Lesson 3 Flashcards
旧
Olden times
A walking stick is needed for days of olden times
自
Oneself
Stylized pictograph of the nose
-> 👃🏽
白
White
A single drop of sun spells white
百
Hundred
99th birthday = white year
1 - 100 = 99 = kanji for white
中
In
A walking stick and a mouth = hard to put something in a mouth
千
Thousand
Drops out of an eyedropper alongside the number ten to make it a thousand
舌
Tongue
Mouth + thousand = tongue / sharing a common tongue
升
Measuring box
Thousand sharp needles = Drinkers nightmare
昇
Rise up
Sun + measuring box = the measuring box of the rising-up sun (Japan measuring box + Japan =land of the rising sun)
丸
Round
A drop to make a round number = to make 9 to 10, which is a round number
A round baseball player becomes a fat man
寸
Measurement
One drop of a ten
専
Specialty
Ten rice fields glued together to represent a specialty
博
Dr.
Needle + specialty + drop = a specialist of needle (acupuncturist) + drop = period of doctor [.]
占
Fortune telling
Diving rod + mouth = fortune telling
上
Above
Magic wand standing above the floor