添 テン、そ（える）、そ（う）
JY f1354 11strokes 529
COMPOUNDS
Add to, append, affix, accompany
添加する・てんかする・add, annex
添付する・てんぷする・attach, append, annex
添削・てんさく・correction
Accompany, go along with, attend on
添乗員・てんじょういん・courier, tour conductor
KUN
添える・そえる・add to, attach, accompany, garnish
添え物・そえもの・addition, supplement, garnish
添え書き・そえがき・postscript, additional writing
介添え・かいぞえ・helper, assistant, best man
Accompany, go along with, stay with
添い寝・そいね・sleeping with (ones child)
付き添い・つきそい・attendent, escort
“water” plus “man with bowed head” and ashamed feelings (associated with heart character) Semantic meaning of right part is unclear, but acts phonetically to mean fill – hence meaning was to fill with water but then add or append in broader sense – “man with bowed head ADDs water TO (something)”
Friday, September 26, 2008
INSTALLMENT
賦 プ、ブ
JY f1667 15strokes 1583
COMPOUNDS
Installment, payment by installment
月賦・げっぷ・ monthly installments
割賦・かっぷ・ payment by installments
Levy, levying tax, exacted service
賦課する・ふかする・ levy, impose, assess
賦役・ふえき・ slave labour, levy of labour
Natural endowment, gift
天賦・てんぷ・ natural gift
賦与・ふよ・ endowment
Ode, prose poem
詩賦・しふ・ poem
INDEPENDENT
賦・ふ・ode, prose poem
賦する・ふする・levy, allot, compose, write
“shell/money” and “”warrior” acting phonetically as divide – so originally to divide valuable assets – so originally idea of warriors dividing out money or valuable assets as a levy etc maybe while giving a eulogistic ode.
JY f1667 15strokes 1583
COMPOUNDS
Installment, payment by installment
月賦・げっぷ・ monthly installments
割賦・かっぷ・ payment by installments
Levy, levying tax, exacted service
賦課する・ふかする・ levy, impose, assess
賦役・ふえき・ slave labour, levy of labour
Natural endowment, gift
天賦・てんぷ・ natural gift
賦与・ふよ・ endowment
Ode, prose poem
詩賦・しふ・ poem
INDEPENDENT
賦・ふ・ode, prose poem
賦する・ふする・levy, allot, compose, write
“shell/money” and “”warrior” acting phonetically as divide – so originally to divide valuable assets – so originally idea of warriors dividing out money or valuable assets as a levy etc maybe while giving a eulogistic ode.
THREATEN
脅 キョウ、（おびや）かす、おど（す）おど（かす）
JY f1308 10 strokes 2109
COMPOUNDS
Threaten (with force), intimidate, menace, coerce
脅迫・きょうはく・threaten, intimidate, menace
脅威・きょうい・threat, menace
KUN
脅かす・おびやかす・threaten, menace endanger, scare, intimidate
脅す・おどす・threaten, menace, intimidate
脅し・おどし・threat, menace
“Strong arm” or “strength” tripled together with “flesh”/”of the body” thus put great pressure on the body – thus put pressure on the body, force, threaten.
JY f1308 10 strokes 2109
COMPOUNDS
Threaten (with force), intimidate, menace, coerce
脅迫・きょうはく・threaten, intimidate, menace
脅威・きょうい・threat, menace
KUN
脅かす・おびやかす・threaten, menace endanger, scare, intimidate
脅す・おどす・threaten, menace, intimidate
脅し・おどし・threat, menace
“Strong arm” or “strength” tripled together with “flesh”/”of the body” thus put great pressure on the body – thus put pressure on the body, force, threaten.
KIDNAP
拐 カイ
JY F1962 8 strokes 308
COMPOUND
Kidnap, abduct
誘拐・ゆうかい・kidnap, abduct
拐帯・かいたい・defraud, abscond, swindle
“hand” and originally a variant of “bone” (i.e. what is on left of 別) also with phonetic meaning of bend etc – so originally meant bend ones arm around something to acquire it in a furtive or illegal manner, hence began to mean kidnap or deceive. Remember “cut hand and mouth in kidnap”.
