๅฐๅฑ(ใใ): hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen<br>ๅฑไธ(ใใใใใ): rooftop<br>ๅฑๆท(ใใใ): residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion<br>ๅฎถๅฑ(ใใใ): house; building<br>ๅฑๅค(ใใใใ): outdoors; alfresco<br>ๅๅฑ(ใจใใ): wholesale store<br>ๅ ซ็พๅฑ(ใใใ): greengrocer<br>ๅคงๅฑ(ใใใ): landlord; landlady<br>ๅบๅฑ(ใจใใ): barbershop; barber<br>ๅบๅฑ(ใฟใใ): store; shop<br>ๅฑ(ใ): (1) (something) shop (2) somebody who sells (something) or works as (something) (3) somebody with a (certain) personality trait (4) house (5) roof 4 3 616 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>่ณ: climax; arrive; proceed; reach; attain; result in 9 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic roof Flag at the climax (highest point) of a castle roof. A couple climaxing on the roof, draped in the American flag. The neighbors are mortified and call the landlady... 1058 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq501-750 ๆก ใขใฏ ใซใ.ใ grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe ๆกๆ(ใใใใ ): handshake<br>ๆกใ(ใซใใ): (1) to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch (2) to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould (3) to seize (power, etc.); to take hold of<br>ๆๆก(ใฏใใ): grasp; catch; understanding 1 S 1003 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฑ: roof; house; shop; dealer; seller 12 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic grip Fingers gripping the roof as your about to fall to your death. Think of an action scene in some movie. "(This is the ใซใ of sushi). A sushi chef climaxes into a rice ball, wraps it in an American flag, and grips is firm with his fingers to form the ""Fuck You America Onigiri.""." 1059 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฑ ใฏใ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ ใใฃ yield, bend, flinch, submit ็ๅฑ(ใใใค): theory; reason<br>็ชฎๅฑ(ใใ ใใใค): narrow; tight; stiff; rigid; uneasy; formal; constrained<br>ๅฑๆ(ใใฃใใค): (1) bending; indentation (2) refraction (3) inflection (4) warping (e.g. of opinion, reasoning, etc.); distortion<br>้ๅฑ(ใใใใค): tedium; boredom 1 S 1434 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๅบ: exit; leave; go out; come out; put out; protrude 8 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic yield When yielding, soldiers raise the white flag before exiting from the trenches. If you live in Japan, you are only too familiar with the helpful little man who assists you in getting out of every parking lot or parking garage, standing at the exit, waving his flag to make traffic yield to you. 1060 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใฏใ ใป.ใ ใผใ dig, delve, excavate ็บๆ(ใฏใฃใใค): (1) excavation; exhumation (2) discovery (e.g. new talent)<br>ๆใ(ใปใ): (1) to dig; to excavate; to hollow (2) to dig up (e.g. vegetables)<br>ๆกๆ(ใใใใค): mining 2 S 1257 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฑ: yield; bend; flinch; submit 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dig If you dig with your fingers hard enough, soil eventually yields. When you dig, youยดd better hope that whatever youยดre digging into yields to your fingers. If not, youยดre bound to lose some nails. 1061 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใฏใ ใปใ ใปใฃ ditch, moat, canal ๅ (ใปใ): (1) moat; fosse (2) canal; ditch 1 S 1285 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅฑ: yield; bend; flinch; submit 11 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ditch "(See dig (#1061)). When soil finally yielded thanks to your digging efforts, what you have is a ditch." Ditch / trench. The yielding army abandons itยดs patch of soil, leaving behind a landscape of ditchs and trenches. Trench warfare. 1062 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฑ ใญใงใใณ ใ.ใใ-ใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใ, ใใ reside, to be, exist, live with ่ๅฑ (ใใฐใ): play; drama<br>ๅฑ ไฝ(ใใใใ ใ): residence<br>ๅฑ ้(ใใพ): living room (western style)<br>ๅๅฑ (ใฉใใใ): coexistence; living together<br>ๅฑ ใ(ใใ): (1) to be (animate); to be; to exist (2) (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing) (3) (after -masu base of verb) indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions<br>้ณฅๅฑ (ใจใใ): torii (Shinto shrine archway)<br>่ปขๅฑ (ใฆใใใ): moving; changing residence<br>็ๅฑ (ใใใใ): Imperial Palace<br>ๅฑ ็ ใ(ใใญใใ): dozing; nodding off<br>ๅฑ ใ(ใใ): (1) to be (of animate objects); to exist (2) to stay (3) (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)<br>้ ๅฑ (ใใใใ): (1) retirement (2) retired person 3 5 836 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๅค: old 8 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic reside A humongous American flag in Florida marks the place where all the old people reside. "It is an old tradition that people plant a flag on places where decide to reside; this tradition still goes on: Antarctica, the moon: flags all over the place! cf. set (#1064)." 1063 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฎ ใญใง ใ.ใใใใ.ใใ set, lay a foundation, install, equip, squat down, sit down ๆฎใใ(ใใใ): (1) to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation) (2) to install; to seat (someone) (3) to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze) (4) to apply (moxa)<br>ๆฎใไปใใ(ใใใคใใ): to install; to equip; to mount 1 S 1468 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฑ : reside; to be; exist; live with 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic set "The man set his finger firmly on the map and said ""Here is where they reside, I am certain of it""." "Cf. reside (#1063): you set the flag with your fingers on the place where you reside: an old tradition." 1064 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฑค ใฝใฆ stratum, social class, layer, story, floor ไธๅฑค(ใใฃใใ): (1) much more; still more; all the more; more than ever (2) single layer (or storey, etc.) (3) rather; sooner; preferably<br>้ซๅฑค(ใใใใ): multistory; multistoried; high-rise; high; tall<br>้ๅฑค(ใใใใ): class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy<br>ๅคงๅฑค(ใใใใ): very much; exaggerated; very fine 2 6 801 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๆฝ: formerly; once; before; ever; never; ex- 14 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ ๅฑค ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic stratum The strata have piled up in an ever increasing pile of dirt. As the geologists go down the rocks, they flag each stratum with the name of the corresponding era. Archaeologists at a dig site place small flags marking layers or strata of rock. Each of these layers was formerly the top layer. (This is not increase! Hseige keeps messing up). 1065 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฑ ใญใงใฏ ใคใผใญ bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment ็ตๅฑ(ใใฃใใใ): after all; eventually; in the end<br>้ตไพฟๅฑ(ใใใณใใใใ): post office<br>ๅฑ(ใใใ): (1) bureau; department (2) office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange (3) affair; situation (4) game (of go, shogi, etc.)<br>่ฌๅฑ(ใใฃใใใ): pharmacy; chemist (shop); drugstore<br>ๅฑ้(ใใใใใ): limit; localize; localise 3 3 286 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๅฅ: phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; counter for haiku 7 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic bureau The Federal Bureau of Investigation has email scanners that flag certain phrases. They do nothing at the bureau other than repeating the stupid catchphrase they have on their flag. 1066 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ้ ใ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ ใ slow, late, back, later "้ ใ(ใใใ): delay; lag; postponement; falling behind<br>้ ใ(ใใใ): (1) slow (2) late (e.g. ""late at night"") (3) too late (4) dull; stupid<br>้ ๅป(ใกใใ): lateness; late coming<br>ๆ้ ใ(ใฆใใใ): (1) being (too) late (2) belated treatment<br>้ ใใ(ใใใใ): to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue<br>้ ใใ(ใใใใ): to retard; to delay<br>้ ใใจใ(ใใใใจใ): at the latest" 3 S 833 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>็พ: sheep<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 12 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ ้ฒ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic slow A sheep crossing guard waves a SLOW flag for his fellow sheep crossing the road. "Road sign (flag): ""Sheep on highway! Drive slowly.""." 1067 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Time kanjifreq751-1000 ๆผ ใญใฆ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ leak, escape, time ๆผใใ(ใใใ): to let leak; to reveal<br>ๆผใ(ใใ): to leak; to run out<br>ๆผใใ(ใใใ): to leak out; to escape; to come through; to shine through; to filter out; to be omitted 1 S 1298 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>้จ: rain 14 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic leak WATER always LEAKED in the spot left by the FLAG planted in the roof everytime it RAINED. Not too hard to picture a hole left in the ceiling from a flag, now leaking water. Mark the holes where rain water can leak through with little flags. 1068 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅท ใตใ ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใ-ใใใใฏ.ใ printing, print ๅฐๅท(ใใใใค): printing<br>ๅทใ(ใใ): (1) to print (2) to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold<br>ๅทใ(ใใ): printing 2 4 1352 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 8 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic printing We printed a japanese flag on his white towel by stabbing him with a saber while he was wearing it. The image that keeps coming to me is of the giant mechanical printing presses. The cloth-based material is coming off the roll like a flag and then, after printing, gets cut into sheets by saber-like cutting tools. 1069 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฐบ ใทใฃใฏ ใใ shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule 1 6 1940 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 4 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic shaku Slang for blowjob and thatยดs priceless for stories...but also the character looks like the letter R which I think of as standing for RULER (12 inches) other meanings include: rule, measure, length. "Since this is SLANG for BLOW JOB and since it looks like an ""R"", letยดs have the primitive be the R in BROW JOB. :)." 1070 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Units.of.Length kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฐฝ ใธใณใใตใณ ใค.ใใใ-ใค.ใใใ-ใฅ.ใใใ-ใค.ใใ-ใฅ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใค.ใใใใค.ใใใใใใฅใใใใจใใจ.ใใใคใใใคใ exhaust, use up, run out of, befriend, serve ๅฐฝใใ(ใคใใ): (1) to exhaust; to run out (2) to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend (3) to do to exhaustion<br>ๅฐฝใใ(ใคใใ): to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end 1 S 1234 ๅฐบ: shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule<br>ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15) 6 ็ฟ 108 5 ใใ ็ก ไผๆ Compound Ideographic exhaust "A women is so exhausted by her ""shakuhachi"" that see needs to ice her jaw." Thatยดs not ice...itยดs my last drops and Iยดm exhausted! ;). 1071 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฒข ใฟใฏ ใใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใคใ ใใ, ใ, ใใใ, ใใ swamp ๅ ๆฒข(ใใใใ): brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)<br>ๆฒขๅฑฑ(ใใใใ): many; a lot; much<br>่ด ๆฒข(ใใใใ): (1) luxury; extravagance (2) to live in luxury 1 S 296 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฐบ: shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule 7 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆพค ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic swamp Youยดre hiding from the enemy underwater in a swamp. To breathe, you have your shakuhachi flute poking up through the surface of the water. Sirens in the swamp play eerie music on their shakuhachi flutes to lure you in - you follow the enchanting music then its too late as you get trapped in the swamp! 1072 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq251-500 ่จณ ใคใฏ ใใ translate, reason, circumstance, case "็ฟป่จณ(ใปใใใ): (1) translation (2) de-encryption; deciphering (3) rendering<br>้่จณ(ใคใใใ): interpretation (i.e. oral translation)<br>่จใ่จณ(ใใใใ): (1) excuse (2) explanation<br>็ณใ่จณ(ใใใใใ): apology; excuse<br>่จณ(ใใ): conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation<br>ๅ ่จณ(ใใกใใ): itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification<br>่จณใ(ใใใ): to translate; to interpret<br>็ณใ่จณใชใ(ใใใใใใชใ): (1) I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable (2) thank you very much (for help, etc.)<br>่จณ(ใใ): translation; version (e.g. ""English version"")" 1 6 1050 ่จ: say<br>ๅฐบ: shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule 11 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ ่ญฏ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic translate You cannot pretend to translate into words the melody of the shakuhachi! You all know that ยดshakuhachiยด is a slang word for blowjob, right? In this kanji you got a job as a TRANSLATOR for Japanese porno movies. So you sit there all day translating dirty WORDS and watching girls perform SHAKUHACHI. This is the life! 1073 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใฟใฏ ใใ.ใถ choose, select, elect, prefer ้ธๆ(ใใใใ): selection; choice; option<br>ๆกๆ(ใใใใ): adoption; selection; choice 1 S 847 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฐบ: shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule 7 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic choose "Hand job or ""shakuhachi"", choose." Depending on where you choose to put your fingers, the shakuhachi will produce a different note. 1074 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆผ ใใฅใฆ ใฒใ daytime, noon ๆผ(ใฒใ): (1) noon; midday (2) daytime (3) lunch<br>ๆผ้ฃ(ใกใ ใใใใ): (1) lunch; midday meal (2) food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)<br>ๆผ้(ใฒใใพ): daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period<br>ๆผไผใฟ(ใฒใใใใฟ): lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period<br>ๆผๅฏ(ใฒใใญ): nap (afternoon); siesta<br>ใๆผ(ใใฒใ): lunch; noon<br>ๆผ้ฃฏ(ใฒใใใ): lunch; midday meal<br>ๆผใ้ฃฏ(ใฒใใใฏใ): lunch; midday meal 4 2 1115 ๅฐบ: shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule<br>ๆฆ: daybreak; dawn; morning 9 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ ๆ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic daytime Roosters in Japan are very civilised, they play the shakuhachi at nightbreak to signify the beginning of daytime. In a Zelda game, you can warp to the daytime if you play your shakuhachi to bring about nightbreak... or your ocarina if you donยดt have a shakuhachi. 1075 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆธ ใณ ใจ ใ, ใธ door ๆธ(ใจ): (1) door (esp. Japanese-style) (2) entrance (to a home) (3) narrows<br>ไบๆธ(ใใฉ): water well<br>ๆธ็ฑ(ใใใ): census; family register<br>้จๆธ(ใใพใฉ): sliding storm shutter<br>ๆธๆฃ(ใจใ ใช): cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe<br>ๆธ็ท ใพใ(ใจใใพใ): closing up; fastening the doors<br>็ฌๆธ็ฉ(ใใจใใฎ): earthenware; crockery; china 2 2 575 ๆธ: door, house, door radical (no. 63) 4 ๆธ 63 4 ใจใปใจใ ใใปใจใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic door "Traditional Japanese storefront doors have several flags, known as ""noren,"" hanging down from a curtain rod in front of them. I see this as a pseudo-pictograph, and use the horizontal line across the top to represent the curtain rod, since noren donยดt usually hang from the ceiling." A Japanese door has a noren, a flag hanging from a rod. (I give this primitive the meaning of a noren-covered door). 1076 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting_Counters Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq501-750 ่ฉ ใฑใณ ใใ shoulder ่ฉ(ใใ): shoulder 2 S 1215 ๆธ: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)<br>ๆ: month; moon 8 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic shoulder The shoulder is the best part of the body to bash a door open with (Donยดt ever try this. Use your foot). The shoulder is part of the body you use to push through the noren in a doorway. I was having trouble with positioning of the primitives until I tweaked shaydwyrmยดs story slightly. If you think of pushing through a noren, this makes sense as a pictograph. The noren hangs from above, and you push through it from below. 1077 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฟ ใใฆ ใตใ ใ, ใฎใถ, ใ tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room ๅฅณๆฟ(ใซใใใผใ): (1) wife (2) court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace<br>ๅทๆฟ(ใใใผใ): cooling; air-conditioning<br>ๆๆฟ(ใ ใใผใ): heating<br>ๆๆฟๅ ท(ใถใใผใใ): stationery 1 S 808 ๆธ: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)<br>ๆน: direction; person; alternative 8 ๆธ 63 4 ใจใปใจใ ใใปใจใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tassel "Explanation here: http://forum.koohii.com/viewtopic.php?pid=14684#p14684." "When you graduate from a school, after they gave you your tassel, they shove you to the door and give you a compass saying ""Sayonara & Good Luck out there!"" (ใใฆ)." 1078 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใปใณ ใใใ ใใ, ใใใ fan, folding fan ๆ้ขจๆฉ(ใใใทใใ): electric fan<br>ๆๅญ(ใใใ): folding fan<br>ๅฃๆ(ใใกใ): fan<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): (1) to fan (2) to incite; to instigate 1 S 1805 ๆธ: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)<br>็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits 10 ๆธ 63 4 ใจใปใจใ ใใปใจใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic fan Itยดs insanely hot today! Iยดm standing in the doorway, fanning myself with feathers. I am a fan of the Doors but I also like the Wings. I have a fan that I take to rock concerts with the picture of each band on the sides. 1079 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ ใญ ใใใ hearth, furnace, kiln, reactor 1 S 1359 ็ซ: fire<br>ๆธ: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63) 8 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ ็ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hearth This hearth is equipped with a fire-proof door. On the kanji you can see somewhat pictographically the fire-proof door keeping the fire behind, and nothing comes under the door primitive, where you would have expected to see another primitive. "-""Honey? Do we have any wood left for the hearth?"" -""Aagh, just use the frickinยด door!""." 1080 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆป ใฌใค ใใฉ.ใใใใฉ.ใ re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards ๆปใ(ใใฉใ): to restore; to put back; to return; to give back<br>ๅใๆปใ(ใจใใใฉใ): to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover<br>ๆปใ(ใใฉใ): to turn back; to return; to go back; to recover; to rebound<br>ๆใๆปใ(ใฏใใใใฉใ): to repay; to pay back 3 S 890 ๆธ: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)<br>ๅคง: large; big 7 ๆธ 63 4 ใจใปใจใ ใใปใจใใใใ ๆพ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic re- The St. Bernard dog whining at the door of his masterโs house in order to re-enter / re-turn inside. Think about hachiko, the dog waiting at the door of the station, waiting for his master to re-turn. 1081 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆถ ใซใคใใฌใค ใชใฟใ tears, sympathy ๆถ(ใชใฟใ ): (1) tear; tears; lachrymal secretion (2) sympathy 2 S 1381 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆป: re-; return; revert; resume; restore; go backwards 10 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆท ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tears I see the story of Hachiko: the faithfull dog who still waited for his master to return long after he had died. Brings a tear to the eye. Tears are watery (water + re). 1082 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใณ ใใจ.ใ employ, hire ้็จ(ใใใ): employment (long term); hire<br>้ใ(ใใจใ): (1) to employ (2) to hire; to charter 2 S 975 ๆธ: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 12 ้น 172 8 ใตใใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic employ Our company has no standards. Weยดll employ any turkey who walks in the door. "Comedy. An executive is having an argument with a cocky, but skilled, employee: ""Damn it, you might be good. But that donยดt account for your behavior. You keep this up and Iยดll fire your ass."" ""No, you wonยดt."" ""What damn it, Iยดll fire you your ass so fast you wonยดt...know...""-. ""And what will you do after you fire me, employ the next turkey that walks through that door?"" A turkey then walks through the door and hands the Exec his resume. --""The Exec employs the turkey that walked through the door""." 1083 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ้กง ใณ ใใใ.ใฟใ ใใ, ใฟ look back, review, examine oneself, turn around ้กงใฟใ(ใใใใฟใ): (1) to look back (e.g. over shoulder or at the past); to turn around; to review (2) to reflect; to reconsider (3) to consider (usu. used in negative); to concern oneself about 1 S 1058 ้: employ; hire<br>้ : page; leaf 21 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic look back I was EMPLOYED to give HEAD...when I look back, maybe that was not a wise career move. The people we employ are always turning their heads to look back. They donยดt want to be caught playing solitare on company time. 1084 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใฑใค ใฒใ.ใใใใจ.ใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใจใ, ใฏใใ, ใฒใ, ใใ disclose, open, say ๆๅ(ใฏใใใ): Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern 1 S 1403 ๆธ: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 11 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic disclose Behind closed DOORS, the TASKMASTER tortures to get prisoners to open their MOUTHS and DISCLOSE information. You signed a non-disclosure agreement with the taskmaster but you opened your mouth as soon as you got out the door! 1085 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็คบ ใธใใท ใใ.ใ show, indicate, point out, express, display ็คบใ(ใใใ): to denote; to show; to point out; to indicate; to exemplify<br>ๅฑ็คบ(ใฆใใ): exhibition; display<br>ๆฒ็คบ(ใใใ): notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard<br>ๆ็คบ(ใฆใใ): presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation<br>ๆ็คบ(ใใใ): hint; suggestion 3 5 237 ็คบ: altar, display (radical no. 113) 5 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic show A boy made an altar, but heยดs afraid to show it to God because he thinks itยดs two little. Iยดll SHOW you mine if you show me yours!, she said. I did & she scoffed because it was TWO LITTLE. 1086 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ็คผ ใฌใคใใฉใค ใใ, ใชใ, ใฎใ, ใฒใใ, ใ salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration ็คผ(ใใ): thanking; expression of gratitude<br>็คผๅ(ใใใ): manners; courtesy; etiquette<br>ๅคฑ็คผ(ใใคใใ): (1) discourtesy; impoliteness (2) Excuse me; Goodbye (3) to leave (4) to be rude<br>็ก็คผ(ใถใใ): impolite; rude<br>ใ็คผ(ใใใ): thanking; expression of gratitude<br>ๅคฑ็คผใใพใใ(ใใคใใใใพใใ): excuse me; I'm sorry<br>ๅคฑ็คผใใพใ(ใใคใใใใพใ): excuse me 3 3 1185 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ไน: the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5) 5 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ็ฆฎ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic salutation Indy, my friend, you must be very careful! If you approach the altar and do not give the proper salutation a large fishhook will rip you away. You should fish hook (bend/bow) your body before an altar as a form of salutation to God/gods. 1087 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฅฅ ใทใงใฆ ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใคใพใณ.ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใก, ใฒใ, ใพใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ , ใชใ, ใชใ auspicious, happiness, good omen 1 S 1273 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>็พ: sheep 10 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ็ฅฅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic auspicious Bringing a sheep to sacrifice on the altar was a sign of an auspicious life. The poor could only afford a pigeon, the more auspicious an expensive sheep for an offering. On this ewe-spicious occasion, you sacrifice a sheep at the altar. โโ Sorry, but I really need more than generic altar sacrifices to connect keywords to stories. Sometimes an egregious pun is the only way. 1088 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฅ ใทใฅใฏใใทใฅใฆ ใใ.ใ ใฎใ, ใปใ, ใใใ celebrate, congratulate ็ฅใ(ใใใ): congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift<br>็ฅๆฅ(ใใ ใใใค): national holiday<br>็ฅใ(ใใใ): to congratulate; to celebrate; to observe (a festival)<br>็ฅ่ณ(ใใ ใใ): celebration; congratulations<br>ใ็ฅใ(ใใใใ): congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift 2 4 1184 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๅ : elder brother; big brother 9 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ็ฅ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic celebrate Itยดs a Bar Mitzvah. At the altar, the teenager is singing in his awful, mid-puberty voice. Weยดll all celebrate when that part is over! When Japanese people turn 20 they usually visit the altar at their local shrine and celebrate no longer being a teenager. 1089 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฆ ใใฏ ใจใ, ใจใฟ, ใต, ใตใ, ใตใฃ, ใผใ, ใใ blessing, fortune, luck, wealth ็ฆ็ฅ(ใตใใ): welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service<br>ๅนธ็ฆ(ใใใตใ): happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being<br>็ฆ(ใตใ): good fortune 3 3 467 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>็: to fill; roll of cloth 13 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ็ฆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic blessing This recalls the selling of indulgences in the history of the Church (As an aside, Protestantism began as a protest of this practice). Basically, one gave wealth to the altar (i.e. priest) and received a blessing. If you prefer a Jewish version, think of the donation (wealth) that is expected when youยดre called to the ark (altar in the kanji) to give a blessing over the torah. Put all your wealth on the church altar and receive one blessing. (You stand up out of your wheelchair or something.). 1090 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ็ฅ ใท welfare, happiness ็ฆ็ฅ(ใตใใ): welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service 1 S 1063 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๆญข: stop; halt 8 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ็ฅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic welfare And in front of every altar, she stopped to pray for the welfare of the others. Religious Republicans regularly go to the altar to pray for a stop to welfare. 1091 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็คพ ใทใฃ ใใใ ใใ company, firm, office, association, shrine ไผ็คพ(ใใใใ): (1) company; corporation (2) workplace<br>็คพไผ(ใใใใ): society; public<br>็คพ้ท(ใใใกใใ): company president; manager; director<br>ๅ็คพ(ใใใใใ): trading company; firm<br>ๅ ฅ็คพ(ใซใ ใใใ): entry to a company<br>ๆฐ่็คพ(ใใใถใใใ): newspaper company<br>็ฅ็คพ(ใใใใ): Shinto shrine<br>็คพ่ชฌ(ใใใใค): editorial; leading article<br>็คพไผ็งๅญฆ(ใใใใใใใ): social science<br>็คพไบค(ใใใใ): social life; social intercourse<br>็คพๅฎ (ใใใใ): company owned house<br>ๅบ็คพ(ใใ ใฃใใ): going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work<br>็คพ(ใใใ): shrine (usually Shinto)<br>็คพ(ใใ): (1) company; association; society (2) regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour) (3) counter for companies, shrines, etc. 5 2 21 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 7 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ็คพ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic company When you enter a Japanese company itยดs like you join a cult... your workdesk becomes your altar and you worship the very soil the office is built on. Some Japanese companies, including Toyota, have a Shinto shrine on their grounds to bring luck and prosperity to the company and its employees. 1092 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed Kanji_People_Group kanjifreq1-250 ่ฆ ใท ใฟ.ใ ใจใ, ใฟ inspection, regard as, see, look at ็ฃ่ฆ(ใใใ): observation; guarding; inspection; surveillance<br>่ฆ็น(ใใฆใ): opinion; point of view; visual point<br>้่ฆ(ใใ ใใ): importance; stress; serious consideration<br>่ฆ้(ใใ): field of vision; outlook<br>่ฆๅฏ(ใใใค): inspection; observation<br>็ก่ฆ(ใใ): disregard; ignore<br>่ฆ่ฆ(ใใใ): sense of sight; vision<br>่ฟ่ฆ(ใใใ): myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness 1 6 362 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>่ฆ: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible 11 ่ฆ 147 7 ใฟใ ่ฆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic inspection "The beaurocracy in Japan is such that even altars need to be inspection approved. A little man with glasses comes once a year to give the altar a ""visual once over"" as he calls it (perhaps checking for unauthorised symbology?)." "[inspection; regard as; see; look at] Inspection: you ็คบ show (#1086) and someone else ่ฆ see (#57)." 1093 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ๅฅ ใใใใคใใใค ใใใใใใใชใ Nara, what? 1 S 841 ๅคง: large; big<br>็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display 8 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Nara Itยดs beautiful place, but the dark side of Nara is that they sacrifice St. Bernards on evil altars every night after the tourists leave! Nara is just a big show for tourists. 1094 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฐ ใคใใธใงใฆ military officer, jailer, old man, rank 1 S 2007 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 11 ๅฏธ 41 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic military officer Of course it had to be the military officerยดs idea to glue a national flag to the altar heยดs stationed at. Perhaps you have heard about Koizumis controversial visits at the Yasukuni war memorial shrine. It is the japanese flag waving above a small stone altar. A military officer keeps watch here night and day, to honor the dead war heroes, as if he is glued to the ground. 1095 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ฐ ใค ใชใใ.ใใใใชใใ.ใ consolation, amusement, seduce, cheer, make sport of, comfort, console ๆ ฐใใ(ใชใใใใ): to comfort; to console; to amuse 1 S 1158 ๅฐ: military officer; jailer; old man; rank<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 15 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic consolation A military officer must offer consolation to the hearts of the families of his fallen men. "This Kanji appears in the word ๆ ฐๅฎๅฉฆ ใใใใต, which was what the infamous WW II ""comfort women"" were called in Japanese. The story goes something like this: As a way of providing consolation to battle-weary, heartsick military officers and soldiers, the Japanese set up comfort stations (brothels) for their servicemen. (Just to be clear: this is not an endorsement of the practice, just a way to remember the Kanji.)." 1096 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฌพ ใซใณ ใพใ goodwill, article, section, friendship, collusion 1 S 1854 ๅฃซ: gentleman; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33)<br>็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) 12 ๆฌ 76 4 ใใใณใปใใใฅใใใปใใใใปใใค (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic goodwill Samuari, altar, yawn The samurai is on the altar, preaching about goodwill. The audience just yawns however, they want to see the man fight! For better remembering the placement of the eleements: The samurai kneels before the altar at his wedding ceremony, when some of the attendants lets out a big yawn. He is a kind man and for the day his goodwill benefits everyone. No beheadings. 1097 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ฆ ใญใณ prohibition, ban, forbid ็ฆๆญข(ใใใ): prohibition; inhibition; ban<br>็ฆ็ (ใใใใ): (1) abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking (2) No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!<br>็ฆใใ(ใใใใ): to prohibit<br>็ฆ็ฉ(ใใใใค): taboo; forbidden thing<br>็ฆใใ(ใใใใ): to forbid; to suppress 2 5 681 ๆ: grove; forest<br>็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display 13 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic prohibition "Similar to radical tyroยดs story. If you live in Japan, your main exposure to this kanji is probably ""no smoking"" signs. So I imagine the government enacting a prohibition of tobacco, and burning whole groves of tobacco plants on an altar (the altar of public health, or self-righteousness, if you will)." "Hidden in a grove was a church with a secret altar that was stocked full of prohibited alcohol during the American prohibition period of 1920-1933. A local registered himself as a mininster of this altar so he could stock prohibited alcohol ""for sacremental purposes"" and share it with his kin (ใใ)." 1098 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ่ฅ ใญใณ ใใ collar, neck, lapel ่ฅ(ใใ): neck; collar; lapel; neckband 1 S 2030 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>็ฆ: prohibition; ban; forbid 18 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic collar A collar is the part of your cloak that, if tightened too tight, will prohibit breathing. Collars are prohibited from wizarding cloaks. Blood purists say theyยดre too muggle. 1099 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฎ ใทใฅใฆใใฝใฆ ใใญ ใใ, ใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใจใ, ใฎใ, ใฒใ, ใใช, ใใจ, ใใ religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence ๅฎๆ(ใใ ใใใใ): religion<br>ๅฎ(ใใ ใ): sect 1 6 997 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display 8 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic religion I never really did figure out what religion my host family was - all I knew was that they kept an altar in their home. All the RELIGIONS have their own temples, which are houses where they place their altars. 1100 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq751-1000 ๅด ในใฆ ใใ.ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ adore, respect, revere, worship ๅดๆ(ใใใฏใ): worship; adoration; admiration; cult 1 S 1970 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅฎ: religion; sect; denomination; main point; origin; essence 11 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic adore In ancient Greece, it was the religion of the time to adore the gods who live on Mount Olympus. I would adore the religious people if they just went and threw themselves off a mountain top. 1101 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ฅญ ใตใค ใพใค.ใใใพใค.ใใใพใคใ ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship ็ฅญ(ใพใคใ): festival; feast<br>็ฅญใ(ใพใคใ): (1) to deify; to enshrine (2) to pray; to worship<br>็ฅญๆฅ(ใใใใค): national holiday; festival day<br>้็ฅญ(ใฒใชใพใคใ): Girls' Festival (March 3rd); Dolls' Festival<br>ใ็ฅญใ(ใใพใคใ): festival; feast; carnival 2 3 1124 ๆ: month; moon<br>็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display 11 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic ritual A ritual such as a circumcision: a small piece of flesh from the crotch is left on the altar. There are many famous penis matsuris(festivals) in Japan. The rituals of these festivals involve placing the flesh of the crotch on an altar. 1102 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฏ ใตใ guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand ่ญฆๅฏ(ใใใใค): police<br>่ฆๅฏ(ใใใค): inspection; observation<br>่ฆณๅฏ(ใใใใค): observation; survey<br>่จบๅฏ(ใใใใค): medical examination<br>ๅฏใใ(ใใฃใใ): (1) to guess; to sense; to presume; to judge (2) to sympathize with; to sympathise with 3 4 477 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็ฅญ: ritual; offer prayers; celebrate; deify; enshrine; worship 14 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic guess I have an informed guess about whose house the dark rituals are performet at. Itยดs anyoneยดs guess whoยดs house she will wake up in the morning after the festival (็ฅญ-matsuri) 1103 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฆ ใตใ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour ๆฉๆฆ(ใพใใค): friction; rubbing; rubdown; chafe<br>ๆฆใ(ใใ): (1) to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass) (2) to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)<br>ๆฆใ(ใใใ): to rub; to scrub<br>ๆฆใใ(ใใใ): (1) to rub; to chafe (2) to wear out; to become worn (3) to lose one's innocence; to become sly 1 S 1485 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฏ: guess; presume; surmise; judge; understand 17 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic grate If you mis-guess the cheese youยดll grate your fingers on the cheese-grater (happens to me all the time). Ouch! Guess how many fingers I just grated in the grater? (Edit: OR: Ouch! Guess what I just grated in the grater? -- my finger!). 1104 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฑ ใฆใใฆใฆใใฆใค ใใใใ.ใ wherefore, a reason ่ช็ฑ(ใใใ): freedom; liberty; as it pleases you<br>็็ฑ(ใใใ): reason; pretext; motive<br>็ฑ(ใใ): reason; significance; cause<br>็ต็ฑ(ใใใ): (1) through; by way of; via (2) to go via; to go by way of<br>ไธ่ช็ฑ(ใตใใใ): (1) discomfort; inconvenience (2) poverty; want; destitution (3) disability; impairment (physical, mental, etc.) 3 3 325 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 5 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic wherefore Wherefore art thou, Sprouteo? (Juliet has fallen in love with a brussel sprout) (OR: A brussel sprout has fallen from Julietยดs dinner plate and rolled off). "Cogito ergo sum. Wherefore is a bad choice here for two reasons. For one, itยดs often mistranslated as ""where"" when in fact itยดs an urge to know a cause or reason; and two, because this kanji represents the reason, not the urge. [A thought sprouts from my brain. I think, therefore I am.]." 1105 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฝ ใใฅใฆ ใฒใ- pluck, pull, extract, excel ๆฝ้ธ(ใกใ ใใใ): lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)<br>ๆฝ่ฑก(ใกใ ใใใใ): abstract 1 S 1437 ๆ: hand<br>็ฑ: wherefore; a reason 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pluck "[When I see the word pluck, I think eyebrows, not vegetables. So, to avoid confusing with pick (#733):] Each time this singular, long, wiry black hair starts to sprout out of my chin again, I pluck it with my fingers." If you pluck your fingers, new ones will sprout in their place. (try it ;). 1106 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฒน ใฆใใฆใฆ ใใถใ oil, fat ็ณๆฒน(ใใใ): oil; petroleum; kerosene<br>ๅๆฒน(ใใใ): crude oil<br>ๆฒน(ใใถใ): oil<br>็ฏๆฒน(ใจใใ): lamp oil; kerosene<br>ๆฒน็ตต(ใใถใใ): oil painting<br>ๆฒนๆญ(ใใ ใ): negligence; unpreparedness<br>้คๆฒน(ใใใใ): soy sauce; shoyu 2 3 690 ๆฐด: water<br>็ฑ: wherefore; a reason 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic oil The liquid oil that sprouts from an oil field. In a rather surprising scientific breakthrough, genetically modified Brussel sprouts (which have become extremely absorbative), are thrown in the water to suck up oil spills. 1107 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq501-750 ่ข ใทใฅใฆ ใใง sleeve, wing (building), extension, give cold shoulder ่ข(ใใง): (1) sleeve (2) wing (of a stage) 0 S 1960 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>็ฑ: wherefore; a reason 10 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sleeve Imagine some magic cloak, that when worn, has little green sprouts appearing on the sides that grow into sleeves. "The bad magician says, ""As you can see, thereยดs nothing up my sleeves!"" Then he trips over his cloak and brussel sprouts fall everywhere." 1108 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฎ ใใฅใฆ ใฒใ, ใ mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time ๅฎๅฎ(ใใกใ ใ): universe; cosmos; space<br>ๅฎ่ฟใ(ใกใ ใใใใ): somersault; looping-the-loop 2 6 1005 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็ฑ: wherefore; a reason 8 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mid-air Jackยดs beanstalk sprouted up, pushed at the roof and lifted the house so that it hangs in mid-air suspended on the SPROUT. "Hahaha, the image of walking into a house and finding a sea of brussel sprouts floating mid-air is enough for me to remember. Maybe thereยดs a magician in the kitchen shouting a reassuring ""Donยดt mind the sprouts!""." 1109 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฑ ใซใค ใจใฉ.ใใใ-ใจใฉ.ใใใจใฉ.ใ deliver, reach, arrive, report, notify, forward ๅฑใ(ใจใฉใ): report; notification; registration<br>ๅฑใ(ใจใฉใ): (1) to reach; to arrive; to get through; to get at (2) to be attentive; to pay attention (3) to be delivered; to carry (e.g. sound)<br>ๅฑใใ(ใจใฉใใ): (1) to deliver; to forward; to send (2) to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities); to give notice; to register 2 6 939 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>็ฑ: wherefore; a reason 8 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ ๅฑ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic deliver In the US, when the mail is delivered, a flag sprouts up on your mailbox. (We donยดt have that in Australia.). A Japanese man ordered some Brussel sprouts from Belgium. They are delivered with a little Belgian flag (as seen sometimes in shops, little flags indicating the provenance and authenticity of the food like cheese and meat). 1110 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ฌ ใใญ ใตใ ใ flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo ็ฌ(ใตใ): flute; pipe; whistle 1 3 1928 ็ซน: bamboo<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 11 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic flute Flute is made of bamboo sprout. You pick up your bamboo flute, and recoil in shock as out comes not the dulcet melody you had hoped to play, but rather a Brussels sprout! You play again, and again a Brussels sprout. A bamboo flute that plays sprouts! Fabulous! Puts that golden egg laying goose in its place. 1111 grade3 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ปธ ใธใฏ axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls ่ปธ(ใใ): axis; stem; shaft; axle 1 S 1261 ่ป: car<br>็ฑ: wherefore; a reason 12 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic axis The Germans manufactured so many cars during World War II that it was almost as if they were sprouting from the factories of the Axis. An absurd image, but what the heck - worked for me. Imagine a car going across a plain at a fast speed. Suddenly a single sprout (the only one to be seen) gets stuck to the carยดs wheels, causing the car to fly around its axis. 1112 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Vehicle.Machine kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฒ ใณใฆใใซใณ ใใฎใ ใใถใจ, ใ, ใพใ, ใพใใ armor, high (voice), A grade, 1st class, former, instep, carapace ็ฒ(ใใ): (1) carapace; shell (2) 1st in rank; grade A (3) instep; back of hand (4) the A party (e.g. in a contract); the first party<br>็ใ็ฒๆ(ใใใใ): something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'รชtre<br>็ฒ(ใใฎใ): first sign of the Chinese calendar 1 S 1073 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 5 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic armor "Funny.. this appeared to me as a pictograph of a samuraiยดs armor. Then I looked up images of the samurai armor and it is not even remotely similar. Then I realised it looks in fact like the belly of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which I somehow associated with the samurai armor because of the ""turtle samurai"" that appeared earlier. Fits me. The bit that pokes down is to protect the genitals, I guess." It looks like a birdยดs eye view of a tank (modern armor). 1113 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆผ ใชใฆ ใ.ใใใ.ใ-ใใ.ใฃ-ใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใ push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of ๆผใ(ใใ): (1) to push; to press (2) to apply pressure from above; to press down (3) to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal (4) to affix (e.g. gold leaf) (5) to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence (6) to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress (7) to push (events along); to advance (a plan) (8) to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force (9) to make sure (10) to be pressed for time (11) to advance troops; to attack (12) (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface<br>ๆผใๅ ฅใ(ใใใใ): closet<br>ๆผใๅใ(ใใใใ): (1) to face down the opposition; to overcome resistance; to have one's own way (2) to press and cut<br>ๆผใ่พผใ(ใใใใ): (1) to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to crowd into (2) to break in; to burglarize<br>ๆผใๅฏใใ(ใใใใใ): to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside 3 S 789 ๆ: hand<br>็ฒ: armor; high (voice); A grade; first class; former; instep; carapace 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic push Push the roots down, instead of plucking the seedling. Use your fingers to make sure the roots of your plant are deep underground by pushing them down, down, down. 1114 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฒฌ ใณใฆ ใฟใใ ใใ headland, cape, spit, promontory ๅฒฌ(ใฟใใ): cape (on coast) 1 S 1972 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>็ฒ: armor; high (voice); A grade; first class; former; instep; carapace 8 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic headland A headland is a mountain that is firmly rooted despite being surrounded on 3 sides by water. (Just like your head is a mountain surrounded by air on 3 sides, a headland!). Headlands are natural forts; in fact, once men build castles on them, they become armoured mountains. (Gibralter, for example, is basically an armoured mountain). 1115 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฟ ใฝใฆ ใ.ใใใฏใ.ใ insert, put in, graft, wear (sword) ๆฟใ(ใใ): (1) to insert; to put in (2) to plant (a cutting); to strike (3) to arrange (flowers) (4) to wear (a sword) in one's belt (5) to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten 1 S 1908 ๆ: hand<br>ๅ: thousand<br>ๅ: ten<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 10 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic insert A rice farmerยดs delicate fingers have inserted 1,000 rooted seedlings into his field. Imagine a crazy japanese hentai: multiple fingers and thousand of root-like tentacles are inserting themselves in... well, I think you can fill the rest. 1116 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ณ ใทใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ-ใใใ speak, have the honor to, monkey (zodiac sign) ็ณ่พผใฟ(ใใใใใฟ): application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge<br>็ณ่ซ(ใใใใ): application; request; petition<br>็ณๅ(ใใใใ): report; statement; filing a return; notification<br>็ณใไธใใ(ใใใใใใ): (1) to say; to tell; to state (2) to do for<br>็ณใ่จณ(ใใใใใ): apology; excuse<br>็ณใ(ใใใ): (1) to say; to be called (2) to do<br>็ณใๅบ(ใใใใง): proposal; request; claim; report; notice<br>็ณใๅ ฅใใ(ใใใใใใ): to propose; to suggest<br>็ณใๅบใ(ใใใใงใ): to report to; to tell; to suggest; to submit; to request; to make an offer; to come forward with information<br>็ณใ่จณใชใ(ใใใใใใชใ): (1) I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable (2) thank you very much (for help, etc.)<br>็ณใ่พผใ(ใใใใใ): to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge; to lodge (objections); to request (an interview); to subscribe for; to book; to reserve<br>็ณใๅ(ใใใใถใ): objection; shortcomings 3 3 492 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 5 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic speaketh "I imagine thomeone who can not pronounth the ""s"" and speaketh like thith becauth they have a cane in their mouth." "I had persistent trouble confusing this one with ๆฐ sayeth (#578). The way I keep it sorted out is that this one is used in ""moshi moshi"" when answering the phone, similar to the way an American would say ""hello, this is X speaking.""." 1117 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac kanjifreq251-500 ไผธ ใทใณ ใฎ.ใณใใใฎ.ใฐใใใฎ.ในใใใฎ.ใ ใฎใถ, ใใผใ expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase "ไผธใณใ(ใฎใณใ): (1) to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread (2) to make progress; to grow (beard, body height) (3) to grow stale (soba) (4) to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed (5) to be exhausted (6) to be postponed; to be prolonged<br>ๆฌ ไผธ(ใใใณ): (1) yawn; yawning (and stretching) (2) kanji ""yawning"" radical (radical 76)" 2 S 730 ไบบ: person<br>็ณ: have the honor to; sign of the monkey; 3-5PM; ninth sign of Chinese zodiac 7 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic expand Here we see Mr. T. expanding his gang with some trained fighter monkeys. A person expands into an ape man. I swear this is the only time I'll use Dragon Ball, but think of Goku expanding into that Saiyajin giant ape beast. 1118 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ็ฅ ใทใณใใธใณ ใใฟใใใ-ใใใ- ใ, ใใ, ใใช, ใใ, ใใพ, ใ, ใใฏ, ใ ใพ, ใฟ gods, mind, soul ็ฒพ็ฅ(ใใใใ): mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention<br>็ฅ(ใใฟ): god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami<br>็ฅ็ต(ใใใใ): nerve; sensitivity<br>็ฅ็คพ(ใใใใ): Shinto shrine<br>็ฅ่ฉฑ(ใใใ): myth; legend<br>็ฅๆง(ใใฟใใพ): God<br>็ฅ็ง(ใใใด): mystery<br>็ฅ่(ใใใใ): holiness; sacredness; dignity<br>็ฅๆฎฟ(ใใใงใ): temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle 3 3 347 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>็ณ: have the honor to; sign of the monkey; 3-5PM; ninth sign of Chinese zodiac 9 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ็ฅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gods "The Gods are gathered around debating Zeusยด latest purchase for Mount Olympus. A huge and extremely kitsch gilded altar in the shape of giant ""speak no evil"" monkey. Hera decides she will never let him go shopping alone again ." Hinduism has many gods, not just one God. One of the most famous of these gods is Hanuman the monkey. Many altars are dedicated to him. 1119 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใฝใฆใใทใฅใใทใฅใฆ ใใ.ใ search, look for, locate ๆๆป(ใใใ): search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry<br>ๆ็ดข(ใใใใ): search (esp. for someone or something missing); investigation 2 S 592 ๆ: hand<br>ๅ: old person 10 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic search The monkey searches around with his fingers for his crotch. If you are familiar with the Monkey legends (่ฅฟ้่จ Journey to the West) there is a good image for this character: While searching for the end of the universe, monkey reaches to his crotch and urinates on Buddhaยดs fingers. (Update: new link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYXFppaKLL4). 1120 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใซ ใฏ.ใใใใฏใ.ใใ-ใฏ.ใใใใฏ.ใฆใใ-ใฏ.ใฆใใใฏ.ใฆ ใฟ fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed ็ตๆ(ใใฃใ): (1) result; consequence; outcome; effect (2) coming to fruition; bearing fruit<br>ๅนๆ(ใใใ): effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result<br>ๆๆ(ใใใ): fruits (of one's labors); results; outcome; accomplishment<br>ๆใใใฆ(ใฏใใใฆ): (1) as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; as a result (2) really? (in questions); ever?<br>ๆ็ฉ(ใใ ใใฎ): fruit<br>ๆๅฎ(ใใใค): fruit; nut; berry<br>ๆใฆ(ใฏใฆ): the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result<br>ๆใใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do (2) to do ... completely; to do ... entirely<br>ๆใฆใ(ใฏใฆใ): (1) to end; to be finished; to be exhausted; to die; to perish (2) indicates an extreme has been reached 3 4 258 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 8 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic fruit If only Eve had used her brains and not taken the forbidden fruit from the tree. Eve ate fruit from the tree and knowledge filled her brain.โฆ 1121 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq251-500 ่ ใซ candy, cakes, fruit ่ๅญ(ใใ): pastry; confectionery<br>ใ่ๅญ(ใใใ): confections; sweets; candy 2 S 1719 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆ: fruit; reward; carry out; achieve; complete; end; finish; succeed 11 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic candy This candy is made in the shape of a flower, each petal with the taste of a different fruit. Candy is coloured like flowers and flavoured like fruit. 1122 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ชฒ ใซ chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book) ่ชฒ็ฎ(ใใใ): (school) subject; curriculum; course<br>่ชฒ้ก(ใใ ใ): (1) subject; theme; issue; matter (2) homework; assignment (3) task; challenge; problem; question<br>่ชฒ้ท(ใใกใใ): section manager; section chief<br>่ชฒ็จ(ใใใ): taxation<br>่ชฒ(ใ): (1) lesson (2) section (in an organization); division; department (3) counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)<br>่ชฒ็จ(ใใฆใ): course; curriculum<br>ๆฅ่ชฒ(ใซใฃใ): daily lesson; daily work; daily routine<br>่ชฒๅค(ใใใ): extracurricular 2 4 455 ่จ: say<br>ๆ: fruit; reward; carry out; achieve; complete; end; finish; succeed 15 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic chapter After I finish each chapter of RTK, I eat a piece of fruit to celebrate all the new words Iยดve learned. (Thanks Misha!). "Words signify the written words in a book. The fruit represents something whole, complete. A chapter in a book often offers a complete idea, setting, or account. Itยดs good to disambiguate the keyword from paragraph (#82). To reinforce the kanji, imagine eating a fruit at the end of each chapter of Tolstoyยดs ""War and Peace"" to reward yourself. (If you ate a fruit at the end of each paragraph, youยดd very quickly run out of fruit)." 1123 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ่ฃธ ใฉ ใฏใ ใ naked, nude, uncovered, partially clothed ่ฃธ(ใฏใ ใ): naked; nude; bare<br>่ฃธ่ถณ(ใฏใ ใ): (1) barefoot (2) superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement) 1 S 1796 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ๆ: fruit; reward; carry out; achieve; complete; end; finish; succeed 13 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic naked Here we have Adam and Eve eating of the forbidden fruit and realizing they were naked, and so clothing themselves in a cloak. Hey honey, Iยดm naked underneath this cloak. Iยดve got some nice melons and a fresh peach waiting for you. Donยดt you want to taste my forbidden fruits...? 1124 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆค ใญใณ axe, 1.32 lb, catty, counter for loaves of bread, axe radical (no. 69) 1 S ๆค: axe, axe radical (no. 69) 4 ๆค 69 4 ใใฎใปใใฎใฅใใใปใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic ax Errata: stroke order in 4th edition is wrong. Top stroke is first. The axe-wielding maniac nails a poor victim, right under a cliff. Blood everywhere! (thanks scottamus!). 1125 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Counters Kanji_Counting_Units.of.Weight Kanji_Manufactured.Item ๆ ใปใญ chop, divide, tear, analyze ๅๆ(ใถใใใ): analysis 1 S 980 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) 8 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic chop We chop down trees with axes to analyze their rings. Wood + axe = chop? how much more simple can it get? 1126 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใทใง ใจใใใ-ใจใใใใฉใใใใจใ ใ place ไบๅๆ(ใใใใ): office<br>ๅ ดๆ(ใฐใใ): (1) place; location; spot; position (2) room; space (3) basho (sumo wrestling tournament)<br>ๆๅพ(ใใใจใ): income; earnings<br>ไฝๆ(ใใ ใใใ): address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile<br>ๆๅฑ(ใใใใ): attached to; belong to; member<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใ): one's possessions; ownership<br>่ฟๆ(ใใใใ): neighbourhood; neighborhood<br>ๅฝนๆ(ใใใใ): government office; public office<br>ๅฐๆ(ใ ใใฉใใ): kitchen<br>ๅๆ(ใใใใ): (1) famous place (2) name of a part (of an instrument, etc.) (3) name and address<br>็ฎๆ(ใใใ): passage; place; point; part<br>้ทๆ(ใกใใใใ): strong point; merit; virtue; advantage<br>ๆๅจ(ใใใใ): whereabouts<br>ๆๆ(ใใใ): possession; owning<br>ๆๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): fixed; prescribed; certain; given<br>ไพฟๆ(ในใใใ): toilet; lavatory; rest room; latrine; comfort station<br>็ญๆ(ใใใใ): defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage<br>ๆใ (ใจใใใฉใใ): here and there; some parts (of something); several places<br>ๅ็ๆ(ใฆใใใ ใใใ): bus stop; tram stop; stop; station<br>ๆใ(ใจใใใ): even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite<br>ๆ(ใจใใ): (1) place; spot; scene; site (2) address (3) district; area; locality (4) one's house (5) point (6) part (7) space; room (8) whereupon; as a result (9) (after present form of a verb) about to; on the verge of<br>ๆใง(ใจใใใง): (1) by the way; incidentally (2) even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)<br>ๆ่ฌ(ใใใใ): what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak<br>ไฝๆ(ใใ): (1) another place; somewhere else; strange parts (2) outside (one's family or group); those people (3) unrelated matter<br>ๆ็บ(ใใ): cause; reason; fault<br>ๆใ(ใฉใใใ): (1) far from; anything but; not at all (2) let alone; to say nothing of; not to speak of; much less<br>ๆ(ใใ): counter for places 4 3 221 ๆธ: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)<br>ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) 8 ๆธ 63 4 ใจใปใจใ ใใปใจใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic place You outsiders better learn your place! An axe stuck in the door when you get home is a pretty good indicator that this might not be the best place for you. A place for everything and everything in its place. To the right of the door is the standard place for the axe. 1127 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ็ฅ ใญ ใใฎ.ใ ใฎใ, ใใ pray, wish ็ฅใ(ใใฎใ): prayer; supplication<br>็ฅใ(ใใฎใ): to pray; to wish 2 S 1462 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) 8 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ็ฅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pray Religious freedom has not always been respected throughout history, and nobody knew how to force religion on an indigenous people like the Spanish missionaries. They posted conquistadors at either side of the altars at the local missions, and if anybody refused to pray, they would get the axe. A warrior prays for victory before the battle. He kneels at the altar, his battle axe at the ready. 1128 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฟ ใญใณใใณใณ ใกใ.ใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใฎ near, early, akin, tantamount "ๆ่ฟ(ใใใใ): most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays<br>่ฟไปฃ(ใใใ ใ): present day; modern times<br>ไป่ฟ(ใตใใ): (1) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; environs (2) approaching<br>่ฟๆ(ใใใใ): neighbourhood; neighborhood<br>่ฟ้(ใใใใ): suburbs; outskirts<br>ๆฅ่ฟ(ใใฃใใ): (1) getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching (2) being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.) (3) becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate<br>่ฟใ(ใกใใ): near; close; short (distance)<br>่บซ่ฟ(ใฟใขใ): near oneself; close to one; familiar<br>่ฟใฅใใ(ใกใใฅใใ): to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with<br>่ฟใฅใ(ใกใใฅใ): (1) to approach; to draw near; to get close (2) to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know<br>่ฟใ (ใกใใขใ): soon; nearness; before long<br>่ฟๅฏใ(ใกใใใ): to approach; to draw near<br>่ฟ่ฆ(ใใใ): myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness<br>่ฟใ(ใกใใ): (1) near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity (2) nearly (i.e. ""it took nearly one year""); close to (3) shortly; soon<br>่ฟ็ผ(ใใใใ): nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia<br>่ฟ้ (ใกใใใ): lately; recently; nowadays<br>ๆ่ฟ(ใฆใขใ): near; handy; within reach; familiar" 4 2 194 ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 7 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic near The end is near. The axe-murderer is waiting for you on the road... An absurd image, but working for me: two points A and B are separated by a long road. To make A and B near, take an ax, cut a big chunk of road, and the work is done. 1129 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Directions Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใปใ ใ.ใใใใใใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใ ใใ fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit ๆ(ใใ): (1) opportunity; chance; occasion; time (2) fold; pleat; crease (3) small food box (wooden or cardboard)<br>ๆๆ(ใจใใใ): sometimes<br>้ชจๆ(ใใฃใใค): bone fracture<br>ๆ่กท(ใใฃใกใ ใ): compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism<br>ๆใ่ฟใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to turn up; to fold back (2) to loopback (a signal, a message)<br>ๅฑๆ(ใใฃใใค): (1) bending; indentation (2) refraction (3) inflection (4) warping (e.g. of opinion, reasoning, etc.); distortion<br>ๆใ(ใใ): (1) to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers) (2) to fold; to bend (3) to make (origami) (4) to interrupt; to end<br>ๆใใ(ใใใ): (1) to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture (2) to be folded (3) to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit (4) to turn (a corner)<br>ๆ่ง(ใใฃใใ): with trouble; at great pains; long-awaited 3 4 962 ๆ: hand<br>ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) 7 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic fold Itยดs the latest Japanese game show: Forudo! Contestants are given a sheet of paper and are told to fold it into a complex origami shape. If theyยดre not done in 60 seconds, a huge axe descends from the ceiling and chops their work in half. Contestants know to recoil their hands from the falling axe, but some have been so absorbed in folding, they ignore the buzzer and get their fingers chopped off. Fold some origami into the shape of an axe with your fingers. Itยดs even as sharp, so watch out for paper cuts! 1130 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฒ ใใ ใใจใใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใจ, ใใจใ, ใใจใ, ใฆใฃ, ใฆใคใ, ใฎใ, ใใ philosophy, clear ๅฒๅญฆ(ใฆใคใใ): philosophy 1 S 1093 ๆ: fold; break; fracture; bend; yield; submit<br>ๅฃ: mouth 10 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic philosophy A two-hour lesson of philosophy in high school. All the students, bored to death, are folding sheets of paper into planes, love notes or whatever, while the mouth of the teacher is talking about Platon, Kierkegaard and many other notorious philosophers. I fold my mouth, therefore I am. 1131 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใปใค ใ.ใใใ.ใ departed, die 1 S 2018 ๆ: fold; break; fracture; bend; yield; submit<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 10 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic departed One of the dearest of Japanยดs dearly departed is Sasaki Sadako, who developed Leukemia after the bombing of Hiroshima, and became famous for folding more than a thousand paper cranes, never giving up hope. To this day, people in Hiroshima still fold origami cranes in her memory. For this character, let us imagine a parade in her honor, the entire road lined with folded cranes. The BIG ONE hits Tokyo. You see a news report of the recently departed victims who died when the roads folded (from the earthquake). 1132 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ช ใปใค ใกใ.ใ vow, swear, pledge ่ชใ(ใกใใ): to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge 1 S 1567 ๆ: fold; break; fracture; bend; yield; submit<br>่จ: say 14 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic vow "This Japanese couple wrote the vows that they had made to each other onto a piece of paper and then folded it into an origami, and put it somewhere in their appartment. To everybody else it is an origami, but to them it is also a symbol of their vows. -- ""the folded words are vows"". Note : in this story and a few others I use the image of an origami for the primitive ""fold""." A Japanese wedding tradition is to present each other with origami cranes with their vows written on the BOTTOM. 1133 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆซ ใถใณ ใใฐใ.ใ temporarily, a while, moment, long time ๆซใ(ใใฐใใ): (1) little while; short while; moment; instant (2) a while; quite a time (3) it's been a long time 1 S 1112 ๆฌ: beheading; kill; murder<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 15 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic temporarily Your car has been savagely (see steadily) attacked by an ax. It will be some days before your car is fixed. So you are temporarily without car. Today is Car Axe Day. The day where you can temporarily (today only) attack cars using an axe without punishment. 1134 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆผธ ใผใณ ใใใ.ใใใใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใ steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely ๆผธใ(ใใใใ): (1) finally; at last (2) barely; narrowly; hardly; only just (3) gradually; little by little; by degrees 1 S 2115 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฌ: beheading; kill; murder 14 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic steadily I imagine firemen working steadily to rescue a man from a crashed car. First, they spray it with water; then, they use an axe to break through the window. Water + Car + Axe: The steadily rising water was filling the car, but the firefighters took their axe and broke the window, getting me out. 1135 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆญ ใใณ ใ.ใคใใใจใ.ใใใใ .ใใ severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting ๅคๆญ(ใฏใใ ใ): judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; conclusion; decipherment; divination<br>ๆฑบๆญ(ใใคใ ใ): decision; determination<br>่จบๆญ(ใใใ ใ): diagnosis<br>ๆจชๆญ(ใใใ ใ): (1) crossing (2) transverse<br>ๆญใ(ใใจใใ): (1) to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline (2) to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance (3) to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)<br>ไธญๆญ(ใกใ ใใ ใ): interruption; suspension; break<br>็กๆญ(ใใ ใ): without permission; without notice<br>ๆญ็ถ(ใ ใใใ): firmly; absolutely; definitely<br>ๆญๆฐด(ใ ใใใ): water outage<br>ๆญๅฎ(ใ ใใฆใ): conclusion; decision<br>ๆฒนๆญ(ใใ ใ): negligence; unpreparedness<br>ๆญ่จ(ใ ใใใ): assertion; declaration; affirmation<br>ๆญ้ข(ใ ใใใ): cross-section 3 5 338 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) 11 ๆค 69 4 ใใฎใปใใฎใฅใใใปใใ ๆท ไผๆ Compound Ideographic severance [Based on fuaburisuยดs] A man puts some rice on a fishhook as bait, but catches a fish so strong, he needs to take out his axe and sever the line lest he be dragged into the depths. When you get the ax at work, use your severance pay to buy fishhooks and rice. At least that way you can eat sushi. 1136 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ่ณช ใทใใใทใใใ ใใกใใใ .ใใใใจใใใใต substance, quality, matter, temperament ่ณชๅ(ใใคใใ): question; inquiry; enquiry<br>็ฉ่ณช(ใถใฃใใค): material; substance<br>่ณช(ใใค): quality<br>ๆฌ่ณช(ใปใใใค): essence; true nature; substance; reality<br>ไบบ่ณช(ใฒใจใใก): hostage; prisoner<br>ๅ่ณช(ใฒใใใค): (material) quality<br>ๆง่ณช(ใใใใค): nature; property; disposition<br>ๆฐ่ณช(ใใใค): spirit; character; trait; temperament; turn of mind; disposition<br>็ด ่ณช(ใใใค): character; qualities; genius; the makings of<br>ๅฐ่ณช(ใกใใค): geological features<br>ๅฎ่ณช(ใใฃใใค): substance; essence<br>่ณช็(ใใคใ): (1) question (2) interpellation<br>่ฏ่ณช(ใใใใใค): good quality; superior quality<br>่ณช็ด (ใใฃใ): simplicity; modesty; frugality<br>่็ฝ่ณช(ใใใฑใใใค): protein 4 5 389 ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)<br>ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)<br>่ฒ: shellfish 15 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic substance What is this substance on this clam? Iยดve already broken 2 axes on it! (Good question...่ณชๅ). Another keyword that I do not like by Heisig. ่ณชใใใคใ (n,n-suf) quality. Story: Your at a local ax dealer and you have TWO AXES which you are testing for QUALITY by trying to split CLAMS right down the opening. Picture yourself succeeding with one AX and then some weird SUBSTANCE comes out of the shell...eww (I donยดt like clams). 1137 grade5 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฅ ใปใญ ใใใ.ใใ reject, retreat, recede, withdraw, repel, repulse 1 S 2231 ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 5 ๆค 69 4 ใใฎใปใใฎใฅใใใปใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic reject The kids at school used to reject me.. Made me feel really bad till I brought my axe to school. See the drop of blood on it? The quality expectations are very high in our axe manufacturing facility. If thereยดs one drop of rust on any axe, it gets rejected. 1138 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่จด ใฝ ใใฃใ.ใใ accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to ่จด่จ(ใใใใ): litigation; lawsuit<br>่จดใ(ใใฃใใ): lawsuit; complaint<br>่จดใใ(ใใฃใใใ): (1) to raise; to bring to (someone's attention) (2) to appeal to; to call for (3) to complain (4) to sue (a person); to take someone to court (5) to resort to (e.g. arms, violence) 1 S 427 ่จ: say<br>ๆฅ: reject; retreat; recede; withdraw; repel; repulse 12 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic accusation I strongly reject the accusation implicit in your words. Words that make you feel rejected. 1139 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ๆจ ใตใฏ yesterday, previous ไธๆจๅนด(ใใจใจใ): year before last<br>ๆจๆฅ(ใใฎใ): yesterday<br>ไธๆจๆฅ(ใใจใจใ): day before yesterday<br>ๆจ(ใใ): last (year); yesterday<br>ไธๆจๆจๆฅ(ใใฃใใใใใใค): two days before yesterday; three days back (ago) 3 4 226 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ไน: though; notwithstanding; while; during; both; all 9 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic yesterday One can use a simple word play to remember this character - the day that I saw before today was yesterday. Yester-DAY, all my troubles seemed SAW far away... 1140 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ่ฉ ใต ใใคใ.ใ lie, falsehood, deceive, pretend ่ฉๆฌบ(ใใ): fraud; swindle; graft 1 S 1511 ่จ: say<br>ไน: though; notwithstanding; while; during; both; all 12 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lie Pinnochio gets frustrated that every time he utters a word of a lie, his nose grows and he has to get the saw out again. Her lies are words that cut not like a knife, no not cleanly, but savagely like a saw. 1141 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ไฝ ใตใฏใใต ใคใ.ใใใคใ.ใใ-ใฅใ.ใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใฃ, ใฅใใ, ใจใ, ใชใ, ใฏใ, ใพใใ make, production, prepare, build ไฝๆฅญ(ใใใใ): work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty<br>ไฝๅ(ใใใฒใ): work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production<br>ไฝๅฎถ(ใใฃใ): author; writer; novelist; artist<br>ไฝๆฆ(ใใใใ): (1) tactics; strategy (2) military or naval operations<br>ๅถไฝ(ใใใใ): (1) work (film, book) (2) production; creation<br>ๅทฅไฝ(ใใใใ): work; construction; handicraft; maneuvering; manoeuvering<br>ไฝๆฒ(ใใฃใใใ): composition; setting (of music)<br>่ฃฝไฝ(ใใใใ): manufacture; production<br>ๆไฝ(ใใใ): (1) operation; management; processing (2) manipulating to one's benefit (3) to operate (4) to manipulate; to fiddle (e.g. the books)<br>ๅไฝ(ใใใใ): original work<br>ไฝ่ (ใใใใ): author; authoress<br>ไฝ(ใใ): a work; a harvest<br>ๅตไฝ(ใใใใ): production; literary creation; work<br>ไฝๆ(ใใใถใ): (1) writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition (2) formal writing with little real meaning<br>ไฝ็จ(ใใใ): action; operation; effect; function<br>็บไฝ(ใปใฃใ): fit; spasm; attack; seizure<br>ๅไฝ(ใใใใ): masterpiece<br>ๅไฝ(ใฉใใ): action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior; execution; actuation; operation; manners<br>ๅไฝ(ใใฃใใ): (1) masterpiece; best work (2) amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner<br>ไฝ็ฉ(ใใใใค): produce (e.g. agricultural); crops<br>่ฑไฝ(ใปใใใ): abundant harvest; bumper crop<br>ไฝๆ(ใใใใ): drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing; creating; creation<br>ไฝใ(ใคใใ): (1) making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure (2) appearance (i.e. attire, make-up) (3) build (i.e. physique) (4) sashimi (5) forced (smile, etc.)<br>่ทไฝใ(ใซใฅใใ): packing; baling; crating<br>ๅถไฝ(ใใใใใ): bad harvest; poor crop<br>่ไฝ(ใใใใ): cultivation; farming<br>ไฝ่ฃฝ(ใใใใ): manufacture<br>ไฝๆณ(ใใปใ): manners; etiquette; propriety<br>ไฝ็ฉ(ใใใถใค): literary work<br>้งไฝ(ใ ใใ): poor work; rubbish 4 2 103 ไบบ: person<br>ไน: though; notwithstanding; while; during; both; all 7 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic make Mr T.ยดs favorite magazine is Make. He loves to make things. But heยดs a purist: he only uses saws, no power tools. "When the A-Team crash lands on a deserted island, Mr. T salvages a saw from the wreckage and says, ""I donยดt know about yยดall foos, but Iยดm gonna make a raft.""." 1142 grade2 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ้ช ใปใ ใใ ใใฃ, ใถใ snow ้ช(ใใ): snow<br>ๅน้ช(ใตใถใ): snow storm; blizzard<br>้ชๅดฉ(ใชใ ใ): avalanche 3 2 1131 ้จ: rain<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58) 11 ้จ 173 8 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic snow SNOW isnยดt all that different from RAIN, except it can be removed with a BROOM because it only forms in freezing temperatures. Rain just soaks into the soil. Snow has to be swept away with a broom... 1143 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฒ ใญใฏ ใใ.ใใใจ.ใ record ่จ้ฒ(ใใใ): (1) record; minutes; document (2) a record (e.g. in sports); results; score (3) to record; to document (4) to set a record (e.g. in sports); to show a result; to reach a value<br>็ป้ฒ(ใจใใใ): registration; accession; register; entry; record<br>้ฒ้ณ(ใใใใ): (audio) recording<br>็ฎ้ฒ(ใใใใ): (1) catalogue; catalog; inventory; index; list (2) certificate indicating an impending gift<br>ไป้ฒ(ใตใใ): appendix; supplement; annex 2 4 546 ้: gold<br>ๅฝ: to carve wood 16 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ ้ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic record A monk won a gold metal for breaking the current record for most swept rice in one minute. This character is about a recording for a music box. The tines of the mechanism are like a metal broom and the little pins on the cylinder are like metal grains of rice. 1144 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๅฐ ใธใณ ใใ.ใญใใใฒใ ใ, ใคใ inquire, fathom, look for ๅฐใญใ(ใใใญใ): (1) to ask; to enquire; to inquire (2) to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate 1 S 1398 ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 12 ๅฏธ 41 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic inquire The policed inquired into the erotica scandal. They tried to sweep away the evidence, but some of it stuck. (Note: katakana ใจใญ ero in the middle of this kanji is the Japanese word for erotica.). "As a verb this means, this means ""to ask; to enquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate;"". Imagine the police inquiring in an in-depth investigation. They are interrogating a suspect. But the suspect has a crafty mouth and is very sly. He/she also knows when to keep their mouth shut(glued) at the right moments to avoid self-incrimination. As a final measure, the police torture the suspect by tickling him/her with a broom while they inquire." 1145 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฅ ใญใฅใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ hurry, emergency, sudden, steep ็ทๆฅ(ใใใใ ใ): urgent; pressing; emergency<br>ๆฅ(ใใ ใ): (1) urgent; sudden; abrupt (2) sharp; steep; precipitous (3) rapid; swift; fast (4) emergency; crisis (5) hurrying; haste (6) (in gagaku or noh) end of a song<br>ๆฅ้(ใใ ใใใ): rapid (e.g. progress)<br>ๆฅๆฟ(ใใ ใใใ): sudden; precipitous; radical<br>็นๆฅ(ใจใฃใใ ใ): (1) limited express (train, faster than an express) (2) great hurry<br>ๆฅ่ก(ใใ ใใใ): (1) moving at high speed (2) express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)<br>ๆฅใ(ใใใ): to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner<br>ๆฉๆฅ(ใใฃใใ ใ): urgent<br>ๅฟๆฅ(ใใใใ ใ): emergency; first-aid<br>่ณๆฅ(ใใใ ใ): urgent; pressing<br>ๆฅใใ(ใใใ): to hurry; to urge on<br>ๆบๆฅ(ใใ ใใใ ใ): semi-express train (slower than an express); local express train<br>ๆฅใซ(ใใ ใใซ): (1) swiftly; rapidly (2) suddenly; abruptly; immediately 4 3 309 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 9 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hurry She was always bound to a broom, her heart pounding in a hurry to finish before she was punished for being slow. Fantasia: Bound up brooms out of control send Mickeyยดs heart racing--he has to hurry and figure out how to stop them before the magician returns! 1146 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ็ฉ ใชใณ ใใ .ใใ calm, quiet, moderation ็ฉใใ(ใใ ใใ): calm; gentle; quiet<br>็ฉๅ(ใใใ): gentle; mild; moderate 1 S 1535 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 16 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ ็ฉฉ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic calm The farmer is calm knowing that his wheat fields are protected from vultures by his strawman with a heart (all the better to do the job properly). This whole kanji is a picture of calmness. The wheat has been harvested and even the vultures sit calmly watching the humans sweep and clean-up after the harvest is over. Hearts are peaceful and calm at this time of the year. Even the days are calm without storm. 1147 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ไพต ใทใณ ใใ.ใ encroach, invade, raid, trespass, violate ไพต็ฅ(ใใใใใ): aggression; invasion; raid<br>ไพตๅ ฅ(ใใใซใ ใ): penetration; invasion; raid; aggression; trespass<br>ไพตใ(ใใใ): (1) to invade; to raid; to violate (airspace, etc.); to intrude; to trespass (2) to infringe; to encroach (3) to harm; to afflict; to affect 1 S 1025 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 9 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic encroach The parson ENCROACHES on the French maid; driven wild by her little broom, dainty tiara and sinfully short skirt showing her knickers (crotch)! Mr T. hits a condom salesman (broom + crown + crotch) over the head with a broom because the dude ENCROACHed Mr. Tยดs privates area during the sale. 1148 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆตธ ใทใณ ใฒใ.ใใใฒใ.ใ immersed, soak, dip, steep, moisten, wet, dunk ๆตธใ(ใฒใใ): to soak; to dip; to drench 1 S 1447 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 10 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic immersed The French maid draws a bath for her amorous master, but slips and falls in - getting immersed. (thanks to Nukemarine for the French maid image!). After being hit in the head with the broom, the condom salesman IMMERSED his head in some water. 1149 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฏ ใทใณ ใญ.ใใใญ.ใใใใ.ใฌใใฟใใพใใใ.ใใ lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold ๅฏใ(ใญใ): (1) to lie down (2) to go to bed; to lie in bed (3) to sleep (lying down) (4) to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) (5) to lie idle<br>ๆผๅฏ(ใฒใใญ): nap (afternoon); siesta<br>ๅฏๅฐ(ใใใ ใ): bed; couch<br>ๅฏๅทปใ(ใญใพใ): sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown; nightdress<br>ๅฏใใใ(ใญใใใ): to put to bed; to lay down; to ferment<br>ๅฏๅ(ใญใผใ): (1) sleeping in late; oversleeping (2) late riser; sleepyhead<br>ๆๅฏๅ(ใใใญใผใ): oversleeping; late riser<br>่ปขๅฏ(ใใใใญ): dozing; napping (e.g. on the floor in one's clothes, in the train) 3 S 1034 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็ฟ: left-side kata radical (no. 91)<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 13 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ ๅฏข ไผๆ Compound Ideographic lie down After work, the French maid goes home and lies down with a turtle. Turtle? Well, heยดs sloooow and always hard... (thanks to Nukemarine and Wakela!). "After being hit on the head encroach (#1148), the condom salesman goes back to his house to lie down. He hasnยดt made a single sale today, so he doesnยดt have enough money to buy a pillow. He lies down on his pet turtle and cries himself to sleep." 1150 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฉฆ ใ ใใ ใญ lady, woman, wife, bride ไธปๅฉฆ(ใใ ใต): housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker<br>ๅคซๅฉฆ(ใตใใต): married couple; spouses; husband and wife; couple; pair<br>็่ญทๅฉฆ(ใใใใต): (female) nurse<br>ๅฉฆไบบ(ใตใใ): woman; lady; adult female<br>็ฃๅฉฆไบบ็ง(ใใใตใใใ): maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology) 3 5 671 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅธ: broom 11 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lady In high society, a lady is a woman who never touches a broom or an apron. The LADY of the house is nothing more than a WOMAN whoยดs a HOUSEWIFE (BROOM and APRON anyone?). 1151 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใฝใฆใใทใฅ ใฏ.ใ ใ sweep, brush ๆธ ๆ(ใใใใ): cleaning<br>ๆ้ค(ใใใ): cleaning; sweeping<br>ๆใ(ใฏใ): to sweep; to brush; to gather up 2 S 1255 ๆ: hand<br>ๅธ: broom 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sweep Whether I SWEEP something away with my FINGERS or my BROOM, I should always wear my APRON. FINGERS of the HOUSEWIFE (in itself, holding a BROOM, with an APRON) busily SWEEP the floor. 1152 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฝ ใใฆ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใฆใใใ.ใฆใใพใ.ใซใใพใ.ใซในใ ใใ hit, right, appropriate, himself ๅฝใๅ(ใใใใพใ): (1) natural; reasonable; obvious (2) usual; common; ordinary<br>ๅฝใ(ใใใ): (1) hit (2) success (3) guess; prediction (4) affability; friendliness (5) sensation; touch (6) bruise (on fruit) (7) situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move (in the game of go) (8) bite (of a fish on a hook); strike (9) per; each<br>ๆๅฝใฆ(ใฆใใฆ): (1) salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus (2) medical care; treatment (3) advance preparation<br>ๅฒๅฝใฆ(ใใใใฆ): (1) allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing (2) binding<br>ๅฝๆ(ใจใใ): at that time; in those days<br>ๆ ๅฝ(ใใใจใ): (in) charge (of an area of responsibility, but not necessarily supervision of staff)<br>ๅฝ้ธ(ใจใใใ): (1) being elected (2) being selected (to win a prize, etc.) (3) winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)<br>ๆฌๅฝ(ใปใใจใ): truth; reality<br>็ธๅฝ(ใใใจใ): (1) befitting; becoming; worthy of; proportionate; in keeping with; suitable (2) considerable; substantial (3) to be worthy of; to be proportionate to (4) to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.); to be equivalent (5) extremely; considerably<br>ๅฝ็ถ(ใจใใใ): natural; as a matter of course<br>ๅฝๆฅ(ใจใใใค): appointed day; very day<br>ไธๅฝ(ใตใจใ): injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid<br>ๆญฃๅฝ(ใใใจใ): just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; legal; lawful<br>้ฉๅฝ(ใฆใใจใ): (1) suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit (2) noncommittal; vague; equivocal; unserious; irresponsible<br>ๅผๅฝ(ในใใจใ): bento; Japanese box lunch<br>ๅฝใฆใ(ใใฆใ): (1) to hit (2) to expose (3) to apply (e.g. patch) (4) to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class) (5) to guess (an answer) (6) to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)<br>่ฉฒๅฝ(ใใใจใ): corresponding to; being applicable to; coming under; falling under; applying to; fulfilling<br>่ฆๅฝ(ใใใจใ): aim; mark; estimate; guess; approximation; direction<br>ๅฝไบบ(ใจใใซใ): the one concerned; the said person<br>ๅฝ็ช(ใจใใฐใ): being on duty<br>ๆฅๅฝใใ(ใฒใใใ): (1) exposure to the sun; sunny place (2) per day<br>ๅฟๅฝใใ(ใใใใใใ): having some knowledge of; happening to know<br>ๅฝใใ(ใใใ): (1) to be hit; to strike (2) to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed (3) to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to (4) to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.) (5) to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win (6) to be successful; to go well; to be a hit (7) to face; to confront (8) to lie (in the direction of) (9) to undertake; to be assigned (10) to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted (11) to be called upon (by the teacher) (12) to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at (13) to be unnecessary (14) (in baseball) to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak (15) (in fishing) to feel a bite (16) (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil (17) to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison) (18) to shave<br>็ชใๅฝใใ(ใคใใใใ): to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street)<br>ๅฆฅๅฝ(ใ ใจใ): valid; proper; right; appropriate<br>ๅฝใฆใฏใพใ(ใใฆใฏใพใ): to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill<br>็ชใๅฝใใ(ใคใใใใ): end (e.g. of street, hallway, etc.)<br>ๅฝใฆใฏใใ(ใใฆใฏใใ): to apply; to adapt<br>ๅฝใฆๅญ(ใใฆใ): kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character<br>ๆฅๅฝ(ใซใฃใจใ): daily allowance<br>ใๅผๅฝ(ใในใใจใ): bento (Japanese box lunch)<br>ๅฝ(ใจใ): this (business organisation or place) 3 2 91 ๅฐ: little; small<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58) 6 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ ็ถ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hit Some mothers use a small broom to hit their children when they misbehave. "Here is a weird carnival game where you hold a broom like a javelin and throw it, trying to hit the center of a very small target. The target is so small, in fact, that if someone does manage to hit it, the operator turns in surprise and says, ""Whoa, really?! (ๆฌๅฝ?!)""." 1153 grade2 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ไบ ใฝใฆ ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใงใ contend, dispute, argue ๆฆไบ(ใใใใ): war<br>็ซถไบ(ใใใใใ): (1) competition; contest (2) to compete<br>็ดไบ(ใตใใใ): dispute; trouble; strife<br>ไบใ(ใใใใ): dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry; contest<br>่ซไบ(ใใใใ): controversy; dispute<br>ไบใ(ใใใใ): (1) to compete; to contest; to contend (2) to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose (3) (usu. in negative form) to deny (e.g. evidence)<br>ๆไบ(ใใใใ): dispute; resistance 3 4 271 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ไบ : feathered stick; barb radical (no. 6) 6 ็ช 87 4 ใคใใปใคใใใใใปใคใใใใใใปใใใซใใใปใฎใค ็ญ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic contend This can be seen as a Retarius, a roman gladiator. The Retiarius always fought with a net to bound up his opponents, and with a trident, which was able to pierce enemies after tying them. They were terrific contenders, so they were only paired with gladiators specially equipped to fight them. A boxing ring is bound up by the ropes. The contender is cheating and using a rake. 1154 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆต ใธใงใฆใใปใค ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty 1 S 1383 ๆฐด: water<br>ไบ: contend; dispute; argue 9 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆทจ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic clean Bottled water marketers contend to make their version of tap water sound the cleanest. The water contends against the dirt in the ultimate battle for cleaninless. 1155 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ไบ ใธใใบ ใใจใใคใ.ใใใคใ.ใใ ใ matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly ่จไบ(ใใ): article; news story; report; account<br>่ปไบ(ใใใ): military affairs<br>ไปไบ(ใใใจ): (1) work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task (2) work<br>ไบๆฅญ(ใใใใ): (1) project; enterprise; business; industry; operations (2) act; deed; conduct<br>ไบไปถ(ใใใ): event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal<br>ไบๆ (ใใ): (1) accident; incident; trouble (2) circumstances; reasons<br>ไบๅฎ(ใใใค): fact; truth; reality<br>ไบๆ (ใใใใ): circumstances; consideration; conditions; situation; reasons<br>ไบๅ(ใใ): business; office work<br>ไบๅๆ(ใใใใ): office<br>็ฅไบ(ใกใ): prefectural governor<br>ไบๆ (ใใใ): situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances<br>ๅทฅไบ(ใใใ): construction work; construction; work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)<br>ไบบไบ(ใใใ): personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR<br>้ฃไบ(ใใใใ): (1) meal (2) to eat<br>ๅไบ(ใใใ): (1) (police) detective (2) criminal matter<br>ๆคไบ(ใใใ): public prosecutor<br>่ฆไบ(ใฟใใจ): (1) splendid; magnificent; beautiful; admirable (2) praiseworthy act; feat; commendable deed (3) utter (esp. defeat); total; complete<br>่กไบ(ใใใใ): event; function<br>ๅฎถไบ(ใใ): (1) housework; domestic chores (2) family affairs; household matters<br>ๅบๆฅไบ(ใงใใใจ): incident; affair; happening; event<br>ๅคไบ(ใฏใใ): judge; judiciary<br>ไบ(ใใจ): (1) thing; matter (2) incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis (3) circumstances; situation; state of affairs (4) work; business; affair (5) after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to (6) nominalizing suffix (7) pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...<br>ๅคงไบ(ใ ใใ): important; valuable; serious matter<br>่ฟไบ(ใธใใ): reply; answer; response<br>็กไบ(ใถใ): safety; peace; quietness<br>็ซไบ(ใใ): fire; conflagration<br>็ฉไบ(ใใฎใใจ): things; everything<br>ๅพไบ(ใใ ใใ): engaging; pursuing; following (e.g. profession or occupation)<br>ไบๆ(ใใจใใ): matter; thing; affair; circumstance<br>ไบๅ(ใใใ): prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante<br>ไบ้ (ใใใ): matter; item; facts<br>็จไบ(ใใใ): tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement<br>็ไบ(ใใใ): cooking; culinary arts<br>้ ไบ(ใใใใ): consul<br>่ญฐไบๅ (ใใใฉใ): Diet building<br>ใๅคงไบใซ(ใใ ใใใซ): take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you<br>ไบใซใใ(ใใจใซใใ): (1) depending on the circumstances (2) due to (with modifying verb)<br>ไบไบ(ใใ): something small or petty; trifle 4 3 18 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ไบ : feathered stick; barb radical (no. 6) 8 ไบ 6 1 ใฏใญใผใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic matter I had to take one day off from work due to ยดpersonal mattersยด after stepping on a rake and having the handle snap up and smack me across the mouth. I certainly wasnยดt going to tell anyone about it. Just one word about this matter from your mouth and you will find this rake across it. 1156 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใใฆ ใใ ใใ, ใใ T'ang, China 1 S 1727 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 10 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic T'ang "Two archeologists are in a cave looking at Chinese artifacts from various eras. One picks up a rake and says, ""What about this โ Tยดang, do you think?"" The second puts the rake in his mouth and answers, ""Yes, it does tang a bit""." Screw it, this character refers to the drink. The powdery orange substance is actually found on the floor of tropical caves, where trained aboriginal peoples use wooden rakes to rake the Tang into a pile before putting a bit of it in their mouths to see if itยดs tasty or not. 1157 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ณ ใใฆ sugar ็ ็ณ(ใใจใ): sugar 1 6 1471 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅ: T'ang; China 16 ็ฑณ 119 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sugar Sugar made from rice has a tangy flavour. The Tยดang are the ones who began using sugar in China--of course, the first thing they tried it on was rice. 1158 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅบท ใณใฆ ใใ, ใ, ใฟใก, ใใ, ใใใ ease, peace ๅฅๅบท(ใใใใ): health; sound; wholesome 2 4 760 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>้ถ: extend; give; cast; slave radical (no. 171) 11 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic sane A psychiatric hospital is located in a CAVE. To determine, which patients are sane and can be released, they are given a SIEVE and asked to empty a bathtub (the sane ones take out the plug and get the water out with ease). People on the cave age became more sane after they started using sieves to avoid eating harmful things with their grains. (This kanji is almost exclusively used to write ๅฅๅบท, health). 1159 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq751-1000 ้ฎ ใฟใค apprehend, chase ้ฎๆ(ใใใป): arrest; apprehension; capture 1 S 766 ้ถ: extend; give; cast; slave radical (no. 171)<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 11 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic apprehend Think police roadblocks. They act like road sieves, letting good people through but apprehending criminals. "In Space Balls, they were combing the desert in order to apprehend Lone Star. Picture Dark Helmet saying ""Combing the desert failed, we must now sieve the road!""." 1160 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ไผ ใค ใใ ใใ, ใใ , ใใ, ใใจ, ใ Italy, that one ไผ้(ใ ใฆ): (1) elegance; dandyism; sophistication; having style (2) affectation; showing off; putting on an air; appearances; just for show 1 S+ 703 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฐน: an official rank (none) Italy "The ""boot"" of Italy has gotten Europe all muddy. Who else could mop it up but Mr T?" Here I have Mister T cleaning up with a mop, a real mess of spaghetti, in front of the Piza (in Italy). 1161 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใฏใณ ใใฟใ-ใใฟ ใฟ old boy, name-suffix ่ซธๅ(ใใใใ): Gentlemen!; Ladies!<br>ๅไธป(ใใใใ ): ruler; monarch; sovereign<br>ๅ(ใใฟ): (1) you; buddy; pal (2) monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master<br>ๅ(ใใ): Mr (junior); master; boy 3 3 947 ๅฐน: an official rank<br>ๅฃ: mouth 7 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic old boy "Thereยดs a tendancy in Japan to make the younger members (kouhai) clean up after the older members (senpai) of a group, which results in a lot of grumbling and whining. ""Well old boy,"" a senpai might say, ""If you did as much work with the mop as you do with your mouth, you would have been done an hour ago""." The Beatles, english old boys, had hairs like mop and a good singing mouth. 1162 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq751-1000 ็พค ใฐใณ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster ็พค(ใใ): (1) group (of people, animals, etc.) (2) group<br>็พคใ(ใใ): group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school; swarm; cluster (e.g. of stars); clump; pack (e.g. of dogs)<br>็พค่ก(ใใใใ ใ): group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude<br>็พคใใ(ใใใใ): to swarm; to gather<br>็พค้(ใใใใ ใ): group (of living things); crowd; community 2 5 1012 ๅ: mister; you; ruler; male name suffix<br>็พ: sheep 13 ็พ 123 6 ใฒใคใใปใฒใคใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic flock Good olยด boys are like sheep; they tend to flock together. "A little girl herder calls out, ""็พๅใใใฆ๏ผ"" to the sheeps and they flock to her at once." 1163 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_People_Group kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใฟใค ใ.ใใ ใใ "#NAME?" 1 S 1295 ่: rake<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 9 ่ 126 6 ใใใใปใใใใฆใปใใใใใฆ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic "#NAME?" [akrodha] My comb is rust-proof, water-proof, and fire-proof. But unfortunately it is not idiot-proof--and I glued it to myself. I spent $100 recently on this excellent rust-proof, water-proof, fire-proof comb. But two days after having bought it, I left it in my back pocket and sat down, snapping this expensive comb in half! I glued it back together, but now every time I try to comb through my thick hair, it just breaks apart again. I guess my comb is also glue-proof. 1164 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใธใฅ demand, request, need ้่ฆ(ใใ ใใ): demand; request<br>ๅฟ ้ๅ(ใฒใคใใ ใฒใ): necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials; staple 1 S 935 ้จ: rain<br>่: rake 14 ้จ 173 8 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic demand Supply and demand is a simple concept: when it rains, the demand for combs goes up to deal with wet hair. If itยดs raining combs, then the demand for them sure does drop. 1165 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใธใฅ Confucian 1 S 2162 ไบบ: person<br>้: demand; request; need 16 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Confucian "No more Confucian jibba-jabba! I demand you tell me why itยดs raining combs!""." "One day, Mr. T started reading the little proverbs he found in fortune cookies, and with this newfound wisdom he became a Confucian scholar. He was suddenly in high demand as people came from all over to ask for his sage advice, immensely satisfied with suggestions such as, ""You will find happiness with a new love""." 1166 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ซฏ ใฟใณ ใฏใใใฏใใฏใใ-ใฐใใใฏใช ใใ ใ, ใฟใ edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape ็ซฏ(ใฏใ): (1) end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin (2) beginning; start; first (3) odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least<br>ๆฅต็ซฏ(ใใใใใ): extreme; extremity<br>ๅ ็ซฏ(ใใใใ): pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge; apex (of a curve)<br>ๅ็ซฏ(ใฏใใฑ): remnant; fragment; incomplete set; fraction; odd sum; incompleteness<br>้็ซฏ(ใจใใ): just (now, at the moment, etc.)<br>ๅบ็ซฏ(ใงใฏ): (1) chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed) (2) musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage 1 S 960 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>่: specialized; concentrated 14 ็ซ 117 5 ใใคใปใใคใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic edge Have you ever seen those shots in movies where the hero is standing at the edge of a sheer mountain face, hair blowing in the wind? It probably wouldnยดt seem so heroic if you saw him ten minutes earlier, when a crew of stylists was carefully combing his hair so it would fall perfectly. "When you stand a comb on its edge, it looks like the mountain (#768) kanji." 1167 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq751-1000 ไธก ใชใงใฆ ใฆใใใตใใค ใใ both, old Japanese coin, no. of vehicles, two ไธก่ฆช(ใใใใใ): parents; both parents<br>ไธกๆน(ใใใใปใ): both sides; both parties<br>ไธกๅด(ใใใใใ): both sides<br>ไธก็ซ(ใใใใใค): compatibility; coexistence; standing together<br>ไธกๆฟ(ใใใใใ): change; money exchange<br>ไธกๆฅต(ใใใใใใ): both extremities; north and south poles; positive and negative poles<br>ไธก(ใใใ): (1) both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.) (2) ryo (obsolete unit of currency) (3) 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin) (4) 2 tan (measure of fabric size) (5) counter for carriages (e.g. in a train) 3 3 247 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅฑฑ: mountain 6 ๅ ฅ 11 2 ใใใปใซใ ใใปใใใใใใปใใใใญ ๅ ฉ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic both Primatives celing; belt; mountain as per Cumulative Errata. See volfy post for link. Both effective ways to commit suicide, hang your self from the celing with your belt or jump off a mountain. Both of Tiger Woodยดs initials is the logo on his belt... 1168 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ๆบ ใใณใใใณ ใฟ.ใกใใใฟ.ใคใใฟ.ใใ ใพ, ใฟใก, ใฟใค, ใฟใคใ full, enough, pride, satisfy ไธๆบ(ใตใพใ): dissatisfaction; displeasure; discontent; complaints; unhappiness; disgruntled<br>ๆบ่ถณ(ใพใใใ): (1) satisfaction (2) sufficiency<br>ๆบๅก(ใพใใใ): full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded<br>ๆบใใ(ใฟใใ): (1) to satisfy; to fulfill; to appease (2) to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack (3) to reach (a certain number)<br>ๆบ็น(ใพใใฆใ): perfect score<br>ๅๆบ(ใใใพใ): perfection; harmony; peace; smoothness; completeness; satisfaction; integrity<br>ๆชๆบ(ใฟใพใ): less than; insufficient<br>ๆบๆ(ใพใใใค): full moon<br>ๆบใกใ(ใฟใกใ): (1) to be full (2) to wax (e.g. moon) (3) to rise (e.g. tide) (4) to mature; to expire<br>ๆบๅ ด(ใพใใใใ): unanimous; whole audience 3 4 515 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅปฟ: twenty; 20 12 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆปฟ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic full Add water THEN the flowers. With both the vase will be full. I was thirsty so I gulped down the water. Then I realized I was also hungry. So I ate the flowers. Yes, I am responsible for both the missing water and the missing flowers. Yes, Iยดm afraid both. Am I still hungry or thirsty? Thank you for asking! How kind! But no, I feel quite full now. 1169 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ็ป ใฌใใซใฏใใจใใซใค ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใฏใใใใจใใฏใ.ใ brush-stroke, picture ๆ ็ป(ใใใ): movie; film<br>่จ็ป(ใใใใ): plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme<br>ไผ็ป(ใใใ): planning; project; plan; design<br>็ตต็ป(ใใใ): picture; painting<br>็ป(ใใ): stroke (of a kanji, etc.)<br>็ปๅฎถ(ใใ): painter; artist<br>ๆผซ็ป(ใพใใ): cartoon; comic; comic strip<br>ๆ ็ป้คจ(ใใใใใ): movie theatre (theater); cinema<br>็็ป(ใฏใใ): woodcut; woodblock print; art print<br>ๅบ็ป(ใใใ): division; section; compartment; boundary; area; block<br>็ปๆ(ใใฃใ): ground-breaking; epoch (making)<br>็ป(ใ): picture; drawing; painting; sketch 4 2 199 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>็ฑ: wherefore; a reason<br>ๅต: open box enclosure; open box radical (no. 17) 8 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ ็ซ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic brush stroke You decide one day to paint a kanji on your ceiling. Unfortunately, you donโt have a brush, so, being innovative, you use a sprout. Knowing it could be messy, you search for a drop-cloth, but canโt find one. Instead, you put a shovel down on the floor to catch any drips resulting from the BRUSH-STROKEs. To paint a kanji in your ceiling with only natural materials, you use a sprout as a brush and shovel some dirt to use as paint for your strokes. [modified from johnskbยดs]. 1170 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1-250 ๆญฏ ใท ใใใใใฏใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ tooth, cog ๆญฏ(ใฏ): tooth<br>ๆญฏ็ง(ใใ): dentistry<br>่ซๆญฏ(ใใใฐ): cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries<br>ๆญฏ่ป(ใฏใใใพ): gear; cog-wheel<br>ๆญฏ็ฃจใ(ใฏใฟใใ): (1) dental brushing; brushing one's teeth (2) dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder<br>ๆญฏๅป่ (ใฏใใใ): dentist 3 3 1106 ๆญข: stop; halt<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅต: open box enclosure; open box radical (no. 17) 12 ้ฝ 211 15 ใฏใปใฏใธใ ้ฝ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tooth Stop shoveling rice into your mouth, youยดll hurt a tooth! Use chopsticks instead. My dentist used his foot and a shovel to dislodge the rice stuck between my teeth. 1171 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฒ ใญใงใฏ ใพ.ใใใใพ.ใใใใใพ ใพใใ bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean ๆฒ(ใใใ): tune; piece of music<br>ไฝๆฒ(ใใฃใใใ): composition; setting (of music)<br>ๆฏๆฒ(ใใใใ): play; drama<br>ๆฒ็ท(ใใใใใ): curve<br>ๆฒใใ(ใพใใ): (1) to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist (2) to turn (3) to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked<br>ๆฒใใ(ใพใใ): to bend; to crook; to lean; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle)<br>ๅฉๆฒ(ใใใใใ): euphemistic; circumlocution; roundabout; indirect 3 3 810 ๆฐ: say; reason; pretext; history; past; flat sun radical (no. 73)<br>ๅปพ: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) 6 ๆฐ 73 4 ใฒใใณใปใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic bend "It looks like the mouth of Bender the robot, from Matt Groeningยดs animated series ""Futurama"". Thus, I use the character Bender the robot as a primitive." "Also means ""melody"". Think of it as a pictogram of a guitar where you have to bend the strings to make a melody." 1172 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq751-1000 ๆน ใฝใฆใใพใฆ cadet, friend 1 S 1998 ๆฒ: bend; music; melody; composition; pleasure; injustice; fault; curve; crooked; perverse; lean<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 11 ๆฐ 73 4 ใฒใใณใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic cadet A space cadet eager to make one bend around the sun. (a dangerous maneuver). Bender lasted just one day in the space cadets. 1173 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ญ ใฝใฆ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join ้ญ้ฃ(ใใใชใ): disaster; shipwreck; accident; being stranded 1 S 1554 ๆน: cadet; friend<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 14 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic encounter Close encounters of the third kind. The space cadet encounters aliens on the road. "Bender the cadet (see frame 1172) has an ""encounter of the third kind"" on the road. Reference to Steven Spielbergยดs 1977 movie ""Close Encounters of the Third Kind"". Also a reference to popular stories of people reportedly chased by UFOยดs while driving on the road." 1174 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆผ ใฝใฆ ใ.ใ, ใฏใ.ใถ rowing, skull, paddle ๆผใ(ใใ): (1) to row; to scull; to paddle (2) to pedal (e.g. bicycle) (3) to swing (on a swing) (4) to operate a hand pump (5) to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.) 0 S+ 2354 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆน: cadet; friend (none) rowing Bender the cadet (see frame 1172) is rowing, during some army exercise, and heยดs very afraid of water (Bender is a robot). The space cadet is in training, rowing in the water (see it splash). 1175 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆงฝ ใฝใฆ ใตใญ vat, tub, tank 1 S 1809 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆน: cadet; friend 15 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic vat Also as part of some army survival exercise, the cadets (including Bender see frame 1172) are sent into the woods to build a vat (for collecting water for example). Bender the Cadet (kudos to Fuaburisu) is found on an army training exercise, hiding behind a tree, getting drunk on the famous scotch whiskey Vat 69. 1176 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใใใใฆ ใพใ Big Dipper, 10 sho (vol), sake dipper 1 S 1885 ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 4 ๆ 68 4 ใจใปใจใพใใปใพใใฅใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic Big Dipper "Since the meaning of ""big dipper"" is rather specific and the sense of measurement seems to be a more common usage, I concentrate on the primative meaning of measuring cup. This is a pictograph, with the first two strokes representing the measuring ticks on the side of the cup." Is it just me, or do all of these traditional kanji pictographs look like they were drawn by a retarded bunny rabbit? 1177 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Units.of.Volume kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใชใงใฆ fee, materials ่ณๆ(ใใใใ): materials; data; document<br>็กๆ(ใใใใ): free; no charge<br>ๆ้(ใใใใใ): fee; charge; fare<br>ๆ็(ใใใใ): (1) cooking; cookery; cuisine (2) dealing with something; handling; administration; management<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใใ): ingredients; material<br>็ๆ(ใญใใใใ): fuel<br>้ฃๆ(ใใใใใใ): food<br>็ตฆๆ(ใใ ใใใใ): salary; wages<br>ๅๆ(ใใใใใ): raw materials<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใใ): toll; fee; charge; admission-paid<br>่กฃๆ(ใใใใ): clothing<br>่ฅๆ(ใฒใใใ): manure; fertilizer; fertiliser<br>่ชฟๅณๆ(ใกใใใฟใใใ): flavoring (e.g. salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, etc.); seasoning<br>้ฃๆๅ(ใใใใใใใฒใ): foodstuff; groceries<br>้ๆ(ใใใใใ): postage; carriage<br>้ฆ่พๆ(ใใใใใใใ): spices<br>ๆ(ใใใ): material; charge; rate; fee 4 4 295 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๆ: Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper; dots and cross radical (no. 68) 10 ๆ 68 4 ใจใปใจใพใใปใพใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic fee When buying rice, the fee is calculated by the cup. Naturally we donยดt just use any cup; it has to be a proper measuring cup. Samurai(s) once received their fee in the form of rice that had been carefully weighed in a measuring cup beforehand. 1178 grade4 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq251-500 ็ง ใซ ใใช department, course, section ็พ็ง่พๅ ธ(ใฒใใฃใใใฆใ): encyclopedia; encyclopaedia<br>็งๅญฆ(ใใใ): science<br>ๆ็งๆธ(ใใใใใใ): textbook; text book<br>ๅญฆ็ง(ใใฃใ): (1) study subject; course of study (2) department (university, etc.)<br>ๅค็ง(ใใ): surgical department<br>็็ง(ใใ): science<br>ๅ ็ง(ใชใใ): (1) internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures (2) department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)<br>็ง(ใ): (1) department; section; faculty; school; arm (2) course (of study); branch of study; specialization (3) (taxonomical) family<br>ๆญฏ็ง(ใใ): dentistry<br>็ฃๅฉฆไบบ็ง(ใใใตใใใ): maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)<br>ๅฐๅ ็ง(ใใใใซใ): pediatrics<br>็คพไผ็งๅญฆ(ใใใใใใใ): social science<br>่ช็ถ็งๅญฆ(ใใใใใใ): natural science<br>็ผ็ง(ใใใ): ophthalmology<br>ๆ็ง(ใใใใ): subject; curriculum<br>ไบบๆ็งๅญฆ(ใใใถใใใใ): social sciences; humanities<br>่ณ้ผป็ง(ใใณใ): otolaryngology; concerning the ear, nose, and throat 3 2 531 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๆ: Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper; dots and cross radical (no. 68) 9 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic department The national DEPARTMENT of WHEATS and MEASURES. Get it? This one was hard until I came up with this. Agriculture/astronomy departments... 1179 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq501-750 ๅณ ใบใใ ใใใฏใ.ใ ใฅ map, drawing, plan, unexpected, accidentally ๆๅณ(ใใจ): intention; aim; design<br>ๅณๆธ้คจ(ใจใใใใ): library<br>ๅฐๅณ(ใกใ): map<br>ๅณ(ใ): (1) drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph (2) sight; scene<br>ๅณๆธ(ใจใใ): books<br>ๅๅณ(ใใใ): sign; signal<br>ๅณๅฝข(ใใใ): figure; shape; graphic<br>ๆๅณ(ใใใ): instruction; mandate; directions<br>ๅณ่กจ(ใใฒใใ): chart; diagram; graph; figure<br>ๅณ้(ใใใ): illustrated reference book; illustrated encyclopedia (esp. for children); picture book<br>ๅณใ ใใ(ใใใใใใ): impudent; shameless<br>ไธๅณ(ใตใจ): suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally 4 2 539 ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue 7 ๅ 31 3 ใใซใปใใซใใพใ ๅ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic map "Canยดt see direct relation to Big Dipper (#1177) since its writing order is completely different. As raulir noted, itยดs written as overlapping at the last stroke of ใ and the first of ใก. I take it as a pictograph or treasure map. Two dots represent big trees and the cross (marking the treasure) is placed relative to them." A pictograph of a treasure map. Two steps east then X marks the spot. ๅณใ ใฏใใ attempt, deceive; ๅฐๅณ ใกใ map; ๆๅณใใ ใใจใใ make a goal, intend to do. 1180 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq501-750 ็จ ใจใฆ ใใก.ใใ ใใใ utilize, business, service, use, employ ้็จ(ใใใ): employment (long term); hire<br>ๆก็จ(ใใใใ): (1) use; adoption; acceptance (2) appointment; employment; engagement<br>ไฝฟ็จ(ใใใ): use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation<br>่ฒป็จ(ใฒใใ): cost; expense<br>ๅฉ็จ(ใใใ): use; utilization; utilisation; application<br>้็จ(ใใใใ): (1) making use of; application; practical use; investment (2) operation<br>ไฟก็จ(ใใใใ): confidence; dependence; credit; faith; reliance; belief; credence<br>้ฉ็จ(ใฆใใใ): applying (e.g. a technology); adoption<br>ๅฐ็จ(ใใใใ): (1) exclusive use; personal use; dedicated (2) private (e.g. network)<br>็จๆ(ใใใ): preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)<br>ๆดป็จ(ใใคใใ): (1) practical use; application (2) conjugation; declension; inflection<br>ๅฎ็จ(ใใคใใ): practical use; utility<br>็จ่ช(ใใใ): (1) term; terminology (2) wording; choice of words; phraseology<br>็จ็ด(ใใใ): (1) blank form (2) sheets of paper; sheet of paper<br>ๅฟ็จ(ใใใใ): application; put to practical use<br>ไฝ็จ(ใใใ): action; operation; effect; function<br>็จ้(ใใใจ): use; usefulness; utility; service; purpose<br>ไนฑ็จ(ใใใใ): abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess<br>็ก็จ(ใใใ): useless; futility; needlessness; unnecessariness<br>ๅผ็จ(ใใใใ): quotation; citation; reference<br>ไปฃ็จ(ใ ใใใ): substitution<br>ๆฅ็จๅ(ใซใกใใใฒใ): daily necessities<br>็จใใ(ใใกใใ): to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise<br>็จๅ(ใใใฒใ): articles; supplies; parts<br>็จไบ(ใใใ): tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement<br>ๅ ฌ็จ(ใใใใ): (1) government business; official business (2) public; official; governmental<br>็จๅฟ(ใใใใ): care; precaution; guarding; caution<br>ไฝฟ็จไบบ(ใใใใซใ): employee; servant<br>็จไปถ(ใใใใ): business; thing to be done; something that should be perfomed; information that should be conveyed<br>้็จ(ใคใใใ): (1) popular use; circulation (2) to pass as<br>็ง็จ(ใใใ): (1) personal use (2) private business<br>ๅจ็จ(ใใใ): skillful; skilful; handy<br>็จ(ใใ): (1) task; business (2) use; duty; service (3) call of nature; excretion<br>ๅ ผ็จ(ใใใใ): multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes<br>็จๆณ(ใใใปใ): directions; rules of use 4 2 107 ็จ: use (radical no. 101) 5 ็จ 101 5 ใใกใใใปใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic utilize To tenderize meat in an emergency wilderness situation, just utilize your walking stick! "Iยดll confuse this with use (#990), so build a distinction right from the start. For me, ""utilize"" has an artificial, business-speak connotation; you only utilize ""utilize"" when youยดre trying to puff up what youยดre saying and sound important. So: ""BioTools Inc introduces the FG2000 screwdriver, utilizing the our latest FleshGrip(tm) technology!"" Iยดm seeing this as a picture of a stubby screwdriver with a handle made of flesh, a short shaft, and prongs to hold a screw in place until you drive it." 1181 grade2 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๅบธ ใจใฆ ใคใญ, ใฎใถ, ใใ commonplace, ordinary, employment 1 S 2038 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>็จ: utilize; business; service; use; employ 11 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic comfortable To live a comfortable life, single men need only a cave for living, a rake for cleaning and a screwdriver for fixing. "When I first moved in to my new cave, all I had was a bed (see bed (#592)). But now Iยดve settled in, got myself a few handy things like a rake and a screwdriver, and made myself more comfortable." 1182 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ใ ใใช.ใใใใใช.ใใใใคใถใ.ใซ ใณใฃ, ใณใ equip, provision, preparation ๅใใ(ใใชใใ): (1) to furnish; to provide for; to equip; to install (2) to have ready; to prepare for (3) to possess; to have; to be endowed with; to be armed with<br>ๆบๅ(ใใ ใใณ): preparation; setup; arrangements; provision; reserve<br>ๆดๅ(ใใใณ): maintenance; servicing; outfitting<br>่จญๅ(ใใคใณ): equipment; device; facilities; installation<br>ๅฎๅ(ใใ ใณ): defense; defence<br>ไบๅ(ใใณ): preparation; preliminaries; reserve; spare<br>่ปๅ(ใใใณ): armaments; military preparations<br>่ญฆๅ(ใใใณ): defense; defence; guard; policing; security<br>่ฃ ๅ(ใใใณ): equipment<br>ๅใไปใใ(ใใชใใคใใ): to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install 3 5 356 ไบบ: person<br>่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>็จ: utilize; business; service; use; employ 12 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic equip Mr. T wants to climb up and pick the flowers at the top of the cliff. He equips himself with screwdrivers to use as climbing spikes to reach the top of the cliff. Imagine a large AMMO belt full of philips screwdrivers instead of bullets. An RPG where youยดre using Mr T as a character. Before you enter a battle, you equip the flower cliff screwdriver. This is a small screwdriver obtained at the bottom of a cliff that, when used in battle, shoots out pink flowers. When they touch the ground in front of the enemy, they create a massive cliff, and the ground under the enemy falls away into the sea. Picture being at the item select menu and EQUIPping this item just before facing a tough boss. 1183 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใปใญใใทใฃใฏ ใใใ once upon a time, antiquity, old times ๆ(ใใใ): olden days; former 3 3 1197 ๅปพ: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 8 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ไปฎๅ Loan once upon a time Once upon a time, the children were forced to eat their salad every day. "For those who donยดt know the expression, ""salad days"" means the time of oneยดs youth. (originally from Shakespeareยดs Antony and Cleopatra - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_days). I suspect Heisig chose ""salad"" as the name for the radical just for this phrase..." 1184 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฏ ใตใฏใใทใฃใฏ confused, mix, be in disorder ้ฏ่ฆ(ใใฃใใ): (1) optical illusion; hallucination (2) misapprehension; delusion<br>้ฏ่ชค(ใใใ): mistake 1 S 1740 ้: gold<br>ๆ: once upon a time; antiquity; old times 16 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic confused A long time ago, people of the world got confused because there were so many kinds of Metal coins. today we only have the euro. "Once upon a time, it was thought that the ancient ""art"" of alchemy could transform anything into gold. At that time, people were obviously confused about the difference between reality and myth. (Arguably people are still as confused as ever, just about different things now.)." 1185 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใทใฃใฏ ใ.ใใ borrow, rent ๅ้(ใใใฃใใ): debt; loan; liabilities<br>ๅใใ(ใใใ): (1) to borrow; to have a loan (2) to rent; to hire<br>ๅใ(ใใ): borrowing; debt; loan<br>ๆๅ(ใฏใใใใ): borrowing 4 4 932 ไบบ: person<br>ๆ: once upon a time; antiquity; old times 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic borrow "Once upon a time I let Mr T borrow my salad bowl, but he wonยดt give it back. ""This be mine now, foo!""." Mr. T borrowed a copy of Cinderella and wonยดt give it back. He keeps watching it over and over again, trying to figure out how the Fairy Godmother does her magic. 1186 grade4 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใปใญ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใ pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret ๆใใ(ใใใ): (1) to be frugal; to be sparing (2) to value; to hold dear (3) to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for) (4) to be unwilling; to be reluctant<br>ๆใใ(ใใใ): (1) regrettable; disappointing (2) precious; dear; valuable (3) too good for; deserving better (4) almost but not quite 1 S 1641 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๆ: once upon a time; antiquity; old times 11 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pity What a pity! My state of mind when i think of the opportunities I missed from once upon a time. "Data says ""What a pity"" when he hears that once upon a time there were no robots." 1187 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆช ใฝ ใ.ใ set aside, give up, suspend, discontinue, lay aside, except ๆช็ฝฎ(ใใก): measure; measures; step 1 S 818 ๆ: hand<br>ๆ: once upon a time; antiquity; old times 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic set aside "Long ago our ancestors set aside the use of fingers and began to use cutlery. (Raichu,11-7-2006) The way I remember itยดs ๆ once upon a time (#1184) rather than ๆง olden times (#35) is that they began to use cutlery to eat salad. (I also think about how when you visit the Medieval Times theme park, which is set in Once upon a time, their gimmick is that you eat with your fingers.)." Once upon a time... Oh hell, youยดre just too old for this. You close your fairy tale book and set it aside, pushing it away with your fingers. 1188 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฃ ใตใณ ใก.ใใใก.ใใใ-ใก.ใใใใก.ใใใใใก.ใใใใใก.ใใฐใใใฐใใใฐใ.ใใ ใกใ scatter, disperse, spend, squander ่งฃๆฃ(ใใใใ): breakup; dissolution<br>ๆฃๆญฉ(ใใใฝ): walk; stroll<br>ๅๆฃ(ใถใใใ): dispersion; decentralization; decentralisation; variance (statistics); distribution; dissemination; allocation<br>ๆกๆฃ(ใใใใ): scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)<br>ๆฃใ(ใกใ): (1) to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves) (2) to scatter; to be dispersed (3) to disappear; to dissolve; to break up (4) to spread; to run; to blur (5) to die a noble death<br>ๆฃใใใ(ใกใใใ): to be in disorder; to lie scattered around<br>ๆฃใใ(ใกใใ): (1) to scatter; to cause a shower of (2) to disperse; to distribute; to spread (3) to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve; to get rid of; to cure (4) to distract; to divert (5) to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently); to do ... all over the place<br>ๆฃใใใ(ใกใใใ): to scatter around; to leave untidy<br>ๆฃ่ใ(ใฐใใพใ): to disseminate; to scatter; to give money freely 3 4 758 ๆ: month; moon<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 12 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic scatter The taskmaster is dissatisfied with the meal sheยดs served, and scatters the salad & meat across the floor for the servants to clean up. Perhaps youยดve heard of Nyotaimori or Nantaimori (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyotaimori) in which sushi is ate from the flesh of a naked person, the story comes easily. Scatter salad over the flesh of the taskmaster in preperation for some nantaimori :). 1189 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅปฟ ใธใฅใฆ ใซใใ ใ ใฏใค twenty, 20 0 S+ ๅปพ: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) (none) twenty A generation is 30, one stroke less is twenty. "Ten plus ten is twenty (see generation (#28))." 1190 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅบถ ใทใง commoner, all, bastard ๅบถๆฐ(ใใใฟใ): masses; common people<br>ๅบถๅ(ใใใ): general affairs 1 S 1558 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅปฟ: twenty; 20<br>็ซ: fire 11 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic commoner Commoners have to huddle in caverns around a campfire, while higher class people get heating and central air conditioning in a hotel. If you are so poor that you are a commoner, you will have to live twenty commoners to a cavern, with only one fire for everyone to share. 1191 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ฎ ใทใฃ ใใใ.ใ intercept, interrupt, obstruct ้ฎใ(ใใใใ): to interrupt; to obstruct (e.g. a view, someone's way); to block (e.g. light, wind); to intercept 1 S 1865 ๅบถ: commoner; all; bastard<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 14 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic intercept The commoners are revolting! We must intercept them on the road before they reach the castle! If donยดt want your secret message to be intercepted, make sure your deliveryman is dressed as a commoner while traveling on the road. 1192 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅธญ ใปใญ ใใใ seat, mat, occasion, place ๅบๅธญ(ใใ ใฃใใ): (1) attendance; presence; appearance (2) to attend; to be present; to appear<br>ๅธญ(ใใ): (1) seat (2) location (of a gathering, etc.); place (3) position; post<br>ๅบงๅธญ(ใใใ): seat<br>ๅฎขๅธญ(ใใใใใ): (1) guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi) (2) audience<br>ๆฌ ๅธญ(ใใฃใใ): absence; non-attendance<br>็ๅธญ(ใกใใใใ): sit down; seat 3 4 370 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅปฟ: twenty; 20<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) 10 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic seat Remember those poor commoners huddled in groups of 20 in a cave? The only thing they had for a seat was some old toweling (while their lords could recline on luxurious couches). Youยดre tired from walking the tour at this cavern and thereยดs no benches to sit down on, so you take a towel and sling it up into a hammock-like seat using the stalagmites. (Big no-no). 1193 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅบฆ ใใใใใฟใฏ ใใณใ-ใ.ใ ใฎใ degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences ๅถๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): system; institution; organization; organisation<br>็จๅบฆ(ใฆใใฉ): degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number)<br>ไปๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): now; this time; next time; another time<br>ๆ ๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): attitude; manner; behaviour<br>ๅนดๅบฆ(ใญใใฉ): (1) fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year (2) academic year; school year (3) product year<br>ๆธฉๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): temperature<br>้ซๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): (1) altitude; height (2) advanced; high-grade; strong<br>้ๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): limit; bounds<br>้ๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): speed; velocity; rate<br>่งๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): angle<br>ๅฏๅบฆ(ใฟใคใฉ): density<br>ๆฏๅบฆ(ใใใ): preparation; arrangements<br>ๆนฟๅบฆ(ใใคใฉ): level of humidity<br>้ฉๅบฆ(ใฆใใฉ): moderate<br>ๅบฆใ (ใใณใใณ): often; repeatedly; frequently<br>ไธๅบฆ(ใใกใฉ): (1) once; one time; on one occasion (2) temporarily; for a moment (3) one degree; one tone; one musical interval<br>ๆฟๅบฆ(ใฎใใฉ): (1) concentration; thickness; density (2) cardinality<br>็ทฏๅบฆ(ใใฉ): latitude (nav.)<br>ๆๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): sensitivity; reception (e.g. radio and television); severity (quake)<br>ๆฏๅบฆ(ใพใใฉ): (1) each time (2) thank you for your continued patronage<br>็ตๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): longitude<br>ๅฑนๅบฆ(ใใฃใจ): (1) surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent) (2) sternly; severely (3) having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight (4) suddenly; abruptly; instantly<br>ใ็ฎๅบๅบฆใ(ใใใงใจใ): congratulations!; an auspicious occasion!<br>ไธๅบฆ(ใกใใใฉ): just; right; exactly<br>ๅบฆ(ใใณ): time (three times, each time, etc.); times<br>ๅบฆ(ใฉ): (1) degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.) (2) counter for occurrences and times (3) strength (of alcohol)<br>็ฎๅบๅบฆใ(ใใงใใ): (1) happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous (2) naive<br>ไธๅบฆใซ(ใใกใฉใซ): all at once<br>ๅ ้ๅบฆ(ใใใใฉ): acceleration<br>่ชฟๅบฆ(ใกใใใฉ): supplies; furniture; fixtures<br>ใ็ฎๅบๅบฆใใๅบงใใพใ(ใใใงใจใใใใใพใ): congratulations<br>ๅบฆๅฟใ(ใฉใใใ): lapse of memory; forgetting for a moment something one knows well; (something) slipping one's mind<br>้ฒๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): progress<br>ใ็ฎๅบๅบฆใ(ใใใงใใ): (1) special; auspicious; happy (2) naive; innocent; good-natured<br>ใใไธๅบฆ(ใใใใกใฉ): once more; again 4 3 110 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅปฟ: twenty; 20<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 9 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic degrees The cavern refugees are so poor that they canยดt afford thermometers. So, the menfolk expose their crotches inside the cavern, and approximate the temperature in degrees from how shrivelled everything looks downstairs... The cave is twenty degrees cooler than the outdoors. Twenty male crotches experience shrinkage. 1194 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ๆธก ใ ใใ.ใใ-ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใ, ใใ, ใใใช, ใใใ, ใใใ transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate ๆธกใ(ใใใ): (1) to ferry across (a river, etc.); to carry across; to traverse (2) to lay across; to build across (3) to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer<br>ๆฉๆธกใ(ใฏใใใใ): bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)<br>ๆธกใ้ณฅ(ใใใใฉใ): migratory bird; bird of passage<br>่ฆๆธกใ(ใฟใใใ): to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of<br>ๆธกใ(ใใใ): (1) to cross over; to go across (2) to extend; to cover; to range; to span 3 S 446 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅบฆ: degrees; occurrence; time; counter for occurrences 12 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic transit This particular form of transit is a ferry (one of the actual meanings of this character). Naturally it can only cross the water if itยดs not frozen, so the temperature must be above 0 degrees. The transit system in Tokyo is one of the best in the wrold, but why is it that when it is 35 degrees outside, it is about 2 degrees on the train? Or when it is 2 degrees outside, it is 35 degrees inside the train. This degree of difference means I am always sweating then getting the chills! I think I caught a fever! 1195 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅฅ ใใณ ใฏใ.ใ bustle, run 1 S 1884 ๅคง: large; big<br>ๅ: grass 8 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic bustle Hustle and bustle = a big St. Bernard dog frisking about in a haystack, knocking it down and spreading the hay about, after the field hands just stacked it up. A bustle is also the name for the big wire-framed skirts that women used to wear. Hereยดs a St. Bernard dog jammed ass-first into the top of a haystack, looking like some kind of proper Victorian-era lady as he struggles to get out. 1196 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅด ใใณ ใต.ใ erupt, spout, emit, flush out ๅด็ซ(ใตใใ): eruption<br>ๅดๅบ(ใตใใใ ใค): spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion<br>ๅดๆฐด(ใตใใใ): water fountain 1 S 1270 ๅฃ: mouth<br>่ณ: decorate 15 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic erupt History of Pompei: An unexpect eruption and from the mouths of the volcano come lava that threatens the farmers collecting haystacks in the fields and the fisherman catching shells on the coast. A bit nasty (but makes the whole thing much easier to remember) is to take the right side and call it a bearded clam. For erupt, you can make your own story about the mouth/opening on the left. 1197 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅขณ ใใณ tomb, mound 1 S 1822 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>่ณ: decorate 15 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tomb After the eruption all is a tomb. The soil has covered the remains of the farmers gathering haystacks and of the fisherman collecting shells. Using soil and hay to make bricks, the Egyptians built the pyramids to entomb the Pharaohs along with all of their money. 1198 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆค ใใณ ใใใฉใ.ใ aroused, resent, be indignant, anger ๆคๆ จ(ใตใใใ): indignation; resentment 1 S 1863 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>่ณ: decorate 15 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic aroused "Note: this word in Japanese has the idea of ""indignant"". So aroused here refers to being aroused because of anger over some unjust or wrong act, unfairness etc. It doesnยดt seem to carry a meaning associated with arousal in the sense of sex or pleasure. So, my story: think of the angry state of mind aroused at finding all your clams buried under your haystack stolen, gone!" Data was aroused/indignant when he saw what the volcano had done to the farmers building their haystacks and the fishermen collecting their shells . The tragedy of it all aroused him so much he didnยดt even notice he was feeling emotion. 1199 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ผ ใทใงใฆ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ.ใ-ใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใ bake, burning ็็ผ(ใญใใใใ): burning; combustion<br>ๆฅ็ผใ(ใฒใใ): (1) sunburn (2) suntan<br>ๅค็ผใ(ใใใใ): sunset<br>็ผใ(ใใ): (1) to bake; to grill (2) to develop (photos) (3) to suntan (4) to burn (in flames, down, CD, DVD, etc.); to scorch (5) to be jealous; to be envious<br>็ผใใ(ใใใ): (1) to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset) (2) to be jealous; to be envious 2 4 982 ็ซ: fire<br>ๅฐญ: high; far 12 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ ็ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bake Ah, thereยดs no better way to bake a pizza than an oven fueled by a burning strawman. And if you listen carefully, there are stifled strawman screams coming from the kitchen. "Too lofty (#2095)ๅฐญ a career choice for the strawman becoming a baker. He was fired soon after starting his first shift. Literally!..." 1200 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq751-1000 ๆ ใฎใงใฆใใญใงใฆ ใใใคใใใใจ.ใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใจ, ใใจใ, ใฆใ daybreak, dawn, in the event 1 S 1924 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฐญ: high; far 12 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic daybreak The sun rising beside a straw man in a corn field is a classic cartoon depiction of daybreak. The first person to see the sun at daybreak is of course the straw man who stands outside all day. 1201 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใใณ ใชใ.ใฐ ใฏ half, middle, odd number, semi-, part- ๅๅ(ใฏใใถใ): half<br>ๅคงๅ(ใใใฏใ): majority; mostly; generally<br>ๅ(ใฏใ): (1) half; semi- (2) half-past (3) odd number (4) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)<br>้ๅๆฐ(ใใฏใใใ): majority<br>ๅๅณถ(ใฏใใจใ): peninsula<br>ๅใฐ(ใชใใฐ): middle; half; semi; halfway; partly<br>ๅๅพ(ใฏใใใ): radius<br>ๅ็ซฏ(ใฏใใฑ): remnant; fragment; incomplete set; fraction; odd sum; incompleteness 5 2 224 ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3)<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ๅ: ten 5 ๅ 24 2 ใใ ใใปใใ ใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic half "Imagine karate chopping the number three in half with a WALKING STICK and pausing the picture just as the first ""board"" breaks." I think of this as a pictograph, there are three boards to cut, the first one is already in half and there are still two more to go. 1202 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ไผด ใใณใใใณ ใจใใช.ใ ใจใ consort, accompany, bring with, companion ไผด(ใจใ): companion; follower; attendant; retinue<br>ไผดใ(ใจใใชใ): to accompany; to bring with; to be accompanied by; to be involved in; to be consequent upon 1 S 886 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: half; middle; odd number; semi-; part- 7 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic consort "The person who is your consort is most commonly ""your other half""." Mr. T wants to splits himself in half so he can be his own CONSORT. 1203 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ ใใณ ใใใใใใใปใจใ ใใ paddy-ridge, levee 1 S 2049 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅ: half; middle; odd number; semi-; part- 10 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic paddy ridge A PADDY-RIDGE divides the RICE FIELD in HALF. Think about a large rice field as a big square. Then you draw a line down the middle, halving it into two. Then you draw a line across the middle, halving it again into four... These halvings are paddy-ridges that separate the rice field into separate sections. I dunno the reason why, but thatยดs how itยดs done. 1204 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅค ใใณใใใณ ใใ.ใ judgement, signature, stamp, seal ่ฃๅค(ใใใฐใ): trial; judgement; judgment<br>ๅคๆฑบ(ใฏใใใค): judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree<br>ๅคๆญ(ใฏใใ ใ): judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; conclusion; decipherment; divination<br>ๆนๅค(ใฒใฏใ): criticism; judgement; judgment; comment<br>ๅฏฉๅค(ใใใฑใ): refereeing; trial; judgement; judgment; umpire; referee<br>ๅคๅฎ(ใฏใใฆใ): judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict; determination<br>่ฉๅค(ใฒใใใฐใ): (1) fame; reputation; popularity (2) rumour (rumor); talk<br>ๅคไบ(ใฏใใ): judge; judiciary<br>ๅค(ใฏใ): (1) seal; stamp; monogram signature (2) judgment; judgement (3) size (of paper or books)<br>ๅคๅญ(ใฏใใ): seal (used for signature) 3 5 197 ๅ: half; middle; odd number; semi-; part-<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 7 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic judgment In the bible, King Solomonยดs JUDGMENT was admired not by saying to cut the baby in HALF with the SWORD, but that it revealed who the true mother was. It takes good judgement to cut things in exactly half with a saber. 1205 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๅธ ใฑใณ ticket ๆ ๅธ(ใใใใ): passport<br>ๅธ(ใใ): ticket; coupon; bond; certificate<br>ๅฎๆๅธ(ใฆใใใใ): commuter pass; season ticket<br>ๅๆฐๅธ(ใใใใใใ): book of tickets 2 5 583 ๐ : None<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 8 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic ticket Entering the movie, the dude asks for your ticket, so he can tear it in half. He looks at you funny when you hand him a ticket already torn in half. He quietly tears the stub into quarters after you show him your dagger with a smile. In Japan, the JR railway ju-hachi-kippu seasonal discount ticket can be cut into quarters with a dagger and shared with your friends. (its actually sort-of true). 1206 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๅทป ใซใณใใฑใณ ใพ.ใใใพใใใพ.ใ scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (on book scrolls) ๅฏๅทปใ(ใญใพใ): sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown; nightdress<br>ๅทป(ใพใ): (1) roll (e.g. of cloth) (2) winding (3) volume (of book)<br>ๅทปใ(ใพใ): to wind; to coil; to roll<br>ๅใๅทปใ(ใจใใพใ): to surround; to circle; to enclose<br>ๅทป(ใใ): volume (of book); reel (of film) 2 6 944 ๐ : None<br>ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent 9 ๅฉ 26 2 ใตใใปใตใใฅใใใปใใใต ๅท ไผๆ Compound Ideographic scroll At a mysterious bazaar, you happen to come across something interesting: a rolled-up scroll for only 25ยข. You buy it up impulsively until you realize that the powerful spell contained within is cursed by a poisonous snake. If you try to cast this spell, the snake will pop out of nowhere and bite you! Hrmph. No wonder it was so cheap... How to make snake maki: Take a snake. Roll it up in rice and nori (seaweed paper) like a scroll. Cut into quarters and serve on a wooden geta with ginger and wasabi. 1207 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใฑใณ ใใ.ใ sphere, circle, radius, range "ๅ(ใใ): (1) sphere; circle; range (2) category (only in the context of ""category theory"")" 1 S 1216 ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ๅทป: scroll; volume; book; part; roll up; wind up; tie; coil; counter for texts (or book scrolls) 12 ๅ 31 3 ใใซใปใใซใใพใ ๅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sphere I assosiate scrolls with spell casting, the efect of this spell is pent in a certain sphere of influence, outside it no damage is done. [RPG] Youยดre fighting a powerful enemy. Your mage uses a scroll/quartersnake of protection, and heยดs pent in a sphere of protection. 1208 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใทใงใฆ ใ.ใคใ-ใ.ใกใใพใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใค ใใก, ใจ, ใใ victory, win, prevail, excel ๅชๅ(ใใใใใ): overall victory; championship<br>ๆฑบๅ(ใใฃใใใ): decision of a contest; finals (in sports)<br>ๅๅฉ(ใใใใ): victory; triumph; conquest; success; win<br>ๅ่ฒ (ใใใใถ): victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout<br>ๅใ(ใพใใ): (1) to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival (2) to outweigh; to preponderate<br>ๅใก(ใใก): win; victory<br>ๅๆ(ใใใใฏใ): victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome<br>ๅๆ(ใใฃใฆ): (1) one's own convenience; one's way (2) convenience or ease of use; knowledge of how to use (3) circumstances; situation (e.g. financial); environment (4) kitchen (5) arbitrary (6) unauthorised (e.g. phone app, WWW site); unofficial<br>ๅใค(ใใค): to win; to gain victory<br>ๅๆใซ(ใใฃใฆใซ): arbitrarily; of its own accord; involuntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases<br>ๅใก(ใใก): apt to do; liable to do; tend to do (used to describe a negative tendency) 3 3 185 ่: meat<br>ๅต: become fatigued; stop 12 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic victory After your VICTORY cut your enemyยดs FLESH into QUARTERs to show your POWER. After Englandยดs victory over Scottish rebel William Wallace, they had his flesh drawn and quartered and then sent around Britain to demonstrate their power. 1209 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ่ค ใใฆใใใฆ ใตใ ใใ, ใจ, ใตใใ wistaria 1 S 291 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆป: rising water 18 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wisteria According to legend, the great Ogaki wisteria tree grew and flowered from magical rice grains that were planted under the quarter moon. The wisteria is a type of hanging vine covered with flowers. By the light of the quarter moon, the flowers look like clusters of rice grains. 1210 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq251-500 ่ฌ ใใฆ mimeograph, copy 1 S 2295 ๆ: majestic plural; imperial we<br>่จ: say 17 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic facsimilie Sending a facsimile to the moon can be problematic only a quarter of the words actually get there. "As a prank, a guy sits with his butt flesh on the facsimile machine, inserts a quarter, and tries to fax it to his boss. However the facsimile machine has pattern recognition technology and instead of an image of his flesh, it just transmits the word ""asshole"". Donยดt forget itยดs flesh, not words, on the left side; the flesh image gets transformed into words." 1211 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ ใใณ ใใ-ใใใ one-sided, leaf, sheet ็ ด็(ใฏใธใ): fragment; splinter; broken piece<br>็้(ใใใฟใก): one-way (trip)<br>็ไปฎๅ(ใซใฟใซใ): katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords<br>็ๅฏใ(ใใใใ): to be one-sided; to incline; to be partial; to be prejudiced; to lean; to be biased; to be biassed<br>็ไปใใ(ใใใฅใใ): (1) to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away (2) to settle (problem); to clear (dispute) (3) to finish; to bring something to an end (4) to marry off (e.g. a daughter) (5) to do away with someone; to bump someone off<br>็ๆใ(ใใใใใ): unrequited love<br>็ไปใ(ใใใฅใ): (1) to be put in order; to be put to rights (2) to be disposed of; to be solved (3) to be finished (4) to be married (off)<br>็่จ(ใใใใจ): prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering<br>็ไปใ(ใใใฅใ): tidying up; finishing<br>็(ใใ): (1) one (of a pair) (2) incomplete; imperfect; fragmentary (3) few; little (4) off-centre; remote (5) side; problem; question; matters 2 6 1076 ็: (a) slice, slice radical (no. 91) 4 ็ 91 4 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic one-sided Fuaburisuยดs pictograph of a man kneeling and presenting the ring to his future wife is a one-sided version of the story. Others say he was giving her the finger. Taking the keyword in the sense of only one part of a whole, I see this as a pictograph of a man kneeling and presenting the ring to his future wife (I couldnยดt see any trees or branches in there). 1212 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใใณ printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label ๅบ็(ใใ ใฃใฑใ): publication<br>็็ป(ใฏใใ): woodcut; woodblock print; art print<br>็(ใฏใ): edition; version<br>ๅ็(ใใใฏใ): first edition<br>็ตถ็(ใใฃใฑใ): out of print 2 5 802 ็: one-sided; leaf; sheet; right-side kata radical (no. 91)<br>ๅ: anti- 8 ็ 91 4 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic printing block Before the advent of printers in Japan, typewriters couldnยดt be built as they were in the west due to how many kanji there are. Lots of small printing blocks had to be used instead. One side of the printing block would have a mirrored (anti) image of the kanji. This is true. Nazi propaganda. Picture the printing blocks producing very one-sided (Aryan), anti-Jewish propaganda spreading posters to hang around town. 1213 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ไน ใท ใฎ, ใใ, ใใใฆ, ใใ, ใใฎ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใคใช, ใใฟ of, this 1 S+ 1318 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8) (none) of Of all the kanji, this is the only one ไนorro can write. The Z of Zorro (and yes he has a hat). 1214 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ไน ใใฆ ใจใผ.ใใใใจใ.ใใ destitution, scarce, limited ่ฒงไน(ใณใใผใ): poverty; destitute; poor<br>ๆฌ ไน(ใใคใผใ): want; shortage; famine<br>ไนใใ(ใจใผใใ): meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor<br>็ชฎไน(ใใ ใใผใ): poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury 1 S 1646 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไน: of; this 4 ไธฟ 4 1 ใฎใปใฎใใใใใปใฏใใใผใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic destitution Children in complete destitution have no hope of ever getting toys to play with, so when they find even a tiny drop of a building block they are overjoyed. Just one drop (of alcohol) and he starts walking in zig-zags โ no wonder Zorroยดs living in destitution. (Note: As a primitive let ไน be Zorro or Zig-Zag: itยดs pictographic). 1215 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใท ใใฐ ใใ, ใใฏ turf, lawn ่ๅฑ (ใใฐใ): play; drama<br>่็(ใใฐใต): lawn<br>่(ใใฐ): lawn; sod; turf 1 S 1052 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ไน: of; this 6 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic turf Artificial turf made easy: flowers stuck on top of building blocks that you can place anywhere. "Zorro, with a flower between his teeth for the ladies, defends his turf against evildoers. ""This is my turf! And this...is for the lady.""." 1216 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1001-1500 ไธ ใใใ negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy ไธๆณ(ใตใใใ): recession; depression; slump<br>ไธๅฎ(ใตใใ): anxiety; uneasiness; insecurity; suspense<br>ไธ่ถณ(ใตใใ): insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth<br>ไธๅ็ฃ(ใตใฉใใใ): real estate<br>ไธๆบ(ใตใพใ): dissatisfaction; displeasure; discontent; complaints; unhappiness; disgruntled<br>ไธๆ(ใตใใ): unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; ignorant; lack of wisdom; anonymous; unidentified<br>ไธๆฏ(ใตใใ): dullness; depression; slump; stagnation<br>ไธๆญฃ(ใตใใ): injustice; unfairness; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality; fraud<br>ไธๅฝ(ใตใจใ): injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid<br>ไธๅจ(ใตใใ): absence<br>ไธ่ฏ(ใตใใใ): badness; inferiority; delinquency; failure; defect; blemish<br>ไธๅฏๆฌ (ใตใใใค): indispensable; essential<br>ไธ่ช็ฑ(ใตใใใ): (1) discomfort; inconvenience (2) poverty; want; destitution (3) disability; impairment (physical, mental, etc.)<br>ไธๅนธ(ใตใใ): unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; death<br>ไธๅฉ(ใตใ): disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable; unfavourable; drawback<br>ไธๅฏฉ(ใตใใ): incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness; infidelity<br>ไธๆ(ใตใตใ): dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest; disagreement<br>ไธๆฏๆฐ(ใตใใใ): business recession; hard times; depression; gloom; sullenness; cheerlessness<br>ไธๆ่ญฐ(ใตใใ): wonder; miracle; strange; mystery; marvel; curiosity<br>ไธๅฏ(ใตใ): (1) wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable (2) failing grade<br>ไธ่ฆๅ(ใตใใใ): irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly<br>ไธ้(ใตใคใ): suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation<br>ไธ้(ใตใใ): unlucky; misfortune; bad luck; fate<br>ไธ้ (ใตใใ ใ): irregularity; unseasonableness<br>ไธไพฟ(ใตในใ): inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness<br>ไธ่ชฟ(ใตใกใใ): bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump; out of form<br>ไธๆ(ใตใ): sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen<br>ไธๅนณ(ใตใธใ): complaint; discontent; dissatisfaction<br>ไธๆฝ(ใตใใค): unclean; dirty; filthy; impure<br>ไธๅ(ใตใใค): ominous; sinister; bad luck; ill omen; inauspiciousness<br>ไธ่ฉ(ใตใฒใใ): bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity<br>ไธๅณใ(ใพใใ): (1) unappetising; unappetizing; unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation) (2) unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy (3) ugly; homely; plain; unattractive (4) awkward; untimely; inopportune; unfavorable; unwise<br>ไธๅณ(ใตใจ): suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally<br>ไธไพฟ(ใตใณใ): pity; compassion<br>ไธ(ใต): un-; non-; negative prefix 4 4 101 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 4 ไธ 1 1 ใใก (none) ไปฎๅ Loan negative "[Smithsonian] Scene: Mr. T hanging from the ceiling being tortured. He is asked if he is going to talk. Spitting (a drop of saliva) in the torturerยดs face, he says ""Negative""." One below zero is a negative number. 1217 grade4 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๅฆ ใ ใใชใใใ negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny ๅฆ(ใใ): (1) no; nay (2) well; er; why<br>ๆๅฆ(ใใใฒ): denial; veto; rejection; refusal<br>ๅฆๅฎ(ใฒใฆใ): (1) negation; denial; repudiation (2) NOT operation<br>ๅฆๆฑบ(ใฒใใค): rejection; negation; voting down<br>ๅฆใ (ใใใใ): reluctantly; by no means; unwillingly 3 6 561 ไธ: negative; non-; bad; ugly; clumsy<br>ๅฃ: mouth 7 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic negate "To distinguish between ๅฆ negate, and ไธ negative (#1217): Note that negate contains ๅฃ, which is a kind of gate." Negative mouths negate everything. 1218 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆฏ ใใค ใใใใ cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast ไธๆฏ(ใใฃใฑใ): (1) amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. a cupful, spoonful, etc.); a drink (i.e. an alcoholic beverage) (2) full (3) one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat (4) fully; to capacity (5) a lot; much (6) all of ...; the entire ...<br>ไนพๆฏ(ใใใฑใ): (1) toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something) (2) drinking one's glass dry (3) cheers<br>ๆฏ(ใใใใ): sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages<br>ๆฏ(ใฏใ): (1) sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages (2) counter for cupfuls (3) counter for ships, octopuses and squid 3 S 1235 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไธ: negative; non-; bad; ugly; clumsy 8 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cupfuls The maple tree is very negative about it, but the farmer still collects cupfuls of maple syrup from it. A few cupfuls of sake can create a very negative situation. Like smashing into that tree... 1219 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Counting_Counters Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ข ใท ใ dart, arrow ็ข(ใ): arrow<br>็ขใฃๅผตใ(ใใฃใฑใ): also; as I thought; still; in spite of; absolutely; of course<br>็ขๅฐ(ใใใใ): arrow (mark or symbol); directional marker or indicator<br>็ข้ฑใซ(ใใใใซ): randomly; recklessly; blindly 1 2 1294 ๅคฉ: heavens; sky; imperial 5 ็ข 111 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic dart Zeus ran out of lightning bolts and has to drop darts from the heavens. Do not mistake with LOSE ๅคฑ. 1220 grade2 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฏ ใญใงใฆ ใ.ใใ rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify 1 S 2105 ็ข: dart; arrow<br>ๅฌ: high; boasting 17 ็ข 111 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rectify Angels have now been given a powerful tool to rectify human behavior instantly, without delay - they have been allowed to drop darts on those who misbehave... spare the dart and spoil the man... The darts of the angel Cupid are supposed to bring people joy, but usually just make things a lot worse. Here we see another angel flying around shooting people with the anti-darts (antidote), to rectify the situation. 1221 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ใพใฏ ใคใ tribe, family ๅฎถๆ(ใใใ): family; members of a family<br>ๆฐๆ(ใฟใใใ): people; race; nation<br>่ฒดๆ(ใใใ): noble; aristocrat 4 3 393 ๆน: direction; person; alternative<br>็ข: dart; arrow 11 ๆน 70 4 ใปใใปใปใใธใใปใใใปใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic tribe "With a banner declaring ""Keep Out!"" and blow darts to back it up, the Amazon tribe is not that friendly." Once tribes shot darts under their war banners, now they are putting banner ads on the internet for betting on dart-games at their casinos :(. 1222 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq251-500 ็ฅ ใ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ ใใจ, ใใจใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใจใ, ใฎใ know, wisdom ็ฅๅใ(ใใใใ): acquaintance<br>็ฅไบ(ใกใ): prefectural governor<br>็ฅใ(ใใ): to know; to understand; to be acquainted with; to feel<br>็ฅ่ญ(ใกใใ): knowledge; information<br>็ฅไบบ(ใกใใ): friend; acquaintance<br>็ฅๆต(ใกใ): (1) wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence (2) prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)<br>็ฅ็(ใกใฆใ): intellectual<br>้็ฅ(ใคใใก): notice; notification; report; posting<br>ๆฟ็ฅ(ใใใใก): (1) acknowledgment; acknowledgement; awareness (2) consent; acceptance; assent; admitting; compliance; agreement<br>ๆช็ฅ(ใฟใก): not yet known; unknown; strange<br>็ฅๆง(ใกใใ): intelligence<br>็ฅ่ฝ(ใกใฎใ): intelligence; brains<br>็ก็ฅ(ใใก): ignorance; innocence; stupidity<br>ใใ็ฅใใชใ(ใใใใใชใ): may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly<br>็ฅใใ(ใใใ): notice; notification<br>็ฅใใใ(ใใใใ): to notify; to advise; to inform<br>ๆง็ฅ(ใใ ใใก): old friend; old friendship 4 2 205 ็ข: dart; arrow<br>ๅฃ: mouth 8 ็ข 111 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic know I should know. After all, I did graduate from Dartmouth! [know; wisdom] [An arrow ็ข like mouth ๅฃ] If you know the answers, they will fly like darts from your mouth. 1223 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1-250 ๆบ ใ ใใจ, ใใจใ, ใใจใ, ใใจใ, ใจใ, ใฎใ, ใจใ, ใใใ, ใ, ใจใฟ, ใฒใจ, ใใจ, ใใ wisdom, intellect, reason 1 S+ 1002 ็ฅ: know; wisdom<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) wisdom Wisdom is knowing everything OVER the sun (fools assume everything UNDER). Knowing more each day, brings wisdom. 1224 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใ ใใใฆ ใปใ halberd, arms, festival float ็็พ(ใใใ ใ): contradiction; inconsistency 1 S 1538 ไบ: beforehand; previous; myself; I<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4) 5 ็ 110 5 ใปใใปใปใใธใใปใใฎใปใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic halberd ใใช Zedong always carried a halberd. Make the halberd a heroic warrior (perhaps of scandinavian origin) who weilds this polearm - the most effective, brutal and vicious one - with great skill. He can use it to hook, pierce and chop (the three strokes). 1225 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใธใฅใฆใใใฅใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใใใใใ.ใ ใจใ tender, weakness, gentleness, softness ๆ่ป(ใใ ใใชใ): flexible; lithe; soft; pliable<br>ๆ้(ใใ ใใฉใ): judo 2 S 1187 ็: halberd; arms; festival float<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 9 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic tender [tender; weakness; gentleness; softness] Love me tender, Love me perfect, Never cheat on me. Or Iยดll impale you on my Halberd, And hang ya atop a tree... Use a halberd to tenderize a tree: halberds can chop, poke, and slash, so itยดs all good! 1226 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใ ใคใจ.ใใ ใคใใ, ใฟ task, duties ๅใ(ใคใจใ): (1) service; duty; business; responsibility; task (2) Buddhist religious services<br>ไบๅ(ใใ): business; office work<br>ไบๅๆ(ใใใใ): office<br>็พฉๅ(ใใ): duty; obligation; responsibility<br>ๅคๅ(ใใใ): service; duty; work<br>ๅ ฌๅๅก(ใใใใใ): government worker; public (civil) servant<br>ไปปๅ(ใซใใ): duty; function; office; mission; task<br>่ทๅ(ใใใใ): professional duties<br>ๅ ฌๅ(ใใใ): official business; public business<br>็จๅ็ฝฒ(ใใใใใ): tax office<br>ๆฅญๅ(ใใใใ): business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task; action; function<br>่ฒฌๅ(ใใใ): duty; obligation<br>ๅบถๅ(ใใใ): general affairs 3 5 111 ็: halberd; arms; festival float<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66)<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 11 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic task It is with the halberd he holds that the taskmaster exerts his power over those actually performing the task. "So many video games have a ""boss"" stage you must pass in order to advance to the next level. Here, your task is to use your halberd to beat the taskmaster with the huge, bulging muscles." 1227 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ้ง ใ ใใใฆใใ ใใ fog, mist ้ง(ใใ): (1) fog; mist (2) spray 1 S 1747 ้จ: rain<br>ๅ: task; duties 19 ้จ 173 8 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fog This fog is the perfect weather for us to perform our task undetected. FOG is easy to associate with the RAIN primitive. So think of FOG as a type of RAIN that is slow at the TASK of getting the place wet. 1228 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ญ ใใณ squad, corps, unit, group ็ญ(ใฏใ): (1) group; party; team (2) squad; section 1 6 1592 ็: jewel; ball<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife<br>็: jewel; ball 10 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic squad "Am I the only one who took this as penis and balls? In order to be in the man-squad, naturally you need to have two balls with your ""spear"" in the middle there." Here we have two kings trying out for the cheer-leading squad. A spear on the floor separates their dancing areas. 1229 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅธฐ ใญ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใจใค.ใ homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in ๅธฐใ(ใใใ): return; coming back<br>ๅธฐๅฎ (ใใใ): returning home<br>ๆฅๅธฐใ(ใฒใใใ): day trip<br>ๅธฐไบฌ(ใใใใ): returning to Tokyo<br>ๅธฐใ(ใใใ): (1) to return; to come home; to go home; to go back (2) (of a guest, customer, etc.) to leave (3) (of a baseball player rounding the bases) to get home<br>ๅธฐใ(ใใใ): to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home<br>ใๅธฐใใชใใ(ใใใใใชใใ): welcome home<br>ใๅธฐใ(ใใใใ): (1) return (2) welcome home 4 2 504 ๅ: sword; saber; knife<br>ๅธ: broom 10 ๆญข 77 4 ใจใพใใปใจใใใปใจใใธใ ๆญธ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic homecoming A female warrior returns home from battle. Her husband takes away her spear to symbolize the end of fighting and gives her a broom and an apron. โBoy, this is some kind of HOMECOMING,โ thinks the veteran. (Adapted from johnskb). "Well, the boss man warrior upon his homecoming has set aside his spear. Remember the lady (#1151) (who put aside her broom and apron)? I wonder what theyยดre doing now?" 1230 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Directions_Movement kanjifreq501-750 ๅผ ใญใฅใฆ ใใฟ ใ, ใ bow, bow (archery, violin) ๅผ(ใใฟ): (1) bow (and arrow) (2) archery (3) bow (for a violin, etc.) 1 2 1802 ๅผ: bow, bow radical (no. 57) 3 ๅผ 57 3 ใใฟใปใใฟใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic bow My personification for this primative is Legolas from the Lord of the Rings: a master at the bow. I suppose robin hood etc would work too. I have a BOW made from a SNAKE that I BOUND UP. He sure wasnยดt happy! 1231 grade2 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅผ ใคใณ ใฒ.ใใใฒ.ใใใฒ.ใ-ใ-ใณ.ใใใฒ.ใใ ใใช, ใฒใ, ใฒใ, ใณใ pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to ๅฒใๅผใ(ใใใณใ): discount; reduction; rebate; (after a number) tenths discounted; tenths reduced<br>ๅผๅบใ(ใฒใใ ใ): (1) drawer (2) withdrawal; drawing out<br>ๅผๅใ(ใฒใใใ): draw (in competition); tie game<br>ๅผไธใใ(ใฒใใใใ): (1) to pull up; to drag up; to lift up (2) to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes) (3) to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire (4) to return home<br>ๅผไธใใ(ใฒใใใใ): to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw<br>ๅผๅใ(ใฒใใจใ): (1) to take over; to take back; to collect; to claim (2) to take charge of; to take custody of; to look after; to take care of; to adopt (3) to retire to a private place; to withdraw; to get out<br>ๅผๅบใ(ใฒใใ ใ): to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw<br>ๆๅผ(ใฆใณใ): guidance; guide; introduction; guideline<br>ๅๅผ(ใจใใฒใ): transactions; dealings; business<br>ๅผ้(ใใใใ): retire<br>ๅผทๅผ(ใใใใ): overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed<br>ๅผใฃ่ถใ(ใฒใฃใใ): moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence<br>ๅผใใใ(ใฒใใใ): (1) to drag along; to pull (2) to force someone along (3) to prolong; to drag out (4) to influence strongly; to seduce<br>ๅคๅผใ(ใญใณใ): price reduction; discount<br>ๅผ็จ(ใใใใ): quotation; citation; reference<br>ๅทฎใๅผใ(ใใใฒใ): (1) deduction; subtraction; balance (2) ebb and flow; rise and fall<br>ๅผใฃ่ถใ(ใฒใฃใใ): to move (house); to change residence<br>ๅผใฃๅผตใ(ใฒใฃใฑใ): (1) to pull; to draw; to pull tight (2) to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch (3) to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve) (4) to drag; to haul; to tow (5) to lead (e.g. one's followers) (6) to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police) (7) to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join (8) to delay; to prolong (9) to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word) (10) to quote; to cite; to reference (11) to pull the ball (i.e. pull hitting in baseball) (12) to wear; to put on<br>็ดขๅผ(ใใใใ): index; indices; indexes<br>ๅผใ่ตทใ(ใฒใใใใ): to cause; to induce<br>ๅผใฃๆใ(ใฒใฃใใใ): to be caught in; to be stuck in; to be cheated<br>ๅผๅใใ(ใฒใใใใ): (1) to be responsible for (2) to take over; to take up (3) to guarantee; to undertake (4) to contract (a disease)<br>ๅผ่ฟใ(ใฒใใใใ): to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps<br>้ทๅผใ(ใชใใณใ): to be prolonged; to drag on<br>็ฑคๅผใ(ใใใณใ): lottery; drawn lot<br>ๅผใ็ฎ(ใฒใใใ): subtraction<br>ๅผใๆญขใใ(ใฒใใจใใ): to detain; to check; to restrain<br>ๅผๅ(ใใใใใ): (1) attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity (2) attractiveness; magnetism<br>ๅผใฃๆใใ(ใฒใฃใใใ): (1) to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes) (2) to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare (3) to cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill (4) to drink (alcohol) (5) to splash someone (with) (6) to hit the ball off the end of the bat (baseball)<br>ๅผใฃ่พผใ(ใฒใฃใใ): (1) to draw back; to sink; to cave in (2) to be set back (e.g. from a road) (3) to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it<br>ๅผใ(ใฒใ): (1) to pull (2) to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.) (3) to draw back (4) to draw (a card) (5) to draw (plan, line, etc.) (6) to catch (cold) (7) to play (string instr.) (8) to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult (9) to haul; to pull (vehicles) (10) to subtract (11) to ebb; to fade (12) to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic) (13) to quote; to raise (as evidence) (14) to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)<br>ๅผใฃ็นฐใ่ฟใ(ใฒใฃใใใใใ): to be overturned; to be upset; to topple over; to be reversed<br>ๅญๅผ(ใใณใ): dictionary<br>ๅผใฃๆปใ(ใฒใฃใใ): to scratch; to claw<br>ๅทฎใๅผใ(ใใใฒใ): (1) to deduct; to take away; to dock (2) to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind (3) to ebb and flow 4 2 218 ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 4 ๅผ 57 3 ใใฟใปใใฟใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic pull Put a walking stick in the bow and pull it back, ready to fire at the geezer. This is actually a bow and an arrow. (Real origin of this kanji). Pull and release to fire! 1232 grade2 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๅผ ใใงใฆ ใจใใ.ใใใจใถใ.ใ condolences, mourning, funeral 1 S 1840 ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 4 ๅผ 57 3 ใใฟใปใใฟใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic condolences Perhaps a pictograph of a soldierยดs weapons--his sword and bow-placed ceremonially over his body before burial, while people offer their condolences. "Send your condolences to the old geezer whom you shot the walking stick into with your bow. (see pull (#1232))." 1233 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅผ ใณใฆ ใฒใ.ใ ใฒใ, ใฒใใ, ใฒใใ, ใฟใค, ใ, ใใ vast, broad, wide 1 S+ 1059 ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) (none) vast If you pull the bow back with your elbow, you can shoot a vast distance. The valley was so vast that if you yelled elbow! you could hear it echo bow, bow, bow. 1234 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ๅผท ใญใงใฆใใดใฆ ใคใ.ใใใคใ.ใพใใใคใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ ใใญ strong ๅผทๅ(ใใใใ): strengthen; intensify; reinforce; solidify; enhancement<br>ๅผทๅถ(ใใใใใ): obligation; coercion; compulsion; enforcement<br>ๅๅผท(ในใใใใ): (1) study (2) diligence (3) discount; reduction<br>ๅผทๅ(ใใใใใใ): powerful; strong<br>ๅผท็(ใใใจใ): (1) robber; mugger (2) robbery; burglary<br>ๅผทๆฐ(ใคใใ): (1) confident; assured; self-assured; firm; strong; cocksure (2) bullish (e.g. market)<br>ๅผท็(ใใใใใค): strong; intense; severe<br>ๅผทๅผ(ใใใใ): overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed<br>ๅผทใใ(ใคใใใ): to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise<br>่ฃๅผท(ใปใใใ): compensation; reinforcement<br>ๅผท่ก(ใใใใใ): (1) forcing; enforcement (2) forced; enforced<br>ๅๅผทใ(ใกใใใฅใใ): (1) powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous (2) reassuring; encouraging<br>ๅผทใ(ใคใใ): (1) strong; powerful; mighty; potent (2) resistant; resilient; durable<br>ๅผทใใ(ใใใ): to force; to compel; to coerce<br>ๅผท็กฌ(ใใใใใ): firm; vigorous; unbending; unyielding; strong; stubborn<br>ๅขๅผท(ใใใใใ): augment; reinforce; increase<br>ๅผท่ชฟ(ใใใใกใใ): emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point<br>ๅฟๅผทใ(ใใใใฅใใ): heartening; reassuring<br>ๅผทใพใ(ใคใใพใ): to get strong; to gain strength<br>ๅผทใใฆ(ใใใฆ): by force<br>ๅผท่ซใ(ใญใ ใ): (1) to tease; to coax (2) to solicit; to demand; to extort<br>ๅผท(ใใใ): (1) a little over; a little more than (2) powerhouse; one of the biggest; one of the most powerful 4 2 112 ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper 11 ๅผ 57 3 ใใฟใปใใฟใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic strong An insect who can fly vast distances is strong. Legolas is so strong that he can even shoot down vast numbers of tiny insects at vast distances with ease. 1235 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1-250 ๅผฑ ใธใฃใฏ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใพใใใใ.ใใ weak, frail ๅผฑ็น(ใใใใฆใ): weak point; weakness<br>ๅผฑใ(ใใใ): weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)<br>่ฒงๅผฑ(ใฒใใใใ): poor; meagre; meager; insubstantial<br>ๅผฑใพใ(ใใใพใ): to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed<br>ๅผฑใใ(ใใใใ): to weaken<br>ๅผฑใ(ใใใ): to weaken; to be troubled; to be downcast; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed; to impair<br>่ๅผฑ(ใฏใใใใ): feebleness; weakness; weak<br>ๅผฑ(ใใใ): (1) weakness; the weak (2) little less than; fewer than; under 4 2 958 ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15) 10 ๅผ 57 3 ใใฟใปใใฟใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic weak Two weak archers agree on a duel to the death. They constantly shoot at each other but never manage to hit their target. But what they lack in skill they make up in determination, and they keep shooting for hours, and days, and months, until itยดs wintertime and their bows are coated in ice. BOWS with ICE on them are brittle and WEAK. 1236 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฒธ ใใ ใ.ใใใ.ใใ seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed ๆฒธ้จฐ(ใตใฃใจใ): boiling; seething<br>ๆฒธใใ(ใใใ): (1) to boil; to heat (2) to excite (3) to melt (metal)<br>ๆฒธใ(ใใ): (1) to grow hot (of water, etc.); to boil (2) to be in a state of excitement; to get excited; to take place energetically 2 S 1709 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅผ: dollar 8 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic seethe Re CharleyGarrett: This liquid looks like ordinary water, but it will instantly seethe when it comes in contact with counterfeit dollar bills. The inventor must be rich (and probably has dollar signs in his eyes). When his daughter used a lot of water for her shower, the father could practically see the dollar signs, so he was seething with anger. 1237 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฒป ใ ใคใ.ใใใใคใ.ใใ expense, cost, spend, consume, waste ๆถ่ฒป(ใใใใฒ): consumption; expenditure<br>่ฒป็จ(ใฒใใ): cost; expense<br>็ต่ฒป(ใใใฒ): expenses; cost; outlay<br>ๅฎ่ฒป(ใใฃใด): actual expense; cost price<br>ๆตช่ฒป(ใใใฒ): waste; extravagance<br>ๅบ่ฒป(ใใ ใฃใด): expenses; disbursements<br>ๅ ็ฑ่ฒป(ใใใญใคใฒ): cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost<br>่ฒปใใ(ใคใใใ): to spend; to devote; to waste<br>่ฒป(ใฒ): cost; expense 3 4 321 ๅผ: dollar<br>่ฒ: shellfish 12 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic expense An expense is an expense, whether you put it in dollars or in local money. A dollar sign next to an amount of money denotes an expense. 1238 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq251-500 ็ฌฌ ใใคใใใค No., residence ๆฌก็ฌฌ(ใใ ใ): (1) dependent upon (2) as soon as; immediately (upon) (3) circumstances (4) order; precedence; program; programme; agenda<br>่ฝ็ฌฌ(ใใใ ใ): failure; dropping out of a class<br>็ฌฌไธ(ใ ใใใก): first; foremost; number one<br>็ฌฌ(ใ ใ): ordinal 2 3 160 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅผ: condolences; mourning; funeral<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4) 11 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic No. The No. 1 currency in the world is the dollar. But, the Asian nations are fast catching up and may in reality have already surpassed it. So, let the bamboo represent the No. 2 currencies (the yen, etc.). The reverse order (bamboo on top and the dollar on the bottom) is really a look at the future. Bamboo bling is the newest Asian Rapper, No. 1 on the charts right now. 1239 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1-250 ๅผ ใใคใใใคใใ ใใจใใจ ใฆ younger brother, faitherful service to elders ๅผ(ใใจใใจ): (1) younger brother (2) pupil; apprentice<br>ๅ ๅผ(ใใใใ ใ): siblings; brothers and sisters<br>ๅผๅญ(ใงใ): pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper<br>ๅพๅ ๅผ(ใใจใ): cousin (male) 4 2 1161 ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>ๅผ: condolences; mourning; funeral<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4) 7 ๅผ 57 3 ใใฟใปใใฟใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic younger brother Younger brothers are always more prone to mischief. Mine, you can almost see the little horns on him and the dollar signs on his eyes when he comes up with a money-making scheme. The younger brother was a horny dollar -chasing bastard. 1240 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅทง ใณใฆ ใใ.ใฟใใใ.ใใใใพ.ใ ใใค, ใใใฟ, ใใ adroit, skilled, ingenuity ๅทงใฟ(ใใใฟ): skill; cleverness<br>ๅทงๅฆ(ใใใฟใใ): ingenious; skillful; clever; deft<br>็ฒพๅทง(ใใใใ): elaborate; delicate; exquisite 1 S 1537 ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)<br>ไธ: obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release; variant of other characters 5 ๅทฅ 48 3 ใใใปใใใฟใปใใใฟใธใใปใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic adroit Adroit: dextrous, deft, skillful. Snare is a little generic so Iยดll use BEAR TRAP, with huge teeth cartoon style that snares you around the ankle. In the crafting of a bear trap, one must be particularly adroit. Otherwise they will become the victim of their down device. To be adroit one must have mastered the crafting of snares. 1241 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅท ใดใฆ ใใ.ใถใใใณใช nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call ็ชๅท(ใฐใใใ): number; series of digits<br>ไฟกๅท(ใใใใ): traffic lights; signal; semaphore<br>ๅท(ใใ): (1) number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group (2) sobriquet; pen-name<br>่จๅท(ใใใ): symbol; code; sign; notation<br>ๅนดๅท(ใญใใใ): name of an era; year number<br>็ฌฆๅท(ใตใใ): sign; mark; symbol; code 3 3 585 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) 5 ่ 141 6 ใจใใปใจใใใใใปใจใใใใใ ่ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic nickname "My nickname is ""No Lips"". Yep, I shouldnยดt have put my mouth on that bear trap..." When certain nickname snares to peopleยดs mouths, they will call you that way forever. 1242 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆฝ ใญใฅใฆ ใ.ใกใ ใใค decay, rot, remain in seclusion ๆฝใกใ(ใใกใ): (1) to rot; to decay (2) to die in obscurity (3) to be forgotten with time 1 S 1891 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไธ: obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release; variant of other characters 6 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic decay This snare isnยดt terribly effective, because itยดs swinging from a decaying tree. Imagine the tree as being so decayed that when an animal gets caught in the snare, its struggles cause the tree to collapse into a putrid mess. ๆฏ wither The decay of an animal in the TREE was from something caught in a SNARE. 1243 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ช ใณ ใปใ.ใ boast, be proud, pride, triumphantly ่ชใ(ใปใใ): pride; boast<br>่ชใ(ใปใใ): to boast of; to be proud of<br>่ชๅผต(ใใกใใ): exaggeration 1 S 1272 ่จ: say<br>ๅคธ: boast 13 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic boast "The hunterยดs boast: I say, it was a ""big one"", but the snare broke and it got away. (credit to many others before)." "A dog owner boasts about how obedient, not how smart, his Saint Bernard dog is. ""Why, my dog will even walk right into a trap if I tell him to. Watch!"" With a single word, ""go!"", his dog obediently runs into a snare trap hanging from the ceiling. In a flash, the dog is netted tightly and swinging from the ceiling. Donยดt forget the ceiling!" 1244 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฑ ใช ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใใช.ใ dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile ๆฑๆ(ใใใ): pollution; contamination<br>ๆฑใ(ใใใ): dirt; filth<br>ๆฑใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to get dirty; to become dirty (2) to become sullied<br>ๆฑใ(ใใใชใ): (1) dirty; filthy; foul; unclean (2) disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting) (3) indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse (4) dastardly; mean; base; underhanded (5) stingy; greedy<br>ๆฑใ(ใใใ): (1) to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain (2) to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile<br>ๆฑใใใใ(ใใใใใใ): filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty; foul; odious; repulsive<br>ๆฑใ(ใใใ): uncleanness; impurity; disgrace<br>ๆฑใใ(ใใใใ): to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained 2 S 908 ๆฐด: water<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) 6 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dirty A hunter Washes, with WATER, his TWO SNAREs, because they are dirty. Washing your dirty snare in water, the extra line represents the water level as you submerge the snare. 1245 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq751-1000 ไธ ใจ ใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใใใใฟ.ใใใใจใใซ ใจใ, ใ bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend ไธๅ (ใใจใ): ruling party; government party; party in power; government<br>็ตฆไธ(ใใ ใใ): pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply<br>้ขไธ(ใใใ): participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in<br>ไธใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award (2) to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply (3) to assign (4) to cause (5) to pass (a variable to a function)<br>ๅฏไธ(ใใ): contribution; service 3 S 308 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) 3 ่ผ 134 6 ใใ ่ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic bestow David went to battle with a slingshot and it only took him one shot to slay Goliath. Partly because of this, the prophet Nathan was later instructed to bestow upon David the throne of all Israel. In The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, one of the first weapons bestowed on Link was the slingshot. 1246 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใทใฃใใธใฃ ใใค.ใใใใค.ใใใใค-ใใใค.ใ copy, be photographed, describe ๅ็(ใใใใ): (1) photograph; photo (2) movie<br>ๆๅ(ใณใใใใ): depiction; description; portrayal<br>ๅใ(ใใคใ): to be photographed; to be projected<br>ๅใ(ใใคใ): (1) to transcribe; to duplicate; to reproduce; to imitate; to trace (2) to describe (3) to film; to picture; to photograph<br>ๅ็(ใใใใ): sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description<br>่คๅ(ใตใใใ): copy; duplicate<br>ๅใ(ใใคใ): copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript<br>ๆ ๅ(ใใใใ): projection 4 3 453 ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ไธ: bestow; participate in; give; award; impart; provide; cause; gift; godsend 5 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ ๅฏซ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic copy A crown was bestowed to the British royalty museum, but it was only a copy. True fact: in the UK the right to print a copy of the KJV Bible is bestowed by the crown -- there are only a few authorised bible printers. 1247 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ่บซ ใทใณ ใฟ body, somebody, person, one's station in life ่บซไฝ(ใใใใ): (1) body (2) health<br>ๅ่บซ(ใใใฟ): (1) the defensive (2) passive attitude; passivity; passiveness (3) the passive; passive voice (4) ukemi (the art of falling safely)<br>่ช่บซ(ใใใ): by oneself; personally<br>ๅบ่บซ(ใใ ใฃใใ): (1) person's origin (town, city, country, etc.) (2) institution from which one graduated (3) director in charge of employee relations<br>่บซ(ใฟ): (1) body (2) oneself (3) one's place; one's position (4) main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container(as opposed to its lid)<br>ไธญ่บซ(ใชใใฟ): contents; interior; substance; filling; (sword) blade<br>่บซ้ท(ใใใกใใ): height (of body); stature<br>ๅ จ่บซ(ใใใใ): (1) whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait) (2) systemic<br>็ฌ่บซ(ใฉใใใ): bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate<br>่บซๅ(ใฟใถใ): social position; social status<br>ๅฟ่บซ(ใใใใ): mind and body<br>ๅบ่บซ(ใใใฟ): sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)<br>่บซใฎๅใ(ใฟใฎใพใใ): one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities<br>่บซ่ฟ(ใฟใขใ): near oneself; close to one; familiar<br>่บซใฎไธ(ใฟใฎใใ): one's future; one's welfare; one's personal history<br>่บซใชใ(ใฟใชใ): personal appearance<br>่บซๆฏใ(ใฟใถใ): gesture; gesticulation; motion<br>็่บซ(ใชใพใฟ): (1) living flesh; flesh and blood (2) physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva 2 3 320 ่บซ: body, body radical (no. 158) 7 ่บซ 158 7 ใฟใปใฟใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic somebody "Somebody was just looking for you. He had a longnose that reaches down below his mouth, and a long jaw that sticks out past his nose, and a scar across his face. (greenapple,16-3-2006) The way to remember that this is somebody rather than someone (#1256) is that the story is full of body descriptions." Somebody was just looking for you. He had a long nose that reaches down below his mouth, and a long jaw that sticks out past his nose, and a scar across his face. 1248 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_General kanjifreq251-500 ๅฐ ใทใฃ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ.