Kanji Stories Heisig, Kanji no. 1-2042

1) 一ONE horizontal line.ひと・つ

2) 二 TWO horizontal lines.ふた・つ

3) 三 THREE horizontal lines.み・つ

4) 四HUMAN LEGS stick out of a monster's MOUTH - FOUR of them.よ・つ

5) 五KEYS hang by a CANE from a CEILING - FIVE of them.いつ・つ

6) 六 TOPHATTED creature with ANIMAL LEGS picks up SIX.む・つ

7) 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

8) 八 Pictograph of the number EIGHT. The two lines if continued could form the "X" at the centre of the number 8. や・つ

9) 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

10)十 Turn this character 45 degrees either way, and it makes the X used for the Roman numeral for TEN. *Primitive = needle.とお

11)口 This square forms a pictograph of a MOUTH.くち

12)日DAY. Pictograph of the sun. *Primitives = sun, tongue wagging in mouth.ひ｜か

13)月 Pictograph of the crescent MOON as seen through wisps of clouds (popular).When this kanji appears as a primitive on the LEFT side of a kanji, it brings the connation of "part of body", "flesh", or "meat".*Primitives = part of the body, flesh, meat, moon.つき

14)田 Pictograph of a grid of RICE FIELDS. Note the third stroke is from the top downward. *Primitive = brain.た

15)目When turned sideways, the box in the middle could be seen as forming the pupil of an EYE (popular).め｜ま

16)古 This looks like a grave-marker, the ever-nearing destination of the very OLD.ふる・す｜ふる・い

17)吾 FIVE MOUTHS have "I".われ

18)冒With the SUN in your EYES, you RISK not catching the fly ball and a subsequent conking on the head.おか・す

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19)朋 Two COMPANION MOONS shine over an alien planet. | FLESH lends a sense of closeness to the kanji for COMPANION. とも

20)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

21)唱A MOUTH, for 2 consecutive DAYS, CHANTS.とな・える

22)晶 SUNS, SUNS, SUNS, everywhere reflect off a SPARKLING wine.

23)品 These three MOUTHS together almost look like GOODS piled up and ready for shipment.しな

24)呂 SPINE. Pictograph of two MOUTHS joined by a line.

25)昌 TWO SUNS shine on a PROSPEROUS man.

26)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

27)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

28)世 THREE TENS add up to the 30 years of a given GENERATION (popular). *Alternate primitive = leafよ

29)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.

30)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).

31)胆 The PART OF THE BODY which gets up every day at NIGHTBREAK is the GALL BLADDER.きも

32)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

33)凹 Pictograph of a square with the top　 CON-CAVEing in.ぼこ｜へこ・む

34)凸CONVEX.でこ

35)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

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36)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

37)白One DROP of the SUN is WHITE (popular). *Primitive = white bird, or dove.しろ・い

38)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).

39)中A CANE is stuck in a whale's MOUTH, allowing fish to go IN and out.なか

40)千 If two lines make a TEN, then three lines = 10 to the 3rd, i.e. ONE THOUSAND. (Popular).ち

41)舌A THOUSAND MOUTHS combine to make one huge TONGUE.した

42)升A THOUSAND bent NEEDLES are kept in an old SEWING BOX. Note how the THOUSAND is slightly curved. * Primitive = sewing boxます

43)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

44)丸NINE DROPS make a ROUND pattern. *Primitive = a fat, round baseball player.まる｜まる・い｜まる・める

45)寸Using a special HOOKED NEEDLE, DROPS are carefully MEASURED out by a chemist. *Primitive = glue. This is actually an old Japanese measurement called a “sun” it is one tenth of a “shaku” which will appear later.

46)専A mutant who has TEN BRAINS GLUED together uses them to reach the top of his chosen SPECIALTY.もっぱ・ら

47)博 Shakily holding a huge NEEDLE with DROPS flying out of it is an acupuncture SPECIALIST who wants to become a full-fledged DR. *Primitive = acupuncture specialist (without the needle).

48)占 In a trance, a gypsy holds a DIVINING ROD, and spirit's words emit from her MOUTH, presenting an image of FORTUNE-TELLING. | MOUTH sets the tone in the kanji for FORTUNE TELLING.ト Pictograph of a DIVINING ROD or a MAGIC WAND.し・める｜うらな・う

49)上A MAGIC WAND stands ABOVE a FLOOR.うえ｜うわ｜かみ｜のぼ・す｜のぼ・せる｜のぼ・る｜あ・げる｜あ・がる

50)下A MAGIC WAND hangs BELOW a ceiling. 　 　くだ・さる｜くだ・す｜ くだ・る｜さ・がる｜さ・げる｜した｜しも｜お・ろす｜お・りる｜もと

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51)卓Waving a MAGIC WAND and causing SUNFLOWERS to magically appear amidst the audience is an EMINENT magician.

52)朝 The MOON can sometimes be seen through the MIST in early MORNING.*Radical on the left side of the kanji means MIST.あさ

53)只A huge MOUTH seems to say "if ONLY I didn't have ANIMAL LEGS".ただ

54)貝 The EYE is the body and ANIMAL LEGS are the bottom portion of a SHELLFISH. *Primitive = shells, shell-currencyかい

55)貞Wave a MAGIC WAND over a SHELL, and it magically stands UPRIGHT.

56)員 Represented by a MOUTH on a SHELL, this kanji has the look of a robotic EMPLOYEE.

57)見A creature consisting only of an EYE and HUMAN LEGS SEES extremely well.み・える｜み・せる｜み・る

58)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

59)元 TWO HUMAN LEGS are given out at the BEGINNING.もと

60)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

61)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

62)凡A storm that is just a puff of WIND and a DROP of rain is MEDIOCRE effort.およ・そ｜すべ・て

63)負 BOUND UP with a rope made of snapping SEA-SHELLS, an opponent is DEFEATED. Or think of a CLAMSHELL’s mouth being BOUND UP as a sign of DEFEAT お・う｜ま・かす｜ま・ける

64)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

65)句A captive with MOUTH BOUND UP can only speak in muffled PHRASES. | A MOUTH utters the catch-PHRASE of this kanji.

66)肌 FLESH blown on by WIND looses its soft TEXTURE.はだ

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67)旬 The standard measure of DAYS in ancient China was 10 DAYS "BOUND UP", thus creating a DECAMARON. | The temporal DAY appears in DECAMARON.

68)勺 BOUND-UP and DROP combine to create an image of a LADLE.

69)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

70)首ANIMAL HORNS growing out of your NOSE reach down to your NECK.　 くび

71)乙A fishhook pulls out FISHGUTS.*Primitive = fishhookきのと

72)乱 Sticking their TONGUES out at police, only to be brought under control by police wielding FISHHOOKS, are rampaging RIOTERS.み・だす｜みだ・れる

73)直 CROSSED-EYES of a race-car driver are straightened out in surgery with a special FISHHOOK, and can now see the STRAIGHTAWAYS of the race track STRAIGHTWAY (right away), without needing the time to uncross.なお・す｜ただ・ちに｜なお・る

74)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

75)真 The TEN EYES of "straightaway" here are used as a TOOL to see the TRUTH.ま

76)工 Represents a carpenter's square, used in his CRAFT of working with wood. *Alternate primitive = carpenter's squareたくみ

77)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

78)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

79)有Dangling by one's SIDE is a packet of MOON dust, a proud POSSESSION for all to see.あ・る

80)賄 If you have a lot of SHELL-CURRENCY in your POSSESSION, then you can BRIBE many people.まかな・う

81)貢Natives of Polynesian island use SHELLS to CRAFT a TRIBUTE to the gods.みつ・ぐ

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82)項A CARPENTER'S SQUARE is used to create the HEADings of a wooden PARAGRAPH.うなじ

83)刀 SWORD.*Primitive = dagger. *When on right, this becomes SABRE 　 　リ かたな

84)刃A DROP of a SWORD is recategorized as a BLADE. | The SWORD lends a cutting sense here to the kanji for BLADE.は

85)切 SEVEN SWORDS CUT.き・る｜き・れる

86)召A SWORD-eater, as he gingerly places a SWORD in his MOUTH, seems almost to be SEDUCING it.め・す

87)昭 In a celestial romance, the SUN attempts to SEDUCE a SHINING star. *Alternate primitive = shoeshine box

88)則 The height of a stack of SHELLS is measured with a SABRE being used as a kind of RULER. | SABRE lends a sense of length to this kanji. *Alternate primitive = rulerのっと・る

89)副Great WEALTH is used to purchase a huge collection of old SABRES for an aficionado, the VICE-President.(畐ONE MOUTH eats all the BRAINS of various animals, a delicacy eaten by those with great WEALTH).そ・う

90)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

91)丁NAIL in that STREET sign. *Primitive = nail / exactひのと

92)町As RICE FIELDS start to multiply, NAILS are used to start building a TOWN (Revised).まち

93)可Determined carpenter hold NAILS in his MOUTH, saying "I CAN do this all by myself".

94)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

95)子 Pictograph of a small CHILD.こ｜ね

96)孔A CHILD fears the HOOK of the dentist probing a CAVITY.あな

97)了 This kanji resembles a question mark, which shows that our knowledge of a given subject is never really COMPLETE.

98)女Here we find the graceful kanji which represents WOMAN.おんな｜め

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99)好A WOMAN is FOND of her CHILD (popular). | WOMAN lends her gentle presence to the kanji for FOND.この・む｜す・く

100) 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

101) 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

102) 貫A MOTHER gives SHELL-CURRENCY to her daughter to go out and PIERCE her ears.つらぬ・く

103) 兄 Simply a MOUTH on HUMAN LEGS is how many family members think of the ELDER BROTHER. (Popular). *Primitive = teenagerあに

104) 克 TEN TEENAGERS take over a recreation hall by OVERCOMING the attendants.かつ

105) 小 Three LITTLE drops. *Primitive = smallこ｜お｜ちい・さい

106) 少 Small - with an extra line for emphasis to extend the meaning to "FEW".　 　すく・ない｜すこ・し

107) 大 Pictograph of A PERSON with the horizontal line representing arms outstretched to describe something very LARGE. *Primitive = St. Bernard Dogおお｜おお・いに｜おお・きい

108) 多 In the summertime, EVENING upon EVENING combines to make MANY good times.おお・い

109) 夕 EVENING. Pictograph - simplified variation of MOON (and the katakana for TA).ゆう

110) 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

111) 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

112) 名 Late in the EVENING a soldier identifies himself by using his MOUTH to call out his NAME.な

113) 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

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114) 肖 In a movie-star look-a-like contest, in lieu of a big star, a SMALL MOON is awarded to the contestant with the greatest RESEMBLANCE to a movie star. *Primitive = fire-extinguisher, candle, sparks

115) 硝 ROCK is melted by a FIRE EXTINGUISHER spraying NITRATE. | ROCK help give a hint as to the origins of NITRATE.

116) 砕A ROCK breaks up into 9 x 10 = 90 pieces when it is properly SMASHED. | ROCK lends a SMASHING presence to this kanji.くだ・く｜くだ・ける

117) 砂 ROCKS which are only LITTLE DROPS are shown to be SAND. | ROCK gives a key hint in the kanji for SAND.すな

118) 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

119) 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

120) 太 The DROP added to LARGE means PLUMP.ふと・い｜ふと・る

121) 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

122) 臭 People crinkle up their NOSE at an unwashed ST. BERNARD DOG, thinking, "he's STINKING".くさ・い

123) 妙A love-struck poet exclaims "Among WOMAN are FEW, so EXQUISITE as you". | WOMAN lends her lovely presence to the kanji for EXQUISITE. たえ

124) 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

125) 厚On a CLIFF, getting hot playing under the SUN, a child sheds his THICK jacket.あつ・い

126) 奇A St. BERNARD DOG who thinks he CAN become human is STRANGE.

127) 川 Pictograph of a STREAM.かわ

128) 州 3 DROPS in a STREAM separate the STATES of a country.す

129) 順 Floating down a STREAM are chopped-off HEADS, indicating the fate of those who don't OBEY the powers that be.

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130) 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氵みず

131) 氷 The extra DROP in WATER creates an image of a snowflake-shaped ICICLE hanging from your house.こおり｜ひ

132) 永A DROP of WATER comes straight down from ETERNITY.なが・い

133) 泉WHITE WATER bubbles up from a SPRING. (Popular). | WATER of course will appear in the kanji for SPRING.いずみ

134) 原 CLIFF SPRINGS give rise to MEADOWS.はら

135) 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

136) 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

137) 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

138) 沖WATER is deepest IN the OPEN SEA.おき

139) 江 CRAFT-y WATER becomes a CREEK.え

140) 汁A LIQUID with NEEDLES in it is a booby-trapped SOUP.しる

141) 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

142) 源WATER from the cliff-top MEADOW is the SOURCE for the whole community.みなもと

143) 活 Certain LIQUIDS on the TONGUE makes it more LIVELY and talkative.い・きる

144) 消WATER from a FIRE EXTINGUISHER - EXTINGUISHES. 　け・す｜き・える

145) 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

146) 河WATER that CAN make it all the way to the ocean is designated as a full-fledged RIVER.かわ

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147) 泊WATER WHITE means you stay OVERNIGHT.と・まる｜と・める

148) 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

149) 測A WATER-RULER measures FATHOMS. | WATER provides a hint in the kanji for FATHOM.はか・る

150) 土 Pictograph of SOIL. Primitives = ground, dirt, land.つち

151) 吐A MOUTH with SOIL in it SPITS it out. (Popular). | MOUTH of course comes into play in the kanji for SPIT.は・く

152) 圧An artificial CLIFF, as a prop in a play, is covered with SOIL, but can't withstand the PRESSURE, and collapses.お・す

153) 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

154) 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

155) 圭 SOIL is piled on top of SOIL over the ages and eventually flattens down and turns into a SQUARE JEWEL. *Primitive = ivy

156) 封 IVY falling off a chimney is GLUED back on, a solution which receives the SEAL of approval from the homeowner.

157) 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

158) 寺Due to lack of new recruits, SOIL surrounding a BUDDHIST TEMPLE is covered with GLUE to trap unwitting tourists into joining the priesthood, or at least to hear a sales pitch.てら

159) 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

160) 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

161) 火A PERSON who is a human torch has two DROPS of FIRE spraying out from him. *Primitive = hearth-fire, fireplace, conflagrationひ｜ほ

162) 炎 FIRE doubles itself up to form an INFLAMMATION.ほのお

163) 煩A FIRE on your HEAD can cause considerable ANXIETY.わずら・う｜　わずら・わす

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164) 淡WATER poured on a fiery INFLAMMATION, makes the fire THIN out and eventually fade away.あわ・い

165) 灯A FIRE perched atop a NAIL makes a kanji LAMP. The light cast by a FIRE is included in LAMP.ひ

166) 畑 FIRE is used to clear a RICE FIELD on a Japanese FARM (popular).はた｜はたけ

167) 災 FLOOD and FIRE combine to create a major DISASTER.わざわ・い

168) 灰Huge FIRE under a CLIFF leaves nothing but ASHES.はい

169) 点 FORTUNE-TELLER at a CAMPFIRE predicts you'll get SPOTS on your clothes if you get any closer to the fire.(灬 FIRE as it appears when squashed at the bottom of a kanji. *Primitive = cooking-fire, campfire).とも・す

170) 照An old SHOESHINE BOX is thrown onto a CAMP-FIRE to provide some ILLUMINATION to hobos reading old paperback novels. | FIRE casts its light in the kanji for ILLUMINATE.て・らす｜て・る｜て・れる

171) 魚 BOUND UP, dragged through a RICE-FIELD, and fried over a COOKING FIRE, is what usually happens to a kanji FISH.うお｜さかな

172) 漁WATER combines with FISH to create an image of someone FISHING.　 　あさ・る

173) 里 The GROUND covered by a RICE FIELD is one RI (about 4 kilometres). *Primitive = computerさと

174) 黒A COMPUTER tossed onto a CAMP-FIRE ends up a charred BLACK colour.くろ｜くろ・い

175) 墨 BLACK SOIL is poured into a fountain pen, and comes out of the other end as BLACK INK.すみ

176) 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

177) 量 Churning throughout the dark hours until NIGHTBREAK, a COMPUTER churns out an enormous QUANTITY of printout.はか・る

178) 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!)

179) 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

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180) 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

181) 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

182) 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.

183) 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

184) 尚A very SMALL MOUTH is kept in a GLASS HOOD, as reminder of an ESTEEMED opponent who came to a sad end.なお

185) 字A CHILD in a HOUSE feverishly studies kanji CHARACTERS.(宀Pictograph of a HOUSE).あざ

186) 守Using GLUE to catch an intruder heading into a HOUSE is an alert GUARD.まも・る｜もり

187) 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.

188) 宣 In a voice that SPANS the HOUSE-tops, a coming event is PROCLAIMED for all to hear.

189) 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

190) 安A WOMAN can RELAX in her HOUSE.やす・い

191) 宴A HOUSE is fittingly a place to have a BANQUET, here prepared by a talented WOMAN. There is an entire DAY making the BANQUET interrupting her RELAXATION).うたげ

192) 寄A HOUSE which is STRANGE DRAWS NEAR in a nightmare.よ・る｜よ・せる

193) 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

194) 貯 SHELL-CURRENCY which can buy enough NAILS to build a HOUSE comprises a life's SAVINGS.たくわ・える

195) 木 This kanji can mean TREE or WOOD.き

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196) 林 Two TREES make a GROVE.はやし

197) 森 Three TREES make a FOREST.もり

198) 桂 Contrary to popular belief, JUDAS received an ivy-coloured SQUARE JEWEL for his infamous betrayal, and the location of the payment was under a TREE. | TREE fittingly is found in this kanji. JAPANESE JUDAS TREE.かつら

199) 柏An OAK TREE is painted WHITE to disguise it as a birch, so that it won't be chopped down by foresters seeking the highly valued OAK. | TREE fittingly is found in this kanji.かしわ

200) 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

201) 梢You climb a TREE, and find a FIRE-EXTINGUISHER at the TREETOP, kept there in case of a forest fire. TREE fittingly is found in this kanji.こずえ

202) 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

203) 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

204) 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

205) 植A TREE growing STRAIGHTAWAY is a fast-growing PLANT.う・える｜う・わる

206) 枯A TREE beside a TOMBSTONE gets depressed at the company, so WITHERS and dies. | TREE and OLD both provide important hints in this kanji for WITHER.か・らす｜か・れる

207) 朴 To use a TREE as MAGIC WAND is thought to be rather CRUDE behaviour.ほお

208) 村 TREES GLUED together form the structures of a VILLAGE (Revised).むら

209) 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

210) 机A TREE which was blown down by the WIND serves as an impromptu DESK.つくえ

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211) 本A "cross-cut" from a TREE becomes a BOOK.もと

212) 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

213) 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

214) 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.

215) 燥A FIRE burns up a NEST, leaving only PARCHED remains. (GOODS shown atop a TREE give a pictorial representation of a NEST).

216) 未A TREE with a SHORT LINE at the top indicates that it is NOT YET ready to be harvested.ま・だ

217) 末A TREE with a LONG HORIZONTAL LINE at the top has grown to its EXTREMITY.すえ

218) 沫WATER travels to great EXTREMITIES when propelled by a huge SPLASH. | Of course WATER is going to found in the kanji for SPLASH.あわ

219) 味 The MOUTH is NOT ready to stop tasting that delicious FLAVOUR.あじ｜あじ・わう

220) 妹A WOMAN who is NOT YET mature is a YOUNGER SISTER.いもうと

221) 朱A DROP in a scientific experiment has NOT YET changed colour - but if it turns VERMILION, then the test is positive.

222) 株A WOODEN board with VERMILION coloured markings could have been the first "Big Board" of the Japanese STOCK exchange.かぶ

223) 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

224) 草 The "EARLIEST" FLOWER is, of course, GRASS.くさ

225) 苦 FLOWER grows OLD, SUFFERS. 　 　 　 　くる・しい｜くる・しむ 　｜くる・しめる｜にが・い｜にが・る

226) 寛 In a HOTHOUSE/HOUSE OF FLOWERS, a gentle gardener SEES that his plants are growing slowly but is nonetheless very TOLERANT. くつろ・ぐ

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227) 薄WATER and FLOWERS are seen in an ACUPUNCTURIST's office, so as to DILUTE the patient's fear. | WATER is not surprisingly found in the kanji for DILUTE.うす・い｜うす・まる｜うす・める｜うす・らぐ｜うす・れる

228) 葉Here we see a pretty picture of FLOWERING LEAVES on TREE.は

229) 模A famous impressionist is buried next to a TREE in a GRAVEYARD, and it soon becomes a tradition for aspiring comedians to stand under the tree and practice their IMITATIONS. FLOWERS, each and every DAY, are carried by a faithful ST. BERNARD to the GRAVEYARD of its departed master.

230) 漠Glancing down into a pool of WATER in a GRAVEYARD, you see a VAGUE reflection, perhaps of a ghost sneaking up behind you. | Since things seen through WATER appear VAGUE, it's an appropriate element for this kanji.

231) 墓 In a GRAVEYARD, fresh SOIL covers a GRAVE.はか

232) 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

233) 膜 The MOON shining into a GRAVEYARD shines through the MEMBRANE of your skin, showing that perhaps you are turning into a ghost.

234) 苗 FLOWER-ing in a FIELD is a SEEDLING.　 FLOWER gives an idea of the plant-like nature of SEEDLING.なえ｜なわ

235) 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

236) 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

237) 眺An ominous looking EYE is embedded in a TORTOISE SHELL, STARING at you as you enter into a primitive structure in search of a sacred treasure. | EYE lends an unblinking presence appears in the kanji for STARE.なが・める

238) 犬 Pictograph - of the huge St. BERNARD DOG standing next to a small DOT of a CHIHUAHUA DOG. *Primitive = Chihuahuaいぬ

239) 状A TURTLE, by having a race with a CHIHUAHUA (instead of a hare), upsets the STATUS QUO. The left side of PORTENT becomes a TURTLE.

240) 黙A pitch-BLACK CHIHUAHUA barks wildly as you pass by, until you suddenly command, "SILENCE!".だま・る

241) 然 The MEAT of a CHIHUAHUA, baked on a CAMP-FIRE, is not the SORT OF THING you'd expect in a fancy restaurant.しか・り｜しか・し

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242) 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

243) 狩WILD DOGS are HUNTED by the palace GUARD. | WILD DOGS lend a sense of the HUNT to this kanji.かり｜か・る

244) 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

245) 牛Attempting unsuccessfully to RECLINE on a bed of NEEDLES in India is an sacred COW.うし

246) 特 COWS rampaging in a BUDDHIST TEMPLE are the subject of a news SPECIAL. At the Hindu TEMPLE the COW would be considered particularly SPECIAL.

247) 告 From a sacred COW's MOUTH comes a REVELATION. (Popular).つ・げる

248) 先 The mutant COW who walks on HUMAN LEGS marches proudly BEFORE the rest of the herd.さき

249) 洗WATER, BEFORE a meal, is used to WASH up. |WATER is of course found in the kanji for WASH.あら・う

250) 介 Two CANES (one curved) are accidentally JAMMED IN to an UMBRELLA in an UMBRELLA stand.すけ

251) 界All the RICE-FIELDS are JAMMED IN to our very small WORLD.

252) 茶Under a huge UMBRELLA covered with FLOWERS and supported by a WOODEN POLE, people sip at TEA.

253) 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

254) 塔 In some very fertile SOIL, FLOWERS grow so tall that they FIT together to form a huge PAGODA.

255) 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

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256) 玉 The DROPS associated with a KING are ball shaped JEWELS. *Primitive = ballたま

257) 宝All the JEWELS in the national treasury are HOUSED in an enormous TREASURE chest. | HOUSE is shown to be the place where TREASURE is kept.　 　たから

258) 珠KING likes VERMILLION coloured PEARLS.

259) 現 The KING, lacking political vision, SEES only the PRESENT.あらわ・す｜あらわ・れる

260) 狂WILD DOGS are ordered by the cruel KING to be unleashed upon the LUNATICS.くる・う｜くる・おしい

261) 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.

262) 呈 The square of MOUTH mounted on a SCEPTRE creates an image of a television DISPLAY.