JY F1962 8 strokes 308
COMPOUND
Kidnap, abduct
誘拐・ゆうかい・kidnap, abduct
拐帯・かいたい・defraud, abscond, swindle
“hand” and originally a variant of “bone” (i.e. what is on left of 別) also with phonetic meaning of bend etc – so originally meant bend ones arm around something to acquire it in a furtive or illegal manner, hence began to mean kidnap or deceive. Remember “cut hand and mouth in kidnap”.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
INDUCE
誘 ユウ さそ（う） いざな（う）
JY F1128 14 strokes 1550
Induce, lure, tempt, entice, lead, guide
誘致する・ゆうちする・lure, entice, invite, bring about, cause
誘惑・ゆうわく・temptation, seduction
誘引する・ゆういんする・entice, attract, induce
誘導する・ゆうどうする・induce, incite, guide
Induce, bring about, cause
誘発する・ゆうはつする・cause, induce, lead up to
誘起する・ゆうきする・give rise to, lead to
誘因・ゆういん・immediate cause, incentive
KUN
誘う・さそう・invite, ask, induce
誘い出す・さそいだす・decoy, entice, lure away
誘う・いざなう・lure, entice
悪の道へ誘う・あくのみちへいざなう・lead astray
“words, speak” and “excel, excellent” – so lead with words i.e. induce – excellent speaking induces you to…
JY F1128 14 strokes 1550
Induce, lure, tempt, entice, lead, guide
誘致する・ゆうちする・lure, entice, invite, bring about, cause
誘惑・ゆうわく・temptation, seduction
誘引する・ゆういんする・entice, attract, induce
誘導する・ゆうどうする・induce, incite, guide
Induce, bring about, cause
誘発する・ゆうはつする・cause, induce, lead up to
誘起する・ゆうきする・give rise to, lead to
誘因・ゆういん・immediate cause, incentive
KUN
誘う・さそう・invite, ask, induce
誘い出す・さそいだす・decoy, entice, lure away
誘う・いざなう・lure, entice
悪の道へ誘う・あくのみちへいざなう・lead astray
“words, speak” and “excel, excellent” – so lead with words i.e. induce – excellent speaking induces you to…
PRESS
迫 ハク せま（る）
JY F809 8 strokes 3074
Press on, close in, draw near, pressing, urgent imminent
切迫する・せっぱくする・draw near, press, become acute, grow tense
迫真の・はくしんの・true to life, realistic
緊迫する・きんぱくする・become tense, grow strained
Press forward, press upon, force, compel, press hard persecute
迫力・はくりょく・power, force, punch, appeal
脅迫する・きょうはくする・threaten, intimidate, menace
強迫・きょうはく・compulsion, coercion
圧迫する・あっぱくする・press, oppress, pressure
窮迫・きゅうはく・distress, straightened circumstances
KUN
迫る・せまる・press a person, urge, compel, close in on, press, draw near, be imminent
辞職を迫る・じしょくをせまる・urge to resign
差し迫る・さしせまる・be imminent, be impending
“movement” and “white” expressing phonetically to move near – this move and draw near, be imminent, be compelling etc – “press a white move”
JY F809 8 strokes 3074
Press on, close in, draw near, pressing, urgent imminent
切迫する・せっぱくする・draw near, press, become acute, grow tense
迫真の・はくしんの・true to life, realistic
緊迫する・きんぱくする・become tense, grow strained
Press forward, press upon, force, compel, press hard persecute
迫力・はくりょく・power, force, punch, appeal
脅迫する・きょうはくする・threaten, intimidate, menace
強迫・きょうはく・compulsion, coercion
圧迫する・あっぱくする・press, oppress, pressure
窮迫・きゅうはく・distress, straightened circumstances
KUN
迫る・せまる・press a person, urge, compel, close in on, press, draw near, be imminent
辞職を迫る・じしょくをせまる・urge to resign
差し迫る・さしせまる・be imminent, be impending
“movement” and “white” expressing phonetically to move near – this move and draw near, be imminent, be compelling etc – “press a white move”
Monday, September 15, 2008
SUPPORT
擁 ヨウ
JY F1505 16 strokes 770
COMPOUNDS
Support, protect
擁立する・ようりつする・give backing to, support、help (to the throne)
擁護する・ようごする・protect, defend, support, safeguard
Original meaning – embrace, hold in one’s arms, hug
抱擁する・ほうようする・hug, embrace, hold in one’s arms
INDEPENDENT
擁する・ようする・possess, have a person as leader, hold in one’s arms
巨富を擁する・きょふをようする・possess enormous wealth
Of very confused evolution, therefore limited use to memorization. Components include hand, thread, covering, bird – so try hand SUPPORTING bird tied with thread in the house.