ใค shoot, shine into, onto, archery ๆพๅฐ่ฝ(ใปใใใใฎใ): radioactivity<br>ๆณจๅฐ(ใกใ ใใใ): injection<br>ๅๅฐ(ใฏใใใ): (1) reflection; reverberation (2) reflex (medical)<br>็บๅฐ(ใฏใฃใใ): firing; shooting; discharge; catapult; ejaculation (sl)<br>ๆพๅฐ(ใปใใใ): radiation; emission<br>ๅฐใ(ใใ): to shine 1 6 937 ่บซ: somebody; person; one's station in life<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 10 ๅฏธ 41 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic shoot You SHOOT SOMEBODY with a GLUE-gun. The aim of shooting is to end up with a bullet stuck in someoneยดs body. 1249 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq751-1000 ่ฌ ใทใฃ ใใใพ.ใ ใ, ใ apologize, thank, refuse ๆ่ฌ(ใใใใ): thanks; gratitude<br>ๆ่ฌ(ใใฃใใ): monthly tuition fee<br>่ฌใ(ใใใพใ): to apologize; to apologise<br>่ฌ็ตถ(ใใใใค): refusal 1 5 1028 ่จ: say<br>ๅฐ: shoot; shine into; onto; archery 17 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic apologize Dick Cheney... "The famous speech by the man that Dick Cheney shot in the face: ""Iยดm sorry for the trouble I have caused the Vice President""." 1250 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใญใฆ ใ.ใใใใต.ใใ ใใณ, ใใ, ใณ old man, old age, grow old ่ไบบ(ใใใใ): the aged; old person<br>่่กฐ(ใใใใ): senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)<br>่ใ(ใใ): old age; old person; the old; the aged<br>่ใใ(ใใใ): to age; to grow old<br>่ใใ(ใตใใ): to age; to grow old 3 4 803 ่: old man; old age; grow old<br>ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) 6 ่ 125 6 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic old man An old man, wondering what itยดs like in a grave, sits in a freshly dug plot. When a gravekeeper mistakes him for dead and begins burying him with soil, the old man saves himself by flailing his walking stick in the air. Old man sits in the dirt, having a stroke. 1251 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Time kanjifreq751-1000 ่ ใณใฆ ใใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใ ใใ consider, think over ่ใ(ใใใใ): thinking; thought; ideas; intention<br>ๅ่(ใใใใ): reference; consultation<br>ๆ่(ใใใ): thought; consideration; thinking<br>่ใใ(ใใใใใ): to consider; to think about<br>่ๆ ฎ(ใใใใ): consideration; taking into account<br>้ธ่(ใใใใ): selection; screening<br>่ๅคๅญฆ(ใใใใใ): archaeology; archeology 4 2 196 ่: old man; old age; grow old<br>ไธ: obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release; variant of other characters 6 ่ 125 6 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic consider Before shooting an old man with a slingshot, one shold carefully consider the possible consequences. Even though he had the old man Mr. Wilson within the sights of his slingshot, Dennis the Menace considered what he was doing and stopped. 1252 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Judgement kanjifreq1-250 ๅญ ใณใฆใใญใงใฆ ใใ, ใใใ, ใฎใ, ใใ filial piety, child's respect ๅญ่ก(ใใใใ): filial piety 1 6 1030 ่: old man; old age; grow old<br>ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac 7 ๅญ 39 3 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic filial piety This child has taken filial piety to the next level. He is actually carrying the old man on his shoulders. +dilandau23: This child has taken filial piety to the next level. He is actually carrying the old man on his shoulders. There is a picture of a statue depicting this here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filial_piety. 1253 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใญใงใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ ใฎใ, ใฒใ teach, faith, doctrine ๆ่ฒ(ใใใใใ): training; education<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใใ ): (1) professor (2) teaching; instruction<br>ๆๅธซ(ใใใใ): teacher (classroom)<br>ๅฎๆ(ใใ ใใใใ): religion<br>ๆๅฎค(ใใใใใค): classroom<br>ๆ็งๆธ(ใใใใใใ): textbook; text book<br>ๅฉๆๆ(ใใใใใใใ ): assistant professor; associate professor<br>ๆไผ(ใใใใใ): church<br>ๆๅก(ใใใใใ): teaching staff<br>ๆ่จ(ใใใใใ): lesson; precept; moral instruction<br>ๆ้ค(ใใใใใ): cultivation; refinement; culture; education<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใใ): teaching materials<br>ๆ็ง(ใใใใ): subject; curriculum<br>ๆ็ฟ(ใใใใใ ใ): training; instruction<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): to teach; to inform; to instruct<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): to be taught<br>ๆ่ท(ใใใใใใ): (1) the teaching profession (2) (in Christianity) education of laity<br>ๅฎฃๆ(ใใใใใ): religious mission; religious proclamation 4 2 166 ๅญ: filial piety; child's respect<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 11 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic teach In early Japan, filial piety was the cornerstone of education, and harsh taskmasters were employed to teach it. "You could say that the taskmistress is teaching you filial piety when she whips you and asks, ""Whoยดs your daddy?!""." 1254 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq1-250 ๆท ใดใฆ torture, beat 1 S 2057 ๆ: hand<br>่: consider; think over 9 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic torture In Torture 101 class they teach you to Consider the Fingers as the first part to inflict pain to. Then you can move on to other parts (like feet, groin, head, etc. etc. ; ) ). "Aaaargh, stop! cries the victim of torture, his fingers being squeezed by the thumb screws. ""Iยดll consider it,"" the torturer says coolly, ""if you tell me the names of all the agents in your organization.""." 1255 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ ใทใฃ ใใฎ someone, person ๆฃ่ (ใใใใ): (a) patient<br>่จ่ (ใใใ): reporter<br>ๆฅญ่ (ใใใใใ): (1) trader; merchant (2) manufacturer; contractor<br>ๅญฆ่ (ใใใใ): scholar<br>่่ (ใกใใใ): author (usu. of a particular book, etc.); writer<br>่ชญ่ (ใฉใใใ): reader<br>ๅป่ (ใใใ): (medical) doctor; physician<br>ไฝ่ (ใใใใ): author; authoress<br>ๅฝน่ (ใใใใ): actor; actress<br>ๅพ่ (ใใใใ): the latter<br>้ ๅถ่ (ใฏใใใใใ): spouse; wife; husband; partner<br>ไฟก่ (ใใใใ): believer; adherent; devotee<br>็ญ่ (ใฒใฃใใ): writer (often in self-reference); author<br>ๅ่ (ใใใใ): the former<br>ๆช่ (ใใใใฎ): bad fellow; rascal; ruffian; scoundrel<br>ๆญฏๅป่ (ใฏใใใ): dentist<br>้่ (ใใฃใใ): (1) in good health; healthy; well; robust; strong (2) skilled; clever; proficient<br>่ (ใใฎ): person (rarely used w.o. a qualifier)<br>่ (ใใ): someone of that nature; someone doing that work 4 3 38 ่: old man; old age; grow old<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 8 ่ 125 6 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใใใใ ่ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic someone I find the best way of memorizing this kanji is in conjunction with the Japanese compound for ninja: ๅฟ่ -- i.e. someone who endures (see FRAME 597 for the kanji ๅฟ). A ๅฟ่ is not just a ่บซ (somebody), itยดs ่ who can ๅฟ great ๆท! Back in the day, the old man used to be someone. His name was in the papers and all that. I use CHUCKY from the movie Childยดs Play as my major alternate meaning for this primitive. 1256 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1-250 ็ ฎ ใทใฃ ใซ.ใใ-ใซใใซ.ใใใใซ.ใใ boil, cook ็ ฎใ(ใซใ): to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe<br>็ ฎใใ(ใซใใ): to boil; to cook; to be cooked 1 S 1565 ่ : someone; person<br>็ซ: fire 12 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ ็ ฎ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic boil "I had a hard time with the next several frame numbers trying to use ""puppet."" So i thought of ""voodoo doll"" but then found ""love doll"" (which is just a special type of puppet) fit well with these 8 frames. Observe: Here I am boiling my love doll over the flames to warm her up a bit..." There is a lesser known voodoo practice of boiling a puppet over an oven fire, to really make your victim feel the heat! 1257 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใใงใใใฃใฏ ใใใ.ใใใใกใใ.ใใ renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work ่่ (ใกใใใ): author (usu. of a particular book, etc.); writer<br>่ๆธ(ใกใใใ): literary work; book<br>่ๅ(ใกใใใ): well-known; noted; celebrated<br>่(ใกใ): (1) work; book (2) (a book) by (3) obvious; striking<br>่ใ(ใใใใ): to write; to publish<br>่ใใ(ใใกใใใใ): striking; remarkable; considerable (used for good, bad, and neutral observations) 2 6 849 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>่ : someone; person 11 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ ่ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic renowned Here I am, putting a wreath of flowers on my love dollยดs head and pretending she is someone of great renowned. This someone is so renowned they are covered with flowers every time they perform on stage. 1258 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ฝฒ ใทใง signature, govt office, police station ็ฝฒๅ(ใใใใ): signature<br>็จๅ็ฝฒ(ใใใใใ): tax office<br>ๆถ้ฒ็ฝฒ(ใใใใผใใใ): fire station 2 6 725 ็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>่ : someone; person 13 ็ฝ 122 6 ใใฟใปใใฟใใใใปใใฟใใปใใใใปใใใใใ ็ฝฒ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic signature Before giving your SIGNATURE to accept the LOVEDOLL, you should EYE over the LOVEDOLL for any damages, then give your SIGNATURE. The ninjaยดs signature move was to paralyse people just by looking in their eyes. 1259 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใทใง ใใค.ใ sultry, hot, summer heat ๆใ(ใใคใ): hot (weather, etc.); warm<br>่ธใๆใ(ใใใใคใ): humid; sultry 4 3 1442 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>่ : someone; person 12 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sultry Ahh, a fine sultry day with my love doll under the hot sun. I think sheยดs getting a tan! "[from decamer0n] This is the kanji for atsui (ๆใ) as in hot. If youยดve ever been in Japan in the summer no doubt you have heard hoards of people bellowing ""Atsui! Atsui!"" Here you are laying with your love doll under the hot sun. Luckily the manufacturers were smart and when the doll got to hot it would bellow ""Atsui! Itยดs so sultry!""." 1260 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ซธ ใทใง ใใ various, many, several, together ่ซธๅ(ใใใใ): Gentlemen!; Ladies!<br>่ซธ(ใใ): various; many; several<br>่ซธใซ(ใใใซ): completely; all the way; altogether; bodily 2 6 658 ่จ: say<br>่ : someone; person 15 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ ่ซธ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic various Because i get tired of saying the same old thing, I have lately been trying to use various terms of endearment to my love doll. I think she appreciates it too. "When you pull the string at the back of Chucky, he will say various things. ""Hidey-ho! Ha ha ha!"" ""Hi, Iยดm Chucky. Wanna play?"" ""Iยดm going to eat your liver, bitch!""." 1261 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ็ช ใใง ใ, ใใฎใใ ใใฎ boar 1 S+ 1684 ็ฌ: dog<br>่ : someone; person (none) boar My love doll is made of special pheremone impregnated vinyl. Unfortunately, a pack of wild dogs mistook her for a wild boar and tore her to pieces. Oh dear! (Image: a pack of wild dogs chasing Pinocchio whoยดs trying to escape by riding on the back of a boar. See him bouncing around as they race along?). 1262 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆธ ใทใง ใชใใ ใชใ strand, beach, shore ๆธ(ใชใใ): water's edge; beach; shore 1 S+ 2226 ๆฐด: water<br>่ : someone; person (none) strand I was stranded on a desert island surrounded by water for hundreds of miles on end. I wasnยดt upset though - I had my love doll! What a great strand of sand to be stranded on - just me and my love doll! A lovely romantic walk on the strand, splashing in the water with my love doll. 1263 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ณญ ใ ใ.ใใใใใ gamble, wager, bet ่ณญใ(ใใ): betting; gambling; a gamble<br>่ณญใใ(ใใใ): to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble 0 S 1989 ่ฒ: shellfish<br>่ : someone; person 16 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gamble When we gamble at the shell game, I always win against my love doll. People who gamble compulsively are like puppets controlled by money. 1264 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅณก ใญใงใฆใใณใฆ ใฏใใพ ใ, ใฐ gorge, ravine ๆตทๅณก(ใใใใใ): channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait 1 S 1833 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅคพ: insert between 9 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ ๅณฝ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gorge A gorge is where God has cut into a mountain with a pair of scissors. (synewave,6-10-2006) http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/197361.html. A kid cuts a gorge into a paper mountain, with a pair of scissors. 1265 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ญ ใญใงใฆใใณใฆ ใใพ.ใใใใฐ.ใใใใใฐ.ใพใใใ ใฏใ cramped, narrow, contract, tight ็ญใ(ใใพใ): narrow; confined; small 2 S 1346 ็ฌ: dog<br>ๅคพ: insert between 9 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ ็น ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cramped A pack of wild dogs, waiting in a very cramped waiting room, to get their hair cut by Edward Scissors Hands, who is very popular. In a CRAMPED space, a brave man holds off PACK OF WILD DOGS with only a pair of SCISSORS. 1266 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใญใงใฆใใทใงใฆ ใฏใ.ใใใฏใ.ใพใใใใใฐใ.ใใใใใฏใ.ใ pinch, between ๆใพใ(ใฏใใพใ): to get between; to be caught in 2 S 1870 ๆ: hand<br>ๅคพ: insert between 9 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆพ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sandwiched ๆใพใ ใใฏใใพใใ (v5r,vi) to get between; to be caught in; (P) Story: You know how in tokyo there are those really packed trains where train staff in gloves shove people in? Well imagine being sandwiched in so tight, that when the doors close, only your FINGERS are sticking out. The train staff have no choice... they must cut them off with SCISSORS =( snip snip.. Fingers sandwiched between a pair of scissors. Donยดt move or else! 1267 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฟฝ ใใค ใ.ใ ใใ chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile ่ฟฝๅ (ใคใใ): addition; supplement; append (e.g. to a file); appendix<br>่ฟฝใ่พผใ(ใใใใ): to herd; to corner; to drive<br>่ฟฝใ(ใใ): (1) to chase; to run after; to pursue (2) to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend) (3) to drive out; to oust; to expel (4) to drive (i.e. a herd) (5) (in passive voice) to be pressed (for time, etc.)<br>่ฟฝๅ(ใคใใใ ใ): (1) investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down (2) catching up; overtaking<br>่ฟฝๆพ(ใคใใปใ): exile; banishment; eviction; transportation<br>่ฟฝ่ทก(ใคใใใ): pursuit; tracking (e.g. in computer graphics); keeping records on; tracing<br>่ฟฝใไปใ(ใใใคใ): to overtake; to catch up (with)<br>่ฟฝใๅบใ(ใใใ ใ): to expel; to drive out<br>่ฟฝใใใใ(ใใใใใ): to chase; to run after; to pursue<br>่ฟฝใ่ถใ(ใใใใ): (1) to pass (e.g. car); to overtake (2) to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of; to outdistance 3 3 411 ๐ ค: None<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 9 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic chase Maestro, coattails flapping wildly, is being chased down the road by his fans. "Maestro primative = James Bond. Here he gives chase down the road to the bad guys. Iยดm thinking of the car chase in ยดThe Man with the Golden Gunยด - NOT pursue (#539). I think about ยดRace N Chaseยด (a scalextric type toy)...there were no pigs in ยดRace N Chaseยด, only cars." 1268 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅธซ ใท ใใใ ใฎใ, ใฎใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใคใใ, ใฟใค expert, teacher, master, army, war ๅปๅธซ(ใใ): doctor; physician<br>ๆๅธซ(ใใใใ): teacher (classroom)<br>่ฌๅธซ(ใใใ): lecturer<br>ๆๅธซ(ใใ): engineer; technician<br>ๆผๅธซ(ใใใใ): fisherman<br>็งๅธซ(ใผใใ): pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend<br>็่ญทๅธซ(ใใใใ): (hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN 3 5 563 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) 10 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic expert A maestro in a large auditorium with high ceilings is conducting his orchestra of expert musicians at a fever-pitch, sweat pouring out of him. When the piece is over he reaches for his towel to wipe his brow. Maestro is such as expert, he can conduct even with a towel hanging from the ceiling in front of him. 1269 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq501-750 ๅธฅ ในใค commander, leading troops, governor 1 S 2016 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) 9 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic commander The COMMANDER is a military MAESTRO who never throws in the TOWEL. The greatest of them all; Commander James Bond, 007. Here he is the maestro of undressing women, removing the towel from some bond girl. Of course the towel symbolises her last vestige of resistance. 1270 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฎ ใซใณ bureaucrat, the government ๅฎๅ(ใใใใใ): bureaucrat; bureaucracy<br>ๅฎๅบ(ใใใกใใ): government office; authorities<br>่ญฆๅฎ(ใใใใ): policeman<br>้ทๅฎ(ใกใใใใ): secretary (government); director; chief<br>ๅจๅฎ(ใใใ): organ (of body); instrument<br>ๅฎ(ใใ): government service; the bureaucracy 3 4 230 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 8 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic bureaucrat No one likes classical music anymore. Our Maestro is here at home without his baton sighing sadly before he heads off for another day as his new job as a bureaucrat. Bureaucrat, def: The maestro without a baton, the one who orchestrates oppressive rules, regulations and taxes on every household. 1271 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๆฃบ ใซใณ coffin, casket 1 S 2161 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฎ: bureaucrat; the government 12 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic coffin The maestro at home was sick of being a bureaucrat, so he got some wood and built himself a coffin and got in. An excellent use of wood is to make coffins for bureaucrats. 1272 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ฎก ใซใณ ใใ ใใ pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk ็ฎก(ใใ ): pipe; tube<br>็ฎก็(ใใใ): control; management (e.g. of a business)<br>่ก็ฎก(ใใฃใใ): blood vessel<br>ไฟ็ฎก(ใปใใ): charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage<br>ๅช็ฎก(ใฒใใใ): nothing but; earnest; intent; determined; set on (something) 2 4 517 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅฎ: bureaucrat; the government 14 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pipe Japanese bureaucrats send all their messages through an inter-office bamboo pipe system. The Japanese internet is a series of bamboo pipes said one ignorant bureaucrat trying to draft Internet legislation. 1273 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq501-750 ็ถ ใ ใกใก father ๅ็ถ(ใใ): uncle<br>็ถ(ใกใก): father<br>็ถ่ฆช(ใกใกใใ): father<br>็ถๆฏ(ใตใผ): father and mother; parents<br>ใ็ถใใ(ใใจใใใ): father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada<br>็ฅ็ถ(ใใต): (1) grandfather (2) old man (3) kyogen mask used for the role of an old man<br>ๅ็ถ(ใใ): uncle (younger than one's parent)<br>ใ็ฅ็ถใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) grandfather (2) male senior-citizen<br>่ฆช็ถ(ใใใ): one's father; old man; one's boss<br>ไผฏ็ถใใ(ใใใใ): (1) uncle (2) old man; mister (vocative) (3) manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) 5 2 646 ็ถ: father, father radical (no. 88) 4 ็ถ 88 4 ใกใก (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic father Luke, I am your father. Darth Vader (really surprised nobody put this one up before: 2 laserswords). Not to confuse anyone, but I think if you put your mind to it, you can see the image of a father here. The first two strokes take on the form of his eye brows, and the third and fourth stroke make up the nose and mustache. 1274 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq501-750 ไบค ใณใฆ ใพใ.ใใใใพใ.ใใใใพ.ใใใใพใ.ใใใพ.ใใใใพ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใใ ใใ mingle, mixing, association, coming & going ไบคๆฟ(ใใใใ): alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)<br>ๅคไบค(ใใใใ): diplomacy<br>ไบคๆธ(ใใใใใ): (1) negotiations; discussions (2) connection<br>ไบคๆต(ใใใใ ใ): (1) (cultural) exchange; interchange; interaction; (inter-) mingling; (social, etc.) networking; intercourse (2) alternating current; AC<br>ไบคๆ(ใใใใ): exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)<br>ไบค้(ใใใคใ): traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse<br>ๅฝไบค(ใใฃใใ): diplomatic relations<br>ไบคไป(ใใใต): delivering; handing over; furnishing (e.g. with copies); issuance; issuing<br>ไบค้(ใใใใ): company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance<br>ไบคๅทฎ็น(ใใใใฆใ): crossing; intersection<br>ไบคไบ(ใใใ): mutual; reciprocal; alternate<br>ไบคใใ(ใใใ): (1) to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.) (2) to intersect; to cross; to interlace (3) ... with one another; ... to each other<br>ไบค็ช(ใใใฐใ): (1) police box (2) alternation; alternating (e.g. current)<br>็คพไบค(ใใใใ): social life; social intercourse<br>ไบคใใ(ใพใใ): to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest; to join<br>ไบคใใ(ใพใใ): to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join<br>ไบคใใ(ใพใใใ): (1) to mix; to combine (2) to exchange (words, fire, etc.) (3) to cross (e.g. swords); to join together<br>ไบคๆ(ใใใใ): trade; commerce<br>ไบค้ๆฉ้ข(ใใใคใใใใ): transportation facilities<br>ไบคใใ(ใพใใใ): (1) to cross; to intersect; to join; to meet (2) to associate with; to mingle with; to consort with (3) to have a sexual relationship; to copulate<br>ไบคๅทฎ(ใใใ): (1) crossing; intersection (2) (genetic) crossing over 3 2 178 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>็ถ: father 6 ไบ 8 2 ใใใใใปใใใใใใใใใปใชในใถใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic mingle Even though your FATHER is an old man, he canยดt give up his party lifestyle. Once a week he still dons his cool TOP HAT (well, it was cool 40 years ago) and goes out on the town to MINGLE with the ladies. This is a pretty common thing in Japan, where old motherfuckers still think they can pick up 19 year old girls. Darth Vader tries to mingle with his troops. He even weares one of the helmets of the stromtroopers. (one of them laughs: white helmet, black suit. Darth Vader thereby slashes him in 2). 1275 grade2 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๅน ใณใฆ ใ.ใใใใใใใชใ.ใ merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit ๅนๆ(ใใใ): effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result<br>ๆๅน(ใใใใ): validity; legality; availability; effectiveness<br>ๅน็(ใใใใค): efficiency; efficacy; performance; utility factor<br>็กๅน(ใใใ): invalid; no effect; unavailable; illegal<br>ๅนๅ(ใใใใใ): effect; efficacy; validity; potency<br>ๅนใ(ใใ): (1) to be effective; to show effect (2) to do its work; to carry out its function well (3) to be possible to use 2 5 538 ไบค: mingle; mixing; association; coming & going<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 8 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ ๆ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic merit Mingling with the powerful can bring you success, bypassing the need for any merit. There is great merit in mingling with the powerful. 1276 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ่ผ ใซใฏใใณใฆ ใใ.ในใ contrast, compare ๆฏ่ผ(ใฒใใ): comparison<br>ๆฏ่ผ็(ใฒใใใฆใ): comparative; relative 2 S 1172 ่ป: car<br>ไบค: mingle; mixing; association; coming & going 13 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic contrast The people I had invited to the party were mingling quite well with one another, until they all suddenly started talking about the cars they own. Pretty soon the crowd divided itself into distinct, contrasting crowds: rich snobs with fancy cars, soccer moms with minivans, and hippies with bicycles. Our world of today, cars mingling on busy streets, is in stark contrast to the one of yesteryear, where it was people who would mingle on the streets. 1277 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ก ใณใฆใใญใงใฆ ใใ exam, school, printing, proof, correction ๅญฆๆ ก(ใใฃใใ): school<br>้ซๆ ก(ใใใใ): senior high school<br>ๆ ก้ท(ใใใกใใ): principal; headmaster<br>้ซๆ ก็(ใใใใใใ): senior high school student<br>ๅฐๅญฆๆ ก(ใใใใใฃใใ): primary school; elementary school; grade school<br>ไธญๅญฆๆ ก(ใกใ ใใใฃใใ): junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school<br>็ปๆ ก(ใจใใใ): attendance (at school); going to school<br>ๆ ก่(ใใใใ): school building<br>้ซ็ญๅญฆๆ ก(ใใใจใใใฃใใ): senior high school<br>ๆ กๅบญ(ใใใฆใ): schoolyard; campus<br>ๆฏๆ ก(ใผใใ): alma mater<br>่ปขๆ ก(ใฆใใใ): change schools<br>ๆ ก(ใใ): (1) school (2) proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs 5 1 294 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไบค: mingle; mixing; association; coming & going 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic exam With the exam scores posted on a TREE, the students MINGLED around looking at the results. test. ่ฉฆ. Note: this Kanji does not mean exam. It means school. I find this keyword an choice odd as school by itself is not used elsewhere. Examples: ๆ ก้ท is principal (lit. school chief); ไธญๅญฆๆ ก is junior high school (lit. middle study/knowledge school). 1278 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq251-500 ่ถณ ใฝใฏ ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ.ใ ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ leg, foot, be sufficient "่ถณ(ใใ): (1) foot (2) leg (3) gait (4) pace (5) bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji (6) means of transportation<br>่ถณใใจ(ใใใใจ): (1) footprints (2) record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)<br>่ถณไธ(ใใใใจ): (1) at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in ""watch your step"") (2) gait; pace; step (3) you; thou<br>ไธ่ถณ(ใตใใ): insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth<br>็บ่ถณ(ใปใฃใใ): starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up<br>ๆบ่ถณ(ใพใใใ): (1) satisfaction (2) sufficiency<br>่ฃ่ถณ(ใปใใ): supplement; complement<br>้ ่ถณ(ใใใใ): excursion; outing; trip<br>่ถณใ(ใใ): to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worthy of<br>็ฉ่ถณใใชใ(ใใฎใใใชใ): unsatisfied; unsatisfactory<br>้งใ่ถณ(ใใใใ): (1) running fast; double time (2) cantering (3) doing things in a hurry<br>่ถณใ็ฎ(ใใใใ): addition<br>่ฃธ่ถณ(ใฏใ ใ): (1) barefoot (2) superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)<br>่ถณใ(ใใ): (1) to add (numbers) (2) to add (something); to top up (with something) (3) to take care of (e.g. one's business)<br>่ถณใใ(ใใใ): (1) to be sufficient; to be enough (2) to be worth doing; to be worthy (3) to be sufficient; to answer; to do<br>่ถณ่ข(ใใณ): tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)" 5 1 343 ๅฃ: mouth 7 ่ถณ 157 7 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic leg Captain Ahab lost his leg to the great white whaleยดs mouth and had to mend it with a peg leg. Iยดll use my mouth to mend your leg, Iยดll kiss it all better :). 1279 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg Kanji_Counting_Counters kanjifreq251-500 ไฟ ใฝใฏ ใใชใ.ใ stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite ไฟ้ฒ(ใใใใ): promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on<br>ไฟใ(ใใชใใ): to urge; to press; to prompt; to suggest; to demand; to stimulate; to quicken; to incite; to invite (attention to)<br>ๅฌไฟ(ใใใใ): request; demand; claim; urge (action); press for 1 S 998 ไบบ: person<br>่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear 9 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic stimulate Mr T, ever the optimist, is trying to stimulate Capt Ahabยดs wooden leg by rubbing it down. Capt Ahab normally wouldnยดt let anyone do that, but he appreciates Mr Tยดs stimulating conversation. You stimulate a person by giving him a kick. 1280 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ท ใญใง ใธใ .ใใใใใฅใ long-distance ่ท้ข(ใใใ): distance; range 1 S 1191 ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>ๅทจ: gigantic; big; large; great 12 ่ถณ 157 7 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic long-distance You can step a long-distance if you have a leg thatยดs gigantic! You can step a long-distance if you have gigantic wooden legs (stilts). 1281 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ทฏ ใญใใซ ใฟใก, -ใ path, route, road, distance ้่ทฏ(ใฉใใ): road; highway<br>้ฒ่ทฏ(ใใใ): (1) route; course (2) career, university choices; course (of future life)<br>็ท่ทฏ(ใใใ): line; track; roadbed<br>ๅ่ทฏ(ใใใ): circuit (electric)<br>้่ทฏ(ใคใใ): passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle<br>็ต่ทฏ(ใใใ): (1) course; route; path; channel (2) process; means<br>ๅๅญ่ทฏ(ใใ ใใใ): crossroads<br>ๆตท่ทฏ(ใใใ): sea route<br>้่ทฏ(ใใใ): course; direction; compass bearing 3 3 529 ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>ๅ: each; every; either 13 ่ถณ 157 7 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic path When pirates try to hide, itยดs always easy to find them. Their wooden legs leave distinctive prints, showing where each is hiding and the exact path he took. I have a wooden leg for each type of path. One with a rubber stopper at the end for absorbing shocks on paved paths, and one with a wide foot to distribute weight better on mud paths. 1282 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq501-750 ้ฒ ใญใใญใฆ ใคใ ใ, ใ dew, tears, mortality, flimsiness ้ฒ้ชจ(ใใใค): (1) frank; blunt; plain; outspoken (2) conspicuous; open (3) broad; suggestive; lewd<br>ๆด้ฒ(ใฐใใ): disclosure; exposure; revelation<br>้ฒ(ใคใ): dew 1 S 928 ้จ: rain<br>่ทฏ: path; route; road; distance 21 ้จ 173 8 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dew After the rain the path was covered with dew. Dew forms on the path least weathered. 1283 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq751-1000 ่ทณ ใใงใฆ ใฏ.ใญใใใจ.ใถใ-ใจ.ใณ hop, leap up, spring, jerk, prance, buck, splash, sputter, snap ่ทณใญใ(ใฏใญใ): (1) to jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up; to bound; to hop (2) to break up; to close; to come to an end (3) to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone) 1 S 1716 ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>ๅ : portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms 13 ่ถณ 157 7 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hop A girl with a wooden leg always wanted to play hopscotch with the other girls, but every time she tried to hop sheยดd lose her balance and injure another girl. Thatยดs why the other girls make fun of her and see her presence as a portent to injury. A turtle with a wooden leg needs to hop to get around. 1284 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่บ ใคใฏ ใใฉ.ใ ใใฉใ leap, dance, skip ๆดป่บ(ใใคใใ): (1) activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service (2) to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role 1 S 900 ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 21 ่ถณ 157 7 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic leap "Well, there are weekdays weekday (#576) and there are laundry days laundry (#577), and on February 29th leap day, the manufacturer recommends servicing or replacing your peg leg because they tend to wear out every 4 years." [Story for people following katsuo in making feathers+turkey a ยดfutonยด primitive] If youยดre going to leap from a high place, better hope thereยดs a futon below -- otherwise youยดre going to break your leg at the very least... 1285 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ทต ใปใณ ใต.ใ tread, step on, trample, practice, carry through ๅฎ่ทต(ใใฃใใ): practice; practise; put into practice; put into practise 1 S 1570 ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>ๆ: damage; remain; slight 13 ่ถณ 157 7 ใใใปใใใธใ ่ธ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tread The pirate with the wooden leg chased after the parade float and was run over by the next one, leaving tread marks all over him and his leg. Pirates must tread carefully when walking on parade floats, so as not to break through the weak plaster with their wooden legs. 1286 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ธ ใใฆ ใต.ใใใต.ใพใใ step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment ่ธๅใ(ใตใฟใใ): (1) railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing (2) starting line; scratch (3) determination (4) stepping over the edge of the ring (in sumo)<br>่ธใ(ใตใ): (1) to step on; to tread on (2) to experience; to undergo (3) to estimate; to value; to appraise (4) to rhyme (5) to inherit (the throne, etc.) (6) to follow (rules, morals, principles, etc.)<br>่ธใพใใ(ใตใพใใ): to be based on; to have origin in<br>่ธใฟ่พผใ(ใตใฟใใ): (1) to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid (2) to come to grips with; to get to the core of 1 S 723 ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>ๆฒ: shoes; boots 15 ่ถณ 157 7 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic step You have to watch your step when moving your leg on a watery day. "So, weยดve walked on the moon, but itยดs going to take a pirate with a wooden leg, with a huge supply of cooling water to land on the sun and take that ""one small step for a man""." 1287 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ้ชจ ใณใ ใปใญ skeleton, bone, remains, frame ้ชจ(ใปใญ): (1) bone (2) frame (3) outline; core (4) backbone; spirit; fortitude (5) laborious; troublesome; difficult<br>้ชจๆ(ใใฃใใค): bone fracture<br>้ฒ้ชจ(ใใใค): (1) frank; blunt; plain; outspoken (2) conspicuous; open (3) broad; suggestive; lewd<br>้ชจ(ใใค): knack; skill; trick; secret; know-how; the ropes; hang<br>้ชจ่ฃๅ(ใใฃใจใใฒใ): curio; antique 2 6 936 ๆ: month; moon 10 ้ชจ 188 10 ใปใญใปใปใญใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic skeleton Your body meat is attached to the bone joints of your skeleton. The top box ๅฃ is the skull and the brain ็ฐ has shriveled to the size of marble (but following kanji convention it is depicted as a square) and rolled into the bottom right hand corner. With all the hair and flesh gone the crown has slipped down to the shoulders like a necklace. ๆ represents the rest of the body of the skeleton. [Idea for position of crown thanks to n1williams]. 1288 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_General kanjifreq751-1000 ๆป ใซใใใณใ ใใน.ใใใชใ.ใใ ใใ, ใชใใ slippery, slide, slip, flunk ๅๆป(ใใใใค): smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious<br>ๆปใใ(ใชใใใ): (1) smooth (e.g. skin or ground); glassy; velvety (2) fluent; smooth (speaking); without a hitch<br>ๆปใ(ใในใ): (1) to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip (2) to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke) (3) to drop; to go down; to come down; to fall (e.g. in status)<br>ๆป็จฝ(ใใฃใใ): funny; humorous; humourous; comical; laughable; ridiculous; joking<br>ๆปใใ(ใใใ): (1) to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way) (2) to put off; to delay; to postpone; to stagger (e.g. working hours) 1 S 1238 ๆฐด: water<br>้ชจ: skeleton; bone; remains; frame 13 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic slippery "Donยดt give water to a skeleton. When he drinks it, itยดll sluice right through his bones, forcing you to put one of those ""Caution - Slippery Floor"" signs up on the resultant puddle." Slippery surfaces are very dangerous for skeletons, since their bone feet slip easily... a few drops of water, and zweep! A large mess of bones to pick up and reassemble! 1289 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ซ ใบใค marrow, pith 1 S 1652 ้ชจ: skeleton; bone; remains; frame<br>ๆ: possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 19 ้ชจ 188 10 ใปใญใปใปใญใธใ ้ซ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic marrow A skeleton is shuffling along the shoulder of the road, so you pull up next to him and ask where he is going. He says heยดs going to donate his marrow to the hospital because he got into some financial trouble and lost everything; his marrow is the only thing he still possesses. "A skeleton by the side of the road, holding a sign ""Possess marrow, will travel"". Yeah, it makes no sense but I donยดt foget the kanji." 1290 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_General kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ฆ ใซ ใใใใ calamity, misfortune, evil, curse 1 S 2010 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๅผ: crooked mouth; evil; dishonest 13 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ็ฆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic calamity "Continued from auspicious (#1088). Once a year, the people pray for a sign from the gods. But if the gods are feeling particularly mischievous, theyยดll send down a jawbone to the altar. The people see this as a sign of calamity to come. The gods think of it as an amusing prank." Calamity Jane went to the altar to confess her sins and the priestยดs jawbone fell to the floor... 1291 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆธฆ ใซ ใใ whirlpool, eddy, vortex ๆธฆ(ใใ): whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom 1 S 1789 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅผ: crooked mouth; evil; dishonest 12 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic whirlpool Grampaยดs flushing the toilet, when his denture (Jawbone) pops out and gets sucked down the whirlpool! A whirlpool is water opening its jaws to swallow anything whole. 1292 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใซ ใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใใใพ.ใคใใใใพ.ใกใใ.ใใ overdo, exceed, go beyond, error ้ๅป(ใใ): (1) the past; bygone days; the previous (2) a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past (3) past (tense); preterit; preterite (4) previous life<br>้็จ(ใใฆใ): process; course; mechanism<br>้ๅๆฐ(ใใฏใใใ): majority<br>็ต้(ใใใ): passage; expiration; progress; transition<br>้ใ(ใใ): (1) past; after (2) too (much); over (e.g. eating)<br>้้(ใคใใ): passage through; transit; passing<br>้ๅคฑ(ใใใค): (1) error; blunder; accident (2) fault; defect<br>้ๅฐ(ใใใใ): excess; over-<br>้็(ใใ): depopulation<br>้ๅด(ใใใ): overwork; strain<br>่ถ ้(ใกใใใ): excess; being more than<br>้ใก(ใใใพใก): fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas<br>้ใ้ใใ(ใจใใใใใ): to pass; to pass through<br>้ๅฏ(ใใฟใค): overcrowding; crowded; congestion<br>้ใใ(ใใใ): (1) to pass (time); to spend (2) to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol) (3) to take care of; to support (4) to overdo; to do too much (5) to ... without acting on it<br>้ใใ(ใใใ): (1) to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond (2) to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse (3) to have expired; to have ended; to be over (4) to exceed; to surpass; to be above (5) to be no more than ... (6) (often used after adjective stems or the -masu stems of verbs) to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ... 3 5 285 ๅผ: crooked mouth; evil; dishonest<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 12 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic overdo Jaws XII~! Jaws strikes the highway! Man, theyยดre really overdoing it now. In ยดAmerican History Xยด Edward Nortonยดs character overdoes it when he makes the dude that tried to steal his car lie face down with his jawbone open over the pavement of the roadway and then stamps on the back of his head. My teeth still tingle when I think of that! 1293 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ้ช ใใณ ใใ heights, slope 0 S 503 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅ: anti- 7 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Heights "If youยดre scared of Heights, you donยดt want to stay at The Pinnacle; you are anti- The Pinnacle. Primitive: The Pinnacle is a dream-like gated community at the top of a mount. This allows for innumerable stories for all the kanji with this primitive since you have a whole city to work with. Also prevents confusion with ""mountain""." People are being displaced in ๅคง้ช to make room for a new development, Osaka Heights, the pinnacle of modern Japanese housing. An angry mob of protestors are outside with Anti-Osaka Heights signs. 1294 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq501-750 ้ฟ ใข ใใใญ.ใ, ใใพ ใปใจใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใช Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess ้ฟๅผๅฉๅ (ใขใใชใซ): Africa 1 S+ 1126 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅฏ: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not (none) Africa Can you see Africa from The Pinnacle? I can! I can! A kinda pictogram: ยดBoTยด, the first 3 letters in ยดBotswanaยด an African country. 1295 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ้ ใตใค ใใใ-ใใ ใ occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when ๅฝ้(ใใใใ): international<br>ๅฎ้(ใใฃใใ): (1) practicality; practical (2) reality; actuality; actual conditions (3) bhutakoti (limit of reality)<br>้(ใใ): on the occasion of; circumstances<br>ไบค้(ใใใใ): company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance<br>ๆ้(ใฆใใ): performance; skill; tact<br>้(ใใ): (1) edge; brink; verge; side (2) time; moment of 3 5 183 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>็ฅญ: ritual; offer prayers; celebrate; deify; enshrine; worship 14 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic occasion Many rituals are practiced every day (blessing before meals, evening prayer, etc.) Only the peak rituals (wedding, Bar Mitzvah, etc.) qualify to be called an occasion. On occasian, rituals are held at the very tip of The Pinnacle. 1296 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ้ ใทใงใฆ ใใ.ใ hinder, hurt, harm ไฟ้(ใปใใใ): guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty<br>้ๅฎณ(ใใใใใ): (1) obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier (2) handicap; impairment; disability; disorder; malfunction<br>ๆ ้(ใใใใ): break-down; failure; fault; accident; out of order<br>้ๅญ(ใใใใ): shoji (paper sliding door)<br>ๆฐ้(ใใ): affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious<br>้ใ(ใใใ): to hinder; to interfere with; to affect; to do one harm; to be harmful to 1 6 742 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>็ซ : badge; chapter; composition; poem; design 14 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hinder The officer at the gate to The Pinnacle with a giant badge sewn to his chest hinders all visitors. But not the handicapped. Theyยดre hindered enough already. Theyยดre given a badge and can pass right into The Pinnacle. The pinnacle of racism was that of the Nazis. They made the Jews wear a badge on their clothes to identify them. They hindered their every movement. Moreover the peace-loving Dutch all wore the badges so that the Jews would be unidentifiable. Effectively hindering the Nazi plot. 1297 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ้ ใบใค ใพใซใพ.ใซใใใใ.ใ follow, though, notwithstanding, while, during, both, all, obey, submit to, comply, at the mercy of (the waves) ้็ญ(ใใใฒใค): essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings<br>้ๅ(ใใใถใ): (1) very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably (2) contemptible; reprehensible 1 S 1396 ้: melon; wrap<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 12 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต ้จ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic follow [Image: Follow the ยดYellow-Brick Roadยด to success] The pinnacle signifies your personal goal and destination. What youยดre seeking to possess lies at the end of the yellow-brick road. You must follow the road to get what you want. I fled to The Pinnacle for safety, but the demon followed me right up the road! 1298 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ช ใใค obeisance, follow, accompany, attend on 1 S 1917 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅฃ: mouth 11 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic auxiliary In case of emergency, The Pinnacle has auxiliary guard dogs, but they keep them muzzeled until theyยดre needed. When you climb the pinnacle youยดll need to take a muzzle of auxiliary oxygen. 1299 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ฝ ใจใฆ ใฒ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใฏใ, ใฒใ, ใใ, ใ sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime ๅคช้ฝ(ใใใใ): sun; solar<br>้ฝๆฐ(ใใใ): (1) cheerful; merry (2) season; weather 3 3 1071 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๆ: open; sun 12 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sunshine A kid is perched on a pinnacle with his piggy bank. He uses the coins to catch the sunshine, and redirect it into peopleยดs eyes, far below. The Pinnacle is environmentally friendly. They collect solar power through sunshine on their piggybank shaped solar arrays. 1300 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Nature_Sky kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ณ ใใณ ใฒ.ใญใ ใฎใถ exhibit, state, relate, explain ้ณๅ(ใกใใใค): exhibition; display; show 1 S 1323 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๆฑ: east 11 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic line up Every morning at The Pinnacle, the residents line upon the East side for morning stretches and leisure. Hikers line up to get to the top of that great pinnacle of the East... Mount Fuji. Seriously, they really do! ...probably the only mountain in the world with a queue at the top. 1301 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฒ ใใฆ ใตใ.ใ ใใ, ใ, ใปใ ward off, defend, protect, resist ้ฒ่ก(ใผใใใ): defense; defence; protection; self-defense; self-defence<br>ๅฝ้ฒ(ใใใผใ): national defence; national defense<br>้ฒๆญข(ใผใใ): prevention; check<br>ไบ้ฒ(ใใผใ): prevention; precaution; protection against<br>ๆถ้ฒ(ใใใใผใ): fire fighting; fire department<br>ๅ ค้ฒ(ใฆใใผใ): bank; weir; embankment; levee<br>้ฒ็ซ(ใผใใ): fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof<br>้ฒ็ฏ(ใผใใฏใ): prevention of crime<br>้ฒใ(ใตใใ): to defend (against); to protect; to prevent<br>ๆถ้ฒ็ฝฒ(ใใใใผใใใ): fire station 2 5 331 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๆน: direction; person; alternative 7 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ward off A giant compass is The Pinnacleยดs self-defense system. It points in the direction of any invaders so the city is prepared well ahead to ward off the intruders. To ward off enemies, the ancient Greece kept watch from the Acropolis, where they had a clear view in all directions. 1302 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ้ ใ ใค.ใใใใค.ใ ใใ, ใฅใ affixed, attach, refer to, append ๅฏ้(ใใต): contribution; donation<br>้ๅฑ(ใตใใ): attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed; associated; subordinate; incidental; dependent; auxiliary 1 S 2396 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ไป: adhere; attach; refer to; append 8 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic affixed A sign was AFFIXED on the PINNACLE of the Acropolis so that tourists would ADHERE to the rules. "The Pinnacle is firmly affixed to the top of the mount with bubble gum. (adhere (#1000))." 1303 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ข ใคใณ Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school ็ ้ข(ใณใใใใ): hospital<br>ๅคงๅญฆ้ข(ใ ใใใใใ): graduate school<br>ๅ ฅ้ข(ใซใ ใใใ): hospitalization; hospitalisation<br>ๅ่ญฐ้ข(ใใใใใ): House of Councillors<br>ๅฏบ้ข(ใใใ): temple<br>่ก่ญฐ้ข(ใใ ใใใใ): lower house; House of Representatives<br>้้ข(ใใใใ): leaving hospital; discharge from hospital<br>ๅป้ข(ใใใ): doctor's office (surgery); clinic; dispensary 4 3 150 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅฎ: perfect; completion; end 10 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Inst. The Institution of The Pinnacle is perfect in every way. It is the new House of God, his chosen city. To reach the pinnacle of kanji perfect you need to attend the Heisig Inst. 1304 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ้ฃ ใธใณ camp, battle array, ranks, position ้ฃ(ใใ): battle formation; camp; encampment 1 S 828 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>่ป: car 10 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic camp Paparazzi make camp outside of The Pinnacle in their cars, waiting for the celebs to come out. "Note: This kanji is most often used in a military context. Story: Here we see an encampment of military vehicles laying siege to The Pinnacle. With other countries being envious of the perfect life they lead there that makes sense. Fortunately, the pinnacle knows how to ward off (#1302) enemies." 1305 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq751-1000 ้ ใฟใค regiment, party, company, squad ่ป้(ใใใใ): army; troops<br>ๅ ต้(ใธใใใ): soldier; sailor<br>้(ใใ): (1) party; group; crew; team; body (2) company (of troops); corps; unit; squad 1 4 605 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>่ฑ: pig; hog; pig radical (no. 152) 12 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic regiment Every regiment of The Pinnacleยดs army is lead by a Miss Piggy with a viking helmet on. "Every regiment of The Pinnacleยดs army has an animal name. This regiment is called ""Horned Pig Regiment"". Theyยดre wearing Wiking helms and are usually cowered in mud." 1306 grade4 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq501-750 ๅข ใใค ใ.ใกใใใ.ใค crash, fall (down) ๅข่ฝ(ใคใใใ): falling; crashing 1 S 1466 ้: regiment; party; company; squad<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 15 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic crash One of the members of our air force regiment has been shot down; he managed to safely eject, but his plane crashed into the ground. The regiment led by horny Miss Piggy wearing a viking helmet accidently falls off The Pinnacle and crashes into the ground below. // old story with wrong meaning of regiment: Kermit is so frustrated with horny Miss Piggyยดs regimented sex schedule, he throws her off The Pinnacle and she crashes into the ground. 1307 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Directions_Movement kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใณใฆใใด ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใต.ใใใต.ใใใใ .ใใใใ .ใ ใตใ, ใตใ descend, precipitate, fall, surrender ไปฅ้(ใใใ): on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since<br>ไธ้(ใใใ): downward; descent; fall; drop; subsidence<br>้ไผ(ใใใตใ): capitulation; surrender; submission<br>้ใ(ใตใ): to precipitate; to fall (e.g. rain)<br>้ๆฐด(ใใใใ): rainfall; precipitation<br>้ใๅบใ(ใตใใ ใ): to begin to rain 3 6 596 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅค : to descend; to come down from heaven; to send down 10 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic descend Sunglasses-missing-one-lens is obviously the monocle. The proper, high-class way to descend The Pinnacle is wearing a monocle with your walking legs splayed to a full gentlemanly stride. "After a cool, hip businessman angered the executives at The Pinnacle, they beat him up, popping out a lens from his sunglasses, and tossed out the window, head first, walking legs second. One executive later commented, ""It was like he was descending into Hell from Heaven!""." 1308 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ้ ใซใค ใใใฏใ ใใช, ใจ, ใฏใ storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building ๆฎต้(ใ ใใใ): grade; level; stage; class; phase; steps; order; gradation<br>้็ด(ใใใใ ใ): (social) class; rank; grade<br>้ๆฎต(ใใใ ใ): stairs; stairway; staircase<br>้(ใใ): (1) storey; story; floor (2) stairs (3) stage (in chronostratigraphy) (4) counter for storeys and floors of a building<br>ไบ้ๅปบใฆ(ใซใใใ ใฆ): two-storied building<br>้ๅฑค(ใใใใ): class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy 2 3 513 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>็: all; everything 12 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic story All buildings of The Pinnacle are multi-storey. They donยดt have much room, so they have to build up. It sucks when someone presses all the buttons on the elevator! You have to stop at each storey! Some stupid kid has pushed all the buttons in the elevator. As it stops at all storeys you reach a pinnacle of impatience. Finally you reach your storey, the last one, at the pinnacle of the building. 1309 grade3 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ้ ใใค highness, steps (of throne) 1 6 1429 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๆฏ: compare; race; ratio; Philipines<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 10 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic highness Your highness is the pinnacle of finesse compared to all of us commoners who are but like dirt on the ground. His Highness, the main man at the Pinnacle, often compares those who live outside the cityยดs walls to dirt. 1310 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฃ ใชใณ ใจใช.ใใใจใชใ ใกใ neighboring ้ฃ(ใจใชใ): neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to) 1 S 1083 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>่: dancing radical (no. 136) 16 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic neighboring America thinks it is the pinnacle of the world, looking down on all neighboring countries through its mirrored, aviator sunglasses. All the neighboring communities to the Pinnacle have a major problem. The kids at the Pinnacle have a habit of throwing down rice from the city walls in all directions, so people in neighboring communities are forced to wear sunglasses all the time in order to avoid getting rice in their eyes. 1311 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใซใฏ ใธใ .ใฆใใใธใ .ใใ isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf ้้(ใใใใ): space; interval; SPC<br>้ใฆใ(ใธใ ใฆใ): (1) to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide (2) to interpose; to have between (3) to alienate; to estrange<br>้้ฑ(ใใใใ ใ): every other week<br>้ใใ(ใธใ ใใ): to be distant 1 S 1382 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>้ฌฒ: tripod 13 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic isolate "The Pinnacle, to me, is a city that makes itself out to be perfect but is filled with dirty secrets that photographers are always trying to reveal (see dissolve (#1044) The cityยดs councilmen have isolated all professional photographers to make sure they donยดt photograph these ""dirty secrets"". (which are up to your imagination)." The people of the pinnacle isolate themselves, dissolving any outside friendships. 1312 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใคใณใใชใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใ.ใ ใ, ใใใ conceal, hide, cover ้ ใ(ใใใ): to hide; to conceal<br>้ ใใ(ใใใใ): to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear<br>้ ๅฑ (ใใใใ): (1) retirement (2) retired person 1 S 1089 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 14 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต ้ฑ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic conceal "The wheat farmerยดs heart is calm (#1147) about the eagle not stealing his crops because of the broom scarecrow. But he still conceals all his wheat at The Pinnacle in case anyone else trys to steal it." Move the broom with a vulture perched on top, and youยดll find the concealed entrance to the heart of The Pinnacle. 1313 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใ ใ.ใกใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ degenerate, descend to, lapse into 1 S 2087 ้: melon; wrap<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 12 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ ๅขฎ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic degenerate "Any attempt to possess the pinnacle will degenerate into a land (""ground"") war." A degenerate doctor at The Pinnacle is doing illegal abortions. Heยดs so sick he just throws the aborted fetuses onto the ground far below. And like a possess demon, he keeps some tied to his side on a belt as trophies. 1314 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ฅ ใซใณ ใใกใ.ใใใใจใใ.ใใ collapse, fall into, cave in, fall (castle), slide into ๆฌ ้ฅ(ใใฃใใ): (1) defect; fault; deficiency; deformity (2) shortage; gap 1 S 1154 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๆง: old times; old things; old friend; former; ex- 10 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต ้ท ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic collapse The Pinnacle is actually bound up by supports from olden times. Eventually, they give out, and the whole thing starts to collapse. The Pinnacle is supported by pilings which were bound up in olden times. One day when the bindings rot away, the whole thing will collapse. (tweaking dihutensoaยดs story to work a little better for me). 1315 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฉด ใฑใ ใใช ใใช, ใใ, ใช hole, aperture, slit, cave, den ็ฉด(ใใช): (1) hole (2) deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.) (3) vacancy; opening (4) flaw (5) profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others (6) upset victory (with a large payoff) (7) pit (of a theater) (8) hiding place (9) underbelly (of society, etc.) 1 6 1366 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 5 ็ฉด 116 5 ใใชใปใใชใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic hole "A black hole is a ""House of Infinity"". Infinity is of course represented by a sideways ""8"", but here we have a Japanese ""8"" instead." Billiards anyone? House rules here state that the first person to pot the eight ball into the hole wins the game. 1316 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฉบ ใฏใฆ ใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใใใช.ใใ ใใค, ใ, ใ empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum ็ฉบๆธฏ(ใใใใ): airport<br>่ช็ฉบ(ใใใใ): aviation; flying<br>็ฉบ(ใใ): emptiness; vacuum; blank<br>็ฉบๆฐ(ใใใ): (1) air; atmosphere (2) mood; situation (3) someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all<br>็ฉบ้(ใใใใ): space; room; airspace<br>ไธ็ฉบ(ใใใใใ): sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air<br>ๆถ็ฉบ(ใใใ): (1) aerial; overhead (2) fiction; fictitious; imaginary; fanciful<br>็ฉบไธญ(ใใใกใ ใ): sky; air<br>็ฉบใ(ใใ): (1) space; room; emptiness; gap (2) opening; vacancy; empty seat (3) free time; time to spare (4) disuse; unused thing<br>็ฉบๆณ(ใใใใ): daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision<br>็ฉบใฃใฝ(ใใใฃใฝ): empty; vacant; hollow<br>็ฉบ่ น(ใใใตใ): hunger<br>็็ฉบ(ใใใใ): vacuum; hollow; empty<br>ๅคง็ฉบ(ใใใใ): heavens; firmament; sky<br>็ฉบ(ใใ): sky; the heavens<br>็ฉบใใ(ใใชใใ): vacant; futile; vain; void; empty; ineffective; lifeless<br>็ฉบใ(ใใ): (1) to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty (2) to be hungry<br>็ฉบใ้(ใใใพ): vacancy; room for rent or lease<br>็ฉบ(ใใ): (1) empty air; sky (2) shunya (emptiness, the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phemomenon) (3) air force (4) fruitlessness; meaninglessness (5) void (one of the five elements) 5 1 304 ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48) 8 ็ฉด 116 5 ใใชใปใใชใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic empty The craft of creating a black hole is in creating an emptiness which can attract things. Hole-craft is the way of making empty spaces, like the sky. 1317 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Nature_Sky kanjifreq251-500 ๆง ใณใฆ ใฒใ.ใใใใฒใ.ใ withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate ๆงใใ(ใฒใใใ): (1) to be temperate in; to restrain oneself from excessive ... (2) to make notes (3) to hold back (4) to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for (5) to be soon; to be in the offing (6) to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)<br>ๆงใๅฎค(ใฒใใใใค): waiting room<br>ๆง้ค(ใใใใ): subtraction; deduction (e.g. tax); subsidy 1 S 1000 ๆ: hand<br>็ฉบ: empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic withdraw With my fingers, I punch in my bank code and withdraw some money from my account. And now itยดs empty again, as usual! "If you find yourself in a fight with a karate master with no weapons or martial art skills, just your empty fingers, you should withdraw because ็ฉบๆ (karate=""empty hand"") is more powerful than ๆง (=""empty fingers"")." 1318 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ช ใใใใซ ใค.ใ stab, protruding, thrusting, thrust, pierce, prick ่ก็ช(ใใใใจใค): collision; conflict<br>็ช็ ด(ใจใฃใฑ): breaking through; breakthrough; penetration<br>็ช็ถ(ใจใคใใ): abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once<br>็ ็ช(ใใใจใค): (1) chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe (2) carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter<br>็ชๅฆ(ใจใคใใ): suddenly; all of a sudden<br>็ชใฃ่พผใ(ใคใฃใใ): (1) to thrust something into something (2) to plunge into; to go into deeply (3) to meddle; to interfere (4) to retort (5) to riposte<br>็ชใฃๅผตใ(ใคใฃใฑใ): to support; to become stiff; to become taut; to thrust (one's opponent); to stick to (one's opinion); to insist on<br>็ชใๅฝใใ(ใคใใใใ): to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street)<br>็ชใๅฝใใ(ใคใใใใ): end (e.g. of street, hallway, etc.)<br>็ชใ(ใคใ): (1) to prick; to stab (2) to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike (3) to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.) (4) to attack (5) to brave (the rain, etc.)<br>็ชใ(ใคใคใ): (1) to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge (2) to peck at (one's food); to pick at (3) to peck at (someone's faults, etc.) (4) to egg on; to put up to<br>็ชใฃ็ชใ(ใคใฃใคใ): (1) to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge (2) to peck at (one's food); to pick at (3) to peck at (someone's faults, etc.) (4) to egg on; to put up to 3 S 521 ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>ๅคง: large; big 8 ็ฉด 116 5 ใใชใปใใชใใใใ ็ช ไผๆ Compound Ideographic stab When you stab something you often leave a big hole. The police have recruited a special breed of St. Bernard that can lick the wounds of a stabbing victim. The bleeding will stop instantly, saving the victimยดs life. One quirky side-effect, however, is that this treatment leaves behind a rather large hole... 1319 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ็ฉถ ใญใฅใฆใใฏ ใใ.ใใ ใใ research, study ็ ็ฉถ(ใใใใ ใ): study; research; investigation<br>็ฉถๆฅต(ใใ ใใใใ): ultimate; extreme; final; eventual<br>็ ็ฉถๅฎค(ใใใใ ใใใค): (1) laboratory (2) seminar room (3) professor's office 4 3 368 ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>ไน: nine 7 ็ฉด 116 5 ใใชใปใใชใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic research Most research scientists have 9 holes.....two nostrils, two ears, a mouth, and four eyes...... :-). Scientiest are researching , and have already found nine black holes ! 1320 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq251-500 ็ช ใใ plug up, obstruct ็ชๆฏ(ใกใฃใใ): suffocation; choking 1 S 1776 ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>่ณ: climax; arrive; proceed; reach; attain; result in 11 ็ฉด 116 5 ใใชใปใใชใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic plug up Sticking a plug up your hole will lead to stronger climaxes. Here we have a Hole and Climax to mean PLUG UP. This is so butt-f**king easy, pun intended. If you PLUG UP her Hole, she will Climax. 1321 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ช ใปใ ใฌใ.ใใใฒใ.ใ stealth, steal, secret, private, hushed 1 S 1871 ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>ๅ: cut; cutoff; be sharp 9 ็ฉด 116 5 ใใชใปใใชใใใใ ็ซ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic stealth "This more commonly means ""steal"", like how a thief cuts a hole to steal the jewels." Stealth bombers cut holes through the enemy radar. 1322 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ชช ใฏ ใใผ.ใ, ใใผ.ใฟ, ใใผ.ใพใ, ใใผ depression, cave in, sink, become hollow 0 S+ 1853 ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>ๆฐด: water<br>ๅญ: square jewel; corner; angle; edge (none) depression A depression is a hole in the ground. Water naturally collects there which provides moisture for vines to grow. The depression in the ground become a trap: the hole was filled with water and covered with ivy. 1323 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆพ ใตใฏ ใใผ.ใ squeeze ๆพใ(ใใผใ): (1) to wring; to squeeze; to press; to extract (2) to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice) (3) to extort; to exploit (4) to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke (5) to drill into; to train (6) to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down (7) to gather up (a curtain, etc.); to tighten (a drawstring) (8) to stop down (a lens) (9) to turn down (e.g. the radio) (10) to bend (a bow); to draw (11) to hold down (in sumo); to constrict; to immobilize 1 S 2046 ๆ: hand<br>็ช: narrow; fold; furl; shrug; pucker; shut; close 13 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic squeeze You have trouble squeezing your hand through the hole so you use a saw to enlarge it. (Thanks DrJones) You squeeze the teats of the cow with your fingers but itยดs your first try and you donยดt have any milk come through the holes, so you take a saw and cut the teats to make bigger holes. Poor cow, this story squeezes my heart. 1324 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ชฏ ใจใฆ ใใพ kiln, oven, furnace 1 S 2072 ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>็พ: lamb 15 ็ฉด 116 5 ใใชใปใใชใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic kiln Be sure to put a hole in that ceramic sheep before you put it over the fire. Otherwise, itยดll just explode in the kiln. (If youยดve never done ceramics before, itยดs important that the object have a hole in it, or this really will happen.). You put the sheep in the hole of the kiln and turn on the flames. 1325 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ชฎ ใญใฅใฆใใญใงใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใพใใใใ.ใพใใใใ.ใฟ hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered ็ชฎๅฑ(ใใ ใใใค): narrow; tight; stiff; rigid; uneasy; formal; constrained<br>็ชฎไน(ใใ ใใผใ): poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury 1 S 1756 ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>่บฌ: body; self 15 ็ฉด 116 5 ใใชใปใใชใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic hard up Hard up = nothing but your body, living in a hole, with just a bow to hunt for your food. Somebody so hard up for cash, the volunteered to explore a black hole with nothing but a bow. 1326 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆข ใฟใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ grope, search, look for ๆข้บ(ใใใใ): exploration; expedition<br>ๆขใ(ใใใ): (1) to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime) (2) to search (for something desired, needed); to look for<br>ๆขใ(ใใใ): (1) to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for (2) to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out (3) to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty) 3 6 930 ๆ: hand<br>ใ: a net; net-like; radical 122<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic grope A pictograph of a japanese schoolgirl getting groped by perverts on the train. The fingers of course, a crown (her too short skirt) and her legs below (which to be honest are pretty thick like tree trunks). "Note: The combination ""crown +human legs"" appears seven times in Heisig. In four cases (nos. 323, 1327, 1328, 2920) the crown is above the human legs, and in the other three cases (1888, 2472, 2679) one leg passes through the crown. The naming is inconsistent, so I call the first pattern ""Miss World"" (who is wearing a crown she won due to her attractive human legs) and the second ""garter"" (one human leg passes through the crown and wears it as a garter)." 1327 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆทฑ ใทใณ ใตใ.ใใ-ใถใ.ใใใตใ.ใพใใใตใ.ใใใใฟ- deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen ๆทฑๅป(ใใใใ): serious<br>ๆทฑใใ(ใตใใใ): to deepen; to heighten; to intensify<br>ๆทฑใพใ(ใตใใพใ): to deepen; to heighten; to intensify<br>ๆทฑใ(ใตใใ): deep; profound; thick; close<br>ๆทฑๅค(ใใใ): late at night<br>ๆ ใๆทฑใ(ใชใใใถใใ): tender-hearted; compassionate<br>ๆฌฒๆทฑใ(ใใใถใใ): greedy 3 3 484 ๆฐด: water<br>ใ: a net; net-like; radical 122<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic deep "If the groperยดs ""tree"" goes up the girlยดs miniskirt too deep, heยดll ejaculate fluid. (Sorry itยดs kinda coarse but it works.)." Thrown in deep water, the Japanese School girl tries to reach a floating tree to save herself. 1328 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq251-500 ไธ ใญใฅใฆ ใใ ใใใ hill, knoll ไธ(ใใ): hill; height; knoll; rising ground<br>ไธ้ต(ใใ ใใใใ): hill 1 S 1405 ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) 5 ไธ 1 1 ใใก (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic hill Excalibur is the sword planted in a rock. Lesser known AXCAHILLBUR is the axe planted on top of a hill. At Capitol Hill proposals get axed on the floor. 1329 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฒณ ใฌใฏ ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ point, peak, mountain ๅฑฑๅฒณ(ใใใใ): mountains 1 S 1334 ไธ: hill; knoll<br>ๅฑฑ: mountain 8 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ ๅถฝ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic Point A point is a extra little hill at the top of a mountain. Weยดll call it ยดFiremanยดs Pointยด. This actually means a high mountain. So, to cater to the keyword, itยดs surely obvious (ahem) that if something gets such a fine title as Point, it must be more magnificent than the average mountain. Itยดs as if there was a hill on top of an average mountain, adding to its height. 1330 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ต ใใคใใใงใฆ ใคใใใฎ ใธ soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics ๅ ตๅจ(ใธใใ): arms; weapons; ordnance<br>ๅ ตๅฃซ(ใธใใ): soldier<br>ๅ ต้(ใธใใใ): soldier; sailor 2 4 522 ไธ: hill; knoll<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 7 ๅ ซ 12 2 ใฏใกใปใฏใปใฏใกใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic soldier Listen up soldiers! Weยดre going to take that hill. You are no longer men with human legs. You are voracious animals, with animal legs! Got it? Animal legs! Now take that hill! The hill is so steep that you almost have to have animal legs to walk on it. However, the soldiers have no problem because theyยดve been trained to march there. 1331 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq501-750 ๆต ใใณ ใฏใพ seacoast, beach, seashore ๆต(ใฏใพ): beach; seashore<br>ๆต่พบ(ใฏใพใน): beach; foreshore 1 S 645 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ ต: soldier; private; troops; army; warfare; strategy; tactics 10 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆฟฑ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic seacoast "Seacoast -> Coast Guard -> ""water soldiers"" lined up on the seacoast defending our shores." Imagine Normandy after the strikes on the beach. The water of the entire seacoast dyed red with the blood of thousands of soldiers. 1332 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq501-750 ็ณธ ใท ใใจ thread ็ณธ(ใใจ): thread; yarn; string<br>ๆฏ็ณธ(ใใใจ): knitting wool 2 1 1488 ็ณธ: thread, string, thread radical (no. 120) 6 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็ตฒ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic thread "I also went with Spiderman. However, in the cases where this primitive appears under other primitives, as opposed to on the left (I think there are ~5 times in this chapter) Iยดve opted to use a similar character: Venom. This helps keep the positioning clear, especially on such characters as dainty (#1363) and accumulate (#1364)." Youยดll be seeing this one a lot. Seriously. 1333 grade1 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq1001-1500 ็น ใทใงใฏใใทใญ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใใ-ใใใ-ใ.ใ ใใใ, ใใ, ใฎใ weave, fabric ็ต็น(ใใใ): (1) organization; organisation (2) structure; construction (3) tissue (4) system<br>็น็ฉ(ใใใใฎ): textile; fabric<br>็นใ(ใใ): to weave 1 5 608 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๆ : sword; potter's clay; to gather 18 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic weave Spiderman weaves his way through the skyline while listening to his theme song on his ipod. It is played, of course, by kazoos. Play the kazoo magically and the thread will weave itself. 1334 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq501-750 ็น ใผใณ ใคใใ.ใ darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust ไฟฎ็น(ใใ ใใใ): repair; mending<br>็นใ(ใคใใใ): to mend; to repair; to fix; to patch up; to darn; to tidy up; to adjust; to trim 1 S 2195 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ: virtuous; good; goodness 18 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic darning After a day being virtuouos and keeping the city safe, Spidermanยดs outfit is in need of some repair. Luckily, as he can shoot out threads darning is very easy for him to do. Darning is too obscure a word for me, I prefer to just think of it as repair. And obviously, repairing someones broken cloth things is a virtuous thing to do, and you need thread to do it. 1335 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ธฎ ใทใฅใฏ ใกใข.ใใใกใข.ใพใใใกใข.ใใใใกใข.ใใใใกใข.ใใ shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce ็ธฎๅฐ(ใใ ใใใใ): reduction; curtailment<br>็ญ็ธฎ(ใใใใ ใ): shortening; abbreviation; reduction<br>ๅง็ธฎ(ใใฃใใ ใ): compression; condensation; constriction; compaction<br>ๆ็ธฎ(ใใใใใ ใ): feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; being sorry; being ashamed<br>็ธฎใ(ใกใขใ): to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)<br>็ธฎใพใ(ใกใขใพใ): to shorten; to narrow; to close<br>็ธฎใใ(ใกใขใใ): to shorten; to reduce; to boil down; to shrink<br>็ธฎใใ(ใกใขใใ): to be wavy; to be curled 1 6 909 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฎฟ: inn; lodging; relay station; dwell; lodge; be pregnant; home; dwelling 17 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic shrink After spending the night at an inn, spider man discovered to his dismay that his costume had shrunk in the wash, and no longer fit! Donยดt let the Inn wash your threads, they will shrink them! 1336 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Handling.amounts kanjifreq751-1000 ็น ใใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble ็นๆ (ใฏใใใ): prospering; prosperity; thriving; flourishing<br>้ ป็น(ใฒใใฑใ): frequent; incessant<br>็นๆฎ(ใฏใใใใ): breed; multiply; increase; propagation<br>็น็(ใฏใใใใ): prosperity; flourishing; thriving 1 S 1198 ๆ: cleverness; agile; alert<br>็ณธ: thread 16 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็น ไผๆ Compound Ideographic luxuriant Important: Luxuriant does NOT mean luxurious, as the other stories indicate. Definition: abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation. When Venom realized he couldnยดt beat Spider-Man in a fair fight, he showed his cleverness by spraying venom all over Spider-Manยดs luxuriant garden. Venom is covered in a luxuriant and surprisingly clever symbiotic suit, but itยดs also the taskmaster for his every evil act. 1337 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ธฆ ใธใฅใฆ ใใฆ vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward ๆ็ธฆ(ใใใใ ใ): (1) flying (a plane) (2) management; handling; control; manipulation<br>็ธฆ(ใใฆ): (1) the vertical; height (2) front-to-back; length (3) north-to-south (4) vertical (relationship); hierarchy (5) (weaving) warp 1 6 1258 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅพ: accompany; obey; submit to; comply; follow; secondary; incidental; subordinate 16 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็ธฑ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic vertical When Spider-man does his amazing vertical wall climbing, a throng of photographers accompanies him to get a good shot of the action. True vertical can be found by hanging a plumb line - a thread accompanied by a weight. 1338 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ท ใปใณ ใใ line, track ๆฐๅนน็ท(ใใใใใใ): bullet train (very high speed); Shinkansen<br>็ท(ใใ): (1) line; stripe; stria (2) line (e.g. telephone line); wire (3) ray (e.g. X-ray); beam (4) line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane (5) outline; contours; form (6) level (7) division (8) line (of action); position; approach; policy; principle (9) impression one leaves; air one gives off<br>็ก็ท(ใใใ): wireless; radio<br>็ท่ทฏ(ใใใ): line; track; roadbed<br>็ด็ท(ใกใใใใ): straight line<br>ๆฒฟ็ท(ใใใใ): along railway line<br>ๅ ็ท(ใใใใ): beam; light ray<br>้ป็ท(ใงใใใ): (1) electric line; electric cable; power cable (2) telephone line; telegraph wire<br>ๆฒ็ท(ใใใใใ): curve<br>ๅ ็ท(ใชใใใ): phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line<br>ๅนน็ท(ใใใใ): main line; trunk line<br>ไธๅณ็ท(ใใใฟใใ): three-stringed Japanese guitar; shamisen<br>ๅฐๅนณ็ท(ใกใธใใใ): horizon (related to land)<br>ๆฐดๅนณ็ท(ใใใธใใใ): horizon (related to sea or lakes)<br>่ฑ็ท(ใ ใฃใใ): (1) derailment (2) digression; deviation<br>ไธ็ท(ใใใ): underline; underscore<br>็น็ท(ใฆใใใ): dotted line; perforated line 2 2 382 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๆณ: spring; fountain 15 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic line This kanji is used for train lines. Spiderman does a hot spring tour of Japan using the train lines. You can see the Spidey costume hanging on the washing line as he enjoys the onsen. Japanยดs train lines are like threads that spring from Tokyo station. 1339 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq251-500 ็ท ใใค ใ.ใพใใใ.ใพใใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใ tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten ๅ็ท ใพใ(ใจใใใพใ): control; management; supervision<br>็ท ๅใ(ใใใใ): (1) deadline; closing; cut-off; end (2) cofferdam (3) closed (door, window, etc.)<br>็ท ใๅใ(ใใใใ): to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired)<br>็ท ใใ(ใใใ): (1) to tie; to fasten (2) to total; to sum (3) to be strict with (4) to economize (economise); to cut down on (5) to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt<br>ๅใ็ท ใพใ(ใจใใใพใ): to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on<br>ๆธ็ท ใพใ(ใจใใพใ): closing up; fastening the doors 1 S 797 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅธ: sovereign; the emperor; god; creator 15 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tighten The sovereign appears to be ruling, but in reality someone behind him (for instance his wife) has a thread around his throat, and if he dares to make a decision she doesnยดt like, she starts pulling the thread and tightens it around his throat. (astridtops) Spiderman managed to get behind the sovereign. (pick your favourite nowadays country ruler who isnยดt doing a good job). Spidey has tightend a web around the sovereingยดs throat. As long as the sovereign says what spidey whispers, he will be fine. Sovereign yelping : ยด we will draw are troops back! and we will spend more money on healthcare, schools and less on wars!ยด Spidey whispering: ยด If you continue at this pace, you might be doing good things AND the people will like you.ยด. 1340 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ถญ ใค ใใ, ใใใค, ใคใ, ใใ, ใใ fiber, tie, rope ็ถญๆ(ใใ): maintenance; preservation; improvement<br>็น็ถญ(ใใใ): fibre; fiber; textile 1 S 643 ็ณธ: thread<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 14 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fiber Hey, Spidey! Eat that turkey if you want, but make sure you eat some fibers: you want spidey threads, donยดt ya? If you want to increase your fiber intake, just leave on those threads that are used to sew up the stuffed turkey and eat them too. 1341 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq501-750 ็พ ใฉ ใใใใฎ gauze, thin silk, Rome ๆฌง็พ ๅทด(ใจใผใญใใ): Europe 1 S 1831 ็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>็ถญ: fiber; tie; rope 19 ็ฝ 122 6 ใใฟใปใใฟใใใใปใใฟใใปใใใใปใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic gauze Lots of girls in Japan wear gauze patches over one eye made of course white fibers. They think it is cute, and I must admit, I have come to think so too. "Rocky won the match but left with a nasty eye injury, and needs some gauze for it. I use a modified version of the Rocky theme song to remember this one -- ""the eye and the fiber""." 1342 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ทด ใฌใณ ใญ.ใใใญ.ใ ใญใ practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine ็ทด็ฟ(ใใใใ ใ): practice; practise<br>่จ็ทด(ใใใใ): practice; practise; training<br>ๆช็ทด(ใฟใใ): lingering affection; attachment; regret; regrets; reluctance; ruefulness<br>็ทดใ(ใญใ): (1) to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame) (2) to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out (3) to train; to drill; to exercise (4) to gloss (silk); to soften; to degum (5) to tan (leather) (6) to temper (steel) (7) to walk in procession; to parade; to march 2 3 788 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๆฑ: east 14 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็ทด ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic practice You practice your Japanese skills in a discussion thread with lots of people from the Far East (since many of the people who are interested in studying Japanese are Asian). Spidey stays on the east side of the city to practice. The West Side is too dangerous. 1343 grade3 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ท ใทใงใใใง ใใใใจใใก ใป thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap ๆ ็ท(ใใใใใ): (1) emotion; feeling (2) spirit<br>ไธ็ท(ใใฃใใ): (1) together (2) at the same time (3) same; identical<br>ๅ ็ท(ใชใใใ): (1) secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret (2) one's circumstances (esp. fiscal) (3) inner realization; personal enlightenment (4) kitchen 3 S 952 ็ณธ: thread<br>่ : someone; person 14 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็ท ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic thong Spiderman has a secret fetish, he likes nothing better than to dress his lovedoll in a thong. Wierd, eh! A thread is just the right size for a puppets thong. 1344 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ถ ใพใฏใใทใงใฏใใณใฆใใญใงใฆ ใคใฅ.ใใใคใฅ.ใใใใคใ.ใชใ ใคใ continue, series, sequel ๆ็ถ(ใฆใคใฅใ): procedure; (legal) process; formalities<br>้ฃ็ถ(ใใใใ): serial; consecutive; continuity; occurring in succession; continuing<br>็ถ็ถ(ใใใใ): continuation<br>ๆ็ถ(ใใใ): continuation<br>็ถใ (ใใใใ): successively; one after another<br>็ถใ(ใคใฅใ): sequel; continuation; (also suffix) continuation (in time and space); second series; succession; spell<br>็ธ็ถ(ใใใใ): succession; inheritance<br>ๆฅ็ถ(ใใคใใ): (1) connection; attachment; union; join; joint; link (2) changing trains (3) conjunction<br>ๅญ็ถ(ใใใใ): duration; continuance<br>็ถใ(ใคใฅใ): (1) to continue; to last; to go on (2) to be unbroken (3) to occur again and again (4) to lead to; to connect to<br>็ถใใ(ใคใฅใใ): to continue; to keep up; to keep on<br>ๆฅ็ถ่ฉ(ใใคใใใ): conjunction 3 4 141 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฃฒ: sell 13 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็บ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic continue If you attach strings to the things you sell, you will be able to continue making profit from them even after the fact. Even though Peter Parker has become Spiderman, he continues to sell pictures that he takes as a photographer. 1345 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ็ตต ใซใคใใจ picture, drawing, painting, sketch ็ตต็ป(ใใใ): picture; painting<br>็ตตใฎๅ ท(ใใฎใ): colors; colours; paints<br>ๆฒน็ตต(ใใถใใ): oil painting<br>็ตต(ใ): picture; drawing; painting; sketch 3 2 895 ็ณธ: thread<br>ไผ: meeting; meet; party; association; interview; join 12 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็นช ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic picture Thereยดs never a picture of Spiderman meeting Peter Parker... I wonder why? When all the Threads finally Meet the Picture will emerge... 1346 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq751-1000 ็ตฑ ใใฆ ใ.ในใใใปใณ.ใ ใฎใ, ใใญ overall, relationship, ruling, governing ๅคง็ตฑ้ (ใ ใใจใใใใ): president; chief executive<br>็ตฑไธ(ใจใใใค): unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible<br>ไผ็ตฑ(ใงใใจใ): tradition; convention<br>็ตฑๅ(ใจใใใ): (1) integration; unification; synthesis (2) integrated; built-in<br>็ตฑ่จ(ใจใใใ): statistics<br>็ตฑๆฒป(ใจใใก): rule; reign; government; governing<br>็ตฑๅถ(ใจใใใ): regulation; control<br>็ณป็ตฑ(ใใใจใ): system; family line; geological formation; lineage; ancestry<br>็ตฑ็(ใจใใใค): command; lead; generalship; leadership 1 5 125 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ : allot; fill 12 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic overall Spidey is alloted the biggest crime fighter jurisdiction in NYC because his OVERALL arrest record is the best. According to Greek mythology, thereยดs a thread alloted to everyone, and its length is the overall determinant of your fate. 1347 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1-250 ็ต ใณใฆ ใใผ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใพใ strangle, constrict, wring 1 S 1288 ็ณธ: thread<br>ไบค: mingle; mixing; association; coming & going 12 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic strangle Spiderman hates going to parties and having to mingle. He wants to strangle someone after just a little small talk. At the elegant cocktail party of VIP's, the spy, dressed like everyone else in formal evening wear, sneaks in and strangles his victim with a very thin wire - a thread. Afterwards he mingles in with the crowd and disappears. 1348 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ตฆ ใญใฅใฆ ใใพ.ใใใใ.ใใ-ใใพ.ใ ใใ salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on ไพ็ตฆ(ใใใใใ ใ): supply; provision<br>็ตฆไธ(ใใ ใใ): pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply<br>็ตฆ้ฃ(ใใ ใใใใ): school lunch; providing a meal<br>็ตฆๆ(ใใ ใใใใ): salary; wages<br>่ฃ็ตฆ(ใปใใ ใ): supply; supplying; replenishment<br>ๆ็ตฆ(ใใฃใใ ใ): monthly salary<br>ๆฏ็ตฆ(ใใใ ใ): provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant<br>้ ็ตฆ(ใฏใใใ ใ): (1) distribution (e.g. films, rice) (2) rationing (e.g. food, gasoline) (3) food ration<br>็ตฆไป(ใใ ใใ): (1) waiting on a table; serving (at dinner) (2) waiter; waitress; waitperson; server; cabin boy; bellboy; page; pageboy (3) office boy; office girl<br>็ตฆใ(ใใพใ): (1) to receive (2) to grant; to bestow; to award (3) semi-polite or endearing auxiliary verb indicating reception by the speaker (suffixed to the -masu stem of another verb) 3 4 615 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ: fit; suit; join; 0.1 12 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic salary If your threads ็ณธ don't fit ๅ right you're not going to be able to get a job with a decent salary. Spiderman has so little free time in his schedule that he is unable to fit in a job with a good salary. 1349 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq501-750 ็ตก ใฉใฏ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใพใ entwine, coil around, get caught in ้ฃ็ตก(ใใใใ): (1) to contact; to get in touch (2) contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message (3) connection; coordination; junction (4) intercalary; intercalaris; internuncial<br>็ตกใ(ใใใ): (1) to entangle; to entwine (2) to pick a quarrel; to find fault (3) to be involved with; to be influenced by; to develop a connection with 2 S 806 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ: each; every; either 12 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic entwine When threads become entwined, each thread is tangled to another. Spiderman entwines each villain in a tangled mess of spidersilk. 1350 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ต ใฑใใใฑใ ใใ.ใถใใ.ใใใ.ใใใ ใใ, ใใ tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten "็ตๆ(ใใฃใ): (1) result; consequence; outcome; effect (2) coming to fruition; bearing fruit<br>็ตๅฑ(ใใฃใใใ): after all; eventually; in the end<br>็ตๅฉ(ใใฃใใ): marriage<br>็ต่ซ(ใใคใใ): conclusion<br>็ตๆ(ใใฃใใ): formation; combination<br>็ตใถ(ใใใถ): (1) to tie; to bind; to link (2) to bear (fruit) (3) to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to conclude (4) to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips) (5) to unite (with); to ally; to join hands<br>็ตๆง(ใใฃใใ): (1) splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet (2) sufficient; fine (in the sense of ""I'm fine""); (by implication) no thank you (3) well enough; OK; tolerable (4) reasonably; fairly; tolerably (5) construction; architecture<br>็ตๆ ธ(ใใฃใใ): tuberculosis; tubercule<br>ๅฃ็ต(ใ ใใใค): unity; union; combination<br>็ตใณ(ใใใณ): ending; conclusion; union<br>ๅฆฅ็ต(ใ ใใค): settlement; an agreement<br>็ตๆถ(ใใฃใใใ): crystal; crystallization; crystallisation<br>็ตๅ(ใใคใใ): combination; union; binding; catenation; coupling; joining<br>็ตใณใคใ(ใใใณใคใ): connection; relation<br>็ตๆ(ใใฃใใ): union; unity<br>็ตใณใคใ(ใใใณใคใ): to be connected or related; to join together<br>็ตใณใคใใ(ใใใณใคใใ): to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)" 2 4 162 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ: good luck; joy; congratulations 12 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tie "Ok, here, you have to think of the phrase ""TIE the knot"" , which means a wedding (this kanji is used in the marriage compound ็ตๅฉ ใใฃใใ ). Now, at US weddings, it ends with the couple driving away with cans being dragged behind the car. So here, think of SPIDERMAN, who will TIE the knot with Mary Jane. At his wedding, Spider THREAD attached (or TIED) to SPRAYCANS are being drug behind the limo as they drive off." Spiderman and a fan have a competition to see who can tie up the most enemies fastest. Spideyยดs using his webs and the fan is using an aerosol can of silly string. So far they are tied. 1351 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ็ต ใทใฅใฆ ใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใใคใใใคใ.ใซ ใฐใฆ end, finish ๆ็ต(ใใใใ ใ): last; final; closing<br>็ตไบ(ใใ ใใใใ): end; close; termination<br>็ตใใ(ใใใ): the end<br>็ตใใ(ใใใ): (1) to finish (2) to graduate<br>็ตๅง(ใใ ใใ): (1) beginning and end; from beginning to end; doing a thing from beginning to end (2) consistently; the whole time<br>็ตใใ(ใใใ): to finish; to end; to close<br>็ต็น(ใใ ใใฆใ): terminus; last stop (e.g. train)<br>็ตๆฅ(ใใ ใใใค): all day; for a whole day<br>ๅง็ต(ใใใ ใ): continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last 4 3 256 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฌ: winter 11 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic end This winter is so cold that spidermanยดs web gets brittle! Could this be the end of spiderman? The thread of life begins with the spring and ends with the winter. 1352 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time kanjifreq251-500 ็ด ใญใฅใฆ ใใช class, rank, grade ้ซ็ด(ใใใใ ใ): high class; high grade<br>้็ด(ใใใใ ใ): (social) class; rank; grade<br>ไธ็ด(ใใใใใ ใ): advanced level; high grade; senior<br>ๅ็ด(ใใใใ ใ): elementary level<br>็ด(ใใ ใ): class, grade, rank; school class, grade<br>ๅญฆ็ด(ใใฃใใ ใ): (school) class<br>ๅ็ด(ใฉใใใ ใ): the same grade; same class<br>็ญ็ด(ใจใใใ ใ): (1) grade; class (2) (astronomical) magnitude 2 3 785 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ: reach out; exert; exercise; cause 9 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic class "This Kanji is the same ones used in the Japanese Language proficiency tests; i.e. ikkyuu (ไธ็ด) The Kanji doesnt describe class as in a ""class of students"" or ""classroom,"" but rather a grade of quality or ability. ---------- Spiderman is taking the JLPT Level 1. In desperation he REACHES OUT to grab his friendยดs answer sheet next to him, who seems to be doing well. The other test takers are obviously a class above him. Looks like this test is above his class of knowledge." We can almost see the outstreched hands of the lower classes wearing just a few threads in this kanji. 1353 grade3 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ด ใญ ใใใ, ใใ ใ, ใจใ, ใจใ, ใฎใ, ใใจ chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period ไธ็ด(ใใใ): century; era 1 4 780 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent 9 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic chronicle In a CHRONICLE the THREAD of the story can twist and turn like a SNAKE. Worst fan fiction ever....SPIDERMAN joins the CHRONICLES of narnia to battle a big SNAKE!! 1354 grade4 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Time kanjifreq751-1000 ็ด ใณใฆใใฏ ในใซใใใใชใใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใใฟ crimson, deep red ็ด ใ(ใใใ): (1) red (2) Red (i.e. communist)<br>็ด ่(ใใฟใ): (1) autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour) (2) leaves turning red; red leaves (3) leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves (4) (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum) (5) venison<br>็ด ่ถ(ใใใกใ): black tea<br>ๅฃ็ด (ใใกในใซ): lipstick 2 6 1299 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48) 9 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic crimson After Spider-Man is whacked in the head with a I-beam, crimson blood flows from the wound. A person's first piece of thread craft is often stained crimson due to bleeding from the needle wounds sustained in the process. 1355 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ด ใใฆใใใใใใใใณใใใฆ ใใ.ใใใ-ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใพใ ใฎ, ใ settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store ็ดใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to dedicate; to make an offering; to pay (fees) (2) to supply (3) to store (4) to finish; to bring to a close (5) to restore (something to its place) (6) to achieve (e.g. a result)<br>็ดใพใ(ใใใพใ): (1) to be in one's place; to be installed; to settle into (2) to be delivered; to be obtained; to be paid (3) to be settled; to be sorted out (4) to lessen (e.g. of storms, pain); to calm down (5) to be fit tightly into (e.g. a frame); to be sheathed (in a scabbard)<br>็ดๅพ(ใชใฃใจใ): consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp<br>็ดๅ ฅ(ใฎใใซใ ใ): payment; supply<br>ๆป็ด(ใใใฎใ): non-payment; default 1 6 987 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ : inside; within; between; among; house; home 10 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic settlement Have you heard about patients who have surgery and the doctor mistakenly leaves a medical instrument INSIDE the patientโs body and proceeds to stitch up the patientโs incisions with stitching THREAD? Can you say โmalpractice SETTLEMENTโ?ใ. Spider-Man was working as a surgeonยดs assistant. By accident, he threw his spider webs inside the patient, causing his death. Fortunately, the hospital reached an out-of-court settlement with the victimยดs family. 1356 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ดก ใใฆ ใคใ.ใ spinning ็ดก็ธพ(ใผใใใ): spinning 1 S 1876 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๆน: direction; person; alternative 10 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic spinning Spiderman can spin his webs in any direction. You keep me spinning right round, baby right round, like a compass baby. Spidey is making a retro 80s music video, spinning right round on his giant compass, singing his favourite song. 1357 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ด ใใณ ใพใ.ใใใ-ใพใ.ใใใพใ.ใใใใพใ.ใใใใใพใ.ใใใใ distract, be mistaken for, go astray, divert ็ดไบ(ใตใใใ): dispute; trouble; strife<br>็ดๅคฑ(ใตใใใค): losing something<br>็ดใใ(ใพใใใ): to be diverted; to slip into<br>็ดใใใใ(ใพใใใใใ): confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous; easily mixed up (e.g. similar words) 1 S 994 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100 10 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic distract It is easy for arguments to get distracted from the main thread by a tendency to part threads (splitting hairs). "Spiderman got distracted when someone yelled, ""Spiderman, wait a minute."" He turned around and flew into a building. (""part"" also means ""minute"")." 1358 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq751-1000 ็ดน ใทใงใฆ ใคใ introduce, inherit, help ็ดนไป(ใใใใใ): introduction; referral 2 S 963 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฌ: seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold) 11 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic introduce Spiderman seduces all the girls heยดs introduced to. You only get one chance to make a first impression, so make sure you're wearing nice threads when you get introduced to a girl. Otherwise you might have trouble seducing her. 1359 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ต ใฑใคใใญใงใฆ ใธ.ใใใ.ใคใใใฆใใจใใฏใ.ใใใฎใ ใคใญ, ใฎใถ sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp ็ตๅถ(ใใใใ): management; administration<br>็ตๆธ(ใใใใ): economics; business; finance; economy<br>็ต้จ(ใใใใ): experience<br>็ต่ฒป(ใใใฒ): expenses; cost; outlay<br>็ต้(ใใใ): passage; expiration; progress; transition<br>็ฅ็ต(ใใใใ): nerve; sensitivity<br>็ต็ฑ(ใใใ): (1) through; by way of; via (2) to go via; to go by way of<br>็ตๆญด(ใใใใ): personal history; career<br>็ตใ(ใธใ): to pass; to elapse; to experience<br>็ต็ทฏ(ใใใใค): (1) details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances; how it started; how things got this way (2) longitude and latitude (3) warp and weft; warp and woof<br>็ต่ทฏ(ใใใ): (1) course; route; path; channel (2) process; means<br>็ตใค(ใใค): to pass; to lapse<br>็ตๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): longitude 3 5 79 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฃ: holy; sacred 11 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็ถ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sutra The word โsutraโ literally means a rope or thread that holds things together. Here we see that it is a spool that is holding the threads together. Spiderman is intriqued by some of the positions of the karma sutra, but reluctant to take part in an sutra orgy as heยดd have to reveal his soiled underwear. 1360 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ็ดณ ใทใณ ใพใใจ sire, good belt, gentleman ็ดณๅฃซ(ใใใ): gentleman 1 S 1790 ็ณธ: thread<br>็ณ: have the honor to; sign of the monkey; 3-5PM; ninth sign of Chinese zodiac 11 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sire Monkeys are very adept at swinging around trees. But when they met Spiderman, who could swing around even better than they could, they all quickly addressed him as sire. From the fairy tale โemperorโs new clothes.โ sire, i know you say it's made of the finest threads, but iโm afraid someone has made a monkey of you. 1361 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ด ใคใฏ ใคใฅ.ใพใใใคใฅ.ใใใใคใฅใพ.ใใ promise, approximately, shrink ๅฅ็ด(ใใใใ): contract; compact; agreement<br>ๆก็ด(ใใใใใ): treaty; pact<br>็ดๆ(ใใใใ): (1) arrangement; promise; appointment; pact; engagement (2) convention; rule<br>ไบ็ด(ใใใ): (1) reservation; appointment; booking; advance order (2) contract; subscription; pledge<br>ๅถ็ด(ใใใใ): limitation; restriction; condition; constraints<br>ๅฉ็ด(ใใใใ): engagement; betrothal<br>็ฏ็ด(ใใคใใ): economising; saving<br>่ฆ็ด(ใใใ): agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention<br>็ด(ใใ): (1) approximately; about (2) promise (3) shortening; reduction; simplification (4) contraction (in phonetics)<br>ๅน็ด(ใใใใ): thrift; economy; frugality 3 4 94 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅบ: ladle; one tenth of a go; dip 9 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic promise He tied a thread around the ladle as a reminder of his promise to do more house work. "Spiderman promised to get Aunt Maeยดs ladle back. He started to do a blood oath by spilling drops of blood but Aunt Mae stopped him and bound up the wound. ""Itยดs only a ladle Peter""." 1362 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ็ดฐ ใตใค ใปใ.ใใใปใ.ใใใใพ.ใใใใพ.ใใ dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow "็ดฐ่(ใใใผใ): cell (biology)<br>็ดฐใใ(ใใพใใ): (1) small (2) fine; minute (3) minor; trivial (4) sensitive; attentive<br>่ฉณ็ดฐ(ใใใใใ): detail; particulars<br>็ดฐ่(ใใใใ): bacillus; bacterium; germ<br>็ดฐๅทฅ(ใใใ): work; craftsmanship; tactics; trick<br>็ดฐใ(ใปใใ): (1) thin; slender; fine (2) unlucky (billiards slang)<br>ๅฟ็ดฐใ(ใใใใผใใ): helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening<br>ไบ็ดฐไบ(ใขใธใข): (1) Asia (esp. ""the Far East"") (2) Asian; Asiatic<br>็ดฐใใ(ใใพใใ): friendly; heartfelt; tender" 2 2 537 ็ณธ: thread<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy 11 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dainty Dainty women would always rather work with thread than in a field. Spider-Man used to just be a dainty, brainy nerd. 1363 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq501-750 ็ดฏ ใซใค accumulate, involvement, trouble, tie up, continually 1 S 1662 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>็ณธ: thread 11 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic accumulate When you accumulate knowledge in your brain, neural pathways are constructed. All those pathways end up like a huge ball of thread tangled together. The more knowledge you accumulate the more threads you throw into the mix!! (dingomick) Venom is upset because Spidey is just that much brainier than he is! He chooses to accumulate as many brains as he can, snatching them out of peopleยดs heads and storing them on top of his own, till thereยดs just one massive brain on top of his head! 1364 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ดข ใตใฏ cord, rope ๆ็ดข(ใใใใ): search (esp. for someone or something missing); investigation<br>็ดขๅผ(ใใใใ): index; indices; indexes<br>ๆจก็ดข(ใใใ): groping (for); exploring for a solution 1 S 1127 ๅ: ten<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>็ณธ: thread 10 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic cord A coaxial cord has a needle-like pin, a crown cap for screwing it in, and insulation made of thread. Spiderman has been captured and given the ultimate torture: they forced a crown of needles on his head and attached it to an electrical cord, which they are about to plug into an outlet... 1365 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ท ใฝใฆ ใ.ในใฆใใใน.ใฆใใตใ ใใ, ใใ general, whole, all, full, total ็ทไผ(ใใใใ): general meeting<br>็ทๅ(ใใใใ): (1) synthesis; coordination; putting together; integration; composite (2) comprehensive<br>็ท็ๅคง่ฃ(ใใใใ ใใใ): Prime Minister<br>็ท(ใใ): whole; all; general; gross 2 5 129 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฟฉ: rush; hurry; be flustered 14 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็ธฝ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic general Spiderman could not achieve general acceptance by the media even after winning the publicยดs heart. General or universal refers to the common thread running through the public's heart. 1366 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ็ถฟ ใกใณ ใใ ใ cotton ็ถฟ(ใใ): (1) cotton plant (Gossypium spp.) (2) batting; wadding; padding<br>ๆจ็ถฟ(ใใใ): (1) cotton (material) (2) red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)<br>็ถฟ(ใใ): cotton 2 5 1495 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅธ: cloth 14 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic cotton Spidermanยดs polyethylene suit starts to ride up after a while, so he always looks forward to the white cotton towels he wears while lounging around his apartment. Cotton is the preferred thread for making white towels. 1367 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ตน ใฑใณ ใใฌ silk ็ตน(ใใฌ): silk 1 6 1916 ็ณธ: thread<br>่: a small worm; to twist; to surround; empty 13 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic silk Silk threads are coming out of the caterpillar's mouth to cover its flesh while it transforms into a cocoon. Spider-man loves to run his mouth all over Mary Janeยดs silky flesh. 1368 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq1501-2000 ็นฐ ใฝใฆ ใ.ใ ใใ winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to ็นฐใ่ฟใ(ใใใใใ): to repeat; to do something over again<br>ๅผใฃ็นฐใ่ฟใ(ใฒใฃใใใใใ): to be overturned; to be upset; to topple over; to be reversed 1 S 872 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ: goods; refinement; dignity; article; counter for meal courses<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 19 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic winding Winding thread around wooden goods (paper) to ready them for safe transport. After stopping a bank heist, Spiderman is seen winding his webbing around the stolen goods to trap them in a tree until the police arrive to take them back. 1369 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ถ ใฑใค ใค.ใใใพใพ- inherit, succeed, patch, graft (tree) ็ถ็ถ(ใใใใ): continuation<br>ไธญ็ถ(ใกใ ใใใ): (1) relay; hook-up (2) relay broadcasting<br>ๅใ็ถใ(ใใใคใ): to inherit; to succeed; to take over<br>็ถใ(ใคใ): to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)<br>่ทก็ถใ(ใใจใคใ): heir; successor<br>็ถใ็ฎ(ใคใใ): joint; seam; joining point 1 S 743 ็ณธ: thread<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre 13 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็นผ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic inherit A poor chinese fisherman could expect to inherit: the thread for his pole, a hook for catching something to eat, and some rice to live off of. (not concentrating on stroke order, sorry if that throws anyone off). (Adapted from bigloui,12-4-2006). Spider-Man is hooked on rice--itยดs all he inherited from his Uncle Ben. (thanks Nukemarine). 1370 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ็ท ใชใงใฏใใญใฏ ใฟใฉใ green ็ท(ใฟใฉใ): (1) green (2) greenery (esp. fresh verdure) 2 3 1180 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฝ: to carve wood 14 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็ถ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic green When you attend a green tea (็ท่ถ=ใใใใกใ) ceremony, you can cherish the threadwork on the kimonos people don, the broom-like whisk (่ถ็ญ =ใกใใใ) you use to grind up your tea, and the delicious rice cakes you eat with your tea! In summer, all of Japan turns green with the green threads that fan out like brooms to later produce grains of rice. An easy image if you have ever looked out the window of the train to see all the summer rice paddies... 1371 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ธ ใจใณใ-ใใณ ใตใกใใตใกใฉ.ใใใใใใใใใใใธใใใใซใ affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink ็ธ(ใตใก): rim; brim; edge; brink<br>็ธ่ซ(ใใใ ใ): marriage proposal; engagement<br>็ธๅด(ใใใใ): (1) veranda; porch; balcony; open corridor (2) bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)<br>็ธ(ใใใ): related to (some place); affinity; connection<br>็ธ(ใใ): (1) fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together) (2) relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection (3) family ties; affinity (4) opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship) (5) pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes) (6) narrow open-air veranda<br>็ธ(ใธใ): edge; tip; margin 1 S 1291 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฝ: divination 15 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็ทฃ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic affinity There once was a lonely little pig that constantly followed Spiderman, always nuzzling his leg and oinking tenderly. Spiderman finally caved in and decided to keep the little pig under one condition: the pig was to take a broom and sweep up all of Spidermanยดs leftover threads after having fought crime. The pig felt such affinity for Spiderman, he happily acceptedโand did a good job too. Certain people have an affinity for romantic partners who are handy with thread and a broom - it is of no consequence if they look like pigs. hmm... 1372 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ถฒ ใขใฆ ใใฟ ใ, ใใช netting, network ็ถฒ(ใใฟ): (1) net; netting (2) web 1 S 1194 ็ณธ: thread<br>็ฝ: net 14 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic netting Spiderman traps The Rhino under the hood of his famous netting, where even Rhinoยดs horns can not break free, in fact if the netting did not dissappear after a few hours then Rhino might even perish in there. You use a ็ณธ to make a net shaped like a hood. A stray animal got caught in it by its horns and perished. 1373 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ท ใญใณ ใ.ใใใใ.ใพใ tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight ็ทๆฅ(ใใใใ ใ): urgent; pressing; emergency<br>็ทๅผต(ใใใกใใ): tension; mental strain; nervousness 1 S 677 ่ฃ: retainer; subject<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>็ณธ: thread 15 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tense Whenever Venom is tense, he loses control of his sex drive and becomes a slave to his crotch. Youยดd be tense too if you were a slave and your owner removed the threads covering your crotch. 1374 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ็ดซ ใท ใใใใ ใใ, ใใใ purple, violet ็ดซ(ใใใใ): (1) purple; violet (2) Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell) (3) type of soy sauce 1 S 1516 ๆญค: this; current; next; coming; last; past<br>็ณธ: thread 12 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic purple Stop sitting for so long - or else you'll get those purple threads (veins) on your legs from bad circulation. [link purple with those huge purple, bulging, crawling, worm-like varicose veins .....]. Why is your ass purple? Well, I stopped and sat for a bit on a pile of thread... (I guess it was freshly dyed). 1375 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ธ ใใฏ ใใฐ.ใ truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain ็ธใ(ใใฐใ): to tie; to bind<br>ๆ็ธ(ใใใฐใ): restraint; shackles; restriction; confinement; binding 1 S 1764 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฐ: to state to; to announce 16 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic truss Spidey received good word that the acupuncturist working down the road was actually the evil Doctor Octopus! Spidey headed over to the clinic, and trussed the acupuncturist Doc Oc up using the maniacยดs own metal limbs! Because people are so afraid of the procedure, string has to be used by the acunpunturist to truss up his victims, er, patients. 1376 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ธ ใธใงใฆ ใชใใใใ .ใ straw rope, cord ็ธ(ใชใ): (1) rope; cord (2) policeman's rope 1 S 1075 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 15 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็นฉ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic straw rope "The tortoise has escaped! We tied it up with a straw rope, but all thatยดs left of the rope are some torn threads, and the unbound tortoise is nowhere to be found. (Note that the right half here is not ""eels"". This is (in my opinion) a mistake in the RTK book, as we already decided in waterfall (#537) to refer to the simplified form of dragon as ""eels"". It is much better to call the right half of this character an ""unbound tortoise"".)." When Spiderman fights the giant tortoise, he grabs a straw rope from the edges of the sumo ring and swings it at his head. However, the tortoise quickly tucks his head back into his shell to avoid the blow (hence no head on the tortoise). 1377 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅนผ ใจใฆ ใใใช.ใ ใใถ, ใใ infancy, childhood ๅนผๅ (ใใใ): infant; baby; child<br>ๅนผ็จๅ(ใใใกใใ): kindergarten<br>ๅนผ็จ(ใใใก): infancy; childish; infantile<br>ๅนผใ(ใใใชใ): (1) very young (2) childish; immature 2 6 1227 ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 5 ๅนบ 52 3 ใใจใใใใปใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic infancy In its infancy, a butterfly is protected by a cocoon, as it doesnยดt yet have any power of its own. During their infancy, children are often wrapped up tight like a cocoon (i.e. in those Snugli carriers) and supported by the muscle of their parents. 1378 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅพ ใดใใณใฆ ใฎใกใใใ.ใใใใใใใใจใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ behind, back, later "ๅๅพ(ใใ): afternoon; p.m.<br>ๅพ(ใใจ): (1) behind; rear (2) after; later (3) after one's death (4) remainder; the rest (5) descendant; successor; heir (6) past; previous (7) more (i.e. five more minutes)<br>ไปๅพ(ใใใ): from now on; hereafter<br>ๆๅพ(ใใใ): (1) last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent (2) (after -tara form or -ta form followed by ""ga"") no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences) (3) one's final moments<br>็ดๅพ(ใกใใใ): immediately following<br>ไปฅๅพ(ใใ): (1) after this; from now on; hereafter (2) thereafter; since (verb) (after -te form of verb); after (time); since (then)<br>ๅพใ(ใใใ): back; behind; rear<br>ๅๅพ(ใใใ): (1) front and rear; front and back; before and behind (2) before and after (3) order; context (4) consequences (5) inversion; reversion; getting out of order (6) co-occurring (7) around; about; approximately; nearly<br>ๅพ่ผฉ(ใใใฏใ): junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student<br>ๅพ่ (ใใใใ): the latter<br>ๅพๅใ(ใใจใพใใ): putting off; postponing<br>ๅพ้(ใใใใ): (1) retreat (2) backspace; BS<br>่ๅพ(ใฏใใ): (1) back; rear (2) background; behind the scenes<br>ๅพๆ(ใใใใ): regret; repentance<br>ๆๅพๆฅ(ใใใฃใฆ): day after tomorrow<br>ๅพ(ใฎใก): (1) later; afterwards; since (2) future (3) after one's death (4) descendant<br>ๆๆๅพๆฅ(ใใใใฃใฆ): (in) three days time (two days after tomorrow)<br>็ฃๅพ(ใใใ): postpartum; after childbirth<br>ๅพ(ใ): after" 5 2 26 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) 9 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic behind Column of walking legs (caterpillar) getting into a cocoon, about to leave its past self behind. after a grub goes through the cocoon stage, it leaves its walking legs behind for a life of flight. 1379 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ๅนฝ ใฆใฆ ใตใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใ seclude, confine to a room ๅนฝ้(ใใใใ): ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom 1 S 1996 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52) 9 ๅนบ 52 3 ใใจใใใใปใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic faint The villagers havenยดt the faintest idea that giant coccoons resting in the mountain are soon to hatch. Frodo and Sam fainted in the mountains and the spider wrapped them in cacoons. 1380 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅนพ ใญ ใใ-ใใใ.ใคใใใ.ใ ใ, ใ how many, how much, how far, how long ๅนพใค(ใใใค): (1) how many? (2) how old?<br>ๅนพๅ(ใใใถใ): (1) somewhat; to some extent; to some degree (2) some; part; portion<br>ๅนพใ(ใใใ): how much?; how many?<br>ๅนพ(ใใ): (1) some; several (2) many (3) how many?; how much?<br>ๅนพๅค(ใใใ): many; numerous<br>ๅนพใใงใ(ใใใใงใ): as many (much) as one likes 3 S 1725 ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>ๆ: sign of the dog; 7-9PM; eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac 12 ๅนบ 52 3 ใใจใใใใปใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic how many It is a little awkward when you are at a fiesta and the host serves some rare delicacy, like moth cocoons, the guests must decide how many it would be polite to eat. You do the math in your head and it comes out to two cocoons per person. This is why the horizontal line is a fraction bar with two cocoons on the top, and one person the bottom. How many went to the party? Two aliens and one person (I feel sorry for that person). 1381 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฉ ใญ ใฏใ mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane ๅฑๆฉ(ใใ): crisis<br>ๆฉ้ข(ใใใ): (1) engine (2) agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body (3) system; facility; facilities<br>ๆฉๆง(ใใใ): mechanism; organization; organisation<br>ๆฉ่ฝ(ใใฎใ): function; facility; faculty; feature<br>ๆฉไผ(ใใใ): chance; opportunity<br>้ฃ่กๆฉ(ใฒใใใ): aeroplane; airplane; aircraft<br>ๅๆฉ(ใฉใใ): motive; incentive; motif<br>ๆฉๅซ(ใใใ): (1) humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits (2) safety; health; well-being; one's situation (3) in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper<br>ๆฉ้ข่ป(ใใใใใ): locomotive; engine<br>ๅฅๆฉ(ใใใ): opportunity; chance<br>ๆๆฉ(ใใใ): organic<br>ๆ้ขจๆฉ(ใใใทใใ): electric fan<br>ไบค้ๆฉ้ข(ใใใคใใใใ): transportation facilities<br>ใธใงใใๆฉ(ใธใงใใใ): jet aeroplane; jet airplane<br>ๆฉ(ใฏใ): loom<br>ๆฉ(ใ): (1) chance; opportunity (2) machine (3) aircraft (4) counter for aircraft (5) counter for remaining lives (in video games) 3 4 127 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅนพ: how many; how much; how far; how long; some; several 16 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mechanism An abacus is a mechanism made of wood used to calculate how many ยดanythingsยด. "To avoid confusing with contraption (#677), focus on the ""ism"" of mechanism. For example, fetishism refers to having a fetish; mechanism here refers to having a mecha-like property, where mecha is a type of anime robot that can transform itself. Imagine a mecha that can transform itself between two forms: a huge immovable tree (as a form of defense) and a gigantic marching abacus that smashes enemies between its giant beads." 1382 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Vehicle.Machine kanjifreq1-250 ็ ใฒใณ ใใ, ใใ, ใฏใ, ใฏใใ mysterious, occultness ็้ข(ใใใใ): entranceway; entry hall; vestibule; foyer; entryway; mud room<br>็ไบบ(ใใใใจ): (1) expert (professional) in a given trade or profession (2) woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine 1 S 1409 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52) 5 ็ 95 5 ใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic mysterious What could be more mysterious than a cocoon in a top hat trying to sneak in...? (Pimitive: GANDALF). The invisible man in his top hat and cocoon of white bandages is the most mysterious man in the world. 1383 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใใฏ livestock, domestic fowl and animals ๅฎถ็(ใใกใ): domestic animals; livestock; cattle<br>็็ฃ(ใกใใใ): animal husbandry<br>็ง็(ใผใใกใ): stock-farming<br>็็(ใกใใใใ): (1) beast (i.e. any animal other than man) (2) person reborn into the animal realm (3) brute (i.e. a contemptible human being) (4) son of a bitch; for Christ's sake; damn it 2 S 1824 ็: mysterious; occultness<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy 10 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic livestock The livestock are disappearing! Iยดve placed Gandalf over the rice field to protect them. This mysterious rice field grows not only rice, but livestock too! Picture little pigs and chickens growing right out of the ground, among the rice plants. How bizarre! 1384 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใใฏ ใใใ.ใใ amass, keeping a concubine, phonograph ่ฒฏ่(ใกใใกใ): savings<br>่็ฉ(ใกใใใ): accumulation; accumulate; store<br>่ใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to store; to lay in stock (2) to have a beard; to grow a beard 1 S 1260 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็: livestock; domestic fowl and animals 13 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic amass One sneaky farmer wanted to amass a large collection of livestock. We all know that cows like to eat flowers, so he planted lines of flowers leading to his own fields. The livestock followed the lines, eating the flowers one by one, and amassed in his field. Kobe beef. The Japanese amass a fortune pampering livestock feeding them flowers, offering beer, playing music and giving them massagesโฆ 1385 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅผฆ ใฒใณ ใคใ bowstring, chord, hypotenuse 1 S 1773 ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>็: mysterious; occultness 8 ๅผ 57 3 ใใฟใปใใฟใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bowstring A magic bow that only Gandalf can yield: there is no bowstring on it, and he uses his magic to fire arrows. A bow with a mysterious invisible bowstring. 1386 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใจใฆ hug, embrace, possess, protect, lead 1 S 1213 ๆ: hand<br>้: softening; mitigation 16 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hug A mysterious turkey with human fingers wants to hug me... I will never go to Tokyo Disneyland again! Imagine Gandalf hugging a turkey....ouch! It bit off his finger! 1387 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆป ใธ ใ, ใใ, ใใใ nourishing, more & more, be luxuriant, planting, turbidity 1 S 1563 ๆฐด: water<br>่ฒ: here 12 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic nourishing Water is doubly mysterious. Itยดs in all our nourishment...and yet, itยดs really not nourishing at all. Going off the idea of the right side meaning rapid growth/increase of small objects, Iยดve decided to make the right side be Gremlins, those little mysterious creatures that double rapidly. Gremlins find water a little too nourishing, as it makes them instantly multiply. 1388 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใธ ใใคใ.ใใ ใใ, ใกใ, ใใใฟ, ใใ mercy 1 S 1811 ่ฒ: here<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 13 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mercy Here we see the DOUBLE-MYSTERIOUS Siamese twins again, at the MERCY of the machines that pump blood through their veins, since the single HEART they share won't do the job... Here we see the DOUBLE-MYSTERIOUS Siamese twins again, at the MERCY of the machines that pump blood through their veins, since the single HEART they share wonยดt do the job... 1389 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ฃ ใธ magnet, porcelain ็ฃ็ณ(ใใใใ): (1) magnet (2) compass<br>็ฃๆฐ(ใใ): magnetism<br>็ฃๅจ(ใใ): porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware 1 6 1686 ็ณ: stone<br>่ฒ: here 14 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic magnet A magnet is a rock with two sides; one that mysteriously pushes and one that pulls; doubly mysterious. (see astridtopsยด story). I found some stones on the siamese twins. Turns out the stones were magnetic, and they werenยดt siamese twins at all! 1390 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ณป ใฑใค lineage, system ไฝ็ณป(ใใใใ): system; organization; organisation; architecture<br>็ณป็ตฑ(ใใใจใ): system; family line; geological formation; lineage; ancestry<br>็ณป(ใใ): (1) system; lineage; group (2) corollary (3) (geological) system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period) (4) (taxonomical) series 1 6 567 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>็ณธ: thread 7 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic lineage A single drop of your blood holds the proof of the unbroken thread of your lineage. Spidermanยดs lineage (who his family is etc...) can be found in his DNA in a drop of blood. The villain that gets blood of Spidey will be able to find out who is family and lineage is. be carfefull spidey... 1391 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ไฟ ใฑใค ใใ.ใใใใใใ-ใใใใใใ.ใใ person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself ้ขไฟ(ใใใใ): (1) relation; relationship; connection (2) participation; involvement; concern (3) influence; effect (4) sexual relations; sexual relationship (5) related to ...; connected to ...<br>ไฟ(ใใใ): (1) charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk (2) connection; linking<br>ไฟใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to be affected; to be influenced (2) to be concerned with; to have to do with (3) to stick to (opinions) 3 3 232 ไบบ: person<br>็ณป: lineage; system 9 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic person in charge Mister T gets a DNA test, and discovers that he was meant to be the person in charge after all. The person in charge usually must come from a long standing lineage of persons in charge. 1392 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1-250 ๅญซ ใฝใณ ใพใ ใฒ grandchild, descendants ๅญซ(ใพใ): grandchild<br>ๅญๅญซ(ใใใ): descendants; posterity; offspring 2 4 1388 ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac<br>็ณป: lineage; system 10 ๅญ 39 3 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic grandchild Your grandchild is the child of your DNA. Your child continues the family lineage by passing on your DNA, giving you a grandchild. 1393 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆธ ใฑใณใใฑ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใ suspend, hang, 10%, install, depend, consult ไธ็ๆธๅฝ(ใใฃใใใใใใใ): very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life<br>ๆธ่ณ(ใใใใใ): offering prizes; winning; reward<br>ๆธๅฝ(ใใใใ): eagerness; earnestness; risking one's life<br>ๆธใใ(ใใใ): (1) to take (2) to hang (3) to come into view; to arrive (4) to come under (a contract, a tax) (5) to start (engines, motors) (6) to attend; to deal with; to handle (7) to have started to; to be on the verge of (8) to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover (9) to (come) at (10) to be fastened (11) to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.) (12) to be caught in (13) to get a call (14) to depend on 1 S 889 ็ธฃ: county; district; subdivision<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 20 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic suspend The prefecture has suspended all DNA research for heart disease because of corruption. All involved will be suspended by their wrists. There's a suspension bridge connecting one of the prefectures to the Japanese heartland. The supporting cables of the bridge actually look like DNA double-helices. That's Japan for you! 1394 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅด ใญใฃใฏ ใใ.ใฃใฆใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ instead, on the contrary, rather ๅดใฃใฆ(ใใใฃใฆ): on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead 1 S 959 ๅป: gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) 7 ๅฉ 26 2 ใตใใปใตใใฅใใใปใใใต (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic instead [instead; on the contrary; rather] Gone is the time for stamps - use e-mail instead. If you tried to attach money to an envelope to pay for postage it would be GONE before it arrived at the post office. Thatยดs why we use STAMPS instead. 1395 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ ใญใฃใฏใใญใฃใใซใฏ ใใ ใ skids, leg, undercarriage ่ๆฌ(ใใใใปใ): script; screenplay; scenario<br>่่ฒ(ใใใใใใ): dramatization (e.g. film); dramatisation<br>ๅคฑ่(ใใฃใใใ): losing one's standing; being overthrown; falling 1 S 1228 ่: meat<br>ๅด: instead; on the contrary; rather 11 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic shins Shins are the part of the body that one uses instead of oneยดs eyes, for finding furniture in the dark. (Ouch!). Shins are the part of the body that Japanese traditionally sit on instead of their asses. 1396 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅธ ใทใฃ ใใ.ใใใใใใใใ.ใ wholesale ๅธใ(ใใใ): (1) to sell wholesale (2) to grate (e.g. vegetables) (3) to cut up fish 1 S 1520 ๅ: noon; sign of the horse; 11AM-1PM; seventh sign of Chinese zodiac<br>ๆญฃ: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) 9 ๅฉ 26 2 ใตใใปใตใใฅใใใปใใใต (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic wholesale Wholesale refers to the sale of goods in quantity to retailers for resale. When this kanji was invented, large loads of goods needed to be transported by horses who left steep footprints because of the weight they carried. The wholesale goods needed a special stamp to indicate that they were legal for resale. If you need horseshoes (shoes that fit your horseยดs footprint), buy them at the wholesale shop. They lick and paste stamps in your membership card so you can get free merchandise later. 1397 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅพก ใฎใงใใด ใใ-ใใ-ใใฟ- ใ honorable, manipulate, govern ๅพก(ใ): honourable; honorable<br>ๅพกๅ (ใใใ): your pardon; declining (something); dismissal; permission<br>ๅพก่ฅ่ค(ใใใค): diaper; nappy<br>ๅพกๅบงใใพใ(ใใใใพใ): to be; to exist<br>ๅพกๆด่ฝ(ใใใใ): (1) smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious (2) someone smartly dressed (3) to dress up; to be fashionable<br>ๅพกไธญ(ใใใกใ ใ): and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...<br>ๅพกๆฐ(ใใใ): (1) accompaniment for rice dishes; side dish (2) food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation)<br>ๅพกๅ ใชใใ(ใใใใชใใ): I beg your pardon; excuse me<br>ๅพก่ฆงใชใใ(ใใใใชใใ): (1) (please) look (2) see (used to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct) (3) (after the -te form of a verb) (please) try to do<br>ๆฉๅพก้ฃฏ(ใฐใใใฏใ): dinner; evening meal<br>ๅพกๅ(ใฟใช): name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ<br>ๅพก(ใใ): (1) honorific prefix (2) imperial; emperor 3 S 1087 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ๅธ: wholesale 12 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic honorable An honorable man will not try to cut in front of the line at the wholesale stamp store. (Imagine just how much honor it takes facing those long lines at the post office!). If a trader has an honorable reputation- then people will line up to buy his wholesale goods. 1398 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใใฏ ใฏใฃ, ใฏใค, ใฏใ clothing, admit, obey, discharge ๆ(ใตใ): (1) clothes (esp. Western clothes) (2) counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.<br>ๅถๆ(ใใใตใ): uniform<br>ๆ่ฃ (ใตใใใ): garments; attire<br>ไธๆ(ใตใตใ): dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest; disagreement<br>ๆดๆ(ใใใตใ): Western-style clothes (cf traditional Japanese clothes)<br>ๅ ๆ(ใใใตใ): conquest (problem, disease, handicap, etc. e.g. poverty, illness); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over<br>่กฃๆ(ใใตใ): clothes<br>ๅๆ(ใใตใ): Japanese clothes<br>ๅพๆ(ใใใตใ): conquest; subjugation; overcoming<br>่ปๆ(ใใใทใ): military or naval uniform 4 3 873 ่: meat<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26)<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 8 ๆ 74 4 ใคใใปใคใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic clothing Itยดs customary to cover the flesh with clothing, but some designs are so outrageous theyยดre not bigger than a stamp that just covers your crotch. Modern clothing shows a lot of flesh -- some is practically no more than a postage stamp covering your crotch! 1399 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฝ ใกใคใใใงใฆ ใใฎใก fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint "้ฉๅฝ(ใใใใ): (1) revolution (2) 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in onmyou-dou)<br>็ๅฝ(ใใใใ): life; existence<br>ๅฝ(ใใฎใก): (1) life; life force (2) lifetime; lifespan (3) most important thing; foundation; core (4) paired tattoos of the ""life"" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love) (5) fate; destiny; karma<br>ๅฝไปค(ใใใใ): (1) order; command; decree; directive (2) (software) instruction; statement<br>ไธ็ๆธๅฝ(ใใฃใใใใใใใ): very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life<br>้ๅฝ(ใใใใ): fate; destiny; lot<br>ไฝฟๅฝ(ใใใ): mission; errand; message<br>ๅฏฟๅฝ(ใใ ใฟใใ): life span<br>ไปปๅฝ(ใซใใใ): appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation<br>ๅฎฟๅฝ(ใใ ใใใ): fate; destiny; predestination<br>ๅฝไธญ(ใใใกใ ใ): a hit; hitting something that was aimed at<br>ๅฝใใ(ใใใใ): to order; to command; to appoint<br>ๆธๅฝ(ใใใใ): eagerness; earnestness; risking one's life<br>ไบบๅฝ(ใใใใ): (human) life<br>ๅฝใใ(ใใใใ): to command; to appoint" 3 3 465 ไบบ: person<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) 8 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic fate When youยดre born, your fate is measured, fitted, and stamped onto your soul. Good luck defying it. Your ability to resist FATE can be fit on a postage stamp. 1400 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ไปค ใฌใค ใฎใ, ใใใ, ใ orders, ancient laws, command, decree ๅฝไปค(ใใใใ): (1) order; command; decree; directive (2) (software) instruction; statement<br>ๆไปค(ใใใ): orders; instructions; directive; command<br>ไปฎไปค(ใใจใ): even if; if; though; although 2 4 804 ไบบ: person<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ใ: None 5 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic orders "(re: dingomick) ""These are your orders,"" declares the general while passing out documents at the meeting. As everyone started to leave, the general exclaims ""Oh wait! I need to certify these orders!"" and went around stamping each paper with his personal chop-seal." These are your orders, declares the general at the meeting as he stamps them with his chop-seal. (Primitive: chop-seal imaged as a papal ring, the oneยดs they would press into wax as their official seal. Also a cattle brand.). 1401 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ถ ใฌใค ใใใใใผ.ใใใใผ.ใใ zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher ้ถ(ใผใญ): zero; nought<br>้ถใ(ใใผใ): (1) to spill; to drop; to shed (tears) (2) to grumble; to complain (3) to let one's feelings show<br>้ถใใ(ใใผใใ): (1) to spill; to fall out of; to overflow (2) to peek through; to become visible (although normally not) (3) to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)<br>้ถ็น(ใใใฆใ): zero; no marks 2 S 1217 ้จ: rain<br>ไปค: orders; ancient laws; command; decree 13 ้จ 173 8 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic zero The amount of people that can order the rain to rain. Despite the rain, the zero pilot flies on. He has kamikaze orders. 1402 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฝข ใฌใค ใใใใใจใ age ๅนด้ฝข(ใญใใใ): age; years 2 S 770 ้ฝ: tooth; cog<br>ไปค: orders; ancient laws; command; decree 17 ้ฝ 211 15 ใฏใปใฏใธใ ้ฝก ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic age You know you are fast approaching a ripe old AGE when you get ORDERS from the dentist to get new TEETH. This has the nuance of a life milestone. Here it's represented by the life-cycle of teeth: In childhood, your teeth give the orders, growing whenever they want. As a teenager, we give orders to the teeth, by putting braces on them. In old age, we order new teeth! 1403 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅท ใฌใค ใคใ.ใใใใฒ.ใใใใฒ.ใใใฒ.ใใใใใฒ.ใใใใฒ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใพใ cool, cold (beer, person), chill ๅท้(ใใใใ): calm; composure; coolness; serenity<br>ๅท่ตๅบซ(ใใใใใ): refrigerator<br>ๅทๅ(ใใใจใ): freezing; cold storage; refrigeration<br>ๅทๆฟ(ใใใผใ): cooling; air-conditioning<br>ๅทๆทก(ใใใใ): coolness; indifference<br>ๅทใใ(ใฒใใ): to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down<br>ๅทใใ(ใฒใใ): (1) to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to refrigerate (2) to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax (3) to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)<br>ๅท้ ท(ใใใใ): cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless<br>ๅทใใ(ใคใใใ): (1) cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing (2) coldhearted; unfeeling<br>ๅทใใ(ใใใ): (1) to become cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to come down (fever) (2) to cool down (interest); to abate; to subside; to dampen<br>ๅท่ต(ใใใใ): cold storage; refrigeration<br>ๅทใใใ(ใฒใใใ): (1) to banter; to make fun of; to jeer at (2) to cool; to refrigerate<br>ๅทใพใ(ใใพใ): to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to dampen; to let cool; to throw a damper on; to spoil 3 4 667 ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>ไปค: orders; ancient laws; command; decree 7 ๅซ 15 2 ใซใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cool To keep your water cool, just order some ice. The Japanese boss gives an order at the meeting: eat ice to stay cool (since they wonยดt be running the air conditioning anymore). 1404 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq501-750 ้ ใชใงใฆ ใใ ใใ, ใใ jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign ๅคง็ตฑ้ (ใ ใใจใใใใ): president; chief executive<br>้ ๅ(ใใใใฉ): dominion; territory; possession<br>ๅ ้ (ใใใใใ): occupation; capture; possession; have a room to oneself<br>้ ๅ(ใใใใใ): area; domain; territory; field; range; region; regime<br>่ฆ้ (ใใใใใ): (1) point; gist; essentials; tenets; outline (2) knack; trick; the ropes<br>้ ๆตท(ใใใใใ): territorial waters<br>้ ไบ(ใใใใ): consul<br>้ ๅ(ใใใใใ ใ): receipt; voucher<br>้ ๅฐ(ใใใใก): territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)<br>้ (ใใใ): territory of (country) 2 5 138 ไปค: orders; ancient laws; command; decree<br>้ : page; leaf 14 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic jurisdiction Two cowboys are crossing a state limit. One says to him โDid you know that in this Jurisdiction there are Orders to get your head?โ, so he takes out his gun and shoots him. He claims the reward afterwards. (Thanks Fuaburisu). Orders are given by the head person in any jurisdiction. 1405 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ้ด ใฌใคใใชใณ ใใ ใ small bell, buzzer ้ด(ใใ): bell (often globular) 1 S 880 ้: gold<br>ไปค: orders; ancient laws; command; decree 13 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic small bell Some restaurants have a small gold bell to call someone to take customersยด orders. In high society, people ring a small golden bell to call their servants and give their orders. 1406 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใฆใฆ ใใ.ใ ใ, ใฏใ courage, cheer up, be in high spirits, bravery, heroism ๅๆฐ(ใใใ): courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness<br>ๅๆข(ใใใใ): brave; heroic; gallant<br>ๅใพใใ(ใใใพใใ): (1) brave; valiant; gallant; courageous (2) stirring; vigorous; rousing 2 4 1319 ใ: None<br>็ท: male 9 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic courage I imagined some kind of initiation rite in old China, where every young man has to show his courage. They then receive a chopseal which is a mark of their courage. Re: fuaburisu - The initiation rite in question is actually a reverse elbow chop to the brain, and you receive the chop seal if you have the power to withstand it. This initial imagery helps me with the altered chop seal and vertical placement. 1407 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใใฆใใ ใจใ.ใใใจใ.ใใ-ใจใ.ใใ-ใฉใ.ใใใจใ.ใใใจใ.ใใ-ใฉใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใจใ, ใฉใใ, ใฉใใ, ใฟใก traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters ้ไฟก(ใคใใใ): correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal<br>่ฆ้ใ(ใฟใจใใ): (1) unobstructed view; perspective; visibility; vista (2) forecast; outlook; prospect; prediction (3) insight; foresight<br>ๅ ฑ้(ใใใใคใ): (1) commonness; community (2) to be common; to be shared (3) -wide<br>ไบค้(ใใใคใ): traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse<br>้่ฒจ(ใคใใ): currency<br>้ๅธธ(ใคใใใใ): common; general; normal; usual<br>ๆฎ้(ใตใคใ): (1) general; ordinary; usual (2) normally; generally; usually (3) train that stops at every station<br>ๆต้(ใใ ใใคใ): (1) circulation of money or goods; flow of water or air; distribution (2) negotiable (e.g. shares)<br>้้(ใคใใ): passage through; transit; passing<br>้ๅค(ใคใใใ): commuting to work<br>้็ฅ(ใคใใก): notice; notification; report; posting<br>้่จณ(ใคใใใ): interpretation (i.e. oral translation)<br>้่ก(ใคใใใ): (1) passage; passing (2) common usage<br>้ๅญฆ(ใคใใใ): commuting to school; school commute<br>้่ทฏ(ใคใใ): passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle<br>้ใ(ใจใใ): (1) to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of (2) to run (between); to operate (between); to connect (3) to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in (4) to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through (5) to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout (6) to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far (7) to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed (8) to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted (9) to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for (10) to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense (11) to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood (12) to be straight (e.g. wood grain) (13) to be well-informed; to be wise (14) to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly<br>้ๅธณ(ใคใใกใใ): passbook; bankbook<br>่้(ใใใใ): (1) lending (money); finance (2) adaptability; versatility; flexibility; accommodation<br>็ด้(ใกใใใคใ): direct communication<br>ไธ้(ใตใคใ): suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation<br>้ใ(ใใใ): (1) to go back and forth; to ply between (2) to commute; to attend (school, church, etc.)<br>้ใ(ใจใใ): to let pass; to overlook; to continue; to keep; to make way for; to persist in<br>ๅคง้ใ(ใใใฉใใ): main street<br>ไผผ้ใ(ใซใใใ): to resemble closely<br>้้(ใใใคใ): opening; open; taking effect; becoming active<br>ไบบ้ใ(ใฒใจใฉใใ): pedestrian traffic<br>้ใ้ใใ(ใจใใใใใ): to pass; to pass through<br>ไบค้ๆฉ้ข(ใใใคใใใใ): transportation facilities<br>้(ใคใ): (1) connoisseur; authority (2) counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.<br>้็จ(ใคใใใ): (1) popular use; circulation (2) to pass as<br>้ใ้ใ(ใใใจใใ): to be(come) transparent<br>ไธ้ใ(ใฒใจใจใใ): (1) from start to end; in general (2) ordinary; usual (3) briefly; roughly (4) one method<br>้ใใ(ใคใใใ): (1) to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with) (2) to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to (3) to be understood; to be comprehended (4) to be honored; to be good (5) to be well versed in; to be well-informed (6) to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy) (7) to form a liaison; to be intimate<br>้ใ(ใจใใ): (1) avenue; street; way; road (2) coming and going; street traffic (3) flow (of water, air, etc.) (4) transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice) (5) fame; reputation; popularity (6) the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said) (7) understanding; comprehension (8) counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types<br>้ใๆใใ(ใจใใใใใ): to happen to pass by<br>้ฃใ้ใ(ใใใจใใ): to carry through; to achieve; to complete<br>้ใใ(ใคใใใ): (1) to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with) (2) to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to (3) to be understood; to be comprehended (4) to be honored; to be good (5) to be well versed in; to be well-informed (6) to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy) (7) to form a liaison; to be intimate 4 2 80 ็ฌ: road with walls on both sides<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 10 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic traffic I bounce down the road on my pogo stick, easily getting through the dense traffic. (Note: New primitive: chop-seal + utilize = pogo stick. Because a chop-seal is long and thin with a rubbery bit at the end. If it were big enough, you could utilize it as a pogo stick). [Edit: pogo stick also appears in 1409, 1690, 2530]. Building on gorgonยดs story I now change mine to a much more silly and rememberable one. The Chinese police is using a helicopter to check and regulate the traffic. Hanging from the helicopter is a huge chopseal that they utilize to mark some of the cars that are causing trouble on the road. 1408 grade2 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ่ธ ใจใฆ ใใฉ.ใ jump, dance, leap, skip ่ธใ(ใใฉใ): dance<br>่ธใ(ใใฉใ): to dance (orig. a hopping dance) 2 S 1308 ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>็ฌ: road with walls on both sides 14 ่ถณ 157 7 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic jump The winner of the long jump competition was disqualified when they found he used a pogo stick tied to his leg to jump further. "The high jumper has his wooden leg fitted with a pogo stick, and can now jump even higher. (See my note at traffic (#1408) for pogo stick). EDIT (2 years later): Keyword ""jump"" leads to confusion later on (see cjon256ยดs post), ""Dancing"" would be better (but be sure to keep it distinct from dance (#1774)). New Story: I was no good at dancing due to my wooden leg... until I had it fitted with a pogo stick!" 1409 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Movement kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใฎ ใใใ.ใ doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question ็ๅ(ใใใ): question; problem; doubt; guess<br>็ใ(ใใใใ): to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect<br>็ๆ(ใใใ): doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion<br>่ณช็(ใใคใ): (1) question (2) interpellation 3 6 283 ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)<br>็ข: dart; arrow<br>ใ: None<br>็: head; counter for animals 14 ็ 103 5 ใฒใใปใฒใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic doubt (Katsuo) You come at the zoo entrance. ยดHere sir, a spoon to feed the animals.ยด cool ยดand a dart(gun) in case stuff go wrongยด ....ยด please chop-seal (sign) here for in case of accidents the zoo is not responsible.ยด ยดlion feeding time is. bla blaยด You are having serious doubts about if you still want to go into this zoo. A very doubtful story: At the entrance to my local zoo they issue you with a special spoon (to feed the animals) and a dart gun (to defend yourself in case of animal attack). You must then hanko (seal) a document to say youโve received both these items, only after which will they let you enter the zoo. (Oh, and if you forget your hanko, I doubt theyโll let you in). 1410 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq251-500 ๆฌ ใฎ ใพใ.ใใใใฉ.ใ mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate, imitate 1 S 1990 ๆ: hand<br>็: doubt; distrust; be suspicious; question 17 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mimic Ask a MIMIC to give an impression of DOUBT, and he will no DOUBT scratch his head with his FINGER. I doubt you can mimic all these animals with just your fingers: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Raymond+Crowe%22+Letterman (shadow puppets -- youยดll love it!). 1411 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใฎใงใฆ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใ congeal, freeze, stiff, be absorbed in ๅใ(ใใ): (1) to grow stiff (2) to be absorbed in; to be devoted to; to be a fanatic; to elaborate<br>ๆททๅๅ(ใณใณใฏใชใผใ): concrete<br>ๅไนใจ(ใใฃใจ): (1) motionlessly (2) fixedly (e.g. of staring) (3) patiently (4) firmly (e.g. hold); restrained<br>ๅใใ(ใใใ): to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack<br>ๅใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to freeze; to congeal (2) to concentrate one's attention on; to devote oneself to something; to ponder; to meditate<br>ๅใ(ใใใ): to congeal; to freeze 1 S 1712 ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>็: doubt; distrust; be suspicious; question 16 ๅซ 15 2 ใซใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic congeal I doubt that the jello would congeal sitting on the counter, so I placed it in the icebox. Is there any doubt that ice is congealed stuff? 1412 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ฏ ใใณ ใฎใ pattern, example, model ่ป็ฏ(ใใฏใ): model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example<br>็ฏๅฒ(ใฏใใ): extent; scope; sphere; range; span<br>ๆจก็ฏ(ใใฏใ): exemplar; exemplification; exemplum; model; example 1 S 1088 ็ซน: bamboo<br>่ป: car<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) 15 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pattern This pattern made of bamboo is for a new model of car designed to leave as small an ecological fingerprint as possible. I just had a new bamboo-leaf pattern spray-painted on my car. Don't touch it, you'll leave fingerprints! 1413 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฏ ใใณใใใณ ใใ.ใ crime, sin, offense ็ฏ็ฝช(ใฏใใใ): crime<br>็ฏไบบ(ใฏใใซใ): offender; criminal<br>้ฒ็ฏ(ใผใใฏใ): prevention of crime<br>็ฏใ(ใใใ): (1) to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate (2) to transgress; to contravene (3) to violate; to ravish; to rape; to deflower 3 5 874 ็ฌ: dog<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) 5 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic crime Crimes can often be solved using the tools of dogs and fingerprints. This crime gang has yet to be caught because their pack of wild dogs takes care of licking off the fingerprints from all the crime scenes. 1414 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใคใฏ unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster ๅไป(ใใฃใใ): (1) trouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry (2) care; dependence; support; kindness; obligation; staying (with a person) 1 S 2123 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) 4 ๅ 27 2 ใใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic unlucky Seeing some finger prints at the edge of a cliff, I wondered who that unlucky person was. Sherlock Holmes is very unlucky: he just fell off a cliff while he was looking around for fingerprints. 1415 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฑ ใญ ใใถ.ใชใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใถใ dangerous, fear, uneasy ๅฑๆฉ(ใใ): crisis<br>ๅฑ้บ(ใใใ): (1) danger; peril; hazard (2) dangerous; hazardous<br>ๅฑใใ(ใใใใ): (1) dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious (2) in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk (3) uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful (4) close (i.e. a close call); narrow<br>ๅฑใถใ(ใใใถใ): to fear; to have misgivings; to be doubtful; to mistrust<br>ๅฑๅฎณ(ใใใ): injury; harm; danger<br>ๅฑใชใ(ใใถใชใ): (1) dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious (2) in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk (3) uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful (4) close (i.e. a close call); narrow (5) look out!; watch out! 3 6 606 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๅ: unlucky; misfortune; bad luck; disaster 6 ๅฉ 26 2 ใตใใปใตใใฅใใใปใใใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dangerous If you live a dangerous life, eventually you're bound to get unlucky. While rock climbing you are bound to the cliff by just your fingerprints, which is why itยดs so dangerous. 1416 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๅฎ ใจใณ ใ.ใฆใใ-ใใฆใ-ใฅใคใใใใ.ใ address, just like, fortunately ๅฎ(ใใฆ): (1) aim; object; purpose; end (2) expectations; prospects; hopes (3) something that can be relied upon (4) snack served with alcoholic drink (5) pad; guard (6) blow; strike (7) addressed to (8) per<br>ๅฎๅ(ใใฆใช): (addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address<br>ๅฎใฆใ(ใใฆใ): to address 0 S ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅค: evening<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) 8 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic address Your address should be displayed on your house and mailbox. For the primitive: This is a hi-tech Japanese mailbox, it automatically lights up in the evening, and has a biometric fingerprint scanner. --- Each houseยดs address, even if itยดs hard to see in the evening, is like its own unique fingerprint. 1417 gradeS JLPT.N0 ่ ใฏใณ ใใง arm, ability, talent ่ (ใใง): (1) arm (2) skill<br>่ ๅ(ใใงใพใ): ability; skill; facility 2 S 1163 ่: meat<br>ๅฎ: address; just like; fortunately 12 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic arm Like in Memento, I tattoo my address on my forearm flesh so I donยดt forget it. In Iraq people are having their addresses tattooed on their bodies, usually their arms, so they can be identified if they are killed. (true story). 1418 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใจใณ ใใฎ, ใ.ใค ใใ garden, farm, park 1 S+ 2060 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅค: evening<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) (none) garden "Japanese ""gardens"" arenยดt anything more than a pot of flowers on top of the mailbox." My mailbox is actually right in the middle of my garden, which kind of sucks since the mailman has to trample all my flowers to get to it. 1419 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆจ ใจใณใใชใณใใฆใณ ใใ.ใใใใใฟใใใ.ใใใ grudge, show resentment, be jealous 0 S 2137 ๅค: evening<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 9 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic grudge I couldnยดt drop my grudge against him. So I put a severed pigยดs heart in his mailbox. He got the message. To hold a grudge is actually the act of keeping negative feelings you received in the mailbox of your heart. 1420 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆณ ใชใฅใฆ ใใชใ ใชใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใช, ใใชใ willow 1 S 1169 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฏ: sign of the hare or rabbit; 5-7AM; fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; east 9 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic willow Having decided to use SIGN OF THE HARE rather than RECEIPT and STAMP my mnemonic goes as follows: The WILLOW is the TREE that droops likes a HAREยดs ears. A strange thing about the japanese willow tree is, it grows eggs... but the eggs have no yokes. weird eh? 1421 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅต ใฉใณ ใใพใ egg, ovum, spawn, roe ๅต(ใใพใ): (1) eggs; egg; spawn; roe (2) hen egg (3) (an expert) in the making 2 6 1342 ๅฏ: sign of the hare or rabbit; 5-7AM; fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; east 7 ๅฉ 26 2 ใตใใปใตใใฅใใใปใใใต (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic egg The Easter Bunny dropped an egg on my desk and got yolk all over my receipts and stamps. "The ๅฏsign of the hare (#2041) hides eggs in his ears for Easter..." 1422 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใชใฅใฆใใซ ใจ.ใใใใจ.ใพใใใจใฉ.ใใใใจใฉ.ใพใใใใใถใ ใจใ detain, fasten, halt, stop ็ใพใ(ใจใพใ): (1) to stop (moving); to come to a stop (2) to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended (3) to alight; to perch on<br>็ๅญฆ(ใใ ใใใ): studying abroad (usu. at university level)<br>็ๅญฆ็(ใใ ใใใใใ): overseas student; exchange student<br>็ๅฎ(ใใ): (1) absence; being away from home (2) house-sitting; house-sitter (3) being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting<br>ๆธ็(ใใใจใ): (1) registered mail (2) registration (e.g. of mail); writing down; putting on record; recording; making a note of<br>็ๅฎ็ช(ใใใฐใ): (1) care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching (2) caretaker; house-sitter<br>ๅ็ๆ(ใฆใใใ ใใใ): bus stop; tram stop; stop; station<br>็ใใ(ใจใฉใใ): (1) to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to (2) to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit (3) to record (e.g. a fact); to retain<br>ๆญ็ๅค(ใใใ): playing cards; card game<br>่ธ็(ใใใใใ ใ): distillation 3 5 731 ๅฏ: sign of the hare or rabbit; 5-7AM; fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; east<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy 10 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic detain The use of RANSOM NOTE (think of a receipt with a dagger through it on a door) works great with DETAIN. Here the RANSOM NOTE says that the girl has been DETAINED in an undisclosed location. To get her back take the RANSOM to a empty FIELD. Got a receipt for that dagger, son? If not, weยดre going to detain you and send you to work in the rice fields. 1423 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ่ฒฟ ใใฆ trade, exchange ่ฒฟๆ(ใผใใใ): trade (foreign) 2 5 652 ๅฏ: sign of the hare or rabbit; 5-7AM; fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; east<br>่ฒ: shellfish 12 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic trade Thereยดs a buyback program where you can trade in your dagger for money. But itยดs quite ineffective, since only registered dagger-owners with the original receipts can participate, and not criminals with illegally-purchased daggers. The new RANSOM note (a receipt stuck to a door with a dagger) from DETAIN (1423) appears again (probably after you went to the field as instructed) now gives instruction to TRADE the victim for CURRENCY you were told to bring. 1424 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq501-750 ๅฐ ใคใณ ใใใใ-ใใใใใใ.ใ stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India ๅฐ่ฑก(ใใใใใ): impression<br>่ชฟๅฐ(ใกใใใใ): signature; signing; sealing<br>ๅฐๅท(ใใใใค): printing<br>ๅฐ(ใใใ): (1) mark; sign (2) symbol; emblem (3) badge; crest; flag (4) evidence; proof (5) token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)<br>ๅฐ้(ใใใใ): stamp; seal<br>็ฎๅฐ(ใใใใ): mark; sign; landmark<br>็ขๅฐ(ใใใใ): arrow (mark or symbol); directional marker or indicator<br>ๅฐ(ใใ): (1) seal; stamp; mark; print (2) mudra (symbolic hand gesture) (3) India 2 4 682 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) 6 ๅฉ 26 2 ใตใใปใตใใฅใใใปใใใต (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic stamp Before sticky backs, they had to staple stamps to letters. Aaaagh, this old stamp doesnยดt stick! Okay Iยดll just staple it. 1425 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ่ ใณใฆใใญใงใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใใใฃ, ใจใ entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure ่ๅณ(ใใใใฟ): interest (in something)<br>ๆฏ่(ใใใใ): promotion; encouragement<br>ๆฐ่(ใใใใ): rising; developing; emergent<br>่ๅฅฎ(ใใใตใ): excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal<br>ๅพฉ่(ใตใฃใใ): revival; renaissance; reconstruction<br>่ๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): industrial enterprise<br>่ใใ(ใใใใใ): to amuse oneself; to make merry<br>ไฝ่(ใใใใ): side show; entertainment 1 5 734 ่ผ: mortar<br>ๅ: same; agree; equal<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 16 ่ผ 134 6 ใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic entertain To me, this looks like a pictograph of a road leading to the big city (see the buildings?) where there are plenty of places to be entertained. Unfortunately in this city, every store is the same: staples. What tools! [ayoung24]. Photographically, this kanji simply looks like a set of two speakers (the staples primitives) between the sub-woofer (primitive for same) -- all this as a tool to entertain a group of drunks at a club. 1426 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ้ ใฆใฆ ใจใ ใชใ, ใฟใฎใ sign of the bird, west (sake rad) 1 S+ 2468 ่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) (none) sign of the bird The sign of the bird on this whiskey bottle is of course the Famous Grouse blended Scotch. "Normally birds fly south, but one bird flew west. People were worried about it and kept asking ""Is there any sign of the bird โ you know, the one that flew west?""." 1427 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ ใทใฅ ใใใใใ- ใ, ใ, ใ sake, alcohol ้ (ใใ): alcohol; sake<br>้ ๅ ด(ใใใฐ): bar; bar-room<br>้บฆ้ (ใใผใซ): beer<br>ใ้ (ใใใ): alcohol; sake 3 3 1006 ๆฐด: water<br>้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164) 10 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sake Sake is just watered down whisky. Sake is the generic term for alcohol (not just japanese rice wine). And a very popular alcoholic drink in Japan is whiskey and water. 1428 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใทใฃใฏ ใ.ใ bartending, serving sake, the host, draw (water), ladle, scoop, pump ้ ใ(ใใ): to serve sake 1 S 2271 ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ๅบ: ladle; one tenth of a go; dip 10 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bartending At the local pub, their bartending practises are unusual. They serve the whiskey by pouring it from a ladle, like one would from the punch bowl. Ever seen the anime Bartender? Bartending isnยดt just about bottles of whiskey, itยดs about ladling out advice. 1429 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ ต ใณใฆ fermentation 1 S 1862 ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ๅญ: filial piety; child's respect 14 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fermentation The secrets of fermentation are passed to the son who displays the most filial piety. Since filial piety is all about respecting ones elders, and the older a whiskey bottle is (i.e. the time it have spent undergoing fermentation) the more respect you should give it, the meaning of this kanji becomes clear. If it doesnยดt, sink back some whiskey and it will. 1430 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ท ใณใฏ ใฒใฉ.ใ cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust ๆฎ้ ท(ใใใใ): cruelty; harshness<br>ๅท้ ท(ใใใใ): cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless<br>้ ทใ(ใฒใฉใ): (1) cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe (2) violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme (3) very bad; terrible; awful (4) excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust 1 S 1596 ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ๅ: revelation; tell; inform; announce 14 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cruel Itยดs cruel to pour alcohol down a cowยดs mouth. There is a saying that a drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts. Be careful about giving someone a bottle of whiskey, you may get some revelations about their cruelty. Of course, they'll just say that it's the whiskey speaking. 1431 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ฌ ใทใฅใฆใใทใฅใใใฆ ใใ.ใใ repay, reward, retribution ๅ ฑ้ ฌ(ใปใใใ ใ): remuneration; recompense; reward; toll 1 S 1515 ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ๅท: state; province 13 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic repay Imagine a different kind of tax refund - instead of money, the state repays you with whiskey. Hint: bottle deposit refund - the state will repay the recycling deposit for each alcohol bottle returned. 1432 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ช ใฉใฏ dairy products, whey, broth, fruit juice ้ ช่พฒ(ใใใฎใ): dairy (farm) 1 S 2012 ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ๅ: each; every; either 13 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dairy products "Imagine if at each supermarket you went to, the section for dairy products was next to the alcohol aisle. so for each wheel of cheese you decide to buy, you get an accompanying bottle of wine...perfect for a ""wine & cheese"" party. :)." In an attempt to increase sales of dairy products, the grocery store is giving away a free miniature whiskey bottle with each dairy product you buy. 1433 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ ข ใตใฏ ใ vinegar, sour, acid, tart ้ ข(ใ): vinegar 1 S 1955 ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ไน: though; notwithstanding; while; during; both; all 12 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic vinegar Drinking alcohol thatยดs turned to vinegar feels like a saw going down your throat. I spent ages sawing that whiskey bottle open, but when I got in, it had all turned to vinegar! 1434 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ในใค ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ ใใ drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound ้บป้ (ใพใใ): anaesthesia; anesthesia<br>้ ใฃๆใ(ใใฃใฑใใ): drunkard<br>้ ใ(ใใ): (1) to get drunk; to become intoxicated (2) to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated (3) to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures 1 S 1640 ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ๅ: soldier; private; die 11 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ ้ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic drunk God youยดre drunk! How many whiskeys did you have? 9? 10? Whiskey with 90 percent alcohol will get you drunk. I donยดt care who you are. 1435 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใใค ใใฐ.ใ distribute, spouse, exile, rationing ๆฏ้ (ใใฏใ): rule; control; direction<br>ๅฟ้ (ใใใฑใ): (1) worry; concern; anxiety (2) care; help; aid; assistance<br>้ ๅ(ใฏใใถใ): distribution; allotment<br>้ ๆ ฎ(ใฏใใใ): consideration; concern; forethought<br>ๆฐ้ (ใใฏใ): (1) indication; sign; hint; presence; trend (2) quotation (esp. stock market)<br>้ ็ฝฎ(ใฏใใก): arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition<br>้ ๅถ่ (ใฏใใใใใ): spouse; wife; husband; partner<br>ๅ้ (ใถใใฑใ): division; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation<br>้ ้(ใฏใใใค): delivery; distribution<br>้ ๅธ(ใฏใใต): distribution<br>้ ใ(ใใฐใ): to distribute; to deliver; to deal (cards)<br>ๆ้ (ใฆใฏใ): (1) arrangement; preparations (2) search (by police)<br>้ ๅ(ใฏใใใค): (1) arrangement; disposition (2) array (programming, programing)<br>้ ็ตฆ(ใฏใใใ ใ): (1) distribution (e.g. films, rice) (2) rationing (e.g. food, gasoline) (3) food ration 3 3 359 ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent 10 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic distribute To DISTRIBUTE WHISKY during Prohibition you had to be as sneaky as a SNAKE. I imagine a bartender serving whiskey to his patrons, and using that snake-like sprayer to distribute soda water into each glass. 1436 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ้ ธ ใตใณ ใ.ใ acid, bitterness, sour, tart ้ ธๅ(ใใใ): oxidation<br>้ ธๆง(ใใใใ): (1) acidity (2) acidic<br>้ ธ็ด (ใใใ): oxygen<br>้ ธ(ใใ): (1) acid (2) sourness; sour taste<br>้ ธใฃใฑใ(ใใฃใฑใ): sour; acid 1 5 1218 ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ๅค: None 14 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic acid The prostitute carries an old whiskey bottle filled with acid to throw at any difficult Johns. Dealing alcohol requires a license, dealing acid requires fast legs (to run from the police). 1437 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ถ ใฆใฆใใฆ ใชใ furthermore, still, yet 1 S 1799 ็ฌ: dog<br>้ : chieftain 12 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic waver The waver for this kanji means to hesitate. I wavered before going into the bar with a bunch of horned wild dogs drinking whiskey straight out of the bottle. I wavered when the pack of wild dogs was blocking the way, but then I drank some Red Bull and charged through. (thanks shakkun). 1438 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฐ ใฝใณ ใใฃใจ.ใใใจใใจ.ใใใใฃใจ.ใถใใจใใจ.ใถ ใใ , ใใ, ใใ, ใฟใใจ revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted ๅฐ้(ใใใกใใ): respect; esteem; regard<br>ๅฐๆฌ(ใใใใ): respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor<br>ๅฐใ(ใจใใจใ): precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred<br>ๅฐใถ(ใจใใจใถ): to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect<br>่ชๅฐๅฟ(ใใใใใ): self-respect; conceit 2 6 1181 ้ : chieftain<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 12 ๅฏธ 41 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic revered "People don't know this, but (""revered"" patriot) Paul Revere had trouble staying awake during his midnight ride, so he drank Red Bull (horns) and whiskey (a drink invented by his friend Sam Adams) and glued himself DOWN to the saddle. [thanks to akahige]." "Red Bull, the chieftain (#2906) is so revered in his clan that everyone sticks to him like glue." 1439 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฑ ใใฆใใบ ใพใใใพใ- ใฉ, ใพ beans, pea, midget ่ฑ(ใพใ): (1) legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas (2) soya bean (soybean); soy (Glycine max) (3) female genitalia (esp. the clitoris) (4) kidney (5) miniature; tiny (6) child 1 3 1422 ๅฃ: mouth 7 ่ฑ 151 7 ใพใใปใพใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic beans If I eat BEANS, after ONE MOUTHful I fart like some kind of HORNED ANIMAL. I hate using primitives that are completely unrelated. Letยดs call this one Mr. Bean! Heยดs an easy character to build stories with. 1440 grade3 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ญ ใใฆใใบใใ ใใใพใใใใใ-ใใใใใใถใ ใใฟ, ใใฟ, ใกใใ, ใคใใ, ใฅ head, counter for large animals ๅ้ ญ(ใผใใจใ): beginning; start; outset<br>ๅ ้ ญ(ใใใจใ): head; lead; vanguard; first<br>่ก้ ญ(ใใใจใ): in the street<br>้ ญ็(ใใคใ): headache<br>้ ญ่ณ(ใใฎใ): head; brains; intellect<br>ๅฃ้ ญ(ใใใจใ): oral<br>้ ญ(ใใใพ): (1) head (2) mind; brain; intellect (3) top (4) hair (on one's head) (5) bangs; fringe (6) top structural component of a kanji<br>้ ญ(ใจใ): counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle) 4 2 433 ่ฑ: beans; pea; midget<br>้ : page; leaf 16 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic head The head of the family sits at the head of the table. Mr Beanยดs head. 1441 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck Kanji_Counting_Counters kanjifreq251-500 ็ญ ใฟใณ ใฟใใ.ใ short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point ็ญๆ(ใใใ): short term<br>็ญๅคง(ใใใ ใ): junior college<br>็ญ็ธฎ(ใใใใ ใ): shortening; abbreviation; reduction<br>้ท็ญ(ใกใใใใ): (1) length (2) long and short; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points; merits and demerits<br>็ญ็ทจ(ใใใบใ): short (e.g. story, film)<br>็ญใ(ใฟใใใ): short<br>็ญๆ(ใใใใ): defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage<br>็ญๆฐ(ใใใ): quick temper; short temper<br>็ญๆณข(ใใใฑ): short wave 4 3 689 ็ข: dart; arrow<br>่ฑ: beans; pea; midget 12 ็ข 111 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic short He is so short so he has to throw darts from the table. Sort of like ping pong, this kanji represents a game where you throw darts over a table at your opponent. The serve is rarely returned, so the games tend to be short.------------ This character apparently refers to duration, not just to height. 1442 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq501-750 ่ฑ ใใฆใใ ใใ.ใใใจใ ใฆ, ใง, ใจ, ใฒใใ, ใตใ, ใถใ, ใป, ใใใ bountiful, excellent, rich ่ฑใ(ใใใ): (1) abundant; wealthy; plentiful; rich; affluent (2) very; extremely; full of; great<br>่ฑๅฏ(ใปใใต): abundance; wealth; plenty; bounty<br>่ฑไฝ(ใปใใใ): abundant harvest; bumper crop 2 5 762 ๆฒ: bend; music; melody; composition; pleasure; injustice; fault; curve; crooked; perverse; lean<br>่ฑ: beans; pea; midget 13 ่ฑ 151 7 ใพใใปใพใใธใ ่ฑ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic bountiful The bountiful feast was so bountiful that it bent the table below it under its weight! ใใใ ใใพใใ๏ผ. Her bust and bum was so bountiful I couldnยดt resist the urge to bend her over a nearby table and... 1443 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ผ ใณ ใคใฅใฟ drum, beat, rouse, muster ๅคช้ผ(ใใใ): drum 1 S 1795 ๅ: good luck; joy; congratulations<br>่ฑ: beans; pea; midget<br>ๆฏ: branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65) 13 ้ผ 207 13 ใคใฅใฟ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic drum Japanese festivals have drums so big, a samurai has to SIT (not stand) on a table to beat one with a tree branch! http://www.d2.dion.ne.jp/~hidafyh/furukawayh/gyouji/image/maturi03.jpg. "I really hate the primitive meaning of ""table"" for ""bean."" I just use ""bean."" Anyways, for the DRUM primitive, imagine a SAMURAI who beats on a DRUM with two chopsticks, and a BEAN skewered on each end of the chopstick to produce a better sound. And the obvious story is: ""DRUMing on a DRUM with a huge BRANCH""." 1444 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใญ ใใใ.ใถใใใใ.ใฐใ ใใ, ใใ , ใฎใถ, ใใ, ใใ rejoice, take pleasure in ๅใณ(ใใใใณ): joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations<br>ๅๅ(ใใใ): comedy; funny show<br>ๅใถ(ใใใใถ): (1) to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased (2) to congratulate (3) to gratefully accept 3 4 769 ๅ: good luck; joy; congratulations<br>ๅฃ: mouth 12 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic rejoice The samurai sitting on the drum is on a stage, and the people below him are rejoicing with their mouths in unison. It helps me to imagine the placement this way. "In the taiko (drum (#1444)) song of rejoicing, the drummers shout with open mouths." 1445 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq751-1000 ๆจน ใธใฅ ใ ใใคใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใกใ, ใใค, ใใคใ, ใช timber trees, wood ๆจนๆจ(ใใ ใใ): trees and shrubs; arbour; arbor<br>ๆจน็ซ(ใใ ใใค): establish; create 1 6 988 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: good luck; joy; congratulations<br>่ฑ: beans; pea; midget<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 16 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic timber-trees The hippies object to trees being cut down for timber. They have glued themselves to the timber-trees and are beating their drums. "Everyone likes to see big trees fall down. For this kanji imagine hundreds of spectators glued to their chairs, then a drum roll and then a cry of ""timber!!!"" as the huge tree crashes to the ground." 1446 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq751-1000 ็ฟ ใใค ใใ dish, a helping, plate ็ฟ(ใใ): (1) plate; dish; platter; disc (2) serving; helping; course (3) kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)<br>็ฐ็ฟ(ใฏใใใ): ashtray<br>ใ็ฟ(ใใใ): plate; dish 2 3 1812 ็ฟ: dish, dish radical (no. 108) 5 ็ฟ 108 5 ใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic dish Three dishes stacked side-by-side in a dishwasher. Pictograph of a dish with a three-layer cake slice on it. 1447 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ก ใฑใ ใก blood ่ก(ใก): blood; consanguinity<br>่กๆถฒ(ใใคใใ): blood<br>ๅบ่ก(ใใ ใฃใใค): (1) bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage (2) bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost<br>่กๅง(ใใคใใค): blood pressure<br>่ก็ฎก(ใใฃใใ): blood vessel<br>ๆทท่ก(ใใใใค): mixed race; mixed parentage<br>่ผธ่ก(ใใใค): blood transfusion 2 3 832 ็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate 6 ่ก 143 6 ใกใปใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic blood Vampire orders blood in one of those posh restaurants. Imagine his shock when all he gets is a giant white bowl and just a single drop of blood in the centre and a drizzling of balsamic around the edge. Disgusted he calls the manager over tells him its overpriced tosh and bites into his neck with a huge gush of blood spraying everywhere. Image: Holy Grail with a drop of Jesus blood on it. 1448 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_General kanjifreq751-1000 ็ ใใณ basin, lantern festival, tray ็(ใผใ): (1) O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead (2) tray (3) family; household<br>็ๅฐ(ใผใใก): basin (e.g. between mountains) 1 S 1654 ๅ: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100<br>็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate 9 ็ฟ 108 5 ใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic basin The part of the kitchen sink in which you wash dishes in is the basin. I'm not an expert, but it seems that as a basin this refers more to an oceanic basin that a kitchen one, and in any case seems most common in reference to the famous O-Bon festival. So, a story: in the O-Bon festival, so many dishes are broken that all the parts have to be thrown into a deep oceanic basin. 1449 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ ใกใค alliance, oath ๅ็(ใฉใใใ): alliance; union; league<br>้ฃ็(ใใใใ): league; federation; union; alliance 1 6 587 ๆ: bright; light<br>็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate 13 ็ฟ 108 5 ใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic alliance In order to form alliances, you should sit down for a meal and eat until your dish is bright or clear; in other words, get to know people first, before you talk business. "A new alliance is proclaimed at the end of a meal between officials. As a symbol of their alliance they clean up together one dish, and present it to the photographers. The clean dish under the flash lights appears very bright, and itยดs pretty much all you can see on the photo that appears on the next morningยดs newspapers, with the title ""New alliance, one bright dish!""." 1450 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ็ ใใฆ ใฌใ.ใใใฌใ.ใฟ steal, rob, pilfer ๅผท็(ใใใจใ): (1) robber; mugger (2) robbery; burglary<br>็ใ(ใฌใใ): to steal<br>็้ฃ(ใจใใชใ): theft; robbery<br>็ใฟ(ใฌใใฟ): stealing 3 S 1051 ๆฌก: next; order; sequence<br>็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate 11 ็ฟ 108 5 ใใ ็ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic steal You are so poor you dont know where your next dish will come from all you know is that you will have to steal it. The first thing to steal is the silverware; next, the dishes. 1451 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆธฉ ใชใณ ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใพใใใใใ.ใใใใฌใ ใใค, ใใคใ, ใชใ, ใฏใ, ใ, ใใใ warm ๆฐๆธฉ(ใใใ): atmospheric temperature<br>ๆธฉๆณ(ใใใใ): spa; hot spring; onsen<br>ๆธฉๆ(ใใใ ใ): warmth<br>ๆธฉๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): temperature<br>ๆธฉๅฎค(ใใใใค): greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse<br>ไฝๆธฉ(ใใใใ): temperature; body temperature (human, animal)<br>ไฟๆธฉ(ใปใใ): retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation<br>ๆธฉๅธฏ(ใใใใ): temperate zone<br>ๆธฉใใ(ใใใใใ): to warm; to heat<br>ๆธฉใ(ใฌใใ): (1) lukewarm; tepid (2) lenient (3) slow; stupid 2 3 838 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate 12 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆบซ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic warm If you leave water out in the sun in a dish, naturally it will get warm. "To distinguish from warmth (#1949), which refers to warm weather, remember that this means warm objects or feelings. Imagine a plastic kiddy pool in the backyard full of lukewarm water. The kiddy pool is shaped like a huge dish, and it's been under the sun all day - that's why the water is warm now." 1452 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq751-1000 ็ฃ ใซใณ ใใ oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer ็ฃ็ฃ(ใใใจใ): (1) supervision; control; superintendence; direction (2) director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss<br>็ฃ่ฆ(ใใใ): observation; guarding; inspection; surveillance 1 S 408 ่ฃ: retainer; subject<br>็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate 15 ็ฟ 108 5 ใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic oversee "While the slave-buyer is perusing (perusal (#855)) the stack of slaves reclining on the floor, the slaves' overseer supplies them with dishes of gruel -- don't want the slaves starving to death before they can be sold!" "The slaves are reclining on the floor when the overseer comes in. They tell him ""Weยดre not goofing off, a dish fell and broke and weยดre cleaning it off the floor""." 