1-2042
2061)七SEVEN. Similar to a SPOON, but the horizontal stroke CUTS all the way
through. *Primitive = diced, i.e. CUT into little pieces.なな・つ
2062)八Pictograph of the number EIGHT. The two lines if continued could form the
"X" at the centre of the number 8. や・つ
2063)九The second stroke kicks out to represent one of NINE baseball players legs as he
slides into a base. Note the vertical stroke is drawn first. *Primitives = baseball,
baseball team.ここの・つ
2064)十Turn this character 45 degrees either way, and it makes the X used for the Roman
numeral for TEN. *Primitive = needle.とお
2068)田Pictograph of a grid of RICE FIELDS. Note the third stroke is from the top
downward. *Primitive = brain.た
2069)目When turned sideways, the box in the middle could be seen as forming the pupil
of an EYE (popular).め|ま
2070)古This looks like a grave-marker, the ever-nearing destination of the very OLD.ふ
る・す|ふる・い
2071)吾FIVE MOUTHS have "I".われ
2072)冒With the SUN in your EYES, you RISK not catching the fly ball and a
subsequent conking on the head.おか・す
2073)朋Two COMPANION MOONS shine over an alien planet. | FLESH lends a sense
of closeness to the kanji for COMPANION. とも
2074)明The SUN and MOON together make for a BRIGHT day (popular).あか・るむ
|あか・るい|あかる・く|あきら・か|あか・らむ|あ・かす|あ・くる
|あ・ける|あかり
2077)品These three MOUTHS together almost look like GOODS piled up and ready for
shipment.しな
2080)早The NEEDLE-like stem (of a sunflower) combines with the SUN on top to
spread its arms to greet the EARLY morning SUN, in a kanji-like SUN-FLOWER.
*Primitive = sunflowerはや・い|はや・まる|はや・める
2081)旭Stay for NINE SUN-rises in the Land of the RISING SUN or else you'll never
get over the jet-lag. | Fittingly, SUN plays a role in RISING SUN.あさひ
2083)胃Here we see a medical diagram with the BRAIN on top, and underneath, the
PART OF THE BODY which is most prominent, i.e., The STOMACH.
2084)旦The SUN rises up over the horizon (FLOOR) at "NIGHTBREAK" (i.e., The
breaking up of night). | Fittingly, the temporal DAY is found in the kanji for
NIGHTBREAK (i.e., the breaking up of night).
2085)胆The PART OF THE BODY which gets up every day at NIGHTBREAK is the
GALL BLADDER.きも
2086)亘The SUN rises up over the FLOOR of the ground to the CEILING of the sky,
thus SPANNING the day. | The temporal DAY fittingly plays a part in the kanji for
SPAN. *Alternate primitive = Spamわた・る
2087)凹Pictograph of a square with the top CON-CAVEing in.ぼこ|へこ・む
2088)凸CONVEX.でこ
2089)旧Kids were punished by whacking them with a CANE all DAY long in the
OLDEN TIMES. | The temporal DAY finds its way into the kanji for OLDEN
TIMES.ふる・い
2090)自If you've ever been around Japanese people, you know that they point one finger
to their own NOSE, i.e., The DROP between the EYES, to indicate ONESELF
(popular). *Primitive = noseみずか・ら
2091)白One DROP of the SUN is WHITE (popular). *Primitive = white bird, or dove.
しろ・い
2092)百The Japanese call the 99th birthday the WHITE YEAR because the kanji for
ONE HUNDRED minus the 1 at the top turns it into the character for WHITE.
(Popular).
2094)千If two lines make a TEN, then three lines = 10 to the 3rd, i.e. ONE
THOUSAND. (Popular).ち
2096)升A THOUSAND bent NEEDLES are kept in an old SEWING BOX. Note how
the THOUSAND is slightly curved. * Primitive = sewing boxます
2097)昇The SUN tries to set on a needly SEWING BOX and immediately must RISE
UP again. | The SUN shines its first light in RISING UP. のぼ・る
2100)専A mutant who has TEN BRAINS GLUED together uses them to reach the top of
his chosen SPECIALTY.もっぱ・ら
2107)只A huge MOUTH seems to say "if ONLY I didn't have ANIMAL LEGS".ただ
2108)貝The EYE is the body and ANIMAL LEGS are the bottom portion of a
SHELLFISH. *Primitive = shells, shell-currencyかい
2111)見A creature consisting only of an EYE and HUMAN LEGS SEES extremely well.
み・える|み・せる|み・る
2112)児In the OLDEN DAYS, when man was changing from beast to man, if a
NEWBORN BABE had HUMAN LEGS, it was allowed to live. | The temporal
SUN finds its way into NEWBORN BABE.こ
2114)頁A picture of ONE NOSE with the ANIMAL LEGS representing the moustache,
forms a picture of a HEAD, an illustration which also adorns each PAGE of a book.
*Primitive = headページ
2115)頑If someone's HEAD always sticks with the BEGINNING idea, then he is very
STUBBORN. | HEAD in the sense of "HEADSTRONG" plays a role in this kanji.
かたく・な
2116)凡A storm that is just a puff of WIND and a DROP of rain is MEDIOCRE effort.
およ・そ|すべ・て
2118)万If your billfold is down to only ONE BOUND UP (by the billfold) TEN
THOUSAND yen note, it's time to go to the bank and get some more.よろず
2119)句A captive with MOUTH BOUND UP can only speak in muffled PHRASES. | A
MOUTH utters the catch-PHRASE of this kanji.
2121)旬The standard measure of DAYS in ancient China was 10 DAYS "BOUND UP",
thus creating a DECAMARON. | The temporal DAY appears in DECAMARON.
2123)的At a carnival booth, you shoot at an imitation WHITE DOVE, and if you hit it,
you get to fish a prize out with a LADLE - your reward for hitting the BULL'S EYE.
まと
2124)首ANIMAL HORNS growing out of your NOSE reach down to your NECK. く
び
2128)具A TOOLS with an EYE mounted on it is especially good at completing its job.
The TOOL primitive at the bottom of this kanji could be seen of as a table where you
keep your TOOLS. つぶさ・に|そな・える
2129)真The TEN EYES of "straightaway" here are used as a TOOL to see the TRUTH.
ま
2130)工Represents a carpenter's square, used in his CRAFT of working with wood.
*Alternate primitive = carpenter's squareたくみ
2131)左BY ONE'S SIDE hangs a CARPENTER'S SQUARE, to the LEFT, leaving the
right side free to do the main work. Notice how the second stroke on the left is longer
than the first, to emphasize the left side. (Similar to 10, but with the vertical line
curving off to the left. Think of TEN fingers dangling BY ONE'S SIDE).ひだり
2132)右The hand usually hanging BY ONE'S SIDE which is used to put food in the
MOUTH is the one on the RIGHT. (Popular).みぎ
2134)賄If you have a lot of SHELL-CURRENCY in your POSSESSION, then you can
BRIBE many people.まかな・う
2144)別A MOUTH which has been BOUND-UP is suddenly free to talk when the
binding cloth is SEPARATED by a SABRE. | SABRE lends a cutting sense to the
kanji for SEPARATE.わか・れる
2146)町As RICE FIELDS start to multiply, NAILS are used to start building a TOWN
(Revised).まち
2147)可Determined carpenter hold NAILS in his MOUTH, saying "I CAN do this all by
myself".
2148)頂Instead of hitting the NAIL on the HEAD, you PLACE it ON THE HEAD of
this kanji. | HEAD of course appears in this kanji.いただき|いただ・く
2151)了This kanji resembles a question mark, which shows that our knowledge of a
given subject is never really COMPLETE.
2153)好A WOMAN is FOND of her CHILD (popular). | WOMAN lends her gentle
presence to the kanji for FOND.この・む|す・く
2154)如A WOMAN's MOUTH often reveals a LIKENESS both physically and in her
way of thinking to that of her mother.ごと・く|ごと・し
2155)母This kanji contains the outline of the kanji for ONNA (woman), with two dots
emphasizing the maternal nature of MAMA. (Revised). *Primitive = breasts.毌はは
2157)兄Simply a MOUTH on HUMAN LEGS is how many family members think of the
ELDER BROTHER. (Popular). *Primitive = teenagerあに
2162)多In the summertime, EVENING upon EVENING combines to make MANY good
times.おお・い
2164)汐In this elegant kanji, we see WATER in the EVENING is seen to represent
EVENTIDE. | Fittingly, WATER appears in the kanji for EVENTIDE.しお
2165)外In the EVENING when imagination runs free, a MAGIC WAND is used to
magically transport you from the inside to the OUTSIDE.そと|ほか|はず・す|
はず・れる
2166)名Late in the EVENING a soldier identifies himself by using his MOUTH to call
out his NAME.な
2167)石The extending ledge of the CLIFF marks the vacancy left by the falling STONE,
represented here as a "MOUTH" or square shape.(厂Pictograph of a steep CLIFF).い
し
2171)砂ROCKS which are only LITTLE DROPS are shown to be SAND. | ROCK gives
a key hint in the kanji for SAND.すな
2172)削 Long before the invention of the carpenter’s PLANE, people used knives and
machetes (or here SABERS) to smooth out their woodwork. If you have ever seen the
process, you will have been amazed at the speed and agility with which the adept can
PLANE a hunk of wood into shape. Indeed, you can almost see the sparks fly from
their SABERS.けず・る
2173)光SMALL, funny looking headdress and the HUMAN LEGS represent a medicine
man trying to attract the sun's RAYS. *Primitive = shamanひかり|ひか・る
2175)器Several ST. BERNARD DOGS sit around a table, ready to eat, with their FOUR
MOUTHS wide open, gripping UTENSILS. | Since a MOUTH is the usual objective
for UTENSIL, it is used in this kanji.うつわ
2178)省You eliminate all but a FEW things from your line of EYE-sight see to FOCUS
on something.はぶ・く|かえり・みる
2179)厚On a CLIFF, getting hot playing under the SUN, a child sheds his THICK
jacket.あつ・い
2180)奇A St. BERNARD DOG who thinks he CAN become human is STRANGE.
2181)川Pictograph of a STREAM.かわ
2183)順Floating down a STREAM are chopped-off HEADS, indicating the fate of those
who don't OBEY the powers that be.
2184)水Pictograph of CANE falling into the WATER, with a katakana FU on the left
and a RAG on the right representing the splashing WATER. *Primitive = liquidみ
ず
2189)願As you walk along a MEADOW, a man with a huge HEAD jumps out of
nowhere and asks you to sign a PETITION. | HEAD lends a certain organizational
sense to the kanji for PETITION.ねが・う
2190)泳A subtle warning, this kanji states that you my head off to ETERNITY if you're
not careful while SWIMMING in the WATER.およ・ぐ
2191)沼A poor tourist, thirsty due to lack of coke is SEDUCED by the WATER of a
nearby MARSH, and ends up drowning in quicksand!ぬま
2195)潮Added to this is the MIST through which we can still see the MOON as it looms
over the incoming TIDE. | WATER of course appears in the kanji for TIDE.しお
2196)源WATER from the cliff-top MEADOW is the SOURCE for the whole
community.みなもと
2199)況When asked if he is going to jump into the WATER for a swim, an enthusiastic
TEENAGER says, "BUT OF COURSE".いわん・や
2200)河WATER that CAN make it all the way to the ocean is designated as a full-
fledged RIVER.かわ
2202)湖When the MOON got very OLD, it lost all the WATER that it had on its surface
to a huge LAKE on the earth.みずうみ
2205)吐A MOUTH with SOIL in it SPITS it out. (Popular). | MOUTH of course comes
into play in the kanji for SPIT.は・く
2206)圧An artificial CLIFF, as a prop in a play, is covered with SOIL, but can't
withstand the PRESSURE, and collapses.お・す
2207)埼SOIL that's STRANGE is found on the CAPE. | The kanji for CAPE fittingly
contains SOIL since it is a representation of a section of ground. さき
2208)垣SOIL is covered with cans of SPAM to form an artificial HEDGE. | SOIL is what
is SPANNED by a HEDGE in this kanji.かき
2209)圭SOIL is piled on top of SOIL over the ages and eventually flattens down and
turns into a SQUARE JEWEL. *Primitive = ivy
2210)封IVY falling off a chimney is GLUED back on, a solution which receives the
SEAL of approval from the homeowner.
2211)涯Standing on an IVY covered CLIFF, you gaze out over the WATER toward the
HORIZON. | WATER generally represents the dividing line of the HORIZON, thus
justifying its presence in this kanji
2213)時In the olden days, looking out at the position of the SUN from a BUDDHIST
TEMPLE was the only way to tell the TIME.とき
2214)均SOIL with a DROP breaking its smooth surface is made LEVEL by a LADLE. |
The SOIL of the ground is usually LEVEL, explaining its appearance here. なら・
す|ひと・しい
2215)火A PERSON who is a human torch has two DROPS of FIRE spraying out from
him. *Primitive = hearth-fire, fireplace, conflagrationひ|ほ
2218)淡WATER poured on a fiery INFLAMMATION, makes the fire THIN out and
eventually fade away.あわ・い
2219)灯A FIRE perched atop a NAIL makes a kanji LAMP. The light cast by a FIRE is
included in LAMP.ひ
2229)墨BLACK SOIL is poured into a fountain pen, and comes out of the other end as
BLACK INK.すみ
2230)鯉A FISH with a COMPUTER in its head is a CARP. How else could they figure
out how to swim upstream? | Fittingly, FISH will appear in the kanji for CARP. こ
い
2232)厘The value of that whizzy new COMPUTER you just bought has predictably
fallen as if from a CLIFF - leaving it with a value of one RIN. (1/1000 of a yen!)
2233)埋Once SOIL gets into a COMPUTER, it's useless, so you might just as BURY it.
う・まる|う・める|う・もれる
2234)同At a convention of "The Brotherhood", all the participants wear a HOOD and
pledge that when they open their MOUTHS they will speak with ONE and the SAME
voice. *Primitive = monk. (冂Hood is similar to WIND, but with the bottom right
turned in. *Primitive = glass hood, pheasant glass).おな・じ
2235)洞WATER only, not alcohol, is accepted as a drink by the MONK who is visiting
your house and relaxing in the DEN.ほら
2236)胴The PART OF THE BODY most important to the MONK is the TRUNK, where
he focuses his meditation. | PART OF THE BODY plays a key role in the kanji for
TRUNK.
2237)向The DROP on the HOOD acts as a kind of pointing antennae, while the MOUTH
of the wearer informs you that what you are looking for is over YONDER. む・か
う|む・く|む・こう|む・ける
2241)完A little pitcher who practices throwing strikes off the side of his HOUSE since
the very BEGINNING grows up to pitch a PERFECT game.
2242)宣In a voice that SPANS the HOUSE-tops, a coming event is PROCLAIMED for
all to hear.
2243)宵A HOUSE is surrounded by lighted CANDLES so you can find it in the WEE
HOURS. | In a HOUSE is generally where the WEE HOURS are spent.よい
2247)富This full kanji for WEALTH shows the huge HOUSE that the WEALTH can
buy. | A HOUSE is shown as the place to keep one's WEALTH.とみ|と・む
2254)枠The WOOD which is 9 X 10 = 90 times more expensive than the picture itself is
the FRAME. Each corner of a WOODEN FRAME is NINETY degrees.わく
2256)棚A book-end made from WOOD holds up two books about the MOON on a
SHELF. (The MOONS almost resemble the binders of books as seen from the side).
たな
2257)杏An APRICOT TREE will grow out of a MOUTH that eats too many
APRICOTS. | TREE lends a plat like presence in this kanji an APRICOT.あんず
2258)桐A TREE which looks the SAME as someone named "Paul", is named the
"PAULOWNIA". | TREE fittingly is found in this kanji for the PAULOWNIA tree.
きり
2263)相Sitting in TREES near a border, enemy soldiers EYE each other, INTER-acting
in such a way as to create an INTER-national crisis. | The INTER-locking EYES
provide a key hint to this kanji.あい
2264)机A TREE which was blown down by the WIND serves as an impromptu DESK.
つくえ
2265)本A "cross-cut" from a TREE becomes a BOOK.もと
2266)札All the TREES in a preserve have a HOOK attached to them, from which a TAG
is hung, identifying it for tourists and scientists.ふだ
2267)暦In these days of deforestation, as seen high on a CLIFF, each tree that disappears
from a GROVE marks another DAY on our CALENDAR. | The temporal DAY
lends it presence to CALENDAR.こよみ
2268)案You RELAX after a falling TREE narrowly misses you, and figuring you've got
some time left on this world, you go ahead and PLAN your future.
2269)燥A FIRE burns up a NEST, leaving only PARCHED remains. (GOODS shown
atop a TREE give a pictorial representation of a NEST).
2270)未A TREE with a SHORT LINE at the top indicates that it is NOT YET ready to
be harvested.ま・だ
2271)末A TREE with a LONG HORIZONTAL LINE at the top has grown to its
EXTREMITY.すえ
2275)朱A DROP in a scientific experiment has NOT YET changed colour - but if it turns
VERMILION, then the test is positive.
2276)株A WOODEN board with VERMILION coloured markings could have been the
first "Big Board" of the Japanese STOCK exchange.かぶ
2277)若The FLOWERS leaning to the RIGHT point toward the fountain of YOUTH.
(One cross stroke with two downward strokes creates a FLOWER)わか・い
2286)暮We can distract ourselves from the fate which awaits us all, i.e. The
GRAVEYARD, by filling our DAYS with the activities through which we earn our
LIVELIHOODく・れる|く・らす
2289)兆These lines actually represent the back of a TURTLE, which in ancient times
were read as a PORTENT of things to come. (Popular). *Alternate primitive =
tortoise shellきざ・し|きざ・す
2290)桃In our version of the Momotarou story (who was born from a PEACH), the
TREE with the TORTOISE SHELL on top is the PEACH TREE.もも
2292)犬Pictograph - of the huge St. BERNARD DOG standing next to a small DOT of a
CHIHUAHUA DOG. *Primitive = Chihuahuaいぬ
2294)黙A pitch-BLACK CHIHUAHUA barks wildly as you pass by, until you suddenly
command, "SILENCE!".だま・る
2296)荻As a forest FIRE rages above, a WILD DOG ducks underwater and breathes
through a REED, represented by the FLOWER. | FLOWER gives a clue as to the
plant-like nature of REED. DOG when it appears on the left side of a kanji changes to
a WILD DOG.おぎ
2297)狩WILD DOGS are HUNTED by the palace GUARD. | WILD DOGS lend a sense
of the HUNT to this kanji.かり|か・る
2298)猫A "SEEDLING" of a WILD DOG is a CAT. | The middling sized animal WILD
DOG helps here to give shape to a CAT. WILD DOGS love chasing CATS so much
that they plant CAT SEEDLINGS so they will have even more to chase.ねこ
2302)先The mutant COW who walks on HUMAN LEGS marches proudly BEFORE the
rest of the herd.さき
2307)合This kanji uses MEETING and MOUTH to draw a picture of two pipes
MEETING, with one pipe going into the "MOUTH" of the other, a perfect FIT.
Everyone gathers under ONE UMBRELLA in a MEETING.あ・う|あ・わす|
あ・わせる
2308)塔In some very fertile SOIL, FLOWERS grow so tall that they FIT together to
form a huge PAGODA.
2309)王A KING might say "I am number ONE", with the capital "I" used in this
instance being visually borrowed from the western alphabet, combined with kanji for
ONE. *Primitive = sceptre
2310)玉The DROPS associated with a KING are ball shaped JEWELS. *Primitive =
ballたま
2314)狂WILD DOGS are ordered by the cruel KING to be unleashed upon the
LUNATICS.くる・う|くる・おしい
2315)皇As the colour WHITE is sometimes used to represent enhanced status, here it is
used to represent a "WHITE KING", i.e., The king in charge of all other kings, thus
the EMPEROR.