JY F1505 16 strokes 770
COMPOUNDS
Support, protect
擁立する・ようりつする・give backing to, support、help (to the throne)
擁護する・ようごする・protect, defend, support, safeguard
Original meaning – embrace, hold in one’s arms, hug
抱擁する・ほうようする・hug, embrace, hold in one’s arms
INDEPENDENT
擁する・ようする・possess, have a person as leader, hold in one’s arms
巨富を擁する・きょふをようする・possess enormous wealth
Of very confused evolution, therefore limited use to memorization. Components include hand, thread, covering, bird – so try hand SUPPORTING bird tied with thread in the house.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
HUG
抱 ホウ、だ（く）、いだ（く）、かか（える）
JY F1143 8 strokes 306
COMPOUNDS
Hug, embrace, hold in one’s arms, enfold
抱擁する・ほうようする embrace, hug, hold in one’s arms
抱卵・ほうらん・incubation
介抱・かいほう・nurse, care for
Hug, cherish, entertain (harbor a thought or feeling)
抱懐する・ほうかいする・harbor, cherish, entertain
抱負・ほうふ・aspiration, ambition
辛抱・しんぼう・patience, endurance, forbearance
KUN
抱く・だく・hug, embrace
抱く・いだく・harbor (suspicion), entertain (hope), cherish, hold (a belief)
疑いを抱く・うたがいをいだく・harbor a suspicion
抱え・かかえ・armful; employee
抱え込む・かかえこむ・take upon oneself, hold in one’s arms
“Hand” , here meaning arms, together with “wrap/envelop” – so to wrap, envelope with ones arms – i.e. hug or embrace.
JY F1143 8 strokes 306
COMPOUNDS
Hug, embrace, hold in one’s arms, enfold
抱擁する・ほうようする embrace, hug, hold in one’s arms
抱卵・ほうらん・incubation
介抱・かいほう・nurse, care for
Hug, cherish, entertain (harbor a thought or feeling)
抱懐する・ほうかいする・harbor, cherish, entertain
抱負・ほうふ・aspiration, ambition
辛抱・しんぼう・patience, endurance, forbearance
KUN
抱く・だく・hug, embrace
抱く・いだく・harbor (suspicion), entertain (hope), cherish, hold (a belief)
疑いを抱く・うたがいをいだく・harbor a suspicion
抱え・かかえ・armful; employee
抱え込む・かかえこむ・take upon oneself, hold in one’s arms
“Hand” , here meaning arms, together with “wrap/envelop” – so to wrap, envelope with ones arms – i.e. hug or embrace.
SHALLOW
浅 セン あさ（い）
JY4, F955, 9 strokes 389
COMPOUNDS
Shallow (original meaning)
浅海・せんかい・shallow sea
深浅・しんせん・depth
Shallow, superficial
浅薄・せんぱく・shallowness, superficiality, flimsiness
浅学・せんがく・superficial knowledge
Light colored, pale
浅紅・せんこう・light red
KUN
浅い・あさい・shallow, superficial, light, pale, short (day)
浅瀬・あさせ・shoal, shallows
浅はかな・あさはかな・frivolous, thoughtless
“water” together with “two halberds” acting phonetically to show small amount and also giving idea of “cut away” or reduce – thus water reduced to a small amount or “SHALLOW”.
JY4, F955, 9 strokes 389
COMPOUNDS
Shallow (original meaning)
浅海・せんかい・shallow sea
深浅・しんせん・depth
Shallow, superficial
浅薄・せんぱく・shallowness, superficiality, flimsiness
浅学・せんがく・superficial knowledge
Light colored, pale
浅紅・せんこう・light red
KUN
浅い・あさい・shallow, superficial, light, pale, short (day)
浅瀬・あさせ・shoal, shallows
浅はかな・あさはかな・frivolous, thoughtless
“water” together with “two halberds” acting phonetically to show small amount and also giving idea of “cut away” or reduce – thus water reduced to a small amount or “SHALLOW”.