263) 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

264) 栓A WHOLE TREE is needed to create a kind of gigantic PLUG. (Umbrella + tree = whole)

265) 理 That which makes a KING out of the COMPUTER is its LOGIC.ことわり

266) 主A DROP of a KING is a LORD. *Primitive = candlestickおも｜ぬし

267) 注WATER is POURED onto CANDLESTICK to douse it.そそ・ぐ

268) 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

269) 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

270) 銑METAL BEFORE was PIG-IRON.ずく

271) 鉢A hillbilly granny speaks of the GOLDEN rule and quotes from the good BOOK as she gives local boys a BOWL-style haircut.

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272) 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

273) 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

274) 針METAL is used to make NEEDLES.はり

275) 銘METAL with a NAME carved into it is an INSCRIPTION (popular). | METAL provides the medium in this kanji for INSCRIPTION.

276) 鎮GOLD TRULY TRANQUILIZES.しず・まる｜しず・める

277) 道 The NECK represents a "bottle-neck" (narrow passage) in a ROAD-WAY.　みち

278) 導When we accept someone’s GUIDANCE, we permit ourselves to be GLUED to a certain ROAD or WAY of doing something and try to “stick to it.みち・びく

279) 辻 TEN ROADS come together to form a mega-CROSSING. | ROAD provides the flavour in this kanji for CROSSING.つじ

280) 迅At a race which finishes at a CROSSING, a FISHHOOK swoops down to take the winner to the victory stand as the SWIFTEST of all. ROAD provides its sense of motion to the kanji for SWIFT.はや・い

281) 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

282) 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

283) 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

284) 辺A BLADE to cut out a new ROAD, thus allowing access to the local ENVIRONS.あた・り｜べ

285) 巡A FLOODED-out ROAD is PATROLLED by police. | ROAD here provides a sense of movement to the kanji for PATROL.めぐ・る

286) 車*primitives = vehicle, car, cart, wagonくるま

287) 連With a CAR on the ROAD you can TAKE ALONG your kids.つら・なる｜つら・ねる｜つ・れる

288) 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.

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289) 輸When going to a BUTCHERS MEETING, a CAR is the favoured means of TRANSPORT. | CAR gives the means of TRANSPORT in this kanji.

290) 前ANIMAL HORNS at a BUTCHER's shop are displayed prominently IN FRONT.まえ

291) 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

292) 格 In the not so distant future, EACH TREE will have an "endangered-species" STATUS.いたる

293) 略A farmer has so many RICE-FIELDS he names EACH with an ABBREVIATION.

294) 客 EACH HOUSE provides a home for an honoured GUEST.

295) 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

296) 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

297) 処WALKING LEGS carelessly kick about improperly litter blowing in the WIND which has been improperly DISPOSED.ところ

298) 条 STILTS used to climb a TREE suddenly break like a TWIG.

299) 落 From EACH FLOWER, WATER FALLS.お・ちる｜お・とす

300) 冗 The wearer of the CROWN takes too many polls and makes his decisions based on however the WIND is blowing, thus causing his opinions to be regarded as SUPERFLUOUS.

301) 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.

302) 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

303) 運 CHARIOTS roll along a ROAD as they CARRY goods to the front lines.　 　はこ・ぶ

304) 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

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305) 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

306) 坑 SOIL thrown up by a moving WHIRLWIND leaves a huge PIT.

307) 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

308) 享A TALL CHILD RECEIVES many gifts.う・ける

309) 塾 TALL CHILDREN who are FAT must sit on the GROUND at tight-budgeted CRAM SCHOOLS.

310) 熟 The TALL, FAT CHILD from CRAM SCHOOL takes a hot bath heated by a CAMP-FIRE, and MELLOWS out.う・れる

311) 亭A TALL CROWN held up by a huge NAIL forms an image of a PAVILION.

312) 京 Both the TALL and the SMALL are ruled by pronouncements from the CAPITAL.

313) 涼WATER is tossed onto the CAPITAL building to REFRESH the moribund ideas of the politicians inside. A dash of WATER helps make things REFRESHING in this kanji.すず・しい｜すず・む

314) 景A DAY spent in the nation's CAPITAL reveals some beautiful SCENERY. | The SUN shines brightly, illuminating the SCENERY of this kanji.

315) 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

316) 舎An UMBRELLA over a LIDDED CROCK forms a makeshift COTTAGE.

317) 周 The making of a GLASS HOOD involves placing it over a LIDDED CROCK to make sure it has exactly the right CIRCUMFERENCE.まわり

318) 週A "LAP", or CIRCUMFERENCE, along the ROAD of life, is organized by a unit of a WEEK.

319) 士 Pictograph of a GENTLEMAN.さむらい

320) 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

321) 壮 TURTLE-SAMURAI are ROBUST Warrior Turtles.さか・ん

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322) 荘WARRIOR TURTLES wear decorative FLOWERS on their lapels as they guard a VILLA where political talks are being held. FLOWER lends a sense of a country atmosphere to VILLA.

323) 売A SAMURAI behind a table SELLS　 CROWNS as his HUMAN LEGS show underneath.う・る｜う・れる

324) 学 In a SCHOOLHOUSE, a CHILD STUDIES.まな・ぶ

325) 覚We are advised that in a SCHOOLHOUSE, everything you SEE should be MEMORIZED.おぼ・える｜さ・める｜さ・まる

326) 栄 In the learning environment of a SCHOOLHOUSE, a poor, dying TREE rescued by students recovers its health and FLOURISHES. | The plant-like nature of TREE is found here in the kanji for FLOURISH.さか・える｜は・え

327) 書A WRITING BRUSH drawing the kanji for the SUN creates a picture of WRITING.か・く

328) 津A container of WATER, to a drying WRITING BRUSH, is like a safe HAVEN. (It’s in the place name Tsuwano 津和野)つ

329) 牧A COW is made by a TASKMASTER to BREED. TASKMASTER lends his authoritative presence to this kanji. BREED already you COW!まき

330) 攻A CARPENTERS SQUARE is used by a TASKMASTER on his charges as an outlet for his AGGRESSION. TASKMASTER lends his authoritative presence to this kanji.せ・める

331) 敗A SHELL is berated by a TASKMASTER for FAILING to produce a pearl. TASKMASTER lends his authoritative presence to this kanji.やぶ・れる

332) 枚A TREE is used by a resourceful TASKMASTER as a SHEET of paper.

333) 故 In Egypt a TOMBSTONE of an ancient TASKMASTER is discovered by HAPPENSTANCE.ゆえ

334) 敬 FLOWERY PHRASES are used by a servant speaking to a TASKMASTER who is held in AWE. TASKMASTER lends his authoritative presence to this kanji.　 　うやま・う

335) 言 LINES above a MOUTH will later become letters which show what it SAYS.い・う｜こと

336) 警AWESOME WORDS ADMONISH.

337) 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

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338) 獄 In an animal version of "Jailhouse Rock", WILD DOGS backup a tenor CHIHUAHUA as they sing into a MICROPHONE at a PRISON show. Inclusion of the rambunctious WILD DOG indicates PRISON time is no picnic.

339) 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.

340) 討WORDS that CHASTISE stick like GLUE.う・つ

341) 訓WORDS come forth in a STREAM, giving INSTRUCTION (popular).

342) 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

343) 詰WORDS are PACKED into an AEROSAL CAN.つ・まる｜つ・める｜つ・む

344) 話WORDS from an inventive TONGUE tell a tall TALE.はなし｜はな・す

345) 詠WORDS seem to last an ETERNITY to a bored student listening to a RECITATION.よ・む

346) 詩 Reciting in front of a MICROPHONE in a BUDDHIST TEMPLE is someone reciting a sacred POEM.

347) 語 Seeing a MICROPHONE, I step up and deliver the WORD. 　 　かた・らう｜かた・る

348) 読 Convincing WORDS can SELL you on something - if you take the time to READ them.よ・む

349) 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

350) 談WORDS have a tendency to become INFLAMED in fiery DISCUSSION. | WORDS of course figure into the kanji for DISCUSS.

351) 諾WORDS of warning are ignored by the YOUNG as they go and do foolish things without their parent's CONSENT.

352) 諭While trying to take over the MICROPHONE, a drunk at a MEETING of BUTCHERS is sharply REBUKED by his colleagues.さと・す

353) 式An ARROW that is well CRAFTED makes an archer very STYLISH.

354) 試At an open MICROPHONE, the STYLE of aspiring performers is put to the TEST.ため・す｜こころ・みる

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355) 弐 2 QUIVERS are seen laying together, forming the numeral "II".

356) 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)

357) 賊 Taking SHELL-CURRENCY, by using a NEEDLE to threaten those attending a FIESTA, is a BURGLAR.

358) 栽During THANKSGIVING, one gives thanks for the TREES, assuming one lives on a PLANTATION.

359) 載A VEHICLE on THANKSGIVING carries an enormous LOAD of food to the dinner. | The CAR provides a means of transport in this kanji for LOAD.の・せる｜の・る

360) 茂 FLOWERS are snatched up by a PARADE of fed-up gardeners, because they have OVERGROWN the whole town.しげ・る

361) 成A PARADE of men marching and shaving with razor BLADES, TURNS INTO a dark alley because the leaders were so busy shaving they lost their way. (Or a parade TURNS INTO a dagger-throwing bout with just one extra stroke to the character.)な・す｜な・る

362) 城 Resourceful early architects of Incan times were able to take mere SOIL and make it TURN INTO a huge CASTLE.しろ

363) 誠At an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, the act of standing in front of a MICROPHONE often TURNS INTO a SINCERE resolution to break an addiction. まこと

364) 威A MARCH of feminist WOMEN INTIMIDATES male chauvinists.おど・す

365) 滅WATER and FIRE combine in an unstoppable MARCH which DESTROYS anything in its path.ほろ・びる｜ほろ・ばす

366) 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

367) 桟 Construction workers wear their kid's swimming pool FLOATS as they work on a crickety WOODEN SCAFFOLD.

368) 銭METAL which FLOATS through the economy is the simple COIN.ぜに

369) 浅 In the WATER of a pool, children have to ride in a FLOAT if they leave the SHALLOW end.あさ・い

370) 止Moving arm of signpost drops to say STOP.と・まる｜と・める｜や・む

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371) 歩 STOP your busy life for a FEW seconds, and go out and take a refreshing WALK.あゆ・む｜ある・く

372) 渉 To WALK across the WATER is to FORD it. | Of course WATER will be found in FORD.

373) 頻 If you endure an aggressive salesman's pitch, it may feel as if someone is WALKING on your HEAD, because he says the same thing, REPEATEDLY.しき・り

374) 肯A FOOTPRINT on the MOON shows what can be accomplished when people reach an AGREEMENT to do something.

375) 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

376) 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.

377) 武A QUIVER contains enough arrows to STOP an oncoming WARRIOR.

378) 賦 SHELL-CURRENCY must be paid by WARRIORS in a LEVY needed for better uniforms.

379) 正 This pictograph represents a FOOTPRINT "toeing the line" in an example of CORRECT behaviour (popular).ただ・しい｜ただ・す｜まさ

380) 証WORDS, if spoken by someone who recalls the events CORRECTLY, can be damning EVIDENCE. | WORDS are often used as EVIDENCE.

381) 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

382) 定 To properly MEND a fix-me-up HOUSE every weekend requires great DETERMINATION.　 さだ・める｜さだ・まる

383) 錠DETERMINED METAL is a LOCK!

384) 走 SOIL must be MENDED after being RUN over by thousands of runners in a marathonはし・る

385) 超A method of SEDUCTION which is so effective it actually seems to RUN and catch the "seducee" TRANSCENDS the run of the mill tactics.こ・える｜こ・す

386) 赴 In a marathon, a MAGIC WAND blocks RUNNERS, and raises up to allow them to PROCEED with caution.おもむ・く

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387) 越 Participants in a RUNNING PARADE shed a DROP of sweat as they struggle to SURPASS one another.こ・える｜こ・す

388) 是A DAY is spent MENDING clothes, JUST SO you have something to decent to wear that night.これ

389) 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.

390) 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

391) 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

392) 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

393) 誕At a Christmas party, revellers sing into MICROPHONE, and then PROLONG the fun by not going home, in a celebration of the NATIVITY.

394) 礎 Found in a GROVE next to the entrance to your favourite ZOO is the CORNERSTONE of a building which used to be there. STONE of course is found in the kanji for CORNERSTONE.いしずえ

395) 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

396) 衣At the top we see a TOPHAT. At the bottom, folds of a GARMENT, spit into 2 and 2.ころも

397) 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

398) 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

399) 裏A COMPUTER wearing a TOPHAT & SCARF is an android, as you can see if you open him from the BACK うら

400) 壊Getting SOIL in his POCKET during a tough race is a DEMOLITION derby driver. | SOIL is included in this kanji due to the idea of something being

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DEMOLISHED right down to the GROUND.　 （Different to the book)こわ・す｜こわ・れる

401) 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

402) 遠DISTANCE-MARKERS on the ROAD show the DISTANCE travelled. (Lidded Crock + scarf = mileage marker)とお・い

403) 猿Wielding a CROCK-POT against WILD DOGS who are attacking his master, all while wearing a SCARF, is a pet MONKEY. | The middling sized animal WILD DOG helps here to give shape to a MONKEY.　 さる

404) 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

405) 布A TOWEL hanging BY ONE'S SIDE as you walk to the shower is referred to as LINEN.ぬの

406) 帆A TOWEL makes only a MEDIOCRE SAIL.ほ

407) 幅A TOWEL with a WEALTH of information on it is a HANGING SCROLL recovered from the past. | TOWEL lends it sense of length to this kanji for HANGING SCROLL.はば

408) 帽A TOWEL used to protect EYES from SUN is a CAP (popular).

409) 幕GRAVEYARD combines with TOWEL to create an image of the final CURTAIN. | The TOWEL fits nicely in this kanji for CURTAIN.

410) 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

411) 錦GOLD and WHITE buttons flashing on a TOWEL create an image of a BROCADE. METAL provides a hint in this kanji for BROCADE にしき

412) 市All the vendors dress in TOPHATS and wave TOWELS to attract your attention at the local MARKET いち

413) 姉 The WOMAN who sells things at the MARKET is your ELDER SISTER.　あね

414) 肺A type of MEAT being sold in a the MARKET are the LUNGS of some animal.

415) 帯 BELT BUCKLES combines with APRON to create an image of SASH.おび｜お・びる

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416) 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

417) 刺Attached to a TREE with a BELT is a SABRE, representing a THORN. | The pointed SABRE provides a hint in this kanji for THORN.さ・さる｜さ・す

418) 制 COWS put on BELTS to carry SABRES as they undertake a revolt against the cruel SYSTEM of slaughter

419) 製 The SYSTEM for marketing CLOTHES to the very rich insists that they be MADE IN the best fashion houses.

420) 転VEHICLES are lifted up to a RISING CLOUD by a tornado as they REVOLVE madly in mid-air. | The wheels of a CAR provide hints to the meaning of the kanji REVOLVE.ころ・がす｜ころ・がる｜ころ・げる｜ころ・ぶ

421) 芸 Throwing FLOWERS into a RISING CLOUD is a new TECHNIQUE for forecasting the weather

422) 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

423) 雲 RAIN combines with RISING CLOUD to create the full image for CLOUD.　くも

424) 曇 In an elegantly simple kanji, blocking out the SUN is the CLOUD of CLOUDY WEATHER.くも・る

425) 雷 RAIN over a RICE-FIELD indicates THUNDER.かみなり

426) 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

427) 冬WALKING LEGS slipping on the ICE are a sure sign of WINTER.ふゆ

428) 天A holy ST. BERNARD DOG tries to jump through the CEILING straight up into HEAVEN.あま｜あめ

429) 橋 TREES are used by guardian ANGELS to quickly form a BRIDGE for their unknowing charges.はし

430) 嬌A WOMAN who is "pretty as an ANGEL" is very ATTRACTIVE. | WOMAN lends her graceful presence to the kanji for ATTRACTIVE.

431) 立 Pictograph of a vase STANDING UP.た・つ｜た・てる

432) 泣Needing WATER for its plants, a VASE starts CRYING.な・く

433) 章 The first one two put the SUNFLOWER in the VASE wins a BADGE.

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434) 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

435) 帝 STANDING with CROWN askew, a bath TOWEL around his waist, is the great SOVEREIGN, called from his bath for an emergency.

436) 童 STANDING on top of a COMPUTER is the JUVENILE delinquent/computer hacker of your neighbourhood, as usual performing some kind of antic to draw attention.わらべ

437) 瞳 The EYE of a JUVENILE contains a PUPIL. | EYE fittingly appears in the kanji for PUPIL.ひとみ

438) 鐘Made from METAL, with the crack put in it when a JUVENILE delinquent tried to steal it, is the Liberty BELL.かね

439) 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

440) 嫡 In a wry commentary, it's stated that the WOMAN in your life who is an ANTIQUE is your LEGITIMATE WIFE.

441) 適ANTIQUES being sold by the ROAD-side is considered SUITABLE by the town officials only if the seller is wearing a three-piece suit.

442) 滴WATER from an ANTIQUE faucet DRIPS all night long. 　 　 　しず・く｜したた・る

443) 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

444) ヒ SPOON differs from SEVEN in that the first stroke does not cut across the second.さじ

445) 北 Two people sitting on the ground, back to back, huddle against the NORTH wind (popular).きた

446) 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

447) 比 In a marketing test, a sample is put on each of TWO SPOONS in an attempt to COMPARE the taste of competing products.くら・べる

448) 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.

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449) 皆 COMPARE the WHITENESS of clothes to make sure they ALL have properly cleaned.みな

450) 混 The word MIX conjures up the image of a SPOON rapidly gyrating in a LIQUID. Now put it outside under the SUN and double up the SPOONS to accommodate the increased size, and you have the world's largest MIX. | WATER is useful when you need to MIX things.ま・ざる｜ま・じる

451) 渇WATER after a SIESTA slakes a THIRST. | WATER will of course be found in the kanji for THIRST.かわ・く

452) 謁 The speaker turns up the MICROPHONE when he notices that a SIESTA is being taken by the entire AUDIENCE. | WORDS are often spoken to an AUDIENCE.

453) 褐 The CLOAK worn during a SIESTA is BROWN.

454) 喝A MOUTH after a SIESTA is HOARSE.

455) 旨A SPOON lowers food into a MOUTH WITH WAGGING TONGUE because it's so DELICIOUS.むね

456) 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

457) 壱 The SAMURAI selling CROWNS here is allowed to be SEATED because he has just become the number 1 salesman. (Roman Numeral I)

458) 毎 EVERY PERSON has a MOTHER. (Popular; RECLINE here is used as a variation of PERSON).ごと

459) 敏 EVERY TASKMASTER must be CLEVER as a fox. | TASKMASTER lends his authoritative presence to this kanji.

460) 梅A TREE pops out of EVERY PLUM you try to eat.うめ

461) 海 EVERY drop of WATER leads to the SEA.うみ

462) 乞A beggar RECLINES pitiably on the ground, reaching out his HOOK, BEGGING for a few pennies.こ・う

463) 乾A MIST is BEGGED for by those suffering under a DROUGHT.かわ・かす｜かわ・く

464) 腹 FLESH of the ABDOMEN DOUBLES BACK during sit-ups.はら

465) 複A magician lays a CLOAK over something, then DOUBLES it BACK, revealing a set of exact DUPLICATES.

466) 欠 RECLINE with a HOOK combines with PERSON to demonstrate a LACK of sleep. (Yawn as a primitive)か・く｜か・ける

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467) 吹A MOUTH YAWNS, first taking in and then BLOWING out some air.ふ・く

468) 炊A cook COOKS by means of YAWNING FIRE.た・く

469) 歌Uninspired rendition of the CAN-CAN evokes a YAWN from the audience, so the dancers break out in SONG to try to save the day.うた｜うた・う

470) 軟 If a CAR LACKS airbags, a crash will be far from SOFT. 　 　やわ・らか｜やわ・らかい

471) 次 If ICE is LACKING, people will go to the party NEXT door.つぎ｜つ・ぐ

472) 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

473) 資On a kanji balance sheet, we find that the SECOND column shows the SHELL-CURRENCY which represent a company's ASSETS.

474) 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

475) 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

476) 賠 SHELL-CURRENCY is offered in return for keeping a MUZZLE on what he knows, as COMPENSATION to a potential witness.

477) 培 SOIL, by a farmer using a MUZZLE as a makeshift plow, is CULTIVATED. | SOIL set the scene in the kanji for CULTIVATE.つちか・う

478) 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.

479) 音 STAND on SUN - and make loud SOUND!おと｜ね

480) 暗 The SUN is extinguished with a sudden, great SOUND, then DARKNESS.　くら・い

481) 韻A SOUND store EMPLOYEE speaks in RHYMES.

482) 識 If instead of speaking normal WORDS, someone blows constantly on a KAZOO, he may soon be DISCRIMINATED against.

483) 鏡 The full kanji for MIRROR incorporates the polished METAL which could have made the first MIRROR.かがみ

484) 境 Thrusting from the SOIL at various intervals along a BOUNDARY are MIRRORS to scare away intruders who suddenly see themselves reflected.さかい

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485) 亡A TOPHAT and a HOOK combine to create an image for DECEASED.　 　な・い｜な・くなる

486) 盲 The EYE which has PERISHED is BLIND.めくら

487) 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

488) 荒 FLOWERS PERISH in a FLOOD which LAYS WASTE to everything it touches. あら・い｜あら・す｜あ・れる｜

489) 望 PERISHING FLESH is the usual result of a warlike KING'S AMBITIONS.　のぞ・む

490) 方A TOP HAT is BOUND UP to a stick, and used to find the DIRECTION of the wind.かた

491) 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

492) 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.

493) 芳A FLOWER which has a COMPASS on top smells like PERFUME.　 　 　 　かんば・しい

494) 肪 Pointing to the nearest store where MEAT is sold is a specially-made COMPASS is carried by someone who is grossly OBESE.

495) 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

496) 放A COMPASS held by a TASKMASTER is used to find a slave accidentally SET FREE. | TASKMASTER lends his authoritative presence to this kanjiはな・す｜はな・つ｜はな・れる

497) 激 The WHITE WATER of nature's forces SET FREE in paint a picture of the enormous VIOLENCE of an ocean storm. | TASKMASTER lends his authoritative presence to this kanji.はげ・しい

498) 脱 FLESH by the DEVIL is UNDRESSED. | Bared FLESH is plays a key role in this kanji for UNDRESS. ぬ・く

499) 説Mischievous WORDS of the DEVIL spread untrue RUMORS.と・く

500) 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

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501) 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

502) 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

503) 贈 The amount of SHELL-CURRENCY received by a youngster on his birthday INCREASES with each cash PRESENT.おく・る

504) 東 The SUN rises from behind a TREE from the EAST (popular). ひがし

505) 棟We find that only WOOD from the EAST is acceptable for making RIDGEPOLES.むね

506) 凍 Food from over the world is stored in ICE and shipped to the EAST - fresh-FROZEN.こお・る｜こご・える

507) 妊A WOMAN is truly a PORTER for a young life during PREGNANCY.　 　はら・む

508) 廷 The PORTERS of justice STRETCH the truth in the COURTS as they ply their trade.

509) 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

510) 燃A FIERY "SORT OF THING" can give you a serious BURN.も・える｜も・す｜も・やす

511) 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.

512) 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.

513) 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.

514) 栃 From a TREE on a CLIFF fall 10,000 HORSE-CHESTNUTS onto a poor village far below. | TREE fittingly plays a role in the kanji for HORSE CHESTNUT.とち

515) 地Underneath the GROUND live worms, SCORPIONS, and other nasty insects.

516) 池 Step into the WATER of a POND, get stung by a SCORPION.いけ

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517) 虫MOUTH - with a 3-stroke variation of ELBOW going through it creates an image of a weird kanji-INSECT.むし

518) 蛍A SCHOOLHOUSE full of INSECTS are LIGHTNING-BUGS learning how to light.ほたる

519) 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

520) 虹 The creators of kanji speculate on the origin of RAINBOWS in this character which concludes that INSECTS CRAFTED RAINBOWS.にじ

521) 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.