2317)全A KING raises an UMBRELLA high over his head during a picnic on a
potentially rainy day, to indicate that he "ate the WHOLE thing", and wants to be
served even more.まった・く
2318)栓A WHOLE TREE is needed to create a kind of gigantic PLUG. (Umbrella + tree
= whole)
2322)柱In the famous biblical story, Samson regained his strength when his hair grew
back, and knocked down the PILLARS to which he was chained. Here we see that
those two PILLARS were composed of a TREE and a CANDLESTICK, respectively.
はしら
2323)金The KING sits under an UMBRELLA as each of his vassals presents him with
two DROPS of GOLD. *Primitive = metalかね|かな
2325)鉢A hillbilly granny speaks of the GOLDEN rule and quotes from the good BOOK
as she gives local boys a BOWL-style haircut.
2326)銅The METAL which MONKS prefer is COPPER pennies, due to their vow of
poverty. | METAL provides the flavour in this kanji for COPPER.あかがね
2327)釣A METAL LADLE is used to hold the bait for a fisherman busy ANGLING. |
The METAL of the hook used is shown in this kanji for ANGLING.つ・る
2335)造The speaking cow of REVELATION gives up its secrets as we travel the ROAD
to understanding the CREATION of the universe.つく・る
2336)迫The bright WHITE lines painted down the middle of the ROAD are
subconsciously URGING you to drive sensibly and not weave between lanes.せま・
る
2337)逃A tortoise runs clean out of his TORTOISE-SHELL and flees down the ROAD
as he ESCAPES from prison.のが・す|のが・れる|に・がす|に・げる
2338)辺A BLADE to cut out a new ROAD, thus allowing access to the local
ENVIRONS.あた・り|べ
2341)連With a CAR on the ROAD you can TAKE ALONG your kids.つら・なる|つ
ら・ねる|つ・れる
2342)軌CARS, NINE in all, passing over the same spot create a RUT. | CAR provides a
hint as to the cause of a RUT in this kanji.
2345)各The persuasive MOUTH tries to convince you that EACH pair of STILTS is
perfectly made. Or you could just imagine a pair of human legs stepping on EACH
mouth.おのおの
2346)格In the not so distant future, EACH TREE will have an "endangered-species"
STATUS.いたる
2349)額To keep track of all your GUESTS, you imagine their names written on their
HEAD, and what better part to do this than the FOREHEAD.ひたい
2350)夏A massive HEAD on a pair of STILTS wanders down the beach in mid-
SUMMER. Note that the animal legs of HEAD have been replaced by the
WALKING LEGS.なつ
2351)処WALKING LEGS carelessly kick about improperly litter blowing in the WIND
which has been improperly DISPOSED.ところ
2355)軍A leader wears a CROWN as he rides his VEHICLE into battle at the head of
his ARMY. A CAR provides the means of transportation for an ARMY in this kanji.
2356)輝A SHAMAN takes a ride in a CHARIOT wearing a RADIANT smile. You may
recall the SMALL combined with HUMAN LEGS, which formed the shaman of the
kanji for RAY.かがや・く
2357)運CHARIOTS roll along a ROAD as they CARRY goods to the front lines. は
こ・ぶ
2358)冠In this full kanji representation of CROWN, we find that in the BEGINNING of
his reign, an ill-fitting CROWN was GLUED to a young king's head, until he finally
got used to the idea of wearing the CROWN.かんむり
2359)夢FLOWERS fall about your EYES and you receive a CROWN in a coronation, all
during the EVENING as you DREAM. EVENING slips subtly into the kanji for
DREAM.ゆめ
2361)高The TOPHAT and MOUTH replace the antenna of YONDER to create an image
of a TALL person who can see way over YONDER.たか|たか・い |
たか・まる|たか・める
2363)塾TALL CHILDREN who are FAT must sit on the GROUND at tight-budgeted
CRAM SCHOOLS.
2364)熟The TALL, FAT CHILD from CRAM SCHOOL takes a hot bath heated by a
CAMP-FIRE, and MELLOWS out.う・れる
2366)京Both the TALL and the SMALL are ruled by pronouncements from the
CAPITAL.
2368)景A DAY spent in the nation's CAPITAL reveals some beautiful SCENERY. | The
SUN shines brightly, illuminating the SCENERY of this kanji.
2369)鯨A FISH as big as the nation's CAPITAL is said to be a WHALE. | Though not
technically correct from a biological classification standpoint, FISH nonetheless
appears in the kanji for WHALE.くじら
2373)士Pictograph of a GENTLEMAN.さむらい
2374)吉A special kind of SAMURAI eschews the sword and, instead opens his MOUTH
wishes GOOD LUCK to one and all. The MOUTH wishing GOOD LUCK appears
in this kanji.よし
2381)書A WRITING BRUSH drawing the kanji for the SUN creates a picture of
WRITING.か・く
2389)言LINES above a MOUTH will later become letters which show what it SAYS.
い・う|こと
2391)計Harsh WORDS which sting like a NEEDLE are used to draft an unwilling
accomplice into a PLOT to overthrow the king.はか・らう|はか・る
2393)訂WORDS are EXACTLY as you want them in the final REVISION. | Very often
we REVISE WORDS, thus making WORDS a key primitive in this kanji.
2396)詔In the same we are interested in a special news bulletin, commoners in the old
days were SEDUCED by the prospect of hearing the WORDS of an IMPERIAL
EDICT.みことのり
2402)読Convincing WORDS can SELL you on something - if you take the time to
READ them.よ・む
2403)調Just as a guitarist TUNES his guitar, a singer will sing the WORDS of the song
over and over again (kind of a "LAP") to get the proper TUNE.しら・べる
|ととの・う|ととの・える
2405)諾WORDS of warning are ignored by the YOUNG as they go and do foolish things
without their parent's CONSENT.
2409)弐2 QUIVERS are seen laying together, forming the numeral "II".
2410)域The GROUND most familiar to a COWBOY is that of his home on the RANGE.
(Cowboy with his mouth to the floor after the fiesta and ground)
2412)栽During THANKSGIVING, one gives thanks for the TREES, assuming one lives
on a PLANTATION.
2416)城Resourceful early architects of Incan times were able to take mere SOIL and
make it TURN INTO a huge CASTLE.しろ
2420)減Dropping out to seek a drink of WATER as their MOUTHS becomes dry, the
number of participants in a MARCH starts to DWINDLE rapidly. | WATER comes
into play here in the sense of a DWINDLING water supply.へ・らす|へ・る
2421)桟Construction workers wear their kid's swimming pool FLOATS as they work on
a crickety WOODEN SCAFFOLD.
2423)浅In the WATER of a pool, children have to ride in a FLOAT if they leave the
SHALLOW end.あさ・い
2425)歩STOP your busy life for a FEW seconds, and go out and take a refreshing
WALK.あゆ・む|ある・く
2426)渉To WALK across the WATER is to FORD it. | Of course WATER will be found
in FORD.
2428)肯A FOOTPRINT on the MOON shows what can be accomplished when people
reach an AGREEMENT to do something.
2429)企The man leading a group of people on the beach cries "STOP, we shall plant the
UMBRELLA here!" And UNDERTAKES to put in the ground.くわだ・てる
2430)歴A GROVE OF TREES at the top of a CLIFF has a STOP SIGN in front of it to
prevent desperate students from leaping off it once they see their CURRICULUM
for the next semester.
2435)政A politically CORRECT TASKMASTER shows you the error of your ways if
you deviate from the proscribed POLITICS. TASKMASTER lends his authoritative
presence to this kanji.まつりごと
2442)是A DAY is spent MENDING clothes, JUST SO you have something to decent to
wear that night.これ
2443)題The "TOPIC" of the day is kind of like a newspaper headline, which must be
chosen "JUST SO", such that people can nod their HEADS in agreement as the read
the TOPIC.
2444)堤Although it is popularly thought the little Dutch boy saved the DIKE by placing
his thumb in a hole, what he actually did was place a clump of SOIL, JUST SO, to
plug the leak, and then ran for help. SOIL plays a roll in DIKE because that is what
many have been built from.つつみ
2445)建Due to lack of material, frustrated architects finally throw up their hands, and use
WRITING BRUSHES piled upon one another which STRETCH toward the sky to
BUILD a skyscraper.た・つ|た・てる
2446)延A DROP of sweat drops from aerobics participants as they STOP and STRETCH
during a PROLONGED workout.の・ばす|の・びる|の・べる
2447)誕At a Christmas party, revellers sing into MICROPHONE, and then PROLONG
the fun by not going home, in a celebration of the NATIVITY.
2449)婿Next to the WOMAN he is to wed, in a ZOO, because that's where they met
exactly one MONTH ago, stands surprised BRIDEGROOM. WOMAN as usual is
present in a kanji relating to marriage.むこ
2450)衣At the top we see a TOPHAT. At the bottom, folds of a GARMENT, spit into 2
and 2.ころも
2451)裁At the first THANKSGIVING, to ensure they had the very best CLOTHES for
the historic occasion, the pilgrims enlisted the services of an accomplished TAILOR.
CLOTHES of course appear in the kanji for TAILOR.さば・く|た・つ
2452)装In the spirit of making a fashion symbol from an animal, such as an alligator or a
horse, the newest symbol is the Warrior-turtle line of CLOTHING, the latest in casual
ATTIRE.よそお・う
2453)裏A COMPUTER wearing a TOPHAT & SCARF is an android, as you can see if
you open him from the BACKうら
2455)哀A poor little boy from a Dickens story wearing a tattered TOPHAT and SCARF,
his MOUTH open in hunger, presents a PATHETIC sight.あわ・れ| あ
わ・れむ
2458)初When a spy dons a CLOAK & DAGGER for the FIRST TIME, he is hooked for
good on the thrill of "the game".うい|はつ|そ・める|はじ・め|はじ・めて
2459)布A TOWEL hanging BY ONE'S SIDE as you walk to the shower is referred to as
LINEN.ぬの
2464)幌A TOWEL blocking the SUN over a SHAMAN is a CANOPY. | The TOWEL
fittingly plays a role in this kanji for CANOPY.ほろ
2466)市All the vendors dress in TOPHATS and wave TOWELS to attract your attention
at the local MARKETいち
2467)姉The WOMAN who sells things at the MARKET is your ELDER SISTER. あ
ね
2468)肺A type of MEAT being sold in a the MARKET are the LUNGS of some animal.
2470)滞For some reason a SASH has been left in the WATER of a STAGNATING
puddle. | WATER sitting too long in one place starts to STAGNATE.とどこお・る
2472)制COWS put on BELTS to carry SABRES as they undertake a revolt against the
cruel SYSTEM of slaughter
2473)製The SYSTEM for marketing CLOTHES to the very rich insists that they be
MADE IN the best fashion houses.
2476)雨The CEILING of the sky makes you grab a TOWEL due to getting drenched by
the (four) DROPS of RAINあめ|あま
2477)雲RAIN combines with RISING CLOUD to create the full image for CLOUD.
くも
2478)曇In an elegantly simple kanji, blocking out the SUN is the CLOUD of CLOUDY
WEATHER.くも・る
2480)霜FROSTY, the snowman, plays the role of a bad guy as he takes a form which is
"INTER-" rain and snow, i.e., FROST, and spoils some crops.しも
2482)天A holy ST. BERNARD DOG tries to jump through the CEILING straight up into
HEAVEN.あま|あめ
2483)橋TREES are used by guardian ANGELS to quickly form a BRIDGE for their
unknowing charges.はし
2487)章The first one two put the SUNFLOWER in the VASE wins a BADGE.
2488)競Two TEENAGERS balancing VASES on their heads bump chests as they each
VIE to knock the vase off the other's head in a teen competition.きそ・う|せ・る
2489)帝STANDING with CROWN askew, a bath TOWEL around his waist, is the great
SOVEREIGN, called from his bath for an emergency.
2491)瞳The EYE of a JUVENILE contains a PUPIL. | EYE fittingly appears in the kanji
for PUPIL.ひとみ
2492)鐘Made from METAL, with the crack put in it when a JUVENILE delinquent tried
to steal it, is the Liberty BELL.かね
2493)商In this Las Vegas-like image, a VASE/pot of gold sits atop a CANOPY/tent,
inside which HUMAN LEGS dance atop a square MOUTH-like table, all of which
urge you to go ahead in and see if you can MAKE A DEAL - with a blackjack
dealer. あきな・う
2494)嫡In a wry commentary, it's stated that the WOMAN in your life who is an
ANTIQUE is your LEGITIMATE WIFE.
2497)敵As a weapon of last resort, ANTIQUES are taken by a loyal TASKMASTER and
thrown at the oncoming ENEMY. | TASKMASTER lends his authoritative presence
to this kanji.かたき
2498)ヒ SPOON differs from SEVEN in that the first stroke does not cut across the
second.さじ
2499)北Two people sitting on the ground, back to back, huddle against the NORTH
wind (popular).きた
2500)背NORTH and PART OF THE BODY here combine to create the kanji for
STATUREせ|せい|そむ・く|そむ・ける
2502)昆After our DAYS are over, our living conditions will be undoubtedly be
COMPARED to their own by our DESCENDANTS. | The temporal DAY somehow
lends a connotation to this kanji for DESCENDANTS.
2503)皆COMPARE the WHITENESS of clothes to make sure they ALL have properly
cleaned.みな
2509)旨A SPOON lowers food into a MOUTH WITH WAGGING TONGUE because
it's so DELICIOUS.むね
2510)脂FLESH grows FAT if you eat all the delicious FOOD. | Ample FLESH plays a
key role in the kanji for FAT.あぶら
2516)乞A beggar RECLINES pitiably on the ground, reaching out his HOOK,
BEGGING for a few pennies.こ・う
2521)吹A MOUTH YAWNS, first taking in and then BLOWING out some air.ふ・く
2526)茨A beautiful FLOWER stands NEXT to a prickly BRIAR patch. | FLOWER gives
an idea of the plant-like nature of BRIAR.いばら
2527)資On a kanji balance sheet, we find that the SECOND column shows the SHELL-
CURRENCY which represent a company's ASSETS.
2528)姿It's projected here that the SECOND WOMAN in a man's life probably has a
nice FIGURE. | WOMAN lends her graceful shape to the kanji for FIGURE.すがた
2529)諮The NEXT completes the picture of WORDS from the NEXT MOUTH to define
CONSULT WITH. | WORDS and MOUTH both fit nicely in this kanji for
CONSULT.はか・る
2532)剖SABRE is used to DIVIDE in this kanji. Add to this the MUZZLE placed on a
poor student who must wear it until he figures out how to do long DIVISION.
2537)鏡The full kanji for MIRROR incorporates the polished METAL which could
have made the first MIRROR.かがみ
2541)妄Wandering madly about an institute for the insane, having seen all her loved ones
PERISH, is a WOMAN who suffers from DELUSIONS that they may be still alive.
みだ・り
2544)方A TOP HAT is BOUND UP to a stick, and used to find the DIRECTION of the
wind.かた
2545)妨A WOMAN at whom all the COMPASSES in the world for some reason point at
hangs out a "do not DISTURB" sign.さまた・げる
2546)坊Covered with SOIL after exploring all day in the woods with his new COMPASS
is a little BOY. | DIRT somehow seems appropriate in the kanji for BOY.
2549)訪With hastily scribbled WORDS and a COMPASS, a young diplomat sets out to
CALL ON an important dignitary. | WORDS provide the flavour primitive in the
kanji for CALL ON.おとず・れる|たず・ねる
2554)鋭A piece of METAL held by the DEVIL is probably a very POINTED pitchfork!
| METAL provides its harsh feel to the kanji for POINTED.するど・い
2555)曽In a scene from a horror movie, HORNS sprout from BRAINS and a TONGUE
wildly WAGS IN MOUTH as a victim who was FORMERLY one of the good guys
has his body taken over by an alien.かつ・て
2556)増The full kanji for INCREASE notes that SOIL INCREASES rapidly if not swept
out on a regular basis. | SOIL wryly plays a role in this kanji for something which
rapidly INCREASESま・す|ふ・やす|ふ・える
2558)東The SUN rises from behind a TREE from the EAST (popular). ひがし
2559)棟We find that only WOOD from the EAST is acceptable for making
RIDGEPOLES.むね
2560)凍Food from over the world is stored in ICE and shipped to the EAST - fresh-
FROZEN.こお・る|こご・える
2562)廷The PORTERS of justice STRETCH the truth in the COURTS as they ply their
trade.
2563)染A LIQUID which splatters from BASEBALLS falling from TREES onto
people's heads is a new method used to DYE hair.し・み|し・みる|そ・まる|
そ・める
2565)賓Staying on as a guest in your HOUSE, someone who looks at the CEILING and
only has a FEW SHELLS-MONEY when it comes time to pay the restaurant bill, is a
prominent V.I.P. | A visiting V.I.P. always stays in someone's HOUSE.
2566)歳At YEAR-END there are usually many PARADES. Imagine the biggest
PARADE of all coming to a sudden STOP because of ONE SMALL mouse -
preventing the completion of the YEAR-END festivities.
2567)県The EYE and HOOK from "straightaway" here combine with SMALL to create
EYE-HOOK LOCKS which band together all the PREFECTURES on a three-
dimensional Japanese map.
2569)地Underneath the GROUND live worms, SCORPIONS, and other nasty insects.
2573)蛇A beleaguered housewife fights off an invasion of INSECTS into her HOUSE
with a SPOON, little realizing that the leader is a dastardly SNAKE. | The full kanji
for SNAKE unfortunately has absolutely no relation to the familiar primitive of the
same name. へび
2575)蝶This one is easy! The INSECT that looks like a flitting LEAF falling from a
TREE is the BUTTERFLY. | INSECT fittingly is found in this kanji.
2576)独WILD DOGS try to mate with INSECTS because they have been SINGLE for
too long!ひと・り
2578)風In this full kanji for WIND, we see bands of GNATS are blown about in the
WIND.かぜ|かざ
2581)妃In a science fiction tale, everyone watches in horror as transformed before their
eyes from a WOMAN into a SNAKE, is the QUEEN of the world.
2588)亀 BOUND UP – TWO SUNS - with a LONG TAIL running through it. Pictograph
of a TORTOISE - with an eel riding on it's back! Note: Be careful not to confuse this
with "PORTENT", with its primitive of "TORTOISE SHELL". *Primitive = tortoise
or eel for bottom half.かめ
2589)電In the RAIN, bright EEL-like bolts of ELECTRIC lightning are emitted.
2590)竜A long EEL decorated with colourful VASES attached creates a picture of a
Chinese-New Year's DRAGON.たつ
2591)滝Its flexible shape flowing like WATER, a CHINESE NEW YEAR'S DRAGON
washes over a WATERFALL. | Of course, WATER appears in the kanji for
WATERFALL.たき
2593)逐In a game know as "PURSUE the Pig", a SOW running madly about on the
ROAD is PURSUED by the competitors.お・う
2595)家Imagine living in a time where it normal to have a SOW living in your HOUSE!
いえ
2596)嫁WOMAN MARRIES INTO the HOUSE of another family. | WOMAN as usual
plays a role in a kanji involving marriage. The HOUSE provides a location for the
INTO portion of MARRY INTO.よめ|とつ・ぐ
2600)湯In a cold world, the kind of WATER precious enough to be stored in a PIGGY
BANK is HOT WATER. | WATER of course appears as an element in HOT
WATER.ゆ
2601)羊Pictograph of the HORNS and four legs of a SHEEP. Note: the tail is not
displayed when SHEEP appears as a primitive above another element.ひつじ
2602)美A flock of SHEEP are watched over by a dedicated ST. BERNARD DOG, in a
scene of pastoral BEAUTY. Or BEAUTIFUL BIG SHEEP.うつく・しい
2603)洋Abundant SHEEP are found in the WATER of the OCEAN. Or try to envisage a
kind of mythical “WATER SHEEP” zodiac sign Capricorn in the OCEAN.
