Title: 2. 漢字 N5-N2
Tags: JLPT_3 JLPT_2 Jouyou_3 JLPT_4 Jouyou_4 Jouyou_JH Jouyou_2 Jouyou_5 Jouyou_6 Jouyou_1 JLPT_5

keyword: один
kanji: 一
constituent: One
heisigStory: In Chinese characters, the number one is laid on its side, unlike the Roman numeral I which stands upright. As you would expect, it is written from left to right.
heisigComment: * As a primitive element, the key-word meaning is discarded, and the single horizontal stroke takes on the meaning of floor or ceiling, depending on its position: if it stands above another primitive, it means ceiling; if below, floor.
koohiiStory1: One down, 2041 to go. ;).
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: イチ、イツ
kunYomi: ひと-、ひと.つ
readingExamples: 一度 (いちど), 一座 (いちざ), 第一 (だいいち), 一 (ひと), 一つ (ひと.つ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: To learn this one kanji, I recommend (#2000) this story : Bambi is in a cave, eating a side-dish of salad when trying to learn the kanjis. As he succeed to learn the kanji for "one", you get jealous and decide to shoot him with a slingshot. At this moment you hear the police coming, so you hurriedly burn all the proofs into a fire (so you remove the key-words Bambi, slingshot and fire from recommend). So that when the police arrives, the only remaining clue is a single horizontal bar.
words: 一々(いちいち): one by one, separately
一概に(いちがいに): unconditionally, as a rule
一言(いちげん): single word
一見(いちげん): unfamiliar, never before met
一日(いちじつ): one day, first of month
一定(いちじょう): fixed, settled, definite, uniform, regularized, defined, standardized, certain, prescribed
一同(いちどう): all present, all concerned, all of us
一人(いちにん): one person
一部(いちぶ): one copy e.g. of a document, a part, partly, some
一部分(いちぶぶん): a part
一別(いちべつ): parting
一面(いちめん): one side, one phase, front page, the other hand, the whole surface
一目(いちもく): a glance, a look, a glimpse
一様(いちよう): uniformity, evenness, similarity, equality, impartiality
一律(いちりつ): evenness, uniformity, monotony, equality
一連(いちれん): a series, a chain, a ream (of paper)
一括(いっかつ): all together, batch, one lump, one bundle, summing up
一気(いっき): drink!(said repeatedly as a party cheer)
一挙に(いっきょに): at a stroke, with a single swoop
一切(いっさい): all, everything, without exception, the whole, entirely, absolutely
一心(いっしん): one mind, wholeheartedness, the whole heart
一帯(いったい): a region, a zone, the whole place
一敗(いっぱい): one defeat
一変(いっぺん): complete change, about-face
一昨日(おととい): day before yesterday
一昨年(おととし): year before last
一昨昨日(さきおととい): two days before yesterday
第一(だいいち): first, foremost, # 1
単一(たんいつ): single, simple, sole, individual, unitory
一寸(ちょっと): (ateji) (adv int) (uk) just a minute, a short time, a while, just a little, somewhat, easily, readily, rather
一向(ひたすら): earnestly
一息(ひといき): puffy, a breath, a pause, an effort
一頃(ひところ): once, some time ago
一筋(ひとすき): a line, earnestly, blindly, straightforwardly
一まず(ひとまず): for the present, once, in outline
一人でに(ひとりでに): by itself, automatically, naturally
一応(いちおう): once, tentatively, in outline, for the time being
一時(いちじ): one hour, short time, once, temporarily, at one time
一段と(いちだんと): greater, more, further, still more
一度に(いちどに): all at once
一流(いちりゅう): foremost, top-notch, unique
一家(いっか): house, home, a family, a household, one´s family, one´s folks, a style
一昨日(いっさくじつ): day before yesterday
一昨年(いっさくねん): year before last
一種(いっしゅ): species, kind, variety
一瞬(いっしゅん): moment, instant
一生(いっしょう): lifetime, all through life, generation, age, era, the whole world
一斉(いっせい): simultaneous
一層(いっそう): much more, still more, all the more
一体(いったい): one object, one body, generally, what on earth? really?
一旦(いったん): once, for a moment, one morning, temporarily
一致(いっち): coincidence, agreement, union, match, conformity, consistency, cooperation
一定(いってい): fixed, settled, definite, uniform, regularized, standardized, prescribed
一般(いっぱん): general, universal, ordinary, average, liberal
一方(いっぽう): one side, one way, one direction, one party, the other party, on the other hand, meanwhile, only, simple, in turn
統一(とういつ): unity, consolidation, uniformity, unification, compatible
同一(どういつ): identity, sameness, similarity, equality, fairness
一言(ひとこと): single word
一通り(ひととおり): ordinary, usual, in general, briefly
一休み(ひとやすみ): rest
一人一人(ひとりひとり): one by one, each, one at a time
万一(まんいち): by some chance, by some possibility, if by any chance, 10,000:1 odds
唯一(ゆいいつ): only, sole, unique
一度(いちど): once, one time
一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい): as well as one can, as hard as one can
一(いち): one
一日(いちにち): first of month
一番(いちばん): best, first, number one, a game, a round, a bout, a fall, an event (in a meet)
一緒(いっしょ): together, meeting, company
一日(ついたち): first day of month
一つ(ひとつ): one
一月(ひとつき): one month
一人(ひとり): one person

keyword: two
kanji: 二
heisigStory: Like the Roman numeral II, which reduplicates the numeral I, the kanji for two is a simple reduplication of the horizontal stroke that means one. The order of writing goes from above to below, with the first stroke slightly shorter.
koohiiStory1: Two lines.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ニ、ジ
kunYomi: ふた、ふた.つ、ふたた.び
readingExamples: 二 (ふた), 二つ (ふた.つ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Roman numeral II, written on its side.
words: 二人(ににん): two persons, two people, pair, couple
真っ二つ(まっぷたつ): in two equal parts
二(に): two
二十歳(はたち): 20 years old, 20th year
二十日(はつか): twenty days, twentieth day of the month
二つ(ふたつ): two
二人(ふたり): two persons, two people, pair, couple
二日(ふつか): second day of the month, two days

keyword: 3
kanji: 三
constituent: three
heisigStory: And like the Roman numeral III, which triples the numeral I, the kanji for three simply triples the single horizontal stroke. In writing it, think of "1 + 2 = 3" (一 + 二 = 三) in order to keep the middle stroke shorter.
koohiiStory1: One + two = three.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: サン、ゾウ
kunYomi: み、み.つ、みっ.つ
readingExamples: 三 (み), 三つ (み.つ), 三つ (みっ.つ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: THREE measurements define the female shape: BUST, WAIST, and HIPS. Waist is the smallest, and for most women the HIPS are wider than the chest.
words: 三味線(さみせん): three-stringed Japanese guitar, shamisen
三(み): (num) three
三日月(みかずき): new moon, crescent moon
再三(さいさん): again and again, repeatedly
三角(さんかく): triangle, triangular
三日月(みかづき): new moon, crescent moon
三日(みっか): three days, the third day (of the month)
三(さん): three
三つ(みっつ): three

keyword: четыре
kanji: 四
constituent: four, pent in, human legs
heisigStory: This character is composed of two primitive elements, mouth and human legs, both of which we will meet in the coming lessons. Assuming that you already knew how to write this kanji, we will pass over the "story" connected with it until later. Note how the second stroke is written left-to-right and then top-to-bottom. This is consistent with what we have already seen in the first three numbers and leads us to a general principle that will be helpful when we come to more complicated kanji later on: write north-to-south, west-to-east, northwest-to-southeast.
koohiiStory1: FOUR year-olds often put their FOOT (human legs) in their MOUTH - but they are too young to realize.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: よ、よ.つ、よっ.つ、よん
readingExamples: 四 (よ), 四つ (よ.つ), 四つ (よっ.つ), 四 (よん)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I imagine a giant devouring a human in four bites. First the giant bites off the person´s head, then he bites the torso, then from the waist to the knees, and finally the giant plucks up the remaining portion of the human legs into his mouth. See the fourth bite falling in there?
words: 四角(しかく): square
四角い(しかくい): square
四季(しき): four seasons
四捨五入(ししゃごにゅう): rounding up (especially fractions)
四つ角(よつかど): four corners, crossroads
四(よん): four, fourth, quadruple
四(し): four
四日(よっか): fourth day of the month, four days
四つ(よっつ): four

keyword: пять
kanji: 五
constituent: five
myStory: 3+2=5
heisigStory: As with four, we shall postpone learning the primitive elements that make up this character. Note how the general principle we just learned in the preceding frame applies to the writing of the character for five.
koohiiStory1: 三 + two vertical lines = 5.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ゴ
kunYomi: いつ、いつ.つ
readingExamples: 五 (いつ), 五つ (いつ.つ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: This Kanji looks like a "3" Kanji with two added vertical lines. 3+2= 5.
words: 五月蝿い(うるさい): noisy, loud, fussy
五十音(ごじゅうおん): the Japanese syllabary
四捨五入(ししゃごにゅう): rounding up (especially fractions)
五日(いつか): five days, the fifth day (of the month)
五つ(いつつ): five
五(ご): five

keyword: шесть
kanji: 六
constituent: six, top hat, animal legs
heisigStory: The primitives here are top hat and animal legs. Once again, we glide over them until later.
koohiiStory1: Indicating 6 parts of the human body: head, body, 2 arms, 2 legs.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ロク、リク
kunYomi: む、む.つ、むっ.つ、むい
readingExamples: 六 (む), 六つ (む.つ), 六つ (むっ.つ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Six-Six-SIX ((666)) Mark of the Beast!! Imagine that dapper old beastly fellow summoning his top hat to himself. See it scamper over to him on a little pair of beastly legs.
words: 六(む): (num) six
六日(むいか): six days, sixth (day of month)
六つ(むっつ): six
六(ろく): six

keyword: семь
kanji: 七
constituent: seven, diced
heisigStory: Note that the first stroke "cuts" through the second. This distinguishes seven from the character for spoon (Frame 476), in which the horizontal stroke stops short.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this form takes on the meaning of diced, i.e., "cut" into little pieces, consistent both with the way the character is written and with its association with the kanji for cut to be learned in a later lesson (Frame 89).
koohiiStory1: This kanji is our good old seven, turned upside down.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: シチ
kunYomi: なな、なな.つ、なの
readingExamples: 七 (なな), 七つ (なな.つ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I wrote it upside down so I crossed it out.
words: 七日(なのか): seven days, the seventh day (of the month)
七(しち): seven
七つ(ななつ): seven
七日(なのか): seven days, the seventh day of the month

keyword: восемь
kanji: 八
constituent: eight
heisigStory: Just as the Arabic numeral "8" is composed of a small circle followed by a larger one, so the kanji for eight is composed of a short line followed by a longer line, slanting towards it but not touching it. And just as the "lazy 8" is the mathematical symbol for "infinity," so the expanse opened up below these two strokes is associated by the Japanese with the sense of an infinite expanse or something "all-encompassing."
koohiiStory1: Hachi (eight) begins with the sound of the katakana "ha", and it´s approximately the same character.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ハチ
kunYomi: や、や.つ、やっ.つ、よう
readingExamples: 八 (や), 八つ (や.つ), 八つ (やっ.つ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The valcano hasn´t erupted for 8 years.
words: お八(おやつ): (uk) between meal snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea, mid-day snack
八(はち): eight
八百屋(やおや): greengrocer
八つ(やっつ): eight
八日(ようか): eight days, the eighth (day of the month)

keyword: девять
kanji: 九
constituent: nine, baseball
heisigStory: If you take care to remember the stroke order of this kanji, you will not have trouble later keeping it distinct from the kanji for power (Frame 922).
heisigComment: * As a primitive, we shall use this kanji to mean baseball team or simply baseball. The meaning, of course, is derived from the nine players who make up a team.
koohiiStory1: Kinda of looks like the kanji of 1　一 with the kanji of 8 八added. So think of it as 　一＋八＝九.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: キュウ、ク
kunYomi: ここの、ここの.つ
readingExamples: 九百 (きゅうひゃく), 三拝九拝 (さんはいきゅうはい), 九 (ここの), 九つ (ここの.つ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Warning - naughty reminder A woman in the doggie style position, waiting for my NINE inches.
words: 九(く): nine
九(きゅう): nine
九日(ここのか): nine days, the ninth day (of the month)
九つ(ここのつ): nine

keyword: ten
kanji: 十
constituent: ten, needle
heisigStory: Turn this character 45 degrees either way and you have the x used for the Roman numeral ten.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this character sometimes keeps its meaning of ten and sometimes signifies needle, this latter derived from the kanji for needle (Frame 292). Since the primitive is used in the kanji itself, there is no need to worry about confusing the two. In fact, we shall be following this procedure regularly.
koohiiStory1: Two needles crossing marks the spot, or you can use the Roman character for ten (rotated 45 degrees).
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ジュウ、ジッ、ジュッ
kunYomi: とお、と
readingExamples: 十字架 (じゅうじか), 十文字 (じゅうもんじ), 十 (と), 十 (とお)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I scared away ten vampires with a single cross!
words: 十分(じっぷん): 10 minutes
十字路(じゅうじろ): crossroads
五十音(ごじゅうおん): the Japanese syllabary
十分(じゅうぶん): enough
十(じゅう): 10, ten
十(とお): 10, ten
十日(とおか): ten days, the tenth day of the month
二十歳(はたち): 20 years old, 20th year
二十日(はつか): twenty days, twentieth day of the month

keyword: рот
kanji: 口
constituent: mouth
heisigStory: Like several of the first characters we shall learn, the kanji for mouth is a clear pictograph. Since there are no circular shapes in the kanji, the square must be used to depict the circle.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this form also means mouth. Any of the range of possible images that the word suggests - an opening or entrance to a cave, a river, a bottle, or even the largest hole in your head - can be used for the primitive meaning.
koohiiStory1: Looks like a huge open mouth.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: コウ、ク
kunYomi: くち
readingExamples: 口述 (こうじゅつ), 人口 (じんこう), 開口 (かいこう), 口 (くち)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Momma used to say: "Keep your trap shut!" This thing is shaped like a trap door.
words: 悪口(あっこう): abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking
甘口(あまくち): sweet flavour, mildness, flattery, stupidity
入口(いりくち): entrance, gate, approach, mouth
口ずさむ(くちずさむ): to hum something, to sing to oneself
口述(こうじゅつ): verbal statement
口頭(こうとう): oral
出入り口(でいりぐち): exit and entrance
閉口(へいこう): shut mouth
無口(むくち): reticence
裏口(うらぐち): back door, rear entrance
火口(かこう): crater
口紅(くちべに): lipstick
口実(こうじつ): excuse
蛇口(じゃぐち): faucet, tap
早口(はやくち): fast-talking
窓口(まどぐち): ticket window
利口(りこう): clever, shrewd, bright, sharp, wise, intelligent
悪口(わるくち): abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking
人口(じんこう): population
入口(いりぐち): entrance, gate, approach, mouth
口(くち): mouth, orifice, opening
出口(でぐち): exit, gateway, way out, outlet, leak, vent

keyword: день, солнце
kanji: 日
constituent: day, sun
heisigStory: This kanji is intended to be a pictograph of the sun. Recalling what we said in the previous frame about round forms, it is easy to detect the circle and the big smile that characterize our simplest drawings of the sun - like those yellow badges with the words, "Have a nice day!"
heisigComment: * Used as a primitive, this kanji can mean sun or day or a tongue wagging in the mouth. This latter meaning, incidentally, derives from an old character outside the standard list meaning something like "sayeth" and written almost exactly the same, except that the stroke in the middle does not touch the right side (Frame 620).
koohiiStory1: Open the window, new day.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ニチ、ジツ
kunYomi: ひ、-び、-か
readingExamples: 日時 (にちじ), 日光 (にっこう), 毎日 (まいにち), 日 (か), 日 (ひ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Picture two halves of a 24-hr period: Day & Night.
words: 悪日(あくび): unlucky day
明後日(あさって): day after tomorrow
明日(あした): tomorrow
一日(いちじつ): one day, first of month
一昨日(おととい): day before yesterday
日付(かづけ): date, dating
月日(がっぴ): (the) date
期日(きじつ): fixed date, settlement date
今日は(こんにちは): hello, good day (daytime greeting id)
一昨昨日(さきおととい): two days before yesterday
明々後日(しあさって): two days after tomorrow
終日(しゅうじつ): all day
七日(なのか): seven days, the seventh day (of the month)
西日(にしび): westering sun
日夜(にちや): day and night, always
日当(にっとう): daily allowance
日頃(ひごろ): normally, habitually
日取り(ひどり): fixed date, appointed day
日向(ひなた): sunny place, in the sun
日の丸(ひのまる): the Japanese flag
日々(ひび): every day, daily, day after day
日焼け(ひやけ): sunburn
三日月(みかずき): new moon, crescent moon
連日(れんじつ): every day, prolonged
一昨日(いっさくじつ): day before yesterday
今日(こんにち): today
祭日(さいじつ): national holiday, festival day
祝日(しゅくじつ): national holiday
生年月日(せいねんがっぴ): birth date
先日(せんじつ): the other day, a few days ago
月日(つきひ): (the) date
定休日(ていきゅうび): regular holiday
当日(とうじつ): appointed day
日(にち): Japan-, Japanese-
日時(にちじ): date and time
日常(にちじょう): ordinary, regular, everyday, usual
日用品(にちようひん): daily necessities
日課(にっか): daily lesson, daily work, daily routine
日光(にっこう): sunlight
日中(にっちゅう): daytime, during the day, Sino-Japanese
日程(にってい): agenda
日当たり(ひあたり): exposure to the sun, sunny place
日帰り(ひがえり): day trip
日陰(ひかげ): shadow
日付(ひづけ): date
日日(ひにち): every day, daily, day after day
日の入り(ひのいり): sunset
日の出(ひので): sunrise
平日(へいじつ): weekday, ordinary days
三日月(みかづき): new moon, crescent moon
三日(みっか): three days, the third day (of the month)
明後日(みょうごにち): day after tomorrow
夕日(ゆうひ): setting sun
曜日(ようび): day of the week
来日(らいにち): arrival in Japan, coming to Japan, visit to Japan
明日(あす): tomorrow
日記(にっき): diary
日(ひ): day
一日(いちにち): first of month
五日(いつか): five days, the fifth day (of the month)
火曜日(かようび): Tuesday
金曜日(きんようび): Friday
昨日(きのう): yesterday
今日(きょう): today, this day
月曜日(げつようび): Monday
九日(ここのか): nine days, the ninth day (of the month)
水曜日(すいようび): Wednesday
誕生日(たんじょうび): birthday
一日(ついたち): first day of month
十日(とおか): ten days, the tenth day of the month
土曜日(どようび): Saturday
七日(なのか): seven days, the seventh day of the month
日曜日(にちようび): Sunday
二十日(はつか): twenty days, twentieth day of the month
二日(ふつか): second day of the month, two days
毎日(まいにち): every day
六日(むいか): six days, sixth (day of month)
木曜日(もくようび): Thursday
八日(ようか): eight days, the eighth (day of the month)
四日(よっか): fourth day of the month, four days

keyword: month
kanji: 月
constituent: month, moon, month, flesh, part of the body
heisigStory: This character is actually a picture of the moon, with the two horizontal lines representing the left eye and mouth of the mythical "man in the moon." (Actually, the Japanese see a hare in the moon, but it is a little farfetched to find one in the kanji.) And one month, of course, is one cycle of the moon.
heisigComment: * As a primitive element, this character can take on the sense of moon, flesh, or part of the body. The reasons for the latter two meanings will be explained in a later chapter.
koohiiStory1: A month is longer than a day.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ゲツ、ガツ
kunYomi: つき
readingExamples: 月曜 (げつよう), 明月 (めいげつ), 歳月 (さいげつ), 月 (つき)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Am I the only one who sees this as someone sticking their ass in the air "mooning" someone (two cheeks of the butt and the legs coming off of it)? The Moon meaning connects well to the meaning of month, considering that months were traditionally measured by the phases of the moon. Also, the mooning "ass" part of it connects well to Hesig´s seemingly unconnected "flesh" or "part of the body" meaning (when used in primitive form).
words: 五月蝿い(うるさい): noisy, loud, fussy
ヶ月(かげつ): (number of) months
月日(がっぴ): (the) date
月謝(げっしゃ): monthly tuition fee
月賦(げっぷ): monthly installment
月曜(げつよう): Monday
月並み(つきなみ): every month, common
満月(まんげつ): full moon
三日月(みかずき): new moon, crescent moon
月給(げっきゅう): monthly salary
月末(げつまつ): end of the month
再来月(さらいげつ): month after next
生年月日(せいねんがっぴ): birth date
先々月(せんせんげつ): month before last
月(つき): month, moon
月日(つきひ): (the) date
年月(としつき): months and years
年月(ねんげつ): months and years
三日月(みかづき): new moon, crescent moon
さ来月(さらいげつ): the month after next
月曜日(げつようび): Monday
今月(こんげつ): this month
先月(せんげつ): last month
一月(ひとつき): one month
毎月(まいげつ): every month, each month, monthly
来月(らいげつ): next month

keyword: рисовое поле
kanji: 田
constituent: rice field, brains
heisigStory: Another pictograph, this kanji looks like a bird's-eye view of a rice field divided into four plots. Be careful when writing this character to get the order of the strokes correct. You will find that it follows perfectly the principle stated in frame 4.
heisigComment: * When used as a primitive element, the meaning of rice field is most common, but now and again it will take the meaning of brains from the fact that it looks a bit like that tangle of gray matter nestled under our skulls.
koohiiStory1: A rice field divided into four parts.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: デン
kunYomi: た
readingExamples: 田 (た)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Ten people use their mouths to eat the yield of the rice fields.
words: 水田(すいでん): (water-filled) paddy field
田園(でんえん): country, rural districts
田(た): rice field
田植え(たうえ): rice planting
田ぼ(たんぼ): paddy field, farm
田舎(いなか): the country, country side

keyword: глаз
kanji: 目
constituent: eye
myStory: There are 3 sections. Imagine the outer two being the whites of your eye. The middle is the pupil. Fill it in with imaginary color.
heisigStory: Here again, if we round out the corners of this kanji and curve the middle strokes upwards and downwards respectively, we get something resembling an eye.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, the kanji keeps its sense of eye, or more specifically, an eyeball. When placed in the surroundings of a complex kanji, the primitive will sometimes be turned on its side.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: モク、ボク
kunYomi: め、-め、ま-
readingExamples: 目的 (もくてき), 目前 (もくぜん), 項目 (こうもく), 目 (め)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: 目_目.
words: 一目(いちもく): a glance, a look, a glimpse
お目出度う(おめでとう): (ateji) (int) (uk) Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion!
効き目(ききめ): effect, virtue, efficacy, impression
生真面目(きまじめ): too serious, person who is too serious, honesty, sincerity
切れ目(きれめ): break, pause, gap, end, rift, interruption, cut, section, notch, incision, end (of a task)
人目(じんもく): glimpse, public gaze
着目(ちゃくもく): attention
丁目(ちょうめ): district of a town, city block (of irregular size)
継ぎ目(つぎめ): a joint, joining point
出鱈目(でたらめ): irresponsible utterance, nonsense, nonsensical, random, haphazard, unsystematic
番目(ばんめ): cardinal number suffix
目蓋(まぶた): eyelid
目方(めかた): weight
目覚しい(めざましい): brilliant, splendid, striking, remarkable
目覚める(めざめる): to wake up
目付き(めつき): look, expression of the eyes, eyes
目眩(めまい): dizziness, giddiness
目盛(めもり): scale, gradations
面目(めんぼく): face, honour, reputation, prestige, dignity, credit
目録(もくろく): catalogue, catalog, list
目論見(もくろみ): a plan, a scheme, a project, a program, intention, goal
お目に掛かる(おめにかかる): to see or meet someone
科目(かもく): (school) subject, curriculum, course
項目(こうもく): item
駄目(だめ): no, no good, hopeless
注目(ちゅうもく): notice, attention, observation
真面目(まじめ): diligent, serious, honest
目上(めうえ): superior(s), senior
目指す(めざす): aim at, have an eye on
目覚し(めざまし): alarm clock (abbreviation)
目下(めした): subordinate(s), inferior(s), junior
目印(めじるし): mark, sign, landmark
目立つ(めだつ): be conspicuous, stand out
目安(めやす): criterion, aim
目次(もくじ): table of contents
目的(もくてき): purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention
目標(もくひょう): mark, objective, target
役目(やくめ): duty, business
目(め): eye, eyeball

keyword: старый
kanji: 古
constituent: old, tombstone, gravestone, church, ten, needle, mouth
myStory: Десять ртов кормишь - стареешь очень быстро
heisigStory: The primitive elements that compose this character are ten and mouth, but you may find it easier to remember it as a pictograph of a tombstone with a cross on top. Just think back to one of those graveyards you have visited, or better still, used to play in as a child, with old inscriptions on the tombstones. This departure from the primitive elements in favor of a pictograph will take place now and again at these early stages, and almost never after that. So you need not worry about cluttering up your memory with too many character "drawings."
heisigComment: * Used as a primitive element, this kanji keeps its key-word sense of old, but care should be taken to make that abstract notion as graphic as possible.
koohiiStory1: Tombstone and cross on an old man´s grave.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: コ
kunYomi: ふる.い、ふる-、-ふる.す
readingExamples: 古い (ふる.い), 古す (ふる.す)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: You get OLD fast if you have ten open mouths to feed.
words: 古(いにしえ): antiquity, ancient times
考古学(こうこがく): archaeology
古代(こだい): ancient times
稽古(けいこ): practice, training, study
古典(こてん): old book, classic, classics
中古(ちゅうこ): used, second-hand, old, Middle Ages
古い(ふるい): old (not person), aged, ancient, antiquated, stale, threadbare, outmoded, obsolete article

keyword: яркий
kanji: 明
constituent: bright, sun, day, moon, month, flesh, part of the body
myStory: солнце и луна одновременно - это ярко!
heisigStory: Among nature's bright lights, there are two that the biblical myth has God set in the sky: the sun to rule over the day and the moon to rule the night. Each of them has come to represent one of the common connotations of this key word: the sun, the bright insight of the clear thinker, and the moon, the bright intuition of the poet and the seer (see frame 13).
koohiiStory1: The sun makes the moon bright.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: メイ、ミョウ、ミン
kunYomi: あ.かり、あか.るい、あか.るむ、あか.らむ、あき.らか、あ.ける、-あ.け、あ.く、あ.くる、あ.かす
readingExamples: 明暗 (めいあん), 説明 (せつめい), 鮮明 (せんめい), 明かす (あ.かす), 明かり (あ.かり), 明く (あ.く), 明くる (あ.くる), 明ける (あ.ける), 明らむ (あか.らむ), 明るい (あか.るい), 明るむ (あか.るむ), 明らか (あき.らか)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The sun and the moon are brightest objects in the day and night, respectively.
words: 明かす(あかす): to pass, spend, to reveal, to divulge
明白(あからさま): obvious, overt, plainly, frankly
明るい(あかるい): bright, cheerful
明き(あき): room, time to spare, emptiness, vacant
明くる(あくる): next, following
明後日(あさって): day after tomorrow
明日(あした): tomorrow
賢明(けんめい): wisdom, intelligence, prudence
明々後日(しあさって): two days after tomorrow
照明(しょうめい): illumination
声明(せいめい): declaration, statement, proclamation
不明(ふめい): unknown, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous, ignorant, lack of wisdom, anonymous, unidentified
明瞭(めいりょう): clarity
明朗(めいろう): bright, clear, cheerful
明かり(あかり): lamplight, brightness
明らか(あきらか): obvious, clear
明け方(あけがた): dawn
明ける(あける): to dawn, become daylight
証明(しょうめい): proof, verification
透明(とうめい): transparency, cleanness
発明(はつめい): invention
文明(ぶんめい): civilization, culture
明後日(みょうごにち): day after tomorrow
明確(めいかく): clear up, clarify, define
夜明け(よあけ): dawn, daybreak
明日(あす): tomorrow
説明(せつめい): explanation
明い(あかるい): bright, light, cheerful, sunny

keyword: goods
kanji: 品
constituent: goods, mouth, mouth3
myStory: Three hungry mouths waiting for the goods to come.
heisigStory: As in the character for sparkle, the triplication of a single element in this character indicates "everywhere" or "heaps of." When we think of goods in modern industrial society, we think of what has been mass-produced - that is to say, produced for the "masses" of open mouths waiting like fledglings in a nest to "consume" whatever comes their way.
koohiiStory1: Three boxes of goods are devoured by the hungry mouths of waiting consumers.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ヒン、ホン
kunYomi: しな
readingExamples: 品 (しな)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
words: 下品(かひん): inferior article
気品(きひん): aroma
骨董品(こっとうひん): curio
出品(しゅっぴん): exhibit, display
品質(ひんしつ): quality
品種(ひんしゅ): brand, kind, description
用品(ようひん): articles, supplies, parts
下品(げひん): inferior article
作品(さくひん): work, opus, performance, production
品(しな): thing, article, goods, dignity, counter for meal courses
商品(しょうひん): commodity, goods, stock, merchandise
賞品(しょうひん): prize, trophy
食品(しょくひん): commodity, foodstuff
製品(せいひん): manufactured goods
手品(てじな): sleight of hand, conjuring trick, magic, juggling
日用品(にちようひん): daily necessities
必需品(ひつじゅひん): necessities, necessary article, requisite, essential
品(ひん): article, item
部品(ぶひん): parts, accessories
薬品(やくひん): medicine(s), chemical(s)
洋品店(ようひんてん): shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories
品物(しなもの): article, goods
食料品(しょくりょうひん): foods

keyword: рано
kanji: 早
constituent: early, sunflower, sun, day, ten, needle
myStory: десять солнц всегда делают утро ранним
heisigStory: This kanji is actually a picture of the first flower of the day, which we shall, in defiance of botanical science, call the sunflower, since it begins with the element for sun and is held upon a stem with leaves (the pictographic representation of the final two strokes). This time, however, we shall ignore the pictograph and imagine sunflowers with needles for stems, which can be plucked and used to darn your socks. The sense of early is easily remembered if one thinks of the sunflower as the early riser in the garden, because the sun, showing favoritism towards its namesake, shines on it before all the others (see frame 10).
heisigComment: * As a primitive element, this kanji takes the meaning of sunflower, which was used to make the abstract key word early more graphic.
koohiiStory1: The sun up is early, well before ten.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ソウ、サッ
kunYomi: はや.い、はや、はや-、はや.まる、はや.める、さ-
readingExamples: 早期 (そうき), 早晩 (そうばん), 早々に (そうそうに), 早い (はや.い), 早まる (はや.まる), 早める (はや.める)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: An early sun-flower looks like a miniature sun perched on a needlelike stems.
words: お早う(おはよう): Good morning
早急(さっきゅう): urgent
素早い(すばやい): fast, quick, prompt, agile
早める(はやめる): to hasten, to quicken, to expedite, to precipitate, to accelerate
最早(もはや): already, now
早速(さっそく): at once, immediately, without delay, promptly
早口(はやくち): fast-talking
早い(はやい): early

keyword: поколение
kanji: 世
constituent: generation, ten, twenty
myStory: 10+10+10, первое поколение даёт опору всем, второе - третьему
heisigStory: We generally consider one generation as a period of thirty (or ten plus ten plus ten) years. If you look at this kanji in its completed form - not in its stroke order - you will see three tens. When writing it, think of the lower horizontal lines as "addition" lines written under numbers to add them up. Thus: ten "plus" ten "plus" ten = thirty. Actually, it's a lot easier doing it with a pencil than reading it in a book.
koohiiStory1: 3 tens = generation.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: セイ、セ、ソウ
kunYomi: よ、さんじゅう
readingExamples: 世紀 (せいき), 時世 (じせい), 処世 (しょせい), 世 (よ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: They SAY a generation is ten+ten+ten years, with the big first ten providing a grounding, and the next ten providing a little more grounding for the final ten. But I wish the next generation didn´t always SAY "yo!". (ON reading is SEI, KUN reading is yo).
words: お世辞(おせじ): flattery, compliment
出世(しゅっせ): promotion, successful career, eminence
世辞(せじ): flattery, compliment
世帯(せたい): household
世代(せだい): generation, the world, the age
世論(せろん): public opinion
世(よ): world, society, age, generation
世紀(せいき): century, era
世間(せけん): world, society
中世(ちゅうせい): Middle Ages, mediaeval times
世の中(よのなか): society, the world, the times
世界(せかい): world
世話(せわ): take care of

keyword: желудок, живот
kanji: 胃
constituent: stomach, rice field, brains, moon, month, flesh, part of the body
myStory: Рисовое поле собирается раз в месяц для ЖИВОТА
heisigStory: You will need to refer back to frames 13 and 14 here for the special meaning of the two primitive elements that make up this character: flesh (part of the body) and brain. What the kanji says, if you look at it, is that the part of the body that keeps the brain in working order is the stomach. To keep the elements in proper order, when you write this kanji think of the brain as being "held up" by the flesh.
koohiiStory1: The rice field is harvested once a month to get food for our stomach.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: イ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The stomach is the part of the body that digests food (which, in Japan, is mainly rice).
words: 胃(い): stomach

keyword: старые времена
kanji: 旧
constituent: olden times, stick, sun, day
myStory: 18 лет - старые времена
heisigStory: A walking stick is needed for days of olden times, since days, too, get old - at least insofar as we refer to them as the "good old days." The main thing here is to think of "good old days" when you hear the key word olden times. The rest will take care of itself.
koohiiStory1: Age 18 = olden times.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キュウ
kunYomi: ふる.い、もと
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The old man with a walking stick kept talking of olden times all day long.
words: 旧知(きゅうち): old friend, old friendship
旧事(くじ): past events, bygones
復旧(ふくきゅう): restoration, restitution, rehabilitation
旧(きゅう): ex-

keyword: себя, самого себя
kanji: 自
constituent: oneself, drop, eye
heisigStory: You can think of this kanji as a stylized pictograph of the nose, that little drop that Mother Nature set between your eyes. The Japanese refer to themselves by pointing a finger at their nose - giving us an easy way to remember the kanji for oneself.
heisigComment: * The same meaning of oneself can be kept when this kanji is used as a primitive element, but you will generally find it better to give it the meaning of nose or nostrils, both because it accords with the story above and because it is the first part of the kanji for nose (Frame 733).
koohiiStory1: Faced with his clone, our hero valiantly cut a mark on his forehead right above his eye so that his comrades could tell his true oneself from the enemy.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ジ、シ
kunYomi: みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと
readingExamples: 自分 (じぶん), 自由 (じゆう), 各自 (かくじ), 自ら (みずか.ら)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: To use an eyedropper by oneself, aim from above to put a drop into the eye.
words: 自惚れ(うぬぼれ): pretension, conceit, hubris
自ずから(おのずから): naturally, as a matter of course
自我(じが): self, the ego
自覚(じかく): self-conscious
自己(じこ): self, oneself
自在(じざい): freely, at will
自主(じしゅ): independence, autonomy
自首(じしゅ): surrender, give oneself up
自信(じしん): self-confidence
自尊心(じそんしん): self-respect, conceit
自転(じてん): rotation, spin
自動詞(じどうし): intransitive verb (no direct obj)
自立(じりつ): independence, self-reliance
独自(どくじ): original, peculiar, characteristic
各自(かくじ): individual, each
自衛(じえい): self-defense
自殺(じさつ): suicide
自習(じしゅう): self-study
自身(じしん): by oneself, personally
自然(しぜん): nature, spontaneous
自然科学(しぜんかがく): natural science
自治(じち): self-government, autonomy
自動(じどう): automatic
自慢(じまん): pride, boast
不自由(ふじゆう): discomfort, disability, inconvenience, destitution
自由(じゆう): freedom
自転車(じてんしゃ): bicycle
自動車(じどうしゃ): automobile
自分(じぶん): myself, oneself

keyword: белый
kanji: 白
constituent: white, drop, sun, day
myStory: Капелька солнца слепит белым цветом
heisigStory: The color white is a mixture of all the primary colors, both for pigments and for light, as we see when a prism breaks up the rays of the sun. Hence, a single drop of sun spells white.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this character can either retain its meaning of white or take the more graphic meaning of a white bird or dove. This latter stems from the fact that it appears at the top of the kanji for bird, which we shall get to later (Frame 2091).
koohiiStory1: A white ray is a drop of sun.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ハク、ビャク
kunYomi: しろ、しら-、しろ.い
readingExamples: 白髪 (しらが), 紅白 (こうはく), 明白 (めいはく), 白 (しろ), 白い (しろ.い)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Even a small drop (´) of the sun (日) would make you see nothing but white.
words: 青白い(あおじろい): pale
明白(あからさま): obvious, overt, plainly, frankly
面白い(おもしろい): interesting, amusing
告白(こくはく): confession, acknowledgement
蛋白質(たんぱくしつ): protein
白状(はくじょう): confession
白髪(しらが): white or grey hair, trendy hair bleaching
白(しろ): white
真っ白(まっしろ): pure white
白い(しろい): white

keyword: сто
kanji: 百
constituent: hundred, one, ceiling, white, dove
myStory: "Белый год" ( 99-летие ) плюс один - получается сто
heisigStory: The Japanese refer to a person's 99th birthday as a "white year" because white is the kanji you are left with if you subtract one from a hundred.
koohiiStory1: 100 turned sideways. {sort of the same as what ashoksaraf said}.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ヒャク、ビャク
kunYomi: もも
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: That dirty ceiling was painted WHITE a hundred times!
words: 百科事典(ひゃっかじてん): encyclopedia
百科辞典(ひゃっかじてん): encyclopedia
百(ひゃく): 100, hundred
八百屋(やおや): greengrocer

keyword: в, центр
kanji: 中
constituent: in, stick, mouth
heisigStory: The elements here are a walking stick and a mouth. Remember the trouble your mother had getting medicine in your mouth? Chances are it crossed her mind more than once to grab something handy, like your grandfather's walking stick, to pry open your jaws while she performed her duty. Keep the image of getting something in from the outside, and the otherwise abstract sense of this key word should be a lot easier than trying to spoon castor oil into a baby's mouth.
koohiiStory1: Pocky goes in the mouth.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: チュウ
kunYomi: なか、うち、あた.る
readingExamples: 中 (なか)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: My GF lets me come in her mouth (pictogram).
words: 心中(しんじゅう): double suicide, lovers suicide
中継(ちゅうけい): relay, hook-up
中指(ちゅうし): middle finger
中傷(ちゅうしょう): slander, libel, defamation
中枢(ちゅうすう): centre, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man
中断(ちゅうだん): interruption, suspension, break
中腹(ちゅうっぱら): irritated, offended
中毒(ちゅうどく): poisoning
中立(ちゅうりつ): neutrality
中和(ちゅうわ): neutralize, counteract
途中(つちゅう): on the way, en route
中々(なかなか): very, considerably, easily, readily, by no means (neg), fairly, quite, highly, rather
中程(なかほど): middle, midway
中味(なかみ): contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
中身(なかみ): contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
命中(めいちゅう): a hit
夜中(やちゅう): all night, the whole night
連中(れんじゅう): colleagues, company, a lot
御中(おんちゅう): and Company, Messrs.
空中(くうちゅう): sky, air
最中(さいちゅう): in the middle of, height of, midst
集中(しゅうちゅう): concentration, focusing the mind
中(ちゅう): medium, mediocre
中央(ちゅうおう): center, middle, central
中学(ちゅうがく): middle school, junior high school
中間(ちゅうかん): middle, midway, interim
中古(ちゅうこ): used, second-hand, old, Middle Ages
中止(ちゅうし): suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption
中旬(ちゅうじゅん): second third of a month
中心(ちゅうしん): center, core, heart, pivot, emphasis, balance
中性(ちゅうせい): neuter gender, neutral (chem.), indifference, sterility
中世(ちゅうせい): Middle Ages, mediaeval times
中途(ちゅうと): in the middle, half-way
中年(ちゅうねん): middle-aged
中指(なかゆび): middle finger
日中(にっちゅう): daytime, during the day, Sino-Japanese
熱中(ねっちゅう): enthusiasm, zeal, mania
年中(ねんじゅう): whole year, always, everyday
話中(はなしちゅう): while talking, the line is busy
夢中(むちゅう): daze, (in a) trance, ecstasy, delirium, engrossment
夜中(よなか): all night, the whole night
世の中(よのなか): society, the world, the times
背中(せなか): back
中学校(ちゅうがっこう): junior high school
途中(とちゅう): on the way
真ん中(まんなか): middle, center, half way
中(なか): inside, middle, among

keyword: тысяча
kanji: 千
constituent: thousand, drop, ten, needle
myStory: Одна "Т" - одна тысяча
heisigStory: This kanji is almost too simple to pull apart, but for the sake of practice, have a look at the drop above and the ten below. Now put the elements together by thinking of squeezing two more zeros out of an eyedropper alongside the number ten to make it a thousand.
koohiiStory1: It takes many drops of ten to get to a thousand.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: セン
kunYomi: ち
readingExamples: 千 (ち)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: One T = one thousand.
words: 千(せん): thousand, many

keyword: подниматься (о зарплате или о повышении)
kanji: 昇
constituent: rise up, sun, day, measuring box, thousand, drop, ten, needle
myStory: Солнце встаёт из измерительной коробки (хотя это канжи имеет значение "поднятие зарплаты" или "повышение")
heisigStory: Our image here is made up of two primitive elements: a sun and a measuring box. Just as the sun can be seen rising up in the morning from - where else - the Land of the Rising Sun, this kanji has the sun rising up out of a Japanese measuring box - the "measuring box of the rising-up sun."
koohiiStory1: This kanji does not mean "get up" or "awake." It means rising, like the rising of a salary, or a promotion. STORY: You know that your salary has RISEN UP when your MEASURING BOX has enough dollar bills in it to reach the SUN.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: のぼ.る
readingExamples: 昇る (のぼ.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: We Measure the Sun to decide when we should Rise Up out of bed.
words: 上昇(じょうしょう): rising, ascending, climbing
昇進(しょうしん): promotion
昇る(のぼる): to arise, to ascend, to go up

keyword: круглый
kanji: 丸
constituent: round, drop, nine, baseball
myStory: 1. Девять с единичкой не надо округлять!
2. Толстяк - круглый
heisigStory: We speak of "round numbers," or "rounding a number off," meaning to add an insignificant amount to bring it to the nearest 10. For instance, if you add just a wee bit, the tiniest drop, to nine, you end up with a round number.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this element takes the meaning of a fat man. Think of a grotesquely fat man whose paunch so covers the plate that he is always getting hit by the pitch. Hence a round baseball player becomes a fat man.
koohiiStory1: Nine plus a drop rounds it off to ten!
jouYou: 2
onYomi: ガン
kunYomi: まる、まる.める、まる.い
readingExamples: 丸 (まる), 丸い (まる.い), 丸める (まる.める)
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koohiiStory2: Watch out for plump (#120). Here Heisig could have added a "t" and we would have had a much better keyword : rotund. Rotund is more specific than "round" which begs for confusion with circle (#1811). A dictionary search on "fat" or "round" doesn´t yield this kanji, but "rotund" does! Primitive suggestion: the Laughing Buddha is often depicted as a rotund, smiling bald man in robes with a largely exposed pot belly stomach (symbolizing plenitude).
words: 日の丸(ひのまる): the Japanese flag
丸ごと(まるごと): in its entirety, whole, wholly
丸っきり(まるっきり): completely, perfectly, just as if
丸々(まるまる): completely
丸める(まるめる): to make round, to round off, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce, to cajole, to explain away
真ん丸い(まんまるい): perfectly circular
丸(まる): circle
丸い(まるい): round, circular, spherical

keyword: специальность
kanji: 専
constituent: specialty, ten, needle, rice field, brains, glue
myStory: десять мозгов вместе работают хорошо, если у каждого своя специальность. иначе меряются чсв
heisigStory: Ten . . . rice fields . . . glue. That is how one would read the primitive elements of this kanji from top to bottom. Now if we make a simple sentence out of these elements, we get: "Ten rice fields glued together." A specialty, of course, refers to one's special "field" of endeavor or competence. In fact, few people remain content with a single specialty and usually extend themselves in other fields as well. This is how we come to get the picture of ten fields glued together to represent a specialty.
koohiiStory1: After you have chosen your 10 fields of study, measure how good you are at each to find out your specialty.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セン
kunYomi: もっぱ.ら
readingExamples: 専ら (もっぱ.ら)
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koohiiStory2: 10 brains glued together allows you to specialize in any specialty that you want. Imagine each brain having its own specialty.
words: 専用(せんよう): exclusive use, personal use
専修(せんしゅう): specialization
専ら(もっぱら): wholly, solely, entirely
専攻(せんこう): major subject, special study
専制(せんせい): despotism, autocracy

keyword: гадание
kanji: 占
constituent: fortune-telling, magic wand, augury, divining rod, mouth
myStory: гадательная палка + рот = гадание
heisigStory: This is one of those kanji that is a real joy of simplicity: a divining rod with a mouth - which translate directly into fortune-telling. Note how the movement from top to bottom (the movement in which the kanji are written) is also the order of the elements which make up our story and of the key word itself: first divining rod, then mouth. This will not always be possible, but where it is, memory has almost no work at all to do.
koohiiStory1: Fortune-telling: using a mouth as a divining rod.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セン
kunYomi: し.める、うらな.う
readingExamples: 占う (うらな.う), 占める (し.める)
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koohiiStory2: A great number of people who do fortune-telling are "almost old".
words: 占領(せんりょう): occupation, capture, possession, have a room to oneself
独占(どくせん): monopoly
占う(うらなう): forecast, predict
占める(しめる): comprise, account for, constitute, hold, occupy

keyword: над
kanji: 上
constituent: above, magic wand, augury, divining rod, one, floor
myStory: магическая палка НАД горизонтом
heisigStory: The two directions, above and below, are usually pointed at with the finger. But the characters do not follow that custom, so we have to choose something else, easily remembered. The primitives show a magic wand standing above a floor - "magically," you might say. Anyway, go right on to the next frame, since the two belong together and are best remembered as a unit, just as the words above and below suggest each other.
koohiiStory1: A magic wand standing on above the floor.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kunYomi: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ.げる、-あ.げる、あ.がる、-あ.がる、あ.がり、-あ.がり、のぼ.る、のぼ.り、のぼ.せる、のぼ.す、よ.す
readingExamples: 上旬 (じょうじゅん), 上昇 (じょうしょう), 地上 (ちじょう), 上がる (あ.がる), 上げる (あ.げる), 上 (うえ), 上 (かみ), 上す (のぼ.す), 上せる (のぼ.せる), 上る (のぼ.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Above all else, be grounded if you are going to practice augury (#2103)卜. You could turn yourself into a トoad...　　　　　　　　　RTK2:　ジョウ　以上　いじょう(above)　　　　ショウ　上人　しょうにん(saint).
words: 上がり(あがり): slope, advance income, crop yield, ascent, rise, advance, death, spinning, completion, stop, finish, after (rain), ex (official etc.), freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops)
上下(うえした): high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming
上手(うわて): upper part, upper stream, left side (of a stage), skillful (only in comparisons), dexterity (only in comparisons)
上回る(うわまわる): to exceed
お手上げ(おてあげ): all over, given in, given up hope, bring to knees
向上(こうじょう): elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress
逆上る(さかのぼる): to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive
参上(さんじょう): calling on, visiting
仕上がり(しあがり): finish, end, completion
仕上げ(しあげ): end, finishing touches, being finished
仕上げる(しあげる): to finish up, to complete
上位(じょうい): superior (rank not class), higher order (e.g. byte), host computer (of connected device)
上演(じょうえん): performance (e.g. music)
上空(じょうくう): sky, the skies, high-altitude sky, upper air
上司(じょうし): superior authorities, boss
上昇(じょうしょう): rising, ascending, climbing
上陸(じょうりく): landing, disembarkation
その上(そのうえ): in addition, furthermore
途上(とじょう): en route, half way
上る(のぼる): to rise, to ascend, to be promoted, to go up, to climb, to go to (the capital), to add up to, to advance (in price), to sail up, to come up (on the agenda)
引き上げる(ひきあげる): to withdraw, to leave, to pull out, to retire
真上(まうえ): just above, right overhead
盛り上がる(もりあがる): to rouse, to swell, to rise
読み上げる(よみあげる): to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll
売上(うりあげ): amount sold, proceeds
上(かみ): top, head, upper part, emperor, a superior, upper part of the body, the above
仕上がる(しあがる): be finished
上(じょう): first volume, superior quality, top, best, high class, going up
上級(じょうきゅう): advanced level, high grade, senior
上京(じょうきょう): proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
上下(じょうげ): high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming
上旬(じょうじゅん): first 10 days of month
上達(じょうたつ): improvement, advance, progress
上等(じょうとう): superiority, first-class, very good
立ち上がる(たちあがる): stand up
頂上(ちょうじょう): top, summit, peak
出来上がり(できあがり): finish, completion, ready, made for, cut out
出来上がる(できあがる): be finished, be ready, by definition, be very drunk
取り上げる(とりあげる): take up, pick up, disqualify, confiscate, deprive
上り(のぼり): ascent, climbing, up-train (i.e. going to Tokyo)
目上(めうえ): superior(s), senior
持ち上げる(もちあげる): raise, lift up, flatter
上がる(あがる): go up, rise
以上(いじょう): more than, over
屋上(おくじょう): the roof top
差し上げる(さしあげる): give
召し上がる(めしあがる): eat (polite)
申し上げる(もうしあげる): say (polite)
上げる(あげる): give, raise, elevate, praise, increase, advance, promote, admit, offer, present, leave with, finish, observe, perform, quote, mention, bear (a child), improve (talents), arrest, engage, fry
上(うえ): top, best, superior quality, going up, presenting, showing, aboard a ship or vehicle, from the standpoint of, as a matter of (fact)
上着(うわぎ): coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
上手(じょうず): skill, skillful, dexterity

keyword: под
kanji: 下
constituent: below, one, ceiling, magic wand, augury, divining rod
myStory: Магическая палка ПОД потолком
heisigStory: Here we see our famous miraculous magic wand hanging, all on its own, below the ceiling, as you probably already guessed would happen. In addition to giving us two new kanji, the two shapes given in this and the preceding frame also serve to fix the use of the primitives for ceiling and floor, by drawing our attention successively to the line standing above and below the primitive element to which it is related.
koohiiStory1: Roots are below the ground.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: カ、ゲ
kunYomi: した、しも、もと、さ.げる、さ.がる、くだ.る、くだ.り、くだ.す、-くだ.す、くだ.さる、お.ろす、お.りる
readingExamples: 下流 (かりゅう), 下降 (かこう), 落下 (らっか), 下りる (お.りる), 下ろす (お.ろす), 下さる (くだ.さる), 下す (くだ.す), 下る (くだ.る), 下がる (さ.がる), 下げる (さ.げる), 下 (した), 下 (しも), 下 (もと)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A magic wand hanging below the ceiling.
words: 上下(うえした): high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming
下位(かい): low rank, subordinate, lower order (e.g. byte)
下番(かばん): going off duty
下品(かひん): inferior article
下吏(かり): lower official
下さる(くださる): give (polite)
下痢(げり): diarrhoea
下心(したごころ): secret intention, motive
下地(したじ): groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge of, grounding in, prearrangement, spadework, signs, symptoms, first coat of plastering, soy
下調べ(したしらべ): preliminary investigation, preparation
下取り(したどり): trade in, part exchange
下火(したび): burning low, waning, declining
城下(じょうか): land near the castle
引き下げる(ひきさげる): to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw
部下(ぶか): subordinate person
ぶら下げる(ぶらさげる): to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing
真下(ました): right under, directly below
落下(らっか): fall, drop, come down
下す(おろす): take down, launch, drop, lower, let (a person) off, unload, discharge
下降(かこう): downward, descent, fall, drop
下線(かせん): underline
下り(くだり): down-train (going away from Tokyo)
下る(くだる): go down, descend, leave
下車(げしゃ): alighting, getting off
下旬(げじゅん): last third of month
下水(げすい): drainage, sewage, ditch, gutter
下駄(げた): wooden clogs
下品(げひん): inferior article
下る(さがる): hang down, abate, retire, fall, step back
下書き(したがき): rough copy, draft
下町(したまち): Shitamachi, lower parts of town
下(しも): lower, last
上下(じょうげ): high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming
地下(ちか): basement, underground
地下水(ちかすい): underground water
低下(ていか): decline, deterioration
見下ろす(みおろす): overlook, command a view of
目下(めした): subordinate(s), inferior(s), junior
廊下(ろうか): corridor
以下(いか): ~ or less than?not more than
下りる(おりる): come down
下宿(げしゅく): lodge
下がる(さがる): down
下げる(さげる): hang, let down
下着(したぎ): underwear
靴下(くつした): socks
下(した): under, below, beneath
地下鉄(ちかてつ): underground train, subway
下手(へた): unskillful, poor, awkward

keyword: утро
kanji: 朝
constituent: morning, mist, ten, needle, early, sun, day, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, ten2, needle2
myStory: Луна опускается, туман рассеивается. Утро.
heisigStory: On the right we see the moon fading off into the first light of morning, and to the left, the mist that falls to give nature a shower to prepare it for the coming heat. If you can think of the moon tilting over to spill mist on your garden, you should have no trouble remembering which of all the elements in this story are to serve as primitives for constructing the character.
koohiiStory1: There is mist as the moon fades away in the morning.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: チョウ
kunYomi: あさ
readingExamples: 朝 (あさ)
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koohiiStory2: Morning has come "ten" hours "early"!!! The "moon" is still in the sky!
words: 朝寝坊(あさねぼう): over sleep
朝(あさ): morning
朝御飯(あさごはん): breakfast
今朝(けさ): this morning
毎朝(まいあさ): every morning

keyword: моллюск, устрица
kanji: 貝
constituent: shellfish, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: запомни фантастического одноглазого моллюска с ногами, пугающего отдыхающих на пляже
heisigStory: To remember the primitive elements that make up this kanji, an eye and animal legs, you might be tempted to think of it as a pictograph of a shellfish with its ridged shell at the top and two little legs sticking out of the bottom. But that might not help you recall later just how many ridges to put on the shell. Better to imagine a freakish shellfish with a single, gigantic eye roaming the beaches on its slender little legs, scaring the wits out of the sunbathers.
heisigComment: * When used as a primitive, in addition to shells, the meanings oyster and clam will often come in handy.
koohiiStory1: Eye thought I saw a shellfish legging it down the beach!
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 2
onYomi: バイ
kunYomi: かい
readingExamples: 貝 (かい)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Stare at the shellfish, it looks like an eye with legs.
words: 貝殻(かいがら): shell
貝(かい): shell, shellfish

keyword: работник
kanji: 員
constituent: employee, mouth, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: представь офис, полный работников с крабами на ртах (заткнись и работай)
heisigStory: How do we get a mouth over a shellfish to mean an employee? Simple. Just remember the advice new employees get about keeping their mouths shut and doing their job, and then make that more graphic by picturing an office building full of white collar workers scurrying around with clams pinched to their mouths.
koohiiStory1: An employee (member of the company) has to clam up his mouth if he wants keep the job!
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: イン
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: An employee is basically a shellfish with a mouth.
words: 員(いん): member
教員(きょういん): teaching staff
行員(こういん): bank clerk
従業員(じゅうぎょういん): employee, worker
職員(しょくいん): staff member, personnel
動員(どういん): mobilization
委員(いいん): committee member
会員(かいいん): member, the membership
議員(ぎいん): member of the Diet, congress or parliament
工員(こういん): factory worker
全員(ぜんいん): all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew
定員(ていいん): fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, etc.)
満員(まんいん): full house, no vacancy, sold out, standing room only, full (of people), crowded
公務員(こうむいん): public servant
店員(てんいん): salesclerk

keyword: смотреть, видеть
kanji: 見
constituent: see, eye, human legs
myStory: Майк Вазовски из "Корпорации монстров" видит!
heisigStory: The elements that compose the character for see are the eye firmly fixed to a pair of human legs. Surely, somewhere in your experience, there is a vivid image just waiting to be dragged up to help you remember this character....
koohiiStory1: As a primitive, this is Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc. (the giant eyeball with legs...) Makes for easy stories later on.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ケン
kunYomi: み.る、み.える、み.せる
readingExamples: 見える (み.える), 見せる (み.せる), 見る (み.る)
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koohiiStory2: Eyes and legs are all you need to see the world.
words: 異見(いけん): different opinion, objection
一見(いちげん): unfamiliar, never before met
会見(かいけん): interview, audience
見地(けんち): point of view
偏見(へんけん): prejudice, narrow view
見合い(みあい): formal marriage interview
見合わせる(みあわせる): to exchange glances, to postpone, to suspend operations, to refrain from performing an action
見落とす(みおとす): to overlook, to fail to notice
見掛ける(みかける): to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of
見方(みかた): viewpoint
見苦しい(みぐるしい): unsightly, ugly
見込み(みこみ): hope, prospects, expectation
見すぼらしい(みすぼらしい): shabby, seedy
見せびらかす(みせびらかす): to show off, to flaunt
見せ物(みせもの): show, exhibition
見積り(みつもり): estimation, quotation
見通し(みとおし): perspective, unobstructed view, outlook, forecast, prospect, insight
見逃す(みのがす): to miss, to overlook, to leave at large
見晴らし(みはらし): view
見舞(みまい): enquiry, expression of sympathy, expression of concern
見渡す(みわたす): to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of
目論見(もくろみ): a plan, a scheme, a project, a program, intention, goal
余所見(よそみ): looking away, looking aside
見解(けんかい): opinion, point of view
見学(けんがく): inspection, study by observation, field trip
見当(けんとう): be found, aim, mark, estimate, guess, approximation, direction,
発見(はっけん): discovery, detection, finding
花見(はなみ): cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing
見送り(みおくり): seeing one off, farewell, escort
見送る(みおくる): see off, escort, let pass, wait and see
見下ろす(みおろす): overlook, command a view of
見掛け(みかけ): outward appearance
見事(みごと): splendid, magnificent, beautiful, admirable
見出し(みだし): heading, caption, subtitle, index
見付かる(みつかる): be found, be discovered
見付ける(みつける): discover, find fault, detect, find out, locate, be familiar
見直す(みなおす): look again, form a better opinion of
見慣れる(みなれる): become used to seeing, be familiar with
見本(みほん): sample
見舞い(みまい): enquiry, expression of sympathy or concern
見舞う(みまう): ask after (health), visit
意見(いけん): opinion
お見舞い(おみまい): asking after (a person´s health)
見物(けんぶつ): sightseeing, see, look at
拝見(はいけん): see, look
見える(みえる): see, can be seen
見つかる(みつかる): be found
見つける(みつける): find out
見せる(みせる): to show, to display
見る(みる): to see, to watch

keyword: новорожденный
kanji: 児
constituent: newborn babe, olden times, stick, sun, day, human legs
myStory: В старые времена ноги раздвигали быстрее - получался новорожденный
heisigStory: The top part of the kanji in this frame, you will remember, is the character for olden times, those days so old they needed a walking stick to get around. Western mythical imagination has old "Father Time" leaning on his sickle with a newborn babe crawling around his legs, the idea being that the circle of birth and-death goes on. This is the first of three times that the kanji for olden times will appear as a primitive element in another kanji, so try to make the most of it.
koohiiStory1: In the olden times, a newborn babe came out legs first.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ジ、ニ、ゲイ
kunYomi: こ、-こ、-っこ
readingExamples: 児童 (じどう), 幼児 (ようじ), 優良児 (ゆうりょうじ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Only 18 and already got a newborn babe. Young girls are so quick to spread their legs these days...　　　RTK2:　ジ　児童　じどう　(child)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ニ　小児　しょうに(infant).
words: 児(こ): child, the young of animals
孤児(こじ): orphan
小児科(しょうにか): pediatrics
育児(いくじ): childcare, nursing, upbringing
児童(じどう): children, juvenile
幼児(ようじ): infant, baby, child

keyword: начало
kanji: 元
constituent: beginning, two, human legs
myStory: В начале было 2 человека
heisigStory: "In the beginning..." starts that marvelous shelf of books we call the Bible. It talks about how all things were made, and tells us that when the Creator came to humanity she made two of them, man and woman. While we presume she made two of every other animal as well, we are not told as much. Hence we need only two and a pair of human legs come to the kanji that means beginning.
koohiiStory1: In the beginning were just two who walked on human legs.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ゲン、ガン
kunYomi: もと
readingExamples: 元素 (げんそ), 元気 (げんき), 多元 (たげん), 元 (もと)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: In the beginning God created woman, and God asked her how she liked his work. Woman replied, "Well, you know how I have two eyes, two arms, two legs... it seems redundant to have three breasts. It would look more symmetrical with two." God nodded, and the middle breast fell off... and it was good. Woman picked up the breast and said, "Thank you, God! But what do I do with this useless boob?" And God created man. That´s why the women today only have two boobs to match their two human legs.
words: 還元(かんげん): resolution, reduction, return to origins
元年(がんねん): first year (of a specific reign)
元来(がんらい): originally, primarily, essentially, logically, naturally
元首(げんしゅ): ruler, sovereign
元素(げんそ): chemical element
地元(じもと): local
手元(てもと): on hand, at hand, at home
元(もと): origin, original, former
元々(もともと): originally, by nature, from the start
元気(げんき): health(y), robust, vigor, energy, vitality, vim, stamina, spirit, courage, pep

keyword: поражение
kanji: 負
constituent: defeat, bound up, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: Связанный моллюск признает поражение
heisigStory: Above we have the condensed form of bound up, and below the familiar shellfish. Now imagine two oysters engaged in shell-to-shell combat, the one who is defeated being bound and gagged with seaweed, the victor towering triumphantly over it. The bound shellfish thus becomes the symbol for defeat.
koohiiStory1: Tied up, the shellfish had to accept defeat!
jouYou: 3
onYomi: フ
kunYomi: ま.ける、ま.かす、お.う
readingExamples: 負う (お.う), 負かす (ま.かす), 負ける (ま.ける)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Defeat is defined by a shellfish in binds.
words: 負う(おう): to bear, to owe
御負け(おまけ): a discount, a prize, something additional, bonus, an extra, an exaggeration
背負う(しょう): to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder
勝負(しょうぶ): victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout
負債(ふさい): debt, liabilities
負傷(ふしょう): injury, wound
負担(ふたん): burden, charge, responsibility
負かす(まかす): to defeat
背負う(せおう): be burdened with, carry on back or shoulder
負け(まけ): defeat, loss, losing (a game)
負ける(まける): lose

keyword: ten thousand
kanji: 万
constituent: ten thousand, one, ceiling, bound up
myStory: единица связующая - 10000
heisigStory: Japanese counts higher numbers in units of ten thousand, unlike the West, which advances according to units of one thousand. (Thus, for instance, 40,000 would be read "four ten-thousands" by a Japanese.) Given that the comma is used in larger numbers to bind up a numerical unit of one thousand, the elements for one and bound up naturally come to form ten thousand. The order of strokes here needs special attention, both because it falls outside the general principles we have learned already, and because it involves writing the element for bound up in an order opposite to the one we learned. If it is any consolation, this exception is consistent every time these three strokes come together.
koohiiStory1: I bound ten thousand dollars together and hid it under the floor.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: マン、バン
kunYomi: よろず
readingExamples: 万一 (まんいち), 万年筆 (まんねんひつ), 巨万 (きょまん)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: We have "one" at the top and if you turn the kanji 90 degrees you will see arabic 4 shich means it has four zeros in front of it!
words: 万(ばん): many, all
万人(ばんじん): all people, everybody, 10000 people
万能(ばんのう): all-purpose, almighty, omnipotent
万歳(ばんざい): strolling comic dancer
万一(まんいち): by some chance, by some possibility, if by any chance, 10,000:1 odds
万(まん): 10,000, ten thousand, myriad(s), all, everything
万年筆(まんねんひつ): fountain pen

keyword: текстура, кожа
kanji: 肌
constituent: texture, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, wind
myStory: если часть тела подставить ветру, она покрывается мурашками, меняет текстуру
heisigStory: Ever notice how the texture of your face and hands is affected by the wind? A day's skiing or sailing makes them rough and dry, and in need of a good soft cream to soothe the burn. So whenever a part of the body gets exposed to the wind, its texture is affected. (If it is any help, the Latin word hiding inside texture connotes how something is "to the touch.")
koohiiStory1: When you expose your flesh to the wind it gets textured: goosebumps!
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キ
kunYomi: はだ
readingExamples: 肌 (はだ)
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koohiiStory2: The moon´s lack of wind preserves its texture.
words: 肌(はだ): skin, body, grain, texture, disposition
肌着(はだぎ): underwear, lingerie, singlet, chemise

keyword: шея
kanji: 首
constituent: neck, horns, nose, one, ceiling, drop, eye
myStory: рога и нос, получается лось. лосиная голова на стене. её отрезали в шее.
heisigStory: Reading this kanji from the top down, we have: horns . . . nose. Together they bring to mind the picture of a moose-head hanging on the den wall, with its great horns and long nose. Now while we would speak of cutting off a moose's "head" to hang on the wall, the Japanese speak of cutting off its neck. It's all a matter of how you look at it. Anyway, if you let the word neck conjure up the image of a moose with a very l-o-n-g neck hanging over the fireplace, whose horns you use for a coat-rack and whose nose has spigots left and right for scotch and water, you should have no trouble with the character. Here we get a good look at what we mentioned when we first introduced the element for horns: that they can never be left floating free and require an extra horizontal stroke to prevent that from happening, as is the case here.
koohiiStory1: The V shape is your neck on top of your collar bone, or the straight line. Yourself, or the rest of your body is below that!
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: シュ
kunYomi: くび
readingExamples: 首 (くび)
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koohiiStory2: The mooses neck supports it´s big horns and long nose.
words: 首飾り(くびかざり): necklace
首輪(くびわ): necklace, choker
元首(げんしゅ): ruler, sovereign
自首(じしゅ): surrender, give oneself up
首脳(しゅのう): head, brains
首相(しゅしょう): Prime Minister, Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.)
首都(しゅと): capital city
手首(てくび): wrist
部首(ぶしゅ): radical of a kanji
首(くび): neck

keyword: бунт
kanji: 乱
constituent: riot, tongue, thousand, drop, ten, needle, mouth, fishhook
myStory: полиция подавила бунт, вытащив зачинщиков за длинные языки с помощью рыбных крючков
heisigStory: In a riot, manners are laid aside and tempers get short, even in so courtesy-conscious a land as Japan. This kanji shows what happens to a rioting tongue: it gets "barbed" like a fishhook, and sets to attacking the opposition, to hook them as it were.
koohiiStory1: The riot police broke up the riot by dragging the rioters away by their tongues with fishooks.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ラン、ロン
kunYomi: みだ.れる、みだ.る、みだ.す、みだ、おさ.める、わた.る
readingExamples: 乱す (みだ.す), 乱れる (みだ.れる)
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koohiiStory2: A tongue with a hook can cause a riot.
words: 内乱(ないらん): civil war, insurrection, rebellion, domestic conflict
反乱(はんらん): insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising
乱す(みだす): to throw out of order, to disarrange, to disturb
乱れる(みだれる): to get confused, to be disordered, to be disturbed
混乱(こんらん): disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem
乱暴(らんぼう): rude, violent, rough, lawless, unreasonable, reckless

keyword: сразу
kanji: 直
constituent: straightaway, ten, needle, eye, fishhook
myStory: если у тебя игла в глазу, которая загнулась крючком, сразу езжай в больницу
heisigStory: Begin with the top two primitives, needle and eye. Together they represent the eye of a needle. Below them is a fishhook that has been straightened out and its barb removed so that it can pass through the eye of the needle.
koohiiStory1: If you get a needle in your eye that is hooked in there, get to a hospital straightaway.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: チョク、ジキ、ジカ
kunYomi: ただ.ちに、なお.す、-なお.す、なお.る、なお.き、す.ぐ
readingExamples: 直立 (ちょくりつ), 直接 (ちょくせつ), 実直 (じっちょく), 直ちに (ただ.ちに), 直す (なお.す), 直る (なお.る)
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koohiiStory2: I caught a freaky creature with ten eyes on my fish hook, so I threw it back straightaway.
words: 直ぐ(すぐ): immediately, soon, easily, right (near), honest, upright
率直(そっちょく): frankness, candour, openheartedness
直面(ちょくめん): confrontation
直感(ちょっかん): intuition
出直し(でなおし): adjustment, touch up
直に(じかに): directly, in person, headlong
直(じき): direct, in person, soon, at once, just, near by, honesty, frankness, simplicity, cheerfulness, correctness
正直(しょうじき): honesty, integrity, frankness
垂直(すいちょく): vertical, perpendicular
素直(すなお): obedient, meek, docile, unaffected
卒直(そっちょく): frankness, candour, openheartedness
直ちに(ただちに): at once, immediately, directly, in person
直後(ちょくご): immediately following
直接(ちょくせつ): direct, immediate, personal, firsthand
直線(ちょくせん): straight line
直前(ちょくぜん): just before
直通(ちょくつう): direct communication
直流(ちょくりゅう): direct current
直角(ちょっかく): right angle
直径(ちょっけい): diameter
仲直り(なかなおり): reconciliation, make peace with
真っ直ぐ(まっすぐ): straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, honest, frank
見直す(みなおす): look again, form a better opinion of
直す(なおす): repair
直る(なおる): be repaired

keyword: инструмент
kanji: 具
constituent: tool, eye, tool, one, animal legs, eight
myStory: Следи за инструментами, когда работаешь за столом
heisigStory: Here is the full kanji on which the last frame is based. If you can think of a table full of carpenter's tools of all sorts, each equipped with its own eye so that it can keep a watch over what you are doing with it, you won't have trouble later keeping the primitive and the kanji apart.
koohiiStory1: Keep an eye on your tools while you work at the table.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: グ
kunYomi: そな.える、つぶさ.に
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koohiiStory2: One tool nobody should be without - a Mordor-type eye that floats over the workbench. It jerks around, monitoring all who come near, and if anyone so much as removes a stapler from the bench - ZAP.
words: 雨具(あまぐ): rain gear
敬具(けいぐ): Sincerely yours
夜具(やぐ): bedding
絵の具(えのぐ): colors, paints
家具(かぐ): furniture
器具(きぐ): utensil
具体(ぐたい): concrete, tangible, material
具える(そなえる): furnish, provide for, equip, install, have ready, prepare for, possess, have, be endowed with, be armed with
文房具(ぶんぼうぐ): stationery
具合(ぐあい): condition
道具(どうぐ): tool

keyword: правда
kanji: 真
constituent: true, ten, needle, eye, tool, one, animal legs, eight
myStory: инструмент с иглой наверху - компас - указывает путь к правде
heisigStory: Here again we meet the composite element, eye of the needle, which here combines with tool to give us a measure of what is true and what is not.
koohiiStory1: A compass is a tool with a needle on top that points to true north.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シン
kunYomi: ま、ま-、まこと
readingExamples: 真 (ま)
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koohiiStory2: Ten tools are all a true craftsman needs.
words: 生真面目(きまじめ): too serious, person who is too serious, honesty, sincerity
真実(さな): truth, reality
真珠(しんじゅ): pearl
真相(しんそう): truth, real situation
真理(しんり): truth
真上(まうえ): just above, right overhead
真心(まこころ): sincerity, devotion
真に(まことに): truly, actually, really
真下(ました): right under, directly below
真っ二つ(まっぷたつ): in two equal parts
真ん前(まんまえ): right in front, under the nose
真ん丸い(まんまるい): perfectly circular
真空(しんくう): vacuum, hollow, empty
真剣(しんけん): seriousness, earnestness
真面目(まじめ): diligent, serious, honest
真っ赤(まっか): deep red, flushed (of face)
真っ暗(まっくら): total darkness, pitch dark, shortsightedness
真っ黒(まっくろ): pitch black
真っ青(まっさお): deep blue, ghastly pale
真っ先(まっさき): the head, the foremost, beginning
真っ白(まっしろ): pure white
真っ直ぐ(まっすぐ): straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, honest, frank
真似(まね): mimicry, imitation, behavior, pretense
真似る(まねる): mimic, imitate
真ん中(まんなか): middle, center, half way
写真(しゃしん): photograph

keyword: изготовлять
kanji: 工
constituent: craft, artificial
myStory: на наковальне изготовляют вещи
heisigStory: The pictograph of an I beam, like the kind used in heavy construction work on buildings and bridges, gives us the character for craft in general.
heisigComment: * As a primitive element, the key word retains the meaning of craft and also takes on the related meanings of I beam and artificial.
koohiiStory1: I consider craft to be one of the harder primitives to use in stories so I´ve personified it as Bender the crafty robot from Futurama who was designed to bend I-beams.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: コウ、ク、グ
readingExamples: 工場 (こうじょう), 加工 (かこう), 人工 (じんこう)
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koohiiStory2: I crafty.
words: 加工(かこう): manufacturing, processing, treatment
工学(こうがく): engineering
工作(こうさく): work, construction, handicraft, maneuvering
細工(さいく): work, craftsmanship, tactics, trick
着工(ちゃっこう): start of (construction) work
工夫(くふう): device, scheme
工員(こういん): factory worker
工芸(こうげい): industrial arts
工事(こうじ): construction work
工場(こうば): factory, plant, mill, workshop
人工(じんこう): artificial, man-made, human work, human skill, artificiality
大工(だいく): carpenter
工業(こうぎょう): industry
工場(こうじょう): factory

keyword: лево
kanji: 左
constituent: left, by one’s side, craft
myStory: человек слева от наковальни
heisigStory: By combining the primitive and the kanji of the last two frames and reading the results, we get: by one's side . . . craft. Conveniently, the left has traditionally been considered the "sinister" side, where dark and occult crafts are cultivated. Note how the second stroke droops over to the left and is longer than the first.
koohiiStory1: The LEFT side of my brain posesses the faculties needed for logical crafts, like engineering.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: サ、シャ
kunYomi: ひだり
readingExamples: 左 (ひだり)
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koohiiStory2: The left side of my brain, is for crafts.
words: 左程(さほど): (not) very, (not) much
左様なら(さようなら): good-bye
左利き(ひだりきき): left-handedness, sake drinker, left-hander
左右(さゆう): left and right, influence, control, domination
左(ひだり): left hand side

keyword: право (направо)
kanji: 右
constituent: right, by one’s side, mouth
myStory: человек. право голоса
heisigStory: When thinking of the key word right, in order to avoid confusion with the previous frame, take advantage of the double meaning here, too. Imagine a little mouth hanging down by your side - like a little voice of conscience - telling you the right thing to do. Here the second stroke should reach out to the right and be drawn slightly longer than the first.
koohiiStory1: The right hand is for putting food in your mouth. (The other hand is for ass-wiping!).
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ウ、ユウ
kunYomi: みぎ
readingExamples: 右岸 (みぎぎし), 右折 (うせつ), 右派 (うは), 右 (みぎ)
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koohiiStory2: Always keep your right to free speech (mouth) by your side!
words: 左右(さゆう): left and right, influence, control, domination
右(みぎ): right hand side

keyword: обладать
kanji: 有
constituent: possess, by one’s side, moon, month, flesh, part of the body
myStory: Земля держит Луну (овладевает) за счет гравитации
heisigStory: The picture here is of someone with a slab of meat dangling by the side, perhaps from a belt or rope tied around the waist. Think of it as an evil spirit in possession of one's soul, who can be exorcized only by allowing fresh meat to hang by one's side until it begins to putrefy and stink so bad that the demon departs. Take careful note of the stroke order.
koohiiStory1: Possessed by the Earth´s gravity, the moon stays by its side.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ユウ、ウ
kunYomi: あ.る
readingExamples: 有益 (ゆうえき), 所有 (しょゆう), 特有 (とくゆう), 有 (ある)
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koohiiStory2: By my side I POSSESS a moon of flesh, better known as your big ass!
words: 有難う(ありがとう): Thank you
有様(ありさま): state, condition, circumstances, the way things are or should be, truth
有りのまま(ありのまま): the truth, fact, as it is, frankly
有る(ある): to be, to have
国有(こくゆう): national ownership
固有(こゆう): characteristic, tradition, peculiar, inherent, eigen-
私有(しゆう): private ownership
特有(とくゆう): characteristic (of), peculiar (to)
有益(ゆうえき): beneficial, profitable
有機(ゆうき): organic
有する(ゆうする): to own, to be endowed with
有望(ゆうぼう): good prospects, full of hope, promising
有力(ゆうりょく): influence, prominence, potent
有難い(ありがたい): grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated
有無(うむ): yes or no, existence, presence or absence marker
有効(ゆうこう): validity, availability, effectiveness
有能(ゆうのう): able, capable, efficient, skill
有利(ゆうり): advantageous, better, profitable, lucrative
有料(ゆうりょう): admission-paid, toll
有名(ゆうめい): fame

keyword: резать
kanji: 切
constituent: cut, seven, diced, sword, dagger
myStory: Семь раз отмерь - один раз отрежь
heisigStory: To the right we see the dagger and next to it the number seven whose primitive meaning we decided would be diced (Frame 7). It is hard to think of cutting anything with a knife without imagining one of those skillful Japanese chefs. Only let us say that he has had too much to drink at a party, grabs a dagger lying on the mantelpiece and starts dicing up everything insight, starting with the hors d'oeuvres and going on to the furniture and the carpets....
koohiiStory1: The seven samurai used their swords to cut their opponents.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: セツ、サイ
kunYomi: き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り、-ぎ.り、き.れる、-き.れる、き.れ、-き.れ、-ぎ.れ
readingExamples: 切断 (せつだん), 親切 (しんせつ), 切に (せつに), 切る (き.る), 切れる (き.れる)
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koohiiStory2: Seven swords cut better than one.
words: 一切(いっさい): all, everything, without exception, the whole, entirely, absolutely
打ち切る(うちきる): to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close
噛み切る(かみきる): to bite off, to gnaw through
切っ掛け(きっかけ): chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion
切り(きり): limits, end, bounds, period, place to leave off, closing sentence, all there is, only, since
切り替える(きりかえる): to change, to exchange, to convert, to renew, to throw a switch, to replace, to switch over
切れ目(きれめ): break, pause, gap, end, rift, interruption, cut, section, notch, incision, end (of a task)
区切り(くぎり): an end, a stop, punctuation
小切手(こぎって): cheque, check
仕切る(しきる): to partition, to divide, to mark off, to settle accounts, to toe the mark
締め切り(しめきり): closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance
切開(せっかい): clearing (land), opening up, cutting through
切実(せつじつ): compelling, serious, severe, acute, earnest, pressing, urgent
切ない(せつない): painful, trying, oppressive, suffocating
痛切(つうせつ): keen, acute
出切る(できる): to be out of, to have no more at hand
跡切れる(とぎれる): to pause, to be interrupted
持ち切り(もちきり): hot topic, talk of the town
裏切る(うらぎる): betray, double-cross
売り切れ(うりきれ): sold out
売り切れる(うりきれる): be sold out
切れ(きれ): cloth, piece, cut, chop, strip, slice, scrap
切れる(きれる): be sharp (blade), break (off), snap, wear out, burst, collapse, be injured, be disconnected, be out of, expire, be shrewd, have a sharp mind
区切る(くぎる): punctuate, cut off, mark off, stop, put an end to
締切(しめきり): closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance
締め切る(しめきる): shut up
適切(てきせつ): pertinent, appropriate, adequate, relevance
張り切る(はりきる): be in high spirits, be full of vigor, be enthusiastic, be eager, stretch to breaking point
踏切(ふみきり): railway crossing, level crossing, starting line, scratch, crossover
横切る(よこぎる): cross (e.g. arms), traverse
親切(しんせつ): kind
切手(きって): stamp
切符(きっぷ): ticket
切る(きる): cut, chop, hash, carve, saw, clip, shear, slice, strip, cut down, punch, sever (connections), pause, break off, disconnect, turn off, hang up, cross (a street), finish, be through, complete
大切(たいせつ): important

keyword: соблазнять
kanji: 召
constituent: seduce, sword, dagger, mouth
myStory: Мужчину легко соблазнить ртом у его "лезвия"
heisigStory: A sword or dagger posed over a mouth is how the character for "beckoning" is written. The related but less tame key word seduce was chosen because it seemed to fit better with the - how shall we put it? - Freudian implications of the kanji. (Observe if you will that it is not sure whether the long slender object is seducing the small round one or vice versa.)
heisigComment: * The primitive meaning remains the same: seduce. Just be sure to associate it with a very concrete image.
koohiiStory1: A man is easily seduced by a mouth to his "sword.".
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: め.す
readingExamples: 召す (め.す)
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koohiiStory2: To seduce is to make a sword of one´s mouth.
words: 召す(めす): to call, to send for, to put on, to wear, to take (a bath), to ride in, to buy, to eat, to drink, to catch (a cold)
召し上がる(めしあがる): eat (polite)

keyword: правило
kanji: 則
constituent: rule, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: Если у тебя есть деньги (ракушки) и сабля, ты устанавливаешь правила
heisigStory: The character depicts a clam alongside a great and flashing saber. Think of digging for clams in an area where there are gaming rules governing how large a find has to be before you can keep it. So you take your trusty saber, which you have carefully notched like a yardstick, crack open a clam and then measure the poor little beastie to see if it is as long as the rules say it has to be.
koohiiStory1: When you have both money and the power of the sword, you can make the rules.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソク
kunYomi: のっと.る
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koohiiStory2: If you´ve got CRABs on your SABER, then you didn´t follow the rules of safe sex!
words: 原則(げんそく): principle, general rule
不規則(ふきそく): irregularity, unsteadiness, disorderly
法則(ほうそく): law, rule
規則(きそく): regulations

keyword: вице-
kanji: 副
constituent: vice-, wealth, one, ceiling, mouth, rice field, brains, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: Состоятельный человек с саблей стоит около короля, он вице-король
heisigStory: The key word vice has the sense of someone second-in-command. The great and flashing saber to the right (its usual location, so you need not worry about where to put it from now on) and the wealth on the left combine to create an image of dividing one's property to give a share to one's vice-wealth holder.
koohiiStory1: The wealthy guy with the sword standing next to the king, that´s the vice-roy who does all the dirty work.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: フク
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koohiiStory2: Vice-president Cheney: a wealthy saber rattler.
words: 副詞(ふくし): adverb

keyword: отдельный, отделять
kanji: 別
constituent: separate, mouth, bound up, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: Кому-то скоро голову отделят от тела
heisigStory: In the Old East, the samurai and his saber were never separated. They were constant companions, like the cowboy of the Old West and his six-shooter. This character depicts what must have been the height of separation-anxiety for a samurai: to be bound up with a rope and unable to get at his saber leaning only a few feet away from him. Look at that mouth bellowing out for shame and sorrow! Note the order in which the element for tied up is written - just as it had been with the character for ten thousand.
koohiiStory1: I don´t know about you but to me this seems like someone´s head is about to be separated from his body. You can see he´s kneeling and his mouth is wide open gasping for the last breath he will ever take.
jouYou: 4
onYomi: ベツ
kunYomi: わか.れる、わ.ける
readingExamples: 別れる (わか.れる)
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koohiiStory2: A wise old samurai keeps his hostages (with their mouths bound up to keep them quiet) in a separate room from his sabers. Putting them together would be a silly mistake.
words: 一別(いちべつ): parting
個別(こべつ): particular case
別(べつ): distinction, difference, different, another, particular, separate, extra, exception
格別(かくべつ): exceptional
区別(くべつ): distinction, differentiation, classification
差別(さべつ): discrimination, distinction, differentiation
性別(せいべつ): distinction by sex, sex, gender
送別(そうべつ): farewell, send-off
別荘(べっそう): holiday house, villa
別に(べつに): (not) particularly. nothing
別々(べつべつ): separately, individually
別れ(わかれ): parting, separation, farewell, (lateral) branch, fork, offshoot, division, section
特別(とくべつ): special
別れる(わかれる): separate

keyword: деревня
kanji: 町
constituent: village, rice field, brains, street, nail, spike
myStory: рисовое поле и дороги - деревня же!
heisigStory: Street signs standing at the corner of the rice fields depict the village limits. (Remember what was said earlier: when used as a primitive, a kanji may either take its primitive meaning or revert to the original meaning of its key word.)
koohiiStory1: Actually this means town, like one that has lots of streets and is surrounded by all the rice fields.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: チョウ
kunYomi: まち
readingExamples: 町 (まち)
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koohiiStory2: Getting this one confused with Town is easy, so remember it with this rhyme. "Pillage the village, for the rice and and the tea." the street primitive on the right looks like a ´t´.
words: 下町(したまち): Shitamachi, lower parts of town
町(まち): town, street, road

keyword: верх, вершина
kanji: 頂
constituent: place on the head, street, nail, spike, head, page, one, ceiling, drop, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: Страница прибита гвоздем сверху
heisigStory: The key word is actually a formal metaphor meaning "humble acceptance." Reading off the two primitive elements in the order of their writing, we have: nail . . . head. As in "hitting the nail on the head." Now one presumes that most people can handle metaphors, but if you were to run into a dimwit working in a hardware store who only knew the literal meaning of things, and were to ask him, in your best Japanese, to place on your head a nail, he might miss the point and cause you considerable torment.
koohiiStory1: If I put a street sign on my head what do I get ? A place on the head !
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: チョウ
kunYomi: いただ.く、いただき
readingExamples: 頂く (いただ.く), 頂 (いただき)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: NAILS - place directly on the forehead, NAILS - place directly on the forehead, NAILS - place directly on the forehead, 　　　The HEAD ON commercial nails it into your head......
words: 頂(いただき): (top of) head, summit, spire
頂く(いただく): receive, take food or drink
頂上(ちょうじょう): top, summit, peak
頂点(ちょうてん): top, summit

keyword: ребенок
kanji: 子
constituent: child
myStory: Ребенок десяти лет все ещеспрашивает у [ма]мы
heisigStory: This kanji is a pictograph of a child wrapped up in one of those handy cocoons that Japanese mothers fix to their backs to carry around young children who cannot get around by themselves. The first stroke is like a wee head popping out for air; the second shows the body and legs all wrapped up; and the final stroke shows the arms sticking out to cling to the mother's neck.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, the meaning of child is retained, though you might imagine a little older child, able to run around and get into more mischief.
koohiiStory1: A child who is ten will still ask for his ma (top looks a bit like katakana ma).
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: シ、ス、ツ
kunYomi: こ、-こ、ね
readingExamples: 子孫 (しそん), 女子 (じょし), 帽子 (ぼうし), 子 (こ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A pictograph of a child, with arms outstretched for mother (or perhaps because she is chasing a rat?). Note that this kanji occupies the first space on the Zodiac circle, and is the sign for the rat (such as 2008!).
words: 女子(おなご): woman, girl
原子(げんし): atom
子息(しそく): son
扇子(せんす): folding fan
梯子(ていし): ladder, stairs
捻子(ねじ): screw, helix, spiral
分子(ぶんし): numerator, molecule
利子(りし): interest (bank)
椅子(いす): chair
王子(おうじ): prince
菓子(かし): pastry
子孫(しそん): descendants, posterity, offspring
障子(しょうじ): paper sliding door
女子(じょし): woman, girl
末っ子(すえっこ): youngest child
男子(だんし): youth, young man
調子(ちょうし): tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm, vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack, condition, state of health, strain, impetus, spur of the moment, trend
電子(でんし): electron, (as a prefix) electronic, electronics
梯子(はしご): ladder, stairs
判子(はんこ): seal (used for signature)
双子(ふたご): twins, a twin
迷子(まいご): lost (stray) child
様子(ようす): aspect, state, appearance
子(こ): child
息子(むすこ): son
お菓子(おかし): confections, sweets, candy
男の子(おとこのこ): boy
女の子(おんなのこ): girl
子供(こども): child, children
帽子(ぼうし): hat

keyword: полный, полностью
kanji: 了
constituent: complete, child with arms wrapped up
myStory: Ребенок полностью запеленован
heisigStory: Learn this character by returning to frame 99 and the image given there. The only difference is that the "arms" have been left off (actually, only tucked inside). Thus a child with its arms wrapped up into the back-sack is the picture of a job successfully completed.
koohiiStory1: The experiment was a complete failure! The child was made without any arms!
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: リョウ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A child with the arms inside the blanket will be completely wrapped up.
words: 修了(しゅうりょう): completion (of a course)
了(りょう): finish, completion, understanding
了解(りょうかい): comprehension, consent, understanding, roger (on the radio)
了承(りょうしょう): acknowledgement, understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation")
完了(かんりょう): completion, conclusion
終了(しゅうりょう): end, close, termination

keyword: женщина
kanji: 女
constituent: woman
myStory: Женщина-нинзя - kunoichi (くノ一)
heisigStory: You have probably seen somewhere the form of a squatting woman drawn behind this character, with two legs at the bottom, two arms (the horizontal line) and the head poking out the top. A little farfetched, until you draw the character and feel the grace and flow of the three simple strokes. Remembering the kanji is easy; being able to write it beautifully is another thing.
heisigComment: * The primitive meaning is the same: woman.
koohiiStory1: To remember the order of strokes, remember a female ninja is called a "kunoichi". That is, く(hiragana) ノ(katakana) 一(kanji, ichi=one).
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ
kunYomi: おんな、め
readingExamples: 女子 (じょし), 女流 (じょりゅう), 少女 (しょうじょ), 女人 (にょにん), 天女 (てんにょ), 善男善女 (ぜんなんぜんにょ), 女 (おんな), 女 (め)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: My mother taught me that a woman should always sit with her legs crossed (but the arms can be stretched out).
words: 貴女(あなた): you, lady
少女(おとめ): daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl
女子(おなご): woman, girl
女史(じょし): Ms.
王女(おうじょ): princess
女の人(おんなのひと): woman
少女(しょうじょ): daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl
女王(じょおう): queen
女子(じょし): woman, girl
女優(じょゆう): actress
長女(ちょうじょ): eldest daughter
女房(にょうぼう): wife
彼女(かのじょ): she
女性(じょせい): woman
女(おんな): woman, girl, daughter
女の子(おんなのこ): girl

keyword: любящий
kanji: 好
constituent: fond, woman, child
myStory: мама - самый любящий человек для ребенка
heisigStory: The phrase "to be fond of someone" has a natural gentleness about it, and lends a tenderness to the sense of touching by giving us the related term "to fondle." The character likens it to a woman fondling her child.
koohiiStory1: A woman is fond of her child.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: この.む、す.く、よ.い、い.い
readingExamples: 好む (この.む), 好く (す.く)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Jane Fonda carrying a Vietnamese child. Pro-war protesters hold signs, "I´m not fonda Jane!"...　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　RTK2:　コウ　好評　こうひょう(favorable criticism).
words: 格好(かっこう): shape, form, appearance, manner
好意(こうい): good will, favor, courtesy
好況(こうきょう): prosperous conditions, healthy economy
好調(こうちょう): favourable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape
好評(こうひょう): popularity, favorable reputation
好ましい(このましい): nice, likeable, desirable
嗜好(しこう): taste, liking, preference
物好き(ものずき): curiosity
好い(よい): good
良好(りょうこう): favorable, satisfactory
好み(このみ): liking, taste, choice
好む(このむ): like, prefer
好き嫌い(すききらい): likes and dislikes, taste
好き好き(すきずき): matter of taste
友好(ゆうこう): friendship
好き(すき): liking, fondness, love
大好き(だいすき): very likeable, like very much

keyword: мама (п: грудь)
kanji: 母
constituent: mama, mother, breasts
myStory: Мама - женщина с грудью для вскармливания
heisigStory: Look closely at this kanji and you will find the outline of the kanji for woman in it, the second stroke of which has been expanded to make space for the two breasts that make her a mama. Likening this sound to a baby nursing at its mother's breast has afforded some scholars of comparative linguistics a way to explain the presence of the same word across a wide range of language groups.
heisigComment: * As a primitive we shall add the meaning of breasts in accord with the explanation given above. Take careful note of the fact that the form is altered slightly when this kanji serves as a primitive, the final two dots joining together to form a longer stroke. An example follows in the next frame.
koohiiStory1: The two breasts of a momma who breastfeeds.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ボ
kunYomi: はは、も
readingExamples: 母 (はは)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: This mama had twins, one mouth for each nipple.
words: お祖母さん(おばあさん): grandmother, female senior-citizen
伯母さん(おばさん): aunt
父母(ちちはは): father and mother, parents
分母(ぶんぼ): denominator
母校(ぼこう): alma mater
保母(ほぼ): day care worker in a kindergarten nursery school etc.
母親(ははおや): mother
父母(ふぼ): father and mother, parents
祖母(そぼ): grand mother
お母さん(おかあさん): (polite) mother

keyword: старший брат (п: тинейджер)
kanji: 兄
constituent: elder brother, teenager, mouth, human legs
myStory: Старший брат всегда имеет что сказать
heisigStory: By now kanji like this one should "look like" something to you even though it is more of an "ideogram" than a "pictograph." The large mouth on top and the human legs below almost jump off the page as a caricature of elder brother, the one with the big mouth (or if you prefer a kinder image, the one who "has the say" among all the children).
heisigComment: * As a primitive this character will take the meaning of teenager, in accord with the familiar image of the big mouth and the gangling, clumsy legs.
koohiiStory1: My elder brother was basically a mouth on legs when he was a teenager.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ケイ、キョウ
kunYomi: あに
readingExamples: 兄事 (あにこと), 父兄 (ふけい), 義兄 (ぎあに), 兄 (あに)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mother, why is elder brother´s mouth between the neighbor girl´s legs? RTK2:　ケイ　父兄　ふけい　(father and elder brother)　　　　　　　　　キョウ　兄弟　きょうだい(brothers)…　　　　　　　　　　　　　MIXED GROUP:　(ｺｸ): 克104　(ｷｮｳ): 況145　競434　(ｼｭｸ): 祝1089.
words: 従兄弟(いとこ): male cousin
兄(あに): older brother
お兄さん(おにいさん): (polite) older brother, (vocative) "Mister?"
兄弟(きょうだい): siblings

keyword: маленький
kanji: 小
constituent: little, small
myStory: Три маленькие капли
heisigStory: The sense of little that this character represents is not the same as "a little bit." That meaning comes in the next frame. Here little means "small" or "tiny." The image is one of three little drops, the first of which (the one in the middle) is written larger so that the kanji has some shape to it. The point of writing it three times is to rub the point in: little, little, nothing but little.
heisigComment: * The primitive of the same shape keeps the same meaning. Written above a horizontal line, its form is slightly altered, the last two strokes turning inwards.
koohiiStory1: A little penguin with its wings at its side.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
readingExamples: 小 (お), 小 (こ), 小さい (ちい.さい)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A depressed child, head low and arms hung low, because he´s too little to ride the roller coaster.
words: 小売(こうり): retail
小柄(こがら): short (build)
小切手(こぎって): cheque, check
小銭(こぜに): coins, small change
小児科(しょうにか): pediatrics
小父さん(おじさん): middle-aged gentleman, uncle
小遣い(こづかい): personal expenses, pocket money, spending money, incidental expenses, allowance
小包(こづつみ): parcel, package
小麦(こむぎ): wheat
小屋(こや): hut, cabin, shed, (animal) pen
小指(こゆび): little finger
縮小(しゅくしょう): reduction, curtailment
小(しょう): small
小学生(しょうがくせい): grade school student
小数(しょうすう): fraction (part of), decimal
小便(しょうべん): (colloquial) urine
大小(だいしょう): size
小鳥(ことり): (small) bird
小学校(しょうがっこう): primary school
小説(しょうせつ): novel
小さな(ちいさな): small
小さい(ちいさい): small, little, tiny

keyword: немного
kanji: 少
constituent: few, little, small, drop
myStory: Немного капель соберем
heisigStory: First we need to look at the fourth stroke, the drop at the bottom that has been extended into a longer diagonal stroke leaning left. This happens because a single, isolated drop will NEVER appear beneath its relative primitive in its normal size, for fear it would drop off and get lost. As for the meaning, let the tiny drop indicate a further belittling of what is already little - thus making it a few of something little.
koohiiStory1: Only a few people can make an ugly face like that.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: すく.ない、すこ.し
readingExamples: 少ない (すく.ない), 少し (すこ.し)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Few usually refers to three. To emphasize three, we underline the three drops in little.
words: 少女(おとめ): daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl
減少(げんしょう): decrease, reduction, decline
少数(しょうすう): minority, few
少ない(すくない): few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom
少なくとも(すくなくとも): at least
少女(しょうじょ): daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl
少々(しょうしょう): just a minute, small quantity
少年(しょうねん): boys, juveniles
少しも(すこしも): anything of, not one bit
青少年(せいしょうねん): youth, young person
多少(たしょう): more or less, somewhat, a little, some
少し(すこし): small quantity, little, few, something, little while, short distance

keyword: большой
kanji: 大
constituent: large, St. Bernard
myStory: Человек раскинул руки - выглядит большим
heisigStory: Here we have a simple pictograph of a person, taking up the space of an entire character and giving it the sense of large. It should not be too hard to locate the two legs and outstretched arms.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, we need a different meaning, since the element representing the human person will come up later. Therefore, this shape will become a large dog or, if you prefer, a St. Bernard dog. In frame 253 we will explain why this choice was made.
koohiiStory1: A person stretching their arms and legs to look large and scare a bear away.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ダイ、タイ
kunYomi: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
readingExamples: 大小 (だいしょう), 大胆 (だいたん), 拡大 (かくだい), 大 (おお), 大いに (おお.いに), 大きい (おお.きい)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Think of a large St. Bernard dog with his paws all stretched out.
words: 大方(おおかた): perhaps, almost all, majority
大柄(おおがら): large build, large pattern
大げさ(おおげさ): grandiose, exaggerated
大事(おおごと): important, valuable, serious matter
大ざっぱ(おおざっぱ): rough (as in not precise), broad, sketchy
大筋(おおすじ): outline, summary
大空(おおぞら): heaven, firmament, the sky
大幅(おおはば): full width, large scale, drastic
大水(おおみず): flood
お大事に(おだいじに): Take care of yourself
盛大(せいだい): grand, prosperous, magnificent
壮大(そうだい): magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid
大概(たいがい): in general, mainly
大金(たいきん): great cost
大衆(たいしゅう): general public
大胆(だいたん): bold, daring, audacious
大抵(たいてい): usually, generally
大部(たいぶ): most (e.g. most part), greater, fairly, a good deal, much
大便(だいべん): feces, excrement, shit
短大(たんだい): junior college
長大(ちょうだい): very long, great length
偉大(いだい): greatness
大いに(おおいに): very, much, greatly
大通り(おおどおり): main street
大家(おおや): landlord, landlady
大凡(おおよそ): about, roughly, approximately, as a rule
拡大(かくだい): magnification, enlargement
巨大(きょだい): huge, gigantic, enormous
重大(じゅうだい): serious, important, grave, weighty
増大(ぞうだい): enlargement
総理大臣(そうりだいじん): Prime Minister
大(だい): great, large
大会(たいかい): convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally
大学院(だいがくいん): graduate school
大気(たいき): atmosphere
大工(だいく): carpenter
大使(たいし): ambassador
大した(たいした): considerable, great, important, significant, a big deal
大して(たいして): (not so) much, (not) very
大小(だいしょう): size
大臣(だいじん): cabinet minister
大戦(たいせん): great war, great battle
大層(たいそう): very much, exaggerated, very fine
大体(だいたい): general, substantially, outline, main point
大統領(だいとうりょう): president, chief executive
大半(たいはん): majority, mostly, generally
大分(だいぶ): very, many, a lot
大部分(だいぶぶん): most part, greater part, majority
大分(だいぶん): considerably, greatly, a lot
大木(たいぼく): large tree
大陸(たいりく): continent
莫大(ばくだい): enormous, vast
膨大(ぼうだい): huge, bulky, enormous, extensive, swelling, expansion
大きな(おおきな): big, large
大学生(だいがくせい): university student
大事(だいじ): important
大きい(おおきい): big, large, great
大勢(おおぜい): many, a great number (of people)
大人(おとな): adult
大学(だいがく): university
大使館(たいしかん): embassy
大丈夫(だいじょうぶ): safe, all right, O.K.
大好き(だいすき): very likeable, like very much
大切(たいせつ): important

keyword: много
kanji: 多
constituent: many, evening, evening2
myStory: Два ковша слишком много, чтобы удержать каплю
heisigStory: "Many moons ago," begins much of Amerindian folklore - a colorful way of saying "Once upon a time" and a great deal of help for remembering this kanji. Here we have two moons (three of them would take us back to the beginning of time, which is further than we want to go), lacking the final stroke because they are partially hidden behind the clouds of time.
koohiiStory1: Two evenings too many!
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: タ
kunYomi: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る
readingExamples: 多い (おお.い)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: This reminds me of a childish pseudo-confucion rhyme: "He who eats many prunes sits on toilet many moons".
words: 幾多(いくた): many, numerous
過多(かた): excess, superabundance
加留多(かるた): (pt:) (n) playing cards (pt: carta)
多数決(たすうけつ): majority rule
多分(たぶん): perhaps, probably
多忙(たぼう): busy, pressure of work
多様(たよう): diversity, variety
多少(たしょう): more or less, somewhat, a little, some
滅多に(めったに): rarely (with negative verb), seldom
多い(おおい): have a lot of

keyword: вечер
kanji: 夕
constituent: evening
myStory: Вечером луна не полная
heisigStory: Just as the word evening adds a touch of formality or romanticism to the ordinary word "night," so the kanji for evening takes the ordinary looking moon in the night sky and has a cloud pass over it (as we saw in the last frame).
heisigComment: * The primitive keeps the same meaning and connotation as the kanji.
koohiiStory1: The evening is young, the moon is not full.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: セキ
kunYomi: ゆう
readingExamples: 夕 (ゆう)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: In the evening, I try my best to remember the katakana symbol for "TA" (ie. "ta ta!").
words: 夕暮れ(ゆうぐれ): evening, (evening) twilight
夕焼け(ゆうやけ): sunset
夕刊(ゆうかん): evening paper
夕立(ゆうだち): (sudden) evening shower (rain)
夕日(ゆうひ): setting sun
夕べ(ゆうべ): evening, last night
夕飯(ゆうはん): dinner
夕方(ゆうがた): evening

keyword: снаружи, вне
kanji: 外
constituent: outside, evening, magic wand, augury
myStory: Волшебная палочка, вечер - снаружи колдовать лучше!
heisigStory: On the left, the primitive for evening, and on the right, that for the magic wand. Now, as every magician worth his abracadabra knows, bringing your magic wand out into the evening air makes your magic much more powerful than if you were to stay indoors. Hence, evening and magic wand takes you naturally outside.
koohiiStory1: A young magician likes to practice outside in the evening with his magic wand (as opposed to the old magician who wakes early to practice with his wand in eminent (#51)).
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ガイ、ゲ
kunYomi: そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる、と-
readingExamples: 外出 (がいしゅつ), 海外 (かいがい), 除外 (じょがい), 外 (そと), 外す (はず.す), 外れる (はず.れる), 外 (ほか)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Outside in the dark of evening, only a magic wand can help you.
words: 域外(いきがい): outside the area
外貨(がいか): imported goods, foreign money
外観(がいかん): appearance, exterior, facade
外相(がいしょう): Foreign Minister
外来(がいらい): imported, outpatient clinic
課外(かがい): extracurricular
除外(じょがい): exception, exclusion
外方(そっぽ): look (or turn) the other way
その外(そのほか): besides, in addition, the rest
野外(やがい): fields, outskirts, open air, suburbs
案外(あんがい): unexpectedly
以外(いがい): except for, other than
意外(いがい): unexpected, surprising
屋外(おくがい): outdoors
海外(かいがい): foreign, abroad, overseas
外交(がいこう): diplomacy
外出(がいしゅつ): outing, going out
外部(がいぶ): the outside, external
外科(げか): surgical department
外す(はずす): unfasten, remove
外れる(はずれる): be disconnected, get out of place, be off, be out (e.g. of gear)
例外(れいがい): exception
郊外(こうがい): suburbs
外国(がいこく): foreign country
外国人(がいこくじん): foreigner
外(そと): other place, the rest
外(ほか): other place, the rest

keyword: имя
kanji: 名
constituent: name, evening, mouth
myStory: Вечером произнеси свое имя, чтобы тебя узнали
heisigStory: Perhaps you have heard of the custom, still preserved in certain African tribes, of a father creeping into the tent or hut of his newborn child on the night of the child's birth, to whisper into its ear the name he has chosen for it, before making his choice public. It is an impressive naming custom and fits in tidily with the way this character is constructed: evening . . . mouth. At evening time, a mouth pronounces the name that will accompany one throughout life.
koohiiStory1: In the evening, when it becomes dark, open your mouth to say your name so that people can recognise you.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: メイ、ミョウ
kunYomi: な、-な
readingExamples: 名誉 (めいよ), 氏名 (しめい), 有名 (ゆうめい), 名 (な)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: In the evening, her sweet mouth whispered my name.
words: 記名(きめい): signature, register
姓名(せいめい): full name
著名(ちょめい): well-known, noted, celebrated
名残(なごり): remains, traces, memory
名高い(なだかい): famous, celebrated, well-known
名付ける(なづける): to name (someone)
名札(なふだ): name plate, name tag
本名(ほんみょう): real name
名産(めいさん): noted product
名称(めいしょう): name
名簿(めいぼ): register of names
名誉(めいよ): honor, credit, prestige
宛名(あてな): address, direction
送り仮名(おくりがな): kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word
仮名(かな): kana, alias, pseudonym, pen name
仮名遣い(かなづかい): kana orthography, syllabary spelling
氏名(しめい): full name, identity
署名(しょめい): signature
題名(だいめい): title
代名詞(だいめいし): pronoun
地名(ちめい): place name
名(な): name, reputation
振り仮名(ふりがな): hiragana over kanji, pronunciation key
名字(みょうじ): surname, family name
名作(めいさく): masterpiece
名刺(めいし): business card
名詞(めいし): noun
名所(めいしょ): famous place
名人(めいじん): master, expert
名物(めいぶつ): famous product, speciality
片仮名(かたかな): katakana
名前(なまえ): name
平仮名(ひらがな): hiragana, 47 syllables, the cursive syllabary
有名(ゆうめい): fame

keyword: камень
kanji: 石
constituent: stone, cliff, mouth
myStory: В пещере под скалой много камней
heisigStory: With a mouth under a cliff, what else could we have here but the entrance to a secret cavern, before which a great stone has been rolled so that none may enter. Perhaps it is the hiding place where Ali Baba and his band of thieves have stored their treasures, in which case that magic word known to every school child who ever delighted over the tales of the Arabian Nights should be enough to push the stone aside. But take care - the cliff is steep, and one slip will send you tumbling down into the ravine below. This is the one and only time that the second stroke in cliff will reach over to the middle of the horizontal stroke. If you think of the edge jutting outwards (in keeping with the story above), the problem should be taken care of.
heisigComment: * The stone is a quite common primitive element, which is not restricted to great boulders but used of stones or rocks of any size or shape.
koohiiStory1: Indiana Jones jumps up and grabs the lip of cliff just in time to evade the huge STONE rolling out of the mouth of the cave!
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セキ、シャク、コク
kunYomi: いし
readingExamples: 石材 (せきざい), 岩石 (がんせき), 宝石 (ほうせき), 磁石 (じしゃく), 石 (いし)
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koohiiStory2: There´s a VERY simple way to remember this, in case the cliff thing isn´t working for you... Just see it as a stone [いし] being hammered by a miner searching for jewel stones [ほうせき] ;).
words: 化石(かせき): fossil, petrifaction, fossilization
岩石(がんせき): rock
石鹸(せっけん): soap
流石(さすが): clever, adept, good, expectations, as one would expect
磁石(じしゃく): magnet
石炭(せきたん): coal
石油(せきゆ): oil, petroleum, kerosene
宝石(ほうせき): gem, jewel
石(いし): stone

keyword: песок
kanji: 砂
constituent: sand, stone, rock, few
myStory: В хорошем песке мало камней
heisigStory: Good sand for beaches has few or no stones in it. That means that all of us whose feet have been spoiled by too much time in shoes don't have to watch our step as we cavort about.
koohiiStory1: Here´s how I remember that stone is on the left. This is because sand starts as stones, and only later they become few.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: サ、シャ
kunYomi: すな
readingExamples: 砂丘 (さきゅう), 砂糖 (さとう), 砂 (すな)
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koohiiStory2: In good SAND, stones are few, if any.
words: 砂利(じゃり): gravel, ballast, pebbles
砂漠(さばく): desert
砂(すな): sand
砂糖(さとう): sugar

keyword: луч
kanji: 光
constituent: ray, small, little, human legs
myStory: Маленькие частицы с быстрыми ногами - луч света
heisigStory: There are really only 2 primitives here, little and human legs. The 4th stroke that separates them is added for reasons of aesthetics. (If that doesn't make sense, try writing the kanji without it and see how ugly the results look, even to your beginner's eye.) Now if you have wondered what those little particles of "dust" are that dance around in the light-rays that come through the window and fall on your desk, try imagining them as little and disembodied human legs, and you should have no trouble with this character.
koohiiStory1: A ray of light is not a wave but made of little photons with human legs.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: ひか.る、ひかり
readingExamples: 光る (ひか.る), 光 (ひかり)
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koohiiStory2: The ray from Honey I Shrunk the Kids made people little - ha! look at them run around on their tiny legs!
words: 稲光(いなびかり): (flash of) lightning
光沢(こうたく): brilliance, polish, lustre, glossy finish (of photographs)
光熱費(こうねつひ): cost of fuel and light
観光(かんこう): sightseeing
蛍光灯(けいこうとう): fluorescent lamp, person who is slow to react
光景(こうけい): scene, spectacle
光線(こうせん): beam, light ray
日光(にっこう): sunlight
光(ひかり): light
光る(ひかる): shine, glitter, be bright

keyword: толстый
kanji: 太
constituent: plump, large, St. Bernard, drop
myStory: Большой человек с маленьким dick'ом
heisigStory: "Plump" is one of those delightful English words that almost sound like their meaning. No sooner do you hear it than you think of a round and ample-bodied person falling into a sofa like a large drop of oil plopping into a fishbowl - kerrrr-plump!
koohiiStory1: A large person with a big drop of sweat dripping off of him because he is so plump.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: タイ、タ
kunYomi: ふと.い、ふと.る
readingExamples: 太陽 (たいよう), 太鼓 (たいこ), 皇太子 (こうたいし), 太い (ふと.い), 太る (ふと.る)
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koohiiStory2: Fat("plump") men always have small penises.....the kanji is a combination of "large" with a drop(representing the small penis between his legs).
words: 太鼓(たいこ): drum, tambourine
太陽(たいよう): sun, solar
太る(ふとる): grow fat
太い(ふとい): fat, thick

keyword: сосредоточиться, сфокусироваться
kanji: 省
constituent: focus, few, eye
myStory: Глаз сосредоточен на немногих вещах
heisigStory: When we think of focusing on something, we usually take it in a metaphorical sense, though the literal sense is not far behind. It means to block out what is nonessential in order to fix our eye on a few important matters. The kanji suggests picking up a few things and holding them before one's eye in order to focus on them better.
koohiiStory1: You focus by concentrating your eye on fewer objects.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セイ、ショウ
kunYomi: かえり.みる、はぶ.く
readingExamples: 反省 (はんせい), 内省 (ないせい), 帰省 (きせい), 省みる (かえり.みる), 省く (はぶ.く)
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koohiiStory2: Success (or survival?) method for accelerated juggling course: focus on a few nitroglycerine filled juggling balls flying OVER your eyes ---(I have trouble with this few primitive that can be anywhere in a kanji. To build in its location in the story is important somehow).
words: 省みる(かえりみる): to reflect
省略(しょうりゃく): omission, abbreviation, abridgment
省く(はぶく): omit, eliminate, curtail, economize
反省(はんせい): reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation

keyword: толстый
kanji: 厚
constituent: thick, cliff, sun, day, child
myStory: Ребенок под скалой, под солнцем становится толстокожим
heisigStory: When we refer to someone as thick-skinned or thick-headed, we are usually quick to add - even if only under our breath - something about their upbringing. Perhaps it is because deep down we cherish the belief that by nature people are basically tender and sensitive. Be that as it may, the Japanese character for thick depicts a child abandoned out on the wild cliffs, exposed to the heat of the sun, and thus doomed to develop a head and skin as thick as the parent who left it there.
koohiiStory1: In Sparta we throw our Children over a Cliff. Under the Sun, they fight other Children. In the end, if they survive, they sure have thick skin.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: あつ.い、あか
readingExamples: 厚い (あつ.い)
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koohiiStory2: The thick cliff walls protected the children from the sun.
words: 厚かましい(あつかましい): impudent, shameless, brazen
厚い(あつい): thick, deep, cordial, kind, warm(hearted)

keyword: поток (п: наводнение)
kanji: 川
constituent: stream, flood
myStory: это просто запомнить
heisigStory: We have taken the image of a river stream over into English to describe things that fall down in straight lines, or ripple along in lines. All of this is more than evident in the kanji given here, a pictograph of a stream.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this character adds to the meaning of stream the more vivid image of a flood. Note, however, that there are certain small changes in the writing of the element, depending on where it appears relative to other elements:
on the left, it is written the same.
on the top, it is written with the three strokes more like less-then signs
on the bottom, it is written with the third stroke similar to a fishhook
koohiiStory1: So as not to confuse this with river (#146) think of streamers falling down.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: セン
kunYomi: かわ
readingExamples: 川 (かわ)
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koohiiStory2: There are three default I/O Streams in UNIX, stdin, stdout, and stderr.
words: 河川(かせん): rivers
川(かわ): river

keyword: государство
kanji: 州
constituent: state, stream, flood, drops
myStory: Три куска земли в водах великой реки назвали себя государствами
heisigStory: Here we see drops of land (little islets) rising up out of a stream, creating a kind of sandbar or breakwater. Ever wonder how the state-line is drawn between states separated by a river? If there were little drops of land as in the kanji, there'd be nothing to it.
koohiiStory1: There were 3 little islands in the stream who all decided to set themselves up as independent states.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シュウ、ス
kunYomi: す
readingExamples: 州 (す)
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koohiiStory2: シュウ　The original meaning of this character was "sandbar", and for me this conjures up images of the Mississippi River, which is very wide with many sandbars and which was used to define the borders in ten American states. Picture Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer floating by state after state as they adventure down the mighty Mississippi, occasionally beaching their raft on sandbars.
words: 州(しゅう): state, province

keyword: подчиняться
kanji: 順
constituent: obey, stream, flood, head, page, one, ceiling, drop, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: Поток из телевизора в голову заставляет подчиняться
heisigStory: In primitive language, this character would read stream . . . head. And that turns out to be convenient for remembering its meaning of obey. Either one obeys the person who is head of an organization or else obeys by following the stream of opinion ("current" practice, we call it). Both these senses come together in this kanji.
koohiiStory1: Obey, Obey! says the brain-washing scientist as he sends a stream of orders to fill your head.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ジュン
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koohiiStory2: Obey the orders streaming down from head office.
words: 手順(てじゅん): process, procedure, protocol
不順(ふじゅん): irregularity, unseasonableness
順(じゅん): order, turn
順々(じゅんじゅん): in order, in turn
順序(じゅんじょ): order, sequence, procedure
順調(じゅんちょう): favourable, doing well, O.K., all right
順番(じゅんばん): turn (in line), order of things
道順(みちじゅん): itinerary, route

keyword: вода
kanji: 水
constituent: water
heisigStory: This character, which looks a bit like a snowflake, is actually a pictograph of water - not any particular body of water or movement of water, but simply the generic name for water. Should you have any difficulty remembering it, simply think of a walking stick being dropped vertically into the water, sending droplets out in all four directions. Then all you need to learn is how to write it in proper order.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this character can keep its form, or it can be written with three drops to the left of another primitive. This latter, as we will see, is far more common.
koohiiStory1: The kanji for water is an abstract primitive itself, so unless one is willing to break down its etymological development, it should just simply be memorized by strokes; constructing a story is not necessarily useful unless it strongly denotes its shape (I find that Heisig´s story doesn´t do this).
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: スイ
kunYomi: みず、みず-
readingExamples: 水 (みず)
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koohiiStory2: For those having issues with this* "A 7K foot pool of water" Notice it looks like a 7, and a K. Might have to practice writing it a few times.
words: 大水(おおみず): flood
降水(こうすい): rainfall, precipitation
洪水(こうずい): flood
水気(すいき): moisture, dampness, vapor, dropsy, edema
水源(すいげん): source of river, fountainhead
水洗(すいせん): flushing
水田(すいでん): (water-filled) paddy field
水曜(すいよう): Wednesday
潜水(せんすい): diving
排水(はいすい): drainage
海水浴(かいすいよく): sea bathing, seawater bath
下水(げすい): drainage, sewage, ditch, gutter
香水(こうすい): perfume
水産(すいさん): marine products, fisheries
水準(すいじゅん): water level, level, standard
水蒸気(すいじょうき): water vapour, steam
水素(すいそ): hydrogen
水滴(すいてき): drop of water
水筒(すいとう): canteen, flask, water bottle
水分(すいぶん): moisture
水平(すいへい): water level, horizon
水平線(すいへいせん): horizon
淡水(たんすい): fresh water
断水(だんすい): water outage
地下水(ちかすい): underground water
噴水(ふんすい): water fountain
水泳(すいえい): swimming
水道(すいどう): water works
水曜日(すいようび): Wednesday
水(みず): water

keyword: сосулька
kanji: 氷
constituent: icicle, drop, water
myStory: капелька воды превращается в сосульку
heisigStory: The appearance of the primitive for water in its full form tells us that we have something to do with water here. The extra drop to the left, added as a second stroke, changes the picture from a splash caused by a walking stick dropped into water to form an icicle. If it helps, when you hold an icicle up to the light, you can usually see little crystallizations of five-pointed stars inside of it, which is the shape we have in this kanji.
koohiiStory1: Icicles start with 1 frozen drop of water.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヒョウ
kunYomi: こおり、ひ、こお.る
readingExamples: 氷 (こおり), 氷 (ひ)
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koohiiStory2: A drop in temperature turns water into an icicle.
words: 氷(こおり): ice

keyword: вечность
kanji: 永
constituent: eternity, drop, water
heisigStory: This kanji also uses the full form of water, though its meaning seems to have nothing at all to do with water. Remember what William Blake said about seeing "infinity in a grain of sand and eternity in an hour"? Well, reading this character from top to bottom, we see "eternity in a drop of water."
koohiiStory1: It would take an eternity to count all the drops of water.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: エイ
kunYomi: なが.い
readingExamples: 永い (なが.い)
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koohiiStory2: It takes but one drop from the most special water: the fountain of youth (and it is written in a special way to with an extra horizontal line on the top) to live for an eternity. (In order to remember that the drop is at the top, think that the drop must come from the topmost water in order for its effects to be true).
words: 永遠(えいえん): eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence
永久(えいきゅう): eternity, perpetuity, immortality
永い(ながい): long, lengthy

keyword: источник (в смысле родник)
kanji: 泉
constituent: spring, white, dove, water
myStory: вода белая из-за пузырьков в источнике
heisigStory: Call to mind the image of a fresh, bubbling spring of water, and you will probably notice how the top of the spring you are thinking of, the part where the "bubbling" goes on, is all white. Happily, the white is just where it should be, at the top, and the water is at the bottom.
heisigComment: * We will keep this image of a spring when using this kanji as a primitive, but not without first drawing attention to a slight change that distinguishes the primitive from the kanji. The final 4 strokes (the element for water) are abbreviated to the three small drops that we learned earlier as the kanji for little.
koohiiStory1: White is a symbol of purety, so white water is pure water, the precise definition of spring water.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セン
kunYomi: いずみ
readingExamples: 泉 (いずみ)
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koohiiStory2: Perhaps the most common appearance of this kanji is in the word 温泉 (おんせん, onsen), a Japanese hot spring. The kanji is an excellent image of someone enjoying a Japanese hot spring: a little white towel on top, water below. (This helps keep all associations: spring, little and onsen).
words: 泉(いずみ): spring, fountain
温泉(おんせん): spa, hot spring

keyword: оригинал, луг
kanji: 原
constituent: meadow, cliff, spring, white, dove, small, little
myStory: Жизнь началась в местах, где много скал и бьют источники
heisigStory: Though the kanji is broad enough to embrace both meanings, the meadow you should imagine here is not a flatland plain but a mountain meadow in the Austrian Alps. (Perhaps the opening scene of "The Sound of Music" will help.) Simply think of little springs bubbling up across the meadow to form a sort of path that leads you right to the brink of a precipitous cliff. Now if you can see Schwester Maria skipping along merrily, dodging in and out of the springs, and then falling headlong over the cliff, you have a ridiculous story that should help fix this kanji in memory.
koohiiStory1: Follow the springs down the cliff and you will find a nice meadow.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ゲン
kunYomi: はら
readingExamples: 原 (はら)
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koohiiStory2: Sorry about this, but Heisig was stupid calling this kanji meadow, used in composite words the most common meaning is ORIGIN... To remember just think that life may have begun in pounds or springs in a land with many cliffs ... Just to answer correctly the review lessons think of meadow as the origin of a huge forest.
words: 原油(げんゆ): crude oil
原(げん): original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw
原形(げんけい): original form, base form
原作(げんさく): original work
原子(げんし): atom
原書(げんしょ): original document
原則(げんそく): principle, general rule
原典(げんてん): original (text)
原点(げんてん): origin (coordinates), starting point
原爆(げんばく): atomic bomb
原文(げんぶん): the text, original
高原(こうげん): tableland, plateau
原っぱ(はらっぱ): open field, empty lot, plain
原稿(げんこう): manuscript, copy
原産(げんさん): place of origin, habitat
原始(げんし): origin, primeval
原理(げんり): principle, theory, fundamental truth
原料(げんりょう): raw materials
原(はら): field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
原因(げんいん): cause

keyword: петиция
kanji: 願
constituent: petition, meadow, cliff, white, dove, small, little, head, page, one, ceiling, drop, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: В WoW начало гильдии начинается с листа бумаги - петиции
heisigStory: A meadow and a head are all we are given to work with in the kanji for petition. Since the key word already suggests something like a formal request made of some higher power, let us imagine a gigantic Wizard-of-Oz head located in the middle of the flowery meadow we used in the last frame. Then just picture people kneeling hopefully before it, petitioning for whatever it is they want. (The scarecrow wanted brains, the lion, courage, and the tin man a heart. What about you?)
koohiiStory1: Let´s petition to save that beautiful MEADOW from overdevelopment by signing on this PAGE.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ガン
kunYomi: ねが.う、-ねがい
readingExamples: 願う (ねが.う)
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koohiiStory2: Japanese hippies PETITION to save a meadow by getting people on the street to sign their page - as you pass by they call out: "お願いします、おねがいします。”.
words: お願いします(おねがいします): please
願書(がんしょ): written application or petition
願い(ねがい): desire, wish, request, prayer, petition, application
願う(ねがう): to desire, wish, request, beg, hope, implore

keyword: плавать
kanji: 泳
constituent: swim, water, water droplets, water pistol, eternity
myStory: когда я плавал в бассеине, казалось, что я буду видеть капли вечность
heisigStory: The primitive to the left, you will recall from Frame 137, represents water. To the right, we see the kanji for eternity. Knowing how much children like swimming, what could be a better image of eternal bliss than an endless expanse of water to swim in without a care in the world?
koohiiStory1: With that much WATER (2 actually) you would need to swim for an ETERNITY.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: エイ
kunYomi: およ.ぐ
readingExamples: 泳ぐ (およ.ぐ)
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koohiiStory2: If you don´t know how to swim, you´ll be in that water for eternity.
words: 泳ぎ(およぎ): swimming
水泳(すいえい): swimming
泳ぐ(およぐ): swim

keyword: оживленный
kanji: 活
constituent: lively, water, water droplets, water pistol, tongue, drop, old, tombstone, gravestone, church, ten, needle, mouth
myStory: оживленный разговор порождают воды языков
heisigStory: When we speak of a lively personality or a lively party, we immediately think of a lot of chatter. This kanji depicts the idea of lively by having tongues babble and splash around like flowing water.
koohiiStory1: Conversations can become more lively after everyone has had a few drinks. It´s because "watery tongues" loosen lips!
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カツ
kunYomi: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける
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koohiiStory2: I´m sure I can get her pretty lively and wet using my tongue.
words: 活ける(いける): to arrange (flowers)
活発(かっぱつ): vigor, active
生活(せいかつ): living, life (one´s daily existence), livelihood
復活(ふっかつ): revival (e.g. musical), restoration
活気(かっき): energy, liveliness
活字(かつじ): printing type
活動(かつどう): action, activity
活躍(かつやく): activity
活用(かつよう): conjugation, practical use
活力(かつりょく): vitality, energy

keyword: тушить, загасить
kanji: 消
constituent: extinguish, water, water droplets, water pistol, resemblance, spark, candle, small, little, moon, month, flesh, part of the body
myStory: Водой тушим и гасим искры
heisigStory: Among the many things water is useful for is extinguishing fires, and that is just what we have here. First of all, take the water at the left as the drops of water that are used to depict water in general. In the best of all possible worlds, the most efficient way to extinguish a fire would be to see that each drop of water hits one spark of the conflagration. An unthinkable bit of utopian fire fighting, you say to yourself, but helpful for assigning this key word its primitives.
koohiiStory1: To extinguish a SPARK, you need WATER.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: き.える、け.す
readingExamples: 消える (き.える), 消す (け.す)
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koohiiStory2: You need a few drops of water to extinguish the candle.
words: 打ち消し(うちけし): negation, denial, negative
消去(しょうきょ): elimination, erasing, dying out, melting away
消耗(しょうこう): exhaustion, consumption
消息(しょうそく): news, letter, circumstances
打ち消す(うちけす): deny, negate, contradict
消しゴム(けしゴム): eraser, India rubber
消化(しょうか): digestion
消極的(しょうきょくてき): passive
消毒(しょうどく): disinfection, sterilization
消費(しょうひ): consumption, expenditure
消防(しょうぼう): fire fighting, fire department
消防署(しょうぼうしょ): fire station
消耗(しょうもう): exhaustion, consumption
取り消す(とりけす): cancel
消える(きえる): go out, vanish, disappear
消す(けす): erase, delete, turn off power

keyword: ситуация
kanji: 況
constituent: but of course, water, water droplets, water pistol, elder brother, teenager, mouth, human legs
myStory: Тинейджер оказался в неприятной ситуации: вымок
heisigStory: This key word is a connector used to link contrasting phrase sand sentences together with much the same flavor as the English phrase but of course. Just picture yourself ready to go off on your first date as a teenager, and having your mother grill you about your manners and ask you embarrassing questions about your hygiene. "Did you have a good shower?" "But of course," you reply, annoyed. So water and teenager combine to give us but of course.
koohiiStory1: If you ask your teenager if what he´s drinking is water (and not Vodka), he will answer "but of course".
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キョウ
kunYomi: まし.て、いわ.んや、おもむき
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koohiiStory2: キョウ But of course, this character really means "situation/condition". "Elder brother gulped some water and said, ´What the hell was Heisig´s mental CONDITION when he came up with this definition? Heisig must have a drinking CONDITION. But of course, if Heisig sticks to water, rather than sake (like me, water quaffing, situation assessing, sober elder brother), his SITUATION may improve.´"　[MODEL COMPOUND: 状況　(じょうきょう)　state of affairs; conditions].
words: 好況(こうきょう): prosperous conditions, healthy economy
不況(ふきょう): recession, depression, slump
況して(まして): still more, still less (with neg. verb), to say nothing of, not to mention
状況(じょうきょう): state of affairs (around you), situation, circumstances

keyword: река
kanji: 河
constituent: river, water, water droplets, water pistol, can, street, nail, spike, mouth
myStory: "вода, которая может" - это могучая река
heisigStory: The character in this frame represents a step up from the stream we met in Frame 134; it is a full-sized river. The water to the left tells us what we are dealing with, and the can at the right tells us that our "little engine that could" has now become amphibious and is chugging down the Mighty Mississip' like a regular riverboat.
koohiiStory1: A river CAN exist only if there is WATER.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カ
kunYomi: かわ
readingExamples: 河 (かわ)
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koohiiStory2: I kept confusing this with stream. My Japanese friend said that to him this is for an artificial river. Looking at kanji compounds with this there are two that struck me: One is the Yellow River in China (黄河), and the other is the Milky Way (銀河). Now I either think of the Little Engine that could dragging a bunch of stuff down a river in China and polluting it (so it turned yellow) or I see the Little Engine that Could flying across the sky making the Milky Way.
words: 河川(かせん): rivers
運河(うんが): canal
河(かわ): river, stream

keyword: всю ночь (overnight)
kanji: 泊
constituent: overnight, water, water droplets, water pistol, white, dove
myStory: Пати на всю ночь - нужна вода и белый порошок
heisigStory: When you stop at an inn for an overnight rest, all you expect is a bit of water for a wash and a set of clean white sheets to wrap your weary bones in.
koohiiStory1: Please supply a guest who stays overnight with WATER and WHITE sheets.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ハク
kunYomi: と.まる、と.める
readingExamples: 泊まる (と.まる), 泊める (と.める)
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koohiiStory2: When I go to an OVERNIGHT party, all I need is a bit of water and some of that hard white. (crack). (not really, but come on. much easier to recall than white sheets).
words: 泊(はく): counter for nights of a stay
宿泊(しゅくはく): lodging
泊まる(とまる): stay at (e.g. hotel)
泊める(とめる): stay

keyword: озеро
kanji: 湖
constituent: lake, water, water droplets, water pistol, uncivilized, zombie, old, tombstone, gravestone, church, ten, needle, mouth, moon, month, flesh, part of the body
myStory: Старый человек смотрит на озеро под луной
heisigStory: Water . . . old . . . flesh. You have heard of legends of people being abandoned in the mountains when they had become too old to work. Well, here is a legend about people being set adrift in the waters of a stormy lake because their flesh had gotten too old to bear the burdens of life.
koohiiStory1: This is my favorite story. Simply associate the sad moment of an OLD person, standing near the WATER of the lake and looking at the MOON reflected in the lake. The created primitives themselves are put so beautifully, that you will not forget this kanji.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コ
kunYomi: みずうみ
readingExamples: 湖 (みずうみ)
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koohiiStory2: Water reflects the old moon in the lake.
words: 湖(みずうみ): lake

keyword: измерение, измерять
kanji: 測
constituent: fathom, water, water droplets, water pistol, rule, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: управлять водой на ГЭС можно только измерив ее количество
heisigStory: Connoting the measurement of the depth of water, the keyword fathom begins with the water primitive. To its right, we see the compound-primitive for rule (Frame 92) which we learned in the sense of a "ruler" or "measure." Hence, when we rule water we fathom it. What could be simpler? But be careful; its simplicity is deceptive. Be sure to picture yourself fathoming a body of water several hundred feet deep by using a ruler of gargantuan proportions.
koohiiStory1: A fathom is the unit you use when making rules about water´s depth.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソク
kunYomi: はか.る
readingExamples: 測る (はか.る)
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koohiiStory2: You can´t fathom how deep this water is. Perhaps you should use a ruler to measure it?
words: 推測(すいそく): guess, conjecture
測る(はかる): to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound gauge estimate)
観測(かんそく): observation
測定(そくてい): measurement
測量(そくりょう): measurement, surveying
予測(よそく): prediction, estimation

keyword: почва (п: земля(land и ground), грязь)
kanji: 土
constituent: soil, dirt, ground
heisigStory: I don't like it any more than you do, but this kanji is not the pictograph it is trumped up to be: a mound of soil piled on the ground. All I can recommend is that you memorize it as it is. Anyway, it will be occurring with such frequency that you have almost no chance of forgetting it, even if you try.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, the sense of soil is extended to that of ground because of its connection with the kanji for the same (Frame 554). From there it also takes the added meanings of dirt and land.
koohiiStory1: Remembering soil is easy. If soil is soft, you can take a walking stick and plunge it two* feet into the ground.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ド、ト
kunYomi: つち
readingExamples: 土木 (どぼく), 国土 (こくど), 粘土 (ねんど), 土 (つち)
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koohiiStory2: King Arthur pulled the magical sword Excalibur out of the hardened soil to claim his place as king.
words: 国土(こくど): realm
土産(どさん): product of the land
土台(どだい): foundation, base, basis
土手(どて): embankment, bank
土俵(どひょう): arena
土木(どぼく): public works
土曜(どよう): Saturday
風土(ふうど): natural features, topography, climate, spiritual features
領土(りょうど): dominion, territory, possession
土(つち): earth, soil
土地(とち): plot of land, lot, soil
土産(みやげ): product of the land
お土産(おみやげ): souvenir
土曜日(どようび): Saturday

keyword: давление
kanji: 圧
constituent: pressure, cliff, soil, dirt, ground
myStory: Скала давит на землю под ней
heisigStory: One of the things that causes the erosion of soil is the excessive pressure of the topsoil on the lower soil. This can be caused by any number of things from heavy rainfall to heavy buildings to the absence of sufficient deep-rooted vegetation to hold the layers together. Here we see a steep cliff without a tree in sight. The slightest pressure on it will cause a landslide, which, with a little help from your imagination, you will be able to see happening in this character.
koohiiStory1: The GROUND at the base of a CLIFF must suffer from enormous pressure.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: アツ、エン、オウ
kunYomi: お.す、へ.す、おさ.える、お.さえる
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koohiiStory2: For physics people: p = F/A (p:pressure, F:Force, A:Area). Where the force is from the immensity of the cliff. The area on the cliff is covered by soil. So the equation becomes p = F/A = cliff/soil which preserves the position of the primitives.
words: 圧迫(あっぱく): pressure, coercion, oppression
圧力(あつりょく): stress, pressure
抑圧(よくあつ): check, restraint, oppression, suppression
圧縮(あっしゅく): compression, condensation, pressure
気圧(きあつ): atmospheric pressure
血圧(けつあつ): blood pressure

keyword: закрывать, запечатывать
kanji: 封
constituent: seal, ivy, square jewel, soil, dirt, ground, glue, soil2, dirt2, ground2
myStory: плющом заклеим, запечатаем, закроем письмо
heisigStory: Think of the key word seal as referring to a letter you have written and are preparing to close. Instead of using the traditional wax seal, you glue a sprig of ivy on the outside. In this way the elements ivy and glue give you a curious and memorable way to seal your secret letters.
koohiiStory1: The king used a special seal of ivy leaves glued onto his document.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: フウ、ホウ
readingExamples: 封鎖 (ふうさ), 封書 (ふうしょ), 密封 (みっぷう)
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koohiiStory2: A bit of ivy glued to a letter can make a lovely SEAL when in a pinch, says Martha Stewart.
words: 同封(どうふう): enclosure (e.g. in a letter)
封(ふう): seal
封鎖(ふうさ): blockade, freezing (funds)
封建(ほうけん): feudalistic
封筒(ふうとう): envelope