522) 独WILD DOGS try to mate with INSECTS because they have been SINGLE for too long!ひと・り

523) 蚕 The INSECT who descends from the HEAVENS is the SILKWORM.かいこ

524) 風 In this full kanji for WIND, we see bands of GNATS are blown about in the WIND.かぜ｜かざ

525) 己 SELF (Pictograph for SNAKE)おのれ

526) 起Don't RUN on a SNAKE - you'll ROUSE it. 　 　お・きる｜お・こる｜お・こす

527) 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.

528) 改 The SNAKE representing the evil inside is tamed by the TASKMASTER in a REFORM school for problem kids. | TASKMASTER lends an authoritative presence to this kanji.あらた・める｜あらた・まる

529) 記WORD-SNAKE would be how a "misquoted" athlete would characterize the SCRIBE for a local newspaper.しる・す

530) 包A SNAKE which BINDS UP it victims by WRAPPING them up is a Boa Constrictor.つつ・む

531) 胞 The PART OF THE BODY which is WRAPPED is said to be PLACENTA.

532) 砲A ROCK cannonball is "WRAPPED" by the nozzle of a CANNON as it is loaded. | ROCK somehow seems to fit into the kanji for CANNON.

533) 泡WATER which is WRAPPED is a BUBBLE. | WATER fittingly finds its way into the kanji for BUBBLES.あわ

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534) 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

535) 電 In the RAIN, bright EEL-like bolts of ELECTRIC lightning are emitted.

536) 竜A long EEL decorated with colourful VASES attached creates a picture of a Chinese-New Year's DRAGON.たつ

537) 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

538) 豚 The MEAT from a SOW is PORK.ぶた

539) 逐 In a game know as "PURSUE the Pig", a SOW running madly about on the ROAD is PURSUED by the competitors.お・う

540) 遂 The perfect crime is CONSUMMATED by a BOAR now slipping away down the ROAD.と・げる

541) 家 Imagine living in a time where it normal to have a SOW living in your HOUSE!いえ

542) 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

543) 豪A TALL, CROWNED SOW OVERPOWERS his opponents on "Pig Pro Wrestling" with his OVERPOWERING stench!

544) 腸MEAT stored in a PIGGY BANK is a long INTESTINE.はらわた

545) 場As we know, "LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION" is the determining factor in valuing property. How much your patch of SOIL will put into your PIGGY BANK is determined by its LOCATION.ば

546) 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

547) 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

548) 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

549) 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.

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550) 詳Abundant WORDS of a SHEEP are DETAILED. | SHEEP brings a certain sense of abundance to this kanji.くわ・しい

551) 鮮Monster FISH eat FRESH SHEEP.あざ・やか

552) 達DIRT-covered SHEEP cross a fearfully cross a ROAD, and achieve a sense of ACCOMPLISHMENT.たち

553) 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

554) 差WOOL which is well-CRAFTED earns an award of great DISTINCTION.さ・す

555) 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

556) 唯 The MOUTH on a TURKEY represents the world's only TURKEY SOLOIST ever, singing at Carnegie Hall. | If you look at this kanji as SOLOIST, then MOUTH makes sense for this kanji.ただ

557) 焦A TURKEY left too long on the CAMP-FIRE is burnt to a CHAR.あせ・る｜こ・がす｜こ・がれる｜こ・げる

558) 礁 Through a field of ROCKS runs a TURKEY fleeing a CAMP-FIRE, finally finding refuge in a coral REEF. Or a REEF made of ROCK and CHAR.

559) 集 TURKEYS find that the top of a TREE is a popular place to GATHER.　 　 つど・う｜あつ・まる｜あつ・める

560) 准A frozen TURKEY packed in ICE makes it only QUASI-fresh.

561) 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

562) 雑NINE TURKEYS use WOODEN bats while playing with MISCELLANEOUS team-mates in a game of pickup baseball.

563) 雌 SNOWSHOES are put on TURKEYS who are FEMININE by breeders so the males can catch them during mating season.め｜めす

564) 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.

565) 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

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566) 奪A BANK ROBBER uses GLUE guns to ROB a bank.うば・う

567) 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

568) 午A lazy horse with a high pain threshold RECLINES in a bed of NEEDLES until NOON.うま

569) 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

570) 歓A PEGASUS YAWNS in afternoon DELIGHT.よろこ・ぶ

571) 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.

572) 観A PEGASUS is sent up to SEE what the oncoming weather looks like, and upon his return he indicates the OUTLOOK is good.

573) 羽 Pictograph of FEATHERS. *Primitive = wingsはね｜は

574) 習WINGS coloured WHITE visually describe the soaring process of LEARNING.なら・う

575) 翌 Two FEATHERS are shown, one FOLLOWING the other, directly into a VASE

576) 曜 Just as each morning a rooster crows, each day a PEACOCK massively preens, indicating a new WEEKDAY. (Feathers + turkey = peacock)

577) 濯A WATER-soaked PEACOCK get pulled from the LAUNDRY.

578) 曰ONE who is PENT IN SAYETH "Get me out of here!"いわ・く

579) 困A PENT-IN TREE is in a QUANDARY because it has no place to grow.　 　こま・る

580) 固 Someone PENT-IN and OLD is a HARDENED criminal. 　 　 　かた・い｜かた・まる｜かた・める

581) 国A JEWEL PENT-IN describes the crown jewels which represent a COUNTRY.くに

582) 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.

583) 因 This PENT-IN ST. BERNARD DOG has one CAUSE - to get out!よ・る

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584) 姻 This kanji suggests that a WOMAN's CAUSE is MATRIMONY. | WOMAN as usual plays a role in a kanji involving marriage.

585) 園DISTANCE-MARKERS within an enclosed PENT-UP are kanji shorthand for a PARK.その

586) 回A SQUARE in a SQUARE revolves a hundred TIMES per minute (rather clunkingly, perhaps).まわ・す｜まわ・る

587) 壇A PODIUM is represented by a TOPHAT sticking out of the GROUND. Countless TIMES per day, beginning at NIGHTBREAK, people step up to this PODIUM to speak their piece.

588) 店 FORTUNE-TELLER plays her trade from a CAVE, thus starting the world's first STORE.みせ

589) 庫 CARS in a CAVE make a garage-like WAREHOUSE. Note: You may have trouble distinguishing this from STOREHOUSE. Just picture werewolves in your garage, and you won't have any more trouble.

590) 庭When a defendant is executed it is usually in the COURTYARD. Here we see that the CAVE surrounding the COURT is used to hold captive the unfortunate subject of this tragic event.にわ

591) 庁A CAVE from which regulations governing the size of NAILS is issued is the first GOVERNMENT OFFICE.

592) 床A TREE in a CAVE functions as a pre-historic BED.ゆか｜とこ

593) 麻Hidden away inside a CAVE, out of the view of pre-historic law-enforcement authorities, a GROVE of "HEMP" is grown.あさ

594) 磨HEMP, on a ROCK, is GROUND into a smooth blend.(GRIND)みが・く595) 心 Pictograph of a HEART. *At the left, in a three stroke only form, this is a

STATE OF MIND. **At the bottom, in a squashed form, this becomes a VALENTINE.こころ

596) 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

597) 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

598) 認WORDS from one who can no longer ENDURE a problem, publicly ACKNOWLEDGE it.みと・める

599) 忌 It seems like a SNAKE has bitten the HEART of someone in MOURNING.い・まわしい｜い・む

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600) 志A SAMURAI's HEART contains good INTENTIONS. 　 　こころざ・し｜こころざ・す

601) 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.

602) 忠Achiko, the famous dog, kept his master's memory in the MIDDLE of his HEART, an example of profound LOYALTY.

603) 串 Pictograph of two morsels of food on a skewer. SHISH-KEBAB くし

604) 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

605) 思 The rational BRAIN combines with the emotional HEART to describe key elements of the THINKING process.おも・う

606) 恩 The CAUSE of one's HEART, according to Hemingway, should be GRACE. | As GRACE flows from the HEART, it is included in this kanji.

607) 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.

608) 意A SOUND from the HEART is your IDEA.

609) 想 INTER-relating HEARTS is a laudable CONCEPT.

610) 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

611) 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

612) 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

613) 恐 The HEART which is CRAFTED from MEDIOCRE materials succumbs easily to FEAR.おそ・れる｜おそ・ろしい

614) 惑A COWBOY's HEART is lost as he is BEGUILED by a beautiful woman.　まど・う

615) 感 The MARCH and singing MOUTHs of the participants raise strong EMOTIONS.

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616) 憂Drawing upon religious imagery, here a HEAD, a CROWN of thorns, and a heavy HEART and WALKING LEGS create MELANCHOLY image. 　う・い｜ 　うれ・い｜うれ・える

617) 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.

618) 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

619) 悦 The STATE OF MIND brought on by the DEVIL is ECSTASY - at least, that's what he would have you believe.

620) 恒A STATE OF MIND which SPANS a period of time is known as CONSTANCY.つね

621) 悼A STATE OF MIND that's EMINENT is one of great LAMENT.いた・む

622) 悟 Five-mouthed "I" wears MOOD RINGS to achieve ENLIGHTENMENT.　さと・る

623) 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

624) 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

625) 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

626) 憎A STATE OF MIND which INCREASES too rapidly is HATE, as reflected by the glowing red MOOD RING.にく・い｜にく・しみ｜にく・む｜にく・らしい

627) 慣When someone PIERCES your STATE-OF-MIND, you have become ACCUSTOMED to her smile.な・らす｜な・れる

628) 愉 In a wry commentary, this kanji posits that the STATE OF MIND of BUTCHERS in a MEETING happily discussing their trade is PLEASURE.

629) 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.

630) 慎 The STATE OF MIND which is TRUTHFUL with itself gives one a feeling of HUMILITY.つつし・む

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631) 憾 The loss of a MOOD-RING to which one is EMOTIONALLY attached gives a feeling of REMORSE.うら・み｜うら・む

632) 憶An evasive politician wearing a MOOD-RING states before a sub-committee "I had no IDEA what was going on - to the best of my RECOLLECTION".

633) 慕 Found in a GRAVEYARD is a VALENTINE left by a grieving ex-lover PINING for the one who has passed on.した・う

634) 添 By mixing VALENTINES with the WATER from the HEAVENS (i.e., Rain) a neighbouring country is lovingly ANNEXED.そ・う｜そ・える

635) 必 The HEART DIVIDED between two lovers INVARIABLY is broken.　 　 　かなら・ず

636) 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

637) 手- Pictograph of a six-fingered HAND.て

638) 看A HAND covers an EYE as its owner WATCHES OVER a landscape.

639) 摩A HEMP rope running through a HAND CHAFES it raw.す・る640) 我HANDS grab for a PINATA as those with the biggest EGO try to be the first

to bring it downわれ｜わ

641) 義A SHEEP with an EGO has a strong sense of RIGHTEOUSNESS.

642) 議WORDS proclaiming the RIGHTEOUSNESS of each side's motives are exchanged during DELIBERATIONS. | WORDS provide a key hint in this kanji for DELIBERATION.

643) 犠 COW and RIGHTEOUSNESS combine to create a picture of a SACRIFICE to the gods.

644) 抹 FINGERS and EXTREMITY combine to create a picture of someone RUBBING his fingers and toes (i.e., EXTREMITIES) to warm them up.

645) 抱 FINGERS like a SNAKE WRAP around you in a deadly EMBRACE.　 　 　かか・える｜だ・く｜いだ・く

646) 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!"

647) 抄 FINGERS EXTRACT a FEW teeth.

648) 抗A martial artist's FINGERS flash back and forth like a WHIRLWIND as he CONFRONTS his adversaries.

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649) 批 In an advertisement, FINGERS of housewives are COMPARED to one another, and the housewife with the "dishpan hands" is roundly CRITICIZED for not using the brand being promoted.

650) 招A FINGER SEDUCTIVELY BECKONS.まね・く

651) 拓 FINGERS brush aside ROCKS to CLEAR THE LAND.

652) 拍 FINGERS turn WHITE when you CLAP.

653) 打 STRIKING manicurists STRIKE with their FINGERNAILS at those who cross picket lines to get their FINGERNAILS done, before the clock STRIKES noon.う・つ

654) 拘A policeman's FINGERS point to the words of a PHRASE during an ARREST as he reads the rights to the "ARRESTee".かか・わる

655) 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

656) 拐 FINGERS cover a MOUTH, and a DAGGER is wielded in a daring KIDNAP. | Grasping FINGERS are included in KIDNAP.

657) 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

658) 挑A FINGER tosses a TORTOISE SHELL at your feet, a real kanji CHALLENGE.いど・む

659) 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

660) 持 FINGERS HOLD onto BUDDHIST TEMPLE, in a modern metaphor for a struggling soul trying to HOLD on to his religious beliefs.も・つ

661) 括 FINGERS pull up the TONGUE of a boot, then FASTEN the claps over it.　くく・る

662) 揮 FINGERS of a gladiator in CHARIOT BRANDISH the head of a vanquished opponent to a frenzied crowd. | Something must be held in your FINGERS in order to BRANDISH it.

663) 推 The origins of a TURKEY who has FINGERS instead of wings is the subject of much CONJECTURE.お・す

664) 揚 FINGERS of many workers guide a huge PIGGY BANK as is being HOISTED into the air (as a promotion for a bank, no doubt, which would like to have

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"piggy" fingers in your pocket to hoist your money). | FINGERS are needed in order to HOIST something.あ・げる｜あ・がる

665) 提A suitor has his FINGERS eloquently displaying his emotion, JUST SO, and thusly unveils his PROPOSAL of marriage.さ・げる

666) 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

667) 拾 FINGERS FIT together to PICK-UP a coach and hold him up high in a victory march.ひろ・う

668) 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

669) 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

670) 描 FINGERS are used to SKETCH FLOWERS growing in a RICE FIELD. | FINGERS are needed to SKETCH something.えが・く

671) 操 FINGERS of a thief MENEUVER to steal the goods from a NEST. | FINGERS don't just walk, they MANEUVER in this kanjiみさお｜あやつ・る

672) 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

673) 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

674) 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

675) 研A STONE, by TWO HANDS, is POLISHED.と・ぐ

676) 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

677) 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.

678) 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

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679) 刑 TWO HANDS are cut off with a SABRE as an extreme form of PUNISHMENT. | The cutting SABRE lends it presence to the kanji for PUNISH.

680) 型 By employing a method of reward & PUNISHMENT, behaviour is MOLDED.かた

681) 才- Finger with the third stroke reversed creates an unconventional GENIUS*primitive = genius**see the next two frames for variants.

682) 財 SHELL-CURRENCY earned by EINSTEIN is invested in very terrestrial PROPERTY.

683) 材 TREES are cut down by EINSTEIN dressed in a LUMBERJACK'S shirt, in what could have been an avocation.

684) 存A GENIE IN A BOTTLE discovered by a CHILD leads him to SUPPOSE what he would do with his three wishes.

685) 在A GENIE IN A BOTTLE living underneath the SOIL leads a boring EXISTENCE.あ・る

686) 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

687) 携 FINGERED-TURKEY working as a door-to-door salesman carries PORTABLE vacuum cleaners in its FIST. | FINGERS can easily lift something if it's PORTABLE.たずさ・える｜たずさ・わる

688) 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

689) 吸A baby's MOUTH and OUTSTRETCHED HANDS create a picture of an infant SUCKING happily on his mother's breast.す・う

690) 扱 FINGERS on the end of OUTSTRETCHED HANDS reach for the HANDLE-bars of a bike in the midst of a fall.あつか・う

691) 丈ONE ARM measures LENGTH.たけ

692) 史 The electronic MOUTH TUCKED UNDER THE ARMS of students is modern kind of HISTORY book.

693) 吏 The ONE who makes HISTORY is a great OFFICER.

694) 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

695) 硬 If you lay on the ROCKS until it GROWS LATE, you'll probably be very STIFF at night.かた・い

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696) 又OR AGAIN*.*Primitive = crotchまた

697) 双 Two CROTCHES side by side make for an interesting PAIR.ふた

698) 桑MULBERRY TREES have three CROTCHES.くわ

699) 隻 Enormous TURKEYS lay floating while people enter through the CROTCH, thus creating a sort of VESSEL.

700) 護A MICROPHONE is placed atop a SAFE as an additional SAFEGUARD against noisy intruders. (Flowers + vessel = safe)

701) 獲WILD DOG is stuffed into a SAFE after having been SIEZED by the dog-catcher. | The WILD DOG gives a rough flavour to SEIZE.え・る

702) 奴 In a wry commentary, we find that the CROTCH of a WOMAN is something which is interesting to most GUYS. | WOMAN interestingly is found in the kanji for GUY.やつ

703) 怒GUYS, in matters of the HEART, often get ANGRY.おこ・る｜いか・る

704) 友 Standing BY YOUR SIDE, walking on STILTS to amuse you, is a good FRIEND.とも

705) 抜 FINGERS, to greet a FRIEND, SLIP OUT of your pocket. 　 　ぬ・かす｜ぬ・かる｜ぬ・く｜ぬ・ける

706) 投 FINGERS are used to fire MISSILES past opposing batters by a hard THROWing pitcher.な・げる

707) 没WATER MISSILES are used as weapons to DROWN the enemy. | Of course, WATER is a key element in the kanji for DROWN.

708) 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

709) 撃We see HANDS are used as the VEHICLE to deliver MISSILE-like blows to the unfortunate victim of a BEATING.う・つ

710) 殻A SAMURAI uses WEATHERVANES as MISSILES against the enemy, and carries them about concealed in corn HUSKS.から

711) 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

712) 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

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713) 枝A TREE BRANCH is a BOUGH.えだ

714) 肢 This one is easy! A PART OF THE BODY that resembles a BRANCH is a LIMB.

715) 茎 FLOWERS placed in the top of a huge SPOOL of thread create a stage-prop image of an enormously tall beanSTALK. | FLOWER gives an idea of the plant-like nature of STALK.くき

716) 怪When someone's STATE OF MIND is as tightly coiled as thread on a SPOOL, he is probably SUSPICIOUS of everyone.あや・しい｜あや・しむ

717) 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

718) 叔An UNCLE towers ABOVE a SMALL niece or nephew who only come up to the height of his CROTCH.

719) 督An unruly UNCLE punches the EYE of a COACH because he feels his nephew is not getting enough playing time.

720) 寂A single UNCLE alone in his HOUSE presents a picture of LONELINESS. |HOUSE lends a setting for LONELINESS.さび｜さび・しい｜さび・れる

721) 淑Down to the WATER, a kindly UNCLE takes you to see the GRACEFUL swans.

722) 反High on a CLIFF, exposing CROTCHES as a form of protest, is a group of ANTI-establishment hippies. *Alternate primitive = hippie, opposeそ・らす｜そ・る

723) 坂As you fly down a ski-SLOPE, you observe that SOIL going "ANTI" the level of the ground is effectively a SLOPE.さか

724) 板Walking out on a horizontal TREE is colourfully dressed HIPPIE is forced to walk the PLANK.いた

725) 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

726) 販 Earning SHELL-CURRENCY is an ex-HIPPIE who has implemented a successful MARKETING strategy.

727) 爪 Pictograph of a vulture's CLAW. *Primitive = vultureつめ

728) 妥 CLAWS in this case represent hands, which on a WOMAN are GENTLE. | WOMAN lends a soft presence to the kanji for GENTLE.

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729) 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

730) 浮 FLEDGLINGS FLOAT on the WATER. 　 　 　う・かぶ｜う・かべる｜う・かれる｜う・く

731) 将A TURTLE CLAWS his way to LEADERship, then uses a special GLUE to make people follow his LEAD.まさ

732) 奨 Taking over as LEADER of an animal farm is a ST. BERNARD DOG with dictator-like qualities who like his human counterparts EXHORTS his followers to sacrifice ever more.

733) 採 FINGERS reaching toward a VENUS FLYTRAP to PICK it are in for a rude surprise. | FINGERS are used to PICK something out in this kanji. (Vulture + Tree = Venus Flytrap)と・る

734) 菜 The FLOWER named VENUS FLYTRAP eats VEGETABLES. | A FLOWER from a TREE is a VEGETABLE in this kanji.な

735) 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

736) 授 FINGERS unto a COLLECTION PLATE IMPART money. | FINGERS are used to kick off this kanji for IMPART.さず・かる｜さず・ける

737) 愛A HEART is placed at the entrance of "BIRDHOUSE", which draws birds to come and use their WALKING LEGS as they preen about in a ritual mating dance of LOVE. | Of course, HEART is found in the kanji for LOVE.

738) 払A FINGER taps an exiting patron on the ELBOW, a reminder to PAY. | FINGERS are needed to hand over money to PAY someone.はら・う

739) 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

740) 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.

741) 鉱METAL which is WIDELY available is a MINERAL.

742) 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.

743) 雄 BY HIS SIDE, under his ELBOW, carrying a TURKEY, is a MASCULINE hunter carrying his catch. | We recall that TURKEY is included in FEMININE.お｜おす

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744) 台An old Greek statue, both arms cut off at the ELBOW, and its MOUTH completely chipped off, stands on a PEDESTAL.

745) 怠 The WOMAN on a PEDESTAL (see COMMENCE) is replaced by a HEART suffering from NEGLECT at the isolated position. | The emotional HEART lends it sensibilities to this kanji.おこた・る｜なま・ける

746) 治Majestically tossing WATER from a PEDESTAL, a ruler celebrates his REIGN by "REIGNING" cleansing WATER upon his subjects. 　 　おさ・まる｜ 　おさ・める｜なお・す｜なお・る

747) 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

748) 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.

749) 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

750) 去 The star of the famous move "GONE with the wind" has DIRT on her ELBOWS.さ・る

751) 法WATER gets GONE by natural METHOD known as evaporation.

752) 会 In this full kanji for MEETING, we notice that a MEETING is held on one side of a separating WALL.あ・う

753) 至 The WALL comes tumbling down to the GROUND, the CLIMAX of a long war.いた・る

754) 室When building a HOUSE, the CLIMAX occurs when the final ROOM is made.むろ

755) 到Actor flashily waves his SABRE at the CLIMAX of a play as he ARRIVES on the scene.いた・る

756) 致At the CLIMAX of the play, the stern TASKMASTER DOTH achieves his goal of teaching old English to his students.いた・す

757) 互 Two WALLS, one right side up, and the other upside down, MUTUALLY support each other.たが・い

758) 棄An INFANT sleeps in a blanket BUCKLED to a TREE, ABANDONED to the first passer-by who will take him.す・てる

759) 育An INFANT is given MEAT and thus BROUGHT UP to be big and strong.　そだ・つ｜そだ・てる

760) 撤 FINGERS of a BABY SITTER REMOVE a baby from a crib. | FINGERS are needed to REMOVE something. (Bring up + taskmaster = babysitter)

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761) 充 To each INFANT a pair of HUMAN LEGS (along with "A LOT" of other things) is ALLOT ted .あ・てる

762) 銃METAL bullets are ALLOTTED by a GUN.

763) 硫 Stranded on a ROCK, an inventive BABY MOSES lights off a SULPHER flare to summon rescuers. | SULPHER is of course extracted from a ROCK. (Infant + stream = baby Moses)

764) 流 The BABY MOSES floats downstream in the WATER of a CURRENT.　 　なが・す｜なが・れる

765) 允 The deadly blows he is able to inflict with his ELBOWS and HUMAN LEGS force James Bond to obtain a LICENSE to kill.

766) 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

767) 出 Two MOUNTAINS mark the EXIT from the promised land.で・る｜だ・す

768) 山 Pictograph of a MOUNTAIN.やま

769) 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

770) 岩A MOUNTAIN-sized STONE is a BOULDER.いわ

771) 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

772) 岐A MOUNTAIN path BRANCHES OFF into the woods.

773) 峠 The part of a MOUNTAIN with nothing ABOVE and the whole world BELOW is the MOUNTAIN PEAK とうげ

774) 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

775) 密A HOUSE set high up in the MOUNTAINS is INVARIABLY shrouded in SECRECY.ほそ・か

776) 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.