EARLY EVENING
宵 ショウ、よい
JY F1900 10 strokes 2276
COMPOUNDS
春宵・しゅんしょう・spring evening
徹宵・てっしょう・night long, throughout the night
KUN
宵の口・よいのくち・early evening
宵の明星・よいのみょうじょう・Venus, evening star
今宵・こよい・this evening, tonight
Somewhat obscure; “roof/house” with the idea of indoors above and “be like” acting phonetically as vanish – so vanishing light indoors, as in the evening. Alternatively may be a combination of indoors and moon (i.e. a miscopying of the below radical) – hence the idea of little light (like from the moon) indoors or vanishing light, as you would find in the evening.
JY F1900 10 strokes 2276
COMPOUNDS
春宵・しゅんしょう・spring evening
徹宵・てっしょう・night long, throughout the night
KUN
宵の口・よいのくち・early evening
宵の明星・よいのみょうじょう・Venus, evening star
今宵・こよい・this evening, tonight
Somewhat obscure; “roof/house” with the idea of indoors above and “be like” acting phonetically as vanish – so vanishing light indoors, as in the evening. Alternatively may be a combination of indoors and moon (i.e. a miscopying of the below radical) – hence the idea of little light (like from the moon) indoors or vanishing light, as you would find in the evening.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
GO THROUGH
徹 テツ
J F980 15 strokes 726
COMPOUNDS
go through with, be thorough, be exhaustive
徹底的 てっていてき thorough, exhaustive
貫徹する かんてつする carry through, go through with, accomplish
透徹 とうてつ lucid, clear, penetrating
all through, throughout
徹夜 てつや all night vigil
徹宵 てっしょう all night long
INDEPENDENT
徹する go through with, be thorough, devote oneself to
Originally right part shows a hand removing a pot. This has implication of clear away, and then clear passage (a pot on a stand was also a symbol of impediment). With road added on left, strengthens meaning of pass clear through. Note also original picture of removing a pot was recopied incorrectly to become child being born plus striking hand.
TEST
Thorough, exhaustive
carry through, go through with, accomplish
lucid, clear
vigil (at funeral etc)
all night long
WITHDRAW
撤 テツ
JY F1180 15 strokes 738
COMPOUNDS
withhdraw, remove, take away
撤去 てっきょ removal, clearance
撤回 てっかい withdrawal, retraction
撤廃 てっぱい abolition
withdraw, retreat, evacuate
撤退 てったい withhdrawl, evacuation
撤収 てっしゅう withdrawl
撤兵 てっぺい withhdrawl, evacuate
Originally removing a pot with your hand (i.e. the right part) but with further addition of hand (on the left) to emphasise meaning.
JY F1180 15 strokes 738
COMPOUNDS
withhdraw, remove, take away
撤去 てっきょ removal, clearance
撤回 てっかい withdrawal, retraction
撤廃 てっぱい abolition
withdraw, retreat, evacuate
撤退 てったい withhdrawl, evacuation
撤収 てっしゅう withdrawl
撤兵 てっぺい withhdrawl, evacuate
Originally removing a pot with your hand (i.e. the right part) but with further addition of hand (on the left) to emphasise meaning.
UNITE, INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM
統 トウ、すべる
JY5 F202 12 strokes
unite, unify, gather into one
COMPOUNDS
統一 とういつ unity, co-ordination, standardisation
統合 とうごう integrate, combine, unify
統計 とうけい statistics
rule, govern, command (under one rule)
統制 とうせい control, regulation
統率 とうそつ leadership, command
総統 そうとう sovereign, highest govt post
大統領 だいとうりょう President
interconnected system, lineage
系統 けいとう system, ancestry
伝統 でんとう tradition, convention
INDEPENDENT
統 geological series
KUN
統べる すべる unite, unify, gather into one
Thread + full, with full also having phonetic connotation of beginning and connotation of same from meaning of new born babe. So beginning of thread, which is also the same as its end - so meaning thread from end to end and hence idea of lineage. The idea of following a thread gets idea of overview or supervise.