keyword: [буддистский] храм
kanji: 寺
constituent: buddhist temple, soil, dirt, ground, glue
myStory: как приклеенный к земле, жди у дверей буддистского храма
heisigStory: You have heard of people "attaching" themselves to a particular sect? Here is your chance to take that metaphor literally and imagine some fellow walking into a Buddhist temple with a fervent resolve to attach himself to the place. Since there is plenty of unused land around the precincts, he simply picks out a suitable patch, brushes the soles of his feet with glue, steps down firmly, and so joins the Buddhist temple as a "permanent member."
koohiiStory1: At the Buddhist temple the monks are seated on the ground, glued there in meditation.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: ジ
kunYomi: てら
readingExamples: 寺 (てら)
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koohiiStory2: To be allowed to join the Buddhist temple, imagine an aspiring monk being asked to stand still in the soil for a long time in a measurement of his resolve.
words: 寺院(じいん): temple
寺(てら): temple

keyword: время, час
kanji: 時
constituent: time, sun, day, Buddhist temple, soil, dirt, ground, glue
myStory: Солнце встает над буддистким храмом - время молитвы
heisigStory: "What is time?" asked St. Augustine in his memoirs. "Ask me not, and I know. Ask me, and I cannot tell you." Here we have the kanji's answer to that perennial riddle. Time is a sun rising over a Buddhist temple. It sounds almost like a Zen kōan whose repetition might yield some deep secret to the initiated. At any rate, imagining a monk seated in meditation pondering it might help us remember the character.
koohiiStory1: When the SUN starts to shine on the TEMPLE, it´s time to get up.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ジ
kunYomi: とき、-どき
readingExamples: 時 (とき)
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koohiiStory2: In ancient Japan, TIME of ´´day´´ was announced at the ´´buddhist temples´´. They did this by ringing large iron bells. This is similar to churches who ring their bells to announce the time of day.
words: 何時(いつ): when, how soon
何時か(いつか): sometime, some day
何時でも(いつでも): (at) any time, always, at all times, never (neg), whenever
何時の間にか(いつのまにか): before one knows, unnoticed, unawares
何時も(いつも): always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb)
時刻表(じこくひょう): table, diagram, chart, timetable, schedule
時差(じさ): time difference
時折(ときおり): sometimes
一時(いちじ): one hour, short time, once, temporarily, at one time
時間割(じかんわり): timetable, schedule
時期(じき): time, season, period
時刻(じこく): instant, time, moment
時速(じそく): speed (per hour)
当時(とうじ): at that time, in those days
同時(どうじ): simultaneous(ly), concurrent, same time, synchronous
時(とき): time, hour, occasion, moment
日時(にちじ): date and time
臨時(りんじ): temporary, special, extraordinary
時代(じだい): age, period, generation
時間(じかん): time
時々(ときどき): sometimes
時計(とけい): watch, clock

keyword: ровно
kanji: 均
constituent: level, soil, dirt, ground, ladle, drop, drop2
myStory: Засовываем землю в ковш и выравниваем, чтобы замерить уровень
heisigStory: The level this key word refers to is not the carpenter's tool but rather the even surface of a thing. It pictures soil being scooped up into a ladle and then made level (apparently because one is measuring soil). The excess drops of soil are brushed off the top, which accounts for the added drop at the ladle's edge.
koohiiStory1: Soil is scooped up into a ladel. The extra drop is brushed off to make it level.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キン
kunYomi: なら.す
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koohiiStory2: To remember the extra stroke in the ladle, make a vivid image of a big drop of excess soil fr0m the ladle falling out onto the ground when you level it.
words: 均衡(きんこう): equilibrium, balance
平均(ならし): equilibrium, balance, average, mean
平均(へいきん): equilibrium, balance, average, mean

keyword: огонь
kanji: 火
constituent: fire
heisigStory: Just as sitting before a fire enlivens the imagination and lets you see almost anything you want to in the flames, this kanji is so simple it lets you see almost any sort of fire you want to see. It no longer makes a good pictograph, but I invite you to take a pencil and paper and play with the form - first writing it as shown below and then adding lines here and there - to see what you can come up with. Everything from matchbooks to cigarette lighters to volcanic eruptions to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah have been found here. No doubt you, too, will find something interesting to bend your memory around these four simple strokes.
heisigComment: * To avoid confusion later on, it is best to keep to the meaning of a fireplace (or hearth) or a raging conflagration like a forest fire for this kanji's primitive meaning. Another primitive element for fire, based on this one, is written as 4 small drops and will mean flames, cauldron, cooking fire, or an oven fire.
koohiiStory1: For some reason, this kanji reminds me of a person running, her arms (the two drops) raised up, because she caught on fire!
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: カ
kunYomi: ひ、-び、ほ-
readingExamples: 火 (ひ)
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koohiiStory2: A tepee getting shot at by fire arrows.
words: 火傷(かしょう): burn, scald
火星(かせい): Mars (planet)
火曜(かよう): Tuesday
火燵(こたつ): table with heater, (orig) charcoal brazier in a floor well
下火(したび): burning low, waning, declining
焚火(たきび): (open) fire
点火(てんか): ignition, lighting, set fire to
火花(ひばな): spark
防火(ぼうか): fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof
火口(かこう): crater
火災(かさい): conflagration, fire
火山(かざん): volcano
花火(はなび): fireworks
噴火(ふんか): eruption
火傷(やけど): burn, scald
火事(かじ): fire
火(ひ): fire
火曜日(かようび): Tuesday

keyword: свет, лампа
kanji: 灯
constituent: lamp, fire, street, nail, spike
myStory: Огонь на улицах освещает все вокруг
heisigStory: Since it is very hard to read by the fireplace without going blind from the flickering of the flames or burning up from the heat, our ancestors invented a way to nail down a bit of that fire, just enough to light up the text of their evening newspapers and no more. Voilà! The lamp.
koohiiStory1: Imagine old gas lamps which had a flame to light up the street signs.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: ひ、ほ-、ともしび、とも.す、あかり
readingExamples: 灯 (ひ)
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koohiiStory2: A lamp is fire you can hang from a nail.
words: 灯(ともしび): light
蛍光灯(けいこうとう): fluorescent lamp, person who is slow to react
灯台(とうだい): lighthouse
灯油(とうゆ): lamp oil, kerosene
灯(ひ): light
電灯(でんとう): light

keyword: пепел
kanji: 灰
constituent: ashes, cliff, fire
myStory: после посиделок у огня под скалой остался только пепел
heisigStory: The kanji for ashes naturally includes the primitive for fire, or more specifically, a fireplace. Now what do you do with that bucket of ashes you have just cleaned out of the fireplace? You walk to the edge of a cliff and tip it upside down, watching as they are swept away in the wind like a swarm of gray mosquitoes. Thus the fire, once it has turned to ashes, ends up at the bottom of the cliff.
koohiiStory1: The fire underneath the cliff will eventually turn everything above to ashes.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カイ
kunYomi: はい
readingExamples: 灰 (はい)
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koohiiStory2: Scene from "The Big Lebowski" : Walter scatters Donny´s ashes, but a wind blows much of the ashes into "The Dude" Lebowski´s face. Upset, The Dude lashes out at Walter. Walter apologizes and hugs The Dude, before suggesting "Fuck it, man. Let´s go bowling." I bet you that The Dude wanted to cremate (fire) Walter right there and then, at the top of the cliff! (thanks Elktapestry).
words: 灰(あく): puckery juice
灰皿(はいさら): ashtray
灰(はい): ash
灰色(はいいろ): grey, ashen
灰皿(はいざら): ashtray

keyword: точка
kanji: 点
constituent: spot, fortune-telling, magic wand, augury, mouth, oven-fire, barbecue
myStory: гадание на искрах - точках
heisigStory: If you look into the flickering of a fire for a long time and then turn aside, you will see spots before your eyes. Although nobody ever thought of such a thing before - as least as far as know, they didn't - imagine using those spots as a technique for fortune-telling. The old witch sits before her cauldron and watches the spots that show up when she turns to look at you, and from that tells your fortune. Think of it as a kind of spot-check on your future.
koohiiStory1: The FORTUNE TELLER was burned by FLAMES on the spot because she was accused of being a witch.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: テン
kunYomi: つ.ける、つ.く、た.てる、さ.す、とぼ.す、とも.す、ぼち
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koohiiStory2: You have to stimulate the G-spot with your magic wand in order to get her on fire. Or you can juste use your mouth...
words: 観点(かんてん): point of view
起点(きてん): starting point
原点(げんてん): origin (coordinates), starting point
減点(げんてん): subtract, give a demerit
視点(してん): opinion, point of view, visual point
点く(つく): be lit, catch fire
点火(てんか): ignition, lighting, set fire to
点検(てんけん): inspection, examination, checking
点線(てんせん): dotted line, perforated line
得点(とくてん): score, points made, marks obtained, runs
盲点(もうてん): blind spot
利点(りてん): advantage, point in favor
句読点(くとうてん): punctuation marks
欠点(けってん): faults, defect, weakness
交差点(こうさてん): crossing, intersection
採点(さいてん): marking, grading, looking over
弱点(じゃくてん): weak point, weakness
終点(しゅうてん): terminus, last stop (e.g train)
重点(じゅうてん): important point, lay stress on, emphasis, colon
焦点(しょうてん): focus, point
地点(ちてん): site, point on a map
頂点(ちょうてん): top, summit
点ける(つける): turn on, switch on, light up
点数(てんすう): marks, points, score, number of items, credits
点々(てんてん): here and there, little by little, sporadically, scattered in drops, dot, spot
満点(まんてん): perfect score
要点(ようてん): gist, main point
零点(れいてん): zero, no marks
点(てん): point, mark, grade

keyword: освещать (светом)
kanji: 照
constituent: illuminate, shining, sun, day, summon, seduce, sword, dagger, mouth, oven-fire, barbecue
myStory: Сияющие языки пламени освещают землю вокруг
heisigStory: Although the range of possible meanings that the kanji for illuminate can have is about as rich as the connotations of the English word, we need to focus on just one of them: to make something shine. If you glaze a pot and put it into the oven to fire it, you in fact illuminate it. Hence the kanji for illuminate compares the kanji for shining with the primitive element for the oven's fire.
koohiiStory1: SHINING FLAMES illuminate!
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: て.る、て.らす、て.れる
readingExamples: 照らす (て.らす), 照る (て.る), 照れる (て.れる)
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koohiiStory2: The sun was seduced to give us fire, by which we illuminate the night.
words: 参照(さんしょう): reference, consultation, consultation
照合(しょうごう): collation, comparison
照明(しょうめい): illumination
照り返す(てりかえす): to reflect, to throw back light
対照(たいしょう): contrast, antithesis, comparison
照らす(てらす): shine on, illuminate
照る(てる): shine

keyword: рыба
kanji: 魚
constituent: fish, bound up, rice field, brains, oven-fire, barbecue
myStory: связанный сваренный рис с рыбой - суши
heisigStory: The composition of this kanji shows three elements, which we list in the order of their writing: bound up . . . rice field . . . cooking fire. Not much to work with at first sight. But we can join them together by thinking of a three-part story: first a fish is caught and bound up on a line with its unfortunate school-mates; when the fisherman gets home, he cuts off the head and tosses it, with the entrails, out into the rice fields for fertilizer; and the rest he sets in a skillet over a cooking fire for his supper.
koohiiStory1: The elements of this kanji are bound up, rice field and cooking fire. When I think of bound up cooked rice, it makes me think of sushi, which in turn brings to mind fish.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ギョ
kunYomi: うお、さかな、-ざかな
readingExamples: 魚 (うお), 魚 (さかな)
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koohiiStory2: Bind that FISH and cook his brains! Yarhh!
words: 魚(うお): fish
金魚(きんぎょ): goldfish
魚(さかな): fish

keyword: ловля рыбы
kanji: 漁
constituent: fishing, water, water droplets, water pistol, fish, bound up, rice field, brains, oven-fire, barbecue
myStory: рыба и вода - напрашивается рыбалка
heisigStory: To the story we have just made about fish, this kanji for the profession of fishing adds yet another element BEFORE the others: namely the water, where the fish was happily at home before being caught, disemboweled, and eaten. Be sure to get a clear image of the water when you put it all together.
koohiiStory1: You need WATER and FISH for fishing.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ギョ、リョウ
kunYomi: あさ.る
readingExamples: 漁業 (ぎょぎょう), 漁船 (ぎょせん), 漁村 (ぎょそん)
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koohiiStory2: If you are confusing this with angling like me, take fishing to mean not the act of catching a fish but the act of being a fish not living but fishing (i.e. in the water).
words: 漁船(ぎょせん): fishing boat
漁村(ぎょそん): fishing village
漁業(ぎょぎょう): fishing (industry)
漁師(りょうし): fisherman

keyword: черный
kanji: 黒
constituent: black, computer, oven-fire, barbecue
myStory: если дом твоих родителей сгорит, там будут черные угли
heisigStory: Like most things electrical, a computer, too, can overheat. Just imagine flames pouring out of it and charring the keyboard, the monitor, and your desk a sooty black color.
koohiiStory1: If you burn the GROUND of a RICE FIELD with FIRE, eventually it will turn black.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: コク
kunYomi: くろ、くろ.ずむ、くろ.い
readingExamples: 黒 (くろ), 黒い (くろ.い)
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koohiiStory2: If your parent´s home catches on fire, it will turn black.
words: 黒字(くろじ): balance (figure) in the black
黒(くろ): the color black (noun)
黒板(こくばん): blackboard
真っ黒(まっくろ): pitch black
黒い(くろい): black, dark

keyword: количество
kanji: 量
constituent: quantity, nightbreak, sun, day, one, floor, computer
myStory: 1. количество жопочасов за компьютером, когда встречаешь рассвет...
2. количество дней, когда встаешь на рассвете на отцовской ферме...
heisigStory: Think of quantity as having to do with measuring time and distance, and the rest is simple: you have a quantity of time in the new day that begins with nightbreak, and a quantity of distance in the rural ri.
koohiiStory1: I did such a quantity of work that when NIGHT BREAK came, I was asleep on the COMPUTER.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: リョウ
kunYomi: はか.る
readingExamples: 量る (はか.る)
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koohiiStory2: If you find that by nightbreak, you´re still playing at your computer, chances are your World of Warcraft character has a high quantity of levels. [thanks to ssmoler] ..... To remember that nightbreak appears ABOVE computer, think of looking UP from your computer at the window to realize you´ve been playing until nightbreak.
words: 感無量(かんむりょう): deep feeling, inexpressible feeling, filled with emotion
熱量(ねつりょう): temperature
量る(はかる): to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound gauge estimate)
微量(びりょう): minuscule amount, extremely small quantity
重量(じゅうりょう): weight, heavyweight boxer
測量(そくりょう): measurement, surveying
分量(ぶんりょう): amount, quantity
量(りょう): quantity, amount, volume, portion (of food)

keyword: такой же (п: монах)
kanji: 同
constituent: same, monks, hood, one, mouth
myStory: Один рот на всех и все в капюшонах - одинаковые монахи
heisigStory: The primitives in this kanji show us one and mouth under a hood. Let us take the key word to connote the sameness that characterizes the life in community of the monk. They all have the same habits, including the "habit" they wear on their backs. Here we see the monk's cowl, drawn down over the eyes so that all you can see when you look at him is a mouth. But since monks also speak their prayers in common, it is but a short step to think of one mouth under a hood as the kanji for the sameness of monastic life.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this will mean monks dressed in a common habit.
koohiiStory1: Muslim women wearing veils (HOOD) all look the same, you can just see ONE MOUTH and very little else.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ドウ
kunYomi: おな.じ
readingExamples: 同じ (おな.じ)
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koohiiStory2: Imagine monks wandering around the monastery. Covered in their hoods and chanting as if with one mouth they all look the same !
words: 一同(いちどう): all present, all concerned, all of us
同い年(おないどし): of the same age
混同(こんどう): confusion, mixing, merger
同(どう): the same, the said, ibid.
同意(どうい): agreement, consent, same meaning, same opinion, approval
同感(どうかん): agreement, same opinion, same feeling, sympathy, concurrence
同級(どうきゅう): the same grade, same class
同居(どうきょ): living together
同志(どうし): same mind, comrade, kindred soul
同士(どうし): fellow, companion, comrade
同情(どうじょう): sympathy, compassion, sympathize, pity, feel for
同調(どうちょう): sympathy, agree with, alignment, tuning
同等(どうとう): equality, equal, same rights, same rank
同封(どうふう): enclosure (e.g. in a letter)
同盟(どうめい): alliance, union, league
共同(きょうどう): cooperation, association, collaboration, joint
合同(ごうどう): combination, incorporation, union, amalgamation, fusion, congruence
同一(どういつ): identity, sameness, similarity, equality, fairness
同格(どうかく): the same rank, equality, apposition
同時(どうじ): simultaneous(ly), concurrent, same time, synchronous
同様(どうよう): identical, equal to, same (kind), like
同僚(どうりょう): coworker, colleague, associate
同じ(おなじ): same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless

keyword: вон там
kanji: 向
constituent: yonder, alien, drop, helmet, hood, mouth
myStory: воооон там капля на капюшоне
heisigStory: Something referred to as "over yonder" is usually far off in the distance and barely within sight - like a wee drop in the distance - and is usually an expression used in giving directions or pointing something out. Hence this kanji begins with a drop. Then we find a sort of transparent helmet with no eyes or nose, but only a prominent mouth under it, obviously an extraterrestrial. And what is it jabbering on about with its mouth open like that? Why, about his spaceship way over yonder with its fuel tank on empty.
koohiiStory1: Look over yonder ! That tiny dot is robin hood at the mouth of his secret cave !
jouYou: 3
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: む.く、む.い、-む.き、む.ける、-む.け、む.かう、む.かい、む.こう、む.こう-、むこ、むか.い
readingExamples: 向かう (む.かう), 向く (む.く), 向ける (む.ける), 向こう (む.こう)
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koohiiStory2: There was an old woman named Wanda,// Who wanted to make herself blonder.// She covered her くち// With a glass hood from Gucci// And dropped some hair dye on from yonder.
words: 意向(いこう): intention, idea, inclination
向上(こうじょう): elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress
志向(しこう): intention, aim
動向(どうこう): trend, tendency, movement, attitude
一向(ひたすら): earnestly
日向(ひなた): sunny place, in the sun
向かう(むかう): to face, to go towards
向き(むき): direction, situation, exposure, aspect, suitability
向け(むけ): for ~, oriented towards ~
傾向(けいこう): tendency, trend, inclination
方向(ほうこう): direction, course, way
向かい(むかい): facing, opposite, across the street, other side
向う(むかう): to face, go towards
向く(むく): to face
向ける(むける): turn towards, point
向こう(むこう): beyond, over there, opposite direction, the other party

keyword: буква, символ
kanji: 字
constituent: character, house, child
myStory: Дети в доме изучают канжи
heisigStory: Here is the character for character itself. Not just kanji, but any written character from hieroglyphs to Sanskrit to our own Roman alphabet. It shows us simply a child in a house. But let us take advantage of the double-meaning of the key word to note that just as a child born to a Japanese house is given characters for its name, so it is also stamped with the character of those who raise it from infancy on.
koohiiStory1: CHILDren learn Kanji characters underneath a HOUSE.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ジ
kunYomi: あざ、あざな、-な
readingExamples: 字 (あざ)
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koohiiStory2: Why do I have to wear this roof on my head all the time father? "Shut up! It builds character!".
words: 赤字(あかじ): deficit, go in the red
字(あざ): section of village
当て字(あてじ): phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character
英字(えいじ): English letter (character)
黒字(くろじ): balance (figure) in the black
字体(じたい): type, font, lettering
十字路(じゅうじろ): crossroads
文字(もじ): letter (of alphabet), character
ローマ字(ローマじ): romanization, Roman letters
活字(かつじ): printing type
習字(しゅうじ): penmanship
数字(すうじ): numeral, figure
名字(みょうじ): surname, family name
ローマ字(ローマじ): Romaji
字(じ): character
漢字(かんじ): Chinese characters, kanji
字引(じびき): dictionary

keyword: защищать, хранить, страж
kanji: 守
constituent: guard, house, glue
myStory: Страж приклеен к дому
heisigStory: The notion of guarding something easily brings to mind the image of someone standing guard, like the royal soldiers in front of Buckingham Palace or the Pope's Swiss Guard. The whole idea of hiring guards is that they should stick like glue to your house to protect it from unwanted prowlers. So go ahead and glue a guard to your house in imagination.
koohiiStory1: A GUARD is usually "glued" to the house he watches.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: シュ、ス
kunYomi: まも.る、まも.り、もり、-もり、かみ
readingExamples: 守備 (しゅび), 保守 (ほしゅ), 攻守 (こうしゅ), 守る (まも.る), 守 (もり)
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koohiiStory2: A guard provides a measure of security to those under a roof.
words: 守衛(しゅえい): security guard, doorkeeper
守備(しゅび): defense
保守(ほしゅ): conservative, maintaining
守る(まもる): protect, obey, guard, abide (by the rules)
留守番(るすばん): care-taking, caretaker, house-watching
留守(るす): being away, be out (of one´s home or office)

keyword: совершенный, законченный, завершать
kanji: 完
constituent: perfect, house, beginning, two, human legs
myStory: В начале, домом Адама и Евы был рай. Он был совершенен
heisigStory: In order not to confuse the key word perfect with others nearly synonymous in meaning, pull it apart to have a look at its native Latin roots. Per-factum suggests something so "thoroughly made or done" that nothing more needs to be added to it. Now look at the kanji, which does something similar. We see a house that has been made perfectly from its beginnings in the foundation to the roof on the top. Now return to frame 101 and make sure not to confuse this key word with the kanji for complete.
koohiiStory1: Make the perfect impression in the beginning by removing your shoes upon entering a Japanese home.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カン
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koohiiStory2: In the beginning, Adam and Eve had a home in Eden. It was perfect.
words: 完璧(かんぺき): perfection, completeness, flawless
完成(かんせい): complete, completion, perfection, accomplishment
完全(かんぜん): perfection, completeness
完了(かんりょう): completion, conclusion

keyword: недорогой / спокойный / расслабляться
kanji: 安
constituent: relax, house, woman
myStory: Это очень недорого - расслабиться со своей женщиной в своем доме
heisigStory: To be told that the place of the woman is in the house may not sit well with modern thought, but like all cultural habits the Chinese characters bear the birthmarks of their age. So indulge yourself in a Norman Rockwell image of relaxing after a hard day's work: the scruffy and weary woman of the house slouched asleep in the living room chair, her hair in curlers and a duster lying in her lap.
koohiiStory1: It´s funny, Hesig gives no Kanji in his book that means cheap/inexpensive... well... if you were wondering what Kanji would carry that meaning, look no further. Sometimes I wonder if Hesig just thinks our little brains would be too easily confused by multiple meanings. Regardless, think of that woman relaxing. Cheapest place to do that is in one´s own home rather than at some fancy resort, eh? 家で休暇を取るは安いですね。.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: アン
kunYomi: やす.い、やす.まる、やす、やす.らか
readingExamples: 安い (やす.い)
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koohiiStory2: You can only relax, when you have woman under roof to do all chores.
words: 安静(あんせい): rest
治安(ちあん): public order
安っぽい(やすっぽい): cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant
安易(あんい): easygoing
安定(あんてい): stability, equilibrium
不安(ふあん): anxiety, uneasiness, insecurity, suspense
目安(めやす): criterion, aim
安心(あんしん): peace of mind, relief
安全(あんぜん): safety
安い(やすい): cheap, inexpensive, peaceful, quiet, gossipy, thoughtless

keyword: приблизиться
kanji: 寄
constituent: draw near, house, strange, large, St. Bernard, can, street, nail, spike, mouth
myStory: Странный дом - к нему не хочется приближаться
heisigStory: Let the idea of drawing near suggest something dangerous or eerie that one approaches with fear and trembling. Here we see a strange house - perhaps the haunted House of Usher that Edgar Allen Poe immortalized, or the enchanted Gingerbread House that lured Hansel and Gretel to draw near.
koohiiStory1: The strange house has a sign saying "DRAW NEAR" in its window, instead of a ´Beware´ sign. It must be a trick!
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キ
kunYomi: よ.る、-よ.り、よ.せる
readingExamples: 寄せる (よ.せる), 寄る (よ.る)
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koohiiStory2: Imagine a horror movie set in a haunted mansion. The house is very strange. The characters draw near to one another for protection against the unknown.
words: 押し寄せる(おしよせる): to push aside, to advance on
寄贈(きそう): donation, presentation
寄与(きよ): contribution, service
立ち寄る(たちよる): to stop by, to drop in for a short visit
年寄り(としより): old people, the aged
取り寄せる(とりよせる): to order, to send away for
寄こす(よこす): to send, to forward
寄り掛かる(よりかかる): to lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on
片寄る(かたよる): be one-sided, partial, prejudiced, biased, lean, be inclined
寄付(きふ): contribution, donation
近寄る(ちかよる): approach, draw near
寄せる(よせる): collect, gather, add, put aside
寄る(よる): drop in, stop by

keyword: богатство
kanji: 富
constituent: wealth, house, wealth, one, ceiling, mouth, rice field, brains
myStory: Если в доме на один рот одно рисовое поле - то ты богат
heisigStory: Here we have the original character on which the primitive element for wealth is based. In keeping with the story introduced back then, note how all the wealth is kept under the roof of the same house.
koohiiStory1: Remember Ducktales? That rich duck had that room in his house where he kept all the wealth! He had so much in that house you could even swim in it!
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: フ、フウ
kunYomi: と.む、とみ
readingExamples: 富強 (ふきょう), 富裕 (ふゆう), 貧富 (ひんぷ), 富む (と.む), 富 (とみ)
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koohiiStory2: In ancient Japan, a RICE FIELD is a unit of wealth as it can produce enough to feed all the MOUTHs in ONE HOUSE.
words: 富(とみ): wealth, fortune
富む(とむ): to be rich, to become rich
富豪(ふごう): wealthy person, millionaire
豊富(ほうふ): abundance, wealth, plenty, bounty

keyword: сбережения
kanji: 貯
constituent: savings, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight, house, street, nail, spike
myStory: деньги под крышей, прибитые гвоздями - сбережения
heisigStory: To avoid confusing this frame with the last one, try to think of savings as actual money. The only difference is that our currency is not paper bills but shells, a not uncommon unit of exchange in older civilizations. The nail under the roof of the house points to a hiding place in the rafters on which one strings up one's shells for safekeeping.
koohiiStory1: It takes a lot more than one clam of savings to buy a house on a street.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チョ
kunYomi: た.める、たくわ.える
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koohiiStory2: My SAVINGS plan - I nail my moneybags up in the rafters below my roof. I´m very secretive about it, and I wear a disguise with a big mustache (another meaning of this kanji) while I stash my loot.
words: 貯蓄(ちょちく): savings
貯金(ちょきん): (bank) savings
貯蔵(ちょぞう): storage, preservation

keyword: дерево
kanji: 木
constituent: tree, wood
myStory: собственно, дерево
heisigStory: Here we see a pictograph of a tree, showing the main trunk in the long vertical stroke and the boughs in the long horizontal stroke. The final two strokes sweep down in both directions to indicate the roots. Although it may look similar at first sight to the kanji for water (Frame 137), the order in which it is written is completely different and this affects its final appearance.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this kanji can be used to mean tree or wood. In those cases where the last two strokes are detached from the trunk, we shall change its meaning to pole, or wooden pole.
koohiiStory1: If you need a story for a tree, then you need to be hit by one.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ボク、モク
kunYomi: き、こ-
readingExamples: 木石 (ぼくせき), 大木 (たいぼく), 土木 (どぼく), 木 (き)
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koohiiStory2: Pictograph of a tree.
words: 木綿(きわた): cotton
雑木(ざつぼく): various kinds of small trees, assorted trees
樹木(じゅもく): trees and shrubs, arbour
土木(どぼく): public works
木曜(もくよう): Thursday
植木(うえき): garden shrubs, trees, potted plant
材木(ざいもく): lumber, timber
大木(たいぼく): large tree
並木(なみき): roadside tree, row of trees
木材(もくざい): lumber, timber, wood
木綿(もめん): cotton
木(き): tree, wood, timber
木曜日(もくようび): Thursday

keyword: лесок
kanji: 林
constituent: grove, tree, wood, tree2, wood2
myStory: два дерева - лес
heisigStory: Learn this frame in connection with the next one. A grove is a small cluster of trees. Hence the simple reduplication of the kanji for tree gives us the grove.
koohiiStory1: A grove has at least two TREEs.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 2
onYomi: リン
kunYomi: はやし
readingExamples: 林 (はやし)
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koohiiStory2: Two tree huggers saying that protecting the environment is grovey man...　RTK2:　リン　森林　しんりん(woods and forests).
words: 林業(りんぎょう): forestry
山林(さんりん): mountain forest, mountains and forest
森林(しんりん): forest, woods
林(はやし): woods, forest

keyword: большой лес
kanji: 森
constituent: forest, tree, wood, tree3, wood3
myStory: 3 дерева - большой лес
heisigStory: A forest is a large expanse of trees, or "trees, trees everywhere," to adopt the expression we used back in frames 22 and 23.
koohiiStory1: The higher you go up a mountain the less trees there are, that´s so u dont mess up with their possition like i do.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シン
kunYomi: もり
readingExamples: 森 (もり)
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koohiiStory2: Another tree planted within a grove turns it into a FOREST.
words: 森林(しんりん): forest, woods
森(もり): forest

keyword: растение
kanji: 植
constituent: plant, tree, wood, straightaway, ten, needle, eye, fishhook
myStory: дерево растет сразу (и все растения тоже)
heisigStory: You have no doubt seen how people practicing the Japanese art of bonsai take those helpless little saplings and twist them into crippled dwarves before they have a chance to grow up as they should. The more proper way to plant a young tree and give it a fair shake in life is to set it into the earth in such a way that it can grow up straight.
koohiiStory1: Plants don´t become trees straightaway.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショク
kunYomi: う.える、う.わる
readingExamples: 植える (う.える), 植わる (う.わる)
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koohiiStory2: When you plant plants, you use a piece of WOOD to make the plant grow STRAIGHT.
words: 植わる(うわる): to be planted
植民地(しょくみんち): colony
植木(うえき): garden shrubs, trees, potted plant
植物(しょくぶつ): plant, vegetation
田植え(たうえ): rice planting
植える(うえる): plant

keyword: увядать
kanji: 枯
constituent: wither, tree, wood, old, tombstone, gravestone, church, ten, needle, mouth
myStory: когда дерево стареет, оно увядает
heisigStory: What makes a tree begin to wither up, and perhaps even die, is a kind of arteriosclerosis that keeps its sap from flowing freely. Usually this is due to simple old age, as this character shows us. Be sure to picture a wrinkled old tree, withering away in a retirement center so that the commonsense explanation does not take over.
koohiiStory1: A tree withers away as it gets old.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コ
kunYomi: か.れる、か.らす
readingExamples: 枯らす (か.らす), 枯れる (か.れる)
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koohiiStory2: When flowers get old they suffer (frame 225), but old trees just WITHER away painlessly. (Picture flowers crying in pain, but a dried up tree silent and sad).
words: 枯れる(かれる): wither, die (plant)

keyword: деревня
kanji: 村
constituent: town, tree, wood, measure, glue
myStory: Деревья вместе - это забор, окружающий города
heisigStory: The character for village was associated with rice fields (Frame 96). That for town, a step up on the evolutionary path to cities, shows a circle of trees glued together to measure off the confines of a town.
koohiiStory1: If you´ve ever played an old 8 bit or 16 bit RPG, like Dragon Warrior or Final Fantasy or Inindou, you´ll remember that every town was all bordered off by a line of trees with no space in between to get out through. Imagine that the trees were glued together so you could only exit town through the main or side gates, (so you couldn´t escape the important scripted scenes.).
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソン
kunYomi: むら
readingExamples: 村 (むら)
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koohiiStory2: Pfft. At it´s core, a town is just a bunch of wood glued together. Edit - Stop starring this piece of crap story! xD.
words: 漁村(ぎょそん): fishing village
農村(のうそん): agricultural community, farm village, rural
村(むら): village

keyword: взаимо-, вместе, общий
kanji: 相
constituent: inter-, tree, wood, eye
myStory: Щепку из глаза проще достать с помощью друга, вместе
heisigStory: The prefix inter- stirs up associations of cooperation among people. From there we read off the elements: tree . . . eye. With only a slight leap of the imagination, those two words call to mind the scriptural proverb about first taking the block of timber out of one's own eye before helping your neighbors with the splinter in theirs. What more useful rule for inter-human relationships, and what more useful tool for remembering this kanji!
koohiiStory1: The prime minister is having inter-course behind that tree! All you can see are his eyes poking out from the righthand-side of the tree.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ソウ、ショウ
kunYomi: あい-
readingExamples: 相当 (そうとう), 相談 (そうだん), 真相 (しんそう), 相 (あい)
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koohiiStory2: ソウ/ショウ/あ INTER /MUTUAL /ASPECT /PHASE /MINISTER. "Long ago, before there were telephones, people living far from one another would climb trees to eye each other´s aspects and inter-act for their mutual benefit. Those who did this best became government ministers, with the top person (perhaps the one with the longest neck (首, neck (#70)) becoming the prime minister 「首相 (しゅしょう)".
words: 相(あい): together, mutually, fellow
相変わらず(あいかわらず): as ever, as usual, the same
相対(あいたい): confrontation, facing, between ourselves, no third party, tete-a-tete
外相(がいしょう): Foreign Minister
真相(しんそう): truth, real situation
相応(そうおう): suitability, fitness
蔵相(ぞうしょう): Minister of Finance
相談(そうだん): consultation, discussion
相場(そうば): market price, speculation, estimation
相応しい(ふさわしい): appropriate
様相(ようそう): aspect
相手(あいて): companion, partner, company, other party, addressee
首相(しゅしょう): Prime Minister, Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.)
相撲(すもう): sumo wrestling
相違(そうい): difference, discrepancy, variation
相互(そうご): mutual, reciprocal
相続(そうぞく): succession, inheritance
相当(そうとう): suitable, fair, tolerable, proper, extremely

keyword: книга
kanji: 本
constituent: book, tree, wood, one
myStory: это я вроде и так помню
heisigStory: Recalling that books are made of paper, and paper made of trees, one might think of a book as a slice of a tree. Can you seethe "cross-cut" in the trunk of the tree? Picture it as a chainsaw cutting you out a few books with which to start your own private library.
koohiiStory1: The origin of a book is paper made out of TREEs. ONE tree can make many books.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ホン
kunYomi: もと
readingExamples: 本 (もと)
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koohiiStory2: An axe cutting a tree to make books.
words: 脚本(きゃくほん): scenario
根本(こんぽん): origin, source, foundation, root, base, principle
台本(だいほん): libretto, scenario
手本(てほん): model, pattern
本格(ほんかく): propriety, fundamental rules
本館(ほんかん): main building
本気(ほんき): seriousness, truth, sanctity
本質(ほんしつ): essence, true nature, reality
本体(ほんたい): substance, real form, object of worship
本当(ほんとう): truth, reality
本音(ほんね): real intention, motive
本の(ほんの): mere, only, just
本能(ほんのう): instinct
本場(ほんば): home, habitat, center, best place, genuine
本文(ほんぶん): text (of document), body (of letter)
本名(ほんみょう): real name
基本(きほん): foundation, basis, standard
資本(しほん): funds, capital
標本(ひょうほん): example, specimen
本人(ほんにん): the person himself
本部(ほんぶ): headquarters
本物(ほんもの): genuine article
本来(ほんらい): essentially, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself, originally
見本(みほん): sample
本(ほん): book
本棚(ほんだな): bookshelves

keyword: бирка, ярлык
kanji: 札
constituent: tag, tree, wood, fishhook
myStory: на дереве с помощью крючка висит ярлык, рассказывающий об этом дереве
heisigStory: The tags you see hanging on trees in public places in Japan are helpful to identify what sort of trees they are. Next time you see one, imagine the bit of wire that fixes the tag to the branch as a large fishhook. REALLY imagine it, illogical as it is, and you will never have trouble with this kanji again.
koohiiStory1: Botanists like to identify TREEs by HOOKing tags on them.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: サツ
kunYomi: ふだ
readingExamples: 札 (ふだ)
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koohiiStory2: Might be good to note that this is also the Kanji for "Paper Money" w/ the reading さつ (千円札＝1000 Yen paper bill)... It also takes on the meaning of Playing Card with the reading of ふだ as in 花札 (Hanafuda cards) or トランプの札 ("trump" playing cards). For the tag meaning I like to think of wooden tags hung on hooks from trees... but for these other meanings I like to think of both paper money and playing cards as paper (tree) products with the ability to "hook you in" so to speak.
words: 名札(なふだ): name plate, name tag
改札(かいさつ): examination of tickets
札(さつ): paper money

keyword: высушивать, сушить
kanji: 燥
constituent: parch, fire, furniture, wooden goods, mouth, tree, wood, mouth3
myStory: огнем сушим деревянные вещи
heisigStory: Parchment, made from animal skins, was the most common form of writing material used until the beginning of the nineteenth century. When paper took over, a method was devised to make artificial parchment from wood pulp. The fire at the left and in the "strong" position serves to remind us of the root word, "parch," since nothing dries, puckers, wrinkles, and scorches quite like fire. And here is how we put it all together. Take a sheet of paper (a "wood-good,"), wet it, and hold it over a hearth in your mind's eye. Now watch as it parches the paper, leaving it with a strange and bumpy surface resembling parchment.
koohiiStory1: Tip: goods + wood/tree : This combination of primitives appears four times in Heisig, so it´s worthwhile giving it a name. I suggest "furniture" (a common type of wooden goods). REF: parch (FRAME 215) , maneuver (#671), winding (#1369), seaweed (#2035). Story: It´s been so parched recently that your furniture suddenly catches fire.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソウ
kunYomi: はしゃ.ぐ
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koohiiStory2: The parchment says you need fire to make goods from trees.
words: 乾燥(かんそう): dry, arid, dehydrated, insipid

keyword: еще нет, не- (отрицание)
kanji: 未
constituent: not yet, tree, wood, one
myStory: The tree (木) does not yet (未) have exremities (末) of vermilion (朱).
heisigStory: As the key word suggests, this kanji has to do with something not quite over and done with. More concretely, it shows us a tree that is not yet fully grown. The extra short stroke in the upper branches shows new branches spreading out, leaving one with the feeling that the tree has a ways to go yet before it reaches maturity. In other words, the kanji conveys its meaning pictographically, playing on the earlier pictograph of the tree.
koohiiStory1: I believe a better version of that by mameha1977: [Cheat] Remember these as a set: The tree (木) does not yet (未) have exremities (末) of vermilion (朱).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ミ、ビ
kunYomi: いま.だ、ま.だ、ひつじ
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koohiiStory2: [Cheat] Remember these as a set: The tree (木) is not yet (末) vermilion (朱).
words: 未だ(いまだ): as yet, hitherto, not yet (neg)
未(ひつじ): eighth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ram 1pm-3pm south-southwest June)
未開(みかい): savage land, backward region, uncivilized
未婚(みこん): unmarried
未熟(みじゅく): inexperience, unripeness, raw, unskilled, immature, inexperienced
未知(みち): not yet known
未定(みてい): not yet fixed, undecided, pending
未練(みれん): lingering affection, attachment, regret(s), reluctance
未だ(まだ): yet, still, more, besides
未満(みまん): less than, insufficient
未来(みらい): future tense, the future (usually distant), the world to come

keyword: конец
kanji: 末
constituent: extremity, tree, wood, one
myStory: The tree (木) does not yet (未) have exremities (末) of vermilion (朱).
heisigStory: This character is best learned in connection with that of the previous frame. The first stroke shows a branch that is longer than the main branch, indicating that the tree has reached the extremity of its growth, so that its branches stop spreading and start drooping downwards. Be sure to keep this imagery in mind, to avoid confusing this key word with synonyms that will appear later.
koohiiStory1: The tree has reached the extremity of its growth and no longer produces small, new branches at the top. Instead the existing top branch just grows longer and longer.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: マツ、バツ
kunYomi: すえ
readingExamples: 末代 (まつだい), 本末 (ほんまつ), 粉末 (ふんまつ), 末 (すえ)
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koohiiStory2: There are no great stories for this one yet, and I always forget it.. So, let´s try something ridiculous: The man lived by himself in the wilderness, with no females within miles. So, his only way of relief was to stick his extremity into a small hole in a tree.. The poor guy. Which horizontal stroke is the extremity? The longer one or the shorter one? That, my friends, is up to your own imaginations. I´d prefer not to dwell on that point, myself. ;).
words: 末(うら): top end, tip
期末(きまつ): end of term
始末(しまつ): management, dealing, settlement, cleaning up afterwards
粉末(ふんまつ): fine powder
末期(まっき): closing years (period days), last stage
月末(げつまつ): end of the month
末(すえ): end, close, future, finally, tip, top, trivialities, posterity, youngest child
末っ子(すえっこ): youngest child
粗末(そまつ): crude, rough, plain, humble

keyword: вкус
kanji: 味
constituent: flavor, mouth, not yet, one, tree, wood
myStory: запах и вкус еды чувствуются, когда еда еще во рту
heisigStory: When a tree has not yet finished growing, it produces fruit with a full flavor. When the official taster (the professional mouth to the left) determines that full flavor has been reached, the tree is pruned back so that it remains permanently not yet grown. A neat little agricultural trick and an easy to way see the sense of flavor hidden in this character.
koohiiStory1: My mouth has not yet swallowed the food because the flavor is so delicious that I keep chewing it.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ミ
kunYomi: あじ、あじ.わう
readingExamples: 味 (あじ), 味わう (あじ.わう)
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koohiiStory2: To enjoy a food´s FLAVOR, it must be in one´s MOUTH but NOT YET swallowed.
words: 味わい(あじわい): flavour, meaning, significance
加味(かみ): seasoning, flavoring
吟味(ぎんみ): testing, scrutiny, careful investigation
三味線(さみせん): three-stringed Japanese guitar, shamisen
中味(なかみ): contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
不味い(まずい): unappetising, unpleasant (taste appearance situation), ugly, unskilful, awkward, bungling, unwise, untimely
味覚(みかく): taste, palate, sense of taste
無意味(むいみ): nonsense, no meaning
味わう(あじわう): to taste, savor, relish
気味(きみ): sensation, feeling
地味(じみ): plain, simple
正味(しょうみ): net (weight)
調味料(ちょうみりょう): condiment, seasoning
味方(みかた): friend, ally, supporter
味噌(みそ): miso (bean paste), key (main) point
味(あじ): taste
興味(きょうみ): interest
趣味(しゅみ): hobby
意味(いみ): meaning, significance

keyword: младшая сестра
kanji: 妹
constituent: younger sister, woman, not yet, one, tree, wood
myStory: еще-не-женщина, nuff said
heisigStory: The younger sister in the family is the woman in the family who, like the newest branch in a tree, is not yet old enough or mature enough to do everything the elder sister can do (See frame 442).
koohiiStory1: My younger sister is NOT YET a fully grown WOMAN.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: マイ
kunYomi: いもうと
readingExamples: 妹 (いもうと)
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koohiiStory2: Is your younger sister a woman? Not yet! Damn!
words: 姉妹(きょうだい): sisters
従姉妹(いとこ): female cousin
姉妹(しまい): sisters
妹(いもうと): younger sister

keyword: молодой
kanji: 若
constituent: young, flowers, right, by one’s side, mouth
myStory: Цветок в правой руке молодого человека, идущего на свидание
heisigStory: Here we see a flower held in the right hand. You can imagine yourself in a magic garden where flowers picked with the right hand grant eternal youth; and those picked with the left, premature senility. Go ahead, pick one with each hand and watch what happens.
koohiiStory1: The young little girl held a cute flower in her right hand.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ジャク、ニャク、ニャ
kunYomi: わか.い、わか-、も.しくわ、も.し、も.しくは
readingExamples: 若年 (じゃくねん), 若干 (じゃっかん), 自若 (じじゃく), 若しくは (も.しくは), 若い (わか.い)
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koohiiStory2: In Hawaii, if you wear a flower over your left ear, it means you are taken. A flower over the right means you are not. The younger you are, the more likely you are to have a flower over your right ear…　　　　　　RTK2: 　ニャク　老若　ろうにゃく (young and old)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ジャク　若干　じゃっかん(few).
words: 若干(じゃっかん): some, few, number of
若し(もし): if, in case, supposing
若しかして(もしかして): perhaps, possibly
若しくは(もしくは): or, otherwise
若しも(もしも): if
若々しい(わかわかしい): youthful, young
若い(わかい): young

keyword: трава
kanji: 草
constituent: grass, flowers, sunflower, early, sun, day, ten, needle
myStory: трава растет очень быстро, раньше любого цветка
heisigStory: Perhaps you know the custom of seeding grass randomly or in some particular pattern with the flower called the crocus, which blooms for a few days each year in early spring. As the grass begins to turn green again after winter has passed, these tiny flowers dot up here and there. Now just look out your window at a patch of grass somewhere and think what a nice idea it would be to have your name spelled out in flowers once as a sort of early harbinger of spring.
koohiiStory1: Grass grows in earlier than flowers.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ソウ
kunYomi: くさ、くさ-、-ぐさ
readingExamples: 草 (くさ)
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koohiiStory2: This grass is very long. The only flowers you can see are sunflowers – the rest are hidden by the grass.
words: 草臥れる(くたびれる): to get tired, to wear out
煙草(たばこ): (pt:) (n) (uk) tobacco (pt: tabaco), cigarettes
草履(ぞうり): sandals
草(くさ): grass

keyword: страдание
kanji: 苦
constituent: suffering, flowers, old, tombstone, gravestone, church, ten, needle, mouth
myStory: цветок мака для старого, страдающего человека
heisigStory: The picture of suffering we are given here is that of a flower that has grown old. When a flower ages, it pales and dries up, and probably even suffers. If you think that plants are incapable of such feelings, then ask yourself why so many people believe that talking to their flowers helps them bloom better.
koohiiStory1: Flowers for the old man suffering in the hospital.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ク
kunYomi: くる.しい、-ぐる.しい、くる.しむ、くる.しめる、にが.い、にが.る
readingExamples: 苦しい (くる.しい), 苦しむ (くる.しむ), 苦しめる (くる.しめる), 苦い (にが.い), 苦る (にが.る)
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koohiiStory2: The derivates from opium poppies such as morphine can be used to tame the suffering of the old.
words: 苦しめる(くるしめる): to torment, to harass, to inflict pain
ご苦労様(ごくろうさま): Thank you very much for your....
見苦しい(みぐるしい): unsightly, ugly
無茶苦茶(むちゃくちゃ): confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable
滅茶苦茶(めちゃくちゃ): absurd, unreasonable, excessive, messed up, spoiled, wreaked
苦情(くじょう): complaint, troubles, objection
苦心(くしん): pain, trouble, anxiety, diligence, hard work
苦痛(くつう): pain, agony
苦しい(くるしい): painful, difficult
苦しむ(くるしむ): suffer, groan, be worried
苦労(くろう): troubles, hardships
苦手(にがて): poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of)
苦い(にがい): bitter

keyword: разбавленный, разбавлять
kanji: 薄
constituent: dilute, flowers, water, water droplets, water pistol, acupuncturist, specialty, drop, ten, needle, rice field, brains, glue
myStory: Чай - это цветок в воде, приготовленный специалистом
heisigStory: Take a good look at this kanji: the "strong" element here is really the flower, not the water as you might have thought on first glance. To the right is the acupuncturist from frame 48. Taking the key word to connote diluting the vital humors of the body, we can imagine our acupuncturist performing his task with flowers in place of needles, and using their hollow stems to pipe water into the body of the patient.
koohiiStory1: A Dr. missing his needle can only use dilute flower water for medicine.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ハク
kunYomi: うす.い、うす-、-うす、うす.める、うす.まる、うす.らぐ、うす.ら-、うす.れる、すすき
readingExamples: 薄い (うす.い), 薄まる (うす.まる), 薄める (うす.める), 薄らく (うす.らく), 薄れる (うす.れる)
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koohiiStory2: Note This character belongs to a set of characters which share the flower/water primitive such as:: dilute (#227), fall (#299), clan (#1912), and seaweed (#2035).... (落 薄 藩 藻) It may be helpful to create a primitive keyword for this occurrence (like seaweed or watering can) which can save a lot of time distinguishing them from characters like Sino 満 and Full 満, where the water primitive is larger than the flower primitive.
words: 薄弱(はくじゃく): feebleness, weakness, weak
薄暗い(うすぐらい): dim, gloomy
薄める(うすめる): dilute
薄い(うすい): thin, weak, watery, diluted

keyword: лист
kanji: 葉
constituent: leaf, flowers, Tarzan, generation, tree, wood
myStory: Цветок, поколение, дерево - должно запомниться и так
heisigStory: Three elements are given here: flower . . . generation . . . tree. The first and last seem logical enough, since it is the leaf that feeds the flowers on a tree. The element for generation interposed between the two suggests that the movement of a tree from one generation to the next is like its "turning over a new leaf."
koohiiStory1: On top of the leaves a flower appears, promising new generations for the old tree below.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ヨウ
kunYomi: は
readingExamples: 葉 (は)
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koohiiStory2: The flower generation spent far too much time up trees trying to smoke leaves.
words: 落ち葉(おちば): fallen leaves, leaf litter, defoliation, shedding leaves
紅葉(こうよう): autumn colours
言葉遣い(ことばづかい): speech, expression, wording
紅葉(もみじ): autumn colours, (Japanese) maple
葉(は): leaf
言葉(ことば): word(s), phrase, language, speech
葉書(はがき): postcard

keyword: средства к существованию
kanji: 暮
constituent: livelihood, graveyard, flowers, sun, day, large, St. Bernard, sun2, day2
myStory: грабить могилы при свете дня, чтобы были средства к существованию
heisigStory: Imagine that you have chosen the occupation of the keeper of a graveyard and spend your days tending to other's dead hood in order to make your means of livelihood.
koohiiStory1: He made a livelihood out of robbing GRAVEYARDS in broad DAYlight.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ボ
kunYomi: く.れる、く.らす
readingExamples: 暮らす (く.らす), 暮れる (く.れる), 暮[く]らし
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koohiiStory2: The gravedigger makes his LIVELIHOOD digging in the graveyard all day For graveyard, imagine an idyllic picture: beautiful grass with the sun shining down...and a dog peeing on one of the graves. Don´t confuse with occupation (#1034). Hold onto the irony of making your LIVElyhood from tending dead people.
words: 夕暮れ(ゆうぐれ): evening, (evening) twilight
暮らし(くらし): living, livelihood, subsistence, circumstances
暮らす(くらす): live, get along
暮れ(くれ): year end, sunset, nightfall, end
暮れる(くれる): get dark

keyword: знамение (п: <если полностью> знамение, <если только левая часть слева>черепаха)
kanji: 兆
constituent: portent, turtle, portent
myStory: тупо запомнить
heisigStory: Here we have a pictograph of the back of a turtle, the two sloping vertical strokes representing the central ridge and the four short strokes the pattern. Think of reading turtle shells as a way to foretell the future, and in particular things that portend coming evils.
heisigComment: * When this character is used as a primitive in its full form, we keep the key-word sense of a portent. When it appears to the left in its abbreviated form (namely, the left half only), we shall give it the pictographic sense of a turtle.
koohiiStory1: When your wife´s LEGs get huge hairs on them it is surely a bad portent for things to come.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チョウ
kunYomi: きざ.す、きざ.し
readingExamples: 兆し (きざ.し), 兆す (きざ.す)
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koohiiStory2: A bad portent makes the hairs on your legs stand.
words: 兆し(きざし): signs, omen, symptoms

keyword: собака
kanji: 犬
constituent: dog, large, St. Bernard, drop
myStory: от собаки много влаги
heisigStory: We know that the character for large takes on the meaning of the St. Bernard dog when used as a primitive. In this frame we finally see why. The drop added as a fourth and final stroke means that we have to do with a normal-sized dog, which compared to the St. Bernard is no more than a drop in the kennel.
heisigComment: * As a primitive this character can take two meanings. In the form given here it will mean a very small dog (which we shall refer to as a chihuahua for convenience sake). When it takes the form 犭 to the left of a character, we shall give it the meaning of a pack of wild dogs.
koohiiStory1: A large dog, dripping drool.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ケン
kunYomi: いぬ、いぬ-
readingExamples: 犬 (いぬ)
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koohiiStory2: If we remember large (#107) as a man with his arms outstretched, the drop represents man´s best friend - a dog.
words: 犬(いぬ): dog

keyword: такие вещи
kanji: 然
constituent: sort of thing, moon, crescent moon, month, flesh, part of the body, chihuahua, dog, large, drop, oven-fire, barbecue
myStory: поджаренное мясо собаки - хотдог. много всяких вещей в хотдоге... не хочу знать, каких именно
heisigStory: The key word in this frame refers to a suffix that gives the word before it an adjectival quality; hence we refer to it as "sort of thing." Reverting to the time when dog was more widely eaten than it is today (See frame 127), we see here a large cauldron boiling over an oven flame with the flesh of a chihuahua being thrown into the whole concoction to make it into a "hot-diggity, dog-diggity" sort of thing.
koohiiStory1: Flesh of a dog over a cooking fire = "hotdog". There are all sorts of things in hot dogs. Believe me, you don´t want to know what sort of things . Visualize the hotdog curling as it cooks, to remember the unusual way the flesh primitive curves in this kanji. (tweaked version of ziggr´s. Thanks!).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ゼン、ネン
kunYomi: しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ
readingExamples: 当然 (とうぜん), 自然 (しぜん), 必然 (ひつぜん)
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koohiiStory2: There are all sorts of things in hot dogs. (I use hot dog for this primitive (meat of a dog over a cooking fire). I swear I can actually see the 月 here as a hot dog, with its slight curve and grill marks.).
words: 依然(いぜん): still, as yet
公然(こうぜん): open (e.g. secret), public, official
然も(さも): with gusto, with satisfaction
然しながら(しかしながら): nevertheless, however
整然(せいぜん): orderly, regular, well-organized, trim, accurate
全然(ぜんぜん): wholly, entirely, completely, not at all (with neg. verb)
然して(そして): and
断然(だんぜん): firmly, absolutely, definitely
漠然(ばくぜん): obscure, vague, equivocal
必然(ひつぜん): inevitable, necessary
呆然(ぼうぜん): dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement
偶然(ぐうぜん): chance, accident, fortuity, unexpectedly, suddenly
自然(しぜん): nature, spontaneous
自然科学(しぜんかがく): natural science
天然(てんねん): nature, spontaneity
突然(とつぜん): abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly, all at once

keyword: кошка
kanji: 猫
constituent: cat, pack of wild dogs, seedlings, flowers, rice field, brains
myStory: свора диких псов загнала в саженцы кота
heisigStory: Knowing how much dogs love to chase cats, picture a pack of wild dogs planting "cat-seedlings," watering them, and fertilizing them until they can be harvested as a crop of cats for them to chase and torment. If you begin from the key word and think of a "crop of cats," you will not confuse this story with the apparently similar story of two frames ago.
koohiiStory1: The cat hid in the FLOWERS of the FIELD from the WILD DOGs.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ビョウ
kunYomi: ねこ
readingExamples: 猫 (ねこ)
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koohiiStory2: Dawgs always wanna put their seedlings in pussies.
words: 猫(ねこ): cat

keyword: корова (п: корова)
kanji: 牛
constituent: cow
myStory: говядина - красное мясо
heisigStory: Can you the "doodle" of a cow that has just been run over by a steamroller? The small dot in the first stroke shows its head turned to one side, and the next two strokes, the four legs.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, the same sense of cow is kept. Note only that when it is placed OVER another element, its tail is cut off. In this case, and when the element appears on the left, the stroke order is changed.
koohiiStory1: A cow tried to climb up a vermilion tree, but in doing so, it broke its two bottom branches off.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ギュウ
kunYomi: うし
readingExamples: 牛 (うし)
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koohiiStory2: A cow bleeds vermilion when you cut off two of it´s legs.
words: 牛(うし): cattle, cow
牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう): cow´s milk
牛肉(ぎゅうにく): beef

keyword: специальный
kanji: 特
constituent: special, cow, Buddhist temple, soil, dirt, ground, glue
myStory: священная корова - особое животное
heisigStory: Despite the strong phonetic similarity, there will be no problem keeping the key word special distinct from the character we met earlier for specialty (Frame 47), since the latter has immediate connotations lacking in this kanji. Anyway, we shall let the key word of this frame refer to something in a special class all its own - like the sacred cows of India that wander freely without fear of being butchered and ground into hamburger. Even though the practice is originally a Hindu one, and in any case no longer followed among the majority of Japanese Buddhist monks, the Buddha's refusal to take the life of any sentient being makes it only fitting that the cows should be placed on the sacred grounds of a Buddhist temple in this kanji.
koohiiStory1: Think of not special people, but special animals. The sacred Hindu cows are special - they can wander around the temple without fear of becoming roast beef.
jouYou: 4
onYomi: トク
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koohiiStory2: The Church Lady is traveling through Japan and notices with distaste a sacred cow relieving itself inside a Buddhist Temple. "Well, isn´t that special".
words: 特技(とくぎ): special skill
特産(とくさん): specialty, special product
特集(とくしゅう): feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report
特派(とくは): send specially, special envoy
特有(とくゆう): characteristic (of), peculiar (to)
特許(とっきょ): special permission, patent
特権(とっけん): privilege, special right
特殊(とくしゅ): special, unique
特色(とくしょく): characteristic, feature
特長(とくちょう): forte, merit
特徴(とくちょう): feature, characteristic
特定(とくてい): specific, special, particular
独特(どくとく): peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic
特売(とくばい): special sale
特急(とっきゅう): limited express (train, faster than an express)
特に(とくに): specially
特別(とくべつ): special

keyword: откровение, раскрытие, информирование
kanji: 告
constituent: revelation, cow, mouth
myStory: Корова уронила челюсть от откровения "гамбургеры сделаны ИЗ ЧЕГО?!"
heisigStory: Folklore throughout the world tells us of talking animals who show a wisdom superior to that of human beings, and that same tradition has found its way into television shows and cartoons right into our own century. This character depicts revelation through the mouth of a cow, suggesting oracular utterances about truths hidden to human intelligence.
koohiiStory1: The revelation makes the cow´s mouth drop down, "Hamburgers are made of what?!".
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: コク
kunYomi: つ.げる
readingExamples: 告げる (つ.げる)
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koohiiStory2: When you get a revelation, you may drop to the ground with your mouth wide open.
words: 勧告(かんこく): advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation
告白(こくはく): confession, acknowledgement
申告(しんこく): report, statement, filing a return, notification
忠告(ちゅうこく): advice, warning
告げる(つげる): to inform
布告(ふこく): edict, ordinance, proclamation
警告(けいこく): warning, advice
広告(こうこく): advertisement
報告(ほうこく): report, information

keyword: перед (чем-то) (before)
kanji: 先
constituent: before, cow, human legs
myStory: Корова с человеческими ногами - это явно люди в костюме коровы. Я бы хотел в таком случае быть впереди
heisigStory: Take this key word in its physical, not its temporal, sense (even though it refers to both). If you have a cow with human legs, as the elements show us here, it can only be because you have two people in a cow-suit. I always thought I'd prefer to be the one standing before, rather than the one that holds up the rear and becomes the "butt" of everyone's laughter.
koohiiStory1: I´ve never seen a cow with human legs before!
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: セン
kunYomi: さき、ま.ず
readingExamples: 先 (さき)
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koohiiStory2: Nasty story but it keeps the meaning true to the kanji. "BEFORE you stick it in a COW and SPREAD the legs (the bottom stroke of this cow looks like two legs) make sure she has HUMAN LEGS"-------------sorry, I´ll remove if I get enough reports, but will keep if I get more stars.
words: お先に(おさきに): before, ahead, previously
先に(さきに): before, earlier than, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently
先行(せんこう): preceding, going first
先代(せんだい): family predecessor, previous age, previous generation
先だって(せんだって): recently, the other day
先着(せんちゃく): first arrival
先天的(せんてんてき): a priori, inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary
勤め先(つとめさき): place of work
優先(ゆうせん): preference, priority
先程(さきほど): some time ago
先日(せんじつ): the other day, a few days ago
先々月(せんせんげつ): month before last
先々週(せんせんしゅう): week before last
先祖(せんぞ): ancestor
先端(せんたん): pointed end, tip, fine point, spearhead, cusp, vanguard, advanced, leading edge
先頭(せんとう): head, lead, vanguard, first
祖先(そせん): ancestor
先ず(まず): at first
真っ先(まっさき): the head, the foremost, beginning
先輩(せんぱい): one´s senior
先(さき): the future, forward, priority, precedence, former, previous, old, late
先月(せんげつ): last month
先週(せんしゅう): last week, the week before
先生(せんせい): teacher, master, doctor

keyword: мыть, стирать
kanji: 洗
constituent: wash, water, water droplets, water pistol, before, cow, human legs
myStory: Вода нужна, чтобы отмыть вещи до состояния, в котором они были прежде
heisigStory: This character is so logical that one is tempted to let the elements speak for themselves: water . . . before. But we have already decided we will not allow such rationalism to creep into our stories. Not even this once. Instead, let us change the character from the Peanuts comic strip called "Pigpen," who is always preceded by a little cloud of dust and grime, and rename him "Wash-Out." Everywhere he walks, a spray of water goes before him to sanitize everything he touches.
koohiiStory1: In Japan, you always wash with water from the shower before you enter the bathtub.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セン
kunYomi: あら.う
readingExamples: 洗う (あら.う)
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koohiiStory2: You wash things with WATER to get them back to the clean state they were in BEFORE.
words: 水洗(すいせん): flushing
洗剤(せんざい): detergent, washing material
手洗い(てあらい): restroom, lavatory, hand-washing
洗う(あらう): to wash
お手洗い(おてあらい): toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom (US)
洗濯(せんたく): washing, laundry

keyword: застревать в
kanji: 介
constituent: jammed in, umbrella, stick, walking cane
myStory: 1. Под зонтом застряли двое: женщина в платье и мужчина в штанах
2. Jammed In
heisigStory: The idea of something getting jammed into something else is depicted here by having a walking stick get jammed into an umbrella frame by someone shoving it into an already occupied slot in the umbrella stand at the door. First notice the vertical strokes: on the left is the curved umbrella handle, and on the right the straight walking stick. Now try to imagine the two parties tugging at their respective properties like two kids on a wishbone, creating a scene at the entrance of an elegant restaurant.
koohiiStory1: The two strokes at the bottom look like a J and I, which stands for "jammed in.".
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カイ
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koohiiStory2: Two people jammed in under an umbrella. A woman with a dress and a man (straight). It´s always me that ends up getting wet.... but the tail of the skirt is this time!
words: 介護(かいご): nursing
介入(かいにゅう): intervention
介抱(かいほう): nursing, looking after
厄介(やっかい): trouble, burden, care, bother, worry, dependence, support, kindness, obligation
紹介(しょうかい): introduce

keyword: мир
kanji: 界
constituent: world, rice field, brains, jammed in, umbrella, stick, cane
myStory: если ты застрянешь на рисовом поле, ты никогда не увидишь мир
heisigStory: As the world gets jammed with more and more people, there is less and less space. Imagine yourself taking an air flight over a world so densely populated that every bit of it is sectioned off like a gigantic checkerboard (the rice fields). If you look closely at the character, you should be able to see a kind of movement taking place as still more is being jammed into that already narrow space.
koohiiStory1: One Japanese farmer I know is so small minded that he thinks the entire world is JAMMED IN the borders of his little RICE FIELD.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: カイ
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koohiiStory2: A famous philosopher once said that his world consisted of all the things he could jam into his brain.
words: 境界(きょうかい): boundary
限界(げんかい): limit, bound
世界(せかい): world

keyword: чай
kanji: 茶
constituent: tea, flowers, umbrella, wooden pole
myStory: раскинуть руки-ноги под зонтом и попивать...цветочный чай?
heisigStory: As everyone knows, tea is made from tea leaves. But the tea plant itself has its own flowers, which can be quite beautiful and add a special flavor to the tea, as the Chinese found out already over 4,598 years ago. With the image of a terrace of flowering tea bushes in mind, picture a number of brightly painted and very l-o-n-g wooden poles (Frame 207) placed here and there in their midst, with a tiny umbrella at the top to shade the delicate-tasting tea flowers.
koohiiStory1: Some people think drinking tea is boring and quaint. That´s why I spice mine up by adding a cocktail umbrella, which of course is made from a wood-en toothpick supporting a paper umbrella with flowers printed on top.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: チャ、サ
readingExamples: 茶色 (ちゃいろ), 茶番劇 (ちゃばんげき), 番茶 (ばんちゃ)
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koohiiStory2: When I drink herbal tea I like to drink it under a parasol. If it´s too hot I go "ho, ho, ho !!" (katakana ホ).
words: 喫茶(きっさ): tea drinking, tea house
焦げ茶(こげちゃ): black tea
茶の間(ちゃのま): living room (Japanese style)
茶の湯(ちゃのゆ): tea ceremony
茶碗(ちゃわん): tea cup, rice bowl
無茶(むちゃ): absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash, absurdity, nonsense
無茶苦茶(むちゃくちゃ): confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable
滅茶苦茶(めちゃくちゃ): absurd, unreasonable, excessive, messed up, spoiled, wreaked
紅茶(こうちゃ): black tea
茶(ちゃ): tea
茶色い(ちゃいろい): brown (adjective)
お茶(おちゃ): tea (green)
喫茶店(きっさてん): coffee shop
茶色(ちゃいろ): light brown, tawny

keyword: подходить (в смысле влезать, соответствовать)
kanji: 合
constituent: fit, meeting, umbrella, one, mouth
myStory: Такой большой рот, что один зонт поместится
heisigStory: The kanji for fit reads literally, top to bottom, as a meeting of mouths - which is a rather descriptive way of speaking of a romantic kiss. We all know what happens when there is no meeting of minds and when people's ideas don't fit with one another. But this kanji invites us to imagine what would happened to the romance of a certain unfortunate couple whose mouths didn't fit.
koohiiStory1: I wouldn´t mind a meeting of mouths with her, she´s really fit !
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kunYomi: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-、-あ.い、-あい、あ.わす、あ.わせる、-あ.わせる
readingExamples: 合同 (ごうどう), 合計 (ごうけい), 結合 (けつごう), 合併 (がっぺい), 合宿 (がっしゅく), 合点 (がてん), 合う (あ.う), 合わす (あ.わす), 合わせる (あ.わせる)
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koohiiStory2: He had such a big mouth that he could easily fit one whole umbrella in it.
words: 合間(あいま): interval
合わす(あわす): to join together, to face, to unite, to be opposite, to combine, to connect, to add up, to mix, to match, to overlap, to compare, to check with
合わせ(あわせ): joint together, opposite, facing
打ち合わせ(うちあわせ): business meeting, previous arrangement, appointment
打ち合わせる(うちあわせる): to knock together, to arrange
化合(かごう): chemical combination
合唱(がっしょう): chorus, singing in a chorus
合致(がっち): agreement, concurrence, conforming to
合併(がっぺい): combination, union, amalgamation, consolidation, merger, coalition, fusion, annexation, affiliation, incorporation
組み合わせ(くみあわせ): combination
組み合わせる(くみあわせる): to join together, to combine, to join up
結合(けつごう): combination, union
合意(ごうい): agreement, consent, mutual understanding
合議(ごうぎ): consultation, conference
合成(ごうせい): synthesis, composition, synthetic, composite, mixed, combined, compound
照合(しょうごう): collation, comparison
知り合い(しりあい): acquaintance
総合(そうごう): synthesis, coordination, putting together, integration, composite
付き合う(つきあう): to associate with, to keep company with, to get on with
出合う(であう): to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter, to hold a rendezvous, to have a date
問い合わせる(といあわせる): to enquire, to seek information
統合(とうごう): integration, unification, synthesis
話し合い(はなしあい): discussion, conference
複合(ふくごう): composite, complex
待ち合わせ(まちあわせ): appointment
間に合う(まにあう): to be in time (for)
見合い(みあい): formal marriage interview
見合わせる(みあわせる): to exchange glances, to postpone, to suspend operations, to refrain from performing an action
割合(わりあい): rate, ratio, proportion, comparatively, contrary to expectations
合図(あいず): sign, signal
合わせる(あわせる): join together, connect, unite, combine, add up, mix, match, overlap, be opposite, face, compare, check with
打合せ(うちあわせ): business meeting, appointment, previous arrangement
会合(かいごう): meeting, assembly
組合(くみあい): association, union
合格(ごうかく): success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility
合計(ごうけい): sum total, total amount
合同(ごうどう): combination, incorporation, union, amalgamation, fusion, congruence
合理(ごうり): rational
合流(ごうりゅう): confluence, union, linking up, merge
混合(こんごう): mixing, mixture
集合(しゅうごう): gathering, assembly, meeting, (mathematics) set
付き合い(つきあい): association, socializing, fellowship
付合う(つきあう): associate with, keep company with, get on with
釣り合う(つりあう): balance, be in harmony, suit
出合い(であい): an encounter
問い合わせ(といあわせ): enquiry
似合う(にあう): suit, match, become, be like
話し合う(はなしあう): discuss, talk together
待合室(まちあいしつ): waiting room
待ち合わせる(まちあわせる): rendezvous, meet at a prearranged place and time
連合(れんごう): union, alliance
合う(あう): fit, suit, be correct
具合(ぐあい): condition
試合(しあい): game
都合(つごう): circumstances, convenience
場合(ばあい): case, occasion
割合に(わりあいに): comparatively

keyword: пагода, башня
kanji: 塔
constituent: pagoda, soil, dirt, ground, flowers, fit, meeting, umbrella, one, mouth
myStory: земля и подходящие цветы - все есть для декоративной пагоды
heisigStory: On the left we see a mound of dirt, and to the right flowers made to fit together. The two sides combine to create a great pagoda made of dirt, with flowers by the tens of thousands fitted together for the roofing of each of the layers. Be sure to put yourself in the scene and fit a few of the flowers in place yourself so that the image works its way into memory with full force.
koohiiStory1: In order to build a pagoda in this small Japanese garden everything has to fit: the soil to the left and the flowers in the upper right corner.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: トウ
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koohiiStory2: Pictograph-o-rama. This is a corner of a Japanese garden, with a small mound of soil on the left, and a little concrete pagoda in the front with flowers behind it. (To my eye, the fit looks a lot like a little pagoda anyway. This may or may not cause confusion for you, though...).
words: 塔(とう): tower, pagoda

keyword: король (п: король, скипетр, шар)
kanji: 王
constituent: king, jewel, ball
myStory: Три ветви власти объединены в одном человеке - короле
heisigStory: See what you can do to come up with a pictograph of a king's scepter here that suits your own idea of what it should look like. You might even begin with the basic element for I beam and then try to fit the remaining third stroke in.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this can mean either king or scepter, but it will usually be taken to mean ball, as an abbreviation of the character in the next frame.
koohiiStory1: To be king you have to be a real crafty one !
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 3
onYomi: オウ、ノウ
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koohiiStory2: The king unites heaven and earth. (imagine heaven being the top line over the soil).
words: 王(おう): king
王様(おうさま): king
王子(おうじ): prince
王女(おうじょ): princess
国王(こくおう): king
女王(じょおう): queen

keyword: драгоценность, шар (п: драгоценность, шар)
kanji: 玉
constituent: jewel, king, jewel, ball, earring, drop
myStory: Король держит скипетр - его величайшую драгоценность. И играет с ним в мяч (крикет)
heisigStory: Note the drop here in the king's scepter, which is exactly what you would expect it to be: a precious jewel handed down from of old as a symbol of his wealth and power.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, we can use this to mean either jewel or ball. When it appears anywhere other than on the left side of a kanji, it takes the same shape as here. On the left, it will be lacking the final stroke, making it the same as the character in the previous frame.
koohiiStory1: The king is said to have only one family jewel below the belt...
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ギョク
kunYomi: たま、たま-、-だま
readingExamples: 玉 (たま)
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koohiiStory2: The king is said to have only one family jewel below the belt...and he hangs left! (I always screw up the direction of the "drop").
words: 玉(ぎょく): king (shogi)
玉(たま): ball, sphere, coin

keyword: сокровище
kanji: 宝
constituent: treasure, house, king, jewel, ball, earring, drop
myStory: Драгоценность под крышей - ну сокровище же!
heisigStory: Every house has its treasure, as every thief knows only too well. While the things we treasure most are usually of sentimental value, we take the original sense of the term treasure here and make it refer to jewels kept in one's house.
koohiiStory1: On treasure island is a single house - where all the jewels are stored.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ホウ
kunYomi: たから
readingExamples: 宝 (たから)
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koohiiStory2: Put a "roof" (lid) on your jewels and voila! You´ve got a treasure chest.
words: 重宝(じゅうほう): priceless treasure, convenience, usefulness
宝器(ほうき): treasured article or vessel, outstanding individual
宝(たから): treasure
宝石(ほうせき): gem, jewel

keyword: настоящее (в смысле, не будущее и не прошлое)
kanji: 現
constituent: present, king, jewel, ball, see, telescope, eye, human legs
myStory: драгоценный шар, в который смотрят (палантир), чтобы увидеть настоящее
heisigStory: Do not think of a "gift" here, but of the present moment, as distinct from the future and the past. The kanji gives us a ball in which we see the present - obviously a crystal ball that enables us to see things going on at the present in faraway places.
koohiiStory1: The KING ... can SEE clearly the PRESENT state of affairs in the land. (maybe he hees them in the crystal ball on the left?).
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ゲン
kunYomi: あらわ.れる、あらわ.す、うつつ、うつ.つ
readingExamples: 現す (あらわ.す), 現れる (あらわ.れる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Hey, I want my money back! This crystal ball is out of order, I can see the present instead of the future!
words: 現われ(あらわれ): embodiment, materialization
現われる(あらわれる): to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to express oneself
現行(げんこう): present, current, in operation
現場(げんじょう): actual spot, scene, scene of the crime
現像(げんぞう): developing (film)
現地(げんち): actual place, local
再現(さいげん): reappearance, reproduction, return, revival
現す(あらわす): indicate, show, display
現れ(あらわれ): embodiment
現れる(あらわれる): appear, embody, express oneself
現金(げんきん): cash, ready money, mercenary, self-interested
現在(げんざい): present, up to now, nowadays, modern times, current
現実(げんじつ): reality
現象(げんしょう): phenomenon
現状(げんじょう): present condition, existing state, status quo
現代(げんだい): nowadays, modern times, present-day
現に(げんに): actually, really
現場(げんば): actual spot, scene, scene of the crime
実現(じつげん): implementation, materialization, realization
表現(ひょうげん): expression, presentation, (mathematics) representation

keyword: весь, полностью
kanji: 全
constituent: whole, umbrella, king, jewel, ball
myStory: король занимает все пространство под зонтом
heisigStory: Wholeness suggests physical and spiritual health, "having your act together." The kanji-image for wholeness depicts being "king under your own umbrella," that is, giving order to your own life. I know it sounds terribly abstract, but what could be more abstract than the word whole?
koohiiStory1: The fat king hogs the whole space under his umbrella. (tweaked version of radical tyro´s story. "fat" makes a more vivid image for me.).
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ゼン
kunYomi: まった.く、すべ.て
readingExamples: 全く (まった.く)
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koohiiStory2: The king takes up the whole space under his umbrella.
words: 健全(けんぜん): health, soundness, wholesome
全快(ぜんかい): complete recovery of health
全盛(ぜんせい): height of prosperity
全然(ぜんぜん): wholly, entirely, completely, not at all (with neg. verb)
全滅(ぜんめつ): annihilation
完全(かんぜん): perfection, completeness
全て(すべて): all, the whole, entirely, in general, wholly
全員(ぜんいん): all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew
全(ぜん): all, whole, entire, complete, overall, pan-
全国(ぜんこく): nation-wide, whole country, national
全集(ぜんしゅう): complete works
全身(ぜんしん): the whole body, full-length (portrait)
全体(ぜんたい): whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)
全般(ぜんぱん): whole, universal, wholly, general
全く(まったく): really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly, indeed
安全(あんぜん): safety
全部(ぜんぶ): all, entire, whole, altogether

keyword: логика, справедливость, правда
kanji: 理
constituent: logic, king, jewel, ball, computer
myStory: величайшая драгоценность компьютеров - логика, справедливость и правдивость
heisigStory: We first referred to this character back in frame 185, to which you might want to return to have a peek. The image of logic we are given is something like a central jewel in a computer, like the jewels in old clocks that keep them running smoothly. Try to picture yourself making your way through all the rams and roms and approaching this shining jewel, a chorus of voice sand a blast of trumpets in the background heralding the great seat of all-knowing logic.
koohiiStory1: The king of LOGIC is the computer.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: リ
kunYomi: ことわり
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Computers are ruled by logic (it is the king of computers).
words: 義理(ぎり): duty, sense of duty, honor, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation
真理(しんり): truth
推理(すいり): reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre (movie novel etc.)
生理(せいり): physiology, menses
調理(ちょうり): cooking
理屈(りくつ): theory, reason
理性(りせい): reason, sense
理論(りろん): theory
論理(ろんり): logic
管理(かんり): control, management (e.g. of a business)
原理(げんり): principle, theory, fundamental truth
合理(ごうり): rational
修理(しゅうり): repairing, mending
処理(しょり): processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition, disposal
心理(しんり): mentality
整理(せいり): sorting, arrangement, adjustment, regulation
総理大臣(そうりだいじん): Prime Minister
代理(だいり): representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent, attorney, substitute, alternate, acting (principal, etc.)
物理(ぶつり): physics
理科(りか): science
理解(りかい): understanding, comprehension
理想(りそう): ideal
地理(ちり): geography, geographical features
無理(むり): compulsion
理由(りゆう): reason
料理(りょうり): cooking, cookery, cuisine

keyword: господин, хозяин (п: подсвечник)
kanji: 主
constituent: lord, drop, king, jewel, ball
myStory: Король где-то там, а я тут - господин!
heisigStory: A man's home is his castle, goes the proverb from an age where it was the male who was lord of the household. Fundamentally, it means only that every one of us is a bit (or drop) of a king in our own environment. As for the positioning of the elements, if you take care to "read off" the primitives in this way, you won't end up putting the drop down below, where it turns the kanji into a jewel.
heisigComment: * As a primitive element, we set the key word aside entirely and take it as a pictograph of a solid brass candlestick (with the drop representing the flame at the top).
koohiiStory1: A lord is a little drop down from King in hierarchy.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シュ、ス、シュウ
kunYomi: ぬし、おも、あるじ
readingExamples: 主人 (しゅじん), 主権 (しゅけん), 施主 (せしゅ), 主 (おも), 主 (ぬし)
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koohiiStory2: Although this kanji´s meaning hasn´t caused me much trouble, I´ve had problems remembering the direction of the drop above king, since drops at tops of kanji often seem to appear in different directions. To remember this one, I think of the placement of the drop in jewel (#256). Both of them use the king primitive and include a short drop stroke going from the top left to bottom right.
words: 家主(いえぬし): landlord
君主(くんしゅ): ruler, monarch
自主(じしゅ): independence, autonomy
地主(じぬし): landlord
主演(しゅえん): starring, playing the leading part
主観(しゅかん): subjectivity, subject, ego
主義(しゅぎ): doctrine, rule, principle
主権(しゅけん): sovereignty, supremacy, dominion
主催(しゅさい): organization, sponsorship
主食(しゅしょく): staple food
主人公(しゅじんこう): protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story), head of household
主体(しゅたい): subject, main constituent
主題(しゅだい): subject, theme, motif
主導(しゅどう): main leadership
主任(しゅにん): person in charge, responsible official
民主(みんしゅ): democratic, the head of the nation
主に(おもに): mainly, primarily
主語(しゅご): (grammar) subject
主張(しゅちょう): claim, request, insistence, assertion, advocacy, emphasis, contention, opinion, tenet
主婦(しゅふ): housewife, mistress
主役(しゅやく): leading part, leading actor or actress
主要(しゅよう): chief, main, principal, major
家主(やぬし): landlord
御主人(ごしゅじん): (polite) your husband, her husband

keyword: наливать, лить
kanji: 注
constituent: pour, water, water droplets, water pistol, candlestick, lord, drop, king, jewel, ball
myStory: наливать воду в подсвечник - такое себе занятие
heisigStory: Picture pouring water from a lighted candlestick. What could be more ridiculous, or simpler, as a way to recall this kanji?
koohiiStory1: Visualize an idiot trying to figure out how to extinguish a candle. He sees a glass of WATER and decides to pour it onto the CANDLESTICK to put it out. Water spills everywhere.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: チュウ
kunYomi: そそ.ぐ、さ.す、つ.ぐ
readingExamples: 注ぐ (そそ.ぐ)
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koohiiStory2: Like water the hot wax poured down the side of the candlestick.
words: 注す(さす): pour or serve (drinks)
注文(ちゅうもん): order, request
注ぐ(そそぐ): pour (into), fill, irrigate, pay, feed (a fire)
注(ちゅう): annotation, explanatory note
注目(ちゅうもく): notice, attention, observation
注ぐ(つぐ): pour (in), fill (with)
注意(ちゅうい): advise, pay attention
注射(ちゅうしゃ): inject

keyword: столб, столп
kanji: 柱
constituent: pillar, tree, wood, candlestick, lord, drop, king, jewel, ball
myStory: господин всех деревьев, высоченный столп
heisigStory: The pillar referred to here is the wooden beam that stands at the entrance to a traditional Japanese house. Carve it in imagination into the shape of a gigantic candlestick and your work is done.
koohiiStory1: The main pillar in a house should be made of the biggest and strongest tree - the lord of the trees.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チュウ
kunYomi: はしら
readingExamples: 柱 (はしら)
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koohiiStory2: Why has this pillar been carved in the shape of a giant penis?! "You said that ´it should be made of wood´, My Lord.".
words: 柱(はしら): pillar, post
電柱(でんちゅう): telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole

keyword: золото, металл
kanji: 金
constituent: gold, metal, gold, umbrella, drop, king, jewel, ball, drop2
myStory: Король занимает все пространство под зонтом не просто так - карманы оттопыриваются слитками золота
heisigStory: If this were not one of the most common characters you will ever have to write, I would apologize for having to give the explanation that follows. Anyway, we want to depict bars of gold bullion with an umbrella overhead to shade them from the heat (and perhaps to hide them as well). The bullion is made by melting down all the scepters of the kingdom, drop by drop, and shaping them into bars.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, it means not only gold but any metal at all.
koohiiStory1: The fat king taking up the whole space under the umbrella actually isn´t fat - he just has two big gold bars hidden under his clothes.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: キン、コン、ゴン
kunYomi: かね、かな-、-がね
readingExamples: 金属 (きんぞく), 金銭 (きんせん), 純金 (じゅんきん), 金 (かね)
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koohiiStory2: Under the umbrella´s shade, the king sang, " Drop it to the left, drop it to the right, give me all the GOLD in sight!".
words: 黄金(おうごん): gold
金槌(かなづち): (iron) hammer, punishment
金庫(かねぐら): safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds
金持ち(かねもち): rich man
基金(ききん): fund, foundation
金曜(きんよう): Friday
残金(ざんきん): remaining money
資金(しきん): funds, capital
送金(そうきん): remittance, sending money
大金(たいきん): great cost
賃金(ちんぎん): wages
募金(ぼきん): fund-raising, collection of funds
預金(よきん): deposit, bank account
金(かね): money, metal
金融(きんゆう): monetary circulation, credit situation
金(きん): metal, money, gold
金額(きんがく): amount of money
金魚(きんぎょ): goldfish
金庫(きんこ): safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds
金銭(きんせん): money, cash
金属(きんぞく): metal
現金(げんきん): cash, ready money, mercenary, self-interested
借金(しゃっきん): debt, loan, liabilities
集金(しゅうきん): money collection
奨学金(しょうがくきん): scholarship
賞金(しょうきん): prize, monetary award
税金(ぜいきん): tax, duty
代金(だいきん): price, payment, cost, charge, the money, the bill
貯金(ちょきん): (bank) savings
針金(はりがね): wire
料金(りょうきん): fee, charge, fare
お金(おかね): money
金曜日(きんようび): Friday

keyword: медь
kanji: 銅
constituent: copper, metal, gold, same, monks, hood, one, mouth
myStory: какие деньги (из какого металла) у монахов? Только медь
heisigStory: Picture an order of monks serving as chaplains for the police force. Their special habit, made of protective metal, is distinguished by a row of copper buttons just like the "cops" they serve.
koohiiStory1: I can´t believe no one has used this one yet: Copper is metal which looks almost the same as gold. Really, look it up on Wikipedia, it´s yellow and it´s shiny (atleast in some compounds)!
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ドウ
kunYomi: あかがね
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koohiiStory2: Copper is an excellent conductor. In other words, it´s a metal for which the voltage is the same everywhere. That´s why it´s used for wires.
words: 銅(あかがね): copper
銅(どう): copper

keyword: игла
kanji: 針
constituent: needle, metal, gold, ten, needle
myStory: игла...
heisigStory: In frame 10 we referred ahead to this full character from which the primitive for needle (on the right) derives. Since we already expect that needles are made of metal, let us picture a set of solid gold darning needles to complete the kanji.
koohiiStory1: Remember the story of the needle in the haystack. Why would someone even look for a needle if it wasn´t a GOLD NEEDLE?
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シン
kunYomi: はり
readingExamples: 針 (はり)
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koohiiStory2: A golden needle is worth ten times more than an ordinary needle.
words: 針路(しんろ): course, direction, compass bearing
針(はり): needle, fish hook, pointer, hand (clock)
針金(はりがね): wire
方針(ほうしん): objective, plan, policy

keyword: шоссе, курс (на что-то)
kanji: 道
constituent: road-way, neck, horns, drop, eye, road
myStory: не сверни шею, едучи такой траекторией
heisigStory: The key word carries both the sense of a road for transit and a way or method of doing something, but the former is better for forming an image. The primitives read: the neck of a road. Think of a crowded road-way where traffic has come to a standstill - what we commonly refer to as a "bottleneck."
koohiiStory1: When we go out on the ROAD-WAY, we often risk our own necks (that´s why I take the train! ).
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ドウ、トウ
kunYomi: みち
readingExamples: 道路 (どうろ), 道徳 (どうとく), 報道 (ほうどう), 道 (みち)
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koohiiStory2: Watch as a villianous fiend stretches a poor damsel´s neck over a dusty road. Her ear pressed to the ground, she can hear the rumble of a carriage thundering down the roadway. Will the hero save her in time? Or will her neck be ground into the road, spilling it´s precious contents into the dust?
words: 街道(かいどう): highway
軌道(きどう): orbit, railroad track
使い道(つかいみち): use
道場(どうじょう): dojo, hall used for martial arts training, mandala
報道(ほうどう): information, report
片道(かたみち): one-way (trip)
書道(しょどう): calligraphy
赤道(せきどう): equator
鉄道(てつどう): railroad
道徳(どうとく): morals
道路(どうろ): road, highway
歩道(ほどう): footpath, walkway, sidewalk
回り道(まわりみち): detour, diversion
道順(みちじゅん): itinerary, route
柔道(じゅうどう): judo
水道(すいどう): water works
道具(どうぐ): tool
道(みち): road, street, way, method

keyword: руководство, ведущий (т.е. лидирующий)
kanji: 導
constituent: guidance, neck, horns, drop, eye, road, glue
myStory: Когда мы руководствуемся кем-либо, мы связываем себя с "дорогой" (путем мышления)
heisigStory: 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.
koohiiStory1: For guidance on the road-way, glue a GPS unit to your car.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ドウ
kunYomi: みちび.く
readingExamples: 導く (みちび.く)
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koohiiStory2: Good guidance will help you stay glued to the right path.
words: 主導(しゅどう): main leadership
導入(どうにゅう): introduction, bringing in, leading in
導く(みちびく): to be guided, to be shown
誘導(ゆうどう): guidance, leading, induction, introduction, incitement, inducement
指導(しどう): leadership, guidance, coaching

keyword: создавать, изготовлять
kanji: 造
constituent: create, revelation, cow, mouth, road
myStory: корова ест траву, делая (создавая) дорогу
heisigStory: Think of creating as making something out of nothing. Then recall how the way of revelation laid out in the Bible begins with the story of how God created the world out of a dark and chaotic nothingness.
koohiiStory1: A cow creates a road by eating all the grass on its path.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ゾウ
kunYomi: つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り
readingExamples: 造る (つく.る)
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koohiiStory2: CREATION is the ROAD to REVELATION (if you´re feeling artsy) :).
words: 偽造(ぎぞう): forgery, falsification, fabrication, counterfeiting
創造(そうぞう): creation
造り(つくり): make up, structure, physique
荷造り(にづくり): packing, baling, crating
改造(かいぞう): remodeling
構造(こうぞう): structure, construction
人造(じんぞう): man-made, synthetic, artificial
製造(せいぞう): manufacture, production
造船(ぞうせん): shipbuilding
造る(つくる): make, create, manufacture, draw up, write, compose, build, organize, establish

keyword: побег, убегать
kanji: 逃
constituent: escape, turtle, portent, road
myStory: когда от кого-то убегаешь, ощущаешь себя как черепаха на дороге
heisigStory: When escaping from something or someone, one always feels as if one is not going fast enough, like a turtle on an expressway. (Since the turtle is on the road and not on the left, it can keep its full kanji shape as given in frame 250.)
koohiiStory1: I used my pants to make a rope, which I then used to escape from prison; hence the naked, hairy legs running along the road!
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: に.げる、に.がす、のが.す、のが.れる
readingExamples: 逃がす (に.がす), 逃げる (に.げる), 逃す (のが.す), 逃れる (のが.れる)
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koohiiStory2: A turtle version of frogger dodging cars to escape to the other side of the road...　　　RTK2:　トウ　逃走　とうそう(escape)...　　　　　　　MIXED GROUP:　桃236　(ﾁｮｳ): 兆235　眺237　挑658　跳1284.
words: 逃走(とうそう): flight, desertion, escape
逃亡(とうぼう): escape
逃げ出す(にげだす): to run away, to escape from
逃す(のがす): to let loose, to set free, to let escape
逃れる(のがれる): to escape
見逃す(みのがす): to miss, to overlook, to leave at large
逃がす(にがす): let loose, set free, let escape
逃げる(にげる): run away

keyword: окрестности, границы
kanji: 辺
constituent: environs, dagger, sword, road
myStory: чтобы отделить свои границы, положи мечи на дорогах
heisigStory: To keep the environs clean and safe, you could cement daggers in the road, blades pointed upwards, so that no polluting traffic could pass by. You could, if you were an ecologically-minded terrorist.
koohiiStory1: Caution: this kanji doesn´t mean environment; it means "environs; boundary; border; vicinity". To separate the environs, create the border by placing daggers on the road.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヘン
kunYomi: あた.り、ほと.り、-べ
readingExamples: 辺境 (へんきょう), 周辺 (しゅうへん), その辺 (そのへん), 辺り (あた.り), 辺 (べ)
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koohiiStory2: To protect the environs around their village, samurai would travel the roads with their swords.
words: 対辺(たいへん): (geometrical) opposite side
浜辺(はまべ): beach, foreshore
辺り(ほとり): (in the) neighbourhood, vicinity, nearby
辺り(あたり): neighbourhood, vicinity, nearby
周辺(しゅうへん): circumference, outskirts, environs, (computer) peripheral
辺(へん): side, part, area, vicinity

keyword: автомобиль
kanji: 車
constituent: car, sun, ten, needle
myStory: четыре колеса, четыре сидения
heisigStory: You may keep the whole range of connotations for this keyword, car, provided it does not interfere with the pictograph. Look for the front and back wheels (the first and last horizontal strokes) and the seat in the carriage in the middle. As an exercise, try to isolate the primitives on your own and make a story out of them.
heisigComment: * Car, cart, wagon, and vehicle may all be used as primitive meanings.
koohiiStory1: My car is so fast it can go through ten rice fields in ten minutes.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: シャ
kunYomi: くるま
readingExamples: 車 (くるま)
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koohiiStory2: Rather than hobbling along with a walking stick to cross through a span, it´s much better to use a car. (Imagine an old man with a walking stick creeping along a span of road, and you, in a car, whizzing right by him. It´s funny ´cause it´s true.) Also, it´s important to include the word "through," so you know the walking stick goes right THROUGH the span.
words: 風車(かざぐるま): windmill, pinwheel
機関車(きかんしゃ): locomotive, engine
下車(げしゃ): alighting, getting off
車庫(しゃこ): garage
車掌(しゃしょう): (train) conductor
車輪(しゃりん): (car) wheel
乗車(じょうしゃ): taking a train
駐車(ちゅうしゃ): parking (e.g. car)
停車(ていしゃ): stopping (e.g. train)
歯車(はぐるま): gear, cog-wheel
発車(はっしゃ): departure of a vehicle
列車(れっしゃ): train (ordinary)
汽車(きしゃ): train (locomotive)
駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう): parking lot
車(くるま): car, vehicle, wheel
自転車(じてんしゃ): bicycle
自動車(じどうしゃ): automobile
電車(でんしゃ): electric train

keyword: брать с собой, привести, подключиться
kanji: 連
constituent: take along, car, road
myStory: в машину на дороге лучше взять с собой кого-то, веселее будет
heisigStory: What you are meant to take along in this kanji are not things but people. The image of the car on the road should ground your image for picking up your friends to take them along to wherever you are going.
koohiiStory1: When you put your car on the road you should always take along a few friends. Don´t confuse with carry (#303).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: レン
kunYomi: つら.なる、つら.ねる、つ.れる、-づ.れ
readingExamples: 連れる (つ.れる), 連なる (つら.なる), 連ねる (つら.ねる)
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koohiiStory2: This kanji also means "linked" or "series" so I´ve changed the kanji meaning to "GO ALONG (WITH EACH OTHER)." Well, a ROAD and a CAR certainly GO ALONG with each other. And the CAR will help you to GO ALONG the ROAD. This Kanji is the "Union" in Soviet Union and the "United" of United Nations (the countries that "go along with each other" at least some of the time).
words: 一連(いちれん): a series, a chain, a ream (of paper)
国連(こくれん): U.N., United Nations
連なる(つらなる): to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row
連ねる(つらねる): to link, to join, to put together
連休(れんきゅう): consecutive holidays
連日(れんじつ): every day, prolonged
連中(れんじゅう): colleagues, company, a lot
連帯(れんたい): solidarity
連邦(れんぽう): commonwealth, federation of states
連盟(れんめい): league, union, alliance
連絡(れんらく): junction, communication, connection, coordination
関連(かんれん): relation, connection, relevance
連れ(つれ): companion, company
連合(れんごう): union, alliance
連想(れんそう): association (of ideas), suggestion
連続(れんぞく): serial, consecutive, continuity, occurring in succession, continuing
連れる(つれる): bring

keyword: транспорт
kanji: 輸
constituent: transport, car, meeting of butchers, umbrella, one, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: автомобиль транспортирует животных к мяснику
heisigStory: On the left we see a vehicle used for transport. On the right, we see a new tangle of elements that need sorting out. The first three strokes, you will remember, are the primitive for meeting. Below it we see the elements for flesh and saber, which combine to create a compound element for a butcher and his trade. Together they give us the image of a "trucker's convoy."
koohiiStory1: The car is a cattle-car, used to transport animals for the butcher´s meeting - a convention on new butchering techniques. Hear the screams of the animals as it pulls up in front of the convention hall, where the butchers are waiting with their knives out front.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ユ、シュ
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koohiiStory2: The vehicle transports animals for a meeting with the butcher.
words: 運輸(うんゆ): transportation
輸血(ゆけつ): blood transfusion
輸送(ゆそう): transport, transportation
輸入(ゆにゅう): importation, import, introduction
輸出(ゆしゅつ): export

keyword: спереди
kanji: 前
constituent: in front, horns, butcher, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: мясник впереди всех, когда видит рога животного
heisigStory: We waited to introduce this character until now, even though the pieces have been available for some time, because it helps to reinforce the odd kanji of the last frame. Picture the butcher hacking away with his knife at a slab of meat on his table with a pair of ram's horns placed in front of him (or on his head, if you prefer). There is no need to worry about confusing this kanji with that for before (Frame 263), since it will not appear as a primitive in any other character used in this book.
koohiiStory1: When I get horny my flesh sword sticks out in front of me.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ゼン
kunYomi: まえ、-まえ
readingExamples: 前 (まえ)
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koohiiStory2: If you stand in front of a bull´s horns, you are asking for your flesh to be cut (or butchered if you prefer).
words: 当たり前(あたりまえ): usual, common, ordinary, natural, reasonable, obvious
腕前(うでまえ): ability, skill, facility
事前(じぜん): prior, beforehand, in advance
前(せん): before
前提(ぜんてい): preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite
前途(ぜんと): future prospects, outlook, the journey ahead
前例(ぜんれい): precedent
建前(たてまえ): face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
前売り(まえうり): advance sale, booking
前置き(まえおき): preface, introduction
前もって(まえもって): in advance, beforehand, previously
真ん前(まんまえ): right in front, under the nose
以前(いぜん): ago, since, before, previous
前後(ぜんご): around, throughout, front and back, before and behind, before and after, about that (time), longitudinal, context, nearly, approximately
前者(ぜんしゃ): the former
前進(ぜんしん): advance, drive, progress
直前(ちょくぜん): just before
手前(てまえ): before, this side, we, you
午前(ごぜん): morning, A.M.
名前(なまえ): name
前(まえ): front

keyword: каждый (each)
kanji: 各
constituent: each, walking legs, mouth
myStory: каждая женщина имеет рот между ног
heisigStory: "Suum cuique" goes the popular Latin proverb. A certain disease of the English language makes it almost impossible to translate the phrase without gender bias. In any event, here we see someone walking with his/her mouth between his/her walking legs, giving us an image of "To each his/her own."
heisigComment: * The sense of the proverb should help when using this kanji as a primitive; otherwise, reduce it to its original elements. But do not associate it in any way with the word "every," which we shall meet later in another context.
koohiiStory1: Son, I´ve never told you this but each woman has a second mouth between their fiiiiiine walking legs.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カク
kunYomi: おのおの
readingExamples: 各 (おのおの)
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koohiiStory2: Each and every one of us walks and talks differently.
words: 各種(かくしゅ): every kind, all sorts
各々(それぞれ): each, every, either, respectively, severally
各々(おのおの): each, every, either, respectively, severally
各自(かくじ): individual, each
各地(かくち): every place, various places

keyword: состояние, статус
kanji: 格
constituent: status, tree, wood, each, walking legs, mouth
myStory: за каждым деревом шпион в статусе дипломата
heisigStory: If you can imagine trees as status symbols (as they might well be for those living in Japan's congested cities, where greenery has become something of a luxury item), then each might be aiming to have his/her own tree, just to keep up with the Suzukis.
koohiiStory1: Ranger! I want you to go check the status of each tree. "Errr, Each tree sir?" replies the ranger looking out over the vast forest. "That´s Right, I want the status of each tree! Move out!".
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カク、コウ、キャク、ゴウ
readingExamples: 格式 (かくしき), 規格 (きかく), 性格 (せいかく)
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koohiiStory2: A man measures his own status by the size of his woody...and compares it to each one he sees.
words: 格(かく): status, character, case
格差(かくさ): qualitative difference, disparity
格好(かっこう): shape, form, appearance, manner
規格(きかく): standard, norm
資格(しかく): qualifications, requirements, capabilities
失格(しっかく): disqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal)
人格(じんかく): personality, character, individuality
体格(たいかく): physique, constitution
本格(ほんかく): propriety, fundamental rules
価格(かかく): price, value, cost
格別(かくべつ): exceptional
合格(ごうかく): success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility
性格(せいかく): character, personality
同格(どうかく): the same rank, equality, apposition

keyword: аббревиатура
kanji: 略
constituent: abbreviation, rice field, brains, each, walking legs, mouth
myStory: каждое поле деятельности имеет свои аббревиатуры
heisigStory: Each field has its own abbreviations (chemistry, philosophy, sports, etc.). Needless to say, the "stronger" primitive - thatis to say, the simpler and more often used one - takes the dominant position on the left, even though the story would read them off the other way around.
koohiiStory1: There are so many abbreviations and acronyms nowadays that no brain can remember each of them. Mnemonic: ab-brain-each-ation.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: リャク
kunYomi: ほぼ、おか.す、おさ.める、はかりごと、はか.る、はぶ.く、りゃく.す、りゃく.する
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koohiiStory2: A very anal farmer wants to catologue each grain of rice in his rice field. Imagine him scribbling a tiny abbreviation of his name and a number on each grain.
words: 概略(がいりゃく): outline, summary, gist, in brief
侵略(しんりゃく): aggression, invasion, raid
略語(りゃくご): abbreviation, acronym
略奪(りゃくだつ): pillage, plunder, looting, robbery
省略(しょうりゃく): omission, abbreviation, abridgment
略す(りゃくす): abbreviate

keyword: гость, постетитель, клиент
kanji: 客
constituent: guest, house, each, walking legs, mouth
myStory: в каждом доме должен быть гость
heisigStory: When you are a guest in a courteous town, each household has its own way of welcoming you, and each house becomes your home.
koohiiStory1: Each person under my roof is treated as a guest.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: キャク、カク
readingExamples: 客間 (きゃくま), 客車 (きゃくしゃ), 乗客 (じょうきゃく)
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koohiiStory2: In my house I welcome each guest.
words: 客(きゃく): guest, customer
客観(きゃっかん): objective
乗客(じょうかく): passenger
旅客(りょかく): passenger (transport)
観客(かんきゃく): audience, spectator(s)
客席(きゃくせき): guest seating
客間(きゃくま): parlor, guest room
乗客(じょうきゃく): passenger
客(きゃく): guest

keyword: лоб
kanji: 額
constituent: forehead, guest, house, each, walking legs, mouth, head, page, one, ceiling, drop, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: в Новой Зеландии люди приветствуют гостей, соприкасаясь лбами
heisigStory: As Miss Manners will be the first to tell you, out of respect, one does not look straight into the eyes of one's guests, but focus on the top button of their collar. Here, however, you are told to look above the eyes to the forehead of your guest.
koohiiStory1: Sign the guestbook page with your forehead. (Picture a guestbook full of forehead prints like thumbprints).
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ガク
kunYomi: ひたい
readingExamples: 額 (ひたい)
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koohiiStory2: In New Zealand, people welcome guests by touching their foreheads together.
words: 差額(さがく): balance, difference, margin
額(がく): picture (framed), amount (of money)
金額(きんがく): amount of money
額(ひたい): forehead, brow

keyword: лето
kanji: 夏
constituent: summer, one, ceiling, drop, eye, walking legs
myStory: от головы до ног - везде жарко летом
heisigStory: In the summer, fatigued by the heat, your head hangs down nearly as far as your walking legs, or rather, your "dragging legs." Note how the walking legs (instead of "animal legs") are the only thing that distinguishes this character from that for page (Frame 64).
koohiiStory1: In SUMMER you are hot from the top of your head down to your walking legs.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: カ、ガ、ゲ
kunYomi: なつ
readingExamples: 夏季 (かき), 初夏 (しょか), 盛夏 (せいか), 夏 (なつ)
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koohiiStory2: I personally think it was too confusing to try and use head as the primitive. (How am I supposed to remember that the animal legs are replaced with walking legs instead of human legs?) Rather, I think have the image of a hot summer and you want to keep oneself under a ceiling not out jogging around.
words: 夏(なつ): summer
夏休み(なつやすみ): summer vacation, summer holiday

keyword: выбрасывать
kanji: 処
constituent: dispose, walking legs, wind
myStory: не выбрасывай бумажку на ветер, дойди до урны!
heisigStory: Both the stretching out of the walking legs and the little bit of wind tucked in on the right suggest using one's legs to kick something out of the way, or dispose of it.
koohiiStory1: The best way to dispose of a nasty bit of wind is to let it go and use those walking legs to dissapear. Nobody will ever know it was you.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ショ
kunYomi: ところ、-こ、お.る
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koohiiStory2: To dispose of rubbish you should walk it to the bin not throw it to the wind.
words: 彼処(あそこ): (uk) there, over there, that place, (X) (col) genitals
処置(しょち): treatment
処罰(しょばつ): punishment
処分(しょぶん): disposal, dealing, punishment
其処(そこ): that place, there
其処で(そこで): so (conj), accordingly, now, then, thereupon
其処ら(そこら): everywhere, somewhere, approximately, that area, around there
対処(たいしょ): deal with, cope
処理(しょり): processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition, disposal

keyword: падать, падение
kanji: 落
constituent: fall, flowers, water, water droplets, water pistol, each, walking legs, mouth
myStory: вода должна падать на каждый цветок
heisigStory: When water falls, it splats and splashes; when flower petals fall, they float gently in the breeze. To each thing its own way of falling.
koohiiStory1: Water each flower or the petals will wither and fall.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ラク
kunYomi: お.ちる、お.ち、お.とす
readingExamples: 落ちる (お.ちる), 落とす (お.とす)
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koohiiStory2: [It´s been suggested on the forum (http://forum.koohii.com/viewtopic.php?id=1079) that flower across the full width of the kanji and water on the left below it should have its own keyword; seaweed is a popular choice. See also dilute (#227), clan (#1912), seaweed (#2035). This story is for the benefit of those using that idea.] Picture a group of Japanese skydivers falling through the sky -- suddenly each one opens, instead of a parachute, an enormous sheet of nori seaweed to carry them safely down.
words: お洒落(おしゃれ): smartly dressed, someone smartly dressed, fashion-conscious
落ち込む(おちこむ): to fall into, to feel down (sad)
落ち着き(おちつき): calm, composure
落ち葉(おちば): fallen leaves, leaf litter, defoliation, shedding leaves
洒落(しゃらく): frank, open-hearted
洒落る(しゃれる): to joke, to play on words, to dress stylishly
墜落(ついらく): falling, crashing
転落(てんらく): fall, degradation, slump
没落(ぼつらく): ruin, fall, collapse
見落とす(みおとす): to overlook, to fail to notice
落下(らっか): fall, drop, come down
落着く(おちつく): calm down, settle in, be steady
落し物(おとしもの): lost property
洒落(しゃれ): frank, open-hearted
落第(らくだい): failure, dropping out of a class
落ちる(おちる): fall, drop, come down
落とす(おとす): drop, let fall

keyword: армия, война, битва (п: колесница)
kanji: 軍
constituent: army, chariot, crown, vehicle, car
myStory: великая машина бриттов - колесница
heisigStory: The crowned vehicle depicted here is a "chariot," symbol of an army.
heisigComment: * Used as a primitive this kanji means only chariot.
koohiiStory1: British army cars are at the service of the crown.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: グン
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koohiiStory2: Imagine a crown is the hood ornament on every army car.
words: 軍(いくさ): war, battle, campaign, fight
軍艦(ぐんかん): warship, battleship
軍事(ぐんじ): military affairs
軍備(ぐんび): armaments, military preparations
軍服(ぐんぷく): military or naval uniform
軍(ぐん): army, force, troops
軍隊(ぐんたい): army, troops

keyword: нести, везти
kanji: 運
constituent: carry, army, chariot, crown, vehicle, car, road
myStory: колесница везет груз на дороге
heisigStory: A long string of "sweet" chariots "swinging low" to our roads is a sure sign that the Lord is "comin' for to carry" someone home.
koohiiStory1: Don’t confuse it with “take along” (287). In that one, there was a car so you could take along your friends once you found them on the road. In this one, there is an army chariot just to carry military supplies (sorry no room for you).
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ウン
kunYomi: はこ.ぶ
readingExamples: 運ぶ (はこ.ぶ)
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koohiiStory2: Roads carry armies (in contrast to seas carrying navies or skies carrying air forces).
words: 運輸(うんゆ): transportation
運用(うんよう): making use of, application, investment, practical use
運営(うんえい): management, administration, operation
運送(うんそう): shipping, marine transportation
運賃(うんちん): freight rates, shipping expenses, fare
運搬(うんぱん): transport, carriage
運命(うんめい): fate
海運(かいうん): maritime, marine transportation
運(うん): fortune, luck
運河(うんが): canal
運転(うんてん): operation, motion, driving
運動(うんどう): motion, exercise
幸運(こううん): good luck, fortune
不運(ふうん): unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, fate
運転手(うんてんしゅ): drive
運ぶ(はこぶ): bring

keyword: сон, видение, иллюзия
kanji: 夢
constituent: dream, flowers, eye, cross-eyed, net, crown, evening
myStory: вечером нанюхаешься всяких цветов - таааакое приснится!
heisigStory: To have a dream after going to bed is really the crown to a perfect evening. The flower petals over the eyes (instead of the "sand" that Westerners are used to finding there when they awake in the morning) only confirms the image of a pleasant dream suggested by the rest of this rather complex kanji.
koohiiStory1: Last night´s date with Miss Sweden was like a dream. She even laid flowers over my eyes to crown the perfect evening.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ム、ボウ
kunYomi: ゆめ、ゆめ.みる、くら.い
readingExamples: 夢 (ゆめ)
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koohiiStory2: In the movie American Beauty, Kevin Spacey liked to DREAM about his daughter´s friend and have a rose petal fall onto his eye from the ceiling. He did this lying in his bed each evening. You can almost see him lying in his bed in this kanji.
words: 夢中(むちゅう): daze, (in a) trance, ecstasy, delirium, engrossment
夢(ゆめ): dream

keyword: высокий, дорогой (п: высокий)
kanji: 高
constituent: tall, top hat, mouth, alien, hood, mouth, mouth2
myStory: два рта, две шапки: одна высокая, другая дорогая
heisigStory: Recalling an image from frame 195, first see the mouth under the extraterrestrial's glass hood, and then the mouth under the top hat of one of his mates who has tried on the strange earthling's headgear only to find that it makes him look much, much taller than everyone else.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this character keeps its sense of tall and its position at the top of other primitives, but its writing is abbreviated to the first 5 strokes.
koohiiStory1: Two little aliens in a trenchcoat and top hat, trying to look TALL. The bottom one, in the glass helmet, is under the coat. The top one has his top hat pulled down in disguise, so all you can see is his mouth.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: たか.い、たか、-だか、たか.まる、たか.める
readingExamples: 高 (たか), 高い (たか.い), 高まる (たか.まる), 高める (たか.める)
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koohiiStory2: Here we have TWO MOUTHS each wearing a different hat. The top one is wearing a TOP HAT which is know to be as a TALL hat. The bottom one is wearing a SPACE HELMET which is known as an EXPENSIVE hat. (this kanji means both).
words: 高原(こうげん): tableland, plateau
高尚(こうしょう): high, noble, refined, advanced
高等学校(こうとうがっこう): senior high school
残高(ざんだか): (bank) balance, remainder
高(たか): quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
高まる(たかまる): to rise, to swell, to be promoted
名高い(なだかい): famous, celebrated, well-known
高価(こうか): high price
高級(こうきゅう): high class, high grade
高層(こうそう): upper
高速(こうそく): high speed, high gear
高度(こうど): altitude, height, advanced
高等(こうとう): high class, high grade
最高(さいこう): highest, supreme, the most
高める(たかめる): raise, lift, boost
高校(こうこう): high school
高校生(こうこうせい): high school student
高い(たかい): tall, high, expensive

keyword: столица
kanji: 京
constituent: capital, tall, top hat, mouth, small, little
myStory: высокие дома, маленькие люди: столица
heisigStory: When we think of a capital city today we think of tall skyscrapers dwarfing the endless swarms of little folk scurrying here and there about their business.
koohiiStory1: Tokyo, capital of Japan: tall buildings, small people (compared to the buildings).
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: キョウ、ケイ、キン
kunYomi: みやこ
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koohiiStory2: The capital is where the powerful act formal wearing top hats, open their mouths, and get little done.
words: 帰京(ききょう): returning to Tokyo
上京(じょうきょう): proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

keyword: освежающий
kanji: 涼
constituent: refreshing, water droplets, water pistol capital, tall, top hat, mouth, small, little
myStory: вода в пыльной столице очень нужна, чтобы освежиться
heisigStory: Since few things are as refreshing on a warm day as a cool shower (the water), here we picture an entire capital city treating itself to one, and in full view of everyone.
koohiiStory1: When you´re a tourist in the capital during the heat of summer, finding a water fountain is oh, so refreshing.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: リョウ
kunYomi: すず.しい、すず.む、すず.やか、うす.い、ひや.す、まことに
readingExamples: 涼しい (すず.しい), 涼む (すず.む)
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koohiiStory2: The water from the capital of Japan, Tokyo, is so refreshing!
words: 涼む(すずむ): cool oneself, cool off, enjoy evening cool
涼しい(すずしい): cool, refreshing

keyword: пейзаж, вид
kanji: 景
constituent: scenery, sun, day, capital, tall, top hat, mouth, small, little
myStory: солнце встает над столицей - изумительный вид!
heisigStory: Scenery is depicted as a sun rising over a capital city, which is a bit of natural scenery the city dwellers themselves rarely get to see!
koohiiStory1: Imaging the sun rising over the capital--classic postcard scenery.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ケイ
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koohiiStory2: Anyone who´s been to Kyoto doesn´t need to think too deeply into this Kanji! Imagine a sunny day in the old capital, and there´s no better scenery.
words: 背景(はいけい): background, scenery, setting, circumstance
不景気(ふけいき): business recession, hard times, depression, gloom, sullenness, cheerlessness
景気(けいき): condition, state, business conditions, the times
光景(こうけい): scene, spectacle
風景(ふうけい): scenery
景色(けしき): scenery

keyword: длина окружности (п: круг)
kanji: 周
constituent: circumference, glass hood, earthenware jar, lidded crock, soil, dirt, ground, mouth
myStory: сидя на земле, открыв рот, измерь окружность головы для шапки
heisigStory: Look more closely at your lidded crock and you will see little ruler marks along its bottom edge. This is so you can use it to calculate the circumference of your motorcycle helmet: just begin at a fixed point and turn the lidded crock around and around, keeping it flush against the side of the helmet, until you come back to your starting point. If you kept track of how many turns and part-turns your lidded crock made, you now know the circumference.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this character can take the added significance of a lap.
koohiiStory1: If my LIDDED CROCK has the same CIRCUMFERENCE as my head, I like to use it as a HELMET.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シュウ
kunYomi: まわ.り
readingExamples: 周り (まわ.り)
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koohiiStory2: You´re at a motorcycle store looking to buy a helmet. The only way to check the circumference of your head is to put increasingly larger lidded crocks on your head until one slips on just right. Now you know what size helmet to buy.
words: 周(しゅう): circuit, lap, circumference, vicinity, Chou (dynasty)
周期(しゅうき): cycle, period
円周(えんしゅう): circumference
周囲(しゅうい): circumference, surroundings, environs
周辺(しゅうへん): circumference, outskirts, environs, (computer) peripheral
周り(まわり): surroundings

keyword: неделя
kanji: 週
constituent: week, circumference, running track, earthenware jar, lidded crock, soil, dirt, ground, mouth, road
myStory: дорога с семидневными кругами - неделя
heisigStory: Picture a circular road with 7 markers on it, one for each day of the week. When you have walked one complete lap on this road, you shall have completed one week.
koohiiStory1: Imagine a road built so well that it takes only a week to travel the circumference of the earth.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シュウ
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koohiiStory2: Actually the week is like a never ending road where we travel in a circle through the same seven days again and again, the circumference is always the same. circumference (#317) also means circuit or lap, so that also makes think about the rotations of the moon, sun and the earth -- all important for measuring all kinds of time periods.
words: 隔週(かくしゅう): every other week
週間(しゅうかん): week, weekly
再来週(さらいしゅう): week after next
週(しゅう): week
先々週(せんせんしゅう): week before last
さ来週(さらいしゅう): the week after next
今週(こんしゅう): this week
先週(せんしゅう): last week, the week before
毎週(まいしゅう): every week
来週(らいしゅう): next week

keyword: продавать
kanji: 売
constituent: sell, samurai, paper punch, Miss World, crown, human legs
myStory: самурай носит "корону" на поясе, интересно, он ее продаст мне?
heisigStory: A samurai, out of a job, is going door-to-door selling little windup crowns with human legs that run around on the floor looking like headless monarchs.
koohiiStory1: The samurai happened to find an extra large crown that he wore as a belt on his waist, just above his legs. I wonder if he will sell it to me?
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: バイ
kunYomi: う.る、う.れる
readingExamples: 売る (う.る), 売れる (う.れる)
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koohiiStory2: A "samurai" will never sell his "crown" (king), even it meant having both his "human legs" chopped off!
words: 売り出し(うりだし): (bargain) sale
売り出す(うりだす): to put on sale, to market, to become popular
売れ行き(うれゆき): sales
小売(こうり): retail
前売り(まえうり): advance sale, booking
売上(うりあげ): amount sold, proceeds
売り切れ(うりきれ): sold out
売り切れる(うりきれる): be sold out
売れる(うれる): be sold
商売(しょうばい): trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation
特売(とくばい): special sale
売店(ばいてん): shop, stand
売買(ばいばい): trade, buying and selling
発売(はつばい): sale
販売(はんばい): sale, selling, marketing
売り場(うりば): selling area
売る(うる): sell

keyword: изучать, учиться, наука
kanji: 学
constituent: study, schoolhouse, owl, crown, child
myStory: вроде и так помню
heisigStory: The child in the little red schoolhouse is there for one reason only: to study. Anyone who has gone through the schooling system knows well enough that study is one thing and learning quite another again. In the kanji, too, the character for learning (Frame 616) has nothing to do with the schoolhouse.
koohiiStory1: In the school house there are kids always studying. (BTW, atomiton, this is NOT 字).
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ガク
kunYomi: まな.ぶ
readingExamples: 学ぶ (まな.ぶ)
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koohiiStory2: Children in schoolhouses are there to study, nothing else!!!
words: 学芸(がくげい): arts and sciences, liberal arts
学士(がくし): university graduate
学説(がくせつ): theory
学歴(がくれき): academic background
休学(きゅうがく): temporary absence from school, suspension
共学(きょうがく): coeducation
工学(こうがく): engineering
考古学(こうこがく): archaeology
高等学校(こうとうがっこう): senior high school
修学(しゅうがく): learning
退学(たいがく): dropping out of school
法学(ほうがく): law, jurisprudence
化学(かがく): chemistry
学(がく): learning, scholarship, erudition, knowledge
学者(がくしゃ): scholar
学習(がくしゅう): study, learning
学術(がくじゅつ): science, learning, scholarship
学年(がくねん): year in school, grade in school
学部(がくぶ): department of a university, undergraduate
学問(がくもん): scholarship, study, learning
学力(がくりょく): scholarship, knowledge, literary ability
学科(がっか): study subject, course of study
学会(がっかい): scientific society, academic meeting
学期(がっき): school term
学級(がっきゅう): grade in school
見学(けんがく): inspection, study by observation, field trip
語学(ごがく): language study
在学(ざいがく): (enrolled) in school
自然科学(しぜんかがく): natural science
社会科学(しゃかいかがく): social science
奨学金(しょうがくきん): scholarship
小学生(しょうがくせい): grade school student
進学(しんがく): going on to university
人文科学(じんぶんかがく): social sciences, humanities
大学院(だいがくいん): graduate school
中学(ちゅうがく): middle school, junior high school
通学(つうがく): commuting to school
哲学(てつがく): philosophy
学ぶ(まなぶ): learn, study (in depth)
留学(りゅうがく): studying abroad
医学(いがく): medical science
科学(かがく): science
小学校(しょうがっこう): primary school
数学(すうがく): mathematics
大学生(だいがくせい): university student
中学校(ちゅうがっこう): junior high school
入学(にゅうがく): enter a school
文学(ぶんがく): literature
学生(がくせい): student
学校(がっこう): school
大学(だいがく): university
留学生(りゅうがくせい): overseas student

keyword: запоминать
kanji: 覚
constituent: memorize, schoolhouse, owl, crown, see, telescope, eye, human legs
myStory: учишься - смотришь - запоминаешь
heisigStory: The idea of memorizing things is easily related to the schoolhouse; and since we have been at it for more than a hundred pages in this book, the idea that memorizing involves seeing things that are not really there should make it easy to put the two elements together.
koohiiStory1: In a schoolhouse in class: 1) you see something on the blackboard, then 2) you memorize it.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カク
kunYomi: おぼ.える、さ.ます、さ.める、さと.る
readingExamples: 覚える (おぼ.える), 覚ます (さ.ます), 覚める (さ.める)
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koohiiStory2: You´ll never memorize all the kanji by seeing them in a school house. You need Heisig and RtK!
words: 覚え(おぼえ): memory, sense, experience
錯覚(さっかく): optical illusion, hallucination
視覚(しかく): sense of sight, vision
自覚(じかく): self-conscious
聴覚(ちょうかく): the sense of hearing
味覚(みかく): taste, palate, sense of taste
目覚しい(めざましい): brilliant, splendid, striking, remarkable
目覚める(めざめる): to wake up
覚悟(かくご): resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness
感覚(かんかく): sense, sensation
覚ます(さます): awaken, disabuse, sober up
覚める(さめる): wake, wake up
目覚し(めざまし): alarm clock (abbreviation)
覚える(おぼえる): remember, memorize

keyword: процветать, процветание, честь, слава, великолепие
kanji: 栄
constituent: flourish, schoolhouse, owl, crown, tree, wood
myStory: деревья процветают в классе, возможно, слишком сильно - места для учеников не осталось
heisigStory: The botanical connotations of the word flourish (to bud and burst into bloom, much as a tree does) are part of the ideal of the schoolhouse as well.
koohiiStory1: The TREES FLOURISH in the CLASSROOM, a little too much perhaps, there´s no room for the students any more.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: エイ、ヨウ
kunYomi: さか.える、は.え、-ば.え、は.える、え
readingExamples: 栄える (さか.える), 栄え (は.え), 栄える (は.える)
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koohiiStory2: Students are like young trees. They tend to flourish in the schoolhouse.
words: 栄える(さかえる): to prosper, to flourish
繁栄(はんえい): prospering, prosperity, thriving, flourishing
栄養(えいよう): nutrition, nourishment

keyword: писать
kanji: 書
constituent: write, brush, tongue wagging, sun, day
myStory: работать кистью весь день - писать лекции
heisigStory: The sage talks rapidly with his tongue wagging in his mouth, while the brush of the scribe runs apace to write down the master 'swords.
koohiiStory1: Make sure you practice writing kanji with a brush every day before the sun goes down.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ショ
kunYomi: か.く、-が.き、-がき
readingExamples: 書く (か.く)
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koohiiStory2: The calligrapher had a peculiar habit: when using her brush to write, she would stick out her tongue, just slightly.
words: 書き取り(かきとり): dictation
書き取る(かきとる): to write down, to take dictation, to take notes
箇条書き(かじょうがき): itemized form, itemization
願書(がんしょ): written application or petition
原書(げんしょ): original document
書評(しょひょう): book review
聖書(せいしょ): Bible, scriptures
著書(ちょしょ): literary work, book
秘書(ひしょ): (private) secretary
文書(ぶんしょ): document, writing, letter, note, records, archives
書留(かきとめ): writing down, putting on record
教科書(きょうかしょ): text book
下書き(したがき): rough copy, draft
書斎(しょさい): study
書籍(しょせき): book, publication
書店(しょてん): bookstore
書道(しょどう): calligraphy
書物(しょもつ): books
書類(しょるい): documents, official papers
清書(せいしょ): clean copy
投書(とうしょ): letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution
読書(どくしょ): reading
図書(としょ): books
書く(かく): write
辞書(じしょ): dictionary, lexicon
図書館(としょかん): library
葉書(はがき): postcard

keyword: отказ, провал
kanji: 敗
constituent: failure, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight, taskmaster
myStory: моллюск наказан надсмотрщиком за провал
heisigStory: The taskmaster is acknowledging the failure of a clam to make the grade in some marine school or other.
koohiiStory1: If you end up in failure, you give money to the taskmaster to train you.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ハイ
kunYomi: やぶ.れる
readingExamples: 敗れる (やぶ.れる)
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koohiiStory2: The shell who was defeated before (defeat (#63)) is being chastised by the taskmaster for his failure to win.
words: 一敗(いっぱい): one defeat
敗戦(はいせん): defeat, losing a war
腐敗(ふはい): decay, depravity
勝敗(しょうはい): victory or defeat, issue (of battle)
失敗(しっぱい): failure, fail

keyword: лист [чего-то]
kanji: 枚
constituent: sheet of…, tree, wood, taskmaster
myStory: надсмотрщик выбивает из несчастного дерева листы бумаги
heisigStory: English counts thin, flat objects, like bed linen and paper, in sheets. The kanji does this with a taskmaster whipping a tree into producing sheets against its will.
koohiiStory1: The taskmaster is a strict bathroom monitor who hands out only one sheet of really rough, splintery toilet paper per person. You can see the wood fibers.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: マイ、バイ
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koohiiStory2: This taskmaster is the bathroom nazi: he counts how many sheets of toilet paper and tissue you use, and then tells you what % of a tree you just killed.
words: 枚(まい): counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
枚数(まいすう): the number of flat things

keyword: трепет, благоговение
kanji: 敬
constituent: awe, flowers, phrase, bound up, mouth, taskmaster
myStory: надсмотрщик внушает трепет. говори с ним цветочными фразами.
heisigStory: Standing in awe of someone, you get self-conscious and may try to speak in flowery phrases out of veneration or fear. The taskmaster at the right is drilling you in the practice of your "honorifics."
koohiiStory1: The flowery phrases of the schoolmaster held the students in awe.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ケイ、キョウ
kunYomi: うやま.う
readingExamples: 敬う (うやま.う)
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koohiiStory2: 敬 【けい】 (n) reverence; respect. 敬語 【けいご】 (n) honorific; term of respect; (P) STORY: The TASKMASTER demands RESPECT. If you don´t talk to him in HONORIFICS and FLOWERY PHRASES you will be sorry.
words: 敬具(けいぐ): Sincerely yours
敬う(うやまう): show respect, to honour
敬意(けいい): respect, honour
敬語(けいご): honorific, term of respect
尊敬(そんけい): respect, esteem, reverence, honour

keyword: сказать, говорить (п: говорить, речь, слова)
kanji: 言
constituent: say, words, keitai, mouth
myStory: звуковые волны из рта - кто-то говорит
heisigStory: Of all the things we can do with our mouths, speech is the one that requires the greatest distinctness and clarity. Hence the kanji for say has four little sound-waves, indicating the complexity of the achievement.
heisigComment: * This kanji, which appears often as a primitive, can mean saying, speech, or words, depending on which is most useful.
koohiiStory1: A pictogram of someone saying a four letter word from their mouth after the censors have gotten a hold of it.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ゲン、ゴン
kunYomi: い.う、こと
readingExamples: 言行 (げんこう), 言論 (げんろん), 宣言 (せんげん), 言う (い.う), 言 (こと)
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koohiiStory2: This is simple a pictogram of a mouth SAYing something. The lines are soundwaves. No need to complicate it.
words: 言い訳(いいわけ): excuse, explanation
一言(いちげん): single word
片言(かたこと): a smattering, talk like a baby, speak haltingly
予言(かねごと): prediction, promise, prognostication
言論(げんろん): discussion
言伝(ことづて): declaration, hearsay
証言(しょうげん): evidence, testimony
助言(じょげん): advice, suggestion
宣言(せんげん): declaration, proclamation, announcement
断言(だんげん): declaration, affirmation
伝言(つてごと): verbal message, rumor, word
発言(はつげん): utterance, speech, proposal
無言(むごん): silence
言い出す(いいだす): start talking, propose, suggest, break the ice
言い付ける(いいつける): tell, tell on (someone), to order, to charge, to direct
言わば(いわば): so to speak, so to call it, as it were
言語(げんご): language
言付ける(ことづける): send word, send a message
言葉遣い(ことばづかい): speech, expression, wording
一言(ひとこと): single word
独り言(ひとりごと): soliloquy, monologue, speaking to oneself
方言(ほうげん): dialect
言う(いう): to say
言葉(ことば): word(s), phrase, language, speech

keyword: увещевать, наставлять
kanji: 警
constituent: admonish, awe, flowers, phrase, bound up, mouth, taskmaster, say, words, keitai, mouth, mouth2
myStory: наставления - это внушение благоговения словами
heisigStory: Here you have a perfect example of how an apparently impossible snarl of strokes becomes a snap to learn once you know its elements. The idea of being admonished for something already sets up a superior-inferior relationship between you and the person you are supposed to stand in awe of. While you are restricted to answering in honorifics, the superior can use straightforward and ordinary words.
koohiiStory1: To admonish is to enforce awe by means of words.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ケイ
kunYomi: いまし.める
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koohiiStory2: Watch in awe as mom admonishes the rude clerk with words that you´ve never heard her use before.
words: 警戒(けいかい): warning, admonition, vigilance
警部(けいぶ): police inspector
警告(けいこく): warning, advice
警備(けいび): defense, guard, policing, security
警官(けいかん): policeman
警察(けいさつ): police

keyword: сюжет
kanji: 計
constituent: plot, say, words, keitai, mouth, ten, needle
myStory: десять слов - очень короткий сюжет
heisigStory: Words and a meter's needle combine to form the sense of plot: to talk over plans and to calculate a course of action.
koohiiStory1: A plot is a summary of a book that can be given in ten words.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ケイ
kunYomi: はか.る、はか.らう
readingExamples: 計らう (はか.らう), 計る (はか.る)
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koohiiStory2: Say-ten´s (satan´s) evil plot.
words: 家計(かけい): household economy, family finances
計器(けいき): meter, gauge
集計(しゅうけい): totalization, aggregate
生計(せいけい): livelihood, living
計る(はかる): to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound gauge estimate)
会計(かいけい): account, finance, accountant, treasurer, paymaster, reckoning, bill
計(けい): plan
計算(けいさん): calculation, reckoning
合計(ごうけい): sum total, total amount
設計(せっけい): plan, design
統計(とうけい): statistics
余計(よけい): too much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excess
計画(けいかく): plan
時計(とけい): watch, clock

keyword: инструкция
kanji: 訓
constituent: instruction, say, words, keitai, mouth, stream, flood
myStory: поток слов - это инструкция, написанная плохо
heisigStory: The personalism connoted by the word instruction, as opposed to "teaching" or "discipline," suits the picture here of words guiding one's progress like the gentle flowing of a stream. Even the etymology of the word instruction suggests the sense of "pouring into".
koohiiStory1: The best type of Japanese INSTRUCTION is full immersion, which consists of going to Japan and swimming in the stream of words that surrounds you every day.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: クン、キン
kunYomi: おし.える、よ.む、くん.ずる
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koohiiStory2: Listen carefully to the words of instruction before you try swimming in the river.
words: 教訓(きょうくん): lesson, precept, moral instruction
訓(くん): native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
訓練(くんれん): practice, training

keyword: упакованный
kanji: 詰
constituent: packed, say, words, keitai, mouth, aerosol, good luck, samurai, mouth, mouth2
myStory: слова упакованы в аэрозольный баллончик
heisigStory: A piece of writing that is pregnant with meaning and needs to be reread several times to be understood we refer to colloquially as "packed." The character sees the words as sealed tightly inside an aerosol can.
koohiiStory1: WORDS of GOOD LUCK are PACKED into fortune cookies.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キツ、キチ
kunYomi: つ.める、つ.め、-づ.め、つ.まる、つ.む
readingExamples: 詰まる (つ.まる), 詰む (つ.む), 詰める (つ.める)
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koohiiStory2: Nowadays, grafitti comes pre-packaged. The factory takes a bunch of words and aerosol cans and then makes sure the words get tightly packed inside. All you have to do is spray and everything takes care of itself!
words: 詰らない(つまらない): insignificant, boring, trifling
詰まり(つまり): in short, in brief, in other words, that is to say, in the long run, after all, blockade, stuffing, ultimate
詰る(なじる): to rebuke, to scold, to tell off
缶詰(かんづめ): canning, canned goods, tin can
詰まる(つまる): be blocked, be packed
詰める(つめる): pack, shorten, work out (details)
瓶詰(びんづめ): bottling, bottled

keyword: сказка, разговор
kanji: 話
constituent: tale, say, words, keitai, mouth, tongue, thousand, mouth, mouth2
myStory: сказки - это слова, рассказанные языками
heisigStory: That the words of the tongue should come to mean a tale is clear from the etymology: a tale is something "talked," not something read from a book.
koohiiStory1: Tales are always spoken, not written, and because of this, words fly out of your tongue, rather than your pen.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ワ
kunYomi: はな.す、はなし
readingExamples: 話す (はな.す), 話 (はなし)
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koohiiStory2: Tales are spoken words, passed on from person to person, eventually being spoken by a thousand mouths.
words: 対話(たいわ): interactive, interaction, conversation, dialogue
話し合い(はなしあい): discussion, conference
受話器(じゅわき): telephone receiver
神話(しんわ): myth, legend
童話(どうわ): fairy-tale
話し合う(はなしあう): discuss, talk together
話し掛ける(はなしかける): accost a person, talk (to someone)
話中(はなしちゅう): while talking, the line is busy
話題(わだい): topic, subject
会話(かいわ): conversation
世話(せわ): take care of
電話(でんわ): telephone
話(はなし): talk, speech, chat, story, conversation
話す(はなす): speak

keyword: слово, язык (японский, например)
kanji: 語
constituent: word, say, words, keitai, mouth, I, five, mouth, mouth2
myStory: слово "я" - это слово "я"
heisigStory: Whereas the character for say focused on the actual talking, that for words stresses the fact that although it is I who say them, the words of a language are not my own. You can see the clear distinction between I and words just by looking at the kanji.
koohiiStory1: The simplest word to say is I.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ゴ
kunYomi: かた.る、かた.らう
readingExamples: 語らう (かた.らう), 語る (かた.る)
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koohiiStory2: May I say a word about that?
words: 漢語(かんご): Chinese word, Sino-Japanese word
語彙(ごい): vocabulary, glossary
語句(ごく): words, phrases
語源(ごげん): word root, word derivation, etymology
標語(ひょうご): motto, slogan, catchword
文語(ぶんご): written language, literary language
略語(りゃくご): abbreviation, acronym
語る(かたる): talk, tell, recite
敬語(けいご): honorific, term of respect
言語(げんご): language
語(ご): language, word
語学(ごがく): language study
国語(こくご): national language
熟語(じゅくご): idiom, idiomatic phrase, kanji compound
主語(しゅご): (grammar) subject
述語(じゅつご): predicate
単語(たんご): word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word
物語(ものがたり): tale, story, legend
物語る(ものがたる): tell, indicate
用語(ようご): term, terminology
英語(えいご): the English language

keyword: читать
kanji: 読
constituent: read, say, words, keitai, mouth, sell, sale, samurai, paper punch, Miss World, crown, human legs
myStory: Люди говорят (言) почти все что угодно, чтобы продать (売), не верь всему что читаешь (読)
heisigStory: In the age of advertising, most words we read are out to sell some product or point of view.
koohiiStory1: Read the WORDS used to SELL things.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ドク、トク、トウ
kunYomi: よ.む、-よ.み
readingExamples: 読書 (どくしょ), 音読 (おんどく), 購読 (こうどく), 読本 (どくほん), 読む (よ.む)
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koohiiStory2: People will say (言) almost anything to make a sale (売); don´t believe everything you read (読).
words: 購読(こうどく): subscription (e.g. magazine)
講読(こうどく): reading, translation
読者(どくしゃ): reader
読み上げる(よみあげる): to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll
朗読(ろうどく): reading aloud, recitation
句読点(くとうてん): punctuation marks
読書(どくしょ): reading
読み(よみ): reading
読む(よむ): read