1453 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฟซ ใฉใณ ใฟใ .ใใซใใฟใ .ใใใพใใ excessive, overflow, spread out ๆฐพๆฟซ(ใฏใใใ): overflowing; flood 1 S ๆฐด: water<br>็ฃ: oversee; official; govt office; rule; administer 18 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic overflow Whoยดs job is it to oversee the water level on the dam? Itยดts overflowing! The overseer isnยดt doing his job and he lets the slaves overflow the sink! 1454 gradeS JLPT.N1 ้ ใซใณ ใใใ.ใฟใใใใใฟ ใใ, ใใใ specimen, take warning from, learn from ้่ณ(ใใใใใ): appreciation (e.g. of art); aesthetic sense<br>ๅฐ้(ใใใใ): stamp; seal<br>ๅณ้(ใใใ): illustrated reference book; illustrated encyclopedia (esp. for children); picture book<br>ๅนด้(ใญใใใ): yearbook; almanac; annual 1 S 1391 ้: gold<br>็ฃ: oversee; official; govt office; rule; administer 23 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic specimen The overseer tags his slaves with gold earrings, just like specimens. (Thanks bodhisamaya) The authorities are suspicious about the athlete that won GOLD at the olympics. They are now OVERSEEING a thorough drug test, taking all sorts of SPECIMENS. 1455 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใขใฆ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strength ็็(ใใใใค): violent; vehement; raging; stout; intense; spirited; stormy 1 S 1301 ็ฌ: dog<br>ๅญ: chief; beginning 11 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fierce The fierce WILD DOG attacked the CHILD who came near his feeding DISH. If you want to make your wild dogs fierce, feed them a child. Children are the holy grail of dogfood you know... 1456 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใปใคใใธใงใฆ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใใ boom, prosper, copulate ็ใ(ใใใ): (1) popular (2) prosperous (3) enthusiastic (4) energetic; vigorous<br>็ใ(ใใใ): (1) peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); height (e.g. of summer) (2) prime (of one's life); one's best days (3) rutting; being in heat<br>็ใ(ใใ): (1) to serve (food, etc.) (2) to fill up (3) to prescribe<br>็ๅคง(ใใใ ใ): grand; prosperous; magnificent<br>ๅ จ็(ใใใใ): height of prosperity<br>็น็(ใฏใใใใ): prosperity; flourishing; thriving<br>็ใไธใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to swell; to rise; to bulge; to be piled up (2) to rouse; to get excited<br>็ฎ็ใ(ใใใ): scale; gradations<br>็ใ(ใใใ): (1) to prosper; to flourish (2) to copulate (animals)<br>็่ฃ (ใใใใ): dressed up; wearing rich clothes 1 6 712 ๆ: turn into; become; get; grow; elapse; reach<br>็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate 11 ็ฟ 108 5 ใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic boom Japanยดs economic boom turned their empty plates into full ones. The boom of satellite TV has made antennas turn into dishes. 1457 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๅกฉ ใจใณ ใใ salt ๅกฉ(ใใ): (1) salt (i.e. sodium chloride); common salt; table salt (2) salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)<br>้ฃๅกฉ(ใใใใใ): table salt<br>ๅกฉ่พใ(ใใใใใ): salty (taste) 2 4 1148 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate 13 ้นต 197 11 ใใปใใใปใใใธใ ้นฝ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic salt In the old days, salt was a worth alot, so it is not surprising to find someone reclining on the ground, mouth to plate, getting every last grain of that delicious salt. "The eccentric explorer lay down on the earth ๅ, opened his mouth ๅฃ, and licked it. ""As I suspected!"" he said, ""It's salt. Something to spice up our dishes ็ฟ with!""" 1458 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใฎใณ ใใใใญ ใใ, ใใช, ใใญ silver ้่ก(ใใใใ): bank<br>้(ใใ): (1) silver; silver coin; silver paint (2) silver general (shogi) 4 3 395 ้: gold<br>่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138) 14 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic silver Like gold, silver is a metal. "Not sure why Heisig find the right side so troublesome. My grandmaยดs hairpin (just before long (#1920)) is made of silver, the metal that best reflects sun light. Iยดm sure you can see the flash from her hair as she walks by on a sunny day. Note that the two elements (sun and hairpin) share not only a horizontal stroke, but also the left vertical one. Therefore a bit odd stroke order." 1459 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Substance Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq251-500 ๆจ ใณใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ regret, bear a grudge, resentment, malice, hatred ๆจใฟ(ใใใฟ): (1) resentment; grudge; malice; bitterness (2) matter for regret; regret<br>ๆจใ(ใใใ): (1) to resent; to curse; to feel bitter; to blame; to bear a grudge (2) to regret 1 S 1877 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138) 9 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic resentment The athleteยดs state of mind is nothing but resentment after getting the silver medal. Dataยดs greatest resentment is getting a silver medal in Science Olympiad. (Image: Data fuming on the podium muttering about being half robot). 1460 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ น ใณใณ ใญใ-ใญ root, radical, head (pimple) ๆ นๅ (ใญใใจ): root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle<br>ๆ นๆ (ใใใใ): basis; foundation<br>ๆ น(ใญ): (1) root (of a plant) (2) root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.) (3) root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis (4) one's true nature (5) (fishing) reef<br>ๅฑๆ น(ใใญ): roof<br>ๆ นๅใ(ใญใพใใ): making necessary arrangements; laying the groundwork<br>ๅฃๆ น(ใใใญ): hedge; fence<br>ๆ นๆฐ(ใใใ): patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy<br>ๆ นๅบ(ใใใฆใ): root; basis; foundation<br>็ๆ น(ใใ ใใใ): (plant) bulb<br>ๅฉๆ น(ใใใ): intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude 2 3 620 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138) 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic root Since trees eat through their roots, one could imagine roots as tree silverware. The roots of the magical tree are silver. 1461 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq501-750 ๅณ ใฝใฏ ใค.ใใใค.ใใใใใชใ.ใก instant, namely, as is, conform, agree, adapt ๅณใใ(ใใใใ): to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on<br>ๅณใก(ใใชใใก): that is; namely; i.e.<br>ๅณๅบงใซ(ใใใใซ): immediately; right away; on the spot<br>ๅณ(ใใ): (1) instantly; immediately; at once (2) that is (to say); namely 1 S 1167 ่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138)<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) 7 ๅฉ 26 2 ใตใใปใตใใฅใใใปใใใต ๅฝ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic instant He scratches off the silver stamp and discovers that he is an instant winner. For instant postal delivery, buy a silver stamp! 1462 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ต ใทใฃใฏ baron, peerage, court rank 1 S ็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138)<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 17 ็ช 87 4 ใคใใปใคใใใใใปใคใใใใใใปใใใซใใใปใฎใค (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic baron The baron is very suspicious, always looking around with vulture eyes and keeping the silver glued to the table so no one can steal it. Here we see an evil baron - a vulture perched on his shoulder, and a siver eye-patch glued to his eye. 1463 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status ็ฏ ใปใใใปใ ใตใใ-ใถใใใฎใฃใจ ใใใ node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody ๅญฃ็ฏ(ใใใค): season<br>็ฏ(ใใค): (1) occasion; time (2) section (of a literary work); paragraph; verse; stanza; passage (3) node (of a plant stem) (4) clause (5) (taxonomical) section<br>็ฏ็ด(ใใคใใ): economising; saving<br>่ชฟ็ฏ(ใกใใใใค): regulation; adjustment; control<br>็ฏ(ใตใ): (1) joint; knuckle (2) tune; melody (3) knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem (4) part; notable characteristic 2 4 934 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅณ: instant; namely; as is; conform; agree; adapt 13 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ ็ฏ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic node Counting the nodes on bamboo is an instant way to tell its age. A certain species of bamboo is considered the fastest growing plant in the world. A new node can be formed in an instant. 1464 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_General Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art Kanji_Time_Season kanjifreq751-1000 ้ ใฟใค ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใฒ.ใใใฎ.ใใใฎ.ใใใใฉ.ใ retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject ้่ท(ใใใใใ): retirement (from office)<br>ๅผ้(ใใใใ): retire<br>่ฑ้(ใ ใฃใใ): secession; retirement; withdrawal (e.g. from a lawsuit)<br>่พ้(ใใใ): declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. candidacy); pulling out (e.g. race); excusing oneself<br>้้ข(ใใใใ): leaving hospital; discharge from hospital<br>้ๅญฆ(ใใใใ): dropping out of school<br>้ๆฒป(ใใใ): (1) extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; eradication; suppression (2) making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings (3) curing illness<br>ๅพ้(ใใใใ): (1) retreat (2) backspace; BS<br>้ใใ(ใฎใใ): (1) to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside (2) to remove; to exclude; to take away (3) to set aside; to keep apart (4) to remove (someone) from the group; to shun (5) (after the -te form of a verb) to do well despite difficulties; to accomplish despite adversity (6) (after the -te form of a verb) to do resolutely; to do boldly<br>้ๅฑ(ใใใใค): tedium; boredom<br>้ใ(ใฎใ): (1) to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way (2) to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede<br>้ใ(ใใใใ): (1) to step back; to move back (2) to leave (the presence of a superior); to withdraw; to retreat; to concede (3) to resign; to retire; to quit<br>้ๅ(ใใใ): degeneration; retrogression<br>้ใใ(ใใใใใ): to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject 3 5 424 ่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138)<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 9 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic retreat If you see silver on the road (eg. gun, armour, sword) => retreat! In the land of Oz, you advance by following the golden road, but you reatreat by following the Silver Road. 1465 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ้ ใฒใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ-ใใ.ใ limit, restrict, to best of ability ๆ้(ใใใ): (1) term; period; time frame (2) time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)<br>ๆจฉ้(ใใใใ): power; authority; jurisdiction<br>ๅถ้(ใใใใ): restriction; restraint; limitation; limit<br>้็(ใใใใ): limit; bound<br>้ใ(ใใใ): (1) to restrict; to limit; to confine (2) to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to<br>้ๅฎ(ใใใฆใ): limit; restriction<br>้ๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): limit; bounds<br>้ใ(ใใใ): (1) limit; limits; bounds (2) degree; extent; scope (3) as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability (4) unless (after neg. verb) (5) the end; the last<br>็ก้(ใใใ): infinite<br>ๅฑ้(ใใใใใ): limit; localize; localise 3 5 405 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138) 9 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic limit He was pushed to the limit at the end of the marathon, climbing on top of the Acropolis, but had to settle for the silver medal. At The Pinnacle, they limit how much silver you can have. Too much silver will lead to wrongfulness. 1466 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ็ผ ใฌใณใใฒใณ ใพใชใใใ eyeball ็ผ้ก(ใใใญ): (1) spectacles; glasses (2) judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight<br>็ผ็ง(ใใใ): ophthalmology<br>่ฟ็ผ(ใใใใ): nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia<br>็ผ็(ใใใใ ใ): eyeball 1 5 1527 ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138) 11 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic eyeball Be careful putting silverware near your eyes: you could lose an eyeball! Eyeballs made of silver. Thatยดs what they use to play pachinko with, isnยดt it? 1467 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฏ ใชใงใฆ ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใใ-ใ.ใ ใ, ใชใ, ใพใใจ, ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ good, pleasing, skilled ่ฏใ(ใใ): (1) good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (2) sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared (3) profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial (4) OK<br>ไธ่ฏ(ใตใใใ): badness; inferiority; delinquency; failure; defect; blemish<br>ๆน่ฏ(ใใใใใ): improvement; reform<br>่ฏๅฅฝ(ใใใใใ): favorable; favourable; satisfactory<br>่ฏๅฟ(ใใใใใ): conscience<br>ไปฒ่ฏใ(ใชใใใ): intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum<br>่ฏ่ญ(ใใใใใ): good sense<br>่ฏ่ณช(ใใใใใค): good quality; superior quality<br>่ฏใ(ใใ): (1) nicely; properly; well; skillfully (2) frequently; often<br>ๅ่ฏ(ใใใใใ): goodness; excellence; virtue<br>่ฏใ(ใใ): good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable 3 4 501 ่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138) 7 ่ฎ 138 6 ใใใจใใปใใใปใใใฅใใใปใญใฅใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic good With a drop of silver, the forces of good can vanquish the werewolves. A drop of silver is good, but a whole bar of it is better! 1468 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Judgement kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใญใฆ ใปใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใ melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful ๆ่ชญ(ใใใฉใ): reading aloud; recitation<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใ): bright; clear; cheerful<br>ๆใใ(ใปใใใ): brightness; cheerfulness; melodious 1 6 1374 ่ฏ: good; pleasing; skilled<br>่: meat 10 ๆ 74 4 ใคใใปใคใใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic melodious [Image: ยดMoonlight sonataยด] The moon has inspired many good composers (like Ludwig van Beethoven) to write something melodious. A glowing halo surrounds a magnificent full moon. A perfect image of the mythic and melodious music of the spheres. 1469 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆตช ใญใฆ ใชใซ, ใชใฟ wandering, waves, billows ๆตช่ฒป(ใใใฒ): waste; extravagance 1 S 1508 ๆฐด: water<br>่ฏ: good; pleasing; skilled 10 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wandering Water is a good thing to have when youยดre out wandering. John the Baptist with a halo sprinkling water on people as heยดs wandering the wilderness. 1470 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅจ ใธใงใฆ ใใใใใ daughter, girl ๅจ(ใใใ): (1) (my) daughter (2) girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman) 3 S 1145 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>่ฏ: good; pleasing; skilled 10 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic daughter Your daughter is a good girl......well, letยดs hope so... :-). "Be careful not to think woman + angel here, which has already been seen for attractive (#430). Suggest using woman with a halo, as in an innocent girl, something that everyone sees their daughters as being." 1471 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฃ ใทใงใฏใใธใญ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ในใใใฏ.ใ ใใ eat, food ้ฃไบ(ใใใใ): (1) meal (2) to eat<br>้ฃๅ(ใใใใฒใ): commodity; foodstuff<br>้ฃๆ(ใใใใใใ): food<br>ๆผ้ฃ(ใกใ ใใใใ): (1) lunch; midday meal (2) food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)<br>็ตฆ้ฃ(ใใ ใใใใ): school lunch; providing a meal<br>้ฃใน็ฉ(ใในใใฎ): food<br>้ฃๅ (ใใใใฉใ): (1) dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; messroom (2) restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner<br>้ฃๅ(ใใใใใ): dining table<br>้ฃ็ฉ(ใใใใใค): food; foodstuff<br>้ฃๅจ(ใใใฃใ): tableware<br>้ฃๆฌฒ(ใใใใใ): appetite (for food)<br>ไธป้ฃ(ใใ ใใใ): staple food<br>ๅฎ้ฃ(ใฆใใใใ): set meal; special (of the day)<br>้ฃ้ใ(ใใใกใใ): to cross each other; to run counter to; to differ; to clash; to go awry<br>้ฃ็ณง(ใใใใใใ): food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply<br>้ฃๆๅ(ใใใใใใใฒใ): foodstuff; groceries<br>้ฃในใ(ใในใ): (1) to eat (2) to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on<br>่กฃ้ฃไฝ(ใใใใใใ ใ): necessities of life (food, clothing & shelter)<br>้ฃๅกฉ(ใใใใใ): table salt<br>้ฃใ(ใใ): (1) to eat (2) to live; to make a living; to survive (3) to bite; to sting (as insects do) (4) to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of (5) to encroach on; to eat into; to consume (6) to defeat a superior; to threaten a position (7) to consume time and-or resources (8) to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) (9) to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time 5 2 328 ้ฃ: eat, food, food radical (no. 184) 9 ้ฃ 184 9 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic eat That umbrella looks good enough to eat! Umbrella + Good: Let's go eat at that restaurant - the table with the umbrella looks good. 1472 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq251-500 ้ฃฏ ใใณ ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใ meal, boiled rice ้ฃฏ(ใใ): (1) cooked rice (2) meal; food (3) one's livelihood<br>ๆใ้ฃฏ(ใใใใฏใ): breakfast<br>ๅค้ฃฏ(ใใใใ): evening meal<br>ใ้ฃฏ(ใใฏใ): (1) cooked rice (2) meal<br>ๆผ้ฃฏ(ใฒใใใ): lunch; midday meal<br>ๆฉๅพก้ฃฏ(ใฐใใใฏใ): dinner; evening meal<br>ๆผใ้ฃฏ(ใฒใใใฏใ): lunch; midday meal 4 4 1046 ้ฃ: eat; food<br>ๅ: anti- 12 ้ฃ 184 9 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic meal After I eat a meal, I always have to take an anti-acid. Iยดm anti-fastfood. Sit down and eat a real meal! 1473 grade4 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฃฒ ใคใณใใชใณ ใฎ.ใใ-ใฎ.ใฟ drink, smoke, take ้ฃฒ็ฉ(ใฎใฟใใฎ): drink; beverage<br>้ฃฒใ(ใฎใ): (1) to drink; to gulp; to swallow (2) to smoke (tobacco) (3) to engulf; to overwhelm (4) to keep down; to suppress (5) to accept (e.g. demand, condition) (6) to make light of; to conceal<br>้ฃฒใฟ่พผใ(ใฎใฟใใ): (1) to gulp down; to swallow deeply (2) to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest<br>ๆนฏ้ฃฒใฟ(ใใฎใฟ): teacup 5 3 969 ้ฃ: eat; food<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) 12 ้ฃ 184 9 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic drink My experience with Japanese enkais (dinner parties): plenty to drink drink drink, but a severe lack of food, T_T. When you lack food, just drink something to fill you up. 1474 grade3 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq751-1000 ้ฃข ใญ ใ.ใใ hungry, starve ้ฃขใใ(ใใใ): to starve; to thirst; to be hungry<br>้ฃข้ฅ(ใใใ): famine; drought; shortage; crop failure 1 S 1659 ้ฃ: eat; food<br>ๅ : table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16) 10 ้ฃ 184 9 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hungry The smell of cooked food wafts past you in the wind, making your stomach rumble and feeling hungry. The wind blew away my food, so now Iยดm hungry. 1475 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ค ใฌ ใ.ใใ starve, hungry, thirst 1 S 1754 ้ฃ: eat; food<br>ๆ: ego; I; selfish; our; oneself 15 ้ฃ 184 9 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic starve All those starving models in Hollywood - they want to eat, but their ego (about their appearance and trim look) makes sure they grin and bear it! He starves for FOOD but his EGO wonยดt let him beg. 1476 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ฃพ ใทใงใฏ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใใ decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish ้ฃพใ(ใใใ): decoration<br>่ฃ ้ฃพ(ใใใใใ): ornament<br>้ฃพใ(ใใใ): to decorate; to ornament; to adorn<br>็้ฃพใ(ใใใใ): to dress up<br>้ฆ้ฃพใ(ใใณใใใ): necklace; choker<br>ไฟฎ้ฃพ(ใใ ใใใใ): (1) ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; adornment; polish up (writing) (2) modification; qualification 1 S 1193 ้ฃ: eat; food<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) 13 ้ฃ 184 9 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic decorate [decorate; ornament; adorn; embellish] We decorate a table before eating, reclining a towel over it. Naked sushi: a lady reclining on a towel as decoration for the food laid out on her. 1477 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้คจ ใซใณ ใใใใใใฆ ใใก building, mansion, large building, palace ๅคงไฝฟ้คจ(ใใใใใ): embassy<br>็พ่ก้คจ(ใณใใ ใคใใ): art gallery; art museum<br>ๅ็ฉ้คจ(ใฏใใถใคใใ): museum<br>ๅณๆธ้คจ(ใจใใใใ): library<br>ๆ ็ป้คจ(ใใใใใ): movie theatre (theater); cinema<br>ๆ ้คจ(ใใใใ): Japanese hotel; inn; ryokan<br>ไผ้คจ(ใใใใ): meeting hall; assembly hall<br>ๆฌ้คจ(ใปใใใ): main building<br>้คจ(ใใใ): (1) mansion; small castle (2) nobleman; noblewoman (3) boat cabin<br>้คจ(ใใ): house; hall; building 4 3 613 ้ฃ: eat; food<br>ๅฎ: bureaucrat; the government 16 ้ฃ 184 9 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Bldg. This Bldg. is like all the other government buildings - they house bureaucrats who sit around sipping wine and eating expensive meals at the taxpayers expense. A building that eats bureaucrats!!!!!!!! 1478 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq501-750 ้ค ใจใฆใใชใงใฆ ใใใช.ใ ใ foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture ๆ ้ค(ใใใใ): nutrition; nourishment<br>ๆ้ค(ใใใใใ): cultivation; refinement; culture; education<br>ไผ้ค(ใใ ใใใ): rest; break; recreation<br>ๆถ้ค(ใตใใ): support (family, esp. dependents: children or spouse); maintenance<br>ไฟ้ค(ใปใใ): health preservation; recuperation; recreation<br>้คใ(ใใใชใ): to rear; to maintain; to support (e.g. family); to cultivate<br>้ค่ญท(ใใใ): nursing; (protective) care<br>้คๅ(ใใใถใ): nourishment; nutrient 1 4 888 ็พ: sheep<br>้ฃ: eat; food 15 ้ฃ 184 9 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic foster A sheep became the foster parent for a wolf pup, feeding it with milk. This story cannot end well... "Judy Foster in ""The Silence of the Lambs"" is what Dr. Hannibal-the cannibal-Lecter would like to eat." 1479 grade4 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ฃฝ ใใฆ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใใ sated, tired of, bored, satiate ้ฃฝๅ(ใปใใ): saturation<br>้ฃฝใใ(ใใใ): to get tired of; to lose interest in; to have enough<br>้ฃฝใ่ฟ(ใใใพใง): to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; stubbornly; persistently; to the utmost 1 S 1780 ้ฃ: eat; food<br>ๅ : wrap; pack up; cover; conceal 13 ้ฃ 184 9 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sated My gluttony was only sated after I ate the hamburger AND the wrapper! This guy is sated only after eating the hamburger AND its wrapping! 1480 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆข ใญ ใใง.ใซ previously, already, long ago ๆขใซ(ใใงใซ): already; too late<br>ๆขๅฉ(ใใใ): marriage; married 1 S 1081 ่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138)<br>ๆ : nothing; not exist; crooked heaven radical (no.71) 10 ๆ 71 4 ใใปใใซใใใปใใงใฎใคใใ ๆข ไผๆ Compound Ideographic previously "Distinguish from formerly (#501). Think of previously as ""the previous customer"" in a restaurant. At a cheap sleazy diner, the waitress gives you unwashed silverware that was previously used by the previous customer. Yuck." For the waitress primitive, I donยดt really see the receipt. So instead, I imagine a waitress holding a plate above her head, using those legs to weave through the tables. 1481 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฆ ใฌใค ใใใ.ใญ outline, condition, approximation, generally ๆฆๅฟต(ใใใญใ): general idea; concept; notion<br>ไธๆฆใซ(ใใกใใใซ): unconditionally; as a rule<br>ๆฆ่ซ(ใใใใ): introduction; outline; general remarks<br>ๅคงๆฆ(ใใใใ): (1) in general; almost all (2) mainly; mostly; most likely (3) moderately; suitably<br>ๆฆ็ฅ(ใใใใใ): outline; summary; gist; in brief<br>ๆฆ่ชฌ(ใใใใค): general statement; outline 1 S 1335 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆข: previously; already; long ago 14 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆงช ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic outline The police tried to draw a chalk outline around the dead waitress, but it was kinda tough with all the tree roots underneath her. If you attempted to outline the biography of most famous actresses, youยดd find that they have roots working as waitresses before getting their big break. 1482 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ จ ใฌใค rue, be sad, sigh, lament ๆคๆ จ(ใตใใใ): indignation; resentment 1 S 1875 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๆข: previously; already; long ago 13 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ ๆ จ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rue If you donยดt leave some silver as a tip, you will rue the day you earned the resentment of your waitress. The resentment of a waitress who gave up going to college to help her boyfriend (with his tuition). She rues that decision ever since she got dumped by him (just after he graduated). 1483 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅนณ ใใคใใใงใฆใใใงใฆ ใใ.ใใ-ใ ใใใใฒใใใฒใ- ใใใ, ใใ, ใฏใก, ใฒ, ใฒใจใ, ใธ, ใธใ even, flat, peace ๅนณ่ก(ใธใใใ): (1) (going) side-by-side; abreast (2) concurrent; occurring together; at the same time (3) parallel<br>ๅนณๅ(ใธใใ): peace; harmony<br>ๅนณๅ(ใธใใใ): (1) average; mean (2) balance; equilibrium<br>ๅนณ็ญ(ใณใใใฉใ): equality; impartiality; evenness<br>ๅนณๆฅ(ใธใใใค): (1) weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday) (2) kanji radical 73<br>ๅนณ้(ใธใใ): plain; open field<br>ๅ ฌๅนณ(ใใใธใ): fairness; impartial; justice<br>ๆฐดๅนณ(ใใใธใ): level; horizontality<br>ๅนณๅธธ(ใธใใใใ): normal; usual<br>ๅฐๅนณ็ท(ใกใธใใใ): horizon (related to land)<br>ไธๅนณ(ใตใธใ): complaint; discontent; dissatisfaction<br>ๅนณๅก(ใธใใผใ): common; commonplace; ordinary; mediocre<br>ๅนณๆฐ(ใธใใ): coolness; calmness; composure; unconcern<br>ๆฐดๅนณ็ท(ใใใธใใใ): horizon (related to sea or lakes)<br>ๅนณๆน(ใธใใปใ): square (e.g. metre); square<br>ๅนณไปฎๅ(ใฒใใใช): hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)<br>ๅนณใใ(ใฒใใใ): (1) flat; even; level; simple (2) plain (speech, etc.); simple<br>ๅนณใ(ใใใ): flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion 3 3 128 ๅนฒ: dry; parch 5 ๅนฒ 51 3 ใใใปใใกใใ ใใปใปใใปใฒใใปใใฆใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic even Thereยดs an even covering of water lilies on the pond at ้้ฃๅฏบ๏ผใใใใใ๏ผ the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. "Frogs stay dry (#1648) ๅนฒ even as rain drops on their lily pads..." 1484 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๅผ ใณ ใ.ใถ ใใถ call, call out to, invite ๅผใณใใใ(ใใณใใใ): to call out to; to accost; to address (crowd); to appeal<br>ๅผใถ(ใใถ): (1) to call out (to); to call; to invoke (2) to summon (a doctor, etc.) (3) to invite (4) to designate; to name; to brand (5) to garner (support, etc.); to gather (6) to take as one's wife<br>ๅผๅธ(ใใใ ใ): (1) breath; respiration (2) knack; trick; secret (of doing something)<br>ๅผใณๅบใ(ใใณใ ใ): (1) to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to decoy; to lure (2) to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call<br>ๅผใณๆญขใใ(ใใณใจใใ): to challenge; to call somebody to halt<br>ๅๅผ(ใใ): (1) Ah!; Oh!; Alas! (2) Yes; Indeed; That is correct (3) Hey!; Yo! (4) Uh huh; Yeah yeah; Right; Gotcha 3 6 498 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไน: question mark; ? 8 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic call 'Budd' - 'weis' - 'er' call the frogs mouths from the liliy pads, working to get you hooked on beer. Iยดm a lazy fisher, so I genetically engineered a lily pad with a fishing hook at the stem and a mouth to call me whenever it catches something. 1485 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅช ใใค ใคใผ two-mat area, ~36 sq ft 1 S 1823 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅนณ: even; flat; peace 8 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic two-mat area A two-mat area is just about as much ground as you will need for a lily pond. A two-mat area is plenty of space for sleeping in a tent but you wonยดt be comfortable unless the ground is even. 1486 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Units.of.Area kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฉ ใใงใฆ evaluate, criticism, comment ่ฉไพก(ใฒใใใ): (1) valuation; estimation; assessment; evaluation (2) to value; to assess; to estimate value (3) to appreciate; to value highly; to acknowledge the value (of something)<br>่ฉๅค(ใฒใใใฐใ): (1) fame; reputation; popularity (2) rumour (rumor); talk<br>่ฉ่ซ(ใฒใใใใ): criticism; critique<br>ๆน่ฉ(ใฒใฒใใ): criticism; review; commentary<br>ๆธ่ฉ(ใใใฒใใ): book review<br>ๅฅฝ่ฉ(ใใใฒใใ): popularity; favorable reputation; favourable reputation<br>ไธ่ฉ(ใตใฒใใ): bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity 2 5 454 ่จ: say<br>ๅนณ: even; flat; peace 12 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic evaluate Good evaluation should always be words of even fairness. You get an evaluation copy of MS Word because you want to evaluate whether itยดs worth buying the full version. At the end of the evaluation period the CD turns into a lilypad so you canยดt use it any more (an innovative new copy-protection trick). 1487 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใฌใคใใซใค ใ.ใ ใใฃ, ใใ reap, cut, clip, trim, prune ๅใ(ใใ): to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune 1 S 1738 ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 4 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic reap A SABRE is used to cut the stalks of plants being REAPED at harvest. They are then combined into a SHEAF. The Grim Reaperยดs name is ใกใช(Mary)โฆ 1488 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅธ ใญใใฑ ใพใ ใฎใ, ใฎใใฟ hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal ๅธๆ(ใใผใ): hope; wish; aspiration 2 4 896 ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue<br>ๅธ: linen; cloth 7 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic hope I hope this works, you say as you stuff a sheaf of stalks under your blanket but above your linens. Your real hope is that your parents donยดt find out that you left the house. "Wolverine (sheaf, see reap (#1488)) hopes they invent linen sheets that he wonยดt keep shredding in his sleep." 1489 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅถ ใญใงใฆ villain, evil, bad luck, disaster ๅถไฝ(ใใใใใ): bad harvest; poor crop 1 S 1673 ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue<br>ๅต: open box enclosure; open box radical (no. 17) 4 ๅต 17 2 ใใใซใใใปใใใฐใใปใใใใพใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic villain Here the villain digs a hole with a shovel and covers it with a sheaf, hoping someone will fall in. "Wolverine (sheaf, see reap (#1488)) takes out a villain who canยดt be cut by smacking the crap out of him with a shovel." 1490 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ธ ใญใงใฆ ใใญใใใช- bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings ่ธ(ใใญ): (1) chest; breast (2) breasts; bosom; bust (3) heart (4) lungs (5) stomach (6) heart; mind; feelings 2 6 1144 ่: meat<br>ๅ: turmoil; Hungary 10 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bosom Just think of the heroine's bosom in a movie. The villain ties up the heroine (to the traintracks or the conveyor belt etc) but her bosom is the body part that is always left sticking out. As you know, female comics villains are always binding the flesh of their bosom up in interesting ways. One has to wonder how these clothes stay on their body at all... 1491 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ข ใช ใฏใช.ใใใใฏใช.ใ detach, separation, disjoin, digress ่ท้ข(ใใใ): distance; range<br>ๅ้ข(ใถใใ): separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation; decollation<br>้ขใใ(ใฏใชใใ): to be separated from; to leave; to go away; to be a long way off<br>้ขๅฉ(ใใใ): divorce<br>้ขใ(ใฏใชใ): to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart 1 S 555 ็ฆป: rare beast; strange; elegant<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 19 ้น 172 8 ใตใใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic detach Iยดve finally met my arch-rival, the evilest of all villains. Finally, Iยดm about to fight him. But whatยดs this? Heยดs suspiciously quiet. I move to attack him, and his right arm falls off at the elbow. Strange. I walk up to him and detach his left arm. Very strange. I undo his belt, and take off his top hat... BLAST! It was just a decoy turkey! The left side isn't too hard---a top-hatted villain whose villainy involves belts around elbows? Clearly he's a drug dealer. And the best way to detach yourself from the drug dealer's influence is to go cold turkey. 1492 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๆฎบ ใตใใใตใคใใปใ ใใ.ใใ-ใใ.ใใใ.ใ kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil ๆฎบไบบ(ใใคใใ): murder<br>ๆฎบใ(ใใใ): to kill<br>่ชๆฎบ(ใใใค): suicide<br>ๆๆฎบ(ใใใใค): assassination<br>ๆฎบๆฐ(ใใฃใ): thirst for blood 3 4 581 ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue<br>ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 10 ๆฎณ 79 4 ใใพใใปใปใใฅใใ ๆฎบ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic kill X marks the spot on the tree where the missile hit. No doubt, it was meant to kill us. I suppose when this kanji was made, it was most effective to kill your enemies with sheafs of wood used as missiles. 1493 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq501-750 ็ด ใธใฅใณ ใใค, ใใฟ, ใฟ, ใใใ, ใใ genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit) ๅ็ด(ใใใใ ใ): simplicity; simple; uncomplicated<br>็ด็ฒ(ใใ ใใใ): pure; true; genuine; unmixed<br>็ดๆ (ใใ ใใใใ): pure heart; naivete; self-sacrificing devotion<br>ๆธ ็ด(ใใใใ ใ): purity; innocence 2 6 1044 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฑฏ: barracks; police station; camp 10 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic genuine For remembering the primitive earthworm: Drops of rain were falling so I took my shovel to dig up some earthworms to put them on my fishook..... My story: To have a genuine fishing line you don't just pick up a stick but you also attach some thread onto it and at the end an earthworm must be hung. You need to attach a genuine earthworm to the thread. With plastic bait you wonยดt catch anything. 1494 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใใณ ใซใถ.ใใใซใถ.ใใใซใถ-ใใชใพ.ใใใชใพใ.ใ dull, slow, foolish, blunt ้ใ(ใฎใใ): (1) dull (e.g. a knife); blunt (2) thickheaded; obtuse; stupid (3) dull (sound); dim (light) (4) slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic (5) indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting<br>้ๆ(ใฉใใใ): thickheadedness; stolidity; insensitivity<br>้ใ(ใซใถใ): to become less capable; to grow dull; to become blunt; to weaken 2 S 1574 ้: gold<br>ๅฑฏ: barracks; police station; camp 12 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dull The metal hook is too dull to even pierce an earthworm.... From the earthwormยดs perspective, it most be pretty dull when you are put in a metal bowl, just waiting for being put on the hook on the fishing trip the next day. 1495 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่พ ใทใณ ใใ.ใใใคใ.ใใ-ใฅใ.ใใใใฎใจ spicy, bitter, hot, acrid ่พใ(ใใใ): (1) spicy; hot (2) salty (3) tough (on someone); adverse; harsh<br>้ฆ่พๆ(ใใใใใใใ): spices<br>่พใใใฆ(ใใใใใฆ): barely; narrowly; just manage to do something<br>่พๆฑ(ใใใผใ): patience; endurance<br>ๅกฉ่พใ(ใใใใใ): salty (taste)<br>่พใ(ใคใใ): painful; bitter; heart-breaking<br>่พใ(ใฅใใ): difficult to (do something) 2 S 1607 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅ: ten 7 ่พ 160 7 ใใใปใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic spicy Eating spicy food makes you stand up ten times faster than usual, ยดcause you just need to get something to drink! Eating spicy food makes you stand up as if you had sat on a needle. 1496 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense kanjifreq1501-2000 ่พ ใธ ใ.ใใใใใช.ใ resign, word, term, expression ็พ็ง่พๅ ธ(ใฒใใฃใใใฆใ): encyclopedia; encyclopaedia<br>่พ่ท(ใใใใ): resignation<br>่พๆธ(ใใใ): (1) dictionary; lexicon (2) letter of resignation<br>่พๅ ธ(ใใฆใ): dictionary<br>่พ้(ใใใ): declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. candidacy); pulling out (e.g. race); excusing oneself<br>ใไธ่พ(ใใใ): flattery; compliment<br>่พใใ(ใใใ): to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)<br>ใ่พๅ(ใใใ): bow; bowing<br>ไธ่พ(ใใ): flattery; compliment 3 4 633 ่: tongue; reed; clapper<br>่พ: spicy; bitter; hot; acrid 13 ่พ 160 7 ใใใปใใใ ่พญ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic resign This guyยดs job is tasting the spicy curry at the local Indian Food Factory. He has to resign from his job before his tongue is rendered completely useless after all the spicy food that he has to try all day long... After my tongue touched the most spicy pepper of all, I had to resign from the contest...too hot for me! 1497 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq501-750 ๆข ใท ใใใ catalpa tree 1 S+ 2301 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>่พ: spicy; bitter; hot; acrid (none) catalpa "The CATALPA is the tree that bears the SPICY Indian bean (NOTE - The Catalpa is also known as the ""Indian Bean"" due to the bean pods that grow from it)." The caterpillarยดs favorite tree is the catalpa because it tastes spicy. 1498 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฎฐ ใตใค ใใ superintend, manager, rule 1 S 1597 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>่พ: spicy; bitter; hot; acrid 10 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic superintend The superintendent of a Japanese school district needs a spicy relationship at home after watching girls in miniskirts all day. The superintendent of an old-age house has to make sure the food is never too spicy. 1499 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฃ ใใญ ใใน wall, lining (stomach), fence "ๅฃ(ใใน): (1) wall; barrier (2) Chinese ""Wall"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)" 2 S 1037 ่พ: false; punish; crime; law<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 16 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wall Did anyone else used to put ketchup packets on the ground and jump on them so they spattered on the wall? Primitive for Ketchup: When the taste is too spicy your mouth has basically given up trying to handle it ..or in other words raised the white flag of surrender. But unlike war , putting Ketchup on it will usually solve the problem. Wall(dingomick); Did anyone else used to put ketchup packets on the ground and jump on them so they spattered on the wall? 1500 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฟ ใ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใ evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun ้ฟ้ฃ(ใฒใชใ): taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape<br>้ฟใใ(ใใใ): (1) to avoid (physical contact with) (2) to avoid (situation) (3) to ward off; to avert 1 S 756 ่พ: false; punish; crime; law<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 16 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic evade You can try and evade them, but theyยดll ketchup with you on the road... Sorry, couldnยดt resist it. In order to evade the bear, you lie down on the road, put ketchup on yourself, and play dead. 1501 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฐ ใทใณ ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ-ใใซใ- ใใ, ใใใใ, ใ, ใซ, ใซใฃ, ใซใค, ใใ new ๆฐใ(ใใใ): (1) new; fresh; novel (2) newly; freshly; re-<br>ๆฐ่(ใใใถใ): newspaper<br>ๆฐไบบ(ใใใใ): (1) new face; newcomer (2) modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)<br>ๆฐๅนน็ท(ใใใใใใ): bullet train (very high speed); Shinkansen<br>้ฉๆฐ(ใใใใ): reform; innovation<br>ๆฐ่็คพ(ใใใถใใใ): newspaper company<br>ๆฐ้ฎฎ(ใใใใ): fresh<br>ๆฐใใ(ใใใใใ): new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern<br>ๆฐ่(ใใใใ): rising; developing; emergent<br>ๆฐ็ฏ(ใใใกใ): new building; new construction<br>ๆฐๅฉ(ใใใใ): newly-wed<br>ๆฐ(ใใ): (1) new; neo- (2) Gregorian calendar (3) Xin (dynasty of China)<br>ๆฐๅ ฅ็(ใใใซใ ใใใ): new student; freshman; first-year student 5 2 51 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) 13 ๆค 69 4 ใใฎใปใใฎใฅใใใปใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic new "Don't confuse left primitive with catalpa (#1498). Every time the farmer cuts down the peppers from the red pepper plant, he has to use a brand new axe. This is because the spicy peppers cause the metal to erode very quickly, thereby rendering the axe completely useless." Axe-man grows a patch of red pepper plants in his back garden. He rubs red peppers on the edge of his axes, and this seems to keep them sharp like brand new. 1502 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ่ช ใทใณ ใใใใใพใ fuel, firewood, kindling 1 S 2182 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆฐ: new 16 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic firewood New flowers grow in areas of forests which have been chopped down for firewood. If your firewood is too new and still has flowers on it, itยดs unsuitable for burning. You need drier wood. 1503 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฆช ใทใณ ใใใใใ-ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ ใ, ใกใ, ใฎใ parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards) ่ฆช(ใใ): (1) parent; parents (2) dealer (in cards) (3) founder (4) (pet) owner<br>็ถ่ฆช(ใกใกใใ): father<br>ๆฏ่ฆช(ใฏใฏใใ): mother<br>ไธก่ฆช(ใใใใใ): parents; both parents<br>่ฆช้ก(ใใใใ): relation; kin<br>่ฆชๅ(ใใใใ): friendship<br>่่ฆช(ใซใใใ): blood relationship; blood relative<br>่ฆชใใ(ใใใใ): to be intimate with; to befriend<br>่ฆชๅ(ใใใใ): close friend; bosom (old, intimate) friend; buddy; crony; chum<br>่ฆชๅ(ใใใใค): kindness; gentleness<br>่ฆชๆ(ใใใใณ): thumb<br>่ฆชใใ(ใใใใ): intimate; close (e.g. friend)<br>่ฆชๆ(ใใใใ): relative; relation; kin<br>่ฆช็ถ(ใใใ): one's father; old man; one's boss 4 2 406 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๆจ: tree; wood<br>่ฆ: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible 16 ่ฆ 147 7 ใฟใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic parent "A wise parent lets their kids learn. A kid wants to try to eat the red pepper plant, the wise parent says ""Try it and see for yourself""." I remember this one the way the Japanese do: a parent standing on top of a tree watching what his or her kid is doing. 1504 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq251-500 ๅนธ ใณใฆ ใใใ.ใใใใกใใใใ.ใ ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใฃ, ใจใ, ใฒใ, ใฟใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ happiness, blessing, fortune ไธๅนธ(ใตใใ): unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; death<br>ๅนธใ(ใใใใ): happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing<br>ๅนธ็ฆ(ใใใตใ): happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being<br>ๅนธใ(ใใใใ): (1) happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity (2) luckily; fortunately<br>ๅนธ้(ใใใใ): good luck; fortune 3 3 786 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅนฒ: dry; parch 8 ๅนฒ 51 3 ใใใปใใกใใ ใใปใปใใปใฒใใปใใฆใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic happiness Happiness adds a bit (or ten) of spice to your life. This is one of those rare occasions when I forgo Heisig for other methods. ใๅนธใใใไธๆฌๅใใจ่พใใ -- if you take but one stroke away from happiness, you get painfulness. (oh well, Heisig used similar one for ็พ). 1505 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq751-1000 ๅท ใทใใใทใฅใฆ ใจ.ใ ใ tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart ๅท็ญ(ใใฃใดใค): writing (e.g. as a profession)<br>ๅท็(ใใ ใใกใใ): attachment; adhesion; tenacity 1 S 800 ๅนธ: happiness; blessing; fortune<br>ไธธ: round; full (month); perfection; -ship; pills; make round; roll up; curl up; seduce; explain away 11 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic tenacious Tenacious-D is happy band led by a fat man. (Itยดs Tenacious-D time, ya muthafuckaยด, gwaoh!). To be tenacious, you need to have deep stores of happiness (so troubles donยดt discourage you) and you need to be big and round (so hunger doesnยดt drive you to give up). The most tenacious person of all time was happy round Buddha! 1506 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ฑ ใใฆ ใใ.ใใ report, news, reward, retribution ๆ ๅ ฑ(ใใใใปใ): (1) news; gossip; (military) intelligence (2) information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)<br>ๅ ฑๅ(ใปใใใ): report; information<br>ๅ ฑ้(ใปใใฉใ): (1) information; report; journalism; news (2) to report<br>ๅ ฑ้ ฌ(ใปใใใ ใ): remuneration; recompense; reward; toll<br>ไบๅ ฑ(ใใปใ): forecast; prediction<br>้ปๅ ฑ(ใงใใฝใ): telegram<br>ๅ ฑใใ(ใปใใใ): to inform; to report<br>ๅคฉๆฐไบๅ ฑ(ใฆใใใใปใ): weather forecast; weather report<br>ๅ ฑใใ(ใปใใใ): to inform; to report 3 5 167 ๅนธ: happiness; blessing; fortune<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26)<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 12 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic report "Recall the fashion model wearing just a stamp over his crotch (clothing (#1399)). When he got happy, of course, it ended up in the news report." The long awaited report, 'Maximising Male Happiness In The Workplace' concluded that making bikinis, with only a stamp sized piece of cloth covering the crotch, compulsory for attractive female staff, was the most cost-effective means of achieving this aim. 1507 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1-250 ๅซ ใญใงใฆ ใใ.ใถ shout, exclaim, yell ๅซใถ(ใใใถ): to shout; to cry<br>ๅซใณ(ใใใณ): shout; scream; outcry 2 S 1426 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไธฉ: to join or connect the vine 6 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic shout There was a man in a village who had a special gift : whenever he shouted and screamed, his mouth became a cornucopia, overflowing with fruits and food of all sorts. Many of the locals thought he was a cruel man, always screaming at his wife, until they realised he was in fact very kind, and his gift brought prosperity to his family. You can hold a CORNUCOPIA up to your MOUTH (like a megaphone) to SHOUT lounder. Also notice that the shape of CORNUCOPIA implies the shouts are 4 letter words. 1508 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ณพ ใญใฅใฆ ใใ .ใ twist, ask, investigate, verify 1 S 1820 ็ณธ: thread<br>ไธฉ: to join or connect the vine 9 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic twist A cornucopia is a twisted goat's horn decorated with coloured threads. [twist; ask; investigate; verify] Stories full of twists are difficult to write, because of the cornucopia of threads the author has to manage. 1509 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใทใฅใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใพใ ใฎใถ income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store ๅๅ ฅ(ใใ ใใซใ ใ): income; receipts; revenue<br>ๅๆฏ(ใใ ใใ): income and expenditure<br>ๅๅ(ใใใใ ใ): collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval<br>ๅ้(ใใ ใใใ ใ): gathering up; collection; accumulation<br>ๅ็ฉซ(ใใ ใใใ): harvest; crop; ingathering<br>ๅๅฎน(ใใ ใใใ): (1) accommodation; reception; housing (2) seating (3) custody (4) admission (5) entering (in a dictionary)<br>ๅธๅ(ใใ ใใใ ใ): absorption; suction; attraction<br>ๅพดๅ(ใกใใใใ ใ): collection; levy<br>ๅ็(ใใ ใใใ): earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue<br>้ ๅ(ใใใใใ ใ): receipt; voucher<br>ๆฒกๅ(ใผใฃใใ ใ): forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding 3 6 337 ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 4 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ ๆถ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic income "Prostitutes can make a veritable cornucopia of income by using their crotches -- they put the ""come"" in ""income."" (A bit lewd perhaps, but effective in keeping this character distinct from similar keywords like profit (#906) or earnings (#893))." Women love men with money. If you have a high income you can get a cornicopia of crotches. 1510 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใ lowly, base, vile, vulgar ๅๆฏ(ใฒใใใ): cowardice; meanness; unfairness<br>ๅใใ(ใใใใ): (1) lowborn; humble; lowly (2) vulgar; coarse; crude; mean; base; vile (3) shabby (4) greedy; gluttonous; avaricious 1 S 2003 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅ: ten 9 ๅ 24 2 ใใ ใใปใใ ใใธใ ๅ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic lowly Lowly people only have a drop of brains and use nothing but 4-letter words. A LOWLY single rice grain, DROPPED in an empty FIELD, can produce a CORNUCOPIA of food. 1511 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ข ใ ใใใถใฟ tombstone, monument ็ข(ใใใถใฟ): stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela 1 S 1792 ็ณ: stone<br>ๅ: lowly; base; vile; vulgar 14 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ ็ข ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tombstone There is a grave of a lowly man with a tombstone made of a simple, small stone. If you bow really low you can read the very small inscription engraved on the stone, it says - โNow that you bowed so low to read this, you are as lowly as I once wasโ. A STONE makes a LOWLY TOMBSTONE. 1512 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ธ ใชใฏใใญใฏ ใใ ใใ, ใใก, ใฟใก, ใ, ใใค land ๅคง้ธ(ใใใใ): continent<br>้ธ(ใใ): land; shore<br>ไธ้ธ(ใใใใใ): landing; disembarkation<br>็้ธ(ใกใใใใ): landing; alighting; touch down<br>ๅ ้ธ(ใชใใใ): inland 2 4 736 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅด: clod of earth; land 11 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic land My rice-seedlings have become sentient and will go on a mission. I can only apologise for the next 6 frames. In the distance, there is a pinnacle, which the newly-awakened rice-seedlings who are still stuck in the ground can see. Could it be the Promised Land? When sailors see land in the distance, they first see the pinnacles of the new land, but when they come close enough theyยดll be able to make out the rice seedlings, and finally the ground! 1513 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq501-750 ็ฆ ใใฏใใขใฏ ใใค.ใพใใใใใค.ใใใใค.ใถ ใใค, ใกใ, ใใ, ใใค, ใ, ใใญ intimate, friendly, harmonious 1 S 1993 ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 13 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic intimate The farmer was never very intimate with his wife. He always kept his eye on his precious rice seedlings in the soil. I keep an intimate relationship with my rice seedlings -- I never take my eye from the soil. 1514 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅข ใปใคใใผใค ใใใ.ใใใฏใใฟ ใ forces, energy, military strength ๅงฟๅข(ใใใ): attitude; posture; stance; approach; carriage (of the body)<br>ๆ ๅข(ใใใใใ): state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances<br>ๅขๅ(ใใใใใ): influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy<br>ๅขใ(ใใใใ): (1) force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life (2) influence; authority; power; might (3) impetus; momentum; course (of events) (4) naturally; necessarily<br>ๆ ๅข(ใใใใ): attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness<br>ๅคงๅข(ใใใใ): many; crowd; great number of people<br>ๅชๅข(ใใใใ): superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance<br>ๅฝขๅข(ใใใใ): condition; situation; prospects 2 5 260 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ไธธ: round; full (month); perfection; -ship; pills; make round; roll up; curl up; seduce; explain away<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 13 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic forces What power makes rice seedlings in the ground grow into well rounded plants? The forces of nature. The forces of nature need to be just right for the rice seedlings in the ground to become fat and strong. 1515 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ็ฑ ใใ ใใค.ใ ใใ heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion ็ฑ(ใญใค): (1) heat (2) fever; temperature (3) zeal; passion; enthusiasm (4) mania; craze; rage<br>็ฑๅฟ(ใญใฃใใ): zeal; enthusiasm<br>็ฑๅธฏ(ใญใฃใใ): tropics<br>ๆ ็ฑ(ใใใใญใค): passion; enthusiasm; zeal<br>็ฑๆ(ใญใคใ): zeal; enthusiasm<br>็ฑใ(ใใคใ): hot (thing)<br>็ฑๆนฏ(ใญใฃใจใ): boiling water<br>็ฑใใ(ใญใฃใใ): to heat; to heat up<br>ๅ ็ฑ(ใใญใค): heating; application of heat<br>ๅ ็ฑ่ฒป(ใใใญใคใฒ): cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost<br>็ฑไธญ(ใญใฃใกใ ใ): nuts!; enthusiasm; zeal; mania<br>็ฑ้(ใญใคใใใ): calorific value; quantity of heat; calorie 3 4 700 ๅถ: art<br>็ซ: fire 15 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic heat "Heat up those RICE SEEDLINGS you pulled from the SOIL in a ROUND pan over a low FLAME. (Note: the hot pan image helps reinforce the idea that this kanji for ""atsui"" refers to something hot to the touch, as opposed to hot weather)." "Just a comment on Erikkusan's story: Although one of the pronunciations of this kanji is ""atsui"" this isn't the atsui that you feel in Tokyo in August, (which is Frame 1260's ""sultry' ๆ). This atsui is the one when you touch something hot, like a fry pan. Another reading of this is ""netsu,"" which is the ""fever"" this fat man may feel after planting the rice seedlings." 1516 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq501-750 ่ฑ ใชใงใฆ ใฒใ diamond, water chestnut 0 S+ 1229 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅฟ: legs radical (no. 10)<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) (none) diamond Some girls want diamonds, but others will be satisfied with just flowers. However if you think you can win her over with rice seedlings, expect her to get up on her walking legs and walk on out! Not a real diamond but a baseball one. No proper bases so we improvise, 1st is a bunch of flowers, 2nd is the pile of rice seedlings and so on... watch the running legs charge around after a big hit! 1517 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ้ต ใชใงใฆ ใฟใใใ mausoleum, imperial tomb ไธ้ต(ใใ ใใใใ): hill 1 S 1746 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅด: clod of earth; land 11 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mausoleum "Ancient Japanese built a mausoleum for the ""unknown rice farmer"". It's on the pinnacle of Mt. Fuji, and it has a statue of a guy with huge walking legs planting rice seedlings as he goes." At the pinnicle is a mausolem. The ground is sown with rice seedings to stop the dead from rising on walking legs. 1518 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ไบฅ ใ ใ 1 S+ ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ไบบ: person (none) sign of the hog A greedy hog in a top hat who has eaten all of the acorns. He even elbows people out of the way to get them. Top Hat + Elbow + Person: The sign of the hog was a very recognizable tattoo - a hog with a big grin in a top hat, sticking his elbow into the person next to him. 1519 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac ShouldSuspend ๆ ธ ใซใฏ nucleus, core, kernel ๆ ธ(ใใ): (1) pit (of a fruit); stone (2) core (3) nucleus; nuclear (4) nuclear weaponry<br>็ตๆ ธ(ใใฃใใ): tuberculosis; tubercule 1 S 475 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไบฅ: sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic nucleus In the nucleus of the acorn, all the DNA is stored -- the building blocks for a new tree. The nucleus of an oak TREE is an ACORN. 1520 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ๅป ใณใฏ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใฟ engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving ๆทฑๅป(ใใใใ): serious<br>ๅฝซๅป(ใกใใใใ): carving; engraving; sculpture<br>ๆๅป(ใใใ): instant; time; moment<br>ๅปใ(ใใใ): (1) to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash (2) to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch (3) to tick away (time); to record the passing moments (4) to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly (5) to have tattooed (6) to torment<br>้ ๅป(ใกใใ): lateness; late coming<br>ๆๅป่กจ(ใใใใฒใใ): table; diagram; chart; timetable; schedule 3 6 866 ไบฅ: sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 8 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic engrave This famous ninja (I always use ninjas with sabres, distinct from samurai) used to engrave the kanji for his name onto acorns, and throw the acorns to distract his enemies. The legend goes that by the time his victims would pick up the acorn and read the engraved kanji, they were already dead. While itยดs traditional for lovers to engrave their names on a tree in many countries, in Japan, however, it was traditional for a samurai to signify his undying love for a woman by engraving the kanji of her name on an acorn with his sabre. 1521 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ฉฒ ใฌใค above-stated, the said, that specific ่ฉฒๅฝ(ใใใจใ): corresponding to; being applicable to; coming under; falling under; applying to; fulfilling 1 S 1648 ่จ: say<br>ไบฅ: sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac 13 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic above-stated I asked my teacher what this strange word meant, and she furiously replied that it was explained in the above-stated paragraph before throwing an acorn at me! The above-stated words are the acorn from which the following statement grows. 1522 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅพ ใฌใค censure, criminal investigation 1 S 2085 ไบฅ: sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 8 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic censure "Censure is the political equivalent of a ""strongly worded letter,"" according to Cornell's School of Law. It is a flex of muscle by congress against the current president, but it is a very weak one. Imagine censure as congress flexing as hard as it can, only to have a little acorn-sized bump of muscle pop up suddenly." Acorn Power is the peopleยดs way to CENSURE a congressman you donยดt agree with. Pelt your Senator with acorns today. 1523 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฟฐ ใธใฅใ ใฎ.ในใ mention, state, speak, relate ่จ่ฟฐ(ใใใ ใค): description; descriptor<br>่ฟฐในใ(ใฎในใ): to state; to express; to mention<br>ๅฃ่ฟฐ(ใใใใ ใค): dictation; verbal statement<br>่ฟฐ่ช(ใใ ใคใ): predicate 2 5 379 ๆฎ: a type of millet; a type of herb<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 8 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic mention Why are the roads leading through the woods so sticky and dirty? Hmm... I think the forest ranger mentioned something about excess resin on the roads... No-body mentioned that there was resin on the road. Now Iยดm stuck! 1524 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ่ก ใธใฅใ ใใน art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic ๆ่ก(ใใใ ใค): art; craft; technique; technology; engineering; skill<br>่ธ่ก(ใใใใ ใค): (fine) art; the arts<br>็พ่ก(ใณใใ ใค): art; fine arts<br>ๆ่ก(ใใ ใใ ใค): (surgical) operation; procedure<br>็พ่ก้คจ(ใณใใ ใคใใ): art gallery; art museum<br>ๆฆ่ก(ใใใใ ใค): tactics<br>ๅญฆ่ก(ใใใใ ใค): science; learning; scholarship 3 5 350 ่ก: going; journey<br>ๆฎ: a type of millet; a type of herb 11 ่ก 144 6 ใใใใปใใใใใพใใปใใใปใใใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic art "Behold the ""BoulevยดArt"" : a life-size section of a boulevard cast in a huge block of resin. Some call it ... art." The definition of art is getting more and more loose these days. Why even some resin spilled onto the boulevard is now counted as art! Hmmph! 1525 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅฏ ใซใณ ใใ.ใ ใ, ใใ cold ๅฏๆฐ(ใใใ): (1) chill; the shivers; shivering fit (2) cold; coldness; cold air<br>ๅฏใ(ใใใ): (1) cold (e.g. weather) (2) dull; uninteresting; lame<br>ๅฏๅธฏ(ใใใใ): frigid zone or belt 4 3 1456 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ไธ: three<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15) 12 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic cold "Don't mix up with cool (#1404), when the cool boys order each other around. This kind of cold has to do with weather. When its cold outside, I stay at home and have hot celery soup with chicken legs to keep out the ice. ๅฏใใ๏ผใใใใใ๏ผcold." Some strange animal tried to steal a stalk of celery from my house. However, it was freezing and the floor was covered in ice, so the mysterious animal couldnยดt get any traction. Picture a stalk of celery and a pair of animal legs slipping and sliding clumsily around the ice, and never able to leave the house. Eventually it got so cold that the little animal froze to death. 1526 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ธ ใธใงใฆ ใใ.ใ brew, cause 1 S 1838 ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>่ฅ: rise; raise 20 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ ้ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic brew "Grass Skirt primitive: Picture some Hawaiian girls, wearing grass skirts and tropical scarfs (or leis), doing a dance. ""3, 4, 5, 6 pick up all the celery sticks!""." A classic alcohol commercial: whiskey being brewed while girls dance around, scantily clad in their grass skirts. 1527 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ญฒ ใธใงใฆ ใใ.ใ ใใใ defer, turnover, transfer, convey ่ญฒๆญฉ(ใใใใป): concession; conciliation; compromise<br>่ญฒใ(ใใใ): (1) to turn over; to assign; to hand over; to transmit; to convey; to sell; to dispose of (2) to yield; to surrender; to concede 1 S 984 ่จ: say<br>่ฅ: rise; raise 20 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ ่ฎ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic defer "Speaking complicated words to set her head spinning, the island girl in the grass skirt says demurely ""I defer (yield) to your judgment, wise one""." "I talked to my Japanese spouse, who confirmed that this kanji does not mean ""defer"" as in ""put off, delay"". It means ""defer"" in the sense of ""submit"" or ""yield""." 1528 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฃ ใธใงใฆ ใคใก lot, earth, soil 1 S 1407 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>่ฅ: rise; raise 16 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ ๅฃค ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lot My dream is to buy a small lot on a tropical island and spend the rest of my days relaxing in a grass skirt. On the island of JOU, in order to be considered a lot, a ground must be big enough to grow sufficient grass for a grass skirt. 1529 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฌข ใธใงใฆ ใใใ lass, girl, Miss, daughter ใๅฌขใใ(ใใใใใใ): (1) daughter (2) young lady<br>ๅฌข(ใใใ): (1) unmarried woman (2) (after a name) Miss (3) (after a line of work) -ess; -ette 1 S 2059 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>่ฅ: rise; raise 16 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ ๅญ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lass "Conversation at a party: A: ""Who is that lass?"" B: ""Which one?"" A: ""The woman wearing the grass skirt."" B: ""Alas, I donยดt know""." "Two Irishmen visit Hawaii and see a woman wearing a grass skirt and nothing else. ""Thatยดs some lassie,"" says one to the other. ""But alass Danny Boy, you canยดt be bringing her home.""." 1530 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆฏ ใใฏ poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite ๆฏ(ใฉใ): (1) poison; toxicant (2) harm; evil influence (3) ill will; spite; malice (4) abusive language<br>ไธญๆฏ(ใกใ ใใฉใ): (1) poisoning (2) addiction<br>ๆถๆฏ(ใใใใฉใ): disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation<br>ๆฐใฎๆฏ(ใใฎใฉใ): pitiful; unfortunate; (a) pity<br>ใๆฐใฎๆฏใซ(ใใใฎใฉใใซ): my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences 2 4 1419 ไธ: three<br>ๆฏ: mother 8 ๆฏ 80 4 ใชใใปใชใใ ใปใฏใฏใฎใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic poison If you grow up with a mother that drinks and smokes, you can be sure itยดs poison in the stuff you get from her breasts. "You can use silicone implants to to make your breasts ""grow up"" but if they leak, it's poison." 1531 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ด ใฝใใน ใใจ elementary, principle, naked, uncovered ็ด ๆดใใ(ใใฐใใใ): wonderful; splendid; magnificent<br>็ด ๆ(ใใใ): raw materials; subject matter<br>่ฆ็ด (ใใใ): (1) component; factor; item (e.g. in list) (2) element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)<br>็ด ็ด(ใใชใ): (1) obedient; meek; docile; unaffected (2) honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)<br>้ ธ็ด (ใใใ): oxygen<br>็ด ไบบ(ใใใใจ): (1) amateur; novice; layman (2) non-celebrity; member of the general public (3) unlicensed prostitute<br>ๆฐด็ด (ใใใ): hydrogen<br>็ด ๆด(ใใผใ): simplicity; artlessness; naivete<br>็ด ๆต(ใใฆใ): lovely; dreamy; beautiful; great; fantastic; superb; cool; capital<br>็ด ่ณช(ใใใค): character; qualities; genius; the makings of<br>็ญ็ด (ใใใ): carbon (C)<br>็ฐก็ด (ใใใ): simplicity; plain<br>ๅ ็ด (ใใใ): chemical element<br>่ณช็ด (ใใฃใ): simplicity; modesty; frugality<br>็ด ๆฉใ(ใใฐใใ): (1) fast; quick; prompt; nimble; agile (2) quick (to understand); sharp (judgement)<br>็ด ใฃๆฐใชใ(ใใฃใใชใ): cold; short; curt; blunt<br>็ด ใฃ(ใใฃ): most (emphasis); much; greatly 1 5 660 ไธ: three<br>็ณธ: thread 10 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic elementary This kanji has nothing to do with elementary school - it means element, elemental, basic, bare. Imagine the thread as a thread connecting all life, starting from the basic elements and growing up into everything. This is a pictogram of string theory. Strings are the most elementary particles of matter, which then grow up to become matter itself. 1532 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ้บฆ ใใฏ ใใ barley, wheat ๅฐ้บฆ(ใใใ): wheat<br>้บฆ้ (ใใผใซ): beer<br>่้บฆ(ใใฐ): (1) buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) (2) soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles 2 2 1615 ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) 7 ้บฅ 199 11 ใใใปใใใธใใปใผใใปใฐใใซใใ ้บฅ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic barley BARLEY beverages give GROWN UPs teetering WALKING LEGS. """Grown up"" barley, i.e. beer, is what gets you tottering legs." 1533 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใปใคใใทใงใฆ ใใใใใ-ใใใ.ใ ใ blue, green ้(ใใ): (1) blue (2) green (3) green light (4) black (horse coat color) (5) immature; unripe; young<br>้ๅนด(ใใใญใ): youth; young man<br>้ๆฅ(ใใใใ ใ): youth; springtime of life; adolescent<br>้ๅฐๅนด(ใใใใใใญใ): youth; young person<br>้ใ(ใใใ): (1) blue; green (2) pale (3) unripe; inexperienced<br>็ใฃ้(ใพใฃใใ): deep blue; ghastly pale<br>้็ฝใ(ใใใใใ): (1) pale; pallid (2) bluish-white 4 1 589 ๆ: month; moon 8 ้ 174 8 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic blue The last time I saw a blue moon was in my youth when I was growing up. "Once in a blue moon refers to a rare event. But originally ""blue moon"" refers to a full moon, in other words a fully grown-up moon. Whether once a month is rare or not depends on what weยดre talking about, but that happens to be the origin of the expression." 1534 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq501-750 ็ฒพ ใปใคใใทใงใฆใใทใคใฆ ใใ refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill ็ฒพ็ฅ(ใใใใ): mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention<br>็ฒพๅฏ(ใใใฟใค): precise; exact; detailed; minute; close<br>็ฒพ็ฎ(ใใใใ): exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment<br>็ฒพๅทง(ใใใใ): elaborate; delicate; exquisite<br>็ฒพใ (ใใใใ): at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible 3 5 752 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>้: blue; green 14 ็ฑณ 119 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic refined Very refined people in the upper classes have skin as pale as rice and blue blood. """Uh, why is your rice blue?"" ""It's been refined! And by 'refined' I mean it's been in the back of my fridge for a few months.""." 1535 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq751-1000 ่ซ ใปใคใใทใณใใทใงใฆ ใ.ใใใ.ใใ ใใ solicit, invite, ask ่ฆ่ซ(ใใใใ): (1) appeal; call for something; request; claim; demand (2) axiom<br>็ณ่ซ(ใใใใ): application; request; petition<br>่ซๆฑ(ใใใใ ใ): claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)<br>ๅผท่ซใ(ใญใ ใ): (1) to tease; to coax (2) to solicit; to demand; to extort<br>่ซใ(ใใ): to beg; to ask; to request; to invite 1 S 524 ่จ: say<br>้: blue; green 15 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic solicit People who try to solicit you to buy things come up to you and just start taking out of the blue "That door-to-door salesman can stand outside ringing my doorbell until heยดs blue in the face. Thereยดs a big sign on my front door, and the words clearly say ""No Soliciting""." 1536 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใธใงใฆใใปใค ใชใ.ใ feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts ๆ ็ท(ใใใใใ): (1) emotion; feeling (2) spirit<br>ไบๆ (ใใใใ): circumstances; consideration; conditions; situation; reasons<br>ๆ ๅข(ใใใใใ): state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances<br>ๆ ๅ ฑ(ใใใใปใ): (1) news; gossip; (military) intelligence (2) information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)<br>่กจๆ (ใฒใใใใใ): facial expression<br>ๆๆ (ใใใใใ): emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment<br>ๅฎๆ (ใใคใใใ): real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs<br>่ฆๆ (ใใใใ): complaint; troubles; objection; grievance<br>ๆ ็ฑ(ใใใใญใค): passion; enthusiasm; zeal<br>ๆๆ (ใใใใใ): love; affection<br>ๆ (ใใใ): (1) feelings; emotion; sentiment (2) compassion; sympathy (3) passion; affection; love (4) the way things really are; the actual situation<br>ๅๆ (ใฉใใใใ): sympathy; compassion; sympathize; sympathise; pity; feel for<br>ๅๆ (ใใใใใ): friendship; fellowship; camaraderie<br>ไบบๆ (ใซใใใใ): (1) humanity; empathy; kindness; sympathy (2) human nature; common sense; customs and manners<br>ๅฟๆ (ใใใใใ): sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart<br>ๆ ใ(ใชใใ): (1) pity; sympathy; compassion (2) affection<br>็ดๆ (ใใ ใใใใ): pure heart; naivete; self-sacrificing devotion<br>ๆ ใใชใ(ใชใใใชใ): miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable<br>ๆ ใๆทฑใ(ใชใใใถใใ): tender-hearted; compassionate 3 5 235 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>้: blue; green 11 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic feelings Data is feeling blue about not having any feelings ... hey, wait a minute. Feeling blue is a state of mind where youยดre dominated by your feelings. 1537 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1-250 ๆด ใปใค ใฏ.ใใใใฏ.ใใใฏ.ใ-ใ-ใฐ.ใใใฏ.ใใ ใฏใ, ใฏใ clear up ็ด ๆดใใ(ใใฐใใใ): wonderful; splendid; magnificent<br>ๆดใ(ใฏใ): (1) clear weather (poss. 20-80% cloud cover); fine weather (2) formal; ceremonial; public (3) cleared of suspicion<br>ๅฟซๆด(ใใใใ): clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather<br>ๆดๅคฉ(ใใใฆใ): fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies<br>ๆดใใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining (2) to refresh (e.g. spirits) (3) to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion) (4) to be dispelled; to be banished<br>่ฆๆดใใ(ใฟใฏใใ): view; prospect; outlook 3 2 1022 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>้: blue; green 12 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic clear up Sun and blue sky! Yep, the weatherยดs cleared up! When we speak of clearing up we easily think of both the sun and blue skies. But in another since to clear up is the absence of weather. And therefor the reason weather has no place in its writing. 1538 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆธ ใปใคใใทใงใฆใใทใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใพใใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใฟ, ใ, ใกใ pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty ๆธ ๆ(ใใใใ): cleaning<br>ๆธ ๆฝ(ใใใใค): (1) clean; hygienic; sanitary (2) pure; virtuous; immaculate<br>ๆธ ใใ(ใใใใ): clean; pure; chaste<br>ๆธ ใ(ใใใ): clear; pure; noble<br>ๆธ ๆธ(ใใใใ): clean copy<br>ๆธ ใ ใใ(ใใใใใใ): fresh; refreshing<br>ๆธ ็ด(ใใใใ ใ): purity; innocence<br>ๆธ ๆฟ(ใใใ ใ): (1) good and evil; purity and impurity (2) voiced and unvoiced consonants 2 4 705 ๆฐด: water<br>้: blue; green 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pure Pure sea water is always a radiant blue. Bottles of water claim to be pure. Theyยดre generally in blue containers, because blue makes you feel like its that much more pure. 1539 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ้ ใปใคใใธใงใฆ ใใ-ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใพใใใใ.ใใ ใใฅ quiet ้ใ(ใใใ): quiet; peaceful<br>ๅท้(ใใใใ): calm; composure; coolness; serenity<br>้ๆญข(ใใใ): stillness; repose; standing still<br>ๅฎ้(ใใใใ): rest; quiet; repose<br>้็(ใใใฆใ): static 3 4 764 ้: blue; green<br>ไบ: contend; dispute; argue 14 ้ 174 8 ใใใปใใใธใ ้ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic quiet When someone you know who is normally talkative goes quiet, itยดs usually a sign that they are contending with the blues. "Don't confuse with silence (#240), something achieved through action. On the other hand, quiet refers to a personal quality of not speaking out. Members of Blue-man group jump into the wrestling ring of contenders for tag-team wrestling. Though the other contenders are screaming, the blue men never say anything - they are a very quiet bunch, that Blue-man group. Primitive order: blue man group's first and main characteristic is being blue and quiet; only later did they decide to become wrestling contenders." 1540 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense kanjifreq751-1000 ่ฒฌ ใปใญ ใ.ใใ blame, condemn, censure ่ฒฌไปป(ใใใซใ): (1) duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) (2) liability; onus<br>่ฒฌๅ(ใใใ): duty; obligation<br>่ฒฌใใ(ใใใ): (1) to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse (2) to urge; to press; to pester (3) to torture; to torment; to persecute (4) to break in (a horse) 3 5 598 ่ฒ: shellfish 11 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic blame As one grows up, one typically starts to blame all of their problems on money. This is the story of a poor fisherman and his wife. A long time ago he caught an oyster with a small but precious pearl. The intelligent wife told him to sell the pearl immediately: the greedy husband figured if he kept the oyster and fed it, it would grow up and yield an even bigger pearl. One day the oyster grew so big, it crashed through the house and escaped back to sea. The angry wife left her husband, blaming his blind greed for their poverty. 1541 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ็ธพ ใปใญ ใฟ exploits, unreeling cocoons ๅฎ็ธพ(ใใฃใใ): achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record<br>ๆฅญ็ธพ(ใใใใใ): achievement; performance; results; work; contribution<br>ๆ็ธพ(ใใใใ): results; record; grades<br>็ดก็ธพ(ใผใใใ): spinning<br>ๅ็ธพ(ใใใใ): achievements; merit; meritorious service; meritorious deed 2 5 820 ็ณธ: thread<br>่ฒฌ: blame; condemn; censure 17 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic exploits Spideyยดs exploits are world famous but still The Daily Bugleยดs pages blame him for every problem out there. [Geek alert] A lot of modern software is full of exploits which can be abused by hackers. I blame multi-threading. 1542 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ็ฉ ใปใญ ใค.ใใ-ใฅ.ใฟใใค.ใใใใค.ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใฟ, ใคใฟ volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass ่ฆ็ฉใ(ใฟใคใใ): estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation<br>็ฉๆฅต็(ใใฃใใใใฆใ): assertive; positive; active; proactive<br>้ข็ฉ(ใใใใ): area<br>่็ฉ(ใกใใใ): accumulation; accumulate; store<br>็ฉใ(ใคใ): to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack<br>ๅฎน็ฉ(ใใใใ): capacity; volume<br>ไฝ็ฉ(ใใใใ): capacity; volume<br>็ฉใใ(ใคใใ): (1) intention; plan (2) conviction; belief<br>็ฉใใ(ใคใใ): (1) to pile up; to accumulate (2) to estimate 3 4 541 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>่ฒฌ: blame; condemn; censure 16 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic volume "On many wheat cereal boxes, there is a disclaimer stating that ""This package is sold by weight, not by volume. Some settling of contents may have occurred."" well they only say that because they donยดt want to be blamed by people getting really disappointed after they see what a small volume of cereal the box really contains." The volume of the wheat crop is way down this year! Blame the weather! 1543 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๅต ใตใค bond, loan, debt ่ฒ ๅต(ใตใใ): debt; liabilities 1 S 728 ไบบ: person<br>่ฒฌ: blame; condemn; censure 13 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bond Bonds are guarnteed by the government so if they fail there is one person you can blame - the prime minister! Mr. Tยดs plot of world domination is foiled. Who is to blame? Bond. James Bond. 1544 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq501-750 ๆผฌ ใท ใค.ใใใใค.ใใใ-ใฅ.ใใ-ใฅใ pickling, soak, moisten, steep ๆผฌใใ(ใคใใ): (1) to soak; to seep; to dip in (2) to pickle 1 S 1818 ๆฐด: water<br>่ฒฌ: blame; condemn; censure 14 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pickling When pickling you MUST use distilled water! When it doesnยดt come out right, generally it is the water that is to blame. Bad water is to blame for the process of pickling. 1545 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1501-2000 ่กจ ใใงใฆ ใใใฆใ-ใใใฆใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ surface, table, chart, diagram "ไปฃ่กจ(ใ ใใฒใใ): representative; representation; delegation; type; example; model<br>็บ่กจ(ใฏใฃใดใใ): announcement; publication<br>่กจ็พ(ใฒใใใใ): (1) expression; presentation (2) representation; notation<br>่กจๆ (ใฒใใใใใ): facial expression<br>่กจ้ข(ใฒใใใใ): surface; outside; face; appearance<br>ๅ ฌ่กจ(ใใใฒใใ): official announcement; proclamation<br>่กจ(ใใใฆ): (1) surface (2) face (i.e. the visible side of an object) (3) front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. ""head"") of a coin (4) outside; exterior (5) appearance (6) public (7) first half (of an innings); top (of an inning) (8) cover (for tatami mats, etc.) (9) foreground<br>่กจ็ด(ใฒใใใ): front cover; binding<br>ๅณ่กจ(ใใฒใใ): chart; diagram; graph; figure<br>่กจ(ใฒใใ): table (e.g. Table 1); chart; list<br>ๆๅป่กจ(ใใใใฒใใ): table; diagram; chart; timetable; schedule" 3 3 77 ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing 8 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic surface When I was GROWING UP, the SURFACE of my SCARF was always covered with snot from blowing my nose on it. (Thanks to zerOrange) I grew up underground, and whenever I went to the surface I wore a scarf to avoid scrutiny. 1546 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1-250 ไฟต ใใงใฆ ใใใ bag, bale, sack, counter for bags ๅไฟต(ใฉใฒใใ): (1) arena, esp. in sumo (2) forum (e.g. for discussion) (3) sandbag; gabion 1 5 1481 ไบบ: person<br>่กจ: surface; table; chart; diagram 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bag Superficial people (ie those who are only concerned about the surface) are obsessed with expensive bags. Do you know why every person in Japan has a Louis Vuitton bag? After the 1985 JAL air crash that killed 520 people (the worldยดs worst). An image on tv of the crash showed Louis Vuitton bags (whose LV logo covered surface was somehow impervious) litering the crash site. From that point on they stuck in Japanese peopleยดs mindยดs as durable and high quality. (True story). 1547 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฝ ใฑใ ใใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใใใ undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant ๆธ ๆฝ(ใใใใค): (1) clean; hygienic; sanitary (2) pure; virtuous; immaculate<br>ไธๆฝ(ใตใใค): unclean; dirty; filthy; impure<br>็ฐกๆฝ(ใใใใค): brevity; conciseness; simplicity 1 5 1595 ๆฐด: water<br>็ต: marking line; ascertain; assess; measure 15 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic undefiled To ensure she remained undefiled, a young girl growing up in a rough area always kept a dagger concealed under her threads, even when she went into the water. (rgravina) To ensure she remained undefiled, a young girl growing up in a rough area always kept a dagger concealed under her Spiderman underwear (to remember the position of thread), even when she went into the water. 1548 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฅ ใฑใค ใกใ.ใ pledge, promise, vow ๅฅ็ด(ใใใใ): contract; compact; agreement<br>ๅฅๆฉ(ใใใ): opportunity; chance<br>ๅฅใ(ใกใใ): (1) to pledge; to promise; to swear (2) to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed 1 S 898 ๅ: sword; saber; knife<br>ๅคง: large; big 9 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic pledge Imagine a totalitarian regime where, while growing up, you have to pledge allegiance to the flag at dagger-point and with St. Bernard guard dogs watching you. In order to pledge into her sorority, Alice had to stab a St. Bernard with a dagger. (Come on! DO it, Alice!). 1549 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅซ ใญใ ใฎ.ใ consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow) ๅซ่ถๅบ(ใใฃใใฆใ): coffee lounge; coffee shop; (rather formal) cafe<br>ๅซ่ถ(ใใฃใ): tea drinking; tea house 2 S 1347 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฅ: pledge; promise; vow 12 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic consume This means eat/drink/smoke. Maybe you make a pledge to stop gutsing/binging/puffing, but your own mouth is tempting you to put something in it. I make my mouth pledge to consume less. 1550 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฎณ ใฌใค harm, injury ้ๅฎณ(ใใใใใ): (1) obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier (2) handicap; impairment; disability; disorder; malfunction<br>่ขซๅฎณ(ใฒใใ): (suffering) damage; injury; harm<br>็ฝๅฎณ(ใใใใ): calamity; disaster; misfortune<br>ๆๅฎณ(ใใใใ): damage; injury; loss<br>ๅ ฌๅฎณ(ใใใใ): pollution; public nuisance; contamination<br>ๅฆจๅฎณ(ใผใใใ): disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference<br>ๅฉๅฎณ(ใใใ): advantages and disadvantages; interest<br>่ฟซๅฎณ(ใฏใใใ): persecution<br>ๅฎณ(ใใ): injury; harm; evil influence; damage<br>ๅฎณใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to injure; to damage; to harm; to hurt (2) to kill (3) to hinder; to obstruct<br>ๅฑๅฎณ(ใใใ): injury; harm; danger 3 4 358 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 10 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic harm With kids growing up in your house, you have to keep them from harm of putting anything in their mouth, paint chips, bleach, knvies, etc. This is silly, but.. If a house suddenly grows up from your mouth, you will come to great harm. 1551 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ่ฝ ใซใ ใใใณ control, wedge 1 S 1771 ่ป: car<br>ๅฎณ: harm; injury 17 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic control The roads are icy, and a whole bunch of cars have spun out of control! Luckily, it was just a couple of dents; nobody was harmed. Control is very important! Especially when operating a car. Few people realize the harm they can cause just by losing control of their car for a second. Tremendous harm. Stay in control! 1552 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฒ ใซใ ใ.ใใใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใ proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split ๅฒใๅผใ(ใใใณใ): discount; reduction; rebate; (after a number) tenths discounted; tenths reduced<br>ๅฒ(ใใ): (1) rate; ratio; proportion; percentage (2) profit (3) assignment (4) 10%; unit of ten percent (5) sumo match; schedule of sumo matches (6) diluted with (of drinks); mixed with<br>ๅฒๅฝใฆ(ใใใใฆ): (1) allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing (2) binding<br>ๅฝนๅฒ(ใใใใ): part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties<br>ๅฒๅ(ใใใใ): (1) rate; ratio; percentage; proportion (2) comparatively (3) contrary to expectations<br>ๆ้ๅฒใ(ใใใใใ): timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule<br>ๅฒใ(ใใ): to divide; to cut; to break; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip; to crack; to smash; to dilute<br>ๅฒใ่พผใ(ใใใใ): to cut in; to thrust oneself into; to wedge oneself in; to muscle in on; to interrupt; to disturb<br>ๅฒใใ(ใใใ): (1) to break; to be smashed (2) to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn (3) to be divided; to cleave (4) to come to light; to be identified; to be established; to become clear<br>ๅฒใ็ฎ(ใใใใ): division<br>ๅฒๅใซ(ใใใใใซ): comparatively<br>ๅฒใใจ(ใใใจ): relatively; comparatively 3 6 318 ๅฎณ: harm; injury<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 12 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic proportion [proportion; comparatively; divide; cut; separate; split] Hey, donยดt take this out of proportion! I did you just a little harm, no need to come over here with a saber... As shown on this pie-chart, the proportion of people harmed by sabres is relatively a small slice compared to those harmed by guns. 1553 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฒ ใฑใณ ใใ, ใฎใ, ใใ constitution, law ๆฒๆณ(ใใใฝใ): constitution 1 6 551 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 16 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic constitution The constitution is important. At least my parents thought so. In the house where I grew up, it was framed on the wall. Under the watchful (sideways) eye of my mother, we had to study it until we knew it by heart. The constitution states the following rights: You may live in your own house and grow up. And you will never be watched by big brother's eye so they cannot control your heart (your believes). 1554 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ็ ใปใคใใทใงใฆ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใพใใใใใพ.ใใใใ.ใพใใใใพใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใฏ.ใใใใฏ.ใใใใใใชใพใใชใพ-ใใช.ใใใช.ใใใ.ใใ-ใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใถ, ใใพใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ ใ, ใใใฟ, ใใ, ใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใกใ, ใชใฐ, ใซใ, ใซใ ใ, ใต, ใฟ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ ใ life, genuine, birth ๅบ็(ใใ ใฃใใ): birth<br>ๅญฆ็(ใใใใ): student (esp. a university student)<br>็ๆดป(ใใใใค): living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood<br>็็ฃ(ใใใใ): production; manufacture<br>ไบบ็(ใใใใ): (human) life (i.e. conception to death)<br>็ๅพ(ใใใจ): pupil<br>ๅ ็(ใใใใ): (1) teacher; master; doctor (2) with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific<br>้ซๆ ก็(ใใใใใใ): senior high school student<br>็ๅฝ(ใใใใ): life; existence<br>่ช็(ใใใใใ): birth; creation; formation<br>็บ็(ใฏใฃใใ): (1) outbreak; spring forth; occurrence; incidence; origin (2) ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state<br>ๅ็(ใใใใ): (1) resuscitation; regeneration; restoration to life (2) reformation; rehabilitation (3) playback; regeneration (sound, etc.) (4) reclamation; recovery (5) rebirth; reincarnation<br>ๅฐๅญฆ็(ใใใใใใใ): elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student<br>็ใใ(ใใใ): (1) to live; to exist (2) to make a living; to subsist (3) to be in effect; to be in use; to function (4) to come to life; to be enlivened (5) to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)<br>็็ฉ(ใใใถใค): (1) living things; creature (2) biology<br>็ๆถฏ(ใใใใใ): one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career<br>็ๅญฆ็(ใใ ใใใใใ): overseas student; exchange student<br>ไธ็ๆธๅฝ(ใใฃใใใใใใใ): very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life<br>่ก็(ใใใใ): health; hygiene; sanitation; medical<br>ไธ็(ใใฃใใใ): (1) whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era (2) (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life<br>็ๅญ(ใใใใ): (1) existence; being; survival (2) to exist; to live; to survive<br>็ใ(ใชใ): to bear fruit<br>็ใ็ใ(ใใใใ): vividly; lively<br>็ๅฐ(ใใ): (1) cloth; material; texture (2) one's true character (3) unglazed pottery (4) uncooked dough; batter<br>็ใใ(ใใใ): (1) to make (the best) use of; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc) (2) to let live; to keep alive (3) to revive; to resuscitate<br>็ใ็ฉ(ใใใใฎ): living thing; animal<br>่็(ใใฐใต): lawn<br>็ๆญป(ใใใ): (1) life and death (2) samsara (cycle of death and rebirth) (3) death<br>็็(ใใใ): (1) physiology (2) menstruation; one's period; menses<br>็่จ(ใใใใ): livelihood; living<br>็้ท(ใใใกใใ): growth; increment<br>็ๅนดๆๆฅ(ใใใญใใใฃใด): birth date<br>็่ฑ(ใใใฐใช): (1) flower arrangement (2) fresh flowers<br>็ใ(ใใ): to give birth; to deliver; to produce<br>ๅนด็(ใญใใใ): pupil in ... year; student in ... year<br>้็(ใใใ): (1) wild; growing wild (2) I<br>ๅ็(ใใใใ): sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description<br>็่ฒ(ใใใใ): growth; development; breeding<br>็ใพใใคใ(ใใพใใคใ): by nature; by birth; native<br>็ใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to produce; to yield; to cause (2) to result from; to arise; to be generated<br>็ใฌใใ(ใชใพใฌใใ): lukewarm; halfhearted<br>็่ญใ(ใชใพใใใ): fishy; raw; smelling of fish or blood<br>็ๆๆฐ(ใชใพใใ): impertinent; saucy; cheeky; conceit; audacious; brazen<br>็ใใ(ใฏใใ): to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard<br>็(ใชใพ): (1) raw; uncooked; fresh (2) natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed (3) unprotected (i.e. not wearing a condom) (4) live (i.e. not recorded) (5) inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude (6) impudence; sauciness (7) unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer (8) just a little; somehow; vaguely; partially; somewhat; half-; semi- (9) irresponsibly; half-baked (10) cash (11) tipsiness<br>็ใใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to grow; to spring up (2) to cut (teeth)<br>็ใ็ฒๆ(ใใใใ): something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'รชtre<br>็ใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) to produce; to yield; to cause (2) to result from; to arise; to be generated<br>็ใพใใ(ใใพใใ): to be born<br>็ๆ(ใใใซใ): unfortunately; Sorry, but ...<br>ๅคงๅญฆ็(ใ ใใใใใ): university student; college student<br>่ช็ๆฅ(ใใใใใใณ): birthday<br>็็(ใกใใใใ): (1) beast (i.e. any animal other than man) (2) person reborn into the animal realm (3) brute (i.e. a contemptible human being) (4) son of a bitch; for Christ's sake; damn it<br>็ใพใ(ใใพใ): birth; birthplace<br>็่บซ(ใชใพใฟ): (1) living flesh; flesh and blood (2) physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva<br>็ใใ(ใใใ): (1) to arrange (flowers); to plant (2) living; live<br>ๆฐๅ ฅ็(ใใใซใ ใใใ): new student; freshman; first-year student<br>็(ใ): pure; undiluted; raw; crude<br>็็้ข็ฎ(ใใพใใ): too serious; person who is too serious; honesty; sincerity<br>็(ใใ): (1) life; living (2) I; me; myself 5 1 29 ็: life, life radical (no. 100) 5 ็ 100 5 ใใใปใใพใใใปใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic life This is the first CELL of a human, the foundation of its entire LIFE, a small DROP that will GROW UP to form a complex organism. Growing Up is just a Drop of our LIFE. 1555 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Body_Function Kanji_Body_Health.Illness Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใปใคใใทใงใฆ ใปใใ-ใผใ star, spot, dot, mark ่กๆ(ใใใใ): satellite<br>ๆ(ใปใ): (1) star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon) (2) suspect (police slang)<br>็ซๆ(ใใใ): Mars (planet)<br>ๆๅบง(ใใใ): constellation<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใ): planet 2 2 844 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>็: life; genuine; birth 9 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic star The sun is the nearest star to the only planet with life - Earth. Sun is a star that has given life. Canยดt say that of any other stars yet. 1556 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Sky kanjifreq751-1000 ๅง ใปใคใใทใงใฆ surname ๅง(ใใ): (1) surname; family name (2) hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)<br>ๅงๅ(ใใใใ): full name 2 S 1628 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>็: life; genuine; birth 8 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic surname When women marry, they adopt the surname of their husband, signifiying the start of a new life together. (adapted from gorgon). "Woman change their surname when they ""start their new life""." 1557 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆง ใปใคใใทใงใฆ ใใ sex, gender, nature ๅฅณๆง(ใใใใ): (1) woman; female (2) feminine gender<br>็ทๆง(ใ ใใใ): (1) man; male (2) masculine gender<br>ๆงๆ ผ(ใใใใ): character; personality; disposition; nature<br>ๅๆง(ใใใ): individuality; personality; idiosyncrasy<br>้ ธๆง(ใใใใ): (1) acidity (2) acidic<br>ๆง่ฝ(ใใใฎใ): ability; performance; efficiency<br>ๆงๅฅ(ใใในใค): distinction by sex; sex; gender<br>ๆง่ณช(ใใใใค): nature; property; disposition<br>็ฐๆง(ใใใ): (1) the opposite sex (2) isomerism<br>็ๆง(ใใใ): reason; sense<br>็ฅๆง(ใกใใ): intelligence<br>้ฉๆง(ใฆใใใ): aptitude<br>ไธญๆง(ใกใ ใใใ): (1) neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference (2) sexlessness; androgyny; androgyne; neuter (3) neuter gender<br>ๆง(ใใ): (1) nature (of a person) (2) sex (3) gender (4) -ty; -ity; -ness; -cy 3 5 104 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>็: life; genuine; birth 8 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sex Sex is the only state of mind for many men through their whole life. When youยดre in the state of mind for creating new lives. 1558 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ็ฒ ใปใค animal sacrifice, offering ็ ็ฒ(ใใใ): victim; sacrifice; scapegoat 1 S 1274 ็: cow<br>็: life; genuine; birth 9 ็ 93 4 ใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic animal sacrifice Animal sacrifice = taking the life of a cow. In the 21st century, animal sacrifice is no longer really necessary. We can take a single cell from a cow, with no harm to the cow. We create a viable cell line from this single cell, and feed the resulting biomatter into a furnace at the exact rate necessary to appease the gods. 1559 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฃ ใตใณ ใ.ใใใ.ใพใใใใใถ-ใใ.ใ ใใจ products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property ็ฃๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): industry<br>็็ฃ(ใใใใ): production; manufacture<br>่ณ็ฃ(ใใใ): property; fortune; means; assets<br>ไธๅ็ฃ(ใตใฉใใใ): real estate<br>่ฒก็ฃ(ใใใใ): property; fortune; assets<br>ๅฝ็ฃ(ใใใใ): domestic products<br>ๅบ็ฃ(ใใ ใฃใใ): (child)birth; delivery; production (of goods)<br>ๅ็ฃ(ใจใใใ): (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business<br>็ฃๅฐ(ใใใก): producing area<br>ๆฐด็ฃ(ใใใใ): aquatic products; fisheries<br>็ ด็ฃ(ใฏใใ): bankruptcy; insolvency<br>ๅ็ฃ(ใฟใใ): present; souvenir<br>็ฃๅฉฆไบบ็ง(ใใใตใใใ): maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)<br>็ฃ็ฉ(ใใใถใค): product; result; fruit<br>็น็ฃ(ใจใใใ): specialty; special product<br>ๅ ฑ็ฃ(ใใใใใ): (1) communism (2) Communist Party<br>่พฒ็ฃ็ฉ(ใฎใใใใถใค): agricultural produce<br>็็ฃ(ใกใใใ): animal husbandry<br>ๅ็ฃ(ใใใใ): place of origin; habitat<br>ใ็ฃ(ใใใ): (giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement<br>ใๅ็ฃ(ใใฟใใ): present; souvenir<br>็ฃไผ(ใใใใ ใ): maternity leave<br>็ฃๅพ(ใใใ): postpartum; after childbirth<br>็ฃๅบ(ใใใใ ใค): yield; produce<br>ๅ็ฃ(ใใใใ): noted product; local specialty<br>ๅ็ฃ(ใฉใใ): (1) product of the land (2) present; souvenir<br>็ฃ(ใใ): (1) (giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement (2) native of; product of (3) assets; property; fortune 4 4 161 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>็: life; genuine; birth 11 ็ 100 5 ใใใปใใพใใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic products If you were to stand up all the products you have accumulated over the course of your entire life on top of one another, the result would probably be as tall as a cliff. "The salesman is standing on the cliffยดs edge. ""Buy my products!! Buy my products! Or else Iยดll take my own life""! Man, thatยดs selling on pressure." 1560 grade4 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Function Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1-250 ้ ใชใฅใฆ ใ, ใใ, ใใใ hump, high, noble, prosperity 1 S 1109 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34)<br>็: life; genuine; birth 11 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต ้ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic hump You are struggling to the top across the humps, but you suddenly see the pinnacle and you feel new life in your walking legs. A woman takes her bra off and what happens? Nine months later the hump in her belly pops out between her legs as a new life. 1561 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅณฐ ใใฆ ใฟใญใใญ ใถ, ใป summit, peak ๅณฐ(ใฟใญ): peak; ridge 1 S 1836 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34)<br>ไธฐ: abundant; lush; bountiful; plenty; fat face; luxurious growth of grass 10 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic summit "Walking legs over ""bushes"" needs to have a primitive meaning of its own. It appears in several kanji, such as ็ธซ sew (#1563), ้ข tryst (#2417), ่ bee (#2687), and ้ swordยดs point (#2768), and it is clumsy to work bushes and walking legs into every story. ""Pointy"" works fairly well: the walking legs are stuck on top of the pointy part of the bush; and for this character: a summit is the pointy end of a mountain." Upon reaching the summit of the mountain, I noticed my walking legs were all gouged up from walking through prickly bushes. 1562 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ธซ ใใฆ ใฌ.ใ ใฌใ sew, stitch, embroider ็ธซใ(ใฌใ): (1) to sew; to stitch (2) to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)<br>่ฃ็ธซ(ใใใปใ): sewing 1 S 1723 ็ณธ: thread<br>้ข: meeting; tryst; date; rendezvous 16 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sew Pointy primitive; with a pointy needle you sew a road (-------) of threads. "Good thing I brought some thread, cause I need to sew my pants that I tore up walking through the bushes (see summit (#1562)) before we hit the road to go back down the mountain." 1563 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใใค ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ worship, adore, pray to ๅดๆ(ใใใฏใ): worship; adoration; admiration; cult<br>ๆ่ฆ(ใฏใใใ): seeing; look at<br>ๆๅ(ใฏใใใ): Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): (1) to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha); to pay one's respects (2) to beg; to make a supplication (3) to see (something or someone of high status)<br>ๆๅ(ใฏใใใใ): borrowing 2 6 1443 ๆ: hand<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ไธ: three<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic worship I put my fingers together in worship of the bush that hangs from the ceiling -- that wonderful mistletoe which has gotten me kissed by many a girl. Because I worship her, I only finger ONE BUSH, herยดs, and no others! 1564 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฏฟ ใธใฅใในใใทใฅใฆ ใใจใถใใใใจใถ.ใใใใจใป.ใ ใใ, ใ, ใใ ใ, ใใฃ, ใใฟ, ใจใ, ใจใใใค, ใชใ, ใฎใถ, ใฎใ, ใฒใ, ใฒใใ, ใใ longevity, congratulations, ones natural life ๅฏฟๅฝ(ใใ ใฟใใ): life span 1 S 1245 ไธ: three<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 7 ๅฃซ 33 3 ใใใใ ๅฃฝ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic longevity In an attempt to increase a bush's longevity, an incompitent gardener glues all the leaves back on that have fallen off. Maybe he should have tried watering it instead. This old China man glued shrubs to his body. The added intake of oxygen from the shrubs was, according to him, the secret of his longevity. Sometimes he would sit all day in meditation without moving, and the locals believed the old man had actually turned into a shrub ! 1565 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ณ ใใฅใฆใใคใใทใฅใใทใฅใฆ ใ.ใ casting, mint 1 S 2005 ้: gold<br>ๅฏฟ: longevity; congratulations; one's natural life 15 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ ้ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic casting We take a casting because metal will have much greater longevity than the original. They made a metal casting of the Chinese man who glued shrubs to himself to increase his longevity. Itยดs now sold around the world as itยดs thought that having one will increase your own longevity.. 1566 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ฑ ใปใญ enroll, domiciliary register, membership ๅฝ็ฑ(ใใใใ): nationality<br>ๆธ็ฑ(ใใใใ): book; publication<br>ๆธ็ฑ(ใใใ): census; family register 1 S 907 ็ซน: bamboo<br>่: come; plough; 3-branch tree radical (no. 127)<br>ๆ: once upon a time; antiquity; old times 20 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic enroll Japanese father enrolls his student in a well-rounded school: they teach eastern traditions (the way of the bamboo), western traditions (like Christmas trees), and also teach literature (once upon a time). Once upon a time, in order to enroll in a Christian school you had to answer a series of questions to ensure that you were really Christian. For example, the principal might show you a picture of a Christmas tree and a picture of some bamboo and ask you which one is most suitable for decoration at Christmas time. 1567 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฅ ใทใฅใณ ใฏใ ใใใพ, ใใ, ใใฎ, ใฒ, ใใ springtime, spring (season) ๆฅ(ใฏใ): (1) spring; springtime (2) New Year (3) prime (of one's life, etc.) (4) adolescence; puberty (5) sexuality<br>้ๆฅ(ใใใใ ใ): youth; springtime of life; adolescent 4 2 579 ไธ: three<br>ๅคง: large; big<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 9 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic springtime In the springtime bonsai get plenty of sun. When itยดs springtime you can only leave the bonsai out when the sun has gone down. Their little leaves canยดt handle too much heat. 1568 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Time_Season kanjifreq501-750 ๆคฟ ใใณ ใคใฐใ ใคใฐ camellia 1 S+ 1829 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆฅ: springtime; spring (season) (none) camellia The tree of spring. Fact: Camellia are highly valued in Japan and elsewhere for their very early flowering, often among the first flowers to appear in the late winter [early spring?]. Anyone whoยดs lived in Japan knows camellia are by far the first tree of spring to flower. And how can you miss those shockingly pink flowers! 1569 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆณฐ ใฟใค ใ, ใฏใ, ใฒใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใ peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand 1 S 1281 ไธ: three<br>ๅคง: large; big<br>ๆฐด: water 10 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic peaceful If you look into Japanese gardens they seem so peaceful - with their small bonsais and the white stones looking like rice grains. Simplistic and peaceful life: A bonsai to trim and enough rice to eat... 1570 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฅ ใฝใฆ ใใช.ใงใ ใใใ play music, speak to a ruler, complete ๆผๅฅ(ใใใใ): musical performance<br>ๅนๅฅ(ใใใใ): playing wind instruments 1 6 1067 ไธ: three<br>ไบบ: person<br>ๅคฉ: heavens; sky; imperial 9 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic play music When you play music to them, your bonsai will grow like they are in heaven. In heaven you are surrounded by bonsai trees (full-sized ones fall through the clouds) while you play music on your harp. I always have trouble remembering that the bonsai tree is on top, so think of them growing on top of the clouds. 1571 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฎ ใธใใใทใ ใฟใใฟใฎ.ใใใพใใจใใฟใฎใใฟใก.ใ ใใฟ, ใใญ reality, truth ๅฎใซ(ใใคใซ): indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite<br>ๅฟ ๅฎ(ใพใ): (1) faithful; loyal; devoted (2) hardworking; painstaking; diligent (3) healthy; fit<br>็พๅฎ(ใใใใค): reality<br>ไบๅฎ(ใใใค): fact; truth; reality<br>ๅฎๆฝ(ใใฃใ): enforcement; implementation; putting into practice (practise); carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters); enactment<br>็ขบๅฎ(ใใใใค): certainty; reliability; soundness<br>ๅฎ้จ(ใใฃใใ): experiment<br>ๅฎ็พ(ใใคใใ): implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation<br>ๅฎ้(ใใฃใใ): (1) practicality; practical (2) reality; actuality; actual conditions (3) bhutakoti (limit of reality)<br>ๅฎ็ธพ(ใใฃใใ): achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record<br>ๅฎๆ (ใใฃใใ): true state; actual condition; reality<br>ๅฎๅ(ใใคใใใ): (1) (real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency (2) arms; force<br>ๅฎใฏ(ใใคใฏ): as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly<br>ๅฎ่ก(ใใฃใใ): practice; practise; performance; execution (e.g. program) (programme); realization; realisation; implementation<br>ๅ ๅฎ(ใใ ใใใค): (1) fullness; completion; perfection; substantiality; enrichment (2) replenishment; repletion<br>ๅฎๆ (ใใคใใใ): real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs<br>ๅฎ็จ(ใใคใใ): practical use; utility<br>ๅฎๅฎถ(ใใฃใ): (one's parents') home<br>ๅฎ่ทต(ใใฃใใ): practice; practise; put into practice; put into practise<br>็ๅฎ(ใใใใค): truth; reality<br>ๅฎๆ(ใใฃใใ): (1) real feeling; actual feeling (2) to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally<br>่ช ๅฎ(ใใใใค): sincere; honest; faithful<br>ๅฎ็ฟ(ใใฃใใ ใ): practice; practise; training (esp. practical and hands-on); drill<br>ๅๅฎ(ใใคใใค): compelling; serious; severe; acute; earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; keen; fervent; poignant<br>ๆๅฎ(ใใใค): fruit; nut; berry<br>ๅฃๅฎ(ใใใใค): excuse; pretext<br>ๅฎไพ(ใใคใใ): example; illustration; precedent<br>ๅฎ็ฉ(ใใคใถใค): real thing; original; actual<br>ๅฎ่ฒป(ใใฃใด): actual expense; cost price<br>ๅฎ่ณช(ใใฃใใค): substance; essence<br>ๅฎ(ใใค): (1) truth; reality (2) sincerity; honesty; fidelity (3) content; substance (4) (good) result<br>ๅฎๆฅญๅฎถ(ใใคใใใใ): industrialist; businessman<br>ๅฎใ(ใฟใฎใ): to bear fruit; to ripen<br>ๅฎ(ใฟ): (1) fruit; nut (2) seed (3) (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc. (4) content; substance 3 3 68 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ไธ: three<br>ไบบ: person 8 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ ๅฏฆ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic reality Bonsais are grown in a house, away from the harsh reality of the real world where they wouldnยดt survive. On this rather boring ยดbig brotherยด type reality show, they have locked up bonsai inside a house and everyone is watching them on TV 24x7. The viewers have to vote on which bonsai shall remain in the house and which one has to leave. 1572 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1-250 ๅฅ ใใฆใใ ใใฆใพใค.ใใใพใค.ใใใปใ.ใใ ใจใ, ใใ observance, offer, present, dedicate ๅฅไป(ใปใใ): attendance; service; ministry; church work<br>ๅฅใ(ใใฆใพใคใ): to offer; to present; to revere; to do respectfully 1 S 1624 ไธ: three<br>ๅคง: large; big<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 8 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic dedicate To join the temple, you have to dedicate yourself to raising bonsai for enlightenment, and cornstalks for sustenance. "A Japanese farmer who was growing corn tried to dedicate himself to the god of corn (in the hope it would bring better harvests). He had a little room with prayer beads, incense, etc. One day he brought an offerand that he thought would please the god of corn : a bonsai - corn (a corn plant turned into a bonsai). The god was infuriated and yelled at him ""HOW DARE YOU TORTURE MY CORN IN SUCH WAYS!"". The End." 1573 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ไฟธ ใใฆ stipend, salary 1 S 1834 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฅ: observance; offer; present; dedicate 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic stipend The stipend is given to the student-PERSON who has come to Japan DEDICATED to study. People who are highly dedicated to their jobs get good salaries/stipends. 1574 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฃ ใใฆ rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line ๆฃ(ใผใ): pole; rod; stick<br>ๆณฅๆฃ(ใฉใใผใ): thief; burglar; robber; theft<br>้ๆฃ(ใฆใคใผใ): iron rod; crowbar; horizontal bar (gymnastics) 2 6 1455 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฅ: observance; offer; present; dedicate 12 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rod "This wooden rod has one very simple dedication engraved on it: ""Spare the rod, spoil the child...""." The wood from this tree is dedicated to making rods to flog naughty kids. 1575 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฌน ใญใณ ใคใคใ.ใ discreet, reverently, humbly ่ฌนใ(ใคใคใใ): (1) to be careful; to be discreet (2) to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain (3) to be reverent (4) to be purified; to be chaste 1 S 2068 ่จ: say 17 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ ่ฌน ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic discreet Muttering words of gratitude for a wonderful meal, I discreetly slipped my cabbage under the table for the dog. Cabbage primitive: When a cabbage is growing up, you must put it in your mouth before it flowers, because thatยดs when it becomes bitter. Seriously, itยดs called ยดboltingยด or something. When youยดre discreet, you try to make your words like a cabbage: well-layered, but in an unassuming way. 1576 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅค ใญใณใใดใณ ใคใจ.ใใใ-ใฅใจ.ใใใคใจ.ใพใใใใ.ใใ diligence, become employed, serve ๅคใใ(ใคใจใใ): (1) to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) (2) to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) (3) to conduct a religious service<br>ๅคๅ(ใใใ): service; duty; work<br>้ๅค(ใคใใใ): commuting to work<br>ๅคๅด(ใใใใ): labor; labour; exertion; diligent service<br>่ปขๅค(ใฆใใใ): job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer<br>ๅบๅค(ใใ ใฃใใ): attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); going to work<br>ๅคๅ(ใใในใ): diligent; industrious<br>ๅคใๅ (ใคใจใใใ): place of work<br>ๅคใพใ(ใคใจใพใ): to be fit for; to be equal to; to function properly 3 6 830 ่ซ: the violet<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 12 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ ๅค ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic diligence With enough diligence, Koreans can turn ordinary cabbage into powerful kimchi. Growing cabbages takes muscle and diligence. 1577 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ๆผข ใซใณ ใฏใ Sino-, China ๆผขๅญ(ใใใ): Chinese characters; kanji<br>ๆผข่ช(ใใใ): Chinese word; Sino-Japanese word<br>ๆผขๅ(ใใใ): (1) China and Japan (2) Chinese and Japanese (languages) (3) Chinese Character-Japanese dictionary 4 3 1487 ๆฐด: water<br>่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅคซ: husband; man 13 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆผข ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Sino- "Sino- (Chinese) people had to put a lot of sweat/water into learning the kanji. For right-hand kanji primitive - The dumb Western husband of a Japanese woman buys her flowers to apologise, after he opened his big mouth and said ""kanji are a stupid writing system"".." In the water between Japan and China, the Sino- side has put scarecrows in the water to try and keep the Japanese away. 1578 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใฟใณ ใชใ.ใใใชใ.ใใใใ sigh, lament, moan, grieve ๅใ(ใชใใ): to sigh; to lament; to grieve 1 S 1584 ๅฃ: mouth<br>่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅคซ: husband; man 13 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ ๅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sigh "A sigh escapes the mouth of the scarecrow, who laments: ""...if I only had a brain, I could learn kanji""." I will let out a huge sigh of relief from my mouth when I learn the last kanji. 1579 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ฃ ใใณ ใใ.ใใ-ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใฅใ.ใใใใใคใ.ใใใ-ใซใ.ใ ใช, ใชใซ difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect ๅฐ้ฃ(ใใใชใ): difficulty; distress<br>้ฟ้ฃ(ใฒใชใ): taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape<br>้้ฃ(ใฒใชใ): criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach<br>้ฃใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.) (2) fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased (3) gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look) (4) dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable (5) unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky<br>็้ฃ(ใจใใชใ): theft; robbery<br>้ญ้ฃ(ใใใชใ): disaster; shipwreck; accident; being stranded<br>็ก้ฃ(ใถใชใ): safety; security<br>ๆ้ฃใ(ใใใใใ): grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude<br>้ฃ(ใชใ): difficulty; hardships; defect<br>้ฃใ(ใซใใ): difficult; hard<br>็ฝ้ฃ(ใใใชใ): calamity; misfortune; disaster<br>ๆ้ฃใใใใใพใ(ใใใใจใใใใใพใ): thank you<br>ๆใ้ฃใ(ใใใใจใ): Thank you; Thanks<br>ใฉใใๆ้ฃใใใใใพใ(ใฉใใใใใใจใใใใใพใ): thank you very much 3 6 330 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅคซ: husband; man<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 18 ้น 172 8 ใตใใจใ ้ฃ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic difficult Learning Kanji is difficult for Turkeys. It is difficult for a scarecrow to scare a turkey or else they wouldยดve been called scareturkeys. 1580 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ่ฏ ใซใใฑ ใฏใช ใ splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous ่ฑช่ฏ(ใใใ): wonderful; gorgeous; splendor; splendour; pomp; extravagance<br>่ฏใใ(ใฏใชใใ): showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay<br>่ฏใ ใใ(ใฏใชใฐใชใใ): brilliant; magnificent; spectacular<br>่ฏ็พ(ใใณ): pomp; splendor; splendour; gaudiness<br>่ฏๅฅข(ใใใใ): (1) luxury; pomp (2) delicate; slender; gorgeous 1 S 1085 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 10 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic splendor The Queen of England taking a walk round a village: ยดExcuse me, I couldnยดt help noticing the splendour of the flowers in your garden. Simply splendid. Ten out of ten.ยด The villager gruffly replies: ยดNo it ยดaint. Itยดs all muck. Anยด Iยดm gonna cut it all down and sell it to the farmer for silage.ยด. (I'm substituting greenhouse for silage. It is also full of all types of plants, and the shape resembles the windows that cover the building to let in the light.) See the splendor of the roses filling the greenhouse, beauty atop a stem of needles (thorns). 1581 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ในใค ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ-ใ.ใใใชใใชใใจ.ใ ใใ, ใ ใ droop, suspend, hang, slouch ๅ็ด(ใใใกใใ): vertical; perpendicular<br>ๅใใ(ใใใ): (1) to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag; to lower; to pull down (2) to leave behind (at death); to give; to confer (3) to drip; to ooze; to trickle; to drop 1 6 1720 ๅ: thousand<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 8 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic droop The thousand head of cattle let their heads droop as they devour the silage (animal fodder) that is lying on the floor around them. Even a drop of silage is enough to make an old man with a walking stick droop low down to the floor. (rgravina - fixed up order). 1582 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ก ในใค ใญใ.ใใใญใ.ใ drowsy, sleep, die ็ก็ (ใใใฟใ): sleep 1 S 1739 ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>ๅ: droop; suspend; hang; slouch 13 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic drowsy Our eyes droop when we are drowsy. "Hint : the eyes of Droopy Dog (see droop (#1582)). When you are drowsy you have ""droopy eyes"". That is, you have Droopyยดs eyes!" 1583 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใคใ, ใใใ 1 S+ ้: gold<br>ๅ: droop; suspend; hang; slouch (none) spindle Wasnยดt it a cursed spindle that Sleeping Beauty pricked her finger on? Therefore the spindle was the metal that caused her to droop and eventually sleep for 100 years. Spindle: the needle that drops on an LP record player. This is made of metal. It droops. Viola. 1584 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item ShouldSuspend ไน ใธใงใฆใใทใงใฆ ใฎ.ใใ-ใฎ.ใใใฎ.ใใ ใฎใ ride, power, multiplication, record, no. of vehicles, board, mount, join ไน็ฉ(ใฎใใใฎ): vehicle<br>ไนๆใ(ใฎใใใ): (1) transfer (trains, buses, etc.); connection; connexion (2) switching (stock) (3) chromosomal crossover; crossing over<br>ไนๅฎข(ใใใใใใ): passenger<br>ไนใใ(ใฎใใ): (1) to place on (something) (2) to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board (3) to load (luggage); to carry; to take on board (4) to send out (on the airwaves, etc.) (5) to deceive; to take for a ride (6) to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment) (7) to let (someone) take part (8) to excite (someone) (9) to publish (an article); to run (an ad)<br>ไน่ป(ใใใใใ): taking a train, bus, etc.; entraining<br>ไนใ(ใฎใ): (1) to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark (2) to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount (3) to reach; to go over; to pass (4) to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.) (5) to take part; to participate; to join (6) to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.) (7) to be deceived; to be taken in (8) to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered (9) to stick; to attach; to take; to go on<br>ไนใๆใใ(ใฎใใใใ): (1) to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train) (2) to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking<br>ไนใฃๅใ(ใฎใฃใจใ): to capture; to hijack; to commandeer; to occupy; to usurp<br>ไนใ่ถใ(ใฎใใใ): riding past (one's station)<br>ไนใ่พผใ(ใฎใใใ): (1) to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to ship (passengers); to man (a ship); to help (someone) into (2) to march into; to enter 4 3 377 ๅ: thousand<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 9 ไธฟ 4 1 ใฎใปใฎใใใใใปใฏใใใผใ ไน ไผๆ Compound Ideographic ride Itยดs a hay ride! You sit on piles of silage and everyone likes to imitate old-time farmers with a piece of wheat sticking out of their mouths. [ride; power; multiplication; record; counter for vehicles; board; mount; join] In the near future, we hope to ride on biomass fueled vehicles. Good news for those who have wheat silage surplus. 1585 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Vehicle.Machine kanjifreq251-500 ๅฐ ใธใงใฆ ใใพใคใใใใใพ.ใใใใพ.ใ surplus, besides ้ๅฐ(ใใใใ): excess; over- 1 S 1448 ไน: ride; power; multiplication; record; counter for vehicles; board; mount; join<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 11 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ ๅฉ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic surplus If you go for a ride and find a saber beside you, perhaps you got into an Army surplus jeep. "Remember the wheat we cut with scythes (farmer's equivalent of a saber) for profit (#906)?ใWell, we harvested too much and have to use the surplus for silage. ้ๅฐ (ใใใใ) : excess." 1586 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ไป ใณใณใใญใณ ใใพ ใช now ไปๆฅ(ใใใ): (1) today; this day (2) these days; recently; nowadays<br>ไปๅ(ใใใใ): now; this time; lately<br>ไปๆ(ใใใใค): this month<br>ไปๅพ(ใใใ): from now on; hereafter<br>ไปๅนด(ใใจใ): this year<br>ไปๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): now; this time; next time; another time<br>ไป้ฑ(ใใใใ ใ): this week<br>ไป(ใใพ): now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more<br>ไปๅค(ใใใ): this evening; tonight<br>ไปๆ(ใใ): this morning<br>ไปใซ(ใใพใซ): before long; even now<br>ไปๆฉ(ใใใฐใ): tonight; this evening<br>ไปใซใ(ใใพใซใ): at any time; soon<br>ไปๆด(ใใพใใ): now (after such a long time); at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something)<br>ไปๆฅใฏ(ใใใซใกใฏ): hello; good day (daytime greeting)<br>ไปๆฉใฏ(ใใใฐใใฏ): good evening<br>ใใ ไป(ใใ ใใพ): (1) Here I am; I'm home! (2) presently; right away; right now; just now<br>ไป(ใใ): (1) the current ...; this (2) today's ... 5 2 49 ไบบ: person<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) 4 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไปฎๅ Loan now My MEETING is at 7- but thatยดs NOW! (re: ruuku35) The meeting is not at quarter to seven but now! 1587 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ๅซ ใฌใณ ใตใ.ใใใตใ.ใใ include, bear in mind, understand, cherish ๅซใ(ใตใใ): (1) to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace (2) to hold in the mouth (3) to bear in mind; to understand; to harbor (grudge, etc.); to harbour (4) to express (emotion, etc.); to imply<br>ๅซใใ(ใตใใใ): (1) to include (in a group or scope) (2) to instruct; to make one understand (3) to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication) (4) to put in (someone's) mouth (5) to permeate with flavor<br>ๅซๅฝ(ใใใ): gargling; rinsing one's mouth 2 S 466 ไป: now<br>ๅฃ: mouth 7 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic include This clock includes a mouth that will tell you what the time is now. Hearing impaired people have this kind of watches... now imagine them as a big mouth under the clock. Batteries included with this clock. Open the mouth at the back and insert them after purchase. 1588 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใฎใณ versify, singing, recital ๅๅณ(ใใใฟ): testing; scrutiny; careful investigation 1 S 1956 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไป: now 7 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic versify Versify this kanji as follows: Hickery dickery dock, the mouth ran by the clock. To versify, words of rhythm needs to shoot out of your MOUTH with a CLOCK-like regularity. 1589 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฟต ใใณ wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention ่จๅฟต(ใใญใ): commemoration; memory<br>ๆฎๅฟต(ใใใญใ): deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment<br>ๆฆๅฟต(ใใใญใ): general idea; concept; notion<br>ๅฟต้ก(ใญใใใ): one's heart's desire; earnest petition<br>่ฆณๅฟต(ใใใญใ): (1) idea; notion; conception (2) sense (e.g. of duty) (3) resignation; preparedness; acceptance (4) observation and contemplation<br>ๅฟต(ใญใ): (1) sense; idea; thought; feeling (2) desire; concern (3) attention; care<br>็กๅฟต(ใใญใ): (1) chagrin; regret (2) free from obstructive thoughts 3 4 390 ไป: now<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 8 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wish Someone wishing from the bottom of their heart that the clock would stop. A mid-life crisis perhaps. Remember in the Wizard of Oz when the tin man wished for a heart and the wizard gave him that dinky little clock instead? 1590 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ็ด ใญใณ ใใจ harp, koto ็ด(ใใจ): (1) koto (13-stringed Japanese zither) (2) stringed instrument (3) zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng 1 S 1591 ็: jewel; ball<br>็: jewel; ball<br>ไป: now 12 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic harp Two kings were fighting over a beautiful koto (harp). So they had a clock built into it that would measure how long each one played it. That way they could be sure none played it more than othe other. Jesus is coming soon. Prepare to meet the king of kings now. Practice your harp playing skills all future angels!... 1591 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ฐ ใคใณ ใใใใใ.ใ shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow ๆฅ้ฐ(ใฒใใ): (1) shade; shadow (2) sunshine<br>้ฐๆฐ(ใใใ): gloom; melancholy<br>้ฐ(ใใ): (1) shade; shadow (2) other side; back; background 1 S 1393 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ไป: now<br>ไบ: say 11 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic shade There are three types of shade: 1. natural (a high pinnacle), 2. man-made buildings (a clock tower), 3. meteorological (a cloud). Frosty the snowman is running around the pinnacle, staying in the shade. As he looks at his clock to see how much longer he can last, small clouds rise (steam) from his body. Nooo, Frosty! 1592 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1001-1500 ไบ ใจใใทใฃ ใใใใ.ใ beforehand, previous, myself, I ไบ่จ(ใใใ): prediction; promise; prognostication<br>ไบ็ฎ(ใใใ): estimate; budget<br>ไบๅฎ(ใใฆใ): plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate<br>ไบๆณ(ใใใ): expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture<br>ไบๅ(ใใณ): preparation; preliminaries; reserve; spare<br>ไบ้ฒ(ใใผใ): prevention; precaution; protection against<br>ไบ็ด(ใใใ): (1) reservation; appointment; booking; advance order (2) contract; subscription; pledge<br>ไบๅ ฑ(ใใปใ): forecast; prediction<br>ไบๆ(ใใใ): presentiment; premonition<br>ไบๆ(ใใ): expectation; assume will happen; forecast<br>ไบใฆ(ใใญใฆ): previously; already; lately<br>ไบๆธฌ(ใใใ): prediction; estimation<br>ไบ็ฟ(ใใใ ใ): preparation for a lesson<br>ๅคฉๆฐไบๅ ฑ(ใฆใใใใปใ): weather forecast; weather report<br>ไบใ(ใใใใใ): beforehand; in advance; previously 3 3 180 ใ: None<br>ไบ: complete; finish 4 ่ฑ 152 7 ใใฎใใปใใฎใใธใใปใถใ ่ฑซ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic beforehand Beforehand, this was a halberd but I cut it short so it could be for hand to hand combat. Your halberd doesnยดt have a handguard? You should have thought of that beforehand (i.e., before you were missing your hand). 1593 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๅบ ใธใง ใคใ.ใงใใคใใง ใคใ preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally ็งฉๅบ(ใกใคใใ): order; regularity; system; method<br>ๅบใง(ใคใใง): opportunity; occasion<br>้ ๅบ(ใใ ใใใ): order; sequence; procedure 1 5 1160 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ไบ: beforehand; previous; myself; I 7 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic preface The preface to all human history was written beforehand in caves. "Rename the ""beforehand"" part to be glove (because you have to wear gloves beforehand if you want to wield the halberd, which is why this primitive is an incomplete halberd). The story: a winter morning. A textbook author is holed up in his tiny office, a veritable cave. He wants to start his masterpiece textbook by first writing the preface. But he canยดt get started. He sits and stares at empty paper until evening. It gets cold and he puts on gloves, shivering, but still unable to start his preface." 1594 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใจ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ deposit, custody, leave with, entrust to ้ ้(ใใใ): deposit; bank account<br>้ ใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to give into custody; to leave (a child) in the care of; to entrust; to deposit (2) to lean on; to put one's weight on<br>้ ใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody (2) to take charge of; to be entrusted with; to receive on deposit (3) to reserve (judgment); to leave undecided 2 5 981 ไบ: beforehand; previous; myself; I<br>้ : page; leaf 13 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic deposit Depositing money into your savings account is something you do beforehand if you use your head. If youยดre in Japan your passbook says ้ ้ๆฉ๏ผใใใใ๏ผwhen you make a deposit. You bang your head on the ATM, wishing youยดd deposited some money beforehand. 1595 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ ใคใใทใง ใฎใใฎ- ใใ, ใคใ, ใฌ plains, field, rustic, civilian life ๅ้(ใถใใ): field; sphere; realm; division; branch<br>้ๅ (ใใจใ): opposition party; political opposition; opposition<br>้่(ใใใ): vegetable<br>้(ใฎ): (1) plain; field (2) hidden (structural) member (3) wild (4) lacking a political post<br>่ฆ้(ใใ): field of vision; outlook<br>ๅนณ้(ใธใใ): plain; open field<br>้ๅค(ใใใ): outdoors; fields; outskirts; open air; suburbs<br>้ๅฟ(ใใใ): ambition; aspiration; designs; treachery<br>้็(ใใใ): (1) wild; growing wild (2) I 4 2 120 ้: ri; village; parent's home; league<br>ไบ: beforehand; previous; myself; I 11 ้ 166 7 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic plains These days we all work in front of computers. Beforehand we all worked out in the fields, in the plains. The plains are a challenging place to get any work done. Be sure you recharge your computerยดs battery beforehand, or you wonยดt get anything done. 1596 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ผ ใฑใณ ใ.ใญใใ-ใ.ใญใ ใใญ concurrently, and ๅ ผใญใ(ใใญใ): (1) to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do (2) to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features (3) to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside (4) to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others) (5) to think of the future (as well as the present)<br>ๆฐๅ ผใญ(ใใใญ): hesitance; diffidence; feeling constraint; fear of troubling someone; having scruples about doing something<br>ๅ ผๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): side line; second business<br>ๅ ผ็จ(ใใใใ): multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes 1 S 1164 ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 10 ๅ ซ 12 2 ใฏใกใปใฏใปใฏใกใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic concurrently Our ninja hero, disguised as a gardener with a rake, is suddenly attacked from both left and right concurrently by bulls with animal horns. Our hero lets out a blood-curdling scream and tears his rake handle vertically in half, so he now has two wooden staffs (split rake handle) to fight with. He grips each staff (left side and right side) and rams it into the horns of the charging bulls. The force of each charging bull causes the tips of each staff to split again (split bottom of each rake handle). You decide to take the bull by the horns and do both chores concurrently, grabbing your double-handled rake before attempting to clean up both yourยดs and your neighboursยด garden. But unfortunately, itยดs not long until your rake splits in two. 1597 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅซ ใฑใณใใฒใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ dislike, detest, hate ๅซ(ใใ): disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant<br>ๅซใ(ใใใ): (1) dislike; hate (2) suspicion; tendency; smack (of)<br>ๆฉๅซ(ใใใ): (1) humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits (2) safety; health; well-being; one's situation (3) in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper<br>ๅซใ(ใใใ): to hate; to dislike; to loathe<br>ๅซใใใ(ใใใใใ): unpleasant; disgusting; repulsive; detestable; disagreeable; indecent; lewd; dirty; lascivious<br>ๅฅฝใๅซใ(ใใใใใ): likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences<br>ๅซใใ(ใใใใ): to hate; to dislike<br>ๅซใซ(ใใใซ): awfully; terribly 1 S 1207 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅ ผ: concurrently; and 13 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dislike Naturally, if youยดre dating more than one woman concurrently, they will certainly dislike each other! Attempting to court two women concurrently will make them both dislike you. 1598 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใฌใณใใฑใณ ใใพ ใใ, ใใญ sickle, scythe, trick 1 S 1587 ้: gold<br>ๅ ผ: concurrently; and 18 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sickle This is a special sickle with metal blades on both sides. It can cut many things concurrently! The gold sickle of the USSR flag represents both leaders and workers laboring concurrently. 1599 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฌ ใฑใณ ใธใใใ .ใ ใใญ self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest ่ฌ่(ใใใใ): modesty; humility<br>่ฌ้(ใใใใ): humble; humility; modesty<br>่ฌใ(ใธใใใ ใ): to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself 1 S 1582 ่จ: say<br>ๅ ผ: concurrently; and 17 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic self-effacing When you are self-effacing you use words to concurrently bring yourself down and make yourself look better. Though the manยดs words were self-effacing, his actions concurrently made it clear that his modesty was false. 1600 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅป ใฌใณ ใใ bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful 1 S 2066 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅ ผ: concurrently; and 13 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bargain "Stores donยดt want you to know it, but if you find the secret cave, they run bargains there concurrently to their regular prices. (Image: pulling a certain level in a store to find the ""bargain cave)." If you have several sellers competing concurrently, one will cave in and give you a bargainโฆ 1601 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฅฟ ใปใคใใตใคใใน ใซใ ใใ, ใฒใ, ใใ west, Spain ่ฅฟ(ใซใ): west<br>ๆฑ่ฅฟ(ใจใใใ): (1) east and west (2) Orient and Occident; East and West (3) Ladies and Gentlemen!; Your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up<br>่ฅฟๆด(ใใใใ): the west; Western countries<br>่ฅฟๆฆ(ใใใใ): Christian Era; CE; anno domini; AD<br>้ข่ฅฟ(ใใใใ): Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)<br>่ฅฟๆฅ(ใซใใณ): westering sun; setting sun 5 2 259 ่ฅพ: west, west radical (no. 146) 6 ่ฅพ 146 6 ใซใใปใใชใใฎใใใใปใใใใใใใ (none) ไปฎๅ Loan west "The old west represented by a completely empty whiskey bottle (compare sign of the bird (#1427) whiskey bottle about one third full)." Note: this kanji is also used to denote Spain. 1602 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq251-500 ไพก ใซใใฑ ใใใ value, price ไพกๆ ผ(ใใใ): price; value; cost<br>่ฉไพก(ใฒใใใ): (1) valuation; estimation; assessment; evaluation (2) to value; to assess; to estimate value (3) to appreciate; to value highly; to acknowledge the value (of something)<br>ไพกๅค(ใใก): value; worth; merit<br>็ฉไพก(ใถใฃใ): prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living<br>ๅฎไพก(ใฆใใ): list price; regular price; established price<br>้ซไพก(ใใใ): high price 2 5 250 ไบบ: person<br>่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146) 8 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ ๅน ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic value In the West, people have no value. Only money is important. "What might it mean for a person in the old west to be of value? Their face is on a ""Wanted!"" poster, of course. Imagine the reward..." 1603 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1-250 ่ฆ ใจใฆ ใ.ใใใใชใ ใจใ need, main point, essence, pivot, key to ้่ฆ(ใใ ใใใ): important; momentous; essential; principal; major<br>ๅฟ ่ฆ(ใฒใคใใ): (1) necessary; needed; essential; indispensable (2) necessity; need; requirement<br>่ฆๆฑ(ใใใใ ใ): demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire<br>ไธป่ฆ(ใใ ใใ): chief; main; principal; major<br>้่ฆ(ใใ ใใ): demand; request<br>่ฆ่ซ(ใใใใ): (1) appeal; call for something; request; claim; demand (2) axiom<br>่ฆๅ (ใใใใ): main cause; primary factor<br>่ฆ็ด (ใใใ): (1) component; factor; item (e.g. in list) (2) element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)<br>่ฆๆ(ใใใผใ): demand for; request<br>่ฆๆจ(ใใใ): point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals<br>่ฆใใ(ใใใใ): to need; to demand; to take; to require<br>่ฆใใใซ(ใใใใใซ): in a word; after all; the point is ...; in short ...; to put simply; the long and short of it is that ....<br>่ฆ้ (ใใใใใ): (1) point; gist; essentials; tenets; outline (2) knack; trick; the ropes<br>่ฆ็น(ใใใฆใ): gist; main point<br>่ฆใ(ใใ): to need; to want 3 4 106 ่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146)<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female 9 ่ฅพ 146 6 ใซใใปใใชใใฎใใใใปใใใใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic need (ใจใฆ) When Clint needs a woman, he likes to be on top. In some movie with the theme of the Old West, the population of a town finds themselve in dire need of women, after all of the townยดs womens became crazy and started gunshooting and participating in duels and such. 1604 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ่ ฐ ใจใฆ ใใ ใใใ loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting ่ ฐ(ใใ): (1) back; lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region (2) body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring<br>่ ฐๆ(ใใใใ): seat; bench<br>่ ฐๆใใ(ใใใใใ): to sit (down) 2 S 1306 ่: meat<br>่ฆ: need; main point; essence; pivot; key to 13 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic loins If you want to get closer to the actual meaning, then I think that ่ ฐ(ใใ) is more like the hips or the small of the back. After being sat down in the office too long, people often say ่ ฐใใใใ๏ผItยดs the part of the body that needs massaging. "To the puritans reading this site - please stop reporting stories that have anything to do with sex! Although (as wrightak said) this kanji really refers to the hips, Heisig clearly chose the keyword ยดloinsยด because it was anatomically close enough, and the primitives lent themselves to an easy-to-remember story. Just because youยดre all sexually repressed doesnยดt mean other people wonยดt benefit from a story such as ""the part of the body people need more than any other are the loins""." 1605 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฅจ ใใงใฆ ballot, label, ticket, sign ๆ็ฅจ(ใจใใฒใใ): voting; poll<br>็ฅจ(ใฒใใ): (1) vote; ballot (2) label; ticket; tag; stub 1 4 489 ่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146)<br>็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display 11 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic ballot In the Old West there were no ballot boxes. Afraid of fraud and fighting among the gunslingers, the ballots were posted into a slot in the top of the local church altar instead. They may have been rough, but the cowboys wouldnยดt fight in the church. In western political elections (US), peoples ballots will often depend on religion and at which altar the prospective president prays. 1606 grade4 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ๆผ ใใงใฆ ใใ ใ.ใ drift, float (on liquid) ๆผใ(ใใ ใใ): (1) to drift; to float (2) to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air (3) to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood) (4) to wander; to walk around aimlessly (5) to be unsteady; to be unstable (6) to falter; to flinch; to wince (7) to live in unreliable circumstances 1 S 1492 ๆฐด: water<br>็ฅจ: ballot; label; ticket; sign 14 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic drift In Florida, Bush through Kerryยดs ballots into the water, watching them drift away and setting the whole country adrift. The political fanatic stole all the ballots and dumped them in the stream. He calmly watched them drift away as the cops came to a screech behind him. 1607 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆจ ใใงใฆ ใใในใใใใ ใใน signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target ็ฎๆจ(ใใใฒใใ): mark; objective; target<br>ๆจๆบ(ใฒใใใใ ใ): standard; level; norm<br>ๆจ่ญ(ใฒใใใใ): sign; mark; flag<br>ๆจๆฌ(ใฒใใใปใ): example; specimen; sample<br>ๆจ่ช(ใฒใใใ): motto; slogan; catchword<br>ๅบงๆจ(ใใฒใใ): coordinate; coordinates 2 4 686 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็ฅจ: ballot; label; ticket; sign 15 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic signpost Trees were frequenly used as signposts in those days, indicating where one had to go to cast their ballots. "Large wooden signposts are planted on peoples lawns, with the faces of their representatives all saying: ""Vote [1] Me!"" for the upcoming ballot." 1608 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใชใ ใใ, ใใฎใฎใ ใใ, ใใฃ chestnut 1 S+ 1550 ่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) chestnut Chestnut tree, west nut tree. The cowboy climbed the tree to see where they were in the woods. The poor guy chose a chestnut tree. ouch ouch. 1609 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ้ท ใปใณ ใใค.ใใใใค.ใใใฟใใใใ transition, move, change ๅค้ท(ใธใใใ): change; transition; vicissitudes 1 S 1937 ่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146)<br>ๅคง: large; big<br>ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 15 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic transition Since the days of the Old West, traveling has transitioned from trying not to step on big snakes to driving on big roads. The west has gone through quite a transition, gone are the days when dogs and snakes roamed the desert, itยดs all roads and casinos now. 1610 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฆ ใใฏ ใใ.ใใใใคใใ.ใใใใคใใ.ใ capsize, cover, shade, mantle, be ruined ่ฆใ(ใใใ): to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise<br>่ฆ้ข(ใตใใใ): mask; veil; disguise<br>่ฆใ(ใใคใใใ): to overturn; to upset; to overthrow; to undermine 1 S 1378 ่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146)<br>ๅพฉ: restore; return to; revert; resume 18 ่ฅพ 146 6 ใซใใปใใชใใฎใใใใปใใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic capsize The U.S.S. Old West has capsized, and all the cowboys on board are trying to restore her upright. Remember Oregon Trail? Remember how you had to float your wagon across rivers to get to the Old West? Well, sometimes that wagon capsizes. Once that happens youยดd better quickly head to the nearest town to restore. 1611 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใจใณ ใใ.ใใใใใใใใ.ใ ใใฐ smoke ็ (ใใใ): smoke; fumes<br>็ฆ็ (ใใใใ): (1) abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking (2) No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!<br>็ ็ช(ใใใจใค): (1) chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe (2) carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter<br>็ ่(ใฟใใณ): tobacco; cigarettes<br>็ ใ(ใใใ): smoky<br>็ ใใ(ใใใใ): (1) smoky (2) awkward; ill at ease<br>็ ใ(ใใใ): (1) to smoke (e.g. fire) (2) to be hazy 3 S 1290 ็ซ: fire<br>่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 13 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic smoke In the Old West, they used to light fires in the ground to make smoke signals. "Should be easy. SMOKE brings to mind ""Where thereยดs SMOKE, thereยดs FIRE"". So, the FIRE in the OLD WEST can tell people weยดre youยดre at, so put out the FIRE with SOIL to keep the SMOKE to a minimum." 1612 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใใณใใ ใฟใชใฟ ใชใฟ, ใฏ, ใฟใช, ใฟใพใฟ south ๅ(ใฟใชใฟ): south<br>ๅๅ(ใชใใผใ): south and north<br>ๅๆฅต(ใชใใใใ): (1) South Pole (2) the Antarctic; Antarctica<br>ๅ็ฑณ(ใชใในใ): South America 5 2 341 ๅ: ten<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅนฒ: dry; parch 9 ๅ 24 2 ใใ ใใปใใ ใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic south South of my belt leads to happiness. "In the south (Southern Alabama, Southern Africa, picture any south, but choose one and stick with it) ""they measure happyness by the belt"". If someone has a larger belly (and a longer belt), it is believed they are well fed and thus are happy." 1613 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq251-500 ๆฅ ใใณ ใใ, ใใใฎใ ใใ, ใช camphor tree 1 S+ 1927 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: south (none) camphor tree We traveled to southern Japan just to see a camphor tree. Itยดs what we came for. Trivia: Cinnamomum camphora is native to Taiwan, southern Japan, southeast China and Indochina,. 1614 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ฎ ใฑใณใใณใณ ใใฆใพใค.ใ offering, no. of drinks, present, offer ๆ็ฎ(ใถใใใ): literature; books (reference); document<br>็ฎ็ซ(ใใใ ใฆ): (1) menu; bill of fare (2) program; programme; schedule<br>่ฒข็ฎ(ใใใใ): contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause) 1 S 637 ๅ: south<br>็ฌ: dog 13 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ ็ป ไผๆ Compound Ideographic offering A South Korean street vendor is offering chihuahu snacks. If you go to someones place and the food sucks, you lower it down south of the table as an offering to their dog. 1615 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ้ ใขใณ ใใฉใใจ ใใใ, ใ, ใจ, ใใ gates ้จ้(ใถใใ): division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category; department<br>ๅฐ้(ใใใใ): speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert<br>้(ใใ): (1) gate (2) branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master (3) (biological) division (4) counter for cannons<br>ๆญฃ้(ใใใใ): main gate; main entrance 4 2 452 ้: gate, gate radical (no. 169) 8 ้ 169 8 ใใใปใใใใพใใปใใฉใใพใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic gates "Heisigยดs stroke order in the 4th edition (and earlier) is wrong, so be careful -- first is the left-most vertical stroke, then draw the rest of the ""sun"" attachment as you would normally. In fact, if you just wrote it out as two suns with elongated sides, youยดll get the stroke order exactly correct." The gates to Hell. guarded by Cerebus or ... Bill Gates? 1616 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใขใณ ใจ.ใใใจ.ใใใจใ ใฏใ question, ask, problem ่ณชๅ(ใใคใใ): question; inquiry; enquiry<br>่จชๅ(ใปใใใ): call; visit<br>ๅ้ก(ใใใ ใ): problem; question<br>็ๅ(ใใใ): question; problem; doubt; guess<br>ๅใ(ใจใ): (1) to ask; to question; to inquire (2) to charge (i.e. with a crime); to accuse (3) to care (about) (4) without regard to (with negative verb)<br>ๅใ(ใจใ): question; query<br>ๅญฆๅ(ใใใใ): scholarship; study; learning<br>ๅๅฑ(ใจใใ): wholesale store<br>ๅใๅใใใ(ใจใใใใใ): to enquire; to inquire; to seek information<br>ๅ็ญ(ใใใฉใ): questions and answers; dialogue<br>ๅใๅใใ(ใจใใใใ): enquiry; inquiry; ENQ; query; interrogation<br>ๅ(ใใ): counter for questions 4 3 64 ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>ๅฃ: mouth 11 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic question "A mouth on the Gates of Hell says ""Answer me these questions three, or thru the gates ye soon will be""." Hark! Who goes there? is the expected question from the mouth of the guard at the gateโฆ 1617 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1-250 ้ฒ ใจใ ใใฟ.ใใ review, inspection, revision ้ฒ่ฆง(ใใคใใ): (1) inspection; reading (2) browsing (the WWW, internet); web browsing 1 S 1855 ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>ๅ : exchange 15 ้ 169 8 ใใใปใใใใพใใปใใฉใใพใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic review A little devil at the gates of hell reviews your record to see if youยดre evil enough to get in. As I was reviewing for my exam at a quiet saloon, the devil popped out of nowhere and offered to make sure I pass. But I told him no way, since thatยดs cheating. Besides, Iยดm just reviewing things I already know. I wonยดt fail. But he kept insisting, so I kicked him and sent him crashing through the entrance gates. 1618 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ฅ ใใ clique, lineage, pedigree, faction, clan 1 S 1072 ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>ไผ: fell; strike; attack; punish 14 ้ 169 8 ใใใปใใใใพใใปใใฉใใพใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic clique You only get through the gates into that person's fiesta if you are in the same clique. The felled souls of the world, cut down like trees, pass through the gates of hell and join the clique. 1619 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใซใณใใฑใณ ใใใ ใใพใใใ ใกใ, ใฏ, ใฏใ, ใฏใ interval, space ๆ้(ใใใ): period; term; interval<br>ๆ้(ใใใ): (1) time (2) hours<br>ไบบ้(ใซใใใ): (1) human being; man; person (2) character (of a person)<br>ๅนด้(ใญใใใ): year (period of)<br>ๆฐ้(ใฟใใใ): private; civilian; civil; popular; folk; unofficial<br>ไธญ้(ใกใ ใใใ): middle; midway; interim<br>ไปฒ้(ใชใใพ): company; fellow; colleague; associate; comrade; mate; group; circle of friends; partner<br>็ฉบ้(ใใใใ): space; room; airspace<br>็ฌ้(ใใ ใใใ): moment; second; instant<br>้(ใใใ ): (1) space (between); gap; interval; distance (2) time (between); pause; break (3) span (temporal or spatial); stretch; period (while) (4) relationship (between, among) (5) members (within, among) (6) due to; because of<br>้ใ็กใ(ใพใใชใ): (1) soon; before long; in a short time (2) (after verb) lacking time to ...; without time to ...<br>ไธ้(ใใใ): world; society<br>ๅค้(ใใใ): at night; nighttime<br>้้ใ(ใพใกใใ): (1) mistake; error; blunder (2) accident; mishap; trouble (3) improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion<br>ๅบ้(ใใใ): (1) section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension (2) interval<br>ๆผ้(ใฒใใพ): daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period<br>ๅ้(ใใใพ): interval; break; pause; spare moment<br>ๆ้(ใฆใพ): time; labour; labor<br>้้(ใใใใ): space; interval; SPC<br>้ๆฅ(ใใใใค): indirection; indirectness<br>ๅฑ ้(ใใพ): living room (western style)<br>้ฑ้(ใใ ใใใ): week; weekly<br>่ถใฎ้(ใกใใฎใพ): living room (Japanese-style)<br>้ใซๅใ(ใพใซใใ): (1) to be in time for (2) to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough<br>ๅบใฎ้(ใจใใฎใพ): tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)<br>ๆ้ๅฒใ(ใใใใใ): timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule<br>ใใคใฎ้ใซใ(ใใคใฎใพใซใ): before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares<br>ใคใใฎ้(ใคใใฎใพ): moment; brief time; brief; transient<br>้้ใใ(ใพใกใใใ): (1) to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation) (2) to confuse; to mistake something for something else<br>้้ใ(ใพใกใใ): to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken<br>้้(ใใใพ): crevice; crack; gap; opening<br>ใใฎ้(ใใฎใใใ ): (1) the other day; lately; recently; during this period (2) meanwhile; in the meantime<br>้(ใพ): space; room; time; pause<br>้ๆ(ใใใ ใใ): relation(ship)<br>ๅฎข้(ใใใใพ): parlor; parlour; guest room<br>่ฒธ้(ใใใพ): room to let; room for rent<br>้่ชคไปใ(ใพใใคใ): to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss<br>ๆญค้(ใใชใใ ): the other day; lately; recently<br>้ใ (ใพใพ): occasionally; now and then; sometimes<br>็ฉบใ้(ใใใพ): vacancy; room for rent or lease<br>้(ใใ): (1) interval; period of time (2) among; between; inter-<br>ๆ้็ฎ(ใใใใ): period (e.g. class) 5 2 33 ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 12 ้ 169 8 ใใใปใใใใพใใปใใฉใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic interval The interval between star systems (suns) was too large, so the stargates were created to travel between them. We open the gates at regular intervals to let a bit of sun in. 1620 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ็ฐก ใซใณใใฑใณ ใใ.ใถใใตใ simplicity, brevity ็ฐกๅ(ใใใใ): simple; easy; brief; uncomplicated<br>็ฐกๆ(ใใใ): simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-<br>็ฐก็ด (ใใใ): simplicity; plain<br>็ฐกๆฝ(ใใใใค): brevity; conciseness; simplicity 2 6 983 ็ซน: bamboo<br>้: interval; space 18 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic simplicity [simplicity; brevity] The ใใใใฉใ is a bamboo device for scaring birds from the gates of your garden by clacking against a stone at regular intervals. Its design is simplicity itself. (Inspired by PepeSeco). The simplicity of bamboo plant is in all its joints being at equal intervals. 1621 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ ใซใค ใฒใ.ใใใฒใ.ใใ-ใณใ.ใใใฒใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใ ใฏใ, ใ, ใฒใใ open, unfold, unseal ้็บ(ใใใฏใค): development; exploitation<br>้ๅฌ(ใใใใ): holding a meeting; open an exhibition<br>้ๅง(ใใใ): start; commencement; beginning; initiation<br>้ๆพ(ใใใปใ): open; throw open; liberalization; liberalisation<br>ๅ ฌ้(ใใใใ): open to the public; exhibit<br>ๅฑ้(ใฆใใใ): (1) development; evolution; unfolding (2) expansion; deployment; building up<br>้ไผ(ใใใใ): opening of a meeting<br>้ๆ(ใใใใ): (1) reclamation (of wasteland); cultivation (2) pioneering; pathfinding; trail-blazing<br>้ใใ(ใใใ): (1) to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package) (2) to open (for business, etc.) (3) to empty; to clear out; to make space; to make room (4) to dawn; to grow light (5) to end<br>้ใ(ใใ): (1) to open (e.g. doors) (2) to open (e.g. business, etc.) (3) to be empty (4) to be vacant; to be available; to be free (5) to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.) (6) to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.) (7) to come to an end (8) to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) (9) to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)<br>ๆ้(ใ ใใ): break in the deadlock<br>้้(ใใใคใ): opening; open; taking effect; becoming active<br>ๆช้(ใฟใใ): savage land; backward region; uncivilized; uncivilised<br>้ใ(ใฒใใ): (1) to open (e.g. a bank-account, festival, etc.) (2) to spread out; to open up (flower bud, umbrella, etc.); to widen (gap, distance, width) (3) to hold; to give (party, conference, etc.)<br>ๅ้(ใใฃใใ): incision; operation; section 4 3 59 ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>ๅนต: put together 12 ้ 169 8 ใใใปใใใใพใใปใใฉใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic open Sure you can squeeze through these gates by kicking them or pushing them with your body, but if you want to get them wide open, you need to do that with both your hands. To open the gate, use your both hands. 1622 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ้ ใใค ใจ.ใใใใจ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใพใใใ.ใฆใ ใธ closed, shut ้้(ใธใใ): closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable<br>้ไผ(ใธใใใ): closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)<br>้ใใ(ใจใใ): to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut<br>้ใพใ(ใใพใ): (1) to be shut; to close; to be closed (2) to be locked (3) to tighten; to be tightened (4) to become sober; to become tense<br>้ใใ(ใใใ): to close; to shut<br>้ๅฃ(ใธใใใ): (1) dumbfounded; stumped; at one's wits end; nonplussed (2) annoyed 3 6 951 ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>ๆ: genius; years old; cubic shaku 11 ้ 169 8 ใใใปใใใใพใใปใใฉใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic closed "The gates are too big to be closed by man. Only a genie can. ""Close sesame!""." Alright none of you GENIUSES could figure out how the door is CLOSED, so I invented these. They are called the SALOON DOORS. With these, you don't need to. 1623 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ฃ ใซใฏ tower, tall building, palace ๅ ้ฃ(ใชใใใ): cabinet; (government) ministry 1 6 444 ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>ๅ: each; every; either 14 ้ 169 8 ใใใปใใใใพใใปใใฉใใพใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tower "To keep this distinct from other kanji such as ""watchtower"" and ""pagoda"", I use the mnemonic ""towering tower"". -- In some old 8-bit kung-fu videogame, with a plot similar as Bruce Leeยดs last, unfinished movie, the hero must break through a gate at each level of the towering tower, fighting with opponents using various styles of kung-fu until he meets the finale at the topmost level of the ""towering tower""." Remember the two towers from lord of the rings... each has itยดs own - very difficult to master - entrance gate. 1624 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq251-500 ้ ใซใณ ใ, ใใ leisure ้ท้(ใฎใฉใ): tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful 1 S 1994 ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 12 ้ 169 8 ใใใปใใใใพใใปใใฉใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic leisure Imagine the gates the Garden of Eden, the ultimate land of leisure. Youยดre not allowed in, but if you peek through you can see trees. Imagine Leisure Suit Larry walking through the saloon doors with wood in his pants, hoping to get lucky. 1625 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใใณใใขใณ ใ.ใใใ.ใใใ hear, ask, listen ๆฐ่(ใใใถใ): newspaper<br>ๆฐ่็คพ(ใใใถใใใ): newspaper company<br>่ใๅใ(ใใใจใ): listening comprehension<br>่ใใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to be heard; to be audible (2) to be said to be; to be reputed<br>่ใ(ใใ): (1) to hear (2) to listen (e.g. to music) (3) to ask; to enquire; to query 5 2 319 ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>่ณ: ear 14 ่ณ 128 6 ใฟใฟใปใฟใฟใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hear Press your ear to the gates and see if you can hear what is going on inside. To distinguish from listen, you hear someone at the door (gate). 1626 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq251-500 ๆฝค ใธใฅใณ ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใ ใใใฟ wet, be watered, profit by, receive benefits, favor, charm, steep ๅฉๆฝค(ใใใ ใ): profit; returns<br>ๆฝคใ(ใใใใ): (1) to be moist; to be damp; to get wet; to be watered (2) to profit by; to receive benefits; to receive favors (favours) (3) to become rich; to become at ease financially 1 S 1644 ๆฐด: water<br>้: intercalation; illegitimate throne 15 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wet Forgetting about the moat, the king stepped out of his gate and landed in the water. Needless to say he got wet. (I had the same idea as Dingomick) I imagine some prankster who put a bucket full of water on top of the huge gates, so that it would fall on the king as he came through them. See the king now, between the gates, all wet, dripping drops of water. 1627 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฌ ใฉใณ ใฆใใ column, handrail, blank, space ๆฌ(ใใ): (1) column of text (e.g. in a newspaper) (2) field (in a form, web page, etc.) 1 S 1523 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>้: rise high; be well along 20 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆฌ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic column [column; handrail; blank; space] I think about oriental (eastern) Torii gates: they have two supporting columns made of wood. A column of text scratched on a black tree beside the gates of Hell: To the East lies The Beast. 1628 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใใฆ ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ ใจ fight, war ๆฆ้(ใใใจใ): battle; fight; combat<br>ๅฅฎ้(ใตใใจใ): hard struggle; strenuous effort 1 S 751 ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>่ฑ: beans; pea; midget<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 18 ้ฌฅ 191 10 ใใใใใใพใใปใจใใใพใ ้ฌญ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fight During the saloon brawl, one guy got glued to a table and was tossed out through the saloon gates. But he really wanted to fight, so he ran back through those gates (with the table still glued to his back) only to be tossed out again. Imagine him repeatedly running in and being tossed back out. Food fight! Look, beans are stuck to the gates like glue. 1629 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใฝใฆ ใใ godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury ๅๅบซ(ใใใ): storehouse; warehouse; godown 1 4 1114 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฃ: mouth 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic godown A godown is a dockside warehouse. This is actually a meeting of large doors and mouths. The stroke order is the same as door, not gates, just with the top stroke moved down into the now larger door. Note: this is not gate but actually a variation of door and is written as such, with the vertical stroke last not first. 1630 grade4 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅต ใฝใฆใใทใงใฆ ใคใ.ใใใฏใ.ใใใใใใใใ.ใใใ ใฏใใ genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate ๅต็ซ(ใใใใค): establishment; founding; organization; organisation<br>ๅตๅ(ใใใใ): launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue<br>ๅต้ (ใใใใ): creation<br>ๅตไฝ(ใใใใ): production; literary creation; work<br>็ฌๅต(ใฉใใใ): originality 1 6 741 ๅ: godown; warehouse; storehouse; cellar; treasury<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 12 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic genesis Back in the day the people were so excited to get hold of the Sega genesis they looted the godown with sabers. I prefer to have girls Godown on my sabre to prevent unwanted GENESIS of babies............ๅต้ ใใใใใ (creation). 1631 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ้ ใ ใใ.ใ un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non- "้ๅธธ(ใฒใใใ): (1) emergency (2) extraordinary; unusual<br>ๆฏ้(ใใฒ): (1) certainly; without fail (2) right and wrong; pros and cons<br>้้ฃ(ใฒใชใ): criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach<br>้่ก(ใฒใใ): delinquency; misconduct<br>้(ใฒ): (1) fault; error; mistake (2) going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable (3) un-; non-; an-<br>้ๅธธใซ(ใฒใใใใซ): very; extremely; exceedingly<br>ๆฏ้ใจใ(ใใฒใจใ): by all means (with sense of not taking ""no"" for an answer)" 3 5 472 ้: wrong, wrong radical (no. 175) 8 ้ 175 8 ใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic un- This looks like a pictogram of 3 fingers from each hand trying to open up a crack in a wall. Thatยดs an un-believable way to escape from prison OR the UN- have a prison in the Hague. People in the jail cell are un-friendly, un-comely, and un-cooperative. 1632 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ไฟณ ใใค haiku, actor ไฟณๅช(ใฏใใใ): actor; actress; player; performer<br>ไฟณๅฅ(ใฏใใ): haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae 1 6 1137 ไบบ: person<br>้: un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non- 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic haiku I pity the fool/ Who put me in this jail cell/ I pity the fool. (Credit taijuando). I pity the fool/ Who put me in this jail/ I pity the fool. 1633 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใใค ใใ repudiate, exclude, expel, reject ๆ้ค(ใฏใใใ): exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)<br>ๆๆฐด(ใฏใใใ): drainage 1 S 1047 ๆ: hand<br>้: un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non- 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic repudiate When ordered to go to the jail cell, the defendant gave the judge the finger and said he repudiated all that the legal system stood for if they were going to send an innocent man like him to jail. He reached his fingers through the bars of his jail cell, trying to touch his beloved. But she repudiated him and left. 1634 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฒ ใ ใใช.ใใใใใช.ใใ jail cell, grieve, sad, deplore, regret ๆฒๅ(ใฒใใ): tragedy; disaster<br>ๆฒ่ฆณ(ใฒใใ): pessimism; disappointment<br>ๆฒๆจ(ใฒใใ): disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful<br>ๆฒ้ณด(ใฒใใ): shriek; scream<br>ๆฒใใ(ใใชใใ): to be sad; to mourn for; to regret<br>ๆฒใใ(ใใชใใ): sad; sorrowful 3 3 1014 ้: un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non-<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 12 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sad Saddness is like having your heart captured and jailed because of some sad or terrible event, etc. Here the sad heart waits for someone to come and un-lock their jail cell and set them free again. Stuck in a jail cell with his heart crying out to see his family again, the prisoner has never felt so sad. 1635 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฝช ใถใค ใคใฟ guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense ็ฏ็ฝช(ใฏใใใ): crime<br>็ฝช(ใคใฟ): crime; fault; indiscretion; sin 3 5 732 ็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>้: un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non- 13 ็ฝ 122 6 ใใฟใปใใฟใใใใปใใฟใใปใใใใปใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic guilt "Guilty under the eyes of the law, therefore sentenced to jail. [note: ยดUNDER the eye of the lawยด works in penalty (#833) as well.]." It is his guilt that is causing them. He is having these nightmares where the great (sideways) eye appears at the top of his jail cell, and is staring down intently at him. Guilt is a merciless tormentor. 1636 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ่ผฉ ใใค ใใใใใใใใ-ใฐใใใจใใใ comrade, fellow, people, companions ๅ ่ผฉ(ใใใฑใ): senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer<br>ๅพ่ผฉ(ใใใฏใ): junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student 1 S 1365 ้: un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non-<br>่ป: car 15 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic comrade Some man jailed in Russia, is freed by his comrade (from the Communist party perhaps), who crashes into the jail cell with a vehicle. (+fuaburisu) But itยดs the wrong jail cell! Your comrade is one floor above. 1637 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใ ใจใณใ front door, title page, front page ๆ(ใจใณใ): (1) door; gate; opening (2) title page 1 S 1866 ๆธ: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)<br>้: un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non- 12 ๆธ 63 4 ใจใปใจใ ใใปใจใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic front door The only way out of a jail cell is to serve your time and walk out the front door. There are no other doors. "An old man serving a very long jail sentence painted a life-like door at the back of his jail cell, hlafway open, with the blue sky, clouds, etc, as some kind of symbol of freedom. Every time the prison officers come to take him they ask him to come to the door. The old man with a grin always answers ""Which door?"", looking at his painted door with a grin. And the prison officer always answer, sighing - ""The front door !""." 1638 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1501-2000 ไพฏ ใณใฆ marquis, lord, daimyo 1 S 2363 ไบบ: person<br>็ข: dart; arrow 9 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic marquis Marquis Keydartee (make-believe french name, Key+dart+T). (Going off various) Mr. T. is made a marquis and given the key to the city. But somebody disagrees with it and assassinates him with a dart. 1639 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ใณใฆ ใใใใ climate, season, weather ๅ่ฃ(ใใใป): (1) candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list (2) candidacy; candidature; nomination<br>ๆฐๅ(ใใใ): climate<br>ๅคฉๅ(ใฆใใใ): weather 3 4 510 ไบบ: person<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>็ข: dart; arrow 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic climate The marquis has absolutely no interest in issuses of climate change. Heยดs old and near death. [Donยดt forget the walking stick to symbolize his old age.]. The marquis moves to a warmer climate after he gets old enough to need a walking stick to get around. 1640 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Nature_Weather Kanji_Time_Season kanjifreq501-750 ๆฑบ ใฑใ ใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใพใใใ.ใ decide, fix, agree upon, appoint ่งฃๆฑบ(ใใใใค): settlement; solution; resolution<br>ๆฑบ่ญฐ(ใใคใ): resolution; vote; decision<br>ๆฑบๅฎ(ใใฃใฆใ): decision; determination<br>ๅคๆฑบ(ใฏใใใค): judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree<br>ๆฑบ็ฎ(ใใฃใใ): balance sheet; settlement of accounts; reporting (of accounts)<br>ๆฑบๅ(ใใฃใใใ): decision of a contest; finals (in sports)<br>ๆฑบใใฆ(ใใฃใใฆ): never; by no means; not in the least; in no way<br>ๆฑบๆ(ใใคใ): decision; determination<br>ๆฑบๆญ(ใใคใ ใ): decision; determination<br>ๆกๆฑบ(ใใใใค): vote; roll call<br>ๅฏพๆฑบ(ใใใใค): confrontation; showdown<br>่ญฐๆฑบ(ใใใค): resolution; decision; vote<br>ๅฏๆฑบ(ใใใค): approval; adoption (e.g. motion, bill); passage<br>ๅฆๆฑบ(ใฒใใค): rejection; negation; voting down<br>ๆฑบใพใ(ใใพใ): (1) to be decided; to be settled (2) to look good in (clothes)<br>ๆฑบๅฟ(ใใฃใใ): determination; resolution<br>ๆฑบใใ(ใใใ): (1) to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix (2) to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match) (3) to persist in doing; to go through with (4) to always do; to have made a habit of (5) to take for granted; to assume (6) to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines (7) to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing (8) to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)<br>ๆฑบใพใ(ใใพใ): (1) rule; regulation (2) settlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement (3) habit; custom; habitual way (4) countenance in front of another person; face (5) love relationship between a customer and a prostitute<br>ๆฑบ(ใใค): decision; vote<br>ๅคๆฐๆฑบ(ใใใใใค): majority rule<br>ๆฑบ่ก(ใใฃใใ): doing (with resolve); carrying out (i.e. a plan) 3 3 71 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅคฌ: decide; determine; archery glove 7 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic decide "Decide! ""Decide?! Death by drowning in polluted water or death by guillotine. How can I decide?"" I asked." To decide if someone is a witch or not first dunk them in water. If they donยดt drown they are a witch and can be sent to the guillotine. 1641 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๅฟซ ใซใค ใใใใ.ใ ใใ cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable ่ปฝๅฟซ(ใใใใ): (1) casual (e.g. dress); light; nimble; jaunty; rhythmical (e.g. melody) (2) taking a turn for the better; receding of symptoms<br>ๆๅฟซ(ใใใ): pleasant; happy<br>ๅฟซใ(ใใใใใ): pleasant; agreeable<br>ๅฟซๆด(ใใใใ): clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather<br>ๅฟซ้ฉ(ใใใฆใ): pleasant; agreeable; comfortable<br>ๅ จๅฟซ(ใใใใ): complete recovery of health 2 5 1074 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅคฌ: decide; determine; archery glove 7 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cheerful A large crowd in a cheerful state of mind applaude each criminal as they become victims of the guillotine. A cheerful crowd of insulted aliens applaude as Dataยดs head is chopped off by guillotine. 1642 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใค ใใ.ใ ใฒใง admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent ๅๅคง(ใใ ใ): greatness<br>ๅใ(ใใใ): (1) great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent (2) awful; terrible 3 S 1639 ไบบ: person<br>้: tanned leather radical (no. 178) 12 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic admirable LOCKETs often carry inside them a picture of a PERSON we find ADMIRABLE. "For locket: The locket (key dangling from something, the vertical stroke) opens like a mouth, but you need a jewelerยดs monocle to make out the pictures within. ----- Dracula survives a staking attempt when the locket with Minaยดs admirable picture deflects the blow. ""It was an admirable attempt,"" he admits as he sucks his attackerยดs blood." 1643 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใค ใกใ.ใใใกใ.ใใใกใ.ใใใ-ใกใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ difference, differ ้ๅ(ใใฏใ): violation (of law); transgression; infringement; breach<br>้ใ(ใกใใ): difference; discrepancy<br>้้ใ(ใพใกใใ): (1) mistake; error; blunder (2) accident; mishap; trouble (3) improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion<br>็ธ้(ใใใ): difference; discrepancy; variation<br>้ฃ้ใ(ใใใกใใ): to cross each other; to run counter to; to differ; to clash; to go awry<br>้ใ(ใกใใ): (1) to differ (from); to vary (2) to not be in the usual condition (3) to not match the correct (answer, etc.) (4) to be different from promised<br>ๅ้ใ(ใใใกใใ): misunderstanding; wrong guess<br>้้ใใ(ใพใกใใใ): (1) to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation) (2) to confuse; to mistake something for something else<br>่กใ้ใ(ใใใกใใ): (1) crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray (2) difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement<br>้้ใ(ใพใกใใ): to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken<br>้ใใชใ(ใกใใใชใ): (phrase) sure; no mistaking it; for certain<br>้ใใ(ใกใใใ): (1) to change; to alter (2) to mistake; to make a mistake (3) to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise) (4) to dislocate (e.g. one's neck)<br>ใใ้ใ(ใใใกใใ): passing each other; crossing paths without meeting; being at cross purposes<br>ใใ้ใ(ใใใกใใ): to pass by one another; to disagree; to miss each other 3 S 344 ้: tanned leather radical (no. 178)<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 13 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic difference "You lose your precious locket on the road to somewhere. You ask people if theyยดve seen it, but no luck. ""Just buy another one,"" someone says. ""I mean, whatยดs the difference?"" Then of course you say ""Well, it makes a huge difference!! Since it has sentimental value, I donยดt want a different one! "" Then of course they understand." "An odd version of The Road Less Traveled: ""I found a locket in the road, and that has made all the difference.""." 1644 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ็ทฏ ใค ใใใใจใใฌใ horizontal, woof, left & right, latitude ็ต็ทฏ(ใใใใค): (1) details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances; how it started; how things got this way (2) longitude and latitude (3) warp and weft; warp and woof<br>็ทฏๅบฆ(ใใฉ): latitude (nav.) 1 S 1430 ็ณธ: thread<br>้: tanned leather radical (no. 178) 16 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic horizontal The thread that holds the locket around my neck is choker-length so it stays horizontal. "Hint : this kanji also means ""latitude"", which are the horizontal lines on a globe. Do you remember James Heisig's story for frame 175 ""black ink"" ? Here a cartographer on a ship, is using his ""thread locket"" to mark horizontal lines on a map. He pulls a chalked thread from the locket, and snaps it to mark horizontal lines. Imagine the ""thread-locket"" in the shape of a globe, filled with dark powder and a little bobbin of thread." 1645 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ก ใจใคใใจ ใใ, ใ, ใพใใ defense, protection ้ฒ่ก(ใผใใใ): defense; defence; protection; self-defense; self-defence<br>่กๆ(ใใใใ): satellite<br>่ก็(ใใใใ): health; hygiene; sanitation; medical<br>่ช่ก(ใใใ): self-defense; self-defence<br>่ญท่ก(ใใใ): guard; convoy; escort<br>ๅฎ่ก(ใใ ใใ): security guard; doorkeeper 1 5 400 ่ก: going; journey<br>้: tanned leather radical (no. 178) 16 ่ก 144 6 ใใใใปใใใใใพใใปใใใปใใใใพใ ่ก ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic defense "[defense; protection] For ""defense against the dark arts"" class, you go the magical boulevard and buy an enchanted locket." Since it was in the middle of the boulevard, everyone could see she hit the man only in self-defense, as he was trying to steal her valuable locket. 1646 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ้ ใซใณ ใใใใใใ Korea 0 S 445 ๅ: ten<br>ๆฉ: early; fast<br>้: tanned leather radical (no. 178) 18 ้ 178 9 ใชใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic Korea "Thereยดs a young Korean male actor, Yon-sama, famous amongst middle-aged Japanese women. Extremely famous. Read about his affect on Japan/Korean relations on Everything2.com. In any case, women just flipped over this guy, traveled to Korea to see his home, started taking Korean language classes, etc. So, imagine here the misty eyes of the Japanese women as they clutch their lockets with Yon-samaยดs picture inside watching his Korean romantic mini series called ""Winter Sonata""." This character represents the flag of South Korea: a locket (circular taegeuk) in the middle of the mist (white background). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Korea. 1647 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq251-500 ๅนฒ ใซใณ ใป.ใใใป.ใ-ใ-ใผ.ใใใฒ.ใ ใปใ dry, parch ่ฅๅนฒ(ใใใฃใใ): (1) some; few; a number of; a little (bit) (2) somewhat; to a certain extent (3) many; a lot<br>ๅนฒๆธ(ใใใใใ): interference; intervention; meddling<br>ๅนฒใ(ใปใ): (1) to air; to dry; to desiccate (2) to drain (off) (3) to drink up (4) to deprive of a role, job, etc. (usu. in the passive)<br>ๆข ๅนฒ(ใใใผใ): dried plum<br>ๅนฒใ(ใปใ): drying; dried<br>ๅนฒใ็ฉ(ใปใใใฎ): things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.) 2 6 1349 ๅ: ten 3 ๅนฒ 51 3 ใใใปใใกใใ ใใปใปใใปใฒใใปใใฆใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic dry Dry one item in ten minutes on the clothesline. Note: the book shows the strokes for potato rather than dry...dry does not have the hook at the end. 1648 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใซใณ ใใ liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah ่ๅฟ(ใใใใ): essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main 1 S 1118 ่: meat<br>ๅนฒ: dry; parch 7 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic liver Well you all know that the liver is the part of the body that would be quite grateful if you led a dry lifestyle (i.e. no alcohol). The slaughterhouse prefers to ship dried liver to the supermarkets (can you imagine boxes soaked in blood on the truck that delivers them?). Imagine them lifting the slabs of flesh and hanging them on the clothesline to dry. 1649 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใซใณ publish, carve, engrave ๅตๅ(ใใใใ): launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue<br>ๅ่ก(ใใใใ): publication; issue<br>ๅคๅ(ใใใใ): evening paper<br>ๅญฃๅ(ใใใ): quarterly (e.g. magazine) 2 5 855 ๅนฒ: dry; parch<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 5 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic publish The newspaper pages are hung on the clotheseline to dry and then cut down with a sabre to be published. The newspaper pages are hung on the clotheseline to dry. This gives the government a chance to censor the news: they cut up unwanted stories with a sabre. Therefore, only state-approved stories are published. 1650 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฑ ใซใณ ใใ sweat, perspire ๆฑ(ใใ): (1) sweat; perspiration (2) moisture; condensation 2 S 1502 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅนฒ: dry; parch 6 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sweat The way sweat is supposed to work: it gets your skin wet, and then as it evaporates/dries, it cools you off. When you sweat your clothes become soaked with water, prompting you to hang them to dry on a clothesline. 1651 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ป ใฑใณ ใฎใ flats, counter for houses, eaves ่ป(ใฎใ): (1) eaves (2) narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building<br>่ปไธฆ(ใฎใใชใฟ): (1) row of houses; every door (2) totally; altogether; across the board<br>่ป(ใใ): (1) counter for buildings (esp. houses) (2) suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc. 2 S 1416 ่ป: car<br>ๅนฒ: dry; parch 10 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic flats Flats in the city are crowded. You get a space for your car in front, and a clothesline out back. Nothing else. Small flats (garages) for cars help keeping them dry. 1652 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting_Counters kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฒธ ใฌใณ ใใ ใใ beach ๆตทๅฒธ(ใใใใ): coast; beach<br>ๆฒฟๅฒธ(ใใใใ): coast; shore; littoral<br>ๅฒธ(ใใ): bank; coast; shore 2 3 556 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๅนฒ: dry; parch 8 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic beach At the base of mountain cliffs, there is usually a beach. You often can see people lying there, drying off after a swim. Three impossibilities for a beach: There cannot be a beach at the top of a mountain. There cannot be a beach on the top of a cliff. There cannot be a beach that is completely dry. 1653 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq501-750 ๅนน ใซใณ ใฟใ ใคใใ, ใพใ, ใใจ, ใใ , ใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใคใญ, ใจใ, ใฟ, ใใจใ, ใใ, ใใ tree-trunk ๅนน้จ(ใใใถ): management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons<br>ๆฐๅนน็ท(ใใใใใใ): bullet train (very high speed); Shinkansen<br>ๅนน(ใฟใ): (tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base<br>ๅนน็ท(ใใใใ): main line; trunk line 1 5 364 ๅ: ten<br>ๆฉ: early; fast<br>ไบบ: person<br>ๅนฒ: dry; parch 13 ๅนฒ 51 3 ใใใปใใกใใ ใใปใปใใปใฒใใปใใฆใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tree trunk A fine mist is falling, and so everyone gathers around near the tree-trunk, effectively using the rest of the tree as an umbrella in order to keep dry. By astridtops - In the rainy mist, Totoro is standing in front of a tree-trunk at the bus stop, under the umbrella he just received. Look at him smiling: even when the big drops fall, he remains dry! Great story...which I get to by thinking: tree-trunk->TT ->Tonari no Totoro. I also imagine Mickey Mouse is there too as the KUNyomi for this kanji is ใฟใ. 1654 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq251-500 ่ ใฆ ใใ potato 1 S 2418 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ไบ: going; from 6 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic potato If your potatos are growing flowers and those little hooked roots, you should either buy less or eat them faster. If your potatoes are growing flowers, you need to store them in a more dry place, like hanging them on hooks so they donยดt accumulate moisture on the floor. 