JY5 F202 12 strokes
unite, unify, gather into one
COMPOUNDS
統一 とういつ unity, co-ordination, standardisation
統合 とうごう integrate, combine, unify
統計 とうけい statistics
rule, govern, command (under one rule)
統制 とうせい control, regulation
統率 とうそつ leadership, command
総統 そうとう sovereign, highest govt post
大統領 だいとうりょう President
interconnected system, lineage
系統 けいとう system, ancestry
伝統 でんとう tradition, convention
INDEPENDENT
統 geological series
KUN
統べる すべる unite, unify, gather into one
Thread + full, with full also having phonetic connotation of beginning and connotation of same from meaning of new born babe. So beginning of thread, which is also the same as its end - so meaning thread from end to end and hence idea of lineage. The idea of following a thread gets idea of overview or supervise.
CONSIDER
慮 リョ、おもんぱか（る）
JY, 15 strokes
COMPOUNDS
consider, think over, deliberate
show consideration, be prudent, be discreet
考慮 こうりょ consider, deliberate, give thought to
浅慮 せんりょ indiscretion, imprudence, thoughtlessness
思慮 しりょ consideration, thought, discretion
深慮 しんりょ thoughtfulness, prudence
遠慮 えんりょ be reserved, hesitate, refrain
慮り おもんぱかり thought, consideration, fears
Think + tiger (acting phonetically to express count but of unclear semantic role - so originally to think and count i.e. ponder, consider and eventually serious thought in broad sense.
JY, 15 strokes
COMPOUNDS
consider, think over, deliberate
show consideration, be prudent, be discreet
考慮 こうりょ consider, deliberate, give thought to
浅慮 せんりょ indiscretion, imprudence, thoughtlessness
思慮 しりょ consideration, thought, discretion
深慮 しんりょ thoughtfulness, prudence
遠慮 えんりょ be reserved, hesitate, refrain
慮り おもんぱかり thought, consideration, fears
Think + tiger (acting phonetically to express count but of unclear semantic role - so originally to think and count i.e. ponder, consider and eventually serious thought in broad sense.
EMOTION; ACTUAL CONDITIONS
情 ジョウ、セイ なさ（け）
JY5, 11 strokes
COMPOUNDS
emotion, feeling, sentiment, passion
情緒 じょうちょ emotion, feeling
激情 げきじょう violent emotion, passion
友情 ゆうじょう friendship, fellowship
sympathy, compassion, kindness
人情 にんじょう human feelings, humanity
愛情 あいじょう love, affection
love, affection
情交 じょうこう sexual intercourse, illicit intercourse
actual conditions, actual facts, real circumstances
情勢 じょうせい state of things, situation
事情 じじょう circumstances, conditions, situation
taste, elegance
風情 ふぜい appearence, air, taste, elegance
obstinacy
強情な ごうじょうな obstinate, headstrong
INDEPENDENT
情の深い人 じょうのふかいひと kindhearted person
情を明かす じょうをあかす disclose the true facts
KUN
情け深い なさけぶかい compassionate, kindhearted
情け無い なさけない unfeeling, cruel, pitiful, wretched, shameful
情けを交わす なさけをかわす have sexual intercourse
Combination of heart and blue/green with connotations of fresh and pure - so pure heart leads to compassion. Fact/situation comes from the idea of a heart having nothing to hide.
JY5, 11 strokes
COMPOUNDS
emotion, feeling, sentiment, passion
情緒 じょうちょ emotion, feeling
激情 げきじょう violent emotion, passion
友情 ゆうじょう friendship, fellowship
sympathy, compassion, kindness
人情 にんじょう human feelings, humanity
愛情 あいじょう love, affection
love, affection
情交 じょうこう sexual intercourse, illicit intercourse
actual conditions, actual facts, real circumstances
情勢 じょうせい state of things, situation
事情 じじょう circumstances, conditions, situation
taste, elegance
風情 ふぜい appearence, air, taste, elegance
obstinacy
強情な ごうじょうな obstinate, headstrong
INDEPENDENT
情の深い人 じょうのふかいひと kindhearted person
情を明かす じょうをあかす disclose the true facts
KUN
情け深い なさけぶかい compassionate, kindhearted
情け無い なさけない unfeeling, cruel, pitiful, wretched, shameful
情けを交わす なさけをかわす have sexual intercourse
Combination of heart and blue/green with connotations of fresh and pure - so pure heart leads to compassion. Fact/situation comes from the idea of a heart having nothing to hide.
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