keyword: проверять
kanji: 調
constituent: tune, say, words, keitai, mouth, circumference, running track, soil, dirt, ground, mouth, mouth2
myStory: проверяй на адекватность слова, которые вертятся в голове
heisigStory: A complete tune is composed not only of a succession of notes but also of one lap of the words that go with it.
koohiiStory1: To tune an old-fashioned radio, you turn the dial the full range of the circumference, until you can clearly hear what´s being said.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: チョウ
kunYomi: しら.べる、しら.べ、ととの.う、ととの.える
readingExamples: 調べる (しら.べる), 調う (ととの.う), 調える (ととの.える)
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koohiiStory2: words + circumference The most catchy tunes are words the go round and round the circuference of your head and you can´t get it out of your mind.
words: 協調(きょうちょう): co-operation, conciliation, harmony, firm (market) tone
好調(こうちょう): favourable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape
下調べ(したしらべ): preliminary investigation, preparation
失調(しっちょう): lack of harmony
調べ(しらべ): preparation, investigation, inspection
単調(たんちょう): monotony, monotone, dullness
調印(ちょういん): signature, sign, sealing
調停(ちょうてい): arbitration, conciliation, mediation
調理(ちょうり): cooking
調和(ちょうわ): harmony
同調(どうちょう): sympathy, agree with, alignment, tuning
取り調べる(とりしらべる): to investigate, to examine
不調(ふちょう): bad condition, not to work out (ie a deal), disagreement, break-off, disorder, slump, out of form
強調(きょうちょう): emphasis, stress, stressed point
順調(じゅんちょう): favourable, doing well, O.K., all right
調査(ちょうさ): investigation, examination, inquiry, survey
調子(ちょうし): tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm, vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack, condition, state of health, strain, impetus, spur of the moment, trend
調整(ちょうせい): regulation, adjustment, tuning
調節(ちょうせつ): regulation, adjustment, control
調味料(ちょうみりょう): condiment, seasoning
調べる(しらべる): investigate

keyword: обсуждать
kanji: 談
constituent: discuss, say, words, keitai, mouth, inflammation, fire, fire2
myStory: жаркая дискуссия - слова воспламенились
heisigStory: In almost every attempt to discuss an issue, the fervor of one's convictions comes to the surface and creates an inflammation of words (if you will, the "cuss" in discuss).
koohiiStory1: Think of an online discussion group where misunderstanding someone´s words leads to flaming. An angry discussion = inflamed words.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ダン
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koohiiStory2: Internet discussions often involve inflammatory words. Flame war!
words: 縁談(えんだん): marriage proposal, engagement
会談(かいだん): conversation, conference, discussion, interview
座談会(ざだんかい): symposium, round-table discussion
雑談(ざつだん): chatting, idle talk
相談(そうだん): consultation, discussion
対談(たいだん): talk, dialogue, conversation
冗談(じょうだん): jest, joke

keyword: стиль
kanji: 式
constituent: style, arrow, craft
myStory: каждое племя изготавливает стрелы со своим собственным стилем
heisigStory: Take style in its sense of some fashion design or model. Then let the element arrow and craft stand for the well-known style of shirts known as "Arrow shirts" because of the little arrow sewn on each one.
koohiiStory1: Each Indian tribe crafts their arrows in a certain style..
jouYou: 3
onYomi: シキ
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koohiiStory2: The latest style is shirts crafted out of arrows.
words: 株式(かぶしき): stock (company)
式場(しきじょう): ceremonial hall, place of ceremony (e.g. marriage)
方式(ほうしき): form, method, system
様式(ようしき): style, form, pattern
儀式(ぎしき): ceremony, rite, ritual, service
形式(けいしき): form, formality, format, mathematics expression
公式(こうしき): formula, formality, official
式(しき): equation, formula, ceremony
正式(せいしき): due form, official, formality
葬式(そうしき): funeral
方程式(ほうていしき): equation

keyword: тест, пытаться, попытка
kanji: 試
constituent: test, say, words, keitai, mouth, style, arrow, craft
myStory: Тест знания японского языка - тест стиля речи
heisigStory: When a manufacturer produces a new style for the market, the first thing that is done is to run a test on consumers, asking them to speak their opinions frankly about the product. Never mind the anachronism (the kanji was there well before our capitalistic market system) if it helps you remember.
koohiiStory1: In an essay test, you are judged on both your choice of words and your writing style.
jouYou: 4
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: こころ.みる、ため.す
readingExamples: 試みる (こころ.みる), 試す (ため.す)
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koohiiStory2: The Japanese oral exam was a test of my speaking style.
words: 試み(こころみ): trial, experiment
試みる(こころみる): to try, to test
試し(ためし): trial, test
試す(ためす): attempt, test
試合(しあい): game
試験(しけん): examination

keyword: диапазон (пределы, регион)
kanji: 域
constituent: range, soil, dirt, ground, pope, fiesta, mouth, one, floor
myStory: во время праздника на земле отмечаем диапазон праздника
heisigStory: From its original meaning of a defined area or zone, a range has also come to mean a grazing land where cowboys roam and do whatever it is they do with cows. When the herds have all been driven to market, there is a great homecoming fiesta like that pictured here. As soon as the cowboys come home, home on the range, the first thing they do is kiss the ground (the mouth on the floor), and then get on with the fiesta.
koohiiStory1: An astronaut lands back at the launch range, kisses the earth beneath him with his mouth, then heads off to a fiesta to celebrate a safe flight.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: イキ
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koohiiStory2: Instead of Heisig´s "Fiesta" I use "Spear". Why? A spear is just a DROP extra on an Arrow. 域, range actually means range as in limits/boundary/border sort of range(In a box it was the old meaning for Country國 (581). Ok way too much etymology here, but back to story. With your SPEAR standing in a HOLE on the FLOOR with SOIL to its left9as you dug some out), you can see the RANGE of the spear in attacking a possible enemy (re Diablo and other RPGs, spear´s have range).
words: 域外(いきがい): outside the area
領域(りょういき): area, domain, territory, field, region, regime
区域(くいき): limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory
地域(ちいき): area, region
流域(りゅういき): (river) basin

keyword: превращаться в, стать
kanji: 成
constituent: turn into, parade, sword, dagger
myStory: парад легким движением кинжала превращается в кровавую баню
heisigStory: Let the phrase "turn into" suggest some sort of a magical change. What happens here is that the parade marching down main street turns into a dagger-throwing bout between competing bands. Note how only one stroke has to be added to make the change.
koohiiStory1: It only takes a single stroke of a dagger for a parade to TURN INTO a bloodbath.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セイ、ジョウ
kunYomi: な.る、な.す、-な.す
readingExamples: 成功 (せいこう), 完成 (かんせい), 賛成 (さんせい), 成す (な.す), 成る (な.る)
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koohiiStory2: The gay parade suddenly TURNED INTO a DAGGER throwing fight.
words: 行き成り(いきなり): suddenly
育成(いくせい): rearing, training, nurture, cultivation, promotion
可成(かなり): considerably, fairly, quite
形成(けいせい): formation
結成(けっせい): formation
合成(ごうせい): synthesis, composition, synthetic, composite, mixed, combined, compound
成果(せいか): results, fruits
成熟(せいじゅく): maturity, ripeness
成年(せいねん): majority, adult age
達成(たっせい): achievement
成り立つ(なりたつ): to conclude, to consist of, to be practical (logical feasible viable), to hold true
成る(なる): become
成る丈(なるたけ): as much as possible, if possible
成るべく(なるべく): as much as possible
持て成す(もてなす): to entertain, to make welcome
養成(ようせい): training, development
完成(かんせい): complete, completion, perfection, accomplishment
構成(こうせい): organization, composition
作成(さくせい): frame, draw up, make, producing, creating, preparing, writing,
賛成(さんせい): approval, agreement, support, favour
成功(せいこう): success, hit
成人(せいじん): adult
成績(せいせき): results, record
成長(せいちょう): growth, grow to adulthood
成分(せいぶん): ingredient, component, composition
成立(せいりつ): coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, completion

keyword: замок
kanji: 城
constituent: castle, soil, dirt, ground, turn into, parade, sword, dagger
myStory: земля превратилась в замок - вспоминаем японские замки
heisigStory: In this frame, we see a mound of dirt that is being turned into a castle (the way you may have done as a child playing on the beach).
koohiiStory1: The sand castle is just the soil (#150) that turns into a castle.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ジョウ
kunYomi: しろ
readingExamples: 城 (しろ)
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koohiiStory2: Someday this mound of dirt here will turn into our CASTLE, the ants think to themselves when scoping out a new ant hill.
words: 城下(じょうか): land near the castle
城(しろ): castle

keyword: истощаться, уменьшаться
kanji: 減
constituent: dwindle, water, water droplets, water pistol, march, mouth
myStory: вода истощится, если попытается напоить парад ртов
heisigStory: A group of unquenchable mouths sets out on a march across the country, drinking water wherever they find it until the water supply has dwindled to a trickle, triggering a national disaster.
koohiiStory1: When WATER was tossed on the PROTESTORS (a march of mouths), the numbers began to DWINDLE.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ゲン
kunYomi: へ.る、へ.らす
readingExamples: 減らす (へ.らす), 減る (へ.る)
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koohiiStory2: When water supplies dwindled, the population became a horde of dry mouths, marching to seize the water in the neighboring kingdom.
words: いい加減(いいかげん): moderate, right, random, not thorough, vague, irresponsible, halfhearted
軽減(けいげん): abatement
減少(げんしょう): decrease, reduction, decline
減点(げんてん): subtract, give a demerit
削減(さくげん): cut, reduction, curtailment
加減(かげん): addition and subtraction, degree, extent, measure, chance
増減(ぞうげん): increase and decrease, fluctuation
減らす(へらす): abate, decrease, diminish, shorten
減る(へる): decrease (in size or number), diminish, abate

keyword: мелководье
kanji: 浅
constituent: shallow, water, water droplets, water pistol, float, fiesta
myStory: праздник обычно на мелководье
heisigStory: An entourage of floats going from one town to the next must always seek a shallow place to cross the water. Try to picture what happens if they don't.
koohiiStory1: The water can´t be too SHALLOW if you expect to float.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セン
kunYomi: あさ.い
readingExamples: 浅い (あさ.い)
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koohiiStory2: The water isn´t shallow enough to ford (#372). We´ll have to cross by float!
words: 浅ましい(あさましい): wretched, miserable, shameful, mean, despicable, abject
浅い(あさい): shallow, superficial

keyword: стоп! (п: след ноги)
kanji: 止
constituent: stop, footprint
myStory: отдаленно похоже на отпечаток левой ноги
heisigStory: The character for stop is easiest to learn as a pictograph, though you have to take a moment to see it. Take it as a rather crude drawing of a footprint: the first 3 strokes represent the front of the foot and the last the heel. The big toe (stroke 2 sticking out to the right) on the right indicates that this is a left foot.
heisigComment: * Although the meaning of stop will be retained, we will return often to the pictographic meaning of footprint.
koohiiStory1: If you find in the ground a walking stick with a magic wand, STOP! Maybe it´s some kind of macumba/black magic/voodoo bad thing.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: と.まる、-ど.まり、と.める、-と.める、-ど.め、とど.める、とど.め、とど.まる、や.める、や.む、-や.む、よ.す、-さ.す、-さ.し
readingExamples: 止まる (と.まる), 止める (と.める)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: If you don´t remember this one from the 10,000,000 STOP signs on roads all over Japan, you´re beyyond help!
words: 受け止める(うけとめる): to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take
静止(せいし): stillness, repose, standing still
阻止(そし): obstruction, check, hindrance, prevention, interdiction
止まる(とどまる): to be limited to
止める(とどめる): to stop, to cease, to put an end to
廃止(はいし): abolition, repeal
止むを得ない(やむをえない): cannot be helped, unavoidable
呼び止める(よびとめる): to challenge, to call somebody to halt
禁止(きんし): prohibition, ban
立ち止まる(たちどまる): stop, halt, stand still
中止(ちゅうし): suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption
停止(ていし): suspension, interruption, stoppage, ban, standstill, deadlock, stalemate, abeyance
引き止める(ひきとめる): detain, restrain
防止(ぼうし): prevention, check
止む(やむ): stop (e.g. rain)
止める(やめる): quit smoking
止す(よす): cease, abolish, resign, give up
止まる(とまる): come to a halt

keyword: идти
kanji: 歩
constituent: walk, stop, footprint, few
myStory: немного отпечатков ног - кто-то шел
heisigStory: Footprints that follow one another a few at a time indicate walking.
koohiiStory1: When walking your pet, you must stop a few times along the way when nature calls.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ホ、ブ、フ
kunYomi: ある.く、あゆ.む
readingExamples: 歩道 (ほどう), 徒歩 (とほ), 進歩 (しんぽ), 歩合 (ぶあい), 日歩 (ひぶ), 歩む (あゆ.む), 歩く (ある.く)
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koohiiStory2: When you learn to walk, you take your steps a few at a time. Picture a clumsy but happy toddler who falls every few steps but keeps getting up to try again.
words: 歩み(あゆみ): walking
歩む(あゆむ): to walk, to go on foot
譲歩(じょうほ): concession, conciliation, compromise
徒歩(とほ): walking, going on foot
歩(ふ): pawn (in chess or shogi)
進歩(しんぽ): progress, development
歩道(ほどう): footpath, walkway, sidewalk
歩く(あるく): to walk
散歩(さんぽ): walk, stroll

keyword: согласие
kanji: 肯
constituent: agreement, stop, footprint, moon, month, flesh, part of the body
myStory: когда на твоем теле появляются следы от чьих-то ботинок - ты согласен на всё
heisigStory: Seeing footprints on someone's flesh indicates a rather brutal way of having secured that person's agreement.
koohiiStory1: A secret agreement between a covert gov´t agency and aliens states that we will not step foot on the moon again in return for alien technology.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: がえんじ.る
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: NASA and Armstrong made an agreement: They´d never tell anyone that no-one actually stepped foot on the moon.
words: 肯定(こうてい): positive, affirmation

keyword: курс обучения
kanji: 歴
constituent: curriculum, cliff, grove, tree, wood, stop, footprint, tree2, wood2
myStory: как календарь, только вместо дней - отпечатки ног твоего опыта
heisigStory: That same grove of trees we met in frame 226 shows up here in the character for curriculum (in the sense of a record of one's life or academic achievements, the curriculum vitae). Instead of the grove making its way slowly through the surface of the cliff as before, here we see it stopped, much the same as a curriculum vitae calls a halt to the calendar and talks only about the past.
koohiiStory1: A CURRICULUM is a calendar that replaces days with reasons to stop having fun.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: レキ、レッキ
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koohiiStory2: A little like a calendar, your CV records your footsteps through time.
words: 学歴(がくれき): academic background
経歴(けいれき): personal history, career
履歴(りれき): personal history, background, career, log
歴史(れきし): history

keyword: воин
kanji: 武
constituent: warrior, one, arrow, stop, footprint
myStory: воин несет лук и колчан. Отпечатки ног глубже
heisigStory: With a quiver of arrows set on one's back, the goal of the warrior depicted here is not to attack but merely to stop the attack of others: the oldest excuse in history!
koohiiStory1: ONE-ARROW can STOP a warrior.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ブ、ム
kunYomi: たけ.し
readingExamples: 武力 (ぶりょく), 武士 (ぶし), 文武 (ぶんぶ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A great warrior can stop any 0pponent with one arrow.
words: 武装(ぶそう): arms, armament, armed
武力(ぶりょく): armed might, military power, the sword, force
武器(ぶき): weapon, arms, ordinance
武士(ぶし): warrior, samurai

keyword: правильный
kanji: 正
constituent: correct, one, ceiling, stop, footprint
myStory: один шаг (первый шаг) должен быть правильный, чтобы весь путь не привел к краху
heisigStory: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," says the Chinese proverb. Here we see one footprint, complementing that proverb with the sound advice that if the first step is not made correctly, the whole point of the journey will be forfeited. This is the ideal that teachers are supposed to have in correcting their students, and parents in correcting their children.
koohiiStory1: If you do it correct on the first attempt you can stop.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: セイ、ショウ
kunYomi: ただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に
readingExamples: 正義 (せいぎ), 正誤 (せいご), 訂正 (ていせい), 正しい (ただ.しい), 正す (ただ.す), 正 (まさ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The correct way of learning Japanese? First, stop everything you´re doing. Then, go pick up a copy of Heisig´s book and work from there.
words: 正解(せいかい): correct, right, correct interpretation (answer solution)
正規(せいき): regular, legal, formal, established, legitimate
正義(せいぎ): justice, right, righteousness, correct meaning
正常(せいじょう): normalcy, normality, normal
正当(せいとう): just, justifiable, right, due, proper, equitable, reasonable, legitimate, lawful
正門(せいもん): main gate, main entrance
是正(ぜせい): correction, revision
訂正(ていせい): correction, revision
正しく(まさしく): surely, no doubt, evidently
正に(まさに): correctly, surely
改正(かいせい): revision, amendment, alteration
公正(こうせい): justice, fairness, impartiality
修正(しゅうせい): amendment, correction, revision
正午(しょうご): noon, mid-day
正直(しょうじき): honesty, integrity, frankness
正味(しょうみ): net (weight)
正面(しょうめん): front, frontage, facade, main
正(せい): (logical) true, regular
正確(せいかく): accurate, punctual, exact, authentic, veracious
正式(せいしき): due form, official, formality
正方形(せいほうけい): square
不正(ふせい): injustice, unfairness, iniquity, impropriety, irregularity, dishonesty, illegality
正しい(ただしい): right, correct

keyword: политика, правительство
kanji: 政
constituent: politics, correct, one, ceiling, stop, footprint, taskmaster
myStory: правильный надсмотрщик ведет нас в правильное будущее с помощью политики
heisigStory: To the many definitions for politics that already exist, this character offers yet another: correct taskmastering. Think about what the primitives tell us. On the one hand, we see the pessimistic wisdom that politics has to do with taskmastering, maneuvering people with or without their will. And on the other, we see the campaign assurances that this duty can be performed correctly if only the right candidate is given a chance.
koohiiStory1: Those involved in politics are always trying to elect the correct taskmaster.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セイ、ショウ
kunYomi: まつりごと、まん
readingExamples: 政治 (せいじ), 行政 (ぎょうせい), 家政 (かせい), 政 (まつりごと)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Insane political correctness on the left, and facists taskmasters on the right- thats politics in a nutshell right there.
words: 行政(ぎょうせい): administration
財政(ざいせい): economy, financial affairs
政権(せいけん): administration, political power
政策(せいさく): political measures, policy
政党(せいとう): (member of) political party
政府(せいふ): government, administration
政治(せいじ): politic

keyword: определить
kanji: 定
constituent: determine, house, mend
myStory: определить, чем начинать чинить дом
heisigStory: Determination, in the sense of settling on a certain course of action, is likened here to mending one's house.
koohiiStory1: In The Karate Kid, the boy must prove his determination by MENDING his teacher´s HOUSE in various ways.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: テイ、ジョウ
kunYomi: さだ.める、さだ.まる、さだ.か
readingExamples: 定価 (ていか), 安定 (あんてい), 決定 (けってい), 定か (さだ.か), 定まる (さだ.まる), 定める (さだ.める)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: People who decide to renovate (ooh, that´s a fancy word, let´s say "mend") their houses must be very determined DIYers. (Using DIY helps me remember this story when I see DEtermine).
words: 案の定(あんのじょう): sure enough, as usual
一定(いちじょう): fixed, settled, definite, uniform, regularized, defined, standardized, certain, prescribed
改定(かいてい): reform
確定(かくてい): definition (math), decision, settlement
規定(きてい): regulation, provisions
協定(きょうてい): arrangement, pact, agreement
限定(げんてい): limit, restriction
国定(こくてい): state-sponsored, national
固定(こてい): fixation
定まる(さだまる): to become settled, to be fixed
定める(さだめる): to decide, to establish, to determine
所定(しょてい): fixed, prescribed
制定(せいてい): enactment, establishment, creation
設定(せってい): establishment, creation
定義(ていぎ): definition
定食(ていしょく): set meal, special (of the day)
定年(ていねん): retirement age
判定(はんてい): judgement, decision, award, verdict
未定(みてい): not yet fixed, undecided, pending
安定(あんてい): stability, equilibrium
一定(いってい): fixed, settled, definite, uniform, regularized, standardized, prescribed
仮定(かてい): assumption, supposition, hypothesis
勘定(かんじょう): calculation, settlement of an account, allowance
決定(けってい): decision, determination
肯定(こうてい): positive, affirmation
指定(してい): designation, specification, assignment, pointing at
定規(じょうぎ): (measuring) ruler
推定(すいてい): presumption, assumption, estimation
測定(そくてい): measurement
断定(だんてい): conclusion, decision
定員(ていいん): fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, etc.)
定価(ていか): established price
定期(ていき): fixed term
定期券(ていきけん): commuter pass, season ticket
定休日(ていきゅうび): regular holiday
特定(とくてい): specific, special, particular
否定(ひてい): negation, denial, repudiation
予定(よてい): plan

keyword: бежать
kanji: 走
constituent: run, soil, dirt, ground, mend
myStory: десять километров пробежишь - надо починить себя, отдохнуть
heisigStory: Running, we are told here, mends the soil. Observe in the following frames how this kanji can embrace other elements from below, much the same way as the element for road does; and how, in order to do this, the final stroke needs to be lengthened.
koohiiStory1: Hint: This kanji is NOT soil on top of mend, as Heisig claims - that would duplicate one of the strokes. Instead, it is 10 on top of mend. So my story is: If you run 10 miles, you will need to mend your socks!
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ソウ
kunYomi: はし.る
readingExamples: 走る (はし.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The sports ground needs MENDING after the game as the players have been RUNNING around which has caused the ground to be chopped up.
words: 御馳走(ごちそう): feast, treating (someone)
ご馳走さま(ごちそうさま): feast
走行(そうこう): running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), traveling
逃走(とうそう): flight, desertion, escape
走る(はしる): to run

keyword: превосходить
kanji: 超
constituent: transcend, run, soil, dirt, ground, mend, summon, seduce, sword, dagger, mouth
myStory: бежать соблазнять женщин, чтобы почувствовать превосходство над другими мужчинами
heisigStory: When one is running after something, the goal that seduces one is said to transcend the seeker.
koohiiStory1: A successful marathon runner needs to be able to transcend seductions, such as the possibility of rest, shelter from the rain, or a cold beer.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チョウ
kunYomi: こ.える、こ.す
readingExamples: 超える (こ.える), 超す (こ.す)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: To transcend oneself is to reach a higher plane of reality. A head shaven monk is telling me this. We are in a Tibetan monastery. He was once an athlete, a runner. He used to run everywhere, until one day, he saw a beautiful cheerleader along his path. She tried very hard to seduce him, but he forced himself to transcend his urges. He did reach his running goal, and he has became a lonely monk. He wishes now he had just broken down back then and....
words: 超える(こえる): to cross over, to cross, to pass through, to pass over (out of)
超(ちょう): super-, ultra-, hyper-
超す(こす): cross, pass, tide over
超過(ちょうか): excess, being more than

keyword: превосходить (Вьетнам)
kanji: 越
constituent: surpass, run, soil, dirt, ground, mend, parade
myStory: парад бегунов, каждый пытается переплюнуть всех в беге до Вьетнама
heisigStory: Here we see two parades in competition, each trying to surpass the other by running at high speed from one town to the next. Note the little "hook" at the end of the first stroke of the element for parade. This is the ONLY time it appears like this in the kanji treated in this book.
koohiiStory1: The person in charge of running the parade surpassed all our expectations (by just a extra drop...).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: エツ、オツ
kunYomi: こ.す、-こ.す、-ご.し、こ.える、-ご.え
readingExamples: 越える (こ.える), 越す (こ.す)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The parade of runners are all trying to SURPASS each other - and they end up running all the way to Vietnam (note that this kanji is also used for the country of Vietnam).
words: 越える(こえる): to cross over, to cross, to pass through, to pass over (out of)
優越(ゆうえつ): supremacy, predominance, being superior to
追い越す(おいこす): to pass (e.g. car), outdistance
越す(こす): go over (e.g. with audience)
引越し(ひっこし): moving (dwelling, office, etc.), changing residence
引っ越す(ひっこす): move to (house)

keyword: тема
kanji: 題
constituent: topic, just so, sun, day, mend, head, page, one, ceiling, drop, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: именно такая тема на странице
heisigStory: In many kinds of research, one can find information on a given topic only if the headings are prepared just so.
koohiiStory1: The "TOPIC" of the day´s newspaper must be placed JUST SO at the top of the PAGE to attract attention.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ダイ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: You spend ALL DAY, mending your socks JUST SO. Then you have a look at the HEADING of the newspaper. The topic---FREE SOCKS TO BE GIVEN AWAY!!!!
words: 課題(かだい): subject, theme, task
議題(ぎだい): topic of discussion, agenda
主題(しゅだい): subject, theme, motif
出題(しゅつだい): proposing a question
題(だい): title, subject, theme, topic
題名(だいめい): title
話題(わだい): topic, subject
宿題(しゅくだい): homework
問題(もんだい): problem, question

keyword: строить
kanji: 建
constituent: build, brush, stretch
myStory: строить - это рисовать план кисточкой, зачем растягивать план в реальность
heisigStory: To construct a building, you first draw a set of plans (the writing brush) and then s-t-r-e-t-c-h your drawing out to scale in reality.
koohiiStory1: Build is easy to remember if you can remember that archtiechts have two steps in building. 1. Take a brush and brush out the blueprints. 2. Get a visual image of the blueprints all rolled up like they usually are. The second step is easy, it´s just the architecht stretching out the blueprints and showing it to his clients.
jouYou: 4
onYomi: ケン、コン
kunYomi: た.てる、た.て、-だ.て、た.つ
readingExamples: 建築 (けんちく), 建議 (けんぎ), 封建的 (ほうけんてき), 建つ (た.つ), 建てる (た.てる)
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koohiiStory2: A construction worker´s classic morning. Stretch, brush his teeth, and then start to build.
words: 再建(さいけん): rebuilding, reconstruction, rehabilitation
建前(たてまえ): face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
封建(ほうけん): feudalistic
建設(けんせつ): construction, establishment
建築(けんちく): construction, architecture
建つ(たつ): build, erect
建てる(たてる): build
建物(たてもの): building

keyword: продлевать
kanji: 延
constituent: prolong, drop, stop, footprint, stretch
myStory: правильный план нужно растягивать, продлевать
heisigStory: This character is a kind of pictographic image of how prolonging is a clever way of stopping things by trying to stretch them out a little bit at a time (the extra drop at the top of stop). Be sure to get a concrete image of this process, by imagining yourself prolonging something you can really, physically, stretch.
koohiiStory1: Stretching correctly prolongs life. Even the top part of 正 is stretching...
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: エン
kunYomi: の.びる、の.べる、の.べ、の.ばす
readingExamples: 延ばす (の.ばす), 延びる (の.びる), 延べる (の.べる)
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koohiiStory2: Here´s a great mnemonic: "stop, drop, and stretch (!?)." Now let´s associate it with ´prolong´: if you´re ever in an uncomfortable spot, like being asked tricky questions or caught in a lie, just PROLONG the situation - stop, drop, and stretch. They may be confused by your odd behaviour, but it´ll buy you a few moments to think up another good lie to get out of the sticky situation!
words: 延ばす(のばす): to lengthen, to stretch, to reach out, to postpone, to prolong, to extend, to grow (beard)
延びる(のびる): to be prolonged
延べ(のべ): futures, credit (buying), stretching, total
延いては(ひいては): not only...but also, in addition to, consequently
延期(えんき): postponement, adjournment
延長(えんちょう): extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening

keyword: одежда (п: одежда, плащ, шарф)
kanji: 衣
constituent: garment, top hat, scarf, cloth, clothes, clothing, garment
myStory: просто запомнить
heisigStory: At the top we see the top hat, and at the bottom a pictographic representation of the folds of a garment. If you break the "4-fold" fold into 2 sets of 2 strokes, you will find it easier to remember.
heisigComment: * Used as a primitive, the additional meanings of cloak or scarf will come in handy. What has to be noted particularly are the changes in shape the kanji can undergo when it becomes an element in other kanji. In fact, it is the most volatile of all the kanji we shall treat, and for that reason deserves special attention here.
When it appears to the left, it looks like a hiragana ne (ネ) with an extra drop on the right, and we shall take it to mean cloak. At the bottom, when attached to the stroke immediately above it, the first two strokes (the top hat) are omitted, which we shall take to mean a scarf.
On rare occasions, the element can be torn right across the middle, with the first 2 strokes appearing at the top and the last 4 at the bottom of another primitive or cluster of primitive, in which cases we shall speak of a top hat and scarf.
And finally, of course, it can keep its original kanji shape, along with its original meaning of garment in general.
Note that when any of the above forms have something beneath them (as in frame 429), the third from final stroke is "unhooked."
koohiiStory1: The only garments allowed in this club are top hat and scarf.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: イ、エ
kunYomi: ころも、きぬ、-ぎ
readingExamples: 衣 (ころも)
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koohiiStory2: The garments most commonly associated with the craft of a magician are the top hat and the magic wand. (It´s a stretch, but the way I remembered this kanji is through that phrase. This way you can remember it through using primitives we have already learned.).
words: 衣装(いしょう): clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
衣料(いりょう): clothing
衣類(いるい): clothes, clothing, garments
衣食住(いしょくじゅう): necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.)
衣服(いふく): clothes
浴衣(ゆかた): bathrobe, informal summer kimono

keyword: наряд
kanji: 装
constituent: attire, turtle, samurai, top hat, scarf, cloth, clothes, clothing, garment
myStory: одежда, только крепкая и мужественная - наряд
heisigStory: The character for attire can be remembered as a picture of what we may call a "turtle-samurai" sweater. At the top we see the turtle-samurai and at the bottom the element for garment.
koohiiStory1: The TURTLE SAMURAI needs special GARMENTs for his ATTIRE since his body is much more ROBUST than others.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソウ、ショウ
kunYomi: よそお.う、よそお.い
readingExamples: 装置 (そうち), 服装 (ふくそう), 変装 (へんそう), 装う (よそお.う)
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koohiiStory2: The ninja turtles tried to go eat at a fancy restaurant, but they were told to come back after their were dressed in proper attire. However, it´s too difficult for them to find proper garments because they bodies are so robust! (sannomiya + drwarrior12).
words: 衣装(いしょう): clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
盛装(せいそう): be dressed up, wear rich clothes
装飾(そうしょく): ornament
装備(そうび): equipment
武装(ぶそう): arms, armament, armed
舗装(ほそう): pavement, road surface
装置(そうち): equipment, installation, apparatus
服装(ふくそう): garments
包装(ほうそう): packing, wrapping

keyword: сзади
kanji: 裏
constituent: back, top hat, scarf, computer
myStory: компьютер одел шапку и одежду, но его выдают кабели, тянущиеся сзади
heisigStory: An innocent looking top hat and scarf lying there in front of you, turned over, reveal a hidden computer sewn into the back of each - obviously the tools of a master spy. Such experiences teach one always to have a look at the back side of things.
koohiiStory1: The computer had carefully dressed up in clothes to look human. It was n´t until I looked at the back and saw the cables and stuff that I realized what it was.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: リ
kunYomi: うら
readingExamples: 裏 (うら)
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koohiiStory2: Can computers be gay? I´m not sure, but mine always wears a top hat and scarf, and for some reason its back door port is always open...
words: 裏返し(うらがえし): inside out, upside down
裏返す(うらがえす): turn inside out, turn the other way, turn over
裏切る(うらぎる): betray, double-cross
裏口(うらぐち): back door, rear entrance
裏(うら): the back, the wrong side

keyword: далекий
kanji: 遠
constituent: distant, earthenware jar, lidded crock, soil, dirt, ground, mouth, scarf, road
myStory: вижу, кто-то вдалеке на дороге, в шарфе плюнул на землю
heisigStory: A distant figure on the road is such a blur it looks like a lidded crock wearing a silk scarf.
koohiiStory1: Keep distant from a lidded crock on the road wrapped in a scarf. It might be a bomb.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: エン、オン
kunYomi: とお.い
readingExamples: 遠近 (えんきん), 永遠 (えいえん), 敬遠 (けいえん), 遠い (とお.い)
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koohiiStory2: When traveling to a distant land, what better way of keeping warm on the road is there than carrying a warm lidded crock and wearing a scarf?
words: 遠方(えんぽう): long way, distant place
遠ざかる(とおざかる): to go far off
遠回り(とおまわり): detour, roundabout way
待ち遠しい(まちどおしい): looking forward to
永遠(えいえん): eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence
遠足(えんそく): trip, hike, picnic
遠慮(えんりょ): diffidence, restraint, reserve
望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう): telescope
遠く(とおく): far
遠い(とおい): far, distant

keyword: первый раз
kanji: 初
constituent: first time, cloak, sword, dagger
myStory: грабители банка в первый раз грабят банк
heisigStory: The primitives here take care of themselves: cloak and dagger .What I leave to you is to decide on an appropriate connotation for "first time" to take advantage of them.
koohiiStory1: This is the first time we´ve been out of the Shire, Mr. Frodo! Says Sam, covering himself with his cloak and clutching his dagger.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ショ
kunYomi: はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-、うい-、-そ.める、-ぞ.め
readingExamples: 初 (うい), 初める (そ.める), 初め (はじ.め), 初めて (はじ.めて), 初 (はつ)
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koohiiStory2: On his FIRST TIME, he cloaked his dagger with a Trojan.
words: 初版(しょはん): first edition
初(はつ): first, new
初耳(はつみみ): something heard for the first time
初級(しょきゅう): elementary level
初旬(しょじゅん): first 10 days of the month
最初(さいしょ): first time
初めて(はじめて): for the first time
初めに(はじめに): in the beginning, at first

keyword: полотно (льняное)
kanji: 布
constituent: linen, by one’s side, towel
myStory: Второе правило Хитчхикера для путешествий по галактике: держите полотенце при себе! Ну, или хотя бы льняное полотно
heisigStory: The maid, towels by her side, distributes the linen.
koohiiStory1: A matador holding his red linen by his side.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: フ
kunYomi: ぬの
readingExamples: 布 (ぬの)
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koohiiStory2: The first rule of the Hitch-Hiker´s Guide to the Universe is "DON´T PANIC!" The second rule, of course, is to always have a towel by your side. Personally, I prefer the linen sort.
words: 配布(はいふ): distribution
布巾(ふきん): tea-towel, dish cloth
布告(ふこく): edict, ordinance, proclamation
座布団(ざぶとん): cushion (Japanese-- square cushion used when sitting on one´s knees on a tatami-mat floor)
布(ぬの): cloth
分布(ぶんぷ): distribution
毛布(もうふ): blanket
財布(さいふ): purse, wallet
布団(ふとん): futon

keyword: свиток
kanji: 幅
constituent: hanging scroll, towel, wealth, one, ceiling, mouth, rice field, brains
myStory: полотенце богача - свиток пергамента
heisigStory: A towel owned by the wealthiest tycoon in the world is made into a hanging scroll after his death and auctioned off to the highest bidder.
koohiiStory1: In the west, the rich use $100 bills to light their cigars... In Japan, after showering, when the wealthy don´t have any clean towels, they simply grab a hanging scroll off the wall and use it to dry off!
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: フク
kunYomi: はば
readingExamples: 幅 (はば)
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koohiiStory2: The towels of the wealthy: hanging scrolls.
words: 大幅(おおはば): full width, large scale, drastic
幅(はば): width, breadth

keyword: кепка, шапка
kanji: 帽
constituent: cap, towel, risk, sun, day, eye
myStory: полотенце защищает от риска солнца - намотай его как кепку
heisigStory: Because of the risk involved (of getting the sun in one's eyes),one puts together a makeshift cap out of a dirty old towel.
koohiiStory1: If you wear a towel as a cap, you are at risk of being seized and searched in U.S. airports.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ボウ、モウ
kunYomi: ずきん、おお.う
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koohiiStory2: Originally the first cap was a turban which was a towel wrapped around the head to keep the sun out of the eyes.
words: 帽子(ぼうし): hat

keyword: рынок
kanji: 市
constituent: market, top hat, towel
myStory: еще один кошмар: оказаться на людном месте (например, на рынке) в шапке и полотенце
heisigStory: Dressed in nothing but a bath towel and top hat, one sets off to the marketplace in search of a bargain or two.
koohiiStory1: My recurring nightmare: Walking through the market, and suddenly realizing that I´m wearing only a top hat...and a towel.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: いち
readingExamples: 市 (いち)
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koohiiStory2: At the MARKET you find lots of nice TOP HATS and TOWELS.
words: 市(いち): market, fair
市街(しがい): urban areas, the streets, town, city
市場(いちば): town market, the marketplace (economics)
市(し): market, fair
市民(しみん): citizen, townspeople
都市(とし): town, city, municipal, urban

keyword: старшая сестра
kanji: 姉
constituent: elder sister, woman, market, top hat, towel
myStory: женщина на рынке и не мама - это старшая сестра
heisigStory: Of all the women of the family, it is the elder sister who has the duty to go to market to do the shopping.
koohiiStory1: Unlike the younger sister (妹), who is not yet old enough to date... the elder sister is on the market!
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: あね、はは
readingExamples: 姉 (あね)
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koohiiStory2: She´s old enough to be allowed to go to the market.
words: 姉妹(きょうだい): sisters
従姉妹(いとこ): female cousin
姉妹(しまい): sisters
姉(あね): older sister
お姉さん(おねえさん): (polite) older sister, (vocative) "Miss?"

keyword: пояс, кушак
kanji: 帯
constituent: sash, buckle, apron, crown, towel
myStory: археологи копали под Фудзи (гора №1) в королевской гробнице, нашли что-то вроде полотенца, но оказалось, что это пояс с оторвавшейся бляхой
heisigStory: The part of the apron where one finds the buckle (represented pictorially by the first 5 strokes) is on the sash.
koohiiStory1: First, note that the top half of the kanji consists of one and mountain. Of course, the "number 1" mountain in Japan is Mt. Fuji. The bottom half, under Mt. Fuji, consists of crown and towel. Now for the story. Archaeologists digging under Mt. Fuji (Japan´s #1 mountain) in an ancient royal tomb (they know it´s royal because of the crown) discover what looks like a towel, but after they clean it up, they see it is actually a splendid royal sash for the king´s kimono.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: タイ
kunYomi: お.びる、おび
readingExamples: 帯びる (お.びる), 帯 (おび)
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koohiiStory2: Beautiful "Miss Housewife Japan" is on posters everywhere, cooking right before Mt. Fuji (the number one mountain) while wearing nothing but her crown, and an apron tied with a sash. (hodgepodge of mspertus, zwarte_kat, et al, with a jot of hadaka apron to focus the image.).
words: 一帯(いったい): a region, a zone, the whole place
帯びる(おびる): to wear, to carry, to be entrusted, to have, to take on, to have a trace of, to be tinged with
携帯(けいたい): carrying something
世帯(せたい): household
連帯(れんたい): solidarity
帯(おび): kimono sash
温帯(おんたい): temperate zone
寒帯(かんたい): frigid zone
地帯(ちたい): area, zone
熱帯(ねったい): tropics
包帯(ほうたい): bandage, dressing

keyword: колючка, проколоть
kanji: 刺
constituent: thorn, tree, wood, belt, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: пояс на дереве если затянуть - во все стороны полетят острые, как сабли, колючки, и проткнут все
heisigStory: Thorns grow on a bush here that has wrapped itself around a tree like a belt, cutting into the poor tree like little sabers.
koohiiStory1: A TREE with a BELT wrapped around the middle. If you tighten the BELT, hundreds of tiny SABERS pop out of the tree in all directions, looking like THORNS.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: さ.す、さ.さる、さ.し、さし、とげ
readingExamples: 刺さる (さ.さる), 刺す (さ.す)
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koohiiStory2: The BELT TREE has THORNS like SABERS.
words: 刺繍(ししゅう): embroidery
刺(とげ): thorn, splinter, spine, biting words
刺さる(ささる): stick, be stuck
刺身(さしみ): sliced raw fish
刺す(さす): pierce, stab, prick, thrust, bite, sting, pin down
刺激(しげき): stimulus, impetus, incentive, excitement, irritation, encouragement, motivation
名刺(めいし): business card

keyword: система, закон, правило
kanji: 制
constituent: system, cow, belt, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: коровы, затянутые поясом, идут на скотобойню. Жестокая система
heisigStory: This kanji show a unique system for leading cows to the slaughterer's saber: one ties a belt about their waist and fixes that belt to an overhead cable, pulling the cow up into the air where it hangs suspended, helpless against the fate that awaits it.
koohiiStory1: The system for making leather belts involves slicing up a cow with a sword.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セイ
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koohiiStory2: Why all the gore and violence? How about a samurai cow? He doesn´t have to be a violent samurai, either. He only wears the sword because he´s part of the bushi SYSTEM. Actually, he studies ikebana, shodo, and zen. Imagine him sitting cross-legged in a Zen temple (a very Special Zen temple). The master asks him if a dog has buddha nature and, shifting the swords in his belt, he calmly replies, "Moo!".
words: 規制(きせい): regulation
強制(きょうせい): obligation, coercion, compulsion, enforcement
制(せい): system, organization, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment
制裁(せいさい): restraint, sanctions, punishment
制する(せいする): to control, to command, to get the better of
制定(せいてい): enactment, establishment, creation
制服(せいふく): uniform
制約(せいやく): limitation, restriction, condition, constraints
統制(とうせい): regulation, control
抑制(よくせい): suppression
制限(せいげん): restriction, restraint, limitation
制作(せいさく): work (film, book)
制度(せいど): system, institution, organization
専制(せんせい): despotism, autocracy
体制(たいせい): order, system, structure, set-up, organization

keyword: вращаться
kanji: 転
constituent: revolve, car, rising cloud, two, elbow, wall
myStory: колеса авто вращаются, поднимая облачка пыли
heisigStory: As the wheels of the car revolve, they kick up small rising clouds of dust and debris behind them.
koohiiStory1: The REVOLVING wheels of the car (with REVOLVER blaring on the stereo) kicked up RISING CLOUDS of dust.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: テン
kunYomi: ころ.がる、ころ.げる、ころ.がす、ころ.ぶ、まろ.ぶ、うたた、うつ.る、くる.めく
readingExamples: 転がす (ころ.がす), 転がる (ころ.がる), 転げる (ころ.げる), 転ぶ (ころ.ぶ)
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koohiiStory2: Just a note to remember the cloud primative: The name of Goku´s pet cloud that he used to help him rise (fly) in the Dragonball anime series (and also the scientific name for a certain type of cloud) is Nimbus [ http://www.rpgclassics.com/shrines/gba/dbztlog/screen2.jpg ]. The katakana-ization of this is {ニム}バス, so the rising cloud primative is just an abbreviation of that name written from top to bottom in the old Japanese style.
words: 逆転(ぎゃくてん): (sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball)
自転(じてん): rotation, spin
転回(てんかい): revolution, rotation
転換(てんかん): convert, divert
転居(てんきょ): moving, changing residence
転勤(てんきん): transfer, transmission
転校(てんこう): change schools
転じる(てんじる): to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract
転任(てんにん): change of post
転落(てんらく): fall, degradation, slump
移転(いてん): moving, transfer, demise
運転(うんてん): operation, motion, driving
回転(かいてん): rotation, revolution, turning
転がす(ころがす): roll (transitive)
転がる(ころがる): roll, tumble
転ぶ(ころぶ): fall down, fall over
転々(てんてん): rolling about, moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly
運転手(うんてんしゅ): drive
自転車(じてんしゃ): bicycle

keyword: техника
kanji: 芸
constituent: technique, flowers, rising cloud, two, elbow, wall
myStory: скурим цветы, изготовленные по особой технике
heisigStory: The secret technique of making a rising cloud of smoke turn into a bouquet of flowers is shown here.
koohiiStory1: Imagine an old Kung-fu movie: "Try my rising cloud flower technique!!!" smash pow crack!! .
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ゲイ、ウン
kunYomi: う.える、のり、わざ
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koohiiStory2: One technique to smoke weed is to vaporize it and inhale those rising clouds to create a stronger effect.
words: 学芸(がくげい): arts and sciences, liberal arts
手芸(しゅげい): handicrafts
園芸(えんげい): horticulture, gardening
芸術(げいじゅつ): fine art, the arts
芸能(げいのう): public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments
工芸(こうげい): industrial arts
文芸(ぶんげい): literature, art and literature

keyword: дождь (п: дождь, погода)
kanji: 雨
constituent: rain, rain, weather
myStory: просто запомнить
heisigStory: This kanji, also a primitive, is one of the clearest instances we have of a complex pictograph. The top line is the sky, the next 3 strokes a pair of clouds, and the final 4 dots the rain collected there and waiting to fall.
heisigComment: * As a primitive it can mean either rain or weather in general. Because it takes so much space, it usually has to be contracted into a crown by shortening the second and third strokes into a crown.
koohiiStory1: From the ceiling hangs a towel dripping four drops like RAIN.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ウ
kunYomi: あめ、あま-、-さめ
readingExamples: 雨 (あま), 雨 (あめ)
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koohiiStory2: Towel hung out on a line to ....oops, it´s rain.
words: 雨具(あまぐ): rain gear
雨天(うてん): rainy weather
梅雨(つゆ): rainy season, rain during the rainy season
雨戸(あまど): (sliding) storm door
雨(あめ): rain

keyword: облако
kanji: 雲
constituent: cloud, rain, weather, rising cloud, two, elbow, wall
myStory: погода + восходящее облако = облако
heisigStory: Here is the full character for cloud from which the primitive for a rising cloud derives. Clouds begin with vapors rising up in small clouds from the surface of the earth, and then gathering to make clouds that eventually dump their rain back on the earth.
koohiiStory1: Every rising cloud is a potential rain cloud. (Thanks astridtops).
jouYou: 2
onYomi: ウン
kunYomi: くも、-ぐも
readingExamples: 雲 (くも)
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koohiiStory2: Every cloud is a potential rain cloud.
words: 雲(くも): the clouds

keyword: облачная погода
kanji: 曇
constituent: cloudy weather, sun, day, cloud, rain, weather, rising cloud, two, elbow, wall
myStory: солнце за облаками - облачно
heisigStory: We refer to days when the sun is covered by the clouds as cloudy weather.
koohiiStory1: Cloudy weather is when a cloud blocks the sun (up above).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ドン
kunYomi: くも.る
readingExamples: 曇る (くも.る)
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koohiiStory2: In cloudy weather, the sun is still there even if obscured by the clouds...　RTK2:　ドン　曇天　どんてん(cloudy skies).
words: 曇り(くもり): cloudiness, cloudy weather, shadow
曇る(くもる): become cloudy, become dim

keyword: зима
kanji: 冬
constituent: winter, walking legs, ice
myStory: ноги подскальзываются на льду - это явный признак зимы
heisigStory: Walking legs slipping on the ice are a sure sign of winter.
koohiiStory1: Don´t slip off your legs in winter, strap two skis to your feet.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: ふゆ
readingExamples: 冬 (ふゆ)
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koohiiStory2: In winter my walking legs feel like blocks of ice.
words: 冬眠(とうみん): hibernation, winter sleep
冬(ふゆ): winter

keyword: небо
kanji: 天
constituent: heavens, heavens, one, ceiling, large
myStory: первый большой человек сидит на небе
heisigStory: This character is meant to be a pictograph of a great man, said to represent the Lord of the Heavens. (You may, of course, use the elements ceiling and St. Bernard instead.)
heisigComment: * The primitive can mean either the heaven of eternal bliss or the general term for sky, the heavens. Pay special attention to the fact that in its primitive form the first stroke is written right to left, rather like the first stroke of thousand (Frame 40), rather than left to right. From the next character, we shall give it the primitive meaning of a witch.
koohiiStory1: If you think of the sky as a ceiling above our heads, here you have the heavens as the largest ceiling you could ever imagine. As Heisig pointed out, nothing comes above the ceiling primitive thus the order of primitives is taken care of.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: テン
kunYomi: あまつ、あめ、あま-
readingExamples: 天 (あめ)
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koohiiStory2: The ceiling that all large dogs aspire to go to is known as heaven. After all, All Dogs Go to Heaven.
words: 天(あまつ): heavenly, imperial
天地(あめつち): heaven and earth, the universe, nature, top and bottom, realm, sphere, world
雨天(うてん): rainy weather
天皇(すめらぎ): Emperor of Japan
晴天(せいてん): fine weather
先天的(せんてんてき): a priori, inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary
天国(てんごく): paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven
天才(てんさい): genius, prodigy, natural gift
天災(てんさい): natural calamity, disaster
天井(てんじょう): ceiling, ceiling price
天体(てんたい): heavenly body
天候(てんこう): weather
天然(てんねん): nature, spontaneity
天皇(てんのう): Emperor of Japan
天気予報(てんきよほう): weather forecast
天気(てんき): weather, the elements, fine weather

keyword: мост
kanji: 橋
constituent: bridge, tree, wood, angel, heavens, mouth, hood, mouth, mouth2
myStory: небесный рот в капюшоне - это ангел. деревяшка до ангелов - мост в небеса
heisigStory: The bridge shown here is made of trees in their natural form, except that the trunks have been carved into the forms of angels, a sort of "Ponte degli Angeli."
koohiiStory1: The nicest bridge is not in Hollywood or Los Angeles, but in San Francisco.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キョウ
kunYomi: はし
readingExamples: 橋 (はし)
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koohiiStory2: A small 5 year old child has lost her mother in a tragic death. Her family tells her, "Don´t worry, your mom is an angel now, in heaven, watching over you." The small girl takes this very literally and is found one day, gathering pieces of wood. Her dad asks her, "What are you doing with that wood?" "I´m trying to build a bridge to heaven to visit the angels.".
words: 桟橋(さんきょう): wharf, bridge, jetty, pier
橋渡し(はしわたし): bridge building, mediation
鉄橋(てっきょう): railway bridge, iron bridge
橋(はし): bridge

keyword: вставать, подниматься (п: вставать, ваза)
kanji: 立
constituent: stand up, vase, stand up
myStory: ваза с крышкой стоит
heisigStory: This picture of a vase standing up has its meaning extended to represent the general posture of anything standing up.
heisigComment: * Used as a primitive, it can also mean vase. Using its kanji meaning, think of something standing up that is normally lying down, or something standing up in an unusual way.
koohiiStory1: A vase that can´t stand up won´t be a vase for long.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: リツ、リュウ、リットル
kunYomi: た.つ、-た.つ、た.ち-、た.てる、-た.てる、た.て-、たて-、-た.て、-だ.て、-だ.てる
readingExamples: 立案 (りつあん), 起立 (きりつ), 独立 (どくりつ), 立つ (た.つ), 立てる (た.てる)
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koohiiStory2: He was a stand up guy: he´d lend you the top hat he wears everyday if you asked, and he will turn everything upside down to help you find your tools.
words: 確立(かくりつ): establishment
気立て(きだて): disposition, nature
公立(こうりつ): public (institution)
孤立(こりつ): isolation, helplessness
逆立ち(さかだち): handstand, headstand
仕立てる(したてる): to tailor, to make, to prepare, to train, to send (a messenger)
樹立(じゅりつ): establish, create
自立(じりつ): independence, self-reliance
設立(せつりつ): establishment, foundation, institution
創立(そうりつ): establishment, founding, organization
立方(たちかた): dancing (geisha)
立ち寄る(たちよる): to stop by, to drop in for a short visit
中立(ちゅうりつ): neutrality
取り立てる(とりたてる): to collect, to extort, to appoint, to promote
成り立つ(なりたつ): to conclude, to consist of, to be practical (logical feasible viable), to hold true
腹立ち(はらだち): anger
役立つ(やくだつ): to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose
立体(りったい): solid body
立法(りっぽう): legislation, lawmaking
両立(りょうりつ): compatibility, coexistence, standing together
組み立てる(くみたてる): assemble, set up, construct
国立(こくりつ): national
献立(こんだて): menu, program, schedule
私立(しりつ): private (establishment)
成立(せいりつ): coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, completion
対立(たいりつ): confrontation, opposition, antagonism
立ち上がる(たちあがる): stand up
立ち止まる(たちどまる): stop, halt, stand still
立場(たちば): standpoint, position, situation
独立(どくりつ): independence, self-support
目立つ(めだつ): be conspicuous, stand out
夕立(ゆうだち): (sudden) evening shower (rain)
立派(りっぱ): splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent, legal, legitimate
立てる(たてる): raise, set up
役に立つ(やくにたつ): useful
立つ(たつ): to stand

keyword: значок
kanji: 章
constituent: badge, vase, stand up, sunflower, early, sun, day, ten, needle
myStory: раннее утро. все встают. награждение почетным знаком!
heisigStory: Try to imagine a club badge pinned to your lapel in the form of a mammoth sunflower protruding from a wee little vase.
koohiiStory1: In the military, badges are given out early in the day, with everyone standing at attention.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショウ
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koohiiStory2: Ash Ketchum stood up early in the morning, and said, "Pikachu, let´s go get us another badge!".
words: 章(しょう): chapter, section, medal
文章(ぶんしょう): sentence, article

keyword: состязаться
kanji: 競
constituent: vie, vase, stand up, elder brother, teenager, mouth, human legs, vase2, stand up2, elder brother2, teenager2, mouth2, human legs2
myStory: два брата состязаются в беге с вазой
heisigStory: Two teenagers are seen here standing up to one another, vying for the attention of their peers.
koohiiStory1: TWO twin BROTHERS are competing (VYING) for the title of who is the older BROTHER. The game is that they must balance a VASE on their head and the one who drops his looses and becomes the younger BROTHER!
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キョウ、ケイ
kunYomi: きそ.う、せ.る
readingExamples: 競争 (きょうそう), 競技 (きょうぎ), 競泳 (きょうえい), 競う (きそ.う), 競る (せ.る)
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koohiiStory2: Two crazy brothers vying for the guiness records books of stupidity by trying to stand on their heads the longest.
words: 競技(きょうぎ): game, match, contest
競馬(けいば): horse racing
競争(きょうそう): compete

keyword: юный
kanji: 童
constituent: juvenile, vase, stand up, computer
myStory: юный хакер встал на компьютер. зря.
heisigStory: This frame shows up the image of a juvenile hacker standing on top of a computer, or rather jumping up and down on it, because it refused to come up with the right answer.
koohiiStory1: The juvenile stood on top of his computer and broke it. Noob.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ドウ
kunYomi: わらべ
readingExamples: 童 (わらべ)
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koohiiStory2: The movie Zoolander is a little JUVENILE and silly, but I love it nonetheless. Just remember Owen Wilson standing on the desk, hitting the computer like a monkey. (The files are IN the computer - IN the computer...).
words: 児童(じどう): children, juvenile
童話(どうわ): fairy-tale

keyword: заключать сделку
kanji: 商
constituent: make a deal, vase, stand up, alien, hood, human legs, mouth
myStory: то-что-встает-у-мужчин приближается к дыре-между-ног. древнейшая сделка - проституция
heisigStory: See the peddlar standing atop his motorcycle helmet as if it were a soapbox, hawking his wares to passersby. The legs and mouth represent the tools of the trade of making a deal any way you can.
koohiiStory1: I use what I think is the real etymology for this kanji which is so shocking it sticks. The STANDING member at the top is a certain part of the body that all men have and it is approaching the HOLE between TWO LEGS (the HOOD) with extra marks to show they are FLESHY - ie a womans legs. So this shows the oldest DEAL of all time - prostitution.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: あきな.う
readingExamples: 商う (あきな.う)
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koohiiStory2: Slick Willy standing on the motorcycle helmet he´s trying to sell you to demonstrate how rugged it is. His legs crash through the top of it and after a moment of awkward silence his mouth opens and says, "hey, we can still make a deal.".
words: 商人(あきうど): trader, shopkeeper, merchant
商(しょう): quotient
商業(しょうぎょう): commerce, trade, business
商社(しょうしゃ): trading company, firm
商店(しょうてん): shop, business firm
商人(しょうにん): trader, shopkeeper, merchant
商売(しょうばい): trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation
商品(しょうひん): commodity, goods, stock, merchandise

keyword: подходящее
kanji: 適
constituent: suitable, antique, vase, stand up, hood, old, tombstone, gravestone, church, ten, needle, mouth, road
myStory: дорога - не самое подходящее место, чтобы показывать старую вазу
heisigStory: Can you imagine anything less suitable to do with one's precious antiques than to display them in the middle of a crowded road-way?
koohiiStory1: Think of the term from televison "suitable for all audiences" to get the sense of the word. What program could be more suitable for the whole family than the "antiques road(show)".
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: テキ
kunYomi: かな.う
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koohiiStory2: That old thing in your attic might be suitable to be shown on the Antiques Roadshow.
words: 適応(てきおう): adaptation, accommodation, conformity
適確(てきかく): precise, accurate
適宜(てきぎ): suitability
適性(てきせい): aptitude
快適(かいてき): pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
適する(てきする): fit, suit
適切(てきせつ): pertinent, appropriate, adequate, relevance
適度(てきど): moderate
適用(てきよう): applying
適当(てきとう): appropriate

keyword: капать
kanji: 滴
constituent: drip, water, water droplets, water pistol, antique, vase, stand up, hood, old, tombstone, gravestone, church, ten, needle, mouth
myStory: старая ваза пропускает воду - из нее капает
heisigStory: Picture water dripping on what you thought were precious antiques, only to find that the artificial aging painted on them is running!
koohiiStory1: DRIPS of WATER were collected in ANTIQUE VASES since the museum had a leaky roof.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: テキ
kunYomi: しずく、したた.る
readingExamples: 滴 (しずく), 滴る (したた.る)
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koohiiStory2: You must never let water drip onto antiques.
words: 水滴(すいてき): drop of water

keyword: север
kanji: 北
constituent: north, spoon, sitting on the ground
myStory: два человека сидят спина-к-спине и мерзнут на Севере
heisigStory: The cold air from the north is so strong that we see two people sitting on the ground back to back, their arms interlocked so they don't blow away. (Pay special attention to the drawing of the first 3 strokes.)
koohiiStory1: Warning: The left part is NOT the primitive turtle! The stroke order is different. Sometimes it will look exactly the same but not always depending on the font / style used to draw this character. Be sure to study the difference!
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ホク
kunYomi: きた
readingExamples: 北 (きた)
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koohiiStory2: In the north, the weather is so cold that people are often seen sitting back to back to preserve warmth.
words: 南北(なんぼく): south and north
北極(ほっきょく): North Pole
北(きた): north

keyword: рост
kanji: 背
constituent: stature, north, spoon, sitting on the ground, moon, month, flesh, part of the body
myStory: рост определяется на высоте самой "северной" части тела
heisigStory: One's stature is measured according to the "northern-most" part of the body.
koohiiStory1: While japanese people are generally small, people in the northern contryes have taller stature because of all the flesh they eat!
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ハイ
kunYomi: せ、せい、そむ.く、そむ.ける
readingExamples: 背 (せ), 背 (せい), 背く (そむ.く), 背ける (そむ.ける)
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koohiiStory2: Up in the Great White North, we eat a lot of meat - thus giving us great STATURE. Mmmm.... baby seals.
words: 背負う(しょう): to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder
背く(そむく): to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
背景(はいけい): background, scenery, setting, circumstance
背後(はいご): back, rear
背(せ): height, stature
背負う(せおう): be burdened with, carry on back or shoulder
背中(せなか): back
背(せい): height, stature
背広(せびろ): business suit

keyword: сравнивать
kanji: 比
constituent: compare, spoon, sitting on the ground, spoon2, sitting on the ground2
myStory: сравниваем две ложки
heisigStory: With two spoons, one in each hand, you are comparing your mother's cooking with your mother-in-law's.
koohiiStory1: A gay couple about to turn around to compare which role is better...
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヒ
kunYomi: くら.べる
readingExamples: 比べる (くら.べる)
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koohiiStory2: Compare the two spoons... the one on the left is funny-looking.
words: 対比(たいひ): contrast, comparison
比重(ひじゅう): specific gravity
比率(ひりつ): ratio, proportion, percentage
比例(ひれい): proportion
比較(ひかく): comparison
比較的(ひかくてき): comparatively, relatively
比べる(くらべる): compare

keyword: все
kanji: 皆
constituent: all, compare, spoon, sitting on the ground, white, dove, spoon2, sitting on the ground2
myStory: сравнивать белый со всеми другими цветами
heisigStory: Think of the housewives in TV commercials "comparing the whiteness" of their laundry across the fence, a typical advertisement for the popular detergent known as All. (If you don't know the brand, surely you've heard the phrases "all-purpose detergent" or "all-temperature detergent.")
koohiiStory1: If you compare colors, you will find that white is produced from the mix of all the others.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カイ
kunYomi: みな、みんな
readingExamples: 皆 (みな)
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koohiiStory2: Sometimes, Dr. Heisig´s keyword choices are really quite bizarre. This doesn´t mean all, it means everyone!! Picture two ku klux klansmen comparing whose skin is whiter...finally, they agree that everyone there is white.
words: 皆(みな): all, everything
皆さん(みなさん): everyone

keyword: смешивать
kanji: 混
constituent: mix, water, water droplets, water pistol, descendants, sun, day, compare, spoon, sitting on the ground, spoon2, sitting on the ground2
myStory: смешивать жидкости (иметь секс), что появились потомки
heisigStory: Mixed marriages, this character suggests, water down the quality of one's descendants - the oldest racial nonsense in the world!
koohiiStory1: People have to mix their fluids (have sex), in order to create descendants.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コン
kunYomi: ま.じる、-ま.じり、ま.ざる、ま.ぜる、こ.む
readingExamples: 混ざる (ま.ざる), 混じる (ま.じる), 混ぜる (ま.ぜる)
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koohiiStory2: Give plants the right mix of water and sun. Then compare the results...　RTK2:　コン　混乱　こんらん(disorder).
words: 混む(こむ): to be crowded
混血(こんけつ): mixed race, mixed parentage
混同(こんどう): confusion, mixing, merger
取り混ぜる(とりまぜる): to mix, to put together
混ざる(まざる): to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
混じる(まじる): to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
混合(こんごう): mixing, mixture
混雑(こんざつ): confusion, congestion
混乱(こんらん): disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem
混ぜる(まぜる): mix, stir

keyword: жир
kanji: 脂
constituent: fat, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, delicious, spoon, sun, day
myStory: если будешь есть много вкусной еды, появится новая часть тела - прослойка жира
heisigStory: This kanji tells us that if you feed the flesh with too many delicious things, it soon picks up a thick layer of fat.
koohiiStory1: Every chef will tell you, fat is what make the meat taste delicious.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: あぶら
readingExamples: 脂 (あぶら)
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koohiiStory2: Fat is the most delicious part of the flesh. (Note this refers to physical fat, not the concept of obesity obese (#494)).
words: 脂肪(しぼう): fat, grease, blubber
脂(あぶら): fat, lard

keyword: каждый (every)
kanji: 毎
constituent: every, reclining, lying down, mother
myStory: Фрейд говорил, что каждый мужчина хочет возлечь со своей матерью
heisigStory: "Behind every successful person lies a woman...," who usually turns out to be one's mama!
koohiiStory1: Freud believed every man wants to lie down with his mother.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: マイ
kunYomi: ごと、-ごと.に
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koohiiStory2: Who does every person want to lie down with? Yo´ MAMA!
words: 毎(ごと): each respectively
毎度(まいど): each time, common service-sector greeting
毎朝(まいあさ): every morning
毎月(まいげつ): every month, each month, monthly
毎週(まいしゅう): every week
毎日(まいにち): every day
毎晩(まいばん): every night

keyword: море
kanji: 海
constituent: sea, water, water droplets, water pistol, every, reclining, lying down, mother, breasts
myStory: каждая вода - это море. просто запомнить
heisigStory: Behind every drop of water, a sea from which it originated.
koohiiStory1: Every drop of water will eventually return to the sea.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: カイ
kunYomi: うみ
readingExamples: 海 (うみ)
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koohiiStory2: As depicted in the classic SF film Fantastic Voyage, every drop of water is a sea, if you look close enough. Imagine peering through a microscope at a vast sea teeming with microbial life (and perhaps a minaturized submarine). Note: Take care not to confuse with ocean (#549).
words: 海路(うみじ): sea route
海運(かいうん): maritime, marine transportation
海峡(かいきょう): channel
海抜(かいばつ): height above sea level
海流(かいりゅう): ocean current
航海(こうかい): sail, voyage
領海(りょうかい): territorial waters
海外(かいがい): foreign, abroad, overseas
海水浴(かいすいよく): sea bathing, seawater bath
海洋(かいよう): ocean
海岸(かいがん): sea shore
海(うみ): sea, beach

keyword: засуха
kanji: 乾
constituent: drought, mist, ten, needle, early, sun, day, beg, reclining, lying down, fishhook, ten2, needle2
myStory: просим туман во время засухи
heisigStory: In times of drought anything at all will do. Here we see the victims begging for just a little mist for relief.
koohiiStory1: During a drought, everything begs for even a mist for relief.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カン、ケン
kunYomi: かわ.く、かわ.かす、ほ.す、ひ.る、いぬい
readingExamples: 乾かす (かわ.かす), 乾く (かわ.く)
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koohiiStory2: Beggar has to drink mist because there is no water in the drought. I get this one confused with thirst 451 but try to remember that there is no water element beacuse it is a drought.
words: 乾(かん): heaven, emperor
乾(ほし): dried, cured
乾かす(かわかす): to dry
乾燥(かんそう): dry, arid, dehydrated, insipid
乾電池(かんでんち): dry cell, battery
乾杯(かんぱい): toast (drink)
乾く(かわく): get dry

keyword: живот
kanji: 腹
constituent: abdomen, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, fold back, double back, reclining, lying down, sun, day, walking legs
myStory: кусок тела, который удваивается - живот
heisigStory: If you double back (fold over) most animals - or people, for that matter - in the middle, the part of the body where the crease comes is the abdomen.
koohiiStory1: The only body part that doubles over.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: フク
kunYomi: はら
readingExamples: 腹 (はら)
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koohiiStory2: Imagine getting punched in the abdomen, a fairly tender part of flesh, and instead of doubling forward, you double back. That would be pretty painful.
words: お腹(おなか): stomach
空腹(くうふく): hunger
山腹(さんぷく): hillside, mountainside
中腹(ちゅうっぱら): irritated, offended
腹立ち(はらだち): anger
腹(はら): abdomen, belly, stomach

keyword: дублировать
kanji: 複
constituent: duplicate, cloak, fold back, double back, reclining, lying down, sun, day, walking legs
myStory: гарри поттер. плащ. гермиона. путешествия во времени. дублируются люди
heisigStory: In its original and etymologically transparent sense, to duplicate something means to double it back with a fold, like the fold of a cloak.
koohiiStory1: My girlfiend saw someone wearing the exact same (duplicate) outfit at a party, so she doubled back to change!
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: フク
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koohiiStory2: In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hermione uses a device called a "time-turner" to double back in time, but this creates duplicates. The smart thing to do would be to combine Hermione´s time-turner with Harry´s invisibility cloak. That way, one could double back in time without creating any visible duplicates.
words: 重複(じゅうふく): duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
複合(ふくごう): composite, complex
複写(ふくしゃ): copy, duplicate
複数(ふくすう): plural, multiple
複雑(ふくざつ): complicated

keyword: отсутствие (п: +зевать)
kanji: 欠
constituent: lack, yawn
myStory: попробуй запомнить по пиктограмме (зевать - отсутствие сна или интереса)
heisigStory: The pictograph hidden in this character is of someone yawning. The first stroke shows the head thrown back; the second, the arm bent at the elbow as the hand reaches up to cover the mouth; and the last two, the legs. Since yawning shows a lack of something (psychologically, interest; physiologically, sleep), the connection is plain to see.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, it can mean either yawn or lack.
koohiiStory1: To me, this kanji looks like a person with two arms and two legs, but who lacks a head.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ケツ、ケン
kunYomi: か.ける、か.く、あくび
readingExamples: 欠く (か.く), 欠ける (か.ける)
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koohiiStory2: When your body lacks oxygen you yawn.
words: 欠く(かく): to lack, to break, to crack, to chip
欠乏(けつぼう): want, shortage, famine
不可欠(ふかけつ): indispensable, essential
欠ける(かける): be lacking
欠陥(けっかん): defect, fault, deficiency
欠席(けっせき): absence, non-attendance
欠点(けってん): faults, defect, weakness

keyword: дуть
kanji: 吹
constituent: blow, mouth, lack, yawn
myStory: когда мы зеваем, изо рта выдувается воздух
heisigStory: To blow is really no more than a deliberate effort to make one's mouth lack all the air that is in it.
koohiiStory1: This is clearly a BLOWJOB, we can see the MOUTH and the LACK OF condom. (I am sorry for the image, but it sticks forever in your mind).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: スイ
kunYomi: ふ.く
readingExamples: 吹く (ふ.く)
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koohiiStory2: I keep confusing this with suck (#689). Consider someone blowing bubbles using their chewing gum because they´re lacking attention in class.
words: 吹奏(すいそう): playing wind instruments
吹雪(ふぶき): snow storm
吹く(ふく): blow (wind, etc.), emit

keyword: песня
kanji: 歌
constituent: song, cancan, can, mouth, street, nail, spike, lack, yawn, can2, mouth2, street2, nail2, spike2
myStory: могу-могу-отсутствие
heisigStory: The song in this kanji is being sung by a chorus line of can-can girls. Why it should be eliciting nothing but yawning from the audience, I leave to you to decide.
koohiiStory1: Can-Can-ers lack the ability to sing a song, so they just dance.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: カ
kunYomi: うた、うた.う
readingExamples: 歌 (うた), 歌う (うた.う)
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koohiiStory2: Can-can dancers are supposed to be big-bosomed girls who dance. Yet these so called can-can dancers are flat-chested and singing a song, so audience of men is yawning in boredom.
words: 短歌(たんか): tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem
歌手(かしゅ): singer
歌謡(かよう): song, ballad
歌(うた): song, poetry
歌う(うたう): sing

keyword: мягкий
kanji: 軟
constituent: soft, car, lack, yawn
myStory: чтобы зевать в машине, там должно быть мягко
heisigStory: If the cushions of one's car are too soft, one may begin yawning at the wheel.
koohiiStory1: Cars are rough steel things, lacking softness.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ナン
kunYomi: やわ.らか、やわ.らかい
readingExamples: 軟らか (やわ.らか), 軟らかい (やわ.らかい)
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koohiiStory2: If your car has really soft seats, you may start yawning and eventually fall asleep at the wheel (imagine that this seat is a huge soft beanbag that nearly swallows the driver, and it will be easier to remember).
words: 柔軟(じゅうなん): flexible, lithe
軟らかい(やわらかい): soft, tender, limp

keyword: следующий (пункт) (п: +второй)
kanji: 次
constituent: next, ice, lack, yawn
myStory: отсутствие льда вынуждает идти в следующий магазин
heisigStory: This key word connotes the "next in line" of a succession of people or things. Let there be a lack of ice on the hottest day of summer, and you stand impatiently in line waiting for the distributor to call out "Next!"
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this character can either retain its key word meaning of next or the related meaning of second.
koohiiStory1: Is this store lacking ice? Let´s try the next one, then.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ジ、シ
kunYomi: つ.ぐ、つぎ
readingExamples: 次回 (じかい), 次元 (じげん), 目次 (もくじ), 次ぐ (つ.ぐ), 次 (つぎ)
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koohiiStory2: A rapper called "Ice" went for auditions but was told he lacked talent. Next...
words: 次(し): order, sequence, times, next, below
次いで(ついで): next, secondly, subsequently
取り次ぐ(とりつぐ): to act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message)
次第(しだい): order, precedence, circumstances, immediate(ly), as soon as, dependent upon
次々(つぎつぎ): in succession, one by one
次ぐ(つぐ): rank next to, come after
目次(もくじ): table of contents
次(つぎ): next, stage station, stage, subsequent

keyword: активы, ресурсы
kanji: 資
constituent: assets, next, ice, lack, yawn, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: получив деньги, ты платишь долги. следующие деньги имеет смысл вкладывать в активы
heisigStory: The first shells (money) you earn, you use to pay your debts. From then on, the next shells you accumulate become your assets.
koohiiStory1: Assets are the next best thing to money.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: シ
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koohiiStory2: The first SHELLS you get you obviously spend, but the NEXT SHELLS are your ASSETS, you should bury them in a low safe place (placement!).
words: 資格(しかく): qualifications, requirements, capabilities
資金(しきん): funds, capital
資産(しさん): property, fortune, means, assets
投資(とうし): investment
物資(ぶっし): goods, materials
融資(ゆうし): financing, loan
資源(しげん): resources
資本(しほん): funds, capital
資料(しりょう): materials, data

keyword: звук
kanji: 音
constituent: sound, vase, stand up, sun, day, tongue wagging
myStory: если встанешь на солнце - точно будешь издавать звук
heisigStory: The kanji for sound depicts something standing in the air over a tongue wagging in a mouth, much the same as a sound does for the briefest of moments before disappearing.
heisigComment: * The primitive from this kanji also means simply a sound.
koohiiStory1: If you were standing on the sun, believe me, you´d be making sound.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: オン、イン、ノン
kunYomi: おと、ね
readingExamples: 音楽 (おんがく), 発音 (はつおん), 騒音 (そうおん), 音 (おと), 音 (ね)
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koohiiStory2: The tongue wagging in a mouth produces a very high-pitched sound, breaking a nearby vase.
words: 音色(おんいろ): tone color, tone quality, timbre, synthesizer patch
音(ね): sound, note
本音(ほんね): real intention, motive
音(おん): sound, (music) note
五十音(ごじゅうおん): the Japanese syllabary
雑音(ざつおん): noise (jarring, grating)
騒音(そうおん): noise
物音(ものおと): sounds
録音(ろくおん): (audio) recording
音(おと): sound
発音(はつおん): pronunciation
音楽(おんがく): music, musical movement

keyword: темнота
kanji: 暗
constituent: darkness, sun, day, sound, vase, stand up, sun, day, sun2, day2
myStory: солнце не издает звуков, в этом смысле там темнота
heisigStory: When "darkness covered the earth" at the beginning of time, there was neither sun nor sound.
koohiiStory1: Picture the sun exploding - there would be a gigantic noise and then...nothing. Everything would plunge into darkness.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: アン
kunYomi: くら.い、くら.む、くれ.る
readingExamples: 暗い (くら.い)
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koohiiStory2: In places of complete darkness, such as caves where the sun can´t reach, creatures such as bats have learned to navigate by sound rather than sight. The poor guys must have to fly around screaming "Marco!" and "Polo!" all the time.
words: 暗殺(あんさつ): assassination
暗算(あんざん): mental arithmetic
暗示(あんじ): hint, suggestion
暗記(あんき): memorization
薄暗い(うすぐらい): dim, gloomy
真っ暗(まっくら): total darkness, pitch dark, shortsightedness
暗い(くらい): dark, gloomy

keyword: отличительный, разборчивый
kanji: 識
constituent: discriminating, say, words, keitai, mouth, kazoo, sound, vase, stand up, sun, day, fiesta
myStory: на празднике звуков трудно отличить слова друг от друга
heisigStory: A person of discriminating intellect can tell the difference between mere kazoo-buzzing and words spoken wisely.
koohiiStory1: Words are difficult to discriminate/discern from sounds in the middle of a fiesta.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: シキ
kunYomi: し.る、しる.す
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koohiiStory2: I have discriminating taste. I´d rather listen to the words of a lecture than attend a kazoo concert. (Picture some snobby guy in a tweed jacket turning up his nose at entering a loud raucous kazoo recital).
words: 認識(にんしき): recognition, cognizance
良識(りょうしき): good sense
意識(いしき): consciousness, senses
常識(じょうしき): common sense
知識(ちしき): knowledge, information
標識(ひょうしき): sign, mark

keyword: умерший, покойник (п: +погибать)
kanji: 亡
constituent: deceased, perish, top hat, fishhook
myStory: шляпа висит на крючке, напоминая об умершем
heisigStory: A top hat hanging on a hook in the front hall, right where the deceased left it the day he died, reminds us of him and his kanji.
heisigComment: * In addition to deceased, the primitive meaning of to perish will also be used for this character.
koohiiStory1: The top hat hanging on a hook belonged to the now deceased Charlie Chaplin.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ボウ、モウ
kunYomi: な.い、な.き-、ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす
readingExamples: 亡父 (ぼうふ), 亡命 (ぼうめい), 存亡 (そんぼう), 亡い (な.い)
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koohiiStory2: The recently DECEASED are said to hang their hats on a hook by the door to the afterlife.
words: 逃亡(とうぼう): escape
滅亡(めつぼう): downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction
死亡(しぼう): death, mortality
亡くす(なくす): lose something or someone, get rid of
亡くなる(なくなる): die

keyword: опустошенный
kanji: 荒
constituent: laid waste, wreath, flowers, deceased, perish, top hat, fishhook, stream, flood
myStory: цветы умерли от наводнения - земля опустошена
heisigStory: The flowers that perish in the flood are taken here as symbols of an area that has been laid waste.
koohiiStory1: After Godzilla laid waste to the city, the survivors put some flowers on the bodies of the deceased and floated their bodies down the stream.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: あら.い、あら-、あ.れる、あ.らす、-あ.らし、すさ.む
readingExamples: 荒らす (あ.らす), 荒れる (あ.れる), 荒い (あら.い)
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koohiiStory2: Laying waste is just a euphamism for flushing poop down the toilet. It smells nothing like flowers, more like deceased flowers, and it´s flushed down into a stream of sewage. Use "waste" to avoid destroy (#365) demolition (#400).
words: 荒らす(あらす): to lay waste, to devastate, to damage, to invade, to break into
荒っぽい(あらっぽい): rough, rude
荒廃(こうはい): ruin
荒い(あらい): rough, rude, wild

keyword: амбиция
kanji: 望
constituent: ambition, deceased, perish, top hat, fishhook, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, king, jewel, ball
myStory: погибшее тело короля лишено амбиций
heisigStory: The story of ambition talks of a king walking under the perishing (or "waning") moon dreaming great dreams about his kingdom. (The roots of ambition are from the same word as "ambulate," meaning to walk about.)
koohiiStory1: You´re dead meat, buddy, my ambition is to be king.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ボウ、モウ
kunYomi: のぞ.む、もち
readingExamples: 望郷 (ぼうきょう), 希望 (きぼう), 人望 (じんぼう), 望む (のぞ.む)
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koohiiStory2: The ambitions of kings often result in dead bodies.
words: 志望(しぼう): wish, desire, ambition
絶望(ぜつぼう): despair, hopelessness
待望(たいぼう): expectant waiting
展望(てんぼう): view, outlook, prospect
望ましい(のぞましい): desirable, hoped for
待ち望む(まちのぞむ): to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for
有望(ゆうぼう): good prospects, full of hope, promising
要望(ようぼう): demand for, request
欲望(よくぼう): desire, appetite
希望(きぼう): hope, wish, aspiration
失望(しつぼう): disappointment, despair
望み(のぞみ): wish, desire, hope
望む(のぞむ): to desire, wish for, see, command (a view of)
望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう): telescope

keyword: направление (п: +компас)
kanji: 方
constituent: direction, compass, direction
myStory: не знаю, просто запомнить
heisigStory: Spinning a dagger about on its hilt on the top of a top hat - waiting to see in which direction it points when it comes to rest - one leaves to fate where one is going next. Take care in writing this character.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this character will take the sense of a compass, the instrument used to determine direction.
koohiiStory1: Note: The primitives are top hat and bound up. Compare ten thousand (#64). Story: A rich man wearing a top hat and bound up from head to toe hobbles up to you and asks for directions to the nearest police station because he just escaped from his kidnappers.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ホウ
kunYomi: かた、-かた、-がた
readingExamples: 方 (かた)
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koohiiStory2: I always keep my directions bound to the bottom of my top hat so I won´t lose them.
words: 彼方此方(あちこち): here and there
彼方(あちら): there, yonder, that
彼方此方(あちらこちら): here and there
遠方(えんぽう): long way, distant place
大方(おおかた): perhaps, almost all, majority
方(かた): polite way of indicating person
地方(じかた): area, locality, district, region, the coast
其方(そちら): over there, the other
外方(そっぽ): look (or turn) the other way
立方(たちかた): dancing (geisha)
他方(たほう): another side, different direction, (on) the other hand
何方(どちら): which, who
平方(へいほう): square (e.g. metre), square
方(ほう): side
方策(ほうさく): plan, policy
方式(ほうしき): form, method, system
見方(みかた): viewpoint
目方(めかた): weight
明け方(あけがた): dawn
一方(いっぽう): one side, one way, one direction, one party, the other party, on the other hand, meanwhile, only, simple, in turn
方々(かたがた): persons, all people, this and that, here and there, everywhere, any way, all sides
正方形(せいほうけい): square
地方(ちほう): area, locality, district, region, the coast
長方形(ちょうほうけい): rectangle, oblong
方角(ほうがく): direction, way, compass point
方言(ほうげん): dialect
方向(ほうこう): direction, course, way
方針(ほうしん): objective, plan, policy
方程式(ほうていしき): equation
方法(ほうほう): method, process, manner, way, means, technique
方々(ほうぼう): persons, this and that, here and there, everywhere, any way, all sides, all people
方面(ほうめん): direction, district, field (of study)
味方(みかた): friend, ally, supporter
仕方(しかた): method, way
両方(りょうほう): both
夕方(ゆうがた): evening

keyword: взывать, посещать
kanji: 訪
constituent: call on, say, words, keitai, mouth, compass, direction
myStory: обращая свою речь к кому-то, мы взываем к этому кому-то
heisigStory: When making a courtesy call on a dignitary, one has to gauge one's words with great care. Hence the need for a compass.
koohiiStory1: When you call on someone, you point your words in their direction.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ホウ
kunYomi: おとず.れる、たず.ねる、と.う
readingExamples: 訪れる (おとず.れる), 訪ねる (たず.ねる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: When calling on a girl, you´d better what what sweet words will turn her fancy in your direction. (Image: last century teenagers on a frilly couch in the sitting room, she with her back to him, and he fumbling for the right words to turn her around).
words: 訪れる(おとずれる): to visit
訪問(ほうもん): call, visit
訪ねる(たずねる): visit

keyword: освобождать
kanji: 放
constituent: set free, compass, direction, taskmaster
myStory: надсмотрщик указал направление на выход из шахт, освобождая раба
heisigStory: The taskmaster sets an unruly servant free, giving him no more than a quick glance at the compass and a boot from behind.
koohiiStory1: Go in any direction away from your taskmaster when you are set free.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ホウ
kunYomi: はな.す、-っぱな.し、はな.つ、はな.れる、こ.く、ほう.る
readingExamples: 放す (はな.す), 放つ (はな.つ), 放れる (はな.れる)
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koohiiStory2: When slaves were set free from their masters, they set off in all directions… RTK2:　ホウ　放射　ほうしゃ(radiation)… Pure group: 倣979.
words: 追放(ついほう): exile, banishment
放棄(ほうき): abandonment, renunciation, abdication (responsibility right)
放射(ほうしゃ): radiation, emission
放射能(ほうしゃのう): radioactivity
放出(ほうしゅつ): release, emit
放置(ほうち): leave as is, leave to chance, leave alone, neglect
放り込む(ほうりこむ): to throw into
放り出す(ほうりだす): to throw out, to fire, to expel, to give up, to abandon, to neglect
解放(かいほう): release, liberation, emancipation
開放(かいほう): open, throw open, liberalization
放す(はなす): separate, set free, turn loose
放れる(はなれる): leave, get free, cut oneself off
放る(ほうる): let go, abandon, leave undone, throw, toss, fling
放送(ほうそう): broadcasting

keyword: мнение, объяснение
kanji: 説
constituent: rumor, say, words, keitai, mouth, devil, horns, elder brother, teenager, mouth, human legs
myStory: тинейджер-дьяволенок попытался объяснить свое поведение
heisigStory: Not inappropriately, this character likens an explanation to the devil's own words.
koohiiStory1: The words of a horny teenager typically fall into one of two categories: either rumors or explanations.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セツ、ゼイ
kunYomi: と.く
readingExamples: 説明 (せつめい), 小説 (しょうせつ), 演説 (えんぜつ), 説く (と.く)
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koohiiStory2: The words of the devil incite rumours and false explanations.
words: 概説(がいせつ): general statement, outline
学説(がくせつ): theory
説得(せっとく): persuasion
伝説(でんせつ): tradition, legend, folklore
説く(とく): to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade
演説(えんぜつ): speech, address
解説(かいせつ): explanation, commentary
社説(しゃせつ): editorial, leading article
説(せつ): theory
小説(しょうせつ): novel
説明(せつめい): explanation

keyword: острый
kanji: 鋭
constituent: pointed, metal, gold, devil, horns, elder brother, teenager, mouth, human legs
myStory: тинейджер-дьяволенок острит свои металлические вилы
heisigStory: Metal that has been pointed (as an awl, a pick, a nail, or a knife) tends to serve the devil's purposes as well as civilization's: our tools are also our weapons.
koohiiStory1: Pointed is the metal devil´s pitchfork.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: エイ
kunYomi: するど.い
readingExamples: 鋭い (するど.い)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The Horny teenager who worked part time at a gold smelting plant always had uncontrollable errections that pointed out all the time, this is not a good thing to have when you work in a gold smelting plant, surely he will one day end up with a Goldmember!
words: 鋭い(するどい): pointed, sharp

keyword: увеличиваться
kanji: 増
constituent: increase, soil, dirt, ground, increase, formerly, horns, rice field, brains, sun, day
myStory: раньше земля была дешевле, сейчас она увеличилась в цене
heisigStory: This kanji depicts an increase of soil, multiplying so fast that it literally buries everything in its path.
koohiiStory1: Prices always INCREASE for LAND that was FORMERLY cheaper.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ゾウ
kunYomi: ま.す、ま.し、ふ.える、ふ.やす
readingExamples: 増える (ふ.える), 増やす (ふ.やす), 増す (ま.す)
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koohiiStory2: Farmers work the land so they can INCREASE their formerly puny crop supply.
words: 増強(ぞうきょう): augment, reinforce, increase
増進(ぞうしん): promoting, increase, advance
増やす(ふやす): to increase, to add to, to augment
増し(まし): extra, additional, less objectionable, better, preferable
激増(げきぞう): sudden increase
増加(ぞうか): increase, addition
増減(ぞうげん): increase and decrease, fluctuation
増大(ぞうだい): enlargement
増す(ます): increase, grow
増える(ふえる): increase

keyword: подарки
kanji: 贈
constituent: presents, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight, increase, formerly, horns, rice field, brains, sun, day
myStory: деньги, которые раньше были твоими - это подарки
heisigStory: The presents offered here are money that increases each time you give it away. Do not confuse with the temporal word "present" (Frame 275).
koohiiStory1: Presents represent money that was formerly yours.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ゾウ、ソウ
kunYomi: おく.る
readingExamples: 贈与 (ぞうよ), 贈呈 (ぞうてい), 贈答 (ぞうとう), 贈る (おく.る)
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koohiiStory2: Imagine if the number of presents you get increases with each birthday. So on your first birthday, you receive just one shell as a present, but the next year it increases to two shells as presents, and so on, increasing and increasing so by the time you´re elderly, the number of shells you´ll get as presents will have increased to an awful lot of presents. GOT IT YET? PRESENTS = SHELLS + INCREASE.
words: 寄贈(きそう): donation, presentation
贈る(おくる): send, give to, award to, confer on
贈り物(おくりもの): gift

keyword: восток
kanji: 東
constituent: east, sun, day, tree, wood
myStory: солнце встает за деревьями на востоке
heisigStory: As a "Western" language, English identifies the east with the rising sun. In more fanciful terms, we see the sun piercing through a tree as it rises in the east.
heisigComment: * Both the direction east and the part of the world called "the East" are primitive meanings of this character.
koohiiStory1: Traditionally seen as a pictograph of the sun rising behind a tree.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: ひがし
readingExamples: 東 (ひがし)
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koohiiStory2: The sun pierces through the trees as it rises in the east…　　　　　　RTK2:　トウ　東北　とうほく (the northeast)　東京　とうきょう(Tokyo)… MIXED GROUP　凍506　(ﾁﾝ):陳1301　(ﾚﾝ): 練1343　錬2030.
words: 東(あずま): east, Eastern Japan
関東(かんとう): Kantou (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo)
東西(とうざい): East and West, Orient and Occident, whole country, Your attention, please!
東洋(とうよう): Orient
東(ひがし): east

keyword: замороженный
kanji: 凍
constituent: frozen, ice, east, tree, wood, sun, day
myStory: лед на востоке замороженный
heisigStory: The whole secret to breaking the ice with the East is to peek behind those mysteriously "frozen smiles."
koohiiStory1: Eastern Siberia is often frozen by ice. According to wikipedia, Yakutia (in Eastern Siberia) holds the record as the coldest town on Earth. Check it out yourself...it made it stick for me!
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: こお.る、こご.える、こご.る、い.てる、し.みる
readingExamples: 凍る (こお.る), 凍える (こご.える)
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koohiiStory2: The ice will stay frozen until the sun is visible through the trees.
words: 凍る(こおる): freeze, be frozen over, congeal
凍える(こごえる): freeze, be chilled, be frozen
冷凍(れいとう): freezing, cold storage, refrigeration

keyword: жечь, сжигать
kanji: 燃
constituent: burn, fire, sort of thing, moon, crescent moon, month, flesh, part of the body, chihuahua, dog, large, drop, oven-fire, barbecue, fire2
myStory: такие вещи можно жечь в огне
heisigStory: Hearth . . . sort of thing. Beware of letting the simple reading off of the primitive elements do your work for you. Unless you make a vivid image of something burning and relate it just as vividly to those primitive meanings, you can count on forgetting this character very quickly.
koohiiStory1: Any sort of thing can burn in the fire.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ネン
kunYomi: も.える、も.やす、も.す
readingExamples: 燃える (も.える), 燃す (も.す), 燃やす (も.やす)
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koohiiStory2: Somebody from PETA is really angry that they sell dog meat in China, so they´ve gone to burn down the whole cart (my mnemonic for "sort of thing" was seeing strips of dog flesh roasting, and saying "well, that´s just the sort of thing they do here in China).
words: 燃焼(ねんしょう): burning, combustion
燃料(ねんりょう): fuel
燃える(もえる): to burn
燃やす(もやす): to burn

keyword: конец года
kanji: 歳
constituent: year end, stop, footprint, one, little, small, march
myStory: в конце года марш маленьких эльфов оставляет следы на снегу
heisigStory: Stop . . . march . . . little. Be sure not to forget that final dot in the element for march.
koohiiStory1: Santa had to put his foot down to stop a march of little guys, namely elves. They were protesting the harsh treatment they get every year-end when Santa asks them to step up toy production for the holiday season.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サイ、セイ
kunYomi: とし、とせ、よわい
readingExamples: 歳末 (さいまつ), 歳月 (さいげつ), 二十歳 (はたち)
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koohiiStory2: At the year-end, everything seems to come to a stop. However, there´s still enough time for a little march to celebrate.
words: 歳(さい): -years-old
万歳(ばんざい): strolling comic dancer
二十歳(はたち): 20 years old, 20th year

keyword: префектура
kanji: 県
constituent: prefecture, eye, fishhook, small, little
myStory: маленький босс якудзы вогнал крючок в глаз и этим заставил переселиться в другую префектуру
heisigStory: Above, an eye and a fishhook, and below the primitive for little. Although apparently the simplest of these first six kanji, when you begin to work on its plot and story you will soon find out that the number of strokes and visual complexity of a kanji does not make it easier or harder to remember. It is the primitives you have to work that are the critical factor, as in this case where the meaning of the key word is so seemingly distant from the elements. Remember, you can always break larger elements down (eye of a needle into eye and fishhook) if you think it helps.
koohiiStory1: In Japanese this is KEN, as in Barbie´s boyfriend. He has lovely blue eyes, a girlfriend who is as thin as a straightened out fish hook. But, down where it counts, he has very little to show...
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ケン
kunYomi: か.ける
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koohiiStory2: After sticking a fishhook in your eye, the yakuza boss probably has little more to do to convince you to move to a different prefecture.
words: 県(けん): prefecture
県庁(けんちょう): prefectural office

keyword: земля
kanji: 地
constituent: ground, soil, dirt, ground, scorpion
myStory: земля полна скорпионов
heisigStory: Soil and a scorpion (an "earth animal"). This is, of course, the full character from which the primitive for ground derives.
koohiiStory1: Picture the ground as an extent of soil where scorpions are buried like land mines. Imagine a sign post saying ´no trespassing, scorpion mines´ if that helps, and how it is dangerous to walk there.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: チ、ジ
readingExamples: 地下 (ちか), 天地 (てんち), 境地 (きょうち)
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koohiiStory2: The soil is littered with scorpions everywhere and no ones dares put their foot on the ground.
words: 天地(あめつち): heaven and earth, the universe, nature, top and bottom, realm, sphere, world
意地(いじ): disposition, spirit, willpower, obstinacy, backbone, appetite
位地(いち): place, situation, position, location
見地(けんち): point of view
現地(げんち): actual place, local
心地(ここち): feeling, sensation, mood
地方(じかた): area, locality, district, region, the coast
地形(じぎょう): terrain, geographical features, topography
地獄(じごく): hell
下地(したじ): groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge of, grounding in, prearrangement, spadework, signs, symptoms, first coat of plastering, soy
地主(じぬし): landlord
地元(じもと): local
植民地(しょくみんち): colony
農地(のうち): agricultural land
墓地(はかち): cemetery, graveyard
余地(よち): place, room, margin, scope
領地(りょうち): territory, dominion
意地悪(いじわる): malicious, ill-tempered, unkind
各地(かくち): every place, various places
生地(きじ): cloth, material, texture, one´s true character, unglazed pottery
基地(きち): base
耕地(こうち): arable land
産地(さんち): producing area
敷地(しきち): site
地盤(じばん): the ground
地味(じみ): plain, simple
団地(だんち): multi-unit apartments
地(ち): earth
地位(ちい): (social) position, status
地域(ちいき): area, region
地下(ちか): basement, underground
地下水(ちかすい): underground water
地球(ちきゅう): the earth
地区(ちく): district, section, sector
地質(ちしつ): geological features
地帯(ちたい): area, zone
地点(ちてん): site, point on a map
地平線(ちへいせん): horizon
地方(ちほう): area, locality, district, region, the coast
地名(ちめい): place name
土地(とち): plot of land, lot, soil
番地(ばんち): house number, address
盆地(ぼんち): basin (e.g. between mountains)
無地(むじ): plain, unfigured
遊園地(ゆうえんち): amusement park
地震(じしん): earthquake
地理(ちり): geography, geographical features
地下鉄(ちかてつ): underground train, subway
地図(ちず): map

keyword: пруд
kanji: 池
constituent: pond, water, water droplets, water pistol, scorpion
myStory: скорпион не любит воду и держится подальше от пруда
heisigStory: Water . . . scorpion. It would be easy to slip into a "lazy image" in cases like this one, picturing, let us say, a scorpion near the water. But if you picture rather a scorpion letting its venom out drop by drop until it has made a whole pond of the stuff, the image is more likely to remain fixed.
koohiiStory1: Remember the story of the scorpion that begged the turtle for a ride across the pond? Halfway across the water, the scorpion stung the turtle on the neck and they both sank to the bottom.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: チ
kunYomi: いけ
readingExamples: 池 (いけ)
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koohiiStory2: Water scorpions loves to live in the pond.
words: 乾電池(かんでんち): dry cell, battery
電池(でんち): battery
池(いけ): pond

keyword: насекомое (п: +царство насекомых)
kanji: 虫
constituent: insect, in, stick, mouth
myStory: насекомое в одной капле янтаря ("Парк Юрского периода" и все такое)
heisigStory: Work with the pictograph as you wish.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this insect will refer to the whole insect kingdom; it can be further specified for each kanji that contains it.
koohiiStory1: I see the bottom of this kanji as an arm, and the top is an insect biting into the arm, sucking some blood.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チュウ、キ
kunYomi: むし
readingExamples: 虫 (むし)
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koohiiStory2: Insect in one drop of amber. Think Jurassic Park.
words: 昆虫(こんちゅう): insect, bug
虫歯(むしば): cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth
虫(むし): insect

keyword: будить
kanji: 起
constituent: rouse, run, soil, dirt, ground, mend, snake, self
myStory: беги осторожнее: не разбуди змею
heisigStory: Run . . . snake.
koohiiStory1: Be careful when you´re RUNNING through the jungle, because you might step on and ROUSE a sleeping SNAKE. Then you´ll have to RUN like hell before it bites you!
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: キ
kunYomi: お.きる、お.こる、お.こす、おこ.す、た.つ
readingExamples: 起きる (お.きる), 起こす (お.こす), 起こる (お.こる)
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koohiiStory2: Nothing will rouse you quite as much as finding a snake in your bed. You will run away like you´ve never run before!
words: 起源(きげん): origin, beginning, rise
起点(きてん): starting point
起伏(きふく): undulation
引き起こす(ひきおこす): to cause
起す(おこす): raise, cause, wake someone
起こる(おこる): occur, happen
起床(きしょう): rising, getting out of bed
起こす(おこす): wake (up)
起きる(おきる): get up, rise

keyword: преобразование
kanji: 改
constituent: reformation, snake, self, taskmaster
myStory: надсмотрщик пытался преобразовать порядок, используя змей
heisigStory: Pluralizing the snake and focusing on a single taskmaster may help recommend the image of Ireland's most famous reformer, St. Patrick, who, legend has it, drove away the snakes from the land.
koohiiStory1: The taskmaster of Slytherin ( wizardry house symbolized by a snake ) plans a reformation of Hogwarts, disallowing the study of magic to all muggle-born. こわいですね！.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カイ
kunYomi: あらた.める、あらた.まる
readingExamples: 改まる (あらた.まる), 改める (あらた.める)
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koohiiStory2: This is a Meiji reformation taskmaster, trying to force usage of the Roman alphabet in Japan in place of Kanji. He holds a snake in the shape of the letter S and tries to explain how much simpler this is (j/k).
words: 改まる(あらたまる): to be renewed
改悪(かいあく): deterioration, changing for the worse
改革(かいかく): reform, reformation, innovation
改修(かいしゅう): repair, improvement
改定(かいてい): reform
改訂(かいてい): revision
改良(かいりょう): improvement, reform
改めて(あらためて): again
改める(あらためる): to change, alter, reform, revise
改札(かいさつ): examination of tickets
改正(かいせい): revision, amendment, alteration
改善(かいぜん): betterment, improvement, incremental and continuous improvement
改造(かいぞう): remodeling

keyword: писец
kanji: 記
constituent: scribe, say, words, keitai, mouth, snake, self
myStory: писец записывает слова змеи (сама она не может)
heisigStory: Words . . . snake.
koohiiStory1: A scribe writes down the words spoken by a snake (i.e. a lawyer).
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キ
kunYomi: しる.す
readingExamples: 記す (しる.す)
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koohiiStory2: Snakes have no hands. So, when a snake needs to write down something, it has to call in a SCRIBE, who will write down all the sayings of the snake.
words: 記載(きさい): mention, entry
記述(きじゅつ): describing, descriptor
記名(きめい): signature, register
記す(しるす): to note, to write down
暗記(あんき): memorization
記憶(きおく): memory, recollection, remembrance
記号(きごう): symbol, code
記事(きじ): article, news story, report, account
記者(きしゃ): reporter
記入(きにゅう): entry, filling in of forms
記念(きねん): commemoration, memory
記録(きろく): record, minutes, document
伝記(でんき): biography, life story
筆記(ひっき): (taking) notes, copying
日記(にっき): diary

keyword: обертывать, заворачивать
kanji: 包
constituent: wrap, bound up, snake, self
myStory: змея связывается со своей жертвой, оборачиваясь вокруг нее
heisigStory: Bind up . . . snake.
heisigComment: * The primitive meaning of wrap should always be used with the snake in mind to avoid confusion with similar terms. Just let "wrap" mean "with a snake coiled about it."
koohiiStory1: The snake bound up its prey by wrapping his body around it.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ホウ
kunYomi: つつ.む、くる.む
readingExamples: 包む (つつ.む)
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koohiiStory2: Imagine Jessie sending in her Ekans (snake pokemon), and telling it to use bind attack to wrap up pikachu.
words: 包む(くるむ): to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by, to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in, to conceal
小包(こづつみ): parcel, package
包み(つつみ): bundle, package, parcel, bale
包装(ほうそう): packing, wrapping
包帯(ほうたい): bandage, dressing
包む(つつむ): wrap, pack

keyword: электричество
kanji: 電
constituent: electricity, rain, weather, eel, sun, day
myStory: дождь и угорь - натуральные источники электричества
heisigStory: Rain/weather . . . eel.
koohiiStory1: Think of a two natural sources of electricity: electrical storms (a form of weather) and electrical eels. 電話 でんわ phone, call.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: デン
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koohiiStory2: This kanji was invented by the first Chinaman to discover electricity. He was so unfortunate, he stepped on an electric eel and got struck by lighting at the same time.
words: 電源(でんげん): source of electricity, power (button on TV etc.)
電線(でんせん): electric line
乾電池(かんでんち): dry cell, battery
停電(ていでん): failure of electricity
電球(でんきゅう): light bulb
電子(でんし): electron, (as a prefix) electronic, electronics
電池(でんち): battery
電柱(でんちゅう): telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole
電波(でんぱ): electro-magnetic wave
電流(でんりゅう): electric current
電力(でんりょく): electric power
発電(はつでん): generation (e.g. power)
電灯(でんとう): light
電報(でんぽう): telegram
電気(でんき): electricity, (electric) light
電車(でんしゃ): electric train
電話(でんわ): telephone

keyword: дом
kanji: 家
constituent: house, sow, pig
myStory: свинью под крышу не очень-то хочется пускать...
heisigStory: This is the full character whose primitive form we learned already. To help a little, this kanji recalls the times when the "domestic" animals were, as the word itself suggests, really kept in the house. Hence: house . . . sow.
koohiiStory1: Think of "The Three Little Pigs". There was a house made of straw, another made of sticks, and a third made of bricks, each occupied by a pig. So, naturally, housetop over pig means house, the central element of that story.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: カ、ケ
kunYomi: いえ、や、うち
readingExamples: 家屋 (かおく), 家庭 (かてい), 作家 (さっか), 家 (いえ), 家 (や)
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koohiiStory2: Man, ever hear of cleaning? This house is a pig sty.
words: 家出(いえで): running away from home, leaving home
家主(いえぬし): landlord
家計(かけい): household economy, family finances
家畜(かちく): domestic animals, livestock, cattle
家来(けらい): retainer, retinue, servant
実業家(じつぎょうか): industrialist, businessman
一家(いっか): house, home, a family, a household, one´s family, one´s folks, a style
大家(おおや): landlord, landlady
家屋(かおく): house, building
画家(がか): painter, artist
家具(かぐ): furniture
家事(かじ): housework, domestic chores
貸家(かしや): house for rent
家庭(かてい): home, family, household
国家(こっか): state, country, nation
作家(さっか): author, writer, novelist, artist
農家(のうか): farmer, farm family
家賃(やちん): rent
家主(やぬし): landlord
家(いえ): house, family
家族(かぞく): family, members of a family
家内(かない): (my) wife

keyword: местоположение, место
kanji: 場
constituent: location, soil, dirt, ground, piggy bank, sun, day, piglets
myStory: земля, где никогда не бывает солнца - место, где ты что-то закопал
heisigStory: Soil . . . piggy bank.
koohiiStory1: You´re looking for a good location to bury your piggy bank savings. It has to be in some soft soil that´s easy to dig up, well hidden, and easy to remember like this kanji.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ジョウ、チョウ
kunYomi: ば
readingExamples: 場 (ば)
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koohiiStory2: Don´t confuse with place (#1127). Think of location not as a single fixed spot, but as the act of locating. You´ve buried your piggy bank in the dirt in your backyard, but you can´t remember where. You frantically dig everywhere in a process of location to find your piggy bank.
words: 現場(げんじょう): actual spot, scene, scene of the crime
式場(しきじょう): ceremonial hall, place of ceremony (e.g. marriage)
相場(そうば): market price, speculation, estimation
道場(どうじょう): dojo, hall used for martial arts training, mandala
農場(のうじょう): farm (agriculture)
本場(ほんば): home, habitat, center, best place, genuine
満場(まんじょう): unanimous, whole audience
役場(やくば): town hall
来場(らいじょう): attendance
市場(いちば): town market, the marketplace (economics)
劇場(げきじょう): theatre
現場(げんば): actual spot, scene, scene of the crime
工場(こうば): factory, plant, mill, workshop
酒場(さかば): bar, bar-room
立場(たちば): standpoint, position, situation
登場(とうじょう): entry (on stage), appearance (on screen), entrance, introduction (into a market)
入場(にゅうじょう): entrance, admission, entering
場(ば): place, (physics) field
場所(ばしょ): place, location
場面(ばめん): scene, setting (e.g. of novel)
広場(ひろば): plaza
牧場(ぼくじょう): farm (livestock), pasture land, meadow, grazing land
売り場(うりば): selling area
会場(かいじょう): the place of meeting
工場(こうじょう): factory
駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう): parking lot
場合(ばあい): case, occasion
飛行場(ひこうじょう): airfield, airport

keyword: горячая вода
kanji: 湯
constituent: hot water, water, water droplets, water pistol, piggy bank, sun, day, piglets
myStory: вода, которую не освещает солнце... вспоминаем "Волчицу и пряности"... горячая вода в горячих источниках
heisigStory: Water . . . piggy bank.
koohiiStory1: Imagine a hot water kettle for your tea, except this one is a pink piggy bank that pours the water from its snout (and squeals when the water is piping hot). Make sure to use a potholder!
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: ゆ
readingExamples: 湯 (ゆ)
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koohiiStory2: Hot water is a phrase that can mean "getting into trouble." This kanji pictures just one of the many meanings of that phrase: it´s water that you get into (with creditors and the like) when your piggy bank is empty!
words: 茶の湯(ちゃのゆ): tea ceremony
熱湯(ねっとう): boiling water
湯気(ゆげ): steam, vapour
湯飲み(ゆのみ): teacup
湯(ゆ): hot water

keyword: красота, красивый
kanji: 美
constituent: beauty, sheep, large, St. Bernard
myStory: большая овца... много мяса... красота...
heisigStory: Try to think of what the Chinese were on to when they associated the idea of beauty with a large sheep.
koohiiStory1: I guess this kanji proves it´s not just the Welsh whose idea of beauty is a large sheep.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ビ、ミ
kunYomi: うつく.しい
readingExamples: 美しい (うつく.しい)
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koohiiStory2: A Sheep on top of a dog is NOT a beautiful thing.
words: 美しい(うつくしい): beautiful, lovely
華美(かび): pomp, splendor, gaudiness
賛美(さんび): praise, adoration, glorification
美(び): beauty
美術(びじゅつ): art, fine arts
褒美(ほうび): reward, prize
優美(ゆうび): grace, refinement, elegance
美人(びじん): beautiful person (woman)
美容(びよう): beauty of figure or form
美しい(うつくしい): beautiful
美術館(びじゅつかん): art gallery

keyword: океан
kanji: 洋
constituent: ocean, water, water droplets, water pistol, sheep
myStory: Фостер: овец выращивали в Новой Зеландии, чтобы везти через океан в Англию
heisigStory: Water . . . sheep. Be sure to keep the stories and key word of this kanji distinct from those for sea. (Frame 500).
koohiiStory1: This kanji refers to the waters of the Pasheephic ocean.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ヨウ
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koohiiStory2: Remember the story of Jason and the Argonauts from Greek myth? Jason travelled across oceans of water in order to recover the fleece of a certain sheep.
words: 洋風(ようふう): western style
海洋(かいよう): ocean
東洋(とうよう): Orient
洋品店(ようひんてん): shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories
西洋(せいよう): West, Western countries
洋服(ようふく): Western-style clothes

keyword: опытный
kanji: 達
constituent: accomplished, soil, dirt, ground, sheep, road
myStory: земля на овце, что бежит по дороге. Ты должен быть опытным пастухом, чтобы разрулить эту ситуацию
heisigStory: The key word is meant to connote someone "skilled" at something. On the road we find soil OVER a sheep. You may have to work with this one a while longer.
koohiiStory1: Dolly (the first cloned sheep ever) grow tired of being a celebrity and escaped from the labs by digging a tunnel. She turned out to be an ACCOMPLISHED escapist, as she managed to dig a road under the soil. /Imagine Dolly performing a escape, like those movies where the main character has to escape from jail.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: タツ、ダ
kunYomi: -たち
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koohiiStory2: The dirty sheep had come far down this road and had accomplished many things.
words: 達者(たっしゃ): skillful, in good health
達成(たっせい): achievement
伝達(でんたつ): transmission (e.g. news), communication, delivery
到達(とうたつ): reaching, attaining, arrival
上達(じょうたつ): improvement, advance, progress
速達(そくたつ): express, special delivery
達する(たっする): reach, get to
配達(はいたつ): delivery, distribution
発達(はったつ): development, growth
友達(ともだち): friend

keyword: отличие
kanji: 差
constituent: distinction, wool, sheep, craft
myStory: различие в цвете шерсти
heisigStory: Wool . . . craft.
koohiiStory1: This New-Zealand pro-gamer has won many distinctions playing WoolCraft (a massively multi-user game in which the goal is to shear sheep).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サ
kunYomi: さ.す、さ.し
readingExamples: 差す (さ.す)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Noob players make no distinction between what games they play, whether it´s the geniune thing or a bootleg fake copy. The biggest example of course, would be the legit World of Warcraft and the biggest ripoff there is: World of Wool-craft!
words: 格差(かくさ): qualitative difference, disparity
誤差(ごさ): error
差異(さい): difference, disparity
差額(さがく): balance, difference, margin
差し掛かる(さしかかる): to come near to, to approach
差し出す(さしだす): to present, to submit, to tender, to hold out
差し支える(さしつかえる): to interfere, to hinder, to become impeded
差し引く(さしひく): to deduct
時差(じさ): time difference
指差す(ゆびさす): to point at
交差(こうさ): cross
交差点(こうさてん): crossing, intersection
差(さ): difference, variation
差し支え(さしつかえ): hindrance, impediment
差し引き(さしひき): deduction, subtraction, balance, ebb and flow, rise and fall
差す(さす): raise (stretch out) hands, to raise umbrella
差別(さべつ): discrimination, distinction, differentiation
人差指(ひとさしゆび): index finger
物差し(ものさし): ruler, measure
差し上げる(さしあげる): give

keyword: надевать
kanji: 着
constituent: don, wool, sheep, eye
myStory: шерсть закрывает глаза, когда ты надеваешь шерстяной свитер
heisigStory: I cannot resist doing this one for you, since it clearly describes donning (putting on) one's clothes as "pulling the wool over one's eyes."
koohiiStory1: A pullover is donned by pulling wool over your eyes.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: チャク、ジャク
kunYomi: き.る、-ぎ、き.せる、-き.せ、つ.く、つ.ける
readingExamples: 着用 (ちゃくよう), 着手 (ちゃくしゅ), 土着 (どちゃく), 着せる (き.せる), 着る (き.る), 着く (つ.く), 着ける (つ.ける)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Someone who is donning a disguise does that in order to pull the wool over your eyes.
words: 落ち着き(おちつき): calm, composure
着飾る(きかざる): to dress up
執着(しゅうじゃく): attachment, adhesion, tenacity
先着(せんちゃく): first arrival
辿り着く(たどりつく): to grope along to, to struggle on to, to arrive somewhere after a struggle
着(ちゃく): counter for suits of clothing, arriving at ..
着手(ちゃくしゅ): embarkation, launch
着色(ちゃくしょく): colouring, coloring
着席(ちゃくせき): sit down, seat
着目(ちゃくもく): attention
着陸(ちゃくりく): landing, alighting, touch down
着工(ちゃっこう): start of (construction) work
着ける(つける): to arrive, to wear, to put on
落着く(おちつく): calm down, settle in, be steady
着替え(きがえ): changing clothes, change of clothes
着せる(きせる): put on clothes
着々(ちゃくちゃく): steadily
到着(とうちゃく): arrival
肌着(はだぎ): underwear, lingerie, singlet, chemise
着物(きもの): Japanese traditional dress
下着(したぎ): underwear
上着(うわぎ): coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
着る(きる): to wear, put on (from shoulders down)
着く(つく): arrive at, reach

keyword: собирать
kanji: 集
constituent: gather, turkey, tree, wood
myStory: индейка собирает каштаны на дереве
heisigStory: Turkeys . . . atop a tree.
koohiiStory1: Hunter-gathers, searching all along the ground for food. They never look up and see the Turkeys that have gathered on top of the trees to hide. Those were some smart turkeys!
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シュウ
kunYomi: あつ.まる、あつ.める、つど.う
readingExamples: 集まる (あつ.まる), 集める (あつ.める), 集う (つど.う)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Gather the turkeys for Thanksgiving. Gather the trees for Christmas. In that order...
words: 集まり(あつまり): gathering, meeting, assembly, collection
群集(ぐんしゅう): (social) group, crowd, throng, mob, multitude
採集(さいしゅう): collecting, gathering
集計(しゅうけい): totalization, aggregate
収集(しゅうしゅう): gathering up, collection, accumulation
特集(とくしゅう): feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report
密集(みっしゅう): crowd, close formation, dense
集会(しゅうかい): meeting, assembly
集金(しゅうきん): money collection
集合(しゅうごう): gathering, assembly, meeting, (mathematics) set
集団(しゅうだん): group, mass
集中(しゅうちゅう): concentration, focusing the mind
全集(ぜんしゅう): complete works
編集(へんしゅう): editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee)
募集(ぼしゅう): recruiting, taking applications
集まる(あつまる): gather
集める(あつめる): get (things) together

keyword: продвижение, продвигаться (вперед)
kanji: 進
constituent: advance, turkey, road
myStory: черепаха убегает, свинья преследует, а индейка просто продвигается вперед
heisigStory: Turkey . . . road.
koohiiStory1: Why did the turkey cross the road? To advance to the other side, of course.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: シン
kunYomi: すす.む、すす.める
readingExamples: 進む (すす.む), 進める (すす.める)
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koohiiStory2: [re: raulir] Animals on the road: Turtles escape (#283) and Pigs pursue (#539), while the Turkeys advance (looking very formidable indeed).
words: 行進(こうしん): march, parade
昇進(しょうしん): promotion
進化(しんか): evolution, progress
進行(しんこう): advance
進出(しんしゅつ): advance, step forward
進呈(しんてい): presentation
進展(しんてん): progress, development
進度(しんど): progress
進路(しんろ): course, route
推進(すいしん): propulsion, driving force
進み(すすみ): progress
増進(ぞうしん): promoting, increase, advance
促進(そくしん): promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on
進学(しんがく): going on to university
進歩(しんぽ): progress, development
進む(すすむ): make progress, advance, improve
進める(すすめる): advance, promote, hasten
前進(ぜんしん): advance, drive, progress

keyword: смешанный, разнообразный
kanji: 雑
constituent: miscellaneous, nine, baseball, tree, wood, turkey
myStory: девять разнообразных деревьев, на них сидят разнообразные индейки
heisigStory: Baseball . . . trees . . . turkey.
koohiiStory1: Newscast: "Among today´s miscellaneous stories, we have a report on a baseball team that was chased up a tree by a turkey. Stay tuned for this and more!".
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ザツ、ゾウ
kunYomi: まじ.える、まじ.る
readingExamples: 雑談 (ざつだん), 雑音 (ざつおん), 混雑 (こんざつ)
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koohiiStory2: On the left we have baseball and wood, which obviously means a baseball bat. Instead of balls, there are miscellaneous other objects you may hit with it. While beating people may be one favorite use, in this case we see it used for making turkey mash.
words: 雑(ざつ): rough, crude
雑貨(ざっか): miscellaneous goods, general goods, sundries
雑談(ざつだん): chatting, idle talk
雑木(ざつぼく): various kinds of small trees, assorted trees
混雑(こんざつ): confusion, congestion
雑音(ざつおん): noise (jarring, grating)
雑巾(ぞうきん): dust cloth
複雑(ふくざつ): complicated
雑誌(ざっし): journal, magazine

keyword: полу-
kanji: 準
constituent: semi-, water, water droplets, water pistol, turkey, ten, needle
myStory: десять индеек сражаются в полуфинале
heisigStory: Think of this in terms of the semifinals of some sports competition. Water . . . turkeys . . . needle.
koohiiStory1: The anhinga, or water turkey, has a needle-like nose, so really it´s only a semi-turkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhinga.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ジュン
kunYomi: じゅん.じる、じゅん.ずる、なぞら.える、のり、ひと.しい、みずもり
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: At the turkey fighting semi-final, turkeys are injected with drugs via needles and splashed with water to help them last the match.
words: 基準(きじゅん): standard, basis, criteria, norm
準急(じゅんきゅう): local express (train slower than an express)
準じる(じゅんじる): to follow, to conform, to apply to
準ずる(じゅんずる): to apply correspondingly, to correspond to, to be proportionate to, to conform to
規準(きじゅん): standard, basis, criteria, norm
水準(すいじゅん): water level, level, standard
標準(ひょうじゅん): standard, level
準備(じゅんび): prepare

keyword: гарантия
kanji: 確
constituent: assurance, stone, rock, turkeyhouse, house, turkey
myStory: урони камень на дом индеек - гарантированно убьешь хотя бы одну
heisigStory: On the left you see the rock, which is familiar enough. But pay attention to the right. Taking careful note of the unusual stroke order that has the "chimney" on the house doubled up with the first stroke of the turkey, we may see the right side as a turkey house (or "coop").
We shall see this pattern only on one other occasion (Frame 2093), but even for these two characters it is well worth the trouble to single it out as a primitive.
koohiiStory1: To assure that no one will get into the Turkey coop, put a huge rock in the entrance!
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カク、コウ
kunYomi: たし.か、たし.かめる
readingExamples: 確か (たし.か), 確かめる (たし.かめる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: You´ve heard the expression "killing two birds with one stone." (一石二鳥 is-seki-ni-chou). We´ll, there´s another one that roughly translates as "killing an entire coop with a giant boulder. " That´s the method that hunters use when they want absolute assurance of taking home a bird.
words: 確信(かくしん): conviction, confidence
確定(かくてい): definition (math), decision, settlement
確保(かくほ): guarantee, ensure, maintain, insure, secure
確立(かくりつ): establishment
確り(しっかり): firmly, tightly, reliable, level-headed, steady
的確(てきかく): precise, accurate
適確(てきかく): precise, accurate
確実(かくじつ): certainty, reliability, soundness
確認(かくにん): affirmation, confirmation
確率(かくりつ): probability
正確(せいかく): accurate, punctual, exact, authentic, veracious
確かめる(たしかめる): ascertain
明確(めいかく): clear up, clarify, define
確か(たしか): sure, certain

keyword: полдень (п: лошадь)
kanji: 午
constituent: noon, horse, pantomime horse, noon, sign of the horse
myStory: десять минут полежать в полдень - это хорошо
heisigStory: With a bit of stretching, you might see a horse's head pointing leftwards in this character. That gives the primary meaning of the Chinese zodiacal sign of the horse, which corresponds to the hour of noon. Note how this kanji primitive differs from that for cow (Frame 260).
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this character gets the meaning of a horse. Any horse image will do, except that of a team of horses, which will come later (Frame 2132) and get its own primitive.
koohiiStory1: Noon is a good time for a ten minute nap (using lie down as nap).
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ゴ
kunYomi: うま
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Noon is the hour of the horse.
words: 正午(しょうご): noon, mid-day
午後(ごご): afternoon, P.M.
午前(ごぜん): morning, A.M.

keyword: разрешение
kanji: 許
constituent: permit, say, words, keitai, mouth, horse, pantomime horse, noon, sign of the horse
myStory: было бы ужасно, если лошади умели бы говорить: приходилось бы спрашивать разрешения сесть на них
heisigStory: Words . . . horse.
koohiiStory1: If horses could speak, you might have to ask their permission before mounting them.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キョ
kunYomi: ゆる.す、もと
readingExamples: 許す (ゆる.す)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mr Ed ( a famous talking horse ) was finally at a loss for words when told he would need a permit for public speaking.
words: 許容(きょよう): permission, pardon
特許(とっきょ): special permission, patent
許可(きょか): permission, approval
免許(めんきょ): license, permit, certificate
許す(ゆるす): permit, allow, approve, exempt (from fine), excuse (from), confide in, forgive, pardon, excuse, release, let off

keyword: власть
kanji: 権
constituent: authority, tree, wood, pegasus, horse, pantomime horse, noon, sign of the horse, turkey
myStory: никто не обладает властью привязывать Пегаса к дереву!
heisigStory: Tree . . . Pegasus.
koohiiStory1: I have Eric Cartman of the “South Park” animated series, wearing a cop uniform, riding a wooden Pegasus (such as on a funfair), and yelling “RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!!!”.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ケン、ゴン
kunYomi: おもり、かり、はか.る
readingExamples: 権利 (けんり), 権威 (けんい), 人権 (じんけん)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: No one has the authority to tie up a pegasus to a tree!
words: 棄権(きけん): abstain from voting, renunciation of a right
権威(けんい): authority, power, influence
権(けん): authority, the right (to do something)
権限(けんげん): power, authority, jurisdiction
権力(けんりょく): power, authority, influence
主権(しゅけん): sovereignty, supremacy, dominion
政権(せいけん): administration, political power
特権(とっけん): privilege, special right
権利(けんり): right, privilege

keyword: точка зрения, кругозор
kanji: 観
constituent: outlook, pegasus, horse, pantomime horse, noon, sign of the horse, turkey, see, telescope, eye, human legs
myStory: летая на Пегасе, у тебя превосходная точка зрения и обширный кругозор
heisigStory: Pegasus . . . see.
koohiiStory1: Microsoft Outlook works about as well as a pegasus that can´t see: they both crash all the time.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カン
kunYomi: み.る、しめ.す
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I used to hate birds.They´re loud, stupid and worst of all they shit on your head. Used to think birds were the most vile creatures on earth. Then I encountered a pegasus. I was just walking down the road, minding my own business when I happened to look up. I saw it there, braying noisily, ivory wings outstretched like an angel, back leg raised ever so slightly. It dropped a steaming brown load right on my face. It changed my outlook completely. Birds are the second most vile creatures on earth.
words: 外観(がいかん): appearance, exterior, facade
観(かん): look, appearance, spectacle
観衆(かんしゅう): spectators, onlookers, members of the audience
観点(かんてん): point of view
観覧(かんらん): viewing
客観(きゃっかん): objective
主観(しゅかん): subjectivity, subject, ego
悲観(ひかん): pessimism, disappointment
楽観(らっかん): optimism
観客(かんきゃく): audience, spectator(s)
観光(かんこう): sightseeing
観察(かんさつ): observation, survey
観測(かんそく): observation
観念(かんねん): idea, notion, conception, sense (e.g. of duty), resignation, preparedness, acceptance

keyword: перья (п: +крылья)
kanji: 羽
constituent: feathers, wings
myStory: уникальный, просто запомнить
heisigStory: From the pictograph of two bird-wings, we get feathers.
heisigComment: * The related image of wings can be added as a primitive meaning. It can also take the form ^ョョ when used as a primitive, as we shall see in frames 618 and 619.
koohiiStory1: Pictograph. Easy enough.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: ウ
kunYomi: は、わ、はね
readingExamples: 羽 (は), 羽 (はね)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: These days the biggest concern in airline safety is ICE on the WINGS of the plane. Birds that fly long distances also have to worry about getting ICE on their FEATHERS.
words: 羽(はね): feather, wing
羽根(はね): shuttlecock

keyword: учиться
kanji: 習
constituent: learn, feathers, wings, white, dove
myStory: птица учится летать на крыльях, роняя белые перья
heisigStory: Feathers . . . white bird.
koohiiStory1: Imagine a white bird loosing a couple feathers as it is learning to fly. You learn a lesson as you watch it doing so, maybe you learn that “nothing comes for free” or that “one has to be prepared to loose in order to gain”...
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シュウ、ジュ
kunYomi: なら.う、なら.い
readingExamples: 習う (なら.う)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Learning is all about adding more feathers to your cap and the most prestigious of all is the beautiful pure white feather you´ll receive when you have learned the kanji!
words: 演習(えんしゅう): practice, exercises, manoeuvers
慣習(かんしゅう): usual (historical) custom
教習(きょうしゅう): training, instruction
講習(こうしゅう): short course, training
風習(ふうしゅう): custom
学習(がくしゅう): study, learning
自習(じしゅう): self-study
実習(じっしゅう): practice, training
習字(しゅうじ): penmanship
習慣(しゅうかん): habit, custom
復習(ふくしゅう): review
予習(よしゅう): preparation
習う(ならう): learn
練習(れんしゅう): practice

keyword: следующие (the following)
kanji: 翌
constituent: the following, feathers, wings, vase, stand up
myStory: при чистке вазы перьями они быстро приходят в негодность, приходится брать следующие
heisigStory: Feathers . . . vase. Be sure to contrast the connotation of this keyword with that for next (Frame 510).
koohiiStory1: The following segment is sponsored by...Swiffer - who make excellent feather dusters for cleaning your vases.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヨク
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Your feathers would also stand up if you were a hen in a slaughter house and you heard: "The following!".