2607)羨A LACK of WATER for his SHEEP makes a farmer ENVIOUS of the
neighbour who has it. | SHEEP lends a certain sense of goodness or abundance to this
kanji, in a sense of the LACK thereof.うらや・ましい
2609)着A sheep's dense WOOL, so long it currently covers its EYES, will soon be shorn
and later DONNED as a sweater.つ・く|つ・ける|き・る|き・せる
2615)進Those TURKEYS coming down the ROAD toward you are the ADVANCE of a
conquering army of TURKEYS.すす・む|すす・める
2618)準In the WATER of an Olympic-sized pool, TURKEYS float on their back, TEN
of them, wheezing heavily, only SEMI-conscious, having just swum in the SEMI-
finals.
2619)奮A BANK ROBBER who uses his BRAIN creates a diversion to get things all
STIRRED UP. (BANK ROBBER = ST BERNARDS DOG and TURKEY,
imagine a robber with two animal masks).ふる・う
2621)確A TURKEY HOUSE made from ROCK has the ASSURANCE of never falling
down. | The ROCK contributes to the solid feel of the character for ASSURANCE.た
し・か|たし・かめる
2622)午A lazy horse with a high pain threshold RECLINES in a bed of NEEDLES until
NOON.うま
2623)許WORDS together with HORSE give us the image of a talking HORSE. But a
talking horse has to grant us PERMISSION before we can ride him!ゆる・す
2625)権The TREE represents the stick wielded by the PEGASUS as he shows off his
new-found AUTHORITY. | "Walk softly and carry a big STICK" is the key to
obtaining some AUTHORITY.
2626)観A PEGASUS is sent up to SEE what the oncoming weather looks like, and upon
his return he indicates the OUTLOOK is good.
2629)翌Two FEATHERS are shown, one FOLLOWING the other, directly into a
VASE
2630)曜Just as each morning a rooster crows, each day a PEACOCK massively preens,
indicating a new WEEKDAY. (Feathers + turkey = peacock)
2635)国A JEWEL PENT-IN describes the crown jewels which represent a COUNTRY.
くに
2636)団The sense of feeling PENT-IN, and GLUED to a certain accepted behaviour, can
be one of the issues that comes with belonging to a social GROUP.
2637)因This PENT-IN ST. BERNARD DOG has one CAUSE - to get out!よ・る
2645)庁A CAVE from which regulations governing the size of NAILS is issued is the
first GOVERNMENT OFFICE.
2650)忘A forlorn lover PERISHES from a HEART attack when he concludes that "she
loves me not" after picking the petals off a "FORGET- me not". | A PERISHING
HEART says FORGET me not!"わす・れる
2651)忍A KNIFE thrust into the HEART is ENDURED by the victim. | The emotional
HEART plays a role in the kanji for ENDURE.しの・ばせる|しの・ぶ
2653)忌It seems like a SNAKE has bitten the HEART of someone in MOURNING.
い・まわしい|い・む
2655)誌WORDS loosely spoken can reveal good INTENTIONS - but the best way to
ensure follow-through is to DOCUMENT them. | WORDS give a key hint in the
kanji for DOCUMENT.
2656)忠Achiko, the famous dog, kept his master's memory in the MIDDLE of his
HEART, an example of profound LOYALTY.
2658)患AFFLICTED with the thirst for blood, a vampire is killed with a SHISH-
KABAB to the HEART, thus ending his AFFLICTION once and for all.わずら・う
2659)思The rational BRAIN combines with the emotional HEART to describe key
elements of the THINKING process.おも・う
2661)応Someone falls into a CAVE and gets a HEART-attack, and you are the first one
to arrive and APPLY first aid. After which you APPLY to medical school.
2664)息In the movie BREATHLESS, heartthrob Richard Gere gets punched in the
NOSE, but wins the HEART of the starlet, who is BREATHLESS at all the action.
いき
2665)憩Sticking out their TONGUE and wiping their NOSES, as their HEARTS beat
from the exercise, are kids at RECESS.いこ・い|いこ・う
2666)恵A knight, whose lance is represented by the NEEDLE, as he ventures onto the
FIELD of combat, has won the HEART of the Princess, and thus she bestows upon
him her FAVOUR.めぐ・む
2671)寡Struggling as the HEAD of the HOUSE since her husband has been killed with a
DAGGER, is a poor young WIDOW, still dressed in black. | Managing the HOUSE
is an issue in the kanji for WIDOW.
2672)忙A MOOD RING/STATE OF MIND PERISHES from lack of attention due to the
fact that its wearer is to BUSY to pay attention to it.いそが・しい
2677)怖An snobby woman wearing an angrily flashing MOOD RING, seeing that her
LINEN is not perfectly folded, calls and complains about the DREADFUL state of
affairs.こわ・い
2678)慌A concert is cancelled due a flood which LAID WASTE to the concert hall,
leaving everyone in a STATE-OF-MIND which can only be described as DIS-
CONCERTED.あわただ・しい|あわ・てる
2679)悔MOOD RINGS are handed out at old fashioned revival meeting to EVERY one
who REPENTS.く・いる|くや・しい|く・やむ
2682)愉In a wry commentary, this kanji posits that the STATE OF MIND of
BUTCHERS in a MEETING happily discussing their trade is PLEASURE.
2683)惰"SLOTH" is one of the seven deadly sins, according to Catholic doctrine. This
STATE OF MIND is brought on by SINISTER (LEFT) influences and reveals a
weakness of the FLESH; i.e. LAZINESS.
2684)慎The STATE OF MIND which is TRUTHFUL with itself gives one a feeling of
HUMILITY.つつし・む
2688)添By mixing VALENTINES with the WATER from the HEAVENS (i.e., Rain) a
neighbouring country is lovingly ANNEXED.そ・う|そ・える
2690)泌In a wry commentary, this kanji states that in modern horror movies,
INVARIABLY, too much liquid/WATER like substance in the form of OOZE will
appear. | WATER is included in this kanji to represent the liquid nature of OOZE
2700)搭As they stand upon the BOARD of the gangplank, parting lover's FINGERS FIT
together in a final grasp as FLOWERS rain upon them from above; suddenly, the
captains voice cries out "all ABOARD!"
2709)捨At a COTTAGE, you play a lot of cards, so your fingers are usually used to
DISCARD cards. | Just as FINGERS are used to take up an object, they are also used
to DISCARD it.す・てる
2711)摘Add to this an ANTIQUE, and you have picture of FINGERS as they PINCH an
ANTIQUE in a daring robbery. | FINGERS do the PINCHING in this kanji.つ・む
2713)指In this full kanji for FINGER, we find that the FINGER is pointing to a
DELICIOUS treat behind a bakery counter.ゆび|さ・す
2715)括FINGERS pull up the TONGUE of a boot, then FASTEN the claps over it. く
く・る
2719)提A suitor has his FINGERS eloquently displaying his emotion, JUST SO, and
thusly unveils his PROPOSAL of marriage.さ・げる
2720)損A breakable item slips through the FINGERS of an clumsy EMPLOYEE, and is
badly DAMAGED. | FINGERS are used to DAMAGE something.そこ・なう|
そこ・ねる
2721)拾FINGERS FIT together to PICK-UP a coach and hold him up high in a victory
march.ひろ・う
2722)担At each NIGHTBREAK, the FINGERS of Atlas pick up the world and place it
on his weary SHOULDERS. | FINGERS hold stuff, so they set the tone for the kanji
for SHOULDERING.にな・う|かつ・ぐ
2723)拠FINGERS grab onto a garbage DISPOSAL which happens to be stuck in the
mountainside, which thus becomes a FOOTHOLD. | FINGERS lend a sense of
grasping and holding to FOOTHOLD.よ・る
2724)描FINGERS are used to SKETCH FLOWERS growing in a RICE FIELD. |
FINGERS are needed to SKETCH something.えが・く
2726)接In a modelling school contest, if the VASE being balanced on a WOMAN'S head
is in any way TOUCHED by her FINGERS, then she is disqualified.つ・ぐ
2727)掲Political activists run all over town, using FINGERS to push SIESTA takers out
of the way, so they can PUT UP NOTICES everywhere.かか・げる
2728)掛Desperate FINGERS pull at a HANGMAN'S noose made from IVY, but a fairy
waves a MAGIC WAND to save the HANGING person. | FINGERS are the agent of
action in HANG.か・ける|か・かり|か・かる
2730)戒Returning from a mountain with God's word carried in his bony, gnarled TWO
HANDS, Moses finds the people engaged in a FIESTA, and enraged, breaks the ten
COMMANDMENTS.いま・しめる
2731)械A TREE about to be chopped down by a buzz saw makes a COMMANDMENT:
Thou shalt not use that CONTRAPTION on me!" | TREE lends a kind of structural
presence in this kanji.
2732)鼻This kanji from which the primitive NOSE is derived says that between your
BRAIN and TWO HANDS is a NOSE (the NOSE being nonetheless perched at the
top).はな
2740)乃A 2-stroked kanji is made FROM a FIST. Note the two knuckles formed by
the corners of the second stroke. *Primitive = fist. の
2742)及A FIST REACHES OUT (represented by the third line) in this kanji. *Primitive
= outstretched handsおよ・ぼす|およ・び|およ・ぶ
2748)更When the CEILING of the darkness starts to descend, and the SUN is tucked
under ONE ARM by the man upstairs, we realize it has started to GROW LATE.さ
ら|ふ・ける|ふ・かす
2749)硬If you lay on the ROCKS until it GROWS LATE, you'll probably be very STIFF
at night.かた・い
2753)隻Enormous TURKEYS lay floating while people enter through the CROTCH,
thus creating a sort of VESSEL.
2762)設WORDS are used like well directed MISSILES to obtain an elevated position in
the ESTABLISHMENT. WORDS are very important to members of the
ESTABLISHMENT.もう・ける
2763)撃We see HANDS are used as the VEHICLE to deliver MISSILE-like blows to the
unfortunate victim of a BEATING.う・つ
2765)支A NEEDLE coming from a CROTCH (of a tree, which is not included) is the
kanji representation of a BRANCH.ささ・える
2766)技In the days when this kanji was written, a set of FINGERS wielding a BRANCH
well enough to fight off a wild beast was a germane definition of SKILL.わざ
2771)軽A CAR which has a SPOOL of thread for the motor is so LIGHT you can lift it
up on one end.かる・い|かろ・やか
2772)叔An UNCLE towers ABOVE a SMALL niece or nephew who only come up to
the height of his CROTCH.
2773)督An unruly UNCLE punches the EYE of a COACH because he feels his nephew
is not getting enough playing time.
2775)淑Down to the WATER, a kindly UNCLE takes you to see the GRACEFUL
swans.
2779)返A repentant HIPPIE, after years on the ROAD, RETURNS his hippie clothes
and starts to live the yuppie life-style. | ROAD lends a sense of movement to the kanji
for RETURN.かえ・す|かえ・る
2783)乳The popular mnemonic for this kanji has the "claw" as hand, and "hook" as the
rounded curve of a mother's breast; thus a representation of a child's hand reaching
for his mother's breast to nurse for MILK.ち|ちち
2785)将A TURTLE CLAWS his way to LEADERship, then uses a special GLUE to
make people follow his LEAD.まさ
2789)受A BIRDHOUSE in the CROTCH of a tree ACCEPTS many birds into it's
hospitable setting *alternate primitive = collection plateう・かる|う・ける
2793)広ELBOW-room inside a CAVE indicates that the cave is nice and WIDE. ひ
ろ・い|ひろ・がる|ひろ・げる|ひろ・まる|ひろ・める
2794)拡The opening of the "CAVE" in WIDE is not wide enough, thus FINGERS
BROADEN the opening. | You need to use your FINGERS to BROADEN
something.
2796)弁A lot of ELBOW grease is applied, along with TWO HANDS, to open a huge
VALVE of an air-pressure lock into outer space.
2798)台An old Greek statue, both arms cut off at the ELBOW, and its MOUTH
completely chipped off, stands on a PEDESTAL.
2801)始A distinguished WOMAN stands beside a huge PEDESTAL as she addresses the
graduating class at COMMENCEMENT ceremonies.はじ・まる|はじ・める
2802)胎The PART OF THE BODY that carries and protects a child, thus in a sense
functioning as a PEDESTAL, is of course, the WOMB.
2803)窓Land on your ELBOW with a racing HEART after falling out the HOLE of an
open WINDOW. | HOLE fits nicely into the kanji for WINDOW. まど
2804)去The star of the famous move "GONE with the wind" has DIRT on her
ELBOWS.さ・る
2807)至The WALL comes tumbling down to the GROUND, the CLIMAX of a long
war.いた・る
2808)室When building a HOUSE, the CLIMAX occurs when the final ROOM is made.
むろ
2810)致At the CLIMAX of the play, the stern TASKMASTER DOTH achieves his goal
of teaching old English to his students.いた・す
2811)互Two WALLS, one right side up, and the other upside down, MUTUALLY
support each other.たが・い
2813)育An INFANT is given MEAT and thus BROUGHT UP to be big and strong. そ
だ・つ|そだ・てる
2815)充To each INFANT a pair of HUMAN LEGS (along with "A LOT" of other
things) is ALLOTted.あ・てる
2819)允The deadly blows he is able to inflict with his ELBOWS and HUMAN LEGS
force James Bond to obtain a LICENSE to kill.
2820)唆This kanji includes the smooth-talking MOUTH which utters words to TEMPT
us. This MOUTH grants full LICENSE to indulge in the pleasures of the WALKING
legs of the opposite sex, a TEMPTING proposition.そそのか・す
2821)出Two MOUNTAINS mark the EXIT from the promised land.で・る|だ・す
2822)山Pictograph of a MOUNTAIN.やま
2823)拙During a fire in a crowded theatre, panicky FINGERS trying to open the door
marked EXIT are BUNGLING the job. つたな・い|まず・い
2825)炭At a good ol' Texas barbecue, they make a ASHES from a MOUNTAIN, to
create the CHARCOAL for the grill. That's why it so flat in Texas. *Primitive =
barbecueすみ
2827)峠The part of a MOUNTAIN with nothing ABOVE and the whole world BELOW
is the MOUNTAIN PEAKとうげ
2828)崩A huge MOUNTAIN placed on two replicas of the MOON is too heavy, so they
start to CRUMBLE. | Instead of a cookie, a MOUNTAIN CRUMBLES in this kanji.
くず・れる|くず・す
2830)蜜When there is none left in the HOUSE, a cute bear ventures out and
INVARIABLY causes some mischief with INSECTS who make HONEY. |
INSECTS make HONEY, thus lending a key hint in this kanji.
2833)入Similar to PERSON, but the left side is the 'in' part of this character. *Primitive =
go in / eight.い・る|い・れる|はい・る
2834)込Too many people ENTERING onto a ROAD make it CROWDED. | ROAD here
provides a sense of milling movement and the setting for where things often become
CROWDED.こ・む|こ・める
2835)分EIGHT DAGGERS PART your hair. Or a dagger cuts something into two parts
to make something easier to UNDERSTAND.わ・かつ|わ・かる|わ・かれる
|わ・ける
2838)公Bar named EIGHT ELBOWS is a popular meeting place for the PUBLIC. お
おやけ
2839)松The TREE which is most commonly known to the PUBLIC is said to be the
PINE TREE.まつ
2841)訟If you say defamatory WORDS in PUBLIC, you may be SUED. | WORDS are
the bone of contention in SUE.
2859)披A pre-historic flasher uses his FINGERS to pull back his PELT and EXPOSE
himself. | FINGERS are used to draw back something to EXPOSE it.
2860)破A ROCK laid on a stretched out PELT finally RENDS it completely in half. や
ぶ・る|やぶ・れる
2861)被A CLOAK made from a PELT INCURS the wrath of an animal rights activists.
こうむ・る
2862)残BONES and some old lifejacket FLOATS are the only REMAINDER of a
wreck.のこ・す|のこ・る
2863)殉The BONES of those who died in a march lasting a DECAMARON are revered
as those of persons who have achieved MARTYRDOM.
2868)烈A FILE of CAMP FIRES burns more ARDENTLY than one. | The heat of a
FIRE is the flavour element in this kanji for ARDENT.
2872)耳EAR resembles EYE in terms of general shape, both the top and bottom
horizontal strokes are extended hear more, and the rightmost stroke extended to
represent the earlobe.みみ
2874)趣A busy executive on the RUN TAKES the GIST of a long message from an aid. |
RUN lends a hurried sense to this kanji for GIST.おもむき
2877)恥EARS burn red due to blood rushing to them from the HEART, showing
SHAMEはじ|はじ・らう|は・じる|はずか・しい
2878)職In a variation of the "squeaky wheel get the oil" theme, here we find that if you
blow your own KAZOO into enough EARS, sooner or later someone will offer you a
POST.
2879)聖With the his MOUTH to the EAR of the KING, a Machiavellian HOLY man
rules from behind the scenes.ひじり
2880)敢A SPIKE is hammered into the EAR of the evil TASKMASTER by a slave
making a DARING escape. | TASKMASTER lends his authoritative presence to this
kanji.あえ・ない|あえ・て
2881)聴If you use your EAR like an X-RAY machine, it means you are a really good
LISTENER. (Needle + eye + heart = X-ray machine)き・く
2882)懐In this full kanji for the alternate primitive POCKET, we see a MOOD-RING is
kept in a POCKET. (Needle + eye + garment = pockets)なつ・かしむ|
なつ・かしい|なつ・ける|なつ・く|ふところ
2887)罰A hockey player glares with fiery EYES, then has WORDS, and finally battles
with hockey sticks like a SABRE - and ends up in the PENALTY box.
2888)寧Frustrated investors hire Mafia man to confront a famous TV anchor with the
threat: sell your HOUSE, or have your HEART and EYES ripped out and stuck on a
SPIKE - which would you RATHER do?むし・ろ
2889)濁With WATER dripping on your EYE, BOUND UP, and covered with INSECTS,
you finally agree to VOICE your 'ga' correctly.にご・す|にご・る
2895)規A HUSBAND must SEE to it that his children are raised with the proper
STANDARDS. | SEE lends an attentive sense to the kanji for STANDARD.
2896)替TWO HUSBANDS, for one DAY, are EXCHANGED by their wives to see if
the grass is greener on the other side, once and for all. My first HUSBAND got
vapourised by the SUN so I REPLACED him with another HUSBAND. か・える|
か・わる
2897)賛In a system to prevent over-spending, TWO HUSBANDS must look over how
many SHELLS will be spent and APPROVE a purchase by the other's wife.
2900)鉄METAL is DROPPED onto the ground to form rails for an IRON horse, i.e., The
train.くろがね
2901)迭A wallet unknowingly is DROPPED onto the ROAD in a busy cross-town bus
TRANSFER. | ROAD here lends a sense of movement to the kanji for TRANSFER.
