Chapter 2 Flashcards
定
定 plan
(crown) + 正 (correct)
STRONG
Onyomi
TEI
Mnemonic
If you are going to be a king, you have to plan to TAKE the correct crown.
Kunyomi
さだ*める to ordain or determine (either a rule, a plan, or a time and place for something).
定番
定番, ていばん
May take ‘no’
standard, routine, regular, basic, staple
無るな
あせるな
座学
座学, ざがく
Takes suru
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training), classroom lecture
邪険にするな
Don’t be cruel.
邪
邪 heresy/ wicked
(tusk) + (town)
Onyomi
JA
Is it heretical to worship satan in Germany? JA!!
Mnemonic
In that town it is heresy to worship the fang.
覚える
覚 bear in mind
(mohawk) + 見 (look)
Onyomi
KAKU
Mnemonic
Please bear in mind that the mohican is looking at your COCK right now.
おぼ*える
そう邪険するな確かにこう言うたロジックを覚えるのを嫌うヤシは多いだが
Don’t be so hard on yourself, it’s true that many people don’t like to learn logic like this.
人体
人体, じんたい
格
格 character, aspect
木 (tree) + 各 (each) Same-ON
JERKBETA
A classic JERK kanji; it means personality, shape, AND pass test!
Onyomi
KAKU
You should judge a man’s character by the size of his COCK.
Mnemonic
Each species of tree has a different character - some are tall, some are dignified, some are gnarly and some are just on fire.
骨格
骨格, 骨骼, こっかく
May take ‘no’
1. skeleton, skeletal structure, build, frame, physique
嫌
嫌 eww!!
女 (woman) + 兼 (double-duty) Same-ON
Onyomi
KEN
Mnemonic
The woman hated doing double-duty. She wanted a monogamous relationship
兼
兼 double-duty
美 (beauty) + (brush/fork) + ??? (???)
STRONG
Onyomi
KEN
KENNY does double-duty as a . . . . I got nothing.
キャラモデラーが人体の骨格を勉強する必要があるように。。
Just as a character modeler needs to study the human skeleton.。。
仕
仕 work
(personleft) + 士 (samurai radical) Same-ON
Onyomi
SHI
Mnemonic
SHE is a person who works as a samurai.
Jukugo
仕事しごと
one’s job, one’s work. ★★★★★ KUN ON
仕 (work) + 事 (action/ incident) = 仕事 (one’s job, one’s work. )
仕組み
仕組み, 仕組, しくみ
Takes suru
1. structure, construction, arrangement, contrivance, mechanism, workings
最初のステップはやっぱり定番のジョイントですか
I guess the first step is the standard joint.
原理
原理, げんり
principle, theory, fundamental truth
普通
普通ふつう の or に
normal / normally ★★★★★
普 (normal) + 通 (pass) = 普通 (normal / normally)
だいたい自分が使ているシールやその仕組を知らないなんて普通ありえんぞ
It’s not normal to be unaware of the seals you’re using and how they work.
屈
屈 yield, get out of the way (corpse) + 出 (pull out / hand over) Onyomi KUTSU Mnemonic My KUTSU (靴=shoes) make the corpse go out and get out of the way because I'M KICKING IT.
理屈
理屈, 理窟, りくつ
1. theory, reason, logic
捌いた
さばく, 捌く
Conjugated: 捌いた
Godan verb, Transitive, Usually in kana
1. to handle well, to handle deftly
ふぐの毒にあたる理屈もわからんヤツが捌いたフグ料理なんて食べるか?
Would you eat a puffer dish prepared by someone who doesn’t understand the logic behind pufferfish poisoning?
兎に角
とにかく
とにかく, 兎に角
Adverb, Usually in kana
anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, at least
基本
基本, きほん
May take ‘no’
basics, fundamentals, basis, foundation
基
基 basis
其 (that) Same-ON + 土 (earth)
Onyomi
KI
The key to winning arguments is to have a basis in fact.
Mnemonic
Everything that lives is based on the earth.
其
目 (eye) + (animal legs)
STRONGOBSOLETE
其 is strong for KI. So you can say,
THAT animal’s EYES and LEGS are the KEY to its survival
根幹
根幹, こんかん
1. foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals
幹
幹 trunk
朝 (morning) + (peaked roof) + 干 (dry out) Same-ON
Onyomi
KAN
Genghis KHAN pulls the elephant by the trunk.
Mnemonic
This morning, I dried my roof by draping it over the trunk of a tree.
Kunyomi
みき a tree trunk
★☆☆☆☆
概念
概念, がいねん
general idea, concept, notion
概
概 general concept 木 (tree) + 既 (already) Onyomi GAI Mnemonic Most GUYS already understand the general concept of trees. Even though they might not be able to explain photosynthesis in detail.
念
念 concern 今 (now) + (bottomheart) ★★★★☆ 8 strokes BETA Onyomi NEN Mnemonic You're the sole concern of my heart right now ; I've been stalking you all NEN (年= YEAR, pronounced 'nen')
Jukugo
残念ざんねん
That’s too bad!! ★★★★★
残 (remain behind) + 念 (concern) = 残念 (That’s too bad!!)
“That’s too bad.” - kind of informal ; say this when someone didn’t enjoy a movie they went to, or couldn’t come to your party because they got the flu.
念のためねんのため に
precaution ★☆☆☆☆
as a precaution, in case something goes wrong.
記念きねん
memorial ★☆☆☆☆
記 (diary) + 念 (concern) = 記念 (memorial)
a memorial, an anniversary of something good , like marriage or a band’s anniversary gig. Or something you give your friend to remember you by.
既
既 already
良 (good) + (fang)
Onyomi
KI
Mnemonic
My good dog has my house-KEY already in his fangs all ready when I get home from work!
その基本とはずばりMAYAの根幹となる概念
The basic concept is the very foundation of MAYA.
その基本とはずばりMAYAの根幹となる概念
The basic concept is the very foundation of MAYA.
ずばり
ずばり, ズバリ
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
1. decisively, decidedly, boldly, once and for all, unreservedly, frankly
Sound you make before revealing something .
大別
大別, たいべつ
Takes suru
general classification, broad categorization
これらは3つのタイプに大別される。
難しい
難 difficult (from China (radical)) + (turkey) ★★★★★ 18 strokes Onyomi NAN Baking NAN bread correctly is difficult.
Mnemonic
Catching turkeys from China is difficult.
潰
Note: This kanji means crush. Story: Water takes away precious things and crushes them at the bottom with pressure.