1655 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฎ ใฆ ใใ, ใใ, ใฒใ, ใฒใใ eaves, roof, house, heaven ๅฎๅฎ(ใใกใ ใ): universe; cosmos; space 2 6 883 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ไบ: going; from 6 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic eaves Under the eaves of the house the poor family has potate plants. Very good image Erik. To help those who struggleded with this, the eaves of a house is usually the bit where you hang the roof gutter along, usually made of zinc or plastic and shaped as a half-pipe. It catches rain water, so it flows to a drain pipe instead of down onto people and windows. And in this family the potato plants grow along the eaves so the water pours down on them. They are poor. so no gutter. 1656 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Sky kanjifreq751-1000 ไฝ ใจ ใใพ.ใใใใพ.ใใใใพ.ใใใใใพ.ใ ใใพใ too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder ไฝใ(ใใใพใ): (1) remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant (2) not very (with negative sentence); not much (3) surplus; excess; fullness; too much (4) overjoyed; overwhelmed (5) more than; over<br>ไฝ่ฃ(ใใใ): surplus; composure; margin; room; time; allowance; flexibility; scope; rope<br>ไฝๅฐ(ใใก): place; room; margin; scope<br>ไฝๆ(ใใ): leisure; leisure time; spare time<br>ไฝ่จ(ใใใ): too much; unnecessary; extraneous; abundance; surplus; excess; superfluity<br>ไฝใ(ใใพใ): to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many<br>ไฝ็จ(ใใปใฉ): (1) very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite (2) just about to<br>ไฝๅ(ใใถใ): extra; excess; surplus<br>ไฝๆ(ใใ): (1) another place; somewhere else; strange parts (2) outside (one's family or group); those people (3) unrelated matter<br>ไฝ่(ใใใใ): side show; entertainment 3 5 680 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฐ: little; small 7 ้ฃ 184 9 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ้ค ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic too much You hang an umbrella upside-down on a hook of the scales and fill it with little potatoes. No luck: it weights too much. "This is the kanji for ใใใพใ Amariใ, which means too little in negative sentences and too much in the rest (always with a negative sense). I take the liberty of using the symbol "">"" (more than, another meaning!!) as the umbrella component, and using two (#2) and little (#105) for the potato primitive. So, this kanji either means ""two much"" (more than 2) or ""two little"". (thanks, Virtua_leaf and Thunderball!)." 1657 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ้ค ใธใงใใธ ใฎใ.ใใ-ใ.ใ exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except ่งฃ้ค(ใใใใ): cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting<br>ๆ้ค(ใฏใใใ): exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)<br>ๆ้ค(ใใใ): cleaning; sweeping<br>้คๅค(ใใใใ): exception; exclusion<br>ๅ้ค(ใใใใ): elimination; cancellation; deletion; erasure; DEL (key)<br>ๆง้ค(ใใใใ): subtraction; deduction (e.g. tax); subsidy<br>ๅ ้ค(ใใใใ): exemption; exoneration; discharge<br>ๅใ้คใ(ใจใใฎใใ): to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart<br>้คใ(ใฎใใ): to remove; to exclude; to except 3 6 594 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ไฝ: too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder 10 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic exclude You wonยดt make it unless you exclude something. The climb to the pinacle cannot be completed if you are carrying too much. You just have to decide what you can afford to exclude. To become a member of The Pinnacle, they test you on a scale. If you weigh too much, they exclude you. 1658 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Counting_Handling.amounts kanjifreq501-750 ๅพ ใธใง ใใใ.ใใซ gradually, slowly, deliberately, gently ๅพ่ก(ใใใใ): going slowly<br>ๅพใ (ใใใใ): (1) gradually; steadily; quietly; slowly; little by little (2) soon 1 S 1470 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ไฝ: too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder 10 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gradually You canยดt expect weight loss to happen overnight. You should limit going to the scale to weigh yourself to once a day or once a week, in order to observe the anticipated weight loss gradually. I set up a column chart next to my scales so I could record my weight gradually changing. 1659 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใธใง ใคใ.ใใใคใใง confer, relate, narrate, describe 1 S 1954 ไฝ: too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 9 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ ๆ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic confer Amazed at the weight of his crotch, they conferred every honor upon him. (Image: guy with his junk on a scale getting a medal pinned to his chest/around his neck/being knighted, etc.). If there is such a thing as too much crotch, the guy who gets that much should have an honor conferred upon him. 1660 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใ ใฟใก route, way, road ้ไธญ(ใจใกใ ใ): (1) on the way; en route (2) in the middle of; midway<br>็จ้(ใใใจ): use; usefulness; utility; service; purpose<br>ๅ้(ใใใจ): future prospects; outlook; the journey ahead<br>ไธญ้(ใกใ ใใจ): in the middle; half-way<br>้ไธ(ใจใใใ): (1) en route; half-way (2) on the road; in the street<br>้็ตถใใ(ใจใ ใใ): to stop; to cease; to come to an end<br>้็ซฏ(ใจใใ): just (now, at the moment, etc.)<br>้ๅใใ(ใจใใใ): to pause; to be interrupted 3 S 717 ไฝ: too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 10 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic route On this route, all trucks have to check in at the scales before they can get on the road. There are too many roads, so you need to plan a route. 1661 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใทใฃ ใชใช.ใใใฏใ diagonal, slanting, oblique ๆ้ข(ใใใใ): slope; slanting surface; bevel<br>ๅพๆ(ใใใใ): inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip<br>ๆใ(ใชใชใ): (1) slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique (2) unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)<br>ๆ(ใฏใ): diagonal 1 S 1504 ไฝ: too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder<br>ๆ: Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper; dots and cross radical (no. 68) 11 ๆ 68 4 ใจใปใจใพใใปใพใใฅใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic diagonal The main bar of an old-fashioned scale(balance) will be very diagonal if you place a giant measuring cup on one side. "The constellation of libra (meaning "" scales"" in latin) is diagonal to the handle of the big dipper." 1662 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅก ใ ใฌ.ใใใฌ.ใใใพใฟ.ใใ paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating ๅกใ(ใฌใ): to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear<br>ๅกใ(ใพใฟใ): covered with; stained; smeared 2 S 1414 ๆฐด: water<br>ไฝ: too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 13 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic paint If you add too much water to the paint it will drip onto the ground. A true artisan mixes his own paint from water and soils on a scale in careful proportions. 1663 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใฝใฏ ใใฐใใใฐ.ใญใใใคใใใคใ.ใญใ bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control ็ดๆ(ใใใใ): (1) arrangement; promise; appointment; pact; engagement (2) convention; rule<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใ): restriction; restraint; binding; constraint<br>ๆ(ใใฐ): bundle; bunch; sheaf<br>็ตๆ(ใใฃใใ): union; unity<br>ๆ็ธ(ใใใฐใ): restraint; shackles; restriction; confinement; binding<br>ๆใญใ(ใใฐใญใ): (1) to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe (2) to govern; to manage; to control; to administer (3) to fold (one's arms) 3 4 918 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฃ: mouth 7 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic bundle Mnemonic: Bundle of joy. Here I see the proverbial stork with a baby hanging from its mouth fly straight into a tree. Painful, but he doesnยดt drop the bundle. Unlike in ๆ, this big mouth isnยดt content to wait for apricots to fall in his mouth, so he has climbed the tree and is taking them in bundles. 1664 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ ผ ใฉใค ใใฎ.ใใใใฎ.ใใใใใใ.ใ ใใก, ใใ trust, request ไฟก้ ผ(ใใใใ): reliance; trust; faith; confidence<br>ไพ้ ผ(ใใใ): (1) request; commission; dispatch; despatch (2) dependence; trust<br>้ ผใ(ใใฎใ): (1) to request; to beg; to ask (2) to call; to order; to reserve (3) to entrust to (4) to rely on<br>้ ผใฟ(ใใฎใฟ): (1) request; favor; favour (2) reliance; dependence; trust<br>้ ผใ(ใใใ): to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on<br>้ ผใใใ(ใใฎใใใ): reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising 3 S 708 ๆ: bundle; sheaf; ream; tie in bundles; govern; manage; control<br>้ : page; leaf 16 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ ่ณด ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic trust When you trust in something, you've got your head ้ all bundled ๆ up (wrapped up) in it. We found a bundle of severed heads in your room, its difficult to trust you. 1665 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ็ฌ ใฉใค ใ ใใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใฃ rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal ็ฌๆธ็ฉ(ใใจใใฎ): earthenware; crockery; china 1 S 1152 ๆฐด: water<br>้ ผ: trust; request 19 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ็จ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rapids You need complete trust in your water guide to attempt Class 5 rapids. You can never trust the water in the rapids, it will do everything it can to pull you under. Imagine a line of natives with bundles upon their heads all fighting the rapids to cross the river. 1666 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใใงใฏ ใใพใ.ใใใใฟใใจใฎใ ใฆ, ใฎใ imperial order 1 S 2157 ๆ: bundle; sheaf; ream; tie in bundles; govern; manage; control<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 9 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ ๆ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic imperial order This is an imperial order for pizza. To deliver the huge bundle of pizzas to the emperor, the pizza boy needs huge muscles. Imperial order carries quite a bundle of executive power. 1667 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ ใฝใใทใง ใใจ.ใใใใจ.ใใใพใฐ.ใ alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse ้็(ใใ): depopulation<br>็ใ(ใใใใ): (1) neglect; negligence; carelessness (2) not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ... 1 S 1572 ็: head; counter for animals<br>ๆ: bundle; sheaf; ream; tie in bundles; govern; manage; control 12 ็ 103 5 ใฒใใปใฒใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic alienate [True story] In Osaka the homeless (the alienated) live in large numbers around the city zoo. Picture them in winter all bundled up in rags trying to keep warm, alienated from the society, living literally worst than the animals in the zoo who at least are bundled in their natural furs and have pens to live in sheltered from the elements. This kanji is so strange that it was alienated at the kanji zoo. The bundle of joy stork bundles this kanji up and takes it to a kanji foster home. 1668 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใฝใฏ ใฏใ.ใใใฏใ-ใใฏใ.ใใใใใฟ.ใใ ใ quick, fast ้ใใ(ใฏใใใ): to hasten; to quicken; to expedite; to precipitate; to accelerate<br>ๆฅ้(ใใ ใใใ): rapid (e.g. progress)<br>้ซ้(ใใใใ): (1) high speed; high gear (2) highway; freeway; expressway; motorway<br>ๆ้(ใใใ): speed (per hour)<br>้ๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): speed; velocity; rate<br>้ใใ(ใใฟใใ): speedy; prompt; smooth<br>ๅ ้(ใใใ): (1) acceleration; speed up (2) accelerator<br>่ฟ ้(ใใใใ): quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined; expedited; expeditious<br>ๆฉ้(ใใฃใใ): at once; immediately; without delay; promptly<br>้้(ใใใใค): express; special delivery<br>ๅ ้ๅบฆ(ใใใใฉ): acceleration<br>้ๅ(ใใใใใ): speed 3 3 576 ๆ: bundle; sheaf; ream; tie in bundles; govern; manage; control<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 10 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic quick Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the bundled sticks in the middle of the road. (dingomick). Uh oh. The stork just dropped the bundle of joy in the middle of the road. Somebody save it, quick! 1669 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆด ใปใค ใจใจใฎ.ใใใใจใจใฎ.ใ ใฒใจใ organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music) ่ชฟๆด(ใกใใใใ): regulation; coordination; adjustment; tuning; modification; alteration<br>ๆดๅ(ใใใณ): maintenance; servicing; outfitting<br>ๆด็(ใใใ): sorting; arrangement; organization; putting in order; adjustment; regulation; liquidation<br>ๆดใ(ใจใจใฎใ): to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be arranged<br>ๆดๅ(ใใใใค): standing in a row; forming a line; alignment<br>ๆดใใ(ใจใจใฎใใ): (1) to put in order; to arrange; to adjust (2) to get ready; to prepare (3) to raise money<br>ๆดๆฐ(ใใใใ): integer; whole number<br>ๆด็ถ(ใใใใ): orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim; tidy; accurate 2 3 478 ๆ: an imperial order or decree<br>ๆญฃ: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40 16 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic organize Recycling in Japan, you have to make sure all your bundles are organized correctly otherwise the taskmasters wonยดt accept them. When a bundle of taskmasters organize something chances are it wonยดt be done correctly because they are constantly arguing. 1670 grade3 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๅฃ ใฑใณ ใคใใ sabre, sword, blade, clock hand ็ๅฃ(ใใใใ): (1) seriousness; earnestness (2) real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon) (practise) 1 S 1305 ๅ: all<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 10 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ ๅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic saber If it helps, make the awl primitive ice pick instead. Theyยดre basically the same thing. This kanji is an easy David vs. Goliath story of the icepick vs. the saber... "Every self-respecting ninja knows the story of ""The Awl and the Sabre"". According to the legend, a woman once defended herself by using an awl against a sabre! She used to work all day with that awl. However, the bandit using the sabre had no skill. And thus the awl beat the sabre. And from there the saying goes : ""The sabre is powerless against the awl, if one canยดt use the sabre.""." 1671 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1001-1500 ้บ ใฑใณ ใใ.ใใ precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes ๆข้บ(ใใใใ): exploration; expedition<br>ๅฑ้บ(ใใใ): (1) danger; peril; hazard (2) dangerous; hazardous<br>ไฟ้บ(ใปใใ): insurance; guarantee<br>ๅ้บ(ใผใใใ): risk; venture; adventure<br>้บใใ(ใใใใ): (1) precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep (2) grim; severe; stern 3 5 707 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅ: all 11 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต ้ช ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic precipitous The rock climber trying to get up to the pinnacle is dangling from a precipitous edge, hanging only one with his icepick. Well I have someone climbing an inflatable precipitous pinnacle. Once at the top it is so precipitous that the person is afraid to climb down and instead punctures the inflatable pinnacle with an awl to get safely and slowly back to the ground. 1672 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆค ใฑใณ ใใ.ในใ examination, investigate ๆคๆป(ใใใ): inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)<br>ๆค่จ(ใใใจใ): consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion<br>ๆคไบ(ใใใ): public prosecutor<br>็นๆค(ใฆใใใ): inspection; examination; checking 2 5 290 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: all 12 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆชข ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic examination "After intense cross-examination from the prosecutor, the tree confessed to murdering the wood-pecker with an awl... ""He just kept at it, he kept poking at me with that beak, so I thought I'd see how HE liked it!!"" The autopsy examination revealed at least a dozen puncture wounds, what a brutal case." "Donยดt confuse with exam (#1278), test (#354), evaluate (#1487). Think of examination as a doctorยดs examination. Youยดre having problems getting wood in bed. You go in for a doctorยดs examination. The doctor shoves an icepick into your manhood as part of the examination." 1673 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๅน ใฑใณ ใคใพ.ใใใใคใฅใพใใ frugal, economy, thrifty ๅน็ด(ใใใใ): thrift; economy; frugality 1 S 2479 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: all 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ ๅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic frugal Mr. T is as frugal as they come. He uses his one ice pick for everything: to eat, pick his teeth, clean his toilet, kill people, cook, etc. Khatzumoto needs to be frugal after spending all his money on Japanese media and none on food. His waist has shrunk and he needs a new belt, but being frugal he just punches another hole with his awl. 1674 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ ใธใฅใฆใใใงใฆ ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใชใใใใ.ใญใใใใ.ใชใใใใ ใใญ, ใใ, ใใใ heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold ้ๆ (ใใ ใใใ): seriously ill; serious condition; critical state<br>้่ค(ใกใใใตใ): duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration<br>้่ฆ(ใใ ใใใ): important; momentous; essential; principal; major<br>้ๅคง(ใใ ใใ ใ): serious; important; significant; grave; weighty<br>่ฒด้(ใใกใใ): precious; valuable<br>้่ฆ(ใใ ใใ): importance; stress; serious consideration<br>้็น(ใใ ใใฆใ): important point; lay stress on; colon; emphasis<br>ๆ ้(ใใใกใใ): careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate<br>ไฝ้(ใใใใ ใ): body weight (usu. one's own)<br>้้(ใใ ใใใใ): (1) weight (2) heavyweight boxer<br>ๅฐ้(ใใใกใใ): respect; esteem; regard<br>ไธ้(ใฒใจใ): one layer; single; onefold<br>ๅณ้(ใใใใ ใ): strict; rigour; rigor; severe; firm; strong; secure<br>้ใญใ(ใใใญใ): to pile up; to put something on another; to heap up; to add; to repeat<br>้ๅ(ใใ ใใใใ): gravity<br>้ๅฝน(ใใ ใใใ): company director; top management; high executive; (person with) heavy responsibilities<br>ๆฏ้(ใฒใใ ใ): (1) specific gravity; weight; part (2) relative weight; relative importance<br>้ใ(ใใใ): (1) heavy; weighty; massive (2) heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy (3) slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy (4) important; serious; grave (5) serious; severe; critical (6) solid; established; dignified; sensible<br>้ใใใ(ใใใใใ): to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize<br>้ๅฎ(ใกใใใปใ): (1) convenient; useful; handy; helpful (2) priceless treasure (3) valuing highly; prizing<br>้ใชใ(ใใใชใ): (1) to be piled up; to lie on top of one another (2) to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate (3) to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time; to happen simultaneously<br>้ใใ(ใใใใ): heavy; massive; serious; important; severe; oppressed<br>้ใใใ(ใใใใใ): to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize<br>้(ใ): -fold; -ply<br>้(ใใ ใ): greater degree; heavy; serious 4 3 193 ๅ: thousand<br>้: ri; village; parent's home; league 9 ้ 166 7 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic heavy The first computer in the world was as heavy as thousand computers are now. "To me it looks like a car with two extra wheels, like a truck. As it is a very heavy vehicle I suggest an image of a huge mining truck, like the yellow Liebherr T282B. Remember that the first ""wheel"" is a bit bent. http://www.primidi.com/2004/06/21.html." 1675 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ ใใ move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake ้ๅ(ใใใฉใ): motion; exercise<br>ๆดปๅ(ใใคใฉใ): action; activity<br>่กๅ(ใใใฉใ): action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation<br>่ชๅ่ป(ใใฉใใใ): automobile<br>ๅใ(ใใใ): movement; activity; trend; development; change<br>ๅ็ฉ(ใฉใใถใค): animal<br>ไธๅ็ฃ(ใตใฉใใใ): real estate<br>ๅๅ(ใฉใใใ): trend; tendency; movement; attitude<br>็งปๅ(ใใฉใ): (1) removal; migration; movement (2) mobile (e.g. communications)<br>่ชๅ(ใใฉใ): (1) automatic; self-motion (2) intransitive verb<br>ๅคๅ(ใธใใฉใ): change; fluctuation<br>ๆๅ(ใใใฉใ): being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; deep emotion; impression<br>ๅๆฉ(ใฉใใ): motive; incentive; motif<br>้จๅ(ใใใฉใ): strife; riot; rebellion; turmoil<br>ๅ็ฉๅ(ใฉใใถใคใใ): zoo; zoological gardens<br>ๆดๅ(ใผใใฉใ): insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising<br>ๅๅก(ใฉใใใ): mobilization; mobilisation<br>็ฐๅ(ใใฉใ): change<br>ๆฏๅ(ใใใฉใ): oscillation; vibration<br>ๅๆบ(ใฉใใใ): (1) shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation (2) disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken<br>ๅไฝ(ใฉใใ): action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior; execution; actuation; operation; manners<br>ๅใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to move; to shift; to operate; to set in motion; to mobilize; to mobilise (2) to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence (3) to deny; to change<br>ๅๅ(ใฉใใใใ): power; motive power; dynamic force<br>ๅบๅ(ใใ ใคใฉใ): sailing; marching; going out; dispatch<br>ๅ่ฉ(ใฉใใ): verb<br>ๅใ(ใใใ): (1) to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing (2) to operate; to run; to go; to work (3) to be touched; to be influenced (4) to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver (5) certain; factual (6) to be transferred<br>ๅ็(ใฉใใฆใ): dynamic; kinetic<br>ๅฝขๅฎนๅ่ฉ(ใใใใใฉใใ): na-adjective (adj-na); quasi-adjective; adjectival noun; nominal adjective<br>่ชๅ่ฉ(ใใฉใใ): intransitive verb (no direct obj)<br>ๅฉๅ่ฉ(ใใใฉใใ): auxiliary verb<br>ไปๅ่ฉ(ใใฉใใ): transitive verb (direct obj.) 4 3 73 ้: heavy; heap up; pile up; nest of boxes; -fold<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 11 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic move Even though the furniture is heavy, itยดll be easy to move with all the muscles that he has. His MUSCLES are so HEAVY, he barely can move...thats ironic. 1676 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๅฒ ใฏใณ ใใใ ใใใ meritorious deed, merit 1 S 1513 ๅ: move; motion; change; confusion; shift; shake<br>็ซ: fire 15 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ ๅณ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic meritorious deed A meritorious deed? Like moving a damsel in distress out of a fire, maybe. Prometheus did a meritous deed for humanity by MOVING FIRE from the gods to us humans. 1677 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใใฆใใชใฅใฏใใชใญใใญใฏใใชใงใฏ ใฏใใ.ใ work ๅดๅ(ใใใฉใ): (1) manual labor; manual labour; toil; work (2) Labour Party<br>ๅใ(ใฏใใใ): (1) work; labor; labour (2) achievement; performance; ability; talent (3) salary; income; earnings (4) action; activity; workings; function; operation; movement; motion (5) conjugation; inflection<br>ๅ ฑๅใ(ใจใใฐใใใ): (husband and wife) both working; dual income<br>ๅใ(ใฏใใใ): (1) to work; to labor; to labour (2) to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play (3) to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice (4) to be conjugated 4 4 417 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: move; motion; change; confusion; shift; shake 13 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic work A person who moves something is doing work, physically speaking. "Mr T, move. Mr Ts new exercise video called ""Work it suckaz"". Here is shouting ""move it work it move work it!""." 1678 grade4 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq251-500 ็จฎ ใทใฅ ใใญใ-ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใป species, kind, class, variety, seed ไธ็จฎ(ใใฃใใ ): species; kind; variety<br>็จฎ้ก(ใใ ใใ): (1) variety; kind; type; category (2) counter for different sorts of things<br>ไบบ็จฎ(ใใใใ ): race (of people)<br>ๅ็จฎ(ใฒใใใ ): (1) kind (of goods); brand (2) (taxonomical) form (3) breed; cultivar<br>็จฎใ (ใใ ใใ ): variety<br>ๅ็จฎ(ใใใใ ): every kind; all sorts<br>็จฎ(ใใญ): (1) seed; pip; kind; variety; quality; tone (2) material; matter; subject; theme; (news) copy; leaven (bread) (3) cause; source; trick; secret; inside story<br>็จฎ(ใใ ): (1) kind; variety (2) (biological) species (3) (logical) species 3 4 461 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>้: heavy; heap up; pile up; nest of boxes; -fold 14 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic species Our species has a wheat heavy diet... "This kanji also means ""Seed."" STORY: Scientists have developed a new SPECIES of WHEAT that has large HEAVY seeds. Now we can feed the world." 1679 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ่ก ใทใงใฆ ใค.ใ collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick ่ก็ช(ใใใใจใค): collision; conflict<br>่กๆ(ใใใใใ): shock; crash; impact; ballistic 1 S 972 ่ก: going; journey<br>้: heavy; heap up; pile up; nest of boxes; -fold 15 ่ก 144 6 ใใใใปใใใใใพใใปใใใปใใใใพใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic collide Two heavy trucks in a game of chicken collide while racing toward each other on the boulevard. ่ก ใใใใใ (n) (1) important point (e.g. on a route); (2) important role (responsibility, etc.); (3) (astronomical) opposition. STORY:Two HEAVY trucks are playing a game of chicken on the BOULEVARD. However, they both missed the IMPORTANT POINT: that they have to turn in different directions. Naturally, they COLLIDE when they both turn in the same direction. (ty dingomick). 1680 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ซ ใฏใณ ใใ.ใ ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใป, ใใปใ, ใใซ, ใใ, ใซใป, ใฎใถ, ใใ fragrant, be scented, smoke (cigs) 1 S 1849 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้: heavy; heap up; pile up; nest of boxes; -fold<br>็ซ: fire 16 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ ่ฐ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fragrant "Do you know how they make those FRAGRANT air fresheners? Well you take some FLOWERS, compress them with a HEAVY weight, and put them on an OVEN FIRE for a while... (cmp perfume (#493))." The heavier the flowers the stronger their fragrance when you burn them. 1681 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ ใใงใฆใใใค ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใฟใใใพใ ill, sick ็ ้ข(ใณใใใใ): hospital<br>็ ๆฐ(ใณใใใ): illness; disease; sickness<br>็บ็ (ใฏใคใณใใ): attack (disease)<br>็็ (ใใใณใใ): nursing (a patient)<br>็ ใ(ใใ): to fall ill; to be ill<br>่็ (ใใใณใใ): cowardice; timidity<br>็ (ใใพใ): illness; disease 4 3 384 ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>ไธ: third class; 3rd; 3rd calendar sign 10 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ill Caveman got ill after flying third class. The cabin air and food got to him. (Primitive: these all got MUCH easier when using CAVEMAN instead. ). If you hang around a third class hospital, youยดll get ill with the sickness everyone else has. 1682 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq251-500 ็ด ใ ใ.ใใใใใใ stupid, foolish ๆ็ด(ใใก): (1) idle complaint; grumble (2) moha (ignorance, folly) 1 S 1663 ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>็ฅ: know; wisdom 13 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ ็ก ไผๆ Compound Ideographic stupid Of course caveman is stupid. He doesnยดt know anything. Heยดs a caveman! "This kanji shows stupidity as a ""knowledge-sickness"". Everybody can be stupid at times, and it usually happens because of a lack of experience. Hence the stupidity is a ""knowledge sickness""." 1683 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ ใใฆ pox, smallpox 1 S ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>่ฑ: beans; pea; midget 12 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pox Caveman has horrible pox. They look like edamame beans oozing bight green paste. Pox is a sickness which symptoms include bean-shaped bumps on the skin. 1684 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness ็ ใทใงใฆ symptoms, illness ็็ถ(ใใใใใใ): symptoms; condition<br>็(ใใใ): illness 1 S 1111 ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>ๆญฃ: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40 10 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic symptoms Once you have all the symptoms right, you have correctly identified the sickness. A sickness can only be correctly diagnosed if the symptoms are identified correctly. 1685 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq1001-1500 ็พ ใทใ ใฏใ.ใ rapidly ็พใฃใใซ(ใจใฃใใซ): long ago; already; a long time ago 1 S 1577 ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>็ข: dart; arrow 10 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic rapidly I picture a sick caveman, and two people rapidly blowing darts at him. One is blowing poison darts, the other is blowing antidote darts. Will the sick caveman live or die? Depends on how rapidly they fire. If shot with a poison dart, sickness develops rapidly. 1686 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ข ใช diarrhea ไธ็ข(ใใ): diarrhoea; diarrhea 1 S 2037 ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>ๅฉ: profit; advantage; benefit 12 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic diarrhea For a country full of pay-per-use public toilets, sudden diarrhea is certainly the most profitable sickness! Caveman doesnยดt have any skills, so he sells his diarrhea as chili to peasant wheat farmers for an amazing profit. 1687 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ฒ ใ ใคใ.ใใใ-ใฅใ.ใใใคใ.ใใ exhausted, tire, weary ็ฒใ(ใคใใ): tiredness; fatigue<br>็ฒๅด(ใฒใใ): fatigue; weariness<br>็ฒใใ(ใคใใใ): (1) to get tired; to tire (2) to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects) (3) to starve 3 S 1263 ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>็ฎ: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107) 10 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tired I picture an exhausted sick caveman snuggling up in a comfy pelt blanket. Your body feels tired when you have a sickness. All you want to do is wrap yourself up in a nice warm pelt and get better. 1688 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ซ ใจใญใใคใฏ epidemic 1 S 1661 ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 9 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic epidemic "Sickness-missiles are being engineered by bio-terrorists to spread epidemics all over the world. Imagine seeing footage of a place where those sickness-missiles are built : rows after rows of missiles, and if you look closely on each is inscribed in tiny letters the name of different sickness such as ""flu"", ""plague"", etc." SICKNESS / MISSILE ** Hint: True fact about biochemical warfare: in the medieval and ancient world, SICKNESS in the form of the corpses of those who had died from some EPIDEMIC or plague were often hurled at the enemy via the crude MISSILE launchers of the time. [C]. 1689 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ ใใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใพใใใใใ.ใใ pain, hurt, damage, bruise ็ใฟ(ใใใฟ): pain; ache; sore; grief; distress<br>่ฆ็(ใใคใ): pain; agony; bitterness<br>้ ญ็(ใใคใ): headache<br>็ใ(ใใใ): (1) painful; sore (2) exceeding<br>็ๆ(ใคใใใ): feeling keenly; fully realizing<br>็ๅ(ใคใใใค): keen; acute<br>็ใใ(ใใใใ): to hurt; to injure; to cause pain; to worry; to bother; to afflict; to be grieved over 3 6 903 ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>็ฌ: road with walls on both sides 12 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pain Think of the phrase pain in the xxx. Then think of a pogostick up your xxx. That's painful, right? The real question is why a pogostick is up your xxx. That's sick, dude. When I was feeling sick my mum said I shouldnยดt go out to play on my pogo stick until I felt better. Well I wasnยดt strong enough to stay up on it and so fell over and have the pain to prove my mum right. 1690 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq751-1000 ็ ใใญ ใใใใใ.ใซ mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink ็(ใใ): (1) habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice) (2) peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism (3) crease; wrinkle; curl; kink 1 S 1973 ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>่พ: false; punish; crime; law 18 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mannerism Caveman has a bad mannerism of putting ketchup on everything he eats. I guess thatยดs ok since raw mammoth canยดt be too good... This mannerism is a sickness of the modern generation. It was only recently that we started putting ketchup on everything. 1691 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฟ ใใฏ ใใใพ.ใ hide, shelter, shield 1 S 2024 ๅ: box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)<br>่ฅ: young; if; perhaps; possibly; low number; immature 10 ๅธ 23 2 ใใใใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic hide Young kids likes to hide in cardboard boxes. (Primitive: CARDBOARD BOX, especially kids playing with them.). Note that stroke order with box primitive is as follows: first horizontal line, then enclosed element, and then a hook (itยดs incorrect in 4th edition). 1692 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ใทใงใฆ ใใใฟ artisan, workman, carpenter 1 S 1718 ๅ: box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)<br>ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) 6 ๅ 22 2 ใฏใใปใฏใใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic artisan Hint: Artisan/Ax Def: An artisan is a skilled manual worker; a craftsperson. Here we see his tools represented by the artisan's ax stored in his toolbox. We here have the axe-man whoยดs an artisan at making sculptures with his axe... The only thing is, he never shows anyone, keeping all his sculptures inside a box down in the basement. He doesnยดt want any attention. 1693 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅป ใค ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใใ doctor, medicine ๅป็(ใใใใ): medical care; medical treatment<br>ๅปๅญฆ(ใใใ): medical science; medicine<br>ๅปๅธซ(ใใ): doctor; physician<br>ๅป่ (ใใใ): (medical) doctor; physician<br>ๅป้ข(ใใใ): doctor's office (surgery); clinic; dispensary<br>ๆญฏๅป่ (ใฏใใใ): dentist 4 3 437 ๅ: box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)<br>็ข: dart; arrow 7 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ ้ซ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic doctor "Easily confused: Dr. (#47), doctor (#1694), examination (#1673), check-up (#1724), medicine (#1736). To avoid confusion I renamed this medic, and picture the medic from Team Fortress 2 returning to his box of darts in the supply cupboard every time his syringe gun is empty." This DOCTOR prefers to use DARTS instead of syringes for injections. Here, he pulls out his BOX of DARTS, and the child on the examination table squirms. 1694 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq251-500 ๅน ใใ ใฒใ equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth ๅน(ใฒใ): (1) counter for small animals (2) counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size) (3) counter for horses (4) roll of cloth<br>ๅนๆต(ใฒใฃใฆใ): comparing with; match; rival; equal 2 S 1384 ๅ: box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)<br>ๅฟ: legs radical (no. 10) 4 ๅธ 23 2 ใใใใใพใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic equal This kanji is used commonly as a counter for small animals. This is a pictograph of a SMALL ANIMALยดS view from inside a CARDBOARD BOX looking out at his masters HUMAN LEGS. Heยดs probably hiding so the master does not COUNT him with the other animals which will probably be eaten (thus he avoids everyones EQUAL fate on the farm: the kitchen table). Imagine a magician doing that trick where he puts his assistant in a box and proceeds to saw her in half. Donโt the human legs sticking horizontally out of the box remind you of an equal sign? 1695 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting_Counters kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅบ ใฏใใชใฆใใณใฆ ward, district ๅบๅ(ใใใ): (1) limits; boundary; domain; zone; sphere; territory (2) area (e.g. in programming languages)<br>ๅบ้(ใใใ): (1) section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension (2) interval<br>ๅบ(ใ): ward; district; section<br>ๅบๅฅ(ใในใค): distinction; differentiation; classification<br>ๅบๅ(ใใถใ): division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification; sorting<br>ๅบ็ป(ใใใ): division; section; compartment; boundary; area; block<br>ๅฐๅบ(ใกใ): district; section; sector<br>ๅบๅใ(ใใใ): (1) punctuation; pause; juncture (2) end; (place to) stop<br>ๅบๅใ(ใใใ): (1) to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to mark off; to cut off (2) to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)<br>ๅบใ (ใพใกใพใก): several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse 4 3 137 ๅ: box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)<br>ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue 4 ๅธ 23 2 ใใใใใพใ ๅ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic ward In the homeless ward of the city you see people sleeping in CARDBOARD BOXES using a SHEAF as a pillow. Thatยดs the homeless ward of the city. Wolverine lives in a cardboard box there. 1696 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๆข ในใฆใใทใฅ ใจใผใใใใใใ hinge, pivot, door ไธญๆข(ใกใ ใใใ): centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; backbone; central figure; pillar; key man 1 S 1791 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅบ: ward; district 8 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆจ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic hinge Make sure you install the hinge the right way. If it opens treeward (= tree ward), you won't be able to get the fence open, make sure it opens houseward. You notice a hinge on a tree and realize thereยดs a secret door. You open it up to find an Xbox!!! 1697 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฎด ใชใฆ ใชใ.ใ assault, hit, beat, thrash ๆฎดใ(ใชใใ): to strike; to hit 1 S 1622 ๅบ: ward; district<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 8 ๆฎณ 79 4 ใใพใใปใปใใฅใใ ๆฏ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic assault The biggest assault on Japan during WW2 is when the wards in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were wiped out by nuclear missiles. In this hospital ward, the personnel is assaulted by missiles. Think of a ward where crazy old people assault the personnel because they donยดt like the food, they donยดt want to take their medicines, they want to go home, etc. The patients use whatever they can get their hands on as missiles. 1698 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฌง ใชใฆ ใใ.ใใใฏ.ใ ใใ, ใฒใ Europe ๆฌง็ฑณ(ใใในใ): Europe and America; the West<br>ๆฌง็พ ๅทด(ใจใผใญใใ): Europe 2 S 421 ๅบ: ward; district<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) 8 ๆฌ 76 4 ใใใณใปใใใฅใใใปใใใใปใใค ๆญ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic Europe Do japanese consider Europe like just a ward, boring enough to make them yawn?? This kanji is offensive! [Europe] X-Box was first released in America and Japan (the biggest videogame markets). Europe had an X-Box lack for a while... 1699 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใจใฏ ใใ.ใใ repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of ๆใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb (2) to seize; to grasp; to arrest (3) to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress (4) to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand<br>ๆๅถ(ใใใใ): control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb<br>ๆๅง(ใใใใค): check; restraint; oppression; suppression 1 S 834 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) 7 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic repress They would repress dissents by cutting off their fingers and mailing them to relatives in small boxes (of course including stamps for proper postage). A true stamp collecting nerd wonยดt be able to repress the urge to get his fingers on the latest box of collector stamps! 1700 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ไปฐ ใฎใงใฆใใณใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ.ใฃใใใใใใฃใใ.ใ face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, rever, drink, take ไฟกไปฐ(ใใใใ): (religious) faith; belief; creed<br>ไปฐใ(ใใใ): (1) to look up (at) (2) to look up (to); to respect; to revere (3) to ask for; to seek (4) to turn to someone; to depend on (5) to drink; to take<br>ไปฐใฃใใใ(ใใฃใใใ): to say; to speak; to tell; to talk 1 S 1573 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฌ: lofty; high; raise; high-priced 6 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic faceup Mr T with the post package at the post office: ยดthese stamps donยดt stick to the box, fooยด Postguy:ยด Try it again but this time with the stamp, face-up.ยด. "Mr. T, his ""acting career"" in its twilight, must now FACE-UP to the fact that his mug will never appear on a BOX of cereal or on a STAMP." 1701 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฟ ใฒใค ใใ.ใใ ใใใ welcome, meet, greet ๆญ่ฟ(ใใใใ): welcome; reception<br>่ฟใ(ใใใ): meeting; greeting; welcome<br>ๅบ่ฟใ(ใงใใใ): meeting; reception<br>่ฟใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to go out to meet (2) to receive; to welcome (3) to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family) (4) to call for; to summon; to invite (5) to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)<br>ๅบ่ฟใใ(ใงใใใใ): to meet; to greet 3 S 625 ๅฌ: lofty; high; raise; high-priced<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 7 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic welcome Welcome home daddy! Is that box for me? You were on the road a long time! I collected all the stamps from the letters you wrote meใ:-) ... Stamp-collectors sit and wait on the road to welcome new mail arrivals. 1702 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ็ป ใใฆใใใใใฆใใทใงใฆใใใงใฆ ใฎใผ.ใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใฎใผใ, ใฎใผใ, ใฎใ ascend, climb up ็ป้ฒ(ใจใใใ): registration; accession; register; entry; record<br>็ปๅ ด(ใจใใใใ): (1) entry (on stage); appearance (on screen) (2) entrance; introduction (into a market)<br>็ปๆ ก(ใจใใใ): attendance (at school); going to school<br>็ปๅฑฑ(ใจใใ): mountain climbing 3 3 566 ็ถ: dotted tent radical (no. 105)<br>่ฑ: beans; pea; midget 12 ็ถ 105 5 ใฏใคใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic ascend When an American Indian warrior dies, his body is placed on a TABLE inside a TEEPEE, and a ritualistic ceremony is held to encourage his spirit to ASCEND to that big buffalo hunting ground in the sky. When I was a kid I went out camping in a teepee. I ate beans for dinner, and afterwards I produced so much gas that my teepee actually ascended in the air! 1703 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆพ ใใงใฆ ใ.ใใใ.ใพใใ-ใ.ใพใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใฟ, ใฟ lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave ๆพใ(ใใ): to clear (e.g. weather); to become transparent<br>ๆพใพใ(ใใพใ): to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs 1 S 1722 ๆฐด: water<br>็ป: ascend; climb up 15 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lucidity Scuba divers know that when you ascend in the water, your lucidity increases (For non-divers, the deeper you go, the more you become mentally impaired by nitrogen narcosis, every 50 feet is like drinking one martini). Scuba divers also know that as you ascend in the water, the lucidity of the water improves, too. A few drops of acid/peyote and the Indians obtain lucidity on their vision quest, as if they were floating in the lucid sky. 1704 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็บ ใใใใใ ใ.ใคใใใฐ.ใใใใ.ใใใคใ.ใใใใฏใช.ใค ใฐ, ใ discharge, departure, publish, emit, start from, disclose ้็บ(ใใใฏใค): development; exploitation<br>็บ่จ(ใฏใคใใ): utterance; speech; proposal<br>็บ่ก(ใฏใฃใใ): (1) issue (publications); publishing (2) raising an event (software)<br>็บๅฑ(ใฏใฃใฆใ): (1) development; growth; advancement; unfurling (2) expansion; extension; enlargement (3) playing around; having an active sex life<br>็บ่กจ(ใฏใฃใดใใ): announcement; publication<br>ๅ็บ(ใฏใใฑใค): (1) to repel; to oppose; to revolt; to react sharply (against) (2) opposition; rebellion; resistance; backlash (3) rally; recovery (e.g. in stock prices); rebound (4) to rally; to recover; to rebound<br>ๆดป็บ(ใใฃใฑใค): vigor; vigour; active; lively<br>็บ็(ใฏใฃใใ): (1) outbreak; spring forth; occurrence; incidence; origin (2) ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state<br>็บๅฃฒ(ใฏใคใฐใ): sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)<br>็บ่ถณ(ใปใฃใใ): starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up<br>็็บ(ใฐใใฏใค): explosion; detonation; eruption<br>็บ่ฆ(ใฏใฃใใ): discovery; detection; finding<br>็บๆณ(ใฏใฃใใ): expression (e.g. in music); idea; conception; way of thinking<br>ๅบ็บ(ใใ ใฃใฑใค): departure<br>็บ้ป(ใฏใคใงใ): generation (e.g. power)<br>็บ(ใฏใค): (1) departure; departing (from ...); departing (at time ...) (2) sending; sent (by ...); sent (at ...) (3) engine (4) counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches)<br>็บๆ(ใฏใฃใใค): (1) excavation; exhumation (2) discovery (e.g. new talent)<br>็บไฝ(ใปใฃใ): fit; spasm; attack; seizure<br>็บ้(ใฏใฃใใค): development; growth<br>็บ็ (ใฏใคใณใใ): attack (disease)<br>็บๆ(ใฏใคใใ): (1) invention (2) intelligent; clever (3) being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear<br>็บ้ณ(ใฏใคใใ): pronunciation<br>็บๆฎ(ใฏใฃใ): exhibition; demonstration; show; display; manifestation<br>ๅง็บ(ใใฏใค): (1) first departure (of a train, bus, etc.); first train; first bus (2) departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)<br>็บ่ฒ(ใฏใคใใ): (physical) growth; development<br>ๅ็บ(ใใใฏใค): return; relapse; reoccurrence<br>็บๅฐ(ใฏใฃใใ): firing; shooting; discharge; catapult; ejaculation (sl)<br>็บ่ป(ใฏใฃใใ): departure of a vehicle<br>่ธ็บ(ใใใใฏใค): (1) evaporation (2) disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance<br>็บ่ฝ(ใฏใคใ): burgeoning<br>็บๆก(ใฐใญ): spring (e.g. coil, leaf); mainspring; power spring 4 3 32 ็ถ: dotted tent radical (no. 105)<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 9 ็ถ 105 5 ใฏใคใใใ ็ผ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic discharge Two pairs of human legs poking out of a teepee: you know thereยดll be a discharge soon, be it sexual, violent (husband returns home with a weapon), or dishonourable (soldier caught molesting a native), or perhaps all of the above. I spent some time in her TEEPEE...just the TWO of us...but I looked between her HUMAN LEGS and I saw a nasty DISCHARGE...so I made my ๅบ็บใrather hastily. 1705 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1-250 ๅป ใใค ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon ๅปๆญข(ใฏใใ): abolition; repeal<br>ๅปๆฃ(ใฏใใ): (1) disposal; abandonment; scrapping; discarding; abolition (2) annulment; cancellation; abrogation; repeal<br>่ๅป(ใใใฏใ): ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay<br>ๅปใใ(ใใใใ): to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion 1 S 698 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>็บ: departure; discharge; publish; emit; start from; disclose; counter for gunshots 12 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ ๅปข ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic abolish Slaves have been discharged from the caves where they were kept thanks to the abolition of slavery. Guns were abolished, so gun enthusiats left for the hills to discharge their guns in caves. 1706 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใชใงใฆ colleague, official, companion ๅฎๅ(ใใใใใ): bureaucrat; bureaucracy<br>ๅๅ(ใฉใใใใ): coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate 1 S 709 ไบบ: person<br>ๅคง: large; big<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฐ: little; small 14 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic colleague "A colleague implies someone that you share work with, such as in your company or profession, etc. Here your colleague helps you to erect your pup tent during a company outing. Note: Heisig's warning to keep this distinct from other similiar kanji such as companion (#19), friend (#704), consort (#1203) and comrade (#1637). That is why I chose to have the person element pictured as someone (the colleague in this case) helping with the work of building the pup tent." "Mr. T began working in a japanese compagny. As he sees that his colleague accept to do some extra work during the week-end and even sleep at the office, he says to them: ""I pity da fool who work during week-end! You might as well install a pup tent in the office and forget about your home""." 1707 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq501-750 ๅฏฎ ใชใงใฆ dormitory, hostel, villa, tea pavillion ๅฏฎ(ใใใ): (1) hostel; dormitory (2) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system) 1 S 1705 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅฐ: fuel used for sacrifices 15 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dormitory A dormitory is right in the middle between living in a house and living in a pup tent. This guy would rather use his pup-tent as a house, than sleep in the dormitory. So he effectively turned that pup-tent into a house by getting a postal address for it etc. (just to emphasize house). 1708 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ ใชใงใฆ heal, cure ๅป็(ใใใใ): medical care; medical treatment<br>ๆฒป็(ใกใใใ): medical treatment; cure<br>่จบ็(ใใใใใ): medical examination and treatment; diagnosis 2 S 600 ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>ๅฐ: fuel used for sacrifices 17 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic heal On the battlefield, the only place to heal from your sickness is inside the medic's pup tent. Think of M.A.S.H. Sick caveman has to sleep in his pup tent. Not the cave because to humid and cold but a nice small pup tent in the sun will heal him from his cold. 1709 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq501-750 ๅฝซ ใใงใฆ ใป.ใใ-ใผ.ใ carve, engrave, chisel ๅฝซๅป(ใกใใใใ): carving; engraving; sculpture<br>ๅฝซใ(ใปใ): (1) to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to chisel (2) to tattoo 1 S 1533 ๅจ: circumference; circuit; lap<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 11 ๅฝก 59 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic carve A lathe is used to carve a shape with circumference into wood or metal. Start with a circumference and carve away until you get the shape you want. 1710 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฝข ใฑใคใใฎใงใฆ ใใใ-ใใใใใใกใใชใ ใก shape, form, style ๅฝข(ใใใก): (1) form; shape; figure (2) visage<br>ๅฝขๅผ(ใใใใ): (1) form (as opposed to substance); formality (2) method; system; style (3) format; mode; appearance; form (something takes) (4) math expression<br>ๅฝขๆ(ใใใใ): formation; molding; taking form<br>ไบบๅฝข(ใซใใใใ): doll; puppet; figure<br>ๅฐๅฝข(ใกใใ): terrain; geographical features; topography<br>ๅณๅฝข(ใใใ): figure; shape; graphic<br>ๅฝขๆ (ใใใใ): form; shape; figure<br>้ทๆนๅฝข(ใกใใใปใใใ): rectangle; oblong<br>ๅฝขๅข(ใใใใ): condition; situation; prospects<br>ๅฝขๅฎน่ฉ(ใใใใใ): (true) adjective; i-adjective<br>ๅๅฝข(ใใใใ): original form; base form<br>ๆญฃๆนๅฝข(ใใใปใใใ): square<br>ๅฝขๅฎนๅ่ฉ(ใใใใใฉใใ): na-adjective (adj-na); quasi-adjective; adjectival noun; nominal adjective<br>ๅฝข(ใใ): form; tense 3 2 418 ๅนต: put together<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 7 ๅฝก 59 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic shape Everyone in the kindergarten came up with fun and interesting shapes made out of Play-Doh, except for the kid with the amputated arm. Seems like you really need both hands. "With your two hands, outline the shape of a curvaceous woman. Is that a universally understood gesture? [Careful: mould (#680) which has two hands and soil/clay]." 1711 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq251-500 ๅฝฑ ใจใค ใใ shadow, silhouette, phantom ๅฝฑ้ฟ(ใใใใใ): (1) influence; effect (2) to influence; to affect; to have an influence on; to impact; to have an effect on<br>ๆฎๅฝฑ(ใใคใใ): photographing<br>ๅฝฑ(ใใ): (1) shadow; silhouette (2) reflection; image (3) presence; sign (4) light (stars, moon)<br>ไบบๅฝฑ(ใฒใจใใ): (1) figure(s) of a person (persons) (2) shadow of a person 1 S 464 ๆฏ: scenery; view<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 15 ๅฝก 59 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic shadow The sun over the capital cast a shadow with the same shape. "You're out hiking looking at the SCENERY, suddenly out of the corner of your vision you see a large SHADOW's indistinct SHAPE... could it be a grizzly? (cmp shade (#1592))." 1712 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใตใณ ใใ cedar, cryptomeria ๆ(ใใ): Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) 1 S 1095 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 7 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cedar Cedar is an evergreen tree that keeps its SHAPE all year long. That is, it doesnยดt loose its needles/leaves in the winter. Cedar is a wood that keeps its shape. (This is true, it's rot resistant.). 1713 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฝฉ ใตใค ใใใฉ.ใ ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใคใ coloring, paint, makeup ่ฒๅฝฉ(ใใใใ): colour; color; hue; tints 1 S 1251 ้: dice; form; appearance; take; coloring<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 11 ๅฝก 59 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic coloring In Sydney we occasionally get exotic birds. You first notice a colouring in a tree. You look more carefully and you make out the shape of a bird (here represented by its claws). When coloring something in you grab the crayon of choice to fill in the shapes. 1714 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฝฐ ใทใงใฆ ใใ, ใใใ patent, clear 1 S 1310 ็ซ : badge; chapter; composition; poem; design<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 14 ๅฝก 59 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic patent The shape of a sheriffยดs badge makes it patent who he is. It was patently absurd when the fellow tried to arrest me--his badge was the wrong shape: a vase and a sunflower? Come now. 1715 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฝฆ ใฒใณ ใฒใ ใใ, ใ, ใฒใ, ใใ lad, boy (ancient) 1 S+ 1117 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) (none) lad A lad standing on the top of a cliff, looking into the far, and thinking how to shape his future. A young lad is standing atop a cliff, looking at the writhing shape of his fallen lass below. 1716 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ้ก ใฌใณ ใใ face, expression ้ก(ใใ): face (person)<br>็ฌ้ก(ใใใ): smiling face; smile<br>้กไปใ(ใใใคใ): (outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression 4 2 676 ๅฝฆ: lad; boy (ancient)<br>้ : page; leaf 18 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic face A lad's head still has a baby's face. When I was a lad, a pretty face was all it took for someone to get in my head, and Iยดd fill pages of lovelorn letters to them. 1717 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq501-750 ้ ในใใทใฅ ใในใใ.ใใใในใใใฒใใใพใคใใใก.ใใใใใจ.ใใ ใใจใ, ใ ought, by all means, necessarily 1 S 1339 ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59)<br>้ : page; leaf 12 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic ought Why, I OUGHT to RESHAPE your HEAD... Since this Kanji is exceptional, the shape ought to be on the left side. Got that into your head? 1718 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่จ ใใฆ ใตใ.ใใใใตใ.ใใ swell, get fat, thick ่จ่น(ใผใใกใใ): expansion; swelling; increase; growth<br>่จๅคง(ใผใใ ใ): huge; bulky; enormous; extensive; swelling; expansion<br>่จใใ(ใตใใใ): (1) to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to distend; to bulge (2) to get cross; to get sulky; to pout<br>่จใใ(ใตใใใ): to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated<br>่จใใพใ(ใตใใใพใ): to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge 1 S 1293 ่: meat<br>ๅฝญ: swelling; sound of drum 16 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic swell "This kanji does not mean swell as in a inflammation. There is a different kanji for that meaning (่ ซใใ). This kanji means swell as in, a tire swelling/expanding, your income swelling/expanding, dough swelling/expanding, etc. Johnskb's story is best b/c it does not involve swelling in the sense of inflammation, just general expansion of the stomach. STORY: ""If a PART OF your BODY begins to SWELL/EXPAND and resembles the SHAPE of a bass DRUM, youโre either pregnant or in desperate need of a diet.""." Which part of your body can change shape and, when it does, swells up and throbs like a drumb? Hmmm... 1719 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใตใณใใทใณ ใพใ.ใใใพใ-ใใพใใใใใฟใค ใฟ nonplussed, three, going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love ๅๅ (ใใใ): participation<br>ๅ่(ใใใใ): reference; consultation<br>ๅ่ญฐ้ข(ใใใใใ): House of Councillors<br>ๅ็ ง(ใใใใใ): reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out<br>ๆๅ(ใใใ): bringing; taking; carrying<br>ๅใ(ใพใใ): (1) to go; to come; to call (2) to be defeated; to collapse; to die (3) to be annoyed; to be nonplussed (4) to be madly in love (5) to visit (shrine, grave)<br>ใๅใ(ใใพใใ): worship; shrine visit<br>ๅไธ(ใใใใใ): calling on; visiting 3 4 201 ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)<br>ๅคง: large; big<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 8 ๅถ 28 2 ใ ๅ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic visit Iยดm going to visit my grandpa in the hospital. He broke his elbow, and it became really big and contorted into a weird shape. I hope he will be all right! Whenever the postman has to pay a visit to this place, he brings an elbow-shaped thingy that he throws to the St. Bernard. 1720 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Directions_Movement kanjifreq1-250 ๆจ ใตใณใใถใณ ใฟใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใ wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh ๆฒๆจ(ใฒใใ): disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful<br>ๆจใ(ใฟใใ): miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable 1 S 1463 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅ: nonplussed; three; going; coming; visiting; visit; be defeated; die; be madly in love 11 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wretched Whenever I have to visit the relatives... that puts me in one hell of a wretched state of mind. Data feels wretched because he has no family to visit. 1721 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ไฟฎ ใทใฅใฆใใทใฅ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใพใ ใใ, ใชใ, ใฎใถ, ใใใ discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master ไฟฎๆญฃ(ใใ ใใใ): amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching; update; fix<br>ไฟฎ็(ใใ ใใ): repairing; mending; servicing<br>ไฟฎไบ(ใใ ใใใใ): completion (of a course)<br>ไฟฎๆฅญ(ใใ ใใใใ): pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course<br>ไฟฎๅฃซ(ใใ ใใ): master's (academic degree)<br>ไฟฎ็น(ใใ ใใใ): repair; mending<br>ๅฟ ไฟฎ(ใฒใฃใใ ใ): required (subject)<br>็ ไฟฎ(ใใใใ ใ): training (esp. in-service); induction course<br>ๆนไฟฎ(ใใใใ ใ): repair; improvement<br>ๅฐไฟฎ(ใใใใ ใ): specialization; specialisation<br>ไฟฎๅญฆ(ใใ ใใใ): learning<br>ไฟฎ้ฃพ(ใใ ใใใใ): (1) ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; adornment; polish up (writing) (2) modification; qualification 2 5 603 ๆธ: relaxed; at ease; place<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic discipline Mr. T is a harsh taskmaster who will discipline you (beat you into shape) with his walking stick. You may not have known it, but Mr. T is into discispline. Not just self discipline, in order to get into shape, but what he really likes is when the Task master spanks him with her walking stick. Donยดt tell Mr. T I told you. I pity da fool, and da fool would be me!!! 1722 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ็ ใใณ ใใใ.ใใใใใใ ใใ rare, curious, strange ็ใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) unusual; rare; curious (2) new; novel (3) fine (e.g. gift) 2 S 1330 ็: king; rule; magnate<br>ไบบ: person<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 9 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rare It's rare to see the king carrying his own parasol - typically he gets one of his attendants to do it for him (thanks to Katsuo for umbrella + shape = parasol and to Peppi for the story idea). "Tip: umbrella + shape : This combination of primitives appears four times in Heisig, so it may be worthwhile giving it a name. I suggest ""parasol"" (because it is the same shape as an umbrella). REF: rare (FRAME 1723) , check-up (#1724), measles (#2574), fallible (#2720)." 1723 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่จบ ใทใณ ใฟ.ใ checkup, seeing, diagnose, examine ่จบๆญ(ใใใ ใ): diagnosis<br>่จบ็(ใใใใใ): medical examination and treatment; diagnosis<br>่จบๅฏ(ใใใใค): medical examination<br>่จบใ(ใฟใ): to examine (medically)<br>ๅพ่จบ(ใใใใ): doctor's visit; house call<br>่ด่จบๅจ(ใกใใใใใ): stethoscope 1 S 1019 ่จ: say<br>ไบบ: person<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 12 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic checkup "At my last check-up, the doctor said to me: ""Start carrying a parasol, or you might get skin cancer. You've been tanning too much!"" [Umbrella over shape = parasol]." The doctor at my checkup was expressing words of concern about my umbrella shaped gut. 1724 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใใณใใขใณ ใตใฟใใใ ใใใ, ใต, ใ sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan ๆๅญ(ใใใ): (1) letter (of alphabet); character (2) literal<br>ๆฌๆ(ใปใใใ): text (of document); body (of letter)<br>ๆๅ(ใถใใ): (1) culture; civilization; civilisation (2) Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)<br>ๆๅญฆ(ใถใใใ): literature<br>ๆๆธ(ใถใใใ): document; writing; letter; paperwork; note; records; archives<br>ๆณจๆ(ใกใ ใใใ): order; request<br>่ซๆ(ใใใถใ): thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article<br>ๆ็ซ (ใถใใใใ): (1) sentence; article; composition (2) (writing) style<br>ๆๆ(ใถใใใ): (1) civilization; civilisation; culture (2) Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)<br>ๆ่ธ(ใถใใใ): literature; art and literature; belles-lettres<br>ๆๅ่ฒก(ใถใใใใ): cultural assets; cultural property<br>ๆๅฅ(ใใใ): (1) phrase (2) complaint<br>ไฝๆ(ใใใถใ): (1) writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition (2) formal writing with little real meaning<br>่ฑๆ(ใใใถใ): (1) sentence in English; article in English; English text (2) English literature (study of)<br>ๆ็ฎ(ใถใใใ): literature; books (reference); document<br>ๆไฝ(ใถใใใ): literary style<br>ๆ่(ใถใใฟใใ): context<br>ๆๆฟๅ ท(ใถใใผใใ): stationery<br>ๆๆณ(ใถใใฝใ): grammar; syntax<br>ๆ(ใตใฟ): letter; writings<br>ไบบๆ็งๅญฆ(ใใใถใใใใ): social sciences; humanities<br>ๅๆ(ใใใถใ): the text; original<br>ๆ่ช(ใถใใ): (1) written language; literary language (2) formal (or archaic) written style based on Heian-period Japanese<br>ๆ(ใถใ): sentence; text<br>ๅๆ(ใใถใ): Japanese text; sentence in Japanese 4 1 190 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue 4 ๆ 67 4 ใถใใปใถใใซใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic sentence A twist on greenapple: The teacher puts a tophat on all pupils with gramatically correct sentences, while the rest are left with a big red X on their homework. The teacher in the tophat puts an X on all the grammatically incorrect sentences. 1725 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1-250 ๅฏพ ใฟใคใใใค ใใใฆใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใคใใ.ใใใชใ.ใถใใใ.ใ ใคใ vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare "ๅฏพๅฟ(ใใใใ): (1) interaction; correspondence; coping with; dealing with; support (2) software support; ability of a computer system to run specific software<br>ๅฏพ็ญ(ใใใใ): counter-plan; counter-measure<br>ๅฏพ่ฑก(ใใใใใ): target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)<br>ๅๅฏพ(ใฏใใใ): opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; contrast; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa<br>ๅฏพ็ซ(ใใใใค): confrontation; opposition; antagonism<br>ๅฏพ่ฉฑ(ใใใ): dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction<br>็ตถๅฏพ(ใใฃใใ): (1) absolutely; unconditionally (2) absolute; unconditional; unmistakable (3) absoluteness<br>ๅฏพๆฑบ(ใใใใค): confrontation; showdown<br>ๅฏพๆ(ใใใใ): opposition; antagonism<br>ๅฏพๅฆ(ใใใใ): deal with; cope<br>ๅฏพ็ญ(ใใใจใ): (1) equality (esp. of status, on equal terms); equivalence (2) equivalent; equal<br>ๅฏพ่ซ(ใใใ ใ): talk; dialogue; conversation<br>ๅฟๅฏพ(ใใใใ): receiving; dealing with<br>ๅฏพ็ ง(ใใใใใ): contrast; antithesis; comparison<br>ๅฏพๆฏ(ใใใฒ): contrast; comparison<br>็ธๅฏพ(ใใใใ): confrontation; facing; between ourselves; no third party; tete-a-tete<br>ๅฏพ้ข(ใใใใ): (1) interview; meeting (2) opposing (traffic, etc.); facing; confronting<br>ๅฏพใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to face (each other); to be facing (2) to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to be related to (3) to receive (a client, etc.) (4) to compare with; to contrast with; to be in opposition with; to be opposed to (5) to confront; to oppose; to compete with<br>็ธๅฏพ(ใใใใ): relative<br>ๅฏพ(ใใ): (1) opposite; opposition (2) versus; vs (3) to (i.e. ""we won the game five to three"") (4) equal footing; equal terms (5) against ...; anti-; toward ...; to ...<br>ๅฏพ(ใคใ): (1) pair; couple; set (2) antithesis (3) counter for items that come in pairs (4) counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)<br>ๅฏพใใฆ(ใใใใฆ): for; in regard to; per" 3 3 34 ๆ: sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67)<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 7 ๅฏธ 41 3 ใใใปใใใฅใใ ๅฐ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic vis-a-vis When sitting vis-a-vis, Scots will glue their kilt down to avoid embaressment. The word vis-a-vis is like sentence glue, it kind of joins sentences together. 1726 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ็ด ใขใณ ใใ family crest, figures 1 S 1519 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๆ: sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67) 10 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic family crest The Scottish weave their family crests with thread on plaid fabric. A family crest sown on to a garment with thread sometimes has a Latin sentence as a motto. 1727 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใใณ ใ mosquito ่(ใ): mosquito 1 S 2121 ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>ๆ: sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67) 10 ่ซ 142 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mosquito The mosquito (an insect) knows only one sentence: Bzzzzz. Mosquitoes are the insect who love Scots in plaid kilts because it makes for easy access to the best parts. 1728 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ใปใคใใตใค ใใ.ใใใฒใจ.ใใใใฒใจ.ใใใใใใใใฏใใ ใใ , ใชใ, ใฒใจ, ใฒใจใ adjusted, alike, equal, similar variety of ไธๆ(ใใฃใใ): simultaneous; all at once 1 S 1209 ๆ: sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67)<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) 8 ้ฝ 210 14 ใใใปใใใปใจใจใฎใใ ้ฝ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic adjusted The Scotsman goalkeeper adjusted himself. He reached down and adjusted the two things between his skinny fencepost legs. "HINT: this kanji as a primitive can mean goalkeeper. The ""fence posts"" are goalposts, and the two goalkeepers wear plaid uniforms (this kanji also means uniform as in even), making them uniform with each other and distinguishing them as goalkeepers from the rest of the team." 1729 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅค ใถใคใในใคใใปใค ใใใใใ.ใ dose, medicine, drug ๆดๅค(ใใใใ): detergent; washing material 1 S 1151 ้ฝ: alike; equal; similar; Saito<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 10 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ ๅ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic dose When my medicine dose is way too large, I adjust it by cutting it into smaller pieces with my saber. We had to adjust his dose slightly, after he went on a rampage with a sabre. 1730 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆธ ใตใคใใปใค ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใฟใ-ใใฟใใ.ใพใชใใใ.ใพใใ-ใ.ใพใใใใ.ใใใช.ใใใใใใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใชใ, ใใใ finish, come to an end, excusable, need not ็ตๆธ(ใใใใ): economics; business; finance; economy<br>ๆๆธ(ใใ ใใใ): relief; aid; rescue; salvation; help<br>่ฟๆธ(ใธใใใ): repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption<br>ๆธใพใ(ใใพใ): (1) to finish; to get it over with; to conclude (2) to settle; to pay back (3) to get along (without something); to make do with (without)<br>ๆธใ(ใใ): (1) to finish; to end; to be completed (2) to merely result in something less severe than expected (3) to feel at ease (4) to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry<br>ๆธใพใใ(ใใพใใ): to finish; to make an end of; to get through with; to let end<br>ๆธใฟใพใใ(ใใฟใพใใ): sorry; excuse me; thank you<br>ๆธใพใชใ(ใใพใชใ): (1) inexcusable; unjustifiable; unpardonable (2) sorry; remorseful; apologetic; conscience-stricken; contrite (3) excuse me; (I'm) sorry; thank you<br>ๆธใฟ(ใใฟ): arranged; taken care of; settled; completed 3 6 168 ๆฐด: water<br>้ฝ: alike; equal; similar; Saito 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆฟ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic finish When the goalkeeper finishes the game, he drinks a lot of water and adjusts himself. Finish him! Subzero adjusts the water in your body and crushes you into a few million pieces. 1731 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใตใค ใจใใใคใคใ.ใใใใฎใใฟใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใค.ใ ใใคใ, ใใ, ใฒใจใ, ใใค, ใใ, ใใ , ใจใ, ใใ purification, Buddhist food, room, worship, avoid, alike ๆธๆ(ใใใใ): study; library; den; home office; reading room 1 S 1155 ้ฝ: alike; equal; similar; Saito 11 ้ฝ 210 14 ใใใปใใใปใจใจใฎใใ ้ฝ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic purification Purification? I think of Japanese during new year's eve praying(saying sentences) in front of Itsukushima's shrine torii(fenceposts) and its altar. They expect to enter the new year totally purified. Kind of vulgar, but here the SCOTSMAN got tired of adjusting himself so decided try PURIFICATION. Sadly, he did it by straddling the ALTAR with his skinny LEGS. 1732 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฒ ใทใฅใฏใในใฏ ใคใคใ.ใ solemn, quietly, softly 1 S 1549 ่ฟ: brush; finally; self; relate; follow; here; fast; writing brush radical (no. 129)<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre 11 ่ฟ 129 6 ใตใงใปใตใงใฅใใ ่ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic solemn Even though itยดs a maddening task, the monks stay solemn as they rake rice between the fenceposts. Note: This is not sieve as it has a full rice and not rice grains and the hook is missing from rake. Also the given stroke order is incorrect (fenceposts should come last). 1733 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅก ใซใคใใฉใคใในใค ใจใใง ใ bases, fort, rampart, walls, base(ball) 1 S 651 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 12 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ ๅฃ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bases Playing baseball in a rice field with sparklers stuck into the ground to act as bases. The traditional New Yearยดs baseball game in Japan is held at midnight in a rice field. They stick sparklers in the ground for the bases so they can be seen, and to be more festive. 1734 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq501-750 ๆฅฝ ใฌใฏใใฉใฏใใดใฆ ใใฎ.ใใใใใฎ.ใใใใใฎ.ใ ใ, ใ, ใใ, ใ music, comfort, ease ้ณๆฅฝ(ใใใใ): music; musical movement<br>ๆฅฝใใฟ(ใใฎใใฟ): (1) enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby (2) anticipation; looking forward to<br>ๆฅฝๅจ(ใใฃใ): musical instrument<br>ๅจฏๆฅฝ(ใใใ): pleasure; amusement<br>ๆฅฝ(ใใ): (1) comfort; ease (2) raku pottery<br>ๆฐๆฅฝ(ใใใ): (1) carefree; comfortable; at ease (2) easygoing; happy-go-lucky<br>ๆฅฝใใ(ใใฎใใ): enjoyable; fun<br>ๆฅฝใใ(ใใฎใใ): to enjoy (oneself)<br>ๆฅฝ่ญ(ใใใต): score (music); sheet music<br>ๆฅตๆฅฝ(ใใใใ): (1) Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land) (2) paradise<br>ๆฅฝ่ฆณ(ใใฃใใ): optimism 4 2 373 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 13 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆจ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic music Zelda: Ocarina of Time - The white sparkly thing is Navi. Sheยดs hovering/dancing around a tree to the legendary Lost Woods music. There we were at the concert...her voice was like a dove...her dress sparkled...then suddenly, a tree fell on her..... 1735 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq251-500 ่ฌ ใคใฏ ใใใ ใฟ medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit ่ฌ(ใใใ): (1) medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs (2) efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.) (3) (pottery) glaze (4) small bribe<br>่ฌๅ(ใใใฒใ): medicine; chemicals<br>่ฌๅฑ(ใใฃใใใ): pharmacy; chemist (shop); drugstore<br>่พฒ่ฌ(ใฎใใใ): agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical<br>่ฌๆ(ใใใใใณ): ring finger; fourth finger<br>่ฌ็ผถ(ใใใ): kettle<br>่ฌ(ใใ): (1) dope; narcotics; drugs (2) medication; drug; treatment; anti- 4 3 702 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆฅฝ: music; comfort; ease 16 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ ่ฅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic medicine New-age medicine involves using things like music and flowers (aromatherapy) as treatment. Oh man, this medicinal marijuana is making me hear MUSIC and see FLOWERS everywhere... 1736 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq501-750 ็ ใฝใใใชใใใทใฅใ ใฒใ.ใใ ratio, rate, proportion, %, coefficient, factor ๆฏ็(ใฒใใค): ratio; proportion; percentage<br>ๅน็(ใใใใค): efficiency; efficacy; performance; utility factor<br>็็ด(ใใฃใกใใ): frankness; candour; candor; openheartedness; directness<br>็ขบ็(ใใใใค): probability; likelihood; chances<br>ๅ็(ใฐใใใค): (1) magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor; scale factor (2) acceptance rate; pass rate (of an exam, etc.)<br>่ฝ็(ใฎใใใค): (1) efficiency (2) moment (i.e. magnetic moment)<br>่ปฝ็(ใใใใค): rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent<br>็ใใ(ใฒใใใ): to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)<br>็(ใใค): rate; ratio; proportion; percentage<br>็ตฑ็(ใจใใใค): command; lead; generalship; leadership<br>็ๅ(ใใฃใจ): face of the earth 2 5 383 ็: mysterious; occultness<br>ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>ๅ: ten 11 ็ 95 5 ใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic ratio Itยดs quite mysterious how each sparkler gives of sparkles at a precise ratio of ten to one. Physicists have been studying this effect for decades, known as the Sparkler Effect, and using it to explain why stars look like sparklers in the night sky. It's mysterious how there's always a ratio of ten sparklers to one package. 1737 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๆธ ใธใฅใฆใใทใฅใฆ ใใถใใใถ.ใใใใถ.ใ astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea ๆธๆป(ใใ ใใใ): congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation<br>ๆธใ(ใใถใ): (1) astringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart (2) austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); refined; quiet (and simple); sober; sombre; subdued; tasteful (in a quiet way); understated (3) sour (look); glum; grim; sullen; sulky (4) stingy; tight-fisted 1 S 1011 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆญข: stop; halt<br>ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15) 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆพ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic astringent "I think that Heisig meant this as the ""slightly bitter but fresh"" meaning that it can have to describe foods like lemons (ใใถใ). So imagine a guy trying a cocktail (water), feeling like heยดs been kicked in the face (footprint) and sparks are flying from his tongue. ยดHow did it taste?ยด. ยดHmm, yes, slightly bitter, but fresh""." If you eat something astringent water will stop the sparkly sensation in your mouth. 1738 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใปใใใทใงใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใญ.ใใใจ.ใ ใใฃ vicarious, surrogate, act in addition to 1 S 1779 ๆ: hand<br>่ถ: whisper<br>ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15) 13 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic vicarious Now that Iยดm a responsible adult, I have to get my vicarious thrills from watching stupid people put sparklers up to their ears and burn their fingers. I put my fingers in my ears to avoid going deaf while getting a vicarious thrill from watching kids light off sparklers and fireworks on Chinese New Year. 1739 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅคฎ ใชใฆ ใใใ, ใ, ใ, ใใจ, ใกใ, ใฆใ, ใชใ, ใฒใ, ใฒใ, ใ center, middle ไธญๅคฎ(ใกใ ใใใ): centre; central; center; middle 2 3 582 ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>ๅคง: large; big 5 ๅคง 37 3 ใ ใใปใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic center Youve got the st bernard dead centre in your sights (the box). The center of a dogยดs universe is his mouth: bark, eat, bite. What a life! 1740 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq501-750 ่ฑ ใจใค ใฏใชใถใ ใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใใ, ใฏใช, ใฒ, ใฒใง, ใใ, ใ England, English ่ฑ่ช(ใใใ): English (language)<br>่ฑ้(ใใใใ): (1) hero; heroine; great person (2) Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804) (3) Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)<br>่ฑๆ(ใใใถใ): (1) sentence in English; article in English; English text (2) English literature (study of)<br>่ฑๅ(ใใใ): English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)<br>่ฑๅญ(ใใใ): English letter; alphabetic character<br>ๅ่ฑ(ใใใ): Japanese-English 4 4 430 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅคฎ: center; middle 8 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic England The original great seal of the king of England had a very ornate flower in the center. England is a country where people think theyยดre the flower at the center of the world. (a description that would fit China much better.. ไธญ่ฏ). 1741 grade4 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใจใค ใใค.ใใใใค.ใใใฏ.ใใใ-ใฐ.ใ ใใใ, ใ, ใฆใ reflect, reflection, projection ๆ ็ป(ใใใ): movie; film<br>ๆ ๅ(ใใใใ): reflection; image; picture (e.g. on a television); shot; clip<br>ๆ ็ป้คจ(ใใใใใ): movie theatre (theater); cinema<br>ๅๆ (ใฏใใใ): (1) influence (2) to apply; to implement (3) reflection<br>ๆ ใ(ใใคใ): to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected<br>ๆ ใ(ใใคใ): to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)<br>ๆ ใใ(ใฏใใ): to shine; to look attractive; to look pretty<br>ๆ ๅ(ใใใใ): projection 4 6 404 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅคฎ: center; middle 9 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic reflect In the solar system, the Sun is the central source of all light, everything else just reflects it. A solar power plant consists of thousands of mirrors reflecting the sunยดs rays, concentrating the energy on a focal point at the centre. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Two. 1742 grade6 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ่ตค ใปใญใใทใฃใฏ ใใใใใ-ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใพ red ่ตคๅญ(ใใใ): (1) deficit; (being in or going into) the red (2) red text; red letters (3) corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red<br>่ตคใกใใ(ใใใกใใ): baby; infant<br>็ใฃ่ตค(ใพใฃใ): (1) bright red; deep red; flushed (of face) (2) downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter<br>่ตคใๅ(ใใใใผใ): baby; infant<br>่ตค้(ใใใฉใ): equator<br>่ตคใใ(ใใใใ): to become red; to redden; to blush<br>่ตค(ใใ): (1) red; crimson; scarlet (2) red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange) (3) Red (i.e. communist) (4) red light (5) red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red (6) complete; total; perfect; obvious 4 1 584 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 7 ่ตค 155 7 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic red He was stabbed with a dagger, and little drops of red blood dropped onto the ground. There was red all over the soil after Little Red Riding Hood plunged a dagger into the wolf. Those two dots we see are wolfies animal legs we see, by the way (a la smithsonian). 1743 grade1 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq501-750 ่ตฆ ใทใฃ pardon, forgiveness 1 S 1868 ่ตค: red<br>ๆด: strike; hit; folding chair radical (no. 66) 11 ่ตค 155 7 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic pardon The student blushed until his face was red, so the schoolmaster decided to pardon him. There arenยดt many pardons given by the Red taskmasters in China. 80% of the worldยดs death penalties are performed there... 1744 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅค ใใณ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ unusual, change, strange ๅคๅ(ใธใใ): (1) change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis (2) variety; diversity (3) inflection; declension; conjugation (4) sidestepping (sumo)<br>ๅคงๅค(ใใใธใ): (1) very; greatly (2) immense; enormous; great (3) serious; grave; dreadful; terrible (4) difficult; hard (5) major incident; disaster<br>ๅคใใ(ใใใ): (1) to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary (2) to move to (3) to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual<br>ๅคๆด(ใธใใใ): change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment<br>ๅคๅ(ใธใใฉใ): change; fluctuation<br>็ธๅคใใใ(ใใใใใใ): as ever; as usual; the same<br>ๅค(ใธใ): (1) strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy (2) unexpected (3) change (4) incident; disturbance; disaster; accident (5) flat (music)<br>ๅค้ฉ(ใธใใใ): (1) change; reform; revolution; upheaval (2) Reformation<br>ไธๅค(ใใฃใบใ): complete change; about-face<br>ๅค้ท(ใธใใใ): change; transition; vicissitudes<br>ๅคใใ(ใใใ): to change; to alter; to vary; to convert; to revise; to amend; to transform 3 4 238 ไบฆ: also; again<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) 9 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ ่ฎ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic unusual Itยดs quite unusual and abnormal to see an apple with walking legs running away from the person who wants to eat it! "Imagine an apple on walking legs on stage singing ""Itยดs not unusual to be loved by anyone"" (Tom Jones). Keyword can be confused with uncommon (#1797)." 1745 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ่ทก ใปใญ ใใจ tracks, mark, print, impression ่ทก(ใใจ): (1) trace; tracks; mark; sign (2) remains; ruins (3) scar<br>้บ่ทก(ใใใ): historic ruins (remains, relics)<br>่ฟฝ่ทก(ใคใใใ): pursuit; tracking (e.g. in computer graphics); keeping records on; tracing<br>่ทก็ถใ(ใใจใคใ): heir; successor 1 S 953 ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>ไบฆ: also; again 13 ่ถณ 157 7 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tracks Pirate pokes the tip of his wooden leg into an apple to disguise his tracks. To hide his distinctive wood-leg tracks, this pirate is throwing apples after his tracks in order for animals to come and confuse his tracks. 1746 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ฎ ใใณ ใใณใ barbarian 1 S 2339 ไบฆ: also; again<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper 12 ่ซ 142 6 ใใใปใใใธใ ่ ป ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic barbarian The barbarian picks an apple from above and eats it even though there is a worm (insect) in it. Barbarians eat apples with worms still in them. 1747 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ใฌใณ ใ.ใใใใใใใ.ใใ romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling ๆ(ใใ): love; tender passion<br>ๆไบบ(ใใใณใจ): lover; sweetheart<br>ๆๆ(ใใใใ): love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections<br>ๅคฑๆ(ใใคใใ): disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): yearned for; longed for; missed<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): to fall in love with; to love 2 S 1296 ไบฆ: also; again<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 10 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic romance The romance between Snow White and Prince Charming started when Snow White took a bite of poison apple and her heart stopped. A childhood romance: a boy takes a red apple to school to try to win the heart of his beloved. 1748 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆนพ ใฏใณ ใใใ gulf, bay, inlet ๆนพ(ใใ): bay; gulf; inlet 2 S 545 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅผฏ: curve; stretching a bow 12 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ็ฃ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gulf In his most daring feat, William tell used his bow to shoot an apple off the head of his son across the water of the gulf. An army of archers must cross a gulf of water. Fortunately there are millions of apple trees growing in the cliffs above the gulf. The archers use their bows to shoot down apple after apple, which all fall into the water and slowly fill up the the gulf until the archer soliders can cross on foot. 1749 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq501-750 ้ป ใณใฆใใชใฆ ใใใ- ใใ, ใใ yellow ้ป้(ใใใญ): gold<br>้ป่ฒ(ใใใ): yellow; amber<br>้ป่ฒใ(ใใใใ): (1) yellow (2) high-pitched (voice); shrill 2 2 1240 ้ป: yellow, yellow radical (no. 201) 11 ้ป 201 12 ใใปใใใ ้ป ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic yellow The salad did not look very appetizing... The sprouts were yellow and there were animal legs sticking out of it. I order a salad with sprouts. Iยดm asked if Iยดd like to add chicken. Yes please. My salad then arrives . . . . topped with these horribly gnarled yellow things. Chicken feet! (animal legs) ugh. 1750 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆจช ใชใฆ ใใ sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof ๆจช(ใใ): (1) horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down (2) side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth (3) side (of a box, etc.) (4) beside; aside; next to (5) unconnected<br>ๆจช็ถฑ(ใใใฅใช): yokozuna (sumo grand champion)<br>ๆจชๆญ(ใใใ ใ): (1) crossing (2) transverse<br>ๆจชๅใ(ใใใใ): to cross (e.g. road); to traverse 3 3 480 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>้ป: yellow 15 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆฉซ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sideways A tree went all yellow. It died and fell down, ending up sideways. In a horrible accident, a yellow schoolbus gets wrapped sideways around a tree. 1751 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใใใฏ ใใฐ grasp, faggot, bunch, counter for bundles ๆๆก(ใฏใใ): grasp; catch; understanding 1 S 1569 ๆ: hand<br>ๅทด: comma-design 7 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic grasp Japanese censorship laws require pornos to use a mosaic screen, so you canยดt see what the porno chick is grasping with her fingers (but you can assume, neetch). Your fingers grasp the Rubicยดs cube... if only your brain could too. 1752 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฒ ใทใงใฏใใทใญ ใใ ใใ, ใใ color ่ฒ(ใใ): (1) colour; color (2) complexion (3) appearance; look (4) love; lust; sensuality; love affair; lover (5) kind; type; variety<br>่ฒๅฝฉ(ใใใใ): colour; color; hue; tints<br>็น่ฒ(ใจใใใใ): (1) characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; personal colour (2) spot color (in printing)<br>้ป่ฒ(ใใใ): yellow; amber<br>็ฐ่ฒ(ใฏใใใ): grey; gray; ashen<br>ๆฏ่ฒ(ใใใ): scenery; scene; landscape<br>่ถ่ฒ(ใกใใใ): light brown; tawny<br>้ณ่ฒ(ใญใใ): (1) tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre (2) synthesizer patch; synthesiser patch<br>่่ฒ(ใใใใใใ): dramatization (e.g. film); dramatisation<br>็่ฒ(ใกใใใใใ): colouring; coloring; colorant<br>้ป่ฒใ(ใใใใ): (1) yellow (2) high-pitched (voice); shrill<br>่ฒใ (ใใใใ): (1) various (2) various colors (colours)<br>่ถ่ฒใ(ใกใใใใ): light brown; tawny<br>่ฒ(ใใใ): counter for colours 4 2 621 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๅทด: comma-design 6 ่ฒ 139 6 ใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic color Ever look closely at mosaics? They contain a bunch of images bound up into a larger one. It seems amazing until you realize that the only quality of the smaller images that really matters is their colour. Bound up in the Rubikยดs cube are the 6 different colours. 1753 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq501-750 ็ตถ ใผใ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใค discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress ็ตถใค(ใใค): to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to abstain (from)<br>็ตถๅฏพ(ใใฃใใ): (1) absolutely; unconditionally (2) absolute; unconditional; unmistakable (3) absoluteness<br>็ตถๆ(ใใคใผใ): despair; hopelessness<br>็ตถๆป (ใใคใใค): destruction; extinction<br>้็ตถใใ(ใจใ ใใ): to stop; to cease; to come to an end<br>ๆ็ตถ(ใใใใค): refusal; rejection<br>็ตถใใ(ใใใ): (1) to die out; to peter out; to become extinct (2) to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued; to be cut off<br>็ตถใใ(ใใใ): constantly; always; continually; steadily<br>็ตถ็(ใใฃใฑใ): out of print<br>่ฌ็ตถ(ใใใใค): refusal 3 5 784 ็ณธ: thread<br>่ฒ: color 12 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic discontinue I can't finish my sewing project because the thread color I was using was discontinued. As times move on and fashion tastes inevitably change, threads of certain colors often get discontinued. 1754 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ถ ใจใณ ใคใใใชใพ.ใใใใใใใง.ใใใใคใ.ใใใใชใพ.ใใ ใใ, ใใ glossy, luster, glaze, polish, charm, colorful, captivating ่ถ(ใคใ): (1) gloss; glaze (2) charm; romance; love; youthfulness (3) color; colour; feeling<br>่ถ(ใใ): charming; fascinating; voluptuous 1 S 2207 ่ฑ: bountiful; excellent; rich<br>่ฒ: color 19 ่ฒ 139 6 ใใ ่ท ไผๆ Compound Ideographic glossy To print something with bountiful colour, they use glossy paper. Glossy prints bring out bountiful colors more so than matte... 1755 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฅ ใ ใ.ใใใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใตใจ.ใ ใ, ใใ, ใฒใ fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper ่ฅๆ(ใฒใใใ): manure; fertilizer; fertiliser 1 5 1469 ่: meat<br>ๅทด: comma-design 8 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic fertilizer PART OF YOUR BODY excretes something that is commonly used for FERTILIZER. Sometimes this process is slow, so you solve a RUBIKยดS CUBE while you sit and wait. If youยดre sick, a part of your body may produce fertilizer that makes a colorful mosaic. 1756 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใซใณ ใใพ.ใใใใพ.ใใใใใพ.ใใใใใใพ.ใ ใใ sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary ็ใ(ใใพใ): (1) sweet; delicious (2) fragrant (smelling); sweet (music) (3) lightly salted (4) naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going (5) half-hearted; not finished properly (6) tempting (e.g. words); promising<br>็ใใ(ใใพใใ): (1) to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on (2) to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on<br>็ใใใ(ใใพใใใ): to pamper; to spoil<br>็ๅฃ(ใใพใใก): (1) sweet flavour; sweet flavor; mildness (2) flattery (3) stupidity 2 S 1248 ๅปฟ: twenty; 20 5 ็ 99 5 ใใพใใปใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic sweet Little red riding hood is carrying around a wicker basket filled with sweet baked cookies for granny. Girls are kinda sweet and sexy until they reach their twenties. So 20 minus ONE. 1757 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ดบ ใณใณ dark blue, navy ็ดบ(ใใ): navy blue; deep blue 1 S 1825 ็ณธ: thread<br>็: sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary 11 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic navy blue Thanks raulir - As many Japanese perverts know, navy blue threads conceal school girl sweetness underneath. Much like Violet Beauregarde from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Spiderman failed to heed Willy Wonkaยดs warnings, and upon chewing on the 3 course meal chewing gum turned a very navy shade of navy blue. 1758 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใใฆ ใใใใใใชใซใใ so-and-so, one, a certain, that person 1 S 2106 ็: sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 9 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic so-and-so I had the same idea as fuabrisu. A generic person is described here as having body sort of like a tree trunk and head sort of like a wicker basket. Two girls with a lollipop in a tree gossipingยด so-and so did this.ยด ยดreally? so-and what did she doยด ยด o she is sooo wrong..ยด. 1759 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฌ ใใฆใใ ใฏใ.ใใใใฐใ.ใใใฏใใใใจ conspire, cheat, impose on, plan, devise, scheme, have in mind, deceive ่ฌใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to plot; to attempt; to plan; to devise; to design (2) to take in; to deceive (3) to aim for; to have something in mind (4) to refer A to B 1 S 1370 ่จ: say<br>ๆ: so-and-so; one; a certain; that person 16 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic conspire I imagine a clique of catty girls conspiring against a another girl...they are exchanging lots of words, chatting about how so-and-so girl is now up to such-and-such (gasp!), and how they will spread the word about it. "You might hear the words of someone conspiring... ""If you do so-and-so...""." 1760 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅช ใใค ใชใใใฉ mediator, go-between 1 S 1900 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๆ: so-and-so; one; a certain; that person 12 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mediator "The woman ๅฅณ hoped her friend would act as mediator to set her up with the guy she liked. She didn't mention his name, just referred to him as ""A certain unnamed person -- I'll call him 'Mr. So-and-So ๆ' ....""" The two little gossiping girls with their lollipops are having a fight. Now an adult woman (mom or teacher) has to come between them an serve as a mediator. 1761 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฌบ ใฎ ใใใ.ใ deceit, cheat, delude ่ฉๆฌบ(ใใ): fraud; swindle; graft<br>ๆฌบใ(ใใใใ): to deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool 1 S 1541 ๅ ถ: that<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) 12 ๆฌ 76 4 ใใใณใปใใใฅใใใปใใใใปใใค (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic deceit He escaped using deceit. That is, he ran past while the guard was yawning and hid in the bushel basket. Every day, a smuggler takes bushel baskets on donkeys across the border. But the border patrols can never arrest him for lack of evidence no matter how much they search the bushel baskets: they canยดt find whatever he is smuggling. What was his deceit? He was smuggling donkeys! 1762 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฃ ใญ ใ chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi ๅฐๆฃ(ใใใใ): shogi; Japanese chess; xianqi 1 S 1311 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ ถ: that 12 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic chess piece Tree + Bushel Bucket: Chess pieces carved from trees were tossed into a bushel bucket for sorting into sets. Ever seen those huge chess games in parks? The large wooden chess pieces need to be carted in a shopping trolley. 1763 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใญ ใฏใ national flag, banner, standard ๆ(ใฏใ): (1) flag (2) pataka (banner) 1 4 1190 ๆน: direction; person; alternative<br>ๅ ถ: that 14 ๆน 70 4 ใปใใปใปใใธใใปใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic national flag The national flag of Croatia. It's a banner with the Croatian coat of arms, commonly referred to as the Chessboard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Croatia). The national flag is the banner of a country; stored in a whicker basket at night and taken out to the flagpole in the morning. 1764 grade4 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใญใใด period, time, date, term ๆ้(ใใใ): period; term; interval<br>ๆๅพ (ใใใ): expectation; anticipation; hope<br>ๆๆ(ใใ): (1) time; season; period (2) soon; shortly<br>้ทๆ(ใกใใใ): long time period; long term<br>ๆ้(ใใใ): (1) term; period; time frame (2) time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)<br>ๅฎๆ(ใฆใใ): (1) fixed term (2) fixed-term commutation pass (3) fixed-term deposit<br>็ญๆ(ใใใ): short term<br>ๅปถๆ(ใใใ): postponement; adjournment<br>ๆซๆ(ใพใฃใ): (1) closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; end-of-life (care, decision making, etc.) (2) terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final<br>ๆๆฅ(ใใใค): fixed date; settlement date<br>ๅจๆ(ใใ ใใ): cycle; period<br>ๅญฆๆ(ใใฃใ): school term; semester<br>ไบๆ(ใใ): expectation; assume will happen; forecast<br>ๅฎๆๅธ(ใฆใใใใ): commuter pass; season ticket<br>ๆๆซ(ใใพใค): end of term<br>็ปๆ(ใใฃใ): ground-breaking; epoch (making)<br>ๆ(ใ): (1) period; time (2) (geological) age 3 3 117 ๅ ถ: that<br>่: meat 12 ๆ 74 4 ใคใใปใคใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic period The slowest remote chess game ever: a one month period between every move. The girlยดs panties are all in the bushel basket as itยดs that time of the month again... her period. 1765 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1-250 ็ข ใด Go ็ข(ใ): go (board game of capturing territory)<br>็ข็ค(ใใฐใ): Go board 1 S 1609 ๅ ถ: that<br>็ณ: stone 13 ็ณ 112 5 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Go Go is chess played with stones. The ignorant gaijin put a rook on top of his opponentยดs stone when playing Go, much to the consternation of the Japanese players. 1766 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅบ ใญ ใใจใใใจใ ใใ, ใจใ fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation ๅบๆบ(ใใใ ใ): standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum<br>ๅบๆฌ(ใใปใ): foundation; basis; standard<br>ๅบ็ค(ใใ): foundation; basis<br>ๅบๅฐ(ใใก): base<br>ๅบ็ค(ใใฐใ): foundation; basis; base; footing<br>ๅบ้(ใใใ): fund; foundation<br>ๅบใฅใ(ใใจใฅใ): to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from<br>ๅบ(ใใจใ): (1) basis; foundation (2) cause 2 5 241 ๅ ถ: that<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 11 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fundamentals Fundamentals of chess: use the rooks to protect your ground. A Bushel-basket full of earth contains the fundementals of farming. i.e. earth. 1767 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ็ ใธใณ ใฏใชใฏ.ใ ใใฏใชใฏ.ใ ใใ ใ tremendously, very, great, exceedingly ็ใ (ใฏใชใฏใ ): very; greatly; exceedingly<br>็ใ ใใ(ใฏใชใฏใ ใใ): extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious; tremendous; heavy (damage) 1 S 1961 ็: sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary<br>ๅน: equal; head; counter for small animals; roll of cloth 9 ็ 99 5 ใใพใใปใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic tremendously Itยดs a tremendous match between the two chess-players. They are clearly eachotherยดs equal. These two bushel baskets are tremendously huge. But not only they are huge, they are also perfectly equal in size. 1768 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใซใณ ใ, ใใจใ intuition, perception ๅๅฎ(ใใใใใ): calculation; counting; consideration; reckoning; settlement of an account; allowance<br>ๅ(ใใ): perception; intuition; the sixth sense<br>ๅ้ใ(ใใใกใใ): misunderstanding; wrong guess<br>ๅๅผ(ใใในใ): pardon; forgiveness; forbearance 1 S 1494 ็: tremendously; very; great; exceedingly<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 11 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic intuition Intuition is a tremendously powerful resource of the mind. "Using Zareonยดs story for the previous frame ""tremendously""... The two chessplayers who are eachotherยดs equals are so good at chess that they donยดt have to even move a muscle. Their brain power does it for them. Furthermore, they donยดt even have to think, really. Their intuition takes control. This is: extreme chess." 1769 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ช ใซใณใใฟใณ ใ.ใใใใใพ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ withstand, endure, support, resist ๅ ชใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with (2) to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave (3) to be fit for; to be equal to<br>ๅ ชใใชใ(ใใพใใชใ): (1) intolerable; unbearable; unendurable (2) irresistible; tremendous; out of this world (3) cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do 1 S 1953 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>็: tremendously; very; great; exceedingly 12 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic withstand Because I hid myself behind a huge dirt barrier I dug, I was able to withstand the tremendous nuclear blast. Plain old soil can withstand tremendous amounts of pressure. 1770 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฒด ใญ ใใฃใจ.ใใใจใใจ.ใใใใฃใจ.ใถใใจใใจ.ใถ ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ precious, value, prize, esteem, honor ่ฒด้(ใใกใใ): precious; valuable<br>่ฒดๆ(ใใใ): noble; aristocrat<br>่ฒดๆน(ใใชใ): (1) you (referring to someone of equal or lower status) (2) dear (what a wife calls a husband) 1 6 970 ไธญ: in; inside; middle; mean; center<br>่ฒ: shellfish 12 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic precious Inside your purse is all of your money and your keys (ใ) etc. All of your precious valuables. "Frodo kept the precious in the purse but did a switch with some worthless shells when he went to sleep. Heres gollum opening the purse ""ahhh my preciousssssss.....why you m***** *****!!!!!." 1771 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ้บ ใคใใฆใค ใฎใ.ใ bequeath, leave behind, reserve ้บ่ทก(ใใใ): historic ruins (remains, relics) 1 6 647 ่ฒด: precious; value; prize; esteem; honor<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 15 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bequeath "Bequeath is an odd old word, isnยดt it? Basically, it just deals with how I want my precious possessions dealt out, after I die, later down the road. ""Being of sound, but antiquated, mind, I bequeath this to you!""." "Bilbo bequeathes the ""PRECIOUS"" to Frodo, who will carry it on the long ROAD to Mordor." 1772 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ้ฃ ใฑใณ ใคใ.ใใ-ใคใ.ใใ-ใฅใ.ใใใคใ.ใใใใ.ใ dispatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake ๆดพ้ฃ(ใฏใใ): dispatch; despatch; deployment<br>ๅฐ้ฃใ(ใใฅใใ): pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance<br>็ก้ง้ฃใ(ใใ ใฅใใ): wasting ... on (e.g. money); squandering; waste; frittering away<br>่จ่้ฃใ(ใใจใฐใฅใใ): speech; expression; wording; language<br>ไปฎๅ้ฃใ(ใใชใฅใใ): kana orthography; syllabary spelling<br>้ฃใ(ใใ): (1) to send; to dispatch; to despatch (2) to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) (3) to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer (4) to make (a vehicle) go faster (5) to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study (6) to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise (7) to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke (8) to hold (a performance); to perform; to show (9) to ease (one's mind) (10) to harm; to injure; to kill (11) to have sex with (12) to live; to get by; to get along (13) to do ... completely (14) to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance (15) to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance) (16) to make active efforts to ...<br>้ฃใ้ใใ(ใใใจใใ): to accomplish<br>้ฃใ้ใ(ใใใจใใ): to carry through; to achieve; to complete 1 S 664 ไธญ: in; inside; middle; mean; center<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 13 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dispatch Bond has stolen a lady spy's purse while she was asleep after their evening together. When she discovers it's gone, she dispatches some henchmen on the road after him to dispatch him, but Bond evades them and escapes with the purse. "Apart from meaning DISPATCH, this kanji can mean ""to give (to someone lower than you),"" ""to do,"" and to even ""have intercourse."" STORY: The MAESTRO is on the ROAD waiting for a pimp to DISPATCH some new ladies (lower than him) so that he can GIVE THEM money from his PURSE and then DO IT with them. Where is the MAESTROยดS baton? You donยดt wanna know..." 1773 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ่ ใ ใพ.ใใ-ใพ.ใใใพใ dance, flit, circle, wheel ่ๅฐ(ใถใใ): (1) stage (theatre, theater) (2) scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)<br>่ฆ่ใ(ใฟใพใ): to ask after (health); to visit<br>่ฆ่ใ(ใฟใพใ): (1) visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters (2) get-well gifts; get-well letters (3) expression of sympathy; expression of concern; enquiry; inquiry<br>่ใ(ใพใ): (1) to dance (orig. a whirling dance) (2) to flutter about; to revolve<br>ๆฏใ่ใ(ใตใใพใ): (1) to behave; to conduct oneself (2) to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)<br>ไป่ใ(ใใพใ): to finish; to close; to do something completely; to put away; to put an end to<br>ใ่ฆ่ใ(ใใฟใพใ): calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry<br>ไป่ใ(ใใพใ): (1) end; close; finish; termination (2) noh dance in plain clothes 3 S 655 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>่: dancing radical (no. 136) 15 ่ 136 7 ใพใใปใพใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic dance The yakuza boss reclines in the oaken bathtub wearing his shades while his personal harem dances naked for him. "I learned nothingness (#1775) first because it is a very common kanji. Probably easier to think of this kanji in that context. Attractive dancers should dance wearing nothing but sunglasses." 1774 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ็ก ใ ใใ ใช.ใ nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not ็กๆ(ใใใใ): free; no charge<br>้ใ็กใ(ใพใใชใ): (1) soon; before long; in a short time (2) (after verb) lacking time to ...; without time to ...<br>็ก็(ใใ): unreasonable; impossible; overdoing<br>็ก็ท(ใใใ): wireless; radio<br>็กๅน(ใใใ): invalid; no effect; unavailable; illegal<br>ๆ็ก(ใใ): (1) existence or nonexistence; presence or absence (2) consent or refusal; yes or no (3) flag indicator; presence or absence marker<br>็กไบ(ใถใ): safety; peace; quietness<br>็ก่จ(ใใใ): silence<br>็กๆญ(ใใ ใ): without permission; without notice<br>็กๆฐ(ใใใ): countless number; infinite number; innumerable<br>็ก็จ(ใใใ): useless; futility; needlessness; unnecessariness<br>็ก้(ใใใ): infinite<br>็ก่ฆ(ใใ): disregard; ignore<br>็ก้ง(ใใ ): futility; uselessness; pointlessness<br>็ก้ฃ(ใถใชใ): safety; security<br>็ก้ง้ฃใ(ใใ ใฅใใ): wasting ... on (e.g. money); squandering; waste; frittering away<br>็ก่ซ(ใใใ): of course; naturally<br>ใ็กๆฒๆฑฐ(ใใถใใ): not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence<br>็ก้ชๆฐ(ใใใใ): innocence; simple-mindedness<br>็กๅฃ(ใใใก): reticence; taciturnity<br>็ก็ฅ(ใใก): ignorance; innocence; stupidity<br>็กๅฟต(ใใญใ): (1) chagrin; regret (2) free from obstructive thoughts<br>ๅฐ็กใ(ใ ใใชใ): mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing<br>็กๅฐ(ใใ): plain; unfigured<br>็ก่ฝ(ใใฎใ): inefficiency; incompetence<br>็กๆๅณ(ใใใฟ): nonsense; no meaning; meaningless<br>็ก็คผ(ใถใใ): impolite; rude<br>็กใใ(ใชใใ): (1) to lose something (2) to get rid of (3) to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)<br>็กใ(ใชใ): without<br>็ก่ถ(ใใกใ): absurd; unreasonable; excessive; rash; absurdity; nonsense<br>็กใ(ใชใ): (1) nonexistent; not being (there) (2) unpossessed; unowned; not had (3) unique (4) indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility (5) (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) not ... (6) (after the -te form of a verb) to not be...; to have not ...<br>็กใใชใ(ใชใใชใ): to disappear; to get lost<br>็ก้ใซ(ใใใฟใซ): unreasonably; absurdly; recklessly; indiscreetly; at random<br>็ก่ถ่ฆ่ถ(ใใกใใใกใ): (1) nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic (2) awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless (3) disorder; confusion; being jumbled; being mixed up<br>ใ ใใ็กใ(ใ ใใใชใ): slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined; careless<br>ใจใใงใ็กใ(ใจใใงใใชใ): (1) unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive (2) absolutely not!; not at all!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; bullshit (3) don't mention it; you're welcome<br>ๆ็ก้(ใใใใใใ): deep feeling; inexpressible feeling; filled with emotion<br>ไปๆงใ็กใ(ใใใใใชใ): it can't be helped; it is inevitable; nothing can be done<br>็กๆฒๆฑฐ(ใถใใ): not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence<br>็ก(ใ): (1) nothing; naught; nought; nil; zero (2) un-; non-<br>็ก(ใถ): (1) un-; non- (2) bad ...; poor ... 2 4 274 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>็ซ: fire 12 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ไปฎๅ Loan nothingness When I enter the wooden tub heated by flames in the onsen, I can let all my worries slip away and be submerged into nothingness. In a hot tub you can relax and have your stress vanish into nothingness. 1775 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ็ต ใฝ ใ.ใใใใฟใ-ใใฟ association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple ็ต(ใใฟ): (1) set (of items) (2) group (of people); class (of students); company (esp. construction); family (i.e. mafia); team (3) typesetting; composition<br>็ต็น(ใใใ): (1) organization; organisation (2) structure; construction (3) tissue (4) system<br>็ช็ต(ใฐใใใฟ): program (e.g. TV); programme<br>็ตๅ(ใใฟใใ): association; union<br>ไป็ตใฟ(ใใใฟ): (1) structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance (2) plan; plot; contrivance<br>็ตใฟ่พผใ(ใใฟใใ): to insert; to include; to cut in (printing)<br>็ตใ(ใใ): (1) to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms) (2) to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program) (3) to braid; to plait (4) to grapple; to wrestle (5) to unite; to link up; to form an alliance (6) to set (e.g. type) (7) to issue (e.g. money order)<br>็ตใฟๅใใ(ใใฟใใใ): combination<br>ๅใ็ตใ(ใจใใใ): to tackle; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to come to grips with; to make effort; to strive for; to deal with<br>็ตใฟ็ซใฆใ(ใใฟใใฆใ): to assemble; to set up; to construct<br>็ตใฟๅใใใ(ใใฟใใใใ): to join together; to combine; to join up 3 2 204 ็ณธ: thread<br>ไธ: moreover; also; furthermore 11 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic association A common thread associates the knick-knacks on your knick-knack shelf. Souveneirs from Spain on one, from Japan on the other. Watch this: http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/sith_lord10/updated%20showroom%20july/s29.jpg The leader of the Spiderman association has tons of Spiderman figurines lined up on his shelf.(Zactacular). 1776 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_Group kanjifreq1-250 ็ฒ ใฝ ใใ.ใใใใ- coarse, rough, rugged ็ฒๆซ(ใใพใค): crude; rough; plain; humble<br>็ฒใ(ใใใ): coarse; rough<br>็ฒ็ญ(ใใใใ): outline; summary<br>็ฒ(ใใ): (1) leftovers (after filleting a fish) (2) rice chaff (3) flaw (esp. of a person) (4) rough; roughly (5) crude; raw; natural; wild<br>็ฒ่กฃ(ใใ): simple clothes; humble clothes 1 S 1689 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ไธ: moreover; also; furthermore 11 ็ฑณ 119 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic coarse Japanese carpenters don't use sandpaper, they use rice-paper(rice glued on to some paper). Here the carpenter is using the coarse paper to smooth out the shelf he's making. Ugh, why does this shelf feel so coarse? Because itยดs made of rice, of coarse! Get it? Of coarse?? Hahahahahahahahahah god i hate my life. 1777 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ง ใฝ tariff, crop tax, borrowing 1 S 2089 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ไธ: moreover; also; furthermore 10 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tariff The EU and US impose such high tariffs on food imports that third world wheat (the most basic of staples) never reaches first world supermarket shelves. According to Henshall, this kanji originally represented the harvested rice (the wheat primitive) that farmers paid as a tithe. Its meaning today would seem to be very similar. Imagine the farmer putting aside some of his harvested wheat on a shelf in order to pay the tariff to his lord. 1778 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ฅ ใฝ ใ ancestor, pioneer, founder ็ฅ็ถ(ใใต): (1) grandfather (2) old man (3) kyogen mask used for the role of an old man<br>็ฅๆฏ(ใใผ): grandmother<br>ๅ ็ฅ(ใใใ): ancestor<br>็ฅๅ (ใใใ): ancestor<br>ใ็ฅ็ถใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) grandfather (2) male senior-citizen<br>ใ็ฅๆฏใใ(ใใฐใใใ): (1) grandmother (2) female senior-citizen 3 5 1226 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ไธ: moreover; also; furthermore 9 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ็ฅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ancestor The ancestor worship is so common in Daoist and buddhist countries that you can buy tiny altars to put on the shelves, one for each deceased family member. The urns of ancestors are kept on shelves next to the altar. 1779 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ป ใฝ ใฏใฐ.ใ thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impede ้ปใ(ใฏใฐใ): to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart<br>้ปๆญข(ใใ): obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; interdiction 1 S 1280 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ไธ: moreover; also; furthermore 8 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic thwart Keeping porn on the pinnacle of a bookshelf can thwart snooping kids (thanks bodhisamaya). The shortness of the Japanese thwarts their attempts to reach the topmost (pinnacle) shelf without grabbing a chair. 1780 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆป ใต investigate ๆๆป(ใใใ): search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry<br>่ชฟๆป(ใกใใใ): investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey<br>ๆคๆป(ใใใ): inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)<br>ๅทกๆป(ใใ ใใ): police; policeman<br>ๅฏฉๆป(ใใใ): judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review 2 5 184 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไธ: moreover; also; furthermore 9 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic investigate "Like the ""ero inquiry"" that had been partially swept under the rug (see inquire (#1145)), this kanji depicts the investigation into the forestry scandal being shelved." The result of the inverstigation of the missing Trees? Why, most of them had become shelfs! 1781 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1-250 ๅฉ ใธใง ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ help, rescue, assist ๆดๅฉ(ใใใใ): assistance; aid; support<br>่ฃๅฉ(ใปใใ): (1) assistance; support; aid; help (2) subsidy; supplement; subvention; grant-in-aid (3) auxiliary; subsidiary (4) spot (in bodybuilding)<br>ๅฉๆๆ(ใใใใใใใ ): assistant professor; associate professor<br>ๅฉๆ(ใใใใ ): helper; helpmeet; assistant; tutor<br>ๆๅฉ(ใใ ใใใ): relief; aid; rescue<br>ๅฉ่จ(ใใใใ): advice; suggestion<br>ๅฉใใ(ใใใใ): to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life); to reinforce; to promote; to abet<br>ๅฉใ(ใใใ): assistance<br>ๅฉใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to be saved; to be rescued; to survive (2) to escape harm; to be spared damage (3) to be helped; to be saved trouble<br>ๅฉ่ฉ(ใใใ): particle; postposition<br>ๅฉ(ใใ): help; rescue; assistant<br>ๅฉๅ่ฉ(ใใใฉใใ): auxiliary verb 3 3 397 ไธ: moreover; also; furthermore<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 7 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic help HELP! Someoneยดs pinned under this bookshelf and itยดs gonna take a lot of muscle to lift it off! Can you help me move this shelf? I donยดt have the muscle to do it alone. 1782 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๅฎ ใฎ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใฎใถ, ใฎใ, ใใ best regards, good ไพฟๅฎ(ในใใ): convenience; accommodation; advantage; expedience<br>้ฉๅฎ(ใฆใใ): (1) suitable; appropriate (2) appropriately<br>ๅฎใใ(ใใใใ): good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do; may; can<br>ๅฎใใ(ใใใใ): (1) well; properly; suitably (2) best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of<br>ใฉใใๅฎใใ(ใฉใใใใใใ): pleased to meet you 1 S 1766 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ไธ: moreover; also; furthermore 8 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic best regards It seems like every time my Japanese friends send me their best regards, they accompany them with a gift. Over time, Iยดve gotten so many that I had to buy a second house which contains nothing but several fancy shelves. Each shelf is dedicated to a certain friend of mine and contains every last one of their presents. We have a shelf in our house where we put Christmas cards from people who send best regards for the holiday season... 1783 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ณ ใธใงใฆใใใงใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใฟใใใ.ใชใ tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold, shut up, do away with ็ณ(ใใใฟ): tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings<br>็ณ(ใใใ): (1) counter for tatami mats (2) measure of room size (in mat units)<br>็ณใ(ใใใ): (1) to fold (clothes) (2) to close (a shop) (3) to vacate 2 S 1665 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ไธ: moreover; also; furthermore 12 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ ็ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic tatami mat The king is peacefully sleeping on his new tatami mat when all of a sudden a shelf falls over and kills him. You can see his crown poking out and the brains splatter out the top of his head from all the pressure. Making tatami mats from rice field waste was Japanยดs crowning achievement, but for some reason other countries just shelved the idea. 1784 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting_Counters Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ไธฆ ใใคใใใฆ ใช.ใฟใใชใฟใใชใ.ในใใใชใ.ใถใใชใ.ใณใซ ใชใณ row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal ไธฆ(ใชใฟ): (1) average; medium; common; ordinary (2) line; row of (e.g. houses) (3) mid-grade (4) same level; equal; each (e.g. month); set of (e.g. teeth)<br>ไธฆๆจ(ใชใฟใ): roadside tree; row of trees<br>ไธฆใณใซ(ใชใใณใซ): and (also); both ... and; as well as<br>่ปไธฆ(ใฎใใชใฟ): (1) row of houses; every door (2) totally; altogether; across the board<br>ๆไธฆ(ใคใใชใฟ): (1) every month (2) trite; common<br>ไธฆๅ(ใธใใใค): arrangement; parallel; abreast<br>ไธฆใถ(ใชใใถ): (1) to line up; to stand in a line (2) to rival; to match; to equal<br>ไธฆในใ(ใชใในใ): (1) to line up; to set up (2) to enumerate; to itemize 2 6 599 ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) 8 ็ซ 117 5 ใใคใปใใคใธใ ็ซ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic row This is a simplification of ็ซ, a ideogram of two people standing in a row. "Hint : as a primitive I use the image of a rowing boat. In a rowing boat people sit in rows, but also side-by-side (another meaning of the kanji), working together (yet another meaning of this kanji). Note : there will also be a kanji for ""rowboat"" coming at frame 1876. The rowing boat is associated with the sport, and is a primitive, while the kanji for ""rowboat"" has a generic meaning of ""a small boat"". In any case, the kanji for ""rowboat"" will not appear as a primitive in the book." 1785 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq501-750 ๆฎ ใ ใใพใญ.ใใใใพใญใ ใใ, ใฒใ universal, wide(ly), generally, Prussia ๆฎ้(ใตใคใ): (1) general; ordinary; usual (2) normally; generally; usually (3) train that stops at every station<br>ๆฎๅ(ใตใใ ใ): diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization<br>ๆฎๆฎต(ใตใ ใ): usual; habitual; ordinary; everyday; always<br>ๆฎ้(ใตใธใ): universal; ubiquitous; omnipresent 2 S 757 ไธฆ: row; and; besides; as well as; line up; rank with; rival; equal<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 12 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic universal A row of suns is actually a normal, plain, and ordinary occurrence in an infinitely large and expanding universe. FUtsuu. "To me, row is way too close to file (#812), so Iยดm adopting Fabยดs meaning of rowboat from the previous frame. Universal Studios went through a number of logo animations before settling on the one they are most famous for: the letters UNIVERSAL orbiting the Earth. One of the most ridiculous of these involved a man rowing himself in a boat around the sun." 1786 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ญ ใ musical score, music, note, staff, table, genealogy ๆฅฝ่ญ(ใใใต): score (music); sheet music 1 S 1919 ่จ: say<br>ๆฎ: universal; wide(ly); generally; Prussia 19 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic musical score Musical scores are in a universal language. A musical score can be read, but not like ordinary words. Music is a universal language. 1787 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆนฟ ใทใใใทใฅใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ damp, wet, moist ๆนฟๅบฆ(ใใคใฉ): level of humidity<br>ๆนฟๆฐ(ใใฃใ): moisture; humidity; dampness<br>ๆนฟใ(ใใใ): (1) to be wet; to become wet; to be damp; to be moist (2) to be in low spirits; to feel depressed<br>ๆนฟๆฐใ(ใใใ): to be damp; to be moist 2 S 1517 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 12 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ ๆฟ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic damp You first wash you clothes with water and wring them until they are just damp before hanging them in a row under the sun to dry. If you donยดt wring them damp first they will take days to dry! If your things are damp, lay them up in a row under the sun and let the water evaporate. (thx Raichu)... 1788 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ก ใฑใณ ใใใใใใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใใ appear, existing ้กๅพฎ้ก(ใใใณใใใ): microscope 1 S 1536 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>้ : page; leaf 18 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ ้กฏ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic appear Somebody's head appears from behind the laundry in a row drying under the sun Clouds were covering the sky for months now. Rows upon rows of people spent whole days with their heads turned upwards, waiting for sun to appear. 1789 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็น ใปใณ slender, fine, thin kimono ็น็ถญ(ใใใ): fibre; fiber; textile<br>ๅ็น(ใใใ): synthetic fibres (fibers) 1 S 1451 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62) 17 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ็บ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic slender At the end of Thanksgiving it's tradition for everyone to stand in a row and measure their waist with a strip of thread. Whoever is the most slender wins the leftovers. At the time of Thanksgiving, thereยดs a row of all sorts of food on the table, which you mustnยดt eat if you want to stay as slender as a thread. 1790 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใฌใคใใชใงใฆ ใใพ spirits, soul ๅนฝ้(ใใใใ): ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom 1 S 1458 ้จ: rain<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) 15 ้จ 173 8 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใพใใใใ ้ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic spirits After raining for two days in a row, you plead with the SPIRITS for some relief. (Adapted from johnskb,21-5-2006). When it rains, two worlds come together and spirits can be seen in the forest, dancing in a row. 1791 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฅญ ใฎใงใฆใใดใฆ ใใ ใชใ, ใฎใถ business, vocation, arts, performance ไผๆฅญ(ใใใใ): enterprise; undertaking; corporation; business<br>ๆฅญ่ (ใใใใใ): (1) trader; merchant (2) manufacturer; contractor<br>ไฝๆฅญ(ใใใใ): work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty<br>็ฃๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): industry<br>ไบๆฅญ(ใใใใ): (1) project; enterprise; business; industry; operations (2) act; deed; conduct<br>่พฒๆฅญ(ใฎใใใใ): agriculture<br>ๅถๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): business; trade; sales; operations<br>ๅทฅๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): (manufacturing) industry<br>ๆฅญ็ธพ(ใใใใใ): achievement; performance; results; work; contribution<br>ๅคฑๆฅญ(ใใคใใใ): unemployment<br>ๆๆฅญ(ใใ ใใใ): lesson; class work; teaching; instruction<br>ๅพๆฅญๅก(ใใ ใใใใใใ): employee; worker<br>่ทๆฅญ(ใใใใใใ): occupation; business<br>ๅๆฅญ(ใใคใใใ): (1) graduation; completion (e.g. of a course) (2) outgrowing something; moving on<br>ๅๆฅญ(ใใใใใใ): commerce; trade; business<br>ๆผๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): fishing (industry)<br>ไผๆฅญ(ใใ ใใใใ): closed (e.g. store); business suspended; shutdown; holiday<br>ๆๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): forestry<br>ไฟฎๆฅญ(ใใ ใใใใ): pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course<br>้ฑๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): mining industry<br>ๅๆฅญ(ใถใใใใ): division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production<br>ๆฅญๅ(ใใใใ): business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task; action; function<br>ๅฐฑๆฅญ(ใใ ใใใใ): employment; starting work<br>ๅฎๆฅญๅฎถ(ใใคใใใใ): industrialist; businessman<br>่ๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): industrial enterprise<br>ๅ ผๆฅญ(ใใใใใ): side line; second business<br>ๆฅญ(ใใใ): (1) work; business (2) study 4 3 43 ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>็พ: sheep<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 13 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic profession The oldest profession: prostitution. I was once in a brothel in Amsterdam where the working girls had a group of businessmen blindfolded and hanging upside down in a row, not yet spanked and whipped, but waiting eagerly. A bunch of kids are hanging upside down in a row on the monkeybars. Naturally, they haven't chosen a profession, at least not yet. 1792 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq1-250 ๆฒ ใใฏ slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak ็ธๆฒ(ใใใ): (1) sumo wrestling (2) sumo wrestler; rikishi 1 S 1283 ๆ: hand<br>่: None 15 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic slap After a row husbands take their wives upsides down over the knee and slap them with their fingers on the bottom (if that doesnยดt get me bannedโฆ). Here we have badly behaving HUSBANDs, whose wives have had them hung UPSIDE DOWN IN A ROW. Each wife approaches her HUSBAND, berates him, gives him a sharp SLAP in the face and, Three-Stooges style, pokes him in the eyes with her FINGERS. 1793 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใใฏ ใใใน me, I (male) ๅ(ใผใ): (1) I; me (2) you (used addressing young children) (3) manservant<br>ๅ(ใใใน): servant; manservant; menial 1 S 1236 ไบบ: person<br>่: None 14 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic me Mr. T also finds himself as one of the HUSBANDs, whose wives have had them hung UPSIDE DOWN IN A ROW. But when his wife comes up to punish him, he pleads, โItโs ME, Baby. I wasnโt behaving badly like these other fooโs.โ. "Building on johnskb: Although it goes against the Heisig method, this story is a lot easier to remember when you know itยดs the kanji for ""boku."" Males usually use either ""boku"" or ""ore"" (instead of ""watashi"") to refer themselves. ""Boku"" is slightly boyish and soft; ""ore"" is rough & tough. Mr. T would definitely use ""ore"" -- but when heยดs one of the husbands hung upside down in a row about to be punished by his wife, he puts on a sweet act and switches to ""boku"" when he pleads ""come on baby, itยดs ME!""." 1794 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ฑ ใญใงใฆ ใจใใใจใ.ใซใ-ใฉใ together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with ๅ ฑๅ(ใใใใฉใ): doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation; collaboration; association<br>ๅ ฑ้(ใใใใคใ): (1) commonness; community (2) to be common; to be shared (3) -wide<br>ๅ ฌๅ ฑ(ใใใใใ): public; community; public service; society; communal<br>ๅ ฑใซ(ใจใใซ): (1) together; jointly (2) at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with (3) both<br>ๅ ฑๅญ(ใใใใใ): coexistence<br>ๅ ฑๆ(ใใใใใ): sympathy; empathy; response<br>ๅ ฑๅใ(ใจใใฐใใใ): (husband and wife) both working; dual income<br>ๅ ฑๅ(ใใใใ): republican; cooperative<br>ๅ ฑ็ฃ(ใใใใใ): (1) communism (2) Communist Party<br>ๅ ฑๅญฆ(ใใใใใ): coeducation<br>ๅ ฑ้ณด(ใใใใใ): resonance; sympathetic (sound); (being in) sympathy<br>ๅ ฑ็จผใ(ใจใใใใ): working together; (husband and wife) earning a living together<br>ๅ ถใๅ ฑ(ใใใจใ): or; or else 3 4 174 ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 6 ๅ ซ 12 2 ใฏใกใปใฏใปใฏใกใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic together "The character for deluge (#1799) gave me the idea to use together as a primitive for Noahยดs Ark. Noah kept plenty of salad on board to entice the animals with their animal legs to scurry on board together, two by two." The conjoined twins, who are always together, have trouble eating together because one is a vegetarian, eating salad and the other is a avid meat eater, eating chicken legs.[Thanks fuaburisu!]. 1795 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ไพ ใญใงใฆใใฏใใฏใฆใใฐ ใใช.ใใใใจใใ-ใฉใ submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany ๅญไพ(ใใฉใ): child; children<br>ไพ็ตฆ(ใใใใใ ใ): supply; provision<br>ๆไพ(ใฆใใใใ): offer; tender; program sponsoring; programme sponsoring; furnishing; provisioning; supply<br>ใไพ(ใใจใ): attendant; companion 3 6 313 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ ฑ: together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with 8 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic submit You have to SUBMIT all required documents together, in person! When people are together and form a group, they suddenly submit their personal responsibility to the mob mentality. 1796 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ็ฐ ใค ใใจใใใจ.ใชใใใ uncommon, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual ็ฐๅธธ(ใใใใ): strangeness; abnormality; disorder<br>็ฐๅ(ใใฉใ): change<br>็ฐๆง(ใใใ): (1) the opposite sex (2) isomerism<br>็ฐ่ซ(ใใใ): different opinion; objection<br>็ฐ่ญฐ(ใใ): objection; dissent; protest<br>้ฉ็ฐ(ใใใใ): wonder; miracle<br>ๅทฎ็ฐ(ใใ): difference; disparity<br>็ฐใชใ(ใใจใชใ): to differ; to vary; to disagree<br>็ฐ่ฆ(ใใใ): different opinion; objection<br>็ฐ(ใ): (1) difference (of opinion) (2) strange; odd; unusual (3) different 2 6 631 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅ ฑ: together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with 11 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic uncommon Brains together with beauty is an uncommon combination. Itยดs uncommon to find a pair of together twins who are connected at the brain! When such a set does turn up, they are inevitably showcased on TV. 1797 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ็ฟผ ใจใฏ ใคใฐใ wing, plane, flank "็ฟผ(ใคใฐใ): (1) wing (2) Chinese ""Wings"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) (3) counter for birds or bird wings" 1 S 1201 ็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits<br>็ฐ: uncommon; queerness; strangeness; wonderful; curious; unusual 17 ็พฝ 124 6 ใฏใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wing The thing about feathers is that they usually cover the entire bird. A creature with feathers only on its wings would be very uncommon. WINGS without any FEATHERS would be an UNCOMMON site. Well, unless you like to eat chicken WINGS alot. 1798 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Parts.of.Body kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆดช ใณใฆ ใปใ deluge, flood, vast ๆดชๆฐด(ใใใใ): flood 1 S 1778 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ ฑ: together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with 9 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic deluge Lots of water coming together is called a deluge. A real deluge of water, as if all water worked together, as if strung together haphazardly. 1799 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆธฏ ใณใฆ ใฟใชใจ harbor ็ฉบๆธฏ(ใใใใ): airport<br>ๆธฏ(ใฟใชใจ): harbour; harbor; port<br>ๆธฏ(ใใ): harbour 3 3 495 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅทท: fork in road; scene; arena; theater 12 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic harbor During a deluge, all the poor snakes get washed into the harbour. All throughout the deluge Noah had been kicking himself for forgetting to bring any snakes onto the Ark. It wasnยดt until the deluge had finished, and Noah had brought the Ark safely back to the harbour that he realised that the snakes had been under the Ark all along. 1800 grade3 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq251-500 ๆด ใใฆใใใฏ ใใฐ.ใใใใฐ.ใใ outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage ๆดๅ(ใผใใใใ): violence; mayhem<br>ๆดๅ(ใผใใฉใ): insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising<br>ไนฑๆด(ใใใผใ): rude; violent; rough; lawless; unreasonable; reckless<br>ๆด้ฒ(ใฐใใ): disclosure; exposure; revelation<br>ๆดใใ(ใใฐใใ): to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous<br>ๆด้ขจ(ใผใใตใ): storm; windstorm; gale 2 5 692 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅ ฑ: together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with<br>ๆฐด: water 15 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic outburst If you think of it as of outburst of an atomic bomb (which will also prove useful in the next frame), then imagining thousands of suns blasting in one single outburst of rage and turning people into rice grains is not that hard. "Having spent all day stringing together grains of rice he suddenly had an outburst, ""I can take it any longer!""." 1801 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq501-750 ็ ใใฏ ใฏ.ใใ bomb, burst open, pop, split ็็บ(ใฐใใฏใค): explosion; detonation; eruption<br>ๅ็(ใใใฐใ): atomic bomb; A-bomb<br>็ๅผพ(ใฐใใ ใ): bomb<br>็็ ด(ใฐใใฏ): destructive blast; explosion; blow up 2 S 735 ็ซ: fire<br>ๆด: outburst; rave; fret; force; violence; cruelty; outrage 19 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bomb Actually means explosion, like an outburst of fire. Bombs make fiery outbursts. Itยดs almost too logical, this one. 1802 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq501-750 ๆญ ใญใงใฆ ใใใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใ respect, reverent 1 S 1737 ๅ ฑ: together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 10 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic respect If you wanna stay together you have to show your valentine respect. "As I like Aretha Franklin's song ""R-E-S-P-E-C-T"", I cut out each of the letters from pieces of card, then string them all together and send it to her as a valentine." 1803 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ธ ใปใณ ใใ.ใถ elect, select, choose, prefer ้ธๆ(ใใใใ): election<br>้ธๆ(ใใใใ ): player (in game); team member<br>ๅฝ้ธ(ใจใใใ): (1) being elected (2) being selected (to win a prize, etc.) (3) winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)<br>้ธใถ(ใใใถ): to choose; to select<br>้ธๆ(ใใใใ): selection; choice; option<br>ๆฝ้ธ(ใกใ ใใใ): lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)<br>้ธ่(ใใใใ): selection; screening 3 4 57 ๅทฝ: southeast<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 15 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic elect Isn't this how the US presedential election works? You are given a choice between two snakes. Their politics are actually strung together but you get to feel as though you chose which one you want to lead you down the political road for the next four years. So which snake are you going to elect? Youยดre driving on the road and you see two snakes together. You canยดt avoid both, so you have to elect which one gets run over. 1804 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๆฎฟ ใใณใใใณ ใจใฎใ-ใฉใฎ ใฆ, ใฉใ Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lord ๆฎฟ(ใฉใฎ): form of address used for official letters and business letters, and in letters to inferiors; Mr<br>ๅฎฎๆฎฟ(ใใ ใใงใ): palace<br>็ฅๆฎฟ(ใใใงใ): temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle<br>ๆฎฟๆง(ใจใฎใใพ): feudal lord<br>ๆฎฟ(ใใใใ): (1) rear; rear unit guard (2) anchor (man) 2 S 1199 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๅ ฑ: together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 13 ๆฎณ 79 4 ใใพใใปใปใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic Mr. Mr. President in his palace, ordering missiles to be fired at a harmless enemy in order to unite us together under the flag. Mr. President! We all stand here together under a national flag. One thing is certain: weยดll never give in. We are launching nuclear missiles now to implement mutually assured destruction protocol. 1805 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1001-1500 ไบ ใปใคใใทใงใฆ ใ ใใฎ, ใใ, ใฒ well ๅคฉไบ(ใฆใใใใ): ceiling; ceiling price<br>ไบๆธ(ใใฉ): water well 1 S 339 ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ๅปพ: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) 4 ไบ 7 2 ใซใปใตใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic well I nearly died by falling in a well. Actually, on two separate occasions. Iยดm glad to see theyยดve added these fence posts. Now the well will be much safer. Have you ever seen an old fashioned japanese well? == http://cruises.about.com/od/southeastasiacruise1/ig/Osaka-Japan/Ancient-Well-at-Osaka-Castle.htm. 1806 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq251-500 ๅฒ ใค ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใ surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep ๅจๅฒ(ใใ ใใ): (1) surroundings; environs (2) circumference<br>็ฏๅฒ(ใฏใใ): extent; scope; sphere; range; span<br>้ฐๅฒๆฐ(ใตใใใ): atmosphere (e.g. musical); mood; ambience; ambiance<br>ๅฒใ(ใใใ): (1) to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in (2) to besiege; to lay siege to (3) to play (go, shogi, etc.) 2 4 771 ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ไบ: well; well crib; town; community 7 ๅ 31 3 ใใซใปใใซใใพใ ๅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic surround The village surrounded the well with a wall so kids wouldnยดt fall in. You get good surround sound when your pent-up in well. 1807 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ่ ใณใฆ ใใใ.ใ ใใ till, plow, cultivate ่พฒ่(ใฎใใใ): farming; agriculture<br>่ไฝ(ใใใใ): cultivation; farming<br>่ใ(ใใใใ): to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate<br>่ๅฐ(ใใใก): arable land 2 5 1568 ่: come; plough; 3-branch tree radical (no. 127)<br>ไบ: well; well crib; town; community 10 ่ 127 6 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic till If you just grow your christmas tree in a well, there will be no need to till the soil. A man was tilling a new plot to plant xmas trees but his tractor hit an old covered-up well and fell halfway in, heยดs asking for a new tractor for xmas.. 1808 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ไบ ใข ใค.ใ ใ, ใคใ, ใคใ Asia, rank next, come after, -ous "ไบ็ดฐไบ(ใขใธใข): (1) Asia (esp. ""the Far East"") (2) Asian; Asiatic<br>ไบ็ฑณๅฉๅ (ใขใกใชใซ): America<br>ไบ(ใ): (1) sub- (2) -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite" 1 S 1509 ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 7 ไบ 7 2 ใซใปใตใ ไบ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic Asia In Asian countries, people use II chopsticks to get things into their mouths. Just imagine someone shoving a piece of sushi into their mouths with chopsticks. A mouth barred up and not aloud to speak freely is the sign of asia (korea, China, pakistan etc). 1809 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆช ใขใฏใใช ใใ.ใใใใ-ใใ.ใใใซใ.ใใ-ใซใ.ใใใใใใใใใซใใใใใใใใซใ.ใ bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong ๆชๅฃ(ใใใใก): abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking; bad mouth<br>ๆชๅ(ใใฃใ): (suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption<br>ๆช(ใใ): evil; wickedness<br>ๆช้ญ(ใใใพ): devil; demon; fiend; Satan; evil spirit<br>ๆช่ (ใใใใฎ): bad fellow; rascal; ruffian; scoundrel<br>ๆๅฐๆช(ใใใใ): malicious; ill-tempered; unkind<br>ๆชใ(ใใใ): (1) bad; poor; inferior (2) evil; sinful (3) unprofitable; unbeneficial (4) at fault; to blame; in the wrong (5) sorry<br>ๆชใใใใ(ใใใใใ): don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry<br>ๆชๆฏ(ใใใใ): (1) mischief; prank; trick; practical joke (2) pastime; hobby (3) playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with (4) lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape<br>ๅใๆชใ(ใใใใ): right or wrong; good or bad; merits or demerits; quality; suitability<br>ๆนๆช(ใใใใ): deterioration; changing for the worse<br>ใใพใๆชใ(ใใพใใใใ): feeling awkward; being ashamed; being bashful<br>ๆชใฉใ(ใใใฉใ): (1) gaudy; showy; excessive (2) crooked; vicious<br>ๆชๆฅ(ใใใซใก): unlucky day 4 3 530 ไบ: Asia; rank next; come after; -ous<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 11 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ ๆก ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bad Because Asian people started to eat Western food, their hearts became bad and they started having heart attacks. Asian hearts are bad and evil. They invented so much martial arts: karate, judo, kungfu, muay thai, silat, etc... just to hurt each other. They torture their own people (China, North Korea). They torture other people (Japan in China and Korea). And they are able to hide all this behind their nice facade of kindness. Bad, bad Asians. (did i shatter some peopleยดs ideas on Asia? my bad). 1810 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Judgement kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใจใณ ใพใ.ใใใพใใใพใฉใใพใฉ.ใใใพใ.ใใ ใคใถใ, ใฎใถ, ใพใฉใ, ใฟใค circle, yen, round ๅใ(ใพใใ): (1) round; circular; spherical (2) harmonious; calm<br>ๅ(ใใ): (1) Yen; money (2) circle<br>ๅๆป(ใใใใค): smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious<br>ๅๆบ(ใใใพใ): perfection; harmony; peace; smoothness; completeness; satisfaction; integrity<br>ๅๅจ(ใใใใ ใ): circumference<br>ๆฅๅ(ใ ใใ): ellipse<br>็ใๅใ(ใพใใพใใ): perfectly round; perfectly circular<br>ๅใ(ใคใถใ): round and cute (esp. eyes); rotund 5 1 69 ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13) 4 ๅ 31 3 ใใซใปใใซใใพใ ๅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic circle The shape of a Yen coin. "A poor old man is almost killing himself trying to lift a huge glass hood with his cane (using it as a lever), to get to just one yen coin. Note : the kanji refers to a circular, round object, but also to the Japanese currency (pronounced ""en"")." 1811 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1-250 ่ง ใซใฏ ใใฉใใคใฎ ใ, ใ, ใใฟ, ใใฟ, ใตใ angle, corner, square "็บ่ง(ใพใกใใฉ): street corner<br>่ง(ใใฉ): (1) corner (e.g. desk, pavement) (2) edge<br>่งๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): angle<br>ไธ่ง(ใใใใ): triangle; triangular<br>ๅ่งใ(ใใใใ): square; rectangular<br>ๆน่ง(ใปใใใ): direction; way; compass point<br>ๅ่ง(ใใใ): square<br>็ด่ง(ใกใใฃใใ): right angle; perpendicular<br>่ง(ใใ): (1) angle (2) square (or cube) (3) bishop (shogi) (4) third degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale) (5) Chinese ""horn"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) (6) jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)<br>่ง(ใคใฎ): horn<br>ๅใค่ง(ใใคใใฉ): four corners; crossroads<br>ๅ ใซ่ง(ใจใซใใ): anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case<br>ๅ ใ่ง(ใจใใใ): anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may<br>ๅ ่ง(ใจใใ): (1) (doing) various things; (doing) this and that (2) being apt to; being prone to; tending to become (3) somehow or other; anyhow; anyway (4) rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist)<br>ๆ่ง(ใใฃใใ): with trouble; at great pains; long-awaited" 2 2 805 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20) 7 ่ง 148 7 ใคใฎใปใใใปใคใฎใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic angle A museum display of two walking sticks bound together under a glass canopy, showing the first device used to measure an angle. The gates have been bound up together leaving no angle to get through... 1812 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Parts.of.Body Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq751-1000 ่งฆ ใทใงใฏ ใต.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict ๆฅ่งฆ(ใใฃใใใ): touch; contact<br>ๆ่งฆ(ใใใใใ): feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)<br>่งฆใ(ใใใ): to touch; to feel<br>่งฆใใ(ใตใใ): (1) to touch; to feel (2) to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive (3) to touch on a subject; to allude to (4) to be in conflict (with); to violate (law, copyright, etc.) (5) to proclaim<br>ๆฐ่งฆใใ(ใใถใใ): (1) to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something) (2) to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)<br>ๆใ่งฆใใ(ใใใตใใ): to be common 2 S 904 ่ง: angle; corner; square; horn; antlers<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper 13 ่ง 148 7 ใคใฎใปใใใปใคใฎใธใ ่งธ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic contact For insects to get in contact with each other, they need to place their antennae at just the right angle. Wow, he threw that BOOMERANG with such skill, it made CONTACT with that INSECT in mid flight. 1813 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense kanjifreq751-1000 ่งฃ ใซใคใใฒ ใจ.ใใใจ.ใใใใจ.ใใใใปใฉ.ใใใปใฉ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใจ.ใ ใใจใ, ใจใ unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute ่งฃๆฑบ(ใใใใค): settlement; solution; resolution<br>่งฃๆฃ(ใใใใ): breakup; dissolution<br>่ฆ่งฃ(ใใใใ): opinion; point of view<br>็่งฃ(ใใใ): understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy<br>่งฃ้ค(ใใใใ): cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting<br>่งฃๆพ(ใใใปใ): (1) release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free (2) deallocation (of computer memory)<br>่งฃ่ชฌ(ใใใใค): explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation<br>่งฃใ(ใใใ): (1) to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped (2) to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out<br>่งฃ้(ใใใใใ): explanation; interpretation<br>่ชค่งฃ(ใใใ): misunderstanding<br>ไบ่งฃ(ใใใใใ): comprehension; consent; understanding; roger (on the radio)<br>่งฃๅ(ใใใผใ): (1) dissection; autopsy (2) analysis<br>ๅ่งฃ(ใถใใใ): (1) disassembly; dismantling; disaggregating; analysis; disintegrating; decomposing; degrading (2) factorization (3) decomposition; resolution (4) deblocking<br>่งฃ็ญ(ใใใจใ): answer; solution<br>ๆญฃ่งฃ(ใใใใ): correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)<br>ๅผ่งฃ(ในใใใ): justification; rationalization; pretext; explanation; exculpation; defence; defense; excuse<br>่งฃใ(ใจใ): (1) to solve; to answer (2) to untie (3) to comb; to untangle (hair)<br>่งฃใ(ใปใฉใ): to unfasten; to untie; to unwrap (e.g. parcel)<br>่งฃใใ(ใจใใ): (1) to be solved (2) to loosen; to come untied (3) to be removed (e.g. restrictions); to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings); to be broken (e.g. spells, curses) (4) to melt<br>่งฃใใ(ใปใฉใใ): to come untied; to come apart 3 5 176 ่ง: angle; corner; square; horn; antlers<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife<br>็: cow 13 ่ง 148 7 ใคใฎใปใใใปใคใฎใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic unravel Did you know that you can unravel a cow? If you stick the dagger in at exactly the correct angle, the whole cow will just unravel. Unravel the mystery by determining at what ANGLE the SWORD went into the COW. 1814 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๅ ใตใคใใต ใตใใ.ใณ ใตใ again, twice, second time ๅใณ(ใตใใใณ): again; once more; a second time<br>ๅๅปบ(ใใใใ): rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation<br>ๅ็(ใใใใ): (1) resuscitation; regeneration; restoration to life (2) reformation; rehabilitation (3) playback; regeneration (sound, etc.) (4) reclamation; recovery (5) rebirth; reincarnation<br>ๅไธ(ใใใใ): again and again; repeatedly<br>ๅไผ(ใใใใ): another meeting; meeting again; reunion<br>ๅ็บ(ใใใฏใค): return; relapse; reoccurrence<br>ๅ็พ(ใใใใ): reappearance; reproduction; return; revival<br>ๅๆฅๅนด(ใใใใญใ): year after next<br>ๅ(ใใ): re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-<br>ๅๆฅๆ(ใใใใใค): month after next<br>ๅๆฅ้ฑ(ใใใใใ ใ): week after next 2 5 275 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅ: red; tan 6 ๅ 13 2 ใใใใพใใปใพใใใพใใปใฉใใใพใใปใใใใพใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic again The king has eaten too much and has to get a new belt again. See his fat rolls hanging over? "This is a belt with a non-adjustable jeweled buckle. Everytime you go back to the leathersmith telling him to move the buckle because youยดve packed on a few pounds (but that this is the last time!), he says ""Again?!? Werenยดt you just here last month?""." 1815 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ่ฌ ใณใฆ lecture, club, association ่ฌๆผ(ใใใใ): lecture; address; speech<br>่ฌๅธซ(ใใใ): lecturer<br>่ฌ็พฉ(ใใใ): lecture<br>่ฌๅ (ใใใฉใ): auditorium<br>่ด่ฌ(ใกใใใใ): lecture attendance; auditing<br>่ฌ็ฟ(ใใใใ ใ): short course; training<br>ไผ่ฌ(ใใ ใใใ): lecture cancellation; cancelling (lecture, class, etc.)<br>่ฌ่ชญ(ใใใฉใ): reading; translation 2 5 653 ่จ: say<br>ๅ: put together; inner palace 17 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lecture I have a funnel attached to my laptop that takes my profยดs lecture and puts the words into a text file. The bigger the funnel, the more accurate the conversion, so picture a bunch of laptops with large, unwieldy funnels attached to the USB port. Image: a professor walking around with a funnel and simply pouring his words into each students head instead of a lecture. (Primitive: FUNNEL, who got the celery stuck in the funnel again?! You know itยดs not supposed to be used for that!). 1816 grade5 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq501-750 ่ณผ ใณใฆ subscription, buy ่ณผๅ ฅ(ใใใซใ ใ): purchase; buy<br>่ณผ่ฒท(ใใใฐใ): (1) procurement; purchase; buying (2) school store; co-op; school canteen; tuck shop<br>่ณผ่ชญ(ใใใฉใ): paid subscription (e.g. magazine) 1 S 945 ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๅ: put together; inner palace 17 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic subscription Subscription is like a money funnel, because the receiving end is small (just one company) and the other end is wide (the whole country). My subscription to Money magazine came with a free coin funnel. 1817 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce kanjifreq751-1000 ๆง ใณใฆ ใใพ.ใใใใใพ.ใ ใจใก posture, build, pretend "ๆฉๆง(ใใใ): mechanism; organization; organisation<br>ๆง้ (ใใใใ): structure; construction<br>ๆงๆณ(ใใใใ): plan; plot; idea; conception<br>ๆงๆ(ใใใใ): organization; organisation; configuration; composition<br>็ตๆง(ใใฃใใ): (1) splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet (2) sufficient; fine (in the sense of ""I'm fine""); (by implication) no thank you (3) well enough; OK; tolerable (4) reasonably; fairly; tolerably (5) construction; architecture<br>ๆงใ(ใใพใ): (1) to mind; to care about; to be concerned about (2) to care for; to look after (3) to prepare for (4) to interfere with; to meddle in (5) to tease<br>ๆงใใ(ใใพใใ): (1) to set up (e.g. a building) (2) to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal); to prepare to use something (e.g. a camera) (3) to plan; to scheme (4) to fabricate in order to deceive (5) to stiffen; to become formal<br>ๆงใใพใใ(ใใพใใพใใ): no problem; it doesn't matter<br>ใๆงใใชใ(ใใใพใใชใ): please don't fuss over me<br>ๆงใ(ใใพใ): posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; style; stance" 3 5 316 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: put together; inner palace 14 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic posture Ideal posture is standing tall like a tree and having a V shape like a funnel I fell out of a tree and broke my neck. So they put one of those white funnels around my neck to correct my posture. 1818 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆบ ใณใฆ ใฟใ ใฉใถ gutter, ditch, sewer, drain, 10**32 ๆบ(ใฟใ): ditch; drain; gutter; groove; trench<br>ๆบ(ใใ): 10^32; hundred nonillion (American); (obs) hundred quintillion (British) 1 S 1736 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: put together; inner palace 13 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gutter A gutter funnels water. A gutter takes the water that falls as rain and funnels it off to where it can be dealt with appropriately. 1819 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ซ ใญใณ argument, discourse ไธ่ซ(ใใใ): public opinion<br>่ญฐ่ซ(ใใใ): argument; discussion; dispute; controversy<br>็ต่ซ(ใใคใใ): conclusion<br>่ซๆ(ใใใถใ): thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article<br>่จ่ซ(ใจใใใ): debate; discussion<br>็่ซ(ใใใ): theory<br>่ซไบ(ใใใใ): controversy; dispute<br>่ซ็(ใใใ): (1) logic (2) logical<br>่จ่ซ(ใใใใ): (one's) speech; expression of views; discussion<br>่ฉ่ซ(ใฒใใใใ): criticism; critique<br>ๅผ่ซ(ในใใใ): discussion; debate; argument<br>็ก่ซ(ใใใ): of course; naturally<br>่ซ่ญฐ(ใใใ): discussion; argument; debate<br>็ฐ่ซ(ใใใ): different opinion; objection<br>่ซใใ(ใใใใ): to argue; to discuss; to debate<br>่ซใใ(ใใใใ): to argue; to discuss; to debate<br>ๆฆ่ซ(ใใใใ): introduction; outline; general remarks<br>ๅฟ่ซ(ใใกใใ): of course; certainly; naturally<br>็ฎ่ซ่ฆ(ใใใใฟ): plan; scheme; project; program; programme; intention; goal<br>่ซ(ใใ): (1) argument; discussion; dispute; controversy; discourse; debate (2) theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine (3) essay; treatise; comment 3 6 227 ่จ: say<br>ไพ: think; be methodical 15 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic argument Right part: academic conference (a meeting, some of the attendees making notes in scrapbooks during presentation). Argument at academic conferences is naturally carried out using words. Itยดs very difficult to present a good argument if you donยดt bring along a scrapbook with some key words jotted down to the meeting. 1820 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1-250 ๅซ ใชใณ ใจใ, ใฎใ, ใฒใจใ, ใฒใ, ใฟใก ethics, companion 1 S 1322 ไบบ: person<br>ไพ: think; be methodical 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ethics "Mr. T talks about ethics at the academic conference. ""I pity the fool who gets caught plagarizing someone elseยดs stuff!""." Mr. T has no ethics at the scrapbooking convention. Heยดll do whatever it takes to beat all those ladies. 1821 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ผช ใชใณ ใ ใชใ, ใ wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers ่ผช(ใ): (1) ring; circle; loop (2) hoop (3) wheel (4) circle (e.g. of friends)<br>ๆ่ผช(ใใณใ): (finger) ring<br>่ป่ผช(ใใใใ): (car) wheel<br>ๅนด่ผช(ใญใใใ): annual tree ring<br>้ฆ่ผช(ใใณใ): necklace; choker<br>่ผช(ใใ): counter for wheels and flowers 2 4 693 ่ป: car<br>ไพ: think; be methodical 15 ่ป 159 7 ใใใพใปใใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wheel During a talk at the academic conference, speaker shows an introductory slide depicting the structure of car, and then moves on to the more narrow topic of wheels. Someone stole all the wheels off the ladiesยด cars at the scrapbook convention. 1822 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting_Counters Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใใณ ใใใ.ใ partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biased ๅ่ฆ(ใธใใใ): prejudice; narrow view<br>ๅ(ใธใ): left-hand radical of a character 1 S 1340 ไบบ: person<br>ๆ: level; small 11 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic partial Mr. T is partial to konbini hentai. He reads them for hours every day after work at his local konbini. (Primitive: KONBINI HENTAI, all the magazines(scrapbooks) by every konbini door in Japan). Mr. T is very partial to hentai comic books. I know because he dropped a pile of them when I accidentally bumped into him at the door to kinokuniya! 1823 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใใณ ใใพใญ.ใ everywhere, times, widely, generally ๆฎ้(ใตใธใ): universal; ubiquitous; omnipresent<br>้(ใธใ): number of times 1 S 1845 ๆ: level; small<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 12 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic everywhere Go down the road in Japan and you will find comics EVERYWHERE, newpaper stands, 7-11, Tsutaya, even the supermarket. Comics are everywhere here along the road. Go down any road in Japan and youยดll find konbini hentai everywhere. 1824 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ทจ ใใณ ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใฟ compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book ็ทจ้(ใธใใใ ใ): editing; compilation; editorial (e.g. committee)<br>็ทจ็ฉ(ใใฟใใฎ): knitting; knitted material; crochet<br>็ญ็ทจ(ใใใบใ): short (e.g. story, film)<br>้ท็ทจ(ใกใใใธใ): long (e.g. novel, film)<br>็ทจ(ใธใ): (1) compilation (of a text); editing (2) volume (of a text) (3) completed literary work<br>็ทจใ(ใใ): (1) to knit; to plait; to braid (2) to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit 2 5 591 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๆ: level; small 15 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic compilation Raulir has a good idea. I prefer to think of the manga compilations as the individual comics (serials from the anthologies) bound together with a coarse thread down the spine, produced quickly and put on the market. Good way to recycle those pulpy manga, and since when has the consumer not gotten screwed in Japan? ;-). A Japanese comic book is a compilation of the individual chapters (which have already appeared in weekly comic magazines) with a thread (story arc) going through it. 1825 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๅ ใตใใใตใฏ ใตใฟ tome, counter for books, volume ๅ(ใใค): (1) counter for books (2) volume 2 6 1313 ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅปพ: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) 5 ๅ 13 2 ใใใใพใใปใพใใใพใใปใฉใใใพใใปใใใใพใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic tome Pictograph. I think of that Harry Potter spell book that had to be bound shut coz it wanted to eat you. ๅ ใใค 1: counter for books A heavy scrapbook so full that flowers are sticking out. Only if a scrapbook is that full, it can be called a heavy book. 1826 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Counting_Counters kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ธ ใใณใใใณ ใใ, ใคใญ, ใฎ, ใฎใ code, ceremony, law, rule ็พ็ง่พๅ ธ(ใฒใใฃใใใฆใ): encyclopedia; encyclopaedia<br>ๅคๅ ธ(ใใฆใ): old book; classics; classic<br>ๅ ธๅ(ใฆใใใ): type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetypal; representative<br>่พๅ ธ(ใใฆใ): dictionary<br>ๅๅ ธ(ใใใฆใ): original (text) 1 4 1055 ๆฒ: bend; music; melody; composition; pleasure; injustice; fault; curve; crooked; perverse; lean<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 8 ๅ ซ 12 2 ใฏใกใปใฏใปใฏใกใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic code Coding is a tool which you can use to bend the computer to your will. "Think ""codex"" (mnemonic help) or ""code of laws"", or even Leonardo Da Vinciยดs code. Here I see a codex as a tool used to bend the masses into submission. Picture a huge codex book lifted down on crowds to bend them down in submission. Another: if you bend to the code without asking questions, you are a tool!" 1827 grade4 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฐ ใท ใใใ-ใใ family name, surname, clan ๆฐๅ(ใใใ): full name; identity<br>ๆฐ(ใใ): family name; lineage; birth<br>ๆฐ(ใ): (1) Mr (2) clan (3) he; him (4) counter for people 1 4 84 ๆฐ: clan, clan radical (no. 83) 4 ๆฐ 83 4 ใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic family name Looks a bit like Ft => Family title => Family name. The family name is important to me! Drop me from a building, torture me with a fishhook, Iยดm keeping my one family name. Hook me with a second fishhook, I refuse to change my family name. 1828 grade4 JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1-250 ็ด ใท ใใฟ paper ็ด(ใใฟ): paper<br>ๆ็ด(ใฆใใฟ): letter<br>็จ็ด(ใใใ): (1) blank form (2) sheets of paper; sheet of paper<br>็ดๅนฃ(ใใธใ): paper money; notes; bills<br>่กจ็ด(ใฒใใใ): front cover; binding<br>ๅผตใ็ด(ใฏใใใฟ): paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label<br>็ดๅฑ(ใใฟใใ): wastepaper; paper scraps; paper waste<br>ใกใ็ด(ใกใใใฟ): (1) (a) tissue (2) toilet paper 4 2 559 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๆฐ: family name; surname; clan 10 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic paper All that threads you to your family name is a piece of paper. (birth certificate). I imagine a ridiculously expensive, and rather pointless, Japanese type of paper for writing letters, with oneยดs family name woven in fine thread somewhere in a corner. 1829 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq501-750 ๅฉ ใณใณ marriage ็ตๅฉ(ใใฃใใ): marriage<br>้ขๅฉ(ใใใ): divorce<br>ๅฉ็ด(ใใใใ): engagement; betrothal<br>ๆชๅฉ(ใฟใใ): unmarried<br>ๆฐๅฉ(ใใใใ): newly-wed<br>ๆขๅฉ(ใใใ): marriage; married 3 S 767 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๆ: dark; evening; dusk 11 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic marriage Marriage is the day in this womanยดs life where she gets a new family name. "Tip: Heisig later introduces the kanji ๆ dusk (#2451). Story: Never enter into marriage with a woman at dusk (wait until you see them in daylight). Note: This is an ancient proverb . . . (probably)." 1830 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_Family kanjifreq751-1000 ไฝ ใใค ใฒใ.ใใใฒใ.ใใใใฒใ.ใพใ lower, short, humble ๆไฝ(ใใใฆใ): (1) least; lowest; worst (2) nasty; disgusting; horrible; yuck!<br>ไฝไธ(ใฆใใ): fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation<br>ไฝใ(ใฒใใ): low (height, tone, rank, degree, cost, content, quality, etc.); short 4 4 435 ไบบ: person<br>ๆฐ: family name; surname; clan<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) 7 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lower A person bows low when presenting his business card. Mr. T travels to Japan and knows he must bow lower when presenting his business card. 1831 grade4 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ๆต ใใค resist, reach, touch ๆตๆ(ใฆใใใ): (1) resistance; opposition (2) reluctance; repulsion; repugnance (3) resistance; drag; friction (4) electrical resistance (5) resistor<br>ๅคงๆต(ใใใฆใ): (1) mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally (2) probably (3) most; almost all (4) (before a neg. form) ordinary (5) proper; appropriate; moderate 1 S 1182 ๆ: hand<br>ๆฐ: name of an ancient tribe 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic resist Japan business etiquette tip: When someone hands you a business card, resist the impulse to fiddle around with it with your fingers, and by all means resist the urge to use the card to pick gunk from under your fingernails. Just examine it carefully, ask politely about the (few by now) kanji that you donยดt know, and put it away carefully in a location that shows your counterparts how important they are to you. Most japanese find it impossible to resist pushy businessmen in Japan when they push their damned business cards into your fingers. 1832 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅบ ใใค ใใ bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sort ๅพนๅบ(ใฆใฃใฆใ): thoroughness; completeness; consistency<br>ๅบ(ใใ): bottom; sole<br>ๆ นๅบ(ใใใฆใ): root; basis; foundation<br>ๅฐๅบ(ใจใใฆใ): (cannot) possibly; no matter how 2 4 867 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๆฐ: name of an ancient tribe 8 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bottom I put all those useless business cards at the bottom of a cave. In the deepest bottom of this cave complex, spelunkers leave their calling cards to prove they made it all the way. 1833 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Directions kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฐ ใใณ ใใฟ ใฒใจ, ใฟ people, nation, subjects ๅฝๆฐ(ใใใฟใ): nation; nationality; people; citizen<br>ๅธๆฐ(ใใฟใ): citizen; townspeople<br>ไฝๆฐ(ใใ ใใฟใ): citizens; inhabitants; residents; population<br>ๆฐ้(ใฟใใใ): private; civilian; civil; popular; folk; unofficial<br>ๆฐไธป(ใฟใใใ ): (1) democracy; popular sovereignty (2) democratic<br>ๆฐๆ(ใฟใใใ): people; race; nation<br>ไบบๆฐ(ใใใฟใ): people; public<br>่พฒๆฐ(ใฎใใฟใ): farmers; peasants<br>ๅบถๆฐ(ใใใฟใ): masses; common people<br>็งปๆฐ(ใใฟใ): (1) emigration; immigration (2) emigrant; immigrant<br>ๆคๆฐๅฐ(ใใใใฟใใก): (1) colony (2) colonial<br>ๆฐ่ฌก(ใฟใใใ): folk song; popular song<br>ๆฐๅฎฟ(ใฟใใใ ใ): private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)<br>ๆฐไฟ(ใฟใใใ): folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs 4 4 28 ๆฐ: family name; surname; clan 5 ๆฐ 83 4 ใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic people All the people of the world with all their family names shouting with their big mouths. "How many of you know what ""vox populi"" means?" 1834 grade4 JLPT.N4 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1-250 ็ ใใณ ใญใ.ใใใญใ.ใ ใญ sleep, die, sleepy ็ก็ (ใใใฟใ): sleep<br>ๅฑ ็ ใ(ใใญใใ): dozing; nodding off<br>็ ใ(ใญใใ): sleepy; drowsy; somnolent<br>ๅฌ็ (ใจใใฟใ): hibernation; winter sleep<br>็ ใ(ใญใใ): (1) to sleep (not necessarily lying down) (2) to die (3) to close one's eyes<br>็ ใใ(ใญใใใ): sleepy 3 S 1315 ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>ๆฐ: people; nation; subjects 10 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sleep In an Orwellian sense, the eye watching the people never sleeps. The little boy from The Sixth Sense couldnยดt sleep because before his very eyes he saw a dead crowd of people everywhere. 1835 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใ ใจ.ใใใใใจ.ใใใใใใจ.ใใใจใ.ใใใใจใ.ใใใใใคใ.ใพใใใใคใ.ใพใ catch, capture ้ฎๆ(ใใใป): arrest; apprehension; capture<br>ๆ่(ใปใใ): prisoner (of war)<br>ๆใใ(ใจใใใ): (1) to seize; to capture; to arrest (2) to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)<br>ๆ้ฏจ(ใปใใ): whaling; whale fishing<br>ๆ็ฒ(ใปใใ): capture; seizure<br>ๆใ(ใจใ): to take; to catch (fish); to capture<br>ๆใพใใ(ใคใใพใใ): to catch; to arrest; to seize<br>ๆๅ(ใปใ): constable; policeman 3 S 604 ๆ: hand<br>็ซ: for the first time; not until 10 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic catch I was retreating from the battlefield. In the chaos, my friend threw his dogtags at me to give to his family. I managed to catch them with my fingers as the chopper was lifting off. Dog tag: This is a wild animal track device. It has an arrowhead and screwdriver-shaped radio beacon. Itยดs evidently fired in animals to track their movements. When animal has a dog tag, itยดs easy to catch it: just take a dog tag in your fingers. 1836 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆตฆ ใ ใใ bay, creek, inlet, gulf, beach, seacoast 1 S 977 ๆฐด: water<br>็ซ: for the first time; not until 10 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bay The water of the bay washes all the dog tags up after the battle. Otis Redding is sitting on the dock of the bay, looking over the water while clutching the dog tags of his fallen friend from Vietnam. 1837 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq751-1000 ่ฒ ใ ใใพ, ใใฐ, ใใพ bullrush, flag, cattail 0 S+ 1887 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆตฆ: bay; creek; inlet; gulf; beach; seacoast (none) bullrush Bulrush was the flower that you could see near almost all bays in japan before the japanese started putting concrete everywhere. Just check how many percent of Japanยดs coastline that is concretised... youยดll be surprised. The bulrush is a flower that grows around bays. http://www.meltonrossnewbarnetby.co.uk/images/bulrush.jpg. 1838 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ ใ ใ shop, store ่่ฃ (ใปใใ): pavement; road surface 1 S 1412 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: good luck; joy; congratulations<br>็ซ: for the first time; not until 15 ่ 135 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic shop A shop in an impoverished country is just a cottage with a dog tag identifying it. Normal cottages (่ actually means a building) donยดt have tags advertising their names, but shops do. 1839 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฃ ใ ใใใช.ใ supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner ๅ่ฃ(ใใใป): (1) candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list (2) candidacy; candidature; nomination<br>่ฃๅฉ(ใปใใ): (1) assistance; support; aid; help (2) subsidy; supplement; subvention; grant-in-aid (3) auxiliary; subsidiary (4) spot (in bodybuilding)<br>่ฃๅ(ใปใใใ): compensation; reparation<br>่ฃ็ตฆ(ใปใใ ใ): supply; supplying; replenishment<br>่ฃๅผท(ใปใใใ): compensation; reinforcement<br>่ฃๅ (ใปใใ ใ): (1) supplementation; supplement; replenishment; replenishing; replacement; refilling (2) to replace; to refill; to replenish<br>่ฃ่ถณ(ใปใใ): supplement; complement<br>่ฃใ(ใใใชใ): to compensate for; to supplement 2 6 332 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>็ซ: for the first time; not until 12 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic supplement "I usually hear supplement in ""dietry supplement"". So youยดre given a cloak for extra fibre and dogtags for extra iron. Keeps you regular and stops you feeling tired and run-down." The name and number printed on a soldierยดs cloak is a supplement to his main I.D. tag; his dog-tag, in helping identify the soldier. 1840 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ้ธ ใใค ใใใ ใใ residence, mansion ้ธๅฎ (ใฆใใใ): mansion; residence 1 S 905 ๆฐ: name of an ancient tribe<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) 8 ้ 163 7 ใใใปใใใใจใปใใใใจใฅใใใปใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic residence The business card says his residence is just to the left of the city walls. Can you find it? Yep, got it. So fed up am I, Iยดve finally built city walls around my residence to keep these Japanese from soliciting me with their business cards. 1841 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ญ ใซใฏ ใใใ ใฒใ enclosure, quarters, fortification, red-light district 1 S 1670 ไบซ: receive; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) 11 ้ 163 7 ใใใปใใใใจใปใใใใจใฅใใใปใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic enclosure The city finally received the enclosure that it desperately needed, city walls to protect it against attacks from the tall kids. Even the tall kids canยดt get out of the enclosure that is the city walls. 1842 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ก ใฐใณ ใใใ county, district ้ก(ใใ): (1) district; county (2) district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period) 1 4 965 ๅ: mister; you; ruler; male name suffix<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) 10 ้ 163 7 ใใใปใใใใจใปใใใใจใฅใใใปใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic county The old boy had never been outside of his own county because he couldn't get over the city walls. The old boys of Hazard COUNTY never got past the city walls. 1843 grade4 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ ใณใฆ outskirts, suburbs, rural area ้ๅค(ใใใใ): suburb; outskirts<br>่ฟ้(ใใใใ): suburbs; outskirts 2 S 1304 ไบค: mingle; mixing; association; coming & going<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) 9 ้ 163 7 ใใใปใใใใจใปใใใใจใฅใใใปใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic outskirts The country folk and and the city folk mingle at the outskirts of town, just past the city walls. The city walls mark the outskirts of the inner city, where it begins to mingle with the suburbs. 1844 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้จ ใ ใธใ-ใน ใจใ, ใต, ใบ, ใพ section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine ไธ้จ(ใใกใถ): (1) one part; one portion; one section; some (2) one copy (e.g. of a document)<br>ๅนน้จ(ใใใถ): management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons<br>้จ้ท(ใถใกใใ): (1) head (chief, director) of a section or department (2) head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team<br>้จๅ(ใถใถใ): portion; section; part<br>้จ้(ใถใใ): division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category; department<br>ๆฌ้จ(ใปใใถ): headquarters; head office; main office<br>ๅญฆ้จ(ใใใถ): (1) department of a university (2) undergraduate (course, program, etc.)<br>ๅ ้จ(ใชใใถ): interior; inside; internal<br>้จๅฑ(ใธใ): (1) room (2) stable<br>ๅ จ้จ(ใใใถ): all; entire; whole; altogether<br>้จๅ(ใถใฒใ): parts; accessories; components<br>ๅค้จ(ใใใถ): (1) the outside (2) external<br>ๅคง้จๅ(ใ ใใถใถใ): most part; greater part; majority<br>้จไธ(ใถใ): subordinate person<br>ไธ้จๅ(ใใกใถใถใ): part; portion; section<br>่ญฆ้จ(ใใใถ): police inspector<br>้จ(ใถ): (1) department (in an organization); division; bureau (2) club (3) part; component; element (4) category (5) counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine<br>ๅคง้จ(ใใใถ): (1) lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous (2) most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly; a good deal; much<br>้จ้ฆ(ใถใใ ): radical (of a kanji character) 3 3 36 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) 11 ้ 163 7 ใใใปใใใใจใปใใใใจใฅใใใปใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic section Within the city walls, this section of town was so noisy that we had to muzzle them up. The section within the city walls where dogs must be muzzled by law... 1845 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ้ฝ ใใใ ใฟใใ ใใซ, ใ, ใก, ใฅใ, ใฟใ metropolis, capital ้ฝๅธ(ใจใ): town; city; municipal; urban<br>้ฆ้ฝ(ใใ ใจ): capital city; metropolis<br>้ฝ(ใฟใใ): capital; metropolis<br>้ฝๅฟ(ใจใใ): city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis<br>้ฝไผ(ใจใใ): city<br>้ฝๅ(ใคใใ): (1) circumstances; condition; convenience (2) to arrange; to manage (3) to lend money; to raise money (4) in all; in total; all told<br>้ฝ(ใจ): metropolitan; municipal 4 3 123 ่ : someone; person<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) 11 ้ 163 7 ใใใปใใใใจใปใใใใจใฅใใใปใใ ้ฝ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic metropolis In a metropolis people are just puppets inside city walls, there is no individuality if you live so close together. A vision of a futuristic METROPOLIS: standing at the window of your 400th floor apartment, hand in hand with your LOVE DOLL, gazing out at the gigantic CITY WALLS that you can never escape. 1846 grade3 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1-250 ้ต ใฆใฆ mail, stagecoach stop ้ตไพฟ(ใใใณใ): mail; postal service<br>้ตไพฟๅฑ(ใใใณใใใใ): post office<br>้ต้(ใใใใ): mailing 2 6 917 ๅ: droop; suspend; hang; slouch<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) 11 ้ 163 7 ใใใปใใใใจใปใใใใจใฅใใใปใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic mail "The drooping citywalls was generating a lot of angry mail for the city officials. Hint: think ""hate mail"" and you will remember this one. [thx CharleyGarrett]." The city walls droop down in one spot so that the mailtman can throw the mail over. 1847 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ฆ ใใฆ ใใซ home country, country, Japan ้ฃ้ฆ(ใใใฝใ): commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union 1 S 654 ไธฐ: abundant; lush; bountiful; plenty; fat face; luxurious growth of grass<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) 7 ้ 163 7 ใใใปใใใใจใปใใใใจใฅใใใปใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic home country "He reminisced about his home country: ""Ah, back in my home country, the bushes grew so high that they covered the city walls!""." It's easier if you think of the USA as the HOME COUNTRY. To the northern border you have it protected by BUSHES, while to south you have it protected by CITY WALLS (or a 800 mile long fence). 1848 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ้ท ใญใงใฆใใดใฆ ใใจ ใใซ home town, village, native place, district ้ท้(ใใใใ): birth-place; home town<br>้ทๆ(ใใใใใ ใ): nostalgia; homesickness<br>้ทๅ(ใใใใฉ): native place; birth-place; one's old home 1 6 1077 ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138)<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) 11 ้ 163 7 ใใใปใใใใจใปใใใใจใฅใใใปใใ ้ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic hometown Your hometown is where you broke out of your cocoon (born), and where you left when your hair was silver (died), your whole life was spent inside the city walls. Your home town is where you earned enough silver to enable you to break out of your giant cocoon (leave home) and explore outside the city walls. 