777) 嵐MOUNTAIN WINDS make a STORM.あらし

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778) 崎 Just as LAND which is STRANGE is a CAPE, a MOUNTAIN which is STRANGE is a PROMONTORY.さき

779) 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

780) 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

781) 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

782) 貧 SHELL-CURRENCY, or lack thereof, is the issue here. In a bluntly simple kanji, we see that one who is PARTED from his SHELL-CURRENCY has achieved the condition of POVERTY.まず・しい

783) 頒 PARTED by the HEADS of state, a country is PARTITIONED.

784) 公 Bar named EIGHT ELBOWS is a popular meeting place for the PUBLIC.　 おおやけ

785) 松 The TREE which is most commonly known to the PUBLIC is said to be the PINE TREE.まつ

786) 翁 Speaking to the PUBLIC, with a wispy beard resembling long FEATHERS, is a VENERABLE OLD MAN. Note how, exceptionally, FEATHERS appears in the lower portion of this kanji.おきな

787) 訟 If you say defamatory WORDS in PUBLIC, you may be SUED. | WORDS are the bone of contention in SUE.

788) 谷 EIGHT UMBRELLAS cover the MOUTH of beautiful VALLEY.たに

789) 浴 In the WATER of the VALLEY, beautiful maidens BATHE.あ・びせる｜あ・びる

790) 容HOUSES are transported to a VALLEY by being carried in a massive, bucket like CONTAINER. *Alternate primitive = bucketい・れる

791) 溶We see that WATER in a CONTAINER is snow which has MELTED. | WATER lends it liquid nature to show what happens when something MELTS.と・ける｜と・く｜と・かす

792) 欲 Those stuck in the VALLEY LACK excitement, and LONG to be elsewhere.ほ・しい｜ほっ・する

793) 裕A CLOAK large enough to cover a VALLEY is ABUNDANT in material

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794) 鉛A METAL GULLY is made from LEAD.なまり

795) 沿WATER in a GULLY RUNS ALONGSIDE you as you drive along.そ・う

796) 賞 The campsite with the cleanest OUTHOUSE gets SHELLS-MONEY as a PRIZE. | SHELL-CURRENCY indicates value in this kanji for PRIZE.

797) 党 From an OUTHOUSE outside a party held in Washington D.C, we see HUMAN LEGS sticking out the window, a sure sign of a political PARTY gotten out of hand.

798) 堂An OUTHOUSE built outside on the SOIL is a very PUBLIC CHAMBER.

799) 常When you visit an OUTHOUSE, a TOWEL is USUALLY not there to wash up with, so it's USUALLY a good idea bring your own.つね｜とこ

800) 裳Arguably the most practical GARMENT to wear in an OUTHOUSE is a SKIRT. | GARMENT fittingly appears in the kanji for SKIRT.も

801) 掌A HAND MANIPULATES the latch to an OUTHOUSE in an hurried attempt to open it.たなごころ

802) 皮A LINE hanging off of a HOOKED BRANCH is a PELT left by a trapper.　かわ

803) 波WATER shaped like a PELT is a WAVE.なみ

804) 婆A WOMAN using WATER to wash a PELT is an OLD WOMAN.ばば

805) 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.

806) 破A ROCK laid on a stretched out PELT finally RENDS it completely in half.　やぶ・る｜やぶ・れる

807) 被A CLOAK made from a PELT INCURS the wrath of an animal rights activists.こうむ・る

808) 残 BONES and some old lifejacket FLOATS are the only REMAINDER of a wreck.のこ・す｜のこ・る

809) 殉 The BONES of those who died in a march lasting a DECAMARON are revered as those of persons who have achieved MARTYRDOM.

810) 殊 BONES of a VERMILION colour are PARTICULARLY valuable.こと

811) 殖 BONES were created STRAIGHTAWAY by God to AUGMENT the heretofore flabby physical structure of man.ふ・やす｜ふ・える

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812) 列 BONES are lined up by a someone using a SABRE, in single FILE. | SABRE helps to give a linear sense to this kanji for FILE.

813) 裂A FILE SPLITS a GARMENT.さ・く｜さ・ける

814) 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.

815) 死 BONES "SITTING DOWN" slump into DEATH.し・ぬ

816) 葬 FLOWERS held in DEATH by the TWO HANDS create an image of an INTERMENT. | The kanji for DEATH is sets the tone in INTERMENT.ほうむ・る

817) 瞬 The EYE of the bird in the BIRDHOUSE, who is wearing SUNGLASSES, WINKS at you.またた・く

818) 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

819) 取 In a rare transgression of our standardized usage of a primitive, CROTCH is used here as a variant of HAND, thus giving us the popular image of a HAND TAKING an EAR.と・る

820) 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

821) 最 To fly to the SUN TAKES the UTMOST of man's capabilities.もっと・も

822) 撮A FINGER, at the UTMOST moment, takes a perfect SNAPSHOT. | FINGERS are needed to take a SNAPSHOT.と・る

823) 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

824) 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.

825) 聖With the his MOUTH to the EAR of the KING, a Machiavellian HOLY man rules from behind the scenes.ひじり

826) 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

827) 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

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828) 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

829) 慢A guy wearing a MOOD RING trying to play a UKULELE/MANDALA at a gong show looks totally RIDICULOUS.

830) 漫WATER-soaked UKULELE has LOOSE strings.そぞ・ろ

831) 買 EYE the SHELLFISH, BUY it.か・う

832) 置 EYE a good spot, then STRAIGHTAWAY make a PLACEMENT of something there.お・く

833) 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.

834) 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

835) 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

836) 環 Buy a JEWELED RING in a DEPARTMENT STORE. （DEPARTMENT STORE= Wide-EYED, staring at the CEILING, open-MOUTHED, a PERSON wearing RAGS makes his first visit to an DEPARTMENT STORE).わ

837) 還 The expensive JEWEL purchased in RING is replaced here by the ROAD travelled on the way back same DEPARTMENT STORE, by the husband SENT BACK to return the rash purchase.

838) 夫 Large - with extra line for the HUSBAND's head.おっと

839) 扶 FINGERS of a HUSBAND kindly provide AID.

840) 渓VULTURE-MAN suddenly springs from the WATER of a MOUNTAIN STREAM. (Vulture/claw combines with husband to create an image of a fearsome looking VULTURE-MAN).

841) 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.

842) 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

843) 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.

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844) 潜WATER must be EXCHANGED for air in order to allow a submarine to gain enough ballast to SUBMERGE.ひそ・む｜もぐ・る

845) 失 Something DROPPED by a HUSBAND is LOST.(DROP + HUSBAND) *primitive = to dropうしな・う

846) 鉄METAL is DROPPED onto the ground to form rails for an IRON horse, i.e., The train.くろがね

847) 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.

848) 臣 Pictograph of a RETAINER, which is similar to GIANT (later frame), with two extra lines to support the "popping out" eye of the RETAINER. *Primitive = slaveおみ

849) 姫A WOMAN who is in many ways a SLAVE to her position is a PRINCESS.ひめ

850) 蔵 FLOWERS are carried about by a PARADE of SLAVES in the world's largest STOREHOUSE.くら

851) 臓 The middle PART OF THE BODY is said to be a STOREHOUSE for the ENTRAILS.はらわた

852) 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

853) 堅 Parents who punish kids just for getting their JEANS covered with DIRT are overly STRICT.かた・い

854) 臨 SLAVES RECLINING among other captured GOODS LOOK TO their captors to see what is their fate.のぞ・む

855) 覧 Bored HAREM girls SEE the world by PERUSING magazines. （SLAVES RECLINING on the FLOOR creates a picture of a HAREM）

856) 巨 The pop-eye of a GIGANTIC giant. *Alternate primitive = giant.

857) 拒 FINGERS of a GIANT grasp a bottle of insect REPELLENT. | FINGERS are needed to REPEL something.こば・む

858) 力 POWER*Pictograph of a muscle. *Primitive = circus-strongmanちから

859) 男MUSCULAR MALE works in the RICE FIELDS.おとこ

860) 労 The SCHOOLHOUSE which a CIRCUS-STRONGMAN attends prepares him for the hard LABOR of his future carreer.

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861) 募 STRONGMEN are RECRUITED into the army, unfortunately that may end up in an early entrance to the GRAVEYARD.つの・る

862) 劣 In a giveaway, here we see FEW MUSCLES are seen to indicate INFERIORITY.おと・る

863) 功 The CRAFT of a CIRCUS-STRONGMAN is to ACHIEVE amazing feats of strength each night. | CRAFT combines with MUSCLE in this kanji to give an idea of the skill and effort involved to ACHIEVE something useful.

864) 勧 Riding round town on a PEGASUS rides a CIRCUS-STRONGMAN, PERSUADING people to come see the magic circus. | The MUSCLE in this kanji gives a hint of the force of PERSUADE.すす・める

865) 努A tough GUY uses his MUSCLES while TOILING.つと・める

866) 励On top of a CLIFF, TEN THOUSAND CIRCUS STRONGMEN cheer to ENCOURAGE their favored representatives who battle below. | The MUSCLE here hints at the power given by being ENCOURAGEDはげ・ます｜はげ・む

867) 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

868) 賀ADD up the SHELL-CURRENCY received in CONGRATULATIONS.

869) 架ADD TREES to ERECT a masterpiece. | TREE lends a kind of structural presence to the kanji for ERECT.か・かる｜か・ける

870) 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

871) 脅 THREE CIRCUS STRONGMEN tower above as they mention the PARTS-OF-THE-BODY they are going to break as they THREATEN you. | THREE MUSCLES play an ascendant role in the kanji for THREATEN.おびや・かす｜お

　 　 　ど・す｜ おど・かす

872) 協A NEEDLE is lifted by THREE not-so-strong CIRCUS-STRONGMEN in a CO-operative venture. | The three MUSCLES here show the power of CO-operation.

873) 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

874) 律A COLUMN with a BRUSH on the end describes the drumstick used by a jazz drummer as he taps out a smooth RHYTHM.

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875) 復A LINE of TAPE DRIVES stand at the ready to RESTORE the data.

876) 得A COLUMN of soldiers gets up at NIGHTBREAK to chase the enemy whose trail they have remained GLUED to, and thus GAIN on them.え・る｜う・る

877) 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

878) 徒 Suddenly, RUNNING from a LINE of kids to greet his parents, is little JUNIOR.いたずら｜あだ

879) 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

880) 往A LINE of CANDLE-STICKS can be seen in the night as a religious procession begins a long and mystical JOURNEY.

881) 征A fearsome COLUMN of CORRECTION in the town square is used to SUBJUGATE the populace.

882) 径A LINE is how the DIAMETER of a circle is represented. The CIRCLE here is the top of a SPOOL.

883) 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

884) 役A LINE of MISSILES stands upright, ready to do their fearsome DUTY.885) 徳A LINE of X-RAY machines stand in a hospital, given as the result of the

BENEVOLENCE of the local community. | HEART gives a key hint in the kanji for BENEVOLENCE.

886) 徹A LINE of BABY SITTERS is used to unsuspectingly PENETRATE enemy lines. | TASKMASTER lends an authoritative presence to this kanji. (Bring up + taskmaster = baby sitter)

887) 徴 CORN ON TOE of KING is used to give INDICATIONS of fortunes of his kingdom. (Line + mountain + taskmaster = corn on little toeしるし

888) 懲 Judge relies on the INDICATIONS of his HEART to fairly enforce PENAL code.こ・らしめる｜こ・らす｜こ・りる

889) 微 The CORN ON LITTLE TOE on ONE pair of HUMAN LEGS is very DELICATE.

890) 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

891) 衡Down a BOULEVARD, his BRAINS BOUND UP with a bandage, a ST. BERNARD DOG stumbles, having completely lost his EQUILIBRIUM.きびき

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892) 稿 Into the TALL WHEAT, a discouraged farmer who wants to be a writer tosses his first rough DRAFT of the great American novel.

893) 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

894) 程WHEAT on DISPLAY shows the EXTENT of the harvest.ほど

895) 税WHEAT must be handed over as the DEVIL gets his due - i.e., The TAXman.

896) 稚WHEAT is stuffed into a TURKEY who is IMMATURE to make it look larger and more mature.

897) 和A barbershop quartet finds keeping WHEAT in their MOUTH during a performance is the best way to keep in perfect HARMONY.なご・む｜なご・やか｜やわ・らぐ｜やわ・らげる

898) 移 From WHEAT, MANY stalks are combined to make the stick-SHIFT of a standard transmission car.うつ・す

899) 秒 FEW stalks of WHEAT can be harvested in just one SECOND.

900) 秋 Leftover WHEAT is burned in FIRE in the AUTUMN.あき

901) 愁"AUTUMN" is in the HEART of someone in DISTRESS. 　 　 　うれ・い｜うれ・える

902) 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

903) 秩WHEAT DROPS from its stalks with great REGULARITY.

904) 秘A package of WHEAT-CEREAL INVARIABLY contains some kind of SECRET prize.ひ・める

905) 称A farmer whose WHEAT is RECLINING, and SMALL, gets teased and called by many APPELLATIONS.

906) 利WHEAT is cut up with a SABRE in a splitting of the PROFITS.き・く

907) 梨 The most PROFITABLE TREE is the PEAR TREE. | Fittingly, TREE is found in this kanji for PEAR TREE. なし

908) 穫WHEAT is stored in a SAFE after a successful HARVEST.

909) 穂WHEAT which is FAVORED somehow doesn't get picked and is allowed to remain in its EAR.(EAR OF A PLANT)ほ

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910) 稲WHEAT was often eaten by VULTURES in the OLDEN TIMES, so as a result, the staple crop in the orient became the RICE PLANT. （Found in the kanji for Waseda　 早稲田）いね｜いな

911) 香WHEAT in the hot summer SUN gets so　 hot it actually burns and smells like INCENSE.かお・り｜かお・る｜か

912) 季WHEAT is a CHILD of the SEASONS.

913) 委 The WHEAT is divided up to the various members of a commune by the WOMEN of a COMMITTEE. | WOMAN brings her communicative skills to the kanji for COMMITTEE.ゆだ・ねる

914) 秀WHEAT is held in the FIST of the winner, who EXCELS at his event.　 　 　ひい・でる

915) 透 In order to preserve the ROADS in EXCELLENT condition, TRANSPARENT plastic wrap is laid over them.す・かす｜す・く｜す・ける

916) 誘WORDS which EXCEL ENTICE you to do something, probably against your better judgment.さそ・う

917) 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.

918) 菌 FLOWERS PENT-UP in a CEREAL box are a breeding ground for GERMS.

919) 米DROPPING from a special TREE are bags and bags of RICE. こめ

920) 粉 In a special process, RICE is PARTED to form FLOUR.こな｜こ

921) 粘 RICE is read by a FORTUNE TELLER as she warns you of a STICKY situation you may soon encounter.ねば・る

922) 粒 RICE painted on a VASE shows that GRAIN is contained inside.つぶ

923) 粧 RICE is brought into a CAVE, and　 combined with the SOIL to make the first COSMETICS. (A prehistoric face pack!)

924) 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

925) 粋 Eating RICE, a BASEBALL TEAM is using NEEDLE-like chopsticks, trying to look CHIC.いき

926) 糧 RICE in QUANTITY comprises the PROVISIONS for an excursion.かて

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927) 菊 The FLOWER in which the petals look like BOUND-UP RICE is a CHRYSANTHEMUM.

928) 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

929) 数 RICE-carrying WOMEN who are watched over by the TASKMASTER, who counts the NUMBER of bags they carry.かず｜かぞ・える

930) 楼 RICE-carrying WOMEN are watched from a TREE, which makes it a de-facto WATCHTOWER

931) 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.

932) 漆WATER is included here to represent the liquid nature of LACQUER. TREE gives its WOOD-staining qualities. The UMBRELLA of protection it provides is supplemented by GRAINS OF RICE, which are mixed into the LACQUER to give it consistency.うるし

933) 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

934) 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

935) 球 In the full kanji for BALL, boy KING REQUESTS a BALL to play with.たま

936) 救Making sure that the band members REQUEST contributions from each passer-by is a TASKMASTER for the SALVATION Army.すく・う

937) 竹An extra DROP on a NAIL, doubled, is a pictorial representation of a piece of BAMBOO.たけ

938) 笑 BAMBOO tower built toward HEAVEN makes God LAUGH at the foibles of men.わら・う｜え・む

939) 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

940) 笹A BAMBOO combines with LEAF to create an image of BAMBOO GRASS. | Fittingly, BAMBOO appears in this kanji.ささ

941) 筋A BAMBOO with MOONS attached acts as a barbell to create MUSCLES. | The cylindrical BAMBOO, as well as PART OF THE BODY and of course MUSCLE are all found in this full kanji for MUSCLE.すじ

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942) 箱 BAMBOO is INTER-twined to make a BOX. | BOXES could have mostly been made from BAMBOO at the time this kanji was created.はこ

943) 筆 In this full kanji for WRITING BRUSH, we learn that it is made from BAMBOO.ふで

944) 筒MONKS, to support themselves, make BAMBOO CYINDERS. | BAMBOO divides automatically into CYLINDERS, making it a natural for this kanji.つつ

945) 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

946) 算 BAMBOO sticks manipulated by TWO HANDS and judged by a calculating EYE represent the earliest CALCULATOR.

947) 答 BAMBOO FITS together in a perfect SOLUTION to Robinson Crusoe's problem of how to get water into his hut.こた・え｜こた・える

948) 策 BAMBOO is attached to a TREE by a BELT in a mad SCHEME to straighten the tree out. | BAMBOO provides a certain sense of sense of logic in this kanji for SCHEME.

949) 簿 BAMBOO sticks are used to spray WATER on an ACUPUNCTURE SPECIALIST because he is not a REGISTERED participant at a medical convention. | BAMBOO provides its sense of a marker in this kanji.

950) 築 BAMBOO CRAFTED from a MEDIOCRE TREE is a mediocre FABRICATION, indeed! | BAMBOO provides a certain sense of logic in this kanji. きず・く

951) 人 Pictograph of a PERSON.ひと

952) 佐 The PERSON standing to your LEFT so as not to get in the way of your right hand, is your ASSISTANT (popular).

953) 但A PERSON who is supposed to get up at NIGHTBREAK, says to himself, "HOWEVER, its too early" and goes back to sleep.ただ・し

954) 住A PERSON who is a LORD DWELLS in regal splendour.す・む｜す・まう

955) 位A PERSON's STANDING is his RANK.くらい

956) 仲 The PERSON IN the middle acts as a GO-BETWEEN.なか

957) 体A PERSON carrying a BOOK holds it against his BODY.からだ

958) 悠 REMOTE= PERSON, WALKING STICK, TASKMASTER, HEART.

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959) 件A PERSON has a secret AFFAIR - with a COW! | PERSON gives form to the purveyor of the AFFAIR in this kanji.

960) 仕A PERSON who is a SAMURAI needs to ATTEND a lot of boring state functions.つか・える

961) 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

962) 伏 PERSON suddenly turns into a Chihuahua, people PROSTATE themselves in awe. | PERSON gives form to the PROSTRATED figure of this kanji.ふ・せる｜ふ・す

963) 伝A PERSON uses RISING CLOUDS to TRANSMIT messages. 　つ・たう｜つた・える｜つた・わる

964) 仏 Standing beside each PERSON, right at the ELBOW, is a BUDDHA. | PERSON lends his shape to the kanji for BUDDHA. ほとけ

965) 休A PERSON leans against a TREE for a REST. (Popular). 　 　やす・まる｜やす・む｜やす・める

966) 仮 PROVISIONAL = ANTI- + PERSONかり

967) 伯 The PERSON with a WHITE headdress made of dove's feathers is the CHIEF of the Indians.

968) 俗A PERSON who comes from the VALLEY is considered VULGAR by the snobby elite who live on top of the hill.

969) 信 In this optimistic kanji, we are told we can have FAITH in a PERSON'S WORDS (popular).

970) 佳 The PERSON who makes into the IVY leagues has an EXCELLENT chance to succeed.

971) 依A PERSON who wears good CLOTHING is considered RELIABLE, whether it's true or not.よ・る

972) 例Many PERSONS correctly lined up in single FILE serve as an EXAMPLE for other students.たと・える

973) 個A PERSON who is HARDENED to the criticisms of others is an INDIVIDUAL. | PERSON lends his form to this kanji for INDIVIDUAL.

974) 健A PERSON who is BUILT-up is very HEALTHY. | PERSON lends his substance here to the kanji for HEALTHY. すこ・やか

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975) 側A PERSON uses a RULER to measure his SIDE.かわ

976) 侍A PERSON in a BUDDHIST TEMPLE serves as a WAITER to the gods. | PERSON serves here to give shape to the kanji for WAITER. さむらい

977) 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.

978) 値A PERSON should STRAIGHTAWAY ask the PRICE before deciding to purchase.あたい｜ね

979) 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

980) 倒A much awaited PERSON ARRIVES to OVERTHROW the bad guys.　 　 　たお・す｜たお・れる

981) 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.

982) 僧A PERSON who has an INCREASED awareness is a BUDDHIST PRIEST. | PERSON helps give form to the BUDDHIST PRIEST of this kanji.

983) 億A PERSON has a great IDEA - play the lottery and win a HUNDRED MILLION dollars.

984) 儀 The PERSON who is the most RIGHTEOUS performs all the CEREMONIES.

985) 償 Beautiful PERSON is awarded a PRIZE in REPARATION.つぐな・う

986) 仙A PERSON who lives up in the MOUNTAINS is described as a HERMIT. | PERSON helps give shape to the kanji for HERMIT. MOUNTAIN brings a sense of secretiveness as well.

987) 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

988) 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.

989) 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

990) 使A PERSON who is an OFFICER must USE his troops well.つか・う

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991) 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

992) 倍A captured PERSON wearing a MUZZLE stands next to his evil DOUBLE. | It's said every PERSON in the world has a DOUBLE.

993) 優All a PERSON who is MELANCHOLY needs is a little bit of TENDERNESS.すぐ・れる｜やさ・しい

994) 伐A PERSON is FELLED by a falling PINATA.

995) 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

996) 傷A PERSON RECLINES on the ground, hugging his life-savings in a PIGGY BANK, not realizing he has suffered a fatal WOUND. | PERSON helps give form to the WOUNDED subject of the kanji.きず｜いた・める｜いた・む

997) 保A PERSON jumps into the MOUTH of a hole in a TREE to PROTECT himself from an onrushing beast.たも・つ

998) 褒A PERSON wearing a TOPHAT & SCARF climbs a mile-high FLAGPOLE, causing the MOUTHS of the onlookers to open and utter great PRAISE.ほ・める

999) 傑A PERSON wearing SUNGLASSES hides in a TREE, forced up there by fanatical fans who think he's the next Alexander the GREAT. | PERSON gives shape to the one who has achieved GREATNESS.

1000) 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

1001) 符 BAMBOO with a SCOTCH TAPE on the outside is used to gather TOKENS on a pre-historic bus. | BAMBOO provides a certain sense of a marker in this kanji.

1002) 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.

1003) 任A PERSON is a PORTER of RESPONSIBILITY.まか・す｜まか・せる

1004) 賃 The RESPONSIBILITY for paying the SHELLS-MONEY lies with the passenger in the honour system for paying FARE.

1005) 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

1006) 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

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1007) 貸 The corner loan-shark requires a borrower to provide a SUBSTITUTE as security for the SHELL-CURRENCY he LENDS.か・す

1008) 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

1009) 花 The ever-CHANGing FLOWER.はな

1010) 貨 CHANGE your SHELL-CURRENCY for a ride on a FREIGHT car.

1011) 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

1012) 何A PERSON CAN do WHAT? WHATever that person makes up his or her mind to do, that's WHAT.なに｜なん

1013) 荷A special kind of "FLOWER" is WHAT the inspectors seek when they search your BAGGAGE.に

1014) 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.

1015) 傍A normal PERSON STANDING on a street corner, wearing a fake CROWN from a popular restaurant, consults a COMPASS to see which way to go - and is struck and killed by a runaway car - truly an innocent BYSTANDER. | PERSON here gives substance to the kanji for BYSTANDER.かたわ・ら

1016) 久 BOUND UP shares a common stroke with PERSON to indicate a PERSON BOUND UP for a LONG TIME. *Primitive = mummyひさ・しい

1017) 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

1018) 囚 CAPTURED = PENTUP + PERSON

1019) 内A PERSON must wear a safety-BELT before being allowed INSIDE the looking-glass.うち

1020) 丙 PERSONS hang by their BELT from the CEILING in THIRD CLASS.

