Kanji: 確

assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident

カク　コウ
たし.か　たし.かめる

確認 (かくにん) — confirmation
確かに (たしかに) — surely
確保 (かくほ) — securing
確実 (かくじつ) — certain
確定 (かくてい) — decision
明確 (めいかく) — clear
確か (たしか) — sure
降水確率 (こうすいかくりつ) — chance of precipitation
確立 (かくりつ) — establishment
正確 (せいかく) — accurate

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小5

Kanji: 活

lively, resuscitation, being helped, living

カツ
い.きる　い.かす　い.ける

生活 (せいかつ) — life
活動 (かつどう) — activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.)
活躍 (かつやく) — activity (esp. energetic or successful)
活用 (かつよう) — practical use
復活 (ふっかーつ) — revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.)
活性化 (かっせいか) — stimulation (e.g., of an economy)
食生活 (しょくせいかつ) — eating habits
部活 (ぶかつ) — club activities
生活費 (せいかつひ) — living expenses
婚活 (こんかつ) — searching for a marriage partner

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小2

Kanji: 盲

blind, blind man, ignoramus

モウ
めくら

盲導犬 (もうどうけん) — guide dog
盲学校 (もうがっこう) — school for the blind
全盲 (ぜんもう) — total blindness
盲点 (もうてん) — blind spot (on the retina)
盲目 (もうもく) — blindness
盲人 (もうじん) — blind person
盲腸 (もうちょう) — cecum
盲目的 (もうもくてき) — blind (devotion, faith, etc.)
色盲 (しきもう) — color-blindness
盲者 (もうしゃ) — blind person

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中学

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Kanji: 以

by means of, because, in view of, compared with

イ
もっ.て

以上 (いじょう) — not less than ...
以降 (いこう) — on and after
以外 (いがい) — with the exception of
以来 (いらい) — since
以下 (いか) — not exceeding ...
以前 (いぜん) — before
以内 (いない) — within
以下の通り (いかのとおり) — as below
以後 (いご) — after this
予想以上 (よそういじょう) — more than expected

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小4

Kanji: 稼

earnings, work, earn money

カ
かせ.ぐ

稼働 (かどう) — operation (of a machine)
稼ぎ (かせぎ) — earnings
稼ぐ (かせぐ) — to earn (income)
稼げる (かせげる) — to work
稼動 (かどう) — operation (of a machine)
共稼ぎ (ともかせぎ) — earning a living together
出稼ぎ (でかせぎ) — working away from home (esp. abroad)
稼働率 (かどうりつ) — operating rate
時間稼ぎ (じかんかせぎ) — gaining time
稼働中 (かどうちゅう) — working

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中学

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Kanji: 味

flavor, taste

ミ
あじ　あじ.わう

意味 (いみ) — meaning
興味 (きょうみ) — interest (in something)
趣味 (しゅみ) — hobby
味方 (みかた) — friend
味わい (あじわい) — flavour
気味 (きあじ) — market sentiment (stock market)
風味 (ふうみ) — taste
美味しい (おいしい) — good(-tasting)
持ち味 (もちあじ) — inherent flavor
地味 (じみ) — plain

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小3

Kanji: 錬

tempering, refine, drill, train, polish

レン
ね.る

錬金術師 (れんきんじゅつし) — alchemist
錬金術 (れんきんじゅつ) — alchemy
鍛錬 (たんれん) — tempering (metal)
錬成 (れんせい) — training
精錬 (せいれん) — refining
百戦錬磨 (ひゃくせんれんま) — veteran
製錬 (せいれん) — refining
精錬所 (せいれんしょ) — refinery
錬磨 (れんま) — training
洗錬 (せんれん) — refinement

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中学

Kanji: 扱

handle, entertain, thresh, strip

ソウ　キュウ
あつか.い　あつか.う　あつか.る　こ.く

扱い (あつかい) — treatment
扱う (あつかう) — to deal with (a person)
取り扱い (とりあつかい) — treatment
取り扱 (とりあつかい) — treatment
取扱 (とりあつかい) — treatment
取り扱う (とりあつかう) — to handle
特別扱い (とくべつあつかい) — preferential treatment
扱い方 (あつかいかた) — how to manage (e.g., case)
取扱い (とりあつかい) — treatment
取扱説明書 (とりあつかいせつめいしょ) — user's manual

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中学

asking #Japanese #speakers here: Is there a tool where you can look up the, for lack of better term, etymology of #kanji? As in, how those symbols came to match with the meaning? Like, 日 is pretty easy since it's based on the sun, according to my old professor. She showed us how it evolved from a circle with a dot in it to the current Kanji. Is there an online resource that will do similar? I just heard an explanation about 強い and I can't tell if it was a mnemonic device, or actual history.

