memorise kanji 3
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- 丨
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walking stick
conn. lameness etc
can be laid sideways, very rare, always skewering another radical - cannot be confused with ichi - 丶
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a drop of
can make all the difference, like a DROP of arsenic in mother's coffee
can slant either way, can be stretched a bit - æ—§
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olden times
M: WALKING STICK for olden DAYs - 自
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oneself
M: the nose - the DROP between your EYES - Japanese refer to themselves by pointing to their noses
R: oneself, alt. nose/nostrils - 白
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white
M: a DROP of SUN
R: white, white bird, dove - 百
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hundred
M: 99th birthday is white in Japan because that's what's left if you subtract ONE from a HUNDRED - 中
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in
M: see a foolish old man trying to put his WALKING STICK into his MOUTH - 卒
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thousand
M: TEN plus two more DROPs (zeros) makes 1000
radical: (ten) - 舌
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tongue
M: MOUTH + THOUSAND = the common TONGUE (language) - meaning and ext. as English - å‡
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measuring box
M: the saké drinker's nightmare - a measuring box spiked with a THOUSAND NEEDLES - 昇
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rise up
M: SUN rising up from MEASURING BOX - 丸
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round
M: round up NINE with a DROP to a round number - 寸
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measurement
M: one DROP of TEN - a Japanese inch
Pr: glue/glued to - å°‚
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speciality
M: TEN+RICE FIELDS+GLUE - your special subject extends over TEN FIELDS GLUED with RICE paste - åš
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Dr.
M: a Dr. whose SPECIALITY is NEEDLES = acupuncturist, ie Dr. - the DROP on the SPECIALITY is the dot after Dr. - åœ
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divining rod
M: the WALKING STICK that leads to the DROP (alt Magic Wand) - conn. magic, fortune telling - 占
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fortune telling
M: DIVINING ROD + MOUTH - 上
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above
M: MAGIC WAND stands above the FLOOR - 下
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below
M: MAGIC WAND hangs from CEILING - å“
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eminent
M: for a MAGIC WAND the world's most eminent magician uses a SUNFLOWER - 𠦝
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mist
M: mist falls like NEEDLES in the EARLY morning on the SUNFLOWERS - æœ
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morning
M: the MOON fades as the MIST of dawn rises to usher in the morning.