2906)賢Smartest girl in class buys old JEANS instead of designer clothes, thus saving
SHELLS-MONEY, a strategy which is highly INTELLIGENT. (SLAVE and
CROTCH combine here to create an image of JEANS)かしこ・い
2907)堅Parents who punish kids just for getting their JEANS covered with DIRT are
overly STRICT.かた・い
2915)募STRONGMEN are RECRUITED into the army, unfortunately that may end up
in an early entrance to the GRAVEYARD.つの・る
2921)加Similar to people who voice the words when they are reading, here a CIRCUS
STRONGMAN move his MOUTH as he ADDS his pay checks.くわ・える|
くわ・わる
2924)脇The PART OF THE BODY beside which are found the THREE MUSCLES
whose are most well known (triceps, biceps, pectoral) is the ARMPIT. | PART OF
THE BODY fittingly plays a role in the kanji for ARMPIT. わき
2927)行The COLUMN of ONE NAIL which is holding your tailcoat to the floor must be
lifted before you can GO anywhere.(*When the elements from this kanji are to the
left and right of another element to make room for something in the middle of them
they take the meaning BOULEVARD)い・く|おこな・う
2928)律A COLUMN with a BRUSH on the end describes the drumstick used by a jazz
drummer as he taps out a smooth RHYTHM.
2929)復A LINE of TAPE DRIVES stand at the ready to RESTORE the data.
2931)従Movie stars form a LINE as they ACCOMPANY one another to the OSCAR
AWARDS. (Mending + horns = Oscar Award)したが・う|したが・える
2933)待Go to Disneyland if you want to WAIT in a long line. A long LINE stretches
outside a BUDDHIST TEMPLE exhibit WAITing to get inside.ま・つ
2936)径A LINE is how the DIAMETER of a circle is represented. The CIRCLE here is
the top of a SPOOL.
2937)彼A manly "HE-man" has a LINE of people waiting to see him work out as he
wears a leopard skin PELT at the beach.かれ|かの
2944)街A BOULEVARD lined with IVY becomes so popular that every calls it "the
IVY BOULEVARD".(*This is the full kanji meaning BOULEVARD)まち
2946)稿Into the TALL WHEAT, a discouraged farmer who wants to be a writer tosses
his first rough DRAFT of the great American novel.
2947)稼WHEAT is eaten by the familiar kanji SOW who lives in your HOUSE - who is
not EARNING his keep in a very desirable way. | HOUSE, in this case the full
version, is shown as the place to keep one's EARNINGS.かせ・ぐ
2949)税WHEAT must be handed over as the DEVIL gets his due - i.e., The TAXman.
2956)私A piece of WHEAT attached to the ELBOW marks the single stripe of a
PRIVATE in the kanji army.わたくし|わたし
2961)梨The most PROFITABLE TREE is the PEAR TREE. | Fittingly, TREE is found
in this kanji for PEAR TREE. なし
2965)香WHEAT in the hot summer SUN gets so hot it actually burns and smells like
INCENSE.かお・り|かお・る|か
2968)秀WHEAT is held in the FIST of the winner, who EXCELS at his event. ひ
い・でる
2971)穀On the cover of a new CEREAL appears the CROWNED SAMURAI (see
SELL), while on the inside we can find a toy MISSILE. | WHEAT-CEREAL of
course appears in the kanji for CEREAL.
2977)粧RICE is brought into a CAVE, and combined with the SOIL to make the first
COSMETICS. (A prehistoric face pack!)
2978)迷"Gone ASTRAY on the ROADS of the USA". | ROAD provides its sense of
motion and a setting in the kanji for ASTRAY. Here we take advantage of a
secondary meaning of RICE, the U.S.A.まよ・う
2982)奥A DROP representing the drink, and RICE for food, both PENT-UP in a
container, is carried by a ST. BERNARD DOG to someone stuck in the CORE of the
earth!おく
2985)類A bowl of RICE is put on various ST. BERNARD DOG'S HEADS, in an effort
by a trainer to SORT out the ones with the best balance. | HEAD lends an
organizational sense to the kanji for SORT.
2987)様A TREE, under which SHEEP graze, eating not grass but for some reason
GRAINS OF RICE, represents the holdings of a great "ESQ.".さま
2988)求At the point of an ARROW, RICE GRAINS for the poor are politely
REQUESTED by a Robin Hood-like character.もと・める
2989)球In the full kanji for BALL, boy KING REQUESTS a BALL to play with.たま
2990)救Making sure that the band members REQUEST contributions from each passer-
by is a TASKMASTER for the SALVATION Army.すく・う
2992)笑BAMBOO tower built toward HEAVEN makes God LAUGH at the foibles of
men.わら・う|え・む
2993)笠A BAMBOO VASE doubles up as a BAMBOO HAT when turned upside down.
| Fittingly, BAMBOO is found in this kanji for BAMBOO HAT. かさ
2997)筆In this full kanji for WRITING BRUSH, we learn that it is made from
BAMBOO.ふで
2999)等We make use of the fact that BAMBOO sticks were used in a BUDDHIST
TEMPLE to rap dozing students who forgot the specifics of their teaching and instead
thought, "ETC., ETC., ETC.".ひと・しい
3005)人Pictograph of a PERSON.ひと
3006)佐The PERSON standing to your LEFT so as not to get in the way of your right
hand, is your ASSISTANT (popular).
3013)件A PERSON has a secret AFFAIR - with a COW! | PERSON gives form to the
purveyor of the AFFAIR in this kanji.
3015)他Marriage laws have progressed considerably in many places, to the point where
the significant "OTHER" may even be of the same sex. But when a PERSON wants
mate with a "SCORPION" as the significant "OTHER", that's pushing things a bit.ほ
か|た
3021)伯The PERSON with a WHITE headdress made of dove's feathers is the CHIEF of
the Indians.
3022)俗A PERSON who comes from the VALLEY is considered VULGAR by the
snobby elite who live on top of the hill.
3023)信In this optimistic kanji, we are told we can have FAITH in a PERSON'S
WORDS (popular).
3024)佳The PERSON who makes into the IVY leagues has an EXCELLENT chance to
succeed.
3031)停A PERSON stands in front of each PAVILION at a world's fair, and orders you
to HALT in the name of the law and go inside.
3033)倣Admiring poor kids look up to a sports hero as a PERSON who is has been SET
FREE from life of poverty and therefore to be EMULATED. | PERSON lends his
presence as someone to EMULATE.なら・う
3035)偵The PERSON who seems to be the most UPRIGHT member of the community is
secretly some kind of a communist SPY. | PERSON helps give form to the kanji for
SPY.
3037)億A PERSON has a great IDEA - play the lottery and win a HUNDRED
MILLION dollars.
3038)儀The PERSON who is the most RIGHTEOUS performs all the CEREMONIES.
3041)催A PERSON standing on a MOUNTAIN watching the TURKEY race far below
wonders of it was such a good idea to SPONSOR such a silly event. | PERSON helps
to give a form to the kanji for SPONSOR. もよお・す
3042)仁When one PERSON becomes aware of his obligations to others, the TWO of this
kanji, he is starting to understood what HUMANITY means. | PERSON provides the
key element in this kanji for HUMANITY.
3043)侮Like the song says, EVERY PERSON plays the fool and is therefore the subject
of SCORN at one time or another, except his or her mother. | PERSON helps lend
form to the giver, or taker, of SCORN in this kanji. あなど・る
3045)便A PERSON sees that it GROWS LATE and it's time to go - to the
CONVENIENCE store around the corner, because all the rest are closed.たよ・り
3046)倍A captured PERSON wearing a MUZZLE stands next to his evil DOUBLE. | It's
said every PERSON in the world has a DOUBLE.
3049)宿A HOUSE into which 100 PEOPLE can fit is an INN. | HOUSE and PERSON
are a natural for this kanji for INN.やど|やど・す|やど・る
3051)保A PERSON jumps into the MOUTH of a hole in a TREE to PROTECT himself
from an onrushing beast.たも・つ
3054)付A PERSON will stick like GLUE, to someone with a quality which they
ADHERE to. *Alternate primitive = scotch tapeつ・く|つ・ける
3056)府In the prehistoric location of New York city, people from different locations
come together in a single CAVE and ADHERE to one another to form the first
BOROUGH/MUNICIPALITY.
3059)代A PERSON who gets ARROWS shot at her by wild students is a SUBSTITUTE
teacher.か・える|か・わる|よ|しろ
3060)袋As a SUBSTITUTE for CLOTHES which are all at the laundry, a woman dons a
SACK and wears it to a party.ふくろ
3062)化Is a PERSON really capable of CHANGE? That is the question posed by this
PERSON as he CHANGES from standing up to SITTING DOWN in this kanji
(popular).ば・かす|ば・ける
3065)傾The undecided CHANGING HEAD mentally LEANS one way, then the other. |
A cocked head LEANS quizzically in this kanji.かたむ・く|かたむ・ける
3066)何A PERSON CAN do WHAT? WHATever that person makes up his or her mind
to do, that's WHAT.なに|なん
3067)荷A special kind of "FLOWER" is WHAT the inspectors seek when they search
your BAGGAGE.に
3068)俊A cautious PERSON rejects the LICENSE to pursue the lovely WALKING
LEGS presented in TEMPT; undoubtedly the SAGACIOUS choice. | PERSON here
gives form to someone who is very SAGACIOUS.
3071)畝Long forgotten TOP-HAT lays in a RICE-FIELD for a LONG TIME because it's
in a FURROW. | RICE FIELD gives a hint in this kanji for FURROW.うね|せ
3073)内A PERSON must wear a safety-BELT before being allowed INSIDE the
looking-glass.うち
3075)柄A TREE is used to crash through the doors by passengers in THIRD CLASS who
have DESIGNS on breaking through into first class.え|がら
3076)肉The food "MEAT-loaf" is stuffed INSIDE a PERSON to enhance his body and
get some MEAT onto his bones.
3077)腐In the BOROUGHS of a major city, due to an extended power outage, MEAT
becomes ROTTED.くさ・らす|くさ・る|くさ・れる
3078)座The first ASSEMBLY LINE extends from a CAVE, as the pre-historic workers
SIT beside it in the SOIL. (Person + person = assembly line)すわ・る
3080)傘We get the point, already! Five UMBRELLAS on a NEEDLE show this kanji
super-UMBRELLA.かさ
3081)匁 MONME is an old Japanese unit of measurement that is about 3.75 grams.
BOUND UP + ARM. (Like cubits and kites in modern English)もんめ
3082)以A PLOW looks like a mere DROP from a distance as a PERSON pulls it BY
MEANS OF his own body strengthも・って
3087)宮A HOUSE with a SPINE running decoratively along the top is a SHINTO
SHRINE.みや
3088)営Do your work in the SCHOOLHOUSE to get the SPINE needed to obtain a good
OCCUPATION.いとな・む
3089)善A VIRTUOUS SHEEP has ANIMAL HORNS covering his MOUTH to observe
the VIRTUE of not speaking too much.よ・い
3090)年The HORSE you bet on, you know the one wearing SUNGLASSES with one
lens missing, finally finishes the race, one YEAR later.とし
3091)夜A PERSON wearing a TOPHAT walks on STILTS has his way lighted by a
DROP of moonshine as he proceeds through the NIGHT.よ|よる
3092)液The LIQUID that drips out of your car in the in the middle of the NIGHT is
probably your transmission FLUID.
3093)塚On a heap of SOIL sits a CROWNED PIG, proud ruler of his own little
HILLOCK.つか
3095)弊In the most horrific case of child ABUSE yet, a child's TWO-HANDS are thrust
into a SHREDDER.
3099)施"ALMS for the poor; ALMS for the poor" goes the familiar plea; in this case, the
supplicator poses beneath a BANNER which display the SCORPIONS which are the
cause of his (or her) malaise. (COMPASS combines with RECLINE to create an
image of a BANNER)ほどこ・す
3102)旅A BANNER floats over PERSONS dressed in RAGS, a rag-tag army making a
TRIP to the front.たび
3103)勿NOT a SOW nor a PIGLET, but a KNOT. | Progress from a SOW to a PIGLET
(by dropping last two lines), and then finally to the NOT (KNOT) of the Piglet's
curly tail (by dropping the first line) is seen in this kanji. なか・れ
3107)尿Animals use URINE to mark off their territory, similar to the way we put up
FLAGS at our borders. Thus a FLAG made of WATER is URINE.
3109)泥Rebelling tribesmen, resenting foreign influence, push a poor NUN into the
WATER, and she gets covered with MUD. | WATER is included here to represent the
wetness of MUD.どろ
3110)塀SOIL could be included to represent the territorial issues involved in FENCE.
The FLAG identifies the interests involved. Finally, PUZZLE demonstrates how a
labyrinth of FENCES carves up the countryside.
3111)履A FLAG is RESTORED to its proper position after being used disrespectfully as
FOOTGEAR.は・く
3112)屋The FLAG over the CEILING and GROUND forms the ROOF.や
3114)屈A yellow FLAG flutters near an EXIT, urging drivers to YIELD to oncoming
traffic. *Alternate primitive = "yield" traffic sign
3115)掘FINGERS grasp a YIELD sign and start DIGGING. | Since this kanji was
created before shovels, FINGERS were still used for DIGGING.ほ・る
3117)居A FLAG is hung outside the place where OLD soldiers RESIDE.い・る
3118)据FINGERS, in the famed RESIDENCE (flag + old) for old soldiers, SET the table
each night.す・わる|す・える
3120)局At central headquarters, a FLAG hangs out with a noble PHRASE emblazoned
on it showing the motto of the BUREAU.
3121)遅A FLAG warns of SHEEP in the ROAD, causing oncoming drivers to SLOW
down.おく・らす|おく・れる|おそ・い
3122)漏Imagine a FLAG forced into duty as a makeshift roof, with RAIN pouring all
over it, and you can see how the LEAK developed.(Don’t forget about WATER!)
も・る|も・れる|も・らす
3123)刷A SABRE cuts a huge FLAG into smaller TOWELS, to begin the process in an
old time PRINTING press. | SABRE lends its cutting (of pages) sense to the kanji for
PRINTING.す・る
3126)沢Nymphs play the SHAKU-HACHI as they lure unwitting victims into the deadly
WATERS of the SWAMP.さわ
3131)肩To knock down a DOOR, the PART OF BODY used (at least in the movies) is
the SHOULDER.かた
3132)房With the DOOR to opportunity now open, and having a DIRECTION in life, is a
college graduate with a gold TASSEL hanging from his cap.ふさ
3135)戻A DOOR which is very large allows a St. BERNARD DOG to RETURN home.
もど・す|もど・る
3136)涙WATER plus the RE-turn of a loved combine for the shedding of joyful TEARS.
| WATER is of course included in the kanji for TEARS.なみだ
3137)雇Walking in through the DOOR is TURKEY who has just been EMPLOYEDや
と・う
3138)顧The industrious EMPLOYEE causes discomfort for his superiors, forcing them
to turn their HEADS to LOOK BACK and see who is gaining on them. | The turning
HEAD is the theme primitive in this kanji for LOOK BACK.かえり・みり
3140)示TWO LINES represent the top of a SMALL altar, used to SHOW the path to
salvation to the people. (As a primitive take it to mean ALTAR)しめ・す
3141)礼An ALTAR has an invisible HOOK which causes passing soldiers to
automatically stop and snap off a SALUTE. | The show-ALTAR is included here due
to the showy nature of the SALUTE.
3146)社The ALTAR combines with the symbolic SOIL beneath the fingertips of the
workers create an image of the importance of the Japanese COMPANY.やしろ
3147)視The big EYE with HUMAN LEGS finds a new job INSPECTING newly built
ALTARS.み・る
3148)奈A ST. BERNARD DOG on an ALTAR is the first shrine you see when you go to
NARA.
3149)尉Standing proudly under a FLAG, next to a show-ALTAR for all to see, his eyes
GLUED to the distant horizon, is a MILITARY OFFICER.
3150)慰The brave MILITARY OFFICER combines with the emotional HEART to offer
CONSOLATION to the family of a soldier lost in battle.なぐさ・む| な
ぐさ・める
3151)款A SAMURAI trying to help those who LACK even the basic amenities stands
behind a show-ALTAR, urging us to make contributions to our local GOODWILL.
3157)察What bizarre RITUALS are going on in the HOUSE next door? One can only
GUESS!
3159)由Romeo wonders "WHEREFORE art thou", and is tossed a SPROUT from the
balcony by Juliet. - RICE FIELD - with middle vertical stroke extending further up.
*Primitive = shoot / sprout / oil derrickよし
3162)袖A CLOAK's SPROUTS are its SLEEVES. | The CLOAK is included here to
indicate the clothing related nature of SLEEVE.そで
3163)宙A HOUSE under suddenly sprouting OIL DERRICK is shot into MID-AIR.
3164)届A FLAG flies from a model OIL DERRICK on top of an oil DELIVERY truck
which DELIVERS oil to your home.とど・く|とど・ける
3166)軸In your CAR, a piece from an OIL DERRICK functions as the makeshift AXIS.
3167)甲SPROUT reversed is ROOT, which grows downward into the ground and wraps
around an old suit of ARMOR. *Primitive = root, suit of armour.こうら
3171)申A TONGUE WAGGING IN MOUTH - with a CANE sticking through it, makes
it difficult to SPEAKETH. *Primitive = monkey, who SPEAKETH no evil. も
う・す|さる
3172)伸A PERSON with a pet MONKEY stands on a street corner, selling balloons
which he EXPANDS by letting the MONKEY blow them up.の・ばす|の・びる
3175)果A very strange kind of TREE has human BRAINS as its FRUIT. | The TREE
from which FRUIT comes is included in this kanji.は・たす|は・て|は・てる
3176)菓FLOWERS and FRUIT are used as an image to sell a new kind of CANDY.
3177)課WORDS are the FRUIT offered by the delicious CHAPTERS of a tasty book.
3178)裸Remove a CLOAK, and discover the forbidden FRUIT of your lover's NAKED
body.はだか
3179)斤Pictograph of an AXE.おの
3181)所Police break down a drug dealer's DOOR with an AXE, and upon seeing all of
the drug paraphernalia within, say "We've got the right PLACE".ところ
3182)祈A holy man urges fierce warriors to lay down their AXES and come to the
ALTAR and PRAY.いの・る
3185)哲You are distracted by the FOLDS of the chins under the MOUTH of a professor
while he is lecturing about PHILOSOPHY.
3186)逝A circus which has FOLDED up its tents and taken to the ROAD is dearly
DEPARTED. | ROAD with its connotations of motion is included in this kanji for
DEPARTED.ゆ・く
3187)誓FOLDED into a sealed envelope for prosperity are the WORDS of a sacred
VOW. | The WORDS of a VOW set the tone in this kanji.ちか・う
3188)暫Taking an AXE to a company CAR, is an office TEMP gone TEMPORARILY
insane - for a DAY. | The temporal nature of this kanji explains the appearance of
DAY.しばら・く
3189)漸WATER leaks STEADILY from the radiator of a CAR which has just been
damaged by a madman with an AXE. | WATER sets the scene in this kanji for
STEADILY.
3190)断A rich but tyrannical aunt brandishes an AXE as she threatens SEVERANCE
from her WILL. (Fishhook + rice = will)ことわ・る|た・つ
3191)質It takes TWO AXES to break into it a SHELL and ascertain the SUBSTANCE
inside.
3192)斥An AXE has a DROP of blood from a poor soul whose pleas for clemency have
been REJECTED.しりぞ・ける
3194)昨This kanji states that the DAY which is SAWED off is YESTERDAY. | Of
course, DAY plays a role in the kanji for YESTERDAY. (DAY + Pictograph of a
PERSON HOLDING A THREE TOOTHED SAW)
3195)詐WORDS which deserve to have a SAW taken to them are those of a LIE. (C.f.
forked tongue).
