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漢漢.
会
1) kai, 2) e - meeting, 3) a(u) - to meet
Think of the kanji as a person sitting at a desk
under a roof. Most meetings take place in a
house with desks, ne.
英会話 ei kai wa - English conversation [only kai wa
means any conversation]
会議 kai gi - meeting, conference
会会 kyou kai - church
会
1) sei, 2) shou, 3) ao(i) - blue (sometimes
green)
Blue moon! You saw me standing alone. I saw
you standing at the bottom part of this kanji.
It becomes aoi (add the i) when placed with a
noun --> aoi ahiru - a blue duck. (strange
example but you get the drift, right?)
会空 ao zora - blue sky
会森会 ao mori ken - Aomori Prefecture
会色 ao iro - blue color
赤
1) seki, 2) shaku, 3) aka(i) - red
This kanji has done something embarrassing
and is running away with it's face turned red
(see the arms and legs running?)
赤ちゃん aka chan - a child, infant
赤道 seki dou - the equator
赤字 aka ji - red ink, in the red, a deficit

明
1) mei, 2) myou, 3) aka(rui) - light, bright, to
dawn
In the sky the 2 brightest objects are the sun
(left) and the moon (right)
明るい akarui - bright, cheerful
会明 hatsu mei - invention
会明 setsu mei - explanation
秋
1) shuu, 2) aki - fall (the season), autumn
In the fall, many people burn leaves and things
with fire (right part)
秋分の日 shuu bun no hi - autumn equinox
holiday [see more on holidays]
秋風 aki kaze - autumn breeze
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空
1) kuu, 2) kara, 3) sora - sky, air, empty
Think of a karate expert jumping in the air to
break a board in two
空手 kara te - karate [lit. empty hand]
空会 kuu ki - air, atmosphere
空港 kuu kou - airport
空 sora - sky
開
1) kai, 2) hira(ku), 3) a(keru) - to open
Maybe you will recognize mon (gate) [門] I
think of a man (in the middle) opening a large
gate door by pushing with both arms
Be careful to not confuse open with close [閉] I think of

close as a man kicking the door closed
ドアを開ける doa o akeru - open a door
全開 zen kai - full throttle, fully open
会
1) aku, 2) waru(i) - bad, evil
It looks like an anvil or some heavy object on
top of a heart [心] When you do something
bad, your conscience (should) weigh heavy on
your heart
会者 warui mono - a bad fellow, someone
(something) bad
最会 sai aku - the worst
会魔 aku ma - devil, demon
朝
1) chou, 2) asa - morning
朝日新聞 asahi shinbun - Asahi newspaper
今朝 ke sa - this morning [irregular pronunciation]
会朝 mai asa - every morning
朝御飯 asa go han - breakfast [lit. morning rice]
字
1) ji, 2) aza - letter (from the alphabet...),
character, mark
Think of a young child learning his alphabet
under a roof
文字 mo ji – letter
赤十字 aka juu ji - Red Cross [ juu ji is cross]
漢字 kan ji - kanji, [lit. Chinese character]
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足
1) soku, 2) ashi - foot, feet, leg, 3) ta(riru) - to

be enough sufficient
A person doing a split with his legs
When you say, 'ashi' it means both leg and foot.
Japanese doesn't distinguish where one starts and the
other stops
会足 ryou ashi - both legs (both feet)
右足 migi ashi - right foot, leg
会足 man zoku - satisfaction
味
1 ) m i , 2 ) a j i - t a s t e , e x p e r i e n c e
Of course the kanji that deals with tastes has a
kuchi (mouth) in it [口]
味 見 a j i m i - t r y t h e t a s t e , h a v e a t a s t e
意味 i mi - meaning
趣味 shu mi - hobby
新
1) shin, 2) atara(shii) - new, fresh
Try to begin to look at kanji and get a feel for
their meaning. I know it sounds strange, but as
you progress you should be able to
automatically catch its meaning at a glance.
Look at this kanji and think of something new
新しい車 atarashii kuruma - a new car
新聞 shin bun - newspaper
新年 shin nen - new year
集
1) shuu, 2) atsu(meru) - to collect, gather
This is a collection of lines
編集 hen shuu - editing (newspaper, book...)
集める atsumeru - to collect, to gather something

集会 shuu kai - assembly, group
兄
1) kei, 2) kyou, 3) ani - older brother
Think of a loud older brother with only a big
mouth and 2 legs
お兄さん o nii san - big brother (honorific - it
changes from 'ani' to 'onii'
兄弟 kyou dai - brothers
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姉
1) shi, 2) ane -older sister
This kanji is made of 2 parts: onna (woman)
[女] and city or market [市] - Maybe you can
think of a connection, I can't.
お姉さん o nee san - big sister (honorific -
changes from 'ane' to 'onee'
姉さん nee san - girl, older girl
姉妹 shi mai - sisters
会
1) ho, 2) bu, 3) ayu(mu) 4) aru(ku) - to walk, to
step
The top part is to stop [止] and the bottom
means a little [少] So when you walk a long
distance you have to stop a little too
一会一会 ippo ippo - one step at a time, step by
step
散会 san po - a walk, stroll
第一会 dai ippo - the first step
有
1) yuu, 2) u, 3) a(ru) - to have, to exist, is