1021) 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

1022) 肉 The food "MEAT-loaf" is stuffed INSIDE a PERSON to enhance his body and get some MEAT onto his bones.

1023) 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

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1024) 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

1025) 卒 In a wry commentary, ASSEMBLY LINE is compared to the process by which colleges GRADUATE students. The TOPHAT represents the scholar's cap, with the TEN being the number of years it took this student to GRADUATE.

1026) 傘We get the point, already! Five UMBRELLAS on a NEEDLE show this kanji super-UMBRELLA.かさ

1027) 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

1028) 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

1029) 似 SIMILAR = PERSON + BY MEANS OFに・る

1030) 併A clever PERSON solves a PUZZLE by JOINING the pieces together.　(TWO HANDS + ANIMAL HORNS = AN ANIMAL PICTURE PUZZLE)あわ・せる

1031) 瓦 From a CEILING hangs a CANE with a sharp a FISHHOOK attached, which breaks off pieces of ICE from a nearby block, which then fall to the floor and are frozen permanently into TILE.　 （The bottom stroke of the ICE radical closes up the TILE)　 かわら

1032) 瓶A PUZZLE is formed from pieces of TILE to form a FLOWER POT.かめ

1033) 宮A HOUSE with a SPINE running decoratively along the top is a SHINTO SHRINE.みや

1034) 営Do your work in the SCHOOLHOUSE to get the SPINE needed to obtain a good OCCUPATION.いとな・む

1035) 善A VIRTUOUS SHEEP has ANIMAL HORNS covering his MOUTH to observe the VIRTUE of not speaking too much.よ・い

1036) 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

1037) 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

1038) 液 The LIQUID that drips out of your car in the in the middle of the NIGHT is probably your transmission FLUID.

1039) 塚On a heap of SOIL sits a CROWNED PIG, proud ruler of his own little HILLOCK.つか

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1040) 幣 Into a SHREDDER, a TOWEL is fed, only to realize it was wrapped around a million dollars CASH! | The scroll-like TOWEL finds its way into the kanji for CASH. （2 SMALL BELTS are combined by a TASKMASTER to create a SHREDDER）

1041) 弊 In the most horrific case of child ABUSE yet, a child's TWO-HANDS are thrust into a SHREDDER.

1042) 喚 The MOUTH of a neighbour of a DOG POUND is most likely to be YELLING at the dogs to "Shu-u-u-t-u-u-up!"((Four St. Bernard dogs bound up = dog pound)わめ・く

1043) 換 FINGERS at a DOG-POUND INTERCHANGE money as dogs are bought and sold.か・える｜か・わる

1044) 融 In a TEST-TUBE, an INSECT DISSOLVES in a bizarre experiment. (Ceiling - mouth - hood - human legs - spike = test tube)と・ける

1045) 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

1046) 旋 BANNERS on a merry-go-round at a ZOO turn round and round in a constant ROTATION.

1047) 遊 CHILDREN under a BANNER on a ROAD happily PLAY.あそ・ぶ

1048) 旅A BANNER floats over PERSONS dressed in RAGS, a rag-tag army making a TRIP to the front.たび

1049) 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

1050) 物A COW tied up an KNOTS is a strange looking THING.もの

1051) 易 Tying the SUN in a KNOT is not EASY.やさ・しい

1052) 賜 EASY SHELL-CURRENCY for a college student or researcher comes in the form of a GRANT.たま・わる

1053) 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.

1054) 尼 Carrying a FLAG with a SPOON on it, demonstrating their intention to SPOON-feed the poor if necessary, is an order of NUNS あま

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1055) 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

1056) 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.

1057) 履A FLAG is RESTORED to its proper position after being used disrespectfully as FOOTGEAR.は・く

1058) 屋 The FLAG over the CEILING and GROUND forms the ROOF.や

1059) 握 FINGERS holding onto a ROOF slowly, slowly, loose their GRIP.にぎ・る

1060) 屈A yellow FLAG flutters near an EXIT, urging drivers to YIELD to oncoming traffic. *Alternate primitive = "yield" traffic sign

1061) 掘 FINGERS grasp a YIELD sign and start DIGGING. | Since this kanji was created before shovels, FINGERS were still used for DIGGING.ほ・る

1062) 堀 SOIL removed by a YIELD sign doubling as a kind of shovel leaves a DITCH.ほり

1063) 居A FLAG is hung outside the place where OLD soldiers RESIDE.い・る

1064) 据 FINGERS, in the famed RESIDENCE (flag + old) for old soldiers, SET the table each night.す・わる｜す・える

1065) 層Due to bad planning, FLAGS are over-produced, so the ever-INCREASING amounts of them are laid one on top of the other until they form another STRATUM on the surface of the earth.

1066) 局At central headquarters, a FLAG hangs out with a noble PHRASE emblazoned on it showing the motto of the BUREAU.

1067) 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

1068) 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

1069) 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

1070) 尺 Sitting under a FLAG, an old-time musician plays the SHAKU-HACHI flute (the LINE hanging from FLAG), which measures about one SHAKU (an old Japanese measurement which is about 20 inches) in length. (That’s a helluva flute!)

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1071) 尽 In cold weather, a SHAKU-HACHI flute doubling as an EXHAUST pipe on a car, spits out ICE cubes instead of carbon-monoxide.つ・かす｜つ・きる｜つ・くす

1072) 沢Nymphs play the SHAKU-HACHI as they lure unwitting victims into the deadly WATERS of the SWAMP.さわ

1073) 訳WORDS are TRANSLATED into music by a SHAKU-HACHI flute.わけ

1074) 択 FINGERS of a master playing a SHAKU-HACHI flute instinctively CHOOSE the correct holes to cover.

1075) 昼At NIGHTBREAK, a Zen priest plays a SHAKU-HACHI flute to celebrate the coming hours of DAYTIME.ひる

1076) 戸ONE FLAG waves above a DOOR.と

1077) 肩 To knock down a DOOR, the PART OF BODY used (at least in the movies) is the SHOULDER.かた

1078) 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

1079) 扇DOORS form the "WINGS" of a huge FAN.おうぎ

1080) 炉A controlled FIRE burns behind the DOORS of a HEARTH.

1081) 戻A DOOR which is very large allows a St. BERNARD DOG to RETURN home.もど・す｜もど・る

1082) 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

1083) 雇Walking in through the DOOR is TURKEY who has just been EMPLOYEDやと・う

1084) 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

1085) 啓A TASKMASTER listens behind closed DOORS to a whispering MOUTH as it DISCLOSES valuable information.

1086) 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

1087) 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.

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1088) 祥 The show-ALTAR and the good SHEEP here combine to make an AUSPICIOUS kanji.

1089) 祝 The show-ALTAR and the lively TEENAGER here combine in a CELEBRATION of the teenager's passage into adulthood.いわ・う

1090) 福 From the show-ALTAR, we receive spiritual WEALTH in the form of a BLESSING.

1091) 祉 Reduced to collecting WELFARE, a down on his luck salesman STOPS at an ALTAR, and thus begins his good fortune.

1092) 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

1093) 視 The big EYE with HUMAN LEGS finds a new job INSPECTING newly built ALTARS.み・る

1094) 奈A ST. BERNARD DOG on an ALTAR is the first shrine you see when you go to NARA.

1095) 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.

1096) 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

1097) 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.

1098) 禁 In the speak-easies, a bar was disguised as an ALTAR and surrounded by a GROVE in case of a police raid during the times of the PROHIBITION.

1099) 襟 The priestly CLOAK combines with PROHIBITION from worldly pleasures to represent a priest's COLLAR.えり

1100) 宗An ALTAR in a HOUSE represents the church of a RELIGION. | Organized RELIGION needs a location, represented here by a HOUSE.

1101) 崇 The faithful must travel to a holy MOUNTAIN in some RELIGIONS to offer up their ADORATION.あが・める

1102) 祭 FLESH, CROTCH and ALTAR combine to create a picture of an uncomfortable RITUAL practiced on newborn males.(Ouch!! Crotch meat on the altar?!!!)まつ・り｜まつ・る

1103) 察What bizarre RITUALS are going on in the HOUSE next door? One can only GUESS!

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1104) 擦An escaping prisoner's FINGERS GUESS by scraping against a wall in the darkness at where a secret GRATE is. | FINGERS are included here as they scratch and GRATE at something.す・る｜す・れる

1105) 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

1106) 抽 FINGERS PLUCK a SPROUT.

1107) 油 LIQUID SHOOTING from ground is OIL just discovered. | WATER is included here to represent the liquid nature of OIL.あぶら

1108) 袖A CLOAK's SPROUTS are its SLEEVES. | The CLOAK is included here to indicate the clothing related nature of SLEEVE.そで

1109) 宙A HOUSE under suddenly sprouting OIL DERRICK is shot into MID-AIR.

1110) 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

1111) 笛A BAMBOO SPROUT is played as a FLUTE.ふえ

1112) 軸 In your CAR, a piece from an OIL DERRICK functions as the makeshift AXIS.

1113) 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

1114) 押 FINGERS PUSH a suit of ARMOR, crashing to the floor. 　お・さえる｜お・す

1115) 岬A suit of ARMOR is placed at the HEADLAND of a MOUNTAIN.みさき

1116) 挿A THOUSAND FINGERS are needed to INSERT an out-of-shape knight into his suit of ARMOR.さ・す

1117) 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

1118) 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

1119) 神A MONKEY on an ALTAR is worshipped as a GOD.かみ｜かん｜こう

1120) 捜 FINGERS probe a pet MONKEY'S CROTCH in a SEARCH for drugs or other contraband.さが・す

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1121) 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

1122) 菓 FLOWERS and FRUIT are used as an image to sell a new kind of CANDY.

1123) 課WORDS are the FRUIT offered by the delicious CHAPTERS of a tasty book.

1124) 裸 Remove a CLOAK, and discover the forbidden FRUIT of your lover's NAKED body.はだか

1125) 斤 Pictograph of an AXE.おの

1126) 析A huge TREE is CHOPPED down by an AXE.

1127) 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

1128) 祈A holy man urges fierce warriors to lay down their AXES and come to the ALTAR and PRAY.いの・る

1129) 近AXES on the ROAD keep intruders from coming NEAR.ちか・い

1130) 折 FINGERS FOLD around an AXE. | FINGERS are needed to FOLD something.おり｜お・る｜お・れる

1131) 哲You are distracted by the FOLDS of the chins under the MOUTH of a professor while he is lecturing about PHILOSOPHY.

1132) 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

1133) 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

1134) 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

1135) 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.

1136) 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

1137) 質 It takes TWO AXES to break into it a SHELL and ascertain the SUBSTANCE inside.

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1138) 斥An AXE has a DROP of blood from a poor soul whose pleas for clemency have been REJECTED.しりぞ・ける

1139) 訴WORDS protesting innocence are REJECTED during a stinging ACCUSATION.うった・える

1140) 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)

1141) 詐WORDS which deserve to have a SAW taken to them are those of a LIE. (C.f. forked tongue).

1142) 作A PERSON holding a SAW busily MAKES something.つく・る

1143) 雪 RAIN which must be swept up with a BROOM is obviously SNOW. (Popular).ゆき

1144) 録A heavy METAL GUITAR is RECORDED and released as a hit RECORD. | METAL lends a sense of permanence to the kanji for RECORD. (Broom + rice grains = guitar)

1145) 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

1146) 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

1147) 穏WHEAT is grown by a SALARYMAN as an escape from the city, and to CALM his nerves. (Vulture + broom + heart = salary man　 The BROOM and HEART are borrowed from HURRY to help convey the hurried sense of the SALARYMAN, as he CLAWS his way to the top).おだ・やか

1148) 侵A PERSON (presumably a lecherous employer) thinks that just because he employs a MAID that he can ENCROACH on her personal space. (Holding a BROOM, working for the CROWN, with the apron covering her CROTCH is a MAID).おか・す

1149) 浸After a long days work, into bath-WATER, a MAID IMMERSES herself.　ひた・す｜ひた・る

1150) 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

1151) 婦 The WOMAN who carries a BROOM and an APRON is the LADY of the house.

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1152) 掃 FINGERS hold a BROOM, while the holder wears an APRON, and it all makes a picture of SWEEPING は・く

1153) 当A SMALL BROOM is the weapon of choice as an old woman HITS her husband.あ・てる｜あ・たる

1154) 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

1155) 浄WATER CONTENDS with dirt and dust to keep everything CLEAN. | WATER CLEANS, and so is included in the kanji for it.

1156) 事Obviously, TEN RAKES lodged in one's MOUTH is a MATTER of great concern.こと

1157) 唐At a recently discovered CAVE, someone casually RAKING out the MOUTH discovers a T'ANG dynasty artefact. *Primitive = orange juice.から

1158) 糖 If you put RICE into ORANGE JUICE, it changes into SUGAR.

1159) 康 CAVE + SIEVE = SANE. (A RAKE to filter GRAINS OF RICE was the first SIEVE).

1160) 逮A SIEVE is placed on the ROAD to APPREHEND criminals. | ROAD here provides its sense of motion and a setting for the kanji for APPREHENDED.

1161) 伊An unfortunate PERSON has been assigned the chore of MOP-ping up ITALY. (Similar to a rake, but slightly curved on the bottom, is a MOP).

1162) 君Handily carrying a MOP in his MOUTH as kind of a substitute staff is a good "OLD BOY" shepherd. Alternate primitive = shepherdきみ

1163) 群 The SHEPHERDS watch over SHEEP, keeping them together as a FLOCK.　むら｜む・れ｜む・れる

1164) 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

1165) 需 In this demonstration of supply and DEMAND, an economics professor eschews the typical widget, and uses COMBS as his sample product. He then goes on to show that it will RAIN COMBS if there is enough DEMAND for it.

1166) 儒A historical PERSON who created a DEMANDING philosophy was CONFUCIUS. | PERSON gives a form to the great philosopher in this kanji.

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1167) 端A VASE full of COMBS teeters on the EDGE of a MOUNTAIN range. | MOUNTAIN gives a sense of teetering on the EDGE in this kanji.はし｜は｜はた

1168) 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).

1169) 満 BOTH WATER and FLOWERS are used to FILL up a gas tank.み・たす｜み・ちる

1170) 画 Balance a miniature OIL-DERRICK on a SHOVEL and spray it toward the CEILING - an innovative way to create a kanji BRUSH-STROKE.

1171) 歯You can STOP cavities by cleaning out the RICE between your TEETH with a SHOVEL.は

1172) 曲A BRAIN is BENT by the extra line coming from the middle of it.ま・がる｜ま・げる

1173) 曹ONE lone figure BENDING during exercise in the morning SUN is an early rising CADET.

1174) 遭A CADET walking along a ROAD has a close ENCOUNTER of the third kind.あ・う

1175) 漕A CADET in the WATER, ROWING. | Fittingly, WATER is included in the kanji for ROWING.こ・ぐ

1176) 槽 Tied to a TREE, a poor CADET is dipped into a VAT as part of a cruel initiation ritual.

1177) 斗A NEEDLE (sort of) and two DROPS combine to create the BIG DIPPER. *Primitive = measuring cup

1178) 料 In a country where the currency is RICE, a MEASURING CUP is used to pay the FEE at a toll booth.

1179) 科WHEAT is doled out by the MEASURING CUP in the WHEAT-doling-out DEPARTMENT.

1180) 図 This PENT IN BIG DIPPER represents an astronomical MAP.はか・る

1181) 用A WALKING STICK, to point out the MOON, is UTILIZED with great effect. *Alternate primitive = screwdriverみち・いる

1182) 庸 CAVE + RAKE + SCREWDRIVER = COMFORTABLE

1183) 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

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1184) 昔 The SALAD DAYS took place ONCE UPON A TIME. (FLOWERS on a FLOOR create a picture of a bowl of SALAD).むかし

1185) 錯ONCE UPON A TIME, it was easy for people to get CONFUSED between common metal and true GOLD.

1186) 借ONCE UPON A TIME, a PERSON could BORROW money enough to buy at least a shack.か・りる

1187) 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

1188) 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

1189) 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

1190) 廿 Two 10s - joined at the bottom makes 20　 (XX).にじゅう

1191) 庶 Living in CAVERNS, using CAMPFIRES to keep warm, are COMMONERS who have fled the hardship of the King's rule. (TWENTY CAVES joined together create an image of a huge CAVERN).

1192) 遮 COMMONERS illegally using the king's ROAD to play touch-football have a pass INTERCEPTED the king's guard. | ROAD here provides a sense of motion in the kanji for INTERCEPT.さえぎ・る

1193) 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

1194) 度When in the CAVERNS, keep a thermometer next to your CROTCH to make sure you can measure the DEGREES. *Alternate primitive = thermometerたび

1195) 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

1196) 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).

1197) 噴 The MOUTH of a VOLCANO ERUPTS. | The MOUTH spewing lava fits nicely in this kanji for ERUPT. (Haystack + clams = volcano)ふ・く

1198) 墳 The SOIL of a VOLCANO often marks the location of a suddenly created TOMB. | The use of SOIL is not surprising in the kanji for TOMB.

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1199) 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

1200) 焼 Positioned in front of a HEARTH-FIRE, a STRAWMAN goes about BAKING a cake. (Two HUMAN LEGS added to a HAYSTACK give us a STRAWMAN).や・く｜や・ける

1201) 暁 In a peaceful agricultural scene, the SUN rises up over a STRAWMAN at DAYBREAK. | Of course, the primitive for DAY appears in the kanji for DAYBREAK.あかつき

1202) 半 In a Solomon-like decision, a set of ANIMAL-HORNS are cut in HALF - with a NEEDLE.なか・ば

1203) 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

1204) 畔A RICE-FIELD is bisected in HALF by a PADDY-RIDGE. | Where else would a PADDY-RIDGE be found but a RICE FIELD?あぜ

1205) 判King Solomon threatens to cut the child in HALF with a SABRE. Thus rendering JUDGMENT. (Popular). | SABRE here lends a cutting sense of finality to the kanji for JUDGMENT.

1206) 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).

1207) 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

1208) 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.

1209) 勝A QUARTERBACK MUSCLES his way to VICTORY. (Flesh + quarter = quarterback)か・つ｜まさ・る

1210) 藤 Carried on his helmet during a game is the favourite FLOWER of a football QUARTERBACK, (RICE-GRAINS give a visual hint of the petals), is a WISTERIA. | Fittingly, FLOWER will appear in the kanji for WISTERIA.ふじ

1211) 謄A QUARTERBACK'S WORDS are MIMEOGRAPHED and distributed to the players during the huddles so they can read the plays. | WORDS are usually what are MIMEOGRAPHED. Also FACSIMILIE.

1212) 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

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1213) 版An editorially ONE-SIDED newspaper is printed by HIPPIES who use environmentally friendly PRINTING BLOCKS.

1214) 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

1215) 乏A "DROP" of BUILDING BLOCKS defines an area of DESTITUTION in a run-down are of the city.とぼ・しい

1216) 芝 FLOWERS on top of BUILDING BLOCKS are a new way to formulate astro-TURF.しば

1217) 不ONE PERSON is a DRIP because he always says only NEGATIVE things.1218) 否 Someone with a NEGATIVE MOUTH can quickly NEGATE a positive

atmosphere.いな

1219) 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

1220) 矢 This is sometimes considered an arrow, so we can say that a DROP of an arrow is a DART - straight from HEAVEN.や

1221) 矯A DART-carrying ANGEL flies about looking to RECTIFY wrongdoings.た・める

1222) 族An Indian TRIBE goes into battle with a BANNER flying above them, which pictures an emblem of a DART (arrow).

1223) 知A MOUTH moves quick as a DART because the speakers KNOWS the subject matter so well. (Popular).し・る

1224) 智 If you KNOW everything under the SUN, you have obtained WISDOM. | The bright SUN casts it light in WISDOM.

1225) 矛 Built from the tennis racket of BEFOREHAND (shown later), a flowing ribbon is added to change it into a sporty HALBERD ほこ

1226) 柔A HALBERD smashes through TENDER bark of a TREE, negating the TENDER ministrations of the gardener who had nursed it back to health.やわ・らか｜やわ・らかい

1227) 務 This could be considered TASKMASTER in his full form - wielding a HALBERD, with great MUSCLES abounding, urging his charges to complete their given TASK.つと・める

1228) 霧WEATHER which makes it a TASK to see clearly is FOG. | RAIN is brought in to help create the kanji for FOG.きり

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1229) 班A new game of "Spear Ball" (where SPEARS are thrown at two suspended BALLS) is played by members of a spear-ball SQUAD.

1230) 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

1231) 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

1232) 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

1233) 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

1234) 弘A mighty ELBOW bends as it pulls back a BOW, sending an arrow a VAST distance.

1235) 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

1236) 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

1237) 沸When hundreds of DOLLARS are accidentally dropped into the WATER, someone gets SEETHING mad. | WATER is used here due to the fact that things that SEETHE are usually in liquid or semi-liquid form. (A BOW with two 'strings" pre-installed costs a lot of DOLLAR SIGNS in the primitive on the right. When shown underneath another primitive, one vertical stroke becomes just a short tail, and the other is cut off at the top of DOLLAR SIGN).わか・す｜わ・く

1238) 費DOLLARS SIGNS combine with SHELL-CURRENCY to create an unexpected EXPENSE.つい・やす

1239) 第A corresponding "No." of BAMBOO sticks are displayed above "DOLLAR SIGNS" to indicate the NO. of dollars the accompanying item would cost.

1240) 弟Wearing the devil's HORNS and asking for more DOLLARS is a YOUNGER BROTHER.おとうと

1241) 巧A well-CRAFTED SNARE is fashioned by an ADROIT hunter. (Half a BOW, with the piece of string going across the top, creates the picture of a SNARE).たく・み

1242) 号 Someone uses his MOUTH to SNARE a passer-by by calling out his NICKNAME.

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1243) 朽 The carcass of an animal caught in a SNARE which was placed in a TREE DECAYS.く・ちる

1244) 誇A hunter's BOASTFUL WORDS are overly familiar as he explains how he caught a rabid ST. BERNARD DOG with ONE SNARE. | The WORDS of an empty BOAST are the focus of this kanji.ほこ・る

1245) 汚Over the WATER, finally caught in a ONE SNARE laid by his mom, one rather DIRTY boy is about to get a bath. | As in CLEAN, the kanji for DIRTY also involves WATER. 　 　きたな・い｜けが・す｜けが・らわしい｜よご・す｜ 　よご・れる｜けが・れる

1246) 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

1247) 写A CROWN is BESTOWED on the top flirter at the COPY machine.うつ・す｜うつ・る

1248) 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

1249) 射 SOMEBODY is grabbed by a bad guy, who keeps a gun GLUED to his back, threatening to SHOOT.い・る

1250) 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

1251) 老 SITTING DOWN on the SOIL as his cane goes to a DIAGONAL position during the process, is an OLD MAN. お・いる｜ふ・ける

1252) 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

1253) 孝An OLD MAN is looked up to by a CHILD with FILIAL PIETY.

1254) 教 FILIAL PIETY and TASKMASTER combine to present an image of a TEACHER at work.おし・える｜おそ・わる

1255) 拷 The experienced FINGERS of a torturer "CONSIDER" how to best TORTURE an unfortunate subject. | Cruel FINGERS TORTURE.

1256) 者An OLD MAN trying to jump over the SUN, when questioned, says he just wants to be SOMEONE important. *Primitive = puppetもの

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1257) 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

1258) 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

1259) 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.

1260) 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

1261) 諸A skilled ventriloquist succeeds in making the WORDS of a PUPPETS sound like VARIOUS people. (Do not confuse with MISCELLANEOUS in number 562)もろ

1262) 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

1263) 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

1264) 賭 SHELL-CURRENCY is piled up before a PUPPET who sits GAMBLING at a blackjack table. | SHELL-CURRENCY is brought in to help make the stake in the kanji for GAMBLE.か・ける

1265) 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).