3199)尋His CRAFTY MOUTH having failed him, GLUE is attached to the end of a
BROOM to obtain scraps of trash from a celebrity's house, whose gleanings will be
revealed in the INQUIRER.たず・ねる
3200)急The BOUND-UP straw of a BROOM sweeps busily and the HEART speeds up
as a housewife HURRIES through her chores.いそ・ぐ
3204)寝A crazed TURTLE breaks into a HOUSE and is whacked by a MAID and so has
to LIE DOWN. | HOUSE provides the SETTING in which one can LIE DOWN.
ね・かす|ね・る
3205)婦The WOMAN who carries a BROOM and an APRON is the LADY of the
house.
3206)掃FINGERS hold a BROOM, while the holder wears an APRON, and it all makes
a picture of SWEEPINGは・く
3207)当A SMALL BROOM is the weapon of choice as an old woman HITS her
husband.あ・てる|あ・たる
3208)争"I could a been somebody", cries Marlon Brando, now BOUND UP to a job
RAKING leaves. "I could a been. A CONTENDAH!” (A single vertical stroke added
after BROOM transforms it into RAKE. Note the vertical stoke is cut off at the top or
bottom, respectively, depending on whether there is an element above or below it).
あらそ・う
3209)浄WATER CONTENDS with dirt and dust to keep everything CLEAN. | WATER
CLEANS, and so is included in the kanji for it.
3211)唐At a recently discovered CAVE, someone casually RAKING out the MOUTH
discovers a T'ANG dynasty artefact. *Primitive = orange juice.から
3212)糖If you put RICE into ORANGE JUICE, it changes into SUGAR.
3213)康CAVE + SIEVE = SANE. (A RAKE to filter GRAINS OF RICE was the first
SIEVE).
3218)耐We usually apply the concept of "-PROOF" to alcohol. Here, the -PROOF is a
measure of the stickiness of a gel (the GLUE), determined by how quickly the COMB
can pass through it.た・える
3222)両A SPIKE, on one side of his BELT, and a SHOVEL (on the other side) are
BOTH carried by a well prepared workman. (SHOVEL is the square-shaped “U” in
the middle of the kanji).
3225)歯You can STOP cavities by cleaning out the RICE between your TEETH with a
SHOVEL.は
3226)曲A BRAIN is BENT by the extra line coming from the middle of it.ま・がる|
ま・げる
3227)曹ONE lone figure BENDING during exercise in the morning SUN is an early
rising CADET.
3228)遭A CADET walking along a ROAD has a close ENCOUNTER of the third kind.
あ・う
3230)槽Tied to a TREE, a poor CADET is dipped into a VAT as part of a cruel initiation
ritual.
3231)斗A NEEDLE (sort of) and two DROPS combine to create the BIG DIPPER.
*Primitive = measuring cup
3232)料In a country where the currency is RICE, a MEASURING CUP is used to pay
the FEE at a toll booth.
3235)用A WALKING STICK, to point out the MOON, is UTILIZED with great effect.
*Alternate primitive = screwdriverみち・いる
3237)備A PERSON picks FLOWERS at the top of a CLIFF, having gotten there using
only a SCREWDRIVER for climbing EQUIPMENT.そな・える|そな・わる
3239)錯ONCE UPON A TIME, it was easy for people to get CONFUSED between
common metal and true GOLD.
3241)惜Someone gazes forlornly at his MOOD RING, and sighs, thinking how good
things were in his SALAD DAYS, and is overcome by a wave of self-PITY.お・し
む|お・しい
3242)措This kanji seems to advise that its a good idea to use these FINGERS in your
SALAD DAYS to SET ASIDE something for another DAY.お・く
3243)散Teaching students how to make SALAD with MEAT (i.e. A chef's salad), an
exacting TASKMASTER advises his students to SCATTER the meat throughout the
salad, by properly tossing it.ち・らかす|ち・らかる|ち・らす|ち・る
3247)席On a tour of the CAVERNS, a TOWEL brought along makes a nice SEAT when
taking a break. | A comfortable TOWEL finds its way into this kanji for SEAT
3249)渡A swimmer checks the WATER to see how many DEGREES it is before
deciding to TRANSIT the channel.わた・す|わた・る
3250)奔A ST. BERNARD DOG coming out from playing in a HAYSTACK, hustles and
BUSTLES to meet his master. (A NEEDLE is searched for by TWO HANDS in a
HAYSTACK).
3253)憤The creative natives put a huge MOOD RING on a VOLCANO so they can tell
when it is AROUSED.いきどお・る
3257)伴The CONSORT of the king complains that she is treated like HALF A
PERSON. | PERSON gives a form to the CONSORT of this kanji.ともな・う
3260)券Either pay a QUARTER or threaten the ticket-seller with a DAGGER to get your
TICKET to the movie. (The primitive at the top of the character simply splits the
vertical stroke of 'HALF' right down the middle to get QUARTER).
3261)巻Before they discovered paper, the skin from about a QUARTER of a SNAKE
was used as the basic unit to create a SCROLL. | SNAKE lends a rolled up feeling to
the kanji for SCROLL.まき|ま・く
3262)圏Similar to the astronomical MAP (pent-up + big dipper), a planetary map, with
PENT UP acting as the border, and the SCROLL within describing the heavenly
SPHERES. | SCROLL lends a circular feel to the kanji for SPHERE.
3266)片This looks like someone offering a gift on bended knee, but in any case, it is
precariously weighted toward the right, making the whole kanji ONE-SIDED.かた
3268)之What are we made OF? Visually close to the hiragana "e", this kanji, whose
primitive is BUILDING BLOCKS (think of a block with the letter E), reminds us that
Each and Everyone is made OF the basic BUILDING BLOCKS of life. *Primitive =
building blocksこれ|の
3273)杯If we asked the TREE itself, it might give a NEGATIVE response to the request
to draw CUPFULS of syrup from it.さかずき
3276)族An Indian TRIBE goes into battle with a BANNER flying above them, which
pictures an emblem of a DART (arrow).
3277)知A MOUTH moves quick as a DART because the speakers KNOWS the subject
matter so well. (Popular).し・る
3278)智If you KNOW everything under the SUN, you have obtained WISDOM. | The
bright SUN casts it light in WISDOM.
3279)矛Built from the tennis racket of BEFOREHAND (shown later), a flowing ribbon
is added to change it into a sporty HALBERDほこ
3283)班A new game of "Spear Ball" (where SPEARS are thrown at two suspended
BALLS) is played by members of a spear-ball SQUAD.
3284)帰A warrior carrying a SPEAR is given his new weapons, a BROOM and an
APRON, at his HOMECOMING party.かえ・す|かえ・る
3285)弓One way to look at this pictograph has the top and bottom as the ends of the bow
being drawn, and the middle section is an exaggeration of slight inward curve a BOW
has at its centre.ゆみ
3286)引This may be most easily remembered as a pictograph of a BOW with the vertical
line representing a string ready to be PULLED.ひ・く|ひ・ける
3287)弔As opposed to PULL, where the string / cane floated outside the BOW, here the
BOW is wrapped around a CANE, thus making a gift used to offer
CONDOLENCES in memory of an archery aficionado.とむら・う
3288)弘A mighty ELBOW bends as it pulls back a BOW, sending an arrow a VAST
distance.
3289)強Only the STRONGEST ELBOW can pull this BOW to destroy the rampaging
STRONG killer INSECT. (Bow + elbow = vast)つよ・い|つよ・まる|つよ・
める|し・いる
3290)弱ICE is fired from two BOWS by waiters into drinks in order to WEAKEN them.
よわ・い|よわ・まる|よわ・める|よわ・る
3294)弟Wearing the devil's HORNS and asking for more DOLLARS is a YOUNGER
BROTHER.おとうと
3300)与David, who shot down Goliath with ONE shot from his SLINGSHOT, has fame
and glory BESTOWED upon him. (SLINGSHOT differs from SNARE in that the
first stroke is moved down and to one side, as if being drawn back to fire a
SLINGSHOT).あた・える
3302)身Distorted NOSE of self - with a diagonal line to fill out the BODY of
SOMEBODY. Marlon Brando cries "look at my nose - until this line broke it, I could
have been SOMEBODY!”み
3303)射SOMEBODY is grabbed by a bad guy, who keeps a gun GLUED to his back,
threatening to SHOOT.い・る
3304)謝If you let WORDS SHOOT out of your mouth without thinking about it, you
could end up APOLOGIZING for it later.あやま・る
3306)考An OLD MAN aiming a SLINGSHOT carefully CONSIDERS the best moment
to release it.(The top half of this kanji is the primitive for OLD MAN) かん
が・える
3310)者An OLD MAN trying to jump over the SUN, when questioned, says he just
wants to be SOMEONE important. *Primitive = puppetもの
3311)煮An unfortunate PUPPET, whose food value is needed based on its leather cloth,
is BOILED over a CAMP FIRE. | CAMPFIRE provides the heat in the kanji for
BOIL.に・やす|に・る|に・える
3312)著FLOWERS are showered on PUPPETS after every show because they are so
RENOWNED. Bill and Ben the FLOWER pot men are RENOWNED British
PUPPETS.いちじる・しい|あらわ・す
3313)署Aware that all EYES were on him, John Hancock decided to no longer be a
PUPPET of the English and thus penned his famous SIGNATURE.
3314)暑The SUN shines down on a PUPPET show being performed before tourists in
SULTRY weather. (Punch and Judy the PUPPETS in the SUNNY SULTRY/HOT
weather)あつ・い
3316)猪As opposed to the primitive for BOAR (horned sow), the full kanji version seems
to say that WILD DOG which looks like a PUPPET is a BOAR. | The middling sized
animal WILD DOG helps here to give shape to a BOAR.いのしし
3317)渚A wet PUPPET crawls from the WATER onto a STRAND, now STRANDED
on a desert island. | WATER fittingly appears in the kanji for STRAND. (STRAND
is a sort of beach or shoreline)なぎさ
3319)峡A MOUNTAIN looks like it has been split open by the SCISSORS of God,
leaving an immense, gaping GORGE. | A MOUNTAIN is where you are most likely
to find a GORGE. (HUSBAND waves arms around (the V-like shape), looking for
SCISSORS).
3320)狭A brave man holds off PACK OF WILD DOGS with SCISSORS, but he is
CRAMPED into narrow space.せば・まる|せば・める|せま・い
3322)追The famous movie, "The paper CHASE", showed the struggles of students in a
law school. In our version, "The Kanji CHASE", a MAESTRO's tails flap behind
him as he runs along the ROAD, CHASING a student who has left music practice to
go study kanji.お・う
3323)師A MAESTRO who hangs TOWELS from the CEILING to improve the acoustics
is an EXPERT. | The skilful MAESTRO lends his presence to the kanji for EXPERT.
3326)棺Some feel the only WOOD suitable for an obstructive BUREAUCRAT is that of
a COFFIN.ひつぎ
3330)効Taken to the circus and being allowed to MINGLE with the CIRCUS
STRONGMEN is the reward for a boy scout who earns many MERIT badges. |
MUSCLE gives an idea of the effort involved in MERIT.き・く
3331)較CARS of the race you are watching on television MINGLE with one another
because the CONTRAST needs to be adjusted.
3332)校Students are not allowed to MINGLE during the EXAM, but rather work quietly
at their WOODen desks.
3334)促A PERSON's LEGS have to be STIMULATED after being sat on for too long.
うなが・す
3336)路EACH (wooden) LEG increases the width of a PATH. | WOODEN LEG is used
here to suggest an idea of walking along a PATH.じ
3337)露Early hikers along a PATH encounter the morning DEW left over from the
evening's RAIN. | RAIN is used here because a form of it creates DEW. つゆ
3339)躍A PEACOCK with uses his (wooden) LEGS to LEAPS around in a bid for
attention. | (Wooden) LEG is featured in the kanji for LEAP.おど・る
3340)践As we know, "Don't TREAD on me" is the motto of one of the New England
states. Uniquely walking on WOODEN LEGS, a parade FLOAT TREADS on
snakes.
3341)踏A WOODEN-LEGGED buccaneer gingerly tests the WATER, and when the
SUN gets hot enough, STEPS in.ふ・まえる
3346)渦You slouch down until the WATER is up to your JAWBONE in a nice, hot
WHIRLPOOL.うず
3348)阪A popular activity in the sixties was for the HIPPIES to go up to the PINNACLE
on the HEIGHTS and take it over. | PINNACLE lends its sense of high ground to
this kanji. (Left part of the kanji can be PINNACLE/ATHENIAN ACROPOLIS as a
radical. Be careful it means something else when it appears on the right hand side of a
kanji.)さか
3349)阿Here we can see the determination of tribal chieftain who said "We CAN make
the largest PINNACLE in AFRICA.
3352)随All the way to the ACROPOLIS goes the HITCHHIKER, just FOLLOWING
the road. | ROAD here finds its way into the kanji for FOLLOW (as part of the
hitchhiker).
3353)陪 PINNACLE + MUZZLE = AUXILIARY
3359)陣Proving just how touristy the ACROPOLIS has become, we see next to it are a
bunch of CARS in a CAMPGROUND called "CAR CAMP ACROPOLIS". | CAR
and the "highness" of PINNACLE (in the sense of a good place to set up CAMP)
combine nicely in this kanji.
3361)墜A REGIMENT is so inept that the soldiers CRASH haphazardly into one
another, and then fall to the GROUND. | SOIL plays a role here because when
something CRASHES, it usually ends up in pieces on the GROUND.
3363)階A PINNACLE is what you get when you pile ALL the STOREYS one on top of
the other.
3365)隣From high up on a PINNACLE you can see, growing RICE and wearing
SUNGLASSES, your new NEIGHBOURS.となり|とな・る
3366)隔The ACROPOLIS must be put in a huge TEST TUBE to ISOLATE it from the
elements.へだ・たる|へだ・てる
3370)穴EIGHT HOUSES fall into a HOLE. *As a primitive, HUMAN LEGS replaces
the EIGHT.あな
3372)控FINGERS which leave your bank account EMPTY WITHDRAW all your
funds.ひか・える
3373)突A poor, unfortunate ST. BERNARD DOG falls suddenly into a HOLE, and is
STABBED to death by some malicious boys.つ・く
3374)究Seeming to fall off a table, and into a HOLE, is the curve-ball of BASEBALL.
How it does this is the subject of a much scientific RESEARCH.きわ・める
3375)窒A HOLE, at the CLIMAX of the play, is PLUGGED UP by the heroic Dutch
boy.
3377)窪WATER-HOLES dried up and were overgrown with poison IVY during the
great DEPRESSION. HOLE gives a key hint in this kanji for DEPRESSION. (The
DEPRESSION referred to here is a sunken place in the ground, rather than in one’s
spirits).くぼ
3383)丘AXES tossed on the FLOOR of the ground pile up high enough to make a HILL.
おか
3388)織Instead of the usual swaying snake, THREAD sways to the music of a KAZOO
as it's WOVEN into a carpet in mid-air.お・る
3397)練THREAD combines with EAST to show how such skilfully made tapestries
originated there - PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.ね・る
3398)緒Instead of hanging by a THREAD, a wily PUPPET stands on his own with
THONG sandals.お
3399)続THREAD CONTINUES to SELL well. | THREAD fits here in the same sense
of the CONTINUING THREADS of on-line conversations.つづ・く|つづ・ける
3402)絞The Boston Strangler, who used thick THREAD as his weapon of choice, would
MINGLE with the horrified crowd after STRANGLING his victim. | The string-like
THREAD lends a sinuous reality to this kanji for STRANGLE.しぼ・る|しま・る
|し・める
3403)給In a piecework system, a textile worker, based on the amount of work done,
(measured by the amount of THREAD used), is hopefully reimbursed with a
FITTING SALARY.たま・う
3405)結An AEROSOL CAN sprays a special THREAD which TIES up its victim. | That
entwining THREAD appears in TIE is no surprise.ゆ・う|ゆ・わえる| む
す・ぶ
3406)終Every THREAD has an END. On the other hand, we find that the THREAD of
life continues as hibernating animals emerge at WINTER'S END.おわ・る|お・え
る
3409)紅The THREAD of a masterful guitar solo weaves its way through a meticulously
CRAFTED song "They call Alabama the 'CRIMSON Tide'".べに| くれない
3411)紡A THREAD is wound around the stem of a COMPASS, and then suddenly
pulled, causing it to start SPINNING wildly about. | THREAD is a natural choice for
a kanji involving SPINNING.つむ・ぐ
3412)紛THREAD which PARTS, causing the pants it was holding up to fall down,
creates an amusing DISTRACTION.まぎ・らす|まぎ・らわしい|まぎ・らわ
す|まぎ・れる
3414)経Picture a monk who, while passing THREAD through the centre of a SPOOL
(of thread) chants a Zen SUTRA.へ・る
3415)紳Tarzan returns to England and is captured and tied up by a thick THREAD, and
called half-man, half-MONKEY. Of course, later on, they call him SIRE.
3418)累In a RICE FIELD - not snow, or rain, but THREAD, which over the years falls
from the clothes of the peasants as they work the fields is what ACCUMULATES.
Notice how the fallen THREAD lays at the bottom in this kanji.
3419)索A parachutist, in an attempt to keep from breaking his CROWN, pulls out a
NEEDLE and THREAD in a desperate attempt to repair a broken rip-CORD. |
Suitably, THREAD appears in the kanji for CORD.
3420)総Using THREAD to sew a "PUBLIC" HEART onto his jacket for all to see,
GENERAL Napoleon protested his love for Josephine.(GENERAL in this sense does
not mean a member of the military. It is more like a “universal” or “widespread”
GENERAL)すべ・て
3422)絹THREAD from the MOUTH of a silkworm produced only under the light of the
MOON is a rare SILK.きぬ
3424)継The THREAD provides the sense of continuity found in INHERIT. The WILL
completes the picture for INHERIT. (Rice + fishhook = will)つ・ぐ
3425)緑What colour are the THREADS/strings of a GUITAR? THREADS of a GUITAR
are strings dyed GREEN, as the group sings a rock version of "GREENSLEEVES".
(Broom + rice + grains = guitar)みどり
3426)縁Add a lonely SOW with a BROOM, and we see a poor creature who needs a
sense of AFFINITY with his masters. | THREAD here provides a sense of
connection for AFFINITY.ふち
3428)緊JEANS held together by just a few THREADS make the wearer very TENSE
that they might split. (Slave - crotch = jeans)
3429)紫SNOWSHOES attached with THREAD are so tight your feet turn PURPLE.
(Footprint + spoon = snowshoe)むらさき
3431)縄THREAD combines with the long, sinewy EEL from a rice-field to create an
image of a STRAW ROPE. | THREAD lends it rope-like sense in the kanji for
STRAW ROPE.なわ
3435)幾TWO COCOONS are saddled with the job of counting the PERSONS who
attend the FIESTA - "HOW MANY in your party?" *Primitive = abacusいく
3437)玄Whodunnit MYSTERY novels now have a new addition to the genre - the
TOPHATTED COCOON, who unravels a MYSTERY, and then disappears.
3451)卸Horses have HORSESHOES placed on them, are STAMPED, and then sold
WHOLESALE at a horse auction. (HORSE combined with FOOTPRINT makes a
HORSESHOE).おろし|おろ・す
3453)服The image of FLESH covered by a BIKINI is gives us the legal minimum for
CLOTHING. | CLOTHING covers FLESH in this kanji. (Stamp + crotch = bikini)
3454)命Somewhere in a secret location, in such small letters that it can FIT on the back
of a STAMP, printed in indelible ink, is mankind's FATE.いのち
3455)令After a MEETING, the documents are CHOP-SEALed and ORDERS are issued.
(CHOP-SEAL* is Similar to STAMP, but with the top stroke extended out to the left.