keyword: день недели
kanji: 曜
constituent: weekday, sun, day, futon, feathers, wings, turkey
myStory: перья+индейка = футон. футон нужно сушить каждый день!
heisigStory: Day . . . feathers . . . turkey.
koohiiStory1: Tip: feathers + turkey : This combination of primitives appears six times in Heisig, so it´s worthwhile giving it a name. I suggest "futon" (your futon is made from turkey feathers). REF: weekday (FRAME 576) , laundry (#577), leap (#1285), outstanding (#2272), twinkle (#2534), shimmering (#2880). Story: On weekdays you hang your futon out in the sun.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ヨウ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The poor farmer spends every weekday while the sun shines, plucking turkey feathers.
words: 火曜(かよう): Tuesday
金曜(きんよう): Friday
月曜(げつよう): Monday
水曜(すいよう): Wednesday
土曜(どよう): Saturday
木曜(もくよう): Thursday
曜日(ようび): day of the week
火曜日(かようび): Tuesday
金曜日(きんようび): Friday
月曜日(げつようび): Monday
水曜日(すいようび): Wednesday
土曜日(どようび): Saturday
日曜日(にちようび): Sunday
木曜日(もくようび): Thursday

keyword: прачечная
kanji: 濯
constituent: laundry, water, water droplets, water pistol, futon, feathers, wings, turkey
myStory: футон стираем в прачечной - так проще
heisigStory: Water . . . feathers . . . turkey
koohiiStory1: At the laundry you stuff your large futon (made from turkey feathers) in the machine, thereby causing it to break -- as shown by the water spurting out the side.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: タク
kunYomi: すす.ぐ、ゆす.ぐ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: When turkeys do the laundry, they put their feathers in water (they don´t have clothes).
words: 濯ぐ(すすぐ): to rinse, to wash out
洗濯(せんたく): washing, laundry

keyword: затруднительное положение
kanji: 困
constituent: quandary, pent in, tree, wood
myStory: когда ты заперт в деревьях/гробу - это затруднительное положение
heisigStory: Pent in . . . trees.
koohiiStory1: I´m supposed to make an enclosure for my tree, but if I use its wood for the enclosure, there won´t be anything left to be pent-in. What a quandary!
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: コン
kunYomi: こま.る
readingExamples: 困る (こま.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: You are pent in the garden of eden with one tree, but outside is the whole world to explore! What a quandary -- should you stay in paradise with the tree of knowledge or should you go out into the world?
words: 貧困(ひんこん): poverty, lack
困難(こんなん): difficulty, distress
困る(こまる): be troubled, be worried, be bothered

keyword: затвердевать, твердеть
kanji: 固
constituent: harden, pent in, old, tombstone, gravestone, church, ten, needle, mouth
myStory: застревать в могиле - все тело отвердеет от холода
heisigStory: Old . . . pent in. Leave the people out of your story to avoid complications later when we add the element for person to form a new kanji (Frame 1047).
koohiiStory1: Fossils are old things pent in that have hardened.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コ
kunYomi: かた.める、かた.まる、かた.まり、かた.い
readingExamples: 固い (かた.い), 固まる (かた.まる), 固める (かた.める)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Remember Metapod from Pokemon? All it used was harden, which kept it pent in until it grew old enough to evolve into Butterfree..
words: 固める(かためる): to harden, to freeze, to fortify
頑固(がんこ): stubbornness, obstinacy
固体(こたい): solid (body)
固定(こてい): fixation
固有(こゆう): characteristic, tradition, peculiar, inherent, eigen-
固い(かたい): firm (not viscous or easily moved), stubborn, certain, solemn
固まる(かたまる): harden, solidify, become firm, become certain

keyword: страна
kanji: 国
constituent: country, pent in, king, jewel, ball, earring, drop
myStory: Япония - драгоценность, застрявшая в себе
heisigStory: Jewels . . . pent in.
koohiiStory1: In my country (England) the crown jewels are kept pent-in in the Tower of London. Which happens to be where enemies of the state were once also pent-in (probably for trying to steal those jewels).
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: コク
kunYomi: くに
readingExamples: 国 (くに)
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koohiiStory2: Just think of Japan, a country which is like a jewel but historically very enclosed.
words: 国境(くにざかい): national or state border
国産(こくさん): domestic products
国定(こくてい): state-sponsored, national
国土(こくど): realm
国防(こくぼう): national defence
国有(こくゆう): national ownership
国連(こくれん): U.N., United Nations
国交(こっこう): diplomatic relations
天国(てんごく): paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven
国王(こくおう): king
国語(こくご): national language
国籍(こくせき): nationality
国民(こくみん): people, citizen
国立(こくりつ): national
国家(こっか): state, country, nation
国会(こっかい): National Diet, parliament, congress
国境(こっきょう): national or state border
全国(ぜんこく): nation-wide, whole country, national
国際(こくさい): international
外国(がいこく): foreign country
外国人(がいこくじん): foreigner
国(くに): country

keyword: группа, ассоциация
kanji: 団
constituent: group, pent in, glue
myStory: в якудзу (преступная группа, ассоциация преступников) ты влипаешь и застреваешь там навсегда
heisigStory: Glued . . . pent in.
koohiiStory1: When you are admitted into a group like the Yakuza, you´re well and truly done (だん) for. You must stick to the group like glue, and you will be pent-in for life, never being able to leave.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ダン、トン
kunYomi: かたまり、まる.い
readingExamples: 団結 (だんけつ), 団地 (だんち), 集団 (しゅうだん)
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koohiiStory2: A pent-in group will naturally be more cohesive, or "glued together.".
words: 団扇(うちわ): fan
劇団(げきだん): troupe, theatrical company
公団(こうだん): public corporation
団結(だんけつ): unity, union, combination
座布団(ざぶとん): cushion (Japanese-- square cushion used when sitting on one´s knees on a tatami-mat floor)
集団(しゅうだん): group, mass
団体(だんたい): party of tourists
団地(だんち): multi-unit apartments
布団(ふとん): futon

keyword: причина
kanji: 因
constituent: cause, pent in, large, St. Bernard
myStory: если что-то большое застревает - обычно это причина разрушений
heisigStory: St. Bernard dog . . . pent in.
koohiiStory1: We once had a dog with big paws // and oh what great trouble he´d cause // we built a huge pen // to keep him pent in // and stop him from breaking more laws //.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: イン
kunYomi: よ.る、ちな.む
readingExamples: 因る (よ.る)
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koohiiStory2: Why is there poop on the kitchen floor? Oh, the cause is that you kept the dog pent in the house all day. Next time remember to walk him.
words: 要因(よういん): primary factor, main cause
因る(よる): come from
原因(げんいん): cause

keyword: парк, сад
kanji: 園
constituent: park, pent in, earthenware jar, lidded crock, soil, dirt, ground, mouth, scarf
myStory: кто-то нарядный плюет на землю - так нельзя вести себя в парке
heisigStory: Pent in . . . lidded crock . . . scarf.
koohiiStory1: A nice picnic pent up in the park, with your crock pot and scarf (picnic blanket).
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: エン
kunYomi: その
readingExamples: 園 (その)
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koohiiStory2: There was a homeless man living in a box at the park so I gave him a lidded crock filled with hot curry tied with a scarf...
words: 園(えん): garden (esp. man-made)
園(その): garden, park, plantation
田園(でんえん): country, rural districts
園芸(えんげい): horticulture, gardening
遊園地(ゆうえんち): amusement park
幼稚園(ようちえん): kindergarten
動物園(どうぶつえん): zoo
公園(こうえん): (public) park

keyword: счетчик событий (-times, [сколько-то] раз)
kanji: 回
constituent: times, pent in, mouth
myStory: нарисуй рот два раза
heisigStory: The suffix "-times" refers to a number of repetitions. Its elements: a mouth . . . pent in. Hint: you may find it more helpful to forget the primitives and think of one circle revovling inside of another.
koohiiStory1: Write mouth two -times.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カイ、エ
kunYomi: まわ.る、-まわ.る、-まわ.り、まわ.す、-まわ.す、まわ.し-、-まわ.し、もとお.る、か.える
readingExamples: 回答 (かいとう), 転回 (てんかい), 次回 (じかい), 回す (まわ.す), 回る (まわ.る)
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koohiiStory2: Pretty much a pictograph, see book. Keyword meanings : to turn round, counter for number of times, counter for rounds. Some simple compounds using previously learned kanji : 次回 (next time), 毎回 (every time/each round), 回る (to wander around).
words: 後回し(あとまわし): putting off, postponing
上回る(うわまわる): to exceed
回収(かいしゅう): collection, recovery
回送(かいそう): forwarding
回覧(かいらん): circulation
回路(かいろ): circuit (electric)
掻き回す(かきまわす): to stir up, to churn, to ransack, to disturb
手回し(てまわし): preparations, arrangements
転回(てんかい): revolution, rotation
遠回り(とおまわり): detour, roundabout way
ねじ回し(ねじまわし): screwdriver
根回し(ねまわし): making necessary arrangements
回(かい): counter for occurrences
回数(かいすう): number of times, frequency
回数券(かいすうけん): book of tickets
回転(かいてん): rotation, revolution, turning
回答(かいとう): reply, answer
回復(かいふく): recovery (from illness), improvement, rehabilitation, restoration
今回(こんかい): now, this time, lately
回す(まわす): turn, revolve
回り(まわり): circumference, surroundings, circulation
回り道(まわりみち): detour, diversion
回る(まわる): go round

keyword: магазин
kanji: 店
constituent: store, cave, fortune-telling, magic wand, augury, mouth
myStory: в пещере гадатель сидит, предлагает (как в магазине) купить прогноз погоды
heisigStory: Cave . . . fortune-telling.
koohiiStory1: Try to remember all those stores from Zelda that were inside caves and had fortune-teller like vendors.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: テン
kunYomi: みせ、たな
readingExamples: 店 (みせ)
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koohiiStory2: The fortuneteller has a store in a cave.
words: 店(てん): store, shop, establishment
支店(してん): branch store (office)
商店(しょうてん): shop, business firm
書店(しょてん): bookstore
売店(ばいてん): shop, stand
店屋(みせや): store, shop
洋品店(ようひんてん): shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories
店員(てんいん): salesclerk
喫茶店(きっさてん): coffee shop
店(みせ): store, shop, establishment

keyword: склад
kanji: 庫
constituent: warehouse, cave, car
myStory: для машины в пещере нужен целый склад
heisigStory: Cave . . . car.
koohiiStory1: I think of the Batcave. It´s a big cave that Batman uses as a warehouse to store his car, the Batmobile, and all his cool big-boy toys.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コ、ク
kunYomi: くら
readingExamples: 倉庫 (そうこ), 文庫 (ぶんこ), 車庫 (しゃこ)
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koohiiStory2: Have you ever worked in a warehouse? It´s like a giant metal cave. Watch out for that forklift!
words: 金庫(かねぐら): safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds
在庫(ざいこ): stockpile, stock
金庫(きんこ): safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds
車庫(しゃこ): garage
倉庫(そうこ): storehouse, warehouse
冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ): refrigerator

keyword: двор
kanji: 庭
constituent: courtyard, cave, courts, porter, drop, samurai, stretch
myStory: если суд расположен в пещере, то испытания должны проходить во дворе
heisigStory: Cave . . . courts.
koohiiStory1: When the courthouse caved in, trials had to be held in the courtyard.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: テイ
kunYomi: にわ
readingExamples: 庭 (にわ)
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koohiiStory2: Back in caveman days, courts were held in caves. When too many people showed up to watch, they spilled out into the courtyard (the yard outside the cave court ) . 庭 (にわ): garden, yard, compound 庭園 (ていえん): garden, park 校庭 (こうてい): schoolyard.
words: 家庭(かてい): home, family, household
校庭(こうてい): campus
庭(にわ): garden

keyword: правительственный офис
kanji: 庁
constituent: government office, cave, street, nail, spike
myStory: правительственный офис распорядился построить улицу в пещере
heisigStory: Cave . . . a spike.
koohiiStory1: Some bureaucrats at a government office decided that the tunnels of caves need to get street signs, which are then nailed to the walls of the cave.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チョウ、テイ
kunYomi: やくしょ
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koohiiStory2: In some of the scarier countries, when someone is invited to visit a "government office", it´s actually a dungeon where they´re dragged into a cave and nailed to the wall.
words: 庁(ちょう): government office
官庁(かんちょう): government office, authorities
県庁(けんちょう): prefectural office

keyword: кровать, татами
kanji: 床
constituent: bed, cave, tree, wood
myStory: деревянная кровать в пещере
heisigStory: Cave . . . tree.
koohiiStory1: The two safe places to sleep in the wilderness are in a tree and in a cave. So these can be considered as beds.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: とこ、ゆか
readingExamples: 床 (とこ), 床 (ゆか)
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koohiiStory2: (based on mspertus:) The two safe places to sleep in the wilderness are in a tree and in a cave. So to be on the safe side it is best to put a tree in a cave and use it as a bed.
words: 床(とこ): bed, sickbed, alcove, padding
床屋(とこや): barber
起床(きしょう): rising, getting out of bed
床の間(とこのま): alcove
床(ゆか): floor

keyword: растереть, размалывать
kanji: 磨
constituent: grind, hemp, cave, grove, tree, wood, stone, rock, tree2, wood2
myStory: коноплю нужно растереть, растолочь на камне
heisigStory: Hemp . . . stone.
koohiiStory1: If you grind the hemp you are bound to get stoned quicker.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: マ
kunYomi: みが.く、す.る
readingExamples: 磨く (みが.く)
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koohiiStory2: You must GRIND the HEMP collected in the grove by your cave on solid STONE to make the best ropes.
words: 歯磨き(はみがき): dentifrice, toothpaste
磨く(みがく): to polish, shine, brush, refine, improve

keyword: сердце (п: <под или справа> орган сердце, <слева> очень эмоциональное состоянии души, <совсем внизу> валентинка)
kanji: 心
constituent: heart, drops, fishhook, heart
myStory: запомнить
heisigStory: This character, a pictographic representation of the heart, is among the most widely used primitives we shall meet.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, it can take three forms, to which we shall assign three distinct meanings.
In its kanji-form, it appears BENEATH or to the RIGHT of its relative primitive and means th physical organ of the heart.
To the LEFT, it is abbreviated to three strokes, ⺖, and means a wildly emotional state of mind.
And finally, at the very BOTTOM, it can take the form ⺗, in which case we give it the meaning of a valentine.
koohiiStory1: The four chambers in the heart. In the West, we point to our head when asked about the mind. In the East, they point to the heart. So then, the radical for "state of mind"…　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　RTK2:　シン　安心　あんしん(peace of mind).
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シン
kunYomi: こころ、-ごころ、りっしんべん
readingExamples: 心 (こころ)
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koohiiStory2: Heart needs three drops of blood to work.
words: 一心(いっしん): one mind, wholeheartedness, the whole heart
肝心(かんじん): essential, fundamental, crucial, vital, main
心地(ここち): feeling, sensation, mood
心得(こころえ): knowledge, information
心掛け(こころがけ): readiness, intention, aim
心掛ける(こころがける): to bear in mind, to aim to do
心強い(こころづよい): heartening, reassuring
心細い(こころぼそい): helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening
自尊心(じそんしん): self-respect, conceit
下心(したごころ): secret intention, motive
心中(しんじゅう): double suicide, lovers suicide
心情(しんじょう): mentality
心配(しんぱい): worry, concern, anxiety, care
真心(まこころ): sincerity, devotion
野心(やしん): ambition, aspiration, designs, treachery
良心(りょうしん): conscience
感心(かんしん): admiration, Well done!
関心(かんしん): concern, interest
苦心(くしん): pain, trouble, anxiety, diligence, hard work
決心(けっしん): determination, resolution
心当たり(こころあたり): having some knowledge of, happening to know
心得る(こころえる): be informed, have thorough knowledge
心身(しんしん): mind and body
心臓(しんぞう): heart
心理(しんり): mentality
中心(ちゅうしん): center, core, heart, pivot, emphasis, balance
都心(としん): heart of city
用心(ようじん): care, precaution, caution
安心(あんしん): peace of mind, relief
心(こころ): mind, heart
熱心(ねっしん): eagerness

keyword: забыть
kanji: 忘
constituent: forget, perish, deceased, top hat, fishhook, heart
myStory: умер в сердце - забыл
heisigStory: Perish . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: You only truly forget her when she has perished in your heart.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ボウ
kunYomi: わす.れる
readingExamples: 忘れる (わす.れる)
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koohiiStory2: To forget means that something perishes from your heart.
words: 度忘れ(どわすれ): lapse of memory, forget for a moment
忘れ物(わすれもの): a thing left behind
忘れる(わすれる): forget, leave carelessly

keyword: признавать
kanji: 認
constituent: acknowledge, say, words, keitai, mouth, endure, blade, sword, dagger, drop, heart
myStory: нужно терпеть слова в свой адрес, если признаешь вину
heisigStory: Words . . . endure.
koohiiStory1: You are given a speech about some serious mistakes of yours, and you have to endure the whole thing, because all you can do is acknowledge.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ニン
kunYomi: みと.める、したた.める
readingExamples: 認める (みと.める)
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koohiiStory2: I never read the "acknowledgements" section of books or theses, because they are mostly just boring words that i must endure reading, before i can get to the interesting part. :).
words: 公認(こうにん): official recognition, authorization, licence, accreditation
認める(したためる): to write up
認識(にんしき): recognition, cognizance
確認(かくにん): affirmation, confirmation
承認(しょうにん): recognition, acknowledgement, approval, consent, agreement
認める(みとめる): recognize, appreciate, approve, admit, notice

keyword: документ
kanji: 誌
constituent: document, say, words, keitai, mouth, intention, samurai, heart
myStory: слова в документе о намерениях
heisigStory: Words . . . intention.
koohiiStory1: A will is an important document that contains your final word on how you intend to distribute your assets.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シ
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koohiiStory2: This is quite simple: a document is a set of words describing your intentions.
words: 雑誌(ざっし): journal, magazine

keyword: пораженный болезнью
kanji: 患
constituent: afflicted, kebab, in, stick, mouth, heart, mouth2
myStory: вертел в сердце точно поразит тебя болезнью
heisigStory: Shish kebab . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: A person who is afflicted with the vampire disease can only be killed with a sheesh-kebab through the heart.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カン
kunYomi: わずら.う
readingExamples: 患う (わずら.う)
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koohiiStory2: If you are afflicted with severe heartburn, eating a spicy shish kebab will feel only slightly less painful than having it jammed straight into your heart.
words: 患者(かんじゃ): a patient

keyword: думать
kanji: 思
constituent: think, rice field, brains, heart
myStory: думай мозгом, а не сердцем
heisigStory: Brains . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: Think with your brain NOT your heart.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: おも.う、おもえら.く、おぼ.す
readingExamples: 思う (おも.う)
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koohiiStory2: To think is to use your brain over your heart.
words: 思い付き(おもいつき): plan, idea, suggestion
片思い(かたおもい): unrequited love
思考(しこう): thought
意思(いし): intention, purpose
思い掛けない(おもいがけない): unexpected, casual
思い込む(おもいこむ): be under impression that, be convinced that, imagine that, set one´s heart on, be bent on
思い付く(おもいつく): think of, hit upon, come into one´s mind
思い出(おもいで): memories, recollections, reminiscence
思わず(おもわず): unintentional, spontaneous
思想(しそう): thought, idea, ideology
不思議(ふしぎ): wonder, miracle, strange, mystery, marvel, curiosity
思い出す(おもいだす): recall, remember
思う(おもう): think

keyword: идея
kanji: 意
constituent: idea, sound, vase, stand up, sun, day, heart
myStory: ты слушишь звук сердца, когда взволнован, когда у тебя есть идея
heisigStory: Sound . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: When you get a good IDEA you get excited and you can hear the SOUND of your HEART, it´s pounding so hard.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: イ
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koohiiStory2: Picture someone who´s just had a great idea, but in place of a blinking light bulb over their head, you see a heart thumping with great noise. Imagine the greater the idea, the louder the sound of the beating heart.
words: 意気込む(いきごむ): to be enthusiastic about
意向(いこう): intention, idea, inclination
意地(いじ): disposition, spirit, willpower, obstinacy, backbone, appetite
意図(いと): intention, aim, design
意欲(いよく): will, desire, ambition
決意(けつい): decision, determination
好意(こうい): good will, favor, courtesy
合意(ごうい): agreement, consent, mutual understanding
他意(たい): ill will, malice, another intention, secret purpose, ulterior motive, fickleness, double-mindedness
同意(どうい): agreement, consent, same meaning, same opinion, approval
熱意(ねつい): zeal, enthusiasm
不意(ふい): sudden, abrupt, unexpected, unforeseen
無意味(むいみ): nonsense, no meaning
意外(いがい): unexpected, surprising
意義(いぎ): meaning, significance
意思(いし): intention, purpose
意志(いし): will, volition
意識(いしき): consciousness, senses
意地悪(いじわる): malicious, ill-tempered, unkind
敬意(けいい): respect, honour
得意(とくい): pride, triumph, prosperity, one´s strong point, one´s forte, one´s specialty, customer, client
生意気(なまいき): impertinent, saucy, cheeky, conceit, audacious, brazen
意見(いけん): opinion
注意(ちゅうい): advise, pay attention
用意(ようい): prepare
意味(いみ): meaning, significance

keyword: понятие
kanji: 想
constituent: concept, inter milan, inter, tree, wood, eye, heart
myStory: меж-сердце... просто запомнить, как доброе понятие
heisigStory: To distinguish this kanji from that of the previous frame, focus on the sense of the "con-" in the word "concept." Its elements are: inter- . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: The concept of love is basically two hearts inter-acting as one.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ソウ、ソ
kunYomi: おも.う
readingExamples: 想像 (そうぞう), 感想 (かんそう), 予想 (よそう)
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koohiiStory2: ´´Inter-heart´´ is a new therapy CONCEPT that helps macho guys share their feelings with each other.
words: 愛想(あいそ): civility, courtesy, compliments, sociability, graces
可哀想(かわいそう): poor, pitiable, pathetic
構想(こうそう): plan, plot, idea, conception
予想(よそう): expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast
感想(かんそう): impressions, thoughts
空想(くうそう): daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision
思想(しそう): thought, idea, ideology
想像(そうぞう): imagination, guess
発想(はっそう): expression (music), conceptualization
理想(りそう): ideal
連想(れんそう): association (of ideas), suggestion

keyword: дыхание
kanji: 息
constituent: breath, nose, drop, eye, heart
myStory: свое сердце нуждается в кислороде, нуждается в дыхании
heisigStory: Nose . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: Your breath brings oxygen in through your nose which is then pumped around your body by your heart.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ソク
kunYomi: いき
readingExamples: 息 (いき)
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koohiiStory2: I think I´ve met my dream girl, but there´s a problem. her breath is horrible! So, do I listen to my nose or my heart?
words: 子息(しそく): son
消息(しょうそく): news, letter, circumstances
窒息(ちっそく): suffocation
一息(ひといき): puffy, a breath, a pause, an effort
利息(りそく): interest (bank)
息(いき): breath, tone
休息(きゅうそく): rest, relief, relaxation
溜息(ためいき): a sigh
息子(むすこ): son

keyword: бояться
kanji: 恐
constituent: fear, barge, craft, mediocre, drop, wind, heart
myStory: страх в моем сердце есть, что я посредственен в своем мастерстве
heisigStory: Craft . . . mediocre . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: If your heart surgeon is mediocre in his craft, you have plenty of reason to fear. ("Oops, I think I left my scissors in there").
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キョウ
kunYomi: おそ.れる、おそ.る、おそ.ろしい、こわ.い、こわ.がる
readingExamples: 恐れる (おそ.れる), 恐ろしい (おそ.ろしい)
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koohiiStory2: My deep dark fear at the bottom of my heart is that I am mediocre at my craft.
words: 恐らく(おそらく): perhaps
恐れ(おそれ): fear, horror
恐れ入る(おそれいる): to be filled with awe, to feel small, to be amazed, to be surprised, to be disconcerted, to be sorry, to be grateful, to be defeated, to confess guilt
恐れる(おそれる): to fear, be afraid of
恐ろしい(おそろしい): terrible, dreadful
恐縮(きょうしゅく): shame, very kind of you, sorry to trouble
恐怖(きょうふ): be afraid, dread, dismay, terror

keyword: эмоция
kanji: 感
constituent: emotion, march, mouth, heart
myStory: парад ртов в твое сердце, говорящих, что тебе чувствовать - эмоции
heisigStory: Mouths . . . marching . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: Emotion is a march of mouths inside your heart telling you what to feel.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: カン
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koohiiStory2: Strong EMOTIONS don´t stay hidden. They march right out of one´s heart (below) and out one´s mouth (shouted, snarled, or gently whispered - depending on exactly what kind of emotion it is!).
words: 感慨(かんがい): strong feelings, deep emotion
感触(かんしょく): sense of touch, feeling, sensation
感染(かんせん): infection, contagion
感度(かんど): sensitivity, severity (quake)
感無量(かんむりょう): deep feeling, inexpressible feeling, filled with emotion
共感(きょうかん): sympathy, response
直感(ちょっかん): intuition
痛感(つうかん): feeling keenly, fully realizing
同感(どうかん): agreement, same opinion, same feeling, sympathy, concurrence
鈍感(どんかん): thickheadedness, stolidity
反感(はんかん): antipathy, revolt, animosity
敏感(びんかん): sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to), well attuned to
予感(よかん): presentiment, premonition
感覚(かんかく): sense, sensation
感激(かんげき): deep emotion, impression, inspiration
感じ(かんじ): feeling, sense, impression
感謝(かんしゃ): thanks, gratitude
感情(かんじょう): emotion(s), feeling(s), sentiment
感じる(かんじる): feel, sense, experience
感心(かんしん): admiration, Well done!
感ずる(かんずる): feel, sense
感想(かんそう): impressions, thoughts
感動(かんどう): being deeply moved, deep emotion, excitement, impression
実感(じっかん): feelings (actual, true)

keyword: занятый
kanji: 忙
constituent: busy, Freud, state of mind, deceased, perish, top hat, fishhook
myStory: состояние сознания, когда все другие мысли умерли - очень занятый
heisigStory: State of mind . . . perish.
koohiiStory1: Busy (as in "occupied") means a state of mind where all other thoughts are perished.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ボウ、モウ
kunYomi: いそが.しい、せわ.しい、おそ.れる、うれえるさま
readingExamples: 忙しい (いそが.しい)
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koohiiStory2: ^^^Make the "state of mind" primitive Data (from Star Trek) instead right now and save yourself the headache; ´state of mind´ is too vague! (Data can stay so busy as not to sleep without dying. He´s a robot).
words: 多忙(たぼう): busy, pressure of work
忙しい(いそがしい): busy, irritated

keyword: страшный
kanji: 怖
constituent: dreadful, Freud, state of mind, linen, by one’s side, towel
myStory: твое сознание становится пустым и белым, как полотно, когда ты видишь что-то страшное
heisigStory: State of mind . . . linen.
koohiiStory1: Someone in a dreadful state of mind has crawled into his bed and is hiding under the sheets (linens).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: フ、ホ
kunYomi: こわ.い、こわ.がる、お.じる、おそ.れる
readingExamples: 怖い (こわ.い)
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koohiiStory2: Being an android, Data is white as a sheet. Doctor Crusher always has to remind herself that this is perfectly normal. From a doctor´s perspective, he really does look dreadful.
words: 恐怖(きょうふ): be afraid, dread, dismay, terror
怖い(こわい): frightening

keyword: ненависть
kanji: 憎
constituent: hate, Freud, state of mind, increase, formerly, horns, rice field, brains, sun, day
myStory: состояние сознания, которое я частенько испытывал раньше - ненависть
heisigStory: State of mind . . . increase.
koohiiStory1: Like the saying goes, Hate just begets Hate. A state of mind that just increases and increases until it explodes.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ゾウ
kunYomi: にく.む、にく.い、にく.らしい、にく.しみ
readingExamples: 憎い (にく.い), 憎しみ (にく.しみ), 憎む (にく.む), 憎らしい (にく.らしい)
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koohiiStory2: Data´s one true emotion is hate for Prince´s music. (Image: Data hunched over hands to his ears and screaming while Picard bobs to Purple Rain).
words: 愛憎(あいにく): likes and dislikes
憎しみ(にくしみ): hatred
憎い(にくい): hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable, (with irony) lovely, lovable, wonderful
憎む(にくむ): hate, detest
憎らしい(にくらしい): odious, hateful

keyword: привычный
kanji: 慣
constituent: accustomed, Freud, state of mind, pierce, mother, breasts, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: постоянно прокалывают уши... она привыкла
heisigStory: State of mind . . . pierce.
koohiiStory1: It took him awhile, but Data finally got ACCUSTOMED to his nipple/breast piercings. They were constantly rubbing up against his shirt and his heart-shaped locket. Picture Data, shirtless, squeezing his nipples in front of Picard and saying "Yes, at first they were a bit shelly, but I´ve grown quite ACCUSTOMED to them". That last bit should do it for you.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カン
kunYomi: な.れる、な.らす
readingExamples: 慣らす (な.らす), 慣れる (な.れる)
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koohiiStory2: Some hardcore monks have a state of mind that has become accustomed to their self-torture through piercing themselves.
words: 慣用(かんよう): common, customary
慣行(かんこう): customary practice, habit, traditional event
慣習(かんしゅう): usual (historical) custom
慣例(かんれい): custom, precedent, of convention
慣らす(ならす): to accustom
慣れ(なれ): practice, experience
見慣れる(みなれる): become used to seeing, be familiar with
習慣(しゅうかん): habit, custom
慣れる(なれる): get used to

keyword: рука
kanji: 手
constituent: hand
myStory: просто запомнить
heisigStory: Any way you count them, there are either too many or too few fingers to see a good pictograph of a hand in this character. But that it is, and so you must.
heisigComment: * Keep to the etymology when using this kanji as a primitive: a single hand all by itself.
koohiiStory1: This pictograph actually really works if you look at it as a hand with fingers spread and middle finger pointing down. see the very top stroke as the edge of a shirt cuff, and it will all come together.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シュ、ズ
kunYomi: て、て-、-て、た-
readingExamples: 手 (て)
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koohiiStory2: A hand is useful for 千一(1001) things.
words: 上手(うわて): upper part, upper stream, left side (of a stage), skillful (only in comparisons), dexterity (only in comparisons)
お手上げ(おてあげ): all over, given in, given up hope, bring to knees
小切手(こぎって): cheque, check
手芸(しゅげい): handicrafts
手法(しゅほう): technique
着手(ちゃくしゅ): embarkation, launch
手当て(てあて): allowance, compensation, treatment, medical care
手遅れ(ておくれ): too late, belated treatment
手掛かり(てがかり): contact, trail, scent, on hand, hand hold, clue, key
手掛ける(てがける): to handle, to manage, to work with, to rear, to look after, to have experience with
手数(てかず): number of moves, trouble
手軽(てがる): easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap
手際(てぎわ): performance, skill, tact
手順(てじゅん): process, procedure, protocol
手錠(てじょう): handcuffs, manacles
手近(てぢか): near, handy, familiar
手配(てはい): arrangement, search (by police)
手筈(てはず): arrangement, plan, programme
手引き(てびき): guidance, guide, introduction
手本(てほん): model, pattern
手回し(てまわし): preparations, arrangements
手元(てもと): on hand, at hand, at home
手分け(てわけ): division of labour
取っ手(とって): handle, grip, knob
土手(どて): embankment, bank
入手(にゅうしゅ): obtaining, coming to hand
相手(あいて): companion, partner, company, other party, addressee
握手(あくしゅ): handshake
お手伝いさん(おてつだいさん): maid
歌手(かしゅ): singer
手術(しゅじゅつ): surgical operation
手段(しゅだん): means, way, measure
助手(じょしゅ): helper, assistant, tutor
選手(せんしゅ): player (in game), team
手洗い(てあらい): restroom, lavatory, hand-washing
手入れ(ていれ): repairs, maintenance
手首(てくび): wrist
手頃(てごろ): moderate, handy
手品(てじな): sleight of hand, conjuring trick, magic, juggling
手帳(てちょう): notebook
手伝い(てつだい): help, helper, assistant
手続き(てつづき): procedure, (legal) process, formalities
手拭い(てぬぐい): (hand) towel
手間(てま): time, labour
手前(てまえ): before, this side, we, you
苦手(にがて): poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of)
拍手(はくしゅ): clapping hands, applause
派手(はで): showy, loud, gay, flashy, gaudy
運転手(うんてんしゅ): drive
手伝う(てつだう): help
手袋(てぶくろ): gloves
お手洗い(おてあらい): toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom (US)
切手(きって): stamp
上手(じょうず): skill, skillful, dexterity
手(て): hand
手紙(てがみ): letter
下手(へた): unskillful, poor, awkward

keyword: обдумывание
kanji: 議
constituent: deliberation, say, words, keitai, mouth, righteousness, sheep, ego, hand, fiesta
myStory: праведные речи требуют время на обдумывание
heisigStory: Words . . . righteousness.
koohiiStory1: Careful deliberation produces words of righteousness.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ギ
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koohiiStory2: At the worst of times, a jury´s deliberation descends into a war of words between competing self-righteous, power-tripping bastards.
words: 異議(いぎ): objection, dissent, protest
議案(ぎあん): legislative bill
議決(ぎけつ): resolution, decision, vote
議事堂(ぎじどう): Diet building
議題(ぎだい): topic of discussion, agenda
協議(きょうぎ): conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation
決議(けつぎ): resolution, vote, decision
抗議(こうぎ): protest, objection
合議(ごうぎ): consultation, conference
参議院(さんぎいん): House of Councillors
衆議院(しゅうぎいん): Lower House, House of Representatives
審議(しんぎ): deliberation
討議(とうぎ): debate, discussion
物議(ぶつぎ): public discussion (criticism)
論議(ろんぎ): discussion
議員(ぎいん): member of the Diet, congress or parliament
議会(ぎかい): Diet, congress, parliament
議長(ぎちょう): chairman
議論(ぎろん): argument, discussion, dispute
不思議(ふしぎ): wonder, miracle, strange, mystery, marvel, curiosity
会議(かいぎ): meeting

keyword: объятия, обнимать
kanji: 抱
constituent: embrace, finger, fingers, wrap, bound up, snake, self
myStory: когда обхватываешь человека, сцепи пальцы за его спиной (для усиления эффекта)
heisigStory: Fingers . . . wrap.
koohiiStory1: When embracing someone, wrap your fingers around her butt for added effect. You may think of "bound with snakes" as a description of the fingers slithering around the buttocks, if you want a particularly graphic image.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ホウ
kunYomi: だ.く、いだ.く、かか.える
readingExamples: 抱く (いだ.く), 抱える (かか.える), 抱く (だ.く)
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koohiiStory2: Here, I´m picturing that scene from ET (the extra terrestrial), where ET hugs Elliot before leaving. You see that EMBRACE is ET´s long FINGERS that WRAP around Elliot.
words: 介抱(かいほう): nursing, looking after
辛抱(しんぼう): patience, endurance
抱く(いだく): embrace, hug, harbour, entertain, sleep with
抱える(かかえる): hold or carry under or in the arms

keyword: манить, приглашать
kanji: 招
constituent: beckon, finger, fingers, summon, seduce, sword, dagger, mouth
myStory: гейша манит тебя указательным пальцем, соблазняя
heisigStory: Finger . . . seduce.
koohiiStory1: A Geisha beckons you with her index finger, and as you approach she runs her fingers all over her body in an attempt to seduce you. Keyword meaning : “invite”.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: まね.く
readingExamples: 招く (まね.く)
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koohiiStory2: I bet you all know the Maneki Neko, or beckoning cat, who with its raised fingers tries to seduce all good things (success, happiness and harmony) to its owner.
words: 招き(まねき): invitation
招く(まねく): invite
招待(しょうたい): invite

keyword: ударять
kanji: 打
constituent: strike, finger, fingers, street, nail, spike
myStory: забивал гвоздь и промахнулся, ударил молотком по пальцу. больно!
heisigStory: Finger . . . spike.
koohiiStory1: You´re using a hammer to drive a nail into a plank, but you miss and strike your fingers, ouch ! PS: the character does not mean "to go on strike", it will be very helpful in the long run to create images that convey the proper sense of the character!
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ダ、ダアス
kunYomi: う.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ
readingExamples: 打つ (う.つ)
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koohiiStory2: My teacher used to strike my fingers with a street sign.
words: 打ち合わせ(うちあわせ): business meeting, previous arrangement, appointment
打ち合わせる(うちあわせる): to knock together, to arrange
打ち切る(うちきる): to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close
打ち消し(うちけし): negation, denial, negative
打ち込む(うちこむ): to drive in (e.g. nail stake), to devote oneself to, to shoot into, to smash, to throw into, to cast into
打開(だかい): break in the deadlock
打撃(だげき): blow, shock, strike, damage, batting (baseball)
値打ち(ねうち): value, worth, price, dignity
打付ける(ぶつける): to knock, to run into, to nail on, to strike hard, to hit and attack
打合せ(うちあわせ): business meeting, appointment, previous arrangement
打ち消す(うちけす): deny, negate, contradict
打つ(ぶつ): hit, strike
打つ(うつ): hit, beat

keyword: отвергать, отбрасывать
kanji: 捨
constituent: discard, finger, fingers, cottage, little-thatch, umbrella, lidded crock, earthenware jar, soil, dirt, ground, mouth
myStory: пальцы невкусные, ведьма отвергает их и выбрасывает в кучу около своей хижины
heisigStory: Fingers . . . cottage.
koohiiStory1: Someone stuck their fingers in my cottage cheese! I´m going to have to discard the lot!
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シャ
kunYomi: す.てる
readingExamples: 捨てる (す.てる)
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koohiiStory2: The wicked witch from Hansel and Gretel only likes the meaty parts of kids. Outside her candy cottage, you can see a pile of discarded fingers.
words: 四捨五入(ししゃごにゅう): rounding up (especially fractions)
捨てる(すてる): throw

keyword: палец
kanji: 指
constituent: finger, fingers, delicious, spoon, sitting on the ground, sun, day
myStory: восхитительный палец
heisigStory: Finger . . . delicious.
koohiiStory1: Finger lickin´ delicious.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: ゆび、さ.す、-さ.し
readingExamples: 指す (さ.す), 指 (ゆび)
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koohiiStory2: I remember this not as finger which has too many uses elsewhere but as "fingering" then its easy: fingering some delicious...
words: 指図(さしず): instruction, mandate
指す(さす): to point, put up umbrella, to play
指揮(しき): command, direction
指示(しじ): indication, instruction, directions
指摘(してき): pointing out, identification
指令(しれい): orders, instructions, directive
中指(ちゅうし): middle finger
指差す(ゆびさす): to point at
親指(おやゆび): thumb
薬指(くすりゆび): ring finger
小指(こゆび): little finger
指定(してい): designation, specification, assignment, pointing at
指導(しどう): leadership, guidance, coaching
中指(なかゆび): middle finger
人差指(ひとさしゆび): index finger
目指す(めざす): aim at, have an eye on
指(ゆび): finger
指輪(ゆびわ): ring

keyword: держать
kanji: 持
constituent: hold, finger, fingers, Buddhist temple, soil, dirt, ground, glue
myStory: в храме есть монах, который может удержать себя в воздухе, держась за землю единственным пальцем
heisigStory: Fingers . . . Buddhist temple.
koohiiStory1: At the BUDDHIST TEMPLE you´ll see wonderous things, such as the priest that can HOLD himself upside down with just a FINGER.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ジ
kunYomi: も.つ、-も.ち、も.てる
readingExamples: 持つ (も.つ)
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koohiiStory2: In Kyaiktiyo, there is rocking stone which sits on the edge of a cliff, and there is a Buddhist temple built on the top of it. You can rock the stone by pushing it with your finger, but it still holds in place. It´s true, see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyaiktiyo.
words: 金持ち(かねもち): rich man
支持(しじ): support, maintenance
持続(じぞく): continuation
所持(しょじ): possession, owning
持ち(もち): hold, charge, keep possession, in charge, wear, durability, life, draw, usage (suff)
持ち切り(もちきり): hot topic, talk of the town
持て成す(もてなす): to entertain, to make welcome
持てる(もてる): to be well liked, to be popular
維持(いじ): maintenance, preservation
受け持つ(うけもつ): take (be in) charge of
持参(じさん): bringing, taking, carrying
持ち上げる(もちあげる): raise, lift up, flatter
気持ち(きもち): feelings
持つ(もつ): hold, carry, possess

keyword: урон, потеря
kanji: 損
constituent: damage, finger, fingers, employee, mouth, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: Босс заворчал: "Кто повредил копир?". Работники показывали пальцем друг на друга
heisigStory: Finger . . . employee.
koohiiStory1: Boss yells, "Who damaged the Xerox machine?!" fingers of employees point at one another.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソン
kunYomi: そこ.なう、そこな.う、-そこ.なう、そこ.ねる、-そこ.ねる
readingExamples: 損なう (そこ.なう), 損ねる (そこ.ねる)
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koohiiStory2: If you finger your employee, you risk incurring many damages from a possible sexual harassment lawsuit.
words: 損なう(そこなう): to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing
損失(そんしつ): loss
破損(はそん): damage
損(そん): loss, disadvantage
損害(そんがい): damage, injury, loss
損得(そんとく): loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage

keyword: подобрать
kanji: 拾
constituent: pick up, finger, fingers, fit, meeting, umbrella, one, mouth
myStory: пытаюсь поднять шар для боулинга пальцами, но отверстия малы, не подходят
heisigStory: Fingers . . . fit together. Compare frame 698.
koohiiStory1: I tried to PICK UP the bowling ball...but my FINGERS didn´t FIT in the holes.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シュウ、ジュウ
kunYomi: ひろ.う
readingExamples: 拾得 (しゅうとく), 収拾 (しゅうしゅう), 拾う (ひろ.う)
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koohiiStory2: Try PICKING UP a girl by trying to FIT your FINGER in you know what... let me know how that works.
words: 拾う(ひろう): pick up

keyword: взваливать на себя (бремя)
kanji: 担
constituent: shouldering, finger, fingers, nightbreak, sun, day, one, floor
myStory: Геркулес взвалил на себя бремя держать Землю в пальцах до рассвета
heisigStory: The key word of this frame refers to shouldering a burden of some sort. Its elements are: fingers . . . nightbreak.
koohiiStory1: One of Hercules´ labors was to hold the world in his fingers for Atlas and not move until nightbreak, shouldering the considerable burden.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: タン
kunYomi: かつ.ぐ、にな.う
readingExamples: 担ぐ (かつ.ぐ), 担う (にな.う)
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koohiiStory2: One of the classic stories of shouldering a heavy burden is that of the kid who had to stick his finger on a dam until nightbreak to prevent it from breaking down.
words: 担架(たんか): stretcher, litter
担う(になう): to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun)
負担(ふたん): burden, charge, responsibility
分担(ぶんたん): apportionment, sharing
担ぐ(かつぐ): carry on shoulder
担当(たんとう): (in) charge

keyword: трогать, дотрагиваться
kanji: 接
constituent: touch, finger, fingers, concubine, vase, stand up, woman
myStory: кто-то пытается трогать женщину с вазой
heisigStory: Fingers . . . vase . . . woman.
koohiiStory1: A pervert meets a woman. The pervert tries to touch the women with his lustful fingers. The woman takes a vase, lifts it over her head and smashes it on the pervert´s head...
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セツ、ショウ
kunYomi: つ.ぐ
readingExamples: 接ぐ (つ.ぐ)
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koohiiStory2: CHIKAN!! These are the perverts who use their fingers to touch standing women on crowded trains.
words: 接触(せっしょく): touch, contact
接続詞(せつぞくし): conjunction
接ぐ(つぐ): to join, to piece together, to set (bones), to graft (trees)
密接(みっせつ): related, connected, close, intimate
応接(おうせつ): reception
間接(かんせつ): indirectness
接近(せっきん): getting closer, approaching
接する(せっする): come in contact with, connect, attend, receive
接続(せつぞく): connection, union, join, link, changing trains
直接(ちょくせつ): direct, immediate, personal, firsthand
面接(めんせつ): interview

keyword: вешать (картину на стену)
kanji: 掛
constituent: hang, finger, fingers, ivy, square jewel, soil, dirt, ground, magic wand, augury, soil2, dirt2, ground2
myStory: 3 способа повесить что-то:
1. пальцами повесить
2. на плюще
3. волшебной палочкой
heisigStory: Fingers . . . ivy . . . magic wand.
koohiiStory1: Think RPG. The wizard points his finger to the guard and the ivy he has just animated with his magic wand climbs down the wall to hang the poor guy, opening the way for the adventurers into the dungeon.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カイ、ケイ
kunYomi: か.ける、-か.ける、か.け、-か.け、-が.け、か.かる、-か.かる、-が.かる、か.かり、-が.かり、かかり、-がかり
readingExamples: 掛かる (か.かる), 掛ける (か.ける), 掛 (かかり)
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koohiiStory2: 3 ways you could hang something: 1) the normal way, with your finger putting something on a hook or whatever, 2) hanging from a vine the natural way, or 3) by means of the magic of the wand.
words: 掛かる(かかる): take (time), need, cost
掛け(かけ): credit
切っ掛け(きっかけ): chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion
心掛け(こころがけ): readiness, intention, aim
心掛ける(こころがける): to bear in mind, to aim to do
差し掛かる(さしかかる): to come near to, to approach
仕掛け(しかけ): device, trick, mechanism, gadget, (small) scale, half finished, commencement, set up, challenge
仕掛ける(しかける): to commence, to lay (mines), to set (traps), to wage (war), to challenge
手掛かり(てがかり): contact, trail, scent, on hand, hand hold, clue, key
手掛ける(てがける): to handle, to manage, to work with, to rear, to look after, to have experience with
引っ掛ける(ひっかける): to hang (something) on (something), to throw on (clothes), to hook, to catch, to trap, to ensnare, to cheat, to evade payment, to jump a bill, to drink (alcohol), to spit at (a person), to hit the ball off the end of the bat (baseball)
見掛ける(みかける): to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of
寄り掛かる(よりかかる): to lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on
追い掛ける(おいかける): pursue, chase
お出掛け(おでかけ): about to start out, just about to leave or go out
お目に掛かる(おめにかかる): to see or meet someone
思い掛けない(おもいがけない): unexpected, casual
掛け算(かけざん): multiplication
掛ける(かける): wear, put on, hang, cover, sit down, make a phone call, multiply, turn on (a switch), play (a record), begin to
腰掛け(こしかけ): seat, bench
腰掛ける(こしかける): sit (down)
出掛ける(でかける): depart, set out, start, be going out
通り掛かる(とおりかかる): happen to pass by
話し掛ける(はなしかける): accost a person, talk (to someone)
引っ掛かる(ひっかかる): be caught in, be stuck in, be cheated
見掛け(みかけ): outward appearance
呼び掛ける(よびかける): call out to, accost, address (crowd), make an appeal

keyword: полировать
kanji: 研
constituent: polish, stone, rock, two hands
myStory: камень эффективнее полировать двумя руками
heisigStory: Stone . . . two hands.
koohiiStory1: My stones are so huge that it takes two hands to polish them!
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ケン
kunYomi: と.ぐ
readingExamples: 研ぐ (と.ぐ)
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koohiiStory2: You use two hands to polish a stone: one to hold it and the other to rub it.
words: 研ぐ(とぐ): to sharpen, to grind, to scour, to hone, to polish, to wash (rice)
研修(けんしゅう): training
研究(けんきゅう): study, research
研究室(けんきゅうしつ): study (room)

keyword: штуковина
kanji: 械
constituent: contraption, tree, wood, commandments, two hands, fiesta
myStory: заветы были высечены в камне. для облегчения ноши Мойсей сделал штуковину: книгу из дерева
heisigStory: Tree . . . commandment.
koohiiStory1: The ten commandments were heavy. So to help carry them, Moses made a wooden contraption; the ark of the covenant.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カイ
kunYomi: かせ
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koohiiStory2: Think of a complex wooden contraption capable of giving you a two-handed fiesta.
words: 器械(きかい): instrument
機械(きかい): machine, mechanism

keyword: нос
kanji: 鼻
constituent: nose, drop, eye, rice field, brains, two hands
myStory: двумя руками через ноздри вытягиваешь мозг
heisigStory: Let me share a rather grotesque image to help with this kanji. Imagine taking your two hands and reaching up into someone's nostrils. Once inside you grab hold of the brain and yank it out. At the end, you would have a picture something like that of this character, the full kanji for nose.
koohiiStory1: An Egyptian embalmer reaching both hands into the dead pharaoh´s nose and yanking out handfuls of brain.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ビ
kunYomi: はな
readingExamples: 鼻 (はな)
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koohiiStory2: I sneezed so hard that through my NOSE I blew out my BRAINS into BOTH HANDS.
words: 耳鼻科(じびか): otolaryngology
鼻(はな): nose

keyword: форма (как литейная форма), отпечаток
kanji: 型
constituent: mould, punish, two hands, sword, sabre, saber, soil, dirt, ground
myStory: 1. Наказываем землю мечом
2. Нинзя оставил отпечатки своих рук и меча на земле
heisigStory: Punish . . . soil. In cases like this, you might find it easier to break the character up into its more basic elements, like this: two hands . . . saber . . . soil.
koohiiStory1: A famous ninja once pressed his two hands and saber into the soil of his temple, before going onto a mission from which he never came back. Think of some sort of signature that he left behind him. The mould of his two hands and saber has since become a popular attraction in the area.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ケイ
kunYomi: かた、-がた
readingExamples: 型 (かた)
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koohiiStory2: As a PUNISHMENT they made me lay face down in the DIRT leaving a nice imprinted MOULD of my whole BODY.
words: 模型(もけい): model, dummy, maquette
型(かた): mold, model, style, shape, data type
典型(てんけい): type, pattern, archetypal

keyword: гениально (п: <если справа или внизу> джинн, <если слева>джинн в бутылке)
kanji: 才
constituent: genius, genius, genie
myStory: все может делать одним пальцем - гений
heisigStory: Whatever one is particularly adept at - one's special "genius" - one can do very easily, "with one finger" as the phrase goes. This kanji is a pictograph of that one finger. Note how its distinctive form is created by writing the final stroke of the element for fingers backwards.
heisigComment: * The primitive meaning, genie, derives from the roots of the word genius. Use the genie out in the open when the primitive appears to the right of or below its relative primitive; in that case it also keeps its same form. At the left, the form is altered, and the meaning becomes a genie in the bottle.
koohiiStory1: Spinal tap: "Every other band´s amps go to ten. But you see my extra stroke of genius - these go to eleven.".
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サイ
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koohiiStory2: A TEN year old had a STROKE of GENIUS and wrote this joke: 何歳ですか？　　　。。。天才です！.
words: 天才(てんさい): genius, prodigy, natural gift
才能(さいのう): talent, ability

keyword: имущество (деньги или вклады)
kanji: 財
constituent: property, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight, genie
myStory: джинн обнимает свои груды денег и кричит: "это моя собственность!"
heisigStory: Clam . . . genie.
koohiiStory1: If you´re a money genius, you can afford a lot of property.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ザイ、サイ、ゾク
kunYomi: たから
readingExamples: 財産 (ざいさん), 私財 (しざい), 文化財 (ぶんかざい)
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koohiiStory2: The keyword refers to property in the sense of money or funds rather than of buildings or real estate. Keep this one distinct from frame 193 (“wealth”) and frame 473 (“assets”). Here we have a genie, gulping down oysters. Someone tries to grab an oyster and the genie puts his big arms around his oysters and states his “right of ownership” : “They´re mines, my property!”.
words: 財(ざい): fortune, riches
財源(ざいげん): source of funds, resources, finances
財政(ざいせい): economy, financial affairs
文化財(ぶんかざい): cultural assets, cultural property
財産(ざいさん): property, fortune, assets
財布(さいふ): purse, wallet

keyword: пиломатериалы
kanji: 材
constituent: lumber, tree, wood, genie
myStory: джинн может превратить дерево в аккуратные, ровные пиломатериалы одним щелчком пальцев
heisigStory: Tree . . . genie.
koohiiStory1: A TREE GENIUS is a LUMBER jack. Duh.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ザイ
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koohiiStory2: Just when the were about to turn the last tree into lumber, the Lorax (the tree-genie) jumps out and puts a stop to the whole affair.
words: 教材(きょうざい): teaching materials
取材(しゅざい): choice of subject, collecting data
人材(じんざい): man of talent
素材(そざい): raw materials, subject matter
材木(ざいもく): lumber, timber
材料(ざいりょう): ingredients, material
木材(もくざい): lumber, timber, wood

keyword: подразумевать (существование)
kanji: 存
constituent: suppose, genie, child
myStory: ребенок верит в существование джиннов
heisigStory: Genie in the bottle . . . a child. Hint: focus on the key word's connotation of "make believe".
koohiiStory1: How do you suppose they manage to cram a genie inside a bottle? Well, I suppose they put him in there while he´s still a little child...
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ソン、ゾン
readingExamples: 存在 (そんざい), 存続 (そんぞく), 既存 (きぞん)
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koohiiStory2: Villagers on a little remote island one day find a bottle washed out by the sea onto the beach. After wiping the bottle and taking a closer look, they are amazed to see a (very small) child in it. The villagers suppose that the child is a genie in a bottle.
words: 依存(いそん): dependence, dependent, reliance
共存(きょうそん): coexistence
存続(そんぞく): duration, continuance
生存(せいぞん): existence, being, survival
存在(そんざい): existence, being
存じる(ぞんじる): (humble) to know
存ずる(ぞんずる): (humble) to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
保存(ほぞん): preservation, conservation, storage, maintenance
ご存じ(ごぞんじ): know

keyword: существовать
kanji: 在
constituent: exist, genie, soil, dirt, ground
myStory: джинны существуют, только бутылки с джинном доооолго выкапывать из-под земли
heisigStory: Genie in the bottle . . . soil.
koohiiStory1: Genie in the bottle does exist but you need to dig deep into the soil to find one.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ザイ
kunYomi: あ.る
readingExamples: 在る (あ.る)
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koohiiStory2: You wipe the soil from the bottle, only to have a genie float out above you, saying: ´I am the genie in a bottle, what is your wish?´ So now you know that they do exist.
words: 健在(けんざい): in good health, well
在庫(ざいこ): stockpile, stock
自在(じざい): freely, at will
所在(しょざい): whereabouts
不在(ふざい): absence
在る(ある): to live, to be
現在(げんざい): present, up to now, nowadays, modern times, current
在学(ざいがく): (enrolled) in school
存在(そんざい): existence, being
滞在(たいざい): stay, sojourn

keyword: сосать
kanji: 吸
constituent: suck, mouth, reach out
myStory: ребенок вытягивает руки и просить сосать грудь
heisigStory: Mouth . . . outstretched hands. Hint: use the image of a nursing baby.
koohiiStory1: Imagine a baby reaching out and holding mom´s breast as if it were bottle, and sucking on it to get some milk.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キュウ
kunYomi: す.う
readingExamples: 吸う (す.う)
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koohiiStory2: An open mouth and reaching hands : a baby wants to suck at his mother´s breast.
words: 吸収(きゅうしゅう): absorption, suction, attraction
呼吸(こきゅう): breath, respiration, knack, trick, secret (of doing something)
吸う(すう): to smoke, breathe in, sip, suck

keyword: история
kanji: 史
constituent: history, mouth, tucked under the arm
myStory: длинный рот, зажатый под подмышкой, рассказывает историю
heisigStory: A mouth . . . tucked under the arm.
koohiiStory1: I sleep in history class with my mouth tucked under my arm.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シ
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koohiiStory2: History students usually going to school with a history book tucked under their arm. But now instead of a book, you have a small talking mouth that tell you about history. "When I was young, I used to walk 5 miles everyday.....".
words: 女史(じょし): Ms.
歴史(れきし): history

keyword: становится поздно
kanji: 更
constituent: grow late, Ameratasu, one, ceiling, sun, tucked under the arm
myStory: когда солнце опускается, а тени становятся длинее - ты опоздал
heisigStory: The implication behind the meaning of grow late is that things are changing in the same way that the day turns into night. The elements: ceiling . . . sun . . . tucked under the arm.
koohiiStory1: At nightbreak (#30) the sun rises above the floor, so it is logical that when it is growing late, the sun would rise to the ceiling. Time to pack up your things and take your belongings under your arm.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: さら、さら.に、ふ.ける、ふ.かす
readingExamples: 更 (さら), 更かす (ふ.かす), 更ける (ふ.ける)
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koohiiStory2: It´s starting to GROW LATE, so God will take the SUN, and TUCK IT UNDER HIS ARM, and walk away. In the morning, he´ll bring it back, so don´t worry.
words: 今更(いまさら): now, at this late hour
尚更(なおさら): all the more, still less
夜更かし(よふかし): staying up late, keeping late hours, sitting up late at night, nighthawk
夜更け(よふけ): late at night
更に(さらに): furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover
更ける(ふける): get late, advance, wear on,
変更(へんこう): change, modification, alteration

keyword: пара (носок)
kanji: 双
constituent: pair, crotch, crotch2
myStory: пара промежностей
heisigStory: The crotch reduplicated gives us a pair.
koohiiStory1: Crotch to crotch is how many pairs spend their private time together. . .
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソウ
kunYomi: ふた、たぐい、ならぶ、ふたつ
readingExamples: 双 (ふた)
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koohiiStory2: The animals boarding Noah´s Ark all came in pairs – but Noah had to carefully check the two crotches in each pair to ensure that the animals were of different sexes and thus able to further their species after the flood.
words: 双子(ふたご): twins, a twin

keyword: суда, счетчик кораблей
kanji: 隻
constituent: vessels, turkey, crotch
myStory: на судах морякам скучно, поэтому они берут индеек. но не для еды, а для использования их промежности
heisigStory: The key word indicates the Japanese generic term for counting ships. Its elements: turkey . . . crotch.
koohiiStory1: On Vessels that travel long distances, sailors often get quite lonely. They keep TURKEYS on the VESSELS, but not for use as food. The lonely sailors take turns enjoying the turkey´s CROTCH.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セキ
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koohiiStory2: Donald Duck is a big bird that does not wear pants. It´s good to use him as a mnemonic because he is a sailor, and this kanji is used to count vessels.

keyword: сердитый, злой
kanji: 怒
constituent: angry, guy, woman, crotch, heart
myStory: парень злой: женщина ему не дала промежность
heisigStory: Guy . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: This woman is angry because of the guys in the previous frame who pay more attention to her crotch than her heart. I prefer to decompose the kanji in three elements here because it is easier to read like a mnemonic.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ド、ヌ
kunYomi: いか.る、おこ.る
readingExamples: 怒る (いか.る), 怒る (おこ.る)
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koohiiStory2: WOMEN get very ANGRY over the thought that GUYS are more interested in her CROTCH than her HEART.
words: 怒り(いかり): anger, hatred
怒る(いかる): to get angry, to be angry
怒鳴る(どなる): to shout, to yell
怒る(おこる): get angry

keyword: друг
kanji: 友
constituent: friend, by one’s side, crotch
myStory: друг, образно выражаясь, обладает твоей промежностью
heisigStory: By one's side . . . crotch.
koohiiStory1: A good friend is always at your side. ---- I teach at a Japanese High School, and I often see chummy male students grabbing each other´s crotches in a joking manner. It´s still weird to me, but apparently reaching to your side and grabbing you neighbor´s crotch is a great way to express friendship.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ユウ
kunYomi: とも
readingExamples: 友 (とも)
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koohiiStory2: Think of a sex friend (a fuck buddy if you will). The benefit of such a relationship is that there will always be a crotch by your side. (the Japanese refer to such a friend as セフレ, just as we do).
words: 友(とも): friend, companion, pal
親友(しんゆう): close friend
友好(ゆうこう): friendship
友情(ゆうじょう): friendship, fellowship
友人(ゆうじん): friend
友達(ともだち): friend

keyword: выскользнуть
kanji: 抜
constituent: slip out, finger, fingers, friend, woman, crotch
myStory: не дай другу выскользнуть из твоих пальцев
heisigStory: Fingers . . . friend.
koohiiStory1: Don´t let good friends slip out between your fingers.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: バツ、ハツ、ハイ
kunYomi: ぬ.く、-ぬ.く、ぬ.き、ぬ.ける、ぬ.かす、ぬ.かる
readingExamples: 抜かす (ぬ.かす), 抜かる (ぬ.かる), 抜く (ぬ.く), 抜ける (ぬ.ける)
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koohiiStory2: Imagine a cliché Hollywood situation: one person is lying on the edge of the abyss and another (presumably his friend) is hanging, only thing holding him is the grip of their hands. Then fingers slip out of the grip and he falls in said abyss.
words: 海抜(かいばつ): height above sea level
抜かす(ぬかす): to omit, to leave out
抜け出す(ぬけだす): to slip out, to sneak away, to excel
抜く(ぬく): extract, omit, surpass, draw out, unplug
抜ける(ぬける): come out, fall out, be omitted, be missing, escape

keyword: бросать, забрасывать (идею)
kanji: 投
constituent: throw, finger, fingers, cruise missile, missile, wind, crotch
myStory: если сперма уходит в пальцы - девушка тебя бросила
heisigStory: Fingers . . . missile.
koohiiStory1: Well, you usually use your fingers to throw objects used as missile weapons. Easy. By the way, for those of you looking for a less anachronistic image for the missile primitive as a modern rocket, try a slingshot. it´s a crotch (originally a tree branch) that sends missile projectiles flying into/like the wind. And for this present kanji, it is something you naturally use with your fingers...
jouYou: 3
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: な.げる、-な.げ
readingExamples: 投げる (な.げる)
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koohiiStory2: If you use the primitive "semen" (flying in the wind from your crotch) instead of missile then all kanjis with this primitive will hilariously create a perfect story.
words: 投資(とうし): investment
投入(とうにゅう): throw, investment, making (an electrical circuit)
投げ出す(なげだす): to throw down, to abandon, to sacrifice, to throw out
投書(とうしょ): letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution
投票(とうひょう): voting, poll
投げる(なげる): throw

keyword: установление (чего-то, каких-то порядков)
kanji: 設
constituent: establishment, say, words, keitai, mouth, cruise missile, missile, wind, crotch
myStory: установление порядков можно производить словами, а можно - сексом
heisigStory: Words . . . missile.
koohiiStory1: Establishment can be attacked by words or by missiles. Writers will use words, whereas militars will use missiles.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セツ
kunYomi: もう.ける
readingExamples: 設ける (もう.ける)
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koohiiStory2: When you attack the establishment with words, it fights back with missiles.
words: 施設(しせつ): institution, establishment, facility, (army) engineer
設置(せっち): establishment, institution
設定(せってい): establishment, creation
設立(せつりつ): establishment, foundation, institution
設ける(もうける): to create, to establish
建設(けんせつ): construction, establishment
設計(せっけい): plan, design
設備(せつび): equipment, device, facilities, installation

keyword: ветка
kanji: 支
constituent: branch, ten, needle, crotch
myStory: сидишь на ветке колючего дерева с промежностью, полной иголок
heisigStory: Needle . . . crotch.
koohiiStory1: Picture sliding down the branch of a tree (in this case a pine tree or any tree with needles) and getting a bunch of needles stuck in your crotch--ouch!!
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: ささ.える、つか.える、か.う、しんよう、じゅうまた
readingExamples: 支える (ささ.える)
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koohiiStory2: A special branch of the military called the Needle Crotch Unit. Their only weapon is the needle embedded in their crotches, and they´re quite adept at using them.
words: 差し支える(さしつかえる): to interfere, to hinder, to become impeded
支持(しじ): support, maintenance
収支(しゅうし): income and expenditure
支える(ささえる): support, prop up
差し支え(さしつかえ): hindrance, impediment
支給(しきゅう): payment, allowance
支出(ししゅつ): expenditure, expenses
支度(したく): preparation
支店(してん): branch store (office)
支配(しはい): rule, control, direction
支払(しはらい): payment
支払う(しはらう): to pay

keyword: умение
kanji: 技
constituent: skill, finger, fingers, branch, ten, needle, crotch
myStory: висеть на ветке дерева на пальцах - тоже умение иметь надо!
heisigStory: Fingers . . . branch.
koohiiStory1: (Adapted from darg_sama´s) Balancing a branch on your finger is the prototypical example of a skill that is nothing more than a skill (i.e., it is completely useless).
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ギ
kunYomi: わざ
readingExamples: 技 (わざ)
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koohiiStory2: I think of a guy balancing a branch on his finger, which definitely takes some minimal amount of skill.
words: 技能(ぎのう): technical skill, ability, capacity
特技(とくぎ): special skill
技(わざ): art, technique
演技(えんぎ): acting, performance
技師(ぎし): engineer, technician
競技(きょうぎ): game, match, contest
技術(ぎじゅつ): technique

keyword: сук, счетчик ветвей
kanji: 枝
constituent: bough, tree, wood, branch, ten, needle, crotch
myStory: ветка крепится к дереву посредством сучьев
heisigStory: Tree . . . branch. Take a moment to focus on the differences between a bough, a branch, and a twig (Frame 319).
koohiiStory1: The tree´s primary branch is known as the bough.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: えだ
readingExamples: 枝 (えだ)
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koohiiStory2: Differentiate between BOUGH and branch (#711): ´branch´ is smaller, and can also refer to the branch of a store (支店), which has nothing to do with a tree. But a BOUGH is a main part of a tree, perhaps where the trunk splits into several large boughs, and so it logically utilizes the 木 radical.
words: 枝(えだ): branch

keyword: слегка, легко
kanji: 軽
constituent: lightly, car, spool, clod, toilet paper, crotch, soil, dirt, ground
myStory: машина, набитая туалетной бумагой, выглядит слегка странно
heisigStory: Car . . . spool.
koohiiStory1: Fact: this kanji is used to denote a certain class of vehicles in Japan whose engines are under a certain size (less than 750cc I think) and are called light vehicles here. Imagine a so-called light vehicle or a light-truck with a load of spools driving down a road ever so lightly, careful not to let any of the spools roll out onto the street.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ケイ
kunYomi: かる.い、かろ.やか、かろ.んじる
readingExamples: 軽い (かる.い), 軽やか (かろ.やか)
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koohiiStory2: I want to tread lightly on the environment.... That´s why I CAR-SPOOL to work everyday.... I know, lame.
words: 気軽(きがる): cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
軽快(けいかい): rhythmical (e.g. melody), casual (e.g. dress), light, nimble
軽減(けいげん): abatement
軽率(けいそつ): rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty
軽蔑(けいべつ): scorn, disdain
手軽(てがる): easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap
軽い(かるい): light, non-serious, minor

keyword: анти-
kanji: 反
constituent: anti-, demonstation, cliff, crotch
myStory: много культур антисексуальны, и хотели бы видеть промежности под скалой
heisigStory: Cliff . . . crotch.
koohiiStory1: I think of an anti-hero (Dirty Harry etc.) for this primitive, whose trademark for disposing of villians is not an honorable fight, but a kick in the crotch and then a shove off a cliff (perhaps whilst the villain´s back is turned).
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ハン、ホン、タン、ホ
kunYomi: そ.る、そ.らす、かえ.す、かえ.る、-かえ.る
readingExamples: 反映 (はんえい), 反対 (はんたい), 違反 (いはん), 謀反 (むほん), 反らす (そ.らす), 反る (そ.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Many cultures are so anti-sex you´d think they just want people to throw their crotches over a cliff.
words: 反り(そり): warp, curvature, curve, arch
反(たん): roll of cloth (c. 10 yds.), .245 acres, 300 tsubo
反感(はんかん): antipathy, revolt, animosity
反響(はんきょう): echo, reverberation, repercussion, reaction, influence
反撃(はんげき): counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow
反射(はんしゃ): reflection, reverberation
反する(はんする): to be inconsistent with, to oppose, to contradict, to transgress, to rebel
反応(はんのう): reaction, response
反発(はんぱつ): repelling, rebound, recover, oppose
反乱(はんらん): insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising
違反(いはん): violation (of law), transgression
反る(かえる): change, turn over, turn upside down
反映(はんえい): reflection, influence
反抗(はんこう): opposition, resistance, insubordination, defiance, hostility, rebellion
反省(はんせい): reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation
反対(はんたい): oppose

keyword: наклон, склон
kanji: 坂
constituent: slope, soil, dirt, ground, anti-, demonstration, cliff, crotch
myStory: эрозия: антиземля выдувает землю, получаются склоны
heisigStory: Ground . . . anti-.
koohiiStory1: As the villain (pushed off by the anti-hero) is tumbling down the slope, he activates gadget skis to escape, spraying soil everywhere as he flies down the slope.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ハン
kunYomi: さか
readingExamples: 坂 (さか)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: This kanji depicts a classic enviornmental problem: erosion. Erosion occurs when all of the soil washes of the side of the cliff, eventually causing the cliff to disappear, leaving a slope (an anti- cliff if you will) in its place.
words: 坂(さか): slope, hill

keyword: доска
kanji: 板
constituent: plank, tree, wood, anti-, demonstration, cliff, crotch
myStory: деревья определенно анти-доски
heisigStory: Tree . . . anti-.
koohiiStory1: Of course, trees are anti-plank. Wouldn´t you be if you were a tree?
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ハン、バン
kunYomi: いた
readingExamples: 乾板 (かんばん), 鉄板 (てっぱん), 板 (いた)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Trees are naturally opposed to, or anti, the making of planks.
words: 板(いた): board, plank
看板(かんばん): sign, signboard, doorplate, poster, billboard, appearance, figurehead, policy, attraction, closing time
黒板(こくばん): blackboard

keyword: возвращаться
kanji: 返
constituent: return, anti-, demonstration, cliff, crotch, road
myStory: анти-дорога - по ней не идешь вперед, а возвращаешься
heisigStory: Anti- . . . road.
koohiiStory1: Pretty obvious: to return is to turn back on the road you´re on and go the opposite way.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ヘン
kunYomi: かえ.す、-かえ.す、かえ.る、-かえ.る
readingExamples: 返す (かえ.す), 返る (かえ.る)
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koohiiStory2: In "The Return of the anti-hero", Clint Eastwood kicks the villain in the crotch, pushes them off the cliff and onto a busy highway. A tiring movie franchise to say the least....
words: 裏返し(うらがえし): inside out, upside down
折り返す(おりかえす): to turn up, to fold back
返る(かえる): to return, to come back, to go back
宙返り(ちゅうがえり): somersault, looping-the-loop
照り返す(てりかえす): to reflect, to throw back light
返還(へんかん): return, restoration
返済(へんさい): repayment
返事(へんじ): reply, answer
返答(へんとう): reply
裏返す(うらがえす): turn inside out, turn the other way, turn over
繰り返す(くりかえす): repeat, do over again
引返す(ひきかえす): repeat, send back, bring back, retrace one´s steps
引っ繰り返す(ひっくりかえす): turn over, overturn, knock over, upset, turn inside out
引っ繰り返る(ひっくりかえる): be overturned, be upset, topple over, be reversed
返す(かえす): return (something)

keyword: торговля, маркетинг
kanji: 販
constituent: marketing, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight, anti-, demonstration, cliff, crotch
myStory: торгуешь - заставляешь людей становиться анти-денежными
heisigStory: Shells/money . . . anti-.
koohiiStory1: The goal of marketing is to get people who are naturally anti-buying to spend their shells (money).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ハン
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: 『MARKETING: MONEY, ANTI』 The wide presence of MARKETING in our society has led people to become ANTI-MONEY.
words: 販売(はんばい): sale, selling, marketing

keyword: молоко
kanji: 乳
constituent: milk, fledgling, claw, vulture, child, fishhook
myStory: маленький гриф стянул когтем молоко
heisigStory: Fledglings . . . hook.
koohiiStory1: A fledgling is being nursed at a zoo, it is fed milk through a small tube that is bent in the shape of a hook (so that it fits inside its beak). The fledgling soon becomes addicted to milk, giving us this very catchy mnemonic: “fledgling hooked on milk”.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ニュウ
kunYomi: ちち、ち
readingExamples: 乳 (ち), 乳 (ちち)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Drinking milk not only reduces cavity (#96)´s but also strengthens nails (claws) thanks astgtciv.
words: 乳(ちち): milk, breast, loop
牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう): cow´s milk

keyword: плавающий
kanji: 浮
constituent: floating, water, water droplets, water pistol, fledgling, claw, vulture, child
myStory: водоплавающий птенец плавает на воде
heisigStory: Water . . . fledglings.
koohiiStory1: Floating rubber ducky!!!
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: フ
kunYomi: う.く、う.かれる、う.かぶ、む、う.かべる
readingExamples: 浮かぶ (う.かぶ), 浮かべる (う.かべる), 浮かれる (う.かれる), 浮く (う.く)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A nest of fledglings somehow fell into the water (maybe it was perched on a tree bending over the river), but they are safe for now as the nest is floating. The fledglings are enjoying the cruise but they are soon coming to a great waterfall... ( a little drama to help us remember the story).
words: 浮かぶ(うかぶ): to float, to rise to surface, to come to mind
浮気(うわき): flighty, fickle, wanton, unfaithful
浮力(ふりょく): buoyancy, floating power
浮ぶ(うかぶ): float, rise to surface, come to mind
浮かべる(うかべる): float, express, look (sad, glad)
浮く(うく): float, become merry, become loose

keyword: лидер
kanji: 将
constituent: leader, turtle, claw, vulture, glue
myStory: черепаха - лидер гонки! кажется, она приклеила грифа к земле!
heisigStory: Turtle . . . vulture . . . glue.
koohiiStory1: The leader in this race is the turtle! It appears he has covered the vulture’s feet in glue, so that the vulture cannot get off the starting block.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショウ、ソウ
kunYomi: まさ.に、はた、まさ、ひきい.る、もって
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: X-men and TMNT join forces: Their new leader is an awsome asshole. He is simply Wolverine and Raphael glued together back to back (the biggest assholes from both groups combined).
words: 将棋(しょうぎ): Japanese chess
将来(しょうらい): future

keyword: собирать (фрукты с деревьев)
kanji: 採
constituent: pick, finger, fingers, grab, claw, vulture, tree, wood
myStory: пальцами собирать грифов с деревьев
heisigStory: Unlike pick up (Frame 720), this character is used for picking fruits from trees. Its elements: finger . . . grab.
koohiiStory1: You pick cheries with your fingers, then along comes a giant vulture and picks up the whole tree with its claws.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: サイ
kunYomi: と.る
readingExamples: 採る (と.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Tip: vulture + tree : Heisig later combines these into a single kanji 采 called grab (#2090). Story: As you go to pick your nose, your parent grabs your finger and pulls it away (& gives you a lecture on social etiquette). REF: "grab" also appears in vegetable (#734), coloring (#1714).
words: 採掘(さいくつ): mining
採決(さいけつ): vote, roll call
採算(さいさん): profit
採集(さいしゅう): collecting, gathering
採択(さいたく): adoption, selection, choice
採用(さいよう): use, adopt
採点(さいてん): marking, grading, looking over
採る(とる): adopt (measure, proposal), pick (fruit), assume (attitude)

keyword: овощ
kanji: 菜
constituent: vegetable, flowers, grab, claw, vulture, tree, wood
myStory: схвати цветок - вдруг там вкусный овощ!
heisigStory: Flower . . . grab.
koohiiStory1: A vegetarian vulture is munching on a flower, perched on a tree, patiently waiting for a patch of vegetables to grow.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: サイ
kunYomi: な
readingExamples: 菜 (な)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Wolverine is turning into total hippie. He said he only eats vegetables now and last time I saw him sitting in a tree with flowers in his hair.
words: お菜(おかず): side dish, accompaniment for rice dishes
野菜(やさい): vegetable

keyword: принимать (задание)
kanji: 受
constituent: accept, birdhouse, birdcage, claw, vulture, crown, crotch
myStory: принимаем грифа в королевскую промежность
heisigStory: Birdhouse . . . crotch.
koohiiStory1: The bird house is the brothel (someone else said so) and of course everyone is welcome - thay accept any crotch.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ジュ
kunYomi: う.ける、-う.け、う.かる
readingExamples: 受かる (う.かる), 受ける (う.ける)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A birdhouse is a whorehouse that will accept any crotch even those with STDs. (Image: a birdhouse whorehouse with every kind of bird coming and going. Some old madam at the front hole accepts everyone, even the nasty old crows).
words: 受かる(うかる): to pass (examination)
受け入れ(うけいれ): receiving, acceptance
受け入れる(うけいれる): to accept, to receive
受け継ぐ(うけつぐ): to inherit, to succeed, to take over
受け付ける(うけつける): to be accepted, to receive (an application)
受け止める(うけとめる): to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take
受け取り(うけとり): receipt
受身(うけみ): passive, passive voice
享受(きょうじゅ): reception, acceptance, enjoyment, being given
引き受ける(ひきうける): to undertake, to take up, to take over, to be responsible for, to guarantee, to contract (disease)
受け取る(うけとる): to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to interpret, to understand
受け持つ(うけもつ): take (be in) charge of
受験(じゅけん): taking an examination
受話器(じゅわき): telephone receiver
引受る(ひきうける): undertake, take charge of, take, accept, be responsible for, guarantee
受付(うけつけ): reception
受ける(うける): have, take, receive

keyword: любовь, любить
kanji: 愛
constituent: love, birdhouse, birdcage, claw, vulture, crown, love birds, heart, walking legs
myStory: Ричард Львиное Сердце ушел в поход... потому что не любил грифов, засирающих его замок
heisigStory: Birdhouse . . . heart . . . walking legs.
koohiiStory1: If you really love someone, you won´t keep them in a cage-like bird house relationship, but rather open the door and let their heart walk around freely. Think less about "I" (あい) and more about "we".
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: アイ
kunYomi: いと.しい
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The man is about to enter the ´birdhouse´ (brothel) when he remembers his true love at home, and, following his heart, uses his walking legs to go straight home.
words: 愛想(あいそ): civility, courtesy, compliments, sociability, graces
愛憎(あいにく): likes and dislikes
可愛い(かわいい): pretty, cute, lovely, charming, dear, darling, pet
可愛がる(かわいがる): to love, to be affectionate
可愛らしい(かわいらしい): lovely, sweet
愛でたい(めでたい): auspicious
恋愛(れんあい): love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
愛(あい): love
愛情(あいじょう): love, affection
愛する(あいする): to love

keyword: платить
kanji: 払
constituent: pay, finger, fingers, elbow
myStory: ты выходишь из ресторана, и на выходе официант ловит тебя пальцами за локоть и вопрошает: "Уважаемый, вы не забыли оплатить счет?"
heisigStory: Finger . . . elbow.
koohiiStory1: You´re at a restaurant and raise your finger to indicate to the waiter that you want to pay. Your friend elbows you in the ribs -- it´s his shout, and he insists on taking care of the bill.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: フツ、ヒツ、ホツ
kunYomi: はら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い
readingExamples: 払う (はら.う)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: You are walking out of the restaurant when the waiter uses his FINGERS to grab you at the ELBOW and says, "excuse me sir, didn´t you forget to PAY?".
words: 支払(しはらい): payment
支払う(しはらう): to pay
払い込む(はらいこむ): deposit, pay in
払い戻す(はらいもどす): repay, pay back
酔っ払い(よっぱらい): drunkard
払う(はらう): pay

keyword: широкий
kanji: 広
constituent: wide, cave, elbow
myStory: с широкими локтями в пещере делать нечего
heisigStory: Cave . . . elbow.
koohiiStory1: The Batcave is very wide and has a lot of elbow room for Batman to do his yoga.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: ひろ.い、ひろ.まる、ひろ.める、ひろ.がる、ひろ.げる
readingExamples: 広い (ひろ.い), 広がる (ひろ.がる), 広げる (ひろ.げる), 広まる (ひろ.まる), 広める (ひろ.める)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A wide cave has a lot of "elbow room".
words: 広まる(ひろまる): to spread, to be propagated
広告(こうこく): advertisement
広がる(ひろがる): spread (out), extend, stretch, reach to, get around
広げる(ひろげる): spread, extend, expand, enlarge, widen, broaden, unfold, open, unroll
広さ(ひろさ): extent
広場(ひろば): plaza
広々(ひろびろ): extensive, spacious
広める(ひろめる): broaden, propagate
背広(せびろ): business suit
広い(ひろい): spacious, vast, wide

keyword: руда
kanji: 鉱
constituent: mineral, metal, gold, wide, cave, elbow
myStory: металл, который широко представлен в земле: минерал в руде
heisigStory: Metal . . . wide.
koohiiStory1: Elbonium: a new mineral found in wide caves shaped like elbows and made of metal.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: あらがね
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A wide range of metals are classed as minerals.
words: 鉱業(こうぎょう): mining industry
鉱山(こうざん): mine (ore)
鉱物(こうぶつ): mineral
炭鉱(たんこう): coal mine

keyword: пьедестал
kanji: 台
constituent: pedestal, elbow, mouth
myStory: если чей-то локоть выше твоего рта - он стоит на пьедестале!
heisigStory: Elbow . . . mouth.
koohiiStory1: When someone´s elbow is above your mouth he/she is probably standing on a pedestal.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ダイ、タイ
kunYomi: うてな、われ、つかさ
readingExamples: 台地 (だいち), 灯台 (とうだい), 一台 (いちだい)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: After training your whole life, you manage to get a bronze medal in the Olympics. You´re extremely proud of your accomplishment as you step up to receive your medal. The guy in first place is up on a pedestal, towering above you, his elbow level with your mouth. Being a smug bastard, he "accidentally" knocks his elbow into your mouth, causing you to bleed and lose a tooth. Just cause he won the gold doesn´t mean he can place himself on such a high pedestal and do whatever he wants!
words: 台無し(だいなし): mess, spoiled, (come to) nothing
台本(だいほん): libretto, scenario
土台(どだい): foundation, base, basis
寝台(しんだい): bed, couch
台(だい): stand, rack, table, support
灯台(とうだい): lighthouse
舞台(ぶたい): stage (theatre), scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
台風(たいふう): typhoon
台所(だいどころ): kitchen

keyword: правление, править
kanji: 治
constituent: reign, water, water droplets, water pistol, pedestal, elbow, mouth
myStory: с пьедестала в воде Нептун правит морями
heisigStory: Water . . . pedestal.
koohiiStory1: Build a moat around your pedestal to protect your reign of power.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ジ、チ
kunYomi: おさ.める、おさ.まる、なお.る、なお.す
readingExamples: 政治 (せいじ), 療治 (りょうじ), 治まる (おさ.まる), 治める (おさ.める), 治す (なお.す), 治る (なお.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: From his water pedestal Neptune reigns over his Sea Empire.
words: 治まる(おさまる): to be at peace, to clamp down, to lessen (storm terror anger)
退治(たいじ): extermination
治安(ちあん): public order
治療(ちりょう): medical treatment
統治(とうじ): rule, reign, government, governing
治める(おさめる): govern, manage, subdue
自治(じち): self-government, autonomy
治す(なおす): cure, heal, fix, correct, repair
政治(せいじ): politic
治る(なおる): get well

keyword: начинать
kanji: 始
constituent: commence, woman, pedestal, elbow, mouth
myStory: чтобы женщине подняться на пьедестал, ей нужно начинать трудиться очень рано
heisigStory: Woman . . . pedestal.
koohiiStory1: Many men, before they commence their relationship with the woman of their desires, place her on something of a pedestal, which often leads to disappointment later on.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: はじ.める、-はじ.める、はじ.まる
readingExamples: 始まる (はじ.まる), 始める (はじ.める)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: If you want to commence a relationship, just put a woman on a pedestal and she´ll love ya forever.
words: 始発(しはつ): first train
始末(しまつ): management, dealing, settlement, cleaning up afterwards
終始(しゅうし): beginning and end, from beginning to end, doing a thing from beginning to end
始め(はじめ): beginning, start, origin
始めまして(はじめまして): How do you do?, I am glad to meet you
開始(かいし): start, commencement, beginning
原始(げんし): origin, primeval
始終(しじゅう): continuously, from beginning to end
始まり(はじまり): origin, beginning
始めに(はじめに): in the beginning, to begin with, first of all
始める(はじめる): begin
始まる(はじまる): begin

keyword: окно
kanji: 窓
constituent: window, hole, house, human legs, elbow, heart
myStory: кто-то в доме стоит на ногах, оперся локтями об окно и ведет любовные беседы с кем-то за окном
heisigStory: House . . . human legs . . . elbow . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: The top primitive is similar to hole (#1316). A window is a hole (#1316) in your house that you occassionally sit next to while leaning on your ELBOW and gazing out, a picture of a lonely HEARTedness.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ソウ、ス
kunYomi: まど、てんまど、けむだし
readingExamples: 窓 (まど)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Anna stood inside the house 宀 on her human legs 儿 enjoying some private 厶 time, looking out the window and communing with the feelings that were in her heart 心. The first five strokes are actually 穴、あな, "hole," introduced later. 窓、まど, window; 窓口、まどぐち, ticket window; 車窓、しゃそう, car window.
words: 窓口(まどぐち): ticket window
窓(まど): window

keyword: прошедший, ушедший
kanji: 去
constituent: gone, soil, dirt, ground, elbow
myStory: поработай локтями, если хочешь чтобы грязь ушла с платья
heisigStory: Soil . . . elbow.
koohiiStory1: Going, going, GONE!, said the gravedigger as he shoveled soil onto the body´s protruding elbow (the last bit left to cover).
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: キョ、コ
kunYomi: さ.る、-さ.る
readingExamples: 去年 (きょねん), 去就 (きょしゅう), 除去 (じょきょ), 去る (さ.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: If you want the soil stains gone from your clothes, then you´ll need to put some elbow grease into cleaning them.
words: 消去(しょうきょ): elimination, erasing, dying out, melting away
過去(かこ): the past, bygone days, the previous
去る(さる): leave, go away
去年(きょねん): last year

keyword: метод, правило
kanji: 法
constituent: method, water, water droplets, water pistol, gone, soil, dirt, ground, elbow
myStory: как заставить воду уходить? Ну... нужен научный метод!
heisigStory: Water . . . gone.
koohiiStory1: This kanji shows up in a lot of words related to the legal process. Try this image: using a very outdated judicial method, the people of Salem dunked accused witches in the water until they were all gone.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ホウ、ハッ、ホッ、フラン
kunYomi: のり
readingExamples: 法律 (ほうりつ), 文法 (ぶんぽう), 方法 (ほうほう), 法度 (ほうど)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: There already was a system (#418) for butchering cows, a technique (#421) for turning smoke into flowers - why can´t there be a method of about the same relevance for making water gone? Evaporation anyone?
words: 司法(しほう): administration of justice
手法(しゅほう): technique
寸法(すんぽう): measurement, size, dimension
製法(せいほう): manufacturing method, recipe, formula
法(ほう): law
法案(ほうあん): bill (law)
法学(ほうがく): law, jurisprudence
法廷(ほうてい): courtroom
用法(ようほう): directions, rules of use
立法(りっぽう): legislation, lawmaking
憲法(けんぽう): constitution
作法(さほう): manners, etiquette, propriety
法則(ほうそく): law, rule
方法(ほうほう): method, process, manner, way, means, technique
文法(ぶんぽう): grammar
法律(ほうりつ): law

keyword: встреча, встречаться
kanji: 会
constituent: meeting, meeting, one, wall, umbrella, rising cloud, two, elbow, wall
myStory: под крышей встретились два локтя - уже встреча
heisigStory: Meeting . . . wall. This is the full character for meeting, from which the abbreviated primitive that we met back in lesson 12 gets its name.
koohiiStory1: At the local company they have a very gory way of getting rid of incompetent personnel : they arrange a business meeting in a very special room where the walls are ... meeting. Not surprisingly the boss is never present at these meetings, he´s the one who pushes the button that sets the walls in motion.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: カイ、エ
kunYomi: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる
readingExamples: 会話 (かいわ), 会計 (かいけい), 社会 (しゃかい), 会う (あ.う)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The only thing created in most meetings is a lot of hot air. Imagine a cloud of it rising to the roof.
words: 会(え): understanding
会(かい): meeting, assembly, party, association, club
会見(かいけん): interview, audience
会談(かいだん): conversation, conference, discussion, interview
協会(きょうかい): association, society, organization
再会(さいかい): another meeting, meeting again, reunion
座談会(ざだんかい): symposium, round-table discussion
総会(そうかい): general meeting
出会う(であう): to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter, to hold a rendezvous, to have a date
面会(めんかい): interview
宴会(えんかい): party, banquet
会員(かいいん): member, the membership
開会(かいかい): opening of a meeting
会館(かいかん): meeting hall, assembly hall
会計(かいけい): account, finance, accountant, treasurer, paymaster, reckoning, bill
会合(かいごう): meeting, assembly
学会(がっかい): scientific society, academic meeting
議会(ぎかい): Diet, congress, parliament
国会(こっかい): National Diet, parliament, congress
司会(しかい): chairmanship
社会科学(しゃかいかがく): social science
集会(しゅうかい): meeting, assembly
大会(たいかい): convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally
出会い(であい): meeting, rendezvous, encounter
都会(とかい): city
閉会(へいかい): closure
会議(かいぎ): meeting
会場(かいじょう): the place of meeting
会話(かいわ): conversation
機会(きかい): opportunity, chance
教会(きょうかい): church
社会(しゃかい): society
展覧会(てんらんかい): exhibition
会う(あう): to meet, to interview
会社(かいしゃ): company, corporation

keyword: комната
kanji: 室
constituent: room, house, climax, wall, one, ceiling, elbow, soil, dirt, ground
myStory: кульминация в доме происходит в комнате за закрытыми дверями
heisigStory: House . . . climax.
koohiiStory1: You book a room in a love hotel called "Climax House".
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シツ
kunYomi: むろ
readingExamples: 室 (むろ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A simple room is made up of a roof, some walls, and a dirt floor.
words: 室(しつ): room
控室(ひかえしつ): waiting room
浴室(よくしつ): bathroom, bath
温室(おんしつ): greenhouse
待合室(まちあいしつ): waiting room
研究室(けんきゅうしつ): study (room)
教室(きょうしつ): classroom

keyword: прибытие
kanji: 到
constituent: arrival, climax, wall, one, ceiling, elbow, soil, dirt, ground, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: как раз в тот момент, когда у нас была кульминация, прибыл ее отец с мечом...
heisigStory: Climax . . . saber.
koohiiStory1: Http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7731/karatesd3.jpg Just look at this image...
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: いた.る
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Just as we were about to climax her father arrived with a sword.
words: 到達(とうたつ): reaching, attaining, arrival
到底(とうてい): (cannot) possibly
到着(とうちゃく): arrival

keyword: взаимно, обоюдно
kanji: 互
constituent: mutually, one, ceiling, one, floor
myStory: Похоже на позицию 69, для совместного взаимного удовольствия
heisigStory: When you draw this character think of linking two walls together, one right side up and the other upside down.
koohiiStory1: The 69 position allows both parties to mutually give themselves pleasure.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ゴ
kunYomi: たが.い、かたみ.に
readingExamples: 互い (たが.い)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: If you can combined your walls with another house´s walls, both houses would mutually benefit, by the increase in size....
words: 交互(こうご): mutual, reciprocal, alternate
お互い(おたがい): mutual, reciprocal, each other
相互(そうご): mutual, reciprocal
互い(たがい): mutual, reciprocal

keyword: воспитывать, поднимать (ребенка)
kanji: 育
constituent: bring up, infant, toddler, top hat, elbow, moon, month, flesh, part of the body
myStory: когда ты растишь ребенка, его части тела увеличиваются
heisigStory: Since the key word has to do with raising children to be strong both in mind and body, it is easy to coordinate the primitive elements: infant . . . meat.
koohiiStory1: Bringing up your offspring means raising them from infant until they are meat ready to be harvested. What, cannibalism is in poor taste? Forget I ever brought it up. But bring up will forver be infant meat to me. I want my baby back baby back baby back ribs!
jouYou: 3
onYomi: イク
kunYomi: そだ.つ、そだ.ち、そだ.てる、はぐく.む
readingExamples: 育つ (そだ.つ), 育てる (そだ.てる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I will bring up my infants to eat meat. I´ll not endure any vegetarian children in my house!
words: 育成(いくせい): rearing, training, nurture, cultivation, promotion
飼育(しいく): breeding, raising, rearing
生育(せいいく): growth, development, breeding
育ち(そだち): breeding, growth
発育(はついく): (physical) growth, development
保育(ほいく): nursing, nurturing, rearing, lactation, suckling
育児(いくじ): childcare, nursing, upbringing
育つ(そだつ): bring up, be brought up, grow (up)
体育(たいいく): physical education, gymnastics, athletics
教育(きょういく): education
育てる(そだてる): bring up

keyword: ток, поток
kanji: 流
constituent: current, water, water droplets, water pistol, lifebelt, infant, toddler, top hat, elbow, stream, flood
myStory: нужен поток воды, чтобы смыть поток дерьма от младенца
heisigStory: Water . . . infant . . . flood. Be sure to distinguish the two water primitives from one another in making your story.
koohiiStory1: INFANT Moses placed in the WATER and sent down the current of the STREAM.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: リュウ、ル
kunYomi: なが.れる、なが.れ、なが.す、-なが.す
readingExamples: 流行 (りゅうこう), 流動 (りゅうどう), 電流 (でんりゅう), 流す (なが.す), 流れる (なが.れる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A water-breathing infant (genetically modified?) is caught in a flood, and drifts with the current, apparently enjoying himself in the process.
words: 海流(かいりゅう): ocean current
気流(きりゅう): atmospheric current
流し(ながし): sink
流れる(ながれる): stream, flow, be washed away, run (ink)
流行(はやり): fashionable, fad, in vogue, prevailing
流(りゅう): styleof, method of, manner of
流通(りゅうつう): circulation of money or goods, flow of water or air, distribution
一流(いちりゅう): foremost, top-notch, unique
交流(こうりゅう): alternating current, intercourse, (cultural) exchange, intermingling
合流(ごうりゅう): confluence, union, linking up, merge
流石(さすが): clever, adept, good, expectations, as one would expect
直流(ちょくりゅう): direct current
電流(でんりゅう): electric current
流す(ながす): drain, float, shed (blood, tears)
流れ(ながれ): stream, current
流行る(はやる): flourish, thrive, be popular, come into fashion
流域(りゅういき): (river) basin
流行(りゅうこう): fashionable, fad, in vogue, prevailing

keyword: выход
kanji: 出
constituent: exit
myStory: вроде и так помню
heisigStory: The kanji for exit pictures a series of mountain peaks coming out of the earth. Learn it together with the following frame.
koohiiStory1: Suddenly, a cactus comes out of the ground with a sign that reads: exit. Now you can leave the desert! (Note: giving this primitive the meaning ´cactus´ can be useful later).
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: シュツ、スイ
kunYomi: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す、い.でる、い.だす
readingExamples: 出入 (しゅつにゅう), 出現 (しゅつげん), 提出 (ていしゅつ), 出す (だ.す), 出る (で.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The exit lays between these two mountains.
words: 家出(いえで): running away from home, leaving home
売り出し(うりだし): (bargain) sale
売り出す(うりだす): to put on sale, to market, to become popular
演出(えんしゅつ): production (e.g. play), direction
追い出す(おいだす): to expel, to drive out
お出でになる(おいでになる): to be
お目出度う(おめでとう): (ateji) (int) (uk) Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion!
差し出す(さしだす): to present, to submit, to tender, to hold out
産出(さんしゅつ): yield, produce
出演(しゅつえん): performance, stage appearance
出血(しゅっけつ): bleeding, haemorrhage
出産(しゅっさん): (child)birth, delivery, production (of goods)
出社(しゅっしゃ): arrival (in a country at work etc.)
出生(しゅっしょう): birth
出世(しゅっせ): promotion, successful career, eminence
出題(しゅつだい): proposing a question
出動(しゅつどう): sailing, marching, going out
出費(しゅっぴ): expenses, disbursements
出品(しゅっぴん): exhibit, display
進出(しんしゅつ): advance, step forward
脱出(だっしゅつ): escape
出会う(であう): to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter, to hold a rendezvous, to have a date
出合う(であう): to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter, to hold a rendezvous, to have a date
出入り口(でいりぐち): exit and entrance
出来物(できもの): able man, tumour, growth, boil, ulcer, abcess, rash, pimple
出切る(できる): to be out of, to have no more at hand
出くわす(でくわす): to happen to meet, to come across
出鱈目(でたらめ): irresponsible utterance, nonsense, nonsensical, random, haphazard, unsystematic
出直し(でなおし): adjustment, touch up
投げ出す(なげだす): to throw down, to abandon, to sacrifice, to throw out
逃げ出す(にげだす): to run away, to escape from
抜け出す(ぬけだす): to slip out, to sneak away, to excel
引き出す(ひきだす): to pull out, to take out, to draw out, to withdraw
振り出し(ふりだし): outset, starting point, drawing or issuing (draft)
噴出(ふんしゅつ): spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion
放出(ほうしゅつ): release, emit
放り出す(ほうりだす): to throw out, to fire, to expel, to give up, to abandon, to neglect
申出(もうしで): proposal, request, claim, report, notice
申し出る(もうしでる): to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with information
言い出す(いいだす): start talking, propose, suggest, break the ice
お出掛け(おでかけ): about to start out, just about to leave or go out
思い出(おもいで): memories, recollections, reminiscence
外出(がいしゅつ): outing, going out
貸し出し(かしだし): lending, loaning
支出(ししゅつ): expenditure, expenses
出勤(しゅっきん): going to work, at work
出身(しゅっしん): person´s place of origin, institution from which one graduated, director in charge of employee relations
出張(しゅっちょう): official tour, business trip
出版(しゅっぱん): publication
出合い(であい): an encounter
出会い(であい): meeting, rendezvous, encounter
提出(ていしゅつ): presentation, submission, filing
出入り(でいり): in and out, coming and going, free association, income and expenditure, debits and credit
出掛ける(でかける): depart, set out, start, be going out
出来上がり(できあがり): finish, completion, ready, made for, cut out
出来上がる(できあがる): be finished, be ready, by definition, be very drunk
出来事(できごと): incident, affair, happening, event
出来るだけ(できるだけ): if at all possible
出迎え(でむかえ): meeting, reception
出迎える(でむかえる): to meet, to greet
飛び出す(とびだす): jump out, rush out, fly out, appear suddenly, protrude, project
取り出す(とりだす): take out, produce, pick out
引出す(ひきだす): pull out, take out, draw out, withdraw
日の出(ひので): sunrise
見出し(みだし): heading, caption, subtitle, index
呼び出す(よびだす): summon, call (e.g. via telephone)
思い出す(おもいだす): recall, remember
出席(しゅっせき): attend
出発(しゅっぱつ): depart
引き出し(ひきだし): drawer
輸出(ゆしゅつ): export
出す(だす): take out, put out, send
出かける(でかける): depart, go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), set out, start
出口(でぐち): exit, gateway, way out, outlet, leak, vent
出る(でる): appear, come forth, leave

keyword: гора
kanji: 山
constituent: mountain
myStory: вроде и так помню
heisigStory: Note the clearer outline of a triangular mountain here.
koohiiStory1: Pictograph, see book. * As a primitive this element appears equally as well at the top or bottom of the kanjis (besides appearing to the left). Since a mountain often brings to mind towering peaks, I will consider it implied that the element is placed at the top of the kanji. When this primitive appears at the bottom, I will arrange my story in a way that other elements are said to be at the very top of the mountain (see FRAME 775 for an example).
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: サン、セン
kunYomi: やま
readingExamples: 山 (やま)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: YOU CAN´T POSSIBLY NEED A MNEMONIC FOR THIS!!!!
words: 鉱山(こうざん): mine (ore)
山岳(さんがく): mountains
山腹(さんぷく): hillside, mountainside
山脈(さんみゃく): mountain range
不山戯る(ふざける): to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to joke, to make fun of, to flirt
火山(かざん): volcano
山林(さんりん): mountain forest, mountains and forest
登山(とざん): mountain climbing
山(やま): mountain, pile, heap, climax, critical point

keyword: валун
kanji: 岩
constituent: boulder, mountain, stone, rock
myStory: 1. камень размером с гору - валун
2. на горе много камней - валунов
heisigStory: Mountain . . . rock.
koohiiStory1: A mountain-sized stone is known as a boulder.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: ガン
kunYomi: いわ
readingExamples: 岩 (いわ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Here we see mountain rocks rolling down the mountain, gathering into a single monstrous boulder crushing everything in its path. Think snowball effect, even if it wouldn´t work with rocks.
words: 岩石(がんせき): rock
岩(いわ): rock, crag
溶岩(ようがん): lava

keyword: уголь
kanji: 炭
constituent: charcoal, mountain, ashes, cliff, fire
myStory: спаля гору угля, получишь гору пепла
heisigStory: Mountain . . . ashes.
koohiiStory1: Burn enough charcoal and you´ll have a mountain of ash.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: タン
kunYomi: すみ
readingExamples: 炭 (すみ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: You get charcoal from volcano ("fire mountain", 火山) ashes.
words: 炭素(たんそ): carbon (C)
石炭(せきたん): coal
炭鉱(たんこう): coal mine

keyword: ввод (п: +входить в, класть в)
kanji: 入
constituent: enter
myStory: и так знаю
heisigStory: This character is meant to be a picture of someone walking leftwards, putting one leg forward in order to enter someplace. Since the "in" side of a character is the left, it should be easy to remember the writing of this character.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, the meaning of the key word is expanded to include: to go in, to put in, to come in, and the like. It generally appears atop its relative primitive, where, unlike the element for umbrella, the two strokes do not touch each other, making it virtually the same as the kanji for eight. When it appears in any other position, however, it retains its original form.
koohiiStory1: Pictograph, see book. * As a primitive, using the image of going through a door, even one that stands alone with the frame and no wall around, helps flesh out the primitive “enter”.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ニュウ、ジュ
kunYomi: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる、-い.れ、はい.る
readingExamples: 入る (い.る), 入れる (い.れる), 入る (はい.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Person enters stage left…　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　RTK2:　ニュウ　入院　にゅういん(admittance into a hospital).
words: 入口(いりくち): entrance, gate, approach, mouth
入る(いる): to get in, to go in, to come in, to flow into, to set, to set in
受け入れ(うけいれ): receiving, acceptance
受け入れる(うけいれる): to accept, to receive
恐れ入る(おそれいる): to be filled with awe, to feel small, to be amazed, to be surprised, to be disconcerted, to be sorry, to be grateful, to be defeated, to confess guilt
介入(かいにゅう): intervention
加入(かにゅう): becoming a member, joining, entry, admission, subscription, affiliation, adherence, signing
購入(こうにゅう): purchase, buy
仕入れる(しいれる): to lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure
新入生(しんにゅうせい): freshman, first-year student
潜入(せんにゅう): infiltration, sneaking in
出入り口(でいりぐち): exit and entrance
投入(とうにゅう): throw, investment, making (an electrical circuit)
導入(どうにゅう): introduction, bringing in, leading in
入手(にゅうしゅ): obtaining, coming to hand
入賞(にゅうしょう): winning a prize or place (in a contest)
入浴(にゅうよく): bathe, bathing
納入(のうにゅう): payment, supply
申し入れる(もうしいれる): to propose, to suggest
入れ物(いれもの): container, case, receptacle
気に入る(きにいる): be pleased with, to suit
記入(きにゅう): entry, filling in of forms
四捨五入(ししゃごにゅう): rounding up (especially fractions)
収入(しゅうにゅう): income, receipts, revenue
侵入(しんにゅう): penetration, invasion, raid, aggression, trespass
出入り(でいり): in and out, coming and going, free association, income and expenditure, debits and credit
手入れ(ていれ): repairs, maintenance
取り入れる(とりいれる): harvest, take in, adopt
入社(にゅうしゃ): entry to a company
入場(にゅうじょう): entrance, admission, entering
日の入り(ひのいり): sunset
輸入(ゆにゅう): importation, import, introduction
押し入れ(おしいれ): closet
入院(にゅういん): enter hospital
入学(にゅうがく): enter a school
入口(いりぐち): entrance, gate, approach, mouth
入れる(いれる): put in, take in, bring in, let in, admit, introduce, usher in, insert, employ, listen to, tolerate, comprehend, include, pay (interest), cast (votes)
入る(はいる): enter, break into, join, enroll, contain, hold, accommodate, have (an income of)

keyword: переполненный
kanji: 込
constituent: crowded, enter, road
myStory: все пытаются войти на дороги, когда там час пик. в итоге дороги переполнены
heisigStory: Enter . . . road.
koohiiStory1: During a traffic jam it is impossible to get your car to enter the roadway as it is crowded with cars. Think of a grid lock so bad cars are litterally scraping up against each other like people on a Japanese train during rush hour.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
kunYomi: こ.み、 -こ.み、 -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.める
readingExamples: 込む (こ.む), 込める (こ.める)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Everybody tries to enter the road during rush hour. That´s why it´s so crowded.
words: 意気込む(いきごむ): to be enthusiastic about
打ち込む(うちこむ): to drive in (e.g. nail stake), to devote oneself to, to shoot into, to smash, to throw into, to cast into
埋め込む(うめこむ): to bury
追い込む(おいこむ): to herd, to corner, to drive
押し込む(おしこむ): to push into, to crowd into
落ち込む(おちこむ): to fall into, to feel down (sad)
組み込む(くみこむ): to insert, to include, to cut in (printing)
込める(こめる): to include, to put into
飲み込む(のみこむ): to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest
乗り込む(のりこむ): to board, to embark on, to get into (a car), to ship (passengers), to man (a ship), to help (someone) into, to march into, to enter
放り込む(ほうりこむ): to throw into
見込み(みこみ): hope, prospects, expectation
申し込み(もうしこみ): application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge
割り込む(わりこむ): to cut in, to thrust oneself into, to wedge oneself in, to muscle in on, to interrupt, to disturb
思い込む(おもいこむ): be under impression that, be convinced that, imagine that, set one´s heart on, be bent on
突っ込む(つっこむ): thrust something into something, plunge into, go into deeply, meddle, interfere
溶け込む(とけこむ): melt into
飛び込む(とびこむ): jump in, leap in, plunge into, dive
払い込む(はらいこむ): deposit, pay in
引っ込む(ひっこむ): draw back, sink, cave in
人込み(ひとごみ): crowd of people
申し込む(もうしこむ): apply for, propose, offer, challenge, request
込む(こむ): be crowded

keyword: бедность
kanji: 貧
constituent: poverty, part, eight, sword, dagger, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: когда ты разделен с деньгами - ты страдаешь от бедности
heisigStory: Part . . . shells/money.
koohiiStory1: In the case of true poverty, not having money is only part of the problem. There are other components as well, like lack of education, class structuring, etc., but that doesn´t really matter. Just remember that the money is only part of it, not the whole.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヒン、ビン
kunYomi: まず.しい
readingExamples: 貧富 (ひんぷ), 貧弱 (ひんじゃく), 清貧 (せいひん), 貧しい (まず.しい)
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koohiiStory2: Parting with your money will lead to poverty.
words: 貧困(ひんこん): poverty, lack
貧弱(ひんじゃく): poor, meagre, insubstantial
貧乏(びんぼう): poverty, destitute, poor
貧しい(まずしい): poor, needy

keyword: публичный
kanji: 公
constituent: public, eight, elbow
myStory: когда хочешь войти в публичное место, нужно поработать локтями
heisigStory: Come in . . . elbows. Use the key word in its adjectival sense, not as a noun.
koohiiStory1: I always open the doors to the public restrooms with my elbows because I don´t want to touch the door with my hands.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: コウ、ク
kunYomi: おおやけ
readingExamples: 公 (おおやけ)
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koohiiStory2: I always enter the doors to the public restrooms with my elbows because I don´t want to touch the door with my hands.
words: 公(おおやけ): official, public, formal, open, governmental
公演(こうえん): public performance
公開(こうかい): presenting to the public
公然(こうぜん): open (e.g. secret), public, official
公団(こうだん): public corporation
公認(こうにん): official recognition, authorization, licence, accreditation
公募(こうぼ): public appeal, public contribution
公務(こうむ): official business, public business
公用(こうよう): government business, public use, public expense
公立(こうりつ): public (institution)
主人公(しゅじんこう): protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story), head of household
公害(こうがい): public nuisance, pollution
公共(こうきょう): public, community, public service, society, communal
公式(こうしき): formula, formality, official
公衆(こうしゅう): the public
公正(こうせい): justice, fairness, impartiality
公表(こうひょう): official announcement, proclamation
公平(こうへい): fairness, impartial, justice
公務員(こうむいん): public servant
公園(こうえん): (public) park

keyword: долина
kanji: 谷
constituent: valley, eight, umbrella, mouth
myStory: входишь в долину под зонтом и открываешь рот от красоты
heisigStory: Go in . . . an umbrella . . . a mouth. Because of space restrictions, the element for go in is shortened in this character. If you stand on your head and look at this kanji, the image of a valley stands out more clearly: the mouth of the river whose water flows down at the intersection of the two mountains, with the final two strokes adding the element of perspective. Now get back on your feet again and see if the image still remains clear. If not, then return to the primitives and make a story in the usual way.
koohiiStory1: This could be seen as a very accurate pictograph of another type of valley: a valley mouth open under the umbrella of inner labia, with the outer labia parted above. There are even more connections to be made among the primitive keywords and the visuals, but i will enter no further...
jouYou: 2
onYomi: コク
kunYomi: たに、きわ.まる
readingExamples: 谷 (たに)
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koohiiStory2: Think of the classic anime 風の谷のナウシカ (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind). We see Nausicaa entering the valley mouth gliding on an umbrella.
words: 谷(たに): valley

keyword: купать
kanji: 浴
constituent: bathe, water, water droplets, water pistol, valley, eight, umbrella, mouth
myStory: вода в долине чудесная, очень хорошо купаться
heisigStory: Water . . . valley.
koohiiStory1: This story is quite lascivious, sorry... Now, imagine you are at a 混浴　（こんよく） [two kanjis we now know] Onsen (温泉), and you are watching a woman bathe. Just picture the water dripping down her cleavage (that valley in between her breasts). Note: cleavage in Japanese is 谷間.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヨク
kunYomi: あ.びる、あ.びせる
readingExamples: 浴びせる (あ.びせる), 浴びる (あ.びる)
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koohiiStory2: The mountain man uses the water from the valley to bathe.
words: 浴びる(あびる): bathe, take a shower, bask in the sun
入浴(にゅうよく): bathe, bathing
浴室(よくしつ): bathroom, bath
海水浴(かいすいよく): sea bathing, seawater bath
浴衣(ゆかた): bathrobe, informal summer kimono

keyword: содержать (что-то в чем-то)
kanji: 容
constituent: contain, house, valley, eight, umbrella, mouth
myStory: дом, достаточно большой, чтобы содержать в себе долину
heisigStory: This character depicts a house so large that it can contain an entire valley.
koohiiStory1: Imagine a house big enough to contain an entire valley. might want to live there. And now imagine cleaning it. . . . Maybe not . . .
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヨウ
kunYomi: い.れる
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koohiiStory2: Biodome.
words: 寛容(かんよう): forbearance, tolerance, generosity
許容(きょよう): permission, pardon
収容(しゅうよう): accommodation, reception, seating, housing, custody, admission, entering (in a dictionary)
容易い(たやすい): easy, simple, light
形容詞(けいようし): "true" adjective
形容動詞(けいようどうし): adjectival noun, quasi-adjective
内容(ないよう): subject, contents, matter, substance, detail, import
美容(びよう): beauty of figure or form
容易(ようい): easy, simple, plain
容器(ようき): container, vessel
容積(ようせき): capacity, volume

keyword: таять, плавиться, растворять
kanji: 溶
constituent: melt, water, water droplets, water pistol, contents, contain, house, valley, animal legs, eight, umbrella, mouth
myStory: вода содержит много минералов, которые растворены в ней
heisigStory: Water . . . contain.
koohiiStory1: Think of what happens when the snow on top of the mountains melts: it turns into water and flows down onto the rooftops of all the houses in the valley below.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヨウ
kunYomi: と.ける、と.かす、と.く
readingExamples: 溶かす (と.かす), 溶く (と.く), 溶ける (と.ける)
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koohiiStory2: [melt; dissolve; thaw] An ice cube is melting, loosing the water it contained.
words: 溶液(ようえき): solution (liquid)
溶かす(とかす): melt, dissolve
溶く(とく): dissolve (e.g. paint)
溶け込む(とけこむ): melt into
溶ける(とける): melt, thaw, fuse, dissolve
溶岩(ようがん): lava

keyword: страстно желающий
kanji: 欲
constituent: longing, valley, eight, umbrella, mouth, lack, yawn
myStory: в моей жизни отсутствует долина... я страстно желаю в ней очутиться
heisigStory: Valley . . . yawn. Be sure to keep the key word distinct from pining (Frame 683).
koohiiStory1: Guess what? Japanese has dirty words too! (In fact, a lot of them) A sexual story is NOT inappropriate here, as this kanji is very sexual, such as in 性欲; lust. As for a story: the lack of contact with a woman´s valley will leave a man LONGING for love.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヨク
kunYomi: ほっ.する、ほ.しい
readingExamples: 欲しい (ほ.しい), 欲する (ほっ.する)
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koohiiStory2: The valley has something my life is lacking.... something I´ve been longing for.. peace and quiet.
words: 意欲(いよく): will, desire, ambition
欲深い(よくふかい): greedy
欲望(よくぼう): desire, appetite
食欲(しょくよく): appetite (for food)
欲張り(よくばり): avarice, covetousness, greed
欲しい(ほしい): wanted, wished for, in need of, desired

keyword: приз
kanji: 賞
constituent: prize, outhouse, small, little, crown, mouth, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: иногда о том, что еда содержала приз (деньги), узнаешь только в уборной
heisigStory: Outhouse (уборная во дворе) . . . shellfish.
koohiiStory1: This is a bit silly.. or maybe not only a bit, but.. You know some foodstuffs (cereals come to mind) sometimes have prizes mixed in them? Well, in this case, the prize was a shell (money, remember) and you only notice in the outhouse... (see also secret (#904)).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: ほ.める
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koohiiStory2: As a prize for being the 1,000,000th person to use the restaurant´s outhouse, I got all the clams I could eat.
words: 懸賞(けんしょう): offering prizes, winning, reward
入賞(にゅうしょう): winning a prize or place (in a contest)
鑑賞(かんしょう): appreciation
賞(しょう): prize, award
賞金(しょうきん): prize, monetary award
賞品(しょうひん): prize, trophy

keyword: партия (политическая)
kanji: 党
constituent: party, outhouse, small, little, crown, mouth, human legs
myStory: сортир на ногах, выплевывающий во все стороны дерьмо - политическая партия
heisigStory: Think of this key word as referring to a political party, not a gala affair. Its elements: human legs . . . sticking out of an outhouse window.
koohiiStory1: Every major political party, if personified, would look like a giant outhouse walking around with human legs spewing out a constant stream of bullshit.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: なかま、むら
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koohiiStory2: Every political party is full of shit. But nobody ever says how they get that way. Well, here´s your answer - a political party memer is in the outhouse, greedily chowing down on the contents inside. He´s grown so accustomed to the taste that he´s in all the way, and all you can see are his legs through the window. He´ll come inside later to the auditorium to make a speech and spew everything out.
words: 野党(やとう): opposition party
与党(よとう): government party, (ruling) party in power, government
政党(せいとう): (member of) political party
党(とう): party (political), faction, -ite

keyword: холл
kanji: 堂
constituent: public chamber, outhouse, small, little, crown, mouth, soil, dirt, ground
myStory: в земле под сортиром есть секретный холл
heisigStory: Outhouse . . . land.
koohiiStory1: There is a secret hall buried in the soil underneath the outhouse.
jouYou: 4
onYomi: ドウ
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koohiiStory2: In most communities you will be hauled into city hall if you use the ground as an outhouse.
words: 議事堂(ぎじどう): Diet building
堂々(どうどう): magnificent, grand, impressive
講堂(こうどう): lecture hall
食堂(しょくどう): cafeteria, dining room

keyword: обычный
kanji: 常
constituent: usual, outhouse, small, little, crown, mouth, towel
myStory: обычно в уборную с полотенцем не ходят
heisigStory: Outhouse . . . towel.
koohiiStory1: It´s usual to take your towel with you when you go to the outhouse at the onsen (hot springs bath in Japan) so everybody doesn´t see your stuff.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ジョウ
kunYomi: つね、とこ-
readingExamples: 常 (つね), 常 (とこ)
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koohiiStory2: In the outhouse toilet you´d usually hope to find toilet paper to wipe your ass. If it´s already gone, which is usually the case, simply use the towel.
words: 正常(せいじょう): normalcy, normality, normal
通常(つうじょう): common, general, usually
平常(へいじょう): normal, usual
異常(いじょう): strangeness, abnormality, disorder
常識(じょうしき): common sense
常に(つねに): always, constantly
日常(にちじょう): ordinary, regular, everyday, usual
非常(ひじょう): emergency, extraordinary, unusual
非常に(ひじょうに): very, greatly

keyword: шкура
kanji: 皮
constituent: pelt, branch, ten, needle, crotch, hook
myStory: шкура висит на ветке
heisigStory: The simplest way to remember this character is to see it as built up from that for branch. The first stroke can then stand for something "hanging" down from the branch, namely its bark or pelt. The barb at the end of the second stroke is the only other change. Merely by concentrating on this as you write the following small cluster of characters should be enough to fix the form in your mind. By way of exception, you might doodle around with the kanji's form to see what you can come up with.
koohiiStory1: A pelt is hooked on a branch. A small tent is made with a pelt and a branch planted in the ground. The mnemonic hints at the first stroke (the hanging pelt) and the hook at the end of the second stroke. This is chinese radical #107 meaning “skin”.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヒ
kunYomi: かわ、けがわ
readingExamples: 皮 (かわ)
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koohiiStory2: To be honest, this is one of those cases where I have found it easier to "just remember it" as a radical, as it occurs so frequently: 彼（かれ him）波（なみ wave）and so on.
words: 皮(かわ): skin, hide, leather, fur, pelt, bark, shell
毛皮(けがわ): fur, skin, pelt
皮肉(ひにく): cynicism, sarcasm, irony, satire
皮膚(ひふ): skin

keyword: волны
kanji: 波
constituent: waves, water, water droplets, water pistol, pelt, branch, ten, needle, crotch, hook
myStory: водяная шкура - это волны
heisigStory: Water's . . . pelt.
koohiiStory1: Waves are the ocean´s pelt (skin).
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ハ
kunYomi: なみ
readingExamples: 波 (なみ)
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koohiiStory2: The Inuit used water-proof seal pelts for their kayaks, to travel the waves.
words: 短波(たんぱ): short wave
津波(つなみ): tsunami, tidal wave
電波(でんぱ): electro-magnetic wave
波(なみ): wave

keyword: рваться, порвать
kanji: 破
constituent: rend, stone, rock, pelt, branch, ten, needle, crotch, hook
myStory: камнем легко порвать шкуру
heisigStory: Rock . . . pelt.
koohiiStory1: Before the invention of scissors or knives, sharp STONES were used to REND PELTs, so that caveman designers could complete new styles for the upcoming year.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ハ
kunYomi: やぶ.る、やぶ.れる
readingExamples: 破る (やぶ.る), 破れる (やぶ.れる)
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koohiiStory2: Rend is a violent, primitive kind of word. (Image: cavemen rending pelts right off live animals with stone tools).
words: 突破(とっぱ): breaking through, breakthrough, penetration
破壊(はかい): destruction
破棄(はき): revocation, annulment, breaking (e.g. treaty)
爆破(ばくは): blast, explosion, blow up
破損(はそん): damage
破裂(はれつ): explosion, rupture, break off
破産(はさん): (personal) bankruptcy
破片(はへん): fragment, splinter, broken piece
破く(やぶく): tear, violate, defeat, smash, destroy
破る(やぶる): tear, violate, defeat, smash, destroy
破れる(やぶれる): get torn, wear out

keyword: навлекать на себя
kanji: 被
constituent: incur, cloak, pelt, branch, ten, needle, crotch, hook
myStory: если ты носишь плащ из шкуры животного, ты навлечешь на себя гнев зоозащитников
heisigStory: Cloak . . . pelt.
koohiiStory1: If you wear a coat of fur (pelt) you are sure to incur the wrath of animal rights extremists.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヒ
kunYomi: こうむ.る、おお.う、かぶ.る、かぶ.せる
readingExamples: 被る (こうむ.る)
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koohiiStory2: A cloak of fur (pelt) will incur the wrath of animal lovers.
words: 被る(かぶる): wear, put on (head), pour or dash water (on oneself)
被せる(かぶせる): cover (with something), plate something (with a metal), pour or dash a liquid (on something)
被害(ひがい): damage

keyword: остатки, останки
kanji: 残
constituent: remainder, bones, one, ceiling, evening, float
myStory: на празднике от мяса остались только косточки
heisigStory: Bones . . . (parade) float.
koohiiStory1: The remainder of the bones have been thrown from the float (for the dogs maybe, at the end of the parade).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ザン、サン
kunYomi: のこ.る、のこ.す、そこな.う、のこ.り
readingExamples: 残す (のこ.す), 残る (のこ.る)
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koohiiStory2: Throwing all those coins (see coin (#368)) was a really bad idea; people got mad with greed. The only remainders left were the bones of those that was on the float.
words: 残金(ざんきん): remaining money
残酷(ざんこく): cruelty, harshness
残高(ざんだか): (bank) balance, remainder
名残(なごり): remains, traces, memory
残り(のこり): remnant, residue, remaining, left-over
残す(のこす): leave (behind, over), bequeath, save, reserve
残らず(のこらず): all, entirely, completely, without exception
残念(ざんねん): sorry
残る(のこる): remain

keyword: колонна (людей)
kanji: 列
constituent: file, bones, one, ceiling, evening, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: колонна воинов-скелетов с мечами
heisigStory: Bones . . . saber. The sense of the key word is of people or things lined up in a row.
koohiiStory1: A line of skeletal warriors, all armed with sabers.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: レツ、レ
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koohiiStory2: Skeleton army rank and file. Dudes made of bones carrying sabres.
words: 整列(せいれつ): stand in a row, form a line
陳列(ちんれつ): exhibition, display, show
配列(はいれつ): arrangement, array (programming)
並列(へいれつ): arrangement, parallel, abreast
行列(ぎょうれつ): line, procession, matrix (mathematics)
列(れつ): line, row
列車(れっしゃ): train (ordinary)
列島(れっとう): chain of islands

keyword: смерть, умирать
kanji: 死
constituent: death, bones, one, ceiling, evening, spoon, sitting on the ground
myStory: сидящий на земле костяк, очевидно, давно умер
heisigStory: Bones . . . spoon. Note how the first stroke is extended to the right, forming a sort of "roof" overhead.
koohiiStory1: Ok, this is where knowing some Eastern culture comes in handy! In Japanese society, when someone dies they creamate the body and pick out the remaining bones with special chopsticks. In this case, they´re out of chopsticks so they decide to use (gasp!) a spoon instead.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: し.ぬ、し.に-
readingExamples: 死ぬ (し.ぬ)
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koohiiStory2: Imagine the grim reaper (the bringer of death), carrying a spoon made of human bones instead of a scythe.
words: 死(し): death, decease
死刑(しけい): death penalty, capital punishment
生死(せいし): life and death
死体(したい): corpse
死亡(しぼう): death, mortality
必死(ひっし): inevitable death, desperation, frantic, inevitable result
死ぬ(しぬ): to die

keyword: ухо
kanji: 耳
constituent: ear
myStory: почти как глаз, только ухо
heisigStory: The pictograph for the ear looks much like that for eye, but note how the stroke order gives it a different look.
koohiiStory1: Your ear is like the eye on the side of your head for seeing things, but there is hair around it that creates jagged lines.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ジ
kunYomi: みみ
readingExamples: 耳 (みみ)
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koohiiStory2: Pictograph, see book. * The primitive meaning can easily be extended to ear plugs.
words: 耳鼻科(じびか): otolaryngology
初耳(はつみみ): something heard for the first time
耳(みみ): ear

keyword: брать
kanji: 取
constituent: take, ear, crotch
myStory: если поднести ухо к промежности женщины, рано или поздно услышишь: "возьми меня!"
heisigStory: Ear . . . crotch.
koohiiStory1: You put your ear next to a womans crotch...and somehow, from it, you hear the words "Take me....".
jouYou: 3
onYomi: シュ
kunYomi: と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり、-ど.り
readingExamples: 取る (と.る)
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koohiiStory2: Fuaburisu´s with a twist: You know that classic trick where someone pretends to take something out of an someone else´s ear (such as a coin). Instead of a cigarette or a pen he pulls the person’s crotch out of their ear. Very painful!
words: 受け取り(うけとり): receipt
書き取り(かきとり): dictation
書き取る(かきとる): to write down, to take dictation, to take notes
聞き取り(ききとり): listening comprehension
下取り(したどり): trade in, part exchange
取材(しゅざい): choice of subject, collecting data
塵取り(ちりとり): dustpan
取っ手(とって): handle, grip, knob
取りあえず(とりあえず): at once, first of all, for the time being
取り扱い(とりあつかい): treatment, service, handling, management
取り扱う(とりあつかう): to treat, to handle, to deal in
取り替え(とりかえ): swap, exchange
取り組む(とりくむ): to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with
取り締まり(とりしまり): control, management, supervision
取り締まる(とりしまる): to manage, to control, to supervise
取り調べる(とりしらべる): to investigate, to examine
取り立てる(とりたてる): to collect, to extort, to appoint, to promote
取り次ぐ(とりつぐ): to act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message)
取り除く(とりのぞく): to remove, to take away, to set apart
取り引き(とりひき): transactions, dealings, business
取り巻く(とりまく): to surround, to circle, to enclose
取り混ぜる(とりまぜる): to mix, to put together
取り戻す(とりもどす): to take back, to regain
取り寄せる(とりよせる): to order, to send away for
取り分(とりわけ): especially, above all
乗っ取る(のっとる): to capture, to occupy, to usurp
引き取る(ひきとる): to take charge of, to take over, to retire to a private place
日取り(ひどり): fixed date, appointed day
受け取る(うけとる): to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to interpret, to understand
取り上げる(とりあげる): take up, pick up, disqualify, confiscate, deprive
取り入れる(とりいれる): harvest, take in, adopt
取り消す(とりけす): cancel
取り出す(とりだす): take out, produce, pick out
取れる(とれる): come off, be taken off, be removed, be obtained, leave, come out (e.g. photo), be interpreted
取り替える(とりかえる): exchange
取る(とる): take, pick up, harvest, earn, choose

keyword: наивысший, предельный
kanji: 最
constituent: utmost, sun, day, take, ear, crotch
myStory: взять солнце - это наибольшая, предельная вещь, которую вообще можно взять
heisigStory: Sun . . . take.
koohiiStory1: TAKE the UTMOST care when you SUN bath all DAY, or you´ll get burned from your EARS to your CROTCH.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サイ、シュ
kunYomi: もっと.も、つま
readingExamples: 最も (もっと.も)
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koohiiStory2: Do your utmost - seize(take) the day.
words: 最善(さいぜん): the very best
最早(もはや): already, now
最高(さいこう): highest, supreme, the most
最終(さいしゅう): last, final, closing
最中(さいちゅう): in the middle of, height of, midst
最低(さいてい): least, lowest, worst, nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck!
最も(もっとも): most, extremely
最近(さいきん): recently
最後(さいご): last time
最初(さいしょ): first time

keyword: позор
kanji: 恥
constituent: shame, ear, heart
myStory: Амелия Ухо-Сердце опозорила всех, кто говорил что женщины не могут летать
heisigStory: Ear . . . heart. It is most rare to have the heart at the right, rather than at the bottom. Take advantage of this fact when you compose your story.
koohiiStory1: Amelia Ear-Heart (sic) brought shame to those who said women couldn´t fly.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: チ
kunYomi: は.じる、はじ、は.じらう、は.ずかしい
readingExamples: 恥じらう (は.じらう), 恥じる (は.じる), 恥ずかしい (は.ずかしい), 恥 (はじ)
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koohiiStory2: Vincent Van Gogh´s greatest shame was cutting off his ear to win the heart of a woman.
words: 恥(はじ): shame, embarrassment
恥じらう(はじらう): to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush
恥じる(はじる): to feel ashamed
恥ずかしい(はずかしい): shameful, be ashamed

keyword: пост (в смысле, пост в какой-то компании)
kanji: 職
constituent: post, ear, kazoo, sound, vase, stand up, sun, day, fiesta
myStory: наблагодарный пост: на шумном празднике различать ухом звуки
heisigStory: The key word refers to one's occupation, or position of employment. Its elements: ear . . . kazoo.
koohiiStory1: Worst post in history: quality checker at the kazoo factory. Imagine the toll on your ears!
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ショク、ソク
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koohiiStory2: Buckingham Palace guards are famous for staying at their post no matter what, even if you blow a kazoo in their ear!
words: 教職(きょうしょく): teaching certificate, the teaching profession
辞職(じしょく): resignation
職員(しょくいん): staff member, personnel
職務(しょくむ): professional duties
退職(たいしょく): retirement (from office)
役職(やくしょく): post, managerial position, official position
就職(しゅうしょく): finding employment, inauguration
職(しょく): employment
職業(しょくぎょう): occupation, business
職人(しょくにん): worker, mechanic, artisan, craftsman

keyword: покупать
kanji: 買
constituent: buy, eye, cross-eyed, net, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: если что-то глазу приглянулось, то ты покупаешь это за деньги
heisigStory: Eye . . . shellfish.
koohiiStory1: When something catches my eye, I take out a few clams and buy before anybody else does.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: バイ
kunYomi: か.う
readingExamples: 買う (か.う)
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koohiiStory2: Rules to Buying: 1. You´ve had your eye on it for a while. 2. You have enough shells to afford it.
words: 購買(こうばい): purchase, buy
売買(ばいばい): trade, buying and selling
買い物(かいもの): shopping
買う(かう): buy

keyword: размещение
kanji: 置
constituent: placement, eye, cross-eyed, net, straightaway, ten, needle, eye, fishhook
myStory: работая в магазине, ты видишь размещение продуктов сразу, потому что хорошо их разложил
heisigStory: Eye . . . straightaway.
koohiiStory1: On the JET Programme, many people have their eye on a placement in Tokyo, Osaka or another big city, and write it on their application form. They are usually sent to the countryside straightaway.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: チ
kunYomi: お.く、-お.き
readingExamples: 置く (お.く)
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koohiiStory2: Working in retail you learn the placement of any item should be at eye level so it´s seen straightaway.
words: 位置(いち): location, position
処置(しょち): treatment
設置(せっち): establishment, institution
措置(そち): measure, step
配置(はいち): arrangement (of resources), disposition
放置(ほうち): leave as is, leave to chance, leave alone, neglect
前置き(まえおき): preface, introduction
物置き(ものおき): storeroom
装置(そうち): equipment, installation, apparatus
物置(ものおき): storage room
置く(おく): put, place

keyword: муж
kanji: 夫
constituent: husband, husband, one, large
myStory: муж - он как небо, только чуть пониже
heisigStory: The kanji for a husband or "head of the family" is based on the kanji for large and an extra line near the top for the "head." Recall the kanji for heavens already learned back in frame 457, and be sure to keep your story for this kanji different.
koohiiStory1: Even though it is argued size is not important, I´m sure most women would like their husband to have a big one.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: フ、フウ、ブ
kunYomi: おっと、そ.れ
readingExamples: 夫妻 (ふさい), 農夫 (のうふ), 凡夫 (ぼんおっと), 夫 (おっと)
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koohiiStory2: Homer Simpson, as a primitive.
words: 丈夫(じょうふ): hero, gentleman, warrior, manly person, good health, robustness, strong, solid, durable
夫(おっと): (humble) (my) husband
工夫(くふう): device, scheme
夫婦(ふうふ): married couple, spouses, husband and wife, couple, pair
夫妻(ふさい): man and wife, married couple
夫人(ふじん): wife, Mrs., madam
丈夫(じょうぶ): good health, robustness, strong, solid, durable, hero, gentleman, warrior, manly person
大丈夫(だいじょうぶ): safe, all right, O.K.

