Level 17-2

Question 1

堂

Answer 1

Hall
public chamber
On’Yomi:
どう
Kun’Yomi:
None

Meaning Mnemonic
A worm has no place in a Viking hall or public chamber. These are spaces reserved for brave Vikings, not measly worms!
Additional Info:
Imagine a worm inside a Viking hall or public chamber. Now imagine it getting squashed under the mighty boot of a Viking. Worms don’t belong there.

Reading Mnemonic
When Vikings gather inside a hall or a public chamber, they always eat a doughnut (どう) to start the meeting. The eating of doughnuts has become synonymous with hall meetings and the like.
Additional Info:
Picture these Vikings chowing down on their doughnuts as the meeting begins. Soft, warm, flaky doughnuts, Mmm.

Question 2

席

Answer 2

Seat
N/A
On’Yomi:
せき
Kun’Yomi:
None

Meaning Mnemonic
The hick version of Two Face takes a seat in his tractor. This seat is hick Two Face’s favorite place to sit.
Additional Info:
Picture Two Face sitting in a tractor seat being all hick like. He’s got overalls and a straw hat on. Hear the whirr of the tractor engine as hick Two Face putters about his fields.

Reading Mnemonic
Hick Two Face also thinks he’s pretty sexy (せき). When he sees you approach, he wiggles the seat of his pants in your direction humming “I’m Too Sexy.”
Additional Info:
Now picture hick Two Face doing this sexy booty dance, wiggling the seat of his overalls all about. Imagine the song “I’m Too Sexy” playing in your head as you imagine.

Question 3

無

Answer 3

Nothing
N/A
On’Yomi:
む
Kun’Yomi:
な.い

Meaning Mnemonic
The nothing radical and the nothing kanji are exactly the same! Woah!
Additional Info:

Reading Mnemonic
Nothing can moo (む) quite like a cow can moo. Cows are the best at going moo. That’s a fact.
Additional Info:
Listen to this cow moo. Can you do a better moo than this moo cow? Nope.

Question 4

結

Answer 4

Bind
tie
On’Yomi:
けつ
Kun’Yomi:
むす.ぶ

Meaning Mnemonic
When you run out of thread, you can use longcat to bind and tie things. Since longcat is so long, he has the ability to bond and tie things together just like thread.
Additional Info:
Imagine tying your shoes with longcat. How much more interesting would tying your shoes be? Just imagine.

Reading Mnemonic
The shoes that you are trying to bind and tie are Keds (けつ). You’re tying your Keds with longcat. You’re weird.
Additional Info:
You think Keds are really cool and you think Keds with longcat is even cooler. Picture yourself tying up your Keds with longcat.

Question 5

薬

Answer 5

Medicine
drug, drugs
On’Yomi:
やく
Kun’Yomi:
くすり

Meaning Mnemonic
Flowers can be used for comfort, but also for medicine. Sure, it’s a comfort to smell flowers because they smell nice, but one can also use them as medicine to heal people.
Additional Info:
Imagine having some medicine that smells and tastes like fresh cut flowers. Smell the smell in your nose and taste the taste on your tongue.

Reading Mnemonic
The best way to transport all the medicine on land is with a yak (やく). Yaks are big, strong, and very capable of transporting flower medicine like these.
Additional Info:
Picture a yak in your mind. Pretend you are riding atop the yak as it transports this medicine. Feel the fur of the yak in your hands as you cling on for dear life.

Question 6

虚

Answer 6

Void
N/A
On’Yomi:
きょ
Kun’Yomi:
None

Meaning Mnemonic
A tiger, clad in spikes, exits the void. This tiger is from another dimension where tigers rule the earth, clad in armor with spikes. The void has allowed this tiger to cross dimensional planes.
Additional Info:
Tigers are pretty intimidating just on their own, let alone with spikey armor. Imagine this tiger, covered in spikes. It’s roaring at you. Pretty scary, huh?

Reading Mnemonic
The aforementioned void has opened up in Little Kyoto (きょ). The spiked void tigers chose to come here in order to face off against the Hanshin Tigers baseball team in battle. It will be a vicious match here in Little Kyoto. Since this is taking place in Little Kyoto and not Japan itself, the Hanshin Tigers won’t have the home field advantage. Who will win?
Additional Info:
Picture this grand match taking place in Little Kyoto. Actual tigers versus the Hanshin Tigers. It’s truly a sight to behold. The void tigers are armed with their spikes and the Hanshin Tigers are armed with their bats. Hear the crack of wood and the roar of tigers in the air as the battle commences.

Question 7

警

Answer 7

Warn
admonish
On’Yomi:
けい
Kun’Yomi:
None

Meaning Mnemonic
You say a poem in winter, to admonish and warn against going outside with no mittens. “If you go out with no mittens, you’ll be murdered by kittens.” So please, remember this poem and always wear your mittens in the winter.
Additional Info:
Try and come up with a poem of your own admonishing and warning against some danger of winter. Once you’ve thought of a good one, use it to remember this kanji.

Reading Mnemonic
This poem master also admonishes and warns the KKK (けい) not to go out in winter, especially by streets when it’s snowing. The KKK outfits are all white and therefore pretty hard to see in a snowstorm. If they cross the street like that, they might all die. It’s not smart for a KKK member to go wandering about in a snowstorm.
Additional Info:
Picture yourself driving along a snowy road and running down a KKK member. You didn’t see him because he blended in with the snow. He should have heeded the warnings.