When CHOP-SEAL appears on top of a kanji it looks like katakana マ)
3456)零If we could give ORDERS to the RAIN, the first would be for ZERO rain on the
day of a picnic.こぼ・れる
3459)領In a future world, a weird, unattached HEAD issues ORDERS which must be
followed by those under its JURISDICTION.
3461)勇With only a CHOP-SEAL for a weapon, a MALE whacks away at his enemies,
displaying great COURAGE.いさ・む
3463)踊A WOODEN LEG is hit with a HAMMER causing the victim to JUMP. お
ど・り|おど・る
3464)疑After using a SPOON to put poison in a DART, then shooting, and next stamping
with a CHOP-SEAL and shipping a poor animal off to a ZOO, a zoo-keeper starts to
have DOUBTS about his profession.うたが・う
3465)擬A FINGERS are used by a MIMIC as part of his act, and he is so effective
people start to DOUBT if he's a MIMIC or the real thing.
3466)凝The cooling process of initiated by ICE combines with DOUBT to describe how
a liquid CONGEALS into a solid. | ICE applied to a wound causes it to CONGEAL.
こ・らす|こ・る
3470)危A BOUND UP, UNLUCKY bad guy who has escaped is reported to be armed
and extremely DANGEROUS.あや・ぶむ|あぶ・ない|あや・うい
3471)宛Each HOUSE has a MAILBOX, complete with ADDRESS. | HOUSE gives a
setting in the kanji for ADDRESS. (The mailman who delivers in the EVENING
always leaves messy chocolate FINGERPRINTS on your MAILBOX).あ・てる
3474)怨In a horror movie, the hero looks in his MAILBOX and finds an animal's
HEART inside, put there as a threat by a bad guy bearing a serious GRUDGE. |
Since the HEART is where a GRUDGE is carried, it fittingly appears in this kanji.う
ら・む
3475)柳TREE fittingly appears in WILLOW. Combine this with EGGS as they splash
against WILLOW TREE (which explains the missing DROPS of the yolks). Left side
of EGG without the DROP is a RECEIPT. (TREE + RECEIPT + STAMP =
WILLOW) やなぎ
3476)卵You get a STAMPED RECEIPT, with the two DROPS representing the yokes,
after paying for an EGG breakfast.たまご
3477)留A RANSOM NOTE found in a RICE FIELD grimly informs the police that a
kidnap victim has been DETAINED. (Receipt + dagger = ransom note)と・まる|
と・める
3479)印In the full kanji for STAMP, we see that STAPLES are sometimes needed to
attach a STAMP to an envelope. (The primitive on the left represents STAPLES laid
side by side, or STAPLES as seen from the side.しるし
3485)酷WHISKEY lends a certain sense of sourness to this kanji for CRUEL. | A bar
hanger gazing at a WHISKEY BOTTLE gets a CRUEL REVELATION - life is
CRUEL.
3488)酢A WHISKEY BOTTLE with its top SAWed off is used to pour VINEGAR into
your salad.す
3489)酔If you drink from 9 X 10 WHISKEY BOTTLES, you will become very
DRUNK.よ・う
3493)尊In what could conveniently be seen as the full kanji for the alternate primitive
PREACHER, we see a PREACHER who keeps his eyes GLUED to the heavens is a
REVERED reverend.たっと・い|たっと・ぶ|とうと・い|とうと・ぶ
3495)頭The full kanji for HEAD incorporates BEANS / TABLE into the image; imagine
someone with a string-BEAN for a HEAD.あたま|かしら
3497)豊TABLE is so covered with food & plenty that it is BENDing under the weight of
a BOUNTIFUL harvest.ゆたか
3498)鼓In the full kanji for DRUM, we see that a BRANCH is used to beat the DRUM.
( A SAMURAI stands on a TABLE, beating a DRUM)つづみ
3499)喜DRUMS are beaten and many MOUTHS are open in song as the people
REJOICE on a festive occasion. | A MOUTH singing hallelujahs seems to be a
reasonable fit for the kanji REJOICE.よろこ・ぶ
3500)樹We find a novel method of cutting down TREES is to attach an huge number of
DRUMS to them with filled with GLUE - so they snap under the weight and become
falling TIMBER-TREES.き
3501)皿Pictograph of a DISH.さら
3503)盆PARTS of incredibly old and broken DISHES are found out the bottom of the
Pacific BASIN. | The shallow DISH gives an indication in the kanji for BASIN.
3504)盟Eating from BRIGHT DISHES are the leaders of a newly formed ALLIANCE. |
Usually, the forming of an ALLIANCE is celebrated as a BRIGHT occasion by those
involved.
3505)盗A subtle food thief, from the NEXT DISH, STEALS the pastry.ぬす・む
3506)温WATER left under the SUN in a DISH becomes nice & WARM.あたたか|あ
たた・かい|あたた・まる|あたた・める
3509)鑑METAL taken from a mine under the careful eyes of an OVERSEER are
inspected for valuable SPECIMENS.かんが・みる
3511)盛This recalls the famed gospel where a DISH filled with a few bits of food was
TURNED INTO enough to feed the crowd, which in turn caused Jesus’ popularity to
BOOM.も・る|さか・る|さか・ん
3512)塩The SOIL which makes up SALT is poured into the MOUTH of a RECLINING
figure by means of a DISH. | SOIL shares some features with SALT, as so finds its
way into this kanji.しお
3516)即A SILVER STAMP is put on sale by the post office, and becomes and
INSTANT success.すなわ・ち
3517)爵Flying with the predatory skill of a VULTURE, with an eagle EYE and a
SILVER bullets, GLUED murderously to the tail of his aerial opponent - is the
BARON von Richtoven.
3518)節A crude but effective BAMBOO network allows INSTANT communication
among many NODES. | The joining sections of a BAMBOO make it a natural fit in
this kanji for NODE.ふし
3519)退For a lovable troop of soldiering miscreants, the ROAD that gleams like SILVER
is the one leading to RETREAT. | ROAD lends a sense of movement to the kanji for
RETREAT.しりぞ・く|しりぞ・ける
3523)朗A singer who seems to have a HALO due to the backdrop of the MOON sings a
MELODIOUS song. | GOOD / HALO lends it pleasant connotations to
MELODIOUS.ほが・らか
3524)浪After being baptized in WATER, a HALO suddenly appears over the head of the
WANDERING saint in the desert.なみ
3526)食A SAINT underneath an UMBRELLA takes a break from his busy schedule and
EATS. *Primitive = foodた・べる|く・う|く・らう
3527)飯"ANTI" to the generic FOOD, a MEAL implies some effort & preparation. め
し
3528)飲After eating FOOD, you YAWN mightily, and then DRINK something to wash
it down.の・む
3529)飢FOOD blown away by the WIND leaves the people at a picnic feeling rather
HUNGRY. | FOOD is the issue in HUNGRY.う・える
3530)餓Poor kids in Africa beg for FOOD, but it can't be delivered due to the
overweening EGOS of the rival tribal leaders, who use STARVATION as a means of
warfare. | FOOD of course appear in the kanji for STARVE.う・える
3534)飽FOOD WRAPPED up and taken home is that which is left over after your
appetite has been SATED.あ・かす|あ・きる
3537)慨A STATE OF MIND which is always looking at what was done PREVIOUSLY
is likely to RUE many occasions.
3538)平CEILING is the level surface of the water, while the NEEDLE floating
underneath and the ANIMAL HORNS combine to make a picture of the WATER
LILY floating EVENLY. *Primitive = water-lilyたいら|ひら
3543)希The good ship HOPE comes filled with SHEAVES and LINEN.
3544)凶Using a huge SHOVEL to steal all the SHEAVES in the field is a dastardly
VILLAIN.
3546)離A TOP-HATTED VILLAIN sticks his ELBOWS into a BELT and uses the
leverage thus gained to pry out the latch between two train cars full of TURKEYS,
thus DETACHING them, and makes off with the trainload.はな・す|はな・れる
3548)純Just as a group of monkeys set in front of typewriters for a long enough period of
time will create a duplicate of Shakespeare's "Hamlet", THREAD trailed together by
enough EARTHWORMS combine to create a GENUINE masterpiece. (The
FISHHOOK from eel is borrowed for this primitive. The large DROP represents the
shape of the simple EARTHWORM. These same worms are dug up with a SHOVEL
and put on a FISHHOOK to complete the picture of an EARTHWORM).
3550)辛A VASE full of NEEDLES contains particularly SPICY contents. *With 2 extra
lines to make it look like a tree, this becomes 'RED PEPPER' から・い
3551)辞TONGUES wag over SPICY gossip, when, as a result of a juicy scandal, some
high minister RESIGNS.や・める
3552)梓A TREE whose leaves are shaped like bottles of SPICE is a CATALPA TREE. |
TREE is fittingly found in the kanji for CATALPA TREE.あずさ
3553)宰In a typical apartment HOUSE, the source of the all the SPICY gossip is usually
the SUPERINTENDENT (who often has SPICY garlic on his breath!). | HOUSE
lives in its domestic feel to the kanji for SUPERINTEND.
3554)壁Blood drips like KETCHUP to the GROUND in a failed escape over the Berlin
WALL.(A FLAG thrusts from the MOUTH of a bottle of SPICY KETCHUP).かべ
3555)避A fleeing criminal throws KETCHUP on the ROAD, thus successfully confusing
the police dogs, allowing him to EVADE capture.さ・ける
3556)新If you STAND on a TREE madly waving an AXE, you'll make the evening
NEWS. (NEW as in “brand NEW”)にい|あらた|あたら・しい
3557)薪During the final stages of a brutal war, FLOWERS are used to create a
completely NEW kind of FUEL. (FIREWOOD)たきぎ
3559)幸Slashing out the bitterness from SPICY is a single line, leading to HAPPINESS.
さち|しあわ・せ|さいわ・い
3560)執It's often said that FAT people are somehow happier than regular-sized people.
Perhaps the HAPPINESS of a FAT MAN is due to his TENACITY.と・る
3561)報Male viewers are HAPPY to see a television anchor making her REPORT -
while wearing a BIKINI!むく・いる
3562)叫A group singing 'SHOUT' can't get enough volume, so one of them puts his
MOUTH to a narrow end of a CORNUCOPIA, and starts to SHOUT even louder.
さけ・ぶ
3563)糾A THREAD is TWISTED round & round a CORNUCOPIA until it starts to get
its characteristic TWIST.
3567)陸The ACROPOLIS and the TAJ MAJAL as seen from the sea are the first
indications that you are nearing a vacation LAND. (Rising high above the SOIL
amidst of field of RICE SEEDLINGS is the TAJ MAHAL). (Standing in the SOIL
are the HUMAN LEGS of those picking RICE-SEEDLINGS).
3568)睦Lovingly EYEing one another as they tour the TAJ MAJAL on a honeymoon is
an INTIMATE couple. | EYE plays a key role in this kanji, since INTIMATE
couples often gaze into one another's EYES. (Rice-seedlings + ground = Taj Mahal)
むつ・ぶ|むつ・まじい
3569)勢DARTH VADAR and a CIRCUS STRONGMAN pit their FORCES against one
another in a fearsome battle. (Taj Majal + fat man = Darth Vader) Emerging from the
TAJ MAJAL is a frightening FAT MAN - DARTH VADAR.いきお・い
3570)熱DARTH VADAR enjoys the warming HEAT of a CAMPFIRE on some far
away planet. (Taj Majal + fat man = Darth Vader)あつ・い
3573)亥Under a huge TOPHAT you can see the oddly shaped ELBOW of a PERSON as
he stuffs his arm into the mouth of SIGN CARRYING HOG (Sign of the hog).
*Primitive = acornいのしし
3574)核Electron TREES whir around the ACORNS which compose the NUCLEUS of a
kanji atom.
3575)刻On a tiny ACORN, with the tip of his SABRE, a dying soldier ENGRAVES the
name of his loved one. | SABRE lens its cutting sense to the kanji for ENGRAVE.
きざ・む
3576)該WORDS which have the quality of ACORNS (small size, large potential) are
found in the fine print of a contract and usually obviate much of what is "ABOVE-
STATED".
3578)述The inventor of a special RESIN that keeps cars from sliding all over the ROAD
doesn't win the Nobel Prize, but he does get an honourable MENTION. (A
WOODEN POLE is covered with many DROPS (only one shown) of RESIN for
easier climbing).の・べる
3579)術Carried down the BOULEVARD St. Michelle during a war evacuation, with
special RESIN rubbed into the surface of the paintings to protect them, are the finest
works of ART in France.すべ
3580)寒A kind of HOUSE in which you keep CELERY and frozen ANIMAL LEGS on
ICE is a COLD kanji ice-box. (An extra horizontal line added to SALAD represents a
CELERY STICK).さむ・い
3583)壌In Tahiti, the amount of GROUND covered by a GRASS SKIRT is the standard
for measuring a LOT.
3592)晴The SUN shines clearly in a BLUE sky after the clouds have CLEARED-UP.
は・らす|は・れる
3594)静The calm and peaceful color of BLUE CONTENDS with the other, noisier
colours for some peace and QUIET.しず|しず・か|しず・まる|しず・める
3595)責When a PLANT grows from an OYSTER, (instead of a pearl), someone gets the
BLAME. *Alternate primitive = dunce capせ・める
3596)績A little kitten, after tangling up some THREAD, wears a miniature DUNCE-
CAP as punishment for his EXPLOITS.
3597)積Ending up wearing a DUNCE-CAP is lazy child who was trying to turn up the
VOLUME control by using a stalk of WHEAT instead of getting up and doing it
properly.つ・む
3598)債The PERSON wearing a DUNCE-CAP has issued too many BONDS, and now
cannot pay the holders. | PERSON gives form to the BOND-holder of this kanji. (A
financial bond is the meaning).
3600)表A PLANT wearing a SCARF can now survive the cold, and covers the
SURFACE of the earth!おもて|あらわ・す|あらわ・れる
3601)俵A PERSON coming out of the water breaks the SURFACE of the ocean, after
have done some underwater shopping, carrying grocery BAGS. | The PERSON here
gives form to the BAG-lady of this kanji.たわら
3602)潔WATER in its ELEMENTARY state is UNDEFILED. The DAGGER provides
an exclamation point. | WATER lends it connotations of purity to the kanji for
UNDEFILED. いさぎよ・い
3606)轄If you lose CONTROL of a CAR, then a lot of HARM will be done. | The CAR
lends a sense of its CONTROLS to this kanji.
3608)憲A HOUSE-PLANT with EYES and a beating HEART stares at the creators of
the American CONSTITUTION.
3611)姓A WOMAN's LIFE changes greatly at the point of marriage, which traditionally
has been when she changes her SURNAME.
3612)性A MOOD RING reflects a SEXY mood, which in the natural progression of
things could lead to a new LIFE coming into being.(As in gender)
3615)隆You need STILTS to get onto a camel's HUMP for the ride of your LIFE - to the
top of the ACROPOLIS.
3618)拝FINGERS are clasped together in prayer as BUSHES hang from the CEILING in
an interesting ceremony of WORSHIP. おが・む
3630)謹If you're dying to tell a secret, whisper your WORDS to a CABBAGE - it will be
DISCREET. | WORDS must be kept inside if one is to remain DISCREET. (A
FLOWER that feeds many MOUTHS when it GROWS UP is a CABBAGE).つつ
し・む
3633)嘆As he languishes out in the fields, ignored by the crows, the MOUTH of the
SCARECROW of emits a hearty SIGH.なげ・かわしい|なげ・く
3634)難The SCARECROW has figured out how to get rid of the crows, but now
foraging wild TURKEYS are making his life DIFFICULT.むずか・しい|かた・
い
3636)垂At first appearing as a DROP from the sky, its downward trajectory represented
by the vertical line (CANE), landing on the FLOOR of the earth, is rocket-like SILO,
now DROOPING from the impact.た・らす|た・れる
3639)乗WHEAT, when harvested, is put on a special conveyer belt, and gets a RIDE up
to the top of the SILO. *Alternate primitive = busの・せる|の・る
3641)今An early morning MEETING at 7 AM; oh, no, that's right NOW! (Popular).
*Primitive = clockいま
3648)序A pro goes into a CAVE and starts throwing TENNIS RACKETS around to
motivate himself as a PREFACE to a tennis match.ついで
3649)預A TENNIS RACKET is used by a teller to whack someone on the HEAD for
trying to make a DEPOSIT without properly filling out the DEPOSIT slip.あず・か
る|あず・ける
3650)野Batting around old COMPUTERS with TENNIS RACKETS could be the way
they play tennis on the PLAINS.の
3651)兼An ambitious fellow for some reason wants to attach ANIMAL HORNS to his
DOUBLE-HANDLED RAKE, but the handles end up SPLITTING, because he is
trying to do two jobs CONCURRENTLY.か・ねる
3652)嫌A WOMAN whose boyfriend is going out with other girls CONCURRENTLY
rather DISLIKES the situation.いや|きら・う
3653)鎌Made of METAL, and shown in films demonstrating how all the workers could
work CONCURRENTLY, are the famed hammer and SICKLE of the communists. |
METAL fittingly fits into the kanji for SICKLE.かま
3655)廉In a store made from a CAVE, many voices are heard CONCURRENTLY as the
shoppers negotiate for a big BARGAIN.
3656)西This empty WHISKY BOTTLE demonstrates the fondness of the settlers for
whiskey in the WEST. *See next frame for OLD WEST as it appears as a primitive.
にし
3657)価To struggling settlers who needed every bit of help they could get, each
additional PERSON in the OLD WEST was of great VALUE.あたい
3658)要After the OLD WEST settlers achieved basic survival mode, WOMEN soon
become the dominant NEED. | WOMAN lends an alluring presence to the kanji for
NEED.い・る
3660)票In the OLD WEST, where the church was the centre of the community, during
election season, the show-ALTAR was the chosen area to post the BALLOT.
3661)漂In a unique method of absentee voting, mailed in from a desert island over
thousand of miles of WATER is a marked off BALLOT - attached to a piece of
DRIFT-wood.ただよ・う
3663)栗In the OLD WEST, gathering under a CHESTNUT TREE, cowboys tell each
other jokes that are old CHESTNUTS. | TREE fittingly is where you can find
CHESTNUTS.くり
3664)遷The TRANSITION from the east to the OLD WEST was eased by the help of
ST. BERNARD DOGS, who ate dangerous SNAKES on the ROAD.
3665)覆In the OLD WEST, everyone would pitch in to RESTORE to an upright position,
a covered wagon which had CAPSIZED.くつがえ・す|くつがえ・る
3666)煙A FIRE in the OLD-WEST is built on the GROUNDS of a small camp of a west-
travelling caravan. Unfortunately, this creates SMOKE, which alerts the natives to
the presence of the unwelcome interlopers.けむ・い|けむり|けむ・る
3668)楠Because of all the bugs and insects in that area of the country, he most important
TREE in the SOUTH is the CAMPHOR TREE, known for its insect repellent
qualities. | TREE of course is found in this kanji. くすのき
3669)献In the deep SOUTH, it could have been a tradition to offer a pet CHIHUAHUA
as an OFFERING when visiting friends.
3671)問A MOUTH at the GATES asks the QUESTION - "can I come in?".と・い|
と・う|とん
3672)閲If the DEVIL greets you at the pearly GATES, it does not bode well for the
upcoming REVIEW of your life.
3673)閥A skilled socialite FELLS the GATES of admission to the inner CLIQUE.
3674)間The amount of time it take the SUN to pass across the city GATES is an
INTERVAL of time (popular).あいだ|ま
3675)簡A stick of BAMBOO is split into INTERVALS, which defines a very SIMPLE
unit of measurement.
3677)閉EINSTEIN CLOSED the GATES on the tried and true Newtonian physics with
his startling new theories.し・まる|し・める|と・ざす|と・じる
3678)閣As all roads lead to Rome, EACH GATE leads into the Tokyo TOWER.