keyword: стандарт
kanji: 規
constituent: standard, husband, see, telescope, eye, human legs
myStory: в современном мире видение мужа является стандартным
heisigStory: Husband . . . see.
koohiiStory1: In the male-dominated world of yesterday, the husband´s way of seeing things was considered the standard point of view. Women who dared to disagree were frowned upon.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キ
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koohiiStory2: Unfortunately, Homer Simpson is the standard model of a husband in American society. (Placement: You have to look in the RIGHT places to find one that doesn´t fit that mold.).
words: 規格(きかく): standard, norm
規制(きせい): regulation
規定(きてい): regulation, provisions
規範(きはん): model, standard, pattern, norm, criterion, example
規模(きぼ): scale, scope, plan, structure
規約(きやく): agreement, rules, code
正規(せいき): regular, legal, formal, established, legitimate
規準(きじゅん): standard, basis, criteria, norm
規律(きりつ): order, rules, law
定規(じょうぎ): (measuring) ruler
不規則(ふきそく): irregularity, unsteadiness, disorderly
規則(きそく): regulations

keyword: менять, заменять
kanji: 替
constituent: exchange, husband, sun, day, tongue wagging, husband2
myStory: мечты домохозяек: поменяться мужьями на один день
heisigStory: Two husbands . . . day.
koohiiStory1: A show like "Trading Spouses" called "exchanging husbands" where 2 husbands are exchanged for a day (thanks dingomick).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: タイ
kunYomi: か.える、か.え-、か.わる
readingExamples: 替える (か.える), 替わる (か.わる)
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koohiiStory2: Marge´s dream: to exchange Homer for another husband for just one day.
words: 替える(かえる): to exchange, to interchange, to substitute, to replace
切り替える(きりかえる): to change, to exchange, to convert, to renew, to throw a switch, to replace, to switch over
取り替え(とりかえ): swap, exchange
為替(かわせ): money order, exchange
着替え(きがえ): changing clothes, change of clothes
交替(こうたい): alternation, change, shift, relief, relay
両替(りょうがえ): change, money exchange
取り替える(とりかえる): exchange

keyword: утвердить
kanji: 賛
constituent: approve, husband, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight, husband2
myStory: какого мужа ты утвердишь в этой должности? конечно, того, у которого больше денег!
heisigStory: Two husbands . . . shells.
koohiiStory1: Out of two potential husbands, which would you approve of? Well, the one with shells (money) of course!!!
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サン
kunYomi: たす.ける、たた.える
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koohiiStory2: Bush´s campaign- "John Kerry approves using taxpayers´ money to support gay marriage. I don´t." "I approve this message".
words: 賛美(さんび): praise, adoration, glorification
賛成(さんせい): approval, agreement, support, favour

keyword: потерять
kanji: 失
constituent: lose, drop, husband
myStory: муж потерял деньги
heisigStory: "To lose" here takes the sense of "misplace," not the sense of defeat, whose kanji we learned in frame 67. It pictures a husband with something falling from his side as he is walking along, something he loses.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this character can also mean to drop.
koohiiStory1: The drop falling here is the husband´s toupee... he´s already lost his hair once, now he´s losing it again. Such is life, I suppose.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: シツ
kunYomi: うしな.う、う.せる
readingExamples: 失う (うしな.う)
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koohiiStory2: Note: Heisig´s stroke order is wrong. It´s the same as vermilion, drop first. Homer loses/drops his wedding ring.
words: 失格(しっかく): disqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal)
失調(しっちょう): lack of harmony
損失(そんしつ): loss
紛失(ふんしつ): losing something
失う(うしなう): lose, part with
過失(かしつ): error, blunder, accident
失業(しつぎょう): unemployment
失望(しつぼう): disappointment, despair
失恋(しつれん): disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, be lovelorn,
失敗(しっぱい): failure, fail

keyword: железо
kanji: 鉄
constituent: iron, metal, gold, lose, drop, husband
myStory: металл потерялся - чистое железо уже никому не нужно
heisigStory: Metal . . . to drop.
koohiiStory1: Iron is a metal that gradually becomes lost due to oxidation and rust.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: テツ
kunYomi: くろがね
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koohiiStory2: Compare with pig-iron (#270). In moving from pig-iron to iron, some of the metal´s maleability is LOST. (The only difference between the two kanji is that IRON has knee-less, unbending legs, while PIG-IRON (270) has very supple, bendable legs.).
words: 鉄棒(かなぼう): iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics)
製鉄(せいてつ): iron manufacture
鉄鋼(てっこう): iron and steel
鉄片(てっぺん): iron scraps
私鉄(してつ): private railway
鉄(てつ): iron
鉄橋(てっきょう): railway bridge, iron bridge
鉄道(てつどう): railroad
鉄砲(てっぽう): gun
地下鉄(ちかてつ): underground train, subway

keyword: вассал, подчиненный (п: раб)
kanji: 臣
constituent: retainer, slave
myStory: просто запомнить
heisigStory: This kanji is actually a pictograph for an eye, distorted to make it appear that the pupil is protruding towards the right. This may not be an easy form to remember, but try this: Draw it once rather large, and notice how moving the two vertical lines on the right as far right as possible gives you the pictograph of the eye in its natural form. The "pop-eye" image belongs to an Emperor's retainer standing in awe before his ruler.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, the meaning of the key word becomes slave.
koohiiStory1: Its a pictograph of a teeth with a retainer in the middle.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シン、ジン
readingExamples: 臣下 (しんか), 君臣 (くんしん)
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koohiiStory2: Retainer = A slave (for the purposes of this kanji.) This is a pictograph of a slave collar with two handcuffs dangling from it.
words: 総理大臣(そうりだいじん): Prime Minister
大臣(だいじん): cabinet minister

keyword: склад
kanji: 蔵
constituent: storehouse, flowers, parade, retainer, slave
myStory: параду рабов выдали цветы со склада
heisigStory: Flowers . . . parade . . . slaves.
koohiiStory1: The storehouse is overgrown with slaves. The slaves are to be sold in the store, to differentiate from a warehouse, which doesn´t have the word "store" in it.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ゾウ、ソウ
kunYomi: くら、おさ.める、かく.れる
readingExamples: 蔵 (くら)
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koohiiStory2: Slaves moved flowers from the storehouse in preparation for the parade.
words: 蔵(くら): warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
蔵相(ぞうしょう): Minister of Finance
埋蔵(まいぞう): buried property, treasure trove
冷蔵(れいぞう): cold storage, refrigeration
貯蔵(ちょぞう): storage, preservation
冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ): refrigerator

keyword: внутренности (органы)
kanji: 臓
constituent: entrails, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, storehouse, flowers, parade, retainer, slave
myStory: склад частей тела - это внутренности
heisigStory: Part of the body . . . storehouse.
koohiiStory1: You signed your organ donor card, right? So, when you die, your entrails and other body parts will be placed in a storehouse.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ゾウ
kunYomi: はらわた
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koohiiStory2: Again with the Pyramids, each Pharaoh had their entrails taken out and put into little jars that were shaped in the forms of their Gods and entombed along with the preserved body. So, the entrails are the parts of the body that are placed in the storehouse along with the Pharaoh! Damnit, why can´t they always be this easy? :(.
words: 内臓(ないぞう): internal organs, intestines, viscera
心臓(しんぞう): heart

keyword: умный
kanji: 賢
constituent: intelligent, loincloth, retainer, slave, crotch, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: умный человек не раб ни промежности, ни кошельку
heisigStory: Slave . . . crotch . . . shellfish.
koohiiStory1: An intelligent man is neither slave to his crotch nor to money. But an intelligent slave will know how to use his/her crotch to make money.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ケン
kunYomi: かしこ.い
readingExamples: 賢い (かしこ.い)
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koohiiStory2: Every intelligent man is a slave to two things, his: 1) crotch, and 2) money.
words: 賢明(けんめい): wisdom, intelligence, prudence
賢い(かしこい): wise, clever, smart

keyword: гигантский
kanji: 巨
constituent: gigantic, Fafner
myStory: буква "Е" с гигантской палочкой посередине
heisigStory: This kanji depicts a gigantic "pop-eye," which accounts for its shape. Be sure not to confuse it with the slave (retainer) we just learned.
koohiiStory1: This is actually the top view of a porn star with a gigantic erect penis. The top and bottom are his arms and the middle is his penis. Imagine him making the pumping motion while he´s banging some chick. The arms move in, the penis moves out and vice versa.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キョ
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koohiiStory2: The letter E, with a GIGANTIC middle stroke.
words: 巨(こ): big, large, great
巨大(きょだい): huge, gigantic, enormous

keyword: сила, мощь (п: +мускул)
kanji: 力
constituent: power, muscle, arnold
myStory: СИЛЬНАЯ КАТАКАНА "KA"
heisigStory: With a little imagination, one can see a muscle in this simple, two-stroke character meaning power.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, either muscle or power can be used.
koohiiStory1: I always refer to the power of the KATAKANA "KA".
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: リョク、リキ、リイ
kunYomi: ちから
readingExamples: 権力 (けんりょく), 努力 (どりょく), 能力 (のうりょく), 力 (ちから)
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koohiiStory2: I have a very powerful muscle カ in my driveway!
words: 圧力(あつりょく): stress, pressure
威力(いりょく): power, might, authority, influence
権力(けんりょく): power, authority, influence
勢力(せいりょく): influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy
戦力(せんりょく): war potential
速力(そくりょく): speed
体力(たいりょく): physical strength
弾力(だんりょく): elasticity, flexibility
動力(どうりょく): power, motive power, dynamic force
浮力(ふりょく): buoyancy, floating power
武力(ぶりょく): armed might, military power, the sword, force
暴力(ぼうりょく): violence
有力(ゆうりょく): influence, prominence, potent
労力(ろうりょく): labour, effort, toil, trouble
引力(いんりょく): gravity
学力(がくりょく): scholarship, knowledge, literary ability
活力(かつりょく): vitality, energy
強力(きょうりょく): powerful, strong
協力(きょうりょく): cooperation, collaboration
効力(こうりょく): effect, efficacy, validity, potency
実力(じつりょく): merit, efficiency, arms, force
重力(じゅうりょく): gravity
力強い(ちからづよい): reassuring, emboldened
電力(でんりょく): electric power
努力(どりょく): great effort, exertion, endeavour, effort
能力(のうりょく): ability, faculty
魅力(みりょく): charm, fascination, glamour
力(ちから): strength, power

keyword: мужчина
kanji: 男
constituent: male, rice field, brains, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: ум + мускулы = мужчина
heisigStory: Rice fields . . . power. This character is the gender-specific man, not the generic human person of frame 951.
koohiiStory1: Male is seen here as muscles working in the field, in other words working in the rice fields is the work of the male who are usually stronger. This is more or less the meaning of the original Chinese character.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ダン、ナン
kunYomi: おとこ、お
readingExamples: 男子 (だんし), 男女 (だんじょ), 男性 (だんせい), 男 (おとこ)
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koohiiStory2: When it comes to choosing a MAN, I prefer brains over muscles.
words: 男の人(おとこのひと): man
男子(だんし): youth, young man
長男(ちょうなん): eldest son
男性(だんせい): male
男(おとこ): man
男の子(おとこのこ): boy

keyword: труд, трудиться
kanji: 労
constituent: labor, schoolhouse, owl, crown, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: уроки труда в школе
heisigStory: Schoolhouse . . . power.
koohiiStory1: Those jocks who always tried to show their muscles in the schoolhouse are now the ones out there doing manual labor jobs while we sit here and learn Japanese. Ha!
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ロウ
kunYomi: ろう.する、いたわ.る、いた.ずき、ねぎら、つか.れる、ねぎら.う
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koohiiStory2: At the schoolhouse, the administration develops the children´s muscles by making them do manual labour.
words: 労る(いたわる): to pity, to sympathize with, to console, to care for, to be kind to
過労(かろう): overwork, strain
勤労(きんろう): labor, exertion, diligent service
ご苦労様(ごくろうさま): Thank you very much for your....
疲労(ひろう): fatigue, weariness
労力(ろうりょく): labour, effort, toil, trouble
苦労(くろう): troubles, hardships
労働(ろうどう): manual labor, toil, work

keyword: вербовать
kanji: 募
constituent: recruit, graveyard, flowers, sun, day, large, St. Bernard, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: на кладбище некромант использует темную силу, чтобы набрать-завербовать армию нежити
heisigStory: Graveyard . . . power.
koohiiStory1: The necromancer hangs out at the local graveyard and uses his dark powers to recruit an army of undead. Emphasize the verb form to keep distinct from the noun cadet (#1173).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ボ
kunYomi: つの.る
readingExamples: 募る (つの.る)
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koohiiStory2: WANTED: Hardworking GRAVEYARD diggers. Must have 6 months experience with POWERFUL muscles as will be working in South Africa burying deceased elephants.
words: 応募(おうぼ): subscription, application
公募(こうぼ): public appeal, public contribution
募る(つのる): to invite, to solicit help participation etc
募金(ぼきん): fund-raising, collection of funds
募集(ぼしゅう): recruiting, taking applications

keyword: усиленно трудиться
kanji: 努
constituent: toil, guy, woman, crotch, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: чтобы получить промежность женщины, нужно усиленно трудиться в тренажерке и накачивать мускулы
heisigStory: Guy . . . muscle.
koohiiStory1: GUY POWER!!! Body builders toiling in the gym all day....　　　　　RTK2:　ド　努力　どりょく (effort)...　Pure Group: 　奴702 　怒703.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ド
kunYomi: つと.める
readingExamples: 努める (つと.める)
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koohiiStory2: Guy + Power: To reach a position of power in the company, the average guy has to toil very hard for many years.
words: 努めて(つとめて): make an effort!, work hard!
努める(つとめる): to exert oneself, to make great effort, to try hard
努力(どりょく): great effort, exertion, endeavour, effort

keyword: добавлять, добавление
kanji: 加
constituent: add, power, muscle, arnold, mouth
myStory: просить добавку, чтобы добавлять カロрии
heisigStory: Muscles . . . mouth. This is the only case in which the primitive for muscle appears on the left; note should be taken of the fact in composing one's story.
koohiiStory1: If you eat anymore, you will be adding more カロries. (katakana karo).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カ
kunYomi: くわ.える、くわ.わる
readingExamples: 加える (くわ.える), 加わる (くわ.わる)
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koohiiStory2: This is Power Mouth, the most annoying neighbour in the world who always has something to add.
words: いい加減(いいかげん): moderate, right, random, not thorough, vague, irresponsible, halfhearted
加工(かこう): manufacturing, processing, treatment
加入(かにゅう): becoming a member, joining, entry, admission, subscription, affiliation, adherence, signing
加味(かみ): seasoning, flavoring
加留多(かるた): (pt:) (n) playing cards (pt: carta)
付け加える(つけくわえる): to add one thing to another
加減(かげん): addition and subtraction, degree, extent, measure, chance
加速(かそく): acceleration
加速度(かそくど): acceleration
加熱(かねつ): heating
加える(くわえる): append, sum up, include, increase, inflict
加わる(くわわる): join in, accede to, increase, gain in (influence)
参加(さんか): participation
増加(ぞうか): increase, addition
追加(ついか): addition, supplement, appendix

keyword: ко-(нференция, ко-нсультация), кооперация
kanji: 協
constituent: co-, ten, needle, triceps, power, muscle, arnold, power3, muscle3, arnold3
myStory: медсестра: "если ты будешь сотрудничать, укол иглой в трицепс будет не очень болезненным"
heisigStory: This prefix should be kept distinct from inter (Frame 222) and mutual (Frame 819). Its elements: needle . . . triceps.
koohiiStory1: The nurse says : “If you co-operate, that needle (syringe) in your triceps won´t hurt”. Note: both co- and cooperate are meanings for this kanji.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キョウ
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koohiiStory2: Co-operation: 3 persons can have the power of ten if they co-operate.
words: 協会(きょうかい): association, society, organization
協議(きょうぎ): conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation
協調(きょうちょう): co-operation, conciliation, harmony, firm (market) tone
協定(きょうてい): arrangement, pact, agreement
妥協(だきょう): compromise, giving in
協力(きょうりょく): cooperation, collaboration

keyword: идти, движение (п:
    <если только левая часть> колонна, идти, линия (чего-то),
    <когда в центре другой примитив> бульвар
)
kanji: 行
constituent: going, boulevard, going
myStory: мост с колоннами, по которому двигаемся
heisigStory: By joining the top four strokes, you should get a picture of the front current of a river, the stream trailing behind. Hence the character for going.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this character has two forms. Reduced to the left side only, it can mean a column, going, or a line of something or other. When the middle is opened up to make room for other elements, it means a boulevard.
koohiiStory1: I use The Flash for for this primitive; a superhero who is always going very fast.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kunYomi: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき、-い.き、-いき、おこな.う、おこ.なう
readingExamples: 行進 (こうしん), 行為 (こうい), 旅行 (りょこう), 行列 (ぎょうれつ), 行政 (ぎょうせい), 修行 (しゅぎょう), 行く (い.く), 行う (おこな.う), 行く (ゆ.く)
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koohiiStory2: To me, this looks like a bridge going over a body of water, being supported by columns underneath it. Being that I live near the ocean, I see tourists and vacationers coming and going constantly on the bridge. Because the bridge is so long, it forms an arc to support the structural integrity. You can see that arc here.
words: 行き(いき): going
行き違い(いきちがい): misunderstanding, estrangement, disagreement, crossing without meeting, going astray
行き成り(いきなり): suddenly
行く(いく): to go
移行(いこう): switching over to
売れ行き(うれゆき): sales
行い(おこない): deed, conduct, behavior, action, asceticism
行う(おこなう): to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out
慣行(かんこう): customary practice, habit, traditional event
刊行(かんこう): publication, issue
行(ぎょう): line, row, verse
強行(きょうこう): forcing, enforcement
行政(ぎょうせい): administration
決行(けっこう): doing (with resolve), carrying out (i.e. a plan)
現行(げんこう): present, current, in operation
行為(こうい): act, deed, conduct
行員(こういん): bank clerk
行進(こうしん): march, parade
施行(しぎょう): execution, enforcing, carrying out
修行(しゅうぎょう): pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, ascetic practice, discipline
徐行(じょこう): going slowly
進行(しんこう): advance
先行(せんこう): preceding, going first
走行(そうこう): running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), traveling
流行(はやり): fashionable, fad, in vogue, prevailing
非行(ひこう): delinquency, misconduct
平行(へいこう): (going) side by side, concurrent, abreast, at the same time, occurring together, parallel, parallelism
夜行(やぎょう): walking around at night, night train, night travel
行儀(ぎょうぎ): manners
行事(ぎょうじ): event, function
行列(ぎょうれつ): line, procession, matrix (mathematics)
孝行(こうこう): filial piety
行動(こうどう): action, conduct, behaviour, mobilization
実行(じっこう): practice, performance, realization, execution (e.g. program)
通行(つうこう): passage, passing
発行(はっこう): issue (publications)
流行る(はやる): flourish, thrive, be popular, come into fashion
飛行(ひこう): flying, flight, aviation
並行(へいこう): (going) side by side, concurrent, abreast, at the same time, occurring together, parallel, parallelism
夜行(やこう): walking around at night, night train, night travel
流行(りゅうこう): fashionable, fad, in vogue, prevailing
行う(おこなう): do, act
急行(きゅうこう): express train
飛行場(ひこうじょう): airfield, airport
銀行(ぎんこう): bank
飛行機(ひこうき): airplane
旅行(りょこう): travel, trip

keyword: ритм
kanji: 律
constituent: rhythm, Nelson, column, going, line, brush
myStory: каллиграфер рисует линию канжи медленно, в своем ритме
heisigStory: This character depicts a calligrapher's brush and its rhythmic sway as it flows down a column writing kanji on the way.
koohiiStory1: The calligrapher´s brush is moving down a column of a script, in rhythm with his meditation.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: リツ、リチ、レツ
readingExamples: 律動 (りつどう), 規律 (きりつ), 法律 (ほうりつ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The army COLUMN walked to the RHYTHM made by the drummer using a cool BRUSH like drum stick. Picturing the brush as a drum stick is not difficult if you´ve seen such a thing in jazz videos.
words: 一律(いちりつ): evenness, uniformity, monotony, equality
規律(きりつ): order, rules, law
法律(ほうりつ): law

keyword: восстанавливать
kanji: 復
constituent: restore, Nelson, column, going, line, fold back, double back, reclining, lying down, sun, day, walking legs
myStory: колонна солдат нужно продублировать, чтобы восстановить мир здесь
heisigStory: Going . . . double back.
koohiiStory1: Before going all the way to the Boss in a Final Fantasy game, you should probably double back to save at a restore point.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: フク
kunYomi: また
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koohiiStory2: The column of soldiers has to double back to restore the peace in the village they just left.
words: 復旧(ふくきゅう): restoration, restitution, rehabilitation
復活(ふっかつ): revival (e.g. musical), restoration
復興(ふっこう): revival, renaissance, reconstruction
往復(おうふく): round trip, coming and going, return ticket
回復(かいふく): recovery (from illness), improvement, rehabilitation, restoration
復習(ふくしゅう): review

keyword: усиление
kanji: 得
constituent: gain, Nelson, column, going, line, bill posters, nightbreak, sun, day, one, floor, glue
myStory: я хочу получить усиление моих знаний, поэтому приклеен к газете, в которой читаю колонки, вплоть до рассвета
heisigStory: Column . . . nightbreak . . . glue.
koohiiStory1: To gain more knowledge of what´s goin on in the world I´m reading column after column of articles in the newspapers, and it takes so much time I´m glued to it till nightbreak.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: トク
kunYomi: え.る、う.る
readingExamples: 得る (う.る), 得る (え.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Imagine fat people......they avoid going outside to exercise and stay glued to their TV set until nightbreak....so of course they gain weight.
words: 獲得(かくとく): acquisition, possession
心得(こころえ): knowledge, information
所得(しょとく): income, earnings
説得(せっとく): persuasion
得点(とくてん): score, points made, marks obtained, runs
止むを得ない(やむをえない): cannot be helped, unavoidable
得る(うる): obtain, acquire
得る(える): get, gain, win
心得る(こころえる): be informed, have thorough knowledge
損得(そんとく): loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage
得意(とくい): pride, triumph, prosperity, one´s strong point, one´s forte, one´s specialty, customer, client
納得(なっとく): consent, assent, understanding, agreement, comprehension, grasp

keyword: младший, бесполезный
kanji: 徒
constituent: junior, Nelson, column, going, line, run, soil, dirt, ground, mend
myStory: колонна бегущих солдат... они явно еще младшие и бесполезные
heisigStory: Line . . . run.
koohiiStory1: Junior is GOING to RUN the family business one day...
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ト
kunYomi: いたずら、あだ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The junior employee is always RUNNING around GOING here and there for his superiors.
words: 徒歩(とほ): walking, going on foot
生徒(せいと): pupil

keyword: ждать
kanji: 待
constituent: wait, Nelson, column, going, line, Buddhist temple, soil, dirt, ground, glue
myStory: колонна людей ждет у входа в храм
heisigStory: Line . . . Buddhist temple.
koohiiStory1: A line queued up outside the Buddhist temple, waiting to see the shrine on New Year´s Day.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: タイ
kunYomi: ま.つ、-ま.ち
readingExamples: 待つ (ま.つ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The COLUMNS of this TEMPLE are a well-know meeting spot. You can always see someone WAITING there.
words: 待遇(たいぐう): treatment, reception
待望(たいぼう): expectant waiting
待ち合わせ(まちあわせ): appointment
待ち遠しい(まちどおしい): looking forward to
待ち望む(まちのぞむ): to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for
期待(きたい): expectation, anticipation, hope
待合室(まちあいしつ): waiting room
待ち合わせる(まちあわせる): rendezvous, meet at a prearranged place and time
招待(しょうたい): invite
待つ(まつ): wait

keyword: он
kanji: 彼
constituent: he, Nelson, column, going, line, pelt, branch, ten, needle, crotch, hook
myStory: он идет в шкуре
heisigStory: Going . . . pelt. This kanji refers to the third person singular personal pronoun, generally in its masculine form.
koohiiStory1: What´s the main difference between a he and a she? The he has a column covered in a pelt... a penis. Badum-ching.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヒ
kunYomi: かれ、かの、か.の
readingExamples: 彼 (かれ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The ultimate he-man is the Neanderthal cave man. His club is as big as a pillar (column), and he wears a ragged pelt as his only clothing. To remember the column, imagine the cave man resting the club vertically like a column when not in use.
words: 彼処(あそこ): (uk) there, over there, that place, (X) (col) genitals
彼方此方(あちこち): here and there
彼方(あちら): there, yonder, that
彼方此方(あちらこちら): here and there
彼此(あれこれ): one thing or another, this and that, this or that
彼等(かれら): they (usually male)
彼女(かのじょ): she
彼(かれ): he
彼ら(かれら): they

keyword: обязанность
kanji: 役
constituent: duty, Nelson, column, going, line, cruise missile, missile, wind, crotch
myStory: у колонны солдат есть приятная обязанность - осеменять женщин покоренного народа
heisigStory: Going . . . missile.
koohiiStory1: Japanese kamikaze pilots (and the American from Dr. Strangelove) are so devoted to their duty that they go with their missiles.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ヤク、エキ
readingExamples: 役所 (やくしょ), 役目 (やくめ), 荷役 (かやく)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Imagine those poor saps in charge of nuclear silos, responsible for ICBMS, those towering column missiles. When the order comes they must decide whether to obey their concience or do their duty and damn the world to atomic annihilation.
words: 役(えき): war, campaign, battle
重役(おもやく): heavy responsibilities, director
役職(やくしょく): post, managerial position, official position
役立つ(やくだつ): to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose
役場(やくば): town hall
重役(じゅうやく): heavy responsibilities, director
主役(しゅやく): leading part, leading actor or actress
役(やく): use, service, role, position
役者(やくしゃ): actor, actress
役所(やくしょ): government office, public office
役人(やくにん): government official
役目(やくめ): duty, business
役割(やくわり): part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties
役に立つ(やくにたつ): useful

keyword: степень (напр., заполнения стакана водой)
kanji: 程
constituent: extent, wheat, cereal, display, mouth, king, jewel, ball
myStory: пшеница в стакане показывает степень заполнения стакана пшеницей
heisigStory: Wheat . . . display. Do not confuse with extremity (Frame 230) or boundary (Frame 523).
koohiiStory1: The extent to which some people will go to create ´wheat displays´, or as some call them ´crop circles´, is truly amazing.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: テイ
kunYomi: ほど、-ほど
readingExamples: 程 (ほど)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The wheat crop has come in, and the mouth of the king is gobbling it all up. Everyone is waiting to see... to what extent will the king manage to eat it this year?
words: 左程(さほど): (not) very, (not) much
其れ程(それほど): to that degree, extent
程度(ていど): degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number)
中程(なかほど): middle, midway
程(ほど): limit, the more ~ the more
余程(よっぽど): very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite
課程(かてい): course, curriculum
過程(かてい): a process
先程(さきほど): some time ago
日程(にってい): agenda
方程式(ほうていしき): equation

keyword: налог
kanji: 税
constituent: tax, wheat, cereal, devil, horns, elder brother, teenager, mouth, human legs
myStory: налоги - это как дьяволенок забирает твою пшеницу
heisigStory: Wheat . . . devil.
koohiiStory1: Nobody likes the tax man, so here it is only fitting that the person who comes over to take some of your wheat is depicted here as a devil. Keep in mind that in feudal societies there was no kind of money to speak of, so taxes were paid by serfs in wheat to the devils who came over to keep them poor.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ゼイ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: This is an easy one. Taxes is like the devil taking away your hard earned wheat.
words: 関税(かんぜい): customs, duty, tariff
税務署(ぜいむしょ): tax office
課税(かぜい): taxation
税(ぜい): tax
税関(ぜいかん): customs house
税金(ぜいきん): tax, duty
免税(めんぜい): tax exemption

keyword: гармония, мир, смягчать
kanji: 和
constituent: harmony, wheat, cereal, mouth
myStory: если накормить каждый рот пшеницей - в мире будет мир и гармония
heisigStory: Wheat . . . mouth.
koohiiStory1: The first step to harmony is having enough wheat to feed every mouth in the world. Once we are all fed it is easier to get a long in harmony.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ワ、オ、カ
kunYomi: やわ.らぐ、やわ.らげる、なご.む、なご.やか
readingExamples: 和解 (わかい), 和服 (わふく), 柔和 (にゅうわ), 和む (なご.む), 和やか (なご.やか), 和らぐ (やわ.らぐ), 和らげる (やわ.らげる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: People who live in harmony with nature live in the country. they are yokels or hillbillys. See Billy-bob sitting on the porch in their denhim dungarees a sheaf of wheat, sticking from their mouth.
words: 温和(おんわ): gentle, mild, moderate
緩和(かんわ): relief, mitigation
共和(きょうわ): republicanism, cooperation
中和(ちゅうわ): neutralize, counteract
調和(ちょうわ): harmony
和やか(なごやか): mild, calm, gentle, quiet, harmonious
飽和(ほうわ): saturation
和らげる(やわらげる): to soften, to moderate, to relieve
和(わ): sum, harmony, peace
和風(わふう): Japanese style
和文(わぶん): Japanese text, sentence in Japanese
英和(えいわ): English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
漢和(かんわ): Chinese-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
平和(へいわ): peace, harmony
和英(わえい): Japanese-English
和服(わふく): Japanese clothes

keyword: сдвиг
kanji: 移
constituent: shift, wheat, cereal, many, evening, evening2
myStory: когда много пшеницы - эту гору фиг сдвинешь
heisigStory: Wheat . . . many.
koohiiStory1: Picture the WHEAT field, filled with MANY, MANY stalks of WHEAT. Notice how they SHIFT like waves in the slightest breeze. When you hear SHIFT, just picture that scene.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: イ
kunYomi: うつ.る、うつ.す
readingExamples: 移す (うつ.す), 移る (うつ.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Many people are making the shift from white to whole wheat bread.
words: 移行(いこう): switching over to
移住(いじゅう): migration, immigration
移民(いみん): emigration, immigration, emigrant, immigrant
移転(いてん): moving, transfer, demise
移動(いどう): removal, migration, movement
移す(うつす): remove, transfer, infect
移る(うつる): move, change

keyword: секунда
kanji: 秒
constituent: second, wheat, cereal, few
myStory: немного пшеницы помогут тебе продержаться несколько секунд
heisigStory: The reference here is to a second of time. The elements: wheat . . . few.
koohiiStory1: An hourglass filled with wheat counts time. A few wheat seeds drop every second.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ビョウ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I´ll be with you soon... please wheat a few seconds.
words: 秒(びょう): second (time)

keyword: осень
kanji: 秋
constituent: autumn, wheat, cereal, fire
myStory: мы сжигаем отмолоченные колосья пшеницы осенью
heisigStory: Wheat . . . fire.
koohiiStory1: In AUTUMN, the WHEAT looks the color of FIRE, meaning it´s time to harvest it.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シュウ
kunYomi: あき、とき
readingExamples: 秋 (あき)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Every autumn the wheat is set on fire to clear the way for next year´s crop...
words: 秋(あき): autumn, fall

keyword: Я, личный
kanji: 私
constituent: private, wheat, cereal, elbow
myStory: лично я таскать пшеницу на локте не намерен
heisigStory: Wheat . . . elbow. Like the characters for I (Frame 17) and ego (Frame 690), this kanji is also representative of the subject, with the special connotation of privacy.
koohiiStory1: Warning sign: "Private wheat, trespassers will be elbowed".
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: わたくし、わたし
readingExamples: 私 (わたくし)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I already know this as watashi, or "I". In order to associate the keyword of private, I´ll think of this one as "Private I", like a detective.
words: 私(あたし): I (fem)
私物(しぶつ): private property, personal effects
私有(しゆう): private ownership
私用(しよう): personal use, private business
私鉄(してつ): private railway
私立(しりつ): private (establishment)
私(わたくし): I (formal), myself, private affairs

keyword: прибыль
kanji: 利
constituent: profit, wheat, cereal, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: два пути получить прибыль:
1. выращивать пшеницу
2. быть наемником с мечом
heisigStory: Wheat . . . saber. Be careful not to confuse with gain (Frame 941) or earnings (Frame 959).
koohiiStory1: In the middle ages there where only 2 ways for peasantry to make a profit. one by being a farmer, 2 to be a mercenary and live by the way of the sword.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: リ
kunYomi: き.く
readingExamples: 利く (き.く)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: 1. Steal a bunch of wheat from a wheat field by cutting it down with your saber. 2. ????? 3. Profit!
words: 砂利(じゃり): gravel, ballast, pebbles
勝利(しょうり): victory, triumph, conquest, success, win
左利き(ひだりきき): left-handedness, sake drinker, left-hander
利根(りこん): intelligence
利子(りし): interest (bank)
利潤(りじゅん): profit, returns
利息(りそく): interest (bank)
利点(りてん): advantage, point in favor
権利(けんり): right, privilege
不利(ふり): disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable, drawback
有利(ゆうり): advantageous, better, profitable, lucrative
利益(りえき): profits, gains, (political, economic) interest
利害(りがい): advantages and disadvantages, interest
利口(りこう): clever, shrewd, bright, sharp, wise, intelligent
利用(りよう): use
便利(べんり): convenient, handy, useful

keyword: благовония
kanji: 香
constituent: incense, wheat, cereal, sun, day
myStory: если солнцем сжечь немного пшеницы - будет своеобразное благовоние
heisigStory: Wheat . . . sun.
koohiiStory1: If you focus the suns though a magnifying glass on to the bottom of a stalk of wheat it will start to smoulder and burn like a stick of incense. The weird thing is that it burns from the bottom upwards, hanging in the air as if my magic. Try it and see!
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コウ、キョウ
kunYomi: か、かお.り、かお.る
readingExamples: 香水 (こうすい), 香気 (こうき), 線香 (せんこう), 香 (か), 香り (かお.り), 香る (かお.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: When the sun burns the wheat a smell of incense remains in the air.
words: 香辛料(こうしんりょう): spices
香り(かおり): aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
香水(こうすい): perfume

keyword: сезоны
kanji: 季
constituent: seasons, wheat, cereal, child
myStory: есть сезон для выращивания пшеницы, и есть сезон для зачатия детей
heisigStory: Wheat . . . child.
koohiiStory1: There´s a season for planting wheat and there´s mating season for having children.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Look at this adorable child with a bale of wheat on his head! He´s playing Autumn in his school play the "Four Seasons". Aww...too cute! Perhaps we should light the wheat on fire to complete his Autumn costume. (I know, twisted...but I kept forgetting what was on his head).
words: 季刊(きかん): quarterly (e.g. magazine)
四季(しき): four seasons
季節(きせつ): season

keyword: комитет
kanji: 委
constituent: committee, wheat, cereal, woman
myStory: комитет женщин - пшеничных фермеров
heisigStory: Wheat . . . woman.
koohiiStory1: Female WHEAT farmers decide to create a COMMITTEE, which they fittingly name “The WHEAT WOMEN COMMITTEE.”.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: イ
kunYomi: ゆだ.ねる
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: At committe meetings, Japanese bureaucrats slurp ramen noodles off of naked women.
words: 委託(いたく): consign (goods (for sale) to a firm), entrust (person with something), commit
委員(いいん): committee member

keyword: рис
kanji: 米
constituent: rice
myStory: рис. фундаментально. запомнить.
heisigStory: This kanji has a pictographic resemblance to a number of grains of rice lying on a plate in the shape of a star.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, it keeps its meaning of rice, and is meant to connote a very ordinary, commonplace grain, in contrast to the primitive for wheat that we just learned. (This meaning accords well with Japan, where the output of rice far exceeds that of wheat.)
It occasionally takes a different shape when it stands on its own, or is joined to a line above. In this case, we shall have it refer specifically to grains of rice. This primitive is not to be confused with the similar-looking primitive for water. While the stroke orders are nearly alike, grains of rice has 5 strokes, while water only has 4 because it joins the second and third strokes into one.
Finally, we may note that by itself the kanji for rice is an abbreviation used for the United States, which can then also serve as an alternate reading for the main primitive form, if you so wish.
koohiiStory1: Stroke order: I like to think of the first two strokes as “chop sticks” with which one eats the rice. The rest then is the “tree” meaning “plant” in this contexct. also: USA.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ベイ、マイ、メエトル
kunYomi: こめ、よね
readingExamples: 米作 (べいさく), 米価 (べいか), 米食 (べいしょく), 米 (こめ)
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koohiiStory2: Two drops of rice in a tree, simple.
words: 欧米(おうべい): Europe and America, the West
南米(なんべい): South America
米(こめ): rice

keyword: мука
kanji: 粉
constituent: flour, rice, part, eight, sword, dagger
myStory: рис, раздробленный на меееелкие кусочки - это мука. рисовая мука.
heisigStory: Rice . . . part.
koohiiStory1: Parts of parts of parts of parts of rice... is flour. (Image: geishas patting their face with RICE flour to make it white. Not wheat flour...).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: フン、デシメートル
kunYomi: こ、こな
readingExamples: 粉 (こ), 粉 (こな)
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koohiiStory2: In the United States, part of every meal is made from flour.
words: 花粉(かふん): pollen
粉々(こなごな): in very small pieces
粉末(ふんまつ): fine powder
粉(こな): flour, meal, powder

keyword: зерна
kanji: 粒
constituent: grains, rice, vase, stand up
myStory: наполняем вазу рисом, по зернышку, как упражнение в терпеливости
heisigStory: Rice . . . vase.
koohiiStory1: A sage is using rice to fill up a vase, but as an exercise in patience, he´s doing it grain by grain.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: リュウ
kunYomi: つぶ
readingExamples: 粒 (つぶ)
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koohiiStory2: There´s a contest...whoever guesses the number of grains of rice in a vase wins.
words: 粒(つぶ): grain

keyword: заблудиться
kanji: 迷
constituent: astray, rice, road
myStory: дорожка из рисовых зернышек поможет тебе не заблудиться окончательно
heisigStory: Road . . . United States.
koohiiStory1: The road that the USA is heading down is, well... let´s just say that they´re astray...
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: メイ
kunYomi: まよ.う
readingExamples: 迷う (まよ.う)
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koohiiStory2: If you go astray, just follow the rice you dropped along the road to find your way back.
words: 迷子(まいご): lost (stray) child
迷信(めいしん): superstition
迷惑(めいわく): trouble, bother, annoyance

keyword: внутренняя часть (чего-то)
kanji: 奥
constituent: core, drop, pent in, rice, large, St. Bernard
myStory: большой реактор, ядро которого работает на рисе
heisigStory: A drop . . . pent in . . . rice . . . St. Bernard dog. Notice that the horizontal line of the bottom primitive doubles up as the final stroke for pent in.
koohiiStory1: In the core of a nuclear reactor, scientists have discovered a way to get power from rice, by penting it in under high pressure. It´s very dangerous, so they´ve trained a st. bernard dog to run things, he´s adding more drops of rice as necessary.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: オウ、オク
kunYomi: おく.まる、くま
readingExamples: 奥 (おく)
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koohiiStory2: 奥さん　（おくさん) is a common way to say "wife". In the innermost core of the house, the bored pent up housewife drops her chores and consumes so much rice she becomes a very large housewife.
words: 奥(おく): interior
奥さん(おくさん): (polite) wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam

keyword: число
kanji: 数
constituent: number, rice, woman, taskmaster
myStory: женщина несет мешки с рисом, а надсмотрщик считает их количество (число)
heisigStory: Rice . . . woman . . . taskmaster.
koohiiStory1: Young taskmaster is learning numbers by watching women haul sacks of rice past him. "One... two... four! No, wrong! Go back, go back!".
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: スウ、ス、サク、ソク、シュ
kunYomi: かず、かぞ.える、しばしば、せ.める、わずらわ.しい
readingExamples: 数字 (すうじ), 数量 (すうりょう), 年数 (ねんすう), 数 (かず), 数える (かぞ.える)
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koohiiStory2: Women toil in the rice fields carrying heavy sacks of rice to be numbered and counted by the taskmaster.
words: 奇数(きすう): odd number
少数(しょうすう): minority, few
数詞(すうし): numeral
多数決(たすうけつ): majority rule
手数(てかず): number of moves, trouble
回数(かいすう): number of times, frequency
回数券(かいすうけん): book of tickets
数(かず): number, figure
数える(かぞえる): count
過半数(かはんすう): majority
偶数(ぐうすう): even number
算数(さんすう): arithmetic
小数(しょうすう): fraction (part of), decimal
数(すう): number, (mathematics) function
数字(すうじ): numeral, figure
整数(せいすう): integer
単数(たんすう): singular (number)
点数(てんすう): marks, points, score, number of items, credits
複数(ふくすう): plural, multiple
分数(ぶんすう): (mathematics) fraction
枚数(まいすう): the number of flat things
無数(むすう): countless number, infinite number
数学(すうがく): mathematics

keyword: сорт, тип
kanji: 類
constituent: sort, rice, large, St. Bernard, head, page, one, ceiling, drop, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: большую плошку риса какого вида ты хочешь отправить в свою голову?
heisigStory: Rice . . . St. Bernard dog . . . head.
koohiiStory1: Note this character means sort in the sense of what kind, I believe a better keyword would be "variety" and this character does appear in some dictionaries with the primary meaning as variety, my story: I´m in a Chinese restaurant and the waiter says "What sort of rice would you like with your dog head?".
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ルイ
kunYomi: たぐ.い
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koohiiStory2: Condi Rice is the SORT of person that would give HEADaches to a BIG DOG.....This story has been edited because of people reporting it. I like it better without "aches", but whatever works for you!
words: 衣類(いるい): clothes, clothing, garments
類(たぐい): a kind
類似(るいじ): analogous
類推(るいすい): analogy
種類(しゅるい): variety, kind, type, category, counter for different sorts of things
書類(しょるい): documents, official papers
親類(しんるい): relation, kin
人類(じんるい): mankind, humanity
分類(ぶんるい): classification

keyword: -сан (Юки-сан)
kanji: 様
constituent: Esq., tree, wood, sheep, grains of rice
myStory: как определить "уважаемость"? посчитай его леса, количество овец и риса
heisigStory: The abbreviation Esq. will help associate this character with the honorific form of address to which it belongs. Its elements are: tree . . . sheep . . . grains of rice. Note that the final vertical stroke in the element for sheep is extended to form the first stroke for grains of rice.
koohiiStory1: Here we have the requirements to be counted among the ranks of the noble Esq. You must posses a forested estate, herds of sheep, and granary full of grains of rice.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ヨウ、ショウ
kunYomi: さま、さん
readingExamples: 様 (さま)
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koohiiStory2: This is -Sama, a generic high term of respect for someone in an unusual profession. If you met a person that created a wooden sheep that was squeezing a single grain of rice out of its ass, you´d definitely call that person -sama. Because that is impressive.
words: 有様(ありさま): state, condition, circumstances, the way things are or should be, truth
一様(いちよう): uniformity, evenness, similarity, equality, impartiality
お蔭様で(おかげさまで): Thanks to god, thanks to you
ご苦労様(ごくろうさま): Thank you very much for your....
様(さま): Mr. or Mrs., manner, kind, appearance
左様なら(さようなら): good-bye
仕様(しよう): way, method, resource, remedy, (technical) specification
多様(たよう): diversity, variety
殿様(とのさま): feudal lord
様式(ようしき): style, form, pattern
様相(ようそう): aspect
王様(おうさま): king
神様(かみさま): god
逆様(さかさま): inversion, upside down
様々(さまざま): varied, various
同様(どうよう): identical, equal to, same (kind), like
模様(もよう): pattern, figure, design
様(よう): way, manner, kind, sort, appearance, like, such as, so as to, in order to, so that
様子(ようす): aspect, state, appearance

keyword: запрос, просьба
kanji: 求
constituent: request, arrow, grains of rice
myStory: угрожаешь кому-то стрелой и просишь убрать руки от риса
heisigStory: Let the drop in the upper right-hand corner of this character close the right angle off to make an arrowhead. Whenever we find the needle with that drop in an element that has no other special meaning, we will take advantage of this primitive meaning. At the bottom, we see the grains of rice, the vertical line doubling up for the two elements. Do not confuse with petition (Frame 143).
koohiiStory1: Enemy: "Any final requests?" // MacGyver: "Just an arrowhead and some grains of rice." (MacGyver then throws the grains of rice at the enemy and uses the arrowhead to cut his hands free from the rope.).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キュウ、グ
kunYomi: もと.める
readingExamples: 求める (もと.める)
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koohiiStory2: Robin Hood holds his rich victim at arrowpoint and kindly requests that he hands over his grains of rice.
words: 請求(せいきゅう): claim, demand, application, request
求める(もとめる): seek, request, demand, want, wish for, search for
要求(ようきゅう): request, demand, requisition

keyword: мяч
kanji: 球
constituent: ball, king, jewel, ball, request, arrow, grains of rice
myStory: ребенок-футболист просит мяч
heisigStory: Ball . . . request.
koohiiStory1: Someone files a request to see the family jewels and, to their surprise, you show them your balls!
jouYou: 3
onYomi: キュウ
kunYomi: たま
readingExamples: 球 (たま)
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koohiiStory2: The KING REQUESTS your presence at the ball ... game.
words: 眼球(がんきゅう): eyeball
球根(きゅうこん): (plant) bulb
球(きゅう): globe, sphere, ball
球(たま): globe, sphere, ball
地球(ちきゅう): the earth
電球(でんきゅう): light bulb

keyword: бамбук
kanji: 竹
constituent: bamboo
myStory: два дерева, как два шипа - бамбук
heisigStory: Bamboo grows upwards, like a straight nail, and at each stage of its growth (which legend associates with the arrival of the new moon) there is a jointed rootstock (the first stroke). Two such bamboo stalks are pictured here.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, the meaning remains the same, but the vertical lines are severely abbreviated so that they can take their place at the top where, like flowers, they are always to be found.
koohiiStory1: Pandas like to eat bamboo. I´m using panda as the primitive name when it fits the story. ^__^.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チク
kunYomi: たけ
readingExamples: 竹 (たけ)
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koohiiStory2: Two reclining victims impaled on bamboo spheres...　　　　　　　　　RTK2:　チク　松竹梅　しょうちくばい(pine, bamboo, plum).
words: 竹(たけ): bamboo, middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

keyword: смеяться
kanji: 笑
constituent: laugh, bamboo, heavens
myStory: на небесах смеются, когда видят попытки залезть на небо по бамбуку
heisigStory: Bamboo . . . heavens.
koohiiStory1: When the people tried to build a tower of bamboo to reach the heavens, the gods just laughed and laughed.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: わら.う、え.む
readingExamples: 笑む (え.む), 笑う (わら.う)
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koohiiStory2: That Panda is in bamboo heaven! Just look at him laugh!
words: あざ笑う(あざわらう): to sneer at, to ridicule
可笑しい(おかしい): strange, funny, amusing, ridiculous
微笑(びしょう): smile
笑顔(えがお): smiling face
微笑む(ほほえむ): to smile
笑い(わらい): laugh, laughter, smile
笑う(わらう): laugh

keyword: коробка
kanji: 箱
constituent: box , bamboo, inter, Inter Milan, tree, wood, eye
myStory: нарубили бамбука, уложили между еще растущим бамбуков - получилась коробка на земле
heisigStory: Bamboo . . . inter-.
koohiiStory1: The best kind of BOX is made from BAMBOO sticks that are INTER-laced to make it air tight. Just picture such a box and you´ve mastered this kanji.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ソウ
kunYomi: はこ
readingExamples: 箱 (はこ)
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koohiiStory2: I think of a box made of inter-locking of bamboo strips.
words: 箱(はこ): box

keyword: кисть для письма
kanji: 筆
constituent: writing brush, bamboo, brush
myStory: бамбуковая кисть = кисть для письма
heisigStory: Bamboo . . . brush.
koohiiStory1: Bamboo is the best material from which to make a brush if you want it to be a writing brush.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヒツ
kunYomi: ふで
readingExamples: 筆 (ふで)
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koohiiStory2: Bamboo would make an excellent writing brush as the ink could flow through the hollow center like an ink pen... 　　　　　　　　　　　　RTK2:　ヒツ　鉛筆　えんぴつ(lead pencil).
words: 執筆(しっぴつ): writing
随筆(ずいひつ): essays, miscellaneous writings
筆記(ひっき): (taking) notes, copying
筆者(ひっしゃ): writer, author
筆(ふで): writing brush
鉛筆(えんぴつ): pencil
万年筆(まんねんひつ): fountain pen

keyword: цилиндр, труба
kanji: 筒
constituent: cylinder, bamboo, same, monks, hood, one, mouth
myStory: бамбук, по сути, всегда одинаков - это цилиндр, или трубка
heisigStory: Bamboo . . . monk.
koohiiStory1: Seriously, all BAMBOO sticks look the SAME, just long CYLINDERS. Should the story be more complicated?
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: つつ
readingExamples: 筒 (つつ)
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koohiiStory2: Fully-grown bamboo consists of a number of cylinder-like sections, all exactly the same.
words: 筒(つつ): pipe, tube
水筒(すいとう): canteen, flask, water bottle
封筒(ふうとう): envelope

keyword: и тому подобное (etc.)
kanji: 等
constituent: etc., bamboo, Buddhist temple, soil, dirt, ground, glue
myStory: в бамбуковом храме стены из бамбука, мебель из бамбука, монахи из бамбука, и тому подобное...
heisigStory: Bamboo . . . Buddhist temple.
koohiiStory1: The Bamboo Buddhist Temple has bamboo buddhas, bamboo buildings, bamboo benches, bamboo beds, bamboo bowls, etc. etc. etc.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: ひと.しい、など、-ら
readingExamples: 等しい (ひと.しい)
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koohiiStory2: So what´d you see in Japan? - "Bamboo, temples...etc.".
words: 高等学校(こうとうがっこう): senior high school
対等(たいとう): equivalent
等(とう): et cetera, etc., and the like
等級(とうきゅう): grade, class
同等(どうとう): equality, equal, same rights, same rank
彼等(かれら): they (usually male)
高等(こうとう): high class, high grade
上等(じょうとう): superiority, first-class, very good
等分(とうぶん): division into equal parts
等(など): etc., and the like
等しい(ひとしい): equal, similar, like, equivalent
平等(びょうどう): equality, impartiality, evenness

keyword: вычислять
kanji: 算
constituent: calculate, bamboo, eye, two hands
myStory: сидишь, смотришь на бамбук и на пальцах обоих рук вычисляешь его количество
heisigStory: Bamboo . . . eyes . . . two hands.
koohiiStory1: Before the time of digital calculators, people used old school calculators made of bamboo (abacus). It´s not as easy as a calculator, but you don´t need any batteries either. All you need are your eyes and your two hands.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: サン
kunYomi: そろ
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koohiiStory2: Tip : you may see this as an Abacus, which is used to calculate. This particular ancient chinese Abacus has eyeballs in place of beads, and its frame is made of bamboo. You´d be amazed at how fast people can calculate with this, especially if they can use both hands at once to move the ... eyeballs.
words: 暗算(あんざん): mental arithmetic
換算(かんさん): conversion, change, exchange
決算(けっさん): balance sheet, settlement of accounts
採算(さいさん): profit
清算(せいさん): liquidation, settlement
足し算(たしざん): addition
割り算(わりざん): division (math)
掛け算(かけざん): multiplication
計算(けいさん): calculation, reckoning
算数(さんすう): arithmetic
算盤(そろばん): abacus
引算(ひきざん): subtraction
予算(よさん): estimate, budget
割算(わりざん): (mathematics) division

keyword: решение
kanji: 答
constituent: solution, bamboo, fit, meeting, umbrella, one, mouth
myStory: использовать бамбук - это подходящее решение
heisigStory: Bamboo . . . fit.
koohiiStory1: The solution to this puzzle is, like the match stick game, to make the bamboo pieces fit together.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: こた.える、こた.え
readingExamples: 答え (こた.え), 答える (こた.える)
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koohiiStory2: For the frustrated housewife the solution came in form of a BAMBOO stick that FITS her well.
words: 返答(へんとう): reply
解答(かいとう): answer, solution
回答(かいとう): reply, answer
答(こたえ): answer, response
答案(とうあん): examination paper, examination script
問答(もんどう): questions and answers, dialogue
答え(こたえ): answer (noun)
答える(こたえる): to answer, to reply

keyword: фабриковать
kanji: 築
constituent: fabricate, bamboo, barge, craft, mediocre, wind, drop, tree, wood
myStory: деревянный дом строить (фабриковать) из бамбука - посредственное мероприятие
heisigStory: Bamboo . . . craft . . . mediocre . . . wood/tree.
koohiiStory1: Bamboo crafting is a mediocre substitute for wood when you are building or fabricating a house. While it may look good and might attract a chick (ちく) or two, the kids´ll (きず) just tear it to pieces as its not sturdy enough.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チク
kunYomi: きず.く
readingExamples: 築く (きず.く)
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koohiiStory2: A bamboo fabrication is a mediocre substitute for wood.
words: 築く(きずく): to build, to pile up, to amass
新築(しんちく): new building, new construction
建築(けんちく): construction, architecture

keyword: человек (п: герой)
kanji: 人
constituent: person
heisigStory: The character for enter (Frame 842) showed someone walking inwards (in terms of the direction of writing), the one for person, shown here, represents someone walking outwards.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, it can keep its kanji form except when it appears to the left (its normal position), where it is made to stand up in the form ⺅ (Similar to イ).
The primitive meaning is another matter. The abstract notion of person so often has a relation to the meaning of the kanji that confusion readily sets in. So many of the previous stories have included people in them that simply to use person for a primitive meaning would be risky. We need to be more specific, to focus on one particular person. Try to choose someone who has not figured in the stories so far, perhaps a colorful member of the family or a friend whom you have known for a long time. That individual will appear again and again, so be sure to choose someone who excites your imagination.
koohiiStory1: Behold Mister T (of "A-Team" fame)! I chose Mr.T because he´s sure to make amusing stories. He is a very versatile character since he´s both the big, tough guy and the “moralistic” person, telling kids not “to do drugs or alcohol”. He is easy to imagine, the heavy gold chains are probably the most prominent feature of the character. And last but not least you can always pepper your story with the famous line “I pity da foo!” * Fittingly, on the left side of the kanji, it looks like a “T”.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ジン、ニン
kunYomi: ひと、-り、-と
readingExamples: 人道 (じんどう), 人員 (じんいん), 成人 (せいじん), 人 (ひと)
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koohiiStory2: [I appreciate some people´s occasional habit of using P for person in shared stories. That makes it easier to substitute Mr. T, Captain Picard, or whomever else a student is using as person.].
words: 商人(あきうど): trader, shopkeeper, merchant
他人(あだびと): another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger
一人(いちにん): one person
玄人(くろうと): expert, professional, geisha, prostitute
故人(こじん): the deceased, old friend
殺人(さつじん): murder
産婦人科(さんふじんか): maternity and gynecology department
主人公(しゅじんこう): protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story), head of household
証人(しょうにん): witness
使用人(しようにん): employee, servant
人(じん): man, person, people
人格(じんかく): personality, character, individuality
人材(じんざい): man of talent
新人(しんじん): new face, newcomer
人体(じんたい): human body
人民(じんみん): people, public
人目(じんもく): glimpse, public gaze
知人(ちじん): friend, acquaintance
仲人(ちゅうにん): go-between, matchmaker
当人(とうにん): the one concerned, the said person
二人(ににん): two persons, two people, pair, couple
人情(にんじょう): humanity, empathy, kindness, sympathy, human nature, common sense, customs and manners
万人(ばんじん): all people, everybody, 10000 people
人柄(ひとがら): personality, character, personal appearance, gentility
人質(ひとじち): hostage, prisoner
一人でに(ひとりでに): by itself, automatically, naturally
男の人(おとこのひと): man
女の人(おんなのひと): woman
恋人(こいびと): lover, sweetheart
個人(こじん): individual, personal, private
詩人(しじん): poet
商人(しょうにん): trader, shopkeeper, merchant
職人(しょくにん): worker, mechanic, artisan, craftsman
素人(しろうと): amateur, novice
人工(じんこう): artificial, man-made, human work, human skill, artificiality
人種(じんしゅ): race (of people)
人生(じんせい): (human) life (i.e. conception to death)
人造(じんぞう): man-made, synthetic, artificial
人物(じんぶつ): character, personality, person, man, personage, talented man
人文科学(じんぶんかがく): social sciences, humanities
人命(じんめい): (human) life
人類(じんるい): mankind, humanity
成人(せいじん): adult
他人(たにん): another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger
人気(にんき): popular, business conditions, popular feeling
人間(にんげん): human being, man, person
犯人(はんにん): offender, criminal
美人(びじん): beautiful person (woman)
人込み(ひとごみ): crowd of people
人差指(ひとさしゆび): index finger
人通り(ひとどおり): pedestrian traffic
一人一人(ひとりひとり): one by one, each, one at a time
夫人(ふじん): wife, Mrs., madam
婦人(ふじん): woman, female
本人(ほんにん): the person himself
名人(めいじん): master, expert
役人(やくにん): government official
友人(ゆうじん): friend
老人(ろうじん): the aged, old person
人口(じんこう): population
人形(にんぎょう): doll
大人(おとな): adult
外国人(がいこくじん): foreigner
御主人(ごしゅじん): (polite) your husband, her husband
人(ひと): man, person, human being, mankind, people, character, personality, true man, man of talent, adult, other people, messenger, visitor
一人(ひとり): one person
二人(ふたり): two persons, two people, pair, couple

keyword: обитать
kanji: 住
constituent: dwell, person, candlestick, lord, drop, king, jewel, ball
myStory: Лорд Рал обитает в Народном Дворце
heisigStory: Person . . . candlestick.
koohiiStory1: When Mr T shows people round his dwelling he takes a big candlestick (with a candle in it!) so that the light shows off his collection of bling bling jewellery.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ジュウ、ヂュウ、チュウ
kunYomi: す.む、す.まう、-ず.まい
readingExamples: 住まう (す.まう), 住む (す.む)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mister T dwells in a big brass candlestick, the flame of which serves as a beacon for the boats in the nearby harbour. Sometimes in the morning, Mister T has to clear the wax that has landed and solidified in front of the door.
words: 移住(いじゅう): migration, immigration
居住(きょじゅう): residence
住(じゅう): dwelling, living
衣食住(いしょくじゅう): necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.)
住居(じゅうきょ): dwelling, house, residence, address
住宅(じゅうたく): resident, housing
住民(じゅうみん): citizens, inhabitants, residents, population
住まい(すまい): dwelling, house, residence, address
住所(じゅうしょ): address
住む(すむ): abide, reside, live in, inhabit, dwell

keyword: ранг
kanji: 位
constituent: rank, person, vase, stand up
myStory: когда герой встает, всем становится очевиден его ранг
heisigStory: Person . . . vase.
koohiiStory1: Mr T ranks first position in the stand-up competition (doing knee flexions). Just picture him doing hundreds of these while the rest of the participants are already completely exhausted after a mere hundred.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: イ
kunYomi: くらい、ぐらい
readingExamples: 位 (くらい)
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koohiiStory2: Rank A person´s standing.
words: 位地(いち): place, situation, position, location
位置(いち): location, position
下位(かい): low rank, subordinate, lower order (e.g. byte)
上位(じょうい): superior (rank not class), higher order (e.g. byte), host computer (of connected device)
優位(ゆうい): predominance, ascendancy, superiority
位(くらい): grade, rank, court order, dignity, nobility, situation, throne, crown, occupying a position, about, almost, as, rather, at least, enough to
単位(たんい): unit, denomination, credit (in school)
地位(ちい): (social) position, status

keyword: посредник
kanji: 仲
constituent: go-between, person, in, stick, mouth
myStory: герой-в-середине как человек-в-середине - посредник
heisigStory: Person . . . in.
koohiiStory1: When negotiating a hostage situation, Mr. T acted as the go-between, or person in the middle, for law enforcement and the terrorist.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チュウ
kunYomi: なか
readingExamples: 仲 (なか)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Go-between The person in the middle.
words: 仲人(ちゅうにん): go-between, matchmaker
仲(なか): relation, relationship
仲直り(なかなおり): reconciliation, make peace with
仲間(なかま): company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner
仲良し(なかよし): intimate friend, close friend

keyword: тело
kanji: 体
constituent: body, person, origin, book, tree, wood, one
myStory: герой не может закалить тело за книгами, но это и не нужно. тело и так великолепно
heisigStory: Person . . . book.
koohiiStory1: Mister T works out his body (body-building), using two piles of books (i.e. an exercise that can be done at home with two chairs, similar to push-ups but working mostly the shoulders, trapezius and triceps).
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: タイ、テイ
kunYomi: からだ、かたち
readingExamples: 体格 (たいかく), 人体 (じんたい), 主体 (しゅたい), 体 (からだ)
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koohiiStory2: Mr. T works out his body then rips a book apart to test is body. His favorite to destroy is Dianetics.
words: 身体(からだ): the body
体付き(からだつき): body build, figure
固体(こたい): solid (body)
字体(じたい): type, font, lettering
主体(しゅたい): subject, main constituent
人体(じんたい): human body
体格(たいかく): physique, constitution
体験(たいけん): personal experience
体力(たいりょく): physical strength
体(てい): appearance, air, condition, state, form
体裁(ていさい): decency, style, form, appearance, show, get-up, format
天体(てんたい): heavenly body
肉体(にくたい): the body, the flesh
物体(ぶったい): body, object
本体(ほんたい): substance, real form, object of worship
立体(りったい): solid body
一体(いったい): one object, one body, generally, what on earth? really?
液体(えきたい): liquid, fluid
気体(きたい): vapour, gas
具体(ぐたい): concrete, tangible, material
個体(こたい): an individual
死体(したい): corpse
重体(じゅうたい): seriously ill, serious condition, critical state
身体(しんたい): body, health
全体(ぜんたい): whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)
体育(たいいく): physical education, gymnastics, athletics
体温(たいおん): temperature (body)
体系(たいけい): system, organization
体制(たいせい): order, system, structure, set-up, organization
体積(たいせき): capacity, volume
体操(たいそう): gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics
大体(だいたい): general, substantially, outline, main point
団体(だんたい): party of tourists
文体(ぶんたい): literary style
体(からだ): appearance, air, condition, state, form

keyword: дело
kanji: 件
constituent: affair, person, cow
myStory: герой не имеет дел с коровой
heisigStory: Person . . . cow.
koohiiStory1: Note: this kanji refers to event or case. Current Affair headline: Mr. T has affair with cow. "It´s only animal ´man´ enough for me".
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ケン
kunYomi: くだん
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I´m having a hard time keep straight just which animal Mr. T is having an affair with. chamcham´s story made me realize that Mr. T is not having an "affair", he´s having an "heifair." Get it?
words: 件(くだん): example, precedent, the usual, the said, the above-mentioned, (man) in question
用件(ようけん): business
事件(じけん): event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal
条件(じょうけん): conditions, terms

keyword: присутствовать, служить (кому-то)
kanji: 仕
constituent: attend, person, samurai
myStory: даже самураи служат герою
heisigStory: Person . . . samurai. The key word means to wait on someone or serve them.
koohiiStory1: Back in the day, a person who stands beside a samurai is usually attending to them or working for them.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シ、ジ
kunYomi: つか.える
readingExamples: 仕事 (しごと), 出仕 (しゅつし), 仕える (つか.える)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: [+fuaburisu] Mr T attends to Tom Cruise in the Last Samurai, who is doing hara-kiri. Imagine Tom Cruise outside in the final scene, stabbing his knife into his stomach, while Mr T looks patiently on. "I pity da foo....no, really.".
words: 給仕(きゅうじ): office boy (girl), page, waiter
仕上がり(しあがり): finish, end, completion
仕上げ(しあげ): end, finishing touches, being finished
仕上げる(しあげる): to finish up, to complete
仕入れる(しいれる): to lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure
仕掛け(しかけ): device, trick, mechanism, gadget, (small) scale, half finished, commencement, set up, challenge
仕掛ける(しかける): to commence, to lay (mines), to set (traps), to wage (war), to challenge
仕切る(しきる): to partition, to divide, to mark off, to settle accounts, to toe the mark
仕組み(しくみ): devising, plan, plot, contrivance, construction, arrangement
仕立てる(したてる): to tailor, to make, to prepare, to train, to send (a messenger)
仕付ける(しつける): to be used to a job, to begin to do, to baste, to tack, to plant
仕舞(しまい): end, termination, informal (Noh play)
仕舞う(しまう): to finish, to close, to do something completely, to put away, to put an end to
仕様(しよう): way, method, resource, remedy, (technical) specification
仕える(つかえる): to serve, to work for
奉仕(ほうし): attendance, service
仕上がる(しあがる): be finished
仕方(しかた): method, way
仕事(しごと): work, occupation, employment

keyword: другое
kanji: 他
constituent: other, person, scorpion
myStory: для друзей герой - верный друг. для других он другой
heisigStory: Person . . . scorpion.
koohiiStory1: Old latin saying: homo hominis scorpio (people are scorpions to other people).
jouYou: 3
onYomi: タ
kunYomi: ほか
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: It´s one or the other: fight Mr. T, or be thrown into the scorpion pit.
words: 他人(あだびと): another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger
他意(たい): ill will, malice, another intention, secret purpose, ulterior motive, fickleness, double-mindedness
他動詞(たどうし): transitive verb (direct obj)
他方(たほう): another side, different direction, (on) the other hand
他(た): other (especially people and abstract matters)
他人(たにん): another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger
他(ほか): other (especially places and things)

keyword: передавать, транслировать
kanji: 伝
constituent: transmit, person, rising cloud, two, elbow, wall
myStory: летающее облако передавало информацию о метоположении героя Даркену Ралу
heisigStory: Person . . . rising cloud. Hint: the Amerindians' smoke signal scan help provide a good image for this kanji, whose key word is meant to include transmissions of all sorts.
koohiiStory1: Mister T transmits a message with rising clouds (smoke) signals, to a nearby American Indian tribe. The smoke signals spell : "I p-i-t-y y-o-u f-o-o !".
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: デン、テン
kunYomi: つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う、-づた.い、つて
readingExamples: 伝う (つた.う), 伝える (つた.える), 伝わる (つた.わる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Hanging one-handed under Cloud City, the Jedi-in-training Luke, uses the force to transmit his distress to Leia.
words: 言伝(ことづて): declaration, hearsay
伝言(つてごと): verbal message, rumor, word
伝説(でんせつ): tradition, legend, folklore
伝達(でんたつ): transmission (e.g. news), communication, delivery
伝来(でんらい): ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down
お手伝いさん(おてつだいさん): maid
宣伝(せんでん): propaganda, publicity
伝わる(つたわる): be handed down, be introduced, be transmitted, be circulated, go along, walk along
手伝い(てつだい): help, helper, assistant
伝記(でんき): biography, life story
伝染(でんせん): contagion
伝統(でんとう): tradition, convention
伝える(つたえる): tell, report
手伝う(てつだう): help

keyword: Будда
kanji: 仏
constituent: buddha, person, elbow
myStory: герой ухватился за локоть Будды
heisigStory: Person . . . elbow.
koohiiStory1: Mr. T says, "I ain´t afraid o´ no foo! I´ll give anyone an elbow to the face, I don´t care if it´s Buddha himself!".
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ブツ、フツ
kunYomi: ほとけ
readingExamples: 仏 (ほとけ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Buddha is a person who always seems to have his elbows bent.
words: 仏(ふつ): French
仏像(ぶつぞう): Buddhist image (statue)
仏(ほとけ): Buddha, merciful person, Buddhist image, the dead

keyword: отдыхать (rest)
kanji: 休
constituent: rest, person, tree, wood
myStory: герой отдыхает под деревом
heisigStory: Person . . . tree. Be sure not to confuse with relax (Frame 202).
koohiiStory1: Mr T resting by a tree.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: キュウ
kunYomi: やす.む、やす.まる、やす.める
readingExamples: 休まる (やす.まる), 休む (やす.む), 休める (やす.める)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Chuck norris rests againsts the tree, but wait, no... the tree rests and stands against him.
words: お休み(おやすみ): holiday, absence, rest, Good night
休学(きゅうがく): temporary absence from school, suspension
休戦(きゅうせん): truce, armistice
産休(さんきゅう): maternity leave
休める(やすめる): to rest, to suspend, to give relief
連休(れんきゅう): consecutive holidays
休暇(きゅうか): holiday, day off, furlough
休業(きゅうぎょう): closed (e.g. store), business suspended, shutdown, holiday
休憩(きゅうけい): rest, break, recess, intermission
休講(きゅうこう): lecture cancelled
休息(きゅうそく): rest, relief, relaxation
休養(きゅうよう): rest, break, recreation
定休日(ていきゅうび): regular holiday
一休み(ひとやすみ): rest
昼休み(ひるやすみ): lunch break
夏休み(なつやすみ): summer vacation, summer holiday
休み(やすみ): rest, recess, respite, vacation, holiday, absence, suspension
休む(やすむ): to rest, have a break, take a day off, be finished, be absent, retire, sleep

keyword: вера
kanji: 信
constituent: faith, person, say, words, keitai, mouth
myStory: герой говорит то, во что верит
heisigStory: Person . . . words.
koohiiStory1: Mr. T has faith in the Word of God. (Image: Mr. T kneeling and prayering in front of a bible. "Pity me, fool.").
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: シン
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Faith is believing that a person will be true to his word.
words: 確信(かくしん): conviction, confidence
自信(じしん): self-confidence
信者(しんじゃ): believer, adherent, devotee, Christian
信任(しんにん): trust, confidence, credence
信用(しんよう): confidence, dependence, credit, faith, reliance, belief, credence
信仰(しんこう): (religious) faith, belief, creed
信号(しんごう): traffic lights, signal, semaphore
信じる(しんじる): believe, believe in, place trust in, confide in, have faith in
信ずる(しんずる): believe, believe in, place trust in, confide in, have faith in
信頼(しんらい): reliance, trust, confidence
通信(つうしん): correspondence, communication, news, signal
迷信(めいしん): superstition

keyword: рассчитывающий на (что-то)
kanji: 依
constituent: reliant, person, cloth, clothes, clothing, garment
myStory: герой рассчитывает, что его одеяние боевого мага поможет ему
heisigStory: Person . . . garment.
koohiiStory1: Mr T is reliant (depends on) on his garment (the gold chains).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: イ、エ
kunYomi: よ.る
readingExamples: 依頼 (いらい), 依拠 (いきょ), 依然 (いぜん)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mr. T. is so self-reliant he even makes his own garments.
words: 依(い): depending on
依然(いぜん): still, as yet
依存(いそん): dependence, dependent, reliance
依って(よって): therefore, consequently, accordingly, because of
依頼(いらい): request, commission, dispatch, dependence, trust

keyword: пример (example)
kanji: 例
constituent: example, person, file, bones, one, ceiling, evening, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: герой показывает пример, стоя в очереди за едой
heisigStory: Person . . . file.
koohiiStory1: Mr T shows the example to the kids, and stays in the file (at supermarket, ...). “I pity da foo who does not follow my example !”.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: レイ
kunYomi: たと.える
readingExamples: 例える (たと.える)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: When Mr. T. wants to make an example out of a group of people, he lines them up all single file and knocks them all out with one punch!
words: 慣例(かんれい): custom, precedent, of convention
前例(ぜんれい): precedent
例え(たとえ): example, even if, if, though, although
例(ためし): instance, example, case, precedent, experience, custom, usage, parallel, illustration
比例(ひれい): proportion
実例(じつれい): example, illustration
例える(たとえる): compare, use a simile
例(れい): instance, example, case, precedent, experience, custom, usage, parallel, illustration
例外(れいがい): exception
例えば(たとえば): for example

keyword: отдельный, счетчик статей, просто счетчик
kanji: 個
constituent: individual, person, harden, pent in, old, tombstone, gravestone, church, ten, needle, mouth
myStory: герой затвердел телом, когда увидел труп каждого отдельного человека, и посчитал их
heisigStory: Person . . . harden.
koohiiStory1: This keyword gave me trouble, I could write the kanji from memory but could not remember the keyword the other way around. In such case the dictionary definition can be helpful : "Middle English, single, indivisible". Here we have Mr. T. who is so hardened (all the body workout he´s had) that he became in-dividual, that is, in-divisible. "I pity da foo who can be divided into smaller units.".
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コ、カ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mr. T insists that people be individual. He appears on television, saying, "Being an individual is hard! But you gotta do it! Harden yourself, and be individual!".
words: 個(か): article counter
個々(ここ): individual, one by one
個性(こせい): individuality, personality, idiosyncrasy
個別(こべつ): particular case
個所(かしょ): passage, place, point, part
個人(こじん): individual, personal, private
個体(こたい): an individual

keyword: сторона (чего-то, занимать чью-то сторону)
kanji: 側
constituent: side, person, rule, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: у героя справедливые правила, буду на его стороне
heisigStory: Person . . . rule. See frame 92 for help.
koohiiStory1: Mr. T rulezzz! I am on his side!
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ソク
kunYomi: かわ、がわ、そば
readingExamples: 側 (かわ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Chuck Norris´s rules are easy to live by, just be on his side.
words: 縁側(えんがわ): veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor
側(かわ): side, row, surroundings, part, (watch) case
側(がわ): side, row, surroundings, part, (watch) case
側面(そくめん): side, flank, sidelight, lateral
側(そば): near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while
両側(りょうがわ): both sides

keyword: остановка (напр., поезда), останавливаться
kanji: 停
constituent: halt, person, pavilion, tall, top hat, mouth, crown, street, nail, spike
myStory: герой остановился у павильона - очень уж красивый
heisigStory: Person . . . pavilion.
koohiiStory1: Halt fool - Mr T acting as a bouncer at the pavillion.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: テイ
kunYomi: と.める、と.まる
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mister T makes a halt at the African pavilion at the World´s Fair. He eats all the snacks on offer, and chats up the ladies - "“I pity da foo who does not halt by your pavilion, it´s the best !".
words: 調停(ちょうてい): arbitration, conciliation, mediation
停滞(ていたい): stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention, accumulation, falling into arrears
停止(ていし): suspension, interruption, stoppage, ban, standstill, deadlock, stalemate, abeyance
停車(ていしゃ): stopping (e.g. train)
停電(ていでん): failure of electricity
停留所(ていりゅうじょ): bus or tram stop

keyword: цена
kanji: 値
constituent: price, person, straightaway, ten, needle, eye, fishhook
myStory: герой сразу спрашивает цену всего, что ему предлагают
heisigStory: Person . . . straightaway.
koohiiStory1: Mr. T (person) tells the used car salesman to tell him the real price straight away, and when he doesn´t he throws him through the windshield.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: チ
kunYomi: ね、あたい
readingExamples: 値 (あたい), 値 (ね)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mr. T is shopping for new chains. He knows what he wants and money isn´t an issue. "Cut the jibba-jabba, tell me the price, straightaway!".
words: 値(あたい): value, price, cost, worth, merit
値する(あたいする): to be worth, to deserve, to merit
値打ち(ねうち): value, worth, price, dignity
値段(ねだん): price, cost
値引き(ねびき): price reduction, discount
価値(かち): value, worth, merit
値(ね): value, price, cost, worth, merit, (computer programming) variable

keyword: свержение
kanji: 倒
constituent: overthrow, person, arrival, climax, wall, one, ceiling, elbow, soil, dirt, ground, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: герой прибыл в страну и сразу сверг дурного короля
heisigStory: Person . . . arrival.
koohiiStory1: The A-Team are planning to overthrow the government. However, they can´t do a damn thing until Mr T arrives.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: たお.れる、-だお.れ、たお.す
readingExamples: 倒す (たお.す), 倒れる (たお.れる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: In Return of the Jedi, after a climactic light sabre battle, Luke and Vader overthrow the emporer (literally throwing him over the balcony).
words: 倒産(とうさん): (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency
倒す(たおす): throw down, beat, bring down, blow down, fell, knock down, trip up, defeat, ruin, overthrow, kill, leave unpaid, cheat
面倒(めんどう): trouble, difficulty, care, attention
面倒臭い(めんどうくさい): bother to do, tiresome
倒れる(たおれる): fall down

keyword: 10^8, сто миллионов
kanji: 億
constituent: hundred million, person, idea, sound, vase, stand up, sun, day, heart
myStory: герою пришла на ум идея: а что, если истребить сто миллионов людей Древнего Мира?
heisigStory: Person . . . idea.
koohiiStory1: Mr. T has an clear idea of what he would do if he ever got hundred million dollar. (I guess it would be a enormous gold chain !).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: オク
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koohiiStory2: Mr. T´s bright idea is to get a hundred million kids to vow not to use drugs. "C´mon, foo! Sign the paper!".
words: 億(おく): a hundred million

keyword: использовать (вещь, метод, и т.д.)
kanji: 使
constituent: use, person, history, length, stick, mouth, tucked under the arm
myStory: офицер армии Джеганя использовал героя как нападающего в Джала Д'Йин
heisigStory: Person . . . officer.
koohiiStory1: Of course Mr. T will tell a police officer if he catches someone using drugs, foo!
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: つか.う、つか.い、-つか.い、-づか.い
readingExamples: 使う (つか.う)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mr. T uses the officer as a punching bag.
words: お使い(おつかい): errand
使命(しめい): mission, errand, message
使用人(しようにん): employee, servant
使い道(つかいみち): use
使用(しよう): use, employment
大使(たいし): ambassador
大使館(たいしかん): embassy
使う(つかう): use, handle, manipulate, employ, need, want, spend, consume, speak (English), practise (fencing), take (one´s lunch), circulate (bad money)

keyword: удобство
kanji: 便
constituent: convenience, person, grow late, Ameratasu, one, ceiling, sun, tucked under the arm
myStory: несмотря на то что герой - герой, когда становится поздно, он хотел бы получить хоть какое-то удобство на ночь
heisigStory: Person . . . grow late. Hint: this kanji also means that unmentionable material that one disposes of when one goes to the "conveniences."
koohiiStory1: Mr. T loves the convenience of the new konbini. Not only does it stay open even if it grows late, they have brand new toilets, and a Post Office!
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ベン、ビン
kunYomi: たよ.り
readingExamples: 便利 (べんり), 便法 (べんぽう), 簡便 (かんべん), 便り (たよ.り)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mr. T takes a dump on the floor of a convenience store. Well, it was growing late and he couldn´t wait. He pities the fool who will have to clean it up!
words: 大便(だいべん): feces, excrement, shit
不便(ふびん): pity, compassion
便宜(べんぎ): convenience, accommodation, advantage, expedience
小便(しょうべん): (colloquial) urine
便り(たより): news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter
便(びん): mail, post, flight (e.g. airline flight), service, opportunity, chance, letter
便箋(びんせん): writing paper, stationery
船便(ふなびん): surface mail (ship)
便所(べんじょ): toilet, lavatory, rest room, latrine
郵便(ゆうびん): mail, postal service
不便(ふべん): inconvenience
便利(べんり): convenient, handy, useful
郵便局(ゆうびんきょく): post office

keyword: дважды, двойной
kanji: 倍
constituent: double, person, muzzle, vase, stand up, mouth
myStory: герою пытались заткнуть рот. дважды
heisigStory: Person . . . muzzle. Do not confuse with the kanji for duplicate (Frame 504).
koohiiStory1: Mr. T keeps his double muzzled ... he wants all the glory.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: バイ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mr T, like many holywood stars, has a butt double who is used only for scenes where T´s buttocks are exposed (he has issues with bearing his behind). The butt double has no speaking parts - he is muzzled. Of course T himself isn´t he´s rambling on about pity and foo.
words: 倍率(ばいりつ): diameter, magnification
倍(ばい): double, two times

keyword: отзывчивость, чуткость
kanji: 優
constituent: tenderness, person, melancholy, summer, head, page, crown, heart, walking legs
myStory: даже герою, когда он в меланхолии, нужно немного отзывчивости, чуткости и нежности
heisigStory: Person . . . melancholy.
koohiiStory1: The A-Team is on a mission to help Hamlet. With uncharacteristic tenderness, Mr. T consoles the melancholy Hamlet. "No, I really DO pity the poor foo. There, there little guy...take my hanky". (Careful: benevolence (#885).
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ユウ、ウ
kunYomi: やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る
readingExamples: 優れる (すぐ.れる), 優しい (やさ.しい)
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koohiiStory2: Someone can´t be melancholy for long if just one person treats them with a little tenderness.
words: 俳優(はいゆう): actor, actress, player, performer
優(やさ): gentle, affectionate
優位(ゆうい): predominance, ascendancy, superiority
優越(ゆうえつ): supremacy, predominance, being superior to
優勢(ゆうせい): superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance
優先(ゆうせん): preference, priority
優美(ゆうび): grace, refinement, elegance
女優(じょゆう): actress
優れる(すぐれる): surpass, outstrip, excel
優秀(ゆうしゅう): superiority, excellence
優勝(ゆうしょう): overall victory, championship
優しい(やさしい): kind

keyword: трактир
kanji: 宿
constituent: inn, house, person, hundred, one, ceiling, white, dove
myStory: герой и еще сто людей под крышей в трактире
heisigStory: House . . . person . . . hundred.
koohiiStory1: The Toyoko Inn can house 100 people or 1 Mr. T.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: シュク
kunYomi: やど、やど.る、やど.す
readingExamples: 宿 (やど), 宿す (やど.す), 宿る (やど.る)
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koohiiStory2: The inn is like a big house that can addomodate a hundred persons. Only this time, there´s just Mister T and he´s booked all the rooms!
words: 宿命(しゅくめい): fate, destiny, predestination
民宿(みんしゅく): private home providing lodging for travelers
宿泊(しゅくはく): lodging
宿(やど): inn, lodging
下宿(げしゅく): lodge
宿題(しゅくだい): homework

keyword: прилипать, поддерживать (начинание)
kanji: 付
constituent: adhere, person, glue
myStory: к герою присоединяются, как приклеиваются
heisigStory: Person . . . glue. The few cases in which this character serves as a primitive should include some connotation of "adhering to" that distinguishes it from "glued to." Two examples follow.
koohiiStory1: 賀 TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT TO 千 kanji!! Remember, after this, you´ll be 読ing japanese novels, the news, and the internet like a native. 吉 to ALL of you in your amazing japanese 往. :).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: フ
kunYomi: つ.ける、-つ.ける、-づ.ける、つ.け、つ.け-、-つ.け、-づ.け、-づけ、つ.く、-づ.く、つ.き、-つ.き、-つき、-づ.き、-づき
readingExamples: 付く (つ.く), 付ける (つ.ける)
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koohiiStory2: If a PERSON ADHERES to something, they stick to it like GLUE.
words: 受け付ける(うけつける): to be accepted, to receive (an application)
思い付き(おもいつき): plan, idea, suggestion
顔付き(かおつき): (outward) looks, features, face, countenance, expression
片付け(かたづけ): tidying up, finishing
日付(かづけ): date, dating
体付き(からだつき): body build, figure
傷付く(きずつく): to be hurt, to be wounded, to get injured
くっ付く(くっつく): to adhere to, to keep close to
くっ付ける(くっつける): to attach
交付(こうふ): delivering, furnishing (with copies)
仕付ける(しつける): to be used to a job, to begin to do, to baste, to tack, to plant
据え付ける(すえつける): to install, to equip, to mount
備え付ける(そなえつける): to provide, to furnish, to equip, to install
近付く(ちかづく): to approach, to get near, to get acquainted with, to get closer
付き(つき): attached to, impression, sociality, appearance, furnished with, under, to
付き合う(つきあう): to associate with, to keep company with, to get on with
付け加える(つけくわえる): to add one thing to another
付ける(つける): to attach, to join, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to furnish (a house with), to wear, to put on, to make an entry, to appraise, to set (a price), to apply (ointment), to bring alongside, to place (under guard or doctor), to follow, to shad
名付ける(なづける): to name (someone)
付属(ふぞく): attached, belonging, affiliated, annexed, associated, subordinate, incidental, dependent, auxiliary
打付ける(ぶつける): to knock, to run into, to nail on, to strike hard, to hit and attack
付録(ふろく): appendix, supplement
結び付き(むすびつき): connection, relation
結び付く(むすびつく): to be connected or related, to join together
結び付ける(むすびつける): to combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot
目付き(めつき): look, expression of the eyes, eyes
やっ付ける(やっつける): to beat
言い付ける(いいつける): tell, tell on (someone), to order, to charge, to direct
追い付く(おいつく): overtake, catch up (with)
思い付く(おもいつく): think of, hit upon, come into one´s mind
片付く(かたづく): be put in order, be put to rights, be disposed of, be solved, be finished, be married (off)
気付く(きづく): notice, recognize, become aware of, perceive, realize
寄付(きふ): contribution, donation
気を付ける(きをつける): be careful, pay attention
言付ける(ことづける): send word, send a message
近付ける(ちかづける): bring near, put close, let come near, associate with
付き合い(つきあい): association, socializing, fellowship
付合う(つきあう): associate with, keep company with, get on with
付く(つく): adjoin, be attached, adhere, be connected with, be dyed, be stained, be scarred, be recorded, start (fires), follow, become allied to, accompany, study with, increase, be added to
日付(ひづけ): date
付近(ふきん): neighbourhood, vicinity, environs
見付かる(みつかる): be found, be discovered
見付ける(みつける): discover, find fault, detect, find out, locate, be familiar
受付(うけつけ): reception
片付ける(かたづける): tidy up

keyword: жетон
kanji: 符
constituent: token, bamboo, adhere, sellotape, person, glue
myStory: бамбук с присоединенной жевачкой на конце поможет достать жетон из унитаза
heisigStory: Bamboo . . . adhere.
koohiiStory1: I dropped my token down the drain, so I used a piece of bamboo with chewing gum on the end to retrieve it.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: フ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: At the arcade, Mr. T adheres a bamboo rod to his token so that he can put it in the machine and pull it out repeatedly.
words: 符号(ふごう): sign, mark, symbol
切符(きっぷ): ticket

keyword: городская префектура
kanji: 府
constituent: borough, municipality, cave, adhere, sellotape, person, glue
myStory: городская префектура вынуждена жить в скале
heisigStory: Cave . . . adhere.
koohiiStory1: A municipality, like any type of government, adheres to having caves for offices (see government office (#591)).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: フ
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koohiiStory2: Even if a municipality is in a cave, you have to adhere to its policies.
words: 政府(せいふ): government, administration

keyword: ответственность
kanji: 任
constituent: responsibility, person, porter, drop, samurai
myStory: герой, как истинный джентльмен, всегда берет на себя ответственность
heisigStory: Person . . . porter.
koohiiStory1: It is always Mr. T´s responsibility to be the porter and carry around everyone´s luggage because he´s so strong.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ニン
kunYomi: まか.せる、まか.す
readingExamples: 任す (まか.す), 任せる (まか.せる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: In pregnancy (#507), the woman was the porter for the first nine months. Now, as a new father, Mr.T is assuming all the RESPONSIBILITIES that comes with it. Can´t you just see him here as the new porter, wearing a harness with a his little dude (who already has a little matching mohawk)?
words: 就任(しゅうにん): inauguration
主任(しゅにん): person in charge, responsible official
信任(しんにん): trust, confidence, credence
転任(てんにん): change of post
任務(にんむ): duty, function, office, mission, task
任命(にんめい): appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation
赴任(ふにん): (proceeding to) new appointment
任す(まかす): to entrust, to leave to a person
責任(せきにん): duty, responsibility
任せる(まかせる): entrust to another, leave to, do something at one´s leisure

keyword: замещать
kanji: 代
constituent: substitute, person, arrow
myStory: герою стрелы замещали магию
heisigStory: Person . . . arrow.
koohiiStory1: Mister T substitutes an arrow for a toothpick -- The keyword meaning is to replace something with something else, to act for another, to represent. It´s best to stick to the first meaning, because the last two are very close to "mediator" which will come in frame 1761. The idea here is that the arrow is not a toothpick, neither it is changed into one, but it can substitute for one.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ダイ、タイ
kunYomi: か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、-がわ.り、か.える、よ、しろ
readingExamples: 代理 (だいり), 世代 (せだい), 現代 (げんだい), 代える (か.える), 代わる (か.わる), 代 (しろ), 代 (よ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mr. T shot the substitute teacher with an arrow.
words: 代える(かえる): to exchange, to interchange, to substitute, to replace
代わる(かわる): to take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for, to be exchanged, to change places with, to take turns, to be replaced
代わる代わる(かわるがわる): alternately
古代(こだい): ancient times
代(しろ): price, materials, substitution
世代(せだい): generation, the world, the age
先代(せんだい): family predecessor, previous age, previous generation
代弁(だいべん): pay by proxy, act for another, speak for another
代用(だいよう): substitution
お代わり(おかわり): second helping, another cup
代る(かわる): take the place of, relieve, be substituted for, be exchanged, change places with, take turns, be replaced
近代(きんだい): present day
現代(げんだい): nowadays, modern times, present-day
代金(だいきん): price, payment, cost, charge, the money, the bill
代表(だいひょう): representative, representation, delegation, type, example, model
代名詞(だいめいし): pronoun
代理(だいり): representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent, attorney, substitute, alternate, acting (principal, etc.)
年代(ねんだい): age, era, period, date
代わり(かわり): instead of
時代(じだい): age, period, generation

keyword: мешок
kanji: 袋
constituent: sack, substitute, person, arrow, garment
myStory: мешок отлично замещает одежду
heisigStory: Substitute . . . garment.
koohiiStory1: A sack is an easy substitute for a garment.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: タイ、ダイ
kunYomi: ふくろ
readingExamples: 袋 (ふくろ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A worker who was recently sacked from his job, is wearing a sack of potatoes as a substitute garment (naked otherwise), in some kind of protest. The kanji is close to frame 1547 "bag", and although the later really refers to a "straw sack", I use the image of a sack of potatoes here, and that of a "plastic bag" for frame 1547. The keywords would have been better swapped in my opinion, but the relevancy is not so important at this point (see notes of Lesson 31 in the book).
words: 足袋(たび): Japanese socks (with split toe)
袋(ふくろ): bag, sack
手袋(てぶくろ): gloves

keyword: одалживать, долг
kanji: 貸
constituent: lend, substitute, person, arrow, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: замещать деньги - брать в долг
heisigStory: Substitute . . . shells/money.
koohiiStory1: In order for the bank to lend you money, you need to put up some sort of collateral as a substitute for the money.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 4
onYomi: タイ
kunYomi: か.す、か.し-、かし-
readingExamples: 貸す (か.す)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The poor substitute teacher asks the class to lend him some money for the bus fare home.
words: 貸し(かし): loan, lending
貸し出し(かしだし): lending, loaning
貸間(かしま): room to let
貸家(かしや): house for rent
貸す(かす): lend

keyword: менять (форму чего-либо)
kanji: 化
constituent: change, person, spoon, sitting on the ground
myStory: герой тоже может изменять форму ложки усилием мысли
heisigStory: Person . . . spoon.
koohiiStory1: Referring to a scene in the movie "The Matrix" where a girl bends a spoon with the power of her mind alone, I imagine Mister T who changes a spoon into something else (maybe the waiter forgot to bring knives or forks). Note: as a primitive, it can help to use the image of "spare change", this can help you keep it distinct from other similar kanji such as "shape" or "turn into".
jouYou: 3
onYomi: カ、ケ
kunYomi: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
readingExamples: 化石 (かせき), 化学 (かがく), 文化 (ぶんか), 化かす (ば.かす), 化ける (ば.ける)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mr. T reaches into his wallet for some spare change but it has all changed into spoons.
words: 悪化(あっか): deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption
化合(かごう): chemical combination
化する(かする): to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)
化石(かせき): fossil, petrifaction, fossilization
化繊(かせん): synthetic fibres
誤魔化す(ごまかす): to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent
酸化(さんか): oxidation
進化(しんか): evolution, progress
退化(たいか): degeneration, retrogression
化ける(ばける): to appear in disguise, to take the form of, to change for the worse
文化財(ぶんかざい): cultural assets, cultural property
化学(かがく): chemistry
強化(きょうか): strengthen, intensify, reinforce, solidify
化粧(けしょう): make-up (cosmetic)
消化(しょうか): digestion
変化(へんか): change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, variety, diversity, inflection, declension, conjugation
文化(ぶんか): culture

keyword: цветок
kanji: 花
constituent: flowers, change, person, spoon, sitting on the ground
myStory: цветок меняет форму, когда растет
heisigStory: Flower . . . change.
koohiiStory1: The flowers change with the seasons.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: カ、ケ
kunYomi: はな
readingExamples: 花 (はな)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The flower is the essence of transience. So, the conceptual flower involves both the concept of flower plus change.
words: 花壇(かだん): flower bed
花粉(かふん): pollen
花びら(はなびら): (flower) petal
火花(ひばな): spark
生け花(いけばな): flower arrangement
花火(はなび): fireworks
花見(はなみ): cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing
花嫁(はなよめ): bride
花瓶(かびん): (flower) vase
花(はな): flower

keyword: фрахт
kanji: 貨
constituent: freight, change, person, spoon, sitting on the ground, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: деньги меняешь на изменение локации товара - фрахт
heisigStory: Change . . . shells.
koohiiStory1: Freight is the shells (money) paid to change the location of something big. Don´t confuse with the similar 賃 fare (#1004).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カ
kunYomi: たから
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: This is a freight train that runs on spare change. Imagine getting on the freight train with a bunch of spare change. You put in some change and it starts up...goes for a few minutes, then starts to slow down. You look at the slot..there´s actually a slot for spare change and one for regular shells. Your call, but it seems to prefer spare change over shells.
words: 外貨(がいか): imported goods, foreign money
貨幣(かへい): money, currency, coinage
雑貨(ざっか): miscellaneous goods, general goods, sundries
貨物(かもつ): cargo, freight, money or assets
硬貨(こうか): coin
通貨(つうか): currency

keyword: опираться (на что-то)
kanji: 傾
constituent: lean, change, person, about that time, spoon, sitting on the ground, head, page, one, ceiling, drop, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: если ты будешь прислоняться к дверям в метро, они могут выпасть, и тогда форма твоей головы точно изменится
heisigStory: Change . . . head. The key word has the sense of leaning on or toward someone or something.
koohiiStory1: Mr. T gave a girl some change to lean over and give him head.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ケイ
kunYomi: かたむ.く、かたむ.ける、かたぶ.く、かた.げる、かし.げる
readingExamples: 傾く (かたむ.く), 傾ける (かたむ.ける)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Leaning over changes the position of the head...　　　　　　　　　　RTK2:　ケイ　傾向　けいこう(tendency).
words: 傾く(かたぶく): to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to, to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
傾ける(かたむける): to incline, to list, to bend, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to concentrate on, to ruin (a country), to squander, to empty
傾(けい): lean, incline
傾斜(けいしゃ): inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip
傾く(かたむく): incline toward, slant, lurch, be disposed to, go down (sun), wane, sink, decline
傾向(けいこう): tendency, trend, inclination
傾らか(なだらか): gently-sloping, gentle, easy

keyword: что
kanji: 何
constituent: what, person, can, mouth, street, nail, spike
myStory: что герой может сделать?
heisigStory: Person . . . can.
koohiiStory1: What can Mr T do? ´You mean: what can´t MR T do, you fool´.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: カ
kunYomi: なに、なん、なに-、なん-
readingExamples: 何 (なに)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: What can´t Mr. T not do?
words: 如何(いかが): how, in what way
如何に(いかに): how?, in what way?, how much?, however, whatever
如何にも(いかにも): indeed, really, phrase meaning agreement
何れ(いずれ): where, which, who, anyway, anyhow, at any rate
何時(いつ): when, how soon
何時か(いつか): sometime, some day
何時でも(いつでも): (at) any time, always, at all times, never (neg), whenever
何時の間にか(いつのまにか): before one knows, unnoticed, unawares
何時も(いつも): always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb)
如何しても(どうしても): by all means, at any cost, no matter what, after all, in the long run, cravingly, at any rate, surely
何方(どちら): which, who
何の(どの): which, what
何れ(どれ): well, now, let me see, which (of three or more)
何々(どれどれ): which (emphatic)
何故(なぜ): why, how
何気ない(なにげない): casual, unconcerned
何しろ(なにしろ): at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case
何卒(なにとぞ): please
何も(なにも): nothing
何より(なにより): most, best
何だか(なんだか): a little, somewhat, somehow
何て(なんて): how...!, what...!
何と(なんと): what, how, whatever
何となく(なんとなく): somehow or other, for some reason or another
何とも(なんとも): nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit
何なり(なんなり): any, anything, whatever
何か(なにか): something
何々(なになに): such and such, What?, What is the matter?
何分(なにぶん): anyway, please
何で(なんで): Why? What for?
何でも(なんでも): by all means, everything
何とか(なんとか): somehow, anyhow, one way or another
何(なに): what

keyword: багаж
kanji: 荷
constituent: baggage, flowers, what, person, can, mouth, street, nail, spike
myStory: при досмотре в аэропорту:
- Что в багаже?
- Только цветы!
heisigStory: Flowers . . . what.
koohiiStory1: TSA guard: What´s in the baggage?! It´s just flowers, I swear!
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カ
kunYomi: に
readingExamples: 荷 (に)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Your girlfriend arrives at the airport. You give her flowers, but she brushes you off and says "here, carry my BAGGAGE." Dumbfounded at her rudeness, you say, "what?".
words: 荷(に): load, baggage, cargo
荷造り(にづくり): packing, baling, crating
荷物(にもつ): baggage, luggage

keyword: долгосрочный, старая (история)
kanji: 久
constituent: long time, bound up, person, mummy
myStory: связанный человек - мумия - давняя история
heisigStory: This character uses the diagonal sweep of the second stroke to double up for bound up and a person. Think of a mummy, and the key word will not be far behind.
koohiiStory1: Note: this is the ひさ in ひさしぶり . Long time no see mummy! (A bound up person).
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キュウ、ク
kunYomi: ひさ.しい
readingExamples: 永久 (えいきゅう), 持久 (じきゅう), 耐久 (たいきゅう), 久しい (ひさ.しい)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: This is a picture of a person bowing "long time no see!".
words: 久しい(ひさしい): long, long-continued, old (story)
久し振り(ひさしぶり): after a long time
永久(えいきゅう): eternity, perpetuity, immortality
久しぶり(ひさしぶり): after a long time, long time (no see)

keyword: внутри
kanji: 内
constituent: inside, person, belt
myStory: человек внутри капюшона
heisigStory: Person . . . belt. Note that we cannot use the primitive meaning of hood here because the person runs THROUGH the element, not under it.
koohiiStory1: Mr. T´s new belt is huge! When he´s inside it, his feet no longer touch the ground!
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ナイ、ダイ
kunYomi: うち
readingExamples: 内外 (ないがい), 内容 (ないよう), 家内 (かない), 内 (うち)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: How is a person ever supposed to get inside that girl when she´s wearing such a huge chastity belt? I guess that´s kinda the point, eh?
words: 内(うち): inside
内訳(うちわけ): the items, breakdown, classification
内閣(ないかく): cabinet, (government) ministry
内臓(ないぞう): internal organs, intestines, viscera
内部(ないぶ): interior, inside, internal
内乱(ないらん): civil war, insurrection, rebellion, domestic conflict
内陸(ないりく): inland
案内(あんない): information, guidance
内科(ないか): internist clinic, internal medicine
内線(ないせん): phone extension, indoor wiring, inner line
内容(ないよう): subject, contents, matter, substance, detail, import
以内(いない): within
家内(かない): (my) wife

keyword: мясо
kanji: 肉
constituent: meat, person, inside, belt, person, person2
myStory: внутри каждого из нас - мясо
heisigStory: Let this doubling of one of the elements for "inside" yield the sense of "insides" to approach the key word, meat. The abbreviated form of this character gave us the primitive meaning of flesh or part of the body for the kanji 月.
koohiiStory1: Here we are looking at an x-ray of a cannibal whose insides are full on people-meat.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ニク
kunYomi: しし
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A person´s inside - fleshy, raw, pink, meat.
words: 肉親(にくしん): blood relationship, blood relative
肉体(にくたい): the body, the flesh
筋肉(きんにく): muscle, sinew
皮肉(ひにく): cynicism, sarcasm, irony, satire
牛肉(ぎゅうにく): beef
肉(にく): meat
豚肉(ぶたにく): pork

keyword: сидеть, сидение
kanji: 座
constituent: squat, sit, cave, shire, assembly line, person, soil, dirt, ground, person2
myStory: в пещере на земле сидят два человека
heisigStory: Cave . . . assembly line . . . soil.
koohiiStory1: CONGRATULATIONS YOU´RE HALFWAY THERE!!!! =).
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ザ
kunYomi: すわ.る
readingExamples: 座る (すわ.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Coal mine (cave); tea break time; the assembly line stops and everyone sit or squat on the dirt floor, in a long line, to rest.
words: ご座います(ございます): to be (polite), to exist
座談会(ざだんかい): symposium, round-table discussion
座標(ざひょう): coordinate(s)
星座(せいざ): constellation
即座に(そくざに): immediately, right away
座敷(ざしき): tatami room
座席(ざせき): seat
座布団(ざぶとん): cushion (Japanese-- square cushion used when sitting on one´s knees on a tatami-mat floor)
座る(すわる): sit

keyword: получать степень образования
kanji: 卒
constituent: graduate, top hat, assembly line, person, ten, needle, person2
myStory: после получения степени образования вы стоите в шляпах в очереди. это заняло у вас 10 лет
heisigStory: Top hat . . . assembly line . . . needle.
koohiiStory1: Ph.D graduation for assembly line of doctors(needles) with the cap and tassel(top hat). It took them 10 years (Bachelor´s, Masters, PhD) to get there.... :-p.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソツ、シュツ
kunYomi: そっ.する、お.える、お.わる、ついに、にわか
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: When you graduate, you wear a hat and graduate in an assembly line while your parents sit on pins and needles because it will take ten years to pay off those loans.
words: 何卒(なにとぞ): please
卒直(そっちょく): frankness, candour, openheartedness
卒業(そつぎょう): graduate

keyword: посредством..., при помощи..., потому что...
kanji: 以
constituent: by means of, plow, drop, person
myStory: человек тащит за собой плуг, с него льется пот. он надеется при помощи плуга получить хороший урожай
heisigStory: Picture a person dragging a plow behind, and the drop of sweat which falls from his brow as he does his work. Think of him (or her, for that matter) making a living "by means of the sweat of their brows."
koohiiStory1: A man earns his living by means of the plow. I imagine a sweating man dragging a bronze-age "ard" behind him as he plows his field himself, too poor to afford an ox.
jouYou: 4
onYomi: イ
kunYomi: もっ.て
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mr T now makes a living by means of a plow/hoe and the sweat he puts into it.
words: 以て(もって): with, by, by means of, because, in view of
以外(いがい): except for, other than
以後(いご): from now on, thereafter
以降(いこう): on and after, hereafter, thereafter
以前(いぜん): ago, since, before, previous
以来(いらい): since, henceforth
以下(いか): ~ or less than?not more than
以上(いじょう): more than, over
以内(いない): within

keyword: походить на...
kanji: 似
constituent: becoming, similar, person, by means of, plow, drop, person
myStory: герой считает, что пахать на людях - это похоже на рабство
heisigStory: Be sure to keep this key word distinct from likeness (Frame 104). Its elements: person . . . by means of.
koohiiStory1: Mr. T finds that living by means of dragging a plow is similar to slavery.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ジ
kunYomi: に.る、ひ.る
readingExamples: 似る (に.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A Mr T impersonator is becoming similarer (more like) by means of plastic surgery. The process is painful and his face is all bound up in bandages as the surgery heals.
words: 似通う(にかよう): to resemble closely
類似(るいじ): analogous
似合う(にあう): suit, match, become, be like
真似(まね): mimicry, imitation, behavior, pretense
真似る(まねる): mimic, imitate
似る(にる): look like

keyword: бутылка, флакон, горшок, кувшин
kanji: 瓶
constituent: flower pot, puzzle, horns, two hands, tile, one, ceiling, cane, stick, drop, fishhook, ice
myStory: если горшок уронить на плитку, то получится пазл по сборке горшка
heisigStory: Puzzle . . . tile.
koohiiStory1: A flower pot that has been dropped on the floor is like a puzzle of ceramic tiles to glue together.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ビン
kunYomi: かめ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: To solve this puzzle all you need is to put the flower pot on top of the proper tile. (cue secrets tune from Zelda).
words: 瓶(かめ): earthenware pot
瓶(びん): bottle, vase, vial
瓶詰(びんづめ): bottling, bottled
花瓶(かびん): (flower) vase

keyword: занятие (occupation)
kanji: 営
constituent: occupation, schoolhouse, owl, crown, spine, mouth, drop, mouth2
myStory: нагружая хребет при учебе, ты сможешь найти хорошее занятие в будущем
heisigStory: Schoolhouse . . . spine.
koohiiStory1: The schoolhouse is the backbone of a foundation that will allow you to find a good occupation.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: エイ
kunYomi: いとな.む、いとな.み
readingExamples: 営む (いとな.む)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: During the German occupation, this Nazi officer´s occupation was to manage schools that were requisitioned for training the children of the Aryan race to stand proud with an erect spine (mnemonic : "the occupation´s spine schools"). Kanji meanings : to manage, to conduct (business), and also "barracks; camp; encapment". This story should help avoid confusion with post (#824) and employ (#1083). The military occupation theme hints to the secondary meaning, e.g. 営倉 "detention barracks".
words: 営む(いとなむ): to carry on (e.g. in ceremony), to run a business
運営(うんえい): management, administration, operation
営業(えいぎょう): business, trade, sales, operations
経営(けいえい): management, administration

keyword: год, счетчик лет
kanji: 年
constituent: year, sign of the horse, sunglasses
myStory: лошадь, носящая солнечные очки с одним выпавших стеклом. А вообще и так помню
heisigStory: In an odd fashion, the kanji for year joins together the element for horse, on the top, and the right half of the element for sunglasses. Think of it as a horse wearing sunglasses with one of the lenses popped out. We will use this latter image again, so learn it now and save yourself the trouble later.
koohiiStory1: A horse wears a pair of sunglasses with one lens popped out after a particularly raucous celebration to ring in the New Year.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ネン
kunYomi: とし
readingExamples: 年 (とし)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A horse wears a monocle for New Years to appear dignified for the year of the horse. ――one lens = monocle, you will encounter this again in kanji like descend (#1308).
words: 一昨年(おととし): year before last
同い年(おないどし): of the same age
元年(がんねん): first year (of a specific reign)
成年(せいねん): majority, adult age
定年(ていねん): retirement age
年頃(としごろ): age, marriageable age, age of puberty, adolescence, for some years
年寄り(としより): old people, the aged
年鑑(ねんかん): yearbook
年号(ねんごう): name of an era, year number
年生(ねんせい): pupil in .... year, student in .... year
年長(ねんちょう): seniority
年輪(ねんりん): annual tree ring
一昨年(いっさくねん): year before last
学年(がくねん): year in school, grade in school
少年(しょうねん): boys, juveniles
青少年(せいしょうねん): youth, young person
青年(せいねん): youth, young man
生年月日(せいねんがっぴ): birth date
中年(ちゅうねん): middle-aged
年月(としつき): months and years
年間(ねんかん): year (interval of time)
年月(ねんげつ): months and years
年中(ねんじゅう): whole year, always, everyday
年代(ねんだい): age, era, period, date
年度(ねんど): year, fiscal year, school year, term
年齢(ねんれい): age, years
年(とし): year
去年(きょねん): last year
今年(ことし): this year
再来年(さらいねん): year after next
万年筆(まんねんひつ): fountain pen
来年(らいねん): next year

keyword: ночь
kanji: 夜
constituent: night, top hat, person, walking legs, drop
myStory: герой в шляпе поздно вечером идет по улице... Домой не хочется, там Никки... Лучше работать всю ночь
heisigStory: First of all, be sure not to confuse the connotations of night with those of evening (Frame 114) and nightbreak (Frame 30). Its elements: top hat . . . person . . . walking legs . . . drop.
koohiiStory1: Actually, the lower-right primitive isn´t quite "walking legs." It´s a little more like "evening" with an extra stroke across it (look up the stroke order). So, it helps me to see this kanji for night as: evening plus an extra stroke representing the tuxedo tails to match the top hat which my special person is wearing out on the town...
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ヤ
kunYomi: よ、よる
readingExamples: 夜 (よ), 夜 (よる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Here we have Mister T sleepwalking, wearing a top hat as if he was the ambassador of the night, walking, and walking and walking on his tired walking legs, until he drops (back into his bed).
words: 日夜(にちや): day and night, always
夜行(やぎょう): walking around at night, night train, night travel
夜具(やぐ): bedding
夜中(やちゅう): all night, the whole night
夜更かし(よふかし): staying up late, keeping late hours, sitting up late at night, nighthawk
夜更け(よふけ): late at night
深夜(しんや): late at night
徹夜(てつや): all night, all-night vigil, sleepless night
夜間(やかん): at night, nighttime
夜行(やこう): walking around at night, night train, night travel
夜(よ): night
夜明け(よあけ): dawn, daybreak
夜中(よなか): all night, the whole night
今夜(こんや): tonight
夜(よる): evening, night

keyword: жидкость
kanji: 液
constituent: fluid, water, water droplets, water pistol, night, top hat, person, walking legs, drop
myStory: если выпить много воды на ночь, то можно описаться - это жидкость, вытекшая из тебя
heisigStory: Water . . . night.
koohiiStory1: A wet dream........water fluid that comes out at night....
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: エキ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I imagined some kind of liquid (water) that was discovered on another planet. It solidifes during the day, and becomes fluid only at night, in the absence of light. The question is, could any lifeforms thrive in there ?
words: 液(えき): liquid, fluid
溶液(ようえき): solution (liquid)
液体(えきたい): liquid, fluid
血液(けつえき): blood

keyword: взаимный обмен
kanji: 換
constituent: interchange, finger, fingers, bound up, four, large, St. Bernard
myStory: щелчок пальцами - и четыре огромные собаки меняются местами
heisigStory: Fingers . . . four St. Bernard dogs bound up.
koohiiStory1: After months of practice, you finally managed to teach a nice trick to your sled-pulling four bound up St. Bernard dogs: one snap of your fingers and they interchange their positions.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カン
kunYomi: か.える、-か.える、か.わる
readingExamples: 換える (か.える), 換わる (か.わる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: On the snap of your fingers, the four St. Bernard dogs bound up interchange places.
words: 換える(かえる): to exchange, to interchange, to substitute, to replace
換算(かんさん): conversion, change, exchange
転換(てんかん): convert, divert
乗り換え(のりかえ): transfer (trains buses etc.)
換気(かんき): ventilation
交換(こうかん): exchange, interchange, reciprocity, barter, substitution
乗換(のりかえ): transfer (trains, buses, etc.)
乗り換える(のりかえる): transfer

keyword: играть
kanji: 遊
constituent: play, banner, direction, compass, direction, reclining, lying down, child, road
myStory: баннер предупреждает, что дети играют на дороге
heisigStory: Banners . . . children . . . road.
koohiiStory1: The BANNER warns that CHILDREN PLAY on the ROAD.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ユウ、ユ
kunYomi: あそ.ぶ、あそ.ばす
readingExamples: 遊戯 (ゆうぎ), 遊離 (ゆうり), 交遊 (こうゆう), 遊ぶ (あそ.ぶ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: There is always a stupid banner talking about children at play near the road. They mean "drive slowly", but it sounds like its slow(stupid) children that are at play.
words: 遊牧(ゆうぼく): nomadism
遊園地(ゆうえんち): amusement park
遊び(あそび): play
遊ぶ(あそぶ): play, make a visit (esp. for pleasure), be idle, do nothing

keyword: поездка
kanji: 旅
constituent: trip, banner, direction, compass, direction, reclining, lying down, Carol in rags, person, rag
myStory: (баннер + тряпка)
после долгой, долгой поездки вместо красивого баннера у нас осталась какая-то тряпка
heisigStory: Let the last 4 strokes, which are also the concluding strokes to the character for garment, represent a rag as its primitive meaning. We shall meet this only on one other occasion. This gives us as our elements: banner . . . rag.
koohiiStory1: The boat starts to leave on it´s trip across the Atlantic. Underneath a huge banner that spans the width of the ship and says "Bon Voyage", the people wave their rags signalling a safe journey for all on board the Titanic.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: リョ
kunYomi: たび
readingExamples: 旅 (たび)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: After a long long trip, what once was a proud beautiful banner, we had nothing more than a simple rag remaining.
words: 旅客(りょかく): passenger (transport)
旅券(りょけん): passport
旅(たび): travel, trip, journey
旅館(りょかん): Japanese inn
旅行(りょこう): travel, trip

keyword: вещь, объект
kanji: 物
constituent: thing, cow, knot, piglet’s tail
myStory: корова это не вещь, это животное (いる、ある)
heisigStory: Cow . . . knot.
koohiiStory1: The cow´s "thing" is tied in a knot! ouch.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ブツ、モツ
kunYomi: もの、もの-
readingExamples: 物質 (ぶっしつ), 人物 (じんぶつ), 動物 (どうぶつ), 物 (もの)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A cow is not a thing. Its an animal. If you study japanese you know that living beings and things are discerned from each other with the verbs iru and aru.
words: 獲物(えもの): game, spoils, trophy
織物(おりもの): textile, fabric
贋物(がんぶつ): imitation, counterfeit, forgery, sham
禁物(きんもつ): taboo, forbidden thing
作物(さくぶつ): literary work
産物(さんぶつ): product, result, fruit
私物(しぶつ): private property, personal effects
出来物(できもの): able man, tumour, growth, boil, ulcer, abcess, rash, pimple
物議(ぶつぎ): public discussion (criticism)
物資(ぶっし): goods, materials
物体(ぶったい): body, object
干し物(ほしもの): dried washing (clothes)
見せ物(みせもの): show, exhibition
物置き(ものおき): storeroom
物好き(ものずき): curiosity
物足りない(ものたりない): unsatisfied, unsatisfactory
編物(あみもの): knitting, web
生き物(いきもの): animal
入れ物(いれもの): container, case, receptacle
落し物(おとしもの): lost property
貨物(かもつ): cargo, freight, money or assets
鉱物(こうぶつ): mineral
穀物(こくもつ): grain, cereal, corn
作物(さくもつ): literary work
実物(じつぶつ): real thing, original
植物(しょくぶつ): plant, vegetation
食物(しょくもつ): food, foodstuff
書物(しょもつ): books
人物(じんぶつ): character, personality, person, man, personage, talented man
生物(せいぶつ): living things, creature
瀬戸物(せともの): earthenware, crockery, china
農産物(のうさんぶつ): agricultural produce
博物館(はくぶつかん): museum
物価(ぶっか): prices of commodities, prices (in general), cost-of-living
物質(ぶっしつ): material, substance
物騒(ぶっそう): dangerous, disturbed, insecure
物理(ぶつり): physics
本物(ほんもの): genuine article
名物(めいぶつ): famous product, speciality
物置(ものおき): storage room
物音(ものおと): sounds
物語(ものがたり): tale, story, legend
物語る(ものがたる): tell, indicate
物事(ものごと): things, everything
物差し(ものさし): ruler, measure
物凄い(ものすごい): earth-shattering, staggering, to a very great extent
贈り物(おくりもの): gift
着物(きもの): Japanese traditional dress
見物(けんぶつ): sightseeing, see, look at
品物(しなもの): article, goods
動物園(どうぶつえん): zoo
乗り物(のりもの): vehicle, vessel
忘れ物(わすれもの): a thing left behind
買い物(かいもの): shopping
果物(くだもの): fruit
建物(たてもの): building
食べ物(たべもの): food
動物(どうぶつ): animal
荷物(にもつ): baggage, luggage
飲み物(のみもの): drink, beverage
物(もの): thing, object

keyword: простой (т.е. несложный)
kanji: 易
constituent: easy, sun, day, knot, piglet’s tail
myStory: под солнцем довольно просто распутать узел
heisigStory: Sun . . . knot.
koohiiStory1: The sun is not an easy place to get to.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: エキ、イ
kunYomi: やさ.しい、やす.い
readingExamples: 易者 (えきしゃ), 貿易 (ぼうえき), 不易 (ふえき), 易しい (やさ.しい)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Under the sun, it is easy to untie a knot. Under a pitch-dark sky, it is knot so easy.
words: 簡易(かんい): simplicity, easiness, quasi-
交易(こうえき): trade, commerce
容易い(たやすい): easy, simple, light
辟易(へきえき): wince, shrink back, succumbing to, being frightened, disconcerted
易い(やすい): easy
安易(あんい): easygoing
容易(ようい): easy, simple, plain
貿易(ぼうえき): trade
易しい(やさしい): easy, plain, simple

keyword: грязь
kanji: 泥
constituent: mud, water, water droplets, water pistol, nun, flag, spoon, sitting on the ground
myStory: монахини отмывают грязь водой с тел воинов, перед тем как похоронить их
heisigStory: Water . . . nun.
koohiiStory1: TV gets weirder and weirder... Now they´re doing mud wrestling shows with nuns splashing around in the water. What will they think of next?
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: デイ、ナイ、デ、ニ
kunYomi: どろ
readingExamples: 泥 (どろ)
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koohiiStory2: Water monks live in a den, but water nuns live in the MUD.
words: 泥(どろ): mud
泥棒(どろぼう): robber

keyword: крыша
kanji: 屋
constituent: roof, flag, climax, wall, one, ceiling, elbow, soil, dirt, ground
myStory: флаг располагается на "кульминации" (крыше) замка
heisigStory: Flag . . . climax. Note that this kanji has no relation to the drawing of a "roof" used in the primitive for house.
koohiiStory1: Flag at the climax (highest point) of a castle roof.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: オク
kunYomi: や
readingExamples: 屋 (や)
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koohiiStory2: A couple climaxing on the roof, draped in the American flag. The neighbors are mortified and call the landlady...
words: 問屋(といや): wholesale store
床屋(とこや): barber
屋敷(やしき): mansion
屋外(おくがい): outdoors
家屋(かおく): house, building
小屋(こや): hut, cabin, shed, (animal) pen
店屋(みせや): store, shop
屋根(やね): roof
屋上(おくじょう): the roof top
部屋(へや): room
八百屋(やおや): greengrocer

keyword: копать землю
kanji: 掘
constituent: dig, finger, fingers, yield, flag, exit
myStory: пальцы уступают лопате в эффективности, когда нужно рыть землю
heisigStory: Fingers . . . yield.
koohiiStory1: If you dig with your fingers hard enough, soil eventually yields.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: クツ
kunYomi: ほ.る
readingExamples: 掘る (ほ.る)
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koohiiStory2: When you dig, you´d better hope that whatever you´re digging into yields to your fingers. If not, you´re bound to lose some nails.
words: 採掘(さいくつ): mining
発掘(はっくつ): excavation, exhumation
掘る(ほる): dig, excavate

keyword: проживать
kanji: 居
constituent: reside, flag, old, tombstone, gravestone, church, ten, needle, mouth
myStory: старый флаг висит в месте, где старый человек проживает
heisigStory: Flag . . . old. Do not confuse with dwell (Frame 1027).
koohiiStory1: A humongous American flag in Florida marks the place where all the old people reside.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キョ、コ
kunYomi: い.る、-い、お.る
readingExamples: 居る (い.る)
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koohiiStory2: It is an old tradition that people plant a flag on places where decide to reside; this tradition still goes on: Antarctica, the moon: flags all over the place! cf. set (#1064).
words: 隠居(いんきょ): retirement, retired person
居る(おる): be here (polite)
居住(きょじゅう): residence
皇居(こうきょ): Imperial Palace
転居(てんきょ): moving, changing residence
同居(どうきょ): living together
鳥居(とりい): torii (Shinto shrine archway)
居眠り(いねむり): dozing, nodding off
居間(いま): living room (Western style)
芝居(しばい): play, drama
住居(じゅうきょ): dwelling, house, residence, address
居る(いる): to be (animate), to exist

keyword: слой, социальный класс
kanji: 層
constituent: stratum, flag, increase, formerly, horns, rice field, brains, sun, day
myStory: 1. раньше я гордо нес флаг среднего класса, а сейчас...
2. археологи на месте раскопок ставят флажки на все слои. Каждый из этих слоев раньше был верхним
heisigStory: Flag . . . increase.
koohiiStory1: The strata have piled up in an ever increasing pile of dirt. As the geologists go down the rocks, they flag each stratum with the name of the corresponding era.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソウ
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koohiiStory2: Archaeologists at a dig site place small flags marking layers or strata of rock. Each of these layers was formerly the top layer. (This is not increase! Hseige keeps messing up).
words: 階層(かいそう): class, level, stratum, hierarchy
一層(いっそう): much more, still more, all the more
高層(こうそう): upper
大層(たいそう): very much, exaggerated, very fine

keyword: бюро
kanji: 局
constituent: bureau, flag, phrase, bound up, mouth
myStory: флажок над бюро: тут разбираются с фразами
heisigStory: Flag . . . phrase. Note how the flag's long stroke doubles up for the first stroke of phrase.
koohiiStory1: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has email scanners that flag certain phrases.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: キョク
kunYomi: つぼね
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koohiiStory2: They do nothing at the bureau other than repeating the stupid catchphrase they have on their flag.
words: 局限(きょくげん): limit, localize
局(きょく): channel (i.e. TV or radio), department, affair, situation
結局(けっきょく): after all, eventually
薬局(やっきょく): pharmacy
郵便局(ゆうびんきょく): post office

keyword: медленный, задерживаться
kanji: 遅
constituent: slow, flag, sheep, road
myStory: овца медленно бежит по дороге, хотя она и так опаздывает
heisigStory: Flag . . . sheep . . . road.
koohiiStory1: A sheep crossing guard waves a SLOW flag for his fellow sheep crossing the road.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: チ
kunYomi: おく.れる、おく.らす、おそ.い
readingExamples: 遅らす (おく.らす), 遅れる (おく.れる), 遅い (おそ.い)
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koohiiStory2: Road sign (flag): "Sheep on highway! Drive slowly.".
words: 遅らす(おくらす): to retard, to delay
遅れ(おくれ): delay, lag
遅くとも(おそくとも): at the latest
手遅れ(ておくれ): too late, belated treatment
遅刻(ちこく): lateness, late coming
遅れる(おくれる): to be late
遅い(おそい): late, slow

keyword: печать
(напр., печать газет или постеров)
kanji: 刷
constituent: printing, flag, towel, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: печатный станок: полотенце прокатывается в форму типа флага, происходит печать, кусок ткани обрезается резцом-мечом
heisigStory: Flag . . . towel . . . saber.
koohiiStory1: We printed a japanese flag on his white towel by stabbing him with a saber while he was wearing it.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: サツ
kunYomi: す.る、-ず.り、-ずり、は.く
readingExamples: 刷る (す.る)
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koohiiStory2: The image that keeps coming to me is of the giant mechanical printing presses. The cloth-based material is coming off the roll like a flag and then, after printing, gets cut into sheets by saber-like cutting tools.
words: 刷り(すり): printing
印刷(いんさつ): printing
刷る(する): print, publish

keyword: дневное время
kanji: 昼
constituent: daytime, shaku-hachi, flag, stick, nightbreak, sun, day, one, floor
myStory: сыграть на флейте на рассвете, знаменуя начало дневного времени
heisigStory: Shakuhachi . . . nightbreak.
koohiiStory1: Roosters in Japan are very civilised, they play the shakuhachi at nightbreak to signify the beginning of daytime.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: チュウ
kunYomi: ひる
readingExamples: 昼 (ひる)
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koohiiStory2: In a Zelda game, you can warp to the daytime if you play your shakuhachi to bring about nightbreak... or your ocarina if you don´t have a shakuhachi.
words: 昼間(ちゅうかん): daytime, during the day
昼飯(ちゅうはん): lunch, midday meal
お昼(おひる): lunch, noon
昼食(ちゅうしょく): lunch, midday meal
昼寝(ひるね): nap (at home), siesta
昼間(ひるま): daytime, during the daytime
昼休み(ひるやすみ): lunch break
昼(ひる): noon, daytime
昼御飯(ひるごはん): lunch, midday meal

keyword: дверь, счетчик домов
kanji: 戸
constituent: door, one, flag
myStory: один флаг - один дом - одна дверь
heisigStory: Ceiling . . . flag.
koohiiStory1: Traditional Japanese storefront doors have several flags, known as "noren," hanging down from a curtain rod in front of them. I see this as a pseudo-pictograph, and use the horizontal line across the top to represent the curtain rod, since noren don´t usually hang from the ceiling.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: コ
kunYomi: と
readingExamples: 戸 (と)
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koohiiStory2: A Japanese door has a noren, a flag hanging from a rod. (I give this primitive the meaning of a noren-covered door).
words: 戸(こ): counter for houses
戸籍(こせき): census, family register
戸締り(とじまり): closing up, fastening the doors
雨戸(あまど): (sliding) storm door
井戸(いど): water well
瀬戸物(せともの): earthenware, crockery, china
戸棚(とだな): cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe
戸(と): door (Japanese style)

keyword: плечо
kanji: 肩
constituent: shoulder, door, one, ceiling, flag, moon, month, flesh, part of the body
myStory: часть тела, которым довольно удобно открывать дверь - это плечо
heisigStory: Door . . . flesh.
koohiiStory1: The shoulder is the best part of the body to bash a door open with (Don´t ever try this. Use your foot).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ケン
kunYomi: かた
readingExamples: 肩 (かた)
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koohiiStory2: The shoulder is part of the body you use to push through the noren in a doorway. I was having trouble with positioning of the primitives until I tweaked shaydwyrm´s story slightly. If you think of pushing through a noren, this makes sense as a pictograph. The noren hangs from above, and you push through it from below.
words: 肩(かた): shoulder

keyword: re- (что-то, направленное на восстановление предыдущего состояния, напр., возвращать, отдавать, восстанавливать, класть обратно)
kanji: 戻
constituent: re-, door, one, ceiling, flag, large, St. Bernard
myStory: большая собака воет у двери, желая вернуться домой
heisigStory: The key word signals a "coming back" or return to some place or activity. Its elements: door . . . St. Bernard dog.
koohiiStory1: The St. Bernard dog whining at the door of his master’s house in order to re-enter / re-turn inside.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: レイ
kunYomi: もど.す、もど.る
readingExamples: 戻す (もど.す), 戻る (もど.る)
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koohiiStory2: Think about hachiko, the dog waiting at the door of the station, waiting for his master to re-turn.
words: 取り戻す(とりもどす): to take back, to regain
払い戻す(はらいもどす): repay, pay back
戻す(もどす): restore, put back, return
戻る(もどる): return

keyword: слезы
kanji: 涙
constituent: tears, water, water droplets, water pistol, re-, door, one, ceiling, flag, large, St. Bernard
myStory: слезы (вода) наворачивается на глаза, когда возвращаешься
heisigStory: Water . . . re-. Do not confuse with cry (Frame 463).
koohiiStory1: I see the story of Hachiko: the faithfull dog who still waited for his master to return long after he had died. Brings a tear to the eye.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ルイ、レイ
kunYomi: なみだ
readingExamples: 涙 (なみだ)
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koohiiStory2: Tears are watery (water + re).
words: 涙(なみだ): tear

keyword: нанимать
kanji: 雇
constituent: employ, door, one, ceiling, flag, turkey
myStory: у нашей компании нет стандартов! мы наймем кого угодно, даже индейку, если она войдет в нашу дверь
heisigStory: Door . . . turkey. Be sure to keep distinct from both employee (Frame 59) and use (Frame 1065).
koohiiStory1: Our company has no standards. We´ll employ any turkey who walks in the door.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コ
kunYomi: やと.う
readingExamples: 雇う (やと.う)
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koohiiStory2: Comedy. An executive is having an argument with a cocky, but skilled, employee: "Damn it, you might be good. But that don´t account for your behavior. You keep this up and I´ll fire your ass." "No, you won´t." "What damn it, I´ll fire you your ass so fast you won´t...know..."-. "And what will you do after you fire me, employ the next turkey that walks through that door?" A turkey then walks through the door and hands the Exec his resume. --"The Exec employs the turkey that walked through the door".
words: 雇用(こよう): employment (long term), hire
雇う(やとう): employ, hire

keyword: демонстрировать (п: алтарь)
kanji: 示
constituent: show, altar, show, two, small
myStory: демонстрировать на алтаре
heisigStory: Although the elements two and little are available for the using, it may be easier to remember this character as a picture of an altar. Something placed atop the altar is put on show for all to see.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this kanji means altar. At the left, the abbreviated form that this element takes is made by chopping the altar in half and leaving only one dot behind to represent the right side. The new appearance of this primitive form, ネ, should be kept distinct from that for cloak, identical except for the one final short stroke.
koohiiStory1: A boy made an altar, but he´s afraid to show it to God because he thinks it´s two little.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ジ、シ
kunYomi: しめ.す
readingExamples: 示威 (しい), 示談 (じだん), 指示 (しじ), 示す (しめ.す)
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koohiiStory2: I´ll SHOW you mine if you show me yours!, she said. I did & she scoffed because it was TWO LITTLE.
words: 暗示(あんじ): hint, suggestion
指示(しじ): indication, instruction, directions
提示(ていじ): presentation, exhibit, suggest, citation
展示(てんじ): exhibition, display
掲示(けいじ): notice, bulletin
示す(しめす): show, indicate, denote, point out

keyword: почтительное приветствие
kanji: 礼
constituent: salute, salutation, altar, fishhook
myStory: если ты приближаешься к алтарю без должного приветствия, большой крюк оттащит тебя назад
heisigStory: This key word refers to the polite bows and ceremonious forms of salutation so important in Japanese culture. Its elements: altar . . . fishhook.
koohiiStory1: Indy, my friend, you must be very careful! If you approach the altar and do not give the proper salutation a large fishhook will rip you away.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: レイ、ライ
readingExamples: 礼儀 (れいぎ), 謝礼 (しゃれい), 無礼 (ぶれい)
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koohiiStory2: You should fish hook (bend/bow) your body before an altar as a form of salutation to God/gods.
words: 無礼(ぶれい): impolite, rude
礼(れい): expression of gratitude
礼儀(れいぎ): manners, courtesy, etiquette
お礼(おれい): courtesy

keyword: праздновать, празднование
kanji: 祝
constituent: celebrate, altar, elder brother, teenager, mouth, human legs
myStory: тинейджер празднует у алтаря, что он уже совершеннолетний
heisigStory: Altar . . . teenager.
koohiiStory1: It´s a Bar Mitzvah. At the altar, the teenager is singing in his awful, mid-puberty voice. We´ll all celebrate when that part is over!
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シュク、シュウ
kunYomi: いわ.う
readingExamples: 祝賀 (しゅくが), 祝日 (しゅくじつ), 慶祝 (けいしゅく), 祝う (いわ.う)
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koohiiStory2: When Japanese people turn 20 they usually visit the altar at their local shrine and celebrate no longer being a teenager.
words: 祝賀(しゅくが): celebration, congratulations
祝い(いわい): celebration, festival
祝う(いわう): congratulate, celebrate
祝日(しゅくじつ): national holiday
お祝い(おいわい): celebration

keyword: благословение, удача
kanji: 福
constituent: blessing, altar, wealth, one, ceiling, mouth, rice field, brains
myStory: индульгенции: ты даешь богатство у алтаря, тебе взамен - благословение
heisigStory: Altar . . . wealth.
koohiiStory1: This recalls the selling of indulgences in the history of the Church (As an aside, Protestantism began as a protest of this practice). Basically, one gave wealth to the altar (i.e. priest) and received a blessing. If you prefer a Jewish version, think of the donation (wealth) that is expected when you´re called to the ark (altar in the kanji) to give a blessing over the torah.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: フク
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koohiiStory2: Put all your wealth on the church altar and receive one blessing. (You stand up out of your wheelchair or something.).
words: 福(ふく): good fortune
福祉(ふくし): welfare, well-being
幸福(こうふく): happiness, blessedness

keyword: компания (бизнес)
kanji: 社
constituent: company, altar, soil, dirt, ground
myStory: алтарь на земле компании Тойота - для успеха и процветания
heisigStory: Altar . . . soil. The company referred to here is that of the modern business world.
koohiiStory1: When you enter a Japanese company it´s like you join a cult... your workdesk becomes your altar and you worship the very soil the office is built on.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シャ
kunYomi: やしろ
readingExamples: 社 (やしろ)
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koohiiStory2: Some Japanese companies, including Toyota, have a Shinto shrine on their grounds to bring luck and prosperity to the company and its employees.
words: 社交(しゃこう): social life, social intercourse
社宅(しゃたく): company owned house
出社(しゅっしゃ): arrival (in a country at work etc.)
社(やしろ): Shinto shrine
社会科学(しゃかいかがく): social science
社説(しゃせつ): editorial, leading article
商社(しょうしゃ): trading company, firm
入社(にゅうしゃ): entry to a company
社会(しゃかい): society
社長(しゃちょう): president
神社(じんじゃ): Shinto shrine
新聞社(しんぶんしゃ): newspaper office
会社(かいしゃ): company, corporation

keyword: запрет
kanji: 禁
constituent: prohibition, grove, tree, wood, altar, show, two, small, tree2, wood2
myStory: после запрета курения конопли, всю ее сожгли на алтаре. эффект получился - отрыв башки
heisigStory: Grove . . . altar.
koohiiStory1: Similar to radical tyro´s story. If you live in Japan, your main exposure to this kanji is probably "no smoking" signs. So I imagine the government enacting a prohibition of tobacco, and burning whole groves of tobacco plants on an altar (the altar of public health, or self-righteousness, if you will).
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キン
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koohiiStory2: Hidden in a grove was a church with a secret altar that was stocked full of prohibited alcohol during the American prohibition period of 1920-1933. A local registered himself as a mininster of this altar so he could stock prohibited alcohol "for sacremental purposes" and share it with his kin (きん).
words: 禁じる(きんじる): to prohibit
禁ずる(きんずる): to forbid, to suppress
禁物(きんもつ): taboo, forbidden thing
禁煙(きんえん): No Smoking!
禁止(きんし): prohibition, ban

keyword: ритуал, праздник
kanji: 祭
constituent: ritual, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, crotch, altar, show, two, small
myStory: кусок тела из промежности (пенис) на алтарь! вот это ритуал ради беременности!
heisigStory: Flesh . . . crotch . . . altar. Note how the second element is cut short, giving a tent-like effect to the character.
koohiiStory1: A ritual such as a circumcision: a small piece of flesh from the crotch is left on the altar.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: サイ
kunYomi: まつ.る、まつ.り、まつり
readingExamples: 祭り (まつ.り), 祭る (まつ.る)
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koohiiStory2: There are many famous penis matsuris(festivals) in Japan. The rituals of these festivals involve placing the flesh of the crotch on an altar.
words: 祭日(さいじつ): national holiday, festival day
祭(まつり): festival, feast
祭る(まつる): deify, enshrine
お祭り(おまつり): festival

keyword: предположение
kanji: 察
constituent: guess, house, ritual, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, crotch, altar, show, two, small
myStory: сделай предположение, в чьем доме она проснется после ритуала на том самом празднике
heisigStory: "Guess" here has the sense of a measured conjecture. Its elements: house . . . ritual.
koohiiStory1: I have an informed guess about whose house the dark rituals are performet at.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サツ
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koohiiStory2: It´s anyone´s guess who´s house she will wake up in the morning after the festival (祭-matsuri)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　RTK2:　サツ　警察　けいさつ(police)…　Pure Group:　擦1104.
words: 察する(さっする): to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge, to sympathize with
視察(しさつ): inspection, observation
観察(かんさつ): observation, survey
診察(しんさつ): medical examination
警察(けいさつ): police

keyword: для чего, причина (п: прорастать)
kanji: 由
constituent: wherefore, sprout, shoot
myStory: семечко в рисовом поле проросло. причина - мы сами его посадили
heisigStory: The "wherefore" of this kanji explains the reason or origin of a thing. It does this graphically by depicting a seed in a rice field sending up a single sprout, which is the whole why and wherefore of the seed's falling in the earth and dying. (When the flower appears, you will recall from frame 249, we have a full seedling.)
heisigComment: * As a primitive, in conformity to the explanation above, this kanji will be taken to mean shoot or sprout.
koohiiStory1: Wherefore art thou, Sprouteo? (Juliet has fallen in love with a brussel sprout) (OR: A brussel sprout has fallen from Juliet´s dinner plate and rolled off).
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ユ、ユウ、ユイ
kunYomi: よし、よ.る
readingExamples: 由来 (ゆらい), 経由 (けいゆ), 自由 (じゆう), 理由 (りゆう), 事由 (じゆう), 由 (よし)
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koohiiStory2: Cogito ergo sum. Wherefore is a bad choice here for two reasons. For one, it´s often mistranslated as "where" when in fact it´s an urge to know a cause or reason; and two, because this kanji represents the reason, not the urge. [A thought sprouts from my brain. I think, therefore I am.].
words: 経由(けいゆ): go by the way, via
不自由(ふじゆう): discomfort, disability, inconvenience, destitution
自由(じゆう): freedom
理由(りゆう): reason

keyword: масло
kanji: 油
constituent: oil, water, water droplets, water pistol, sprout, shoot
myStory: жидкость, добываемая из ростков - масло
heisigStory: Water . . . sprout.
koohiiStory1: The liquid oil that sprouts from an oil field.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ユ、ユウ
kunYomi: あぶら
readingExamples: 油 (あぶら)
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koohiiStory2: In a rather surprising scientific breakthrough, genetically modified Brussel sprouts (which have become extremely absorbative), are thrown in the water to suck up oil spills.
words: 油絵(あぶらえ): oil painting
原油(げんゆ): crude oil
油(あぶら): oil
醤油(しょうゆ): soy sauce
石油(せきゆ): oil, petroleum, kerosene
灯油(とうゆ): lamp oil, kerosene
油断(ゆだん): negligence, unpreparedness

keyword: доставить
kanji: 届
constituent: deliver, flag, sprout, shoot
myStory: флажок на ростках растений, доставленных из других стран
heisigStory: Flag . . . sprout.
koohiiStory1: In the US, when the mail is delivered, a flag sprouts up on your mailbox. (We don´t have that in Australia.).
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カイ
kunYomi: とど.ける、-とど.け、とど.く
readingExamples: 届く (とど.く), 届ける (とど.ける)
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koohiiStory2: A Japanese man ordered some Brussel sprouts from Belgium. They are delivered with a little Belgian flag (as seen sometimes in shops, little flags indicating the provenance and authenticity of the food like cheese and meat).
words: 届け(とどけ): report, notification, registration
届く(とどく): reach
届ける(とどける): deliver

keyword: нажимать
kanji: 押
constituent: push, finger, fingers, armour, armor, roots
myStory: нажимаем на корни, проталкивая их вниз, чтобы росли лучше
heisigStory: Fingers . . . roots. Compare and contrast with pluck (Frame 1187).
koohiiStory1: Push the roots down, instead of plucking the seedling.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: オウ
kunYomi: お.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる、おさ.える
readingExamples: 押さえる (お.さえる), 押す (お.す)
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koohiiStory2: Use your fingers to make sure the roots of your plant are deep underground by pushing them down, down, down.
words: 押さえる(おさえる): to stop, to restrain, to seize, to repress, to suppress, to press down
押し込む(おしこむ): to push into, to crowd into
押し寄せる(おしよせる): to push aside, to advance on
押える(おさえる): stop, restrain, seize, repress, suppress, press down
押し入れ(おしいれ): closet
押す(おす): push, press, stamp (e.g. a passport)

keyword: третье лицо единственного числа глагола "говорить" (п: обезьяна (знак зодиака))
kanji: 申
constituent: speaketh, monkey, sun, day, stick
myStory: もうし－申し　
обезьяна говорит
heisigStory: The olde English is used here to indicate a humble form of the third person singular of the verb "to speak." It is written by a tongue wagging in the mouth with a walking stick rammed through it and coming out at both ends.
heisigComment: * While this kanji has obvious affinities to the "seed" group, it also happens to be the zodiacal sign of the monkey (the one who speaketh no evil, among other things). We shall therefore take monkey as its primitive meaning.
koohiiStory1: I imagine thomeone who can not pronounth the "s" and speaketh like thith becauth they have a cane in their mouth.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: シン
kunYomi: もう.す、もう.し-、さる
readingExamples: 申す (もう.す)
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koohiiStory2: I had persistent trouble confusing this one with 曰 sayeth (#578). The way I keep it sorted out is that this one is used in "moshi moshi" when answering the phone, similar to the way an American would say "hello, this is X speaking.".
words: 申告(しんこく): report, statement, filing a return, notification
申し入れる(もうしいれる): to propose, to suggest
申し込み(もうしこみ): application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge
申出(もうしで): proposal, request, claim, report, notice
申し出る(もうしでる): to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with information
申し分(もうしぶん): objection, shortcomings
申請(しんせい): application, request, petition
申し込む(もうしこむ): apply for, propose, offer, challenge, request
申し訳(もうしわけ): apology, excuse
申し訳ない(もうしわけない): inexcusable
申し上げる(もうしあげる): say (polite)
申す(もうす): say (polite)

keyword: расширять
kanji: 伸
constituent: expand, person, monkey, sun, day, stick
myStory: герою иногда приходилось расширять свою армию за счет обезьян
heisigStory: Person . . . monkey.
koohiiStory1: Here we see Mr. T. expanding his gang with some trained fighter monkeys.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シン
kunYomi: の.びる、の.ばす、の.べる、の.す
readingExamples: 伸ばす (の.ばす), 伸びる (の.びる)
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koohiiStory2: A person expands into an ape man. I swear this is the only time I'll use Dragon Ball, but think of Goku expanding into that Saiyajin giant ape beast.
words: 伸ばす(のばす): to lengthen, to stretch, to reach out, to postpone, to prolong, to extend, to grow (beard)
伸びる(のびる): to stretch, to extend, to make progress, to grow (beard body height), to grow stale (soba), to lengthen, to spread, to be postponed, to be straightened, to be flattened, to be smoothed, to be exhausted

keyword: боги, разум, душа
kanji: 神
constituent: gods, altar, monkey, sun, day, stick
myStory: алтарь большой обезьяны - бога Ханумана
heisigStory: Altar . . . monkey.
koohiiStory1: The Gods are gathered around debating Zeus´ latest purchase for Mount Olympus. A huge and extremely kitsch gilded altar in the shape of giant "speak no evil" monkey. Hera decides she will never let him go shopping alone again .
jouYou: 3
onYomi: シン、ジン
kunYomi: かみ、かん-、こう-
readingExamples: 神聖 (しんせい), 神経 (しんけい), 精神 (せいしん), 神 (かみ)
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koohiiStory2: Hinduism has many gods, not just one God. One of the most famous of these gods is Hanuman the monkey. Many altars are dedicated to him.
words: 神聖(しんせい): holiness, sacredness, dignity
神殿(しんでん): temple, sacred place
神秘(しんぴ): mystery
神(かみ): god
神様(かみさま): god
神経(しんけい): nerve, sensitivity
神話(しんわ): myth, legend
精神(せいしん): mind, soul, heart, spirit, intention
神社(じんじゃ): Shinto shrine

keyword: искать, поиск
kanji: 捜
constituent: search, finger, fingers, Buddha’s hand, monkey, sun, day, stick, crotch
myStory: обезьяна ищет пальцами свою промежность
heisigStory: Fingers . . . monkey . . . crotch.
koohiiStory1: The monkey searches around with his fingers for his crotch.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソウ、シュ、シュウ
kunYomi: さが.す
readingExamples: 捜す (さが.す)
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koohiiStory2: If you are familiar with the Monkey legends (西遊記 Journey to the West) there is a good image for this character: While searching for the end of the universe, monkey reaches to his crotch and urinates on Buddha´s fingers. (Update: new link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYXFppaKLL4).
words: 捜査(そうさ): search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation
捜索(そうさく): search (esp. for someone or something missing), investigation
捜す(さがす): search, seek, look for

keyword: фрукт
kanji: 果
constituent: fruit, rice field, brains, tree, wood
myStory: если бы только Ева использовала мозг и не брала фрукт с дерева
heisigStory: The final stage of the seed is reached when the plant has reached its full growth (the tree) and comes to fruition, producing fruit full of new seeds that can return to the earth and start the process all over again. The main thing to notice here is the element for brains at the top, which might prove more helpful than rice field for creating an image. The writing, however, follows the order of a sun with a tree whose trunk runs through the sun.
koohiiStory1: If only Eve had used her brains and not taken the forbidden fruit from the tree.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カ
kunYomi: は.たす、はた.す、-は.たす、は.てる、-は.てる、は.て
readingExamples: 果たす (は.たす), 果て (は.て), 果てる (は.てる)
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koohiiStory2: Eve ate fruit from the tree and knowledge filled her brain.…　　　　　　RTK2:　カ　果汁　かじゅう (fruit juice)…　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Semi-Pure Group:　菓1122　課1123　(ﾗ): 裸1124.
words: 成果(せいか): results, fruits
果ない(はかない): fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, vain, fickle, miserable, empty, ephemeral
果たして(はたして): as was expected, really
果たす(はたす): to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out, to achieve
果て(はて): the end, the extremity, the limit(s), the result
果てる(はてる): to end, to be finished, to be exhausted, to die, to perish
果実(かじつ): fruit, nut, berry
結果(けっか): result, consequence
効果(こうか): effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result
果物(くだもの): fruit

keyword: конфета, фрукт, счетчик фруктов, кондитерская фабрика
kanji: 菓
constituent: candy, flowers, fruit, rice field, brains, tree, wood
myStory: конфета пахнет как цветок и на вкус как фрукт. делают конфеты на кондитерской фабрике
heisigStory: Flowers . . . fruits.
koohiiStory1: This candy is made in the shape of a flower, each petal with the taste of a different fruit.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カ
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koohiiStory2: Candy is coloured like flowers and flavoured like fruit.
words: 菓子(かし): pastry
お菓子(おかし): confections, sweets, candy

keyword: глава (книги), раздел, отдел (в организации)
kanji: 課
constituent: chapter, say, words, keitai, mouth, fruit, rice field, brains, tree, wood
myStory: когда я заканчиваю следующую главу учебника, я съедаю фрукт
heisigStory: Words . . . fruit.
koohiiStory1: After I finish each chapter of RTK, I eat a piece of fruit to celebrate all the new words I´ve learned. (Thanks Misha!).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カ
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koohiiStory2: Words signify the written words in a book. The fruit represents something whole, complete. A chapter in a book often offers a complete idea, setting, or account. It´s good to disambiguate the keyword from paragraph (#82). To reinforce the kanji, imagine eating a fruit at the end of each chapter of Tolstoy´s "War and Peace" to reward yourself. (If you ate a fruit at the end of each paragraph, you´d very quickly run out of fruit).
words: 課外(かがい): extracurricular
課題(かだい): subject, theme, task
課(か): counter for chapters (of a book)
課税(かぜい): taxation
課程(かてい): course, curriculum
日課(にっか): daily lesson, daily work, daily routine

