A mouth speaking through time like an ancient urn telling stories.
口 + 十
On: コ ・ Kun: ふる(い)
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Mouth over five lines — "I" speak for all five senses.
五 + 口
On: ゴ ・ Kun: われ／あれ／わが
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The sun over your eyes — you risk looking at it.
日 + 目
On: ボウ ・ Kun: おか(す)
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Two moons, side by side — companions see the world together.
月 + 月
On: ホウ ・ Kun: とも
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The sun and moon together — brightness that lights the world.
日 + 月
On: メイ ・ Kun: あか(るい)、あき(らか)
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One mouth under two suns — chanting to the light.
口 + 日 + 日
On: ショウ ・ Kun: とな(える)
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Three suns stacked — maximum sparkle.
日 + 日 + 日
On: ショウ ・ Kun: あき(らか)
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Three mouths — buy, sell, open!
口 + 口 + 口
On: ヒン ・ Kun: しな
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ke "
Take a seat in the chair and rest your spine.
口 + 口
On: ロ
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Two suns shining together — a symbol of flourishing light.
日 + 日
On: ショウ ・ Kun: さか(ん)
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Sun over a needle — a sunflower up early.
日 + 十
On: ソウ／サツ ・ Kun: はや(い)
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This kanji shows the sun rising (日) and nine (九) — but the reason for "nine" is
here was to determine the original pronunciation, rather than for meaning. So for us here,
we take the same idea and use "beer" to give us the pronunciation: Think of Asahi Beer, and you’ll never forget that 旭 is pronounced like “Asahi” and means the rising sun.
日 + 九
On: キョク ・ Kun: あさひ
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Three lines through the world — past, present, future.
一 + 三 horizontal strokes
On: セイ ・ Kun: よ
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Rice field on flesh — your body’s food field.
Inside your stomach is not just food, but a whole glowing rice field!
月 (flesh) + 田
On: イ
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The sun peeking over the horizon — dawn begins.
日 + 一
On: タン ・ Kun: あさ
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Moon (body part) + Nightbreak — eating a pizza late at night is risky for your gallbladder!
月 + 旦
On: タン ・ Kun: きも
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The span of the day — sun rises and sets.
日 + 一
On: コウ ・ Kun: わた(る)
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It’s a dent. End of story.
(pictorial)
On: オウ ・ Kun: へこ(む)
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Old
I
Risk
Companion
Bright
Chant
Sparkle
Goods
Spine ("Chair")
Prosperous
Early
Rising Sun
Generation
Stomach
Nightbreak
Gallbladder
Span
Concave
Convex