1266) 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

1267) 挟 Imagine your FINGERS being SANDWICHED in by a pair of SCISSORS.　はさ・まる｜はさ・む

1268) 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

1269) 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.

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1270) 帥A COMMANDER conducts his forces like a MAESTRO, waving a TOWEL to signal his commands. | The skillful MAESTRO lends his confident presence to the kanji for COMMANDER.

1271) 官A HOUSE MAESTRO keeps his job by being an effective BUREAUCRAT. | The skillful MAESTRO appears in this variation to become a stolid BUREAUCRAT.

1272) 棺 Some feel the only WOOD suitable for an obstructive BUREAUCRAT is that of a COFFIN.ひつぎ

1273) 管A BUREAUCRAT smokes a BAMBOO PIPE. | The cylindrical nature of BAMBOO makes it a natural for the kanji for PIPE.くだ

1274) 父 The gentle but stern FATHER is an "opened up" TASKMASTER.ちち

1275) 交Wearing a TOPHAT, a proud FATHER MINGLES with the upper-crust of society.ま・ざる｜まじ・える｜ま・じる｜まじ・わる｜か・わす｜か・う

1276) 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

1277) 較 CARS of the race you are watching on television MINGLE with one another because the CONTRAST needs to be adjusted.

1278) 校 Students are not allowed to MINGLE during the EXAM, but rather work quietly at their WOODen desks.

1279) 足MOUTH of a MENDED sock fits over a LEG.(WOODEN LEG as a primitive)た・る｜た・す｜た・りる｜あし

1280) 促A PERSON's LEGS have to be STIMULATED after being sat on for too long.うなが・す

1281) 距A WOODEN-LEGGED GIANT runs in the Boston Marathon, covering a LONG-DISTANCE with each stride.

1282) 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

1283) 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

1284) 跳WOODEN-LEGGED pirates use a TORTOISE-SHELL as a marker in a game of HOP-scotch.は・ねる｜と・ぶ

1285) 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

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1286) 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.

1287) 踏A WOODEN-LEGGED buccaneer gingerly tests the WATER, and when the SUN gets hot enough, STEPS in.ふ・まえる

1288) 骨 BONE-JOINTS connect to MEAT/FLESH to form a complete picture of a SKELETON.ほね

1289) 滑WATER under a scary SKELETON causes it to have a SLIPPERY time.　 　すべ・る｜なめ・らか

1290) 髄HITCHHIKER you pick up turns into a SKELETON, eats your bone MARROW.| SKELETON sets the stage in the kanji for bone MARROW. (Possess + road = hitchhiker)

1291) 禍 Jumping over a show-ALTAR while hanging onto her horse's JAWBONE is CALAMITY Jane, the famous cowgirlわざわい

1292) 渦You slouch down until the WATER is up to your JAWBONE in a nice, hot WHIRLPOOL.うず

1293) 過 JAWBONES drop in surprise as hot-rodders on a nearby ROAD zing by, obviously OVERDOING the speed limit.あやま・ち｜あやま・つ｜す・ぎる｜　す・ごす

1294) 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

1295) 阿Here we can see the determination of tribal chieftain who said "We CAN make the largest PINNACLE in AFRICA.

1296) 際At the ACROPOLIS, a celebratory RITUAL is held on great OCCASIONS.　きわ

1297) 障On ACROPOLIS men in BADGES HINDER would-be vandals.さわ・る

1298) 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).

1299) 陪 PINNACLE + MUZZLE = AUXILIARY

1300) 陽We see that on top of the ACROPOLIS, a 1301) GY-BANK is placed to gather SUNSHINE.ひ

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1302) 陳 PINNACLE + EAST = LINE UP

1303) 防A huge COMPASS is mounted on the ACROPOLIS to determine the direction of an enemy attack in hopes of WARDING it OFF. ふせ・ぐ

1304) 附 Political signs are ADHERE to the ACROPOLIS, having been AFFIXED by political zealots.

1305) 院 The PINNACLE of PERFECTION is how a stuffy "INST." might portray itself.

1306) 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.

1307) 隊 In a variation on an "Animal Farm" scenario, at the ACROPOLIS, marching in lockstep before stunned tourists is a REGIMENT of BOARS as it takes over the famous site.

1308) 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.

1309) 降At the ACROPOLIS, a tourist on STILTS wearing SUNGLASSES DESCENDS from a bus.ふ・る｜お・りる｜お・ろす

1310) 階A PINNACLE is what you get when you pile ALL the STOREYS one on top of the other.

1311) 陛Up on the ACROPOLIS, contemptuously COMPARING his lush living conditions with those of the poor peasants living off the SOIL, far below, lives a royal HIGHNESS.

1312) 隣 From high up on a PINNACLE you can see, growing RICE and wearing SUNGLASSES, your new NEIGHBOURS.となり｜とな・る

1313) 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

1314) 隠Hoping to rob the tourist concession at the ACROPOLIS, a thief posing as a SALARYMAN carries in his briefcase a CONCEALED weapon. 　 　 　かく・す｜ 　かく・れる

1315) 堕 The ACROPOLIS gets re-POSSESSED by the SOIL as it DEGENERATES. | SOIL gives a sense of the ultimate result of this kanji for DEGENERATE

1316) 陥 The ACROPOLIS, BOUND UP by patchwork repairs since OLDEN TIMES, finally COLLAPSES in a big heap.おちい・る｜おとしい・れる

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1317) 穴 EIGHT HOUSES fall into a HOLE. *As a primitive, HUMAN LEGS replaces the EIGHT.あな

1318) 空A HOLE is CRAFTED, leaving an EMPTY space, revealing the SKY.そら｜あ・ける｜あ・く｜から

1319) 控 FINGERS which leave your bank account EMPTY WITHDRAW all your funds.ひか・える

1320) 突A poor, unfortunate ST. BERNARD DOG falls suddenly into a HOLE, and is STABBED to death by some malicious boys.つ・く

1321) 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

1322) 窒A HOLE, at the CLIMAX of the play, is PLUGGED UP by the heroic Dutch boy.

1323) 窃A HOLE is CUT with great STEALTH in this nefarious kanji.ひそ・か

1324) 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

1325) 搾 FINGERS fit through a HOLE in a SAW and SQUEEZE it.しぼ・る

1326) 窯A HOLE in which a SHEEP turns over a CAMP-FIRE is a KILN. | OVEN-FIRE, fires things up in a KILN.かま

1327) 窮 SOMEBODY in a HOLE with only an empty BOW finds it HARD to get UP and out of the hole. (HARD UP).きわ・める｜きわ・まる

1328) 探 FINGERS reaching into a hole made in a TREE by a PAPER PUNCH, GROPE around. | FINGERS is an obvious choice for an element in GROPE. (HOLE without the "chimney" on the house is a PAPER PUNCH).さが・す｜さぐ・る

1329) 深DEEP in the WATER divers use a high-tech PAPER PUNCH to make holes in the WOODEN hull of an old ship.ふか・い｜ふか・まる｜ふか・める

1330) 丘AXES tossed on the FLOOR of the ground pile up high enough to make a HILL.おか

1331) 岳A HILL on a MOUNTAIN is sharp as a POINT. (The POINT referred to here is as in “Point Pleasant” like a place).たけ

1332) 兵Using an AXE as a TOOL of war is a SOLDIER.

1333) 浜 The WATER of a SEACOAST is invaded by SOLDIERS.はま

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1334) 糸A COCOON creates a SMALL length of THREAD.いと

1335) 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

1336) 繕 THREAD is used by thrifty and VIRTUOUS people to DARN their socks.　つくろ・う

1337) 縮Using only THREAD, an INN is constructed by the incredible SHRINKING man.ちぢ・まる｜ちぢ・む｜ちぢ・める｜ちぢ・らす｜ちぢ・れる

1338) 繁 The CLEVERNESS of a good seamstress can transform the merest of THREAD into a LUXURIANT gown.しげ・る

1339) 縦A weight is tied to one end of a THREAD allowing it to ACCOMPANY the downward line of the wallpaper in VERTICAL line. | As in HORIZONTAL, the thin THREAD keys the kanji for VERTICAL.たて

1340) 線At a police "LINE-UP", in which witnesses attempt to identify the perpetrator of the crime, a witness notices a red THREAD on the jacket of one of the line-up members, and recognizing it as belonging to the bad guy, she SPRINGS to her feet, grabs him, and throws him into a nearby SPRING. A life-LINE then pulls him out.

1341) 締 By means of invisible THREAD, the sheepish SOVEREIGN is controlled by his wife, which she TIGHTENS around his neck whenever he gets out of line.し・まる｜し・める

1342) 維Wild TURKEY is trapped by a THREAD made of strong FIBER. | THREAD provides a hint in the kanji for FIBER.

1343) 羅 FIBER under the sideways EYE is used a GAUZE.

1344) 練 THREAD combines with EAST to show how such skilfully made tapestries originated there - PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.ね・る

1345) 緒 Instead of hanging by a THREAD, a wily PUPPET stands on his own with THONG sandals.お

1346) 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

1347) 絵 THREADS MEET in an embroidered PICTURE.え

1348) 統 THREAD is ALLOTTED (A LOT of it) to make OVERALLS. | If we look at this OVERALL in the sense of the clothing item, THREAD makes sense here.す・べる

1349) 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

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1350) 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

1351) 絡 EACH THREAD ENTWINES another.から・まる｜から・む

1352) 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

1353) 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

1354) 級 The ties and prejudices of CLASS, here represented by THREAD around OUTSTRETCHED HANDS, are difficult to break.

1355) 紀 THREAD is spit out by a SNAKE in the forms of letters to create a CHRONICLE of his life. | THREAD is used here to represent the continuity of a CHRONICLE.

1356) 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

1357) 納A THREAD of payments leads to a SETTLEMENT; INSIDE of a month.　おさ・まる｜おさ・める

1358) 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

1359) 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

1360) 紹 The THREAD of conversation which leads toward SEDUCTION starts with a simple INTRODUCTION.

1361) 経 Picture a monk who, while passing THREAD through the centre of a SPOOL (of thread) chants a Zen SUTRA.へ・る

1362) 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.

1363) 約 Someone ties a THREAD to the handle of a LADLE to remind themselves of a PROMISE they had made.

1364) 細 THREAD the four squares of RICE-FIELD together to make a DAINTY decoration.こま・か｜こま・かい｜ほそ・い｜ほそ・る

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1365) 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.

1366) 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.

1367) 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

1368) 綿WHITE TOWELS are ripped down to THREAD for their COTTON.わた

1369) 絹 THREAD from the MOUTH of a silkworm produced only under the light of the MOON is a rare SILK.きぬ

1370) 繰 THREAD WINDS and un-WINDS around a NEST to create a picture of a kind of yo-yo. | THREAD makes it easy to visualize WINDING around something. (Goods + tree = nest)く・る

1371) 継 The THREAD provides the sense of continuity found in INHERIT. The WILL completes the picture for INHERIT. (Rice + fishhook = will)つ・ぐ

1372) 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

1373) 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

1374) 網 The THREAD of a FISHERMAN'S NET completes this kanji for NETTING. (Glass canopy - animal horns - perish = fisherman's net)あみ

1375) 緊 JEANS held together by just a few THREADS make the wearer very TENSE that they might split. (Slave - crotch = jeans)

1376) 紫 SNOWSHOES attached with THREAD are so tight your feet turn PURPLE. (Footprint + spoon = snowshoe)むらさき

1377) 縛An ACUPUNCTURE SPECIALIST must become an expert, not only in the needle, but also in the THREAD, so that his can TRUSS UP his patients.しば・る

1378) 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

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1379) 幼A COCOON is cradled by a CIRCUS STRONGMAN from its INFANCY. | COCOON lends a sense of early phases of a butterfly's life to INFANCY. THREAD without the "small" bottom half creates a COCOON.おさな・い

1380) 後A LINE of COCOONS improbably wearing STILTS follows BEHIND someone with a great big huge gigantic "BEHIND". 　 　のち｜あと｜うし・ろ｜ 　おく・れる

1381) 幽 TWO COCOONS + MOUNTAIN = FAINT かす・か

1382) 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

1383) 機A wooden ABACUS is the first MECHANISM. | TREE lends a kind of structural presence to this kanji.はた

1384) 玄Whodunnit MYSTERY novels now have a new addition to the genre - the TOPHATTED COCOON, who unravels a MYSTERY, and then disappears.

1385) 畜MYSTERIOUSLY gathering in a RICE-FIELD, you find your LIVESTOCK, leaving you to ponder the question of why they don't gather in the pasture like normal livestock.

1386) 蓄 FLOWERS are trampled by LIVESTOCK who AMASS on a flowery field.　たくわ・える

1387) 弦A BOW MYSTERIOUSLY is missing its BOW-STRING.つる1388) 擁 FINGERS of a MYSTERIOUS TURKEY HUG you.

1389) 滋A question about WATER which was DOUBLY-MYSTERIOUS to the ancient creators of kanji is how such a simple liquid could be so NOURISHING.(Remember the doubling up element on the top hat because it has an extra stroke)

1390) 慈A DOUBLY-MYSTERIOUS HEART is the only way this kanji is able to explain that most admirable of human qualities - MERCY. | HEART fits nicely into a kanji about MERCY.いつく・しむ

1391) 磁MAGNETISM was first discovered in the DOUBLY-MYSTERIOUS behaviour of some unusual STONES.

1392) 系 THREADS of LINEAGE are sometime DROPPED. | THREAD lends a sense of continuity in LINEAGE. *Primitive = yarn

1393) 係 The PERSON who carries the YARN is the PERSON-IN-CHARGE because he can dole it out to anyone at his own discretion.かかり｜かか・る

1394) 孫A CHILD listening to the YARNS of his grandfather is a GRANDCHILD. | CHILD and LINEAGE combine to create an image of a GRANDCHILD.まご

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1395) 懸 In a weird sci-fi flick, from an EYEHOOK LOCK connected to a piece of YARN, a beating human HEART hangs SUSPENDED in mid-air.か・かる｜か・ける

1396) 却 STAMPS are all but GONE - INSTEAD, we have e-mail.(Right-hand primitive is POSTAGE STAMP).かえ・って

1397) 脚 PART OF THE BODY + INSTEAD = SHINS あし

1398) 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

1399) 御 The LINE of WHOLESALERS insist on conducting an auction in an HONORABLE fashion, avoiding the usual hijinksおん

1400) 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)

1401) 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

1402) 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)

1403) 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

1404) 齢 False TEETH are ORDERED by people beginning to show their AGE.

1405) 冷 ICE is ORDERED to COOL a bottle of champagne.さ・める｜さ・ます｜つめ・たい｜ひ・や｜ひ・やかす｜ひ・やす｜ひ・える

1406) 領 In a future world, a weird, unattached HEAD issues ORDERS which must be followed by those under its JURISDICTION.

1407) 鈴GOLD-coloured and ringing, an ORDER for room service is issued by a SMALL BELL.すず

1408) 勇With only a CHOP-SEAL for a weapon, a MALE whacks away at his enemies, displaying great COURAGE.いさ・む

1409) 通HAMMERS repair ROAD, but cause TRAFFIC. (Chop-seal + utilize / screwdriver = hammer)とお・す｜とお・る｜かよ・う

1410) 踊A WOODEN LEG is hit with a HAMMER causing the victim to JUMP.　 　おど・り｜おど・る

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1411) 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

1412) 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.

1413) 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

1414) 範A makeshift BAMBOO weapon, a getaway CAR, and telltale FINGERPRINTS emerge to give a PATTERN of a murderer's movements. | BAMBOO provides a certain sense of logic in this kanji. (The primitive for FINGERPRINT is like that for STAMP except the second stroke bends back underneath and to the right).

1415) 犯WILD DOGS leave their FINGERPRINTS at the scene of a CRIME.　 　 　おか・す

1416) 厄On a CLIFF are found the FINGERPRINTS of the UNLUCKY person who slipped off the edge.

1417) 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

1418) 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

1419) 腕 The PART-OF-THE-BODY with which you write your ADDRESS is your ARM.うで

1420) 苑 FLOWERS growing behind the MAILBOX paint a picture of a front GARDEN. | Fittingly, FLOWERS appears in the kanji for GARDEN.その

1421) 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

1422) 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

1423) 卵You get a STAMPED RECEIPT, with the two DROPS representing the yokes, after paying for an EGG breakfast.たまご

1424) 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

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1425) 貿A RANSOM NOTE demands SHELL-CURRENCY in a TRADE for the victim. (Receipt + dagger = ransom note)

1426) 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

1427) 興 STAPLE and REVERSE STAPLE hold up curtains on either side of MONKS singing Gregorian chant, while standing on the stage-like TOOL, all in order to ENTERTAIN you.おこ・す｜おこ・る

1428) 酉 Pictograph of a WHISKEY BOTTLE is also the SIGN OF THE BIRD. *Primitive = whiskey bottleとり

1429) 酒 The WATER in a kanji WHISKEY BOTTLE is SAKE.さけ｜さか1430) 酌Another easy one! WHISKEY BOTTLE combines with LADLE to form an

image of an old-time BARTENDER.く・む

1431) 酵A WHISKEY BOTTLE treated with FILIAL PIETY achieves FERMENTATION.

1432) 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.

1433) 酬 For every WHISKEY BOTTLE collected, the STATE promises to REPAY a nickel.

1434) 酪 Frustrated drunk finds that EACH WHISKEY bottle contains a DAIRY PRODUCT - milk!

1435) 酢A WHISKEY BOTTLE with its top SAWed off is used to pour VINEGAR into your salad.す

1436) 酔 If you drink from 9 X 10 WHISKEY BOTTLES, you will become very DRUNK.よ・う

1437) 配A SNAKE DISTRIBUTES WHISKEY bottles to everyone. くば・る

1438) 酸 TEMPTED to drink WHISKEY, you find it tastes like ACID.す・い

1439) 猶WILD DOGS + PREACHER = WAVER (animal horns + whiskey bottle = preacher)なお

1440) 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

1441) 豆 Pictograph of a table full of BEANS. *Primitive = tableまめ

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1442) 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

1443) 短 Try to throw a DART over a TABLE, but it comes up SHORT.みじか・い

1444) 豊 TABLE is so covered with food & plenty that it is BENDing under the weight of a BOUNTIFUL harvest.ゆたか

1445) 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

1446) 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

1447) 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

1448) 皿 Pictograph of a DISH.さら

1449) 血A DROP in a DISH turns out to be BLOOD.ち

1450) 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.

1451) 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.

1452) 盗A subtle food thief, from the NEXT DISH, STEALS the pastry.ぬす・む

1453) 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

1454) 監HAREM girls are provided with dinner in DISHES by an OVERSEER. (Slave - reclining - floor = harem)

1455) 濫WATER must be carefully OVERSEEN lest it OVERFLOW.

1456) 鑑METAL taken from a mine under the careful eyes of an OVERSEER are inspected for valuable SPECIMENS.かんが・みる

1457) 猛WILD DOGS about to eat a CHILD from a DISH are FIERCE.

1458) 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

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1459) 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

1460) 銀METAL is added to SILVER to create the full kanji for SILVER.しろがね

1461) 恨 The STATE OF MIND where you should look for that SILVER lining is REGRET.うら・む｜うら・めしい

1462) 根A TREE has SILVER ROOTS.ね

1463) 即A SILVER STAMP is put on sale by the post office, and becomes and INSTANT success.すなわ・ち

1464) 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.

1465) 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

1466) 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

1467) 限 Posted on the ACROPOLIS in shiny SILVER numbers so the whole of Athens will see, is the speed LIMIT.かぎ・る

1468) 眼 The "SILVER" portion of an EYE is the EYEBALL.まなこ

1469) 良A DROP of SILVER makes GOOD halo. *Primitive = halo, saintよ・い

1470) 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

1471) 浪After being baptized in WATER, a HALO suddenly appears over the head of the WANDERING saint in the desert.なみ

1472) 娘 From a parent's perspective, a WOMAN with a HALO is a DAUGHTER.　 　むすめ

1473) 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

1474) 飯"ANTI" to the generic FOOD, a MEAL implies some effort & preparation.　めし

1475) 飲After eating FOOD, you YAWN mightily, and then DRINK something to wash it down.の・む

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1476) 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

1477) 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

1478) 飾A famous interior DECORATOR RECLINES on a TOWEL while eating FOOD in luxury, contemplating the marvellous DECORATIONS he will make to a roman bath.かざ・る

1479) 館 FOOD controlled by BUREAUCRATS sits inside a "BLDG".

1480) 養A kindly SHEEP provides FOOD to FOSTER child.やしな・う

1481) 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

1482) 既 SILVER change is collected by a WAITRESS for service rendered PREVIOUSLY, but when you ask her for a date, has a PREVIOUS engagement.　 　すで・に

1483) 概Where a TREE was PREVIOUSLY, now there is only an OUTLINE.

1484) 慨A STATE OF MIND which is always looking at what was done PREVIOUSLY is likely to RUE many occasions.

1485) 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

1486) 呼A MOUTH, through a rolled-up WATER-LILLY, CALLS to the bullfrogs.よ・ぶ

1487) 坪 The SOIL of a TWO-MAT-AREA is covered with WATER-LILIES.つぼ

1488) 評"EVEN" WORDS EVALUATE.

1489) 刈A SHEAF and a SABRE combine to create a picture of a harvest being REAPED.か・る

1490) 希 The good ship HOPE comes filled with SHEAVES and LINEN.

1491) 凶Using a huge SHOVEL to steal all the SHEAVES in the field is a dastardly VILLAIN.

1492) 胸 The FLESH of a beautiful captive is BOUND UP by a dastardly VILLAIN, as her BOSOM heaves in distress.むね｜むな

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1493) 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

1494) 殺 SHEAVES are launched with MISSILE-like velocity from a TREE, thus KILLING dozens of people.ころ・す

1495) 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).

1496) 鈍 Crawling over a bar of shiny GOLD is an EARTHWORM, trailing mud and slime, leaving the bar dreary and DULL. | METAL is used with DULL, presumably because that is an apt description of it when it's not been kept clean. 　 　にぶ・い｜ 　にぶ・る

1497) 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

1498) 辞 TONGUES wag over SPICY gossip, when, as a result of a juicy scandal, some high minister RESIGNS.や・める

1499) 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

1500) 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.

1501) 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

1502) 避A fleeing criminal throws KETCHUP on the ROAD, thus successfully confusing the police dogs, allowing him to EVADE capture.さ・ける

1503) 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

1504) 薪During the final stages of a brutal war, FLOWERS are used to create a completely NEW kind of FUEL. (FIREWOOD)たきぎ

1505) 親 PARENT STANDS on a TREE (or flagpole) to SEE children (popular).おや｜した・しい｜した・しむ

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1506) 幸 Slashing out the bitterness from SPICY is a single line, leading to HAPPINESS.さち｜しあわ・せ｜さいわ・い

1507) 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

1508) 報Male viewers are HAPPY to see a television anchor making her REPORT - while wearing a BIKINI!むく・いる

1509) 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

1510) 糾A THREAD is TWISTED round & round a CORNUCOPIA until it starts to get its characteristic TWIST.

1511) 収Holding a CORNUCOPIA in between his legs (CROTCH) as he juggles, is a clever street entertainer who uses this method to collect his INCOME.おさ・まる

1512) 卑 Just a DROP of BRAINS is all it takes to go from a LOWLY position to that of a rich man eating fruit from a CORNUCOPIA 　 　いや・しい｜いや・しむ｜ 　いや・しめる

1513) 碑 The LOWLIEST ROCK is a TOMBSTONE. | ROCK fittingly plays a role in TOMBSTONE.

1514) 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).

1515) 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

1516) 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

1517) 熱DARTH VADAR enjoys the warming HEAT of a CAMPFIRE on some far away planet. (Taj Majal + fat man = Darth Vader)あつ・い

1518) 菱OPIUM FLOWERS are bought with DIAMONDS. (Rice-seedling + stilts = opium) A RICE-SEEDLING that makes you feel like you're on STILTS is OPIUM.ひし

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1519) 陵At the ACROPOLIS, at one point in history is became fashionable to smoke OPIUM, which due to its long-term effects let to the construction of a MAUSOLEUM nearby. (Rice-seedling + stilts = opium)みささぎ

1520) 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

1521) 核 Electron TREES whir around the ACORNS which compose the NUCLEUS of a kanji atom.