keyword: место
kanji: 所
constituent: place, door, one, ceiling, flag, axe
myStory: топор висит справа от двери - это его место. на всякий случай
heisigStory: Door . . . ax.
koohiiStory1: You outsiders better learn your place! An axe stuck in the door when you get home is a pretty good indicator that this might not be the best place for you.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ショ
kunYomi: ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ
readingExamples: 所 (ところ)
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koohiiStory2: A place for everything and everything in its place. To the right of the door is the standard place for the axe.
words: 所謂(いわゆる): the so-called, so to speak
箇所(かしょ): passage, place, point, part
所在(しょざい): whereabouts
所持(しょじ): possession, owning
所々(しょしょ): here and there, some parts (of something)
所属(しょぞく): attached to, belong to
所定(しょてい): fixed, prescribed
所得(しょとく): income, earnings
所が(ところが): however, while, even if
所で(ところで): by the way, even if, no matter what
余所見(よそみ): looking away, looking aside
個所(かしょ): passage, place, point, part
所為(せい): act, deed, one´s doing
短所(たんしょ): defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage
長所(ちょうしょ): strong point, merit, advantage
停留所(ていりゅうじょ): bus or tram stop
所々(ところどころ): here and there, some parts (of something)
場所(ばしょ): place, location
便所(べんじょ): toilet, lavatory, rest room, latrine
名所(めいしょ): famous place
役所(やくしょ): government office, public office
余所(よそ): another place, somewhere else, strange parts
近所(きんじょ): neighbor hood
事務所(じむしょ): office
住所(じゅうしょ): address
台所(だいどころ): kitchen
所(ところ): place

keyword: молиться
kanji: 祈
constituent: pray, altar, axe
myStory: "Молись", - сказал маньяк с топором жертве у алтаря
heisigStory: Altar . . . ax.
koohiiStory1: Religious freedom has not always been respected throughout history, and nobody knew how to force religion on an indigenous people like the Spanish missionaries. They posted conquistadors at either side of the altars at the local missions, and if anybody refused to pray, they would get the axe.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キ
kunYomi: いの.る
readingExamples: 祈る (いの.る)
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koohiiStory2: A warrior prays for victory before the battle. He kneels at the altar, his battle axe at the ready.
words: 祈り(いのり): prayer, supplication
祈る(いのる): pray

keyword: рядом
kanji: 近
constituent: near, axe, road
myStory: твой конец рядом. убийца с топором стоит на дороге
heisigStory: Ax . . . road. Be careful not to confuse with draw near (Frame 204) or bystander (Frame 1090).
koohiiStory1: The end is near. The axe-murderer is waiting for you on the road...
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: キン、コン
kunYomi: ちか.い
readingExamples: 近い (ちか.い)
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koohiiStory2: An absurd image, but working for me: two points A and B are separated by a long road. To make A and B near, take an ax, cut a big chunk of road, and the work is done.
words: 近眼(きんがん): nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia
近々(きんきん): nearness, before long
近郊(きんこう): suburbs, outskirts
近視(きんし): shortsightedness
近付く(ちかづく): to approach, to get near, to get acquainted with, to get closer
手近(てぢか): near, handy, familiar
身近(みぢか): near oneself, close to one, familiar
近代(きんだい): present day
接近(せっきん): getting closer, approaching
近頃(ちかごろ): lately, recently, nowadays
近々(ちかぢか): nearness, before long
近付ける(ちかづける): bring near, put close, let come near, associate with
近寄る(ちかよる): approach, draw near
付近(ふきん): neighbourhood, vicinity, environs
近所(きんじょ): neighbor hood
最近(さいきん): recently
近い(ちかい): near, close by, short
近く(ちかく): near, neighbourhood, vicinity

keyword: складывать (бумагу пополам)
kanji: 折
constituent: fold, finger, fingers, axe
myStory: супер-игра! участники должны сложить оригами за 60 секунд! если они не успевают это сделать, на их работу падает топор. некоторые участники - тормозы, и их пальцы топор отсекает!
heisigStory: Fingers . . . ax. Hint: make an image out of the Japanese art of "origami" (paper-folding).
koohiiStory1: It´s the latest Japanese game show: Forudo! Contestants are given a sheet of paper and are told to fold it into a complex origami shape. If they´re not done in 60 seconds, a huge axe descends from the ceiling and chops their work in half. Contestants know to recoil their hands from the falling axe, but some have been so absorbed in folding, they ignore the buzzer and get their fingers chopped off.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セツ
kunYomi: お.る、おり、お.り、-お.り、お.れる
readingExamples: 折る (お.る), 折れる (お.れる), 折 (おり)
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koohiiStory2: Fold some origami into the shape of an axe with your fingers. It´s even as sharp, so watch out for paper cuts!
words: 折り返す(おりかえす): to turn up, to fold back
屈折(くっせつ): bending, indentation, refraction
折衷(せっちゅう): compromise, cross, blending, eclecticism
時折(ときおり): sometimes
折る(おる): break, fold, pick (flower)
骨折(こっせつ): bone fracture
折角(せっかく): with trouble, at great pains, long-awaited
折れる(おれる): break, snap

keyword: разрывать, перерезать
kanji: 断
constituent: severance, fishhook, rice, axe
myStory: мужчина насадил на рыболовный крючок немного риса, но пойманная рыба была настолько сильной и большой, что ему пришлось топором перерезать леску, чтобы его не утащило в глубину
heisigStory: Fishhook . . . rice . . . ax.
koohiiStory1: [Based on fuaburisu´s] A man puts some rice on a fishhook as bait, but catches a fish so strong, he needs to take out his axe and sever the line lest he be dragged into the depths.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ダン
kunYomi: た.つ、ことわ.る、さだ.める
readingExamples: 断る (ことわ.る), 断つ (た.つ)
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koohiiStory2: When you get the ax at work, use your severance pay to buy fishhooks and rice. At least that way you can eat sushi.
words: 決断(けつだん): decision, determination
断言(だんげん): declaration, affirmation
断然(だんぜん): firmly, absolutely, definitely
断面(だんめん): cross section
中断(ちゅうだん): interruption, suspension, break
無断(むだん): without permission, without notice
横断(おうだん): crossing
断る(ことわる): refuse, reject, dismiss, turn down, decline, inform, give notice, ask leave, excuse oneself (from)
診断(しんだん): diagnosis
断水(だんすい): water outage
断定(だんてい): conclusion, decision
判断(はんだん): judgement, decision, adjudication, conclusion, decipherment, divination
油断(ゆだん): negligence, unpreparedness

keyword: содержание, вещество
kanji: 質
constituent: substance, axe, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight, axe2
myStory: из какого вещества состоит раковина моллюска?! я уже сломал два топора, пытаясь сломать его!
heisigStory: Two axes . . . shells.
koohiiStory1: What is this substance on this clam? I´ve already broken 2 axes on it! (Good question...質問).
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シツ、シチ、チ
kunYomi: たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ
readingExamples: 質問 (しつもん), 質実 (しつじつ), 本質 (ほんしつ), 質屋 (しちや), 人質 (ひとじち)
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koohiiStory2: Another keyword that I do not like by Heisig. 質【しつ】 (n,n-suf) quality. Story: Your at a local ax dealer and you have TWO AXES which you are testing for QUALITY by trying to split CLAMS right down the opening. Picture yourself succeeding with one AX and then some weird SUBSTANCE comes out of the shell...eww (I don´t like clams).
words: 気質(かたぎ): spirit, character, trait, temperament, disposition
質疑(しつぎ): question
実質(じっしつ): substance, essence
質素(しっそ): simplicity, modesty, frugality
蛋白質(たんぱくしつ): protein
人質(ひとじち): hostage, prisoner
品質(ひんしつ): quality
本質(ほんしつ): essence, true nature, reality
良質(りょうしつ): good quality, superior quality
質(しつ): quality
性質(せいしつ): nature, property, disposition
素質(そしつ): character, qualities, genius
地質(ちしつ): geological features
物質(ぶっしつ): material, substance
質問(しつもん): question, inquiry

keyword: вчера
kanji: 昨
constituent: yesterday, sun, day, saw
myStory: пила-день. вчера был очень пильный день, да, сегодня надо отдохнуть
heisigStory: Day . . . saw.
koohiiStory1: One can use a simple word play to remember this character - the day that I saw before today was yesterday.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サク
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Yester-DAY, all my troubles seemed SAW far away...
words: 一昨日(おととい): day before yesterday
一昨年(おととし): year before last
一昨昨日(さきおととい): two days before yesterday
一昨日(いっさくじつ): day before yesterday
一昨年(いっさくねん): year before last
昨(さく): last (year), yesterday
昨日(きのう): yesterday

keyword: делать (make)
kanji: 作
constituent: make, person, saw
myStory: герой при помощи пилы делал дом для Кэлен
heisigStory: Person . . . saw.
koohiiStory1: Mr T.´s favorite magazine is Make. He loves to make things. But he´s a purist: he only uses saws, no power tools.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: サク、サ
kunYomi: つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り
readingExamples: 作為 (さくい), 著作 (ちょさく), 豊作 (ほうさく), 作る (つく.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: When the A-Team crash lands on a deserted island, Mr. T salvages a saw from the wreckage and says, "I don´t know about y´all foos, but I´m gonna make a raft.".
words: 凶作(きょうさく): bad harvest, poor crop
原作(げんさく): original work
工作(こうさく): work, construction, handicraft, maneuvering
耕作(こうさく): cultivation, farming
作(さく): a work, a harvest
作戦(さくせん): military or naval operations, tactics, strategy
作物(さくぶつ): literary work
作用(さよう): action, operation, effect, function
創作(そうさく): production, literary creation, work
駄作(ださく): poor work, rubbish
作り(つくり): make-up, sliced raw fish
豊作(ほうさく): abundant harvest, bumper crop
発作(ほっさ): fit, spasm
傑作(けっさく): masterpiece, best work, blunder
作業(さぎょう): work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty
作者(さくしゃ): author
作成(さくせい): frame, draw up, make, producing, creating, preparing, writing,
作製(さくせい): manufacture
作品(さくひん): work, opus, performance, production
作物(さくもつ): literary work
作家(さっか): author, writer, novelist, artist
作曲(さっきょく): composition, setting (of music)
作法(さほう): manners, etiquette, propriety
制作(せいさく): work (film, book)
製作(せいさく): manufacture, production
操作(そうさ): operation, management, processing
動作(どうさ): action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, manners
名作(めいさく): masterpiece
作文(さくぶん): composition, writing
作る(つくる): to make, create, manufacture, construct, draw up, write, compose, build, cultivate, organize, establish, make up (a face), trim (a tree), prepare (food), commit (sin)

keyword: снег
kanji: 雪
constituent: snow, rain, weather, broom
myStory: и так знаю
heisigStory: Rain that undergoes a change so that it can be swept aside with a broom is snow.
koohiiStory1: SNOW isn´t all that different from RAIN, except it can be removed with a BROOM because it only forms in freezing temperatures.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セツ
kunYomi: ゆき
readingExamples: 雪 (ゆき)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Rain just soaks into the soil. Snow has to be swept away with a broom...　RTK2:　セツ　積雪　せきせつ(pilled up snow).
words: 雪崩(なだれ): avalanche
吹雪(ふぶき): snow storm
雪(ゆき): snow

keyword: запись (музыки)
kanji: 録
constituent: record, metal, gold, dustpan, broom, grains of rice
myStory: щетка старого кассетного магнитофона: металлическая метла трет на пленке мельчайшие рисинки - ты записываешь музыку
heisigStory: Metal . . . broom . . . rice. Note how the final stroke of the broom is extended slightly when an element below is attached directly to it.
koohiiStory1: A monk won a gold metal for breaking the current record for most swept rice in one minute.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ロク
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: This character is about a recording for a music box. The tines of the mechanism are like a metal broom and the little pins on the cylinder are like metal grains of rice.
words: 登録(とうろく): registration, register, entry, record
付録(ふろく): appendix, supplement
目録(もくろく): catalogue, catalog, list
記録(きろく): record, minutes, document
録音(ろくおん): (audio) recording

keyword: спешить, срочный
kanji: 急
constituent: hurry, bound up, broom, heart
myStory: привязанная к метле, у рабыни часто билось сердце - она спешила прибраться, иначе будет наказана
heisigStory: Bound up . . . broom . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: She was always bound to a broom, her heart pounding in a hurry to finish before she was punished for being slow.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: キュウ
kunYomi: いそ.ぐ、いそ.ぎ
readingExamples: 急ぐ (いそ.ぐ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Fantasia: Bound up brooms out of control send Mickey´s heart racing--he has to hurry and figure out how to stop them before the magician returns!
words: 応急(おうきゅう): emergency
緊急(きんきゅう): urgent, pressing, emergency
早急(さっきゅう): urgent
準急(じゅんきゅう): local express (train slower than an express)
急かす(せかす): to hurry, to urge on
急激(きゅうげき): sudden, precipitous, radical
急速(きゅうそく): rapid (e.g. progress)
急に(きゅうに): suddenly
至急(しきゅう): urgent
特急(とっきゅう): limited express (train, faster than an express)
急ぐ(いそぐ): hurry (up)
急(きゅう): urgent
急行(きゅうこう): express train

keyword: прилечь, отправиться в кровать
kanji: 寝
constituent: lie down, house, turtle, French maid, tickle, broom, crown, crotch
myStory: после тяжелого дня служанка с метлой пришла домой прилечь на кровать. А там ВНЕЗАПНО черепаха!
heisigStory: Do not confuse this key word with either the element for reclining or the character for prostrated (Frame 1035). Its primitive elements are: house . . . turtle . . . broom . . . crown . . . crotch.
koohiiStory1: After work, the French maid goes home and lies down with a turtle. Turtle? Well, he´s sloooow and always hard... (thanks to Nukemarine and Wakela!).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: シン
kunYomi: ね.る、ね.かす、い.ぬ、みたまや、や.める
readingExamples: 寝かす (ね.かす), 寝る (ね.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: After being hit on the head encroach (#1148), the condom salesman goes back to his house to lie down. He hasn´t made a single sale today, so he doesn´t have enough money to buy a pillow. He lies down on his pet turtle and cries himself to sleep.
words: 寝かせる(ねかせる): to put to bed, to lay down, to ferment
寝台(しんだい): bed, couch
寝坊(ねぼう): sleeping in late
寝巻(ねまき): sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, nightgown, nightdress
昼寝(ひるね): nap (at home), siesta
朝寝坊(あさねぼう): over sleep
寝る(ねる): go to bed, lie down, sleep

keyword: леди, жена, невеста
kanji: 婦
constituent: lady, woman, feather duster, broom, apron, crown, towel
myStory: леди - это женщина, которая не берет в руки ни метлу, ни фартук
heisigStory: Woman . . . broom . . . apron.
koohiiStory1: In high society, a lady is a woman who never touches a broom or an apron.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: フ
kunYomi: よめ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The LADY of the house is nothing more than a WOMAN who´s a HOUSEWIFE (BROOM and APRON anyone?).
words: 産婦人科(さんふじんか): maternity and gynecology department
主婦(しゅふ): housewife, mistress
夫婦(ふうふ): married couple, spouses, husband and wife, couple, pair
婦人(ふじん): woman, female
看護婦(かんごふ): nurse

keyword: подметать
kanji: 掃
constituent: sweep, finger, fingers, feather duster, broom, apron, crown, towel
myStory: в пальцах метла, на поясе фартук. подметаем!
heisigStory: Fingers . . . broom . . . apron.
koohiiStory1: Whether I SWEEP something away with my FINGERS or my BROOM, I should always wear my APRON.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソウ、シュ
kunYomi: は.く
readingExamples: 掃く (は.く)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: FINGERS of the HOUSEWIFE (in itself, holding a BROOM, with an APRON) busily SWEEP the floor.
words: 清掃(せいそう): cleaning
掃く(はく): to brush, sweep, gather up
掃除(そうじ): cleaning, sweeping

keyword: бить
kanji: 当
constituent: hit, small, broom
myStory: маленькой метлой можно легонько стукать маленьких детей, когда они шалят
heisigStory: Little . . . broom.
koohiiStory1: Some mothers use a small broom to hit their children when they misbehave.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: あ.たる、あ.たり、あ.てる、あ.て、まさ.に、まさ.にべし
readingExamples: 当たる (あ.たる), 当てる (あ.てる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Here is a weird carnival game where you hold a broom like a javelin and throw it, trying to hit the center of a very small target. The target is so small, in fact, that if someone does manage to hit it, the operator turns in surprise and says, "Whoa, really?! (本当?!)".
words: 当たり(あたり): hit, success, reaching the mark, per ..., vicinity, neighborhood
当たり前(あたりまえ): usual, common, ordinary, natural, reasonable, obvious
当て(あて): object, aim, end, hopes, expectations
当て字(あてじ): phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character
当てはまる(あてはまる): to apply (a rule)
当てはめる(あてはめる): to apply, to adapt
該当(がいとう): corresponding, answering to, coming under
正当(せいとう): just, justifiable, right, due, proper, equitable, reasonable, legitimate, lawful
手当て(てあて): allowance, compensation, treatment, medical care
当選(とうせん): being elected, winning the prize
当人(とうにん): the one concerned, the said person
日当(にっとう): daily allowance
不当(ふとう): injustice, impropriety, unreasonableness, undeservedness, unfair, invalid
本当(ほんとう): truth, reality
割り当て(わりあて): allotment, assignment, allocation, quota, rationing
当たる(あたる): be hit, be successful, confront, lie (in the direction of), undertake, be equivalent to, be applicable, be assigned
当てる(あてる): to hit
見当(けんとう): be found, aim, mark, estimate, guess, approximation, direction,
心当たり(こころあたり): having some knowledge of, happening to know
相当(そうとう): suitable, fair, tolerable, proper, extremely
妥当(だとう): valid, proper, right, appropriate
担当(たんとう): (in) charge
突き当たり(つきあたり): end (e.g. of street)
突き当たる(つきあたる): run into, collide with
当時(とうじ): at that time, in those days
当日(とうじつ): appointed day
当番(とうばん): being on duty
日当たり(ひあたり): exposure to the sun, sunny place
弁当(べんとう): lunch box
適当(てきとう): appropriate
お弁当(おべんとう): lunch box

keyword: бороться
kanji: 争
constituent: contend, bound up, rake
myStory: гладиатор - ретиарий привязан к граблям-трезубцу: он борется с другим гладиатором
heisigStory: Bound up . . . rake.
koohiiStory1: This can be seen as a Retarius, a roman gladiator. The Retiarius always fought with a net to bound up his opponents, and with a trident, which was able to pierce enemies after tying them. They were terrific contenders, so they were only paired with gladiators specially equipped to fight them.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ソウ
kunYomi: あらそ.う、いか.でか
readingExamples: 争う (あらそ.う)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A boxing ring is bound up by the ropes. The contender is cheating and using a rake.
words: 争い(あらそい): dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest
抗争(こうそう): dispute, resistance
紛争(ふんそう): dispute, trouble, strife
争う(あらそう): argue, dispute
論争(ろんそう): controversy, dispute
競争(きょうそう): compete
戦争(せんそう): war

keyword: вопрос (как "вопрос сегодняшнего собрания"), проблема
kanji: 事
constituent: matter, one, ceiling, mouth, rake
myStory: причина того, что я хочу уйти с работы пораньше - меня я наступил на грабли и ручка рассекла мне губу
heisigStory: This key word here refers to abstract matters. The elements are: one . . . mouth . . . rake. Note how the rake handle reaches out the top and bottom of the character.
koohiiStory1: I had to take one day off from work due to ´personal matters´ after stepping on a rake and having the handle snap up and smack me across the mouth. I certainly wasn´t going to tell anyone about it.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ジ、ズ
kunYomi: こと、つか.う、つか.える
readingExamples: 事物 (じぶつ), 無事 (ぶじ), 師事 (しじ), 事 (こと)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Just one word about this matter from your mouth and you will find this rake across it.
words: 大事(おおごと): important, valuable, serious matter
お大事に(おだいじに): Take care of yourself
議事堂(ぎじどう): Diet building
旧事(くじ): past events, bygones
軍事(ぐんじ): military affairs
検事(けんじ): public prosecutor
事(こと): thing, matter, fact, circumstances, business, reason, experience
事柄(ことがら): matter, thing, affair, circumstance
事によると(ことによると): depending on the circumstances
些事(さじ): something small or petty, trifle
事業(じぎょう): project, enterprise, business, industry, operations
事項(じこう): matter, item, facts
事前(じぜん): prior, beforehand, in advance
従事(じゅうじ): engaging, pursuing, following
食事(しょくじ): meal
百科事典(ひゃっかじてん): encyclopedia
返事(へんじ): reply, answer
家事(かじ): housework, domestic chores
記事(きじ): article, news story, report, account
行事(ぎょうじ): event, function
刑事(けいじ): criminal case, (police) detective
工事(こうじ): construction work
事件(じけん): event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal
事実(じじつ): fact, truth, reality
事情(じじょう): circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons
事態(じたい): situation, present state of affairs, circumstances
事務(じむ): business, office work
炊事(すいじ): cooking, culinary arts
知事(ちじ): prefectural governor
出来事(できごと): incident, affair, happening, event
判事(はんじ): judge, judiciary
無事(ぶじ): safety, peace, quietness
見事(みごと): splendid, magnificent, beautiful, admirable
物事(ものごと): things, everything
領事(りょうじ): consul
火事(かじ): fire
事故(じこ): accident
事務所(じむしょ): office
大事(だいじ): important
用事(ようじ): business, errand
仕事(しごと): work, occupation, employment

keyword: обращение к младшим
kanji: 君
constituent: old boy, mop, mouth
myStory: младшие жалуются ртом, что старшие заставляют их махать шваброй
heisigStory: The somewhat highbrow British term of address is chosen hereto represent the kanji for a form of address used towards one's juniors. It is composed of: mop . . . mouth.
koohiiStory1: There´s a tendancy in Japan to make the younger members (kouhai) clean up after the older members (senpai) of a group, which results in a lot of grumbling and whining. "Well old boy," a senpai might say, "If you did as much work with the mop as you do with your mouth, you would have been done an hour ago".
jouYou: 3
onYomi: クン
kunYomi: きみ、-ぎみ
readingExamples: 君 (きみ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The Beatles, english old boys, had hairs like mop and a good singing mouth.
words: 君(くん): Mr (junior), master, boy
君主(くんしゅ): ruler, monarch
諸君(しょくん): Gentlemen!, Ladies!
君(きみ): you

keyword: собираться, толпиться
kanji: 群
constituent: flock, old boy, mop, mouth, sheep
myStory: младшие - что овцы: постоянно толпятся
heisigStory: Old boys . . . sheep.
koohiiStory1: Good ol´ boys are like sheep; they tend to flock together.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: グン
kunYomi: む.れる、む.れ、むら、むら.がる
readingExamples: 群れ (む.れ), 群れる (む.れる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A little girl herder calls out, "羊君、きて！" to the sheeps and they flock to her at once.
words: 群(ぐん): group (math)
群集(ぐんしゅう): (social) group, crowd, throng, mob, multitude
群がる(むらがる): to swarm, to gather
群れ(むれ): group, crowd, flock, herd, bevy, school, swarm, cluster (of stars), clump

keyword: оба
kanji: 両
constituent: both, street, nail, spike, belt, shovel
myStory: оба хороших способа умереть: повеситься на поясе, привязанном за потолок, и прыгнуть с горы. хотя с горы повеселее, конечно
heisigStory: Ceiling . . . belt . . . mountain. Note that the writing order follows the order in which the primitives are given here.
koohiiStory1: Primatives celing; belt; mountain as per Cumulative Errata. See volfy post for link. Both effective ways to commit suicide, hang your self from the celing with your belt or jump off a mountain.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: リョウ
kunYomi: てる、ふたつ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Both of Tiger Wood´s initials is the logo on his belt... 　　　　　　　　RTK2:　リョウ　両親　りょうしん(one´s parents).
words: 両極(りょうきょく): both extremities, north and south poles, positive and negative poles
両立(りょうりつ): compatibility, coexistence, standing together
両替(りょうがえ): change, money exchange
両側(りょうがわ): both sides
両方(りょうほう): both
両親(りょうしん): parents, both parents

keyword: полный, достаточный (full)
kanji: 満
constituent: full, water, water droplets, water pistol, flowers, both, street, nail, spike, belt, shovel
myStory: когда у тебя есть оба: и вода, и цветок, ваза полна, закончена
heisigStory: Water . . . flowers . . . both. Given the abstract nature of this last primitive, you may want to borrow the image from the previous frame.
koohiiStory1: Add water THEN the flowers. With both the vase will be full.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: マン、バン
kunYomi: み.ちる、み.つ、み.たす
readingExamples: 満たす (み.たす), 満ちる (み.ちる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I was thirsty so I gulped down the water. Then I realized I was also hungry. So I ate the flowers. Yes, I am responsible for both the missing water and the missing flowers. Yes, I´m afraid both. Am I still hungry or thirsty? Thank you for asking! How kind! But no, I feel quite full now.
words: 円満(えんまん): perfection, harmony, peace, smoothness, completeness, satisfaction, integrity
満月(まんげつ): full moon
満場(まんじょう): unanimous, whole audience
満たす(みたす): to satisfy, to ingratiate, to fill, to fulfill
不満(ふまん): dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontent, complaints, unhappiness
満員(まんいん): full house, no vacancy, sold out, standing room only, full (of people), crowded
満足(まんぞく): satisfaction
満点(まんてん): perfect score
満ちる(みちる): be full, rise (tide), mature, expire
未満(みまん): less than, insufficient

keyword: мазок (кистью), рисовать, картина
kanji: 画
constituent: brush-stroke, one, ceiling, sprout, shoot, shovel
myStory: однажды ты захотел порисовать канжи на потолке. вместо кисти ты использовал росток, а падающие капли ловил лопатой
heisigStory: In forming an image for the key word, it is helpful to know that this kanji is used for artistic representations (like a completed painting), and as a counter for the number of brush-strokes in a character (as, for instance, in Indexes II and III at the end of this book). Its elements are: ceiling . . . sprout . . . shovel.
koohiiStory1: You decide one day to paint a kanji on your ceiling. Unfortunately, you don’t have a brush, so, being innovative, you use a sprout. Knowing it could be messy, you search for a drop-cloth, but can’t find one. Instead, you put a shovel down on the floor to catch any drips resulting from the BRUSH-STROKEs.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ガ、カク、エ、カイ
kunYomi: えが.く、かく.する、かぎ.る、はかりごと、はか.る
readingExamples: 画家 (がか), 図画 (ずが), 映画 (えいが)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: To paint a kanji in your ceiling with only natural materials, you use a sprout as a brush and shovel some dirt to use as paint for your strokes. [modified from johnskb´s].
words: 画(かく): stroke
画期(かっき): epoch-making
企画(きかく): planning, project
区画(くかく): division, section, compartment, boundary, area, block
版画(はんが): art print
絵画(かいが): picture
画家(がか): painter, artist
計画(けいかく): plan
漫画(まんが): cartoon
映画(えいが): movie, film
映画館(えいがかん): movie theatre (theater), cinema

keyword: зуб
kanji: 歯
constituent: tooth, stop, footprint, bag of rice, shovel
myStory: зубы можно выбить ногой, лопатой, а так же сломать твердой рисинкой
heisigStory: Footprint . . . rice . . . shovel.
koohiiStory1: Stop shoveling rice into your mouth, you´ll hurt a tooth! Use chopsticks instead.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: よわい、は、よわ.い、よわい.する
readingExamples: 歯 (は)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: My dentist used his foot and a shovel to dislodge the rice stuck between my teeth.
words: 歯科(しか): dentistry
歯車(はぐるま): gear, cog-wheel
歯磨き(はみがき): dentifrice, toothpaste
虫歯(むしば): cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth
歯医者(はいしゃ): dentist
歯(は): tooth

keyword: согнуть, мелодия
kanji: 曲
constituent: bend, rice field, brains, stick
myStory: очень хочется согнуть эти две палочки
heisigStory: Picture yourself grabbing hold of the two strokes poking out the top of the kanji and wrenching them apart, thus giving the sense of bend. If you think of them as deriving from the element for brains beneath (of course, the middle stroke has been reduplicated and pulled out to where it can be grabbed hold of), you can associate the key word with bending someone's mind to your own point of view.
koohiiStory1: It looks like the mouth of Bender the robot, from Matt Groening´s animated series "Futurama". Thus, I use the character Bender the robot as a primitive.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: キョク
kunYomi: ま.がる、ま.げる
readingExamples: 曲がる (ま.がる), 曲げる (ま.げる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Also means "melody". Think of it as a pictogram of a guitar where you have to bend the strings to make a melody.
words: 婉曲(えんきょく): euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect, insinuating
戯曲(ぎきょく): play, drama
曲(きょく): tune, piece of music
曲がる(まがる): to turn, to bend
曲線(きょくせん): curve
作曲(さっきょく): composition, setting (of music)
曲げる(まげる): bend, lean, be crooked
曲る(まがる): curve, be bent, be crooked, turn

keyword: плата
kanji: 料
constituent: fee, rice, measuring cup, big dipper, The Plough, drop, ten, needle
myStory: рис аккуратно отмерили мерным стаканом - это твоя плата за день
heisigStory: Measuring cup . . . rice.
koohiiStory1: When buying rice, the fee is calculated by the cup. Naturally we don´t just use any cup; it has to be a proper measuring cup.
jouYou: 4
onYomi: リョウ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Samurai(s) once received their fee in the form of rice that had been carefully weighed in a measuring cup beforehand.
words: 衣料(いりょう): clothing
香辛料(こうしんりょう): spices
燃料(ねんりょう): fuel
肥料(ひりょう): manure, fertilizer
料(りょう): material, charge, rate, fee
給料(きゅうりょう): salary, wages
原料(げんりょう): raw materials
材料(ざいりょう): ingredients, material
食料(しょくりょう): food
資料(しりょう): materials, data
送料(そうりょう): postage
調味料(ちょうみりょう): condiment, seasoning
無料(むりょう): free, no charge
有料(ゆうりょう): admission-paid, toll
料金(りょうきん): fee, charge, fare
食料品(しょくりょうひん): foods
料理(りょうり): cooking, cookery, cuisine

keyword: факультет
kanji: 科
constituent: department, wheat, cereal, measuring cup, big dipper, The Plough, drop, ten, needle
myStory: национальный департамент пшеницы и измерений
heisigStory: Think here of the faculty or department you entered in university, using the elements: measuring cup . . . wheat.
koohiiStory1: The national DEPARTMENT of WHEATS and MEASURES. Get it? This one was hard until I came up with this.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Agriculture/astronomy departments...　　　　　　　　　　　　　　RTK2:　カ　科学　かがく (science).
words: 亜科(あか): suborder, subfamily
科(か): department, section
眼科(がんか): ophthalmology
教科(きょうか): subject, curriculum
産婦人科(さんふじんか): maternity and gynecology department
歯科(しか): dentistry
耳鼻科(じびか): otolaryngology
小児科(しょうにか): pediatrics
百科事典(ひゃっかじてん): encyclopedia
百科辞典(ひゃっかじてん): encyclopedia
学科(がっか): study subject, course of study
科目(かもく): (school) subject, curriculum, course
教科書(きょうかしょ): text book
外科(げか): surgical department
自然科学(しぜんかがく): natural science
社会科学(しゃかいかがく): social science
人文科学(じんぶんかがく): social sciences, humanities
内科(ないか): internist clinic, internal medicine
理科(りか): science
科学(かがく): science

keyword: карта
kanji: 図
constituent: map, pent in, measuring cup, big dipper, The Plough, drop, ten, needle
myStory: карта сокровищ
heisigStory: Pent in . . . Big Dipper. Hint: among the songs dating from the days of slavery that have become part of American folklore is one called "Follow the Drinking Gourd." It referred to the nighttime travel of runaway slaves (those pent in) who had no maps other than the stars to guide them, among them the bright and predominant Big Dipper, the "Drinking Gourd."
koohiiStory1: Can´t see direct relation to Big Dipper (#1177) since its writing order is completely different. As raulir noted, it´s written as overlapping at the last stroke of ツ and the first of メ. I take it as a pictograph or treasure map. Two dots represent big trees and the cross (marking the treasure) is placed relative to them.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ズ、ト
kunYomi: え、はか.る
readingExamples: 図画 (ずが), 図表 (ずひょう), 地図 (ちず), 図る (はか.る)
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koohiiStory2: A pictograph of a treasure map. Two steps east then X marks the spot. 図る はかる attempt, deceive; 地図 ちず map; 意図する いとする make a goal, intend to do.
words: 意図(いと): intention, aim, design
指図(さしず): instruction, mandate
図々しい(ずうずうしい): impudent, shameless
図る(はかる): to plot, to attempt, to plan, to take in, to deceive, to devise, to design, to refer A to B
合図(あいず): sign, signal
図(ず): drawing, picture, illustration
図鑑(ずかん): picture book
図形(ずけい): figure
図表(ずひょう): chart, diagram, graph
図書(としょ): books
地図(ちず): map
図書館(としょかん): library

keyword: использовать (utilize) (п: отвертка)
kanji: 用
constituent: utilize, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, walking stick
heisigStory: Meat . . . walking stick. Be sure to keep this key word distinct from that for use (Frame 1065). The stroke order is exactly as you would expect it from the order of the primitive elements as given.
heisigComment: * As a primitive element, we shall substitute the image of a screwdriver, perhaps the most utilized of all tools around the house.
koohiiStory1: To tenderize meat in an emergency wilderness situation, just utilize your walking stick!
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ヨウ
kunYomi: もち.いる
readingExamples: 用いる (もち.いる)
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koohiiStory2: I´ll confuse this with use (#990), so build a distinction right from the start. For me, "utilize" has an artificial, business-speak connotation; you only utilize "utilize" when you´re trying to puff up what you´re saying and sound important. So: "BioTools Inc introduces the FG2000 screwdriver, utilizing the our latest FleshGrip(tm) technology!" I´m seeing this as a picture of a stubby screwdriver with a handle made of flesh, a short shaft, and prongs to hold a screw in place until you drive it.
words: 運用(うんよう): making use of, application, investment, practical use
慣用(かんよう): common, customary
兼用(けんよう): multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes
公用(こうよう): government business, public use, public expense
雇用(こよう): employment (long term), hire
採用(さいよう): use, adopt
作用(さよう): action, operation, effect, function
私用(しよう): personal use, private business
使用人(しようにん): employee, servant
専用(せんよう): exclusive use, personal use
代用(だいよう): substitution
無用(むよう): useless, futility, needlessness, unnecessariness
用件(ようけん): business
用紙(ようし): blank form
用品(ようひん): articles, supplies, parts
用法(ようほう): directions, rules of use
濫用(らんよう): abuse, misuse, misappropriation, using to excess
引用(いんよう): quotation, citation
応用(おうよう): application, put to practical use
活用(かつよう): conjugation, practical use
器用(きよう): skillful, handy
実用(じつよう): practical use, utility
信用(しんよう): confidence, dependence, credit, faith, reliance, belief, credence
使用(しよう): use, employment
通用(つうよう): popular use, circulation
適用(てきよう): applying
日用品(にちようひん): daily necessities
費用(ひよう): cost, expense
用いる(もちいる): use, make use of
用語(ようご): term, terminology
用心(ようじん): care, precaution, caution
用途(ようと): use, usefulness
用(よう): business, errand
用意(ようい): prepare
用事(ようじ): business, errand
利用(りよう): use

keyword: снаряжение, снаряжаться
kanji: 備
constituent: equip, person, flowers, cliff, screwdriver, utilise, utilize, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, walking stick
myStory: герой хотел достать цветок на скале, поэтому снарядился отверткой и полез
heisigStory: Person . . . flowers . . . cliff . . . screwdriver. In cases like this you can jumble up the primitive into any order that seems best for the composition of a story, provided you feel confident about the relative position that those primitives take to one another in the completed character.
koohiiStory1: Mr. T wants to climb up and pick the flowers at the top of the cliff. He equips himself with screwdrivers to use as climbing spikes to reach the top of the cliff. Imagine a large AMMO belt full of philips screwdrivers instead of bullets.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ビ
kunYomi: そな.える、そな.わる、つぶさ.に
readingExamples: 備える (そな.える), 備わる (そな.わる)
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koohiiStory2: An RPG where you´re using Mr T as a character. Before you enter a battle, you equip the flower cliff screwdriver. This is a small screwdriver obtained at the bottom of a cliff that, when used in battle, shoots out pink flowers. When they touch the ground in front of the enemy, they create a massive cliff, and the ground under the enemy falls away into the sea. Picture being at the item select menu and EQUIPping this item just before facing a tough boss.
words: 軍備(ぐんび): armaments, military preparations
守備(しゅび): defense
装備(そうび): equipment
備え付ける(そなえつける): to provide, to furnish, to equip, to install
備える(そなえる): to furnish, to provide for, to equip, to install, to have ready, to prepare for, to possess, to have, to be endowed with, to be armed with
備わる(そなわる): to be furnished with, to be endowed with, to possess, to be among, to be one of, to be possessed of
警備(けいび): defense, guard, policing, security
整備(せいび): adjustment, completion, consolidation
設備(せつび): equipment, device, facilities, installation
予備(よび): preparation, preliminaries, reserve, spare
準備(じゅんび): prepare

keyword: давным-давно
kanji: 昔
constituent: once upon a time, salad, flowers, one, floor, sun, day
myStory: давным-давно детей принудили есть салат каждый день
heisigStory: Salad . . . days. This is the character with which Japanese fairytales commonly begin.
koohiiStory1: Once upon a time, the children were forced to eat their salad every day.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: セキ、シャク
kunYomi: むかし
readingExamples: 昔日 (むかしにち), 昔年 (むかしねん), 昔時 (むかしとき), 昔 (むかし)
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koohiiStory2: For those who don´t know the expression, "salad days" means the time of one´s youth. (originally from Shakespeare´s Antony and Cleopatra - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_days). I suspect Heisig chose "salad" as the name for the radical just for this phrase...
words: 昔(むかし): old time, before, ago

keyword: одолжить
kanji: 借
constituent: borrow, person, once upon a time, storyteller, salad, sun, day
myStory: давным-давно герою одолжили его силу
heisigStory: Person . . . once upon a time.
koohiiStory1: Once upon a time I let Mr T borrow my salad bowl, but he won´t give it back. "This be mine now, foo!".
jouYou: 4
onYomi: シャク
kunYomi: か.りる
readingExamples: 借りる (か.りる)
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koohiiStory2: Mr. T borrowed a copy of Cinderella and won´t give it back. He keeps watching it over and over again, trying to figure out how the Fairy Godmother does her magic.
words: 借り(かり): borrowing, debt, loan
拝借(はいしゃく): borrowing
借金(しゃっきん): debt, loan, liabilities
借りる(かりる): borrow, hire, rent, buy on credit

keyword: рассеять, развеять (прах на ветру)
kanji: 散
constituent: scatter, salad, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, taskmaster
myStory: рассеять немного салата по телу надсмотрщика!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyotaimori
heisigStory: Salad . . . flesh . . taskmaster.
koohiiStory1: The taskmaster is dissatisfied with the meal she´s served, and scatters the salad & meat across the floor for the servants to clean up.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サン
kunYomi: ち.る、ち.らす、-ち.らす、ち.らかす、ち.らかる、ばら
readingExamples: 散らかす (ち.らかす), 散らかる (ち.らかる), 散らす (ち.らす), 散る (ち.る)
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koohiiStory2: Perhaps you´ve heard of Nyotaimori or Nantaimori (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyotaimori) in which sushi is ate from the flesh of a naked person, the story comes easily. Scatter salad over the flesh of the taskmaster in preperation for some nantaimori :).
words: 拡散(かくさん): scattering, diffusion
散蒔く(ばらまく): to disseminate, to scatter, to give money freely
分散(ぶんさん): dispersion, decentralization, variance (statistics)
解散(かいさん): breakup, dissolution
散らかす(ちらかす): scatter around, leave untidy
散らかる(ちらかる): be in disorder, lie scattered around
散らす(ちらす): scatter, disperse, distribute
散る(ちる): to fall, scatter
散歩(さんぽ): walk, stroll

keyword: сидение
kanji: 席
constituent: seat, caverns, cave, twenty, towel
myStory: двадцать простых людей в пещере устроили себе сидения из полотенец
heisigStory: Caverns . . . towel.
koohiiStory1: Remember those poor commoners huddled in groups of 20 in a cave? The only thing they had for a seat was some old toweling (while their lords could recline on luxurious couches).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セキ
kunYomi: むしろ
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koohiiStory2: You´re tired from walking the tour at this cavern and there´s no benches to sit down on, so you take a towel and sling it up into a hammock-like seat using the stalagmites. (Big no-no).
words: 着席(ちゃくせき): sit down, seat
客席(きゃくせき): guest seating
欠席(けっせき): absence, non-attendance
座席(ざせき): seat
出席(しゅっせき): attend
席(せき): seat

keyword: градусы (угла, температуры, шкалы)
kanji: 度
constituent: degrees, caverns, cave, twenty, crotch
myStory: в пещере двадцать простых людей отмораживают себе задницы из-за низкой температуры - мало градусов
heisigStory: This key word refers to a gradation of measurement, not to academic diplomas. Its primitives: caverns . . . crotch.
koohiiStory1: The cavern refugees are so poor that they can´t afford thermometers. So, the menfolk expose their crotches inside the cavern, and approximate the temperature in degrees from how shrivelled everything looks downstairs...
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ド、ト、タク
kunYomi: たび、-た.い
readingExamples: 度胸 (どきょう), 制度 (せいど), 限度 (げんど), 法度 (ほうど), 度 (たび)
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koohiiStory2: The cave is twenty degrees cooler than the outdoors. Twenty male crotches experience shrinkage.
words: お目出度う(おめでとう): (ateji) (int) (uk) Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion!
感度(かんど): sensitivity, severity (quake)
屹度(きっと): (uk) surely, undoubtedly, certainly, without fail, sternly, severely
進度(しんど): progress
度々(たびたび): often, repeatedly, frequently
恰度(ちょうど): just, right, exactly
程度(ていど): degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number)
度忘れ(どわすれ): lapse of memory, forget for a moment
密度(みつど): density
一度に(いちどに): all at once
緯度(いど): latitude (geography)
温度(おんど): temperature
角度(かくど): angle
加速度(かそくど): acceleration
経度(けいど): longitude
限度(げんど): limit, bounds
高度(こうど): altitude, height, advanced
支度(したく): preparation
湿度(しつど): level of humidity
制度(せいど): system, institution, organization
速度(そくど): speed, velocity, rate
態度(たいど): attitude, manner
度(たび): times (three times, etc.), degree
適度(てきど): moderate
度(ど): time (occurrence), system
年度(ねんど): year, fiscal year, school year, term
濃度(のうど): concentration, brightness
毎度(まいど): each time, common service-sector greeting
一度(いちど): once, one time
今度(こんど): next time

keyword: переход, пересекать, паром
kanji: 渡
constituent: transit, water, water droplets, water pistol, degrees, caverns, cave, twenty, crotch
myStory: паром может пересечь реку только если градусы воды больше нуля
heisigStory: Water . . . degrees.
koohiiStory1: This particular form of transit is a ferry (one of the actual meanings of this character). Naturally it can only cross the water if it´s not frozen, so the temperature must be above 0 degrees.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ト
kunYomi: わた.る、-わた.る、わた.す
readingExamples: 渡す (わた.す), 渡る (わた.る)
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koohiiStory2: The transit system in Tokyo is one of the best in the wrold, but why is it that when it is 35 degrees outside, it is about 2 degrees on the train? Or when it is 2 degrees outside, it is 35 degrees inside the train. This degree of difference means I am always sweating then getting the chills! I think I caught a fever!
words: 橋渡し(はしわたし): bridge building, mediation
見渡す(みわたす): to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of
渡り鳥(わたりどり): migratory bird, bird of passage
渡す(わたす): pass over, hand over
渡る(わたる): cross over, go across

keyword: печь (пироги)
kanji: 焼
constituent: bake, hearth fire, lofty, strawman, wickerman, haystack, ten, needle, one, human legs, needle3, ten3
myStory: хорошо печь блины на Масленицу на огне из соломенных человечков
heisigStory: Hearth . . . straw man. Take care to distinguish this kanji from cook (Frame 507) and burn (Frame 549) when you compose your story.
koohiiStory1: Ah, there´s no better way to bake a pizza than an oven fueled by a burning strawman. And if you listen carefully, there are stifled strawman screams coming from the kitchen. Think of this image: http://users.mtrx.net/funnypics/content/-rdm1-ABCD1234-rdm1-/2005/2005-08-23-0002/Doughboy.jpg.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: や.く、や.き、や.き-、-や.き、や.ける
readingExamples: 焼く (や.く), 焼ける (や.ける)
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koohiiStory2: Too lofty (#2095)尭 a career choice for the strawman becoming a baker. He was fired soon after starting his first shift. Literally!...　　　RTK2:　ショウ　全焼　ぜんしょう(entirely destroyed by fire).
words: 燃焼(ねんしょう): burning, combustion
日焼け(ひやけ): sunburn
夕焼け(ゆうやけ): sunset
焼く(やく): bake, grill
焼ける(やける): be burned

keyword: половина, полу-
kanji: 半
constituent: half, small, ten, needle
myStory: надо разбить палкой три доски: одна уже разлетелась на половинки, две другие на подходе
heisigStory: Although the writing order is different, one can remember the appearance of this character by seeing it as a little needle - the kind used for splitting hairs in half. (Again, according to rule, little takes a stroke beneath it in order to be placed over an element that has no horizontal line at the top.)
koohiiStory1: Imagine karate chopping the number three in half with a WALKING STICK and pausing the picture just as the first "board" breaks.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ハン
kunYomi: なか.ば
readingExamples: 半ば (なか.ば)
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koohiiStory2: I think of this as a pictograph, there are three boards to cut, the first one is already in half and there are still two more to go.
words: 半端(はんぱ): remnant, fragment, incomplete set, fraction, odd sum, incompleteness
過半数(かはんすう): majority
大半(たいはん): majority, mostly, generally
半ば(なかば): middle, half, semi, halfway, partly
半径(はんけい): radius
半島(はんとう): peninsula
半(はん): half
半分(はんぶん): half

keyword: суждение, приговор
kanji: 判
constituent: judgement, half, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: Король Соломон, ребенок, меч, половина
heisigStory: Half . . . saber. You might recall the famous judgment of King Solomon, who offered to slice a baby in two with a saber to give half to each of the mothers who claimed it as her own.
koohiiStory1: In the bible, King Solomon´s JUDGMENT was admired not by saying to cut the baby in HALF with the SWORD, but that it revealed who the true mother was.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ハン、バン
kunYomi: わか.る
readingExamples: 判定 (はんてい), 判明 (はんめい), 裁判 (さいばん)
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koohiiStory2: It takes good judgement to cut things in exactly half with a saber.
words: 審判(しんばん): refereeing, trial, judgement, umpire, referee
判(はん): seal, stamp, monogram signature, judgment
判(ばん): size (of paper or books)
判決(はんけつ): judicial decision, judgement, sentence, decree
判定(はんてい): judgement, decision, award, verdict
裁判(さいばん): trial, judgement
審判(しんぱん): refereeing, trial, judgement, umpire, referee
判子(はんこ): seal (used for signature)
判事(はんじ): judge, judiciary
判断(はんだん): judgement, decision, adjudication, conclusion, decipherment, divination
批判(ひはん): criticism, judgement, comment
評判(ひょうばん): fame, reputation, popularity, arrant

keyword: билет
kanji: 券
constituent: ticket, quarter, sword, dagger
myStory: четверть меча - маленький нож - как билет куда угодно
heisigStory: Quarter . . . dagger.
koohiiStory1: Entering the movie, the dude asks for your ticket, so he can tear it in half. He looks at you funny when you hand him a ticket already torn in half. He quietly tears the stub into quarters after you show him your dagger with a smile.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ケン
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koohiiStory2: In Japan, the JR railway ju-hachi-kippu seasonal discount ticket can be cut into quarters with a dagger and shared with your friends. (its actually sort-of true).
words: 旅券(りょけん): passport
回数券(かいすうけん): book of tickets
券(けん): ticket, coupon, bond, certificate
定期券(ていきけん): commuter pass, season ticket

keyword: манускрипт, том (книги)
kanji: 巻
constituent: scroll, quarter, snake, self
myStory: четвертинку змеи можно использовать как маленький манускрипт
heisigStory: Quarter . . . snake. The key word refers to a manuscript rolled up into a scroll, not to a hanging scroll (Frame 435).
koohiiStory1: At a mysterious bazaar, you happen to come across something interesting: a rolled-up scroll for only 25¢. You buy it up impulsively until you realize that the powerful spell contained within is cursed by a poisonous snake. If you try to cast this spell, the snake will pop out of nowhere and bite you! Hrmph. No wonder it was so cheap...
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カン、ケン
kunYomi: ま.く、まき、ま.き
readingExamples: 巻き (ま.き), 巻く (ま.く)
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koohiiStory2: How to make snake maki: Take a snake. Roll it up in rice and nori (seaweed paper) like a scroll. Cut into quarters and serve on a wooden geta with ginger and wasabi.
words: 取り巻く(とりまく): to surround, to circle, to enclose
巻(まき): volume
寝巻(ねまき): sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, nightgown, nightdress
巻く(まく): wind, coil, roll

keyword: победа, побеждать
kanji: 勝
constituent: victory, edam, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, quarter, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: после победы разорви врага на четвертинки, чтобы продемонстрировать свою мощь
heisigStory: Moon . . . quarter . . . muscle.
koohiiStory1: After your VICTORY cut your enemy´s FLESH into QUARTERs to show your POWER.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: か.つ、-が.ち、まさ.る、すぐ.れる、かつ
readingExamples: 勝つ (か.つ), 勝る (まさ.る)
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koohiiStory2: After England´s victory over Scottish rebel William Wallace, they had his flesh drawn and quartered and then sent around Britain to demonstrate their power.
words: 決勝(けっしょう): decision of a contest, finals (in sports)
勝負(しょうぶ): victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout
勝利(しょうり): victory, triumph, conquest, success, win
勝る(まさる): to excel, to surpass, to outrival
勝ち(かち): win, victory
勝敗(しょうはい): victory or defeat, issue (of battle)
優勝(ゆうしょう): overall victory, championship
勝つ(かつ): to win

keyword: односторонний, один из пары, неполный
kanji: 片
constituent: one-sided, waiter with wine on tray
myStory: вижу человека, преклонившего колено и предлагающего руку своей будущей жене. Одно всего лишь одна сторона истории
heisigStory: This kanji is based on the pictograph of a tree with some branches going upwards and others hanging down, split right down the middle. When that picture's right side is isolated, it becomes the kanji for one-sided, in the sense of only one part of a whole.
koohiiStory1: Fuaburisu´s pictograph of a man kneeling and presenting the ring to his future wife is a one-sided version of the story. Others say he was giving her the finger.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヘン
kunYomi: かた-、かた
readingExamples: 片 (かた)
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koohiiStory2: Taking the keyword in the sense of only one part of a whole, I see this as a pictograph of a man kneeling and presenting the ring to his future wife (I couldn´t see any trees or branches in there).
words: 片思い(かたおもい): unrequited love
片言(かたこと): a smattering, talk like a baby, speak haltingly
片付け(かたづけ): tidying up, finishing
鉄片(てっぺん): iron scraps
片付く(かたづく): be put in order, be put to rights, be disposed of, be solved, be finished, be married (off)
片道(かたみち): one-way (trip)
片寄る(かたよる): be one-sided, partial, prejudiced, biased, lean, be inclined
破片(はへん): fragment, splinter, broken piece
片付ける(かたづける): tidy up
片仮名(かたかな): katakana

keyword: печатная форма, издание (напр., третье издание книги)
kanji: 版
constituent: printing block, one-sided, waiter with wine on tray, anti-, demonstration, cliff, crotch
myStory: на печатной форме с одной стороны есть анти-изображение канжи
heisigStory: Although this character also carries the sense of an "edition" of a publication, the elements, one-sided and anti-, more readily suggest its other meaning of a printing block.
koohiiStory1: Before the advent of printers in Japan, typewriters couldn´t be built as they were in the west due to how many kanji there are. Lots of small printing blocks had to be used instead. One side of the printing block would have a mirrored (anti) image of the kanji. This is true.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ハン
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koohiiStory2: Nazi propaganda. Picture the printing blocks producing very one-sided (Aryan), anti-Jewish propaganda spreading posters to hang around town.
words: 初版(しょはん): first edition
絶版(ぜっぱん): out of print
版(はん): edition
版画(はんが): art print
出版(しゅっぱん): publication

keyword: отрицательный, не-, плохой
kanji: 不
constituent: negative, one, ceiling, person, drop
myStory: герой под крышей не мочится
heisigStory: You may play with the primitives of this kanji as you wish (ceiling . . . person . . . a drop of), but you will probably find that its simplicity, and its frequency, make it easy to remember just as it is.
koohiiStory1: [Smithsonian] Scene: Mr. T hanging from the ceiling being tortured. He is asked if he is going to talk. Spitting (a drop of saliva) in the torturer´s face, he says "Negative".
jouYou: 4
onYomi: フ、ブ
readingExamples: 不当 (ふとう), 不利 (ふり), 不賛成 (ふさんせい)
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koohiiStory2: One below zero is a negative number.
words: 不意(ふい): sudden, abrupt, unexpected, unforeseen
不可欠(ふかけつ): indispensable, essential
不吉(ふきつ): ominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen, inauspiciousness
不況(ふきょう): recession, depression, slump
不景気(ふけいき): business recession, hard times, depression, gloom, sullenness, cheerlessness
不在(ふざい): absence
不山戯る(ふざける): to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to joke, to make fun of, to flirt
不順(ふじゅん): irregularity, unseasonableness
不振(ふしん): dullness, depression, slump, stagnation
不審(ふしん): incomplete understanding, doubt, question, distrust, suspicion, strangeness, infidelity
不調(ふちょう): bad condition, not to work out (ie a deal), disagreement, break-off, disorder, slump, out of form
不当(ふとう): injustice, impropriety, unreasonableness, undeservedness, unfair, invalid
不動産(ふどうさん): real estate
不評(ふひょう): bad reputation, disgrace, unpopularity
不便(ふびん): pity, compassion
不服(ふふく): dissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval, objection, complaint, protest, disagreement
不明(ふめい): unknown, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous, ignorant, lack of wisdom, anonymous, unidentified
不良(ふりょう): badness, delinquent, inferiority, failure
不味い(まずい): unappetising, unpleasant (taste appearance situation), ugly, unskilful, awkward, bungling, unwise, untimely
不安(ふあん): anxiety, uneasiness, insecurity, suspense
不運(ふうん): unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, fate
不可(ふか): wrong, bad, improper, unjustifiable, inadvisable
不規則(ふきそく): irregularity, unsteadiness, disorderly
不潔(ふけつ): unclean, dirty, filthy, impure
不幸(ふこう): unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death
不思議(ふしぎ): wonder, miracle, strange, mystery, marvel, curiosity
不自由(ふじゆう): discomfort, disability, inconvenience, destitution
不正(ふせい): injustice, unfairness, iniquity, impropriety, irregularity, dishonesty, illegality
不足(ふそく): insufficiency, shortage, deficiency, lack
不通(ふつう): suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up, cessation
不平(ふへい): complaint, discontent, dissatisfaction
不満(ふまん): dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontent, complaints, unhappiness
不利(ふり): disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable, drawback
不便(ふべん): inconvenience

keyword: отрицать
kanji: 否
constituent: negate, negative, mouth
myStory: ртом говоришь: "не-не-не!"
heisigStory: Negative . . . mouth.
koohiiStory1: To distinguish between 否 negate, and 不 negative (#1217): Note that negate contains 口, which is a kind of gate.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヒ
kunYomi: いな、いや
readingExamples: 否 (いな)
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koohiiStory2: Negative mouths negate everything.
words: 拒否(きょひ): denial, veto, rejection, refusal
否決(ひけつ): rejection, negation, voting down
否(いや): no, nay, yes, well
否定(ひてい): negation, denial, repudiation

keyword: полные чаши
kanji: 杯
constituent: cupfuls, tree, wood, negative
myStory: береза очень отрицательно относится к тому, что из нее выцеживают полные чаши сока
heisigStory: Tree . . . negative.
koohiiStory1: The maple tree is very negative about it, but the farmer still collects cupfuls of maple syrup from it.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ハイ
kunYomi: さかずき
readingExamples: 杯 (さかずき)
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koohiiStory2: A few cupfuls of sake can create a very negative situation. Like smashing into that tree...　　RTK2:　ハイ　一杯　いっぱい(one cupful).
words: 杯(さかずき): wine cups
乾杯(かんぱい): toast (drink)

keyword: племя
kanji: 族
constituent: tribe, banner, direction, compass, direction, reclining, lying down, dart, drop, heavens
myStory: баннер со стрелой! это земли племени лучников!
heisigStory: Banner . . . dart.
koohiiStory1: With a banner declaring "Keep Out!" and blow darts to back it up, the Amazon tribe is not that friendly.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ゾク
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koohiiStory2: Once tribes shot darts under their war banners, now they are putting banner ads on the internet for betting on dart-games at their casinos :(.
words: 貴族(きぞく): noble, aristocrat
民族(みんぞく): people, race, nation, racial customs, folk customs
家族(かぞく): family, members of a family

keyword: знать
kanji: 知
constituent: know, dart, drop, heavens, mouth
myStory: если ты много знаешь, ответы вылетают из твоего рта, как стрелы
heisigStory: Dart . . . mouth.
koohiiStory1: I should know. After all, I did graduate from Dartmouth!
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: チ
kunYomi: し.る、し.らせる
readingExamples: 知 (しる)
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koohiiStory2: [know; wisdom] [An arrow 矢 like mouth 口] If you know the answers, they will fly like darts from your mouth.
words: 旧知(きゅうち): old friend, old friendship
知り合い(しりあい): acquaintance
知人(ちじん): friend, acquaintance
知性(ちせい): intelligence
知的(ちてき): intellectual
未知(みち): not yet known
無知(むち): ignorance
知らせ(しらせ): notice
知恵(ちえ): wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, advice
知事(ちじ): prefectural governor
知識(ちしき): knowledge, information
知能(ちのう): intelligence, brains
通知(つうち): notice, notification
承知(しょうち): consent, agree
知らせる(しらせる): let know, inform, tell
知る(しる): know, understand, be acquainted with, feel

keyword: нежный
kanji: 柔
constituent: tender, halberd, beforehand, tree, wood
myStory: люби меня нежно, или я тебя либо порублю алебардой, либо повешу на дереве
heisigStory: Halberd . . . tree.
koohiiStory1: [tender; weakness; gentleness; softness] Love me tender, Love me perfect, Never cheat on me. Or I´ll impale you on my Halberd, And hang ya atop a tree...
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ジュウ、ニュウ
kunYomi: やわ.らか、やわ.らかい、やわ、やわ.ら
readingExamples: 柔軟 (じゅうなん), 柔道 (じゅうどう), 懐柔 (かいじゅう), 柔らか (やわ.らか), 柔らかい (やわ.らかい)
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koohiiStory2: Use a halberd to tenderize a tree: halberds can chop, poke, and slash, so it´s all good!
words: 柔軟(じゅうなん): flexible, lithe
柔道(じゅうどう): judo
柔らかい(やわらかい): soft

keyword: задача, работать над
kanji: 務
constituent: task, halberd, beforehand, taskmaster, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: твоя задача - порубить алебардой надсмотрщика с мускулами
heisigStory: Halberd . . . taskmaster . . . muscle.
koohiiStory1: It is with the halberd he holds that the taskmaster exerts his power over those actually performing the task.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ム
kunYomi: つと.める
readingExamples: 務める (つと.める)
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koohiiStory2: So many video games have a "boss" stage you must pass in order to advance to the next level. Here, your task is to use your halberd to beat the taskmaster with the huge, bulging muscles.
words: 業務(ぎょうむ): business, affairs, duties, work
勤務(きんむ): service, duty, work
公務(こうむ): official business, public business
職務(しょくむ): professional duties
庶務(しょむ): general affairs
税務署(ぜいむしょ): tax office
責務(せきむ): duty, obligation
務める(つとめる): to serve, to fill a post, to serve under, to exert oneself, to endeavor, to be diligent, to play (the part of), to work (for)
任務(にんむ): duty, function, office, mission, task
義務(ぎむ): duty, obligation, responsibility
事務(じむ): business, office work
務め(つとめ): service, duty, business, responsibility, task
公務員(こうむいん): public servant
事務所(じむしょ): office

keyword: возвращение домой
kanji: 帰
constituent: homecoming, sword, spear, cutlass, feather duster, broom, apron, crown, towel
myStory: женщина возвращается домой, муж отбирает у нее меч и выдает метлу и фартук
heisigStory: Spear . . . broom . . . apron. The character for lady (Frame 1234) shares the same right side as this character, which does not bode for a very happy homecoming.
koohiiStory1: A female warrior returns home from battle. Her husband takes away her spear to symbolize the end of fighting and gives her a broom and an apron. “Boy, this is some kind of HOMECOMING,” thinks the veteran. (Adapted from johnskb).
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: キ
kunYomi: かえ.る、かえ.す、おく.る、とつ.ぐ
readingExamples: 帰す (かえ.す), 帰る (かえ.る)
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koohiiStory2: Well, the boss man warrior upon his homecoming has set aside his spear. Remember the lady (#1151) (who put aside her broom and apron)? I wonder what they´re doing now?
words: 帰す(かえす): to send back
帰京(ききょう): returning to Tokyo
帰宅(きたく): returning home
日帰り(ひがえり): day trip
帰り(かえり): return (noun)
帰る(かえる): go back, go home, come home, return

keyword: тянуть
kanji: 引
constituent: pull, bow, stick
myStory: тяни тетиву!
heisigStory: Bow . . . walking stick.
koohiiStory1: Put a walking stick in the bow and pull it back, ready to fire at the geezer.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: イン
kunYomi: ひ.く、ひ.き、ひ.き-、-び.き、ひ.ける
readingExamples: 引く (ひ.く), 引ける (ひ.ける)
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koohiiStory2: This is actually a bow and an arrow. (Real origin of this kanji). Pull and release to fire!
words: 籤引(くじびき): lottery, drawn lot
差し引く(さしひく): to deduct
手引き(てびき): guidance, guide, introduction
取り引き(とりひき): transactions, dealings, business
値引き(ねびき): price reduction, discount
引き上げる(ひきあげる): to withdraw, to leave, to pull out, to retire
引き受ける(ひきうける): to undertake, to take up, to take over, to be responsible for, to guarantee, to contract (disease)
引き起こす(ひきおこす): to cause
引き下げる(ひきさげる): to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw
引きずる(ひきずる): to seduce, to drag along, to pull, to prolong, to support
引き出す(ひきだす): to pull out, to take out, to draw out, to withdraw
引き取る(ひきとる): to take charge of, to take over, to retire to a private place
引き分け(ひきわけ): a draw (in competition), tie game
引っ掻く(ひっかく): to scratch
引っ掛ける(ひっかける): to hang (something) on (something), to throw on (clothes), to hook, to catch, to trap, to ensnare, to cheat, to evade payment, to jump a bill, to drink (alcohol), to spit at (a person), to hit the ball off the end of the bat (baseball)
引用(いんよう): quotation, citation
引退(いんたい): retire
引力(いんりょく): gravity
強引(ごういん): overbearing, coercive, pushy, high-handed
索引(さくいん): index, indices
差し引き(さしひき): deduction, subtraction, balance, ebb and flow, rise and fall
長引く(ながびく): be prolonged, drag on
引受る(ひきうける): undertake, take charge of, take, accept, be responsible for, guarantee
引返す(ひきかえす): repeat, send back, bring back, retrace one´s steps
引算(ひきざん): subtraction
引出す(ひきだす): pull out, take out, draw out, withdraw
引き止める(ひきとめる): detain, restrain
引分け(ひきわけ): tie game, draw
引っ掛かる(ひっかかる): be caught in, be stuck in, be cheated
引っ繰り返す(ひっくりかえす): turn over, overturn, knock over, upset, turn inside out
引っ繰り返る(ひっくりかえる): be overturned, be upset, topple over, be reversed
引越し(ひっこし): moving (dwelling, office, etc.), changing residence
引っ込む(ひっこむ): draw back, sink, cave in
引っ張る(ひっぱる): pull, draw, stretch, drag
割引(わりびき): discount, reduction, rebate, tenths discounted
引き出し(ひきだし): drawer
引っ越す(ひっこす): move to (house)
字引(じびき): dictionary
引く(ひく): minus, pull, draw, play (string instr.)

keyword: сильный
kanji: 強
constituent: strong, bow, elbow, insect
myStory: лучник настолько сильный, что может сбить насекомое на огромном расстоянии
heisigStory: Vast . . . insect. Note how the elbow of vast is shrunken and elevated to make room for the insect beneath.
koohiiStory1: An insect who can fly vast distances is strong.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: キョウ、ゴウ
kunYomi: つよ.い、つよ.まる、つよ.める、し.いる、こわ.い
readingExamples: 強弱 (きょうじゃく), 強要 (きょうよう), 勉強 (べんきょう), 強いる (し.いる), 強い (つよ.い), 強まる (つよ.まる), 強める (つよ.める)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Legolas is so strong that he can even shoot down vast numbers of tiny insects at vast distances with ease.
words: 強行(きょうこう): forcing, enforcement
強硬(きょうこう): firm, vigorous, unbending, unyielding, strong, stubborn
強制(きょうせい): obligation, coercion, compulsion, enforcement
強烈(きょうれつ): strong, intense, severe
強気(ごうぎ): great, grand
心強い(こころづよい): heartening, reassuring
強いて(しいて): by force
強いる(しいる): to force, to compel, to coerce
増強(ぞうきょう): augment, reinforce, increase
強まる(つよまる): to get strong, to gain strength
強める(つよめる): to strengthen, to emphasize
強請る(ねだる): to tease, to coax, to solicit, to demand
補強(ほきょう): compensation, reinforcement
強化(きょうか): strengthen, intensify, reinforce, solidify
強調(きょうちょう): emphasis, stress, stressed point
強力(きょうりょく): powerful, strong
強引(ごういん): overbearing, coercive, pushy, high-handed
強盗(ごうとう): robbery, burglary
力強い(ちからづよい): reassuring, emboldened
強気(つよき): firm, strong
強い(つよい): strong, powerful, mighty, potent
勉強(べんきょう): study, diligence, discount, reduction

keyword: слабый
kanji: 弱
constituent: weak, bow, ice, bow2, ice2
myStory: слабые лучники не могут попасть друг в друга. они же стоят на льду!
heisigStory: Two bows . . with ice on them.
koohiiStory1: Two weak archers agree on a duel to the death. They constantly shoot at each other but never manage to hit their target. But what they lack in skill they make up in determination, and they keep shooting for hours, and days, and months, until it´s wintertime and their bows are coated in ice.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: ジャク
kunYomi: よわ.い、よわ.る、よわ.まる、よわ.める
readingExamples: 弱い (よわ.い), 弱まる (よわ.まる), 弱める (よわ.める), 弱る (よわ.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: BOWS with ICE on them are brittle and WEAK.
words: 弱(じゃく): weakness, the weak, little less then
薄弱(はくじゃく): feebleness, weakness, weak
貧弱(ひんじゃく): poor, meagre, insubstantial
弱まる(よわまる): to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed
弱める(よわめる): to weaken
弱る(よわる): to weaken, to be troubled, to be downcast, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed, to impair
弱点(じゃくてん): weak point, weakness
弱い(よわい): weak

keyword: бурлить, кипеть
kanji: 沸
constituent: seethe, water, water droplets, water pistol, dollar, bow, stick, stick2
myStory: вода выглядит обычной, но она начинает бурлить, когда в нее опускают фальшивые доллары
heisigStory: Water . . . dollar sign.
koohiiStory1: Re CharleyGarrett: This liquid looks like ordinary water, but it will instantly seethe when it comes in contact with counterfeit dollar bills. The inventor must be rich (and probably has dollar signs in his eyes).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: フツ
kunYomi: わ.く、わ.かす
readingExamples: 沸かす (わ.かす), 沸く (わ.く)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: When his daughter used a lot of water for her shower, the father could practically see the dollar signs, so he was seething with anger.
words: 沸騰(ふっとう): boiling, seething
沸かす(わかす): boil
沸く(わく): boil

keyword: расходы
kanji: 費
constituent: expense, dollar, bow, stick, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight, stick2
myStory: расходы лучше учитывать в долларах, а не в ракушках
heisigStory: Dollar sign . . . shells/money.
koohiiStory1: An expense is an expense, whether you put it in dollars or in local money.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヒ
kunYomi: つい.やす、つい.える
readingExamples: 費える (つい.える), 費やす (つい.やす)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A dollar sign next to an amount of money denotes an expense.
words: 経費(けいひ): expenses, cost, outlay
光熱費(こうねつひ): cost of fuel and light
実費(じっぴ): actual expense, cost price
出費(しゅっぴ): expenses, disbursements
費やす(ついやす): to spend, to devote, to waste
費(ひ): cost, expense
浪費(ろうひ): waste, extravagance
消費(しょうひ): consumption, expenditure
費用(ひよう): cost, expense

keyword: младший брат
kanji: 弟
constituent: younger brother, horns, dollar, bow, stick
myStory: младший брат постоянно просит доллары
heisigStory: Horns . . . dollar sign.
koohiiStory1: Younger brothers are always more prone to mischief. Mine, you can almost see the little horns on him and the dollar signs on his eyes when he comes up with a money-making scheme.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: テイ、ダイ、デ
kunYomi: おとうと
readingExamples: 弟妹 (ていまい), 義弟 (ぎてい), 子弟 (してい), 兄弟 (きょうだい), 弟 (おとうと)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The younger brother was a horny dollar -chasing bastard.
words: 弟(おと): younger brother
従兄弟(いとこ): male cousin
弟(おとうと): younger brother, faithful service to those older, brotherly affection
兄弟(きょうだい): siblings

keyword: псевдоним
kanji: 号
constituent: nickname, mouth, snare
myStory: мой псевдоним - Безгубый. не надо было лезть ртом в ловушку на медведей...
heisigStory: Mouth . . . snare.
koohiiStory1: My nickname is "No Lips". Yep, I shouldn´t have put my mouth on that bear trap...
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ゴウ
kunYomi: さけ.ぶ、よびな
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: When certain nickname snares to people´s mouths, they will call you that way forever.
words: 号(ごう): number, issue
年号(ねんごう): name of an era, year number
記号(きごう): symbol, code
信号(しんごう): traffic lights, signal, semaphore
符号(ふごう): sign, mark, symbol
番号(ばんごう): number, series of digits

keyword: грязный, загрязнять
kanji: 汚
constituent: dirty, water, water droplets, water pistol, snare, one, spike, stick
myStory: охотник споласкивает в воде две свои ловушки: они грязные
heisigStory: Water . . . two . . . snare. Note that the first two strokes for snare doubles up with the first stroke for two.
koohiiStory1: A hunter Washes, with WATER, his TWO SNAREs, because they are dirty.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: オ
kunYomi: けが.す、けが.れる、けが.らわしい、よご.す、よご.れる、きたな.い
readingExamples: 汚い (きたな.い), 汚す (けが.す), 汚らわしい (けが.らわしい), 汚れる (けが.れる), 汚す (よご.す), 汚れる (よご.れる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Washing your dirty snare in water, the extra line represents the water level as you submerge the snare.
words: 汚す(けがす): to disgrace, to dishonour
汚らわしい(けがらわしい): filthy, unfair
汚れ(けがれ): uncleanness, impurity, disgrace
汚れる(けがれる): to get dirty, to become dirty
汚染(おせん): pollution, contamination
汚す(よごす): disgrace, dishonour, pollute, contaminate, soil, make dirty, stain
汚れる(よごれる): get dirty
汚い(きたない): dirty, unclean, filthy

keyword: даровать
kanji: 与
constituent: bestow, slingshot, catapult, one
myStory: один выстрел из пращи дарует вечный покой
heisigStory: Slingshot . . . one. Later we shall learn the character for give (Frame 2046), but even so, it is a good idea already at this point to distinguish this key word from impart (Frame 795) and grant (Frame 1131).
koohiiStory1: David went to battle with a slingshot and it only took him one shot to slay Goliath. Partly because of this, the prophet Nathan was later instructed to bestow upon David the throne of all Israel.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヨ
kunYomi: あた.える、あずか.る、くみ.する、ともに
readingExamples: 与える (あた.える)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: In The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, one of the first weapons bestowed on Link was the slingshot.
words: 関与(かんよ): participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in
寄与(きよ): contribution, service
与党(よとう): government party, (ruling) party in power, government
与える(あたえる): give, to award
給与(きゅうよ): allowance, grant, supply

keyword: копировать
kanji: 写
constituent: copy, crown, bestow, slingshot, catapult, one
myStory: кто-то даровал короне ценный исторический документ, но он оказался всего лишь копией
heisigStory: Crown . . . bestow.
koohiiStory1: A crown was bestowed to the British royalty museum, but it was only a copy.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シャ、ジャ
kunYomi: うつ.す、うつ.る、うつ-、うつ.し
readingExamples: 写す (うつ.す), 写る (うつ.る)
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koohiiStory2: True fact: in the UK the right to print a copy of the KJV Bible is bestowed by the crown -- there are only a few authorised bible printers. (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Bible#Copyright_status).
words: 写し(うつし): copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript
映写(えいしゃ): projection
描写(びょうしゃ): depiction, description, portrayal
写る(うつる): be photographed, be projected
写生(しゃせい): sketch, drawing from nature, portrayal, description
複写(ふくしゃ): copy, duplicate
写す(うつす): copy, photograph
写真(しゃしん): photograph

keyword: стариться, старик
kanji: 老
constituent: old man, old man, soil, dirt, ground, spoon, sitting on the ground
myStory: земля уже близко, с палочкой ходит, кормят с ложечки
heisigStory: First, do not confuse this character with venerable old man (Frame 849), which is far more rarely used. The character for an old man begins with an abbreviation of the character for somebody, the nose having been shortened into a simple crisscross of lines. But there is another, simpler way to remember it all: the soil drawn first indicates that one has come close to the age when "dust to dust" begins to take on a personal meaning; the diagonal walking stick for getting around; and the spoon for being spoon-fed.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, the meaning is the same, but the final two strokes are omitted so that they can be replaced with other elements.
koohiiStory1: An old man, wondering what it´s like in a grave, sits in a freshly dug plot. When a gravekeeper mistakes him for dead and begins burying him with soil, the old man saves himself by flailing his walking stick in the air.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ロウ
kunYomi: お.いる、ふ.ける
readingExamples: 老いる (お.いる), 老ける (ふ.ける)
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koohiiStory2: Old man sits in the dirt, having a stroke.
words: 老いる(おいる): to age, to grow old
老ける(ふける): to age
老衰(ろうすい): senility, senile decay
老人(ろうじん): the aged, old person

keyword: рассматривать (какой-то вопрос)
kanji: 考
constituent: consider, old man, slingshot, catapult
myStory: перед тем как стрелять из пращи в старика, обдумай, что ты творишь
heisigStory: Old man . . . slingshot. Remember: you already have kanji for discriminating (Frame 521), deliberation (Frame 692), and think (Frame 651).
koohiiStory1: Before shooting an old man with a slingshot, one shold carefully consider the possible consequences.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: かんが.える、かんが.え
readingExamples: 考える (かんが.える)
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koohiiStory2: Even though he had the old man Mr. Wilson within the sights of his slingshot, Dennis the Menace considered what he was doing and stopped.
words: 考古学(こうこがく): archaeology
思考(しこう): thought
選考(せんこう): selection, screening
考え(かんがえ): thinking, thought, ideas, intention
考慮(こうりょ): consideration, taking into account
参考(さんこう): reference, consultation
考える(かんがえる): think

keyword: учить
kanji: 教
constituent: teach, filial piety, old man, child, taskmaster
myStory: сыновний пиетет очень важен во время обучения, и надсмотрщик научит тебе этому
heisigStory: Filial piety . . . taskmaster.
koohiiStory1: In early Japan, filial piety was the cornerstone of education, and harsh taskmasters were employed to teach it.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: キョウ
kunYomi: おし.える、おそ.わる
readingExamples: 教える (おし.える), 教わる (おそ.わる)
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koohiiStory2: You could say that the taskmistress is teaching you filial piety when she whips you and asks, "Who´s your daddy?!".
words: 教え(おしえ): teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine
教員(きょういん): teaching staff
教科(きょうか): subject, curriculum
教訓(きょうくん): lesson, precept, moral instruction
教材(きょうざい): teaching materials
教習(きょうしゅう): training, instruction
教職(きょうしょく): teaching certificate, the teaching profession
宣教(せんきょう): religious mission
教わる(おそわる): be taught
教科書(きょうかしょ): text book
教師(きょうし): classroom teacher
教授(きょうじゅ): teaching, instruction, professor
教養(きょうよう): culture, education, refinement, cultivation
宗教(しゅうきょう): religion
助教授(じょきょうじゅ): assistant professor
教育(きょういく): education
教会(きょうかい): church
教える(おしえる): teach, inform, instruct
教室(きょうしつ): classroom

keyword: кто-то
kanji: 者
constituent: someone, puppet, sooty, old man, sun, day
myStory: старик целый день ждал кого-то
heisigStory: Old man . . . sun. This key word looks to be difficult because of its proximity to somebody. In fact, it is a very common kanji that will cause you no difficulty at all. Its meaning should be seen as the human referent for the abstract noun "something."
heisigComment: * As a primitive it means a puppet-on-a-string.
koohiiStory1: I find the best way of memorizing this kanji is in conjunction with the Japanese compound for ninja: 忍者 -- i.e. someone who endures (see FRAME 597 for the kanji 忍). A 忍者 is not just a 身 (somebody), it´s 者 who can 忍 great 拷!
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シャ
kunYomi: もの
readingExamples: 者 (もの)
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koohiiStory2: Back in the day, the old man used to be someone. His name was in the papers and all that. I use CHUCKY from the movie Child´s Play as my major alternate meaning for this primitive.
words: 業者(ぎょうしゃ): trader, merchant
信者(しんじゃ): believer, adherent, devotee, Christian
達者(たっしゃ): skillful, in good health
読者(どくしゃ): reader
配偶者(はいぐうしゃ): spouse, wife, husband
悪者(わるもの): bad fellow, rascal, ruffian, scoundrel
学者(がくしゃ): scholar
患者(かんじゃ): a patient
記者(きしゃ): reporter
後者(こうしゃ): the latter
作者(さくしゃ): author
前者(ぜんしゃ): the former
著者(ちょしゃ): author, writer
筆者(ひっしゃ): writer, author
者(もの): person
役者(やくしゃ): actor, actress
歯医者(はいしゃ): dentist
医者(いしゃ): doctor (medical)

keyword: прославленный
kanji: 著
constituent: renowned, flowers, someone, puppet, sooty, old man, sun, day
myStory: я одеваю венок из цветов на секс-куклу, чтобы сделать ее похожей на кого-то прославленного
heisigStory: Flowers . . . puppet.
koohiiStory1: Here I am, putting a wreath of flowers on my love doll´s head and pretending she is someone of great renowned.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チョ、チャク
kunYomi: あらわ.す、いちじる.しい
readingExamples: 著す (あらわ.す), 著しい (いちじる.しい)
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koohiiStory2: This someone is so renowned they are covered with flowers every time they perform on stage.
words: 著しい(いちじるしい): remarkable, considerable
著書(ちょしょ): literary work, book
著名(ちょめい): well-known, noted, celebrated
著す(あらわす): write, publish
著者(ちょしゃ): author, writer

keyword: подпись
kanji: 署
constituent: signature, eye, cross-eyed, net, someone, puppet, sooty, old man, sun, day
myStory: когда покупаешь секс-куклу, окинь ее взглядом, а уже потом ставь подпись в накладной
heisigStory: Eye . . . puppet.
koohiiStory1: Before giving your SIGNATURE to accept the LOVEDOLL, you should EYE over the LOVEDOLL for any damages, then give your SIGNATURE.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショ
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koohiiStory2: The ninja´s signature move was to paralyse people just by looking in their eyes.
words: 税務署(ぜいむしょ): tax office
消防署(しょうぼうしょ): fire station
署名(しょめい): signature

keyword: различный, разнообразный
kanji: 諸
constituent: various, say, words, keitai, mouth, someone, puppet, sooty, old man, sun, day
myStory: задолбался говорить секс-кукле различные приятные слова
heisigStory: Words . . . puppet. Do not confuse with miscellaneous (Frame 604).
koohiiStory1: Because i get tired of saying the same old thing, I have lately been trying to use various terms of endearment to my love doll. I think she appreciates it too.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショ
kunYomi: もろ
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koohiiStory2: When you pull the string at the back of Chucky, he will say various things. "Hidey-ho! Ha ha ha!" "Hi, I´m Chucky. Wanna play?" "I´m going to eat your liver, bitch!".
words: 諸(しょ): various, many, several
諸君(しょくん): Gentlemen!, Ladies!

keyword: держать между (двумя сторонами чего-либо)
kanji: 挟
constituent: sandwiched, finger, fingers, scissors, husband, horns
myStory: кто-то держит пальцы между лезвиями ножниц. не двигайся!
heisigStory: Fingers . . . scissors. Do not confuse with the kanji for pinch (Frame 709).
koohiiStory1: 挟まる 【はさまる】 (v5r,vi) to get between; to be caught in; (P) Story: You know how in tokyo there are those really packed trains where train staff in gloves shove people in? Well imagine being sandwiched in so tight, that when the doors close, only your FINGERS are sticking out. The train staff have no choice... they must cut them off with SCISSORS =( snip snip..
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キョウ、ショウ
kunYomi: はさ.む、はさ.まる、わきばさ.む、さしはさ.む
readingExamples: 挟まる (はさ.まる), 挟む (はさ.む)
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koohiiStory2: Fingers sandwiched between a pair of scissors. Don´t move or else!
words: 挟まる(はさまる): get between, be caught in
挟む(はさむ): interpose, hold between, insert

keyword: преследовать, гнаться
kanji: 追
constituent: chase, maestro, road
myStory: маэстро преследуют на дороге, требуя сыграть на бис
heisigStory: Maestro . . . road.
koohiiStory1: Maestro, coattails flapping wildly, is being chased down the road by his fans.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ツイ
kunYomi: お.う
readingExamples: 追う (お.う)
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koohiiStory2: Maestro primative = James Bond. Here he gives chase down the road to the bad guys. I´m thinking of the car chase in ´The Man with the Golden Gun´ - NOT pursue (#539). I think about ´Race N Chase´ (a scalextric type toy)...there were no pigs in ´Race N Chase´, only cars.
words: 追い込む(おいこむ): to herd, to corner, to drive
追い出す(おいだす): to expel, to drive out
追及(ついきゅう): gaining on, carrying out, solving (crime)
追跡(ついせき): pursuit
追放(ついほう): exile, banishment
追い掛ける(おいかける): pursue, chase
追い越す(おいこす): to pass (e.g. car), outdistance
追い付く(おいつく): overtake, catch up (with)
追う(おう): chase
追加(ついか): addition, supplement, appendix

keyword: эксперт, мастер, учитель
kanji: 師
constituent: expert, maestro, noren, one, ceiling, towel
myStory: маэстро - мастер, он может играть даже если с потолка свисает полотенце, закрывающее пюпитр
heisigStory: Maestro . . . ceiling . . . towel.
koohiiStory1: A maestro in a large auditorium with high ceilings is conducting his orchestra of expert musicians at a fever-pitch, sweat pouring out of him. When the piece is over he reaches for his towel to wipe his brow.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: シ、ス
kunYomi: もろもろ、なら.う
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koohiiStory2: Maestro is such as expert, he can conduct even with a towel hanging from the ceiling in front of him.
words: 牧師(ぼくし): pastor, minister, clergyman
医師(いし): doctor
技師(ぎし): engineer, technician
教師(きょうし): classroom teacher
講師(こうし): lecturer
漁師(りょうし): fisherman

keyword: бюрократ
kanji: 官
constituent: bureaucrat, house, maestro without baton
myStory: маэстро без палочки грустно сидел у себя дома. на следующий день он пошел работать как бюрократ
heisigStory: By replacing the maestro's baton (the drop) with the roof of a house, we have his equivalent in the institutional world of big government: the bureaucrat.
koohiiStory1: No one likes classical music anymore. Our Maestro is here at home without his baton sighing sadly before he heads off for another day as his new job as a bureaucrat.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カン
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koohiiStory2: Bureaucrat, def: The maestro without a baton, the one who orchestrates oppressive rules, regulations and taxes on every household.
words: 官僚(かんりょう): bureaucrat, bureaucracy
器官(きかん): organ (of body), instrument
長官(ちょうかん): chief, (government) secretary
官庁(かんちょう): government office, authorities
警官(けいかん): policeman

keyword: труба
kanji: 管
constituent: pipe, bamboo, bureaucrat, house, maestro without baton
myStory: бюрократы шлют бесчисленные бумажки через пневмопочту (трубками служат бамбук)
heisigStory: Bamboo . . . bureaucrat.
koohiiStory1: Japanese bureaucrats send all their messages through an inter-office bamboo pipe system.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カン
kunYomi: くだ
readingExamples: 管 (くだ)
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koohiiStory2: The Japanese internet is a series of bamboo pipes said one ignorant bureaucrat trying to draft Internet legislation.
words: 管(かん): pipe, tube
血管(けっかん): blood vessel
保管(ほかん): charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage
管理(かんり): control, management (e.g. of a business)
管(くだ): pipe, tube

keyword: отец
kanji: 父
constituent: father
myStory: отец - он как надсмотрщик, только без палки, и с потом на бровях
heisigStory: The kindness and hard work of the ideal father is seen in this abbreviation of the taskmaster that leaves off his rod or whip (the first stroke) and replaces it with the sweat of the father's brow (the two drops at the top).
koohiiStory1: Luke, I am your father. Darth Vader (really surprised nobody put this one up before: 2 laserswords).
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: フ
kunYomi: ちち
readingExamples: 父 (ちち)
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koohiiStory2: Not to confuse anyone, but I think if you put your mind to it, you can see the image of a father here. The first two strokes take on the form of his eye brows, and the third and fourth stroke make up the nose and mustache.
words: お祖父さん(おじいさん): grandfather, male senior-citizen
伯父さん(おじさん): middle-aged gentleman, uncle
父母(ちちはは): father and mother, parents
小父さん(おじさん): middle-aged gentleman, uncle
父親(ちちおや): father
父母(ふぼ): father and mother, parents
祖父(そふ): grand father
叔父(おじ): uncle (younger than one´s parent)
お父さん(おとうさん): (polite) father

keyword: пересекаться, встречаться, смесь
kanji: 交
constituent: mingle, top hat, father
myStory: отец еще ого-го! раз в неделю он одевает свою модную (40 лет назад) шляпу и идут пересекаться с дамами.
heisigStory: Top hat . . . father.
koohiiStory1: Even though your FATHER is an old man, he can´t give up his party lifestyle. Once a week he still dons his cool TOP HAT (well, it was cool 40 years ago) and goes out on the town to MINGLE with the ladies. This is a pretty common thing in Japan, where old motherfuckers still think they can pick up 19 year old girls.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: まじ.わる、まじ.える、ま.じる、まじ.る、ま.ざる、ま.ぜる、-か.う、か.わす、かわ.す、こもごも
readingExamples: 交う (か.う), 交わす (か.わす), 交ざる (ま.ざる), 交じる (ま.じる), 交ぜる (ま.ぜる), 交える (まじ.える), 交わる (まじ.わる)
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koohiiStory2: Darth Vader tries to mingle with his troops. He even weares one of the helmets of the stromtroopers. (one of them laughs: white helmet, black suit. Darth Vader thereby slashes him in 2).
words: 交わす(かわす): to exchange (messages), to dodge, to parry, to avoid, to turn aside
交易(こうえき): trade, commerce
交互(こうご): mutual, reciprocal, alternate
交渉(こうしょう): negotiations, discussions, connection
交付(こうふ): delivering, furnishing (with copies)
国交(こっこう): diplomatic relations
社交(しゃこう): social life, social intercourse
交ざる(まざる): to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
交える(まじえる): to mix, to converse with, to cross (swords)
交じる(まじる): to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
交わる(まじわる): to cross, to intersect, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
外交(がいこう): diplomacy
交換(こうかん): exchange, interchange, reciprocity, barter, substitution
交差(こうさ): cross
交際(こうさい): company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance
交差点(こうさてん): crossing, intersection
交替(こうたい): alternation, change, shift, relief, relay
交通機関(こうつうきかん): transportation facilities
交流(こうりゅう): alternating current, intercourse, (cultural) exchange, intermingling
交ぜる(まぜる): be mixed, be blended with
交通(こうつう): traffic
交番(こうばん): police box

keyword: заслуга, эффективность, показывать результат
kanji: 効
constituent: merit, mingle, top hat, father, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: если ты умудрился пересечься с сильным мира сего, то можешь не напрягаться насчет своей эффективности
heisigStory: Mingle . . . power. Note the distinct connotations that separate merit from achievement (Frame 927).
koohiiStory1: Mingling with the powerful can bring you success, bypassing the need for any merit.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: き.く、ききめ、なら.う
readingExamples: 効く (き.く)
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koohiiStory2: There is great merit in mingling with the powerful.
words: 効き目(ききめ): effect, virtue, efficacy, impression
効率(こうりつ): efficiency
無効(むこう): invalid, no effect, unavailable
効く(きく): be effective
効果(こうか): effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result
効力(こうりょく): effect, efficacy, validity, potency
有効(ゆうこう): validity, availability, effectiveness

keyword: школа
kanji: 校
constituent: exam, tree, wood, mingle, top hat, father
myStory: древняя школа: мы просто встречаемся у дерева и учимся
heisigStory: Tree . . . mingle.
koohiiStory1: With the exam scores posted on a TREE, the students MINGLED around looking at the results. test. 試.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: コウ、キョウ
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koohiiStory2: Note: this Kanji does not mean exam. It means school. I find this keyword an choice odd as school by itself is not used elsewhere. Examples: 校長 is principal (lit. school chief); 中学校 is junior high school (lit. middle study/knowledge school).
words: 校(こう): -school, proof
高等学校(こうとうがっこう): senior high school
転校(てんこう): change schools
登校(とうこう): attendance (at school)
母校(ぼこう): alma mater
校舎(こうしゃ): school building
校庭(こうてい): campus
高校(こうこう): high school
高校生(こうこうせい): high school student
校長(こうちょう): principal
小学校(しょうがっこう): primary school
中学校(ちゅうがっこう): junior high school
学校(がっこう): school

keyword: нога (п: деревянная нога)
kanji: 足
constituent: leg, mouth, mending, mend
myStory: я поцелую твою ногу - все починится :)
heisigStory: Mouth . . . mending. Note that the last stroke of mouth and the first of mending overlap.
heisigComment: * As a primitive on the left, it is amended to something similar to correct in place of mending. Its meaning remains leg, but should be thought of as a wooden leg in order to avoid confusion with other similar elements, namely human legs, animal legs, and walking legs.
koohiiStory1: Captain Ahab lost his leg to the great white whale´s mouth and had to mend it with a peg leg.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ソク
kunYomi: あし、た.りる、た.る、た.す
readingExamples: 足 (あし), 足す (た.す), 足りる (た.りる), 足る (た.る)
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koohiiStory2: I´ll use my mouth to mend your leg, I´ll kiss it all better :).
words: 駆け足(かけあし): running fast, double time
足し算(たしざん): addition
裸足(はだし): barefoot
発足(はっそく): starting, inauguration
補足(ほそく): supplement, complement
物足りない(ものたりない): unsatisfied, unsatisfactory
足跡(あしあと): footprints
遠足(えんそく): trip, hike, picnic
足袋(たび): Japanese socks (with split toe)
足りる(たりる): be sufficient, be enough
足る(たる): be sufficient, be enough
不足(ふそく): insufficiency, shortage, deficiency, lack
満足(まんぞく): satisfaction
足す(たす): add
足(あし): foot, pace, gait, leg

keyword: путь
kanji: 路
constituent: path, wooden leg, mouth, stop, footprint, each, walking legs, mouth, mouth2
myStory: деревянная нога для каждого типа местности! я готов к дальнему пути!
heisigStory: Wooden leg . . . each.
koohiiStory1: When pirates try to hide, it´s always easy to find them. Their wooden legs leave distinctive prints, showing where each is hiding and the exact path he took.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ロ、ル
kunYomi: -じ、 みち
readingExamples: 路 (じ)
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koohiiStory2: I have a wooden leg for each type of path. One with a rubber stopper at the end for absorbing shocks on paved paths, and one with a wide foot to distribute weight better on mud paths.
words: 海路(うみじ): sea route
回路(かいろ): circuit (electric)
経路(けいろ): course, route, channel
十字路(じゅうじろ): crossroads
進路(しんろ): course, route
針路(しんろ): course, direction, compass bearing
線路(せんろ): line, track, roadbed
通路(つうろ): passage, pathway
道路(どうろ): road, highway

keyword: скелет
kanji: 骨
constituent: skeleton, joint, moon, month, flesh, part of the body
myStory: довольно уникально, запомнить
heisigStory: This kanji and primitive refers to the part of the body composed of the bones and their joints. The top part of the kanji, terminating in the element for crown, is a pictograph of a bone joint. I leave it to you to put the pieces together, so to speak.
koohiiStory1: Your body meat is attached to the bone joints of your skeleton.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コツ
kunYomi: ほね
readingExamples: 骨 (ほね)
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koohiiStory2: The top box 口 is the skull and the brain 田 has shriveled to the size of marble (but following kanji convention it is depicted as a square) and rolled into the bottom right hand corner. With all the hair and flesh gone the crown has slipped down to the shoulders like a necklace. 月 represents the rest of the body of the skeleton. [Idea for position of crown thanks to n1williams].
words: 骨(こつ): knack, skill
骨董品(こっとうひん): curio
露骨(ろこつ): frank, blunt, plain, outspoken, conspicuous, open, broad, suggestive
骨折(こっせつ): bone fracture
骨(ほね): bone

keyword: переусердствовать, превышать
kanji: 過
constituent: overdo, jawbone, joint, hood, mouth, road
myStory: Американская история Х: Эдварт слегка переусердствовал, убив тогда парня
heisigStory: Jawbone . . . road.
koohiiStory1: Jaws XII~! Jaws strikes the highway! Man, they´re really overdoing it now.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カ
kunYomi: す.ぎる、-す.ぎる、-す.ぎ、す.ごす、あやま.つ、あやま.ち、よ.ぎる
readingExamples: 過ち (あやま.ち), 過つ (あやま.つ), 過ぎる (す.ぎる), 過ごす (す.ごす)
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koohiiStory2: In ´American History X´ Edward Norton´s character overdoes it when he makes the dude that tried to steal his car lie face down with his jawbone open over the pavement of the roadway and then stamps on the back of his head. My teeth still tingle when I think of that!
words: 過ち(あやまち): fault, error, indiscretion
過疎(かそ): depopulation
過多(かた): excess, superabundance
過密(かみつ): crowded
過労(かろう): overwork, strain
経過(けいか): passage, expiration, progress
過ぎ(すぎ): past, after
過去(かこ): the past, bygone days, the previous
過失(かしつ): error, blunder, accident
過剰(かじょう): excess
過程(かてい): a process
過半数(かはんすう): majority
過ごす(すごす): pass, spend, go through, tide over
超過(ちょうか): excess, being more than
通過(つうか): passage through, passing
通り過ぎる(とおりすぎる): pass, pass through
過ぎる(すぎる): pass

keyword: повод
kanji: 際
constituent: occasion, pinnacle, parthenon, acropolis, ritual, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, crotch, altar, show, two, small
myStory: ритуал на вершине - повод всем выбраться из квартир
heisigStory: Pinnacle . . . ritual.
koohiiStory1: Many rituals are practiced every day (blessing before meals, evening prayer, etc.) Only the peak rituals (wedding, Bar Mitzvah, etc.) qualify to be called an occasion.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サイ
kunYomi: きわ、-ぎわ
readingExamples: 際 (きわ)
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koohiiStory2: On occasian, rituals are held at the very tip of The Pinnacle.
words: 際(きわ): edge, brink, verge, side
手際(てぎわ): performance, skill, tact
交際(こうさい): company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance
際(さい): edge, brink, verge, side
実際(じっさい): practical, actual condition, status quo
国際(こくさい): international

keyword: отражать, защищать
kanji: 防
constituent: ward off, pinnacle, parthenon, acropolis, compass, direction
myStory: чтобы отразить нападения, поставь наблюдателя на вершине: он сможет смотреть во все направления
heisigStory: Pinnacle . . . compass.
koohiiStory1: A giant compass is The Pinnacle´s self-defense system. It points in the direction of any invaders so the city is prepared well ahead to ward off the intruders.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ボウ
kunYomi: ふせ.ぐ
readingExamples: 防ぐ (ふせ.ぐ)
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koohiiStory2: To ward off enemies, the ancient Greece kept watch from the Acropolis, where they had a clear view in all directions.
words: 国防(こくぼう): national defence
堤防(ていぼう): bank, weir
防衛(ぼうえい): defense, protection, self-defense
防火(ぼうか): fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof
消防(しょうぼう): fire fighting, fire department
消防署(しょうぼうしょ): fire station
防ぐ(ふせぐ): defend (against), protect, prevent
防止(ぼうし): prevention, check
防犯(ぼうはん): prevention of crime
予防(よぼう): prevention, precaution, protection against

keyword: институт (суффикс к словам, определющим здания или организации)
kanji: 院
constituent: Inst., pinnacle, parthenon, acropolis, perfect, house, beginnings, two, human legs
myStory: чтобы достичь совершенства, сначала достигни вершины, там институт Совершенства
heisigStory: This key word, the abbreviation for Institution, represents the use of that word as a suffix affixed to certain buildings and organizations. Its primitive elements: pinnacle . . . perfect.
koohiiStory1: The Institution of The Pinnacle is perfect in every way. It is the new House of God, his chosen city.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: イン
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koohiiStory2: To reach the pinnacle of kanji perfect you need to attend the Heisig Inst.
words: 参議院(さんぎいん): House of Councillors
衆議院(しゅうぎいん): Lower House, House of Representatives
寺院(じいん): temple
大学院(だいがくいん): graduate school
退院(たいいん): leave hospital
入院(にゅういん): enter hospital
病院(びょういん): hospital

keyword: спускаться, сходить
kanji: 降
constituent: descend, pinnacle, parthenon, acropolis, walking legs, sunglasses with one lens missing, monocle
myStory: очень быстрый способ спускаться с вершины: моноклем вперед, ногами вверх
heisigStory: Pinnacle . . . walking legs . . . sunglasses with a lens popped out. Distinguish from fall (Frame 320) and crash, which we considered in the previous frame.
koohiiStory1: Sunglasses-missing-one-lens is obviously the monocle. The proper, high-class way to descend The Pinnacle is wearing a monocle with your walking legs splayed to a full gentlemanly stride.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: コウ、ゴ
kunYomi: お.りる、お.ろす、ふ.る、ふ.り、くだ.る、くだ.す
readingExamples: 降りる (お.りる), 降ろす (お.ろす), 降る (ふ.る)
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koohiiStory2: After a cool, hip businessman angered the executives at The Pinnacle, they beat him up, popping out a lens from his sunglasses, and tossed out the window, head first, walking legs second. One executive later commented, "It was like he was descending into Hell from Heaven!".
words: 降ろす(おろす): to take down, to launch, to drop, to lower, to let (a person) off, to unload, to discharge
降水(こうすい): rainfall, precipitation
降伏(こうふく): capitulation, surrender, submission
以降(いこう): on and after, hereafter, thereafter
下降(かこう): downward, descent, fall, drop
降りる(おりる): get off, descend (e.g. a mountain)
降る(ふる): to precipitate, to fall (e.g. rain)

keyword: этаж, ярус
kanji: 階
constituent: storey, pinnacle, parthenon, acropolis, all, compare, spoon, sitting on the ground, white, dove, spoon2, sitting on the ground2
myStory: все крупнейшие вершины мультиярусны
heisigStory: The story of this character refers to floors in a building. The elements: pinnacle . . . all.
koohiiStory1: All buildings of The Pinnacle are multi-storey. They don´t have much room, so they have to build up. It sucks when someone presses all the buttons on the elevator! You have to stop at each storey!
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カイ
kunYomi: きざはし
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koohiiStory2: Some stupid kid has pushed all the buttons in the elevator. As it stops at all storeys you reach a pinnacle of impatience. Finally you reach your storey, the last one, at the pinnacle of the building.
words: 階(かい): -floor (counter), stories
階級(かいきゅう): class, rank, grade
階層(かいそう): class, level, stratum, hierarchy
段階(だんかい): gradation, grade, stage
階段(かいだん): stairs

keyword: пустой, небо
kanji: 空
constituent: empty, hole, house, human legs, craft
myStory: изготовить дыру - изготовить пустоту
heisigStory: Hole . . . craft.
koohiiStory1: The craft of creating a black hole is in creating an emptiness which can attract things.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: クウ
kunYomi: そら、あ.く、あ.き、あ.ける、から、す.く、す.かす、むな.しい
readingExamples: 空く (あ.く), 空ける (あ.ける), 空 (から), 空 (そら)
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koohiiStory2: Hole-craft is the way of making empty spaces, like the sky.
words: 空き(あき): room, time to spare, emptiness, vacant
空間(あきま): vacancy, room for rent or lease
空ろ(うつろ): blank, cavity, hollow, empty (space)
大空(おおぞら): heaven, firmament, the sky
空腹(くうふく): hunger
上空(じょうくう): sky, the skies, high-altitude sky, upper air
空く(すく): be less crowded, open, become open, become empty
空しい(むなしい): vacant, futile, vain, void, empty, ineffective, lifeless
架空(かくう): aerial, overhead, fiction, fanciful
空(から): emptiness
空っぽ(からっぽ): empty, vacant, hollow
空想(くうそう): daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision
空中(くうちゅう): sky, air
航空(こうくう): aviation, flying
真空(しんくう): vacuum, hollow, empty
空く(あく): become vacant
空気(くうき): air
空港(くうこう): air port
空(そら): sky

keyword: ударять чем-то острым
kanji: 突
constituent: stab, hole, house, human legs, large, St. Bernard
myStory: большая дыра остается, если ударить чем-то острым
heisigStory: Hole . . . St. Bernard dog.
koohiiStory1: When you stab something you often leave a big hole.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: トツ、カ
kunYomi: つ.く
readingExamples: 突く (つ.く)
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koohiiStory2: The police have recruited a special breed of St. Bernard that can lick the wounds of a stabbing victim. The bleeding will stop instantly, saving the victim´s life. One quirky side-effect, however, is that this treatment leaves behind a rather large hole...
words: 突く(つつく): to thrust, to strike, to attack, to poke, to nudge, to pick at
突っ張る(つっぱる): to support, to become stiff, to become taut, to thrust (ones opponent), to stick to (ones opinion), to insist on
突如(とつじょ): suddenly, all of a sudden
突破(とっぱ): breaking through, breakthrough, penetration
煙突(えんとつ): chimney
衝突(しょうとつ): collision, conflict
突き当たり(つきあたり): end (e.g. of street)
突き当たる(つきあたる): run into, collide with
突く(つく): thrust, strike, attack, poke, nudge, pick at
突っ込む(つっこむ): thrust something into something, plunge into, go into deeply, meddle, interfere
突然(とつぜん): abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly, all at once

keyword: исследование
kanji: 究
constituent: research, hole, house, human legs, nine, baseball
myStory: девять дырок в голове ученого, занимающегося исследованиями: 2 ноздри, рот, 2 уха, и четыре глаза
heisigStory: Hole . . . baseball.
koohiiStory1: Most research scientists have 9 holes.....two nostrils, two ears, a mouth, and four eyes...... :-).
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: キュウ、ク
kunYomi: きわ.める
readingExamples: 究める (きわ.める)
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koohiiStory2: Scientiest are researching , and have already found nine black holes !
words: 究極(きゅうきょく): ultimate, final, eventual
研究(けんきゅう): study, research
研究室(けんきゅうしつ): study (room)

keyword: нащупывать (слепо искать)
kanji: 探
constituent: grope, finger, fingers, paper punch, Miss World, hole, house, human legs, tree, wood
myStory: пальцы в поезде ощупывают школьницу с длинными ногами, но тонкими как веточки у дерева
heisigStory: Fingers . . . paper punch . . . tree.
koohiiStory1: A pictograph of a japanese schoolgirl getting groped by perverts on the train. The fingers of course, a crown (her too short skirt) and her legs below (which to be honest are pretty thick like tree trunks).
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: タン
kunYomi: さぐ.る、さが.す
readingExamples: 探す (さが.す), 探る (さぐ.る)
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koohiiStory2: Note: The combination "crown +human legs" appears seven times in Heisig. In four cases (nos. 323, 1327, 1328, 2920) the crown is above the human legs, and in the other three cases (1888, 2472, 2679) one leg passes through the crown. The naming is inconsistent, so I call the first pattern "Miss World" (who is wearing a crown she won due to her attractive human legs) and the second "garter" (one human leg passes through the crown and wears it as a garter).
words: 探検(たんけん): exploration, expedition
探る(さぐる): search, look for, sound out
探す(さがす): search for, look for

keyword: глубокий
kanji: 深
constituent: deep, water, water droplets, water pistol, paper punch, Miss World, hole, house, human legs, tree, wood
myStory: нащупыватель в поезде испустит жидкость, если сделает кое-что глубоко
heisigStory: Water . . . paper punch . . . tree.
koohiiStory1: If the groper´s "tree" goes up the girl´s miniskirt too deep, he´ll ejaculate fluid. (Sorry it´s kinda coarse but it works.).
jouYou: 3
onYomi: シン
kunYomi: ふか.い、-ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める、み-
readingExamples: 深い (ふか.い), 深まる (ふか.まる), 深める (ふか.める)
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koohiiStory2: Thrown in deep water, the Japanese School girl tries to reach a floating tree to save herself.
words: 情け深い(なさけぶかい): tender-hearted, compassionate
深める(ふかめる): to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
欲深い(よくふかい): greedy
深夜(しんや): late at night
深刻(しんこく): serious
深まる(ふかまる): deepen, heighten, intensify
深い(ふかい): deep

keyword: солдат
kanji: 兵
constituent: soldier, hill, axe, one, floor, animal legs, eight
myStory: солдаты! марш на холм! мы должны его взять! карабкайтесь как ЖИВОТНЫЕ
heisigStory: Hill . . . animal legs.
koohiiStory1: Listen up soldiers! We´re going to take that hill. You are no longer men with human legs. You are voracious animals, with animal legs! Got it? Animal legs! Now take that hill!
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヘイ、ヒョウ
kunYomi: つわもの
readingExamples: 兵器 (へいき), 兵隊 (へいたい), 撤兵 (てっぺい)
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koohiiStory2: The hill is so steep that you almost have to have animal legs to walk on it. However, the soldiers have no problem because they´ve been trained to march there.
words: 兵器(へいき): arms, weapons, ordinance
兵士(へいし): soldier
兵隊(へいたい): soldier, sailor

keyword: нить
kanji: 糸
constituent: thread, spiderman
myStory: спайдермэн сгибает обе руки в локтях и выпускает маленькую нить
heisigStory: Remember when your granny used to ask you to bend your arms at the elbows and hold them out so that she could use them like a rack to hold a skein of string or yarn (here thread) while she rolled it up into a little ball? Now can you see the two elbows (with the second stroke doubling up) at the top, and the character for little below?
koohiiStory1: I also went with Spiderman. However, in the cases where this primitive appears under other primitives, as opposed to on the left (I think there are ~5 times in this chapter) I´ve opted to use a similar character: Venom. This helps keep the positioning clear, especially on such characters as dainty (#1363) and accumulate (#1364).
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: いと
readingExamples: 糸 (いと)
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koohiiStory2: You´ll be seeing this one a lot. Seriously.
words: 毛糸(けいと): knitting wool
糸(いと): thread

keyword: линия
kanji: 線
constituent: line, thread, spiderman, spring, white, dove, water
myStory: линии железнодорожных путей бьют из Токио, как нитки из источника
heisigStory: Thread . . . spring.
koohiiStory1: This kanji is used for train lines. Spiderman does a hot spring tour of Japan using the train lines. You can see the Spidey costume hanging on the washing line as he enjoys the onsen.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: セン
kunYomi: すじ
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koohiiStory2: Japan´s train lines are like threads that spring from Tokyo station.
words: 沿線(えんせん): along railway line
幹線(かんせん): main line, trunk line
三味線(さみせん): three-stringed Japanese guitar, shamisen
点線(てんせん): dotted line, perforated line
電線(でんせん): electric line
無線(むせん): wireless, radio
下線(かせん): underline
曲線(きょくせん): curve
光線(こうせん): beam, light ray
新幹線(しんかんせん): bullet train
水平線(すいへいせん): horizon
線路(せんろ): line, track, roadbed
脱線(だっせん): derailment, digression
地平線(ちへいせん): horizon
直線(ちょくせん): straight line
内線(ないせん): phone extension, indoor wiring, inner line
線(せん): line

keyword: практика
kanji: 練
constituent: practice, thread, spiderman, east, tree, wood, sun, day
myStory: ты практикуешь свои навыки японского в нитях форума, где большинство с дальнего востока
heisigStory: Thread . . . east.
koohiiStory1: You practice your Japanese skills in a discussion thread with lots of people from the Far East (since many of the people who are interested in studying Japanese are Asian).
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: レン
kunYomi: ね.る、ね.り
readingExamples: 練る (ね.る)
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koohiiStory2: Spidey stays on the east side of the city to practice. The West Side is too dangerous.
words: 練る(ねる): to knead, to work over, to polish up
未練(みれん): lingering affection, attachment, regret(s), reluctance
訓練(くんれん): practice, training
練習(れんしゅう): practice

keyword: ремень
kanji: 緒
constituent: thong, thread, spiderman, someone, puppet, sooty, old man, sun, day
myStory: надеть на секс-куклу нити-ремешки
heisigStory: Thread . . . puppet. Although we usually think of a thong as coming at the end of a piece of string, this character's meaning allows for it to come at the beginning as well.
koohiiStory1: Spiderman has a secret fetish, he likes nothing better than to dress his lovedoll in a thong. Wierd, eh!
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ショ、チョ
kunYomi: お、いとぐち
readingExamples: 緒戦 (しょせん), 由緒 (ゆいしょ), 端緒 (たんしょ), 緒 (お)
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koohiiStory2: A thread is just the right size for a puppets thong.
words: 情緒(じょうしょ): emotion, feeling
一緒(いっしょ): together, meeting, company

keyword: продолжать
kanji: 続
constituent: continue, thread, spiderman, sell, samurai, crown, human legs
myStory: нитки никто не покупает, но он продолжает упорно их продавать
heisigStory: Thread . . . sell.
koohiiStory1: If you attach strings to the things you sell, you will be able to continue making profit from them even after the fact.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ゾク、ショク、コウ、キョウ
kunYomi: つづ.く、つづ.ける、つぐ.ない
readingExamples: 続く (つづ.く), 続ける (つづ.ける)
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koohiiStory2: Even though Peter Parker has become Spiderman, he continues to sell pictures that he takes as a photographer.
words: 持続(じぞく): continuation
接続詞(せつぞくし): conjunction
存続(そんぞく): duration, continuance
継続(けいぞく): continuation
接続(せつぞく): connection, union, join, link, changing trains
相続(そうぞく): succession, inheritance
続々(ぞくぞく): successively, one after another
続き(つづき): sequel, continuation
手続き(てつづき): procedure, (legal) process, formalities
連続(れんぞく): serial, consecutive, continuity, occurring in succession, continuing
続く(つづく): continue (to be the case), keep up
続ける(つづける): continue, go on, follow

keyword: картина
kanji: 絵
constituent: picture, thread, spiderman, meeting, one, wall, umbrella, rising cloud, two, elbow, wall
myStory: картина маслом: двое под зонтом, связанные нитью
heisigStory: Thread . . . meeting.
koohiiStory1: There´s never a picture of Spiderman meeting Peter Parker... I wonder why?
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カイ、エ
readingExamples: 絵画 (かいが)
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koohiiStory2: When all the Threads finally Meet the Picture will emerge...
words: 油絵(あぶらえ): oil painting
絵の具(えのぐ): colors, paints
絵画(かいが): picture
絵(え): picture, drawing, painting, sketch

keyword: оплата труда, заработная плата
kanji: 給
constituent: salary, thread, spiderman, fit, meeting, umbrella, one, mouth
myStory: спайдермэн из-за плотного графика не может найти подходящую работу с хорошей заработной платой
heisigStory: Thread . . . fit.
koohiiStory1: If your threads 糸 don't fit 合 right you're not going to be able to get a job with a decent salary.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キュウ
kunYomi: たま.う、たも.う、-たま.え
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koohiiStory2: Spiderman has so little free time in his schedule that he is unable to fit in a job with a good salary.
words: 給仕(きゅうじ): office boy (girl), page, waiter
給食(きゅうしょく): school lunch, providing a meal
給う(たまう): to receive, to grant
配給(はいきゅう): distribution (eg. films rice)
補給(ほきゅう): supply, supplying, replenishment
給与(きゅうよ): allowance, grant, supply
給料(きゅうりょう): salary, wages
供給(きょうきゅう): supply, provisions
月給(げっきゅう): monthly salary
支給(しきゅう): payment, allowance

keyword: обвивать, обматывать
kanji: 絡
constituent: entwine, thread, spiderman, each, walking legs, mouth
myStory: спайдермэн обмотал каждого преступника своей паутиной
heisigStory: Thread . . . each.
koohiiStory1: When threads become entwined, each thread is tangled to another.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ラク
kunYomi: から.む、から.まる
readingExamples: 絡まる (から.まる), 絡む (から.む)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Spiderman entwines each villain in a tangled mess of spidersilk.
words: 絡む(からむ): to entangle, to entwine
連絡(れんらく): junction, communication, connection, coordination

keyword: конец, заканчивать
kanji: 終
constituent: end, thread, spiderman, winter, walking legs, ice, drop, drop2
myStory: зимой нити спайдермэна стали хрупкими, и он упал на землю. это конец его истории
heisigStory: Thread . . . winter.
koohiiStory1: This winter is so cold that spiderman´s web gets brittle! Could this be the end of spiderman?
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シュウ
kunYomi: お.わる、-お.わる、おわ.る、お.える、つい、つい.に
readingExamples: 終える (お.える), 終わる (お.わる)
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koohiiStory2: The thread of life begins with the spring and ends with the winter.
words: 終わる(おわる): to finish, to close
終始(しゅうし): beginning and end, from beginning to end, doing a thing from beginning to end
終日(しゅうじつ): all day
終える(おえる): to finish
終る(おわる): finish, close
最終(さいしゅう): last, final, closing
始終(しじゅう): continuously, from beginning to end
終点(しゅうてん): terminus, last stop (e.g train)
終了(しゅうりょう): end, close, termination
終わり(おわり): the end

keyword: алый
kanji: 紅
constituent: crimson, thread, spiderman, craft
myStory: спайдермэн изготовил себе новый костюм, более алый, чем прежний
heisigStory: Thread . . . craft.
koohiiStory1: After Spider-Man is whacked in the head with a I-beam, crimson blood flows from the wound.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コウ、ク
kunYomi: べに、くれない、あか.い
readingExamples: 紅白 (こうはく), 紅茶 (こうちゃ), 紅葉 (こうよう), 紅 (くれない), 紅 (べに)
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koohiiStory2: A person's first piece of thread craft is often stained crimson due to bleeding from the needle wounds sustained in the process.
words: 口紅(くちべに): lipstick
紅茶(こうちゃ): black tea
紅葉(こうよう): autumn colours
紅葉(もみじ): autumn colours, (Japanese) maple

keyword: вводить (в обиход), представлять (человека человеку)
kanji: 紹
constituent: introduce, thread, spiderman, summon, seduce, sword, dagger, mouth
myStory: спайдермэн соблазняет всех девушек, которых ему представили
heisigStory: Thread . . . seduce.
koohiiStory1: Spiderman seduces all the girls he´s introduced to.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショウ
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koohiiStory2: You only get one chance to make a first impression, so make sure you're wearing nice threads when you get introduced to a girl. Otherwise you might have trouble seducing her.
words: 紹介(しょうかい): introduce

keyword: нити, которые держат что-то вместе (нити на ткацком станке, над которыми и под которыми пропускаются другие нити для изготовления ткани)
kanji: 経
constituent: sutra, thread, spiderman, spool, clod, toilet paper, crotch, soil, dirt, ground
myStory: нити держат туалетную бумагу собранной, не дают ей распуститься
heisigStory: Thread . . . spool.
koohiiStory1: The word ‘sutra’ literally means a rope or thread that holds things together. Here we see that it is a spool that is holding the threads together.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ケイ、キョウ
kunYomi: へ.る、た.つ、たていと、はか.る、のり
readingExamples: 経費 (けいひ), 経済 (けいざい), 経験 (けいけん), 経る (へ.る)
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koohiiStory2: Spiderman is intriqued by some of the positions of the karma sutra, but reluctant to take part in an sutra orgy as he´d have to reveal his soiled underwear.
words: 経緯(いきさつ): details, whole story, sequence of events, particulars, how it started, how things got this way, complications, position
経過(けいか): passage, expiration, progress
経費(けいひ): expenses, cost, outlay
経歴(けいれき): personal history, career
経路(けいろ): course, route, channel
経る(へる): to pass, to elapse, to experience
経営(けいえい): management, administration
経度(けいど): longitude
経由(けいゆ): go by the way, via
神経(しんけい): nerve, sensitivity
経つ(たつ): pass, lapse
経験(けいけん): experience
経済(けいざい): economy

keyword: примерно, обещание
kanji: 約
constituent: promise, thread, spiderman, ladle
myStory: спайдермэн пообещал тете Мэй вернуть ее ковш
heisigStory: Consider for a moment the etymology of the word "promise" in order to notice its roots in the activity of putting one thing (e.g., one's word of honor) in place of another (e.g., the fulfillment of a task). For as it turns out, this character also means "to abridge, economize, and abbreviate" - all activities that involve putting one thing in place of another. With that in mind, we may now work with the elements: thread . . . ladle.
koohiiStory1: He tied a thread around the ladle as a reminder of his promise to do more house work.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヤク
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koohiiStory2: Spiderman promised to get Aunt Mae´s ladle back. He started to do a blood oath by spilling drops of blood but Aunt Mae stopped him and bound up the wound. "It´s only a ladle Peter".
words: 規約(きやく): agreement, rules, code
倹約(けんやく): thrift, economy, frugality
条約(じょうやく): treaty, pact
制約(せいやく): limitation, restriction, condition, constraints
契約(けいやく): contract, compact, agreement
婚約(こんやく): engagement, betrothal
節約(せつやく): economising, saving
約(やく): approximately, about, some
約束(やくそく): promise
予約(よやく): reservation

keyword: изящный
kanji: 細
constituent: dainty, thread, spiderman, rice field, brains
myStory: изящные женщины будут скорее работать с ниткой, чем в поле
heisigStory: Thread . . . brains.
koohiiStory1: Dainty women would always rather work with thread than in a field.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: サイ
kunYomi: ほそ.い、ほそ.る、こま.か、こま.かい
readingExamples: 細か (こま.か), 細かい (こま.かい), 細い (ほそ.い), 細る (ほそ.る)
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koohiiStory2: Spider-Man used to just be a dainty, brainy nerd.
words: 心細い(こころぼそい): helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening
細やか(こまやか): friendly
細菌(さいきん): bacillus, bacterium, germ
細工(さいく): work, craftsmanship, tactics, trick
細胞(さいぼう): cell (biology)
詳細(しょうさい): detail, particulars
細かい(こまかい): small, detailed
細い(ほそい): thin, slender, fine

keyword: общий, универсальный, распространенный
kanji: 総
constituent: general, thread, spiderman, public, eight, elbows, heart
myStory: спайдермэн заслужил всеобщее уважение в сердцах публики
heisigStory: This kanji, meaning universal or widespread, is composed of three elements: thread . . . public . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: Spiderman could not achieve general acceptance by the media even after winning the public´s heart.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソウ
kunYomi: す.べて、すべ.て、ふさ
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koohiiStory2: General or universal refers to the common thread running through the public's heart.
words: 総(そう): whole, all, general, gross
総会(そうかい): general meeting
総合(そうごう): synthesis, coordination, putting together, integration, composite
総理大臣(そうりだいじん): Prime Minister

keyword: хлопок
kanji: 綿
constituent: cotton, thread, spiderman, napkin, white, dove, towel
myStory: все белые полотенца спайдермэна, разумеется, из хлопка
heisigStory: Thread . . . white . . . towels.
koohiiStory1: Spiderman´s polyethylene suit starts to ride up after a while, so he always looks forward to the white cotton towels he wears while lounging around his apartment.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: メン
kunYomi: わた
readingExamples: 綿 (わた)
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koohiiStory2: Cotton is the preferred thread for making white towels.
words: 木綿(きわた): cotton
綿(めん): raw cotton
綿(わた): cotton, padding
木綿(もめん): cotton

keyword: зеленый
kanji: 緑
constituent: green, thread, spiderman, dustpan, broom, grains of rice
myStory: спайдермэн выметает зеленый рис
heisigStory: Thread . . . broom . . . rice grains.
koohiiStory1: When you attend a green tea (緑茶=りょくちゃ) ceremony, you can cherish the threadwork on the kimonos people don, the broom-like whisk (茶筌 =ちゃせん) you use to grind up your tea, and the delicious rice cakes you eat with your tea!
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: リョク、ロク
kunYomi: みどり
readingExamples: 緑茶 (りょくちゃ), 緑陰 (みどりいん), 新緑 (しんりょく), 緑 (みどり)
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koohiiStory2: In summer, all of Japan turns green with the green threads that fan out like brooms to later produce grains of rice. An easy image if you have ever looked out the window of the train to see all the summer rice paddies...
words: 緑(みどり): green

keyword: детство
kanji: 幼
constituent: infancy, cocoon, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: бабочки в детстве сворачиваются в кокон, чтобы никакая сила не могла их потревожить
heisigStory: Cocoon . . . muscle.
koohiiStory1: In its infancy, a butterfly is protected by a cocoon, as it doesn´t yet have any power of its own.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヨウ
kunYomi: おさな.い
readingExamples: 幼い (おさな.い)
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koohiiStory2: During their infancy, children are often wrapped up tight like a cocoon (i.e. in those Snugli carriers) and supported by the muscle of their parents.
words: 幼い(おさない): very young, childish
幼児(ようじ): infant, baby, child
幼稚(ようち): infancy, childish, infantile
幼稚園(ようちえん): kindergarten

keyword: сзади, позже
kanji: 後
constituent: behind, Nelson, column, going, line, cocoon, walking legs
myStory: колонна солдат марширует и оставляет позади себя много раздавленных коконов насекомых
heisigStory: Line . . . cocoon . . . walking legs.
koohiiStory1: Column of walking legs (caterpillar) getting into a cocoon, about to leave its past self behind.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ゴ、コウ
kunYomi: のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと、おく.れる
readingExamples: 後刻 (ごこく), 前後 (ぜんご), 午後 (ごご), 後 (あと), 後ろ (うし.ろ), 後れる (おく.れる), 後 (のち)
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koohiiStory2: after a grub goes through the cocoon stage, it leaves its walking legs behind for a life of flight.
words: 明後日(あさって): day after tomorrow
後回し(あとまわし): putting off, postponing
後悔(こうかい): regret, repentance
後退(こうたい): retreat, backspace (BS)
産後(さんご): postpartum, after childbirth
明々後日(しあさって): two days after tomorrow
背後(はいご): back, rear
以後(いご): from now on, thereafter
後(ご): after
後者(こうしゃ): the latter
後輩(こうはい): junior (at work or school)
今後(こんご): from now on, hereafter
前後(ぜんご): around, throughout, front and back, before and behind, before and after, about that (time), longitudinal, context, nearly, approximately
直後(ちょくご): immediately following
後(のち): afterwards, since then, in the future
明後日(みょうごにち): day after tomorrow
最後(さいご): last time
後(あと): afterwards, since then, in the future
後(うしろ): afterwards, since then, in the future
午後(ごご): afternoon, P.M.

keyword: сколько (п: счеты-абак)
kanji: 幾
constituent: how many, cocoon, person, fiesta, cocoon2
myStory: сколько народу пришло на праздник? два чужих и один человек. мда, печалька
heisigStory: Two cocoons . . . person . . . fiesta.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this kanji will mean an abacus, the bead-instrument used in the Orient to calculate how many.
koohiiStory1: It is a little awkward when you are at a fiesta and the host serves some rare delicacy, like moth cocoons, the guests must decide how many it would be polite to eat. You do the math in your head and it comes out to two cocoons per person. This is why the horizontal line is a fraction bar with two cocoons on the top, and one person the bottom.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キ
kunYomi: いく-、いく.つ、いく.ら
readingExamples: 幾 (いく)
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koohiiStory2: How many went to the party? Two aliens and one person (I feel sorry for that person).
words: 幾多(いくた): many, numerous
幾つ(いくつ): how many?, how old?
幾分(いくぶん): somewhat
幾ら(いくら): how much?, how many?

keyword: механизм, ткацкий станок
kanji: 機
constituent: mechanism, tree, wood, abacus, how many, cocoon, person, fiesta, cocoon2
myStory: счеты - это такой деревянный механизм, задача которого - считать
heisigStory: Tree . . . abacus.
koohiiStory1: An abacus is a mechanism made of wood used to calculate how many ´anythings´.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キ
kunYomi: はた
readingExamples: 機 (はた)
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koohiiStory2: To avoid confusing with contraption (#677), focus on the "ism" of mechanism. For example, fetishism refers to having a fetish; mechanism here refers to having a mecha-like property, where mecha is a type of anime robot that can transform itself. Imagine a mecha that can transform itself between two forms: a huge immovable tree (as a form of defense) and a gigantic marching abacus that smashes enemies between its giant beads.
words: 危機(きき): crisis
機構(きこう): mechanism, organization
契機(けいき): opportunity, chance
動機(どうき): motive, incentive
機(はた): loom
有機(ゆうき): organic
機械(きかい): machine, mechanism
機関(きかん): organ, mechanism, facility, engine
機関車(きかんしゃ): locomotive, engine
機嫌(きげん): humour, temper, mood
機能(きのう): function, faculty
交通機関(こうつうきかん): transportation facilities
ジェット機(ジェットき): jet airplane
扇風機(せんぷうき): electric fan
機会(きかい): opportunity, chance
飛行機(ひこうき): airplane

keyword: домашний скот
kanji: 畜
constituent: livestock, mysterious, top hat, cocoon, rice field, brains
myStory: скот куда-то пропадает! я попросил Гэндальфа посторожить на поле
heisigStory: Mysterious . . . rice field.
koohiiStory1: The livestock are disappearing! I´ve placed Gandalf over the rice field to protect them.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チク
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koohiiStory2: This mysterious rice field grows not only rice, but livestock too! Picture little pigs and chickens growing right out of the ground, among the rice plants. How bizarre!
words: 家畜(かちく): domestic animals, livestock, cattle
畜産(ちくさん): animal husbandry
畜生(ちくしょう): beast, brute, damn
牧畜(ぼくちく): stock-farming

keyword: ответственное лицо
kanji: 係
constituent: person in charge, person, lineage, drop, thread, spiderman
myStory: герой имеет в родословной очень ответственных лиц
heisigStory: Person . . . yarn.
koohiiStory1: Mister T gets a DNA test, and discovers that he was meant to be the person in charge after all.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ケイ
kunYomi: かか.る、かかり、-がかり、かか.わる
readingExamples: 係る (かか.る), 係 (かかり)
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koohiiStory2: The person in charge usually must come from a long standing lineage of persons in charge.
words: 係り(かかり): official, duty, person in charge
係わる(かかわる): concern oneself in, have to do with, affect, influence
関係(かんけい): relationship

keyword: внук / внучка
kanji: 孫
constituent: grandchild, child, lineage, drop, thread, spiderman
myStory: ребенок - продолжатель родословной: внук
heisigStory: Child . . . yarn.
koohiiStory1: Your grandchild is the child of your DNA.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソン
kunYomi: まご
readingExamples: 孫 (まご)
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koohiiStory2: Your child continues the family lineage by passing on your DNA, giving you a grandchild.
words: 子孫(しそん): descendants, posterity, offspring
孫(まご): grandchild

keyword: почтительный префикс
kanji: 御
constituent: honorable, Nelson, column, going, line, wholesale, horseshoe, pantomime horse, noon, sign of the horse, stop, footprint, stamp
myStory: если оптовый маркитант поставляет хорошие товары - солдаты будут обращаться к нему с уважением
heisigStory: Line . . . wholesale.
koohiiStory1: An honorable man will not try to cut in front of the line at the wholesale stamp store. (Imagine just how much honor it takes facing those long lines at the post office!).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ギョ、ゴ
kunYomi: おん-、お-、み-
readingExamples: 御者 (ぎょしゃ), 制御 (せいぎょ), 御 (おん)
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koohiiStory2: If a trader has an honorable reputation- then people will line up to buy his wholesale goods.
words: 御負け(おまけ): a discount, a prize, something additional, bonus, an extra, an exaggeration
御(ご): go-, honourable
御馳走(ごちそう): feast, treating (someone)
御免ください(ごめんください): May I come in?
御免なさい(ごめんなさい): I beg your pardon, excuse me
御覧なさい(ごらんなさい): (please) look, (please) try to do
御(お): honorific prefix
御辞儀(おじぎ): bow
御中(おんちゅう): and Company, Messrs.
御免(ごめん): your pardon, declining (something), dismissal, permission
御覧(ごらん): look, inspection, try
朝御飯(あさごはん): breakfast
御主人(ごしゅじん): (polite) your husband, her husband
御飯(ごはん): rice (cooked), meal
晩御飯(ばんごはん): dinner, evening meal
昼御飯(ひるごはん): lunch, midday meal

keyword: одежда (особенно западная)
kanji: 服
constituent: clothing, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, underpants, stamp, crotch
myStory: современная одежда едва прикрывает ваше тело - иногда это почти как почтовый штамп на промежности!
heisigStory: Flesh . . . stamp . . . crotch. Note how the stamp is stretched out here.
koohiiStory1: It´s customary to cover the flesh with clothing, but some designs are so outrageous they´re not bigger than a stamp that just covers your crotch.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: フク
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koohiiStory2: Modern clothing shows a lot of flesh -- some is practically no more than a postage stamp covering your crotch!
words: 軍服(ぐんぷく): military or naval uniform
征服(せいふく): conquest, subjugation, overcoming
制服(せいふく): uniform
不服(ふふく): dissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval, objection, complaint, protest, disagreement
衣服(いふく): clothes
克服(こくふく): subjugation, conquest
服装(ふくそう): garments
和服(わふく): Japanese clothes
服(ふく): clothes
洋服(ようふく): Western-style clothes

keyword: судьба, жизнь
kanji: 命
constituent: fate, fit, meeting, umbrella, one, mouth, stamp
myStory: судьба - это как подходящий тебе штамп в твою душу
heisigStory: This character connotes life in general, but also the particular life that is fated one by virtue of the distinctive character with which one is born. Its elements are: fit . . . stamp. The bottom portion of fit is nudged to the left in order to make room for the stamp.
koohiiStory1: When you´re born, your fate is measured, fitted, and stamped onto your soul. Good luck defying it.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: メイ、ミョウ
kunYomi: いのち
readingExamples: 命令 (めいれい), 運命 (うんめい), 生命 (せいめい), 命 (いのち)
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koohiiStory2: Your ability to resist FATE can be fit on a postage stamp.
words: 運命(うんめい): fate
革命(かくめい): revolution
使命(しめい): mission, errand, message
宿命(しゅくめい): fate, destiny, predestination
任命(にんめい): appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation
命中(めいちゅう): a hit
命(いのち): (mortal) life
寿命(じゅみょう): life span
人命(じんめい): (human) life
生命(せいめい): life, existence
命じる(めいじる): to order, command, appoint
命ずる(めいずる): to command, appoint
命令(めいれい): order, command, decree, directive, (software) instruction
一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい): as well as one can, as hard as one can

keyword: приказы
kanji: 令
constituent: orders, meeting, chop-seal, hanko
myStory: на встрече генерал раздал приказы, заверенные его личной печаткой
heisigStory: Meeting . . . chop-seal.
koohiiStory1: (re: dingomick) "These are your orders," declares the general while passing out documents at the meeting. As everyone started to leave, the general exclaims "Oh wait! I need to certify these orders!" and went around stamping each paper with his personal chop-seal.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: レイ
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koohiiStory2: These are your orders, declares the general at the meeting as he stamps them with his chop-seal. (Primitive: chop-seal imaged as a papal ring, the one´s they would press into wax as their official seal. Also a cattle brand.).
words: 指令(しれい): orders, instructions, directive
仮令(たとえ): example, even if, if, though, although
命令(めいれい): order, command, decree, directive, (software) instruction

keyword: ноль, ничто
kanji: 零
constituent: zero, rain, weather, orders, meeting, chop-seal, hanko
myStory: несмотря на погоду, у пилота есть приказы - приходится лететь даже при нулевой видимости
heisigStory: Rain . . . orders.
koohiiStory1: The amount of people that can order the rain to rain.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: レイ
kunYomi: ぜろ、こぼ.す、こぼ.れる
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koohiiStory2: Despite the rain, the zero pilot flies on. He has kamikaze orders.
words: 零す(こぼす): to spill
零れる(こぼれる): to overflow, to spill
零点(れいてん): zero, no marks
零(れい): zero, nought

keyword: возраст
kanji: 齢
constituent: age, teeth, tooth, stop, footprint, rice, shovel, orders, meeting, chop-seal, hanko
myStory: когда ты в возрасте, дантист отдает приказы о новых зубах
heisigStory: This character is used to express the years of one's age. Its elements: teeth . . . orders.
koohiiStory1: You know you are fast approaching a ripe old AGE when you get ORDERS from the dentist to get new TEETH.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: レイ
kunYomi: よわ.い、とし
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koohiiStory2: This has the nuance of a life milestone. Here it's represented by the life-cycle of teeth: In childhood, your teeth give the orders, growing whenever they want. As a teenager, we give orders to the teeth, by putting braces on them. In old age, we order new teeth!
words: 年齢(ねんれい): age, years

keyword: прохладный
kanji: 冷
constituent: cool, ice, orders, meeting, chop-seal, hanko
myStory: закажи немного льда, что сделать напиток прохладным
heisigStory: Ice . . . orders.
koohiiStory1: To keep your water cool, just order some ice.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: レイ
kunYomi: つめ.たい、ひ.える、ひ.や、ひ.ややか、ひ.やす、ひ.やかす、さ.める、さ.ます
readingExamples: 冷ます (さ.ます), 冷める (さ.める), 冷たい (つめ.たい), 冷える (ひ.える), 冷や (ひ.や), 冷やかす (ひ.やかす), 冷やす (ひ.やす)
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koohiiStory2: The Japanese boss gives an order at the meeting: eat ice to stay cool (since they won´t be running the air conditioning anymore).
words: 冷やかす(ひやかす): to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at, to cool, to refrigerate
冷酷(れいこく): cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless
冷蔵(れいぞう): cold storage, refrigeration
冷淡(れいたん): coolness, indifference
冷ます(さます): cool, dampen, let cool, throw a damper on, spoil
冷める(さめる): become cool, wear off, abate, subside, dampen
冷やす(ひやす): cool, refrigerate
冷静(れいせい): calm, composure, coolness, serenity
冷凍(れいとう): freezing, cold storage, refrigeration
冷房(れいぼう): cooling, air-conditioning
冷える(ひえる): get cold
冷たい(つめたい): cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing, coldhearted
冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ): refrigerator

keyword: юрисдикция, доминион
kanji: 領
constituent: jurisdiction, orders, meeting, chop-seal, hanko, head, page, one, ceiling, drop, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: два американца пересекаются границу штата. один говорит другому: "ты знаешь, что в этой юрисдикции есть приказ тебя убить?", - и стреляет в голову второму.
heisigStory: Orders . . . head.
koohiiStory1: Two cowboys are crossing a state limit. One says to him “Did you know that in this Jurisdiction there are Orders to get your head?”, so he takes out his gun and shoots him. He claims the reward afterwards. (Thanks Fuaburisu).
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: リョウ
kunYomi: えり
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koohiiStory2: Orders are given by the head person in any jurisdiction.
words: 占領(せんりょう): occupation, capture, possession, have a room to oneself
領域(りょういき): area, domain, territory, field, region, regime
領海(りょうかい): territorial waters
領地(りょうち): territory, dominion
領土(りょうど): dominion, territory, possession
大統領(だいとうりょう): president, chief executive
要領(ようりょう): point, gist, essentials, outline
領事(りょうじ): consul
領収(りょうしゅう): receipt, voucher

keyword: мужество
kanji: 勇
constituent: courage, chop-seal, hanko, male, rice field, brains, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: мужчина идет на битву с носом вверх. это показатель мужества (м-да...)
heisigStory: Chop-seal . . . man.
koohiiStory1: I imagined some kind of initiation rite in old China, where every young man has to show his courage. They then receive a chopseal which is a mark of their courage.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ユウ
kunYomi: いさ.む
readingExamples: 勇む (いさ.む)
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koohiiStory2: Re: fuaburisu - The initiation rite in question is actually a reverse elbow chop to the brain, and you receive the chop seal if you have the power to withstand it. This initial imagery helps me with the altered chop seal and vertical placement.
words: 勇敢(ゆうかん): bravery, heroism, gallantry
勇ましい(いさましい): brave, valiant, gallant, courageous
勇気(ゆうき): courage, bravery, valour, nerve, boldness

keyword: траффик
kanji: 通
constituent: traffic, pogo stick, chop-seal, hanko, utilise, utilize, road
myStory: всякие личности с носами вверх неправильно используют дорогу, из-за этого возникают затруднения траффика
heisigStory: Chop-seal . . . utilize . . . road. By combining the first two primitives into a single image, you will be able to use that image in a few instances later, one of which comes immediately.
koohiiStory1: I bounce down the road on my pogo stick, easily getting through the dense traffic. (Note: New primitive: chop-seal + utilize = pogo stick. Because a chop-seal is long and thin with a rubbery bit at the end. If it were big enough, you could utilize it as a pogo stick). [Edit: pogo stick also appears in 1409, 1690, 2530].
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ツウ、ツ
kunYomi: とお.る、とお.り、-とお.り、-どお.り、とお.す、とお.し、-どお.し、かよ.う
readingExamples: 通行 (つうこう), 通読 (つうどく), 普通 (ふつう), 通う (かよ.う), 通す (とお.す), 通る (とお.る)
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koohiiStory2: Building on gorgon´s story I now change mine to a much more silly and rememberable one. The Chinese police is using a helicopter to check and regulate the traffic. Hanging from the helicopter is a huge chopseal that they utilize to mark some of the cars that are causing trouble on the road.
words: 通(つう): connoisseur, counter for letters
通常(つうじょう): common, general, usually
通りかかる(とおりかかる): to happen to pass by
似通う(にかよう): to resemble closely
見通し(みとおし): perspective, unobstructed view, outlook, forecast, prospect, insight
遣り通す(やりとおす): to carry through, to achieve, to complete
融通(ゆうずう): lending (money), accommodation, adaptability, versatility, finance
流通(りゅうつう): circulation of money or goods, flow of water or air, distribution
大通り(おおどおり): main street
開通(かいつう): opening, open
共通(きょうつう): commonness, community
交通機関(こうつうきかん): transportation facilities
透き通る(すきとおる): be or become transparent
直通(ちょくつう): direct communication
通過(つうか): passage through, passing
通貨(つうか): currency
通学(つうがく): commuting to school
通勤(つうきん): commuting to work
通行(つうこう): passage, passing
通じる(つうじる): run to, lead to, communicate, understand, be well-informed
通信(つうしん): correspondence, communication, news, signal
通ずる(つうずる): run to, lead to, communicate, understand, be well-informed
通知(つうち): notice, notification
通帳(つうちょう): passbook
通訳(つうやく): interpretation
通用(つうよう): popular use, circulation
通路(つうろ): passage, pathway
通す(とおす): let pass, overlook, continue, keep, make way for, persist in
通り掛かる(とおりかかる): happen to pass by
通り過ぎる(とおりすぎる): pass, pass through
一通り(ひととおり): ordinary, usual, in general, briefly
人通り(ひとどおり): pedestrian traffic
不通(ふつう): suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up, cessation
通う(かよう): go to (school, work)
交通(こうつう): traffic
通り(とおり): street, road
通る(とおる): pass, go along
普通(ふつう): normally, usually

keyword: прыгать в танце, прыгать от радости
kanji: 踊
constituent: jump, wooden leg, mouth, stop, footprint, pogo stick, chop-seal, hanko, utilise, utilize
myStory: всякие личности с задранными носами неправильно используют свою деревянную ногу - пытаются прыгать в танце
heisigStory: Wooden leg . . . chop-seal . . . utilize.
koohiiStory1: The winner of the long jump competition was disqualified when they found he used a pogo stick tied to his leg to jump further.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヨウ
kunYomi: おど.る
readingExamples: 踊り (おど.り), 踊る (おど.る)
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koohiiStory2: The high jumper has his wooden leg fitted with a pogo stick, and can now jump even higher. (See my note at traffic (#1408) for pogo stick). EDIT (2 years later): Keyword "jump" leads to confusion later on (see cjon256´s post), "Dancing" would be better (but be sure to keep it distinct from dance (#1774)). New Story: I was no good at dancing due to my wooden leg... until I had it fitted with a pogo stick!
words: 踊り(おどり): dancing
踊る(おどる): to dance

keyword: сомнение, сомневаться
kanji: 疑
constituent: doubt, spoon, sitting on the ground, dart, drop, heavens, chop-seal, hanko, zoo, critters
myStory: всякие личности с задранными носами не сомневаются, что смогут починить и ложку, и стрелу
heisigStory: Spoon . . . dart . . . chop-seal . . . zoo.
koohiiStory1: (Katsuo) You come at the zoo entrance. ´Here sir, a spoon to feed the animals.´ cool ´and a dart(gun) in case stuff go wrong´ ....´ please chop-seal (sign) here for in case of accidents the zoo is not responsible.´ ´lion feeding time is. bla bla´ You are having serious doubts about if you still want to go into this zoo.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ギ
kunYomi: うたが.う
readingExamples: 疑う (うたが.う)
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koohiiStory2: A very doubtful story: At the entrance to my local zoo they issue you with a special spoon (to feed the animals) and a dart gun (to defend yourself in case of animal attack). You must then hanko (seal) a document to say you’ve received both these items, only after which will they let you enter the zoo. (Oh, and if you forget your hanko, I doubt they’ll let you in).
words: 疑惑(ぎわく): doubt, misgivings, distrust, suspicion
質疑(しつぎ): question
疑う(うたがう): doubt, distrust, be suspicious of, suspect
疑問(ぎもん): question, problem, doubt, guess

keyword: преступление
kanji: 犯
constituent: crime, pack of wild dogs, fingerprint
myStory: преступления расследуются с помощью своры собак и отпечатков пальцев
heisigStory: Wild dogs . . . fingerprint.
koohiiStory1: Crimes can often be solved using the tools of dogs and fingerprints.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ハン、ボン
kunYomi: おか.す
readingExamples: 犯す (おか.す)
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koohiiStory2: This crime gang has yet to be caught because their pack of wild dogs takes care of licking off the fingerprints from all the crime scenes.
words: 犯す(おかす): to commit, to perpetrate, to violate, to rape
犯罪(はんざい): crime
犯人(はんにん): offender, criminal
防犯(ぼうはん): prevention of crime

keyword: опасный
kanji: 危
constituent: dangerous, bound up, unlucky, cliff, fingerprint
myStory: находиться рядом с тем, кто связан с неудачей - опасно
heisigStory: Bound up . . . unlucky.
koohiiStory1: If you live a dangerous life, eventually you're bound to get unlucky.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キ
kunYomi: あぶ.ない、あや.うい、あや.ぶむ
readingExamples: 危ない (あぶ.ない), 危うい (あや.うい), 危ぶむ (あや.ぶむ)
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koohiiStory2: While rock climbing you are bound to the cliff by just your fingerprints, which is why it´s so dangerous.
words: 危ぶむ(あやぶむ): to fear, to have misgivings, to be doubtful, to mistrust
危害(きがい): injury, harm, danger
危機(きき): crisis
危うい(あやうい): dangerous, watch out!
危険(きけん): danger
危ない(あぶない): dangerous, critical, grave, uncertain, unreliable, limping, narrow, close, watch out!

