Lesson 11

Question 1

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

兆

Answer 1

portent, omen

primitive: portent/omen; if only the left side is used, it becomes turtle.

hint: if a movie framed a character in front of a large X, it would likely be a portent of doom.

Question 2

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

portent, omen

Answer 2

兆

hint: if a movie framed a character in front of a large X, it would likely be a portent of doom.

Question 3

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

桃

Answer 3

peach

referred to in the book as “peach tree”.

composed of:「tree」&「omen」

Question 4

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

peach

referred to in the book as “peach tree”.

Answer 4

桃

composed of:「tree」&「omen」

Question 5

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

眺

Answer 5

stare

composed of:「eye」&「omen」

hint: if you give someone the “evil eye”, you’re staring at them.

Question 6

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

stare

Answer 6

眺

composed of:「eye」&「omen」

hint: if you give someone the “evil eye”, you’re staring at them.

Question 7

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

犬

Answer 7

dog

Question 8

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

dog

Answer 8

犬

Question 9

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

状

Answer 9

status quo

hint: turtles and dogs are fairly standard pets; they’re the status quo.

Question 10

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

status quo

Answer 10

状

hint: turtles and dogs are fairly standard pets; they’re the status quo.

Question 11

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

黙

Answer 11

silence

hint: think of an ominous black dog, staring you down in silence over the crackling campfire.

Question 12

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

silence

Answer 12

黙

hint: think of an ominous black dog, staring you down in silence over the crackling campfire.

Question 13

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

然

Answer 13

sort of thing

hint: there’s a werewolf ritual happening in the forest– a bunch of dogs circling a fire under the light of the moon. some religious or cultural sort of thing. it’s not the sort of thing i’d understand.

Question 14

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

sort of thing

Answer 14

然

hint: there’s a werewolf ritual happening in the forest– a bunch of dogs circling a fire under the light of the moon. some religious or cultural sort of thing. it’s not the sort of thing i’d understand.

Question 15

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

荻

Answer 15

reed

composed of:「flower」&「wild dogs」&「fire」

hint: think of a pack of wild dogs hiding in the reeds to escape a fire.

Question 16

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

reed

Answer 16

荻

composed of:「flower」&「wild dogs」&「fire」

hint: think of a pack of wild dogs hiding in the reeds to escape a fire.

Question 17

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

狩

Answer 17

hunt

composed of:「wild dogs」&「guard」

hint: the dogs that guard the property are allowed out with their master when there’s a hunt.

Question 18

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

hunt

Answer 18

狩

composed of:「wild dogs」&「guard」

hint: the dogs that guard the property are allowed out with their master when there’s a hunt.

Question 19

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

猫

Answer 19

cat

Question 20

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

cat

Answer 20

猫

Question 21

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

牛

Answer 21

cow

Question 22

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

cow

Answer 22

牛

Question 23

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

特

Answer 23

special

composed of:「cow」&「temple」

hint: if a temple is dedicated to cows, they must consider cows very special.

Question 24

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

special

Answer 24

特

composed of:「cow」&「temple」

hint: if a temple is dedicated to cows, they must consider cows very special.

Question 25

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

告

Answer 25

revelation

composed of:「cow」&「mouth」

hint: the cow is revealing secrets; think of bg3, and the cow of many secrets.

Question 26

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

revelation

Answer 26

告

composed of:「cow」&「mouth」

hint: the cow is revealing secrets; think of bg3, and the cow of many secrets.

Question 27

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

先

Answer 27

before

composed of:「drop」&「soil」&「human legs」

hint: think of this kanji as representing the time before anything walked the earth; there were only the elements, drops of rain and mounds of dirt.

Question 28

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

before

Answer 28

先

composed of:「drop」&「soil」&「human legs」

hint: think of this kanji as representing the time before anything walked the earth; there were only the elements, drops of rain and mounds of dirt.

Question 29

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

洗

Answer 29

wash

composed of:「water」&「before」

hint: heisig doesn’t want to get rational, but i will. you use water to wash off the filth; you’re restoring yourself to a state a cleanliness you must’ve been in before.

Question 30

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

wash

Answer 30

洗

composed of:「water」&「before」

hint: heisig doesn’t want to get rational, but i will. you use water to wash off the filth; you’re restoring yourself to a state a cleanliness you must’ve been in before.