1522) 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

1523) 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".

1524) 劾As a punishment, ACORNS are flung by a CIRCUS STRONGMAN at a congressman being CENSURED by the ethics committee.

1525) 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

1526) 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

1527) 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

1528) 醸 In a Tahitian version of moon shining, WHISKEY BOTTLES are hidden underneath a GRASS SKIRT, the substance therein being a fine Tahitian BREW. (Dressed in a TOPHAT & SCARF because of unusually cool weather, with a hula skirt is composed of EIGHT CELERY STICKS is a hula dancer wearing a GRASS SKIRT).　 　 かも・す

1529) 譲Whooping it up front of a MICROPHONE is the emcee of a Hawaiian barbecue wearing a GRASS SKIRT, who then graciously DEFERS the mike to the guest of honour.ゆず・る

1530) 壌 In Tahiti, the amount of GROUND covered by a GRASS SKIRT is the standard for measuring a LOT.

1531) 嬢A happy Irishman washed up on a Tahitian island marries a WOMAN wearing a GRASS SKIRT; and he always calls her "LASS".

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1532) 毒GROW UP/PLANT + BREASTS = POISON. (Add another horizontal stroke to SOIL for GROW UP).

1533) 素 PLANTS are sewn together with THREAD as an exhibit made by kids in ELEMENTARY school.もと

1534) 麦 BARLEY is often used to make beer. So picture a bunch of silly workers, drunk on beer, trying to gather a PLANT while balancing on STILTS - a BARLEY plant.むぎ

1535) 青All PLANTS on the MOON are BLUE!あお｜あお・い

1536) 精 Similar to blue-blooded Bostonians, RICE which has a slightly BLUE tinge to it is highly REFINED.

1537) 請WORDS of BLUE are used to SOLICIT customers into a seedy nightclub.こ・う｜う・ける

1538) 情Wearing a MOOD-RING, a BLUES singer croons "FEELINGS, ooh, ooh, ooh FEELINGS".なさ・け

1539) 晴 The SUN shines clearly in a BLUE sky after the clouds have CLEARED-UP. は・らす｜は・れる

1540) 清WATER that is BLUE is PURE. | WATER lends it connotations of purity to the kanji for PURE.きよ・い｜きよ・まる｜きよ・める

1541) 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

1542) 責When a PLANT grows from an OYSTER, (instead of a pearl), someone gets the BLAME. *Alternate primitive = dunce capせ・める

1543) 績A little kitten, after tangling up some THREAD, wears a miniature DUNCE-CAP as punishment for his EXPLOITS.

1544) 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

1545) 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).

1546) 漬Dipping into a large vat of WATER is a DUNCE-CAP, used to obtaining the PICKLING PICKLES held therein. *Alternate primitive = picklesつ・ける｜つ・かる

1547) 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

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1548) 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

1549) 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

1550) 契A PLANT is slashed by a DAGGER-wielding ST. BERNARD DOG, as he makes a PLEDGE to bring it to a poor lost victim in the Alps.ちぎ・る

1551) 喫A dieter's PLEDGE is broken as he opens his MOUTH to CONSUME a box of candy. | MOUTH handles the chores as it wolfs down food in this kanji for CONSUME.

1552) 害 If a HOUSE GROWS UP in your MOUTH, it will cause a fair amount of HARM.

1553) 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.

1554) 割 The amount of HARM that can be done by a SABRE is directly PROPORTIONAL to its size. | SABRE lends a cutting sense to the kanji for PROPORTION. さ・く｜わり｜わ・る｜わ・れる

1555) 憲A HOUSE-PLANT with EYES and a beating HEART stares at the creators of the American CONSTITUTION.

1556) 生A DROP of a PLANT is a drop of LIFE. *Primitive = cell 　き｜は・やす｜なま｜い・かす｜い・きる｜い・ける｜う・まれる｜う・む｜お・う｜は・える

1557) 星A SUN which looks like a tiny CELL of light in the nightly sky is in reality an enormous STAR.ほし

1558) 姓A WOMAN's LIFE changes greatly at the point of marriage, which traditionally has been when she changes her SURNAME.

1559) 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)

1560) 牲A COW'S LIFE comes to an end during an ANIMAL SACRIFICE.1561) 産A LEPRECHAUN'S LIFE is the PRODUCT of our imagination - right? (Vase

+ cliff = leprechaun)うぶ｜う・まれる｜う・む

1562) 隆You need STILTS to get onto a camel's HUMP for the ride of your LIFE - to the top of the ACROPOLIS.

1563) 峰 Climb to the SUMMIT of a MOUNTAIN on a KNITTING NEEDLE. (Stilts + bushes = knitting needle)みね

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1564) 縫 THREAD is used by a giant KNITTING NEEDLE to SEW a ROAD to the ground.ぬ・う

1565) 拝 FINGERS are clasped together in prayer as BUSHES hang from the CEILING in an interesting ceremony of WORSHIP. おが・む

1566) 寿 BUSHES are GLUED together in hopes of increasing their LONGEVITY.　ことぶき

1567) 鋳A METAL'S LONGEVITY is determined by the quality of the CASTING.い・る

1568) 籍ONCE UPON A TIME, hanging a BAMBOO stick on a CHRISTMAS TREE in the town square was the means to ENROLL children in school in the upcoming year. | BAMBOO provides a certain sense of a marker in this kanji. (The addition of the final two stokes to BUSHES make it a 'BUSHY TREE', i.e., a CHRISTMAS TREE).

1569) 春 The SUN shines on a BONSAI tree in the SPRINGTIME. (BONSAI could be viewed a three horizontal lines crossing through a PERSON when it appears in this form).はる

1570) 椿 The TREE for which it is always SPRINGTIME is the evergreen CAMELLIA (japonica). | Fittingly, TREE is found in the kanji for CAMELLIA. つばき

1571) 泰A PEACE-pipe is made from a BONSAI-tree and filled with RICE-GRAINS.

1572) 奏You wander among the BONSAI trees in Japanese HEAVEN, followed by angels who float beside you PLAYING MUSIC.かな・でる

1573) 実An architect's dream of creating a HOUSE from BONSAI trees becomes a REALITY in this kanji.み｜もの・る

1574) 奉A BONSAI TREE is placed atop every PHONE POLE in America, in OBSERVANCE of/DEDICATION to the need for strong communication between the U.S. and Japan.( - Bonsai - cornstalk / telephone pole Picture a TELEPHONE POLE coming out of a field of CORNSTALKS with the two crossbeams on the top, the top one a little shorter).たてまつ・る

1575) 俸A PERSON, in OBSERVANCE of good work, receives a STIPEND.

1576) 棒A BONSAI is attached to a TELEPHONE POLE becomes straight as a ROD, just like the TREE growing beside it

1577) 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

1578) 勤A CABBAGE is believed by a CIRCUS-STRONGMAN to be the source of his amazing strength, so he eats it DILIGENTLY.つと・まる

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1579) 漢WATER is poured on SCARECROWS in the SINO part of the world, because the poor things are outside all day in the hot sun. | The WATER of the confluence of rivers after which China was named finds its way into SINO. (A two-legged CABBAGE becomes a SCARECROW. (Not to be confused with the haystack + human legs of the STRAWMAN).

1580) 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

1581) 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

1582) 華 FLOWERS are held to a SILO by huge NEEDLES, creating a SPLENDID sight for all who see. (Drop a T onto the middle of SALAD to make SILAGE).はな

1583) 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

1584) 睡 EYES DROOP when they are DROWSY.ねむ・る

1585) 錘METAL is DROOPING because the SPINDLE is turning too quickly. | The METAL portion of a SPINDLE is emphasized in this kanji.つむ

1586) 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

1587) 剰A BUS takes a load of SABRES to an old army SURPLUS store.

1588) 今An early morning MEETING at 7 AM; oh, no, that's right NOW! (Popular). *Primitive = clockいま

1589) 含A modern CLOCK with a picture of a MOUTH underneath is an indication that the alarm is INCLUDED.ふく・む｜ふく・める

1590) 吟A CLOCK is installed into one side of a poets MOUTH to help him to VERSIFY rhythmically. | The counting MOUTH plays a role in VERSIFY.

1591) 念NOW your HEART makes a heartfelt WISH.

1592) 琴 Two KINGS using a CLOCK as a metronome learn to play the HARP.こと

1593) 陰Mounted on the ACROPOLIS is a huge CLOCK, suddenly obscured by RISING CLOUDS which SHADE it from view, acting like the blinders on a window SHADE.かげ｜かげ・る

1594) 予A CHOP-SEAL is attached to a HOOKED NAIL to form a primitive TENNIS RACKET - which give you a good "BE-FOREHAND".*Alternate primitive = tennis racketかね・て

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1595) 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

1596) 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

1597) 野 Batting around old COMPUTERS with TENNIS RACKETS could be the way they play tennis on the PLAINS.の

1598) 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

1599) 嫌A WOMAN whose boyfriend is going out with other girls CONCURRENTLY rather DISLIKES the situation.いや｜きら・う

1600) 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

1601) 謙WORDS come CONCURRENTLY from a SELF-EFFACING person in order to deflect praise being heaped upon him.へりくだ・る

1602) 廉 In a store made from a CAVE, many voices are heard CONCURRENTLY as the shoppers negotiate for a big BARGAIN.

1603) 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

1604) 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

1605) 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

1606) 腰 PART OF THE BODY combines with LOINS to create a fairly self-evident representation of LOINS.こし

1607) 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.

1608) 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

1609) 標 TREES used to post election BALLOTS are makeshift SIGNPOSTS.しるし

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1610) 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

1611) 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.

1612) 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

1613) 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

1614) 南 The "BELT" of HAPPINESS traverses the SOUTHERN climes. (One line added to "bitter/spicy" makes "happiness").みなみ

1615) 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

1616) 献 In the deep SOUTH, it could have been a tradition to offer a pet CHIHUAHUA as an OFFERING when visiting friends.

1617) 門 Pictograph of two swinging GATES.かど

1618) 問A MOUTH at the GATES asks the QUESTION - "can I come in?".と・い｜と・う｜とん

1619) 閲 If the DEVIL greets you at the pearly GATES, it does not bode well for the upcoming REVIEW of your life.

1620) 閥A skilled socialite FELLS the GATES of admission to the inner CLIQUE.

1621) 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

1622) 簡A stick of BAMBOO is split into INTERVALS, which defines a very SIMPLE unit of measurement.

1623) 開 TWO HANDS thrust OPEN the swinging GATES of a bar-room.あ・く｜あ・ける｜ひら・く

1624) 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

1625) 閣As all roads lead to Rome, EACH GATE leads into the Tokyo TOWER.

1626) 閑 TREES glimpsed through GATES lead into a appealing LEISURE area.

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1627) 聞 EAR "HEARS" at the GATES.き・く｜き・こえる

1628) 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

1629) 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.

1630) 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

1631) 倉Many GATES MEET with a MOUTH representing the entrance, in a GODOWN (A godown is storeroom in India & China, which has many entrances).くら

1632) 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

1633) 非UN-.Pictograph of a heavy iron pole with bars extending in both directions. *Primitive = jail cell

1634) 俳A PERSON in a JAIL CELL takes advantage of the free time to write HAIKU poems.

1635) 排 FINGERS extend from a JAIL CELL in a plea for mercy which is quickly REPUDIATED.

1636) 悲 Someone stuck in a JAIL CELL has a HEART attack because he is so SAD.　かな・しい｜かな・しむ

1637) 罪A huge EYE is painted on the ceiling of a JAIL CELL, silently reminding the inhabitant of his GUILT.つみ

1638) 輩As they drove around town picking up subversives in the JAIL CELL CAR, the K.G.B were great COMRADES to one another.

1639) 扉 The only DOOR out of a JAIL CELL is the FRONT DOOR.とびら

1640) 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).

1641) 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

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1642) 決 Symbolically washing his hands in WATER, a revolutionary judge commits members of royalty to the GUILLOTINE, their fate having been DECIDED by the events of history. (A KEY comes down on a PERSON in a kanji GUILLOTINE).　 　き・まる｜き・める

1643) 快Marie Antoinette's STATE OF MIND as she approaches the GUILLOTINE is inexplicably CHEERFUL - perhaps she has completely lost her senses in the trauma of the revolution.こころよ・い

1644) 偉 The PERSON pictured in a LOCKET is considered to be ADMIRABLE by its wearer. | PERSON gives form to the ADMIRABLE subject of this kanji. (A KEY and SUNGLASSES are held by a line (the extra line in KEY) in the MOUTH of beachgoer, forming a kind of LOCKET. Key with one extra vertical stroke - mouth - 1/2 sunglasses).えら・い

1645) 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

1646) 緯A THREAD with a LOCKET hanging from it connects your TV to an outside wall, a jury-rigged attempt to fix the bothersome HORIZONTAL lines on the screen. | As in VERTICAL, THREAD brings its linear qualities to the kanji for HORIZONTAL.

1647) 衛 Pick up a LOCKET on a BOULEVARD, get attacked and kill someone in self-DEFENSE.

1648) 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

1649) 干 Pictograph of a CLOTHESLINE with clothes set out to DRY. *Primitive = clotheslineほ・す

1650) 肝Various PARTS OF THE BODY hang from a CLOTHESLINE from which a surgeon picks out a LIVER to transplant. | PART OF THE BODY sets the scene in the kanji for LIVER. きも

1651) 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.

1652) 汗Dripping WATER while hanging on a CLOTHELINE is an old SWEAT-shirt.あせ

1653) 軒 In Japan, it's so crowded that CARS with CLOTHESLINES around them are de-facto FLATS for some young people.のき

1654) 岸 Beneath a MOUNTAIN CLIFF, a CLOTHESLINE has been set up to dry the bathing suits on a BEACH.きし

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1655) 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

1656) 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

1657) 宇 In a HOUSE, POTATOES are grown under the EAVES of the attic by a farming fanatic.

1658) 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

1659) 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

1660) 徐 The indicator LINE on your SCALE goes GRADUALLY downward (but quickly upward).

1661) 叙 Standing on a SCALE, a contestant in a weight gaining contest who hid weights in his CROTCH has the winner's award CONFERRED upon him.

1662) 途 SCALES along a ROAD form the ROUTE a trucker must follow in order to have his freight weighed along the way.

1663) 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

1664) 塗 The LIQUID measured on a SCALE which you buy to cover up DIRT is a gallon of PAINT.ぬ・る

1665) 束 In the MOUTH of a TREE you find a BUNDLE of money.たば1666) 頼A BUNDLE carried on the HEAD implies a certain TRUST in oneself not to

drop it.たよ・る｜たの・む｜たの・もしい

1667) 瀬A BUNDLE is carried on a HEAD to keep it from falling into the WATER of the RAPIDS.せ

1668) 勅A BUNDLE of food is delivered by a CIRCUS STRONGMAN, as per the IMPERIAL ORDER you delivered over the phone.

1669) 疎Walking around in a ZOO, carrying his BUNDLE of possessions, is an ALIENATED alien from outer space.うと・い｜うと・む

1670) 速A BUNDLE moving down the ROAD QUICKLY gains momentum.　 　 　 　はや・める｜すみ・やか｜はや・い

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1671) 整 Sneaking into your house with a BUNDLE of organizing items (files, etc.) Is an efficient TASKMASTER, who with a red pen CORRECTS all your failings and ORGANIZES your lifeととの・う｜ととの・える

1672) 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

1673) 険A tiny AWL supports the ACROPOLIS from falling down a PRECIPITOUS incline.けわ・しい

1674) 検Having to write the answers into a TREE with an AWL makes for a tough EXAMINATION.

1675) 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.

1676) 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

1677) 動MUSCLES lend their power to this kanji. | It takes HEAVY MUSCLES to MOVE something.うご・かす｜うご・く

1678) 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.

1679) 働A PERSON MOVES things at WORK. | PERSON gives its form to the hard-working subject of this kanji. はたら・く

1680) 種Various SPECIES of WHEAT are loaded into a PICKUP TRUCK for examination in a botanical laboratory.たね

1681) 衝 PICKUP TRUCKS, on a main BOULEVARD, smash into one another in a head-on COLLISION.

1682) 薫 FLOWERS burnt over a CAMP-FIRE create a HEAVY FRAGRANCE. | FLOWERS provide the aroma in the kanji for FRAGRANT. (Meritorious deed = flowers + heavy / pickup truck)かおる

1683) 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

1684) 痴 The SICKNESS of lack of KNOWledge is that of being STUPID.

1685) 痘 It was originally believe the SICKNESS of chicken POX was caused by eating spoiled BEANS.

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1686) 症 SICKNESS can by CORRECTLY diagnosed by checking the SYMPTOMS.

1687) 疾 SICKNESS caused by poisoned DARTS comes RAPIDLY.

1688) 痢A SICKNESS you can PROFIT from because it cleans out your system is DIARRHOEA (???).

1689) 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

1690) 疫 SICKNESS which strikes like a MISSILE is an EPIDEMIC.

1691) 痛 The SICKNESS caused by getting whacked with a HAMMER is great PAIN. (Chop seal + utilize = hammer)いた・い｜いた・む｜いた・める

1692) 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

1693) 匿 BOXES are irresistible places for YOUNG children to try to HIDE.

1694) 匠 BOXES are chopped up with AXES for use as material by busy ARTISANS at a country fair.

1695) 医A BOX of DARTS represents the DOCTOR's bag carried by a kanji DOCTOR.いや・す

1696) 匹 FOUR minus a stroke EQUALS EQUAL. | FOUR BOXES of EQUAL size.　ひき

1697) 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

1698) 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

1699) 殴A WARDEN is fired upon with a MISSILE in a deadly ASSAULT by prisoners doing time for ASSAULT and battery.なぐ・る

1700) 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.

1701) 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

1702) 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

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1703) 迎 From a BOX of STAMPS extends a ROAD composed of WELCOME mats.むか・える

1704) 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

1705) 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

1706) 発 TWO HUMAN LEGS wiggle around, sticking out the top of a TEEPEE, the punishment for a poor soldier being DISCHARGED from the army.

1707) 廃 Into a CAVE is DISCHARGED a blast of firepower to ABOLISH the remnants of a vanquished army. | The DISCHARGE of a powerful weapon here threatens to completely ABOLISH an enemy. すた・る｜すた・れる

1708) 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).

1709) 寮HOUSING made from PUP TENTS were the earliest DORMITORY rooms. | HOUSE fittingly plays a role in the kanji for DORMITORY.

1710) 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.

1711) 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

1712) 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

1713) 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

1714) 杉 TREES growing around the THINKER are CEDAR TREES, planted there because they have a restorative effect on the old statue.すぎ

1715) 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

1716) 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.

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1717) 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

1718) 顔A LAD's HEAD has big FACE.かお

1719) 須 The THINKER, by the way he rests his HEAD on his fist, seems to be thinking of what he OUGHT to be doing

1720) 膨A PART OF THE BODY with a DRUM-like SHAPE SWELLS in this Freudian kanji.ふく・らむ｜ふく・れる

1721) 参 ELBOW + ST. BERNARD DOG + SHAPE = VISIT まい・る

1722) 惨 STATE OF MIND combines with VISIT to create an image of WRETCHED.みじ・め

1723) 修A PERSON is whacked with a CANE by a TASKMASTER attempting to SHAPE behaviour with DISCIPLINE. | TASKMASTER lends his authoritative presence to this kanji. おさ・まる｜おさ・める

1724) 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

1725) 診 The UMBRELLA - SHAPE combination is familiar from RARE. Added to that are the WORDS urging us to get a RARE CHECK-UP.み・る

1726) 文 TOPHAT on the X ends the SENTENCE*Primitives = plaid, kilt.ふみ

1727) 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

1728) 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.

1729) 蚊An INSECT who is attracted to a KILT is the MOSQUITO, because he can get at the bare leg underneath!か

1730) 斉 TWO PLAID FENCEPOSTS are ADJUSTED (with a wrench). *Alternate primitive = wrenchひと・しい

1731) 剤A WRENCH shapes a SABRE into spoon, so that it can be used to give a DOSE of medicine.

1732) 済WATER is released by loosening a hose nozzle with a WRENCH, and sprayed onto runners to cool them down as they cross the FINISH line.す・む｜す・ます

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1733) 斎A SMALL WRENCH is all that is needed to fix the PURIFICATION system for the entire colony.

1734) 粛A RAKE is used to move RICE in between FENCEPOSTS in a SOLEMN ceremony to mark the start of the harvest season.

1735) 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).

1736) 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

1737) 薬 FLOWERS and MUSIC are the best MEDICINE. | FLOWERS lend a plant-like flavour to the kanji for MEDICINE.くすり

1738) 率A MYSTERIOUS secret transistor radio is powered by a SPARKLER and helps bring victory to an army which was outnumbered by a TEN to one RATIO.　 　ひき・いる

1739) 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

1740) 摂Holding FINGERS in your EARS while watching people set off SPARKLERS gives a VICARIOUS thrill.

1741) 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.

1742) 英 Fresh FLOWERS are placed every day in the exact CENTER of ENGLAND.

1743) 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

1744) 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

1745) 赦When the TASKMASTER sees RED, his charges ask his PARDON. | TASKMASTER lends his authoritative presence to this kanji.

1746) 変 Balancing an APPLE on his head while walking on STILTS is an UNUSUAL fellow.か・える｜か・わる

1747) 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

1748) 蛮 In a daring raid, BARBARIAN ANTS make off with an APPLE, booty from the kitchen counter.

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1749) 恋An APPLE-complexioned woman about to surrender her HEART is on a cover of a ROMANCE novel.こい｜こい・しい｜こう

1750) 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.

1751) 黄An OIL DERRICK running around on ANIMAL LEGS shoots YELLOW salad dressing at your SALAD in a service innovation.き｜こ

1752) 横A TREE, decaying and YELLOW, lays SIDEWAYS across your path.よこ

1753) 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

1754) 色 BOUND UP in a bright, inner city MOSAIC are all the COLOURS of the spectrum.いろ

1755) 絶 Sorry, THREAD of that COLOR has been DISCONTINUED. | A broken off THREAD is the basis for this kanji.た・える｜た・つ｜た・やす

1756) 艶A BOUNTIFUL MOSAIC is made from 8 X 10 GLOSSIES.つや

1757) 肥MEAT is laid out in such a way as to create a MOSAIC which both entreats the gods as well as FERTILIZES the ground. | In the cycle of life, FLESH returns to nourish the earth as FERTILIZER.こえ｜こ・える｜こや・す｜こや・し

1758) 甘 TWENTY and ONE SWEETS (are carried in a picnic basket).*Primitive = wicker or picnic basket.あま・い｜あま・える｜あま・やかす

1759) 紺 To the practical executive "SWEET THREADS" are a NAVY BLUE suit.

1760) 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

1761) 謀WORDS are passed in a PICNIC BASKET hanging from a TREE, as part of an ongoing CONSPIRACY. | WORDS are spoken quietly as a CONSPIRACY develops.はか・る

1762) 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.

1763) 欺A drug smuggler carrying a BUSHEL BASKET full of cocaine YAWNS in feigned boredom as he passes through customs with well-planned DECEIT. (A

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longer version of WICKER BASKET, set on a TOOL, creates an image of a BUSHEL BASKET).あざむ・く

1764) 棋 TREES on one side and BUSHEL BASKETS on the other form bizarre CHESS PIECES.

1765) 旗A BANNER that is always carefully stored in a BUSHEL BASKET is the NATIONAL FLAG.はた

1766) 期All the BUSHEL BASKETS on a farm are filled in one MONTH, the basic PERIOD of time it takes to complete the harvest.

1767) 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.

1768) 基Dumping a bunch of footballs out of a BUSHEL BASKET onto the GROUND, a famous coach announce "It's time to return to the FUNDAMENTALS".もと｜もとい

1769) 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

1770) 勘 It is a TREMENDOUS POWER to have INTUITION.