keyword: рука
kanji: 腕
constituent: arm, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, address, house, mailbox, evening, fingerprint
myStory: часть тела, на которой вытатуирован адрес - рука
heisigStory: Part of the body . . . address.
koohiiStory1: Like in Memento, I tattoo my address on my forearm flesh so I don´t forget it.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ワン
kunYomi: うで
readingExamples: 腕 (うで)
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koohiiStory2: In Iraq people are having their addresses tattooed on their bodies, usually their arms, so they can be identified if they are killed. (true story).
words: 腕前(うでまえ): ability, skill, facility
腕(うで): arm

keyword: яйцо
kanji: 卵
constituent: egg, sign of the hare, receipt, stamp, drops
myStory: заяц прячет пасхальные яйца у себя в ушах
heisigStory: Receipt . . . stamp . . . and a drop in each side to represent a little smear of egg yoke. The third stroke is drawn slightly higher to close the egg up tightly and keep the yoke inside.
koohiiStory1: The Easter Bunny dropped an egg on my desk and got yolk all over my receipts and stamps.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ラン
kunYomi: たまご
readingExamples: 卵 (たまご)
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koohiiStory2: The 卯sign of the hare (#2041) hides eggs in his ears for Easter...　RTK2:　ラン　卵巣　らんそう(ovary).
words: 卵(たまご): egg(s), spawn, roe, (an expert) in the making

keyword: удерживать в каком-то месте
kanji: 留
constituent: detain, receipt, sword, dagger, rice field, brains
myStory: у тебя есть чек на этот меч, сынок? если нет, мы тебя задерживаем, а потом отправляем отрабатывать на рисовые поля
heisigStory: Receipt . . . dagger . . . rice field.
koohiiStory1: The use of RANSOM NOTE (think of a receipt with a dagger through it on a door) works great with DETAIN. Here the RANSOM NOTE says that the girl has been DETAINED in an undisclosed location. To get her back take the RANSOM to a empty FIELD.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: リュウ、ル
kunYomi: と.める、と.まる、とど.める、とど.まる、るうぶる
readingExamples: 留意 (りゅうい), 留学 (りゅうがく), 保留 (ほりゅう), 留まる (と.まる), 留める (と.める)
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koohiiStory2: Got a receipt for that dagger, son? If not, we´re going to detain you and send you to work in the rice fields.
words: 加留多(かるた): (pt:) (n) playing cards (pt: carta)
蒸留(じょうりゅう): distillation
留める(とどめる): to stop, to cease, to put an end to
書留(かきとめ): writing down, putting on record
停留所(ていりゅうじょ): bus or tram stop
留まる(とどまる): remain, abide, stay (in the one place), come to a halt, be limited to, stop
留まる(とまる): fasten, turn off, detain
留学(りゅうがく): studying abroad
留守番(るすばん): care-taking, caretaker, house-watching
留守(るす): being away, be out (of one´s home or office)
留学生(りゅうがくせい): overseas student

keyword: торговля
kanji: 貿
constituent: trade, receipt, sword, dagger, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: чтобы получить чек на меч, ты должен поторговать его за деньги
heisigStory: Receipt . . . dagger . . . shells. Though the meanings are related, do not confuse with make a deal (Frame 471) or wholesale (Frame 1499).
koohiiStory1: There´s a buyback program where you can trade in your dagger for money. But it´s quite ineffective, since only registered dagger-owners with the original receipts can participate, and not criminals with illegally-purchased daggers.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ボウ
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koohiiStory2: The new RANSOM note (a receipt stuck to a door with a dagger) from DETAIN (1423) appears again (probably after you went to the field as instructed) now gives instruction to TRADE the victim for CURRENCY you were told to bring.
words: 貿易(ぼうえき): trade

keyword: штамп, печать
kanji: 印
constituent: stamp, staples, stamp
myStory: (скрепка, штамп)
уникально, запомнить
heisigStory: At last we come to the general character meaning stamp. Its elements: staples . . . stamp.
koohiiStory1: Before sticky backs, they had to staple stamps to letters.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: イン
kunYomi: しるし、-じるし、しる.す
readingExamples: 印 (しるし)
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koohiiStory2: Aaaagh, this old stamp doesn´t stick! Okay I´ll just staple it.
words: 印(いん): seal, stamp, mark, print
印鑑(いんかん): stamp, seal
調印(ちょういん): signature, sign, sealing
印刷(いんさつ): printing
印象(いんしょう): impression
印(しるし): seal, stamp, mark, print
目印(めじるし): mark, sign, landmark
矢印(やじるし): directing arrow

keyword: сакэ, алкоголь
kanji: 酒
constituent: sake, water, water droplets, water pistol, whiskey bottle
myStory: в бутылке виски какая вода? правильно, сакэ!
heisigStory: Water . . . whiskey bottle.
koohiiStory1: Sake is just watered down whisky.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: シュ
kunYomi: さけ、さか-
readingExamples: 酒 (さけ)
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koohiiStory2: Sake is the generic term for alcohol (not just japanese rice wine). And a very popular alcoholic drink in Japan is whiskey and water.
words: 酒場(さかば): bar, bar-room
酒(さけ): alcohol, sake
お酒(おさけ): (polite) wine, sake

keyword: распространение, распространять
kanji: 配
constituent: distribute, whiskey bottle, snake, self
myStory: чтобы распространять виски во время сухого закона, ты должен быть пронырливым как змея
heisigStory: Whisky bottle . . . snake.
koohiiStory1: To DISTRIBUTE WHISKY during Prohibition you had to be as sneaky as a SNAKE.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ハイ
kunYomi: くば.る
readingExamples: 配る (くば.る)
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koohiiStory2: I imagine a bartender serving whiskey to his patrons, and using that snake-like sprayer to distribute soda water into each glass.
words: 気配(きはい): indication, market trend, worry
心配(しんぱい): worry, concern, anxiety, care
手配(てはい): arrangement, search (by police)
配給(はいきゅう): distribution (eg. films rice)
配偶者(はいぐうしゃ): spouse, wife, husband
配置(はいち): arrangement (of resources), disposition
配布(はいふ): distribution
配分(はいぶん): distribution, allotment
配慮(はいりょ): consideration, concern, forethought
配列(はいれつ): arrangement, array (programming)
分配(ぶんぱい): division, sharing
配る(くばる): deliver, distribute
気配(けはい): indication, market trend, worry
支配(しはい): rule, control, direction
配達(はいたつ): delivery, distribution

keyword: почитаемый
kanji: 尊
constituent: revered, chieftain, Molotov cocktail, animal horns, whiskey bottle, glue
myStory: человек напился до чертиков, а зател приклеил себя к седлу и скакал всю ночь. его за это почитали, м-да...
heisigStory: Animal horns . . . whiskey bottle . . . glue.
koohiiStory1: People don't know this, but ("revered" patriot) Paul Revere had trouble staying awake during his midnight ride, so he drank Red Bull (horns) and whiskey (a drink invented by his friend Sam Adams) and glued himself DOWN to the saddle. [thanks to akahige].
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ソン
kunYomi: たっと.い、とうと.い、たっと.ぶ、とうと.ぶ
readingExamples: 尊い (たっと.い), 尊ぶ (たっと.ぶ), 尊い (とうと.い), 尊ぶ (とうと.ぶ)
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koohiiStory2: Red Bull, the chieftain (#2906) is so revered in his clan that everyone sticks to him like glue.
words: 自尊心(じそんしん): self-respect, conceit
尊い(たっとい): precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
尊ぶ(たっとぶ): to value, to prize, to esteem
尊敬(そんけい): respect, esteem, reverence, honour
尊重(そんちょう): respect, esteem, regard

keyword: голова, счетчик крупных животных
kanji: 頭
constituent: head, beans, table, one, mouth, head, page, one, ceiling, drop, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: голова Мистера Бина
heisigStory: Here we meet at last the full kanji on which the primitive for head is based. The elements: table . . . head.
koohiiStory1: The head of the family sits at the head of the table.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: トウ、ズ、ト
kunYomi: あたま、かしら、-がしら、かぶり
readingExamples: 頭部 (とうぶ), 年頭 (ねんとう), 船頭 (せんどう), 頭脳 (ずのう), 頭上 (ずじょう), 頭痛 (ずつう), 頭 (あたま), 頭 (かしら)
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koohiiStory2: Mr Bean´s head.
words: 街頭(がいとう): in the street
口頭(こうとう): oral
冒頭(ぼうとう): beginning, start, outset
頭痛(ずつう): headache
頭脳(ずのう): head, brains, intellect
先頭(せんとう): head, lead, vanguard, first
頭(あたま): head

keyword: короткий (и длина, и длительность)
kanji: 短
constituent: short, dart, drop, heavens, beans, table, one, mouth
myStory: Мистер Бин короткий, и все дротики пролетают у него над головой
heisigStory: Dart . . . table.
koohiiStory1: He is so short so he has to throw darts from the table.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: タン
kunYomi: みじか.い
readingExamples: 短い (みじか.い)
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koohiiStory2: Sort of like ping pong, this kanji represents a game where you throw darts over a table at your opponent. The serve is rarely returned, so the games tend to be short.------------ This character apparently refers to duration, not just to height.
words: 短歌(たんか): tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem
短気(たんき): quick temper
短縮(たんしゅく): shortening, abbreviation, reduction
短大(たんだい): junior college
短波(たんぱ): short wave
短期(たんき): short term
短所(たんしょ): defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage
短編(たんぺん): short (e.g. story, film)
長短(ちょうたん): length, long and short, advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits
短い(みじかい): short

keyword: обильный
kanji: 豊
constituent: bountiful, bend, beans, table, one, mouth
myStory: обильный обед согнул стол
heisigStory: Bend . . . table. Think of a bountiful harvest, and you will not be far from the meaning of this character.
koohiiStory1: The bountiful feast was so bountiful that it bent the table below it under its weight! いただきま〜す！.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ホウ、ブ
kunYomi: ゆた.か、とよ
readingExamples: 豊 (ゆたか)
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koohiiStory2: Her bust and bum was so bountiful I couldn´t resist the urge to bend her over a nearby table and...
words: 豊作(ほうさく): abundant harvest, bumper crop
豊富(ほうふ): abundance, wealth, plenty, bounty
豊か(ゆたか): abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich

keyword: радоваться
kanji: 喜
constituent: rejoice, drum, samurai, beans, table, one, mouth, mouth, mouth2
myStory: барабаны стучат, песни поют, праздник! радуемся!
heisigStory: Drum . . . mouth.
koohiiStory1: The samurai sitting on the drum is on a stage, and the people below him are rejoicing with their mouths in unison. It helps me to imagine the placement this way.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キ
kunYomi: よろこ.ぶ、よろこ.ばす
readingExamples: 喜ぶ (よろこ.ぶ)
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koohiiStory2: In the taiko (drum (#1444)) song of rejoicing, the drummers shout with open mouths.
words: 喜劇(きげき): comedy, funny show
喜び(よろこび): joy, (a) delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
喜ぶ(よろこぶ): be delighted

keyword: блюдо, тарелка
kanji: 皿
constituent: dish
myStory: тарелки в посудомочной машине
heisigStory: The kanji for a dish is, clearly, the pictograph of a painted or carved bowl, seen from the side.
koohiiStory1: Three dishes stacked side-by-side in a dishwasher.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ベイ
kunYomi: さら
readingExamples: 皿 (さら)
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koohiiStory2: Pictograph of a dish with a three-layer cake slice on it.
words: 灰皿(はいさら): ashtray
皿(さら): plate, dish
お皿(おさら): (polite) dish, plate
灰皿(はいざら): ashtray

keyword: кровь
kanji: 血
constituent: blood, drop, dish
myStory: капля на блюде - это крооооовь! пир вампиров!
heisigStory: The drop in the dish is blood. It is similar to the drop we saw earlier on the dagger in the character for blade (Frame 88).
koohiiStory1: Vampire orders blood in one of those posh restaurants. Imagine his shock when all he gets is a giant white bowl and just a single drop of blood in the centre and a drizzling of balsamic around the edge. Disgusted he calls the manager over tells him its overpriced tosh and bites into his neck with a huge gush of blood spraying everywhere.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ケツ
kunYomi: ち
readingExamples: 血 (ち)
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koohiiStory2: Image: Holy Grail with a drop of Jesus blood on it.
words: 血管(けっかん): blood vessel
混血(こんけつ): mixed race, mixed parentage
出血(しゅっけつ): bleeding, haemorrhage
血圧(けつあつ): blood pressure
血液(けつえき): blood
輸血(ゆけつ): blood transfusion
血(ち): blood

keyword: украсть
kanji: 盗
constituent: steal, next, ice, lack, yawn, dish
myStory: ты не знаешь, где достать следующее блюдо, поэтому ты просто-напросто крадешь еду
heisigStory: Next . . . dish.
koohiiStory1: You are so poor you dont know where your next dish will come from all you know is that you will have to steal it.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: ぬす.む、ぬす.み
readingExamples: 盗む (ぬす.む)
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koohiiStory2: The first thing to steal is the silverware; next, the dishes.
words: 盗み(ぬすみ): stealing
強盗(ごうとう): robbery, burglary
盗難(とうなん): theft, robbery
盗む(ぬすむ): steal

keyword: теплый, горячий (про объекты или чувства)
kanji: 温
constituent: warm, water, water droplets, water pistol, sun, day, dish
myStory: если воду налить в блюдо и оставить на солнце, она будет теплая
heisigStory: Water . . . sun . . . dish.
koohiiStory1: If you leave water out in the sun in a dish, naturally it will get warm.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: オン
kunYomi: あたた.か、あたた.かい、あたた.まる、あたた.める、ぬく
readingExamples: 温か (あたた.か), 温かい (あたた.かい), 温まる (あたた.まる), 温める (あたた.める)
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koohiiStory2: To distinguish from warmth (#1949), which refers to warm weather, remember that this means warm objects or feelings. Imagine a plastic kiddy pool in the backyard full of lukewarm water. The kiddy pool is shaped like a huge dish, and it's been under the sun all day - that's why the water is warm now.
words: 温和(おんわ): gentle, mild, moderate
生温い(なまぬるい): lukewarm, halfhearted
保温(ほおん): retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation
温室(おんしつ): greenhouse
温泉(おんせん): spa, hot spring
温帯(おんたい): temperate zone
温暖(おんだん): warmth
温度(おんど): temperature
気温(きおん): temperature
体温(たいおん): temperature (body)
温い(ぬるい): lukewarm, tepid

keyword: соль
kanji: 塩
constituent: salt, soil, dirt, ground, reclining, lying down, mouth, dish
myStory: эксцентричный исследователь лег на землю и полизал землю. "о, соленая!", - воскликнул он: "как раз для нашего сегодняшнего блюда!"
heisigStory: Ground . . . reclining . . . mouth . . . dish.
koohiiStory1: In the old days, salt was a worth alot, so it is not surprising to find someone reclining on the ground, mouth to plate, getting every last grain of that delicious salt.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: エン
kunYomi: しお
readingExamples: 塩 (しお)
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koohiiStory2: The eccentric explorer lay down on the earth 土, opened his mouth 口, and licked it. "As I suspected!" he said, "It's salt. Something to spice up our dishes 皿 with!"
words: 塩(えん): salt
塩辛い(しおからい): salty (flavor)
食塩(しょくえん): table salt
塩(しお): salt

keyword: серебро
kanji: 銀
constituent: silver, metal, gold, silver
myStory: металл, из которого заколка для волос лучше всего сверкает на солнце - серебро
heisigStory: Metal . . . silver.
koohiiStory1: Like gold, silver is a metal.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ギン
kunYomi: しろがね
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koohiiStory2: Not sure why Heisig find the right side so troublesome. My grandma´s hairpin (just before long (#1920)) is made of silver, the metal that best reflects sun light. I´m sure you can see the flash from her hair as she walks by on a sunny day. Note that the two elements (sun and hairpin) share not only a horizontal stroke, but also the left vertical one. Therefore a bit odd stroke order.
words: 銀(ぎん): silver
銀行(ぎんこう): bank

keyword: корень (растения, зуба, волоса...)
kanji: 根
constituent: root, tree, wood, silver
myStory: у магического дерева серебряные корни
heisigStory: Tree . . . silver.
koohiiStory1: Since trees eat through their roots, one could imagine roots as tree silverware.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コン
kunYomi: ね、-ね
readingExamples: 根 (ね)
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koohiiStory2: The roots of the magical tree are silver.
words: 球根(きゅうこん): (plant) bulb
根気(こんき): patience, perseverance, energy
根拠(こんきょ): basis, foundation
根底(こんてい): root, basis, foundation
根本(こんぽん): origin, source, foundation, root, base, principle
根回し(ねまわし): making necessary arrangements
利根(りこん): intelligence
垣根(かきね): hedge
根(ね): root
羽根(はね): shuttlecock
屋根(やね): roof

keyword: отступать
kanji: 退
constituent: retreat, road, silver
myStory: если на дороге валяется серебро - лучше отступи, это явно какая-то засада
heisigStory: Road . . . silver.
koohiiStory1: If you see silver on the road (eg. gun, armour, sword) => retreat!
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: タイ
kunYomi: しりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける、ひ.く、の.く、の.ける、ど.く
readingExamples: 退く (しりぞ.く), 退ける (しりぞ.ける)
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koohiiStory2: In the land of Oz, you advance by following the golden road, but you reatreat by following the Silver Road.
words: 後退(こうたい): retreat, backspace (BS)
辞退(じたい): refusal
退く(しりぞく): to retreat, to recede, to withdraw
退ける(しりぞける): to repel, to drive away
退化(たいか): degeneration, retrogression
退学(たいがく): dropping out of school
退治(たいじ): extermination
退職(たいしょく): retirement (from office)
脱退(だったい): secession
引退(いんたい): retire
退屈(たいくつ): tedium, boredom
退く(どく): retreat, recede, withdraw
退ける(どける): remove, take away, dislodge, put something out of the way
退院(たいいん): leave hospital

keyword: предел, лимит
kanji: 限
constituent: limit, pinnacle, parthenon, acropolis, silver
myStory: на Вершине есть ограничение на количество серебра, которое ты можешь иметь
heisigStory: Pinnacle . . . silver.
koohiiStory1: He was pushed to the limit at the end of the marathon, climbing on top of the Acropolis, but had to settle for the silver medal.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ゲン
kunYomi: かぎ.る、かぎ.り、-かぎ.り
readingExamples: 限る (かぎ.る)
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koohiiStory2: At The Pinnacle, they limit how much silver you can have. Too much silver will lead to wrongfulness.
words: 局限(きょくげん): limit, localize
権限(けんげん): power, authority, jurisdiction
限定(げんてい): limit, restriction
限る(かぎる): to limit, restrict, confine
期限(きげん): term, period
限界(げんかい): limit, bound
限度(げんど): limit, bounds
制限(せいげん): restriction, restraint, limitation
無限(むげん): infinite

keyword: хорошо, хороший (п: ореол святого)
kanji: 良
constituent: good, drop, silver
myStory: капля серебра - это хорошо
heisigStory: Drop of . . . silver.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, use the image of a saint's halo. As with silver, when this element is drawn on the left, the penultimate stroke is omitted.
koohiiStory1: With a drop of silver, the forces of good can vanquish the werewolves.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: リョウ
kunYomi: よ.い、-よ.い、い.い、-い.い
readingExamples: 良い (よ.い)
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koohiiStory2: A drop of silver is good, but a whole bar of it is better!
words: 良い(いい): good
改良(かいりょう): improvement, reform
善良(ぜんりょう): goodness, excellence, virtue
不良(ふりょう): badness, delinquent, inferiority, failure
良好(りょうこう): favorable, satisfactory
良識(りょうしき): good sense
良質(りょうしつ): good quality, superior quality
良心(りょうしん): conscience
仲良し(なかよし): intimate friend, close friend

keyword: дочь
kanji: 娘
constituent: daughter, woman, halo, drop, silver
myStory: хорошая женщина - только дочь
heisigStory: Woman . . . halo.
koohiiStory1: Your daughter is a good girl......well, let´s hope so... :-).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ジョウ
kunYomi: むすめ、こ
readingExamples: 娘 (むすめ)
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koohiiStory2: Be careful not to think woman + angel here, which has already been seen for attractive (#430). Suggest using woman with a halo, as in an innocent girl, something that everyone sees their daughters as being.
words: 娘(むすめ): daughter

keyword: кушать
kanji: 食
constituent: eat, food, umbrella, good, halo, drop, silver
myStory: хороший зонт... вкусный, наверное
heisigStory: If halo and umbrella aren't enough, break the halo down into drop and silver - or "silverware," an additional primitive.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this kanji can mean either eating or food. As with silver, on the left the final two strokes of this element are combined into one.
koohiiStory1: That umbrella looks good enough to eat!
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ショク、ジキ
kunYomi: く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む
readingExamples: 食事 (しょくじ), 食料 (しょくりょう), 会食 (かいしょく), 食う (く.う), 食らう (く.らう), 食べる (た.べる)
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koohiiStory2: Umbrella + Good: Let's go eat at that restaurant - the table with the umbrella looks good.
words: 給食(きゅうしょく): school lunch, providing a meal
食い違う(くいちがう): to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry
主食(しゅしょく): staple food
食事(しょくじ): meal
定食(ていしょく): set meal, special (of the day)
衣食住(いしょくじゅう): necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.)
食う(くう): eat
食塩(しょくえん): table salt
食卓(しょくたく): dining table
食品(しょくひん): commodity, foodstuff
食物(しょくもつ): food, foodstuff
食欲(しょくよく): appetite (for food)
食料(しょくりょう): food
食糧(しょくりょう): provisions, rations
食器(しょっき): tableware
昼食(ちゅうしょく): lunch, midday meal
食料品(しょくりょうひん): foods
食堂(しょくどう): cafeteria, dining room
食べ物(たべもの): food
食べる(たべる): eat

keyword: еда
kanji: 飯
constituent: meal, eat, food, umbrella, good, halo, drop, silver, anti-, demonstration, cliff, crotch
myStory: анти-еда - тоже еда!
heisigStory: Food . . . anti-.
koohiiStory1: After I eat a meal, I always have to take an anti-acid.
jouYou: 4
onYomi: ハン
kunYomi: めし
readingExamples: 飯 (めし)
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koohiiStory2: I´m anti-fastfood. Sit down and eat a real meal!
words: 昼飯(ちゅうはん): lunch, midday meal
飯(めし): meal(s), food
夕飯(ゆうはん): dinner
朝御飯(あさごはん): breakfast
御飯(ごはん): rice (cooked), meal
晩御飯(ばんごはん): dinner, evening meal
昼御飯(ひるごはん): lunch, midday meal

keyword: пить
kanji: 飲
constituent: drink, eat, food, umbrella, good, halo, drop, silver, lack, yawn
myStory: в отсутствие еды приходится пить
heisigStory: Food . . . yawn.
koohiiStory1: My experience with Japanese enkais (dinner parties): plenty to drink drink drink, but a severe lack of food, T_T.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: イン、オン
kunYomi: の.む、-の.み
readingExamples: 飲む (の.む)
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koohiiStory2: When you lack food, just drink something to fill you up.
words: 飲み込む(のみこむ): to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest
湯飲み(ゆのみ): teacup
飲み物(のみもの): drink, beverage
飲む(のむ): to drink

keyword: Имя собственное: Здание
kanji: 館
constituent: Bldg., eat, food, umbrella, good, halo, drop, silver, bureaucrat, house, maestro without baton
myStory: бюрократы сидят в здании и жрут наши деньги :(
heisigStory: The abbreviation of Building suggests that this kanji is used in proper names, as indeed it often is. Keep your connotation distinct from Inst. (Frame 1401) when working with the elements: food . . . bureaucrat.
koohiiStory1: This Bldg. is like all the other government buildings - they house bureaucrats who sit around sipping wine and eating expensive meals at the taxpayers expense.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: カン
kunYomi: やかた、たて
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A building that eats bureaucrats!!!!!!!!
words: 館(かん): house, hall, building, hotel, inn, guesthouse
館(たち): mansion, small castle
本館(ほんかん): main building
会館(かいかん): meeting hall, assembly hall
博物館(はくぶつかん): museum
美術館(びじゅつかん): art gallery
旅館(りょかん): Japanese inn
映画館(えいがかん): movie theatre (theater), cinema
大使館(たいしかん): embassy
図書館(としょかん): library

keyword: ровный, плоский (п: водная лилия)
kanji: 平
constituent: even, water-lily, lily pad
myStory: водная лилия на ровной глади воды
heisigStory: This character is easiest remembered as a pictograph of a water lily floating on the surface of the water, which gives it its meaning of even. The fourth stroke represents the calm, smooth surface of a pond, and the final stroke the long stem of the plant reaching underwater.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this kanji can keep its pictographic meaning of a water lily.
koohiiStory1: There´s an even covering of water lilies on the pond at 金閣寺（きんかくじ） the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ヘイ、ビョウ、ヒョウ
kunYomi: たい.ら、-だいら、ひら、ひら-
readingExamples: 平面 (へいめん), 平和 (へいわ), 公平 (こうへい), 平ら (たい.ら), 平 (ひら)
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koohiiStory2: Frogs stay dry (#1648) 干 even as rain drops on their lily pads... RTK2:　ヘイ　　平均　へいきん(an average)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ビョウ　平等　びょうどう(equality).
words: 平均(ならし): equilibrium, balance, average, mean
平たい(ひらたい): flat, even, level, simple, plain
平行(へいこう): (going) side by side, concurrent, abreast, at the same time, occurring together, parallel, parallelism
平常(へいじょう): normal, usual
平方(へいほう): square (e.g. metre), square
公平(こうへい): fairness, impartial, justice
水平(すいへい): water level, horizon
水平線(すいへいせん): horizon
平ら(たいら): flatness, level, smooth, calm, plain
地平線(ちへいせん): horizon
平等(びょうどう): equality, impartiality, evenness
不平(ふへい): complaint, discontent, dissatisfaction
平気(へいき): coolness, calmness, composure, unconcern
平均(へいきん): equilibrium, balance, average, mean
平日(へいじつ): weekday, ordinary days
平凡(へいぼん): common, commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
平野(へいや): plain, open field
平和(へいわ): peace, harmony
平仮名(ひらがな): hiragana, 47 syllables, the cursive syllabary

keyword: вызывать, звать
kanji: 呼
constituent: call, mouth, even, water-lily, lily pad, question mark
myStory: я очень ленивый инженер, поэтому я генетически изменил лилию таким образом, что у нее на корне есть крючок, и она будет звать меня есть кто-то попадется
heisigStory: Mouth . . . water lily. Note: this is the one time that the "stem" has a barb at the end. Work this fact into your story.
koohiiStory1: 'Budd' - 'weis' - 'er' call the frogs mouths from the liliy pads, working to get you hooked on beer.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: コ
kunYomi: よ.ぶ
readingExamples: 呼ぶ (よ.ぶ)
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koohiiStory2: I´m a lazy fisher, so I genetically engineered a lily pad with a fishing hook at the stem and a mouth to call me whenever it catches something.
words: 嗚呼(ああ): Ah!, Oh!, Alas!
呼び止める(よびとめる): to challenge, to call somebody to halt
呼吸(こきゅう): breath, respiration, knack, trick, secret (of doing something)
呼び掛ける(よびかける): call out to, accost, address (crowd), make an appeal
呼び出す(よびだす): summon, call (e.g. via telephone)
呼ぶ(よぶ): call out, invite

keyword: надежда, упование
kanji: 希
constituent: hope, sheaf, linen, by one’s side, towel
myStory: работяга, укладывающий снопы, надеется, что ему принесут хотя бы полотно - пот утереть
heisigStory: Sheaf . . . linen.
koohiiStory1: I hope this works, you say as you stuff a sheaf of stalks under your blanket but above your linens. Your real hope is that your parents don´t find out that you left the house.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キ、ケ
kunYomi: まれ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Wolverine (sheaf, see reap (#1488)) hopes they invent linen sheets that he won´t keep shredding in his sleep.
words: 希望(きぼう): hope, wish, aspiration

keyword: грудь
kanji: 胸
constituent: bosom, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, bound up, villain, sheaf, shovel
myStory: часть тела, которая связывает по рукам и ногам любого негодяя - грудь
heisigStory: Part of the body . . . bound up . . . villain.
koohiiStory1: Just think of the heroine's bosom in a movie. The villain ties up the heroine (to the traintracks or the conveyor belt etc) but her bosom is the body part that is always left sticking out.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キョウ
kunYomi: むね、むな-
readingExamples: 胸 (むね)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: As you know, female comics villains are always binding the flesh of their bosom up in interesting ways. One has to wonder how these clothes stay on their body at all...
words: 胸(むね): breast, chest

keyword: убивать
kanji: 殺
constituent: kill, sheaf, tree, wood, cruise missile, missile, wind, crotch
myStory: убей своего врага: либо физически - уронив на него сноп бревен, либо морально - изнасилуй его женщину
heisigStory: Sheaf . . . tree . . . missile.
koohiiStory1: X marks the spot on the tree where the missile hit. No doubt, it was meant to kill us.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サツ、サイ、セツ
kunYomi: ころ.す、-ごろ.し、そ.ぐ
readingExamples: 殺人 (さつじん), 殺到 (さっとう), 黙殺 (もくさつ), 相殺 (そうさい), 殺す (ころ.す)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I suppose when this kanji was made, it was most effective to kill your enemies with sheafs of wood used as missiles.
words: 暗殺(あんさつ): assassination
殺人(さつじん): murder
殺す(ころす): kill
自殺(じさつ): suicide

keyword: подлинный, чистый
kanji: 純
constituent: genuine, thread, spiderman, earthworm, drop, shovel, fishhook
myStory: (нить + земляной червь)
на нить ты должен повесить настоящего червяка. на пластиковую приманку фиг что поймаешь
heisigStory: Thread . . . earthworm.
koohiiStory1: For remembering the primitive earthworm: Drops of rain were falling so I took my shovel to dig up some earthworms to put them on my fishook..... My story: To have a genuine fishing line you don't just pick up a stick but you also attach some thread onto it and at the end an earthworm must be hung.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ジュン
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: You need to attach a genuine earthworm to the thread. With plastic bait you won´t catch anything.
words: 清純(せいじゅん): purity, innocence
純情(じゅんじょう): pure heart, naivete, self-sacrificing devotion
純粋(じゅんすい): pure, true, genuine, unmixed
単純(たんじゅん): simplicity

keyword: тупой (про нож и про человека)
kanji: 鈍
constituent: dull, metal, gold, earthworm, drop, shovel, fishhook
myStory: металлический крючок настолько тупой, что не может пронзить даже червя
heisigStory: Metal . . . earthworm.
koohiiStory1: The metal hook is too dull to even pierce an earthworm....
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ドン
kunYomi: にぶ.い、にぶ.る、にぶ-、なま.る、なまく.ら
readingExamples: 鈍い (にぶ.い), 鈍る (にぶ.る)
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koohiiStory2: From the earthworm´s perspective, it most be pretty dull when you are put in a metal bowl, just waiting for being put on the hook on the fishing trip the next day.
words: 鈍感(どんかん): thickheadedness, stolidity
鈍る(なまる): to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken
鈍い(にぶい): dull (e.g. a knife), thickheaded, slow, stupid
鈍い(のろい): dull (e.g. a knife), thickheaded, slow, stupid

keyword: пряный, острый
kanji: 辛
constituent: spicy, stand up, vase, ten, needle
myStory: острая еда заставляет тебя вставать так быстро, как будто ты сидишь на иголках
heisigStory: This character pictures food whose taste is so hot and spicy that it makes the hairs on your body stand up as straight as needles.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, we shall use this meaning of spicy, except when the two extra strokes are added to the bottom, giving it the form of a tree. Then we take its alternate meaning of a red pepper plant. The connection is obvious.
koohiiStory1: Eating spicy food makes you stand up ten times faster than usual, ´cause you just need to get something to drink!
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シン
kunYomi: から.い、つら.い、-づら.い、かのと
readingExamples: 辛い (から.い)
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koohiiStory2: Eating spicy food makes you stand up as if you had sat on a needle.
words: 辛うじて(かろうじて): barely, narrowly, just manage to do st
香辛料(こうしんりょう): spices
辛抱(しんぼう): patience, endurance
塩辛い(しおからい): salty (flavor)
辛い(つらい): painful, heart-breaking
辛い(からい): painful, heart-breaking

keyword: уходить в отставку
kanji: 辞
constituent: resign, tongue, thousand, mouth, spicy, stand up, vase, ten, needle
myStory: слишком острый язычок некоторых сотрудников заставил уйти в отставку
heisigStory: Tongue . . . spicy.
koohiiStory1: This guy´s job is tasting the spicy curry at the local Indian Food Factory. He has to resign from his job before his tongue is rendered completely useless after all the spicy food that he has to try all day long...
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ジ
kunYomi: や.める、いな.む
readingExamples: 辞める (や.める)
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koohiiStory2: After my tongue touched the most spicy pepper of all, I had to resign from the contest...too hot for me!
words: お世辞(おせじ): flattery, compliment
辞職(じしょく): resignation
辞退(じたい): refusal
世辞(せじ): flattery, compliment
百科辞典(ひゃっかじてん): encyclopedia
御辞儀(おじぎ): bow
辞める(やめる): retire
辞典(じてん): dictionary
辞書(じしょ): dictionary, lexicon

keyword: новый, свежий
kanji: 新
constituent: new, red pepper, stand up, vase, tree, wood, axe
myStory: каждый раз, когда фермер рубит остроперцевые деревья, ему приходится использовать новый топор: старый из-за перца корродирует
heisigStory: Red pepper . . . ax.
koohiiStory1: Don't confuse left primitive with catalpa (#1498). Every time the farmer cuts down the peppers from the red pepper plant, he has to use a brand new axe. This is because the spicy peppers cause the metal to erode very quickly, thereby rendering the axe completely useless.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シン
kunYomi: あたら.しい、あら.た、あら-、にい-
readingExamples: 新しい (あたら.しい), 新た (あら.た), 新 (にい)
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koohiiStory2: Axe-man grows a patch of red pepper plants in his back garden. He rubs red peppers on the edge of his axes, and this seems to keep them sharp like brand new.
words: 革新(かくしん): reform, innovation
新(しん): new
新興(しんこう): rising, developing, emergent
新婚(しんこん): newly-wed
新人(しんじん): new face, newcomer
新築(しんちく): new building, new construction
新入生(しんにゅうせい): freshman, first-year student
新た(あらた): new, fresh
新幹線(しんかんせん): bullet train
新鮮(しんせん): fresh
新聞社(しんぶんしゃ): newspaper office
新しい(あたらしい): new
新聞(しんぶん): newspaper

keyword: родитель
kanji: 親
constituent: parent, red pepper, stand up, vase, tree, wood, see, telescope, eye, human legs
myStory: родитель смотрит, как ребенок пытается есть красный перец. злобно.
heisigStory: Red pepper . . . see.
koohiiStory1: A wise parent lets their kids learn. A kid wants to try to eat the red pepper plant, the wise parent says "Try it and see for yourself".
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シン
kunYomi: おや、おや-、した.しい、した.しむ
readingExamples: 親 (おや), 親しい (した.しい), 親しむ (した.しむ)
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koohiiStory2: I remember this one the way the Japanese do: a parent standing on top of a tree watching what his or her kid is doing.
words: 親しむ(したしむ): to be intimate with, to befriend
親善(しんぜん): friendship
肉親(にくしん): blood relationship, blood relative
親(おや): parents
親指(おやゆび): thumb
親しい(したしい): intimate, close
親友(しんゆう): close friend
親戚(しんせき): relative
親類(しんるい): relation, kin
父親(ちちおや): father
母親(ははおや): mother
親切(しんせつ): kind
両親(りょうしん): parents, both parents

keyword: счастье
kanji: 幸
constituent: happiness, ten, needle, stand up, vase, ten, needle, ten2, needle2
myStory: всего одна лишняя черта - и острый превращается в счастье
heisigStory: Simply by turning the dot at the top of the primitive for spicy into a cross shape, we move from things bitter and spicy to things happy.
koohiiStory1: Happiness adds a bit (or ten) of spice to your life.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: さいわ.い、さち、しあわ.せ
readingExamples: 幸い (さいわ.い), 幸 (さち), 幸せ (しあわ.せ)
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koohiiStory2: This is one of those rare occasions when I forgo Heisig for other methods. 「幸せから一本取ると辛い」 -- if you take but one stroke away from happiness, you get painfulness. (oh well, Heisig used similar one for 百).
words: 幸運(こううん): good luck, fortune
幸福(こうふく): happiness, blessedness
幸い(さいわい): happiness, blessedness
幸せ(しあわせ): happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
不幸(ふこう): unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death

keyword: рапорт, отчет, новости
kanji: 報
constituent: report, happiness, ten, needle, stand up, vase, underpants, stamp, crotch, ten2, needle2
myStory: отчет: одежда-как-штамп-на промежности увеличивает счастье мужчин на рабочих местах
heisigStory: Happiness . . . stamp . . . crotch. Compare frame 1501.
koohiiStory1: Recall the fashion model wearing just a stamp over his crotch (clothing (#1399)). When he got happy, of course, it ended up in the news report.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ホウ
kunYomi: むく.いる
readingExamples: 報いる (むく.いる)
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koohiiStory2: The long awaited report, 'Maximising Male Happiness In The Workplace' concluded that making bikinis, with only a stamp sized piece of cloth covering the crotch, compulsory for attractive female staff, was the most cost-effective means of achieving this aim.
words: 報酬(ほうしゅう): remuneration, recompense, reward, toll
報じる(ほうじる): to inform, to report
報ずる(ほうずる): to inform, to report
報道(ほうどう): information, report
情報(じょうほう): information, news, (military) intelligence, gossip
報告(ほうこく): report, information
予報(よほう): forecast, prediction
天気予報(てんきよほう): weather forecast
電報(でんぽう): telegram

keyword: крикнуть, воскликнуть
kanji: 叫
constituent: shout, mouth, cornucopia
myStory: (рот + рог изобилия)
кричишь от радости, когда находишь рог изобилия
heisigStory: Mouth . . . cornucopia.
koohiiStory1: There was a man in a village who had a special gift : whenever he shouted and screamed, his mouth became a cornucopia, overflowing with fruits and food of all sorts. Many of the locals thought he was a cruel man, always screaming at his wife, until they realised he was in fact very kind, and his gift brought prosperity to his family.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キョウ
kunYomi: さけ.ぶ
readingExamples: 叫ぶ (さけ.ぶ)
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koohiiStory2: You can hold a CORNUCOPIA up to your MOUTH (like a megaphone) to SHOUT lounder. Also notice that the shape of CORNUCOPIA implies the shouts are 4 letter words.
words: 叫び(さけび): shout, scream, outcry
叫ぶ(さけぶ): shout, cry out

keyword: доход
kanji: 収
constituent: income, cornucopia, crotch
myStory: если у тебя большой доход - на тебя обрушивается рог изобилия промежностей
heisigStory: Cornucopia . . . crotch. Keep distinct from both fare (Frame 1079) and salary (Frame 1449).
koohiiStory1: Prostitutes can make a veritable cornucopia of income by using their crotches -- they put the "come" in "income." (A bit lewd perhaps, but effective in keeping this character distinct from similar keywords like profit (#906) or earnings (#893)).
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: シュウ
kunYomi: おさ.める、おさ.まる
readingExamples: 収まる (おさ.まる), 収める (おさ.める)
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koohiiStory2: Women love men with money. If you have a high income you can get a cornicopia of crotches.
words: 収まる(おさまる): to be obtained, to end, to settle into, to fit into, to be settled, to be paid, to be delivered
収める(おさめる): to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept
回収(かいしゅう): collection, recovery
収益(しゅうえき): earnings, proceeds, returns
収支(しゅうし): income and expenditure
収集(しゅうしゅう): gathering up, collection, accumulation
収容(しゅうよう): accommodation, reception, seating, housing, custody, admission, entering (in a dictionary)
徴収(ちょうしゅう): collection, levy
没収(ぼっしゅう): forfeited
吸収(きゅうしゅう): absorption, suction, attraction
収穫(しゅうかく): harvest, crop, ingathering
収入(しゅうにゅう): income, receipts, revenue
領収(りょうしゅう): receipt, voucher

keyword: земля (как противоположность воде, когда плывешь на корабле)
kanji: 陸
constituent: land, pinnacle, parthenon, acropolis, mini-tractor, rice seedlings, soil, dirt, ground, human legs, soil2, dirt2, ground2
myStory: (вершина + саженцы риса + земля)
на Вершине саженцы риса сажают в землю, а не в воду. воду трудно на Вершину поднимать
heisigStory: The sense of land carried by this kanji is distinct from soil (Frame 161) and ground (Frame 554) in that it is meant to represent land seen from a distance, that is, land as opposed to "water." Its elements: pinnacle . . . rice seedlings . . . ground.
koohiiStory1: My rice-seedlings have become sentient and will go on a mission. I can only apologise for the next 6 frames. In the distance, there is a pinnacle, which the newly-awakened rice-seedlings who are still stuck in the ground can see. Could it be the Promised Land?
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: リク、ロク
kunYomi: おか
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koohiiStory2: When sailors see land in the distance, they first see the pinnacles of the new land, but when they come close enough they´ll be able to make out the rice seedlings, and finally the ground!
words: 上陸(じょうりく): landing, disembarkation
着陸(ちゃくりく): landing, alighting, touch down
内陸(ないりく): inland
大陸(たいりく): continent
陸(りく): land, shore

keyword: силы (природы), войска
kanji: 勢
constituent: forces, mini-tractor, rice seedlings, soil, dirt, ground, human legs, fat man, musashimaru, round, nine, baseball, drop, power, muscle, arnold, soil2, dirt2, ground2
myStory: силы природы нужны, чтобы ростки риса в земле стали сильными и дали круглый рис
heisigStory: Rice seedlings . . ground . . . fat man . . . muscle.
koohiiStory1: What power makes rice seedlings in the ground grow into well rounded plants? The forces of nature.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セイ、ゼイ
kunYomi: いきお.い、はずみ
readingExamples: 勢い (いきお.い)
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koohiiStory2: The forces of nature need to be just right for the rice seedlings in the ground to become fat and strong.
words: 形勢(けいせい): condition, situation, prospects
情勢(じょうせい): state of things, condition, situation
勢力(せいりょく): influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy
態勢(たいせい): attitude, conditions, preparations
優勢(ゆうせい): superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance
勢い(いきおい): force, vigor, energy, spirit, life, authority, influence, power, might, tendency, necessarily
姿勢(しせい): attitude, posture
大勢(おおぜい): many, a great number (of people)

keyword: горячий (о кастрюле), жар (у человека), температура
kanji: 熱
constituent: heat, mini-tractor, rice seedlings, soil, dirt, ground, human legs, fat man, musashimaru, round, nine, baseball, drop, oven-fire, barbecue, soil2, dirt2, ground2
myStory: круглый котел с ростками риса над огнем горячий!
heisigStory: Rice seedlings . . . ground . . . fat man . . . oven fire.
koohiiStory1: Heat up those RICE SEEDLINGS you pulled from the SOIL in a ROUND pan over a low FLAME. (Note: the hot pan image helps reinforce the idea that this kanji for "atsui" refers to something hot to the touch, as opposed to hot weather).
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ネツ
kunYomi: あつ.い
readingExamples: 熱い (あつ.い)
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koohiiStory2: Just a comment on Erikkusan's story: Although one of the pronunciations of this kanji is "atsui" this isn't the atsui that you feel in Tokyo in August, (which is Frame 1260's "sultry' 暑). This atsui is the one when you touch something hot, like a fry pan. Another reading of this is "netsu," which is the "fever" this fat man may feel after planting the rice seedlings.
words: 光熱費(こうねつひ): cost of fuel and light
情熱(じょうねつ): passion, enthusiasm, zeal
熱意(ねつい): zeal, enthusiasm
熱湯(ねっとう): boiling water
熱量(ねつりょう): temperature
加熱(かねつ): heating
熱する(ねっする): to heat
熱帯(ねったい): tropics
熱中(ねっちゅう): enthusiasm, zeal, mania
熱(ねつ): heat, fever
熱心(ねっしん): eagerness
熱い(あつい): hot (thing)

keyword: гравировать
kanji: 刻
constituent: engrave, sign of the hog, acorn, top hat, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: выгравировать мечом на желуде имя возлюбленной
heisigStory: Acorn . . . saber.
koohiiStory1: This famous ninja (I always use ninjas with sabres, distinct from samurai) used to engrave the kanji for his name onto acorns, and throw the acorns to distract his enemies. The legend goes that by the time his victims would pick up the acorn and read the engraved kanji, they were already dead.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: コク
kunYomi: きざ.む、きざ.み
readingExamples: 刻む (きざ.む)
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koohiiStory2: While it´s traditional for lovers to engrave their names on a tree in many countries, in Japan, however, it was traditional for a samurai to signify his undying love for a woman by engraving the kanji of her name on an acorn with his sabre.
words: 時刻表(じこくひょう): table, diagram, chart, timetable, schedule
刻む(きざむ): mince, chop up, carve, engrave, cut fine, hash, chisel, notch
時刻(じこく): instant, time, moment
深刻(しんこく): serious
遅刻(ちこく): lateness, late coming
彫刻(ちょうこく): carving, engraving, sculpture

keyword: упомянуть
kanji: 述
constituent: mention, resin, pole, road
myStory: никто не упомянул, что смола на дороге. теперь я прилип!
heisigStory: Resin . . . road.
koohiiStory1: Why are the roads leading through the woods so sticky and dirty? Hmm... I think the forest ranger mentioned something about excess resin on the roads...
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ジュツ
kunYomi: の.べる
readingExamples: 述べる (の.べる)
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koohiiStory2: No-body mentioned that there was resin on the road. Now I´m stuck!
words: 記述(きじゅつ): describing, descriptor
口述(こうじゅつ): verbal statement
述語(じゅつご): predicate
述べる(のべる): state, express, mention

keyword: искусство (делать что-то)
kanji: 術
constituent: art, boulevard, going, resin, pole
myStory: раскидать смолу на бульваре - это тоже искусство!
heisigStory: Boulevard . . . resin.
koohiiStory1: Behold the "Boulev´Art" : a life-size section of a boulevard cast in a huge block of resin. Some call it ... art.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ジュツ
kunYomi: すべ
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koohiiStory2: The definition of art is getting more and more loose these days. Why even some resin spilled onto the boulevard is now counted as art! Hmmph!
words: 戦術(せんじゅつ): tactics
美術(びじゅつ): art, fine arts
学術(がくじゅつ): science, learning, scholarship
芸術(げいじゅつ): fine art, the arts
手術(しゅじゅつ): surgical operation
技術(ぎじゅつ): technique
美術館(びじゅつかん): art gallery

keyword: холодный (о погоде)
kanji: 寒
constituent: cold, Baba Yaga’s hut, house, celery, animal legs, ice
myStory: (дом + сельдерей + ноги животного + лед)
какое-то животное попыталось стащить сельдерей из моего дома, но было так холодно, что животное просто скользило по льду на полу. так и подохло
heisigStory: House . . . celery . . . animal legs . . . ice.
koohiiStory1: Don't mix up with cool (#1404), when the cool boys order each other around. This kind of cold has to do with weather. When its cold outside, I stay at home and have hot celery soup with chicken legs to keep out the ice. 寒い　＝　さむい　＝cold.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: カン
kunYomi: さむ.い
readingExamples: 寒い (さむ.い)
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koohiiStory2: Some strange animal tried to steal a stalk of celery from my house. However, it was freezing and the floor was covered in ice, so the mysterious animal couldn´t get any traction. Picture a stalk of celery and a pair of animal legs slipping and sliding clumsily around the ice, and never able to leave the house. Eventually it got so cold that the little animal froze to death.
words: 寒気(かんき): cold, frost, chill
寒帯(かんたい): frigid zone
寒い(さむい): cold (e.g. weather)

keyword: яд
kanji: 毒
constituent: poison, grow up, mother, breasts
myStory: если ты растешь у матери, которая пьет и курит, то определенно, в ее молоке будет яд
heisigStory: Grow up . . . breasts.
koohiiStory1: If you grow up with a mother that drinks and smokes, you can be sure it´s poison in the stuff you get from her breasts.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ドク
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koohiiStory2: You can use silicone implants to to make your breasts "grow up" but if they leak, it's poison.
words: 中毒(ちゅうどく): poisoning
気の毒(きのどく): pitiful, a pity
消毒(しょうどく): disinfection, sterilization
毒(どく): poison

keyword: ячмень
kanji: 麦
constituent: barley, grow up, walking legs
myStory: "выросший" ячмень заставляет твои ноги шататься
heisigStory: Grow up . . . walking legs.
koohiiStory1: BARLEY beverages give GROWN UPs teetering WALKING LEGS.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: バク
kunYomi: むぎ
readingExamples: 麦 (むぎ)
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koohiiStory2: "Grown up" barley, i.e. beer, is what gets you tottering legs.
words: 小麦(こむぎ): wheat
蕎麦(そば): soba (buckwheat noodles)

keyword: голубой
kanji: 青
constituent: blue, grow up, moon, flesh
myStory: выросшая луна - голубая луна
heisigStory: Grow up . . . moon.
koohiiStory1: The last time I saw a blue moon was in my youth when I was growing up.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: セイ、ショウ
kunYomi: あお、あお-、あお.い
readingExamples: 青天 (せいてん), 青銅 (せいどう), 青年 (せいねん), 青 (あお), 青い (あお.い)
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koohiiStory2: Once in a blue moon refers to a rare event. But originally "blue moon" refers to a full moon, in other words a fully grown-up moon. Whether once a month is rare or not depends on what we´re talking about, but that happens to be the origin of the expression.
words: 青白い(あおじろい): pale
青春(せいしゅん): youth, springtime of life, adolescent
青(あお): the color blue, the color green (noun), green light
青少年(せいしょうねん): youth, young person
青年(せいねん): youth, young man
真っ青(まっさお): deep blue, ghastly pale
青い(あおい): blue, pale, green, unripe, inexperienced

keyword: утонченный
kanji: 精
constituent: refined, rice, blue, grow up, moon, flesh
myStory: очень утонченные люди имеют голубую кровь и кожу, бледную как рис
heisigStory: Rice . . . blue.
koohiiStory1: Very refined people in the upper classes have skin as pale as rice and blue blood.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セイ、ショウ、シヤウ
readingExamples: 精米 (せいまい), 精密 (せいみつ), 精力 (せいりょく)
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koohiiStory2: "Uh, why is your rice blue?" "It's been refined! And by 'refined' I mean it's been in the back of my fridge for a few months.".
words: 精巧(せいこう): elaborate, delicate, exquisite
精密(せいみつ): precise, exact, detailed, minute, close
精神(せいしん): mind, soul, heart, spirit, intention
精々(せいぜい): at the most, at best, to the utmost, as much (far) as possible

keyword: чувства
kanji: 情
constituent: feelings, Freud, state of mind, blue, grow up, moon, flesh
myStory: синее состояние сознания - тебя захватили чувства
heisigStory: State of mind . . . blue. Do not confuse with emotion (Frame 662).
koohiiStory1: Data is feeling blue about not having any feelings ... hey, wait a minute.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ジョウ、セイ
kunYomi: なさ.け
readingExamples: 情報 (じょうほう), 情熱 (じょうねつ), 人情 (にんじょう), 情け (なさ.け)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Feeling blue is a state of mind where you´re dominated by your feelings.
words: 実情(じつじょう): real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs
情(じょう): feelings, emotion, passion
情緒(じょうしょ): emotion, feeling
情勢(じょうせい): state of things, condition, situation
情熱(じょうねつ): passion, enthusiasm, zeal
心情(しんじょう): mentality
同情(どうじょう): sympathy, compassion, sympathize, pity, feel for
情け(なさけ): sympathy, compassion
情け深い(なさけぶかい): tender-hearted, compassionate
人情(にんじょう): humanity, empathy, kindness, sympathy, human nature, common sense, customs and manners
愛情(あいじょう): love, affection
感情(かんじょう): emotion(s), feeling(s), sentiment
苦情(くじょう): complaint, troubles, objection
事情(じじょう): circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons
純情(じゅんじょう): pure heart, naivete, self-sacrificing devotion
情報(じょうほう): information, news, (military) intelligence, gossip
表情(ひょうじょう): facial expression
友情(ゆうじょう): friendship, fellowship

keyword: проясняться (о погоде), чистое небо
kanji: 晴
constituent: clear up, sun, day, blue, grow up, moon, flesh
myStory: солнце и голубое небо! да, небо явно прояснилось!
heisigStory: Take the key word in its associations with the weather (unless that tempts you to include the primitive for weather, which doesn't belong here). Its elements: sun . . . blue.
koohiiStory1: Sun and blue sky! Yep, the weather´s cleared up!
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セイ
kunYomi: は.れる、は.れ、は.れ-、-ば.れ、は.らす
readingExamples: 晴らす (は.らす), 晴れる (は.れる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: When we speak of clearing up we easily think of both the sun and blue skies. But in another since to clear up is the absence of weather. And therefor the reason weather has no place in its writing.
words: 素晴らしい(すばらしい): wonderful, splendid, magnificent
晴天(せいてん): fine weather
見晴らし(みはらし): view
快晴(かいせい): good weather
晴れ(はれ): clear weather
晴れる(はれる): be sunny, clear away, stop raining

keyword: чистый
kanji: 清
constituent: pure, water, water droplets, water pistol, blue, grow up, moon, flesh
myStory: голубая вода - чистая вода
heisigStory: Water . . . blue.
koohiiStory1: Pure sea water is always a radiant blue.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セイ、ショウ、シン
kunYomi: きよ.い、きよ.まる、きよ.める
readingExamples: 清潔 (せいけつ), 清算 (せいさん), 粛清 (しゅくせい), 清い (きよ.い), 清まる (きよ.まる), 清める (きよ.める)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Bottles of water claim to be pure. They´re generally in blue containers, because blue makes you feel like its that much more pure.
words: 清らか(きよらか): clean, pure, chaste
清々しい(すがすがしい): fresh, refreshing
清算(せいさん): liquidation, settlement
清純(せいじゅん): purity, innocence
清濁(せいだく): good and evil, purity and impurity
清い(きよい): clear, pure, noble
清む(すむ): to clear (e.g. weather), become transparent
清潔(せいけつ): clean
清書(せいしょ): clean copy
清掃(せいそう): cleaning

keyword: тихо, тихий
kanji: 静
constituent: quiet, blue, grow up, moon, flesh, contend, bound up, rake
myStory: бороться с голубыми лучше тихо, а то посыпятся повестки в суд
heisigStory: Blue . . . contend. Do not confuse with calm (Frame 1230).
koohiiStory1: When someone you know who is normally talkative goes quiet, it´s usually a sign that they are contending with the blues.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セイ、ジョウ
kunYomi: しず-、しず.か、しず.まる、しず.める
readingExamples: 静止 (せいし), 静穏 (せいおん), 安静 (あんせい), 静 (しず), 静か (しず.か), 静まる (しず.まる), 静める (しず.める)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Don't confuse with silence (#240), something achieved through action. On the other hand, quiet refers to a personal quality of not speaking out. Members of Blue-man group jump into the wrestling ring of contenders for tag-team wrestling. Though the other contenders are screaming, the blue men never say anything - they are a very quiet bunch, that Blue-man group. Primitive order: blue man group's first and main characteristic is being blue and quiet; only later did they decide to become wrestling contenders.
words: 安静(あんせい): rest
静止(せいし): stillness, repose, standing still
静的(せいてき): static
静まる(しずまる): calm down, subside, die down, abate, be suppressed
冷静(れいせい): calm, composure, coolness, serenity
静か(しずか): quiet, peaceful

keyword: обвинять
kanji: 責
constituent: blame, grow up, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: курс доллара растет, все обвиняют Америку почему-то
heisigStory: Grow up . . . oyster.
koohiiStory1: As one grows up, one typically starts to blame all of their problems on money.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セキ
kunYomi: せ.める
readingExamples: 責める (せ.める)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: This is the story of a poor fisherman and his wife. A long time ago he caught an oyster with a small but precious pearl. The intelligent wife told him to sell the pearl immediately: the greedy husband figured if he kept the oyster and fed it, it would grow up and yield an even bigger pearl. One day the oyster grew so big, it crashed through the house and escaped back to sea. The angry wife left her husband, blaming his blind greed for their poverty.
words: 責務(せきむ): duty, obligation
責任(せきにん): duty, responsibility
責める(せめる): condemn, blame, criticize

keyword: exploits (так и запомнить)
kanji: 績
constituent: exploits, thread, spiderman, blame, grow up, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: подвиги спайдермэна известны на весь мир, но в газетах его продолжают обвинять во всех смертных грехах
heisigStory: Thread . . . blame.
koohiiStory1: Spidey´s exploits are world famous but still The Daily Bugle´s pages blame him for every problem out there.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セキ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: [Geek alert] A lot of modern software is full of exploits which can be abused by hackers. I blame multi-threading.
words: 業績(ぎょうせき): achievement, performance, results, work, contribution
紡績(ぼうせき): spinning
功績(こうせき): achievements, merit, meritorious service, meritorious deed
実績(じっせき): achievements, actual results
成績(せいせき): results, record

keyword: объем
kanji: 積
constituent: volume, wheat, cereal, blame, grow up, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: очень маленькие объемы пшеницы в этом году! обвиняй погоду!
heisigStory: Wheat . . . blame. This key word has to do with measurement, and should be kept distinct from the kanji for quantity (Frame 189) - even though the meanings are similar.
koohiiStory1: On many wheat cereal boxes, there is a disclaimer stating that "This package is sold by weight, not by volume. Some settling of contents may have occurred." well they only say that because they don´t want to be blamed by people getting really disappointed after they see what a small volume of cereal the box really contains.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セキ
kunYomi: つ.む、-づ.み、つ.もる、つ.もり
readingExamples: 積む (つ.む), 積もる (つ.もる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The volume of the wheat crop is way down this year! Blame the weather!
words: 蓄積(ちくせき): accumulation, accumulate, store
積もり(つもり): intention, plan
見積り(みつもり): estimation, quotation
積極的(せっきょくてき): positive, active, proactive
体積(たいせき): capacity, volume
積む(つむ): pile up, stack
積もる(つもる): pile up
面積(めんせき): area
容積(ようせき): capacity, volume

keyword: поверхность
kanji: 表
constituent: surface, grow up, scarf
myStory: когда я рос, поверхность моего шарфа постоянно была в соплях
heisigStory: Grow up . . . rags. This character represents the "outside" of a garment, just as the kanji for back (Frame 426) depicted the "inside" or lining.
koohiiStory1: When I was GROWING UP, the SURFACE of my SCARF was always covered with snot from blowing my nose on it.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ヒョウ
kunYomi: おもて、-おもて、あらわ.す、あらわ.れる、あら.わす
readingExamples: 表す (あらわ.す), 表れる (あらわ.れる), 表 (おもて)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: (Thanks to zerOrange) I grew up underground, and whenever I went to the surface I wore a scarf to avoid scrutiny.
words: 時刻表(じこくひょう): table, diagram, chart, timetable, schedule
表す(あらわす): express, show, reveal
公表(こうひょう): official announcement, proclamation
図表(ずひょう): chart, diagram, graph
代表(だいひょう): representative, representation, delegation, type, example, model
発表(はっぴょう): announcement, publication
表(ひょう): table (in a document), chart, list
表現(ひょうげん): expression, presentation, (mathematics) representation
表紙(ひょうし): front cover, binding
表情(ひょうじょう): facial expression
表面(ひょうめん): surface, outside, face, appearance
表(おもて): the front

keyword: потреблять (кушать, пить, курить)
kanji: 喫
constituent: consume, mouth, pledge, flick knife, grow up, dagger, large, St. Bernard
myStory: мой рот дал зарок, что будет меньше потреблять
heisigStory: Mouth . . . pledge.
koohiiStory1: This means eat/drink/smoke. Maybe you make a pledge to stop gutsing/binging/puffing, but your own mouth is tempting you to put something in it.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キツ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I make my mouth pledge to consume less.
words: 喫茶(きっさ): tea drinking, tea house
喫茶店(きっさてん): coffee shop

keyword: вред
kanji: 害
constituent: harm, mansion, house, grow up, mouth
myStory: в твоем доме растут дети. тебе приходится беречь их рот от всякого, что может причинить им вред: отбеливатель, нож, пуговицы...
heisigStory: House . . . grow up . . . mouth.
koohiiStory1: With kids growing up in your house, you have to keep them from harm of putting anything in their mouth, paint chips, bleach, knvies, etc.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ガイ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: This is silly, but.. If a house suddenly grows up from your mouth, you will come to great harm.
words: 害する(がいする): to injure, to damage, to harm, to kill, to hinder
危害(きがい): injury, harm, danger
災害(さいがい): calamity, disaster, misfortune
迫害(はくがい): persecution
妨害(ぼうがい): disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference
害(がい): injury, harm, damage, evil influence
公害(こうがい): public nuisance, pollution
障害(しょうがい): obstacle, impediment (fault), damage
損害(そんがい): damage, injury, loss
被害(ひがい): damage
利害(りがい): advantages and disadvantages, interest

keyword: доля, пропорция
kanji: 割
constituent: proportion, harm, mansion, house, grow up, mouth, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: доля вреда, нанесенного мечом, неуклонно снижается из года в год
heisigStory: Harm . . . saber.
koohiiStory1: [proportion; comparatively; divide; cut; separate; split] Hey, don´t take this out of proportion! I did you just a little harm, no need to come over here with a saber...
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カツ
kunYomi: わ.る、わり、わ.り、わ.れる、さ.く
readingExamples: 割く (さ.く), 割る (わ.る), 割れる (わ.れる), 割 (わり)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: As shown on this pie-chart, the proportion of people harmed by sabres is relatively a small slice compared to those harmed by guns.
words: 割(かつ): divide, cut, halve, separate, split, rip, break, crack, smash, dilute
割合(わりあい): rate, ratio, proportion, comparatively, contrary to expectations
割り当て(わりあて): allotment, assignment, allocation, quota, rationing
割り込む(わりこむ): to cut in, to thrust oneself into, to wedge oneself in, to muscle in on, to interrupt, to disturb
割り算(わりざん): division (math)
時間割(じかんわり): timetable, schedule
役割(やくわり): part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties
割算(わりざん): (mathematics) division
割と(わりと): relatively, comparatively
割引(わりびき): discount, reduction, rebate, tenths discounted
割る(わる): divide, cut, break, halve, separate, split, rip, crack, smash, dilute
割合に(わりあいに): comparatively
割れる(われる): split, crack

keyword: жизнь
kanji: 生
constituent: life, This is Your Life, cell, drop, grow up
heisigStory: A single drop added to the element for grow up gives us the character for life.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, we may think of a microscopic cell, that miraculous unit that grows up to become a living being.
koohiiStory1: This is the first CELL of a human, the foundation of its entire LIFE, a small DROP that will GROW UP to form a complex organism.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: セイ、ショウ
kunYomi: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、-う
readingExamples: 生活 (せいかつ), 発生 (はっせい), 先生 (せんせい), 生かす (い.かす), 生きる (い.きる), 生ける (い.ける), 生まれる (う.まれる), 生む (う.む), 生う (お.う), 生 (き), 生 (なま), 生える (は.える), 生やす (は.やす)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Growing Up is just a Drop of our LIFE.
words: 生かす(いかす): to revive, to resuscitate, to make use of
生まれつき(うまれつき): by nature, by birth, native
衛生(えいせい): health, hygiene, sanitation, medical
生(き): pure, undiluted, raw, crude
生真面目(きまじめ): too serious, person who is too serious, honesty, sincerity
再生(さいせい): playback, regeneration, resuscitation, return to life, rebirth, reincarnation, narrow escape, reclamation, regrowth
出生(しゅっしょう): birth
新入生(しんにゅうせい): freshman, first-year student
生育(せいいく): growth, development, breeding
生活(せいかつ): living, life (one´s daily existence), livelihood
生計(せいけい): livelihood, living
生死(せいし): life and death
生長(せいちょう): growth, increment
生理(せいり): physiology, menses
畜生(ちくしょう): beast, brute, damn
生臭い(なまぐさい): smelling of fish or blood, fish or meat
生温い(なまぬるい): lukewarm, halfhearted
生身(なまみ): living flesh, flesh and blood, the quick
年生(ねんせい): pupil in .... year, student in .... year
発生(はっせい): outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence, origin
生やす(はやす): to grow, to cultivate, to wear beard
野生(やせい): wild
生き生き(いきいき): vividly, lively
生き物(いきもの): animal
生け花(いけばな): flower arrangement
一生(いっしょう): lifetime, all through life, generation, age, era, the whole world
生まれ(うまれ): birth, birth-place
生地(きじ): cloth, material, texture, one´s true character, unglazed pottery
芝生(しばふ): lawn
写生(しゃせい): sketch, drawing from nature, portrayal, description
小学生(しょうがくせい): grade school student
生じる(しょうじる): produce, yield, result from, arise, be generated
生ずる(しょうずる): cause, arise, be generated
人生(じんせい): (human) life (i.e. conception to death)
生産(せいさん): production, manufacture
生存(せいぞん): existence, being, survival
生年月日(せいねんがっぴ): birth date
生物(せいぶつ): living things, creature
生命(せいめい): life, existence
誕生(たんじょう): birth
生(なま): raw, unprocessed
生意気(なまいき): impertinent, saucy, cheeky, conceit, audacious, brazen
生る(なる): bear fruit
生える(はえる): grow, spring up
生きる(いきる): live, exist
一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい): as well as one can, as hard as one can
高校生(こうこうせい): high school student
大学生(だいがくせい): university student
生まれる(うまれる): be born
学生(がくせい): student
生徒(せいと): pupil
先生(せんせい): teacher, master, doctor
誕生日(たんじょうび): birthday
留学生(りゅうがくせい): overseas student

keyword: звезда
kanji: 星
constituent: star, sun, day, life, This is Your Life, cell, drop, grow up
myStory: Солнце - ближайшая звезда к единственной известной планете с жизнью - Земле
heisigStory: Sun . . . cell.
koohiiStory1: The sun is the nearest star to the only planet with life - Earth.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: セイ、ショウ
kunYomi: ほし、-ぼし
readingExamples: 星座 (せいざ), 流星 (りゅうせい), 衛星 (えいせい), 星 (ほし)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Sun is a star that has given life. Can´t say that of any other stars yet.
words: 火星(かせい): Mars (planet)
星座(せいざ): constellation
惑星(わくせい): planet
衛星(えいせい): satellite
星(ほし): star

keyword: фамильное имя
kanji: 姓
constituent: surname, woman, life, This is Your Life, cell, drop, grow up
myStory: женщины меняют фамилию когда "начинают новую жизнь"
heisigStory: Woman . . . cell.
koohiiStory1: When women marry, they adopt the surname of their husband, signifiying the start of a new life together. (adapted from gorgon).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セイ、ショウ
readingExamples: 姓名 (せいめい), 改姓 (かいせい), 同姓 (どうせい)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Woman change their surname when they "start their new life".
words: 姓名(せいめい): full name
姓(せい): surname, family name

keyword: пол (мужской/женский), секс
kanji: 性
constituent: sex, Freud, state of mind, life, This is Your Life, cell, drop, grow up
myStory: состояние сознания, когда ты думаешь об новой жизни - думаешь о сексе
heisigStory: State of mind . . . cell.
koohiiStory1: Sex is the only state of mind for many men through their whole life.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セイ、ショウ
kunYomi: さが
readingExamples: 性質 (せいしつ), 理性 (りせい), 男性 (だんせい)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: When you´re in the state of mind for creating new lives.
words: 異性(いせい): the opposite sex
個性(こせい): individuality, personality, idiosyncrasy
知性(ちせい): intelligence
適性(てきせい): aptitude
理性(りせい): reason, sense
酸性(さんせい): acidity
性(せい): sex, gender
性格(せいかく): character, personality
性質(せいしつ): nature, property, disposition
性能(せいのう): ability, efficiency
性別(せいべつ): distinction by sex, sex, gender
中性(ちゅうせい): neuter gender, neutral (chem.), indifference, sterility
女性(じょせい): woman
男性(だんせい): male

keyword: товары
kanji: 産
constituent: products, vase, stand up, cliff, life, This is Your Life, cell, drop, grow up
myStory: продавец встал на край скалы и заявил, что расстанется с жизнью, если мы не купим его товары
heisigStory: Vase . . . cliff . . . cell.
koohiiStory1: If you were to stand up all the products you have accumulated over the course of your entire life on top of one another, the result would probably be as tall as a cliff.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サン
kunYomi: う.む、う.まれる、うぶ-、む.す
readingExamples: 産まれる (う.まれる), 産む (う.む), 産 (うぶ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The salesman is standing on the cliff´s edge. "Buy my products!! Buy my products! Or else I´ll take my own life"! Man, that´s selling on pressure.
words: 産む(うむ): to give birth, to deliver, to produce
お産(おさん): (giving) birth
国産(こくさん): domestic products
産休(さんきゅう): maternity leave
産後(さんご): postpartum, after childbirth
産出(さんしゅつ): yield, produce
産婦人科(さんふじんか): maternity and gynecology department
産物(さんぶつ): product, result, fruit
資産(しさん): property, fortune, means, assets
出産(しゅっさん): (child)birth, delivery, production (of goods)
畜産(ちくさん): animal husbandry
倒産(とうさん): (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency
特産(とくさん): specialty, special product
土産(どさん): product of the land
不動産(ふどうさん): real estate
名産(めいさん): noted product
共産(きょうさん): communism
原産(げんさん): place of origin, habitat
財産(ざいさん): property, fortune, assets
産業(さんぎょう): industry
産地(さんち): producing area
水産(すいさん): marine products, fisheries
生産(せいさん): production, manufacture
農産物(のうさんぶつ): agricultural produce
破産(はさん): (personal) bankruptcy
土産(みやげ): product of the land
お土産(おみやげ): souvenir

keyword: поклонение
kanji: 拝
constituent: worship, finger, fingers, one, ceiling, bushes
myStory: сцепив пальцы, я поклоняюсь кусту, доросшему до потолка - это омела, с ее помощью я получил много поцелуев
heisigStory: Fingers . . . bush . . . suspended from the ceiling.
koohiiStory1: I put my fingers together in worship of the bush that hangs from the ceiling -- that wonderful mistletoe which has gotten me kissed by many a girl.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ハイ
kunYomi: おが.む、おろが.む
readingExamples: 拝む (おが.む)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Because I worship her, I only finger ONE BUSH, her´s, and no others!
words: 崇拝(すうはい): worship, adoration, admiration, cult
拝啓(はいけい): Dear (so and so)
拝借(はいしゃく): borrowing
拝む(おがむ): worship, beg
拝見(はいけん): see, look

keyword: записываться (напр., в школу)
kanji: 籍
constituent: enroll, bamboo, christmas tree, wood, once upon a time, storyteller
myStory: отец записал ребенка в хорошую школу: там изучают восточные традиции (бамбук), западные традиции (Рождественское дерево), и литературу ("давным-давно...")
heisigStory: Bamboo . . . Christmas tree . . . once upon a time.
koohiiStory1: Japanese father enrolls his student in a well-rounded school: they teach eastern traditions (the way of the bamboo), western traditions (like Christmas trees), and also teach literature (once upon a time).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セキ
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koohiiStory2: Once upon a time, in order to enroll in a Christian school you had to answer a series of questions to ensure that you were really Christian. For example, the principal might show you a picture of a Christmas tree and a picture of some bamboo and ask you which one is most suitable for decoration at Christmas time.
words: 戸籍(こせき): census, family register
国籍(こくせき): nationality
書籍(しょせき): book, publication

keyword: весна
kanji: 春
constituent: springtime, bonsai, sun, day
myStory: (бонсай + солнце)
весной хорошее время для бонсай - солнца все больше
heisigStory: Bonsai . . . sun.
koohiiStory1: In the springtime bonsai get plenty of sun.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シュン
kunYomi: はる
readingExamples: 春 (はる)
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koohiiStory2: When it´s springtime you can only leave the bonsai out when the sun has gone down. Their little leaves can´t handle too much heat.
words: 青春(せいしゅん): youth, springtime of life, adolescent
春(はる): spring

keyword: правда, реальность
kanji: 実
constituent: reality, house, bonsai
myStory: бонсай растет в доме, подальше от суровой реальности
heisigStory: House . . . bonsai.
koohiiStory1: Bonsais are grown in a house, away from the harsh reality of the real world where they wouldn´t survive.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ジツ、シツ
kunYomi: み、みの.る、まこと、まことに、みの、みち.る
readingExamples: 実 (み), 実る (みの.る)
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koohiiStory2: On this rather boring ´big brother´ type reality show, they have locked up bonsai inside a house and everyone is watching them on TV 24x7. The viewers have to vote on which bonsai shall remain in the house and which one has to leave.
words: 真実(さな): truth, reality
実(じつ): truth, reality, sincerity, fidelity, kindness, faith, substance, essence
実業家(じつぎょうか): industrialist, businessman
実質(じっしつ): substance, essence
実情(じつじょう): real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs
実践(じっせん): practice, put into practice
実態(じったい): truth, fact
実は(じつは): as a matter of fact, by the way
実費(じっぴ): actual expense, cost price
充実(じゅうじつ): fullness, completion, perfection, substantiality, enrichment
誠実(せいじつ): sincere, honest, faithful
切実(せつじつ): compelling, serious, severe, acute, earnest, pressing, urgent
忠実(ちゅうじつ): fidelity, faithfulness
確実(かくじつ): certainty, reliability, soundness
果実(かじつ): fruit, nut, berry
現実(げんじつ): reality
口実(こうじつ): excuse
事実(じじつ): fact, truth, reality
実感(じっかん): feelings (actual, true)
実験(じっけん): experiment
実現(じつげん): implementation, materialization, realization
実行(じっこう): practice, performance, realization, execution (e.g. program)
実際(じっさい): practical, actual condition, status quo
実施(じっし): enforcement, enact, put into practice, carry out, operation
実習(じっしゅう): practice, training
実績(じっせき): achievements, actual results
実に(じつに): indeed, truly, surely
実物(じつぶつ): real thing, original
実用(じつよう): practical use, utility
実力(じつりょく): merit, efficiency, arms, force
実例(じつれい): example, illustration
実(み): fruit, nut, seed, content, good result
実る(みのる): bear fruit, ripen

keyword: жезл, стержень, палка
kanji: 棒
constituent: rod, tree, wood, observance, dedicate, bonsai, cornstalk
myStory: это дерево посвящено изготовлению палок для наказания непослушных детей
heisigStory: Tree . . . dedicate.
koohiiStory1: This wooden rod has one very simple dedication engraved on it: "Spare the rod, spoil the child...".
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ボウ
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koohiiStory2: The wood from this tree is dedicated to making rods to flog naughty kids.
words: 鉄棒(かなぼう): iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics)
棒(ぼう): pole, rod, stick
泥棒(どろぼう): robber

keyword: усердие
kanji: 勤
constituent: diligence, cabbage, flowers, mouth, grow up, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: выращивание капусты требует мускулов и усердия
heisigStory: Cabbage . . . muscle.
koohiiStory1: With enough diligence, Koreans can turn ordinary cabbage into powerful kimchi.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キン、ゴン
kunYomi: つと.める、-づと.め、つと.まる、いそ.しむ
readingExamples: 勤務 (きんむ), 勤勉 (きんべん), 出勤 (しゅっきん), 勤まる (つと.まる), 勤める (つと.める)
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koohiiStory2: Growing cabbages takes muscle and diligence.
words: 勤勉(きんべん): industry, diligence
勤務(きんむ): service, duty, work
勤労(きんろう): labor, exertion, diligent service
勤まる(つとまる): to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly
勤め(つとめ): service, duty, business, Buddhist religious services
勤め先(つとめさき): place of work
転勤(てんきん): transfer, transmission
出勤(しゅっきん): going to work, at work
通勤(つうきん): commuting to work
勤める(つとめる): serve, fill a post, work (for), exert oneself, endeavor, be diligent, to play (the part of)

keyword: Сино- (т.е. китайский)
kanji: 漢
constituent: sino, water, water droplets, water pistol, scarecrow, flowers, mouth, husband
myStory: (вода + чучело)
китайцы вынуждены ставить чучела на своей стороне моря (воды), чтобы отвадить японцев от своей территории
heisigStory: Water . . . scarecrow. The key word has come to refer to things Chinese in general, including the kanji themselves (for which this character is used).
koohiiStory1: Sino- (Chinese) people had to put a lot of sweat/water into learning the kanji. For right-hand kanji primitive - The dumb Western husband of a Japanese woman buys her flowers to apologise, after he opened his big mouth and said "kanji are a stupid writing system"..
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: カン
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koohiiStory2: In the water between Japan and China, the Sino- side has put scarecrows in the water to try and keep the Japanese away.
words: 漢語(かんご): Chinese word, Sino-Japanese word
漢和(かんわ): Chinese-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
漢字(かんじ): Chinese characters, kanji

keyword: сложно
kanji: 難
constituent: difficult, scarecrow, flowers, mouth, husband, turkey
myStory: для индейки очень сложно побороть страх перед пугалом
heisigStory: Scarecrow . . . turkey.
koohiiStory1: Learning Kanji is difficult for Turkeys.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ナン
kunYomi: かた.い、-がた.い、むずか.しい、むづか.しい、むつか.しい、-にく.い
readingExamples: 難い (かた.い), 難しい (むずか.しい)
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koohiiStory2: It is difficult for a scarecrow to scare a turkey or else they would´ve been called scareturkeys.
words: 有難う(ありがとう): Thank you
難い(かたい): difficult, hard
遭難(そうなん): disaster, shipwreck, accident
難(なん): difficulty, hardships, defect
避難(ひなん): taking refuge, finding shelter
非難(ひなん): blame, attack, criticism
無難(ぶなん): safety, security
有難い(ありがたい): grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated
困難(こんなん): difficulty, distress
災難(さいなん): calamity, misfortune
盗難(とうなん): theft, robbery
難しい(むずかしい): difficult

keyword: поездка
kanji: 乗
constituent: ride, wheat, cereal, silage
myStory: едем мы перерабатывать пшеницу в силос
heisigStory: The simplest way to remember this character is to find the sprig of wheat in it, hidden because it doubles up with one stroke of silage.
koohiiStory1: It´s a hay ride! You sit on piles of silage and everyone likes to imitate old-time farmers with a piece of wheat sticking out of their mouths.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ジョウ、ショウ
kunYomi: の.る、-の.り、の.せる
readingExamples: 乗せる (の.せる), 乗る (の.る)
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koohiiStory2: [ride; power; multiplication; record; counter for vehicles; board; mount; join] In the near future, we hope to ride on biomass fueled vehicles. Good news for those who have wheat silage surplus.
words: 乗客(じょうかく): passenger
乗せる(のせる): to place on (something), to take on board, to give a ride, to let (one) take part, to impose on, to record, to mention, to load (luggage), to publish, to run (an ad)
乗っ取る(のっとる): to capture, to occupy, to usurp
乗り換え(のりかえ): transfer (trains buses etc.)
乗り込む(のりこむ): to board, to embark on, to get into (a car), to ship (passengers), to man (a ship), to help (someone) into, to march into, to enter
乗客(じょうきゃく): passenger
乗車(じょうしゃ): taking a train
乗換(のりかえ): transfer (trains, buses, etc.)
乗り換える(のりかえる): transfer
乗り物(のりもの): vehicle, vessel
乗る(のる): get on, get up on, ride in, be taken in, share in, join, feel like doing, be mentioned in, be in harmony with

keyword: сейчас (п: часы)
kanji: 今
constituent: now, meeting, umbrella, one, 7
heisigStory: The final stroke of this kanji is a rare shape, which we have not met before and will only meet in this character and others that include it as a primitive. We are more accustomed to seeing it straightened out as part of other shapes - for instance, as the second stroke of mouth. If you need any help at all with this character, you may picture it as two hands of a clock pointing to what time it is now. The element above it, meeting, should easily relate to that image.
heisigComment: * We shall use clock as the primitive meaning of this character, in line with the above explanation.
koohiiStory1: My MEETING is at 7- but that´s NOW!
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: コン、キン
kunYomi: いま
readingExamples: 今後 (こんご), 今日 (きょう), 今朝 (けさ), 今年 (こんねん), 昨今 (さっこん), 今 (いま)
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koohiiStory2: (re: ruuku35) The meeting is not at quarter to seven but now!
words: 今更(いまさら): now, at this late hour
今日は(こんにちは): hello, good day (daytime greeting id)
今に(いまに): before long, even now
今にも(いまにも): at any time, soon
今回(こんかい): now, this time, lately
今後(こんご): from now on, hereafter
今日(こんにち): today
今夜(こんや): tonight
今度(こんど): next time
今(いま): this, now
今日(きょう): today, this day
今朝(けさ): this morning
今年(ことし): this year
今月(こんげつ): this month
今週(こんしゅう): this week
今晩(こんばん): tonight, this evening

keyword: содержать, включать в себя
kanji: 含
constituent: include, now, clock, mouth
myStory: эти часы включают в себя рот, который объявляет время
heisigStory: Clock . . . mouth.
koohiiStory1: This clock includes a mouth that will tell you what the time is now. Hearing impaired people have this kind of watches... now imagine them as a big mouth under the clock.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ガン
kunYomi: ふく.む、ふく.める
readingExamples: 含む (ふく.む), 含める (ふく.める)
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koohiiStory2: Batteries included with this clock. Open the mouth at the back and insert them after purchase.
words: 含む(ふくむ): hold in the mouth, bear in mind, understand, cherish, harbor, contain, comprise, have, hold, include, embrace, be full of
含める(ふくめる): include, instruct, make one understand, put in one´s mouth

keyword: желание, мысль
kanji: 念
constituent: wish, now, clock, heart
myStory: желание, исходящее из самого сердца: чтобы часы остановились
heisigStory: Clock . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: Someone wishing from the bottom of their heart that the clock would stop. A mid-life crisis perhaps.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ネン
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koohiiStory2: Remember in the Wizard of Oz when the tin man wished for a heart and the wizard gave him that dinky little clock instead?
words: 概念(がいねん): general idea, concept, notion
念(ねん): sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care
無念(むねん): chagrin, regret
観念(かんねん): idea, notion, conception, sense (e.g. of duty), resignation, preparedness, acceptance
記念(きねん): commemoration, memory
残念(ざんねん): sorry

keyword: заранее, заблаговременно
kanji: 予
constituent: beforehand, halberd with stroke missing
myStory: лучше отрежь длинную рукоятку от алебарды заблаговременно, в бою пригодится
heisigStory: Think of this character as identical to the halberd (Frame 1311) except that the final stroke has been omitted. Return to that character and devise some image to take this difference into account.
koohiiStory1: Beforehand, this was a halberd but I cut it short so it could be for hand to hand combat.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ヨ、シャ
kunYomi: あらかじ.め
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koohiiStory2: Your halberd doesn´t have a handguard? You should have thought of that beforehand (i.e., before you were missing your hand).
words: 予め(あらかじめ): beforehand, in advance, previously
予言(かねごと): prediction, promise, prognostication
予感(よかん): presentiment, premonition
予想(よそう): expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast
予期(よき): expectation, assume will happen, forecast
予算(よさん): estimate, budget
予測(よそく): prediction, estimation
予備(よび): preparation, preliminaries, reserve, spare
予報(よほう): forecast, prediction
予防(よぼう): prevention, precaution, protection against
天気予報(てんきよほう): weather forecast
予習(よしゅう): preparation
予定(よてい): plan
予約(よやく): reservation

keyword: депозит, депозитировать
kanji: 預
constituent: deposit, beforehand, head, page, one, ceiling, drop, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: если ты думаешь головой, то делаешь депозит заблаговременно
heisigStory: Beforehand . . . head.
koohiiStory1: Depositing money into your savings account is something you do beforehand if you use your head. If you´re in Japan your passbook says 預金機（よきんき）when you make a deposit.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヨ
kunYomi: あず.ける、あず.かる
readingExamples: 預かる (あず.かる), 預ける (あず.ける)
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koohiiStory2: You bang your head on the ATM, wishing you´d deposited some money beforehand.
words: 預金(よきん): deposit, bank account
預かる(あずかる): take charge of, receive deposit
預ける(あずける): put in charge of, to deposit

keyword: поля
kanji: 野
constituent: plains, computer, beforehand
myStory: в полях довольно трудно пользоваться компьютером. заряди батарею заблаговременно
heisigStory: This character refers to rustic life and rustic fields primarily, and from there gets derived meanings. Its elements: computer. . beforehand.
koohiiStory1: These days we all work in front of computers. Beforehand we all worked out in the fields, in the plains.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ヤ、ショ
kunYomi: の、の-
readingExamples: 野 (の)
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koohiiStory2: The plains are a challenging place to get any work done. Be sure you recharge your computer´s battery beforehand, or you won´t get anything done.
words: 視野(しや): field of vision, outlook
野外(やがい): fields, outskirts, open air, suburbs
野心(やしん): ambition, aspiration, designs, treachery
野生(やせい): wild
野党(やとう): opposition party
野(の): field
分野(ぶんや): field, sphere, realm, division, branch
平野(へいや): plain, open field
野菜(やさい): vegetable

keyword: запад
kanji: 西
constituent: west, one, four
heisigStory: To our way of counting directions, the west always comes fourth. So it is convenient to find the character for four in this kanji. But since we want only one of the four directions, the west adds the one at the top and sucks the human legs a bit out of their mouth in the process.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, the meaning of west can be expanded to refer to the Old West of cowboy-movie fame, just as the meaning of the character for east was expanded into the East. Note, however, that in its primitive form the legs are straightened out and reach down to the bottom of the mouth. Hence, we get the shape ⻃. With the exception of one kanji, given in the following frame, this element always appears at the top of its relative primitives.
koohiiStory1: The old west represented by a completely empty whiskey bottle (compare sign of the bird (#1427) whiskey bottle about one third full).
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: セイ、サイ、ス
kunYomi: にし
readingExamples: 西暦 (せいれき), 西部 (せいぶ), 北西 (ほくせい), 西 (にし)
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koohiiStory2: Note: this kanji is also used to denote Spain.
words: 西日(にしび): westering sun
関西(かんさい): Kansai (SW half of Japan, including Osaka)
西暦(せいれき): Christian Era, Anno Domini (A.D.)
東西(とうざい): East and West, Orient and Occident, whole country, Your attention, please!
西洋(せいよう): West, Western countries
西(にし): west

keyword: нужда (need)
kanji: 要
constituent: need, old west, woman
myStory: на Западе явно ощущается нужда в женщинах
heisigStory: Old West . . . woman.
koohiiStory1: (ヨウ) When Clint needs a woman, he likes to be on top.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヨウ
kunYomi: い.る
readingExamples: 要る (い.る)
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koohiiStory2: In some movie with the theme of the Old West, the population of a town finds themselve in dire need of women, after all of the town´s womens became crazy and started gunshooting and participating in duels and such.
words: 要因(よういん): primary factor, main cause
要する(ようする): to demand, to require, to take
要請(ようせい): claim, demand, request, application
要望(ようぼう): demand for, request
重要(じゅうよう): important, momentous, essential, principal, major
主要(しゅよう): chief, main, principal, major
需要(じゅよう): demand, request
要求(ようきゅう): request, demand, requisition
要旨(ようし): gist, essentials, summary, fundamentals
要するに(ようするに): in a word, after all, the point is ..., in short ...
要素(ようそ): element
要点(ようてん): gist, main point
要領(ようりょう): point, gist, essentials, outline
必要(ひつよう): necessary
要る(いる): need

keyword: бедра
kanji: 腰
constituent: loins, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, need, old west, woman
myStory: часть тела, которая нуждается в массаже после трудного дня - поясница и бедра
heisigStory: Part of the body . . . need.
koohiiStory1: If you want to get closer to the actual meaning, then I think that 腰(こし) is more like the hips or the small of the back. After being sat down in the office too long, people often say 腰がいたい！It´s the part of the body that needs massaging.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヨウ
kunYomi: こし
readingExamples: 腰 (こし)
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koohiiStory2: To the puritans reading this site - please stop reporting stories that have anything to do with sex! Although (as wrightak said) this kanji really refers to the hips, Heisig clearly chose the keyword ´loins´ because it was anatomically close enough, and the primitives lent themselves to an easy-to-remember story. Just because you´re all sexually repressed doesn´t mean other people won´t benefit from a story such as "the part of the body people need more than any other are the loins".
words: 腰(こし): hip
腰掛け(こしかけ): seat, bench
腰掛ける(こしかける): sit (down)

keyword: дымиться, тлеть
kanji: 煙
constituent: smoke, hearth fire, old west, soil, dirt, ground
myStory: индейцы Запада разводили огонь на земле, он дымился - получались дымовые сигналы
heisigStory: Hearth . . . Old West . . . ground.
koohiiStory1: In the Old West, they used to light fires in the ground to make smoke signals.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: エン
kunYomi: けむ.る、けむり、けむ.い
readingExamples: 煙い (けむ.い), 煙る (けむ.る), 煙 (けむり)
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koohiiStory2: Should be easy. SMOKE brings to mind "Where there´s SMOKE, there´s FIRE". So, the FIRE in the OLD WEST can tell people we´re you´re at, so put out the FIRE with SOIL to keep the SMOKE to a minimum.
words: 煙たい(けむたい): smoky, feeling awkward
煙る(けむる): to smoke (e.g. fire)
煙草(たばこ): (pt:) (n) (uk) tobacco (pt: tabaco), cigarettes
煙突(えんとつ): chimney
禁煙(きんえん): No Smoking!
煙い(けむい): smoky
煙(けむり): smoke, fumes

keyword: юг
kanji: 南
constituent: south, ten, needle, belt, happiness, ten, needle, stand up, vase, ten2, needle2
myStory: на юге счастье измеряется длиной твоего пояса (и брюха, разумеется)
heisigStory: Belt . . . happiness. Note how the belt runs through the middle of happiness.
koohiiStory1: South of my belt leads to happiness.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ナン、ナ
kunYomi: みなみ
readingExamples: 南北 (なんぼく), 南端 (なんたん), 指南 (しなん), 南 (みなみ)
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koohiiStory2: In the south (Southern Alabama, Southern Africa, picture any south, but choose one and stick with it) "they measure happyness by the belt". If someone has a larger belly (and a longer belt), it is believed they are well fed and thus are happy.
words: 南(なん): south
南極(なんきょく): south pole, Antarctic
南米(なんべい): South America
南北(なんぼく): south and north
南(みなみ): South, proceeding south

keyword: ворота
kanji: 門
constituent: gates
myStory: очевидно
heisigStory: The pictograph of two swinging gates is so clear in this kanji that only its stroke order needs to be memorized. In case you should have any trouble, though, you might doodle with the shapes on a piece of paper, taking care to note the difference in the stroke order of the two facing doors. The gates usually serve as an enclosure, and are written BEFORE whatever it is they enclose.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, we shall continue to give it the meaning of gates, but recommend the image of swinging doors (like the kind once common at entrances to saloons) to distinguish it from the primitive for door.
koohiiStory1: Heisig´s stroke order in the 4th edition (and earlier) is wrong, so be careful -- first is the left-most vertical stroke, then draw the rest of the "sun" attachment as you would normally. In fact, if you just wrote it out as two suns with elongated sides, you´ll get the stroke order exactly correct.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: モン
kunYomi: かど、と
readingExamples: 門 (かど)
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koohiiStory2: The gates to Hell. guarded by Cerebus or ... Bill Gates?
words: 門(かど): gate
正門(せいもん): main gate, main entrance
部門(ぶもん): class, group, category, department, field, branch
門(もん): gate

keyword: вопрос, спрашивать
kanji: 問
constituent: question, gates, mouth
myStory: рот просунулся в двери салуна и что-то спросил
heisigStory: Gates . . . mouth.
koohiiStory1: A mouth on the Gates of Hell says "Answer me these questions three, or thru the gates ye soon will be".
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: モン
kunYomi: と.う、と.い、とん
readingExamples: 問い (と.い), 問う (と.う)
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koohiiStory2: Hark! Who goes there? is the expected question from the mouth of the guard at the gate…　　　RTK2:　モン　質問　しつもん(question).
words: 問い合わせる(といあわせる): to enquire, to seek information
問屋(といや): wholesale store
問う(とう): to ask, to question, to charge (i.e. with a crime), to accuse, without regard to (neg)
問(もん): problem, question
学問(がくもん): scholarship, study, learning
疑問(ぎもん): question, problem, doubt, guess
問い(とい): question, query
問い合わせ(といあわせ): enquiry
訪問(ほうもん): call, visit
問答(もんどう): questions and answers, dialogue
質問(しつもん): question, inquiry
問題(もんだい): problem, question

keyword: интервал
kanji: 間
constituent: interval, gates, sun, day
myStory: интервал между звездными системами слишком велик, поэтому нам приходится строить звездные врата
heisigStory: Gates . . . sun/day. This interval applies to time and space alike, but the latter is better for creating an image.
koohiiStory1: The interval between star systems (suns) was too large, so the stargates were created to travel between them.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: カン、ケン
kunYomi: あいだ、ま、あい
readingExamples: 間隔 (かんかく), 中間 (ちゅうかん), 時間 (じかん), 間 (あいだ), 間 (ま)
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koohiiStory2: We open the gates at regular intervals to let a bit of sun in.
words: 間柄(あいだがら): relation(ship)
合間(あいま): interval
空間(あきま): vacancy, room for rent or lease
何時の間にか(いつのまにか): before one knows, unnoticed, unawares
区間(くかん): section (of track etc)
この間(このあいだ): the other day, lately, recently
週間(しゅうかん): week, weekly
茶の間(ちゃのま): living room (Japanese style)
昼間(ちゅうかん): daytime, during the day
束の間(つかのま): moment, brief time, brief, transient
間違う(まちがう): to make a mistake, to be incorrect, to be mistaken
間に合う(まにあう): to be in time (for)
間々(まま): occasionally, frequently
間もなく(まもなく): soon, before long, in a short time
間(あいだ): space, interval
居間(いま): living room (Western style)
貸間(かしま): room to let
間隔(かんかく): space, interval
間接(かんせつ): indirectness
期間(きかん): period, term
客間(きゃくま): parlor, guest room
時間割(じかんわり): timetable, schedule
瞬間(しゅんかん): moment, second, instant
隙間(すきま): crevice, crack, gap, opening
世間(せけん): world, society
中間(ちゅうかん): middle, midway, interim
手間(てま): time, labour
床の間(とこのま): alcove
仲間(なかま): company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner
人間(にんげん): human being, man, person
年間(ねんかん): year (interval of time)
間(ま): space, room, time, pause
間違い(まちがい): mistake
民間(みんかん): private, civilian, civil, popular, folk, unofficial
夜間(やかん): at night, nighttime
昼間(ひるま): daytime, during the daytime
間違える(まちがえる): make a mistake
時間(じかん): time

keyword: простота
kanji: 簡
constituent: simplicity, bamboo, interval, gates, sun, day
myStory: бамбук - воплощение простоты: один и тот же сегмент повторяется с одинаковым интервалом
heisigStory: Bamboo . . . interval.
koohiiStory1: [simplicity; brevity] The ししおどし is a bamboo device for scaring birds from the gates of your garden by clacking against a stone at regular intervals. Its design is simplicity itself. (Inspired by PepeSeco).
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カン
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koohiiStory2: The simplicity of bamboo plant is in all its joints being at equal intervals.
words: 簡易(かんい): simplicity, easiness, quasi-
簡潔(かんけつ): brevity, conciseness, simplicity
簡素(かんそ): simplicity, plain
簡単(かんたん): easy, simple

keyword: открывать
kanji: 開
constituent: open, gates, two hands
myStory: двери открываем двумя руками
heisigStory: Gates . . . two hands.
koohiiStory1: Sure you can squeeze through these gates by kicking them or pushing them with your body, but if you want to get them wide open, you need to do that with both your hands.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: カイ
kunYomi: ひら.く、ひら.き、-びら.き、ひら.ける、あ.く、あ.ける
readingExamples: 開く (あ.く), 開ける (あ.ける), 開く (ひら.く), 開ける (ひら.ける)
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koohiiStory2: To open the gate, use your both hands.
words: 開催(かいさい): holding a meeting, open an exhibition
開拓(かいたく): reclamation (of wasteland), cultivation, pioneer
開発(かいはつ): development, exploitation
公開(こうかい): presenting to the public
切開(せっかい): clearing (land), opening up, cutting through
打開(だかい): break in the deadlock
未開(みかい): savage land, backward region, uncivilized
開会(かいかい): opening of a meeting
開始(かいし): start, commencement, beginning
開通(かいつう): opening, open
開放(かいほう): open, throw open, liberalization
展開(てんかい): develop, expansion (opposite of compression)
開く(ひらく): to open
開く(あく): open (e.g. a festival)
開ける(あける): become opened up, be up-to-date, become civilized

keyword: закрытый, закрывать
kanji: 閉
constituent: closed, gates, genie
myStory: что за гений закрыл ворота?
heisigStory: Gates . . . genie.
koohiiStory1: The gates are too big to be closed by man. Only a genie can. "Close sesame!".
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヘイ
kunYomi: と.じる、と.ざす、し.める、し.まる、た.てる
readingExamples: 閉まる (し.まる), 閉める (し.める), 閉ざす (と.ざす), 閉じる (と.じる)
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koohiiStory2: Alright none of you GENIUSES could figure out how the door is CLOSED, so I invented these. They are called the SALOON DOORS. With these, you don't need to.
words: 閉口(へいこう): shut mouth
閉鎖(へいさ): closing, closure, shutdown, lockout, unsociable
閉じる(とじる): close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), shut
閉会(へいかい): closure
閉まる(しまる): to close, become closed
閉める(しめる): to close, shut

keyword: слышать
kanji: 聞
constituent: hear, gates, ear
myStory: если приложишь ухо к закрытым вратам - можешь кое-что услышать
heisigStory: Gates . . . ear. Compare the story you invented for the kanji meaning listen (Frame 890).
koohiiStory1: Press your ear to the gates and see if you can hear what is going on inside.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ブン、モン
kunYomi: き.く、き.こえる
readingExamples: 新聞 (しんぶん), 風聞 (ふうぶん), 見聞 (けんぶん), 聞く (き.く), 聞こえる (き.こえる)
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koohiiStory2: To distinguish from listen, you hear someone at the door (gate).
words: 聞き取り(ききとり): listening comprehension
聞こえる(きこえる): audible, can hear
新聞社(しんぶんしゃ): newspaper office
聞く(きく): hear, listen, ask
新聞(しんぶん): newspaper

keyword: un- (п: тюремная камера)
kanji: 非
constituent: un-, jail cell, prison bars
myStory: люди в тюремных камерах не-дружелюбны
heisigStory: This key word, a negating prefix, is a doodle of a heavy iron pole with bars extending in both directions, to create the picture of a jail cell. From there to "un-" is but a short step.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, we shall draw on the explanation above for the meaning of jail cell.
koohiiStory1: This looks like a pictogram of 3 fingers from each hand trying to open up a crack in a wall. That´s an un-believable way to escape from prison OR the UN- have a prison in the Hague.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヒ
kunYomi: あら.ず
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koohiiStory2: People in the jail cell are un-friendly, un-comely, and un-cooperative.
words: 是非とも(ぜひとも): by all means (with sense of not taking "no" for an answer)
非(ひ): faulty-, non-
非行(ひこう): delinquency, misconduct
非難(ひなん): blame, attack, criticism
是非(ぜひ): certainly, without fail
非常(ひじょう): emergency, extraordinary, unusual
非常に(ひじょうに): very, greatly

keyword: печальный
kanji: 悲
constituent: sad, un-, jail cell, prison bars, heart
myStory: на сердце твоем печаль, когда ты за решеткой
heisigStory: Jail cell . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: Saddness is like having your heart captured and jailed because of some sad or terrible event, etc. Here the sad heart waits for someone to come and un-lock their jail cell and set them free again.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ヒ
kunYomi: かな.しい、かな.しむ
readingExamples: 悲しい (かな.しい), 悲しむ (かな.しむ)
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koohiiStory2: Stuck in a jail cell with his heart crying out to see his family again, the prisoner has never felt so sad.
words: 悲観(ひかん): pessimism, disappointment
悲惨(ひさん): misery
悲鳴(ひめい): shriek, scream
悲しむ(かなしむ): be sad, mourn for, regret
悲劇(ひげき): tragedy
悲しい(かなしい): sad

keyword: вина, грех, преступление
kanji: 罪
constituent: guilt, eye, cross-eyed, net, un-, jail cell, prison bars
myStory: когда ты сидишь в тюремной камере, над тобой висит не сводящий взгляда глаз, напоминая тебе о твоей вине
heisigStory: Eye . . . jail cell.
koohiiStory1: Guilty under the eyes of the law, therefore sentenced to jail. [note: ´UNDER the eye of the law´ works in penalty (#833) as well.].
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ザイ
kunYomi: つみ
readingExamples: 罪 (つみ)
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koohiiStory2: It is his guilt that is causing them. He is having these nightmares where the great (sideways) eye appears at the top of his jail cell, and is staring down intently at him. Guilt is a merciless tormentor.
words: 罪(つみ): crime, fault, indiscretion
犯罪(はんざい): crime

keyword: климат
kanji: 候
constituent: climate, marquis, person, stick, fred astaire, key, dart, drop, heavens
myStory: маркиз переехал в более теплый климат, когда стал стар и стал использовать палку для ходьбы
heisigStory: Marquis . . . walking stick. Note where the walking stick is positioned in this kanji.
koohiiStory1: The marquis has absolutely no interest in issuses of climate change. He´s old and near death. [Don´t forget the walking stick to symbolize his old age.].
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: そうろう
readingExamples: 候 (そうろう)
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koohiiStory2: The marquis moves to a warmer climate after he gets old enough to need a walking stick to get around.
words: 気候(きこう): climate
候補(こうほ): candidacy
天候(てんこう): weather

keyword: принимать решение
kanji: 決
constituent: decide, water, water droplets, water pistol, guillotine, key, St. Bernard
myStory: прими решение! смерть от утопления или смерть от гильотины?
heisigStory: The etymology of decide (de-cidere = cut off) will help here; the elements are: water . . . guillotine.
koohiiStory1: Decide! "Decide?! Death by drowning in polluted water or death by guillotine. How can I decide?" I asked.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ケツ
kunYomi: き.める、-ぎ.め、き.まる、さ.く
readingExamples: 決まる (き.まる), 決める (き.める)
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koohiiStory2: To decide if someone is a witch or not first dunk them in water. If they don´t drown they are a witch and can be sent to the guillotine.
words: 議決(ぎけつ): resolution, decision, vote
決まり悪い(きまりわるい): feeling awkward, being ashamed
決意(けつい): decision, determination
決議(けつぎ): resolution, vote, decision
決行(けっこう): doing (with resolve), carrying out (i.e. a plan)
決算(けっさん): balance sheet, settlement of accounts
決勝(けっしょう): decision of a contest, finals (in sports)
決断(けつだん): decision, determination
採決(さいけつ): vote, roll call
対決(たいけつ): confrontation, showdown
多数決(たすうけつ): majority rule
判決(はんけつ): judicial decision, judgement, sentence, decree
否決(ひけつ): rejection, negation, voting down
解決(かいけつ): settlement, solution, resolution
可決(かけつ): approval, adoption (e.g. motion, bill), passage
決まり(きまり): settlement, conclusion, regulation, rule, custom
決心(けっしん): determination, resolution
決定(けってい): decision, determination
決まる(きまる): be decided
決める(きめる): decide
決して(けっして): definitely, by no means, not at all

keyword: веселый
kanji: 快
constituent: cheerful, Freud, state of mind, guillotine, key, St. Bernard
myStory: состояние разума толпы было веселым: рубят головы преступникам
heisigStory: State of mind . . . guillotine.
koohiiStory1: A large crowd in a cheerful state of mind applaude each criminal as they become victims of the guillotine.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カイ
kunYomi: こころよ.い
readingExamples: 快い (こころよ.い)
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koohiiStory2: A cheerful crowd of insulted aliens applaude as Data´s head is chopped off by guillotine.
words: 軽快(けいかい): rhythmical (e.g. melody), casual (e.g. dress), light, nimble
快い(こころよい): pleasant, agreeable
全快(ぜんかい): complete recovery of health
快晴(かいせい): good weather
快適(かいてき): pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
愉快(ゆかい): pleasant, happy

keyword: замечательный, превосходный
kanji: 偉
constituent: admirable, person, locket, stick, key, mouth, monocle, sunglasses with one lens missing
myStory: герой везде таскает с собой медальон с изображением замечательной Кэлен
heisigStory: Person . . . locket.
koohiiStory1: LOCKETs often carry inside them a picture of a PERSON we find ADMIRABLE.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: イ
kunYomi: えら.い
readingExamples: 偉い (えら.い)
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koohiiStory2: For locket: The locket (key dangling from something, the vertical stroke) opens like a mouth, but you need a jeweler´s monocle to make out the pictures within. ----- Dracula survives a staking attempt when the locket with Mina´s admirable picture deflects the blow. "It was an admirable attempt," he admits as he sucks his attacker´s blood.
words: 偉大(いだい): greatness
偉い(えらい): great, celebrated, eminent, terrible, awful, famous, remarkable, excellent

keyword: разница
kanji: 違
constituent: difference, locket, stick, key, mouth, monocle, sunglasses with one lens missing, road
myStory: где-то на дороге потерял медальон. все советуют купить новый, ибо в чем разница? глупцы. тот медальон содержал портрет Кэлен
heisigStory: Locket . . . road.
koohiiStory1: You lose your precious locket on the road to somewhere. You ask people if they´ve seen it, but no luck. "Just buy another one," someone says. "I mean, what´s the difference?" Then of course you say "Well, it makes a huge difference!! Since it has sentimental value, I don´t want a different one! " Then of course they understand.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: イ
kunYomi: ちが.う、ちが.い、ちが.える、-ちが.える、たが.う、たが.える
readingExamples: 違う (ちが.う), 違える (ちが.える)
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koohiiStory2: An odd version of The Road Less Traveled: "I found a locket in the road, and that has made all the difference.".
words: 行き違い(いきちがい): misunderstanding, estrangement, disagreement, crossing without meeting, going astray
食い違う(くいちがう): to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry
擦れ違い(すれちがい): chance encounter
すれ違う(すれちがう): to pass by one another, to disagree, to miss each other
違える(ちがえる): to change
間違う(まちがう): to make a mistake, to be incorrect, to be mistaken
違反(いはん): violation (of law), transgression
勘違い(かんちがい): misunderstanding, wrong guess
相違(そうい): difference, discrepancy, variation
違い(ちがい): difference, discrepancy
違いない(ちがいない): sure, no mistaking it, for certain
間違い(まちがい): mistake
間違える(まちがえる): make a mistake
違う(ちがう): differ (from)

keyword: сухой, высушивать (п: бельевая веревка)
kanji: 干
constituent: dry, clothesline
myStory: похоже на сушильную конструкцию анфас...
heisigStory: It is best to see this kanji as a pictograph of a revolving circular clothesline (viewed from the side). Spin it around quickly in your mind's eye to give it the connotation of to dry.
heisigComment: * The primitive meaning is clothesline.
koohiiStory1: Dry one item in ten minutes on the clothesline.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カン
kunYomi: ほ.す、ほ.し-、-ぼ.し、ひ.る
readingExamples: 干る (ひ.る), 干す (ほ.す)
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koohiiStory2: Note: the book shows the strokes for potato rather than dry...dry does not have the hook at the end.
words: 梅干(うめぼし): dried plum
干渉(かんしょう): interference, intervention
若干(じゃっかん): some, few, number of
干し物(ほしもの): dried washing (clothes)
干す(ほす): to air, dry, desiccate, drain (off), drink up

keyword: публиковать
kanji: 刊
constituent: publish, dry, clothesline, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: газеты сушатся на бельевой веревке, потом их разрезают мечом и публикуют
heisigStory: Dry . . . saber.
koohiiStory1: The newspaper pages are hung on the clotheseline to dry and then cut down with a sabre to be published.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カン
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koohiiStory2: The newspaper pages are hung on the clotheseline to dry. This gives the government a chance to censor the news: they cut up unwanted stories with a sabre. Therefore, only state-approved stories are published.
words: 刊行(かんこう): publication, issue
季刊(きかん): quarterly (e.g. magazine)
創刊(そうかん): launching (e.g. newspaper), first issue
夕刊(ゆうかん): evening paper

keyword: пот
kanji: 汗
constituent: sweat, water, water droplets, water pistol, dry, clothesline
myStory: пот - это такая вода, которая предназначена высыхать - тогда ты охладишься
heisigStory: Water . . . dry.
koohiiStory1: The way sweat is supposed to work: it gets your skin wet, and then as it evaporates/dries, it cools you off.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カン
kunYomi: あせ
readingExamples: 汗 (あせ)
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koohiiStory2: When you sweat your clothes become soaked with water, prompting you to hang them to dry on a clothesline.
words: 汗(あせ): sweat

keyword: счетчик домов
kanji: 軒
constituent: flats, car, dry, clothesline
myStory: дома в городе скучковались. на переднем дворе - место для машины, на заднем - место для бельевой веревки
heisigStory: This kanji, a counter for houses, is made up of cars . . . dry.
koohiiStory1: Flats in the city are crowded. You get a space for your car in front, and a clothesline out back. Nothing else.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ケン
kunYomi: のき
readingExamples: 軒 (のき)
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koohiiStory2: Small flats (garages) for cars help keeping them dry.
words: 軒並み(のきなみ): row of houses
軒(のき): eaves, house

keyword: пляж
kanji: 岸
constituent: beach, mountain, cliff, dry, clothesline
myStory: под горами иногда бывает пляж (особенно в Японии), где лежат люди и сохнут на солнышке
heisigStory: Mountain . . . cliff . . . dry.
koohiiStory1: At the base of mountain cliffs, there is usually a beach. You often can see people lying there, drying off after a swim.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ガン
kunYomi: きし
readingExamples: 岸 (きし)
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koohiiStory2: Three impossibilities for a beach: There cannot be a beach at the top of a mountain. There cannot be a beach on the top of a cliff. There cannot be a beach that is completely dry.
words: 沿岸(えんがん): coast, shore
岸(きし): bank, shore, coast
海岸(かいがん): sea shore

keyword: свес крыши
kanji: 宇
constituent: eaves, house, potato
myStory: под свесом крыши семья ест картофель
heisigStory: House . . . potato.
koohiiStory1: Under the eaves of the house the poor family has potate plants.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ウ
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koohiiStory2: Very good image Erik. To help those who struggleded with this, the eaves of a house is usually the bit where you hang the roof gutter along, usually made of zinc or plastic and shaped as a half-pipe. It catches rain water, so it flows to a drain pipe instead of down onto people and windows. And in this family the potato plants grow along the eaves so the water pours down on them. They are poor. so no gutter.
words: 宇宙(うちゅう): universe, cosmos, space

keyword: перебор, слишком много (п: шкала, которая уперлась в лимит - слишком большой вес)
kanji: 余
constituent: too much, umbrella, potato, small
myStory: - просто запомнить
 - >2 (two much)
heisigStory: Umbrella . . . potato . . . little. The last stroke of potato and the first of little coincide in this character.
heisigComment: * Since the phrase "too much" is overly abstract, we shall take the image of a scale whose indicator spins round and round on the dial because too much weight has been set on it. It will help to use this image in learning the kanji itself.
koohiiStory1: You hang an umbrella upside-down on a hook of the scales and fill it with little potatoes. No luck: it weights too much.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヨ
kunYomi: あま.る、あま.り、あま.す、あんま.り
readingExamples: 余す (あま.す), 余る (あま.る)
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koohiiStory2: This is the kanji for 「あまり Amari」, which means too little in negative sentences and too much in the rest (always with a negative sense). I take the liberty of using the symbol ">" (more than, another meaning!!) as the umbrella component, and using two (#2) and little (#105) for the potato primitive. So, this kanji either means "two much" (more than 2) or "two little". (thanks, Virtua_leaf and Thunderball!).
words: 余り(あんまり): not very (this form only used as adverb), not much, remainder, rest, remnant, surplus, balance, excess, remains, scraps, residue, fullness, other, too much
余暇(よか): leisure, leisure time, spare time
余興(よきょう): side show, entertainment
余所見(よそみ): looking away, looking aside
余地(よち): place, room, margin, scope
余程(よっぽど): very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite
余り(あまり): remainder, remnant, surplus, balance, excess, scraps, residue
余り(あまり): not very, not much
余る(あまる): remain, be left over, be too many
余計(よけい): too much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excess
余所(よそ): another place, somewhere else, strange parts
余分(よぶん): extra, excess, surplus
余裕(よゆう): surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance, scope, rope

keyword: исключать (exclude)
kanji: 除
constituent: exclude, pinnacle, parthenon, acropolis, scales, too much, umbrella, potato, small
myStory: твой вес слишком велик, чтобы добраться до Вершины. Исключи что-то из своего снаряжения
heisigStory: Pinnacle . . . scale.
koohiiStory1: You won´t make it unless you exclude something. The climb to the pinacle cannot be completed if you are carrying too much. You just have to decide what you can afford to exclude.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ジョ、ジ
kunYomi: のぞ.く、-よ.け
readingExamples: 除外 (じょがい), 除数 (じょすう), 解除 (かいじょ), 除く (のぞ.く)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: To become a member of The Pinnacle, they test you on a scale. If you weigh too much, they exclude you.
words: 解除(かいじょ): cancellation, rescinding, release, calling off
控除(こうじょ): subsidy, deduction
除外(じょがい): exception, exclusion
取り除く(とりのぞく): to remove, to take away, to set apart
排除(はいじょ): exclusion, removal, rejection
免除(めんじょ): exemption, exoneration, discharge
削除(さくじょ): elimination, cancellation, deletion, erasure
除く(のぞく): remove, exclude
掃除(そうじ): cleaning, sweeping

keyword: маршрут, дорога
kanji: 途
constituent: route, scales, too much, umbrella, potato, small, road
myStory: на этой дороге запрещен проезд грузовиков с слишком большим весом
heisigStory: Scale . . . road.
koohiiStory1: On this route, all trucks have to check in at the scales before they can get on the road.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ト
kunYomi: みち
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koohiiStory2: There are too many roads, so you need to plan a route.
words: 前途(ぜんと): future prospects, outlook, the journey ahead
途中(つちゅう): on the way, en route
途上(とじょう): en route, half way
途絶える(とだえる): to stop, to cease, to come to an end
中途(ちゅうと): in the middle, half-way
途端(とたん): just (now, at the moment, etc.)
用途(ようと): use, usefulness
途中(とちゅう): on the way

keyword: рисовать, красить
kanji: 塗
constituent: paint, water, water droplets, water pistol, scales, too much, umbrella, potato, small, soil, dirt, ground
myStory: слишком много воды было в краске, и картина стекла на землю
heisigStory: Water . . . scale . . . ground.
koohiiStory1: If you add too much water to the paint it will drip onto the ground.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ト
kunYomi: ぬ.る、ぬ.り、まみ.れる
readingExamples: 塗る (ぬ.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A true artisan mixes his own paint from water and soils on a scale in careful proportions.
words: 塗る(ぬる): paint

keyword: пучок, сверток
kanji: 束
constituent: bundle, Chaplin, tree, wood, mouth
myStory: рот залез на дерево и собрал сразу пучок абрикосов
heisigStory: In the same way that we were able to see the sun in the tree within the kanji for east, here we see a square container in the shape of a mouth.
koohiiStory1: Mnemonic: Bundle of joy. Here I see the proverbial stork with a baby hanging from its mouth fly straight into a tree. Painful, but he doesn´t drop the bundle.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ソク
kunYomi: たば、たば.ねる、つか、つか.ねる
readingExamples: 束 (たば)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Unlike in 杏, this big mouth isn´t content to wait for apricots to fall in his mouth, so he has climbed the tree and is taking them in bundles.
words: 結束(けっそく): union, unity
拘束(こうそく): restriction, restraint
束縛(そくばく): restraint, shackles, restriction, confinement, binding
束の間(つかのま): moment, brief time, brief, transient
束(たば): bundle, bunch, sheaf, coil
約束(やくそく): promise

keyword: доверять
kanji: 頼
constituent: trust, bundle, Chaplin, tree, wood, mouth, head, page, one, ceiling, drop, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: суждению целого пучка голов явно доверять проще
heisigStory: Bundle . . . head.
koohiiStory1: When you trust in something, you've got your head 頁 all bundled 束 up (wrapped up) in it.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ライ
kunYomi: たの.む、たの.もしい、たよ.る
readingExamples: 頼む (たの.む), 頼もしい (たの.もしい), 頼る (たよ.る)
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koohiiStory2: We found a bundle of severed heads in your room, its difficult to trust you.
words: 頼み(たのみ): request, favor, reliance, dependence
依頼(いらい): request, commission, dispatch, dependence, trust
信頼(しんらい): reliance, trust, confidence
頼もしい(たのもしい): reliable, trustworthy, hopeful, promising
頼る(たよる): rely on, have recourse to, depend on
頼む(たのむ): to request, ask

keyword: быстрый
kanji: 速
constituent: quick, bundle, Chaplin, tree, wood, mouth, road
myStory: уронил сверток на дороге. поднять его, быстро!
heisigStory: Bundle . . . road.
koohiiStory1: Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the bundled sticks in the middle of the road. (dingomick).
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ソク
kunYomi: はや.い、はや-、はや.める、すみ.やか
readingExamples: 速やか (すみ.やか), 速い (はや.い), 速める (はや.める)
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koohiiStory2: Uh oh. The stork just dropped the bundle of joy in the middle of the road. Somebody save it, quick!
words: 迅速(じんそく): quick, fast, rapid, swift, prompt
速力(そくりょく): speed
加速(かそく): acceleration
加速度(かそくど): acceleration
急速(きゅうそく): rapid (e.g. progress)
高速(こうそく): high speed, high gear
早速(さっそく): at once, immediately, without delay, promptly
時速(じそく): speed (per hour)
速達(そくたつ): express, special delivery
速度(そくど): speed, velocity, rate
速い(はやい): quick, fast, swift

keyword: крутой, обрывистый
kanji: 険
constituent: precipitous, pinnacle, parthenon, acropolis, awl, fit, meeting, umbrella, mouth, person
myStory: на пути к Вершине много крутых, обрывистых участков. тебе понадобится ледоруб
heisigStory: Pinnacle . . . awl.
koohiiStory1: The rock climber trying to get up to the pinnacle is dangling from a precipitous edge, hanging only one with his icepick.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ケン
kunYomi: けわ.しい
readingExamples: 険しい (けわ.しい)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Well I have someone climbing an inflatable precipitous pinnacle. Once at the top it is so precipitous that the person is afraid to climb down and instead punctures the inflatable pinnacle with an awl to get safely and slowly back to the ground.
words: 保険(ほけん): insurance, guarantee
険しい(けわしい): inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
冒険(ぼうけん): risk, venture, adventure
危険(きけん): danger

keyword: тяжелый
kanji: 重
constituent: heavy, thousand, computer, rice field, brains, soil, dirt, ground
myStory: первый компьютер был настолько тяжелым! как тысяча компьютеров сейчас
heisigStory: Thousand . . . ri. Note how the long vertical stroke doubles up to serve both elements.
koohiiStory1: The first computer in the world was as heavy as thousand computers are now.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ジュウ、チョウ
kunYomi: え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう、かさ.ねる、かさ.なる、おも
readingExamples: 重量 (じゅうりょう), 重大 (じゅうだい), 二重 (にじゅう), 重 (え), 重い (おも.い), 重なる (かさ.なる), 重ねる (かさ.ねる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: To me it looks like a car with two extra wheels, like a truck. As it is a very heavy vehicle I suggest an image of a huge mining truck, like the yellow Liebherr T282B. Remember that the first "wheel" is a bit bent. http://www.primidi.com/2004/06/21.html.
words: 重(え): -fold, -ply
重なる(おもなる): main, principal, important
重役(おもやく): heavy responsibilities, director
重んじる(おもんじる): to respect, to honor, to esteem, to prize
重んずる(おもんずる): to honor, to respect, to esteem, to prize
重複(じゅうふく): duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
重宝(じゅうほう): priceless treasure, convenience, usefulness
比重(ひじゅう): specific gravity
重たい(おもたい): heavy, massive, serious, important, severe, oppressed
重なる(かさなる): be piled up, lie on top of one another, overlap each other
重ねる(かさねる): pile up, add, repeat
貴重(きちょう): precious, valuable
厳重(げんじゅう): strict, severe, firm, strong, secure, rigour
重視(じゅうし): importance, stress, serious consideration
重体(じゅうたい): seriously ill, serious condition, critical state
重大(じゅうだい): serious, important, grave, weighty
重点(じゅうてん): important point, lay stress on, emphasis, colon
重役(じゅうやく): heavy responsibilities, director
重要(じゅうよう): important, momentous, essential, principal, major
重量(じゅうりょう): weight, heavyweight boxer
重力(じゅうりょく): gravity
慎重(しんちょう): discretion, prudence
尊重(そんちょう): respect, esteem, regard
重い(おもい): heavy, massive, serious, important, severe, oppressed

keyword: двигать(-ся), движение
kanji: 動
constituent: move, heavy, thousand, ri, computer, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: чтобы двигать что-то тяжелое, нужны сильные мускулы
heisigStory: Heavy . . . muscle.
koohiiStory1: Even though the furniture is heavy, it´ll be easy to move with all the muscles that he has.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ドウ
kunYomi: うご.く、うご.かす
readingExamples: 動かす (うご.かす), 動く (うご.く)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: His MUSCLES are so HEAVY, he barely can move...thats ironic.
words: 異動(いどう): a change
動き(うごき): movement, activity, trend, development, change
動く(うごく): to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to be touched, to be influenced, to waver, to fluctuate, to vary, to change, to be transferred
自動詞(じどうし): intransitive verb (no direct obj)
出動(しゅつどう): sailing, marching, going out
助動詞(じょどうし): auxiliary verb
振動(しんどう): oscillation, vibration
騒動(そうどう): strife, riot, rebellion
他動詞(たどうし): transitive verb (direct obj)
動員(どういん): mobilization
動機(どうき): motive, incentive
動向(どうこう): trend, tendency, movement, attitude
動的(どうてき): dynamic, kinetic
動揺(どうよう): disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation, agitation, excitement, commotion
動力(どうりょく): power, motive power, dynamic force
不動産(ふどうさん): real estate
変動(へんどう): change, fluctuation
暴動(ぼうどう): insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising
移動(いどう): removal, migration, movement
動かす(うごかす): move, shift, set in motion, operate, inspire,, rouse, ,influence, mobilize, deny, change
運動(うんどう): motion, exercise
活動(かつどう): action, activity
感動(かんどう): being deeply moved, deep emotion, excitement, impression
形容動詞(けいようどうし): adjectival noun, quasi-adjective
行動(こうどう): action, conduct, behaviour, mobilization
自動(じどう): automatic
動作(どうさ): action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, manners
動詞(どうし): verb
動く(うごく): move
動物園(どうぶつえん): zoo
自動車(じどうしゃ): automobile
動物(どうぶつ): animal

keyword: работа, работать
kanji: 働
constituent: work, person, move, heavy, thousand, ri, computer, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: герой двигает тяжелые вещи на своей повозке. это работа, и он ее работает
heisigStory: Person . . . move. Do not confuse with labor (Frame 924).
koohiiStory1: A person who moves something is doing work, physically speaking.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ドウ、リュク、リキ、ロク、リョク
kunYomi: はたら.く
readingExamples: 働く (はたら.く)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Mr T, move. Mr Ts new exercise video called "Work it suckaz". Here is shouting "move it work it move work it!".
words: 働(どう): work, labor
共働き(ともばたらき): dual income
働き(はたらき): work, workings, activity, ability, talent, function, labor, action, operation, movement, motion, conjugation, inflection, achievement
労働(ろうどう): manual labor, toil, work
働く(はたらく): work, to labor, do, to act, commit, practise, work on, come into play, be conjugated, reduce the price

keyword: вид (биологич.), семя (seed)
kanji: 種
constituent: species, wheat, cereal, heavy, thousand, ri, computer
myStory: новый вид пшеницы: с тяжелыми семенами
heisigStory: Wheat . . . heavy.
koohiiStory1: Our species has a wheat heavy diet...
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: シュ
kunYomi: たね、-ぐさ
readingExamples: 種 (たね)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: This kanji also means "Seed." STORY: Scientists have developed a new SPECIES of WHEAT that has large HEAVY seeds. Now we can feed the world.
words: 各種(かくしゅ): every kind, all sorts
種々(くさぐさ): variety
種(しゅ): kind, variety, species
品種(ひんしゅ): brand, kind, description
一種(いっしゅ): species, kind, variety
種類(しゅるい): variety, kind, type, category, counter for different sorts of things
人種(じんしゅ): race (of people)
種(たね): seed, kind, variety, quality, tone, material, matter, subject, theme, (news) copy, cause, source, trick, secret, inside story

keyword: больной, заболевать, болезнь
kanji: 病
constituent: ill, sickness, hospital, third class, one, ceiling, inside
myStory: пещерный человек стал больным, когда летел третьим классом и покушал местной еды
heisigStory: Sickness . . . third class.
koohiiStory1: Caveman got ill after flying third class. The cabin air and food got to him. (Primitive: these all got MUCH easier when using CAVEMAN instead. ).
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ビョウ、ヘイ
kunYomi: や.む、-や.み、やまい
readingExamples: 病気 (びょうき), 病根 (びょうこん), 看病 (かんびょう), 病む (や.む), 病 (やまい)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: If you hang around a third class hospital, you´ll get ill with the sickness everyone else has.
words: 臆病(おくびょう): cowardice, timidity
発病(はつびょう): attack (disease)
病(やまい): illness, disease
病む(やむ): to fall ill, to be ill
看病(かんびょう): nursing (a patient)
病院(びょういん): hospital
病気(びょうき): illness, disease, sickness