3681)潤A playful joke is played on a KING entering the city GATES in full pageant
when someone drops a pail of WATER on him, making him mad as a WET hen.
うるお・う|うるお・す|うる・む
3682)欄GATES on the exposed EASTERN side from which the Mongol hordes are
coming are battered open by a COLUMN of soldiers carrying a TREE.
3683)闘The swinging GATES are broken, the TABLES are all overturned, and
everything has to be GLUED together in the aftermath of a saloon FIGHT.たたか・
う
3685)創The lead singer of a popular group by the same name grabs a SABRE and leaps
into a GODOWN to save someone who has fallen in, which is the GENESIS of a
good story. はじ・める
3687)俳A PERSON in a JAIL CELL takes advantage of the free time to write HAIKU
poems.
3688)排FINGERS extend from a JAIL CELL in a plea for mercy which is quickly
REPUDIATED.
3690)罪A huge EYE is painted on the ceiling of a JAIL CELL, silently reminding the
inhabitant of his GUILT.つみ
3691)輩As they drove around town picking up subversives in the JAIL CELL CAR, the
K.G.B were great COMRADES to one another.
3693)侯To beat the other PERSON in a boxing match, the KEY is to DART in and out,
per the instructions of the MARQUIS of Queensbury. | PERSON lends his substance
to the MARQUIS of this kanji. (1 KEY gets you in. This primitive for KEY looks like
the number one).
3694)候When his boxing injuries started to bother him and he needed to walk around
with a CANE, the MARQUIS of Queensbury retired to the Florida due to the warmer
CLIMATE.そうろう
3698)違A lucky LOCKET found on the ROAD makes all the DIFFERENCE. | ROAD
could be thought to bring a sense of distance to DIFFERENCE.ちが・う|ちが・え
る
3701)韓Gazing through the MIST, while clutching a LOCKET which contains a picture
of his loved one, a Korean man gazes toward his beloved KOREA.から
3704)刊SABRES hang from a CLOTHESLINE, which whir and cut the pages for a book
as part of the PUBLISHING process. | SABRE lends a sense of cutting (of paper) to
the kanji for PUBLISH.
3706)軒In Japan, it's so crowded that CARS with CLOTHESLINES around them are de-
facto FLATS for some young people.のき
3708)幹Working in the early morning MIST, a farmer, with his anxious wife holding an
UMBRELLA over his head, attaches a CLOTHESLINE to a TREE-TRUNK and
pulls it out.みき
3709)芋The full kanji for POTATO brings FLOWER into the picture to lend it a more
plant-like quality. Hung by small HOOKS from a CLOTHESLINE are small
POTATOES.いも
3710)宇In a HOUSE, POTATOES are grown under the EAVES of the attic by a farming
fanatic.
3711)余An UMBRELLA tries to cover a load of SMALL POTATOES, but the task
proves to be TOO MUCH. *Primitive = scalesあま・す|あま・る
3712)除A tourist who wants to see the ACROPOLIS is weighed on a SCALE, and if he
is too heavy, is EXCLUDED from going inside. | PINNACLE lends a sense of "high
ground" to the kanji for EXCLUDE.のぞ・く
3715)途SCALES along a ROAD form the ROUTE a trucker must follow in order to
have his freight weighed along the way.
3716)斜On a SCALE is placed a MEASURING CUP, thus affecting the angle of the
DIAGONAL which is made by the scale's indicator.なな・め
3717)塗The LIQUID measured on a SCALE which you buy to cover up DIRT is a gallon
of PAINT.ぬ・る
3720)瀬A BUNDLE is carried on a HEAD to keep it from falling into the WATER of the
RAPIDS.せ
3725)剣In the full kanji for SABRE, an AWL sharpens the point at the end of a SABRE.
(A PERSON makes a belt FIT better by creating another hole with an AWL). つる
ぎ
3726)険A tiny AWL supports the ACROPOLIS from falling down a PRECIPITOUS
incline.けわ・しい
3727)検Having to write the answers into a TREE with an AWL makes for a tough
EXAMINATION.
3728)倹A FRUGAL PERSON uses an AWL to make new holes in a belt. | PERSON
lends his form to the FRUGAL subject of this kanji.
3729)重The extra lines help to support a CAR carrying a HEAVY load. *Alternate
primitive = pickup truckおも・い|かさ・なる|かさ・ねる|え
3731)勲A CIRCUS STRONGMAN who stops a PICKUP TRUCK from running into a
CAMPFIRE surrounded by boy scouts is decorated by the scout leader for the
MERITORIOUS DEED. | CAMP FIRE lends certain brightness to this kanji for
MERITORIOUS DEED.
3732)働A PERSON MOVES things at WORK. | PERSON gives its form to the hard-
working subject of this kanji. はたら・く
3736)病In this full kanji for SICKNESS / ILL, we find that those who are SICK are
treated as THIRD-CLASS citizens. (Two DROPS of germs coming out of a CAVE
represent SICKNESS).やまい|や・む
3741)痢A SICKNESS you can PROFIT from because it cleans out your system is
DIARRHOEA (???).
3742)疲From the earliest times, the "SICKNESS" that caused people to want to lay down
on their animal PELTS and sleep was simply being EXHAUSTED.つか・らす|つ
か・れる
3745)癖The all too common MANNERISM of using too much KETCHUP can make
people SICK and therefore have the bad MANNERISMS to throw up all over
everyone!くせ
3747)匠BOXES are chopped up with AXES for use as material by busy ARTISANS at a
country fair.
3748)医A BOX of DARTS represents the DOCTOR's bag carried by a kanji DOCTOR.
いや・す
3750)区A warden delivers a BOX of SHEAVES to each prison WARD. | The BOX
represents three of the four sides of the boundary of a WARD. *Alternate primitive =
warden
3751)枢A TREE is used by a WARDEN as the HINGE for the huge front door to his
prison. | TREES lend their wooden presence in the kanji for HINGE
3753)欧A prison WARDEN YAWNS as he takes a tour of EUROPE with his family. |
WARD lends a sense of the various divisions of the European countries.
3754)抑A frustrated psychiatric patient uses his FINGER to push on a BOX of STAMPS,
but nothing comes out, so he RE-PRESSES it.おさ・える
3755)仰A PERSON must FACE-UP to the fact that a BOX of STAMPS (which usually
features the FACE of a president looking UP) is now empty. | PERSON fills out this
kanji for FACE-UP. おお・せ|あお・ぐ
3757)登In an American Indian legend, an Indian warrior goes into a TEEPEE, stands on
a TABLE, and ASCENDS into the skies. (An UMBRELLA with TWO STICKS
coming out of each side represents a TEEPEE). のぼ・る
3758)澄After being given a bath in warm WATER, a madman's insanity ASCENDS out
of his mind and he momentarily speaks with great LUCIDITY. (Table / bean + tepee
= ascending)す・ます|す・む
3759)発TWO HUMAN LEGS wiggle around, sticking out the top of a TEEPEE, the
punishment for a poor soldier being DISCHARGED from the army.
3761)僚The PERSON you share a PUP TENT with is hopefully a good COLLEAGUE. |
PERSON gives form to the COLLEAGUE of this kanji. (A ST. BERNARD DOG
(with two DROPS representing the stakes to hold it up) joins you in a very SMALL
PUP TENT. The SUN is what you wait for all night as you shift uncomfortably).
3762)寮HOUSING made from PUP TENTS were the earliest DORMITORY rooms. |
HOUSE fittingly plays a role in the kanji for DORMITORY.
3763)療If you're SICK of modern life, spend a few days in the beauty of nature in your
PUP-TENT, and you're suddenly HEALED of your malaise.
3764)彫The THINKER runs a LAP, thus CARVING out the shape of a race-track.
(Three lines represent the SHAPE of one's hair or beard or the statue of "THE
THINKER").ほ・る
3765)形In the full kanji for SHAPE, we see the TWO HANDS which created the
SHAPE in the first place.かた|かたち
3766)影The SUN shines down on the CAPITAL building, throwing its SHAPE in the
form of a SHADOW on the ground below. | SUN and SHAPE of the shadow both fit
nicely into this kanji for SHADOW. (Scenery = sun + capital)かげ
3767)杉TREES growing around the THINKER are CEDAR TREES, planted there
because they have a restorative effect on the old statue.すぎ
3768)彩VENUS FLYTRAP varies its SHAPE and COLORING to draw victims. | The
artistic SHAPE is found in this kanji for COLORING.いろど・る
3769)彰A good PATENT can change the SHAPE of our world. A BADGE is hung on
the THINKER to indicate that its unique shape is PATENTED.
3770)彦A LEPRECHAUN jumps atop the THINKER, and remarks that he looks like a
thoughtful LAD, indeed.| The LAD-sized LEPRECHAUN lends his SHAPE to the
kanji for LAD. ひこ
3772)須The THINKER, by the way he rests his HEAD on his fist, seems to be thinking
of what he OUGHT to be doing
3773)膨A PART OF THE BODY with a DRUM-like SHAPE SWELLS in this Freudian
kanji.ふく・らむ|ふく・れる
3777)珍A JEWEL is smuggled into a country in an simple UMBRELLA, the reason for
its high value being that its SHAPE is unusually RARE. | JEWEL is a nice fit in this
kanji for RARE.めずら・しい
3780)対KILT is GLUED onto a boxer who sets a fashion trend in a boxing match
"VERSUS" an opponent who tries to rip off his opponents garb when things get
rough. *Primitive = versus
3781)紋THREAD letters are sewn onto a KILT, representing the FAMILY CREST. |
Since THREAD is usually sewn into an item of clothing as a FAMILY CREST, it
finds its way into this kanji.
3782)蚊An INSECT who is attracted to a KILT is the MOSQUITO, because he can get
at the bare leg underneath!か
3784)剤A WRENCH shapes a SABRE into spoon, so that it can be used to give a DOSE
of medicine.
3786)斎A SMALL WRENCH is all that is needed to fix the PURIFICATION system
for the entire colony.
3788)塁A baseball FIELD lacks night lights, so SPARKLERS are stuck in the GROUND
to mark the location of the BASES. | FIELD and GROUND provide a natural setting
in this kanji for BASES. (Scattering out from a focal point as four lines is a kanji
SPARKLER).
3789)楽A musical DOVE waves SPARKLERS atop a TREE like some kind of a
conductor, as a kanji orchestra plays MUSIC far below.たの・しい|たの・しむ
3790)薬FLOWERS and MUSIC are the best MEDICINE. | FLOWERS lend a plant-like
flavour to the kanji for MEDICINE.くすり
3792)渋A LIQUID which STOPS the blood and feels if it had SPARKLERS in it is an
ASTRINGENT.しぶ|しぶ・い|しぶ・る
3793)摂Holding FINGERS in your EARS while watching people set off SPARKLERS
gives a VICARIOUS thrill.
3794)央We discover in this kanji that a St. BERNARD DOG with a BOX for his body is
what exists at the CENTER of the universe.
3795)英Fresh FLOWERS are placed every day in the exact CENTER of ENGLAND.
3796)映The SUN REFLECTS from the CENTER. | The visual SUN plays a role in the
kanji for REFLECT.は・える|うつ・る|うつ・す
3797)赤A SMALL SWORD is stuck in the GROUND, signalling the start of a bloody,
RED war. Note how the two lines of SWORD replace the middle line of SMALL.
*Alternative primitive is APPLEあか|あか・い|あか・らむ|あか・らめる
3798)赦When the TASKMASTER sees RED, his charges ask his PARDON. |
TASKMASTER lends his authoritative presence to this kanji.
3800)跡The snow prints left by WOODEN LEGS and dropped APPLES leave an easy
TRACK to follow. | (Wooden) LEGS make TRACKS in this kanji.あと
3801)蛮In a daring raid, BARBARIAN ANTS make off with an APPLE, booty from the
kitchen counter.
3803)湾APPLES bob up and down in the WATER, while a BOW describes the general
shape of the shore-line of the GULF of Mexico.
3804)黄An OIL DERRICK running around on ANIMAL LEGS shoots YELLOW salad
dressing at your SALAD in a service innovation.き|こ
3805)横A TREE, decaying and YELLOW, lays SIDEWAYS across your path.よこ
3806)把From an inner city MOSAIC, FINGERS reach out and GRASP you by the neck.
| FINGERS are fittingly included in the kanji for GRASP. (Similar in appearance to
the primitive SNAKE, but closed off on the left and with another vertical line in the
middle, this primitive is a MOSAIC).と・る
3807)色BOUND UP in a bright, inner city MOSAIC are all the COLOURS of the
spectrum.いろ
3812)紺To the practical executive "SWEET THREADS" are a NAVY BLUE suit.
3813)某Your PICNIC BASKET is tossed up into a TREE, so you want to catch the SO
& SO who did it.なにがし
3815)媒A WOMAN stands beside a SO and SO and acts to MEDIATE yet another
dispute in which he is involved. | WOMAN brings her communicative skill to the
kanji for MEDIATOR.
3817)棋TREES on one side and BUSHEL BASKETS on the other form bizarre CHESS
PIECES.
3819)期All the BUSHEL BASKETS on a farm are filled in one MONTH, the basic
PERIOD of time it takes to complete the harvest.
3820)碁BUSHEL BASKETS filled with ROCKS form an early version of the game of
GO. | STONES / ROCKS provide an element of the game GO in this kanji.
3822)甚A famous astronomer who is apt to use this word finds that to allocate the
contents of all the BUSHEL BASKETS in an EQUAL manner is a
TREMENDOUSLY difficult undertaking.はなは・だ|はなは・だしい
3823)勘It is a TREMENDOUS POWER to have INTUITION.
3827)遣A MAESTRO not making enough money decides to increase the contents of his
PURSE, and takes a ROAD-related night job - not to drive taxis, but to DISPATCH
them.つか・う|つか・わす
3830)組A group of people who meet weekly to sew with THREAD, and put their
creations on a SHELF at the end, form the "sewing ASSOCIATION". (The SHELF
primitive looks like a small stand with horizontal SHELVES, where we can put things
for easy perusal of our EYE, which SHELF resembles).くみ|く・む
3831)粗RICE left on the SHELF remains unbought because it's too COARSE for the
palette.あら・い
3836)助In your top SHELF, you keep a little CIRCUS STRONGMAN to HELP with
your duties.すけ|たす・かる|たす・ける
3837)宜In a prominent SHELF in a HOUSE are placed cards and letters from family and
friends signed with BEST REGARDS.よろ・しい
3839)並Put ANIMAL HORNS on the VASE and add a couple of lines down the middle
to make a ROW of vases.なら・びに|なら・ぶ|なら・べる|なみ
3843)顕A magician takes a DAFFODIL flower, and suddenly make a HEAD APPEAR
in its place. | The SUN shines down on someone who has just happened to APPEAR
before us.
3844)繊You sew your mouth shut with THREAD on THANKSGIVING to keep from
having a ROW of food come into it - all in hopes of staying SLENDER. | THREAD
combines with ROW to give a sense of SLENDER to this kanji.
3845)霊At a haunted castle, when it RAINS TWO days in a ROW, the SPIRITS of
restless souls start to manifest themselves.たま
3846)業If the product you're planning to sell is still HANGING IN A ROW UPSIDE
DOWN on the original delivery rack, then you are NOT YET ready for BUSINESS.
わざ
3848)僕The PERSON of this kanji, the HUSBAND wearing the odd headdress of
UPSIDE DOWN IN A ROW, is ME!しもべ
3849)共A bowl of SALAD sits atop a pair of ANIMAL LEGS, and create a picture of
TOGETHERNESS as they run though a park. *Primitive = strung togetherとも
3858)選Two SNAKES seemingly STRUNG TOGETHER as they hit the same places
along the long ROAD of the campaign provides an apt description of the
ELECTION process.えら・ぶ
3860)井Pictograph of a WELL.い
3863)亜To the Romans, with their voracious appetite for conquering other lands
(represented by the MOUTH), the numeral II represented the next continent to
conquer, ASIA.
3864)悪In ASIA, they write a roman numeral 2 over your MOUTH if your HEART is
BAD.わる・い
3865)円CIRCULAR coins are saved in this representation of a GLASS CANOPY where
the vertical line represents a slot to insert coins and the horizontal line the level to
which the CIRCULAR YEN coins have piled up.まる・い
3868)解If you measure the ANGLE correctly, you can stick a DAGGER into a stuffed
COW and watch the stuff within completely UNRAVEL.と・く
3869)再A JEWELED BELT is given to a lover - for being there AGAIN and AGAIN.ふ
たた・び
3871)購It's like throwing SHELL-CURRENCY down the drain with a FUNNEL if you
get too many magazine SUBSCRIPTIONS.
3872)構A sagging TREE is inserted into a huge FUNNEL to correct its POSTURE. か
ま・う|かま・える
3878)遍As a promotion, COMIC BOOKS are tossed onto the ROAD, so you see them
laying around EVERYWHERE.あまね・く
3880)冊Similar to scrapbook, the middle line extends further out on each side to suggest
a larger TOME.
3881)典A special TOOL, by BENDING the door of a safe back and forth and examining
the vibrations, is able to crack the CODE. Note the similarity to BOUNTIFUL (bend
+ table) as well as the combined stroke connecting the elements.
3882)氏When FAMILY NAMES were first handed out, it could have been done by a
kind of lottery where two DROPS of lines with TWO FISHHOOKS were let down
into a pot to select each person's FAMILY NAME.うじ
3884)婚A WOMAN often changes her FAMILY NAME on the DAY of her
MARRIAGE. | WOMAN typically plays a role in a kanji involving marriage
3886)抵To keep the enemy from reading it, FINGERS depicting sign language are drawn
on the CALLING CARD of the French RESISTANCE. | FINGERS are used to
RESIST an aggressive FORCE.
3887)底At the BOTTOM of a deep CAVE, you find the CALLING CARD of "Joe's
Cave Bottom Rescue Business".そこ
3888)民The MOUTH of many asking for the right to a FAMILY NAME resulted in the
same being awarded to the common PEOPLE.たみ
3890)捕A game played by bored soldiers involves using only one FINGER to throw and
CATCH a DOG-TAG. (An ARROWHEAD joined to a SCREWDRIVER forms a
picture of a kanji DOG TAG).つか・まえる|つか・まる|と・らえる|と・る
|と・らわれる
3891)浦DOG-TAGS are tossed into the WATER by a famous blues singer as he sits on
the dock of the BAY.うら
3894)補A new CLOAK and an extra set of DOG TAGS provide a welcome
SUPPLEMENT to a soldier's normal monthly allotment.おぎな・う
3895)邸A special CALLING CARD is needed to gain entrance into the CITY WALLS
surrounding a president's RESIDENCE. | A CITY WALL provides a backdrop for
RESIDENCE in this kanji. “CITY WALL” is similar to "PINNACLE", but found on
the right side of a kanji.
3897)郡A humble OLD BOY / SHEPHERD tosses the bullies who give him such a hard
time right out over the CITY WALL, no longer the "coward of the COUNTY". |
CITY WALLS provides a sense of borders in this kanji for COUNTY.
3898)郊People of all types MINGLE freely outside the CITY walls, in the OUTSKIRTS
of town. | CITY WALLS provides a sense of borders in this kanji for OUTSKIRTS.
3899)部MUZZLED guard dogs patrol the CITY WALLS, each one having his own
SECTION. | CITY WALLS provides a sense of borders in this kanji for SECTION.
3900)都PUPPETS with macabre grins hang from the CITY WALLS to greet visitors to a
dark, brooding METROPOLISみやこ
3901)郵Starting to DROOP dangerously are the CITY WALLS on top of which has been
stacked all the excess MAIL during a postal strike. | CITY WALLS provide a sense
of crossing borders in this kanji for MAIL.