1849 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฟ ใญใงใฆ ใฒใณ.ใ echo, also N5116, sound, resound, ring, vibrate ๅฝฑ้ฟ(ใใใใใ): (1) influence; effect (2) to influence; to affect; to have an influence on; to impact; to have an effect on<br>ๅ้ฟ(ใฏใใใใ): echo; reverberation; repercussion; reaction; influence<br>้ฟใ(ใฒใณใ): (1) echo; reverberation (2) sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise (3) quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound<br>้ฟใ(ใฒใณใ): (1) to resound; to be heard far away (2) to reverberate; to shake; to vibrate (3) to come (home); to remain (with someone) (4) to have an effect; to make an impression 1 S 502 ้ท: home town; village; native place; district<br>้ณ: sound; noise 20 ้ณ 180 9 ใใจใปใใจใธใ ้ฟ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic echo Peopleยดs voices are like echoes of sounds from their hometowns....you can always tell where theyยดre from by how they talk. My hometown is a ghost town, any sounds echoes and echoes. 1850 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ้ ใญใฆใใชใงใฆ ใใจใ ใใ, ใ, ใจใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใ son, counter for sons 1 S 569 ่ฏ: good; pleasing; skilled<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) 9 ้ 163 7 ใใใปใใใใจใปใใใใจใฅใใใปใใ ้ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic son The daughter is a good girl that grows up to be a woman. The son is a good boy that grows up to defend the city walls. A good son stays within the city walls so he can care for his parentsโฆ 1851 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq501-750 ๅป ใญใฆ corridor, hall, tower ๅปไธ(ใใใ): corridor; hallway; passageway 1 S 1598 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>้: son; counter for sons 12 ๅนฟ 53 3 ใพใ ใ ๅป ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic corridor Your son plays in the corridor pretending heยดs exploring a cave. (ใญใฆ) I think of the corridor found in the cave that Yoda made Luke Skywalker walk through as part of his Jedi training in Empire Strikes Back. It was in this corridor that Luke met Darth Vadar, cut off his head and found himself behind Darth Vadarยดs mask. An early little hint that Luke was Darth Vadarยดs son. 1852 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1501-2000 ็พ ใธใฅใณ ใใฆ shield, escutcheon, pretext ็็พ(ใใใ ใ): contradiction; inconsistency<br>็พ(ใใฆ): shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext 1 S 1476 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๅ: ten<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 9 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic shield You paint 10 huge eyes on your shield to scare the enemy, but consequently your shield is so big and heavy that you have to drag it. "From Wikipedia: ""If a Spartan hoplite were to return to Sparta alive and without his shield, it was assumed that he threw his shield at the enemy in an effort to flee; an act punishable by death or banishment."" Picture the enemy of a Spartan soldier poking his eyes out with a sewing needle and trying to steal his shield. However, the Spartan desperately clutches on, and is dragged around for a while, preferring to die than to lose his shield." 1853 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅพช ใธใฅใณ sequential, fellow ๅพช็ฐ(ใใ ใใใ): circulation; rotation; cycle 1 S 1699 ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>็พ: shield; escutcheon; pretext 12 ๅฝณ 60 3 ใใใใซใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sequential "This is mostly used in the word ๅพช็ฐ, ""circulation"" (of buses through their routes, of blood, etc). So I think of a column of little Roman soldiers with their shields marching sequentially through the veins of a person, as an anthropomorphization of the immune system." "A column of shielded soldiers advancing sequentially to avoid revealing the size of their army (Think ""Sandpeople always ride single file to hide their numbers"" from Star Wars)." 1854 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆดพ ใ faction, group, party, clique, sect, school ๆดพ้ฃ(ใฏใใ): dispatch; despatch; deployment<br>็ซๆดพ(ใใฃใฑ): splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; legal; legitimate<br>ๆดพๆ(ใฏใง): showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy<br>ๆดพ(ใฏ): clique; faction; school<br>็นๆดพ(ใจใใฏ): send specially; special envoy 1 6 164 ๆฐด: water<br>๐ ข: None 9 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic faction Drag + rag gave me trouble until I came up with zombie for it. The zombie population became more diverse, separating into different factions. One of them being the water Zombies. The radical faction is almost eliminated, sir. Theyยดre living in the sewers dressed in rags and dragging their supplies. 1855 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed Kanji_People_Group kanjifreq1-250 ่ ใใฃใฏ ใใ vein, pulse, hope ๅฑฑ่(ใใใฟใใ): mountain range<br>ๆ่(ใถใใฟใใ): context<br>่(ใฟใใ): (1) pulse (2) vein (3) chain (of mountains, etc.) (4) hope (5) thread (of an argument) 1 4 1477 ่: meat<br>๐ ข: None 10 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic vein The vein is the part of the body most lusted after by the flesh hungry zombies (drag & rag - see revenantkioku frame 1855). To get blood drawn from a vein you present the part of the body to the nurse, and they drag an alcohol swab (rag) across the vein. 1856 grade4 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_General kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ก ใทใฅใฆใใทใฅ ใใ.ใ masses, great numbers, multitude, populace ๅคง่ก(ใใใใ ใ): general public; the masses<br>่ก่ญฐ้ข(ใใ ใใใใ): lower house; House of Representatives<br>่ฆณ่ก(ใใใใ ใ): spectators; onlookers; members of the audience<br>็พค่ก(ใใใใ ใ): group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude<br>ๅ ฌ่ก(ใใใใ ใ): the public; general public<br>่ก(ใใ ใ): masses; great number; the people 1 6 450 ่ก: blood<br>ไบบ: person 12 ่ก 143 6 ใกใปใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic masses Masses of zombies, splattered with blood. (any zombie movie). When the masses are hurt, say in a natural disaster like an earthquake, they can be seen everywhere dragging their bloody rags. 1857 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ้ ใใค ใใ.ใใใใใใซ relay, in turn, sending 1 S 1957 ไน: tiger; brave; fierce; surname<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 10 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ ้ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic parcel post Picture a crude drag-sled - in this case, made from cornstalks that have been belted together - filled with parcels, that the postman drags along behind him down the road along his delivery route. (I prefer 2 towels over cornstalk and belt) - Have you ever wondered why your parcels always end up in such bad condition when you get them? Or why you never get them at all? Thatยดs because youยดve never looked at how theyยดre actually delivered - each postman is given a load of parcel post and 2 towels to drag them down the road on. 1858 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฎต ใใณใใฟใณ grade, steps, stairs ๆฎต้(ใ ใใใ): grade; level; stage; class; phase; steps; order; gradation<br>ๆๆฎต(ใใ ใ ใ): means; way; measure<br>ๅคๆฎต(ใญใ ใ): price; cost<br>ไธๆฎต(ใใกใ ใ): (1) more; much more; still more; all the more (2) step; rung; level; rank (3) paragraph; passage (4) Japanese verb group (5) first rank (in martial arts, etc.)<br>้ๆฎต(ใใใ ใ): stairs; stairway; staircase<br>ๆฎๆฎต(ใตใ ใ): usual; habitual; ordinary; everyday; always<br>ๆฎต(ใ ใ): (1) step; stair; (flight of) steps; (row of) stitches; columns (of print) (2) grade; rank; level (3) counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.)<br>ๆฎตใ (ใ ใใ ใ): (1) gradually; by degrees (2) steps; stairs; staircase; terrace 3 6 479 ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 9 ๆฎณ 79 4 ใใพใใปใปใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic grade This is a military-grade staple gun! It can be loaded with real missiles. 1st grade: staple gun, 9th grade: missiles. 1859 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ้ ใฟใณ ใใ.ใใ ใ forge, discipline, train ้ใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to forge; to temper (2) to drill; to train; to discipline 1 S 1793 ้: gold<br>ๆฎต: grade; steps; stairs 17 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic forge As a discriminating metalsmith, I use the highest grade metals when forging such precision devices as staple guns and missiles. Metal has to be forged many times over in order to reach a high grade. 1860 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใณใฆใใด ใใใ empress, queen, after, behind, back, later 1 6 1583 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 6 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic empress The empress is cruel. Normally sheยดll violently pull her servants by the ear when theyยดve failed to follow orders. But one time she dragged this one guy around the palace by the mouth. She must have been really angryโever since that moment, heยดs never been seen again. The F word often comes out of the mouth of the empress. 1861 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅนป ใฒใณ ใพใผใใ phantasm, vision, dream, illusion, apparition 1 S 1564 ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52) 4 ๅนบ 52 3 ใใจใใใใปใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic phantasm After the play, The Phantasm of the Opera hangs up his cape on a clothes hanger and returns to his cocoon to sleep. You open your closet and find strange, glowing cocoons sitting on your clothes hangers... definitely a phantasm! 1862 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅธ ใท ใคใใใฉ.ใ ใค, ใคใ, ใคใใ director, official, govt office, rule, administer ๅธๆณ(ใใปใ): administration of justice<br>ไธๅธ(ใใใใ): superior authorities; boss<br>ๅธไผ(ใใใ): chairmanship; leading a meeting; presenter; host<br>ๅธใ(ใคใใใฉใ): to rule; to govern; to administer 2 4 759 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 5 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic director "The porn director has one big mouth. ""Donยดt bother putting your clothes on a hanger, just get started.""." The director sticks a clothes hanger in each actorยดs mouth and hangs them from the ceiling until he needs them. 1863 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ไผบ ใท ใใใ.ใ pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, implore ไผบใ(ใใใใ): (1) to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told (2) to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior) (3) to visit (4) to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.) 2 S 2209 ไบบ: person<br>ๅธ: director; official; govt office; rule; administer 7 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pay respects That person, being the director, is someone you need to pay your respects to. If Mr. T gets a role in a film, he doesnt pay respects to the director, the director pays respects to Mr. T. 1864 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฉ ใท part of speech, words, poetry ไปฃๅ่ฉ(ใ ใใใใ): (1) pronoun (2) synonym; classic example; pattern; byword; representative<br>ๅฝขๅฎน่ฉ(ใใใใใ): (true) adjective; i-adjective<br>ๅ่ฉ(ใฉใใ): verb<br>ๅ่ฉ(ใใใ): noun<br>ๅฉ่ฉ(ใใใ): particle; postposition<br>ๅฏ่ฉ(ใตใใ): adverb<br>ๅฐ่ฉ(ใใใต): speech; words; one's lines; remarks<br>ๅฝขๅฎนๅ่ฉ(ใใใใใฉใใ): na-adjective (adj-na); quasi-adjective; adjectival noun; nominal adjective<br>่ชๅ่ฉ(ใใฉใใ): intransitive verb (no direct obj)<br>ๅฉๅ่ฉ(ใใใฉใใ): auxiliary verb<br>ๆฐ่ฉ(ใใใ): numeral<br>ๆฅ็ถ่ฉ(ใใคใใใ): conjunction<br>ไปๅ่ฉ(ใใฉใใ): transitive verb (direct obj.) 2 6 1636 ่จ: say<br>ๅธ: director; official; govt office; rule; administer 12 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic parts of speech Parts of speech act as word directors, giving it meaning and indicating its correct placement and usage in grammar. "The big mouthed diretor is even picky about the parts of speech you use, shouting, ""More verbs! Less adjectives!"" and such all the time." 1865 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ฃผ ใท ใ.ใ ใใ domesticate, raise, keep, feed ้ฃผ่ฒ(ใใใ): breeding; raising; rearing<br>้ฃผใ(ใใ): to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed 1 5 1392 ้ฃ: eat; food<br>ๅธ: director; official; govt office; rule; administer 13 ้ฃ 184 9 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic domesticate When you DOMESTICATE a animal, you are the DIRECTOR of itยดs life and what it EATS. After a pride of hungry lions ate the director, the producer decided to tone down his documentary and film domesticated cats instead. 1866 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฃ ใท ใใ, ใคใใ, ใคใ, ใคใ, ใฒใง heir, succeed 1 S 2310 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ: tome; counter for books; volume<br>ๅธ: director; official; govt office; rule; administer 13 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic heir The lawyer called all the heirs into a meeting. Everybody else received cars, property, and the like. When it got to be my turn the lawyer informed me I would be receiving a scrapbook. My mouth dropped open. A scrapbook?! No Ferrari, no mansion, ...scrapbook?! Turns out the scrapbook was of my great uncle's company, and I had been named the new director of the multi-million dollar business. My mouth literally hit the scrapbook when I learned I'd be director. My mouth hung open when I found out I was the heir to not only my father's scrapbooks, but he also left me as director of the company. 1867 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ ใทใฅใฆ ใตใญใใตใช-ใ-ใถใญ boat, ship 2 S 1786 ่: boat, boat radical (no. 137) 6 ่ 137 6 ใตใญใปใตใญใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic boat I see this kanji as a pictograph of a two story boat seen from the front. The glass canopy is the body of the boat. The drop on top is the chimney. The horizontal line is the ceiling/floor between the the 1st/2nd floor. Finally, the two drops in the middle are the lights on the decks. Cinnabar (ไธน) colored boat, the extra drop signifying that the paint hasnยดt dried yet. The stick represents the oars. 1868 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Vehicle.Machine kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ถ ใใฏ liner, ship ่น่ถ(ใใใฑใ): ship 1 S 1753 ่: boat; ship<br>็ฝ: white 11 ่ 137 6 ใตใญใปใตใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic liner The most famous LINER is the Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sunk. Just imagine that huge LINER strucking an even huger mass of white ice. "A liner is to boat as an emperor (#261) is to a king (#255), or a chief (#967) is to a person (#951): in each case we need only add white to the latter in order to get the former." 1869 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Vehicle.Machine kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ช ใณใฆ ใใใ navigate, sail, cruise, fly ่ช็ฉบ(ใใใใ): aviation; flying<br>่ชๆตท(ใใใใ): sail; voyage 2 4 665 ่: boat; ship<br>ไบข: high spirits 10 ่ 137 6 ใตใญใปใตใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic navigate "To navigate a ""boat"" through a ""whirlwind"" takes a skilled navigator." In Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, you can navigate your boat by summoning whirlwinds. 1870 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ่ฌ ใใณ carrier, carry, all ไธ่ฌ(ใใฃใฑใ): general; liberal; universal; ordinary; average<br>ๅ จ่ฌ(ใใใฑใ): (the) whole; universal; wholly; general 2 S 649 ่: boat; ship<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 10 ่ 137 6 ใตใญใปใตใญใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic carrier "Carrier?! This means ""general"" (as in the general public or generally). OK.. Carriers, i.e. boats with missiles, are not available to the general public." In general, carrier boats have missiles. 1871 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ็ค ใใณ ใก, ใ tray, shallow bowl, platter, tub, board, phonograph record ๅบ็ค(ใใฐใ): foundation; basis; base; footing<br>ๅฐ็ค(ใใฐใ): stronghold; base; (the) ground<br>็ฎ็ค(ใใใฐใ): abacus<br>็ข็ค(ใใฐใ): Go board 1 S 881 ่ฌ: carrier; carry; all<br>็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate 15 ็ฟ 108 5 ใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tray "What do you call a ""CARRIER"" of DISHes? A TRAY." Imagine a restaurant set in Disneyยดs Fantasia or maybe in Harry Potterยดs university, where dishes are magically landing and taking off of a carrier tray. 1872 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฌ ใใณ conveyor, carry, transport ้ๆฌ(ใใใฑใ): transport; carriage 1 S 1664 ๆ: hand<br>่ฌ: carrier; carry; all 13 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic conveyor When workers neglect workplace safety, their fingers get cut off and carried away by the conveyor belt, which looks like a ยดfinger carrierยด in that case. During WWII, morse code was the primary means of communication from sea. The morse code specialist was the conveyor of messages to and from the crew of the carrier, using his fingers to tap out the secret messages. (This works especially well for ๆฌ้ๅจๆณขๆฐ carrier frequency and ๆฌ้ๆณข carrier wave, being the radio waves/frequencies used in morse code). 1873 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่น ใปใณ ใตใญใใตใช- ใต ship, boat ่น(ใตใญ): (1) ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship (2) tank; tub; vat; trough (3) counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)<br>ๆผ่น(ใใใใ): fishing boat<br>่น่ถ(ใใใฑใ): ship<br>้ ่น(ใใใใ): shipbuilding<br>้ขจ่น(ใตใใใ): balloon (esp. small, toy variety)<br>ๆฑฝ่น(ใใใ): steamship; steamboat; steamer<br>่นไพฟ(ใตใชใณใ): surface mail (ship) 3 2 713 ่: boat; ship<br>ใฃ: a marsh at the foot of the hills; name of a river 11 ่ 137 6 ใตใญใปใตใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ship A boy floats his toy boat in a gully and imagines it as an immense ship. "Aargh, hard to keep this separate from boat. How about this: the phrase ""shape up or ship out!"" This phrase originally meant that a soldier had better get his act together, or else face being shipped off into a combat zone. Here we see a poor WW-I soldier who has been shipped off to a combat zone. Heยดs riding in the boat overseas to fight in the trenches (gulley)." 1874 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Vehicle.Machine kanjifreq501-750 ่ฆ ใซใณ warship ่ป่ฆ(ใใใใ): warship; battleship 1 S 1363 ่: boat; ship<br>็ฃ: oversee; official; govt office; rule; administer 21 ่ 137 6 ใตใญใปใตใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic warship The warship towers over the smaller benign boats, overseeing their safe path from port to port. A warship is a boat that oversees the seas. Think of it as the patroller of the ocean. 1875 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใใค rowboat, small boat 1 S 1433 ่: boat; ship<br>ๅปท: courts; imperial court; government office 13 ่ 137 6 ใตใญใปใตใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic rowboat Rowboats are a classic way to court (go on a date with) someone... Courts in olden times would often punish convicts by sentencing them to a life of being the rower crew for large rowboat ships (there were no engines or boilers back then)... Yo ho, Yo ho.... 1876 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Vehicle.Machine kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใซ ใใ ใ melon 0 S+ 2459 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) (none) melon ไฝใใ???? ok, sorry to be crude... if you claw at a girls melons, she is gonna give you the elbow. Vegetarian vultures are fighting for a melon, each trying to elbow its way to it with claws. 1877 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅผง ใณ arc, arch, bow ๆฌๅผง(ใใฃใ): parentheses; brackets 1 S 2371 ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>็: melon 9 ๅผ 57 3 ใใฟใปใใฟใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic arc When you use a bow to shoot a melon, the arc varies depending on how far away you are. "Joan of Arc (""arc"" also means ""bow"" in french) is practicing with a bow, shooting at melons in a distant field." 1878 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅญค ใณ orphan, alone ๅญค็ซ(ใใใค): isolation; being alone; being friendless<br>ๅญค็ฌ(ใใฉใ): isolation; loneliness; solitude<br>ๅญคๅ (ใใ): orphan 1 S 1239 ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac<br>็: melon 9 ๅญ 39 3 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic orphan An orphan will never know the joys on sucking on his motherยดs melons........ Unlike the celebrated story of Momotaro the peach boy, no one knows the story of the melon boy who was left an orphan. 1879 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็นญ ใฑใณ ใพใใใใฌ cocoon 1 S 2495 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>็ณธ: thread<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper 18 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic cocoon This is a simple two-column manga showing the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a cocoon. First, the caterpillar gets under a large flower (bees tend to hang around flowers, which scare away other predators). Then, in the first frame, we see the caterpillar (insect). Then, a bar separating this frame from the next frame (remember that Japanese manga run the other way!), in which we see the insect covered with thread, making a beautiful cocoon. The magic flower is the reason why Spider-Man ended up miniaturized and confined inside a hood-like cocoon together with an insect. Now, only a walking stick separates them both. 1880 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ ใจใญใใคใฏ ใพ.ใ ใพใ, ใพใ benefit, gain, profit, advantage ๅฉ็(ใใใ): (1) profit; gains (2) benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.) (3) grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing; miracle<br>ๆ็(ใใใใ): beneficial; profitable<br>ๅ็(ใใ ใใใ): earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue<br>็ใ (ใพใใพใ): increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less 1 5 674 ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate 10 ็ฟ 108 5 ใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic benefit The benefit of having sharp horns and fast legs is that an animal can get to the food dish first. The benefit of being an animal with horns and fast legs is in keeping it from becoming a dish for the other animals! (shaydwyrm). 1881 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใซ ใฒใพใใใจใพ spare time, rest, leisure, time, leave of absence ไผๆ(ใใ ใใ): holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)<br>ไฝๆ(ใใ): leisure; leisure time; spare time<br>ๆ(ใฒใพ): (1) spare time; free time; leisure (2) time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave (3) quitting (one's job); firing someone; divorcing (one's spouse) (4) (of one's time) free; (of one's business) slow (5) leaving; departing 1 S 1386 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 13 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic spare time Some jackass-like people have way too much spare time. You can find videoยดs of them all over the internet, if you like such things, you can watch it all day. You see them stapling their mouths shut, or throwing eachother upside down in boxes or kicking each other in the crotch. "Tip: The complex right side of this kanji appears twice more in Heisig. He later names it ""hobby"". REF: shrimp (#2689), haze (#2779)." 1882 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆท ใ ใ.ใใ-ใ.ใ ใใ, ใซใ ใ spread, pave, sit, promulgate ๆทๅฐ(ใใใก): site; plot; lot; grounds<br>ๅฑๆท(ใใใ): residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion<br>ๅบงๆท(ใใใ): (1) tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room (2) dinner party in a tatami room<br>ๆทใ(ใใ): (1) to spread out; to lay out (2) to take a position (3) to impose widely (e.g. over a city)<br>้ขจๅๆท(ใตใใใ): wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper 1 S 1212 ๆ: to state to; to announce<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 15 ๆด 66 4 ใผใใซใใใปใผใใฅใใใปใจใพใใปใฎใถใใปใใถใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic spread "Instead of being glued to one specialty (#46) ๅฐ, I decided to spread my attention in many directions ๆน, and be a taskmaster at none." Arrowheads are spread all over the field. The taskmaster profiteerer forces you to find them all using a compass. 1883 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฅ ใฉใคใใฟใค ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใ come, due, next, cause, become "ไปฅๆฅ(ใใใ): since; henceforth<br>ๅพๆฅ(ใใ ใใใ): up to now; so far; traditional; existing (e.g. equipment)<br>ๅฐๆฅ(ใใใใใ): future (usually near); prospects<br>ๆฅๅนด(ใใใญใ): next year<br>ๆฌๆฅ(ใปใใใ): (1) originally; primarily (2) essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself (3) proper; legal<br>ๆฅๆ(ใใใใค): next month<br>ๆฅๆฅ(ใใใซใก): arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan<br>ๆชๆฅ(ใฟใใ): (1) the future (usually distant) (2) future tense (3) the world to come<br>ๆฅ(ใใ): (1) next (year, etc.) (2) since (last month, etc.)<br>ๅบๆฅไบ(ใงใใใจ): incident; affair; happening; event<br>ๆฅ้ฑ(ใใใใ ใ): next week<br>ๅบๆฅใ(ใงใใ): (1) to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task (2) to be ready; to be completed (3) to be made; to be built (4) to be good at; to be permitted (to do) (5) to become intimate; to take up (with somebody) (6) to grow; to be raised<br>ๆฅใ(ใใ): (1) to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive (2) to come back; to do ... and come back (3) to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue (4) to come from; to be caused by; to derive from (5) to come to (i.e. ""when it comes to spinach ..."")<br>ๅ ๆฅ(ใใใใ): originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally<br>ๅบๆฅใใ ใ(ใงใใใ ใ): as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible<br>ๅบๆฅไธใใ(ใงใใใใ): finish; completion; ready; made for; cut out<br>ๅคๆฅ(ใใใใ): (1) external origin; imported (2) outpatient<br>ๅๆฅๅนด(ใใใใญใ): year after next<br>ๅบๆฅไธใใ(ใงใใใใ): (1) to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat) (2) to be very drunk<br>ๅๆฅๆ(ใใใใใค): month after next<br>ๅๆฅ้ฑ(ใใใใใ ใ): week after next<br>ๆฅใ(ใใใ): (1) to come; to arrive; to be due to (2) next (e.g. ""next April""); forthcoming; coming<br>ไผๆฅ(ใงใใใ): ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down<br>ๆฅๅ ด(ใใใใใ): attendance<br>ๅฎถๆฅ(ใใใ): retainer; retinue; servant<br>ๅบๆฅ็ฉ(ใงใใใฎ): tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess; rash; pimple<br>ไปๆฅใใ(ใใใใ): custom; conventional practice; conventional practise; mores; ordinance" 5 2 102 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre 7 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ ไพ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic come You horny bastard, donยดt come, at least not yet! "Here I see, of all things, Bambi. His animal horns have not yet come out. (As we can see in the kanji, the animal horns are not at the top, not ""poking through"". ) Remember: Bambi will soon come to have a great set of animal horns but they have not yet come out." 1884 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Directions_Movement kanjifreq1-250 ๆฐ ใญใใฑ ใใ spirit, mind ๆฐ(ใ): (1) spirit; mind; heart (2) nature; disposition (3) motivation; intention (4) mood; feelings (5) atmosphere; essence<br>ๆฏๆฐ(ใใใ): condition; state; business (condition)<br>ไบบๆฐ(ใซใใ): popularity; popular feeling; business conditions<br>ๆฐๆใก(ใใใก): feeling; sensation; mood<br>้ปๆฐ(ใงใใ): (1) electricity (2) (electric) light<br>็ ๆฐ(ใณใใใ): illness; disease; sickness<br>ๆฐๅ(ใใถใ): feeling; mood<br>็ฉบๆฐ(ใใใ): (1) air; atmosphere (2) mood; situation (3) someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all<br>้ฐๅฒๆฐ(ใตใใใ): atmosphere (e.g. musical); mood; ambience; ambiance<br>ๆฐๆธฉ(ใใใ): atmospheric temperature<br>ๅคงๆฐ(ใใใ): atmosphere<br>ๆฐ่ฑก(ใใใใ): (1) weather; climate (2) disposition; temperament<br>ๆฐ้ (ใใฏใ): (1) indication; sign; hint; presence; trend (2) quotation (esp. stock market)<br>ๅผทๆฐ(ใคใใ): (1) confident; assured; self-assured; firm; strong; cocksure (2) bullish (e.g. market)<br>ๅ ๆฐ(ใใใ): health(y); robust; vigor; vigour; energy; vitality; vim; stamina; spirit; courage; pep<br>ๅคฉๆฐ(ใฆใใ): (1) weather; the elements (2) fair weather; fine weather<br>ๅๆฐ(ใใใ): courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness<br>ๆฐๅ(ใใใ): climate<br>ๆฐๅณ(ใใฟ): (1) sensation; feeling (2) tendency; propensity<br>ๆฌๆฐ(ใปใใ): seriousness; truth; sanctity<br>ๆฐๅง(ใใใค): atmospheric pressure<br>ๆฐ่ปฝ(ใใใ): (1) carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly (2) ease<br>ๆดปๆฐ(ใใฃใ): energy; liveliness<br>ๆฐๆฅฝ(ใใใ): (1) carefree; comfortable; at ease (2) easygoing; happy-go-lucky<br>ไธๆฏๆฐ(ใตใใใ): business recession; hard times; depression; gloom; sullenness; cheerlessness<br>ๆฐ่ณช(ใใใค): spirit; character; trait; temperament; turn of mind; disposition<br>ๆๆฐ(ใใใ): ventilation<br>ๅฏๆฐ(ใใใ): (1) chill; the shivers; shivering fit (2) cold; coldness; cold air<br>ๆนฟๆฐ(ใใฃใ): moisture; humidity; dampness<br>ๆ นๆฐ(ใใใ): patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy<br>้ฝๆฐ(ใใใ): (1) cheerful; merry (2) season; weather<br>ๆฐด่ธๆฐ(ใใใใใใ): water vapour; water vapor; steam<br>ๆตฎๆฐ(ใใใ): (1) extramarital sex; affair; fooling around (2) infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy; fickleness; caprice<br>ไธๆฐ(ใใฃใ): chug!; drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer)<br>่ธๆฐ(ใใใใ): (1) steam; vapour; vapor (2) steamship; steamboat; steamer<br>็ฃๆฐ(ใใ): magnetism<br>็ก้ชๆฐ(ใใใใ): innocence; simple-mindedness<br>ๆๆฐ่พผใ(ใใใใ): to be enthusiastic about<br>ๆฐไฝ(ใใใ): vapour; vapor; gas<br>ๅใๆฐ(ใฏใใ): nausea; sickness in the stomach<br>ๆฐใฎๆฏ(ใใฎใฉใ): pitiful; unfortunate; (a) pity<br>ๅนณๆฐ(ใธใใ): coolness; calmness; composure; unconcern<br>ๆฐไปใ(ใใฅใ): to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise<br>ๆฐใพใใ(ใใพใใ): whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper<br>ๆฐดๆฐ(ใฟใใ): (1) moisture; dampness; vapor; vapour (2) dropsy; edema; oedema<br>ๆนฏๆฐ(ใใ): steam; vapour; vapor<br>ไฝๆฐใชใ(ใชใซใใชใ): casual; unconcerned; nonchalant<br>ๆฐๅ ผใญ(ใใใญ): hesitance; diffidence; feeling constraint; fear of troubling someone; having scruples about doing something<br>้ฐๆฐ(ใใใ): gloom; melancholy<br>ๆฐใซๅ ฅใ(ใใซใใ): to be pleased with; to suit<br>็ๆๆฐ(ใชใพใใ): impertinent; saucy; cheeky; conceit; audacious; brazen<br>็ญๆฐ(ใใใ): quick temper; short temper<br>ๆฐ้(ใใ): affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious<br>ๆฎบๆฐ(ใใฃใ): thirst for blood<br>ๅคฉๆฐไบๅ ฑ(ใฆใใใใปใ): weather forecast; weather report<br>ๆฐใไปใใ(ใใใคใใ): to be careful; to pay attention; to take care<br>ๆขๆฐ(ใฎใใ): carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky; easygoing<br>ๆฐๅ(ใใฒใ): (1) elegance; refinement; grace; dignity (2) aroma<br>ๆฐ้ขจ(ใใตใ): character; traits; ethos<br>ๆฐๆต(ใใใ ใ): atmospheric current; air current; airflow<br>็ด ใฃๆฐใชใ(ใใฃใใชใ): cold; short; curt; blunt<br>ๆฐ่งฆใใ(ใใถใใ): (1) to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something) (2) to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)<br>ๆฐ็ซใฆ(ใใ ใฆ): disposition; nature<br>ๆนฟๆฐใ(ใใใ): to be damp; to be moist<br>ไบบๆฐ(ใฒใจใ): sign of life<br>ๅๆฐใชใ(ใใฃใใชใ): not enough; too quick (short, long, etc.)<br>ๆฐๅณ(ใใฟ): -like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...<br>ใๆฐใฎๆฏใซ(ใใใฎใฉใใซ): my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences<br>ใๅ ๆฐใงใใ(ใใใใใงใใ): how are you? 5 1 113 ๆฐ: spirit; steam radical (no. 84)<br>ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue 6 ๆฐ 84 4 ใใใพใ ๆฐฃ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic spirit Youยดre reclining on the floor trying to hook a sheaf with a small hook through the cracks. That youยดve been doing this for seven hours without success shows your burning spirit. Captain Hook, his spirit crushed, is lying on the ground cursing Wolverine who has defeated him with his far superior claws. 1885 grade1 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion Kanji_Nature_Sky kanjifreq1-250 ๆฑฝ ใญ vapor, steam ๆฑฝ่ป(ใใใ): train (steam)<br>ๆฑฝ่น(ใใใ): steamship; steamboat; steamer 1 2 2020 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฐ: spirit; steam radical (no. 84) 7 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic vapor Water vapor almost looks like a spirit but has no soul. Wolverine disappears into water vapor, seemingly his spirit dissipating into nothingness. 1886 grade2 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ฃ ใ ใจ.ใถใใจ.ใฐใใ-ใจ.ใฐใ ใใ, ใจใณ fly, skip (pages, scatter ้ฃ่ก(ใฒใใ): (1) aviation; flight; flying (2) to fly; to take a flight<br>้ฃ่กๆฉ(ใฒใใใ): aeroplane; airplane; aircraft<br>้ฃใณๅบใ(ใจใณใ ใ): (1) to jump out; to rush out; to fly out (2) to appear (suddenly) (3) to protrude; to project (4) to butt in<br>้ฃ่กๅ ด(ใฒใใใใใ): airfield; airport<br>้ฃใถ(ใจใถ): (1) to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop (2) to fly; to soar<br>้ฃใฐใ(ใจใฐใ): (1) to fly; to fire; to hurl; to launch (2) to skip over; to omit; to drop (e.g. stitch) (3) to run or drive fast; to gallop (4) to spread a rumour (rumor); to tell a story (5) to remove; to get rid of; to transfer (6) to attack; to jeer at<br>้ฃใณ่พผใ(ใจใณใใ): to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to dive<br>่นด้ฃใฐใ(ใใจใฐใ): to kick away; to kick off; to kick (someone); to refuse; to reject 3 4 580 ๅ: measuring box; 1.8 liter 9 ้ฃ 183 9 ใจใถ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic fly Hooks with small wings attached look like hummingbirds with a long beak. Two hummingbirds are trying to fly away with our little measuring box. What do they want it for? Two hummingbirds flying into a measuring box serving as a bird feederโฆ 1887 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆฒ ใใณใใธใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ ใใ sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes ๆฒ้ป(ใกใใใ): (1) silence; hush (2) reticence; inaction<br>ๆฒๆฒก(ใกใใผใค): sinking; foundering; going down; submersion<br>ๆฒใ(ใใใ): to sink; to feel depressed; to descend<br>ๆฒใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to sink; to submerge (2) to floor (an opponent)<br>ๆฒๆพฑ(ใกใใงใ): precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment) 2 S 1271 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: to move on; doubtful 7 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sink (thx geezer) The maimed waitress (no head and arms just her legs and trunk) is dropped into the water with a cement crown to make sure she sinks. She shouldnยดt have been so nosy about her yakuza-boyfriendยดs schemes. "This is the famous story of Archimedes and the Crown, where buoyancy was discovered. Watching the crown sink in the water, Archimedes detected the fraud and ran naked through the city (human legs distorted from running) yelling ""Eureka! Eureka!"" See http://math.nyu.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Crown/CrownIntro.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_%28word%29." 1888 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฆป ใตใค ใคใพ ใใพ, ใ wife, spouse ๅฆป(ใคใพ): (1) wife (2) dear (formerly used by romantically linked men and women to refer to one another) (3) garnish (esp. one served with sashimi) (4) embellishment<br>ๅคซๅฆป(ใตใใ): man and wife; married couple 3 5 691 ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female 8 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic wife Ten rakes woman. your wife digs her fingernails into you and it feels like 10 rakes when she finds you ontop of another woman. "(Iยดm really not sexist, this just helps me remember the kanji): I make my WIFE do all the yard work, and as a really mean joke, I bought her TEN RAKES for her birthday this year. ""Do the yardwork, WOMAN! You have TEN perfectly good RAKES to choose from!""." 1889 grade5 JLPT.N3 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq501-750 ่กฐ ในใค ใใจใ.ใใ decline, wane, weaken ่่กฐ(ใใใใ): senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)<br>่กฐใใ(ใใจใใใ): to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away 1 S 1432 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ๅฃ: mouth 10 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic decline If you thought that the dude in ๅ was pathetic, you havenยดt seen him after his decline. Here he is carrying a stick around in his mouth like a dog, begging people to throw it for him. Note that the mouth is closed only after the stick goes in, as is only logical. If you thought that the dude in ๅ was pathetic, you havenยดt seen him after his decline. Here he is carrying a stick around in his mouth like a dog, allowing people to rent him and play catch with him for money! 1890 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่กท ใใฅใฆ inmost, heart, mind, inside ๆ่กท(ใใฃใกใ ใ): compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism 1 S 2229 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 10 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic inmost "The guy from pathetic (#401) shared his inmost feelings with a girl and she rammed a walking stick down his throat. It ruptured his inmost organs." Besides making money from acting like a dog (see decline), the pathetic man has risked his inmost internal organs by becoming a cane swallower! 1891 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ข ใกใณใใใณ ใใใใใใฆใใคใ ใ, ใใ, ใปใใคใ, ใ mask, face, features, surface ้ข็ฎ(ใใใใ): (1) face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit (2) appearance; look<br>ๅ ด้ข(ใฐใใ): scene; setting (e.g. of novel)<br>ๆญฃ้ข(ใใใใใ): front; frontage; facade; main<br>่กจ้ข(ใฒใใใใ): surface; outside; face; appearance<br>้ข็ฉ(ใใใใ): area<br>ๅด้ข(ใใใใ): side; flank; aspect; dimension; profile; sidelight; lateral<br>ไธ้ข(ใใกใใ): (1) one face; one surface (2) the whole surface (3) one aspect; one side (4) (on) the other hand (5) one broad, flat object (6) front page<br>ๆฐด้ข(ใใใใ): water's surface<br>ๆน้ข(ใปใใใ): (1) direction; district; area (2) field (e.g. of study)<br>้ขๆฅ(ใใใใค): interview<br>้ขๅ(ใใใฉใ): trouble; difficulty; care; attention<br>ๆ้ข(ใใใใ): slope; slanting surface; bevel<br>้ขไผ(ใใใใ): meeting (face-to-face); interview<br>ๅฐ้ข(ใใใ): ground; earth's surface<br>้ข็ฝใ(ใใใใใ): interesting; amusing<br>่ฆ้ข(ใตใใใ): mask; veil; disguise<br>้ขๅใใใ(ใใใฉใใใใ): bother(some) to do; tiresome<br>็ด้ข(ใกใใใใ): (1) confrontation (2) to face; to confront; to encounter<br>ๅฏพ้ข(ใใใใ): (1) interview; meeting (2) opposing (traffic, etc.); facing; confronting<br>ๆด้ข(ใใใใ): wash up (one's face); have a wash<br>ๆญ้ข(ใ ใใใ): cross-section<br>้ขใใ(ใใใใ): to face on; to look out on to<br>็้ข็ฎ(ใพใใ): diligent; serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady<br>้ข็ฐ(ใซใใณ): pimple; acne<br>ๅ ๅธณ้ข(ใใกใใใใ): methodical; punctual; steady<br>้ข(ใใใฆ): (1) face (2) surface (3) mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)<br>้ข(ใใ): (1) face (2) mask; face guard (3) (in kendo) striking the head (4) surface (esp. a geometrical surface) (5) page (6) aspect; facet; side (7) chamfer (8) counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game<br>็็้ข็ฎ(ใใพใใ): too serious; person who is too serious; honesty; sincerity 3 3 186 ้ข: face, face radical (no. 176) 9 ้ข 176 9 ใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic mask If youยดre wearing a mask, a hundred eyes can look at you but none of them will know who you are. When Jim Carrey puts on The Mask, he can make it seem like he has 100 eyes popping out of his head. 1892 grade3 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ้ฉ ใซใฏ ใใ leather, become serious, skin, hide, pelt ๆน้ฉ(ใใใใ): reform; reformation; innovation<br>้ฉๅฝ(ใใใใ): (1) revolution (2) 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in onmyou-dou)<br>้ฉๆฐ(ใใใใ): reform; innovation<br>้ฉ(ใใ): leather<br>ๅค้ฉ(ใธใใใ): (1) change; reform; revolution; upheaval (2) Reformation<br>ใคใ้ฉ(ใคใใใ): strap (to hang onto) 2 6 249 ๅปฟ: twenty; 20<br>ๅฃ: mouth 9 ้ฉ 177 9 ใใใปใใใฎใใใปใใใธใใปใคใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic leather I asked the street vendor the price of the LEATHER jacket. He said TWENTY, but with my MOUTH, I talked him down to TEN. (correct stroke order). You can feed twenty mouths for a year for the price of ten leather coats. 1893 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1-250 ้ด ใซ ใใค shoes ้ด(ใใค): shoes; footwear<br>้ดไธ(ใใคใใ): socks; sock; stockings; stocking 3 S 1561 ้ฉ: leather; become serious; skin; hide; pelt<br>ๅ: change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization 13 ้ฉ 177 9 ใใใปใใใฎใใใปใใใธใใปใคใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic shoes Leather shoes are nice because they change shape to fit your foot. Leather is often changed into shoes. 1894 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฆ ใใใใฏ ใฏใใใใ ใฏใ hegemony, supremacy, leadership, champion 1 S 1173 ่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146)<br>้ฉ: leather; become serious; skin; hide; pelt<br>ๆ: month; moon 19 ่ฅพ 146 6 ใซใใปใใชใใฎใใใใปใใใใใใใ ้ธ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic hegemony In the old west, animal skins were made into leather and their flesh was eaten, thus using the whole animal, which viewed from the animal side could be taken as humans asserting complete hegemony over them. All your base are belong to us. In the Old West, cowboys had hegemony OVER the Indians despite their leathercraft and ability to navigate by the moon. 1895 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฃฐ ใปใคใใทใงใฆ ใใใใใ- voice ๅฃฐ(ใใ): voice<br>ๅฃฐๆ(ใใใใ): declaration; statement; proclamation<br>ๆญๅฃฐ(ใใใใ): cheer; shout of joy 4 2 388 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 7 ่ณ 128 6 ใฟใฟใปใฟใฟใธใ ่ฒ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic voice Having lost his voice, the samurai comunicated to his troops with a striped flag. When an enemyยดs flag is raised, a true samurai can split it in half with just his voice. 1896 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใด ใ.ใใใใใ ใ give, do something for ๅใใ(ใใใ): to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given<br>ๅใๅใใ(ใใใใใ): repeatedly; sincerely; earnestly 1 S 1729 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 7 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic give "Picture of a person facing you. ๅฃ is the head. His right arm is raised (your left), to give you something from a tray ไธ. His legs ใ are below the tray. ๅใใใใใใ, to give: ไผฏ็ถใใใฎๆ่จใๅใใพใใ, ""My uncle gave me this watch."" Following -ใฆ form of another verb, means ""to do the favor of"": ็ชใ้ใใฆๅใใพใใใ, ""Won't you open the window [do the favor of opening/kindly open the window]?"" Usu. written in hiragana." I see this as a pictograph of an old-style phonograph - a stand, record, crank and bell (the mouth). Even the primitives work out - a tool with a crank which plays music out of the bell mouth. Imaginge giving one of these old and beautiful phonographs to a classical or jazz music buff! 1897 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅจฏ ใด recreation, pleasure ๅจฏๆฅฝ(ใใใ): pleasure; amusement 1 S 1827 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅ: give; do something for 10 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic recreation A woman gives up her recreation time in order to raise a family. "Typical male fantasy of recreation: women ""giving it up""." 1898 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ชค ใด ใใใพ.ใใ-ใใใพ.ใ mistake, err, do wrong, mislead ่ชคใ(ใใใพใ): error; mistake; slip; bug<br>่ชค่งฃ(ใใใ): misunderstanding<br>่ชคๅทฎ(ใใ): measurement error; calculation error<br>้ฏ่ชค(ใใใ): mistake<br>่ชคใ(ใใใพใ): (1) to make a mistake; to err (2) to mislead; to misguide<br>่ชค้ญๅใ(ใใพใใ): (1) to deceive; to falsify; to misrepresent; to cheat; to swindle; to tamper; to juggle; to manipulate (2) to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties) (3) to varnish over; to gloss over<br>้่ชคไปใ(ใพใใคใ): to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss 3 6 1150 ่จ: say<br>ๅ: give; do something for 14 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mistake You must give words of apology when you make a mistake. "It is a rookie mistake to believe the words when your sweetie says ""You donยดt have to give me anything for my birthday."" Trust me, your sweetie wants something, something shiny, and if you disappoint, you will suffer." 1899 grade6 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ธ ใธใงใฆใใปใค ใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty ่ธใ(ใใ): to steam; to poultice; to be sultry<br>ๆฐด่ธๆฐ(ใใใใใใ): water vapour; water vapor; steam<br>่ธๆฐ(ใใใใ): (1) steam; vapour; vapor (2) steamship; steamboat; steamer<br>่ธ็บ(ใใใใฏใค): (1) evaporation (2) disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance<br>่ธใๆใ(ใใใใคใ): humid; sultry<br>่ธ็(ใใใใใ ใ): distillation 2 6 1552 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็: many; offer; dedicate; to steam 13 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic steam "Think of a picture of someone steaming vegetables. On top you see the flowers of cauliflower or something else that is being steamed. Underneath, the pan is completely full of water. Below the pan is a floor - that's the hotplate - and under that the oven fire. Caution: don't confuse with boil (#1257), or the steam radical in spirit (#1885)." When you want to steam some flowers/vegetation you don't cover them completely with water, rather you have just a little at the floor of the saucepan and then heat. 1900 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฟ ใทใงใฆใใธใงใฆ ใใใใพใ.ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใจใฉ.ใใใใ.ใใใใคใ.ใงใใใ.ใ ใคใ, ใใจ, ใใ, ใคใ, ใใ aquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive "ๆฟ่ช(ใใใใซใ): recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement<br>ไบๆฟ(ใใใใใใ): acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. ""please be understanding of the mess during our renovation""); noting; acceptance<br>ๆฟ็ฅ(ใใใใก): (1) acknowledgment; acknowledgement; awareness (2) consent; acceptance; assent; admitting; compliance; agreement<br>ๆฟ่ซพ(ใใใใ ใ): consent; acquiescence; agreement<br>ๆฟใ(ใใใใพใใ): (1) to hear; to be told; to know (2) to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)" 2 5 775 ไบ: complete; finish<br>ไธ: three<br>ๆฐด: water 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic acquiesce To get someone to completely acquiesce it takes 3 dunks in the water before they give. To get someone to acquiesce, duck them completely in aqua (=water) three times. (variation on dingomickยดs). 1901 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฝ ใซใณ ใฏใ, ใ.ใใ box (archaic) 0 S+ 1781 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๆฐด: water<br>ๅต: open box enclosure; open box radical (no. 17) (none) bin Damn racoons ill show them. I put a snare in the bin as well as a few phosphorous sparklers so as to scare the shit out of the buggers as they rummage through my bin. (thegeezer3) Damn racoons... Iยดll show them. Iยดll put a SNARE in the BIN as well as a few SPARKLERS so as to scare the shit out of the buggers, then hit them with a SHOVEL. 1902 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆฅต ใญใงใฏใใดใฏ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใพใใใใ.ใพใใใใ.ใฟใใ.ใใใ-ใ.ใใใ.ใพใ poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48 ็ฉๆฅต็(ใใฃใใใใฆใ): assertive; positive; active; proactive<br>ๆถๆฅต็(ใใใใใใใฆใ): negative; half-hearted; passive; unmotivated; pessimistic<br>ๆฅต็ซฏ(ใใใใใ): extreme; extremity<br>ๅๆฅต(ใชใใใใ): (1) South Pole (2) the Antarctic; Antarctica<br>็ฉถๆฅต(ใใ ใใใใ): ultimate; extreme; final; eventual<br>ๆฅต(ใใ): (1) quite; very (2) quindecillion (US); octillion (Europe); 10^48<br>ๅๆฅต(ใปใฃใใใ): (1) North Pole (2) the Arctic<br>ๆฅตๆฅฝ(ใใใใ): (1) Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land) (2) paradise<br>ๆฅตใใฆ(ใใใใฆ): exceedingly; extremely; decisively<br>ไธกๆฅต(ใใใใใใ): both extremities; north and south poles; positive and negative poles 2 4 460 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไบ: fast; quick; sudden 12 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic poles "Can simplify this using decay (#1243). Then: The expedition to the poles is bad for your health, and the decay that started in your mouth spreads to your crotch โ at which point you fall to the floor." "(modified Katsuo) Can simplify this using decay (#1243). You travel to the poles, a frozen wasteland. In desperate need of food you try to set up a snare but the tree is decayed (see story for decay (#1243)) so you catch no prey. The brutal cold first attacks your mouth as your lips turn blue, then your crotch also gets cold as your body fails; finally you fall to the floor." 1903 grade4 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ็ ใฌใใฒ ใใฐใใฏ tusk, fang 0 S 2067 ไบ : feathered stick; barb radical (no. 6)<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4) 4 ็ 92 4 ใใฐใปใใฐใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic tusk The kanji looks like an elephant with tusks. the box is the elephantยดs eye. The final stroke is the tusk. He stored the tusks into a box, along with the broken halberds. 1904 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Parts.of.Body kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฝ ใฌ ใ ใ, ใใ bud, sprout, spear, germ ่ฝ(ใ): sprout<br>็บ่ฝ(ใฏใคใ): burgeoning 1 4 1691 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็: tusk; fang; tusk radical (no. 92) 8 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bud Buds while theyยดre still small tend to be tusk-shaped. Zoo keepers are baffled as to why the tips of the elephantยดs tusks keep budding into flowers. 1905 grade4 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ช ใธใฃ ใใใ.ใพ wicked, injustice, wrong ้ขจ้ช(ใใ): cold (illness); common cold<br>้ช้ญ(ใใใพ): hindrance; intrusion<br>็ก้ชๆฐ(ใใใใ): innocence; simple-mindedness<br>ใ้ช้ญใใพใ(ใใใใพใใพใ): (1) excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you (2) greeting used on going to someone's home 1 S 1612 ็: tusk; fang; tusk radical (no. 92)<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) 8 ้ 163 7 ใใใปใใใใจใปใใใใจใฅใใใปใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wicked The wicked queen builds her city walls out of menacing tusks. As everyone knows, rhinoceroses and elephants are often killed for the value of their TUSKS. Here we see a WICKED city mayor who has had countless elephants killed just to make his CITY WALLS out of TUSKS. 1906 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใฌ ใฟใ.ใณ ใ, ใ, ใ, ใใ ใ, ใฎใ, ใพใ, ใพใใ, ใใ gracious, elegant, graceful, refined ้ ่ด(ใใก): artistry; good taste; elegance; grace 1 S 1192 ็: tusk; fang; tusk radical (no. 92)<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 13 ้น 172 8 ใตใใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gracious "Goodness gracious! Such an elegant turkey with a tusk. This mnemonic is meant to join RtKยดs keyword with a better proposition. Heisig could have used ""elegant"" here, which is not confounded so easily with graceful (#721), and accurately represents the characterยดs meaning (it is also the chosen keyword in Kodanshaยดs Kanji Learnerยดs Dictionary)." "To not confuse it with grace (#606) or graceful (#721), think of the phrase ""Goodness gracious."" Like: ""Goodness gracious! A turkey with tusks!""." 1907 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใทใฃใฏใใปใญ ใจใใใ.ใฆใใใใ.ใ ใใ explanation ่งฃ้(ใใใใใ): explanation; interpretation 1 S 1097 ้: separate; divide; topped rice radical (no. 165)<br>ๅฐบ: shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule 11 ้ 165 7 ใฎใใใปใฎใใใธใ ้ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic explanation Animal track primitive: As expected, animal tracks were left in place of the trail of rice Iยดd purposely dropped the night before. EDIT - also try the footprint for a primitive meaning, the classic symbol of detective films. STORY: This shakuhachi player is so talented, he can do interpretations of animal noises too. Theyยดre so realistic he soon has animal tracks leading straight to wherever heยดs playing. An interpretive dance of some kind where somebody follows animal tracks, a shakuhachi providing the soundtrack, suggesting the tracker's thoughts and intentions. 1908 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ช ใใณ ใคใ.ใ ใฏ, ใพ turn, number in a series ไธ็ช(ใใกใฐใ): (1) best; first; number one (2) game; round; bout; fall; event (in a meet)<br>็ช็ต(ใฐใใใฟ): program (e.g. TV); programme<br>็ชๅท(ใฐใใใ): number; series of digits<br>้ ็ช(ใใ ใใฐใ): turn (in line); order of things; sequential order<br>็ๅฎ็ช(ใใใฐใ): (1) care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching (2) caretaker; house-sitter<br>ไบค็ช(ใใใฐใ): (1) police box (2) alternation; alternating (e.g. current)<br>ๅฝ็ช(ใจใใฐใ): being on duty<br>็ชๅฐ(ใฐใใก): house number; address<br>็ช็ฎ(ใฐใใ): cardinal number suffix<br>็ช(ใฐใ): (1) number (in a series) (2) (one's) turn (3) watch; guard; lookout (4) bout, match (sumo) 3 2 348 ้: separate; divide; topped rice radical (no. 165)<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy 12 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic turn The famers take it in turns to watch out for any animal tracks on their rice field. They take turns alternating between wheat and rice in this fieldโฆ 1909 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Counting kanjifreq251-500 ๅฏฉ ใทใณ ใคใพใณ.ใใใใคใถใ.ใซ ใใใ hearing, judge, trial ๅฏฉ่ญฐ(ใใใ): deliberation<br>ๅฏฉๅค(ใใใฑใ): refereeing; trial; judgement; judgment; umpire; referee<br>ไธๅฏฉ(ใตใใ): incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness; infidelity<br>ๅฏฉๆป(ใใใ): judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review 1 S 412 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็ช: turn; number in a series 15 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic hearing "At your divorce hearing the judge tells you to roll dice to see who keeps the house. (""I canยดt believe what Iยดm hearing!"" you say)." In the courthouse the judge decides your hearing with a roll of the dice. 1910 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ็ฟป ใใณใใใณ ใฒใใใ.ใใใฒใใใ.ใ flip, turn over, wave, flutter, change (mind) ็ฟป่จณ(ใปใใใ): (1) translation (2) de-encryption; deciphering (3) rendering 1 S 1465 ็ช: turn; number in a series<br>็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits 18 ้ฃ 183 9 ใจใถ ้ฃ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic flip Flipping the bird: After finding out the dice is crooked, you kindly present the middle feather to the dealer. When the birds out the back are playing dice, they flip their feathers (not their finger) at their opponents. 1911 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฉ ใใณ clan, enclosure 1 S 1896 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆฝ: water in which rice has been washed 18 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic clan This character refers to feudal clans that were abolished in 1871 (Meiji 4) in favor of prefectures (ๅป่ฉ็ฝฎ็), and thus were predecessors of the modern prefectures. As we know from ่ฝ, flowers and water drops each have their own way of falling. This character says that clansยด location was decided in the way flowers, water drops and dice fall: at random. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_%28country_subdivision%29. In the particular clan depicted by this character, each member has to take his or her turn watering the flowers. 1912 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฏ ใขใฆ ใ ใใ, ใ fur, hair, feather, down "ๆฏ(ใ): hair; fur<br>ๆฏๅธ(ใใใต): blanket<br>ๆฏ็ฎ(ใใใ): (1) fur; skin; pelt (2) kanji ""fur"" radical<br>้ซชใฎๆฏ(ใใฟใฎใ): hair (head)<br>ๆฏ็ณธ(ใใใจ): knitting wool<br>็พๆฏ(ใใใใ): wool" 2 2 1179 ๆฏ: fur, hair, fur radical (no. 82) 4 ๆฏ 82 4 ใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic fur Iยดve heard of people having hair on the back of their hands, but this is ridiculous! Thatยดs not hair, thatยดs fur! Be careful not to pet a cat the wrong way - most cats donยดt like you rubbing your hand backwards over their fur. 1913 grade2 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Parts.of.Body kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใขใฆใใณใฆใใซใฆ decrease ๆถ่(ใใใใใ): exhaustion; consumption; waste; dissipation 1 S ่: come; plough; 3-branch tree radical (no. 127)<br>ๆฏ: fur; hair; feather; down 10 ่ 127 6 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic decrease "The amount of ""fur"" (needles) on a Christmas tree decreases, until it doesnยดt look all that good." Real fur coats and real christmas trees are dereasing the last couple of years. Plasctic chrismas trees and fake fur it is nowadays. 1914 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Handling.amounts ๅฐพ ใ ใ tail, end, no. of fish, lower slope of mtn ๅฐพ(ใ): (1) tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end (2) slope at the foot of a mountain<br>ๅฐปๅฐพ(ใใฃใฝ): tail (animal) 1 S 875 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๆฏ: fur; hair; feather; down 7 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic tail A dog waves its furry tail like a flag. A FLAG of FUR is a TAIL. 1915 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Parts.of.Body kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฎ ใฟใฏ ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใ home, house, residence, our house, my husband ่ชๅฎ (ใใใ): one's home<br>ไฝๅฎ (ใใ ใใใ): residence; housing; residential building<br>ๅธฐๅฎ (ใใใ): returning home<br>้ธๅฎ (ใฆใใใ): mansion; residence<br>ๅฎ (ใใ): house; home; husband<br>็คพๅฎ (ใใใใ): company owned house<br>ใๅฎ (ใใใ): (1) your house; your home; your family (2) your husband (3) your organization (4) you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close) 3 6 357 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ไน: to depend on; to entrust with 6 ๅฎ 40 3 ใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic home "This kanji is, of course, pronounced ""taku"", and it seems the owner of this home is a little bit otaku himself. He has hung up locks of hair suruptitiously obtained from various females all over his house. A veritable hair fetishist, and certainly someone whose home you wouldnยดt want to visit." Home is where the hair is. 1916 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq251-500 ่จ ใฟใฏ ใใใค.ใใใใใ.ใคใใใ.ใคใใ consign, requesting, entrusting with, pretend, hint ๅง่จ(ใใใ): consign (goods (for sale) to a firm); entrust (person with something); commit 1 S 1021 ่จ: say<br>ไน: to depend on; to entrust with 10 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic consign When you consign a matter to someone, you get their word and a lock of their hair (to be used in a voodoo ritual if they donยดt keep their word). "In ""The Lord of the Rings"", Galadriel consigned a lock of her hair to Gimli the dwarf, along with some wise words." 1917 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็บ ใค ใใใใช.ใใใช.ใใใ.ใใใใใใคใ.ใใใชใ ใณใ do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of "่ก็บ(ใใใ): act; deed; conduct<br>็บๆฟ(ใใใ): (1) money order; draft (2) exchange (e.g. foreign)<br>็บ(ใใ): (1) good; advantage; benefit; welfare (2) sake; purpose; objective; aim (3) consequence; result; effect (4) affecting; regarding; concerning<br>็บใ(ใชใ): (1) to build up; to establish (2) to form; to become (a state) (3) to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in (4) to change into (5) to do; to perform (6) to intend to; to attempt; to try (7) to have a child<br>็บใใ(ใชใใ): to do<br>็บใ(ใใ): (1) to do (2) to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) (3) to serve as; to act as; to work as (4) to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) (5) to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as (6) to decide on; to choose (7) to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) (8) to be (in a state, condition, etc.) (9) to be worth; to cost (10) to pass (of time); to elapse (11) verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech ""vs"") (12) creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with ""o"" or ""go"") (13) to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to<br>ๆ็บ(ใใ): cause; reason; fault<br>ใใฎ็บ(ใใฎใใ): hence; for that reason" 1 S 831 ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3)<br>ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>็ซ: fire 9 ็ช 87 4 ใคใใปใคใใใใใปใคใใใใใใปใใใซใใใปใฎใค ็ฒ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic do "In this kanji, you can see 3 katakana characters: ใฝ, ใฆ, and then ใฆ again followed by TAIL FEATHERS. STORY: ""So (ใฝ) you (ใฆ) wanna DO it?"" ""Only if you (ใฆ) do"" says the female bird as she raises her TAIL FEATHERS." Do me from behind, says the bird, as she shakes her tailfeathers. 1918 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฝ ใฎใใซ ใใคใ.ใใใซใใใใคใ.ใ falsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery ๅฝ้ (ใใใ): forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting<br>ๅฝ็ฉ(ใซใใใฎ): spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham 1 S 1171 ไบบ: person<br>็บ: do; change; make; benefit; welfare; be of use; reach to; try; practice; cost; serve as; good; advantage; as a result of 11 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ ๅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic falsehood A person who claims he didn't do something while he actually did, is telling a falsehood. It depends on what your definition of do, uh, is, says Mr. T giving falsehood about his affair with a peacock. 1919 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ท ใใงใฆ ใชใ.ใใใใ ใ, ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใช, ใฏ, ใฒใ long, leader ่ญฐ้ท(ใใกใใ): chairman; speaker (e.g. of assembly); president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.); moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)<br>็คพ้ท(ใใใกใใ): company president; manager; director<br>ๆ้ท(ใใใกใใ): growth; grow to adulthood<br>้ท็ท(ใกใใใชใ): eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son<br>้จ้ท(ใถใกใใ): (1) head (chief, director) of a section or department (2) head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team<br>ๅปถ้ท(ใใใกใใ): (1) extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening (2) Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)<br>่ชฒ้ท(ใใกใใ): section manager; section chief<br>้ทๆ(ใกใใใ): long time period; long term<br>ๆ ก้ท(ใใใกใใ): principal; headmaster<br>้ทๅฅณ(ใกใใใใ): eldest daughter; first-born daughter<br>่บซ้ท(ใใใกใใ): height (of body); stature<br>้ทใ(ใชใใ): (1) long (distance) (2) long (time); lengthy<br>้ทๆ(ใกใใใใ): strong point; merit; virtue; advantage<br>็้ท(ใใใกใใ): growth; increment<br>้ทๅฎ(ใกใใใใ): secretary (government); director; chief<br>้ท็ญ(ใกใใใใ): (1) length (2) long and short; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points; merits and demerits<br>้ท(ใกใใ): (1) head; chief; leader; elder (2) merit; strong point (3) superiority (4) major (music)<br>้ท็ทจ(ใกใใใธใ): long (e.g. novel, film)<br>้ทๆนๅฝข(ใกใใใปใใใ): rectangle; oblong<br>ๅนด้ท(ใญใใกใใ): seniority<br>้ทๅผใ(ใชใใณใ): to be prolonged; to drag on<br>้ท้(ใฎใฉใ): tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful<br>็น้ท(ใจใใกใใ): forte; merit<br>้ทใ (ใชใใชใ): long; drawn-out; very long<br>้ท(ใใ): (1) head; chief; leader; elder (2) the greatest of all; the most excellent 5 2 12 ้ท: long, grow, leader radical (no. 168) 8 ้ท 168 8 ใชใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic long The Geisha with long hair uses an ornate lacquered hairpin to bundle it all up. The top of this one reminds me of the staple primitive. So hereยดs my story: The girlยดs hair was so long that she had to use staples instead of hairpins. It worked, but stapling her hair to her head was kinda painful. 1920 grade2 JLPT.N5 Kanji_People_Role.Status Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1-250 ๅผต ใใงใฆ ใฏ.ใใ-ใฏ.ใใ-ใฐ.ใ ใฏใ, ใใ lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent) ไธปๅผต(ใใ ใกใใ): claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet<br>็ทๅผต(ใใใกใใ): tension; mental strain; nervousness<br>ๅบๅผต(ใใ ใฃใกใใ): official tour; business trip<br>ๆกๅผต(ใใใกใใ): expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC<br>ๅผใฃๅผตใ(ใฒใฃใฑใ): (1) to pull; to draw; to pull tight (2) to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch (3) to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve) (4) to drag; to haul; to tow (5) to lead (e.g. one's followers) (6) to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police) (7) to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join (8) to delay; to prolong (9) to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word) (10) to quote; to cite; to reference (11) to pull the ball (i.e. pull hitting in baseball) (12) to wear; to put on<br>้ ๅผตใ(ใใใฐใ): (1) to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best (2) to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion) (3) to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge<br>็ขใฃๅผตใ(ใใฃใฑใ): also; as I thought; still; in spite of; absolutely; of course<br>่ชๅผต(ใใกใใ): exaggeration<br>ๅผตใ็ด(ใฏใใใฟ): paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label<br>็ชใฃๅผตใ(ใคใฃใฑใ): to support; to become stiff; to become taut; to thrust (one's opponent); to stick to (one's opinion); to insist on<br>ๅผตใๅใ(ใฏใใใ): to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point<br>ๆฌฒๅผตใ(ใใใฐใ): avarice; covetousness; greed<br>ๅจๅผตใ(ใใฐใ): to be proud; to swagger<br>ๅตฉๅผตใ(ใใใฐใ): to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous 2 5 403 ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>้ท: long; leader 11 ๅผ 57 3 ใใฟใปใใฟใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lengthen The longbow is follows the design of a standard bow, only it has been lengthened. "Legolas recieves spam telling him that his can lengthen his ""bow""...he smirks...he knowยดs itยดs already long enough." 1921 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๅธณ ใใงใฆ ใจใฐใ notebook, account book, album ๆๅธณ(ใฆใกใใ): (1) notebook; memo pad (2) certificate (3) identification card<br>้ๅธณ(ใคใใกใใ): passbook; bankbook<br>ๅ ๅธณ้ข(ใใกใใใใ): methodical; punctual; steady<br>ๅธณ(ใกใใ): book; register<br>ๅธณ(ใจใฐใ): curtain; hanging; bunting 1 3 1459 ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)<br>้ท: long; leader 11 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic notebook In ancient China books were rolled-up scrolls of paper. So notebooks were nothing more than long towels. Students, for this class, your notebook will be a towel. Make sure itยดs extra long though, weยดll have a lot of writing. 1922 grade3 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่น ใฏ.ใใ, ใตใ.ใใ, ใตใ.ใใ ่จ่น(ใผใใกใใ): expansion; swelling; increase; growth 1 S+ ่: meat<br>้ท: long; leader (none) dilate Taking Viagra letยดs your blood vessels dilate...resulting in a body part getting long. Staying out in the dark moonlit sky for a long time, your pupils dilate. 1923 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ้ซช ใใ ใใฟ ใใ, ใฒใ hair of the head ็ฝ้ซช(ใใใ): white or grey hair (gray); trendy hair bleaching<br>้ซช(ใใฟ): hair (on the head)<br>้ซชใฎๆฏ(ใใฟใฎใ): hair (head) 3 S 1474 ้ซ: hair hanging long; mane; long hair radical (no.190)<br>ๅ: friend 14 ้ซ 190 10 ใใฟใใใใปใใฟใใใใ ้ซฎ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hair of the head Japanese teenage girls consider the style of the hair of the head very important. If a particular style is trendy, soon they all want their own hair in the same shape as that of their friends. Friends influence the length and shape of each otherยดs hair. 1924 gradeS JLPT.N3 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅฑ ใใณ ใฎใถ, ใฎใ, ใฒใ, ใใ unfold, expand ๅฑ้(ใฆใใใ): (1) development; evolution; unfolding (2) expansion; deployment; building up<br>็บๅฑ(ใฏใฃใฆใ): (1) development; growth; advancement; unfurling (2) expansion; extension; enlargement (3) playing around; having an active sex life<br>ๅฑ็คบ(ใฆใใ): exhibition; display<br>ๅฑๆ(ใฆใใผใ): view; outlook; prospect<br>ๅฑ่ฆงไผ(ใฆใใใใใ): exhibition<br>้ฒๅฑ(ใใใฆใ): progress; development 2 6 352 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๅปพ: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) 10 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic unfold Unfold flag, take out the salad, pin the flag down with hairpins and have a picnic. You use an American flag to wrap up a salad for a picnic and bind it with a hairpin. Now imagine unfolding it to open up the bounty youยดve fixed up for yourself. 1925 grade6 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๅช ใฝใฆ ใ miss, mourning 1 S 885 ๅ: ten<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing 12 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic miss "I miss my parents dearly. Here they lay, under a big cross, their mouths side by side. I stick hairpins in their graves. CAREFUL: the stroke order/primitive order is: ten, L mouth, R mouth, hairpin. ""Soil"" is not drawn in its stroke order." "This kanji means miss as in ""miss a (dearly departed) person"", not as in ""miss a target"".ใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใHere the dearly departed has been buried in the ground, with her favourite hairpin in place of a gravestone, and two mourners stand around crying with open mouths." 1926 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅทฃ ใฝใฆ ใใใ.ใใ nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den ๅทฃ(ใ): (1) nest; rookery; breeding place; hive (2) den (3) haunt (4) (spider's) web 1 4 1588 ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๆ: fruit; reward; carry out; achieve; complete; end; finish; succeed 11 ๅท 47 3 ใใใปใพใใใใใปใใใผใใใ ๅทข ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic nest The nest atop of a tree contains the fruit of the owl: its offspring. The wise old OWL makes her nest out of FRUIT, carving out the middle for her chicks, because then itยดs less work: no running back & forth to get food! 1927 grade4 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใฟใณ ใฒใจใ simple, one, single, merely ็ฐกๅ(ใใใใ): simple; easy; brief; uncomplicated<br>ๅไฝ(ใใใ): (1) unit; denomination (2) credit (in school)<br>ๅ็ด(ใใใใ ใ): simplicity; simple; uncomplicated<br>ๅใชใ(ใใใชใ): mere; simple; sheer<br>ๅใซ(ใใใซ): simply; merely; only; solely<br>ๅไธ(ใใใใค): single; simple; sole; individual; unitary<br>ๅ่ช(ใใใ): word; vocabulary; (usually) single-character word<br>ๅ่ชฟ(ใใใกใใ): monotony; monotone; dullness<br>ๅ็ฌ(ใใใฉใ): sole; independence; single; solo (flight)<br>ๅๆฐ(ใใใใ): singular number 3 4 586 ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>็ฒ: armor; high (voice); A grade; first class; former; instep; carapace 9 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ ๅฎ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic simple Owls are smart...for this owl everything is simple coz his brain is ten times more powerful than mine. An owlยดs brain is ten times smarter than other simple minded birdsโฆ 1928 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq501-750 ๆฆ ใปใณ ใใใใใใใ.ใใใใฎใฎ.ใใใใ.ใใใใชใช.ใ ใ war, battle, match ๆฆใ(ใใใใ): to fight; to battle; to combat; to struggle against; to wage war; to engage in contest<br>ๆฆไบ(ใใใใ): war<br>ไฝๆฆ(ใใใใ): (1) tactics; strategy (2) military or naval operations<br>ๆฆ้(ใใใจใ): battle; fight; combat<br>ๆๆฆ(ใกใใใใ): challenge; defiance<br>ๆฆใ(ใใใใ): battle; fight; struggle; conflict<br>ๅคงๆฆ(ใใใใ): great war; great battle<br>ๆๆฆ(ใฏใใใ): defeat; losing a war<br>ๆฆ็ฝ(ใใใใ): war damage<br>ๆฆ่ก(ใใใใ ใค): tactics<br>ๆฆๅ(ใใใใใ): war potential<br>ไผๆฆ(ใใ ใใใ): truce; armistice<br>ๆฆ(ใใใ): (1) war; battle; campaign; fight (2) troops; forces<br>ๆฆ(ใใ): (1) war; battle (2) match; competition 3 4 78 ๅ: simple; one; single; merely<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62) 13 ๆ 62 4 ใปใใปใปใใฅใใใปใปใใใพใใปใใฎใปใ ๆฐ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic war George W. Bushยดs plans for war were so SIMPLE. To him, its all just a big FIESTA. So thereยดs this fiesta in downtown Compton. Itยดs a simple party, but someone invited people from the wrong gangs and the simple fiesta turns into an all-out turf war. 1929 grade4 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1-250 ็ฆ ใผใณใใปใณ ใใใใใใ.ใ Zen, silent meditation ็ฆ (ใใ): (1) dhyana (profound meditation) (2) Zen (Buddhism) 1 S 1902 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๅ: simple; one; single; merely 13 ็คบ 113 5 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ็ฆช ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Zen Knowing ZENโs emphasis on โnothingness,โ itโs not hard to envision a ZEN ALTAR being quite clean and SIMPLE. "Simple-minded blond girl (see frame 1928) is very good at Zen, which isnยดt surprising since she doesnยดt think much. She has this bad habit of meditating perched on the main temple altar, which infuriates the Zen buddhists. When they get up to her and tell her rudely to step down the altar, she just smiles and teases them : ""Not very zen are you ?"". Who would have thought simple-minded blond girl would teach the Zen buddhists a lesson !" 1930 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅผพ ใใณใใฟใณ ใฒ.ใใ-ใฒ.ใใใฏใ.ใใใใพใใฏใ.ใใใฏใ.ใใใใใ .ใใใฏใ.ใใใฟ bullet, twang, flip, snap ็ๅผพ(ใฐใใ ใ): bomb<br>ๅผพๅ(ใ ใใใใ): elasticity; flexibility<br>ๅผพใ(ใฏใใ): to spring; to bound; to bounce; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively; to treat oneself to; to splurge on<br>ๅผพใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to flip; to snap; to flick (2) to repel (3) to use (an abacus); to calculate (4) to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)<br>ๅผพใ(ใฒใ): to play (piano, guitar) 1 S 853 ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>ๅ: simple; one; single; merely 12 ๅผ 57 3 ใใฟใปใใฟใธใ ๅฝ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bullet Hunting with a bow is too complicated. Iยดm switching to something simpler--using a bullet. The bow was a weapon for simple times, but nowadays it has been replaced by bullets. 1931 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq751-1000 ๆก ใชใฆใใจใฆ ใใใ ใ, ใใ cherry tree ๆก(ใใใ): (1) cherry tree; cherry blossom (2) decoy; fake buyer; shill (3) hired applauder (4) horse meat 1 5 1237 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ ๆซป ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cherry tree I was taking a picture of my girlfriend under the cherry tree during ่ฑ่ฆ, when an owl happened to poop on her at the exact moment the shutter snapped. Itยดs really my favorite picture , just donยดt tell her that. The tree in Japan that represents both wisdom (the owl) and femininity (the woman). This is a sakura (ใใใ), or cherry tree. 1932 grade5 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฃ ใธใฅใฆ ใใใฎใใใ ใใฎ animal, beast ็ฃ(ใใ ใใฎ): beast; brute<br>ๆช็ฃ(ใใใใ ใ): monster 1 S 1714 ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>็ฌ: dog 16 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ ็ธ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic animal The owl looks for its prey in the rice field. It sees so many potential animals to eat but since it only has one mouth, it decides that the tasty looking chihuahua will be its meal for tonight. (adapted from Copycatken,1-9-2006). "I have a strange story for this one but it works. I imagine a owl getting into a rice field which serves as a boxing ring. His opponent is a little chihuahua. The fight starts, the owl takes one punch to the mouth and is out cold. In the chihuahuaยดs corner is that coach from Rocky saying ""Your an ANIMAL!!"". A vivid image of this story works pretty well for me." 1933 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ณ ใใฆใใใฆ ใฎใใใ brain, memory ้ฆ่ณ(ใใ ใฎใ): (1) head; leader; leading spirit (2) important part<br>่ณ(ใฎใ): (1) brain (2) brains; mind<br>้ ญ่ณ(ใใฎใ): head; brains; intellect 2 6 459 ่: meat<br>ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๅถ: villain; evil; bad luck; disaster 11 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ ่ ฆ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic brain The brain is the part of the body that can give you the wisdom of the owl... or the wickedness of the villain. The brain is the part of the body that an owl will use to defeat the villain. 1934 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq251-500 ๆฉ ใใฆ ใชใ.ใใใชใ.ใพใใใชใ.ใพใใใใชใใฟ trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness ๆฉใฟ(ใชใใฟ): trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish; agony; problem<br>ๆฉใ(ใชใใ): to be worried; to be troubled<br>ๆฉใพใ(ใชใใพใ): to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest<br>ๆฉใพใใ(ใชใใพใใ): (1) seductive; carnal; enchanting (2) troubling; difficult; thorny; hard (3) anxious; uneasy 2 S 1084 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๅถ: villain; evil; bad luck; disaster 10 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ ๆฑ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic trouble When I am in trouble, my state of mind is on two sides: 1. The wise part of me (owl) 2. The villain part of me (villain) Think of the devil and the angel on your shoulders in a troubled situation. The owl villain is the one that troubles me most of all the super-villains. Heยดs just so smart... you never know what heยดll do! Definitely enough to put you in a troubled state of mind. 1935 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅณ ใฒใณใใดใณ ใใใ.ใใใใณ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใใคใใ ใใค, ใใฅ, ใใ ใใ, ใจใ stern, strictness, severity, rigidity ๅณ้(ใใใใ ใ): strict; rigour; rigor; severe; firm; strong; secure<br>ๅณๅฏ(ใใใฟใค): strict; close<br>ๅณใใ(ใใณใใ): (1) severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless (2) stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic (3) intense (cold)<br>ๅณใ(ใใใใ): austere; majestic; dignified; stately; awful; impressive 1 6 638 ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๆข: daring; brave; bold 17 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ ๅด ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic stern This represents a stern looking owl, perched up on a cliff. This cliff is quite famous for daring individuals to cliff dive off of, but is any of them daring enough to threaten the owl? The daring mouse gets a stern look after he climbs onto the owlยดs cliff... 1936 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ้ ใต ใใใใใจใ.ใ chain, irons, connection ้้(ใธใใ): closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable<br>ๅฐ้(ใตใใ): (1) blockade (2) freezing (funds)<br>้(ใใใ): chain; chains 1 S 1250 ้: gold<br>ๅฐ: little; small<br>่ฒ: shellfish 18 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic chain The chain on this chainsaw is made of little metal shells. A gold chain with small seashells hanging on it is in fashion these days. 1937 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใญใง ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใ ใใ raise, plan, project, behavior, actions ๆใใ(ใใใ): (1) to raise; to elevate (2) to do up (one's hair) (3) to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.) (4) to land (a boat) (5) to deep-fry (6) to show someone (into a room) (7) (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.) (8) to send someone (away) (9) to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll (10) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.) (11) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice) (12) to earn (something desirable) (13) to praise (14) to give (an example, etc.); to cite (15) to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) (16) to arrest (17) to nominate (18) to give (19) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) (20) to bear (a child) (21) to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) (22) (of the tide) to come in (23) to vomit (24) to do for (the sake of someone else) (25) to complete ... (26) to humbly do ...<br>้ธๆ(ใใใใ): election<br>ไธๆใซ(ใใฃใใใซ): at a stroke; with a single swoop 1 4 257 ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>ๆ: hand 10 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆง ไผๆ Compound Ideographic raise The owl was asked to raise his hand if he needed anything, but he had a wing, not a hand! So he made a tool that looked like a hand which he used when he needed to raise his hand. For raiseing, owl has a tool hand. "What raises mankind above others is the wisdom of an owl, the use of tools, and his hand with an opposable thumb. (compare with reputation (#1939))." 1938 grade4 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ่ช ใจ ใปใพ.ใใใป.ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใปใพใ, ใปใ, ใปใ reputation, praise, honor, glory ๅ่ช(ใใใ): honor; honour; credit; prestige 1 S 1064 ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>่จ: say 13 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ ่ญฝ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic reputation This owlยดs reputation skyrocketed after he created a tool in order to speak human words. "By word of mouth, owl-luring tool (raise (#1938)) gained a reputation of amazingly effective and reliable device." 1939 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใชใงใฆใใฌใ ใใใใ.ใ game-hunting, shooting, game, bag 1 S 1851 ็ฌ: dog<br>้ผ : rat; mouse; dark gray 11 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ ็ต ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic game hunting "[game-hunting; shooting; game; bag] According to unicode.org and wwwjdic, ้ผก and ้ผ (mouse (#2065)) are variants. So, for ้ผก (which Iยดll call rat) I have: an owl, flying in the wind, can easily spot a rat even if itยดs hiding in the cornstalks. Now ็ is easy: wild dogs are having fun by game-hunting rats." The WILD DOGS are GAME HUNTING the OWL who flies like the WIND through the CORN STORKS. 1940 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ณฅ ใใงใฆ ใจใ ใ, ใจ, ใจใฃ bird, chicken ้ณฅ(ใจใ): (1) bird (2) bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry<br>ๅฐ้ณฅ(ใใจใ): (1) small bird; songbird (2) birdie; dickeybird; dickybird<br>้ณฅๅฑ (ใจใใ): torii (Shinto shrine archway)<br>ๆธกใ้ณฅ(ใใใใฉใ): migratory bird; bird of passage 4 2 1043 ็ซ: fire 11 ้ณฅ 196 11 ใจใใปใจใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic bird There is only one bird with such beautiful white tail feathers: the albino peakcock. The BIRD let loose a WHITE ONE from itยดs TAIL FEATHERS...right on my new car! 1941 grade2 JLPT.N4 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Bird kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ณด ใกใค ใช.ใใใช.ใใใช.ใใ ใชใ, ใชใ chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk ๆฒ้ณด(ใฒใใ): shriek; scream<br>ๆ้ณดใ(ใฉใชใ): to shout; to yell<br>ๅ ฑ้ณด(ใใใใใ): resonance; sympathetic (sound); (being in) sympathy<br>้ณดใใ(ใชใใ): to ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; to snort (nose)<br>้ณดใ(ใชใ): to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble<br>้ณดใ(ใชใ): (1) to sing (bird) (2) to bark; to purr; to make sound (animal) 3 2 1279 ๅฃ: mouth<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken 14 ้ณฅ 196 11 ใจใใปใจใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic chirp A chirp is quite simply the sound that comes from the mouth of birds. This kanji is not limited to the chirp of a bird, but stands for the sound of any kind of animal. Picture a very weird bird that can imitate with its mouth (a bird with mouth, heh) the voice of many different animals: Meeow! Woof! Mooo! Cuack!!! (Maybe the bird has Kirby powers and obtains the abilities of the animals it eats). 1942 grade2 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ถด ใซใฏ ใคใ ใใ, ใ, ใ, ใค, ใฅ crane, stork 1 S 1369 ๅฏ: crane (bird)<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken 21 ้ณฅ 196 11 ใจใใปใจใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic crane Do you know how cranes came to be? Well, they used to keep the poor bird cooped all the time. But the crane really wanted to be free, so it would always streatch its head and neck out of the coop trying to be free. "The original version of the ""Ugly Duckling"" was about a crane who grew up in a turkey coop. All the other birds made fun of it for not having a wattle or a snood or fanning its tail..." 1943 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Bird kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ ใฆ ใใใ, ใใใใใ, ใชใใ crow, raven 0 S+ 2042 ้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) crow The bookยดs story is just fine, but I found a kanji dictionary explanation also interesting: As crows are all black, itยดs hard to see where their eyes are (black on black), so a stroke is removed from the part in the pictograph where the eyes would be. A crow is a bird, but not a white one. MEANING: write bird, but skip writing one in white. 1944 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Bird kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฆ ใใงใฆ ใคใ ใใค vine, ivy 1 S+ 2215 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) vine In the jungle there is a flowery vine called hedera rhombea that attracts humming birds by the dozens. They scoot around the flowers sucking up nectar off the vine. "Note : if youยดll remember we already have a primitive for ""ivy"", but it was completely made up from the ""square jewel"" kanji. The kanji here refers to ivy, or vine, and is used in a particular compound for ""Hedera rhombea"", which is a type of ivy native to Japan. This vine here produces a lot of flowers, and attracts many small birds, which is sure to cheer up even the most depressed Japanese gardener." 1945 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ณฉ ใญใฅใฆ ใฏใจ, ใใค.ใใ ใใ pigeon, dove 1 S+ 1637 ไน: nine<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) pigeon Feed one pigeon and nine more birds will be swarming you immediatelyโฆ Imagine some pigeons going to see a baseball game. They would surely be the only birds there! 1946 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ้ถ ใฑใค ใซใใจใใใจใ chicken ้ถ่(ใใใซใ): chicken meat 1 S 1901 ๅฅ: servant; what; why<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken 19 ้ณฅ 196 11 ใจใใปใจใใธใ ้ท ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic chicken There are two types of birds often compared to husbands. Yes there are a few vultures out there, but most husbands are CHICKENS. ้ถ ใใซใใจใใ (n) (domestic) chicken, (P) ้ถ่ ใใใใซใใ (n) chicken meat, (P). The vultureยดs husband is a chicken...heck...who am I to judge their interspecies love? Theyยดre both birds so its cool. 1947 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Bird kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅณถ ใใฆ ใใพ island ๅณถ(ใใพ): (1) island (2) territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf<br>ๅๅณถ(ใฏใใจใ): peninsula<br>ๅๅณถ(ใใฃใจใ): archipelago; chain of islands<br>ๅณถ(ใจใ): (1) Island (2) insula; island; islet 2 3 245 ้ณฅ: bird; chicken<br>ๅฑฑ: mountain 10 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic island This island is the home of the terrible mythical bird Roc. It sits mighty atop the mountain waiting for the next hapless ship to pass by. Birds living on remote mountainous islands have few preditors. Tail feathers arenยดt really needed are they? Evolutionary process at work!... 1948 grade3 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1-250 ๆ ใใณใใใณ ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใพใใใใใ.ใใ warmth ๆใใ(ใใใใใ): warm; mild; genial<br>ๆใพใ(ใใใใพใ): to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm<br>ๆธฉๆ(ใใใ ใ): warmth<br>ๆๆฟ(ใ ใใผใ): heating<br>ๆใ(ใใใใ): warm; mild; genial 2 6 1371 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>็ฐ: lead on to; therefore; then 13 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic warmth Note: Just confirming Heisig has confused these two characters. This is used primarily for weather and climate (and colours). A massive group of migrating ducks is blocking the warmth of the sun as they pass over your house/barbecue/picnic. Their formation is so humongous they block the warmth for a good 10 minutes while they pass over. Mnemonic for the migrating ducks primitive : the migrating ducks stick together like the best of friends, flying together as one (fifth stroke), they are not easy prey for the great eagles / vultures. 1949 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅช ใจใณ ใฒใ beautiful woman, princess 1 S 1735 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>็ฐ: lead on to; therefore; then 12 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic beautiful woman You want to know about a beautiful woman? Thereยดs a woman thatยดs so beautiful, the birds migrate to her instead of the sun! As I saw the most beautiful woman on Earth, a flock of migrating ducks passed by and let their poop fly. That just ruined the moment... 1950 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆด ใจใณ abet, help, save ๆดๅฉ(ใใใใ): assistance; aid; support<br>ๅฟๆด(ใใใใ): aid; assistance; help; reinforcement; rooting; barracking; support; cheering<br>ๆๆด(ใใ ใใใ): relief; rescue; reinforcement 1 S 312 ๆ: hand<br>็ฐ: lead on to; therefore; then 12 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic abet You abet the escape of migrating ducks by pointing them the way. Aiding and abetting: You are accuse of abetting a drug dealer, by smuggling drugs in migrating ducks. Of course, this means you have to stick your fingers in their mouths. 1951 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ็ทฉ ใซใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ ใฒใ slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease ็ทฉๅ(ใใใ): relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation; softening<br>็ทฉใใ(ใใใใ): (1) loose; slack (2) gentle; easy; slow (3) lenient; liberal; lax<br>็ทฉใ(ใใใ): (1) to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope) (2) to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down (3) to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax (4) to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt (5) to decrease (e.g. speed) (6) (of a market price) to go down slightly<br>็ทฉใ(ใใใ): (1) loose (2) lenient; lax (3) gentle (curve, slope, etc.) (4) slow; weak (5) soft; not firm<br>็ทฉใใ(ใใใใ): to loosen; to slow down 1 S 933 ็ณธ: thread<br>็ฐ: lead on to; therefore; then 15 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic slacken [slacken; loosen; relax; lessen; be moderate; ease] The thread in this story is a cable line, something like a power or phone line. The thread was tense with all the migrating ducks perched on it, but got back to being slackened when the entire flock flew away. (darg_sama-modified,2-11-2005). Spiderman is a slacken off. He lays around all day in the park watching migrating ducks... 1952 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฑ ใพใฏใใทใงใฏ ใใใใใคใใใใใ ใใฃใ, ใคใ belong, genus, subordinate official, affiliated ้ๅฑ(ใตใใ): attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed; associated; subordinate; incidental; dependent; auxiliary<br>้ๅฑ(ใใใใ): metal<br>ๆๅฑ(ใใใใ): attached to; belong to; member<br>ๅฑใใ(ใใใใ): to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to<br>ๅฑ(ใใ): genus 1 5 912 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>็ฆน: name of a Chinese emperor 12 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ ๅฑฌ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic belong These bugs BELONG TO an extremist group promoting insect independence. They are parading the FLAG of their group, the Nationalist GNATS, and wearing explosives BELTS for their planned terrorist war. This FLAG BELONGS to the terror group called the GNATS, oftern seen wearing explosive BELTS. My opinion is they all BELONG in jail. 1953 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅฑ ใทใงใฏ ใใใ.ใใใใใฎ.ใ entrust, request, send a message 1 S 1903 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฑ: belong; genus; subordinate official; affiliated 15 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ ๅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic entrust Entrust is to confer trust in someone else. My mouth belongs to you and your secret is safely entrusted with me. If you entrust me with something, my mouth belongs to you. 1954 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅถ ใฐใฆ ใใพ accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind ้ ๅถ่ (ใฏใใใใใ): spouse; wife; husband; partner<br>ๅถ็ถ(ใใใใ): (by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity<br>ๅถๆฐ(ใใใใ): even number<br>ๅถใ (ใใพใใพ): casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance<br>ๅถใซ(ใใพใซ): occasionally; once in a while<br>ๅถ(ใใพ): occasional; rare 3 S 1602 ไบบ: person<br>็ฆบ: long-tailed monkey 11 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic accidentally "Mr. T accidentially stepped on Jiminy Cricket (a brainy insect, with a belt sort of sash to hold his ""conscience"" badge)." Mr. T accidentally steps on Jiminy Cricket. // Primitive: right side: Talking cricket = Jiminy Cricket, a brainy insect with a belt to whip little kids who misbehave. 1955 gradeS JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใฐใฆ ใ.ใ interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with ๅพ ้(ใใใใ): treatment; reception<br>ๅข้(ใใใใใ): environment; circumstances 1 S 1343 ็ฆบ: long-tailed monkey<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 12 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic interview On the road to my interview I accidentally bump into Jiminy Cricket who gives me some good advice. I was finally able to score an interview with the wisest being around: Jiminy Cricket. However, his schedule is really packed, so they had to squeeze me in while his tour bus rode between gigs. In fact, it was really short---after a few miles I was kicked out of the bus and stranded in the middle of the interstate. But man, it was worth it! 1956 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ใฐ ใใ.ใ foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid ๆ็ด(ใใก): (1) idle complaint; grumble (2) moha (ignorance, folly)<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): foolish; stupid 1 S 1551 ็ฆบ: long-tailed monkey<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 13 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic foolish Donยดt be foolish! says Jiminy Cricket as he lashes you with his belt. Follow logic, like me, not your heart. "I simply imagine Jiminy Cricket jumping all over the place, like a mad man, yelling ""yeeeeehaaaaa!"". Maybe he just fell in love? Mnemonic - ""Jiminy Cricket has a foolish heart""." 1957 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใฐใฆ ใใฟ corner, nook ้ (ใใฟ): (1) corner; nook; recess (2) downstage right (on a noh stage) 2 S 1601 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>็ฆบ: long-tailed monkey 12 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic corner If you behave badly at THE PINNACLE, JIMINY CRICKET will send you to sit in the corner. Oh how the pious fall from their lofty pinnacles! Jiminy Cricket now deals drugs on the street corner. 1958 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Shape.Size kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใฎใฃใฏใใฒใญ ใใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked ้(ใใใ): (1) reverse; opposite (2) converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)<br>้่ปข(ใใใใฆใ): (sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)<br>้ใใ(ใใใใ): to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy<br>้็ซใก(ใใใ ใก): handstand; headstand<br>ๅ้(ใใใฃใใ): hiccough; hiccup<br>็้(ใพใใ): by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!<br>้ๆง(ใใใใพ): inversion; upside down 2 5 683 ๅฑฎ: left hand; old grass radical (no. 45)<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 9 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic inverted Thereยดs a road thatยดs been inverted- itยดs gone from horizontal to directly vertical! The only beast that could possibly climb it is a mountain goat of course. This reminds me of a cartoon I saw once, perhaps it was with Donald Duck. he is startled and furious when he chases this mountain billygoat further and further up the mountain road, untill the angle is so steep that he finds himself inverted. And falls down, while the goat stands solidly placed inverted and laughs a goaty laughter as Donald plumments and makes that typical Donald shaped cartoon crater at the bottom. 1959 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq501-750 ๅก ใฝ ใงใ model, molding 1 S ๆ: conjunction (astronomy); first day of month<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 13 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic model This guy is such a gifted sculptor. He can model a MOUNTAIN GOAT and a MOON with just SOIL mold. "A legend says that if you model a mountain goat (with tail and everything) from dirt and leave to the light of the moon on the first day of the month (#2846), the dirt will became flesh. (blackstockc)." 1960 gradeS JLPT.N1 ๅฒก ใณใฆ ใใ mount, hill, knoll 0 S 463 ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅฑฑ: mountain 8 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic Mount White mount , Fuji mount , olympus mount whatever ....The choice is yours but wherever you go they sell those snowglobe souvenir : under a GLASS HOOD you can see the mount with a MOUTAIN GOAT standing on top of it .... So kitsch you just canยดt forget it . "This has the same meaning as ไธ, so my ""Mount"" is a hill with mountain goats on it under a glass canopy. Itยดs obviously an effort by the locals to add some Mount atmosphere to their hill. As a primitive, it has the meaning ""sturdy"" (really), which Heisig has not used for some reason, but I will. The glass canopy must be pretty sturdy to keep the goats inside (bulletproof glass, Iยดm sure)." 1961 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq251-500 ้ผ ใณใฆ ใฏใใญ steel ้้ผ(ใฆใฃใใ): iron and steel 1 6 1246 ้: gold<br>ๅฒก: mount; hill; knoll 16 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic steel Mount Fuji is completely made up of a metal known as steel. Ancient shamans predicted a time when there would be Mounts made of metal. The steel skyscrapers of todayโฆ 1962 grade6 JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ถฑ ใณใฆ ใคใช hawser, class (genus), rope, cord, cable ๆจช็ถฑ(ใใใฅใช): yokozuna (sumo grand champion)<br>็ถฑ(ใคใช): (1) rope (2) sumo grand champion's braided belt 1 S 1053 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฒก: mount; hill; knoll 14 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hawser A sturdy thread is equally obviously hawser (heavy rope). (see previous frame). Spiderman saves Japan from floating away by tying Mt. Fuji to mainland Asia using a hawser made of web. 1963 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใดใฆ ใใ, ใใ, ใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใคใ, ใคใใ, ใฒใ, ใพใ, ใใ sturdy, strength 1 S 1576 ๅฒก: mount; hill; knoll<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 10 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic sturdy Mount everest is very sturdy, you can hit it all day with a saber and it wont even wobble. Anything sturdy in Japan is associated with Mount Fuji. Perhaps this is because itยดs symmetry is believed to make it rather sturdy itself, unlike all those crooked mountains that are around and tend to fall apart (think rock slides, avalanches, etc.). Here we see Sturdy-brand sabers with Mount Fuji engraved on the blade. 1964 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ผถ ใซใณ ใใพ ใต, ใน tin can, container ็ผถ่ฉฐใ(ใใใฅใ): packing (in cans); canning; canned goods; tin can<br>็ผถ(ใใ): can; tin<br>่ฌ็ผถ(ใใใ): kettle 1 S 1543 ็ผถ: can, jar radical (no. 121) 6 ็ผถ 121 6 ใปใจใใปใปใจใใธใ ็ฝ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tin can Horses kept in the mountains have a unique savory taste. At least so the text on this tin can would have us believe, which contains 100% authentic mountain horse. The starving horse, stranded on the mountain, is forced to eat a tasty tin can. 1965 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ถ ใใฆ ใ, ใใ pottery, porcelain ้ถๅจ(ใจใใ): porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics; crockery<br>้ฌฑ้ถใใ(ใใฃใจใใใ): (1) gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing (2) heavy (weather); cloudy (3) irritating; troublesome 1 S 1680 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>็ผถ: tin can; container; jar radical (no. 121) 11 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pottery Pottery is used for food preservation, the pinnacle of which today is food bound up in tin cans. This chinese man was making the best china pottery in all of ... China. For some reason he insisted on working at the top of a pinnacle, away from the distractions of the world. He kept in touch with the local people, and took orders, through bound tin cans (tin cans bound with rope, the children's version of the telephone). 1966 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆบ ใจใฆ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใถใใใ.ใใถใใใใ.ใ swing, shake, sway, rock, tremble, vibrate ๅๆบ(ใฉใใใ): (1) shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation (2) disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken<br>ๆบใใ(ใใใ): to swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble<br>ๆบใใถใ(ใใใถใ): to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing<br>ๆบใใ(ใใใ): to shake; to sway 1 S 1079 ๆ: hand<br>ไ: a vase; a pitcher; earthenware 12 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic swing Primitive: A condor is like a vulture but twice the size and lives in mountainous regions (+1 Elphalpo). Story: I swing my fingers back and forth, trying to fend off the attacking condor. For the condor primitive: A condor is like a vulture, but twice as big and it lives near mountains (a suitable place for such a majestic bird). For swing: Iยดm sitting on a swing when a condor comes by and picks up the whole swing set with its big finger-like claws and now Iยดm swinging in mid-air. Weeeeeeeee!!!!! 1967 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฌก ใจใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ noh chanting ๆฐ่ฌก(ใฟใใใ): folk song; popular song<br>็ซฅ่ฌก(ใฉใใใ): children's song; nursery rhyme<br>ๆญ่ฌก(ใใใ): song; ballad 1 S 1580 ่จ: say<br>ไ: a vase; a pitcher; earthenware 16 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ ่ฌ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Noh chanting "Noh chanting?!? I meant ""NO CHANTING!"" Now all you, just shut up! Not another word! Donยดt you know that chanting can provoke attacks from the local condor? So, no chanting, and especially no Noh chanting." Picture guy dressed in a condor mask up on stage during Noh performance chanting some words nobody understands. 1968 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฐฑ ใทใฅใฆใใธใฅ ใค.ใใใค.ใใ ใใ, ใชใ concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per ๅฐฑไปป(ใใ ใใซใ): inauguration; assumption of office<br>ๅฐฑ่ท(ใใ ใใใใ): finding employment; inauguration<br>ๅฐฑๆฅญ(ใใ ใใใใ): employment; starting work<br>ๅฐฑใใฆ(ใคใใฆ): about; concerning; as to; regarding<br>ๅฐฑใ(ใคใ): (1) to ascend (the throne); to accede (2) to take (seat, position, course, etc.); to assume (3) to start (on a journey); to commence; to depart (4) to study (under teacher); to be an apprentice 1 6 624 ไบฌ: capital; 10**16<br>ๅฐค: reasonable; just; natural; superb; outstanding; plausible 12 ๅฐข 43 3 ใพใใใใปใ ใใฎใพใใใใปใใใปใใใซใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic concerning In the capital they have been having hearings concerning bioethics and bioengineering they call as their first witness a chihuahua with one human leg. Ahem...CONCERNING your recent science fair project, it was a CAPITAL idea, but the CHIHUAHUA with a HUMAN LEG is freaking out the other contestants! 1969 grade6 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๆ ใณใณ ใญใใ.ใ sociable, kind, courteous, hospitable, cordial 1 S 1135 ่ฑธ: snake; legless insect; badger or clawed dog radical (no. 153)<br>่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 17 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sociable "The skunk here is Pepe LePew of Looney Tunes fame. Heยดs a very sociable skunk, as far as skunks go, but instead of having a ""heart of gold"" he has a heart of silver (since he always finishes second in the game of love)." "The skunk here is Pepe LePew of Looney Tunes fame. Heยดs a very sociable skunk, as far as skunks go, but instead of having a ""heart of gold"" he has a heart of silver." 1970 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅขพ ใณใณ ground-breaking, open up farmland 1 S ่ฑธ: snake; legless insect; badger or clawed dog radical (no. 153)<br>่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 16 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic groundbreaking It was the groundbreaking of the new farm, but there was an uninvited guest to the ceremony. It was a famous skunk, the one with the familiar silver stripe. The feet of the crowd rushing from the ceremony site churned up the soil very nicely. The ceremony was ruined but the groundbreaking was a great success. I got sprayed by a skunk, so no one is helping me with the groundbreaking of my farm. On a positive note, I found silver laying all over the soil. Mine all mine! 1971 gradeS JLPT.N1 ๅ ใกใณ ใพใฌใ.ใใใใพใฌใ.ใใ ใ excuse, dismissal ๅ ่จฑ(ใใใใ): license; permit; licence; certificate<br>ๅ ็จ(ใใใใ): tax exemption; duty exemption<br>ๅ ้ค(ใใใใ): exemption; exoneration; discharge<br>ๅพกๅ (ใใใ): your pardon; declining (something); dismissal; permission<br>ใๅ ใใ ใใ(ใใใใใ ใใ): (1) may I come in? (2) please forgive me; I'm sorry<br>ๅ ใใ(ใพใฌใใใ): to escape from; to be rescued from; to avoid; to evade; to avert; to elude; to be exempted; to be relieved from pain; to get rid of<br>ๅพกๅ ใชใใ(ใใใใชใใ): I beg your pardon; excuse me 1 S 1080 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 8 ๅฟ 10 2 ใซใใซใใใปใฒใจใใ ๅ ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic excuse "Obviously this is the rabbit from Alice, excusing himself and rushing away on his legs, as he has a binding day schedule. This is at the same time an image, with bound=ears, day=head and legs are just legs. The image is used in rabbit (#2093)." What is the rabbitยดs excuse for being such a jerk? Well he was bound up for a whole day while being stepped on by peoples human legs in some make-up labratory. Yeah I think I can excuse him after knowing that. 1972 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ธ ใคใ ใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใฏใ.ใใ ใใฃ, ใฏใ, ใธใ deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge ้ธใใ(ใใใ): to stray (turn) from subject; to get lost; to go astray<br>้ธใใ(ใใใ): to turn away; to avert 1 S 1524 ๅ : excuse; dismissal<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 11 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ ้ธ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic elude Word play to differentiate elude/evade: elude ~= e-lewd. Alice is following Mr. Rabbit on the road. Mr. Rabbit flashes her in a lewd way and disappears, completely eluding her. Even though the white rabbit was late, he eluded the wrath of the the Queen of Hearts because Alice was coming up the road. 1973 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฉ ใใณ nightfall, night ๆฉ(ใฐใ): (1) evening (2) counter for nights<br>ๆฉๅนด(ใฐใใญใ): (one's) last years<br>ๆฏๆฉ(ใพใใฐใ): every night<br>ไปๆฉ(ใใใฐใ): tonight; this evening<br>ไปๆฉใฏ(ใใใฐใใฏ): good evening<br>ๆฉๅพก้ฃฏ(ใฐใใใฏใ): dinner; evening meal 3 6 1424 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅ : excuse; dismissal 12 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ ๆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic nightfall At nightfall the sun excuses itself and goes to sleep. This is EASY!!! Japanese people see a RABBIT ON THE MOON (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_rabbit ) and so nightfall is when the sun leaves to make way for the rabbit. 1974 grade6 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Time kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใใณ ใคใจ.ใใ ใฒใ, ใใค exertion ๅๅผท(ในใใใใ): (1) study (2) diligence (3) discount; reduction<br>ๅคๅ(ใใในใ): diligent; industrious 4 3 1066 ๅ : excuse; dismissal<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 10 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ ๅ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic exertion When RABBITS hop around, they EXERT tremendous force using their MUSCULAR legs. The energizer bunny's exertion of power keeps going and going... 1975 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฑก ใทใงใฆใใพใฆ ใใใฉ.ใ ใใ elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times) ๅฏพ่ฑก(ใใใใใ): target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)<br>ๅฐ่ฑก(ใใใใใ): impression<br>็พ่ฑก(ใใใใใ): phenomenon<br>ๆฐ่ฑก(ใใใใ): (1) weather; climate (2) disposition; temperament<br>่ฑกๅพด(ใใใใกใใ): symbol<br>ๆฝ่ฑก(ใกใ ใใใใ): abstract<br>่ฑก(ใใ): elephant 2 4 394 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>่ฑ: pig; hog; pig radical (no. 152) 12 ่ฑ 152 7 ใใฎใใปใใฎใใธใใปใถใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic elephant An elephant has huge ears, like a rabbit, and a big, fat body, like a sow. "An animal with huge ears like a rabbit, and a body fat like a pig... ยกAn ELEPHANT! For the ""phenomenon"" connotation you could use Dumbo, or Joseph Merrick (the ""elephant man"")" 1976 grade4 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq251-500 ๅ ใพใฆ ใใ statue, picture, image, figure, portrait ๆ ๅ(ใใใใ): reflection; image; picture (e.g. on a television); shot; clip<br>ๆณๅ(ใใใใ): imagination; guess<br>ไปๅ(ใถใคใใ): statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image<br>ๅ(ใใ): statue; image; figure; picture; portrait<br>็พๅ(ใใใใ): developing (film) 2 5 856 ไบบ: person<br>่ฑก: elephant; pattern after; imitate; image; shape; sign (of the times) 14 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic statue Statues of people are made the same size as statues of elephants. One of the most famous statues is of course the Statue of Liberty, which is known for the first thing a person sees when coming into New York. However, did you know that the first thing a person used to see (between the years of 1885 to 1896) was actually a huge elephant statue on Coney Island? It's true too... ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island - search Coney Island Elephant). 1977 grade5 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ฆฌ ใ ใใพใใใพ-ใใพ ใ, ใฐใ, ใ, ใ horse ้ฆฌ(ใใพ): (1) horse (2) promoted bishop (shogi)<br>็ซถ้ฆฌ(ใใใฐ): horse racing<br>้ฆฌ้นฟ(ใฐใ): (1) fool; idiot (2) trivial matter; folly; absurdity (3) foolish; stupid; dull; absurd; ridiculous (4) surf clam<br>้ฆฌ้นฟใใใ(ใฐใใใใ): absurd<br>้ฆฌ้นฟ้ฆฌ้นฟใใ(ใฐใใฐใใใ): absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine; foolish 3 2 639 ็ซ: fire 10 ้ฆฌ 187 10 ใใพใปใใพใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic horse "Turkey with the drops at the top removed and tail feathers added (this matches stroke order and there are the tail feathers already, why not have the whole bird). If you take the two drops of ้น as wings, then horses are like turkeys, but have no wings and have more prominent tail ""feathers"". Both are actually supposed to be pictographs, though." "The top part is half a comb (see frame 1920) with an extra vertical stroke to account for a sturdier version used to comb a horse mane. As a primitive I used the theme of the Trojan Horse. Not the modern computer viruses, but the large wooden horse which led to the demise of Troy and of the Trojans. Either its size (much greater than a live horse), or the fact that it conceals things into its belly, will set it appart from the horse primitive that came in frame 568 (""noon"")." 1978 grade2 JLPT.N3 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq501-750 ้ง ใฏ ใใพ pony, horse, colt 1 S 1452 ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ๅฅ: phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; counter for haiku 15 ้ฆฌ 187 10 ใใพใปใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pony The new My Little Ponies show is all about magic horses who utter cute catch phrases. "A particular My Little Pony has a string that when you pull it, it repeats the same dumb phrase like ""I love you""." 1979 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้จ ใฑใณใใฒใณ ใใใใใใใใใใ.ใใใใใ verification, effect, testing ็ต้จ(ใใใใ): experience<br>่ฉฆ้จ(ใใใ): examination; test; study; trial; experiment<br>ๅฎ้จ(ใใฃใใ): experiment<br>ๅ้จ(ใใ ใใ): taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)<br>ไฝ้จ(ใใใใ): personal experience 4 4 410 ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ๅ: all 18 ้ฆฌ 187 10 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ้ฉ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic verification We just verification that there are indeed no soldiers in the belly of this trojan horse. Weยดre just gonna stab it in the belly with this awl to check. The verification proves the horse is real by poking it with an ice pick. 1980 grade4 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ้จ ใญ equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians 1 S 1696 ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ๅฅ: strange; strangeness; curiosity 18 ้ฆฌ 187 10 ใใพใปใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic equestrian Equestrian events are where you get horses to do strange things. If the equestrian team used trojan horses, it would be really strange. 1981 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ง ใใฅใฆ stop-over, reside in, resident ้ง่ปๅ ด(ใกใ ใใใใใใ): parking lot; parking place<br>้ง่ป(ใกใ ใใใ): parking (e.g. car) 2 S 955 ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ไธป: lord; chief; master; main thing; principal 15 ้ฆฌ 187 10 ใใพใปใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic parking In the olden days you had to park your horse next to a candlestick, a primitive parking meter that you start by lighting a fire and tracks the time by burning down. In the olden days parking lots used to have reserved spaces for where the lord (of the set of houses, shops, whatever) could park his team of horses. nowadays itยดs pretty much the same...reserved parking in front for the big bossesยด cars.... 1982 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq751-1000 ้ง ใฏ ใ.ใใใใ.ใ drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel ้งใใ(ใใใ): (1) to run (race, esp. horse); to dash (2) to gallop (one's horse); to canter (3) to advance (against one's enemy)<br>้งใ่ถณ(ใใใใ): (1) running fast; double time (2) cantering (3) doing things in a hurry<br>้งใใฃใ(ใใใฃใ): (foot) race; sprint 1 S 1033 ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ๅบ: ward; district 14 ้ฆฌ 187 10 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ้ฉ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic drive You have to be craaazzzzyy to drive a buggy led by a team of horses through a ward of Tokyo! You use teams of horses to drive you and your carriage around the ward. 1983 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ง ใจใญ station ้ง (ใใ): station 5 3 724 ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ๅฐบ: shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule 14 ้ฆฌ 187 10 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ้ฉ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic station Anyone living in Japan knows that train stations play little melodies when the train is about to arrive. In Ye Olden Days, when horses and carriages were used for transport, the carriage driver would play a little melody on his shakuhachi to let the passengers know the carriage was arriving at the next station. A homeless horse playing the flute at the station to make a dime. 1984 grade3 JLPT.N5 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq501-750 ้จ ใฝใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใใใใ.ใใใ boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite ้จใ(ใใใ): uproar; disturbance<br>้จ้ณ(ใใใใ): noise<br>้จๅ(ใใใฉใ): strife; riot; rebellion; turmoil<br>้จใ(ใใใ): (1) to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy (2) to rustle; to swoosh (3) to make merry (4) to clamor; to clamour; to make a fuss; to kick up a fuss (5) to lose one's cool; to panic; to act flustered (6) to feel tense; to be uneasy; to be excited<br>็ฉ้จ(ใถใฃใใ): dangerous; disturbed; insecure<br>้จใ ใใ(ใใใใใใ): noisy; boisterous<br>้จใใใ(ใใใใใ): (1) noisy; boisterous (2) turbulent (era, etc.); troubled 1 S 1069 ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper 18 ้ฆฌ 187 10 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ้จท ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic boisterous Or more precisely: the team of horses are getting boisterous because one of them got bitten in the crotch by a horse fly. The kanji also means to roar, make up noise, to kick up a fuss and to make merry. Perhaps it is exactly the etymology behind this kanji. The hidden Greeks inside the Trojan Horse are getting boisterous as one of them is bitten in the crotch by a nasty insect. If they donยดt shut up, the Trojans will hear them... 1985 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ง ใใใฟ burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse ็ก้ง(ใใ ): futility; uselessness; pointlessness<br>็ก้ง้ฃใ(ใใ ใฅใใ): wasting ... on (e.g. money); squandering; waste; frittering away<br>้ง็ฎ(ใ ใ): (1) no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken (2) hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless (3) cannot; must not; not allowed<br>ไธ้ง(ใใ): (1) geta; Japanese wooden clogs (2) turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character<br>้งไฝ(ใ ใใ): poor work; rubbish 1 S 1500 ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ๅคช: plump; thick; big around 14 ้ฆฌ 187 10 ใใพใปใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic burdensome If a passenger is too plump and heavy, its too burdensome for the horse. If your horses get so plump to be good for nothing they just become burdensome. 1986 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ฉ ใญใงใฆ ใใฉใ.ใใใใฉใ.ใใ wonder, be surprised, frightened, amazed ้ฉใ(ใใฉใใ): surprise; astonishment; wonder<br>้ฉใใ(ใใฉใใใ): to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir<br>้ฉ็ฐ(ใใใใ): wonder; miracle<br>ๅ้ฉ(ใณใฃใใ): (1) to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished (2) surprise (e.g. surprise party)<br>้ฉใ(ใใฉใใ): to be surprised; to be astonished 1 S 1141 ๆฌ: awe; respect; honor; revere<br>้ฆฌ: horse 22 ้ฆฌ 187 10 ใใพใปใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wonder You stand in AWE at the 8th WONDER of the world, a huge TROJAN HORSE. "This is another word for surprise. ้ฉใ๏ผใใฉใใ= surprise. The Trojans stood in awe of the magnificent Trojan Horse that they thought was a gift. But imagine their surprise (wonder) when a bunch of Greeks came rushing out of it! (To further cement the connection between the primitives, if needed: Itยดs a wonder that the Trojans managed to speak keigo ๆฌ่ช even then, saying ""ใใใใใใกใๆฎบใใชใใงใใ ใใ!!ใ้กใ่ดใใพใ!!"")." 1987 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฏค ใใฏ ใใค.ใ fervent, kind, cordial, serious, deliberate 1 S 1942 ็ซน: bamboo<br>้ฆฌ: horse 16 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic fervent A fervent horse doesnt need to be whipped with a bamboo stick during a race, it will go fast by itself. A fervent history otaku rebuild the the Trojan Horse. But since he was Japanese, he used bamboo instead of normal wood. 1988 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้จฐ ใใฆ ใใ.ใใใฎใผ.ใ inflation, advancing, going ๆฒธ้จฐ(ใตใฃใจใ): boiling; seething 1 S 1420 ๆ: majestic plural; imperial we<br>้ฆฌ: horse 20 ้ฆฌ 187 10 ใใพใปใใพใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic inflation Flesh+quarter=McDonaldยดs quarter pounder. Due to inflation, McDonaldยดs has had to start making quarter pounders out of horse meat. Every quarter moon, the cost of a trojan horse rises one quarter by inflation. 1989 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ ใณ ใจใ ใใ tiger, drunkard ่(ใใฉ): (1) tiger (Panthera tigris) (2) drunk person 1 S 1653 ่: tiger spots; mottled; tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 8 ่ 141 6 ใจใใปใจใใใใใปใจใใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic tiger Magic wand + first two strokes of pelt (็ฎ) + diced + human legs. A wizard who turns people he doesnยดt like into newts with his magic wand goes for variety - he has always wanted a tiger pelt - but things go awry when the tiger promptly dices and eats him, leaving only a pair of legs. (a fitting end for a wicked wizard). "Tigger, the tiger, (from Pooh stories) is happy to have found a magic wand. Using it he can bounce up to a the top of a cliff, seven times as high as some human legs could bounce. Tigger thinks ""Its great to be a tiger!" 1990 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใชใงใใญ ใจใใใใจใใ captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy ๆ่(ใปใใ): prisoner (of war) 1 S 1678 ่: tiger spots; mottled; tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)<br>็ท: male 13 ่ 141 6 ใจใใปใจใใใใใปใจใใใใใ ่ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic captive Captive men are thrown to the tigers. I think you can imagine something else is done to captive women... "Tip: To avoid confusing keyword captive with captured (#1018) note that captive contains ""ti"" for tiger." 1991 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใ ใฏใ skin, body, grain, texture, disposition ็ฎ่(ใฒใต): skin 2 S 1679 ่: tiger spots; mottled; tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)<br>่: stomach; paunch; crop; craw 15 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic skin Ending up in a tigerยดs stomach is not good for your skin, as itยดs full of stomach acids. "They say, ""there's more than one way to skin a cat"", but if you try to skin a tiger you might end up in its stomach." 1992 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Body_General kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใญใงใใณ ใใช.ใใใใใค.ใ void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth ่ฌ่(ใใใใ): modesty; humility<br>่ใ(ใใคใ): blank; cavity; hollow; empty (space) 1 S 1454 ่: tiger spots; mottled; tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) 11 ่ 141 6 ใจใใปใจใใใใใปใจใใใใใ ่ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic void In Japanese folklore there is no hell, but there is the void. There, a row of tigers waits in the blackness to devour those souls who have failed in their spiritual life. Warning to Sigfreid and Roy: Your entertainment contract will be null and void unless you can make all the tigers stand in a row. 1993 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฏ ใฎใใฒ ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ frolic, play, sport ๆฏๆฒ(ใใใใ): play; drama<br>ๆชๆฏ(ใใใใ): (1) mischief; prank; trick; practical joke (2) pastime; hobby (3) playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with (4) lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape<br>ๅทซๅฑฑๆฏใ(ใตใใใ): to romp; to gambol; to frolic; to joke; to make fun of; to flirt; to mess around; to screw around; to josh 1 S 1880 ่: void; emptiness; unpreparedness; crack; fissure; untruth<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62) 15 ๆ 62 4 ใปใใปใปใใฅใใใปใปใใใพใใปใใฎใปใ ๆฒ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic frolic This is a story about the end of the universe. The universe is turning into a featureless void. Thereยดs nothing we can do about it except for throw a fiesta and frolic a little bit before itยดs all over. Sigfreid and Royยดs contract having been voided, the tiger is free to frolic about at the fiesta. 1994 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ ใฐ ใใใใใใใใฑใ.ใใใฏใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใใ.ใใใใใพ.ใใใฎใ.ใใใใฎ.ใใ ใใ, ใใก, ใใ fear, uneasiness, anxiety, concern, expectation, consideration 1 S ่: tiger spots; mottled; tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)<br>ๅ: give; do something for 13 ่ 141 6 ใจใใปใจใใใใใปใจใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic uneasiness I feel a sense of uneasiness about giving this HUGE tiger a steak. My dear friend, a Bengali merchant, gave me a tiger as a birthday present. I felt uneasiness, knowing that Iยดll have to reject it. Or was it horror? 1995 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion ๆ ฎ ใชใง ใใใใฑใ.ใใใใใใฑใ.ใ ใ prudence, thought, concern, consider, deliberate, fear ้ ๆ ฎ(ใฏใใใ): consideration; concern; forethought<br>่ๆ ฎ(ใใใใ): consideration; taking into account<br>้ ๆ ฎ(ใใใใ): diffidence; restraint; reserve; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness<br>ใ้ ๆ ฎใใ ใใ(ใใใใใใใ ใใ): please refrain from ~ (e.g. smoking, etc.) 1 S 916 ่: tiger spots; mottled; tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)<br>ๆ: think 15 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic prudence "Real meaning: ""to ponder"". You have to think with prudence (ponder carefully) about approaching a tiger, as is evident from ่." You have to think with prudence about approaching a tiger. If not, it will eat your brains and heart. Thanks raulir. 1996 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq751-1000 ๅ ใฒใญ drama, play ๅๅ ด(ใใใใใ): theatre; theater; playhouse<br>ๅ(ใใ): (1) drama; play (2) powerful drug<br>ๆผๅ(ใใใใ): drama; theatre; theater; play<br>ๆฒๅ(ใฒใใ): tragedy; disaster<br>ๅๅ(ใใใ): comedy; funny show<br>ๅๅฃ(ใใใ ใ): troupe; theatrical company 2 6 662 ่: tiger spots; mottled; tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)<br>่ฑ: pig; hog; pig radical (no. 152)<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 15 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic drama There would be a lot of drama if a tiger tried to eat a sow but then the sow attacked it with a saber. A great Indian drama acted out every year is how a poor Bengali boy fended off the tigers from his pigs using only a sabre. 1997 grade6 JLPT.N2 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq501-750 ่ ใฎใฃใฏ ใใใ.ใใ tyrannize, oppress 1 S 1464 ่: tiger spots; mottled; tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141) 9 ่ 141 6 ใจใใปใจใใใใใปใจใใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic tyrannize Here we see the evil tyrannizing tiger. What is on his chest? A giant E, for EVIL, of course. "The ""E"" shape actually means claws here, and the real etymology is a tiger tyrannizing other animals with its claws (the etymologies actually make sense once in a blue moon!). I think of the claws here as two hooks, representing the front paws. (stroke order of that part: ไบ๏ผlast of ็ด)." 1998 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ้นฟ ใญใฏ ใใใใ ใใ deer ้ฆฌ้นฟ(ใฐใ): (1) fool; idiot (2) trivial matter; folly; absurdity (3) foolish; stupid; dull; absurd; ridiculous (4) surf clam<br>้ฆฌ้นฟใใใ(ใฐใใใใ): absurd<br>้ฆฌ้นฟ้ฆฌ้นฟใใ(ใฐใใฐใใใ): absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine; foolish 1 S 957 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๆฏ: compare; race; ratio; Philipines 11 ้นฟ 198 11 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic deer Bambi wanders into a cave and sees a side order of salad and 2 spoons...but whatยดs the main course? Santaยดs reindeer, Rudolf, opens a nightclub in a cave. Itยดs popular with all the deer and reindeer in the world. The cave speciality is a salad w/ dressing on the side. There is no other deer club that can compare. How many other deer nightclubs are there? 1999 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq751-1000 ่ฆ ใปใณ ใใ.ใใ ใใ recommend, mat, advise, encourage, offer ๆจ่ฆ(ใใใใ): recommendation; referral; endorsement<br>่ฆใใ(ใใใใ): to recommend; to advise; to encourage; to offer (wine) 1 S 1082 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>็ซ: fire 16 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic recommend "Customer in restaurant asks you (waiter) what you recommend: ""I recommend ze deer or ze 'eadless chicken. And I recommend you garnish it wiz some flowers."" (let last six strokes = headless chicken)." It is recommended that deers stick to eating flowers. If they try to eat birds, they may end up choking on them, like this one here. Note that the head (็ฝ) is gone and the visible part of the body which is normally written with a stroke of the head must by necessity be drawn with a stroke of the tail. 2000 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆ ถ ใฑใค ใใใ.ใณ ใ, ใใใ, ใ, ใฟใก, ใ, ใใ, ใใ jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy 1 S 1300 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) 15 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic jubilation "The hunter experienced jubilation when the deer with melancholy walked up to him and said, ""just shoot me, whats the point in running. Everyone dies someday...""" Bambi was melancholy at the death of his mother, but is now in jubilation as heยดs made friends with thumper. 2001 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq1001-1500 ้บ ใฌใค ใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใ ใพ, ใใ, ใ lovely, companion ๅฅ้บ(ใใใ): (1) pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair (2) clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat (3) completely; entirely 1 S 1758 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>้นฟ: deer 19 ้นฟ 198 11 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic lovely "The anthropologist made an exact deer painting from the cave ceiling on the ceiling of his house. Too bad theyยดre both mediocre. All his wife could say was, ""How...lovely.""." Lovely bambi.... pictographe : just take a look at those innocent open eyes (part 1 itยดs not more far fetched than seeing mediocre in it) with thin eyebrows what a lovely deer ...(part 2). 2002 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ ใฆใฆ ใใพ bear 1 S 1105 ่ฝ: ability; talent; skill; capacity<br>็ซ: fire 14 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic bear Most donยดt know it, but bears have the ability to walk on fire. Theyยดre invincible creatures! "Note : I donยดt know why James Heisig put ""bear"" ahead of ""ability"" (next frame), but I sugget to skip this, learn the next kanji (""ability"") then go back here and use ability as a primitive." 2003 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq1001-1500 ่ฝ ใใฆ ใ.ใ ใใ, ใฎ, ใฎใ, ใใ ability, talent, skill, capacity ๅฏ่ฝ(ใใฎใ): possible; practicable; feasible<br>ๆฉ่ฝ(ใใฎใ): function; facility; faculty; feature<br>่ฝๅ(ใฎใใใใ): ability; faculty<br>่ธ่ฝ(ใใใฎใ): public entertainment; accomplishments; attainments<br>่ฝ(ใฎใ): (1) talent; gift; function (2) noh (theatre)<br>ๆพๅฐ่ฝ(ใปใใใใฎใ): radioactivity<br>ๆ่ฝ(ใใใฎใ): talent; ability<br>ๆง่ฝ(ใใใฎใ): ability; performance; efficiency<br>ๆ่ฝ(ใใฎใ): technical skill; ability; capacity<br>ไธ่ฝ(ใฐใใฎใ): (1) all-purpose; utility (2) almighty; omnipotent<br>ๆฌ่ฝ(ใปใใฎใ): instinct<br>่ฝ็(ใฎใใใค): (1) efficiency (2) moment (i.e. magnetic moment)<br>็ฅ่ฝ(ใกใฎใ): intelligence; brains<br>ๆ่ฝ(ใใใฎใ): able; capable; efficient; skill<br>็ก่ฝ(ใใฎใ): inefficiency; incompetence 3 5 273 ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)<br>ๆ: month; moon<br>ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)<br>ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) 10 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic ability This man may have the dis-ability of no flesh below the elbows, but he can eat with 2 spoons, on in each foot. "Kid from the Oracleยดs place in the Matrix (whose head is shining like the moon) is holding a a spoon and making it bend using his special ability. When Neo asks to learn this ability the child replies, "" Remember the truth Neo, there is no spoon."" Neo Proceeds to the kitchen pondering these words of wisdom. The Child smiles mischeviously and pulls a second spoon hidden up his sleeve in the crook of his elbow. ""Thatยดs right Neo,"" the child laughs, ""there is no spoon...there are two spoons!""." 2004 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ๆ ใฟใค ใใ.ใจ attitude, condition, figure, appearance, voice (of verbs) ้ๆ (ใใ ใใใ): seriously ill; serious condition; critical state<br>็ถๆ (ใใใใใ): current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state<br>ไบๆ (ใใใ): situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances<br>ๅฎๆ (ใใฃใใ): true state; actual condition; reality<br>ๆ ๅบฆ(ใใใฉ): attitude; manner; behaviour<br>ๆ ๅข(ใใใใ): attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness<br>ๅฝขๆ (ใใใใ): form; shape; figure<br>ๆ ใจ(ใใใจ): on purpose<br>ๆ ใ (ใใใใ): expressly; specially; doing something especially rather than incidentally 1 5 353 ่ฝ: ability; talent; skill; capacity<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 14 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic attitude This guy has an attitude problem โ lots of ability, but his heartยดs not in it. Having a good attitude means believing in your heart that you have the ability to do anything - like memorizing more than 2000 kanji, for example. 2005 grade5 JLPT.N1 kanjifreq251-500 ๅฏ ใคใณ ใจใ ใจใ, ใฎใถ sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, 3rd zodiac sign 1 S+ 1975 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็ฑ: wherefore; a reason<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) (none) sign of the tiger "I don't know why but when I read sign of the tiger I get the ""eye of the tiger song"" stuck in my head. So I see rocky training in his house. Hes hitting the ceiling (no punching bag) eating brussel sprouts to keep in good health and running with only the animal legs his dog." "The sign of the tiger is that heยดs eaten all of the yellow (#1750) salad in the house." 2006 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆผ ใจใณ performance, act, play, render, stage ๆผ่ชฌ(ใใใใค): speech; address<br>ๅ ฌๆผ(ใใใใ): (1) public performance (2) sumo exhibition in a foreign country<br>่ฌๆผ(ใใใใ): lecture; address; speech<br>ๆผๅบ(ใใใใ ใค): production (e.g. play); direction<br>ๅบๆผ(ใใ ใคใใ): (1) performance; stage appearance (2) to act (in a play)<br>ๆผๅฅ(ใใใใ): musical performance<br>ๆผๅ(ใใใใ): drama; theatre; theater; play<br>ๆผๆ(ใใใ): acting; performance<br>ๆผ็ฟ(ใใใใ ใ): (1) practice; practise (2) exercises; manoeuvres; maneuvers (3) seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum<br>ไธปๆผ(ใใ ใใ): starring; playing the leading part<br>ไธๆผ(ใใใใใ): performance (e.g. music, theatre, opera); staging<br>ๆผใใ(ใใใใ): to perform; to play<br>ๆผใใ(ใใใใ): to perform (a play); to play (a part); to act (a part); to commit (a blunder) 3 5 267 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฏ : sign of the tiger; 3-5AM; third sign of Chinese zodiac 14 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic performance Studies have shown that Rocky's PERFORMANCE increases if he downs WATER mixed with gatorade while in a match. "I remember seeing advertisements growing up with the sign of the tiger saying to ""Put a tiger in your tank"", meaning that it would increase the performance of the drops of gasoline you put in." 2007 grade5 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq251-500 ่พฐ ใทใณ ใใค ใจใ, ใฎใถ, ใฎใถใ sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, 5th zodiac sign 1 S+ 1600 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27) (none) sign of the dragon I'm going with the Mortal Kombat Symbol, as it's the closest thing to a sign of the dragon I know. In that game, there's a place called the pit to which you can throw your opponent on round two, but only with a hairpin punch. "The kid said ""I donยดt believe you! Dragons donยดt exist!"" so we made a little surprise for him: we pinned a huge dragon (it was just a sign really) on a nearby cliff. ""Whoaaa! Dragon!"" the kid said. ""But why wonยดt it move?"" ""I tell you why, cause itยดs pinned there with two hairpins"" I thought to myself." 2008 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่พฑ ใธใงใฏ ใฏใใใ.ใใ embarrass, humiliate, shame ไพฎ่พฑ(ใถใใใ): insult; contempt; slight 1 S 1769 ่พฐ: sign of the dragon; 7-9AM; fifth sign of Chinese zodiac; shin dragon radical (no. 161)<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 10 ่พฐ 161 7 ใใใฎใใค (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic embarrass If you get too close to a fire-breathing dragon, your skin can turn red from the burn. When someone is embarrassed, it's as though they have this sign of the dragon stuck to their face. "The sign of the dragon falls off the cliff, to our great embarassment (see sign of the dragon (#2008)) We should have glued it there!" 2009 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใทใณ ใตใ.ใใใตใ.ใใ quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver ๅฐ้(ใใใ): earthquake<br>้ใใ(ใตใใใ): to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver<br>้ใใใ(ใตใใใใ): to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate 2 S 893 ้จ: rain<br>่พฐ: sign of the dragon; 7-9AM; fifth sign of Chinese zodiac; shin dragon radical (no. 161) 15 ้จ 173 8 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic quake An earthquake is a sign that a dragon is awakening after a heavy rain... It is angry for having been woken up and it makes the earth thunder and quake above it. Instant mythology: When heavy rains disturb a dragon hiding under the earth, an earthquake may result. 2010 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq751-1000 ๆฏ ใทใณ ใต.ใใใถ.ใใใต.ใใ-ใถ.ใใใต.ใใ ใตใ shake, wave, wag, swing ไน ใๆฏใ(ใฒใใใถใ): a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)<br>ๆฏ่(ใใใใ): promotion; encouragement<br>ไธๆฏ(ใตใใ): dullness; depression; slump; stagnation<br>ๆฏๅ(ใใใฉใ): oscillation; vibration<br>ๆฏใ(ใตใ): (1) swing; shake; wave; swinging (2) appearance; behaviour (3) pretence (pretense); show (4) lacking a reservation or introduction (at a restaurant, etc.) (5) postures (of a dance) (6) unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment (7) counter for swords, blades, etc.<br>ๆฏใ่ฟใ(ใตใใใใ): to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back<br>ๆฏใๅบใ(ใตใใ ใ): (1) shaking out (2) throw (of dice); toss (3) drawing; issuing; draft; draught (4) starting point; beginning; outset (5) infusion<br>่บซๆฏใ(ใฟใถใ): gesture; gesticulation; motion<br>ๆฏใ(ใตใ): (1) to wave; to shake; to swing (2) to sprinkle; to throw (dice) (3) to cast (actor); to allocate (work) (4) to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump (5) to abandon; to give up; to ruin (6) to add kana indicating a reading of a word (7) to slightly change headings; to change directions (8) to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct (9) to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine) (10) to bring up the main topic (11) to replace; to substitute (12) to set up a joke for somebody else<br>ๆฏใ่ใ(ใตใใพใ): (1) to behave; to conduct oneself (2) to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)<br>ๆฏใ(ใถใ): (1) style; manner (2) after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year)<br>ๆฏใไปฎๅ(ใตใใใช): furigana (kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation)<br>ๆฏใๅใ(ใตใใใ): to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder 1 S 614 ๆ: hand<br>่พฐ: sign of the dragon; 7-9AM; fifth sign of Chinese zodiac; shin dragon radical (no. 161) 10 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic shake Your mother shakes herfinger violently - no, no, no - no Mortal Kombat today! If you're talking to someone and notice that theirfingers are starting to shake, it's often a sign of the dragon being behind you where the other person can see him coming. 2011 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq501-750 ๅจ ใทใณ with child, pregnancy ๅฆๅจ (ใซใใใ): conception; pregnancy 1 S 1623 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>่พฐ: sign of the dragon; 7-9AM; fifth sign of Chinese zodiac; shin dragon radical (no. 161) 10 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic with child A woman who is with child can't be sacrificed to the dragon; virgins only need apply. "The woman hides the dragon from poachers under her shirt, pretending she's with child. ""Seen any sign of the dragon?"" ask the poachers. ""Nope, haven't seen him,"" replies the woman." 2012 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใทใณ ใใกใณใ lips ๅ(ใใกใณใ): lips 1 S 1992 ่พฐ: sign of the dragon; 7-9AM; fifth sign of Chinese zodiac; shin dragon radical (no. 161)<br>ๅฃ: mouth 10 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lips Sign of the Dragon + Mouth: Lips need chapstick during the wintertime so they don't look like the sign of the dragon who kissed you on the mouth. As I approached her lips, I began to sense the sign of the dragon breath coming from her mouth, and I almost fainted. 2013 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq1501-2000 ่พฒ ใใฆ ใช, ใฎ, ใฟ agriculture, farmers ่พฒๆฅญ(ใฎใใใใ): agriculture<br>่พฒๅฎถ(ใฎใใ): farmer; farm family<br>่พฒๆ(ใฎใใใ): (1) agricultural community; farm village (2) rural<br>่พฒๆฐ(ใฎใใฟใ): farmers; peasants<br>่พฒๅฐ(ใฎใใก): agricultural land<br>่พฒๅ ด(ใฎใใใใ): farm (agriculture)<br>่พฒ่(ใฎใใใ): farming; agriculture<br>่พฒ่ฌ(ใฎใใใ): agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical<br>่พฒ็ฃ็ฉ(ใฎใใใใถใค): agricultural produce<br>้ ช่พฒ(ใใใฎใ): dairy (farm) 2 3 385 ๆฒ: bend; music; melody; composition; pleasure; injustice; fault; curve; crooked; perverse; lean<br>่พฐ: sign of the dragon; 7-9AM; fifth sign of Chinese zodiac; shin dragon radical (no. 161) 13 ่พฐ 161 7 ใใใฎใใค (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic agriculture Imagine if you could bend a dragon to your will. Helpful in war, yes, but also a boon for agriculture. The dragon could use its sharp claws to plough the ground, and use its firey breath to clear the land. But first you'd have to bend the dragon to your will -- not an easy task. It's a good agricultural sign when, as the farmer is bending down, he discovers some plants arranged in the sign of the dragon. It means the weather and earth will be supportive of the crops. 2014 grade3 JLPT.N2 kanjifreq251-500 ๆฟ ใใฆ ใ.ใ ใฎ concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted "ๆฟๅบฆ(ใฎใใฉ): (1) concentration; thickness; density (2) cardinality<br>ๆฟใ(ใใ): (1) deep (colour); dark (2) strong (flavour, smell, etc.) (3) thick (consistency); dense (4) strong (possibility, etc.) (5) thick (i.e. ""as thick as thieves""); close; deep (love, etc.)" 2 S 1200 ๆฐด: water<br>่พฒ: agriculture; farmers 16 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic concentrated The agriculture of Florida is concentrated on making concentrated orange juice. Just add water! Imagine a can of FCOJ, dumping it into a pitcher and adding water. Concentrated water is going to revolutionize the agriculture! Just add water... oh wait... 2015 gradeS JLPT.N2 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq1001-1500 ้ ใฝใฆ ใใ.ใ escort, send ๆพ้(ใปใใใ): broadcast; broadcasting<br>่ผธ้(ใใใ): transport; transportation<br>้ใ(ใใใ): (1) to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch (2) to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person) (3) to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury (4) to spend (time); to live one's life (5) to pass (down the line) (6) to affix okurigana<br>่ฆ้ใ(ใฟใใใ): seeing one off; farewell; escort<br>่ฆ้ใ(ใฟใใใ): (1) to see off (e.g. to the station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to farewell (2) to see out; to send off (3) to let pass; to wait and see; to continue (e.g. in legal contexts) (4) to let a pitch go by (baseball); to watch a batted ball go into the stands<br>้้(ใใใใ): transport; freight; shipping<br>้้(ใใใใ): remittance; sending money<br>้ต้(ใใใใ): mailing<br>้ๆ(ใใใใใ): postage; carriage<br>้ๅฅ(ใใในใค): farewell; send-off<br>้ใไปฎๅ(ใใใใใช): kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word (may inflect); declensional kana ending<br>ๅ้(ใใใใ): forwarding 4 3 311 ๅคฉ: heavens; sky; imperial<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 9 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic send off The St Bernard with devilish animal horns must be non other than Cerberus, guard dog of the netherworld. In this frame Cerberus is seen along the road to hell, escorting those who have been sent off to join Hades in his realm. The woolly mammoth got quite a send off before he wandered up that road never to be seen alive again. 2016 grade3 JLPT.N4 kanjifreq251-500 ้ข ใซใณ ใใใ-ใใใใใ.ใใใใใใใใใใใฌใ connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning ้ขไฟ(ใใใใ): (1) relation; relationship; connection (2) participation; involvement; concern (3) influence; effect (4) sexual relations; sexual relationship (5) related to ...; connected to ...<br>้ขๅฟ(ใใใใ): concern; interest<br>้ข้ฃ(ใใใใ): relation; connection; relevance<br>ๆฉ้ข(ใใใ): (1) engine (2) agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body (3) system; facility; facilities<br>้ข็จ(ใใใใ): tariff (import tax); duty; customs<br>็้ข(ใใใใ): entranceway; entry hall; vestibule; foyer; entryway; mud room<br>็จ้ข(ใใใใ): customs house<br>ๆฉ้ข่ป(ใใใใใ): locomotive; engine<br>ใซใ้ขใใใ(ใซใใใใใใ): in spite of; nevertheless<br>้ข่ฅฟ(ใใใใ): Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)<br>้ขไธ(ใใใ): participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in<br>ไบค้ๆฉ้ข(ใใใคใใใใ): transportation facilities<br>้ขใใ(ใใใใ): to concern; to be related<br>้ขๆฑ(ใใใจใ): Kantou (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo) 3 4 70 ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>ๅ ณ: frontier pass; close; relation 14 ้ 169 8 ใใใปใใใใพใใปใใฉใใพใ ้ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic connection At the airport, the woolly mammoth was too big. When he tried to go through his flight's gate he got stuck and missed his connecting flight. The wooly mammoth Smashes the gates down restoring the connection between the glacier and the low lands. 2017 grade4 JLPT.N3 kanjifreq1-250 ๅฒ ใทใงใฆ ใ.ใใ-ใใ ใ, ใใ blossom, bloom ๅฒใ(ใใ): to bloom 2 S 1534 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ ณ: frontier pass; close; relation 9 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic blossom The mouth of the wooly mammoth was so big and furry that plants would actually grow and blossom there. From the mouth of the hell hound blossoms, not flowers, but evil spawns of DOOOOOOM. 2018 gradeS JLPT.N2 kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ฌผ ใญ ใใซใใใซ- ghost, devil "้ฌผ(ใใซ): (1) ogre; demon (2) spirit of a deceased person (3) ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.) (4) it (i.e. in a game of tag) (5) Chinese ""ghost"" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) (6) very; extremely; super-" 1 S 1557 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅฟ: legs radical (no. 10)<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) 10 ้ฌผ 194 10 ใใซใปใใซใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic ghost "้ฌผ(ใใซ) is not a ghost. An ogre or a troll would be a more fitting translation. Such a thing has but a drop of brains and uses its legs and elbows as deadly weapons (a concept which should be familiar from the license (#765) to kill). I'll use ""ogre"" for this." A ghost, or oni, wandering slowly on its human legs, searching for brains to eat. What looks like an elbow here is actually a pictoral representation of the forked tail protruding out of its rear. 2019 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใทใฅใฆ ใฟใซใ.ใใใใ ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking ้ใ(ใฟใซใใ): (1) ugly; unattractive (2) unsightly; unseemly 1 S 2074 ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>้ฌผ: ghost; devil 17 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic ugly The ugly oni canยดt get a date so he drinks sake by himself at the bar. Drinking too much whisky can make you as ugly as an oni. 2020 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ญ ใณใณ ใใพใใใใใพ soul, spirit ้ญ(ใใพใใ): soul; spirit<br>้ญ(ใใ): Yang energy; spirit 1 S 1748 ไบ: say<br>้ฌผ: ghost; devil 14 ้ฌผ 194 10 ใใซใปใใซใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic soul When you die, your SOUL either goes to the RISING CLOUDS (heaven) or to the ONI (hell, the devil). When we die, our soul rises up in a ghostlike rising cloud of mist up to heaven (we hope) (Adapted from darg_sama,28-10-2005). 2021 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ญ ใ witch, demon, evil spirit ๆช้ญ(ใใใพ): devil; demon; fiend; Satan; evil spirit<br>้ช้ญ(ใใใพ): hindrance; intrusion<br>่ชค้ญๅใ(ใใพใใ): (1) to deceive; to falsify; to misrepresent; to cheat; to swindle; to tamper; to juggle; to manipulate (2) to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties) (3) to varnish over; to gloss over<br>ใ้ช้ญใใพใ(ใใใใพใใพใ): (1) excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you (2) greeting used on going to someone's home 1 S 1514 ้บป: hemp; flax<br>้ฌผ: ghost; devil 21 ้ฌผ 194 10 ใใซใปใใซใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic witch This modern version of the witch lives in some hippie community. She smokes a lot of hemp, and spends the day talking to ghosts, which not surprisingly appears only to her. The witch sold me some hemp that made me see ghosts donยดt do drugs. 2022 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ญ ใ fascination, charm, bewitch ้ญ ๅ(ใฟใใใ): charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal 1 S 1206 ้ฌผ: ghost; devil<br>ๆช: un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; sign of the ram; 1-3PM; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac 15 ้ฌผ 194 10 ใใซใปใใซใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic fascination Ghosts have not yet left the world, they must still have a deep fascination with their past life on Earth. "Here the ""Ghostbusters"" founder talks about his fascination for ghosts (picture Dan Arkroyd in the movie if that helps). He says he has a fascination for ghosts ever since he saw one as a teenager. Since then heยดs been scouring all of the world, trying to capture them on tape, on video... A journalist asks ""When will it end ? Arenยดt you tired of chasing ghosts ?"" ""Oh no, not yet ! Not until I become a ghost myself anyway !""." 2023 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅก ใซใคใใฑ ใใใพใใใคใกใใ clod, lump, chink, clot, mass ๅก(ใใใพใ): lump; mass; bundle; clump; clod; cluster 1 S 1800 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>้ฌผ: ghost; devil 13 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic clod Without any weapons, our only defense was to throw clods of dirt at the advancing oni horde. (Adapted from dingomick because zombie was used as a primitive for drag+rag). All too often I find myself vaccuming clods of dirt with my Dirt Devil. 2024 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ฅฒ ใทใฅใฆ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใญ ใใ attack, advance on, succeed to ่ฅฒใ(ใใใ): (1) to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down (2) to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.) (3) to make a sudden visit<br>่ฅฒๆ(ใใ ใใใ): attack; charge; raid 1 S 1130 ้พ: dragon; imperial<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing 22 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic attack "The top 16 strokes are the chinese radical for ""dragon"". Joining up both meanings of the radical we can name the top part of this kanji ""imperial dragon"". Two-headed snakes do exist as biological curiosities, and they look a bit like a slingshot (with the heads splitting at a junction). Our imperial dragon here, the pet of a Chinese emperor, is a rare ""three-headed slingshot-snake"" kept in a vase and fed with meat. When the emperor attacked neighbours, his army wore the imperial dragon garment." "You attack an old dragon ้พ and take his clothes. REF: dragon [old] (#2981)." 2025 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1001-1500 ๅ ใซใฏ ใใฉ.ใ menacing, dignity, majesty, threaten 1 S 2141 ๅฃ: mouth<br>่ตซ: suddenly; brighten; illuminate; light up 17 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic upbraid To upbraid someone, you criticize them in a menacing way. In other words, you jaw at them with your MOUTH until both sides of their face turn RED (hence the double-red). "Tip: Heisig later names ่ตซ ""red + red"" as incandescent (#2908). Story: ""So the boss upbraided you, huh?"". ""Yep, his mouth was incandescent." 2026 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ใใณ majestic plural, imperial we 1 S ่: meat<br>ๅคฉ: heavens; sky; imperial 10 ๆ 74 4 ใคใใปใคใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic majestic plural "The queen is not happy. ""We (majestic plural) are not amused that the hunger for the flesh of the wooly mammoth has caused it's extinction. Poor Charles is particularly upset." "The king says ""Only We are allowed to partake of the flesh of the golden calf.""." 2027 gradeS JLPT.N1 ้ฐ ใใณ atmosphere, fog ้ฐๅฒๆฐ(ใตใใใ): atmosphere (e.g. musical); mood; ambience; ambiance 1 S 1341 ้จ: rain<br>ๅ: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100 12 ้จ 173 8 ใใใปใใใใใใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic atmosphere The part of the sky that is responsible for weather and rain is known as the atmosphere. It only occupies part of the sky though. (This is atmosphere as in ambiance, mood). Rain is only part of the atmosphere for a romantic porch date. Food, music, and candles are the rest. 2028 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ็ฎ ใซใใณ counters for things ็ฎๆ(ใใใ): passage; place; point; part<br>็ฎๆกๆธใ(ใใใใใใ): itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation 1 S ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅบ: harden; set; clot; curdle 14 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic item Dragon Quest - You find a hardened bamboo stick, perfect for a weapon, but you canยดt pick it up because your items are full. "Youยดve entered in a chinese shop where apparently the only item in sale is old, dusty, hardened bamboo (for construction for example). It looks like these items have been there forever. Asking the clerk if anything else is available, he doesnยดt understand and instead asks - ""Two items? Three items?"" (the kanji is a counter for items) - thinking you want to buy something." 2029 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Counting_Counters ้ฌ ใฌใณ ใญ.ใ tempering, refine, drill, train, polish 1 S 2221 ้: gold<br>ๆฑ: east 16 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ ้ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tempering In the East, especially Japan ...there are masters of tempering metal to great strength....on the Spring of Trivia show in Japan I saw how a Japanese sword ...actually split flying bullets...all because of special Eastern tempering techniques. Tempering should be done with the metal facing east. (If not, the metal may pick up the earthยดs magnetic field). 2030 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ต ใธใฅใณ abide by, follow, obey, learn 1 S ๅฐ: revered; valuable; precious; noble; exalted<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 15 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic abide by You must abide by the revered rules of the road! No devilยดs brew and stay glued to your lane in the road! Even the most revered person must still abide by the rules of the road -- no exceptions are granted to anyone. 2031 gradeS JLPT.N1 ็ฝท ใ ใพใ.ใ-ใใ.ใใ quit, stop, leave, withdraw, go 1 S 2104 ็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>่ฝ: ability; talent; skill; capacity 15 ็ฝ 122 6 ใใฟใปใใฟใใใใปใใฟใใปใใใใปใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic quit Hey, screw you! Donยดt you look down on me! I have the ability to quit anytime I want! My eye doesnยดt seem to have the ability to quit staring at her... 2032 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฑฏ ใใณ ใใใ barracks, police station, camp ๅฑฏ(ใใณ): ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg) 1 S 1980 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅฑฎ: left hand; old grass radical (no. 45) 4 ๅฑฎ 45 3 ใใใฎใใปใใฐใใปใฆใค (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic barracks The game characters from Worms sleep in their barracks at night. Earthworm jim sleeps in a barracks because he is a soldier... apparently. 2033 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq1501-2000 ไธ ใทใงใใฝใใทใงใฆ ใ.ใค ใใ, ใใค moreover, also, furthermore ไธใค(ใใค): yet; moreover; and 1 S ๆ: month; moon<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) 5 ไธ 1 1 ใใก (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic moreover Moreover is a literary term to shelve what you had just been talking about, to come back to it later. "Same as darg_sama. Play on words. I imagine visiting someone who has an impressive collection of medals and trophies (chess champion, for example). After spending an hour showing you all the trophies in the glass shelf, you think ""Whew! Itยดs over."" ... but the person says ""... and wait, thereยดs ""moreover"" !"", pointing at more trophies lined atop the glass shelf." 2034 gradeS JLPT.N1 ่ป ใฝใฆ ใ seaweed, duckweed ่ปๆปใ(ใใใ): (1) to struggle; to wriggle; to squirm; to writhe (2) to be impatient 1 S 2124 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆพก: wash 19 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic seaweed Goods + wood = paper. You know how nori, ie: seaweed, comes in sheets for putting in your ramen or for your sushi? Well that's because it's water paper! Seaweed is also a sea flower of sorts, so it all just works out. Let wooden goods = furniture. Then: Walking along the sea shore you see some washed-up furniture with water (waves) splashing against it. From a distance it looks like flowers are growing out the top, but as you get closer you see it is in fact seaweed. 2035 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ท ใฌใค ใใใ.ใใใใใน slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower 1 S 2009 ๅฃซ: gentleman; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33)<br>็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>้ถ: extend; give; cast; slave radical (no. 171) 16 ้ถ 171 8 ใใใปใใใฅใใใปใใใฅใใใปใใใฎใคใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic slave In an attempt to free them from being slaves to their desires, the samurai stands behind the altar likening a clear mind to a sieve that lets only the purest thoughts through. "Careful: retainer (#848). Think of slave in the virtual sense (a slave to your passions). The samurai is standing on the altar lecturing about goodwill (see goodwill (#1097)). He notices the boredom of most of the crowd. However some audience members are attentive about the message of goodwill. The samurai views his sermon as a sieve of character: those of good character pass through and see the merit; those of poor character - slaves to their passions - are blocked from understanding." 2036 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_People_Role.Status kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ ใฆ ใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใ healing, cure, quench (thirst), wreak 1 S 1667 ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>ๆ: be superior; heal; more and more; increasingly; finally; beyond doubt 18 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic healing "(Think rpg!) We were in dire need of healing. Our party was fighting the cavemen, but we didn't fare too well. It was more like a butcher's meeting than a fight... just as they were about to pierce my heart, luckily a priest came along and used his healing spell in the nick of time (#2433)." "Note: meeting of butchers + heart are later combined into ๆ in the nick of time (#2433). Story: For healing to take place, you must catch the sickness in the nick of time." 2037 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq1501-2000 ไธน ใฟใณ ใซ ใ, ใใฟ, ใพใใจ rust-colored, red, read lead, pills 1 S 1402 ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 4 ไธถ 3 1 ใฆใใปใกใใผใปใกใ ใปใกใ ใฆใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic cinnabar How about a rusty cinnabar colored dilapidated boat, found abandoned somewhere. The smoke-stack and the keel have fallen off... Rusty old boat with the bottom and top missing. 2038 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1001-1500 ๆฝ ใปใญ ใใใ-ใใ ใใ lagoon 1 S 1204 ๆฐด: water<br>่: a shoe; the sole of a shoe; magpie 15 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lagoon Right part: mortar bound up over oven fire, comprising boiling cauldron. Lagoon is a shallow pond, thus easily warmed by sun, large-scale equivalent of a boiling cauldron. I stapled both sides of some tail feathers to a waterfall towering over the lagoon to give it a more tropical feelโฆ 2039 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ไธ ใใ ใฒใ 1 S+ 2305 ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) (none) sign of the cow Pictograph of a stanchion, which includes two vertical posts to restrain cows so they can be milked, with a horizontal stroke showing the number of cows per stanchion: one. A stanchion is a great symbol for the SIGN OF THE COW, since modern, domesticated cows are often stanchioned in barns. 77 cows behind a fence. 2040 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฏ ใใฆ ใ ใใใ, ใใใ, ใ sign of the hare, 5-7AM, 4th zodiac sign, rabbit, east 1 S+ 2400 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) (none) sign of the hare You know how missing childrensยด pictures often appear on milk cartons? Well here we have a missing hare. His concerned family is having his picture printed on the backs of receipts and even on stamps. So far, however, there has been no SIGN OF THE HARE. rabbit ears. 2041 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅทณ ใท ใฟ sign of the snake, 9-11AM, 6th zodiac sign, serpent 1 S+ 2142 ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent (none) sign of the snake The ๅทณnd! Thanks all. The snake likes stealing pieces from mosaics, so if you notice your mosaic has a piece missing, thatโs a sign of the snake. 2042 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆญค ใท ใใ, ใใฎ, ใใ this, current, next, coming, last, past ๅฝผๆนๆญคๆน(ใใกใใใกใ): (1) here and there (2) to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up<br>ๆญคๆน(ใใกใ): (1) this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction (2) here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is) (3) this one (something physically close to the speaker) (4) I; me; we; us (5) this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)<br>ๆญคใใใ(ใใใใ): after this<br>ๆญคๅฆ(ใใ): (1) here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place (2) these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker) (3) these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...<br>ๆญคใฎ(ใใฎ): this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)<br>ๅฝผๆญค(ใใใใ): (1) one thing or another; this and that; this or that (2) just on; nearly; roughly; almost; round about<br>ๆญคใ(ใใ): (1) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) (2) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group) (3) now (4) here (5) I (me) (6) certainly<br>ๆญค้(ใใชใใ ): the other day; lately; recently 0 S+ 2078 ๆญข: stop; halt<br>ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) (none) this here """I'm not going to use 'this here' as a primitive because it's too vague. But 'stop and sit down', usually tied to a tour guide explaining scenery works for me.//Stop and sit down to have a look at this here.""" """A wildlife explorer, let's call him Steve Irwin, the sadly passed away wildlife expert, is tracking down an animal in a forest. He finds a footprint, and gets out a spoon to taste it. He scrapes the spoon over the floor and tries it. """"Now, this here is a crocodile footprint"""" he announces.""" 2043 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆด ใตใค ใใฐ brush, firewood 0 S+ 1638 ๆญค: this; current; next; coming; last; past<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) brushwood """(From mantixen's) I'll stop and sit down on this here tree, which happens to be brushwood. Now I have to brush wood off my butt.""" """I'll stop and sit down on this here tree, which happens to be brushwood.""" 2044 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ ฆ ใตใค ใจใใง fort, stronghold, entrenchments 0 S+ 2304 ๆญค: this; current; next; coming; last; past<br>็ณ: stone (none) fort """Stop and sit down to listen to the tour guide's story. """"These stones down there used to be a fort, but the enemy came and tore the place down. It has never been rebuild"""".""" """(Grammar and story adjustment from astridtops story) You STOP AND SIT DOWN to listen to the tour guides story. """"These STONES are remnants of what used to be a fort long ago, but the enemy came and tore the place down. It has never been rebuilt"""".""" 2045 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ไบ ใต ใก.ใจ, ใก.ใฃใจ, ใใใใ a little bit, sometimes ไบใจใ(ใกใฃใจใ): not at all (neg. verb)<br>ไบไบ(ใใ): something small or petty; trifle 0 S+ ๆญค: this; current; next; coming; last; past<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) (none) whit Those two tourists from my tour group don't have a whit of common sense. They never stop and sit down when the tour guide tells them to! I am at my whit's end with these two. They never just stop and sit down. Kids are nerve racking. 2046 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ซญ ใท ใฒใ, ใใกใฒใ beard, mustache ้ซญ(ใฒใ): (1) moustache; beard; whiskers (2) extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal 0 S+ ้ซ: hair hanging long; mane; long hair radical (no.190)<br>ๆญค: this; current; next; coming; last; past (none) beard """""""Please stop and sit down to look to the painting up there"""", the tour guide says. """"We don't know exactly who is on the painting, but from the shape of the hair and the distinctive beard, we think they meant to depict President Lincoln."""".""" """A beard is hair that, instead of wanting it SHAPED like your friends, you grow it LONG so that you can STOP, SIT DOWN and scratch it thoughtful while considering this here and that there.""" 2047 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck ShouldSuspend ็ ใช ใใ glassy, lapis lazuli 1 S ็: jewel; ball<br>ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅถ: villain; evil; bad luck; disaster<br>็ฆธ: rump; footprint radical (no. 114) 15 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic crystal "Michael Jackson is the king of pop, wearing his crystal rhinestone glove (see detach (#1492)." "In my story for detatch detach (#1492), the left side primitive was junkie. The top-hatted villian of society with a belt around their elbow. Here, the junkie is getting a fix of crystal meth: the jewel in the crown of todayยดs drugs." 2048 gradeS JLPT.N1 ็ฆฝ ใญใณ ใจใ, ใจใใ bird, captive, capture 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅถ: villain; evil; bad luck; disaster<br>็ฆธ: rump; footprint radical (no. 114) (none) fowl """Being a Terrorist on the FBI most wanted list, Bin Laden must constantly move from place to place and is never quite certain where is going to sleep. Sometimes he can count on a loyal supporter to let him stay in a spare room, but when traveling to more remote parts of Arabia, he is sometimes forced to sleep under an umbrella with the fowl. (which consequently, makes him smell rather foul).""" Michael Jackson stands under an umbrella feeding some fowl on his ranch. 2049 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆช ใญใณ pear, apple 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็ฆฝ: bird; captive; capture (none) apple """A flying fowl smashes into a tree and all the apples drop off. """"Eureka!"""" shouts Newton, who happens to be watching.""" Michael Jackson stands under an umbrella in case an apple falls way off the tree like he did. 2050 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใฌใณ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ pity, have mercy, sympathise, compassion 0 S+ ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>่: dancing radical (no. 136) (none) sympathize with Tom Cruise - American with sunglasses (thanks synewave). I can't sympathize with Tom Cruise's state of mind regarding scientology. """After the Bush years, you can sympathize with the state of mind of Americans for wearing sunglasses when traveling abroad. Heck, I tell people I'm Canadian.""" 2051 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใชใณ phosphorus ็ๅฏธ(ใใใ): (1) match (contest) (2) match (to light fire with) (3) to match with; to go well with 0 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>่: dancing radical (no. 136) (none) phosphorus """Tom Cruise's shoes caught on fire, because he was using phosphorous to shine them.""" """The shoeshiner always starts by cleaning the shoes first with phosphorus. This is a bit risky, though, and he sets himself on fire (picture him running around in flames).""" 2052 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้บ 1 S+ ้นฟ: deer<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>่: dancing radical (no. 136) (none) camelopard """As a scientologist, A DEER to TOM CRUISE, is not just a deer. It is actually a descendent of a camelopard that was sent by extraterrestrials.""" """You saw a camelopard!? Bullshit! Next your going to tell me that you saw a deer getting a shoeshine. (Actually I saw a camelopard getting a shoeshine, but now that you mention it, his body did look like a deer...).""" 2053 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ้ฑ ใใใ, ใใ, ใใใ 0 S+ 2494 ้ญ: fish<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>่: dancing radical (no. 136) (none) scaled """Little known fact: Tom Cruise turns into a merman at night, scaled like a fish and everything. Weird.""" """A scaled fish goes to a shoeshine place to get his scales shined up to impress the lady fish. (Shoeshines will shine up any type of scaled creature, including but not limited to fish and dragons).""" 2054 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฅ ใจใณ ใใ.ใ, ใใกใพใก ใใพ cover 0 S+ 2047 ๅคง: large; big<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) encompassing """The DACHSHUND is so long he can stretch himself around the circumference of the earth, encompassing the whole globe. (It might help to think of the dachshund as the slinky dog from Toy Story.).""" """Can't work with the Heisig primitive of Dachshund, as the all encompassing big eel is obviously the mythical Norse Midgard Snake.""" 2055 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅบต ใขใณ ใใใ, ใใ ใ, ใ, ใใปใ hermitage, retreat 0 S+ 2119 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅฅ: cover; suffocate; obstruct (none) hermitage """The hermit's home, his hermitage, is a simple CAVE where he lives with his pet DACHSHUND.""" """At the famous Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg, they have a cave below the museum with a big sculpture of the Midgard Snake.""" 2056 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฉ ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅฅ: cover; suffocate; obstruct (none) shrouded """When your fingers completely encompass something, it is shrouded from view.""" """Apparently there is a cult worshipping the Midgard Snake, which is shrouded in mystery. Members have to cut off one of their fingers to join up.""" 2057 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไฟบ ใจใณ ใใใใใ I, myself ไฟบ(ใใ): I; me (rough or arrogant-sounding first-person pronoun, formerly also used by women) 0 S 1946 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฅ: cover; suffocate; obstruct 10 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic myself I did it all by myself! Mr T stands there proud as holding a moray eel in his hand. Heยดs brought down terrorist organisations, drug syndicates, but gets all worked up when catching a fish... what a guy. "As astridtops mentions, this is ""Ore"". In Japanese r = l, so could write it ""Ole"". So picture a bullfight with person as the matador and a dachshund replacing the bull. The crowd keep shouting ""Ole! (Ore)""." 2058 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_People_General kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใใใ.ใใ 0 S+ ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅ : license; sincerity; permit<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) (none) make amends """Data accidentally bumps into a legal prostitute, causing her to fall on her ass. To make amends, he invites her to a romantic dinner.""" """I used to beat up random licenced walkers of the street, but I've had some nagging guilt at the back of my state of mind for months now. So I've decided to make amends by throwing small change at them while driving down the road.""" 2059 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้งฟ ใทใฅใณ ใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใจใ, ใฏใใ, ใฏใใ a good horse, speed, a fast person 1 S+ 1817 ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ๅ : license; sincerity; permit<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) (none) steed """This should be obvious, owners of prize race horse (STEEDS) are paid to have their STEED mate with another (hopefully to produce a prize winning foal). Yep, the STEEDS are glorified HORSE HOOKERS.""" """Trojan horse, legal prostitute: The guy told the legal prostitute that he is like a steed in the bed and that she should do it for free. However, afterward - being severely disappointed- she considered him more like a Trojan horse.""" 2060 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅณป ใทใฅใณ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใกใ, ใจใ, ใใ high, steep 1 S+ 1997 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅ : license; sincerity; permit<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) (none) steep Steep prices for streetwalkers up a mountain. """There are legal prostitutes waiting on top of a steep mountain. Not only is the mountain steep, but so are the cost of the legal prostitutes.""" 2061 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ซฃ ใใฆ ใใใ, ใใใน, ใใ.ใ end, finish 1 S+ ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅ : license; sincerity; permit<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) (none) complete a job """I like mantixen's thinking. As long as its still standing up, the streetwalker still needs to complete her job!""" The streetwalker has to make something stand up in order to complete a job. 2062 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ผ ใญใฅใฆใใฐ ใใใใใใฅ.ใ mortar 0 S 2048 ่ผ: mortar, mortar radical (no. 134) 6 ่ผ 134 6 ใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic mortar I removed all the back to back staples and grinded them in a mortar to create metal dust. The mortar bomb exploded, ripping the sun in half. 2063 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ ใญใฅใฆ ใใ ใใจ father-in-law 0 S+ ่ผ: mortar<br>็ท: male (none) father-in-law """My father-in-law is more fun than my blood father. My father-in-law is a hillbilly with an arsenal of army gear. He gave me the mortar launcher and said: """"Be a man! Blow up a chunk of Planet Earth!"""" And so I did...""" """(from astridtops) """"Real men don't use mortars"""", said my father-in-law, as he began to grind some stones down using only his fists.""" 2064 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ผ ใญใใฟ, ใญใ ้ผ (ใญใใฟ): (1) mouse; rat (2) dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour) 0 S+ ่ผ: mortar (none) mouse """You are chasing the famous three blind mice and try to catch them by slamming a mortar on top of them. Success! You can see their three tails sticking out from under the mortar. In fact the impact has broken the first two tails, as you can see from the sharp angle they bend at, and the two drops (blood) on each. The third tail still curves nicely though, and hence has no drops of blood on it.""" """A pictograph of an elaborate mouse-catching device. A hook on the front to grab them, a couple of alternating ploughs to slice them (spattered with drops of blood) and a mortar on top for the big jobs.""" 2065 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac Kanji_Nature_Animal ShouldSuspend ้ฟ ใตใฏ ใฎใฟ, ใใ.ใค chisel 0 S+ ่ผ: mortar<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79)<br>้: gold (none) bore """This is pretty much only used in the word ้ฟ(ใฎใฟ), chisel. Missile + metal is obviously a hammer being swung. The needle is the chisel and the mortar represents the impressions left (bored) by the chisel. For some reason the chisel is used to make a row of such impressions here, and the work is done in such a difficult place that it has to be done upside down. Perhaps this is some sort of sabotage, done in a place that is not readily visible to the outside.""" Hanging upside down in a row are ten mortars. You must shoot chisel tipped missiles into all of them and successfully bore holes through them in order to get the prize of gold. Talk about a messed up county fair game! 2066 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฏ ใญ ใใผ.ใคใใใ.ใใใใผ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใถ.ใ break, destroy, censure, be chipped, be scratched, be broken, be ruined 0 S ่ผ: mortar<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 13 ๆฎณ 79 4 ใใพใใปใปใใฅใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic break "To ""break the soil"" is to make a symbolic gesture that indicates the beginning of construction. Like when a politician in a hardhat gets a shovel and lifts a piece of dirt. This particular project is behind schedule, so to speed things up, they blow it up with mortar and an air-to-ground missile." Place your mortar on solid ground before firing missiles from it, otherwise it will break. 2067 gradeS JLPT.N0 ่ ใทใงใฆ ใตใญ counter for ships ่(ใใ): counter for (small) boats 0 S+ ่: boat; ship<br>ๅ: old person (none) small craft """In a small craft, the boat is so small that you hit yourself in the crotch when trying to use a mortar and walking stick (as a pestle).""" """In military terms, a small craft is a boat that only has enough room for a mortar that fires walking sticks - which is pretty useless unless you hit the enemy in the crotch.""" 