keyword: уставать, усталость
kanji: 疲
constituent: exhausted, tired, sickness, hospital, pelt, branch, ten, needle, crotch, hook
myStory: когда у тебя болезнь, ты чувствуешь сбя очень усталым. хочется завернуться в шкуру и поспать
heisigStory: Sickness . . . pelt.
koohiiStory1: I picture an exhausted sick caveman snuggling up in a comfy pelt blanket.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヒ
kunYomi: つか.れる、-づか.れ、つか.らす
readingExamples: 疲らす (つか.らす), 疲れる (つか.れる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Your body feels tired when you have a sickness. All you want to do is wrap yourself up in a nice warm pelt and get better.
words: 疲労(ひろう): fatigue, weariness
疲れ(つかれ): tiredness, fatigue
疲れる(つかれる): to get tired, to tire

keyword: боль
kanji: 痛
constituent: pain, sickness, hospital, pogo stick, chop-seal, hanko, utilise, utilize
myStory: всякие с задранными носами, которые думают, что знают как лечить болезнь, причиняют лишь боль - себе и другим
heisigStory: Sickness . . . chop-seal . . . utilize.
koohiiStory1: Think of the phrase pain in the xxx. Then think of a pogostick up your xxx. That's painful, right? The real question is why a pogostick is up your xxx. That's sick, dude.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ツウ
kunYomi: いた.い、いた.む、いた.ましい、いた.める
readingExamples: 痛い (いた.い), 痛む (いた.む), 痛める (いた.める)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: When I was feeling sick my mum said I shouldn´t go out to play on my pogo stick until I felt better. Well I wasn´t strong enough to stay up on it and so fell over and have the pain to prove my mum right.
words: 痛む(いたむ): to hurt, to feel a pain, to be injured
痛める(いためる): to hurt, to injure, to cause pain, to worry, to bother, to afflict, to be grieved over
痛感(つうかん): feeling keenly, fully realizing
痛切(つうせつ): keen, acute
痛み(いたみ): pain, ache, sore, grief, distress
苦痛(くつう): pain, agony
頭痛(ずつう): headache
痛い(いたい): painful

keyword: лекарства, исцелять
kanji: 医
constituent: doctor, box, dart, drop, heavens
myStory: этот доктор предпочитает вместо шприцов использовать целебные дротики, которые хранит в коробке
heisigStory: Box . . . dart.
koohiiStory1: Easily confused: Dr. (#47), doctor (#1694), examination (#1673), check-up (#1724), medicine (#1736). To avoid confusion I renamed this medic, and picture the medic from Team Fortress 2 returning to his box of darts in the supply cupboard every time his syringe gun is empty.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: イ
kunYomi: い.やす、い.する、くすし
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: This DOCTOR prefers to use DARTS instead of syringes for injections. Here, he pulls out his BOX of DARTS, and the child on the examination table squirms.
words: 医師(いし): doctor
医療(いりょう): medical care, medical treatment
医学(いがく): medical science
歯医者(はいしゃ): dentist
医者(いしゃ): doctor (medical)

keyword: равный, одинаковый, счетчик маленьких животных
kanji: 匹
constituent: equal, box, human legs
myStory: маленькое животное прячется в коробке от хозяина, чтобы избежать равной судьбы со всеми остальными животными: стать едой
heisigStory: Box . . . human legs.
koohiiStory1: This kanji is used commonly as a counter for small animals. This is a pictograph of a SMALL ANIMAL´S view from inside a CARDBOARD BOX looking out at his masters HUMAN LEGS. He´s probably hiding so the master does not COUNT him with the other animals which will probably be eaten (thus he avoids everyones EQUAL fate on the farm: the kitchen table).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヒツ
kunYomi: ひき
readingExamples: 匹 (ひき)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Imagine a magician doing that trick where he puts his assistant in a box and proceeds to saw her in half. Don’t the human legs sticking horizontally out of the box remind you of an equal sign?
words: 匹(ひき): head, small animal counter, roll of cloth
匹敵(ひってき): comparing with, match, rival, equal

keyword: административный район
kanji: 区
constituent: ward, box, sheaf
myStory: в районе для бездомных все спят в коробках и в качестве подушки используют связку веток
heisigStory: The ward referred to here is a subdivision of a large city. Its elements: box . . . sheaves. When used as a primitive element, it may be helpful at times to break it up into these same composite elements.
koohiiStory1: In the homeless ward of the city you see people sleeping in CARDBOARD BOXES using a SHEAF as a pillow.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ク、オウ、コウ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: That´s the homeless ward of the city. Wolverine lives in a cardboard box there.
words: 区(く): ward, district, section
区画(くかく): division, section, compartment, boundary, area, block
区間(くかん): section (of track etc)
区切り(くぎり): an end, a stop, punctuation
区々(まちまち): several, various, divergent, conflicting, different, diverse, trivial
区域(くいき): limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory
区切る(くぎる): punctuate, cut off, mark off, stop, put an end to
区分(くぶん): division, section, compartment, demarcation, (traffic) lane, classification, sorting
区別(くべつ): distinction, differentiation, classification
地区(ちく): district, section, sector

keyword: Европа
kanji: 欧
constituent: europe, ward, box, sheaf, lack, yawn
myStory: Иксбоксы сначала начали продаваться в Америке и Японии (самые большие рынки видеоигр), а в Европе они некоторое время отсутствовали
heisigStory: Ward . . . yawn. Like the kanji of frame 1776, this character is an abbreviation of the name of a geographical region.
koohiiStory1: Do japanese consider Europe like just a ward, boring enough to make them yawn?? This kanji is offensive!
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: オウ
kunYomi: うた.う、は.く
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: [Europe] X-Box was first released in America and Japan (the biggest videogame markets). Europe had an X-Box lack for a while...
words: 欧米(おうべい): Europe and America, the West

keyword: приветствовать
kanji: 迎
constituent: welcome, stamp album, box, stamps, road
myStory: люди приветствуют каждую доставку писем почтой
heisigStory: Box . . . stamps . . . road.
koohiiStory1: Welcome home daddy! Is that box for me? You were on the road a long time! I collected all the stamps from the letters you wrote me　:-) ...　　RTK2:　ゲイ　歓迎　かんげい(welcome).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ゲイ
kunYomi: むか.える
readingExamples: 迎える (むか.える)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Stamp-collectors sit and wait on the road to welcome new mail arrivals.
words: 歓迎(かんげい): welcome, reception
出迎え(でむかえ): meeting, reception
出迎える(でむかえる): to meet, to greet
迎え(むかえ): meeting, person sent to pick up an arrival
迎える(むかえる): meet, welcome, greet

keyword: восходить, подниматься, взбираться
kanji: 登
constituent: ascend, teepee, wigwam, beans, table, one, mouth
myStory: если съесть много фасоли, а потом посидеть в вигваме, то он хонто поднимется в воздух!
heisigStory: Teepee . . . table. Do not confuse with rise up (Frame 43).
koohiiStory1: When an American Indian warrior dies, his body is placed on a TABLE inside a TEEPEE, and a ritualistic ceremony is held to encourage his spirit to ASCEND to that big buffalo hunting ground in the sky.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: トウ、ト、ドウ、ショウ、チョウ
kunYomi: のぼ.る、あ.がる
readingExamples: 登壇 (とうだん), 登校 (とうこう), 登記 (とうき), 登る (のぼ.る)
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koohiiStory2: When I was a kid I went out camping in a teepee. I ate beans for dinner, and afterwards I produced so much gas that my teepee actually ascended in the air!
words: 登校(とうこう): attendance (at school)
登録(とうろく): registration, register, entry, record
登場(とうじょう): entry (on stage), appearance (on screen), entrance, introduction (into a market)
登山(とざん): mountain climbing
登る(のぼる): climb

keyword: отправление, разрядка (сексуальная, ружей, поездов, людей...)
kanji: 発
constituent: discharge, teepee, wigwam, two, human legs
myStory: две пары ног высовываются из вигвама: там скоро произойдет сексуальная разрядка
heisigStory: This key word refers to the discharging of guns, trains, people, and even words. The elements: teepee . . . two . . . human legs. Contrast the writing with frame 63.
koohiiStory1: Two pairs of human legs poking out of a teepee: you know there´ll be a discharge soon, be it sexual, violent (husband returns home with a weapon), or dishonourable (soldier caught molesting a native), or perhaps all of the above.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ハツ、ホツ
kunYomi: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす、はな.つ
readingExamples: 発明 (はつめい), 発射 (はっしゃ), 突発 (とっぱつ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I spent some time in her TEEPEE...just the TWO of us...but I looked between her HUMAN LEGS and I saw a nasty DISCHARGE...so I made my 出発　rather hastily.
words: 開発(かいはつ): development, exploitation
活発(かっぱつ): vigor, active
再発(さいはつ): return, relapse, reoccurrence
始発(しはつ): first train
発(はつ): departure, beginning, counter for gunshots
発育(はついく): (physical) growth, development
発芽(はつが): burgeoning
発掘(はっくつ): excavation, exhumation
発言(はつげん): utterance, speech, proposal
発生(はっせい): outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence, origin
発足(はっそく): starting, inauguration
発病(はつびょう): attack (disease)
発条(ばね): spring (e.g. coil leaf)
反発(はんぱつ): repelling, rebound, recover, oppose
発作(ほっさ): fit, spasm
蒸発(じょうはつ): evaporation, unexplained disappearance
発つ(たつ): depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
爆発(ばくはつ): explosion, detonation, eruption
発揮(はっき): exhibition, demonstration, utilization, display
発見(はっけん): discovery, detection, finding
発行(はっこう): issue (publications)
発車(はっしゃ): departure of a vehicle
発射(はっしゃ): firing, shooting, discharge, catapult
発想(はっそう): expression (music), conceptualization
発達(はったつ): development, growth
発展(はってん): development, growth
発電(はつでん): generation (e.g. power)
発売(はつばい): sale
発表(はっぴょう): announcement, publication
発明(はつめい): invention
出発(しゅっぱつ): depart
発音(はつおん): pronunciation

keyword: излечивать
kanji: 療
constituent: heal, sickness, hospital, pup tent, large, St. Bernard, sun, day, small, little
myStory: на поле боя, единственное место, где тебя могут излечить - в палатке медиков
heisigStory: Sickness . . . pup tent.
koohiiStory1: On the battlefield, the only place to heal from your sickness is inside the medic's pup tent. Think of M.A.S.H.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: リョウ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Sick caveman has to sleep in his pup tent. Not the cave because to humid and cold but a nice small pup tent in the sun will heal him from his cold.
words: 診療(しんりょう): medical examination and treatment, diagnosis
治療(ちりょう): medical treatment
医療(いりょう): medical care, medical treatment

keyword: форма (shape)
kanji: 形
constituent: shape, two hands, shape
myStory: двумя руками придаешь чему-то форму
heisigStory: Two hands . . . shape.
koohiiStory1: Everyone in the kindergarten came up with fun and interesting shapes made out of Play-Doh, except for the kid with the amputated arm. Seems like you really need both hands.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ケイ、ギョウ
kunYomi: かた、-がた、かたち、なり
readingExamples: 形態 (けいたい), 形成 (けいせい), 図形 (ずけい), 形 (かた), 形 (かたち)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: With your two hands, outline the shape of a curvaceous woman. Is that a universally understood gesture? [Careful: mould (#680) which has two hands and soil/clay].
words: 形成(けいせい): formation
形勢(けいせい): condition, situation, prospects
形態(けいたい): form, shape, figure
原形(げんけい): original form, base form
地形(じぎょう): terrain, geographical features, topography
形式(けいしき): form, formality, format, mathematics expression
形容詞(けいようし): "true" adjective
形容動詞(けいようどうし): adjectival noun, quasi-adjective
図形(ずけい): figure
正方形(せいほうけい): square
長方形(ちょうほうけい): rectangle, oblong
形(かたち): form, shape
人形(にんぎょう): doll

keyword: лицо, выражение (лица)
kanji: 顔
constituent: face, lad, vase, stand up, cliff, shape, head, page, one, ceiling, drop, shellfish, clam, oyster, eye, animal legs, eight
myStory: выражение лица у парней обычно дурацкое
heisigStory: Lad . . . head.
koohiiStory1: A lad's head still has a baby's face.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ガン
kunYomi: かお
readingExamples: 顔 (かお)
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koohiiStory2: When I was a lad, a pretty face was all it took for someone to get in my head, and I´d fill pages of lovelorn letters to them.
words: 顔付き(かおつき): (outward) looks, features, face, countenance, expression
笑顔(えがお): smiling face

keyword: посещать
kanji: 参
constituent: nonplussed, visit, elbow, large, St. Bernard, shape
myStory: я навещаю деда в больнице. он сломал локоть, теперь он большой и какой-то неправильной формы
heisigStory: Elbow . . . St. Bernard dog . . . shape.
koohiiStory1: I´m going to visit my grandpa in the hospital. He broke his elbow, and it became really big and contorted into a weird shape. I hope he will be all right!
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サン、シン
kunYomi: まい.る、まい-、まじわる、みつ
readingExamples: 参る (まい.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Whenever the postman has to pay a visit to this place, he brings an elbow-shaped thingy that he throws to the St. Bernard.
words: 参議院(さんぎいん): House of Councillors
参照(さんしょう): reference, consultation, consultation
参上(さんじょう): calling on, visiting
お参り(おまいり): worship, shrine visit
参加(さんか): participation
参考(さんこう): reference, consultation
持参(じさん): bringing, taking, carrying
参る(まいる): come (polite )

keyword: редкий
kanji: 珍
constituent: rare, king, jewel, ball, parasol, umbrella, shape
myStory: (король + зонтик от солнца)
редко можно увидеть короля, прогуливающегося под зонтиком от солнца
heisigStory: Jewel . . . umbrella . . . shape.
koohiiStory1: It's rare to see the king carrying his own parasol - typically he gets one of his attendants to do it for him (thanks to Katsuo for umbrella + shape = parasol and to Peppi for the story idea).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チン
kunYomi: めずら.しい、たから
readingExamples: 珍しい (めずら.しい)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Tip: umbrella + shape : This combination of primitives appears four times in Heisig, so it may be worthwhile giving it a name. I suggest "parasol" (because it is the same shape as an umbrella). REF: rare (FRAME 1723) , check-up (#1724), measles (#2574), fallible (#2720).
words: 珍しい(めずらしい): unusual, strange

keyword: предложение (грамматика), текст, литература (п: плед)
kanji: 文
constituent: sentence, plaid, kilt, Billy Connolly
myStory: учитель надевает шляпу на тех, кто грамматически правильно составил предложение, и ставит красный крест на тех, кто неправильно это сделал
heisigStory: Under the familiar top hat we see a crisscross pattern or design, like that found on woodwork or garments. This should make an ugly enough image to help remember it. It can be associated with sentence by thinking of a sentence as a grammatical pattern.
heisigComment: * The primitive meaning for this character will be plaid, the familiar crisscross pattern frequently used in textiles.
koohiiStory1: A twist on greenapple: The teacher puts a tophat on all pupils with gramatically correct sentences, while the rest are left with a big red X on their homework.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ブン、モン
kunYomi: ふみ、あや
readingExamples: 文学 (ぶんがく), 文化 (ぶんか), 作文 (さくぶん), 文 (ふみ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The teacher in the tophat puts an X on all the grammatically incorrect sentences.
words: 原文(げんぶん): the text, original
注文(ちゅうもん): order, request
文(ふみ): letter, writings
文化財(ぶんかざい): cultural assets, cultural property
文語(ぶんご): written language, literary language
文書(ぶんしょ): document, writing, letter, note, records, archives
本文(ほんぶん): text (of document), body (of letter)
文字(もじ): letter (of alphabet), character
和文(わぶん): Japanese text, sentence in Japanese
英文(えいぶん): sentence in English
人文科学(じんぶんかがく): social sciences, humanities
文(ぶん): sentence
文芸(ぶんげい): literature, art and literature
文献(ぶんけん): literature, books (reference)
文章(ぶんしょう): sentence, article
文体(ぶんたい): literary style
文房具(ぶんぼうぐ): stationery
文脈(ぶんみゃく): context
文明(ぶんめい): civilization, culture
文句(もんく): phrase, complaint
論文(ろんぶん): thesis, essay, treatise, paper
文化(ぶんか): culture
文学(ぶんがく): literature
文法(ぶんぽう): grammar
作文(さくぶん): composition, writing

keyword: визави, против
kanji: 対
constituent: vis-a-vis, sentence, plaid, kilt, Billy Connolly, glue
myStory: укутаем визави пледом и склеим концы. вот потеха!
heisigStory: Plaid . . . glue.
koohiiStory1: When sitting vis-a-vis, Scots will glue their kilt down to avoid embaressment.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: タイ、ツイ
kunYomi: あいて、こた.える、そろ.い、つれあ.い、なら.ぶ、むか.う
readingExamples: 対立 (たいりつ), 絶対 (ぜったい), 反対 (はんたい)
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koohiiStory2: The word vis-a-vis is like sentence glue, it kind of joins sentences together.
words: 相対(あいたい): confrontation, facing, between ourselves, no third party, tete-a-tete
対応(たいおう): interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with
対決(たいけつ): confrontation, showdown
対抗(たいこう): opposition, antagonism
対して(たいして): for, in regard to, per
対処(たいしょ): deal with, cope
対談(たいだん): talk, dialogue, conversation
対等(たいとう): equivalent
対比(たいひ): contrast, comparison
対辺(たいへん): (geometrical) opposite side
対面(たいめん): interview, meeting
対話(たいわ): interactive, interaction, conversation, dialogue
応対(おうたい): receiving, dealing with
絶対(ぜったい): absolute, unconditional, absoluteness
対(たい): ratio, versus, against, opposition
対策(たいさく): counter-plan, counter-measure
対象(たいしょう): target, object (of worship, study, etc.)
対照(たいしょう): contrast, antithesis, comparison
対する(たいする): face, confront, oppose
対立(たいりつ): confrontation, opposition, antagonism
反対(はんたい): oppose

keyword: разрешать (вопрос), заканчивать
kanji: 済
constituent: finish, water, water droplets, water pistol, adjust, adjusted, sentence, plaid, kilt, Billy Connolly, two, fenceposts, cabers
myStory: ФИНИШ ХИМ! Саб-зиро выравнимает воду в твоем организме (превращая ее в лед) и разбивает тебя на много маленьких кусочков
heisigStory: Water . . . adjust. Do not confuse with complete (Frame 101), end (Frame 1452), or perfect (Frame 199).
koohiiStory1: When the goalkeeper finishes the game, he drinks a lot of water and adjusts himself.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サイ、セイ
kunYomi: す.む、-ず.み、-ずみ、す.まない、す.ます、-す.ます、すく.う、な.す、わたし、わた.る
readingExamples: 済ます (す.ます), 済む (す.む)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Finish him! Subzero adjusts the water in your body and crushes you into a few million pieces.
words: 救済(きゅうさい): relief, aid, rescue, salvation, help
済ます(すます): to finish, to get it over with, to settle, to conclude, to pay back
済まない(すまない): sorry (phrase)
返済(へんさい): repayment
済ませる(すませる): be finished
経済(けいざい): economy
済む(すむ): end

keyword: музыка
kanji: 楽
constituent: music, white, dove, sparkler, tree, wood
myStory: белые бенгальские огни на дереве... играет музыка...
heisigStory: Dove . . . sparkler . . . tree.
koohiiStory1: Zelda: Ocarina of Time - The white sparkly thing is Navi. She´s hovering/dancing around a tree to the legendary Lost Woods music.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ガク、ラク、ゴウ
kunYomi: たの.しい、たの.しむ、この.む
readingExamples: 楽隊 (がくたい), 楽器 (がっき), 音楽 (おんがく), 楽しい (たの.しい), 楽しむ (たの.しむ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: There we were at the concert...her voice was like a dove...her dress sparkled...then suddenly, a tree fell on her.....
words: 楽譜(がくふ): score (music)
気楽(きらく): at ease, comfortable
極楽(ごくらく): paradise
楽しむ(たのしむ): to enjoy oneself
楽観(らっかん): optimism
楽器(がっき): musical instrument
娯楽(ごらく): pleasure, amusement
楽む(たのしむ): enjoyment, pleasure
楽(らく): comfort, ease
楽しみ(たのしみ): pleasure, joy
音楽(おんがく): music, musical movement
楽しい(たのしい): pleasant, enjoyable, fun

keyword: лекарство
kanji: 薬
constituent: medicine, flowers, music, white, dove, sparkler, tree, wood
myStory: лекарства нового поколения: музыка и цветы
heisigStory: Flowers . . . music.
koohiiStory1: New-age medicine involves using things like music and flowers (aromatherapy) as treatment.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ヤク
kunYomi: くすり
readingExamples: 薬 (くすり)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Oh man, this medicinal marijuana is making me hear MUSIC and see FLOWERS everywhere...
words: 薬指(くすりゆび): ring finger
農薬(のうやく): agricultural chemicals
薬缶(やかん): kettle
薬品(やくひん): medicine(s), chemical(s)
薬局(やっきょく): pharmacy
薬(くすり): medicine

keyword: центр, середина
kanji: 央
constituent: center, large, St. Bernard, box body
myStory: большой рот мнит себя центром вселенной
heisigStory: The elements depict a St. Bernard with its head and paws keeping their stick-like form, but with the middle or center of its body filled out in a box-like shape.
koohiiStory1: Youve got the st bernard dead centre in your sights (the box).
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: オウ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The center of a dog´s universe is his mouth: bark, eat, bite. What a life! RTK2:　オウ　中央　ちゅうおう(center)…　　　　　　　　　　　　　Semi-Pure Group　(ｴｲ): 英1741　 映1742.
words: 中央(ちゅうおう): center, middle, central

keyword: Англия
kanji: 英
constituent: England, flowers, centre, center, large, St. Bernard
myStory: - ну, вроде и так помню
 - в центре герба - цветы
heisigStory: Flowers . . . center. This is another abbreviation used to identify a country by the pronunciation of the kanji.
koohiiStory1: The original great seal of the king of England had a very ornate flower in the center.
jouYou: 4
onYomi: エイ
kunYomi: はなぶさ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: England is a country where people think they´re the flower at the center of the world. (a description that would fit China much better.. 中華).
words: 英字(えいじ): English letter (character)
英雄(えいゆう): hero, great man
英文(えいぶん): sentence in English
英和(えいわ): English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
和英(わえい): Japanese-English
英語(えいご): the English language

keyword: отражать (свет)
kanji: 映
constituent: reflect, sun, day, centre, center, large, St. Bernard
myStory: Солнце - в центре Солнечной системы и главный источник света, все остальное лишь отражает
heisigStory: Sun . . . center.
koohiiStory1: In the solar system, the Sun is the central source of all light, everything else just reflects it.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 4
onYomi: エイ
kunYomi: うつ.る、うつ.す、は.える、-ば.え
readingExamples: 映す (うつ.す), 映る (うつ.る), 映える (は.える)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A solar power plant consists of thousands of mirrors reflecting the sun´s rays, concentrating the energy on a focal point at the centre. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Two.
words: 映写(えいしゃ): projection
映像(えいぞう): reflection, image
映える(はえる): to shine, to look attractive, to look pretty
映す(うつす): project, reflect, cast (shadow)
映る(うつる): be reflected, harmonize with
反映(はんえい): reflection, influence
映画(えいが): movie, film
映画館(えいがかん): movie theatre (theater), cinema

keyword: красный (п: <если в сжатом виде> яблоко)
kanji: 赤
constituent: red, soil, dirt, ground, sword, dagger, small
myStory: его ударили кинжалом. маленькие капли красной крови упали на землю...
heisigStory: Ground . . . dagger . . . little. The two strokes of the dagger take the place of the middle stroke of little.
heisigComment: * As a primitive on the left, this kanji keeps the same form. Elsewhere, the first two strokes are abbreviated to a single dot. This latter form will take the meaning of an apple.
koohiiStory1: He was stabbed with a dagger, and little drops of red blood dropped onto the ground.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 4
onYomi: セキ、シャク
kunYomi: あか、あか-、あか.い、あか.らむ、あか.らめる
readingExamples: 赤道 (せきどう), 赤貧 (せきひん), 発赤 (はつあか), 赤 (あか), 赤い (あか.い), 赤らむ (あか.らむ), 赤らめる (あか.らめる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: There was red all over the soil after Little Red Riding Hood plunged a dagger into the wolf. Those two dots we see are wolfies animal legs we see, by the way (a la smithsonian).
words: 赤字(あかじ): deficit, go in the red
赤ちゃん(あかちゃん): baby, infant
赤らむ(あからむ): to become red, to redden, to blush
赤(あか): the color red (noun)
赤道(せきどう): equator
真っ赤(まっか): deep red, flushed (of face)
赤ん坊(あかんぼう): baby
赤い(あかい): red

keyword: необычный, странный
kanji: 変
constituent: unusual, apple, walking legs
myStory: для девочки очень необычно в первый раз увидеть красное у себя в промежности
heisigStory: Apple . . . walking legs.
koohiiStory1: It´s quite unusual and abnormal to see an apple with walking legs running away from the person who wants to eat it!
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヘン
kunYomi: か.わる、か.わり、か.える
readingExamples: 変える (か.える), 変わる (か.わる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Imagine an apple on walking legs on stage singing "It´s not unusual to be loved by anyone" (Tom Jones). Keyword can be confused with uncommon (#1797).
words: 相変わらず(あいかわらず): as ever, as usual, the same
一変(いっぺん): complete change, about-face
変革(へんかく): change, reform, revolution, upheaval, (the) Reformation
変遷(へんせん): change, transition, vicissitudes
変動(へんどう): change, fluctuation
変化(へんか): change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, variety, diversity, inflection, declension, conjugation
変更(へんこう): change, modification, alteration
変える(かえる): change
変わる(かわる): change
変(へん): strange

keyword: след
kanji: 跡
constituent: tracks, wooden leg, mouth, stop, footprint, apple
myStory: чтобы замести следы от деревянной ноги, пират кидает яблоки за собой, чтобы животные затоптали их
heisigStory: Wooden leg . . . apple.
koohiiStory1: Pirate pokes the tip of his wooden leg into an apple to disguise his tracks.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: セキ
kunYomi: あと
readingExamples: 跡 (あと)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: To hide his distinctive wood-leg tracks, this pirate is throwing apples after his tracks in order for animals to come and confuse his tracks.
words: 跡継ぎ(あとつぎ): heir, successor
遺跡(いせき): historic ruins (remains relics)
追跡(ついせき): pursuit
跡切れる(とぎれる): to pause, to be interrupted
足跡(あしあと): footprints
跡(あと): trace, tracks, mark, sign, remains, ruins, scar

keyword: романтика, любовь, любить
kanji: 恋
constituent: romance, apple, heart
myStory: любовь между Белоснежкой и Принцем началась, когда она съела отравленное яблоко и ее сердце остановилось
heisigStory: Apple . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: The romance between Snow White and Prince Charming started when Snow White took a bite of poison apple and her heart stopped.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: レン
kunYomi: こ.う、こい、こい.しい
readingExamples: 恋う (こ.う), 恋 (こい), 恋しい (こい.しい)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A childhood romance: a boy takes a red apple to school to try to win the heart of his beloved.
words: 恋する(こいする): to fall in love with, to love
恋愛(れんあい): love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
恋(こい): love, tender passion
恋しい(こいしい): dear, beloved, darling,yearned for
恋人(こいびと): lover, sweetheart
失恋(しつれん): disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, be lovelorn,

keyword: морской залив
kanji: 湾
constituent: gulf, water, water droplets, water pistol, apple, bow
myStory: наиболее великий выстрел Уильяма Телля: сшибить яблоко с головы сына через воды залива
heisigStory: Water . . . apple . . . bow.
koohiiStory1: In his most daring feat, William tell used his bow to shoot an apple off the head of his son across the water of the gulf.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ワン
kunYomi: いりえ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: An army of archers must cross a gulf of water. Fortunately there are millions of apple trees growing in the cliffs above the gulf. The archers use their bows to shoot down apple after apple, which all fall into the water and slowly fill up the the gulf until the archer soliders can cross on foot.
words: 湾(わん): bay, gulf, inlet

keyword: желтый
kanji: 黄
constituent: yellow, salad, sprout, shoot, animal legs, eight
myStory: салат был какой-то не такой... ростки были желтыми, и желтые куриные ноги были в этом салате
heisigStory: Salad . . . sprout . . . animal legs.
koohiiStory1: The salad did not look very appetizing... The sprouts were yellow and there were animal legs sticking out of it.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: コウ、オウ
kunYomi: き、こ-
readingExamples: 黄葉 (こうよう), 黄 (き)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I order a salad with sprouts. I´m asked if I´d like to add chicken. Yes please. My salad then arrives . . . . topped with these horribly gnarled yellow things. Chicken feet! (animal legs) ugh.
words: 黄金(おうごん): gold
黄色(おうしょく): yellow
黄色(きいろ): the color yellow (noun)
黄色い(きいろい): yellow

keyword: на боку, боком, горизонтально
kanji: 横
constituent: sideways, tree, wood, yellow, salad, sprout, shoot, animal legs, eight
myStory: дерево нездорово пожелтело, умерло и окончило существование на боку, горизонтально
heisigStory: Tree . . . yellow.
koohiiStory1: A tree went all yellow. It died and fell down, ending up sideways.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: オウ
kunYomi: よこ
readingExamples: 横 (よこ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: In a horrible accident, a yellow schoolbus gets wrapped sideways around a tree.
words: 横綱(よこづな): sumo grand champion
横断(おうだん): crossing
横切る(よこぎる): cross (e.g. arms), traverse
横(よこ): beside, side, width

keyword: цвет, счетчик цветов
kanji: 色
constituent: color, bound up, mosaic
myStory: что привязано к мозаике? цвет
heisigStory: Bound up . . . mosaic.
koohiiStory1: Ever look closely at mosaics? They contain a bunch of images bound up into a larger one. It seems amazing until you realize that the only quality of the smaller images that really matters is their colour.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ショク、シキ
kunYomi: いろ
readingExamples: 原色 (げんしょく), 特色 (とくしょく), 物色 (ぶっしょく), 色 (いろ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Bound up in the Rubik´s cube are the 6 different colours.
words: 色々(いろいろ): various
黄色(おうしょく): yellow
音色(おんいろ): tone color, tone quality, timbre, synthesizer patch
脚色(きゃくしょく): dramatization (e.g. film)
色彩(しきさい): colour, hue, tints
着色(ちゃくしょく): colouring, coloring
黄色(きいろ): the color yellow (noun)
茶色い(ちゃいろい): brown (adjective)
特色(とくしょく): characteristic, feature
灰色(はいいろ): grey, ashen
景色(けしき): scenery
色(いろ): color, sensuality, lust
黄色い(きいろい): yellow
茶色(ちゃいろ): light brown, tawny

keyword: прекращать, прерывать
kanji: 絶
constituent: discontinue, thread, spiderman, colour, color, bound up, mosaic
myStory: спайдермэн временно прекратил свою деятельность, потому что в магазине занчилась краска нужного цвета для его костюма
heisigStory: Thread . . . color.
koohiiStory1: I can't finish my sewing project because the thread color I was using was discontinued.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ゼツ
kunYomi: た.える、た.やす、た.つ
readingExamples: 絶える (た.える), 絶つ (た.つ), 絶やす (た.やす)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: As times move on and fashion tastes inevitably change, threads of certain colors often get discontinued.
words: 拒絶(きょぜつ): refusal, rejection
謝絶(しゃぜつ): refusal
絶版(ぜっぱん): out of print
絶望(ぜつぼう): despair, hopelessness
絶える(たえる): to die out, to peter out, to become extinct
絶つ(たつ): to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)
途絶える(とだえる): to stop, to cease, to come to an end
絶対(ぜったい): absolute, unconditional, absoluteness
絶滅(ぜつめつ): destruction, extinction
絶えず(たえず): constantly

keyword: сладкий (п: плетеная корзина)
kanji: 甘
constituent: sweet, wicker basket, picnic basket
myStory: красная шапка несет корзину, полную сладких булочек
heisigStory: This kanji is a pictograph of a small wicker basket. (The extra short stroke in the middle helps keep it distinct from the character for twenty.) All one needs to add is some image of sweet cakes or breads carried in the basket, and the union of picture and meaning is complete. Take care not to confuse with confectionary (Frame 1203).
heisigComment: * As a primitive, the pictograph's meaning of a wicker basket is used, a small one like the kind used for picnics.
koohiiStory1: Little red riding hood is carrying around a wicker basket filled with sweet baked cookies for granny.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カン
kunYomi: あま.い、あま.える、あま.やかす、うま.い
readingExamples: 甘い (あま.い), 甘える (あま.える), 甘やかす (あま.やかす)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Girls are kinda sweet and sexy until they reach their twenties. So 20 minus ONE.
words: 甘える(あまえる): to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on
甘口(あまくち): sweet flavour, mildness, flattery, stupidity
甘い(うまい): delicious
甘やかす(あまやかす): pamper, spoil
甘い(あまい): delicious

keyword: период (времени)
kanji: 期
constituent: period, bushel basket, hamper, animal legs, eight, moon, month, flesh, part of the body
myStory: трусики девушки все в корзине... это ТОТ САМЫЙ период месяца
heisigStory: Bushel basket . . . month. As the month indicates, this has to do with periods of time.
koohiiStory1: The slowest remote chess game ever: a one month period between every move.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: キ、ゴ
readingExamples: 期間 (きかん), 期待 (きたい), 予期 (よき)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The girl´s panties are all in the bushel basket as it´s that time of the month again... her period.
words: 画期(かっき): epoch-making
期(き): period, time
期日(きじつ): fixed date, settlement date
期末(きまつ): end of term
周期(しゅうき): cycle, period
末期(まっき): closing years (period days), last stage
延期(えんき): postponement, adjournment
学期(がっき): school term
期間(きかん): period, term
期限(きげん): term, period
期待(きたい): expectation, anticipation, hope
時期(じき): time, season, period
短期(たんき): short term
長期(ちょうき): long time period
定期(ていき): fixed term
定期券(ていきけん): commuter pass, season ticket
予期(よき): expectation, assume will happen, forecast

keyword: танец
kanji: 舞
constituent: dance, reclining, lying down, tub, sunglasses, dancing legs, ballerina, evening
myStory: зажигательный танец должен быть исполнен танцовщицами, одетыми в НИЧЕГО, кроме солнечных очков
heisigStory: The top two strokes show someone reclining, and the next six are a pictograph of an oaken tub ribbed with metal strips, like the kind once used for bathing. At the bottom, the sunglasses round off the character.
koohiiStory1: The yakuza boss reclines in the oaken bathtub wearing his shades while his personal harem dances naked for him.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ブ
kunYomi: ま.う、-ま.う、まい
readingExamples: 舞い (ま.い), 舞う (ま.う)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I learned nothingness (#1775) first because it is a very common kanji. Probably easier to think of this kanji in that context. Attractive dancers should dance wearing nothing but sunglasses.
words: 仕舞(しまい): end, termination, informal (Noh play)
仕舞う(しまう): to finish, to close, to do something completely, to put away, to put an end to
舞う(まう): to dance, to flutter about, to revolve
見舞(みまい): enquiry, expression of sympathy, expression of concern
舞台(ぶたい): stage (theatre), scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
振舞う(ふるまう): behave, conduct oneself, entertain
見舞い(みまい): enquiry, expression of sympathy or concern
見舞う(みまう): ask after (health), visit
お見舞い(おみまい): asking after (a person´s health)

keyword: ассоциация, объединение
kanji: 組
constituent: association, thread, spiderman, shelf, my bookshelves
myStory: (спайдермэн + полка)
у меня на полке много фигурок спайдермэна и прочих из ассоциации героев Марвел
heisigStory: Thread . . . shelf.
koohiiStory1: A common thread associates the knick-knacks on your knick-knack shelf. Souveneirs from Spain on one, from Japan on the other.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ソ
kunYomi: く.む、くみ、-ぐみ
readingExamples: 組む (く.む), 組 (くみ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Watch this: http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/sith_lord10/updated showroom july/s29.jpg The leader of the Spiderman association has tons of Spiderman figurines lined up on his shelf.(Zactacular).
words: 組み合わせ(くみあわせ): combination
組み合わせる(くみあわせる): to join together, to combine, to join up
組み込む(くみこむ): to insert, to include, to cut in (printing)
仕組み(しくみ): devising, plan, plot, contrivance, construction, arrangement
取り組む(とりくむ): to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with
組(くみ): class, group, team, set
組合(くみあい): association, union
組み立てる(くみたてる): assemble, set up, construct
組む(くむ): put together
組織(そしき): organization, structure, construction, tissue, system
番組(ばんぐみ): TV program

keyword: предок, прародитель
kanji: 祖
constituent: ancestor, altar, shelf, my bookshelves
myStory: алтарь на полке - ты молишься предкам
heisigStory: Altar . . . shelf.
koohiiStory1: The ancestor worship is so common in Daoist and buddhist countries that you can buy tiny altars to put on the shelves, one for each deceased family member.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ソ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The urns of ancestors are kept on shelves next to the altar.
words: お祖父さん(おじいさん): grandfather, male senior-citizen
お祖母さん(おばあさん): grandmother, female senior-citizen
先祖(せんぞ): ancestor
祖先(そせん): ancestor
祖父(そふ): grand father
祖母(そぼ): grand mother

keyword: расследование
kanji: 査
constituent: investigate, tree, wood, shelf, my bookshelves
myStory: скандал: расследование выявило, что деревья из парка были незаконно переработаны в полки
heisigStory: Tree . . . shelf.
koohiiStory1: Like the "ero inquiry" that had been partially swept under the rug (see inquire (#1145)), this kanji depicts the investigation into the forestry scandal being shelved.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: サ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The result of the inverstigation of the missing Trees? Why, most of them had become shelfs!
words: 審査(しんさ): judging, inspection, examination, investigation
捜査(そうさ): search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation
検査(けんさ): inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination
巡査(じゅんさ): police, policeman
調査(ちょうさ): investigation, examination, inquiry, survey

keyword: помогать, спасать
kanji: 助
constituent: help, shelf, my bookshelves, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: можешь помочь перевесить эту полку? у меня нет сил на это, она тяжелая
heisigStory: Shelf . . . power. The reason why the shelf appears on the left here is that the right side is the normal position for power, the stronger primitive. Indeed, the only exception in all the kanji is the character for add (Frame 932).
koohiiStory1: HELP! Someone´s pinned under this bookshelf and it´s gonna take a lot of muscle to lift it off!
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ジョ
kunYomi: たす.ける、たす.かる、す.ける、すけ
readingExamples: 助 (すけ), 助かる (たす.かる), 助ける (たす.ける)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Can you help me move this shelf? I don´t have the muscle to do it alone.
words: 助(じょ): help, rescue, assistant
助言(じょげん): advice, suggestion
助詞(じょし): particle, postposition
助動詞(じょどうし): auxiliary verb
助け(たすけ): assistance
補助(ほじょ): assistance, support, aid, auxiliary
援助(えんじょ): assistance, aid, support
救助(きゅうじょ): relief, aid, rescue
助教授(じょきょうじゅ): assistant professor
助手(じょしゅ): helper, assistant, tutor
助かる(たすかる): be saved, be rescued, survive, be helpful
助ける(たすける): help, save, rescue, give relief to, reinforce, promote, abet

keyword: татами, счетчик татами
kanji: 畳
constituent: tatami mat, rice field, brains, crown, shelf, my bookshelves
myStory: полка упала на короля, спящего на татами. его корона откатилась, а стены заляпаны мозгами
heisigStory: Rice field . . . crown . . . shelf.
koohiiStory1: The king is peacefully sleeping on his new tatami mat when all of a sudden a shelf falls over and kills him. You can see his crown poking out and the brains splatter out the top of his head from all the pressure.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ジョウ、チョウ
kunYomi: たた.む、たたみ、かさ.なる
readingExamples: 畳む (たた.む), 畳 (たたみ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Making tatami mats from rice field waste was Japan´s crowning achievement, but for some reason other countries just shelved the idea.
words: 畳(じょう): counter for tatami mats, measure of room size (in mat units)
畳む(たたむ): fold (clothes)
畳(たたみ): tatami mat

keyword: ряд
kanji: 並
constituent: row
myStory: это гребная лодка. люди сидят в ряд, но и одновременно бок-о-бок, плюс работают вместе
heisigStory: This character represents a slightly stylized duplication of the kanji for stand up. By lengthening the sixth and seventh strokes, you will see how this is done.
heisigComment: * The primitive meaning remains the same as that of the kanji, but special attention has to be given to the varieties of shape this element can undergo. It is the most difficult one you will meet in this book. When it appears BENEATH its relative primitive, the top three strokes are omitted, though the third horizontal stroke may be doubled up with the bottom horizontal stroke of the element above it. ATOP its relative primitive, it can keep its kanji shape. When it does not, the top three strokes are removed and all of them are replaced BELOW the primitive's bottom line. We shall acknowledge this latter transformation by changing its meaning to upside down in a row.
koohiiStory1: This is a simplification of 竝, a ideogram of two people standing in a row.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヘイ、ホウ
kunYomi: な.み、なら.べる、なら.ぶ、なら.びに
readingExamples: 並 (なみ), 並びに (なら.びに), 並ぶ (なら.ぶ), 並べる (なら.べる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Hint : as a primitive I use the image of a rowing boat. In a rowing boat people sit in rows, but also side-by-side (another meaning of the kanji), working together (yet another meaning of this kanji). Note : there will also be a kanji for "rowboat" coming at frame 1876. The rowing boat is associated with the sport, and is a primitive, while the kanji for "rowboat" has a generic meaning of "a small boat". In any case, the kanji for "rowboat" will not appear as a primitive in the book.
words: 月並み(つきなみ): every month, common
並み(なみ): average, medium, common, ordinary
並びに(ならびに): and
軒並み(のきなみ): row of houses
並列(へいれつ): arrangement, parallel, abreast
並木(なみき): roadside tree, row of trees
並行(へいこう): (going) side by side, concurrent, abreast, at the same time, occurring together, parallel, parallelism
並ぶ(ならぶ): line up, stand in a line
並べる(ならべる): line up, set up

keyword: универсальный
kanji: 普
constituent: universal, row, sun, day
myStory: Солнце - универсальный счетчик времени для тех, кто гребет от рассвета до заката
heisigStory: Row . . . sun.
koohiiStory1: A row of suns is actually a normal, plain, and ordinary occurrence in an infinitely large and expanding universe. FUtsuu.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: フ
kunYomi: あまね.く、あまねし
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: To me, row is way too close to file (#812), so I´m adopting Fab´s meaning of rowboat from the previous frame. Universal Studios went through a number of logo animations before settling on the one they are most famous for: the letters UNIVERSAL orbiting the Earth. One of the most ridiculous of these involved a man rowing himself in a boat around the sun.
words: 普遍(ふへん): universality, ubiquity, omnipresence
普及(ふきゅう): diffusion, spread
普段(ふだん): usually, habitually, ordinarily, always
普通(ふつう): normally, usually

keyword: сырой, влажный
kanji: 湿
constituent: damp, water, water droplets, water pistol, sun, day, row
myStory: если в вещах слишком много воды (они влажные), просто положи их в ряд под солнцем
heisigStory: Water . . . sun . . . row.
koohiiStory1: You first wash you clothes with water and wring them until they are just damp before hanging them in a row under the sun to dry. If you don´t wring them damp first they will take days to dry!
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シツ、シュウ
kunYomi: しめ.る、しめ.す、うるお.う、うるお.す
readingExamples: 湿す (しめ.す), 湿る (しめ.る)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: If your things are damp, lay them up in a row under the sun and let the water evaporate. (thx Raichu)...　RTK2:　シツ　湿気　しっけ(humidity).
words: 湿気る(しける): to be damp, to be moist
湿気(しっき): moisture, humidity, dampness
湿度(しつど): level of humidity
湿る(しめる): be wet, become wet, be damp

keyword: профессия
kanji: 業
constituent: business, profession, upside down in a row, not yet, tree, wood
myStory: дети висят вниз головой в ряд на дереве. они пока не выбрали профессию
heisigStory: In a row upside down . . . not yet.
koohiiStory1: The oldest profession: prostitution. I was once in a brothel in Amsterdam where the working girls had a group of businessmen blindfolded and hanging upside down in a row, not yet spanked and whipped, but waiting eagerly.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ギョウ、ゴウ
kunYomi: わざ
readingExamples: 業績 (ぎょうせき), 職業 (しょくぎょう), 卒業 (そつぎょう), 業 (わざ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A bunch of kids are hanging upside down in a row on the monkeybars. Naturally, they haven't chosen a profession, at least not yet.
words: 業者(ぎょうしゃ): trader, merchant
業績(ぎょうせき): achievement, performance, results, work, contribution
業務(ぎょうむ): business, affairs, duties, work
兼業(けんぎょう): side line, second business
業(ごう): Buddhist karma, actions committed in a former life
興業(こうぎょう): industrial enterprise
鉱業(こうぎょう): mining industry
事業(じぎょう): project, enterprise, business, industry, operations
実業家(じつぎょうか): industrialist, businessman
就業(しゅうぎょう): employment, starting work
従業員(じゅうぎょういん): employee, worker
分業(ぶんぎょう): division of labor, specialization, assembly-line production
林業(りんぎょう): forestry
営業(えいぎょう): business, trade, sales, operations
企業(きぎょう): enterprise, undertaking
休業(きゅうぎょう): closed (e.g. store), business suspended, shutdown, holiday
漁業(ぎょぎょう): fishing (industry)
作業(さぎょう): work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty
産業(さんぎょう): industry
失業(しつぎょう): unemployment
商業(しょうぎょう): commerce, trade, business
職業(しょくぎょう): occupation, business
農業(のうぎょう): agriculture
工業(こうぎょう): industry
卒業(そつぎょう): graduate
授業(じゅぎょう): lesson, class work

keyword: вместе
kanji: 共
constituent: together, salad, animal legs, eight
myStory: Ною пришлось мноооого салата занести на борт ковчега, чтобы травоядные животные вместе расположились в нем
heisigStory: Salad . . . animal legs.
heisigComment: * The primitive retains the meaning of together. Imagine things strung together like fish on a line, beads on a thread, or whatever. The main thing is to avoid putting them in a straight row, which would confound this element with the previous one. As we saw with bushel basket, this primitive can join its legs to the final horizontal stroke and stretch them to form an enclosure.
koohiiStory1: The character for deluge (#1799) gave me the idea to use together as a primitive for Noah´s Ark. Noah kept plenty of salad on board to entice the animals with their animal legs to scurry on board together, two by two.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キョウ
kunYomi: とも、とも.に、-ども
readingExamples: 共 (とも)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The conjoined twins, who are always together, have trouble eating together because one is a vegetarian, eating salad and the other is a avid meat eater, eating chicken legs.[Thanks fuaburisu!].
words: 共(きょう): both, neither (neg), all, and, as well as, including, with, together with, plural ending
共学(きょうがく): coeducation
共感(きょうかん): sympathy, response
共存(きょうそん): coexistence
共鳴(きょうめい): resonance, sympathy
共和(きょうわ): republicanism, cooperation
共稼ぎ(ともかせぎ): working together, (husband and wife) earning a living together
共働き(ともばたらき): dual income
共産(きょうさん): communism
共通(きょうつう): commonness, community
共同(きょうどう): cooperation, association, collaboration, joint
公共(こうきょう): public, community, public service, society, communal
共に(ともに): sharing with, participate in, both, alike, together, along with, with, including

keyword: предлагать, дарить
kanji: 供
constituent: submit, person, strung together, salad, animal legs, eight
myStory: герой вместе с людьми Алтур-Ранга предложил Джеганю куда-нибудь свалить
heisigStory: Submit here is a transitive verb, meaning to offer or present. Its elements: person . . . strung together.
koohiiStory1: You have to SUBMIT all required documents together, in person!
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: キョウ、ク、クウ、グ
kunYomi: そな.える、とも、-ども
readingExamples: 供給 (きょうきゅう), 提供 (ていきょう), 自供 (じきょう), 供える (そな.える), 供 (とも)
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koohiiStory2: When people are together and form a group, they suddenly submit their personal responsibility to the mob mentality.
words: お供(おとも): attendant, companion
供(きょう): offer, present, submit, serve (a meal), supply
提供(ていきょう): offer, tender, program sponsoring, furnishing
供給(きょうきゅう): supply, provisions
子供(こども): child, children

keyword: гавань
kanji: 港
constituent: harbor, deluge, water, water droplets, water pistol, scene, strung together, salad, animal legs, eight, snake, self
myStory: во время потопа бедные змеи были смыты в гавань
heisigStory: Deluge . . . snakes.
koohiiStory1: During a deluge, all the poor snakes get washed into the harbour.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: みなと
readingExamples: 港 (みなと)
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koohiiStory2: All throughout the deluge Noah had been kicking himself for forgetting to bring any snakes onto the Ark. It wasn´t until the deluge had finished, and Noah had brought the Ark safely back to the harbour that he realised that the snakes had been under the Ark all along.
words: 空港(くうこう): air port
港(みなと): seaport, harbor

keyword: взрыв (эмоций)
kanji: 暴
constituent: outburst, sun, day, strung together, salad, animal legs, eight, grains of rice
myStory: когда ты просидел весь день, составляя вместе зернышки риса, недалеко от взрыва эмоций
heisigStory: Sun . . . strung together . . . rice grains.
koohiiStory1: If you think of it as of outburst of an atomic bomb (which will also prove useful in the next frame), then imagining thousands of suns blasting in one single outburst of rage and turning people into rice grains is not that hard.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ボウ、バク
kunYomi: あば.く、あば.れる
readingExamples: 暴言 (ぼうげん), 横暴 (おうぼう), 乱暴 (らんぼう), 暴く (あば.く), 暴れる (あば.れる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Having spent all day stringing together grains of rice he suddenly had an outburst, "I can take it any longer!".
words: 暴露(ばくろ): disclosure, exposure, revelation
暴動(ぼうどう): insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising
暴風(ぼうふう): storm, windstorm, gale
暴力(ぼうりょく): violence
暴れる(あばれる): act violently, struggle
乱暴(らんぼう): rude, violent, rough, lawless, unreasonable, reckless

keyword: взрыв (бомбы)
kanji: 爆
constituent: bomb, fire, outburst, strung together, salad, animal legs, eight, grains of rice
myStory: там был взрыв эмоций, а тут взрыв пламени
heisigStory: Fire . . . outburst.
koohiiStory1: Actually means explosion, like an outburst of fire.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: バク
kunYomi: は.ぜる
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koohiiStory2: Bombs make fiery outbursts. It´s almost too logical, this one.
words: 原爆(げんばく): atomic bomb
爆弾(ばくだん): bomb
爆破(ばくは): blast, explosion, blow up
爆発(ばくはつ): explosion, detonation, eruption

keyword: выбирать (elect)
kanji: 選
constituent: elect, southeast, snake, self, strung together, salad, animal legs, eight, road, snake2, self2
myStory: на дороге вместе ползут две змеи. объехать их нельзя. выбери, на какую наедешь...
heisigStory: Two snakes . . . strung together . . . road.
koohiiStory1: Isn't this how the US presedential election works? You are given a choice between two snakes. Their politics are actually strung together but you get to feel as though you chose which one you want to lead you down the political road for the next four years. So which snake are you going to elect?
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セン
kunYomi: えら.ぶ
readingExamples: 選ぶ (えら.ぶ)
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koohiiStory2: You´re driving on the road and you see two snakes together. You can´t avoid both, so you have to elect which one gets run over.
words: 選挙(せんきょ): election
選考(せんこう): selection, screening
抽選(ちゅうせん): lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
当選(とうせん): being elected, winning the prize
選手(せんしゅ): player (in game), team
選択(せんたく): selection, choice
選ぶ(えらぶ): choose

keyword: мистер
kanji: 殿
constituent: Mr, flag, strung together, salad, animal legs, eight, cruise missile, missile, wind, crotch
myStory: Мистер Президент! Мы стоим все вместе под национальным флагом! Мы готовы запустить ракеты по тем, кто сомневается в нашем превосходстве!
heisigStory: Flags . . . strung together . . . missile.
koohiiStory1: Mr. President in his palace, ordering missiles to be fired at a harmless enemy in order to unite us together under the flag.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: デン、テン
kunYomi: との、-どの
readingExamples: 殿堂 (でんどう), 宮殿 (きゅうでん), 貴殿 (きでん), 殿 (との), 殿 (どの)
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koohiiStory2: Mr. President! We all stand here together under a national flag. One thing is certain: we´ll never give in. We are launching nuclear missiles now to implement mutually assured destruction protocol.
words: 宮殿(きゅうでん): palace
殿(しんがり): rear, rear unit guard
神殿(しんでん): temple, sacred place
沈殿(ちんでん): precipitation, settlement
殿様(とのさま): feudal lord

keyword: окружать
kanji: 囲
constituent: surround, pent in, well
myStory: в городке был всего один колодец, когда враги окружили его
heisigStory: Well . . . pent in.
koohiiStory1: The village surrounded the well with a wall so kids wouldn´t fall in.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: イ
kunYomi: かこ.む、かこ.う、かこ.い
readingExamples: 囲う (かこ.う), 囲む (かこ.む)
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koohiiStory2: You get good surround sound when your pent-up in well.
words: 囲む(かこむ): surround
周囲(しゅうい): circumference, surroundings, environs
範囲(はんい): extent, scope, sphere, range
雰囲気(ふんいき): atmosphere (e.g. musical), mood, ambience

keyword: пахать
kanji: 耕
constituent: till, christmas tree, well
myStory: трактор пахал землю для посадки рождественских деревьев, но налетел на древний колодец и наполовину упал в него
heisigStory: Christmas tree . . . well.
koohiiStory1: If you just grow your christmas tree in a well, there will be no need to till the soil.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: たがや.す
readingExamples: 耕す (たがや.す)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A man was tilling a new plot to plant xmas trees but his tractor hit an old covered-up well and fell halfway in, he´s asking for a new tractor for xmas..
words: 耕作(こうさく): cultivation, farming
農耕(のうこう): farming, agriculture
耕地(こうち): arable land
耕す(たがやす): till, plow, cultivate

keyword: плохой
kanji: 悪
constituent: bad, Asia, roman two, mouth, heart
myStory: у азиатов плохие сердца. много западной еды едят, м-да...
heisigStory: Asia . . . heart.
koohiiStory1: Because Asian people started to eat Western food, their hearts became bad and they started having heart attacks.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: アク、オ
kunYomi: わる.い、わる-、あ.し、にく.い、-にく.い、ああ、いずくに、いずくんぞ、にく.む
readingExamples: 悪事 (あくじ), 悪意 (あくい), 醜悪 (しゅうあく), 悪い (わる.い)
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koohiiStory2: Asian hearts are bad and evil. They invented so much martial arts: karate, judo, kungfu, muay thai, silat, etc... just to hurt each other. They torture their own people (China, North Korea). They torture other people (Japan in China and Korea). And they are able to hide all this behind their nice facade of kindness. Bad, bad Asians. (did i shatter some people´s ideas on Asia? my bad).
words: 悪(あく): evil, wickedness
悪日(あくび): unlucky day
悪化(あっか): deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption
悪口(あっこう): abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking
悪戯(いたずら): tease, prank, trick, practical joke, mischief
改悪(かいあく): deterioration, changing for the worse
決まり悪い(きまりわるい): feeling awkward, being ashamed
悪い(にくい): hateful, abominable, poor-looking
善し悪し(よしあし): good or bad, merits or demerits, quality, suitability
悪者(わるもの): bad fellow, rascal, ruffian, scoundrel
悪魔(あくま): evil spirit, devil, demon
意地悪(いじわる): malicious, ill-tempered, unkind
悪口(わるくち): abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking
悪い(わるい): bad, inferior

keyword: круг, йена
kanji: 円
constituent: circle, yen
myStory: трудно не запомнить
heisigStory: This kanji, also used for Yen, is one you are not likely to need to study formally, since you can hardly get around in Japan without it. The connection is that the yennies, like pennies, are circular in shape. In any case, the elements are: glass canopy . . . walking stick . . . one.
koohiiStory1: The shape of a Yen coin.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: エン
kunYomi: まる.い、まる、まど、まど.か、まろ.やか
readingExamples: 円い (まる.い)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: A poor old man is almost killing himself trying to lift a huge glass hood with his cane (using it as a lever), to get to just one yen coin. Note : the kanji refers to a circular, round object, but also to the Japanese currency (pronounced "en").
words: 円滑(えんかつ): harmony, smoothness
円満(えんまん): perfection, harmony, peace, smoothness, completeness, satisfaction, integrity
円(えん): yen, circle
円周(えんしゅう): circumference
楕円(だえん): ellipse
円(まる): circle, money
円い(まるい): round, circular, spherical

keyword: угол (стола), угол (в градусах) (п: транспортир)
kanji: 角
constituent: angle, bound up, glass canopy, hood, walking cane, stick, two
myStory: в музее под стеклянным навесом демонстрируют две палочки, связанные вместе - первый инструмент для определения угла
heisigStory: Bound up . . . glass canopy . . . walking stick . . . two. If you write the character once, you will see why we avoided using the element for soil, which would prompt you to write it in improper order.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, imagine the tool used by draftsmen and carpenters to draw right-angles.
koohiiStory1: A museum display of two walking sticks bound together under a glass canopy, showing the first device used to measure an angle.
jouYou: 2
onYomi: カク
kunYomi: かど、つの
readingExamples: 角 (かど), 角 (つの)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: The gates have been bound up together leaving no angle to get through...　RTK2:　カク　兎に角　とにかく(anyhow)　"horns on a rabbit".
words: 角(かく): angle, bishop (shogi)
兎角(とかく): anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, this and that, many, be apt to
角度(かくど): angle
三角(さんかく): triangle, triangular
四角(しかく): square
四角い(しかくい): square
角(すみ): corner, nook
折角(せっかく): with trouble, at great pains, long-awaited
直角(ちょっかく): right angle
方角(ほうがく): direction, way, compass point
街角(まちかど): street corner
四つ角(よつかど): four corners, crossroads
角(かど): corner, horn

keyword: касаться, контакт
kanji: 触
constituent: contact, angle, bound up, glass canopy, hood, walking cane, stick, two, insect
myStory: для насекомых, чтобы контактировать друг с другом, нужно всего лишь повернуть антенны под нужным углом
heisigStory: Angle . . . insect.
koohiiStory1: For insects to get in contact with each other, they need to place their antennae at just the right angle.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショク
kunYomi: ふ.れる、さわ.る、さわ
readingExamples: 触る (さわ.る), 触れる (ふ.れる)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Wow, he threw that BOOMERANG with such skill, it made CONTACT with that INSECT in mid flight.
words: 気触れる(かぶれる): to react to, to be influenced by, to go overboard for
感触(かんしょく): sense of touch, feeling, sensation
接触(せっしょく): touch, contact
触れる(ふれる): touch, be touched, touch on a subject, feel, violate (law, copyright, etc.), perceive, be moved (emotionally)
触る(さわる): touch

keyword: распутывать
kanji: 解
constituent: unravel, angle, bound up, glass canopy, hood, walking cane, stick, two, sword, dagger, cow
myStory: если воткнуть кинжал в корову под правильным углом, она сама по себе распутается
heisigStory: Angle . . . dagger . . . cow.
koohiiStory1: Did you know that you can unravel a cow? If you stick the dagger in at exactly the correct angle, the whole cow will just unravel.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カイ、ゲ
kunYomi: と.く、と.かす、と.ける、ほど.く、ほど.ける、わか.る、さと.る
readingExamples: 解決 (かいけつ), 解禁 (かいきん), 理解 (りかい), 解かす (と.かす), 解く (と.く), 解ける (と.ける)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Unravel the mystery by determining at what ANGLE the SWORD went into the COW.
words: 解除(かいじょ): cancellation, rescinding, release, calling off
解剖(かいぼう): dissection, autopsy
正解(せいかい): correct, right, correct interpretation (answer solution)
弁解(べんかい): explanation, justification, defence, excuse
解く(ほどく): to unfasten
了解(りょうかい): comprehension, consent, understanding, roger (on the radio)
解決(かいけつ): settlement, solution, resolution
解散(かいさん): breakup, dissolution
解釈(かいしゃく): explanation, interpretation
解説(かいせつ): explanation, commentary
解答(かいとう): answer, solution
解放(かいほう): release, liberation, emancipation
見解(けんかい): opinion, point of view
誤解(ごかい): misunderstanding
解く(とく): solve, answer, unravel, untie
解ける(とける): loosen
分解(ぶんかい): analysis, disassembly
理解(りかい): understanding, comprehension

keyword: опять, во второй раз
kanji: 再
constituent: again, king, jewel, ball, belt
myStory: король съел слишком много и ему опять нужен новый пояс
heisigStory: Jewel . . . with a belt hung on it. Note how the belt is drawn right after the first stroke of jewel.
koohiiStory1: The king has eaten too much and has to get a new belt again. See his fat rolls hanging over?
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: サイ、サ
kunYomi: ふたた.び
readingExamples: 再度 (さいど), 再選 (さいせん), 再出発 (さいしゅっぱつ), 再び (ふたた.び)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: This is a belt with a non-adjustable jeweled buckle. Everytime you go back to the leathersmith telling him to move the buckle because you´ve packed on a few pounds (but that this is the last time!), he says "Again?!? Weren´t you just here last month?".
words: 再(さい): re-, again, repeated
再会(さいかい): another meeting, meeting again, reunion
再建(さいけん): rebuilding, reconstruction, rehabilitation
再現(さいげん): reappearance, reproduction, return, revival
再生(さいせい): playback, regeneration, resuscitation, return to life, rebirth, reincarnation, narrow escape, reclamation, regrowth
再発(さいはつ): return, relapse, reoccurrence
再三(さいさん): again and again, repeatedly
再来月(さらいげつ): month after next
再来週(さらいしゅう): week after next
再び(ふたたび): again, once more, a second time
再来年(さらいねん): year after next

keyword: лекция
kanji: 講
constituent: lecture, say, words, keitai, mouth, funnel, cone, celery, again
myStory: профессор ходит по рядам и просто всыпает в головы студентам через воронку слова лекций
heisigStory: Words . . . funnel.
koohiiStory1: I have a funnel attached to my laptop that takes my prof´s lecture and puts the words into a text file. The bigger the funnel, the more accurate the conversion, so picture a bunch of laptops with large, unwieldy funnels attached to the USB port.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コウ
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Image: a professor walking around with a funnel and simply pouring his words into each students head instead of a lecture. (Primitive: FUNNEL, who got the celery stuck in the funnel again?! You know it´s not supposed to be used for that!).
words: 講習(こうしゅう): short course, training
講読(こうどく): reading, translation
聴講(ちょうこう): lecture attendance, auditing
休講(きゅうこう): lecture cancelled
講演(こうえん): lecture, address
講師(こうし): lecturer
講義(こうぎ): lecture
講堂(こうどう): lecture hall

keyword: поза, строить, содержать
kanji: 構
constituent: posture, tree, wood, funnel, cone, celery, again
myStory: идеальная поза - стоишь прямо, как дерево, и форма у тебя - как у воронки, буквой V
heisigStory: Tree . . . funnel.
koohiiStory1: Ideal posture is standing tall like a tree and having a V shape like a funnel
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: コウ
kunYomi: かま.える、かま.う
readingExamples: 構う (かま.う), 構える (かま.える)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: I fell out of a tree and broke my neck. So they put one of those white funnels around my neck to correct my posture.
words: 構え(かまえ): posture, pose, style
構える(かまえる): to set up
機構(きこう): mechanism, organization
構想(こうそう): plan, plot, idea, conception
構う(かまう): mind, care about, be concerned about
構成(こうせい): organization, composition
構造(こうぞう): structure, construction
結構(けっこう): splendid, nice, wonderful, delicious, sweet, construction, architecture, well enough, tolerably

keyword: аргументация, спор, обсуждение
kanji: 論
constituent: argument, say, words, keitai, mouth, post-it note, meeting, scrapbook, glass canopy, hood, flowers
myStory: альбом с нужными словами во время встречи очень поможет в споре
heisigStory: Words . . . meeting . . . scrapbook. The argument here is a process of academic reasoning, not a personal quarrel or spat.
koohiiStory1: Right part: academic conference (a meeting, some of the attendees making notes in scrapbooks during presentation). Argument at academic conferences is naturally carried out using words.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ロン
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: It´s very difficult to present a good argument if you don´t bring along a scrapbook with some key words jotted down to the meeting.
words: 異論(いろん): different opinion, objection
言論(げんろん): discussion
世論(せろん): public opinion
討論(とうろん): debate, discussion
弁論(べんろん): discussion, debate, argument
無論(むろん): of course, naturally
目論見(もくろみ): a plan, a scheme, a project, a program, intention, goal
理論(りろん): theory
論議(ろんぎ): discussion
論理(ろんり): logic
概論(がいろん): introduction, outline, general remarks
議論(ぎろん): argument, discussion, dispute
結論(けつろん): reason, sum up, conclude
評論(ひょうろん): criticism, critique
勿論(もちろん): of course, certainly, naturally
論じる(ろんじる): argue, discuss, debate
論ずる(ろんずる): argue, discuss, debate
論争(ろんそう): controversy, dispute
論文(ろんぶん): thesis, essay, treatise, paper

keyword: колесо, кольцо, счетчик колес и цветов
kanji: 輪
constituent: wheel, car, post-it note, meeting, scrapbook, glass canopy, hood, flowers
myStory: странный человек на встрече автомобильных производителей записывал число колес
heisigStory: Car . . . meeting . . . scrapbook.
koohiiStory1: During a talk at the academic conference, speaker shows an introductory slide depicting the structure of car, and then moves on to the more narrow topic of wheels.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: リン
kunYomi: わ
readingExamples: 輪 (わ)
Other fields (not shown on cards):
koohiiStory2: Someone stole all the wheels off the ladies´ cars at the scrapbook convention.
words: 首輪(くびわ): necklace, choker
年輪(ねんりん): annual tree ring
輪(りん): counter for wheels and flowers
車輪(しゃりん): (car) wheel
輪(わ): ring, hoop, circle
指輪(ゆびわ): ring

keyword: компиляция, сборник
kanji: 編
constituent: compilation, thread, spiderman, fishfinger, door, one, ceiling, flag, scrapbook, glass canopy, hood, flowers
myStory: спайдермэн очень любит сборники манги
heisigStory: Thread . . . door . . . scrapbook.
koohiiStory1: Raulir has a good idea. I prefer to think of the manga compilations as the individual comics (serials from the anthologies) bound together with a coarse thread down the spine, produced quickly and put on the market. Good way to recycle those pulpy manga, and since when has the consumer not gotten screwed in Japan? ;-).
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ヘン
kunYomi: あ.む、-あ.み
readingExamples: 編む (あ.む)
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koohiiStory2: A Japanese comic book is a compilation of the individual chapters (which have already appeared in weekly comic magazines) with a thread (story arc) going through it.
words: 長編(ちょうへん): long (e.g. novel film)
編(へん): compilation, editing, completed poem, book, part of book
編物(あみもの): knitting, web
編む(あむ): to knit, to braid, compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.), edit
短編(たんぺん): short (e.g. story, film)
編集(へんしゅう): editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee)

keyword: том, счетчик книг
kanji: 冊
constituent: tome
myStory: запомнить, от альбома
heisigStory: This key word is a counter for books. It differs from scrapbook both in the writing order and in the extension of the second horizontal stroke.
koohiiStory1: Pictograph. I think of that Harry Potter spell book that had to be bound shut coz it wanted to eat you.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: サツ、サク
kunYomi: ふみ
readingExamples: 冊子 (さっし), 別冊 (べっさつ)
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koohiiStory2: 冊 さつ 1: counter for books A heavy scrapbook so full that flowers are sticking out. Only if a scrapbook is that full, it can be called a heavy book.
words: 冊(さつ): counter for books

keyword: бумага
kanji: 紙
constituent: paper, thread, spiderman, family name
myStory: фамилия спайдермэна не должна быть записана на бумаге
heisigStory: Thread . . . family name.
koohiiStory1: All that threads you to your family name is a piece of paper. (birth certificate).
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: かみ
readingExamples: 紙 (かみ)
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koohiiStory2: I imagine a ridiculously expensive, and rather pointless, Japanese type of paper for writing letters, with one´s family name woven in fine thread somewhere in a corner.
words: 張り紙(はりがみ): paper patch, paper backing, poster
用紙(ようし): blank form
紙屑(かみくず): wastepaper
紙幣(しへい): paper money, notes, bills
塵紙(ちりがみ): tissue paper, toilet paper
表紙(ひょうし): front cover, binding
紙(かみ): paper
手紙(てがみ): letter

keyword: брак
kanji: 婚
constituent: marriage, woman, dusk, family name, day
myStory: никогда не вступай с женщиной в брак на закате - дождись утра
heisigStory: Woman . . . family name . . . day.
koohiiStory1: Marriage is the day in this woman´s life where she gets a new family name.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: コン
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koohiiStory2: Tip: Heisig later introduces the kanji 昏 dusk (#2451). Story: Never enter into marriage with a woman at dusk (wait until you see them in daylight). Note: This is an ancient proverb . . . (probably).
words: 既婚(きこん): marriage, married
新婚(しんこん): newly-wed
未婚(みこん): unmarried
婚約(こんやく): engagement, betrothal
離婚(りこん): divorce
結婚(けっこん): marriage

keyword: низкий (ранг, ценность, местоположение), понизить
kanji: 低
constituent: lower, person, calling card, family name, one, floor
myStory: герой низко поклонился, когда протянул свою визитную карточку
heisigStory: Person . . . calling card.
koohiiStory1: A person bows low when presenting his business card.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: テイ
kunYomi: ひく.い、ひく.める、ひく.まる
readingExamples: 低い (ひく.い), 低まる (ひく.まる), 低める (ひく.める)
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koohiiStory2: Mr. T travels to Japan and knows he must bow lower when presenting his business card.
words: 最低(さいてい): least, lowest, worst, nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck!
低下(ていか): decline, deterioration
低い(ひくい): short, low, humble, low (voice)

keyword: низ
kanji: 底
constituent: bottom, cave, calling card, family name, one, floor
myStory: я засунул все эти бесполезные визитные карточки на самое дно пещеры
heisigStory: Cave . . . calling card.
koohiiStory1: I put all those useless business cards at the bottom of a cave.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: テイ
kunYomi: そこ
readingExamples: 底 (そこ)
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koohiiStory2: In the deepest bottom of this cave complex, spelunkers leave their calling cards to prove they made it all the way.
words: 根底(こんてい): root, basis, foundation
底(そこ): bottom, sole
到底(とうてい): (cannot) possibly
徹底(てってい): thoroughness, completeness

keyword: люди, нация
kanji: 民
constituent: people, mouth, family name
myStory: все люди выкрикивают свою фамилию
heisigStory: In place of the drop at the start of the character for family name, we have a mouth, which makes you think of the "vox populi."
koohiiStory1: All the people of the world with all their family names shouting with their big mouths.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ミン
kunYomi: たみ
readingExamples: 民 (たみ)
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koohiiStory2: How many of you know what "vox populi" means?
words: 移民(いみん): emigration, immigration, emigrant, immigrant
植民地(しょくみんち): colony
庶民(しょみん): masses, common people
人民(じんみん): people, public
民主(みんしゅ): democratic, the head of the nation
民宿(みんしゅく): private home providing lodging for travelers
民俗(みんぞく): people, race, nation, racial customs, folk customs
民族(みんぞく): people, race, nation, racial customs, folk customs
国民(こくみん): people, citizen
市民(しみん): citizen, townspeople
住民(じゅうみん): citizens, inhabitants, residents, population
農民(のうみん): farmers, peasants
民謡(みんよう): folk song, popular song
民間(みんかん): private, civilian, civil, popular, folk, unofficial

keyword: спать
kanji: 眠
constituent: sleep, eye, people, mouth, family name
myStory: всех людей объединяет то, что их глаза часто спят
heisigStory: Eyes . . . people.
koohiiStory1: In an Orwellian sense, the eye watching the people never sleeps.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ミン
kunYomi: ねむ.る、ねむ.い
readingExamples: 眠い (ねむ.い), 眠る (ねむ.る)
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koohiiStory2: The little boy from The Sixth Sense couldn´t sleep because before his very eyes he saw a dead crowd of people everywhere.
words: 冬眠(とうみん): hibernation, winter sleep
眠たい(ねむたい): sleepy
居眠り(いねむり): dozing, nodding off
睡眠(すいみん): sleep
眠い(ねむい): sleepy
眠る(ねむる): sleep

keyword: ловить, захватывать
kanji: 捕
constituent: catch, finger, fingers, dog-tag, arrowhead, screwdriver, utilize, utilise
myStory: (пальцы + метка для отслеживания животных)
ты можешь ловить пальцами животных, на которых есть твоя метка
heisigStory: Fingers . . . dog tag.
koohiiStory1: I was retreating from the battlefield. In the chaos, my friend threw his dogtags at me to give to his family. I managed to catch them with my fingers as the chopper was lifting off.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ホ
kunYomi: と.らえる、と.らわれる、と.る、とら.える、とら.われる、つか.まえる、つか.まる
readingExamples: 捕まえる (つか.まえる), 捕まる (つか.まる), 捕らえる (と.らえる), 捕らわれる (と.らわれる), 捕る (と.る)
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koohiiStory2: Dog tag: This is a wild animal track device. It has an arrowhead and screwdriver-shaped radio beacon. It´s evidently fired in animals to track their movements. When animal has a dog tag, it´s easy to catch it: just take a dog tag in your fingers.
words: 捕らえる(とらえる): to seize, to grasp, to capture, to arrest
捕獲(ほかく): capture, seizure
捕鯨(ほげい): whaling, whale fishing
捕吏(ほり): constable
捕虜(ほりょ): prisoner (of war)
逮捕(たいほ): arrest, apprehension, capture
捕まる(つかまる): be caught, be arrested
捕える(とらえる): seize, grasp, capture, arrest
捕る(とる): take, catch (fish), capture
捕まえる(つかまえる): catch

keyword: дополнять, дополнение
kanji: 補
constituent: supplement, cloak, dog-tag, arrowhead, screwdriver, utilize, utilise
myStory: метка на плаще дополняет солдатский жетон
heisigStory: Cloak . . . dog tag.
koohiiStory1: I usually hear supplement in "dietry supplement". So you´re given a cloak for extra fibre and dogtags for extra iron. Keeps you regular and stops you feeling tired and run-down.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ホ
kunYomi: おぎな.う
readingExamples: 補う (おぎな.う)
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koohiiStory2: The name and number printed on a soldier´s cloak is a supplement to his main I.D. tag; his dog-tag, in helping identify the soldier.
words: 補給(ほきゅう): supply, supplying, replenishment
補強(ほきょう): compensation, reinforcement
補充(ほじゅう): supplementation, supplement, replenishment, replenishing
補助(ほじょ): assistance, support, aid, auxiliary
補償(ほしょう): compensation, reparation
補足(ほそく): supplement, complement
補う(おぎなう): compensate for
候補(こうほ): candidacy

keyword: окраина, предместья
kanji: 郊
constituent: outskirts, mingle, top hat, father, city walls
myStory: горожанин и селянин из предместий встречаются под городскими стенами
heisigStory: Mingle . . . city walls.
koohiiStory1: The country folk and and the city folk mingle at the outskirts of town, just past the city walls.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コウ
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koohiiStory2: The city walls mark the outskirts of the inner city, where it begins to mingle with the suburbs.
words: 近郊(きんこう): suburbs, outskirts
郊外(こうがい): suburbs

keyword: отдел
(в организации)
kanji: 部
constituent: section, muzzle, vase, stand up, mouth, city walls
myStory: специальный отдел городского муниципалитета следит, чтобы внутри стен всем заткнули рот
heisigStory: Muzzle . . . city walls.
koohiiStory1: Within the city walls, this section of town was so noisy that we had to muzzle them up.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ブ
kunYomi: -べ
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koohiiStory2: The section within the city walls where dogs must be muzzled by law... RTK2:　へ　部屋　へや(room)...　　　　ブ　全部　ぜんぶ(all).
words: 一部(いちぶ): one copy e.g. of a document, a part, partly, some
一部分(いちぶぶん): a part
幹部(かんぶ): management, (executive) staff, leaders
警部(けいぶ): police inspector
大部(たいぶ): most (e.g. most part), greater, fairly, a good deal, much
内部(ないぶ): interior, inside, internal
部(ぶ): department, part, category, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
部下(ぶか): subordinate person
部門(ぶもん): class, group, category, department, field, branch
外部(がいぶ): the outside, external
学部(がくぶ): department of a university, undergraduate
大部分(だいぶぶん): most part, greater part, majority
部首(ぶしゅ): radical of a kanji
部品(ぶひん): parts, accessories
部分(ぶぶん): portion, section, part
本部(ほんぶ): headquarters
全部(ぜんぶ): all, entire, whole, altogether
部屋(へや): room

keyword: метрополия
kanji: 都
constituent: metropolis, someone, puppet, sooty, old man, sun, day, city walls
myStory: резиновые женщины в городских стенах - такое могут себе позволить только в метрополии
heisigStory: Someone . . . city walls.
koohiiStory1: In a metropolis people are just puppets inside city walls, there is no individuality if you live so close together.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: ト、ツ
kunYomi: みやこ
readingExamples: 都会 (とかい), 都心 (としん), 首都 (しゅと), 都 (みやこ)
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koohiiStory2: A vision of a futuristic METROPOLIS: standing at the window of your 400th floor apartment, hand in hand with your LOVE DOLL, gazing out at the gigantic CITY WALLS that you can never escape.
words: 首都(しゅと): capital city
都(と): metropolitan, municipal
都会(とかい): city
都市(とし): town, city, municipal, urban
都心(としん): heart of city
都(みやこ): capital
都合(つごう): circumstances, convenience

keyword: почта
kanji: 郵
constituent: mail, droop, silage, city walls
myStory: тонны гневных писем свисают на городских стенах
heisigStory: Droop . . . city walls.
koohiiStory1: The drooping citywalls was generating a lot of angry mail for the city officials. Hint: think "hate mail" and you will remember this one. [thx CharleyGarrett].
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ユウ
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koohiiStory2: The city walls droop down in one spot so that the mailtman can throw the mail over.
words: 郵送(ゆうそう): mailing
郵便(ゆうびん): mail, postal service
郵便局(ゆうびんきょく): post office

keyword: уровень, класс
kanji: 段
constituent: grade, staple gun, cruise missile, missile, wind, crotch
myStory: (степлер + сперма)
это степлер уровня "порно": он скрепляет все спермой
heisigStory: The kanji connoting rank or class shows us a new element on the left: the familiar primitive for staples with an additional stroke cutting through the vertical stroke. It is easiest in these cases to make a primitive related to what we already know. Hence, we call it a staple gun. To the right, missile.
koohiiStory1: This is a military-grade staple gun! It can be loaded with real missiles.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ダン、タン
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koohiiStory2: 1st grade: staple gun, 9th grade: missiles.
words: 段々(だんだん): gradually, by degrees
値段(ねだん): price, cost
一段と(いちだんと): greater, more, further, still more
手段(しゅだん): means, way, measure
段(だん): step, stair, flight of steps, grade, rank, level
段階(だんかい): gradation, grade, stage
普段(ふだん): usually, habitually, ordinarily, always
階段(かいだん): stairs

keyword: почтительная форма "взывать, звать"
kanji: 伺
constituent: pay respects, person, director, Ken Russel, clothes hanger, coat hanger, one, mouth
myStory: режиссер почтительно зовет героя играть самого себя
heisigStory: This honorific form of call on (Frame 534) is made up of: person . . . director.
koohiiStory1: That person, being the director, is someone you need to pay your respects to.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シ
kunYomi: うかが.う
readingExamples: 伺う (うかが.う)
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koohiiStory2: If Mr. T gets a role in a film, he doesnt pay respects to the director, the director pays respects to Mr. T.
words: 伺う(うかがう): (polite) visit, ask, inquire, hear, be told, implore (a god for an oracle)

keyword: часть речи
kanji: 詞
constituent: part of speech, say, words, keitai, mouth, director, Ken Russel, clothes hanger, coat hanger, one, mouth, mouth2
myStory: режиссер точно знает части речи - он профессионально их говорит
heisigStory: The key word, parts of speech, refers to nouns, verbs, adjective, adverbs, and so on. The elements: words . . . directors.
koohiiStory1: Parts of speech act as word directors, giving it meaning and indicating its correct placement and usage in grammar.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シ
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koohiiStory2: The big mouthed diretor is even picky about the parts of speech you use, shouting, "More verbs! Less adjectives!" and such all the time.
words: 自動詞(じどうし): intransitive verb (no direct obj)
助詞(じょし): particle, postposition
助動詞(じょどうし): auxiliary verb
数詞(すうし): numeral
接続詞(せつぞくし): conjunction
他動詞(たどうし): transitive verb (direct obj)
形容詞(けいようし): "true" adjective
形容動詞(けいようどうし): adjectival noun, quasi-adjective
代名詞(だいめいし): pronoun
動詞(どうし): verb
副詞(ふくし): adverb
名詞(めいし): noun

keyword: лодка, корабль
kanji: 舟
constituent: boat
myStory: это похоже на корабль анфас
heisigStory: After the drop and the glass canopy, we come to a combination of three strokes that we met only once before, in the character for mama (frame 105). The pictographic meaning we gave it there has no etymological relationship to this character, but use it if it helps.
koohiiStory1: I see this kanji as a pictograph of a two story boat seen from the front. The glass canopy is the body of the boat. The drop on top is the chimney. The horizontal line is the ceiling/floor between the the 1st/2nd floor. Finally, the two drops in the middle are the lights on the decks.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シュウ
kunYomi: ふね、ふな-、-ぶね
readingExamples: 舟 (ふね)
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koohiiStory2: Cinnabar (丹) colored boat, the extra drop signifying that the paint hasn´t dried yet. The stick represents the oars.
words: 舟(ふね): ship, boat, watercraft, shipping, vessel, steamship

keyword: проводить, управлять (navigate)
kanji: 航
constituent: navigate, boat, whirlwind, top hat, wind
myStory: нужно недюжинное умение, что провести корабль через ураган
heisigStory: Boat . . . whirlwind.
koohiiStory1: To navigate a "boat" through a "whirlwind" takes a skilled navigator.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: コウ
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koohiiStory2: In Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, you can navigate your boat by summoning whirlwinds.
words: 航海(こうかい): sail, voyage
航空(こうくう): aviation, flying

keyword: общий (general)
kanji: 般
constituent: carrier, boat, cruise missile, missile, wind, crotch
myStory: В общем, корабли иногда несут ракеты
heisigStory: Boat . . . missile.
koohiiStory1: Carrier?! This means "general" (as in the general public or generally). OK.. Carriers, i.e. boats with missiles, are not available to the general public.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ハン
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koohiiStory2: In general, carrier boats have missiles.
words: 一般(いっぱん): general, universal, ordinary, average, liberal
全般(ぜんぱん): whole, universal, wholly, general

keyword: корабль
kanji: 船
constituent: ship, boat, gully, eight, mouth
myStory: (лодка + водосток)
мальчик играет с лодкой в водостоке, представляя, что это настоящий корабль
heisigStory: Boat . . . gully.
koohiiStory1: A boy floats his toy boat in a gully and imagines it as an immense ship.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セン
kunYomi: ふね、ふな-
readingExamples: 船 (ふね)
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koohiiStory2: Aargh, hard to keep this separate from boat. How about this: the phrase "shape up or ship out!" This phrase originally meant that a soldier had better get his act together, or else face being shipped off into a combat zone. Here we see a poor WW-I soldier who has been shipped off to a combat zone. He´s riding in the boat overseas to fight in the trenches (gulley).
words: 汽船(きせん): steamship
漁船(ぎょせん): fishing boat
船舶(せんぱく): ship
船(ふね): ship, boat, watercraft, shipping, vessel, steamship
造船(ぞうせん): shipbuilding
風船(ふうせん): balloon
船便(ふなびん): surface mail (ship)

keyword: прийти (пространственно или временно), наступающий (например, "наступающим/следующим апрелем я пойду в поход")
kanji: 来
constituent: come, not yet, animal horns
myStory: животное, не подходи ко мне! по крайней мере, не сейчас!
heisigStory: This odd but common kanji is built up of the character for not yet into which a pair of animal horns has been inserted.
koohiiStory1: You horny bastard, don´t come, at least not yet!
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: ライ、タイ
kunYomi: く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす、き.たる、き、こ
readingExamples: 来す (きた.す), 来る (きた.る), 来る (く.る)
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koohiiStory2: Here I see, of all things, Bambi. His animal horns have not yet come out. (As we can see in the kanji, the animal horns are not at the top, not "poking through". ) Remember: Bambi will soon come to have a great set of animal horns but they have not yet come out.
words: 外来(がいらい): imported, outpatient clinic
元来(がんらい): originally, primarily, essentially, logically, naturally
来る(きたる): to come, to arrive, to be due to, to be next, to be forthcoming
家来(けらい): retainer, retinue, servant
為来り(しきたり): customs
従来(じゅうらい): up to now, so far, traditional
出来物(できもの): able man, tumour, growth, boil, ulcer, abcess, rash, pimple
伝来(でんらい): ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down
来場(らいじょう): attendance
以来(いらい): since, henceforth
再来月(さらいげつ): month after next
再来週(さらいしゅう): week after next
出来上がり(できあがり): finish, completion, ready, made for, cut out
出来上がる(できあがる): be finished, be ready, by definition, be very drunk
出来事(できごと): incident, affair, happening, event
出来るだけ(できるだけ): if at all possible
本来(ほんらい): essentially, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself, originally
未来(みらい): future tense, the future (usually distant), the world to come
来(らい): since (last month), for (10 days), next (year)
来日(らいにち): arrival in Japan, coming to Japan, visit to Japan
さ来月(さらいげつ): the month after next
さ来週(さらいしゅう): the week after next
将来(しょうらい): future
来る(くる): come, come to hand, arrive, approach, call on, set in, be due, become, grow, get, come from, be caused by, derive from
再来年(さらいねん): year after next
来月(らいげつ): next month
来週(らいしゅう): next week
来年(らいねん): next year

keyword: дух (человека)
kanji: 気
constituent: spirit, landed fish, reclining, lying down, one, floor, fishhook, sheaf
myStory: сильный духом - это когда лежишь на полу много часов, пытаясь обвязать пучок палок одним рыболовным крючком
heisigStory: The spirit in this character refers to the changeable moods and airs of one's personality as well as to the more essential combination of vital forces that distinguish things and individuals one from the other. Its elements are: reclining . . . floor . . . fishhook . . . sheaf. Do not confuse with spirits (Frame 1930).
koohiiStory1: You´re reclining on the floor trying to hook a sheaf with a small hook through the cracks. That you´ve been doing this for seven hours without success shows your burning spirit.
jouYou: 1
jlpt: 5
onYomi: キ、ケ
kunYomi: いき
readingExamples: 気体 (きたい), 気候 (きこう), 元気 (げんき)
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koohiiStory2: Captain Hook, his spirit crushed, is lying on the ground cursing Wolverine who has defeated him with his far superior claws.
words: 呆気ない(あっけない): not enough, too quick (short long etc.)
意気込む(いきごむ): to be enthusiastic about
一気(いっき): drink!(said repeatedly as a party cheer)
陰気(いんき): gloom, melancholy
浮気(うわき): flighty, fickle, wanton, unfaithful
気質(かたぎ): spirit, character, trait, temperament, disposition
気触れる(かぶれる): to react to, to be influenced by, to go overboard for
寒気(かんき): cold, frost, chill
気兼ね(きがね): hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint, fear of troubling someone, having scruples about doing something
気軽(きがる): cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
気障(きざ): affectation, conceit, snobbery
気象(きしょう): weather, climate
気立て(きだて): disposition, nature
気配(きはい): indication, market trend, worry
気品(きひん): aroma
気風(きふう): character, traits, ethos
気まぐれ(きまぐれ): whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper
気楽(きらく): at ease, comfortable
気流(きりゅう): atmospheric current
強気(ごうぎ): great, grand
根気(こんき): patience, perseverance, energy
磁気(じき): magnetism
湿気る(しける): to be damp, to be moist
湿気(しっき): moisture, humidity, dampness
水気(すいき): moisture, dampness, vapor, dropsy, edema
素っ気ない(そっけない): cold, short, curt, blunt
短気(たんき): quick temper
何気ない(なにげない): casual, unconcerned
不景気(ふけいき): business recession, hard times, depression, gloom, sullenness, cheerlessness
本気(ほんき): seriousness, truth, sanctity
無邪気(むじゃき): innocence, simple-mindedness
活気(かっき): energy, liveliness
換気(かんき): ventilation
気圧(きあつ): atmospheric pressure
気温(きおん): temperature
気候(きこう): climate
気体(きたい): vapour, gas
気付く(きづく): notice, recognize, become aware of, perceive, realize
気に入る(きにいる): be pleased with, to suit
気の毒(きのどく): pitiful, a pity
気味(きみ): sensation, feeling
気を付ける(きをつける): be careful, pay attention
景気(けいき): condition, state, business conditions, the times
気配(けはい): indication, market trend, worry
蒸気(じょうき): steam, vapour
水蒸気(すいじょうき): water vapour, steam
大気(たいき): atmosphere
強気(つよき): firm, strong
生意気(なまいき): impertinent, saucy, cheeky, conceit, audacious, brazen
人気(にんき): popular, business conditions, popular feeling
呑気(のんき): carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless, happy-go-lucky, easygoing
吐き気(はきけ): nausea, sickness in the stomach
雰囲気(ふんいき): atmosphere (e.g. musical), mood, ambience
平気(へいき): coolness, calmness, composure, unconcern
勇気(ゆうき): courage, bravery, valour, nerve, boldness
湯気(ゆげ): steam, vapour
陽気(ようき): season, weather, cheerfulness
気(き): spirit, mind
気分(きぶん): mood
気持ち(きもち): feelings
空気(くうき): air
天気予報(てんきよほう): weather forecast
元気(げんき): health(y), robust, vigor, energy, vitality, vim, stamina, spirit, courage, pep
天気(てんき): weather, the elements, fine weather
電気(でんき): electricity, (electric) light
病気(びょうき): illness, disease, sickness

keyword: летать
kanji: 飛
constituent: fly, hook, propeller, measuring box, thousand, needles, propeller2
myStory: две птички пытаются улететь с нашей измерительной коробкой, интересно, зачем она им?
heisigStory: The two large hooks have little propellers (the two drops on each hook) attached to them for flying. Beneath is the measuring box, which serves as the body of this flying contraption. The stroke order will cause some problems, so take care with it.
koohiiStory1: Hooks with small wings attached look like hummingbirds with a long beak. Two hummingbirds are trying to fly away with our little measuring box. What do they want it for?
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ヒ
kunYomi: と.ぶ、と.ばす、-と.ばす
readingExamples: 飛ばす (と.ばす), 飛ぶ (と.ぶ)
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koohiiStory2: Two hummingbirds flying into a measuring box serving as a bird feeder…　RTK2:　ヒ　飛行機　ひこうき(airplane).
words: 蹴飛ばす(けとばす): to kick away, to kick off, to kick (someone), to refuse, to reject
飛ばす(とばす): skip over, omit
飛び込む(とびこむ): jump in, leap in, plunge into, dive
飛び出す(とびだす): jump out, rush out, fly out, appear suddenly, protrude, project
飛行(ひこう): flying, flight, aviation
飛行場(ひこうじょう): airfield, airport
飛ぶ(とぶ): jump, fly, leap, spring, bound, hop
飛行機(ひこうき): airplane

keyword: потопить, опуститься
kanji: 沈
constituent: sink, water, water droplets, water pistol, garter, crown, human legs
myStory: искалеченная официантка с короной из цемента опустили в воду, чтобы она точно утонула. не надо было трепаться о делах гостей
heisigStory: The technique for sinking used in this kanji is unique. Rather than the biblical image of tying a millstone about the victim's neck, here we see a crown tied about one leg before the unfortunate party is tossed into the water.
koohiiStory1: (thx geezer) The maimed waitress (no head and arms just her legs and trunk) is dropped into the water with a cement crown to make sure she sinks. She shouldn´t have been so nosy about her yakuza-boyfriend´s schemes.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チン、ジン
kunYomi: しず.む、しず.める
readingExamples: 沈む (しず.む), 沈める (しず.める)
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koohiiStory2: This is the famous story of Archimedes and the Crown, where buoyancy was discovered. Watching the crown sink in the water, Archimedes detected the fraud and ran naked through the city (human legs distorted from running) yelling "Eureka! Eureka!" See http://math.nyu.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Crown/CrownIntro.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_%28word%29.
words: 沈める(しずめる): to sink, to submerge
沈殿(ちんでん): precipitation, settlement
沈没(ちんぼつ): sinking, foundering
沈黙(ちんもく): silence, reticence
沈む(しずむ): sink, feel depressed

keyword: жена
kanji: 妻
constituent: wife, ten, needle, rake, woman
myStory: я купил жене ради шутки десять метел, но она почему-то не оценила
heisigStory: Ten . . . rakes . . . woman.
koohiiStory1: Ten rakes woman. your wife digs her fingernails into you and it feels like 10 rakes when she finds you ontop of another woman.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: サイ
kunYomi: つま
readingExamples: 妻 (つま)
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koohiiStory2: (I´m really not sexist, this just helps me remember the kanji): I make my WIFE do all the yard work, and as a really mean joke, I bought her TEN RAKES for her birthday this year. "Do the yardwork, WOMAN! You have TEN perfectly good RAKES to choose from!".
words: 夫妻(ふさい): man and wife, married couple
妻(つま): wife

keyword: маска
kanji: 面
constituent: mask, hundred, one, ceiling, drop, pent in, eye
myStory: маска поверх моей головы
heisigStory: Imagine a mask over your head with eyes peeping out from all over the head, a hundred in all (the element for eye displacing the fifth stroke of that for hundred).
koohiiStory1: If you´re wearing a mask, a hundred eyes can look at you but none of them will know who you are.
jouYou: 3
onYomi: メン、ベン
kunYomi: おも、おもて、つら
readingExamples: 面 (おも), 面 (おもて), 面 (つら)
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koohiiStory2: When Jim Carrey puts on The Mask, he can make it seem like he has 100 eyes popping out of his head.
words: 一面(いちめん): one side, one phase, front page, the other hand, the whole surface
面(おも): face
面白い(おもしろい): interesting, amusing
几帳面(きちょうめん): methodical, punctual, steady
生真面目(きまじめ): too serious, person who is too serious, honesty, sincerity
斜面(しゃめん): slope, slanting surface, bevel
側面(そくめん): side, flank, sidelight, lateral
対面(たいめん): interview, meeting
断面(だんめん): cross section
直面(ちょくめん): confrontation
面皰(にきび): pimple, acne
覆面(ふくめん): mask, veil, disguise
面会(めんかい): interview
面する(めんする): to face on, to look out on to
面目(めんぼく): face, honour, reputation, prestige, dignity, credit
正面(しょうめん): front, frontage, facade, main
場面(ばめん): scene, setting (e.g. of novel)
表面(ひょうめん): surface, outside, face, appearance
方面(ほうめん): direction, district, field (of study)
真面目(まじめ): diligent, serious, honest
面(めん): face, surface, facial features, mask, side or facet, corner, page
面積(めんせき): area
面接(めんせつ): interview
面倒(めんどう): trouble, difficulty, care, attention
面倒臭い(めんどうくさい): bother to do, tiresome

keyword: кожа (материал для одежды)
kanji: 革
constituent: leather, flowers, car, mouth, ten, needle
myStory: я спросил у торговца, сколько стоит кожаная куртка. он сказал, что двадцать монет. мой рот открылся в изумлении. в итоге сторговались на десяти монетах
heisigStory: After the flowers at the top (painted on the leather for decoration), we see the element for car with the middle stroke left out. Think of the seats having been taken out so that they can be reupholstered with this decorated leather.
koohiiStory1: I asked the street vendor the price of the LEATHER jacket. He said TWENTY, but with my MOUTH, I talked him down to TEN. (correct stroke order).
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カク
kunYomi: かわ
readingExamples: 革 (かわ)
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koohiiStory2: You can feed twenty mouths for a year for the price of ten leather coats.
words: 改革(かいかく): reform, reformation, innovation
革新(かくしん): reform, innovation
革命(かくめい): revolution
吊り革(つりかわ): strap
変革(へんかく): change, reform, revolution, upheaval, (the) Reformation
革(かわ): leather

keyword: обувь
kanji: 靴
constituent: shoes, leather, flowers, car, mouth, ten, needle, change, person, spoon, sitting on the ground
myStory: мы наиболее сильно изменяем форму кожи, чтобы получить обувь
heisigStory: Leather . . . change.
koohiiStory1: Leather shoes are nice because they change shape to fit your foot.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カ
kunYomi: くつ
readingExamples: 靴 (くつ)
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koohiiStory2: Leather is often changed into shoes.
words: 靴(くつ): shoes, footwear
靴下(くつした): socks

keyword: голос
kanji: 声
constituent: voice, samurai, flag, stick
myStory: самурай потерял голос, и ему пришлось передавать информацию союзникам с помощью полосатых флажков
heisigStory: The samurai at the top is familiar enough. The combination beneath, which looks like a flag with a line running through it, is not. Try to devise some way to take note of it, and pay attention to the writing.
koohiiStory1: Having lost his voice, the samurai comunicated to his troops with a striped flag.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セイ、ショウ
kunYomi: こえ、こわ-
readingExamples: 声楽 (せいがく), 声援 (せいえん), 名声 (めいせい), 声 (こえ)
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koohiiStory2: When an enemy´s flag is raised, a true samurai can split it in half with just his voice.
words: 歓声(かんせい): cheer, shout of joy
声明(せいめい): declaration, statement, proclamation
声(こえ): voice

keyword: ошибка, делать ошибку
kanji: 誤
constituent: mistake, say, words, keitai, mouth, give, mouth, chair, tool, animal legs, mouth2
myStory: Джон Уик дал слово большому преступнику, тем самым сделал ошибку
heisigStory: Words . . . give.
koohiiStory1: You must give words of apology when you make a mistake.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ゴ
kunYomi: あやま.る、-あやま.る
readingExamples: 誤る (あやま.る)
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koohiiStory2: It is a rookie mistake to believe the words when your sweetie says "You don´t have to give me anything for my birthday." Trust me, your sweetie wants something, something shiny, and if you disappoint, you will suffer.
words: 誤る(あやまる): to make a mistake
誤差(ごさ): error
誤魔化す(ごまかす): to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent
錯誤(さくご): mistake
誤り(あやまり): error
誤解(ごかい): misunderstanding

keyword: варить на пару, пар
kanji: 蒸
constituent: steam, flowers, helping hand, complete, water, one, floor, oven-fire, barbecue
myStory: цветы (овощи) расположены над кастрюлей, полной воды. кастрюля над огнем. варим на пару!
heisigStory: The flower at the top and the floor with the oven fire beneath are familiar. The problem is what comes in between. It is formed by the character for complete, whose vertical stroke doubles up as the first stroke of water.
koohiiStory1: Think of a picture of someone steaming vegetables. On top you see the flowers of cauliflower or something else that is being steamed. Underneath, the pan is completely full of water. Below the pan is a floor - that's the hotplate - and under that the oven fire. Caution: don't confuse with boil (#1257), or the steam radical in spirit (#1885).
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ジョウ、セイ
kunYomi: む.す、む.れる、む.らす
readingExamples: 蒸す (む.す), 蒸らす (む.らす), 蒸れる (む.れる)
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koohiiStory2: When you want to steam some flowers/vegetation you don't cover them completely with water, rather you have just a little at the floor of the saucepan and then heat.
words: 蒸留(じょうりゅう): distillation
蒸気(じょうき): steam, vapour
蒸発(じょうはつ): evaporation, unexplained disappearance
水蒸気(すいじょうき): water vapour, steam
蒸し暑い(むしあつい): humid, sultry
蒸す(むす): to steam, poultice, be sultry

keyword: неохотно соглашаться
kanji: 承
constituent: acquiesce, water, complete, three
myStory: три погружения в воду - и он неохотно согласится на все
heisigStory: The sense of passive acceptance or reception of information is contained in this key word. The form is based on the middle portion of the preceding character, with three additional strokes, best thought of as the kanji for three.
koohiiStory1: To get someone to completely acquiesce it takes 3 dunks in the water before they give.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショウ、ジョウ
kunYomi: うけたまわ.る、う.ける、ささ.げる、とど.める、たす.ける、こ.らす、つい.で、すく.う
readingExamples: 承る (うけたまわ.る)
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koohiiStory2: To get someone to acquiesce, duck them completely in aqua (=water) three times. (variation on dingomick´s).
words: 承諾(しょうだく): consent, acquiescence, agreement
了承(りょうしょう): acknowledgement, understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation")
承る(うけたまわる): (humble) hear, be told, know
承認(しょうにん): recognition, acknowledgement, approval, consent, agreement
承知(しょうち): consent, agree

keyword: полюса (Земли, электромагнитного поля)
kanji: 極
constituent: poles, decay, tree, wood, snare, mouth, crotch, one, floor
myStory: экспедиция на полюс - жестокое испытание. ты попытался сделать ловушку из дерева, но она сгнила и сломалась. обморожение началось со рта (синие губы), потом задница обморозилась. в конце ты упал на лед (пол)
heisigStory: The poles this key word refers to are the extremities of the earth or the terminals of an electric field. The elements are: tree . . . snare . . . mouth . . . crotch . . . floor.
koohiiStory1: Can simplify this using decay (#1243). Then: The expedition to the poles is bad for your health, and the decay that started in your mouth spreads to your crotch – at which point you fall to the floor.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: キョク、ゴク
kunYomi: きわ.める、きわ.まる、きわ.まり、きわ.み、き.める、-ぎ.め、き.まる
readingExamples: 極限 (きょくげん), 終極 (おわりきょく), 積極的 (せっきょくてき), 極まる (きわ.まる), 極み (きわ.み), 極める (きわ.める)
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koohiiStory2: (modified Katsuo) Can simplify this using decay (#1243). You travel to the poles, a frozen wasteland. In desperate need of food you try to set up a snare but the tree is decayed (see story for decay (#1243)) so you catch no prey. The brutal cold first attacks your mouth as your lips turn blue, then your crotch also gets cold as your body fails; finally you fall to the floor.
words: 究極(きゅうきょく): ultimate, final, eventual
極端(きょくたん): extreme, extremity
極めて(きわめて): exceedingly, extremely
極楽(ごくらく): paradise
両極(りょうきょく): both extremities, north and south poles, positive and negative poles
極(ごく): pole, climax, extreme, extremity, culmination, height, zenith, nadir
消極的(しょうきょくてき): passive
積極的(せっきょくてき): positive, active, proactive
南極(なんきょく): south pole, Antarctic
北極(ほっきょく): North Pole

keyword: очередь, ход, номер (в серии), раунд
kanji: 番
constituent: turn, dice, animal tracks, drop, rice, rice field, brains
myStory: фермеры по очереди наблюдают за следами животных на рисовых полях
heisigStory: This key word has been chosen for its overlay of several meanings similar to those of the kanji: a turn of duty, a round, a number, and so forth. Its composite elements: animal tracks . . . rice field.
heisigComment: * As a primitive element, we choose the image of a pair of dice which it is your turn to throw.
koohiiStory1: The famers take it in turns to watch out for any animal tracks on their rice field.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: バン
kunYomi: つが.い
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koohiiStory2: They take turns alternating between wheat and rice in this field…　　RTK2:　バン　電話番号　でんわばんごう(telephone number).
words: 下番(かばん): going off duty
番目(ばんめ): cardinal number suffix
順番(じゅんばん): turn (in line), order of things
当番(とうばん): being on duty
番地(ばんち): house number, address
留守番(るすばん): care-taking, caretaker, house-watching
番組(ばんぐみ): TV program
一番(いちばん): best, first, number one, a game, a round, a bout, a fall, an event (in a meet)
交番(こうばん): police box
番号(ばんごう): number, series of digits

keyword: мех
kanji: 毛
constituent: fur
myStory: на другой стороне руки может расти мех!
heisigStory: This character simply reverses the direction of the final stroke of hand to produce fur. If you reverse your hand and put its palm down, you will have the side on which fur grows.
koohiiStory1: I´ve heard of people having hair on the back of their hands, but this is ridiculous! That´s not hair, that´s fur!
jouYou: 2
onYomi: モウ
kunYomi: け
readingExamples: 毛 (け)
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koohiiStory2: Be careful not to pet a cat the wrong way - most cats don´t like you rubbing your hand backwards over their fur.
words: 毛(け): fur, hair, wool
髪の毛(かみのけ): hair (on head)
毛糸(けいと): knitting wool
毛皮(けがわ): fur, skin, pelt
毛布(もうふ): blanket
羊毛(ようもう): wool

keyword: дом
kanji: 宅
constituent: home, house, lock of hair
myStory: (дом + пучок волос)
дом - это там, где можно насобирать пучок твоих волос
heisigStory: House . . . lock of hair.
koohiiStory1: This kanji is, of course, pronounced "taku", and it seems the owner of this home is a little bit otaku himself. He has hung up locks of hair suruptitiously obtained from various females all over his house. A veritable hair fetishist, and certainly someone whose home you wouldn´t want to visit.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: タク
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koohiiStory2: Home is where the hair is.
words: 社宅(しゃたく): company owned house
邸宅(ていたく): mansion, residence
帰宅(きたく): returning home
住宅(じゅうたく): resident, housing
宅(たく): house, home, husband
お宅(おたく): your house (polite)

keyword: длинный (о расстоянии и времени), лидер (п: (если сверху) волосы
kanji: 長
constituent: long, hair, hairpin, safety-pin
myStory: (волосы + заколка)
длинные волосы нуждаются в заколке
heisigStory: In line with the story of the preceding frame, the hair that needs the hairpin is long.
heisigComment: * The primitive of this kanji has two more shapes in addition to that of the kanji itself. Above its relative primitive, it is abbreviated form will mean hair. Further abbreviated, it will mean the long, mangy mane of an animal.
koohiiStory1: The Geisha with long hair uses an ornate lacquered hairpin to bundle it all up.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 5
onYomi: チョウ
kunYomi: なが.い、おさ
readingExamples: 長い (なが.い)
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koohiiStory2: The top of this one reminds me of the staple primitive. So here´s my story: The girl´s hair was so long that she had to use staples instead of hairpins. It worked, but stapling her hair to her head was kinda painful.
words: 長(おさ): chief, head
生長(せいちょう): growth, increment
長官(ちょうかん): chief, (government) secretary
長大(ちょうだい): very long, great length
長編(ちょうへん): long (e.g. novel film)
長々(ながなが): long, drawn-out, very long
年長(ねんちょう): seniority
長閑(のどか): tranquil, calm, quiet
延長(えんちょう): extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening
議長(ぎちょう): chairman
身長(しんちょう): height (of body), stature
成長(せいちょう): growth, grow to adulthood
長期(ちょうき): long time period
長所(ちょうしょ): strong point, merit, advantage
長女(ちょうじょ): eldest daughter
長短(ちょうたん): length, long and short, advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits
長男(ちょうなん): eldest son
長方形(ちょうほうけい): rectangle, oblong
特長(とくちょう): forte, merit
長引く(ながびく): be prolonged, drag on
校長(こうちょう): principal
社長(しゃちょう): president
長い(ながい): long

keyword: волосы на голове
kanji: 髪
constituent: hair of the head, hairstyle, hair, shape, friend
myStory: форма волос на голове друзей очень важна - они показывают моду
heisigStory: Hair . . . shape . . . friend.
koohiiStory1: Japanese teenage girls consider the style of the hair of the head very important. If a particular style is trendy, soon they all want their own hair in the same shape as that of their friends.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ハツ
kunYomi: かみ
readingExamples: 髪 (かみ)
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koohiiStory2: Friends influence the length and shape of each other´s hair.
words: 髪(かみ): hair
髪の毛(かみのけ): hair (on head)
白髪(しらが): white or grey hair, trendy hair bleaching

keyword: простой
kanji: 単
constituent: simple, owl, rice field, brains, ten, needle
myStory: совы очень умные. для этой совы все очень просто, потому что у нее мозгов - как у десятерых человек
heisigStory: Owl . . . brain . . . needle. The sense is "not complex."
koohiiStory1: Owls are smart...for this owl everything is simple coz his brain is ten times more powerful than mine.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: タン
kunYomi: ひとえ
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koohiiStory2: An owl´s brain is ten times smarter than other simple minded birds…　RTK2:　タン　簡単　かんたん(simple).
words: 単一(たんいつ): single, simple, sole, individual, unitory
単調(たんちょう): monotony, monotone, dullness
単独(たんどく): sole, independence, single, solo (flight)
単(ひとえ): one layer, single
単位(たんい): unit, denomination, credit (in school)
単語(たんご): word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word
単純(たんじゅん): simplicity
単数(たんすう): singular (number)
単なる(たんなる): mere, simple, sheer
単に(たんに): simply, merely, only, solely
簡単(かんたん): easy, simple

keyword: война
kanji: 戦
constituent: war, simple, owl, rice field, brains, ten, needle, fiesta
myStory: для производителя оружия война - ну просто праздник какой-то!
heisigStory: Simple . . . fiesta.
koohiiStory1: George W. Bush´s plans for war were so SIMPLE. To him, its all just a big FIESTA.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: セン
kunYomi: いくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよぐ、わなな.く
readingExamples: 戦 (いくさ), 戦う (たたか.う)
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koohiiStory2: So there´s this fiesta in downtown Compton. It´s a simple party, but someone invited people from the wrong gangs and the simple fiesta turns into an all-out turf war.
words: 戦(いくさ): war, battle, campaign, fight
休戦(きゅうせん): truce, armistice
作戦(さくせん): military or naval operations, tactics, strategy
戦災(せんさい): war damage
戦術(せんじゅつ): tactics
戦闘(せんとう): battle, fight, combat
戦力(せんりょく): war potential
挑戦(ちょうせん): challenge, defiance
敗戦(はいせん): defeat, losing a war
大戦(たいせん): great war, great battle
戦い(たたかい): battle, fight, struggle, conflict
戦う(たたかう): to fight, battle, combat, struggle against, wage war, engage in contest
戦争(せんそう): war

keyword: мозг
kanji: 脳
constituent: brain, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, owl, villain, sheaf, shovel
myStory: мозг - это часть тела, которая может дать как мудрость совы, так и злобность негодяя
heisigStory: Part of the body . . . owl . . . villain. By way of exception, the kanji for brain has no connection with the primitive for brains.
koohiiStory1: The brain is the part of the body that can give you the wisdom of the owl... or the wickedness of the villain.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ノウ、ドウ
kunYomi: のうずる
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koohiiStory2: The brain is the part of the body that an owl will use to defeat the villain.
words: 首脳(しゅのう): head, brains
脳(のう): brain, memory
頭脳(ずのう): head, brains, intellect

keyword: проблема, беспокоиться
kanji: 悩
constituent: trouble, Freud, state of mind, owl, villain, sheaf, shovel
myStory: когда я в беде, мое сознание делится на две части: мудрость совы и решительность негодяя
heisigStory: State of mind . . . owl . . . villain.
koohiiStory1: When I am in trouble, my state of mind is on two sides: 1. The wise part of me (owl) 2. The villain part of me (villain) Think of the devil and the angel on your shoulders in a troubled situation.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ノウ
kunYomi: なや.む、なや.ます、なや.ましい、なやみ
readingExamples: 悩ます (なや.ます), 悩む (なや.む)
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koohiiStory2: The owl villain is the one that troubles me most of all the super-villains. He´s just so smart... you never know what he´ll do! Definitely enough to put you in a troubled state of mind.
words: 悩ましい(なやましい): seductive, melancholy, languid
悩ます(なやます): to afflict, to torment, to harass, to molest
悩み(なやみ): trouble(s), worry, distress, anguish, agony, problem
悩む(なやむ): be worried, be troubled

keyword: птица
kanji: 鳥
constituent: bird, white, dove, one, tail feathers
myStory: только у одной птицы такое красивое хвостовое оперение
heisigStory: Dove . . . one . . . tail feathers. This is, of course, the character from which we derived the primitive meaning of dove. Note the lengthening of the second stroke.
koohiiStory1: There is only one bird with such beautiful white tail feathers: the albino peakcock.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 4
onYomi: チョウ
kunYomi: とり
readingExamples: 鳥 (とり)
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koohiiStory2: The BIRD let loose a WHITE ONE from it´s TAIL FEATHERS...right on my new car!
words: 鳥居(とりい): torii (Shinto shrine archway)
渡り鳥(わたりどり): migratory bird, bird of passage
小鳥(ことり): (small) bird
鳥(とり): bird, fowl, poultry

keyword: чириканье, щебетание
kanji: 鳴
constituent: chirp, mouth, bird
myStory: птица клювом щебечет
heisigStory: Mouth . . . bird.
koohiiStory1: A chirp is quite simply the sound that comes from the mouth of birds.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: メイ
kunYomi: な.く、な.る、な.らす
readingExamples: 鳴く (な.く), 鳴らす (な.らす), 鳴る (な.る)
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koohiiStory2: This kanji is not limited to the chirp of a bird, but stands for the sound of any kind of animal. Picture a very weird bird that can imitate with its mouth (a bird with mouth, heh) the voice of many different animals: Meeow! Woof! Mooo! Cuack!!! (Maybe the bird has Kirby powers and obtains the abilities of the animals it eats).
words: 共鳴(きょうめい): resonance, sympathy
怒鳴る(どなる): to shout, to yell
悲鳴(ひめい): shriek, scream
鳴らす(ならす): ring, sound, chime, beat
鳴る(なる): sound, ring
鳴く(なく): bark, purr, chirp, make sound (animal)

keyword: остров
kanji: 島
constituent: island, bird, mountain
myStory: птица летела, летела, а потом присела отдохнуть на горе. а гора на острове, потому что остров - вулканический
heisigStory: The bird's tail is tucked under here, because it has come to stop on a mountain to rest from its journey across the waters. Thus the kanji comes to mean an island.
koohiiStory1: This island is the home of the terrible mythical bird Roc. It sits mighty atop the mountain waiting for the next hapless ship to pass by.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: トウ
kunYomi: しま
readingExamples: 島 (しま)
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koohiiStory2: Birds living on remote mountainous islands have few preditors. Tail feathers aren´t really needed are they? Evolutionary process at work!...　RTK2:　トウ　半島　はんとう(peninsula).
words: 半島(はんとう): peninsula
列島(れっとう): chain of islands
島(しま): island

keyword: случайно
kanji: 偶
constituent: accidentally, person, talking cricket, brains, insect, belt
myStory: (герой + Джимини Крикет)
герой случайно наступил на Джимини Крикет
heisigStory: The person on the left is familiar. As for the right side, we may combine the insect with a brain (observe the writing) and a belt to create the Talking Cricket who served as Pinocchio's conscience. (The belt is there because he pulls it off to give unrepentant little Pinocchio a bit of "strap" now and again.)
koohiiStory1: Mr. T accidentially stepped on Jiminy Cricket (a brainy insect, with a belt sort of sash to hold his "conscience" badge).
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 3
onYomi: グウ
kunYomi: たま
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koohiiStory2: Mr. T accidentally steps on Jiminy Cricket. // Primitive: right side: Talking cricket = Jiminy Cricket, a brainy insect with a belt to whip little kids who misbehave.
words: 偶(たま): even number, couple, man and wife, friend, same kind, doll, occasional, rare
偶に(たまに): occasionally, once in a while
配偶者(はいぐうしゃ): spouse, wife, husband
偶数(ぐうすう): even number
偶然(ぐうぜん): chance, accident, fortuity, unexpectedly, suddenly
偶々(たまたま): casually, unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance

keyword: угол, закоулок
kanji: 隅
constituent: corner, pinnacle, parthenon, acropolis, talking cricket, brains, insect, belt
myStory: если на Вершине ты себя плохо ведешь, придет Джимини Крикет и поставит тебя в угол
heisigStory: Pinnacle . . . Talking Cricket.
koohiiStory1: If you behave badly at THE PINNACLE, JIMINY CRICKET will send you to sit in the corner.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: グウ
kunYomi: すみ
readingExamples: 隅 (すみ)
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koohiiStory2: Oh how the pious fall from their lofty pinnacles! Jiminy Cricket now deals drugs on the street corner.
words: 隅(すみ): corner

keyword: инвертированный, перевернутый
kanji: 逆
constituent: inverted, mountain goat, horns, mountain, road
myStory: (горный козел + дорога)
дорога перевернулась: она стала из горизонтальной почти вертикальной! единственный, кто сможет тут пройти - горный козел
heisigStory: Mountain goat . . . road.
koohiiStory1: There´s a road that´s been inverted- it´s gone from horizontal to directly vertical! The only beast that could possibly climb it is a mountain goat of course.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ギャク、ゲキ
kunYomi: さか、さか.さ、さか.らう
readingExamples: 逆 (さか), 逆らう (さか.らう)
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koohiiStory2: This reminds me of a cartoon I saw once, perhaps it was with Donald Duck. he is startled and furious when he chases this mountain billygoat further and further up the mountain road, untill the angle is so steep that he finds himself inverted. And falls down, while the goat stands solidly placed inverted and laughs a goaty laughter as Donald plumments and makes that typical Donald shaped cartoon crater at the bottom.
words: 逆転(ぎゃくてん): (sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball)
逆立ち(さかだち): handstand, headstand
逆上る(さかのぼる): to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive
吃逆(しゃっくり): hiccough, hiccup
逆(ぎゃく): reverse, opposite
逆さ(さかさ): reverse, inversion, upside down
逆様(さかさま): inversion, upside down
逆らう(さからう): go against, oppose, disobey, defy

keyword: консервная банка
kanji: 缶
constituent: tin can, noon, sign of the horse, shovel
myStory: горную конину хорошо бы в консервную банку
heisigStory: Though the meaning has no reference to animals, the parts do: horse with a mountain underneath.
koohiiStory1: Horses kept in the mountains have a unique savory taste. At least so the text on this tin can would have us believe, which contains 100% authentic mountain horse.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: カン
kunYomi: かま
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koohiiStory2: The starving horse, stranded on the mountain, is forced to eat a tasty tin can.
words: 缶(かん): can, tin
缶詰(かんづめ): canning, canned goods, tin can
薬缶(やかん): kettle

keyword: наступление ночи
kanji: 晩
constituent: nightfall, sun, day, village stocks, rabbit, bound up, human legs
myStory: солнце извиняется и отправляется спать с наступлением ночи
heisigStory: Sun . . . rabbit.
koohiiStory1: At nightfall the sun excuses itself and goes to sleep.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 3
onYomi: バン
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koohiiStory2: This is EASY!!! Japanese people see a RABBIT ON THE MOON (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_rabbit ) and so nightfall is when the sun leaves to make way for the rabbit.
words: 今晩(こんばん): tonight, this evening
晩(ばん): evening
晩御飯(ばんごはん): dinner, evening meal
毎晩(まいばん): every night

keyword: усилие, напряжение
kanji: 勉
constituent: exertion, village stocks, rabbit, bound up, human legs, power, muscle, arnold
myStory: когда кролик прыгает, мускулы его задних лап прикладывают серьезные усилия
heisigStory: Rabbit . . . muscle. Notice how the last stroke of rabbit is stretched out to underlie the element for muscle.
koohiiStory1: When RABBITS hop around, they EXERT tremendous force using their MUSCULAR legs.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ベン
kunYomi: つと.める
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koohiiStory2: The energizer bunny's exertion of power keeps going and going...
words: 勤勉(きんべん): industry, diligence
勉強(べんきょう): study, diligence, discount, reduction

keyword: слон, феномен
kanji: 象
constituent: elephant, colour, color, bound up, sow, pig
myStory: у слона большие уши, как у кролика, и большое тело, как у свиньи
heisigStory: A rabbit's head with the body of a sow represents an elephant. Little wonder that the kanji also means "phenomenon"!
koohiiStory1: An elephant has huge ears, like a rabbit, and a big, fat body, like a sow.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショウ、ゾウ
kunYomi: かたど.る
readingExamples: 象徴 (しょうちょう), 対象 (たいしょう), 現象 (げんしょう)
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koohiiStory2: An animal with huge ears like a rabbit, and a body fat like a pig... ¡An ELEPHANT! For the "phenomenon" connotation you could use Dumbo, or Joseph Merrick (the "elephant man") ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Merrick ).
words: 気象(きしょう): weather, climate
象(しょう): phenomenon
象徴(しょうちょう): symbol
印象(いんしょう): impression
現象(げんしょう): phenomenon
象(ぞう): elephant
対象(たいしょう): target, object (of worship, study, etc.)
抽象(ちゅうしょう): abstract

keyword: статуя
kanji: 像
constituent: statue, person, elephant, colour, color, bound up, sow, pig
myStory: статуя героя была размером со слона (не очень большая, если честно)
heisigStory: Person . . . elephant.
koohiiStory1: Statues of people are made the same size as statues of elephants.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ゾウ
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koohiiStory2: One of the most famous statues is of course the Statue of Liberty, which is known for the first thing a person sees when coming into New York. However, did you know that the first thing a person used to see (between the years of 1885 to 1896) was actually a huge elephant statue on Coney Island? It's true too... ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island - search Coney Island Elephant).
words: 映像(えいぞう): reflection, image
現像(げんぞう): developing (film)
像(ぞう): statue, image, figure, picture, portrait
仏像(ぶつぞう): Buddhist image (statue)
想像(そうぞう): imagination, guess

keyword: лошадь (п: отряд лошадей)
kanji: 馬
constituent: horse, team of horses
myStory: просто запомнить
heisigStory: Let the extra vertical stroke in the mane combine with the first vertical stroke to give an image of the horse's long neck. The only odd thing is the tail feathers at the end, but that should present a good image to remember the character by. The fact that the last stroke of mane and the first of tail feathers coincide should no longer surprise you.
heisigComment: * As a primitive, this kanji will mean a team of horses as distinct from the single horse whose primitive we met earlier.
koohiiStory1: Turkey with the drops at the top removed and tail feathers added (this matches stroke order and there are the tail feathers already, why not have the whole bird). If you take the two drops of 隹 as wings, then horses are like turkeys, but have no wings and have more prominent tail "feathers". Both are actually supposed to be pictographs, though.
jouYou: 2
jlpt: 3
onYomi: バ
kunYomi: うま、うま-、ま
readingExamples: 馬 (うま)
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koohiiStory2: The top part is half a comb (see frame 1920) with an extra vertical stroke to account for a sturdier version used to comb a horse mane. As a primitive I used the theme of the Trojan Horse. Not the modern computer viruses, but the large wooden horse which led to the demise of Troy and of the Trojans. Either its size (much greater than a live horse), or the fact that it conceals things into its belly, will set it appart from the horse primitive that came in frame 568 ("noon").
words: 馬鹿馬鹿しい(ばかばかしい): stupid
馬鹿らしい(ばからしい): absurd
馬(うま): horse
競馬(けいば): horse racing
馬鹿(ばか): fool, idiot, trivial matter, folly

keyword: проверка
kanji: 験
constituent: verification, team of horses, awl, fit, meeting, umbrella, mouth, person
myStory: проверка ледорубом (тыкая в зад) лошади показала, что лошадь настоящая
heisigStory: Team of horses . . . awl.
koohiiStory1: We just verification that there are indeed no soldiers in the belly of this trojan horse. We´re just gonna stab it in the belly with this awl to check.
jouYou: 4
onYomi: ケン、ゲン
kunYomi: あかし、しるし、ため.す、ためし
readingExamples: 試験 (しけん), 経験 (けいけん), 実験 (じっけん)
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koohiiStory2: The verification proves the horse is real by poking it with an ice pick.
words: 体験(たいけん): personal experience
実験(じっけん): experiment
受験(じゅけん): taking an examination
経験(けいけん): experience
試験(しけん): examination

keyword: остановка в пути, паркинг
kanji: 駐
constituent: stop-over, parking, team of horses, candlestick, lord, drop, king, jewel, ball
myStory: свеча отмечает, где паркинг, где можно оставить свою лошадь
heisigStory: Team of horses . . . candlestick.
koohiiStory1: In the olden days you had to park your horse next to a candlestick, a primitive parking meter that you start by lighting a fire and tracks the time by burning down.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: チュウ
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koohiiStory2: In the olden days parking lots used to have reserved spaces for where the lord (of the set of houses, shops, whatever) could park his team of horses. nowadays it´s pretty much the same...reserved parking in front for the big bosses´ cars....
words: 駐車(ちゅうしゃ): parking (e.g. car)
駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう): parking lot

keyword: станция
kanji: 駅
constituent: station, team of horses, shaku-hachi, flag, stick
myStory: возница на лошади играет мелодию на флейте, чтобы дать понять, что приехали
heisigStory: Team of horses . . . shakuhachi.
koohiiStory1: Anyone living in Japan knows that train stations play little melodies when the train is about to arrive. In Ye Olden Days, when horses and carriages were used for transport, the carriage driver would play a little melody on his shakuhachi to let the passengers know the carriage was arriving at the next station.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: エキ
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koohiiStory2: A homeless horse playing the flute at the station to make a dime.
words: 駅(えき): station

keyword: кожа (человека)
kanji: 膚
constituent: skin, tiger, stomach, rice field, brains, moon, month, flesh, part of the body
myStory: лучше не попадать тигру в желудок - содержимое его живота вредно для кожи
heisigStory: Tiger . . . stomach.
koohiiStory1: Ending up in a tiger´s stomach is not good for your skin, as it´s full of stomach acids.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: フ
kunYomi: はだ
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koohiiStory2: They say, "there's more than one way to skin a cat", but if you try to skin a tiger you might end up in its stomach.
words: 皮膚(ひふ): skin

keyword: драма
kanji: 劇
constituent: drama, tiger, sow, pig, sword, sabre, saber
myStory: драматичный вид: тигр сжирает свинью, а потом сам погибает от меча
heisigStory: Tiger . . . sow . . . saber.
koohiiStory1: There would be a lot of drama if a tiger tried to eat a sow but then the sow attacked it with a saber.
jouYou: 6
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ゲキ
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koohiiStory2: A great Indian drama acted out every year is how a poor Bengali boy fended off the tigers from his pigs using only a sabre.
words: 喜劇(きげき): comedy, funny show
劇団(げきだん): troupe, theatrical company
演劇(えんげき): theatre play
劇(げき): performance, play
劇場(げきじょう): theatre
悲劇(ひげき): tragedy

keyword: способность, дар
kanji: 能
constituent: ability, elbow, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, spoon, sitting on the ground, spoon2, sitting on the ground2
myStory: у меня есть супер-способность: я могу локтем удерживать две ложки!
heisigStory: Try relating this kanji to that of the previous frame. For instance, you might imagine that the test of ability envisioned here is removing the bear from the oven fire.
koohiiStory1: This man may have the dis-ability of no flesh below the elbows, but he can eat with 2 spoons, on in each foot.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: ノウ
kunYomi: よ.く
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koohiiStory2: Kid from the Oracle´s place in the Matrix (whose head is shining like the moon) is holding a a spoon and making it bend using his special ability. When Neo asks to learn this ability the child replies, " Remember the truth Neo, there is no spoon." Neo Proceeds to the kitchen pondering these words of wisdom. The Child smiles mischeviously and pulls a second spoon hidden up his sleeve in the crook of his elbow. "That´s right Neo," the child laughs, "there is no spoon...there are two spoons!".
words: 技能(ぎのう): technical skill, ability, capacity
万能(ばんのう): all-purpose, almighty, omnipotent
放射能(ほうしゃのう): radioactivity
本能(ほんのう): instinct
無能(むのう): inefficiency, incompetence
可能(かのう): possible, practicable, feasible
機能(きのう): function, faculty
芸能(げいのう): public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments
才能(さいのう): talent, ability
性能(せいのう): ability, efficiency
知能(ちのう): intelligence, brains
能(のう): talent, gift, function, Noh play
能率(のうりつ): efficiency
能力(のうりょく): ability, faculty
有能(ゆうのう): able, capable, efficient, skill

keyword: спектакль
kanji: 演
constituent: performance, water, water droplets, water pistol, sign of the tiger, house, caterpillar, one, ceiling, sprout, shoot, animal legs, eight
myStory: тигр плавает - отличное представление!
heisigStory: Water . . . sign of the tiger.
koohiiStory1: Studies have shown that Rocky's PERFORMANCE increases if he downs WATER mixed with gatorade while in a match.
jouYou: 5
jlpt: 3
onYomi: エン
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koohiiStory2: I remember seeing advertisements growing up with the sign of the tiger saying to "Put a tiger in your tank", meaning that it would increase the performance of the drops of gasoline you put in.
words: 演習(えんしゅう): practice, exercises, manoeuvers
演出(えんしゅつ): production (e.g. play), direction
演じる(えんじる): to perform (a play), to play (a part), to act (a part), to commit (a blunder)
演ずる(えんずる): to perform, to play
公演(こうえん): public performance
主演(しゅえん): starring, playing the leading part
出演(しゅつえん): performance, stage appearance
上演(じょうえん): performance (e.g. music)
演技(えんぎ): acting, performance
演劇(えんげき): theatre play
演説(えんぜつ): speech, address
演奏(えんそう): musical performance
講演(こうえん): lecture, address

keyword: дрожать, дрожь
kanji: 震
constituent: quake, rain, weather, sign of the dragon, cliff, two, hairpin, safety-pin
myStory: радостный дракон прыгает под дождем. земля дрожит
heisigStory: Weather . . . sign of the dragon.
koohiiStory1: An earthquake is a sign that a dragon is awakening after a heavy rain... It is angry for having been woken up and it makes the earth thunder and quake above it.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: シン
kunYomi: ふる.う、ふる.える
readingExamples: 震う (ふる.う), 震える (ふる.える)
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koohiiStory2: Instant mythology: When heavy rains disturb a dragon hiding under the earth, an earthquake may result.
words: 震わせる(ふるわせる): to be shaking, to be trembling
震える(ふるえる): shiver, shake, quake
地震(じしん): earthquake

keyword: сельское хозяйство
kanji: 農
constituent: agriculture, bend, sign of the dragon, cliff, two, hairpin, safety-pin
myStory: если согнуть дракона, то это потрясающе эффективное подспорье в сельском хозяйстве - он может пахать когтями, и впрягаться в телегу...
heisigStory: Bend . . . sign of the dragon.
koohiiStory1: Imagine if you could bend a dragon to your will. Helpful in war, yes, but also a boon for agriculture. The dragon could use its sharp claws to plough the ground, and use its firey breath to clear the land. But first you'd have to bend the dragon to your will -- not an easy task.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ノウ
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koohiiStory2: It's a good agricultural sign when, as the farmer is bending down, he discovers some plants arranged in the sign of the dragon. It means the weather and earth will be supportive of the crops.
words: 農耕(のうこう): farming, agriculture
農場(のうじょう): farm (agriculture)
農村(のうそん): agricultural community, farm village, rural
農地(のうち): agricultural land
酪農(らくのう): dairy (farm)
農家(のうか): farmer, farm family
農業(のうぎょう): agriculture
農産物(のうさんぶつ): agricultural produce
農民(のうみん): farmers, peasants
農薬(のうやく): agricultural chemicals

keyword: концентрированный, глубокий (цвет)
kanji: 濃
constituent: concentrated, water, water droplets, water pistol, agriculture, bend, sign of the dragon, cliff, two, hairpin, safety-pin
myStory: если бы воду можно было концентрировать! сельское хозяйство стало бы намного проще
heisigStory: Among other things, the key word refers to the thick consistency of liquids. Its elements: water . . . agriculture.
koohiiStory1: The agriculture of Florida is concentrated on making concentrated orange juice. Just add water! Imagine a can of FCOJ, dumping it into a pitcher and adding water.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ノウ
kunYomi: こ.い
readingExamples: 濃い (こ.い)
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koohiiStory2: Concentrated water is going to revolutionize the agriculture! Just add water... oh wait...
words: 濃い(こい): thick (as of color, liquid), dense, strong
濃度(のうど): concentration, brightness

keyword: отсылать
kanji: 送
constituent: escort, send off, golden calf, horns, heavens, road
myStory: (дорога + цербер)
цербер сопровождает на дороге в подземный мир тех, кто был послан туда
heisigStory: Road . . . golden calf.
koohiiStory1: The St Bernard with devilish animal horns must be non other than Cerberus, guard dog of the netherworld. In this frame Cerberus is seen along the road to hell, escorting those who have been sent off to join Hades in his realm.
jouYou: 3
jlpt: 4
onYomi: ソウ
kunYomi: おく.る
readingExamples: 送る (おく.る)
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koohiiStory2: The woolly mammoth got quite a send off before he wandered up that road never to be seen alive again.
words: 運送(うんそう): shipping, marine transportation
回送(かいそう): forwarding
送金(そうきん): remittance, sending money
送り仮名(おくりがな): kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word
送る(おくる): send (a thing), take or escort (a person somewhere), see off (a person), spend a period of time, live a life
送別(そうべつ): farewell, send-off
送料(そうりょう): postage
見送り(みおくり): seeing one off, farewell, escort
見送る(みおくる): see off, escort, let pass, wait and see
郵送(ゆうそう): mailing
輸送(ゆそう): transport, transportation
放送(ほうそう): broadcasting

keyword: соединение, барьер
kanji: 関
constituent: connection, gates, golden calf, horns, heavens
myStory: цербер охраняет барьер между мирами
heisigStory: Gates . . . golden calf.
koohiiStory1: At the airport, the woolly mammoth was too big. When he tried to go through his flight's gate he got stuck and missed his connecting flight.
jouYou: 4
jlpt: 3
onYomi: カン
kunYomi: せき、-ぜき、かか.わる、からくり、かんぬき
readingExamples: 関 (せき)
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koohiiStory2: The wooly mammoth Smashes the gates down restoring the connection between the glacier and the low lands.
words: 関与(かんよ): participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in
関税(かんぜい): customs, duty, tariff
関西(かんさい): Kansai (SW half of Japan, including Osaka)
関心(かんしん): concern, interest
関する(かんする): concern, be related
関東(かんとう): Kantou (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo)
関連(かんれん): relation, connection, relevance
機関(きかん): organ, mechanism, facility, engine
機関車(きかんしゃ): locomotive, engine
交通機関(こうつうきかん): transportation facilities
税関(ぜいかん): customs house
関係(かんけい): relationship
玄関(げんかん): entranceway, entry hall

keyword: цветение
kanji: 咲
constituent: blossom, mouth, golden calf, horns, heavens
myStory: во рту Цербера точно нет цветения
heisigStory: Mouth . . . golden calf.
koohiiStory1: The mouth of the wooly mammoth was so big and furry that plants would actually grow and blossom there.
jouYou: JH
jlpt: 2
onYomi: ショウ
kunYomi: さ.く、-ざき
readingExamples: 咲く (さ.く)
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koohiiStory2: From the mouth of the hell hound blossoms, not flowers, but evil spawns of DOOOOOOM.
words: 咲く(さく): to bloom