There is a moon
有り難う arigatou - arigatou, thank you [set
expression]
公有地 kou yuu chi - public land
有名 yuu mei - famous
安
1) an - safe, peaceful , 2) yasu(i) - cheap,
inexpensive,
Remember this kanji has two different
meanings: 1) safe and 2) cheap
安心 an shin - peace of mind
安いもの yasui mono - something cheap
安全 an zen - safe, safety
会
1) i - to heal, to cure
会者 i sha - doctor
会院 i in - clinic
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意
1) i - mind, heart, attention
When you stand [立] you are at attention;
When it is day [日] you are awake and
attentive; and your heart [心] is mindful
意味 i mi - meaning
注意 chuu i - warning, caution, be careful
用意 you i - preparation, prepare
意見 i ken - opinion, view
以
1) i - more, with, through, on account of
This one doesn't seem to have a concrete

meaning, but is used with other kanjis
以下 i ka - below, less than, under
以上 i jou - more than, over, this is all
以心会心 i shin den shin - telepathy, mind reading
言
1) gen, 2) gon - speech, statement 3) iu - to
say 4) koto - word, expression
Sound waves coming from a mouth.
A lot of 'word' related kanji have this character
as part of the kanji - 日記 nikki (diary); 詩 shi
(poem); 話 hanashi (a story)
言葉 koto ba - word, language
会り言 hitori goto - soliloquy, talking to yourself
方言 hou gen - dialect
家
1) ka, 2) ke, 3) ya, 4) ie - house
Think of the top part as a roof
家族 ka zoku - family
作家 sakka - writer, novelist, author
愛猫家 ai byou ka - lover of cats
急
1) kyuu, 2) isogu - to hurry
When you hurry your heart beats faster
救急車 kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance
特急 tokkyuu - limited express train
オリエント急行 oriento kyuu kou - Orient
Express
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犬
1) ken, 2) inu - dog

A dog is man's [人] big, [大] best friend
小犬 ko inu - puppy
番犬 ban ken - watch dog
愛犬家 ai ken ka - lover of dogs
妹
1) mai, 2) imouto - younger sister
Japanese makes a distinction between
younger and older [姉 ane] sisters and
brothers
姉妹 shi mai - sisters (elder & younger)
会姉妹 itoko - cousin (female)
姉妹都市 shi mai to shi - sister cities
色
1) shiki, 2) shoku, 3) iro - color
Some color names have this kanji with it (see
examples)
会色 ao iro - blue
会色 ki iro - yellow
十人十色 juu nin to iro - 10 people 10 colors,
different strokes for different folks
音
1) on, 2) in, 3) ne, 4) oto - sound
Sound is standing [立] on the sun [日] - don't
confuse it with [意] i (heart, attention)
音会 on gaku - music
会音 hatsu on - pronunciation
福音 fuku in - the Gospel, good news
員
1) in - member, official
An official is just a shell [貝] with a mouth [口]

委員 i in - committee member
会員 kai in - member, membership
社員 sha in - company employee
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院
1) in - institution, academy
This one is used for buildings and institutions
(see examples)
病院 byou in - hospital
会院 i in - (doctor's) clinic
大会院 dai gaku in - graduate school
会
1) in, 2) nomu - to drink
'To drink' is similar to 'to eat' [食] - looks like a
man on the right leaning on a bar having a
drink [By Dean]
会み物 nomi mono - something to drink, a drink
会み水 nomi mizu - drinking water
会み放題 nomi hou dai - all you can drink
魚
1) gyo, 2) uo, 3) sakana - fish
Think of the bottom lines as being water
人魚 nin gyo - mermaid
金魚 kin gyo - goldfish
飛魚 tobi uo - flying fish
動
1) dou, 2) ugoku - to move
Heavy [重] + power [力] = to move
運動 un dou - exercise, movement
動物 dou butsu - animals

感動 kan dou - deeply impressed, moved, touched
牛
1) gyuu, 2) ushi - cow, bull
Don't confuse this with [午] go (noon)
牛乳 gyuu nyuu - milk
牛肉 gyuu niku - beef, cow meat
牛 ushi - cow
歌
1) ka, 2) uta - a song 3) utau - to sing
This has a distinctive shape. Think of several
mouths singing songs
会歌 kokka - national anthem
歌詞 ka shi - lyrics, words to music
歌舞伎 ka bu ki - Kabuki, Japanese play
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短歌 tan ka - Tanka, 31 syllable Japanese poem
会
1) sha, 2) utsusu - to copy, take (a photo)
It looks like a 5 but it is only a copy of a
photograph
会会 sha shin - photograph
会会家 sha shin ka - photographer
会生 sha sei - sketching, drawing from life
映
1) ei, 2) utsuru - to be reflected, 3) utsusu - to
project on a screen, reflect
Reflected light comes from the center [央] of
the sun [日]
映会 ei ga - movie
映会館 eiga kan - the movies, cinema