2068 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ 0 S+ 2426 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>็: cow (none) rhinoceros """Mr. Rhinoceros doesn't see well, so to prevent an unwanted attack, I don't surprise him. I always approach waving a flag attached to my walking stick. I've drawn a picture of the I-ching and an attractive cow on the flag, so Mr. Rhinoceros will stay calm when he sees it.""" I hang a flag imprinted with the picture of a rhinoceros on the grill of my car to scare cows. 2069 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใณใฆ ใใคใ ใใใ swamp, shore 1 S+ 2240 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ๅ: ten (none) lunar month """For ไบๅไบ days of the lunar month, a girl is fine. The other six days she wears a white pad.""" To keep track of time on a desert island Tom Hanks puts a needle into the white part of his yin yang symbol every time a lunar month passes. 2070 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใปใญ ใใใใ stature, height 0 S 2299 ไบบ: person<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>่: meat 10 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic spinal column "Look, says the teacher in biology class. ""The spinal column holds your flesh together, just like the metal rod of this umbrella (he demonstrates this with an umbrella covered in I-Ching symbols) holds the umbrella together""." A pictograph of a spinal column. The umbrella representing the shoulder blades, the I Ching as the shoulder muscles and the part of the body as the spine itself. 2071 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ท ใใ ใชใใฆ rice field ridge path 0 S+ ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand (none) rice-field footpath In the rice-field footpath I found a condom (used to protect you from the one in four crotches that shouldn't be done ใde) of someone who couldn't afford a hotel. """Rope ladder, like as found on the side of a large ship. The rice-field footpath depicted here is actually a rope ladder suspended a metre above the rice field. Don't let your limbs slip through!""" 2072 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ถด ใใค ใจ.ใใ, ใคใฅ.ใ, ใคใฅใ, ใใฟ.ใใ compose, spell, write, bind (books) ็ถดใใ(ใจใใ): to bind; to file 0 S+ 2149 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand (none) mend """SPIDEY has to mend his own costume, so he used the CROSS-STITCHING his aunt showed him.""" """After a long fight with his enemies, Spider-Man uses THREAD to mend the EMBROIDERY on his torn outfit.""" 2073 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็พ ใธ ใชใใ, ใใใ, ใใฎ, ใฎใฟ, ใใ, ใใ ใกใ, ใฟ you, thou, second person 1 S+ ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>็ป: to mix with; to associate with; to join; double X radical (no. 89)<br>็ป: to mix with; to associate with; to join; double X radical (no. 89) (none) let it be """Story by katsuo (but not yet posted) - At a small concert for the Beatles I was hanging eight towels from the celing. I asked Paul if he wanted me to stitch them together but he said """"Let It Be"""".""" """There's a new cabaret show in town called """"It's Raining X-Men"""" where eight Chippendales dress up in superhero costumes for the ladies. I would say something negative, but I just shake my head and let it be.""" 2074 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ฝ ใธ emperor's seal 1 S ็พ: you; thou; second person<br>็: jewel; ball 19 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic imperial seal The imperial seal is usually an impressive mark made with a jewel. However when the letter arrives it has been raining on it and you see that the drops of rain have been transformed into little xโs where some animal legs have run over it. "Primitives (to give correct stroke order): tool bench, towel, 4 Xs, jewel. Story: the Imperial Seal is like a kind of coat-of-arms the Emperor can stamp on stuff. Picture that coat-of-arms as depicting a big jewel (say, a diamond) with a motto on a banner above it saying 'let it be (#2074)'. (The emperor must have been a huge Beatles fan)." 2075 gradeS JLPT.N1 ้ง ใซใค ใใ.ใ, ใใใ put on armor, arm oneself 0 S+ ้: gold<br>่ฑ: an interjection of surprise (none) suit of armor """""""Without the right metal, that there suit of armor won't mount to more than a hill 'o beans!"""" said the dwarven smith as I embarked on my quest - with my aluminum-foil hat and shield.""" A suit of armor crafted from metal so strong that it could withstand the weight of a mountain of beans. 2076 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฑ ใฌใค ใใกใฉใ, ใใใใ victory song 1 S+ 2293 ่ฑ: an interjection of surprise<br>ๅ : table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16) (none) triumph """After eating a mountain of beans, I was able to triumph in the wind contest.""" """With the wind blowing, it was a triumph for Jack to climb the giant beanstalk.""" 2077 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฆ ใจใฆ ใใ.ใใใใชใพ.ใใใใใใ.ใ attractive, bewitching, calamity 0 S 1964 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅคญ: early death; calamity 7 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bewitched If you donยดt want to get bewitched (and who would?), then avoid any woman you see carrying what might appear to be a sapling. Itยดs really a wand in disguise, and if youยดre not aware you might get bewitched. I was bewitched by the woman fairy (like an angel, but not as tall). 2078 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฒ ใจใฆใใจใฏใใชใฏ ใใ.ใ fertility 0 S ๆฐด: water<br>ๅคญ: early death; calamity 7 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic irrigate You use water to irrigate your saplings. "A fairy needs a lot of water to irrigate those beating wings, so you have make sure they drink a lot to be well irrigated (see bewitched (#2078)." 2079 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๅ ใใณ ใฎ.ใ drink 0 S+ 2362 ๅคญ: early death; calamity<br>ๅฃ: mouth (none) quaff """After planting the saplings, the villagers open their mouth and quaff large quantities of sake!""" The fairy spreads her legs over my mouth to let me quaff her moisture. 2080 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ฎ ใญใฅใฆ ใซใ leek 0 S+ 2353 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้ญ: leek radical (no. 179) (none) leek You can tell green onions from leeks because leeks are the ones that flower. """For the green onion primitive, I use a pun: Green UN ONE. Leeks are milder than green onions, they're more like the flowers of the scallion family.""" 2081 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฑค ใใ, ใใใจใ ็ฑคๅผใ(ใใใณใ): lottery; drawn lot<br>็ฑค(ใใ): lottery; lot 0 S+ ็ซน: bamboo<br>ไป: two people<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)<br>้ญ: leek radical (no. 179) (none) lottery """I never play the lottery. I'd rather be whacked by bamboo staffs as I pass down an assembly line than do that. Of course, when a buddy wins, I'll go to the fiesta and enjoy the special salsa packed with green onions, but I will never play the lottery myself.""" """(based on mantixen's) If I won the lottery, I wouldn't even need to go speed dating (a fiesta to form couples) to find a woman, even if I had onionbreath they'd be flocking in my direction. On second thoughts.. I'd better buy a bamboo cane to keep the ugly ones away.""" 2082 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆบ ใถใณ ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ไป: two people<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)<br>้ญ: leek radical (no. 179) (none) penitential Someone stole the bamboo from the previous lottery--but I'm sure their state of mind is very penitential. """Indiana Jones: """"The penitent man shall pass. The penitent man shall pass."""" Indy's state of mind is screaming at him that something is wrong. This assembly line of death is giving all kinds of hints that something is wrong. """"Oh hey, green onions!"""" Indy ducks down to grab them and the trap misses him completely... fiestas ensue...""" 2083 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ป ในใฆ ใพใใ grass cutting, hay 0 S+ ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20) (none) hay The 2 mountain goats have to bind up all the hay then the farmer might give them their horns back. """This one is easy if you know the old form of grass (่ธ); To make hay, get the old grass, bind up the clumps individually, and then stack them vertically.""" 2084 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ในใฆ ใฒใช, ใฒใใ chick, squab, duckling, doll ้(ใฒใช): (1) young bird; chick (2) doll (3) green; wet behind the ears; juvenile<br>้็ฅญ(ใฒใชใพใคใ): Girls' Festival (March 3rd); Dolls' Festival 1 S+ 2241 ่ป: grass cutting; hay<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) (none) chick """A young chick milling about in the hay looks up and sees a huge turkey looking down on it. Turkey leans down and says: """"Boy, you got no hope of leavin this place alive..."""".""" The chick got lost in the hay. Now mama turkey is throwing the stuff all over looking for her chick. 2085 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ถจ ในใฆ ใใ , ใใใ.ใ, ใฏใ.ใ run, go, quick, tend towards 0 S+ ่ตฐ: run<br>่ป: grass cutting; hay (none) scurry """If you suddenly open the barn doors, the rats will scurry away, RUNNING quickly over the HAY scattered across the floor.""" """Imagine a cartoon character hiding in a haystack, and then trying to run - the result is a haystack scurrying across the field.""" 2086 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฐค ใใฃใจ.ใ, ใจใ.ใใ ๅฐคใ(ใใฃใจใ): quite right; plausible; natural; but then; although 0 S+ ๅฐข: crooked-big radical (no. 43)<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) (none) understandably A chihuahua with one human leg is understandably not as fast as other chihuahuas. "That one-human-legged chihuahua that appeared before the capital in concerning (#1969) is understandably traumatized by the abuse he suffered at the hands of the scientists." 2087 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็จฝ ใฑใค ใใใ.ใใใใจใฉ.ใใ think, consider, quarrel ็จฝๅค(ใใใ): practice; practise; training; study<br>ๆป็จฝ(ใใฃใใ): funny; humorous; humourous; comical; laughable; ridiculous; joking 0 S 2372 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅฐค: reasonable; just; natural; superb; outstanding; plausible<br>ๆจ: delicious; relish; show a liking for; purport; will; clever; expert 15 ็ฆพ 115 5 ใฎใใปใฎใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic training After a hard day of training, wheat is understandably delicious. After training hard and eating Wheaties for months, you are understandably thrilled to sink your spoon into a delicious hot fudge sundae. 2088 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ใใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๅฐจ: shaggy hair or dog (none) immense """Subject to even more cruel experiments in the name of biological science, the one-human-legged chihuahua is injected with chemicals that alters his shape grotesquely, and makes him as immense as a cliff (see how he's tall enough, standing right beneath it, to reach the top?).""" This pup is immense! It's head is almost level with the edge of this tall cliff. Who ever heard of a chihuahua with a human leg with a shape so immense? 2089 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใตใค ใจ.ใใใใใฉใ dice, form, appearance, take, coloring 1 S ็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>ๆจ: tree; wood 8 ้ 165 7 ใฎใใใปใฎใใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic grab You ever wondered why this appeared as a primitive in so many RTK1 kanji? Well, you should know that once a vulture grabs hold of a tree, he can never let go. Even Heisig couldnยดt shake him loose. A common meaning for this kanji is ยดDICEยด. --- Ever wonder what vultures do up in the trees? They play DICE. But of course, being vultures, they are always grabbing the dice away from each other. 2090 gradeS JLPT.N1 ๆ ใฏใฏ ใ.ใ, ใใใ, ใใใใฏ some, one, or, possibly, a certain ๆ(ใใ): a certain ...; some ...<br>ๆใใฏ(ใใใใฏ): or; possibly 0 S+ 2378 ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) (none) a """Aru starts with a. To most Japanese, the differance between """"a"""" and """"the"""" is confusing. It wasn't """"the"""" mouth of someone important on the floor at the fiesta, it was just a mouth of a common drunk.""" """A is an indefinate article alright. At this fiesta, the band wern't the genuine article either. So the patrons threw them off the stage (""""Aaaaaa!"""") and pressed their mouthes against the floor. """"Sing no more you talentless hacks!!'.""" 2091 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฌ ใถใณใใตใณใใปใณใใผใณ ใ.ใ beheading, kill, murder ๆฌใ(ใใ): to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off) 0 S 2132 ่ป: car<br>ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) 11 ๆค 69 4 ใใฎใปใใฎใฅใใใปใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic chop off "A ""chop shop"" is a place where stolen cars are taken, and parts chopped off with an axe, to be sold." I wanted a convertible so I chopped off the top of my car with an axe. 2092 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ใ ใใใ rabbit, hare ๅ (ใใใ): rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)<br>ๅ ใซ่ง(ใจใซใใ): anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case<br>ๅ ใ่ง(ใจใใใ): anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may<br>ๅ ่ง(ใจใใ): (1) (doing) various things; (doing) this and that (2) being apt to; being prone to; tending to become (3) somehow or other; anyhow; anyway (4) rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist) 0 S+ ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅฟ: legs radical (no. 10)<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) (none) rabbit "There is no excuse (#1972) ๅ for you un-binding this rabbit out of its cage so that it can drop pellets all over my new carpet!" """A real rabbit always leaves DROPs of poo pellets behind, and his ears are no longer bound up (compere excuse (#1972)), so they flap above like helicopter blades (pictograph), and his MOUTH still is wide-open with the STAFF-like tongue, and his powerful LEGS still look like a human's.""" 2093 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal ShouldSuspend ไน ใค ใชใ, ใ, ใพใ ใ to be (classical) ๅฏไน(ใใชใ): considerably; fairly; quite 1 S+ 1404 ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>ไน: the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5) (none) est """This is the kanji for the classical form of """"is"""". I think Heisig's keyword """"est"""" is the old english or latin word for """"is"""". The Scorpion this est!""" """""""Est"""" is the latin third person singular of the verb """"esse"""" (to be) in Latin. So, this word has been chosen to point out that this character is found chiefly in Classical Japanese (also names). I imagine an incredibly haughty Latin Scorpion, looking down at his vast estate and saying """"Mihi est"""". This literally mean """"It is to me"""" and means """"It's mine"""" ... this is gramatically similar to how Japanese express possession too, incidentally.""" 2094 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ๅฐญ ใใ.ใ ใใใ, ใใ, ใฎใ, ใใ 1 S+ 2136 ๅ: grass<br>ๅ : high & level; lofty; bald; dangerous<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) (none) lofty The strawman had a lofty ambition of becoming human. Getting lofty up in the loft. The two lovers rolling around in the straw hit a loose board in the floor. It breaks and it ends up with one of their human legs sticking out of the bottom. Whoops. 2095 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅทด ใ ใจใใ, ใใใพใ ใจใ comma-design ๆฌง็พ ๅทด(ใจใผใญใใ): Europe 1 S+ 2082 ๅทณ: sign of the snake or serpent; 9-11AM; sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (none) comma-design """The """"comma-design"""" referred to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoe.""" This is a comma-design outlaid in mosaic on the floor. 2096 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ซ ใฏใ.ใใฆ ใฏใใ, ใจใ, ใชใฟ, ใใ, ใใ 1 S+ 2270 ็จ: utilize; business; service; use; employ<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) (none) offspring """At this hospital, all the new offspring are immediately given little dog tags with the parent's name on them, just to be sure there is no chance of a mix-up.""" """I'll call this """"firstly"""" since it really has the meaning of """"first time"""" or """"beginning"""". First thing any soldier gets is a dogtag.""" 2097 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใญ ใใ head, no. of animals 0 S+ ๅ: divination<br>ไบบ: person (none) critters The zoo is full of critters. """Yup, we counted lots of critters in the zoo.""" 2098 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Counting_Counters ShouldSuspend ่ซ ใใฟใ 1 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ไธ: three (none) violet """This is a violet cabbage, hanging from a nail on the kitchen wall.""" """Violets are blue, cabbages are green. Flowers on a spike are a sight rarely seen.""" 2099 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆผ ใชใ.ใ 0 S+ 2395 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand (none) mandala Spending the day with your eye on your crotch as you meditate on the mandala. """Citing my story for ridicule (#829): """"It's clearly an Indian mandala, with the Buddha sitting cross-legged, eyes closed as in trance, beneath the sun, a symbol of the enlightenment which one can reach by practicing His teachings."""".""" 2100 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅทพ ใญใณใใใฏ ใใ.ใใใกใใใใใ towel, hanging scroll, width ้ๅทพ(ใใใใ): house-cloth; dust cloth<br>ๅธๅทพ(ใตใใ): tea-towel; dish cloth 0 S ๅทพ: turban, scarf, scarf radical (no. 50) 3 ๅทพ 50 3 ใฏใฐใปใฏใฐใธใใปใใในใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic towel If it looks like a towel, speaks like a towel and walks like a towel... I wonder why Heisig didnยดt include this one (as an actual kanji) in RtK 1. Primative from RTK1. 2101 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles ไบ ใฆใณ ใ.ใ, ใใใซ say ไบใ (ใใใฌใ): (1) and so on; and so forth (2) comment; criticism 0 S+ ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) (none) quote Think of manga where what a person says is quoted in a rising cloud. The messages of the Indian Chief were quoted in rising clouds. 2102 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใฏ ใใใช.ใ, ใใใชใ ใใ divining, fortune telling 0 S+ ๅ: divination, katakana to radical (no. 25) (none) augury A magic wand is used for augury. Augury means 'the practice of interpreting omens.' Magicians have a magic wand to perform augury with. 2103 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฌ ใญใงใฆ ใใ.ใ ใใใ, ใใ high, boasting 1 S+ 1962 ๅ: drink<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅฃ: mouth (none) heaven-high """Angels go to classes at heaven-high. They quaff their thirst for knowledge, sure that the instructors there will never give them a belt in the mouth. Not at heavan-high!""" Angels enroll at heaven-high (it's even made of the elements heaven and high. How easy can it be?). 2104 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ซ ใใฏ ใใ, ใชใ.ใ, ใชใ must not, do not, be not ่ซๅคง(ใฐใใ ใ): enormous; vast 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅคง: large; big (none) shalt """""""Thou shalt not kill"""", 'cause the graveyard is full. There's no room left to dispose of the evidence!""" """Just flowery words from the Big guy?: """"Thou shalt remember the sabbath day and keep it holy.""" 2105 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅญ ใใใ.ใ ใพใ, ใใ, ใใพใจ 1 S+ 2098 ไบบ: person<br>ๅง: committee; entrust to; leave to; devote; discard (none) Yamato Mr. T was selected to head up the committee studying the Yamato period. There's always a person named Yamato on every committee. And I always hate them. 2106 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ไพ ใญใงใฆ ใใใ, ใใจใใ ใฆ tomboy, chivalry 0 S+ 2385 ไบบ: person<br>ๅคพ: insert between (none) chivalry """Mr T approaches the knights and stabs his scissors into the table they're seated at. """"I pity the fool who questions my chivalry!"""".""" """Mr. T believes in chivalry - so whenever he plays a game of rock, paper, scissors, he always throws scissors to let the other person win. Note that this has nothing to do with women at all (hence the absence of women in this kanji) - just with everybody being weaker than Mr T.""" 2107 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฆ ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใญใ, ใ.ใ, ใคใ.ใใ 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๅทป: scroll; volume; book; part; roll up; wind up; tie; coil; counter for texts (or book scrolls) (none) fed up """Mr T has been chasing some fools for a while, but they keep leaving riddle scrolls behind, making Mr T use his noggin to try and catch them. """"Mr T is fed up with these fool games!"""".""" Mr. T invented the book because he was fed up with scrolls. 2108 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไฝผ ใใ.ใ, ใใคใ.ใใ 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ไบค: mingle; mixing; association; coming & going (none) comely """Mr T mingles amongst the crowd, seeming more comely than his usual offish self.""" Mr. T only likes to mingle with comely people. 2109 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไฟ ใฌ ใซใใ sudden, abrupt, improvised ไฟ(ใซใใ): sudden; abrupt; unexpected; improvised; offhand 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๆ: ego; I; selfish; our; oneself (none) abrupt A person with a big ego is not afraid to treat others abruptly. Mr. T is known to be particularly abrupt with anybody that has a big ego. 2110 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไฝ ใใณ ใคใใ cultivated rice field 0 S+ 2193 ไบบ: person<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy (none) work a field """Not so long ago, if Mr T was working in a field, he would have been a slave.""" """The first television show that Mr T ever worked on was a slavery period drama. Operating on the assumption that all black people look alike, the director decided to save on his budget by just hiring one black person. In each scene requiring slaves in the background to work a field, he would put Mr T in the rice paddy in the background. Then when they changed the scene, he would simply put Mr T there too - no changing clothes, no CG - just the same dude in the background of EVERY scene.""" 2111 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ไผถ ใใใใ ใ 1 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ไปค: orders; ancient laws; command; decree (none) minstrel """Mr. T orders the minstrel to play a happy song, one full of frank and mirth.""" """Mr T enters the royal chamber dressed up as a minstrel, playing his lute and taking orders from the monarchy. """"Say, good bard, doth thouest know the fable of King Arthur?"""" """"Of course I know that one, fool!"""".""" 2112 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ไป ใท ใ, ใ.ใใ offspring 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac (none) animal offspring """Remember that sordid affair (#959) when Mr. T was caught having relations with a cow? Well, some months later the heifer drops off the child at T's place. Does Mr. T share responsibility for his animal offspring?""" People normally buy their child some animal offspring such as a puppy or kitten for a pet. 2113 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไป ใญใฅใฆ ใใ , ใใ, ใใใ, ใคใใใ foe, enemy, revenge, grudge, feud 0 S+ 2322 ไบบ: person<br>ไน: nine (none) foe """Mr. T uses a baseball bat for hitting foes. """"I pity the foe! I mean fool!"""".""" Mr. T can handle nine foes all by himself! 2114 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ไผฝ ใซ ใจใ nursing, attending, entertainer 1 S+ 2323 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ : add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada (none) look after Mr T has been charged to look after the kids. He will use his muscle to protect them and make sure their mouths are fed. Mr. T looks after the kids by making sure they get enough ใซใญ ries. 2115 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใญใณใใดใณ ใใ.ใ a wee bit ๅ ใ(ใใใ): only; merely; (a) little; small quantity 0 S ไบบ: person<br>่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ไธ: three 13 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic trifle "To a big guy like Mr. T, eating a whole cabbage at once is nothing. ""What? a cabbage? That's just a trifle, foo, where's the meat?""." To MR.T swallowing a whole CABBAGE is no more than a TRIFLE. 2116 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๅป ใใญ ใธใ.ใใ, ใฒใ.ใ prejudice, bias, rural area 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>่พ: false; punish; crime; law (none) biased """In the great debate between ketchup and mustard, it's well-known that Mr. T is quite biased.""" """In the great debate between Heinz and Hunts, it's well-known that Mr. T is quite biased. (thanks Megaqwerty!).""" 2117 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฒ ใใง ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ.ใใ be profitable, yield profit ๅฒใใ(ใใใใ): to be profitable; to yield a profit<br>ๅฒใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to profit; to get; to earn; to gain (2) to have (bear, beget) a child (3) to have a stroke of luck 0 S+ 2442 ไบบ: person<br>่ซธ: various; many; several; together (none) make a profit People make a profit in various ways. That is capitalism. """Faith, lovedoll: Mr T, having faith in the word of God, prayed really hard for the girlfriend he could never get in the regular way. God listened, but sent him a lovedoll instead. Being severely disappointed, mr T decided to prostitute her and make a profit instead.""" 2118 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใณใฆ ใใใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใ happiness, luck 1 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๅนธ: happiness; blessing; fortune (none) bliss Bliss is a person in a state of happiness. """Mr. T thinks """"bliss"""" sounds silly, so he's standing by his choice of """"happiness"""" instead.""" 2119 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใญใงใฆ ใใ ใ temporary home 0 S+ 2044 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฌ: high; boasting (none) emigrant """Mr T, angel: Believe it or not, but mr T is actually an angel. He emigrated from heavens to right the wrongs on planet earth.""" """When people emigrate, they believe they are going to some better place, a place which to them, is heaven-high.""" 2120 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ไพถ ใชใงใใญ ใจใ companion, follower 0 S ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: spine; backbone 9 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic partner "Mr. T donยดt take a partner, especially one with no spine. ""I pity da foo got no spine"", he says." As a PARTNER, I want a PERSON with a strong SPINE. 2121 gradeS JLPT.N0 ไผ ใฎใใญ ใใใใใใใ deed, skill 1 S ไบบ: person<br>ๆฏ: branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65) 6 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic performing artist Mr T is dancing and singing and all that, but heยดs doing it on a branch. All that talent and can still still keep his balance? Thatยดs a real performing artist. (note: this is the ยดkiยด from kabuki).//The performing artist is a person doing Kabuki theater and dancing around with a branch in his hand. 2122 gradeS JLPT.N1 ไพ ใซใณ ใคใ.ใ ใใใ, ใใ ใ strong, just, righteous, peace-loving 1 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅท: curving river radical (no.47) (none) integrity """Mr. T is a man of integrity. Every time he opens his mouth, integrity just seems to stream out.""" Mr T's structural integrity has been compromised. Blood and guts is flowing from his mouth. 2123 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๅถ ใฐ ใจใ.ใซ both 0 S+ 1842 ไบบ: person<br>ๅ ท: tool; utensil; means; possess; ingredients; counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture (none) mate """""""Oy, mate"""", the carpenter calls out to Mr. T, """"where did you leave my tools, mate?"""" Mr. T just hates it when people call him mate. It inspires him to misuse their tools.""" Mates are a kind of condom that Mr T puts on his tool. 2124 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ไพญ ใพใพ, ใใจใใจใ 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๅฐฝ: exhaust; use up; run out of; deplete; befriend; serve (none) as is Mr. T is exhausted! As is the woman who just gave him shakuhachi. """You see person holding the exhaust pipe which has just dropped off their new car, and say, """"You should return that and get your money back!"""". """"Trouble is,"""" they reply, """"I bought it as is"""".""" 2125 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไฝ ใฆใฆ ใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใ help, assist 1 S+ 2250 ไบบ: person<br>ๅณ: right (none) adjutant An assistant is on Mr. T's left and an adjutant on his right. That's cause the adjutant can duck faster! """MR.T always has his adjutant on his RIGHT, and his assistant (#952) on his left.""" 2126 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ไฟฃ ใพใ ใพใ ใฐใ crotch, thigh, groin, (kokuji) 0 S+ 1585 ไบบ: person<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅคฉ: heavens; sky; imperial (none) fork in a road """Mr. T came to a fork in a road. He pondered which way he should go, when a large mouth appeared in the heavens above him and said """"Go west!"""" So, he went to California.""" """Every person at the end of their life, must come to their metaphorical fork in a road, do they go into the mouth of hell, or do they go to heaven? (If it helps, I hear they play Blackjack in hell...).""" 2127 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅญ ใจใฆ ใใจ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใฒใจ.ใใ employ, hire 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๅบธ: commonplace; ordinary; employment (none) hire """I pity da foo' with no underlings! So, Mr. T hires some janitor to make his life more comfortable.""" """In order to make sure his new traditional Japanese cave apartment will be comfortable, Mr. T is wise to hire a handyman who rakes the stone garden, and uses a screwdriver to fix up all of the Japanese electronics (rice cooker, TV, ect).""" 2128 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฒ ใตใค ใใฎ.ใถ recollect, remember 1 S+ 2350 ไบบ: person<br>ๆ: think (none) memorial A memorial service is something that makes you think about a person who has died. """At a memorial service for Mr. T, everyone is thinking """"I pity that foo"""".""" 2129 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฉ ใทใฅใฆ ใใ.ใใ, ใชใ.ใ, ใปใใ ใใใ, ใใ, ใชใ, ใฎใถ, ใฏใ dried meat 1 S+ 2267 ๆธ: relaxed; at ease; place<br>ๆธ: relaxed; at ease; place (none) dried meat """Once again, Mr. T ventured out into the remote area to visit his old taskmaster (see permanence/remote (#958)). However, the old taskmaster has become very weak. His flesh looks like dried meat and his heart almost stopped (no heart). He stayed a whole month to take care about his former teacher.""" """Mr. T doesn't like dried meat. He's been known to take a walking stick to the taskmaster trying to hand him a piece of meat that had been dried out. No, Mr. T doesn't like dried meat a-t a-l-l!""" 2130 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใใ ๅ (ใใใ): (1) son (2) punk; brat (3) penis 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: graduate; soldier; private; die (none) my son """""""My son"""", sniffs Mr. T, """"I'm so glad that you are now a college graduate"""" he said.""" """Only after Luke Skywalker graduates as a fully-fledged jedi does Vader finally tell him the big secret - """"I'm your father... you're my son"""".""" 2131 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใช.ใ, ใคใ.ใ 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๆ : happenstance; especially; intentionally; reason; cause; circumstances; the late; therefore; consequently (none) make do """Note that the meaning of this kanji is """"make (someone) do something"""", not """"get by with"""". Story: Mr. T doesn't rely on happenstance, he makes people do what he wants.""" """A person should try to make his own luck, but sometimes you have to make do with happenstance.""" 2132 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใปใคใใตใค ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใพใใ uncanny, weird, threatening, horrible ๅใ(ใใใ): (1) terrible; dreadful (2) amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific (3) to a great extent; vast (in numbers)<br>็ฉๅใ(ใใฎใใใ): earth-shattering; staggering; to a very great extent; terrible; frightful; horrible 0 S 2313 ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>ๅฆป: wife; spouse 10 ๅซ 15 2 ใซใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic nifty His wife has a nifty way of making all types of ice cream in her home freezer. Sugoi! Sugoi! Ice Wife Sugoi! 2133 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅด ใด ใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใฒ.ใใ ใใ, ใใใ be clear, serene, cold, skilful ๅดใใ(ใใใ): (1) to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp (2) to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake (3) to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful (4) to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute (5) to be satisfying (6) to become frigid; to become intensely cold 1 S+ 2341 ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>็: tusk; fang; tusk radical (no. 92) (none) sharp """(Note that per Heisig, this doesn't mean 'able to cut'; it means mentally sharp, adept, or 'on your toes'!) During the Ice Age, cavemen had to be especially careful around the woolly mammoth, because they were more mentally sharp than they looked. If the cavemen weren't careful, they could end up impaled on the mammoths' tusks!""" A sharp tusk pointing out of the ice. Probably belongs to a mammoth. 2134 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใงใฆ ใใผ.ใ wither, droop, lame ๅใ(ใใผใ): to wither; to fade (away); to shrivel; to wilt 0 S+ ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>ๅจ: circumference; circuit; lap (none) wilt """You don't want the lettuce to wilt, do you? So, you put ice around the circumference of the serving tray, and then the lettuce on top of that, so it cannot wilt.""" """Plants wilt, wither and die when ice envelopes the circumference of their roots.""" 2135 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใชใงใฆ ใใฎ.ใ endure, keep (rain)out, stave off, tide over, defy, slight, surpass ๅใ(ใใฎใ): (1) to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation) (2) to pull through; to get over; to survive (3) to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to eclipse; to defy; to slight 1 S+ 2423 ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅฟ: legs radical (no. 10)<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) (none) pull through """On their walk to the Promised Land (land (#1513)), our brave rice-seedlings are faced with an unforeseen obstacle: An ice glacier the size of a rain puddle. Will they be able to pull through?""" """In a very harsh turn of the weather, the water of the rice fields has turned to ice! The farmers are strutting around the little rice seedlings anxiously on their walking legs, hoping that the plants will pull through and survive!""" 2136 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅถ ใค ใ.ใ ใ peace, government, cure, heal, rule, subdue, patch 1 S ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>ๅฐ: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles 7 ๅซ 15 2 ใซใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic metallurgy The secrets of metallurgy and smithing: get your redhot metal and bang it against the pedestal as an anvil. Then cool it quickly with lots of ice. An ICE PEDESTAL is useless in METALLURGY since it will just melt. 2137 gradeS JLPT.N1 ๅ ใชใณ ใใณใ.ใ cold 0 S+ ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>็ฆ: salary in rice (none) stately """Much more stately than that soil podium, this is made of ice. You can still see the dude standing behind it in his top hat, and he still spouts pretty much nonsense as many times as he can, but you have to admit his showy altar is quite stately.""" """This stately home in Brittain has been used for winter weddings many times. A reverend in a top hat stands behind the altar in the home's chapel, which is adorned with ice sculptures. Very romantic.""" 2138 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅง ใใใฎใผใ ใใใฎใผใ, ใใ kite, (kokuji) 0 S+ 2117 ๅ : table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16)<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) (none) kite """I'm drying myself at the ้ฒๅคฉ้ขจๅ (outdoor hot spring) when a sudden gust of wind catches my towel and blows it into the air. I chase after it and onlookers remark, """"Look, he's flying a kite!"""".""" """If the wind is strong enough, even a towel makes a good kite.""" 2139 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅช ใชใ, ใช.ใ 1 S+ ๅ : table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16)<br>ๆญข: stop; halt (none) lull A lull in a storm occurs when the wind stops. The wind stops for a few minutes as the eye of the hurricane passes over lulling people into a false sense of security. 2140 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๅค ใคใจใซ, ใฏใใ 0 S+ ๅ : table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16)<br>ๆญน: bare bone; bad; wrong; death radical (n. 78) (none) earlybird """The earlybirds always get all the best food at the buffets, and all the latecomers get are just leftover bones, you can almost see the wind and tumbleweeds rolling over it.""" You can either fly like the wind and be an earlybird at the buffet or come late and be left with only the bones. 2141 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ณณ ใใฆ ใใใจใ, ใตใ male mythical bird 1 S+ 2163 ๅ : table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16)<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) phoenix """Souring in the winds there is only one bird left. The phoenix. It scorched the other birds, never to return...""" """(The extra stroke combines with white in the bird component to make a hundred-year-old bird) The Phoenix -- the bird made famous in myth, that after it reaches hundreds of years of age, is reborn and rises again on the wind.""" 2142 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใชใฅใฆ ใใ.ใ ใใ, ใฎใถ, ใฟใใก axe, kill 0 S+ 1947 ๅฏ: sign of the hare or rabbit; 5-7AM; fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; east<br>้: gold<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife (none) slaughter """Because the police had confiscated the swords (though they got a receipt in return) from the group of men protecting the gold transport, bandits attacked them with sabers and slaughtered every last one of them.""" """The ransom note explained that if the gold was not received by the following morning, the victim would be slaughtered with a saber.""" 2143 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅน ใปใใใปใใใตใ temple 0 S ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue<br>ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife 8 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic moment The kendo artist takes a brief moment to practice his skills: he throws sheafs over the tree and tries to cut them with his saber when they come down again. Wtf moment? This kanji means temple. Wooden x-men statues with sabres guard the entrance to the Professor Xavier temple. Might help if you imagine the two x-men as Wolverine and Sabretooth. 2144 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed ๅฅ ใใฏใ ใใฏ ใธ.ใ, ใธใ.ใ, ใ.ใ, ใ.ใใ, ใฏ.ใใใ, ใฏ.ใ, ใฏ.ใใ, ใฏ.ใใ come off, peel, fade, discolor ๅฅใ(ใใ): to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull<br>ๅฅใใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to come off; to be worn off (2) to fade; to discolor; to discolour<br>ๅฅใ(ใฏใ): (1) to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to bark; to disrobe (2) to deprive of; to divest<br>ๅฅใใ(ใฏใใ): to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to disrobe; to deprive of; to detach; to disconnect 0 S 2383 ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic peel off Peel off the outside of the broom that sweeps up rice grains to reveal a saber. """A multi-purpose broom! It cleans, it sweeps (rice!), it hits! In fact, peel off the mahogany exterior to uncover a sabre! It slices, it dices, it kills!""" 2145 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ใใค ใพใ, ใ.ใ, ใ.ใ shave ๅๅ(ใใฟใใ): razor<br>ๅใ(ใใ): to shave 0 S+ 2411 ๅผ: younger brother; faithful service to elders<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife (none) shave The younger brother wants to look cool and shaves himself with a saber instead of a razor. My younger brother looks like Sabretooth and needs to shave. 2146 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใซใ.ใใใซใ.ใใใซใ.ใใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใ fragrant, stink, glow, insinuate, (kokuji) ๅใ(ใซใใ): (1) odour; odor; scent; smell; stench (2) aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor<br>ๅใ(ใซใใ): (1) to be fragrant; to smell (good) (2) to stink; to smell (bad) (3) to glow; to be bright 0 S 2213 ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) 4 ๅน 20 2 ใคใคใฟใใพใใปใใใพใ (none) ๅฝๅญ Original aroma The muchacho sits down bound up to enjoy his own aroma. If you bind up a person and let him sit for several days, an unpleasant aroma will result. 2147 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅพ ใณใฆใใฏ ใใใใพ.ใใ ใพใใ be bent, slope, capture 0 S ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) 4 ๅน 20 2 ใคใคใฟใใพใใปใใใพใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic flexed Your elbow is bound up so that your biceps will stay flexed. My elbow was bound up in a cast, making it impossible to keep it flexed. 2148 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๅญ ใจใณ ใใ, ใ.ใใ, ใใจ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ get tired of, satiate, bore 0 S+ ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆ: month; moon<br>็ฌ: dog (none) despondent """The poor chihuahua who had fallen down a cliff was totally despondent about his position. He saw the sun and the moon pass by, but expected no rescue any more.""" """The sun above the moon =total eclipse. Confused by the darkness of the total eclipse, the dog fell off the cliff and became a completely despondent mangled mess.""" 2149 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใฌใณ ใใ, ใใใใญ wild goose 0 S+ 2192 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ไบบ: person<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) (none) wild goose """I've been sent to chase the wild goose! I'm here at the top of the cliff, and I can hear Mr. T and that tricky turkey down there sniggering about sending me on a search for the wild goose.""" """Mr T is sent on a mission to find a wild goose that swallowed some important, top-secret chemicals (they were in a baggie, so he has to find it before it dissolves!). After searching for clues and tracks, he finds it - and backs it up against a cliff. In a heroic move, Mr T jumps off the cliff, grabs the wild goose, and lands on the ground on his back, protecting the volatile wild goose. He then looks at it - wait - this isn't the wild goose, this is a mere turkey! Sent on a wild goose chase!""" 2150 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ด ใฌใณ ใซใ counterfeit, forgery 0 S+ 2439 ้: wild goose<br>่ฒ: shellfish (none) counterfeit """The police hoped to catch the crooks making counterfeit money, but it all turned out to be a wild goose chase.""" You catch a wild goose that lays money (shells) instead of eggs. Unfortunately the bank declares it counterfeit. 2151 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅจ ใทใฅใฆ ใใใ kitchen 0 S+ 2425 ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>่ฑ: beans; pea; midget<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 (none) kitchen """What happened to the kitchen? It was here a second ago... Well, it fell off the cliff. See the table down there below the edge of the cliff? Maybe we can glue it back together. Of course, first we've got to retrieve the kitchen from the base of the cliff.""" I took that Natto (bean glue) out of the kitchen and threw it off a cliff like any rational person would. 2152 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ไป ใฝใฏ ใปใฎ.ใ, ใปใฎ-, ใปใฎ.ใใใ, ใปใฎ.ใใ, ใใใ.ใ be seen dimly, suggest, intimate, faint, stupid, hint 0 S+ ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ไบบ: person (none) insinuate """So, you found a dead person abandoned at the bottom of the cliff? You think I might be involved? What are you trying to insinuate?!""" That nasty person likes to insinuate that I am afraid of heights and can't climb a cliff. 2153 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅจ ใทใงใฆ ใฟใฏใ scout, sentinel 0 S+ 1999 ๅฃ: mouth<br>่: resemblance (none) scout Boy scouts nowadays blow sparks out of their mouth to start a fire. Sure beats rubbing two sticks together . """Good scouts extinguish (#144) candles with their mouth, not with water. Otherwise the smoke might tell the enemy where they are.""" 2154 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅฒ ใใงใฆใใใฆ ใใใ.ใ ridicule, insult 0 S ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๆ: morning; dynasty; regime; epoch; period; (North) Korea 15 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic derision When I wake up, I am always late, so I hurry to work. With a bad case of perpetual morning breath, I am the subject of derision at my office whenever I open my mouth. If morning breath emanates from your mouth, you are subject to derision! 2155 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๅ ใจใ.ใใ, ใจใ ๅใใ(ใจใใใ): to blame; to find fault; to challenge; to threaten; to take someone to task; to aggravate (an injury) 0 S+ ๅ: each; every; either (none) reprehend Each time I see this kanji I reprehend the person primitive for knocking the each primitive out of shape. """You only reprehend him because he is reprehensible! He walks around kicking people, like he wants to dispose of them. And that's all on top of having a big mouth. Reprehensible! Of course you must be the one to reprehend him.""" 2156 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใใ.ใ ๅใ(ใใใใ): to whisper; to murmur 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>่ถ: whisper (none) whisper If someone's whispering you'd need three ears close to his mouth to be able to hear it. """It's funny how if I just talk, no one listens, but if I whisper, many ears are eager to hear what's coming from my mouth.""" 2157 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใใน.ใ, ใคใใฐ.ใ ใๅใ(ใใใในใ): chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip; chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth<br>ๅใ(ใใในใ): to talk; to chat; to chatter 0 S+ 2403 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไธ: generation; world; society; public<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) chatter Mouths like to chatter about the new generation on the tree. Two good friends looking at their childhood tree house and remembering how it seemed like generations ago since they were up in it chattering away all night. 2158 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฝ ใคใณใใจใณใใจใ ใใ.ใถใใใ.ใใใฎใฉใใฎ.ใ choked, smothered, stuffy 0 S ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ : cause; factor; be associated with; depend on; be limited to 9 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic windpipe "You canยดt breathe very well, so the doc looks inside your mouth to find the cause. ""Oh, I see the cause of your windpipe blockage. Thereยดs a St Bernard penned up in there!""." Imagine a group of windpipes chatting: โThat mouth is the cause of all my problems, you know, always breathing in germs, etc.โ. 2159 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck ๅฉ ใซ ใใพใณใ.ใใ noisy ๅงๅฉ(ใใใ): quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>่ฏ: splendor; flower; petal; shine; luster; ostentatious; showy; gay; gorgeous (none) quarrel Mouths quarrel over who is more splendid. These very competitive neighbours open their mouths and quarrel every day about whose silage stack with flowers looks more splendid. 2160 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใฝใณ ใใใ rumor, gossip, hearsay ๅ(ใใใ): rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk 0 S+ 2298 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฐ: revered; valuable; precious; noble; exalted (none) gossip """If you open your mouth to gossip about people, it's usually the most fun if you have some juicy bits on people who are generally revered, for instance that they are secretly glued to their bottle of Horned Whiskey.""" """""""Did you know that the most revered (#1439) chieftain (#2906) is not only a horny guy, but an alcoholic, too? Ah, and I forgot, he also sniffs glue... Ups, did that come out of my mouth? No, no... I NEVER gossip!"""".""" 2161 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅณ ใซใค ใ.ใ, ใใใถ.ใ, ใใ, ใใใถใ cough, clear throat ๅณ(ใใ): cough; coughing; tussis 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไบฅ: sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac (none) cough """I looked up, opened my mouth and suddenly an acorn fell in! I had to cough it up quickly so that I wouldn't choke.""" A squirrel's mouth coughs up an acorn. 2162 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅง ใฑใณ ใใใพ.ใใ, ใใพใณใ.ใใ noisy, boisterous ๅงๅฉ(ใใใ): quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle<br>ๅงใใ(ใใใพใใ): (1) noisy; boisterous (2) strict; faultfinding; carping; fussy 0 S+ 2249 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฎฃ: proclaim; say; announce (none) clamor To clamor means to open your mouth and proclaim loudly your opinions. """For this keyword, I am reminded of the Night Before Christmas, with the father awakening to see what was the clamor, and his mouth dropping open as he sees the fat bearded man spanning the rooftops (bounding from one house to the other).""" 2163 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใณใฆ ใฎใฉ throat, voice ๅ(ใฎใฉ): (1) throat (2) singing voice 0 S 2390 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไพฏ: marquis; lord; daimyo 12 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic throat "I think of ""clearing your throat"". Some stuffy guy opens his mouth to clear his throat so the marquis can speak." The Marquis de Sade was kinda gay. He used to mouth down a lot of deep-throat action. 2164 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅพ ใใใฟ ใคใฐใใคใฐใ saliva, sputum ๅพ(ใคใฐ): saliva; spit; sputum 0 S ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ: droop; suspend; hang; slouch 11 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic saliva When some people are sleeping, their mouths droop open, and saliva drips out. Saliva drools from a mouth that droops. ใคใฐ. 2165 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Function ๅฉ ใณใฆ ใใ.ใ, ใฏใ.ใ, ใใ strike, beat, hit, thrash, criticize ๅฉใ(ใใใ): (1) to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat (2) to play drums (3) to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult (4) to use up money 0 S+ 2316 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) (none) bash """These &^% stamps won't stay fixed to the envelop when I lick them with my mouth. No matter how hard I bash them, they come loose every time. Aargh!""" """For me, the kanji looks like a picture of two eyes. Somebody bashed the right one until it burst open. Ugh... Put a stamp on it - I don't want to see it!""" 2166 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใญใง ใใ, ใต.ใ lie, falsehood ๅ(ใใ): (1) lie; falsehood; incorrect fact (2) Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!<br>ๅใคใ(ใใใคใ): liar (sometimes said with not much seriousness); fibber 0 S+ 2235 ๅฃ: mouth<br>่: void; emptiness; unpreparedness; crack; fissure; untruth (none) fib ใใ = Something void of truth coming from your mouth. A statement void of truth uttered by a mouth is a fib. 2167 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใฟใฏ ใคใใฐ.ใ, ใคใค.ใ ใใก, ใฏใ, ใฐใ peck, pick up 1 S+ 2463 ๅฃ: mouth<br>่ฑ: pig; hog; pig radical (no. 152) (none) peck at """Just like the ones on a rhinoceros, there are little birds who like to peck at the skin near the mouth of a sow and clean it.""" """If your girlfriend looks like a sow, you do not kiss her on the mouth. Just a little peck at the cheek.""" 2168 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅช ใธใฅใใทใฅใใทใฅใฆใใบ ใพใใช.ใใใฎใ.ใใใพใใช.ใใใฎใ.ใ spell, curse, charm, malediction 0 S 2131 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ : elder brother; big brother 8 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic curse Caution: this means a spell, not to swear. I put a curse on my elder brother so that he can never open his mouth. Your older brotherยดs mouth often curses. 2169 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ใใค ใปใ.ใ, ใป.ใใ bark, howl, cry ๅ ใใ(ใปใใ): to bark; to bay; to howl; to bellow; to roar; to cry 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>็ฌ: dog (none) barking The mouth of a chihuahua is good at barking. """The mouth of a bird is chirping้ณด, just as the mouth of a dog is barking.""" 2170 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใงใฆ ใค.ใ, ใคใ.ใ suspend, hang, wear (sword) ๅใใ(ใคใใ): to hang; to hang up<br>ๅใ(ใคใ): (1) to hang; to suspend (something from something); to be hanged (by the neck) (2) to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth (sumo) 0 S+ 2475 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) (none) dangle Dangle a bib or towel under my baby son's mouth. A towel dangles under his mouth to keep him clean at dinner. 2171 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใณใฆ ใ.ใ, ใ.ใใ chew, bite, gnaw ๅใ(ใใ): (1) to bite; to chew; to gnaw (2) to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore) (3) to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together (4) to be involved in (5) to fumble one's words (during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words (6) to strongly confute; to argue down; to rebuke; to scold harshly<br>ๅใ(ใใใ): (1) to chew; to bite (at); to gnaw; to nibble; to munch; to crunch; to have a smattering of (2) to dabble in (e.g. hobby, instrument)<br>ๅใฟๅใ(ใใฟใใ): to bite off; to gnaw through 0 S+ 2399 ๅฃ: mouth<br>้ฝ: tooth; cog (none) chew Use your teeth to chew what you put in your mouth. """""""When you open your mouth, don't take in more food than you can handle, and chew it properly with your teeth"""", mum told us.""" 2172 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅถ ใญใงใฆ ใใช.ใใ, ใใช.ใ ใใฎ, ใใฎใ grant, answer ๅถใ(ใใชใ): (1) to come true (wish) (2) to be suited (3) to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. I can't bear the heat)<br>ๅถใใ(ใใชใใ): (1) to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer) (2) to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements) 1 S+ 2312 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ: ten (none) within my ability """""""come true"""" is a better keyword IMO. If you speak your wish 10 times it will come true.""" """With his big mouth he claims he can do ten things at once. """"It's all within my ability"""", he boasts.""" 2173 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅป ใใกใใ, ใใกใใ 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฟ: not; must not; do not; be not (none) sides of the mouth Look at the sides of his mouth! His moustache is tied into great knots. They're not even symetrical. Look at the knots on the right side of the mouth! (though they're there on both sides of the mouth.... Dimples. Those knots on the sides of the mouth. Too easy. 2174 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใญใ ใฉใ.ใ stammer ๅ้(ใใใฃใใ): hiccough; hiccup<br>ๅ้ฉ(ใณใฃใใ): (1) to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished (2) surprise (e.g. surprise party) 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไน: beg; invite; ask (none) stammer """""""S... Si... S... Sir!"""" the beggar's mouth stammers when appealing for some help from the business man. See the mouth open and close like a fish out of water would.""" """If you had a gun in your mouth begging for your life, you would stammer too.""" 2175 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅบ ใฏใชใ ใฏใชใ talk, (kokuji) 0 S+ 2308 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๆฐ: new (none) spin a tale """He really can spin a tale. Every time he opens his mouth, some new and creative tale comes out.""" """Oh yeah, suuure - tell us a new one...""" 2176 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใฝใฆ ใใพใณใ.ใใ throat ๅณๅ(ใฟใ): (1) miso; bean paste (2) key (main) point; good part (of something) (3) weak person 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๆฝ: formerly; once; before; ever; never; ex- (none) miso """Miso is full of active microbial cultures, so when you put it in your MOUTH, those bacteria just INCREASE and INCREASE until your mouth is overflowing with miso!""" """Mouth, eyebrows, eyeballs with pupils crossed looking down at the bowl, flapping tongue: A Japanese man eating miso soup.""" 2177 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใค ใใใใใ.ใ songs with samisen ๅใ(ใใใ): (1) to sing (2) to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem 1 S 2051 ๅฃ: mouth<br>่ฒ: shellfish 10 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pop song The new generation of pop songs have no depth. They just mouth empty lyrics to get money. Not like the pop songs of my day. A new way for sluts to use their mouths to make alot of money. 2178 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฑ ใทใใ ใทใ ใใ.ใ scold, reprove ๅฑใ(ใใใ): to scold<br>ๅฑ(ใใฃ): (1) shh! (used to silence someone); sh! (2) shoo! (used to drive off an approaching animal, etc.) 0 S 2255 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไธ: seven (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic scold A kid gets scolded if they donยดt put the spoon properly into their mouth when eating. If I got scolded, I could expect a spoon of castor oil in my mouth. 2179 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ ใฆใฆ ใใ.ใใ, ใใซ, ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใ village, rural community, right-side B rad 1 S+ 2452 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅทด: comma-design (none) city walls """The city walls are beautifully built. High above you, shows you the famous mouths of former city mayors, all smiling down at you, integrated into a total mosaic making the city walls a unified beautiful work of art.""" """I stand outside the city walls, requesting permission to enter. The guard hands me a Rubik's cube and tells me ill only be allowed in after I fit the whole thing in my mouth...""" 2180 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใฆ ใปใ.ใ, ใผ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใใ be amazed, disgusted, shocked ๅใใ(ใผใใ): (1) to grow senile; to be childish with age (2) to be mentally slow; to be befuddled (3) to become engrossed (in something)<br>ๅใใ(ใใใใ): to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted<br>ๅๆฐใชใ(ใใฃใใชใ): not enough; too quick (short, long, etc.)<br>ๅ็ถ(ใผใใใ): dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze 0 S+ 1848 ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) dumbfounded His mouth fell open dumbfounded when he woke up and found himself on top of a tree. The first time I saw an Australian apricot tree (ๅ vs. ๆ) I was dumbfounded. 2181 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅฐ ใ.ใ ใ.ใ, ใ.ใใ ใใ eat, drink, receive (a blow), (kokuji) 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>้ฃ: eat; food (none) ingest Ingest is a fancy word for what you do with your mouth as you eat. """Note: This is a colloquial word for """"eat"""", so the formal keyword """"ingest"""" might better be replaced with something like """"scoff"""" or """"tuck in"""", etc. Suggested story: """"Yeuk! I can see the food rolling around in your mouth when you scoff it like that!"""".""" 2182 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅด ใทใงใฏ ใฏใซ, ใธใช clay 0 S+ 2150 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>็ด: straightaway; honesty; frankness; fix; repair (none) clay """This one rhymes: """"If you fights wiz Cassius Clay, you'll hit the soil, boy, straightaway!"""".""" Clay is a soil that becomes anything straightaway with heat. 2183 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅค ใณใณ ใคใก, ใฒใคใใใ divination sign, land, earth 0 S+ ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>็ณ: have the honor to; sign of the monkey; 3-5PM; ninth sign of Chinese zodiac (none) authochthonous """While """"autochthonous"""" can mean """"indigenous"""" in ENGLISH, that is NOT one of the potential meanings of this character (thus, the majority of these stories will not help you with meaning). Rather, the kanji is """"autochthonous"""" in the sense of being Earthly, mystic, and portentous (the ancient, primitive, sacred power of DIRT and SOIL). A vague, poorly-chosen keyword all around. Mantixen's story does the best job of conveying accurate meaning--> """"A monkey likes the earthy/autochthonous feel of soil"""".""" A monkey likes the earthy feel of soil. 2184 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใฟใคใใใค ใใใใ.ใ piled high 0 S 2184 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 11 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic piled high After our pre-Thanksgiving massacre, we piled high all the turkey corpses atop the soil of the farmyard. During the Turkey Holocaust (this is what the animal kingdom calls Thanksgiving - they have really short memories and thus donยดt recall that it actually happens every single year), turkeys are killed en masse, and their bodies are piled high. To keep them from tumbling down, a pile of dirt is piled high right next to them to keep them standing upright so that they will be fresh when it is time to eat them. 2185 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฃ ใณใฆ ใปใ trench, dugout, air raid shelter 0 S+ 2273 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>่ฑช: overpowering; great; powerful; excelling; Australia (none) dugout """As they constructed the visiting team dugout, they removed a quantity of soil when there was an overpowering stench. Nobody will want to use this dugout!""" "A DUGOUT is a dry moat found around Japanese castles. The SOIL is arranged so as to OVERPOWER (or give the advantage to OVERPOWER) an attacking army. If dug in a low lying area it fills with water and becomes a moat (ๆฟ moat (#2306))." 2186 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅข ใณใฆ ใใ, ใฏใ dirt, grime, earwax ๅข(ใใ): dirt; filth; grime 0 S+ ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ: empress; queen; after; behind; back; later (none) blemish Big consternation in the court! A little bit of soil in the garden touched the empress' face and left a blemish there. Courtiers fainted left and right... The empress gets a soil mask at the spa to treat a blemish. 2187 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฆ ใฟใณ ใใใ ใใ level, wide 0 S+ ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆฆ: daybreak; dawn; morning (none) flat I'm usually flat on the soil passed out at nightbreak. """When the soil is flat, you can see the sun rise over the horizon from a long distance.""" 2188 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใ ใคใ, ใฏใจใฐ wharf 0 S+ ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170) (none) wharf """He came to finding himself down at the wharf with soil all over his tuxedo. The maestro can only guess that he'd been drugged by some needle sharp dart, since the last thing that he recalled was feeling a prick on the bottom, before waking up at the wharf.""" "Note: Right side ้ is large hill (#2928)." 2189 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅกซ ใใณใ ใใณ ใฏ.ใพใ, ใฏ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใตใ.ใ ใพใ fill in 0 S ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>็: true; reality; Buddhist sect (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic stuff up """In a hole in the ground, the body of the victim was placed. And then the killer stuffed it up so that the truth would not be found out, he hoped.""" I stuffed up his mouth with dirt to keep the truth from coming out. 2190 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๅ ฐ ใจใณ ใใ, ใ.ใ dam, prevent, stop up 0 S+ 1913 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ: box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female (none) dam """Soil, box, sun, woman: In Peru, they were constructing a dam and to this end, soil was gathered from the surrounds. During the excavations, they found a box, containing little statue of the sun woman (godess). A nice archeological find, but detrimental for the dam building efforts, since the work was to be halted.""" """All the dams were built by the Army Corps of Engineers' Ladies' Auxiliary. So the WOMEN worked under the SUN all day, with a BOX full of DIRT on their shoulders, to & fro, building up the dirt wall that would become this mighty dam.""" 2191 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅ ต ใ ใใ fence, railing, enclosure 0 S+ ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>่ : someone; person (none) railing A railing prevents museum patrons from getting soil on the voodoo dolls. I was relieved to find my stolen lovedoll tied to some railing. She's a bit dirty but still good! 2192 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฌฐ ใต.ใใ, ใฟใฉใใ, ใใใ 0 S+ ่ฒ: shellfish<br>่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female (none) suckling infant The woman removes the two shells covering her breasts (for modesty) and then attaches the suckling infant. How very Little Mermaid... I see this as two suckling infants clamped onto their mother (woman) like shellfish when breastfeeding. 2193 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅงฆ ใซใณ ใใ.ใใ, ใใใพ.ใใ, ใฟใ ใ wicked, mischief, seduce, rape, noisy 0 S+ ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female (none) violate Many women violate me at the same time. Then I woke up. """To avoid being violated, three women cluster together in the women-only wagon of the train.""" 2194 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฆฌ ใใใ ใญใ.ใใใใญ.ใใใคใ.ใใใตใ.ใ jealous, envy ๅซๅฆฌ(ใใฃใจ): jealousy; envy<br>ๅฆฌใ(ใญใใ): to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge 0 S ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>็ณ: stone 8 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic jealous The jealous woman bashed the brains in of the guy who betrayed her, with a stone. Every woman wants a huge stone on her finger to make her friends jealous. 2195 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion ๅฉข ใฏใใใ 0 S+ ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅ: lowly; base; vile; vulgar (none) handmaiden """Handmaiden's are usually quite lowly women, but this one is a special (just look at the way lowly is drawn).""" A handmaiden is a woman servant with the lowly job of burning pirated Chinese DVDs (rough copies of already lowly movies) http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6730463.ece. 2196 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฉ ใใคใ.ใใ, ใใใ.ใ ๅฉๆฒ(ใใใใใ): euphemistic; circumlocution; roundabout; indirect 0 S+ ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅฎ: address; just like; fortunately (none) well finished """To become well finished, young women often go to a finishing school at a posh address.""" """When asking a girl out on a date, you are only well finished when you have her address and phone number.""" 2197 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅจผ ใทใงใฆ ใใใณใ prostitute 0 S+ 2242 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๆ: prosperous; bright; clear (none) harlot """Harlots are women who make a lot of money, usually, so they or their pimps are quite prosperous. Look at all her bling bling, shining like more than two suns. Who says vice doesn't pay?""" Harlots are women who make a living selling themselves to prosperous men. 2198 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฆ ใฎ ใใใใ, ใใใใ stretch, singing girl, geisha, prostitute 0 S+ ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๆฏ: branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65) (none) courtesan """In the ๅนณๅฎๆไปฃ๏ผใธใใใใใ ใ๏ผ, the courtesans (women who lived in the royal courts) often stayed in the side portions of the palaces, the section that branched off the main building. Idea taken from illustrations in a copy of the Tale of Genji.""" """To be a successful courtesan, a woman must be able to branch out into many of the arts.""" 2199 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅจ ใใคใ.ใใ ใ 0 S+ ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅญ: square jewel; corner; angle; edge (none) fair The photographer took a picture of this fair woman framed by ivy. """Come on, think of Rapunzel. That WOMAN was so FAIR, she was locked away. Only she used her IVY like FAIR hair to let her lover climb to her.""" 2200 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅงช ใใ ใใ, ใใ niece ๅงช(ใใ): niece 0 S+ ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>่ณ: climax; arrive; proceed; reach; attain; result in (none) niece """Little did you know, the woman who made you climax was your niece.""" """My niece is a WOMAN now, and can make herself CLIMAX.""" 2201 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_People_Family ShouldSuspend ๅซ ใทใ ใใญ.ใใใญใ.ใใใซใ.ใ jealous, envy ๅซๅฆฌ(ใใฃใจ): jealousy; envy 0 S 2317 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>็พ: rapidly 13 ๅฅณ 38 3 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic envy If you go through women rapidly you will be the object of envy. Ah, puberty ... the girl that starts her journey towards womanhood the most rapidly will become the subject of envy from all her classmates. 2202 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฌฌ ใธใฅ ใใ.ใ ใคใพ mistress, weak 0 S+ ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>้: demand; request; need (none) mistress """As any servant knows, a mistress who runs things well must be nature be a very demanding woman.""" It is normally the woman who does the job around the home. A mistress is highly demanding. You can see her bossing her family around to do the chores while she does her leisure activities. Looks like she's doesn't have to be bossed to do anything. 2203 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅงฅ ใ ใใฐ old woman 0 S+ ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>่: old man; old age; grow old (none) aged woman The woman version of an old man is an aged woman. "You know an aged woman?! I know an old man. We should set them up. (Note: Be careful not to confuse with old woman (#804))." 2204 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅง ใณ ใใ ใใจใ, ใใ ใใจ, ใใฐ, ใใฐใใ mother-in-law ้บปๅง(ใพใ): (1) Ma Gu; legendary Taoist immortal with long talon-like fingernails (2) backscratcher 0 S+ 2041 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅค: old (none) mother-in-law """According to Japanese traditions, daughters-in-law have to pay respect to the woman who is their mother-in-law, because they are older.""" My mother-in-law is the OLDER version of my WOMAN on the left. 2205 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅง ใฝ ใใญ, ใญใใใ elder sister, maidservant 0 S+ ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ไธ: moreover; also; furthermore (none) young miss A young miss in a rich Japanese household is often treated with such care that she is a like a woman who is put on a shelf like an ornament. The young miss won a long of baby beauty pageants. A whole shelf is devoted to the prices she won. 2206 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฌ ใญ ใใ.ใใ, ใใฎ.ใใ ใใใ, ใใใ glad, pleased, rejoice ๅฌใใ(ใใใใ): happy; glad; pleasant 1 S+ 2274 ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅ: rejoice; take pleasure in (none) overjoyed """Finally, I got a woman ... I have to just shriek and rejoice, I'm so overjoyed!""" Men simply rejoice. Women tend to take their emotions a bit further and become overjoyed. 2207 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅญ ใจใฆ ใฏใ.ใ ใฏใใฟ, ใใจ become pregnant 0 S+ ไน: from; possessive particle; whereupon; accordingly<br>ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac (none) expecting """A woman says to me โIโm expecting โ thereโs a child in here (pointing to her stomach)โ I put my ear to her stomach and suddenly the child punches me โ I see the shape of its fist in the stomach wall. โWell, you might be expecting, but I certainly wasnโt expecting thatโ I reply.""" """Fist, child: The guy had only put his fist inside and now his girlfriend is expecting a child. """"How long ago did I have that business trip?"""", he wonders.""" 2208 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅญ ใคใจ.ใใ 0 S+ 1457 ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac<br>ๆด: strike; hit; folding chair radical (no. 66) (none) assiduous """Well, yeah, the kid's assiduous: he's got that taskmaster on his back all the time! What else would you expect?""" Assiduous children make assiduous taskmasters. 2209 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ๅฎฅ ใฆใฆ ใชใ .ใใ, ใใ.ใ soothe, calm, pacify 1 S+ ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๆ: possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx (none) soothe """It really soothes my mind that I possess a house. Now at least all my payments are going towards something solid, instead of just throwing it away as rent.""" """My house is possessed by the ghost of Barry White, who often sings me songs to soothe me to sleep at night.""" 2210 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๅฏ ใฐใฆ ใใ.ใใ, ใใใค.ใใ, ใ.ใใ, ใ.ใ, ใใใใพใ temporary abode, keep, imply, suggest 0 S+ 2330 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็ฆบ: long-tailed monkey (none) imply """When you see Jiminy Cricket near a house, it will imply that Pinocchio isn't far off.""" """The talking cricket says, """"you've been spending a lot of time in the house lately,"""" and you say, """"What is that supposed to mean?"""", to which the cricket replies, """"I'm implying you need to get a job!"""".""" 2211 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฎ ใณใฆ ใฒใ.ใ ใใค, ใฒใ, ใฒใใ wide, large 1 S+ 1277 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) (none) extensive """During an extensive search of a murderer's house of horror, homocide detectives found an elbow body part by the side of another body. Surely there were even more victims than they imagined.""" """Thanks to Katsuo: BY ONE'S SIDE and ELBOW can be SUPERMAN (think of the George Reeve's SUPERMAN pose for a mental image). Well, that fortress of solitude is very EXTENSIVE. Would you expect SUPERMAN's HOUSE to anything less?""" 2212 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ็ข ใญใฆ ใใ.ใ, ใฒใจใ prison, jail, hardness 0 S+ 2472 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็: cow (none) jail """For a cow used to free-grazing, being stuck in a house is equivalent to being in jail.""" """Looking at the kanji ๅฎถ, keeping pigs in the house was normal. But, if you instead kept a cow in the house, you would be sent to jail.""" 2213 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅก ใฝใฏใใตใค ใตใ.ใใใจใใงใใฟ.ใกใ close, shut, cover, block, obstruct ๅกใใ(ใตใใใ): (1) to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up (2) to be clogged; to be plugged up (3) to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)<br>ๅกใ(ใตใใ): to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to occupy; to fill up; to take up; to stand in another's way; to plug up; to shut up 0 S ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ไธ: three<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 13 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic block up The A/C wasnยดt making the house cold because the filters had been blocked up with dirt. "It was so cold (#1526), the pipes blocked up with ice. After removing the ice, we insulated them with soil." 2214 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๅฎ ใฝใฆ dwell, Sung dynasty 0 S+ 2058 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) Sung dynasty The Sung dynasty was so-called because people kept trees in their houses and as a consequence birds sung in them. The Sung dynasty needed to cut down a lot of TREES to make a lot of HOUSES. (the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy). 2215 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฎ ใใฏ ใใ ใ, ใใ muscles, meat 0 S+ 2269 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>ๅ ญ: six (none) venison """I was once served venison at home, but the only way I could eat it was to down a six pack first.""" """I told my friend the deer I kept in my house for venison was called """"roku"""" (six). He asked if naming it didn't make me attached to it. I said no, because """"roku"""" is also a way to say the kanji for deer.""" 2216 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฑ ใ ใปใต.ใ slaughter, butcher, slay 0 S+ ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>่ : someone; person (none) butchering Chucky from Child's Play was found butchering a poor victim with a flag pole. Generals usually see their soldiers as mere puppets in their war game. These poor sods are given a flag and told to fight for their country. As if that would make good all the butchering. 2217 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฑ ใธ, ใใชใ 0 S+ ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๆฏ: compare; race; ratio; Philipines (none) fart """You haven't smelled a fart like his! His were so bad, that when he cut one, they had to wave a flag to keep folks away. None compare to the farts that he farts.""" At a fart contest each contestant holds up a flag whenever they fart so the judges can come over and compare it to the others. 2218 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฑ ใใ, ใใใใ.ใ ๅฑ(ใใ): (1) waste; scrap; garbage (2) chad<br>็ดๅฑ(ใใฟใใ): wastepaper; paper scraps; paper waste 0 S+ ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>่: resemblance (none) rubbish """You aren't supposed to throw an American flag out with the rubbish. The proper way to get rid of a flag is to burn it, shown here by holding a candle underneath it.""" ๅฐธee a little on some body if you think they are rubbish. 2219 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฐป ใณใฆ ใใ ใใฟ buttocks, hips, butt, rear ๅฐป(ใใ): (1) buttocks; behind; rump; bottom (2) undersurface; bottom (3) last place; end (4) consequence<br>ๅฐปๅฐพ(ใใฃใฝ): tail (animal) 0 S 1692 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ไน: nine 5 ๅฐธ 44 3 ใใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใปใใฐใญใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic buttocks The baseball team stick flags in their buttocks and wave them at the opposing team to put them off. I wonder if this story will be flagged for saying i give her buttocks a score of 9. 2220 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅฑก ใใฐใใฐ ๅฑกใ (ใใฐใใฐ): often; again and again; frequently 0 S+ ๅฑ: shit; excrement<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female (none) frequently A Japanese woman walking around waving an American flag probably sleeps with foreigners frequently. Imagine the flag of Japan. I frequently go there for its tasty rice and to see its beautiful women. 2221 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฑ ใใใฐใญ ๅฑ่(ใใใ): adipocere; grave wax (greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place) (graying) 0 S+ ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๆญป: death; die (none) corpse """After meeting death, a flag covers the soldier's corpse.""" Imagine the character Death (the shroud-wearing skeleton) carrying an armful of flags. He goes round at night sticking a flag in each corpse. (i.e. to distinguish it from those who are merely sleeping). 2222 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฑ ใใค ใใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใ, ใณใใ.ใถ wall, fence 0 S+ 2002 ๅฐธ: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44)<br>ๅนถ: put together (none) folding screen """This folding screen looks quite pretty, with all the national flags printed on it, but folding and unfolding it is rather complicated. It looks more like a puzzle than a utility item.""" """Someone took an old fence (#1056), brushed the dirt off it and turned it into a folding screen.""" 2223 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅตฉ ในใฆ ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ ใใใ, ใใ, ใใ be aggravated, grow worse, grow bulky, swell ๅตฉใ(ใใใ): to pile up; to increase<br>ๅตฉๅผตใ(ใใใฐใ): to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous 1 S+ ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>้ซ: tall; high; expensive (none) high-reaching """High-reaching aspirations usually revolve around the mountain that is the tallest. For climbing, for descending, for just bring there - the thrill of it all.""" """People like Sir Edmund Hillary set very high-reaching goals, like being the first to climb Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.""" 2224 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๅด 1 S+ ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅฟ: legs radical (no. 10)<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) (none) rugged mountains """The next step on the sentient rice-seedlings; journey, after their miraculous pull through (#2136) from being trapped: mountains in the distance, extremely rugged mountains, and nowhere to go next but through them.""" When trying to cross RUGGED MOUNTAINS you'll feel like you have RICE SEEDLINGS for WALKING LEGS. 2225 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๅณจ ใฌ ใใ.ใใ high mountain 0 S+ 2234 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๆ: ego; I; selfish; our; oneself (none) high mountain """In this local folklore, the high mountain has a big ego for being the highest mountain and is therefore rather unkind to people who dare to climb it.""" """A drugged up high mountain. Those mountains that get high only think of themselves, their ego takes over. Drugs are a selfish pasttime.""" 2226 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅด ใฌใคใใฒใใฎ ใใใใใใใฏใฆ cliff, bluff, precipice ๅด(ใใ): cliff 0 S ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๅญ: square jewel; corner; angle; edge 11 ๅฑฑ 46 3 ใใพใปใใพใธใใปใใพใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bluffs "Standing at the base of the bluffs I announce, ""Iยดm going to climb those ivy-covered cliffs, and then the mountain on top of them."" My friends donยดt believe me, ""He bluffs!"" they say." "The ivy-covered cliff we saw on the horizon (#157) ... the sheer beauty of the mountain that overlooks these bluffs is enough to make you want to swim for shore yourself!" 2227 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Landscape ๅถบ ใฌใค ใฟใญ, ใญ peak, summit 1 S+ 1959 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>้ : jurisdiction; dominion; territory; fief; reign (none) mountaintop """This mountain lies exactly between two prefectures, so naturally there was a struggle about which prefecture had jurisdiction there. And would you believe it, one of them gained jurisdiction over the base, and the other over the mountaintop.""" """At the top of the mountain, Bill Clinton found an intern and said """"This mountaintop is my jurisdiction (#1405). I order you to give me head."""" The intern replied, """"Come on Bill, hasn't this type of behaviour caused enough problems already?"""".""" 2228 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅต ใซใณ ใฏ.ใใ, ใฏ.ใพใ, ใใช go into, plunge, inlay ๅตใใ(ใฏใใ): (1) to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to button; to put on (something that envelopes, e.g. gloves, ring) (2) to have sex; to fuck (3) to pigeonhole (into a particular category) (4) to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs) (5) to entrap; to set someone up (i.e. frame them for a crime, etc.)<br>ๅตใพใ(ใใใ): (1) to fit; to get into; to go into (2) to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions) (3) to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught (4) to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap (5) to be addicted to; to be deep into; to be crazy about; to be stuck on 0 S+ ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>็: sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) (none) fit into No way that sweet girl can fit those mountains of hers into an A-cup. They'll be severely lacking space. Too many sweets I guess. """(from mantixen's) I was going to take some sweets on my climb up the mountain, but it wouldn't fit into my bag, so I lack them.""" 2229 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅตฏ ใต steep, craggy, rugged 1 S+ 2191 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅทฎ: distinction; difference; variation; discrepancy; margin; balance (none) rocky """This is a very rocky mountain! In fact, it has the distinction of being one of the most rocky in the country.""" "The Rocky MOUNTAINS have the distinction (#554) of being the rockiest MOUNTAIN range." 2230 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅธ ใใงใฆ ใใใใฎ quire (of paper), bundle of seaweed, counter for screens, notebook 0 S+ 2208 ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)<br>ๅ : fortune-telling; divining; forecasting; occupy; hold; have; get; take (none) quire """The fortune teller tells me that in the future I will have my own quire. """"Is that choir as in 'group of singers', or quire as in 'sheets of paper'?"""" I ask. She can't tell because her crystal ball is too misty, so I rush to the bathroom, grab a towel, and use it to wipe the crystal ball. Turns out to be quire as in 'sheets of paper', of course.""" """(25 sheets of paper) -- the fortune teller orders a quire of paper but receives a quire of towels. She calls to complain, but customer service tells her, """"Why didn't you see it coming?"""".""" 2231 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅนก ใใณ ใฏใ ใฏ, ใใ flag 0 S+ 1948 ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)<br>็ช: turn; number in a series (none) banner """My favorite towel is one that says """"Who wants a turn?"""" like its an advertising banner.""" """When I go to gaming conventions, I always bring my banner: a simple towel with the dice logo on it. Let's roll!""" 2232 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅน ใท ใฎใผใ flag, banner, streamer 0 S+ ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)<br>้ณ: sound; noise (none) pennant Many towels were waved and kazoos blown when the Cardinals won the pennant. """Yep, it's a party alright. The kazoo fiesta noise is audible from far away, and look, they fashioned pennants out of towels to use as a signal flag for beckoning visitors in.""" 2233 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅบ ใใใ 0 S+ ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅ : wrap; pack up; cover; conceal (none) cleaver The cleaver was found with the dismembered body wrapped up in a cave. """The murder victim was killed by a a cleaver. Her body was found in a cave, wrapped up in plastic.""" 2234 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅป ใใใ, ใจใใง 0 S+ ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>้ญ: enclosure; quarters; fortification; red-light district (none) licensed quarters """The very special tall child whom the city folks keep enclosed in their city walls has finally been granted the use of an abandoned cave for his licensed quarters. Hey, its better than sleeping in the open!""" """Meanings acc. to kanji dictionary: enclosure, quarter, large, empty, red-light district)//This city's red light district can be found in tall caves within the city walls. There the prostitutes have licensed quarters to sell their bodies.""" 2235 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅบ ใ ใฒใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใฐ.ใ protect, shield, defend, eaves, canopy, penthouse, visor ๅบใ(ใใฐใ): to protect someone; to take under one's wing; to plead for; to stick up for; to cover up for someone 0 S+ ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๆฏ: compare; race; ratio; Philipines (none) overhang """This overhang is really good against the warmth. Compared with other overhangs, this one makes you feel as cool as if you are in a cave.""" This overhang has so much shade it's comparable to being in a cave. 2236 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ทน ใจใฆ ใใ hawk 1 S+ 1676 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) hawk """Those wild goose scurry into the caves that have been worn into the side of the cliffs, all trying to avoid a hawk. The bird storming down on them for an easy feed.""" """CAREFUL: wild goose (#2150) contains """"cliff"""", here we have """"CAVE""""!""" 2237 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Bird kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅบ ใทใงใฆ ใพใ level 1 S+ 1693 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey (none) shire """In the Shire, hobbits used to live in caves. Nowadays their holes in the soil still look a little like caves.""" """Remember at the end of the Lord of the Rings, when Saruman was found in the Shire trying to fill up all the hobbit's caves with soil? Or something like that.""" 2238 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅป ใใงใฆ ใใพใ, ใฟใใพใ, ใใใ mausoleum, shrine, palace 0 S+ 2101 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๆ: morning; dynasty; regime; epoch; period; (North) Korea (none) tomb sanctuary """With few visitors, the tomb sanctuary in the cave is only open in the morning.""" The tomb sanctuary of the Egyptian pharaohs is only open in the morning. At night they seal the cave to keep the spirits from escaping! 2239 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฝ ใญใงใฆ ใคใ.ใ ใคใใ strong 0 S+ ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) (none) strengthen """If you can't pull your bow all the way back, you need to strengthen yourself by eating a stack of pancakes and waffles.""" I strengthened my bow skills by eating a double decker rice sandwich. 2240 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅผฅ ใใใ ใใใใใใใพใญใใใใใใใใจใใใใฒใใใใฒใ.ใใใใใ.ใ ใใใ, ใฟใค, ใฒใ, ใ all the more, increasingly 1 S 1687 ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>ๅฐ: you; that 8 ๅผ 57 3 ใใฟใปใใฟใธใ ๅฝ ไผๆ Compound Ideographic more and more The bow dug more and more into the small of his back as he reclined on it. Will someone please tell the idiot to get up? If I recline back, I can pull my bow open a little more and more. 2241 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅผ ใ ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใฟ slacken, relax ๅผใ(ใใใ): to slacken; to loosen; to relax<br>ๅผใฟ(ใใใฟ): slack; slackening; dullness; letdown 0 S+ 2497 ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>ไน: to be (classical) (none) loosen The scorpion nibbled on the string of my bow and loosened it. Now I have to string the bow again! """My grip on the bow loosened, and I felt myself slowly slipping away. The last thing I remember seeing was the scorpion quietly scuttling away from my trouser leg, where it has delivered it's poisionous blow.""" 2242 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฒฅ ใคใฏ ใใ, ใใ, ใฒใ.ใ rice gruel ็ฒฅ(ใใ): thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel 0 S+ 2280 ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin) (none) rice gruel Rice gruel gives you the strength to use two bows at once. """Kill me now with 2 BOWS, I'm sick of eating RICE gruel.""" 2243 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฝ ใใณ ใฒ.ใ ใฒใ saw, turn (lathe), grind 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅ : excuse; dismissal (none) lathe """To stop workers losing fingers on the lathes, the company has decided to issue lucky rabbit's feet to its workers.""" RABBIT FINGERS are also lucky - you can remove them from a RABBIT by using a LATHE. 2244 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใค.ใ 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>็ซฅ: juvenile; child (none) bump into If you bump into a juvenile he is bound to give you the finger. """Juveniles are often unsure of how long their extremities actually are, because they're growing all the time. They often bump into things because their fingers are a centimetre or two longer than the last time they looked!""" 2245 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฎ ใใณ ใตใ.ใใ, ใใค.ใ, ใใใ.ใ impersonate, dress up, disguise, thin shingles 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅ: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100 (none) disguise """""""How do you like my disguise?"""" """"Umm... the fingers are only part of a disguise. You should really disguise the other parts of your body, too.. o.o"""" (Imagine the guy is just wearing camouflage gloves or something along those lines.).""" """""""Now part your fingers, and witness my latest disguise"""" It might just work, your friend now appears completely invisible!""" 2246 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ ใใ 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ไบฌ: capital; 10**16 (none) pillage Taking everything in the capital you can get your fingers on. """Think rape and pillage. The capital has been raided, and the women are all being forcibly fingered.""" 2247 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆจ ใขใค ใฒใ.ใ push open ๆจๆถ(ใใใใค): (1) greeting; greetings; salutation; salute (2) speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address (3) reply; response (4) revenge; retaliation (5) a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark) (6) (orig. meaning) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment) 0 S 2258 ๆ: hand<br>็ฃ: sentence particle 10 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic shove In the busy pub, one of the dart players shoved his dart into my elbow by accident when it nearly slipped out of his fingers. Your fingers slip when someoneยดs elbow shoves you, causing you to drop the dart you were about to throw. But as you can see, their elbow is very small, so you decide theyยดre too weak to shove back. 2248 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆด ใซใฏ ใคใ.ใ, ใคใ.ใพใใ, ใคใ.ใพใ catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture ๆดใพใ(ใคใใพใ): (1) to be caught; to be arrested (2) to hold on to; to grasp (3) to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi) (4) to be detained by<br>ๆดใ(ใคใใ): (1) to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch (2) to understand; to grasp; to comprehend 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅฝ: country (none) clutch """Reminds me of a Star Wars quote, Leia: """"The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."""" (i.e., the tighter you clutch, the more countries you'll lose).""" """In countries such as Japan and Australia, the clutch is operated by using the fingers on the left.""" 2249 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆบ ใใ ใ.ใ, ใ.ใ press, print, affix a seal, stamp 1 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅฅ: Nara; what? (none) impress """In Nara, they do not accept ใฏใใ, in fact their seals are done by simply impressing fingers into hot melting wax (fingerprints are unique!).""" """In Nara, you impress wax seals with just your finger.""" 2250 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆป ใใณใใธใงใฆ ใญ.ใใใใญใ.ใใใฒใญ.ใใใใฒใญ.ใ twirl, twist, play with ๆปใ(ใฒใญใ): (1) to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck) (2) to puzzle over (3) to defeat easily<br>ๆปๅญ(ใญใ): (1) screw (2) key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)<br>ๆปใใใ(ใญใใใ): to twist; to wrench; to screw 0 S ๆ: hand<br>ๅฟต: wish; sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; attention 11 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wrenching Ever try WRENCHING a bolt with just your FINGERS? Trust me, youยดll WISH you had a wrench for WRENCHING to save your FINGERS. I have an unfortunate habit of wrenching off other peopleโs fingers when I pull a wishbone with them. 2251 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆป ใฝใฆ ใ.ใ scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead ่ปๆปใ(ใใใ): (1) to struggle; to wriggle; to squirm; to writhe (2) to be impatient<br>ๆปใๅใ(ใใใพใใ): to stir up; to churn; to ransack; to disturb<br>ๆปใ(ใใ): (1) to scratch (2) to perspire (3) to shovel; to paddle<br>ๅผใฃๆปใ(ใฒใฃใใ): to scratch; to claw 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper (none) scratch Insects on your crotch make your fingers want to scratch. """Scratching with your fingers is a possible sign of a ่ค flea (#2681) infestation. Even when they (the drops) are gone, the urge to scratch remains.""" 2252 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฐ ใตใณ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใถ composing, editing, compiling, selecting 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅทฝ: southeast (none) assortment You reach into a bag of assorted lollies with your fingers and pull out two snakes stuck together. """You can always find something from his assortment of stolen watches. Fingers, the thief, can pull back his sleeve and allow you to elect (without the road work) any of the watches from his extensive assortment.""" 2253 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆญ ใทใงใฏใใทใญ ใฌใ.ใใใต.ใ wipe, mop, swab ๆๆญใ(ใฆใฌใใ): (hand) towel<br>ๆญใ(ใตใ): to wipe; to dry 0 S 2421 ๆ: hand<br>ๅผ: style; ceremony; rite; function; method; system; form; expression 9 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wipe Why carry a handkerchief? I wipe my nose finger-style. If you are going to wipe your nose with your fingers, better do it in a grand style. 2254 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ใปใณ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใ.ใ be complete, uniform, all present ๆใ(ใใใ): (1) to become complete; to be all present; to be a full set; to have everything at one's disposal (2) to be equal; to be uniform (3) to gather; to assemble<br>ๆใใ(ใใใใ): (1) to collect; to gather; to get together; to complete (a collection) (2) to arrange; to put in order; to prepare; to get ready (3) to make uniform; to make even; to match<br>ๆใ(ใใใ): set; suit; uniform 0 S+ 2412 ๆ: hand<br>ๅ: in front; before (none) muster You finally mustered up enough courage to point your finger at the bully in front of you and tell him what an *** he is. Hope you can run fast. """When I muster up the strength to do something exercise-ish, I have me fingers out in front of me and do the usual stretches. Cracking the knucles and such...""" 2255 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใฐ.ใ, ใใฐ.ใใ, ใฏ.ใ 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅฅ: separate; branch off; diverge; fork; another; extra; specially (none) deal with """If you deal with the Yakuza, you might get a finger separated.""" """""""I'll deal with you separately,"""" said the teacher, pointing his finger.""" 2256 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆน ใฟใ .ใ 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>่ฆ: memorize; learn; remember; awake; sober up (none) churn up My stomach starts to churn up if I try to count on my fingers how many kanji I still have to memorize. """This kanji means churn up in the sense of throw into confusion. Picture using your finger to try to draw this kanji on your hand and not being able to remember, just throwing yourself further into confusion.""" 2257 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆบ ใทใงใฆ ใ.ใ, ใฒใ ใใ, ใใ rub, fold, print (on cloth) 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>็ฟ: learn (none) rubbing Think of Braille โ rubbing things with your fingers in order to learn. """I learned, quite by accident, that by rubbing my fingers somewhere special, I felt great. 20 lears later, I'm still rubbing.""" 2258 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ในใ 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅฎ: relax; cheap; low; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful (none) press down on Think of shiatsu. You press down on someone with your fingers to help them relax. You help your girlfriend relax by pressing down on her back with your fingers. 2259 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใฝใฏใใตใฏ ใจใ.ใใ catch, capture 0 S 1976 ๆ: hand<br>่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear 10 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic nab I felt a finger on my leg as someone tried to nab my wallet. Fingers nabs Davy Joneยดs wooden leg: Argh! Bring me back me leg, ya scurvy dog! 2260 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆถ ใตใ ใใพ.ใ be imminent ๆจๆถ(ใใใใค): (1) greeting; greetings; salutation; salute (2) speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address (3) reply; response (4) revenge; retaliation (5) a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark) (6) (orig. meaning) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment) 0 S ๆ: hand<br>ๅท: curving river radical (no.47)<br>ๅค: evening 9 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic imminent The old lady said that there was a flood imminent, because her fingers hurt in the evening. The Dutch boy put his finger in the dam holding back imminent danger from flood waters until evening. 2261 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆญ ใ ใพ.ใ ใฏใ plant, sow 0 S+ 2204 ๆ: hand<br>็ช: turn; number in a series (none) disseminate """I'm all used up for the day, so I disseminate turns to the remaining ladies with my fingers.""" """Means """"plant; sow"""" When sowing seeds or planting flowers, the results will turn out better if you disseminate the seeds/plants with your FINGERS in TURN . A red flower here, then a blue flower, a red flower, then a blue flower, etc...""" 2262 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใคใ ใ bow with arms folded, come together, assemble 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>่ณ: ear (none) interpretation """For deaf people, whose ears do not function properly, the interpretation of speech is often attained by using their fingers in sign language, and pay close attention to the mouths of others.""" """I bow with hands clasped, my fingers holding the microphone (with an opening that's like an ear for receiving sound) after giving my own interpretation of the karaoke song.""" 2263 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใ.ใใ, ใใฎ.ใ 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไธ: seven (none) receptable """Why are you holding that lock of hair, man? Are your fingers even clean? Go put that thing into a trash receptacle. No! Not your fingers, the lock. Receptacle seems to work...especially since receptable isn't a word.""" """The keyword in the book is """"receptacle"""" (which is an actual word unlike receptable). I picture a kidnapping demand where a finger and a lock of hair of the victim is placed into a receptacle and sent to the family.""" 2264 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆง ใใฆ ใใ.ใใ lift up, give, offer, consecrate, sacrifice, dedicate ๆงใใ(ใใใใ): to lift up; to give; to offer; to consecrate; to devote; to sacrifice; to dedicate 0 S+ 2286 ๆ: hand<br>ๅฅ: observance; offer; present; dedicate (none) dedicate (RTK3) """DEVOTE (new rtk3 keyword). Think of the Yakuza. To show their DEVOTION to the clan, they must be DEDICATED enough to cut off their FINGERS if they fail a task.""" Dedicated people who dedicate themselves to growing bonsai cornstalkes have to have very fine fingers to work the bonsai cornstalk. 2265 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใณ ใ.ใ, ใ.ใใ, ใใ, ใฒใญ.ใ twist, twine, kinky 0 S+ 2398 ๆ: hand<br>็ถ: sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well (none) twirl """Bad guys in movies always twirl their moustache with their fingers, and that sort of thing.""" Twirling a baton is the sort of thing you only do with your fingertips. 2266 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆบ ใใงใฆ ใฌ.ใ counter for guns, inksticks, palanquins, rickshaws, bravely volunteer 0 S+ 2189 ๆ: hand<br>ๅปท: courts; imperial court; government office (none) counter for tools The courts use their fingers as a counter for tools used in murder cases. """A lawyer holds several blood stained screwdrivers in his fingers and asks,""""Ladies and gentlemen of the court, how many tools do you see?"""".""" 2267 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆพ ใฟใ .ใใ, ใฟใ .ใ, ใใใ.ใใใ 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๆ: melancholy; grieve; lament; be anxious; sad; unhappy (none) commotion """A new dance, called the """"commotion"""" where you move your fingers in a melancholy way. (Derived from """"The Locomotion"""": Everybody's doin' a brand new dance now, Come on baby, do the Locomotion.).""" There was a huge commotion in the state of Denmark when Hamlet cut off his fingers. He must have been really melancholic... 2268 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใงใฏใใ ใฏใใฉ.ใ make progress ๆใ(ใฏใใฉใ): to make progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance 0 S ๆ: hand<br>ๆญฉ: walk; counter for steps 10 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic make headway Come on people, the only way to make headway in this business is to let your fingers do the walking! bust out the yellow pages and dial as many numbers as possible, surely someone is a sucker for a cold call sell. Thing from the Addams Family has difficulties in making headway because, well, he has no head. Only walking fingers. 2269 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆซ ใ ใช.ใงใ ใชใง, ใชใงใ, ใ stroke, pat, smooth down ๆซใงใ(ใชใงใ): to brush gently; to stroke; to caress 0 S+ 2402 ๆ: hand<br>็ก: nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not (none) petting """I was petting my pet, but when I looked at my fingers I saw . . . nothingness โ my pet had bitten them off.""" I pet my pet with my fingers so hard... he was reduced to nothingness. 2270 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใตใณ ใพ.ใ scatter, sprinkle, give them the slip ๆใ(ใพใ): (1) to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew (2) to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.) (3) to give the slip; to throw off; to shake off; to lose 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๆฃ: scatter; disperse; spend; squander (none) sprinkle Use your fingers to scatter sprinkles on top of your ice cream cone ใพใ. Japanese tradition of ่ฑๆใ๏ผใพใใพใ๏ผ - I see a garden sprinkler scattering fingers. 2271 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆข ใใญ ใฌ.ใ, ใฌใ.ใใงใ excel in, surpass, pull out, select 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) (none) outstanding """My turkey suit, complete with actual feathers, was so outstanding that farmers tried to hunt me down with hatchets: I promptly gave them the finger.""" """His turkey costume was really outstanding: it was full of real turkey feathers, and he even managed to make convincing bird claws of his fingers.""" 2272 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆท ใทใงใฆ ใฏใ.ใ ใใค victory, fast 1 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58) (none) spoils """Someone tries to lay their fingers on your spoils, and you run after them hitting them with a broom as they run from you.""" As my share of the spoils of war I grab a running-broom that has fingers (just like the one in Disney/Mickey Mouse/Fantasia). It runs round cleaning up with its broom and uses its fingers to press buttons etc and operate household appliances. But also like Mickeyโs it gets out of control and spoils everything it touches. So much for the spoils of war. 2273 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใฑใ ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ gouge, hollow out, bore, pry 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅคฌ: decide; determine; archery glove (none) gouge out The penalty for gouging out someone's eyes is to have your fingers guillotined. """Before they guillotine him they gouge out his eyes with their fingers, which is why we can't see eyes in this Kanji.""" 2274 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฏ ใญใงใฆ ใฒใ.ใ, ใใณใ.ใ, ใใใ, ใใณ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ cowardice, wince, flinch, hesitate, waver ๅๆฏ(ใฒใใใ): cowardice; meanness; unfairness<br>ๆฏใใ(ใใณใใ): to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of) 0 S+ ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅป: gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce (none) wince The gambling addict's state of mind ... wincing as he realizes that everything he owns is gone. """As they pull the batteries out of Data, we see him wince and then he's gone.""" 2275 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใค ใใ.ใใฟใ, ใใ, ใใ.ใใซ ใใ , ใใ, ใฎใถ consider, reflect, think 1 S+ 2246 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) (none) ponder """Brain: """"I'm in a lucid state of mind. Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"""" Pinky: """"Yes Brain, but how are we going to get the turkey up here?"""".""" The state of mind of a turkey is to ponder the meaning of life while waiting to be eaten come November. 2276 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใณใ ใปใ.ใ, ใผ.ใใ, ใป.ใใ fall in love with, admire, grow senile ่ชๆใ(ใใฌใผใ): pretension; conceit; hubris<br>ๆใใ(ใจใผใใ): (1) to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play innocent; to have a blank facial expression (2) to play the fool (3) to be in one's dotage 0 S+ 2486 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅฟฝ: in a moment; instantly; all of a sudden; neglect; disregard (none) infatuation Infatuation is the state of mind that makes a knot form in your heart. "Data instantaneously (#2431)ๅฟฝ combusted when he first experienced infatuation." 2277 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใฌใค ใใ.ใใ, ใใจ.ใ ใใจ, ใใจใ wise 1 S+ 2450 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ไปค: orders; ancient laws; command; decree (none) quickwitted The commando team under orders need to be quickwitted and are always in the right state of mind for action. """Data, orders: Commander Data is as quickwitted as they come. While Picard is still in the process of uttering an order, Data is already executing it!""" 2278 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใทใฅใณ ใใค.ใ ใใคใ, ใใค, ใพใใจ, ใจใ, ใคใจใ sincere, kind, considerate 1 S+ 2265 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ไบซ: receive; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch (none) considerate """The state of mind of the tall child whom receives all of the attention is often surprisingly considerate. They have known nothing but kindness in their life, and thus act the same in return!""" A considerate state of mind is open to receive others' input. 2279 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆง ใทใงใฆใใใฆใใใฆ ใใใ.ใใ yearnafter, long for, aspire to, admire, adore ๆงใ(ใใใใ): yearning; longing; aspiration<br>ๆงใใ(ใใใใใ): to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by 1 S 2259 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>็ซฅ: juvenile; child 15 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic yearn A paedophileยดs state of mind is to yearn for juveniles. A juvenileยดs state of mind tends to go apeshit when they see something they yearn for. Usually involving jumping up and down, tantrums, and other bullshit. (Imagine giving them a big backhand across the face.). 2280 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆฐ ใณใฆ ใใใ.ใ just as, as though, fortunately 0 S+ ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅ: fit; suit; join; 0.1 (none) as if """I was in a state of mind to ask my wife if some slinky outfit from the closet fit her. """"As if!"""" she yelled, """"that belonged to your previous girlfriend!"""".""" """If your state of mind is fit, it's as if the kanji learn themselves.""" 2281 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆข ใซใค ใฒใ.ใ wide, large, enlarge 0 S+ ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>็ฐ: ashes; puckery juice; cremate (none) enlarge He was in a terrible state of mind when his home that he was enlarging was consumed by a fire and everything he had build up was turned to ashes. """Imagine the state of mind of a person who takes some viagra, thinking it will enlarge his package, but somehow it reduces it to ashes instead.""" 2282 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใจใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใกใ 1 S+ 2474 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅผ: younger brother; faithful service to elders (none) respect for elders """The state of mind of a younger brother has respect for elders, including you if you're the elder brother.""" """Data, younger brother: Commander Data had a younger, amoral brother (Lore). When they visited an old computer museum, Lore remarked that he could compute much faster than the machines on exhibition. That's when Data found it to be his duty to teach his brother respect for elders.""" 2283 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆนง ใฆใฆใใจใฆใใฆ ใ.ใ ใใ, ใใ boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed ๆนงใ(ใใ): (1) to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to spring out; to surge (2) to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.) (3) to feel emotions form (joy, bravery, etc.) (4) to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.) 1 S 2070 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: courage; cheer up; be in high spirits; bravery; heroism 12 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bubble up The courageous man who went into the water to save a drowning victim couldnยดt be seen, except by the air that bubbled up. Bubble up the WATER and see who has the COURAGE to jump into it. 2284 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆพช ใฟใ 1 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>้ถ: zero; spill; overflow; nothing; cipher (none) canal The canals on Mars contain zero water. A canal is used to put water where there was zero. 2285 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆดธ ใณใฆ ใฒใ, ใฒใใ, ใใใ, ใฒใใ sparkling water 1 S+ 2430 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ : ray; light (none) glistening Rays of sunlight on the water make for a glistening effect. """Compare with shimmering (frame 2880), where the rays of sunlight shimmer off the futon. Water is what's glistening in those rays. (helps to remember both kanji).""" 2286 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆป ใฒใ.ใ 1 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๆ: clear (none) bounding main """You know you are deep in the water of a bounding main (deep body of water), when you look up and can no longer see the rays of the sun above you.""" """In calm waters, even the bounding main is limpid (#2446)ๆ.""" 2287 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆผฑ ใฝใฆ ใใกใใ.ใ, ใใกใใ.ใ, ใใใ, ใใ.ใ gargle, rinse mouth 1 S+ 2054 ๆฐด: water<br>ๆ: bundle; sheaf; ream; tie in bundles; govern; manage; control<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) (none) gargle """To gargle, put a bundle of medicine in your mouth with water and throw your head back as if in a yawn.""" Gargle with salt water and bundle up if you have a sore thoat and lack medicine. 2288 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆดฒ ใทใฅใฆ ใใพ continent, sandbar, island, country 1 S+ 1979 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅท: state; province (none) continent """Australia is the only continent that is surrounded by water on all sides, yet is still a single state.""" """If the borders of a state are all water, then it is more properly called a 'continent' instead. (For ๅท state (#128), I think of the small-dash/big-dash alternating pattern that is used for state borders on some maps.).""" 2289 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆดต ใฎ.ใถ, ใพใใจ.ใซ 1 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฌ: decameron; 10-day period; season (for specific products) (none) swirling waters """For ten days, we watched the swirling waters, but it didn't seem like the water would rise in another tsunami.""" """You have got a really, really plugged up bathtub - so plugged up, as a matter of fact, that when you get out of the bath, it takes an entire decameron for the gently swirling waters to go all the way down. You are really annoyed at this (it's gross, besides), so you get a tiny little sun and bound it up with twine, and lower it into the drain. It clears the clog right up, and the swirling waters zip right on down!""" 2290 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆปฒ ใทใณ ใ.ใฟใ, ใซใ.ใ imbued with ๆปฒใ(ใซใใ): to run; to blur; to spread; to blot; to ooze 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: three; going; coming; visiting (none) seep """We have a prettily shaped umbrella, but when it started to rain, water seeped through and three of our elbows got wet. So much for design over functionality.""" """X-men movie scene where the senator SEEPS through the bars like WATER. You see all these ELBOWS (three of them) move in trying to grab him, but it's MYSTIQUE the SHAPE changer that catches him in her UMBRELLA.""" 2291 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆด ใทใฃ ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ wash, sprinkle ๆด่ฝ(ใใใ): (1) joke; pun; witticism (2) smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious; refined<br>ๅพกๆด่ฝ(ใใใใ): (1) smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious (2) someone smartly dressed (3) to dress up; to be fashionable<br>ๆด่ฝใ(ใใใใ): (1) to dress stylishly (2) to joke; to play on words<br>ๆด่ฝ(ใใใใ): frank; open-hearted 0 S+ 2440 ๆฐด: water<br>่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146) (none) rinse """In the wild west everything was so dirty! With the limited water people could spare, a simple rinse was the best your clothes would get.""" Rinse empty whiskey bottles with water. 2292 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฒ ใขใฏ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ wash 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) douse """In the forest fire, they doused the trees with water to prevent more damage.""" """You use water to irrigate (#2079) saplings. When it has become a tree, you need more. Then you have to douse it.""" 2293 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆณช ใซใค ใชใฟใ 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor (none) teardrops Water drops from your eye are teardrops. """ๆณชๆฉ teardrops (#2294) ใซใค, ใชใฟใ ... Parts: ๆฐต, ็ฎ ... Note: Tuttle 3a9.21 ... ๆถtears (#1082), vs. ๆณชteardrops (#2294) (vs ๆท )? don't worry. They are the exact same word except when used in place names: On and Kun are the same . ๆถ has the decency to have a different On-Yomi. But the Kun is the same. ...""" 2294 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Function ShouldSuspend ๆธพ ใณใณ ใใน.ใฆ, ใซใ.ใ all, turbidity 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>่ป: army; force; troops; war; battle (none) gushing """As the Pharaoh's chariots tried to cross the Red Sea, gushing waters came and crushed them.""" Picture yourself driving a chariot wildly down the street and knocking over all the fire hydrants. Water is gushing everywhere. 2295 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฒ ใตใใทใฃ ใใชใใใชใใ sand ใ็กๆฒๆฑฐ(ใใถใใ): not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence<br>็กๆฒๆฑฐ(ใถใใ): not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence 1 S 1897 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฐ: few; little 7 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic grains of sand Wet sand is simply sand but to see beautiful grains of sand, the water must be few. Near the water is one of the few places you will find grains of sand. 2296 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Substance kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆถ ใใฏ ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใฟใ defile, blaspheme, ditch 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฃฒ: sell (none) blaspheme """The church is selling holy water for the faithful, but if you dare to say its tap water, they'd tell you you were blaspheming.""" """During the Wedding at Cana, the Son of God had some people come up to complain after he performed his miracle. """"This wine is terrible! Are you trying to sell me watered-down wine?"""" He replied, """"It's a wedding, for God's sake, the wine is free, so stop complaining."""" The dissatisfied guest retorted, """"Hey, don't blaspheme!"""" Jesus Christ just rolled his eyes and, under his breath, uttered his own name in vain.""" 2297 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆทซ ใคใณ ใฒใ.ใใใปใใใพใพใใฟใ .ใใใฟใ .ใใใใฟใ ใ lewdness, licentiousness 0 S ๆฐด: water<br>็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>ๅฃฌ: 9th calendar sign 11 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lewd The vulture is on top of the porter and appears to be commiting a lewd act, so I throw water over the pair of them. Claw marks across the porters back from engaging in lewd acts in the shower. He is tipped well for carrying the ladyยดs bags to her room. 2298 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆข ใชใงใฆ ใฏใ, ใใคใฐใ, ใใกใฐใ, ใใช, ใฏใ weir, fish trap, beam, girder 0 S+ 2017 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) roofbeam What seemed to be water dripping from the wooden roofbeam was actually drops of blood dripping from a sword lodged in it. """He cut down the tree with a sword to make a new roofbeam, but when he saw two drops lying on the tree, he assumed there was too much water in the wood and he left it to dry first.""" 2299 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆพฑ ใใณ ใใ, ใฉ.ใ, ใใฉ.ใฟ, ใใฉ.ใ sediment, grounds, dregs, stagnant ๆฒๆพฑ(ใกใใงใ): precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment) 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฎฟ: Mr.; hall; mansion; palace; temple; lord (none) sediment """Mr. President is visiting the city of New Orleans, where the sediment is being cleared away that got there when the water rushed in during hurricane Katrina.""" """After Mr. (and Mrs.) Smith blasted everything in sight with a missile launcher (see Mr. (#1805)), turning the whole world into sediment, nothing was left to shot at. The only thing left was WATER. So boring...""" 2300 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฐพ ใใณ ใฒใ.ใใ spread out, wide ๆฐพๆฟซ(ใฏใใใ): overflowing; flood 0 S ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) 5 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic widespread Itยดs a widespread belief that they cannot find fingerprints on a body that has been deposited in the water. Itยดs a widespread belief that water takes away fingerprints. 2301 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆด ใฉใฏ Kyoto, the capital 0 S+ 2302 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: each; every; either (none) old Kyoto """Old Kyoto was once the capital, but if has fallen from grace and the flowers that used to decorate its houses have all disapeared.""" Each drop of water has been through old Kyoto at some point. 2302 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฑ ใธใง ใชใใ, ใชใ, ใ, ใใฌ, ใใพใ, ใ, ใใ, ใช, ใชใใก, ใพใ, ใฟใพใ you, thou 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female (none) thou """One of the modern commandments: """"Thou shalt not imagine wet women, dripping in their bathing suits"""".""" """""""O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"""" says Juliet, her eyes all watery.""" 2303 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆผ ใญใฏ ใ.ใ, ใ.ใ, ใ.ใ manufacture paper, spread out thin, strain, percolate 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>้นฟ: deer (none) filter """I filter my water using a deer. Sure I'm a naturalist, but you know what? The filtered yellow """"water"""" tastes MUCH better!""" """When you go out into the wilderness, you shouldn't drink fresh water no matter how clean and clear it looks. A deer could have just crapped in it a mile upstream. Lesson: Bring some kind of filter to filter your drinking water.""" 2304 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใณ ใปใจใ shore, brink, verge 0 S+ 2367 ๆฐด: water<br>้ ป: repeatedly; recur (none) on the verge of Water dripping repeatedly on someone is enough to put them on the verge of insanity. I was on the verge of wetting myself when she repeatedly showed me her... 2305 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฟ ใดใฆ ใปใ moat, ditch, canal, Australia 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>่ฑช: overpowering; great; powerful; excelling; Australia (none) moat A moat is a water structure used against something potentially overpowering. """Australia was designed as a moat, surrounded by water, to keep out the overpowering forces of foreign nations.""" 2306 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆบ ใใ ใ.ใ, ใจใณใก.ใ, ใใ.ใ sprinkle, lively, vigorous 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>็บ: departure; discharge; publish; emit; start from; disclose; counter for gunshots (none) spray """If you discharge a water gun, it sprays water of course!""" """To spray is to have water discharged, from, for example, a hose.""" 2307 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆบบ ใใญใใธใงใฆใใใงใฆ ใใฐใใใใผ.ใใ drown, indulge ๆบบใใ(ใใผใใ): (1) to drown; to nearly drown; to sink below the surface (of water) (2) to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to wallow in 0 S ๆฐด: water<br>ๅผฑ: weak; frail 13 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic drowning Weak people placed in the water start drowning. Get some strength in those arms and learn how to swim! Weak swimmers drowning in the water. 2308 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆน ใฝใฆ ใฟใชใจ, ใใค.ใพใ port, harbor 0 S+ 2222 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฅ: play music; speak to a ruler; complete (none) port They started playing music when the ship of the emperor came in sight over the water and was brought into port. A band playing music on the water front for a heroic Navy ship returning to port. 2309 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆท ใชใณ ใใณ.ใใ, ใใฟ.ใใ lonely, deserted 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๆ: grove; forest (none) solitude """Picture yourself living in solitude on a tiny island. There are only two trees, and you keep getting splashed by water from sea waves.""" A water-filled grove is a place of solitude. 2310 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆตฉ ใณใฆ ใใใ.ใ, ใฒใ.ใ ใฒใ, ใฒใใ, ใใใ, ใใ wide expanse, abundance, vigorous 1 S+ 1149 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: revelation; tell; inform; announce (none) abounding """According to the book of revelations, abounding waters will be the first sign of the apocalypse!""" Revelations into the benefits of drinking water are abounding these days. 2311 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ๆฑ ใใค ใฟใใ, ใชใใ ใฆ water's edge, shore, bank 1 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ไธ: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign (none) water's edge These spikes mark the water's edge in ancient times. Notice that the water level is actually much lower today. The water's edge is firmly nailed to the ground with robust spikes... through the water. 2312 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ้ดป ใณใฆ ใใใจใ, ใฒใใใ, ใใใใ large bird, wild goose 1 S+ 2111 ๆฑ: creek; inlet; bay<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) large goose A bird often found near creeks is the large goose. Ever ridden in a watercraft at an amusement park in the shape of a large goose bird? 2313 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฝ ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) (none) souse """When the pegasus attacked, we did what we could and soused it: everyone knows that a wet pegasus is a dead pegasus.""" """Souse the pegasus with water, she likes it.""" 2314 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆบข ใคใ ใใผ.ใใ, ใใต.ใใ, ใฟ.ใกใ overflow, inundate, spill ๆบขใใ(ใใตใใ): to overflow; to brim over; to flood 0 S+ 2405 ๆฐด: water<br>็: benefit; gain; profit; advantage (none) brimming """Water is to the benefit of all live forms, so when a place has a lot of water, you soon see it brimming with life forms.""" (+brendanmacdonald) Water is brimming with health benefits! 2315 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฑฐ ใฟใใฟใค ใใ.ใใใซใ.ใใใใช.ใใ luxury, select ใ็กๆฒๆฑฐ(ใใถใใ): not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence<br>็กๆฒๆฑฐ(ใถใใ): not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence 1 S ๆฐด: water<br>ๅคช: plump; thick; big around 7 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cleanse "I couldnยดt find any reference to this kanji as meaning cleanse. It seems to be most often used in the following compound ๆฒๆฑฐ๏ผใใ๏ผto mean affair. The other meanings seem to be closer to ยดselectยด so maybe Heisig meant cleanse in the ethnic sense here.. Iยดm going to use the keyword ""selection"", as in natural selection. Story: natural selection first began in the water, and those that were too plump were selected out." Water is used to cleanse a plump manยดs colon. 2316 gradeS JLPT.N1 ๆน ใฟใณ ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใ fill, wear (a smile) 0 S+ 2183 ๆฐด: water<br>็: tremendously; very; great; exceedingly (none) inundate A tremendous amount of people inundate waterparks during summer vacation. """After the success of Gatorade, Michael Jordan was inundated with requests to do water commercials.""" 2317 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆทณ ใธใฅใณ ใใค.ใ ใใค, ใใคใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใพใใจ, ใใชใ pure 1 S+ 1629 ๆฐด: water<br>ไบซ: receive; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch (none) immaculate """I doubt it was an immaculate conception, I'm sure she received something 'watery' from someone or other.""" Water you receive as a gift should be immaculate. 2318 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆฝฐ ใซใคใใจ ใคใถ.ใใใคใถ.ใใใใคใ.ใใ crush, smash, break, dissipate ๆฝฐใ(ใคใถใ): (1) to smash; to crush (2) to shut down (3) to thwart; to block (4) to kill (time) (5) to waste (e.g. talents)<br>ๆฝฐใใ(ใคใถใใ): (1) to be smashed (2) to become useless; to cease functioning (3) to go bankrupt 0 S ๆฐด: water<br>่ฒด: precious; value; prize; esteem; honor 15 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic defile Man continues to defile precious water and it may prove to be his downfall (Think of Exxon, BP, etc.). "...Faramir and Frodo watched the tiny creature far below. ""Shall we shoot him?"" Faramir asked. ""This Gollum has defiled the waters of the Forbidden pond, looking for his Precious, and for that the penalty is death""..." 2319 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆธฅ ใขใฏ ใใค.ใ, ใใใ.ใ ใใคใ kindness 1 S+ 2257 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฑ: roof; house; shop; dealer; seller (none) moisten """Before raging wildfires approach the town, homeowners will spray hose water on their roof to moisten the house as a preventative measure.""" """When it's very dry, I sometimes moisten the wooden beams on the roof with water so that they won't completely dry out and crack open.""" 2320 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใฟใณ ใชใ , ใ ใ ใช, ใชใ open sea 0 S+ 1912 ๆฐด: water<br>้ฃ: difficult; impossible; trouble; accident; defect (none) rough seas Rough seas are a body of water that is most difficult to travel over. Rough seas = difficult waters. 2321 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆฑฒ ใญใฅใฆ ใ.ใ ใใฟ draw (water), ladle, scoop, pump ๆฑฒใ(ใใ): (1) to draw (water); to ladle; to dip; to scoop; to pump (2) to have a drink together (3) to consider; to sympathize with; to sympathise with 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๅ: reach out; exert; exercise; cause (none) draw water When you draw water you reach out and take the water from the well. Reach out for water to draw water from the well. 2322 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใปใค ใจใ, ใใ.ใ pure water, clear water, pool in a river 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>้: quiet (none) river pool """Stare into the quiet water of the river pool, and maybe you'll see the river mermaids.""" A river pool is a little spot of WATER over on the edge where the water can be QUIET for a while before going back out into the roaring river to flow. 2323 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆบ ใชใฅใฆ ใ.ใพใ, ใใพ.ใ, ใ.ใใ, ใใใ.ใ, ใใพใ, ใใ collect, gather, be in arrears ๆบใใ(ใใใ): (1) to amass; to accumulate; to store (2) to leave unpaid<br>ๆบใพใ(ใใพใ): to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up<br>ๆบใพใ(ใใพใ): (1) pile; pool; collection (2) gathering spot (3) waiting place for a sumo wrestler beside the ring (4) liquid runoff from miso preparation (5) tamari; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.) 0 S+ 2451 ๆฐด: water<br>็: detain; fasten; halt; stop (none) cumulation """Water, detain: At the airport, crazy EU customs regulations made that every person carrying water bottles was detained and the water bottles themselves impounded. As you may imagine, in the customs office, there was quite a cumulation of water bottles.""" """I look up at a cumulonimbus cloud and say โThere must be a lot of water detained in that cumulonimbus, quite a cumulationโ.""" 2324 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆธ ใจใณ ใตใก, ใใ.ใ, ใฏใชใ edge 0 S+ 1399 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅคฉ: heavens; sky; imperial<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife (none) abyss """Moses threw the golden calf into a nearby abyss, chased the offenders that had worshipped it with a saber, and cleaned the whole spot it had been standing with water as to wash away the sins of these people.""" """In the abyss of hell, there is no water and Satan keeps watch with his sabre.""" 2325 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ๆฒ ใใณ ใใ.ใ primeval chaos 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฑฏ: barracks; police station; camp (none) chaos Chaos theory holds that a single EARTHWORM wriggling can cause huge flows of WATER all over the planet. Earthworms go into chaos when there's no water. 2326 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฑ ใใณใใใใใฆใใใฆใใใณ ใใ ใ.ใใใฒใ.ใ ใฒใ, ใฒใใ, ใฟใช pan- 0 S 2014 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅก: mediocre 6 ๆฐด 85 4 ใฟใใปใใใฟใใปใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pan Yeah, all our water is fairly mediocre, but if we work together in some pan-continental union, we can make some better water! As if. "This is pan- as in the prefix meaning ""all"". I think of Pangea as being a mediocre continent with water covering the rest of the planet. This was before it broke up into the first-class, well-distributed continents we got now." 2327 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆฟพ ใ.ใ ๆฟพใ(ใใ): to filter; to strain 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๆ ฎ: prudence; thought; concern; consider; deliberate; fear (none) strainer """Prudence always splashes water over the strainer before & after using it. """"Just being prudent"""", she says.""" """The strainer exercises prudence on the water, only letting the good water pass.""" 2328 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฟก ใธใฅ ใฌใ.ใ, ใฌใ.ใ, ใฌ.ใใ, ใฌ.ใใ, ใใใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใ get wet, damp, make love ๆฟกใใ(ใฌใใ): to get wet<br>ๆฟกใใ(ใฌใใ): to wet; to soak; to dip<br>ใใถๆฟกใ(ใใถใฌใ): soaked; dripping wet 0 S+ 2260 ๆฐด: water<br>้: demand; request; need (none) drench Those who demand water will be drenched. """When he demanded water from the waitress, she dumped the glass over his head, drenching his clothes.""" 2329 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆท ใใณ ใใฉ.ใ pool, eddy 0 S+ 1987 ๆฐด: water<br>ๅฎ: determine; fix; establish; decide (none) eddy """If you get caught in an eddy, the water seems determined to pull you in.""" """An eddy is created when water determines it doesn't want to just """"go with the flow"""".""" 2330 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆถ ใ.ใใ 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey (none) fabrication The greatest fabrication ever told was that God made the water and the earth in only one day. This kanji should mean black soil. It is is used for Buddha's death and nirvana (ๆถ ๆง (ใญใฏใ)). Story: Fabrication of black soil. Use water to wash away other colours and and dry it in the sun (sun over soil). 2331 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใ ใใพ kettle, cauldron, iron pot ้(ใใพ): iron pot; kettle 0 S 1761 ็ถ: father<br>้: gold 10 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cauldron Your father uses his legs to stop himself from being put in a metal cauldron. Whilst on holiday, my father was captured by cannibals and put in a metal cauldron. 2332 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆง ใ ใใฎ ax, hatchet 0 S+ ็ถ: father<br>ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) (none) hatchet """Father is sitting on top of an axe, and when I ask why he says, โAxe? Itโs a hatchet, and Iโm trying to hatch itโ.""" The father axe giving birth to baby hatchets. There is a role reversal in axe families. 2333 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็บ ใค ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใกใก old man, grampa 0 S+ ็ถ: father<br>่ถ: question mark (none) grandpa "Father!!! My Father exclaimed when he saw my grandpa again. [exclamation (#2680)]." """My grandpa, the father of my father, often puts his ear agains the city walls to hear what's going on. Well, Alzheimer...""" 2334 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_People_Family ShouldSuspend ็พ ใใใใใ.ใ 0 S+ ็ฌ: dog<br>้ชจ: skeleton; bone; remains; frame (none) sly The sly criminal gave a skeleton to the pack of wild dogs chasing him. """Sly fox thought he could outsmart the wild dogs, but all they found of him was his skeleton.""" 2335 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ ใฏใค ใฟใ .ใ, ใฟใ ใ.ใซ obscene 0 S+ ็ฌ: dog<br>็: fear; majestic; graciously; be apprehensive (none) indecent "The indecent man made even the pack of wild dogs apprehensive (#2569)." """An indecent video featuring a helpless victim taking hairpins in his brain while a pack of wild dogs tears him from limb to limb, has generated calls for compulsory censorship of the internet.""" 2336 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ก ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใใใใ.ใ ็กใ(ใใใ): (1) sly; cunning; dishonest; sneaky; crafty; unfair (2) miserly 0 S+ ็ฌ: dog<br>ไบค: mingle; mixing; association; coming & going (none) cunning You have to have cunning to mingle with a pack of wild dogs and get away unharmed. A pack of wild dogs mingle together and perform cunning-lingus. 2337 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ธ ใช ใใฌใ tanuki, raccoon 0 S+ 2498 ็ฌ: dog<br>้: ri; village; parent's home; league (none) racoon dog A raccoon dog joined the pack of wild dogs as their computer-literate otaku member with circles around his eyes. The racoon dog was only allowed to join the pack of wild dogs because his computer owned. 2338 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ผ ใญใฆ ใใใใฟ wolf 0 S+ 2129 ็ฌ: dog<br>่ฏ: good; pleasing; skilled (none) wolf """I don't know if """"All (wild) dogs go to heaven,"""" but I think this wolf will, because he has a halo.""" """Pack of wild dogs, halo: In the pack of wild dogs, there is a prophesy. The wild dog that is born with a halo surrounding it will eventually turn into a wolf and lead the pack of wild dogs to victory over mankind.""" 2339 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฝ 0 S+ ็ฌ: dog<br>่ฒ: shellfish (none) flustered The pack of dogs got all flustered when they tried to open the shellfish with their snouts. """The shellfish flustered the fishermen by pretending to be a pack of wild dogs. """"woof woof, grrrrrr"""".""" 2340 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใฏ ใใฌ puppy, dog 0 S+ ็ฌ: dog<br>ๅฅ: phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; counter for haiku (none) pup """Mother dog: โI don't like our pup hanging around with that pack of wild dogs because he picks up all sorts of bad phrases.โ Father dog: โDon't worry, he's only a pup โ it's just a phrase he's going throughโ.""" """""""He encountered a pack of dogs"""" sounds like a scary phrase, until you mention they were all puppies.""" 2341 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac Kanji_Nature_Animal ShouldSuspend ็ ใณ ใใคใญ fox 0 S+ 2185 ็ฌ: dog<br>็: melon (none) fox A pack of dogs chases a fox who has stolen a melon! Must be a vegetarian fox... """In Japanese folklore the FOX is known for changing shape. This one was being chased by a PACK OF WILD DOGS and passing a garden, changed into a MELON to hide.""" 2342 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใฏ ใใพ archaic part of Korea, lion-dog shrine guards 0 S+ 2196 ็ฌ: dog<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) a-un From the pack of wild dogs only white ones are chosen to be a-un (to guard the temple). Lion-like wild dogs that show their white teeth to anyone who approaches the Shinto shrine. 2343 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใฝใใทใง ใญใ.ใใใญใ.ใ aim at, sight, shadow, stalk ็ใ(ใญใใ): aim<br>็ใ(ใญใใ): to aim at 0 S 745 ็ฌ: dog<br>ไธ: moreover; also; furthermore 8 ็ฌ 94 4 ใใฌใปใใใฎใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic aim at When her home was invaded by a pack of dogs, the little girl climbed on the shelf and aimed various items at the dogs below. I think the dogs purposely aim at your shelves to deal the most damage. 2344 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq501-750 ็ ใท ใใ lion 0 S+ 1914 ็ฌ: dog<br>ๅธซ: expert; teacher; master; model; exemplar; army (incl. counter); war (none) lion """In """"The Lion King,"""" Scar was the expert who did all the scheming, and the three hyenas were his pack of wild dogs that did most of the dirty work.""" The pack of wild dogs admire the lion as an expert hunter. 2345 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ ใฒใฒ 0 S+ ็ฌ: dog<br>ๅผ: dollar (none) baboon """The hunter employs a pack of dogs to hunt baboons, which he sells to zoos for a lot of dollars.""" Baboons like to taunt wild dogs by dangling their dollar sign chains from trees just out of their reach (and occasionally mooning them with their red butts). 2346 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่จ ใใฐใ 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>่ฏ: good; pleasing; skilled (none) tobacco """If you smoke these tobacco flowers, you'll end up sporting a halo sooner rather than later.""" """If you smoke these tobacco flowers, you can blow funky smoke halos (rings).""" 2347 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใ ใฟ jasmine 1 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆซ: end; close; tip; powder; posterity (none) jasmine """If you know someone called Jasmine, then just imagine yourself sticking a flower in her extremity.""" """The jasmine flowers are exceptionally strong scented, and you can smell it the whole day if you rub them on an extremity of your body, like a hand.""" 2348 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ ใช jasmine 1 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฉ: profit; advantage; benefit (none) hawthorn """Thanks to Nathaniel Hawthorne, the hawthorn flower is now profitable.""" A hawthorn is a flower that stands in the way of profit as it has to be taken out of the wheat fiels by farmers. 2349 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่บ ใใค ใใกใ strawberry 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆฏ: mother (none) strawberry """The strawberry plant is one that mothers really like. Not particularly for its flowers, but for the fruit of course, so they can make fresh strawberry pies.""" """Most people eat the fruit of the strawberry plant, but your mother eats the flowers.""" 2350 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฉ ใทใฅใฆ ใฏใ ใฏ bush clover 1 S+ 1544 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็ง: autumn (none) bush clover The bush clover is a special flower which was dedicated to bush when he won the presidency in Autumn. Bush clover flowers in autumn. 2351 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ ใฒใค ใ.ใใ, ใฎใ, ใใ art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt 0 S+ 2065 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ไธธ: round; full (month); perfection; -ship; pills; make round; roll up; curl up; seduce; explain away<br>ไบ: say (none) technique [old] """Its the oldest technique in the book. When surrounded by the evil rice seedling forces (they have gathered all around the ground around you), you dispense a cloud of rising smoke from your feet, and disappear, leaving only flowers behind.""" The [old] technique for making a rising cloud of flowers was misused by round men to get a woman's legs caught in ivy. 2352 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใค ใช.ใ, ใชใ, ใ.ใ mow down (the enemy) 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้: pheasant (none) trim "Get a pheasant (#2584) to trim your flowers for you." Pheasant ้ under glass with flower trimmings as garnish. Mmmm! 2353 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใฟใฎ 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>่กฐ: decline; wane; weaken (none) straw raincoat """Looking for a job at a florist during bad weather, I was forced to wear my pauper's straw raincoat. Predictably, I was declined at every flower shop I found.""" """Flower, decline: After your flowers have declined (i.e., lost their bloom), you can always use the remains to weave a straw raincoat. It's all about recycling these days...""" 2354 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใค ใชใใใ.ใใใใใช.ใณใใใใผ.ใใใช.ใใ wither, droop, lame ่ใณใ(ใใชใณใ): to wilt; to fade 0 S ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅง: committee; entrust to; leave to; devote; discard 11 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic numb Oh, the committeeยดs in for a surprise: I put some nightshades into their drinks. Theyยดll be numb for sure, probably worse. "The keyword numb makes no sense. I choose ่ใ๏ผใใผใ๏ผ""to fade away"". A girl lies in a wheat field at the same time every day. A photo is taken every day showing this scene and a time lapse video shows the wheat growing through the year until the wheat is tall and the top sprouts to look like its flowers. At this point, the girl can no longer be seen in the photos and she fades away." 2355 gradeS JLPT.N0 ่ ใฟใค ใใ, ใใใ moss, lichen 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฐ: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles (none) moss Flowers can be seen on the pedestal covered with moss. The flowers you can see on old pedestals when you visit the ruins in Greece are moss in fact. 2356 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฉ ใจใ.ใใ, ใจใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ ่ฉใใ(ใจใใใ): (1) to melt (to a liquid) (2) to be enchanted with; to be charmed; to be bewitched<br>่ฉ่ฉ(ใจใใจใ): vast; calm 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆนฏ: hot water; bath; hot spring (none) prodigal """When the prodigal son returned, he was greeted with flowers and hot water for tea by his mum.""" """The prodigal son thought he was going to be in hot water when he went home after wasting his family's money, but instead they greeted him with flowers.""" 2357 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฝ ใใคใใใใใใ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใ cover, shade, mantle, capsize, be ruined 0 S ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆ: be worn-out; be dilapidated; be defeated 15 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cover over You cover over the shredder with flowers when the FBI comes a-knockinยด. The taskmaster arranges flowers to cover over the rags she makes us clean with. 2358 gradeS JLPT.N0 ่ ใใณ ใฏใณใ.ใ, ใคใ vine, tendril, influence, connections, good offices, spread, sprawl, thrive, rampant, powerful 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆผ: wide; beautiful (none) tendril The alien plant from outer space flowered and started drawing mandala's on the ground with its tendrils as a way of communication. If you show a mandala to a flower it will cross its tendrils into the lotus position. 2359 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฎ ใฌใณ ใฏใ, ใฏใกใ lotus ่ฎ(ใฏใ): (1) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus (2) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) 1 S+ 1839 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้ฃ: take along; lead; join; connect; party; gang; clique (none) lotus """A lotus can either be a flower, or else something that takes you along (the car make).""" """Way too easy! Lotus, as in the really expensive, fast car. Whenever I want to take someone somewhere (้ฃใใ๏ผ, I make sure to rent a Lotus so that I can arrive to pick them up in style. I'm a great customer of the local car rental shop, so they always make sure to give me a flower when I pick up my Lotus.""" 2360 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ ใ ใฏใ lotus, Mt Fuji 1 S+ 2238 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅคซ: husband; man (none) lotus flower """[+woelpad] In a certain culture, there is a ritual carried out when a girl is quite young (young enough, in fact, that they do it before they are considered a woman in that culture - for the same reason that some cultures do not name a baby until they are sure it will live) - she must go on a vision quest for a lotus flower and look inside it to see the face of her husband - then report back.. Imagine a poor flower girl's dismay when she looks into the lotus flower and sees the face of Homer Simpson!.""" There's a popular myth amongst flower girls that the face of their future husband is hidden inside a lotus flower. 2361 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใจใฆ ใฏใ, ใ lotus 1 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฎน: contain; form; looks (none) lotus blossom Those little flower buds contain a whole lotus blossom when they grow bigger. """Flower, contain: 'Lotus Blossom' is the stripped down version of a software package tailored to the needs of flourists: Lotus Flower (lotus flower (#2361)). However, the software still contains the most important functionality of the original version.""" 2362 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ญ ใฉใณ ใ, ใใใใ orchid, Holland 1 S+ 1886 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้: rise high; be well along (none) orchid """The orchid thief tries to steal exotic flowers from the east, only to be stopped customs at the departure gate * ่ญ ใใใใorchid.""" The Asian lesbians are partial to this flower because it reminds them of their favorite classic video game character: B. Orchid. 2363 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ฆ ใญ ใใ, ใใ ใ reed, rush 0 S+ 1733 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆธ: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63) (none) hollow reed """You must play a tune using a hollow reed, to open the secret door hidden beneath the flowers.""" """Ancient superstition requirs you to adorn your door with hollow reed and flowers, but nobody knows the purpose anymore.""" 2364 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ฏ ใใ 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็ฝฒ: signature; govt office; police station (none) yam """The signature flower of Ireland: the yam! Speaking of which, how are yams different from potatoes?""" A yam has a signature flower that differentiates it from a sweet potato. 2365 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใทใงใฆ iris 1 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆ: prosperous; bright; clear (none) iris Only prosperous people (picture someone with a lot of bling) can afford to have iris flowers in the house regularly. They're too expensive for daily use. """You become so prosperous selling flowers (irises) you buy Van Gogh's famous painting """"Irises"""" and hang in in your flower shop.""" 2366 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ ใทใงใฆ banana 1 S+ 2033 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็ฆ: char; hurry; impatient; irritate; burn; scorch; singe (none) banana """Like the fruit itself, banana flowers look charred as they age.""" Charred bananas on a bed of flowers are a delicacy that stir up images of a tropic island. 2367 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฏ ใทใณ wick ่ฏ(ใใ): (1) wick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead; stuffing; pith (2) core; heart; centre; center 0 S 2202 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 7 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic wick My favorite are heart shaped candles that smell like sweet flowers. The trick is to find one with a thick wick, they give off the most flower scent (but burn the quickest). Giving a girl flowers is like lighting the wick to her heart. 2368 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ ใญใงใฆ ใใฐ buckwheat ่้บฆ(ใใฐ): (1) buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) (2) soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฌ: high; boasting (none) buckwheat """""""Buckwheat's been shot! Buckwheat's been shot!"""" At his funeral, attended by the rest of Our Gang, Buckwheat is placed in his coffin covered by flowers. An angel is also present, and says """"Its O-tay Buckwheat, you have been invited up to heaven!"""".""" Grain from the buckwheat plant can be used for some angelically tasting cakes. 2369 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใญ ใตใ butterbur, bog rhubarb 1 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>่ทฏ: path; route; road; distance (none) butterbur Butterbur flowers can be seen along the path. """A Butterbur is a plant, but also, in LOTR, Butterbur is the name of the owner of the Prancing Pony. The hobbits met him on their path to Mount Doom.""" 2370 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ ใฉใณ ใใ indigo 1 S 2043 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็ฃ: oversee; official; govt office; rule; administer 18 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic indigo Indigo flowers have to be overseen because they are often picked for their beauty. "Traditionally, ้ blue (#1534) could be used to describe blue OR green. However, two kanji that describe the hues specifically are ่ and ็ท. This kanji is the ""blue"" counterpart of green (#1371). Story: The overseer, master of the slaves, wore a cloak dyed with indigo, and flowers in his hair." 2371 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Color kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ ใซ eggplant 1 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ : add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada (none) eggplant Eggplant is a low ใซใญrie flower (thanks Peppi). An epplant is a flower with almost no ๅ ries... 2372 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ ใซ ใใ.ใใใใใใช.ใใใใใ .ใคใใใใใใใพใใ torment, scold, chastise ่ใใ(ใใใใ): to tease; to torment; to persecute; to chastise<br>่ใ (ใใใใ): getting nervous; irritation 0 S ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฏ: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not 8 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bullying How many flowers can I stuff in your nostrils? Well Iยดm just gonna have to go and see. Bullying at its worst! Flowers, you ask if they can feel pain, do you? ^stomp^ ^stomp^ ^stomp^ They sure -can-!! ^stomp^ ^stomp^ ^stomp^ ^stomp^ ^stomp^ ^stomp^!! 2373 gradeS JLPT.N0 ่ญ ใคใณ ใใ shade, shadow, backing assistance ใ่ญๆงใง(ใใใใใพใง): (I'm fine) thank you; under the gods' shadow<br>ใ่ญ(ใใใ): (1) grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing (2) assistance; help; aid (3) effects; influence 0 S+ 2166 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้ฐ: shade; yin; negative; sex organs; secret; shadow (none) behind the scenes """Behind the scenes, in the shady areas, they trade various flowers: oh, yeah, gather 'round the good stuff!""" """Another Heisig RTK3 fail. I'm going to use """"owing to"""" as the keyword -- it's mostly used in ๅพก่ญใง (thanks to you). Thanks to you, I was even able to grow flowers in the shade, no easy task.""" 2374 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฌ ใใฆ ใใใ sagebrush, wormwood, mugwort 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้ข: meeting; tryst; date; rendezvous (none) wormwood """Wormwood brings very, very vivid and hallucinogenic dreams. You eat some of the intoxicating flowers of the wormwood with your girlfriend...and in your high state of mind, decide that it would be a good idea to do it in the bushes on the side of Mario Kart Road. Suddenly, in the middle of it, she starts tripping out, and runs through the bushes into the middle of the track, while they are racing...and is killed. Imagine waking up from that dream...or was it a dream? Sticks for me anyway.""" "You bring a wormwood flower to a tryst (#2417) for the bitter parting at the end." 2375 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฅ ใซใค ใใใ, ใใฟ, ใใใ mustard, rape, dust, trash, rubbish 0 S+ 1929 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ไป: jammed in; shellfish; mediate; concern oneself with (none) mustard Mustard has a lot of flavor jammed in to its flowers. Mustard is a plant that jams in all its taste into its mustard seeds. 2376 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใฆ ใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใฐใ, ใใ.ใ ใใ, ใใใ show symptoms of, sprout, bud, malt 1 S+ 2346 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆ: bright; light (none) germinate You need a lot of bright light to germinate flowers. """If there is one thing those nasty german's hate its bright, happy flowers.""" 2377 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ก ใ wild grape, Portugal ่ก่(ใถใฉใ): grape; grapevine 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ: crawl; creep (none) grape """Grapes are totally a conspiracy, I'm telling you. They're pretty little plants with flowers that grow in clusters, and they are sweet, I know, but...Bound up in each little grape (the skin is like a wrapping) is a tiny RFID tag that the government uses to spy on you. That's why they sell them in such large quantities for so cheap - if you """"pass"""" a few of them out, no matter - odds are that at least one will stay inside you. They especially push them on kids.""" "My offspring ate all the grapes off the grape vine (#2379)!" 2378 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใฆ grape vine, wild grape ่ก่(ใถใฉใ): grape; grapevine 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>็ผถ: tin can; container; jar radical (no. 121) (none) grape vine """""""I heard it through the grape vine""""' using a pair of tin cans bound together to form a ็ณธ้ป่ฉฑ hidden amongst the flowers.""" """I WRAPPED a large tin can (#1965) to a grape vine, under the FLOWERS of the grape vine, so that grapes fall directly into the tin can (#1965) when they are ripe.""" 2379 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใฝ ใใฟใใ.ใ be resuscitated, revived 0 S+ 1968 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้ญ: fish<br>็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115) (none) resurrect Fish are used (as fertilizer) to resurrect your wheat to a flowering state. Famous resurrection: Jesus. There's the fish and loaves of wheat bread he's got under his arms and flowers in his hair. 2380 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใ, ใใใ, ใฐ 0 S+ 2361 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็ช: turn; number in a series (none) grow wild """First the flowers grow up, but if you aren't attentive, they have a tendency to grow wild, playing dice out in the garden to kill time. A bad seed, indeed. Flowers grown wild!""" """Some kids playing the board game Jumanji throw the dice, and as a result, flowers suddenly begin to grow wild all around them.""" 2381 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใฟใฟใชใใ 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ไปค: orders; ancient laws; command; decree (none) cocklebur """A truly invasive parasite, the cocklebur is a flower that attaches itself to its namesake and proceeds to order the host around, the poor guy.""" """When cocklebur flowers get stuck in your socks and shoelaces while bushwalking, you have to order everyone to stop and wait while you pick them out.""" 2382 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฐ ใณ ใใ, ใพใใ reed used for matting 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅญค: orphan; alone (none) rush mat Orphans sleep on the flowers of a rush mat. """The poor orphans took to injecting 'flowers' (poppy variety), and lay Knocked Out (KO) on the rush mat floor of the orphanage.""" 2383 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใขใฆ ใใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ ignorance, darkness, get, receive, be subjected to, sustain, Mongolia 0 S+ 2360 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>่ฑ: pig; hog; pig radical (no. 152) (none) darken """Flower, crown, one, sow: Each year, just before Christmas, one sow is selected among many to wear a crown adorned with flowers. Unknowing of her fate, there is a party in her honor that evening. Near the end, the lights suddenly darken and a lot of noise can be heared. When the lights go on again, the sow has been slaughtered and is ready to be baked for Christmas dinner.""" """Miss Piggy has entered the Miss Universe pageant. Only one sow will get the crown, when the lights darken, Miss Piggy accepts the flowers as she is announced the winner!""" 2384 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใฆ ใใ, ใกใใ ใก, ใ miscanthus reed 1 S+ 1895 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็: halberd; arms; festival float (none) grassy reed """There are two methods for swimming up on your enemy unnoticed. A ninja using a grassy reed, making sure the flower is first removed, will approach stealthily. A warriors scabbard, once the halberd is removed, can also substitute for a breathing tube in a pinch.""" """To prevent the weed from spreading, you must cut the grassy reed with a halberd before it flowers.ใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/wasatyu/168795205/.""" 2385 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ญ ใ banana 0 S+ 2026 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅทด: comma-design (none) plantain """A plantain is a flowering fruit that looks kind of like a banana, and of course bananas look sort of like a comma, so you might even say that they have a sort of comma-design.""" Southern cities in Europe often have plantains for street decoration. The light filtering through these plants makes for a nice light mosaic on the streets. 2386 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใฌใค ใ.ใ ใใ, ใใ, ใใ cutting (grass) 0 S+ 2178 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ: reap; cut; clip; trim; prune (none) mow You reap what flowers you mow. (thanks synewave). """Before you mow the lawn, first quickly reap any flowers growing it, otherwise they'll just go to waste.""" 2387 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใฌใคใใซใคใใณใฆ ใตใใใใ .ใใใใ.ใใใใใใใใ cover, lid, flap ่(ใตใ): cover; lid; cap 0 S 2388 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็: come together; congregate; meet; cover 13 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lid The lid of this dish is gone! Now the whole room smells of the flowers that were used in the cooking. When the magician lifted the LID, the flowers were gone from the dish. 2388 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฑ ใฝใฆ ใญใ stone leek, Welsh onion 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆฑ: rush; hurry; be flustered (none) onion """The onion is a plant that has such spicy fumes, that you have to cry as if your heart is in a double knot.""" The ONION is a type of FLOWER (bulb) that makes you INSTANTANEOUSLY cry a DROP of tear. Just remember the DROP goes on the KNOT. 2389 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใ ใชใใใใใใชใฟ.ใใใใใใใใใใ.ใ ignore, despise, neglect, ridicule ่ปฝ่(ใใในใค): scorn; disdain 0 S 2483 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>ๆ: protection 14 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic revile They gays were reviled by society, so they put flowers above their eyes and marched around. In Northern Ireland, bitter religious groups revile their opponents by marching defiantly under their very eye, holding flowers that symbolize their beliefs. 2390 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ต ใญ ใใใ ใพใใ, ใ hollyhock 1 S+ 2122 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็ธ: 10th calendar sign (none) hollyhock Hollyhock loved to suck cock. With a flower in her hair she would lead you into a teepee and let you experience heaven. The hollyhock is a flower that can grow as large as a teepee. It almost reaches to heaven. 2391 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่บ ใทใฅใฆ ใใ, ใต.ใ, ใตใ thatch, cover, shingle, tile 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>่ณ: ear (none) shingling """When shingling with flowers, they can often block up your mouth and ears unless you wear the proper safety gear.""" """Flower, deaf: The deaf guy was shingling the roof of his house with flowers (ecohouse). Being deaf was an advantage since he didn't hear the comment of his neighbours.""" 2392 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใน 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) stamen A male flower attracts many hearts with its stamen. This flower's stamen is so manly that it has three hearts. 2393 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ธ ใธใงใฆ ใใฎใ, ใใ, ใใ.ใ mushroom 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>่ณ: ear (none) mushroom """My mother used to joke that if I didn't wash my ears properly, mushroom plants would be growing out of them.""" """How could Mushroom be flower/ear??? It makes no freakin' sense! ใhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/fotofilo/2202580888/ใใใใใใใOh, O.K.. Well, then maybe it could be.""" 2394 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree ShouldSuspend ่ ใท ใ.ใใ, ใพใ ใพใ, ใพใ, ใพใ sow (seeds) ๆฃ่ใ(ใฐใใพใ): to disseminate; to scatter; to give money freely 1 S+ 2368 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆ: time; hour (none) sowing All it takes is time to get flowers after sowing seeds. After sowing seeds it will take TIME before FLOWERS grow. 2395 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่น ใญใณ ใใ ใใ, ใใ parsley 1 S+ 2158 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) (none) parsley """The axe murderer glares at his flower garden victims """"First Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme!"""".""" Cooking for Cannibals: Sprinkling a freshly chopped parsley flower onto your axe before cutting up those helpless victims is a great way to add a little zest to your dishes. 2396 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ซ ใปใณ ใจใพ rush matting 0 S+ 2028 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ : fortune-telling; divining; forecasting; occupy; hold; have; get; take (none) thatching The thatching of the old thatched roofs in rural Japan often has FLOWERS growing out of it when it's gotten weathered. So you can pluck them and use them like tea leaves to tell your FORTUNE. The fortuneteller wants the thatching of his roof done with flowers instead of reeds. 2397 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใซใใใซใ ใคใฅใใใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใฃ, ใใคใ arrowroot, kudzu 0 S 1547 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆท: why; how; when<br>ๅ: fragrant; stink; glow; insinuate; (kokuji) 12 ่ธ 140 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic kudzu Flower, siesta: The muchacho was not careful. He passed the warning signs and decided to hold a siesta in the kudzu field. The kudzu grew so fast, he was completely covered by it in a few hours and not able to escape. Now, the kudzu flowers mark his grave. The muchacho takes a siesta under the flowers of the kudzu. 2398 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ผ ใฝใฆ ใใ.ใ blue, pale 1 S+ 2276 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ: godown; warehouse; storehouse; cellar; treasury (none) pale blue """The godown was filled with pale blue flowers, probably some drug...""" """If you give her pale blue flowers, she'll godown on you every time.""" 2399 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใ ่(ใใ): straw 0 S+ 2488 ่ฟ: mugwort<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) straw """When a giant drinks a cocktail, he needs a straw of large proportions. He hollows out a tall tree for the straw, and sticks a giant flower on the rim of his drink.""" """Story of three little pigs. First one built a house out of straw but it got blown down. Second one built a house out of flowers but it got blown down. Third one built a tall house out of wood. It was so tall, when the wolf blew it it fell back on the wolf, killing him instantly. The end.""" 2400 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ช ใ ใใถ, ใใถใ, ใใใ turnip 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็ก: nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not (none) turnip """Turnip flowers? Gross, but at least it's better than nothing to eat.""" Turnips just taste like nothing to me. 2401 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ท ใใ 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>่ซธ: various; many; several; together (none) sweet potato The sweet potato is a plant that can be used in various dishes quite well. """The sweet potato is a plant that has various names. (So don't get it confused with """"yam"""").""" 2402 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฎ ใฝใฆ ใใถ thicket, bush, underbrush, grove 0 S+ 2109 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆฐ: number; strength; fate; law; figures (none) quack The idiot savant was thought to be a quack because he couldn't help but count the number of flowers he saw. """I don't even know where Heisig got this keyword from. Using """"thicket"""" instead: Picture a thicket with a large number of flowers.""" 2403 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใตใณ ใซใใซใ, ใฒใ, ใฎใณใ garlic 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display (none) garlic """In the temple were two altars. One of them had the usual array of fl0wers, but the other was adorned with garlic, so that the locals could pray to keep the vampires out.""" The Vampire approaches - You take out a clove of garlic 2 show him you mean business. 2404 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่จ ใฑใ ใใใณ bracken, fernbrake 0 S+ 2307 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฅ: that (none) bracken Bracken is a flower that grows on cliffs and resembles a fish spine lacking stability. """After eating all the BRACKEN FLOWERS on the CLIFF, the MOUNTAIN GOAT belts out a huge YAWN and takes a nap. Unfortunately he never wakes up as the BRACKEN is highly carcinogenic to mountain goats....""" 2405 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใก, ใใจใใใใ 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฐ: military officer; jailer; old man; rank (none) grow plentiful """This reminds me of the old Peter, Paul and Mary anti-war song, """"Where have all the flowers gone?"""" The final verse talks about the graveyards of military officers being the place where flowers grow plentiful.""" Military officers make for good fertilizer. So after a war the flowers in the military officer's graveyard grow plentiful. 2406 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใปใณ ใใใญ madder, red dye, Turkey red 1 S+ 2422 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146) (none) madder red Madder red is an extract from a flower which was used as fake blood in western films. Madder red is a colouring agent that is acquired out of the roots of plants that grow in the west. 2407 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใ 1 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฎ: perfect; completion; end (none) candle rush """The candle rush doesn't bloom often, but when it does, the flowers must be perfect.""" """On valentines day (a.k.a. the candle rush), people are rushing to buy candles and the perfect flowers for their lover. Of course they do this all with a smile ่็พใใใใใใจใใฆ.""" 2408 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ ใทใฅใฆ ใใใญ, ใใค.ใพใ, ใใค.ใใ gather 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้ฌผ: ghost; devil (none) collector Debt collectors will even hustle ghosts for the flowers on their bodies' graves. """This demon is a bit of an oddball, he's a collector of rare flowers, most of the time you can seem him trawling the graveyards looking for species that he doesn't yet have.""" 2409 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใซใณ ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใ sedge 0 S+ 1562 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฎ: bureaucrat; the government (none) sedge """Sedge is a flower (plant) that looks like grass, much like bureaucrats look a lot like real humans.""" The bureaucrats wanted all the sedge plants in the district counted. Whatever will they think of next... 2410 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ฆ ใค ใใ.ใใ, ใใช.ใณใ, ใใผ.ใ, ใช.ใใ ใใ reed, bullrush 0 S+ 2343 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้: tanned leather radical (no. 178) (none) ditch reed As soon as Iris decided to ditch reed she took off the locket he gave her and tossed it along with the corsage into the nearest ditch. Iris is quite a bitch to ditch reed on the night of the prom! The lost locket was found between the flowers of the ditch reed. 2411 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฟช ใใญ ใฟใก, ใฟใกใณ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ ใใใ, ใใใฟ, ใใใ, ใใ edify, way, path 1 S+ ็ฑ: wherefore; a reason<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) Way """Imagine a trail of brussel sprouts along a road. You follow it, picking up each sprout and eating it as you go along. Eventually, after the last sprout, you find your reward โ a milky Way.""" A road magically sprouts up to show the chosen ones onto the Way. 2412 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่พฟ ใใณ ใใฉ.ใ, ใใฉใ follow (rod), pursue ่พฟใ(ใใฉใ): to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink) 0 S+ ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) track down """When you're following someone along a road high atop a mountain, it is easy to track them down, since all tracks lead down.""" """Despite travelling all the mountain roads and paths, no one could track down the Yeti.""" 2413 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใทใฃ ใฏ.ใ, ใฏ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใฎ crawl, creep, grovel, trail (vines) ้ใ(ใฏใ): to creep; to crawl 0 S+ ่จ: say<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) crawl Some of those amateur marathon runners at the end seem merely to crawl on the road instead of running. They truly need words of encouragement. """There are words written on the road, but you have to crawl along to read them: 'If...you...can...read...this...you...look...silly...'.""" 2414 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฟ ใฆ roundabout way 0 S+ ไบ: going; from<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) detour """Due to potatoes in the road, there was a detour.""" """A truck had spilt its load of potatoes on the road, forcing us to make a detour.""" 2415 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใณ ใฎใ.ใใ flee, escape, shirk, evade, set free 0 S+ ็พ: shield; escutcheon; pretext<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) elude (RTK3) """It really eludes me why we have two kanji with the same keyword... this one and deviate/elude (#1973). But lets intertwine their stories: The rabbit, who eluded capture (deviate/elude (#1973)) on the road, was finally caught when someone threw a shield over it.""" """The Spartan had to block the road to stop the advancing enemy army, but he tried to shirk his duty and threw away his shield. That's suicide.""" 2416 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ข ใใฆ ใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใ meeting, tryst, date, rendezvous ้ขใ(ใใ): (1) to meet; to encounter (2) to have an accident; to have a bad experience 0 S+ 2116 ๅค: winter radical (no. 34)<br>ไธ: three<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) tryst """Going out on the road to use a pointy (see my comments in ๅณฐ summit (#1562)) part of my anatomy, is called a tryst.""" """While I was having a tryst with my secret lover on the road, I had to quickly run towards the bushes with my walking legs, because my husband suddenly appeared.""" 2417 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ฅ ใจใฆ ใฏใ.ใ far off, distant, long ago ้ฅใ(ใฏใใ): far; far away; distant; remote; far off 1 S+ 2376 ็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>็ผถ: tin can; container; jar radical (no. 121)<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) far off """On the long long road through the desert, far off you can see a condor flying...""" """The condor might seem like its far off in the distance now, but if you don't start running down the road you could be dinner.""" 