3902)邦The banished "man without a COUNTRY" hides behind some BUSHES, then
darts through CITY WALLS into his HOME COUNTRY. | CITY WALLS provides
a sense of borders in this kanji for HOME COUNTRY.
3903)郷With COCOONS filled with gold, a favourite SON returns to his HOME
TOWN.
3904)響The "HOME TOWN" SOUND is an empty ECHO, because all the kids have
moved to the city. | SOUND pipes up in the kanji for ECHO.ひび・く
3905)郎With a shining HALO gleaming over his head, entering the CITY WALLS of
Jerusalem to the cheering crowds is the SON of God. | As in DAUGHTER, HALO is
contained in SON.
3906)廊Into a CAVE ventures your only SON, but as you go into chase him, you find
yourself in a long CORRIDOR, similar to the experience of Alice in Wonderland.
3907)盾DRAGGED behind a retreating soldier, superstitiously painted with 10 EYES as
if to spot incoming arrows, is a SHIELD. (DRAG resembles CLIFF, but a slightly
upward tilt on the top of the CLIFF changes this pictograph to DRAG).たて
3910)脈In an allegory for how food is delivered to the rest of the body, MEAT is
DRAGGED by tiny PERSONS in RAGS - through the VEINS!
3911)衆"Give me your huddled MASSES", says the Statue of Liberty. BLOOD, and not
one but TWO DROPS of sweat, and millions of huddled PERSONS IN RAGS create
this picture of the "huddled MASSES".
3912)逓The Pony Express horseman DRAGS a PHONE POLE attached to his BELT
down the ROAD, a PARCEL POST delivery. *Alternate primitive = Pony Express.
3913)段STAPLE GUNS are used to shoot MISSILES at the teacher in a wild class of the
first GRADE. (STAPLES with an extra DROP added as a trigger creates an image of
a STAPLE GUN).
3915)后She would prefer not to get DRAGGED into the debate, but ONE woman who
gets listened to when she opens her MOUTH is the EMPRESS.きさき
3916)幻Instead of garlic, for some reasons COCOONS are hung from COATHANGERS
throughout the house in an effort to repel visits from an irksome PHANTASM. The
right hand radical is a pictograph of a CLOTHES HANGER. まぼろし
3918)伺In Hollywood, a PERSON who wants a part in a film will often go to see the
DIRECTOR to PAY RESPECTS. | PERSON gives his form to the one to whom
others PAY RESPECTS.うかが・う
3919)詞WORDS which DIRECT the ebb and flow of language are PARTS OF
SPEECH.ことば
3920)飼By using FOOD to modify and DIRECT its behaviour, a Hollywood DIRECTOR
DOMESTICATES a tiger-cat. Let's hope that the DIRECTOR doesn't become
FOOD for the supposedly DOMESTICATED creature.か・う
3921)嗣A MOUTHY heiress carries around a SCRAPBOOK of photos of herself with
famous DIRECTORS, for which they pose only because she is HEIR to an enormous
fortune.つ・ぐ
3922)舟Appearing as a mere DROP among all the fancy yachts, with a CANOPY atop, is
a BOAT named "MAMA". | The two drops and the horizontal line are familiar from
the kanji for MAMA.ふな
3923)舶A massive BOAT with a WHITE DOVE painted on its prow is a huge ocean
LINER.
3928)船A boy imagines a toy BOAT in a little GULLY to be a huge, fine SHIP.ふな|
ふね
3929)艦The menacing silhouette of the BOAT which OVERSEES the battle is that of the
WARSHIP.
3932)弧The ARC of a BOW, the ARC of the arrow's flight until it hits a MELON
hanging as a target from a tree branch, as well as the path of the MELON as it gently
swings in the air afterwards combine to describe an ARC.
3933)孤A Shirley Temple-like CHILD left in a MELON patch is a poor ORPHAN, who
survives on MELONS until she finds a parent.
3937)敷DOG-TAGS flash as young recruits, SET FREE for the weekend, SPREAD out
in search of recreation in the local town. (Compass + taskmaster = set free)し・く
3939)気ONE RECLINING HOOK picks up SHEAVES and tosses them about in a prank
played a mischievous SPIRIT.
3940)汽The sheaves or x shape from SPIRIT suddenly are transformed into WATER and
become VAPOR.
3941)飛The HOOKS with the little PERSONS hanging sideways from them in an air-
show come first and last respectively. In between is SEWING BOX that can now
FLY.と・ばす|と・ぶ
3942)沈SINKING into the WATER, its smokestacks forming a gloating CROWN, as the
HUMAN LEGS the drowning passenger stick out from the water, the Titanic SINKS.
しず・める|しず・む
3943)妻Doing the job of TEN, including RAKING the yard, is a modern WIFE.つま
3944)衰The DECLINE and fall of the Roman empire was marked by ONE PATHETIC
attempt after another to revive it.おとろ・える
3945)衷A MOUTH is covered with a SCARF held in place by a NEEDLE, with the
intent to keep the wearer from revealing the INMOST secrets.
3946)面The ONE and NOSE are borrowed from HEAD. Add a large, distorted MOUTH
and you have the character that represents a Halloween MASK. つら|おも|おも
て
3947)革In the CAVERNS, holding in their MOUTHS NEEDLES for sewing, are the
workers of LEATHER.かわ
3948)靴The first thing they did when they discovered LEATHER was CHANGE it into
nice, comfortable SHOES.くつ
3949)覇Domination of the Indians in the OLD WEST by guns and LEATHER, many
MOONS ago is seen as HEGEMONY.
3950)声In ancient Japan, after winning a battle, a SAMURAI might rip the opposing
FLAG down the middle (represented by the vertical line of flag) and bellow a victory
cry in his loudest VOICE.こえ|こわ
3951)呉The CROOKED MOUTH used as a TOOL to manipulate others with insincere
complements, easily GIVEN.く・れる
3952)娯A WOMAN who GIVES of her talents (a geisha, perhaps?) provides a tired
samurai with a bit of RECREATION. | WOMAN brings her gracious gifts to the
kanji for RECREATION.
3954)蒸FLOWERS are thrown at a STEAMSHIP, while under its FLOOR burn the
COOKING-FIRES, already running to feed the guests. | A STEAM-ship is
represented here as a combination of the COMPLETED ship slipping into the
WATER.む・す|む・らす|む・れる
3956)函An official uses a SNARE to catch kids who are illegally using SPARKLERS,
and SHOVELS them into a BIN.はこ
3957)極 A poor polar bear in the north POLE is caught by a cruelly by SNARE in his
MOUTH and CROTCH, and his carcass probably will end up on the ocean FLOOR
under the north POLE. | TREE lends an upright presence to the kanji for POLES. き
わ・まる|きわ・める|きわ・み
3959)芽Several elephant TUSKS stand together on the end of a huge FLOWER, creating
the image of a BUD. | FLOWER of course fits into the kanji for BUD.め
3960)邪Sitting atop an elephant whose TUSKS are thrusting into the CITY WALLS of
Oz is the WICKED witch of the West.よこしま
3961)雅 Riding an elephant's TUSK, and handing out TURKEYS to the natives on a
charitable tour, rides the GRACIOUS Jacqueline Onassis.みやび・やか
3963)番As you follow ANIMAL TRACKS over a RICE-FIELD, they TURN hither and
yon. *Primitive = diceつがい|つが・う
3964)審 A HOUSE of DICE is the wry characterization a HEARING. | A HOUSE
provides the setting for a judicial HEARING.つまび・らか
3965)翻DICE have FEATHERS attached to them to make them FLIP more randomly. |
FEATHERS, as they fall from the sky, provide a key hint in this kanji for FLIP.
ひるがえ・す|ひるがえ・る
3966)藩 FLOWERS are tossed into the WATER according to a roll of the DICE in an
unusual game played at a family reunion by the entire CLAN.
3967)毛 The LONG DROP represents the head, the FISHOOK the fangs, and the two
lines the legs, of a FURRY but dangerous animal. *Alternate primitive = fur coatけ
3968)耗If you rub a CHRISTMAS TREE against a FUR COAT, the amount of FUR on
the coat will DECREASE.
3970)宅A lonely soldier keeps a photo of his HOUSE with a LOCK OF HAIR from his
wife to remind him of HOME. (FUR with a missing stroke is a LOCK OF HAIR).
3973)偽A PERSON swears not to "DO" a FALSEHOOD. | PERSON gives form to the
purveyor of a FALSEHOOD in this kanji.いつわ・る|にせ
3974)長 The MANE which needs a HAIRPIN is too LONG. (HAIRPIN differs to the
element meaning SCARF by one horizontal stroke at the top of it that joins the two
parts together. The top part of the kanji shall be taken to mean the long shaggy
MANE of an animal and the character as a whole shall mean HAIR/LONG as an
element).なが・い
3976)帳You know all those notes your carefully wrote in your favourite NOTEBOOK?
Here, you pull out your NOTEBOOK to study for an important exam, only to find a
wet TOWEL that is very LONG, in its place.
3977)脹If you look at the MOON for too LONG your eyes will DILATE.ふく・らむ|
ふく・れる
3978)髪 In this full kanji for HAIR, we see the HAIR is SHAPED by a FRIEND, the
HAIR OF THE HEAD-dresserかみ
3979)展UNFOLD a FLAG by taking out the HAIRPIN which keeps it folded, and find a
SALAD inside.
3980)喪 A new game in which a pile of SOIL is aimed at by TWO MOUTHS spitting
HAIRPINS is called "hit or MISS".も
3981)巣An OWL brings FRUIT to a NEST. | TREE provides a setting in the kanji for
NEST. (The three stokes from CLAW are taken to form an OWL).す
3983)戦A SIMPLE FIESTA breaks into a full fledged WAR because they can't decide
who broke the PINATA first.いくさ|たたか・う
3984)禅 The ALTAR, representing religion, and SIMPLE, here combine in an apt
description of ZEN.
3986)桜A professorly OWL and a pretty WOMAN sit under a TREE, eating CHERRIES.
CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE.さくら
3987)獣 The scholarly OWL with the big BRAINS speaks with ONE MOUTH as a
representative of the bird kingdom, while a CHIHUAHUA represents the ANIMAL
kingdom.けもの
3988)脳Mr. NO may be a VILLAIN with a lot of FLESH, but he also has a big BRAIN.
(Owl + villain = Mr. NO)
3989)悩Elegant MOOD RING shines on Mr. No's hand as he starts more TROUBLE.な
や・ます|なや・む|なや・ましい
3990)厳 OWL soars from a CLIFF in a DARING escape from an overly STERN Owl-
master.きび・しい|おごそ・か
3991)鎖METALLIC links made from SMALL SHELLS form the links of a CHAIN.く
さり
3992)挙An eager student's HAND is prominently featured in this kanji for RAISE. The
teacher is a venerable old OWL, and the setting is a shop class, where kids are
learning how to use TOOLS to RAISE the dead.あ・げる|あ・がる
3993)誉 A wise old OWL knows that WORDS are the best TOOL for protecting, and
destroying, a REPUTATION.ほま・れ|ほ・める
3994)猟 Chasing WILD DOGS with only his pet OWL and a SCREWDRIVER as
weapons is a minimalist big GAME-HUNTER. | As in HUNT, WILD DOGS play a
role in the kanji for GAME-HUNTING.
3997)鶴Inside a TURKEY HOUSE is a BIRD who is different from the others, standing
up on one leg as he is - a CRANE.つる
3999)蔦A FLOWER / PLANT on which you can fly like a BIRD as you swing through
the air, is a VINE. |FLOWER gives an idea of the plant-like nature of VINE.つた
4002)島A BIRD with his tail tucked in comes to rest on a MOUNTAIN on an ISLAND
after a long journey across the waters. (Popular). | MOUNTAINS lends a sense of
solid mass to ISLAND.しま
4004)媛A WOMAN is so beautiful DUCKS MIGRATE just to see her - the world's most
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN. | WOMAN fittingly appears in the kanji for BEAUTIFUL
WOMAN.ひめ
4005)援Helpful FINGERS nurse a downed MIGRATING DUCK back to health and aid
and ABET it on its journey southward. | FINGERS are needed to successfully ABET
someone.
4006)緩THREAD is attached by MIGRATING DUCKS to the slower members to pull
them back up to speed when they SLACKEN their pace. | As it does in TENSE,
THREAD plays a role in the kanji for SLACKEN.ゆる・い|ゆる・む|ゆる・め
る
4007)属A FLAG tied up with a BELT contains the BELONGINGS of a runaway, and
protects those same belongings from the GNATS which are the plague of the season.
4008)嘱The MOUTH offers proof that you BELONG when you are ENTRUSTED with
the secret password. | The MOUTH utters words of caution in this kanji for
ENTRUST.
4016)鋼METAL from MOUNT EVEREST is used to create the hardest STEEL in the
world. | METAL is of course found in the kanji for STEEL.はがね
4018)剛 A STURDY ladder formed from SABRES is used to climb the famed MT.
Everest.
4021)揺In a circus stunt, a trapeze artist hangs by her FINGERS to a SWING attached to
a CONDOR. | Hanging by your FINGERS you can SWING from something.
(Featured here is the master of the VULTURES and the KING of the MOUNTAINS,
a soaring CONDOR).ゆ・さぶる|ゆ・する|ゆ・らぐ|ゆ・る|ゆ・るぐ|
ゆ・すぶる|ゆ・れる
4023)就In the CAPITAL of the country, all the CHIHUAHUAS start growing HUMAN
LEGS, and is said to be a matter CONCERNING national security.つ・く|つ・け
る
4024)懇 The SOCIABLE SKUNK has a SILVER HEART. (CLAWS combine with a
portion of SOW to create a SKUNK).ねん・ごろ
4026)免 While being BOUND UP under the hot SUN by his HUMAN LEGS for
offending some sultan in the desert, a comedian (while looking down at a quizzical
rabbit) says, "Well, EXUUUSE ME!". *Primitive = rabbitまぬが・れる
4028)晩Growing fearful because they can no longer see the SUN, all the little RABBITS
jump into their holes at NIGHTFALL. | The temporal DAY is finds its way into
NIGHTFALL.
4030)象 The head of a RABBIT and the body of a SOW combine to create a kanji
ELEPHANT.
4032)馬 His MANE flying and TAIL decorated with FEATHERS, you use a CANE on
your HORSE to urge him to ever greater speed. *Primitive = team of horsesうま|ま
4037)駆A TEAM OF HORSES takes the WARDEN for a DRIVE around the WARD in
which his prison is located. | TEAM OF HORSES lends a travelling sense to this
kanji.か・る|か・ける
4044)虎A MAGIC WAND is waved from a CLIFF overlooking a ZOO to find out who
bit off the SEVEN HUMAN LEGS that were found laying about - fittingly, it's a
TIGER. *Primitive for TIGER excludes the HUMAN LEGS.とら
4047)虚TIGERS lined up in a ROW is the fate of those who improperly VOID a check.
4049)虞 A TIGER standing directly behind you will GIVE you a feeling of
UNEASINESS.おそれ
4050)慮A TIGER snacks on the BRAIN and HEART of a poor animal - his success due
to having chosen his quarry with great PRUDENCE. (Brain / rice field + heart = idea)
4052)虐By threatening to feed the people to the TIGERS he keeps in a BOX, ONE at a
time, a tyrant TYRANNIZES his countrymen.しいた・げる
4055)慶 The HEAD from MELANCHOLY is replaced by a DEER, who feels that way
because he will be eaten in great JUBILATION if he is caught.
4056)麗 High up on the CEILING are TWO MEDIOCRE PAINTINGS OF DEER, but
the dilettantes below rave on about how LOVELY they are.うるわ・しい
4057)熊A poor BEAR has his ELBOWS attached to a roasting stick, while his FLESH
has seasoning poured on it by TWO SPOONS, as he turns slowly over a CAMP-
FIRE. くま
4060)寅Picture this as an addition to the zodiac's HOUSE of signs. The OIL DERRICK
and ANIMAL LEGS comes from YELLOW, here representing the colour of the tiger.
Left only is the CEILING on which the SIGN OF THE TIGER assumes his new
position in the zodiac.とら
4061)演 Doused with WATER is the SIGN OF THE TIGER, after a poor initial
PERFORMANCE as the newest member of the zodiac.
4062)辰 Up to the edge of a CLIFF leads a winding road with TWO HAIRPIN turns,
where at the top you see a huge SIGN OF THE DRAGON. *Primitive = dragonた
つ
4063)辱A poor woman caught at a surprise party feels she looks like a DRAGON, and
the moment sticks with here like GLUE because she is so EMBARRASSED about it.
はずかし・める
4065)振 The FINGERS of a DRAGON shake you up and down like a milk-SHAKE. |
FINGERS do the SHAKING in this kanji.ふ・る|ふ・るう
4066)娠In a wry commentary, a WOMAN sometimes feels like a DRAGON when she is
WITH CHILD.
4067)唇A lady DRAGON sits before a vanity and draws LIPS on her MOUTH with a
lipstick.くちびる
4070)送 In paganish scene from Las Vegas, ESCORTS stand by the ROAD, while the
huge "GOLDEN CALF" casino stands in the background, and they offer to ESCORT
you/SEND you OFF for the evening. (ANIMAL HORNS combine with heaven to
create a GOLDEN CALF).おく・る
4071)関At the heavenly GATES, a GOLDEN CALF is your CONNECTION to get in.
せき
4073)鬼With BRAINS looking like DROPS coming out of his head, an arm cut off at the
ELBOW and long, gangly HUMAN LEGS, a horrible GHOST appears.おに
4074)醜Looking as if they've just seen a GHOST and grabbing for a bottle of WHISKEY
is someone who has just seen how UGLY his (or her) date is.みにく・い
4075)魂 RISING CLOUD combines with GHOST to create a picture of a SOUL rising
upward.たましい
4077)魅 In a sci-fi TV show, the GHOST-like appearance of the beings as they are re-
materialized within the ship, but NOT YET fully formed, are a source of constant
FASCINATION to the first mate.
4078)塊A CLOD of SOIL is picked up and flung at a menacing GHOST by CLAUDE
Van Damne in an action thriller.かたまり
4079)襲 ATILLA THE HUN rips off his CLOTHES and cries "ATTACK".(Vase +
meat / moon + slingshot & snake & 3 = Attilla the Hun) Eating the MEAT of
SNAKES from a VASE, as he fires off THREE shots from a SLINGSHOT is
ATILLA THE HUN.おそ・う
4080)嚇A little boy, who from his MOUTH can spit out not one but TWO APPLES like
a gun, is considered a MENACE to the neighbourhood.おど・す|おど・かす
4086)罷 In a staring contest, the person who can use his EYES with the greatest
ABILITY can make the other person avert his gaze and thus QUIT the game.
4087)屯Huge EARTHWORMS crawl out of BARRACKS, having eaten all the soldiers
inside. *Earthworm
4089)藻 FLOWER and WATER are both natural elements to be found in the kanji for
SEAWEED. | WATER & FLOWERS join to form a sea-based NEST made of
SEAWEED. (Tree + goods = nest)も
4093)潟 The STAPLE and REVERSE STAPLE (from ENTERTAIN) are borrowed to
attach TAIL-FEATHERS to the aquatic performers in a show at the "Blue
LAGOON". かた
4094)丑FIVE COWS carry a sign, represented by the extension of the right side of cow
up to the top, changing FIVE to this SIGN OF THE COW of this kanji. Note: the
middle horizontal line also extends further outward than in FIVE.うし
4096)巳The "self" snake - with extra line for the SIGN OF THE SNAKE.み