放映 hou ei - televising
海
1) kai, 2) umi - sea, ocean
The 3 little marks to the left mean water and
[会] is 'every.' So every water comes from the
ocean.
日本海 nihon kai - Japan Sea
北海道 hokkaidou - Hokkaido, the most northern
big island of Japan
海岸 kai gan - beach, coast
会
1) bai, 2) uri - sale 3) uru - to sell
It is interesting in that 'to buy' also has the
reading 'bai'
会会 hatsu bai - new product for sale, sale
会り物 uri mono - something for sell
会買 bai bai - selling & buying
運
1) un - luck, 2) hakobu - to carry
In the army [軍], people have to carry many
things
運河 un ga - canal
運命 un mei - fate, destiny
安全運会 an zen un ten - safe driving
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重
1) juu, 2) chou, 3) omoi - heavy
This is a heavy village [里] because it has
1000 [千] people over it
貴重 ki chou - precious, valuable

重ね着 kasane gi - wearing clothes over clothes
重点 juu ten - important point, to stress
something
英
1) ei, 2) hanabusa, 3) - England, English,
grand
There is a lot of grass in the center [央] of
England
石英 seki ei - quartz
英会話 ei kai wa - English conversation
英会 ei yaku - English translation
英雄的 ei yuu teki - heroic
会
1) eki - station (train)
A lot of horses [馬] R at the station
会前 eki mae - in front of a station
会員 eki in - station attendant
会弁 eki ben - station bento (lunch)
終
1) shuu, 2) owari, 3) tsui - end, finish
The last thread [会] finishes the winter [冬]
sweater
最終 sai shuu - the final, last, closing
終会 shuu sen - end of war
終電 shuu den - the last train
終了 shuu ryou - end, termination
多
1) ta, 2) ooi - many, much, frequent
Two katakana ta's [タ] are too many
多すぎる oosugiru - too much

多分 ta bun - probably, maybe
多目的 ta moku teki - multi purpose
起
1) ki, 2) okiru, 3) okosu - get up, wake up
早起き haya oki - getting up early
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Running [走] in the morning makes you wake
up
思い起こす omoi okosu - to recall a memory
一念会起 ichi nen hokki - be resolved to ...
屋
1) oku, 2) ya - roof, house, shop
A roof starts from ground [土] up
本屋 hon ya - book store
芝居小屋 shi bai go ya - playhouse, theater
屋敷 ya shiki - mansion
送
1) sou, 2) okuru - send
衛星放送 ei sei hou sou - satellite broadcasting
生放送 nama hou sou - live broadcast
送金 sou kin - sending money (through mail...)
会
1) kyou, 2) oshieru - teach, faith, education
This kanji is part of your education!
キリスト会 kirisuto kyou - Christianity
宗会 shuu kyou - religion
ユダヤ会 yudaya kyou - Judaism
会育 kyou iku - education
弟
1) dai, 2) tei, 3) otouto - younger brother

A lot of younger brothers like bows and arrows
[弓]
会兄弟 itoko - cousin
兄弟 kyou dai - brothers
弟子 de shi - disciple, pupil
愛弟子 mana deshi - favorite student, teacher's
pet
同
1) dou, 2) onaji - same, agree, equal
同意 dou i - agreement, same thought
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When everyone agrees they have one [一]
mouth [口]
同音語 dou on go - homonym
同期 dou ki - same class, same period,
contemporaries
主
1) shu, 2) su, 3) nushi - Lord, master, principal
matter
The Lord is above a king [王]
地主 ji nushi - landlord
城主 jou shu - lord of a castle
創造主 sou zou shu - Creator
思
1) shi, 2) omou - think
A lot of thinking can be done in one's heart
[心] in a rice patty [田]
意思 i shi - intention, purpose
片思い kata omoi - one sided love, unrequited
love

会思い ryou omoi - mutual love
思い出す omoi dasu - to recall, remember
親
1) shin, 2) oya, 3) shitashii - parent, relative,
familiar
Becoming close to someone takes looking [見]
closely at them
父親 chichi oya - father parent
母親 haha oya - mother parent
会親 ryou shin - parents
親指 oya yubi - thumb
花
1) ka, 2) ke, 3) hana - flower
Grass changes [化] into a beautiful flower
生け花 ike bana - flower arrangement
火花 hi bana - a spark
花火 hana bi - fireworks
花見 hana mi - flower viewing (cherry
blossoms)
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