1771) 堪 SOIL can WITHSTAND TREMENDOUS pressure.た・える

1772) 貴A PURSE contains SHELLS which are very PRECIOUS. | SHELL-CURRENCY lends a sense of value to this kanji. (You keep things IN a purse, the bottom of which is represented by the last stroke).たっと・い｜たっと・ぶ｜とうと・い

1773) 遺 The PRECIOUS ROAD carries goods BEQUEATHED from one generation to the next.

1774) 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

1775) 舞 RECLINE blissfully in an OAKEN TUB - then jump up, throw on your SUNGLASSES and sharp clothes, and go out and DANCE!まい｜ま・う

1776) 無 RECLINE blissfully in an OAKEN TUB heated by an ever so light CAMP-FIRE, and fade happily into NOTHINGNESS.な・い

1777) 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

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1778) 粗 RICE left on the SHELF remains unbought because it's too COARSE for the palette.あら・い

1779) 租As valuable WHEAT is imported into a country, a certain amount is removed and stored on a huge SHELF, as a TARIFF.

1780) 祖A small ALTAR is kept on a SHELF, at which people revere their ANCESTORS. | ALTAR lends a sense of the worship of ANCESTORS in this kanji.

1781) 阻 SHELVES are hurled from the ACROPOLIS in an attempt to THWART an enemy attack. | As in WARD OFF (pinnacle + compass) PINNACLE lends a sense of high ground lending an ability to THWART off attackers. はば・む

1782) 査 TREES in growing in a kitchen SHELF must be quickly INVESTIGATED.

1783) 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

1784) 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

1785) 畳 Resembling a miniature RICE FIELD, kept in a special room with royal CROWNS on a SHELF, is a humble TATAMI MAT.たたみ｜たた・む

1786) 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

1787) 普 ROW + SUN = UNIVERSAL あまね・く

1788) 譜WORDS which are UNIVERSAL are found in a MUSICAL SCORE.

1789) 湿On a DAMP kind of day, WATER drips from everything, including a DAFFODIL. (Sun + row = Daffodil flower)しめ・す｜しめ・る

1790) 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.

1791) 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.

1792) 霊At a haunted castle, when it RAINS TWO days in a ROW, the SPIRITS of restless souls start to manifest themselves.たま

1793) 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

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1794) 撲Added to that is the odd-looking headdress of IN A ROW UPSIDE DOWN on a HUSBAND as he threatens to SLAP his opponents. | FINGERS do the honours in this kanji for SLAP.

1795) 僕 The PERSON of this kanji, the HUSBAND wearing the odd headdress of UPSIDE DOWN IN A ROW, is ME!しもべ

1796) 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

1797) 供A PERSON STRINGS TOGETHER a series of paper dolls on a string, to SUBMIT as an entry into a contest.とも｜そな・える

1798) 異 Putting BRAINS TOGETHER to form a solution is an all too UNCOMMON occurrence.こと

1799) 翼 In this full kanji for WING we find that using WINGS to be able to fly was considered to be an UNCOMMON feat (at least for man).つばさ

1800) 洪WATER comes TOGETHER to form a DELUGE.

1801) 港WATER pours in a sudden DELUGE from the HARBOR.みなと

1802) 暴 SUNS quashed TOGETHER resemble scattered RICE-GRAINS as they make a nova-like OUTBURST.| The bright SUN plays a role in the kanji for OUTBURST. あば・く｜あば・れる

1803) 爆An OUTBURST of FIRE is a BOMB.

1804) 恭Offensive lineman have VALENTINES STRUNG TOGETHER around their necks as they play football, which they wear as a sign of their long battle for RESPECT.うやうや・しい

1805) 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

1806) 殿Waving STRUNG TOGETHER FLAGS in a protest against nuclear MISSILES is "MR." Chips.との｜でん

1807) 井 Pictograph of a WELL.い

1808) 囲 Jumping into a WELL, where he is PENT IN is desperate criminal SURROUNDED by cops.かこ・う｜かこ・む

1809) 耕 Recycle-conscious farmer uses a CHRISTMAS TREE to TILL the soil, then finally throws it out into an old WELL.たがや・す

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1810) 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.

1811) 悪 In ASIA, they write a roman numeral 2 over your MOUTH if your HEART is BAD.わる・い

1812) 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

1813) 角 BOUND UP, a "broken" SCREWDRIVER only works at an ANGLE.かど｜つの

1814) 触 Carefully measuring the ANGLE with a sextant, an INSECT dive-bombs his victim, at which point he radios back to say CONTACT has been established.さわ・る｜と・く｜と・かす｜と・ける

1815) 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

1816) 再A JEWELED BELT is given to a lover - for being there AGAIN and AGAIN.ふたた・び

1817) 講An inventive professor takes his MICROPHONE and attaches to it an outward facing FUNNEL to it to make sure the words of his LECTURE are heard. As you fall into the WELL, for the nth time, you AGAIN have the feeling of being in a FUNNEL. Notice how the first downward stroke of WELL has been straightened out).

1818) 購 It's like throwing SHELL-CURRENCY down the drain with a FUNNEL if you get too many magazine SUBSCRIPTIONS.

1819) 構A sagging TREE is inserted into a huge FUNNEL to correct its POSTURE.　かま・う｜かま・える

1820) 溝WATER is FUNNELED by a GUTTER. | Since WATER is usually found in a GUTTER, it's also found in this kanji.みぞ

1821) 論WORDS fly back and forth as members of a COMMITTEE make their ARGUMENTS. (A SCRAPBOOK lays protected in a GLASS CANOPY, with its pages marked by FLOWERS. A SCRAPBOOK used to keep the minutes of the MEETING of a COMMITTEE (right-hand side of the kanji). | Unfortunately, this primitive for COMMITTEE has little to do with the full kanji for the same).

1822) 倫A distinguished PERSON is assigned to take charge of a COMMITTEE on ETHICS. | PERSON lends his substance to the ETHICAL subject of this kanji.

1823) 輪At a CAR COMMITTEE, the future of the WHEEL is charted.わ

1824) 偏A PERSON sits reading a COMIC BOOK, PARTIALLY interested, as she is drawn by an aspiring comic-book artist. (Door + scrapbook = comic book)かたよ・る

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1825) 遍As a promotion, COMIC BOOKS are tossed onto the ROAD, so you see them laying around EVERYWHERE.あまね・く

1826) 編A THREAD is used to sew together COMIC BOOKS into a COMPILATION of the greatest issues. | THREAD lends a sense of continuity to this kanji.あ・む

1827) 冊 Similar to scrapbook, the middle line extends further out on each side to suggest a larger TOME.

1828) 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.

1829) 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

1830) 紙A FAMILY NAME is sewn with THREAD onto PAPER.かみ

1831) 婚A WOMAN often changes her FAMILY NAME on the DAY of her MARRIAGE. | WOMAN typically plays a role in a kanji involving marriage

1832) 低A PERSON presents his CALLING CARD as he LOWERS himself in a bow. (A salesman's FAMILY NAME often ends up on the FLOOR next to the wastebasket, in the form of a CALLING CARD).ひく・い｜ひく・まる｜ひく・める

1833) 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.

1834) 底At the BOTTOM of a deep CAVE, you find the CALLING CARD of "Joe's Cave Bottom Rescue Business".そこ

1835) 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

1836) 眠 The EYES of PEOPLE will sooner or later close in SLEEP. 　 　ねむ・い｜ねむ・る

1837) 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

1838) 浦DOG-TAGS are tossed into the WATER by a famous blues singer as he sits on the dock of the BAY.うら

1839) 蒲 The BAY-FLOWER is a BULLRUSH. | FLOWER gives an idea of the plant-like nature of a BULLRUSH.かま

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1840) 舗A COTTAGE converted to sell DOG-TAGS is a souvenir SHOP.

1841) 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

1842) 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.

1843) 郭 Everything RECEIVED at the CITY WALLS must first be put into an ENCLOSURE for checking. | CITY WALLS provide a containing sense in the kanji for ENCLOSURE.

1844) 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.

1845) 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.

1846) 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.

1847) 都 PUPPETS with macabre grins hang from the CITY WALLS to greet visitors to a dark, brooding METROPOLIS みやこ

1848) 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.

1849) 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.

1850) 郷With COCOONS filled with gold, a favourite SON returns to his HOME TOWN.

1851) 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

1852) 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.

1853) 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.

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1854) 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

1855) 循A LINE of SHIELDS form an unbroken SEQUENCE as the enemy approaches.

1856) 派 Through the WATER is DRAGGED a poor PERSON in RAGS when he declares in favour of the opposing FACTION.

1857) 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!

1858) 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".

1859) 逓 The Pony Express horseman DRAGS a PHONE POLE attached to his BELT down the ROAD, a PARCEL POST delivery. *Alternate primitive = Pony Express.

1860) 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).

1861) 鍛A METAL's GRADE is determined by the quality of the FORGING process.きた・える

1862) 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

1863) 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

1864) 司After using a CLOTHES HANGER to hang up one of his trademark sports jackets, the ONE MOUTH always being heard on the set is that of famous Hollywood film DIRECTOR.つかさど・る

1865) 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

1866) 詞WORDS which DIRECT the ebb and flow of language are PARTS OF SPEECH.ことば

1867) 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

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1868) 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

1869) 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

1870) 舶A massive BOAT with a WHITE DOVE painted on its prow is a huge ocean LINER.

1871) 航 Steering a BOAT in a WHIRLWIND is a skilled NAVIGATOR.

1872) 般A huge BOAT with a complement of nuclear MISSILES is an aircraft CARRIER.

1873) 盤A "CARRIER" DISH is a TRAY.

1874) 搬Deft FINGERS put together an aircraft CARRIER on a CONVEYOR belt.

1875) 船A boy imagines a toy BOAT in a little GULLY to be a huge, fine SHIP.ふな｜ふね

1876) 艦 The menacing silhouette of the BOAT which OVERSEES the battle is that of the WARSHIP.

1877) 艇 The BOAT in which fish hold COURT is a broken old ROWBOAT.

1878) 瓜A huge INSECT without a mouth goes berserk CLAWS at a MELON.うり

1879) 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.

1880) 孤A Shirley Temple-like CHILD left in a MELON patch is a poor ORPHAN, who survives on MELONS until she finds a parent.

1881) 繭COCOON.THREAD is woven to form its HOOD, with the vertical CANE separating its phases as it FLOWERS into a butterfly.まゆ

1882) 益 The symmetric combination of the ANIMAL HORNS over ANIMAL LEGS combine to represent the main DISH at a BENEFIT dinner.ま・す

1883) 暇Holding STAPLES in his MOUTH while he REVERSES BOXES, is a troublesome fellow who has had too much SPARE TIME dropped into his lap (CROTCH) every DAY. | Two new primitives appear here MOUTH combined with STAPLES, and the REVERSED BOX. ひま

1884) 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

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1885) 来COME ONE, come all, get your ONE bag of RICE.きた・す｜きた・る｜く・る

1886) 気ONE RECLINING HOOK picks up SHEAVES and tosses them about in a prank played a mischievous SPIRIT.

1887) 汽 The sheaves or x shape from SPIRIT suddenly are transformed into WATER and become VAPOR.

1888) 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

1889) 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

1890) 妻Doing the job of TEN, including RAKING the yard, is a modern WIFE.つま

1891) 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

1892) 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.

1893) 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

1894) 革 In the CAVERNS, holding in their MOUTHS NEEDLES for sewing, are the workers of LEATHER.かわ

1895) 靴 The first thing they did when they discovered LEATHER was CHANGE it into nice, comfortable SHOES.くつ

1896) 覇Domination of the Indians in the OLD WEST by guns and LEATHER, many MOONS ago is seen as HEGEMONY.

1897) 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

1898) 呉 The CROOKED MOUTH used as a TOOL to manipulate others with insincere complements, easily GIVEN.く・れる

1899) 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.

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1900) 誤WORDS which are GIVEN too easily often become a MISTAKE. | Interestingly, WORDS provide the flavour of the kanji for MISTAKE.あやま・る

1901) 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

1902) 承 THREE STEAM-SHIPS are at loggerheads until one of them decides to ACQUIESCE to the other two and allow them to pass.うけたまわ・る

1903) 函An official uses a SNARE to catch kids who are illegally using SPARKLERS, and SHOVELS them into a BIN.はこ

1904) 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

1905) 牙 From an elephant's oddly-shaped MOUTH comes the bottom portion of a HALBERD, thus creating an image of an elephant's TUSK.きば

1906) 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

1907) 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

1908) 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

1909) 釈 Telltale ANIMAL TRACKS as well as the SHAKU-HACHI FLUTE provide an EXPLANATION as to the fate of the rats led from town by the "Pied Piper”. (DROPS of RICE a left by a small creature escaping with a portion of your supplies are ANIMAL TRACKS).と・く

1910) 番 As you follow ANIMAL TRACKS over a RICE-FIELD, they TURN hither and yon. *Primitive = diceつがい｜つが・う

1911) 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

1912) 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

1913) 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.

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1914) 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

1915) 耗 If you rub a CHRISTMAS TREE against a FUR COAT, the amount of FUR on the coat will DECREASE.

1916) 尾A FLAG of FUR is a TAIL.お

1917) 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).

1918) 託With fearful WORDS and a LOCK OF HAIR, a voodoo practitioner attempts to CONSIGN her victim to a dreadful fate. | WORDS are needed to CONSIGN someone or something.

1919) 為 MOVING FISTS wave TAIL-FEATHERS which appear as a DROP from a distance as volunteer warriors affirm that they DO volunteer for the war effort. (Bottom part of this kanji is a pictograph of a bird's TAIL-FEATHERS).ため｜な・す

1920) 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

1921) 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

1922) 張A LONG-BOW is LENGTHENED.は・る

1923) 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.

1924) 脹 If you look at the MOON for too LONG your eyes will DILATE.ふく・らむ｜ふく・れる

1925) 髪 In this full kanji for HAIR, we see the HAIR is SHAPED by a FRIEND, the HAIR OF THE HEAD-dresserかみ

1926) 展 UNFOLD a FLAG by taking out the HAIRPIN which keeps it folded, and find a SALAD inside.

1927) 喪 A new game in which a pile of SOIL is aimed at by TWO MOUTHS spitting HAIRPINS is called "hit or MISS".も

1928) 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

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1929) 単 A professorly OWL perches a BRAIN atop a NEEDLE in a SIMPLE experiment.

1930) 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

1931) 禅 The ALTAR, representing religion, and SIMPLE, here combine in an apt description of ZEN.

1932) 弾 SIMPLER than using a BOW is firing a gun full of BULLETS.ひ・く｜　はず・む｜たま

1933) 桜 A professorly OWL and a pretty WOMAN sit under a TREE, eating CHERRIES. CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE.さくら

1934) 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

1935) 脳 Mr. NO may be a VILLAIN with a lot of FLESH, but he also has a big BRAIN. (Owl + villain = Mr. NO)

1936) 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

1937) 厳 OWL soars from a CLIFF in a DARING escape from an overly STERN Owl-master.きび・しい｜おごそ・か

1938) 鎖 METALLIC links made from SMALL SHELLS form the links of a CHAIN.くさり

1939) 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

1940) 誉 A wise old OWL knows that WORDS are the best TOOL for protecting, and destroying, a REPUTATION.ほま・れ｜ほ・める

1941) 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.

1942) 鳥 ONE WHITE TAIL-FEATHER of a high-flying BIRD floats slowly to the ground.とり

1943) 鳴 The MOUTH of a BIRD issues a CHIRP.な・く｜な・る｜な・らす

1944) 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

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1945) 烏 The white BIRD loses a stroke, thus changing to black CROW.からす

1946) 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

1947) 鳩 The BASEBALL BIRD is the PIGEON.はと

1948) 鶏 A hungry VULTURE-MAN seizes a BIRD for dinner - namely, a CHICKEN. (Vulture + husband = Vulture Man)にわとり

1949) 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

1950) 暖 The SUN shining on MIGRATING DUCKS restores WARMTH to their outstretched wings. | The SUN provides the heat in the kanji for WARMTH. (ONE CLAW is raised in FRIENDSHIP by MIGRATING DUCKS as they pass one another).　 あたたか｜あたた・かい｜あたた・まる｜あたた・める

1951) 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

1952) 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.

1953) 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

1954) 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.

1955) 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.

1956) 偶 TALKING CRICKET ACCIDENTALLY kills a PERSON - by TALKING him to death. (Brain / rice field + belt + insect = talking cricket)

1957) 遇 TALKING CRICKET conducts man-on-the-street (ROAD) INTERVIEWS.

1958) 愚 The TALKING CRICKET knows in his HEART that it is FOOLISH to try to help humans, because they will just squash him.おろ・か

1959) 隅 At the ACROPOLIS, you find a friendly TALKING CRICKET in each CORNER acting as a kind of tour guide.すみ

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1960) 逆 A MOUNTAIN GOAT running on the ROAD is INVERTED by an oncoming car. (ANIMAL HORNS combine with MOUNTAIN to create MOUNTAIN GOAT. Note: inside an enclosure, the tail disappears, which means he's standing still).さか｜　さか・らう

1961) 塑 A MODEL of a MOUNTAIN GOAT is made in a MONTH from mere SOIL. | SOIL lends a clay-like sense to this kanji for MODEL.

1962) 岡 An enormous MOUNTAIN GOAT in a GLASS CANOPY sits on top of MOUNT Everest.おか

1963) 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

1964) 綱 HAWSER is chosen as the best rope for an ascent of MOUNT EVEREST. つな

1965) 剛 A STURDY ladder formed from SABRES is used to climb the famed MT. Everest.

1966) 缶Wild HORSES in the MOUNTAINS kick up old TIN CANS.かま

1967) 陶 At the ACROPOLIS, TIN CANS are BOUND UP and sold to unwitting tourists as ancient POTTERY.

1968) 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

1969) 謡 In front of a MICROPHONE wearing the mask of a CONDOR stands an actor NOH-CHANTING.うたい｜うた・う

1970) 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

1971) 懇 The SOCIABLE SKUNK has a SILVER HEART. (CLAWS combine with a portion of SOW to create a SKUNK).ねん・ごろ

1972) 墾 The SOCIABLE SKUNK is invited to a GROUNDBREAKING ceremony.(It refers to the opening of farmlands).

1973) 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

1974) 逸 RABBIT + ROAD = ELUDE そ・れる｜そ・らす

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1975) 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.

1976) 勉 A RABBIT is lifted by a CIRCUS-STRONGMAN, who breathes heavily after the great EXERTION.

1977) 象 The head of a RABBIT and the body of a SOW combine to create a kanji ELEPHANT.

1978) 像 A STATUE of a PERSON is as big as an ELEPHANT. | A PERSON is usually what a STATUE is made to resemble, helping to give a shape to this kanji.

1979) 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

1980) 駒 If a TEAM-OF-HORSES is a novel, then a PONY is a mere PHRASE. | TEAM OF HORSES fits fittingly into this kanji for PONY.こま

1981) 験 In the days of yore, when a TEAM-OF-HORSES passed a checkpoint, an AWL was used to poke the leather binding of the horses, for VERIFICATION that no weapons were hidden within.

1982) 騎 A horse (from TEAM-OF-HORSES) performs STRANGE tricks in an EQUESTRIAN event.

1983) 駐 Lighted CANDLESTICKS show the way for a TEAM-OF-HORSES to a place where they might STOP-OVER for the night.

1984) 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

1985) 駅A TEAM OF HORSES, by means of the sweet melody of the SHAKU-HACHI flute, finds its way to a STATION.

1986) 騒 A TEAM OF HORSES whose CROTCHES are full of INSECTS become BOISTEROUS. (If only they were all this easy!)さわ・ぐ

1987) 駄 A TEAM-OF-HORSES with a PLUMP woman sitting on them conveys an image of a BURDENSOME load.

1988) 驚 An AWESOME action hero riding a TEAM-OF-HORSES is none other than "WONDER-Wanda".おどろ・かす｜おどろ・く

1989) 篤 A BAMBOO stick is used on a TEAM-OF-HORSES by a FERVENT animal rights activist.

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1990) 騰 A football QUARTERBACK rides a TEAM-OF-HORSES, has INFLATED ego. (Flesh + quarter = football quarterback)

1991) 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

1992) 虜 A TIGER who is a MALE is taken CAPTIVE because he is purportedly even more dangerous then the female.とりこ

1993) 膚A TIGER's STOMACH has soft SKIN - touch it if you dare!はだ

1994) 虚 TIGERS lined up in a ROW is the fate of those who improperly VOID a check.

1995) 戯A ROW of TIGERS during a FIESTA, FROLIC.たわむ・れる

1996) 虞 A TIGER standing directly behind you will GIVE you a feeling of UNEASINESS.おそれ

1997) 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)

1998) 劇A TIGER is killed by a SOW with a SABRE in a Greek DRAMA.

1999) 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

2000) 鹿 Paintings in a CAVE are DOUBLE LOCKED by anthropologists to protect them from harm - so they can COMPARE them with previously discovered PAINTINGS OF DEER. *The primitive for DEER excludes COMPARE. The full kanji as a primitive can be thought of as a PAINTING OF A DEER.しか

2001) 薦 FLOWERS are attached to DEER's antlers, while TAILFEATHERS are attached to his tail, thus making the poor creature the RECOMMENDED quarry in a SLINGSHOT hunting contest.すす・める

2002) 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.

2003) 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

2004) 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

2005) 能 It takes great ABILITY to remove the BEAR from a COOKING-FIRE.

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2006) 態ABILITY combines with HEART to create a positive ATTITUDE.

2007) 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

2008) 演 Doused with WATER is the SIGN OF THE TIGER, after a poor initial PERFORMANCE as the newest member of the zodiac.

2009) 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

2010) 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

2011) 震 If it RAINS DRAGONS, the earth QUAKES.ふる・う｜ふる・える

2012) 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

2013) 娠 In a wry commentary, a WOMAN sometimes feels like a DRAGON when she is WITH CHILD.

2014) 唇 A lady DRAGON sits before a vanity and draws LIPS on her MOUTH with a lipstick.くちびる

2015) 農 BENDING to harvest fruit from an orchard is a fierce DRAGON, that mythical, mighty beast tamed for the forces of modern-day AGRICULTURE.

2016) 濃 The WATER used for irrigation in modern AGRICULTURE is CONCENTRATED. | A CONCENTRATE is something to which you add WATER.こ・い

2017) 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

2018) 関At the heavenly GATES, a GOLDEN CALF is your CONNECTION to get in.せき

2019) 咲 From the MOUTH of a GOLDEN CALF comes a cherry BLOSSOM.さ・く

2020) 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

2021) 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

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2022) 魂 RISING CLOUD combines with GHOST to create a picture of a SOUL rising upward.たましい

2023) 魔 HEMP is smoked by a friendly GHOST together with a wicked WITCH as they discuss the difficulties of being supernatural.

2024) 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.

2025) 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

2026) 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

2027) 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

2028) 朕 Transformed by magic into living, breathing FLESH, a GOLDEN CALF, referring to itself in the MAJESTIC PLURAL, declares "WE are in charge, now".

2029) 雰 The RAIN magically PARTS, revealing the ATMOSPHERE far above.

2030) 箇 HARDENED BAMBOO was used as an ITEM of currency in ancient societies.つつ

2031) 錬METAL from the EAST is highly-TEMPERED.

2032) 遵 Following the "REVERED ROAD" means you ABIDE BY the rules.

2033) 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.

2034) 屯 Huge EARTHWORMS crawl out of BARRACKS, having eaten all the soldiers inside. *Earthworm

2035) 且MOREOVER, the contents of a SHELF mean there is "MORE - OVER" your head.か・つ

2036) 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

2037) 隷 After a high-class SAMURAI wedding, using a RAKE to clean up RICE-GRAINS scattered about the ALTAR is a humble SLAVE.

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2038) 癒 The SICKNESS at a BUTCHER's MEETING is usually a HEART attack, but by eating less red stuff, the HEALING process begins.いや・す

2039) 丹ONE DROP in a GLASS CANOPY is RUST-COLORED/CINNABAR.あか

2040) 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

2041) 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

2042) 卯 Eating the yolks out of EGGS are SIGN-CARRYING HARES.SIGN OF THE HARE.う

2043) 巳 The "self" snake - with extra line for the SIGN OF THE SNAKE.み

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