2418 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ผ ใชใงใฆ ใฏใใ distant 1 S+ 2050 ๅคง: large; big<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฐ: little; small<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) remote (RTK3) """(From astridtops) Faraway (2nd edition keyword) from civilisation, there are no camping sites, so you can see people in a pup tent near the road doing some wild camping instead.""" """[+Katsuo] In remote areas you can pitch your pup tent in the road, as there is no traffic. To disambiguate ๆ permanence/remote (#958) & ้ผ remote (#2419), recall that ๆ ไน [ใใใใ ใ] distinctly implies permanence, while a pup tent is by definition and design a temporary structure, particularly if it's pitched on a road.""" 2419 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ผ ใใฏ ใใพ.ใ, ใใใฐใ urge, force, imminent, spur on 0 S+ ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) pressing """When the wealthy go on the road, they always pretend to be pursuing pressing matters, so they speed along in their big BMW's.""" Those with wealth speed down the road as if they have some pressing matter to attend. 2420 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฟ ใพใง, ใใ.ใถ ้ฃฝใ่ฟ(ใใใพใง): to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; stubbornly; persistently; to the utmost 0 S+ ไน: beg; invite; ask<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) until Beg in the road until you get what you want. """""""I'm going to sit here by the side of the road, in front of the government building and beg until they give me a pension"""", the war veteran said.""" 2421 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใฝใณ ใใใ.ใใใธใใใ .ใใใใ.ใ humble, modest ่ฌ้(ใใใใ): humble; humility; modesty 0 S ๅญซ: grandchild; descendants<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 14 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic modest My parents arenยดt at all modest about their grandchildren, at every opportunity they take them on the road showing them off to their friends! "He wasnยดt at all modest when telling us about his grandchildren - ""Theyยดre all on the road to success"" he said." 2422 gradeS JLPT.N0 ้ ใใฆ ใจใฉ.ใพใ stop 0 S+ 2027 ่ฑ: beans; pea; midget<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) standstill The negotiations had reached a complete standstill. To try and get things moving again the meeting table was placed in the middle of a busy road! That should do the trick! """I ripped a huge bean fart, bringing our road trip to a standstill.""" 2423 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ ใคใฏ ใใ, ใใใ, ใ, ใ, ใตใฟ, ใใ cultural progress, perfume 1 S+ 1920 ๆ: possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) (none) cultured The most important sign of a cultured area in ancient times was the possession of city walls. Anyone who has ever played Civilization knows that... This cultured gentleman possesses a part of the city walls of old Rome. 2424 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ้ญ ใใค an ancient Chinese province 0 S+ 1732 ๅฅ : decision<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) (none) courtesy A St. Bernard balances a bottle of horned whiskey on his nose to get it over the city walls as a courtesy to his exiled master. """The ้ chieftain (#2906) and his St. Bernard practice common courtesy at the city walls: Every newcomer is kissed ardently. The women by the chieftain, the men by the dog.""" 2425 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ้ ใฒใญใใญใฃใฏใใฑใญ ใใใใ.ใใใ.ใใใใฒใพ crevice, fissure, discord, opportunity, leisure, also N5013 ้(ใใ): (1) gap; space (2) break; interlude; interval (3) chink (in one's armor, armour); chance; opportunity (4) breach (of a relationship between people)<br>้้(ใใใพ): crevice; crack; gap; opening 0 S ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅฐ: little; small<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฐ: little; small 13 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic chink There was only one chink in his plan. Even standing atop the highest pinnacle, standing above even the sun, the little man was still just as little as when he was under the sun. Man those little chinks can do anything! They were the first to build rockets, and by launching one off the top of the highest pinnacle in China, one little chink was the first to ride above the sun, and see all the little chinks below! 2426 gradeS JLPT.N0 ้ ใฏใค ใใพ, ใใฟ corner, nook, recess 0 S+ 2311 ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>็: fear; majestic; graciously; be apprehensive (none) nook Those apprehensive when they reach the pinnacle often find a nook to hide in. """On the pinnacle of the secret government organisation, every nook and cranny of the pinnacle is under government control, even the ricefields. You can't even drop a hairpin there without being noticed.""" 2427 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใงใฆ ใค.ใ, ใคใ.ใใ, ใ.ใ, ใใฎ.ใ possess, haunt 0 S+ ้ฆฎ: displeasure; proper name<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) possessed """I entered the stable and felt an icy chill. Yes, that horse is possessed and the only way to deal with it is a stake in the heart!""" """The frozen horse still had a heart beat, it must be possessed!""" 2428 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆน ใธใฃใฏ ใฒ.ใ attract, captivate 0 S+ ่ฅ: young; if; perhaps; possibly; low number; immature<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) attract You have to be young at heart to attract the opposite sex. Take just one look at the junior idol video industry (or don't!) in Japan to understand how the young attract the hearts of the Japanese. ;-). 2429 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใค.ใใ, ใใจใใจ, ใใจใใจ.ใ, ใค.ใใ, ใคใถใ.ใซ ๆใ(ใใจใใจใ): altogether; entirely 0 S+ ้: separate; divide; topped rice radical (no. 165)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) without exception """Without exception, the heart of every hunter starts beating like crazy as he comes upon the tracks of an animal.""" If you get addicted to playing dice (็ช๏ผwithout exception you will end up losing your rice fields (็ฐ๏ผ so take my warning to heart. 2430 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฟฝ ใณใ ใใกใพ.ใก, ใใใ.ใ ใฌ in a moment, instantly, all of a sudden, neglect, disregard ๅฟฝใก(ใใกใพใก): at once; in a moment; suddenly; all at once 0 S+ ๅฟ: not; must not; do not; be not<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) instantaneously His heart got tied in a knot and he died instantaneously. """Instead of Blood Clot, think of Blood KNOT, where if you get a Blood KNOT that goes to your HEART, you will die INSTANTANEOUSLY.""" 2431 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฃ ใฝใฆ ใใใ.ใใ, ใใใใฆ ใตใ, ใ all 1 S+ 2211 ็ฉ: thing; object; matter<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) firstborn son """The caveman, introducing his firstborn son: """"And this is thing with heart. Come yesterday from woman's stomach."""".""" """The firstborn son gets everything his heart desires. Historically, the firstborn son inherited the family fortune and title if any.""" 2432 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใใใ, ใพใ.ใ ๆใ (ใใใใ): (1) more and more; all the more; increasingly (2) at last; finally; beyond doubt (3) (at the) last moment; worst possible time 0 S+ ๅ ช: steal<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) in the nick of time Nick XXX needs a heart transplant quick. He goes to a meeting of butchers where one of them is about to chop up an ideal heart. Nick snatches away the heart from under the butcherโs knife โ just in the nick of time. (note: replace XXX with a Nick you know). The guy who had a heart attack at the butcher's meeting was saved in the nick of time. 2433 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใธใง ใใ.ใ excuse, tolerate, forgive 1 S+ ๅฆ: likeness; like; such as; as if; better; best; equal<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) sensitive """He's very sensitive about that sculpture, as it captures the likeness of the woman of his heart.""" """To tell if someone is sensitive, first make a likeness of their heart. Then observe them while you poke the heart, stick needles in it, etc. If the person reacts, then that means they are sensitive.""" 2434 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆด ใใฐใ 1 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฏ: sign of the hare or rabbit; 5-7AM; fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; east (none) overarching """In this astrological tempel, a sun is depicted, overarching the Sign of the Hare.""" When the sun shines during the sign of the hare the hares go mad and have an overarching desire to jump over arches. 2435 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใทใณ ใใ.ใ ใใใ, ใใ, ใใซ, ใใใฟ, ใฎใถ advance 1 S+ 1655 ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) progress """The churches teach that if we eliminate horniness as a universal trait, we can make progress as a society.""" """Thinking of โThe Pilgrimโs Progressโ, imagine the pilgrim is stuck outside the universe ๆฎ, trying to get in. But the universe is surrounded by horns which block his path. Once he removes the horns from the universe, then he can make progress.""" 2436 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใขใค ใใ.ใ dark, not clear ๆๆง(ใใใพใ): (1) vague; ambiguous; unclear (2) fuzzy 0 S ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆ: love; affection; favourite 17 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic equivocal The sunยดs love is equivocal: it warms yet burns us. "ๆๆงใ On a sunny day, a guy professes his love to a girl he admires. But she gives him the common equivocal response, ""Letยดs just be friends.""." 2437 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆ ใใใใ 1 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆ: turn into; become; get; grow; elapse; reach (none) aglow """When the sun comes up and sets the sky aglow, night turns into day.""" The SUN TURNS the sky aglow. 2438 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใผใ.ใ, ใผใ.ใ, ใใ, ใใพ, ใผใใ, ใใพใ 0 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>่ป: army; force; troops; war; battle (none) halo """My halo is as bright as the sun, and is actually made from a wheel I pulled off a chariot.""" """The sun, high above us, was according to ancient Greeks the chariot of a god, and the halo of this chariot are the rays of the sun.""" 2439 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใญ ใใ.ใใ ใฆใ shine, light 1 S+ 2285 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>่ป: army; force; troops; war; battle (none) glitter """Every day, the chariot of the god glitters as it moves from from east to west.""" """Garry Glitter (British 70's glam rock star) is starring in a remake of """"Ben Hur"""" and they are now filming the famous chariot race scene. Somehow, a reporter from the Sun (British tabloid) newspaper has got on the set and is running alongside Glitterโs glittering chariot, trying to interview him.""" 2440 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฑ ใฒใงใ 0 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅนฒ: dry; parch (none) dry weather """Dry weather is of course good drying weather, so everyone puts their clotheslines out under the sun.""" Excessive SUN has caused DRY weather. 2441 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใ.ใ 1 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฎ: relax; cheap; low; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful (none) clear skies """Under the sun and the clear skies, you can really relax.""" """When there are clear skies above you, you can relax under the sun.""" 2442 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆจ ใใใ, ใจใ, ใใ 1 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>่พฐ: sign of the dragon; 7-9AM; fifth sign of Chinese zodiac; shin dragon radical (no. 161) (none) morrow """The ancient villain in the Bruce Lee movies said to Bruce: """"In the morrow, when the sun is high in the sky, I will feed you to my pet crocodiles"""".""" Bruce Lee waits for the sun of the morrow to begin a showdown. 2443 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใ.ใ, ใใใ 0 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146) (none) bleaching """In the Old West, the sun was the only method for bleaching hair.""" """Sun, west: The Japanese like to bleach their hairs until these shine in the sun. It has to do with their obsession for the West.""" 2444 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆง ใใคใใใค ใใ.ใใใใใผ.ใ dark, foolish ๆๆง(ใใใพใ): (1) vague; ambiguous; unclear (2) fuzzy 0 S ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆช: un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; sign of the ram; 1-3PM; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac 9 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic obscure Something that is obscure has not yet been brought before the light of day. ยดCanยดt you go outside and get some sun?ยด ยดNot yet, I have to learn all these obscure RTK3 kanji!ยด. 2445 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆ ใณใฆ ใใใใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใฆใ, ใฒใใ, ใฟใค clear 1 S+ 1666 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅ : ray; light (none) limpid The sun's rays passed through to the very bottom of the limpid pond. The sun's rays can be seen in a limpid liquid. 2446 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใฏ ใใ.ใ bleach, refine, expose, air 0 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆด: outburst; rave; fret; force; violence; cruelty; outrage (none) air out An outburst of sun is a good time to air out your things. If you don't air out your grievances. One day they will be released in an outburst of anger. 2447 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใทใง ใใใผใฎ dawn, daybreak 1 S+ 1518 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>็ฝฒ: signature; govt office; police station (none) dawn """I go out at the crack of dawn to buy a newspaper (The Sun), and bump into ex-sumo wrestler Akebono (ๆ) who is doing the same. Of course I ask for his signature on my copy of The Sun, which he signs """"Dawn (Akebono)"""".""" """At DAWN, the SUN starts it's DAY of work, yes? So doesn't it need to SIGN IN with with SIGNATURE? Just picture that silly image for this kanji.""" 2448 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใถใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใฎใผใ 1 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) (none) elevate A sunny day to a depressed person is just like a box of stamps to a stamp otaku: both have the ability to elevate spirits! Sending mail to the sun. It would take a whole box of stamps to elevate it that high. 2449 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆบ ใชใฆใใญใงใฆใใดใฆ ใใใ.ใใใใคใใ.ใใใใใ flourishing, successful, beautiful, vigorous 1 S 2342 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>็: jewel; ball 8 ๆฅ 72 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใซใกใปใซใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic effulgent The Sun King (Louis XIV) was known for his effulgent reign. "[+katsuo] This is the Sun King. Sayeth Wikipedia: ""The Sun King (in French le Roi Soleil) because of the idea that, just as the planets revolve around the Sun, so too should France and the court revolve around [the king] (""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV_of_France). And just like the sun, he was quite effulgent and actually emitted sunlight." 2450 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ใณใณ ใใ.ใ, ใใ dark, evening, dusk 0 S+ ๆฐ: family name; surname; clan<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) dusk At dusk every day I go out in one of those airplanes that leaves a vapour trail and write my family name just above the setting sun. (I have to wait until dusk so that the sun is low enough in the sky). The woman leaves her marriage at dusk after all the guests have gone home. 2451 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฆ ใซใค ใคใใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใฟใใ, ใใ.ใ ใใ dark, disappear 0 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆฏ: every (none) last day of the month """Every month, there is one day that is the last day of the month.""" """If only every day could be the last day of the month, I'd be filing for paychecks all the time.""" 2452 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใธใณ kidney 0 S 1755 ่ฃ: retainer; subject<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>่: meat 13 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic kidney When the sex slave misbehaves, threaten to sell his body parts starting with his kidney. If you have a weak KIDNEY, youยดll become a SLAVE to your CROTCHยดs need to pee. Oh well, itยดs just a weakness of the FLESH. 2453 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq1501-2000 ่ก ใณ ใพใใใใ thigh, crotch, yarn, strand ่ก(ใพใ): (1) crotch; crutch; groin; thigh (2) fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)<br>่ก(ใใ): (1) thigh (2) femoral 0 S 2212 ่: meat<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 8 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic thigh Whereยดs my flesh missile? Between my thighs, naturally... My thigh is the part of the body that my missile smacks against. 2454 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฟ ใ.ใ, ใใฟ 0 S+ ่: meat<br>่พฒ: agriculture; farmers (none) pus """If your flesh gets stung by the thorns of certain plants while doing agriculture work, your wound may infect and show pus.""" """Forget Manure, the best thing for agriculture is pus, freshly squeezed from some rancid flesh.""" 2455 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใ ใฏใใใ viscera, bowels 0 S+ ่: meat<br>ๅบ: borough; urban prefecture; govt office; representative body; storehouse (none) viscera """That municipality is so unsafe, thugs will attack you and cut the viscera out of your flesh to sell them on the black organs market.""" Your viscera are like a municipality of body parts working together with different roles. 2456 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฑ ใณใฆ bladder 0 S+ ่: meat<br>ๅ : ray; light (none) bladder """It starts in the bladder, passes through a certain body part and then appears like a ray of golden light!""" The part of the body that golden rays of light seem to pour out from. 2457 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใค ใฏใใฟ, ใฏใ.ใ embryo 0 S+ 2471 ่: meat<br>ไธ: large; great; grand; glorious; distinguished (none) embryo """When she took the pregnancy test because she thought she was carrying the flesh of an embryo, the test was negative and she dropped it on the floor.""" """When a baby is born, he or she is considered """"age zero"""". After a year of life, he or she is only then considered one year old. Since an embryo is found within a woman, it is effectively part of the body of that person. However, it is not yet zero years old - in fact, its age is negative one (i.e. -1 years old)! ่ๆงๅนน็ดฐ่ใ๏ผใใฏใใใใใใใใผใใ๏ผใembryonic stem cell.""" 2458 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใณใฆ anus 0 S+ ่: meat<br>ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48) (none) anus The anus is the part of the body where crafty smugglers often hide small valuables. """The body part I was always told a new one would be crafted for me (albeit in the less friendly """"I'll tear you a new one!"""") is the anus.""" 2459 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso ShouldSuspend ่ ใชใฏใใจใฏ ใใญใใใใใ timidity, heart, mind, fear, cowardly ่็ (ใใใณใใ): cowardice; timidity 0 S ่: meat<br>ๆ: idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking 17 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cowardice Cowardice is the situation where you get the thought that maybe running away and saving your flesh is a good idea. Cowardice is when you are not willing to sacrifice your flesh for your ideas. 2460 gradeS JLPT.N0 ่ ใทใ ใฒใ knee, lap ่(ใฒใ): knee; lap 0 S 2320 ่: meat<br>ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆฐด: water 15 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic knee "Before lacquer (#932) was made with water, it was made by draining this body part of fluid: the knee!" Back in ancient Japan, people didnยดt have knee pads for things like rollerblading and such (what, come on. Ninjas on rollerblades. Ultimate 90s flashback). Instead, they would simply dip their knees in laquer, and wait until it dried (hence the flesh, and the abscence of any drops of water). Unfortunately, this meant that you would have to wait about 30 minutes after deciding to go rollerblade until you could actually do it (took some time to dry) - and removing it was a serious pain. 2461 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ ใผใค ใใ.ใ, ใใใ brittle, fragile, easy to beat, sentimental, susceptible ่ใ(ใใใ): brittle; fragile; tender-hearted 0 S+ ่: meat<br>ๅฑ: dangerous; fear; uneasy (none) fragile """If you're a fragile person, lots of things are dangerous and will hurt your flesh.""" Doing dangerous things reminds us that our flesh is fragile. 2462 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใฐใ 0 S+ ่: meat<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert (none) rib """Without ribs, our flesh wouldn't have the power to stay upright.""" """Flesh, power: According to the bible, the part of the body that gave power to womankind was the mans' rib. Without it, they wouldn't exist.""" 2463 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso ShouldSuspend ่ ใใฅใฆ ใฒใ elbow, arm ่(ใฒใ): elbow 0 S ่: meat<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 7 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic elbow Sometimes I get carried away and do elbow curls until the point where my forearm snaps off! When that happens I simply pull out the glue and re-attach the elbow to my flesh. Picture two Siamese twins glued together at the elbow. 2464 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg ่ ใณใฆ body cavity 0 S+ ่: meat<br>็ฉบ: empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum (none) body cavity A body cavity is an empty space within your flesh. """During a body cavity search, the police check certain parts of your body to make sure they're empty of things like cocaine, etc..""" 2465 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ บ ใปใณ gland 0 S ่: meat<br>ๆณ: spring; fountain 13 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gland A body part that acts like a spring for hormones is a gland. When adrenaline glands release hormones, the body springs into action. 2466 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_General ่ ซ ใทใฅใใทใงใฆ ใฏ.ใใใใฏ.ใใใฏ.ใใใใ.ใใใฏใใใฎ tumor, swelling ่ ซใใ(ใฏใใ): to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen 0 S 2145 ่: meat<br>้: heavy; heap up; pile up; nest of boxes; -fold 13 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic tumor A tumor is a useless body part that is nothing but heavy. When flesh clumps together and gets heavy, it forms a tumor. 2467 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ณ ใผใณใใปใณ ใใใใใใ.ใใใใใช.ใใ ใ, ใใ small low table, tray ่ณ(ใใ): (1) small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs) (2) meal; food; serving (3) counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks 0 S 2120 ่: meat<br>ๅ: virtuous; good; goodness 16 ่ 130 6 ใซใใปใซใใฅใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic dining tray Some people insist that the serving maids who bring in the dining trays are especially virtuous and never let any man touch their flesh. The virtuous vegan will not touch this dining tray because it has had a piece of meat on it. 2468 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฑ ใใใช, ใฒใ, ใพใใ 0 S+ ่: meat<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) (none) armrest An armrest is something that lets you rest the flesh of your arm by keeping your elbow by your side. """You are sitting in a nice easy chair and all of a sudden there's a loud fart sound. Everyone looks at you, but you shrug your shoulders. They go back to what they're doing...""""pyuuuun!"""" They look back at you. """"It's not me,"""" you say, """"it's just this armrest rubbing against my flesh."""" They seem satisfied, and go back to their work. Little do they know that you're making armpit farts (my primitive for the right side) and really putting all of your flesh into it!""" 2469 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ก ใฆ ใชใใ ใใณใ, ใใ barbarian, foreign ่กๆค(ใใใใ): pepper 1 S+ 1995 ๅค: old<br>่: meat (none) uncivilized Only uncivilized people eat old flesh. """Tip: uncivilized appears as part of four other kanji in Heisig, but is not named as such in the text. REF: lake (#148), coral reef (#2562), paste (#2650), ghee (#2749). (P.S. As a primitive I call this """"zombie"""", because when the moon shines on the gravestones the zombies arise. And, zombies do tend to be uncivilized.).""" 2470 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆฅ ใใฆ ใใใง maple 1 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>้ขจ: wind; air; style; manner (none) maple tree """How do you know if a tree is a maple tree? Easy: Just stand next to the tree on a windy day, and if you get covered in maple syrup, it's a maple tree.""" Maple tree helicopter seeds twirling in the wind:ใใใใใใใใใ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gnewton/441336070/. 2471 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใณใใทใณ ใพใใ pillow ๆ(ใพใใ): (1) pillow; bolster (2) introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in 0 S 2084 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) 8 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pillow "The guy who was thrown into the river to sink was given one last request. ""If Iยดm gonna be sleeping with the fishes,"" he said, ""can I at least have a pillow? Iยดm real sensitive."" The mafia bosses laughed. ""Look, my doctor said I can only use wooden pillows, I have a real serious condition. Can I at least die comfortable-like?"" The mafia dudes said fine, and let him have his pillow. They tossed him the river and drove off...and after a minute, he bobbed to the top, thanks to his floating wood pillow." "WOODEN PILLOWS do not sink (#1888) in water." 2472 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆฅ ใจใฆ ใใ, ใใชใ ใใช willow 1 S+ 1815 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆ: open; sun (none) purple willow """Because it's easy to spot, a purple willow is the tree that marks where my piggy bank is.""" """Normally, I can resist the cries of a weeping willow, but this one, she was a purple willow! I just couldn't let the poor tree sit there, so I gave her my piggy bank.""" 2473 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆค ใชใงใฆ ใใ ใใ type of deciduous tree, grey starling 1 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไบฌ: capital; 10**16 (none) Oriental elm """The Oriental elm is, of course, a tree fairly representative of the Orient and thus it is common in the capital in order to show ambassadors what the Orient is all about.""" """In the Japanese remake """"A Nightmare on Oriental Elm Street"""", an anthropomorphic tree wreaks havoc on Kyoto. They should never have sold the film rights.""" 2474 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆฆ ใทใณ ใฏใใฐใฟ, ใฏใ ใฏใ, ใฏใ hazelnut, filbert 1 S+ 2205 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็งฆ: Manchu dynasty; name given to naturalized foreigners (none) hazel "Tip: bonsai and wheat are later combined into Manchu dynasty (#2877). Story: I come across lots of trees all planted in the Manchu dynasty. Then I notice every single one is a hazel tree. I wonder why? In the Manchu dynasty people must have been hazel nuts." """I love hazelnuts so much that I had a hazel tree installed in my backyard. Mostly it's just for decoration, like a bonsai plant, but I harvest it like wheat every so often: there's just nothing better than homemade Nutella.""" 2475 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆซ ใทใ ใใ, ใใใใ.ใ comb ๆซ(ใใ): comb 0 S+ 2256 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็ฏ: node; season; period; occasion; verse; clause; stanza; honor; joint; knuckle; knob; knot; tune; melody (none) comb This magic comb will comb the nodes out of wood/trees (and make the grain straight). A comb used to be a wooden tool with many nodes. 2476 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆง ใใค ใคใก hammer, mallet ้ๆง(ใใชใฅใก): (1) (iron) hammer (2) hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming 0 S+ 2462 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>่ฟฝ: chase; drive away; follow; pursue; meanwhile (none) wooden hammer """Sick of being chased, the maestro grabs a wooden hammer to fight back with.""" """When the trees rebel, they will chase us with wooden hammers.""" 2477 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆจต ใใ.ใ, ใ.ใ, ใใใ 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็ฆ: char; hurry; impatient; irritate; burn; scorch; singe (none) mallet Mallet seems to be a poor word choice for this A lumberjack won't cut down a charred tree as they're not useful for anything. A charred tree can be toppled with a mallet. 2478 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆขฏ ใใค ใฏใใ ใ ใ ladder, stairs, insatiable drinking ๆขฏๅญ(ใฏใใ): (1) ladder (2) stairs (3) going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping) 0 S+ 2218 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅผ: younger brother; faithful service to elders (none) ladder """The tree was a little too high, but, hey, no problem, I'll just use my younger brother as a ladder!""" The only one who really needs the LADDER to climb onto our TREE house is my LITTLE BROTHER. The rest of us can just scramble up. 2479 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆค ใค chair ๆค ๅญ(ใใ): (1) chair; stool (2) post; office; position 0 S 2245 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฅ: strange; strangeness; curiosity 12 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic chair To the Japanese, the first time they saw a chair, it looked like a strange use of wood! Probably why they still like to sit on the floor... A strange kind of tree grows in the shape of a chair. 2480 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆฟ ใท ใใ persimmon, shingle 0 S 1745 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅธ: market; city; town 9 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic persimmon Nobody buys persimmons at the market, because thereยดs a tree in the middle where you can pick them for free. The guy at the market says: Iยดll give you one persimmon tree per every Simon you bring me! 2481 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Plant.Tree kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใณใณ citrus, orange 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็: sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary (none) citrus tree Behold! The sweetrus tree! The fruits from the citrus tree taste sweet. 2482 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆก ใณใฆ ใใ beam, girder, spar, unit or column (accounting) ๆก(ใใ): (1) column; beam; girder; crossbeam; spar; yard (2) digit; decade; order of magnitude 0 S ๆจ: tree; wood<br>่ก: going; journey 10 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic girder Girders are support beams that are nowadays mostly made out of steel. But in the ancient houses that are placed at the boulevard the girders will be made out of wood. "When the wooden girders start to snap, the workmen shout ""Run! Letยดs go!""." 2483 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Counting Kanji_Structure.Town.Building ๆญ ใณใฆ ใใ ใใใ stake, post, picket 0 S+ 2329 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไบข: high spirits (none) picket Use pickets to hold down the tree in times of whirlwind. """After the whirlwind hit, the wooden pickets from his fence were scattered all over his yard.""" 2484 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใทใฅ ใฒใใใ holly 1 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฌ: winter (none) holly """The holly tree has leaves which are always green. This is very practical in winter, when so much isn't, so that's why it became very popular as christmas decoration.""" """All the best holly-days are during the winters, x-mas, new years...emperor's birthday?""" 2485 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใฆ ใใ citron 1 S+ 2489 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็ฑ: wherefore; a reason (none) citron """The citron is relatively unknown overseas, but citron trees are beginning to sprout up everwhere in Japan.""" "In keeping with the move to greener autos Citroรซn has introduced its new line which instead of ๆฒน oil (#1107) runs on an extract from citron trees." 2486 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆค ใฏใณ ใฏใก wooden or lacquered bowl ๆค(ใใ): Japanese soup bowl; wooden bowl 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฎ: address; just like; fortunately (none) wooden bowl Wooden bowls made of wood have the address of the maker on the on the side. """This is a specially hand-crafted wooden bowl. If you turn is over, you can see the address of the craftsman on the bottom.""" 2487 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใคใ ใคใ, ใจใ hemlock, (kokuji) 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆฏ: mother (none) hemlock The tree your mother warned you about is the hemlock. Mother called me out to the tree in order to partake of some delicious hemlock tea. 2488 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆพ ใพใ ใพใ, ใพใใ, ใพใใ straight grain, spindle tree, (kokuji) 1 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆญฃ: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40 (none) spindle tree """Give the spindle tree a spin, if you can guess where it lands correctly, you'll get a prize!""" I am not sure if tree is the correct term. It looks more like a plastic hedge. Spindle little more and get a real tree.ใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/koichiwb/2433102011/. 2489 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆฆ ใใใ ใใใ sacred Shinto tree, (kokuji) 0 S+ 2094 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็ฅ: gods; mind; soul (none) sacred Shinto tree The sacred Shinto tree is a tree of the gods. The sacred Shinto tree is of course a tree that is dedicated to the gods. 2490 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆจซ ใใ ใใ evergreen oak, (kokuji) 0 S+ 2297 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ : strict; hard; solid; tough; tight; reliable (none) evergreen oak """The evergreen oak is a tree most strict with its leaves: they must be evergreen, or else!""" """A very strict master dictates that the slaves must ensure that the evergreen oaks are ever green. One day a slave notices, to his terror, that one of them has turned brown! Not wanting to get buried up to his crotch in soil, he quickly pulls out a can of green spray paint and paints the entire tree. Even if that tree wasn't ever green before, it certainly is now!""" 2491 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆง ใใณ ใพใ, ใใใ twig, ornamental evergreen 1 S+ 1983 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็: true; reality; Buddhist sect (none) Chinese black pine """Truth is that all Chinese secretly pine for black """"trees"""" if you get what I mean!""" The tree of white lies is the Chinese white pine. The tree of truth is the Chinese black pine. 2492 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆฅข ใทใฅใฆ ใชใ oak 0 S+ 2032 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>้ : chieftain (none) Japanese oak The special brand Horned Whiskey is riped in special oak caskets made of the Japanese oak tree. "Wood from the Japanese oak is very valuable. That's why the chieftain (#2906) demands that his house be made from the Japanese oak." 2493 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฉ ใญใ ใใกใฐใช ใใฃ mandarin orange 1 S+ 2053 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็: halberd; arms; festival float<br>ๅ: light; clear; bright (none) mandarin orange """The tachibana, or mandarin orange, is a type of tree which sometimes yields poor quality fruit. In such times, instead of simply standing up and inviting customers to make a deal, you must force the sale of your mandarin oranges by brandishing a halberd and forcing the customer to make a deal with you by purchasing your substandard fruit. [Note: along with ๆ citrus tree (#2482), this is used to describe all citrus plants - ๆๆฉ้ก ใใใใคใใ means 'citrus fruit'.].""" """To get MANDARIN ORANGES off the tree use your HALBERD, then MAKE A DEAL to sell them.""" 2494 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆกง ใซใค ใฒใฎใ, ใฒ Japanese cypress 0 S+ 2056 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไผ: meeting; meet; party; association; interview; join (none) Japanese cypress """The Japanese cypress is a good tree to meet at: the Japanese covers the atmosphere and the cypress presses on any spies. Hey, I tried.""" """According to the Wikipedia article, Japanese cypress (hinoki) is grown for its high-quality wood, which is used in the building of """"temples, shrines, traditional noh theatres, baths"""" etc. So, this tree is vital to the construction of many of the major meeting places in Japanese society. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamaecyparis_obtusa.""" 2495 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฃฒ ใปใค ใ.ใ ใใฟ live, dwell 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฆป: wife; spouse (none) roost """His wife wanted the chickens in the hen house to be housed properly, so she chopped up a tree and made wooden roosts for them to sit on.""" """My wife wanted a special place to roost, so I built her one - on the top of that tree.""" 2496 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใปใค ใ.ใ ใ, ใใฟ nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146) (none) nestle """For nestling, the west side of the tree is best โ otherwise you get woken up by the sun in the morning. Remember: West is best for your nest.""" Its a secret that Nestlรฉ chocolate syrup is drawn from chocolate trees that are found in the west. 2497 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆข ใณใฆใใญใงใฆ ใตใใใใใพใซใใใใใใญ for the most part, close up 0 S ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆด: grow late; night watch; sit up late; of course; renew; renovate; again; more and more; further 11 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic spiny I learned this one from the movie Evil Dead, but when it grows late, trees change shape and become spiny creatures! Lesson: donยดt go out at night. With the safety of darkness as it grows late, spiny little insects start crawling out of the trees. 2498 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆก ใญใ ใ used in plant names 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: good luck; joy; congratulations (none) bellflower """When you see bellflowers next to a tree, ring them for good luck.""" """When you see bellflowers growing under a tree, it means good luck.""" 2499 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใ ใใ, ใตใ.ใ, ใใพใชใ woods, grove 1 S+ 2062 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey (none) temple grove """A normal grove is ๆ, so in a temple grove half the trees have been removed and replaced by soil (presumably for graves).""" A simple Zen temple grove: A single tree with soil. 2500 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆท ใ ใคใ ใ kind of rake 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅทด: comma-design (none) grain rake """All the grain that was spilled under the tree looked like a mosaic, but someone took a grain rake and disposed of it.""" """Dad gave me a grain rake and told me to go and rake the grain, but since this is the most boring task in the whole world, I climbed a tree and played with my Rubik's cube instead.""" 2501 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆขถ ใ ใใ, ใใใ sculling oar 0 S+ 1355 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฐพ: tail; end; counter for fish; lower slope of mountain (none) oar """An otter's tail like an oar, which he uses to help move trees into his dam.""" An oar looks a little like a wooden tail. 2502 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ๆต ใทใง ใใญ ใ wooden pestle 0 S+ 2355 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: noon; sign of the horse; 11AM-1PM; seventh sign of Chinese zodiac (none) wooden pestle """Tree, horse: At cooking school, I learned that there's always a relation between the item you will pestle and the size of the pestle itself. When I read in a cooking book that I had to mash up a horse with a wooden pestle, naturally a tried to obtain a tree to do the job.""" """Ah, nothing like using a wooden pestle to mash up some horse meat on a Sunday afternoon.""" 2503 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใธใงใฆ ใคใ staff, cane ๆ(ใคใ): cane; walking stick; staff 0 S+ 2387 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไธ: length; 10feet; measure; Mr.; Ms.; height; stature; all (one has); only; that's all; merely (none) cane Wood of a certain length can be used as a cane. """A length of wood will be suitable as a cane, a walking stick or even a weapon (a jo).This is ใใใ from the martial art Joudou ๆ้. Ten ๅฐบ make up a ๆ. Also, walking stick, ใคใ.""" 2504 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆค ใใคใในใค ใคใกใใ.ใค ใใ oak, mallet 1 S 1911 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 12 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sweet oak Why is the sweet oak so sweet? Not sure, but to me it tastes just like turkey (with gravy and cranberry sauce!) Now that is sweet. Sweeter than Shiit~ake? Turkeys gobble Shiitake mushroomsๆค่ธ off the sweet oak tree. ใhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/tinyhare/13963627/. 2505 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆจฝ ใฝใณ ใใ barrel, cask, keg 0 S+ 1981 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฐ: revered; valuable; precious; noble; exalted (none) barrel The revered horned whiskey is riped in special barrels made out of Japanese Oak trees. The most revered tree is one that can be used as a wine barrel. 2506 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆต ใตใฏใใตใณ ใใใ.ใใใใใใฟใใจใใงใใใใ ใพใ, ใใช stockade, fence, wier, entwine around ๆต(ใใ): fence; paling 0 S ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: tome; counter for books; volume 9 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic palisade "A palisade is a ""fence of stakes especially for defense,"" usually the stakes are very strong, set closely together, and pointed on top. Tome can be seen as a pictograph of several close-set wooden stakes, braced by one horizontal bar." An army of scholars build a wooden palisade to protect their precious tome of literature. 2507 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building ๆซ ใญ ใใใ, ใใใ ใฆ oar, tower 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>้ญฏ: foolish; Russia (none) turret The village that made its living out of catching fish above all was prone to be raided by pirates. So they made a watch turret out of trees and would look every day if the pirates were coming. """They were stuck in that wooden turret for ages, with nothing but sundried fish to eat.""" 2508 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฉฟ ใญใงใฆ ใใ, ใใกใฎใ oak 0 S+ 2198 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) (none) sturdy oak """A sturdy oak was the tree I tried to build with my stack of pancakes and waffles, but it didn't turn out to be so sturdy.""" How does an oak tree become sturdy? By eating pancake stacks for breakfast every morning. That's a sturdy oak. 2509 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใฒใใใ 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅบ: ladle; one tenth of a go; dip (none) wooden ladle A wooden ladle is of course a ladle made out of wood. A wooden ladle is a wooden ladle is a wooden ladle. 2510 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใช ใใใ ใใ, ใ plum 1 S+ 1147 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac (none) damson """A kid falls out a tree and the father exclaims, """"Damn, son! Watch where you're going when you go plum-pickin'!"""".""" Children like to stand under the damson tree and hope the plum fruits will fall into their mouths. 2511 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ๆฃ ใใ 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅธ: cloth (none) raw cotton """Before cotton (#1367) is made into thread for Spider-Man's white towels, it simply grows on a tree as raw cotton.""" """The raw cotton that is ultimately made into white towels does not grow on trees, but on a kind of bush instead.""" 2512 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฅฏ ใใฆ 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็พ: shield; escutcheon; pretext (none) escutcheon Escutcheons are noble shields that depict the coat of arms of a family. They are usually made out of wood. """Escutcheons are heraldic displays, often found on shields and made of wood.""" 2513 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฆ ใซ ใใฎใ ใ, ใใฎ lotus tree 0 S+ 1945 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅค: summer (none) hackberry A Japanese hackberry tree is a type of tree that only has full foliage in the summer. It loses its foliage in the winter. """If you hack into the hackberry tree with ur PC, you can program it to grow berries even in summer. What a cool hack!""" 2514 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆจบ ใซ ใใฐ, ใใใฐ ใใ, ใใ, ใใ birch 1 S+ 1982 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>่ฏ: splendor; flower; petal; shine; luster; ostentatious; showy; gay; gorgeous (none) birch A birch tree can have a great aura of splendor with it's shiny white coated trunk. """The headmaster walks past and notices a teacher beating a student with a wooden birch stick. """"Splendid work old chap! As you were!"""".""" 2515 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆง ใฝใฆ ใใ ใใค spear, lance, javelin 0 S+ 2261 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: godown; warehouse; storehouse; cellar; treasury (none) lance When Sir Lancelot wants a new lance he goes down to the godown (they have a nice selection for sale) and tries some out by thrusting them into a nearby tree. Sir Lancelot gets wood when she godowns. -or- Lance Bass gets wood thinking about Sir Lancelot godowning on him. 2516 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใทใฃ ใ, ใคใ, ใใพใใ ใค wild mulberry 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็ณ: stone (none) wild mulberry """The mulberry (#698) may be nice and let you dance around it, but if it were a wild mulberry tree it would try to protectiself by throwing rocks at you.""" """If you smoke the leaves of the wild mulberry tree, you'll get stoned fo sho coz that tree is wild, brother.""" 2517 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆขฑ ใณใณ ใใ.ใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใใฟ pack, tie up, bale 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฐ: quandary; become distressed; annoyed (none) bale You would be in a quandary if you had to bale trees. """How do make a bale? Simple. You take a tree, like the one on the left, and you pent it up like the one on the right. Just like that.""" 2518 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใ spoon 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆฏ: compare; race; ratio; Philipines (none) loquat """A loquat is a tropical fruit tree, that compared to other trees has an odd seasonal pattern: it's fruit is ripe in late winter or early spring.""" """The loquat tree is very rare. To loquate it, you need to compare it to the trees next to it.""" 2519 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆจ ใใฆ ใฒ, ใจใ ใฆ, ใจ, ใจใ, ใจใ water pipe, gutter, downspout, conduit 0 S+ 1814 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>้: traffic; pass through; avenue; commute; counter for letters, notes, documents, etc. (none) downspout """A downspout is made by hollowing out a tree and placing it to carry water """"traffic"""" from your rooftop down to the ground.""" "My downspout empties into a bucket (#2530) ๆกถ beside the road." 2520 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆฉ ใใ, ใใใใ ๆฉ(ใใ): sleigh; sled; sledge 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆฏณ: nap; down; fluff (none) sled Santa needs to wear 3 fur coats when he rides his wooden sled. A dog sled is made of wood and has to be pulled by at least 3 ultra furry dogs whose fur can withstand the arctic cold. 2521 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆง ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ่ฌ: carrier; carry; all<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) enjoyment """To the enjoyment of humans, many trees are carriers of delicious fruits.""" """Just for some fun and enjoyment, the crew put their carrier on top of a tree as an April Fool's prank.""" 2522 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใใ 1 S+ ๅนต: put together<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) bookmark """Two birds high up in a tree drying out after flying through a storm. """"How will we get back on track? We lost our bearings!"""" number one cries. """"Don't worry,"""" the other one says, as he flips out his mobile. """"I have it bookmarked."""".""" """He was reading his book up a tree, and used clotheslines for a bookmark.""" 2523 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆคฐ ใค ใใ coconut tree 1 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>่ถ: question mark (none) coconut tree """(Note: ear + city walls = exclamation (#2680)). I see a tree with an exclamation mark painted on it. """"Why is that?"""" I think, """"An exclamation mark indicates danger, but it's only a tree"""". Then a coconut drops on my head. Ah, it's a coconut tree.""" """A coconut tree drops a coconut on your head, causing you to make an obscene exclamation (#2680).""" 2524 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆช ใใณ ใพใใฟ cedar, sandlewood, spindle tree 1 S+ 2291 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไบถ: truly; wholly; cordial (none) sandalwood Sandalwood is the ideal wood for a podium: it's easy on your sandals! """The gunslinger raises the smooth sandalwood grip of his revolver just as the corrupt """"Big Boss"""" politician ascends his podium for a victory speech.""" 2525 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆจ ใใใก, ใใใก ใกใใ 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>้จ: rain<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) (none) plotosid """We were seeking shelter for the rain under the plotosid tree, but someone had put a double snare there. As if that foul smelling tree wasn't enough trouble already.""" ~~ Keyword should be sumac ~~ Sumacs are worthless trees. They don't protect from rain so you shouldn't use them for a ceiling - and they stink so you can't use them to make snares. 2526 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆงป ใญ ใคใ Zelkova tree 1 S+ 2008 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>่ฆ: standard; measure (none) zelkova """The zelkova is a sort of elm tree that is very good for making bonsais, setting a standard for other trees, so to speak.""" The zelkova is like the standard tree people think of when they think of Japan. 2527 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆค ใใ ใใ Japanese cedar, cryptomeria 0 S+ 2437 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆ: prosperous; bright; clear (none) cryptomeria """Due its tendency to encrypt all its messages, the cryptomeria has been a fairly prosperous tree whereas all the other trees have already fallen prey to espionage.""" "The cryptomeria [ใใ - also written (encrypted) as ๆ cedar (#1713)] is a valuable timber tree so growing them would naturally lead to prosperity." 2528 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฝฌ ใใณ ใใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ ใใใ, ใใ, ใใ refined, gentle 1 S+ 2174 ๆ: grove; forest<br>ๆ: cedar; cryptomeria (none) copious Cedar trees are so copious they only come in groves. """How to make a grove: Take a sheet of carton, fold it, cut out one tree in the shape of a cedar, unfold. You'll get copious amounts of trees in no time.""" 2529 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆกถ ใจใฆ ใใ tub, bucket 0 S+ 2210 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็ฌ: road with walls on both sides (none) bucket """One of my favourite pastimes is that I like to jump out of a tree on my pogo stick and try to land in a bucket. When successful it makes a very satisfying """"clang"""". (Note: new primitive pogo stick = chop seal + utilize, for explanation see my entry at traffic (#1408).).""" """As if in a cartoon, my pogo stick got stuck in a wooden bucket, causing me to fall over.""" 2530 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฅ ใ ellipse ๆฅๅ(ใ ใใ): ellipse 0 S+ 2476 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅทฆ: left<br>ๆ: month; moon (none) ellipse "The ๆฐ lazy (#629) way to draw an ellipse requires two wooden pegs and some string (http://tinyurl.com/252zgx)." """When tasked with planting the trees to form a circle, the somewhat lazy gardener just winged it (instead of measuring) and the result was an ellipse of trees.""" 2531 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆจ ใใใฟ, ใใใใ 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฏ: secrecy; density (pop); minuteness; carefulness (none) star-anise The star-anise is an evergreen tree kept in secrecy for it's aromatic oil. """Before Anise was a star she lived openly in town, but now that she is star-Anise she lives in secrecy in the woods.""" 2532 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฏฌ ใญใฅใฆ ใใ, ใพใ burr, ball 1 S+ 2431 ๆฏ: fur; hair; feather; down<br>ๆฑ: request; want; wish for; require; demand (none) furball I requested that the cat do something and he spit up a furball. """For her birthday, your pampered girlfriend's request is, """"Something made of fur"""". So you get the cat to cough her up a furball.""" 2533 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฟ ใใใ.ใ, ใฒใใ 1 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) (none) twinkle """New primitive; let futon = feathers + turkey (i.e. my futon is made with turkey feathers). Then: Twinkle, twinkle little star, oops my futon is on fire.""" """With a twinkle in my eye, I set my turkey feather futon on fire for no apparent reason.""" 2534 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใใใณ 1 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>ๅคง: large; big<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฐ: little; small (none) watchfire The fires outside the puptent of the sentinel are watchfires. """Watchfire is what you must do if you light a fire outside your pup tent, in case it sets it alight.""" 2535 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ฌ ใณ ใใ torch, signal fire ็ฌ็ต(ใใใค): kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat 0 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>ๅทจ: gigantic; big; large; great (none) torch A gigantic fire was started by the Olympic torch. The olympic torch is a fire carried on a gigantic journey from olympus to wherever the games are. 2536 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใณ ใ.ใ, ใ.ใ, ใใใใ burn, kindle, build a fire, boil, cook ็ใ(ใใ): (1) to burn; to kindle; to build a fire (2) to heat (a bath, stove, etc.) (3) to use (a camera flash)<br>็ใ็ซ(ใใใณ): (1) open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire (2) open fire (e.g. in a kitchen) 0 S+ ๆ: grove; forest<br>็ซ: fire (none) kindle """A fire was kindled by the insane arsonist under a grove of trees. Unable to escape the ensuing inferno, he was burned alive.""" """I'm really bad at making fires, I needed kindling from a whole grove of trees before I managed to kindle the fire.""" 2537 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ธ ใญใฅใฆ ใใใจ moxa cautery, chastisement 0 S+ ไน : long time; old story<br>็ซ: fire (none) moxa A mummy is running around the room on fire after his moxa treatment goes wrong. Moxa is a therapy involving burning a plant with fire together with acupuncture or shiatsu. It simply burns for a long time. 2538 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ญ ใฝใฏ ใจใใใณ light, candlepower ่็ญ(ใใใใ): candle 0 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>่: green caterpillar; Szechwan (none) candlelight """Fire, voiced - water: After the incident where the insect made a pitiful voiced sound, you decide to free it. Immediately it is attracted to the candlelight and flies into the fire. Bugger!""" """่:ใใทใงใฏใ(Green caterpillar)ใIf you are trying to view a green caterpillar late in the evening, use the fire of a candlelight. They are tough to spot:ใhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/moozkat/1606476712/.""" 2539 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ฝ ใปใณ ใใ.ใ, ใใ .ใฆใ, ใใ.ใ fan, flap, instigate, agitate, bolster up, gulp down ็ ฝใฆใ(ใใ ใฆใ): (1) to flatter; to soft-soap (2) to instigate; to stir up 0 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>ๆ: fan; folding fan (none) fanning Fanning the flames with a fan. With a fan you can be fanning the fire into a bigger fire. Just make sure it doesn't get out of hand... 2540 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ค ใใ 0 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>ๆ: so-and-so; one; a certain; that person (none) soot The so-and-so from Mary Poppins was covered in soot because he was a fire chimney sweep. """Teacher: """"How is soot formed?"""" Student: """"Well, there is a fire, so-and-so, and then there is soot!"""".""" 2541 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใฌใณ ใญ.ใ refine metals, kneading over fire ็ ็ฆ(ใใใ): brick 0 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>ๆฑ: east (none) firing "The East are the best at tempering (#2030) because their fires are the best at firing." """The process of firing, that is, glaze bricks or refine metals, is well known in the east, and of course fire is used for it.""" 2542 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆ ใตใณ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ brilliant 1 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>็ฒฒ: bright (none) dazzling """After the evening rice, the guest set out to entertain the children of the house with a dazzling show. He pulled a wand seemingly from out of his crotch and suddenly it appeared to be on fire! Ohs and ahs ensued.""" "Tip: The wand + evening + crotch combination appears again in repast (#2798)." 2543 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ผ ใทใฃใฏ ใใใ, ใใ miraculous 0 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>ๅบ: ladle; one tenth of a go; dip (none) refulgent """The cook just got a new set of pots and pans from the master of the house. Putting them on the fire, they shined so much the refulgent shine blinded him until he blocked it from his view by holding up his ladel.""" He used a ladle to protect his eyes from the refulgent light of the fire. 2544 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใ.ใ 0 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>ๅ: each; every; either (none) branding """With an iron that has been in the fire, each beast is subjected to branding.""" Branding with FIRE - EACH animal. 2545 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใปใฎใ 0 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>ๆง: old times; old things; old friend; former; ex- (none) flames """When The Pinnacle collapses, there'll be plenty of flames for sure.""" She's a witch!!! Bind her up and set her on fire like they did in olden days so she can feel the flames of hell. 2546 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใจ.ใใ, ใจ.ใใ, ใใใ 0 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>ๅฎน: contain; form; looks (none) fuse metal """The fire was contained in the valley (they put a roof over it to keep it from spreading) but it grew hot enough in there to fuse metal... when it was over, the valley looked like a giant mirror!""" """If you contain a fire, you can fuse metal with it.""" 2547 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใปใณ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใซ.ใ ใใ broil, parch, roast, boil ็ ใ(ใใ): to parch; to fry; to fire; to broil; to roast; to boil down (in oil) 0 S 2458 ๅ: in front; before<br>็ซ: fire 13 ็ซ 86 4 ใฒใปใฒใธใใปใใฃใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic roast In many asian restaurants, meat is roasted right in front of you over flames. At the roast, they make the roastee sit in front of everyone else, over the flames to speak, as the comedians roast him a new one! 2548 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq2001-2500 ็น ใใฆ ใซ.ใ boil, cook 0 S+ ไบจ: pass through; go smoothly<br>็ซ: fire (none) stew If a fire goes smoothly you will have stew in no time. "Tip: tall and complete can be combined into go smoothly (#3001)." 2549 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฝ ใฑใณ ใฒ.ใ pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to 0 S+ ็: mysterious; occultness<br>็: cow (none) tug I tugged at the the cow's udder but mysteriously no milk came out. I then noticed the crown of his head. It was a bull! """Mysterious, crown, cow: In Kazad-dum, Gandalf had found a mysterious crown. It really helped his magic, but when they came back to Rivendell, he had become unresistable to the cows (small side-effect). He tried to tug the crown off, but did not succeed...""" 2550 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใณ ใใ, ใ-, ใใ female 0 S+ 2300 ็: cow<br>ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) (none) female animal """The cow in this frame ็ is filling a spoon with milk from its udders, so it must be a female animal. (The cow in the next frame ็ก is rolling around in the soil and is, not surprisingly, a male animal.).""" """While the bull wants rough sex, the cow would rather spoon, I guess all female animals are the same.""" 2551 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ก ใ ใใ, ใ-, ใใ- male 0 S+ 2155 ็: cow<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey (none) male animal """Male animals are dirty pigs in English, but in Japanese they are dirty cows ใ ใใฆ ใใ ใ- ใใ-.""" That cow is staring at me and kicking up soil... hold on that's a male... animal... Oh shit! Run! 2552 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ถ ใใพ 1 S+ ็: jewel; ball<br>็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>็ผถ: tin can; container; jar radical (no. 121) (none) precious stone """That condor is a hoarding creature, it will pick up any precious stone and hoard it with the rest of its jewels as if it were a dragon!""" The king entrusts his most precious stone to his pet condor. It quickly flies off to the mountains if anyone else tries to take it. 2553 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ณ 1 S+ ็: jewel; ball<br>ๆ: grove; forest (none) chime The mechanism in my old grandfather clock suddenly broke with an almighty chime and one of the jewels was thrown out through the window into a nearby grove of trees. I'm now searching for the jewel in the grove while the clock continues to chime incessantly. The king knew playtime in the grove was over when he heard the clock tower chime. 2554 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ ใซใใชใฅใฆ ใใ lapis lazuli 1 S 2352 ็: jewel; ball<br>็: detain; fasten; halt; stop 14 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic marine blue โThe king has been detained by some marines!โ โHow do you know they were marines?โ โBecause they were wearing marine blue.โ. The king was detained, by men in marine blue; Must be the marines, planning a coup. (thx Katsuo/gavmck). 2555 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆ ใใณ ใตใใพใ ใ ใ spot, blemish, speck, patches ๆ(ใใ): unevenness; inconsistency; erraticness; irregularity<br>ๆ(ใถใก): spots; speckles; mottles 0 S 2165 ็: jewel; ball<br>ๆ: sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67)<br>็: jewel; ball 12 ๆ 67 4 ใถใใปใถใใซใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic speckled Speckled is a pattern, like plaid, but with lots of little balls all over the place. The sentences exchanged between the two kings got more and more heated, finally leading to a fight which left the whole area speckled with blood. 2556 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ ใชใฅใฆ lapis lazuli 1 S+ 2036 ็: jewel; ball<br>ใฌ: a cup with pendants; a pennant; wild; barren; uncultivated (none) lapis lazuli """The king was given two choices by the abductor: either the king gives him the lapis lazuli jewels, or he throws the king's infant son into the stream.""" """This kanji should be """"Ryukyu Islands"""" or something similar and ็ should be Lapis Lazuli.""" 2557 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅผ ใญใฆใใซ ใใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใฒใญใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใฆใใ.ใถ play with, tamper, trifle with ๅผใ(ใใใ): (1) to touch; to tamper with (2) to grope about; to feel for something 0 S ็: jewel; ball<br>ๅปพ: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) 7 ๅปพ 55 3 ใซใใ ใใปใซใใ ใใใใปใใพใฌใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic tinker with The king used both hands to tinker with himself in his spare time. Picture the king holding a large pan in his two hands and tinkering with it, wishing he could lead the itinerant life of a tinker. As a rhyme: The king, he uses his two hands, To tinker with his pots and pans . . . 2558 gradeS JLPT.N0 ็ณ ใฟใ.ใ 1 S+ ็: jewel; ball<br>ๅทฎ: distinction; difference; variation; discrepancy; margin; balance (none) burnish The king appreciated the distinction of burnished jewels. Most can not tell the distinction between a precious jewel and an ordinary rock until it has been burnished. 2559 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ข ใฟใฏ ใฟใ.ใ ใใ, ใใ polish 1 S+ 2022 ็: jewel; ball<br>่ฑ: pig; hog; pig radical (no. 152) (none) hone I hone my skills by skillfully separating real jewels from the fake junk worn by fat sows! King Henry VIII was keen on hunting wild boar. Here we see him first honing his skills on a sow. 2560 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใปใณใ, ใใใก 0 S+ ็: jewel; ball<br>ๅ: tome; counter for books; volume (none) coral """The coral is not found in this tome of jewels since it's really not a mineral, but the remains of small animals.""" "The greet coral reef (็็็ค) forms a palisade (#2507) encrusted with the finest jewels the ocean ca offer." 2561 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ 1 S+ ็: jewel; ball<br>่ก: barbarian; foreign (none) coral reef Coral reefs are a like a jewel of the ocean. Though our uncivilized behavior is causing them to die off. The king had a coral reef installed in his lake. 2562 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ ใบใค ใฟใ-, ใใใ ใใพ, ใ, ใฟใค congratulations 1 S+ 1873 ็: jewel; ball<br>ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>่: rake (none) fortunate """The king wished he was as handsome as Fabio standing on the edge (#1167) of a mountain combing his hair, but he realized he was fortunate in other ways.""" """How most fortunate! After gambling his life on the edge (#1167), Indiana Jones discovers that the comb is studded with countless jewels.""" 2563 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ช ใใพ 0 S+ ็: jewel; ball<br>ๅญ: square jewel; corner; angle; edge (none) silicon """In Silicon Valley, people live like kings in ivy-clad mansions.""" Ivy from Soul Calibur has big balls of silicon in her chest. 2564 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใญใฅใฆ ใใพ, ใ, ใฒใ beautiful black jewel, nine 1 S+ ็: jewel; ball<br>ไน : long time; old story (none) jet """Mummies are adorned with jet jewels to connote death, or something. Oh, yeah, 'cause King Tut was a big fan of jet planes.""" Public airlines fly slow and take a long time to arrive so the king has a private jet. 2565 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ ใจใค ใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใฆใ, ใ sparkle of jewelry, crystal 1 S+ 2393 ็: jewel; ball<br>่ฑ: England; English (none) crystal stone He who possesses the crystal stone is the rightful king of England. King Arthur of England pulls the sword from a crystal stone and embarks on his destiny. 2566 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฉ ใฌใณ ใใกใใ.ใถใใใฆใใ.ใถ play, take pleasure in, trifle with, make sport of ็ฉๅ ท(ใใใกใ): toy; plaything 0 S 2216 ็: jewel; ball<br>ๅ : beginning; former time; origin 8 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic toy The ball was the only thing that people at the beginning of time had to use as a toy. Poor cavemen. And so it was, the ball marked the beginning of all the toys that were to come. 2567 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ฒ ใฌใค ใใพ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใ sound of jewels 1 S+ 1931 ็: jewel; ball<br>ไปค: orders; ancient laws; command; decree (none) tinkling """The king orders his penis, """"Start tinkling!"""".""" """When the king barks out his orders, all the chandeliers and other ornaments in the palace start tinkling.""" 2568 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ ใค ใใ.ใใใใใใใพ.ใใใใใใใใใ.ใ fear, majestic, graciously, be apprehensive ็ใพใใพใใ(ใใใใพใใพใใ): certainly! 0 S 2389 ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) 9 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic apprehensive The girl was apprehensive about going home, having lost her precious hairpin in the paddy field. But then, it wasn't like she'd lost both, just ONE... "I ran out of Q-tips...then I noticed a hairpin lying on the counter that was about the same size as a Q-tip. I was apprehensive at first, but I thought ""what the hell"". Unfortunately I ended up stabbing my brain!" 2569 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ข ใใ.ใ, ใใฟ, ใใ.ใ, ใใจใใจใ 0 S+ ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) (none) lastly """First, we sow the rice field, then we plant the flowers, and lastly we plant the corn. (Stroke order and story in one).""" """Lastly, let me mention that my ricefield and silage stack are amongst the top ten in the country...""" 2570 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆ ใใ, ใใญ 0 S+ ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅญ: square jewel; corner; angle; edge (none) paddy-field ridge Ivy grows on the paddy-field ridge encircling the rice field as opposed to the intra-field paddy ridge that divides it in half. """[+mantixen] The ordinary ็ paddy-ridge (#1204) dissects the field by dividing it in half, but the paddy-field ridge runs around the outside & is covered in ivy. Disambiguate by noting that the hyphen in 'paddy-ridge' divides the word itself in half (five letters each side) but 'paddy-field ridge' has five extra letters on the right, the ridge itself, in fact, the part covered in ivy.""" 2571 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใจใฆ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ, ใใ.ใ itchy ็ใ(ใใใ): itchy; itching 0 S+ ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>็พ: sheep (none) itch Scrapie is a disease sheep sometimes catch. It causes them to itch so unbearably that they scrape themselves to death. """If you think wearing a wool sweater is itchy, just think of how sheep must feel! They must be so sick of wearing that itchy wool all the time!""" 2572 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฐ 0 S+ ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>็: inflammation; flame; blaze (none) phlegm """When your sickness involves inflammation, you will produce phlegm (perhaps inphlegmation?).""" """If I'm sick, and have an inflammation of my lungs, I cough up a lot of phlegm.""" 2573 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็น ใทใณ ใฏใใ measles, sickness 0 S+ ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) (none) measles He had a curious form of measles : the red marks on his skin were all in the shape of an umbrella. The doctors of course couldn't explain it... """I'm sick with the measles. Whenever I go out, I carry my parasol to try and cover up the rash.""" 2574 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใใใ 0 S+ ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>ๅฏบ: Buddhist temple (none) hemorrhoids """""""Hemorrhoids ็ are the sickness suffered by people who sit in meditative poses for long periods at Buddhist temples ๅฏบ."""" ( Joseph De Roo's """"2001 Kanji"""").""" """Hemorrhoids is a sickness. Mnemonic 'holy hemorrhoids' and picture a monk at a Buddhist temple. This is a word that kids find funny, pronounced ใธใ.""" 2575 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใฌใณ cancer, cancerous evil ็(ใใ): cancer 0 S+ 2233 ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>ๅต: rock (none) cancer """The SICKNESS called cancer works by self-replication, so that its bad GOODS grow more & more until a vertiable MOUNTAIN of them forms on you-- that's the tumor, the awful sign of cancer.""" """You may have a mountain of goods, but cancer is a sickness that strikes the rich and poor with equal contempt.""" 2576 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฉ ใฝใฆใใใฅใฆใใทใฅใฆใใทใฅ ใ.ใใ get thin ็ฉใใ(ใใใ): (1) to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to slim (2) to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile 0 S ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>ๅ: old person 12 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ ็ฆ ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic lose weight The most horrific way to lose weight is from that devastating sickness that came from a monkey's crotch. The poor monkey obviously had a sickness. He was scratching his crotch the whole time and when he started to lose weight heavily, the caretakers knew they couldnยดt save him anymore. 2577 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness ็ ใณใณ ใใจ mark, foot print 0 S 1958 ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138) 11 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic scar I suffer from silver-sickness, that is, if anything made of silver even touches my skin it leaves a scar. I got sick and needed surgery, but the silver lining is that now I have these awesome scars I can show off! 2578 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness kanjifreq1501-2000 ็บ ใใณ.ใใ ้บป็บ(ใพใฒ): paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor<br>็บใใ(ใใณใใ): (1) to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb) (2) to be excited; to be titillated; to be mesmerized 0 S+ ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>ๅ: lowly; base; vile; vulgar (none) paralysis """This sickness seems to prey upon the lowly of society mostly, and causes paralysis in its final stages.""" """Caveman, lowly: Caveman was just a lowly Neanderthaler, trying to survive. But he had healing hands and people were brought in from far to have him cure their paralysis.""" 2579 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ธ ใฒใจใฟ 1 S+ ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>็: pupil (eye); moo (cow sound) (none) apple of the eye """Here you have a picture of him with his apple of the eye: you see him keeping an eye upon his favourite cow, while leaning on it with his elbow.""" """Barnyard romance: The big bull winked with his EYE and let out a MOO (็ 2961) toward the cow and said, """"Your the APPLE OF my EYE baby!"""".""" 2580 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ฉ ใใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใ, ใพใถ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใพใฉ.ใ, ใใพ.ใ, ใพใฐใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใพ.ใ ็ฉใใ(ใพใถใใ): dazzling; radiant<br>็ฎ็ฉ(ใใพใ): dizziness; giddiness; vertigo 0 S+ ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>็: mysterious; occultness (none) dizzy If you see mysterious things in front of your eyes you're definitely dizzy. """When you see mysterious stars from your eyes, it's a sign that you're dizzy - ็ฉๆ๏ผใใพใ๏ผใ Maybe becuase you're fighting off a face hugger who has its tail round your neck!""" 2581 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ญ ใชใงใฆ ใใใใ clear ๆ็ญ(ใใใใใ): clarity; clearness 1 S ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>ๅคง: large; big<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฐ: little; small 17 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic obvious Open your eyes, it's obvious that not all of us can fit into that small puptent! Itยดs obvious that the pup tent with a huge eye on the side belongs to the dark lord Sauron. 2582 gradeS JLPT.N1 ็ ใใใ ใพใ eyebrow ็(ใพใ): eyebrow; eyebrows 1 S 2177 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor 9 ็ฎ 109 5 ใใปใใธใใปใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic eyebrow The eyebrows hover over the eyes like a divided flag. Pictograph: opera glasses over eyes ใ ใ ใพใ. 2583 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ ใใ ใ 0 S+ ็ข: dart; arrow<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) (none) pheasant """I threw my dart at a pheasant during the hunt, but hit a turkey instead.""" A pheasant is like a small wild TURKEY except you can kill it with a DART. 2584 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฉ ใใญ, ใใญใใ, ใใใใญ ใฎใ, ใคใญ, ใใ ใ 1 S+ 2380 ็ข: dart; arrow<br>ๅทจ: gigantic; big; large; great (none) carpenter's square """That carpenter can never remember where his tools are, so there is a gigantic arrow pointing to his carpenter's square.""" My carpenter's square is hanging on that gigantic dart. 2585 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฃ ใใณ ใใ ใใใ, ใ rock, crag, cliff, wall (in a mine) 0 S+ 1701 ่ฌ: carrier; carry; all<br>็ณ: stone (none) crag """Last time I was on crag's list, I found someone selling an aircraft carrier they carved out of stone! A crazy lawn ornament I suppose.""" """If you want to take all the stones out of this crag, you'll need a large carrier.""" 2586 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ข ใใใ 0 S+ ็ณ: stone<br>ๅฎ: determine; fix; establish; decide (none) grapnel """A grapnel is a small anchor with several hooks, used for anchoring small boats, or to pull up sunken objects (it looks very much like a grappling hook). The position of stones underwater determines where the grapnel will catch.""" """He was determined to climb this rock, so he used a grapnel.""" 2587 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ขง ใใญ ใฟใฉใ, ใใ, ใใพ blue, green 1 S+ 2455 ็: jewel; ball<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>็ณ: stone (none) blue-green """Notes: ็ (not in Heisig) means """"amber"""". Story for both: A bus is stopped at some traffic lights in Japan. Inside, King Henry VIII and Barry White are arguing over whether the lights are yellow or amber. The lights change to """"Go"""", and Mick Jagger (stone) then joins a new argument over whether the lights are blue or green. They compromise on blue-green.""" The king gets stoned on white powder and sees little blue-green men. 2588 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็กฏ ใใใ 0 S+ 2500 ็ณ: stone<br>่ฆ: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible (none) inkstone """This is not an ordinary rock, if you look carefully you will see that it is an ancient inkstone.""" A rock that you often see (in writing) is an inkstone. 2589 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ฅ ใท ใจ, ใจใใ, ใจ.ใ, ใฟใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใซใใ whetstone, grindstone 0 S+ ็ณ: stone<br>ๆฐ: family name; surname; clan<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) (none) grindstone """My calling card is made of rock, which is a bit inconvenient because it is so big & heavy. So Iโm using a grindstone to grind it down in size.""" """In Bedrock, people had business cards made of rock and engraved using a grindstone. (Big ups to Katsuo).""" 2590 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ข ใฏใณ ใใฐใก porcelain bowl, tea cup ็ข(ใใ): bowl (porcelain) 0 S+ ็ณ: stone<br>ๅฎ: address; just like; fortunately (none) teacup Teacups at the Japanese restaurant are usually made of stone and have the name and address of the restaurant written on them. Teacup = ่ถ็ข๏ผใกใใใ๏ผ. Pieces of stone(?) that everyone has at their address. 2591 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ข ใใพใ.ใใ 0 S+ ็ณ: stone<br>ๆฆ: daybreak; dawn; morning<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 (none) obstacle Those gremlins! At night break they insist on coming out and gluing stones all over the place. These obstacles make it nearly impossible for me to get to work! Getting stoned until night break glued to your couch is a major obstacle to success. 2592 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ขฉ ใปใญ ใใ.ใใ large, great, eminent 1 S+ ็ณ: stone<br>้ : page; leaf (none) illustrious Mount Rushmore is a place in the US where the heads of illustrious presidents are carved into the stone of a cliff. The stone heads at Mt. Rushmore are of illustrious historical figures. 2593 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ฃฏ ใญ ใใ ใ, ใ seashore, beach 1 S+ 1444 ็ณ: stone<br>ๅนพ: how many; how much; how far; how long; some; several (none) rocky beach """To qualify as a rocky beach (as opposed to a sandy beach), how many stones does the beach need?""" """""""How many stones can you find at a rocky beach?"""" the Zen Master asked his baffled pupil.""" 2594 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ็ บ ใฌใค ใใใจ, ใฟใ.ใ ใจ whetstone, polish 0 S+ ็ณ: stone<br>ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ไธ: ten thousand; 10,000 (none) whetstone A whetstone so notorious that it had destroyed ten thousand cliffs. Whatstone would make the best whetstone? I wandered ten thousand cliffs in search of an answer. 2595 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ข ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ ใ, ใใ 0 S+ 2364 ็ณ: stone<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) (none) mill """Some mills use an animal, typically an ox or donkey, to rotate the stone. But in this mill the stone is being pulled round by a turkey.""" """I can tell you, it was a big mess when a turkey accidentally came between the stones of the wind mill. We had to clean the blood and feathers away for ages.""" 2596 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฆฆ ใตใ.ใ 0 S+ ๅพก: honorable; manipulate; govern<br>็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display (none) fend off """The beautiful woman has to fend off honorable admirers every day, who want to drag her to the altar and marry her.""" An honorable Catholic girl will fend off sexual advances until she exchanges vows at the altar. 2597 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅท ใใฆ ใใฎ.ใ, ใใฎ.ใ, ใพใค.ใ pray 0 S+ ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๅฏฟ: longevity; congratulations; one's natural life (none) beseech """If you want longevity, go to an altar and beseech the gods.""" """Altar, longevity: Having seen all his friends and family die so long ago, the ancient sage visited the altar and beseeched the gods to put an end to his longevity.""" 2598 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ ใฆใฆ ใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใก, ใใ, ใใใ, ใฒใ, ใฒใใ, ใพใ help 1 S+ 1706 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๅณ: right (none) ancestral tablet """Picture a Japanese altar that contains ancestral tablets, placed on the right (on the left would be the incense).""" """On the lower right of each altar, there is a small ancestral tablet. Its purpose is to record all of the past converts to Buddhism - they are the ones who chose the right path before you and should be respected.""" 2599 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ ใฎ ใใซใคใใฟ, ใใ , ใพใใซ national or local god, peaceful, great 0 S+ 2169 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๆฐ: family name; surname; clan (none) local god """From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto: Whenever a child is born in Japan, a local Shinto shrine adds the child's name to a list kept at the shrine and declares him or her a """"family child"""" (ๆฐๅญ ujiko?). After death an ujiko becomes a """"family spirit"""", or """"family kami"""" (ๆฐ็ฅ ujigami?). Therefore, if your family name is inscribed in the altar, then you will become a local god.""" """The altar dedicated to this local god has the family names of all the villagers inscribed in it, so that the god knows whom he should favour.""" 2600 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฅข ใ ancestral shrine 0 S+ ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๅฐ: you; that (none) ancestral shrine The ancestral shrine has an altar that shows little reclining figurines of ancestors. """In countries where ancestors are worshiped, small children are taught to lie down (prostrate themselves) at the altar that is their ancestral shrine.""" 2601 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆ ใญใฏ ใใใ.ใ, ใตใก ใจใ, ใใ fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness ่ฒซ็ฆ(ใใใใ): presence; dignity 1 S+ 2126 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๆฐด: water (none) salarium """Ancient Japanese officials collected their salarium in the shrines. A priest would collect their rice grains with a broom, and sweep it unto the altar, where the officials could collect their rice.""" """Rather than cold hard cash, the rice that the altar boys could sweep up became their salarium.""" 2602 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฆ ใใค ใใใ.ใ ใใ , ใใ ใ, ใใ, ใใก, ใจใ, ใฎใ happiness 1 S+ 2083 ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>่ฒ: upright; chastity; constancy; righteousness (none) felicitation """When the wheelchair-bound Felicity was healed at the altar (by one of those healer priests), she was finally able to stand upright and was overcome by felicitation.""" """On the special festival day, the altar of the local shrine contains the felicitations of local upright citizens, thanking their local gods for doing such a good job.""" 2603 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็งค ใทใงใฆ ใฏใใ balances, scales, steelyard ็งค(ใฏใใ): scales; weighing machine 0 S+ ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅนณ: even; flat; peace (none) balancing scales I use balancing scales to make sure everyone gets an even amount of Wheaties. """He didn't have a balancing scales to figure out how much his wheat weighed, but he came up with a solution: he loaded a vessel with wheat and let it float in his lily pond, and then he measured how deep the vessel would be in the water.""" 2604 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ป ใใณ 0 S+ ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๆฐด: water (none) millet """Millet is a small grain whose importance was greater in prehistoric times. Nowadays, it has been supplanted in the West by wheat, and in the East (""""under the bamboo umbrella""""), by rice.""" Millet is grown primarily in African countries where there is little rain. As opposed to wheat and rice grains which are grown in areas one would need an umbrella. 2605 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆฟ ใกใณ.ใ, ใใใ, ใฏ.ใใ, ใฏใ 0 S+ ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) (none) bald The dude was so upset about going bald that he covered himself with a wheat sack so that only his legs were showing. """Because the poor guy went bald, he made a big, big hat out of wheat stalks. But it was so big, that it covered his whole torso, so that basically only his walking legs were visible under it.""" 2606 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็จ ใใณ ใฟใฎ.ใ, ใฟใฎใ ใจใ, ใชใ, ใชใ, ใฟใฎใ, ใญ, ใฟ harvest, ripen 1 S+ 1775 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅฟต: wish; sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; attention (none) bear fruit """Every day, the farmer works in his wheat field, making a wish that his hard labor will bear fruit.""" I wish Wheaties would bear fruit... Then I wouldn't have to add any myself! 2607 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็จ ใใค ใฒใ humble, deccan grass 0 S+ ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅ: lowly; base; vile; vulgar (none) crabgrass """Crabgrass is lowly wild grass, quickly spreading with nasty roots, and difficult to remove out of your wheat field.""" A lowly wheat field only grows crap grass. 2608 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฉฃ ใธใงใฆ ใใ, ใใใ ใใ, ใฟใฎใ good crops, prosperity 1 S+ 2464 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>่ฅ: rise; raise (none) bumper crop """A bumper crop is a very full crop. In this particular case, the bumper crop is a wheat crop, grown by this excentric guy in a grass skirt, who has gone completely native, but knows the secrets of how to get a good crop!""" """On the tropical island of JOU, lots of crops are grown - coconuts, bananas, pineapples, etc - but these are really just for show to get lots of tourists. The real bumper crop that feeds the islanders is wheat.""" 2609 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็จ ใชใงใฆ ใใค, ใใฉ angle, edge, corner, power, majesty 1 S+ 2091 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅฟ: legs radical (no. 10)<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) (none) imperial authority """Wheat, rice seedling, walking legs: The next hurdle for mission of the rice seedlings with walking legs was the imperial authority. They had to cross through a wheat field, but the imperial authority didn't give permission for rice seedlings and wheat to mix. How to solve this...?""" """The greatest threat to a imperial authority is famine. If those seedlings do not become wheat crops, walking legs will storm the Imperial Palace.""" 2610 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็จ ใญ ใพใ, ใพใฐใ rare, phenomenal, dilute (acid) ็จ(ใพใ): rare; seldom 1 S+ 2232 ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅธ: hope; beg; request; pray; beseech; Greece; dilute (acid); rare; few; phenomenal (none) sparse """This region only has sparse agriculture. The few farmers hope their wheat crops will do well, but the soil isn't really good.""" """Scarce is a better keyword since this really means rare. Here, the farmer hopes he gets some wheat during the harvest since food is scarce.""" 2611 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฉ ใใ.ใใ 0 S+ ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฐ: little; small<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) (none) obeisant I'm being obeisant to Doctor's orders -- trying to get into shape by eating only wheat and drinking only from that spring. The wheat farmers are obeisant towards the shape of the white little goddess. 2612 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ชบ ใญ ใใใ.ใ, ใฎใใ lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter 0 S+ ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>่ฆ: standard; measure (none) peep """Ladies, I apologize for peeping through the hole, but, you know, it's just standard protocol.""" """A husband is peeping at his wife undressing through the key hole. """"What the heck are you doing? You can see me naked anytime!"""".""" 2613 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ช ใตใฏ ใใผ.ใใ, ใคใผ.ใใ, ใใพ.ใ narrow, fold, furl, shrug, pucker, shut, close ่ฆ็ชใใใ(ใฟใใผใใใ): shabby; seedy 0 S+ ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>ไน: though; notwithstanding; while; during; both; all (none) tight That hole is still too tight. Bring the saw to enlarge it! Use a saw to enlarge a hole that's too tight. 2614 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ช ใฏใใใณใ ใใใใใใฏใใใใช cavern 0 S ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>ๅฑ: yield; bend; flinch; submit 13 ็ฉด 116 5 ใใชใปใใชใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cavern After Osama blew a hole in NY, the counterreaction forced him to yield and retreat into caverns. "In ""The Empire Strikes Back"", the Milennium Falcon flies into a large hole, of what they think is a cavern, because they donยดt want to yield to the forces of the Empire. Turns out itยดs not a cavern at all, actually..." 2615 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Landscape ็ฉฟ ใปใณ ใใ.ใค, ใฏ.ใ put on (to the feet), dig, pierce, drill 0 S+ ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>็: tusk; fang; tusk radical (no. 92) (none) drill """There's a knock on my door, and it's the local dentist accompanied by an elephant. The latter is a patient, and the dentist explains that he wants to drill a hole in its tusk, but his normal dentist's drill is too small, so could he borrow my big DIY drill. Anyway, I drill the hole in the tusk for him.""" """No drill? Pfft, just use this here tusk as a drill and make all the holes you can!""" 2616 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ซ ใใพใฉ, ใใพ, ใธใฃใคใ 0 S+ ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) kitchen stove """The original Japanese kitchen stoves were powered by electric eels (hey, Edison never made it to the far east!), so a small hole had to be placed in the dirt under the stove (for the eels to swim around in).""" """We finally found the tortoise that escaped (straw rope (#1377)), it has somehow crawled into a hole just above the kitchen stove and had become quite dirty.""" 2617 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ซช ใธใฅ ใใฆ, ใ.ใฆใ, ใใฉใ length, height, warp 0 S+ 2370 ่ฃ: retainer; subject<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect (none) longness In the slave's crotch there something standing with a vase-like longness. What could it be? """Sitting cross-legged or standing, the longness of a slaves workday doesn't change.""" 2618 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ขฏ ใตใ ใใฃ.ใจ suddenly, smoothly ้ขฏใจ(ใใฃใจ): (1) quickly (esp. actions) (2) suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.) 1 S+ ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>้ขจ: wind; air; style; manner (none) rustling When I hear rustling in the night I stand up and go to check out what it is but it's always just wind. """Vase, wind (with gnats): He heard a rustling outside and when he checked, saw a host of killer gnats riding the wind in the direction of his house. He quickly jumped into the large standing vase and put the stopper in, to ride it out...""" 2619 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ซ 0 S+ ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅ : fortune-telling; divining; forecasting; occupy; hold; have; get; take (none) outpost """Stand up, fortune telling: Something scary happened at the Mars outpost near the alien ruins. Suddenly, one of the soldiers stood up and started to tell fortunes. (Which weren't all that positive for mankind). Then he fell down and never spoke again.""" A characteristic of an outpost is the lack of usual facilities. Here we see a fortune teller with no crystal ball having to make do with a vase. 2620 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใปใค ใใ.ใใใ ใฎใถ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ peaceful 1 S+ 1390 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>้: blue; green (none) repose Many repose peacefully in a blue vase after being cremated. """Standing in the blue ocean with sand between my toes, dolphins swimming and palm trees rustling in the breeze. I Soak in this repose dreamscape.""" 2621 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ๅฆพ ใใใ, ใใฐใ, ใใใ 0 S+ ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅฅณ: woman; female (none) concubine "It's a concubine: feel free to touch (#672) her all you want." """A concubine is a woman you can stand on and walk all over. She does not have the same status as a wife. The contrast can be seen in the compound: ๅฆปๅฆพ (one's wife and mistresses). Both are women; however, the wife gets a brush for her hair; whereas the concubine is stood upon and trampled.""" 2622 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่กฟ ใใ 1 S+ ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ไป: now (none) lapel """Cloak, clock: The cloaks of Muslims have a tiny clock on their lapel, so that they can keep track on when to pray...""" The lapel of a cloak sometimes has a clock pinned on it for meditation sessions. 2623 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ฃพ ใญใงใใณ ใใ cuff, hem, foot of mountain ่ฃพ(ใใ): (trouser) cuff; (skirt) hem; cut edge of a hairdo; fringe; foot of mountain 0 S 2334 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ๅฑ : reside; to be; exist; live with 13 ่กฃ 145 6 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hem Something is residing in the hem of your cloak. Maybe you should consider cleaning it? ใญใง ใณ ใใ cuff; hem; foot of mountain. If you reside in the slums, you start off as a small child with a very large cloak. As you grow it gets hemmed. The rich kids just get new cloaks. 2624 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Clothing.Textiles kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ขท ใใใ 0 S+ ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ๅ: fit; suit; join; 0.1 (none) lined kimono """Cloak, fit: The lined kimono was lined in such a way that it made people appear to be slimmer than they really were. Even people who didn't fit in the accompanying cloak still bought the lined kimono...""" Girls all lined up in front of the cloakroom in the department store to be fitted with lined kimonos for their coming of age ceremony. 2625 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ขด ใณ ใฏใใพ, ใใผใ men's formal divided skirt 0 S+ 2175 ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ๅคธ: boast (none) pleated skirt """You can ่ช boast (#1244) with words, or you can instead show off your expensive cloak and hakama.""" I wear a cloak with a pleated skirt so that my girlfriend can easily put her jaws around my big one. 2626 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฅ ใชใฆ ใตใใพ, ใใ opaque sliding door ่ฅ(ใตใใพ): fusuma (Japanese sliding screen) 0 S+ ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ๅฅฅ: heart; interior (none) sliding door """The safety violations at Japanese nuclear power plants are egregious! Not only are they built inside ancient Japanese castles, there are no considerations for contamination. I was visiting last month when I opened a sliding door to reveal the cloak room. All the scientists had haphazardly piled their cloaks on the CORE itself!""" """Before you open the sliding door to the core of the nuclear reactor, you'd better put on your anti-radioactivity cloak.""" 2627 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฌ ใตใ 1 S+ ็ซน: bamboo<br>็: life; genuine; birth (none) Chinese panpipe """The Chinese panpipe is an old musical instrument made of bamboo. People practiced the Chinese panpipe their whole life just so that they could play for the emperor, often a bad performance would have the emperor take their life away from them.""" The Chinese panpipe is made by using different sized cells of bamboo. 2628 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ญ ใใ ใใใ raft 0 S+ ็ซน: bamboo<br>ไผ: fell; strike; attack; punish (none) raft The bamboo was felled to make a raft. """Bamboo, fell: To escape the forestfire, the pandas felled some of the bamboo to make a raft and escape.""" 2629 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฐพ ใฌใณ ใใ ใ, ใ ใฟใ bamboo screen, rattan blind 0 S+ ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅป: bargain; reason; charge; suspicion; point; account; purity; honest; low price; cheap; rested; contented; peaceful (none) bamboo blinds I see a load of bamboo for sale at a bargain price and decide itโs so cheap that Iโll buy it and make my own bamboo blinds. Buy bargain bamboo blinds at Panda Palace. 2630 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฎช ใฟใณ ใฏใ bamboo rice basket ็ฎช็ฌฅ(ใใใ): chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser 0 S+ ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅ: simple; one; single; merely (none) rattan box """If you are making a rattan box, then the best advice I can give you is to use bamboo and keep it simple.""" The bamboo rice basket is a simple basket made of bamboo. 2631 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ซฟ ใซใณ ใใ pole, rod, scale beam, violin neck ็ซฟ(ใใ): (1) rod; pole (2) neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen (3) beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance) (4) single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese) (5) penis (6) counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan) 0 S+ 2416 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅนฒ: dry; parch (none) pole In Japan they use bamboo poles to dry their clothes on. "bamboo cane (#2642) + bamboo pole = bamboo clothlines." 2632 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฎ ใธใ, ใฎ, ใใ 0 S+ ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๆฏ: compare; race; ratio; Philipines (none) spatula """Compared to before when Japanese mothers used to throw a hood over their naughty kids and beat them bloody with bamboo, the modern """"kitchen-discipline by spatula"""" seems much more civilized.""" """Compare the effectiveness of beating a person with bamboo, a belt, and a spatula.""" 2633 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฎ ใใฏ ใใ ใ foil, gilt 0 S+ ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๆณ: overnight; put up at; ride at anchor; 3-day stay (none) foil If I have any bamboo shoots left over from my stirfry I wrap them up in foil to keep them moist overnight. Then I can use them the next day. I always roll up my foil and hide it in sticks of bamboo overnight. This is to foil any attempt to steal it. 2634 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฌฅ ใน ใ, ใฏใ lunch box, clothes chest ็ฎช็ฌฅ(ใใใ): chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser 0 S+ ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅธ: director; official; govt office; rule; administer (none) wardrobe """The film director is making a new low budget version of """"The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe"""". As we watch him, he appears to be constructing something out of bamboo. Finally the director says, """"Well, no lion or witch yet, but thanks to this bamboo at least the wardrobe is finished"""".""" A director of a samurai war film has his actors fitted in a bamboo armor wardrobe. 2635 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฎญ ใปใณ ใ arrow 0 S+ ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅ: in front; before (none) arrow shaft """Bamboo, in front: Martial arts movie. The hero walks through a bamboo forest, and suddenly an arrow shaft stands quivering in the bamboo tree just in front of him. Time for some action scenes.""" Bamboo forms the arrow shaft you shoot in front of you. 2636 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ญ ใใฏ ใคใ, ใฅใ an ancient musical instrument 0 S+ 1530 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)<br>ๅก: mediocre (none) ancient harp I can't play this ancient harp! It's craftsmanship is so mediocre! The bamboo is hard and stiff! Give me a new koto any day of the week. Musical instruments are so mediocre these days. I call for a return to the ancient harps crafted from genuine bamboo. 2637 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ฏญ ใญใฆ ใใ, ใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใ.ใ ใใ seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied 0 S+ 2237 ็ซน: bamboo<br>็ซ: dragon; imperial (none) cage The only cage that can keep a dragon is made of bamboo. A bamboo cage won't hold a dragon! 2638 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฏ ใพใฆ ใใฎ, ใใ, ใใ ใฎ also N3428, bamboo grass 0 S+ 1556 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๆข: article; ray of light (none) slender bamboo Mr T uses a stick of slender bamboo to beat his taskmaster that he chased up into the tree. """The wise sensei instructs Mr. T while they perch atop a tree: Oh, you must be supple and thin like the slender bamboo!""" 2639 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ฎธ ใใงใใใฃใฏ ใฏใ chopsticks ็ฎธ(ใฏใ): chopsticks 0 S 2156 ็ซน: bamboo<br>่ : someone; person 15 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic chopsticks Bamboo, lovedoll: At dinner, my lovedoll decided to eat her meal the Japanese way using chopsticks. But well, what a problems she had getting those bamboo shoots into her mouth (which should not be that difficult, I would say!). Iยดve always wanted to use bamboo chopsticks to eat sushi off a naked woman. Unfortunately, there is no woman in my life, so this love doll will have to do. 2640 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Food.Drink Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq2001-2500 ็บ ใใค.ใใ 0 S+ ็ฎ: calculate; divining; number; abacus; probability<br>็ณธ: thread (none) redaction """During post-production of a movie, redaction is required for """"red action"""", or action that results in a bloody accident, like when they miscalculated how large an object Spider-Man could hold up with both hands.""" """Calculate, st bernard, venom: Venom had made an insidious plan to strike at the redaction office of the Daily Bugle, to scare the free press. He plans to leave corpses of dead St.Bernards on every desk of the news office. Now, he still needs to calculate how many St. Bernards are required...""" 2641 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ซบ ใใคใ 0 S+ ็ซน: bamboo<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) (none) bamboo cane My bamboo cane is collapsible. It can fold into two separate bamboo sticks. This bamboo cane is too short for me; it's made of only two feet of bamboo. 2642 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฎ ใญ ใฟ ใฟใฎ winnowing 0 S+ 2023 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅ ถ: that (none) winnowing fan A winnowing fan made of bamboo is used to cool off the basketball player. """The hard working peasants get a little annoyed watching the aristocrats sitting around playing chess, so they start a revolt and whack the chess board and pieces away with their bamboo winnowing baskets..""" 2643 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฌ ใใ 0 S+ ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅ: reach out; exert; exercise; cause (none) backpack """I see a panda wearing a backpack, and every so often something inside the backpack reaches out and grabs bamboo. (itโs acutally a baby panda reaching out to grab bamboo to eat).""" """When I encountered an ravenous panda, I just reached back to my backpack and pulled out two bamboo katanas.""" 2644 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฏ ใใณ volume, chapter, book, editing, compilation 0 S+ 2076 ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๆ: level; small (none) livraison """Each livraison (installment) of the scrapbook is delivered by post, and sits resting on your doorstep for when you get home. Of course, it might blow away so the postman has put heavy bamboo blocks on top of it.""" A limited livraison (edition) of manga made of bamboo. 2645 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ญ ใซใ ใฏใ, ใใฏใ notch of an arrow, ought, must, should be, expected ็ญ(ใฏใ): (1) expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be (2) nock (of a bow) (3) nock (of an arrow) (4) nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) (Sumo) (5) wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out<br>ๆ็ญ(ใฆใฏใ): arrangement; plan; programme; program 0 S+ ็ซน: bamboo<br>่: tongue; reed; clapper (none) should """Should you put bamboo through your tongue? If you don't already know the answer yourself, you shouldn't even ask.""" """In some tribes, it is fully expected that you should put bamboo through your tongue.""" 2646 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฐธ ใ ใฒ.ใ winnow, fan 0 S+ ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๅ ถ: that<br>็ฎ: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107) (none) winnow To winnow you need two things: a winnowing fan (no. 2643 ็ฎ) and a pelt (to use as a bag to collect the grain you winnowed). """After Bobby Fischer's ็ฎ winnowing fan (#2643) winnowed Spassky's bamboo pawn from the other pieces in the famous game three, the rest was history: Spassky returned to Moscow in disgrace & was pelted by fruits & vegetables.""" 2647 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฒ ใใฏ ใใ scrap, waste 0 S+ 1905 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) settlings Settlings at the bottom of sake are white and made of rice. """Scrap, waste, settlings. Think of scrap or waste paper - like the confetti or rice thrown at a wedding - it is white.""" 2648 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ณ ใฌใ ใใ 0 S+ ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๆน: cadet; friend (none) lees The other cadets are really cruel: giving this cadet only the lees of the sake to drinkโฆ. """New cadets aren't allowed to drink with the seniors, so they have to settle for the rice lees at the bottom of the empty sake bottles.""" 2649 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ณ ใณ ใฎใ paste, glue, sizing ็ณ(ใฎใ): paste; glue; clothing starch 0 S+ ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>่ก: barbarian; foreign (none) paste The uncivilized used rice as paste. """It would be uncivilized to eat rice without natto, that delicious bean paste! (I think I just vomitted a little in my mouth).""" 2650 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฑพ ใใฟ 0 S+ ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅ: blade; sword; edge (none) unhulled rice Unhulled rice still needs a blade taken to it. What's all this unhulled rice still doing here? You were supposed to hull this yesterday! Pick up that blade and get to work immediately! 2651 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ณ ใณใฆ ใฌใ rice bran 0 S+ ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅบท: ease; peace (none) rice bran Rice bran is for old people: its benefits to sanity in additional to being delicious rice make it an instant sell. Rice bran keeps you sane. But only if it's made from real rice. None of that fake stuff. 2652 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ณ ใใณ ใใ shit, feces, excrement 0 S+ 2473 ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>็ฐ: uncommon; queerness; strangeness; wonderful; curious; unusual (none) excrement """Rice is easy to digest, so if you poke through your excrement, finding bits of rice is uncommon.""" """It is uncommon to find rice in your excrement. Corn, on the other hand...""" 2653 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฒ ใพใฏ ใใ, ใใฟ ใ, ใใฃ, ใใ millet 0 S+ 2146 ่ฅพ: cover; place on top of; west radical variant (no. 146)<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre (none) foxtail millet """Maybe the Japanese ought to rethink their nickname for America. Seriously, the only """"rice"""" I have seen in the wild west is foxtail millet.""" """West, rice: In the old west there was a special type of plant (it's now extinct): the foxtail millet. It behaved like regular millet, but when somebody wanted to reap it, it ran away as quick as a fox, leaving a small trail of rice.""" 2654 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็น ใฑใค ใคใช.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใ.ใใ tie, fasten, chain, tether, connect ็นใใ(ใคใชใใ): connection; link; relationship<br>็นใใ(ใคใชใใ): to be tied together; to be connected to; to be related to<br>็นใ(ใคใชใ): to tie; to fasten; to connect; to transfer (phone call)<br>็นใใ(ใคใชใใ): to tie; to fasten; to connect; to transfer (phone call) 0 S+ ่ป: car<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79)<br>็ณธ: thread (none) link up This should do the trick: http://tinyurl.com/dzhu4g. """In one of those ridiculous sentai TV programs, after the """"car rangers"""" fire their missiles at the enemy monster, you can clearly see the thread that pulls them together when they link up to form CAR-RANGER-MON.""" 2655 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ถธ ใชใณ ใใจ thread, silk cloth 1 S+ ็ณธ: thread<br>ไพ: think; be methodical (none) twine Spidey assists the older ladies at the twine convention by providing them with a continuous line of twine to knit with. They thank him for the twine with some wine. """Spiderman + methodical: If you want to be like Spiderman, you'll have to be methodical and start from the beginning by learning how to make webs with twine. Note: ไพ is an extremely rare kanji meaning """"methodical"""", I remember this with: """"A meeting of scrapbookers who are very methodical"""".""" 2656 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ตจ ็ตจๆฏฏ(ใใ ใใใ): carpet; rug; runner 0 S+ ็ณธ: thread<br>ๆ: warrior; arms; barbarian; Ainu (none) carpet yarn """Spiderman, burgler - money (burglar (#357)): When the old lady returned from visiting the fiesta, she found a burglar in her home tied up with carpet yarn. A note said: Regards from you friendly neighborhood Spiderman. Well, she was not amused when she saw the remains of her carpet.""" """The burglar isn't getting Spider-Man's money, but he can get tied up with carpet yarn if he wants.""" 2657 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ต ใใณ ใใใช, ใปใ .ใ, ใคใช.ใ bonds, fetters 0 S+ 2220 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ: half; middle; odd number; semi-; part- (none) ties """Spiderman, half: Since only half of his family was left (aunt May, uncle died), Spiderman kept strong ties with her.""" """I must buy some more ties โ half of mine are in threads. (Edit: All the kanji dictionaries I have checked classify this character as thread + half. Depending on the font, though, the right side often appears as a variant of ๅ with the top two strokes sloping outwards).""" 2658 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ท ใ ใใ, ใใ scarlet, cardinal 1 S+ 2443 ็ณธ: thread<br>้: un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non- (none) scarlet """Spiderman is put in a jail cell by the fashion police for wearing scarlet. (His fellow inmates include Scarlet O'Hara, Scarlett Johansson, Captain Scarlet, The Scarlet Pimpernel, etc).""" """Frankly Scarlet, I don't give a damn. Here we see Scarlet O'Hara going to visit Rhett in his jail cell (damn those yankees!) wearing her new (green, and velvet incidentally) threads, created from Tara's (the manor) drapes.""" 2659 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ถ ใฝใฆ ใใ.ใใ, ใ.ในใ rule 1 S+ 2194 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฎ: religion; sect; denomination; main point; origin; essence (none) synthesis """Spiderman, religion: Spiderman discovered that the Scientology religion (which just opened a chapterhouse in his city) was a synthesis of idiotic believes and a little mystery. Everything to obtain large sums of money from its 'believers'.""" Spider-Man's religion is a synthesis of spirituality and scientific proof. 2660 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ด ใใฅใฆ ใฒใ string, cord, braid, lace, tape, strap, ribbon ็ด(ใฒใ): (1) string; cord (2) man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp); pimp 0 S+ ็ณธ: thread<br>ไธ: sign of the ox or cow; 1-3AM; second sign of Chinese zodiac (none) string """A vegetarian replaces all his leather bootlaces with string, saying โThereโs no sign of the cow in this thread!โ.""" """Spider-Man suspects there's a cow walking through his room while he's asleep, but when he wakes up he sees no sign of the cow. He decides to tie string around everything in the room, which will create a boobytrap for the cow.""" 2661 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ด ใณใฆ ใใใฅใช, ใคใช, ใคใชใ ใฒใ, ใฒใใ large 1 S+ 1685 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) (none) chinstrap """Spiderman tries out for a football team. He fastens his chinstrap and tackles runners with webs from his forearm. ใใใใใใใใใใใใใๅทใใณใฆใ(Forearm)ใ""""ใ arm"""".""" Spider-Man poses with his hands on his hips to convey being larger than life. 2662 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็บ ใใณ ใพใค.ใใ, ใพใจ.ใ, ใพใจ.ใใ, ใพใจ.ใพใ, ใพใจ.ใ wear, wrap, tie, follow around, collect ็บใ(ใพใจใ): settlement; conclusion; summary<br>็บใใ(ใพใจใใ): (1) to collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate; to consolidate; to unify (2) to summarize; to aggregate (3) to bring to a conclusion; to finalize; to settle; to put in order (4) to establish; to decide<br>็บใพใ(ใพใจใพใ): to be collected; to be settled; to be in order<br>็บใพใ(ใพใจใพใ): (1) unity; coherence; consistency; coordination (2) settlement; conclusion; completion 0 S+ ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅป: fine residence; shop; store (none) summarize """Spiderman, cave, computer, human legs, soil: To summarize the newest Spiderman comic: Spidy needs to turn off a computer in a cave (countdown clock for nuclear bomb). However, his human legs get stuck in the soil (some kind of quicksand). The situation seems hopeless... but somehow at the end of the comic, Spiderman has saved the day.""" """To summarize the story of Spiderman, he was a computer geek who lived in a cave. Then he got super powers and his human legs rarely touch the ground anymore.""" 2663 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ตข ใฑใณ ใใ ใ, ใใ kimono design 1 S+ 2315 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๆฌ: decameron; 10-day period; season (for specific products) (none) gorgeous """Spider-Man is quite the womanizer. When he sees a hot babe, he whistles and calls, 'Hey, gorgeous, how'd you like to be bound up with Spidey for a decameron?' Unfortunately most of the women he whistles at don't know what a decameron is; some of them think it's a hot car.""" """According to societyโs twisted ideals, if Black Widow went without eating for a decameron, she would be gorgeous.""" 2664 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็น ใทใฅใฆ ใฌใใจใ sew, figured cloth ๅบ็น(ใใใ ใ): embroidery 0 S+ ็ณธ: thread<br>็ฒ: solemn; quietly; softly (none) embroidery """Spiderman solemnly swears that he hates embroidery, but everyone knows he loves it, he's always got the sewing machine out when nobody else is around.""" """Because of the special thread Spiderman uses for embroidery, and the special location from which it is produced, he is always solemn when he does embroidery, because it makes him hemorroidery.""" 2665 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ดฌ ใใฅใฆ ใคใใ, ใคใ.ใ pongee (a knotted silk cloth) 1 S+ ็ณธ: thread<br>็ฑ: wherefore; a reason (none) pongee """Spiderman, sprout: Pongee is a soft thin woven cloth. Spiderman - a textile buff in his own right- found out that the mold growing on rotting Brussel sprouts may also be used to make pongee. And it's much cheaper than silk!""" Spiderman decides to try a new diet of sprouts to see how it affects the consistency of his web. To his surprise (150m above ground) a lovely line of pongee comes out instead. Time to think quickly. 2666 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ถบ ใญ ใใ figured cloth, beautiful 1 S+ 2413 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฅ: strange; strangeness; curiosity (none) ornate """Spiderman's a strange guy, wearing such ornate outfits to make himself look ็ถบ้บใใใใใ.""" """SPIDERMAN wears such STRANGE outfits, that they seem almost ORNATE compared to the thugs he captures.""" 2667 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ถพ ใชใณ ใใ ใใใ design, figured cloth, twill 1 S+ 1759 ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅฟ: legs radical (no. 10)<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34) (none) damask The rice seedlings notice that Spiderman's blocking their path to the promised land. So they put on da mask which was made of a figured cloth and managed to outsmart spidey. Those rice-seedlings on walking legs had to carry this thread all the way from the middle east to introduce the beautiful damask to the Japanese. 2668 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ต ใฒใณ ใใจ string, cord, samisen music 1 S+ ็ณธ: thread<br>็: mysterious; occultness (none) catgut The thread with a mysterious origin... hint: its not from a plant! """Spiderman tries the mysterious meat threaded into a pasta form at the Korean market... """"You prepared this dish purrrrrfectly!"""".""" 2669 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ถป ใฟใณ ใปใใ.ใณใ be rent, ripped, unravel, run, begin to open, smile ็ถปใณใ(ใปใใใณใ): (1) to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to be torn (2) to begin to open; to begin to bloom (3) to smile broadly; to break into a smile 0 S ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฎ: determine; fix; establish; decide 14 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic come apart at the seams Even though his costume is coming apart at the seams as he chases the bad guys, Spiderman is still determined to catch them. Spidermanยดs costume has come apart at the seams and here he is, mending it in his house, determined to make it stronger than before. 2670 gradeS JLPT.N0 ็ธ ใณใฆ ใใพ, ใใใใฌ stripe ็ธ(ใใพ): stripe; bar; streak 0 S+ 2491 ็ณธ: thread<br>้ซ: tall; high; expensive (none) stripe """If you wear clothes with vertical stripes, those threads will make you look taller.""" """Spiderman, tall: Spiderman seemed taller than he really was, due to the stripes in his uniform. As is to be expected from our textile expert...""" 2671 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ถฌ ใธใฅ ใฒใ ribbon 0 S+ ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅ: accept; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch; receive (none) gimp No one can accept the fact that Spiderman is a gimp. I cannot accept that Spiderman will star in the remake of Forrest Gimp. 2672 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ด ใต ใใใใฌ ใใ, ใใ gauze, gossamer 1 S+ ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฐ: few; little (none) gossamer """If there are very few threads, then the light will come through and the fabric be considered to be a gossamer.""" """Because it has too few threads, Spider-Man decided not to use gossamer to make his skin-tight costume.""" 2673 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ต ใ ใใ rudder, helm, wheel 0 S+ 2225 ่: boat; ship<br>ๅฎ: other (none) rudder A household spoon is used for the rudder of your model boat. """Tip: house + spoon : This combination of primitives appears four times in Heisig. REF: snake (#519), rudder (FRAME 2674), prevarication (#2718), Shakyamuni Buddha (#2955).""" 2674 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ท ใฒใณ ใตใชใฐใ gunwale 0 S ่: boat; ship<br>็: mysterious; occultness 11 ่ 137 6 ใตใญใปใตใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gunwale The gunwale is perhaps the most mysterious part of a boat for it is neither a gun nor a whale. "Gunwale (rhymes with ""tunnel"") is the top edge of the side of a boat, for example the widened lip on the sides of a canoe. The mysterious origin of this part of a boat comes from the strengthened sides of warships that used artillery (it means ""gun ridge"")." 2675 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Vehicle.Machine ่ฏ ใฌใณ ใคใ.ใชใ, ใคใ.ใญใ party, gang, clique 0 S+ 1967 ่ณ: ear<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>ไธฑ: saguaro-like kanji; horn-shaped locks of hair; young; tender (none) strung together My friend's new dangly earrings are interesting--cacti strung together with butterfly cocoons. """While practicing slicing a cactus in half, you accidentally cut Venom from ear to ear, but he's strung together by his tar-like symbiote.""" 2676 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ก ใฝใฆ ใใจ.ใ, ใฟใฟใใจ.ใ ใใจ, ใใจใ, ใใจใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใจใ, ใใ, ใฟใฎใ wise, fast learner 1 S+ 1507 ่ณ: ear<br>ๅ ฌ: public; prince; official; governmental<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) attentive Policymakers' ears have to be attentive to the heart of the public. """If you open your ears (่ณใใใพใใฐ), you can be attentive to the public's heart. -------------- OR -------------- It only takes one ear that is attentive to the public heart to win them over.""" 2677 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใค ใธใ.ใใ, ใจ.ใ, ใ.ใ invite 0 S+ ่ณ: ear<br>็ฑ: wherefore; a reason (none) summons """Ear, sprout, snare: When the summons reached his ears, he sprang up and started running. However, he suddenly noticed a delicious cooked meal of Brussel sprouts. He started to eat it, but it was snared! Appearantly, his loyalty had been tested and it was clear which was more important to him...""" """When my parents asked me to eat my sprouts, I threw a snare at their ears. The next day I received a summons to appear in court.""" 2678 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฝ ใต.ใใ ่ฝใ(ใตใใ): (1) to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by (2) to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in 0 S+ ่ณ: ear<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) (none) addiction """Fearful that I was addicted to ear piercings, my dad put a crown around one of my legs so that I couldnโt go to the piercing dude.""" """Ear, crown/human legs (also in sink (#1888)): After they had recovered the body that had been sunk by the mafia, the autopsy revealed that the victim had been addicted to drugs. This, they could see from the form of her ear! I love CSI!""" 2679 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ถ ใค ใ question mark 1 S+ ่ณ: ear<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) (none) exclamation Quiet!!!! The city walls have ears he exclaimed. The city walls have ears!? Did you say that with an exclamation or question mark? 2680 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ค ใฝใฆ ใฎใฟ, ใฏใใ flea 0 S+ ๅ: fork in road; crotch<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3)<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3)<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper (none) flea """Fleas jump onto your crotch, take two drops of blood, and then go on their merry way: what vile insects!""" """Right side of boisterous (#1985) (but without the drops there). A flea is an insect that is depicted here as jumping from (or to) a crotch (the two drops). Note: this is indeed flea, not louse, which has its own character (่ฑ). I'm not sure of the stroke order, but by the rule of drawing from top to bottom, the crotch drop should come first. The louse (่ฑ) then is of course a drop-like insect that attaches itself to body hairs by little hooks.""" 2681 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่น ใซใค ใใซ crab 0 S+ 2417 ่งฃ: unravel; notes; key; explanation; understanding; untie; undo; solve; answer; cancel; absolve; explain; minute<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper (none) crab """The crab isnโt truly an insect, but certainly looks like one. Theyโre real tasty, too, but you have to unravel it if you want to eat it.""" """You unravel a crab leg, but insects fall out of it. It's probably too old to be edible.""" 2682 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใฟใณ barbarian, egg ่็ฝ่ณช(ใใใฑใใใค): protein 0 S+ 2266 ็: head; counter for animals<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper (none) protein """At the zoo, most animals think of insects as just good sources of protein.""" Insects are fed to the critters at the zoo for protein. 2683 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใ ใกใฃ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ hibernation of insects 0 S+ ๅท: tenacious; take hold; grasp; take to heart<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper (none) hibernation """Rather than die, tenacious insects go down into hibernation.""" Many animals go into hibernation over the winter due to lack of food. The most tenacious remain and dig in the icy ground for insects. 2684 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฟ ใฏใ, ใฏใ 0 S+ ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) housefly I unbind my tortoise to let him catch that pesky insect the housefly. The housefly was bugging the tortoise so it tucked its head inside. 2685 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ป ใฎ ใใ ant 0 S+ ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>็พฉ: righteousness; justice; morality; honor; loyalty; meaning (none) ant """The ant is an insect of righteousness, putting the group before its individual concerns.""" """In Aesop's stories, the ant is often considered righteous.""" 2686 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใฆ ใฏใก ใป bee, wasp, hornet ่่(ใฏใกใฟใค): honey 0 S 2223 ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34)<br>ไธ: three<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 13 ่ซ 142 6 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic bee "A bee is an insect with a pointy (see summit (#1562)) stinger." "The insect that interrupted our tryst (#2417) was a bee!" 2687 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ ใฟใคใใ, ใใใใ ใใ ่็ญ(ใใใใ): candle<br>ๅฑ่(ใใใ): adipocere; grave wax (greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place) (graying) 0 S+ ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>้ผ : rat; mouse; dark gray (none) wax """While Iโm game-hunting, I cover my dogs with wax so that they wonโt be bother by insects.""" "I like to go game-hunting (#1940) for exotic insects and then store them in wax." 2688 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฆ ใซ ใใณ ใใฟ shrimp, prawn, lobster 0 S+ ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand (none) shrimp Shrimp are the only โinsectsโ that I can eat in my spare time: anything else requires way too much willpower. """Tip: Many different Kanji for shrimp: ่ฆ,ๆตท่, ้ฐ๏ฝค่ฏ. This particular Kanji is likely to be seen as the old name for the Ainu: Ezo ่ฆๅคท, and the land associated with them Ezochi ่ฆๅคทๅฐ (now called Hokkaido). A kanji you are likely to see for Shrimp on menus and such is ๆตท่(ใใณ). Those kanji are also used for Tiger Prawns ่ปๆตท่(ใใใพใใณ) Co.""" 2689 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ธ ใใ 0 S+ ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>่: resemblance (none) octopus The octopus holds up two of his legs so that they look like antennas and then walks on the other six. He bears a strong resemblance to an insect when he does that. """Insect, candle: As insects are drawn to candles, so, also are deep sea divers drawn to the legend of the huge octopus living in the deep waters of the sea. (They also don't come back).""" 2690 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่บ ใฉ ใซใ, ใซใช a small, edible, helical fresh water mollusk 0 S+ ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>็ดฏ: accumulate; involvement; trouble; tie up; continually (none) screw """่บใ(ใซใ) is a fresh water mollusk with a shell like a screw. When the mollusk has died the shell is used by insects like a house. Thus, insects accumulate in the screw shell.""" Insects accumulate if a screw is missing. 2691 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใปใณ ใใฟ cicada 0 S+ ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>ๅ: simple; one; single; merely (none) cicada """Cicadas are simple insects: they just pop out of the ground, mate, and die, albeit only every ten years or so.""" """The cicada is a simple insect, making noise, mating, and dying.""" 2692 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใข ใใใ, ใใใ frog 0 S+ ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>ๅญ: square jewel; corner; angle; edge (none) frog """There he sits, eating insects with his long tongue and blending in with the green ivy. It may no be easy being green, but it is easy being a frog.""" A frog hides in the ivy to catch insects. 2693 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่พ ใฒใใ 0 S+ ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>ๆ: ego; I; selfish; our; oneself (none) moth The moth is an insect that affects your ego by eating holes in your clothes. The moth is an insect with an ego -- always looking for the (lime)light. 2694 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ค ใฏใพใใ 0 S+ ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>ๅ: fit; suit; join; 0.1 (none) clam An insect fits right into the clam's mouth before it clamps shut. """For contraband purposes, I tried to fit insects into a clam, but that didnโt work out too well.""" 2695 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ญ ใทใ ใฒใ ใใณ leech 0 S+ 2434 ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>่ณ: climax; arrive; proceed; reach; attain; result in (none) leech """The leech is an insect that sucks on you, but good luck reaching climax with all that blood being lost.""" The climax of this little insect's life is sucking your blood. Leeches suck. 2696 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใฌใค ใใ oyster 0 S+ ่ซ: insect; bug; temper<br>ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ไธ: ten thousand; 10,000 (none) oyster """An insect crosses ten thousand cliffs to make it to sea, only to be eaten by an oyster.""" """Slogan at The Cliffs Piano Oyster Bar: """"Because it is ten thousand times better to have oysters on your piano than crabs on your organ"""".""" 2697 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฝซ ใฑใค ruled line 0 S+ ็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>ๅฆ: a divination sign (none) ruled lines """Keeping my eye fixed directly over the paper, I hold down the ivy and melt the strands with my magic wand. Viola, ruled lines are created! I bet most people think a machine does it.""" """The cyclops couldn't make ruled lines with his wooden wand because it wasn't smooth, so he had to use a square jewel.""" 2698 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฝต ใ ใฎใฎใ.ใ abuse, insult ็ฝตใ(ใฎใฎใใ): to speak ill of; to abuse 0 S 2467 ็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>้ฆฌ: horse 15 ็ฝ 122 6 ใใฟใปใใฟใใใใปใใฟใใปใใใใปใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic insult In ancient Japan, the most grievous insult was to poke a rivalยดs horse in the eye (consider how rare an expensive a steed was in those days). It was the final step in preparation for a duel to the death. In Japan, is is considered insulting to look at someone from atop your horse. You have to step down and face people properly. 2699 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ข ใฑ a coarse camlet 1 S+ ๅ : add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing (none) stole """In Japanese RPGs, you are well advised to add a stole to your clothing as a """"freebie"""" way to add defensive points without swapping out some other garment. But since you can't find them in the shops, you have to """"stole"""" that stole from a glamorous NPC who is ostensibly there to aid your quest.""" That Buddhist priest stole that stole: it was like he subtracted some clothes from me and added some clothes to him. 2700 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ฃ ใต Buddhist surplice 1 S+ ๆฒ: sand<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing (none) monk's sash A monk's sash is a garment that has grains of sand in it from beachside meditations. The monk stashes grains of sand in his sash and hides it under his garment. Probably emptied the hourglass to hasten dinner time. 2701 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆด ใฟใค ใใใ .ใ be crowned with, live under (a ruler), receive ๆดใ(ใใใ ใ): (1) to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy (2) to eat; to drink (3) to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top) (4) to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president)<br>้ ๆด(ใกใใใ ใ): (1) receiving; reception; getting; being given (2) eating; drinking; having (3) please; please do for me 0 S 2332 ่ฃ: tailor; judge; decision; cut out (pattern) 17 ๆ 62 4 ใปใใปใปใใฅใใใปใปใใใพใใปใใฎใปใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic accept humbly At Thanksgiving, itโs uncommon for people to accept humbly the food: most people just dig in. Youยดre invited to a Thanksgiving party in Japan! Awesome! Youยดre so happy that your Japanese friends are trying to make you feel at home (youยดve been homesick recently). You sit down to the table, and they bring out some..uh...uncommon food. Really uncommon. Like just imagine the most uncommon Thanksgiving food ever, and thatยดs what youยดre given (i donยดt know, a frisbee or something?). Of course, you have to be Japanese and accept humbly their food. 2702 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆช ใ.ใ, ใใค 0 S+ ่ฃ: tailor; judge; decision; cut out (pattern) (none) incision """Iโll do the honors! So, I grabbed the knife and made an incision into the Thanksgiving turkey.""" The surgeon scrubs up & puts on plastic gloves before making his first incision in the Thanksgiving turkey. 9th of 14 RtK3 turkeys lost to other primitives. 2703 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใตใค ใใช, ใ ใ, ใใ, ใจใ, ใกใ, ใฏใใ "how, what, alas, ""?"" (question mark)" 1 S+ ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)<br>ๅฃ: mouth (none) I wonder """At Thanksgiving, thereโs a pretty common bet: I wonder how much you can stuff into your mouth!""" """In rikaichan this means """"how! what! alas!"""" . Alas! How did my mouth end up unfed at this thanksgiving feast? I wonder.""" 2704 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ฉข ใธใฅใณ ใฏใ.ใ, ใพใใจ consult with 1 S+ ่จ: say<br>ๆฌ: decameron; 10-day period; season (for specific products) (none) counsel """In order to provide superior counsel, I spoke to him for ten days.""" I was counselled for ten days about my bad language. It was f**king horrible. 2705 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ซ ใฒใกใใฉ.ใ, ใใฉ.ใ, ใใฉใใฉ, ใญใใ.ใ ่ซใ(ใใฉใ): (1) verbose; importunate; wordy; repetitious; long-winded (2) heavy (taste); rich; strong; cloying; gaudy; loud 1 S+ ่จ: say<br>ไบซ: receive; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch (none) polite """When receiving a gift, you should say something polite.""" How about 'tedious' instead. Think of all those tedious things you have to say when you receive something. 2706 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ฎ ใทใฅใฆ ใใ , ใใ.ใใ, ใ.ใใ enemy, revenge 0 S+ ้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)<br>่จ: say (none) vendetta """In many Sicilian villages, when words are spoken which can never be taken back, a vendetta exists until this retribution - """"a turkey for a turkey"""" - can be extracted.""" Two turkeys (one from Foster Farms and the other from Butterball) exchange words that cause a vendetta. 2707 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ซ ใซใณ ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ admonish, dissuade 0 S+ 2296 ่จ: say<br>ๆฑ: east (none) remonstrate Words in the East remonstrate those who stand out. """While talking to an eastern man: """"I will remonstrate to you how to draw this kanji."""" """"Don't you mean 'demonstrate'?"""" """"No, I mean REMONSTRATE!"""" remonstrated the man.""" 2708 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฌ ใกใคใใใค ใชใ riddle, puzzle, enigma, hint, tip ่ฌ(ใชใ): (1) riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery (2) enigmatic; mysterious<br>่ฌใ (ใชใใชใ): riddle; puzzle; enigma 0 S 2021 ่จ: say<br>่ฟท: astray; be perplexed; in doubt; lost; err; illusion 17 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic riddle Words meant to lead you astray are those of a riddle. I led Socrates astray with my riddle. He quit philosophizing and thought only about the riddle. 2709 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ซ ใชใงใฆ ใใใ.ใ, ใพใใจใซ ใใ, ใพใ, ใพใใจ fact, reality, understand, appreciate 1 S+ ่จ: say<br>ไบฌ: capital; 10**16 (none) verify """When a Japanese person says they'll meet you at the capital, it's best to verify whether they mean Tokyo or Kyoto.""" """You sure that the capital said that? Sorry, but I'll have to go verify that.""" 2710 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ฎ ใตใณ ใป.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ ใใฌ praise, title on a picture 0 S+ 2179 ่จ: say<br>่ณ: approve; praise; title or inscription on picture; assist; agree with (none) compliment Compliments are words of approval. """The words spoken between the two husbands who approve of how each spends their wife's hard earned money are nothing but compliments. """"Good job old chap!"""" """"A fine car you purchased on her credit!"""" """"What nice designer pants, won't she be miffed!"""".""" 2711 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ชฐ ในใค ใ ใใใใใใ who, someone, somebody ่ชฐ(ใ ใ): who<br>่ชฐใ(ใ ใใ): someone; somebody 0 S 1933 ่จ: say<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) 15 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic who? "Do you remember that song where they say ""Who let the turkeys out!? Gobble.. gobble.. gobble""?" "[who; someone; somebody] Youยดre alone when, suddenly, you think you hear someone speaking. ""Whoยดs there?"", you say, but there is no answer. Then you find out it was only a turkey gobbling. You feel relieved (and ashamed to tell this story). (Based on raulir)." 2712 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ่จ ใธใณ ใ.ใ, ใจ.ใ, ใใ.ใญใ request, question, investigate 0 S+ ่จ: say<br>ไน: the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5)<br>ๅ: ten (none) query """Word, needle, fishhook: The prisoner didn't speak a word in response to our query, so we got out our needles and fishhooks to get things going.""" """I needed to query as to how much ten fishhooks costs so I said to the shopkeeper """"How much for ten fishhooks?"""".""" 2713 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่จฃ ใฑใ ใใใ, ใใใ.ใ separation, part, secret 0 S+ ่จ: say<br>ๅคฌ: decide; determine; archery glove (none) split up """When you split up from your partner, you say words that cut things off for good, like a guillotine.""" """Words, guillotine: The prisoner was given the opportunity to speak a final word, before the guillotine would do its' work. He made a morbid joke, saying to his chest: """"Here's head speaking. Let's split up."""".""" 2714 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฉฃ ใฑใคใใฒใค ใใ.ใใใใพใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใ.ใงใ visit a temple 0 S ่จ: say<br>ๆจ: delicious; relish; show a liking for; purport; will; clever; expert 13 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic visit a shrine "To fat, effete Japanophiles (cheerily munching on ่ใพใ in the back of the tour bus) hearing the words of the tour guide ""Now we will visit a shrine"" elicits squeals of joy. ""Oooooh, how absolutely delicious!""." You visit a shrine to say your wishes and offer delicious offering to the gods. 2715 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Religion.Creed ่ซฆ ใใคใใฟใค ใใใ.ใใใใคใพใณใใใใพใใจ abandon, give up ่ซฆใใ(ใใใใใ): to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)<br>่ซฆใ(ใใใใ): resignation; acceptance; consolation 0 S 2457 ่จ: say<br>ๅธ: sovereign; the emperor; god; creator 16 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic give up The words of the sovereign king inspire the people: never give up! Never surrender! Okay...maybe it wasnยดt a king. Anytime I think to give up Japanese, I remember giving my word that I would become sovereign of Japanese! And I watch ใใใ to get pumped about it. Note: to give up - ่ซฆใใ is read ใใใใใ). 2716 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฉฎ ใปใณ ใใ.ใใใใใใใใ.ใใ ใใ discussion, methods called for, selection, result 0 S ่จ: say<br>ๅ จ: whole; entire; all; complete; fulfill 13 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic elucidate Words that tell you the results of the whole story really elucidate. Elucidate me. Tell me, in your own words, the whole story. 2717 gradeS JLPT.N0 ่ฉ ใ.ใณใ, ใ.ใณ, ใใใ.ใ 0 S+ ่จ: say<br>ๅฎ: other (none) prevarication """In my house, when I prevaricate (say false words) my mother smacks me with a nasty big cooking spoon.""" """Your girlfriend texts you and asks what you're doing. You're out with another girl on a date, but you can't tell her that! So you go with a prevarication. """"n/much just stng @ hm. u?"""". """"o ok"""", she replies. Looks like your prevarication worked! You go home later, only to find her sitting there, waiting for you - maybe you shouldn't have brought the girl back home this time...""" 2718 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ชผ ใใใฟ, ใใ 1 S+ ่จ: say<br>ๅฎ: best regards; good (none) familiarity """After someone moves into the house next door, and after you give them a best regards gift (something they can fill their shelves with) the words you can now speak are those of familiarity. No more """"ๅงใใพใใฆ"""" ect.""" """When you tell your buddy, """"Best regards to the wife"""", you don't care about his wife. Unless, you know, you had some """"familiarity"""" with her.""" 2719 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ่ฌฌ ใใใพ.ใ 0 S+ ่จ: say<br>็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) (none) fallible """Check-up (check-up (#1724)), feathers: When, during the check-up, I noticed that the doctor had feathers sticking out of different bodyparts, I decided that his diagnosis would be fallible, since he obviously was a nut.""" """At my check-up, the doctor tickled me with feathers and I laughed. Doc says it means I'm fallible.""" 2720 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฉซ ใฟ ใใณ, ใใณ.ใใ, ใใใค, ใ.ใณใ, ใใณ.ใ ใใ deceive, delude, apologize ่ฉซใณ(ใใณ): apology; excuse<br>่ฉซใณใ(ใใณใ): to apologize; to apologise 0 S+ 2481 ่จ: say<br>ๅฎ : home; house; residence; our house; my husband (none) beg pardon """""""I'm going out with an otaku"""" """"I beg your pardon! What did you just say?!"""".""" """A strange person suddenly emerges from the shower in your house, naked and bald, saying how you need to help him because his only lock of hair got washed down the drain. """"Beg your pardon?"""".""" 2721 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ซ ใทใฅ ใใ, ใฏใ.ใ consult 0 S+ 1949 ่จ: say<br>ๅ: take; fetch; take up (none) advise You should take the words of someone who advises you with a grain of salt. """Words, take: The gnarled old man gave some advise to the newlywed couple: """"Just take my words of advise: try to keep your relationship interesting."""".""" 2722 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ซบ ใฒใณ ใใจใใ proverb ่ซบ(ใใจใใ): proverb; maxim 0 S+ ่จ: say<br>ๅฝฆ: lad; boy (ancient) (none) proverb Proverbs are profound words of wisdom so simply put even a lad can understand their meanings. """Words, lad: The lad keeping watch at the cliff came running to town and began pouring out words. Leader: """"What? I don't understand a word you're saying. Oh yeah, now I remember... you're the lad who speaks in proverbs."""".""" 2723 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ชน ใ ใใ.ใ ridicule, slander 0 S+ ่จ: say<br>้: un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non- (none) slander """If you slander someone with your words, you could end up in jail - Jeffrey Archer.""" SLANDER is WORDS that can UNdo one's good reputation. 2724 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฌ ใค ใ.ใ, ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใใใ reason, origin, history, oral tradition ๆ่ฌ(ใใใใ): what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak 0 S+ ่จ: say<br>่: stomach; paunch; crop; craw (none) so-called """That so-called specialist's exact words were """"don't worry, its just an upset stomach!"""" When it turned out to be cancer, his words dried up quick.""" The so called flattering WORDS made me sick to my STOMACH. 2725 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ซ ใกใใ.ใใ, ใใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ 0 S+ 2445 ่จ: say<br>ไธ: generation; world; society; public<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) secret agent """Words, generation, tree: You see that guy over there having words with that tree? That's a secret agent. And you see that tree there? That's a secret agent too: the new generation of secret agents is not limited to the human race anymore.""" "Secret agents are taught never to chatter (#2158) ๅ. When their 'mouths' open only carefully chosen words emerge." 2726 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่จป 0 S+ ่จ: say<br>ไธป: lord; chief; master; main thing; principal (none) footnote A study Bible has many footnotes under the words of the Lord. The footnote's words were buried so far below the page that I had to pull out a candlestick in order to read it. 2727 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ญฌ ใใจ.ใใ, ใใจ.ใ 0 S+ ่พ: false; punish; crime; law<br>่จ: say (none) parable A parable is like putting ketchup on words to make them easier to swallow. """Ketchup, words: Do you know the parable of """"The Ketchup and the Holy Word""""? No? Well, it's about a boy who spilled ketchup on the Holy Word and then got punished by a priest. Lesson: don't use ketchup above the scripture.""" 2728 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฝ ใจใฉใ.ใใ, ใจใฉใ.ใ 0 S+ 2438 ่ป: car<br>่ป: car<br>่ป: car (none) rumble Many cars rumble through the streets as the bousouzoku ride through. """When you get three cars going at once at a monster truck rally, you can feel the ground rumble.""" 2729 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ผ ใ ใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ help 1 S+ 1898 ่ป: car<br>็ซ: for the first time; not until (none) reinforce """Car, dog tag: A car hung with hundreds of military dog tags passed by the police station. The officer on duty immediately called in for reinforcements: the notorious veteran soldier killer had just passed by.""" """Two kinds of reinforcement the army needs: military cars (tanks) and, of course, offspring (#2097): more soldiers.""" 2730 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ผป ใ 0 S+ ่ป: car<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy (none) spoke """Wealthy people tend to have cars with solid gold spokes, sometimes they even spin with the car's not in motion, kinda cool.""" """Wealthy people can afford vintage cars, which have wheels with spokes in them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1926_Bentley.jpg.""" 2731 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ผฏ ใใค.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ 0 S+ ่ป: car<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>่ณ: ear (none) assemble """When they offered a really cheap Porsche, my mouth dropped open and I bought that car immediately, but if I had had my ears open, I would have heard, """"Some assembly may be required."""".""" "You must interpret the assembley instructions carefully in order to build your own car [or you could end up losing a finger]. interpretation (#2263)." 2732 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฒ ใใฆใใใฏ ใใใกใใใใฉใ form, appearance, countenance 0 S ่ฑธ: snake; legless insect; badger or clawed dog radical (no. 153)<br>็: countenance; appearance 14 ่ฑธ 153 7 ใใใชใปใใใชใธใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic countenance Anyone who watched a looney tunes cartoon know those kind of scene : pepe embraces a poor kitty mistaken for a SKUNK and the smell of pepe make the unfortunate girl loose all countenance : she turns WHITE then runs as fast as her LEGS can carry her . So much for cat s dignity and countenance. The shocked countenance on girl's face when Pepe started to hump her white legs. 2733 gradeS JLPT.N0 ่ฑน ใใงใฆ leopard, panther 0 S+ ่ฑธ: snake; legless insect; badger or clawed dog radical (no. 153)<br>ๅบ: ladle; one tenth of a go; dip (none) panther Imagine that in the cartoon series the pink panther is in a dispute with a skunk. Picture the skunk filling a ladle with its stink liquid and then emptying it onto a snoozing pink panther. """Someone drew a white line down the female black panther's back by pouring white paint from a ladle, and then Pepe mistook the panther for a skunk and started chasing her.""" 2734 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ณ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใใ, ใใ, ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๆ: damage; remain; slight (none) despicable """When they toss metal, that's all fine and dandy, but when those float people toss down shellfish, ugh!, that's just despicable!""" """Money, float: It's despicable. They throw down money off the carnaval float, while there are so many people in this world living in poverty. Just give it to them. Despicable!""" 2735 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฒผ ใใณใใใงใฆ ใฏ.ใใใค.ใ stick, paste, apply ่ฒผใ(ใฏใ): (1) to stick; to paste; to affix; to link (e.g. in WWW forums) (2) to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten (3) to form (e.g. ice on a pond) (4) to fill; to swell (5) to stick out; to put; to slap (6) to be expensive 0 S 2444 ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๅ : fortune-telling; divining; forecasting; occupy; hold; have; get; take 12 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic affix Fortune teller writes your fortune on a piece of paper and tells you to affix it to a shell and throw into the ocean for it to come true. Picture licking the back of the shell like a stamp and affixing it to the fortune. I gots a fix for your current bad luck: just pass some extra clams over to the fortune teller, and they will make sure you have a very bright fate instore. 2736 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่ฒฐ ใปใค ใใ.ใ get, have, obtain "่ฒฐใ(ใใใ): (1) to receive; to take; to accept (2) to get somebody to do something (follows a verb in ""te"" form)" 0 S+ 2441 ไธ: generation; world; society; public<br>่ฒ: shellfish (none) get You get money from the generation above you. """You get the generation above you to give you money. (note: I've modified the keyword a bit after having just read """"Making Sense of Japanese"""" because it's important to me to integrate into ใใใ the idea that getting in this sense is to get someone else to give it to you.""" 2737 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ณ ใญ ใพใใช.ใใใพใใช.ใ bribe 0 S ่ฒ: shellfish<br>ๅ: each; every; either 13 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic graft It might sound simple to bribe someone, but then you have to graft the guy above him and the guy below him, and soon youยดre just giving shells to each and everyone! When I was caught by the police doing some graft (graffiti), I gave each cop some clams and told them to be on their way. ่ณ่ณใใใใใ bribe. 2738 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Money.Commerce ่ณ ใทใณ ใซใ.ใใ, ใซใ.ใใ, ใซใ.ใใ, ใซใ.ใใ flourish, be bustling, prosperity ่ณใใ(ใซใใใ): bustling; busy<br>่ณใใ(ใซใใใ): to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business; to be crowded with people 0 S+ ่ฒ: shellfish<br>่พฐ: sign of the dragon; 7-9AM; fifth sign of Chinese zodiac; shin dragon radical (no. 161) (none) bustling Bruce Lee has money because he is always bustling about. Bruce Lee made his clams in the bustling city of Hong Kong. 2739 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่บ ใ ใคใพใ.ใ stumble ่บใ(ใคใพใใ): (1) to stumble; to trip (2) to fail 0 S+ ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>่ณช: substance; quality; matter; temperament (none) stumble """At the border crossing, a man was trying to smuggle a controlled substance in his wooden leg. He would have made it too had he not stumbled and spilled the contents.""" """Wooden leg, substance: The pirate was in port to visit the red light district. It was a difficult going in there with his wooden leg: he stumbled over passed-out people and slippery substances were smearing the streets.""" 2740 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่น ใใค ใฒใฅใ hoof 0 S+ 2469 ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>ๅธ: sovereign; the emperor; god; creator (none) hoof """After He lost a leg in combat, our sovereign king got a wooden leg as a replacement. Since He thought it was a little boring, he added a hoof for kicks. (Wow, that was totally unintentional, I like).""" Our sovereign is horse-crazy and even had her own wooden leg fitted with a hoof. 2741 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่นด ใทใฅใฏใใทใฅใฆ ใ.ใ kick ่นดใ(ใใ): (1) to kick (2) to refuse; to reject<br>่นด้ฃใฐใ(ใใจใฐใ): to kick away; to kick off; to kick (someone); to refuse; to reject 0 S 2377 ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>ๅฐฑ: concerning; settle; take position; depart; study; per 19 ่ถณ 157 7 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic kick The soccer player was concerned that his peg leg would affect his ability to kick. I kick with my FEET in the CAPITAL of all the ONE LEGGED CHIHUAHUAS. It is such a great fun, since they cannot kick me back! lol. 2742 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่น ใปใญ ใใจ remains, traces, footprint 0 S+ ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>่ฒฌ: blame; condemn; censure (none) vestiges The man who lost his leg in a accident now has to attach a wooden leg to the vestiges of his old leg. He only has himself to blame for drinking and driving. """Upon finding the vestiges of your peg leg, you blame it on poor craftsmanship.""" 2743 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ทจ ใพใ.ใใ, ใพใใ.ใ, ใพใ.ใ ่ทจใ(ใพใใ): to straddle<br>่ทจใใ(ใพใใใ): (1) to extend over or into (2) to straddle 0 S+ ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>ๅคธ: boast (none) straddle The amputee boasts about how the ladies just love to straddle his wooden leg. "Same right side as boast (#1244). The big one that got away (so big you couldn't straddle it) took your leg with it. ใณ ใซ ใพใ.ใใ ใพใใ.ใ ใพใ.ใ be; sit or stand astride; extend over; straddle." 2744 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ทช ใฒใใพใ.ใ 0 S+ ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>ๅฑ: dangerous; fear; uneasy (none) kneel It's dangerous to kneel with a wooden leg. It might fall off. It's dangerous to kneel before a pirate with a peg leg: They might take offense. 2745 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ค ใทใงใฆ ใฒใใ a kind of miso ้คๆฒน(ใใใใ): soy sauce; shoyu 0 S+ 2485 ๅฐ: leader; commander; general; admiral; or; and again; soon; from now on; just about<br>้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164) (none) soy sauce The leader's whiskey bottle is filled with soy sauce since he doesn't drink alcohol but likes to pretend he's one of the boys by making a strained face when he takes a swig. The leaders of Japan use to trade soy sauce for whiskey when foreigners first entered Japan. 2746 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใค whey, good Buddhist teaching 0 S+ 2303 ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ๆฏ: just so; this; right; justice (none) whey """When filling a whiskey bottle with a whey mixture, you've got to get the proportions just so or it will just taste like curdled milk.""" """If you hold the whiskey bottle just so, it scoops up the 'isk' out of the 'whiskey' and you're left with 'whey'. 'No way!' 'Whey!'.""" 2747 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใฅใฆใใใฅ ใใ.ใ sake 0 S ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 10 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic hooch "While the keyword is ""hooch"", this usually means ็ผ้ . It has similar effect as whiskey and sniffing glue has: you get intoxicated." This thick, illicitly-made beverage is actually just whiskey mixed with glue! 2748 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Food.Drink ้ ใด boiled butter 0 S+ ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>่ก: barbarian; foreign (none) ghee "Drinking ghee out of a whiskey bottle is rather uncivilized (#2470)." GHEE (clarified butter) if stored in a WHISKEY BOTTLE or some other air tight container will not get OLD and has a shelf life of many MONTHS at room temperature. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghee. 2749 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใปใค ใ.ใพใใใ.ใใ awake, be disillusioned, sober up 0 S ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ๆ: star; spot; dot; mark 16 ้ 164 7 ใจใใปใจใใธใใปใฒใใฟใฎใจใใปใใใฎใจใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic awakening On awakening the first thing I notice is a (nearly empty) whiskey bottle by my bed. Then I see the stars are still shining. โI think Iโll go back to sleep and try awakening again later.โ. Youยดll need an awakening after the whiskey bottle makes you see stars. 2750 gradeS JLPT.N0 ้ ใธใฅใณ ใใฃใฑใ, ใใ, ใใคใ pure sake', purity, affection 1 S+ ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ไบซ: receive; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch (none) strong sakรฉ """Whiskey bottle, receive: When you receive a bottle of whiskey from a Japanese person, large chance it is strong sakรฉ. It seems that giving 'sissy' sakรฉ is considered impolite.""" """Now we know why the tall child is so ่ซ polite (#2706) & ๆ considerate (#2279): the effect of the the strong sakรฉ. He receives it at cost in the ๅป licensed quarters (#2235) he set up in the cave, of course.""" 2751 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ้บบ ใกใณใใใณ ใใใ noodles, wheat flour 0 S 2331 ้บฅ: wheat<br>้ข: mask; face; features; surface 16 ้บฅ 199 11 ใใใปใใใธใใปใผใใปใฐใใซใใ ้บต ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic noodles "#NAME?" There is a certain restaurant in West-Shinjuku that serves its noodles made of BARLEY in a MASK instead of a plate. I love these theme-restaurants! 2752 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq2001-2500 ้บน ใญใฏ ใใใ malt, yeast 0 S+ 1988 ้บฅ: wheat<br>ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre (none) malt Malt made from barley is often bound up with rice for brewing. """This means kouji mould, so I think malt is a poor keyword. Sake, shochu and other East Asian spirits use this mould in place of yeast, which is used to make most other alcoholic spirits in the world. Mould and yeast are two different types of fungus. Yeast might have been a better keyword, as it is the organism doing the fermenting. Story: Kouji mould is grown on rice specially bound up to form a starter culture. To make mugishochu, the starter culture is added to a barley mash.""" 2753 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ้ฆ ใผใใ ้ฆ(ใใฟใณ): button 0 S+ ้: gold<br>ๅฃ: mouth (none) button A button is metal that requires an opening in order to function. """Once you can get the metal button through the mouth, it's fastened.""" 2754 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใงใฆ ใชใน sake bottle 0 S+ 2102 ้: gold<br>ๅ : portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms (none) keg A big metal keg portends a good party. The most expensive keg ever made: solid gold with tortoise-shell inlay. 2755 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ค ใ.ใ, ใใ, ใใ 0 S+ ้: gold<br>ๅฉ: help; rescue; assist (none) plow """Tilling a field by hand is very tough. A handy piece of metal to help get the job done, is the plow.""" """15 strokes, not 14!""" 2756 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใซ ใชใน pot, pan, kettle ้(ใชใน): (1) saucepan; pot (2) stew; hot pot 0 S 1810 ้: gold<br>ๅผ: crooked mouth; evil; dishonest 17 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pot A gruesome kind of cauldron that Snape might have used is a metal pot in the shape of a skull. A metall pot with non-thermoconductive jawbones as handholds. 2757 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ ใใญ ใใถใ, ใใถใใ, ใใใ arrowhead 0 S+ ้: gold<br>ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>ๅค: old (none) arrowhead Metal arrowheads are considered antiques. I have an antique arrowhead made of solid gold. 2758 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ธ ใญใง ใฎใ, ใฎใใใ saw (cuts wood) ้ธ(ใฎใใใ): (1) saw (2) musical saw 0 S+ ้: gold<br>ๅฑ : reside; to be; exist; live with (none) handsaw A handsaw is a piece of metal that helps you fix up the place you reside in. """Metal, reside: In that mansion resides a creepy man. In the last year, a few people have gone missing, so at one night we decided to sneak into his toolshed. There we found a metal handsaw and other equipment, all covered with bloodstains...""" 2759 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใ 0 S+ ้: gold<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) (none) awl I used a metal awl to drill right through this here turkey: it was so much easier than using a knife to cut it open! The only way to hobble the gobble of the metal turkey is to run him through with a golden awl. 2760 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ต ใฑใณ ใใ key ้ต(ใใ): (1) key (2) lock 0 S 2029 ้: gold<br>ๅปบ: build 17 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic key The metal thing you need in order to enter things you build is a key. "้ต็คkey (#2761) ใฑใณ, ใใ ... Parts: ้, ๅปบ ... Story: The most important Metal in any building is the lock on the front door, and without a key you ainยดt getting in. This kanji means both lock and key to most Japanese people. ้ ๅ is technically the word for lock but itยดs not used in daily conversation. ... ็่ช: ... cf: ้ ๅ." 2761 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ฌ ใทใงใฆ ใใ, ใใ hoe with long blade at acute angle 0 S+ ้: gold<br>็ง: autumn (none) hoe A metal object often used in autumn is the hoe. The hoe is a metal tool used in preparation for the autumn harvest. 2762 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฒ ใณใใ 0 S+ ้: gold<br>ๅ ต: soldier; private; troops; army; warfare; strategy; tactics (none) rivet Metal soldiers (toy ones) make good rivets. """In medieval times, soldiers used metal rivets to build their suits of armor.""" 2763 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ซ ใปใญ ใใ, ใใพ.ใ copper, tin 0 S+ 2095 ้: gold<br>ๆ: easy; ready to; simple; fortune-telling; divination (none) tin """Tin is soft, bends easily, and melts at a low temperature. Hence tin is written as the metal that is easy to work with.""" Metal tin cans are sometimes far from easy to open. 2764 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้จ ใใใ 0 S+ ้: gold<br>่: seedling; sapling; shoot (none) anchor An anchor is metal planted like a seedling. """""""The golden city of Ankor Wat"""" was misunderstood as """"The golden seedling of anchor cat (#244)"""".""" 2765 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใค ใใ nail, tack, peg ้(ใใ): nail (i.e. small metal spike) 0 S+ 2496 ้: gold<br>ไธ: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign (none) nail A nail is a metal spike. """A nail is a metal, well, nail.""" 2766 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใ 0 S+ ้: gold<br>้ฃ: dispatch; despatch; send; give; donate; do; undertake (none) javelin A javelin is a piece of metal used for dispatching enemies โ or athletics judges if theyโre not careful. A javelin is a metal object you dispatch. 2767 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใฆ ใใฃใใ, ใจใใ, ใปใใใ dagger, sword's point, festival car, float 0 S+ ้: gold<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34)<br>ไธ: three<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) (none) sword's point "A pointy (see my explanation in ๅณฐ summit (#1562)) bit of metal is a sword's point." A metal sword's point is pointed at the lovers having a tryst. Looks like someone got caught! 2768 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใคใก 0 S+ ้: gold<br>่ฟฝ: chase; drive away; follow; pursue; meanwhile (none) hammer The maestro grabs a metal hammer to get back at those chasing him down the road. """The hammer is the same as the wooden hammer (#2477), except it's made out of metal.""" 2769 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฆ ใปใค ใใญ bell, gong, chimes 0 S+ ้: gold<br>ๆญฃ: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40 (none) carillion The church carillion was composed of metal bells that informed when it was the correct time to go to church. """Wtf is a carillion? How about """"gong"""" instead. Picture a game show where they bang on the gong every time you get the correct answer. Or, if you want to go with the book explanation, carillion is the """"western"""" bell which is struck from the inside rather than outside. Story: just like everything else in the East (writing, utensils, etc) bells are harder to work than necessary, being hit from the outside and all. The correct way is to put the gong on the inside, makes it so much easier.""" 2770 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใทใงใฆ ใใณ, ใใ.ใใ tarnish ้(ใใณ): rust<br>้ใณใ(ใใณใ): to rust; to become rusty 0 S+ ้: gold<br>้: blue; green (none) rust """The easiest place to spot rust is when it grows on blue metal. All of my cars have been blue, and as soon as the first red rust appears, its off to the scrapheap.""" The blue oxidation that forms on metals like copper is a form of rust. 2771 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้พ ใทใงใฆ ใใค.ใใ, ใใใใ, ใใญ spindle, gather, collect 0 S+ 2321 ้: gold<br>้: heavy; heap up; pile up; nest of boxes; -fold (none) cluster The heavy metal band explode cluster bombs as part of their act. 1) Metal seems more heavy when it's balled up in a cluster.2) Fans cluster around the stage at the heavy metal concert. 2772 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ ใฏใใฟ, ใฏใ.ใ, ใคใใ ้(ใฏใใฟ): scissors; tongs 0 S+ ้: gold<br>ๅคพ: insert between (none) scissors """On the St. Bernard assembly line, the dogs pass by and the workers clip their fur with metal scissors.""" """At the grand opening, they had metal scissors so big that it required two people to cut the ribbon and let the first batch of customers in.""" 2773 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใฒใใ.ใ, ใฒใใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใ 0 S+ ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>ไบบ: person (none) flash """The lesbians flash a person with their """"gates"""".""" """The flasher hung out by the gates. Whenever someone emerged, the flasher opened his cloak, flashed the unsuspecting person, and ran off in a flash!""" 2774 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆถ ใขใณ ใใ .ใใ, ใใ ใ.ใ be in agony, worry 0 S+ ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) agony """The gates suddenly slam shut, squashing your heart. Needless to say, this is agony.""" """Because her child is out several hours past his curfew, the mother waits in agony at the gates, her heart pounding as she imagines the worst.""" 2775 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ค ใณใฆ ใใใใฉ small side gate 0 S+ ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>ๅ: fit; suit; join; 0.1 (none) side gate """If you can't fit through the gates due to your size, try the side gate.""" """Apart from the big gates of hell, there are many side gates leading out of hell. But they're designed to always be too little for the person trying to escape to fit through. Invented by the devil to drive the humans to despair.""" 2776 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใขใณใใชใณ ใใฟใใใ.ใ get dark, gloom, disorder ้(ใใฟ): (1) darkness; the dark; dark (2) bewilderment; despair; hopelessness (3) black-marketeering; shady; illegal; under-the-table<br>็ก้ใซ(ใใใฟใซ): unreasonably; absurdly; recklessly; indiscreetly; at random 0 S 1969 ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>้ณ: sound; noise 17 ้ 169 8 ใใใปใใใใพใใปใใฉใใพใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic pitch dark I like to think of a horror movie where the protagonists enter a graveyard when suddenly their flashlights go out and it becomes pitch dark, whereupon they hear the sound of the gate creaking shut behind them. Through the gates of hell there is no sound, no light, its all pitch dark. 2777 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1501-2000 ้ซ ใ ใใใ drop, trickle, dripping 0 S+ 2219 ้จ: rain<br>ไธ: below; down; descend; give; low; inferior (none) trickle """Is it raining? Hmm...I can see some clouds up there, but I can't feel much down here: must be just a trickle.""" Rain trickles downwards. 2778 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ ใซ ใใใฟ, ใใ.ใ be hazy, grow dim, blurred ้ใ(ใใใ): (1) to grow hazy; to be misty (2) to get blurry (3) to be overshadowed 1 S+ 1603 ้จ: rain<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand (none) haze Jimi Hendrix works as a weather forcaster in his spare time. Today he predicts a (purple) haze. What a coincidence that work should give me time off only days that have rain or haze but no sun. 2779 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ฟฐ ใฏใญ, ใตใง, ใใพใฉใ, ใตใฟ 0 S+ ๅ: ten<br>ๆฉ: early; fast<br>็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits (none) quill """How to obtain quills for free: Wait for a misty day, then under cover of the mist creep up on an unsuspecting bird and quickly cover it with your umbrella. The bird will flap around wildly trying to escape and while doing so will shed a number of feathers. You can use these as quills.""" The latest quills are feathers with an umbrella-like point that sprays mist you can write with. 2780 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆก ใขใ ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ go around, rule, administer ๆกๆ(ใใฃใใ): (1) kind offices; services; through the good offices of; influence (2) intercession; mediation 0 S+ ๅ: ten<br>ๆฉ: early; fast<br>ๆ: Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper; dots and cross radical (no. 68) (none) auspices """Under the auspices of the local observatory, we looked at the Big Dipper on a misty night, huddled under an umbrella.""" """Under the auspices of NASA, we explored the Big Dipper -- it was misty but NASA placed a giant umbrella over the Big Dipper to keep us dry.""" 2781 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใขใณ ใใ saddle 0 S+ 2214 ้ฉ: leather; become serious; skin; hide; pelt<br>ๅฎ: relax; cheap; low; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful (none) saddle A saddle is leather that helps you relax on horseback. """Save a horse, ride your woman inside your house in a leather saddle instead. (Just to pick up competition with mantixen's story ^_^).""" 2782 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ญ ใใณ ใใก, ใใกใใค whip, rod 0 S+ ้ฉ: leather; become serious; skin; hide; pelt<br>ไพฟ: convenience (none) whip There's a leather section in the convenience store now โ that's where I got this whip. A whip is leather that makes others do things at your convenience. 2783 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใทใงใฆ ใใ sheath, case, margin, difference, shells (of beans) 0 S+ ้ฉ: leather; become serious; skin; hide; pelt<br>่: resemblance (none) saddle straps """Originally, the leather saddle straps were for holding candles, but now they're more commonly used for holding swords, like scabbards.""" A scabbard is a leather sheath that should to resemble the blade it's going to hold. 2784 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใฏ ใใฐใ suitcase, bag, briefcase ้(ใใฐใ): bag; satchel; briefcase; basket 0 S+ ้ฉ: leather; become serious; skin; hide; pelt<br>ๅ : wrap; pack up; cover; conceal (none) briefcase The first briefcase was a piece of leather used to wrap documents. The businessman likes to make out he's important but the only thing his leather briefcase keeps wrapped up his the lunch his wife made. 2785 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ญ ใธใณ ใใคใผ, ใใช.ใใ, ใใ ใใ soft, pliable, quiver 0 S+ ้ฉ: leather; become serious; skin; hide; pelt<br>ๅ: blade; sword; edge (none) pliable """A leather blade would make for a poor sword, because it's too pliable.""" A leather blade is liable to be too pliable to be viable in a fight. 2786 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใพใ ใพใ ้ (ใพใ): ball 1 S+ ้ฉ: leather; become serious; skin; hide; pelt<br>ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre (none) terminate """Wtf terminate? This is """"ball"""". Use """"leather ball"""" for keyword, imagine a leather american football packed with bound up rice.""" Rice bound up with leather makes a good hacky sack. The game terminates when the ball touches the ground. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemari. 2787 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใณใใใ ใซใใ.ใซใใจใ.ใจใใคใพใ.ใใใจใฟ.ใซใใฌใใใ suddenly, immediately, in a hurry 0 S ๅฑฏ: barracks; police station; camp<br>้ : page; leaf 13 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic immediate Ever chopped the head off an earthworm? Notice how it will grow back immediately! Beware the killer earthworms... When someone in the barracks tells you to come immediately, youยดll lose your head for sure ใใณ ใใ ใซใใ.ใซ ใจใ.ใจ ใคใพใ.ใ ใจใฟ.ใซ ใฌใใใ suddenly; immediately; in a hurry. 2788 gradeS JLPT.N0 ้ก ใใณ ใใใ ใ, ใใ.ใใ overturn, summit, origin 0 S+ ็: true; reality; Buddhist sect<br>้ : page; leaf (none) overturn The DNA evidence reveals the truth about the crime but its too late to overturn the sentence now - they already chopped off the innocent prisoners head. """If you come to learn the truth, you can overturn any unjust verdict on its head.""" 2789 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฉ ใปใใ, ใฎใ 0 S+ ้ : time; about; toward<br>็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>้ : page; leaf (none) brush tip A cheap brush tip is just wheat attached to the head of a spoon. Attach a head of wheat to the handle of a spoon and voila! A brush tip that can draw a ใธใฎใธใฎใใธใhead--if little else. 2790 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใฑใคใใญใงใฆ ใใใใใใใใฐใ.ใ ใใใ time, about, toward ้ (ใใ): (1) (approximate) time; around; about; toward (2) suitable time (or condition) (3) time of year; season<br>ใใฎ้ (ใใฎใใ): recently; nowadays; these days; now; at present<br>่ฟ้ (ใกใใใ): lately; recently; nowadays<br>ๅนด้ (ใจใใใ): (1) approximate age; apparent age (2) marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of independence; age of adulthood (3) (after modifying phrase) appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...) (4) for some years<br>ไธ้ (ใฒใจใใ): once; some time ago<br>ใใฎ้ (ใใฎใใ): at that time; in those days; at that moment; then 0 S 2015 ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)<br>้ : page; leaf 11 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic about that time An alarm clock with a unique design: You set it for, say, 7:00 am, and at about that time the clock reaches out with a spoon and hits you on the head. After spooning for hours itยดs about that time he got some head. Dayum woman. 