Attention Everyone using the #Heisig system to memorize #Kanji, the hieroglyphics of the mysterious east:

While Dr. Heisig has taught that the character 大 ("large") should be visualized as a Saint Bernard and the character 犬 ("dog") should be visualized as a chihuahua, since I can never remember that, I propose the following associations instead:

大 is now a giant, fluffy golden retriever.
犬 is now a little corgi wearing a beret (the drop)

please adjust your mental maps.
#learningJapanese

Kanji: 貝

shellfish

バイ
かい

貝塚 (かいずか) — shell heap
貝殻 (かいがら) — seashell
貝類 (かいるい) — shellfish
貝柱 (かいばしら) — adductor muscle
二枚貝 (にまいがい) — bivalve
ホッキ貝 (ホッキかい) — Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
蝶貝 (ちょうがい) — silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima)
巻き貝 (まきがい) — snail
小貝 (こがい) — small shell
ムール貝 (ムールがい) — mussel (esp. the Mediterranean mussel or blue mussel)

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小1

Kanji: 姫

princess

キ
ひめ　ひめ-

美姫 (びき) — beautiful maiden
歌姫 (うたひめ) — songstress
お姫様 (おひいさま) — princess
姫君 (ひめぎみ) — daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
白雪姫 (しらゆきひめ) — Snow White
姫さま (ひめさま) — princess
眠り姫 (ねむりひめ) — Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
乙姫 (おとひめ) — younger princess
姫様 (ひめさま) — princess
織姫 (おりひめ) — woman textile worker

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中学

Kanji: 弓

bow, bow (archery, violin)

キュウ
ゆみ

真弓 (まゆみ) — Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
弓矢 (きゅうし) — bow and arrow
弓道 (きゅうどう) — kyudo
胡弓 (こきゅう) — kokyu
破魔弓 (はまゆみ) — bow used to drive off evil
弓を引く (ゆみをひく) — to draw a bow
洋弓 (ようきゅう) — archery
弓弦 (ゆづら) — bowstring
弓形 (きゅうけい) — bow shape
弓師 (ゆみし) — bow maker

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小2

Kanji: 践

tread, step on, trample, practice, carry through

セン
ふ.む

実践 (じっせん) — practice
実践的 (じっせんてき) — practical
践踏 (せんとう) — trampling down
践言 (せんげん) — keeping one's word
践祚 (せんそ) — accession (to the throne)
践む (ふむ) — to step on
実践道徳 (じっせんどうとく) — practical ethics (morality)
実践躬行 (じっせんきゅうこう) — acting up to one's principles
実践理性の要請 (じっせんりせいのようせい) — postulates of practical reason
実践理性 (じっせんりせい) — practical reason or ethics

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中学

Kanji: 瓦

tile, gram

ガ
かわら　ぐらむ

青瓦台 (せいがだい) — Blue House (official residence of the president of South Korea)
瓦屋根 (かわらやね) — tiled roof
瓦礫 (がりゃく) — rubble
煉瓦 (れんが) — brick
瓦解 (がかい) — collapse
赤煉瓦 (あかれんが) — red brick
瓦葺 (かわらぶき) — tile-roofing
瓦版 (かわらばん) — kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
瓦斯 (ガス) — gas (as a fuel) (dut:, eng:)
煉瓦造り (れんがづくり) — brickwork

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中学

Kanji: 救

salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim

キュウ
すく.う

救済 (きゅうさい) — relief
救出 (きゅうしゅつ) — rescue
救援 (きゅうえん) — relief
救う (すくう) — to rescue from
救助 (きゅうじょ) — relief
救急 (きゅうきゅう) — first-aid
救い (すくい) — help
救急車 (きゅうきゅうしゃ) — ambulance
救命 (きゅうめい) — lifesaving
救援活動 (きゅうえんかつどう) — rescue operation

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小5