2791 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Time kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ ฌ ใญใงใฆ ใปใ, ใปใป cheek ้ ฌ(ใปใป): cheek (of face)<br>้ ฌใฃใบใ(ใปใฃใบใ): cheek 0 S 2424 ๅคพ: insert between<br>้ : page; leaf (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic cheek """Your cheeks contain your jawbones, which are known as the """"scissors of the head."""".""" The Joker from Batman had his cheeks cut with scissors to give him that eternal smile. Now the Joker isn't right in the head. 2792 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ ใ ใใใถ.ใ, ใใใ.ใ prejudiced, exceedingly 0 S+ ็ฎ: pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107)<br>้ : page; leaf (none) exceedingly """Donald Trump is exceedingly wealthy, but wears a really bad toupee -- he has an exceedingly large collection of pelts to place on his head.""" """Pelt, head: The guy had an exceedingly quick hairgrowth. That's why it always seemed like he was carrying a pelt around his head.""" 2793 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใใก, ใใ.ใใ, ใปใ.ใ ใคใ, ใฎใถ 1 S+ ๅ ฌ: public; prince; official; governmental<br>้ : page; leaf (none) accolade Accolades are bestowed on your head in public. You gotta wear your public head when you receive accolades -- inside you're proud as can be but you gotta keep the cool with your public head. 2794 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ้ก ใฌใฏ ใใใใใใจ jaw, chin, gill ้ก(ใใ): chin; jaw 0 S ๅข: outspokenly<br>้ : page; leaf 18 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic chin Your chin is the part of your head under your nostrils that forms the double snare that is your jaw. Left side is crocodile primative. crocodileยดs headยดs most prominent feature is his jaw. 2795 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck ้ ใฑใค ใใณ neck, head 0 S+ 2470 ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>้ : page; leaf (none) neck and throat I soiled my ใde crotch when I got head and stuck it all the way down her neck and throat. Your neck and throat gag as the smell of soiled crotch hits your head. 2796 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ค ใธใใ ใใใใฐใใใใใใก food, bait, prey, tempting profit ้ค(ใใ): feed; bait 0 S 2277 ้ฃ: eat; food<br>่ณ: ear 15 ้ฃ 184 9 ใใใใปใใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic feed Food made of ears is animal feed. Do you know Mike Tayson favorite feed? Ears! He eats ears! 2797 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ค ใฎ.ใ, ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๆญน: bare bone; bad; wrong; death radical (n. 78)<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>้ฃ: eat; food (none) repast "Remember that dazzling evening where you found the magic wand and used it on your crotch to make it bigger? Well this time you use the wand to disguise your little guy as food so that she thinks it's a repast. dazzling (#2543)." What dazzling food! This shall be the most splendid repast yet! 2798 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฅ ใญใงใฆ ใ.ใใ, ใใฆใช.ใ ใใ, ใใ banquet 0 S+ 2347 ้ท: home town; village; native place; district<br>้ฃ: eat; food (none) feast """After journeying the world wide, I returned to my hometown and was met with an incredible feast.""" Hometown food. 2799 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใทใงใฏ ใใใฐ.ใ eclipse, occultation, be defective 0 S+ ้ฃ: eat; food<br>่ซ: insect; bug; temper (none) eclipse """To enjoy watching the eclipse, you go on a picnic with your friends. But due to the dim light, you accidentally pick up and eat an insect.""" You eat an insect by accident while watching the jaw-dropping eclipse. 2800 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฃด ใค ใใ, ใใใช.ใ rice jelly, candy ้ฃด(ใใ): (1) (hard) candy; toffee (2) rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc. (3) amber; yellowish-brown 0 S+ ้ฃ: eat; food<br>ๅฐ: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles (none) sweets The only food at the pedestal is sweets to keep the lecturer's energy up. """Of all the foods, sweets are definitely the ones kids put on a pedestal.""" 2801 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ค ใใคใใใงใฆ ใใกใใใกใ mochi rice cake ้ค (ใใก): sticky rice cake 0 S 2152 ้ฃ: eat; food<br>ๅนถ: put together 15 ้ฃ 184 9 ใใใใปใใใใธใ ้ค ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic mochi "Call your friend and he answers the phone ""Mochi, mochi!"" whatever he is eating sure is making it hard to understand. I will puzzle over the content of our conversation for some time to come." Mochi ice cream is a puzzling food, I still have no idea how they get that ice cream in there, but it sure tastes good. 2802 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Food.Drink kanjifreq2001-2500 ้ง ใซ ใใ, ใ.ใใ, ใใฎใ, ใฎใ vehicle, palanquin, litter, hitch up an animal 0 S+ ๅ : add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada<br>้ฆฌ: horse (none) stretcher """This man is too heavy! We can't move the stretcher! Quick, add a team of horses to the ambulance!""" """The final addition to the Trojan Horse was a stretcher (laid across the top). Hey, if the plan doesn't work, better be safe than sorry!""" 2803 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้จจ ใฟใณ dappled grey horse 0 S+ ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ๅ: simple; one; single; merely (none) piebald """Yep, old Piebald was the simplest horse in the book, just sitting there, eating bald pies.""" """Being just black and white, the piebald is a simple horse.""" 2804 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฆณ ใ ใฏ.ใใ run, gallop, sail, drive (a wagon), win (fame), dispatch ใ้ฆณ่ตฐใใพ(ใใกใใใใพ): (1) word used after one has been treated (esp. used after a meal) (2) used after hearing something lovey-dovey<br>ใ้ฆณ่ตฐ(ใใกใใ): (1) feast; treating (someone) (2) to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)<br>ใ้ฆณ่ตฐๆงใงใใ(ใใกใใใใพใงใใ): That was a delicious meal (said after meals); What a wonderful meal 0 S+ ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ไน: to be (classical) (none) rush Use a scorpion to make a horse rush. """The soldiers in the Trojan Horse were supposed to wait several hours before coming out, but when they spotted a scorpion in the horse with them, they all rushed out at once.""" 2805 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้จ ใใณ ใใ.ใ, ใ ใพ.ใ deceive ้จใ(ใ ใพใ): to trick; to cheat; to deceive 0 S+ ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ๆ: level; small (none) cheat """This character is ใ ใพใ, which means to trick or fool someone. The Greeks tricked (cheated) the Trojans by hiding in the Trojan Horse, which actually had a secret door from which the hidden soldiers would emerge. It was a brilliant tactic that would be recorded in the tomes of history.""" """I got caught by my ex- with a pack of Trojans and a Hentai mag... of course she broke up with me, how the hell could I have convinced her I was not a cheat?!?""" 2806 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฆด ใธใฅใณ ใช.ใใ, ใช.ใใ, ใใใ.ใ get used to, experienced, tamed ้ฆดใ้ฆดใใใ(ใชใใชใใใ): over-familiar<br>้ฆดใใ(ใชใใ): to domesticate; to tame 0 S+ ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ๅท: curving river radical (no.47) (none) tame """The guy who said that you can take a horse to a river, but you can't make it drink obviously has never encountered a tame horse.""" """The process to getting a tame horse is a bit like getting a tame Christian - baptizization! you take it into the river at a young age (just after it's born is best) and dunk it in until it is almost drowned. Then at the last possible moment, when its life is flashing before its eyes (good baptizers know when this is), you pull it back above water. The first thing it sees is its """"rescuer"""" and """"savior"""", and it will be tame and follow you for the rest of its life.""" 2807 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ง ใใฏ ใถใก, ใพใ.ใ, ใพใ ใ refutation, contradiction 0 S+ ้ฆฌ: horse<br>็ป: to mix with; to associate with; to join; double X radical (no. 89) (none) rebuttal """Wolverine's had charges placed on him for murdering a horse, but he make's a rebuttal stating that he couldn't have been in two different places at the same time (i.e. There cannot exist two Wolverines). He was having dinner with his Aunt Margaret at the time, it's impossible.""" """Trojan horse, 2 sheafs: Proponents of taking the Trojan Horse into the city employed convincing arguments in their rebuttal. They put 2 sheafs next to the Trojan Horse and put them on fire. 'You see, if it were a trap, and enemies were inside, they would surely come out right now.' However, during the rebuttal, nobody noticed the caughing coming from inside the Trojan Horse....""" 2808 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ง ใฏ ใ.ใใ, ใ.ใ run, gallop, advance 0 S+ ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ไธ: hill; knoll (none) gallop The team of horses slowed to a gallop as they started up the hill. """Trojan Horse, hill: The anchoring of the Trojan Horse had broken, and now it was accelerating down the hill. To save the men inside, riders were galloping down the hill to get them out in time.""" 2809 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฉข ใใใใใพ 0 S+ ้ฆฌ: horse<br>็ง: hut (none) donkey """The team of horses is nervously asking a tiger not to eat them. """"Don't worry"""", says the tiger, """"over in that paddyfield I can see my favourite dish โ donkey!"""".""" The team of horses ran when they saw the tiger. But the stubborn donkey continued drinking from his dish in the open field. Talk about easy prey. 2810 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฐป ใใณ ใใชใ eel 0 S+ ้ญ: fish<br>ๆผ: wide; beautiful (none) eel The only fish that Nelson Manadala got to eat in prison was ใใชใ eel...sounds like punishment to me! Manga fish: picture a manga version of an eel and you're done. 2811 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish ShouldSuspend ้ฏ ใใงใฆ ใใ sea bream, red snapper 1 S+ 2446 ้ญ: fish<br>ๅจ: circumference; circuit; lap (none) sea bream The sea bream ๏ผใใ๏ผ is a fish that often goes around the circumference of a ๅ่ปขๅฏฟๅธ๏ผใใใฆใใใ๏ผ a number of ใใmes. Sea Bream (fish) found on the circumference of Australia and New Zealand waters. 2812 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ฐฏ ใใใ ใใใ sardine, (kokuji) 0 S+ ้ญ: fish<br>ๅผฑ: weak; frail (none) sardine """This is a weak fish -- you just open a can of sardines and there they are, weak and defenseless, ready to be eaten.""" """Due to its small size, the sardine is a weak fish.""" 2813 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish ShouldSuspend ้ฑ ใฝใณ ใพใ salmon trout 0 S+ 2482 ้ญ: fish<br>ๅฐ: revered; valuable; precious; noble; exalted (none) trout """Fish, revered: The fish tribe revered a fat trout, living in an aquarium in the temple. One morning, they woke up, smelling a funny smell. It appeared as if a jungle explorer had found the trout's temple....""" Trout are a fish often revered for their beauty (especially rainbow trout). 2814 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ฎญ ใซใค ใใ, ใใใ, ใตใ salmon 0 S+ 2477 ้ญ: fish<br>ๅญ: square jewel; corner; angle; edge (none) salmon """Salmon are fish that go over ivy trying to get back to their breeding grounds, killing bears along the way.""" """ใใ, salmon are fish that go to higher ground (ground on ground) to spawn.""" 2815 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ฎช ใญ ใพใใ, ใใณ tuna 0 S+ ้ญ: fish<br>ๆ: possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx (none) tuna """Tuna is the fish that posesses the most toxins (heavy metals, pesticides, mercury).""" Maguro tuna is a must-have (possess) fish. 2816 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฎ ใใณ ใใ, ใชใพใ ใใ freshwater trout, smelt 1 S+ 2201 ้ญ: fish<br>ๅ : fortune-telling; divining; forecasting; occupy; hold; have; get; take (none) sweet smelt """A fish arrives at the fortune-teller's who, without looking, says """"Welcome, Sweet Smelt"""". """"That's amazing"""", says the fish, """"how did you know I was a sweet smelt?"""" """"Well, most fish smell bad, but you smelt sweet."""".""" """The fortune teller turned to me smiling, """"Ah you (ใขใฆ) will do well. I can sense the sweet smell of success. And what better way to celebrate than with that sweetest of fish the sweet smelt!"""".""" 2817 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ฏต ใฝใฆ ใใ horse mackerel 0 S+ ้ญ: fish<br>ๅ: nonplussed; three; going; coming; visiting; visit; be defeated; die; be madly in love (none) horse mackerel """Fish, visit: Mother to daughter: """"I bought you a hors..."""". The girls started a joyous screaming. """"Let's visit it"""", the girl says. Daughter follows mother to.. the kitchen, showing her the fish she bought. Mother: """"I wanted to tell you that I bought a horse mackerel for dinner!"""".""" The horse mackerel is the fish that is nonplussed โ it isn't sure whether it's a horse or a mackerel. 2818 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish ShouldSuspend ้ฑ ใปใ ใใ codfish, (kokuji) ๅบ้ฑ็ฎ(ใงใใใ): (1) irresponsible utterance; nonsense; bullshit; codswallop (2) random; haphazard; unsystematic<br>็ข้ฑใซ(ใใใใซ): randomly; recklessly; blindly 0 S+ ้ญ: fish<br>้ช: snow (none) cod Cod is a fish that is packed in snow to reach the inland parts of Japan. """ใใ, cod is a beautiful fish whose flesh is the colour and texture of snow.""" 2819 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish ShouldSuspend ้ฏ ใปใค ใใฐ mackerel 0 S+ ้ญ: fish<br>้: blue; green (none) mackerel Holy mackarel! That fish just turned blue! """Fish, blue: After the young girl found that disappointing mackerel fish (see story horse mackerel (#2818)), she felt a bit blue.""" 2820 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish ShouldSuspend ้ฎซ ใใ, ใฟใใก 0 S+ 2244 ้ญ: fish<br>ไบค: mingle; mixing; association; coming & going (none) shark Ever noticed how tiny fish will often mingle around a shark for protection? A shark tries to mingle with other fish to get close enough to eat them. 2821 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ฐน ใฑใณ ใใคใ bonito 0 S+ ้ญ: fish<br>ๅ : strict; hard; solid; tough; tight; reliable (none) bonito The bonito is a fish with strict preparation procedures for making ๅบๆฑ๏ผใ ใ๏ผ and ้ฐน็ฏ๏ผใใคใใถใ๏ผ. """Fish, strict: La Isla Bonito. Madonna is very strict on the type of fish imported to the island. Only the best is good enough...""" 2822 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฐ ใทใฅใฆ ใใใ, ใใชใ , ใฉใใใ bullhead 0 S+ ้ญ: fish<br>็ง: autumn (none) bullhead """Fish, autumn: Old man to his son: """"You are bullheaded if you think you can catch a bullhead fish in the middle of autumn. It's out of season!"""".""" """Perhaps a bit of a misnomer. Bullhead is a river fish (ใซใธใซ). This kanji is most likely to refer to young Japanese yellowtail or amberjack. It is a fish of many names depending on age: fry (ใใใใ), young (้ฐใปใใชใ or ้ญฌใปใฏใพใก), mature (้ฐคใปใถใ). I suppose these kanji might crop up on a fish menu. STORY: Young Amberjack is not at its best in summer. Eat from autumn onwards (when it becomes more fatty). Also its tail is amber - the colour of autumn leaves.""" 2823 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish ShouldSuspend ้ฐ ใใซ 0 S+ ้ญ: fish<br>ๅข: outspokenly (none) alligator """""""Dude! What happened to your chin?"""" """"Well, I was out fishing..."""".""" Saltwater crocs swim in the sea like fish. Right side = crocodile primative. Pictograph - 2 big eyes and one massive snare for a mouth. 2824 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal ShouldSuspend ้ฎ ใตใช 0 S+ ้ญ: fish<br>ไป: adhere; attach; refer to; append (none) crucian """Due to its oxygenating properties, it is crucial that you adhere to a crucian fish if you plan on spending a long time underwater.""" The crucian fish adheres strongly to Crucianism principles. 2825 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish ShouldSuspend ้ฎจ ใใ 0 S+ ้ญ: fish<br>ๆจ: delicious; relish; show a liking for; purport; will; clever; expert (none) sushi Japanese consider fish to be most delicious when eaten as sushi. SUSHI is FISH that is DELICIOUS. 2826 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Food.Drink ShouldSuspend ้ฐญ ใฒใ 0 S+ ้ญ: fish<br>่: senility (none) fish fin """Fish, old man, sun: An ominous fish fin approaches the old man, who went for a swim as the sun was going down. Soon, he'll sleep with the fishes.""" The old man thinks fish fin sushi is delicious. 2827 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ด ใชใฆ ใใใ seagull 0 S+ 2187 ๅบ: ward; district<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) seagull A bird that goes to the inland wards for food is the seagull. """Wolverine had enough of this ward and hence went to the seaside with his cardboard box. Now he always kills a bird, a seagull, when he wakes up and eats it for breakfast, while listening to the sound of the sea.""" 2828 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ตฌ ใใฆ ใใใจใ phoenix 1 S+ 1707 ๆ: companion; friend<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) roc """Companion, bird: Roc, the mythical bird, was searching for a companion for as long as he existed. Little did he know that he was the only one of his kind.""" """The roc is a large and intimidating bird. Because of this, the roc has a hard time finding a companion.""" 2829 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ้ธ ใชใช parrot, parakeet 0 S+ ๅฌฐ: sharp (music); baby<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) parakeet The parakeet is a bird that acts like a suckling infant when it drinks from the water dropper. """Ariel, that little mermaid with the shells over her """"ha-ha"""" 's is good friends with a parakeet voiced by Gilbert Godfried... or wait, is that some other Disney film?""" 2830 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ตก ใ cockatoo 0 S+ ๆญฆ: warrior; military; chivalry; arms<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) parrot """A parrot is a bird of the warrior, for example pirates.""" """A parrot makes a terrible bird for any warrior. As soon as the warrior tries to sneak up on its enemy, Polly wants a freaking cracker.""" 2831 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ต ใใค ใ cormorant 0 S+ 2118 ๅผ: younger brother; faithful service to elders<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) cormorant """[+brose] The cormorant was historically used in Japan and China to catch fish. The fisher would use some rope or something to tie its throat so that it could only swallow small fish. If it caught something too big to swallow, it would take it back to the fisher's boat and the fisher would take it out. This particular cormorant is going after bigger and bigger prey - but one day it goes too far, and tries to swallow your little brother! Imagine trying to yank your brother out of its throat.""" The cormorant is a bird you use like your younger brother to fetch things for you. 2832 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ทบ ใญ ใใ heron 0 S+ 2172 ่ทฏ: path; route; road; distance<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) heron """As I was walking I noticed hair-on the path! When I bent to see what was up, I realized that they were in fact fine feathers poking through - someone had paved over a large bird!""" The heron is a bird large enough to walk on both paths. 2833 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ทฒ ใทใฅใฆ ใ, ใ, ใใ eagle 0 S+ 1925 ๅฐฑ: concerning; settle; take position; depart; study; per<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) eagle """Concerning, bird: The US senate had a meeting concerning the eagle. Although symbol of the US, this bird is close to extinction.""" Matters concerning a bird in the capital are usually about the eagle. 2834 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ้ดจ ใชใฆ ใใ, ใใฒใ wild duck, easy mark 0 S+ 1797 ็ฒ: armor; high (voice); A grade; first class; former; instep; carapace<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) wild duck """Due to its waterproof armor, the wild duck is a bird that resurfaces even if you push it underwater.""" """ใใ, or wild duck, is a Japanese term that means an easy mark or a sucker because wild ducks are considered to be easy to catch. This kanji shows a duck that is wearing some armor to avoid being an easy mark.""" 2835 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Bird kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ้ณถ ใจใณ, ใจใใณ 0 S+ ๅผ: piling; ceremony radical (no. 56)<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) kite falcon The kite falcon is a majestic bird that flies in the sky as fast as an arrow. So much so that its feathers are often used to make arrows. """Arrow, bird: The black kite is a bird of prey (like the raptor). You can see it approaching its target, like an arrow speeding through the air.""" 2836 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆข ใตใใใ 0 S+ ้ณฅ: bird; chicken<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) owl """The owl, being wise, is hiding its tail feathers in a tree so that its prey can't tell what kind of bird it is.""" """The owl is a very snooty bird, one could say that it has a tree stuck up it's ass. ใญใงใฆ.""" 2837 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Bird ShouldSuspend ๅกต ใใณ ใกใ, ใใฟ dust, trash, garbage ๅกต(ใดใ): rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse<br>ๅกต(ใกใ): dust; dirt<br>ๅพฎๅกต(ใฟใใ): particle; atom; little piece; tiny amount 0 S+ ้นฟ: deer<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey (none) dust A deer stomps on the soil and dust rises from the ground. (big ups mantixen). """On the ground, we found the whole body of a deer covered in dust.""" 2838 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้บ ใญใฏ ใตใใจ foot of a mountain ้บ(ใตใใจ): the foot; the bottom; the base (of a mountain) 0 S 2366 ๆ: grove; forest<br>้นฟ: deer 19 ้นฟ 198 11 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic foot of a mountain Many deer can be found in the grove at the foot of a mountain. Deer are well known for frolicking in groves of trees. However, they are not well known for actually watching where the heck they are bounding about. Here we have a bunch of dead deer bodies that you find at the foot of a mountain. You are trying to figure why there are so many dead deer in one spot, and then you trace a line up the mountain - leaves and such are scattered all the way up...to a grove. Looks like they hopped through some leaves to their doom. 2839 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq2001-2500 ้บ 0 S+ ้นฟ: deer<br>ๅ ถ: that (none) giraffe A deer standing on a bushel basket still isn't tall enough to be mistaken for a giraffe. A giraffe is like a deer except that when it plays chess it has a better overview of the board. 2840 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฅ ใกใคใใใงใฆ ใใ.ใ dark 0 S 2349 ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅ ญ: six 10 ๅ 14 2 ใใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic Hades The beast of hades one day will wear a crown, and the number of the beast is 666. In Hades you have to work six days a week before crowning it with something vaguely resembling a weekend. Oh wait, thatยดs Japan. 2841 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Weather kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ ใกใค ใใ.ใใ, ใคใถ.ใ, ใคใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ sleep, dark, close eyes ็ใ(ใคใถใ): to close the eyes 0 S+ 2326 ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>ๅฅ: dark (none) close the eyes When you close the eyes of someone who just died... It's as dark as Hades when you close your eyes. 2842 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฅ: dark (none) murky """Hades is normally very dark, and even when the sun shines in it is still murky.""" The Sunshine looks Murky in Hades. 2843 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใถ ใใ.ใ, ใใใ, ใใใใซ, ใพใใพใ sit 0 S+ 2337 ไป: two people<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey (none) sitting in mediation """The cave was too dark for my tastes, so I went out to sit in mediation.""" The cave of ignorance was lifted for these two monks sitting in meditation on the ground. 2844 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆซ ใถใใต ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใ crush, break, sprain, discourage 0 S 1869 ๆ: hand<br>ๅ: sit 10 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic sprain I sprained my fingers when I sat in meditation (by sitting in a strange position). I sprained in my finger doing a complicated mudra while sitting in meditation. 2845 gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆ ใตใฏ ใคใใใก ใใก conjunction (astronomy), first day of month 1 S+ 2318 ๅฑฎ: left hand; old grass radical (no. 45)<br>่: meat (none) first day of the month """On the first day of the month a mountain goat lets out a """"Baah"""" as it jumps over the moon.""" The female mountain goat can only give milk on one day of the month: on the first day of the month. Her milk cycles are controlled by the moon. 2846 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ก ใฝใใตใฏ ใใใฎใผ.ใ go upstream, retrace the past ้กใ(ใใใฎใผใ): to go back; to go upstream; to make retroactive 0 S ๆ: conjunction (astronomy); first day of month<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) 14 ่พต 162 7 ใใใซใใใปใใใซใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic go upstream You decide to go salmon fishing, so you ride a mountain goat to the top of the road. Under the light of the moon, as it's illegal, you catch the salmon going upstream. In this kanji we see a mountain goat that decided to go upstream along a road, but for some reason it will only go upstream when the full moon is up. It's actually stubborn like a mountain goat about not going upstream along the road at any other period of time. The road itself is also very confused about this. 2847 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆณ ใจใค ใฒ.ใ ใฒใ, ใณใ pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to 0 S+ ๆฐ: say; reason; pretext; history; past; flat sun radical (no. 73)<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4) (none) drag The day seems to drag when it keeps you from having a fiesta. """Bored with the sun always going the same way (โitโs such a dragโ), I tuck the sun under my arm and try to drag it in the opposite direction to usual. EDIT: Notes (1): tucked under the arm is reversed here, i.e. a mirror image of the usual primitive. Note (2): Tow might be a better keyword: see my note at dribble out (#2849).""" 2848 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆดฉ ใจใค ใ.ใใ, ใฎ.ใณใ, ใ.ใใ leak, escape 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๆณ: pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to (none) dribble out """Tip: Heisig has duplicated a primitive name here by calling the right side drag. We already have a two-stroke primitive called drag (see numbers 1853-1861 ็พ,ๆดพ,่,้,ๅ). I suggest calling ๆณ """"tow"""" instead.""" """Good water flows and thus keeps on moving, but here, the water has too much drag and thus can dribble out of its tube.""" 2849 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฝ ในใค ใปใใ ใจใ comet 1 S+ 2294 ไธ: three<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>ไธ: three<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58) (none) comet """A comet flew by and knocked down two bushes, so I went out there and swept up the mess, cursing astrological bodies along the way.""" Broom is ใจ. The lower primitive here resembles a rake ่ without a handle (vertical stroke). STORY: Comets actually have 2 bushy tails (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/9703/halebopp4_aac.jpg). Imagine a NASA probe with an attachment like a rake head designed to catch (rake up) the fine particles streaming from the tails for later analysis. 2850 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ง ใฑใค ใใจใ ใใจ, ใใจใ, ใใจใ, ใใใ, ใจใ wise 1 S+ 2168 ๅฝ: comet<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) astute """Comet, heart: Heisig: """"The astute reader will notice that the second stroke in the broom element of comet doesn't pass through. The astute reader will take this observation to heart"""".""" """The astute astral observer Edmond Halley put his heart into his work. And in return, we named a comet for him.""" 2851 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใซ ใใฟ.ใใ, ใใ ใฒใ, ใใ, ใใใฟ, ใใ, ใ applaud, praise, esteem 1 S+ 1553 ๅ: good luck; joy; congratulations<br>ๅ : add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada (none) applaud Add a drum when you really want to applaud. The drummer wasn't very good so he had a speaker built into the bottom of the drum which automatically added applause. 2852 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใญใงใฆ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ wickedness 0 S+ ๅถ: villain; evil; bad luck; disaster<br>ๅฟ: legs radical (no. 10) (none) evil Think of Mike Myers' Dr. Evil standing in an identity parade of intergalactic criminals. Evil is the only villain with human legs. The evil villain's favorite hobby is breaking human legs. 2853 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใฆ ใใถใจ helmet, head piece 0 S+ 2034 ็ฝ: white<br>ๅฟ: legs radical (no. 10) (none) helmet """The overly-cautious white geek protects his entire upper body with a special helmet he constructed out of two cardboard boxes, unfortunately his human legs could still be easy targets for bullies.""" """To protect my very white skull from the sun while standing on my legs, I fashioned a helmet by placing boxes all around my head.""" 2854 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฝ ใฝใฆ ใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใใ refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear ็ฝใใ(ใใใใ): fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear; fluent; eloquent 1 S 2333 ๅคง: large; big<br>็ป: to mix with; to associate with; to join; double X radical (no. 89)<br>็ป: to mix with; to associate with; to join; double X radical (no. 89) 11 ็ป 89 4 ใใใปใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic bracing The St Bernard is bracing itself for an operation requiring four stitches. St. Bernard dog had a refreshing bracing bath and now is shaking all the water out of his fur. The drops are thrown in all direction and that's why the have an x shape in the pictogram. 2855 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆฌ ใใฃ.ใใ, ใตใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ็ป: to mix with; to associate with; to join; double X radical (no. 89)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>่ฎ: northeast (Oriental zodiac); stopping; good radical (no. 138)<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 (none) depressed """The baron crashed his plane across enemy lines. Pulling himself out of the wreck, he looked up to see a nearby grove of trees. However he turned depressed as he realized the two flashes of light were actually reflections from the steel as Wolverine deployed both of his razors for action. Out of the frying pan...""" """The baron is depressed because he lost his pet vulture. He wandered around a grove, where he rummaged through two sheaves, but still he couldn't find his darling vulture.""" 2856 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅซ ใณใฆ ใใณใ.ใใ threat, long ages ๅซ(ใใ): (1) kalpa (eon, aeon) (2) ko (in Go, the arrangement that allows for the eternal capture and recapture of the same stones) 0 S+ ๅป: gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert (none) kalpa """kalpa is a Sanskrit word for a long period of time, sort of like """"aeon."""" Once a kalpa has gone (passed), there will be no more fossil fuels for power.""" """When a kalpa passes, all forms of power we see today will be gone.""" 2857 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใใใใ ใใ.ใใใซใใใซ suddenness, rise 0 S ๅญ: comet; dark; obscure<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 9 ๅ 19 2 ใกใใใปใใใฅใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic erection An erection can shoot like a needle from its crown and has the power to make a child. The erection is the crowned needle thatยดs got the power to make children. 2858 gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆญ ใชใ.ใ, ใชใ.ใ 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅคซ: husband; man<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) (none) bemoan """Audrey II yawns, bemoaning being stuck in the flower shop with nothing to eat.""" A scarecrow bemoans that it lacks legs. 2859 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ผฟ ใจ ใใ, ใใ palanquin, bier 0 S+ ่ผ: mortar<br>่ป: car<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) (none) palanquin """I hop into my palanquin, my car of sorts, such that I may be transported to my next location of entertainment.""" A palanquin is a car used for the entertainment of royalty when they want to take a joyride. 2860 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅทฝ ใฝใณ ใใคใฟ southeast 1 S+ 2061 ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent<br>ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent<br>ๅ ฑ: together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with (none) southeast """Two snakes are strung together. One is trying to head south, the other to go east. But as they are strung together they have to compromise, """"Let's go Sssssssouth-East."""".""" The two snakes Noah elected (1804) for his Ark came from the southeast. 2861 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆญช ใฏใค ใใ.ใ, ใใณใค, ใฒใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ warp, bend, strained, distort ๆญชใ(ใใใ): to warp; to swerve; to deflect; to be crooked; to be distorted; to be bent; to incline; to slant; to be perverted; to be gross-grained; to get bent; to be strained 0 S+ 2348 ไธ: large; great; grand; glorious; distinguished<br>ๆญฃ: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40 (none) warped """In the debate, your political opponent's has such a warped sense of perspective, that he believes the negative is actually correct.""" On standardized tests they use negative questions that are so warped you don't know which answer is correct. 2862 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฟ ใใใใฟ, ใฟใฉใ ใใใ 1 S+ 2200 ็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits<br>ๅ: graduate; soldier; private; die (none) jade green """You're so jaded by the time you graduate that when you finally spread your wings, your feathers are all jade green.""" """This what the valedictorian wears in Chinese high school graduations. It's a beautiful cap with jade green feathers covering it. No tassel, just those pretty feathers.""" 2863 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ป ใฟใค ใพใใใฟ blackened eyebrows 1 S+ 2254 ไปฃ: substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee<br>้ป: black; dark; evil; sinister (none) blue-black """A good substitute for black is blue-black, like the color women try to substitute for their black eyebrows with a pencil.""" """Substitute + black= blue-black or blackened-eyebrows. A close substitute for the color black is the color blue-black. Also, women in Japan sometimes have blackened-eyebrows, since their color is naturally a faint blue-black.""" 2864 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ผ ใใค ใใชใ three legged kettle 0 S+ ็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor (none) tripod """Here we have two people sitting on chairs, trying to set up their camera on a tripod and periodically checking the viewfinder with their eyes.""" """(NB: I use THREE-LEGGED KETTLE for ้ผ, and reserve TRIPOD for ้ฌฒ Unicode-0x9b32 (#39730).) This THREE-LEGGED KETTLE is used for sacrificial incense-burning. ้ผ shows a watchful EYE carefully putting the offering material in the opening of the KETTLE, which is shown as being squarely supported ON EACH SIDE.""" 2865 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้นต ใใ, ใใใก, ใใฆ 0 S+ ๅ: divination<br>ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box (none) rocksalt """The fortune-teller tells Wolverine that in a past life, she sees him covered in rocksalt from working in a salt mine.""" You see a block of rocksalt containing a pent-in ladybird (US = ladybug). Touch it with your magic wand and the ladybird is set free. (Note: Let ladybird = sheaf + four drops. It's pictographic: the sheaf showing the curved back and the four drops the spots on the ladybird). 2866 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้นธ ใฑใณ ใ.ใ saltiness ็ณ้นธ(ใใฃใใ): soap 0 S+ ้นต: salt<br>ๅ: all (none) lye Lye is white like rocksalt and sharp like an awl. Lye is white like rocksalt and can be broken up with an ice pick. 2867 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใฑใณ ใคใคใ.ใ respect 0 S+ ่: tiger spots; mottled; tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)<br>ๆ: sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67) (none) reserved """""""That tiger at the zoo was so reserved. He didn't say so much as one sentence."""" """"Um, you know tigers can't talk, right?"""".""" The death row inmate acts reserved when staying at the magic house of seven tigers! 2868 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใจใณ ใคใฐใ, ใคใฐใใ, ใคใฐใใ swallow (bird) 0 S+ 2147 ๅปฟ: twenty; 20<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ: north<br>็ซ: fire (none) swallow """Twenty birds (swallows) are perched at the north exit (ๅๅฃ) of the station. I light a fire underneath them, and as they wilt and fall in the heat, passing commuters swallow them whole. Well, they are swallows.""" Twenty swallows are perched atop the station's ๅๅฃ raining droppings all over everyone. Keep your mouth closed so you don't swallow any. (Thanks Katsuo). 2869 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Bird kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใทใงใฆ ใใค.ใฆ, ใใใ.ใฟใ, ใช.ใใ once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-, lick, lap up, burn up, taste, udergo, underrate, despise ๅใฆ(ใใคใฆ): (1) once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex- (2) never yet (with negative verb); never before; first time; still not happened 0 S+ ๅฐ: esteem; furthermore; still; yet<br>ๆจ: delicious; relish; show a liking for; purport; will; clever; expert (none) lick """There are things in the outhouse that may appear delicious, and you may even want to lick them, but I assure you: they ain't delicious.""" """Those big white """"mints"""" in the outhouse urinals may look delicious, but it's best not to lick them.""" 2870 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฎ ใฟใค ใปใจใปใจ, ใปใจใ.ใฉ, ใใใใ almost, quite, really ๆฎใฉ(ใปใจใใฉ): mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost 0 S+ ๆญน: bare bone; bad; wrong; death radical (n. 78)<br>ๅฐ: pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles (none) almost A pedestal in an Indiana Jones movie is littered with the bones of people who almost seized the treasure. I see a some bones near the pedestal of immortality: someone almost got there! 2871 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅญ ใขใฆ ใใใ ใใใ, ใใ, ใฏใ, ใฏใใ, ใคใจใ, ใใ, ใฏใ chief, beginning 1 S+ 2127 ๅญ: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac<br>็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate (none) start """This is how things looked at the start, before the ็ fierce (#1456) wild dogs showed up.""" """You are choosing a start(er) at the cannibal restaurant: """"I think I'll start with that child dish"""".""" 2872 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใค ใฑใ, ใตใ label, signboard, medal, mahjong tiles 0 S+ 2247 ็: one-sided; leaf; sheet; right-side kata radical (no. 91)<br>ๅ: lowly; base; vile; vulgar (none) mahjong tiles """Mahjong tiles, to the best of my understanding have only one side and are considered a lowly use of time.""" """Mahjong tiles are one-sided, and only lowly people who don't play mahjong don't know this.""" 2873 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ชธ ใฌใคใใซใค ใใใ bone, body, corpse 0 S ้ชจ: skeleton; bone; remains; frame<br>ไบฅ: sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac 16 ้ชจ 188 10 ใปใญใปใปใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic remains The remains consisted of a skeleton which had the remains of some acorns in its stomach area. Whether it died from eating the acorns remains to be seen. Hint: The remains of a chipmunk. 2874 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness ่ฆ ใท ใฎใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใ peep, peek, come in sight ่ฆใ(ใฎใใ): (1) to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.) (2) to look down into (a ravine, etc.) (3) to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.) (4) to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at (5) to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.) (6) to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.) (7) to face 0 S+ ๅธ: director; official; govt office; rule; administer<br>่ฆ: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible (none) peek Sneak preview - peek - director lets you see his new movie - ๅบใ่ฆใ๏ผใฎใใ๏ผ - have a quick noze/look in a shop (nozoku). """If a director lets anyone see his film before it's finished, it's only a sneak peek.""" 2875 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฝช ใใ ใใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ, ใคใใ, ใจใ 1 S+ 2397 ่: tiger; drunkard<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) (none) mottled """It's fun to look at the tiger's mottled leg and pick out shapes, sort of like looking at clouds.""" The T-1000 has a hard time shape shifting into a tiger. The stripes always come out mottled. 2876 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็งฆ ใทใณ ใฏใ ใใ, ใฏใ , ใใ Manchu dynasty, name given to naturalized gaijin 1 S+ 1894 ไธ: three<br>ๅคง: large; big<br>็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115) (none) Manchu dynasty """What did man chew in the Manchu dynasty? Well, first man chew bonsai, but he find that rather tough, so next man chew wheat. EDIT: I think the keyword should really be Qin dynasty. So how a about new story based on Bob Dylan's song """"Mighty Quinn"""": """"Bonsai without, wheat plants within, you'll not grow nothing like the mighty Qin. (dynasty)."""".""" (thx Katsuo) The so-called 'mighty' Qin dynasty died a nasty death from starvation because they focused on growing bonsai instead of wheat. 2877 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ้ ใธใฃใฏ ใใใ ใใ sparrow 0 S+ 1856 ๅฐ: few; little<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) (none) sparrow There are relatively few turkeys compared to the widely familiar sparrow. """There are few turkeys available this Christmas/Thanksgiving, so we're having to make do with sparrow.""" 2878 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Bird kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ้ผ ใทใฅใณ ใฏใใถใ ใฏใ falcon 1 S+ 2224 ้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172)<br>ๅ: ten (none) peregrine falcon """My peregrine falcon recently has been having confidence issues - recently it dives out of the sky and misses the target completely. To boost its confidence, I got a nice, fat turkey, killed it, and then set it up on a big needle so it looked like it was still alive - just loafing about. Then I went to my peregrine falcon - """"hey buddy, look! A nice fat turkey. I bet you can get it!"""" It goes for it, but it spears itself on the needle!!""" The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal in the world. It can reach speeds of over 322 km/h in a dive - over ten times as fast as a turkey! 2879 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใจใฆ ใใใ.ใ, ใฒใใ ใใใ shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle 1 S+ 2253 ๅ : ray; light<br>็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) (none) shimmering """Rays of light hit the futon, making it shimmer. Think maybe somebody wet the futon last night..""" """Once it had been in a state of twinkle (#2534) for awhile, the turkey's feathers began to a-shimmering with some strange light.""" 2880 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅคท ใค ใใณใ, ใใฟใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใใ ใ barbarian, savage, Ainu 0 S+ 2324 ๅคง: large; big<br>ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin) (none) ebisu When passing through Ebisu in Tokyo (one stop south of Shibuya) you see a St. Bernard that has swallowed a bow (you can see the shape of the bow sticking through its skin). """ๅพๅคทๅคงๅฐ่ป (ใใใใใใใใใใ) This is the 'i' part of the full name of the ancient shoguns. Sei i tai shougun (Great general who subdues the eastern barbarians). This Kanji is the """"eastern barbarian"""" part. Being the shogun, the most powerful military leader in all of Japan, it is only fitting that he also have a very large bow to go along with his office. So large in fact, that it was given to him by the god of good luck, Ebisu.""" 2881 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใฝใฏใใปใญ ใใ.ใใใใ.ใใใใฟใใก grieve ่ฆชๆ(ใใใใ): relative; relation; kin 0 S ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)<br>ไธ: above; up<br>ๅฐ: little; small 11 ๆ 62 4 ใปใใปใปใใฅใใใปใปใใใพใใปใใฎใปใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic relatives "Your half-uncle is leading a parade of your relatives. (Note: ไธ + ๅฐ makes up part of ""uncle"" ๅ, so Iยดve called it ""half-uncle"".)." Your uncle organizes a parade of all your relatives, which he himself is only half in because heยดs busy taking pictures of it. 2882 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion Kanji_People_Family ๅข ใใฆ ใตใใ pouch, purse, bag 0 S+ ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) (none) cyst """Grass skirt, middle, crown: The girl wearing the grass skirt had a cyst growing in the middle of her head, seeming like a crown. A sign she will be the new village elder, I heard later.""" """The hula girl got a cyst on her lips after she placed her mouth on my """"crown"""" ten times.""" 2883 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไธผ ใใณใใฟใณใใทใงใฆใใปใค ใฉใใถใ bowl, bowl of food ไธผ(ใฉใใถใ): (1) porcelain bowl (2) bowl of rice with food on top 0 S 2088 ไบ: well; well crib; town; community<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) 5 ไธถ 3 1 ใฆใใปใกใใผใปใกใ ใปใกใ ใฆใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic domburi A little one is eating a domburi while standing over, looking down into, a WELL. He drops it, and it falls down & down until it looks like nothing more than a DROP, landing at the bottom of the well! I drop a domburi down into the well for the goblin living there. 2884 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Food.Drink Kanji_Manufactured.Item kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆข ใใงใฆ ใฎใณ.ใ ใใใ, ใฎใถ, ใฎใถใ, ใชใ, ใจใใ, ใจใใ, ใฎใ, ใพใ, ใฟใคใ, ใใ stretch ๆขๆฐ(ใฎใใ): carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky; easygoing 1 S+ 2144 ็ณ: have the honor to; sign of the monkey; 3-5PM; ninth sign of Chinese zodiac<br>ๆ: open; sun (none) carefree """The monkey is carefree with his piggy bank, tossing it at whatever financial opportunity he stumbles upon.""" """As a carefree person, I'm always using my piggy bank to monkey around.""" 2885 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅปป ใซใค ใพใ.ใ, ใพใ.ใ, ใใจใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ ใใ, ใใใ round, game, revolve, go around, circumference 0 S+ ๅ: -times; round; game; revolve; counter for occurrences<br>ๅปด: long stride or stretching radical (no. 54) (none) circling """A dishonest taxi driver is circling to increase the fare -- trying to stretch out the ride, going around the block many times.""" A taxi driver stretches out the time it takes to get to Times Square by circling around it (thanks mcfate). 2886 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฟ ใญ ใฟใใ capital, suburbs of capital 0 S 1683 ๆ: sign of the dog; 7-9PM; eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac 15 ็ฐ 102 5 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic capital suburbs People aside, I wonder how many rice fields there are in the capital suburbs. How many brains does it take to run the capital suburbs? 2887 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Structure.Town.Building kanjifreq1501-2000 ๆฌฃ ใญใณ ใใใ.ใถ, ใใใ.ใณ ใใใ, ใใ, ใ take pleasure in, rejoice 1 S+ 2071 ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69)<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) (none) elation """I was bored, yawning and such, so I picked up my axe and was suddenly filled with much elation.""" I feel elation when I realize the axe murderer is lacking his axe. 2888 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฏ ใญ ใคใ.ใ ใคใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใฏใใ, ใใคใ, ใคใ, ใจใ, ใฟ strong 1 S+ 1770 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>่ฑ: pig; hog; pig radical (no. 152)<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) (none) stalwart A stalwart sow stands up against a missile. """Stand up, sow, missile: See our stalwart hunter standing upon the sow he just shot, his missile launcher still smoking. (Nothing much left of the sow by the way).""" 2889 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆฏ ใท ใ, ใใ, ใ.ใ, ใใฎ, ใใ, ใใใซ this, thus, such, verbal pause ็ฆๆฏ(ใฌใน): gas<br>ๆฏใ(ใใ): (1) in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); thus; such (2) uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)<br>ๆฏใใใฆ(ใใใใฆ): thus; in this way 0 S+ ๅ ถ: that<br>ๆค: axe; 1.32 lb; catty; counter for loaves of bread; axe radical (no. 69) (none) this """Tip: Learn """"this"""" ๆฏ and """"that"""" ๅ ถ at the same time. (""""that"""", ๅ ถ , is not in Heisig, but is probably more common than ๆฏ). Stories: This bushel basket comes with an axe to open it, but that one doesn't.""" (Thx Kats) THIS AXE can beat any CHESS peice... except for maybe THAT ROOK. 2890 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใ ๅ(ใใ): spoon 0 S+ ๆฏ: just so; this; right; justice<br>ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) (none) wooden spoon """After you get the wooden spoon in the """"egg & spoon"""" race another competitor explains that you need to hold the spoon """"just so"""".""" A spoon used to measure ingredients just so is a measuring spoon. 2891 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅก ใญใงใฆ ใใ.ใ ใใ , ใใ ใ, ใใ ใ, ใพใ, ใพใใ, ใใ, ใฒใจ, ใใ correct, save, assist 1 S+ 2176 ๅ: box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)<br>็: jewel; ball (none) set straight """After the revolution, the king was put into a box so that the government could be set straight.""" """Walking through the park, I see many large boxes where homeless people live. But there's one guy dressed as a king, who seems to be arranging them all, i.e. he's setting the boxes straight. """"Surely you're not a real king?"""" I ask. He replies, """"Let me set you straight, I'm king of the boxes"""".""" 2892 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใงใฆ ใฏใ.ใใ, ใฏใใ ใจใ, ใใ ใ, ใฏใค beginning 1 S+ 1943 ๆธ: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66)<br>่ฟ: brush; finally; self; relate; follow; here; fast; writing brush radical (no. 129) (none) founding Founding of a nation is usually done by the taskmasters in charge behind closed doors. They sign some papers with their writing brushes and voila.. """After the founding of Post Secret, people started to disclose things with a brush instead of their mouths.""" 2893 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ้บฟ ใพใ ใพใ ใพ I, you, (kokuji) 1 S+ ้บป: hemp; flax<br>ๅ: spine; backbone (none) Utamaro Bending over constantly to cut all those woodblocks has given Utamaro a bad back. Now he smokes hemp while he works to ease the pain in in his spine. A soft Mashimaro doll made with a hemp spine for some semblance of posture. 2894 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๅข ใใใใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใ 0 S+ 2436 ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3)<br>็พ: sheep<br>ๅ: take; fetch; take up (none) conglomerate """I have a huge conglomerate (collection) of old books I'm looking to get rid of. They're not in any particular order... some are upside down in a row, some are soiled... just look through them and take whatever you want.""" """This is similar to ๆฅญ business/profession (#1792), with """"not yet"""" replaced by """"take."""" A giant company that takes up many companies with different professions, is called a conglomerate.""" 2895 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ด ใณใฆ ใใใช accompaniment for drinks 0 S+ ไน: mow; cut grass; subdue<br>ๆ: possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx (none) entreat """Tip: """"snack"""" or """"appetizer"""" would be better keywords for this kanji.""" Wolverine posesses the most treats at the party because he's entreated for being famous. 2896 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใ ใใ beautiful, patterned ็ใ็ฒๆ(ใใใใ): something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'รชtre 1 S+ 2103 ้: un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non-<br>ๆ: sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67) (none) symmetrically patterned The murderer who carved symmetrical patterns into all his victims was sentenced life in a jailcell. (thanks tomusan). Chun-Li gave the death row inmate a symmetrically patterned footprint on the top of his head with a foot stomp cross-up. 2897 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฟ ใฑใค ใใฟ you, lord, secretary, state minister 0 S+ 2138 ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๅณ: instant; namely; as is; conform; agree; adapt (none) magistrate British magistrates wear wigs made of silver hair. But picture an eccentric magistrate who instead wears a silver hare on his head. Slight modification of katsuo (kiddo): british magistrate wear wigs made of silver hair . But just because they re compelled to do so doesn t mean they re necessarly comfortable with . If you saw the wig of mozart in Amadeus it s not very hard to picture a judge who wears his wig so badly that it looks like two huge hare/Bunny ears. 2898 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฟซ ใฌใณ ใใฆใใ.ใถ 0 S+ 2134 ็ฟ: learn<br>ๅ : beginning; former time; origin (none) fiddle with In the beginning you learn by fiddling with things. """Emperor Nero fiddled with his fiddle while Rome burned. When he was later asked to explain himself he said, โWell, I was learning how to play this piece and had to keep going back to the beginningโ.""" 2899 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆผ ใช ใใ.ใฆ, ใ.ใใ, ใใ, ใใ at, in, on, as for ๆผใฆ(ใใใฆ): at; in; on 1 S+ 2113 ๆน: direction; person; alternative<br>ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15) (none) within """Image: An Arctic explorer frozen within ice, within his hands are an umbrella and a compass.""" Within minutes the weather changed and ice blew in from all directions making my umbrella uselessโฆ 2900 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฅ ใใฆ ใใ.ใญใ hackneyed 0 S+ ๅคง: large; big<br>้ท: long; leader (none) hackneyed """The hackneyed hangover cure is to have """"some hair of the dog that bit you."""".""" """You may think you're being original by sporting an afro, but it's hackneyed to have big poofy long hair.""" 2901 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใณ ใใ.ใ isobey, defy, go back on, rebel, rebellion 0 S+ ๅ: half; middle; odd number; semi-; part-<br>ๅ: anti- (none) rebellion The half that was anti- started a rebellion. The rebellion was unpopular and HALF the population was AGAINST it. 2902 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฐ ใปใณ ใจใ.ใ, ใใ, ใใใฉ.ใ be pointed, sharp, taper, displeased, angry, edgy ๅฐใ(ใจใใ): (1) to taper to a point; to become sharp (2) to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge; to be touchy 0 S+ 2133 ๅฐ: little; small<br>ๅคง: large; big (none) sharp point A small tip on something large creates a sharp point. """Little, St Bernard: In primary school, I had a pencil sharpener shaped as a little St. Bernard. I put in my blunt pencil, and it came out with a sharp point.""" 2903 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฃท ใคใผ ๅฃท(ใคใผ): (1) jar; pot; vase (2) dice cup (3) depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall) (4) target (when aiming an arrow) (5) (figurative) bull's-eye (6) key point (of a conversation, etc.) (7) acupuncture point; moxibustion point (8) nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.) 0 S+ 2197 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14) (none) crock """The samurai's crock was so old it was a crowned a heritage item of Asia, and he wouldn't sell it.""" """The E-mail read: """"Hello, my name is Ubuntu Nonga, crowned samurai of a small Asian country. I have $5 million that I need to move to a safe place ..."""" But I knew that advance-fee scams are a crock.""" 2904 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅก ใจใค ใใ.ใใ intelligence, imperial 1 S+ ็ฟ: intelligence; imperial<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand (none) sapience """The magic wand in a guy's crotch is crowned with one eye, and contains a certain sapience... but they should try not to """"think with the little head."""".""" """Magic wand, crown, 1-eyed valley, crotch: The archeologist was searching for the birthplace of the homo sapience. Wearing his magic wand and his divining crown, he was able to located it in the 1-eyed valley, somewhere in Bolivia. His crotch got all excited, thinking on all the publicity of finding the birthplace of homo sapience.""" 2905 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใ, ใตใใใ, ใใใฎใคใใ 0 S+ ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br>้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164) (none) chieftain Only the chieftain could drink horned whiskey since he was the one responsible for procreation. """I have used Red Bull as a primitive since furthermore/waver (#1438), so now it is easy to remember the chieftain's name: Chief Red Bull!""" 2906 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ดฌ ใใใใ 0 S+ ๅฐ: small, insignificant<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) nightingale The nightingale is a bird that goes to a schoolhouse at night to learn to sing. """This character is actually a ไฟๅญ (unofficial simplification) of the character ้ถฏ. As such, it is actually far less common than the traditional character according to a google search. Story for the correct character: The nightingale is bird with a crown (mane) as bright as a deep fire (two fires).""" 2907 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ตซ ใซใฏ ใใใ, ใใ, ใใใ.ใ suddenly 0 S+ ่ตค: red<br>่ตค: red (none) incandescent """Incandescent red is naturally twice as bright as ordinary red (่ตค). Alternatively, this is a picture of spreading (already doubled), incandescent red fire. Note: This is used by far most commonly to write ่ตซ(ใใ)ใ, although dictionaries do not recognize such a reading (except for kanji dictionaries).""" """Rosy cheeks are incandescent, glowing red with heat.""" 2908 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฅ ใฌ ใตใ.ใ, ใต.ใใ, ใต.ใ bend down, bow, lie prostrate ่่ฅใใ(ใใใณใใ): to get tired; to wear out 0 S+ ่ฃ: retainer; subject<br>ไบบ: person (none) supinate """If a person has retainers, then he can spend his life supinate (i.e. lying on his back doing nothing). (note: for the writing order think: SuPinate = Slave-Person).""" Mr. Garrison gets Mr. Slave to supinate while he watches. (notice if you look at ่ฃ sideways it looks like a person bending over with a cock and balls.). 2909 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ ใปใค ใใ, ใใ nephew 0 S+ ็: life; genuine; birth<br>็ท: male (none) nephew A nephew is someone you can watch grow into a man over his lifetime. """Life, male: During a visit to your family, you meet your nephew. You find out that in his short life, your nephew already has collected a great many male things in his room, such as 'dirty' magazines, etc.""" 2910 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_People_Family ShouldSuspend ็ข ใใงใฆ ใฒใใ, ใตใใน gourd 0 S+ ็ฅจ: ballot; label; ticket; sign<br>็: melon (none) gourd """I enter a ballot to try to win a melon, but end up with a gourd.""" """With its protective hard rind, a gourd is a melon used to deposit ballots in during elections.""" 2911 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ต ใ glissando on strings, lute 0 S+ 1965 ็: jewel; ball<br>็: jewel; ball<br>ๆฏ: compare; race; ratio; Philipines (none) biwa """The two kings play their biwa, comparing each other's skill.""" """When choosing new instruments, Tenacious D compared the biwa to the harp (#1591).""" 2912 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ถ ใ lute 0 S+ 1966 ็: jewel; ball<br>็: jewel; ball<br>ๅทด: comma-design (none) lute When she's playing the lute between your two balls Japanese censors mosaic it out. """The lute is a good name for the thing between your TWO JEWELS, which is often behind a pixel MOSAIC on film.""" 2913 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใต ใพใ fork of road, crotch 0 S+ ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) (none) forked """Think of this as """"tuning fork"""" (้ณๅ). Then, touching a vibrating tuning fork against a crotch causes it to drip drops.""" """You are looking for a bathroom, but the path in front is forked and you don't know which way to go. Suddenly a drop begins to appear on your crotch over your pants...""" 2914 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใทใฅใณ ใฟใค type of morning glory, rose of Sharon, althea 1 S+ 2384 ็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>่: dancing radical (no. 136) (none) rose of Sharon Elton john takes off his birdhouse sunglasses as he winks and gives a rose to sharon. """You can't ็ฌ wink (#817) if you're minus an eye, but you can still hand out a rose of Sharon to get attention from the ladies.""" 2915 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใฏใใ ใฏใใ, ใฏใ ใฏใช field, farm, garden, (kokuji) 0 S+ 1860 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy (none) dry field """You see a white dove about to land in a paddyfield, and, believing that field to be under water, expect to hear a """"plop"""". But the plop doesn't come, so you think to yourself, """"Ah, that must be a dry field"""".""" A rice field turns white as shit (literally) it is such a dry field. 2916 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆณ ใฑใณใใฒใณ ใใถใ fist ใใใๆณ(ใใใใใ): rock, paper, scissors game 1 S 1935 ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ไบบ: person<br>ๆ: hand 10 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic fist 1) I hold a roll of quarters in my hand when I make a fist. 2) I hold a quarter in my hand as I prepare to play the Iron Fist Tournament: ้ๆณ ๏ผใฆใฃใใ๏ผ at the arcade. Quarter, hand: If you have a roll of quarters in your hand, your fist will deliver a much more effective punch. 2917 gradeS JLPT.N1 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg kanjifreq1501-2000 ๅ ใฏใใ, ใซใ 0 S+ ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>็ซ: for the first time; not until (none) vegetable patch """Think of a vegetable patch owned by a perfectionist, where every group of crops is pent in and separated accordingly, and every single crop is dogtagged and earmarked.""" """My offspring is supposed to be weeding my vegetable patch, but he keeps running off to play. So I put an electric fence around the veggie patch to pent him in. Now he's hard at work in there!""" 2918 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไธ ใธใงใฆ ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ ใใ help 1 S+ ไบ: complete; finish<br>ๆฐด: water<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) (none) helping hand """If water completely covers the floor, you will need a helping hand to clean it up.""" """Water is completely covering your floor, and no matter how fast you mop it up it makes no difference. In desperation you cry, """"Can someone give me a helping hand?"""".""" 2919 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ไบฎ ใชใงใฆ ใใใใ ใใ, ใใ, ใพใใจ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ, ใตใ clear, help 1 S+ 1821 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) (none) translucent Let crown + human legs = Miss World. Then the very tall Miss World won the title due to her translucent dress. A tall girl in a translucent mini skirt... Hell yes. 2920 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ค ใใญ ใคใ, ใคใ, ใใ 1 S+ ๅฟ: legs radical (no. 10)<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>ๆ: month; moon (none) blood relative The body part between Venom's legs can produce blood relatives. """I think Halpern's keyword """"progeny"""" is a better fit for this kanji. Then: Progeny โ a cocoon-like piece of flesh that drops out between two human legs.""" 2921 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใ.ใ, ใใจ.ใ, ใใจ.ใ, ใจใ.ใ, ใจใ.ใ, ใพใฐใ 0 S+ ็: head; counter for animals<br>ใฌ: a cup with pendants; a pennant; wild; barren; uncultivated (none) transcription The zoo needed a transcription of the accident report involving the infant caught in the flood. """Imagine spending your whole summer learning two ancient arts - first, the art of speaking to animals at the zoo (this is a bunch of different languages - no small feat), and the art of writing your name in urine (you go see the Mannequin de Pis for this - just sitting there and observing for hours on end). Anyway, you decide to put these two together, and go to a zoo cage, and ask the animal to tell its story. You then open your fly and proceed to do a full transcription of what it is saying.""" 2922 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใถใ 0 S+ ้ซ: tall; high; expensive<br>ๆ: month; moon (none) ointment Your body parts will become tall if you apply a special ointment. "The tall Heisig swapped his hood for a crown before applying ointment on his body parts to make them smooth as silk (#1368)." 2923 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ญ ใซใค ใใใใ, ใใใ charging ahead of others 1 S+ 2108 ้ฌผ: ghost; devil<br>ๆ: Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper; dots and cross radical (no. 68) (none) pioneer The ghost who went to the Big Dipper was a pioneer. """The Ghostbusters were pioneers, being the first people ever to capture a ghost in a measuring cup.""" 2924 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ฆจ ใฑใค ใใ.ใ, ใใใ ใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใใ, ใใปใ fragrant, balmy, favourable 1 S+ 2164 ๅฃฐ: voice<br>ๆฎณ: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79)<br>้ฆ: incense; smell; perfume (none) ambrosial """Voice, missile, incense: Before they were going to launch the missile, they were having a service to beg favor of the Gods. Then, when they lit the incense, a booming voice came out of nowhere: """"Hmmm... this smell is great, no, ambrosial. Really worthy of the Gods..."""".""" """[+abaddon] An ambrosial voice, like a missile from the Gods, said: 'That incense is positively ambrosial'.""" 2925 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใตใ 0 S+ ็: one-sided; leaf; sheet; right-side kata radical (no. 91)<br>ไธ: generation; world; society; public<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) label """Tip: New primitive: Let Tarzan = generation + tree -- because Tarzan lives with several generations of his family at the top of a tree. (This combination appears five times: leaf (#228), butterfly (#521), chatter (#2158), secret agent (#2726), label (FRAME 2926)). Story: You notice Tarzan is wearing his shirt inside-out and explain to him that clothes are one-sided and that he can tell by looking at the label.""" """It is with mindless chatter (#2158) that one-sided labels are attached to good, honourable people.""" 2926 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ ใใ glance at 0 S+ ๆ: be worn-out; be dilapidated; be defeated<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor (none) glimpse My sharp eye caught a glimpse of the confidential information before it went through the shredder. """As the taskmaster makes me get down on my knees to clean the floor with rags, my eye catches a glimpse of her panties.""" 2927 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใใใฆ ใใ hill, mound (left-side B radical) 0 S 1532 ๐ ค: None<br>ๅ: ten 8 ้ 170 8 ใใใจใปใใใจใธใใปใใใปใใตใฎใต (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic large hill The maestro lives on top of a large hill so that he can play music at over ten decibels without anyone giving a damn. "Note to those who have not got this far in the book: This is the full kanji for the Pinnacle primitive (i.e. only the left-hand version of the primitive). The full kanji for the City Walls primitive is city walls (#2180). Beyonce went for an invigorating walk up a large hill on a summerยดs afternoon. Since the grass was so lush and cool, she took off her sandals and immediately stepped on a used hypodermic needle. ๅฒ้็ใใใตใใ Gifu Prefecture." 2928 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1501-2000 ็พ ใณใฆ testicles 0 S+ ่ก: blood<br>ๅนธ: happiness; blessing; fortune (none) testicle Tip: primitives given in the book are: blood + happiness. But should be: drop + eye (/net) + happiness. Story: As you squeeze the last drop out of your testicles you go cross-eyed with happiness. """Sometimes I teabag my friend, dropping my testicles on his eyes, because it brings me happiness.""" 2929 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅทซ ใฟใ, ใใใชใ ๅทซๅฑฑๆฏใ(ใตใใใ): to romp; to gambol; to frolic; to joke; to make fun of; to flirt; to mess around; to screw around; to josh 0 S+ ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)<br>ไป: two people (none) sorceress """Craft, assembly line: The sorceress was very good at her craft. She magicked an assembly line to produce all kinds of sorceress' merchandise. Shrewed businesswoman, I'd say.""" """When assembly lines first became popular, they were so quick at their craft that some swore they had to be the work of a sorceress.""" 2930 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฆ ใใณ ใใค.ใ ใใค, ใใคใ, ใคใ, ใฎใถ, ใฎใ industry, kindliness 1 S+ 1695 ไบซ: receive; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch<br>ๆด: strike; hit; folding chair radical (no. 66) (none) empathetic A taskmaster can be empathetic if she receives something. """The taskmaster was very empathetic when the tall kid explained how his dog had eaten his homework. Yeah, right. And if you believe that one ...""" 2931 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅฅ ใฑใค star, god of literature 1 S+ ๅคง: large; big<br>ๅญ: square jewel; corner; angle; edge (none) Andromeda """(From Greek mythology). When Perseus goes to rescue Andromeda, he finds he's made a mistake. What looked from a distance like a beautiful maiden chained to a rock turns out to be a St. Bernard tangled up in some ivy. (Andromeda was chained up a bit further down on another beach).""" Andromeda is a large constellation that represents the god of literature thought to inhabit Ivy League schools. 2932 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ฟ ใทใงใฆ ใใ.ใ, ใจ.ใถ ใ soar, fly ็ฟใ(ใใใ): (1) to soar; to fly (2) to run; to dash 1 S+ 1936 ็พ: sheep<br>็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits (none) soar """If a sheep had feathers, it could soar.""" "Icarus' wings made him soar across the ocean (#549) without becoming wet." 2933 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ ใณใฆ ใใ.ใ, ใฒใ.ใ ใใใ, ใฆใ, ใใ, ใฒใ, ใฒใใ white, clear 1 S+ 2428 ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅ: revelation; tell; inform; announce (none) beaming The revelation brought back by the dove left Noah beaming -- the flood waters were receding. The holy white dove surrounded by beaming light came down from the sky with a revelation to tell us. 2934 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ป ใฌใค ใใ.ใ ใ dark, black, many 1 S+ 2335 ้ป: millet<br>ๆฐด: water (none) tenebrous """""""tenebrous"""" = """"dark"""" or """"obscure."""" In tenebrous nights, millet is found tied in slipknots, in crop circles.""" The tenebrous Slipknot forces their way into the millet of Iowa. 2935 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ตณ ใญใฅใฆ ใใ, ใใใ strong and brave 1 S+ 2114 ่ตฐ: run<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) (none) bold """Run, cornucopia: The thief was bold, but stupid. He was running away with the cornucopia he just stole from the feudal lord. However, he was leaving an easy track to follow as the cornucopia was pouring out its riches. So, bold, but stupid.""" A marathon runner bold enough to race the Fantastic Four. 2936 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅทฒ ใค ใ.ใ, ใใง.ใซ, ใฎใฟ, ใฏใชใฏใ ใฟ stop, halt, previously, already, long ago 0 S+ 2140 ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent (none) stop short This character would be the sign of the snake if the last stroke didn't stop short. Igor (ใค)'s move to steal a snake's girl was to stop short. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxGRE2wpjsY. 2937 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฃ ใญใงใฏ ใใฐใ, ใจใ thorn, splinter, spine, biting words, briers ๆฃ(ใจใ): thorn; splinter; spine; biting words 0 S+ ๆฟ: thorn<br>ๆฟ: thorn (none) thornbush The belt of thorns around a tree is doubled in a thornbush. """A thornbush so thorny, even its thorns have thorns. Note: A good example is gorse http://www.weeds.asn.au/gifs/line_art/gorse.gif.""" 2938 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใค.ใพใ 0 S+ ๅ: take; fetch; take up<br>ไบบ: person (none) crowd """Zombies love a good crowd, as they can take as many ears and crotches as they want.""" The crowd of zombies goes for the ears and crotches first. mmmmm. 2939 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆ ใฝ ใใฟใใ.ใ be resuscitated, revived ็ฆใ(ใใฟใใใ): (1) to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be revived; to be refreshed; to be restored (2) to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back 0 S+ 2429 ๆด: grow late; night watch; sit up late; of course; renew; renovate; again; more and more; further<br>็: life; genuine; birth (none) resucitate """Grow late, life: It had nearly grown too late to resucitate the half-drowned man, but a passer-by was able to breath life back into him, thus resucitating him.""" To breathe life into someone after it might have grown (too) late is to resuscitate them. 2940 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅช ใ.ใ, ใค.ใ 0 S+ ๅ: in front; before<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife (none) pruning Lazy guide to pruning: Grab a dagger and slash everything in front. """In front (drops), dagger: The gardener is pruning his roses. He closes up to the one in front of him until he can see the dewdrops on the petals. Then he gets out his dagger and prunes.""" 2941 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่บพ ใใค.ใใ, ใใคใ ่บพ(ใใคใ): discipline; training; teaching manners<br>่บพใใ(ใใคใใ): to train; to discipline; to teach manners 0 S+ ่บซ: somebody; person; one's station in life<br>็พ: beauty; beautiful (none) upbringing """With the right upbringing, you might become somebody beautiful.""" """Guys don't care about what kind of upbringing the woman had, they just want somebody with a beautiful body.""" 2942 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅคฅ ใใณใใ .ใใ ๅคฅใใ(ใใณใใ ใใ): large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant 0 S+ ๆ: fruit; reward; carry out; achieve; complete; end; finish; succeed<br>ๅค: many; frequent; much (none) plentiful There are many fruits when they're plentiful. """When fruit is plentiful, it feeds many mouths. This could mean anything that is vast or abundant.""" 2943 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ผพ ใใณใ ้ผพ(ใใณใ): snoring; a snore 0 S+ ้ผป: nose; snout<br>ๅนฒ: dry; parch (none) snore """If you snore, your nose becomes dry. I try to remember the slightly different bottom part by wanting to hit the snoring nose with two hands but can't quite reach. KUN yomi reading ใใณใ.""" Stay dry (from alcohol) and wear a nose plug if you tend to snore. 2944 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ ในใค ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ curse, haunt 0 S+ ๅบ: exit; leave; go out; come out; put out; protrude<br>็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display (none) cast a spell Beings exit the spirit world through the altar when you cast a spell. """SPOILER: The trophy in the Triwizard Tournament was just for show, in reality Barty Crouch Jr. had cast a spell on the trophy so it would be a Portkey that would make anyone who touched it exit the school grounds and teleport to the graveyard where Voldemort was waiting.""" 2945 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฒ ใญใญใกใผใใซ ็ฒ(ใญใญใกใผใใซ): kilometer; kilometre 0 S+ ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅ: thousand (none) kilometer """If you mark each meter with a grain of rice, after 1,000 grains of rice you have measured out a kilometre.""" A kilometer is made of one thousand meters. 2946 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ณ ใปใณใ, ใปใณใใกใผใใซ 0 S+ ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅ: rin; 1/10sen; 1/10bu (none) centimeter A rin of a meter is a centimeter. """Centimeter is spelt the American way. As mantixen says, it is a rin of a meter.""" 2947 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฒ ใใช, ใใชใกใผใใซ 0 S+ ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๆฏ: fur; hair; feather; down (none) millimeter The portion of a meter the width of fur is a millimeter. RICE and cheap FUR are about 1 MILLIMETER thick. 2948 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅธ 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>้ : suddenly; immediately; in a hurry (none) ton """Unsuccessful dieter's excuse: """"If I put anything in my mouth, I immediately put on a ton."""".""" A mouth that says things immediately without thinking gets into a ton of trouble. 2949 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฉ ใพใใ 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>้: ri; village; parent's home; league (none) mile """Mouth, computer: The mouth on my navigation computer tells me it's only a mile left to my destination.""" A computer with a mouth could talk a mile a minute. 2950 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆตฌ ใใใ, ใฎใฃใจ 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>้: ri; village; parent's home; league (none) nautical mile """Water, computer: Some water leaked into my navigation computer and now it expresses all distances in nautical miles. Very annoying!!""" A ri on water is about a nautical mile. 2951 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใคใณใ 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 (none) inch """If you GLUE your MOUTH shut, you can't open it one INCH.""" To glue your mouth shut it only takes an inch of it. 2952 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใตใใใจ 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฐบ: shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule (none) feet """Mouth, shakuhachi: The hookers mouth was huge and also she was very skilled in 'shakuhachi': she could hold up to one foot.""" Whenever my girlfriend puts a footlong in her mouth I want her to give me a shakuhachi. 2953 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆขต ใใณ Sanskrit, purity, Buddhist 0 S+ ๆ: grove; forest<br>ๅก: mediocre (none) brahman """This is a Brahman, a fully enlightened one. He's sitting in front of a grove of trees, legs open (looks like wind), just meditating. You run up to him asking him all sorts of crazy questions, and he looks at you and smiles. """"Brah, man, just chill, man. Braaaaah#."""" Apparently he's a surfer brahman. You ask him the meaning of life, and he smiles, and waits...waits...waits...until a bit of wind blows by. He lets out a small fart in the wind, and nods knowingly at you.""" """Brahman who are mediocre don't get the sweet meditation spots on the beach. Instead, they have to settle for a grove of trees.""" 2954 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใฟ ใใ.ใใ, ใชใชใ steep 0 S+ ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅฎ: other (none) Shakyamuni Buddha """At the pinnacle of enlightenment, Shakyamuni Buddha had the ability to bend common household spoons.""" Shakyamuni Buddha sits in his house at the pinnacle. 2955 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฉ ใตใ ใใฃ Buddha 0 S+ 1984 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>็ฃ: products; bear; give birth; yield; childbirth; native; property (none) bodhisattva """[+megaqwerty] This is the Bodhisattva, who wants to help release the wicked from the painful cycle of life. Of course, the most vain and wicked are the pathetic lamers in the Pinnacle. He goes to register to stand at the station and hand out products. The registrar - """"Okay, buddy, what are you selling?"""" """"Nothing,"""" he says. """"I am giving out physical products to entice true enlightment."""" """"Whatever, dude..."""" He gets his license, and hands out flowers to anyone who will take them.""" """Flower, pinnacle, product: I didn't understand the terrorist: bodhisattva... body fatwa? Hmm.. just to be sure, I gave him the booby trap flower (a product of the Pinnacle). Later, I learned that bodhisattva is someone who postpones his or her own enlightenment to help others. Oops...""" 2956 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ่ฉ ใ kind of grass, sacred tree 0 S+ 2086 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๅฃ: mouth (none) bo tree The flower shop has put a muzzle on Bo Derek and is selling her as a bo tree. """A wannabe buddhist buys a tree and tries to give it to Buddha as a gift, """"Yo Bo, 'sup, I got yo a tree!"""" Buddha gracefully accepts the gift and gives him a flower in return to shut him up (muzzle him).""" 2957 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใ 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไบ: Asia; rank next; come after; -ous (none) babble Babble is what comes out of Asian people's mouths until you learn their language. """The kanji has the meanings of """"mute"""" (่พๅ) and """"speechless"""" (ๅ็ถ), like """"dumb"""" used to (""""struck dumb"""" etc). Asian mouth is mute in a way, because they don't babble so much as they do in some parts of the world.""" 2958 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฟฆ ใซ (used phonetically) 0 S+ 2160 ๅ : add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) Sanskrit ka You wanna drive a Sanskrit ka? Just add it to the road. """Ford didn't know what to call their next car, and it was ready to be released. A quick-witted Indian employee thought to himself, """"why don't they just call it the 'car', so they can get this show on the road?"""" He raised his hand at the meeting and said, """"I propose we call it the Ford Ka. No, not like 'car', the Sanskrit ka invokes a sense of reliability, safety, performance and beauty. Add to that the fact that nobody will forget its name, because it's homophonous with the actual product!""" 2959 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ฃ ใใใ ใชใซใใชใใใใใใ ใจใ, ใใ what? ๆฆ้ฃ(ใ ใใช): (1) master (of a house, shop, etc.) (2) husband (informal) (3) word used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status (sir, boss, master, governor) (4) patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy (5) alms; almsgiving; almsgiver 1 S 1621 ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) 7 ้ 163 7 ใใใปใใใใจใปใใใใจใฅใใใปใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic interrogative If you arrive with two swords at the city walls, expect some interrogatives before theyยดll let you in. "Interrogation at the city walls: ""Any weapons, question mark."" ""Just a blade."" ""Why the two scratches on the blade, question mark."" ""To remind me that I cut off my other ear too, exclamation mark (exclamation (#2680)).""." 2960 gradeS JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ็ ใใฆ pupil (eye), moo (cow sound) 0 S+ 2092 ๅถ: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)<br>็: cow (none) moo """If you elbow a cow it's will moo. (or alternatively, a cow mooing, the sound being somewhat like ใ ).""" """Turns out that raulir is correct, According to RTK2[2nd ed. Frame 41] this is the root of the katakana ใ .""" 2961 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใซ ใใฟใใใ ornamental hairpin ็็ฒ(ใณใผใใผ): coffee 0 S+ ็: jewel; ball<br>ๅ : add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada (none) jeweled hairpin """To cut down on ใซใญries, the king adds a jeweled hairpin to his coffee rather than sugar.""" "When the Jewish king added jewels to his jeweled hairpin he was lauded. When the Palestinian king put beads on his ็ฒ beaded hairpin (#2963) he was jailed." 2962 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฒ ใใค ใคใใฌใ string of many pearls ็็ฒ(ใณใผใใผ): coffee 0 S+ ็: jewel; ball<br>้: un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non- (none) beaded hairpin The king is in the jail cell and is trying to escape by picking the lock with his beaded hairpin. """Every king wants to add a jewelled hairpin to their collection of crown jewels. No kings want beaded hairpins though, because they're uncool.""" 2963 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆช ใซใค ใฒใฎใ, ใฒ Japanese cypress 0 S+ 2090 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆ: meet; party; association; interview; join (none) Japanese cypress [old] It used to be that for a meeting [old] you'd meet for a day to get the small details pent in. Even then such meetings were still held under the Japanese cypress [old]. """You wait as days pass, pent in a little wooden cage, until you are summoned for a meeting with the old Japanese Cypress in which she sets you free.""" 2964 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฝก ใใคใ, ใใฅใช 0 S+ ่ป: car<br>็ณธ: thread<br>็ณธ: thread<br>ๅฃ: mouth (none) bridle's bit """This is a picture of a horse cart (่ป) from which the reins (็ณธ) go to the mouth (ๅฃ) of the horse, in which is the bit.""" A bridle's bit was put in the mouth of the horse and connected by two threads back to the horse-drawn car. 2965 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆทต ใจใณ ใตใก, ใใ.ใ, ใฏใชใ abyss, edge, deep pool, the depths 0 S+ 1593 ๆฐด: water<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) (none) abyss [old] """The abyss [old] used to be the water you were pushed into if you lost in the arm wrestling match. (the primitive to the right screams two guys arm wrestling on a table, any one else see it?).""" Be careful on the suspension bridge lest you fall into the water of the abyss [old]. 2966 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ไผ ใด ใใคใค ใใฟ, ใใคใ 5, 5-man squad, file, line ไผ(ใ): five (used in legal documents) 1 S+ 1881 ไบบ: person<br>ไบ: five (none) V Mr T knows that the Roman Numeral for five is V. Yoda figured out what the V in V for Vendetta meant within the first 5 minutes. He ain't no fool. 2967 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ไป 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: ten (none) X Mr T also knows that the Roman Numeral for ten is X. """Mr. T gives ten reasons he looks up to Malcolm X, then wonders out loud what happened to the other IX Malcolms.""" 2968 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฌ ใใณ ใใใ ใใ, ใพ, ใใ, ใใ 10000 0 S+ 2125 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>็ฆบ: long-tailed monkey (none) ten thousand [old] This is actually the old ten thousand yen bill in Japan - Jiminy Cricket surrounded by a wreath of flowers. It's pretty uncommon to see nowadays since it was only in print for a few days immediately after the war (MacArthur wanted a way to make sure that even the rich kept their atrocities in their consciences). Your flowers will not be safe if ten thousand [old] Jiminy Crickets come to town. 2969 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ ใ.ใ ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ่ฌ: ten thousand; 10,000<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) pass through """I see lots of 10,000 yen notes just lying on the road and think, """"Should I stop and pick them up?"""" But then I realise they are old 10,000's (i.e. worthless) and decide Iโll just pass through.""" """I wonder if I can pass through this old road, it looks 10000 years old.""" 2970 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใใพ.ใใ ้ใใ(ใใใพใใ): (1) burly; strong; sturdy (2) indomitable; indefatigable; strong-willed; resolute; bold (3) robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong 0 S+ ๅ: display; offer; present; send; exhibit<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) tough Tough guys like to display there force on the road. An especially TOUGH form of discipline was used in old Japan. Criminals would be tied up or crucified on posts and put on DISPLAY and their blood would DROP onto the ROAD. 2971 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใฆ ใฒ, ใป-, ใจใใใณ, ใจใ.ใ, ใใใ nonstandard for J825 0 S+ 2456 ็ซ: fire<br>็ป: ascend; climb up (none) lamp [old] """In old style street lamps, to light the fire you had to ascend them.""" Fire can ascend from the ground and hang in a lamp [old]. 2972 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฃก ใช ใใก, ใใ reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side 0 S+ ่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>้: ri; village; parent's home; league (none) back [old] """In the old days, instead of having a micro-computer sewn into the suit of the master spy, a whole computer was carried in the back of his cloak, although it was clearly obvious that he was a spy. """"What's that um.. enormous computer doing in the back your cloak?"""".""" """Prior to donning a hat and cloak to protect his back, the evil cyborg simply kept a cloak to the side to protect his back [old].""" 2973 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใจใณ ใใฎ garden, yard, farm 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅ: park; garden; yard; farm (none) park [alternate] """Parks in Japan are designed around water, rocks and trees. A park with flowers is considered to be an alternate park.""" In the old days parks had more flowers. 2974 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ช ใใ, ใฟใ ใใ 0 S+ ้: gold<br>็ซ: for the first time; not until (none) shop [alternate] """At an alternative shop you can buy strange items like metal dogtags from wars, active grenades, torture sets, etc.""" "Understandable that the alternate shop is more successful than the regular ่ shop (#1839): trendy metal motif instead of that dingy cottage look." 2975 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅถ ใใฆ ใใพ island 0 S+ 1633 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) island [alternate] """Mountain, bird: On the alternative island, birds could just breed beside the mountains instead of upon one. The hippies didn't do any harm.""" """The bird got tired of the mountain he lived on, so now he's flying away searching for an alternative island.""" 2976 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅณฏ ใใฆ ใฟใญ, ใญ peak, summit 0 S+ 2079 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅค: winter radical (no. 34)<br>ไธ: three<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) (none) summit [alternate] The alternative summit is so steep that the mountain is above you rather than beside you. People usually just go with the regular summit. """Mountain, walking through the bushes: The hippies didn't want to climb the entire mountain and decided to go to the 'alternative summit' which involved walking through the bushes below the mountain.""" 2977 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅท ใฌใณ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ.ใใ ใใ rock, crag, boulder 1 S+ 1986 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅณ: stern; strictness; severity; rigidity (none) boulder [old] """Mountain, stern: Below the mountain, a stern owl was sitting on an old boulder. 'Don't go up there', it said. 'There's danger of old boulders rolling down'.""" A stern mountain ready to send [old] boulders down at climbers. 2978 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 Kanji_Nature_Landscape kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใค ใฎ 0 S+ ๆ: grove; forest<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey (none) plains [old] A grove now grows on the soil of [old] plains. "The old plains natives continue to inhabit the groves & work the soil. The lucky ones are helped by their daughters & sons who work the new ้ plains (#1596) on computers & know already beforehand to whom & what they owe their joy." 2979 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใซใณ ใใใ, ใใฆ ใใก mansion, large building, palace 0 S+ 2281 ่: inn; hut; house; mansion<br>ๅฎ: bureaucrat; the government (none) Bldg. [old] """When the bureaucrat first moved to his [old] Bldg., people walking by under umbrellas would secretly stick their tongue out at him, wishing he hadn't retired from being a musical maestro.""" """In the old building there used to be no water fountains, so the bureaucrats would lick water off their umbrellas with their tongues. Thankfully, water fountains are now installed.""" 2980 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้พ ใชใฅใฆ ใใค ใใ dragon, imperial 0 S+ 1734 ็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect<br>ๆ: month; moon (none) dragon [old] """An ancient Japanese dragon, beautiful and terrifying. Here it is depicted standing on a piece of meat (its prey) and a description is written on the right margin. It is said to be like a snake that has three toes on its feet and can sometimes use its head as a flamethrower (kind of like a sling, but with fire instead of stones). (Note: The Japanese dragon has three toes, unlike other Asian dragons. Asian dragons generally don't breath fire, but Godzilla does, and it is supposed to be a dragon!).""" """(insp by raulir) The ancient Japanese Dragon, now extinct, is depicted in a book of lore STANDING on a pile of freshly slaughtered MEAT. The column describes how the last Japanese Dragon was killed by a party of adventurers, who struck its SNAKE body simultaneously with a SLINGSHOT and THREE swords.""" 2981 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅฏต ใใ.ใฟ, ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>้พ: dragon; imperial (none) patronage """House, dragon [old]: The house of the old dragon was filled with art pieces: he was very active in patronage, i.e. supporting artists. (He had to do something with his hoard).""" A Chinese dragon's house enjoys a lot of patronage from would-be disciples. 2982 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่พ ใใ.ใใ, ใคใใผ, ใฟใฟใใ 0 S+ ้พ: dragon; imperial<br>่ณ: ear (none) deafness A Chinese dragon flying overhead can cause deafness to your ears. When the old dragon roared into my ears I suffered from a little deafness. 2983 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ พ 0 S+ ๆฌฒ: longing; covetousness; greed; passion; desire; craving<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) longing [old] "The old longing is a ๆฌฒ longing (#792) of the heart." """As you get old, you develop a longing for a new heart.""" 2984 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไบ ใณใฆ ใใ.ใ, ใใจ.ใใ ใฎใถ range, reach, extend, cover 0 S+ ไบ: mutually; reciprocally; together<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3)<br>ไธถ: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) (none) span [old] """I drop two five cent pieces on the ground, and a span of old homeless men coming diving in my direction.""" """In olden times, the span of a day seemed different when it looked like it was going to rain.""" 2985 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่บฏ ใใใ, ใใใ 0 S+ ่บซ: somebody; person; one's station in life<br>ๅบ: ward; district (none) body [old] """I may have an old body, but I am somebody in this ward (in this ward I am somebody).""" """An old body of somebody was found in Minato ku, killed by a ๆข hinge (#1697) gun in a ้ง drive (#1983)-by shooting. Note that this took place on the West side (i.e., left side, for placement of the non-ward primitive). It is on the East side that the ้ด seagull (#2828) lives, plotting her ๆฎด assault (#1698) on ๆฌง Europe (#1699).""" 2986 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅถฝ ใฌใฏ ใใ ใใ peak 0 S+ 2135 ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>็: prison; jail (none) Point [old] A long time ago the Monkey King was kept in prison under a mountain Point. """It's an old point to say that land developers don't always provide full disclosure. Brochures touting the 'New Point', an artificial hill atop the mountain, fail to mention the notorious prison on the Old Point just below.""" 2987 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใณใฏ ใใซ ใ country 0 S+ ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ๆ: some; one; or; possibly; a certain (none) country [old] """Russia, an old country, has everyone pent-in and drinking vodka saying """"aaaaaaaaa"""". See mantixen's story, a (#2091).""" It used to be you were pent in by a certain country. Now we have global travel and dual citizenships. 2988 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใญ, ใฏใ 0 S+ ่: meat<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅท: curving river radical (no.47)<br>ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48) (none) shin """[+brian44] is right - so I'll try using the right primitive as sewers. I've been using Ninja Turtles and stuff though, so I'll have to use this as a series of narrow, long, lead pipes that bring floods of water to the city. Here, someone has taken a lead sewer pipe and hit you in the part of your flesh that is most vulnerable to impact: your shin (after years of soccer/football, I can't think of the word shin without thinking of pain).""" The body part that gets wet when you wade through the sewers (a crafted flood underneath the ground) is your shin (thanks brian44). 2989 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใฑใค ใคใ.ใ strong 1 S+ ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅท: curving river radical (no.47)<br>ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert (none) formidable The powerful stench coming from the sewers is formidable. "The legendary barge (see ่ shin (#2989)) owned by Cleopatra was a symbol of her formidable power." 2990 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ฎ ใปใณ ใตใ paper, label, letter, composition ไพฟ็ฎ(ใณใใใ): writing paper; stationery 0 S ็ซน: bamboo<br>ๆ: damage; remain; slight 14 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic stationary """Note: the spelling should be stationery (= paper, office supplies), not stationary (= not moving). The error is in the original book.""" The two fiestas communicated to each other on their respective floats by using bamboo stationery. 2991 gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Manufactured.Item ็ฅ ใท ใพใค.ใ, ใพใคใ enshrine, worship 0 S+ ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๅทณ: sign of the snake or serpent; 9-11AM; sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (none) enshrine """Old evil altar, sign of snake: In the ancient temple, they found and old evil altar with the sign of the snake imprinted on it. What evil could be enshrined within it???""" An altar with the sign of the snake etched into it enshrines a serpent god. 2992 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ ใฏใ.ใ 0 S+ ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>็ฌ: dog<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4) (none) exorcism """Old evil altar, chihuahua with extra leg: They opened up the old evil altar in the ancient temple. Nothing inside. But suddenly, their chihuahua grew an extra leg, and started speaking in a strange language. Time for an exorcism, one would say.""" When grandma's chihuahua developed the extra leg we thought an exorcism in order. We did it on a very old altar. It was not successful. 2993 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่บ ใใง ใใใ.ใ hesitate ่บ่บใ(ใใใใ): to hesitate 0 S+ ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>่: renowned; publish; write; remarkable; phenomenal; put on; don; wear; arrival; finish (race); counter for suits of clothing; literary work (none) dither People with wooden legs are renowned for dithering over whether to decorate them with a drop of paint or not. """Make the story as you need, but ่บhesitate (#2996) and this kanji ่บdither (#2994) mean the same thing and are used as a unit exclusively..... ่บ่บ(ใกใ ใใกใ)ใใ= ่บ่บใ(ใใใใ)= hesitate, falter, waver. (Heisig RTK2 error: ่บ่บ does not mean 'warning') My stupid suggestion for a story: Give flowers to your Peg-Legged love doll. If you diddle (I mean dither) her, maybe she will get a little wet, at least a drop worth.""" 2994 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฃฝ ใธใฅ ใใจใถใ, ใใจใถ.ใ, ใใจใป.ใ ใใ, ใ, ใจใ, ใฒใ, ใฒใใ longevity, congratulations 0 S+ ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅทฅ: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 (none) longevity [old] """A samurai wearing a broken crown crafted an inch-thick floor under which to hide with his mouth glued, giving him longevity as his enemies failed to find him.""" """This is an old samurai who's seen a lot of longevity. He has been sitting in the same spot, on his torn Burger King Crown, for ages. He's something of a local landmark, so when a construction site is set up around him, they simply put a ceiling over his head and build around him. A gum company puts him in their CM for Longevity Gum. In the CM, he eats a stick of gum and rambles something foreign (he's actually saying - why are you putting this glue in my mouth?).""" 2995 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่บ ใใฅใฆ ใใใ.ใ hesitate ่บ่บใ(ใใใใ): to hesitate 0 S+ ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>ๅฃฝ: longevity; congratulations (none) hesitate I hesitate to have a wooden leg fitted as I'm not sure how it will affect my longevity. """The man suffering from gangrene hesitated a bit, but knew he'd have to choose the peg leg if he wanted longevity.""" 2996 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฝ ใค ใฏใใญใใฟ same kind ่ชๅฝ(ใใ): vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology 0 S ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๆ: fruit; reward; carry out; achieve; complete; end; finish; succeed 13 ๅฝ 58 3 ใใใปใใใใใใปใใฎใใใใ (none) ่ฑกๅฝข Pictographic glossary "People who read the glossary are mutually exclusive (exclude the top line of mutually (#757) ) from those who eat crowned fruit ใค ใฏใใญใใฟ same kind ่ชๅฝ." "I was having mutual difficulties in my relationship. She was always the one wearing the crown and I was the one picking the fruit. In order to fix the problem I checked the glossary for ""mutual difficulties"" but found nothing. I guess weยดre going to have to mutually end our relationship." 2997 gradeS JLPT.N0 ้ฅ ใใณ bean-jam dumpling, manjuu 0 S+ ้ฃ: eat; food<br>ๆผ: wide; beautiful (none) bean jam """A bit of old food is stuck on one of my mandalas. What could it be? I scrape it off and taste it . . . Hmm, bean jam, I reckon.""" Steamed bean jam dumplings were invented as a form of Chinese take-out that could be eaten while meditating on a mandala (thanks dihutenosa). 2998 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใฏ.ใ, ใใใค.ใ, ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ: ward; district (none) retch The mouth on the left eats a whole box full of goods and then starts to retch them out again. """In my grandmother's attic, I found a box of goods from WWII. I put some in my mouth and started to retch.""" 2999 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ผ ใใ ใใฃใฝใ snapping turtle 0 S+ ๆ: be worn-out; be dilapidated; be defeated<br>้ปฝ: green frog; industry (none) snapping turtle """The snapping turtle is ordering lunch at a restaurant, """"I'll have the shredded old eel -- and make it snappy!"""". (Picture the waiter putting old eels through the shredder before serving them).""" (Note: Bottom ้ปฝ means Green frog /industry. Check your Japanese dictionary.) Story - The Snapping turtle eats through green frogs like a shredder eats through paper. 3000 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไบจ ใณใฆ ใจใ.ใ ใจใใ, ใฟใก, ใใ, ใใใ, ใชใ, ใใ, ใจใใ, ใจใใใต undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch 1 S+ 1952 ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ไบ: complete; finish (none) go smoothly """It's a tall order, but we can complete it if things go smoothly.""" """Remember the Tall & Wide Receiver from receive (#308)? Things have gone pretty smoothly in his life. He's grown up, graduated, and now is a COMPLETE man, TALL and respected as his life and career go smoothly on to great things.""" 3001 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ไพ ใฆใฆ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ ใใคใ, ใใใ, ใใ, ใ urge to eat 1 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๆ: possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx (none) condone Person-possession (i.e. slavery) cannot be condoned. Mr T doesn't condone possession of drugs. 3002 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆขง ใใใใ 1 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅพ: I; my; our; one's own (none) parasol tree """If I could be a tree, I'd be a parasol tree to give others shade.""" """A parasol tree can be closed like a parasol. It is then shaped like the letter """"I"""", i.e. an """"I-tree"""" = ๆขง.""" 3003 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๆฌฝ ใญใณ ใคใคใ.ใ ใใ, ใฒใจใ respect, revere, long for 1 S+ 2181 ้: gold<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) (none) circumspect """The Golden Rule: """"He who has the gold, makes the rules."""" Those who lack gold must remain circumspect.""" """If you show a lot of gold when you yawn, then you need to be more circumspect because a criminal might yank your teeth out.""" 3004 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใญ ใใฎใ.ใ, ใฒใ.ใ, ใฒใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใถ, ใใ.ใ, ใใใใ, ใฒใ.ใใ, ใฒใ.ใพใ ใใ, ใฒใใ shine 0 S+ 1241 ๅ: box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)<br>ๅทณ: sign of the snake or serpent; 9-11AM; sixth sign of Chinese zodiac<br>็ซ: fire (none) cheer """The slave, despite being thrown over a fire and getting horribly deformed, and getting bit by a full-grown snake so badly it left a permanent slit, managed to survive and tell the tale. You can't help but cheer for him.""" """Picture a deformed retainer with a sign of the snake tattoo working at a barbecue (fire) behind the bar in tv series """"Cheer(s)"""".""" 3005 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใธ ใใ.ใใใฆ, ใใ.ใใฆ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใฉใ, ใใชใใก, ใชใใ, ใใใใซ rake 0 S+ ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13) (none) and then """If you lose your comb, there is no point just hoping it will turn up. You must carefully comb the whole house looking for it, and then you will find it.""" """First it was a mask, and then it became a comb.""" 3006 gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใฆ ใใใฆ law, commandments, regulations 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅฎ: determine; fix; establish; decide (none) mandate Congratulations. Now get into that AJATT! """Mandates are often decided by a show of hands, but in this case is finger-determined.""" 3007 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆง ใฏ ใใ.ใใ to fear; to be afraid of 0 S 2097 ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๅ ท: tool; utensil; means; possess; ingredients; counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture 11 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic My mind found the tool disquieting. Its disquieting to my state of mind when tools are arranged messily. gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆฏ ใท ใใ.ใ gift, seriousness 0 S 2170 ๅท: tenacious; take hold; grasp; take to heart<br>ๆ: hand 15 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic When you clasp something you tenaciously ๅท hold on to it with your hand ๆ, te. ็ๆฏใใใใ, sincerity, earnestness. "This kanji shows Santa Claus (refer to frame tenacious (#1506)) clasping the reins of his deers with his hands, holding onto dear life as he almost falls off his carriage." gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ๆฃ ใท ใปใใใพใพ selfish, arbitrary 0 S 2325 ๆฌก: next; order; sequence<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 10 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic A selfish person doesn't care about the next person's heart, only their own. Selfish lover breaks your heart and moves on to the next lover. (And yawns with a heart of ice at your suffering). gradeS JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ่จ ใ ใใใ obituary 0 S 2379 ่จ: say<br>ๅ: divination 9 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Obituary. As a famous man lay dying, the media were already preparing the words of his obituary until a magician, with a wave of his wand, restored the man back to health. In the Harry Potter world, obituary's are magical. If you wave your wand over them you can hear the person's last words. Creepy! gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Communication kanjifreq2001-2500 ็ทป ใ ใใพใ.ใ fine (i.e. not coarse) 0 S 2460 ็ณธ: thread<br>่ด: doth; do; send; forward; cause; exert; incur; engage 16 ็ณธ 120 6 ใใจใปใใจใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic THREAD, DOTH. fine THREADS DOTH make fine cloth. Think of a Shakespearean character stating this to someone else. Picture fine threads on one side of the picture and an aftershot of a fine cloth. fine: If the thread doth fit through the eye of the needle, it is fine thread indeed. gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Physical.Properties_Miscellaneous kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅบ ใ ใฏใใ.ใใใตใ.ใ nurse, suckle 0 S 2461 ๅฃ: mouth<br>็ซ: for the first time; not until 10 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic The scaredy-cat soldier puts his dog tags in his mouth and suckles them nervously. It sounds like he's a suckling infant. suckle: this mother had heptuplets. Wow! But she had to put dog tags on the mouths of her babies to keep track of which ones had been suckled. gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Function kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅ ใญใฅใฆ ใ.ใ smell, sniff, scent ๅ ใ(ใใ): to sniff; to smell 0 S 2480 ๅฃ: mouth<br>่ญ: stinking; ill-smelling; suspicious looking; odor; savor; fragrance; be fragrant; stink; glow; be bright 13 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic Your mouth stinks: you need to sniff your breath. You open your mouth and gasp for air, 1 sniff of that stinking chihuahua is too much. *Edited thecite's to reflect the keyword in the supplement. gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense kanjifreq2001-2500 ๅฒ ใดใฆ ใใ.ใใใใชใฉ.ใ be proud 0 S ไบบ: person<br>ๆ: play; be proud 13 ไบบ 9 2 ใฒใจใปใซใในใใปใฒใจใใญ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic He showed his arrogance as he poured dirt on those who tried to emulate him. Your arrogance has soiled your attempt to emulate such an honorable effort. gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion ๅฉ ใฆ ใใจ.ใใใใใจ.ใ to compare; to liken; to speak figuratively; to illustrate; to use a simile 0 S ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ ช: steal 12 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆ ใชใ ใตใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใใใฎใฎ.ใ fear 0 S ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๆ : chestnut 13 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Shudder. If chestnut trees were sentient, shudder would be their state of mind as the tree shaker approaches. Note: Tree shakers are used commercially to harvest nuts and cider apples. A tree shaker makes a tree shudder causing all the ripe chestnuts to fall. shudder: Youโre in the state of mind of shuddering with fear when the chestnut tree is falling over towards you. gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion ๆฌ ใฑใค ใใใ.ใใ yearn for, aspire to, admire 0 S ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๆฏ: scenery; view 15 ๅฟ 61 4 ใใใใปใใใใใใปใใฃใใในใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic My mind hankers for sunrise over the capital. I'm in a state of mind where I hanker to see the sun over the capital for some nice scenery for a change (no more rain!) gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion ๆ ใฉใใใฉใใญใฆ ใใฃ.ใใใใฒใ.ใใใใ .ใ Latin, kidnap, crush 0 S ๆ: hand<br>็ซ: stand up; rise; set up; erect 8 ๆ 64 4 ใฆใปใฆใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic He quickly yanked his fingers out of the vase. Maybe no one noticed the attempt to steal the cookies... He yanked his finger out of the vase upon discovering it had a venus fly trap in it. gradeS JLPT.N0 ๆฅท ใซใค square character style, correctness 0 S ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็: all; everything 13 ๆจ 75 4 ใใปใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Block letters (as opposed to cursive) are rigid and lifeless like wood; they're all the same size so that all can read them. "all the hiragana are in ""block letters"" on wooden blocks, like children's toys." gradeS JLPT.N0 ้ฌฑ ใฆใ ใใฃ.ใใใใตใ.ใใใใ.ใ gloom, depression, melancholy ้ฌฑ้ถใใ(ใใฃใจใใใ): (1) gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing (2) heavy (weather); cloudy (3) irritating; troublesome<br>ๆ้ฌฑ(ใใใใค): depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom 0 S ็ผถ: tin can; container; jar radical (no. 121)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>้ฌฏ: fragrant herbs; spiced liqueur; grow; spread<br>ๅฝก: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 29 ้ฌฏ 192 10 ใกใใใปใซใใใใใปใใใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic The pixie, wearing a tin can crown, watches from the middle of the grove, the sparkling villain approach. She sits down in gloom wondering if she belongs amongst the trees, for she has never seen such a beautiful shape. The context of gloom here refers to an environmental disaster that humans make. The story begins at a GROVE with TIN CANS shaped like CROWNS which are really soda cans. They belonged to workers who bulldozes (or SHOVELS) lots and lots of SHEAVES with DROPS of its pieces. Afar, a boy is SITTING while watching the workers reSHAPING the environment. His face now has a very gloomy expression. gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion ็ง ใใญ ใใพ sphere, ball ๅฎ็ง(ใใใบใ): perfect; complete; flawless 0 S ่พ: false; punish; crime; law<br>็: jewel; ball 18 ็ 96 5 ใใพใปใใพใธใ ใป ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใใพ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic Even more valuable and perfect (ๅฎ็ง) than a holed gem is a delicious meatball (ball = ใใพ = ็) with ketchup. Yum! It's a little known fact that ketchup is highly corrosive and is used to cut holes into gemstones so they can be put onto chains. This kanji shows a piece of Jade with a blob of ketchup on the top eating a hole through it. gradeS JLPT.N0 ็ ใจใฆ ใใ boil, carbuncle 0 S ็: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104)<br>ๆ: open; sun 14 ็ 104 5 ใใพใใปใใพใใ ใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic His sickness caused numerous carbuncles, which when emptied by the doctors also emptied his piggy bank. The witches piggy bank was cursed with a spell causing any thief who stole it's contents to fall ill. The illness would result in the victim being covered from head to toe in a mass of carbuncles. Crime doesn't pay! gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Health.Illness ็ฑ ใญใฆใใซ ใใใใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใ.ใ ใใ, ใใ basket, devote onself, seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied ็ฑ (ใใ): basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage<br>็ฑ ใใ(ใใใ): (1) to seclude oneself; to be confined in (2) to be filled (e.g. with emotion, satire, etc.); to be heavy (with) (3) to be stuffy (4) to be implied 0 S ็ซน: bamboo<br>้พ: dragon; imperial 22 ็ซน 118 6 ใใใปใใใใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Manufactured.Item ็พ ใทใฅใฆ ใฏใ.ใใใใใ.ใใใฏ.ใใใใ feel ashamed 0 S ็พ: sheep<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไธ: sign of the ox or cow; 1-3AM; second sign of Chinese zodiac 11 ็พ 123 6 ใฒใคใใปใฒใคใใธใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic The sheep had his coat shaven in the winter and a sign of th cow branded on him. How humiliating. [+melchan] The sheep was humiliated by being branded with the sign of the cow (which is a major insult to anyone, even sheep) and tries to cover it up with it's wool. gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Emotion ่ซง ใซใค ใใช.ใใใใ.ใใ harmony 0 S ่จ: say<br>็: all; everything 16 ่จ 149 7 ใใจใปใใใปใใในใใปใใจใฐ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic To have orderliness, your words must be in all the right places. ่ตท็ซ(ใใใค)๏ผ Hearing these words, all the students immediately stand at attention. The orderliness of classes in Japan is incredible. gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Culture.Art ่ฒช ใฟใณใใใณ ใใใผ.ใ covet, indulge in 0 S ไป: now<br>่ฒ: shellfish 11 ่ฒ 154 7 ใใใปใใใธใใปใใใ (none) ไผๆ Compound Ideographic Whatever you covet at the moment (now), can be bought with money. Well, _almost_ anything.... One begins one's life coveting money. One ends one's life coveting time -- those precious seconds ticking away on the clock. Remember to always put time over money (in this kanji and in life). gradeS JLPT.N0 ่ธช ใฝใฆใใทใงใฆ ใใจ remains, clue, footprint 0 S ่ถณ: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear<br>ๅฎ: religion; sect; denomination; main point; origin; essence 15 ่ถณ 157 7 ใใใปใใใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic A trail of destruction is left by pirates and religion invaders. The followers of the crazy satanic religion are following the footprints of the escaped human sacrifices who fled from the altar. gradeS JLPT.N0 ่พฃ ใฉใ ใใ.ใ bitter 0 S ่พ: spicy; bitter; hot; acrid<br>ๆ: bundle; sheaf; ream; tie in bundles; govern; manage; control 14 ่พ 160 7 ใใใปใใใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic The bitter taste was so awful that I put whole bundle of spice in my mouth to get rid of it. I'm rather bitter that someone stole my spice bundle. gradeS JLPT.N0 Kanji_Emotion.Sense_Sense ้ฎ ใณ ใตใ.ใ to tie 0 S ้: gold<br>ๅบ: harden; set; clot; curdle 16 ้ 167 8 ใใญใปใใญใธใ (none) ๅฝขๅฃฐ Phonetic You weld metal in the knowledge that it will harden again. By welding metal and then subjecting it to refrigeration, it will become very hard by the process known as annealing. gradeS JLPT.N0 ไน ใ, ใใ, ใใช, ใ, ใ, ใ ๅไนใจ(ใใฃใจ): (1) motionlessly (2) fixedly (e.g. of staring) (3) patiently (4) firmly (e.g. hold); restrained 0 S+ ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไบ : feathered stick; barb radical (no. 6) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไน ใฎ.ใ, ใฎ.ใใ 0 S+ ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: north (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไบ ใค.ใ 0 S+ ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไบฆ ใพใ 1 S+ ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ไบ : feathered stick; barb radical (no. 6) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ไฝ ใใ ใปใจใ ใใใ France 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๅผ: dollar (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไพ ใฉใค ใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใ.ใใ, ใ.ใใ come, due, next, cause, become 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ไป: two people (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไฟ ใใใ.ใ 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๅฉ: profit; advantage; benefit (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไฟ ใใจใใ ใฆ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไฟฑ ใจใใซ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅณ ใใณ ใคใ.ใใ, ใคใ.ใใ, ใคใ.ใ, ใคใฆ 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๅฐ: specialty; exclusive; mainly; solely (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใคใ.ใ, ใใคใ.ใ, ใซใ 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>็ฒ: change; be of use; reach to; do; try; practice; cost; serve as (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅน ใใใ 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>่ณ: buy; tradesman (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใคใพ.ใใ, ใคใฅใพใใ 0 S+ ไบบ: person<br>ๅ: all (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใธ ใ ใกใ child, young of animals 0 S+ ่ผ: mortar<br>ๅฟ: legs radical (no. 10) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ถ ใญ ใใ, ใใฎ that ๅ ถๆน(ใใกใ): (1) that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener) (2) there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener) (3) that one (something close to the listener) (4) you; your family (5) that person (someone close to the listener)<br>ๅ ถใใงใฏ(ใใใงใฏ): (1) well then ... (2) in that situation; in which case<br>ๅ ถๅฆ(ใใ): (1) there (place relatively near listener) (2) there (place just mentioned); that place (3) then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) (4) you<br>ๅ ถใฎ(ใใฎ): (1) that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the (2) um...; er...; uh...<br>ๅ ถใ(ใใ): (1) that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it (2) that time; then (3) there (indicating a place near the listener) (4) you<br>ๅ ถใใใ(ใใใใ): and then; after that<br>ๅ ถใใง(ใใใง): and; thereupon; because of that<br>ๅ ถใๅ ฑ(ใใใจใ): or; or else<br>ๅ ถใใซ(ใใใซ): besides; moreover<br>ๅ ถใ็จ(ใใใปใฉ): to that degree; extent<br>ๅ ถใฎๅ(ใใฎใพใพ): without change; as it is (i.e. now)<br>ๅ ถใใงใ(ใใใงใ): but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding<br>ๅ ถใใชใ(ใใใชใ): If that's the case ...; If so ...; That being the case ...<br>ๅ ถๅฆใง(ใใใง): so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore<br>ๅ ถๅฆใ(ใใใ): everywhere; somewhere; approximately; that area; around there<br>ๅ ถใๆ (ใใใใ): therefore; for that reason; so<br>ๅ ถใใจ(ใใใจ): and then; even so; and 0 S+ 1930 ็: sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅจ ใ ใจ.ใ, ใจใฟ ใจ enrich, wealthy, abundant 0 S+ 1906 ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใชใงใฆ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใฒใ.ใ, ใพใใจใซ nice and cool 0 S+ ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>ไบฌ: capital; 10**16 (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใณใ.ใ 1 S+ ๅซ: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)<br>็จ: salary in rice (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ๅฐ ใชใช ใใใจใ female phoenix bird 0 S+ ๅ : table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16)<br>็: emperor (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฉ ใใพใคใใ, ใใพ.ใ, ใใพ.ใ 0 S+ ไน: power; multiplication; record; counter for vehicles<br>็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๅ: north<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใคใใ 0 S+ ๅ: all<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅณ ใใใ ใใ 0 S+ ็: smoke; fog; vapor; cure<br>ๅ: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅท ใพ.ใ, ใพใ 0 S+ ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ไบบ: person<br>ๅฉ: seal radical (no. 26) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฝ ใคใ, ใใชใใก, ใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฉ ใญใฅใฆ ใใพใ ใพใ, ใพใ barn, stable 0 S+ ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๆข: previously; already; long ago (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใฎใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฎ ใฒใจใ 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>็ฒ: armor; high (voice); A grade; first class; former; instep; carapace<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅด ใใใ.ใ, ใใณ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใใ, ใใคใใ 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅ: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)<br>ๆข: daring; brave; bold (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ๅท: volume; book; part (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใจใณ ใพใ.ใ, ใพใ, ใพใฉ, ใพใฉ.ใ, ใพใ.ใใ ใคใถใ yen, circle, round 0 S+ ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ๅก: employee; member; number; the one in charge (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใณ ใใใพใ, ใพใ.ใ association 0 S+ ๅ: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box<br>ๅฐ: specialty; exclusive; mainly; solely (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ฏ ใฎใงใฆ ใใ.ใ high, far 0 S+ ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>ๅ : high & level; lofty; bald; dangerous (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ บ ใซใค ใใใ world 0 S+ 1846 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>็: world (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅก ใซใฏ ใฏใชใ, ใใ.ใ ใฏใช projecting tableland or mountain 0 S+ 2340 ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>้ซ: tall; high; expensive (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅข ใพใ, ใตใใ, ใตใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฃ ใจใใง 0 S+ ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฃ ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใถ.ใ 0 S+ ๅ: soil; earth; ground; Turkey<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฃฌ ใฟใใฎใ 0 S+ 2499 ็: jewel; ball (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฃฏ ใฝใฆ ใใใ ใใใ 0 S+ ็ฟ: left-side kata radical (no. 91)<br>ๅฃซ: gentleman; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฅง ใใ.ใพใ, ใใพ 0 S+ ๅ: upside-down box radical (no. 13)<br>้: separate; divide; topped rice radical (no. 165)<br>ๅคง: large; big (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฅฌ ใใ.ใใ 0 S+ ๅฐ: commander; general; admiral<br>ๅคง: large; big (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅจฉ ใใณ bear (children) 0 S+ ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>ๅ : excuse; dismissal (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅญ ใใใ 0 S+ ๅฅณ: woman; female<br>่ฅ: rise; raise (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฎ ใใฆ ใใใ cave 0 S+ 2248 ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็ณ: stone (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฏข ใญ.ใ, ใญ.ใใ, ใ.ใฌ, ใฟใใพใ, ใ.ใใ 0 S+ ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>็ฟ: left-side kata radical (no. 91)<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅ: or again; furthermore; on the other hand (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฏฆ ใธใ ใฟ, ใฟใฎ.ใ, ใพใใจ.ใซ, ใฟใฎ.ใ, ใฟใก.ใ ใใช, ใใญ, ใฟใค truth, reality 0 S+ ๅฎ: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)<br>่ฒซ: pierce; 8 1/3lbs; penetrate; brace (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฏฌ ใฒใใ, ใใใใ, ใใคใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฐ ใพใ.ใซ, ใฏใ, ใฒใใ.ใ, ใใฃใฆ ใพใใ 0 S+ ็ฟ: left-side kata radical (no. 91)<br>ๆ: month; moon<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฐ ใใฃใฑ.ใ 0 S+ ๅ: ten<br>ๅฏธ: measurement; foot/10 (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅณฝ ใฏใใพ ใใ 0 S+ ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅคพ: insert between (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅท ใฌใณ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใ.ใใ ใใ rock, crag, boulder 0 S+ ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>ๅด: strictness; severity; rigidity (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅทข 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅทท ใณใฆ ใกใพใ fork in road, scene, arena, theater 0 S+ 2415 ๅ ฑ: together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with<br>ๅทฑ: self; snake; serpent (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅธถ ใ.ใณใ, ใใณ 0 S+ ๅปฟ: twenty; 20<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅบ ใณใฆ ใใฎใ 7th, 7th calendar sign 0 S+ ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ไบบ: person (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅปฃ ใณใฆ ใฒใ.ใ, ใฒใ.ใพใ, ใฒใ.ใใ, ใฒใ.ใใ, ใฒใ.ใใ broad, wide, spacious 0 S+ 2487 ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>้ป: yellow (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅปณ ใใใใ 0 S+ ๅนฟ: dotted cliff radical (no. 53)<br>่ฝ: careful enquiry; headstrong (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฝ ใฒ.ใ, ใฏใ.ใ, ใใพ, ใฏใ.ใ, ใฏใ.ใใ, ใใ .ใ 0 S+ ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>ๅฎ: one; single; simple (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฝ ใ ใใ, ใ, ใใพใญใ, ใใใใ, ใจใใ, ใฒใใ, ใฒใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ ใ 0 S+ ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin)<br>็พ: you; thou; second person (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅพ ใใใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใใ, ใใ 0 S+ ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ไป: two people (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅพ ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใ.ใ 0 S+ ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ไพ: come; due; next; cause; become (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅพต ใใใ, ใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅพท ใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅพฝ ใญ ใใใ good, beautiful, badge 0 S+ ๅฝณ: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)<br>ๅฑฑ: mountain<br>็ณธ: thread<br>ๆต: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใคใญ.ใซ ใใใ, ใฒใใ 0 S+ ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ไบ: range; reach; extend; cover (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใฑใค ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใฟ blessing, grace, favor, kindness 0 S+ ๅ: ten<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆก ใใ.ใ, ใ.ใ, ใซใ.ใ, ใใ, ใใใใซ, ใใใใใ, ใซใ.ใ 0 S+ ไบ: rank; follow<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆบ ใใจ.ใ 0 S+ ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>ๆ: star; spot; dot; mark (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆผ ใคใคใ.ใ, ใคใคใ.ใฟ 0 S+ ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>็: truth; reality; Buddhist sect (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใชใฆ ใใ.ใ, ใพใใซ, ใใ.ใใ answer, yes, OK, reply, accept 0 S+ ้: wild goose<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆท ใตใจใใ, ใชใค.ใใใ, ใชใค.ใใใ, ใชใค.ใ, ใชใค.ใใ, ใใ .ใ, ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2)<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใ ใคใกใฎใ 5th calendar sign 0 S+ ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใปใ 0 S+ ๅ: ten<br>ๆฉ: early; fast<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฐ ใใใ, ใใใ.ใ, ใใฎใฎ.ใ, ใใใ 0 S+ ๅฎ: one; single; simple<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฒ ใใใ.ใใ, ใใใ.ใ 0 S+ ่: tiger spots; mottled; tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)<br>่ฑ: beans; pea; midget<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใฏใ.ใ 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅผ: dollar (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใฌ.ใ, ใฌ.ใใ, ใฌ.ใใ, ใฌ.ใใ 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>็ฌ: dog (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ไธ: one; one radical (no.1)<br>ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฒ ใพ.ใ, ใพ.ใใ, ใพใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใพใ.ใใ ๆฒใ(ใพใใ): (1) to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves) (2) verb suffix to indicate reckless abandon to the activity<br>ๆฒใ(ใใใ): to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅทป: scroll; volume; book; part; roll up; wind up; tie; coil; counter for texts (or book scrolls) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฌ ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใถ, ใใ.ใ, ใใชใใใ ๆฌใ(ใใใ): to scoop; to ladle out 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆญ ใใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใ.ใใ, ใ.ใใ, ใ.ใใ, ใ.ใใ, ใ.ใใถใ, ใ.ใใถใ, ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>ๆ: month; moon<br>็ผถ: tin can; container; jar radical (no. 121) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใ.ใ 0 S+ 2394 ๆ: hand<br>ๅ: old person (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใคใ.ใ, ใคใ.ใพใใ, ใคใ.ใพใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใ.ใค 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใ.ใใ, ใใญ.ใ, ใจ.ใ 0 S+ ๆ: hand<br>่ถ: whisper (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆถ ใทใฅใฆ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใพใ income 0 S+ ไธจ: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)<br>ๆด: strike; hit; folding chair radical (no. 66) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใคใ.ใ, ใคใใง 0 S+ ไฝ: too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder<br>ๆด: strike; hit; folding chair radical (no. 66) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใณใฆ ใใ sky, big 0 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅคฉ: heavens; sky; imperial (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใณใฆ ใใใใ clear 0 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅ : ray; light (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใ, ใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใฅใฆ ใฒใ 0 S+ ่ฟ: brush; finally; self; relate; follow; here; fast; writing brush radical (no. 129)<br>ๆฆ: daybreak; dawn; morning (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใใฟ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใใคใ, ใใจ.ใ ใใ 0 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅ ฏ: high; far (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆพ ใฝใฆ ใใคใใใคใฆใใใชใใก formerly, once, before, ever, never, ex- 0 S+ ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12)<br />ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 11 ๆฐ 73 4 ใฒใใณใปใใใ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆข ใชใ 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>้ฃ: what? (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆข ใธใงใฆ ใใ , ใใ article, ray of light 0 S+ ๆธ: relaxed; at ease; place<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆค ใใฐ, ใใฟใ 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>่ฑ: flower (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฅ ใฝ ใใฐใ, ใใใจ, ใใใ whip, cane 0 S+ ๆ: grove; forest<br>็: head; counter for animals (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฆฎ ใจใค ใใ.ใใ, ใฏ.ใใ, ใ flourish, prosperity, honour, glory, splendour 0 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>็ซ: fire<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆง ใใณ ใพใ, ใใใ twig, Chinese black pine 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็: truth; reality; Buddhist sect (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆจ ใฌใฏ ใใฎ.ใใ, ใใฎ.ใใ, ใใฎ.ใ music, comfort 0 S+ ็ฝ: white<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆจ ใทใงใฆ ใใ camphor 0 S+ 2252 ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็ซ : badge; chapter; composition; poem; design (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆจฃ ใใพ 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็พ: sheep<br>ๆฐธ: eternity; long; lengthy (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฉ ใ ใใ ใ 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็ป: ascend; climb up (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฉซ ใใ, ใใใใใ, ใใใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆชข ใใ.ในใ 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅ: all (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆซ ใใ, ใใ 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>็พฝ: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆซป ใชใฆ ใใใ cherry 0 S+ ๆจ: tree; wood<br>ๅฌฐ: sharp (music); baby (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆญฅ ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใใฟ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆญท 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฏ ใคใญ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฏ ใ ใใ.ใใ help, assist 0 S+ ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๆฏ: compare; race; ratio; Philipines (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฐฃ ใญ ใใ spirit, mind 0 S+ ๆฐ: spirit; steam radical (no. 84)<br>็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฒ ใใค 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆถ ใใใ, ใใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆท ใชใฟใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆทจ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>็ญ: to dispute; fight; contend; strive (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆธด ใใใ, ใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆน ใทใงใฆ name of Chinese river, the Sagami river 0 S+ 1909 ๆฐด: water<br>็ธ: inter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๆบซ ใใใใ, ใใใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆปฏ ใจใฉใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๅธถ: belt; girdle; band; strap; zone (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆผฃ ใใใชใฟ 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>้ฃ: take along; lead; join; connect; party; gang; clique (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆพ ใธใฅใฆ ใใถ, ใใถ.ใ, ใใถ.ใ 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๆญข: stop; halt<br>ๆญข: stop; halt<br>ๆญข: stop; halt (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฟ ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>็ซ: fire (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ง ใญใฆ ใใ waterfall, rapids, cascade 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>้พ: dragon; imperial (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็จ ใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฐ ใปใฎใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใใ.ใ ็ ใณใใ(ใใใณใใ): gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay<br>็ ใ (ใใใใ): brilliant; dazzling; light; bright 0 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>็: emperor (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใญ ใใฎใ.ใ, ใฒใ.ใ, ใฒใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใถ, ใใ.ใ, ใใใใ, ใฒใ.ใใ, ใฒใ.ใพใ bright, sunny, prosperous, merry 1 S+ ๅ: box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)<br>ๅทณ: sign of the snake or serpent; 9-11AM; sixth sign of Chinese zodiac<br>็ซ: fire (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N1 ShouldSuspend ็ ใ.ใ, ใ.ใใ ใใ 0 S+ ็ซ: fire<br>ๅ ฏ: high; far (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ญ ใใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใงใ 0 S+ ็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ไบ : feathered stick; barb radical (no. 6) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฒ ใใ, ใช.ใ, ใช.ใ, ใ.ใ, ใใ, ใคใ.ใ, ใชใ 0 S+ ็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>็ซ: fire (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็น ใใพ.ใ, ใใฐ.ใใ, ใใฐ.ใพใ, ใ 0 S+ ็ฌ: dog<br>ๅคพ: insert between (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ธ ใใใฎ, ใใ ใใฎ 0 S+ ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>็ฌ: dog (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใฏ amber 0 S+ ็: jewel; ball<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใซ ใ jewel 0 S+ 2227 ็: jewel; ball<br>ๅฏ: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ ใณ jewelled utensil 0 S+ ็: jewel; ball<br>่: tiger; drunkard (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใ.ใ, ใใใฟ, ใใ.ใชใ, ใใ.ใญใ 0 S+ ็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>็ฐ: rice field; rice paddy<br>ๅ: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)<br>ไธ: moreover; also; furthermore (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆ ใใ.ใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใค ใใใใ 0 S+ ไธ: negative; non-; bad; ugly; clumsy<br>็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใฌใ.ใ 0 S+ ๆฐด: water<br>ๆฌ : lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76)<br>็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ก ใค.ใใ, ใค.ใใ, ใค.ใใ, ใใใฅใ, ใใจใใจ.ใ ใพใพ 0 S+ ่ฟ: brush; finally; self; relate; follow; here; fast; writing brush radical (no. 129)<br>็ซ: fire<br>็ฟ: dish; a helping; plate (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใทใณ ใพ, ใพใใจ ใใช, ใก, ใพใ, ใพใ, ใพใค truth, reality, Buddhist sect 0 S+ 2359 ๅ: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)<br>็ฎ: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ง ใใฌใ 0 S+ ็ณ: stone<br>ๅ : fortune-telling; divining; forecasting; occupy; hold; have; get; take (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ข ใใ .ใ, ใใ .ใใ 0 S+ ็ณ: stone<br>ๅ: graduate; soldier; private; die (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ 0 S+ ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>้: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ ใฒ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๅฟ : invariably; certain; inevitable (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅฟ ใใใ.ใ, ใตใก 0 S+ ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๅฝ: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)<br>ๆฐด: water (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆช ใใใ, ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>ๅฎ: one; single; simple (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆฎ ใฌใค ใฒใ, ใ 0 S+ ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>่ฑ: bountiful; excellent; rich (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆฐ ใ ancestral shrine 0 S+ ็คบ: show; indicate; point out; express; display<br>็พ: you; thou; second person (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆฑ ใใฎ.ใ, ใพใค.ใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆพ ใซ ใใญ 2 branch tree 0 S+ ไธฟ: katakana no radical (no. 4)<br>ๆจ: tree; wood (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็จ ใใใใ 0 S+ ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅ: -times; round; game; revolve; counter for occurrences<br>็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็จป ใใญ, ใใช- 0 S+ ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>็ช: claw; nail; talon<br>่ผ: mortar (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฉ ใป ใ 0 S+ ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>ๆ : blessing; grace; favor; kindness (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฉฐ ใใ, ใใใ ใฟใฎใ 0 S+ ็ฆพ: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)<br>่ฅ: rise; raise (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฉน ใใ, ใใ 0 S+ ็ฉด: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den<br>ๅผ: bow; bow (archery, violin) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฐ ใฏใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฒน ใใ 0 S+ ็ฑณ: rice; USA; metre<br>ๅ: graduate; soldier; private; die (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ถ ใฟใฉใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ท ใ, ใใจใใก 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ทฃ ใตใก, ใธใ, ใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ธฃ ใฑใณ ใ.ใใ ใใใ, ใใ 0 S+ ็: prefecture<br>็ณป: lineage; system (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ธฑ ใใฆ 0 S+ ็ณธ: thread<br>ๅพ: from; by; since; whence; through (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็นก ใฌใใจใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็นซ ใคใช.ใ, ใใ.ใ, ใ.ใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็บ 0 S+ ็ณธ: thread<br>ไป: two people<br>ๆ: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)<br>้ญ: leek radical (no. 179) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็พ ใใใใ 0 S+ ็พ: sheep<br>ไปค: orders; ancient laws; command; decree (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฝ ใ.ใ, ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ่ณ: ear<br>็: jewel; ball<br>ๅ: ten<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>ๅฟ: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใฏใใใ 0 S+ ่: meat<br>่: hide; own; have; possess (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใจ ใใ.ใใ, ใใใ.ใ, ใใฟ.ใใ, ใจใใซ participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause 0 S+ ่ผ: mortar<br>ๅ ซ: eight; eight radical (no. 12) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใปใใ, ใใใ.ใ 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฃฏ: big; large; robust; name of tribe (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใฐใ, ใใ.ใ ใใใ 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆ: companion; friend (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฑ ใใ, ใใใใ ใ 0 S+ 2217 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๅฎฃ: proclaim; say; announce (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฃ ใใฆ ใใ .ใ correct ้ชจ่ฃๅ(ใใฃใจใใฒใ): curio; antique 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้: heavy; heap up; pile up; nest of boxes; -fold (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฃ ใพใใ, ใฏใ.ใพใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่พ ใฉใค ใคใผใฟ bud (plants, mushrooms not yet opened) ่พ(ใคใผใฟ): bud; flower bud 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>้ท: thunder; lightning bolt (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฐ ใใใ, ใใใใใ, ใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใพใฆ ใใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ hide, own, have, possess 0 S+ 2407 ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>่ง: good; bribe; servant (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฅ ใใใ 0 S+ ่ธ: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)<br>ๆจ: music; comfort (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใชใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฌ ใใฟ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใฟใคใใ, ใใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ก ใพใ.ใ ใพใใ, ใพใใ 0 S+ ่ก: going; journey<br>ๅฃ: mouth<br>ๅทพ: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฃ ใใใ.ใ, ใใใ.ใ 0 S+ ๅฃฏ: big; large; robust; name of tribe<br>่กฃ: garment; clothes; dressing (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฆฝ ใฟ.ใ 0 S+ ่ฃ: retainer; subject<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>่ฆ: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฌ ใใ.ใ, ใใ 0 S+ ่จ: say<br>ๆ: month; moon<br>็ผถ: tin can; container; jar radical (no. 121) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฎ ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ่จ: say<br>่ฅ: rise; raise (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ณฃ ใ.ใ, ใ.ใใ 0 S+ ๅฃซ: gentleman; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33)<br>็ฝ: net; net or net crown radical (no. 122)<br>่ฒ: shellfish (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ณด ใใฎใ, ใใใ, ใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฝ ใใณ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใถ, ใพใ.ใถ, ใใใ, ใใค.ใ 0 S+ ่ป: car<br>ๅฐ: specialty; exclusive; mainly; solely (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใจใฆ ใฏใ.ใ far off, distant, long ago 0 S+ ๆ: month; moon<br>็ผถ: tin can; container; jar radical (no. 121)<br>่พถ: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใจใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใ.ใ, ใ.ใ 0 S+ ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>ๅ: graduate; soldier; private; die (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฌ ใฒใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใ.ใ 0 S+ ้ : west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)<br>่ฅ: rise; raise (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใฆใฆ ใใใใใ glaze, enamel 0 S+ ้: separate; divide; topped rice radical (no. 165)<br>็ฑ: wherefore; a reason (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ง ใปใณ ใใใ, ใใงใ ใใ bracelet 0 S+ 1751 ้: gold<br>ๅท: curving river radical (no.47) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใญใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ญ ใใ.ใใ, ใใ.ใพใ, ใใใ 0 S+ ้: gold<br>็: truth; reality; Buddhist sect (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใ.ใ 0 S+ ้: gold<br>ๅฃฝ: longevity; congratulations (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใใ 0 S+ ้: gate; counter for cannons<br>็: jewel; ball (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ท ใใกใ.ใ, ใใจใใ.ใใ 0 S+ ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅน: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)<br>่ผ: mortar (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ช ใใ.ใใ 0 S+ ้: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)<br>ๅ: all (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใพใ.ใใ, ใพใ.ใ ใใ 0 S+ ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ไป: two people<br>ๆจ: tree; wood<br>้น: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใ-, ใใ.ใ, ใใ.ใพใ, ใใ.ใใ ใใใ 0 S+ ้: blue; green<br>็ญ: to dispute; fight; contend; strive (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ก ใใใ .ใ, ใใ.ใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้กฏ ใใใใ, ใใใ.ใใ 0 S+ ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>ๅนบ: short thread radical (no. 52)<br>็ซ: fire<br>้ : page; leaf (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฃ ใฒใใใ.ใ, ใฒใใใ.ใ 0 S+ ็ช: turn; number in a series<br>้ฃ: fly; skip (pages); scatter (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้จท ใใ.ใ, ใใใ, ใใใ.ใใ 0 S+ ้ฆฌ: horse<br>่ค: flea (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฉ ใใใ, ใคใ.ใ ใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ 0 S+ ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ๅ ฏ: high; far (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฉ ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใ.ใ, ใใใ 0 S+ ้ฆฌ: horse<br>ๅ: all (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ซฎ ใใฟ 0 S+ ้ซ: hair hanging long; mane; long hair radical (no.190)<br>็ฌ: dog (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ญฏ ใญ ใใใ foolish, Russia 0 S+ 2153 ้ญ: fish<br>ๆฅ: day; sun; Japan; counter for days (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ท ใซใใจใ, ใจใ 0 S+ ๅฅ: servant; what; why<br>้ณฅ: bird; chicken (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac ShouldSuspend ้ท ใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ป ใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ป ใใใ, ใใ 0 S+ ้: ri; village; parent's home; league<br>็ซ: fire (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ป ใ .ใพใ, ใใ .ใ 0 S+ ้ป: black<br>็ฌ: dog (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฝ ใปใค ใใ.ใ, ใฒใจ.ใใ, ใฒใจ.ใใ, ใใใ, ใฏใใ ใฒใจใ alike, equal, similar, Saito 0 S+ ไบ : kettle lid radical (no. 8)<br>ๅ: sword; saber; knife<br>ไบ: two; two radical (no.2) (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฌ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅป 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ก 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ช ใใฎใใ, ใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ ใใฟ, ใใ, ใใพใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅฅ ใใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆ ใใใใ, ใฒใใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ซธ ใใ, ใใ 0 S+ (none) gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆธ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ข 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไพฎ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅง 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅค 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅจ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅขจ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฑค 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฒ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆข 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆตท 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆผข 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ฎ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ข 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็คพ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฆ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฉ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ช 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฏ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ทด 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็น 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฝฒ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ญ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฆ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฌ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฌน 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ณ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ด 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ธ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฝ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฃ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฟ 0 S+ gradeS+ jinmeiyou JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ง ใญ hut 0 S+ 1483 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1001-1500 ShouldSuspend ่ถ ใใงใฆ ใญใงใฆ nimble, late-going 0 S+ 1522 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅถ ใใฆ island 0 S+ 1774 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅง ใญใงใฆ ใใ ใใ Chinese surname, ginger 0 S+ 1915 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ๅด ใฌใค ในใค cliff, bluff, precipice 0 S+ 1963 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq1501-2000 ShouldSuspend ็ ใฝใฆ ใ.ใ broil, parch, roast, fry 0 S+ 2001 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ญ ใฎ high, large 0 S+ 2075 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใธใณ ใ bean 0 S+ 2096 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ด ใฌใณ ใใใใญ wild goose 0 S+ 2128 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใจใณ ใใใซ how, why, then 0 S+ 2167 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฐน ใคใณ ใใ .ใ ใกใ an official rank 0 S+ 2180 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใทใณ juice, broth 0 S+ 2188 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ฅ 0 S+ 2228 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ 0 S+ 2236 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฏ ใใณ seal-style characters 0 S+ 2243 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใทใงใฆ ใพใใ reed 0 S+ 2251 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฅ 0 S+ 2263 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฌ 0 S+ 2268 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใตใ ใฏใ.ใ play (music), accompany, beat time, banter, jeer, applaud 0 S+ 2275 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฐ 0 S+ 2278 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅณ ใธ tower, soar 0 S+ 2279 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ 0 S+ 2282 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ ในใฆ ใใ ใ place name 0 S+ 2283 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ท ใฑใณ an edible river snail 0 S+ 2284 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฎ ใฝใฆ ใใจ a koto 0 S+ 2290 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ต ใณใฏ ใใใ swan 0 S+ 2292 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฌ 0 S+ 2306 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ 0 S+ 2309 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ก 0 S+ 2319 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ผ ใทใณ ใ.ใ needle 0 S+ 2338 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ค ใฎ ใใ rock, beach, shore 0 S+ 2344 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅธ ใซใณ ใฟใช all, same 0 S+ 2345 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใ ใทใงใฏ ใฟใใใง a kind of grass 0 S+ 2356 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใณใฆ ใซใใ glue, isinglass 0 S+ 2357 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใงใฆ ใกใ tea 0 S+ 2365 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ค ใชใฅใฆ ใใถ lump, swelling 0 S+ 2373 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆพค ใฟใฏ ใใใ.ใ ใคใ swamp 0 S+ 2374 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆบฅ 0 S+ 2375 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฆ 0 S+ 2381 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅค ใจใณ false charge, hatred 0 S+ 2382 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ด ใปใค luxury 0 S+ 2386 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆฑช 0 S+ 2391 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ท ใฆใฆ ใฏใใใใจ 0 S+ 2392 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆก 0 S+ 2401 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้ ใซใ wide 0 S+ 2406 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆต ใปใ name of a Chinese river 0 S+ 2408 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅฝญ ใใฆ swelling, sound of drum 0 S+ 2409 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆท ใใฆ select 0 S+ 2410 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅพ ใใค wonder 0 S+ 2414 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ข 0 S+ 2419 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฉ ใปใณ ใตใช- 0 S+ 2420 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ฐ 0 S+ 2427 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆช ใฑใญ ใตใใถใฟ written appeal, manifesto 0 S+ 2432 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅง ใจใฆ ใใคใ.ใใ beautiful 0 S+ 2433 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ผ ใทใณ ใชใงใฆ luxurious grass, a smartweed 0 S+ 2447 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ็ ใชใฆ ใฟใ ใใใ jar, jug, vat 0 S+ 2448 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใผใณ ใใ.ใ pant, gasp, breathe hard 0 S+ 2449 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ้พ ใใฆ ใปใ halberd, arms, festival float 0 S+ 2453 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใท ใใใช.ใฟ ใใฎ.ใฟ like, taste, modest 0 S+ 2465 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใซใค together 0 S+ 2466 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฝ ใใ ใใ ใก rut, wheel track 0 S+ 2484 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ ใ ใพใ ใพใ ใพใ dancing radical 0 S+ 2490 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ่ฌณ ใชใฆ ใใ.ใ extol, declare, express 0 S+ 2492 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใณ river willow 0 S+ 2493 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 kanjifreq2001-2500 ShouldSuspend ๅกก ใฏใพ.ใใใใ.ใใใใฏ.ใใใใตใ.ใ fill in, fill up, make good 0 S+ 13 ๅ 32 3 ใคใกใปใคใกใธใใปใฉใธใ (none) gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ฐ ใปใใใปใป cheeks, jaw 0 S+ 16 ้ 181 9 ใใใใใปใใกใฎใใ (none) gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใฏใใใใใใฏใใ 0 S+ 10 ๅ 18 2 ใใใชใปใใฃใจใ (none) gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๐ ฎ 0 S+ 5 ๅฃ 30 3 ใใกใปใใกใธใ (none) gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใตใฏ ใ.ใ ใใ.ใ ใใ shout, chew, eat 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ญ ใทใงใฆ 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฝ ใใณ water in which rice has been washed 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ฉ ใฏ type of oak 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฆ ใฟใณ extend, deep, large 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ต ใท crack, flaw, scratch, speck 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ช ใฝใฆ thicket, bush, underbrush, grove 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฟฑ ใใณ 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใฝใฆ ใใใช old person 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฟค ใใฆ waves, billows 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฑ ใฑใณ sword 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใณ soldering iron, trowel, curling iron, flat iron 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฐ ใใฏ ใตใ abalone 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็พ ใท ใใ.ใ kindling fire 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็จ ใค ใฎใ ใฎ.ใ flatiron, smooth out 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใพใฏ ใพใถใ gather together 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ธท ใซ ใใจ thread 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใณใฏ ใใค country 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่น ใฑใค ใใ.ใ path 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฝ ใใณ ใใช trap, snare 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ญ ใฟใณ talk 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆถ ใใฆ ใจ waves, billows 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฏซ ใดใฆ ใใ.ใ fine hair, brush, not at all 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใคใณ ใฆใณ fall 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใณ ใปใจ.ใ ใชใน 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ฑ ใฑใณ tendon 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใฉใณ be sore, inflamed, bleary, fester 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใณ level, small 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใฌใฏ surprised, frightened 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆก ใค rejoice, enjoy 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฝท ใใฆ stray, wander, loiter 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไฟ ใจใฆ ใฆใฆ effigy 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ธ ใฟใฏ ใใ large hand bell 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใฑใณ handle 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ซซ ใซใณ admonish, dissuade 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใทใณ clam 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฐ ใซใณ look, see 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ธ ใฟใฏ ใตใฏ frying, explosion 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆถ ใฆใฆ ใฆ boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆณ ใปใ ใ.ใใ leak 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้บฉ ใ light wheat-gluten bread 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ผ ใฉ gong 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฝข ใฌใญ ใใ.ใ run over 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ซค ใฌใฏ ใใ speaking the truth 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่คช ใฟใค ใ.ใใ fade, discolour 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฏ ใฑใณ shrimp 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ด ใฆ ใใ.ใ crouch 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ณ ใใใ malt 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฃ ใต polish 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใฏ tapir 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฌ ใ scratch 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆพ ใใงใฆ ใ.ใ 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆซ ใญ chest, coffer, tub 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใจใฆ ใใ shine, flourishing 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฝฟ ใใ dimly 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฝ ใตใค ใจใ Buddhist food, room, religious purification, worship, avoid, alike 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฃซ ใจใฆ ใจ satiety 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ธ ใฑใค neck, head 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ป ใขใ ใใ.ใ squeak, creak, grate 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฉญ ใญ lie, deceive 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็จท ใทใงใฏ millet 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็พ ใฉใณ large waves 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆป ใใฆ overflowing 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฆ ใใฆ ใใ ใตใ rudder, oar, name plate 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆก ใซใณ marking post 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ 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bleach in water 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฒ ใฟใณ place name 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ฏ ใซใณ place name, tree cricket 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใใณ ใปใจ.ใ ใชใน 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใธ ใกใ.ใ approach, near, close 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใซใค meet unexpectedly 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ก ใทใฅใณ saunter, go back 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ้ ใณใฆ ใพใฟ.ใใ meet 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ผฆ ใฌใณ ใฆใใใพ palanquin 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ป ใคใฏ ใใณใ yoke 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่บ ใชใณ ใต.ใ edge forward, trample 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่น ใธใฅใฆ step on 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ท ใซ sitting in the lotus position 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ถพ ใท ใฏใ.ใ footprint, remains 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ด ใ strength, power 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ด ใท offering, sacrifice 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฐฟ ใฑใค ใใซใใ valley 0 S+ gradeS+ 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ใซ ใใ reed 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฑ ใฉใค ใใใ ใใใใ goosefoot, pigweed 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ช ใฌ type of thistle 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใจใณ straw mat 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่น ใธใง ใ.ใงใ boil, seethe 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ต ใคใณ cushion, mattress 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฒ ใท ใใ.ใซ here 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ซ ใใฆ wide, extensive 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใฆ ใขใฆ ใฎใ pampas grass, beard (grain) 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ธ ใฝใฆ ใใ grass radical 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ณ ใธใฏ ใใฅใฆ ใธใใ bow, prow 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ซ ใใฆ ใใใใถใญ moor, berth 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ต ในใค pancreas 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso ShouldSuspend ่ฃ ใใ vagina 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Organ.Torso ShouldSuspend ่ ใใฆ bladder 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใใ vagina 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ ใ ใใใ calf (of leg) 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ฐ ใฝใฆ ใฟใฟใใจ.ใ ใใใ wise, fast learner 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฟน ใฎใงใฆ ใคใพใ .ใฆใ excellence 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฝน ใช ใใ.ใ catch, get 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็นน ใจใญ ใใใญ.ใ pull out 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็นช ใซใค picture, drawing, painting, sketch 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็นฉ ใธใงใฆ ใใ .ใ rope, cord 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็น ใชใงใฆ ใใ.ใ put on, twist around 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ท ใซใณ ใจ.ใใ shut, seal 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ถ ในใค ใใ.ใ peaceful, cheap, grab strap 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฒ ใใ used in proper names 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฑ ใใฆ rattan, cane 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฑ ใฉใณ basket 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฐ ใตใณ ใใฐ.ใ rob 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฐ ใตใฏ ใปใญ rough mat (reeds) 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฎด ใทใณ ใฏใ warning, counsel, presept, needle 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฎ ใญใณ 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฎ ใฝใฆ ใปใใ broom 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ญง ใฑใณ ใใใฒ waterpipe, flume 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็จ ใใฅใฆ ใใ.ใ density 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฅ ใท ใพใใซ respectful 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ข ใ arrowhead, weight attached to an arrow by a cord 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ฟ ใณใฆ ore 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใญใณ ใฑใค ใคใคใ.ใ pride, respect 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใงใฏ ใใฏ luxuriance 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ผ ใฑใณ eyelids 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็จ ใฒใค ใซใ.ใฟ glaring at, authority, power, scowl at 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใค chronic illness, getting crippled 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ก ใฝใฆ ใใ wound, boil, syphilis 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใฑใค ใฒใใค.ใ have a cramp 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฝ ใฝ ใใ carbuncle 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ธ ใฟใณ jaundice 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฑ ใใฆ smallpox, blister 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใญใงใฆ boundary 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใทใงใฆ ใใค.ใฆ lick, lap up, burn up, taste, udergo, underrate, despise 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ท ใท high quality porcelain 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฃ ใต ใใใ small, chain 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใใณ ใใใ 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ฐ ใใฆ ใใ.ใ bad 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใฒใค lion, the seat of a famous priest 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใทใงใฆ ใใ 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ผ ใธใณ embers 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ป ใฏใณ ใตใ.ในใ ใใถ.ใ ใใ.ใใ smoulder, fume, oxidize 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ต ใฟใ foot warmer, (kokuji) 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใฉใณ ใใ.ใใ warming sake 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใทใงใฆ pure, clean 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ็ ใทใฃ ใฏ.ใ ใ ใ evacuation 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฟฌ ใทใฅใณ deep, dredge 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆผฒ ใใงใฆ overflow 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆป ใท ใใ dregs, grounds 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆป ใฝใฆ ocean 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆบช ใฑใค ใใซใใ valley 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Landscape ShouldSuspend ๆธธ ใฆใฆ ใใ.ใณ ใใ.ใ float, swim 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆธ ใญใง ใชใใ ใฟใ ใ ใใ ditch, canal, lock 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆทบ ใปใณ 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆท ใญ name of a Chinese river 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆถธ ใณ ใ.ใใ ใใ.ใ dry up, mature 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆถ ใปใณ ใใ ใ saliva, slobber 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆด ใทใฅ name of a Chinese river 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆณ ใท name of a Chinese river, snivel 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆณ ใชใช ใตใ.ใ deep clear water 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฒ ใทใณ penetrate, soak in 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆชป ใซใณ ใใฐใใพ pen, corral, cell, jail 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆจธ ใใฏ ใใฏ ใใ bark of a tree 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆจ ใญใฆ tower, turret 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆงฟ ใญใณ rose of Sharon 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฆง ใ Japanese nutmeg, plum-yew 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฅก ใฆ elm 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆค ใทใงใฆ mountain ash 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฃน ใใฆ ใใ pole a boat 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฃฃ ใใค ใซใใใใ flowering almond 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฃ ใฝใฆ jujube 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ซ ใปใณ weir 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ข ใใฏ ใใใ ใใ oak 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆณ ใจใฆ ใฏใใ darkness, dimly 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆง ใญใฆ haziness, dreaminess, gloom 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใซใค ใ.ใ ใใค.ใพใ ใใ meet, party, association, interview, join 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆต ใจใค ใณใ 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใใณ ใใใ.ใใ ใใ beautiful, harmony of appearance 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฒ ใณใฆ ใฎใผใ strike, beat, hit 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆธ ใข ใใฏ ใใฏ search, imitate, copy 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใ thumb 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆฎ ใชใฏ ใญใฏ ใฏ ใใ.ใ kill 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใธใฅใฆ ใคใใใฎ ใใณ warrior, arms, barbarian, Ainu 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใฌใณ ใใ in love, yearn for, miss, darling 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใฟใณ ใฏใฐใ.ใ hesitate, shrink, awe 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใทใงใฆ ใฝใฆ ใใ.ใ get thin 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆพ ใฌใค ใฑ ใใใใ anger, breathlessness 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆป ใฝใฏ ใใ.ใ be sad 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆธ ใญ pulsate, shudder 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆด ในใค ใใค.ใใ becoming emaciated, son 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๆ ใธใฅใณ ใพใใจ sincere, fear, sudden, blinking 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅผฉ ใ ใใใใฟ bow (arrow) 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅปผ ใใค ใ ใใชใ.ใก in other words, thou, you, possessive particle 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅป ใทใงใฆ workshop 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅป ใซ ใใ house 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅถผ ใทใง island 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅด ใณใฆ hill 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅด ใณใณ place name 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฒฑ ใฟใค old name for a Chinese mountain, Taishan 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฑน ใญใ towering mountains 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฑ ใญ exerting strength (aikido) 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฏ ใณใฆ 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅญธ ใฌใฏ ใใจใ 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅญต ใ hatch, incubate 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅจ ใ graceful 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅจ ใทใฃ old woman 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅงถ ใชใช ใขใค good-looking, quiet 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฅข ใทใฃ ใใ.ใ extravagance, luxury 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฅ ใธใงใฆ ใใใ large, great 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅค ใใฆ rabbit (zodiac sign) 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฃ ใใณ ใณใ bottle, vial, jar 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใฌใ ใฉใ ใใ.ใ picket, limits, be settled 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฟ ใฆใฆ game preserve, pasture, garden 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใใณ sing, chirp, warble, chatter 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅช ใฝใฆ be noisy 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅค ใญใณ shut up 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅจ ใชใงใฆ clear voice 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใฟใณ ใใใ.ใ eat 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฅ ใซ ใใซ big brother 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅต ใซ ใใ.ใ scold, blow on, reprove 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฝ ใณใฆ ใคใณ ใฐ bark, growl 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใญ ใใ grass 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฃ ใณใฆ box 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅฒ ใใฅใฆ ใใใค ใใ offing, open sea, rise high into sky 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใตใ ใตใฟ no. of books, volume 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅก ใฉใค defeat 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใธใณ ใใจใใจใ as it is, because 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅญ ใทใณ ใใ.ใใ boastfully usurp 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใ ใคใ ใงใ tutor 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใซใค large 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ๅ ใซ ใใ temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไฟฅ ใใใพ jinricksha, (kokuji) 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไฟ ใท wait, depend on 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ไฝ ใใง stop, linger, appearance, figure, bearing 0 S+ gradeS+ JLPT.N0 ShouldSuspend ่ธ 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg ShouldSuspend ่ธต 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Arm.Leg ShouldSuspend ็บ 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_General ShouldSuspend ้ ค 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Body_Head.Neck ShouldSuspend ๆ 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Fighting ShouldSuspend ๅ 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac ShouldSuspend ็ด 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac ShouldSuspend ่ฑฌ 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Human.Activities_Zodiac ShouldSuspend ้ 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Manufactured.Item ShouldSuspend ้ฏ 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal ShouldSuspend ้ฎ 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish ShouldSuspend ้ฏ 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish ShouldSuspend ้ฏฐ 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish ShouldSuspend ้ฐ 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish ShouldSuspend ้ฎ 0 gradeS+ JLPT.N0 Kanji_Nature_Animal_Fish ShouldSuspend S'identifier